1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: You want trades, I've got trades for you. I'm Chris 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: Welsh and welcome back to Fantasy Pro's MLB Memorial Day signals. 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: One of the important pillars in the days of fantasy Baseball. 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: Some people's attention starts to turn in other directions, like 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: the football and other things, and the diligent owners really 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: can take advantage of this time, so advantage we will take. 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: This video is brought to you by so Rare where 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: Trading cards meet fantasy, but more in them later. Now 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 1: let's get to some trading. First up, who I'm targeting, 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller. It's tough with these guys 11 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: that are performing so well to buy and listen, not 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: all trades are about selling high and buying low, as 13 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: much as we want them to be. As many know, 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 1: we all kind of have the same similar information. So 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: what I'm all about here is liking everything that we're 16 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: getting from Mitch Keller and not only believing most is sustainable, 17 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: but that he isn't being valued in the tier where 18 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna end up. In the month of May, Keller 19 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: has a two point three six ERA and a league 20 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: best two point four to two Sierra Spencer Strider. We 21 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: all love him. He's the man, the myth, the legend. 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: In the month of May has the best K minus 23 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: walk percentage at thirty two point nine percent. Probably no shocker. 24 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: Well guess where we're going, Mitch Keller number two, thirty 25 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: one point five percent. It's like a little Spencer Strider light. 26 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: They're for sure some things though that scream sell high 27 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: with Mitch Keller, and I'm not gonna blame anybody that 28 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: wants to get there. He's got some velo dip kind 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: of across the board, which is sometimes kind of a 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: worrisome sign. But his ability to command better, get first 31 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: pitch strikes which is way up by the way, and 32 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: put batters away makes me want to pay a little 33 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: bit more to roster Keller for the rest of the year. Now. 34 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: Owners are going to be relatively excited out of what 35 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: they've got. But like a lot of these situations, he's 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: a pirate. Maybe they don't believe, especially knowing that this 37 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: might in their eyes be a cell high, and ultimately 38 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: it may be a cell high. But we're making bets 39 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: sometimes on players that we love the changes for, and 40 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: like I said, I kind of think Mitch Keller isn't 41 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: even living in the tier that he's going to finish 42 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: in and the tier that will probably view him into 43 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: next year. So trade from strength, get yourself some Mitch Keller. 44 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: Next up, how about a rookie that has barely played 45 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: this year, Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis, but Welsh he just 46 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: got back. Yeah, this actually might be one of the 47 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: best by times for Royce Lewis, coming off of a 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: solid rehab in Triple A. He hit three thirty three, 49 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: four homers, two stolen bases in eight games. What I 50 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: thought was great was right when he was eligible, Twins 51 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: immediately activated Royce off the sixty day il. They threw 52 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: him right back into the lineup. In the first game, 53 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: he was playing third base and hitting fifth. I love 54 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: all of these things. What did he do in that 55 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: first game? How about a three run shot, first homer 56 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: in the BIGS in twenty twenty three. This Twins team 57 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: has turned out tons of their young guys throughout this year, 58 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: and I think that actually might be something that's going 59 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: to hold Royce's value back a little bit. He's been 60 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: putting him in the same camp as Edward Julian Trevor Larnik. 61 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: We saw what happen with Jose Miranda. He's going to 62 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: be in that type of camp. But look at the 63 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 1: trust they put on Alex Kirolov. Actually these two kind 64 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: of grew up in the miners together. They immediately threw 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: him back in wanting to get that bat going. Royce, 66 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: I don't think is one of these turnstile prospects, and 67 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: I'm very encouraged with how they treated him right off 68 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: the bat. They want him and that bat in the lineup. Plus, 69 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: he's versatile playing third base, he can play shortstop. Carlos 70 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: Kraya has not been a pillar of health, he can 71 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: go to second base, and he can even play in 72 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: the outfield. All of these spots work really well. He's 73 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: got a leg up on guys like Edward Julian, who 74 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: defensively has been a disaster. And Royce's bat much better 75 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: play now. He's got the leg up as long as 76 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: his leg can stay healthy. I try to get Royce 77 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: thrown in in some type of like two v two 78 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: type of trade. Get him now before he does start 79 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: to change his perception of value. Rookies are always kind 80 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: of high in value anyway, so you gotta be careful. 81 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: But look at where Matt McLean's going. I actually think 82 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: that's very easy to be Royce Lewis and I'm trying 83 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: to buy we're going back to the Twins. We're actually 84 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: going back to our very first video. It's like little 85 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: Minnesota Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez. Yes, he was like the 86 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: first big targeted person we put at the end of 87 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: the year, total throwback. And guess what, it's actually pretty right. 88 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: We've had some l's, we've had some w's in these videos, 89 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: of course, but this was a definite L at the time. 90 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: And look at us now. He's cooled off a little bit, 91 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: with his RA sitting over four in the month of May, 92 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: it's sitting at four two five. His walks also went 93 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,119 Speaker 1: up by around a walk per inning in May. During 94 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: the same time. His strikeouts have maintained, and he has 95 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: a fifty point differential from his RA to his Sierra 96 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: positive direction. His SIERRA is sitting at three eight six. 97 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: On the strikeouts, Pablo has only one start all year 98 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: where he's had under six strikeouts. That's crazy. Another weird 99 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: stat Pablo has had only one win each month of 100 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: the year. Those wins have helped keep his five by 101 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: five value, I think down, but you know, it's such 102 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: a non predictive stat as far as wins go, I'm 103 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: not gonna let that dictate any portion of his value, 104 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: though people are gonna stare at a three and three record. 105 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: Funny enough, he's actually got kind of like a post 106 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: hype sleeper feel on the trade market, and I would 107 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: still be targeting him in some moves. We're buying back 108 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: in Pablo makes sense as like one of those not 109 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: sexy pitchers to target when you're removing some positional strength, 110 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: be it from let's say the corner infield or outfield. 111 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna buy back in hoping the wins are gonna 112 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: come back. We're gonna get those walks come back down 113 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: in the strikeouts. Just keep striking them, ount baby. More 114 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: trades are coming. But first, let's talk about so Rare. 115 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: So Rare is the perfect balance a fantasy fun with lineups, 116 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: but with cards that you collect and own. 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Tampa Bay Ray's first baseman, 144 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: Yondi Diaz, I just love me some Yondi who doesn't. 145 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,679 Speaker 1: The Baseball savant page is like opening a present. It's bright, 146 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: it's shiny, and it has everything that you've ever wanted. 147 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: I recently did a podcast talking about the usefulness of 148 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: Baseball savant pages regardless of your stance and maybe what 149 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: it tells you. This is one we just don't have 150 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: to make it hard on ourselves. He's so good top 151 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: percentiles across the board, across the entire land. Maybe barreling 152 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: might be the most important, which is something we discussed 153 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,559 Speaker 1: in the podcast. He's still in like the top twenty 154 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: five percentile in barreling in the league. He is more 155 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: home runs than Freddy Freeman, more rbi than Paul Goldschmidt, 156 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: more runs than Vlad faster than a speeding bullet. It's 157 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: a different person, but you know where I'm going with this. 158 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 1: He also has the lowest k rate among any first 159 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: baseman with ten or more homers. This is pretty good. 160 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: I don't think it's silly. Maybe it's going to be 161 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: silly well as soon as I say it, But I 162 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: don't think it's silly to say that you'd rather have 163 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: Yandy than Matt Olsen. Rest of season stats aren't that 164 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: far off, and I think it's easy to say you'd 165 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: rather have Yandy than Vinnie pas Quentino Yanni. I think 166 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: it's kind of lost in the fray though sometimes, but 167 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: on one of the best offensive teams in the league, 168 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: owners aren't going to be like looking actively to move him. 169 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: But I would set my scope on yondy wherever I 170 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: can final up here. Houston Astro's pitcher Hunter Brown. Oh, 171 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: how many of us slept on Hunter Brown in the 172 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: AL Rookie of the Year race. Me included ah Man, 173 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: I bought some shares who I buy my shares of 174 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: Masa Taka Yoshida and Anthony Volpi. But Hunter Brown has 175 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: just been nothing short of an ace for the Astros. 176 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: Browns RA sits just above three on the year, with 177 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: an over ten k per nine and a little under 178 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: three walk per nine. In May, he's got the six 179 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: best SIERRA in baseball at qualified Sierra at three point 180 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: zero six. As well, he's pushed his k's over eleven 181 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: k per nine, and the walks have come down to 182 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: around two and a half per nine improvements. Fun fact, 183 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: in six starts where he's reached at least five innings, 184 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: he has wins in five of those six starts. If 185 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: you want to start playing around with the numbers and 186 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: keep up the rates, we might be looking at around 187 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: a fifteen win season for a rookie. If the innings 188 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: are there, he may run away with this award race. 189 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: And I'd liken this kind of back to the Keller conversation. 190 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: You're not going to be getting him on the cheap 191 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: or anything, but this might be about people who just 192 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: don't see him being as good as he is or 193 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: are seeing innings caps potentially hurting him at the end 194 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: of the year. But guess what, the Astros they're in 195 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: it to win it, and so are we. So don't 196 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: be afraid when you've got to pay up a little 197 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: bit for those players that we think can be sustainable 198 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: through the rest of the year, and I think this 199 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: might be one of them. Thanks for hanging out with me, friendos. 200 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: Hopefully you enjoyed the video and it got your juices 201 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: flowing for some of the trades in the trade market. 202 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: It's a killer time to kick the tires in all 203 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: these trades to take advantage and own the trading market. 204 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: If you dig Fantasy Pros or you want to find 205 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: out more about all the fun stuff that we got 206 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: going on, check out Fantasypros dot com slash Premium for 207 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: all the tools, the discord and tons and tons more. 208 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: I promise you if you comment and subscribe on this video, 209 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: you also have a chance to be entered in to 210 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: win a premium account just by being cool and talking. 211 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: Say something nice. 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