Not Crews-ing But – April 14th, 2025
Dylan Crews (OF – WAS) – Crews is 5-47 with 5 singles and a 2:18 BB:Ok ratio after one other 0-4 on Monday in opposition to former faculty teammate Paul Skenes, so I went in to verify his Statcast information and plate self-discipline/contact numbers, and the outcomes are…..not terrible? Above common exit velo, solely two fewer barrels than he has hits, a mean chase charge and barely beneath common contact. He hasn’t been good by any stretch of the creativeness, however he has been tremendously unfortunate to associate with mediocre uncooked efficiency. I am nonetheless inclined to carry right here….it is 13 video games, he has loads of expertise, and he has 3 video games in opposition to Keller/Falter/Heaney (two lefties) adopted by a sequence in Colorado developing. Should you’re a gambler, at this time and tomorrow may very well be a fairly stable “cut price basement” acquisition time for the 23 yr previous.
Kameron Misner (OF – TB) – Misner bashed a pair of homers and added a single and a stroll within the 16-1 drubbing of the Purple Sox on Monday, and the 27 yr previous rookie is now hitting 400/444/775 by means of 14 video games of filling in for Josh Lowe. Misner has proven above common energy, velocity, and endurance within the minors, however poor contact capability has made his progress towards the majors plodding at occasions. It is early to get greater than a contact excited, however by means of two weeks with the Rays he is exhibiting higher contact capability than he ever did at any minor league cease. I definitely do not assume he is all of a sudden going to be an excellent contact bat, however any incremental enchancment there may be going to play up the facility, velocity, and endurance. There’s fairly a little bit of upside right here, and I do assume that he is value an add in most codecs. We’ll fear in regards to the return of the three injured TB outfielders after we get to that time (Palacios may very well be again this week, Deluca is weeks away and Lowe seemingly additional).
Clay Holmes (SP – NYM) – Holmes picked up his 2nd win on Monday, going 5 innings and permitting 2 hits and a run to the Twins, strolling 2 and fanning 8. I did assume that folk had been a bit overly enamored with Holmes within the spring, because the management points that plague him once in a while will probably be a difficulty, however he retains the ball down and might miss bats at a good stage, so he is most likely ok to be a bit higher than league common starter. That, in fact, is value having in any format…I simply really feel that the ground is a bit decrease than individuals anticipate. The LA in opposition to him is up virtually 10 levels by means of his first 3 begins, and because the climate warms up that may lead to extra HRs than we’re used to him permitting if it stays a bit elevated. My expectation is an ERA within the excessive 3.00s with a WHIP that’s roughly league common. Stable, however not spectacular.
Ben Rice (1B – NYY) – Rice has reached base in 10 straight after a stroll and one other HR (his fifth) on Monday in opposition to Seth Lugo and the Royals. I am going to reiterate what I have been saying since about 4-5 video games into the season: it is a hitter with wonderful plate self-discipline, above common energy, and no less than common contact capability hitting on the prime of a (no less than) good lineup. There is a little bit of velocity too. I do know there are leagues the place this man continues to be accessible, and that should not be a factor. I consider that he is a legitimately good participant.
Dillon Dingler (C – DET) – Dingler was 1-5 with an RBI double on Monday, giving him a 325/341/575 line by means of 11 video games. With Jake Rogers out for a month or so no less than, the 26 yr previous Dingler goes to be the first catcher for Detroit for a bit. I am beginning to come round on him a bit: the 2 highest contact charges of his profession had been final yr and this 11-game pattern, he definitely has some pop (persistently above common exit velos, and 33 HR in 160 G within the minors in ’23 and ’24 mixed), and he even has non-zero velocity. Plus, he is a fairly stable defensive catcher, which can purchase him an extended leash if that is wanted. In two catcher leagues, I am shopping for.
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