Week 5 has really flown by at a rapid pace. Players are settling in, and injuries are starting to pile up on some rosters (including my own), so streaming players is going to be huge for GMs to find a way to maintain their squad’s production.
Here are Week 4’s results:
- Luke Keashcall: n/a*
- Tylor Megill: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 ER, 9 K
- Zach McKinstry: 4-10, 2 doubles, 2 BB, RBI, SB
- Noelvi Marte: 4-10, double, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB
- Agustin Ramirez: 2-9, 2 HR, 2 RBI
All-in-all, one of the best weeks of production. McKinstry adds to his breakout campaign, Marte looks better than ever, and Ramirez remains a small bright spot in Miami’s lineup. Meanwhile, Megill continues to showcase his ability to start the year off well, lowering his career March/April ERA to 2.45, BAA to .212, and raising his strikeout rate to 24.3%.
*Keaschall was placed on the IL with a right forearm fracture on April 26… one day after the article was published.
Let’s take a look at Week 5…
Jeff McNeil, INF, New York Mets
McNeil has come off the injured list and done nothing but rake, slashing .333/.389/.667/1.056 with a 169 wRC+ and minuscule 5.6% strikeout / 6.1% whiff rates. He faces a St. Louis rotation that has been scuffling over the past two weeks, posting the worst K/9 in baseball (6.3) on top of a 4.09 ERA/4.13 FIP and 1.33 WHIP.
Erick Fedde (10 H, 7 ER in last GS) toes the slab on Saturday, whom McNeil has posted a .974 OPS against in his career. I like this matchup a lot.
Rostered: 6% (Yahoo)
Reese Olson, RHP, Detroit Tigers
Olson, 25, has quietly put together a really impressive start to the year, posting a 3.55 ERA/2.99 FIP, 23.4% K rate, and .233 BAA through 33 innings. His whiff% has ticked up over five points,
Last time out, he punched out seven against a decent Astros offense. I expect an even better start against a lousy Angels lineup that has been, quite literally, the worst offense in baseball over the past two weeks (-22 oRating). They’ve slashed .183/.225/.322/.547 with a 51 wRC+ on top of striking out 31% of the time. This is a very favorable matchup for Olson.
Rostered: 44% (Yahoo)
Lance McCullers Jr., RHP, Houston Astros
“Health-wise, I’m not worried or anything of that nature. I feel like I’m in a very good spot,” McCullers said (via Brian McTaggart / MLB.com).
We love Lance.
Final line for McCullers: 5.0 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 7 K pic.twitter.com/3rc3bN7AC7
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 26, 2025
Lance is back, and boy, has it been a while! He makes his first start since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series. While I don’t expect him to be in retro-form right away, I do think McCullers can be effective. He faces a putrid Chicago White Sox team that has been slumping, slashing .225/.308/.349/.657 with a 90 wRC+. They are the 23rd-ranked offense over the past two weeks, according to FanGraphs.
Rostered: 12% (Yahoo)
Andy Pages, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
Pages has been the best hitter in the league over the past two weeks. No, really! He’s slashing .462/.488/.846/1.334 with the top-ranked wRC+ (269) in baseball. While his season strikeout rate sits near 25%, he’s dropped that number down to 14.6% over his hot streak. His 80th percentile sprint speed also allows him to swipe bags.
If he’s available in your league, I’m grabbing Pages while he’s on this heater.
Rostered: 38% (Yahoo)
Kyle Stowers, OF, Miami Marlins
Similar to Pages, Stowers is also red-hot, slashing .385/.419/.641/1.060 with a 186 wRC+ over the past two weeks. He’s inside the top percentiles in every stat imaginable—xBA, xwOBA, xSLG, barrel%, HH% — the list goes on.
For a bat of his caliber, I’m shocked his roster rate is so low. Again, I’m willing to play the hot hand and pick up Stowers over the weekend.
Rostered: 10% (Yahoo)
