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8-2-2

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11 / 12

Pitcher CB

Kikuchi → 4/1

Hitter CB

Hicks

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Batters —

Slot	Player	Game	Time	Score	Today's line

Pitchers

Slot	Pitcher	Game	Time	Status	Line

Weekly schedule — Matchup 1 (Mar 28 – Apr 5)

Player	Sat 28	Sun 29	Mon 30	Tue 31	Wed 1	Thu 2	Fri 3	Sat 4	Sun 5

Cutoffs: Sat 2:15 · Sun 1:35 · Mon 4:10 · Tue 6:35 · Wed 12:15 EARLY · Thu 2:10 (4 games) · Fri 1:05 · Sat 1:10 · Sun 1:35
Budget: 11 of 12 acquisitions remaining (Matchup 1 extended week — normal weeks are 7)

Streaming plan — day by day

CB cycle: Kikuchi starts Wed 4/1 → game locks → drop → add best target below → new pitcher starts → locks → drop → add next. Each arm lives one start.

SAT 3/28 cut 2:15p Our SPs: none

1. Cantillo CLE @SEAK>IP 1.10 · T-Mobile 0.816 · Elite team

2. Boyle TB @STLK>IP 1.10 · Busch 0.979 · walks risk

3. Patrick MIL vs CWS0.99 · AmFam 0.968 · CWS worst opp

SUN 3/29 cut 1:35p Luzardo + Lugo start

1. Holmes ATL vs KCK>IP 1.06 · Truist 0.982 · Elite team

2. Cecconi CLE @SEA0.82 · T-Mobile 0.816 · Elite team

3. Sproat MIL vs CWS0.83 · AmFam 0.968 · CWS weak

MON 3/30 cut 4:10p late Cabrera starts

1. Bassitt BAL vs TEX0.90 · Camden 0.963 · Elite team

2. Weathers NYY @SEA0.95 · T-Mobile 0.816 · Elite team

3. Sugano TOR vs COL0.93 · Rogers 0.990 · COL away

TUE 3/31 cut 6:35p v.late Eflin watchlist start

1. Eflin BAL vs TEXW4.8 K/BB · Camden 0.963 · Elite team

2. Bello BOS @HOU0.83 · Daikin 0.976 · Elite team

3. Scherzer TOR vs COL0.95 · Rogers 0.990 · age risk

WED 4/1 — CB DROP DAY cut 12:15p EARLY

Peralta @STL · Cameron vs MIN · Kikuchi @CHCCB → drop after game locks → add #1 below

1. Liberatore STL vs NYM0.78 · Busch 0.979 · 1st add post-CB

2. Alcantara MIA vs CWSSP72 · CWS worst · MIA bad team

3. Severino OAK @ATL0.76 · Truist 0.982 · OAK bad team

THU 4/2 — 4 games only Ray vs NYM

Thin streaming day. Consider hitter stream. Most roster teams off.

FRI 4/3 cut 1:05p Sheehan + King start

1. Cantillo CLE vs CHCK>IP 1.10 · Prog 1.009 · 2nd start

2. Patrick MIL @KC0.99 · Kauffman 1.064 · hitter park

More probables confirm mid-week.

Category scoreboard vs Wedgie Jackson

Category	Us	Edge	Why
R	—	Even	His Ohtani 131R, our depth is wider
HR	—	Us	5 guys 30+ HR projected
RBI	—	Even	Suarez 119 leads both
SB	—	Him	Marsee 41, Scott 39 SB
AVG	—	Him	Wilson .302, Alvarez .296
OPS	—	Him	Ohtani .998 + Alvarez .933
K	—	Us ++	5 of his SPs on IL
W	—	Us	Volume + strong teams
L	—	Even	Volume = more L risk
SV	0	Him	We punt. He has Iglesias.
ERA	—	Us	His healthy SPs all 4.00+
WHIP	—	Us	Wheeler (1.03) on IL

Projected: 7-5 or 8-4 win. Volume streaming is the correct mode — his pitching is decimated (5 on IL).

His IL damage

Wheeler (PHI) 15-day · Pepiot (TB) 15-day · Lodolo (CIN) 15-day · Berrios (TOR) 15-day · Steele (CHC) 60-day
Active: Mize, Javier, Keller, Peterson + Bibee DTD

Position coverage

Pos	Starter	Backup(s)	Status
C	Goodman (COL)	HicksCB	1 deep
1B	Busch (CHC)	Smith, Hicks	OK
2B	Jazz (NYY)	Castro	thin
3B	Suarez (CIN)	Jazz, Smith, Castro	OK
SS	Turner (PHI)	Betts, Smith	OK
OF	Soto / Nimmo / Ward	Happ, Garcia, Castro	deep

C backup chain (if Hicks dropped)

Slot opens immediately — waiver applies to Hicks, not the roster slot.

#	Player	Team	Own%	Games	OPS
1	Moreno	ARI	35%	108	.764
2	Dingler	DET	13%	123	.759
3	Teel	CHW	12%	109	.754
4	Jeffers	MIN	8%	—	.754

Other emergency FA targets

Pos	Player	Team	%	OPS	Key
2B	Garcia Jr.	WSH	31	.730	16HR 16SB
2B	India	KC	22	.727	Multi 2B/3B/LF
1B	Steer	CIN	11	.745	Multi 1B/3B/LF
OF	Cowser	BAL	7	.720	22HR 23SB
DH	Ozuna	PIT	18	.800	Best bat in FA

Watchlist updates

Cantillo (CLE) pitching TONIGHT 9:40 PM @SEA vs Woo — results pending

Player	What we're watching	Last update
Cantillo (CLE)	Tonight's start @SEA. K>IP 1.10, Sept '25 breakout. Walk rate is the concern.	Starting tonight
Eflin (BAL)	Health, command quality. 4.8 K/BB best in FA pool. Start Tue 3/31 vs TEX.	Healthy, in rotation
Martinez (TB)	DTD hamstring. If healthy, start Mon 3/30. Monitor before adding.	DTD
Boyle (TB)	Rotation hold. K>IP 1.10 but walks (2.1 K/BB). Today @STL.	Starting today
Seymour (TB)	Potential full roster add (not just stream). 1.03 K>IP, 3.61 ERA.	Monitoring
Holmes (ATL)	K>IP 1.06 on elite team. Sun 3/29 vs KC.	Monitoring
Garrett (MIA)	NOT on 26-man. Minors. Add only on callup.	Minors

Goodman status

Hunter Goodman (COL C) — Active monitoring. If he's not in a lineup or goes DTD/IL, C backup chain activates immediately. Reserve 1 acquisition for emergency C if Hicks is already dropped.

Recent moves

Mar 26Dropped Sproat (MIL SP) → Added Josh Smith (TEX SS/1B/3B)