Thirteen MLB games were played on Tuesday, April 1, so there's plenty to discuss from a fantasy perspective.
One thing that happens early in the fantasy season in every sport is the mad dash to pick up guys who excel right away. We never know what players will look like another year older or in a new role, and it's easy to overreact to a small sample.
It's been a rough start to the season for the Atlanta Braves.
It's time for another fantasy basketball waiver wire story!
After looking at the top fantasy baseball performances from hitters already, let's check out how pitchers fared on Monday, March 31.
Fourteen MLB games were played on Monday, March 31, so we have plenty to discuss.
Early in the season, I've been stressing that you don't have to use fantasy pitchers that you're not excited about right now. Most leagues have inning limits, so using some of those innings with below-average pitchers against lineups we don't really know yet isn't a good way to divvy up your resources.
The NBA regular season is winding down quickly, so that means fantasy basketball matchups are becoming more and more important.
Every day since the MLB regular season opened, I've been putting together recaps of the previous day of action. I plan to keep doing that all season, but with the focus on waiver wire hitters, some of the best fantasy hitters are skipped over.
After looking at the top fantasy hitting performances from Sunday, along with pitching performances (and the top waiver wire options for hitters and pitchers), it's time to move on to the second week of fantasy play.
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| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley PHI RB | 57.74 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 52.44 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | 51.87 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB | 50.21 |
| Justin Jefferson MIN WR | 49.26 |
| Bijan Robinson ATL RB | 48.31 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR | 45.78 |
| De'Von Achane MIA RB | 43.76 |
| Breece Hall NYJ RB | 42.21 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 42.15 |
| Josh Jacobs GB RB | 41.16 |
| Kyren Williams LAR RB | 41.09 |
| Jonathan Taylor IND RB | 40.66 |
| Joe Mixon HOU RB | 40.06 |
| Tyreek Hill MIA WR | 39.29 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic DEN C | 44.46 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF | 39.72 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC PG | 35.44 |
| Luka Doncic LAL PG | 33.09 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns NY PF | 32.74 |
| Cade Cunningham DET PG | 32.29 |
| Jayson Tatum BOS SF | 31.63 |
| Kevin Durant PHO PF | 29.97 |
| Alperen Sengun HOU C | 29.97 |
| Ivica Zubac LAC C | 29.76 |
| Tyrese Haliburton IND PG | 29.58 |
| Domantas Sabonis SAC C | 29.51 |
| James Harden LAC SG | 29.00 |
| Trae Young ATL PG | 28.71 |
| LeBron James LAL SF | 28.52 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 37.06 |
| Aaron Judge NYY CF | 33.15 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS | 32.10 |
| Jose Ramirez CLE 3B | 29.48 |
| Juan Soto NYM RF | 29.32 |
| Mookie Betts LAD SS | 27.11 |
| Kyle Tucker CHC RF | 26.32 |
| Francisco Lindor NYM SS | 25.66 |
| Elly De La Cruz CIN SS | 24.87 |
| Paul Skenes PIT SP | 24.85 |
| Yordan Alvarez HOU LF | 24.83 |
| Gunnar Henderson BAL SS | 24.79 |
| Tarik Skubal DET SP | 24.75 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. SD RF | 24.61 |
| Corbin Carroll ARI CF | 24.35 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov TB RW | 20.39 |
| Auston Matthews TOR C | 20.16 |
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 20.13 |
| Cale Makar COL D | 19.24 |
| William Nylander TOR RW | 18.99 |
| David Pastrnak BOS RW | 18.00 |
| Jake Guentzel TB LW | 17.37 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy TB G | 16.42 |
| Alex Tuch BUF RW | 16.37 |
| Artemi Panarin NYR LW | 16.15 |
| Vincent Trocheck NYR C | 16.03 |
| Kyle Connor WPG LW | 16.02 |
| Jason Robertson DAL LW | 15.99 |
| Brandon Hagel TB LW | 15.89 |
| Mikko Rantanen DAL RW | 15.85 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Rome Odunze CHI WR | +14.9 |
| Cedric Tillman CLE WR | +14.4 |
| David Montgomery DET RB | +11.9 |
| Christian Watson GB WR | +11.9 |
| Jaguars DST JAC DST | +11.3 |
| Cole Kmet CHI TE | +11.3 |
| Ravens DST BAL DST | +11.3 |
| Hunter Henry NE TE | +10.7 |
| Steelers DST PIT DST | +10.7 |
| Michael Pittman IND WR | +10.1 |
| Dontayvion Wicks GB WR | +8.9 |
| Tyler Allgeier ATL RB | +8.9 |
| Josh Reynolds NYJ WR | +8.3 |
| Kimani Vidal LAC RB | +8.3 |
| Tyler Conklin LAC TE | +8.3 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Pelle Larsson MIA SG | +8.0 |
| Peyton Watson DEN SF | +5.7 |
| Jamal Shead TOR PG | +5.5 |
| Bruce Brown NO SG | +4.6 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter TOR SG | +3.9 |
| Dennis Schroder DET PG | +3.9 |
| Luke Kornet BOS C | +3.8 |
| Cason Wallace OKC PG | +3.7 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. MIL PG | +3.4 |
| Zaccharie Risacher ATL SF | +3.1 |
| Brandin Podziemski GS SG | +2.9 |
| Ausar Thompson DET SG | +2.8 |
| Aaron Nesmith IND PF | +2.6 |
| Al Horford BOS C | +2.6 |
| Daniel Gafford DAL C | +2.4 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Jake Mangum TB CF | +9.5 |
| Otto Lopez MIA 2B | +9.3 |
| Brady Singer CIN SP | +8.0 |
| Gavin Sheets SD 1B | +7.7 |
| Lars Nootbaar STL RF | +7.5 |
| Jordan Hicks SF SP | +7.4 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa PIT 2B | +7.2 |
| Sean Burke CHW SP | +7.1 |
| Kyren Paris LAA 2B | +6.1 |
| Jeffrey Springs ATH SP | +6.0 |
| Kris Bubic KC SP | +5.5 |
| Wilmer Flores SF 1B | +5.2 |
| Victor Scott II STL CF | +5.2 |
| Dennis Santana PIT RP | +5.0 |
| Emilio Pagan CIN RP | +4.5 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Leo Carlsson ANA C | +6.3 |
| Marcus Foligno MIN LW | +5.8 |
| Pius Suter VAN C | +5.7 |
| Scott Wedgewood COL G | +5.0 |
| Boone Jenner CBJ C | +4.0 |
| Thatcher Demko VAN G | +3.6 |
| Kiefer Sherwood VAN LW | +3.4 |
| Calvin Pickard EDM G | +2.7 |
| Devon Toews COL D | +2.5 |
| Pavel Buchnevich STL LW | +2.5 |
| Seth Jones FLA D | +2.5 |
| Aliaksei Protas WAS C | +2.3 |
| Taylor Hall CAR LW | +2.3 |
| Ryan Donato CHI C | +2.2 |
| Ryan Leonard WAS RW | +2.2 |
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