Fantasy Baseball Week 13 Drops: Connor Joe, Nathaniel Lowe, Charlie Blackmon and More

Discussing some of the most-dropped fantasy players in the 13th week of the MLB season.

It’s been another fairly light week when it comes to heavily dropped fantasy baseball players.

There’s enough guys appearing now on the FantasySP Waiver Trends Most Dropped tab to discuss some guys now though, so let’s jump into things.

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Connor Joe Fantasy Outlook

Joe had gotten off to a hot start for the Pirates, but has cooled off significantly of late.

Across 65 total games, Joe has a .246 average and .323 on-base percentage. He’s got 14 doubles, one triple and seven home runs among his 57 total hits. Joe also has 28 RBIs, 36 runs scored, two stolen bases, 22 walks and 54 strikeouts this season.

Joe is a career .247 hitter with a .339 OBP, so he’s playing pretty much to his averages now. What’s nice with Joe is that he’s played 41 games at first base, 27 in right field, six in left field and one at designated hitter - in other words, he’s getting into the lineup one way or another.

Joe is now owned in about 51% of fantasy leagues, and that number will likely continue to go down. I see him as a decent option in deeper leagues still, but as a player to drop in standard leagues.

Mike Tauchman Fantasy Outlook

Tauchman was just placed on the 10-day injured list because of a groin strain.

In 66 games with the Cubs this season, Tauchman had a solid .259 average and .359 on-base percentage. He has 10 doubles, one triple and five home runs among his 57 total hits. Tauchman also has 19 RBIs, 38 runs scored, five stolen bases, 33 walks and 52 strikeouts.

Tauchman has a career .243 average and .344 OBP, so this was shaping up to be a career season. He’s now expected to be out at least four weeks with his injury.

Tauchman had been owned in 30-35% of leagues for most of the season, but has dipped down to 12% already after the injury. In deeper leagues where there’s unlimited IL spots, Tauchman could be stashed, but if you need the roster spot, drop Tauchman and find someone who can help you at least for the next month or so.

Tauchman was playing enough and a decent enough fantasy asset this season, so when he’s close to returning from the IL, Tauchman should be one of the most-added players in deeper leagues.

Nathaniel Lowe Fantasy Outlook

Not counting the COVID season in 2020, Lowe might be on his way to the worst season of his career.

In 53 games so far, Lowe has a .249 average and .344 OBP. He’s got a career .271 average and .354 OBP, so he’s definitely taken a step back.

He’s got just nine doubles and two home runs this season after having 58 extra-base hits in 2023. Lowe has 21 RBIs, 20 runs scored, one stolen base, 27 walks and 44 strikeouts as well this season.

It just hasn’t been Lowe’s season, but he’s still owned in 41% of leagues, although that’s falling off fast. In deeper leagues, he’s probably still worth holding out hope on, but he can be dropped in all standard leagues now.

Charlie Blackmon Fantasy Outlook

Blackmon missed his second straight game on Thursday, which explains partly why he’s being dropped in fantasy leagues.

In 62 games overall in Colorado, Blackmon has a .266 average and .337 OBP this season. Those aren’t terrible marks, but are also well below his career .295 average and .354 OBP.

Blackmon has 17 doubles, three triples and three home runs this season among his 59 total hits. He’s also got 26 RBIs, 34 runs scored, five stolen bases, 20 walks and 32 strikeouts.

Blackmon hasn’t played close to a full season in a couple years, and that’s understandable considering he’s 37 years old. He’s playing nearly every day when he’s healthy and still can provide enough fantasy value in deeper leagues.

He’s owned in 23% of leagues, which shows that he’s best utilized in deeper leagues. Unless Blackmon hits the IL though, I wouldn’t drop him. As I just mentioned, he’s playing everyday, and is doing enough at the plate to serve as a starting outfielder for a lot of fantasy teams.

At the very worst, Blackmon is a good backup fantasy option in the outfield, and just because he’s missed a couple games doesn’t mean you need to look elsewhere for help. Just stash him on the bench and hopefully Blackmon will be back out there in short order.

Anthony Rizzo Fantasy Outlook

Rizzo also just hit the injured list because of a broken right foreman. He is expected to miss at least eight weeks and was just transferred to the Yankees’ 60-day IL.

In 70 games this season, Rizzo had a .223 average and .289 OBP. He had seven doubles and eight home runs among his 59 total hits, along with 28 RBIs, 32 runs scored, 19 walks and 48 strikeouts.

Rizzo is on the backside of his career, and his numbers have faded since joining the Yankees. Much like Blackmon though, Rizzo was playing pretty much everyday, which made him at least a fantasy bench option in deeper leagues.

Rizzo was even an option in standard leagues earlier in the season, but has seen his own percentage fall from around 75 to just 25 now. Because he’s going to be out for the next couple months, Rizzo can be dropped in all formats.

There’s a chance he returns for the last month or so of the season, at which time fantasy owners can pick him up again. He wasn’t performing well enough before the injury to burn a roster spot on him though.

The only way he should be rostered is in really deep leagues with a big amount of IL spots available. Otherwise, just drop Rizzo and look for help elsewhere.

Jasson Dominguez Fantasy Outlook

Dominguez had been working his way back from a UCL surgery all season. He was in Triple-A when he tweaked his oblique recently.

It’s being reported that Dominguez could also miss the next eight weeks, putting the chances of him making the big leagues at a slim percentage.

Dominguez is the Yankees’ top prospect, but simply can’t stay healthy. He played in just eight games in 2023 before the UCL injury.

Obviously, the Yankees believe Dominguez is a major league talent, but because of injury concerns had to add players like Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo this past offseason. With Dominguez now banged up, the Yankees might look at adding an additional outfielder at the trade deadline, instead of hoping Dominguez could be a late season call-up.

A lot of fantasy owners added Dominguez over the past few weeks in anticipation of a call up to the big leagues, but that obviously never happened. He was close to a 50% own mark, but is now down to 37%.

In standard leagues, Dominguez should be dropped, and the same can be said for most deep leagues too. Dominguez still needs to be rostered in dynasty leagues, but his fantasy owners are probably pretty nervous about the youngster’s future in the MLB after the injuries he’s dealt with over the past year. Hopefully he can go into this offseason healthy and have a chance to start in the MLB in 2025.

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