Take 10 with Tim – May 31, 2024 @ 8 am

1.It’s official: Ronald Acuna is lost for the season. It’s his second knee surgery in three years, and I have to ask the question: Should we draft Acuna early in the first round when he has just not been able to stay healthy?
a.If you're one of the unfortunate ones with Acuna on your roster, who are a couple of players you might consider adding as a replacement?
b.React to these Dynasty League trades that occurred within 24 hours of his injury.
i.Aaron Judge and Torkelson for Acuna, Jung Hoo Lee, Nick Gonzalez, Alex Kiriloff
ii.Fernando Tatis Jr. and James Triantos for Acuna

2.More Injuries
a.Mets
i.Edwin Diaz was put on the IL with a right shoulder impingement. True or not, it doesn’t matter. Give me the breakdown of who gets saves in New York.
ii.Pete Alonso – Only has a bruised hand.
b.LaMonte Wade will miss time with a left hamstring strain.
i.While not a big name, pretty important guy in OBP Leagues. Do you have any thoughts on who might be a pickup here to replace modest power but high OBP?
c.Evan Carter hits the IL with a back strain.
i.Does he return to Texas when he’s healthy, or does he go to Triple-A?
d.Junior Caminero will miss 4 to 6 weeks with a Grade-2 left quad strain. See, the Rays were right. Why bring him up simply for him to get hurt and be on the IL? He might not be up until a September call-up (again)

3.Jorge Lopez made news when he threw his glove into the stands after another loss by the Mets and then told a reporter that the Mets were the worst team in baseball. He got designated for assignment.
a.Can’t speak the truth in New York I guess.
b.Will he have trouble getting work?

4.The much-maligned Angel Hernandez retired abruptly this week, and social media sites blew up. Fans and even players seemed thrilled. We will toss this around for a few minutes.

5.The cream is rising to the surface pretty early, as most of the top players in fantasy were high picks. We will look at the Top 15 guys and evaluate whether they are first-round quality or not. We will use the CBS player rater as our guide.

6.We will also do the same thing with pitchers…although Top 10. We will use the CBS player rater as our guide.

7.Should the Astros admit that their window is closed and start retooling, or should they still try to be contenders?

a.Based on your answer, give me a few things they should do.

8.One more question based on Thursday’s games.

9.Give me a hitter you will target for this weekend’s FAAB.

10.Give me a pitcher you will target for this weekend’s FAAB.