April 20, 2026
Colorado Rockies first base prospect
Charlie Condon is not slowing down at Triple-A and continues to make a strong case to join the MLB roster in the near future. While he was given an opportunity to win a starting job out of camp, the Rockies opted to send him to Triple-A to further his development. However, throughout his first taste of the top level of the Rockies system, Condon has looked very impressive and has proven he is more than ready to face MLB pitching. Through his first 15 games with Albuquerque, the former Georgia standout has posted a .322/.452/.559 line with two doubles, four home runs, two stolen bases, and a strong 13:12 K:BB. Additionally, following a hot start to the season, current starting first baseman,
TJ Rumfield, has gone just 2-for-24 over his last six games. As a result, Condon should be viewed as a priority stash option in all leagues in Week 4.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB.com
April 20, 2026
Detroit Tigers outfield prospect
Max Clark continues to perform at an elite level at Triple-A and is quickly approaching his MLB debut. Through his first 19 games at the top level of the minor leagues, Clark has posted a .351/.416/.519 slash line with eight doubles, one triple, one home run, six stolen bases, and a 10:10 K:BB. Last summer, Clark spent most of his time with High-A before joining Double-A in the second half. Across both levels (111 games), the former third overall selection looked just as sharp, carrying a .271/.403/.432 line with an .835 OPS, 14 home runs, and 19 stolen bases. While the Detroit outfield is crowded at the moment, following the promotion of
Wenceel Perez, Clark's current trajectory could push the team's hand. For now, he is a top stash option in 12+ team, five-outfielder leagues.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB.com
April 20, 2026
Miami Marlins left-handed pitching prospect
Robby Snelling continues to impress at Triple-A and is knocking on the MLB door. This weekend, Snelling turned in another dominant showing at Triple-A Jacksonville, tossing six shutout frames with two hits and one walk while striking out nine batters. In his previous outing, Snelling looked just as sharp, striking out a season-best 12 hitters over five shutout frames. Overall, through his first four outings of the young season, the southpaw has struck out 31 hitters while holding a 1.89 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP over 19 innings. Last summer, Snelling looked just as comfortable in his first stint at Triple-A, holding a 1.27 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP across 63 2/3 innings. Given his impressive production at the top level of the minor leagues, Snelling holds elite stash value in all standard leagues ahead of Week 4.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB.com
April 20, 2026
Seattle Mariners infield prospect
Colt Emerson carries high-end stash upside among hitting prospects as he is on the verge of making his MLB debut. Earlier this season, Emerson inked a massive eight-year contract and was later added to the 40-man roster, but has yet to earn the call. Through his first 18 games of the Triple-A regular season, the former 22nd overall selection has posted a solid .258/.361/.452 line with a .813 OPS. During this stretch, Emerson has launched two home runs and added six doubles with six stolen bases. Last summer, Emerson spent most of his time with High-A and Double-A, where he carried .280/.380/.444 line over a 124-game stint. When he does earn the call, Emerson could see time at second base, third base, or shortstop, which could shift
Brendan Donovan to left field or limit
Cole Young's and
J.P. Crawford's at-bats.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB.com
April 20, 2026
Atlanta Braves right-handed starting pitcher
Didier Fuentes is on the verge of a return to the major leagues. On Sunday, the young right-hander saw his Triple-A start scratched as the Braves are entering a stretch of 10 games in 10 straight days. While a promotion has yet to be confirmed, managers should pay close attention to his status over the coming days, as a return could be imminent. Fuentes broke camp with the MLB roster but was deployed in a long relief role before being optioned back to Triple-A to further increase his workload. With Triple-A, Fuentes has looked quite comfortable as of late, logging 16 2/3 innings (three starts), while allowing just four runs and posting a 20:6 K:BB. Last summer, Fuentes made his MLB debut but looked quite overmatched, allowing 20 runs over 13 innings. For now, Fuentes is a viable stash option in all 12-team leagues.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB.com
April 20, 2026
Boston Red Sox left-handed pitching prospect
Payton Tolle remains an elite high-end stash option in all formats for Week 4 of the fantasy season. Tolle was unable to crack the Opening Day rotation but has quickly found his footing at Triple-A and is knocking on the MLB door. Since allowing four runs in his season debut, facing Triple-A Syracuse, the hard-throwing southpaw has quickly flipped the script, logging 11 innings of two-run ball (one earned run) with 13 punchouts and just two free passes. Last summer, Tolle made his MLB debut and struggled over his short 16 1/3 inning stint, allowing 11 earned runs. However, in the minor leagues, Tolle struck out an impressive 133 hitters over 91 2/3 innings. While his path to joining the MLB rotation does not appear clear at the moment, his elite strikeout upside makes him a top stash option in all formats.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB.com
April 20, 2026
Atlanta Braves right-handed closer
Raisel Iglesias (shoulder) was unavailable in a save situation in Saturday's win over the Philadelphia Phillies because he slept on his right shoulder wrong on Friday night. Iglesias was thankfully able to return in Sunday night's 4-2 win over Philly, and he secured his fifth save of the season while throwing a scoreless ninth inning with one hit allowed, one walk, and a strikeout. With Iglesias out on Saturday, right-hander
Robert Suarez picked up his first save of the year in his first season with Atlanta. The 36-year-old Iglesias will need to pitch well all year to hold off Suarez for save opportunities, but right now, he's been lights-out to begin the 2026 campaign. Iglesias has yet to allow a run in his 8 2/3 innings pitched with five saves, 11 strikeouts, and just one walk in his eight relief appearances. Until further notice, fantasy managers need to continue to run him out there.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
April 20, 2026
Detroit Tigers first baseman
Spencer Torkelson is not in the team's starting lineup for Monday's series opener in Boston against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, according to MLB.com.
Colt Keith will slide across the diamond to play first base while hitting third for Detroit against Red Sox veteran right-hander
Sonny Gray. Torkelson could use a day off to begin the week, as the 26-year-old former first overall pick in 2020 out of Arizona State is off to a rough start in 2026. Through his first 21 games, he's hitting .182 (12-for-66) with no home runs, three doubles, six RBI, five runs scored, 14 walks, and 23 strikeouts in 81 plate appearances. He's taking plenty of walks, but his passive approach at the dish so far isn't leading to much production for his fantasy managers. We know Tork has the power to be an asset in all leagues -- he's reached the 30-homer mark in two of his four MLB seasons -- but an adjustment in approach might be needed to turn things around.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
April 20, 2026
Toronto Blue Jays closer
Jeff Hoffman has struggled mightily thus far during the 2026 season, pitching to the tune of a 7.71 ERA and 2.04 WHIP through 9 1/3 innings pitched. Additionally, he has blown three of his five save opportunities so far this season. Blue Jays' manager, John Schneider, stated on Saturday after Hoffman blew the save in Arizona against the Diamondbacks that he (Hoffman) will continue to remain the team's closer following the game, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. The man behind Hoffman,
Louis Varland, has been fantastic so far in the 2026 season, with a 0.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 11 innings pitched. Hoffman appears to have the manager's trust for now, but needs to start converting on his save opportunities if he wants to keep his job as the closer. Hoffman is coming off a career-high 33 saves in 2025.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: Baseball Savant
April 20, 2026
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever
Edwin Diaz continues to struggle thus far in 2026, following an outing on Sunday where he allowed three earned runs on three hits and walked one without recording a single out against the Colorado Rockies. His velocity remains down compared to last season (95.7 mph compared to 97.2 mph in 2025). In addition, his walk rate is up (15.2 percent compared to 8.7 percent in his career), and his strikeout rate is way down (30.3 percent compared to 39.7 percent in his career). Both of those marks would be career-worst for Diaz. On the season, Diaz has converted four of his five save opportunities, but owns a 10.50 ERA and 2.33 WHIP across seven appearances.
Alex Vesia has converted both of his save opportunities, and if Diaz continues to stumble, they may turn to Vesia in the short term. It's still likely the Dodgers' long-term plans are to have Diaz close games, which is evident by his three-year, $69 million contract; however, fantasy managers have the right to be concerned about his performance, especially when most signs point towards the regression being understandable with the decrease in control and velocity.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: Baseball Savant
April 20, 2026
Boston Red Sox left-hander
Garrett Crochet followed up his awful outing on April 13 against the Twins, where he didn't even make it out of the second inning and allowed 10 earned runs, with his second start of the week on Sunday against the Tigers, where he once again struggled mightily. In this outing, he threw only five innings and allowed five earned runs on seven hits, two walks, 11 whiffs, and struck out eight. Following this outing, Crochet now has a 7.88 ERA and 1.63 WHIP, with a 25.9 percent strikeout rate. His velocity on his four-seamer has been down about 1/2 mph compared to 2025, and his SwStr percentage is down to 10.7 percent, compared to 13.7 percent last season and 16.2 percent the season before. While there are signs of optimism for positive regression based on his current numbers (5.29 xERA and 3.57 xFIP), they're still well below what most expected from Crochet coming into the season. He has been allowing hard contact across the board, and fantasy managers have every right to be concerned about his performance thus far. At this point, fantasy managers should be holding or receiving a package that returns fair second-round or late first-round value. Crochet is too valuable and provides too much upside to be selling for pennies on the dollar.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: Baseball Savant
April 20, 2026
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
Louis Varland has been fantastic so far in the 2026 season, with a 0.00 ERA, 16 strikeouts, and 1.00 WHIP in 11 innings pitched. The Minnesota native, Varland, is currently being deployed as the team's high-leverage setup reliever, and with
Jeff Hoffman already blowing three saves in five opportunities, Varland may be emerging as a top handcuff option if Hoffman continues to struggle. Blue Jays' manager, John Schneider, stated on Saturday after Hoffman blew the save in Arizona against the Diamondbacks that he (Hoffman) will continue to remain the team's closer following the game, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. In addition to the three blown save opportunities, Hoffman also owns a poor 7.71 ERA and 2.04 WHIP through 9 1/3 innings pitched. While Varland doesn't have a history of closing out games, evidenced by his zero saves in his career, he is right up there with Hoffman in terms of having the best stuff in the Blue Jays' bullpen, and in leagues where saves are hard to come by, Varland is someone to keep an eye on.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: Baseball Savant
April 20, 2026
The Minnesota Twins, who just got swept at home over the weekend against the Cincinnati Reds, are calling up their No. 10-ranked prospect,
Kendry Rojas, from Triple-A. Recent reports have suggested that the Twins have been using Rojas in a hybrid role, as both a reliever and a starting pitcher, as evidenced by his two appearances in 2026: one a start and the other a relief appearance. Last season in the minors, Rojas posted a 4.70 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over 69 innings, spread across 19 games and 18 starts. Thus far in 2026, he has not allowed a run in 7 1/3 innings pitched (two appearances and one start). The Twins' bullpen struggled mightily over the weekend, so if Rojas pitches well, he may have a shot at staying with the big league club. From a fantasy standpoint, Rojas should remain on the waiver wire, especially if he is used as a middle reliever.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: MLB Pipeline
April 19, 2026
Philadelphia Phillies No. 1 prospect
Aidan Miller (back) has resumed baseball activities and is expected to begin swinging a bat this week as he recovers from a lower back injury. Miller, the 27th overall pick in the 2023 draft, has yet to make his major league debut but remains one of the organization's top long-term pieces. The young shortstop owns an .817 OPS across his minor league career and has flashed advanced offensive upside. His recovery has moved slowly with limited updates, but Philadelphia will prioritize a full return. There is no official timetable for Miller's next game action.
--Julian BrookeSource: Todd Zolecki
April 19, 2026
Atlanta Braves catcher
Sean Murphy (hip) will start for Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday as he continues his rehab assignment for a right hip labral tear. Murphy previously appeared for High-A Rome and is moving closer to a return in the coming weeks if he avoids setbacks. The veteran opened the season on the 10-day injured list and is expected to reclaim regular catching duties once activated. This is Murphy's third season with Atlanta after arriving in a trade from the Athletics. His production dipped last year, as he slashed .199/.300/.409 with a .709 OPS in 94 games. However, a healthy return would give the Braves a needed boost behind the plate.
--Julian BrookeSource: Chad Bishop
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