Paul’s Fantasy Baseball FAAB Recommendations – Week 7

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  • By Paul Williamson

    Last Updated on May 10, 2026 1:49 pm by Paul Williamson | Published: May 10, 2026

    12-TEAM LEAGUES (FANTRAX ROSTER%)

    Honorable mentions – I will discuss the players rostered between 50-60% as some of these player’s roster% may have gone up over the week due to daily change leagues but could still be there for you FAAB runs.

    SP – Robby Snelling – MIA – 82%  – Prospects will have inflated Fantrax roster%. Despite the not so great line in his MLB debut, Snelling still returned 12 whiffs while throwing strikes with most of his arsenal. The four-seamer was the lone pitch he couldn’t get over the plate. Overall, he showed his upside and if he can get that four-seamer over the plate, he can be a solid fantasy arm. I wouldn’t call him an elite top-12 or 20 dude but top-30 or 40 is more realistic. BID – 8-15%

    1B – Bryce Eldridge – SFG – 75% – This is a high-risk, high-reward play. Typical slugger with major hit-tool concerns. But the Giants are working Casey Schmitt in the OF as they did not call up Eldridge to ride the pine. The floot is too low for me to recommend a too high of a bid. BID – 5-10%

    OF – Spencer Jones – NYY – Another prospect with a high roster% but easily could be available for FAAB runs. Jones gets the call with injuries to Giancarlo Stanton and Jasson Dominguez. But , like Eldridge, has a major K problem, but all the power potential in the world. Unlike Eldridge, he won’t have a permanent spot in this lineup. That should limit the bid. BID – 2-5%

    OF – Ryan Waldschmidt – ARI – 64% – He has a much better hit tool than Jones and Eldridge as he also has an every day role to fill in the desert. He has an ..877 OPS, 117 wRC+ with three homers and six steals in AAA this year. He consistently had swinging strike rates sub-10% including this year’s 5.9%. He has super high line drive rates and low ground ball rates as he will need to turn those line drives in to fly balls to access his power with his speed. BID – 8-12%

    P – Jansen Junk – MIA – 59% – He has turned in a solid year so far with good ratios (1.11 WHIP, 3.25 ERA) and limited K upside. But this is a good add right now with starts coming up against the Rays and Marlins. BID – 2-5%

    P – Jack Perkins – ATH – 59% – He has stumbled in his last couple of outings but has worked his way to the top of the committee in Sacramento. But it is a committee and the A’s are not going to win 90 games. BID – 2-4%

    2B, 3B, SS, OF – Sam Antonacci – CHW – 58% – He has done everything managers were hoping for since getting the call up and this is likely the ‘last call’ on him in competitive leagues. He has limited the Ks, with a good average (.279, .322 xBA), and maybe more pop than originally thought? (11.8% barrel, .486 xSLG). BID – 3-8%

    C – J.T. Realmuto – PHI – 57% – He is on a six game hitting streak as he has his average up to .260 and while his hard-hit rate is just 41.5%, it is worth noting he has his bat speed back up to 73.9 MPH (72.0 in 2025) so maybe vintage Realmuto is in there? BID – 1-2%

    P – Alex Vesia – LAD – 57% – Tanner Scott has gotten both of the saves since Edwin Diaz went down but Vesia will get some ninths as well. We saw it last year with Scott and we have seen him outside the ninth this year with Diaz down already. BID – 2-5%

    C – Carson Kelly – CHC – 55% – All he has done is hit and hit this year and he finally got three starts in a row at catcher for the first time all year. The Cubs have insisted to play Miguel Amaya a lot this year. But it looks like, maybe, Kelly is going to get the lionshare of at bats at catcher, something, I think, he has earned. BID – 3-6%

    P – Mike Burrows – HOU – 55% – If  you listened to me last week as I told you he was one of the most unlucky pitchers in all of baseball then you got seven scoreless with six Ks. Up next he has the Mariners then the Twins as this can be the beginning of the kind of run we though he would have switching from the buccos to the Astros. BID – 5-10%

    P – Connor Priellip – MIN – 53% – He has been dealing since getting the call up with a 26.6% K%, 3.32 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. He can throw strikes with his whole arsenal with more swing and miss ability than his sub-10% SwStr% may lead you to believe. BID – 3-8%

    OF – JJ Bleday – CIN – 50% – A .940 OPS and four homers for a dude that just got the call and that calls Cincy home will get everyone’s attention. The K’s are down, the quality of contact is up and so is his stock. Also, his bat speed up to an elite 75.2 MPH with a 52.1% FastSw%. BID – 3-6%

    P – Ben Brown – CHC – 50% – He is being used in the rotation with Matthew Boyd down and armed with a new sinker as he attempts to be more than just a four-seam, knuckle-curve dude, he has seen good success as a multi-inning reliever this year. A good sinker can help dudes like Brown induce some soft contact and get out innings faster to help with his efficiency. That KnCuve will still be there to get him enough strikeouts. BID – 3-8%

    Now the dudes that are under 50% 

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    May 10, 2026, 1:49 pm