Paul’s Fantasy Baseball FAAB Recommendations – Week 9

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  • By Paul Williamson

    Last Updated on May 24, 2026 1:55 pm by Paul Williamson | Published: May 24, 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.

    P – Connor Prielipp – MIN – 60% – His last outing really made his ratios look real bad. But it was his first bad outing since getting the call. He still owns a solid K% near 25% and an xERA  of 3.75. He faces the White Sox next and while they are not the pushover offense of year’s passed, I still think Priellipp is still a start here. BID- 4-8%

    OF – Henry Bolte – ATH – 60% – Overall, I’m not overly stoked on Bolte. He is hitting it hard since getting the call up to play center for the A’s (44.0% hard-hit) but it is still a ton of ground balls as his speed is surely helping him obtain a .281 average with a .196 xBA. But he does already have three steals in 10 games and he has a 21.1% K%. BID – 2-4%

    1B – Nolan Schanuel – LAA – 58% – He has been dropped but May has been much kinder as he starting to do the things I was looking for when the season began. So far in May, he has a .282 average and while it is just one homer, he is showing improved lift (13.6 degree launch angle) and pull (43.8% pull%). I still think this can be someone that can sniff 20 homers with a real good average. A poor man’s Yandy Diaz. BID – 2-5%

    1B, 3B – Mark Vientos – NYM – 58% – We are finally seeing what Vientos can do once he gets it all together, In May, he has four homers in 83 PA with a .213 ISO. A .246 BABIP is dragging the average down to .238. But he should start to climb up given his 53.8% hard-hit rate and .296 xBA. Add on his 16.9% barrel rate, this could be a major breakout. Get him now. BID – 8-15%

    P – Peter Lambert – HOU – 57% – He has been putting in a solid year with a 3.57 ERA backed up by a 3.41 xERA and 3.29 FIP. to with a 1.08 WHIP and a 24.3% K%. Next week he gets a Brewers offense that has cooled in May with a 98 wRC+. BID – 2-3%

    1B, 2B, 3B, OF – NYM – Brett Baty – 55% – Another young Met that has been having a solid May with corresponding good metrics. He has a couple of bombs in 76 PA and a .266 average. An 11.1% barrel rate and 42.2% hard-hit rate tells me some more power could be around the corner. And look at that positional flexibility! BID – 3-6%

    P – Christian Scott – NYM – 54% –  This is not a Mets article, I swear. Scott has really come around since his comically bad first start. The only problem has been not getting out of the fifth inning as he has been inefficient. But He has a 2.82 FIP and 3.19 SIERA suggesting a positive regression for the 3.93 ERA and an unlukcy .356 BABIP. But he has got the K production working with a 30.0% K%. He also limits the hard contact with a 2.2% barrel rate and 39.1% hard-hit rate. BID – 4-8%

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    May 24, 2026, 1:55 pm