Chris Welsh told managers to grab David Festa right now, predicting Minnesota will promote him within the next 2-3 days after optioning Simeon Woods Richardson. Festa has been dominant over his last two Triple-A turns—14 strikeouts, zero walks, and only three hits across 11 2⁄3 innings—while steadily building his pitch count into the mid-80s. Welsh said he’d dump a low-ceiling streamer like Patrick Corbin to stash Festa, calling the rookie a borderline must-add in 12-teamers because he sits 94-96 with a plus change and slider. Although Zebby Matthews remains in the conversation, Welsh believes the clerical roster move strongly hints that “Festivus for the rest of us” is imminent.

Erik Halterman recommended grabbing David Festa, who is confirmed call-up for Twins following Pablo Lopez's IL stint. Festa has compelling underlying metrics (28% strikeouts, league-average 8% walk rate, 3.58 SIERA last season) despite a poor surface ERA. Halterman believes Festa should immediately hold value. He also noted rumors suggest Zebby Matthews (24% strikeouts, 6% walks at Twins minors last season) may also get promoted soon. Matthews would also make a strong speculative add given similar encouraging peripheral stats. Halterman advises fantasy managers to prioritize Festa now but keep an eye on Matthews for immediate grabs if promotion occurs.

Chris Welsh identified David Festa as a vulnerability worth exploiting, confidently betting Detroit Tigers to score over 1.5 runs in the first five innings against him. Welsh justified this wager citing Festa's recent rough minor league starts combined with the surprising efficiency of the Tigers offense early in games—the third-highest scoring team through the first five innings this season—making Detroit’s first-five innings total a savvy betting target.

Chris Welsh cautioned against immediately starting David Festa, despite his recent call-up to the Twins after Pablo Lopez went on the IL. Welsh pointed out Festa struggled in spring training and in limited minor-league action this season, resulting in an ERA over 5.00 with notable inconsistency. Welsh indicated Festa may eventually have deeper-league long-term streaming appeal but stressed fantasy managers should avoid potential short-term damage by immediately placing him in starting lineups.

Eric Lindquist spotlighted Twins pitcher David Festa as having exceptional strikeout upside thanks to his elite changeup, describing it as nearly unhittable when it's on. Lindquist indicated Festa's strikeout potential is substantial enough to potentially reach a high-end outcome around 10 strikeouts. However, given it is Festa's first start of the season, Lindquist advised caution against getting overly aggressive. The pitching performance, particularly his changeup, makes Festa an intriguing target for high strikeout prop plays going forward.