Beermakersfan called Parker Meadows a classic buy-low DFS play after he came off the IL with a big game. Meadows crushed four-seam fastballs last season (.403 wOBA, .312 ISO) and faces right-hander Smith, who throws that pitch most often, owns only an 18 % K-rate to lefties, and allows 47 % hard contact. Beer warned that Meadows’ sub-$3 k FD and low-$3 k DK salaries will not last, making tonight the perfect time to roster his power/speed profile against a hittable arm whose shiny surface stats are buoyed by a .205 BABIP.

Scott Jenstad told listeners to leave Parker Meadows on the wire unless they are in very deep leagues. He reminded everyone that Meadows hit only .244 with nine homers and nine steals in roughly a half-season last year, paired with a 25 % strike-out rate and a pedestrian 31 % hard-hit rate. Those numbers do not scream instant impact, and Jenstad doubts Detroit will hand him everyday at-bats the moment he is recalled. He summed it up as, “give me the guy who was actually good last year”—referring to Colton Cowser—over a stash whose track record is mostly tools and wish-casting.