Kyle Stowers STUNS Baseball World with Age-27 Surge Can He Repeat It In 2026?

Kyle Stowers STUNS Baseball World with Age-27 Surge Can He Repeat It In 2026?

Will Yuri Perez live up to his ace upside in 2026? And are we buying into Kyle Stau’s late age breakout? We’re talking those names and more as we cover the Marlins on today’s action-packed episode of Locked on Fantasy Baseball. You are Locked on Fantasy Baseball, your daily fantasy baseball podcast, part of the Locked On podcast network. your team every day. Hello fantasy baseball fanatics and welcome to the Locked On Fantasy Baseball podcast brought to you by the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. As always, we’re your number one source of fantasy baseball knowledge and thank you for making us your first listen each and every day. I’m your host, Dominic Martino, here as always with my brother, my co-host, my partner in crime, Matthew Wet. As you can see, if you’re watching on YouTube and if you are watching on YouTube and you haven’t already, hit that little bell below. is gonna subscribe to the channel and give you a notification every time we drop a new episode. 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You know, he showed the Flashes. The talent was there. Results, little bit of a mixed bag. Uh Sandy Canara uh you know a little bit of a wy vet down year for him. Are we still buying in in 2026? Same thing with Kyle Sters breaking a little bit of a breakout uh season. Are we buying into him at a age 27 breakout? Augustine Ramirez, you know, a young catcher looked pretty good. And then we got a couple of top prospects for you in Thomas White and Robbie Snelling. Uh so today we’re switching up. We’re doing arms first. Then we’re going to go into some bats. And then we got the top prospects lined up for you. You’re not going to want to miss this episode. But Matt, what pitcher are we going with first today, my brother? I mean, I guess we’ll start with probably the biggest name on the list, and that’s Yuri Perez. Yuri Perez came back from, you know, Tommy John after not pitching all of 2024 and getting injured in 2023. And uh, you know, had had his ups and downs ultimately, right? Like one really solid month in July where posted a 129 through 28 innings and had 32 strikeouts. Everything else was kind of struggles up and down, but ultimately the performance on the mound I feel from watching him and seeing the underlying stats reveal a different story and tell a different story that the young pitcher actually did versus what the stat sheet is actually saying, right? You look at, you know, the 425 RA, you’re a little disgusted. You look at the 95 innings and versus the 100 105 strikeouts and go, that’s encouraging. And then the 105 whip, that’s also encouraging. But is there actually an upside for for at a lower era? And I my take is absolutely the expected RA was a 327. Uh hands down right there. That’s really where his RA probably looked uh should have been. Then you break it down a little bit more. Even his fifth was a little bit lower too at a 367. That’s a pitching indicator if you had an average defense behind you. And you you mix those two together, it’s consistency. Then you look at how much he how often he struck out guys, which is 27.3% of the time and a league average of 8.3% walk rate. You know, those are solid numbers. Quite honestly, you look at it, you go, “Okay, is it repeatable and does he get himself in trouble?” Well, he doesn’t walk guys enough to really create make him have have base runners blow up situations. Then you look at the fact that he strikes out guys, which means even if he gets in a pickle, he can most likely strike them out. You know, he gets guys to whiff at an incredible rate, even gets guys to chase at 28.4 right under um, you know, being elite at the category. And you know, quite honestly, his blazing fast ball at 98 miles an hour really just gets the job for him. Now, where’s the the categories I think that he should improve in right specifically not giving up as much hard contact or barreling, which is pretty much quality contact. If he can get that back to on track to where he was in 2023, the barreling not so much, but at least the hard contact came down at a little different rate, but we’ll work on that. Ultimately, this young pitcher that just loves to strike everybody out of the day needs to learn how to produce ground balls, not give up hard contact as much or quality contact. And I think there’s a a way where he could finish as an SP1. Might take a couple years. Where do I see him in 2026 specifically? Top 24 pitcher with ease. Um I I honestly think I’ll probably be drafting him as, you know, a strong SP2, like probably pitcher 15 or 16 if I’m really being honest because this kid has upside. He’s already proved it and that’s thing to come back is the control from Tommy John like we preach and you started to see that in certain spots and then some certain ones not with a whole off season behind him. Yuri Perez is primed to have a phenomenal 2026 campaign. Matt, phenomenal breakdown on Yuri. I’m with you. I I I I think he does you said has the upside of a top 24 starting pitcher. I don’t think we’re going to have to pay that price in 2026. Uh, I got the rough draft of the 2026 rankings going here. I have him at Yuri Perez at SP30. I think that’s a fair shot for him. Uh, and and finished the season strong. So, you know, he he um when he came back, he looked really good for, you know, his first uh let me backtrack here as I have this pulled up. Um, I think it was his like first five or six starts. Uh, here we go. I actually do have it right here. It was one, two, three, four, five. Yeah, first six starts for Yori Perez um through August 2nd. Looked really good. had, you know, uh, a rough stretch where he had like four, uh, five out of, you know, seven start stretch where he was really bad. And then Yuri Perez finished the season strong. I want to talk about his last four starts specifically. He went three and one Yuri Perez did. It was 20 innings, 33 strikeouts over his last four starts. Uh, the sub one whip was great. uh a 270 erra and his fielding independent pitching which is an erra indicator was in 109. So even though Yuri Perez had that little tough start in the middle and you see that 42 RA you might be a little bit discouraged. He finished the year strong. He responded after the league, you know, bounced back to him. Matt gave you the in-depth breakdown there. Um I think Guri Press has a lot of upside going into 2026. just I’m hoping we don’t have to pay um that tremendous price of just for the talent when you know that RA was a little bit high you know the the Kernan was over but still not that Yuri Perez like Kernan he could produce so hopefully the price isn’t too high because I definitely want some shares of Yuri Perez in 2026 uh let’s move on to Yuri’s mentor and um you know one of the longest tenure Miami Marlins it’s Sandy Alcantara now Sandy Man, I I hate to say it, but I I honestly think that might be it for him. Um I’m not really buying back in in 2026. I know he had some moments down the stretch where he looks better. I think he will be better than the numbers that he showed this season. Um maybe if he we can get him the value of being a dart throw as like your last starting pitcher, maybe I’ll buy back in at that kind of value. But I really won’t be buying back in on Sandy at much more than that. The numbers on the year was 31 starts for Alcantara. Had 11 wins, a 536 erra, a 127 whip, 174 innings, 142 strikeouts. And the thing with Sandy is is we all got kind of got burned. He had a good spring training. Uh, you know, we were all like, “Oh, you know, this can be it. He could buy back in. He’s healthy again.” And I kind of just think between the injuries over the year he’s um you know the innings that he had put on his arm think that’s going to be you know I don’t know how much he’s got left in the tank. He’s 30 years old. Um you know if he could pitch to let’s say like a a high three erra. He’s I don’t think he ever gets over that K per nine. It was just really the volume that gave him a good amount of strikeouts. The whip maybe that’s something that comes back in time but I’m really not buying back into that either. the underlying stuff, nothing really screams to me that he can, you know, course correct. Um, you know, the fast ball velocity was still good and he’s still getting some ground balls, but pretty much everywhere else he was getting hit hard. He was getting barreled up. Wasn’t getting a lot of whiffs or strikeouts as we mentioned earlier. The exit velocities, uh, you know, that he was giving up were, you know, tremendous. Uh, so not really a lot of bright spots here on the season for Sandy Alcantara. So, if you’re going into 2026, uh, I probably wouldn’t be thinking of him as anything more than a dart throw as your last starting pitcher. So, where I stand is kind of on the other side of the fence. Do I think there’s some upside for 2026? Absolutely. And here’s the deal. Um, Dom, everything you said is 100% valid, and I’m not discrediting that. There is a there’s a way, there’s a possibility. Um, ultimately too, you didn’t actually get burnt because you only you drafted him as like your SP6 this year. You didn’t have to pay, you know, a top five pitcher for him. Not even not even a top 100 pick for Sandy. So, it’s really not like a a really stringest thing. It was just a lot of upside running on him. Now, things that can course correct him easily. Movement on his pitches, they’re pathetic. Basketball actually had decent movement, but the breaking balls were as flat as can be. Um, and the Austri pitches definitely had some, you know, improvement to to be. Uh, things that were positive for San Die season in 2025 was the fast ball velocity. Really didn’t lose much. Barely a half a mile an hour. Honestly, I think that that’s great. Um he’s always been a guy that’s given up hard contact, but he suppressed quality contact against him. And he definitely didn’t walk guys as much. He’s never been a strikeout guy. He’s only down about 4% 5% of down from what he was in 2023, which was his amazing year and never really been a guy that really just whiffs, but he just has a great handle and control of the ball. What I like about it, too, is he produces ground balls. Still producing ground balls at 46.6% of the time. Those are things that like, okay, if I had to say what could possibly go right for Sandy Alcantara, adjusting his grips, uh, changing his release points, creating more movement on his pitches, and then producing more ground balls and being the same same old Sandy Alcantara he’s always been. So, there’s upside not paying a high price for him, and we’re not going to have to, like Dom said. So, is what it is. Coming up next, we got guys like Eric Cabrera, who I truly can’t stand, and you’ll find out why on the other side of this. All right. There’s nothing like catching a baseball game live. 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Cabrera’s good at Cabrera and Cabrera’s fantast. He’s going to be good. And when he’s not, he’s not. Cupcake match ups going to roll him out there. I’m going to stream him. Um, but in any other kind of aspect of the game, I’m not touching them with a 10-ft pole. So, avoid comparing your drafts at all costs. Damn, we we’re we’re usually more in sync than this. Uh, I’m I’m going to take the opposite uh side of the the stick with Edward Cabrera. You also like Michael Harris. Bottom line. That is true. That is true. Um, I I will admit Edward Cabrera is definitely not, you know, the most consistent starting pitcher out there, right? But we finally saw him take a step in the right direction in a few different spots this year. Health was one of the big spots. You know, gave us 26 starts this year. Uh a careerhigh also, you know, gave us a strong RA at a 353 RA. 137 innings for Cabrera at well over that K per nine at 150 strikeouts. The whip is something that I don’t think Cabrera ever figures out. That’s just his downfall. He’s not really a strong whip guy. Uh a 122 whip on the year, but that’s still serviceable, you know, numbers. you know, gave you the strikeouts, gave you the good erra, the wins. Most Miami team is just not really in a position where they win games. So, it’s not like I’m expecting, you know, him to give you a big win total. But, if I’m I definitely would take Edward Cabrera over Sandy Alcantara, just in my personal opinion. I’ll probably I haven’t gotten far enough in my starting pitcher rankings. I’ve gotten about 50 pitchers. Ed Cabera hasn’t made it on there yet, but I’m assuming, you know, around SP60ish, you know, is not going to be a bad spot to sort Edric Cabera in. We saw changes in the pitch mix, which is something that shows like, hey, you know, there’s a reason for the better results. He buried his four seam fast ball. He was um his four seam fast was like his second most used pitched. Buried it to his last most used pitch this year. Um did gain velocity on it and saw a little bit better results. Um but still led with the change up this year, which he normally did, you know, did last year. Got um good results on the change up per normal. The curveball took a big step up this year. Um batters only hit 142 against Cabra’s curveball. Uh the sinker, he needs to get rid of the sinker, man. Sinker is not a good pitch. It’s never been a good pitch for him. Get rid of that. But the slider was really good. Batters only hit 207 against that. Got good movement on it as well. So I think there’s a world where Cabrera, you know, kind of keeps the the ERA gain and could be around a mid-3s erra guy. Obviously, he’s going to be a strikeout machine. That’s what he does. Um, and the whip, you know, if he could keep it around a one 120 whip, um, you know, we got a somewhat of a good pitcher here. Thing is, I don’t think we’re going to have to pay much for him. So, you know, if you just want to throw a dart your way, uh, th a dart his way at the end of your drafts in 2026, I’m not going to be mad at it. Hold on. So, essentially, what you’re saying is if he got rid of threequarters of his arsenal and threw the ball in the strike zone, he’d be really good. No, that’s that’s not what I said at all. No. Uh he only had one pitch that was really bad. Just the sinker. Everything else was pretty good. He moved the fast ball to his least used pitch. Uh you know, so one already removed one. Yeah. No, just the sinker. That’s it. Everything else he can keep in there. The sinker just was horrible. Everything else was pretty good for him. No, I know. I know. But the sinker, the sinker was a really bad pitch last year. The fast balls, he didn’t get good results on it in 2024. He moves it down to his last used pitch. just that high velocity 97 mph fast ball to throw off, you know, those other good pitches. I I think it could work for him. Like, you know, I said, he’s never going to be a whip master control kind of guy. So, he’s still going to get hit around every now and then. But, I want to say think of like not prime Robbie Ray, but like Robbie Ray before he had gained the, you know, the the the control, you know. So, you’re talking about like a a guy mid to high three whip with the with the strikeout. So, you know, if you want to throw your dart at the end of your draft towards a guy who can give you some big strikeout numbers, uh potentially, you know, at age 27, 28, still maybe a little bit of breakout upside, not banking on it, but you don’t have to pay a big price for a guy like Edward Cabrera at the end of the day. But, all right, let’s keep things going. Let’s let’s move on here. Let’s uh try and work through this last pitcher. Let’s talk about Ryan Weathers a little bit. Uh I think the problem with Weathers is the guy just can’t stay on the field. um you know, when he’s out there on the mound. He’s usually somewhat solid. Uh mixed bag this year. Um only eight stars though, so I’m not buying like a crazy amount into it. Uh a 399 erra, 38 innings pitch, 37 strikeouts, a 127 whip, but like I said, once again, you know, injury issues. Uh we’ll even talk about Ryan Weathers 2024, 16 starts, a 363 ERA, 86 innings pitched, 80 strikeouts, and a 117 whip. Now, Weathers does have good stuff. I want to see a full season from him. I think he’s going to be another guy that people are going to want to take at the end of their drafts, and I’m not going to want to blame them, especially if Weathers has a good spring training. He’s got, you know, pretty solid stuff. He’s got a big fast ball. uh like Eddie Cabrera sits at 97. Uh follows that up with a change up sweeper mix. I really like his sweeper. You know, gets good results on that pitch as well. Um so, it’s really just a matter if Weathers can stay out there, he can stay on the mound and, you know, just show us what he’s got. He’s still fairly young at uh you know, he was 25 this past season, so still only going to be 26 next year. Definitely somebody that you know in your deeper leagues, your NLonies, uh your your your deeper twelves, um last pitcher kind of darth throw upside there for Ryan Weathers. Not mad at that. Um you know, he was definitely serviceable and I feel like, you know, if things would have swung in the right direction, he probably would have been on my team all year. Uh well said. Um let’s move on. Let’s get Sters in here real quick because I feel like he’s going to be a long conversation. Sters is somebody that, you know, quite honestly, we didn’t see coming. Um he definitely was not on my bingo card this year. Sour is just a prospect that just either couldn’t cack it in the bigs or just couldn’t stay healthy. And you know his minor league career was you know decent, right? Like you know midpack kind of batting average went between 250 and had had a season two seasons where he had 270 batting average. Showed off a little bit of power um you know across a couple different levels and things like that but ultimately just never really hacked it once he got to the bigs. This year he kind of had a late age breakout at 27. Am I buying this for 2026? Some of it. I I’ll say some of it. Batting average being at 288. Absolutely not. Dude struck out way too much for me to for me to say this is just, you know, something he’s just going to do. He struck out 27.4% of the time. Even with the 10.5% walk uh percentage, uh which also is not sustainable in all honesty, especially when you look at his plate discipline um and just like how many walks to actually strikeouts in a season. I just it’s not sustainable. So, we’re going to see a negative regression in that. So, that brings down his OPS, that brings down, you know, the potential for him being driven in, all that wonderful stuff. And he’s on a team where it’s not really driven in. Uh, you look at that, you look at how often he whiffs, all this wonderful stuff. And it’s like, you know, batting average, I I think I see him more like a 245 to 255 kind of batting average. Power, I think, is actually legit. All the underlying stuff says it says, hey, like, you know, there there is a potential for that. he gets really good quality contact on on barrel percentage even with negative regression going from 19% and let’s just say let’s call it 14% which is still elite I might add mixed with how often he makes hard contact which is absolutely repeatable 100% the power is viable is he going to be a top 25 a top 24 outfielder for me no is he going to be a top 30 outfielder no borderline 36 to 30 to to 40 I think is where the range I think is the sweet spot for him um I doubt ADP is going to match that but that’s where we’re at. Coming up next, downside of Kyle Towers and also how amazing was Augustine Ramirez this year. That and more coming up next. And all right, the NFL season is here and FanDuel has an offer you just don’t want to miss. Right now, new customers can bet just $5 and get 300 in bonus bets if you win. That’s right. 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I’d rather be left holding the bag on a guy like Kyle Stours than being the dude that, you know, has him ranked the highest. Matt, you’re I think you’re kind of right on the money. So far, I’ve got 40 outfielders ranked, and I don’t have Sters in there yet, but I usually keep like the next five guys that I want to rank like right there. And Sters is in that group of next five up. So, I think you know a rank from like as Matt said like 35 to 45 at outfield in 2026 makes sense uh sense for his hours. Um the power as Matt talked about definitely legit. The counting stats you know actually solid. Um you know this Miami team I think can score runs um you know a little bit better than we actually think they can. and only 117 games for for Sters played to have 61 runs and 73 RBI tells me he could have went 80 and 80, you know, in 140 150 games played. Batting average, once again, Matt hit the nail on the head. If this he hits 250, 260, I think that’s going to be a lot closer than the 288 batting average we saw this year. But so let’s keep things pushing. Uh let’s talk about Augustine Ramirez. Man, he he was really really good. I loved that, you know, um, you know, when the league tried to figure him out a little bit, he bounced back, um, you know, to them and made adjustments as well. Um, and let’s read off his numbers for the year. Um, you know, Ramirez, uh, the catcher over there in Miami, 136 games played, 537 at bats, 72 runs, 33 doubles, a triple, 21 homers, 67 RBI’s, 16 steals, 36 walks to 113 strikeouts. Hurts you a little bit there in points leagues. Uh but a 231 batting average. Uh he he didn’t really kill you. You know, in a year where catcher was, you know, actually super super deep. Um I think Ramirez, you know, stood out in a nice way. I have Ramirez as a borderline catcher number one in 2026. I was my 13th catcher. So he’s kind of like right on that precipice of being a number one catcher. So I’m not mad if you do want to wait at the position and take him. He got a nice little power speed combo. Counting stats are pretty good. The only thing he’s really going to bother you a little bit is in batting average. And then once again, a few points leagues players. He strikes out a little bit and doesn’t walk as much as I would like to see from somebody who plays the catcher position. But otherwise, a nice little option. 23 years old this past season. I think he could even grow into possibly a little bit more power. Um, and like I said, just not necessarily gonna expect too much in the batting average department, but I do like the power speed combo uh for Augustine Ramirez. So, he’s gonna be top 12 catcher for me this year, I think. Um, everything is kind of pointing to that way. I look at him and I go, hm, well, he’s probably the back end of the half of guys that are probably the most upside and I think that’s probably going to be at a reasonable price. This is a guy I usually target. Even with all the hype and the performance this year, he wasn’t consistent enough for guys to really be, you know, hyperfocused on him. They can see the upside, but he’s going to be a guy that you’re gonna be able to get cheaper in drafts. So, he’s a guy I’m going to be targeting wholeheartedly. Let’s move on. You did a great great job, Donald. Talk about Xavier Edwards. Um, you know, and you know, him playing second to shortstop this year, you know, gives him a little bit of ability to to be good for your team in positions that are hard to fill. But where does he fulfill, you know, your needs in 2026? Well, a very very low low low pick. He is a discounted discounted discounted low low light light light Nico her gets a lot of stolen bases gets decent batting average but the difference is no runs no ribbies um specifically no runs he’s not on a team where he’s going to be driven in so that’s kind of the downside of Edwards and depending on where he’s sitting in the lineup that day it’s also going to limit hamper what he does for points leaks he’s super super valuable doesn’t strike out a lot walks in a decent rip And I think there’s more improvement on there. Batting average is good. Um, and quite honestly, he hits he had 20 doubles this year and five triples. That’s awesome in points leagues and he’s not getting negative outputs plus the stolen bases and things like that. That’s really the platform that I’d really be targeting. Xavier Woods, I mean Xavier Edwards. And then, you know, you talk about even just like, you know, deeper leagues, he’s definitely more of a target. And if he’s a stolen base guy at the end of the day, which I think you’ll be able to get in like, you know, the 150 range to 170 range and just pick him up as like your first uh first or second bench bat for stolen base production. Yeah, I I like me some Xavier Edwards. Uh I I like your comp, Matt. I think I have a little bit of a better comp. I think he’s a poor man’s Chandler Simpson. Give Give him uh you know, like kind of like that comp. I don’t think he’s as quick as a Simpson. Uh but you know what? He could steal you 30 bags. you’re not really going to see much power. Runs, I I I think I’m going to disagree with you. 75 runs through 139 games isn’t too bad. And Edwards let off a lot last year. So, you know, if he kind of stays at that position, um you know, the team potentially gets a little bit better. You know, he takes a step forward at 26. Wouldn’t be mad if he played 150 games, had 90 runs, five bombs, 50 to 60 RBI’s, 30 plus steals. The He’s a good points leagues player, too. He knows how to take a walk with 49 walks to 88 strikeouts this past season. I believe in the batting average. He had 283 this year. 298 career batting average guy and that’s through over a thousand at bats. So I I believe in that. I like me some Xavier Edwards heading into next year. And I don’t think we’re really going to have to pay anything for him. At second base, I have Edwards at like 20. So literally not not going to have to pay much for the guy. and I think he could be uh a plus in three out of the five major categories. So, nice little sneaky pick, I think, at the end of drafts there. Let’s move into a couple of prospects here. Matt, this one’s actually your boy, so I don’t know if you want to talk about him first. I’m going to give you the opportunity to do it. You’re muted though. Well, thank you for reminding me. All right, Thomas White. Um, pretty good prospect. I actually did not have him queued up, but I can in about 30 seconds. um really good prospect honestly guy scooped up this starting pitching prospect and has had a really good minor league campaign and I think he’ll be up this year in 26 the question mark is when you know in the minors this year through literally three levels A+ double A and AAA absolutely crushed it 89 innings pitch 145 strikeouts a 251 erra and a 118 whip fantastic struggled a little bit in triple A but I mean it is what it is he did jump quite a bit handled himself really well in double A and you know got his predominant stats in there and that’s usually where great pitchers kind of leave and then surprise he even made it to trip to Triple A at that point. Thomas White is somebody that I think is primed and ready to go. He has some great stuff, you know, uh and and some good control. So ultimately with Thomas White, I’m not going to be stashing him or anything of the sort, you know, in drafts unless I start hearing that there’s that potential that he might even break camp. But if not, then, you know, he’s a guy I’m just going to be sitting on my waiver wires waiting to see until we get closer to the Super Two and things like that. Miami has no no reason to rush a prospect up. So, ultimately, it’s just a matter of when. Uh, if I had to guess, probably right after All-Star break, but who knows? Thomas White, if he gets the call up next year, he’s on my team. Yeah, Matt, good take on White. Uh, he’s the 22nd prospect overall on uh baseball. He is um Miamiy’s number one prospect according to m.com. I like the stuff. You know, he’s worked on that fast ball. He actually had a nice velocity jump. He used to sit around 92 to 95 with the fast ball. He’s got it up to 94 to 97. Has that nice curveball slider combo, too. I really do love his slider. Has a lot of nice break to it. But even the velocities, you got that curve ball 78 to 82 and then you got that slider 81 to 85. So, I like the separation of velocities throughout his three main pitches. Uh, he’s a big lefty, 65, 240. And Miami has been really good with their starting pitches over the years. So, a lot of reasons to buy in. Uh, and I don’t think that there’s a spot for him because we have Braxton Garrett coming back um from injury next season, but I think Thomas White is up. Uh, yeah. Yeah. Uh, but let’s talk about Robbie Snelling before we head out. Another, you know, top prospect here um for Miami. Uh Snelling is also a starting pitcher. And Snelling, you know, makes a jump back after a down year in 24. Um has a great year in 25. And Robbie Snelling is the 51st prospect in all of baseball according to MLB.com. And on the season through two levels in the minor, Snelling had 25 starts, a 251 RA, 136 innings, 166 strikeouts, batters hit .22 against him. He had a 111 whip. This is a guy, make sure he is uh not available in your dynasty keeper leagues. I think he’s got good enough stuff that he should be owning those types of formats. Good slider, good fast ball. Um ball at topside around 95 96. Um you know, so he’s got good stuff. Like I said, you know, also throws a little bit of a slurve too, you know, that um slider curve um combination kind of pitch. So, you know, knows how to keep spatters off their toes, but for time sakes um you know, that’s really all got Robbie Stelling. Yeah. Um, I’ll say this. I like Snelling. Good good prospect. Trying to acquire him in Dynasty Leagues and uh maybe end of the year if if at all this year. But uh thanks guys for listening. Please like, subscribe, comment, rate, review, do everything you can to share this show. And you know, we love bringing it to you each and every day. And when you’re done, make sure to check out the allne MLB game night. Uh every game, every night, all season long. 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Miami Marlins’ 2026 Fantasy Outlook: Breakout Stars and Fading Aces

Eury Perez emerges as a potential top-24 pitcher after Tommy John surgery, while Sandy Alcantara’s future hangs in the balance. Kyle Stowers’ unexpected late-career surge and Augustine Ramirez’s power-speed combo at catcher shake up fantasy rankings. Hosts Dominic Martino and Matthew analyze key Marlins players, including Edward Cabrera’s development and promising prospects Thomas White and Robbie Snelling.

Discover why Stowers “wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card” and how Perez’s underlying metrics suggest a bright future. Learn which Marlins pitcher might be “done” and who could be the next big fantasy steal.

Tune in for expert projections and strategies to dominate your 2026 fantasy baseball draft with insider Marlins analysis.

0:00 Intro: Marlins players and prospects discussion

5:22 Eury Perez’s strong finish and 2026 outlook

9:14 Sandy Alcantara’s struggles and future value

13:11 Differing views on Edward Cabrera’s potential

18:27 Kyle Stowers’ breakout and sustainability questions

24:41 Augustine Ramirez as a top catcher option

28:00 Thomas White: Promising pitching prospect analysis

29:23 Robbie Snelling’s minor league success and potential

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