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Weekend Dynasty Baseball Pickups

Happy Mother’s Day! I’m doing my first weekend article as Kyle and I switched this week due to my work trip. It was a busy trip with a return to a busy weekend. With that, I’ll be skipping my recent transactions section (as I didn’t have time for many) and may be a little shorter on some of the notes. Here’s five players you should consider picking up.
Note: all stats current through Friday 5/9/25 and all minor league statcast figures are sourced from TJ Stats.

Weekend Pickups
Addison Barger – 25/3B,OF/TOR/MLB
Height/Weight: 6’0”/210 lbs
Bats: L
Fantrax Rostership: 13%
2024 stats (AAA): 249 PA .260/.391/.466, 9 HR, 4 SB, 16.1% BB, 19.3% K
2024 stats (MLB): 225 PA .197/.250/.351, 7 HR, 2 SB, 6.2% BB, 26.7% K
2025 stats (AAA): 45 PA .211/.311/.421, 2 HR, 0 SB, 11.1% BB, 28.9% K
2025 stats (MLB): 49 PA .222/.286/.356, 0 HR, 0 SB, 6.1% BB, 16.3% K
Why To Pick Up
Addison Barger quietly appears to be on the verge of a breakout. He’s been getting a lot of run lately and hitting the ball hard, but he has nothing to show for it. That was, until Friday, when he hit three doubles with 109.7+ mph EVs (including the hardest and third hardest hit balls of his career). His statcast page is bright red, with above-average to elite marks in everything but walk rate. His 95.5 average EV is tied for 3rd in the majors, behind only Shohei Ohtani and Oneil Cruz. The two names he’s tied with? Aaron Judge and Rafael Devers. He set a new max EV of 116.5 (elite) with one of those Friday doubles. He’s also improved his contact, swinging strike rate, and chase rate from last season. He’s not striking out much and is pulling the ball in the air.
In short, he’s doing nearly everything you want him to do with the bat and not getting the results. This is apparent in his actual vs. expected stats with a .222 BA vs. .296 xBA, .356 SLG vs. 466 xSLG, and .287 wOBA vs. .356 xwOBA. He’s also been a good defender and has a cannon for an arm.
Final Thoughts
At some point, Barger will need to get results to justify his playing time, but he appears to have plenty of run right now. He has mostly been deployed in a strong-side platoon, but that could change with Andres Gimenez going to the IL and Ernie Clement taking over at second base. Barger hasn’t had trouble with lefties historically, so he could easily earn an everyday role if he performs. Now is the time to pick him up before he does so. I grabbed him in some deeper dynasty leagues this last week (including the 20-team Highlander league), and he makes for a sneaky FAAB add in both redraft and dynasty.
Where to pick up: Deeper 12+ team leagues
FAAB bid: Minimal (0-5%)
Nate George – 18/OF/BAL/CPX
Height/Weight: 6’0”/200 lbs
Bats: R
Fantrax Rostership: 1%
2025 stats (CPX): 17 PA .333/.375/.533, 1 HR, 1 SB, 5.9% BB, 17.6% K
Why To Pick Up
With one week of complex ball in the books, I wanted to highlight an early breakout from the level this week. Nate George appears to meet that definition. In addition to the stats above, he went 1-for-3 on Saturday with his 2nd HR in just five games this year. As a 16th-round pick in last year’s draft, George doesn’t appear to have much pedigree, but it’s worth noting that he signed for $455K over slot (nearly 4x the slot amount). He was also profiled on our pre-draft top 300 at #246, where he was described as:
“Budding power/speed combination, pop-up Midwest name. Track and Field athlete, loud run times and can be a menace in game. Speed helps in the OF, where he can stick in CF. Solid bat speed at the dish, power uptick this spring.”
The Fangraphs scouting report also highlighted that power uptick, which mentioned he “showed up to 2025 camp having added a substantial amount of strength.” They gave him 45 hit, 50 power, and 55 run tools. A multi-sport athlete who ran track and played football in high school, George posted an elite 6.39-second 60-yard dash, a time that set the Prep Baseball Illinois record.
Final Thoughts
George appears to have some nice power/speed upside with some hit tool concerns, but those haven’t popped up in the early going with an 85.2% contact rate through his first four games. It’s a small sample, and he has shown an overly aggressive approach, swinging at a 58.7% rate while only walking 5.9% of the time. He’s an under-the-radar name to take a flier on in deeper leagues and watchlists everywhere else.
Where to pick up: Leagues with 350+ prospects rostered
FAAB bid: Minimal (0-5%)
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Spartans Capture a Pair of Event Titles at Wolverine Invitational
Location: U-M Indoor Track & Field Building | Ann Arbor, Mich.
Live Results
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State indoor track & field returned to action at the Wolverine Invitational Saturday capturing a pair of event titles.
In the men’s pole vault, Adam Blue finished first with a personal best vault of 5.13m. He cleared 4.90m and 5.13m on his first attempts, but was not able to clear 5.23m. His previous high was 4.97m at the Spartan Invitational in 2024.
Michigan State’s other event win came in the field events with Leila Barmore winning the women’s long jump. She reached her longest jump on her second attempt, reaching 5.78m. Gabrielle Jeffries finished 14th with a jump of 5.15m.
In the men’s long jump, Andrew Harding finished fifth with a long jump of 7.19m. Dylan Terryberry set a new PR in the high jump (1.88m), finishing seventh.
In running events, Logan Allen finished third in the final of the men’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.05. Cameron Cheetam qualified for the final of the men’s 60m after qualifying with a time of 6.87. In the final, he finished third, crossing in 6.81. In the prelim, Carter Bissell set a new personal best in the 60m prelim with a time of 7.11.
In the women’s 300m, Elizabeth Anderson and Alexys Wilson both had personal bests. Anderson finished 11th with a time of 39.61. Wilson was 14th with a time of 40.38.
Michigan State will return to Ann Arbor next week for the Simmons Harvey Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 17.
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Men’s Track & Field Opens Indoor Slate With Snowflake Invitational
Andreas Panagos set a new personal record in the weight throw at the Snowflake Invitational.
The Middlebury men’s track and field team opened the indoor campaign in strong form, accumulating 10 event titles during its annual Snowflake Invitational on Saturday from Virtue Field House.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Caleb Smith secured the top spot in the long jump with a leap of 6.73 meters, headlining a Panther sweep of the top-six spots. He also won the pole vault by clearing 4.25 meters.
- Toby Warmack posted a 1.97m effort in the high jump to grab gold. Sam McGarrahan and Smith followed in second and third place at 1.87 meters each.
- The 400m race saw Joey Caspar cross the finish line first with a time of 49.87 seconds. Emerson Kington followed in second place at 50.81, while Wyatt Lawton rounded out the podium finishers (51.03).
- Andreas Panagos logged a toss of 14.36m to earn top honors in the weight throw.
- Donnell Harvey Jr. opened the indoor season in style, taking first in the 60m race (6.90). The sophomore also finished in the top spot during the 200 with a time of 22.49.
- Jack Ulrich led the pack in the 800, clocking in at 2:03.42.
- Owen Johnson crossed the finish line in 8:54.45 to win the 3,000, while Felix Rogovin posted a time of 9:05.50 to earn second.
- The final top placing came for the Panther 4×400 relay team. Kington, Caspar, Nate Gardner and Sebastian Pantzer logged a combined clocking of 3:28.62.
- Pantzer also logged a runner-up effort in the 200 (22.83) with Gardner trailing in third by one-tenth of a second.
- Smith and Quinn Kennedy landed second and third in the 60 hurdles, respectively. Smith’s time of 8.63 seconds sat nine-tenths of a second off the winner, while Kennedy’s 8.64-second effort set a new personal best.
- Kennedy and Calvin Szoradi rounded out the top-three performers in the shot put at 12.76 meters and 12.56 meters, respectively.
- Tony Wang placed second in the triple jump, soaring 13.05 meters, while Caden Cote cleared 4.10 meters to finish as the runner-up in the pole vault.
NOTES
- Panagos moved the weight 1.44 meters further than his prior best effort in the navy and white.
Middlebury returns to the Virtue Field House to host its annual Winter Classic. The action begins on Friday at 2:00 p.m., followed by the second day of competition at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.
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Hoosiers Finish Strong in Final Day of Rod McCravy
“I was very pleased with our effort this weekend,” said head coach Ed Beathea. “We broke 2 school records and had several outstanding performances. This was a very positive start to the season for us.”
The final day had a heavy focus on the track, starting with the sprints. Jasiah Rogers earned the first win of the day in the 60-meter sprint with his time of 6.77.
Several personal bests were broken in the men’s and women’s 300 meter. Kristina Vincic ran a 39.78 in the women’s contest. Trelee Banks-Rose continued to extend his school record time with his time of 32.89, winning the race. Tamer Saleh (9th) and Christian Woodson (11th) also set personal bests with times of 34.04 and 34.09, respectively.
In the 800, the Hoosiers had seven finishers in the top 15 in the women’s race, including Nola Somers Glenn (2nd; 2:08.77), Lily Myers (3rd; 2:08.86 PR), Catie McCabe (4th; 2:09.56 PR), Michaela Quinn (6th; 2:12.99), Ellia Hayes (2:15.85 PR), Joey Rastrelli (13th; 2:17.00), and Ava Jarrell (14th; 2:17.42).
Nico Colchico ran to the win as the lone Hoosier in the men’s 800 meter with his time of 1:49.50.
The Hoosiers had two finishers in the top 10 with Katelyn Winton (4:56.15) and Maddie Rocchio (5:02.11) finishing seventh and ninth, respectively.
Jessica Hegedus (9:53.68) and Mary Eubank (10:05.98) each recorded personal best times to finish fifth and ninth, respectively in the women’s 3,000-meter run.
The track closed with season best times in the men’s and women’s 4×400 relays. The quartet of Kristina Vincic, Veronica Hargrave, Ava Olomajeye, and Kiera Davis ran a time of 3:39.98, finishing sixth overall.
In the men’s race, the team of Cameron Mullens, Kalen Sargent, Tyler Tarter, and Daquan Tate recorded a fourth place finish with a time of 3:11.14.
In the field, Kelly Moran (12.14m/39-10) started the day with an eighth place finish in the women’s triple jump.
Tyler Carrell followed in the pole vault with a second place finish off a season best mark of 5.40m/17-8.5. Lukas Brauc (5.00m/16-4.75) also opened his first meet as a Hoosier with a sixth place finish.
In the shot put, Seth Brosseau claimed a fifth place finish with his distance of 17.03m/55-7.5.
The Hoosiers will be back at home next week as they host the Indiana Invitational. The meet will span two days from Friday, January 16, to Saturday, January 17.
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Track and Field Competes at Dartmouth to Open up 2026
With only partial squads traveling from both Brown programs, the women’s team finished in second place in the meet, coming in behind first place Dartmouth, and ahead of third place Vermont and fourth place UMass Lowell.
The men’s team placed fourth behind Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, and Vermont, respectively.
WOMEN
Junior Alyssa Jackson led the way in the 60m dash with a time of 7.71 seconds, with freshman Anya Anderson also earning a point for her fourth place finish in 8.06. Junior Anna Pollak took runner-up at 26.77 in the 200 meters and freshman Sydney Ruckett (58.25) took first place in the 400m dash.
Brown took three of the top four spots in the finals of the 60m hurdles, with Simone Dunbar (8.89) placing second, followed by Jannah Maguire (8.97) and Kareema McKenzie (9.02) in third and fourth, respectively.
In the field events, senior Nene Mokonchu finished in a three-way tie for first place in the high jump at 1.65m. In the long jump, senior Rachel Bibiu (5.38m) took second place and freshman Clara Fan (5.26m) finished third. The Bears also picked up a win and nine points in the triple jump with freshman Joyce Olawalye winning the event at 11.53m. Fan (1.28m) took second and Bibiu (11.03m) finished fourth.
Sophomore Giana DeCesare took runner-up in the weight throw with her mark of 15.32 meters, and junior Amiya Hopkins finished fourth in the shot put with a 12.47m mark.
MEN
Leading the way for Brown on the track were senior sprinters Elias Archie and Solomon Miller, with Archie taking home first place in the 60m dash by crossing the finish line in 6.88 seconds, followed by Miller in third place in 6.93.
Junior Jake Haley scored a point with his fourth place finish in the 500 meters with a time of 1:07.18.
In the field events, junior Gabriel Liem Thai took second place in the pole vault (4.45m), freshman Jerald Evangelista placed third in the triple jump (13.27m), and freshman Sean Wilton finished third in the shot put (15.30m).
The Bears will return to action next Saturday, January 17 at the Beantown Challenge at Harvard.
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Tigers Win Six Events at Alexis Jarrett Invitational
Mizzou track and field opened its indoor track and field season Saturday hosting the second annual Alexis Jarrett Invitational at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse and claimed six event titles, despite competing a limited number of student-athletes.
Other schools competing included SIU-Edwardsville, Central Methodist, Kansas City, Iowa Western Community College, Barton County Community College and Cottey College.
TOP TIGERS
Senior sprinter Robert Hines was a two-time winner. He claimed the 200m dash with a time of 21.82 – just four-tenths of a second off his indoor personal best – and also won the 60m dash in 6.87.
Senior Anna Vedral won the women’s pole vault at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational for the second straight year clearing 3.90m (12-9.5) and sophomore Anna Ferguson (3.60/11-9.75) took second after tying for the runner-up spot a year ago.
Senior Petra Gombas secured the Alexis Jarrett Invitational title for the second straight year with a throw of 19.91m (62-11.5).
RECAP
Sophomore Marlena Tresnjo won the women’s high jump at 1.76m (5-9.25).
The Tigers were especially strong in the throwing events.
Junior Garik Pozecki had a spirited competition with SIU-Edwardsville’s Grant Milbrath in the men’s weight throw and finished second by a single centimeter, throwing 21.62m (70-11.25), a personal best and the sixth-best mark ever at Mizzou, to Milbrath’s 21.63m (70-11.75). Teammates Clayton Kamp and T.J. Wiggins followed Pozecki in third and fourth with respective throws of 17.92m (58-9.5) and 16.83m (55-2.75).
The Tigers swept the women’s weight throw, taking the top five positions. Gombas’ victory was followed by teammates Reagan Kimrey (19.12/62-8.75), Delilah Pippen (PR – 16.72/54-10.25), Ames Burton (16.62/54-6.5) and Kaitlyn Morningstar (PR – 16.60/54-5.5).
Junior Chase Crawford won the men’s shot put with a personal best throw of 17.62m (57-9.75). Teammates Sam Albert (PR – 15.83m/51-11.25) and Kamp (14.86m/48-9) were third and fifth, respectively.
In his Mizzou debut, Houston transfer Dillon Leacock was second in the 60m hurdles (8.29) and eighth in the 200m dash (22.44) – both events in which he had not competed before.
Multi-event athlete Sophia Wydra, a freshman, also made her debut in the black-and-gold and competed in three events: women’s long jump, sixth, 5.45m (17-10.75); women’s 60m hurdles, ninth, 9.24; and shot put, third (11.42m/37-5.75).
Former Tiger Arianna Fisher, competing unattached, won the women’s triple jump (12.81m/42-0.50), an event in which she holds the Missouri school indoor record (14.06m/46-1.5).
UP NEXT
Next week, Missouri hosts its second of five consecutive home meets – the Show-Me Showdown – inside the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse on Friday, Jan. 16.
FOLLOW THE TIGERS
For all the latest on Mizzou Track and Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and X (MizzouTFXC).
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