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  "description": "Raj Mehta (@rajmehta.ca on BSky) highlights MLB and MiLB players you should add and drop each week",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T10:00:31.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Pedro Ramirez",
    "Joseph Dzierwa",
    "Andrew Sears",
    "Dynasty Baseball Pickups - Prospects LiveTaylor Corso and Kyle SonntagProspects LiveKyle Sonntag",
    "Kade Snell",
    "Steven Kwan",
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  "textContent": "How was your first week of dynasty pickups? Mine went pretty well; Pedro Ramirez has been on fire since last week, batting .360 with two homers in six games (and just hit a third as I'm writing this!), and Joseph Dzierwa had an excellent pro debut by throwing six shutout innings, allowing just two baserunners (a single and a walk) while striking out nine. On the other hand, the day last week's article was published, it was announced that Andrew Sears had suffered an elbow fracture, keeping him out for at least a couple of months. Oh well, I guess they can't all be winners. Hopefully, this week's recommendations turn out just as well as last week's!\n\nDynasty Baseball Pickups - Prospects LiveTaylor Corso and Kyle SonntagProspects LiveKyle Sonntag\n\n**_Note: all stats current through Tuesday April 7th, 2026._**\n\n## Mid-Week Pickups\n\n### Kade Snell**- 23/OF/CHC/A+**\n\n**Height/Weight:** 5’11”/220 lbs\n**Bats/Throws:** L/L\n**Fantrax Roster%:** 2%\n**PLive+:** 108\n**PLive Prospect Ranking (Feb. 2026):** Unranked\n**2025 stats (NCAA):** 58 G, 261 PA, .363/.464/.575, 10 HR/0 SB, 6.9% K%/14.6% BB%, 131 wRC+\n**2025 stats (A+):** 27 G, 112 PA, .167/.268/.219, 0 HR/11 SB, 17.0% K%/12.5% BB%, 45 wRC+\n**2026 stats (A+):** 1 G, 4 PA, .250/.250/.250, 0 HR/0 SB, 25.0% K%/0.0% BB%, 40 wRC+\n\n**Why to pick up:** Snell spent two years as a two-way player at Wallace Community College, and after a sophomore season where he posted a 1.160 OPS at the plate and a 1.86 ERA as a starter on the mound, he transferred to the SEC to play for the Crimson Tide. His Junior year was underwhelming, as he posted a wRC+ of 99 and an ERA of 6.08. Given that he showed more with the bat, he decided to hit full-time in his Senior year. As a Senior, he slashed .363/.464/.575 (131 wRC+) with 10 homers, striking out at just a 6.9% clip while walking twice as much. He earned a 5th-round selection by the Cubs in the 2025 draft, and although he struggled at High-A, he still posted great strikeout and walk rates, a 85.0% contact rate, and even stole 11 bases despite not stealing a single one in his two years at Alabama.\n\nGiven that we’re still quite early into the season, there isn’t much to glean from outside of Spring Training performances, and in Snell’s case, the performance was excellent. I don’t care much about spring slash lines, but in case you do, Snell’s was .364/.462/1.000 (247 wRC+). Instead, I’m looking at his exit velocities: Kade Snell had seven batted balls with exit velocity data, and five of them had an EV over 100 mph, the highest being a 113.5 mph triple. That doesn’t include his stats from the Spring Breakout game either, where he hit a home run that left the bat at 108.5 mph. Despite striking out 3 times in 13 PA (a 23.1% rate), he still made contact at an 86.4% mark, and made excellent swing decisions with a 16.0% chase rate and a 69.2% zone swing rate. He did all that while facing an average opponent quality of 6.9 per Baseball Reference, which corresponds to Double-A-level pitching.\n\n**Why to think twice:** Snell will most likely be a good real-life player, but it’s unclear how good he’ll be in fantasy. He definitely has power, but how much of that power will translate into home runs? It’s possible the raw power plays down as he didn’t lift or pull the ball very much in his High-A stint; however, he did lift the ball more in spring. Though I do think stolen bases will be part of his game in the big leagues, it’s too early to tell whether it’ll be closer to 10 or 30. If he winds up a 10 HR/10 SB guy (which admittedly would be a poor outcome for him), that’s not particularly valuable outside of deep leagues.\n\n**Final thoughts:** Kade Snell is in that Steven Kwan mold, as a high-contact outfielder with good discipline and some speed. Kwan’s career max EV is 107.1 mph, which Snell beat three times in a short spring. PLIVE+ projections have Kwan as roughly a 10 HR/20 SB hitter with a good AVG & OBP, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Snell is closer to 15/20 with similarly great ratios. This sort of profile plays better in points leagues (where I think he’s worth an add in leagues of 300+ prospects), but he’s worth rostering in categories leagues as well. I have the FAAB bid listed as moderate, but given how little he’s on people’s radars, I think you can get away with a minimal bid; the moderate listing is more a reflection of how much I believe the profile will pan out, given how high the floor is.\n\n**Where to pick up:** Leagues with 350+ prospects rostered\n**FAAB Bid:** Moderate (5-10%)\n\n## Sign up for Prospects Live\n\nYour one stop shop for Dynasty Fantasy Baseball, MLB Draft, Baseball Card & MiLB Baseball content. Blending Data & Scouting into our Player Evaluation\n\nSubscribe\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\nNo spam. Unsubscribe anytime.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Mid-Week Dynasty Baseball Pickups - 4/9/26",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-15T23:06:42.204Z"
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