Mid-Week Dynasty Baseball Pickups - 5/7/26

Welcome back to another week of Dynasty Baseball Pickups! It's finally May, which means the excuse of "it's only April" can no longer be used to downplay hot or cold starts from players or teams. Don't worry, though, the phrase "it's only May" works just as well, and next month you can dust off the "it's only June" phrase from your toolbox.

The two hitters at the top of last week's recommendations performed well since the article came out: Austin Charles hit a pair of homers, Tate Southisene stole four bases, and both batted over .300. Dylan Jordan also twirled a gem, striking out six over 5.2 shutout innings. This week's recommendations also feature a strong pair at the top, both of whom made their season debuts last week. Without further ado, let's get into the recommendations!

Dynasty Baseball Pickups - Prospects LiveRaj Mehta and Kyle SonntagProspects LiveKyle Sonntag

Note: all stats current through Tuesday May 5th, 2026.

Mid-Week Pickups

Mac Heuer - 21/SP/NYY/A

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Height/Weight: 6’5”/265 lbs Throws: Right Fantrax Roster%: 1% PLive-: None PLive Prospect Ranking (Feb. 2026): Unranked 2025 stats (NCAA): 14 G, 53.0 IP, 6.28 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 5.07 FIP, 19.8% K%/9.5% BB% 2026 stats (A): 1 G, 3.1 IP, 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 1.40 FIP, 30.8% K%/0.0% BB%

Why to pick up: Am I overreacting over a single start at Single-A? Possibly, but even if he didn’t get good results, I’d still be buying in on him, largely due to the stuff. His primary fastball, in my opinion, is a borderline elite offering, combining the best parts of both a 4-seam and a cutter. It has the velocity of a traditional fastball — sitting 95 and topping out at 97 — but moves like a cutter, with 14 inches of induced vertical break and 4 inches of glove-side horizontal break. It’s an extremely difficult movement profile to achieve (especially at the velocity he’s doing it at), and he’s able to get to it via elite spin rates, averaging nearly 2700 rpm on the cutter. It’s not quite to the level of Kenley Jansen’s cutter (which at its best sat 93 mph with 18” iVB & 7” glove-side HB back in 2017), but it’s in the same realm of Corbin Burnes’ peak cutter (95 mph, 11” iVB, 4” glove-side HB in 2021), or Cam Schlittler’s current cutter (94 mph, 11” iVB, 6” glove-side HB).

Simply put, the cutter is in elite company, and he pairs it up with two sliders (a sweeper and a gyro slider), which both also get tremendous spin rates, along with a curveball that lags behind. He also has a changeup that has received average grades from scouts, but he didn’t throw one in his Single-A outing.

Why to think twice: The biggest question for Heuer from scouts was about the control, though it’s not a particularly big one. In his sophomore season at Texas Tech (he was drafted as a Sophomore rather than a Junior), he walked 9.5% of the batters he faced, which is worse than average but still below the 10% threshold you want to avoid. Part of that concern from scouts was his delivery: he has a short arm action and can be crossfire at times, which gives him some deception but may not be as effective against more experienced hitters. The lack of walks in his first professional outing is a good sign, but not a large enough sample to say that the control issues are behind him.

Final thoughts: Not only does Heuer have all the raw tools you like to see in a pitching prospect (good velocity, elite spin rates, solid command), he’s in a Yankees organization that loves good cutters and knows how to maximize pitchers with this archetype. I can see him filling a strong, big-league role for the Yankees, whether that's in the middle of a strong rotation or as a leverage arm in the bullpen. A lot of the other concerns you can have about him right now (a relatively shallow arsenal and the lack of an arm-side pitch outside of the changeup) are things that can be taught and developed pretty easily, and something the Yankees should be able to handle. I have him listed as a moderate FAAB bid due to a combination of his upside and how much I believe he'll reach it, but since he’s still a relatively unknown prospect,, you could probably get away with a minimal bid.

Where to pick up: Leagues with 300+ prospects rostered FAAB Bid: Moderate (5-10%)

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