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  "description": "Raj Mehta (@rajmehta.ca on Bluesky) highlights MLB and MiLB players you should add and drop each week",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T11:27:34.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Kaleb Wing",
    "Carlos Sanchez",
    "Mid-Week Dynasty Baseball Pickups - 5/21/26Raj Mehta (@rajmehta.ca on BSky) highlights MLB and MiLB players you should add and drop each weekProspects LiveRaj Mehta",
    "Argenis Cayama",
    "Kade Anderson",
    "Kendry Chourio",
    "David Shields",
    "Cam Caminiti",
    "Billy McMahan",
    "Ching-Hsien Ko",
    "Click here to read his full Live Looks article.",
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  "textContent": "Hello, and welcome back to another week of Dynasty Baseball Pickups! Last week, I recommended a pair of players who had recently gotten promoted, and since then they have both gotten their feet wet at their new levels. Kaleb Wing pitched great in his Single-A debut, throwing four shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out six. On the other hand, Carlos Sanchez has simply been okay, slashing .238/.333/.476 (107 wRC+) at High-A, but it has just been a five-game sample for him, and I am hoping those numbers go up from here. Most of last week's recommendations continued to perform this past week, but I do not want to keep you all waiting too long with all the details, so without further ado, let us get right into this week's pickups!\n\nMid-Week Dynasty Baseball Pickups - 5/21/26Raj Mehta (@rajmehta.ca on BSky) highlights MLB and MiLB players you should add and drop each weekProspects LiveRaj Mehta\n\n## Mid-Week Pickups\n\n### Argenis Cayama - 19/SP/SFG/A\n\nPhoto Credit: MLB Pipeline\n\n**Height/Weight:** 6’0”/204 lbs\n**Throws:** Right\n**Fantrax Roster%:** 5%\n**PLive-:** 90\n**PLive Prospect Ranking (May 2026):** 302nd\n**2025 stats (CPX/A):** 18 G, 62.1 IP, 3.61 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 4.35 FIP, 22.9% K%/10.3% BB%\n**2026 stats (A):** 8 G, 33.0 IP, 4.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 4.34 FIP, 33.8% K%/5.3% BB%\n\n**Why to pick up:** Admittedly, I held off on writing about Cayama in part because I just assumed he was more well-known than he actually was. At 19 years old, he has been one of the best arms in minor league baseball from a strikeout-to-walk perspective, with 45 punchouts to just seven free passes in 33 innings pitched. His 28.6% K-BB% so far on the year is not to the level of guys like Kade Anderson or Seth Hernandez, but it still ranks 13th out of nearly 500 pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched, and of course is the best out of any teenager with the same inning threshold. It is still an elite mark, as it is high enough to where even other top teenage prospects such as Kendry Chourio, David Shields, and Cam Caminiti have strikeout rates lower than his K-BB rate. And yet, when you look at their roster rates, there is a large discrepancy in the other direction: Chourio, Shields, and Caminiti respectively have roster rates of 37%, 16%, and 44%, whereas Cayama is only at 5%. Those three all have reasons to be rostered higher than Cayama — Chourio is a year younger, and Shields & Caminiti are both a level above him at High-A — but even then, I think Cayama should be at or above 10% rather than at just 5%.\n\nA couple weeks ago, Billy McMahan was in the ballpark for a game where the newly affiliated Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A affiliate of the Dodgers) hosted the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Single-A affiliate of the Giants), and he got to see a few notable prospects from both organizations, including Cayama. Cayama had one of his better starts that day, with ten strikeouts to one walk and one hit in four innings pitches, but his only hit allowed was a three-run home run to Ching-Hsien Ko. Here is what Billy had to say about his stuff:\n\n> \"Cayama throws a four‑seamer with ride at the top of the zone, allowing him to work north–south effectively. He’s already reached 97 mph, he can generate late life with a clean, athletic delivery. His two‑seamer features heavy arm‑side run and sink, giving him a legitimate second fastball shape. It’s effective at the knees and produces ground balls at an above‑average rate. Both outlets note he can manipulate the fastball pair well for his age, A tight, gyro‑style slider with late, two‑plane break. It’s his best swing‑and‑miss pitch and consistently fools lower‑level hitters, The changeup shows fade and sink, and he tunnels it well off the fastball. It’s used less frequently than the slider but is functional, especially against right‑handed hitters. Cayama has a true three‑pitch starter’s mix with two distinct fastball shapes, a bat‑missing slider, and a developing but viable changeup. His ability to manipulate movement, repeat a three‑quarters delivery, and throw regular strikes at 18–19 years old is the foundation of his prospect value.\"\n\nClick here to read his full Live Looks article.\n\n**Why to think twice:** There are a few small reasons why not to buy in on Cayama, and while none of them are red flags on their own, they are enough collectively to give me pause when it comes to projecting if he will last as a starter in the big leagues. His stuff is good, but not good enough where you know for a fact it can play across a full season. The command and pitchability are great as well, but since he is only at Single-A, it is hard to know how much will translate as he faces tougher competition. The pitch mix is shallow right now as well, and it is hard for me to know when he will add on to his arsenal, and how effective those new pitches will be. He is young enough and advanced enough where I think he will at least make the big leagues at some point, but you could tell me he becomes an elite high-leverage reliever, a front line starter, an up-and-down reliever, or someone who fills out the back end of a rotation, and I could honestly believe all four of those outcomes.\n\n**Final thoughts:** The high variance in Cayama’s expected outcomes is a concern, but in my eyes this is a worry for most arms of his age & level. As mentioned previously, he is currently undervalued compared to other similar arms. I woud be looking to buy in now while the perceived value is still low, but I would be more open to trading him rather than holding him once the market starts to correct itself.\n\n**Where to pick up:** Leagues with 200+ 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 - 5/28/26",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-28T11:27:35.037Z"
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