The Major League Baseball season is in full swing! It is June 1, and it seems like a good time, being 1/3 of the way into the season, to do a Fantasy Baseball check-in. If you missed the opening post from April 11, check it out here. That the Kid's manager's thoughts at the top of the season and a look at the team as it was drafted.
Here is the roster of The Coca Cola Kids on June 1:
C: Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
1B: Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
2B: Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies
3B: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
SS: Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays
OF: Nick Castellanos, Cincinatti Reds
OF: Trey Mancini Baltimore Orioles
OF: Nick Solak, Texas Rangers
Utility: Javy Baez, Chicago Cubs
SP: Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox
SP: Nick Eovaldi, Boston Red Sox
SP: Matthew Boyd, Detroit Tigers
SP: Michael Pineda, Minnesota Twins
RP: Yimi Garcia, Miami Marlins
RP: Alex Reyes, St. Louis Cardinals
P: Giovanny Gallegos, St. Louis Cardinals
P: Tejay Antone, Cincinatti Reds
Bench: Adalberto Mondesi, SS Royals; Josh Rojas, 2B, SS, OF Diamondbacks; Brian Reynolds, OF Pirates; Gavin Lux, 2B, SS Dodgers; Luis Garcia, SP Astros; Diego Castillo, P Rays; Michael Kopech P, White Sox.
Injured List: Luis Robert, OF White Sox; KeBryan Hayes 3B, Pirates; Ryan Jeffers, C Twins.
The Coca Cola Kids have taken their beatings early in the season, but as the weather is heating up so are the Kids. Just 2 weeks ago, the Kids were sitting in 9th place several games under the .500 mark thinking it would be time to start looking at buyers for some draft picks next year, but then the hitting and pitching have come around. The team is really coming together.
An early-season trade giving up Ketel Marte and Michael Kopech for Ryan McMahon and Eddie Rosario, worked out well as Marte is on the DL, Kopech was dropped by the team picked back up by the Kids. Kopech is a nice back-up on the bench and Ryan McMahon took the starting 2B position and hit really well in May! The Kids did pick up Nick Solak and a hot-hitting Gavin Lux as bench back-up if McMahon cools off or there are injuries.
The Kids also picked up Trey Mancini off the waiver wire early in May and dropped Ian Happ who is difficulty finding his stroke from last season. Mancini has been the hottest hitter on an Orioles team who is having a hard time winning games this season.
The Injured List has been tough on the Kids this season with Jose Abreu, Buster Posey, Kris Bryant and Javy Baez all hitting the Day-to-Day status or 10-day injured list. Mondesi, second-round pick, Luis Robert, and keeper from last season Ke'Bryan Hayes have been out almost the entire season. Mondesi just came off the list on May 31.
As of June 1, the Kids currently sit in 6th place overall in the league and 3rd place in their division. They have managed to bring their record above .500 with a record of 75-69-16. They are 8.5 games out of first place. The last two weeks they won their match-ups 11-5-4 and 13-6 respectively against current 9th and 5th place teams. The first week of June the Kids face off against the current 4th place team. This will be a good test, and the Kids manager will be looking to see where the team is deficient against upper-tier teams. Stay tuned for another Fantasy Baseball update in July.
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