
Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller allowed three hits and one walk while striking out across seven across seven scoreless innings in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. He picked up his first win of the season. The 25-year-old threw 78 pitches, landing 53 for strikes. He bounced back on Saturday after surrendering two homers and yielding four earned runs in his previous start. Miller owns a 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts over 12 innings in 2024. Miller will look to build on Saturday's performance at his next start on Friday at home against the Chicago Cubs. Fantasy managers should continue to start Miller in all leagues.


Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg officially retired from baseball on Saturday. He signed a seven-year, $245 million contract extension in December 2019; while some of the money will be deferred, the 35-year-old will receive $100 million over the next three years. He struggled to come back from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery he underwent in July 2021. Strasburg was limited to 31 1/3 innings from 2020-2022. The former No. 1 overall pick finishes his career with a 113-62 record, 3.24 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 1,723 strikeouts (10.5 K's per inning) across 1,470 innings. Strasburg is a three-time All-Star who helped the Nationals win their only championship in 2019 and was named the World Series MVP.


Kansas City Royals right-hander Chris Stratton struck out one over a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Stratton needed 12 pitches to make quick work of the White Sox top of the order to collect his first save of the season. Royals manager Matt Quatraro used James McArthur on Friday during a save situation and decided to go with Stratton for Saturday's game. Kansas City continues using a committee to save situations between McArthur, Stratton, and William Smith. The way the Royals use their bullpen can frustrate fantasy managers. Still, McArthur, Stratton, and Smith should be rostered in 12-team plus leagues despite Kansas City rotating their relievers during save chances early on.


Kansas City Royals right-hander Michael Wacha (1-0) allowed two hits and a walk while striking out eight over seven scoreless innings in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. He picked up his first win of the season. Wacha was terrific on Saturday, blanking the White Sox over seven frames. The 32-year-old threw 93 pitches, landing 59 for strikes. He owns a 2.25 ERA, 0.58 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts over 12 innings in 2024. He is off to a hot start and will look to build on Saturday's performance in his next start Friday on the road against the New York Mets. Wacha can be used as a streamer and should be rostered in all leagues while he continues to pitch well in 2024.


Oakland A's second baseman Zack Gelof went 0-for-1 with three walks, three runs scored, and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Gelof sparked Oakland's offense by getting on base three times and swiping his second bag of the season. The 24-year-old is off to a slow start in 2024, slashing .156/.289/.219 with five walks, five runs, and two stolen bases over nine games. Gelof has 20/20 upside after hitting 14 homers and stealing 14 bases over 69 games for the A's in 2023. Despite the slow start, fantasy managers should continue to start Gelof in hopes that he will build on Saturday's performance and turn things around at the plate.
