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The Baseball Show, guest Craig Mish Craig Mish (@CraigMish) is the national host for SiriusXM's Baseball coverage, and he brings all of that insight and knowledge to The Baseball Show this week. We weigh the effects of Ronald Acuña's call up to the majors by the Braves, and if he's as good as advertised. We also recap the debut of Dodgers hurler Walker Buehler, and if there are other young pitching options that should be considered in the same company. Buelher vs Mike Soroka vs Jack Flaherty, but you can only have one.…

The theme of this week is power. You'll find four hitters listed below, each of whom is capable of slugging 30-plus home runs over a full season. Two of the four are new to the fantasy scene, one toys with us for a few weeks every season, and the other is a high-upside youngster who has lost a few fights with the injury bug so far in his career. Sharing the spotlight with them this week is a potential closing option from the NL East, because someone is always looking for saves, right?You won't see some of the recent…

Fire - Mitch HanigerPerhaps no hitter over the first few weeks has flown under the radar as much as Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger. Through 23 games, the 23-year-old is hitting .305/.372/.659 with 8 home runs and 24 RBI. Haniger was productive in an injury-shortened 2017 season as well, hitting .282 with 16 homers and 5 steals over 96 games. That power was good for a .209 ISO, but this year he's sitting at .354, which is good enough for fifth in MLB at the moment. He's been primarily batting cleanup or sixth, which…

"Acuña Gohara, what a wonderful phrase/Acuña Gohara, ain't no passing craze."Isn't that how the song goes that Timon and Pumbaa sing in "The Lion King?" No? That's how I remember it from my childhood anyway.Well, I was singing this song in my head for four-plus hours on Sunday as I made the three-hour drive from Maine to Pawtucket, R.I. to watch Braves uber-prospects Ronald Acuña and Luiz Gohara.The timing proved to be excellent, as we learned this morning that the wait for Acuña is about to be over — Atlanta is…

As much as I love offense, there's something special about watching a pitcher paint the outside corner with a fastball or drop a curve in at the knees. Offense might win fantasy championship, but that doesn't mean you can't dig a little deeper and grab some high-upside arms on the rise in dynasty leagues.Maybe I should've started with pitchers. I could've rambled on and on about Joey Lucchesi and his breakout potential, but by now, everyone knows how good he is after his first few starts with the Padres. Oh well, my…