Is it Time to Drop Chandler Simpson and Max Meyer in Fantasy Baseball Leagues?

We already looked at fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters and pitchers, so let's now go over some fantasy drop candidates.

We won't cover anyone who appeared in the first two drop stories (Tuesday and Thursday) of the week.

More droppable player data can be located on the waiver wire trends most dropped tab, which can be found on any fantasy baseball page here at FantasySP. 

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Should You Drop Zach McKinstry?

McKinstry is down 2.5% today, bringing his overall mark to 58%.

He still has good overall numbers on the season, but his role has diminished of late. McKinstry has two starts over the past four games, batting third and sixth in those contests.

Overall, McKinstry has a .280 average and .374 on-base percentage across 35 games and 140 plate appearances. He has six doubles, three triples and a homer among his 33 total knocks. McKinstry also has 16 RBIs, three stolen bases, 20 runs scored, 19 walks and 38 strikeouts.

He's a career .226 hitter with a .295 OBP, so he was always likely to regress. The 30-year-old has a .120 average and .214 OBP across seven games this month, so the regression has already started.

It's tough to move on from McKinstry, because he's a more valuable fantasy asset outside his hot start at the plate. He has played games at right and left field, second and third base and shortstop this season. McKinstry could also be eligible at center field from past seasons.

The super-utility player is always a pretty good deep-league option, even if that's just in a backup fantasy role. When he was going well at the plate, like he was early this season, McKinstry's own percentage shot up.

I think it's safe to move on from McKinstry in standard leagues. I'm not sure he'll ever get back to being a standard league option either.

I still like the idea of holding McKinstry in some deeper redraft leagues, but he's just a bench and depth option with his cold stretch of hitting of late. If he continues to struggle for another week, he'll be dropped in most deeper leagues as well.

Keep rostering McKinstry in really deep leagues, again, even if that's just to have him be a depth option. He can be started when his bat is hot, or when you're lacking starting options.

Should You Drop Jorge Soler?

Soler is down to 39% owned after a 2.2% decrease today. He's dealing with a groin injury and only appeared as a pinch hitter on Friday.

In 36 games and 145 plate appearances so far this season, Soler has a .231 average and .297 OBP. He's got six homers and eight doubles among his 30 total knocks, along with 16 RBIs, 13 runs scored, 10 walks and 41 strikeouts.

Soler is a career .242 hitter with a .330 OBP, so his numbers are a bit down so far in his age-33 season. Not having a ton of talent around him in the Angels' lineup isn't helping Soler's cause, and it's led to most fantasy owners bailing on him.

He's still hitting third or fourth when he's in the lineup, which gives him enough fantasy value to be used in some deeper redraft leagues. Soler is likely only eligible to play as a right fielder or designated hitter, so that's also a blow to his fantasy value.

Move on from Soler if there's a fantasy hitter with more long-term upside out there. Soler will have his hot stretches, but he's likely to top out as a deep-league option, and only is a really good fantasy asset when he's going well at the plate.

Should You Drop Chandler Simpson?

Simpson is down 2% today, bringing his overall mark down to 46%.

He made his MLB debut back on April 19, so we've gotten to see a couple weeks of what Simpson can bring to the table. Simpson has a .258 average and .286 OBP across 18 games and 71 plate appearances.

He has a double among his 17 total hits, along with five RBIs, six stolen bases, nine runs scored, three walks and 10 strikeouts.

Simpson's biggest fantasy asset is his speed. He doesn't have much pop, and also doesn't drive in many runs. Simpson can still be a fantasy asset with a solid average/OBP and some runs scored and stolen bases.

He doesn't hurt himself with a ton of strikeouts, but he also doesn't walk a ton, so that limits him as a base stealer. Simpson is fun to watch on the basepaths, but it doesn't translate super well to fantasy baseball leagues.

I still think Simpson is a good deep-league fantasy option. I'm not quite ready to give up on him, but with a .139 average and .135 OBP over his past 10 games and 38 plate appearances, I get if you want to move on from him.

Simpson needs to be held onto in dynasty/keeper leagues still. It's possible his bat improves as he gets more accustomed to the big leagues.

For that possible upside, I'd urge each of you to keep monitoring Simpson. He could heat up at the plate and be a fantasy asset in all leagues for long stretches, so don't write him off after his up-and-down start to his career.

Should You Drop Max Meyer?

Meyer was a streaming option on Friday against the White Sox, but he was tagged for five runs. He's down 2% and is now rostered in 78% of leagues now.

Meyer went 6 1/3 innings on Friday, surrendering five hits and three walks. He also hit a batter, allowed a homer and struck out five.

It's not just one tough start that has Meyer trending down. He's allowed five earned runs in three straight outings, and matchups against the White Sox, Athletics and Mariners aren't really that tough on paper.

Overall, Meyer has a 2-4 record and 4.37 ERA. He's made eight starts, covering 45 1/3 innings and striking out 52 over that span. Meyer has allowed 23 runs (22 earned) on 45 hits and 16 walks.

His career ERA is 5.23, so he's improved a bit there so far. His strikeouts and walks are up from his career marks, while his WHIP is only slightly lower.

Meyer was bound to regress after his hot start, and it came in the form of three straight pretty ugly outings. He's got probable starts against the Rays and Cubs next.

Meyer was a player I was really high on after his strong start, but now he might be owned in too many leagues. He's not delivering good results against weaker-hitting teams, and is starting to look like a better deep-league option. He can be a standard league streaming asset, but he doesn't look worthy of a roster spot in those leagues.

We'll see if Meyer can snap out of this funk soon, otherwise his own percentage is going to keep dropping.

Should You Drop Andres Gimenez?

Gimenez is rostered in 65% of leagues. He's on the injured list with a right quad strain. He might only miss the required 10 days on the IL, but he'd already been trending down as a fantasy asset.

Across 36 games and 143 plate appearances this season, Gimenez has a .195 average and .273 OBP. He has three homers and five doubles among his 25 total knocks, along with 10 RBIs, nine stolen bases, 17 runs scored, 10 walks and 26 strikeouts.

I always wonder when a player is struggling if a minor injury is a chance to throw them on the injured list to clear their heads and hopefully come back better after a short break. That could be the case here with Gimenez.

He hasn't produced well enough to roster in standard leagues anymore. Gimenez might eventually be a standard league option this season, but we'll need to see his bat heat up before that happens.

Gimenez should be held onto in deeper leagues for the time being. If he doesn't improve in his return to the field, he might be dropped in a lot of deeper leagues too.

If you have an IR spot to place him on, then that's the route I'd take. It gives you time to assess things in a standard league, while of course opening a roster spot up in all leagues.