Bryce Miller and Kristian Campbell Among Tuesday's Fantasy Baseball Drop Candidates

We've looked at fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters and pitchers, plus a prospect already today. Now, it's time to discuss some potential drop candidates.

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Should You Drop Bryce Miller?

Miller is down 2.8% today, bringing his overall mark to 88%.

Miller was a pretty popular fantasy asset coming into the season after a 2024 season in which he posted a 2.94 earned run average across 31 starts and 180 1/3 innings. He's struggled so far across eight starts in 2025.

He's 2-4 with a 5.22 ERA across 39 2/3 innings. Miller has allowed 23 runs on 40 hits and 21 walks, while striking out 35 batters.

He has a career 3.71 ERA even with his early-season struggles, so his slow start has been a surprise to many. His strikeouts per nine innings are down, while his walks are up double his career mark. His WHIP is 1.54 this season, which is way over his 1.10 career mark.

He's a bounceback candidate moving forward, but he's almost unstartable right now. Miller has allowed four or more runs in three of his past four appearances, and those didn't come against the best competition either.

Miller has faced the Athletics (twice), Giants, Rangers, Reds, Red Sox, Angels and Blue Jays so far. I'd argue there's more favorable matchups in there than tough ones, so his poor numbers so far are even more alarming than they originally look.

I think Miller is going to turn things around and finish with an ERA between his 2023 mark (4.32) and 2024 (2.94). He'll be a good fantasy asset in all leagues if that's the case, so I'm actually a fan of buying low on Miller.

I get why people are dropping him, but he still should have enough fantasy value to trade for something. You spent a pretty early pick on him (around pick 80), so I'm not really that close to wanting to drop him actually.

See if you can trade Miller away instead of dropping him for nothing. I'd really do my best to keep Miller rostered on my team though. I have faith in him turning things around soon. Buy him low if you can, and then just stash him until his results improve.

Should You Drop Kyle Stowers?

Stowers is rostered in 62% of leagues right now. He was just under 70% about a week ago.

He's been in a bit of a funk at the plate since May 5. In seven games and 29 plate appearances since, Stowers has a .130 average and .286 on-base percentage. He has a homer among his three knocks, one RBI and run scored, five walks and 11 punchouts in that span.

He's still playing everyday, and batting between 2-5 in the lineup. Miami isn't a great lineup to be in, but that's a favorable spot for any fantasy hitter.

He has a .288 average and .368 OBP across 38 games and 152 plate appearances this season. Stowers has seven homers, four doubles and a triple among his 38 total knocks, along with 26 RBIs, two stolen bases, 19 runs scored, 17 walks and 45 strikeouts.

He's provided a ton of fantasy value so far this season, and a little regression was likely coming. Stowers is still getting on base enough, and most importantly, is playing daily.

I understand wanting to drop him in standard leagues, and if you're set in the outfield, then by all means drop him. He needs to be held onto in deeper leagues though, and that probably will remain the case all season.

He might most often top out as a deep-league option, but he could be streamable for weeks at a time in standard leagues. Keep an eye on Stowers and utilize him in standard leagues when he's going well at the plate.

Should You Drop Tanner Houck?

Houck is down to 44% rostered after a 3.9% drop today.

In nine starts this season, Houck is 0-3 with an 8.04 ERA, so it's easy to see why he's being dropped. He's allowed 41 runs (39 earned) on 57 hits and 17 walks, while striking out 32 batters over 43 2/3 innings.

Houck has a career 3.97 ERA despite his terrible start, and is coming off a 2024 season in which he posted a 3.12 ERA. He's averaging nearly two less strikeouts and a half more walks per nine innings. Houck's WHIP is 1.70, which is way over his career 1.24 mark (and 1.14 mark from last season).

Houck isn't worth rostering in standard leagues right now, but he's bound to improve, and he might work his way back into those leagues eventually. He's hard to justify starting in any leagues at this point.

He allowed 11 runs in his last appearance, but surrendered only four runs over 11 2/3 frames in the two starts before that. Upcoming starts against the Braves and Orioles could be a chance for Houck to get back on track.

Houck won't be started by many fantasy teams for that first start against Atlanta, but he's worth tracking in case he gets back on track immediately. He was a good fantasy asset for most starts last season, and could eventually work his way back into that tier this season.

Should You Drop Kristian Campbell?

Campbell is rostered in 85% of fantasy leagues. He was over 90% a week ago.

Since May hit, Campbell has just three hits over seven games and 30 plate appearances. That's a .100 average, and with no walks, he's also got a .100 OBP. Campbell has singled for all his hits, and has one RBI and no runs scored or stolen bases - he's struck out nine times.

His season-long numbers look a lot weaker all of a sudden. Campbell has a .256 average and .346 OBP across 36 games and 153 plate appearances. He has eight doubles and four homers among his 34 total knocks, along with 13 RBIs, two stolen bases, 18 runs scored, 19 walks and 41 strikeouts.

He's still starting most days, and has been serving as the team's cleanup hitter. Despite his struggles at the plate, that still sets Campbell up for a ton of fantasy success.

I'd do my best to keep rostering him in standard leagues, even if that means benching him for a couple games until he heats back up. I'd look to trade him before dropping him for nothing.

Campbell should be retained in deeper redraft leagues and all dynasty/keeper setups all season.

Should You Drop Brady Singer?

Singer is down 3.5% today and is sitting at 65% overall now.

He started the season strong, but has surrendered 11 runs over his past two starts. Singer has made eight starts overall, going 4-2 with a 4.97 ERA.

Across 41 2/3 innings, Singer has allowed 26 runs (23 earned) on 40 hits and 15 walks, while punching out 39 batters.

He has a career 4.32 ERA, but turned in a 3.71 ERA across 32 starts with KC last season. He was likely to fall between those two ERAs for 2025, so his current mark is a surprise to a lot of fantasy owners.

Singer's strikeouts are right on par with his career mark, but he's walking more batters. His WHIP is 1.32, which is pretty close to his 1.33 career mark.

Signs might point to similar results going forward, but I still believe Singer can be a solid fantasy asset. He was trending toward being a standard league keeper early, but now looks like a deep-league keeper with standard league streaming value in favorable starts.

Upcoming matchups against the Guardians and Pirates should help Singer get back on track. I'd be fine starting him in deeper leagues for those outings, and if he bounces back against the Guardians, he can be streamed in standard leagues against the Pirates.

So, I agree with dropping Singer in standard leagues, but would keep him in deeper leagues. I think he'll turn things around moving forward.