Which Fantasy Baseball Players Should You Drop Before the Weekend?
These five fantasy baseball players are becoming tougher to justify holding as the season moves deeper into June.
It's time to turn our fantasy baseball attention back to drop candidates.
Here are drop articles we did on Monday and Wednesday of this week.
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Bryan Woo - Seattle Mariners
Woo is still owned in most leagues, but he is becoming a drop option based on how he's pitched of late.
Woo had had a rough go of things in June, allowing 12 runs over 11 1/3 innings in two starts. He allowed four runs four starts ago, so he's really had just one good start in his past four appearances.
Over 14 starts this season, Woo has a 5-5 record and 4.28 earned run average (it was 3.51 before that start he allowed four runs in). Woo has allowed 41 runs (39 earned) this season. He's given up 70 hits and 15 walks, but struck out 79 batters, showing some fantasy upside.
Woo is too good of a fantasy pitcher to drop. Trading him away now would be selling him low (and fantasy owners should jump on that if they can), but you'd likely get a better return than you could find on the waiver wire. So trade Woo away if you can, don't drop him.
Wyatt Langford - Texas Rangers
Langford is currently rostered in 81% of fantasy leagues. He was owned in most leagues earlier this season, but hasn't lived up to expectations.
He returned from a stint on the injured list on June 5, and has just three hits in six games since. He has two extra-base hits in there, but just one RBI, four runs scored, two walks and seven strikeouts.
The outfielder has a .214 average and .257 on-base percentage over 26 contests and 109 plate appearances on the season. That's not a ton of game action, but Langford has struggled mightily when active.
He has 22 total hits, including four doubles, two triples and two homers. Langford has five RBIs, 13 runs scored, three stolen bases, six walks and 26 strikeouts.
I still think pretty highly of Langford, but between injuries and poor hitting when healthy, he's not the best fantasy asset right now. He's droppable in some standard leagues, especially if your team is struggling. Keep tabs on him in case he ever gets rolling.
Framber Valdez - Houston Astros
Valdez is down to 92% owned, after being rostered in all leagues to kick off the season.
He has just one good outing over his past three starts. Valdez allowed four runs in the other two starts in that span.
Valdez has struggled a bit in his first season with Detroit. Across 14 starts, he's 3-5 with a 4.40 ERA so far. Valdez has allowed 42 runs (38 earned) on 75 hits and 29 walks, while striking out 61 batters over 77 2/3 innings.
He looks like a better standard league streaming option for now, so I don't mind dropping him until he shows more consistent (and better) results. Keep him around in deeper leagues unless things really go off the rails.
Better days should be ahead, so it's a time to maybe buy low on Valdez.
Wilyer Abreu - Boston Red Sox
Abreu is another hitter sitting at 81% rostered. He was over 90% less than a month ago.
Abreu has two hits over his past four games. The bigger issue is strikeouts, and he has at least one in six of his eight appearances this month.
Across 65 contests and 280 plate appearances this season, Abreu has a .273 average and .333 OBP, which would be career highs for a full season of play.
He has 13 doubles, seven homers and a triple among his 69 total hits so far. Abreu has 29 RBIs, 28 runs scored, four stolen bases, 24 walks and 56 strikeouts.
Abreu is a decent fantasy asset, but is droppable when he's not producing at the plate. One of those times is now, so don't be afraid to move on from him, especially if you need more out of your fantasy outfielders.
Kyle Bradish - Baltimore Orioles
Bradish is rostered in 82% of leagues at the moment and is trending down of late.
He's had two similar starts in a row, but they aren't good outings. Bradish has allowed five runs over four innings in each outing.
Bradish had been pitching well in his four or five starts before that, so inconsistency just seems to be part of things for him in 2026. Over 14 outings, he's 3-7 with a 4.30 ERA.
He's allowed 40 runs (35 earned) on 76 hits and 38 walks, while striking out 73 batters along the way. Bradish has allowed four or more runs on five occasions, then been under three runs allowed in five starts as well.
The inconsistent results make him a better standard league streaming option. Keep rostering him in deeper leagues, but don't be afraid to add/drop him in standard leagues depending on his matchups and results on the bump.
