Fantasy Baseball Drop Candidates: Time to Move On From These 6 Players?

Let's discuss another round of fantasy baseball drop candidates before the weekend hits.

Here's the first drop article we did this week.

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Kade Anderson - Seattle Mariners

Anderson was sitting at 73.48% rostered for his last start, but that will plummet after getting knocked around a bit.

He was stellar in the minor leagues before getting called up. His first three starts in the big leagues have been so-so, and he's covered just 15 innings.

Anderson allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks in his most recent start. He only struck out three over five innings, and has just 11 strikeouts overall so far.

I like his long-term outlook, but Anderson just isn't delivering well enough to own in all fantasy leagues right now. He's a good deep-league asset still, and can be considered for standard league streaming starts, but he's not one to hold in standard leagues for now.

Kyle Stowers - Miami Marlins

Stowers is owned in 53.04% of leagues, but is trending down as he deals with a hamstring injury.

He's dealt with injuries on and off all season, so this is getting frustrating for fantasy owners. It's a bummer he got hurt too, as he is riding a four-game hitting streak, and has two homers and a double in that stretch.

Stowers has a .247 average and .333 on-base percentage over 104 games and 437 plate appearances this season. He's got 24 doubles, 18 homers and four triples among his 95 total hits, plus 59 RBIs, 48 runs scored, 42 walks, a stolen base and 140 strikeouts.

He's underwhelmed compared to what he produced last year, but has had stretches where he's a really solid fantasy asset. Stowers should be held in all deeper leagues yet, but he is droppable in some standard leagues, especially if he's not back in the lineup right away. You need all hands on deck with your fantasy roster at this point, so don't be afraid to cut ties with Stowers if you need more production.

Tanner Bibee - Cleveland Guardians

Bibee was at 82.87% rostered for his last start, but it went poorly, so now he's going to be let go in a good amount of leagues.

Bibee lasted just four innings in that outing against Toronto, allowing five runs on four hits and five walks. He only struck out four batters, and left after 90 pitches.

Bibee has these blowup starts every now and then, and it holds him back from ever getting to 100% rostered in fantasy leagues. He's still worth considering in standard leagues, but is a better streaming option right now. His 4.06 earned run average over 29 starts and 166 1/3 innings is a solid mark, but a 5-15 record and just 132 strikeouts so far hold him back.

So I'd suggest that you deploy Bibee strategically for the remainder of the season. Only trust him in all leagues in the best matchups, while maybe skipping him in some tougher matchups, or if he's been struggling before that.

Will Smith - Los Angeles Dodgers

Smith is rostered in 71.19% of leagues. He's finally back from an injury that kept him out several weeks, but he's not producing a ton, so he's trending down too.

Smith has played in three games since being activated from the IL, but he has just one hit and a walk over 10 plate appearances. Smith doubled for the hit, and drove in two runs in that contest.

He's underwhelmed overall this season between poor hitting and a bunch of missed time. Smith has logged just 211 plate appearances over 55 games, and he sits with a .242 average and .332 OBP, plus 25 RBIs and runs scored, 24 walks and 35 strikeouts. Among his 44 hits, Smith has six doubles and six homers.

Smith has been a big fantasy draft bust in 2026, and he's struggled to produce a bunch since returning, so he's droppable in more leagues now. He's one to hold in deeper leagues, but he could be let go in standard leagues, especially if you have better fantasy catchers you could turn to down the stretch.

Jose Soriano - Toronto Blue Jays

Soriano is sitting at 98.31% owned but is being dropped after a below-average performance in his last start.

Soriano struggled against Cleveland, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out just two batters, while hitting another.

He's allowed at least three earned runs in four straight starts, and gone over six innings just once. Soriano still owns a 3.52 ERA over 28 starts and 156 innings this season. He's 11-7 and has 151 strikeouts, so you can see why he's owned in more leagues than Bibee.

Soriano is another standard league streaming option to some, but I would prefer to keep rostering him. He's produced enough this season to trust - maybe just expect average results at best, not above-average marks.

Max Muncy - Los Angeles Dodgers

Muncy sits at 86.19% rostered at the moment. That's the lowest mark he's been at in the past month.

He has one hit (a single) over his past seven games. Muncy's .053 average in that stretch makes him droppable. He's still getting on base at a .250 clip over that stretch thanks to five walks, so it hasn't been horrendous for the veteran.

Muncy now has a .246 average and .344 OBP over 129 games and 482 plate appearances this season. He's got 26 homers, 20 doubles, a triple, 103 total hits, 68 RBIs, 69 runs scored, 59 walks, two stolen bases and 121 strikeouts as well.

The third baseman is a bit of a streaky hitter, and now is not a good stretch for Muncy. He's droppable in standard leagues for the time being, but be keeping tabs on him in case he starts producing more down the stretch, at which point he'd be re-addable in most standard leagues.