Take 10 with Tim – June 26, 2026 @ 9:15 am.

1.We had a trade on Wednesday night with the Cubs acquiring David Peterson from the Mets for minor leaguer Cole Mathis – Cole Mathis profile is at the end of the notes.
a.Is this the first sign of the Mets throwing in the towel?
b.If so, give me the top 3 players the Mets will trade before the deadline?
c.Will Lindor or Soto be one of those players?
d.Good move for the Cubs?
e.Who gets Peterson’s starts in New York? Tong?
f.Kodai Senga – Yuk – moved to the bullpen.

2.It’s been a month since Dylan Crews returned. He’s hitting .212 with five home runs and two stolen bases. Remarkably, he’s walked twice in 124 plate appearances and is sporting a .250 OBP.
a.We will look at his baseballsavant data as well.
b.What do Dynasty League managers do and are you still all-in or starting to lose confidence in him?

3.Related. I started with my Draft Preview yesterday and wrote up the first 15 players I would take in a FYPD. Roch Cholowsky, the long-time favorite of everyone to go #1 in FYPD (and by MLB teams as well) reminds me a bit of Crews. Can’t miss college hitter with power – but unlike Crews, he doesn’t have much speed. When I was writing up my notes, I kept thinking of Crews, and maybe a little of Corey Seager. If you’re picking #1 in a FYPD, do you pick the safe guy in Cholowsky, or do you go with somebody with more explosive tools but with more risk?

4.The discussion of Shane Bieber was on our list last week but we talked to much and never got to him. I asked, would you start Shane Bieber given the drop in velo he was showing in his rehab. Now, we have a game under his belt and it wasn’t great = 3.2 IP, 9 hits, 4 ER, 3 HR, 2K/0BB. His fastball wasn’t any better at 91.9 mph and he’s throwing his cutter more to try and compensate.

a.How are you treating him for the next few starts? Starting him because he’s Shane Bieber, looking at matchups, or on the bench? He has Texas at home on Sunday.

5.One of our Pateron members reach out about Jakob Marsee and whether he should be a keeper for next season. I did a full breakdown on him and will share, but wanted to get your take on what has to be a disappointing season for where you had to take him in fantasy leagues.

6.A few Rookies starting to show their stuff – Fact of Fiction

a.Jac Caglianone – 14 home runs, but striking out a lot and a .352 BABIP is propping up his .275 BA
b.TJ Rumfield – 12 HR, .275 BA, and a 47K/28BB, 15% K-Rate
c.Bryce Eldridge – 130 AB, 6 HR, .285 BA, 34K/21BB – 22% K-Rate
d.Foster Griffin – 91.1 IP, 3.15 ER, 4.09 xERA
e.Gage Jump – 35.1 IP, 2.04 ERA, 35K/10BB. 3.71 ERA at home, 0.49 away. Overall, 2.94 xERA

7.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

8.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

Cole Mathis (3B/1B)
Highest Level: High-A ETA: 2028 Fantasy Ceiling: Corner Infielder
Last Updated: 06/25/2026
Tools Summary: Polished power bat whose real test begins at Double A.
Cole Mathis, the Cubs’ second round pick in 2024, lost most of his first professional season to Tommy John surgery and was limited to just 25 games in 2025. Chicago sent him back to Low A to open 2026, and while he’s older than the competition, he’s performed exactly as a polished college bat should. The approach is mature, the power is real, and he’s made a clear effort to elevate — sometimes a bit too intentionally — but the results speak for themselves as fly balls continue turning into home runs. After 14 games, he earned a promotion to High A, where the home run output dipped but the underlying metrics remained strong.
The Mets saw enough and acquired him in late June in exchange for David Peterson. From a development standpoint, it’s essentially a wash — both organizations do a solid job with hitters.
The pedigree and strength have always been part of the projection, but fantasy managers should stay measured. Given his age and the level, he should be producing. The real test comes once he reaches Double A, where we’ll learn whether the contact skills and swing decisions hold up against better sequencing and velocity. If they do, the power will play.