The Yahoo Adds Sheet — 2026-05-08
These are Yahoo's top adds for the day — the largest day-over-day ownership_pct gainers across every Yahoo league, with probable starters stripped out so what remains is conviction, not matchup streaming.
#1 HOLD Spencer Jones
OF · NYY · 28% owned (▲ +18.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: This is the single biggest ownership swing on the board (+18.0pp) and it's tied directly to a callup. Per @BryanHoch (callup tweet, 2026-05-08): "A large man who hits the ball very far," Jones is en route to Milwaukee for his big league debut after Friday's promotion. He slots in as MLB CF #3 in a backup role on the depth chart, but the Yankees don't burn an option on a power bat to sit him — expect a runway to prove it.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░▓▓▓▓▓ Hold · 65% — leans hold
Verdict: HOLD. Fresh callup with stated playing-time intent and a beat-writer co-sign — the dynasty pedigree means you ride out the strikeouts in a 12-teamer.
#2 AVOID Ezequiel Duran
1B/2B/3B/SS/OF · TEX · 14% owned (▲ +7.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: Multi-position eligibility (1B/2B/3B/SS/OF) is catnip and he's the listed MLB LF #1 starter. The L14 line — 10G, .263, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB — looks fine on the surface. But the data block flags a Sell signal: a .351 BABIP propping up the average with only a 6.3% Barrel rate underneath. xwOBA .347 is solid but the AVG is the only thing keeping this profile fantasy-relevant.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ Hold · 35% — leans stream
Verdict: AVOID. The signal is explicitly Sell on BABIP regression — you're buying the peak. Position flex is nice but not at the cost of an incoming AVG crater.
#3 HOLD Gregory Soto
RP · PIT · 33% owned (▲ +4.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: Confirmed MLB CL #1 closer role and a perfect L14: 6G, 6.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 W, 2 SV with 6 K. The Statcast under it is nuclear — xERA 1.87, 75.0% Whiff. The data carries a Hold tag with the caveat ERA (2.13) sits below FIP (2.88), so some normalization is coming, but the role is locked.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░░░▓▓▓ Hold · 80% — strong hold
Verdict: HOLD. Closer + dominant whiff stuff = saves are saves in a 12-team league. Don't overthink it.
#4 HOLD Zack Gelof
2B/OF · ATH · 4% owned (▲ +3.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: Listed MLB 3B #1 starter and the L14 is the catalyst: 10G, .275, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB across 40 AB. Statcast is league-average-plus (xwOBA .315, 7.5% Barrel, 45.0% HH) — not loud, but the playing time is real and the power/speed combo at 2B/OF eligibility is fantasy-useful.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓ Hold · 60% — leans hold
Verdict: HOLD. Everyday role at a thin position with a hot two-week sample. At 4% owned in 12-teamers, this is a free shot worth taking.
#5 HOLD Brooks Lee
2B/3B/SS · MIN · 35% owned (▲ +3.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: MLB SS #1 starter producing — 12G, .306, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 2 SB. The fun part is the data flags a .226 BABIP as unlucky low with the AVG expected to rebound, even though the xwOBA (.270) and Barrel% (5.2) suggest the underlying contact is mediocre. Triple eligibility (2B/3B/SS) is the fantasy unlock.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░▓▓▓▓▓ Hold · 65% — leans hold
Verdict: HOLD. Locked starting MI with positive luck regression coming. The ceiling is capped by the Statcast, but the floor is fine.
#6 (>50% owned, brief) Xander Bogaerts
SS · SD · 61% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Locked MLB SS #1 with a quietly strong xwOBA .354 / 8.3% Barrel under a noisy .222 AVG. Hold signal, sample-size caveat. HOLD where rostered.
#7 HOLD Brandon Marsh
OF · PHI · 29% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: MLB LF #1 starter scorching to a .369 mark over 12G (17-46) with 8 R. The contact quality backs the AVG more than the power — xBA .291, 48.5% HH, but only 7.1% Barrel and zero HR in the L14. Signal is Hold with a sample-size caveat.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░▓▓▓▓▓ Hold · 60% — leans hold
Verdict: HOLD. Everyday outfielder with elite contact peripherals; the HR drought is the only thing keeping this from a louder buy.
#8 HOLD Trent Grisham
OF · NYY · 43% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: This is the highest-conviction add on the page. The L14 AVG (.169, 10-59) is ugly, but underneath: xwOBA .360, 14.1% Barrel, 52.5% HH, plus 2 HR, 9 RBI, 12 R and a SB. The data flags a Buy with .160 BABIP unlucky-low. @BryanHoch (transaction note, 2026-05-08) cites Ryan McMahon calling it "the worst luck" and points to a Thursday hit as a turning sign.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░░░▓▓▓ Hold · 80% — strong hold
Verdict: HOLD. MLB CF #1, leadoff-quality run production already there, and the contact data + insider note both point to AVG rebound. Buy now while the surface stats hide him.
#9 AVOID Rico Garcia
RP · BAL · 28% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: Six scoreless appearances (4.3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 W, 1 SV, 6 K) and absurd whiff numbers (98.0% Whiff, xERA 1.92) draw eyeballs. But he's MLB RP #3 in a backup role, and the signal is explicitly Sell — ERA (0.75) sitting well below FIP (3.12) means regression is coming and the save came on opportunity, not role.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ Hold · 25% — clear stream
Verdict: AVOID in 12-team mixed. Non-closer middle reliever with a regression flag — saves won't be steady enough to justify the bench spot.
#10 AVOID JJ Bleday
OF · CIN · 12% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: The Statcast line is ridiculous — xwOBA .530, xBA .383, 23.1% Barrel, 61.5% HH — and the L14 surface (.256, 4 HR, 7 RBI) is solid. He's MLB LF #1 starter. The catch: signal is Hold with the explicit note that a .404 BABIP is unsustainable and AVG regression is coming.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓ Hold · 55% — coin flip
Verdict: AVOID for the AVG-chaser; HOLD if you only need power. The Barrel rate is real, but the hit-tool floor caps this. In a 12-teamer I'd let someone else pay for the spike.
#11 HOLD Ryan Jeffers
C · MIN · 43% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: MLB C #1 starter slashing .317 over 10G (13-41) with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R. Statcast supports it: xwOBA .384, 15.4% Barrel, 41.0% HH. Hold signal with sample-size caveat, but for a position this thin it's plenty.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░░▓▓▓▓ Hold · 70% — leans hold
Verdict: HOLD. Starting catcher hitting the ball hard with real Barrel rate is a top-12 catcher conversation. Easy add anywhere it's open.
#12 HOLD Casey Schmitt
1B/2B/3B · SF · 42% owned (▲ +2.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: Tri-eligibility (1B/2B/3B), MLB DH #1 starter role, and L14 production: 12G, .291, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB. The Statcast backs it — xwOBA .371, 16.7% Barrel, 46.7% HH. Signal is Hold with sample-size caveat.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ░░░░░░▓▓▓▓ Hold · 70% — leans hold
Verdict: HOLD. Starting role + position flex + real Barrel rate. This is the kind of CI/MI flex piece that wins 12-team benches.
#13 AVOID Jose A. Ferrer
RP · SEA · 4% owned (▲ +1.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: No data block beyond the buzz row — no L14, no Statcast, no role tag, no tweet.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ▓▓░░░░░░░░ Hold · 20% — clear stream
Verdict: AVOID — no underlying signal in the data.
#14 (>69% owned, brief) Ceddanne Rafaela
2B/OF · BOS · 70% owned (▲ +1.0pp day-over-day)
MLB CF #1 starter but the signal is Sell — .353 BABIP buoying a .269 AVG with only a .298 xwOBA underneath. AVG regression coming. Already rostered in nearly every 12-teamer; HOLD if you have him, don't pay up.
#15 AVOID Jorge Soler
OF · LAA · 50% owned (▲ +1.0pp day-over-day)
Why he's being added: MLB DH #1 starter with 3 HR, 9 RBI in the L14 and a respectable xwOBA .334 / 12.5% Barrel. But the .235 AVG is real and xBA (.220) says it's deserved. Signal is Sell with a sample-size caveat.
Stream / Hold meter: Stream ▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ Hold · 35% — leans stream
Verdict: AVOID in 12-team mixed. DH-only with a punishing AVG floor on a non-contender — the HR pop isn't enough to offset the category drag.