Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice: Byron Buxton, Lance Lynn, Blake Snell (2024)

Nearly one week in and now it’s time to panic. This is the fun part of the season when we all overreact to the good, bad and ugly stats after six games. Here are the buy-low and sell-high candidates in fantasy baseball for Week 2.

Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice (Week 2)

Sell High

Byron Buxton (OF – MIN)

It’s not like Byron Buxton is tearing up the majors. He’s hitting .300 with three RBIs and zero home runs. What is happening? Buxton is healthy. The longer he plays and performs, owners will start believing the legend he was supposed to be. I hope it happens but we have seen this story. Unlike teammate Royce Lewis, Buxton has a long history of being hurt and disappointing fantasy owners. As long as Buxton is healthy, he has value and, more importantly, value for some other owner. Move him now before it’s too late.

Lance Lynn (SP – STL)

Four innings, five strikeouts and only one walk against the Dodgers — not bad at all. More importantly, do you remember Lance Lynn last season? Quick refresher: 6.47 ERA and 28 home runs allowed. Don’t trust Lynn. He’s listed here because this might be the high selling point for him this season. You won’t get a king’s ransom for him but getting something of value before flat out dropping him isn’t a bad choice.

Blake Snell (SP – SF)

Until last season, Blake Snell looked like his best years were behind him. The 2023 National League CY Young winner had 234 strikeouts in 180 innings with a 2.25 ERA. Why sell high? From 2018 to 2023, he was an underperforming ace. He never had more than eight wins in a season, didn’t pitch more than 129 innings and maxed out at 171 strikeouts.

Owners who punted the pitching categories or have had injuries could be looking for a replacement. Snell has looked good this spring but can he repeat last season’s performance? Unlike Lance Lynn, you could ask for a king’s ransom in return and potentially get that from some owners. I would use caution this season with Snell and move him while the value from last season is still there.