The Fantasy Six Pack Hour

Bobby Witt Jr. Back Injury & Drops | Fantasy Baseball First Cup Jul 22

July 22, 2026·27 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Kansas City Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. is dealing with lower-back stiffness after exiting Monday early. Host Joe Bond breaks down the latest roster moves, evaluates the Drops of the Week, and reviews the FanDuel Bet of the Day taking the Giants Over 4.5 runs against Seth Lugo (+100). In News & Injuries, Bobby Witt Jr. remains day-to-day with lingering back spasms, Jack Flaherty hits the 15-day IL with right flexor inflammation, and Kyle Teel is set to miss 6 to 12 weeks with a high ankle sprain. Plus, Josh Jung and Jac Caglianone exited early Tuesday, Max Fried returns Wednesday, and Ranger Suarez avoids a major setback. In Studs & Duds, CJ Abrams, Manny Machado, Max Kepler, Fernando Tatis Jr., Wyatt Langford, Justin Wrobleski, Zack Wheeler, Tatsuya Imai, Kumar Rocker, and Chase Burns delivered top performances. Meanwhile, Michael Busch, Willy Adames, Ozzie Albies, Corbin Carroll, Paul Sewald, Reynaldo Lopez, Kevin Gausman, Jackson Perkins, Brandon Lowe, Joe Ryan, Kyle Schwarber, Freddy Peralta, Jacob Misiorowski, Jacob DeGrom, and Ivan Herrera struggled. For Wednesday's rotating segment on Drops, the crew evaluates cutting bait on Jarren Duran and Freddy Peralta while monitoring Teoscar Hernandez, Cal Raleigh, and Kevin Gausman on the watch list. First Cup Fantasy Baseball drops every weekday around 9 AM ET on The F6P Hour. Use code F6PPODS for 15% off All Access at fantasysixpack.net – rankings, matchup tools, DFS and betting cheat sheets, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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