Missing out on the top five third basemen — players such as José Ramírez or Austin Riley — in the first 35 or so picks of your fantasy draft is not the end of the world.
Birdsong was 3-0 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.220 WHIP, 11.3 strikeouts per nine, a .204 opponents’ average and a 15 percent swinging-strike rate in his first six big league starts.
Does your team have enough to win your league? If not, any pitcher who has shown
capability in the past is a good candidate to show it when they return from
injury.