September 26, 2016

Jason Salavon steals the lead from Jim Kushner with just one week remaining of regular season baseball, ending Jim's streak at 112 consecutive days in first place. Garrett Schwab rounds out our top three, with 19 entrants trailing Jason and Jim by at least two picks.

We can credit Jason's rise to four events: (1) Jon Lester's win over the Cards yesterday, which knocked Max Scherzer out of the lead for NL wins, (2) Jonathan Villar passing Billy Hamilton in NL steals, (3) Madison Bumgarner's 6 IP in San Diego on Saturday, and (4) Mike Trout's contention in the tight race for AL runs. Jason's time at the top may be short, as Scherzer is slated to pitch tomorrow and only needs two innings to catch MadBum. Furthermore, a win by the Nats' current ace nets Jim an additional point for NL wins. One last thing in Jim's favor: Scherzer can make two starts before the regular season's end.

We'll send out updates this week with every new lead change. See you then!

-Jud and Dan