RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) wind down the season with more potential pickups for the stretch run and two-start pitchers for next week.

Opening/Davis Schneider is off to the best start in MLB history

Pickups

• Pete Crow-Armstrong
• Michael Conforto
• Nick Pivetta
• Harrison Bader
• Kirby Yates
• David Peterson
• Adrian Houser
• Heston Kjerstad

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Sept. 15, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Kyle Wright 0
• Max Fried 5
• John Means 1
• Kutter Crawford 2 (Todd 3)
• Javier Assad 2 (Todd 4)
• Ben Lively 0
• Cal Quantrill 2
• Mike Clevinger 3
• Alex Faedo 1 (Todd 0)
• Justin Verlander 4 (Todd 5)
• Lance Lynn 3
• Ryan Pepiot 3
• Edward Cabrera 2
• Freddy Peralta 5
• Adrian Houser 3 (Todd 2)
• Joe Ryan 4 (Todd 3)
• Jose Butto 2
• Clarke Schmidt 3
• JP Sears 3
• Paul Blackburn 2
• Zack Wheeler 5
• Cristopher Sanchez 4
• Michael Wacha 3 (Todd 2)
• Bryan Woo 3
• Kyle Harrison 2
• Adam Wainwright 0
• Drew Rom 0 (Todd 2)
• Taj Bradley 1
• Jordan Montgomery 4
• Yusei Kikuchi 4 (Todd 3)
• Joan Adon 0

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Ian Kahn is in a tight race with RotoWire's Jason Collette in the XFL Experts League. He joins Jeff Erickson to discuss this race, his other leagues, and how to fix the Yankees.

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• Patrick Bailey
• Bo Naylor
• Matt Mervis
• Ryan Noda
• Miguel Vargas
• Liover Peguero
• Gabriel Arias
• Zach Neto
• Jordan Diaz
• Jordan Westburg
• Dominic Canzone
• Drew Waters
• Wilyer Abreu
• Matt Wallner

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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson talk about how to value certain starting pitchers for 2024 and review the Wild Card races in both leagues.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss some intriguing playoff races, break down all the FAAB action and preview an all important Week 25 in fantasy leagues. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some of the notable performances from the weekend and also hit on some waiver wire recommendations.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the latest big storylines from around the baseball world -- Mookie Betts' foot injury, Walker Buehler's shutdown, the German Marquez extension -- before digging into five encouraging performances and five not-so-encouraging performances from Friday's full slate.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and more before grading all of next week's projected two-start options on a 0-5 scale.

Opening/Jordan Lawlar arrives to Arizona

Pickups

• Will Brennan
• Evan Carter
• Michael Brantley
• Tylor Megill
• Jose Butto
• Luis L. Ortiz

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Sept. 8, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Zach Davies 0
• Ryne Nelson 1
• Spencer Strider 5
• Charlie Morton 4
• Dean Kremer 3
• Kutter Crawford 1
• James Paxton 1
• Jordan Wicks 3
• Ben Lively 1
• Kyle Freeland 0
• Chris Flexen 0
• Dylan Cease 4
• Touki Toussaint 1 (Todd 2)
• Joey Wentz 0
• Framber Valdez 5
• Brady Singer 0
• Lance Lynn 2 (Todd 3)
• Braxton Garrett 3 (Todd 4)
• Edward Cabrera 1
• Brandon Woodruff 5
• Freddy Peralta 5
• Sonny Gray 5
• Joe Ryan 4
• Jose Quintana 4 (Todd 3)
• Carlos Rodon 2
• Clarke Schmidt 3 (Todd 2)
• Ken Waldichuk 0
• Taijuan Walker 3
• Andre Jackson 0
• Bailey Falter 1 (Todd 0)
• Pedro Avila 0 (Todd 1)
• Logan Gilbert 4 (Todd 5)
• Alex Cobb 1 (Todd 0)
• Alex Wood 0
• Dakota Hudson 1 (Todd 0)
• Tyler Glasnow 4 (Todd 5)
• Zack Littell 3 (Todd 4)
• Nathan Eovaldi 4
• Max Scherzer 4
• Chris Bassitt 5
• Hyun-Jin Ryu 3
• Josiah Gray 3

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Dr. Roto joins Jeff Erickson as they discuss his teams in LABR & TGFBI, how to handle stolen bases next year, ranking Bobby Witt Jr. and Luis Arraez, and how to balance covering both baseball and football.

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• Partnering with Rick Wolf
• The SMART System
• What's gone right/wrong in AL LABR
• How Glenn would fix the Yankees
• Anthony Volpe
• Gleyber Torres
• Jasson Dominguez
• Oswald Peraza
• Carlos Rodon
• Nestor Cortes
• Clarke Schmidt
• Giancarlo Stanton
• DJ LeMahieu
• Clay Holmes
• Michael King
• Randy Vasquez
• Luis Gil
• Luis Severino

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It's challenging to stay on top of roster expansion and injury moves in September. Fred and Jeff share a few tips on late season strategy, and do some self-inventory on their results so far.

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00:00 - Jose Altuve

07:15 - Nate Eovaldi/Dane Dunning

10:15 - Shohei Ohtani & Mike Trout

16:00 - September Injuries

18:00 - Category Punts

20:00 - Self-inventory

25:00 - Stolen Base Values

40:00 - Justin Steele

45:00 - Cole Ragans

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the strategy that goes into managing the final month of the Fantasy Baseball season and break down all the FAAB action over the weekend, with rookies again being the biggest bids. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer look at the top news of the weekend, including Riley Greene being placed on the injured list with an elbow injury. They also take a look at the great start from Javier Assad and the poor one from Aaron Nola, and offer FAAB recommendations on players like Jasson Dominguez, Ronny Mauricio and Hunter Goodman.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) take a look at the headlines from Friday's action, including Max Scherzer and Jose Altuve leaving their games with respective injuries. They also take a deep dive into the players who were promoted with rosters expanding, with profiles on players like Jasson Dominguez, Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty and Kyren Paris to name a few.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and more before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.

Opening/Acuna is the first player to go 30-60

Pickups

• Jordan Wicks
• Yennier Cano
• Davis Schneider
• Jasson Dominguez

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Sept. 1, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Merrill Kelly 3 (Todd 4)
• Brandon Pfaadt 2
• Darius Vines 2
• Brayan Bello 4
• Justin Steele 5
• Kyle Hendricks 3 (Todd 2)
• Gavin Williams 3
• Tanner Bibee 4
• Peter Lambert 0
• Jesse Scholtens 2
• Joey Wentz 0
• J.P. France 2
• Cole Ragans 4
• Reid Detmers 1
• Jaime Barria 0
• Clayton Kershaw 5
• Jesus Luzardo 3
• Corbin Burnes 5
• Pablo Lopez 5
• Gerrit Cole 5
• Luis Medina 2 (Todd 1)
• Luis Ortiz 1
• Rich Hill 1
• Bryan Woo 3
• Bryce Miller 4 (Todd 3)
• Logan Webb 5
• Zack Thompson 0
• Zach Eflin 4 (Todd 5)
• Taj Bradley 2
• Andrew Heaney 3
• Jose Berrios 4

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Keith Law of the Athletic joins Chris Crawford for some prospect talk. They go over the strong seasons of players like Davis Schneider and Thomas Saggese as well as the struggles of prospects like Diego Cartaya and Jack Leiter. They also talk about the waiver claims made by the Guardians on Wednesday, and whether or not this makes Cleveland a contender for the AL Central or not.

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• Where are the tiers
• Clear top 6
• Emmet Sheehan
• Kyle Hurt
• Curtis Mead
• Rayner Arias
• Jaison Chourio
• Cristhian Vaquero
• Luis Lara
• Enmanuel Bonilla
• Echedry Vargas
• Masyn Winn
• Everson Pereira
• CJ Abrams
• Coby Mayo
• Andrew Painter
• Kyle Manzardo
• Jett Williams
• Joendry Vargas
• Sebastian Walcott
• Blake Dunn
• Ben Rice
• Justice Bigbie
• Jackson Holliday
• Roman Anthony
• James Wood
• Dylan Lesko
• Brock Porter
• Ethan Salas
• Jansel Luis
• Tyler Black
• Royce Lewis
• Kyle Harrison
• Paul Skenes
• Pitching prospects for 2024
• Xavier Isaac
• Lazaro Montes
• Wyatt Langford
• Dylan Crews
• Luis Matos
• Brayan Rocchio
• Dalton Rushing
• Zac Veen
• Elijah Green
• Bryan Ramos
• Evan Carter
• George Valera
• Joey Cantillo
• Will Dion

Ranks

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The Angels are trying to pass their non-Ohtani free agents to be through waivers, the Reds nearly get no-hit and Jays fans are feeling tremendous sadness and angst. Fred and Jeff hit those topics and more!

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the wild battle brewing in the AL West, preview Week 23 and recap all the FAAB action, including some new closers and a number of rookie call-ups. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) goes over some of the notable performances from the weekend and also dives in on some waiver wire recommendations.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) discuss Felix Bautista's injury and Jordan Wicks' impending call-up before digging into the current Wild Card standings in each league. Which teams stand out as likely to make the playoffs, and what players can lead them there ...

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and more before grading all of next week's projected two-start options on a 0-5 scale.

Opening/Ohtani has a UCL tear

Pickups

• Nolan Schanuel
• Ryan Pepiot
• Josh Rojas
• Tyrone Taylor
• Kyle Harrison
• Noelvi Marte
• Oswald Peraza
• Wilyer Abreu

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Aug. 25, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Zac Gallen 5
• Bryce Elder 2
• Charlie Morton 3
• Chris Sale 3
• Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 3)
• Justin Steele 4
• Andrew Abbott 4
• Brandon Williamson 2
• Xzavion Curry 1
• Austin Gomber 0
• Michael Kopech 4 (Todd 3)
• Reese Olson 2
• Tarik Skubal 4
• Zack Greinke 0
• Clayton Kershaw 5 (Todd 4)
• Bobby Miller 3
• Sandy Alcantara 4 (Todd 5)
• Wade Miley 1
• Tylor Megill 0 (Todd 1)
• Luis Severino 2 (Todd 1)
• Jhony Brito 0
• Adrian Martinez 0
• Taijuan Walker 3
• Johan Oviedo 1 (Todd 3)
• Blake Snell 5
• Seth Lugo 2 (Todd 4)
• Bryan Woo 3
• Alex Cobb 3 (Todd 1)
• Jakob Junis 0
• Adam Wainwright 0
• Aaron Civale 4
• Kevin Gausman 5
• Josiah Gray 2 (Todd 3)

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) answers your prospect questions, including whether he'd trade Ethan Salas and Junior Caminero for Shohei Ohtani, and what type of upside Cade Horton and Carson Whisenhunt provide. He also offers his top 10 prospects for the 2024 season, featuring names like Jordan Lawlar, Dylan Crews, Jackson Holliday and more.

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• Colt Emerson
• Matt Shaw
• George Lombard
• Leodalis De Vries
• Cooper Pratt
• A.J. Ewing
• Zander Meuth
• Blake Wolters
• Josh Knoth
• Hurston Waldrep
• Zyhir Hope
• TJ Walton
• Jake Bloss
• Garrett Forrester
• Dylan Quested
• Josh Bostick
• Dillon Head
• Kendall George
• Jacob Wilson
• Colin Houck
• Sammy Stafura
• Nazzan Zanetello
• Brandon Winokur
• George Wolkow
• Charlee Soto

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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson continue their discussion about drafting early closers, spurred by a study from @SleehratNation, talk about the fallout from Hillary, and the wild AL West.

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Scott Jenstad and special guest, Brian Slack, recap all the FAAB action from the weekend, preview Week 22 and discuss strategy for winning the last six weeks of the season. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some of the notable performances from the weekend and also dive in on some waiver wire recommendations.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the latest headlines from around the baseball world before doing a deep dive on 10 pitchers who can deliver down the stretch in the standard 5x5 fantasy scoring categories. Wins, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and saves. Get 'em while you can.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.

Opening/Nolan Schanuel promoted

Pickups

• Masyn Winn
• Pablo Reyes
• Liover Peguro
• Jonathan Aranda
• Wade Meckler
• Nicky Lopez
• Vaughn Grissom
• Charlie Blackmon
• Stone Garrett

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Aug. 18, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Zac Gallen 5
• Bryce Elder 3
• Tanner Houck 1 (Todd 0)
• James Paxton 3
• Javier Assad 2 (Todd 3)
• Drew Smyly 0 (Todd 1)
• Graham Ashcraft 3
• Ty Blach 0
• Touki Toussaint 1
• Mike Clevinger 2 (Todd 3)
• Alex Faedo 0
• Jose Urquidy 3
• Alec Marsh 1
• Clayton Kershaw 5
• Johnny Cueto 0 (Todd 1)
• Bailey Ober 3
• David Peterson 0
• Carlos Rodon 1 (Todd 2)
• Kyle Muller 0
• Paul Blackburn 2
• Zack Wheeler 5
• Bailey Falter 1 (Todd 0)
• Johan Oviedo 2
• Blake Snell 5
• Ross Stripling 1
• Matthew Liberatore 2 (Todd 1)
• Zach Littell 3
• Jordan Montgomery 4
• Yusei Kikuchi 4

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) is joined by Alex Coffey (@byalexcoffey) to talk about the 2023 Philadelphia Phillies. They discuss the struggles of Trea Turner for most of the campaign, the improvement of Bryson Stott, and why Andrew Painter is considered such an important part of the organization going forward.

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• Aram's new top 100 prospects rankings
• Jackson Holliday
• Adael Amador
• Brayan Rocchio
• Owen Caissie
• Everson Pereira
• Noah Schultz
• Robby Snelling
• Luis Lara
• Sebastian Walcott
• Bryan Ramos
• Osleivis Basabe
• Noelvi Marte

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Ozzie Albies goes to the IL, Wander Franco to the Restricted List, and Clarke Schmidt gets lit up. Fred & Jeff discuss those topics and more, along with a quick review of their Flex Experts Superflex draft from Tuesday morning.

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00:00 - Draft Software

01:10 - Wander Franco

03:45 - Ozzie Albies & the Braves

14:00 - Paul Goldschmidt

21:00 - 3B Review

26:00 - Clarke Schmidt

30:00 - Patrick Sandoval

32:30 - Brady Singer

34:30 - Logan Gilbert

41:00 - Grayson Rodriguez

56:00 - FLEX Draft

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk Dodgers, Zack Gelof and the Orioles / Mariners series, then preview Week 21 in MLB and recap all the weekend FAAB action. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) take a look at the latest news of the weekend, including Shohei Ohtani's next start being skipped and Michael Wacha returning to the mound in the next few days. They also look at the strong performance from Gavin Williams, the struggles of Taijuan Walker, and offer some potential FAAB targets for the final stretch of the 2023 campaign.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@DrewSilv) look at the latest headline from the weekend including Mike Trout getting closer to returning to the diamond. They also look at some unheralded hitters who have a chance to help in all five standard hitting categories for the final six-plus weeks of the 2023 campaign.

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Todd and Erik review the news and Steak League pickups, then discuss their picks on Friday's Rival Fantasybook slate. Of course, they wrap up by going through all of next week's two-start pitchers.

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Joe Orrico from Sports Ethos joins Jeff Erickson as they size up the AL East race, with an emphasis on the Blue Jays.

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• Marc's history playing in The NFBC
• Winning Midnight Madness four years in a row
• Auctions vs. snake drafts
• Improving for next year
• Live music superlatives

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Shane McClanahan is unlikely to pitch again this year, Josh Jung is out indefinitely with a thumb injury, and we're going to lose Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez to suspensions in the near future. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss those among their many topics.

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00:00 - Shane McClanahan

11:15 - Josh Jung

16:45 - Tim Anderson, Jose Ramirez

25:45 - Orioles announcers

37:00 - NFBC tricky situation

46:30 - Tony Gonsolin

48:45 - Carlos Estevez

58:00 - James Outman

1:00:00 - Davis Schneider

1:02:15 - Cole Ragans

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss many of the struggling teams right now in MLB, get into some fantasy strategies for the final two months and recap all the action in FAAB this weekend. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@DrewSilv) look at the highlights of the weekend like the fight between the Guardians and White Sox as well as Eury Perez's imminent return. They also profile the highs and lows from Saturday's action, and offer some players they'd target with their remaining FAAB like Davis Schneider and Masyn Winn.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the latest headlines from around the baseball world before digging in on a range of players -- starters, relievers and hitters -- who are currently sitting on the IL but are poised to return and, more importantly, produce. Mike Trout, Logan O'Hoppe, Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Ryan Helsley, Jarred Kelenic, Walker Buehler and more.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.

Opening/Trade deadline reaction

Pickups

• Giovanny Gallegos
• Gregory Santos
• Brooks Raley
• Rich Hill
• Jake Alu
• Dominic Canzone

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, Aug. 4, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Brandon Pfaadt 2
• Spencer Strider 5
• Yonny Chirinos 2
• Grayson Rodriguez 1
• Kutter Crawford 4
• Drew Smyly 0 (Todd 1)
• Jameson Taillon 3
• Brandon Williamson 1
• Tanner Bibee 4
• Xzavion Curry 0
• Peter Lambert 0
• Kyle Freeland 0
• Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 3)
• Eduardo Rodriguez 4
• Matt Manning 2
• Cole Ragans 1
• Tony Gonsolin 4
• Julio Urias 5
• Braxton Garrett 3 (Todd 4)
• Freddy Peralta 5
• Dallas Keuchel 0
• Sonny Gray 5
• Carlos Carrasco 0
• Kodai Senga 4
• Gerrit Cole 5
• Ken Waldichuk 0
• Ranger Suarez 3
• Osvaldo Bido 0
• Mitch Keller 2
• Seth Lugo 3
• Alex Cobb 4
• Zach Eflin 5
• Dane Dunning 4
• Hyun-Jin Ryu 1
• Josiah Gray 3
• MacKenzie Gore 3 (Todd 4)

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Bryce Harper went through a lengthy home run drought. Lars Nootbaar isn't hitting as many fly balls as he did in the past. Brendan Tuma from Underdog Fantasy joins Jeff Erickson as they discuss those two hitters, select trade deadline reactions and the playoff races.

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00:00 - Underdog Fantasy Baseball

02:30 - Bryce Harper

05:00 - Lars Nootbaar

07:00 - Joe Ryan

11:50 - Cubs/Reds

16:45 - Red Sox

21:30 - Andres Muñoz

27:00 - Shane McClanahan

29:30 - Bo Bichette

34:00 - Matt McLain

39:00 - Trea Turner

41:00 - Jordan Walker

44:20 - Brett Baty

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• Points Leagues
• Luisangel Acuna
• Drew Gilbert
• Ryan Clifford
• Marco Vargas
• Kyle Manzardo
• Jake Eder
• Thomas Saggese
• Cesar Prieto
• Zack Showalter
• Dominic Canzone
• Ryan Bliss
• Hao-Yu Lee
• Colton Cowser
• Chase Hampton

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Max Scherzer is a Ranger, Justin Verlander is an Astro, and ... Jack Flaherty is an Oriole. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson review the top deals from the trade deadline, including the ones did not happen!

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00:00 - Justin Verlander

08:00 - Remaining Mets

11:00 - Tommy Pham

13:15 - Paul Sewald

14:20 - Andres Muñoz

16:45 - Teoscar Hernandez

18:20 - San Diego Padres

25:00 - Baltimore Orioles / Jack Flaherty

30:15 - Toronto Blue Jays

34:20 - Red Sox & Yankees

42:30 - Los Angeles Dodgers

50:00 - Miami Marlins

56:30 - Cincinnati Reds

60:00 - Philadelphia Phillies / Michael Lorenzen

1:04:00 - Hyun-Jin Ryu

1:07:30 - Rays/Guardians

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down all the fantasy implications of the trade deadline so far, discuss which moves and still coming and review all the FAAB action from the weekend. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) answers your prospect questions in a fantasy mailbag. Is Luisangel Acuna a player who could help the Mets in 2023 and was it enough for Max Scherzer? Should fantasy managers be concerned by the struggles of Elly De La Cruz? Does Jackson Holliday have a chance to help fantasy teams this summer? Who are some prospects who are currently struggling who still have a chance to help in the long-term.

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) run through the biggest recent storylines in baseball -- Lance Lynn trade, Aaron Judge's return and more -- before digging into 10 young hitters who have impressed this year and should continue to deliver meaningful fantasy production the rest of the way.

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk trades, pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale.

Opening/Trades heating up

Pickups

• Masyn Winn
• Marco Luciano
• Jackson Chourio
• Brayan Rocchio
• Ryan Yarbrough
• Sal Frelick

Rival Fantasy picks for Friday, July 28, 2023

Two-Start Pitchers

• Ryne Nelson 1 (Todd 0)
• Zac Gallen 5
• Kyle Gibson 1
• Kyle Bradish 4
• Brayan Bello 4
• Marcus Stroman 4
• Justin Steele 4
• Andrew Abbott 5
• Ben Lively 1
• Noah Syndergaard 0
• Austin Gomber 1 (Todd 0)
• Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 3)
• JP France 4 (Todd 2)
• Framber Valdez 4
• Zack Greinke 0
• Griffin Canning 1 (Todd 2)
• Julio Urias 4 (Todd 5)
• Edward Cabrera 0
• Sandy Alcantara 4 (Todd 3)
• Corbin Burnes 5
• Freddy Peralta 5
• Pablo Lopez 4
• Jose Quintana 3
• Carlos Rodon 2 (Todd 3)
• Taijuan Walker 3
• Ranger Suarez 2
• Johan Oviedo 1 (Todd 2)
• Seth Lugo 1 (Todd 0)
• George Kirby 4
• Bryce Miller 3 (Todd 2)
• Alex Cobb 5 (Todd 4)
• Jack Flaherty 3 (Todd 2)
• Zach Eflin 5
• Jon Gray 4
• Chris Bassitt 5 (Todd 4)
• Jake Irvin 0

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