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Fred Zinkie asks "What's Wrong with the Mets?" He and Jeff Erickson discuss five struggling offenses since the All-Star Break.
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00:00 Fred Pod 8-12-25
00:20 Welcome
01:00 Main Topic - What’s wrong with these teams?
01:47 These five teams have all ranked among the bottom-10 in OPS, runs scored and wRC+. Should we bench some of their hitters, because we don’t have time to wait for them to turn things around? And should we stream pitchers against them?
03:15 Mets
08:30 Rays
13:25 Cardinals
19:15 Nationals
23:30 Rangers
26:45 Chalkboard
27:45 News. Plenty of it today.
28:00 Jose Hader is getting tests done on his shoulder. Uh oh.
30:30 Cristian Javier earned a win in his return. Is he ready to join fantasy lineups?
32:10 Shane McClanahan is done for the season, proving once again that injury optimism is not your friend. Grayson Rodriguez also underwent elbow surgery.
33:10 Cole Ragans threw a bullpen session. He’s sitting on waivers in some leagues and could be back in early September. Worth a stash?
35:45 Chase Burns is facing an innings limit and the Reds are getting two starters back. Drop him?
38:50 Devin Williams pitched the sixth inning and is an easy drop. I’m interested to see if he gets a closer’s job in free agency.
41:00 Corbin Carroll set a career high in homers last night. He has really shifted his fantasy profile and may not steal 20 bases this year. He still has 98th percentile sprint speed.
43:20 The Tigers just won’t let us have a closer. Kyle Finnegan earned the win and Will Vest picked up the save.
44:30 Will Warren picked up a win. Take out a couple disasters, and he has been excellent this summer.
46:20 Kyle Schwarber homered. He’s second in HR and RBI. Sixth in runs. Has 10 steals. Will only be 32 next year. Why can’t he be a first round pick?
54:00 NFFC
54:31 BlueWire
55:0. FLEX Leagues Recap
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