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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 29, 2024) Jul 26, 2024

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking trades, injuries, pickups, two-start pitchers and everything else fantasy baseball.

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0:00 Intro/Dylan Cease throws a no-hitter, Randy Arozarena traded to Seattle

Pickups

6:40 Tyler Fitzgerald - $13
Juan Yepez - $8
11:00 Lucas Erceg - $8
Daniel Hudson - $7
13:40 Connor Norby - $7
16:00 Alex Cobb - $4
Victor Robles - $4
Randy Vasquez - $3
Kris Bryant - $2
Charlie Blackmon - $1
Others to consider if available in your league: Lawrence Butler, Robbie Ray

23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 29, 2024)

Jordan Montgomery 3
Chris Sale 5
Darius Vines 0
Corbin Burnes 5
Cade Povich 1
James Paxton 1 (Todd 2)
Justin Steele 4
Jameson Taillon 3
Frankie Montas 0
29:30 Tanner Bibee 5
Ty Blach 0
Jack Flaherty 4
Alec Marsh 2
Michael Wacha 3
Griffin Canning 1
Edward Cabrera 1 (Todd 0)
Colin Rea 2
Simeon Woods Richardson 3
Luis Gil 3
Zack Wheeler 5
Paul Skenes 5
Logan Gilbert 5
46:00 Andre Pallante 2 (Todd 3)
Lance Lynn 2
Nathan Eovaldi 4
Yariel Rodriguez 0
Mitchell Parker 2

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Metsmerizing! Jul 25, 2024

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Francisco Lindor has led a resurgent Mets team into Wild Card contention, and his fantasy managers back into contention. Mike Gianella from Baseball Prospectus and the Flags Fly Forever podcast joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Mets, Dylan Cease, SP's returning from injury and more!

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00:00 - Mike Gianella - Flags Fly Forever

01:45 - Mets resurgence / Lindor's resurgence

05:45 - Vientos’s role in improving the lineup

11:30 - Bullpen still unsettled

13:35 - Kodai Senga returning

14:55 - Christian Scott to the IL

16:15 - What do the Mets do at the trade deadline?

22:40 - Dylan Cease no-hitter

31:20 - Other SP's Returning:

32:30 - Robbie Ray

37:25 - Clayton Kershaw,

38:00 - Alex Cobb,

39:00 - hopefully Jacob deGrom in the not-too-distant future

41:30 - Trade deadline speculation - Marlins, White Sox, Blue Jays - who else?

42:30 - Bullpen chaos: Dodgers, Orioles

46:00 - Injuries: Kyle Tucker, Christian Yelich, Julio Rodriguez, Mason Miller

47:00 - Garrett Crochet, Paul Skenes - concerned about a shutdown? Where do they go next year?

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Final Draft Thoughts w/ Alex Jensen Jul 24, 2024

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Why are the very smart Dodgers, Orioles & Brewers going after slap hitters?
Enrique Bradfield
Kellon Lindsey
Braylon Payne
Kendall George
Vance Honeycutt
Marlins player dev vs. PJ Morlando's 70-grade power
The best organizations at developing pitching prospects
Cam Smith
Theo Gillen
Kaelen Culpepper
Dante Nori
JD Dix
Tyler Bell
Joey Oakie
Caleb Bonemer
Thatcher Hurd

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Trade Deadline Preview Jul 23, 2024

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With the MLB trade deadline a week away, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson preview who might be buyers and sellers, and which players might be available. Will there be a mystery team like the Reds or Mariners that could switch from buyers to sellers?

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00:00 - Trade Deadline Preview

01:10 - Quiet So Far

03:00 - Who are the sellers selling?

03:20 - Cubs?

04:30 - White Sox: Crochet, Fedde. Could they trade Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez or Andrew Vaughn?

11:00 - A’s: Rooker? Sears? Mason Miller?!

15:00 - Angels: Taylor Ward? Tyler Anderson? Estevez? Luis Rengifo?

19:00 - Blue Jays: Kikuchi, Turner, Jansen, Garcia. Would they trade Gausman, Bassitt or Berrios? Will Chad Green get traded or close for the Jays for the rest of the season?

23:40 - Marlins: Chisholm, Tanner Scott. De La Cruz? Are the Marlins as far away as their record suggests? Their 2025 rotation could be Alcantara, Garrett, Luzardo, Weathers, Cabrera.

31:00 - Rockies: Quantrill? Ryan McMahon? Do the Rockies think they’re close?

33:00 - Nats: Lane Thomas? Jesse Winker? Sell high on Kyle Finnegan? I think we won’t see Dylan Crews this year.

36:35 - What are the buyers buying?

36:50 - Orioles: Prob need 2 SPs. Can live without an IF, with Mayo on the way. Maybe a RP.

41:00 - Yankees: 1 SP. A hitter or two (prob a CF)

44:45 - Guardians: At least 1 SP. A SS. A OF.

48:30 - Astros: 1 SP, 1 OF

50:50 - Mariners: Offense! Almost any position other than CF, C, SS. OF and 2B is prob the place to start.

55:00 - Twins: None? I don’t see anything obvious.

57:30 - Phillies: RP. Maybe more than the other contenders.

59:10 - Brewers: CF. SP.

59:40 - Dodgers: SP. RP. 2B/SS.

1:01:30 - Braves: OF. And maybe a SP with Fried out.

1:03:10 - Which direction will these teams go?

1:03:20 - Red Sox

1:03:30 - Rays

1:03:55 - Royals

1:04:23 - Tigers

1:05:24 - Rangers

1:05:50 - Mets

1:06:25 - Cards

1:06:45 - Pirates

1:08:00 - Reds

1:08:50 - Cubs

1:10:05 - D-backs

1:12:10 - Giants

1:13:25 - Padres

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Previewing the Second Half / Braves Injuries Jul 22, 2024

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview the second half of the season, discuss the brutal slew of Braves injuries and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Catching Up With Lucas Biery Jul 21, 2024

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Lucas Biery (@lucasbiery33) of FTN Fantasy to discuss strategies for chasing down the league leader in the second half.

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00:00 Intro

01:45 Pitcher Injuries

15:50 General tips for chasing leads

25:30 Buy-low hitters

35:10 Buy-low pitchers

44:00 Dropped players worth grabbing

58:00 Injury stashes

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FAAB Targets (Week of July 22, 2024) Jul 20, 2024

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) delve into the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week..

00:00 Headlines

17:30 Max Meyer

21:55 Ryne Nelson

24:30 Jason Adam

26:45 Phillies bullpen

28:00 Hunter Harvey

30:30 Yimi Garcia

31:45 Matt McLain

34:15 Jose Caballero

36:15 Juan Yepez

40:00 Eugenio Suarez

41:30 Coby Mayo

44:45 Pick6 Picks

50:55 Budget Pitchers

1:02:50 Budget Hitters

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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 22, 2024) Jul 19, 2024

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back after the All-Star break to discuss Jacob Wilson's call-up, other potential pickups, two-start pitchers and more!

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0:00 Intro/Jacob Wilson has broken Todd’s projection system

Pickups

Jacob Wilson - $6
5:00 Brooks Baldwin - $0 (also called up)
Xavier Edwards - $3
Shelby Miller - $3
Jake Fraley - $3
Tommy Edman - $2
10:00 Esteury Ruiz - $1
Michael Toglia - $1
12:15 James Outman - $0
River Ryan - $0
15:45 Angel Martinez - $0
Others to consider if available in your league: Rece Hinds, Lawrence Butler, Yilber Diaz, Luis L. Ortiz

23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 22, 2024)

Yilber Diaz 2
Chris Sale 5
Reynaldo Lopez 4
Albert Suarez 3
Tanner Houck 4
30:05 Javier Assad 2
Hunter Greene 4
Carlos Carrasco 0
Spencer Howard 0
Kyle Freeland 0
Erick Fedde 3 (Todd 4)
Garrett Crochet 4
Tarik Skubal 5
Matt Manning 0
Cole Ragans 5
Carson Fulmer 0
Jack Kochanowitz 0
Yonny Chirinos 0
Max Meyer 2
Colin Rea 3 (Todd 2)
Bailey Ober 3
Christian Scott 3
Carlos Rodon 3 (Todd 2)
Hogan Harris 1
Zack Wheeler 5
Mitch Keller 4
Randy Vasquez 1
Logan Gilbert 5
Logan Webb 5
Robbie Ray 1
Lance Lynn 2
Zack Littell 2
Michael Lorenzen 2
Jon Gray 2
Jose Berrios 4
Mitchell Parker 2

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Mock First-Year Player Draft! Jul 18, 2024

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James Anderson, Eric Cross, Jesse Roche and Chris Welsh do a mock first-year player draft of just 2024 MLB draftees!

Chris Welsh: Travis Bazzana, 2B, CLE

Eric Cross: Charlie Condon, OF, COL

James Anderson: JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, STL

Jesse Roche: Chase Burns, RHP, CIN

Jesse Roche: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, PIT

James Anderson: Jac Caglianone, 1B, KC

Eric Cross: Braden Montgomery, OF, BOS

Chris Welsh: Bryce Rainer, SS, DET

Chris Welsh: Nick Kurtz, 1B, OAK

Eric Cross: Theo Gillen, OF, TB

James Anderson: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, ARI

Jesse Roche: Cam Smith, 3B, CHC

Jesse Roche: Hagen Smith, LHP, CHW

James Anderson: Christian Moore, 2B, LAA

Eric Cross: Seaver King, SS/2B/OF, WAS

Chris Welsh: Slade Caldwell, OF, ARI

Chris Welsh: James Tibbs, OF/1B, SF

Eric Cross: Cam Caminiti, LHP, ATL

James Anderson: Jurrangelo Cijntje, BHP, SEA

Jesse Roche: Trey Yesavage, RHP, TOR

Jesse Roche: Carson Benge, OF, NYM

James Anderson: Kellon Lindsey, 2B/SS/OF, LAD

Eric Cross: Vance Honeycutt, OF, BAL

Chris Welsh: PJ Morlando, OF, MIA

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FAAB Targets (Week of July 15, 2024) With Jake Halusker Jul 13, 2024

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Jake Halusker (@TheDustmite) discuss the headlines and share their top waiver pickups of the weekend.

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00:00 Intro

03:00 Garrett Crochet's workload

08:00 Injury Returns

15:30 Rockies Outfield

16:30 Max Muncy not swinging

19:00 Javier Assad

22:00 Edward Cabrera

25:45 Jose Soriano

28:40 Spencer Schwellenbach

32:00 Harrison Bader

33:35 Anthony Rendon

37:40 Masataka Yoshida

39:50 Matt Wallner

43:10 Michael Toglia

44:10 Colt Keith

47:00 Pick6 Picks

54:30 Budget Pitchers

1:11:10 Budget Hitters

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