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DVR and Al go through the probable pitcher grid one last time to find starters who could make an impact for your fantasy teams' final push, including Brady Singer, Tanner Houck and Alex Cobb. They also highlight a few hitters to add and a widely-available closer who appears primed for a productive week.
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DVR is joined by Matt Eddy of Baseball America to discuss several players getting late-season opportunities who may prove to be sneaky long-term adds in keeper and dynasty leagues, or undervalued targets to consider in deeper redraft leagues in 2022. Plus, Matt shares a few overlooked prospect risers worth adding in long-term formats, what he's learned from the 2021 season, and his ideas for making fantasy baseball better in the future.
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss another season largely lost to injury for Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis, Anthony Gose's return to the big leagues as a reliever, varying levels of trust in Salvador Perez as a very early-round, big-bid catcher entering 2022, and more.
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DVR and Al take a look across the grid of probable starters for the week starting September 20 to find streaming options, including Jon Lester, Jake Woodford and the debuting Shane Baz, They also look into a number of available hitters who could help during the season's final stretch.
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DVR is joined by Nick Pollack of Pitcher List to discuss the evolution of Freddy Peralta, second-half pitching surprises -- including Blake Snell, Nathan Eovaldi, Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Triston McKenzie -- a way too early look at the top of the 2022 pitching ranks, and the need to turn more baseball fans into fantasy baseball players.
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DVR and Ian discuss late-season risers and fallers -- including Sandy Alcantara, Yu Darvish and Logan Webb -- Max Scherzer as a 2021 version of Nolan Ryan, how they're re-tracing their steps across various leagues and auctions to correct mistakes for the future, and more.
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DVR shares his weekly free-agent bidding process while looking for viable options on the wire with just three weeks remaining in the 2021 fantasy baseball season. Which pitchers are one-week streamers, and which fringe guys have appeal the rest of the way? Is Seth Beer primed to be one of the last remaining long-term impact bats getting the call this season?
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DVR is joined by Todd Zola of Mastersball & RotoWire to discuss their missteps in the very early 2021 draft ('The Kenyon League') as they prepare to begin the 2022 draft in just a few weeks. Is Adalberto Mondesi still a viable early-round option after another injury plagued season? Who will move into the first-round for 2022 drafts? Which 2021 pitching risers will catch too much helium next season? And how valuable will Trevor Story be leaving Colorado this offseason?
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss their interest in several late-season contributors -- including Rangers starter A.J. Alexy -- a looming Trout v. Harper debate in the early stages of 2022 drafts, and their future expectations for Robbie 'The Grunt' Ray in the wake of his career year in 2021.
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Beller and Al look into the FAB and waiver options for Sept. 5, covering the week from Sept. 6 to Sept. 12. They consider how much to prioritize hitters like Keibert Ruiz, Bobby Dalbec and Josh Harrison and discuss the appeal of adding Giovanny Gallegos, Adam Ottavino and Carlos Estévez to your fantasy bullpen.
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