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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 14, 2024

    2024 Pre-season Reporting on News, Injuries, and Playing Time Situations.

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 3, 2024

    2024 Pre-season Reporting on News, Injuries, and Playing Time Situations. Ronald Acuna Jr. had an MRI on his knee Friday. The MRI revealed irritation in his meniscus and he is scheduled to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday for further evaluation. He is the same doctor who performed surgery on Acuna's torn ACL in 2021. There will be a lot of discussion about people drafting in the next couple of days about whether someone else (Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., or Fernando Tatis Jr.) should go first overall.

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 19, 2024

    Welcome Back! 2024 Pre-season Reporting on News, Injuries, and Playing Time Situations.

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    Underrated Christian Walker

    Christian Walker-Diamondbacks-1B Christian Walker was 0-4 with a strikeout against the White Sox. Walker is hitting .259 with 15 HR, 40 R, 45 RBI, and 5 SB in the second half. Overall, he is hitting .261 with 33 HR, 86...

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    AL Week 26 Strategy-September 16, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Rookie Check-In and Strider's 2H

    Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley went 4.2 IP and gave up 4 ER on 4 H, 3 BB, and 7 K's against the Twins. Bradley through 19 GS has a 5.56 ERA and 1.41 WHIP. His 3.75 SIERA paints a completely...

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    Vintage Glasnow and Lynn Struggles

    Tyler Glasnow-Rays-SP Tyler Glasnow went 6 IP and gave up 1 ER on 3 H, 1 BB, and 14 K's against the Red Sox. Through 16 GS, Glasnow has a 3.07 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He has continued to strike...

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    AL Week 24 Strategy-September 2, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Harper's 300th HR and Hitters Struggling with Liftoff

    Bryce Harper-Phillies-1B/OF Bryce Harper was 1-4 with his 300th career HR (15) against the Angels. Harper is hitting .308 with 15 HR, 65 R, 55 RBI, and 7 SB. He continues to be an elite fantasy option due to his...

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    Young Power Speed Combos and Disappointing Pitchers

    Bryan Reynolds-Pirates-OF Bryan Reynolds was 1-5 with a run scored against the Cardinals. Reynolds has had an up-and-down year but his overall line still looks good (.267 AVG with 18 HR, 65 R, 62 RBI, and 9 SB). He has...

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    AL Week 22 Strategy-August 19, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Veterans on a Roll and Keller Nose Diving

    Juan Soto-Padres-OF Juan Soto was 0-5 against the Diamondbacks. Soto started off the year slow (April-.202 AVG with 5 HR, 19 R, 11 RBI, and 1 SB). He has since turned it around and is now hitting .268 with 24...

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    AL Week 20 Strategy-August 5, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Elite SS and Upcoming Two-Start Weeks

    Francisco Lindor-Mets-SS Francisco Lindor was 1-4 with an HR (22), 1 R, and 2 RBI against the Royals. Lindor is hitting .234 with 21 HR, 66 R, 65 RBI, and 17 SB. His plate skills are still above-average (21% K...

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    A. Rosario on the Move to LA

    C.J. Abrams-Nationals-SS C.J. Abrams was 1-4 with 1 R, 1 RBI, and 1 BB against the Rockies. Abrams has had a strong July (.342 AVG with 3 HR, 19 R, 7 RBI, and 11 SB). He turned his season around...

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    AL Week 18 Strategy-July 22, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    AL Week 16 Strategy (All-Star Edition)-July 13, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Buy High on Elfin/Skubal and Sell Low on Bieber/Elder

    Zach Eflin-Rays-SP Zach Eflin went 5 IP and gave up 2 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 5 K's against the Braves. Eflin has a 3.25 ERA and 0.99 WHIP through 102.1 IP. He has been everything and more...

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    New Closer in WSH? Arozarena's Power Spike

    Hunter Harvey-Nationals-RP Hunter Harvey pitched a perfect ninth for his 8th save of the year. He now has a 3.16 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through 37 IP. Harvey has the skills to be a closer (29% K and 8% BB)...

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    Four Pitchers (Snell, Keller, Gilbert, and Javier) and Gunnar

    Blake Snell-Padres-SP Blake Snell went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 3 H, 2 BB, and 10 K's against the Pirates. Snell has been brilliant since the beginning of May. He has a 2.33 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and...

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    AL Week 14 Strategy-June 24, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Regression for Bassitt and J. Gray?

    Chris Bassitt-Blue Jays-SP Chris Bassitt went 3.2 IP and gave up 3 ER on 7 H, 3 BB, and 2 K's against the Rangers. Bassitt has a 4.16 ERA and 1.20 WHIP through 88.2 IP. He is exceeding expectations (4.36...

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    AL Week 12 Strategy-June 10, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Bench Sandy Alcantara?

    Sandy Alcantara-Marlins-SP Sandy Alcantara went 7 IP and gave up 5 ER on 6 H, 0 BB, and 7 K's against the Athletics. Alcantara has had a disappointing start to the year. He has a 5.07 ERA and 1.22 WHIP...

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    AL Week 10 Strategy-May 27, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Hot and Cold Starts: Who to Buy and Who to Sell

    Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 6 K's against the Phillies. Steele has a 2.20 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 10 GS. It has been a strong start...

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    Liberatore's 2023 Debut

    Sonny Gray-Twins-SP Sonny Gray went 4 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Dodgers. Gray has a 1.64 ERA and 1.16 WHIP through 49.1 IP. He has been dominant this...

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    AL Week 8 Strategy-May 13, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    What's up with Roansy?

    Roansy Contreras-Pirates-SP Roansy Contreras went 5 IP and gave up 5 ER on 9 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Blue Jays. Contreras has a 4.74 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through seven starts. His strikeout rate has fallen...

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    Where did Acuna's Power Go?

    Logan Webb-Giants-SP Logan Webb went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 7 H, 1 BB, and 7 K's against the Cardinals. He has now made six starts and has a 4.10 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. The ERA doesn't...

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    NL Week 5 Strategy-April 22, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    Illusion of a Hot Start

    Bryson Stott-Phillies-2B Bryson Stott was 3-7 with an HR (1), 1 R, and 2 RBI in the Phillies win against the Reds. Stott is off to a hot start to the year. He is hitting .380 with 1 HR, 4...

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    NL Week 3 Strategy-April 8, 2023

    Injuries, Playing Time Changes, Waiver Adds/Drops, and News

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    New Pitches Lead to Success: Graham Ashcraft and Joe Ryan

    Graham Ashcraft-Reds-SP Graham Ashcraft went 7 IP and gave up 1 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 6 K's against the Pirates. Ashcraft had a strong spring (2.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 25-2 K:BB). He had the velocity a...

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    Byron Buxton to DH: Will it keep him on the field?

    Byron Buxton-Twins-OF Byron Buxton is batting third and hitting cleanup for the Twins in their Opening Day lineup. This is good news for those who drafted Buxton. The Twins seem committed to playing him more at DH in order to...

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 20, 2023

    Around the League Jose Altuve-Astros-2B During Saturday night's World Baseball Classic game, a pitch hit Jose Altuve on his right hand. He left the game early and had testing done Sunday. It revealed a fractured right thumb which is going...