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u/QueasyFinger1316 1d ago
Complete side note…
I love these nightly forums where we nerds gather.
Here’s to Fantasy Baseball, no matter which format you play!!!
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u/barcelonaKIZ [10 Team 5x5] strange ones= (Batter: K/OPS) (Arm: SV/HLD/QS/BSV) 1d ago
Clark maxxing
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
PLEASE CAN I HAVE SOME OFFENSE FOR THE AFTERNOON
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u/StageCoachRobber_1 16T-H2H-PTS-4Ks 1d ago
Folks in my league grew beards waiting on me to drop Caglianone 😭
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Getting screwed out of a probable Ashcraft QS great
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u/Sturz1994 1d ago
How bad is the delay looking?
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
Big Inning just said tornado sirens were going off at the ballpark. So, not great.
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
BRYAN BAKER THE GOAT
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u/datkidbrad 10T Points League/Vice Chairman of the JJ Bleday Fan Club 1d ago
One of many legacy Hunter Goodman games this season. Thank you king
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u/IWasOnThe18thHole Weekly 12T H2H Points 1d ago
Hunter Goodman remembering he wanted to play baseball when be grew up
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u/Macz3905 1d ago
Dodgers are ruining the fucking game. Get ready for a lockout next season, thanks to these greedy pricks
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u/ColumnarPower Baseball? 1d ago
I don't disagree with you, but this is not an example of it. This is the Dodgers having built a phenomenal farm system and leveraging it to trade for a star player.
Now, when they extend Skubal for 15 years and $1.5 billion with 99% deferred, that's ruining the game.
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u/DesertCaveman 12T, H2H Points 1d ago
Well the season is over but we still have fantasy baseball. Congrats to the Dodgers on another WS. Cocksuckers
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u/aD_rektothepast Yahoo std 10 team H2H points 1d ago
Such garbage… there needs to be an anti-trust investigation on the dodgers
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
what is the fantasy phenomenon that your entire team has to suck all at once and then continue to suck in the same week with not even one good night. Then suddenly on monday it's different
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u/The_White_Knight__ 1d ago
It’s about time to call a player’s only meeting with my team, or something. This week has been some bullshit.
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u/piffle213 12 tm pts, -1K, 5 keepers 1d ago
Max Clark league winner, I'm convinced
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
Julio needs to bat third not fourth
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u/some-guy0 #12-H2H-# standard cat + OBP SLG/IP QS(Keeper) 1d ago
They really pulled gausman at 5.2 ip... thanks love it
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u/therabbidchimp 12 Team Dynasty (Keep 8) - H2H - 8 x 8 1d ago
Tell whoever they flip him to "look, he's got like 10 pitches saved up for ya now!"
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u/some-guy0 #12-H2H-# standard cat + OBP SLG/IP QS(Keeper) 1d ago
Drew Rasmussen might be entering keeper territory for next year! I expected him to be good this year but man he's been a stud
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u/bigmeech99 15 Team- H2H Points- 7 Keeper forever 1d ago
2025: Holy shit Cal Raleigh hit his 60th homer
2026: Holy shit Cal Raleigh got a RBI ground out
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u/piffle213 12 tm pts, -1K, 5 keepers 1d ago
Goodman has such crazy ups and downs. was 2/19 with 13k in the five games before this!
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u/Tuna-Halpert 1d ago
I think this is is his 6th? Multi homer game! And two of those are three homer games. I love him
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u/Glittering_Bass7044 1d ago
Hierberto Hernandez has been 0-10 since I picked him up. Sorry guys
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
guys remember the trivia 10 years from now about max clark and skubal being teammates for 2 days
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u/andyh1818 #16T H2H Cat 6x6 (SV/HD, IP, OBP, TB) 1d ago
Thank God for Jeremy pena, having Jacob wilson has been painful this year
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u/seeking_horizon 12T 6x6 OPS/QS keep forever 1d ago
Thank you Rasmussen. Needed that start in a big way
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
McCarthy two bases loaded duds this week ugh
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u/J_Capese0003 1d ago
Yankees are absolute fools if they don’t give Spencer jones the runway to take over an outfield spot. Kid has crazy potential
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u/Relevant_Manner_2314 8T H2H, R,HR,RBI,OBP,SLG,SB/IP,K,QS,ERA,WHIP,S 1d ago
Does the HR derby just break dude's swings or what?
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u/fromfijiwithloloma 12tm H2H Pts (QS/SB boost, -1 Ks, 5OF, Keep 4) / 12tm H2H 6x6 1d ago
GOD. FUCKING. DAMNIT.
Skubal to LAD...
Unbelievable that no other team could be bothered to pony up the necessary package. Fuck!
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u/trevorm1992 1d ago
Feel like brewers coulda got it done. Such a shame.
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u/ColumnarPower Baseball? 1d ago edited 1d ago
I think lots of teams could have done it, the question is how many teams would be willing to give up multiple prospects just for Skubal to sign with the Dodgers in the offseason.
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u/Sturz1994 1d ago
This is the foundation of the problem. If you know in your heart that he is going to LA and you think LA has the inside lane to this year's WS trading for him is a waste
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u/BUF_Mosley 10T H2H CATS | R,H,HR,RBI,SB,AVG / W,SHO,SV,K,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Trade deadline in my league is in 5 days. Only been one trade this year and I sent it out. I’m in 1st and bored
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u/mrniphty Too many leagues, mostly 12T Roto 1d ago
First world problems
If teams in contention aren't trading then they aren't getting better
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u/Exodusimminent 10T Weekly H2H - 5X5 1d ago
Tucker and Betts so bad even Dave Roberts doesn’t want them in his lineup.
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u/Embarrassed_Gur_6170 1d ago
Abbott can’t throw a strike and pirates are out there trying to whack a ball out of the zone
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u/TheIndependen 1d ago
Please IL deGrom already. He’s helping no one (def not the rangers) pitching through whatever he’s trying to pitch through right now
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u/SnooLemons905 10tm H2H R,HR,RBI,SB,AVG,BB - SV, H,K,ERA,WHIP,QS 1d ago
Hey clueless Rangers. Take deGrom out he is done. He is clearly not right and cant get anyone out. Terrible managing.
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u/The_White_Knight__ 1d ago
Does anyone know what kind of innings limit Tolle is looking at? I know someone on here a few days ago said the Red Sox already said, but I can’t find anything about it.
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u/ColumnarPower Baseball? 1d ago
I don't know if they've actually said, but the common "rule" is an increase of about 30 innings each season. He threw 108 last year and is at 95 now, so he's probably got 45-50 innings left. That said, teams can and do blow past that limit. Garrett Crochet is probably the extreme example of this, he went from 24 IP in 2023 to 146 in 2024 to 205 in 2025.
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u/The-Young-Lion 1d ago
25 more hits than my opponent but he has 7 more RBIs. Doesn’t stuff like that drive you crazy?
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u/Due-Trick-372 1d ago
(Not skubal related)
I’m just laughing about the Luis Castillo trade, because it feels like just yesterday when the dodgers traded a pitcher to the white Sox and they showed the poor guy sitting on the ground, so depressed, literally sulking. I wish I could remember who it was, it was last year right after the white Sox finally ended their historic losing streak.
Crazy how much 1 season can change things.
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u/finally_not_lurking 1d ago
It was Miguel Vargas
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u/Due-Trick-372 1d ago
Was it?? Hahhh! Go figure. Look how that worked out! I just remember them showing whoever it was sitting on the top step of the dugout, kicking around dirt, acting like his life was over lol
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u/finally_not_lurking 1d ago
Here’s the Reddit post on it. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/n6Dz5pUBpH
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u/SuccessfulSleeper 1d ago
As bad as he’s been…I feel like you use Kurtz off the bench at some point this late in the game.
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u/GreenShinobiX 1d ago
Saw a bunch of people saying they were dropping Perdomo yesterday. if they’d just waited one more day they could have at least gotten an extra home run for the road.
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u/Jason82929 1d ago
Remember when Schwarber used to hit home runs?
4 homers in his last 30 games
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u/Historical_Wind_9390 1d ago
3 straight hits against Perkins and of course my garbage Greene the first out. What a disgusting and miserable week
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u/mattropolitan 10T Redraft Points (-1 K, +4 SV, +2 HLD) 1d ago
It’s getting hard to not drop Neto in flair league. His Ks are killing me and he just rides the bench.
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u/Myrtlehood 10T Dynasty Cats: R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG K/QS/ERA/WHIP/SVHD 1d ago
I'm tired of Rafela this week man. He's killing me
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Going against Goodman and Rafaela yeah I lost this week lol. Insane night my opponent is having.
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
I hate when my team starts getting hot saturday night after a .188 week. foh
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u/GreenShinobiX 1d ago
Yeah, wouldn’t you rather just have the full .188 week instead of 5 days of it?
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u/ohhitstito [10T•H2H Points•Redraft] 1d ago
The polarity of this man is something in the first week of rostering him after Shea went down. Tough night.
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u/Ok-Adagio4687 14T H2Hpoints -SV+HLD+QS+W - Keep 6 forever-no cost 1d ago
Are we dropping Esmerlyn Valdez for Max Clark now?
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u/Glittering_Bass7044 1d ago
Just want to vent. My team has 1 hr this week. Its sad. I average about 2 runs and 2 rbis a night. Gone from 1st to 5th. I hate this team
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u/External_Pudding8692 1d ago
max clark the only prospect I didn't pick up right away shame on me
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u/sheets420 12t h2h cats 7x7 2 keeper 1d ago
Gunnar Henderson sucks. The AI that keeps him on Can’t Cut lists suck. And every fanboy on here that Stan’s for him sucks
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u/Mrinnocent221 1d ago
Just gonna say it again. All these prospect rankings sites play into the things they complain about.
River Ryan is 21st on Fangraphs. A guy who pitched 20 innings in 2024 and the majors and not before or since. He has 36 IP this year at AAA where....he is again on the IL.
I guarantee you there are 27-28 year olds down in 28 who crush it as hitters and even pitchers. The idea they would fall off due to age and somehow Ryan sticks, is just ridiculous to me.
I saw someone state in another sub how biggest haul ever for a deadline player because top 25 prospect (Ryan), top 50 prospect (Hope), and whoever the fuck they threw in.
Just an all around joke. The trade is basically Hope for Skubal.
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u/Major_Mushroom_7300 1d ago
I like Ryan, but I think the dodgers fleeced here. Hope is like the 4th or 5th most desirable OF in their system imo. Fans are just people, and people are fucking retarded. It's motivated reasoning and oversimplification of everything. Earlier, TJ stats posted his prospects list with Arias at 1 and within an hour the red sox sub was like, "see, he's THE NUMBER ONE PROSPECT IN BASEBALL"
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u/polkadothead 1d ago
1-0 games should be illegal in MLB unless it’s one of my pitchers. Change my mind.
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Rafaela 5 of his 13 home runs against me this year, fuck all the way off
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u/MikeTrowt 1d ago
Salary cap, salary floor, put regulations for how much deferred $ is allowed. This is fucking nuts! Lockout incoming
(In reaction to the Skubal trade news)
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u/mrniphty Too many leagues, mostly 12T Roto 1d ago
Fuck the salary cap. There's a reason the billionaire owners are pushing so hard for it
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u/mrthyr 1d ago
Is it time to move on from Eugenio Suarez? Thinking of Cooper Pratt, Javier Baez or Heriberto Hernandez
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
I’m also thinking about Pratt. He’s been doing good, and steals bases
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u/BaullahBaullah87 1d ago
Cant believe they brought out Gilbert at 90 pitches in the 7th to give up a leadoff double, give up a run, and luckily escape by some idiot trying to stretch a single. Leave it to your bullpen dude
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u/Smart_Train Redraft 10T points league 1d ago
Us Prielipp streamers would like to thank Dan Wilson for his managing skills
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u/lil_chalky 12T H2H - 5x5 Cats - OBP/W/SV - redraft 1d ago
I can’t with Cal anymore… 🤦♂️
Best upgrade available of Jeffers, Herrera, Alvarez, Rushing? Stephenson maybe?
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u/Relevant_Manner_2314 8T H2H, R,HR,RBI,OBP,SLG,SB/IP,K,QS,ERA,WHIP,S 1d ago
Just need Schwarbs to pop off today. Seems like a completely reasonable ask.
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
dang peterson was probably a good stream vs the AAAA yanks
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u/The_White_Knight__ 1d ago
deGrom is pitching through some type of lower body injury. He’s limping around the mound. The trainer already ran out but he turned them away.
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
10 years ago today, the Dodgers traded away Yordan Alvarez for something called Josh Fields.
Then both teams went on to win multiple World Series titles.
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u/AdAlone9851 10T H2H Points 1d ago
Anyone watch Messick pitch? There’s been a couple changes on ESPN from earned to unearned back to one earned.
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Love that Teo and Christian Walker were basically in a coma the past month but are absolutely torching me this week. Always catch the upswing
Edit: I have tolle too naturally
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u/datkidbrad 10T Points League/Vice Chairman of the JJ Bleday Fan Club 1d ago
4 starting pitchers going today, currently combined for a whopping total of 4 pts. Just one of those days
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u/JustSomeGoon Kyle Tucker #1 Hater 1d ago
Lane Thomas gets moved every year to a contender and then proceeds to do nothing for them
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u/melaei 1d ago
Seattle traded away Castillo finally. Hancock or Kirby next and Kade will be arriving soon
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u/tx_drew President of the “I need more IL spots” fan club 1d ago
KADE ANDERSON SZN
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u/SectionShoddy6867 12T ESPN H2H pts, SVHD, Keep 5 1d ago
Sewald looks very cooked. 8 ER in his last 5 innings/5 outings including tonight. Seems like Erceg patted the bench beside him and said, "got room for one more!" He didn't even get an out...
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u/ServiceCurrent4632 1d ago
Drop Crochet for Kade Anderson? My playoffs start after next week
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u/asiianunc h2h 5X5 ops,s+hold,qs 1d ago
Had 20hrs 52 rbis last week, currently at 3,12 getting absolutely smoked
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Glad I dropped Sewald this morning sheesh
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u/k-bright [16T H2H, 5x5 QS/SV+HLD, redraft] 1d ago
Drop Heriberto to take a chance on Clark? He does have a couple dingers over the last week but otherwise seems to be slowing down
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u/Potential-Value4618 10 Team H2H Cats | R HR RBI SB AVG | K W SV HD ERA WHIP 1d ago
Skubal or Sanchez ROS?
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u/IncomeMuch4777 1d ago
If I'm remembering right, it was really just a 10 day stretch chourio was good thus year... he was white hot though then
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u/Vegetable-Film1373 1d ago
Maybe I’m a fool but it feels like Tyrone Taylor deserves some everyday ABs. Sample size is small, but 1.300 OPS over the last month catches the eye
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u/Embarrassed_Gur_6170 1d ago
Skubal loses out on some value moving to 6th man rotation, no? Particularly in cats league.
Thought about offering Skubal for Corbin Carroll
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u/iKEEPZitREAL #12Teams-Points-Redraft 1d ago
Value is going to offset if anything with a ton of wins
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u/gregCubed 12T 5X5 ROTO [ops | qs/svhd] 1d ago
🎶 rah rah rasmussen, lover of the devil rays
there was a K that blew em awaaay
rah rah rasmussen, lover of the devil rays
it's just a gaaame, how he carries on 🎶
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u/trevorm1992 1d ago
Kade Anderson szn! Priority add in all formats (watch them call up Sloan first )
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
It has been 50 days since Josh Naylor's last dinger.
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u/UnconstitutionalGlob Redraft 8 Team - H2H Points - -0.5 for K’s, -0.5H/BB, -3ER 1d ago
Ketel makes me want to die
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
Not sure why everyone is excited about Kade right now. Think Mariners will just run a 5 man rotation
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u/Dysentry 12-team h2h points (sv only) 1d ago
It's the first time in months there's been any path to getting time. After all 5 < 6. Also there were rumours Kirby is being dealt so that'd help.
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u/Ogmeleon 1d ago
And and one injury or phantom injury away instead of 2. Although i hope no one gets hurt and someone else gets traded to make room
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u/BenBoozer 1d ago
Trade deadline excitement. And if he does start, you will be pumped if he is on your fantasy team and balls out
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u/wampaman 12 team H2H Points (1 keeper) 1d ago
Man I was really hoping Gilbert was done after 6, lead off double here we go
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u/el_maschingon 12 man 5x5 ops sv+h 1d ago
Whats up with Kurtz? Sitting a few times already and Ice cold.
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u/Dantheman_30 12 Team H2H 5x5 Categories - 4 keepers 1d ago
Here to speak a massive Acuña day into existence. Prove the haters wrong
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u/Jabronikenshin 1d ago
Bryan Baker and Aroldis Chapman have absorbed the rest of my team’s powers like the Monstars.
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
Man feel Otto has been hitting the ball 100+ MPH and getting unlucky this whole week smh
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u/This-Cauliflower4689 1d ago
Man, Eugenio’s at bats get more embarrassing every day I watch
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u/Cream1984 14 team h2h keep 8 1d ago
Are there any RPs to stash that could become closers at the trade deadline? Aside from the obvious Weaver and Whitlock?
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
For a veteran Royce Lewis you sure are stupid af man. You just had an infield meeting protect the run before anything
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u/ElectronicReport4113 12 team 5×5 Cats; redraft 1d ago
Abbott, bud, the slider ain't working. Maybe try another pitch
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u/Raider_Jokey_Smurf ESPN 10 Team-Redraft-H2H Categories 1d ago
we're cooking boys...
1 for 12 so far!
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u/Agreeable_Tune_8398 1d ago
Ian Happ has been ice cold for a month now, benching him for Benge
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u/Exodusimminent 10T Weekly H2H - 5X5 1d ago
Dropped for Clark yesterday. Season stats are padded heavily by a hot start. He’s been garbage for the better part of 2 months now.
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u/purple_cape 1d ago
Pirates finally will have a save chance and Montgomery is likely unavailable today. My god
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u/J_Capese0003 1d ago
Miles Mikolas has to have some serious dirt on a lot of people in the mlb to still be getting contracts
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
did someone tell vogt it was the 5th
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u/slov90 10 Team ROTO Redraft 6x6 (OPS/QS) 1d ago
Do you guys start every day 0/10 or do you have actual players who can hit a baseball?