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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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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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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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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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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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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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