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I Won 2024 AL Tout Wars!

While the Mets and Braves are in the midst of the second game of a doubleheader as I type this, the American League stats are in the books. So although many fantasy leagues still haven’t been decided yet, I have taken home my third overall Tout Wars league and second AL Tout Wars league championship. Check out the final standings:

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Get Your Last Minute Steals From These Names!

It’s Tuesday morning, which likely means that it’s too late for weekly transaction leaguers to pick up of any these players. But you could still benefit if you already own one of these names and because of the short Monday schedule, still have start/bench flexibility for the week. For the most part, though, these are names that daily leaguers could pick up if you have the need for speed over the final days of the season. These are more lightly owned names in which our rest of season depth chart projections are forecasting a steal for.

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Hitter Schedules To Know – Week of Sep 23, 2024

It’s the final week of the regular season! Hopefully my advice and analysis has led you to such a large lead in your league that you’re already celebrating! If not, let’s review hitter schedules and identify widely available names who might be worthy of your starting lineup.

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Six New Hitter Regulars to Consider

While most lineups have remained fairly stable as we head into the final weeks of the season, there are others that haven’t, as teams have replaced injured players or recalled minor leaguers for a cup of coffee. Let’s discuss six hitters who have now been given an opportunity for regular playing time and determine whether they are worth a pickup for your prize finish push.

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Hitter Schedules To Know – Week of Sep 16, 2024

We’re heading into the final two weeks of the regular season! If you’re reading this, you’re probably still in the hunt for a prize finish in your fantasy league(s), so congratulations! With every remaining day important and every plate appearance meaningful, this week’s schedule must be considered. That means potentially starting middling hitters facing a weak pitching staff or playing in hitter friendly venues. So let’s review the teams in these situations and some key players who might be worthy of your starting lineup for a change.

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Recent Callups Worthy Of Your Attention

The minor league callups keep coming, and they will continue to until the regular season ends in less than three weeks. That’s good news for those in deeper leagues with holes to fill as new replacement options are constantly arriving. Let’s discuss five of those names that are worthy of your attention.

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Hitter Schedules To Know – Week of Sep 9, 2024

There are just three weeks left in the regular season, so it’s more important than ever to take advantage of hitter schedules. That means potentially benching middling guys with just five games this week, or starting middling hitters facing a weak pitching staff or playing in hitter friendly venues. So let’s review the teams in these situations and some key players who might be benchable or worthy of your starting lineup for a change.

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Recent Hitter Callups That Matter

We just passed roster expansion day, which means a slew of minor leaguers have been called up. Aside from those most recent promotions, there were some names that got the call a bit before roster sizes grew. Let’s discuss the recent callups, whether before or after roster expansion, that should matter in the vast majority of fantasy leagues.

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The .400 wOBA Club — Imminent Callups?

With roster expansion coming, let’s discuss some minor league hitters who might be up for a cup of coffee over the final month of the season. To make things easier, I filtered for hitters who have posted an aggregate .400+ wOBA across whatever minor league levels they played at this year, while also currently playing at Triple-A. For deep or keeper leaguers, perhaps you speculate on some of these names, acquiring them cheap before their callup when it might take more to roster them.

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A Week of Games At Coors Field

I love weeks like this, when the Rockies play a full seven game homestand at Coors Field. They are set to face the Marlins for four games, followed by the Orioles for three. Why am I so obsessed with taking advantage of long Coors Field homestands? Because it’s the most hitter friendly park in baseball!

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