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Be veryyy careful with that 1-x group, 3 of ’em are facing really tough matchups and Maeda… well, look at his numbers. There’s some sketchiness in the 2-x group, too. I just want to avoid the 7+ ER meltdowns this late in the season and of course it’s impossible to predict them, but they are so punishing at this juncture. That said, we also can’t play scared (unless you’re protecting big ratio leads and just trying to successfully land a huge lead, but that’s rare), so trust your picks and don’t overthink the duds too much.
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8/14/24

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OK, this will probably be the last full ranking of the regular season because once we flip the calendar to September, it’s allll about what can you do for me right now. By then we can’t worry about tomorrow, everything is immediate focus only and playing hard to our standings.

I decided to rank ReyLo before he returns from injury because he’s making a rehab start tonight and expected back very soon, but if he doesn’t return, I still have Holmes ranked, too.

(Note: There won’t be a Wednesday SP Chart, but these rankings should definitely help your decisions for the day and I have my chat at 1 pm Central where you can ask any questions about the rankings!)

The $ is the earned auction value so far this year. Those with – in their Change column means they weren’t ranked last month due to injury or simply not being in the MLB rotation. ADP is the spring average draft position.

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Working on the new rankings, they’ll be out later today! Sorry for the late board, but here it is:
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8/12/24

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BUY OR FLY: SURGING STANDOUTS (L30 days PR)

• 5th Jake Burger: We said “hold” in 12s+ on 6/5, since: .899 OPS, 18 HR, 32 RBIs (53/94 pace)
• 7th Tyler Fitzgerald: .930 OPS, 3 HR, 5 SB since his big pickup period
• 10th Xavier Edwards: My 2B breakout during pos. reviews, since: .361, 13 SB, 15 R (92/106)
• 13th Lawrence Butler: OF pos. review day after 3 HRs, since: .325/4 HR & SB/17 R/13 RBI (31/131/100)

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8/9/24

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2-START FOR WEEK 20

• Charlie Morton at SFG, at LAA
• Trevor Rogers WSN, BOS
• Brayan Bello TEX, at BAL
• Kutter Crawford TEX, at BAL
• Kyle Hendricks at CLE, TOR
• Andrew Abbott STL, KCR
• Ben Lively CHC, at MIL

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Holy crap, what a brutal board. There are some intriguing arms outside of the 3 x-ers but they almost all have a rough matchup.  I know the opponents Ortiz and Morton are facing haven’t been strong of late, but they still scare me enough to be leery with either of them. I was impressed that Ortiz stemmed the tide after a 5 ER first inning to still go 5.3 IP with 6 ER. Still a bad outing, but those extra innings are so key in blowups. Outside of Ortiz, that group of 1 x-ers are straight up WHIP killers and you have to start being very mindful of your ratios as we enter the home stretch.

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