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7/11/19

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Mauricio Dubon (8:00)
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Mark Feinsand did a piece at MLB.com highlighting a player per position who could be dealt later this month, a good look at the early market that I recommend you read. What I’d like to do is look into the aftermath of those potential trades and highlight some guys who could fall into jobs. If you’re light on FAAB like I am in some leagues, you may consider acting early – especially with those who are almost certainly on the move – and scoop some of these guys in the coming weeks instead of waiting until August 1st.

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7/2/19

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Paul meanders aimlessly discussing the painfully thin pool of pitching.

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I hate pitching.

OK, that’s not true, but it gets so thin so fast. I have Kyle Gibson in the top 50 for cryin’ out loud. I’m sure we’ve got a lot to talk about given that it opens up entirely after like, pitcher 25, so hit me up in the comments!

(Now with more Clev Dog!)

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6/28/19

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Did you know home runs are up on the year? No one’s talking about it! It’s crazy.

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OK, so everyone’s talking about it always and I’m going to do the same today. While seemingly everyone is hitting homers left and right, some guys have been left in the cold and they’ve taken up residence on all of my teams. Hilarious, Paul… absolutely hilarious. Anyway, there are some guys with batted ball profiles worthy of more home runs than they are currently hitting, creating some buying opportunities for those of you lagging a bit in power.

Here are four guys to consider going after:

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6/26/19

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SCRAP HEAP STARTERS

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• SP3 (24:34)
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In one of the earlier editions of “The 10”, I wrote about some of the early season breakouts and assessed their viability. It’s time to check in on them and more. I’ll be covering 20 hitters here so it’s essentially a double edition, which is good since I haven’t written a single iteration of “The 10” in the month of June.

Let’s cut to the chase, only two of the 20 have improved their wRC+ since April and truthfully, it’s only one since the other guy has added just two points. However, these guys didn’t need to improve or even maintain their gaudy April numbers to remain viable fantasy contributors.

I’ll break them up into groups according to their performance from May 1st through June 24th and give some thoughts about how they might perform going forward. I’d also like to acknowledge that wRC+ alone doesn’t determine fantasy viability and I’ll be sure to point out those who are still contributing in other fantasy-useful ways despite sharp drops in their wRC+.

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