Do you remember when Kyle Gibson was a major prospect? No, you don’t, stop lying! Most of you weren’t even alive back in 2013 when he last graced a top 100 prospect list. Alas, with a career ERA of 4.71 and only one season south of 4.00, he hasn’t exactly panned out on that hype. He’s shown flashes, but it has never consistently come together. He’s in the midst of one such flash (a tiny 1.69 ERA over his last four starts), but is there anything behind it that makes him viable for a strong finish?

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9/11/17

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Leading Off: Question of the Day

• CLE will never lose again – who’s the 1st player drafted from them next yr? (3:30)

Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

• Bradley Zimmer hurt sliding into first (6:30)
  • Jason Kipnis to see time in CF
• Jimmy Nelson hurt diving back into first (13:00)
• Michael Fulmer to have ulnar nerve surgery, same as deGrom (17:00)
• Eric Hosmer hit .195 thru 20 gms, hitting .350 since — contract guess? (19:30)
• Other shoe hasn’t dropped on Gio Gonzalez (2.50 ERA) — what’s he do in ‘18? (25:50)

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Quicker chat today, but we’ll crush a marathoner next week

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9/7/17

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Leading Off: Question of the Day

• What do you expect out of Victor Robles rest of season? (2:00)

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• Is Jose Ramirez a first-rounder in 2018? (8:00)
• Is Charlie Blackmon an early first-rounder in 2018? (15:50)
• Where does Luis Castillo slot among SP for 2018? (25:00)

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At this point in the season, there is a lot of specific category chasing as you try to edge out every possible point en route to that championship. Here are six power bats with varying degrees of availability (hopefully something for every league type) who could deliver those key homers for you down the stretch. These are flawed players, that’s why they’re available, but you should be able to extract some value when deployed properly.

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9/4/17

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• Are you starting Chris Archer or Marcus Stroman this wk?

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Can you believe it’s September? Just one month left!

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8/31/17

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Leading Off: Question of the Day

• Will Justin Verlander be dealt today?

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• Justin Upton to Angels
• Cameron Maybin claimed by Astros
• Alex Verdugo coming up
• Zack Godley’s changeup
  • Eno’s piece
• Closer chatter

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A quick look at some August standouts and how likely they are to be useful for the September stretch run:

Luke Weaver | Cardinals – 1.71 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 34% K, 27% K-BB in 21 IP

The 23-year old right’s emergence in August might’ve facilitated the trade of Mike Leake to Seattle on Wednesday. Weaver has fanned 10 in both of his last two starts thanks in large part to a 34% K rate with both his fastball and changeup. After 119.3 IP last year and 124.7 two years ago, he shouldn’t have issues making it to the finish line this year with 106.7 under his belt so far.

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Some quick thoughts on a pair of AL East arms who threw on Monday:

Pomeranz Soaring Despite An Interesting Flaw

It wasn’t Drew Pomeranz’s best effort, but he managed a baseline quality start and wiggled out trouble that a 2.00 WHIP would normally lead allowing him to hand a lead to the bullpen after the Red Sox jumped the Jays for four in the seventh. I don’t hear many Red Sox fans clamoring for Anderson Espinoza these days (the return for Pomy last summer) as Pomeranz has been the team’s second-best starter behind Chris Sale this year.

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