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Mining the News (9/24/24)

American League

Astros

Tayler Scott pitched through a back injury.

Scott is on the injured list with what the Astros described as a “thoracic spine strain” — a back injury he acknowledged trying to pitch through all month. Scott surrendered nine hits, five walks and four earned runs in 5 2/3 September innings, inflating an already unsustainable workload.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – September 24th, 2024

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

I don’t think we can blindly trust every established name going on Tuesday, but there are a lot of options to consider across all levels with more than half the board getting some love for 12s and deeper.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – September 23rd, 2024

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There are only 4 games today so I didn’t think we needed a full night-before chart, especially since there aren’t even many tough choices.

Here’s the final 2-step board of the season:

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Roto Riteup: September 23, 2024

If you didn’t draft Shohei this year, are you even playing fantasy baseball?

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Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome.

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: First off, there will be a FanGraphs chat next weekend. If the playoffs are on the line, the main side will likely be hosting the chat. If not, I will.

7:33
Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the winning bids in the three ToutWars 15-team leagues. Ignore the prices managers were spending all they had left.

7:33
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:33
HappyFunBall: That’s for being here this season. Good times!

7:34
JG: Need homers, drop XEdwards for : BRodgers(Coors) , Westburg or Albies ? Roto

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Waiver Wire Report (Final Report)

In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (about 40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »


Mining the News (9/21/24)

American League

Blue Jays

Will Wagner will have his knee operated on, should be ready for Spring Training, and the team sees him as a second baseman.

Will Wagner will get his left knee scoped on Thursday after meeting with specialists in Cleveland, and while the procedure will come with some rehab time, the Blue Jays expect him to be ready for Spring Training next February without any issues.

“I think he’s probably a little bit relieved that he’s getting this taken care of now,” John Schneider said Wednesday. “It’s also about him understanding from us and the organization how he’s viewed, the way he played and what we’re looking for from him heading into the offseason and next year. He’s shown really well. He’s a guy we’re confident in, and rightfully so.”

Schneider wants to leave as many doors open as possible, but it’s clear that Wagner has impressed him enough to get a shot at playing second base on a near full-time basis.

“He can play first and we dabbled at third with him in Buffalo, but we like what we see at second,” Schneider said. “We think he’s got a really good game for that spot. There’s a fine line between the versatility aspect, which we do value, and keeping a guy regular at a certain spot. I can see him getting a lot of reps at second.”

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Starting Pitcher Chart – September 21st-22nd, 2024

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Good luck this weekend!

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Lineup Analysis (9/20/24)

Note: With just one week left, I’m going to be more focused on guys to use or not use for next week. Matchups will matter more.

American League

Angels

Jordyn Adams with eight straight outfield starts.

Eric Wagaman with eight straight third base starts.

Gustavo Campero started four straight in right field. Read the rest of this entry »


The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1345 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 26

9/20/24

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2-START FOR WEEK 26

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