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I’ll get a new SP rankings update out shortly after the Trade Deadline. Should be able to turn it around by the end of next week. The deadline is on Tuesday the 30th this year. Nick Pollack and I will be live during Deadline Day analyzing the fantasy impact of the deals.

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Join me and @sporer Tuesday July 30th at 4pm ET for our annual Trade Deadline live stream!

We’re brining members of the Playbacck chat onto the stream LIVE and letting you share your thoughts. pic.twitter.com/2yahIVyaaK

— Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) July 25, 2024

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Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!

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I only wrote up the guys with 1-2 x’s. The 3 x’s are either locked studs or capable streamers with great matchups and most of the 0 x’s are easy skips. That said, I’ll gladly answer any questions if you want further discussion on anyone.
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We’re back from the All-Star break! I can’t believe the deadline is just over a week away, but don’t let that make you lose sight of the fact that there is still enough time to make major shifts in your standings. I know Justin and I hammer this point on the podcast, too, but it isn’t impossible to see substantial moves from the All-Star break on. Obviously, every situation is unique and I’m not going to pretend that some teams aren’t completely dead, but many aren’t and it sucks to kinda give up on a squad that ends up rallying only for you to realize that a bit more rigor in this part of the schedule when things like the new College Football video game and of course football itself start garnering attention (assuming you’re a football fan, of course).

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With the All-Star break on the horizon, feel free to use this comment section for any questions related to decisions going into the second half.

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If you didn’t see my chat today, I just wanted y’all to know that there was no chart yesterday because we lost internet for about 9 hours with a statewide outage for Spectrum service. Thankfully we avoided any bad weather here in Austin so in the grand scheme an afternoon and evening without the internet isn’t the end of the world.

For Thursday, we have some tough spots where you have to decide if chasing the win potential is worth the risk.

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Full notes will be back tomorrow night.

Keider Montero showed some flashes in a couple of extended outings (1 start in game 2 of a doubleheader and the other an extended relief appearance from the 2nd-6th innings) at the end of May and June with an 18% K-BB. He still had 9 ER in 9.7 IP thanks in large part to 3 HRs. He jumped into Casey Mize’s spot on July 3rd and did his best work yet against MIN: 6.3 IP/2 ER/4 Ks/1 BB. Still not exactly overpowering, but something to build upon going into this week’s 2-step.

I didn’t express a ton of confidence in him, putting him in the YOLO category on the 2-start board, but I came away impressed by his 6.3 IP of scoreless work on Monday night. He got ahead with a 76% first pitch strike rate (63% lg. avg) and posted a 36% Called Strike + Whiff rate (27% lg. avg), both figures were season bests for Montero. It certainly wasn’t enough to give him a full green light against LAD, but he’s on the radar now as a streamer option.

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Not a lot to work with on Monday’s slate, but plenty of startable options on the 2-start board.

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Hope y’all had a nice 4th of July! I enjoyed a relaxing day with the fam and watching some baseball, but I couldn’t leave y’all hanging without a Friday board, just had to wait until morning of instead of night before.

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Sorry for no chat today. I wish I could say it was for the holiday or something, but it was a much dumber reason… which I guess was at least tangentially related to the 4th of July. I moved my regular Thursday OOTP show to today because of the 4th but then I got fully in the Thursday groove and didn’t think about botching the chat until late afternoon when it was too late to fire something up. I’ll be back next week with a chat and we can discuss my new SP rankings in more detail.

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