Checking in with the Nationals and White Sox, and gaming the MLB trade deadline in fantasy leagues

It's beat writer Thursday on The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Beller and DVR are happy to welcome Nationals beat writer Maria Torres and White Sox beat writer James Fegan to the show. Maria discusses Juan Soto's increasing ground-ball rate, the look of a potential Max Scherzer trade, midseason turnarounds from Kyle Schwarber and Josh Bell, and more.Then, James gets into White Sox trade targets (Adam Frazier and Eduardo Escobar), Yoán Moncada's power outage, Eloy Jiménez's injury status, Carlos Rodón's career year, and more.Finally, Beller and DVR wrap up the episode by discussing how fantasy managers can play the MLB trade deadline to their advantage.Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBellerFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Maria on Twitter: @maria_torres3Follow James on Twitter: @JRFeganWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8YSYmRIluF8Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasyEmail us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.