FWFB | Baseball - Episode 746

Episode 746- Stretch Run Strategies!Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFBCo-Host: Dave McDonald @RunDMCDNewsHere comes the late-season shoulder injury epidemicEovaldi to IL (shoulder/neck)Ashby to IL (shoulder)Vinnie P shoulder injuryEffross to IL (shoulder)Holmes returning soon - back to closing?Treinen on rehab assignment (shoulder) returning Sep 2Kimbrel may not be sole closer anymoreSeranthony to IL (triceps) - Robertson back to closing?Junis avoided major injury - could make next start SundayCody Morris dominating in minors since coming off ILReturn as reliever? Spot starts maybeKopech hamstring injury - got destroyed todayLuis Garcia (MI) set for rehab assignment tomorrow - returning Friday?Bryce Harper beginning rehab assignment tomorrow - back next weekKyle Hendricks done for the seasonKershaw 3 inning sim game - will return without rehab assignmentOber, Maeda, Grayson Rodriguez facing hitters this weekAlzolay beginning rehab assignmentOhtani stomach bug on track to make next start, hopefully return soonLooks like Laureano coming back around when he’s eligible (oblique)Bohm leaves with undisclosed injuryDomingo German leaves start with calf injuryByron Buxton exits with hip injury (shock!)TopicsManaging with 6.5 weeks leftStill lots of time to make a big move in the standingsHave enough FAAB for final stretch - HUGELook into standings and figure out where you can move up (and down as well) the most and target those categoriesBe realistic - passing someone in SV with 20 more than you aint happening outside of extenuating circumstancesStudy your opponents’ rosters and see where you can make up groundDid they lose a closer? Big injury recently? Big pick-up on Sunday?Lineups of teams out of playoff contentionSitting vets more/Giving more time to young guysEspecially with September call-upsLook at MarlinsStack lineup w/ players on playoff teamsStart pitchers vs bad non-contending teams because in Sep they’re often VERY BAD. Lots of Wins to accumulateLook at SP schedules/drop guys with brutal schedulesLook for young players on non contenders who could be getting additional opportunities in SepShutting down SPs reaching IP limits on non-playoff teamsTime to micro-manageTake advantage of every single little thing you canAdd extra hitters to give yourself optionsPlay Splits, Maximize ABs, play hot hitters, sit/drop cold playersIf guys go to IL, drop them in most circumstancesIf someone is coming back in mid-September, move on - especially pitchers (need to ramp up, etc)Production NOW over potential production laterEARTH updateGLARF still on top4 points separates top 6 teams vying for 1stI’m down to $5 in FAABBARF still sucks but actually had a (very slight) rebound last weekNERF still 2ndSLARF/TARF still battling for 3rdRay Butler down to 3rd stillJeff Erickson still 1stRyan Venancio still 2nd