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Fantasy Baseball Live – September 19, 2026Segment 1 – Review games from last nightQuestions:1.Aaron Nola – In his last 10 starts, he’s 4-2 with a 2.10 ERA while striking out a batter an inning. What happened?2.Edwin Diaz is activated – You rushing out to get him in your lineup?3.Ethan Salas hit his first home run of the season this week – actually 2. Is this someone you’re interested going into next season?4.Aaron Judge left the game on Thursday – Ugh!\5.Ryan Johnson of the Angels has won back-to-back games and pitched a gem this week. 6.0 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 7K/0BB. Any interest?Segment 2 – Any pickups this week?Segment 3 – Two start pitchers•Dean Kramer (Min, 38%) – NYY (Will Warren) and @LAA (Ryan Johnson)•Sugano (Col, 29%) – SD (Casey Mize) and Sea (Bryce Miller)•Patrick Sandoval (Bos, 25%) - @Tex (deGrom) and @TB (Griffin Jax)•Sean Newcomb (CHW, 21%) - @Cle (Gavin Williams) and Det (Jackson Jobe)•Jack Perkins (ATH, 20%) - @TB (Griffin Jax) and @Cle (Gavin Williams)•Kyle Feeland (Col, 15%) – SD (Walker Buehler) and Sea (Kade Anderson)Segment 4 – Arizona Fall League – Rosters are out. You can switch between the teams at the top.Arizona Fall League Roster | Arizona Fall League

Fantasy Baseball Live – September 13, 2026Segments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend gamesAdditional Topics:1.The Twins call up Emmanuel Rodriguez, a potential three-true-outcome player who hit a home run in his first at-bat.2.Gerrit Cole got beat up again on Saturday – five earned runs in 4+ innings. Last time out, he gave up four home runs (solo shots). He’s limping into the end here. Will the Yankees rest him the rest of the way? Would you start him?3.Anthony Volpe is back after playing very well in Triple-A. He went off on Friday, including a grand slam. Have you given up on Volpe or do you think there is still something there?4.Segment 3 – Pickups and Closer ReportSegment 4 – Two-start pitchers•Robert Gasser (Mil, 39%) – CHC (Matthew Boyd) and Cin (Chase Burns)•Jake Irvin (Was, 25%) – @SD (Nick Pivetta) and LAA (Grayson Rodriguez)•Gabriel Hughes (Col, 16%) - @NYY (Cam Schlitter) and @ Det (Jackson Jobe)

Take 10 with 10 – September 11, 2026 @ 9:15 am – 1 hour, max1.Shohei Ohtani hits the IL with his knee and bicep that have been problematic since June. He’ll be out of the lineup until at least the end of the month. a.The Dodgers have one 7 in a row and nine up in the loss column over the Padres. Do we see Ohtani in the regular season again?b.With what we know now, do you drop him in leagues that do not have Injury rosters?c.Uber prospect Josue De Paula gets the call and is a must-add in all leagues. At least I think so; does he get enough at-bats to matter?2.Let’s look at the standings.3.Here are 10 players who’ve had a great second half. How will you think of them coming into next season’s drafts? Maybe a round or round range, or move up on your list, etc…1)Fernando Tatis - .299 BA, 15 HR, 9 SB, 37 RBI2)Rafael Devers - .276 BA, 16 HR, 40 RBI3)Steven Kwan - .353 BA, 1 hit, 3 SB – at least he started hitting, not much else though.4)Jac Caglianone - .328 BA, 8 HR, 3 SB, but only 5 walks in 161 Pas5)Henry Bolte - .293 BA, 7 HR, 8 SB6)Cal Raleigh - .204 BA, 12 HR, 30 SB7)Payton Tolle – 53.0 IP, 3.23 ERA, 72K/12BB8)Reid Detmers – 53.1 IP, 1.37 ERA, 68K/10BB9)Brandon Pfaadt – 63.2 IP, 2.54 ERA, 36K/11BB – only 5 K/910)Logan Henderson – 55.1 IP, 1.95 ERA, 59K/7BB4.Kade Anderson picked up his first win. What have you thought about his MLB debut so far – 21 IP, 4.29 ERA, 16K/8BB, 4.01 xERAa.Is he a guy to target for 2027?5.One thing that happened over our week off was the Orioles signed Luis Robert Jr. after the Mets cut him. It cost them $4 million for the month. They consequently lost five games in a row, and then LRJ was put on the IL.a.Is he done in fantasy managers' eyes, or will somebody take a flyer on him in 2027?b.Fun fact – Do you know that the Orioles paid Chris Davis $3.5 million in deferred compensation in 2026?i.He’ll be paid $3.5 million until 2032 and $1.7 million until 2037. He last played in 2020.c.Fun fact 2 – They also paid Bobby Bonilla $500,000. He has a 25-year deferred compensation agreement that ran from 2004 until 2028. Not as bad as the Mets deal. To remind everyone on the Mets deal:i.The Mets agreed to defer 5.9 million of Bonilla’s contract for 10 years with an 8% interest rate. The $5.9 million turned into $29.8 million, and the famous amount of $1,193,249.20 is paid out from 2011 to 2035. The Wilpon’s and the Mets made the high-interest deal because they talked to their financial advisor, legendary criminal Bernie Madoff, who said he could easily earn double that interest amount, so the Mets made the deal. It clearly did not work out for the Wilpon’s and the Mets. You can’t make this stuff up.d.Fun fact 3 – There was a lot written about Bernie Madoff and several movies. While everyone knows about the crime and the ensuing drama, the final recovery was announced just last month, and victims got 94% of their actual cash losses. Not trying to downplay the event, but the good news is that most people got back a least the money they invested – nobody will do a movie about that.6.What one hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?7.What one pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

Fantasy Baseball Live – August 30, 2026 @ 3 pmSegments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend gamesAdditional Topics1.    Let’s look at the standings2.    We have talked much about Jac Caglinone’s breakout - .285/.334/.499 with 23 home runs.  Nine home runs since July 1 and hitting .320.  Never walks  – 6% BB-Rate.a.    Thoughts for him next season?3.    Roman Anthony finally gets activated from the IL4.    Juan Soto is activated from the IL on Saturday without a rehab – let’s see how that goes5.    PCA is starting to separate himself from Ohtani with a huge game on Saturday – 4 for 6 with three home runs6.    Walker Jenkins gets his first start and his first hit – 1 for 3 with a walk7.    Bryce Miller is moving to the bullpen – which, I’m assuming means more starts for Kade Anderson.  Anderson with his second start of his career this week – ok – 4.1 IP, 3 hits, 2 ER, 3K/3BB.  The Major Leagues are a bit more challenging than Double-A.a.    Will you continue to start him or play the matchupsSegment 3 – Waiver WireSegment 4 – Closer ReportSegment 5 – Two start pitchers1.    Jackson Jobe (Det, 26%) - @Min (Taj Bradley) and @Cle (Gavin Williams)2.    Tyler Phillips (Mia, 12%) - @KC (Randy Dobnak) and CHC (Matthew Boyd)3.    Elmer Rodriguez (NYY, 6%) - @LAA (George Klassen) and @SD Michael King) – If he gets two starts.4.    Ryan Gusto (Mia, 5%) - @Was (Matt Waldron) and CHC (Clay Holmes)5.    Tanner Gordon (Col, 3%) – Bal (Kyle Bradish) and STL (Michael McGreevy)6.    Robert Stock (NYM, 3%) - @TB (Ian Seymour) and SF (Logan Webb )

Take 10 with Tim – August 28, 2026 @ 9:15 amMicrosoft Teams1.Five inning Freddie pitched a gem on Wednesday – 6.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 4K/0BBa.The Rays core competency is getting their pitchers to throw more strikes. Did they figure something out with Peralta or was it just luck. His next game is against his old team, the Mets next week. Are you starting him?2.Elmer Rodriguez with a nice start on Wednesday against the Astros. 6.0 IP, 3 hits, 3 ER, 6K/2BB. He should have gotten the win, but the bullpen blew it. a.It looks like it was one and down. If you picked him up, would you hold onto him?3.George Kirby has been terrible of late – 5 starts and a 7.13 ERA. He faced off on Tuesday against the red hot Phillies. You have to sit him, right? 7.2 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 9K/1BB and the win. a.Paul Skenes – same thing. He’s been awful and goes out and fires 6 shutout innings against the Padres – only 4 strikeouts. b.I mean, what do you do?4.Several more pitchers got hurt this week. I’ll ask about possibly replacements.a.Shane Bieber – tres major inflammationb.Roki Sasaki is out with a blister c.Carson Whisenhunt – tore UCL – out for the rest of the season and next as well.d.Pete Fairbanks is back on the IL. Who gets the save opportunities in Miami?e.Related – It was reported that Bryce Miller has been pitching through a lat injury for a month. Well, thanks a lot!5.At the end of April, Rafael Devers was hitting .209 with 2 home runs. Since then, he’s hit 26 home runs for a total of 28. He should get close to 35 again this season. Should we just ignore early stats with him?a.Do you have any other player that we should just ignore when they get off to a poor start?6.You always say it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon, but even marathon’s have a sprint at the end and we are there.a.Give us three pieces of advice for fantasy managers the rest of the way.7.How would you handle Ketel Marte?a.Why the Diamondbacks keep putting up with Ketel Marte - The Athletic8.Some rando topic I haven’t figured out yet.9.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?10.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?