Fantasy Baseball Live – August 17, 2025
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Sunday, August 17, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Segments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend games

Additional Questions:
1.We’ve had several call-ups this week. Give me your thoughts on each?
a.Owen Caisse (OF, CHC)
b.Nolan McClain (RHP, NYM)
c.Dylan Beavers (OF, Bal)
d.Sam Basallo (C/1B, Bal)

2.Josh Hader hits the IL with a shoulder injury and will not be back after his 15-day IL stint is up. This is not good for fantasy managers at all. Who gets the save opportunities?
a.We will discuss whether fantasy managers should have grabbed his backup. Did you?

3.Adolis Garcia hits the IL. Who gets his at-bats?

4.Kyle Stowers hits the IL and will be lost for several weeks. Jakob Marsee started off hot but has cooled over the past couple of games. Anyone else interest you in Miami?

5.Cade Cavalli. WOW!

6.Despite a great outing by Cavalli, elite pitchers are dropping like flies
a.Zack Wheeler hits the IL with an upper extremity blood clot. Yikes.
b.Chase Burns hits the IL with a flexor strain. Uh oh. This could cost him a lot of time and might lead to….I don’t want to say it.
c.Michael King was back for one start and back on the IL.

7.Hey, Aaron Nola pitches today…


Segment 3 – Waiver Wire

Segment 4 – Closer Report

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