FWFB | Baseball - Episode 746

Episode 746- Stretch Run Strategies!

Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
Co-Host: Dave McDonald @RunDMCD

News
Here comes the late-season shoulder injury epidemic
Eovaldi to IL (shoulder/neck)
Ashby to IL (shoulder)
Vinnie P shoulder injury
Effross to IL (shoulder)
Holmes returning soon - back to closing?
Treinen on rehab assignment (shoulder) returning Sep 2
Kimbrel may not be sole closer anymore
Seranthony to IL (triceps) - Robertson back to closing?
Junis avoided major injury - could make next start Sunday
Cody Morris dominating in minors since coming off IL
Return as reliever? Spot starts maybe
Kopech hamstring injury - got destroyed today
Luis Garcia (MI) set for rehab assignment tomorrow - returning Friday?
Bryce Harper beginning rehab assignment tomorrow - back next week
Kyle Hendricks done for the season
Kershaw 3 inning sim game - will return without rehab assignment
Ober, Maeda, Grayson Rodriguez facing hitters this week
Alzolay beginning rehab assignment
Ohtani stomach bug on track to make next start, hopefully return soon
Looks like Laureano coming back around when he’s eligible (oblique)
Bohm leaves with undisclosed injury
Domingo German leaves start with calf injury
Byron Buxton exits with hip injury (shock!)

Topics

Managing with 6.5 weeks left
Still lots of time to make a big move in the standings
Have enough FAAB for final stretch - HUGE
Look into standings and figure out where you can move up (and down as well) the most and target those categories
Be realistic - passing someone in SV with 20 more than you aint happening outside of extenuating circumstances
Study your opponents’ rosters and see where you can make up ground
Did they lose a closer? Big injury recently? Big pick-up on Sunday?
Lineups of teams out of playoff contention
Sitting vets more/Giving more time to young guys
Especially with September call-ups
Look at Marlins
Stack lineup w/ players on playoff teams
Start pitchers vs bad non-contending teams because in Sep they’re often VERY BAD. Lots of Wins to accumulate
Look at SP schedules/drop guys with brutal schedules
Look for young players on non contenders who could be getting additional opportunities in Sep
Shutting down SPs reaching IP limits on non-playoff teams
Time to micro-manage
Take advantage of every single little thing you can
Add extra hitters to give yourself options
Play Splits, Maximize ABs, play hot hitters, sit/drop cold players
If guys go to IL, drop them in most circumstances
If someone is coming back in mid-September, move on - especially pitchers (need to ramp up, etc)
Production NOW over potential production later


EARTH update
GLARF still on top
4 points separates top 6 teams vying for 1st
I’m down to $5 in FAAB
BARF still sucks but actually had a (very slight) rebound last week
NERF still 2nd
SLARF/TARF still battling for 3rd
Ray Butler down to 3rd still
Jeff Erickson still 1st
Ryan Venancio still 2nd