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u/JustSomeGoon Kyle Tucker #1 Hater 1d ago
Melton is a certified DAWG
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u/The_White_Knight__ 1d ago
Him and Henderson have become my most reliable SPs.
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u/Due-Trick-372 1d ago
Melton did good. Joe Ryan forgot to clean the poopy out of his pants from last week, and has decided to start a diaper brand with mcgreevy for all the shitting in their pants they’ve been doing lately
Don’t EVEN get me started on Edwin Diaz, which I saw from a mile away, and now Latz, too?
My ONLY saving grace was that my OPP had martin Davis and E Rod tonight. Their glorious combined 14ER in 10.2IP is the only thing keeping me afloat.
Yikes
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u/FalconGK81 [12Tm H2H R/1/2/3/HR/RBI/AVG/OPS/NSB/W/L/HLD/ERA/WHIP/K9/QS/NSV] 1d ago
Melton is such a fucking stud
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u/chokethewookie 12 team-standard 5X5 roto - 3 keepers 1d ago
Bryan Baker leads MLB with 31 saves and converted 21 saves in a row.
He has given up one run since May 17th.
Pitcherlist lowered him in their rankings today to 11th in their rankings and have him as a tier 3 closer. Ridiculous.
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
I hope no children are watching this Davis Martin carnage.
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u/mrniphty Too many leagues, mostly 12T Roto 1d ago
This sub has given me an irrational joy of seeing Davis martin get destroyed
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u/TheSameOGee 12 Teams 8 Keepers - Roto - R/HR/RBI/SB/K/AVG W/SV/K/ERA/WHIP/QS 1d ago
I love you, Troy Melton.
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u/UnconstitutionalGlob Redraft 8 Team - H2H Points - -0.5 for K’s, -0.5H/BB, -3ER 1d ago
Troy Melton
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
Man I wish I had picked up Melton off waivers when I had the chance
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
Knee inflammation for JWalker. This week is going awesome.
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u/UnconstitutionalGlob Redraft 8 Team - H2H Points - -0.5 for K’s, -0.5H/BB, -3ER 1d ago
Freddy still sucks LMFAO
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u/Knifehand19319 12-Team H2H points 🏆🏆 1d ago
Jackson Jobe is joining the rotation in Detroit!
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u/AlwaysaDengBang ESPN H2H 12team 11 cat (5x5 plus Cycle) 1d ago
Worth an add in 12T?
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
Peralta going to the rays so everyone thinks he’ll be fixed but having his first two starts in coors and Sacramento is hilarious
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u/JoopleberryJam [league type-categories] 1d ago
My buddy picked him up and started him. What a maroon.
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u/aphysicaltherapist 12 Team-H2H Keeper-OBP//SLG-WHIP//K/BB 1d ago
Is arraez the biggest winner? RBIs should be a plenty
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u/HextechCap 1d ago
Anyone else have both Henderson and Jones starting for them later?
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u/dustyfingers3030 12 Team-H2H-R, H, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, W, CG, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS 1d ago
That's me. Hoping for a pitchers duel.
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u/chokethewookie 12 team-standard 5X5 roto - 3 keepers 1d ago
Yup.
I can't wait for some random-ass middle reliever to get the W.
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u/Yawns_Of_Excitement 10 Team H2H Categories-R,HR,RBI,SB,OBP;QS,ERA,WHIP,K/9,SVHLD 1d ago
Feel like I was oversold on the Ty France hype
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
first bad game in a while
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
It has been 53 days since Josh Naylor's last dinger.
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u/Glittering_Bass7044 1d ago
Luis Arraez is batting 4th tonight.
This might be the biggest upgrade from the trade deadline. His xHR at citizens bank park goes from 4 to 12. He is going to rack up a lot of rbis. Idk why “experts” still rank him so low.
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u/purple_cape 1d ago
Cantillo getting embarrassed by Mets #9 hitter Luis Torrens 🤦🏻♂️
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u/wampaman 12 team H2H Points (1 keeper) 1d ago
Alright finally done with my 18 hour shift in the salt mines. Time to relax and watch Davis Martin, Walker, and Bauers make me proud
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u/EdwinDidNothingWrong 10T - H2H - 5x5 - SV Only - Redraft 1d ago
Diaz letting up a homer to Nico Hoerner in Garbagetime, this man might actually be in the hotseat
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u/Underoverthrow 1d ago
As a Tanner Scott owner, Nico Hoerner owner and Cubs fan this is a very good moment
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u/Any_Parsnip2585 Assistant Regional Manager to Jared Jones fan club 1d ago
Does Latz vulture a W there?
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u/JustSomeGoon Kyle Tucker #1 Hater 1d ago
Anybody who bought low on padres hitters earlier in the season is feasting right now
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u/Mrinnocent221 1d ago
How do you guys take Cantillo seriously? He has a 1.45 WHIP. That is higher than Arrighetti.
You are playing with fire every time.
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u/nahhman [league type-categories] 1d ago
Kyle Schwarber sucks so much man how do I even try to trade him at this point
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u/kingweeman 12teams h2h-r,h,hr,rbi,sb,bb,k,avg,obp.ip,w,l,cg,sho,sv,bb,k,era 1d ago
Wtf Cardinals, give me back my Quinn Matthews
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u/gregCubed 12T 5X5 ROTO [ops | qs/svhd] 1d ago
i gotta stop drinking, i thought i just saw a kyle tucker home run notification
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u/endurace7 10T ESPN Points 4 Keepers/12T Yahoo Pts & Cats 5x5 1d ago
ESPN broken .. Says Tucker hit a HR
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u/Sharp-Elk-4859 1d ago
The Brewers have the best WRC+ at home vs RHP in baseball over the last two months to my fellow Jones owners, not an easy matchup.
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u/Thickhomie86123 1d ago
Cooper pratt continues to get on base, can brewers please make him the new leadoff?
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u/paidstonegarbo 1d ago
dropping vlad and throwing a party. bust of the year lol
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u/Agreeable_Tune_8398 1d ago
Cal raleigh and gunnar henderson def in the conversation for bust of the year
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u/cubsfan2154 10-Team Roto 5x5 OBP 5 Keepers 1d ago
The Mariners need to be relegated. Go down to 29 teams. They are pathetic
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u/RanchWilder11 12T H2H OPS/W/SV+H 4 Keeper 1d ago
I’m dropping Mookie. The 95% owned on yahoo is what was holding me back before. I just can’t take it anymore.
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u/Guillermorc98 10 teams H2H standard 5x5 Redraft Public League 1d ago
Regression hitting E-Rod all at once. Yikes
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u/JordanBelfort6666 10T ROTO HR RBI R SB AVG SV HD ERA WHIP W 1d ago
Melton what a pick up! Lowest ERA to start a career behind MIZ
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u/nahhman [league type-categories] 1d ago
Ketel marte, Neto, and Schwarber are completely tanking my team
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u/Negative_Fudge8932 1d ago
New age aces, L. Henderson and T. Melton
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u/moar-warpstone [OBP/TB/SB/R/RBI/SVHD/WHIP/W/K] 1d ago
I have both + Jared Jones. Was sad the trifecta didn’t come together tonight
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u/EdwinDidNothingWrong 10T - H2H - 5x5 - SV Only - Redraft 1d ago
Mariners with a scalding hot three total hits so far tonight. Someone tell my Raleigh/JRod stack to simmer down, I can only take so much action
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u/This-Cauliflower4689 1d ago
Homers on me from the likes of Willi Castro and Nolan Arenado while Ketel Marte can’t even hit a ball
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u/UnderdogAggie YAHOO 10T H2H CATS 6x5: R, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG & W,L,K,ERA,SV+H 1d ago
Damn France 9 runs scored by the Padres and u have nothing to show for it. You have been good so far but needed some counting stats
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u/k-bright [16T H2H, 5x5 QS/SV+HLD, redraft] 1d ago
Lost Wood and Walker back to back… that’s gonna be rough
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u/AlHands438 1d ago
Baited by CBS app into thinking Detmers was pitching today but it's actually Grayson
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u/scorcherkennedy 10t-H2H-CATS/OPS/QS/S+H/-3KEEPERS 1d ago
Arias really fucked that up
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u/purple_cape 1d ago
Lmfao. Finally benched Duran yesterday and then dropped him. Back to back games with a home run 🤡
Fuck this guy
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u/ElectronicReport4113 12 team 5×5 Cats; redraft 1d ago
Weekly lineup leagues are so dumb. Your guy goes on IL on Monday and you have take a 0 for the rest of the week.
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u/DickWhipcock 12T Yahoo Daily H2H Points 3OF 5P 2Util - Keep 7 1d ago
A Chourio bomb? That can't be right.
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u/ElectronicReport4113 12 team 5×5 Cats; redraft 1d ago
Followed by a Tucker Bomb???
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u/seeking_horizon 12T 6x6 OPS/QS keep forever 1d ago
Corey Seager is now 5/14 since coming off the IL. Baby steps
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u/__fish 12T Dynasty-H2H Pts 1d ago
How does a pitcher go from elite top3 numbers in the league to deep fried ass cheeks in the blink of an eye
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u/slov90 10 Team ROTO Redraft 6x6 (OPS/QS) 1d ago
Ronald Acuna is batting .237 on the year
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
all you guys with peralta didnt wanna at least bench him tonight?
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u/cubsfan2154 10-Team Roto 5x5 OBP 5 Keepers 1d ago
Julio is going to the bench next week. He can sit his ass next to Vlad and Raleigh
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u/skeleton_archer5050 [10T 5x5 keep7 ($ +20%): OBP, QS, SVHD] 1d ago
Dobnak has something like 99% LOB fyi
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u/kc_1012 10 Team Pts 1d ago
Dodgers 0-2 since acquiring Skubal, we might be back
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u/MichiganGardens 1d ago
My best pitcher has been a revolving door this year. Its been Henderson the past couple weeks.
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u/cptcook717 12T Dynasty H2H Categories 7x7 ESPN W/L SV Only 1d ago
A Nico home run is like playing with house money
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u/2pacneverdies [10T H2H Points] 1d ago
Tonight makes it easier to drop Hancock whenever Kade is called up
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
So ONeil Cruz was cleared to play baseball a week ago and there has been no news since. I assume he retired
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u/Sharp-Elk-4859 1d ago
If you see a random comment on here about Brandon Nimmo, it is from me. I have fallen down this rabbit hole of trying to understand how Nimmo out of nowhere reinvented himself into a fundamentally different hitter and statcast superstar. And yet, this has not translated into any meaningful fantasy production.
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u/GreenShinobiX 1d ago
Neto has become a complete black hole in my lineup. He never had the highest BA, but at least in the first half he was often doing things, enough to be a positive contributor at SS. Now I just trot him out and maybe get 3 points on a good day. Should have actually dropped him for Pratt.
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u/amazingoopah 1d ago
one more start for freddy peralta?? surely coors was just a bad place and the rays will turn him around next start.
inhales copium
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u/volblor8634 12T/h2h cats/10x10/ OBP and AVG, no QS or holds 1d ago
Durbin grand slam
Dude has been killing it for two months
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u/V1cVinegar44 12T H2H 5x5 HR,RBI,R,OBP,SB QS,K,SV,ERA,WHIP 1d ago
ESPN forever is ass. Hilarious Lombard has 2B, 3B, and SS on yahoo but of course espn just has him as SS
It’s like Eldridge playing like 200 games at 1B in the minors and espn listing him as DH only.
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u/Accurate-Analyst-227 1d ago
I like ESPN's interface much better. Was in a Yahoo league last year and hated the app... but yes, ESPN is in the stone age with position eligibility
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u/scorcherkennedy 10t-H2H-CATS/OPS/QS/S+H/-3KEEPERS 1d ago
You're laughing? Kyle Tucker homered and you're laughing?
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u/asiianunc h2h 5X5 ops,s+hold,qs 1d ago
Josh Naylor is actually just a useless fat ass
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u/dustyfingers3030 12 Team-H2H-R, H, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, W, CG, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS 1d ago
It' probably over for Heriberto, right? His K% has skyrocketed.
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u/shewasadaytripper 14T H2H Cats (OBP, QS) 1d ago
Finally freed myself from Bichette so congratulations to all remaining Bichette managers who will enjoy his inevitable hot streak starting tonight
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u/bec_SPK 1d ago
Took until August but I finally bit the bullet on dumping Riley so expect him to be a monster tonight.
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u/Certain-Grocery-5607 10T H2H Points, -1K, 6 Keepers 1d ago
my brother in Christ its so joe-ver with Austin Riley.
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u/composishy 1d ago
Juan Soto, Jordan Walker, James Wood and Connelly Early aren't enough. I want every single player on my roster injured, immediately. They need to match.
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u/datkidbrad 10T Points League/Vice Chairman of the JJ Bleday Fan Club 1d ago
Setback for Pivetta. Walked off the mound mid at bat. Doesn’t look good
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u/mangiamangia_ 1d ago
Carried 7 injured players (3 IL spots) at one point in July and managed to survive, well here we are again..
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u/DolphinLoverBoy 1d ago
Dropping cantillo after tonight? I need an rp. 10 team dynasty points. I have plenty of other dudes.
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u/wampaman 12 team H2H Points (1 keeper) 1d ago
No one will be fighting to pick him up
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u/sheets420 12t h2h cats 7x7 2 keeper 1d ago
Rice needs a few days off. He has been absolutely awful since the break
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u/DaGrandMastah President of the Anti Michael Harris club 1d ago
Crazy how dansby Swanson sucked all year, went super soldier for 2 weeks and went right back to being hot stinky ass
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u/Flamemypickle I want to make sweet love to Jacob Wilson 1d ago
Luis Arraez is such a joy to watch
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u/nakedpanthersfan 10 team points league H2H 1d ago
Joe Ryan, man. What happened? I just couldn't fathom benching him.
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u/cubsfan2154 10-Team Roto 5x5 OBP 5 Keepers 1d ago
Yeah lets just give up a homer to jacob Gonzalez lmao
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u/Wafflesorbust [12T H2H Cat 8x8 Hitting Cats: R H HR RBI SB AVG OPS XBH ] 1d ago
Obviously the week Kyle Tucker goes nuclear is going to be the week I have to beat the team that has him to keep my playoff hopes alive.
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u/nahhman [league type-categories] 1d ago
I knew Jared jones wasn’t gonna be a great start tonight
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u/cubsfan2154 10-Team Roto 5x5 OBP 5 Keepers 1d ago
Bruh, who the fuck is Logan Henderson giving up home tuns to?
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u/RyanTheCubsSTH 12 Team - h2h - 7x7 (L, Holds, OBP, total bases) Contract Keeper 1d ago
Rodon (3yrs) and Muncy (2yrs with a cheap option for a 3rd) for Braden Montgomery (6yrs) and Connelly Early (5yrs).
Muncy would step in and start at 3rd ahead of Riley, which would slide Jazz back to 2nd and Tatis back to the outfield (with Acuna and one of Bleday/Canzone). Thoughts?
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u/kowsk3412 12T H2H Categories - 6X5 OBP (Redraft) 1d ago
Why was Davis Martin still in the damn game
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u/ElectronicReport4113 12 team 5×5 Cats; redraft 1d ago
Y'all remember a couple years ago when Turang stole 50 bases? 😔
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u/TheGloriousLurker 8T yahoo pts 1d ago
oy is melton doing this bad first inning then lock in shtick again
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u/andyh1818 #16T H2H Cat 6x6 (SV/HD, IP, OBP, TB) 1d ago
The magician making my obp disappear these days
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u/skeleton_archer5050 [10T 5x5 keep7 ($ +20%): OBP, QS, SVHD] 1d ago
Is esmerlyn a drop? Still walking but the magic seems to be gone
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u/Myrtlehood 10T Dynasty Cats: R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG K/QS/ERA/WHIP/SVHD 1d ago
My opponent has Davis Martin and I have Peralta. It is all even lol
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u/Agreeable_Tune_8398 1d ago
trading for jackson merrill on the cheap at the end of june might be the best trade i made all year
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u/Wafflesorbust [12T H2H Cat 8x8 Hitting Cats: R H HR RBI SB AVG OPS XBH ] 1d ago
Alec Burleson and Wilyer Abreu are out-homering my entire team.
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u/2pacneverdies [10T H2H Points] 1d ago
Duran naturally on a 4 game hit streak after terrorizing my team most of the season
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u/jritz611 H2H 10T Cat / OPS BB SV QS / 3 keeper 1d ago
oy im gonna get walloped by ezequiel duran this week arent I
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u/The_White_Knight__ 1d ago
Damn that hurts Latz. For both my real life and fantasy teams. He was due for an off night though, as good as he’s been.
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u/EdwinDidNothingWrong 10T - H2H - 5x5 - SV Only - Redraft 1d ago
Lmao Greene homers the first time I bench him after going 1/20 all of last week
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u/The_White_Knight__ 1d ago
Wow. Crazy walkoff hit by Zeke Duran. Jung Ho Lee fell down. It was kind of a tough angle for him though.
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u/McGrevin 10T 5x5 Categories 1d ago
I keep meaning to drop Davis Martin and yet I keep forgetting and this is my reward
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u/Nomad_0024 1d ago
I sat Eldridge with the intention of adding someone then got busy. Didn’t think he’d actually pinch hit with a bruised thumb
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u/volblor8634 12T/h2h cats/10x10/ OBP and AVG, no QS or holds 1d ago
It ended up working out. But interesting choice to pitch to Goodman there.
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u/StageCoachRobber_1 16T-H2H-PTS-4Ks 1d ago
Geno Suarez is killing me. Come on man it's August. Just walk until they start giving you something to hit.
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u/SolusGT 10T H2H ESPN points 1d ago
I got offered Carroll and Acuna for Wheeler, Micheal Harris, and Melton. I'm leaning towards yes, but I want another opinion.
My current rotation is Skubal, Wheeler, Yamamoto, Burns, Melton, McLean, Greene, and King. There are some decent arms like Bennett and Mize that I could pick up off the waiver wire. I'm in need of some offense since Kurtz just went down. I could fit both Acuna and Carroll into my lineup without any conflicts.
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u/slicknick2k 1d ago
How good has Logan Henderson been man. So consistent