Take 10 with Tim – September 1st

1.What are your strategies for the last month of the season?

2.I think the Yankees are doing the right thing by waiving Josh Donaldson and Harrison Bader. I know about the report that Bader found out about the move on TV, but that’s hard to believe. I know they are the hated Yankees, but they’ve always had a reputation for doing right by their players.
a.Your thoughts on the move and anything else you want to discuss

3.The September call-ups are underway. This is who we have so far.
a.I just saw Jasson Dominguez last week in Double-A, and he’s reportedly being called up. I’ll preview him as I’ve seen about 100 at-bats of him.
b.Austin Wells (C, NYY)
c.Ceddanne Rafaela (OF, Bos)
d.Ronny Mauricio (IF/OF, NYM)
e.Kyren Paris (SS, LAA)
f.Nick Loftin (SS, KC)

4.The Angels waved the white flag on Tuesday, putting a quarter of their roster on waiver, including Lucas Giolito (Cleveland), Reynaldo Lopez (Cleveland), Matt Moore (Cleveland), Dominic Leone, Hunter Renfroe (Reds), and Randal Grichuk. Harrison Bader (Reds)
a.Do any of these players interest you from a fantasy standpoint? If so, who?
b.Any thoughts on who gets their playing time?
c.I know we’ve talked to this way too much, but what the heck are the Angels doing?

5.Someone from Barstool put out a clickbait tweet saying the following: Is it crazy to think that Mookie Betts will retire a better player than Mike Trout?
a.What say you?

6.I really liked the Royals' acquisition of Cole Ragans, as I didn’t like the way the Rangers were handling him. He’s doing ok
a.Let’s talk about the pitcher he can become?

7.Michael Brantley has finally returned. Any interest?

8.Just when you thought Alex Lange had some things figured out, he crushes your soul. He and Aroldis Chapman are reminding all of us what the Closer Report is suppose to look like – Chaotic.

a.Thoughts?

9.What hitter will you be targeting this weekend?

10.What pitcher will you be targeting this weekend?