Nando, Ian and DVR discuss Pete Alonso's Home Run Derby greatness, Yermin Mercedes' need for a trade to a less crowded depth chart, Chris Flexen's surprisingly strong first half, Nando's inability to trade away V*ctor R*bles, and their picks for most impactful Futures Game player in the second half of the season. 

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DVR and Beller sift through the best options available with the All-Star Break getting underway and examine some of the league's worst offenses as continually reliable streaming targets going forward. Players discussed include Eloy Jiménez, Vidal Bruján, Zach Davies, Alex Cobb and Cristian Javier.

As for the worst offenses in the league, the guys wonder whether we'll be able to keep streaming against the Rockies, Pirates, Diamondbacks (yes), Marlins, Cardinals, Royals, Brewers, Cubs and others with confidence.

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It's the final beat writer Thursday before the All-Star Break, and we celebrate by welcoming on two writers who are close to two of the most disappointing teams of the first half: Lindsey Adler, who covers the Yankees, and Katie Woo, who covers the Cardinals.

After talking with Lindsey and Katie, Beller and DVR bring the show home by naming the Return-on-Investment All-Star Team, and consider whether the players on it can carry things over in to the second half of the season.

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Nando welcomes Al to the show, and Al tries to keep Nando from repeating his mistakes in dynasty leagues, while they also consider what the second half could bring for Yermín Mercedes, Jake Burger, Victor Robles, Charlie Blackmon, Ramón Urías and a couple of Tigers minor leaguers.

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DVR and Beller take a look at the fantasy baseball FAB and waiver landscape for July 4, covering the week of July 5-July 11. Is Daulton Varsho up for good? If you miss out on Luis Patiño, which pitchers should you try to stream? 

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Beller and DVR welcome Cleveland beat writer Zack Meisel and Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb to this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Zack discusses Amed Rosario's midseason turnaround, the injury outlook for Shane Bieber, Bobby Bradley's status as an everyday player, and more.

The guys then turn their attention to Philly, where Gelb gets into Zack Wheeler's standout season, the topsy-turvy bullpen, Alec Bohm's disappointing first half, and more.

Finally, Beller and DVR wrap up the show by naming the fantasy baseball Waiver Wire All-Star Teams for both shallow and deep leagues.

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Ian and DVR are joined by Ariel Cohen to discuss his path into fantasy baseball, the incredible 2021 of Bryan Reynolds, runs as the most overlooked hitting category, Keston Hiura and projections system agreement, the hidden value of middle relievers, and more. 

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DVR and Beller take a look at the fantasy baseball FAB and waiver landscape for June 27, covering the week of June 28-July 4. What should you do if Keston Hiura is available in your league? Who is Lars Nootbaar? Is it time to stash Luis Patiño, and how much should you bid if Jose Alvarado is available?

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It's beat writer Thursday on The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Beller and DVR are happy to welcome Nationals beat writer Maria Torres and White Sox beat writer James Fegan to the show. Maria discusses Juan Soto's increasing ground-ball rate, the look of a potential Max Scherzer trade, midseason turnarounds from Kyle Schwarber and Josh Bell, and more.

Then, James gets into White Sox trade targets (Adam Frazier and Eduardo Escobar), Yoán Moncada's power outage, Eloy Jiménez's injury status, Carlos Rodón's career year, and more.

Finally, Beller and DVR wrap up the episode by discussing how fantasy managers can play the MLB trade deadline to their advantage.

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Ian and DVR are joined by third special guest since Opening Day 2021 to discuss the short-term and long-term value of Wander Franco, the opportunity for Abraham Toro in Houston, lingering long-term interest in Jesús Luzardo, and much more. 

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