Van and Steve review the schedule for the final six weeks of the season to come up with teams you should target for both pitching and hitters with favorable matchups.

Rundown

3:00 Home League Playoff Pushes

8:10 Hot and cold offenses since 7/1

12:30 Hot and cold pitching staffs since 7/1

16:45 Red's schedule and players to target

22:30 Astros' schedule and players to target

31:30 Twins' schedule and players to target

36:25 Cleveland's schedule and players to target

41:00 Phillies' schedule and players to target

49:18 Short-term Blue Jays matchups?

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Van and Steve are joined by Trevor Hooth of Prospects Live (and formerly of Pitcher List) to talk prospects with a focus on which under the radar minor league players can help you in redraft leagues this year. Plus an overall discussion on what to look for when scouting prospects and what tools Trevor focuses on most for fantasy prospects. Finally, a bonus "Trevor's Guys" to keep an eye on in the minors.

Rundown

3:04 Trevor introduction & current projects

7:50 Flooish Baseball's inspiration and stat line scouting

9:39 How to look for peripheral prospects

13:00 Trevor's process and tools translating to stats

15:11 Stats to look for when looking for prospects and

18:51 Age and difference in levels in the minors

23:33 The importance of hit tool

28:40 Potential Prospect impacts: Jake Meyers (HOU)

33:18 Jose Barrero (CIN)

38:30 Jacob Robson (DET)

42:19 Michael Stefanic (LAA)

46:35 MJ Melendez (KC)

51:45 Khalil Lee & Mark Vientos (NYM)

56:00 Lars Nootbar (STL)

57:40 Andre Jackson (LAD)

61:45 Glenn Otto (TEX)

67:00 Tobias Myers (TB)

69:18 Ryan Pepiot (LAD)

73:00 Trevor's "guys"

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Statline Scouting w/ Foolish Bailey

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Van and Steve go over their tips and strategies for the stretch run of the fantasy baseball season. Plus, they review who you should be dropping and who to add for the final few weeks.

Rundown

5:45 Being aggressive as the calendar turns to August

8:50 Paying attention to playing time

12:20 Looking at schedules 

13:10 H2H and Roto advice

21:16 Staying smart with FAAB

22:45 Who to Drop: Raimel Tapia

26:13 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s struggles

29:30 Wil Myers playing time may become an issue

31:50 Matt Chapman's still hurting

34:10 Bye-bye Bader?

37:17 Zach Plesac's tough stretch

40:22 Avoid JT Brubaker's blowups 

43:15 Time to cut Kershaw?

47:00 Who to add: Carlos Hernandez

49:42 Triston McKenzie has figured out his walk problem

52:57 Lewis Brinson post-post-post-post hype 

56:50 Lorenzo Cain can provide some speed

59:25 Anthony Santander is heating up

61:52 Jorge Mateo in Baltimore

63:32 Rafael Ortega's insane two months

66:05 Finally Hilliard time in Colorado?

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Van and Steve recap some of the surprising moves from the trade deadline, including some of the big names in the Max Scherzer & Trea Turner trade. Then the guys take a look at players who had misleading July's who could be useful down the home stretch.

Rundown

2:40 Rizzo to the Yankees

6:20 Scherzer trade recap

9:40 Advice for end of the season

13:05 Soler Power heating up in ATL

18:23 Jonah Heim is viable in 1C leagues

24:24 IKF due for a bounce-back?

28:55 Gallo has gone cold in the Bronx

33:40 xStat differences: Bellinger, Conforto

42:27 JD Martinez and Nelson Cruz will be fine

44:27 Dylan Carlson heating up

48:00 Will Suarez finally get some batted ball luck?

51:00 Kelenic's new old stance

53:35 Unlucky July pitchers

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George Bissell of NBC Sports Edge joins the pod to "play GM" and speculate on what a Max Scherzer trade will look like. Plus, Van and Steve breakdown all of the trade deadline news and rumors.

Rundown

2:30 Uniqueness of a Scherzer deal

8:35 Scherzer landing spots: Padres potential package

18:35 Dodgers' pitching depth to deal from

27:09 Should the Giants go all in?

34:30 Mariners' deep prospect pool to deal from

44:30 Blue Jays a sleeper team for a Mad Max deal?

50:57 Trade deadline news and rumors

53:43 Paul Sewald and Abraham Toro are now fantasy relevant?

60:57 Jose Berrios potentially on the move?

67:00 What lefty are the Yankees looking to add to their lineup?

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George's Scherzer Article

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Van and Steve intro live from Steve's wedding! Then jump to the real show for breakdowns on hot starts after the All-Star Break, trade deadline rumors and over/unders rest of season. 

Rundown

0:45 Live Intro from Stav’s Wedding

4:30 Van’s Recap of a Fantasy Baseball Jersey Wedding

7:20 Stav Weighs in on the WAFfle Bar at the Wedding

10:45 Luck vs. Draft vs. In-Season Mgmt

17:46 Hot Starts Post All-Star Break

18:12 Willy Adames Brewer Breakout

22:45 Soto

26:30 Josh Harrison

29:00 Starling Marte

32:29 Nelson Cruz

35:50 Add AJ Pollock Anywhere

42:22 Ben Gamel Power Changes?

45:00 Goldie heating up

46:13 Rest of Season Over/Unders

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Van and Steve review their All-Stars from the first half of the season. The guys provide their traditional overall choices as well as the "value" all-stars for each position.

Rundown

6:00 Catcher: Salvador Perez, Buster Posey

14:151B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jared Walsh

20:19 2B: Whit Merrifield, Chris Taylor

24:54 3B: Rafael Devers, Justin Turner

29:30 SS: Fernando Tatis Jr., Marcus Semien

35:33 OF: Acuna, Mullins, Castellanos, Garcia, Martinez, Winker

50:45 UTIL: Shoei Ohtani, Nelson Cruz

55:25 SP: Degrom, Gausman, Woodruff, Cole

63:31 SP: Peralta, Wheeler, Descafani, Rogers

69:00 RP: Hader, Kimbrel, Hendricks, Barnes

72:35 Chalk Board Check-in

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Van and Steve break down everything you need to know to get a leg up on your competition for the second half. The guys go over their second half "cheat sheet" and discuss their favorite prospect stashes, potential closers, schedules to take advantage of plus a few sneaky waiver wire adds, and more!

Rundown

3:06 General second-half strategy

7:25 Vidal Brujan gets the call

12:02 Prospects to stash: Josh Lowe

15:18 Encouraged by Luis Patino's last MLB outing

21:05 Jarren Duran may be up sooner than you think

27:01 Jarred Kelenic is tearing up AAA

32:40 Trade deadline value improvers: David Bednar

36:28 Will Garrett Hampson ever get full playing time?

39:10 Rowdy Tellez to MIL and an impact on Hiura

42:35 Joey Gallo and Jonathan Schoop as trade targets

46:21 Waiver wire watch: Anthony Bender

48:34 Harrison Bader as a cheap source of power and speed

54:44 Is Andrew Vaughn breaking out?

57:35 Jose Suarez' move to the rotation

60:53 Gavin Sheets on a nice little run

63:08 Don't forget about these guys: IL stashes

67:59 Schedules to target

73:22 Twitter question: Is Yonathan Daza the real deal?

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Van and Steve take a talk about players they like as bounce-back candidates for the second half. Including Chrisitan Yellich, Fransisco Keston Hiura, Kenta Maeda, and much more. Plus Van fills Steve in on some breaking WAF news regarding his on-air wedding invite.

Rundown

3:15 This should've been expected for Juan Soto

8:00 Concerns with Christian Yelich

14:30 Can Cody Bellinger stay healthy?

19:07 Fransico Lindor will be fine

24:55 Is Rendon finally getting right?

29:08 DJ Lemahieu is rounding into form

31:10 Matt Chapman is heating up

32:45 Paul Goldschmits struggles

37:45 Where is Pete Alonso's power?

41:00 Keston Hiura is back

44:30 Joey Gallo showing flashes of 2019

48:15 Gary Sanchez back to being a solid catcher option

50:45 Akil Baddoo's impressive plate discipline

56:03 Can Gerrit Cole remain elite without the sticky stuff?

61:30 Is Luis Castillo back to ace form?

66:48 Kenta Maeda looks healthy again

70:10 Julio Urias is a buy after a rough June

72:33 Max Fried bounced back after a rough April

75:40 Is Kyle Hendricks back to his normal form?

78:40 More Chris Paddack concerns

82:30 Eduardo Rodriguez is a great buy-low

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Van and Steve answer mailbag questions including a strategy for saves, their rest-of-season top five, favorite pitching prospect stashes and struggling players to target. Plus a potential WAF meetup at Steve's wedding? 

Rundown

3:20 Trading closers in roto leagues

8:40 Where does Jesse Winker go in a rest of season redraft?

23:28 Who becomes fantasy relevant at the MLB trade deadline?

39:20 What fantasy expert would you co-manage an NFBC team with?

43:55 Best pitching prospect to stash?

50:55 Top struggling players to target in a trade?

62:25 WAFfle bar at Steve's wedding?

64:15 Is this the Chris Paddack resurgance we have been waiting for?

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