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The calendar has flipped to July, the summer heat has officially arrived, and we’re about a week and a half away from the All-Star break. That also means it’s time to wipe the slate clean and take another hard look at the rest-of-season landscape. A lot has changed since our last update. Injuries have sidelined fantasy juggernauts like Aaron Judge and José Ramírez, forcing managers to scramble for replacements. Early-season darlings like Ildemaro Vargas have come crashing back to earth as regression finally caught up to them. Meanwhile, a new wave of breakout bats has emerged, veterans have rediscovered their swings, and several highly touted prospects are beginning to make their mark. The first half is nearly in the books, but fantasy championships aren’t won in April, May, or June. They’re won by making the right moves over the final three months. With that in mind, we’ve completely reshuffled the deck to reflect current performance, underlying metrics, playing time, health, and rest-of-season outlook. So grab a cold drink, settle into the air conditioning, and let’s reveal the updated Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the season.

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Howdy, Razzballers! There are a few ways to indicate where something occurs on a historical timeline. There is B.C. and A.D. or B.C.E. and C.E.  As you have probably noticed, the All-Star Break is the de facto time horizon given for injury recovery. So, you could say we have B.A.S.B. and P.A.S.B. I guess if […]

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In our 145th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer navigate the latest batch of injuries along with some demotions before discussing prospects to target in dynasty/keeper during the upcoming trade season. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in the pod: Bobby Witt Jr. dealing with Grade 1 […]

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Mad Libs’ing Brewers starters into the lede. (Brewers pitcher) is (adjective) because the Brewers’ (noun) who (verb) (noun) and (verb) (noun) who can’t be (verb)! Kyle Harrison–No, not today. Brandon Woodruff–Haha, that was yesterday! Brandon Sproat? Yep! Here we go! Mad Libs commence! Brandon Sproat is awesome because the Brewers’ coaches turn pitching mounds into […]

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Nothing ruins fantasy baseball vibes like injuries to key players. I don’t know how this year’s crop compares to other years, but it sure feels terrible, doesn’t it? It’s not just the pitchers going down this year, either. Big names across the diamond have been dropping with injuries, big and small. It stinks. But we […]

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Building a dynasty trade plan of any kind can be tricky because most of the players are already on rosters, which means there is no objective context. Some dynasty teams just won’t make trades, so the players they have are pretty much off limits to everyone else in the league for the duration of their career. Other teams will avoid trading with specifically you/me for any number of reasons: response time, evaluations on specific players, evaluations in general, approach to trading vis a vis Everyone Can Be a Winner versus more of an Optimus Prime approach: One shall stand; one shall fall, kind of thing. I think you’re much better off seeking an everyone-can-win kind of deal. It leads to future trade opportunities and faster trades in general when people in the league know they can bring an idea to you and more often than not walk away with a trade they feel good about. 

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I was expecting regression from Munetaka Murakami. There’s just no way he could keep up with what he was doing. You don’t strikeout that much and not slump tremendously. Regression I was prepared for. Regression I could handle. Not an injury! Not like this! Nooooooo!!! I screamed into the abyss and waited and waited. Finally, […]

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April always gives us a few breakout stars. By May, the real challenge begins in finding out who is next to make a big leap in performance. This season has already delivered plenty of surprises. Veterans, like Mike Trout, left for dead are suddenly producing elite numbers again. Young hitters, like JJ Wetherholt or Kevin McGonigle, are arriving with immediate impacts. This week our Hitter Profiles are going to go underneath the box scores looking for clues pointing toward what comes next. Bat speed gains. Launch angle changes. Chase rate improvements. Some players are building legitimate skill growth while others are riding unsustainable heaters fueled by bloated HR/FB rates. Sometimes the next breakout is hiding in a hitter with a .240 average but elite contact quality. The goal is to identify tomorrow’s stars before the rest of the league catches up. So let’s dig into the underlying data, separate noise from skill, and uncover where the next surprising surge could be coming from.

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