This Week in Fantasy Baseball · Lee Keller, John Ke

TWF 130 - Happily Devers After?

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Jonka and Patrick Fitzgerald open the final regular season episode with their usual back and forth and a quick status check. Patrick mentions catching the Orioles' last game of the season on Monday, which gives the conversation that familiar end of year feel. Right away, they frame the rest of the show as different from a normal week. The season is over, so the streamer segment is mostly a look back, and they keep repeating that you do not need to stream now. From there, the focus shifts to news and notes around baseball. The hosts then work through hitter and pitcher recaps in the same brisk, practical style they have used all season. One of the longer pitching conversations centers on a starter whose home run rate has improved from last year and looks more like the better seasons earlier in his career. They note that he has reintroduced a sinker from early in his career. The pitch sits about two miles per hour off the fastball and shows up around ten percent of the time. It has performed well in stuff models and has helped push the ground ball rate up. Even with those improvements, the hosts do not treat the surface line as fully solved. They keep coming back to the idea that the ratios may still be a little misleading, and they note that he may be priced a little higher than they want to pay. The Yankee Stadium context matters too, because more ground balls are easier to live with than extra fly balls down the line. The episode then pivots back to hitter recap territory. Johnny Gordon's segment leads into Ben Rice, who has been strong for a while and has earned a more regular look. The hosts point to a four for five game with a double as part of that run. The closing stretch is mostly housekeeping. They tell listeners to keep checking the podcast feed and the Discord for future content. They also plug Pitchless Pro as a place to stay involved through the offseason and to keep dynasty advice moving even after the season ends.

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A practical season-ender that keeps the fantasy advice grounded as the regular season wraps.

This Week in Fantasy Baseball closes its regular-season run with news, hitter and pitcher recaps, and a final streamer check now that the season is done.

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A final regular-season fantasy baseball check-in that still gives you one more useful look at the week's news, hitter and pitcher recaps, and last-week streamers.

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