Home Stretch Episode
Guest – Patrick Davitt
Strategy Section
Home Stretch
Waiver Wire
How do you manage waiver acquisitions in the home stretch?
Does it matter whether you are at the top of the standings, middle, or bottom of the standings?
What should you save up for the final FAAB of the year?
Lineups
How do you manage starting pitching down the stretch?
What factors do you consider?
Do you utilize 2-start pitchers down the stretch?
How do you account for the last week of the season, where rotations are iffy?
How do you manage offense down the stretch?
In a typical season, do you utilize September call-ups?
Stolen bases are more plentiful in September. Does that ever factor into how you set lineups during the season, or in the home stretch run?
Trades
Changing Roles / Playing Time
Which players should exhibit an increase in value from the trade deadline deals?
Which players should exhibit an decrease in value from the trade deadline deals?
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Middle Relievers who could save games next season
Saves + Holds leagues
Inactive or injured players in 2020
Weighting the 2020 season
Catcher Framing
Robo umps vs. human umpires
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
