Second Half Strategy

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Second Half Strategy

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Jul 23, 2018

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Jeff and Scott discuss some fantasy strategies for the final ten weeks, detail a number of injuries (mostly Mets) over the weekend and break down a number of players including Marco Gonzales, Kirby Yates, Eric Hosmer and Starling Marte. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWireLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jul 23, 2018

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