2257 - The sprint starts

Take 10 with Tim – August 28, 2026 @ 9:15 am

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1.Five inning Freddie pitched a gem on Wednesday – 6.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 4K/0BB
a.The Rays core competency is getting their pitchers to throw more strikes. Did they figure something out with Peralta or was it just luck. His next game is against his old team, the Mets next week. Are you starting him?

2.Elmer Rodriguez with a nice start on Wednesday against the Astros. 6.0 IP, 3 hits, 3 ER, 6K/2BB. He should have gotten the win, but the bullpen blew it.
a.It looks like it was one and down. If you picked him up, would you hold onto him?

3.George Kirby has been terrible of late – 5 starts and a 7.13 ERA. He faced off on Tuesday against the red hot Phillies. You have to sit him, right? 7.2 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 9K/1BB and the win.
a.Paul Skenes – same thing. He’s been awful and goes out and fires 6 shutout innings against the Padres – only 4 strikeouts.
b.I mean, what do you do?


4.Several more pitchers got hurt this week. I’ll ask about possibly replacements.
a.Shane Bieber – tres major inflammation
b.Roki Sasaki is out with a blister
c.Carson Whisenhunt – tore UCL – out for the rest of the season and next as well.
d.Pete Fairbanks is back on the IL. Who gets the save opportunities in Miami?
e.Related – It was reported that Bryce Miller has been pitching through a lat injury for a month. Well, thanks a lot!

5.At the end of April, Rafael Devers was hitting .209 with 2 home runs. Since then, he’s hit 26 home runs for a total of 28. He should get close to 35 again this season. Should we just ignore early stats with him?
a.Do you have any other player that we should just ignore when they get off to a poor start?

6.You always say it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon, but even marathon’s have a sprint at the end and we are there.
a.Give us three pieces of advice for fantasy managers the rest of the way.
7.How would you handle Ketel Marte?
a.Why the Diamondbacks keep putting up with Ketel Marte - The Athletic

8.Some rando topic I haven’t figured out yet.

9.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

10.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?