Since the All-Star break, Ludwick has been on fire — mashing seven homers with 23 RBI in just 68 at-bats. He has been a key player in the Reds jumping into a 5 1/2 game lead in the NL Central.
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Man, there sure was a crapload of content for Buck, Tim and I to go over on this week’s episode of RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball Weekly Podcast, heard every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Blogtalkradio. That whole trade deadline thingy went down, leaving us with a veritable cornucopia of deals to discuss. Throw in the multiple listeners that called into the show and the fact that we had to begin planning Buck’s ascension to the MLB Commissioner position, and you’ve got an action-packed Podcast.
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He’s been on a serious roll since mid-July (seven straight scoreless outings, five of them hitless), and now that he’s survived the non-waiver trade deadline (there had been talk that San Francisco was very interested in him), Perez’s value for the remainder of the season has been solidified.
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So here we are, at the end of July and on the cusp of the trade deadline, and the Phillies continue to struggle in last place in the NL East, now 12.5 games behind the second-place Braves after getting swept in Atlanta this weekend. We can be generous and say that the club’s offense has been middling.
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Garcia is slated to head out on a rehab assignment Monday and should be ready to roll by mid-August. Track his progress very carefully because if his shoulder strain is behind him, he could provide solid value over the last six weeks of the season.
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This week’s episode of RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball Weekly Podcast (heard every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Blogtalkradio) came off without a hitch: no Buck does Mickey; no tardy Tim; hell, we even had our first ever caller. And with plenty of deadline deals to assess the content was flowing.
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As always, Dunn’s numbers leave you scratching your head. He has more homers (30) than singles (29). No one in the bigs currently has more homers, walks or strikeouts.
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