The Los Angeles Dodgers nailed it with the acquisition of Max Scherzer.

2021 MLB Trade Deadline Review

Scherzer has been a completely different pitcher since heading west. While he was having a tremendous comeback season for the Nats, he’s been downright transcendental since donning Dodger blue, consolidated his claim on another Cy Young award. Before getting rocked by the Padres on Wednesday, in 10 starts since the deal, Mad Max was a perfect 7-0 with a microscopic 1.43 ERA and otherworldly 0.71 WHIP. Oh, and there’s the 85 Ks in 63 IP — against just eight walks. Wow, talk about nailing a deal.

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The Wire Troll: Spencer Hawes Finds a New Home

In this edition of The Wire Troll we take a different approach and review the Fantasy impact of the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday. We didn’t see any of the blockbuster trades that had been rumoured, but several players do have new teams as we enter the home stretch of the regular season. Let’s examine the Fantasy impact of the consummated trades as Fantasy owners look to new dynamics to exploit.

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RotoWidow: Counting Down to the Trade Deadline

By now I manage to cope pretty well with the fact that vacations are only possible before April and after September. The need for proximity to a computer with Internet access is pretty routine in my life now. Still, this time of year is so disruptive to my peace. It’s hard to believe the stress that so many ordinary people — Fantasy baseball managers — put themselves through for their fictional teams. I mean, that’s why the Theo Epstein‘s of the world get paid millions. In many cases, RotoRob included, it’s pride that motivates.

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