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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday's MLB games

Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set your fantasy baseball lineups for Thursday, June 20.

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Stat Stories: Wednesday's standout fantasy MLB performers

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FANTASY BASEBALL NEWS

NAMES TO KNOW

The Jacksons: Merrill, Holliday and Chourio on different trajectories

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at three young players named Jackson and how each of their 2024's have not all been as easy as A,B,C.

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Seattle's top reliever might be Ryne Stanek

Eric Karabell discusses the always-changing reliever landscape, offering his latest input on whose stock is up and whose is down.

LATEST WAIVER WIRE

Scouring the waiver wire to replace Mookie Betts

Jackson Merrill and Andrew Vaughn lead the list of players you should be claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week.

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What will Mookie Betts' recovery look like after hand fracture?

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PREP YOUR LINEUP

Fantasy Baseball Forecaster: Lineup advice for June 17-23

Set your fantasy baseball lineups for the week ahead with our forecaster preview, featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.

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FANTASY TOOLS

SLOW STARTERS

Corbin Carroll's disappointing 2024 stats

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at what to make of Corbin Carroll and others who are off to disappointing starts to the season.

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HOW TO TRADE YOUR BEST

What kind of return should you get when trading a fantasy baseball star?

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses the concept of trading away your No. 1 fantasy player in order to maximize your chances of a title.

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PROSPECT WATCH 👀

Pitching prospects to monitor

Eric Karabell looks at promising pitching prospects who could be called up this season and merit fantasy attention.

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Celebrating 40 years of fantasy baseball

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    Fantasy sports is a multi-billion dollar industry. Take a look at the game's inception and its "founding fathers," who never foresaw how their creation would take off and ultimately leave them behind. Stream on ESPN+.