Forecaster for Week 19: Aug 4-10

The agelong tally of the phantasy shot play is upon us.

With the MLB commercialized deadline present successful the rearview, and the cross-league FAB bonanzas tally to completion -- or, astatine least, definite to bash truthful earlier Monday's enactment begins -- we participate the huffy dash to the decorativeness line. Fantasy's Week 19 brings america a remarkably balanced schedule, with 1 exception: The Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves are scheduled for a Saturday doubleheader, 1 of the games making up for the team's April 6 postponement, giving each squad a uncommon eight-game week.

Neither squad fancies itself a premier playoff contender, though the Marlins are wrong 7 games of a wild-card spot (entering play connected Friday, Aug. 1), but determination are plentifulness of applicable players connected either roster acceptable to payment from the other game. The Braves particularly benefit, arsenic they're a .500 squad astatine Truist Park, compared to 16 games nether .500 connected the road, and volition play each 8 of their games astatine home.

This should beryllium a week of starting pitching debuts for caller teams, though post-trade deadline fallout leaves a fewer teams' pitching assignments successful flux. As things stand, it appears apt that we'll spot Michael Soroka marque his Chicago Cubs debut (probably Monday), JP Sears marque his San Diego Padres debut (also astir apt Monday), Adrian Houser marque his Tampa Bay Rays debut (again Monday), Zack Littell marque his Cincinnati Reds debut (probably Tuesday) and Bailey Falter marque his Kansas City Royals debut (also astir apt Tuesday). Nestor Cortes could besides instrumentality from the injured database to debut for the Padres (perhaps Wednesday). Check backmost passim the play for updates to the rotation assignments.

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