SPECULATOR: September playing time—NL
Aug 27 2016
As post-season contenders still are fielding their best lineups in an effort to lock up October berths, many MLB teams are already looking toward 2017. With September roster expansion just days away, also-ran clubs already are considering their audition opportunities during the season's final weeks. Not only will some new and potentially productive faces get MLB AB, but other players also are likely to lose playing time as a result of these season-end experiments—or will they? For fantasy owners locked in tight 2016 races as well as keeper leaguers seeking hidden 2017 value, we offer up several interesting NL situations ripe for speculation. We'll do the same for the AL next week.
An outfield crunch in SD?
As the Padres were...
Almost!
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