Oneil Cruz Injury, Early Starting Pitcher Pickups, and the Value of Two-Start Weeks

DVR and Eno discuss the lengthy absence on tap for Oneil Cruz, another frantic weekend of free-agent pickups in fantasy baseball, the value of two-start weeks in weekly leagues, and several players of interest as the second week of action winds down.  Rundown 1:47 Oneil Cruz's Injury & Lengthy Absence 6:40 A Woefully Thin Waiver Wire Position 13:26 Pitchers of Interesting From Weekend Pickups 22:41 A Wide Range of Outcomes for Kris Bubic? 25:51 Why Two-Start Weeks Are So Valuable 34:02 JP Sears: A Second Viable Starter in Oakland? 44:28 Digging for Deep League Bats 52:29 Francisco Álvarez's Opportunity to Stick Subscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Today's episode of Rates & Barrels is brought to you by ... Factor: Head to factormeals.com/rates50 and use code RATES50 to get 50% off your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices