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Top Prospects Traded at the Deadline! (Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 Podcast)

Fantasy Baseball Today

CBS Sports

Sports, Baseball

4.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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When might we see Kyle Manzardo debut with the Guardians? Who has more upside between Luisangel Acuña and Drew Gilbert? Jake Eder was a great get by the White Sox!


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0:00.0

Who are the best prospects that got moved at the Trade Deadline?

0:06.6

Find out next on Fantasy Baseball Today in 5.

0:10.6

Welcome into FBT in 5 on Saturday August 5th.

0:14.0

I am Frank Samphold John by Sky White and let's take a look at the top prospects that

0:19.0

were traded at the deadline and we'll start off with number one on the list Kyle Manzardo

0:23.7

was shipped over to the Cleveland Guardians.

0:26.3

It's been a down season in the minors dealing with a shoulder injury but the numbers were

0:30.9

much better last year Scott.

0:33.4

Is there any chance we see him later on this year or is he more of an opening day option

0:37.6

for the Guardians next year?

0:39.0

Your thoughts?

0:40.0

Probably next year and maybe not opening day.

0:43.0

I guess there's the chance now that they've traded Josh Bell that it could be this year

0:46.7

but as you said his triple A performance has been a bit underwhelming as amazing as

0:52.6

he was between high A and double A last year, about 327 to 1043 OPS.

0:59.5

I will note though that even though the actual production of triple A has been bad this

1:04.3

year, the exit velocities have been great.

1:06.8

The plate discipline has been amazing.

1:10.1

There is still a lot to like here in Manzardo and of all the prospects traded at the Deadline

1:14.4

I think he has the best chance of developing into a fantasy stud.

1:18.6

The line I keep using is if you like Vinnie Pasquantino, you should really also like Kyle

1:24.0

Manzardo because I think there are a lot of similarities there and I think he actually

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