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          Fantasy Baseball Forecaster for Week 19: Aug 4 - 10

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          • Tristan H. Cockcroft
          Aug 5, 2025, 05:04 AM

          The stretch run of the fantasy baseball season is upon us.

          With the MLB trade deadline now in the rearview, and the cross-league FAB bonanzas run to completion -- or, at least, certain to do so before Monday's action begins -- we enter the mad dash to the finish line. Fantasy's Week 19 brings us a remarkably balanced schedule, with one exception: The Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves are scheduled for a Saturday doubleheader, one of the games making up for the team's April 6 postponement, giving each team a rare eight-game week.

          Neither team fancies itself a prime playoff contender, though the Marlins are within seven games of a wild-card spot (entering play on Friday, Aug. 1), but there are plenty of relevant players on either roster set to benefit from the extra game. The Braves especially benefit, as they're a .500 team at Truist Park, compared to 16 games under .500 on the road, and will play all eight of their games at home.

          This will be a week of starting pitching debuts for new teams, though post-trade deadline fallout leaves a few teams' pitching assignments in flux. What we do know is that on Monday, we'll see Michael Soroka make his Chicago Cubs debut, JP Sears make his San Diego Padres debut, Bailey Falter make his Kansas City Royals debut, and Adrian Houser make his Tampa Bay Rays debut, and on Tuesday, Zack Littell will make his Cincinnati Reds debut. Nestor Cortes has also been activated from the injured list and could debut for the Padres either Wednesday or Friday.

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