Ben Zobrist

I usually do not record baseball games and watch them, but last Friday night was the exception. This was because the Dodgers were playing the Nationals, and the pitching matchup was Max Scherzer versus Clayton Kershaw. First, this was the first time two pitchers with three or more Cy Young Awards have matched up since 2006. Second, I took a little grief during the Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational when I took Scherzer with the eighth pick over Kershaw. At least for one night, Scherzer was just a bit better, as he allowed…

This weekend marks one of the busiest times for real MLB teams and those of us who play fantasy baseball. We, of course, are talking about the trade deadline. Baseball's official trade deadline is on Monday, July 31, 2017, at 4 p.m. EST. After this time, the waiver wire process comes into play. Any deal completed after July 31 will involve putting players through waivers--a process that can allow any other team to block a potential deal or claim a waiver-wire player for themselves. This makes it a very interesting time for…