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Eric Samulski names some players he’s watching toward the end of the regular season from a fantasy baseball perspective, including DL Hall, Jordan Walker and Pete Crow-Armstrong.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong

CHC Center Fielder #52

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in a victory for the Cubs over the Rockies on Sunday.

PCA now is up to 10 homers on the year. The 22-year-old rookie also drew a walk, and he’s looked fantastic — for the most part — since the end of July. Add in the fact that he’s one of the best defenders in baseball already and he’s stolen 27 bases, and it’s not hard to imagine Crow-Armstrong becoming a star in the coming years.
Michael Busch

CHC First Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBI in a 6-2 win over the Rockies on Sunday.

Busch also scored two runs, because that’s how that works. The 26-year-old is up to 20 homers in his first year with the Cubs, and four of those blasts have come in the month of September. Busch has had the usual ebbs and flows of a a first-year starter, but the ups have suggested that the former first-round pick has a pretty solid future ahead of him.
Kyle Hendricks

CHC Starting Pitcher #28

Kyle Hendricks limited the Rockies to just one run over six innings to get a win Sunday.

A pitcher like Hendricks pitching in Denver can be a recipe for disaster, but it went very well; helped by the fact that the Rockies are terrible. He did walk three, but he was able to fan seven and allowed just two hits in the outing. That’s the first time he’s allowed two hits and struck out seven since 2021. Hendricks still has an ugly ERA of 6.25, but he’s allowed just three runs over his last two starts. He’s scheduled to make one of his final starts of the year against the Nationals over the weekend.
Pete Crow-Armstrong

CHC Center Fielder #52

Pete Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, a solo home run and a stolen base against the Rockies on Saturday.

Crow-Armstrong’s home run was his ninth of the season. He hit a solo shot off Kyle Freeland in the seventh inning. The stolen base was his 27th of the year. Crow-Armstrong has been a bit of a drag on batting averages with his .238 average, but he’s rewarded patient fantasy managers with some power and good speed.
Porter Hodge

CHC Relief Pitcher #37

Porter Hodge allowed two runs in one inning and blew the save against the Rockies on Saturday.

Hodge entered the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-run lead. After striking out the first two batters he faced, he walked Hunter Goodman and gave up a two-run home run to Sam Hilliard. It’s his first blown save since August 3rd. Hodge still has an excellent 2.08 ERA in 39 innings this year and is likely to continue to get save opportunities down the stretch for Chicago.
Jameson Taillon

CHC Starting Pitcher #50

Jameson Taillon allowed two runs in six innings and got a no-decision against the Rockies on Saturday.

Taillon gave up five hits, walked one and struck out six. It was Taillon’s third quality start in a row as his solid season continues. He’s 10-8 with a 3.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 119 strikeouts in 152 1/3 innings this year. The 32-year-old right-hander is set to face the Nationals at home next week.
Justin Steele

CHC Starting Pitcher #35

Justin Steele threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Saturday

The first 25 pitches were solo action, and then hitters stood in for the final 15 offerings. Steele told reporters it was a “good day,” and that’s always nice to hear. The left-hander is working his way back from tendinitis in his pitching elbow, and it remains to be seen if he can return before the end of the 2024 campaign.
Javier Assad

CHC Starting Pitcher #72

Javier Assad completed six innings and allowed four runs against the Rockies in Coors Field on Friday.

That’s a perfectly decent effort for a Denver start. Alas, the Cubs were down two when Assad exited, and while they did tie the game in the eighth, the good times didn’t last for long. Assad’s next start will come at home against the A’s. We don’t entirely trust him right now, but that’s a solid enough matchup for those hunting victories.
Michael Busch

CHC First Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 3-for-4 and hit a three-run homer against the Rockies on Friday.

The Cubs could have sat Busch against a lefty tonight, but they stuck with him, and he delivered, even if the big blow did come against a right-handed reliever in Victor Vodnik. The homer, which briefly tied the game in the seventh, was Busch’s 18th of the year. He probably earned himself another start versus southpaw Kyle Freeland on Saturday.
Julian Merryweather

CHC Relief Pitcher #66

Julian Merryweather is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Friday.

Merryweather last pitched on Aug. 25 before going on the IL with right knee tendinitis. He should be back next week if he looks good in Iowa.

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