Hello, friends.

We’ve officially flipped the calendar over to September, and with only the final weeks left, we can safely split most of the fantasy baseball universe into three groups: keeper leaguers looking ahead to next year, championship losers checked out and waiting on football, and championship chasers who are getting locked in more than they’ve been all season.

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