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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to longtime International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.

On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided, Pound said in a phone interview with USA Today. The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.

As for when the IOC will announce its next steps, Pound said it will come in stages. We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense.

Pound said that the Games are likely to be moved to 2021. When USA Today reached out to the IOC for comment, spokesperson Mike Adams responded via text: Well, as we announced yesterday, we are looking at scenarios."

IOC president Thomas Bach announced on Sunday that the IOC would take the next month to decide how to proceed with the 2020 Olympics in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down all sports for the foreseeable future. He did not commit to any path of action, but did for the first time acknowledge that postponement was a possibility. That admission came after several governing bodies called on Bach to postpone the Olympics, and after Canada said they would not send any athletes to the 2020 Olympics if they happened this year.

Postponing the Olympics is exceedingly complex. The entire event requires harmony among an interconnected web of athletes, governing bodies, city and national governments, local venues, businesses, and more. Its not as simple as moving everything forward a year especially if a COVID-19 vaccine has yet to be developed and widely administered.

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Italians in quarantine are sharing important messages to themselves to who they were 10 days prior to the nationwide shutdown, to be specific and now a compilations of those videos has gone viral world-wide. In an effort to warn others about how detrimental the coronavirus outbreak really is, the creators of the video are speaking out about why people must pay attention.

The video, which has received over 3.7 million views on YouTube alone, was created by a Milano-based creative collective called A THING BY, founded in part by a man named Olmo Parenti. He tells Yahoo Lifestyle via email that while their city is at the epicenter of the coronavirus spread in Italy and Europe, theyve channeled their efforts into communicating the impact of this disease with others, which they admittedly didnt take seriously at first.

When we were first informed by Italian media about the coronavirus reaching Italy my friend group and I (along with the majority of the country) really underestimated the issue; we were almost mocking the few people who believed the issue was serious from the get-go, Parenti says. But once we saw what was happening in Italys hospitals and we found ourselves stuck at home we decided we had to redeem ourselves in some way.

He goes on to explain that hes watched as people in the United States, England, Germany and France have responded to the coronavirus with the same lack of urgency or understanding as many Italians did in the beginning, and decided to create something that can save nations from making that same mistake. We all realized how much our viewpoint had changed so quickly, Parenti says, which lent to the idea of A THING BYs latest video, published on March 15.

We werent sure how people would react to our request; filming yourself talking in first person to yourself from 10 days ago directly into a camera isnt the most comfortable thing to do (I know cause I tried). So we first asked our family and friends to do some tests and then once we saw their videos we also asked people on social media from all around Italy to send us their videos, he explains. The response was very surprising.

The result is a collection of video diaries from over a dozen Italians who address their past selves when they were making light of the coronavirus, making fun of those wearing masks and pushing to live their normal every day lives.

Idiot, one person calls herself.

The worst case scenario? another prompts, Thats exactly what will happen.

Another goes on to address that countries like the U.S. are likely in the same place that Italians were 10 days ago. A huge mess is about to happen, one warns. Another says, This issue is more serious than most of the world believes.

Parenti explains that the hope is that the video will reflect how much other nations can help themselves by taking the coronavirus seriously now. The situation is serious and Im afraid most countries are already late (just like we were) in containing the spread of the virus, he says. The cool thing about mistakes is that you can learn from other peoples too...Learn from our mistakes and dont underestimate this. We usually love taking risks ourselves, but this is not the time.

People all over have responded to the powerful video and urged that it continues to be shared as its been re-posted by people like Katie Couric and platforms like the @feminist Instagram page. Parenti adds that A THING BY is currently working on a piece about the first two weeks of complete lockdown so that citizens of other nations can know whats coming.

Most importantly, however, Parenti hopes that the camaraderie demonstrated by Italians is something that others can be inspired by.

Within this health crisis weve seen Italians unite in a way that was probably unprecedented, he says. I hope the same can happen between all nations fighting in this.

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If you want to know how long social distancing will interrupt the American workforce as you know, ask an epidemiologist. The answer, of course, is: it depends, as duration could be curtailed or extended depending on how the U.S. responds.

If you suppress the epidemic your population is still susceptible, Penn State epidemiologist Maciej Boni explained Thursday on Yahoo Finances The First Trade.

Theres a difference between suppressing a disease and establishing so-called herd immunity, according to Boni. Herd immunity occurs when enough people are exposed to the disease, overcome it, and develop immunity, either through person-to-person transmission, or through vaccination, making it difficult for a disease to spread.

If we dont establish herd immunity, a second wave in the U.S. could happen over the 2020-2021 winter, Boni said. It might start in October or November when the school gets back into session and it probably means 12 months of hardship for all of us, he said.

As countries around the globe have already shown, theres more than one recipe to wrestle COVID-19. Some are comparatively swift and absent a vaccine leave populations vulnerable to a punishing second round of health and economic turmoil. Others lag and simultaneously breed risk of increased death as well as potential to inoculate masses from its future viral wrath.

According to Boni, three timeline scenarios could play out, and they depend in part on a populations approach to controlling its spread.

One is the scenario that unfolded in China and South Korea where early quarantine and extreme social distancing measures suppressed the virus within about a month. While effective for quickly reducing person to person spread, the method falls short of protecting a population from a second wave, according to Boni.

We don't know what the endgame is, because when you lift the suppressive measures, the virus will come back, Boni said.

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A second scenario is where the virus transmits successfully during the summer, meaning enough of the population contracts and overcomes the virus to establish herd immunity which Boni says could happen as early as late fall so that it will cease to again threaten at pandemic levels.

Under a third scenario, the virus fails to transmit successfully during the summer, and like scenario one, continues to rear its head. Under both the first and third possibilities the rate of transmission hopefully slows enough to buy the healthcare system and its workers adequate time to develop a vaccine or treatment, and to fortify hospitals and treatment facilities to handle resurgence.

It's like looking at the first 60 minutes of a hurricane and saying it's almost over, Boni said. It's not almost over at all. If thevirus can transmitin the summer under scenario 3 we'll see an epidemic wave that lasts through the summer and possibly through the end of the summer.

Dr. Karen Edwards, professor and chair of University of Californias epidemiology department, told Yahoo Finance that the number of new COVID-19 cases would need to remain at zero for 14 consecutive days before any consideration to relax social distancing practices and send Americans back to work. The challenge, she, said is getting all Americans to adopt cohesive social distancing practices that can accomplish the two-week goal.

The recommendations and guidelines about social distancing have been very patchwork across this country and there are probably some places that are not even really doing this at this point, so that's just going to prolong things, Edwards said.

All Americans need to participate in social distancing on a national level to get transmission under control, she said. In a perfect scenario, she said, if everyone in the U.S. immediately adopted aggressive social distancing measures it could theoretically take two weeks to see the first day of no new cases. Under a best case scenario, that means social distancing practices could be relaxed in a month.

I don't think we're, unfortunately, anywhere close to that situation, Edwards said. And part of the problem is we haven't been tested.

Policy that achieves a rate of no new cases while balancing life and death interests is a challenge authorities face.

Some uninformed people have said, Why not just let everybody get it and develop this immunity faster? The problem is the health care system would be overwhelmed, Edwards said.

If unmitigated in the U.S., the epidemic would likely kill 1 to 2 million Americans, alone, according to Boni. One million people will die, he said, and each [person] will know two or three people who will die.

Edwards agreed with Bonis projection, adding a caveat that the total global number of deaths will vary depending on the age of individuals exposed and other conditions that may heighten risk.

Boni said Americans are unlikely to adopt the extreme measures taken in China, which will prolong the spread of disease within U.S. borders and delay a return to life as usual.

Shortening the duration and curbing the number of deaths will also depend on how quickly diagnostic and immunity tests can be made available and developed. Availability of an antibody test, for example, would reveal which individuals are already immune to COVID-19 and allow authorities to understand the percent of the population that could safely resume social interaction, including work and general participation in the economy, Edwards explained.

While the pandemic persists, Boni said some jobs outside of essential businesses can still be done in-person and responsibly. The key is to determine that the work would not contribute to the pandemic.

If you can go to work and wash your hands all the time, contact other people minimally, and not be in large crowds then, yes, you're adding a minimalamount of risk to the overall epidemic, he said.

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At a White House briefing on Tuesday, President Trump said no one took the danger of the coronavirus more seriously than he did.

Ive always known this isa real this is a pandemic, said Trump. I felt it was a pandemic longbefore it was called a pandemic.

He doubled down on Wednesday morning in a tweet.

I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the borders from China - against the wishes of almost all, wrote Trump, referring to the coronavirus with a term that many consider offensive and medical experts discourage. Many lives were saved. The Fake News new narrative is disgraceful & false!

But reality undercuts Trumps assertions. In fact, the president downplayed the virus for weeks as it raged across other parts of the world and he was urged to begin mobilization against it in the United States.

We have it totally under control,he said on Jan. 22, adding, Its one person coming in from China. We have it under control. Its going to be just fine.

Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away, Trump said at a Feb. 10 rally in New Hampshire.

On Feb. 24, Trump tweeted, The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!

The Dow Jones average closed at 27,960 that day. Shortly after the open on Wednesday it was 20,127, approximately where it was when Trump took office in 2017.

The following day, White House National Economic Council DirectorLarry Kudlowsaid on CNBC,We have contained this, I wont say airtight but pretty close to airtight.

On Feb. 26, Trump said at a coronavirus briefing, When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, thats a pretty good job weve done.

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On March 6, Vice President Mike Pence had to correct Trumpabout the rules on testing. In a White House briefing, Trump said, Anybody that needs a test gets a test for coronavirus, a misleading statement at the time and still not the case. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has badly lagged other countries in preparing a nationwide testing regime. Yet Trump repeated his claim on March 12, stating, Frankly, the testing has been going very smooth.

Going beyond Trumps remarks in public, Politico has reported that the presidentdiscouraged widespread testing for the virus to keep the number of confirmed infections low. He said as much on March 6 when he discussed keeping sick people on a cruise ship off the coast of California because he didnt want them counted in the U.S. total.

I would rather because I like the numbers being where they are, Trump said. I dont need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasnt our fault. And it wasnt the fault of the people on the ship either, OK? It wasnt their fault either, and theyre mostly Americans. So, I can live either way with it. Id rather have them stay on, personally.

On March 6 when Trump made those comments, the number of confirmed cases in the United States was 307. As of Wednesday morning, there were 6,496.

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The fast food industry is banding together to feed a nation of people quarantined due to the spreading of the coronavirus outbreak.

With a well-established delivery network and a food pizza that serves large families, Papa Johns CEO Rob Lynch says now is a key time for the industry.

I do think these are unique times, and it provides a lot of companies the opportunity to come together to really help the communities in which we live and serve, Lynch said on Yahoo Finances The First Trade.

Lynch continued, The industry is changing dramatically right now, where a lot of my peers that run dine-in restaurants are being asked to close their dining rooms and I feel really bad for them from a business standpoint. But from a community standpoint I feel its our responsibility that has more of a delivery model to pick up the slack and make sure the communities we live and work in have the food they need to get through this situation.

To be sure, quarantined Americans are relying heavily on fast food companies and third-party delivery services like Uber Eats right now.

A Papa John's pizzeria on South Rochester Road in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Major fast-food chains such as Papa Johns, McDonalds, Burger King and Wendys are open for business (unlike most sit-down eateries) amidst the coronavirus outbreak even if its only takeout and delivery. The only question now is whether the industry could keep food flowing as supply chains are stressed with consumers panic buying products.

We are well positioned to continue to meet demand out there, Restaurant Brands CEO Jose Cil told Yahoo FinancesThe First Trade earlier this week, when asked if the fast-food player was running low on supplies. Cil, Lynch and other leading restaurant executives had a call Tuesday with President Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin where they discussed the challenges of the sector at the moment.

Cil said his companys vast supply-chain network that feeds thousands of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons restaurants globally is in tact. Other industry insiders have also told Yahoo Finance supplies continue to flow rather normally.

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President Trump has taken pains over the past week to link the coronavirus outbreak to China, calling it the Chinese virus at daily briefings over objections that doing so unfairly stigmatizes an entire nation and might encourage hostility toward Asian-Americans.

On Wednesday, Trump was asked whether this practice was racist.

He calls the virus that, he said, because it comes from China. Its not racist at all, no, not at all. It comes from China, thats why. I want to be accurate, Trump replied.

While the Trump administration has been criticized for its response to the pandemic, especially delays in making tests available for the virus, Trump was correct that the virus originated in China, and that the Chinese government bears some responsibility for its spread by hiding and then minimizing the outbreak.

Trump also correctly pointed out that a Chinese government official tried to blame the U.S. for the outbreak.

The virus appears to have originated at Huanan live-animal market in Wuhan. Of the first 41 people infected with the virus, 27 had gone to the market, which sells and kills animals, some of them wild, for consumption, Vox reported. In 2002, officials traced the outbreak of the SARS virus to a market in southern China that also sold live, wild animals for food.

Chinas so-called wet markets arose in the 1970s, when famine killed millions there. In 1978, Chinas Communist government allowed private farming, and a decade later it legalized the private industry of raising and selling wildlife.

The unsanitary conditions of these markets and storage of animals in crates on top of one another has been blamed for the transmission of viruses between species. In the initial stages of the SARS outbreak, Chinese officials withheld information on the number of people infected and later conceded it was not well prepared for the epidemic.

A timeline of the coronavirus outbreak shows that an all-too-similar pattern has reemerged.

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Dec. 10, 2019: A 57-year-old seafood merchant at Huanan Market named Wei Guixian falls ill in what is believed to be the first case of COVID-19. Days later, he is hospitalized.

Dec. 30: After other food vendors at the market in Wuhan become sick with a mysterious pneumonia-like illness, Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, participates in a meeting on WeChat, a popular Chinese social media network, with seven other doctors. The topic of conversation is a growing number of cases in which patients undergo a rapid deterioration linked to respiratory failure. Wenliang warns that the illness resembles SARS, which went on to kill more than 800 people in 17 countries.

Dec. 31: The Chinese government publicly confirms that dozens of patients in Wuhan are being treated for a pneumonia-like condition.

Jan. 1, 2020: Wuhan police announce they have taken legal measures against Wenliang and the other doctors to silence them from spreading rumors about the virus.

Jan. 5: Health officials in China rule out the possibility that the virus is a recurrence of SARS.

Jan. 7: Chinese officials say they have identified the COVID-19 virus behind the growing number of infections.

Jan. 10: Chinese scientists post the sequenced DNA of the virus online.

Jan. 11: China announces first death due to COVID-19. The 61-year-old man had been a regular customer at Huanan Market.

Jan. 13: A case of the virus is reported in Thailand, the first outside of China.

Jan. 16: Japanese officials report their first case of COVID-19, a man who had visited Wuhan.

Jan. 19: China allows Wuhan to holda Chinese Lunar New Year banquet,which is attended by tens of thousands of families in Wuhan.

Jan. 20: The U.S. reports its first case of COVID-19, a 35-year-old man in Snohomish County, Wash., who had traveled with his family to Wuhan.

Jan. 22: With 17 reported deaths and 550 infections in China due to the virus, the government officially locks down Wuhan. By this time, the citys mayor admits, more than 5 million people have already left the region.

Feb. 6: Li Wenliang dies at a hospital in Wuhan.

Feb. 23: Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a teleconference with 170,000 officials and declares that his government has acted swiftly to stop the spread of the virus.

March 12: Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian suggests that the virus was brought into China by members of the U.S. military. Be transparent! Zhao wrote on Twitter. Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!

March 17: Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that it is expelling American journalists working for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post after the Trump administration limited the number of Chinese journalists who can work in the U.S.

March 18: For the first time since the outbreak began, Wuhan province reported no new cases of COVID-19. The outbreak that began in Wuhan infected 81,154 people in China, killing 3,249 so far. Globally, the number of cases and deaths continues to rise, with 222,499 infected and more than 9,800 deaths.

March 18: Chinese officials issue an apology to Wenliangs family and walk back criticism of the whistleblower. Li Wenliang was a Communist Party member, not a so-called antiestablishment figure, a party official said on state media.

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I have to start with the elephant in the room. Were in a health crisis, a critical health crisis. Its an uncertain and scary time for all of us. No one knows when normalcy will be restored. We know whats really important; the health and well-being of our families, our communities, our country.

I have my share of anxiety about things, too. But I will openly admit, the two hours I spent with my industry friends last Thursday was therapeutic. I needed to laugh with friends, kid around, make fun of each other. We kept the Yahoo Friends & Family League draft on the books and threw down with 16 teams. Its 5x5 roto, with a limit of 80 transactions. There are also seasonal limits that surely wont apply now. No one knows what the eventual season will look like.

Lets hope for the best, and prepare for what we need to prepare for. Lets be good to each other. If you need some thoughts and guidelines about how to handle your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball experience this year, we have you covered. And if you want to examine how a deep industry draft went down, read on.

You can reach out to me anytime, to talk about sports, music, movies, dogs, life: @scott_pianowski.

Thanks for being a part of our group. Were all in this together.

1. (1) Mike Trout (LAA - OF)

2. (32) Mike Clevinger (Cle - SP)

3. (33) Ozzie Albies (Atl - 2B)

4. (64) Max Muncy (LAD - 1B,2B,3B)

5. (65) Frankie Montas (Oak - SP)

6. (96) Jeff McNeil (NYM - 2B,3B,OF)

7. (97) Liam Hendriks (Oak - RP)

8. (128) David Dahl (Col - OF)

9. (129) David Price (LAD - SP)

10. (160) Sean Doolittle (Was - RP)

11. (161) Kevin Newman (Pit - 2B,SS)

12. (192) J.D. Davis (NYM - 3B,OF)

13. (193) Wilson Ramos (NYM - C)

14. (224) Christian Walker (Ari - 1B)

15. (225) Garrett Richards (SD - SP)

16. (256) Shogo Akiyama (Cin - OF)

17. (257) Dylan Cease (CWS - SP)

18. (288) Randal Grichuk (Tor - OF)

19. (289) Matt Shoemaker (Tor - SP)

20. (320) Kevin Pillar (Bos - OF)

21. (321) Diego Castillo (TB - SP,RP)

22. (352) Asdrbal Cabrera (Was - 2B,3B)

23. (353) Yoshihisa Hirano (Sea - RP)

24. (384) Clint Frazier (NYY - OF)

25. (385) Sean Newcomb (Atl - SP,RP)

26. (416) Robinson Chirinos (Tex - C)

D.J. Short, Rotoworld: In a vacuum, Ronald Acuna, Jr. has been my top-ranked player in drafts this spring, but this league is so deep that it changes the calculus a bit. Theres more room for one-tricky pony speed options and dice rolls from the waiver wire, so the speed advantage that Acuna offers is something I can make up later. Trout has been so darn consistent that I wanted to start my draft with the ultimate sure thing.

Ive made it a point to target versatility in my drafts this spring and I was able to accomplish that here too. Max Muncy, Jeff McNeil, Kevin Newman, J.D. Davis, and Asdrubal Cabrera are all multi-position eligible. Im going to try to get as close to the maximum games played as I possibly can at each position, so this strategy gives me the flexibility needed to pull that off. And obviously it guards you against injury too.

Mike Clevinger has slipped a bit on draft boards this spring due to his knee surgery, but obviously all the concerns about that can be thrown out the window since its going to be a long time before baseball is played. Whenever games do begin, Clevinger could be a bargain. He was the 11th starting pitcher off the board in this draft.

1. (2) Ronald Acua Jr. (Atl - OF)

2. (31) Clayton Kershaw (LAD - SP)

3. (34) Gleyber Torres (NYY - 2B,SS)

4. (63) Jonathan Villar (Mia - 2B,SS)

5. (66) Jos Berros (Min - SP)

6. (95) Josh Bell (Pit - 1B)

7. (98) Marcus Semien (Oak - SS)

8. (127) Kyle Hendricks (ChC - SP)

9. (130) Max Kepler (Min - OF)

10. (159) Luke Voit (NYY - 1B)

11. (162) Robbie Ray (Ari - SP)

12. (191) Hunter Dozier (KC - 1B,3B,OF)

13. (194) Mike Foltynewicz (Atl - SP)

14. (223) Ian Happ (ChC - 2B,3B,OF)

15. (226) Dansby Swanson (Atl - SS)

16. (255) Eric Hosmer (SD - 1B)

17. (258) Mike Yastrzemski (SF - OF)

18. (287) Yadier Molina (StL - C)

19. (290) Jeff Samardzija (SF - SP)

20. (319) Mike Fiers (Oak - SP)

21. (322) Renato Nez (Bal - 1B,3B)

22. (351) Daniel Hudson (Was - RP)

23. (354) Blake Treinen (LAD - RP)

24. (383) Cameron Maybin (Det - OF)

25. (386) Aaron Bummer (CWS - RP)

26. (415) Brandon Belt (SF - 1B,OF)

Scott Pianowski, Yahoo: First off, I cant stand picking near the ends, especially in a league of this size (16 teams). You lose the feel of the draft. You cant play the Maybe I can wait a round on this guy game; its now or never for most players you want. Of course, you get two tandem picks, but I dont like the idea of having to wait 28 selections before I get another throw.

Maybe its a personal flaw, but I feel I draft better in the middle. Or maybe I could just invite weaker competition (I keep inviting people who make the league stronger).

I didnt intend to punt saves, but the flow of the draft took me there. This league has a transaction cap and active managers, so I cant assume Ill be the saves kingpin on the wire; Ill try to be, but this isnt some casual league where you can own the free market. But a saves punt feels easier in 2020, given save striation and the sneaky scarcity of the stat. I dont need that many things to go right before Im back in the middle of the saves pack; maybe a trade, maybe a lucky late pick, maybe a wire add. And inside the draft, the punt was oddly liberating.

I knew Id be priced out of the top-shelf pitching given my slot, but I proactively filled that area and came away with a staff I can live with. The offense is versatile, flexible. Sometimes I tend to draft older teams, but I like the balance of the ages here. I should be able to compete, which is all you can ask for, this removed from opening pitch.

I should also add, in complete seriousness: I thought Salfino got a good price on Mallex Smith.

1. (3) Christian Yelich (Mil - OF)

2. (30) Javier Bez (ChC - SS)

3. (35) Luis Castillo (Cin - SP)

4. (62) Noah Syndergaard (NYM - SP)

5. (67) Josh Hader (Mil - RP)

6. (94) Matt Chapman (Oak - 3B)

7. (99) Mike Moustakas (Cin - 2B,3B)

8. (126) Cavan Biggio (Tor - 2B,OF)

9. (131) Yasmani Grandal (CWS - C,1B)

10. (158) Byron Buxton (Min - OF)

11. (163) Justin Turner (LAD - 3B)

12. (190) Edwin Encarnacin (CWS - 1B)

13. (195) Joe Musgrove (Pit - SP)

14. (222) A.J. Puk (Oak - RP)

15. (227) Nomar Mazara (CWS - OF)

16. (254) Anthony DeSclafani (Cin - SP)

17. (259) Corey Dickerson (Mia - OF)

18. (286) Ryan Helsley (StL - RP)

19. (291) Teoscar Hernndez (Tor - OF)

20. (318) Johnny Cueto (SF - SP)

21. (323) Robinson Can (NYM - 2B)

22. (350) Cole Hamels (Atl - SP)

23. (355) Jorge Mateo (Oak - SS)

24. (382) Spencer Howard (Phi - SP)

25. (387) Kevin Kiermaier (TB - OF)

26. (414) Daniel Ponce de Leon (StL - SP,RP)

Scott Jenstad, Rotowire: In a daily moves league, I am a little less worried about the back half of my starting pitching staff as I consider those likely churn-and-burn spots anyway. I wanted to get two really good starters but then focus on compiling as much offense as I can early on.

I think my offense is really good considering the league has 16 teams, but I pushed the third and fourth starters one turn too far and got burned in this deep a league. I like Joe Musgrove and AJ Puk just fine, but not when they are among your top four starters. Looking back, I should have passed on Grandal in a one-catcher league (he was deep enough in the draft where I liked the pick) and taken another starting pitcher there and the roster would look better.

I do think the offense will be near the top of the league and it is a trading league; Im going to have to trade or find a couple SP gems on the wire to have a shot at winning the league.

1. (4) Mookie Betts (LAD - OF)

2. (29) Shane Bieber (Cle - SP)

3. (36) Kris Bryant (ChC - 3B,OF)

4. (61) Aaron Nola (Phi - SP)

5. (68) J.T. Realmuto (Phi - C)

6. (93) Sonny Gray (Cin - SP)

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