MLB Fantasy Baseball: Trade Deadline Prospects, Injuries and Stash Recommendations

Nathan Baker joined a Sports Ethos podcast to review recent MLB injury news, highlighting Curtis Mead's placement on the injured list shortly after his trade. The discussion also covered trade speculation involving pitchers Tarik Skubal and Emerson Hancock, and offered advice on player stashes and adds for fantasy managers.

Separately, fantasy analyst Marty Tallman identified five hitting prospects to stash ahead of the approaching trade deadline. He noted the Detroit Tigers' promotion of top prospect Max Clark and warned that additional call‑ups could arrive before the deadline or in mid‑August. Tallman spotlighted Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez, citing his 31 home runs, a .247/.320/.566 slash line and strong power metrics as reasons to consider him a valuable bench addition.

Both pieces aim to help fantasy baseball participants navigate injury updates, trade buzz and emerging talent as the 2026 trade deadline approaches.