Every time a team trades away an everyday player, it creates an opening for someone else to step in and attempt to fill it. In light of what turned out to be a busier-than-usual MLB trade deadline here are the players who suddenly gain a fantasy pulse and a few more whose value dropped just as instantly:
WINNERS — Scott Schebler CIN: The LH-hitting OF clubbed a mammoth three-run shot in the ninth the night of his recall on Tuesday to beat the Cards 7-5 and stands to gain the most ABs with Jay Bruce gone. Schebler began the year on the strong end of a LF platoon, but ceded the job to Adam Duvall … Jake Smolinski OAK: Josh Reddick’s trade to the Dodgers opens the door for a well-deserved spike in playing time in RF.