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Week 21 the final week of the regular season in ESPN's standard head-to-head leagues, meaning this is make-or-break time for you playoff hopefuls. As a reminder, the top four teams in these leagues advance to the playoffs, both of the division winners as well as the two next-best teams overall, and head-to-head playoffs are divided into Rounds 1 and 2, the former encompassing Weeks 22-23 and the latter Weeks 24-25. Best of luck to all teams that remain in the playoff hunt!
From a Major League Baseball perspective, Week 21 brings us roster expansion, as teams are allowed to roster 28 players, up from 26, beginning on Wednesday (Sept. 1). This has changed since the conclusion of the 2019 season, as until that point, teams were allowed to expand active rosters to 40 players as of that date. While the move from 40 to 28 players is a substantial decrease, the addition of two active players is another factor that might water down pitching workloads. As a result, brace for further increase in six-man rotations, skipped starts and rotation shuffling league-wide.
Speaking of rotation shuffling, several are very much in flux as of publishing time: