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6/10

ReturnList

A fantasy baseball dashboard built around what leagues actually come down to in August and September: who's coming off the IL, who's being load-managed, and which aging veteran's next start is worth a roster spot. Returns, pitch counts, and shutdown risk in one feed tuned to your roster.

Target user

competitive fantasy baseball managers in redraft, keeper, and dynasty leagues making weekly waiver and trade decisions

Features
  • IL comeback tracker with expected return date, rehab-assignment progress, and pitch-count ramp status
  • Aging-vet alerts — flags likely shutdown dates by age, innings-thrown, and team contention
  • Trade-deadline wire tracker: new-team context, role changes, and playing-time projections within an hour of each move
  • Daily 'who's pitching today' digest filtered to only the arms on your watchlist and roster
Why now

Scherzer coming off the IL on his 42nd birthday is exactly the kind of decision that swings fantasy weeks in late July — managers are debating whether an old vet on a strict pitch count is worth a roster spot, and the existing fantasy apps bury IL/comeback info under generic news.

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Demand
6/10

Established multi-tool fantasy baseball ecosystem with active 2026 buyer guides and dedicated injury trackers (Fantasy Sports HQ, FantasyPros), confirming real demand — though the late-season IL-return angle is a narrower slice.Best Fantasy Baseball Apps and Tools in 2026Fantasy Baseball Injury Tracker - MLB IL Updates | Fantasy Sports HQ

Whitespace
4/10

Saturated market — FantasyPros, FanGraphs ($15/mo), Baseball Savant, RotoBaller, DailyWaivers, Fantasy Alarm, Dynasty Dugout, and free Baseball Nut all cover projections, injury status, and pitcher analysis. The article explicitly says users already stack 2–3 tools; carving a 'shutdown/IL return' lane is plausible but small.Best Fantasy Baseball Apps and Tools in 2026Starting Pitcher Streaming Tool | DailyWaivers

Monetization
5/10

Proven willingness to pay $8–20/mo at FantasyPros and $15/mo at FanGraphs, but strongest competing tools (Baseball Nut, Fantasy Info Central) are free, and the late-July-to-September window shrinks the addressable billing window per league year.Premium Subscription Prices and Plans | FantasyProsBest Fantasy Baseball Apps and Tools in 2026

Longevity
6/10

Fantasy baseball is a 30+ year recurring seasonal category with stable MLB data feeds, but the ReturnList value proposition is concentrated in roughly 8–10 weeks per year (July–September playoffs), limiting year-round retention.Best Fantasy Baseball Sites: Top Platforms for Your Season ... - Sleeper

Feasibility
8/10

Public MLB Stats API plus established injury/news feeds make IL status, pitch counts, and starting-pitcher data straightforward to ingest; dashboard build is a few weeks of work, no ML required for v1.Best Fantasy Baseball Apps and Tools in 2026

max scherzer · 1000+ searches · USGoogle Trends · 2026-07-28 (1d ago)