Your League, Your Rules Create a league and customize league size, scoring and rules to play in the league you want to play in. We're more fortunate in most fantasy leagues, but especially in ESPN standard formats, where our own trade deadlines arrive Aug. 15 at noon ET. Historical late-season standouts to acquireSticking with the theme of "going big," history shows us that a handful of players typically step up with their best performances over the season's final weeks. Few players can boast the kind of strong finishes that Julio Rodriguez has given fantasy managers since entering the league. From 2022-24, Gallen's 424 fantasy points across his team's final 48 games (Arizona's remaining total) was third-best among pitchers (Snell, 490; Cole, 466).