​After drafting our teams in late March, we were all in the same boat — optimistic, excited and ready to grind our way to a fantasy baseball championship. Fast forward three and a half months, and our paths have diverged. Some of us nailed our early-round picks, with studs such as Bobby Witt Jr. or Nick Kurtz, while others had the misfortune of drafting Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or Garrett Crochet. And some managers wisely plucked the likes of Jordan Walker, Miguel Vargas and Louis Varland from the waiver wire, while others were a day late or a dollar short on the best free agents.We are all now in one of three situations that can be summarized with one question:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere are three possible answers:1. Definitely2. Possibly3. UnlikelyThe answer to that question determines how you need to manage your team over the next few weeks.The Yahoo regular season ends on Sept. 6. That means that managers have 8.5 more weeks to qualify and prepare for the postseason. And the default Yahoo trade deadline is on August 6, which means that managers have just three weeks to make moves that involve star players.Let’s look at common plans for teams in each of the three situations.Managers who have enjoyed terrific success thus far can use the ability to shift into cruise control to their advantage. Here are some common strategies:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1. Make 2-for-1 trades: The top teams likely have deep rosters. Managers can use this to their advantage by making deals in which they trade a couple good players for one superstar. After all, these managers have already proven to be proficient on the waiver wire, so why not open up another roster spot to use in search of another gem? With eight weeks to fill the opening, these managers may even want to make a 3-for-1 trade or multiple 2-for-1 deals in order to create plenty of space. Raising the ceiling of their team before the playoffs should be the biggest goal.2. Make long-term waiver-wire moves: These managers can skip the steps of streaming players who can help them win this week. Instead, they can use the final spots of their roster to look toward the future. This may mean holding extra injured players who have the potential to make a massive impact in September. Or stashing players who have the potential for a major value surge later in the summer, such as closers-in-waiting or youngsters.To me, these are the teams who are in the most exciting situation. Sure, not everything has gone as planned, but enough things have gone right for these teams to have exciting weekly matchups all summer and still hopefully play for a championship in September.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1. Consider 1-for-2 trades. This isn’t one-size-fits-all advice, but some teams in this bucket have holes in their lineup. The holes may be a specific position or in category leagues, there may be a category in which the team is continually falling short. In either case, it’s hard to c