I'm back baby!
It's been sad these past two weeks off from the Pitcher Profiles, but fortunately I could drown my sorrows in all-inclusive, all-day drinking on the honeymoon. YES I DID GET A STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI, GREY! Although it didn't stain my mustache, especially since a month long of growth would just be shameful peach fuzz...
We're now through the bulk of the season and heading into the stretch run, which means Sky has only September left to get to 1,000 moves in our quote-expert-unquote RCL league. If expert meant constantly dropping 6-7 duds every morning, than I'm an expert in my thrown room if ya catch my drift... And on the pitching side, once you get to about 50ish in my ROS ranks, they all can be given the evacuation. But I've been really bullish on ranking [player]Luis Severino[/player] since his promotion, who I think is a must-own even through these final streaming weeks.
It's a little hard to stay light-hearted and joke-y with what happened in Atlanta on Saturday night, but obviously my condolences to the fan's family and we're supposed to have fun in fantasy, so we won't delve any more into that. Instead, let's embrace what we love on the field, which is some nasty breaking stuff and hitters getting baffled. Who doesn't base their fantasy-team live-watching on their SPs on a given night?! So this was a perfect weekend to get back on the Profiles and check out how Severino looked in a full breakdown:
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SAGNOF Special, Week 22: September Call-Ups To Stream
August 31, 2015 | Closers, Steals | 8 Commentsby: RotoLance
Tomorrow is September 1st which means: Hooray for September roster expansions and the many interesting players likely to be called up. My recent focus for Steals Ain't Got No Face advice has been a weekly reminder to use our SAGNOF stolen base success rates versus starting pitchers tool. This goes hand in hand with the September call ups because most of these players won't play anywhere near everyday, but some of them might make great 'streaming for steals' options.And guess which type of players are among those getting called up? Some of the trendy SAGNOF sleeper types from earlier in the year, including one of my favorites, [player]Dalton Pompey[/player] (bats Both, plays OF) of the Toronto Blue Jays. [player]Eric Young Jr.[/player] (B, OF, New York Mets) is on the way up as well and I think we all know what he can do. [player]James Jones[/player] (L, OF, Seattle), he of the 27 stolen bases in only 108 big league games last year, could be called upon as well.
Podcast: The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Founder and Chairman JT Thompson
August 31, 2015 | All Podcasts | 5 Commentsby: JB Gilpin
Yes, the Razzball Baseball Podcast is back with me back at the helm (Helm to 108!) after the wedding and honeymoon, with hands down our best Pod on the year! We got to chat with JT Thompson, the Founder and Chairman of The Hip Hop Hall of Fame about the legends of Hip Hop and the soon-to-be-opened New York City Museum. Grey tried his best to ask the hard questions just to get hired as a tour guide! We also talk tons of baseball including the power binges of my Brewers (Domingo Santana and Khris Davis), where Jake Arrieta will rank next year, and play another edition of Higher/Lower. Now with even more of Grey's game show theme music! Here's the latest edition of the Razzball Baseball Podcast:
Greetings to the end of August which is a firm reminder we're just one month away from the fun ending. Or for some of you, the question might be...did it ever really begin? Well no worries because if that's the case, you're not reading. Hrm, borderline philosophical question: if you lead with making fun of people who don't read what you have written, have you really insulted them? DEEP. Speaking of deep, here's the dig down on those Cinci Reds. Though they haven't been the greatest team or offense in the second half overall, they've really tanked in August as they hold the third worst wRC+ at 79 while maintaining a healthy 21.8% K rate. And with that, in enters Kyle Hendricks. Kyle is a bit of a home schooler as his ERA goes down a full run when in Chi-town and his K/9 jumps from 7.18 to 8.67. Given the matchup and the K potential, I'm a tad surprised to find Hendricks so reasonably priced at $6,700. I'm probably not leaning towards him in cash games but if you're a GPP addict like myself, you know exactly what to do with this call. Snort it up your nose, of course! Oops, wrong addiction. But enough about nose candy, let's go. Here's my red hot takes for this Monday DK slate...
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Forget Hitting Jake, It’s Arrietatown
August 31, 2015 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 317 Commentsby: Grey
Maybe it's because Whip/Nae Nae is permanently stuck in my head -- One word of advice. If you take no other advice from me, please, I implore you, accept this advice. If you don't know what Whip/Nae Nae is, don't, under any circumstances, Google it. It make Gangnam Style seem like a walk in the park when it comes to catchy songs. If you don't know what Gangnam Style is, I love how you've decorated under that rock of yours. -- but I can't help looking at Jake Arrieta's no hitter less about the 12 Ks and only allowing one walk -- Sure, those are sweet -- but more about how his season WHIP is 0.94. There's Greinke (.85 WHIP), Kershaw (.90), Scherzer (.93) and deGrom (.94). An under one WHIP and a 9+ K/9 is a little piece of heaven like sitting in an exit row of an airplane. On the podcast that's coming later today, I debate Greinke and Arrieta, Scherzer and Arrieta and deGrom and Arrieta as we try to figure out where they'll be ranked in 2016. I say something like Arrieta will be ranked around the 4th to about the 7th SP off the board. I agree with Early Sunday Afternoon Grey, but I will say that Arrieta has made it difficult for me to think of four SPs that should be drafted before him. Let alone six. Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Sunday Creeper Sunday and the Top 50 Hitters, Week 21
August 30, 2015 | Creeper of the Week, Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 79 Commentsby: J-FOH
Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about U2. I already go over boring hitters below. Seriously, they are one of the most overrated bands ever. They are like the 80's and 90's version of the Eagles. The closest they get to my iPOD is this song. This week we are going in a different direction than before, because I killed the Top 100. After receiving Grey's blessing (thanks bossman!), here's what's going to happen: After going through the evolution of ranking players this season, it became clear to me that it wasn't working. By June 1st, you know what you have and it's generally a good point to start making trades to address needs. As the season goes forward, those needs get increasingly particular until you get to this point. After some discussions with Mike, Sky and Big Magoo, I got some good input and a really confusing emoji text conversation with Sky. Still not sure if we cool, but I got my Japanese friend coming over later to translate. This week, I have a Top 50 Hitters and a few sub lists for you to check out. Every week, it's my plan to mix a few different sub lists in to help cover all bases... pun point! I have included Steamers, ROS, HR/SB, projections, the ROS player rater, dollar values, and my own HR/SB projections. Don't worry if you don't see someone here, they are probably going to appear in another list next week or thereafter. Some people may even appear on multiple lists. You never know? Any questions? Good moving on...
Ambulance Chasers, Week 22: Skipped Starts And Injured Parts
August 30, 2015 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 1 Commentby: Davidwiers
Back in my physical prime — not like that means much — I ran cross country, among other sports. As is the case with almost any distance running, you would pace yourself somewhat until the last 200-300ish meters or so, then you'd sprint for the "kick" this meaning pretty much a dead sprint to the finish line. Similarly, the saying "the baseball season isn't a sprint; it's a marathon" may be well and true in the April and May, but with five weeks remaining, it's time for the kick, sometimes meaning you need to kick injured players to the curb.
Anyone own Edwin Encarnacion yesterday? Yup me neither, but if you did congrats on winning some money. This, my friends, is one of the greatest parts of playing DFS. It's the eternal hope that you're going to find that guy, pair him with a couple of decent games from a few others and whamo you got yourself a $10,000 grand prize in a GPP. It's just that easy. Problem is it never happens. Like ever. Well once again hope springs eternal and maybe today is the day we rise up and take home that GPP prize. Then again I wouldn't bet on it. Wait, betting on it is the whole point right? Well shizz....
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Prospect Power Rankings: Week 22
August 30, 2015 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 42 Commentsby: Mike
Every other week Razzball ranks the prospects closest to contributing to your fantasy roster. The list is limited to players who still have rookie eligibility (less than 130 at bats or 50 innings pitched) and who are currently in the minor leagues. It’s not a list based on talent alone, but rather it’s a mixture of talent and opportunity. It will change frequently over the course of the season as prospects graduate to the majors, injuries occur, or service time roadblocks are passed. While chatting with J-FOH this week, he mentioned how important it is to look at your team's needs at this point in the year, so I've divided the list into three needs-based "chunks". With the minor league season winding down and September call-ups almost here, this will be the last edition of the power rankings. Here are the top 15 prospects on the cusp of the major leagues for 2015 fantasy baseball…
I'll be up front and honest from the jump. This is a post designed to do one thing, and one thing only. That's share the pain of not getting what I wanted at the toy store between the ages of 0-8. My ultimate goal today is to make my parents feel so awful about what I was deprived of as a child. That they feel motivated to hit E-Bay and bid on some sweet, sweet nostalgia toys. You know, stuff I can play with after I put my kids to bed, around the time I usually begin binge drinking, or ignoring my wife on the couch. What I like to affectionately call "Grown man shizz". But seriously didn't we all have that awesome toy we desired that we never got, because our parents just wouldn't buy them for us? My Mom was a teacher and always had this big thing about not buying toys that would kill my sister and me's "creativity". Whatever that means.... Let's just say my parents set the trend for the pretentious I'm better than you parent shaming that's so popular amongst the social media mommy bunch. You know the types, they're the people on your news feed always sharing toy and stroller recalls, and anti-GMO posts about Kraft Mac & Cheese. Hey I get it, you want what's best for your kids, but you're nuts if you think at 18 they won't be crushing EasyMac at 3am on a dorm room couch after a night of drinking like the rest of us. It's just the natural way of things toots! Any the who, here we are week 22 or da deuce deuce as I likes to calls it. 22 weeks of two start pitching and we're still here looking to get you into the playoffs or the next round if you so choose. So without further ado let's whine about toys I didn't get and discuss two start pitchers for week 22.
Brewers’ Domingo Earns Pabst Blue Ribbon
August 29, 2015 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 24 Commentsby: Dan Pants
[player]Domingo Santana[/player] homered again last night going 1-for-3 with his fifth dinger, his third homer in six games since debuting with Milwaukee. Domingoes deep--again! In the minors, they called him Domingo the Flamingo, because he could hit homers standing on just one leg. OK, I made that up, but it sounds cool, and clearly Santana has some serious power. That much I promise you I'm not making up. In AAA this year, Sunday Santana hit 18 homers with 77 RBI, batting .333 and slugging .573. His .426 OBP was also real nice. Domingo was the major return in the Carlos Gomez trade, and who are we to doubt those delicious Houston prospects at this point. Santana has been real smooth since joining the Brewers, and those in need of some power should definitely take a look. Grey told you to BUY, and now I'm telling you. Three home runs in six days?! Get outta here! Extrapolate that! Calculating...calculating...calculating...he could hit you 20 home runs from now until the end of September. Wait. No, math. That seems high. But still, if he continues at this pace, 8-10 home runs from Santana the rest of the way is not as crazy as it sounds. Don't get stuck standing on one leg! If you need pop, I'd take a flier on Domingo the Flamingo before he's Domingoing, going, gone!
Here's what else I saw in fantasy baseball Friday night:
Fresh off a no-hitter, Mike Fiers is priced at $10,300 today. Are we going to buy into the no-hitter curse, that the following game he'll get destroyed and prove that the no-no was a fluke? That Phillip Humber perfect game in 2012 always jumps into my head when I see a mid-tier fantasy pitcher get a no-hitter. It was only two months ago that rookie Chris Heston pitched his no-hitter against those first place Mets. Fiers has gone at least 5 innings or more in his last 13 starts. He's an intriguing option today because first thought is that he's priced too high just because of last week's performance. Over his last 13 starts, he's allowed 4 or more runs just 4 times. In his last 3 starts with the Astros, he's pitched 21 innings and only allowing 1 earned run. I'm going with the optimistic approach and say that his confidence is higher than ever, and will perform very well today on the road against the Twins. Keep reading and check out some of my other DraftKings' picks for today.
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