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"Michael Taylor and Keon Broxton are pizza delivery men.  And--Yes, two of them delivering one pizza.  Okay, and you answer the door naked."  Jim Bowden squints, considering it.  "Can I be riding a Segway?"  "Sure, sure."  "And you're saying it's not erotic?"  "Not traditionally."  That was a pitch for a Showtime After Dark movie called The Bowden Fluffers.  Before they're through, they will also pitch it to Skinemax, Spike and NatGeo TV.  Sadly, no one will bite on the Fluffers, pardon the phrasing.  They will say they want to work with Michael Taylor and Keon Broxton again in the future, and rightfully so.  Brucely, I was shocked they were both under 50% owned in ESPN leagues.  I'd usually go on to say something snide here about ESPN leagues, but I get the feeling that we're thisclose to every fantasy site closing its doors and opening its own video chatroom.  Who would've guessed twenty years in the future all journalism professors would be Max Headroom?  Any hoo!  I'm off-off topic.  Taylor has 11 HRs and nine SBs and hitting around .275, and Broxton has 13 HRs and 14 SBs and hitting around .250.  If these numbers don't immediately grab you like an angry sock puppet that needs its coffee, then you don't know fantasy value.  On our Player Rater, Broxton is the 24th best outfielder and Taylor the 46th best, i.e., they should be owned in 100% of leagues.  Anyway, here's some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:

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Just when the ship couldn't sink any lower, the Giants lost their closer for the second time this year.  When it happens once, sure... twice?  I have my doubts. Mark Melancon hit the DL with more arm ailments and received a PRP injection in his arm.  No, a PRP injection isn't something that you search for on your go-to-p0rn site of choice.  It is never a good thing, especially for a scuffling team like the Giants.  They have already had attempts at the closer with Derek law, Hunter Strickland/ and now re-tread candidate Sam Dyson is thrown into the fray.  I mean, I am no Nostradamus here, but it doesn't look good.  It's almost like that 2:00 AM special when you stare across the bar and try to decide if it's better then going home alone and revisiting that PRP search on that website of choice.  We saw earlier this year that Dyson is not to be trusted, granted that saves are saves are saves, but at what cost?  An inflated ERA and 1-2 save chances a week... maybe.  Hunter Strickland got the first save, but only because Dyson was plucked from the bullpen in 4-of-the-last-5. For a team that struggles to score runs, can't keep the ball in the yard from a starting pitcher standpoint, and a bullpen with tons of failed attempts at a closer, the benefit just isn't there.  So if you must, the order as of right now is: Dyson, Strickland, then Kontos.  But for a team with only 16 saves to show on the season, the chase is more exciting than the ownership.  Enough about the city of Rice-A-Roni, and onto the week in Holds and such!
Josh Reddick has been on a tear since returning from a concussion injury with an OPS over 1.500, two homers, and three steals (although his return sent future OPS Monster Derek Fisher back to AAA, sad trombone).  Last year I recommended him when he was also coming off the DL (you don't have to click on that link but I included it for posterity's sake and so you won't call me out.  Of which there was a 0.0% chance of happening).
Well, technically it’s still June, but July starts tomorrow and Christmas in June doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.  I’ll be honest, I’ve straight up dropped Gerrit Cole ($8,900) in my RCLs.  He’s been more like reindeer excrement than coal this season, and nobody likes that in their stocking.  The RCLs are a very specific type of animal though where it’s not worth holding a pitcher that isn’t pitching like an ace.  While Cole has been far from ace-like, I can still get behind him when the match-up is right.  The San Francisco Giants are in full-on “give up on the season” mode.  This can be evidenced by such moves as installing Sam Dyson as closer.  The Giants are DFL in team OPS and when you break it down even further, they are last by a long shot against RHP.  Cole checks all the boxes tonight, he’s at home, a Vegas favorite (-120) and is facing a weak opponent.  The only thing better would be a strikeout prone opponent, but that’s just getting greedy for the asking price.  You don’t want to get too greedy on Christmas, that’s how you end up with a lump of coal. Editor's Note: Interested in DFS?  Interested in writing for your favorite fantasy baseball site?  Well, we happen to be looking for a good writer or two to cover DFS content on a weekly basis.  It's a great place to build your chops so if you like what you see and think to yourself, "I could do that", let me know in the comments below and we can chat or respond on Twitter to Sky's Comment here: New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond?  Well be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays.  Just remember to sign up through us before jumping into the fray. It’s how we know you care!
Last night I was thinking about how Trea Turner was singlehandedly winning people fantasy leagues.  Today I'm thinking, can he singlehandedly play?  He was top six for fantasy value already this year on our Player Rater, and he might've been a 2nd half player!  He could've ended up in the top three overall for fantasy value.  Yeah, I said it!  Top three!  Now, a broken wrist.  Why can't we have anything nice?  I'm addressing you, Fantasy Baseball Overlord!  I'm screaming at the heavens, standing in rain, hoo-ha'ing like I'm an out-of-work Al Pacino impersonator!  Why can we not have nice things?!  I want answers!  Alas, FBO's out to lunch, or so says his answering machine.  This sounds like an injury where he could be out for six to eight weeks, but more will be known in the coming days.  Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
When [player]Ian Happ[/player] (45.7% owned - increase of 25%) was called up in May of this year, we fantasy nerds were giddy with excitement. I imagine it was the same tingly sensation boys felt when they first saw a young Britney Spears on the Mickey Mouse Club. Unfortunately, Happ proceeded to bat .214 with only two home runs in his first month of major league experience. The dread was comparable to "young boy with tingly sensation" realizing that Britney was probably "studying" with fellow Mickey Mouse Club'er Justin Timberlake. In the month of June, though, Happ is batting .277. More specifically, since June 13th, he is batting .316 with five home runs. He's had at least one hit in 12 of the past 14 games.
As the sun sets on another month of action in the baddest dynasty league this side of Bangkok. We check in on the happenings of the Razz30. By now the reputation of the Crab Army has reached the farthest corners of the earth scarring everyone from Rudy Poo Giants to Kim Jong Un. While controversy has been lacking the past month or so, the Crabs have been patiently waiting for their next beef. Who wants it? Will a challenger emerge? A question that in all likelihood will remain unanswered. So what have we been up to? The reality is as simple as a pancake but as complex as a transmission. The short answer, a little this, and a little that. We've bonded over looming and the softness of a homemade Turkish bath towel. We asked the hard questions like, is the Brewers Jared Hughes a serial killer as his ESPN profile picture implies? We also contemplated polyamory, and discussed its merits and disadvantages. In addition to all these things, the Crab Army General, Nick the Dick, and I engaged in a torrid platonic love affair, only matched by Balki and Cousin Larry. Oh, and as always we battled in a high stakes game of fantasy baseball. A game where life or death will literally lay in the balance. As the bottom two teams in each league face death by cannibalism at the end of the season. This is the only way to maintain strength in our ranks. We must dispose of any weakness, by digesting the weak, and regurgitating their remains for our seeds to feast. This is the Razz30 update for June. Claws Up!!!  
[player]Joey Gallo[/player] has struck out in 43.5 percent of his at bats this season. Sweet Iván DeJesús! In points leagues the penalize for strikeouts that's a death sentence. Talk about hanging from the gallows. While he does have twenty home runs, it feels almost like tits on a bull at this point. Ignoring the run scored and RBI, a home run is worth four points. Gallo's twenty bombs are worth 80 points. In -1 point strikeout league his strikeouts are worth -102 points, completely erasing his homers. Now let's include the guaranteed run scored an RBI that comes with a home run. Now his twenty long balls are worth 120 points. I thought about titling this post "Long Balls", but I didn't want to offend our senior male readers. Thanks to his 102 strikeouts, his twenty homers are now worth 18 points. [player]Paul Goldschmidt[/player] scores 18 points with his eyes closed. And lastly, the best case scenario is a league that only penalizes half a point for a K. In this case his twenty moon shots are worth 69 points. 69 dudes! As far as points leagues that don't subtract for strikeouts are concerned, I literally refuse to acknowledge their existence. Gallo has more home runs than any other third baseman yet he's not even a top-25 3B.
Astros starter Brad Peacock will take the mound on Thursday against the Athletics, making for an outstanding starting pitcher candidate on FanDuel. Peacock has an insane 13.3 K/9 in 44 2/3 innings this season, and in his six starts it's actually even higher at 13.98. Peacock has more strikeout potential than pretty much any other pitcher on any given night, but on he's got even more on Thursday as he takes on the A's. Oakland has a 25.0% K-rate against righties this year, which is the third-highest rate in the league. Peacock and the Athletics is a lethal combination that's going to result in some crazy strikeout totals. He has a ridiculous 2.08 FIP as a starter, and is coming off of a comfy ten days of rest from the paternity list. Hopefully his newborn can inspire him to pitch even better. At just $7,600, Peacock is an absolute steal of a play. New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond?  Well be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays.  Just remember to sign up through us before jumping into the fray. It’s how we know you care!
Yankees called up their 3B prospect, Miguel Andujar (3-for-4, 4 RBIs, and a steal), to fill-in for DL'd Matt Holliday.  That reminds me of Joaquin Andujar, and now I'm sad.  Gone too soon.  RIP, Joaquin.  "I always thought you'd kill someone before life killed you."  That's my eulogy to him.  Any hoo!  I watched some game film on Andujar (while chewing on an unlit cigar, because that's how scouts do it, right?), and he reminds me of so many Dominican players that take the Roberto Clemente/Vlad Guerrero approach.  Old adage goes:  You can’t walk your way off the island.  We should have a glossary term for these type of hitters.  Please suggest in the comments.  Any hoo, Part 2:  Still Hoo'ing, Andujar is raw, swings at a lot and makes contact, sometimes to his detriment.  He could DH or see time at 3B, but will need to hit to stick.  Could be a deep league power bat if he hits and Headley is benched indefinitely or Holliday stays out a while.  Maybe Andujar will be so lucky that Girardi gets one more wish filled this year and looks at Andujar, saying, "Now, you be the Judge."  Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
In honor of week thirteen of the major league baseball season, I thought I’d brieftly mention the topic of superstition. You always hear how superstitious baseball players are, but I’m starting to think baseball fans, and especially fantasy baseball players, may be just as afflicted. In general, I think of myself as one of the more pragmatic, least superstitious people I know… until it comes to baseball. I KNOW there is no such thing as a jinx, particularly during a baseball game happening hundreds of miles or more away from wherever I happen to be, and yet my behavior would often suggest otherwise. Last week, I actually benched Trevor Story in one league, in an attempt to “get him going” in another, figuring that the minute I hit the reserve button, he’d go off for a couple of home runs that night (spoiler alert: he didn’t).
[player]Julio Urias[/player] is this week’s gut-punch injury of the week. The 20-year-old uber-prospect is about to miss a year and a half (at least) after undergoing anterior capsule surgery in his throwing shoulder. Urias has had some bad luck throughout his life. As a kid in Mexico, Urias underwent three surgeries on his eye to remove a non-cancerous mass. In 2015 he had cosmetic surgery to repair the drooping eyelid caused by this mass. Hopefully Urias will come back strong from this current surgery, but there is cause for concern any time there is a major surgery on a pitcher’s throwing shoulder. I’d recommend dropping him even in dynasty leagues as his successful return is not a given. As for his replacement you can trade one J-U for another: [player]Jose Urena[/player] (17.7%.) Over his last 4 starts Urena has 3 quality starts and 16 K’s in 23 IP. He’s allowed 23 base runners which isn’t phenomenal, but Urena’s throwing shoulder is in one piece so he’s got that going for him. Which is nice.