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I'm more a hip-hop and jazz kind of guy now, but I used to listen to some heavy metal back in the day. Metallica was one of my favorite bands. So, when I decided on who to write about in this week's post, my mind immediately went to the song, Enter Sandman. Most of you are probably familiar with the song because of Mariano Rivera. And what a perfect entrance song it was, as Rivera would snuff out any light of optimism for the opposition and bring darkness to their world. Well, the same could be said for Anthony Santander. The last few Spring Trainings, there was hype and optimism that Santander would crack the lineup. As a result, I always took a flyer on him in my NFBC teams. I am not a smart man. I'd curl up into the fetal position and Nancy Kerrigan myself to sleep. Why? Whhhhyyyyy? Whhhhhhyyyyyyyyy? Well, a funny thing happened on the way to never-never land, as Santander has been playing, and playing well. Exit light, enter night?

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# MLB Starting Lineups For Fri 5/30
ARI | ATH | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CHW | CIN | CLE | COL | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | PHI | PIT | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WSH | OAK
We’ve got some really strong pitching pitching options today with a couple bona fide aces in Max Scherzer ($12,000) and Jacob deGrom ($10,900) and they have the high price tags to match. They’re both great options as always but I’m a big fan of Jose Berrios (SP: $9,300) at his price today. He’s been a bit rocky recently but he last turn was encouraging. As long as he can keep the free passes in check he can dominate the Pale Hose. You can't go wrong with Scherzer or deGrom, but save yourself a little to nab a top bat. Berrios is right on the edge of being an ace every time out as well. The talent is there and this matchup should allow him to showcase it.  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!
[brid autoplay="true" video="439723" player="10951" title="Fantasy Baseball 2019 Mailbag Week 17"] Yesterday, Shane Bieber went 9 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.44. Donkey Teeth and I made a trade the other day. My first trade of the year. I sent him Kenley Jansen for Shane Bieber. I discuss it on this week's podcast. I receive Shane Bieber in this trade...TOMORROW! I don't even want him now! He's tainted with Donkey Teeth juice. That one-hitter is supposed to be mine! Mine, I say! Only thing worse would've been he threw a one-hitter and broke his hand high-fiving Bauer. Ugh, why couldn't Donkey Teeth offer the trade the day before so I had Bieber on my team? I want him. Me! Me! Me! *Idris Elba opens an envelope* "...and Best Dramatic Retelling of a Fantasy Baseball Trade goes to...Some guy in his mom's basement you never heard of." Damn, I lost that too!  Donkey Teeth offered me Rhys Hoskins, Madison Bumgarner or Bieber and I jumped at the lattest (totally a word), because Bieber's peripherals are gorge -- 11.2 K/9, 2 BB/9, 3.19 xFIP. Bieber was a preseason sleeper of mine, and he is essentially a top ten pitcher. So, put that in your natch and natch it!  Too bad I own him in one less league as of yesterday.  Me!  Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
The oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface. And contain 99 percent of the living space. Shoutout to Google for that info. Humans have only explored 5% of the ocean floor, though. We can send spacecraft hundreds of millions of miles into space, discover planets like Mars, and beam back HD-quality pictures and videos, yet we don't know what the F is living in our oceans or what is even down there? You know those times when you lose your keys and frantically run around like a headless chicken looking for them? Often times they are right under your nose. Not literally of course, but like in the bowl on the table near the front door, except there was a piece of paper covering it. Something like that. Now that I think about it, I know where the aliens are: residing in our oceans. Brilliant! The greatest trick ever played on mankind wasn't that the Devil didn't exist. It is that the aliens are "out there", when they've been here all along. I kid, I kid. I hope. Anyways, the ocean realm is the land of unknown, a place that Jacques Cousteau tried to uncover. Michael Brosseau of the Tampa Bay Rays may be heading to that exact place. Here's why:
Diamondbacks pitching prospect Matt Tabor threw five innings Sunday and gave up four runs while striking out two. Mike, you've officially lost it man, that's a terrible line. Indeed friend, but Sunday was only the - *counts on fingers* - yup, was only the second time all season this kid's given up more than two runs for Single-A Kane County. On the year, he's rocking a 2.67 ERA with 80 strikeouts and just 10 walks in 67 innings pitched. I'm starting to see Tabor's name pop up more and more in prospect circles, so this might be a good time to buy into the 21-year-old righty, who'll likely hit the upper minors this time next year. A lot of dynasty folks ask "who's going to be a big riser". This one fits that bill. Just remember he's a pitcher, so don't go too crazy. Here's what else is happening around the minor leagues...
Okay perhaps this one is more wishful thinking, but I really think Andrew Benintendi (2019 stats: .266/.358/.452 with 8 HR, 47 R, 43 RBI, and 9 SB through 404 PA) is bound to turn his season around soon. This one isn't a case where his metrics suggest positive regression. In fact, his .339 BABIP is higher than his .323 mark. His .240 xBA suggests that based off his quality of contact, his .267 BA is actually higher than it should be. Benintendi's strike out rate (+7.3%) and swinging strike rate (+4%) are significantly higher than last year's marks. Oh right, I'm supposed to be convincing you why you should be buying him. I include these stats because like I said, this is more of a gut feeling than something backed by Statcast metrics or batted ball data. We have seen Benintendi perform at an outstanding level, and this isn't it. One thing that does stick out in his batted ball data is that he is making hard contact (34.5%) on batted balls 6.5% more than last season. This, combined with a career high fly ball rate of 45.6% should hopefully mean more extra base hits are to come. While his 8 home runs certainly aren't very impressive, his 25 doubles are tied for 14th most in the league. His 4 triples are tied for 15th most among major league hitters. It is encouraging to see Benintendi's 10.4% walk rate in line with his career mark, so we know he is still seeing the ball well. He hits in an extremely potent offense, so Benny should see lots RISP opportunities. He can be bought pretty cheaply, and he has shown in his career that he is a solid source of pop and speed. Going 10/10 the rest of the way is certainly not out of the question. ZiPS ROS: .278/.358/.452 with 6 HR, 33 R, 32 RBI, and 7 SB through 248 PA 
In what should set the record for shortest intro I have ever done, today we have an eight game slate on FanDuel that has neither a star pitcher nor can’t miss bats, nor does it have much in the way of value at the moment. But hey, at least we have some fun teams playing today and should have some solid games to watch while we sweat our lineups.  On to the picks... 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!
[brid autoplay="true" video="439723" player="10951" title="Fantasy Baseball 2019 Mailbag Week 17"] Yesterday, Robinson Cano went 4-for-4, 5 RBIs and became the oldest 2nd baseman to ever hit three homers in a game (and he still has 4+ years on his contract!), hitting his 7th, 8th and 9th homers, and nearly had a fourth homer, but pulled it fowl (Mets sold the rights to their foul poles to Chick-Fil-A; don't ask).  Kill me now: Seriously, lay me down on the hot pavement and let Tawny Kitaen stomp my genitals like I'm Chuck Finley. The awfulness of owning Robinson Cano coupled with actually owning him for a three-homer game while he's on my bench is too much to bear.  Sprinkle Doritos dust on my head, put me in an office chair, and roll me towards Billy Butler, then run the other way so you spare yourself.  He was going against Chris Paddack (5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.84) -- my baby boo! -- how could I start Cano?  How? *screaming in the rain, shaking fists at the heavens* How?! So Cano hasn't been good, but maybe this is the turnaround he needs.  More than likely, I'll now put him in my lineup for an 0-for-45 stretch.  HOW?! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

We’ve just put another MLB All Star game in the books, and heading towards Major League Baseball’s proverbial trade deadline. As with years past, there is a whole bunch of conjecture out there.

We could dust off our magic crystal ball and attempt to foretell who will change jerseys and what new city might be stitched across the front. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Grey is back in the desert, and we have baseball to talk! After buying a new home in the fabulous Hollywood Hills, our fearless leader and his lady boss, have moved out to the desert while the house that Razz built is under construction. Instead of doing an episode of celebrity house flippers, we talk a little trade deadline. Will Zack Wheeler, Nick Castellanos, or Noah Syndergaard be moved? After we solve every teams needs we move onto some hot bats and arms over the last few weeks, touching on names like Tyler O'Neill (King In The North!!!), Jose Urquidy, Rogelio Armenteros, Asher Wojciechowski, and Ryan Yarborough among others. It's another classic!
The trade deadline in the Razzball Commenter Leagues is fast approaching.  Thursday, August 1st is your deadline, which means by the time you’re reading this, you’ll have about one week to make your move(s).  Happy trading friends. I happen to be on vacation this week which means I’m not at work and happily enjoying some day drinking like my DFS buddy, Richardo last week.  Fear not though, I’m still here for my fellow RCLers, I won’t leave you hanging. We’ve got top ten updates, updates on the ‘Perts League, trades and our weekly leaders for the week that was, week 16.  Hopefully, without too many hiccups.
The Fantasy Master Lothario joins the Ditka Boys again on this week's baseball podcast. They discuss Grey's industry leagues for way too long before diving into some real baseball talk about 2nd half rankings. Grey discusses his process in compiling his preseason rankings compared to his 2nd half top 100 and then Donkey Teeth grills him on ranking of Vlad Jr (#71).
After some discussion about mid-season fantasy baseball trading, the guys chat about Donkey Teeth's ranking of Trevor Bauer in his most recent Top 100 Starting Pitchers post. And finally Grey really begins to sweat when German Marquez's name is brought up. Find out what Grey, B_Don, and Donkey Teeth expect from Marquez moving forward, and don't miss out on the big announcement from the football side!