Just a week and a half to go before the best day of the year, friends! With Opening Day almost here, it’s time to take a glance at some players who’ve recently boosted their deep-league fantasy stock. All of these guys have been on the fringe of draftable in even the deepest re-draft leagues this year, but all have gotten at least mild bumps of late – let’s take a look and see if any of them might provide help in NL-only, AL-only, and other deep leagues in 2021.
(Note: I'm reading Grey's Monday post before turning this in, and seeing that he's mentioned both Jonathan India and Akil Baddoo. What does that mean to all of us? Mostly, that crazy stuff can happen at this time of year in terms of player values... this is not the week to take your eye off the ball!)
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A friend of mine Pete Gabriel looked at my team and said, "This team is going to be a sledgehammer!" Then after a brief pause said, "I didn't capitalize sledgehammer, and I am in no way related to Peter Gabriel or Peter Gabriel's estate. Any potential confusion is just unfortunate mistake. Please don't sue me." Then after filling out a ten-page contract clearing him of any liability, he said, "Your hitting will go boom, boom, boom! Son," he said, "Grab your things, your hitters will drive guys home!" Then, after a lengthy reconfirmation that he was 100% unrelated to Peter Gabriel, he said, "The light...the heat...Your team is complete in your eyes." Then quickly added, "But I didn't sing any of that so don't confuse me, Pete Gabriel, with the Grammy-winning singer, Peter Gabriel." It's exhausting hanging out with that guy. For those unaware, this league is 5×5 with OBP instead of AVG, two-catcher, 12-team NL-Only league. Anyway, here’s my Tout Wars draft recap:
In Japan, you bond with your coworkers by going to an enkai. You say it like "N-kai," and the Kai is as in Cobra Kai, not "Kay" as in, "I'm so American I can't envision speaking any language than N-glysh. The enkai is usually where the office (not the TV show) gets together for some BBQ and beers. Everybody goes to the enkai, even if they don't like beer and BBQ. Sometimes, Japanese managers conduct official office business at the enkai, which makes it somewhat awkward when they pass out documents to read while you're navigating grilled meat. Then comes the nijikai, or "second meeting," when the "cool people" leave the "squares" behind, and they go to a place where there's more beer, some snacks, and some karaoke. But for the bold -- and those who are truly initiated into the office -- there's the sanjikai, or the "third meeting." This is the event where only the hardened drinkers, the Buddhist teetotalers, and those people trying to forget the horrors of 9-5 hyper-capitalism are found. For the sanjikai, you're out there not because you have to, but because you want to. Because you're driven, by some supra-rational urge that verges on the paranormal, to see what's hidden behind the curtain. You want to suck the marrow out of life and maybe get a bone splinter in your gums. You know the world has made its mark on you, and you want to mark the world before you transit off this plane of existence into the cosmos, awaiting to be reborn on your ascent to Nirvana. You might not get home tonight if you go out to the sanjikai, but that's OK because you're willing to sit in the park and watch the stars until first train.
That's what this third pre-season edition of the Top 100 Starting Pitchers is all about: You want to know what the others don't know. You've probably drafted already, but you're here to get prepped for who to pick up off the waiver wire and what to do for next year. You, my dear reader, are initiated into my office, and I invite you to the sanjikai of my weekly pitchers series.
This article is probably my greatest contribution to fantasy sports so far, and I hope you enjoy it.
Oh, yes. Very good. I'll have a Bloody Mary, a steak sandwich and a...steak sandwich. I don't know about you, but for me, that movie never gets old. I do love me some 80s Chevy Chase. Speaking of 80s movies, have any of your seen Coming To America 2? If you haven't, don't. I was greatly disappointed. After watching it I felt like the guy that has drafted Byron Buxton the last five years. Why did Eddie Murphy have to stop making funny movies?! I feel like it was right around The Nutty Professor that he jumped the proverbial shark. But the 90's and 2000's are a bit hazy to me, so I could be off by a few movies. He needs to start putting bananas in peoples tailpipes again!
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With Eugenio Suarez apparently the new Reds shortstop after they tried and failed to acquire every garbage shortstop this offseason,
Jonathan India has been added to the
top 20 3rd basemen. Now...we dance! *long involved Bollywood dance with me somehow sitting on a floating carpet* Yelling into the distance, "I love you, Pashmina!" Was about time that I gave India his due. What, am I British now? My teeth would tell you no, but my love for Olivia Colman and Earl Grey would tell you yes. Which ya gonna believe? I just recently discovered India, while standing in The Bahamas and saying, "Hey, cool, this is America and who wants to open a casino?" Was talking to Podcaster Ralph, who knows a thing or two about prospects, and he gassed my head up on Jonathan India, and I think he can now go 40/10/.260. Then, we deflated ourselves back to earth, and realism took us south, and now I'm in Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka is better than a cup of Sanka!" That's me just before getting dirty looks in Sri Lanka. India is a pull-heavy, fly ball hitter. How's that sound in Cincy? Seriously, take a moment and think about it. You see how I came away with a 40/10/.260 line? Gonna put him down for realistic projections in the
top 20 3rd basemen, but looking for a guy who could be 12-team mixed league relevant by May? Look no further than India, Magellan. For now, if your starter is out, outsource to India. Anyway, here's what else I saw in spring training for 2021 fantasy baseball:
With your NCAA tournament bracket now busted due to the rash of upsets this weekend, you can turn your attention back to baseball. In fact, why was your attention even turned away from baseball? With less than two weeks until the start of the regular season, spring training starts to take on a little bit of importance. OK, who am I kidding? We don't need spring training to know who the top shortstops are, especially in 12-team mixed leagues.
However, there are plenty of 16-, 18- and 20-team leagues and thus a much larger player pool you need to dip into. Additionally, many deep leagues still require a middle infielder in addition to needing a starting shortstop. Depth is critical in deep leagues, and finding that gem late in the draft can be the difference between winning and losing a league.
With players locked into battles for a starting job, the spring training stats we overlook could help determine if Nico Hoerner earns the starting job with the Chicago Cubs or starts the season in the minor leagues. Or maybe a player you are tracking as a sleeper is having a horrible spring and doesn't deserve to be on your watch list right now.
However, there are plenty of 16-, 18- and 20-team leagues. The player pool you need to dip into is greatly expanded when you have that many teams. Additionally, many deep leagues like these still require a middle infielder in addition to needing a starting shortstop. Depth is critical in deep leagues, and finding that gem late in the draft can be the difference between winning and losing a league.
With players locked into battles for a starting job, the spring training stats we overlook could help determine if Nico Hoerner earns the starting job with the Chicago Cubs or starts the season in the minor leagues. Or maybe a player you are tracking as a sleeper is having a horrible spring and doesn't deserve to be on your watch list right now.
Is Casey Mize easy to hit? For Major League baseball players, I mean--not for your Uncle Bruno who goes to the batting cages once a month. Or did, pre pandemic. Rusty Uncle Bruno would not make contact against Casey Mize. Major leaguers, on the other hand, can’t stop making contact.
Do you worship at the alter of never paying for saves? Are you looking for a save that has little to no face? Then you're in the right place padre. Format refresher: Gucci shirt=getting tricked by a business; velour jumpsuit=doesn't matter if it smells like R. Kelly's sheets, it's only 99¢.
Last week we dove into the first half of the top 100 hitters for the 2021 Fantasy Baseball Season. This week, we will finish out the 100 completing our preseason baseline as we are weeks away from the regular season kicking off. The themes of this sequel range between aging vets dropping down from the highest of highs to young upstarts with boundless potential.
Although we walked through tiers with the initial 50, as we move into the later portion of our rankings, tiers mean less and less. What becomes critical at this point in our rankings is how you fill the gaps after the initial 6-7 rounds of the draft. Did you lean towards power or speed? Take a risk or two with the young potential star (looking at you Luis Robert)? How about drafting 5 straight starting pitchers to start the draft like some crazy person? No matter how you started, this portion of the draft is about shoring up your team and creating that much-needed balance to bring home the trophy.
Without further ado, here are the full top 100 hitters for the 2021 Fantasy Baseball Season:
Howdy, folks. As my lil' bio snippet below says, I am in fact drinking a good dark beer as I touch this up for publication. This eve's beverage of choice: New Belgium's 1554.
Okay. Bear with me for a sec, but this is just truly the best time of the year. My men's Hogs are a 3-seed (for the first time since I've been old enough to care) and have at least punched their ticket into the Round of 32. My lady Hogs are a 4-seed and look to do the same Monday afternoon. My Blues are not playing very well, but they're still in the playoff hunt, by golly. My Liverpool Reds are kinda trash this year, but it's a lost season with injuries anyway. And my Cards are getting closer to the games actually counting. Point being, all my teams are currently in action! Plus, March Madness has returned! (It's super weird to think it's been two full years since we've gotten March Madness action, isn't it?)
Anyway, now that you've got the unwanted JKJ's teams sports update, here are the updates you're actually here for:
Yeah, it's a reach, I'm not sure in what universe "cantara" is anyway in shape or form like a "penny" but to get the quote completely wrong, we're not doing this live so ef it. Yeah, apples to oranges reference, but at least it's still a fruit, amirite? So, ahem, what's up with Sandy Alcantara? I mean, I'm not saying there's been a headline you missed or some big news about this or that, but I'm just asking, why is Alcantara continuing to fly under the radar? Well, that's an actually easy question to answer, it's probably because he's just a dude who throws two pitches with control issues. Maybe the next question might be for me, as in why am I covering a pitcher and to one go one step further (NOT TWO STEPS YOU GET ONE) why am I covering pitcher that you might not want to care about? And that answer is obvious too! I care! Therefore, by the rule of content creation, I believe you should care too, and if you do care, you should join me after the jump! (No physical jumping necessary.)
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