The Full Nelson. One of the simplest yet most effective wrestling moves in existence. It was a move mastered by kids even before the optical nerves were blessed with the role of messaging the awesomeness of WWE to the brain. Go to hug someone from behind but, instead of sensually massaging the nipples, move the hands up to the neck then interlock the fingers. That person now looks like a pelican with a shark biting its legs. Nelson Cruz has been one of the simplest yet most effective hitters in MLB. See ball, hit ball. Far, very far. From 2014 to 2019, he hit at least 40 home runs in four of those seasons. In the two that he failed to hit the mark, he went for 39 and 37. Now at age 41, he's struggling to start the 2022 season, posting a .157/.250/.245 slash with a .088 ISO. As a result, he was dropped in 7.2% of ESPN leagues. We know that Father Time is undefeated, so is this when we cue up the Boyz II Men?
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Third Baseman Rankings May 2022 Bull and Bear Edition
May 11, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball | 7 Commentsby: JTells
Good day fellow Razzballers, hope you all were kind to your moms this weekend and spent some time with her if you could. A solid week of baseball we just had and some nice comebacks by several teams I was watching. Please, blog, may I have some more?
DFS: Stacking Brew(er)s On A Wednesday Afternoon!
May 11, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, DraftKings | 2 Commentsby: MarmosDad
Hey Razzballers! Mid-Week MarmosDad is checking back in to say happy Wednesday! We’re almost halfway through May, and the early season victory laps are in full swing…*sheds a single tear for every one of my Adalberto Mondesi shares in full season leagues*. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Reid My Lips, No More Hits
May 11, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 409 Commentsby: Grey
No hitters are funny, aren't they? They're baseball at its finest. Baseball thrives off of statistical anomalies. It's why there's so many Jayson Stark-types that spit at ya stuff like, "This is the first time a player has hit into a double play while his 1st base coach was in the 1st base coach's box talking on a bluetooth to his mistress," and other oddities. The no-hitter highlights the oddity. It takes great pitching to no-hit a team, but varying amounts of luck. Reid Detmers was on the leaning side of the scale for an extreme amount of luck. Well-struck balls right at fielders. Hit 'em where they ain't the Rays ain't did. It's also incredibly funny that Detmers's peripherals got worse from a no hitter, but you throw 9 IP, 0 ER, 1 walk and only two strikeouts, and that will happen. His ERA is now down to 3.77. A solid, unremarkable unhittable performance. One of baseball's oddities. It's another oddity that the highlight of a no-hitter was a home run by Anthony Rendon. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
I had to pivot last night. I could have gone with a few pitchers for today I’ve been keeping tabs on, but those can wait another week, I had already hinted at Naylor in last week’s outfielder post, but now he deserves a bit more attention. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Points Leagues: Rowdy Roddy Tellez
May 10, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 3 Commentsby: malamoney
Allow me to introduce you to Pete. I have no idea why I am calling it Pete, and it very well might change next week. So what, or who, is Pete? Pete is my new software for making it easy for me to determine rest of season rankings for points leagues. Please, blog, may I have some more?
SAGNOF: More Like Joe Barhigh
May 10, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, Closers, SAGNOF | 11 Commentsby: JKJ
What’s good in the Razzhood?
Back again with another weekly roundup of all things relievers for you cool little kitty cats.
Don’t forget, the Razzball Bullpen Chart is manned by yours truly and updated like every single second (not really, but I stay on top of thangs for the most part). Please, blog, may I have some more?
Howdy, everyone. The Great Knoche here, newish DFS writer at Razzball, but certainly not new to Razzball. I’ve been hanging around these parts for around decade. That’s long enough to have accumulated the knowledge to have finished 9th overall in the RCL standings in 2019, That’s long enough to remember when J-FOH also known as Skunkbeard gave out free life advice on the regular. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Prospect-a-palooza
May 10, 2022 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 3 Commentsby: B_Don
Grey and B_Don are here to talk about the bevy of prospect call ups made over the last few days. We discuss which prospects are worth spending FAAB on, how much, and what kind of leagues we’d be looking at grabbing or stashing some of the young talent in the game. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Naylor Makes Chicago RPs His Sox Puppets
May 10, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 397 Commentsby: Grey
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Someone should start a class action lawsuit against the fantasy baseball 'perts who told you to draft Liam Hendriks (1/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 4.61) in the top 25 overall. Almost as bad as the ones who were drafting Emmanuel Clase in the first four rounds, even if he did get yesterday's win. It's inexcusable. For shame! Andres Gimenez (2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer) started the Chi City meltdown in the 9th, homering off of Banks -- can't take that to you -- and then Josh Naylor H.A.M. got on a roll. He should change his name to Josh, Naylor. Not as in his last name is Josh and it's on an official government document, but as in "Gosh, Naylor." I barely know her, but now we're making eyes and I'm intrigued. Josh Naylor went 3-for-5, 8 RBIs and his 3rd and 4th homer, hitting .338, one of which was a grand salami of Hendriks, who I can imagine might've had some choice words afterwards -- afterwords? Josh Naylor H.A.M. has been hot for a bit, but these were first homers in May. He's a big-time power and hit-tool guy who has never clicked, maybe, pause for effect, until now. He could be Cleveland's answer to Ty France. Call him Josh Ohio. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Top 100 Starting Pitchers For 2022: Week 5
May 9, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball | 31 Commentsby: everywhereblair
It's gonna be May! [insert Justin Trousersnake GIF]. I wish writing this stuff was as easy as being in a boy band. If only I had been born with small pores and the ability to dance! Instead, I got this weird gene that keeps my feet locked on the floor, which also ruined any potential careers in basketball, rock climbing, or being a high wire trapeze artist. Apparently, I got the gene for spotting semi-useful fantasy pitchers as well. Thanks, mom! That's my recognition of Mother's Day -- Mom, you were the one who gifted me this ability to stare at numbers and make sense of them. In another life, I could be that guy in the Matrix who stares at code all day and sees "blonde, red head..." and so on. But in this life, I'm 20 years beyond the production of Garden State and still wondering how people in the aughts thought The Shins were going to change music forever. Good job Hollywood! ENYWHEY. Let's see what I can do for your fantasy teams this week!
RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 4, 2022
May 9, 2022 | Our Leagues, Razzball Commenter Leagues | 14 Commentsby: MattTruss
Before we take a dive into our weekly Razzball Commenter Leagues numbers and standings to see how badly I’m whooping everyone this week (I kid, I kid), I want to take a little aside. I want to chat about K/9 and its importance in the long game of the season. Please, blog, may I have some more?
