Yet Another Joey Who’ll Bully Ortiz You

[brid autoplay="true" video="1290838" player="13959" title="2023%20Razzball%20BUY%20SELL%20HOLD%20for%20Fantasy%20Baseball%20Week%205" duration="173" description="2023 Razzball BUY, SELL, HOLD for Fantasy Baseball: Week 50:32 Cody Bellinger1:16 MJ Melendez1:54 Mason Miller" uploaddate="2023-04-26" thumbnailurl="https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/9233/snapshot/1290838_th_64499c7b52546_1682545787.jpg" contentUrl="//cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/9233/sd/1290838.mp4" width="480" height="270"] Just like when a Jewish kid turns 13 and they become a man or woman, and have their Bar Mitzvah or when a hitter breaks out and they have a Star Mitzvah, the same can be said of a team. A team becomes a Man Team when they decide they're too good for Adam Frazier. That's what happened yesterday for the Orioles. They looked at their team, and they said, we're a Man Team, we need a Man 2nd baseman. (Though, they just moved Adam Frazier to right field yesterday; Santander to DH and Gunnar to the bench, but let's hope they didn't decide to become a Man Team without Gunnar.) To be a Man Team, they called up Joey Ortiz to be their new Man 2nd baseman. Itch's said, "(Ortiz is) probably my favorite player in this system at the moment in terms of value to our game versus perceived value across the lists I’ve seen. Ortiz is a plus defender at 5’11” 175 lbs and could come on so quickly that the club has to promote him early in the season. He finished 2022 with an excellent 26-game stretch in Triple-A (.346/.400.567) and doesn’t have much more to learn in the minors. If he hits as well as my fist against Grey's head, then sign me up!" What even? Ortiz looks like a 15/15/.280 hitter if he has an everyday job. It's time, O's. Man up! By the way, if you leave a sandwich out for 13 years, it becomes a Manwich. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

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One Man’s Trash: Lynnsanity

by: Son

Outside of the day I got married, the birth of my kids and the first time Grey commented on one of my pieces for Razzball, the two months of Linsanity back in 2012 were the greatest two months of my life. This past month of Lynnsanity has been one of the most painful months of my life. Lance Lynn has made five starts, served up batting practice for 26 1/3 innings and posted a 7.52 ERA so far in the 2022-23 season. Good times. It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. So is the life of Lynnsanity. But do we capitulate or do we make William Wallace proud and hold?

Avoiding The Blurbstomp – Lost Guyway

April 27, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Avoiding the Blurbstomp | 5 Comments

by: C.A. James

David Lynch's mid-career masterpiece Lost Highway tells the story of a few lost souls and found ghouls prowling the liminal spaces of Southern California. About half through the film (spoiler but the movie is more than a decade old, so the spoiler rule does not apply suckers), Balthazar Getty's character transforms into a completely different character played by Bill Pullman with no explanation beyond Lynch later stating that the film exists in the same Nightmare Logic universe as Twin Peaks. Identities, egos, and even flesh are seen as nothing more than oobleck, temperamental and seemingly impossible. Such a film brings to mind one person: Bud Black.

What’s The Point: Walker Down

April 27, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 6 Comments

by: Butters

To be honest this was not the intro I thought I would be writing today but this news is too big to ignore. For some reason that none of us at Razzball HQ can understand, the Cardinals have decided that sending Jordan Walker to AAA is the right move for the team. That move likely leaves more than a few of you, myself included, scrambling to find a new option at the hot corner. I know he wasn't lighting the world on fire but he was playing pretty well and as a top prospect there was plenty of reason to expect his numbers to improve. Apparently he wasn't elevating the ball enough and that's why Taylor Motter is a better choice for this team. The team DFA'd him (him being Motter) right before resigning him and obviously they are so much smarter than I am. All that aside, if you drafted Walker may find yourself in need of a new third baseman. I have no insider knowledge but I sincerely hope this will be a short stay for him and we'll get him back in the show soon. I don't know this but I have to hope it. Bring him back. Third base is not the strongest position but it's not completely devoid of options. So on this sad day, let's see who can fill Walker's shoes.

Top-20 NCAA Prospects For Dynasty Fantasy Baseball: Midseason Re-Rank

April 27, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 2 Comments

by: Hobbs

Happy NFL Draft Day, sports fans! Today it is April and next week it will be May. After May comes June, followed by July, otherwise known as MLB Draft month. To be frank, my preseason top-15 is already out-dated, as is MLB Pipeline's top-100 posted months ago. I'd be willing to bet my second-born child (lost my first in a poker game last month) that Chase Dollander is NOT the second player off the board and is in fact not a lock to go in the top five. I'll also tell you there's a chance Dylan Crews goes second overall, not first. And there might even be a player currently ranked in the top-five overall that I could see falling into the 20s. Oh yeah, and only six of the top-20 are pitchers. Who are they? What has changed? Well, you'll have to make like Oliver Twist and pound the button below to find out.

DFS: Belly Itchers Anonymous

April 27, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, DraftKings, Fanduel |

by: darksheep

Let’s talk about roster construction to start. Specifically looking at DraftKings and how to look at your lineups as one unit. It’s easy to get tied into thinking about each individual piece of a DFS lineup alone. How the pieces mesh can be more important. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Cardinals Mistake That 90’s Song As “Walker In Memphis”

April 27, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 425 Comments

by: Grey

[brid autoplay="true" video="1286224" player="13959" title="2023%20Razzball%20BUY%20SELL%20HOLD%20for%20Fantasy%20Baseball%20Week%204" duration="197" description="It’s the Razzball BUY, SELL, HOLD for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Week 4!00:45 Isaac Paredes1:26 Jeremy Pena2:15 Andrew Heaney" uploaddate="2023-04-19" thumbnailurl="https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/9233/snapshot/1286224_th_6440230d1587d_1681924877.jpg" contentUrl="//cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/9233/sd/1286224.mp4" width="480" height="270"] Jordan Walker was optioned to the minors. What a joke of an organization. Their corresponding move was to give Taylor Motter a contract. I can't even be mad. Who are we kidding, I am so mad! He was hitting .274 vs. righties and lefties! League average is .245! Only three teams collectively are hitting above .274. He tied the longest hit streak for someone under the age of 21 in 120 years! What is going on?! Is Oli Marmol dumb? I'm truly concerned he might lock himself in a closet and not be able to get out. Is someone keeping an eye on him? What if he forgets how to get out of his car? Does he have assistance? Can we make sure Oli Marmol remembers how to put on his pants?! Can we?! Can someone do that?! What is going on?! Seriously, I've seen some huge BS in my time, but this is up there with the top BS'ings in the history of BS. This takes the BS cake, then craps out more BS! What is happening?! He's better than than at least half of the current Cards' lineup!? I wanna hurt someone! *realizes I'm screaming this in a Dunkin' and cops are looking at me* Um, but, ya know, I will simply drop Jordan Walker from my fantasy teams, instead. Honestly, I don't feel better after this vent session. Oli Marmol fell asleep to Camp Granada the other night, got the "Hello Motter" part stuck in his head, and now we're losing Jordan Walker because of an earworm! A freakin' earworm! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Prospect News: Busch On Tap, Hold The Funky Cold Medina

April 26, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 15 Comments

by: The Itch

I hope Dodgers 2B Michael Busch really drinks it all in during his big league debut because he might be right back in the minor leagues the following week. Doesn’t matter much either way to his long-term outlook. I suspect he could push Miguel Vargas if the bat plays early. I’m not confident Vargas ever got right in Spring, and then he got hit by a fastball in the thumb on April 4th. He’s slugging .295 with zero home runs or stolen bases but still posting a .364 on base percentage due to the plus plate skills.

Chap Is Wielding A Big Stick: 3B Ranks

April 26, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 8 Comments

by: The Educator

Finally. A month in. We made it. All the smart people on the Tweeter machine have told you to be patient and wait to see what’s real and what is not.

The time for patience has ended.

The time for judgment has arrived. Please, blog, may I have some more?

SAGNOF: Happy Razz-iversary, Brandon Marsh

April 26, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, SAGNOF, Steals | 8 Comments

by: MarmosDad

This week is a bit of an anniversary…or Razz-iversary… of sorts for your boy MarmosDad. It was this time last year that I posted my first DFS article and went on to do the full season (along with most of the NHL DFS on the hockey side of Razzball, too). Please, blog, may I have some more?

Call Me Korean Hanson Cuz I’m Singing Bibee MMMBop

April 26, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 397 Comments

by: Grey

[brid autoplay="true" video="1286224" player="13959" title="2023%20Razzball%20BUY%20SELL%20HOLD%20for%20Fantasy%20Baseball%20Week%204" duration="197" description="It’s the Razzball BUY, SELL, HOLD for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Week 4!00:45 Isaac Paredes1:26 Jeremy Pena2:15 Andrew Heaney" uploaddate="2023-04-19" thumbnailurl="https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/9233/snapshot/1286224_th_6440230d1587d_1681924877.jpg" contentUrl="//cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/9233/sd/1286224.mp4" width="480" height="270"] I say something on this week's podcast like, "Tanner Bibee is coming up any day now," it's quotes like that why the Pulitzer for Podcasts said, "Can we make a special award just for you?" Sure, their special award was called, "The Pulitzer for Saying Something While Saying Nothing." So, the Guards are supposedly calling up Tanner Bibee to start today, and they don't play around with their pitchers, which is something I should remember for next year when I'm between drafting a guy like Gavin Stone and a Guardians' pitching prospect. So, Bibee has a 95 MPH fastball with four pitches. The fastball and 84 MPH slider are the swing-and-miss'ers. His slider was 56% swing-and-miss, which is nuts. His change is kinda bleh and the curve doesn't do much, but setup. He has excellent command, and could be the rookie pitcher prospect call-up of the year. Another Pulitzer award, presumably. Here's what Itch's said, "Bibee’s currently my favorite of Cleveland’s pitching prospects for dynasty purposes in terms of cost vs. value. He’s coming off 73.2 innings in Double-A with a 0.88 WHIP. He allowed just four home runs there and wound up with a 1.83 ERA. He’s good enough to the naked eye that I think he’ll make waves this spring. His 122.2 innings pitched last year sets him up perfectly to step in whenever the Guardians need help. People still seem to be underrating his physical gifts. At 6’2” 205 lb, Bibee can sit comfortably in the mid-90’s deep into games and has that Cleveland specialty skill of commanding his off-speed pitches. In case you can’t tell from the blurb, I want him everywhere I can get him. And I want to punch Grey everywhere I can." That's not cool! Bibee is worth grabbing in every league. Yes, even in your league. Will he stay up? Hard to say, but worth the flyer. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Yandy Is Dandy

April 25, 2023 | Deep Thoughts | 7 Comments

by: Coolwhip

Legend has it that deep within the heart of the baseball universe, there exists a player whose power and grandeur are unmatched by any mortal or deity. For years, baseball fans have whispered stories of his might, dreaming of the day when he would finally unleash his full potential and lead his team to glory. Please, blog, may I have some more?