Athletics 2B Jordan Diaz homered three times on Tuesday. Something’s in the water out there. Don’t turn your nose up at any Oakland players finding daylight, is all I’m saying. The jokes at this organization’s expense are all warranted, but the people piloting that ship have been so good at this game for so long, somebody should write a book about it.
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Nolan Arenado Is An Old Canadian With A Speedo
May 10, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 7 Commentsby: The Educator
Groupthink is a powerful drug in fantasy baseball. Pre season draft lists are often very similar. Literally everyone I saw had Nolan Arenado ranked 6. Alex Bregman was ranked 7. In first base, everyone had Pete Alonso in the late second. Please, blog, may I have some more?
SAGNOF: Do The Cubs’ Recent Call-ups Mean No More-Ls?
May 10, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, SAGNOF, Steals | 6 Commentsby: MarmosDad
Hey-o, Razzball nation! It’s another installment of mid-week MarmosDad bringing you the news and notes in the world of steals! We’re officially into the second week of May so those small sample sizes are starting to get a bit bigger, and the numbers are starting to fall into pockets that we can trust a bit more than we did in early April. Please, blog, may I have some more?
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Jordan steps behind the three point line, head fakes Ehlo, who sails past him, tumbling to the half-court line. Jordan looks at the fallen Ehlo, "Was it that good of a head fake?" He sets himself, and goes up, up, up, -- that's three ups -- and the ball is soaring, soaring, soaring -- that's three soarings -- and SWISH! SWISH SWISH! That's three swishes! Right into the...bleachers? Jordan Diaz shrugs at Ehlo. It's a Shruggle! He gave him the Shruggle! The patented "Who knew I was this good?" and rounds the bases. Jordan Diaz has done the impossible! He's made Grey talk about basketball -- kinda! Yesterday, Diaz went (3-for-4, 4 RBIs) with three homers, his 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Jordan's homer comes a day after MJ's homer. Pippen ain't easy, obviously. I've said previously Jordan Diaz is like a poor man's Luis Arraez. Call him Luis I-Need-A-Raise. That might be selling his power short, and his batting average high. At least for this year. He could sneak into a 15-17 homer season, but being in Oakland won't help. His strikeouts are up, so the potential .280 average feels like a long shot. He could also just be finding himself like Jason Bourne or that guy on The Citadel, a blatant rip-off of Jason Bourne. At worst, a hot schmotato. At best, Jordan gives us more Flu Games. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
What’s poppin, Razzpimples? Bullpen update time!
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). And directly below, you’ll see a current look at the Top 15 RP (in both 5×5 standard leagues and 6×6 saves/holds leagues) via our Player Rater. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Yes, we’re going sorta-medieval with the title this week… as opposed to going sorta-cowboy, which is one of my favorites y’all. I mean, when else would you reference “a glancing blow” but in a friendly (or not so much) game of jousting? Please, blog, may I have some more?
Five weeks are now in the books. With twenty to go, quick math tells us we are ? (actually, it’s 21.3%) of the way through our season. To those ahead in your Razzball Commenter Leagues, that might be exciting, but to those at the bottom of the barrel, that could be unwelcome news. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Going to be a real quick analysis today. I’m in Nashville for a beer conference and surrounded by Taylor Swifties and bearded dudes. The fog has just lifted ever so slightly on my brain to the point where I can put this together. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Buy Lowdolo Or Holdolo
May 9, 2023 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast |by: B_Don
Grey and B_Don are back like Alex Kiriloff from the minors to the Twins. We’re back to talk about the recent call-ups of Matt Mervis, Alex Kiriloff, Enmanuel Valdez, and Bryce Miller. We also discuss possible future promotions in Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Maikel Garcia. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Making The Majors Again Is A Morel Victory
May 9, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 430 Commentsby: Grey
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So far this season in Triple-A, Christopher Morel was going .330/.425/.730 with 11 homers and four steals in 29 games. That he was in the minors for the Cubs until yesterday would be the funniest thing if it wasn't so sad. Not funnest, though Morel is a fun guy. You might be thinking, it's not funny, who knows if Morel can hit in the majors. Please scream these letters at yourself in the mirror: A! He was a top 130 overall guy on the Player Rater last year. He was already good. In the majors. B! Christopher Morel aka Captain Mushroom was more valuable last year than Ketel Marte, Oneil Cruz, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Adley Rutschman. That was last year. Are A and B kinda the same? Yes. So what? C! There was barely a B and you want a C? Get out of here!. Not to get all stupid with prorating — "If you were to hear the song, 'How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?' and price every dog in every window, it would take you 37 years, 11 months and sixteen days." Oh, shut up, Mr. Prorater! — But if you were to prorate Morel’s stats from last year, he was a 20/15/.235 hitter. That sounds just okay, due to the average, but, again, look at the guys he was already better than. I held my dog, Ted, up to my computer with the waivers page open to see if he’d lick the screen where Morel’s name was to see if he could hunt truffles. Instead, Ted licked Jose Abreu, so he was kinda truffle hunting because truffles are usually covered in sh*t. Depends on how deep your league is on whether or not you should find mushroom on your team for Morel, but he has solid speed and power, and shouldn't be total shiitake. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
I admit: I'm living in a massive contradiction. I tell y'all about pitchers who limit runs, but I'm a glutton for offense. I've been around baseball for the better part of three decades, and there's nothing I find more boring than a 1-0 game. I know defense wins championships, but every time there's a close play at the bag, I root for the runner. I get to be a part of the baseball blogging community, and I can't say I have a true favorite pitcher from the modern era. I'm old enough to have watched Nolan Ryan's farewell tour in person, and who was my favorite pitcher growing up? Jimmy Key. Efficient. No walks. Quick games. Favorite team? The Twins. Efficient. See ball, hit ball. Coming of age in Minneapolis, you could get a student ticket, a beer, and two hot dogs for $10. But that dang fortress of an outfield in the Metrodome -- the trash bag in right field, and the plexiglass in left field -- that was a nightmare for offense. Y'all remember Kirby Puckett jumping up the plexiglass in the World Series, don't cha? Nah? Guess we gotta get those copies of This Week in Baseball transferred from VHS.
Enough about my youthful pining for Jimmy Key -- a pitcher who cataloged nearly 2600 innings of MLB work while striking out fewer than 6 per 9. By my own algorithm, he'd be Tier 4. Tier 1 in my heart, but ready to let your fantasy team down, eh?
May Breakouts: Walls & Duran, Yes They Can
May 8, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 4 Commentsby: scar
Middle infield has been underwhelming, to say the least, to kick off the 2023 season. Players we expected to start strong/breakout such as Gunnar Henderson, CJ Abrams, Vaughn Grissom haven’t hit much and don’t show too much signs of life. Brice Turang had one hot week and turned into a pumpkin. Please, blog, may I have some more?
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