So, you thought that Razzball didn’t have any ties to the rap game. You’d be wrong, well, kind of. Not really at all, but kind of. But somebody told the Rangers to Bring da Ruckus to Bryan Woo in his first major league start. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Monthly Archives: June 2023
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Ah...you smell that? That's the inevitable runs that Aaron Nola (7 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 3 walks, ERA at 4.30. ) gives up every game, but as unearned. Smells so nice. Can we bottle that? Wait, I have something else for you to smell. No, not that! Don't pull Eduardo Rodriguez's finger! I'm talking about this...*takes a long, deep inhale* "Did you put rose petals on top of doggie doo?" Ah, yes! Trea Turner's game yesterday (4-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs) on top of his season-long "Everyone, check your sneakers because someone dragged in an odor, and it wasn't Rougned." With that odor lingering, it's a bad time to shut the Buy Low Window, too. June's Kyle Schwarber's month, but Treat Urner is the type to go from zero to 100 in the matter of one game. As we saw in the WBC, he can hit 12 homers in two weeks, and get his average up fifty points in the snap of a middle and thumb. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Top 100 Starting Pitchers For 2023: Week 10
June 5, 2023 | Featured, Top 100 Starting Pitchers | 13 Commentsby: everywhereblair
We're nearing the 40% mark of the season, which means our favorite pitchers are fully loose and getting all sorts of problems with their shoulders and [reads notes] A4 pulleys. OK! Everyday, we learn something new. Today, I'm going to teach you the following: the Electric Slide, the G.O.A.T. recipe for yakisoba, and also, what an A4 flexor pulley tendon is. I'm not even sure I wrote that last part correctly, but I'll trust the editors to fix it up.*
*Editor's Note: Budget cuts have led to our dispossession of a copy of Grey's Anatomy, both the book and the first season on DVD. Without McDreamy, we have no compass to guide our knowledge.
We are into June now and baseball and the Razzball Commenter Leagues are in full swing. Players seem to be finding their groove and so are fantasy managers. This is also the time of year when I like to take a look at which RCL teams are killing us in win-rate and which teams have just had some crap luck in the win column. Please, blog, may I have some more?
The future is now in Cincinnati. Entering play Sunday, the Reds are 6 games out of the NL Central lead. They’ve called up top pitching prospect Andrew Abbott as Hunter Greene deals with some hip stiffness. Big bat Christian Encarnacion-Strand awaits an MLB call-up. Please, blog, may I have some more?
DFS: Listen All Y’All, It’s An Abbottage
June 5, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, DraftKings, Fanduel | 2 Commentsby: rosineater
The Reds are calling up their sensational left-hander, Andrew Abbott, and I’m going to have a tough time not playing him tonight.
Abbott is the minor league strikeout leader. He faces MLB’s worst offense against lefties in the Brewers. Somehow he’s just $4,000 on DraftKings. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Here’s DeLuken At You Kids
June 5, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 432 Commentsby: Grey
Yesterday, the Dodgers called up Jonny DeLuca. He's been tearing up Triple-A, which is pretty impressive for a studio enforcer who's having an affair with Lana Turner. Jonny DeLuca's got all the photogs on call, and, yeah, see, he's got pics of your favorite movie stars in ways you don't wanna see them, see. He's also got solid power and speed, and had a 15% strikeout rate in Triple-A, so the contact is there too. Think he might be more of an NL-Only or deeper mixed league guy for now, but worth monocling. Unless you wanna see your dame splashed all over Look! magazine. Also, the Cards are calling up Luken Baker, but, if you've seen him, he looks exactly like Adam Dunn. In the minors, he even wore his number.
Two-Start Dive Bar: June 5-11
June 4, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitchers | 5 Commentsby: Steve Paulo
Happy June, Dive Bar Patrons! We are just about 1/3rd of the way through the 2023 season. If you’ve been hanging on to players you spent draft capital on, but who haven’t worked out, it might be time to consider putting them out to pasture. Please, blog, may I have some more?
The weather has turned and our top 100 hitters are sizzling as June kicks off for our fantasy rosters. Looking back to last June, we had standout performances such as Jon Berti’s 18 steal month or Kyle Schwarber getting ready for the Home Run Derby with 12 dingers. This June, we welcome back Jordan Walker to the big leagues and anticipate the debut of Elly De La Cruz, while other players such as Manny Machado find their way back from injury. Going out with a few bold predictions this month myself, I see Giancarlo Stanton coming off the IL swinging to the tune of 13 homers while Ronald Acuna Jr. nabs 12 bags to lead all players. I’m addition we go to London and watch the Cardinals sweep the Series against those Cubs. Without further ado, here are the Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the 2023 fantasy baseball season.
Outside of Alex Wood, we were pleased with the results of last week’s article. Late Night LaMonte Wade had a big week for us, and we also got a gem from Edward Cabrera. It was one of my best weeks in my season-long leagues as well, and I am excited to keep rolling here. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Mariners RHP Bryan Woo made his debut Saturday in Texas against one of baseball’s best teams, and it did not go well. A lot of rookie pitchers struggle in their first start, so we should avoid Tom Smykowski’s Jump to Conclusions Mat here, especially on the road against a good offense.
SS Royce Lewis looks like a mid-lineup mainstay in Minnesota. Don’t say that five times fast. 2B Edouard Julien is the odd man out for now but appears to be settling into his skill set at the highest level, even if he’ll spend the foreseeable future a level below that.
FAAB Week 10: Home (Park), Sweet Home (Park)
June 3, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Featured | 4 Commentsby: Mike Couillard
After going through some new league averages for pitchers and batters last time, this week we will tackle updating for park factor changes, using Statcast.
I will caveat that 2023 still offers a small sample on ballpark factors and the hottest months of the summer haven’t arrived in places like Baltimore and Cleveland, both have lost six points from their 2022 factors. Please, blog, may I have some more?
