Welcome back to another edition of Top Dynasty Keepers.
The past two weeks have featured two young hitters in Nolan Gorman and Christopher Morel. So this week I am going to focus the spotlight on two rookie pitchers. The first is Eury Perez of the Miami Marlins and the second is Bobby Miller of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
If you have been reading my articles for a while, then you know my love of young hitters over young pitchers. But in dynasty leagues you still need young pitching to help build your staff for future seasons. Perez and Miller are both pitchers you can build a staff with.
Time to Shine
The Marlins signed Perez out of the Dominican Republic in 2019, and thanks to COVID it took until 2021 for him to make his professional debut. When Perez finally made his first pro pitch, he had added close to four inches and 45 pounds to his frame.
Despite being only 18-years-old, an age in which he would be in high school if he grew up in the United State, Perez dominated hitters on two different levels of A ball that season.
As for Miller, after being drafted in the 38th round by Baltimore out of high school in 2017, he decided to attend Louisville and didn't join the starting rotation until midway through his sophomore season. He then only made four starts in 2020 when COVID shut down the college season.
Despite few starts in college and some concern about his delivery, the Dodgers jumped at the chance to draft Miller, nabbing him with the 29th overall pick in 2020 and handing him a bonus of more than $2 million.
Let's dive more into each player.
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I don’t have kids and recently spent a lot of time around sick kids and then got very sick myself. I don’t know how any of you with kids do it, but kudos to you for holding up around those little germ factories
Enough about my time on the IL! Please, blog, may I have some more?
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"Please welcome to the stage, De La Cruz, the Spanish-language De La Soul cover band, and their smash hit, "Sábados." De La Cruz sings, "Sábados es a Sábados, Sábados es a Sábados, Sábados es a Sábados, Sábados es a Sábados..." A kid squints, unsure if he's in the right place. He asks the kid next to him in Spanglish, "Hola, amigo, I thought es concerto was about Elly De La Cruz?" The kids says back, "Sorry, I only English and Spanish, separately." So, Elly De La Cruz and Oneil Cruz don't just share a last name. They look like the zygote split at exactly six foot, five inches. They are the Big John Studd and Hulk Hogan locked-up, forehead-to-forehead, throwing 107 MPH bullets to first and hitting 120 MPH lasers into the bleachers. Elly De La Cruz and Oneil Cruz are both 40/40 threats with contact issues. If Elly De La Cruz is called-up within a few weeks, they'll likely both be drafted within a round of each other next year. They are the Wonder Twin Powers. Regarding Elly De La Cruz and when he'll be called up, I figured later this year, but I could be wrong (would be the first time), and I don't want all of you to miss out. My figuring had a lot to do with Christian Encarnacion-Strand is much older and should be promoted first, then De La Cruz would be called up, but it doesn't need happen to like that. They're both ready, and De La Cruz might be younger, but is actually better. De La Cruz could be a top 50 overall player the rest of the way, and absolutely should be stashed. He's definitely ready for his walkup music: Meany, meany, meany, meany (Decir que?), Meany, meany, meany, meany (Decir que?) Anyway, here's some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
Well, kids, June has arrived. It’s time for fantasy teams to get it into gear if they want to get to or stay at the top of the standings, but unfortunately, I feel like several of mine have been lazily idling instead. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Here we are, another Friday afternoon, another week of fantasy baseball in the books. What to talk about this week…hmm
Have I ever mentioned how much I like spreadsheets? Well, if you enjoy sifting through lots of data, having an affinity for spreadsheets is kind of a prerequisite. Please, blog, may I have some more?
J Walker Crosses The Road Again To Busch Stadium
June 2, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 222 Commentsby: Grey
I was lost, out of sorts. I began standing at urinals with my pants at my ankles like I was a five-year-old. I’d say to Cougs, “I did a poopie.” Soiled. Ugly. Couldn’t go on. Jordan Walker was sent down. The power of his presence gone. From my life. Pain. I felt. Today, WE'RE BACK BABY! I’m pulling up my shorts and no longer asking my wife to wipe me! I’m an adult again! My oxygen mask can be removed! I can breathe again without your assistance! The roses are redder than they’ve ever been. Tear up my Last Will and Testament; I’m gonna live forever like Irene Cara! I can feel it! So, I still don’t understand Walker’s playing time shituation but I doubt he’s being called up to sit on the bench. Grab him everywhere. Unless you don’t love love. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
One Man’s Trash: Let’s Play A Game Of Rooker
June 1, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Featured, One Man's Trash | 16 Commentsby: Son
Snooker is an interesting game. Somtimes the shot is clear as day, unobstructed with only green felt laying between man, stick, ball and pocket. More often than not, though, there are other balls in the way and an opponent can block access. Each shot changes the dynamic of the table and players can expertly manipulate the ball by spinning it a certain way to set up future moves. So, not only is there skill in hitting the ball with the cue, but knowledge of geometry and physics is paramount. There are many similarities between snooker and baseball. Players from each sport use a stick to hit a ball. The opponent can affect your shot by putting you in difficult situations. While snooker is about angles, spin and location, baseball has spin rate and location of pitches with launch angle from batters. Both are a cat-and-mouse contest with adjustments constantly being made to get an edge. Which leads me to Brent Rooker of the Oakland Athletics. He was the darling of the early season, slashing .353/.465/.779 with nine home runs in the first 86 plate appearances of the season. Over the last month, though, he's slashing .196/.291/.320 with two home runs in 110 plate appearances. As a result, he was the most dropped player in ESPN leagues over the past week. What adjustments have pitchers made and is there hope going forward?
Avoiding the Blurbstomp – The Juice Crew
June 1, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Avoiding the Blurbstomp | 1 Commentby: C.A. James
Some days one has the juice, others the juice has dribbled between the humble 2x4's of your local park's picnic bench, to be scarfed by ants drowning in the treasure of sweet excess.
Aye, if there’s ever a reason to Bob Barker something, we should do it. If not for me, then for the sake of the pets out there that aren’t spayed or neutered. (Look man, that title ain’t gonna tie itself into the post, amiright?) Please, blog, may I have some more?
What’s The Point: Jung Ho
June 1, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues |by: Butters
What is up party people. The calendar has moved to June and I guess that means the season is in full swing. Some guys have separated themselves, such as Josh Jung, who may not be available in your league (94% on CBS, 54% on ESPN). That's a pretty big difference and would indicate that in savvy he is long gone. However, he has been on a roll and merits a mention here just in case he slipped through the cracks. Jung has good power and can keep his batting average up. That's a winner.
Josh Naylor(ioles) To The Wall
June 1, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 318 Commentsby: Grey
