Progress Check: We are now about 32% of the way through the season, and Memorial Day – a day people say standings start to matter – is 4 days away. The Pete Crow-Armstrong breakout is legitimate, and you’ve held onto Sandy Alcantara for too long. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Games that are played in Colorado are more likely to produce a higher score because Coors has 12% more scoring than the average game. DFS players know this and love to roster opposing offenses in Colorado, but the players’ prices increase as well. Please, blog, may I have some more?
What you guys and five girl readers don’t know is I can search all comments for keywords. Or key-Wards as was the case yesterday. I searched “Ward” for the last three weeks, and there was at least 500 comments asking to drop Ward. Please, blog, may I have some more?
There are many reasons why I wanted to write up Will Benson this week. For starters, he’s been on an absolute heater over the last nine games, smashing six home runs in the last five contests. He also reminds me of NYC, particularly Brooklyn. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Major League Baseball has now played eight of 26 weeks this season, which means we have some stats, but not quite enough, to evaluate players for our fantasy baseball squads. With Opening Day well past us and the dog days of summer right around the corner, who have been some of the more interesting risers and fallers? Please, blog, may I have some more?
A close look at the top 20 shortstop rankings after 2 months of data. After one-third of the season, we can make clearer assessments.
In our 92nd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by determining how doomed the Baltimore Orioles are before discussing the latest round of MLB injury and call-up news. Then we review seven hitters that required substantial draft capital and have negative values to-date in the Razzball Player Rater to analyze whether they can be cut. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Carmen Mlodzinski optioned to the minors, and the Pirates called up Mike Burrows, which is a bizarre way to spell Bubba Chandler. MLB teams are so goofy with how they don’t promote their best players. Can you imagine any other sport being like this? Please, blog, may I have some more?
I'm rearranging the rankings this week, so I figured I'd highlight the players that are rising so fast it's hard to place them.
10. Padres SS Leo De Vries
11. Brewers SS Jesus Made
12. Giants 1B Bryce Eldridge
It’s more than just attrition: these guys have locked in their place among the top ten prospects in baseball until proven otherwise.
De Vries has a 132 wRC as an 18-year-old in High-A, which puts him on track to join the Double-A club this summer before he turns 19 in October? Sorry, that’s not a question. I just . . . it’s hard to put a period there. That means he’s 19 in Triple-A to open 2025 if everything just stays peachy keen? Short list. Wouldn’t find many failures on that one, I’d guess.
What’s poppin’, Razzpimples?
Bullpen recap time!
Don’t forget to keep that Razzball Bullpen Chart bookmarked. It’s been updated with the latest, and I’m usually quick to get it touched up once any type of news drops. And if you’re not a subscriber, I do highly, highly, highly recommend it. Please, blog, may I have some more?
At this point, we’re getting near re-rankings season. There’s enough data to make things not small sample sizes. Some Razzball representation was had last night in the Yahoo Friends and Family league, where they redraft around Mothers’ Day to reflect changes (and one is that I think I may have been invited next year!). Please, blog, may I have some more?