White Sox 3B Munetaka Murakami would be my number one pick if we could re-roll the First-Year-Player Draft today. Nine home runs in his first 23 games is crazy talk. That’s almost a 50-homer pace across a full season. And the craziest part is that something close to that seems sustainable, at least to some extent. Murakami’s patient until he’s not. He’s early to recognise a pitch he should pounce and does exactly that. I wish I had him somewhere. My bad.
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It’s only April 22, but it’s April 22, ya know? We have a decent amount of data here. Sometimes the theme just pops in my head, and sometimes I just look at the Player Rater and see what stands out. This is one of those articles, the hope being that you find it interesting as […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Christian Scott will be called up to start on Thursday, as the Mets moved on from a man D. Peterson. Welp, can’t buy me love. I’d like a refresher cocktail, if you don’t mind. I said when he was called up for the first time on May 2nd, 2024, “Mets are promoting Christian Scott to […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Four weeks in, and the closer carousel is spinning over time. I feel like this happens every single season, and every single offseason, I forget about it entirely. Next thing I know, I’m drafting Ryan Walker in the sixth round of ECFBL because “I’ve got to get a closer”, forgetting that there will be ten […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?What’s poppin’, Razzpimples? Week 4 is in the books. SAGNOF Bullpen Report time! Don’t forget to keep that there Razzball Bullpen Chart bookmarked. It’s been totally revamped into this awesome, dynamically-updated masterpiece! The calendar view of usage patterns is just pure gold. Subscribers: Check out the Autopen for today/tomorrow projections (vulture SVHD, anyone?), which also has the same […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Let’s try something a little different today. I am going to go with “Buy, Sell, or Hold” on a few guys. It’s based on a kind of subjective assessment of what’s happened to their value so far this season and how I feel about that change. Realistically, there’s not a lot to do on most […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The early season continues to deliver chaos, and this week’s Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast leans into the uncertainty with a look at prospects on the rise and injuries already shaking up depth charts. A few key hitters hitting the IL are opening up opportunities for younger bats to step in, while several top prospects are […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Edwin Diaz went to the IL with loose bodies in his elbow, i.e., David Caruso flipped his sunglasses down and said, “More like Ed-lose 12 weeks.” He’ll undergo a procedure to remove the loose bodies (have you tried a stern taking to about the pitfalls of being loose?) and could return by July/August. Timetables vary […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! I was all set to run with a lede for a certain Cleveland starting pitcher who flirted with a no-hitter last week, but Cade Smith’s attempt to lock down a clean save left Messick. So, I pivoted to another starting pitcher who has left many of us feeling happy, healthy, and […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?This week, I attempt to turn a disinterested eye to Garrett Crochet. In my drafts, I often found myself picking between 11 and 15, meaning that my player choices once my pick came up usually included hitters like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Kyle Tucker, and Francisco Lindor. I’m high on all 3 of those guys, so I was happy to choose one of them. But I had a late pick in many of my drafts, well over 50% of the leagues I’m in, so I didn’t feel like I should draft the same guys every time. That led me to look more seriously at late RD1 pitchers than I have in the past, and Crochet was the stud pitcher most often available in the late 1st. Let’s just say I have a number of Crochet shares. And that hasn’t been great to start the season, as the pitcher I expected to be so good has been anything but.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Sometime shortly before or after this article goes live, MarmosDad’s weekly Top 100 Starting Pitchers will be available for you to read. Me doing a second ranking of pitchers in a given week seems silly, and doing it on the same day just wouldn’t make any sense at all. So I’m not going to do […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Mike’s fine in most cases, but you know Michael King (5 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 4 BBs, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.28) was like, “It’s Mike.” Then he paused for five seconds for the person to know when he started again it was going to be his last name. Finally, he continued, “King.” Then […]
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