Fantasy Razzball Update: May 24

Fantasy Razzball is the game where the goal is to manage the worst fantasy baseball team possible. You hope to find terrible players who don’t get sent to the minors. As in the RCL, a team’s points are multiplied by the League Competitive Index. The LCI is based on the total points of the top 8 teams per league. The overall standings can be found below. Points are credited as follows:

Hitters (AB = +2, H = -3, R = -4, HR = -6, RBI = -4, K = +2)

Pitchers (IP = -1, HR = +4, L = +8, K = -1, ER = +1.5, H+BB = +1).

You can find links to the six Fantasy Razzball leagues (along with the 64 RCLs) here.

The readers of Hire Jim Essian formed a Fantasy Razzball League this year, and they have produced the early overall leader. Facepalm United leads with 2193 points, over 200 ahead of Reading Rainbows (League of Bad). FU has hit just .222 with 35 home runs, while their pitchers have recorded 33 losses with an ERA of 5.28 and 1.48 WHIP. They have six hitters with over 100 points, led by Rickie Weeks at 196. Ike Davis was added on April 19th, and has contributed 138 points in just 66 ABs. Jeff Keppinger (125), Cliff Pennington (121), Adeiny Hechavarria (109), and Alex Gonzalez (102) round out their century-mark hitters. On the pitching side, three hurlers with 5 losses lead the way. Wily Peralta (125), Dan Haren (112), and Joe Blanton (107) pace the staff. Ricky Romero provided 54 points/IP with 18 in just a third of an inning. Jonathan Sanchez was also impressive, scoring over 6 points per inning in 13 and two thirds.