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“Hey, man, how come you have names written on the seashells in your bathroom that is decorated in Tommy Bahama?”
Fantasy Baseball Prospector, “I’m glad you asked me. I’ve had those seashells lined up on my bathroom shelf for the last five years, but no one ever visits me so I never had a chance–nay, an opportunity to tell anyone what those seashells really, and truly meant–”
“–hey, man, can you get to the point? I saw you have prospects’ names written on the shells. Why?”
FBP, “Here, this one has Alex Kirilloff‘s name on it. Please listen.”
I take the shell, and press it against my ear. From the shell, I hear, “Post-post-post-post-post-post-post-post,” like it’s waves lapping against the shore. “Whoa.”
“That’s right. Each shell has a different name, and if you press it to your ear you hear how many ‘posts’ are in front of post-hype prospect.” I reach for one shell that reads Garrett Hampson, and he stops me, saying, “That one never stops saying ‘post.'”
So, Alex Kirilloff seems to be breaking out, finally. Why do we care? Quite brucely, he was tagged at every point in the minors as being a guaranteed superstar. What stopped him was repeated wrist injuries. Clearly, those are not good for his hitting. His wrist is supposedly fine now. He was out the other day with a sore shoulder, but the Twins are saying he’s fine, so the superstar we always thought possible might finally be here. Up next, pressing Nolan Jones’s seashell to my ear. Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Keibert Ruiz – On the 7-day Player Rater, he’s one of the top catchers with Connor Wong. The funny (not funny) thing is I just dropped Ruiz and Wong in two separate leagues, then in another league, I dropped Cal Raleigh the day before he hit two homers with his giant ass. “Are you happy now,” I scream to the heavens.
Wilmer Flores – If anyone were to hit worse during the trade deadline week, I’d think it was Wilmer, but emotional scars show themselves in mysterious ways sometimes.
Triston Casas – This guy’s been hot, and, besides that, he’s gonna have so many sleeper posts written up about him next year, he’s no longer going to be a sleeper.
Matt Mervis – With the trade deadline, uh, deadlining, Mervis could be back up shortly. He has big power, and about three months of MLB action away from a Quad-A tag.
Ryan O’Hearn – The O’s, a top MLB team, says O’Hearn is good enough for the middle of their lineup, but he’s not good enough for you? A’ight, bet.
Carlos Santana – It’s time for your greatest living guitar player and hot schmotato, please welcome to the stage…Eric Clapton! Wait, that’s wrong. With Santana’s new club, it could be a nice boon for his value, and he’s been hot.
Spencer Torkelson – It’s a great week for 1st basemen. By “great,” I mean guys who you want to homer, and the more you hope for that, the less chance it happens, then you want to drop them after three days.
Edouard Julien – This is about now, this week, but I will say I’m starting to get excited for some guys for next year. Eddie July’s on my short list for “Undercarriage Area Excitement.” Or simply UAE, that’s not an acronym for anything else, is it?
Maikel Garcia – Gonna make this a double buy blurb with his teammate, Michael Massey. They’ve both been equally valuable. Long live, Mickel Marcia!
Jeimer Candelario – Embarrassed that I just started listening to Mac Miller’s Faces, grateful to be able to listen it to, bummed that he’s no longer with us. I am embumgratessed. That’s how you should feel if you still haven’t picked up Jeimer.
Marco Luciano – Here’s what I said the other day when he was called up, “Giants setting their infield double play combo to be Marco! Thairo! Marco! Thairo! So, Lucky Luciano or lucky us that he’s being called up? Here’s what Itch said this preseason, “Marco Luciano has lost some of that new-car shine over the years as people settled into the reality that he was unlikely to steal many bases, but I think 2022 was his most encouraging season as a pro. Nothing was particularly loud (.263/.339/.459), but his plate skills looked okay (9.6% BB, 22.2% K) and he was 20 percent better than league average against older players during something of a grind-it-out season with a two-month injury slicing it down the middle. Speaking of slicing it down the middle, I would eat Grey’s liver.” What?! In the past two years, Luciano has gone from the top 50 prospects on Itch’s list to top 75 prospects this year (though, just barely after 50). Clearly, he’s a cooling a little on him. I can see why, his MiLB numbers are less than exciting (13 HRs, 6 SBs combined, striking out 29.6% of the time in Triple-A). I could see adding him, but I don’t have a ton of faith he’ll be worthwhile in mixed leagues this year.” And that’s me quoting me!
Luis Rengifo – I have a perma-monocle on Rengifo going on three years. At least it feels that way, but I am way too lazy to look at three years’ worth of blurbs on Rengifo for me to confirm.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand – There’s no way he’s only rostered in 22% of leagues, right? I mean, ESPN is just useless for their ownership numbers, right? I don’t know why this annoys me so much.
Sal Frelick – Already gave you a Sal Frelick fantasy. It was written while yeehaw’ing.
Matt Wallner – Here’s what I said the other day, “Matt Wallner sounds like a foreign correspondent. “We now go to Liberia, where tensions have exploded in recent days. Matt Wallner, your report…” Any hoo! Wallner is a hot schmotato, clearly, and has huge power — 35+ homer power — if he could hit for a better average than .220, I’d be surprised. He might be the type to come up, and MLB pitchers don’t know his weaknesses, so he exploits pitchers until the word is out on him.” And that’s me quoting me!
Chas McCormick – For what it’s Cronenworth, I wanted to make McCormick this week’s lede buy, but, with the return of Yordan, I’m worried McCormick is a three-day cold streak away from splitting time with Meyers.
Mickey Moniak – It truly is the Angels’ luck that they finally seem to be getting complementary pieces for Ohtani and Trout, when the latter is unable to stay on the field, and Ohtani is as good as gone.
JJ Bleday – Just wakin’ up and gotta thank God, I don’t know but Bleday seems kinda odd. No buntin’, no good average like Boggs, and the A’s cookin’ without salt because of costs.
Nolan Jones – This is for Bud Black, and Bud Black only — Please trade him or play him, you giant freakin’ idiot!
Tyler Wells – This is a Streamonator call, like the call it makes to the Cub Scouts.
Bryan Woo – This is also a Streamonator call. “Do you have Robot Scouts?”
Adbert Alzolay – Seems like one of the few guys who might not move this deadline, which is to say, I’m about to be wrong, and, welcome to the Marlins, Adbert Alzolay, as they collect all closers. (Bee tee dubs, Puk/Robertson are the co-closers right now in Miami from the rumblings I’ve heard today, but I still like Robertson more. There’s the Bullpen Chart too, which is updated quickly after a trade.)
Adam Ottavino – With Robertson being traded, Ottavino should get the majority of the saves, but Brooks Raley might see the occasional. Brooks just carving his name in the wood to say he ‘wuz.’ there.
Kevin Ginkel – Dbacks seem almost definitely about to add a closer, but if they add, say, Lange, Ginkel could stay in the role. Either way, things are in flux, but Ginkel looks worth grabbing for now.
Justin Topa – Also, see last week’s Buy for guys who might be added in case the closers are traded. Topa, aka what someone mistakenly thinks a FUPA is, has been solid in a middle relief role, but unlike other names from last week, if Sewald is traded, people seem convinced on Munoz, but I’m not. Maybe it’s Munoz, but, if you’re in a deep league, loosen your belt for the Topa.
SELL
Nathaniel Lowe – The move from Nathan to Nathaniel was one of the most boring moves in the history of names. Chris Gaines shakes his head at that name change. Robert Oppenheimer adding a J. and is shaking his damn head. Would be like Mr. T changing his name to Mr. Timothy. You just don’t go from Nathan to Nathaniel unless you’ve become Amish. That he lengthened his name, and why is the most interesting thing about him. He’s on pace for 19 homers, 1 steal and a .275 average. I recently said Lowe is a Buy, and if you need AVG or runs/RBIs, then I can see it, but I’m also bored of Nathaniel, and if you want something actually exciting, I’d sell him. I wouldn’t trade him for a rebranding of Razzball to RazzX, but I would go to our Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer and explore options.
