We’ve reached the one month mark and as expected, there are plenty of early surprises. Eric Thames is the #1 player according to the Razzball Player Rater, Ryan Zimmerman is #3 and Ervin Santana is the #1 overall pitcher. Quietly sitting at #5 is Mike Trout. Trout’s line is outstanding with 18/7/18/5/.365 yet all of the talk is about Thames, Bryce Harper and a few others. At the end of the day, this is why taking Trout with the first overall pick is a no-brainer. We all know this. There’s nothing like safety and upside in the first round which is why I have Paul Goldschmidt on a bunch of teams this season. Au Schizz is as safe as anybody but Trout yet he was consistently falling in drafts to the middle or late part of the first round. I preach on the hockey side of things that you can’t win your league with your first two picks but you can certainly lose it. “Safety first” is even more important in baseball where it is easier to find hot schmotatos to fill out the bottom of your roster. Obviously we are long past draft season at this point but if you can trade some guys off hot starts for some consistency, I’d generally advise doing it. Let’s take a look at everything that was posted on Razzball over the last week:
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Moving the standard disabled list to 10 days from 15 was a horrific decision by Major League Baseball. If a pitcher is going to miss one start, a team can just throw him on the DL now and get that extra body up in his place. I wouldn’t be surprised if half of the starting pitchers in the majors end up on the disabled list for that reason. In the past, when a batter was going to be out for a week, teams had to make a decision whether to force him out another week by putting him on the DL or waiting it out. Now, teams are going to defer to putting the player on the DL. That’s where the biggest fantasy impact is going to come. We’ve already seen a bunch of players go on the 10-day DL and come off immediately when the 10 days are up. On most of my teams, I’ve had 3-6 players on the DL at the same time already and we’re only three weeks into the season. I think the use of the disabled list is going to increase by a fairly wide margin so I suggest that your league has at least 3 DL spots going forward. The more players that go on the list, the more spots you should have. Anyways, let’s take a look at what was posted on Razzball this week, including a bunch of different articles that can help you with injuries:
Please, blog, may I have some more?If there’s one thing I’ve learned over my life playing fantasy sports, it’s that you need to be patient in the early going. We’re two weeks into the season with teams playing 10-12 games. Would you be worried about a fantasy football player if he had a bad week one? I certainly wouldn’t be so give your team some time. When it comes to hockey, I suggest waiting at least a month to consider any major moves to your roster. I feel the same way in baseball, perhaps even more so. For the most part, variance when it comes to BABIP, park factors, etc. swamps everything in a two week sample. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t make any moves; you should always be looking to upgrade the bottom of your roster through the waiver wire and should use the Buy/Sell columns linked below to help. If you have a team at the bottom of your standings, like I do in an RCL, all we need is a little patience. Mm, yeah. Here’s a look at what everyone posted on Razzball over the last week:
Please, blog, may I have some more?On behalf of everybody at Razzball, Happy Fathers Day to all of the fathers out there! We’re closing in on the halfway point of the season and the Large Father himself, David Ortiz, comes in at #12 overall in our Player Rater. Would I be looking to sell high? The correct answer is it probably doesn’t matter. Odds are you won’t be able to because he’s a DH only who is 40 years old. The good news is that you more than likely got him pretty late in your draft and he’s giving you incredible value. While I don’t expect him to hit 40 bombs, he should still contribute plenty down the stretch so feel free to ride him out on his retirement tour. Let’s take a look at everything that has been posted on Razzball over the last week:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Ten weeks of the baseball season are in the books. Ten weeks! The craziness at the top of our Player Rater is remarkable being over 2 months into the season. Xander Bogaerts is 4th, Ian Kinsler is 5th (!), Ian Desmond, Robinson Cano and David Ortiz round out the top 10, and Mark Trumbo, Daniel Murphy and Jonathan Villar are all in the top 20. Before the season, I would have guessed Bogaerts is the only guy on this list who could get to the top 20 this year but I wouldn’t have bet on it happening. Does that mean I’d sell high on the rest of them? Not necessarily. I’d hold onto Desmond and Villar at this point for what they’re giving at the top of their lineups. The problem is when you’re in a league with smart players like RCLs, you can’t sell high on these guys so just hold them and hope for the best; they’re still be getting predraft value with inevitable regression. But in other leagues with inexperienced people? Try to sell high on these guys before the bottom falls out. Here’s a recap of everything that’s been posted on Razzball over the last week:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Quick, who’s the hottest hitter over the last 15 days? Amazingly, that would be Jonathan Villar. I drafted him very late in my RCL to be my MI for SAGNOF and amazingly, he’s well on his way to being an All-Star. Now, the Brewers have Orlando Arcia on the cusp of being major-league ready at SS. What will they do? It’s hard to say at this point but that, among other things, have been discussed on Razzball in Week 9. Here’s a look at everything posted on the website over the last week:
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Last Week in Razz: Week 8
May 30, 2016 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, This Week in Razzball | 4 Commentsby: Viz
We’re about 50 games into the season now meaning things are starting to take shape. I’m a firm believer that we should #killthewin but I can’t help but be impressed that Chris Sale, Jake Arrieta and Stephen Strasburg all have 9 wins already. Arguably more impressive, Arrieta, Strasburg and Josh Tomlin all haven’t lost yet. Tomlin is 7-0 with a WHIP under 1. The K’s aren’t great but there’s a ton of value with how he’s pitching right now. His ERA is sitting at 3.35 but it’s not a fluke. Here’s what was posted throughout Week 8:
Please, blog, may I have some more?We’re now through six weeks of the baseball season which is the point where I consider making big changes to my team. No, I don’t mean cutting Razzball’s own Delino DeShields now that he’s down at AAA Round Rock. I’m talking about trying to make a big trade if your team is at the bottom of the standings. Don’t be afraid to be bold, it definitely could be better than standing pat. And if you aren’t sure about things, there’s plenty of people on the website to ask their opinions. Here’s a summary of what’s been posted in the last week on Razzball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Last week, I talked about how much the Streamonator liked Chris Carter for the first week of May here. Don’t question the Streamonator! Carter has 5 homers through Friday’s games (3 for this head to head week) and perhaps more amazingly, he only has 5 strikeouts in 25 at bats. In April, he had 26 strikeouts in 74 at bats. Obviously we know Carter well enough at this point to know his .283 average is a sham. That said, 40 homers isn’t out of the question at all. Unless you’re getting a quality offer for him, I’m probably just holding for the home runs. Here’s a recap of the articles posted this week on Razzball followed by a brief look at the week ahead:
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This Week In Razzball – June 23-29
June 29, 2008 | This Week in Razzball | 5 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
We realize that not everyone can handle a daily commitment to Razzball. So here’s the condensed brilliance from our site over the past week. TWIR Notes Eric Stults – I loved him as Rocky Dennis. Is he some kind of wonderful? Eh. Curtis Granderson – I’m not the first one to say this — this […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We realize that not everyone can handle a daily commitment to Razzball. So here’s the condensed brilliance from our site over the past week. TWIR Notes Barry Zito – 5 R in 2 IP. SI.com informs us he’s not provided adequate value for his large free agent contract. Thanks, SI.com. I guess it could be […]
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This Week In Razzball – June 9-15
June 15, 2008 | This Week in Razzball | 16 Commentsby: Grey / Rudy
We realize that not everyone can handle a daily commitment to Razzball. So here’s the condensed brilliance from our site over the past week. TWIR Notes Khalil Greene – Rudy seems convinced the phonetically irrelevant “h” is throwing off his timing. I think it’s karma for being the only ugly mulatto person in the world. […]
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