This year Jay Bruce was an All-Star. Technically he was Dexter Fowler’s replacement, but he was in uniform in Miami. Wait a minute! Bruce was not an All-Star this year, I’m thinking of last year. While he might not have been an All-Star this season he does have 30 home runs and he has a .263 batting average. He hasn’t batted over .262 since 2010 when he finished with a .281 average. He is a career .249 hitter that is currently on pace for a career highs in home runs, runs scored and RBIs.
As of Saturday morning Bruce was the leading points getter for the week. With 38 points he is just ahead of Manny Machado (36), Josh Donaldson (33), Edwin Encarnacion (33) and Anthony Rizzo (33). That’s a solid group of players to be lumped in with.
Here’s a quick recap of week two…
Denhusk led the group with 84 points by picking Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger and Brian Dozier. Eddie Rosario ended up winning the week with 47 points. The most picked batter was Daniel Murphy who scored just ten points.
Ok, back to week three. Thor da man is currently in the lead with 55 points. His batters are Freddie Freeman, Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge. Speaking of Freddie Freeman, twelve of the fifteen contestants in this contest picked him. At the moment he has 13 points. Too bad none of you picked Jay Bruce.
Here are the current standings as of Saturday morning.
| Contestant | Week | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Score | Score | Score | Score |
| Denhusk | 1 | Gerardo Parra | Whit Merrifield | Eric Hosmer | 18 | 21 | 19 | 58 |
| Denhusk | 2 | Alex Bregman | Cody Bellinger | Brian Dozier | 14 | 30 | 40 | 84 |
| Denhusk | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Nelson Cruz | J.D. Martinez | 13 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| Denhusk Total | 182 | |||||||
| jesusc97 | 1 | Justin Turner | Eduardo Nunez | Steven Souza Jr. | 24 | 33 | 11 | 68 |
| jesusc97 | 2 | Tim Beckham | Cody Bellinger | Yasiel Puig | 25 | 30 | 6 | 61 |
| jesusc97 | 3 | Giancarlo Stanton | George Springer | Aaron Judge | 24 | 9 | 13 | 46 |
| jesusc97 Total | 175 | |||||||
| Trevor | 1 | Gerardo Parra | Andrew Benintendi | Shin-soo Choo | 18 | 24 | 12 | 54 |
| Trevor | 2 | Billy Hamilton | Andrew McCutchen | Giancarlo Stanton | 10 | 12 | 39 | 61 |
| Trevor | 3 | Freddie Freeman | DJ LeMahieu | Elvis Andrus | 13 | 12 | 22 | 47 |
| Trevor Total | 162 | |||||||
| Fungazi | 1 | Mark Reynolds | Jonathan Schoop | Trevor Story | 15 | 20 | -1 | 34 |
| Fungazi | 2 | Nelson Cruz | Robinson Cano | Justin Upton | 33 | 20 | 14 | 67 |
| Fungazi | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Giancarlo Stanton | Adrian Beltre | 13 | 24 | 17 | 54 |
| Fungazi Total | 155 | |||||||
| LenFuego | 1 | Jose Altuve | Mike Moustakas | Jonathan Schoop | 17 | 14 | 20 | 51 |
| LenFuego | 2 | Mike Trout | Daniel Murphy | Travis Shaw | 25 | 10 | 13 | 48 |
| LenFuego | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Charlie Blackmon | Aaron Judge | 13 | 28 | 13 | 54 |
| LenFuego Total | 153 | |||||||
| Cannot spell wrong without Ron | 1 | Eric Hosmer | Nick Williams | Odubel Herrera | 19 | 13 | 12 | 44 |
| Cannot spell wrong without Ron | 2 | Giancarlo Stanton | Justin Upton | Dee Gordon | 39 | 14 | 6 | 59 |
| Cannot spell wrong without Ron | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Jake Lamb | Gerardo Parra | 13 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
| Cannot spell wrong without Ron Total | 150 | |||||||
| Thor da Man | 1 | Michael Conforto | Gerardo Parra | Mark Reynolds | 8 | 18 | 15 | 41 |
| Thor da Man | 2 | Giancarlo Stanton | Marcell Ozuna | Miguel Sano | 39 | 9 | 6 | 54 |
| Thor da Man | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Gary Sanchez | Aaron Judge | 13 | 29 | 13 | 55 |
| Thor da Man Total | 150 | |||||||
| Euroalien | 1 | Mike Moustakas | Eric Hosmer | Jonathan Schoop | 14 | 19 | 20 | 53 |
| Euroalien | 2 | Daniel Murphy | Cody Bellinger | Starling Marte | 10 | 30 | 7 | 47 |
| Euroalien | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Andrew Benintendi | Giancarlo Stanton | 13 | 11 | 24 | 48 |
| Euroalien Total | 148 | |||||||
| Peter guigli | 1 | Odubel Herrera | Gerardo Parra | Cesar Hernandez | 12 | 18 | 27 | 57 |
| Peter guigli | 2 | Daniel Murphy | Andrew McCutchen | Eric Hosmer | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 |
| Peter guigli | 3 | Freddie Freeman | DJ LeMahieu | Ender Inciarte | 13 | 12 | 20 | 45 |
| Peter guigli Total | 146 | |||||||
| Smallwine | 1 | DJ LeMahieu | Freddie Freeman | Giancarlo Stanton | 17 | 24 | 25 | 66 |
| Smallwine | 2 | Corey Seager | Daniel Murphy | Edwin Encarnacion | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| Smallwine | 3 | Robinson Cano | Carlos Santana | J.D. Martinez | 4 | 27 | 6 | 37 |
| Smallwine Total | 137 | |||||||
| Foul Balls | 1 | Justin Turner | Mike Moustakas | Khris Davis | 24 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| Foul Balls | 2 | Justin Upton | Andrew McCutchen | Jonathan Schoop | 14 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| Foul Balls | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Joey Gallo | Ender Inciarte | 13 | 21 | 20 | 54 |
| Foul Balls Total | 136 | |||||||
| Manley Ramirez | 1 | Gerardo Parra | Odubel Herrera | Mike Moustakas | 18 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| Manley Ramirez | 2 | Ryan Braun | Anthony Rendon | Miguel Sano | 31 | 8 | 6 | 45 |
| Manley Ramirez | 3 | Freddie Freeman | George Springer | Adrian Beltre | 13 | 9 | 17 | 39 |
| Manley Ramirez Total | 128 | |||||||
| BK BROILER | 1 | Gerardo Parra | Jay Bruce | Cesar Hernandez | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
| BK BROILER | 2 | Daniel Murphy | Aaron Judge | Josh Bell | 10 | 2 | 18 | 30 |
| BK BROILER | 3 | Freddie Freeman | Miguel Gonzalez | DJ LeMahieu | 13 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| BK BROILER Total | 113 | |||||||
| Mickey | 1 | Robinson Cano | Francisco Lindor | Eric Hosmer | 21 | 15 | 19 | 55 |
| Mickey | 2 | Daniel Murphy | Marcell Ozuna | Miguel Sano | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| Mickey | 3 | Freddie Freeman | George Springer | J.D. Martinez | 13 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| Mickey Total | 108 | |||||||
| DonSlaughtOnslaught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DonSlaughtOnslaught | 2 | Daniel Murphy | Anthony Rendon | Cody Bellinger | 10 | 8 | 30 | 48 |
| DonSlaughtOnslaught | 3 | Yuli Gurriel | George Springer | Alex Bregman | 13 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| DonSlaughtOnslaught Total | 82 | |||||||
If you’re name’s not in the above scoreboard, that means you’re not in the playoffs. Just a reminder for those that are, make sure you don’t pick a player you’ve already picked the playoffs. And unless you’re name is LenFuego, don’t pick an Unpickable. And if you’re name is LenFuego, don’t pick more than one Unpickable each week.
The plan is for these posts to go live on Sundays.
The Unpickables – Do not pick these players unless you are LenFuego!!!
Mike Trout
Mookie Betts
Jose Altuve
Nolan Arenado
Paul Goldschmidt
Anthony Rizzo
Bryce Harper
Charlie Blackmon
Kris Bryant
Josh Donaldson
Manny Machado
Joey Votto
Miguel Cabrera
The contest closes on Monday at 1pm EST!!!
If you are not in the playoffs please refrain from picking players in the comments section. This will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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