Logan Morrison performed some late night heroics yesterday as he went 2-for-5 with two RBI including a walk off home run off Dan Otero in the 11th inning to beat the A’s. LoMo now has three home runs and is batting .364 in the past week, and yes, of course he’s trending on twitter. Trending hard. His twitter feed is blowing up like a Michael Bay film and after struggling in April he’s really come alive in May. Logan’s hit four of his five dingers in May, and is slashing .385/.448/1.000 (compared to .197/.238/.250 in April) with a 1.448 OPS. Yes, more please! Small sample sizes sure are fun! Based on his career norms his .238 BABIP is certainly low, but so is the 11.9 K%, however, the 37.1 hard hit percentage looks real nice. You know I can make the stats tell you whatever I want, but the fact is LoMo is a hot little potato right now. He’s hit safely in every game he’s played this month except one, and he’s homered in four of them. Grey told you to BUY this week and he’s available in most leagues. When asked about his heroic walk off homer, Logan admitted he didn’t do it for the fame, the fortune, or even for the stats, he did it for the followers. So have a @CupOfLoMo with last night’s hero, and pick him up if you need some power at the corner.
Here’s what else happened in fantasy baseball Friday night:
Sonny Gray – 6.0 IP, 6 hits, ER, 2 BB, 9 K. Son-ny Gray! Racking up, all them Ks. On his way, to winning my fan-ta-sy leeeeague! Can you tell me how to get, Son-ny Gray on ev-er-ry teeeeeam!
Taijuan Walker – 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K. Well, at least we know now that this could have gone so much worse. My ERA and WHIP are still to recovering from the smack down Tai has laid on them, so no I wouldn’t own him, but that doesn’t mean someone shouldn’t.
Josh Reddick – 1-for-5, 2-run HR (5). That is re-ddick! And I’m not talking about the awesome Vin Diesel films. Apparently, that’s how the kids are saying “ridiculous” these days. Everything is abbrev’d. It’s just cooler. I get it! Ain’t nobody got time for full words anymo. Josh is the most added player in fantasy, so enjoy him before he gets hurt again.
Nathan Karns – 7.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K and his second win. Karns looked like a stud, and even though it was the Rangers he’s shown flashes of brilliance this year. I’m not ready to go all in in mixed leagues just yet, but I’m watching him even closer than I followed William and Kate’s baby watch. Charlotte is such a perfect name, isn’t it you guyz? Bros? Dudes?
Drew Smyly – Will head back to the DL with soreness in his shoulder. Too bad because he was rocking a 2.70 ERA, 0.78 WHIP over three starts. A sad penguin with devil face eggplant bomb emoji is certainly warranted here.
Trevor Bauer – 5.0 IP, 9 hits, 5 ER, 5 K. For a minute there Travor Bauer looked like the next big thing. Now he just looks like, well, Trevor Bauer again. But hey, no walks!
Torii Hunter – 4-for-4, 2 run, HR (4), 4 RBI. The lede almost went to Torii, but he’s owned in more leagues than LoMo. However, Hunter’s probably the hottest thing going in Minnesota right now, seeing as its still 40 degrees there. Ah, spring in the mini apple. Torii is batting .441 with 3 homers, 8 runs and 11 RBI in the past week! He’s hotter than a Twin City heat wave! Way hotter. He’s triple slashing .441/.486/.765 in May with a 1.251 OPS. Yes, you should pick him up.
Kennys Vargas – 2-for-5, run, RBI. I always wondered why Kenny could die on South Park so many times and be fine the next week. It’s because there were two of them! Grey told you to BUY one or the other.
Wade Miley – 6.0 IP, 4 ER, BB, 8 K. 2015 Red Sox Starting Rotation. That dog gets me every time.
Aaron Sanchez – 7.0 IP 2 hits, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K and his 3rd win. I got to watch Sanchez’ game last night and boy howdy does he throw some stinky, stinky cheeeese. Doode’s got gas. And not the kind you get from eating stinky, stinky cheese. He’s pretty wild but the stuff is there and it’s magnificent. I’m stashing where I can, this kid’s gonna be a star. Ha-cha-cha!
Josh Donaldson – 2-for-4, HR (7). Still glad I drafted Puig before you. *Grinds teeth* *Takes Cold Shower* *Smiles uncontrollably* *Sticks hand in toaster*
Chris Colabello – 1-for-4, HR (1). Grey told you to BUY this fizzly soft drink before he goes flat again.
Kolten Wong – 3-for-5, 3-run HR (3), SB (3). He batted second, you guys! It’s really happening! My patience is being rewarded with stats! Slam and legs…for days! For days! This is just like the time I drafted Harper four years early. #psychic
Peter Bourjos – 2-for-5, 2 runs as he led off. Why not Wong? We want Wong!
Michael Wacha – 6.0 IP, 6 hits, 2 ER, K, 5-0. He’s like the Kyle Lohse of the Cardinals. He’ll get you the wins, but don’t expect anything fancy smancy. As the Razz Crew has mentioned Wacha’s peripherals are…unfortunate, and might be best to sell high while he’s undefeated. Who knows what you can get?!
Andrew McCutchen – 2-for-5, run. Maybe McCutchen for Wacha? Probably not, but who knows. Dude has been awful. I just traded him for Ellsbury and haven’t looked back.
Cole Hamels – 7.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 BB, 8 K and his second win. Most of us didn’t think he’d grab that second win until he was a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Freddy Galvis – 3-for-3, run. Everyone wants to talk about how bad the Phillies are, but no one wants to talk about how good Freddy Galvis has been. Wait. Hold on, who are we talking about again?
Ryan Howard – 2-for-3, HR (6), RBI. I’ve now mentioned three Phillies in one post. Something foul is afoot. I’ll be sure to burn incense and sacrifice a small cat before I perform the ritualistic spirit dance and chant tonight at dawn. And by “small cat” of course, I mean kitten. I know, it’s a bummer, but it’s better than being haunted by a Babadook.
Noah Syndergaard – Will be called up to start against the Cubs on Tuesday. Worth a flier on upside alone, Mets pitchers are a slam dunk these days. And that’s me quoting Jimmy from Queens! Grey told you to BUY and Prospector Mike ranked him #3 in his Prospect Power Rankings saying “Syndergaard is one of the best pitching talents in the minors.” And that’s me quoting Mike! Jimmy and Mike are all in, what more do you need?
Danny Espinosa – 2-for-4, 2 HR (4), 3 RBI. The Nats homered five time in this one including a shot from Jayson Werth who was 2-for-4. But let me tell you who else homered, in case ESPN hasn’t covered it yet…
Bryce Harper – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 HR (10), 5 RBI. After homering three times on Thursday, Bryce was like, “Yo bro, that shizz was so dope, why not again, bro?” Yessir! That’s the mentality. He’s now got five homers and 10 RBI over the past two games! That’s two days, people, and you’ve won your head-to-head fantasy week already. He’s the youngest player to do that in, well, in ever. And I didn’t even google that stat because I don’t have to. It’s just the truth.The best part? I called it! Me and only me. And I take full credit for his success. You’re welcome. I actually drafted Harper in my dynasty league while he was still in grammar school. I soothsayed my ways to predicting a 2015 MVP award. I may talk a lot about Giancarlo, Michael Trout, Willy Myers and Adam Jones, because they’re my loves. But Bryce is my obsession. He’s responsible for my restraining orders and my criminal record, my sex offender status and my psychopathic tendencies. He’s also got great hair, and huge power and I hope to grow up to be him, even though he’s a great deal younger than me. Keep it up, my darling! We’ve got an MVP trophy to win.
Manny Machado – 3-for-4, RBI as he led off. Oh yeah! Macho Manny is batting first, and if you don’t like it prepare for a flying elbow drop!
Anthony Gose – 3-for-4, 2 runs, SB (6). I know he’s in a platoon, but he always seems to produce when he plays. Daily leagues, goes with Gose!
Ian Kinsler – 4-for-4, 2 RBI. That’s the first time I’ve written Kinsler’s name all season. That’s all I got. I already used too many words on Bryce and need to wrap this up.
David Price – 6.1 IP, 13 hits, 4 ER, K. Price checked. Left the game with a hamstring injury after slipping on a bat. If only it was a banana peel, at least we have gotten some laughs out of this unfortunate situation.
Jason Hammel – 7.0 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K. Grey told you to BUY and the 1.04 WHIP and 35/5 K/BB sure are purdy. Hammel should probably be owned in all leagues but for some reason isn’t owned in half of them. Pick him up or I’ll come to your house and do it for you…I’m in Bryce’s closet right now but I can be there before dinner.
Jimmy Nelson – 7.0 IP, 5 hits, 4 ER, BB, 11 K. As he did his best Mike Fiers impression. I actually like Nelson a bit more than Fiers going forward. The groundballer seems a bit safer, but I wouldn’t expect these kind of strikeout numbers.
Dexter Fowler – 3-for-4, 2 runs, HR (2), SB (8). With the slam and legs! In Chicago they like their slam and legs topped with polish sausage, jalapenos, Italian beef and spicy giardiniera mix! But wait, we’re not done yet. This is Chicago, after all. Put all that on top of a 12 inch deep dish pepperoni pizza pie, with aged ham and bacon! Yum! #heartdisease
Jorge Soler – 1-for-4, 2-run HR (3). There’s the Soler power! Summer is almost here!
Khris Davis – 4-for-5, run, HR (2), 3 RBI. Kish Davish has arrived! Where you been, dude? The season started a month ago.
Ryan Braun – 2-for-3, 3 runs, 3-run HR (6). Braun’s got five homers and 12 RBI in the past two weeks. HA! Bryce can do that in two days. Sorry Ryan, but I won’t be hanging out in your bushes anymore. Bryce is going to need the majority of my attention going forward and I just don’t have time for former MVPs anymore. You understand.
Yasiel Puig – After being expected to rejoin the team on Monday, Puig suffered a set back re-aggravating his injury Friday night. Urge to kill. Rising.
Joc Pederson – 0-for-2, run, SB (2). The Dodgers and Rockies met at Coors last night, I hope you weren’t expecting some kind of offensive explosion. Luckily, Joc does it all, even when he doesn’t.
Jered Weaver – 9.0 IP, 6 hits, 0 ER, 6 K and his first win. His first shut out in three years or something. Even more impressive when you consider it was against the first place Houston Astros.
Tim Lincecum – 6.0 IP, 3 hits, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K and his third win. His dank FIP is dank as hell but the BABIP and HR/9 definitely suggest he’s been lucky. But who cares. You already know if you own Lincecum you’re playing with fire, so spark that shizz up! Fully, man! Fully!
Brandon Belt – 4-for-5, run. He’s hit safely in six straight games, but still has yet to hit a home run. However, he does have 8 doubles and a 47.3 hard hit percentage, which suggests good things are coming. Good things.
Casey McGehee – 2-for-4, Grand Slam (2). I’d be much more pleased right now if you were Brandon Belt.
Wil Myers – 4-for-5, HR (5). Wil the Thril! Myers has been a catalyst at the top of this San Diego offense so far, scoring 26 runs. Catalyst is a sports writer’s favorite word, by the way. Catalyst and scrappy. Start by talking about how scrappy a player is, then explain in detail why he’s such a catalyst for the ball club. That’s how I taught Jon Heyman to write his first column.
Will Venable – 3-for-5, 2 runs, HR (3), 2 RBI. I didn’t get to mention above because I was too busy reminiscing about the good old days writing about the sports players game match ups with Jon and Peter. Chain smoking in the press room, sexually harassing women, and making shit up. Thems were the days. Before twitter ruined everything. Anyway, before I forget again, I love Wil “I Passed the Other ‘L’ to the Playa on My left” Myers more than Jon Heyman loves a good catalyst at the top of a line up. And that’s a whole lotta love!
James Shields – Gave up four homers but still got the win. Big Game James is undefeated despite an ERA over 4. Just that San Diego luck, I guess. Somewhere in some dark room, Jay is joy-crying right now into a bottle of bourbon, while looking at Justin Upton’s peripherals on batted balls. It’s been a long time, dry those tears, Pads fans, you earned this.
Paul Goldschmidt – 2-for-4, HR (9). Au shizz! Number one on the player rater and number one in my heart, Pauly G. is a Jersey sure thing. Not only did Goldy hit his ninth homer last night, but he actually managed to catch the ball before it landed. He kindly gave it to a cute little girl in the stands who is now cursed because she will love him forever, but can never have him. For Pauly will never and could never love a human being as much as he loves hitting dingers.
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