Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! It’s a bit early for the “Jose can you see” play on words, but I felt I needed to get this out ahead of July 4th. If you were one of the fantasy managers who took a chance on Jose Soriano way back in draft season, there’s no reason to say […]
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For all my fellow Points League enthusiasts, welcome to another wonderful Monday afternoon. With the All Star game a few short weeks away, we’ve entered the home stretch of the first half of the baseball season. I’m talking to all you Roto players out there. For the Head-to-Head players, we’ve already passed the middle pole […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Chase Burns will be called up for Tuesday. Mr. Burns if you’re nasty or Smithers. Chase if you’re patio furniture or on the show Cops. CB if you’re a terrible ump with the last name Bucknor. Cha-Bu if you’re ordering something in a Korean restaurant and mispronouncing it. He is coming. The 2nd overall pick […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Chris Sale was originally scheduled to be a part of this week’s batch, but a trip to the IL due to a broken rib changes things. A lot of times when an ace goes down like that, the guy who takes his place is entirely underwhelming. This time, however, there’s at least a chance it’s Spencer […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?By the middle of the fantasy baseball season, the easy pickings are gone. The breakout stars are rostered, the hot starts have either flamed out or solidified into season-long assets, and the waiver wire has thinned to a collection of stat lines that look more like roster filler than game-changers. At this point in the year, value doesn’t scream, it whispers. This week in our hitter profiles, we’ll spotlight a few bats that have flown under the radar due to quiet or unremarkable starts to the season—players whose early stat lines kept them off the hype train, but who in recent weeks have started to show real signs of life. Whether it’s a swing adjustment, a lineup promotion, or just better luck on balls in play, these hitters are turning the corner and offering sneaky value for those paying attention. If you’re willing to dig a little deeper, these could be the difference-makers down the stretch.
Please, blog, may I have some more?I was pretty happy with last week’s streamers. The only real dud was from Hayden Birdsong, but San Fran switched up the matchup on us. That will be a common occurrence from our streamers as the season progresses because these rotations tend to get bonkers throughout the second half of the year. The nonsense shouldn’t […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Braves RHP Didier Fuentes debuted Friday night and looked okay for a guy who turned 20 just a few days ago (June 17). He allowed four runs in five innings but walked just one Marlin against three strikeouts. Pitchers a lot further along in their development have had much worse big league debuts, so while the statline isn’t impressive on its own, Fuentes is a rocketship of a pitching prospect in an organization that tends to coach these types into orbit. He started this season in High-A and has now pitched at four levels mostly as a teenager. His fastball velo was in the 81st percentile Friday night, and his 6.8 foot extension was in the 76th percentile. The heater got hit around in his debut, but I think it’s going to work against major league hitters as he grows into his early 20’s. Pretty good chance this was a spot start, and he’ll go back to Triple-A to get more than the one start he logged at that level.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hello Razzballers, hope you are all keeping cool out there this weekend (outside of you lucky Pacific Northwestern dwellers) as summer has taken hold across the lower 48. While the temps have been rising, so have the tempers across MLB. Once again, the Dodgers and Padres hate each other (but please, don’t break Ohtani in […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?When it comes to starting a major league career with a bang, perhaps not too many people have done a better job that Jacob Misiorowski.
One of the top prospects in the Milwaukee Brewers’ system, the hard throwing right-hander threw five hitless shutout innings in his major league debut.
All he did as an encore Friday night against Minnesota was throw six perfect innings before allowing a leadoff walk and then a home run in the bottom of the seventh and leaving the game with a pitching line of six innings, one hit, one walk and six strikeouts.
Misiorowski is off to a great start, and it is not going to be a flash-in-the-pan start before flaming out. Nope, Misiorowski is without question and up-and-coming dynasty player.
Please, blog, may I have some more?I’ll be honest with y’all. When I saw that Tomoyuki Sugano (3.2 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 Ks, and the no-decision) was scheduled to throw last night at Yankee Stadium, I reserved him faster than you could spell his name correctly (kudos if you got it on the first try). The equally […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Dear Cal Raleigh, What the hell man?? I was convinced this dude was an awful fantasy pick given his top-100 ADP and poor batting average but guess what…he might just post the greatest fantasy season for a catcher ever! His fringe 20-steal pace is just an added insult to injury. I bow to you, Big […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I asked ChatGPT this great philosophical question, “If mom says don’t play ball in the house, and when she said it she was in the Brady House, and Brady House plays ball, is he making mom mad?” ChatGPT didn’t say anything in return, but smoke rose from its robot ears and started sputtering. I defeated […]
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