Back in early June, I did a study of early AL and NL Rookie of the Year (ROY) candidates using a proprietary formula I cobbled together with some of my favorite advanced analytics. To estimate a broad Rookie value after two months of the season, I evaluated batted ball statistics (xBA-BA and wRC+), power (ISO, […]
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Cards Show An Ace, Rays Bluff With Littell
August 11, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 94 Commentsby: Grey
Liberatore sounds like a work of art by Picasso. “Did you see Liberatore? It’s his answer to Guernica. Masterful!” Or it sounds like something that is followed by a long list of side effects in a brand new weight loss drug commercial. Read really fast, “Liberatore can cause stomach bloating, stomach lining erosion, stomach ooh-oohs, stomach ah-ahs, stomach explosion and the runs.” Liberatore actually causing the runs with his pitching, but not last night! Matthew Liberatore went 8 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 5.72, and showed that promise that was hinted at when he was first called up. Liberatore, also, has some of the worst peripherals in baseball. Could he be good one day? Sure. Matthew Liberatore for 2024 fantasy? I’m interested, potentially. For this year? I have my doubts. I wouldn’t even Streamonator with him. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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One Man’s Trash: Is the Cubs Talisman Tauchman?
August 10, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Featured |by: Son
A talisman is an object thought to have magical powers, that bring good luck, and provide strength, comfort, and meaning to those who wear them. Last season, the Chicago Cubs finished 74-88, 19 games out of first place in the NL Central. So far this season, they are 58-55, only 2.5 games out of first place. Mike Tauchman was in Korea last season. Now he’s batting leadoff for Chicago, and his play has kept Seiya Suzuki out of the lineup the last few days. I don’t believe in coincidences! I kid, as there are many factors as to why the Cubs are much improved this season, but Tauchman has been a stabilizing force at the top of the lineup for a Cubs team that is fifth in runs scored and eighth in OPS. Let’s dig in.
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Avoiding The Blurbstomp – Solid
August 10, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Avoiding the Blurbstomp | 1 Commentby: C.A. James
Three weeks out from going on vacation, one tends to start making lists. A packing list, a house cleaning list, maybe even a list of things to do (unless it’s one of those all-inclusive resorts I used to hate on until I crossed the threshold of 30 years of age and realized that paying to […]
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MLB Risers And Fallers: Where Jordan?
August 10, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 3 Commentsby: CableBoxScore
With the trade deadline well behind us, that means the next major event on the fantasy baseball calendar are the playoffs. Likely one month away in most leagues, we have to come to grips that the performance of the players we have are what we are going to be stuck with for the remainder of […]
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What’s The Point: Chicago Edition
August 10, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 1 Commentby: Butters
What is up party people? What if I told you that Cubs hitters are lighting it up right now? Yeah not the team I was expecting to give us a gaggle of fantasy bats but here we are. Fantasy points can come from anywhere so enjoy the ride and with whatever magic they’re cooking maybe look into grabbing any and all Cubs hitters who are still available.
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Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer have launched a pod, Cards & Categories, to discuss baseball from card collecting and fantasy angles! In our fifth episode, we open with discussion on the messes in the White Sox clubhouse and Orioles broadcast booth along with Julio Rodriguez’s rise to stardom. We also cover the latest card release – 2022 […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Sophi(llienohit)a Lorenzen
August 10, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 215 Commentsby: Grey
Good to see Michael Lorenzen (9 IP, 0 ER, 0 hits, 4 walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.23) succeed, finally a pitcher who can also hit. The Phillies fans matched the gravity of the moment, when the final out was recorded, they threw on the field name-brand batteries. None of those flimsy Costco-ass batteries! These suckers were overpriced from Wawa. Okay, okay, enough ragging on the Phillies. It’s a great city. Nowhere else can you get beat up for saying you don’t like Tastykakes. So, Michael Lorenzen’s had himself a bit of a career come-out. A Star Mitzvah, as they say. Or has he?! C’mon, Mr. Reversal Question, not now! Let us bask in his sub-7 K/9, 2-ish BB/9 and 4.00-ish neutral ERA. So, he’s likely not going to win any Cy Youngs, but he has been perfectly serviceable for most mixed leagues, especially the leagues, “Appreciated By Lovers of Tastykakes.” Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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Mets 3B Ronny Mauricio is listed here as a third baseman today because that’s what he is today, apparently, according to a report that Buck Showalter told him as much during a meeting this week. Brett Baty is reportedly a man without a position for the near term. Seems like they have a great plan over there. Real shared mental map of the organizational outlook from top to bottom.
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Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo was my bold pick. As a novice fantasy analyst, making him my bae and him not doing well kinda started getting to me. Confidence began to wane. On May 28, Rizzo was making me smile. His slash was .304/.376/.505 and he had 11 HR already. Of course, there was an unfortunate collision, […]
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SAGNOF : Ill Kim-munication
August 9, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, SAGNOF, Steals | 2 Commentsby: MarmosDad
Happy Wednesday, Razzball nation! I hope things are good wherever you’re at as we trudge through these dog days of summer. Ha-Seong Kim is the focus of our introduction today and for good reason. Heading into the 2023 season, Kim wasn’t expected to play much of a full-time role with the Padres. It looked like […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Gather ‘Round Kids For Story Time
August 9, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 224 Commentsby: Grey
Here’s a Story…What, too obvious? Sure, but Trevor Story returns and faces Brady Singer? You can’t tempt me with that. You can tempt me with Brady Singer (6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 5.05). Can Streamonator, if you like, but, since June, his ERA is 3.53. But the real Story–God damn it! Trevor Story (0-for-4) as he was activated from the IL. He’s been gone so long when I googled Trevor Story, Google asked me, “Don’t you mean Trevor May?” I said no and it asked, “Trevor Williams?” I said absolutely not, and it asked, “Trevor Megill? Stephan? Larnach? Oh, I know! Trevor Rogers?” No, no, no, no, no, no and no. Trevor Story! From ages (or fromages, if you’re French), 23 to his 30 years old, he’s played in 839 games and has 174 HRs, stole 113 bags and hit .268. Putting on him what he did at age 25 in Coors to what he can do these final seven weeks seems unfair, but why do I have to be fair? He’s capable of 20/7/20/.280 /7 in 150 ABs. That’s great! Definitely worth rostering. Do I think he comes close to those numbers? I’d put the under on each. I’m really skeptical he’s going to be running. Welcome back, you have been anything but a neverending Story. A Start-and-Stopping Story? Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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