Another day, another outfield update… This time, fate has thrown us a curveball. Cody Bellinger has been on fire lately, hitting an impressive .400 with a 1.000 SLG and three homers in the past week. Has he recaptured his form from years past? Maybe he’s been honing his swing or practicing some secret belly rub […]
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What’s poppin, Razzpimples? Bullpen update time! Taking a look at potential deadline moves this time around. Don’t forget, the Razzball Bullpen Chart is manned by yours truly and updated like every single second (not really, but I stay on top of thangs for the most part). And directly below, you’ll see a current look at the Top […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back to second half MLB DFS picks with me, your host, @TheGreatKnoche. Wanted to give a quick update of all my fantasy exploits and where I am standing heading into the second half. Here at Razzball my Tuesday DFS picks are 6-8 in single-entry Double-up formats. We’ve cashed top 100 in 2 big tournaments […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Vlad won the homerun derby, but what does Grey think about his fantasy value the rest of the season. After that, it’s Condos in Queens, Endy for Weeks, sold out seats to see the Pirates peak. We talk about the call-ups for the Pirates in Endy Rodriguez, Liver Peguero, and Quinn Priester. The Reds finally […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?On a street corner, Arte Moreno rings a bell, “Come and get your Angels here, come and get your Angels! No one is off limits! You want Ohtani? You’re gonna have to pay the price! Say, how about you send us Brandon Marsh for Ohtani? Deal done? Terrific! What about Griffin Canning? He just threw 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, and had a career-high in strikeouts with 12 with an ERA at 4.52. You’ll give us ‘a disapproving look once worn by former Angels great, Ian Kinsler?’ Fantastic! He’s yours!” That’s Arte Moreno doing some trade deadline wheeling and/or dealing. Canning was a favorite of mine in previous years. Don’t look at which years it was I liked him, it’s too depressing how far back it goes. Right now, he’s having the best year of his career (9.4 K/9, 2.8 BB/9, 3.88 xFIP), and looks headed to top his career-high of 90 1/3 IP, assuming they don’t keep throwing him for 120 pitches per start, like last night. He gained an extra mile on his fastball, and getting hitters mostly with his change, that’s been outstanding. Streamonator loved him yesterday, and I can’t say I’d start him without pause, but he might finally be making good on his promise. The last piece will be him becoming a Tampa Bay Ray! Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hey now! You’re an All-Star! You got your game on, got paid. OK, maybe you weren’t an all-star. Maybe you’re like me and drafted the front five Padres batters in RazzSlam. That seemed reasonable, what with them making something like $8 billion in contract money. What did the Padres do in the first half? A 103 wRC+ and trailing the Minnesota Twins in homers. I mean, I can feel foolish for having a bad fantasy team, but at least I didn’t spend the GDP of Panama on players who can’t outperform Joey Gallo.
You can — and probably will — win many leagues with imperfect teams.
Please, blog, may I have some more?We’ve just got a quick hitter this week for our Razzball Commenter League update. I considered just not doing a post this week, but small weeks need love too, so here we are. With only three days in the previous week’s schedule thanks to the All Star break, everything is abbreviated. There weren’t a lot […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The first half of the season is in the books, so let’s look ahead to some underrated players who are in prime position to return dividends and pad those fantasy stats in the second half: Matt McLain – Reds: Cooled off in the past month (14/4/16/.245/.333/4) but still productive with a 37/7/29/.291/.254/4 overall line. The […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?What does Josh Naylor (1B, $3900) have to do to earn DraftKings’ respect? Over his last seven games, Naylor is hitting .444 with five extra-base hits while rocking just a 7% K rate. That’s a 240 wRC+, if you’re into that kind of thing. And he’s still under $4K. Tonight he faces the Pirates’ Quinn […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back from the break! Now let’s get that money! And by “money” I mean an ulcer from starting Lance Lynn for every one of his terrible starts and benching him for all his good starts. We’re gonna be so rich with that “money.” One guy who is absolutely going to be “money” in scare quotes is Grayson Rodriguez, who was recalled to start on Monday vs. the Dodgers. Orioles weighing calling up Grayson vs. the Marlins this past weekend or the Dodgers, “Hmm, death by one cut seems much nicer than by a thousand.” Of course, I’d pick Grayson back up! Do you not know me at all? Still seems prone to command issues, but his 1.96 ERA in Triple-A is a big ol’ whiff (by hitters) of what could be. He might be an ace for the final two months. Might also be “money,” and that’s not money money. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back, Barflys! Hope you all enjoyed the All-Star Break. I know I sure enjoyed the chants of “Sell the team!” when Brent Rooker of the A’s got up to bat during the ASG. Good times, solidarity, yay baseball! This week there are a LOT of great choices among the double-dippers, but a whole slew […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I spent the first editions of this column preaching long-term vision and patience. Unlike football, baseball, and its fantasy appendage, is a marathon of a season. You’ll burn out from the whiplash of a given season if you’re constantly reacting to slight fluctuation in player outlooks. Well, it’s time to throw that all out the […]
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