by: darksheep
The MLB season rolls on. The All-Star Break is close. Pitchers are going on phantom IL stints. The DFS player pool is also shrinking as our opponents get bored and start thinking about football. This is a good time to take a step back and reexamine our DFS play. Maybe you set a goal for […]
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by: Grey
The last two weeks I’ve said some variation of, “Pablo Lopez (9 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 12 Ks, ERA at 3.89) is the biggest Buy Low.” Prolly called him Pab-Lo, but the sentiment remained the same. Buy Low, I said, as I stood below your window, waiting for you to lower your hair so I could climb up and whispering why Pablo Lopez was a Buy Low. His K/9 is 11.2 and his BB/9 is 2.4. I did a Zoom call with those numbers and talked dirty until they called me a Toobin and hung up. His xFIP is 3.45. That’s SHE upside down on a calculator. You need more info here? Really? Everything looked perfect on his perfs, the only thing that was poking out and ruining things was his unlucky LOB%. Once that corrected itself, he was going to be an ace. Ya know one way to avoid a LOB problem? It’s to leave guys on freakin’ base! That was going to be the easiest thing to correct for someone with a 11+ K/9. He is no longer a Buy Low. Hopefully, you got in on Pab-Lo before he became Pab-Properly-Priced. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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by: The Itch
The Orioles recalled Colton Cowser, who should make the lineup just about every day from here forward. Baltimore is six games behind Tampa, but the Rays have been ravaged by injury and could probably be caught if a team got hot enough. Cowser should cut into the playing time of Ryan O’Hearn and Aaron Hicks.
Marlins RHP Eury Perez finally got touched up by a major league lineup, surrendering six earned runs and recording just one out against Atlanta. Best to just let that pass, I think. One thing I noticed this week in building a new Top 100 list: Perez has 47.1 innings pitched and will graduate as the number two prospect to my eyes, second only to Elly De La Cruz. I haven’t been doing this all that long, but I’ve never ranked a pitcher that high.
My mind is a little bouncy this week in return from vacation, in preparation for the new Top 100, the MLB Draft, and the Futures Game, but I’ll try to stay focused on that last piece as we peruse the Futures Game rosters together.
American League
Catchers: Harry Ford (SEA), Edgar Quero (LAA), Tyler Soderstrom (OAK)
Fun group. Ford feels overrated in some ways. He’s hitting .223 with a .357 slugging percentage since June 1, down from his season marks of .244 and .396. He does have eight homers and 14 steals in 71 games as a 20-year-old in High-A, which gives us a lot to dream on. Soderstrom has been trying to hit his way out of Triple-A over that same stretch, slugging .609 with ten home runs since June 1.
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by: The Educator
The Educator has been focused more on third base than first. Good reasons for that. First base has struggled in recent years to produce young breakout hitters. Matt Mervis. Tristan Casas. Spencer Torkelson. Kyle Manzardo is even struggling a bit in the minors. Where have all the blue-chip first base hitters gone? Growing up it […]
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by: MarmosDad
Happy Mid-week, Razzball rapscallions! I trust that you all enjoyed a festive July 4th and are ready to cruise into the All Star break with a backyard full of empty beer cans and a belly full of hot dogs. Now is the time to sit back and reflect on what’s gone right…or wrong…since the beginning […]
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by: rosineater
How hot is Jarren Duran (OF, $2,800) right now? Two hits last night make seven in his last two games as he gets acclimated to the leadoff spot. You could even take breakout hitter Ezequiel Duran from the same game to get Duran/Duran! I’m only half-joking about the second part. Wild Boys! We have […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Grey
“Four score and seven ‘And that’s me quoting me’s ago, my Fordfathers said, ‘Stop calling us Fordfathers, you idiot, it’s forefathers!” That was a quote from our most true patriot, Grey, the Fantasy Master Lothario, don’t abbreviate it. Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July, and you still have all ten fingers, and, if you don’t, I hope at least you had nearby an appropriately-sized, half-eaten hot dog to use as a tourniquet. Someone who doesn’t have a working ten fingers is Mike Trout. He looks like Captain America, so somehow it tracks that on the day with the most hand injuries in America, he gets his. Brutal news for sure, but every toilet flush fills up with a dog getting a clean glass of water, and that’s Jo Adell, as he was promoted. Since Trout is likely out six to eight weeks, this gives the Angels ample opportunity to find new ways to not play Adell. I kid. Kinda. I’d grab Adell in most leagues to see if he can finally click. Anyway. here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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by: JKJ
What’s poppin, Razzpimples? Bullpen update time! 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 15 RP (in both 5×5 standard leagues and 6×6 saves/holds […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Birthday, America, and happy week 13, RCLers. Hope all the Americans are having a wonderful holiday and can find some reason to celebrate despite the country seeming to run itself in reverse. To all non-Americans, I hope you’re having a wonderful week as well. America may be going backward, but we’re moving forward, onto […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Independence Day America! I always like to celebrate by watching this little production from Newcastle. It always bring a smile to my face. We’ve got a short slate of games tonight because most of them are going off during the day, my picks are also short because I’ve been enjoying America a little too much […]
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by: B_Don
After crowning Ohtani on the AL side, we’ve decided and the MVP races are both over. Ronald Acuna Jr. get the award on the NL side, done and done. He’s going to get 20/40 before the All-Star Break and he’s hitting over .330. What about the guy that’s third on the player rater? Well, we […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The singular of fireworks is firework, but sounds weird. A firework should be a professional wrestler who pretends to be a fireman for his character. That’s a firework. Speaking of firemen, Happy 4th of July or as firemen call it, “Why did you put a Roman Candle in your butt and aim it at your house? Dumb move, especially since you lived in a thatched hut.” You don’t need fireworks to light up the night sky when you have Michael Harris II (2-for-3, and his 8th and 9th homer). Megahertz is electricity. I’m glad I took the Big Dub on calling him overrated already so I can now go back to basking in his hawt-ness. Is that not how this works? Can I not call a guy overrated, then enjoy him a few months later? I absolutely can. No one says I need to watch him be a stinker the whole season. He was overrated coming into the year, and now he’s properly rated. When I rank him in the top 100 for the 2nd half next week, I think I’ve finally figured out where he should go. Sounds like Fiddy. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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