Coming from beautiful Acadia National Park this week! If you’ve never been, go. It’s fantastic. Box scores. I love a good box score. Not much better in life than waking up, fresh coffee, and reviewing every game for 15 minutes or so. It’s one of the small pleasures that make me happy I live in […]
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Happiest of Wednesdays, Razzball Nation! Tonight marks the midpoint of our week, but also the midpoint in our MLB season as most teams either play their 82nd game or are pretty close to it today. Long gone are the small sample sizes or ‘slow starters’. With each passing week, we can dig into more reliable […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Pop quiz: Which MLB team has the worst offense since June 1st? Give up? It’s the New York Yankees, who come in with a woeful 69 wRC+ for the month. To make matters worse, their best hitters of late have been Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney, lefties who will face Oakland Athletics southpaw JP Sears […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Yesterday, Kevin Gausman went 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 3.01. Gausman was being drafted like, “Oh, I guess I’ll punt top starters and take Gausman.” Gausman was being drafted like: Person looking at your draft results, “You didn’t draft an ace.” Person who drafted Gausman, “I think Gausman is my ace.” “No, you need someone like Corbin Burnes or Sandy Alcantara.” I won’t break the record that I continue to break that people continue to ignore. I just want everyone to think about one thing: Pitchers are impossible to rank, thus draft. ERA, Wins and WHIP, to a lesser extent, are heavily influenced by luck. When there’s no luck playing a factor, they’re prone to injuries. You could’ve had Gausman as your ace everywhere. Or, you could’ve had Alek Manoah, who was scorched for 11 runs in 2 2/3 IP in the Florida Complex League. Oh, he’s absolutely going to have a complex, thinking, “Wow, I really suck.” Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back Razzers to another Top 100 Outfielders… another week, and another update. A few big names are back in the fold, namely Cedric Mullins and Jazz Chisholm (toe). Also, a few are out, Aaron Judge will be out a lengthy amount of time (toe) and Yordan Alvarez is yet to start a rehab game. […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Look, I don’t know what else to do with Steer. Rather, Spencer Steer, just in case you thought I was going to teach you how to drive. Which I’m not certified for, just in case you wanted to know. Which you didn’t. No, you are here for the struggle-puns (that’s mine! But you may aggregate…) […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?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?So Much Rookie Nookie hitting the waiver wire the last few weeks it’s been hard to keep my excitement in check. I’ve been walking around with a trash can lid dangling around my neck and resting below my waist. There is seemingly value on rookies in their early prices on the DFS menu. While they […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Turning on the TV, oh, lucky, it’s my favorite movie, Beaches. Wow, Barbara Hershey being selfless and allowing Bette Midler to shine. It’s so beautiful…Oh my God, what are these wet things on my cheeks? I’m crying tears of laughter and sadness that only the movie Beaches can elicit. Now, I am cutting pictures of Ohtani and Reid Detmers (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.77) out of a magazine and pasting their heads on the TV. Now Reid Detmers is Hershey, and Ohtani, of course, is Bette. Detmers is cold in Ohtani’s shadow. Anyone would be, Ohtani is one of the best of all-time, like Bette, so you can’t compete with that, but Detmers can cheer on his friend, and have an 11.1 K/9, 3.4 BB/9, and 3.64 xFIP. He also has a 13.3% Swinging Strike rate. You know who else has a 13.3% Swinging Strike rate (at least they both did going into yesterday)? For one night, Bette wasn’t better. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?We’re nearing the All-Star Break! There’s only 1 week of half-assed work before our national (pronounce that with a long “a”) BBQ and then some recovery days. Then it’s everything we’ve been waiting for: the Home Run Derby! Also the All-Star game, but who actually cares for that anymore.
Why do I talk about the All-Star Break two weeks before it’s happening? Because this Week 13 marks the ACKSHUAL halfway point of the MLB season. A little bit more than a month left until the MLB trade deadline — and probably your fantasy baseball trade deadline as well. I almost wrote “fantasy football” in that last sentence because many multi-sport managers are turning their attention to another sport entirely. If you’re a bold one, make your fantasy baseball trades now before Tommy from HR is debating whether to draft Bijan Robinson in the first round.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Let’s talk a little about moves in the Razzball Commenter Leagues. Moves are the reason RCLs are the easiest leagues to recover from a bad draft. Moves are also the reason I adore these leagues so much. I love that the moves I make have a direct impact on my standings, as soon as the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We find ourselves at the beginning of summer: More and more prospects are receiving the call, balls are flying out of the park, and it remains a great time to be an MLB middle infielder. Speedster David Hamilton is up with the Red Sox, and highly touted second base prospect Nick Gonzales has his contract […]
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