Dodgers SS Austin Gauthier (25, AAA) is off to a hot start at a new level, slashing .360/.467/.600 with one homer and a steal alongside five walks and five strikeouts in seven games. A four-year starter at Hofstra, Gauthier (pronounced Goth-e-er as in vampires are gothier than puppies) has never been a named guy but has found little resistance among minor league pitchers, posting big on base percentages and solid plate skills every step of the way. In the box, he features a high leg kick a La Justin Turner and delivers functional all-fields power. He’s probably available in all your leagues as an unheralded dude from nowhere, but I watch him and feel like it’s going to work against major league arms.

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# MLB Starting Lineups For Fri 5/17
ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CHW | CIN | CLE | COL | DET | HOU | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PHI | PIT | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WSH | KC

The Astros offense is starting to click, and who better to figure it out against than the Oakland A’s? While they’ve surprised the baseball world to this point, they still aren’t very good. Not to mention they’re facing Aaron Brooks. He sports a career 6.55 ERA in 180 career innings pitched. He’s going to give […]

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What’s poppin’, Razzpimples? Remember to bookmark that Razzball Bullpen Chart, y’all! I update it obsessively. Also, if you’re a sub (you should be a sub…it’s great value), you get access to RP Projections and the super badass Relievonator Game Log tool, in addition to all the other awesome tools we have to offer. Hittertron and Streamonator, etc. Let’s do it […]

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With all the call-ups and breakouts, it really makes me want to experiment next year by only focusing on the first ten rounds of offense, grabbing a starter, and a million relievers, and then just streaming/grabbing prospects to fill out my roster.  Paul Skenes is the latest in awesome call-ups.  Undrafted in every RCL, he […]

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Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! This week it dawned on me that I might need to roll something out for the younger audience. I mean, sending out Cat Stevens photoshops like this one is probably not reeling in the 18-35 demographic, that’s for sure. It really sunk in when I used a SweatHogs reference a couple […]

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The day after Christmas is called “Boxing Day” in the old country because that’s when men and women of status would emerge from their post-supernatal stupor and pummel each other in the street. I know this because I’m a history major. The day after Mother’s Day, while not an official holiday, has quickly become known in knowledgeable circles of fantasy baseball analysts as “My team can’t be worse than how yesterday went so let’s keep on trucking.” The greeting card industry doesn’t know how to market that yet, but I bet it’ll catch on by 2040 or so. That’s 16 more years of baseball tragedy you’ll live through. Just think — you start a dynasty league now, and by the time there’s a national holiday for your fantasy team, that team will be old enough to drive away from you, honking its horn in anger and blasting EDM-remixes of Metallica. At least they fixed Lars’ snare drum sound.

ENYWHEY. Let’s see if we can dig your team out of a hole.

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