The MLB season is really short in that it seems to just fly by every year. We’re drafting in late winter/early spring and anxiously awaiting to see if we nailed it. Then you blink and the season is a *insert measure of time* of the way done already. It’s also long in that teams and […]
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On this week’s Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Grey and B_Don break down all the fantasy fallout from a volatile May. From surging stars to sinking ships, we look at the players who went from must-starts to mayday alerts. We kick things off with a pair of exciting call-ups: Jac Caglianone gets the call from KC […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Take advantage of terrible matchups. That would be my advice to the guys on my fantasy team. I don’t care if you get wiped off by the nastiest deGrom slider like you’re in a 50’s noir movie and the director is wiping to the next scene that you’re not in. Or if you’re getting goosed […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! We’re officially into JUNE and, as such, we’re just over a third of the way through the Major League Baseball schedule. Spring rains are getting their last downpours in, the kids are getting ready for the end of the school year (more on that next week), and Lance McCullers is romancing […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Living in the Bold North, we only have grass for, like, 6 months out of the year. The rest of the year, our yards are filled with snow or dirt from the melted snow or sink holes from the melted dirt. Yet, like clockwork, the Y chromosomes in our neighborhood all synchronize on Sunday morning and make the men step out and mow their lawns. Imagine yearning to see green all winter and then when the faintest hint of green emerges, you shout at the top of your lungs, “REV IT UP!” and you begin cranking your two stroke with the ferocity of a teenager. Extra points if you mow your lawn three times a week. ENYWHEY. What else am I supposed to lead off with when it’s June? Let’s get you some players.
Please, blog, may I have some more?If you know me by now, you know that I like to revisit analytical topics covered in the past to see if the findings carry forward. I’ve written on pitcher values a number of times, mostly during draft season. In those cases, I looked at projections for what are considered by many as the most […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Mariners called up Cole Young. Cole world, ah, Cole world. Watch out, here comes my altar ego, B. Fire. Bringing da…FIRE! Cole Cole World Yeah First time, he’s Cole’d up, A 2nd baseman pup, The new Mariners homey, They wanna rosterbate, ironically goodbye, Mastrobouni, Or later, Leo Rivas, If Raleigh sits on your head, you’re […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hey, look! A decent batch of two start options! After a couple weeks of pretty unappealing offerings, this week provides some sweet relief. That said, it isn’t without some sour notes of its own. For instance, Nathan Eovaldi was originally lined up for double duty this week, but left his last start early and is […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Chandler Simpson was just sent down by the Tampa Bay Rays in favor of Jake Mangum much to the chagrin of fantasy managers. He was hitting .285 with 17 runs and 19 steals across 34 games. Since his call-up on April 19th, he had more steals than anyone else in professional baseball and more than seven entire teams. But despite the blazing speed and .285 average, Simpson posted just an 85 wRC+, meaning he was performing 15% below league average as a hitter. His OBP hovered around league norms, his slug was nonexistent and fielding was not as good as hoped. This is the dilemma: elite speed plays in fantasy, often disproportionately. Yet in real life, if you can’t hit enough to justify a lineup spot, that speed becomes a tool without a stage. Speed can be scarce especially for those in rotisserie formats. Over the past few seasons, stolen bases have surged across MLB, but true category dominant threats remain rare.
Please, blog, may I have some more?The results have been really solid across the last month, and last week was another good week. Ryan O’Hearn has been magical as one of our streamers over the last few weeks, and he’s finally getting rostered universally. Our biggest goal throughout the season is to stumble into must-roster players like that because the better […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Format = Team Position Player | Age | Level | ETA
1. Red Sox OF Roman Anthony | 20 | AAA | 2025
2. Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz | 22 | MLB | 2025
3. Brewers SS Jesus Made | 18 | A | 2028
4. Royals 1B Jac Caglianone | 22 | AAA | 2025
5. Rangers SS Sebastian Walcott | 19 | AA | 2026
6. Padres SS Leo De Vries | 18 | A+ | 2027
7. Reds RHP Chase Burns | 22 | AA | 2025
Interesting times at the top. Made and De Vries both feel like a smart place to put your money during these volatile economic times. Kurtz and Caglianone get these spots partly for floor, but they’re also closer to the Torkelson-Vaughn vortex than anyone in the lower minors. Gotta try to account for all facets of reality, and in doing that, I can see Chase Burns making a Skenesian impact over the final stretch this season. The pitcher penalty felt pretty outdated as I watched him dominate. The only thing most people can agree on here is that Anthony represents the best combination of proximity, probability and potential.
Please, blog, may I have some more?What’s cookin’ out there, all my Razz Chefs? I’m travelling this weekend en route to a vacation, so no intro for me this week. Let’s dive right into the suggested adds and corresponding bids. The stats and roster rates below are updated as of noon central time on 5/30. As always, if you want advice […]
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