by: Steve Paulo
Hello there, and Happy Pagan Spring Equinox / Fertility Festival to those who celebrate! I’m also being told there is another holiday today that only kinda involves bunnies and eggs, and so a Happy Easter to a bunch of you, too! But of course, the most important thing about today is that it’s a Sunday […]
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by: Jeremy Brewer
We are merely eight games into the 2023 season and have learned a lot about what we can expect this season. For starters, that lack of steals we have seen in past seasons is long gone with the rule changes going forward. This means that players that derive value from speed will have more than ample opportunity to contribute. We are also reminded that injuries are a reality of our game that will drive any fantasy manager crazy as we see players like Jose Altuve and Michael Harris tumble down the rankings. Finally, we are rewarded for our eternal hope in the prospecting of our fantasy teams through players like Jordan Walker and Corbin Carroll. If the first week of the fantasy season has told us anything, it is that we are in for a fun ride and with that a lot of opportunity for the savvy fantasy owner. Time to break down the top 100 hitters for the rest of the 2023 fantasy baseball season.
Please, blog, may I have some more?I’d be lying to you if I said I was satisfied with last week’s streamers. We had a couple of pitchers absolutely pummelled, but it felt like that happened to every pitcher across the league. My ERA and WHIP are laughably bad in some leagues, but almost every fantasy manager is dealing with the same […]
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by: The Itch
Happy Easter! I’m currently watching a bunny and a hot dog run along the outfield warning track in the Guardians and Mariners game. Pretty typical afternoon, minus the bunny.
The eggs that interest me most at the moment are the zeros I’m watching Tanner Bibee post in his Triple-A debut. My favorite part was the fifth inning, when Bibee gave up two bloop hits to open the frame but closed it out without giving an inch or breaking a sweat. He cruised through five shutout innings on 78 pitches.
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by: Mike Couillard
Welcome back to the weekly waiver wire/FAAB article! Can you find replacements for the rash of new injuries to the likes Eloy Jimenez, Mitch Haniger, Max Fried, and Robbie Ray with Joey Gallo, Ji-Hwan Bae, and Seth Lugo? Is the backend of your roster still suffering after your drunken inattention caused you to throw value […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Eloy Jimenez has all the talent in the world, doesn’t he? When he’s healthy and “on” he often reminds me of the great Manny Ramirez – loose, smooth, and confident. But can Eloy ever stay on the field with any consistency at this point? This week it’s a hamstring injury – always a giant red […]
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by: Dan Pants
Perhaps it’s the constantly ticking pitch clock causing me anxiety and doubt but the Pittsburgh Pirates, yes those Pirates aka the 1979 World Champs have now won four in a row and that’s almost entirely due to free-agent-to-be Bryan Reynolds. Reynolds was 3-for-5 with his MLB leading fifth home run Friday night along with 6 […]
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by: Jakkers
Welcome back to another installment of Top Dynasty Keepers. That waiver wire in fantasy baseball is now on fire as players are making adds and drops in reaction to the first week of the season.
This week we are going to take a look at two second basemen who play in the National League Central Division – Brice Turang of the Milwaukee Brewers and Ji Hwan Bae of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Road to The Show
Turang had an outstanding prep career in California, leading the Brewers to select him with the 21st overall pick in the 2018 draft. Entering the season as the No. 4 prospect in the Brewers system, Turang entered this season as the Brewers’ fourth-ranked prospect and was ranked as high as the 88th best prospect by Baseball America and 96th by MLB.com prior to the 2021 season before falling out of the Top 100.
Given a chance to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster this spring, Turang did so and is off to a solid start. Now, he is starting to get love from fantasy players as he is now rostered in 13.2% of ESPN leagues, an increase of 11.9% over the last seven days, and in 27% of Yahoo leagues.
Bae, who hails from South Korea, originally signed with the Atlanta Braves in 2017 but was declared a free agent after the fallout from Atlanta’s international signing violations. The Pirates swooped in and signed Bae in the spring of 2018 for $1.2 million. Unlike Turang, Bae is not getting as much love from fantasy owners as he is owned in 2.3% of ESPN leagues, though that is up two percent over the last seven days. In Yahoo leagues he is rostered in 19% of leagues.
Now that we know a little more about Turang and Bae, let’s breakdown each player.
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by: Grey
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Please, blog, may I have some more?What’s happening, Razzball nation?! It’s been a predictably wacky first week of baseball, and I for one already feel like I could use a vacation. We’ve had a tough start for some heavily drafted pitchers, but I’m trying to keep the faith that things will even out eventually. In a few leagues where I had […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I’ve been playing fantasy baseball a long time. I mean, a LONG, LONG time. More years than I care to mention. I’m sure to be in good company though as many of you reading this right now are probably long time players yourselves. So, I’m confident you can relate to the topic today. One thing […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Grey
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For once, the Mets’ doctors were used for good instead of evil. They gave Omar Narvaez day-to-day status and that knocked him out for nine weeks. Hey, lucky they didn’t say he was healthy! That might’ve knocked him out for the rest of his career. Here’s a prayer for everyone who the Mets’ doctors give a clean bill of health to. May their memory be a blessing. With this devastating news for Narvaez, I am very heartbrok–Wait a second! That means they’re calling up Francisco Alvarez! Here’s what I’ve said previously, “I’ve heard Francisco Alvarez compared to Wilson Ramos. A) Wilson Ramos had some great years. Okay, one or two. B) Think that’s selling Francisco Alvarez’s bat short. C) There’s no C. If being honest, I was surprised to see Alvarez was so squat, and I don’t mean just behind home plate. He’s a tiny guy, said by someone who is shorter than Francisco Alvarez. Okay, fine, he’s a “tiny guy” by baseball standards. His power does seem completely legit. He looks like a little square mountain that moves around like a Roomba. A very slow Roomba. A Roomba that starts in the living room, and gets to the kitchen three months later. Prospect Itch said, “A rare backstop in that Francisco Alvarez features plus athleticism and foot-speed, Alvarez stands alone atop minor league catcher mountain after Adley Rutschman joined the Orioles. Alvarez generates easy loft from a strong natural uppercut. Also, I’d like to uppercut Grey.” And that’s me quoting me quoting Itch! Our Prospectonator has the projections for every rookie. Before they’re even called up. It’s magic! That magic has Alvarez down for 21/3/.225. That feels low on the average, but about right on the power. If he were to go 21/.240, then he’s a top 10 catcher. Grab him everywhere you need a catcher. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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