Eugenio Suarez went quad shopping on Saturday night, hitting his 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th homer (with 5 RBIs, and 1-for-3, 1 run on Sunday). Eugenio said I see your Mark Whiten and I’m hitting! Eugenio said you can call me Geno because you don’t SEE NO ball when I’m done with it! The last […]
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There’s a few things to mention before we get into it this week. The biggest question marks going into Sunday’s action is who will take over open rotation spots for the Athletics, Blue Jays, and White Sox. For our purposes here, who they select really means nothing, because the choices are all distasteful. Do be […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The past two weeks have delivered some of the biggest fantasy performances of the young season, but digging beneath the surface shows not every breakout is built the same. Guys like Pete Crow-Armstrong have turned heads with a barrage of steals, runs, and even unexpected pop. Meanwhile, health has aided guys like Oneil Cruz flashing the elite raw tools that made him a breakout darling. Early-season explosions are fun, but fantasy managers should be thinking two moves ahead. Is it time to trust these players as foundational pieces, or is the smarter play to sell high while the market is buzzing? In the breakdown ahead, we’ll highlight who’s a hold, who’s a sell, and who deserves a little more skepticism despite the gaudy box scores. It is time for a game of real or deal for this week’s hitter profiles.
Please, blog, may I have some more?It was really frustrating to see Jose Soriano get blown up as my first streamer of the week, but everything improved after that. In fact, we got gems from Andrew Heaney and Max Meyer, with both players looking like must-roster players for the foreseeable future. TJ Friedl and Andrew Benintendi were also solid streamers from […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?1. Red Sox OF Roman Anthony (20, AAA)
Doing typical Roman stuff, conquering his contemporaries, slashing .313/.451/.588 with five home runs, two stolen bases, 21 strikeouts (20.6 percent) and 21 walks in 23 games. Ceddanne Rafaela has tripled his walk rate in the early going and has a 128 wRC+ since April 6. He’s an 80-grade defender in center field, so I don’t think he’s going anywhere, which I suppose surprises nobody who regularly reads this space. It’s gonna be interesting though. Wilyer Abreu can’t stop won’t stop hitting, and Jarren Duran is a core player. Can Rafael Devers play first base yet? Could Triston Casas be in trouble? He hit two homers this week, both of the three-run variety, but that’s all he’s done this week, and last week. Since April 6, he’s slashing .151/.286/.283 but with interesting plate skills: 12.7 percent walk rate and a 17.7 percent strikeout rate. If you’re playing a video game, you probably make that move today: call up Anthony and trade Casas. Rumor mill over the winter said the Red Sox were trying to swing a Casas trade, maybe even before the Bregman signing came through if I remember right. Tricky situation. Good problem to have though, especially in a video game.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hello out there, Razzballers! Once again, we had another great week of baseball action that brought us fantasy standings chaos, injuries, and new entrants to our game via callups. And THE BIG ONE occurred this week with the promotion of certain future Hall-of-Famer (at least it seems that way if you’ve been trying to trade […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Miami Marlins catcher slash batter slash baseball thrower slash heartthrob Agustin Ramirez collected two hits with a double and his first major league home run Friday night, a two run tank in the eighth inning that put the Fish up big. Have a day, rook! You may remember Agustin as a one time big shot […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back everyone. Yet another week has passed as the first month of the season has nearly concluded.
At this point of the season, what have we learned?
Well, we’ve learned that pitchers are still dropping like flies and that having position depth on your team is as valuable as ever. Your task is now finding the right replacements for struggling players or those who will be living on the IL for a while.
One of those “right” replacements is Kameron Misner of Tampa Bay. The left-handed hitting center fielder is not my typical dynasty target as he is already 27 and started his professional career in 2019 – AFTER playing in the SEC at Missouri for three years. But sometimes the diamonds in the rough are players who are a little older.
So, let’s jump in and talk a look at Misner, an up-and-coming dynasty player.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Explain baseball to an alien? Can we start with this: What if all those Bubbas were in the majors at the same time? Would you be worried? How would it make you feel? Would you think, “Am I baseball fan or,” considered pause, as you turn to the mirror and continue, “A Bubba watcher?” I […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Depending on how your season’s going, it may be hard for you to believe that we’re already about a month in, because time is flying so fast as your teams are happily hovering at the top of the standings. Or, it may feel more like the all star break should have been here a week […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We’re approximately 15% of the way through the season and have no idea who the Cy Young winners are going to be, but as crazy as it sounds we have a pretty good idea of which pitchers it won’t be, and if you don’t believe me, you’re gonna wanna read to the end of this […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?So, that’s why they got rid of Zac Veen? Oh, you know I’m on that bullshit still. You know I am! How do you not know this by now? This is what I do! Complain about the Rockies! Jordan Beck had a three-homer day yesterday, going 4-for-7 with 5 RBIs as the Rockies were swept […]
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