Patreon Podcast: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Not Dong News

July 13, 2020 | All Podcasts |

The Razzball Patreon gets harder and harder each week. I mean hotter and hotter each week. Sorry, we just got done discussing a bunch of dong news articles on this week’s show with our favorite comedian, and Grey’s new best friend, Billy Hurley. Grey was enamored with the headline of a man who “accidentally” got a phone charger stuck in his bladder by inserting it up his penis. Except the distressed patient told doctors that it was actually headphones that he swallowed. Can you believe this is real dong news? If so, you won’t believe the next one! There’s a mounting movement against sexist phallic shaped buildings. Feminists believe skyscrapers embody a toxic form of masculinity. Which leads Grey to praise the progressive Afghani Vagina Caves several dozen times throughout the show.

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COVID Decides To Use Chapman As An Opener

July 13, 2020 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 77 Comments

by: Grey

Aroldis Chapman tested positive for Covid and has mild symptoms. Aroldis was reading a radar gun, when he said, “Damn, I haven’t thrown 101 in so long,” then he realized he wasn’t reading a radar gun. This is not great news. Zack/Zach Britton would fill in if Aroldis can’t get back on the field in time for Re-Opening Day. (I’m trying to make Re-Opening Day happen. Is it obvious/working?) I’m hesitant about moving Aroldis down in my rankings, because he only needs — what, two throwing sessions to be ready? Seems like he could be back by Re-Opening Day, or maybe a day or two past Re-Opening Day or three days past Re-Opening Day (is it a thing yet?). Anyway, here’s what else I saw in fantasy baseball:

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Top 100 Hitters for 2020 Fantasy Baseball: Summer Camp Week 2

by: Thomas Howland

Camp is in full swing, and the initial wave of Covid-19 diagnoses and Opt Outs have taken place. We are not doctors, we only play them on fantasy baseball sites. Seriously, Covid-19 throws a massive shadow and we’re all doing our best. As far as the rankings go, our fearless leader had some big news on Friday:

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60 Days of Summer: MLB and Fantasy with COVID

July 12, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Baseball | 1 Comment

by: Jay

As one might conclude, here at Razzball we’ve started focusing on what baseball and fantasy baseball will look like as we plod forward through this mess, and I have to admit, it’s a bit weird. Ignoring the bottle of Corona in the room and the fact that this may not even work out as the U.S. struggles to contain the first wave (can’t have a second if you never stop the first! *points at forehead*), the current sports experiments going-on ultimately leave us with the possibility of having a bit of entertainment while we safely hunker down in out mother’s basement, so we must at least entertain the idea that baseball and fantasy baseball will become a reality. As I’m wont to do, the content I’ve been working on has more of a WWJD (What Would Jay Do?) slant, and the last and first post in this series generally went over the types of batters I’d be focusing on in this truncated 60-day stretch. While I’ll be treating pitchers to the same exposé at a later date, with this post, I’d like to tackle the nitty-gritty side of it all, and that’s the broader changes we’ll see to the MLB and fantasy apparatus as we stay six feet apart while not coughing on each other. You know, proper pandemic etiquette…

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Best Pool Prospects for Redraft Leagues: National League Central

July 12, 2020 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Fantasy Baseball Rookies, Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, fantasy baseball strategy | 2 Comments

by: The Itch

Major League Baseball is pushing through time lapses in testing procedures in its quest to fake having a plan until it makes one, but two things have become crystal clear: 1) players will be opting out, and 2) players will be catching the virus.

Players can opt back in at any time if the situation changes, so that could make for some interesting faab runs.

Other side of that coin: players can opt out at any time.

Along with the danger and chaos comes opportunity, so let’s scan the NL Central for players poised to climb that ladder.

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Top 100 Starting Pitchers Summer Training Week 2

July 11, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Baseball, Top 100 Starting Pitchers | 14 Comments

by: everywhereblair

Hey everybody! There’s so much Covid news going on right now that the Top 100 Starting Pitchers list was changing non-stop. So, without further ado, we whipped up a brand-spanking new, constantly updated Top 100 Starting Pitcher List! Bookmark this page and rest assured that you’re getting the most recent information available while drafting.

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Closer Report: Sponsored By Camping World

July 11, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Baseball | 11 Comments

by: Roto-Wan

Let’s give the ole Closer Rankings a slight reshuffle. There is bound to be much more news coming as summer camps start to ramp up. I’ve pushed the “Don’t pay for saves” mantra plenty. I’m doubling down on that in this 60 game season. If a closer misses any time, COVID related or otherwise, that destroys their value. It’s an enormous risk to take on top of the already rather large risk of paying for a top closer. Give me cheap saves in a high variance window. Tiers are summer camp themed!

Sports Camp: The cool kids go here. It helps if you’re good at the actual sport but walking around with the equipment is all that’s required.

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Deep Thoughts: Dustin May Take You To A Wonderous Place

July 10, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Baseball | 2 Comments

by: Coolwhip

So I was reviewing the news, looking at how teams were prepping their starters, and wracking my head over depth charts. 2020 the year and 2020 Fantasy Baseball is a rabbit hole. And finding quality innings from pitchers is the wonderland within. So far, several teams have indicated that at least the first week or two they intend on letting their starters only throw 3-4 innings: Giants, Cardinals, Mets, and Rockies to name a few. Yankees have said they’re limiting starters to 60ish pitches to begin. Wheeeeeee! Common sense doesn’t really work here. You’re mad. I’m mad. We’re all mad here… What? How do I know you’re mad? You must be, or you wouldn’t be here. And here isn’t really anywhere, that is of course, if not being anywhere is nowhere… unless nowhere is still somewhere. Somewhere then is surely anywhere. And that’s pitching in 2020.

Dodgers are likely to hold back their starters at the outset as well, yet, there’s still some promise. Maeda got shipped off to Minnesota. David Price has opted out for the season. Jimmy Nelson has opted for back surgery and will miss the season as well. It’s mad I tell you! I’m waiting to hear from Simone that her best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw Walker pass out at 31 flavors from COVID because he wasn’t wearing a mask. But that’s obviously just hearsay. That leaves Dustin May and Ross Stripling to occupy the 5th rotation spot. So who will it be? My love for Stripling knows no bounds, seeing as I wrote a Ross Stripling sleeper back when we thought there was an Angels deal in place for him. Alas, thanks to Moreno’s impatience, that did not come to pass. Then enter the 60-game season with regional divisions and if the Dodgers give him the nod it will virtually be the same schedule. The Dodgers, though, seem to prefer him in the flex role and I feel that he will likely be reserved for a super middle reliever role making it Dustin May’s unbirthday party. Yes, either way I got you covered. And if you don’t know your way, anyway will take you there.

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ADP Analysis: Mid-Round Outfielders

July 10, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Baseball, Outfielders |

by: Dan Richards

Now that there is a planned baseball season, we can rejoice because fantasy baseball drafts have resumed. Concomitantly, there is new ADP data to analyze, giving me an excuse to ignore my loved ones and write about fake baseball.

That said, I do have some valuable insight to offer. Using only drafts conducted since the announcement of the 60-game season, I want to discuss outfielders selected between picks 80 and 120 and compare their ATC projections to find some hidden value. The reason being that, when you’re in a draft, you should take the hitter that represents the best value on the board regardless of his ADP.

Say, for example,

you have pick 80
outfielders of ADP 71 and 91 are available
neither will likely be on the board for your next pick
and you’ve assessed that the hitter with the ADP of 91 provides more relative value, then
you should draft 91, even though it will feel less satisfying.

Of course, you need to know who represents greater relative value to make that decision, which is where I come in.

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Ambulance Chasers Preseason – Going Back to Camp Round One

July 10, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Injury Report |

by: Hammer

Camp is starting up and it’s weird out there folks. Split squad positionless scrimmages, Covid tests, opt outs….baseball is back!?! This whole thing feels like the Jessie Spano caffeine pill freakout from Saved By the Bell…”I’m so excited, I’m so excited, I’m so…..scared”.

First round of Covid testing is coming back and there’s plenty of interesting names that have tested positive: Jesus Luzardo, Eduardo Rodriguez, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Hector Neris, DJ Lemahieu, Tommy Pham, Scott Kingery, Mitch Keller, Ryan O’Hearn, Salvador Perez, and Kole Calhoun are notable confirmed positives.

Of these, most fall into the “asymptomatic” category and should return to the team soon (hopefully). Hector Neris was already around Phillies camp this week, and Joey Gallo already has one negative test under his belt. He should be good to go soon.

The most serious case looks to be Freddie Freemen. The Braves are being candid about exactly what Freeman is going through, but they’re not expecting him back to camp any time soon.

There’s several other guys who are missing from camp still with no given reason why. Some teams are releasing positive tests, some teams aren’t stating what’s keeping players away but letting us read between the lines. This list includes: Aaron Nola (who was seen around Phillies camp earlier this week similar to Neris), Yonny Chirinos, Juan Soto, Kenley Jansen, Gavin Lux, AJ Pollock, Tony Gonsolin, Yordan Alvarez, Jose Urquidy, and Josh James. The Astros, as well as some other teams, have had issues with their testing in terms of getting results quickly, so that may be holding up the ‘Stros players, but these are all guys to keep an eye on.

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Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Pitching with SP Streamer

July 10, 2020 | All Podcasts | 1 Comment

by: Brent

Michael Simione (@SPStreamer) joins the show to talk pitching and streamers in a 60 game season. Michael gives us his breakdown on a streamer and what makes a great streamer in fantasy. We dive into the 70 page SP Streamer draft kit and some of the pitchers he has ranked. Why does he have Luis Castillo over Jack Flaherty? We also have some great rapid fire questions and get to know Michael and why he hates mashed potatoes and pickles.

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Gallo Trying To Find A True Third Outcome For Covid Test

July 10, 2020 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 114 Comments

by: Grey

Joey Gallo tested positive, negative, positive, negative, positive, negative, positive, positive, negative, negative for Covid and is asymptomatic. The good news is the Rangers, fans and fantasy baseballers have been contact tracing Gallo for years. You, “This makes no sense, Statcast shows Gallo’s avoided contact for his entire career.” Snort, snort, wheeze! “Geez, Gallo can’t avoid contact when it’s most important.” Wheeze and repeat! Get this pretty fun testing story: Gallo tested positive for Covid on 6/29, then negative on 6/30, then positive again on 7/2, then negative on 7/7, so he seems to be fine, but who knows. Like the guy in The Royal Rumble who hides in the corner for most of the match, the smartest team will just hole themselves up in a hotel somewhere, until every other team loses all their players, then emerge World Series champs. On the reals, Gallo seems to be okay now, and why it’s so iffy on moving guys down in redraft 2020 rankings right now based on a positive test. Don’t think anyone knows how long someone tests positive or negative or positive or–Well, you get it. Anyway, here’s what else I saw for fantasy baseball:

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