FantasyDraft: Donut Go Against Gausman

April 18, 2017 | DFS, Fantasy Baseball DFS, FantasyDraft |

The man who used to eat donuts before and in between games, will now try to fill up the scoreboard with them. If you aren’t familiar with Kevin Gausman‘s love for donuts, he had a ritual throughout college and even early on in his pro career in which he would eat donuts before each start. He even took it as far as eating 3 powdered donuts in between innings. What a great story it would have been if the ump checked the ball for banned substance and it was just a little Hostess Powdered Sugar. Well hopefully he can use the powdered sugar tonight for some extra grip on the ball as he takes on the Cincinnati Reds. Gausman and the Orioles are a decent favorites at -165, so he should be in line for a win. He is coming off his best start of the season at Toronto (6IP, 1ER, 3Ks) and a trip to the national league could add to those sweet strikeout numbers. As for the rest of the slate, some good stacking opportunities are available. Lets take a look at the picks.

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Podcast: “By The Way, Don’t Make ‘Jodie Foster Has A Large Labia’ The Title Of The Podcast”

April 18, 2017 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 24 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

The season is hitting its stride! We’re still in the honeymoon phase, got a lot of hot-n-sexy still going to keep things spicy; more spicy than say, talking about how I rage quit in Words With Friends! On today’s show, we talk hot starts from Jose Ramirez, Marcell Ozuna, and how Grey absolutely hates James Paxton. Hates I say! We then play another edition of FMK, and for our first time, take your listener comments on the Pod. Thanks to everyone who left us a voicemail! You now can join the Pod by leaving us a dime at this link, and we’ll include as many as we can on the show. Obviously as close to record time as you can, so bookmark the page and send us something over the weekend or Monday morning. Don’t get Grey started on what day the Podcast is on though! Here’s the latest edition of the Razzball Baseball Podcast:

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The Pro-Thamers Smash Hit, “I’m Gonna Hit The Ball (500 Miles)”

April 18, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 662 Comments

by: Grey

In the 1700’s, magic meant going into an oven with raw meat and coming out wearing a hamburger as a hat. That magic awed people, even though they had seen an oven and a hamburger before. We’ve seen Thames before, and we’ve seen home runs before, but Eric Thames still feels like magic. He is a modern day beef illusionist. I will call him, David Copperfood. Yesterday, Eric Thames went 3-for-4, 3 runs with his 7th homer, and 15th homer in the last four games, as he hits .405. We go over Thames on the podcast that’s coming later today, but, damn, I wish I owned him everywhere. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

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Sal Romano Throwing Cheese …And The Top 100 Starting Pitchers, Week 3

April 17, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Pitcher Profiles | 104 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Man, after thinking about where I need to go with this intro, I got a mad hankering for Italian food. Just ordered some to get here during afternoon baseball. Is it profiling that now I’m non-stop craving Italian when I hear a name like Sal Romano? But Italian food is so positive! Is there such a thing as positive profiling?!

Speaking of Profiling, we’re back with enough edition of the Pitcher Profile! I know I’m picking someone that’s pretty far off the beaten path, but any time Sunday baseball features an-even-somewhat-interesting guy making their debut, I’m intrigued! Romano was vaguely on the radar for the NL-only and NFBC-type leagues given the Reds complete lack of a starting rotation, and surprisingly it was Rookie Davis getting the first DL stint (not their old farts, although Brandon Finnegan got hurt as well Saturday night) that opened an early spot for Romano to make his debut. Buried on prospect lists in the 10-20 range for Cincy (they do have a good farm system though), with Ralph ranking him as merely a “floorboard”, Romano apparently has pretty interesting stuff from what I read, mainly a mid-to-high 90s fastball. As tradition, I write the intro to the Profiles before I watch a pitcher’s start, and I’ll withhold any judgment until I see him throw. So as I eagerly await my baked ziti, the Brewers game is about to start and I’m pumped to see how Romano looks and Profile his debut. Here’s how he fared yesterday afternoon in his debut:

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It’s A Sign Of The Thames …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 3

April 17, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 44 Comments

by: M@

A lot’s happening in Korea these days. Not sure if you watch the news, but let’s just say they’re not happy with us in the North. You know, the whole communist vs. freedom thing. [Jay’s Note: Or is it simply two man-child idiots battling over who’s more emotionally unstable?] But in the South, where our friends live, we may be getting on their bad side, as well. No, not in a manner that causes global political strain, but with one of their most beloved past-times… our national past-time.

The KBO had a monster in it the last few years. Sure, Japan claims Godzilla, but Korea can say they produced a baseball godzilla. Steamer loved him in the preseason projections, ESPN hated him enough to put his pre-draft ranking at 200+, and other Razzball pundits warned of not overspending for someone that couldn’t make it in the MLB just a few years ago.

And now? Well, Milwaukee not only paid him, but they’ve been seeing a lot of the gif above recently. Platoon? GTFO. You don’t platoon this…

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We’re Going Streaming!, Week 3: It’s Better To Give Than To Luis

April 17, 2017 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 5 Comments

by: Mike Honcho

Guess who’s back y’all? Anyone? Okay, I’ll just tell you. It’s me, Honcho. The dreamy one has returned for another week of streaming delights. Get. Excited. Like always, I’ll be dishing out some tasty options as far as pitching is concerned and further down the page you’ll see my suggestions for a few bats to use this week. That’s right, Honcho is serving you heaping helpings of fantasy deliciousness so you can dominate your league. Or basically just squeak by with a minor victory. Either way I’m bringing the goods famalam! Per usual, I’ll be guided by the brilliance of both the Stream-o-Nator and the Hitter-Tron. These ever-so-helpful tools present a distinctive edge for your fantasy baseball endeavors… And who among us doesn’t enjoy some serious edging now and again? Wait, what? Sorry folks, wrong blog. So after you read this article, do yourself a favor and subscribe to one of the packages Razzball offers. You’ll thank me later, trust me. Anyway, we’re still pretty early into the season, so the options aren’t as plentiful as they might be come summertime. Nonetheless, I’ve uncovered some quality options if you care to join me in a raunchy bout of streaming. As always, the players suggested below will be owned in less than 50% of ESPN standard leagues. Here we go:

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FantasyDraft: Robbie Get Your Rei Gun

April 17, 2017 | DFS, FantasyDraft |

by: Teddy Heater

It’s no secret that I Love me some Double Entendre, (#JonSnowIsWinter) , but my hat goes off to Rudy Gamble. Granted, Grey writes the best roundups around and has some great predictions, but Rudy is the unsung hero that comes up with the best one liners in fantasy baseball. Rudy is a numbers crunching, logarithm aficionado that spends most of his time making sure that all the bad ass tools on Razzball are working! I know what you’re thinking, “Why all the Love for Rudy and ,how does this relate to DFS?” Glad you asked. So 1. Rudy has created the best DFS tools on the web and 2. Robbie Ray, $18,800 is my Ace for tonight. He’s away in a pitchers park, the Dodgers are leading the league in Ks vs LHP and I think he’s finally arrived. OK, so where does the whole Ray/Rei thing fit in, let me break it down to you real quick. Ray is pitching tonight, the newest Star Wars trailer debuted on Friday and the newest addition to my family is a Japanese Chin named Rei. I’m not one to ask questions, the names fell in the right order at the right time and instead of a double entendre we got the trifecta going for us tonight.

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Zaxit

April 17, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 544 Comments

by: Grey

Joining Paul Hollywood at The Great Britton’s Brach Off is Orioles’ manager, Buck Showalter. Showalter said, “Craig Gentry (2-for-5, 3 RBIs) hit a home run with his leadoff Battenberg cake even if it is missing the mark on OBP, but I love its moistness, and I apologize for using the word moist.” Trey Mancini (3-for-5, 4 RBIs, and his 3rd and 4th homers) was crowned this week’s Star Baker, beating out Mark Trumbo (2-for-5, 1 run), who was in the cleanup spot, saying, “Why do these people have to use so many pots and pans?” The Great Britton’s Brach Off didn’t end without losing one baketestant. Zach Britton over-whisked his meringue and left with a forearm strain. The Brits are calling it, Zaxit. So, Britton will be out for at least ten days with Brad Brach filling in, behind Brach will be Darren O’Day, who sounds too IRA to me, then behind him will be Mychal Givens, who is Mike Tyson and Robin Givens’ child. Buck Showalter said he hopes Britton will be ready in ten days, but forearm strains don’t work that way, so you should grab Brach, at least. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:

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Gerrit Cole And His 96mph Fastball

April 16, 2017 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 21 Comments

by: Lance

Fantasy baseball writers and analysts play in a lot of leagues. Take it from any mind on this site, it’s very hard to say no to leagues with great competition. After multiple years of keeping my ‘portfolio’ compact, this was the year my theoretical box started it’s adventure down a slippery slope.

In deciding after draft season to seriously focus on about five of my 11 leagues of which I found most near and dear to my heart… and wallet… I noticed one player I had stumbled onto more shares of than I ever envisioned (minus James Paxton).

Gerrit Cole.

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This Week In Razz: Week Two

April 16, 2017 | This Week in Razzball | 4 Comments

by: Viz

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over my life playing fantasy sports, it’s that you need to be patient in the early going. We’re two weeks into the season with teams playing 10-12 games. Would you be worried about a fantasy football player if he had a bad week one? I certainly wouldn’t be so give your team some time. When it comes to hockey, I suggest waiting at least a month to consider any major moves to your roster. I feel the same way in baseball, perhaps even more so. For the most part, variance when it comes to BABIP, park factors, etc. swamps everything in a two week sample. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t make any moves; you should always be looking to upgrade the bottom of your roster through the waiver wire and should use the Buy/Sell columns linked below to help. If you have a team at the bottom of your standings, like I do in an RCL, all we need is a little patience. Mm, yeah. Here’s a look at what everyone posted on Razzball over the last week:

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OPS Leaguers Unite! Make A Trade Offer!

April 16, 2017 | OPS Leagues | 11 Comments

by: Phil B.

It’s another Sunday, Grey’s buy/sell is already out, but you’re comping at the bit and checking Razzball, and now, here you are. Welcome! I’ve often found, after the first week or two, people are ready to trade. Sometimes people get jumpy, they have that post draft hangover and want to keep tinkering with their teams, or they just love trading (I’m that guy). Always be open to any trade, and what’s a better time to start than the present?

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FantasyDraft: B-I-N-GIO

April 16, 2017 | DFS, Fantasy Baseball DFS, FantasyDraft | 1 Comment

by: FredWord

Welcome to this wonderful Sunday chalked full of baseball, great food and adult beverages. I don’t know about you guys, but I will be breaking open a bottle of Sambuca on this lovely day as it’s family tradition for every family get together. If you’re not familiar with Sambuca it’s an Italian liquor that taste like black liquorice. Anyways, ever since I was a little kid we’ve always had Italian themed dinners growing up because my dad “thought” he was Italian. It wasn’t till a few years ago where my cousin ran the family tree and discovered we had no Italian in us whatsoever, in fact we are predominately English. Despite the devastating news we continue to eat Italian themed dinners and drink Sambuca. Moving on to the real reason you are here, Gio Gonzalez ($15,600) is my golden egg of the day and I would only use him in GPP plays. Gio has started the season off hotter than helles and I’m banking on him to win me more than just eggs. The Nationals are the 4^th highest favorite on the board so there is some risk but that is why this is strictly a GPP play. Historically he’s pitched well against the Phillies and they were ranked towards the bottom vs lefties last season. This season they are sporting a 25% K rate against lefties which is more of the reason to target Gio. Don’t let us down Gio, we are all counting on you.

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