Ambulance Chasers, Week 2: Bird Flu In Bean Town

April 12, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Injury Report | 8 Comments

I feel like I could list every Boston Red Sox player in my post this week. A bunch of their players came down with the flu, even the untouchable Andrew Benintendi, who apparently threw-up in the dugout during a game this week. He might’ve ralphed due to hearing about his .174 AVG so far though. Relax everyone, he’s 14-years-old and we’re only in Week 2. Don’t overreact! However, if you happen to visit Fenway this week for their games — make sure to wash your hands well, seal up your plastic bubble boy suit and keep away from patient zero (probably Dustin Pedroia — he seems like the superstitious type to not wash during the season for luck).

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Points Leagues: Sun of Jharel

April 12, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 28 Comments

by: malamoney

For those expecting a post riddled with Man of Steel references, you have come to the wrong place. I think. I’ve got a few, but I’m not much of a Superman expert. As a child, Christopher Reeves was my Superman. Tragic ending for the man I grew up believing was invincible. The dude possessed the powers of flight, superhuman strength, x-ray vision, heat vision, cold breath, super-speed, enhanced hearing, and nigh-invulnerability, but he couldn’t ride a freaking horse? You never saw Invisible Man riding a horse, did you? Think about that question for a second. And how is it possible that no one had a clue that Clark Kent was Superman. He puts on a pair of nerdy glasses and everyone is fooled. The next time you go to work, throw on a pair of glasses and see if anyone recognizes you. Try to the opposite if you already wear them…

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FanDuel: Sit Back and Enjoy the Stroman

April 12, 2017 | DFS, Fanduel | 2 Comments

by: Troy: The Collector

HELLO, and welcome to another beautiful Wednesday slate on FanDuel. Last week didn’t go so well but here’s hoping this Wednesday will be a very profitable one! I know last week I said I’d try my best to steer you guys clear of high ownership guys… Well this slate is a perfect example of why I used the word “try”. It’s a tough slate with a couple solid pitchers and a bunch of garbage. Marcus Stroman $8,600 is far and away the best pitcher on the slate with a good matchup. Lets dive into the numbers a bit more: Stroman gets left handed batters and right handed batters out equally. Right handed batters actually hit him a little better over his career (.262) then lefties (.247) but he’s been able to neutralize the power numbers for both right handed batters (1 homerun every 54 abs) and lefties (1 homerun every 47 abs). Combine that with the early -195 money line and he’s a good bet for a quality game and the win. Stroman had a very good start to open his 2017 season going 6 1/3 innings with 5 strike outs and only 1 run given up. Milwaukee still has Braun and Villar but I still think Stroman is an easy play today.

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Yoenis Trespedes & Lucas Deuxda

April 12, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 565 Comments

by: Grey

The City of Brotherly Love opened up its sweaty arms, where the hair is growing weirdly on the backside of the biceps, and said, “Come here, and get some of these meatballs that Clay Buchholz is throwing.” Yoenis Cespedes hit his 2nd, 3rd and 4th homers (4-for-6, 3 runs, 5 RBIs). In Philly, they say he hit three wiz wits and a Tastykake; Neil Walker (2-for-5, 1 run) had a Tastykake and a dollop of light cream cheese; Asdrubal Cabrera (4-for-6, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer) had a wiz wit, a Tastykake and three dollops of light cream cheese; Lucas Duda (4-for-6 and his 2nd and 3rd homers) had two wiz wits, a Tastykake and a dollop of the good stuff that is like curdled mother’s milk. Yoenis started off slow, which is a ludicrous thing to say, he has four homers in eight games. He’s on pace for 80 homers. I mean, you really need to take a lesson from Uncle LL, and chillllllllll. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

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RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 1

April 11, 2017 | Our Leagues, Razzball Commenters League | 34 Comments

by: MattTruss

Maybe it’s Byron Buxton’s incredible slump, maybe it’s the lack of HRs from Giancarlo Stanton, maybe it’s because I own(ed) Luke Gregerson on way too many team but opening week isn’t going as well as I’d hoped. Don’t get me wrong, I’m giddy to have baseball back and be back on the RCL grind. I’d be lying though if I said getting off to a slow start doesn’t matter week 1. Everyone wants to start the first week leading their league. I always dream of going wire to wire. It’s not happening for me in any RCLs this year, but it’s a long season, plenty of time to win these things. Are you slugging your way to the top of your league via George Springer? Maybe you’ve Kendall Graveman’d yourself to the front of the pack instead. Either way, I hope your roto point floweth over. Trea Turner owners, (I have 1 share) I send my condolences. No one likes a hammy injury for their young speedster. Anthony Rizzo and Miguel Cabrera owners, the support group meeting is tonight at 7 in the basement of the town library. I’ll bring the Cracker Jack, you bring the Big League Chew and we’ll have a prayer octagon.

Already the RCL battle has been waged on the waiver wire as the race to grab that sweet SAGNOF started early. Roberto Osuna made a surprise DL appearance and Jason Grilli was the first add of the year for those seeking cheap saves. Jeanmar Gomez became the first victim of the closerpocolypse this year and to everyone’s surprise it was not Hector Neris, but 39 year old Joaquin Benoit, who got the keys to the 9th from Pete Mackrackhead. I can’t wait to see how long that lasts. Let’s take a look now at which RCL teams are getting an early jump on their league standings:

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FantasyDraft: Sipping on Jameson

April 11, 2017 | DFS, FantasyDraft | 7 Comments

by: Ignacio

So smooth and well crafted. Not talking about the Irish Whiskey. Talking about Pittsburgh Pirates Ace Jameson Taillon. Already matched zeros with Chris Sale in his first start, going 7 innings and striking out 6. The young prospect showed a lot of promise last season posting a 3.37 ERA in 104 innings of work. Priced at $16,200, he has good value as the Pirates are the biggest favorite of the night at -185. He faced the Reds last year at PNC Park and was able to come away with a Quality Start (6 IP, 1 run, 6 Ks). I expect a similar stat line and hopefully come away with the win as the Reds are throwing a rookie pitcher. Saving up on pitching can allow to rack up on some bats in Coors, a game in which Jared Weaver is involved and should be a slugfest. Now on to the picks.

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Podcast: “I DO NOT Want To See Prince Fielder Eating Nachos Anymore!”

April 11, 2017 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 17 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Finally! Some real action to talk about! I haven’t been this excited for action since I was in high school! Speaking on that milieu, on today’s show we play some FMK, discuss some hot starts across the league, and some not so hot ABs from Byron Buxton. Get this guy a tennis racket! We also try out a new recording format to make Grey sound a little clearer, so when he freaks out giving me “feedback” and annoys his neighbors, it now blasts your eardrums with HD precision! Here’s the latest edition of the Razzball Baseball Podcast:

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Tampa Bats Couldn’t Break Open The Pineda

April 11, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 642 Comments

by: Grey

If I didn’t wear cowboy boots to the community pool. If I didn’t ooze machismo like I’m Fonzie and John Wayne’s baby which they had during the intermission of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. If I weren’t such a gee-dee man’s man — exclamation mark, exclamation mark, exclamation mark — I’d el oh el right now like a 13-year-old girl. Perfect through six and two-thirds (final line: 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 baserunners (0 BBs), 11 Ks, ERA at 3.97) from a guy that has caused more ulcers than your wife’s best friend’s bright idea to videotape your wife’s bachelorette party. She cheated on you, doode, and he was hung like Carlos Lee. Michael Pineda, why do you cause such ulcers, I ask like I’m at Ellis Island in 1931. I also have the scurvy, as I continue for no apparent reason. Okay, seriously, I don’t know what to make of Michael Pineda. He has the stuff, as George Carlin once said, to be a 2.50 ERA pitcher with 220 Ks. He could also have a 5.50 ERA and be sent down by July. If someone tells you they know which one he’ll be, they’re lying. Would I own him? Sure. Would I always enjoy it? C’mon, man, pay attention! Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

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Wrestle-Manaea! …And The Top 100 Starting Pitchers, Week 2

April 10, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Pitcher Profiles | 95 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

We back baby! The Pitcher Profiles are back!

It’s a brand new season, so we got some brand new digs! Hah not really, just some new GIFfing magic to help make the posts pop a little, and see some pitches a little clearer. Even better content if these posts are too long, and you just watch the GIFs then scroll to the ranks!

If you’re new to the Profiles, I break down a starter’s outing pitch-by-pitch, to try and portray how they “really” looked. We’ve seen multiple guys have a lucky BABIP day – or a few flares fall against them – that can really skew their numbers (especially early in the year). The Profiles try to help give an eye level account, leaving nothing to question. I also developed my own “Gamescore+” stat, that I will continue scoring for pitchers getting Profiled. With Statcast data now out there, I still need to work with Rudy to automate it!

So to our subject today, I know I’ve Profiled Sean Manaea before… Here’s his 2016 Profile, but I decided to go back to the well and see if he’s maintaining his good stuff that he showed in the second half last year. Plus in that Profile, it was his Major League debut and I thought he looked a lot better once he settled into the rotation by August and September. I mostly hope and pray he looks good in a tough matchup @TEX so Grey would feel bad about laughing at my high Manaea rank. My order of baseball priorities – 1) Brewers 2) Proving Grey wrong 3) My SP Ranks 4) My fantasy teams. Here’s how Manaea looked yesterday afternoon in the desert:

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Introducing AVAGNOF! …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 2

April 10, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 33 Comments

by: M@

Ok, so technically it’s the first post of the Top 100 Hitters series, and I’m calling it Week 2. That preseason Top 100 was essentially the same minus a few changes for injuries, but that’s what this week is for! And besides, how different could your team really look after just eight days of baseball?

Wait, don’t answer that. I’m in the ‘Perty ‘Perts league with Grey and as of Sunday night, April 9 he’s already made 17 adds. So…maybe it is massively different. Maybe you drafted at the beginning of March and succumbed to the Ian Desmond, J.D. Martinez, Jason Kipnis, Martin Prado and Alex Dickerson (?) injuries all in a three week span. Although, if you own Martin Prado and play in an RCL you probably feel a small sense of shame for the negative pub he gets on our Podcasts and articles. Unwarranted? Maybe, but I mean, who doesn’t love a 1-cat player that’s average only. What do we call that? An AVAGNOF? Sounds too Russian for me. I’ll pass.

Unleeeeeeess I’m in need of a boost in the next week or so, in which case an AVAGNOF (and no, I don’t predict that sticks beyond this post) is a far better option than the sexier names like Joey Gallo, or the potentially drafted options in Danny Valencia and Eugenio Suarez. So, who else fits the Martin Prado mold? The person who preceded him in Atlanta and is still the superior version of him at 34 years young.

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Top Five Steals of Your Draft: Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan

April 10, 2017 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 27 Comments

by: Lance

Dylan Bundy was a particularly hard asset to value on draft day.

We had just over 100 innings with a 4.70 FIP and a swinging strike rate of 10.5% that didn’t really turn any heads. Tales of the prospect he once was lingered in broadcasts as announcers imagined a day when the highly talented righty would emerge from the darkness of his injury-plagued past and blossom into the Orioles’ ace.

That day was Wednesday…

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FantasyDraft: I Got Five On It

April 10, 2017 | DFS, FantasyDraft | 2 Comments

by: Teddy Heater

Damn the Luniz bring back some great memories from High School, too bad $5 bucks today won’t even get you a quarter of a bag. Effin inflation, now I know how my parents felt when they used to tell me how they could get a Coke or a scoop of ice cream for $0.25. The good news is we can take $5 and turn it into $50 or $100 tonight if all goes right with this mix. The bad news is there’s only five games to roster from, so we’ve got a limited player pool to choose from. Coors is in play tonight, but I feel like the masses are going stacking and you know I like to zag when the play is to zig. I’m taking the top two arms tonight: Jon Lester, $22,000 vs the Dodgers and Jacob deGrom, $18,000 at Phillies. The Cubs are raising the World Series banner tonight and it’s the season opener in Wrigley. The Dodgers are going to be coming off that Rockie Mountain High and needless to say Wrigley will be electric tonight, (please let the stands be electric and not the weather). deGrom looked really good in his season opener, 6 innings, 6 Ks and 0 ER and I’m hoping he can get back to his dominant 2015 numbers. Fun fact, current Philly hitters are hitting .190 lifetime vs deGrom and only 1 HR.

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