We live in a world where there is a Wikpedia page, documentary, or ‘oral history’ article that will give you the 101 history on just about every subject. Granted, these histories are not 100% comprehensive or accurate – see the phrase ‘history is told by the victors’ and the works of Howard Zinn and Oliver […]
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Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy All-Star break, RCLers! We’re almost 60% of the way now and this little lull in the action is a perfect time to regroup, analyze our teams and league standings, and formulate a plan for the rest of the season. Are you up by 40 steals? Well, maybe look to move a stolen base threat […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?On this week’s Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast, B_Don asks Grey about his Top 100 rankings for the 2024 2nd half. Not much argument about the top players, but some new faces to the top of the rankings from pre-season in guys like CJ Abrams, Elly De La Cruz, Tarik Skubal, and Jarren Duran. Grey has […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?This is the weirdest 1st half of baseball in memory from a fantasy standpoint that’s not obviously weird. That’s how weird it is! There’s no offense, but also: There’s kinda no great pitchers. Sure, there’s guys like Seth Lugo (you knew I’d be writing that in March), but there’s no, like Pedros or Big Units […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! It’s your favorite patriarchal pal, MarmosDad, back for another edition of Monday madness. The good news? I’m here! (hopefully, that’s some good news). The bad news? Today won’t be an update of the Top 100 Starting Pitchers. Grey asked us to save that for Wednesday’s open slot. On Wednesday, I’ll have […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?It’s all-star week! That’s a good time to sit down, stare at your team’s record, cry, calculate how much you spent in buy-ins, cry some more, and then take a deep breath and figure out how you’re going to dig yourself out of 8th place. Remember — and I know this as a Twins fan — all you gotta do is make the playoffs. Once you’re in the playoffs, any kind of luck or dumb chance or Shohei Ohtani hot streak can save you. You don’t have to finish first in your league — just get into the playoffs and see if you can muster an attack strong enough to be considered the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. Hopefully one of the players below will help your suffering team get to the next level:
Please, blog, may I have some more?My online buddy Bunt Singles had to deal with “real life” and “important things” which hopefully are just due to his moving, not a unanasthesized vasectomy or accidental amputation, so Kelder gets to fill in. It’s also the All Star break, time to assess where you are and what ground you can make up, and […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Holding hands to eyes, sun blinds me, I turn back and call into the house, “Ma, how long is this break without baseball? Ma?” I realize now that I’m not emerging from my mom’s house. I’m emerging from a bunker. I had been in there longer than I imagined. I pick up a newspaper to […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I found out a few hours before the Futures Game that the Skills Showcase Challenge won’t air live after the seventh inning. Instead, it will be available on tape delay the next morning (today) at 10 a.m. EST. Perhaps that’s for the best in the sense that this event is new, and the league has no idea how it’s really going to play out, and certainly has no idea how to broadcast it before it happens. I figured it was pretty intuitive: show the hitter, show the hit, show the hitter, show the hit, and so on, but maybe it’s not that simple, and maybe it’s on tape delay for other reasons than trust in competence. I’m sure they want to have some kind of post-game show and include an interview or two. Whatever the reason, the showcase is probably on right now if you’re reading this as part of a Sunday morning routine.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Howdy there, Razzballers! Any of you dreading the All-Star break just a bit like me because it’s going to be a few days without Big Inning streaming all the baseball action into my eyes commercial-free (not to give MLB any ideas, but the lack of commercials on Big Inning is the ultimate gamechanger)? In the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back to your favorite Up-and-Coming Dynasty Players article on the Internet. After a little vacation time, it is time to dive back into highlighting some of the top young players in MLB.
This week I am not digging as deep into the player pool as I have in past weeks as I am highlighting Brooks Lee of the Minnesota Twins. Unless you are new to dynasty baseball, you should have at least heard of Lee.
A standout a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Lee was drafted with the eighth pick in 2022 and quickly entered the 2023 season as a top 100 prospect by Baseball America (#45), MLB (#31), and Baseball Prospectus (#37). This year he started the season ranked 35th, 18th and 52nd by those three entities.
Lee’s 2024 season was put on hold during spring training when he was diagnosed with a herniated disc. The injury pushed the start of his season back and forced him to appear in some rehab games in the Rookie and Class A level before joining Triple-A St. Paul on June 5. While with the Saints, Lee slashed .329/.394/.635 with seven homers and 21 RBI in 20 games.
When Royce Lewis landed on the IL (again), the Twins didn’t hesitate to recall Lee from the Saints and insert him into the lineup at third base. Since making his debut on July 3, all Lee has done is hit, and his ability to do that at an elite level is what makes Lee an Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player.
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