Let’s talk a little about moves in the Razzball Commenter Leagues. Moves are the reason RCLs are the easiest leagues to recover from a bad draft. Moves are also the reason I adore these leagues so much. I love that the moves I make have a direct impact on my standings, as soon as the same day. I love to play match-ups, platoon my fifth OF spot like David Ross pinch-hitting for a guy in the third inning. Maybe I overmanage my RCL teams, but it’s part of the fun. Maybe I cut bait on a guy too soon, but maybe I can batty call a dinger or two and make up for dropping MHII right before he got scorching hot. We’ll break this into two parts, first, I want to call attention to our most chronic of rosterbators, those who just can’t keep their hands off their squads. Down in the top ten section, I’m going to call out our top ten and take a look at their top three draft picks. These teams had pretty amazing starts and it’s evident in their seasons so far. So, without further ado, here are our top ten move-makers this season:
| TEAM | LEAGUE | MOVES | LEAGUE PTS |
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| Son | Perts League | 315 | 93.5 |
| Longballers | RCL 29 | 248 | 81.5 |
| Young Guns II | RCL 18 | 247 | 71 |
| Livin’ on a Prayer | FCL | 242 | 56 |
| Vin Frequent | FCL | 233 | 53.5 |
| Work the Wire Catch Fire | RCL 36 | 226 | 80 |
| Backdoor Cutters | NOTLZ | 219 | 75 |
| New Jersey Ninjas | RCL 9 | 217 | 74.5 |
| Kwantum Leap | RCL 12 | 212 | 72 |
| dwightford | RCL 27 | 211 | 68 |
Is it worth it to make this many moves? Of these teams, Son is the only one in the top 20 overall and the only one over 90 league points. It’s not a guarantee, but it sure can help. We’ll look at the number of moves our top ten have made this season, along with their draft starts down below. For now, the rest of the week that was, week 12:
Each week we’ll peek in at our resident ‘perts to see who is laying claim to best “expert” RCLer in the land. We’ll take notes, check the standings and generally stalk them. The heading is also hyperlink, so feel free to follow along as we go.
The Great Knoche had the biggest point gain this week (6.5), but Cram It had a nice week too (4). Each moved up one spot, putting Crammy in second and just four points out of first and Knoche moved into fourth, just three points behind Grey now. Cram It led the league in Runs and Knoche led the league in Saves during their big weeks. Going the other way was Malamoney who dropped six points and fell to last place and Son, who dropped five and now risks some heat.
Each week we’ll also take a look at the top ten overall standings in our other Razzball sponsored league, the RazzSlam. This is our NFBC Best Ball league with managers from all across the industry, from content providers to fans and readers just like you.
Ryan Beck remains in the top spot, at this point, no one is catching him. Yatta slipped to fifth as Kevin Strutz, Curtis Jones, and Kevork Mahserejian all move up. Grimey is holding onto his top ten spot for another week. Rudy was the biggest points scorer this week with 735 points as he moved up to 24th overall and Anthony Zaragoza gained the most spots (45) thanks to 723 total points.
TOP 10
VinWin’s standings as we wait for 2023 Master Standings to go live.
| RANK | TEAM | LEAGUE | VINPTS | LG PTS | VINDEX | MOVES | SLOT | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 |
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| 1 | Wake – N – Rake | RCL 12 | 109.29 | 109 | 100.18 | 63 | 6 | Shohei Ohtani | Austin Riley |
Marcus Semien
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| 2 | Starfish & Coffee | RCL 33 | 105.5 | 106.5 | 99.37 | 87 | 2 | Shohei Ohtani | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Matt Olson |
| 3 | Vin 34 | RCL 34 | 103.23 | 102 | 100.8 | 144 | 8 | Juan Soto | Freddie Freeman | Aaron Nola |
| 4 | Bayou Bombers | RCL 26 | 102.6 | 102 | 100.39 | 45 | 3 | Trea Turner | Fernando Tatis Jr. |
Nolan Arenado
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| 5 | Tuck It In | RCL 29 | 102.32 | 100 | 101.54 | 184 | 9 | Kyle Tucker | Freddie Freeman |
Randy Arozarena
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| 6 | Merry Band of Schmohawks | COUGS R US | 102.22 | 95.5 | 104.62 | 72 | 3 | Julio Rodriguez | Pete Alonso |
Randy Arozarena
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| 7 | Stolen Vortex | RCL 6 | 100.76 | 99 | 101.18 | 199 | 6 | Julio Rodriguez | Rafael Devers |
Jacob deGrom
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| 8 | FANTASY ICON 5.0 | RCL 17 | 99.18 | 100 | 99.45 | 50 | 1 | Shohei Ohtani | Matt Olson | Aaron Nola |
| 9 | LauraHolt | NOTLZ | 97.88 | 91.5 | 104.58 | 139 | 2 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Marcus Semien |
Randy Arozarena
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| 10 | Deb, The Toast of Iceland | RCL 31 | 97.82 | 97 | 100.56 | 95 | 4 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Matt Olson |
My RCL 33 team slipped a bit this week and fell to second overall because of it. Wake-N-Rake was right there to take advantage, moving up to 109 league points and taking the top spot. Vin sent me a fun note this week where he grabbed the top three draft picks of our top ten and I thought I’d share that with you all, along with the number of moves each team has made so far:
Stolen Vortex and Tuck It In just missed my cutoff in the opening paragraph. Moves help. Vin took over an abandoned team in RCL 34 and has made a flurry of moves to guide that team into the top five. This is ridiculously impressive. Bayou Bombers should get a special callout for being this high in the standings while making less than 50 moves so far.
Looking at the draft. It’s Ohtani and Acuna leading the way paired with Tatis or Freeman with a side of Olson, Semien, or Arozarena. Thos who paired Ohtani and Olson are sitting pretty with the AL/NL home run leaders rostered, it’s no wonder those teams are doing so well. Not much to add here, just thought it was fun to look at.
TRADES
All the trades that have gone down in the past week. Public ridicule is not only allowed, but encouraged.
| DATE | LEAGUE | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| 6/19/2023 | DFSers Anonymous |
MattTruss223 traded Alex Bregman to Creative Chaos for Marcus Stroman
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| 6/19/2023 | Crab Army |
CANTALOUPE SUPREMACY traded Adolis Garcia to Kiwi King for Nathan Eovaldi & Starling Marte
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| 6/23/2023 | COUGS R US |
AllRice traded Jon Gray & Luis Matos to Asynda Cellar for Brandon Nimmo & Ezequiel Duran
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| 6/23/2023 | COUGS R US |
Jeremy Gibbs traded Aaron Judge, Jose Berrios, & Carlos Rodon to AllRice for Bryce Miller, Byron Buxton, & Justin Verlander
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| 6/24/2023 | Crab Army |
Tomateros traded Spencer Strider to Coconut Bangers Ball for Jason Adam & Josh Hader
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| 6/24/2023 | RCL 21 |
The Thundercats traded Andrew Abbott to Welcome to the StroShow for Seiya Suzuki
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| 6/24/2023 | RCL 9 |
wanderlust traded Luis Robert Jr. & A.J. Puk to EarlThePearl#9 for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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Seven trades were swung this week. I made two, and don’t worry, I benched Stro in jolly ol’ England. Both of my trades were trading from a position of too many players (CI and SP) and moving them for needs (SP and HR-hitting OF).
That Aaron Judge news is tough for AllRice. I would have called Robert and Puk for Vlad a steal a little bit ago, but right now…I think I’d rather have Robert and Puk. Eesh.
WEEKLY LEADERS
The best of the best from the week that was.
R – 59 – HoosierBoss (RCL 22)
HR –21 – Hambone (RCL 33)
RBIs – 61 – Florida Crackers (DFSers Anonymous) & Longballers (RCL 29)
SB – 19 – CANTALOUPE SUPREMACY (Crab Army)
AVG – .333 – NoahGeld (RCL 20) & DFresh (RCL 34)
K – 107 – Deb, The Toast of Iceland (RCL 31)
W – 9 – Analyzing Unathletic Success (RCL 21)
SV – 13 – MattTruss223 (DFSers Anonymous)
ERA (Min. 40 IP) – 0.84 – NCPhilly (RCL 18) (in 42.2 IP)
WHIP (Min. 40 IP) – 0.633 – NCPhilly (RCL 18)
We set a new saves record this week with 13 and NCPhilly set a new low in WHIP. Deb came within one strikeout of a new record as well.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Our weekly shout out to the team that killed it the previous week.
Team: Green Monster Mashers
League: RCL 37
Stats: AVG: .299, R: 53, HR: 17, RBI: 45, SB: 15
IP: 76, ERA: 2.49, WHIP: 0.934, K: 82, W: 3, SV: 4
Summary: The Green Monster Mashers went monster mode this week, with more than a double slam with double legs per day for the week. Pair that with some ridiculous ratios and you have yourself a team of the week. If we want to quibble with this team, what’s with only three wins? If there’s any further case than dismissing the win as a stat category, this week should be framed. Sub 2.50 ERA and sub 1 WHIP in 76 IP and only coming away with three wins is a crime. Especially considering one of those wins came from Jose Berrios who had a 6.3 ERA on the week. The series in Cincy did wonders for the Monsters as Ozzie Albies, Jake Fraley, and Joey Votto led the offense with plenty of steals from Corbin Carroll. On the pitching side, it was Bryce Elder, Yusei Kikuchi, and Johan Oviedo who put in work. The big week gained GMM 10 points in the standings and moved them from seventh to fourth. Nice work, GMM!
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