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The Door Is Ajar, The DH Is Andujar

June 29, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 435 Comments

by: Grey

Yankees called up their 3B prospect, Miguel Andujar (3-for-4, 4 RBIs, and a steal), to fill-in for DL'd Matt Holliday. That reminds me of Joaquin Andujar, and now I'm sad. Gone too soon. RIP, Joaquin. "I always thought you'd kill someone before life killed you." That's my eulogy to him. Any hoo! I watched some game film on Andujar (while chewing on an unlit cigar, because that's how scouts do it, right?), and he reminds me of so many Dominican players that take the Roberto Clemente/Vlad Guerrero approach. Old adage goes: You can’t walk your way off the island. We should have a glossary term for these type of hitters. Please suggest in the comments. Any hoo, Part 2: Still Hoo'ing, Andujar is raw, swings at a lot and makes contact, sometimes to his detriment. He could DH or see time at 3B, but will need to hit to stick. Could be a deep league power bat if he hits and Headley is benched indefinitely or Holliday stays out a while. Maybe Andujar will be so lucky that Girardi gets one more wish filled this year and looks at Andujar, saying, "Now, you be the Judge." Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 12

by: MattTruss

I spent the past week vacationing in the armpit of the United States, New Jersey! I kid, there are actually a few nice spots in New Jersey. You'll just have to trust me. It's Grey’s old stomping ground, so you could say, I spent the week in the birthplace of Razzball. As I’m sure everyone who is hyper-competitive in the Razzball Commenter Leagues knows, vacation can really put a damper on your ability to grab players right before and after lineup lock. It’s the cross we bear. If there’s anything we’ve talked about ad nauseum, it’s the amount of time required in these daily move leagues. This is magnified for those of us in multiple RCLs. So, before setting out on vacation, make sure the wifi is suitable and maybe keep your options open around 7:05 PM EST. Can we all vent for a moment on the travesty that is the ESPN mobile app as well? 3 or 4G is great and all, but when you can’t even sort pitchers between SP or RP on the app, that’s a problem. Everything, it seems, takes at least 4 times as long on the app as well. Oh well, we can hope they get the hint someday and improve that shizzshow. Until then, keep that laptop handy and those vacations flexible.

See You Later, Alligator, In A While, Cubbie Kyle

June 23, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 322 Comments

by: Grey

Yesterday, Kyle Schwarber was demoted to Triple-A to clear his head. But Joe Buck would've cleared it for him! Guess Schwarber is just one less thing for Joe Buck to plug. Joe Buck is now the new Crying Jordan meme. Also, yesterday, Jason Heyward was DL'd. Right now, Joe Maddon is like, "All I need is Ian Happ. And this chair. All I need is Ian Happ, this chair and this remote control. And Tommy La Stella. All I need is Ian Happ, this chair, this remote control and Tommy La Stella. And these Buddy Holly glasses. Happ, chair, remote, La Stella and these glasses! That's all I need!" I'm sure Schwarber will be back at some point, but, in most mixed leagues, you can move on. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

FanDuel: The Infamous Paulino

June 22, 2017 | DFS, Fanduel |

by: TroyKlauder

There's numerous ways you can choose to earn funds on Thursday's FanDuel slate, but one starter stands above the rest. The 23-year-old Astros prodigy David Paulino looks to wreak havoc on the Athletics, a weak lineup that has just a .319 wOBA versus righties. The A's and their 25% K-rate will look like shook ones against Paulino, who has a 9.15 K/9 and a 2.29 BB/9 in his four starts this year. Paulino is coming off of a six inning outing against the Red Sox where he gave up just one earned run, so it looks like he's settling in to the big leagues. Avoiding Paulino at just $7,400 will be the start of your ending, so just step to him in your lineups. New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before jumping into the fray. It’s how we know you care!

Hey Batter³ Contest, Week 12: Scooter Pie

June 17, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 40 Comments

by: malamoney

Holy cow! Somebody call Phil Rizzuto because scooter pies are on this week's menu. I've never even seen one of these, let alone eaten one, but from what I gather they are very similar to moon pies. Can anyone confirm said statement? Personally I was more of a Devil Dog, Ring Ding and Yodels kind of guy. I was a staunch supporter of Drake's Cakes back in the day. I used to love collecting the baseball cards on the back of the boxes when they ran that promotion. I still have a bunch of them buried in some box in my baseball. I'll have to dig them suckers up one of these days.

Astros Find The True Successor To Kevin Bass

June 15, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 471 Comments

by: Grey

Derek Fisher was called up by the Astros to replace the concussed Reddick. First off, Derek needs to stop singing that jingle, "Trust the Astros Fisher, man." Tres annoying. Saying tres instead of very is tres annoying, too. Fisher was hoping Reddick was some combination of reddish and haddock. "Get that seaweed out of my face!" That's Nori Aoki. Everyone in MLB is happy for Fisher except this guy. If you thought Strickland-Harper was something... Sorry, for Derek Fisher, that was a layup. As for fantasy, Fisher has power and speed, has had strikeout issues, but no worse than Bellinger. He could be a difference maker if he plays 75%+ of the time. One of the best guys in the minors this year. Better on power than speed, inefficient as a runner. Yes, PCL, but MLB is kinda PCL-like nowadays. Might outproduce Brinson, though Fisher needs to stick in a job for that. Yesterday, he went 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs with his first home run, and I think Fisher is for reel, and not just on the casting couch. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

When Peacocking Goes Wrong …And The Top 100 Starters, Week 11

June 12, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Pitcher Profiles | 73 Comments

by: Geoff

It's Peacock week here at Razzball, and I for one, have been trying my damnedest to use some of the lessons taught to me by my mentor, the sometimes debonair, but mostly creepy, world-renowned pickup artist Mystery. You might remember this sexual predator from MTV at some point in the last 10 years. MTV, ruining everything since 1981! You might not recall this, particularly if you've never been under the spell of a man dressed as the lead singer of Jamiroquai, but Mystery has long preached the word of "Peacocking". I can't be sure, but I'm almost certain that this is the act of pretending you're Brad Peacock to pickup women. I mean how could this not work have you seen "The P-Cock" in all his glory? Gorgeous just like a horse is, to say the least. The 29 year old Peacock has spent parts of 5 seasons in the majors, mostly as a shuttle arm, between AAA and the majors. In 2017 however, the righty has been a bit of a revelation for the Astros, first in the bullpen, and now in the rotation. Grey wrote him up on Friday, and he's been one of the more interesting streams over the last few weeks. If only due to that heavenly 15 K/9 over his first three starts. So let's dig into Peacock and see what he's doing on the mound, when not going into liquor store rages.

FantasyDraft: Sunday Funday

June 11, 2017 | DFS, FantasyDraft | 2 Comments

by: MattTruss

Sundays are fantastic. Around my house, they are typically the recovery day of the weekend. Sundays usually go unscheduled, there is sleeping in, sitting on the couch in sweatpants and sipping coffee; all the good things in life. In the fall and winter there’s football to be had and in the spring and summer there’s a day full of baseball. The full slate and early start times makes for my favorite DFS day of the week as well. Full slate days tend to favor the better DFS players and I much prefer them to a slate with 5 games and 10 similar lineups in every tournament. The early start times mean we have almost every single lineup at our disposal by the time lineups lock. That means we can make accurate lineup decisions, have our lineups in by 1 EST and enjoy the rest of the day watching games and watching our DFS winnings grow. So, let’s dive into the FantasyDraft waters and see if we can’t get some nice ROI on this Sunday Funday. New to FantasyDraft? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It’s how we know you care!

FanDuel: Chatwood: The Band-Aid’s Frail

June 3, 2017 | DFS, Fanduel |

by: VictoriaB

Some days, in my FanDuel lineups, I put my faith and my cash into a big-name pitcher and fill in the holes around him; some days I pick on pitchers and build against him. Today is one of the latter sorts of days. It feels like the slate is a mishmash of meh pitchers against good teams or good pitchers in iffy parks. I’m even a little leery of Stream-o-Nator’s top two picks: first is San Diego's Jhoulys Chacin versus Colorado. [Sidebar: I had to look up how to pronounce “Jhoulys”. It’s You-Lease (more or less), so I should stop saying “Ghoulish”, I guess.] That is going down at Petco, but as I write this on Friday, Colorado are tied with Arizona at the top of their division; they’ve been hitting well and I'm not eager to run a pitcher up against them, even in San Diego. Second is Matt Shoemaker, pitching in LA versus Minnesota. I could go for that, but I'm not excited about the idea, a bit like Hawaiian pizza. So, I'm slapping a bandage over the pitcher slot today and playing Tyler Chatwood, the cheap, but risky (deviating from Stream-o-Nator always feels risky!), other Petco option while paying up for hitters instead; I'm focusing particularly on the Astros (versus Andrew Cashner) and Tigers (versus Miguel Gonzalez). New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well, be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before jumping into the fray. It’s how we know you care!

Bauer K’s A’s Straight Through 2PM

May 31, 2017 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 530 Comments

by: Grey

The title is referring to 24. I never saw 24. Well, I've seen the number. I never saw the show. No interest really. Not my sorta thing. I do have a Kiefer Sutherland story though. I think I recapped it in my book, Who Is Grey Albright? Long story short, at my first job ever in Boston (and really only job ever where I collected a weekly paycheck), I was working in a film production office and someone called for the producer and I asked them who they were. "Tell him, it's Kiefer," and I was like, "Kiefer? Kiefer who?" "It's Kiefer Sutherland, you jackass!" I wasn't made for answering phones, apparently. Y'all gotta admit; you hear the name Kiefer out of context and it's a bizarre name. Though, it wasn't fully out of context, I suppose, since it was a film office. Any hoo! Whatever Trevor Bauer did prior to yesterday's game, do it again! Was it the pre-game chucking of a softball three-quarters of hectare? Then do that! Yesterday, he went 7 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners with 14 Ks. Well, hello, there. Can you stay a while? Maybe I can make you a Cuba Libre and some Brazilian cheesy bread? His peripherals are gorge too -- 11.5 K/9, 3 BB/9 and a 3.03 xFIP. Of course, his opponent, Sonny Gray went 4 2/3 IP, 7 ER, and thus illuminates the problem. Gray was solid too, a game ago, and now look at him. I'd grab Bauer for some Ks, but the risk is enormous. He doesn't just happen to have a 6.00 ERA even after yesterday's game. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 8

May 30, 2017 | Our Leagues, Razzball Commenters League | 10 Comments

by: MattTruss

The humans are making their move now! Mad Beach Bums (Rakers Nation) continues to put the heat on Rudy Is Snooty and our human hero, Cram It has vaulted up the standings into third overall. It might be slightly unfair for the robots as Cram It seems to be half human, half Razzball Commenter League machine. We’re all pulling for you Cram, make us humans proud! Only two of the four bots remain in the top 10 overall, however, all four remain in the top 20. Of course, two of those four bots are in the top four overall. They are the bread to the human sandwich of MBB and Cram. It was yet another excellent week for our Fantasy Master Lothario, Mr. Grey Albright. Despite this, he slipped back a spot from 7th overall to 8th overall. It was a very busy week of trading in the RCLs with a whopping 19 being completed. Some of the most competitive leagues were very active with three trades being completed in each of the ‘Perts League, ECFBL and DFSers Anonymous. All this, plus a familiar name makes an appearance as the team of the week. Come check out this and more in the week that was, week 8:

FantasyDraft: I Say Pineda, You Say Polanco

May 28, 2017 | DFS, FantasyDraft | 8 Comments

by: MattTruss

Pineda, Polanco, let’s call the whole thing off! Actually, let’s get it on! Happy Memorial Day weekend fellow DFSers. I hope you’ll join me in BBQing, enjoying adult libations and winning some cash while sleeping it all off Monday morning. It’s Clayton Kershaw Day mixed with a Coors Day, which means we have some serious decisions to make. I’m personally fading Kershaw and instead starting a little cheaper at starting pitcher with good friend, Michael Pineda ($19,200). I’m such a sucker for Pineda and that crazy K-rate. His 61:9 K:BB is a fair impersonation of Kershaw and for $6K cheaper, I’m all in. Pineda gets a play-date with the Oakland A’s who are tied for 7th in the league in strikeouts. Fellow roation-mate Masahiro Tanaka just K’d a baker’s dozen and Pineda will be looking to duplicate that effort. So, grab a hotdog and raise a glass to the unofficial beginning of summer while hoping Pineda delivers a 12 pack. Remember those that have made the ultimate sacrifice this weekend and allow us all to live in a land where (most of us) can freely wager some dough on our ability to pick the highest scoring group of fantasy baseballers. Those men and women are true heros. New to FantasyDraft? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well be sure to read our content and subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It’s how we know you care!