Full Bour Or Smoak And Mirrors? …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 10
Let's begin by having a moment of silence for the fact that we will be without Mike Trout for two months. I dropped him to 23 in the rankings below, which are considered ROS trade value. I know it is...
View ArticleScooter Drives Ya, Ma, Motherf**kin’ Ha Out Of The Park
Scooter Gennett had the game of his life yesterday. Well, isn't he Vespecial? You say to me, "Unkie Grey, can I sit on your lap metaphorically and you tell me why Scooter hit so many homers?" Sure,...
View ArticleRyon Healy, Domingo Santana …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 11
I use a number of different tools, sites, and metrics every week to adjust my rankings and to determine exactly who I should focus on each week. I usually try to focus on players owned in less than...
View ArticleJacob Does An 180 DeGrom Turn From Last Start
Yesterday, Jacob deGrom threw a complete game with 1 ER, 9 baserunners (4 BBs), 6 Ks, lowering his ERA to 4.33. Oh, his peripherals are beautiful. Velocity is fine, even up a tad up, and that's not...
View ArticleAmbulance Chasers, Week 11: Baby Got Back Discomfort
It is the time of year where we see daily grind injuries. Sore backs, back stiffness, back discomfort etc. A lot of injuries that just accumulate from playing six games a week in the summer heat. If...
View ArticleAstros Find The True Successor To Kevin Bass
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...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of Carlos Santana …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 12
Every year, there are surprises in fantasy baseball. Some players come out of nowhere and breakout or, in the case of Aaron Judge, absolutely dominate. Other players regress after a breakout season...
View ArticleIs Carlos Gomez Back? …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 13
The theme of the Top 100 hitters this week is triumphant returns. Carlos Gomez is back from his latest trip to the disabled list and is mashing. Ab-so-lute-ly mash-ing. Keon Broxton, left for dead...
View ArticlePoints Leagues: Hanging From The Gallo’s
Joey Gallo has struck out in 43.5 percent of his at bats this season. Sweet Iván DeJesús! In points leagues the penalize for strikeouts that's a death sentence. Talk about hanging from the gallows....
View ArticleAs The Trea Turners, Ian Happ-ens …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 14
First Mike Trout and now our beloved Trea Turner (and a bunch in between, but we'll focus on baseball's young heartthrobs for the time being). The baseball Gods are clearly punishing us all for the...
View ArticleJ.D. Power Now Associates With The D-Backs
Yesterday, J.D. Martinez was traded to the Diamondbacks for Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara and Jose King, a package that has been described by me as a .280, 40-homer hitter for Okay, Who Cares and So...
View ArticleJake Delivers Homer-Pleasing Duo Of Lamb Chops
Since I haven't touted my wares in a minute, I wrote a Jake Lamb sleeper post last December. Going back to read that now, and, I don't often laugh at my own stuff, but the opening paragraph is funny....
View ArticleFantasyDraft: B-Rad is Rad
Don’t look now, but we have 1 month and 10 days left of regular season baseball. What a scary thought! I’m sorry for ruining your Sunday brunch. I’ll turn your attention to my prized possession today,...
View ArticleMLB Wakes Up Prospects For New School Year With Cup Of Coffee
Maybe because I am not Prospector Ralph aka Endorphin Ralph aka The Prospector aka Prospect Jesus aka Peter, Paul and 'I Know Prospects' Mary Well aka The Pro-Spectulator aka I Am Still Not Beating...
View ArticleJ.D. & Ray Dunk All Over LA K’ers
Doh! A deer, a female deer and also what the Dodgers say. Ray, a drop of golden filth. Me, a name I call myself who owns J.D. Martinez and Robbie Ray. Fa, a long long way to run if a Bostonian is...
View ArticleFantasyDraft: When There’s a Short Slate, Go All In On Pitching
With only seven games on the schedule today we're spending the bulk of our money on starting pitching, because once you get passed the top 3 arms, there's not a whole lot left. Clayton Kershaw,...
View ArticleFanDuel: Play Stressbird!
It’s actually really unfair that poor Stephen Strasburg still has the “Stressbird” moniker in these here Razzball parts, but old habits and nicknames die hard. [Sidebar: Plus I went to a music festival...
View ArticleHot Yasmani, Phalling Phillies… And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 9
Over the past few weeks, Yasmani Grandal has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball. Despite being a pinch-hitter who sometimes wears the wrong helmet, he has been hitting .345 with a .392 wOBA...
View ArticleSpringer Rounds For ‘Strosies, Pocket Full Of Dongs
The Astros exploded for 17 runs yesterday, and it was the second game in the last three where they scored at least 16 runs. Twins pitching, "Hold my beer..." Am I doing that right? The hero of the...
View ArticleA’s Paid Peak Pricing On That Kluber Drive
If only every starter could return from the DL like Corey Kluber did yesterday -- 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 4.36. Though, if every pitcher returned from the DL like that, there would...
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