Agenda

1. 1. Ramiro Pena is not the answer
2. 2. DFS firing solutions
3. 3. Sunday pitchers
4. 4. Das Table

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Forty-nine years ago today the Houston Astrodome held its first official game. The Astros played host to the Philadelphia Phillies though the visitors spoiled the home opening by beating the Astros 2-0. The dome was technically opened on April 19, 1965, however that was merely an exhibition game.

On today’s agenda:
1. Matt Joyce’s strong start
2. The second base situation in Toronto
3. Drew Smyly to make Wednesday’s start
4. The Daily Five

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The Oakland Athletics caused a bit of a stir this past winter when they acquired Jim Johnson from the Orioles. Johnson has been one of the more consistent and durable relievers over the past several years, but for a team on a low budget, spending $10 Million on a reliever didn’t seem like the most valuable use of limited resources.

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I now realize I kind of hate April. I want to do analysis, but the best I can do with the current data is note peculiar observations. Rather than pluck out more guys based on some tenuous indicator, let’s refresh ourselves on a few critical strategies.

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After last week’s veteran love fest, I’ve chosen to live a bit more on the edge with this go-round. This week’s bunch is a trio of far less proven guys.

Through half of week one, here are the stats:
3-0 record
4.00 ERA
6.5 K/9
1.2 K/BB
1.61 WHIP

So….not great, with the exception of the won-loss column. Good record though so far.

Onto this week’s recommendations:

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Agenda

1. Frustration Set In
2. DFS Pitchers
3. Traditional Fantasy Picks
4. That There Table

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It’s ace day! Jose Fernandez (my personal favorite), David Price, Yu Darvish, Madison Bumgarner, Chris Sale, and Felix Hernandez all take the bump today. If none of those guys make you feel all tingly then you can watch one of the other fantastic hurlers (Teheran, Ryu, Cueto, Cashner, etc.) instead. Seriously, tonight is stacked with phenomenal pitching. And I’m not sure about your interests, but pitching is my absolute favorite part of the game.

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It’s time we talked about Marcell Ozuna. This is partly because of what he did to Stephen Strasburg last night and because I wanted everyone to start their Friday with some gratuitous baseball porn. But it is also because Ozuna represents an intriguing breakout candidate this season, and we may be witnessing his development before our very eyes.

(GIF by David Temple, who rules. Full video here. Also let’s not kid ourselves I mostly just wanted to post that GIF.)

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Unfortunately you won’t find me at a baseball game today. Fear not, as Wrigley Field — and really Wrigleyville in general — is one of my favorite places to visit I know I’ll be back there soon.

On today’s agenda:
1. Thoughts on Marcell Ozuna
2. Avisail Garcia done for the season
3. Eric Young’s strong day
4. The Daily Five

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-All of the hypothetical discussion regarding the Oakland Athletics’ closing situation in last night’s Bullpen Report came to fruition this morning. Manager Bob Melvin did indeed pull the plug on Jim Johnson’s ninth-inning role for the time being, leaving Sean Doolittle, Luke Gregerson, Ryan Cook and Dan Otero in a committee for saves. Colin thoroughly discussed each of the aforementioned candidates here, so there’s no need to beat that drum again. If you’re looking to get in on this action, I’d be adding Gregerson, Doolittle, Cook and Otero — in that order.

There obviously isn’t enough room for five names on our grid below, so I’ll simply be bumping both Gregerson and Doolittle ahead of Johnson, while moving the Athletics to red status. Cook will make his way on there by tomorrow, once I figure out the logistics of this chart you all love so much.
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