Agenda
Alright, now that we’re fully settled in the new place, I can try getting back to bringing you all the #content that you deserve in a timely fashion. And hopefully, we can get this thing turned around, a la Van Halen’s “Right Now.” I’ve got three recommendations this week that I’m pretty enthused about, so let’s get right to it.
Here are the totals halfway through week 16 (with updates from previous listing):
24-41 record (2-2)
4.63 ERA (-0.04)
6.7 K/9 (+0.1)
2.2 K/BB (no change)
1.42 WHIP (no change)
Here’s a look at this week’s recs, with team wOBA in parentheses. Y! ownership numbers pulled courtesy of twitter pal @j_euerle, whom you should give a follow:
RHP Drew Hutchison – 26.1% ESPN/41% Y! – v. OAK (.303), v. NYY (.332)
I don’t love this any more than you do, but I’m going with Hutch over Jon Niese simply because I think it’s a way to (potentially) grab a couple cheap wins. I love the way the Blue Jays are rolling right now, and Hutchison has been the benefactor of insane run support all season long. That’s only bound to be better with Troy Tulowitzki now in tow, as the Blue Jays offense went from scary to absolutely terrifying with that acquisition. The latter game will be a slugfest, so I’m hoping Hutch can do a five and dive with say, two or three earned runs and a decent number of strikeouts. Read the rest of this entry »
So about Carlos Correa. He looks pretty solid. It’s hard to avoid getting to excited with a player like this. I think it’s been fairly well established that Correa is good. Real good. I’ll try to tackle the fantasy implications of his first 50 games and determine how much weight to give them. Statistics through Aug. 5.
Is Correa the top fantasy shortstop for 2016?
Agenda
Episode 86 – Yancy Does Not Murder Puppies
The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!
In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss the one random early Friday afternoon game, Matt wisely hiring somebody else to give his dog a haircut, a very pitcher-heavy DFS day, Dylan being corrected on his Salvador Perez pick, welcoming back Chase Anderson then immediately choosing against him, getting used to Cole Hamels being with Texas, and Matt attempting to get political.
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Today at the Prospect Stock Watch, we’re looking at some players that could enter The Show in 2016 or 2017 and develop into impact performers.
Matt Chapman, 3B, Athletics: Oakland has focused on drafting college hitters in the upper rounds of the draft in recent years and Chapman was the club’s first pick in 2014. In just his first full pro season, the third baseman has shown outstanding pop in the potent California League with a .587 OPS in 77 games (helped by 23 home runs); considering home run potential was a question mark for him entering pro ball this season has to be very encouraging for the A’s. With offseason trade acquisition Brett Lawrie producing modest results at the hot corner (and even spending some time at second base recently), the club may be eager to help erase memories of the Josh Donaldson trade — and Chapman could very well help do that. He might need another full season in the minors but this slugger — and above-average hitter — could make a real impact in Oakland once he’s ready for The Show. [Value Up]
Today is Mike Trout’s birthday. He is a 24-year-old likely hall of famer. Today is also my birthday. I am 28-year-old caustic writer. Clearly I’m ahead of him in life!
On today’s agenda:
1. Tomorrow is Strasmas!
2. Khris Davis‘ big day
3. Streaming Pitching Options
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A go-ahead solo home run off the bat of Jacoby Ellsbury in the home half of the seventh-inning provided Andrew Miller an opportunity to convert his 24th save of the season in 24 chances. With the Yankees up 2-1 on their chief rivals, Miller secured the three outs necessary to remain a perfect 24-for-24 in save chances this season. The lefty surrendered a free pass along with a single, but escaped unscathed in a 17-pitch effort to seal the deal. In 37 frames this season, Miller is 0-2 with 24 saves, a 1.46 ERA (2.55 FIP) and a 28.4% K-BB%. Entering tonight, Miller’s owned career bests in swinging strike rate (17.4% SwStr%), nailing the first-pitch strike (66.4% F-Strike%), limiting contact on pitches both in (76.3% Z-Contact%) and out (35% O-Contact%) of the zone as well as inducing swings on pitches outside of the zone (33.2% O-Swing%).
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Episode 261
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!
In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris discuss the Luis Severino and Matt Boyd debuts, ask if Carlos Correa is the top fantasy SS, and then discuss a handful of players for no particular set reason. Guys like Matt Carpenter, Welington Castillo (BEEEEF!!), Chris Bassitt, and Corey Kluber among others.
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• I have been working on ways to better determine DL return times. Well, I have a BETA graphic I would like to use from now on. Let me know what you like or don’t like about. I have included another one to show the time Freddie Freeman is likely to miss.
