8/25/17

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Leading Off: Question of the Day

• Is Rhys Hoskins a legit beast? (1:55)
  • Eno’s piece

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Meanwhile in Detroit…

https://twitter.com/MLB_Roundup/status/900809131254272000

And that’s really only part of it!

All told, benches cleared three different times and there were eight ejections. Just a wild afternoon that got out of hand in a hurry.

On the Agenda:

• Ray’s Strong Return
• Cespedes Heating Up
• Get a Piece of Rhys
• Fire Sale in Cleveland

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Paul fills in for Eno today!

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Here is my latest starting pitcher rankings update! Keep in mind that this is a narrower focus and that’s why I did monthly updates during the season. I always stressed the narrow focus over “rest of season”, but obviously we’re at a point where those are essentially one in the same. I’m not sure if I’ll do another full update in September or not, but I will be writing about pitching all month including pieces of most favorable schedules and September call-ups as well as the continued Pros & Cons and Pitcher Spotlight (from Nick & myself) pieces.

Please leave your questions and comments below!

Edit: updated Dallas Keuchel since he’s not hurt anymore!

Previous Updates:

• March
• May
• June
• July

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8/22/17

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Leading Off: New Addition!

• Nick Pollack of PitcherList.com joins the RG team!

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Few things are more frustrating in fantasy baseball than watching your pitcher struggle to put hitters away. He consistently gets ahead in the count and into two-strike situations, but regularly fail to finish. This is obviously even more crucial with runners on.

This is a particular struggle of youngsters if only because you will eventually be pushed to the bullpen or weeded out entirely if you don’t eventually learn to get outs with two strikes. When a young arm shows that ability early on – I say “ability”, but it’s usually a single pitch doing the heavy lifting so maybe it’s better stated as the ability to execute their out pitch – it curbs the prevalence of those disaster outings that can tank an ERA.

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8/20/17

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Leading Off: Question of the Day

• What is Bradley Zimmer’s AVG in August? (7:17)

Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

• Josh Donaldson starts at SS (12:00)
• Rhys Hoskins clubbing the ball (20:00)
• Aaron Judge now at .169/.329/.355, 7 HR, 37% K in 2H (23:20)
• Miguel Sano to DL w/shin issue (31:30)
• Byron Buxton surging (33:33)

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Jackie Bradley Jr. is such a stud:

He's done it again: @jackiebradleyjr showed off his vertical leap to make another amazing catch. https://t.co/GDmnE5OEtA pic.twitter.com/7c1wmimBnr

— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 20, 2017

On the Agenda

• Two-Homer Games Galore!
• Bregman Continues to Mash
• Chapman Out as Closer
• DeJong Smacks His 20th
• Marte with a Combo Meal

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Thanks for coming out and supporting the chat today, we went a little longer than normal. Still need at least one more marathon session before the end of the season!

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Pedro Martinez was back on the mound Thursday:

Pedro Martinez was in a No. 45 jersey once again on Thursday night to help our friend John Martin and fight ALS. https://t.co/W0MrdDlXNB pic.twitter.com/cp9jPY9tke

— NESN (@NESN) August 18, 2017

Man oh man, he was so good – especially in 2000.

On the Agenda:

• Severino Bounces Back
• Corbin with Another Gem
• Jackson Drops ERA Below 3.00 w/Washington
• Donaldson Clubs Two More HRs
• Other News

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