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Roto Riteup: May 21st, 2012

Do you have a case of the Mondays? If you do, you need to wake yourself up and get to work, because you’re not being paid to read this. Cyberslacking hurts everyone.

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Roto Riteup: May 17th, 2012

Today’s version of the Roto Riteup isn’t nearly as funny as yesterday’s. I probably shouldn’t be telling you this, since I’d prefer you read it and all.

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Roto Riteup: May 16th, 2012

Yesterday’s biggest news was what was going on in Stephen Strasburg’s pants, which is usually just news to a select group of people, notably his wife and doctors.

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Roto Riteup: May 15th, 2012

I’m happy with today’s Roto Riteup, but what matters is whether you are or not.

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Shortstops in Seattle

With Brendan Ryan hitting a sultry .149 at the dish, there’s going to be an opening for a new shortstop in the Seattle Mariners’ lineup. There are a few different options to be explored, and since finding shortstops in deeper fantasy leagues is a royal pain, let’s take a look, shall we?

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Roto Riteup: May 14th, 2012

Did you have a stupendous Mother’s Day? Probably not, since you’re likely a dude who didn’t buy the right kind of flowers.

• Heading into Sunday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, Andy Pettitte was owned in 19% of Yahoo! leagues, 14% of ESPN leagues, and a whopping 47% of CBS leagues. After facing the Mariners and throwing a perfect game (I’m writing this before the game starts, so I’m just playing the odds), he’s going to be much more widely owned. If you want a pitcher who’s relatively fun to root for and could grab you some wins, Pettitte is a pretty good option. He’s not going to rack up gaudy strikeout totals, but he should be solid nonetheless.

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Roto Riteup: May 10th, 2012

Today’s Roto Riteup is all about pitchers, and not ones filled with adult beverages.

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Roto Riteup: May 9th, 2012

I worked extra hours yesterday, so be prepared for the ride of your life in today’s Roto Riteup.

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Roto Riteup: May 8th, 2012

Today’s Roto Riteup is a little “rambly.” Or is it “rambley?” The internet has failed to answer my question.

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Roto Riteup: May 7th, 2012

Each of today’s notes mentions the AL Central in one way or another. FanGraphs’ base is clearly middle america. Clearly.

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