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White Sox
• Drew Thorpe is throwing his changeup at different speeds.
“He learned his changeup plays three times in a row to certain guys,” said White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, commending Thorpe for greater fastball command since Arizona put seven earned runs on him on June 16. “Normally, that doesn’t happen because you don’t throw the same pitch three times in a row.
“People make adjustments. He learned today he can with the changeup if he continues to mix the speeds of the changeup. There are some really good learning moments.”
Hunter Greene with some razzle dazzle!
Hunter Greene made this look way too easy 😮 pic.twitter.com/B7T3wRL6JJ
— MLB (@MLB) July 22, 2024
I only wrote up the guys with 1-2 x’s. The 3 x’s are either locked studs or capable streamers with great matchups and most of the 0 x’s are easy skips. That said, I’ll gladly answer any questions if you want further discussion on anyone.
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Talk about laying down on the job:
How did Christian Walker turn this into an out?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VwOvoCaV2e
— MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2024
We’re back from the All-Star break! I can’t believe the deadline is just over a week away, but don’t let that make you lose sight of the fact that there is still enough time to make major shifts in your standings. I know Justin and I hammer this point on the podcast, too, but it isn’t impossible to see substantial moves from the All-Star break on. Obviously, every situation is unique and I’m not going to pretend that some teams aren’t completely dead, but many aren’t and it sucks to kinda give up on a squad that ends up rallying only for you to realize that a bit more rigor in this part of the schedule when things like the new College Football video game and of course football itself start garnering attention (assuming you’re a football fan, of course).
| RANK | TYPE | PITCHER | MATCHUPS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tarik Skubal | at CLE/MIN | 116 | 2.41 | 0.88 | 26% |
| 2 | 1 | Garrett Crochet | at TEX/SEA | 107.1 | 3.02 | 0.95 | 30% |
| 3 | 1 | Chris Sale | CIN/at NYM | 110 | 2.70 | 0.95 | 27% |
| 4 | 1 | Cole Ragans | ARI/CHC | 116.2 | 3.16 | 1.14 | 22% |
| 5 | 1 | Bailey Ober | PHI/at DET | 100 | 4.14 | 1.08 | 21% |
| 6 | 1 | Reynaldo López | CIN/at NYM | 95.2 | 1.88 | 1.17 | 16% |
| 7 | 1 | Hunter Greene | at ATL/at TBR | 110.1 | 3.34 | 1.11 | 18% |
| 8 | 2 | Tanner Houck | at COL/NYY | 117 | 2.54 | 1.03 | 18% |
| 9 | 2 | Ranger Suárez | at MIN/CLE | 114 | 2.76 | 1.04 | 19% |
| 10 | 2 | Bryce Miller | LAA/at CHW | 109 | 3.63 | 1.06 | 16% |
| 11 | 2 | Erick Fedde | at TEX/SEA | 111.1 | 2.99 | 1.13 | 15% |
| 12 | 2 | Blake Snell | at LAD/COL | 35.2 | 6.31 | 1.43 | 16% |
| 13 | 2 | Mitch Keller | STL/at ARI | 114.1 | 3.46 | 1.25 | 15% |
| 14 | 2 | Jon Gray | CHW/at TOR | 86.1 | 3.96 | 1.32 | 14% |
| 15 | 3 | José Soriano | at SEA/OAK | 87.1 | 3.71 | 1.20 | 11% |
| 16 | 3 | Tyler Anderson | at SEA/OAK | 118 | 2.97 | 1.17 | 7% |
| 17 | 3 | José Berríos | TBR/TEX | 119 | 4.01 | 1.18 | 11% |
| 18 | 3 | Albert Suárez | at MIA/SDP | 70.1 | 2.82 | 1.24 | 10% |
| 19 | 3 | Michael Lorenzen | CHW/at TOR | 92 | 3.52 | 1.22 | 6% |
| 20 | 4 | Yilber Diaz | at KCR/PIT | 12 | 1.50 | 0.92 | 9% |
| 21 | 4 | Jordan Hicks | at LAD/COL | 95 | 3.79 | 1.36 | 11% |
| 22 | 4 | Carlos Rodón | TBR/at BOS | 107 | 4.63 | 1.28 | 17% |
| 23 | 4 | Tobias Myers | at CHC/MIA | 72 | 3.13 | 1.13 | 15% |
| 24 | 4 | David Peterson | at MIA/ATL | 43.2 | 3.09 | 1.42 | 7% |
| 25 | 4 | Zack Littell | at NYY/CIN | 101.1 | 4.26 | 1.37 | 17% |
| 26 | 4 | Spencer Arrighetti | at OAK/LAD | 80 | 5.63 | 1.60 | 13% |
| 27 | 5 | Randy Vásquez | at WSN/at BAL | 63 | 4.57 | 1.56 | 10% |
| 28 | 5 | Hogan Harris | HOU/at LAA | 47.2 | 3.40 | 1.45 | 6% |
| 29 | 5 | Yonny Chirinos | NYM/at MIL | 25 | 5.76 | 1.72 | 10% |
| 30 | 5 | DJ Herz | SDP/at STL | 31.1 | 5.17 | 1.40 | 23% |
| 31 | 5 | Javier Assad | MIL/at KCR | 85.1 | 3.27 | 1.35 | 12% |
| 32 | 6 | Xzavion Curry | DET/at PHI | 17.1 | 5.19 | 1.27 | 12% |
| 33 | 6 | Austin Gomber | BOS/at SFG | 99.2 | 4.61 | 1.30 | 10% |
| 34 | 6 | Carlos Carrasco | DET/at PHI | 86 | 5.02 | 1.36 | 11% |
| 35 | 6 | Osvaldo Bido | HOU/at LAA | 18.1 | 3.44 | 1.25 | 6% |
| 7:32 |
: Welcome
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| 7:32 |
: Here are the winning bids in the three 15-team Tout Wars teams.
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| 7:33 |
: Are River Ryan and Jose Soriano pretty much the same value? Figure Soriano is closer to an innings cap and Ryan might only last a start, but has higher upside?
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| 7:33 |
: I’d go with Ryan
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| 7:33 |
: River Ryan or Robbie Ray ROS? Ws/ERA/WHIP/Ks/SOLDs 10-team roto league
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Over the break, I’m going to run a few quick studies. If you want to request, add it to this Twitter thread.
I am running a few quick fantasy baseball studies over the next few days. I'll take suggestions. The two I have planned:
1. If a hitter's AVG is below his projection, how much rebound is expected?
2. How much does a month's ERA/FIP/xFIP matter when looking forward?
— Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman) July 16, 2024
The final study I’ll run is looking at how much stock should a person have in a month of pitching stats. I wanted to understand these correlations since I quote them a ton. The usual suspects top the list with an interesting find on WHIP projections. Read the rest of this entry »
