Me after any workout:
Chris Martin had the best reaction after snagging this line drive 😂 pic.twitter.com/PXysKRvZle
— MLB (@MLB) May 15, 2024
Me reaching for the gravy at the dinner table:
1) There’s not much like an amazing catch.
2) Why isn’t Jon Miller still doing national MLB TV games?
3) Angelos booting him out of Baltimore was one of his biggest blunders. pic.twitter.com/H3VIG654JR
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) May 14, 2024
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Everyone gets a comment today!
As we were talking through FAAB on Sunday night, my friend Gregg astutely pointed out that Oakland’s Win potential for their SPs is a lot higher than it was at the start of season. They now flaunt the best closer in baseball to maintain any leads they do get and they’re slugging the ball around a decent bit to obtain said leads. Mason Miller simply has a negative FIP!!! That’s right, FIP goes into the negative. He snatches runs off the board when he comes out of the pen. It probably goes without saying, but yes, his -0.17 FIP is the best in baseball. That tends to happen when you strike out more than half your batters (55% K rate).
On the offensive side, Brent Rooker is showing that last year was no fluke with a 1.021 OPS and 10 HR, good for 3rd and t-4th, respectively. He’s not the only one hitting, though, as their 55 HRs rank 4th in the league aiding them to a palatable 102 wRC+. In addition to Rooker’s 187 wRC+, they are getting big contributions from Abraham Toro (137), JJ Bleday (122), Tyler Nevin (116), and Shea Langeliers (114) as well as small sample gods Kyle McCann (211 in 39 PA), Brett Harris (126 in 42), and Esteury Ruiz (112 in 58) making the most of their time so far.
Unfortunately one of the prime beneficiaries of this improved outlook for Oakland, Paul Blackburn, hit the IL today with a broken foot. However, it does bring Joey Estes back up which is a full circle moment because that’s who Gregg and I were discussing on Sunday when he pointed out Oakland’s newly improved outlook. Estes has a HR issue that will make him risky even in the best setups, but a shiny season debut on Saturday (5 IP/1 ER/0 BB/5 Ks) plus this opportunity does at least put him on the deep league radar. He gets a trip to Houston this week which I’d pass on, but if you’re a fan in a daily moves league you might consider stashing before that start because if he surprises me and does do well against the Astros, there’ll be a lot of attention for his Colorado start at home.
5/13/24
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Here’s today’s chat transcript:
I can’t believe it’s been over five years since my daughter stepped in and wrote this post. In a few days she graduates from high school so I’ll be taking the week off (no weekend waiver wire article or chat) to enjoy time with family. As much as we enjoy this stupid game, friends and family mean so much more to us. I’m so pround of Ruby and can’t wait to watch her walk across the stage this weekend. -JZ
Note: I promised my kid she could write one of my articles this summer and as the summer winds down, I’m keeping my promise. -JZ
How do people do this? Writing for like 3000 hours. Then you get all mad that it must be 400 words. And figure out what to write. Then it can’t be big or small it has to be perfect. Then your kids take up all the internet. Then you have to know what BB% and Avg. for the player and it just gets soooo confusing. Then your brother is eating DILL PICKLE sunflower seeds and they smell GROOOOOSSS. When he snaps it and he spits on you. Are we there yet with this article?? This is so boring how do get this to be fun. All you do is sit and write. Then you are all itchy because you mowed the day before and the bugs bit you. Do you know what a parents favorite time of the year is SCHOOL XD. I would rather be in an ac room on my phone than at school. My favorite part of school is leaving 😉 Your brother thinks he can do math but he can’t. Anyway back to baseball. My dad lied to me about Coleverson [Culberson] can’t hit a home run but he did. Anyway, I am done. 204 words.
Post originally ran on August 9th, 2018
One of my favorite moments of all time:
When Dallas Braden was in high school, he lost his mother to cancer.
On Mother’s Day in 2010, he provided a moment he and fans will never forget. ⚾💗 pic.twitter.com/EfGs296Yrj
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) May 12, 2024
Daily SP Chart archive
Spicy 2-start week with lots of studs going!
| RANK | TYPE | PITCHER | MATCHUPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Corbin Burnes | TOR/SEA |
| 2 | 1 | Shota Imanaga | at ATL/PIT |
| 3 | 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | at SFG/CIN |
| 4 | 1 | George Kirby | KCR/at BAL |
| 5 | 1 | Zach Eflin | at BOS/at TOR |
| 6 | 1 | Aaron Nola | at NYM/WSN |
| 7 | 2 | Reynaldo López | CHC/SDP |
| 8 | 2 | Kutter Crawford | TBR/at STL |
| 9 | 2 | Hunter Greene | at ARI/at LAD |
| 10 | 2 | Ronel Blanco | OAK/MIL |
| 11 | 2 | Jordan Montgomery | CIN/DET |
| 12 | 2 | Carlos Rodón | at MIN/CHW |
| 13 | 3 | Tanner Bibee | at TEX/MIN |
| 14 | 3 | Brady Singer | at SEA/OAK |
| 15 | 3 | Matt Manning | MIA/at ARI |
| 16 | 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | at NYM/WSN |
| 17 | 3 | Jordan Hicks | LAD/COL |
| 18 | 3 | Nick Pivetta | TBR/at STL |
| 19 | 3 | José Berríos | at BAL/TBR |
| 20 | 3 | Aaron Civale | at BOS/at TOR |
| 21 | 4 | Chris Flexen 플렉센 | WSN/at NYY |
| 22 | 4 | JP Sears | at HOU/at KCR |
| 23 | 4 | Trevor Williams | at CHW/at PHI |
| 24 | 4 | Colin Rea | PIT/at HOU |
| 25 | 4 | José Soriano | STL/at TEX |
| 26 | 4 | Jameson Taillon | at ATL/PIT |
| 27 | 4 | Mitch Keller | at MIL/at CHC |
| 28 | 4 | Chris Paddack | NYY/at CLE |
| 29 | 4 | Sean Manaea | PHI/at MIA |
| 30 | 4 | Michael Lorenzen | CLE/LAA |
| 31 | 4 | Matthew Liberatore | at LAA/BOS |
| 32 | 4 | Randy Vásquez | COL/at ATL |
| 33 | 5 | Graham Ashcraft | at ARI/at LAD |
| 34 | 5 | Ross Stripling | at HOU/at KCR |
| 35 | 5 | Sixto Sánchez | at DET/NYM |
| 36 | 6 | Spencer Arrighetti | OAK/MIL |
| 37 | 6 | Dakota Hudson | at SDP/at SFG |
| 7:30 |
: First off,so everyone knows, there will be no Waiver Wire Chat or Article next week.
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| 7:31 |
: It is my daughter’s high school graduation so I will be spending time with my family.
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| 7:32 |
: Here are this week’s bids from the three 15-team Tout Wars leagues.
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| 7:32 |
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| 7:32 |
: Lee has a possible separated shoulder. Time to drop?
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| 7:33 |
: I am, he hasn’t been or was projected to be a difference maker.
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In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (about 40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »