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Roto Riteup: July 20, 2021

A live look at my first day back from vacation:

 

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Bullpen Report: July 20, 2021

The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.

  1. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
  2. Injury News 
  3. Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
  4. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
  5. Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.

The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save.)

Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 956 – Six Starters to Buy for the 2H

7/19/21

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!

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Bullpen Report: July 19, 2021

NEW FEATURE ALERT! We have added an upgraded version of RosterResource’s Closer Depth Chart to FanGraphs. Read more about it here.

We will always include a link to the full Closer Depth Chart at the bottom of the Bullpen Report each day. It’s also accessible from the RosterResource drop-down menu and from any RosterResource page. Please let us know what you think.

  1. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
  2. Injury News
  3. Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
  4. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
  5. Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.

The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save).
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Bullpen Report: July 17, 2021

The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.

  1. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
  2. Injury News 
  3. Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
  4. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
  5. Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.

The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save.)

Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.
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Beat the Shift Podcast – Episode w/ Jerry Blevins (Former MLB Pitcher)

The latest episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Jerry Blevins, Former Major League Pitcher

Interview

  • All-Star Game Uniforms
  • Life after baseball
  • Jerry Blevins Trivia
  • Game planning
    • Pitching to power versus contact batters
  • Thoughts on new MLB rule changes
    • 3 Batter Minimum
    • Extra Innings Rule
    • 7 Inning Doubleheaders
  • Sticky Substances Ban
  • Cheating in Baseball
  • Injury counts on the rise
  • Progression of baseball analytics throughout Jerry’s career
  • Balance of scouting & analytics in baseball
  • Pitching against childhood hero, Ken Griffey Jr.
  • The Love of Baseball
  • Philly Cheasestakes in the visiting clubhouse
  • Autograph story – Jeremy Blevins

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 955 – Five Fade Pitchers for the 2H

7/15/21

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!

Follow us on Twitter

PATREON

SOLO DOLO

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Knocking Down The Door: July 15, 2021

“Knocking Down The Door” is a weekly column highlighting minor leaguers who are making a case for a major league promotion. Listed below are the names of this week’s picks and the player’s team, age, level(s), prospect ranking, and last 10-14 days of statistics.

The analysis can be viewed in the embedded video of the previous day’s episode of The RosterResource Show, a weekly live stream focused on all things related to rosters, transactions, and RosterResource content at FanGraphs.

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Beat the Shift Podcast – Episode w/ Howard Johnson (HoJo)

The latest episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Howard Johnson (HoJo), Former Major League All-Star & 2x World Series Champion

Interview

  • Life after baseball
  • Breakthrough moment of career
  • Being on-deck during the infamous Mookie Wilson at-bat of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series
  • Ariel’s father asks HoJo a question – Playing different positions
  • Analytics in the 1980s
  • Analytics during the coaching days
  • Davey Johnson / Sparky Anderson as coaches
  • HoJo’s closest teamate friends today
  • Comeback at age 50 with the Rockland Boulders
  • Grandson Tanner Johnson’s accident
  • The 30/30 club
  • The Dave Bergman HR game in 1984
  • HoJo is 20 in Hebrew!
  • Switching uniform number briefly to 44
  • Pete Alonso HR Derby winner
  • Participating in 2 homerun derbys
  • Beating out Barry Bonds & Will Clark for the HR & RBI title in 1991

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Beat the Shift Podcast – Blue Jays Episode w/ Rob Silver

The Blue Jays Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Rob Silver

LABR Mixed Auction League Update

Ariel’s Softball League Update

Rob’s Personal History in Fantasy Baseball

All-Star Trivia

Strategy Section

  • Waiver Wire
    • Was bidding for Alek Manoah too high?
    • Does standing position matter when making bids?
    • Bidding on a dropped top-50 player.
    • Dropping closers late in-season to burn others’ FAAB.
  • Middle Relievers
    • Using middle relievers over 6th/7th starting pitchers in fantasy lineups.
    • Streaming middle relievers
  • Richard Rodriguez
    • Is there any action that fatnasy owners should take in the next week?
    • What is the probability that he will accumulate meaningful saves for the rest of the season?
  • Bench Slots
    • How to balance your roster with injuries vs. potential closer gambles vs. player streaming.

Toronto Blue Jays

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