MLB bee crazy right now:
"Bee Delay" is currently trending on Japanese Twitter as baseball fans react to the Dodgers/Diamondbacks game being delayed due to the presence of a swarm of bees. pic.twitter.com/UyOc1NhMhw
— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) May 1, 2024
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Got a super late start on the board tonight so please drop questions or comments down below and I’ll get to them throughout Wednesday morning or you can join my chat around 1pm ET where I’ll be answering questions for an hour or so!
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Y’all, why do I keep starting Griffin Canning? Like what is this power he has over me?!
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Negative launch angle, unquestioned power:
You've never seen a baseball DESTROYED like this before! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/G7t1x6h1Vp
— MLB (@MLB) April 28, 2024
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I put the 2-start chart after the Monday board so keep scrolling if you’re looking for it!
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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 »
Below you’ll find a roundup of notable reliever-related news from April 20-26 , organized by team (not every team will have notes).
You can also view the Closer Depth Chart for a full picture of bullpen hierarchies.
Griffin Jax and Brock Stewart have both filled in admirably, but Jhoan Duran appears to be nearing a return to the majors. His first rehab appearance on Tuesday didn’t go well, and he topped out at just 99 mph, high for anyone not named Mason Miller but a low top-end velocity for him. Still, an early-May return appears to be in the cards, which will return Stewart and Jax to setup roles.
Mason Miller finally pitched on back-to-back days! I’ll believe three in a row is possible when I see it, but this firmly entrenches him as the true closer, rather than “closer when he’s available, which is TBD.”
Matt Brash had his rehab from elbow inflammation paused indefinitely, and he’s going to see Dr. Keith Meister, which is almost never good news. His season could be in real jeopardy.
Kirby Yates‘ 11 scoreless innings have him entrenched as the closer, with Bruce Bochy preferring to deploy David Robertson as more of a multi-inning fireman. It’s deja vu all over again for José Leclerc, who’s back in a setup/middle relief role while he works on his control and command, similar to last year.
Paul Sewald will have his rehab slowed a bit, though it doesn’t appear to be a real setback. Kevin Ginkel should continue to close until Sewald’s ready sometime in May.
Adbert Alzolay was removed from the closer’s role while he tightens up his command and hopefully gets less homer-prone. Hector Neris looks to be the closer for now, though he’s not pitching particularly well either. Keep an eye on Mark Leiter Jr., whose ERA is still 0.00, and Yency Almonte, who’s rebounded after a tough start.
Justin Lawrence is on a roll and looks to have reclaimed the closer’s job that was very much not his in the early going, with Jake Bird, Nick Mears, and Victor Vodnik moving up the depth chart. Tyler Kinley continues to pitch poorly.
The ninth inning will continue to be fluid until Devin Williams is back, but the latest is that Joel Payamps and Trevor Megill look to be the two guys. Abner Uribe’s control might just be a bit too spotty to be the last line of defense.
David Bednar was on a modest run of three scoreless appearances before giving up three runs without recording an out on Friday. But as I’ve been saying every week, he’s given himself plenty of leash and it’s not like Aroldis Chapman is pitching well either.