Angels
• David Fletcher (.487 OPS) and Tyler Wade (.648 OPS) are splitting time at second with Andrew Velazquez (.392 OPS) at shortstop.
• Brandan Marsh is hitting just .216/.216/.378 over the past two weeks, has been moved down the lineup, and sometimes to the bench.
Astros
• Since Jose Altuve came off the IL, Chas McCormick (.719) is no longer batting leadoff and splitting time with Jose Siri (.574 OPS). Read the rest of this entry »
Angels
• Taylor Ward has led off the last four games.
• Jared Walsh (vs RHP) and Matt Duffy (vs LHP) are in a platoon.
• Jo Adell and Brandon Marsh are splitting time in left field.
• Tyler Wade (.660 OPS) is not a full-time player (started seven of the last ten) and usually sits against lefties.
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Angels
• Since returning from the IL, Taylor Ward (.985, 1 HR, 1 SB) has hit either second, third, or fourth.
• Jared Walsh (vs RHP) and Matt Duffy (vs LHP) are in a first base platoon.
• For now, Tyler Wade (.760 OPS, 2 SB) and Andrew Velazquez (.429 OPS) are getting full-time with David Fletcher on the IL. Read the rest of this entry »
There were a few years in my ESPN home league where Gary Sánchez was the first catcher off the board. Take a look at his 2016 end-of-season game logs and it’s easy to see why. Sánchez made the Yankees appear as if they had struck gold and found a franchise catcher that could have been the Yankee Posey (Ohh how I can just hear the cringing of Yankee fans behind computer screens after reading that sentence). But, things don’t always work out in such a storybook kind of way and Gary Sánchez is now in Minnesota splitting time with Ryan Jeffers. Read the rest of this entry »
For this first edition, I mainly noted obvious platoons since there has not been a baseline set for guys moving up or down the lineup.
Angels
• Tyler Wade has sat against lefties with Matt Duffy starting.
• Jose Rojas, Jo Adell, and Brandon Marsh are cycling through two outfield spots.
• With David Fletcher on the IL, Andrew Velazquez is starting at short and batting ninth. Read the rest of this entry »
Angels
• Brandon Marsh has led off seven of the last eight games.
• Luis Rengifo (.261/.300/.391 over the past two weeks) has started 12 straight games.
• Phil Gosselin has started seven straight (.266/.322/.375 with 7 HR and 3 SB) while batting third or fourth.
• Jack Mayfield (.215/.278/.441 with 10 HR and 2 SB with the Angels) has started 23 straight games. Maybe a power-only option in deeper leagues.
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Angels
• Luis Rengifo (.188/.232/.325 with 5 HR in 127 PA) has started five straight games at shortstop.
• Brandon Marsh (.706 OPS) moved up to leadoff after a hot week (.878 OPS). Read the rest of this entry »
Angels
• Luis Rengifo has started three of the last four games at shortstop. He is hitting .250/.308/.500 since being recalled.
• Jo Adell is up to batting fifth after hitting .297/.366/.568 with 3 HR and 1 SB over the last two weeks.
Astros
• In the six games since Chas McCormick (.767 OPS) has been off the IL, he’s started in two games while Jake Meyers (.816 OPS) has only started in three games. Read the rest of this entry »
You’ve seen it before. In ESPN leagues it’s that little red exclamation point. In Ottoneu, it’s a red X. It means your guy isn’t in the starting lineup tonight and you have a decision to make. Do you sub him out for your replacement level bench guy? Or, do you roll the dice, leave your “not in the starting lineup today” player in, and hope he comes in with a big at-bat off the bench?
Angels
• Shohei Ohtani has hit leadoff for 10 straight games.
• Jo Adell is hitting .213/.273/.328 (29% K%) with 1 HR since being recalled.
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