Roto Riteup: April 16, 2016
Today’s Roto Riteup is sponsored by Booty-O’s. They make sure you ain’t booty!
On the agenda:
1. Some Orioles are hot, others are not
2. Bumgarner vs Kershaw
3. Various News and Notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options
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Roto Riteup: April 15, 2016
The NL East is going to be a streaming pitcher haven all year, it looks like. We’ve mentioned this, and we’re still not even halfway to the point that team batting average, for example, begins stabilizing, but given our Bayesian prior for some of these teams, it’s time to start focusing on the Phillies, Braves, and Mets.
Those three teams entered Thursday’s action as the league’s three worst offenses by wRC+ at 68, 55, and 53, respectively, each with an above-average strikeout rate. Philadelphia scored three runs on four hits (three for extra bases), the Braves mustered two on five (and one), and the Mets mercifully had a day off. The Twins are your target in the AL.
Roto Riteup: April 14, 2016
We’re learning plenty about MLB in the early going. The Minnesota Twins’ offense is bad. The Atlanta Braves are very bad. The Roto Riteup occasionally has authors working at 3 a.m. And most notably, Yoenis Cespedes is a huge Shinsuke Nakamura fan.
Roto Riteup: April 13, 2016
Not that anyone should need evidence that the pitcher win is a bad stat at this point, but give this a spin: Noah Syndergaard struck out 12 batters Tuesday. He induced 26 swinging strikes on 99 pitches. He induced 10 on just 15 sliders. One of them looked like this:
Syndergaard’s slider is downright funny https://t.co/gPMK7ceUQk pic.twitter.com/WX1ZLHBl55
— Dan Toman (@dantoman) April 13, 2016
(OK, that’s against a pitcher, but you get it.) And still, Syndergaard drew a no-decision, because his team can’t score. Those 12 strikeouts and lone earned run over seven will just have to keep you warm, as will the knowledge that you probably got a top-10 arm at No. 15 on draft day.
Roto Riteup: April 12, 2016
We’re not going to do this again, are we, Justin Verlander? Et tu, David Price? We were hoping for more, Taylor Jungmann. And Yo…OK, we expect this from you, Yovani Gallardo. It wasn’t a sunny day for the pillars of your pitching staff.
Roto Riteup: April 11, 2016
Monday’s Roto Riteup believes it’s the little extra that makes things extraordinary. That, and a hint of paprika.
On the agenda:
1. Shin-Soo Choo and Nomar Mazara
2. Various News and Notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options
Roto Riteup: April 9, 2016
by Justin Mason
April 9, 2016
It is the first full weekend of baseball! Watch out for rain delays and managers pulling pitchers during a no-hitter. Read the rest of this entry »
Roto Riteup: April 8, 2016
It was a weird day for baseball. The Diamondbacks mascot lost all self-control, there was closure in the Hunter Pence scooter case, the San Diego Padres signed James Loney to a minor-league deal help their punchless offense, the White Sox are signing Chance the Rapper to help their ailing brand, and John Oliver’s weird costume prank continued to invade Yankee Stadium
It’s taken the whole league less than a week to lose their collective heads. Don’t lose yours.
Roto Riteup: April 7, 2016
The San Diego Padres are never, ever going to score. Kenta Maeda has out-produced them on offense this season. Go to sleep, Padres.