There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and Cody Bellinger home runs. In 100 plate appearances, Bellinger has nine bombs and he’s leading the National League rookies in multiple offensive categories. He is also sitting on a 26.7% home run/fly ball ratio.
.@Cody_Bellinger is the fastest Dodger to nine home runs in franchise history (24 games). ? pic.twitter.com/BxQ06lD3b4
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 21, 2017
Joey Gallo keeps hitting the ball, and he’s hitting the ball hard. His .188 batting average this season is kind of joke sitting next to his .500 slugging average, but he does have 13 home runs in 42 games and he’s showing more discipline at the plate. But you really can’t get worse than a 63.3% strikeout rate he left behind him last season.
Joey Gallo doing Joey Gallo things. Wow pic.twitter.com/pc3XqqQUn8
— Daren Willman (@darenw) May 20, 2017
Marcus Stroman had a strong outing on the mound Thursday night. He tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings against a Braves lineup that was without Freddie Freeman, and in the midst of it all, hit a home run. An opposite field home run nonetheless.
Marcus Stroman crushes an opposite field home run to go back-to-back with his catcher, Luke Maile. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/RbWQziDhdS
— Andrew Hockridge (@drewhockridge) May 19, 2017
A day after talking up my boy Bradley Zimmer he got his first MLB hit on an impressive piece of hitting here:
Milestone moment: @Bzimmer5’s first career hit, in GIF form. #RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/sKz87Oa2u4
— #VoteTribe 5x a day (@Indians) May 17, 2017
Oh yeah, he also went yard later in the game…
When Aaron Judge is done destroying baseballs, he should think about a career in show business:
We put @TheJudge44 in disguise to ask unsuspecting @Yankees fans what they think about Aaron Judge. https://t.co/uU3e5sr1fb #FallonTonight
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) May 16, 2017
Yesterday, I forgot to mention the retiring of Derek Jeter’s number and plaque dedication by the Yankees. I did this mostly because it is not fantasy related, but I have to acknowledge the amazing reaction by the internet.
If you look closely, you'll see that the role of Derek Jeter on his plaque will be played by 86-year-old Mickey Rooney. pic.twitter.com/YRd5mxmjFC
— Sean (@SEliasB) May 14, 2017
And of course there was this gem:
Give the Yankees credit, the inscription on Derek Jeter's plaque is 100 percent honest pic.twitter.com/f1RS7j5Ue1
— Dumb Bozo (@davelozo) May 15, 2017
On the Agenda:
1. Various News and Notes
2. Streaming Pitcher Options
Max Scherzer is a machine. No seriously, look at him:
Max Scherzer just threw an immaculate inning one frame after being nailed by a comebacker. #LegendOfMax pic.twitter.com/hhr6Set8Pb
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 15, 2017
Jose Berrios‘ 2017 debut couldn’t have gone any better Saturday. He allowed just one run on two hits over 7.2 innings and struck out four in the win over Cleveland.
And he needed it. Last year he struggled at the beginning of his major league debut but managed to dominate in Triple-A. Looks like the transition for him went well. So far. Read the rest of this entry »
Matt Harvey returned after, you know, the usual supermodel drama we all deal with. After coming back from his suspension, Harvey allowed five runs and three balls were hit over the fence in five innings. He had a high K/9 rating during the outing, but that just left him at a 5.85 K/9 rating on the season.
He mentioned to ESPN following the game he got behind in the count and “left the ball in the middle of the plate.” He’s also not throwing a lot of first-pitch strikes which was very apparent Friday night in the loss to the Brewers. Read the rest of this entry »
Zack Greinke had an almost no-hitter Thursday night. He struck out 11 in eight innings after giving up a solo home run to Gregory Polanco. Following the game, he said he was throwing harder, but as he was “trying to throw it down the middle, it kind of goes down and away.” He also credited his slider that was feeling better since spring training. Read the rest of this entry »
