There is a lot to go over, so let’s just get right into it okay?

Okay.

On the Agenda

1. News and Notes
2. Yoenis…so hot right now
3. Gray’s Anatomy

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The purpose of today’s Roto Riteup is to help you believe in miracles. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Roto Riteup is dedicated to #TeamCletus, whose final member jumped off the bandwagon yesterday.

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Today’s Roto Riteup is coming to you with the speed of a Brandon Finnegan start. Quick, brief, and disappointing.

On the Agenda:

1. Arizona Diamondback Defense

2. Fun with Small Samples

3. Various News and Notes

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Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, I have returned to the Roto Riteup to spread knowledge, sarcasm, and just enough grammatical errors to annoy you on a daily basis. Starting today, I will be covering the Monday through Thursday shifts and I aim to please… my bosses at Rotographs. Let me know if there are any topics, ideas, or features that would make the Roto Riteup Great Again!

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It’s 2017 and Jeremy Guthrie and Bronson Arroyo started on the bump for their teams. Quite a treat, right?

Not really.

MLB’s app couldn’t handle what the Phillies did to Jeremy Guthrie.

His 135.00 ERA doesn’t fit on one line. pic.twitter.com/XTOL8K4vee

— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) April 9, 2017

Arroyo lasted only four innings in his first big league start since 2014. He allowed six hits, six runs, and three walks Saturday against the Cardinals.  Read the rest of this entry »

We didn’t anticipate an abbreviated outing like we had with Francisco Liriano Friday night, did we? Just 1/3 inning of an inning pitched, seven base runners and five earned runs.

Playing in Tampa did give me some apprehensions with Liriano, but I wasn’t expecting this disastrous outing. In that weather, the ball tends to fly, but this was absolutely nuts. Fantasy players were not happy about it either.

Taking a look at the entire slates on Friday though, the popularity and ownership surrounding Liriano is not too much of a surprise.

R.I.P to any technical devices that may have been harmed following his outing.

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Keon Broxton managed to break his nose, but if you watch this, you’ll realize things could have been much worse.

Keon Broxton hit in the face though the extra flap thankfully seemed to take *some* of the brunt. He’s out of the game. pic.twitter.com/Md2uF2ZxtO

— Paul Sporer (@sporer) April 6, 2017

With the injury, the centerfielder will not be placed on the disabled list. If something does change, Kirk Nieuwenhuis will get the start in Broxton’s place. If that’s the case, the idea of Nieuwenhuis is better than the reality.

He has guts, I’ll give him that. He swiped eight bags last season, but he’s been caught stealing a lot as well. He struggles against lefties and even if he did start against Brett Anderson, it’s Brett Anderson.

On the Agenda

1. News and Notes
2. Stump the Schwarb
3. Probable Pitchers

News and Notes

–Sonny Gray will throw a bullpen session Friday which is the next step in his rehab process after straining his lat. This is following a session he tossed on Tuesday and was reported to be returning to a major league uniform by the end of April.

-Phillies outfielder Daniel Nava hit two home runs off of Reds starter Rookie Davis Thursday. There’s no fantasy value there, but we are certainly proud of him.

–Collin McHugh left his rehab start with Triple-A Fresno Thursday after only one inning. Bryant-Jon Anteola of the Fresno Bee reported McHugh threw 26 pitches, but after some warm-up tosses prior to his second frame, “he called for the trainer to come to the mound and was removed from the game.”

He was supposed to throw 85 pitches, so this limit cannot be great news.

Stump the Schwarb

A healthy Kyle Schwarber is a good Kyle Schwarber. The Cubs have been having him bat leadoff, and it seems to be working. In nine plate appearances so far he’s slashing a .333/.556/.500 line with a .443 wOBA. I know, it’s a small sample size, but it’s fun for a bit to have those numbers.

Probable Pitchers for the day

Steven Wright @ Detroit Tigers

Max Scherzer @ Philadelphia Phillies

Ubaldo Jimenez vs. New York Yankees

Shelby Miller vs. Cleveland Indians

Day 2 of the season always offer a light slight because the Midwest and Northeastern venues have the built-in off day to account for potential weather problems, as we saw in Chicago with the Tigers-White Sox debut getting pushed from Monday to Tuesday. We still got nine games of action with eight of them seeing the road team emerge victorious.

On the Agenda:

1. Baseball’s Supercouple In Midseason Form
2. McCullers, Carrasco, and Arrieta with NSFW stuff
3. Dull Provides Excitement… for the Angels

BASEBALL’S SUPERCOUPLE IN MIDSEASON FORM

Justin Verlander was in Cy Young form during his 2017 debut, allowing just two runs in 6.3 innings with 10 strikeouts against the White Sox. The high fastball was instrumental in his brilliant 2016 campaign and he wasted no time deploying it on Tuesday. His 239 PA that ended on a high fastball last year were 2nd-most to Jake Odorizzi (244) and his .499 OPS and 41% strikeout rate were 8th and 3rd, respectively, among the 65 pitchers with at least 100 such PA. The Sox went 0-for-7 with a walk and four strikeouts on high heaters Tuesday.

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Leading off and playing shortstop for the Seattle Mariners on Opening Day was one of the most compelling players to watch in 2017. From 2012 to 2015 with the Milwaukee Brewers, Jean Segura batted just .266/.301/.360 with a .290 wOBA and 78 wRC+, amassing 3.4 WAR. In 2016 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, he had a .371 wOBA and 126 wRC+ on his way to a +5 WAR season. What should be made of the breakout? While many people seem to expect heavy regression from Segura, there are compelling reasons to believe he is an entirely different hitter than he was in the past. Read the rest of this entry »