Roto Riteup: August 22, 2022

I wonder what his ADP will be in baseball leagues?

4-4 2 RBI’s for the first baseman https://t.co/auFsN3D2MA

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 22, 2022

On the Agenda: 

1. Closer Chaos
2. Quick Hits
3. Various News and Notes
4. Streaming Pitchers

 

Sleeper and the Bust DK Contest

On most Tuesday’s and Friday’s and some other days, Paul Sporer and I will be doing a $5 draftkings game for anyone that is interested. Will add a link once available. 

 

Closer Chaos

Seranthony Dominguez was placed on the IL with triceps soreness. He isn’t expected to be out for very long, but with so little time left in the season this is a big blow for his fantasy value. David Robertson is expected to be the next man up in Philly. 

 

Quick Hits

Yasmani Grandal was placed on the IL with a knee sprain. This was an ugly injury and he had to be carted off the field, but an MRI revealed that there was no structural damage in his knee. The hope is he can return after two weeks. 

Zack Greinke left his start on Sunday due to a cramp in his forearm. The Royals characterized it as a precautionary move so hopefully it is not serious. Consider him day-to-day for now. 

Jakob Junis left his start on Sunday after being hit in the hand with a comebacker. X-rays were negative, so it appears he may have avoided major injury. Consider him day-to-day for now. 

 

Various News and Notes

Riley Greene went 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks in the victory over the Angels on Sunday:

Riley Greene just hit the longest home run ever against Shohei Ohtani — 448 feet. The previous longest was 430 feet. pic.twitter.com/JZubmNGZnM

— Motor City Metrics (@mcmbaseballpod) August 21, 2022

Greene has struggled in his adjustment to the Majors, hitting .234/.296/.349 with four home runs and one stolen base in 257 plate appearances, but immense talent is there and he will likely be a bargain in drafts next season.

Jake Fraley went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base and three walks in the victory over the Pirates on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/homers_mlb/status/1561411249426075649?s=20&t=7VEkvt8eczXzxxElcj0wIA

Fraley has quietly been fantastic since returning from the IL hitting .357 with six home runs and a stolen base in 56 at bats. Even better, he has been leading off for the Reds recently, hitting first in seven of his last eight games and hitting second in the one game he didn’t lead off for. Fraley has some pop and a good amount of speed and with the leading off, he is a sneaky fantasy pick up in all formats.

Evan Longoria went 3-for-4 with a home run in the victory over the Rockies on Sunday.

Evan Longoria has posted a 123 wRC+ against lefties since joining the #sfgiants. He’s 3-3 today with 3 legs of the cycle including this clutch grand slam.pic.twitter.com/Y4w7SlK11l

— Jeff Young (@BaseballJeff1) August 21, 2022

Longoria is now hitting .333 with two home runs since returning from the IL on August 8th. He also made some amazing plays in the field for the Giants:

Absolutely insane play by Evan Longoria ✋

🎥 @NBCSGiants
pic.twitter.com/LpCo9r0gxs

— KNBR (@KNBR) August 21, 2022

Including being a part of the game winning play:

This tag concludes an all-time Evan Longoria game ⭐️

🎥 @NBCSGiants
pic.twitter.com/CURshGk1NT

— KNBR (@KNBR) August 21, 2022

Longoria has been a productive player when healthy, but has struggled to stay on the field. He has been playing about two-thirds of the time while he shares third base with newly acquired J.D. Davis. He is best suited for deeper leagues with daily moves.

 

Streaming Pitchers (Under 50% in CBS)

Pitcher for Today:  None

Some intriguing high risk options, but none that I feel truly comfortable with. 

High Risk Options:  Domingo German vs NYM, Jake Odorizzi at PIT, Roansy Contreras vs ATL, Drew Smyly vs STL, Daniel Lynch vs CHW, Cole Ragans at MIN. 

 

Pitcher for Tomorrow:  Jose Suarez at TB

Suarez has pitched well and I am not afraid of Tampa Bay

High Risk Options: Austin Voth vs CHW, Zach Davies at KC, Adrian Sampson 샘슨 vs STL, J.T. Brubaker vs STL, German Marquez vs TEX, Dane Dunning at COL. 

 

For those of you that would like to see how these picks play out, I have a doc I put together to track the stats from the recommended pitchers. It does not include the “High Risk Options.”