Roto Riteup: August 26, 2024
Always impressive:
This has been another episode of "Hat Tricks with Cionel Pérez." pic.twitter.com/iNHqr5mh1R
— MLB (@MLB) August 26, 2024
On the Agenda:
- Quick Hits
- Various News and Notes
- Streaming Pitchers
Quick Hits
Willson Contreras was placed on the IL with a fractured finger. He will miss at least two weeks and possibly longer. He is droppable in all formats.
Hunter Renfroe was placed on the IL with a hamstring strain. There is no timetable for his return.
Paul Blackburn was placed on the IL with a hand injury. There is no timetable for his return, but the hope is it won’t be longer than a minimum stay.
Michael Harris left Sunday’s game with a hand issue. X-rays were negative.
Michael Harris was hit by a pitch on the hand back in the first inning and has now been pulled from the game pic.twitter.com/ZY45IOEhCe
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 25, 2024
Consider him day-to-day for now.
Joey Bart left Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury. He is expected to undergo further testing, but the Pirates are reportedly calling up Henry Davis which would indicate that Bart is likely to hit the IL.
Robbie Ray left his start on Sunday with a hamstring injury.
Here's a closer look at the final pitch of the day from Robbie Ray … he appears to grab his left hamstring on the follow-through of his delivery. pic.twitter.com/J2BVslI7TK
— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) August 25, 2024
There was no update on his condition following the game. Consider him day-to-day for now.
Various News and Notes
Matthew Boyd threw six innings versus the Rangers on Sunday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four in the victory. Boyd was fantastic, getting a 40% whiff rate on his fastball and a 28% CSW overall. He has been really good since being brought up, allowing just a 2.70 ERA in his three starts. He has a nice matchup versus the Pirates on deck.
Connor Norby went 3-for-4 with a home run in the victory over the Cubs on Sunday.
Connor Norby has a homer in back-to-back games! pic.twitter.com/YhZONQwCS0
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 25, 2024
Norby has been on fire since his callup, hitting .375/.400/.792 with two home runs and a stolen base in just 25 plate appearances. More importantly, he is moving up the lineup. There isn’t a lot of help around Norby on the Marlins, but if he is leading off like he has the last two games, he should be able to overcome the lack of supporting cast.
Streaming Pitchers (Under 50% in CBS)
Pitcher for Today: None
Short slate with not a ton of options.
High Risk Options: Mitchell Parker vs NYY, Edward Cabrera at COL, Alec Mash at CLE, Davis Martin vs DET.
Pitcher for Tomorrow: Simeon Woods Richardson vs ATL
Woods Richardson has pitched really well lately and is facing a Braves lineup that has underperformed.
High Risk Options: Andrew Heaney at CHW, Cooper Criswell vs TOR, Kenta Maeda vs LAA, Yariel Rodriguez at BOS.
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Anyone know how Yahoo is handling the Danny Jansen situation? Jansen was in my roto lineup on June 26 as my starting catcher, and I’m wondering if I’ll be credited with the stats he compiles for the Red Sox in the resumed game today, even though he started the game with the Jays.
I’m pretty sure that Yahoo weekly leagues only counts stats retro if the resumed game occurs in the same week. So if it occurs in a later week, you get the stats in the week that the resumed game occurs.
Actually, looks like it does depend some on the format of your league: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN6799.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFT0CJQksinYL12Rb4kUmerZx8lPApd1tdPQL9R0oblCHaoy5KwOcy64zdr–htq4RRcdomU4e1cgf3vDJKZpuVcJASD8bOQX4CKZaMyMA99XhdU25kQPER57fqCaAXiGYynEUMg1D15wGzEl6qA8LR-hMLc0HAnMOEb2G9WO4-r
So stats up to the time of the suspension apply to that week, but it’s not exactly clear on what happens with the stats from the resumed game.
Jansen isn’t rostered in my Yahoo league (weekly HxH categories) but looking at some of the other players, it looks like they get no credit this week for any of the stats from the resumed game. For example, Duran hit a bomb after the resumption but his owner didn’t get credit for it this week and as Yahoo’s FAQ notes, they don’t go back and apply it to the week of the suspension either.
So it looks like for most Yahoo HxH leagues, the stats from the resumed game just disappear into the ether, which is a bummer.
I’m in a roto league, not head-to-head, so there are no weekly matchups in play, just my season-long stats. My understanding is that the next stat correction will incorporate stats earned in the resumed game, just not sure if Jansen’s unprecedented situation is treated differently.
In any event, he went 1-4 with no counting stats so it’s a nothing burger.