Roto Riteup: August 3, 2015

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August 3, 2015

Today is Monday at the Roto Riteup, which means tomorrow is Tuesday, which is important when looking at pitcher streaming options.

On today’s agenda:
1. Fun with arbitrary endpoints
2. Various news and notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options

Fun with arbitrary endpoints
All stats are through Saturday and are for the past 14 days.

Lucas Duda: 53 PA, .283/.377/.870, 8 HR
Dexter Fowler: 62 PA, .327/.468/.510, 2 HR, 4 SB
Curtis Granderson: 60 PA, .302/.383/.509, 2 HR, 4 SB
Nick Castellanos: 51 PA, .250/.353/.614, 5 HR
Christian Yelich: 54 PA, .280/.333/.360, 1 HR, 2 SB
Yonder Alonso: 45 PA, .293/.333/.512, 2 HR
Chris Owings: 46 PA, .222/.239/.289, 30.4% K%

Various news and notes

Hisashi Iwakuma may be back to his old self, dominating the Twins over eight-plus innings yesterday. Iwakuma has historically been awesome against the Twins, but he also fared quite well against the Tigers, Yankees, and Angels recently. Kuma will be a free agent heading into his age-35 season, and if he’s his normal self over the last two months, he would set himself up for a nice payday.

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You’ll be surprised to hear that new Cardinal Brandon Moss walked his team off yesterday, because Devil Magic is all too real.

Daniel Norris was excellent in his first start for the Tigers, striking out five over seven-plus innings while allowing just one run. Norris’ biggest issue is his command, leading his solid four-pitch mix and two plus-pitches to play down at times, but walking just one is a great first step. Norris is just 22 years old, so there’s still hope that he’ll get things under control.

After sliding headfirst into second base yesterday, Kris Bryant had to leave the game after feeling dizzy. Bryant’s concussion tests came back negative, so hopefully all is well today.

Jason Kipnis owners beware: after spending the last couple of days as the Indians’ designated hitter, the second baseman may be headed to the DL with a right shoulder issue. Kipnis has been enjoying a resurgence this year, and it would be a shame to see it be halted or come to end, but it’s better than him playing through an injury and seeing a dip in production.

Streaming Pitcher Options
If you enjoy streaming pitchers, tune into the Roto Riteup for recommendations each and every day.

A pitcher for today: Matt Cain at ATL (Mike Foltynewicz)
Cain isn’t the one we know and love, but he still has a favorable matchup and deserves some rope.

A pitcher for tomorrow: Miguel Gonzalez at OAK (Chris Bassitt)
Gonzalez is solid and gets a start against a light lineup away from Camden Yards. There’s not much upside here, but not much downside, either. Expect a Quality Start and a Win.





 

Zach is the creator and co-author of RotoGraphs' Roto Riteup series, and RotoGraphs' second-longest tenured writer. You can follow him on twitter.

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Derpy Dog
10 years ago

Any thoughts on Gray 12+ leagues?

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Mike W.
10 years ago

I’m curious who you think is the best SP option going forward in a standard league between Chris Tillman, Kyle Hendricks, and Jimmy Nelson. I’m leaning towards Hendricks since he has the best secondary numbers between the three of them, but Nelson’s dominant start to the second half is pretty tempting as well.

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FeslenR
10 years ago
Reply to  Mike W.

I’d go with Nelson or Tillman, mainly because I’ve had tough luck streaming with Hendricks.

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steve
10 years ago

With Burnett and Pineda going down, I’m suddenly in need of SP: any of the rookies (Eduardo Rodriguez, Nola, Norris, Severino) worth a look?

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Pitching Staff
10 years ago
Reply to  steve

IMHO:

I picked up Nola, Norris, and Severino. I’ll probably play their matchups for a couple weeks, but if they do well, I’ll trust them against the better teams.

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Mike W.
10 years ago
Reply to  steve

I would take a shot on Severino. I have no idea if he will be any good at the MLB level, but I think he is worth a speculative add if you have the need. Worst case you cut him loose, best case is he pitches pretty well and racks up some fantasy value by getting some wins pitching for a first place club with an elite bullpen.

The other guys all have warts, Nola looks good but has a terrible defense behind him, Norris has control concerns and Rodriguez is up and down due to his propensity for tipping pitches.

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baltic wolfMember since 2026
10 years ago

Colabello just became available in my 16 team league.

I can’t read Gibbons’ mind, but clearly Colabello is the better hitter. No big difference in his splits vs. RHP or LHP. Will he get the lion’s share of starts at 1B?

I’m in great need of an OF eligible player with Dickerson hurt and probably done for the season.

Also, which one of these guys is going to be the better starter ROS? Brooks of Oakland or Godley of Arizona?

Thanks for advice from anybody.

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rich101682
10 years ago
Reply to  baltic wolf

I think Godley is only going to make 2 more starts or so before getting yanked from the rotation due to innings.

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