Roto Riteup: June 23, 2021 by Justin Mason June 23, 2021 I bet Castellanos is great at Charades: Nick Castellanos launching a double then mocking the pitcher…. this guy literally wants smoke with everybody đ pic.twitter.com/hlS12PEDLr — Baseball Doesn't Exist (@BaseballDoesnt) June 22, 2021 On the Agenda: 1. Sticky Situations 2. Quick Hits 3. Various News and Notes 4. Streaming Pitchers Sticky Situations We had a bunch of pitchers being checked for illegal substances on Tuesday, which led to some tense and funny moments and even funnier tweets: You thought explaining to your kids how to keep score was complicated. Try explaining why the pitcher is taking his pants off after each inning pic.twitter.com/gGXlksCLT9 — Razzball (@Razzball) June 23, 2021 This keeps up, pretty soon the MLB is going to be brought to you by OnlyFans https://t.co/3hVRVS2ghL — Chris Spooner (@SpoonfulofSport) June 23, 2021 "Max Scherzer, are you using sticky substance?" Max Scherzer: pic.twitter.com/ZMfAq5C9F0 — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 23, 2021 ALERT – NEW STRIPPER FOR OAK. pic.twitter.com/ciDwStIzp4 — Closer Monkey (@CloserMonkey) June 23, 2021 Quick Hits Adam Engel was placed on the IL on Tuesday with a hamstring strain. The injuries are now piling up for the White Sox, who have lost Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert, Adam Eaton and Engel in the outfield now on top of losing second baseman Nick Madrigal recently. Expect the White Sox to be active at the trade deadline. Max Fried was placed on the IL with a blister. It doesnât sound like this will keep him out for an extended period of time. Alex Manoah was suspended five games for throwing at Maikel Franco during his start on Saturday. Manoah gave up back-to-back home runs and tried to take his frustration out on Franco. He will appeal, but expect him to miss one start. Marcus Stroman left Tuesdayâs game with hip soreness. Stroman apparently did not want to be pulled, but the Mets played it safe. Hopefully this isnât anything too serious. Consider him day-to-day at this time. Justin Upton left Tuesdayâs game with lower back soreness. Consider him day-to-day for now. Daniel Vogelbach left Tuesdayâs with a leg injury. Following the game, manager Craig Counsell stated he would hit the IL tomorrow. Ketel Marte left Tuesdayâs game with a hamstring injury. Consider him day-to-day for now, but this is concerning considering he has already spent time on the IL with a hamstring injury. Various News and Notes In his Major League debut, Wander Franco went 2-for-4 with a walk, double and a home run in the loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. WANDER FRANCO. MAJOR LEAGUE HOME RUN. pic.twitter.com/477deDm7M7 — MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 23, 2021 I guess we shouldnât worry too much if he will be good right away. Francoâs home runs was nice, but the double was even more impressive: Wander Franco double. Smooth swing, quick hands, and easy barrel through the zone. He was born to hit. pic.twitter.com/USUwJguOgX — hashim (@___hash___) June 23, 2021 Franco was even impressive defensively. He needs to be rostered in all formats and is a star in the making. Jesus Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a home run in the loss to the Blue Jays. Jesus Sanchez just obliterated a baseball to dead center đ„ pic.twitter.com/bVvYgzU562 — Jake (@GatorSosa) June 22, 2021 Sanchez has always had a ton of power in his bat and some speed to go along with it, but struggles to make consistent contact. With the Marlins dealing with a rash of injuries, he should have a real opportunity to see what he can do at the Major League level. Ross Stripling threw six innings versus the Marlins, allowing just one run on two hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Stripling gave up the solo shot to Sanchez, but was great following that. He threw his four seam fastball over 60% of the time, working it effectively in the top of the zone. He has a nice matchup against the Orioles to finish off a great two-step for the week. *Grunt* – Rozay Stripling đ€ @RossStripling has a 2.29 ERA in his last 6 starts! pic.twitter.com/RzeC3EFHs1 — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 23, 2021 Eli Morgan threw five innings in the loss to the Cubs, allowing four earned runs, on four hits and zero walks, while striking out nine. Morgan was very effective early in the game, working with a pretty impressive changeup and good fastball. Eli Morgan, Filthy Back-to-Back Changeups. đ· pic.twitter.com/Yzq1siwqWH — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 23, 2021 He worked through five, only allowing a solo shot to Kris Bryant in the fourth, but fell apart a bit in the sixth, allowing three more runs. He is a prototypical Indians starter, with better control and command than stuff. With so many injuries to the Indians rotation, he should have a fairly long leash and has some underrated talent. Streaming Pitchers (Under 50% in CBS) Pitcher for Today: Caleb Smith vs MIL Smith has pitched very well as of late and has a nice matchup at home. High Risk Options: Erick Fedde at PHI, Matt Manning vs STL, Michael King vs KC. Pitcher for Tomorrow: Joe Ross at MIA Ross has a 3.13 ERA and a strikeout an inning over his last five starts and is facing a struggling Miami offense. High Risk Options: Zach Davies at LAD, Kolby Allard vs OAK, Cody Poteet vs WAS. 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 âHigh Risk Optionsâ but I may add them at some point.