Roto Riteup: May 14, 2018
How I envision my return from vacation being:
Long standing-o for McCutchen in his return to Pittsburgh ? pic.twitter.com/rDNZoYkkde
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 11, 2018
What it is actually like:
?Ay yo I’m slippin’, I’m fallin’, I can’t get up? pic.twitter.com/qEMHxEBgWe
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 11, 2018
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On the Agenda:
1. CaNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
2. Various News and Notes
3. Streaming Pitchers
CaNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Robinson Cano left Sunday’s game with a finger injury after being hit on the hand with a pitch. Reports are that he will require surgery on the finger that was injured and will likely be out for considerable time. He has an evaluation set for Tuesday where we should get a clearer timetable.
Various News and Notes
Adam Wainwright was placed back on the 10-Day DL with elbow pain. This appears to be a re-aggravation of previous issues and will likely set him out a while. This could cement a long term spot in the rotation for Jack Flaherty and maybe even mean the arrival of Dakota Hudson with Carlos Martinez on the DL also.
Brian Anderson was forced to leave Sunday’s game with a finger injury. X-rays after the game came back negative, so this appears to be a minor issue. Consider him day-to-day at this time.
Rich Hill left his start Sunday with a blister on his middle finger. For more insight let’s check in with Fangraphs top fantasy analyst, Paul Sporer:
Scheduled tweet. https://t.co/fP59ZxLmn7
— Paul Sporer (@sporer) May 13, 2018
This is a frustrating injury to add to a frustrating season for the 87-year-old pitcher, but fantasy owners knew what they were signing up for when they bought him. Expect him to hit the DL… again…
Adrian Beltre left Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury. Beltre stated after the game that it is a re-aggravation of the injury that landed him on the DL earlier this season. There is no current timetable, but consider him day-to-day for right now.
Keynan Middleton left Sunday’s game with elbow pain. If he is to hit the DL, this will be the second time his elbow has forced him to miss time. He has an MRI scheduled for today, so more information is coming, but this does not sound good at all.
Streaming Pitchers Options
A pitcher for today: Sal Romano @ SF.
Romano has been very good over his last three games and gets a struggling Giants team in the comfy confines of AT&T Park.
A pitcher for tomorrow: German Marquez @ SD
Marquez has been up and down this year, but is sporting a 1.96 ERA with 9.39 K/9 on the road.
Justin is the co-host on The Sleeper and The Bust Podcast and writes for Rotographs covering the Roto Riteup as well as other periodic articles. In addition to his work at Rotographs, Justin is the lead fantasy writer/analyst and co-owner for FriendswithFantasyBenefits.com, and the owner of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. He is also a certified addiction treatment counselor. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinMasonFWFB.
Not worth mentioning the promotion of the guy with the most homers in the minors?
Was just about to ask for thoughts on Franmil in the crowded SD OF… but ya know minus the snark.
I don’t like to write extensively about guys I don’t know much about. Here is a twitter thread of some fantasy prospect guys that I asked about him late last night. https://twitter.com/JustinMasonFWFB/status/995894984631963649
I have since watched some video on him this morning. Long swing with a lot of power. Could be Kyle Blanks, could be much more. Beat up on bad competition in nice environments. Worth a gamble in deeper formats.
Awesome thanks! I did wonder what a Western Metal Supply-dominating Renfroe, Statcast-god Franchy, and Franmil OF would look like. Totally forgot about Blash and Blanks. SD certainly has a type: 70-grade raw power and pray for contact development. Too bad it usually doesn’t.
So is Freddy somewhat like Willy Peralta (in terms of stuff wise/stat wise) and not so many pitches wise.?
Welcome back, Justin!
Thoughts on Freddy Perlata?
The brewers rotation might be bad enough that he can stick, but I didn’t love what I saw despite the numbers. Weird cross body delivery may lead to a high walk rate. May struggle mightily against lefties. Doesn’t have overpowering stuff. Virtually only threw the fastball
Former member of Cistulli’s Fringe Five!
Time to cut bait on Rich Hill in formats like Ottoneu, where it frees up some cap space?
Also, welcome back! Hope you and your family had a great trip!