Roto Riteup May 26, 2017

I had to double check to make sure Xander Bogaerts indeed hit his first home run of the season, but that’s exactly what happened Wednesday night against the Rangers. He’s coming off of a 21-home run season in 2016, but this year is looking a lot more like 2015 when he hit just seven with a .320 AVG. His .335 AVG is sustaining his fantasy value right now.

Dave Cameron highlights Bogaerts’ weirdness calling him the Joe Panik of the east coast. That’s not a negative comment at all. 

On the Agenda

1. News and Notes
2. The Price is Right…and Returning
3. Probable DFS Pitchers

News and Notes

–Ryan Braun is heading back to the disabled list after being “free” for four days. He’s had a recurring calf issue that keeps coming back to haunt him over the last month. He left the game against the Diamondbacks early Thursday night and we should know more once his MRI results come back.

–Dustin Pedroia left Thursday’s matchup against the Rangers with some knee soreness. According to the media at the game, he was rather stubborn about it, not even wanting to be taken out of the game. He’s been irritated with this injury since Manny Machado slid into his leg earlier this year.

–Odubel Herrera went 0-5 with five strikeouts against the Rockies. This is just adding to his rough season where we were anticipating some struggles against lefties… not struggles with everything. His OBP is down to a paltry .275 with both his strikeout rate (26%) and walk rate (6%) going the wrong way. His 43% O-Swing rate is 3rd-worst in the league. Maybe his dad needs to get his ear again re: the strikeouts.

The Price is Right… and Returning

Manager John Farrell announced David Price will be back on Monday making his 2017 major league debut against the Chicago White Sox.

His results were unimpressive in 5.7 innings at Triple-A with a 9.53 ERA and 2.47 WHIP, but he had a 25% strikeout rate and 6% walk rate, perfectly in line with expectations. Rehab starts need to be treated like Spring Training ones for the most part. Pitchers are usually working on getting their feel back and less concerned with getting outs.

Probable DFS Pitchers

Max Scherzer vs. San Diego Padres

Jacob deGrom @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Zack Godley @ Milwaukee Brewers

Jake Arrieta @ Kansas City Royals