Roto Riteup May 27, 2017
Jake Lamb cannot be stopped.
@KleinschmidtJD Rake Lamb
— Kalvin Lowry (@KoLow710) May 27, 2017
He hit home run number 14 Friday night against the Brewers and is now hosting a .282/.373/.586 line with a career-high .292 ISO.
Lamb struggles big time against lefties with just eight hits in 48 at-bats. The team is continuing to be patient with him and exposing him to more southpaws (much like what the Marlins were planning on doing with Justin Bour). When Lamb spoke hesitantly on the subject it was pretty clear Torey Lovullo and the team is making sure he sees those opposite arms more. So don’t expect him to ride the pine pony when a lefty starts on the bump.
On the Agenda
- News and Notes
- Lowrie…really?
- Probable DFS Pitchers
News and Notes
-Blue Jays infielders Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson have been activated from the disabled list, but they will not be starting on Saturday against the Rangers.
-Speaking of Rangers, 31-year-old Dillon Gee was just promoted by the team Friday and has yet to make his 2017 major league debut. Across 51 innings for Triple-A Round Rock, Gee had a 3.88 ERA with 43 strikeouts.
-More Rangers news. A.J. Griffin has been placed on the D.L. with a left intercostal strain.
–Masahiro Tanaka does not play for the Rangers, but he did have a career-high 13 strikeouts Friday in the loss to Oakland.
–Max Scherzer is still a tremendous pitcher. In his outing against the Padres Friday, he tossed 13 strikeouts. He gave up a bomb to Ryan Schimpf, but none of us are perfect. He’s pretty close, though.
Lowrie…really?
Yes really. Jed Lowrie. And like one of the most memorable movie quotes thanks to Will Ferrell says: “he’s so hot right now.” (I use that a lot, but it’s so good).
The A’s infielder is slashing a .588/.611/1.000 line over the last seven days and has hit six balls over the fence so far. His hard contact rate is through the roof sitting at 39.6-percent with a 9.2-percent home run to fly ball ratio. Grab him in any way possible in any format and that value will raise when he’s no longer sporting the green and gold.
That wasn’t me leaking news, that’s just me reminding you of Billy Beane.
Probable DFS Pitchers
Marco Estrada vs. Texas Rangers
Stephen Strasburg vs. San Diego Padres
Zack Greinke @ Milwaukee Brewers
Dallas Keuchel (didn’t land on the D.L.) vs. Baltimore Orioles
Kyle Freeland vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Like one of the most memorable movie quotes thanks to Will Ferrell says: “thanks for the Dillon Gee fantasy update”
Freeland is pitching at home verse the Cards.
So we’ll be looking forward to that trade. Thanks! And thanks billy http://dfsfreereport.com
Dallas Keuchel did land on the DL. He is being activated today so he can make his start.
Jake Lamb cannot be stopped.
He hit home run number 14 Friday night against the Brewers, bringing his season line to .282/.373/.586 with a career-high .292 ISO.
Lamb has struggled against lefties with just eight hits in 48 at-bats. The team is continuing to be patient with him while exposing him to more southpaws (similar to the Marlins’ plan for Justin Bour). Torey Lovullo and the team will make sure that he’ll get his fair share of at-bats against lefties the rest of the season, so don’t expect him to habitually ride the pine pony when facing a lefty starter.
On the Agenda
News and Notes
Lowrie…really?
Probable DFS Pitchers
News and Notes
-Blue Jays infielders Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson have been activated from the disabled list, but they will not be starting on Saturday against the Rangers.
-Speaking of the Rangers, they promoted 31-year-old Dillon Gee on Friday although he has yet to make his 2017 MLB debut. Across 51 innings for Triple-A Round Rock, Gee had a 3.88 ERA with 43 strikeouts.
-More Rangers news: A.J. Griffin has been placed on the D.L. with a left intercostal strain.
–Masahiro Tanaka had a career-high 13 strikeouts on Friday in their loss to Oakland.
–Max Scherzer is still a tremendous pitcher. He tossed 13 strikeouts in his outing against the Padres Friday. He gave up a bomb to Ryan Schimpf, but none of us are perfect. He’s pretty close, though.
Lowrie…really?
Yes really. Jed Lowrie. And like one of the most memorable movie quotes attributed to Will Ferrell, “he’s so hot right now.” (I use that a lot, but it’s so good).
The A’s infielder is slashing .588/.611/1.000 over the last seven days and has six HR so far. His hard contact rate is through the roof at 39.6 percent with a 9.2 percent home-run-to-fly-ball ratio. Grab him in any format, his value will likely rise when he’s no longer sporting the green and gold.
Probable DFS Pitchers
Marco Estrada vs. Texas Rangers
Stephen Strasburg vs. San Diego Padres
Zack Greinke @ Milwaukee Brewers
Dallas Keuchel (return from the D.L.) vs. Baltimore Orioles
Kyle Freeland vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Due to Franklin Barretto, Lowrie needs to be moved, too, but trading Plouffe would let Lowrie slide over to third. With Healy in the wings, both could be moved. I doubt Barretto gets called up until the logjam clears.