Roto Riteup May 28, 2017
The New York Mets have turned into the poster child of bad luck this season. I wish I had good news for you Mets fans, but when it comes to La Potencia, he’s facing yet another setback.
Yoenis Cespedes felt some soreness in his right quad while running the bases during his rehab assignment in Class-A and he was removed from the lineup. He hasn’t played on the active roster since the end of April.
On the Agenda
- News and Notes
- Adjusting Astros
- Moose
- Fare thee well
News and Notes
–Corey Kluber will be coming back to the Cleveland Indians Thursday after being sidelined since the beginning of May with a lower back strain. There could be a change in the pitching situation with Danny Salazar heading to the bullpen with the return of the former Cy Young Award winner.
–Brandon McCarthy exited the game Saturday with knee tendinitis and is receiving an MRI.
–Dallas Keuchel improves to 8-0 following a neck irritation that required a minimum DL stay. He fared well against the Orioles striking out eight over six innings.
–Huston Street threw a scoreless inning in his Triple-A rehab assignment tallying up two strikeouts.
Astros Adjustments
It looks likes the Indians aren’t the only team making some adjustments in their rotation. The Houston Astros are making some changes in Mike Fiers (don’t worry it’s nothing physical…or personal.) He was supposed to get the go ahead on Monday in Minnesota, but he will be heading to the bullpen while Brad Peacock takes over starting responsibilities.
Peacock isn’t a stranger to the starting role, but he’s been tremendous coming out of the bullpen this season hosting a 0.87 ERA with a 13.05 K/9 rating and he’s given up just eight hits facing 82 batters.
The 29-year-old started against Detroit Monday where he threw 4.1 scoreless innings.
Moose
Mike Moustakas continues to hit the ball following a 3-for-4 night against the Indians Saturday which assisted in the win.
He’s also now hit a ball over the fence three out of his last four games. He’s holding on to a .260/.297/.526 line with 13 home runs and 26 RBI. His strikeout rate has raised slightly from last season, but he’s on his way to matching his career-high ISO he left behind him in 2016.
He suffered a torn ACL last season and only appeared in 27 games, but after coming back slowly, he managed to continuously show signs of improvement as the season progresses. Despite having a lot of digressing offense surrounding him, he still remains a top bat on the Royals.
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Fare Thee Well
Well, folks, this is it. This is my final Roto Riteup. After this, you’ll have to read my Ryan Goins #hottakes elsewhere (but since we are on the subject and you more than likely benefit from the heads up, you can now drop him if you want.) The people at FanGraphs have been wonderful and I have learned a lot and am so grateful for the opportunity.
OH,sorry to see you go. I read this every day. Good Luck!
Thanks for the riteups, good luck.
Keuchel did go on the DL. And I think you meant “fared” rather than “faired.”
Actually didn’t even see the farewell before posting this. Good luck in all your future endeavors.
He also didn’t face the White Sox or go 6 1/3 innings or have 11ks.
What the heck?
Looks like she somehow confused Buck Farmer’s line with Keuchel’s.
I still adhere to the sexist ideas of the 50s, it’s a wonder I can even operate a computer!
Sorry to see you go. I thought these were fun.
Good luck Jessica!
Might want to fact check that whole Keuchel section…
It is so fucking embarrassing that that is on this website.
Personally, I’ve found the comments on her articles to be more embarrassing than the content. I thought the community here was better than this, honestly.
I understand that sentiment and, while the community can be tactless and snobby at times, they aren’t off the mark here. Her articles are lazy, unedited, and lacking any semblance of the essence of FG. I’m sure she is a really nice person but that does not mean we can’t form an opinion about her content.
Totally agree Paul. Never had the feeling this was the Breitbart of baseball until now
What will I do with my sad life now that I can’t badger someone I don’t know on the internet?!?!?!?
User name really applies today.
another one of my comments edited by Fangraphs, while clear errors are left unedited in posts.
So long Jessica, thanks for your contributions here 🙂
Can you leave next?
DALLAS KEUCHEL WAS ON THE DL!
Are you actively trying to mislead people or are you really just this insanely lazy and unprofessional?
1. Dallas Keuchel was on the DL (this is the second time you have stated emphatically that he never went on the DL, yet…he did).
2. Keuchel “fared” well, not “faired” well.
3. Keuchel pitched 6 innings, not “6.3” innings, whatever that even means.
4. Keuchel had 8 strikeouts, not 11 strikeouts.
5. Keuchel pitched against the Orioles, not the White Sox.
It is absolutely amazing to me how you can get so much incredibly easily verifiable information wrong in such a small amount of space. I will be glad to have these articles gone from Fangraphs. I don’t even know whether what I read in them is true!
PS: Also, since this is a FANTASY BASEBALL website, yes, we do care about pitcher wins! Because they are a scoring category in standard leagues! How can you write for a fantasy baseball website and not know that?!
Thanks, these were very useful writeups, good luck!
Last week I randomly turned out a bluejays game and Goins hit a grandslam and I thought of you
Really enjoyed your work, Jessica, sorry to see you go!
Good luck to Jessica. I still find it weird that the comments sections of these pieces are being astroturfed.
Have had a couple of my comments edited, while easily correctable mistakes are allowed to remain on posts.
Also sorry to see you go, I like your humor. Good luck.
There’s nothing funnier than seeing the haters line up with their torches and pitchforks so they can error correct/critique something posted on a free website. If I were in her shoes, I would have dropped an inaccuracy or two just to enjoy the feeding frenzy. That’s just me though.
Seriously, this comment section is starting to turn into a bad Redit thread. Ease up.