Roto Riteup: September 17, 2019

September Baseball got me like:

There are 60 players in MLB with at least 28 home runs this season. Zero of them are on the SF Giants. In fact, the Giants have not had a player with 28 home runs in a season this decade. A decade in which they won three World Series. pic.twitter.com/jxMXLjJWns

— Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) September 17, 2019

 

On the Agenda:
1. The Sleeper and the Bust DFS Contest
2. Quick Hits
3. Various News and Notes
4. Streaming Pitching Options

 

The Sleeper and the Bust DFS Contest
Every week the Sleeper and the Bust podcast hosts a DFS contest for the podcast. The winner gets a shoutout on the Roto Riteup and on the podcast as well as my and Paul Sporer’s hard earned cash. Enter this week’s contest by clicking here:
https://www.draftkings.com/draft/contest/76514251

 

Various News and Notes
According to Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, Rene Rivera will be the catcher for Noah Syndergaard against the Rockies. Reportedly Syndergaard had complained to the Mets brass about the catching of Wilson Ramos, requesting that he get another one of the Mets catchers as his personal catcher, which was declined by the team initially. Syndergaard has been better with other catchers behind the plate, but not as drastically as the catcher ERA would indicate. This will mean that Ramos will miss two of the three starts in Colorado, hurting his fantasy value this week.

Brandon Nimmo went 1-for-5 with a home run on Monday. Nimmo missed most of the season with a back injury, but has come back and played fairly well for the Mets, hitting .241/.465/.655 with three home runs and a stolen base in 43 plate appearances since being activated from the IL on September 1st. Monday also marked his first game leading off, which would be a huge boon to his value if that became a regular thing.

Marcus Semien went 3-for-5 with a home run versus the Royals on Monday. Semien has been fantastic, but how good he has been a bit overlooked.

Below is a list of players in Major League history with at least 116 runs, 173 hits, 38 doubles, 7 triples, 30 home runs, 85 RBI, 78 walks and 10 stolen bases in a season:

Babe Ruth (1921 and 1923)
Lou Gehrig (1927 and 1930)
Marcus Semien (2019)

— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) September 17, 2019

He is currently going outside the top 120 in ADP in the #2EarlyMock drafts for 2020 and appears to be an underrated asset heading into 2020.

 

Quick Hits
Matthew Boyd was scratched from his start on Monday due to a family issue.

Domingo Santana is expected to be activated from the IL today.

Joey Votto was scratched from the lineup due to an illness.

Brandon Woodruff will be activated from the 10-Day IL to start for the Brewers on Tuesday.

Josh Van Meter was removed from the game on Monday due to a family emergency.

According to manager Bob Melvin, Stephen Piscotty is unlikely to play again in the regular season for the A’s.

Lucas Giolito will be shut down for the rest of the season with a lat strain. The injury itself is a minor one, but the White Sox have no reason to risk GIolito at the end of his breakout season.

 

Streaming Pitching Options (Less than 50% owned)
Pitcher for Tomorrow: Gio Gonzalez vs SD
Gonzalez has pitched well in his last three starts and has a nice matchup here versus the Padres.

High Risk Options: Brett Anderson vs KC, Trent Thornton at BAL

Pitcher for Tomorrow: None

High Risk Options: Zach Eflin at ATL, Danny Duffy at OAK, Tony Gonsolin vs TB, CC Sabathia at LAA.