MILB, MLB and Fantasy Baseball
Judge, JRod, Turang, Jhonkensy, Wood and Colorado
James Wood is absolutely the guy I want on all of my fantasy baseball teams but sadly have on just one of them. Wood has been promoted to the Washington Nationals for a Monday debut in DC!
Merrill, Pablo, Jarren, Nacho, Zebby and Roster Moves
I think we are past the point of anyone not realizing Jackson Merrill OF SD is really good. Merrill is clearly outperforming the other Jackson mega prospects (Chourio and Holliday). Since Jun 8 Merrill is hitting .370 with 7 home runs, 4 doubles, 10 runs scored, 13 RBI and an .833 SLG.
Royce, Shota, Riley, Crews, Morris, and Brooks Lee
Jun 21, 2024
I had an extended look at Royce Lewis during the 2019 Arizona Fall League where he won the MVP award. His athleticism was obvious and even then he was one of those electric players that just grabs your attention.
Wind Surge v Travelers Jun 18, 2024
Jun 18, 2024
Luke Keaschall is the player I was most interested in seeing this week. I’ve written about him several times recently and if you’re following you know how much I liked him out of the draft.
Phil’s v O’s, Mookie, Blanco, Injuries, Zebby, and Keaschall
Jun 17, 2024
We should all probably appreciate what Mookie Betts is doing even more than we do. Betts has been durable over his 11 year MLB career and has already accumulated 68.6 WAR.
Gunnar, Teoscar, Crochet, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Evan Longoria.
Jun 14, 2024
Gunnar is the key player on a team loaded with talent up and down the lineup. If it weren’t for Aaron Judge I would have Gunnar in the lead for AL MVP.
Yankees, Nick G, Torkelson, Jacob Wilson & Tre Morgan
Jun 7, 2024
pitching to or pitching around Soto, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton has given opposing teams fits
Tink Hence / Cardinals v Travelers Jun 5, 2024
Jun 5, 2024
Hence sailed through the 1st using only 11 pitches (8 strikes) to move through Harry Ford, Cole Young, and Spencer Packard.
Judge, Seager, Saves, Norby…and Jaison
Jun 3, 2024
Aaron Judge is on one of those all-time heaters right now. Over his last 20 games Judge has put up a slash of .414/23/12/22/2. How good is this? Well, on a 162 game basis the slash would be .414/186/97/178/16.
Gunnar, Witt Jr., Brewers and Logan Evans
May 31, 2024
Gunnar Henderson is tied for the MLB lead in home runs at 18 and he has hit all of them from the leadoff spot. The MLB record for a leadoff hitter is 41, set last year by Ronald Acuna Jr.
Sod Poodles v Travelers May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
Cole Young went 2 for 4 on the night with a home run and a stolen base. Young’s power is pull side and he tapped into it in the 4th with a deep shot to RF that easily cleared the fence. It was off a bender and he turned on it nicely.
MLB Memorial Day, Acuna, JRod…and Keaschall
May 27, 2024
Julio Rodriguez (SEA) had one of his best games of the year yesterday. Putting up 3 hits, a HR, 2 RS, 4 RBI and 2 steals. The Mariners offense has struggled mightily this year and easily lead MLB in strikeouts averaging more than 10 per game. They must have JRod clicking to win the AL West…
Bo, Maikel, James Wood, Jonny Farmelo and More
May 25, 2024
So here’s the updated look at Julio Rodriguez, Corbin Carroll, Michael Harris II, and Brenton Doyle.
Weekend Recap May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024
Did you have late May ERA leaders as Shota Imanaga, Ranger Suarez, Reynaldo Lopez, Javier Assad, and Seth Lugo?
This Weekend in Baseball May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
Pirates v Cubs: While they won’t pitch against each other we will see both Paul Skenes and Shota Imanaga go in this series. Skenes will be tested in his second big league start (Fri), against a Cubs team that is playing good baseball. And if you love pitching, watching Imanaga is close to must watch
Naturals v Travelers May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
I didn’t come into the game planning to focus on Naturals SP Mason Barnett but he quickly caught everyone’s attention as he struck out the first 5 Travelers he faced. A list that includes top Seattle Mariners prospects Cole Young, Harry Ford, and Tyler Locklear.
Weekend Recap
May 13, 2024
Picking between Skenes, Gasser and Scott for ROS redraft makes for an interesting conversation. Looking at IP capacity (chart below) estimates it would appear Gasser has the path for most remaining IP while Scott likely the least. On pure stuff, you take Skenes.
Friday Baseball Thoughts
May 10, 2024
With Freddie Freeman the Dodgers are running 3 future HOFer’s out there every night. The group of Betts, Ohtani, and Freeman have 4 MVP’s and 13 Top 5 MVP finishes with more to come.
Altuve, Bagwell, Biggio…and Morgan?
May 7, 2024
Morgan’s considered an inner circle HOF’er and what he did during his Big Red Machine days was remarkable. Johnny Bench was always my favorite Red but back then every little leaguer I knew would try to imitate Joe Morgan’s unique pre-swing elbow trigger. It was easily the most recognizable swing for a generation of baseball loving kids.
Missions v Travelers May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024
Tyler Locklear had the sole home run of the night, a very long shot to LF that can be seen below. Locklear was the 58th overall pick in the 2022 draft. He’s listed 6’2 210 and is every bit of that. Locklear’s K rate is lower than you might expect for a power guy and currently sits at 21% with a walk rate consistently over 10%.