MILB, MLB and Fantasy Baseball
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%.
NFBC Shares - May 👀
May 4, 2024
Brice Turang (5) - This is my kind of pick in a draft and hold. Potential for high upside with little cost. I felt going in that Turang had a role and that he could deliver a 270/70/10/50/40 season.
Missions v Travelers May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024
This was my first live look at Snelling and he showed us a bit of everything. It looked like Snelling mostly worked 3 pitches, a FB that sat 93 and touched 94, an 85 mph CH, and a 79 mph slider. Snelling threw 80 pitches over 5 2/3 innings, 52 of which were strikes.
This and That
May 2, 2024
Shota Imanaga - incredibly fun to watch and the results have been dominant. 6 games, 5 wins, 34.2 IP, 4 QS, and an ERA under 1 at .78. At 4 years and $53m the Cubs may have the best signing of the off-season. Early leader for ROY and a fantasy difference maker whether redraft or dynasty.
Missions v Travelers Apr 30, 2024
April 30, 2024
Reid VanScoter started for the Travs and went 6 innings, giving up just 7 baserunners and 1 run while striking out 4. This lowered VanScoter’s ERA to 2.77 on the year. A really nice start to his second pro season and coming off 143.1 IP of 3.27 ERA at high A last year.
Steals on the Value Aisle
April 4, 2024
Brenton Doyle - excellent base runner with 98th percentile speed. Doyle is very athletic and reportedly has made some swing / approach adjustments. His defense is elite and will keep him in the lineup so if he can get his OBP even up to .320 there could be 30 steals here ROS.