Rolling In The Deep: Deep-League Hitters For The Second Half
Greetings, friends! We're finally past the real halfway point of the baseball season, and almost to the fake halfway point of the baseball season... either way you look at it, a good time to take...
View ArticleYankees Have Revolutionary Thought, Make Up With Britton
Zach Britton was traded to the Yankees. The Yankees acquired Britton to throw out all Boston players' tea. Now the Yankees just need to acquire Ben Revere to ride into Boston and tell everyone in...
View ArticleFantasyDraft: Rough Trade
True confession: I can't cope with trade deadline season. I find it a terrifying time to be 1) a baseball fan (of a team that is in sell mode [cough Blue Jays cough]) and 2) a baseball writer: 1)...
View ArticleTop 100 Outfielders for 2019 Fantasy Baseball
We've done it! We've reached the end of the fantasy baseball hitter rankings. Give yourself a big round of applause. I'd clap for you, but I have carpal tunnel from actually ranking all the hitters...
View ArticleTout Wars 12-Team, NL-Only Draft Recap: Staying On Brand
At one point in Sunday's draft, Andy Behrens said to me, "I can't believe you went to $3 on Peter O'Brien. That's not on brand for you." You know what; he's right. Shame on me for briefly going off...
View ArticleBaseball Podcast: Byron Buston? More Like Byron Busty!
Drafting outfielders for the 2019 fantasy baseball season is a hot topic. There's tons of outfielders, but the top couple tiers dry up quickly. On this show, B_Don and Donkey Teeth discuss several...
View ArticleA Polanco Walks Into A Lineup…
*wavy lines indicating a dream sequence* It's the winter of 2019. And I'm wearing pants. Okay, that's not realistic, but it's a dream sequence, so I'm going to go with it! Crap, I have to do my...
View ArticleAmbulance Chasers, Week 4: No Pitcher is Safe
Good lord -- Curt Schilling and his bloody sock are looking up from hell at the starting pitching landscape and just cackling. There are so many injured SPs this week that I’m going to just give you...
View ArticleRolling In The Deep: Help In the Nick Of Time
Things can change in a hurry in baseball, and when they do, things can change even faster in fantasy baseball. Since last week, we’ve seen the horrific collision between Starling Marte and Erik...
View ArticleAmbulance Chasers, Week 5: Little Chris Archer
"Little Chris Archer sat under an arch--er watching a high pop fly. He stuck out his thumb until it went numb and said, “Onto the IL go I!” Early reports are that he won’t miss more than 1 or 2 starts...
View ArticleLa Stella And Angels Ride On Detroit’s Streetcar Named Desire (Or Any SP Not...
First off, big congrats to Albert Pujols (1-for-4 and his 6th homer), as he passed 2,000 RBIs. That is amazing. Now would some archaeologist find old man Pujols’s Holy Grail Goblet Room and let him...
View ArticleHiura Not Gonna Believe This But I Was Keston The Lips By The Brewers
My preseason NL MVP pick was Travis Shaw. *turns to a mirror* You're handsome, but hella stupid. My mirror reflection separates from my body. The aberration picks up a see-through suitcase, "I...
View ArticleAlmost Saved By The Bell In Pittsburgh
When I wake up in the morning and the alarm gives out a warning and I don't think I'll ever make it on time. By the time I grab my books and I give Razzball a look, I'm at the website just in time to...
View ArticleYaz Please and Thank You
As is the on-trend thing to do this season, Mike Yastrzemski joined the 3-homer club Friday night smashing three long balls in one night including his 16th of the season, a go-ahead solo shot in the...
View ArticleAbraham Ready To Grab Toro By The Herns
Yesterday, Abraham Toro-Hernandez (0-for-4) was called up by the Astros. Funny, I thought Abraham Toro-Hernandez was one of those special sushi rolls. "It's got lox for the Jews, toro because it's...
View ArticleFanDuel: Down Goes Yelich
Let’s take a moment of silence for Christian Yelich’s season … On to the picks... New to FanDuel? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well, be sure to read our content and...
View ArticleFanDuel: Windy Wrigley Weather Worries
How is it going today? Presumably this is our most anticipated day of the year, as it is the penultimate Sunday of the MLB regular season. It’s hard to get better than this - it’s practically been on...
View ArticleTop 100 Outfielders for 2020 Fantasy Baseball
We've done it! We've reached the end of the fantasy baseball hitter rankings for 2020 fantasy baseball rankings. Give yourself a big round of applause. I'd clap for you, but I have carpal tunnel from...
View ArticleNL-Only, 12 Team Draft Recap or: Steven Matz Is My Staff Ace, Insert An Emoji...
As many of you know, I’m in the NL-Only Tout Wars and LABR, so every year I take part in an industry NL-Only league with the CBS peeps to try to find my footing before I go off this Friday to Florida...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Podcast: Top 100 Outfielders For 2020 Fantasy Baseball
We already gave you the top 50, so here's the rest... of the top 100 outfielders for 2020 fantasy baseball. How's that for a little SEO action? I'm a sad individual, I know. Well regardless, Grey...
View ArticleDraft Bargains with Reluctant Thanks to COVID-19: Part 2
Hello again. I'm back to remind you that baseball is still indefinitely delayed. While you're likely still sequestered like myself (remember when I said I'd bet my next check? Bingo bango, no school...
View ArticleUniversal DH Impact: NL Central Edition
Hello, again. Hope all you Razzballers enjoyed my takes on how some bats in the West might be impacted by the DH. This time around I'll take you through each team in the Central. Remember, folks, I'm...
View ArticleDuvall Latest To Join The Boston Tee-Off Party
Call me nuts, but I don't know about the Red Sox inviting Bryce Harper's dad and Pete Alonso's cousin to pitch for them. This doesn't feel like it's the smartest move. Oh, just thought of a great idea....
View ArticleRandy Arozarena & the Ex-Cardinals’ All-Star Team
Hello again, my friends. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. I had another fun-but-also-terribly-painful experiment for you guys. For some of you this will be euphoric. But as a Cardinals fan...
View ArticleTop 100 Outfielders for 2021 Fantasy Baseball
We’ve done it! We’ve reached the end of the fantasy baseball hitter rankings for 2021 fantasy baseball rankings. Give yourself a big round of applause. I’d clap for you, but I have carpal tunnel from...
View ArticleThe Saturday Morning Post: Boob Nightenfail
Howdy, folks. It's unlikely you haven't already heard, but ICYMI: esteemed national baseball writer Boob Nightenfail tweeted Thursday evening that the Mets had a done deal with Trevor Bauer. Then not...
View ArticleIs Jung Real Or A Freud?
Been a while since I gave you a roundup of news, so guess what? Here's a roundup of news, or in the case of Josh Jung, a guy who I added to the rankings. First off, what Prospect Itch said previously,...
View ArticleJDM’s X’s Beat The Baltimore O’s In Tic-Tac-Tater
"Just Dong Just Dong Just Dong Just Dong Just Dong...oh, and Just Dong. Then, when you get tired, and wanna go home, Just Dong some more." That was the guy who hired Quasimodo to ring the bell at...
View ArticleTop 100 Outfielders For 2021 Fantasy Baseball: NyQuil & Naquin Edition
Welcome back, Razz faithful. We have the first week plus in the books. And of course, there's a LOT to talk about and a lot to overreact to... as well as gloss over. Yes, all the things. There is...
View ArticleJavier Barred M’s
Jesse Winker was a .300 hitter. The Mariners made Jesse Winker a .180 hitter. The Mariners took the two best prospects in baseball and made them .175 hitters. I don't want to overstate how good...
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