Ian Kennedy: (Suspension) Drops His Appeal

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Ian Kennedy: Kennedy has dropped his appeal of the 10-game suspension Major League Baseball handed down last week, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Kennedy drops appeal of 10-game suspension - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Ian Kennedy has dropped the appeal of his 10-game suspension and will begin serving it on Monday.

Ian Kennedy to appeal 10-game suspension - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Ian Kennedy will appeal his 10-game suspension incurred for his role in Tuesday's brawl with the Dodgers.

Ian Kennedy suspended 10 games by MLB - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Major League Baseball has suspended Ian Kennedy 10 games for his role in Tuesday's brawl with the Dodgers.

Ian Kennedy: Suspended 10 Games

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Ian Kennedy: Kennedy has been suspended 10 games for intentionally throwing at Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke on Tuesday, MLB reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Shuffle Up: Max Scherzer makes the leap

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Alright, gamers, this is the one Shuffle Up that matters the most. If you could consistently figure out the fickle sighs and signs of these sirens, everything else would be a breeze.

Our goal is to rank all the roto-relevant starting pitchers for the rest of 2013, thinking 5x5 value in a mixed league. The prices are used for comparison tools; don't worry about the numbers in a vacuum. Players at the same cost are considered even.

I'll add commentary later today and I welcome your intelligent disagreement. Win the debate, win the rank. But remember to support your dissent, and never forget the golden rule of roto: a player doesn't gain (or lose) 15-20 percent of bonus value simply because you're

Walter Cronkite Removes His Glasses

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Our correspondent in St. Louis, Dan Pants, is reporting at 8:05 Eastern Standard Time, [player]Ian Kennedy[/player]'s fastball died. There's still no official confirmation. Details are scant. [player]Daniel Descalso[/player] is in questioning about the murder. Let's go back now, and take a moment and recount the life of Ian Kennedy's fastball. It originally came up in the Yankee organization, where it showed promise, but one two many times it was left out over the plate and hitters clobbered it. They didn't quite murder it like last night. No, that was saved for a balmy night in St. Louis. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kennedy family. Wait, now I understand they are transporting Daniel

Kennedy (finger) cleared to start Saturday - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Ian Kennedy (finger) has been cleared to start on Saturday against the Cubs.

Fantasy baseball Injury Report: Curtis Granderson back on the shelf

Source: SI.com

We've seen our fair share of odd injuries this season, from Zack Greinke breaking his clavicle during a brawl against the Padres to Bryce Harper cutting his chin on the outfield wall. This past week brought two doozies: Boston's Clay Buchholz, who's 7-0 on the season, was scratched from his start Monday because of collarbone soreness that stemmed from falling asleep while cradling his daughter in his arm. Arizona's Ian Kennedy, meanwhile, also missed his scheduled Monday start after cutting his finger while washing dishes. Clearly, earning millions of dollars doesn't prevent baseball players from suffering the bizarre injuries that befall most other humans. Here's the latest injury news:

Pitcher Profile: Tyler Skaggs Debuts A Memorial Curveball

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

After an underwhelming cup of coffee last year, [player]Tyler Skaggs[/player] looked primed for the 5th spot in the Diamondbacks rotation, only to lose out to [player]Patrick Corbin[/player].  I remember there was some dissension with that decision, but you don't hear any of those arguments now!  With Corbin obviously one of the biggest surprises of the season, Skaggs had a really rough start to his AAA assignment with his ERA climbing close to 7.00 through six starts, but then again it was with Reno in the Pacific Coast League. Skaggs has put it together recently though, racking up a 30:5 K:BB ratio in 25.1 May innings and three straight quality starts.

Kennedy (finger) scratched from Monday start - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Ian Kennedy has been scratched from Monday's start due to a cut on his right index finger.

Ian Kennedy: (Finger) Will Miss Monday Start

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Ian Kennedy: Kennedy is dealing with a lacerated index finger and will miss his scheduled start Monday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Draft Day Challenge, May 21

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

BaseballGuys.com. has partnered with DraftDay.com to give all my wonderful followers, that’s you, the chance to play the game on a daily basis. On Tuesday and Thursday’s here at the site, every week, I’ll be giving you some insight into the mind of The

Shuffle Up: The Tony Cingrani Problem

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Alright, gamers, settle in and let's get to work. Of all the baseball shuffles, this is the one that really matters: the starting pitcher shuffle. The fickle men of the mound are sure to define our season, for good or for bad.

We're trying to gauge everyone's 5x5 value going forward - everything to this point is merely an audition. We're only playing for 2013 here, and we're assuming a mixed-league environment. Don't worry about what the prices mean in a vacuum - they're only tools to compare the players with one another. Players at the same price tag are considered even.

I'll add comments as the night goes along, and I reserve the right to make rank changes over that time frame. Your intelligent

Complete SP Rankings: Week 3

Source: Fake Teams by Brian Creagh

Rank Player First Opponent Opponent Second Opponent Opponent 1 Justin Verlander Luis Mendoza KC 2 Cliff Lee James McDonald PIT 3 Clayton Kershaw Matt Harvey @NYM 4 David Price Phil Hughes NYY Jose Quintana @CHW 5 Felix Hernandez Brad Peacock @HOU Joe Blanton LAA 6 Stephen Strasburg Jaime Garcia STL 7 Matt Cain Patrick Corbin ARI 8 Adam Wainwright Ross Detwiler @WAS 9 Yu Darvish Tommy Hanson @LAA 10 Madison Bumgarner Ian Kennedy ARI 11 Matt Harvey Clayton Kershaw LAD 12 Cole Hamels Jeff Locke PIT Jon Niese @NYM 13 CC Sabathia Matt Moore @TB J.A. Happ TOR 14 Mat Latos Jeff Samardzija CHC 15 Jake Peavy Jeremy Hellickson TB 16 Kris Medlen Rick Porcello @DET 17 James

Shuffle Up, Starting Pitchers: Exhuming McCarthy

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Alright, amigos, let's get to the prices on the mound. Here's how I rank the Top 90 arms or so for the 2013 season, 5x5.

Players at the same prices are considered even. Don't worry about the numbers in an isolated sense; what matters is how the players relate to one another. I reserve the right to tweak the list as the evening goes along. Win the debate, win the rank.

And remember the golden rule: a player doesn't gain 15-20 percent of bonus value simply because you roster him.

I'm sure there's more to the preamble but it's not coming to mind right now. I'll add commentary after the US and Mexico are done on the pitch. Make the jump, jumper.

$33 Clayton Kershaw
$32 Justin Verlander
$30

Ian Kennedy: Gets Opening Day Start

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Ian Kennedy: Kennedy has been tabbed as the Opening Day starter for the Diamondbacks, FOXSportsArizona.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Pressing Questions: The Arizona Diamondbacks

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

Youth is often unreliable. Last year, the Diamondbacks learned the hard way.

After Arizona shocked the baseball world in 2011, taking the NL West crown, expectations were relatively high for a strong encore. Instead, Kirk Gibson's club straddled the fence, splitting its 162 game slate straight down the middle (81-81). Early season physical setbacks to Chris Young and Daniel Hudson combined with Justin Upton's dramatic power outage, likely a consequence of a thumb injury suffered in April, explained the team's ordinariness.

Unhappy with last year's mediocrity, GM Kevin Towers has racked up the cell phone minutes this offseason. Young was sent packing to Oakland in

D'Backs give Ian Kennedy $4.265M contract - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with RHP Ian Kennedy by agreeing to a one-year, $4.265 million contract.

Player Profile: Paul Maholm

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Paul Maholm‘s name likely elicits, let’s see, a yawn? Before you lock that thought into your head as to what your reaction should be when the Braves’ lefties name as mentioned remember this:

Maholm had a better ERA than

Top 40 Starters, 2012 Fantasy Baseball

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

So, how’s everyone holding up without fantasy baseball every day?  I don’t know what to do with myself!  This weekend I wandered into a Starbucks and told the coffeerista about Giancarlo Stanton for 2013.  Then I laughed hysterically for a good twenty minutes until someone asked me to leave.  We’ve gone over the final 2012 fantasy baseball rankings for hitters and the top 20 starters.  There’s no more of these godforsaken recap posts left before we’re into 2013 fantasy baseball.  You’re welcome.  Well, there are Rudy’s recap of every fantasy sites projections that are coming on Thursday and Friday.  Those should be fun!  Hmm,

The user’s guide to two-start pitchers, Week Last

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

I don't know that there's a best way to present the final 10 days of the regular season, but this is how we'll look at it.

In this post is a listing, and ranking, of every pitcher slated to work twice over the final 10 days of the season. It's as tentative as tentative can be. Some contending clubs will get ready for the post-season once a spot is secured (and maybe go easy on stars). Some non-contenders might shift into shutdown mode. We'll keep producing daily streaming pieces during the week, but if you need to plan for 10 days now, what's below is for you.

Hope you're in the finals, or fighting for a much-coveted roto title.

National League, Sept. 24-Oct. 3

Scherzer’s Shouldzer Is Hurtzer

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

The Tigers playoffs hopes just took a shot in the lower extremities.  Now if they get to the playoffs, they’ll have to pitch Verlander 4 times in a 5 game series with Miggy pitching the other game.  That’s not our concern though, is it?  Of course, it isn’t.  Our concern is on the fantasy diamond, which is also what you proposed to your baby’s mama with.  ”Shizz is on layaway, baby, you know I got you when my checks come in.  Now let’s run off to City Hall, and make this thing official before your pops comes for my nuts.”  Max Scherzer left after 2 innings yesterday due to right shoulder fatigue.  Here’s what his left shoulder had to say, “I told that honkey-ass shoulder to take a damn

Ian Kennedy outstanding in win over Padres - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Ian Kennedy was terrific in Tuesday’s win over the Padres, allowing just one run in eight strong innings.

The user’s guide to two-start pitchers, Week 24

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

No pressure this week, gamer. You pick wrong, you lose.

National League

Beast Mode
Cliff Lee — at NYM, vs. ATL
Jordan Zimmermann — vs. LAD, vs. MIL
R.A. Dickey — vs. PHI, vs. MIA
Tim Hudson — at MIA, at PHI

They Might Be Giants
Tim Lincecum — vs. COL, vs. SD
Kyle Lohse — vs. HOU, at CHC
Madison Bumgarner — vs. COL, vs. SD
Yovani Gallardo — at PIT, at WAS

Wheel of Fortune
A.J. Burnett — vs. MIL, at HOU
Homer Bailey — at CHC, vs. LAD
Ian Kennedy — vs. SD, at COL
Travis Wood — vs. PIT, vs. STL

Yeast Mode
Aaron Harang — at WAS, at CIN

Two-Start SPs: Sept. 17-23

Source: Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball

Below is a breakdown of next week's projected two-start pitchers divided into four groups: useable SPs with a pair of decent matchups; guys you can use for one of their two projected starts (favorable starts bolded); bottom feeders to avoid; and must-start aces. An asterisk indicates a pitcher's two-start status is in question:

DOUBLE PLAY: Ryan Dempster (@LAA, @Sea), Doug Fister (@CWS, Min) Tim Hudson (@Mia, @Phi), A.J. Burnett (Mil, @Hou), Marco Estrada (@Pit, @Was), Tim Lincecum (Col, SD), Andy Pettitte, (Tor, Oak), Jeremy Hellickson (Bos, Tor).

Analysis: Lincecum's overall ERA still isn't pretty. However he gets two poor NL offenses in a spacious home park. Plus, at AT&T

Sorry There Ol’ Chapman

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Aroldis Chapman is being shut down ‘for a couple of days’ with shoulder fatigue.  Dusty actually admitted  ”We’re lucky we got to this point” which made every Cub fan both nod and shake their heads.  To be fair to Dusty, his usage of Chapman seems reasonable.  64G/67 IP this year after 54 G/50 IP last year does not seem abusive.  Perhaps hurling a ball 100 MPH isn’t good for your arm.  In Chapman’s stead, Jonathon Broxton picked up the save.  Broxton should feel comfortable pitching for Dusty as he had the ultimate ‘pen melter in Joe Torre as a coach for 5 years (his 2007 usage – 83 G / 82 IP – makes my arm hurt).  Broxton is a must-own as I think it’s likely that Chapman is shut down for

Kennedy outstanding in victory over Dodgers - Ian Kennedy | ARZ

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Ian Kennedy was outstanding in Tuesday’s win over the Dodgers, scattering only four hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings.

Too Little, Tulo?

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Just in time for the H2H playoffs, Troy Tulowitzki returns to throw a quandary into your lineup.  Do you bench a guy that has actually been performing for a guy that hasn’t done anything this year and is coming back from an injury?  Let’s answer that question with other questions.  Do the Rockies start Tulo in every game risking injury?  Do they have aspirations of moving up to finish with a slightly better record while still coming in last?  Do the Rockies risk next year for that?  Why is Tulo even coming back at all?  Are all planets round or are there some, say, triangle planets?  Are the Rockies trying to boost his value for an offseason trade?  What is the point of him returning?  If with age comes

Shuffle Up: The riddle of Zack Greinke

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

I'm not trying to slander every pitcher from Angels history, it just seems that way. I'll try to tackle Frank Tanana, Mike Witt and Chris Knapp before the New Year.

You should know the Shuffle Up rules by now. We're talking 5x5 roto value for the rest of the season. This isn't a keeper-league list, and it's not an A-to-Z ranking of what they've already done. I'll add comments as the day goes along, maybe tweak a ranking here and there.

Your respectful disagreement is always welcome, just make sure you defend your argument. It's good that you disagree; that's why we have a game. Just make sure you'd adding to the discussion when you comment; respect the room, gamer. And remember the golden rule: a player doesn't add

Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues: Bath Salts and Anna Nicole Smith

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Feeling extremely sick today. Should I call Grey and tell him I just can’t complete the task at hand? Should I tell him I’m worried the medication will lead to a sloppy, uninteresting post? How could I ever in all my wildest dreams hope of topping last week’s Naked Gun post, especially caught in this horrible sickness. I can hardly breathe, let alone see straight. Fantasy points league players deserve more than this. Should I just give up and fall into a nyquil induced coma?  Or should I man up, get the bath salts out, blast some

Creeper of the Week: Jay What Again, I Dare You…

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Last week, we got together for a Sunday brunch and enjoyed ourselves some Spam and eggs. What’s it made out of? Who cares! Fried to a crisp with an egg on top, maybe some rice or sourdough bread on the side, yes sir… it’s like a Hawaiian beach inside of your mouth. Which beach do you ask? I have no clue on how to pronounce it, but it has 14 ‘u’s’, 8 apostrophe’s and 1 consonant. So your guess is as good as mine. The actual Span that we talked about, however, appears to have become a dish full of meh. I did see an ample opportunity to capitalize on some stats in multiple categories for the week 20 scoring period. Denard Span, as of this writing, has gone 5 for 19 with a couple of walks and doubles and a

The user’s guide to two-start pitchers, Week 19

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

I'll assume that if you're still reading fantasy baseball content at this late date, then you have a fair idea how the game is played. Perhaps you're also keenly aware of the fact that I've been cursing pitchers in this feature all year, dooming players who otherwise might have been useful. Thus, I'm going to avoid the hard-sell on anyone in this week's edition.

I need a couple of these guys to be not-terrible in their upcoming starts — NEED, not want. I cannot afford another Zach McAllister-level disaster. (Viva unearned runs!)

Please continue beyond the jump for ranks and tiers, with Magic 8-Ball

CC Sabathia Dominates Sea-Sea-Seattle

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

C.C. Sabathia was sensational Friday night as he held the Mariners to 3 runs and just 3 hits in a complete game, striking out 10. With the loss, the Mariners impressive win streak ends at seven. Poor Sea-Seattle, but no surprise their impossible dream ends in Yankee Stadium. We’ll always have that one unforgettable week at the end of July, right M’s fans? And as Grey touched on earlier, 2002 called, they want their Friday night baseball game back. Honestly, Kevin Millwood, Ichiro, Andruw Jones, even Eric Chavez went 2-for-4 with a HR, but he left the game early because he “just had to lie down for a little bit.” Anyway, CC was sent to task and did what an Ace is supposed to do, shut down his

RCL Roundup: July 23

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Rank Railheads have an amazing 113 points and a 5-point lead over The Fugs (Epic Beardmen Division) and panthers_freak (We’ve Got the Runs — Baseball Reasons) in the overall standings after another impressive week. The Railheads are well ahead of the pace for Games Started, but so are their nearest competitors in RCL 40, so they may hold on to the 56 points they are currently counting from the pitching categories. captainpyper (RCL 3) and Beardcrabs (The Gaylords — Conshellation Prize) are next with 106 points, followed by the Fantasy Razzball commissioner,

The user’s guide to two-start pitchers, Week 16

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

That's Detroit starter Doug Fister pictured above, auditioning for another turn in your fake team's rotation. He's still available in a significant percentage of Yahoo! leagues (45 as of this writing) and he's coming off back-to-back excellent efforts. Just check the game log. Fister has struck out 18 batters over his last two appearances, walking just two and allowing only five hits and two runs.

No, this hasn't been a stellar season thus far for the right-hander — he's visited the DL twice and his ERA is 4.04. But when we toss his stats in the SABR-a-tor, it spits out a not-terrible result (3.16 xFIP).

Fister of Fury

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

It’s not the Year of the Tiger, but don’t tell Doug Fister that.  And don’t ask Mr. Fister to sing Kyrie, because that song kills kittens.  Fact!  He just followed up a strong start @BAL with a dominating performance against the T & T Angels:  8 IP, 10K, 1 ER, 4 baserunners.  It’s like September 2011 all over again.  I can’t wait to see that Straw Dogs remake!  Ever since Fister’s become a Tiger, he went from a pitcher with great control (generally less than 2 BB/9) and pathetic K-rates to one with great control and very good K-rates.  As long as Fister stays healthy and manages anything over a 7 K/9 rate, he’s a top 25 pitcher.  Worst case, you can at least make fun puns with his last name.

How I Spent My All Star Break

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Four full days without fantasy baseball!? I know, it was brutal. How are we possibly supposed to keep ourselves occupied when we’re not refreshing our team pages every two minutes? In all seriouslyness, there are plenty of alternatives to constantly monitoring your team, for example: speak to a loved one, watch the all star game (yaaaawn), go outside, play real baseball (have a catch with the old man?), google cat videos, or if you dare not venture too far out of your comfort zone, perhaps you can start to prepare for your fantasy football draft? I hear this Tim Tebow foosballer is quite the fantasy

Streaming Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball: Magically…PREDICTABLE!

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

VinWins outed me as having had a modicum of success in streaming pitchers: 68 SP (yes, 68 different starters) have recorded 55 wins and 648 strikeouts with an ERA of 3.13 and 1.22 WHIP in 797 IP. From FA/WW grabbed the likes of R.A. Dickey, Lance Lynn, James McDonald, Jonathan Niese, Wade Miley, Matt Harrison, Jarrod Parker. You could have scooped them as well.

Relievers I was able to pick up include Ernesto Frieri, Santiago Casilla, Rafael Soriano, Francisco Rodriguez, Henry Rodriguez, Tom Wilhelmsen, Rafael Dolis, Jared Burton, Glen Perkins, and Bobby Parnell. In total, 59 RPs recorded a 2.75 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 293 Ks in 249 IP. Plus a

RCL Roundup: July 3

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

The Fugs (Epic Beardmen Division) regained top spot in the Master standings, moving up 5 positions with help from a pitching staff that recorded a 1.70 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. Yovani Gallardo and Madison Bumgarner paced The Fugs, while Gio Gonzalez added 2 wins despite throwing only 11 innings and giving up 8 runs. captainpyper (RCL 3) dropped to 2nd, 2 points back, while last week’s co-leader MattTruss223 (Rube Waddell’s Shiny Objects — Magnificent Mustachioed Men) fell to 6th place, tied with NYC Matthole (Ones are GOOD, right?), who rose 9 spots. Rank Railheads

All-Wiener Team 2012: Adrian Gonzalez isn’t cutting the mustard

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

Around grills this holiday weekend the Trevor Plouffe's of processed meats, the hot dog, will be devoured in mass quantities.

Frankly speaking, these versatile mystery meats are formed from unknown ingredients no human wants to know the true origin of — mechanically separated "beef," sodium erythorbate, unknown "flavorings." In a phrase, they are unsettlingly fantastic.

Coming off solid 2011 campaigns, this year's saured class of tubed meats, if consumed, were also expected to satisfy the stomach. Acquire them, fanalysts and seasoned owners reasoned in March, and investors were sure to relish consistent production. After all, fantasy commodities, in terms of statistical contribution, are supposed

White Sox Don’t Need Youk Either

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

The Chicago White Sox started a three game series with the Yankees last night and came up with a huge win. Jose Quintana pitched 6.0 innings, gave up 8 hits, 6 ER, 5 Ks, and got the win. As far as starts at Yankee Stadium go, this one could have been a lot worse. If you had the cajones to start him at least you got a win and 5 Ks. I still like Quintana a lot, but I’d steer clear of his start vs. Texas next week. Quintana aside, it was the White Sox offense that were the real stars last night and got Jose the win. A.J.  Pierzynski went 3-for-5 with 2 HRs as the White Sox tallied 14 runs on 19 hits against Sabathia’s replacement, errr….whatshisname. The multi-homer game was A.J.’s fifth in his

Shuffle Up: Where are you, Dan Haren?

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Of all the Shuffle Ups, this is the one that really matters. Today we tackle the starting pitchers, the ultimate fluctuation stock.

Usual shuffle rules apply. Assume a 5x5 rotisserie league, this year only. The rankings reflect how I'd attack a start-fresh league that begins right now. Players at the same price are considered even, and don't obsess over the actual dollar figure: what matters is how the players relate to one another.

I'll add comments later in the day and tweak the rankings a little bit. Your intelligent and respectful disagreement is always welcome, but make sure you include some reasoning. Further the conversation. Be good to the room. Be good to yourself.

Anyone on the DL or in

Daily Joust: The Weekend Ahead

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

The weekend is quickly approaching, so get ready to get your swerve on. For those of you looking to remain at least a little bit serious with your hobby (fantasy baseball not drinking) I’ll give some advice on how you might choose to fill out your lineup for Friday or Saturday while also suggesting you head over to DailyJoust.com to check out their unique brand of daily fantasy baseball games (including a way to win

Fantasy Baseball: What Brandon Beachy's Injury Can Teach Us About Pitchers

Source: Bleacher Report MLB

Sorry Brandon Beachy owners.

Unless you play in a keeper league, you're going to have to cut the cord on Beachy. A confirmed partially-torn UCL and a trip to the infamous Dr. James Andrews is the end of the season for the pitcher.

Of course you can't predict injuries. If you could, you would be the greatest fantasy player (and sports handicapper) ever. But you can look for any performance that seems too good to be true.

More often than not, younger pitchers are unpredictable. They haven't pitched 200-plus innings for multiple seasons and

RCL Roundup: June 19

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

There’s change once again at the top of the Master standings! The Fugs (Epic Beardmen Division) shot up from 11th to grab the lead with 109 points. Trini (Psychic Friends Network — RCL 22) moved back up the leaderboard and sits in second, just 1 behind. captainpyper (RCL 3) gained 1 position, and is now 3rd with 106 points. Achilles (Tennessee Mash — RCL 22) and Simply fred (The Fredsies — ECFBL) are next with 105, followed by Team Birdis (a second team in the top 10 for RCL 3), Pig Charmer (Grunge Ball — RCL 16), and Beardcrabs (The Gaylords — Conshellation Prize), another point back. NYC Matthole (Ones

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: 6/11/12-6/17/12

Source: Bleacher Report MLB

Here’s a breakdown of the two-start pitchers for the week of June 11th-17th.

Five Stars
Felix Hernandez: SD (Richard), SF (Bumgarner)
Zack Greinke: @KC, @MIN (Liriano)

Four Stars
Madison Bumgarner: HOU (Norris), @SEA (Hernandez)
Chris Capuano: LAA (Richards), CWS (Quintana)
Johnny Cueto: CLE (Gomez), @NYM (Yong)
Josh Johnson: BOS (Beckett), @TB (Cobb)
Adam Wainwright: CWS (Quintana), KC

Three Stars
Josh Beckett: @MIA (Johnson), @CHC (Maholm)
Wei-Yin Chen: @PIT (Burnett), @ATL (Delgado)
Colby Lewis: ARI (Kennedy), HOU (Norris)
Brandon Morrow: WAS (Jackson), PHI (Kendrick)

Two Stars

Buchholz Finally Putting The Ch Where The TT Had Been

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Clay Buchholz went down to Miami and, like most visiting Northeasterns, retired….Marlin batters that is!  While his 7-2 record is due to Nova-esque luck and run support vs. year to date performance (5.00+ ERA), this is his 4th straight start of 7+ IP, 2 ER or less, and 6+ K.  Maybe there’s some truth to that whole “rediscovered his changeup thing” (and can he share it with Lester?).  He’s a must pick up in all leagues for as long as he’s on this roll.  Anyway, here’s what else we saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Brian Roberts – The concusstador is back in style going 3-for-4 hitting leadoff.  Robert Andino can now wait in his shadow and mutter to himself that if his parents

Daily Joust – Wk 10: Did We Learn Anything?

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

To get your daily fantasy baseball fix make sure you head over to DailyJoust.com to set your salary cap club.

GAINERS OF THE WEEK

Clay Buchholz (+112, $339,000 in Daily JoustSalary)
He’s got a 5.77 ERA and 1.58 WHIP, and the last time he was worth anything in the fantasy game was 2010. Still, the seeds of improvement are here. Over his last three starts he has

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: 6/11/12-6/17/12

Source: Bleacher Report MLB

Here’s a breakdown of the two-start pitchers for the week of June 11th-17th.

Five Stars
Felix Hernandez: SD (Richard), SF (Bumgarner)
Zack Greinke: @KC, @MIN (Liriano)

Four Stars
Madison Bumgarner: HOU (Norris), @SEA (Hernandez)
Chris Capuano: LAA (Richards), CWS (Quintana)
Johnny Cueto: CLE (Gomez), @NYM (Yong)
Josh Johnson: BOS (Beckett), @TB (Cobb)
Adam Wainwright: CWS (Quintana), KC

Three Stars
Josh Beckett: @MIA (Johnson), @CHC (Maholm)
Wei-Yin Chen: @PIT (Burnett), @ATL (Delgado)
Colby Lewis: ARI (Kennedy), HOU (Norris)
Brandon Morrow: WAS (Jackson), PHI (Kendrick)

Two Stars