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BUY
Joe Mack – Here’s what I said when he was called, “He hasn’t really been the Mack truck that MiLB pitchers are (3/1/.244 in 82 ABs), but last year he was close to the skill level (21/9/.257). He won’t hit for a good average, but he has pull power and some speed. People are more defensive about him than why Grace has a deep feel for his league. 15 team, and if he is on the struggle bus means he is in 12 groups.” And I’m the one you’re quoting!
Jesus Rodriguez Here’s what I said when he was called up, “Called up by the Giants. He’s under 10 K% in the minors, but he’s also behind Bailey (probably) and has the potential to steal 12-15 homers. NL-Only game before we tell Jesus to take the wheel in the mixed leagues.” That’s me copying and pasting!
Bryce Eldridge Here’s what I said when he was called, “Itch just gave you a stash list where he was featured, “Casey Schmitt has been the team’s daily hitter since April 7th and has been hitting well at first. However, over the past nine games, we can see why he’s not a good fit to be your middle-of-the-order thumper, slashing .189/.205/.324 with zero walks and six strikeouts. Small samples and such, but what are we doing here? Schmitt is a 27-year-old instrumentalist. Going into Eldridge, we find him striking out 33 percent of the time through 22 games but hitting .282/.390/.424 with a 120 wRC+ nonetheless. He has only scored one goal in his last five games. Not exactly a wall smash like the Kool-Aid man, but one hot streak can quickly change that when a kid hits the ball as hard as Eldridge. As much as I would like to beat Grey.” Hello! I’m not a big Eldridge fan. Follower is a keyword. He likes a lot; it’s a bad park and a list. I saw a line of 18-22 HRs and .220. It is very painful.” And—well, you know.
Tyler Black – Why doesn’t he replace Luis Rengifo in the starting line-up? Not asking verbally or looking for an answer. It’s the third thing: To put it there so that the universe can fix itself.
Brice Matthews – He had a great week, and was the Astros’ best second baseman. I’m a kid, but it hasn’t been a good year for the Astros. They have to play a seven game series against Philly in the “We’re Not Really This Bad” title.
Casey Schmitt – Schmitt happened, this week. I doubt it lasts very long. He is not good in the big picture. Or thanks to the Big Pitcher.
Is Clemens – Picking up Clemens, Karros, Conine and renaming my team Nepo Babies. Not sure who I’m leaving if Jackson Holliday leaves IL. Meh, I won’t worry about that until August. Maybe I’ll ditch both Acuñas.
JP Crawford – My cutoff for the “hot hitter in the buy column” is usually around $10 on the 7-day Player Rater. It’s fluid though like my barista’s gender and there were very few short stops worth highlighting, so here they are.
Chase Meidroth – Fun fact! Chase Meidroth was a pinup model in the 1950s for boys who had just returned from the war.
Jorge Mateo – With Acuña’s injury, Mateo has been able to increase his playing time and has speed in a good system. Some of these guys have less than that going for them.
Mark Vientos – His season predictions for other people not including me: 22/.250. That’s basic, and he already had a 27/.266 season. Those are very close. If he hits 27/.260 that’s the 13th baseman, and he could be in the top 7 (worst case).
Miguel Andujar – My autocorrect tried to change the name of Miguel Andujar to Miguel Nduja, which further proves that behind all great technology there is an Italian who tries to associate himself with them and make it worse.
Nick Gonzales – What I do for every player in this column – point out if they’ve been hot, and see if their stats say they’ll be important over a week or two. Go look at Gonzales, and he’s one of those guys where he’s been a little hot, but, wow, isn’t he going to be bad for a long time, but his career stats: 14/7/.266. That’s 971 ABs! Jordan Walker came close to that in 1 month.
Wenceel Perez – The exact polar opposite of Nick Gonzales as far as stats go. All speed and power and no measure of Wenceel. Until now, at least. So how about we bring in Max Clark and make it all go haywire?
Esteury Ruiz – Fun fact! If you say his name quickly, it sounds like Esteury Rios. A gift from his parents.
JJ Bleday – Once a week every year, you are hot. Welcome to that week!
Spencer Jones – I just pass him in my Spencer Jones fantasy. It was written while I was icing my tips like Guy Frieri.
Jake McCarthy – It might be a hot schmotato, but, and I say this carefully so as not to put too much helium on McCarthy, but he hasn’t been that bad this season: 2/6/.275 in just 69 ABs.
Zack Gelof – Know that I love everything Bing Bong, and Gelof has been hot, but he doesn’t have a day job, so tread carefully.
Dustin Harris – Okay, Brice Matthews and Harris having good numbers last week leads me to who were they playing? Oh, I see, that drowning group. Ok, correction from Brice’s blurb. The Astros need to play the Red Sox to see who will play the winner of the Phillies and Mets in the “We’re Not Really That Bad” title.
Sam Antonacci – One day the Italians will take over all of MLB and pizza and calzones will replace peanuts and Cracker Jacks. (Applies to Take Me Out To The Ballgame if you pronounce it pizza and cal-zone-e’s.) When that day comes, hitting Antonacci will be commonplace and won’t come together between the nine holes. Until, “NO WE DO IT,” will fall on deaf ears.
Landen Roupp – This is a Streamonator call, like a call to a radio station.
Michael Wacha – This is also a Streamonator call. “Mr. Roboto is annoying. To the Japanese? No, to me!”
Tyler Phillips – It could be Calvin Faucher for the backup in Miami, but Phillips is better, and, if there’s no set closer, I’ll go with the better guy.
Ryan Zeferjahn – To pick up Zeferjahn, you don’t have to be a fan of Werewolves in London, but it helps to strengthen your thinking. He still thinks that Kirby Yates is the guy at the end in Anaheim, but not a big vote of confidence he couldn’t show up well in his rehab, and he didn’t come in to save another day when he was available, and maybe Yates is not the guy at the end.
Tony Santillan – I think he’s over 50% of the roster in most leagues, but I’ll give you just one moment of what your dad is like when you need him around and Santillan is there.
Rico Garcia – He will not hire Andrew Kittredge again. You are dead to me. Learn a new voice with a 99% Whiff Rate and see if I care! However, I was going to pick up Garcia.
Caleb Kilian – Are you close to the Giants? I don’t know. No one does. That Tonnato Vitello full of oil does not know.
Erik Sabrowski – Brewers make starters out of wood. They just record them and take them out, as the magicians say. The guards? They do this with relievers. Sabrowski could be a top five closer in the majors tomorrow. Instead, he’s a shaky middle reliever.
Sell it
Sal Stewart – These are for sale. They are really frustrated to do. The most frustrating thing I do all week. The rest is mainly happiness. I’m glad my week ends with these. I try to keep it simple by saying “don’t sell (player’s name) a three-day course at the Ramada by Debra Messing on how to use social media,” but it seems to get lost in translation when I say that. That means don’t sell the bottom guy. I’m not saying sell the guy for anything you can get. (And then there are some Sells, Sell Lows that are almost frustrating because then that player will go 2-for-3 with two singles and people will be like, “Wake up! Gray’s dumb!”) With that, Stewart is hitting .300+ on fastballs and under .200 against everything else. How long did it take me to come up with a strategy to deal with him? Three seconds? Affected opposing pitchers may get it too. I’m not saying trade Sal Stewart for a copy of the Blade movie but it’s just Wesley Snipes trying to do his taxes dressed as Blade, but I’ll go to the Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer and check out the options.
