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May 16, 2021 I feel like I write up the same hitters every week and they slowly creep over my 40% threshold. Almost all of them are over 95% owned in my 15-team leagues. The deal is that after going over the lineups, there hasn’t been much turnover from the minors. Additionally, not many difference-making pitchers on the wire. It might be time to focus on adding minor league prospects. In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP r...

3.30 Starting with the overperformers (players whose YTD stats outpace their ROS projection), there are a couple of “nothing to see here” guys, for very different reasons. Adam Plutko is a semi-interesting bulk reliever, but his HR/FB rate is going to regress heavily and while he’ll continue to be useful for the Orioles, when his ERA matches his xFIP (5.18 as of now), he won’t put up enough P/IP to be valuable in Ottoneu. At the other end of the spectrum, Corbin Burnes is probably not g...

May 15, 2021 The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload. Injury News  Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitche...

May 15, 2021 Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the same-day debuts of Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert, the future of the Mariners, and whether Mariners fans have actually had it so bad, another distinction between framing and flopping, the retirement of Tyler Flowers and the impact he had on catching technique, the resurgence of Rich Hill, the state of the AL Central and whether it’s too soon to stick a fork in the unfortunate Twins, how the controversy surrounding the NBA play-in to...

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May 14, 2021 Pierce Johnson wasn’t the highest-profile addition the Padres made before the 2020 season. Johnson, a right-handed pitcher who began his career in the Cubs minor league system as a starter, transitioned to relieving and then transitioned to Hanshin in the NPB, where he delivered a standout 2019 season. Along with fellow offseason acquisitions Drew Pomeranz and Emilio Pagán, he was part of a reworked bullpen for a newly-aggressive contender. Johnson’s 2020 went fairly well, asi...

Episode 922 This week on the show, we talk about superstars, unknown stars, and no-hitters. Lots of no-hitters. To begin the program, David Laurila welcomes Joon Lee, writer for ESPN, and Jeff Levering, broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers. David, Joon, and Jeff discuss how we react to stars from different media markets and how today’s baseball icons are not quite the same as those from the past. The trio also covers the concept of ties, how to reach different age groups of fans, all the rec...

May 14, 2021 Chin Music returns, whether you like it or not. The traveling co-host chair finally leaves New York and arrives in Tempe, Arizona. And with the great Eric Longenhagen becoming the first repeat co-host of the show, most of the discussion revolves around baseball below the big league level. We begin by trying to set realistic expectations for Seattle’s rookie crop before delving into what is becoming a very complicated 2021 amateur draft. Then we are joined by special guest Alex Co...

Closer Chaos Tyler Rogers got the save for the Giants on Thursday versus the Pirates. Jake McGee has struggled a little bit as of late and Rogers has been stellar this season. This is turning into a committee and Rogers should be picked up in most formats in case he grabs this job full time.  Michael Fulmer nailed down the save for the Tigers on Thursday. Gregory Soto struggled before being replaced in this one and Fulmer has been very good this season. He could emerge as the guy in Detroit. ...

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