Grayson Rodriguez, 2023 Fantasy Baseball and Extra

Will the Orioles’ entrance workplace reply the query why on earth they despatched Grayson Rodriguez to the minors for 5 video games? As a result of that’s acquired to be one of many largest boneheaded choices of the 12 months up to now. You may say, “Grayson Rodriguez wanted extra seasoning.” Okay, perhaps, however 5 video games? So, that purpose is off the desk. Seasoning reasoning? No go! You may say it’s as a result of their workers had a gap after accidents, however you’re simply carrying water for idiots. That doesn’t make any sense. They might’ve simply went to a 6-man rotation and had him within the rotation. What was 5 video games for? Why did you stress me out by sending him all the way down to the minors for 5 video games? Reply me! Are the O’s actually that spiteful in the direction of me? You may say they despatched him down as a result of Grayson Rodriguez forgot pants. That’s about the one plausible purpose. So, we again, child! I like Grayson Rodriguez and he’s an automated prime 40 starter whereas he’s on the mound. Will there be some robust outings? Yeah, I suppose, however that might be for anybody. Whats up, Andrew Heaney! Grayson Rodriguez is completely the true deal. Right here’s my Grayson Rodriguez fantasy for extra. On a aspect notice, you understand you’ve been doing this shizz for a very long time when you have got folks telling you information earlier than it occurs. This story got here to me first as a result of the Grayson Rodriguez story was damaged by our former pod/prospect man, Geoff. Loopy occasions!

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— Razzball (@Razzball) April 5, 2023

Anyway, right here’s what else I noticed yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Jorge Mateo – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Mr Prorater screaming into my ear, “Jorge Mateo goes to go 20/50!”

Ryan Mountcastle – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Positive, however Mountcastle wanted 5 episodes on the BBC to resolve the simplest of mysteries.

Kyle Gibson – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.50. I do know what you’re considering, however no, or moderately get to know the Streamonator.

Andrew Heaney – 2 2/3 IP, 7 ER. Welp, I fell for the ol’ banana within the ol’ tailpipe. Dodgers’ pixie magic doesn’t translate to different groups! Smarten up, Gray!

Bryce Elder – With Fried hitting the IL for one begin, Elder will take the ball on Wednesday. Okay, he’s acquired 15 seconds to do one thing with it.

Orlando Arcia – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. That must be price three Vaughn Grissom homers.

Dylan Dodd – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks. Ah, so Dylan Dodd’s the Touki-Kyle-Wright-Ian Anderson of Braves starters. I’m already signed up in a number of leagues. Let it rain on me.

Kenta Maeda – 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 9 Ks. However left the sport with an arm subject. Craep.

Garrett Hampson – Referred to as up after Joey Wendle went to the IL. Hampson who? Have by no means heard of him. Is there something right here with, perhaps, I don’t know, upside? Like a sleeper, maybe?

Sandy Alcantara – 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 1.84. He’s a greater man than me within the “doesn’t lose his shizz” division, as a result of Segura lollygagged a simple grounder to permit the primary hit within the 4th inning to price him the no-hitter, and I used to be extra mad than Sandy.

Avisail Garcia -1-for-3 and his 1st homer. One among his teammates’ wives is getting some tonight!

Spencer Torkelson – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. It’s straightforward for me to cyclops with a monocle Torkelson as a result of I’m already watching Matt Vierling (2-for-4, 1 RBI), who hit leadoff yesterday.

Franmil Reyes – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Give me one $54 Merchandising Machine Steak please, and make it properly achieved!

Yusei Kikuchi – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 2 Ks. Wow, may he really be good exterior of Spring Coaching? You don’t say, Yusei!

Teoscar Hernandez – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd homer. That’s higher than Emmy Hernandez!

Luis Castillo – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, 0.00 ERA. My kingdom for the M’s ace. Oh, they not play within the Kingdome, proper?

A.J. Pollock – 2-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd homer. In the event you have been taking a look at a man within the final spherical of a draft, they’re prolly doing properly within the first week of the season. Imply’s whereas, guys within the first two rounds can’t purchase successful.

Will Smith – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his third homer. For these questioning, per week doesn’t make anybody proper or incorrect about their projections. And it hasn’t even been per week!

Max Muncy – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Persevering with thought from Smith’s blurb above, neatest thing you are able to do is just not even take a look at your standings. Barely take a look at your groups! Simply be water.

Jason Heyward – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in as many video games. Heyward picks his head out of a bucket with an apple in his mouth. Dave Roberts removes the apple and exhibits that the apple has written on it, “Would be the Dodgers’ random-ass star this week.”

Gabriel Arias – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. He took deep the A’s JP Sears. They’ll’t afford J.C. Penny!

Shane Bieber – 6 IP, 3 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.25. As I simply mentioned within the Will Smith blurb, none of this implies as a lot as you may want it to imply. For unstints, I need this to imply Bieber sucks. However I can’t want that true. And I’m standing at a wishing properly. With a handful of quarters!

Jason Vosler – 1-for-4 and his third homer, and I hold saying he’s a scorching schmotato and nobody appears to concentrate, however I’ll say it once more. Scorching schmotato alert!

TJ Friedl – 2-for-2 and his 2nd homer. The factor about schmotatoes in April, they flip to breakouts in Might, then they’re Promote Highs in June. However, ya know, cross that bridge.

Hayden Wesneski – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER. I can all the time inform when somebody someplace says good issues a few man. Everybody was clamoring within the feedback for Wesneski like he’s not a piece in progress.

Brett Baty – Left yesterday’s minor league recreation after hurting his thumb on a swing. The identical thumb he had surgical procedure on final September. I’m positive it’s nothing the Mets docs can’t flip right into a 60-day IL.

Max Scherzer – 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 6.35. We should always all the time embody the state of affairs “The Worst Attainable Final result” every time we mission Mets.

Wade Miley – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks. Rays and Brewers don’t have dangerous pitchers, appizarently, however I’d nonetheless use Streamonator for Miley.

Garrett Mitchell – 2-for-4, and his 1st and 2nd homer. I’m with it, man. I like him. You realize I do. He feels like a hair salon and I’ve lovely hair. It is a pure match.

Brian Anderson – 3-for-4, 6 RBIs and his 2nd and third homer. It will be howlingly humorous if Anderson broke out as an alternative of being BA Brokeass after doing that with the Marlins for a decade. Do I feel it’s taking place? No, I’d guess on a scorching schmotato. By the by, welcome again, juiced balls!

Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Okay, which considered one of youse hypnotized Schwarber into considering it was June?

Brandon Marsh – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 1st homer. If I have been drawing a cartoon character to appear to be a ‘marsh,’ I’d draw Brandon Marsh.

Luke Raley – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his third homer, and third in two days. Pope, sporting a Rays cap, touches Luke Raley’s shoulder, “You, son, shall be a lights-out center reliever.” “Father, I need to hit the dongs.” “Very properly, son. You may be a random dwelling run hitter.”

Yandy Diaz – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer. If he’s managed to determine how you can modify his swing so he’s not hitting 117 MPH grounders, verify off the intrigued field for me.

Josh Lowe – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Okay, so, like, the Rays are profitable 162 video games?

Jose Siri – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 2nd homer. Been saying since January in my rankings that I like Siri, why gained’t anybody pay attention aside from this digital private assistant on my telephone?

Kyle Finnegan – 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 27.00. Pray for these of us who’ve Finnegan and Heaney. Our souls have been damned.

Ji-Hwan Bae – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. I’ve massive regrets and small regrets. One among my greater regrets proper now that I’m hoping turns into small is I didn’t seize Bae in any NL-Solely leagues. He’s my Bae and I’m with out.

Bryan Reynolds – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. “Okay, we’ll throw-in every part we discover between the sofa cushions, together with snack meals and alter.” That’s the Pirates struggling to get this Reynolds deal achieved.

Roansy Contreras – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 2 Ks. He was in that tier of pitchers for me like Justin Steele, the final man on the shallower group staffs. If he’s doing this in Fenway, signal me up for no matter’s to come back in PNC, however I’d verify the Streamonator first.

Zac Gallen – 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 7.59. Regarded about as stale as the road appears. Like an previous cracker, name it Staline. Hmm, that doesn’t work, nevertheless it’s already been typed out and I offered my backspace button for a center reliever with an opportunity to shut.

Manny Machado – 0-for-1.

Manny Machado was known as for a pitch clock violation then ejected. Can’t think about why he’s mad in the present day pic.twitter.com/g6SSru1vJq

— Razzball (@Razzball) April 4, 2023

Yu Darvish – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (4 BBs), 3 Ks. Not the prettiest of begins, however he was getting squeezed, which is in opposition to the legislation in California!

Trent Grisham – 1-for-5 and his 2nd homer, as he led off. Groups spend $500 mill after which assume a .195 hitter ought to hit lead off.

Nelson Cruz – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Elias Sports activities Bureau mentioned Nelson Cruz was the primary man to homer in every of the final seven many years.

Xander Bogaerts – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his third homer. “So, this monkey paw says Bogaerts will turn out to be Aaron Decide if I put it on this stew and eat it. That may’t be proper…Proper?”