Jose Altuve for Fantasy Baseball and Extra

Jose Altuve (4-for-6, 4 runs, 4 RBIs and his tenth homer) did what nobody his measurement had achieved earlier than — no, not rode a rollercoaster. No, not drive with out phone books on the seat. No, not trip on the again of a Nice Dane. No, not conceal inside a field of cereal. What’s mistaken with you folks? No, not watch a film whereas sitting in Aaron Choose’s pocket. I’ve to say, I don’t recognize these stuff you’re saying a few man who’s actually half an inch shorter than me. Altuve hit for the cycle! He blew the coaching wheels off his cycle! Now that Jose Altuve is finished hitting for the cycle, he desires to know if you should purchase him an ice cream cone. Anyway, right here’s what else I noticed yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Jose Abreu – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his eleventh homer. Can he catch Mike Ford, who has performed in nearly half as many video games and has 13 homers? The universe desires to know!

Yordan Alvarez – 4-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his twenty second homer, hitting .288. Please let Captain Woo Cubano have a 13-homer month of September. Please.

Ceddanne Rafaela – 1-for-1 as he was recalled. Pink Sox now have Rafaela Devers. Name the cops, we’ve got somebody attempting to be too cutesy! He had 14 HRs and .312 in Triple-A. That goes with 36 steals throughout two ranges. Ced-dang! What’s up with that thang? I wanna know, how does it–okay, now I’m simply singing Salt N Pepa. Ceddane’s attention-grabbing for AL-Solely leagues, however I don’t know his enjoying time for blended redraft leagues and may be despatched again down when Wilyer returns from the paternity listing.

Adam Duvall – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his seventeenth homer, 54th homer within the final week. Cease me should you’ve heard this earlier than–

Chris Sale – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 4.75 vs. Cristian Javier – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.66. This matchup was billed as, “The Casuals suppose they’re nonetheless good.”

Kenta Maeda – 4 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.69. You Maeda me do it together with your different begins! Streamonator says he goes to Texas subsequent, and, man, that’s an unimaginable choice.

Jorge Polanco – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer in three video games. JoPo may be a scorching schmotato, he may be again to his good self. Both state of affairs is nice.

Matt Wallner – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his tenth homer. From the window to the Wallner…

Royce Lewis -2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his eighth homer, who hit grand slams in back-to-back video games. Wanting good Minny Royce, feeling good Lewis! Undecided if everybody watches Royce Lewis highlights or has seen how simple he homers, so I’ll present you:

Inject this into our veins. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/P19Aav0S5E

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 27, 2023

Bo Naylor – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his sixth homer. Bo Naylor appears like what the son within the Murdaugh Murders would’ve insisted his pals referred to as him.

Vaughn Grissom – Despatched all the way down to Triple-A. The Secret says I’ve to place it out within the universe so: Commerce him this offseason!

Ozzie Albies – 0-for-6 as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Division mentioned, “It was scorching so I didn’t suppose anybody would care that I moved my standing desk into the water fountain exterior.”

Ronald Acuna Jr. – 4-for-5, 4 runs, 5 RBIs and a slam (29) and double legs (60, 61). Tildaddy tells you he’s able to have a catch!

Chase Silseth – Launched from the hospital after taking a throw off the aspect of his head. Angels are hopeful he can return quickly, saying, “I’d wager on Silseth’s return earlier than Rendon.”

Lucas Giolito – 5 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.45. The Angels’ entire shopping for unhealthy gamers on the deadline to point out Ohtani they had been severe about successful is a wonderful chef’s kiss.

Bryce Harper – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his thirteenth homer, and eighth homer in August. Effectively, he’s again, however as a result of I’ve to see a glass half empty. If Ohtani has Tommy John surgical procedure in October, do we actually have to attend till the All-Star Break for him to hit for energy?

Trea Turner – 2-for-3, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his sixteenth and seventeenth homer, hitting .255. He has an actual probability for a 22/30 season. Granted, there may be extra 30/30 guys than there’s been in nearly 20 years, however it’s hardly a bust for Deal with Urner. Extra simply “a bit disappointing.”

Taijuan Walker – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.05. Name two bawks on me, as a result of I chickened out proper earlier than sport time and didn’t stream Walker, dropping him.

Grayson Rodriguez – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 stroll, 6 Ks, ERA at barely 3 since he got here again and I dropped him when his ERA was at 7.35! Yo, seven thirty-five! 735! That’s not an ERA, that’s a passenger airplane! You already know what this tells me? My course of was proper. Grayson was going to be good; he had unhealthy mechanics within the first half. It sucks, however that’s not incorrect course of — that’s unhealthy luck. Ought to I’ve held him? I feel that’s the one debatable mistake. I wanted to drop him for my sanity on the time, so I may very well be crazier later when he did this.

Anthony Santander – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his twenty fifth homer, hitting .256. The beauty of Santander, in addition to his title sounds prefer it may very well be mentioned The Nice Santander, is he shall be moderately priced once more subsequent 12 months. Nobody is shifting The Nice Santander up boards.

CJ Abrams – 3-for-5. 2 runs and his thirty fifth, thirty sixth and thirty seventh steal. Ceej is changing into a league winner.

Matt Chapman – Hit the IL with a center finger sprain. A typical harm for truck drivers.

Matt McLain – Hit the IL with an indirect pressure. Nooooooooooooooo…*stops to eat just a few tortilla chips*….ooooooooo! Proper after weekly lineups locked too? You need to be kidding me?

Kyle Harrison – 6 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 1.86. It’s humorous when a man comes up and does higher within the majors than the minors. Not haha humorous. The thign about Harrison is he has large time “stuff” however little management. If MLB hitters don’t know to be affected person, he might succeed within the short-term.

Bryan Woo – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.15. Woo is his title, and in addition me each time I see a pitcher accessible going through the A’s.

Julio Rodriguez – 4-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his twenty fourth homer, and 2nd homer in two video games. Come for the M’s and you’ll get achieved.

J.P. Crawford – 2-for-4, 3 runs and his twelfth homer, and 2nd homer in two video games. Scorching or everybody within the M’s lineup is scorching? Like a teamster, I’d lean on the latter.

Max Muncy – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his thirty first homer. Max is the Munciest!

Freddie Freeman – 1-for-5 and his twenty fourth homer. Noticed just a few folks saying Freeman might win the MVP over Acuña, which is simply absurd. Sabermetrics have gone too far if that occurs.

James Outman – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his seventeenth homer. Extra like Hits It Outman! Proper?! No? Okay.

Frankie Montas – Unlikely to pitch this 12 months. He’ll turn out to be a free agent this offseason, signal a contract that’s incentive-loaded, fantasy baseballers (<–my mother’s time period!) will get excited and Montas will throw lower than 50 IP subsequent 12 months. Sorry, you don’t spend the cash on a crystal ball and don’t use it.

Luis Severino – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 6.64. And we’re again in! I suppose. So, at the moment of the 12 months, I can’t be too choosy, however Streamonator hates his subsequent, and I don’t disagree.

Gleyber Torres – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his twenty first homer, hitting .268. Seems like the one Yikes participant who you possibly can belief. Certain, Choose is nice (hit his twenty ninth homer final night time), however he’s a prime spherical man. That doesn’t depend. Sorry, my guidelines.

Ian Happ – 1-for-4 and his sixteenth homer. It’s insanity that David Ross continues to hit him third, however, within the leagues the place I’ve Happ, it helps–effectively, he might bat Happ third, fourth and fifth and it wouldn’t assist, tee be aitch.

Christian Yelich – 2-for-5, 2 runs and his seventeenth homer. Mama mia! Oh, his homer was good too.

Yu Darvish – Hit the IL with “We heard a few of you had been truly contemplating beginning him so we saved you the difficulty.” It appears like Darvish and Musgrove are going to be shelved the remainder of the 12 months, until the Padres get again in playoff competition, which may be very humorous to write down out.

Adam Wainwright – 6 IP, 1 ER, 11 baserunners, 1 Okay, ERA at 8.10. Oh no! He threw his finest sport of the 12 months and he was out-pitched by Blake Snell (7 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, 5 walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.60). Why am I so invested in Waino attending to 200 wins? I don’t know, however I’m!

Paul Goldschmidt – 2-for-3 and his twenty second homer. Au Shizz!

Johan Oviedo – 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.20. Johan drank his oh V8 oh. You might be hashtag blessed should you began Oviedo for the 2-start week. Significantly, I’d use your powers for the lottery, however reward on you for utilizing your powers for beginning Oviedo in fantasy. Streamonator doesn’t like his subsequent, however, at this level, let’s giddy! Let’s up! Let’s–effectively, you already know!

Jose Leclerc – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.51, and his 2nd save. Aw shizz, right here we go once more! I grabbed him in a single league, the place I want saves, as a result of I received’t the Rangers and Bochy flip to him? He’s closed earlier than, it’s not that ludicrous.

Tylor Megill – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 5.29. “David Peterson and Megill doing effectively in back-to-back video games? We’re going all the best way, child!” That’s a Mets fan who simply woke from a four-month coma.

Brandon Nimmo – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his nineteenth homer. That’s a brand new profession excessive of Nimmo discovering ’em.

DJ Stewart – 1-for-2 and his seventh homer. Not a lot a conspiracy nut, however you’re telling me DJ Stewart and DJ LeMahieu are scorching on the similar time and this isn’t Huge Deejay’s doing?

Daniel Palka – Signed with the Mets. That provides them two Daniels — Daniel Palka and Daniel Pigeon-After-Alka-Seltzer.