Tesocar Hernandez for Fantasy Baseball and Extra
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Teoscar Hernandez (5-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 18th homer) hasn’t been that dangerous this yr, proper? *checks the Participant Rater* Oh, he’s like at fortieth total. That’s not dangerous in any respect! 40 what? Haha, 40 ounces, my dude, let’s get that St. Ides! You’re not being distracted by that non sequitur? Okay, fortieth *covers mouth so you may’t hear* outfielder. Not dangerous in any respect! Round Mike Trout, who’s been out since 2019, and Bryan De Palma Cruz. So, perhaps Teoscar hasn’t been nice so far, however he’s a type of guys who might be the perfect in baseball for the ultimate six weeks. Additionally, on this sport, Eugenio Suarez (1-for-5, 2 runs) who was the final Mariners’ participant who I stated might be the perfect participant within the 2nd half, and he hasn’t been dangerous in any respect (9 HR in roughly 150 ABs). Ty France (4-for-6, tenth homer) even bought in on the motion, as France hit a French fly saying, “That’s nearly as good because it baguettes!” Lastly, Josh Rojas (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) hit his 1st homer. It was a known as shot. He known as a weak bloop to 2nd, and it went out. Anyway, right here’s what else I noticed yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Andres Munoz – 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.78, as he kinda blew the sport, however it was extra Josh Rojas’s fault. He made a throw to the place he was pointing for his known as shot.
Bobby Witt Jr. – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his twenty third homer. Eff why hoo, I’m gonna be all-in on Witt subsequent yr. A modified man! Only a heads up for when he sucks subsequent yr.
Royce Lewis – 1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI as he was activated from the IL. Suppose for those who went again to look, he’d have extra mentions about accidents than some other mentions. Nonetheless much less so than Buxton, Kirilloff–Maintain up, Twins working a healthcare rip-off? Are they overbilling? Are we gonna see them on Dateline? I’ve questions, y’all! So, Lewis is clearly gifted when wholesome. “When wholesome” has its personal apartment by the seaside.
Willi Castro – Hit the IL, because the Twins overbill Medicare! It must be! No? Hmm.
Matt Wallner – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his ninth homer. That’s in simply over 100 at-bats, or, ya know, a 40+ homer tempo. Everybody clamoring for Lewis. Imply’s whereas, Wallner has achieved nothing however hit.
Bailey Ober – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.40. If I had to decide on between blech and meh, give meh each time. Fantasy Baseball: Mastering Expectations.
Alex Faedo – 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 stroll, 6 Ks, ERA at 5.16. Went to have a look at his participant web page (click on on his title — lead a horse to water), and Faedo’s been higher than I anticipated, however Streamonator hates his subsequent one, and I can’t say I belief him.
Miguel Cabrera – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and profession homer 509. Now give him the juiced balls for the ultimate six weeks so he will get to 600 homers!
Spencer Torkelson – 1-for-4 and his nineteenth homer. Was gonna say he hits 1-for-4 and solely 1-for-4, however his common is .228, so sooner or later he hit a homer and went 0-for-3. (Don’t verify my math.)
Jorge Alfaro – Signed with the Marlins, after two years of taking part in with each crew within the league as he constructed up his Immaculate Grid cred.
Jorge Soler – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his thirtieth homer. It’s not local weather change. Soler simply shines brighter in a contract yr.
Cristian Javier – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.49. Granted, I haven’t checked Astros information shops, websites, and so forth., however has anybody been speaking about what’s mistaken with Javier? He’s so clearly busted, and so they simply hold working him on the market. Hope they’ve a safeguard towards Dusty, as a result of he as soon as threw The Harangutan for 160 pitches in a 5-4 sport.
Kyle Tucker – 2-for-4 and his twenty third homer, hitting .296. “Hey, it’s Mr. H2H in Miami!” sung like Pitbull.
Chas McCormick – 1-for-3 and his sixteenth homer, hitting .284. Was gonna say McCormick is above Giancarlo on the Participant Rater, however it’s not even shut. Chas is round prime 30 OF; Giancarlo is barely prime 100.
Yainer Diaz – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his sixteenth homer, hitting .273. Since I used to be trying on the Participant Rater, Yainer’s going to be a prime 10 catcher, and he didn’t play for about six weeks.
Logan Allen – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.33. This got here in Cincy, like en bee dee. That is gonna go excessive and large over most heads, however I’ve been listening to Tems just lately, and he or she’s so good. Love her songs. Simply so soothing. Like a heat hug. Guards’ starters are her songs.
Graham Ashcraft – 7 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.89. Somebody requested yesterday what number of IP he’d have left this yr (I believe they requested), and he doesn’t look like he’s at risk of being restricted a lot. Perhaps the final week or so, however everybody may miss that week.
Dylan Carlson – Has renewed ankle soreness to go along with his indirect damage. If he have been traded on the deadline, he’d have grown a 3rd ankle that might’ve changed the defective one and would have 27 homers within the final ten video games.
Dakota Hudson – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.03. Ooh, yeah, child, you want that?! That’s a stream, and I’d depend on Streamonator for him.
Nolan Arenado – 4-for-5, 2 RBIs and his twenty fifth homer, hitting .289. I’ve a Billy Ripken error card. Nicely, not error, as a result of he meant it, nah’imply? Right here, let me present it to you by this open window–NOOOO!!! Torenado! By the by, we began a baseball card podcast that has a fantasy angle. Test it out! Perhaps they’ll have me on certainly one of these weeks to speak about my baseball card assortment. Can anybody say, “5000 mint Gregg Jefferies rookies?”
Jordan Walker – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his eleventh homer. I remorse to tell you I’m going to be loopy about Walker subsequent yr too.
Lucas Giolito – 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.44 vs. Jordan Montgomery – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.30. This matchup was billed as, “A great purpose for Gray to level out how individuals are enthusiastic about Giolito in March and JoMo will as soon as once more fall in drafts.”
Corey Seager – 3-for-5, 5 RBIs and his twenty first and twenty second homer. Gonna be enjoyable to see the Rangers’ stacked lineup meet the Astros’ stacked lineup within the playoffs, after which perhaps the Braves’ stacked lineup within the Sequence, and actually like one respectable pitcher on every crew.
JJ Bleday – Hit the IL with an ACL sprain. Too dangerous for Jimmy-uh Jimmy Bleday. That ought to open up some taking part in time for Lawrence Butler (1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer), who simply wants the center title Creighton, to have the three school title. Giving Butler some rope is harmful since he’s a bulldog. He had 15/21/.280-ish minor league numbers, however would possibly hit .220 within the majors, and it’s the A’s.
Jordan Romano – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.72, and his twenty ninth save, as he was activated from the IL. Hicks, Swanson, and *coughing at myself* Yimi are all kinda ineffective now.
Yusei Kikuchi – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.44. Who’s higher on the Participant Rater, Kikuchi or his opponent, Zack Wheeler (7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (4 BBs), 5 Ks, ERA at 3.63? Okay, Wheeler, however it’s shut.
Michael Wacha – 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, 1 stroll, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.68, as he was activated from the IL. No presh, however I would like him to throw 60 extra innings of shutout ball. Go get ’em, Wacha!
Gary Sanchez – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his sixteenth homer. Gary is using these “Every little thing the Yanks discarded is best than what they’ve” coattails.
Jack Flaherty – 3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.73. Such as you saying to your spouse, “No, that gown is good. It hides your cellulite.” The dangerous Flaherty confirmed up.
Luis Robert Jr. – 2-for-5 and his thirty second homer, hitting .273. See, I known as LouBob a buss. Not bust, however buss. As within the City Dictionary definition.
Ian Happ – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 14th homer, hitting .240. Happ Occurs.
Seiya Suzuki – 1-for-4 and his eleventh homer. He’s hitting eighth, and, ya know what, it truly is smart.
Jonathan Arauz – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in as many video games. Scorching schmotato alert!
David Peterson – 3 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, 6 walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.45. Not remotely worthwhile in 30-team leagues that solely use Mets gamers, however I’m kinda curios what on earth occurred to this man this yr.
Brandon Nimmo – 2-for-4 and his seventeenth homer, 2nd homer in as many video games. Somebody forgot to relay to Nimmo that the Mets are attempting to lose. Perhaps they couldn’t discover him.
Liover Peguero – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his fifth homer, 2nd homer in three video games, and he’s solely performed in 22 video games complete. Making an attempt to not make too large deal of Liover, as a result of I do know most received’t choose him up, however he’s at the very least a schmotato, and at worst value monocle’ing.
Bobby Miller – 6 IP, 1 ER, 1 hit, 1 stroll, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.70. His peripherals look strong, and I wanna like him, however I additionally hate that Gavin Stone sucked so dangerous, and I may’ve had Bobby Miller, and ugh. However, sure, Miller’s been strong.
Thairo Estrada – 1-for-3 and his tenth homer. Welcome again! Now, please hold doing nicely in order that they cease hitting you ninth.
Manuel Margot – Hit the IL with free our bodies in his elbow. “Unfastened our bodies are,” David Caruso lowers sun shades, “The type that sleep round.”
Wander Franco – Lawyer Basic of the Dominican Republic says that there’s a criticism filed by a minor towards Wander Franco. For those who thought this was going to be resolved as a misunderstanding, it doesn’t really feel prefer it’s trending that method.
Shane McClanahan – Will bear Tommy John surgical procedure, and miss all of subsequent yr. It’ll be the 2nd time he’s had Tommy John.
— Razzball (@Razzball) August 15, 2023
Vaughn Grissom – Simply thought again to how I appreciated Vaughn Grissom within the preseason, and disliked all different Braves’ hitters and I cackled for 45 minutes on my entrance garden till my neighbors known as a hospital and I used to be carted away in a straitjacket. Simply unbelievable galaxy braining by yours actually. Ship my mind to BU to get checked for CTE. So, Grissom was performing nicely in Triple-A Gwinnett Stefani, .327/.412/.494 with six homers and 11 stolen bases throughout 406 plate appearances. When Albies returns, Grissom could be gone-zo, and, even with out Albies, Nicky Lopez is seeing taking part in time, so, yeah, Grissom may not be value a seize in combined leagues.
Ronald Acuña Jr. – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his twenty seventh homer. Tildaddy factors out he’s on tempo for the best fantasy season ever after we simply had that final yr with Decide!
Marcell Ozuna – 2-for-2, 3 RBIs and his twenty fourth homer. You can fall off the turnip truck and be worthwhile within the Braves’ lineup.
Bryce Elder – 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 3 walks, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.46. Oh, he’s not again, this is a sign of simply how terrible the Yikes have fallen. As a Yankees’ fan rising up, I lived by means of some horrible Yankee groups, and this one could as nicely have Dale Berra and Ed Whitson within the dugout preventing with Billy Martin. With that stated, Streamonator hates his subsequent one, however it’s vs. the Mets, and I may see it.
Kyle Finnegan – Will stay the nearer, even with the return of Hunter Harvey, says Davey Martinez, and since he stated one thing, now I belief it much less, however we’ll see. Or not! Your name!
Alex Verdugo – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his ninth homer. Alex Cora had the third base coach put the brakes on Verdugo’s residence run trot, so he needed to run by means of it, and Cora had no alternative however to get mad.
Nick Pivetta – 4 1/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.34. Additionally, he has a 3.33 SP%. SP% is my stat I’m attempting to get included on Statcast. It measures the begins till a pumpkin.
