Week 1: Saturday roundup

Madison Bumgarner (-1) and Clayton Kershaw (3) didn't pitch like aces on Saturday. 

Studs: Matt Kemp (Misfits) went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, a run and an RBI. James Shields (PYB) fanned 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. He also singled and scored. Jason Hammel (PYB) struck out 6 and allowed 3 runs in a 6-inning win. He also singled twice and scored. Nolan Arenado (PYB) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. 

Duds: Madison Bumgarner (AL) gave up 10 hits and 5 earned runs in a 3-inning loss. Ian Desmond (CM) went 0 for 4 and made his fourth error. Matt Carpenter (AZ) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

Retire 165, Rookies 123

Soler Eclipse 161, Misfits 116

PYB 156, Bryce is Right 112

Arbitration Losers 121, Chateau Marmol 67

Already Zaun 130, Fresh Fish 126

Week 1: Friday roundup

Is Joey Votto back to his MVP form? 

Studs: Joey Votto (R21) hit a pair of 2-run homers and stole a base. Dee Gordon (R21) doubled, singled twice, stole 2 bases and scored 4 runs. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) doubled, singled, scored once, drove in 3 and stole a base. Paul Goldschmidt (SE) hit a 3-run homer and singled twice. David Wright (FF) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and stole a base. 

Duds: Wilmer Flores (PYB) went 0 for 3 and made 2 throwing errors. Starlin Castro (SE) singled and erred. 

Scores

Retire 147, Rookies 101

Soler Eclipse 133, Misfits 86

PYB 98, Bryce is Right 84

Arbitration Losers 105, Chateau Marmol 60

Already Zaun 105, Fresh Fish 104

Week 1: Thursday roundup

Way to show up to support your team, Nationals fans.

Studs: Matt Harvey (SE) struck out 9 and didn't allow a run in a 6-inning win. I guess his arm really is OK. Aroldis Chapman (SE) struck out 2 in 1 inning and got the win. 

Dud: Casey McGehee (CM) came through with another stellar performance for Chateau Marmol, providing two errors and a caught stealing. At least he also singled. 

Scores

Retire 115, Rookies 83

Soler Eclipse 113, Misfits 55

PYB 83, Bryce is Right 77

Arbitration Losers 95, Chateau Marmol 26

Already Zaun 89, Fresh Fish 88

Week 1: Wednesday roundup

Adrian Gonzalez is the first player in history with 5 homers in his first 3 games. He has scored 31 FBLG points (that's 7 more than Chateau Marmol).

Studs: Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) outdid himself Wednesday, blasting solo homers in his first 3 at-bats before adding an RBI single. That's a 14-point FBLG performance. Jake Arrieta (AZ) got the win and fanned 7 in 7 shutout innings. Brandon McCarthy (R21) allowed 4 runs, but he struck out 9 in a 5-inning win and added an RBI walk. Casey McGehee (CM) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. 

Duds: Francisco Rodriguez (Misfits) served up the game-winning homer to Wilin Rosario, but at least he struck out 2 in his inning of work. Wil Myers (AZ) went 1 for 5 with an error. 

Scores

Retire 86, Rookies 79

Soler Eclipse 83, Misfits 46

PYB 82, Bryce is Right 69

Arbitration Losers 91, Chateau Marmol 24

Already Zaun 79, Fresh Fish 74

Week 1: Tuesday's roundup

Hey, Chateau Marmol, your two Marlins pitchers were facing Atlanta. How many points did they combine for?

Studs: Freddie Freeman (FF) had a pair of RBI doubles, singled and scored 2 runs. Derek Norris (SE) doubled, singled, drove in 2, scored 2 runs and threw out a base stealer. For the second consecutive day, Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) was a triple short of the cycle. He drove in 2 and scored twice. Maybe tomorrow he'll finally get that triple. 

Duds: Mat Latos (CM) allowed 7 earned runs and took the loss in a 0.2-inning disaster. Steve Cishek (CM) piled on in a nonsave situation, allowing 4 earned runs and getting only 1 out. That's a minus-13 from Matt's two Miami pitchers. In other sad news for Chateau Marmol, Yasmani Grandal went 0 for 2 with an error. Matt's team combined for a minus-13 today, which has to be the worst single-day score in FBLG history. Elsewhere, Jimmy Rollins (FF) doubled and made 2 errors.

Transactions: Chateau Marmol places SP Matt Cain on the DL and moves Jon Niese into the rotation. Already Zaun places RP Jenrry Mejia on the DL and signs another Mets reliever with a weird first name, Jeurys Familia, to replace him.

Note: The Cubs-Cardinals game was rained out; no makeup date was announced. 

Scores

Rookies 43, Retire 35

Soler Eclipse 69, Misfits 38

PYB 60, Bryce is Right 40

Arbitration Losers 57, Chateau Marmol 8
Fresh Fish 54, Already Zaun 41

Week 1: Monday's roundup

Kyle Kendrick would have been worth 22 points on Monday.

Studs: Nolan Arenado (PYB) was a triple short of the cycle, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs. Troy Tulowitzki (AZ) doubled twice, singled, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Corey Dickerson (Rookies) homered, doubled and drove in 4. Johnny Cueto (FF) struck out 10 in 7 shutout innings. Jimmy Rollins (FF) hit a 3-run homer, singled and stole a base. Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) was a triple short of the cycle and scored twice. Angel Pagan (AL) had 2 doubles, a single, 2 RBIs and a run. Adam Wainwright (Misfits) got the win and fanned 6 in 6 shutout innings on Sunday.

Duds: Kyle Lohse (AZ) gave up 8 runs and fanned 1 in a 3.1-inning loss. Ian Desmond (CM) went 0 for 3 with 2 errors. Daniel Murphy (Misfits) and Carlos Gomez (PYB) each went 0 for 4 with an error. Miguel Montero (AZ) went 0 for 2 with an error on Sunday.

Scores

Retire 29, Rookies 25
Soler Eclipse 38, Misfits 31
Bryce is Right 36, PYB 30
Arbitration Losers 44, Chateau Marmol 21
Fresh Fish 42, Already Zaun 15

2015 Preseason Moves

The first official move of the season was a Giants fan adding Emo Juan Uribe.

Players acquired

• Misfits sign SS Adeiny Hechavarria
• The Bryce is Right sign 3B Jake Lamb
• Arbitration Losers sign 3B Juan Uribe (April move #1).
• Already Zaun sign RP Jennry Mejia

Players released

• OF Chris Coghlan
• RP Joaquin Benoit
• 2B/3B Yunel Escobar

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Place SP Mike Minor on DL.
• Retire 21: Place SP Jose Fernandez and SP Homer Bailey on DL.
• Misfits: Bench 2B Chris Owings; Place RP Kenley Jansen on DL; activate SS Adeiny Hechavarria.
• Soler Eclipse: None.
• Pitch You Blockhead: None.
• The Bryce is Right: Place SP Hyun-Jin Ryu on DL.
• Chateau Marmol: Place OF Denard Span on DL.
• Arbitration Losers: Place 3B Anthony Rendon and OF Jayson Werth on DL; activate 3B Juan Uribe.
• Already Zaun: Place OF Hunter Pence on DL; activate RP Jennry Mejia.
• Fresh Fish: None.