Week 4: Friday roundup

Marcell Ozuna salutes the world's greatest Marlins fan, who also happens to run the Fresh Fish.

Studs: Justin Upton (R21) stole two bases, singled 3 times, scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Derek Norris (SE) doubled, singled twice, drove in 3 and scored twice. Marcell Ozuna (FF) went 4 for 4 with 3 doubles, a run and an RBI. Jon Lester (AL) struck out 4 and got the win in 7 scoreless innings. 

Duds: Wilmer Flores (PYB) fanned in all 4 of his at-bats and made an error. Jimmy Rollins (FF) and Pedro Alvarez (Misfits) each went 0 for 3 with an error. Kolten Wong (PYB) and Bryce Harper (Bryce) each went 0 for 3 and were caught stealing. Troy Tulowitzki (AZ) went 0 for 4 with an error.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 136, Fresh Fish 108

Rookies 118, Soler Eclipse 114

Chateau Marmol 90, Misfits 83

Already Zaun 143, PYB 122

Bryce is Right 118, Retire 101

Week 4: Thursday roundup

Don't you hate it when your pitcher has a dominant outing
and hits a solo homer while he's on your bench?

Studs: Bryce Harper (Bryce) doubled twice, drove in 3 and scored. Matt Holliday (SE) doubled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. 

Duds: None.

Transactions: Soler Eclipse acquires 2B Dan Uggla.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 90, Fresh Fish 90

Rookies 101, Soler Eclipse 80

Chateau Marmol 69, Misfits 68

Already Zaun 118, PYB 106

Bryce is Right 103, Retire 66

Week 4: Wednesday roundup

A Brewer was our top stud? And it was Ryan Braun?
What year is this?

Studs: Ryan Braun (AZ) had a grand slam, a solo homer and a single. Denard Span (CM) homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in 3. Gerrit Cole (Bryce) singled and allowed an unearned run while fanning 8 in a 6-inning win. Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) had a 3-run single — yes, really — and struck out 7 while allowing 3 earned runs in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Kris Bryant (CM) went 0 for 3 with 3 Ks, a run and an error. Pedro Alvarez (Misfits) doubled and scored, but he also committed 2 errors. Craig Kimbrel (PYB) gave up 3 runs and got only 1 out. Wilmer Flores (PYB) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: The Bryce is Right signs 2B/3B Matt Duffy. The Misfits sign C A.J. Pierzynski, move the ailing Devin Mesoraco to the bench and waive OF Khris Davis.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 79, Fresh Fish 63

Rookies 90, Soler Eclipse 70

Chateau Marmol 68, Misfits 66

Already Zaun 110, PYB 104

Bryce is Right 80, Retire 56

Week 4: Tuesday roundup

Denard Span and Mark Trumbo each scored 14 FBLG points on Tuesday.

Studs: Mark Trumbo (PYB) went 4 for 4 with a homer, a triple, 4 RBIs and 3 runs. Paul Goldschmidt (SE) doubled twice, singled, drove in 3 and scored twice. Denard Span (CM) went 5 for 6 with a homer, 3 doubles and 4 runs. Madison Bumgarner (AL) struck out 9 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning victory. Johnny Cueto (FF) singled, allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 in an 8-inning win. Freddie Freeman (FF) went 4 for 6 with a double and 3 runs. 

Duds: Matt Kemp (Misfits) went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks and an error. Josh Harrison (Misfits) went 0 for 3 with a whiff and an error. 

Transactions: Retire 21 places SP Homer Bailey on the DL, releases Tommy John victim Brandon McCarthy, and hires 3B Eric Campbell and SP Jeff Locke, who joins the rotation.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 60, Fresh Fish 48

Soler Eclipse 57, Rookies 49

Chateau Marmol 39, Misfits 48

PYB 78, Already Zaun 66

Retire 43, Bryce is Right 32

Week 4: Monday roundup

Pitch You Blockhead had a huge day despite Jimmy Nelson's minus-6 effort.

Studs: Cole Hamels (Misfits) singled and fanned 9 while allowing 1 run in a 7-inning victory. Jason Hammel (PYB) struck out 7 and got the win in 8 shutout innings. James Shields (PYB) singled, scored, struck out 12 and allowed 1 earned run in 6 innings. Joc Pederson (PYB) had a solo homer and an RBI double and scored twice. 

Duds: Jimmy Nelson (PYB) gave up 7 runs in a 2.1-inning loss. Doug Fister (FF) gave up 4 runs and 10 hits in a 5.2-inning loss — and in true Nationals fashion, he made 2 errors. Steve Cishek (CM) served up a 3-run homer and took the loss. Ian Desmond (CM) is up to 9 errors this season. Bryce Harper (Bryce) scored a run and made an error. Tim Lincecum (R21) gave up 4 runs and fanned 2 in a 4-inning loss. Derek Norris (SE) singled, made a throwing error and failed to throw out George Springer stealing all 3 times he tried. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 18, Fresh Fish 4

Rookies 34, Soler Eclipse 21

Misfits 45, Chateau Marmol 11

PYB 59, Already Zaun 20

Bryce is Right 17, Retire 5

Week 4 Transactions and Lineups

Remember when the main reason people know about Alex Guerrero was because of the dugout fight he had with Miguel Olivo? The one in which Olivo bit off part of Guerrero's ear? Apparently Alex can also hit a little.

Players acquired

• Misfits sign 3B Alex Guerrero (April move #2) and SP Kyle Hendricks (April move #3).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign OF Nori Aoki (April move #3).
• The Bryce is Right sign SP Vance Worley (April move #3).
• Chateau Marmol sign 2B Addison Russell (April move #3) and OF Justin Maxwell (April move #4).

Players released

• 1B Wilin Rosario
• 3B Casey McGehee
• SS Nick Ahmed
• SS Brandon Crawford
• OF Dexter Fowler

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Activate Ian Kennedy from DL and place on bench.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Brandon McCarthy; activate SP Homer Bailey.
• Misfits: Bench OF Khris Davis; place SP Adam Wainwright on DL; activate SS Adeiny Hechavarria, OF Curtis Granderson and SP Jarred Cosart.
• Soler Eclipse: None.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench 2B Yangervis Solarte, SP Lance Lynn and SP A.J. Burnett; activate OF Nori Aoki, 2B Kolten Wong, SP Jason Hammel and SP Jimmy Nelson.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench SP Josh Collmenter; activate SP Vance Worley.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench 2B Joe Panik, SP Jon Niese and OF Jason Heyward; place OF Christian Yelich on DL; activate 2B Neil Walker, SP Mat Latos and OF Justin Maxwell.
• Arbitration Losers: None.
• Already Zaun: Bench C Miguel Montero and SP Anthony DeSclafani; activate C J.T. Realmuto and SP Tyson Ross.
• Fresh Fish: None.

The Check Swing: Week 3

Kris Bryant plays for one of three FBLG teams named after current or former Cubs. 

We here at the FBLG Gazette know our readers look forward to our theme weeks in the Check Swing. Well, don't fret. This week is "WTF" week on the blog; we'll offer some surprising or baffling tidbits about each team. Enjoy!

1. Retire 21 (2-1, 585 points, last week 1): Sunday's rainout at Coors Field washed out a Tim Lincecum start, which Ray was counting on in a close battle with Already Zaun. The Fightin' Clementes lost by 14. Would Lincecum have made the difference? WTF: Brandon McCarthy (53) is outscoring Clayton Kershaw (52) and Jacob deGrom (39).

2. Already Zaun (3-0, 582 points, last week 2): The Frey-Henley team got 95 points from its starting pitching in a 197-point week. Up next is another clash with an undefeated team, Pitch You Blockhead. WTF: Wil Myers (60) is almost as productive as the collective output of Chase Utley (17), Miguel Montero (23) and Ryan Braun (25). 

3. Soler Eclipse (3-0, 544 points, last week 3): Another big week has Adam's team keeping pace with the leaders. With a little more production from third base and second base, this team can make a run at the championship. WTF: Derek Norris (63) is outscoring Paul Goldschmidt (57). 

4. Pitch You Blockhead (3-0, 478 points, last week 4): Scott's team remains undefeated with a victory against the winless Fresh Fish. With Carlos Gomez and Jonathan Lucroy on the DL, the offense has taken a hit. WTF: Scott's top two scorers are pitchers Zack Greinke (61) and James Shields (53).

5. Rookies (1-2, 449 points, last week 8): Adam Lind led Henry's team to a 170-point week. Up next is a battle with a tough Soler Eclipse team. Will Andrew McCutchen rise up and help the offense? WTF: Shelby Miller (46) has almost as many points as Gio Gonzalez (31) and Jordan Zimmermann (18) combined.

6. The Bryce is Right (0-3, 445 points, last week 5): Hyun-jin Ryu is hurt. Jake Lamb is hurt. Yasiel Puig is hurt. Nick Ahmed played his way to the bench, and Jedd Gyorko appears to be doing the same. The GM of this team is a busy guy. WTF: Zack Cozart (23) has the same number of points in one week on the roster as Puig does in three. 

7. Arbitration Losers (1-2, 436 points, last week 6): Howie Kendrick leads the team in scoring at 51 points. Will Buster Posey and Jayson Werth join the party at some point? WTF: Madison Bumgarner (30) and Jon Lester (22) are eighth and ninth, respectively, on the team in scoring.  

8. Chateau Marmol (2-1, 427 points, last week 10): Kris Bryant joins the team and Matt's crew picks up its first win. That can't be a coincidence. Or maybe it has more to do with Ian Desmond not making any errors for a change. WTF: Max Scherzer is whining about having to bat in the National League. That's how real baseball is played, son. 

9. Misfits (0-3, 411 points, last week 9): Reid's team came out of the gate slowly thanks to some disappointing pitching, and now Adam Wainwright is done for the season. WTF: Matt Kemp (69) and Giancarlo Stanton (61) are the two top-scoring outfielders in FBLG.

10. Fresh Fish (0-3, 409 points, last week 7): At this point, Rick's team looks an awful lot like his beloved Marlins, who started 3-11 before winning five in a row. Can the Fish get hot and climb out of last place? WTF: Stephen Strasburg (32) is barely outscoring reliever Drew Storen (26). 

Week 3: Sunday roundup

Is Derek Norris the best catcher in the National League?

Studs: Francisco Liriano (SE) got the win and fanned 7 in 6.1 shutout innings. Derek Norris (SE) had a solo homer and an RBI double and caught a base stealer. Gregory Polanco (R21) doubled, singled twice, drove in a run and scored 3 times. 

Duds: Wilmer Flores (PYB) went 0 for 3 with an error. Brandon Phillips went 1 for 4 with an error.

Transactions: The Bryce is Right places OF Yasiel Puig on the DL and replaces him with Andre Ethier.

Note: Sunday's Rockies-Giants game was rained out. No makeup date was announced.

Scores

Soler Eclipse 176, Arbitration Losers 140

Rookies 170, Misfits 143

PYB 145, Fresh Fish 116

Already Zaun 197, Retire 183

Chateau Marmol 169, Bryce is Right 146