Week 5: Friday roundup

At least Kolten Wong didn't get picked off to end the game.

Studs: Kolten Wong (PYB) was a triple short of the cycle, drove in 3 and stole a base. Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) struck out 8 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Bryce Harper (Bryce) hit 2 more homers, singled and drove in 5. Ryan Braun (AZ) homered, doubled, scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Wil Myers (AZ) went 4 for 5 with a homer and a double. 

Duds: Jarred Cosart (Misfits) allowed 4 runs in 4 innings, fanned 2 and took the loss. Hector Rondon (Rookies) pitched 1 inning, striking out 1 and allowing 3 runs. Scooter Gennett (AZ) went 0 for 5 with an error. 

Note: The Reds and White Sox were rained out; the teams will play a doubleheader Saturday.

Scores

Bryce is Right 111, Fresh Fish 103

Arbitration Losers 115, Misfits 71

PYB 139, Retire 125 

Soler Eclipse 120, Already Zaun 115

Chateau Marmol 165, Rookies 141

Week 5: Thursday roundup

Yasmani Grandal had a pretty good week on Thursday. 

Studs: Dan Haren (FF) almost would have made the Studs list for his hitting alone. He had a 2-run double, singled and scored twice. On the mound, he fanned 3 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Yasmani Grandal (CM) homered twice, singled twice, scored 3 runs and drove in 8 — that's a 17-point day. Jason Heyward (CM) had 3 singles, 3 runs, a steal and an RBI. Andrew McCutchen (Rookies) doubled, singled twice, stole a base, drove in a run and scored twice. Paul Goldschmidt (SE) had a solo homer, an RBI double and 2 runs. 

Duds: None.

Scores

Fresh Fish 93, Bryce is Right 90

Arbitration Losers 99, Misfits 62

Retire 105, PYB 97

Soler Eclipse 85, Already Zaun 75

Chateau Marmol 147, Rookies 111

Week 5: Wednesday roundup

The Bryce was right on Wednesday.

Studs: Joc Pederson (PYB) hit 2 solo homers. Jacob deGrom (R21) singled and struck out 9 while allowing 1 run in a 7-inning win. Adam Lind (Rookies) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Andrelton Simmons (Rookies) was a triple shy of the cycle and scored 3 runs. Bryce Harper (Bryce) had a 2-run homer, a pair of solo homers and an RBI groundout. Ben Revere (Bryce) had 3 doubles, a single, 2 runs and 1 RBI. Anthony Rizzo (CM) hit a solo homer and a 2-run double. Max Scherzer (CM) struck out 10 and allowed 5 runs in a 7-inning win. Mike Leake (AL) had an RBI double and fanned 2 without allowing a run in an 8-inning victory. The Rockies-D'backs doubleheader led to a few standout performances. Justin Morneau (PYB) had a homer, 2 doubles, a single, 2 RBIs and a run. Mark Trumbo (PYB) had a 2-run homer and an RBI double and scored twice. Nick Hundley (R21) homered, doubled and drove in 3. Yasmany Tomas (R21) had 3 singles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs. 

Duds: None (thank goodness).

Scores

Bryce is Right 71, Fresh Fish 57

Arbitration Losers 83, Misfits 49

PYB 85, Retire 84 

Soler Eclipse 73, Already Zaun 62

Chateau Marmol 120, Rookies 93

Week 5: Tuesday roundup

At this rate, the National League is going to run out of healthy pitchers.

Studs: Shelby Miller (Rookies) threw a shutout and struck out 8. Bartolo Colon (SE) struck out 9 and gave up 1 run in a 7.2-inning win. Zack Greinke (PYB) doubled, scored, struck out 7 and allowed 1 unearned run in a 7.2-inning win. Marlon Byrd (FF) homered, doubled and drove in 4. Mat Latos (CM) gave up 1 run and struck out 6 in a 6.1-inning win. 

Duds: Adeiny Hechavarria (Misfits) and Joc Pederson (PYB) each went 0 for 3 with an error. Stephen Strasburg (FF) made an error, took the loss and lasted only 3 innings before getting hurt. 

Note: The Rockies and Diamondbacks were rained out again. They'll play a doubleheader tomorrow (allegedly). 

Transactions: Already Zaun activates 2B Scooter Gennett from the DL and moves Chase Utley to the bench. Chateau Marmol moves SP Brandon Morrow to the DL and replaces him with Mat Latos.

Scores

Fresh Fish 30, Bryce is Right 22

Arbitration Losers 40, Misfits 20

PYB 44, Retire 37 

Soler Eclipse 49, Already Zaun 39

Chateau Marmol 68, Rookies 48

Week 5: Monday roundup

Miss America sang the national anthem in Washington
and inspired Yunel Escobar.

Studs: Madison Bumgarner (AL) got the win and struck out 6 in 7.1 shutout innings. He also singled and made an error. Yunel Escobar (FF) went 5 for 5 with 2 RBIs and a run. 

Duds: Brandon Crawford (CM) went 0 for 3 and made an error. Justin Upton (R21) singled and erred. 

Note: The Rockies-Diamondbacks game was postponed, presumably because the pitchers for both teams were terrified. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader May 23.

Scores

Fresh Fish 10, Bryce is Right 6

Arbitration Losers 25, Misfits 10

Retire 29, PYB 13

Already Zaun 19, Soler Eclipse 13

Chateau Marmol 21, Rookies 20

Week 5 Transactions and Lineups

Welcome back, Dan Uggla!
Everyone's favorite muscle-bound lunkhead second baseman makes his glorious return to FBLG. 

Players acquired

• Rookies sign SP Michael Foltynewicz (May move #1).
• Retire 21 sign SP Aaron Harang (Bonus move for having player stolen) and SP Jeremy Hellickson (May move #1; stolen off Soler Eclipse bench).
• Misfits sign SP Mike Fiers (Bonus move for having player stolen) and 1B Ryan Howard (May move #1, stolen off Arbitration Losers bench).
• The Bryce is Right sign 2B Chris Owings (May move #1, stolen off Misfits bench).
• Chateau Marmol sign SS Brandon Crawford (May move #1).
• Arbitration Losers sign 1B Brandon Belt (Bonus move for having player stolen; stolen off Retire 21 bench).

Players released

• OF Justin Maxwell
• SP Homer Bailey
• 1B Yonder Alonso
• SP Brett Anderson

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench SP Eric Stults; activate SP Michael Foltynewicz.
• Retire 21: Bench 3B Cody Asche, SP Jeff Locke and SP Tim Lincecum; activate 3B Yasmany Tomas, SP Jeremy Hellickson and SP Aaron Harang.
• Misfits: Bench 1B Pedro Alvarez, SP Cole Hamels and SP Brett Anderson; activate 1B Ryan Howard, SP Mike Fiers and SP Kyle Hendricks.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench 2B Jace Peterson and SP John Lackey; activate 2B Dan Uggla and SP Alex Wood.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Nori Aoki and SP Jason Hammel; activate 1B Justin Morneau, SP Lance Lynn and OF Carlos Gomez (from DL).
• The Bryce is Right: Bench OF Billy Hamilton, SP Vance Worley and 2B Jedd Gyorko; place SP Archie Bradley on DL; activate OF Ben Revere, SP Matt Garza, SP Josh Collmenter and 2B Chris Owings.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench 2B Neil Walker, SS Ian Desmond and SP Mat Latos; activate 2B Joe Panik, SS Brandon Crawford, OF Jason Heyward and SP Jon Niese.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench OF Jayson Werth, SP Wily Peralta and SP Chris Heston; activate OF Juan Lagares, SP Mike Leake and SP Travis Wood.
• Already Zaun: Bench C J.T. Realmuto; activate C Miguel Montero.
• Fresh Fish: Bench 1B Freddie Freeman and OF Jonny Gomes; activate 1B Mike Morse and OF Marlon Byrd.

FBLG Leaders Through Week 4

Yes, all four of these brand new Padres are among the top 10 hitters in FBLG thus far.
Yes, their new ace is right at the top of the pitching scoring, too.
Yes, we also think it's ridiculous. 

Batting Leaders

1. Paul Goldschmidt (Soler) 90
2. Matt Carpenter (Zaun) 86
3. Justin Upton (Retire) 85
4. Adrian Gonzalez (Zaun) 84
5. Wil Myers (Zaun) 83
6. Derek Norris (Soler) 83
7. Dee Gordon (Retire) 80
8. Matt Kemp (Misfits) 80
9. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) 77
10. Joey Votto (Retire) 74

Starting Pitching Leaders

1. Matt Harvey (Soler) 85
2. James Shields (PYB) 84
3. Gerrit Cole (Bryce) 82
4. Zach Greinke (PYB) 76
5. Johnny Cueto (FF) 72
6. Michael Wacha (Zaun) 68
7. Max Scherzer (Chateau) 67
8. Clayton Kershaw (Retire) 62
9. Francisco Liriano (Soler) 62
10. Jake Arrieta (Zaun) 62

Relief Pitching Leaders

1. Jeurys Familia (Zaun) 55
2. Santiago Casilla (Retire) 53
3. Trevor Rosenthal (Arb. Losers) 51
4. Aroldis Chapman (Soler) 50
5. Craig Kimbrel (PYB) 42

The Check Swing: Week 4

This guy drafted Chase Utley, too.

It's disappointment week at the FBLG blog. We'll take a look at those players who haven't quite lived up to their pre-draft billing. 

1. Already Zaun (3-1, 765 points, last week 2): The Zaunies put up the second-highest score of the week but still got taken down by the undefeated Blockheads of PYB. Matt Carpenter needed to hit a few more doubles. Next up is Soler Eclipse. Disappointment: Chase Utley is hitting .108 with 3 homers and 6 singles. 

2. Retire 21 (3-1, 757 points, last week 1): Ray's team got big Sunday performances from Tim Lincecum and Justin Upton to surge past winless Bryce is Right. The 4 combined points from Jacob deGrom and Jeff Locke didn't hurt. Next up is a battle with PYB. Disappointment: Clayton Kershaw has a 3.73 ERA and only 1 win through 5 starts. 

3. Soler Eclipse (3-1, 704 points, last week 3): A 33-point week from Paul Goldschmidt wasn't enough for Soler Eclipse in a loss to the Rookies. Blame Starlin Castro, Will Middlebrooks and Bartolo Colon — as well as the Reds, who aren't giving Aroldis Chapman many save chances. Next up is Already Zaun. Disappointment: Not that he's been bad, but team namesake Jorge Soler is sixth on the team in points scored and leads the NL in whiffs.

4. Pitch You Blockhead (4-0, 673 points, last week 4): Scott got 59 points from Jason Hammel and James Shields, plus 65 points from the outfield trio of Joc Pederson, Mark Trumbo and Nori Aoki. Not even the error-prone Wilmer Flores could hold this team back. Next up is Retire 21. Disappointment: Many critics said Flores couldn't handle being a full-time shortstop. He's hitting .240 with 3 homers but has made 7 errors. His fielding percentage is .917. 

5. Rookies (2-2, 625 points, last week 5): Henry's top pitchers finally pitched like it, with Jordan Zimmermann and Gio Gonzalez combining for 41 points in 2 starts. D.J. LeMahieu finally cooled off (5), and Hector Rondon (6) only pitched once. Disappointment: No. 1 pick Andrew McCutchen is hitting .193 and has fewer points than Jay Bruce, Martin Prado and LeMahieu. 

6. Arbitration Losers (2-2, 617 points, last week 7): Madison Bumgarner (21) and Jon Lester (16) finally woke up in time to give Tim a victory against the Fresh Fish. Now, if only Anthony Rendon would come back from injury. Disappointment: Lester has only 1 win and a 4.71 ERA, and even the slowest baserunners are taking off at will. That's bad news in a division with Billy Hamilton, Starling Marte, Carlos Gomez and Jean Segura.

Remember when CarGo was a first-round FBLG draft pick?

7. The Bryce is Right (0-4, 616 points, last week 6): A 1-point loss has to be a heartbreaker for Bill, who saw his young hotshot pitcher leave a game early after being hit in the head by a line drive. Would Archie Bradley have made the difference if that hadn't occurred? Disappointment: Remember when Jedd Gyorko looked promising as a rookie? He finally homered, but he's still hitting .161.

8. Fresh Fish (0-4, 578 points, last week 10): Rick's trend of winning the championship every other year — and finishing in or near the cellar otherwise — seems to be continuing. There's a lot of talent on the roster, but there's also Jimmy Rollins, Yunel Escobar, Yadier Molina and Jonny Gomes. Disappointment: Take your pick! Rollins, Marlon Byrd, Molina... We'll go with Carlos Gonzalez, whose slash line is .200/.258/.329.

9. Chateau Marmol (2-2, 561 points, last week 8): This was a rough week for Matt. He picked up Justin Maxwell just in time for Maxwell to slump. Ian Desmond stopped making errors, but he also stopped hitting. A.J. Pollock and Neil Walker were nonfactors. Disappointment: Walker and Matt Latos have struggled, but Desmond has been flat-out awful. He's hitting .235 with 1 homer and has made 9 errors.

10. Misfits (1-3, 555 points, last week 9): Reid's team picked up a win against Chateau Marmol but still slipped to the bottom spot in the rankings. Pedro Alvarez and Josh Harrison combined for 1 point. A.J. Pierzynski replaced Devin Mesoraco and promptly stopped producing. Disappointment: Mesoraco has battled an injury all season but never went on the disabled list, leaving the Misfits in limbo. He's hitting .083 and has produced 4 FBLG points.

Week 4: Sunday roundup

Tim Lincecum must have eaten at In-N-Out.

Studs: Charlie Blackmon (AL) hit 2 solo homers and singled. Julio Teheran (Bryce) got the win and struck out 6 in 6 shutout innings. Justin Upton (R21) homered, doubled twice, drove in 3 and scored twice. Tim Lincecum (R21) got the win and struck out 4 in 8 shutout innings. He also went 2 for 2 with a walk. Nolan Arenado (PYB) had a 2-run homer, a solo homer and a single. 

Duds: Ryan Braun (AZ) went 0 for 4 with an error. Zack Cozart (Bryce) made an error and got hurt. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 181, Fresh Fish 169

Rookies 176, Soler Eclipse 160

Misfits 144, Chateau Marmol 134

PYB 195, Already Zaun 183

Retire 172, Bryce is Right 171

Week 4: Saturday roundup

Jean Segura filled up the box score for Retire 21.

Studs: Zack Cozart (Bryce) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) got the win and struck out 9 in 7 shutout innings. Martin Prado (Rookies) homered, doubled and drove in 4. Jay Bruce (Rookies) tripled twice, drove in 2 and scored. Jean Segura (R21) went 4 for 5 with a triple, a steal, 2 RBIs and a run. Dee Gordon (R21) had 3 singles, 3 runs and 2 steals.  

Duds: Yadier Molina (FF), Kolten Wong (PYB), Nolan Arenado (PYB), Starlin Castro (SE), Cody Asche (R21) and Chase Utley (AZ) each went 0 for 4 with an error. Andre Ethier (Bryce) went 0 for 3 and was caught stealing. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 156, Fresh Fish 137

Rookies 166, Soler Eclipse 144

Chateau Marmol 116, Misfits 101

Already Zaun 166, PYB 135

Bryce is Right 135, Retire 135