Week 14: Friday roundup

Bruce Bochy must have told these guys they were playing the Dodgers. 

Studs: Noah Syndergaard (AL) singled, allowed a run and struck out 13 in an 8-inning win. Madison Bumgarner (AL) singled twice, drove in a run, scored, allowed 2 runs and fanned 7 in a 5.2-inning victory. Angel Pagan (AL) doubled, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Joe Panik (CM) homered, singled 3 times, drove in 3 and scored twice. Neil Walker (AZ) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. 

Duds: Cole Hamels (Misfits) got pummeled by the Giants, allowing 12 hits and 9 runs in a 3.1-inning loss. Hector Rondon (Rookies) pitched an inning, allowed a run and took the loss. Jonathan Lucroy (PYB) went 0 for 3 with an error. Kris Bryant (CM) went 0 for 3 and was caught stealing. 

Transactions: Chateau Marmol moves Mat Latos to the bench, moves Denard Span to the DL, puts Jason Heyward in the lineup and adds Jon Niese to the rotation. Fresh Fish moves Steven Matz to the DL and replaces him with Ryan Vogelsong.

Scores

Fresh Fish 122, Bryce is Right 78

Arbitration Losers 148, Misfits 80

Retire 146, PYB 98

Already Zaun 147, Soler Eclipse 108 

Rookies 111, Chateau Marmol 94

Week 14: Thursday roundup

Not a bad outing for the No. 3 starter in the Retire 21 rotation.

Studs: Zack Greinke (PYB) got the win, allowed only 1 hit and struck out 8 in 8 shutout innings. Jose Fernandez (R21) got the win and fanned 9 in 7 shutout innings. Carlos Martinez (AZ) got the win and struck out 8 in 7.1 shutout innings. Yasiel Puig (Bryce) hit a 2-run homer and a 2-run double. Carlos Gonzalez (FF) hit 3 doubles, scored and drove in a run. 

Dud: Jordy Mercer (SE) went 0 for 3 with 2 Ks and an error. 

Scores

Fresh Fish 106, Bryce is Right 47

Arbitration Losers 70, Misfits 53

Retire 128, PYB 87

Already Zaun 120, Soler Eclipse 91

Rookies 85, Chateau Marmol 79

Week 14: Wednesday roundup

The biggest surprise of the night wasn't Clayton Kershaw putting up 27 points. It was Jimmy Rollins posting a 9.

Studs: Clayton Kershaw (R21) struck out 13 in a shutout of the Phillies, so it should only count for half the points. Jacob deGrom (R21) singled and got the win while fanning 10 in 8 shutout innings. Carlos Gomez (PYB) hit a 3-run homer and a solo homer. Jimmy Rollins (FF) hit a 3-run homer, doubled and scored twice. A.J. Pollock (CM) hit a 3-run homer, singled and scored twice. 

Duds: Daniel Murphy (Misfits) singled and erred. Brandon Crawford (CM) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Note: The Reds and Nationals were rained out.

Scores

Fresh Fish 82, Bryce is Right 32

Arbitration Losers 60, Misfits 51

Retire 93, PYB 60

Already Zaun 87, Soler Eclipse 87

Chateau Marmol 76, Rookies 75 

Week 14: Tuesday roundup

Nolan Arenado tries to pretend he doesn't know the meatball server on the mound.

Studs: Johnny Cueto (FF) struck out 11 in a 2-hit shutout. Jake Arrieta (AZ) scored a run and went 2 for 3 to boost his average to a beefy .083. He also struck out 4 and allowed 2 runs in a 6.2-inning win. Matt Cain (CM) got the win and struck out 7 in 6 shutout innings. Joey Votto (R21) was a triple short of a cycle, scored twice and drove in 3. A.J. Pierzynski (Misfits) homered, singled twice and drove in 2. 

Duds: Chad Bettis (Bryce) served up 4 taters while allowing an impressive 10 runs in a 2.1-inning loss to the Angels at Coors Field. Todd Frazier (Bryce) drove in a run but made an error. Daniel Murphy (Misfits) and Danny Espinosa (SE) each went 0 for 4 with an error.

Transaction: Already Zaun activates OF Hunter Pence from the DL.

Scores

Fresh Fish 65, Bryce is Right 20

Misfits 44, Arbitration Losers 39

PYB 39, Retire 22

Soler Eclipse 72, Already Zaun 56

Rookies 60, Chateau Marmol 59

Weeek 14: Monday Roundup

Far and away the biggest news Monday was Jon Lester's first career hit in 67 at-bats.
He gets bonus points for hitting it off John Lackey's leg.

Studs: Everyone's favorite jerk John Lackey (SE) struck out 4 in 7 shutout innings for the win. Howie Kendrick (AL) had 2 singles, a double, a triple and scored twice. 

Duds: Yangervis Solarte (PYB) and Kris Bryant (CM) each had a single and an error. Matt Duffy, who seems to be on one of these lists every day, went 0-fer and made an error.

Scores

Fresh Fish 26, The Bryce is Right 4
Arbitration Losers 30, Misfits 28
Pitch You Blockhead 31, Retire 5
Soler Eclipse 45, Already Zaun 16
Rookies 34, Chateau Marmol 5

Week 14 Transactions and Lineups

One of these two men was signed to FBLG roster this week. The rest of the league pines for the return of the other.

Players acquired

• Rookies sign SS Freddy Galvis (July move #1).
• Misfits sign OF Tommy Pham (July move #1).
• Soler Eclipse sign SP Patrick Corbin (July move #1).
• The Bryce is Right sign SP Manny Banuelos (July move #1).
• Chateau Marmol sign SP Jeff Locke (July move #1).
• Already Zaun sign OF David Peralta (July move #1).
• Fresh Fish sign OF Andre Ethier (July move #1).

Players released

• 1B Mike Morse
• OF Will Venable
• SP Mike Bolsinger
• 1B Xavier Scruggs
• OF Dexter Fowler
• OF Michael Cuddyer
• SS/3B Jung Ho Kang

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench SP Ian Kennedy and SS Andrelton Simmons; activate SP Matt Wisler and SS Freddy Galvis.
• Retire 21: None.
• Misfits: Bench SP Taylor Jungmann; place OF Josh Harrison on DL; activate SP Mike Fiers and OF Tommy Pham.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench SP Alex Wood; activate OF Jorge Soler and SP Bartolo Colon.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Jimmy Nelson, 1B Yonder Alonso and OF Mark Trumbo; activate SP A.J. Burnett; 1B Yangervis Solarte and OF Chris Coghlan.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench OF Ben Revere; place SP Carlos Frias and SP Matt Garza on DL; activate OF Yasiel Puig and SP Manny Banuelos.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench SP Andrew Cashner and OF Jason Heyward; place SP Jaime Garcia on DL; activate SP Matt Cain and OF Christian Yelich.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Jorge De La Rosa and SP Mike Leake; activate SP Noah Syndergaard and SP Jake Peavy (from DL).
• Already Zaun: Bench C J.T. Realmuto, OF Ben Paulsen and SP Rubby De La Rosa; activate C Miguel Montero, OF David Peralta and SP Tyson Ross.
• Fresh Fish: Bench OF Marcell Ozuna; place SP Stephen Strasburg on DL; activate SP Dan Haren and OF Andre Ethier

The Check Swing: Week 13

Marcell Ozuna's slash line of .249/.301/.337 earned him a ticket to New Orleans. 

1. Already Zaun (11-2, 2,347 points, last week 1): The Zaunies edged the Blockheads thanks to 32 points from Neil Walker and 32 from Ryan Braun. When does Hunter Pence come off the DL? 

2. Pitch You Blockhead (10-3, 2,329 points, last week 2): Thanks for nothing, Yonder Alonso (3), Kolten Wong (4), Nolan Arenado (-1) and Mark Trumbo (1) in the loss to the Zaunies.

3. Retire 21 (9-4, 2,296 points, last week 3): A bad sign for Ray in this week's loss: Jacob deGrom, Charlie Morton and Santiago Casilla combined for 1 point, and Justin Upton posted a 4.

4. Arbitration Losers (7-6, 2,181 points, last week 4): This is why fantasy baseball is fun: Free-agent pickup Jorge De La Rosa scored 31 points this week, and Madison Bumgarner posted a zero.

5. Chateau Marmol (8-5, 2,166 points, last week 6): Mat Latos and Brett Anderson are emerging as solid rotation options to go along with Max Scherzer. Can Andrew Cashner join the party? 

6. Soler Eclipse (5-8, 2,147 points, last week 5): It's probably a bad sign if Gerardo Parra is your leading scorer for the week, although 29 is nothing to sniff at. 

7. The Bryce is Right (4-9, 2,133 points, last week 7): Bill's already-thin rotation gets even thinner with Carlos Frias hitting the disabled list. At least Julio Teheran is pitching better.

8. Rookies (6-7, 2,104 points, last week 9): Henry's team erupted for a league-high 220 points thanks to 32 points from Adam Lind and a pair of 19-point outings from Jordan Zimmermann. 

9. Misfits (4-9, 2,074 points, last week 8): The offense didn't do much this week, but Kyle Hendricks, Cole Hamels and Taylor Jungmann carried the load with 84 points in 6 starts.

10. Fresh Fish (1-12, 1,908 points, last week 10): This week's disaster for Rick involved Marcell Ozuna being sent to Triple-A and Stephen Strasburg going back on the DL. It's just not funny anymore.

Week 13: Sunday roundup

Taylor Jungmann is 3-1 for Milwaukee this season.

Studs: Lance Lynn (PYB) doubled, singled, scored twice, struck out and allowed an unearned run in a 7-inning win. He did make an error, so nobody's perfect. Wilmer Flores (PYB) went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and a run. Kyle Hendricks (Misfits) got the win and fanned 6 in 7.1 shutout innings. Taylor Jungmann (Misfits) struck out 4 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning victory. Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) allowed 1 run and struck out 8 in a 7-inning win. Troy Tulowitzki (AZ) hit a 3-run homer, singled and scored twice. Carlos Gonzalez (FF) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. Steven Matz (FF) drove in a run, got the win and struck out 8 in 6 shutout innings. 

Duds: Joe Panik (CM) went 0 for 4 with an error. Rubby De La Rosa (AZ) gave up 6 runs and fanned 3 in a 5-inning loss. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 169, Fresh Fish 142 

Rookies 220, Soler Eclipse 155

Chateau Marmol 177, Misfits 174

Already Zaun 171, PYB 162

Bryce is Right 162, Retire 132

Week 13: Saturday Roundup

Former top prospect Cameron Maybin, left for dead by the Padres, is healthy and quietly having a great year in Atlanta.

Studs: Zach Greinke (PYB) struck out 5 in 7 shutout innings for the win. Kris Bryant (CM) had 2 homers and 6 RBIs (and an error, but hey, 6 RBIs!). A.J. Pollock (CM) had a single, double, 2 steals, a run and 2 RBIs. Bryce Harper (Bryce) was a triple short of the cycle and drove in 2 runs. Cameron Maybin (Rookies) was a triple short of the cycle, scored 3 runs and stole a base.

Duds: Nolan Arenado (PYB) had a single and an error. Maikel Franco (AL) was 0 for 4 with an error. Starling Marte was 0 for 3 and was caught stealing. Wilin Rosario (Bryce) had an RBI and an error.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 138, Fresh Fish 101

Rookies 167, Soler Eclipse 138

Chateau Marmol 158, Misfits 106

Already Zaun 156, PYB 127

Bryce is Right 128, Retire 121