Week 2: Saturday's Roundup

Max Scherzer beat the Phillies with his bat as well as his arm.

Studs: Nick Markakis (R21) doubled, singled twice, drove in 3 and scored. Stephen Piscotty (HE) had a 3-run homer and an RBI single. Zack Cozart (PYB) doubled twice, singled, drove in 2 and scored. Johnny Cueto (FF) singled and struck out 7 while allowing 1 run in a 7.1-inning win. Jake Arrieta (R) got the win and struck out 8 in 8 shutout innings. Brandon Finnegan (R) doubled, singled, scored and struck out 2 while allowing 4 unearned runs in a 5-inning win. Max Scherzer (M) ripped a 2-run double, struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Tom Koehler (AL) singled and allowed 6 runs — 5 earned — and struck out 2 in a 3.2-inning loss. Adam Wainwright (LY) allowed 7 runs and fanned 2 in a 5.1-inning loss. 

Scores

Rookies 180, Arbitration Losers 123

The Lumbar Yard 161, Hundley Eyes 122

Fresh Fish 167, Misfits 139

Goldschmidt Happens 143, Lawyers, Guns & Money 135

Pitch You Blockhead 137, Retire 21 98

Week 2: Friday's Roundup

Players across baseball wore No. 42 to honor Jackie Robinson but most failed to pull their damn pant legs up.

Studs: Ryan Braun (AL) hit a pair of 2-run homers and singled. Carlos Martinez (LGM) singled and fanned 6 while allowing 3 runs in a 7-inning win. Yoenis Cespedes (FF) was a triple short of a cycle and drove in a pair. Clayton Kershaw (FF) struck out 6 and allowed 3 runs — 2 earned — in a 7-inning win. Bryce Harper (LY) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. Joe Ross (LY) doubled and fanned 5 without allowing a run in a 7.2-inning win. Matt Holliday (FF) hit a 3-run homer and a solo homer. 

Duds: Kris Bryant (R21) singled but was caught stealing and made 2 errors. Maikel Franco (HE) and Francisco Cervelli (LY) each went 0-fer with an error. David Wright (LY) and Addison Russell (LGM) each singled and erred. 

Scores

Rookies 121, Arbitration Losers 105

The Lumbar Yard 116, Hundley Eyes 103

Fresh Fish 129, Misfits 99

Goldschmidt Happens 139, Lawyers, Guns & Money 115

Pitch You Blockhead 105, Retire 21 61

Week 2: Thursday's Roundup

In his debut for Goldschmidt Happens, Vincent Velasquez posted 31 points — and became the team's leading scorer. 

Studs: Vincent Velasquez (GH) singled and struck out 16 Padres in a 3-hit shutout. If you're keeping score, San Diego has been shut out 5 times in 10 games. Jaime Garcia (R) singled twice, scored and struck out 13 Brewers in a 1-hit shutout. It's not often that a 30-point outing is the second-best performance of the day. Stephen Strasburg (R) scored a run, fanned 7 and allowed 2 runs in a 7.2-inning win. Jason Hammel (FF) had an RBI double, scored, struck out 3 and didn't allow a run in a 6-inning win. 

Duds: Brandon Phillips (R) went 0 for 4 with an error. Angel Pagan (LY) singled and erred. 

Transactions: Goldschmidt Happens places OF Charlie Blackmon on the disabled list and signs Jeremy Hazelbaker. The Rookies sign 3B Adonis Garcia.

Scores

Rookies 98, Arbitration Losers 62

Hundley Eyes 94, The Lumbar Yard 82

Fresh Fish 85, Misfits 78

Goldschmidt Happens 112, Lawyers, Guns & Money 85

Pitch You Blockhead 82, Retire 21 54

Week 2: Wednesday's Roundup

Right when you think, "We haven't heard much from Nolan Arenado this season..."

Studs: It was a good day to bat in the middle of the Colorado lineup. Nolan Arenado (PYB) homered twice, doubled, singled and drove in 7. Carlos Gonzalez (LGM) was a homer short of a cycle, scored twice and drove in a run. Trevor Story (HE) tripled twice, singled, scored 3 runs and drove in a run. Domingo Santana (PYB) hit the game-winning 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. John Lackey (PYB) had an RBI single and struck out 7 while allowing 2 runs in a 6.2-inning win. Jonathan Lucroy (FF) doubled, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. 

Duds: Trevor Rosenthal (HE) served up 2 runs and fanned 1 in a 0.2-inning loss. Welington Castillo (HE) went 0 for 4 with an error, but he did throw out a base-stealer. 

Scores

Rookies 47, Arbitration Losers 46

Hundley Eyes 87, The Lumbar Yard 65

Fresh Fish 63, Misfits 56

Lawyers, Guns & Money 72, Goldschmidt Happens 65

Pitch You Blockhead 70, Retire 21 28

Week 2: Tuesday's Roundup

Jeff Samardzija had no trouble with the Rockies at Coors Field.

Studs: Noah Syndergaard (HE) struck out 12 and allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Jeff Samardzija (PYB) doubled and struck out 5 while allowing 2 runs in an 8-inning win. 

Duds: Andrew McCutchen (R21) went 0 for 4 and was caught stealing. Josh Harrison (R21) and Brandon Belt (M) each went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Rookies 41, Arbitration Losers 34

Hundley Eyes 65, The Lumbar Yard 48

Misfits 44, Fresh Fish 35

Lawyers, Guns & Money 38, Goldschmidt Happens 35

Pitch You Blockhead 33, Retire 21 7

Week 2: Monday's Roundup

Hey, Taylor! The good news is that you're
now a part of Pitch You Blockhead.
The bad news is that you're the blockhead.

Studs: Michael Wacha (GH) got the win and struck out 7 in 6 shutout innings. Yadier Molina (AL) doubled, singled twice, stole a base, drove in 2 and scored. 

Duds: Taylor Jungmann (PYB) made quite an impression on his new employer, allowing 8 runs in a 2-inning loss after being pilfered from Retire 21. He struck out 2. Steven Matz (R21) became the third pitcher drafted by R21 to get blown up this year, joining Jungmann and Mike Leake. Matz allowed 7 runs while striking out 1 in a 1.2-inning loss.  

Scores

Rookies 30, Arbitration Losers 16

The Lumbar Yard 31, Hundley Eyes 22

Misfits 44, Fresh Fish 23

Lawyers, Guns & Money 25, Goldschmidt Happens 23

Retire 21 6, Pitch You Blockhead 5

Week 2 Transactions and Lineups

Shelby Miller is among some highly drafted starters who find themselves on the bench for Week 2.

Players acquired

• Rookies sign SS Jonathan Villar (April move #1).
• The Lumbar Yard sign OF Melvin Upton, Jr. (April move #4).
• Lawyers, Guns & Money sign SP Jeremy Hellickson (April move #1).
• Pitch You Blockhead steal SP Taylor Jungmann (April move #1) from Retire 21.

Players released

• SP Jake Peavy

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• SP Bartolo Colon (Fresh Fish)
• SP Adam Conley (Rookies)
• OF Juan Lagares (Lumbar Yard)
• SP Andrew Cashner (Lawyers, Guns & Money)
• 1B Chris Carter (Pitch You Blockhead)
• OF Michael Bourn (Arbitration Losers)
• C Cameron Rupp (Goldschmidt Happens)
• No one on Hundley Eyes, Misfits or Retire 21

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Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: Bench SP James Shields; activate SP Jarred Cosart.
• Rookies: Bench SS Erick Aybar; place SP Tyson Ross on DL; activate SS Jonathan Villar and SP Brandon Finnegan.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench SP Shelby Miller, SP Tanner Roark and OF Juan Lagares; activate SP Jon Niese, SP Joe Ross and OF Melvin Upton, Jr.
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench SP Gerrit Cole; activate SP Vincent Velasquez.
• Misfits: Place OF Ender Inciarte on DL.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: None.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench 2B Joe Panik and SP Jacob deGrom; place SP Anthony DeSclafani on DL; move Jean Segura from SS to 2B; activate SS Zach Cozart and SP Taylor Jungman.
• Arbitration Losers: None.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench SP Kenta Maeda; activate SP Juan Nicasio.
• Retire 21: Bench 3B Matt Carpenter; move Kris Bryant from OF to 3B; activate OF Nick Markakis.

Week 1: The Check Swing

Jean Segura played on the FBLG championship team in 2015. Will it happen again in 2016? 

We're back for another season of weekly wrap-ups, folks! Let's take a look back at the opening week and see how the teams stack up.

1. Pitch You Blockhead (211 points, 1-0): First-round pick Nolan Arenado had a nice week with 15 points, but the real stars were Jean Segura (31) and Yasiel Puig (27). Joe Panik (23) also had a good week but might have to ride the pine with Segura eligible only at second base. The question mark for Scott is the health of ace Jacob deGrom, who has a lat injury and will miss a start.

2. Hundley Eyes (189 points, 1-0): A.J. Pollock went down before the season started, but replacement Denard Span came through with an 18-point week for the commissioners. But the bigger news was the 7-homer week for rookie shortstop Trevor Story, who supplied 33 points to the cause and was the league's top-scoring position player.

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (185 points, 1-0): Matt used an interesting draft approach, selecting hitters with 8 of his first 9 picks. It worked in Week 1, as Carlos Martinez (18 points), Kyle Hendricks (16) and Aaron Nola (14) provided enough pitching points for LGM to win.

4. Arbitration Losers (177 points, 0-1): Madison Bumgarner did his usual thing for Tim, homering and scoring 31 points across 2 starts. D.J. LeMahieu led the way offensively with 27 points, helping to make up for a pitching staff that includes a guy on the DL (Matt Garza), a guy in Reno (Archie Bradley) and a guy who didn't appear (Gio Gonzalez). Also, Zack Greinke pitched twice and totaled 5 points.

5. Fresh Fish (174 points, 1-0): Rick might become a Dodgers fan if this keeps up. The Fish got 34 points from Clayton Kershaw and 28 from Adrian Gonzalez in Week 1. That helped the team overcome an injury to Howie Kendrick — and his subsequent zero — and James Shields' 8 points across 2 outings.

6. Misfits (164 points, 0-1): What was it with aces coming out flat in the season's opening week? Matt Harvey was a disappointment for Reid/Jon, scoring 5 points across a pair of appearances. David Peralta erupted for 26 points, but it wasn't enough in a loss to the Fightin' Zevons.

Mike Leake is the winner of the inaugural Dud of the Week
award. Congratulations, Mike! You win a T-shirt (or six).

7. Rookies (154 points, 0-1): Jake Arrieta led the way with 38 points and Matt Kemp supplied 24, but Tyson Ross (0 points and an injury) and much of the infield let Henry down. Erick Aybar (5), Aaron Hill (5) and Devin Mesoraco (3) need to help shoulder the load.

8. Retire 21 (152 points, 0-1): It was a rough opening week for our defending champion, Ray, who got putrid efforts from Mike Leake (-4 points), Freddie Freeman (4), Travis d'Arnaud (4) and Josh Harrison (7). Francisco Liriano (32) and Dexter Fowler (26) were awesome, though.

9. Goldschmidt Happens (150 points, 1-0): In a fluke of scheduling, Bill faced the only team he could have beaten in Week 1. Not even the error-prone Kolten Wong could keep GH from edging The Lumbar Yard. Having Paul Goldschmidt (24 points) didn't hurt, either.

10. The Lumbar Yard (148 points, 0-1): Adam burned two early moves replacing the injured Hyun-Jin Ryu and Jung-Ho Kang, and things went downhill when Ben Revere and Kyle Schwarber got hurt. The Week 1 loss can be blamed on the pitching staff, which set fire to the Lumbar Yard: Adam Wainwright, Shelby Miller, Matt Cain and Tanner Roark combined for 19 points in 6 starts.

Week 1: Sunday's Roundup

Jake Arrieta's homer was estimated at 442 feet, the equivalent of 80 Miguel Monteros.

Studs: Jake Arrieta (R) blasted a 2-run homer and allowed 3 runs while fanning 6 in a 7-inning win. Jimmy Nelson (PYB) singled and struck out 9 while allowing 2 runs in a 6-inning win. Carlos Gonzalez (LGM) hit a pair of solo homers. Trevor Rosenthal (HE) picked up the save and allowed an unearned run while striking out 4 in 1.1 innings. 

Duds: Kolten Wong (GH) went 0 for 5 with 2 Ks and an error. Gerardo Parra (GH) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Transaction: Goldschmidt Happens places 3B Yangervis Solarte on the disabled list and signs David Freese to replace him. 

Scores

Fresh Fish 174, Rookies 154

Goldschmidt Happens 150, The Lumbar Yard 148

Lawyers, Guns & Money 185, Misfits 164

Pitch You Blockhead 211, Arbitration Losers 177

Hundley Eyes 189, Retire 21 152