Week 7: Friday's Roundup

Ouch, Jason Heyward.

Studs: Tanner Roark (LY) fanned 7 and allowed 1 run in a 6.2-inning win. Jake Arrieta (R) had an RBI single and struck out 8 while allowing 1 run in a 7-inning win. Freddie Freeman (R21) hit a pair of 2-run homers. Steven Matz (R21) singled and struck out 8 while allowing 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Kris Bryant (R21) hit a 3-run homer and an RBI single. 

Duds: Kenley Jansen (LY) allowed a game-losing 2-run homer and struck out 1. Maikel Franco (HE) doubled and committed 2 errors. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 141, Fresh Fish 132

Retire 21 141, Rookies 132

The Lumbar Yard 89, Misfits 86

Pitch You Blockhead 123, Goldschmidt Happens 114

Hundley Eyes 92, Lawyers, Guns & Money 78

Week 7: Thursday's Roundup

Matt Carpenter needed to cool off after his 14-point performance.

Studs: Stephen Strasburg (R) improved to 7-0 by allowing only 1 run and striking out 10 in a 6-inning win. Jeff Samardzija (PYB) struck out 8 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning win. Nice series there for San Francisco's starting pitchers. Matt Carpenter (R21) homered, doubled twice, scored twice and drove in 6. Trevor Story (HE) was a triple short of a cycle and drove in 3. Stephen Piscotty (HE) singled, doubled twice, scored twice and drove in 2. He did get caught stealing, though. Gregory Polanco (M) hit a 2-run homer, tripled and scored twice. Daniel Murphy (LY) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. 

Duds: Matt Harvey (M) got shellacked by the Nats, and his ERA rose to 5.77. He fanned 2 and allowed 9 runs — 6 earned — in a 2.2-inning loss. Brandon Phillips (R) and Matt Kemp (R) each went 0-fer with an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 130, Fresh Fish 121

Retire 21 95, Rookies 88

Misfits 62, The Lumbar Yard 59

Goldschmidt Happens 90, Pitch You Blockhead 85

Hundley Eyes 79, Lawyers, Guns & Money 65

Week 7: Wednesday's Roundup

One of Jay Bruce's two homers came against Cleveland's Jeff(erson) Manship. "We built this homer on rock and roll..."

Studs: Johnny Cueto (FF) pitched the Giants' second consecutive complete game against the sad-sack, no-account Padres. Cueto allowed 1 run and struck out 8. Julio Teheran (R21) got his first win of the season and fanned 3 in 7.2 shutout innings. Jay Bruce (AL) hit a pair of solo homers, singled and scored 3 runs. Gio Gonzalez (AL) singled and struck out 5 while allowing a run in a 6.1-inning win. 

Duds: Justin Bour (LGM) and Howie Kendrick (FF) each went 0-fer with an error. Yasmani Grandal (M) and Trevor Story (HE) each went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 115, Fresh Fish 94

Retire 21 67, Rookies 63

Misfits 49, The Lumbar Yard 43

Goldschmidt Happens 81, Pitch You Blockhead 55

Hundley Eyes 60, Lawyers, Guns & Money 58

Week 7: Tuesday's Roundup

You almost made it, Matt Duffy. 

Studs: Do you like phenomenal pitching performances? Today is your lucky day. Madison Bumgarner (AL) singled and struck out 11 while allowing 1 run in a complete-game win. Clayton Kershaw (FF) singled and whiffed 11 while allowing 1 run in an 8-inning win. Noah Syndergaard (HE) got the win and struck out 10 in 7 shutout innings. Vincent Velasquez (GH) got the win and fanned 10 in 5 shutout innings. Juan Nicasio (GH) had an RBI single, scored, struck out 6 and allowed 5 runs — 3 earned — in a 5-inning win. Zack Greinke (AL) struck out 7 and allowed 3 runs in a 7-inning win. Brandon Crawford (AL) had a 3-run homer, a sac fly and an RBI double. It was a big day for Pittsburgh hitters, too (well done, Atlanta). Gregory Polanco (M) had 3 doubles, 2 runs and an RBI. Francisco Cervelli (LY) doubled, singled twice, scored twice, drove in 2 and stole a base. Andrew McCutchen (R21) tripled, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored. 

Duds: Matt Duffy (AL) went 0 for 5 with an error and was caught stealing. Marcell Ozuna (HE) went 0 for 3 with an error. Matt Carpenter (R21) went 0 for 4 with an error. A.J. Pierzynski (R) went 0 for 5 with an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 84, Fresh Fish 58

Rookies 54, Retire 21 33

Misfits 42, The Lumbar Yard 26 

Goldschmidt Happens 69, Pitch You Blockhead 25

Hundley Eyes 42, Lawyers, Guns & Money 41

Week 7: Monday's Roundup

Welcome to your new FBLG team, Robbie Ray. 

Studs: Jean Segura (PYB) tripled, doubled and drove in 3. Robbie Ray (AL) had an RBI single and struck out 6 while allowing 2 runs in a 7-inning win.

Duds: Derek Dietrich (LGM) went 0 for 2 with a sac fly and an error. Yasmani Grandal (M) went 0 for 5 with 3 Ks and failed to nab a pair of base-stealers.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 27, Fresh Fish 12

Rookies 34, Retire 21 14

Misfits 9, The Lumbar Yard 5

Pitch You Blockhead 8, Goldschmidt Happens 6

Lawyers, Guns & Money 29, Hundley Eyes 16

Week 7 Transactions and Lineups

Leave it to a Giants fan to sign Adam Duvall, a former Giants prospect now shining for another team.

Players acquired

• Rookies sign SP Jon Niese (May move #1).
• Misfits sign 2B Kelby Tomlinson (May move #1).
• Lawyers, Guns & Money sign OF Adam Duvall (May move #2).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign RP Jeanmar Gomez (May move #2).
• Arbitration Losers steal SP Robbie Ray (bonus move) from The Lumbar Yard.

Players released

• C Cameron Rupp
• 1B John Jaso
• RP Brad Ziegler
• 3B/OF Adonis Garcia
• OF/1B Ben Paulsen

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• OF Michael Taylor (Fresh Fish)
• C Tony Wolters (Rookies)
• none on Lumbar Yard
• 2B Kelly Johnson (Goldschmidt Happens)
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson (Misfits)
• OF Joc Pederson (LG&M)
• C Derek Norris (PYB)
• SP Cesar Vargas (Arbitration Losers)
• none on Hundley Eyes
• none on Retire 21

Please email the commish by first pitch Saturday to change your unprotected player.

• OF Billy Hamilton (Rookies) and 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) are also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: Bench SP Bartolo Colon; activate SP James Shields.
• Rookies: Bench SP Brandon Finnegan; activate SP Jon Niese.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench OF Ben Revere and SP Adam Wainwright; activate OF Angel Pagan and SP Shelby Miller.
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench SP Michael Wacha; activate SP Wei-Yin Chen.
• Misfits: None.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench OF Carlos Gonzalez and 3B Anthony Rendon; move Derek Dietrich from 2B to 3B; activate 2B Chase Utley and OF Adam Duvall.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Activate RP Jeanmar Gomez.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Cesar Vargas and OF Curtis Granderson; activate SP Robbie Ray and OF Kike Hernandez.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench SP Patrick Corbin; activate SP Jerad Eickhoff.
• Retire 21: Bench SS Jordy Mercer and SP Mike Leake; activate SS Freddy Galvis and SP Julio Teheran.

Week 6: The Check Swing

If I were to tell you that a Marlin is third in the NL in batting average, you'd have probably figured Christian Yelich or Dee Gordon.

Six weeks into the season and we're still seeing plenty of movement in the rankings. Will things ever settle down? Either way, now is a good time to check out unsung heroes for the early portion of the FBLG slate. 

1. Hundley Eyes (1,158 points, 4-2, last week 3): A 48-point week from Jose Fernandez led the commishes to a 221-point outburst. It would have been an even better week if they had played double-start Rubby De La Rosa (32 points) instead of Patrick Corbin (7) or Kenta Maeda (1). Whoops. Unsung: Welington Castillo was one of the last catchers drafted, but he's only 3 points behind Buster Posey. 

2. Fresh Fish (1,145 points, 5-1, last week 1): The Kershaw-Cueto-Hammel trio struck again for Rick, posting 66 points in only 3 appearances. Matt Holliday finally broke out with a 24-point week that included a pair of double-digit days. Unsung: Raise your hand if you thought Martin Prado would be hitting .374 in mid-May. Anyone? 

3. Rookies (1,075 points, 3-3, last week 4): As usual, Henry's pitching led the way — Jake Arrieta, Stephen Strasburg and Jaime Garcia combined for 70 of the team's 168 points. Jonathan Villar (16) was the Rookies' leading scorer in a 10-point win. Unsung: We keep underestimating an aging Brandon Phillips on a mediocre Reds team, but the man keeps producing. 

4. Pitch You Blockhead (1,074 points, 4-2, last week 2): Scott's team looked strong heading into a high-profile duel with Hundley Eyes, but the Blockheads failed to show up. Jacob deGrom and Jean Segua (18 each) were the top producers in the 88-point loss, and Brad Ziegler bombed (-2). Unsung: Mid-round selection Jimmy Nelson, the Brewers' ace by default, is PYB's fourth-leading scorer. 

5. Lawyers, Guns & Money (1,063 points, 4-2, last week 5): A balanced effort, with only Justin Bour and Adam Conley in single digits, helped the Fightin' Zevons drub the Arbitration Losers in a battle of Giants fans. Addison Russell posted a 26 to pace the scoring. Unsung: With 90 points, Aaron Nola is right there with fantasy monsters Buster Posey (87), Giancarlo Stanton (91) and Carlos Gonzalez (94). 

6. Misfits (1,023 points, 3-3, last week 7): This is another team that got a lift from outstanding pitching. Max Scherzer (32), Scott Kazmir (27) and Jon Lester (24) did most of the damage — which was good because the offense sputtered in the win against Goldschmidt Happens. Unsung: Brandon Belt isn't grabbing headlines, but he's one of the Misfits' leading scorers and a steady option at first base. 

The Lumbar Yard's Ben Revere, who scored -1 point
in 6 games, is FBLG's Dud of the Week. 

7. The Lumbar Yard (1,004 points, 2-4, last week 8): Melvin Upton Jr. (26) was the Yard's leading scorer, which probably explains the loss this week. The pitching was the problem once again, with Joe Ross (6), Adam Wainwright (7) and Tanner Roark (0) providing inconsistent performances. Unsung: After years of fantasy irrelevance (and real-life irrelevance), it's good to see Upton back on track. 

8. Arbitration Losers (992 points, 2-4, last week 6): We're not accustomed to seeing the Losers scoring in the 130s or this low in the rankings. How bad has it gotten? Zack Greinke is being outscored by teammates Gio Gonzalez, D.J. LeMahieu and Jay Bruce. Unsung: Team owners seemed to shy away from Yadier Molina in the draft, but he's been healthy and productive while playing almost every day. 

9. Retire 21 (991 points, 1-5, last week 9): Ray's team posted a 179 this week, but he happened to be facing the powerhouse Fresh Fish and was handed another loss. Pirates Francisco Liriano (2), Josh Harrison (5) and Jordy Mercer (3) could have done more to help this Bucs fan. Unsung: Apparently, this year the role of Andrew McCutchen will be played by Dexter Fowler.

10. Goldschmidt Happens (910 points, 2-4, last week 10): Four of Bill's players (Paul Goldschmidt, Gerrit Cole, Charlie Blackmon and Gerardo Parra) combined for 80 points, which means the rest of the crew scored only 61. Thanks a lot, Javier Baez (-1). Unsung: Vincent Velasquez, who didn't even start the season on the roster, is tied with Goldschmidt as the team's second-leading scorer.

Week 6: Sunday's Roundup

Gerrit Cole said he doesn't think the Cubs are the best team in baseball. Wonder who he thinks it is, then.

Studs: Jose Fernandez (HE) hit a 2-run single and fanned 11 while allowing only Ryan Zimmerman's inside-the-park homer in a 7-inning win. Chris Carter (R) was a triple short of the cycle and drove in 2. Corey Seager (LY) hit 2 solo homers to account for all of the Los Angeles offense. Gerrit Cole (GH) beat the Cubs and struck out 7 in 8 shutout innings. 

Duds: Brad Ziegler (PYB) pitched an inning, allowed a run and took the loss. Ben Revere (LY) went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks and an error. 

Scores

Fresh Fish 192, Retire 21 179

Rookies 168, The Lumbar Yard 158

Misfits 171, Goldschmidt Happens 141

Hundley Eyes 221, Pitch You Blockhead 133

Lawyers, Guns & Money 179, Arbitration Losers 136

Week 6: Saturday's Roundup

Both of these Padres needed a triple to complete the cycle against the hapless Brewers. And you know you're hapless when the Padres smack you around.

Studs: Aaron Nola (LGM) scored and struck out 9 while allowing 2 runs — 1 earned — in a 7-inning win. Matt Kemp (R) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 3 and scored 3 runs. Melvin Upton Jr. (LY) went 4 for 5 with a homer, a double, a steal and 2 RBIs. Jake Arrieta (R) struck out 11 and allowed 2 runs in an 8-inning win. Anthony Rizzo (LY) had a 3-run homer and an RBI single. Scott Kazmir (M) singled, scored and fanned 7 while allowing 3 runs — 2 earned — in an 8.2-inning win. Marcell Ozuna (HE) singled twice and scored in the first game of a doubleheader. In the second game, he tripled, singled twice, scored twice and drove in 2. 

Duds: Josh Harrison (R21) went 0 for 3 with an error. Matt Duffy (AL) went 0 for 4 with an error. Joey Votto (AL) went 0 for 2 and was caught stealing. 

Scores

Fresh Fish 175, Retire 21 148

Rookies 145, The Lumbar Yard 125

Misfits 150, Goldschmidt Happens 111

Hundley Eyes 170, Pitch You Blockhead 121

Lawyers, Guns & Money 159, Arbitration Losers 109