Week 16: Saturday's Roundup

The Braves couldn't find a way to get Trevor Story out on Saturday. 

Studs: Jose Fernandez (HE) had 2 singles, a run and an RBI; he also struck out 7 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Trevor Story (HE) went 4 for 4 with 2 homers, 3 runs, 5 RBIs and a steal. Jay Bruce (AL) hit a 3-run homer and doubled. Giancarlo Stanton (LGM) went 4 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. 

Duds: Kris Bryant (R21) went 1 for 4 with an error. Jake Lamb (LY) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Transaction: Retire 21 activates OF Dexter Fowler and moves Denard Span to the bench.

Scores

Fresh Fish 141, Arbitration Losers 131

Rookies 148, Retire 21 141

Misfits 143, The Lumbar Yard 94

Pitch You Blockhead 95, Goldschmidt Happens 80

Hundley Eyes 184, Lawyers, Guns & Money 128

Week 16: Friday's Roundup

Well, this is just horrible timing by the New York Times.

Studs: Jon Gray (HE) allowed 1 run and struck out 8 in a 7-inning win. Nolan Arenado (PYB) hit a 2-run homer and tripled. Matt Kemp (R) hit a solo homer and a 3-run homer off Tanner Roark, who, coincidentally, appears on the Duds list. Christian Yelich (R) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. 

Duds: Brandon Crawford (AL) went 1 for 4 with 3 errors. Bud Norris (AL) took one for the team, coming out of the bullpen in a 16-inning game. He served up the game-winning solo homer to Matt Adams and struck out 1 in a 1.1-inning loss. Angel Pagan (PYB) went 0 for 5 with an error. Tanner Roark (LY) fanned 4 but allowed 5 runs and made an error in a 5-inning loss. Javier Baez (GH) pinch-ran and was caught stealing. 

Scores

Fresh Fish 105, Arbitration Losers 101

Rookies 128, Retire 21 115

Misfits 115, The Lumbar Yard 75

Pitch You Blockhead 83, Goldschmidt Happens 75

Hundley Eyes 136, Lawyers, Guns & Money 99

Week 16: Thursday's Roundup

For the first time in 127 outings, Francisco Liriano didn't walk a batter.
We totally made up that statistic, but it seems plausible, doesn't it?  

Studs: Francisco Liriano (R21) singled and struck out 13 while allowing 3 runs — 2 earned — in a 6.2-inning win. Tom Koehler (FF) had an RBI single, scored, struck out 5 and allowed 3 runs — only 1 earned — in an 8-inning win. Justin Turner (M) hit a 2-run homer and a 3-run homer off Stephen Strasburg, helping the Dodgers hand the righty his first loss of the year. 

Duds: None.

Scores

Fresh Fish 71, Arbitration Losers 71

Rookies 101, Retire 21 81

Misfits 99, The Lumbar Yard 58

Pitch You Blockhead 63, Goldschmidt Happens 62

Hundley Eyes 96, Lawyers, Guns & Money 78

Week 16: Wednesday's Roundup

A pitcher known for devouring meatballs served up a couple to Anthony Rizzo on Wednesday. 

Studs: Anthony Rizzo (LY) hit a solo homer and a 2-run homer, both off our top Dud. Seung-Hwan Oh (HE) picked up a pair of saves, pitching 2 scoreless innings and striking out 4. Ryan Braun (AL) tripled, singled, stole a base and scored 3 times. Carlos Martinez (LGM) singled and struck out 5 while allowing 2 runs in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Bartolo Colon (FF) allowed 6 runs and struck out 1 in a 4.1-inning loss to the Cubs. Trevor Story (HE) went 0 for 4 with 3 Ks and an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 64, Fresh Fish 36

Rookies 77, Retire 21 54

Misfits 71, The Lumbar Yard 36

Pitch You Blockhead 60, Goldschmidt Happens 53

Hundley Eyes 81, Lawyers, Guns & Money 67

Week 16: Tuesday's Roundup

Former Angels legend Tyler Chatwood makes Adam pay the price for his Halos fandom.

Studs: Jake Arrieta (R) doubled and allowed 1 run while fanning 8 in 7 innings. Scott Kazmir (M) did the same on the mound as Arrieta, except he got the win and didn't have any hits. 

Duds: Jonathan Villar (R) went 0 for 4 with 2 errors. Tyler Chatwood (LY) allowed 7 runs to the Rays and fanned 1 in a 3-inning loss. Bryce Harper (LY) went 0 for 4 with an error. Hector Rondon (M) allowed a run and took the loss in his 1-strikeout inning. 

Note: The Padres-Cardinals game was postponed by rain. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 34, Fresh Fish 23

Rookies 54, Retire 21 27

Misfits 61, The Lumbar Yard 10

Goldschmidt Happens 42, Pitch You Blockhead 22

Hundley Eyes 64, Lawyers, Guns & Money 33

Week 16: Monday's Roundup

Billy Hamilton slides into fantasy relevance.

Studs: Jose Fernandez (HE) allowed 2 runs and struck out 14 Phillies in a strange 6.1-inning no-decision. Trevor Story (HE) hit a 2-run homer, singled, scored twice and stole a base. Billy Hamilton (HE) had 3 singles, 3 steals and 2 runs. Joey Votto (AL) had a 2-run homer and an RBI single and scored twice. 

Duds: Yoenis Cespedes (FF) went 0 for 3 with an error. Wil Myers (PYB) went 0 for 4, striking out 3 times against Mike Leake and once against Matt Bowman. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 13, Fresh Fish 5

Rookies 16, Retire 21 9

Misfits 31, The Lumbar Yard 10

Goldschmidt Happens 11, Pitch You Blockhead 8

Hundley Eyes 44, Lawyers, Guns & Money 24

Week 16 Transactions and Lineups

Henry benched one half of the Locke Niese Monster and activate the other half. We forget which.

Players acquired

• Goldschmidt Happens sign OF Michael Conforto (July move #2).
• Lawyers, Guns & Money steal C Travis d'Arnaud (bonus move) from Retire 21.

Players released

• SS Danny Espinosa

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• none on Fresh Fish
• 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) 
• none on The Lumbar Yard
• 2B Cesar Hernandez (Goldschmidt Happens)
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson (Misfits)
• SP James Shields (LG&M)
• none on PYB
• none on Arbitration Losers
• RP Trevor Rosenthal (Hundley Eyes)
• RP Fernando Rodney (Retire 21)

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

• SP Brandon Finnegan (Rookies) and SS Trea Turner (FF) are also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: Bench SP Tom Koehler and OF Yasmany Tomas; activate SP Clayton Kershaw (from DL) and OF Jayson Werth.
• Rookies: Bench SP Jon Niese; activate SP Jeff Locke.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench SP Jeremy Hellickson; activate SP Tyler Chatwood..
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench SP Michael Wacha; place OF Trayce Thompson on DL; activate SP Matt Wisler and OF Michael Conforto..
• Misfits: Bench C Yasmani Grandal; activate C Derek Norris.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench 1B Justin Bour, SP James Shields and SP Kyle Hendricks; move Buster Posey from C to 1B; activate C Travis d'Arnaud, SP Carlos Martinez and SP Aaron Nola.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Jeff Samardzija; activate SP Christian Friedrich.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Matt Garza; activate SP Jameson Taillon (from DL).
• Hundley Eyes: Bench SP Kenta Maeda and SP Patrick Corbin; activate SP Jose Fernandez and SP Noah Syndergaard.
• Retire 21: None.

Week 15: The Check Swing

The team with Peter Bourjos in a starting role moved up 3 spots in the rankings this week. Go figure.

1. Fresh Fish (2,630 points, 9-6, last week 1)

2. Pitch You Blockhead (2,587 points, 8-7, last week 5)

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (2,583 points, 9-6, last week 3)

4. Hundley Eyes (2,575 points, 7-8, last week 2)

5. Arbitration Losers (2,547 points, 6-9, last week 4)

6. The Lumbar Yard (2,538 points, 10-5, last week 7)

7. Retire 21 (2,478 points, 7-8, last week 6)

8. Rookies (2,464 points, 6-9, last week 8)

9. Misfits (2,433 points, 8-7, last week 9)

10. Goldschmidt Happens (2,242 points, 5-10, last week 10)

Week 15: Sunday's Roundup

I know it's just the Phillies, but you can still smile, Jacob.

Studs: Robbie Ray (LY) doubled, scored and got the win while striking out 7 in 7 shutout innings. Corey Seager (LY) and Justin Turner (M) did most of their damage off the Arizona bullpen once Ray hit the showers. Turner had a 2-run single and a 2-run homer. Seager doubled 3 times, scored twice and drove in 1. Starling Marte (R) stole a base, singled, doubled home a run and hit the game-winning homer in the 18th inning. Took ya long enough, Starling. Jacob deGrom (PYB) singled, scored, struck out 7 and threw a 1-hitter against the Phillies. The only Philadelphia hit was by pitcher Zach Eflin. 

Duds: Adeiny Hechavarria (FF) went 1 for 4 with an error. Brandon Crawford (AL) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Fresh Fish 80, Retire 21 52

The Lumbar Yard 115, Rookies 80

Misfits 82, Goldschmidt Happens 54

Pitch You Blockhead 125, Hundley Eyes 70

Lawyers, Guns & Money 96, Arbitration Losers 82