Week 3: Saturday roundup

Remember when the San Diego offense was a joke for FBLG purposes?

Studs: Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) homered, doubled, scored 3 times and drove in 3. Matt Harvey (SE) struck out 7 and allowed 2 runs in an 8.2-inning win. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) was a triple short of the cycle, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Justin Upton (R21) hit a 3-run homer and a 2-run homer. 

Duds: Martin Maldonado (PYB) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: The Bryce is Right placed 3B Jake Lamb on the DL and acquired OF Andre Ethier.  

Note: Saturday's Cubs-Reds game was rained out; no makeup date was announced.

Scores

Soler Eclipse 144, Arbitration Losers 137

Rookies 150, Misfits 113

PYB 136, Fresh Fish 95

Retire 169, Already Zaun 165

Chateau Marmol 143, Bryce is Right 125

Week 3: Friday roundup

Gerrit Cole did some damage on offense, too.

Studs: Gerrit Cole (Bryce) singled, scored, struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7.2-inning win. Carlos Martinez (AZ) got the win and struck out 8 in 7 shutout innings. Zack Greinke (PYB) got the win and struck out 7 in 7 shutout innings. Anthony Rizzo (CM) was a triple short of the cycle, scored twice, drove in 2 and stole a base. D.J. LeMahieu (Rookies) had 2 doubles, a single, 2 RBIs and a run. 

Duds: Freddie Freeman (FF) went 0 for 3 with 2 Ks and 2 errors (also known as a "Pedro Alvarez"). Jacob deGrom (R21) gave up 6 runs and struck out 2 in a 5-inning loss. Daniel Murphy (Misfits) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: Already Zaun places 2B Scooter Gennett on the DL and acquires C J.T. Realmuto.  

Scores

Soler Eclipse 115, Arbitration Losers 103

Rookies 122, Misfits 83

PYB 113, Fresh Fish 76

Retire 142, Already Zaun 140

Chateau Marmol 133, Bryce is Right 115

Week 3: Thursday roundup

Michael Wacha is 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA.

Studs: Michael Wacha (AZ) outdueled Max Scherzer for the win, striking out 6 and allowing 1 run in 7 innings. Gregory Polanco (R21) doubled, singled twice, stole a base, drove in 2 and scored. Santiago Casilla (R21) repeated his Wednesday performance, nabbing a vulture win and striking out 1 in 1 inning. Martin Prado (Rookies) doubled, singled twice, scored and drove in 4. 

Duds: None.

Scores

Soler Eclipse 107, Arbitration Losers 68

Rookies 97, Misfits 75

PYB 83, Fresh Fish 70

Retire 127, Already Zaun 115

Chateau Marmol 88, Bryce is Right 71

Week 3: Wednesday roundup

Corey Dickerson's plantar fasciitis doesn't seem to be bothering him too much.

Studs: Johnny Cueto (FF) fanned 8 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning win. Corey Dickerson (Rookies) hit a pair of solo homers. Santiago Casilla (R21) struck out 1 in a scoreless inning and picked up the win. 

Duds: Francisco Rodriguez (Misfits) struck out 1 in 1 inning but gave up a run and took the loss. Brandon Crawford (Misfits) went 0 for 2 with a run and an error. Jace Peterson (SE) went 0 for 3 with an error. Chase Utley (AZ) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Soler Eclipse 84, Arbitration Losers 52

Rookies 70, Misfits 48

PYB 74, Fresh Fish 60

Retire 104, Already Zaun 77

Chateau Marmol 68, Bryce is Right 58

Week 3: Tuesday roundup

Commissioner Rich, president of the I Hate Zack Cozart Club, will be stunned to learn that Cozart is slugging .647.

Studs: Jay Bruce (Rookies) hit a grand slam, stole a base and scored twice. Zack Cozart (Bryce) homered twice, singled, stole a base, scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Todd Frazier (Bryce) hit a grand slam, singled and scored 3 runs. Jon Niese (CM) fanned 5 and allowed 1 run in a 6.2-inning win. He also scored and drove in a run. Nick Hundley (R21) homered, tripled, scored twice and drove in 2. He also caught a runner stealing. Starling Marte (R21) had a solo homer and an RBI single and scored 3 runs. Starlin Castro (SE) had a homer, 2 singles and 4 RBIs.

Duds: Brett Anderson (Misfits) allowed 4 runs in a 4-inning loss and struck out only 1. Mark Melancon (Bryce) allowed 3 runs in 1 inning and took the loss. Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

 

Transactions: Pitch You Blockhead places C Jonathan Lucroy on the DL and acquires Martin Maldonado to replace him.

 

Scores

Soler Eclipse 70, Arbitration Losers 28

Misfits 39, Rookies 38

PYB 43, Fresh Fish 22

Retire 69, Already Zaun 61

Chateau Marmol 48, Bryce is Right 38

Week 3: Monday roundup

Admit it: You still couldn't pick Anthony DeSclafani out of a police lineup. 

Studs: Matt Kemp (SE) doubled, singled twice, scored 3 times and drove in 4. Derek Norris (SE) had 2 doubles, a single, 3 runs and an RBI. Anthony DeSclafani (AZ) singled, got the win and fanned 5 in 8 scoreless innings. Jake Arrieta (AZ) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Jonathan Lucroy (PYB) went 0 for 3 with an error, got hurt and was placed on the disabled list. Francisco Cervelli (Rookies) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

Soler Eclipse 24, Arbitration Losers 7

Misfits 13, Rookies 7

PYB 9, Fresh Fish 0

Already Zaun 48, Retire 21 (yes, seriously)

Bryce is Right 14, Chateau Marmol 10

Week 3 Transactions and Lineups

Now pitching for the Giants and Arbitration Losers is someone named C. Heston. We figured it was probably this guy.

Players acquired

• Rookies sign C Francisco Cervelli (April move #2).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign 1B Yonder Alonso (April move #1).
• Chateau Marmol sign 3B Kris Bryant (April move #2).
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Chris Heston (April move #2) and SP Travis Wood (April move #3).
• Fresh Fish sign OF Jonny Gomes (April move #2).

Players released

• SP Tim Hudson
• C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
• SP Mike Fiers

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench C Christian Bethancourt; activate C Francisco Cervelli.
• Retire 21: Place C Travis d'Arnaud on DL; activate SP Homer Bailey from DL and place on bench; activate C Nick Hundley.
• Misfits: Bench SP Jarred Cosart; activate SP Chase Anderson.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench SP Alex Wood and 3B Aramis Ramirez; activate SP Bartolo Colon and 3B Will Middlebrooks.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench 1B Justin Morneau, SP Jimmy Nelson and 2B Kolten Wong; activate 1B Yonder Alonso, SP A.J. Burnett and 2B Yangervis Solarte.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench SS Nick Ahmed and SP Matt Garza; activate SS Zack Cozart and SP Josh Collmenter.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench 3B Casey McGehee, 2B Neil Walker, OF Christian Yelich and SP Mat Latos; activate 3B Kris Bryant, 2B Joe Panik, OF Denard Span (from DL) and SP Jon Niese.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Mike Leake, place SP Jake Peavy on DL; activate SP Chris Heston.
• Already Zaun: Bench SP Tyson Ross; activate SP Anthony DeSclafani.
• Fresh Fish: Bench SP Tom Koehler and OF Carl Crawford; activate SP Dan Haren and OF Jonny Gomes.

The Check Swing: Week 2

If this keeps up, FBLG will retire No. 21.

1. Retire 21 (2-0, 402 points, last week 2): Welcome to FBLG, Ray. A 216-point week lifted this team into first place in the points race, and the contributions are coming from just about everyone. The injury to Travis d'Arnaud could hurt, though. Up next is a duel with Already Zaun. 

2. Already Zaun (2-0, 385 points, last week 3): Speak of the devil. The Zaunies cracked the 200-point barrier thanks to a 29-point burst from Matt Carpenter and 24 from Jeurys Familia. Will Ryan Braun ever get an extra-base hit?

3. Soler Eclipse (2-0, 368 points, last week 4): Unsurprisingly, Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Harvey are leading the way for Adam's dangerous team. On the other hand, Aramis Ramirez is hitting like just about every Brewer these days, and that's not good.

4. Pitch You Blockhead (2-0, 333 points, last week 1): A dud of a week dropped Scott's team three spots in the rankings. Kolten Wong and Justin Morneau combined for only 3 points, but PYB still managed to slip past the Rookies. Wilmer Flores was the top-scoring position player, posting a 15.

5. The Bryce is Right (0-2, 299 points, last week 8): Bill's team had a decent week but still got thumped by Soler Eclipse in staying winless. Lucas Duda put up 27 points and looks to be a strong producer this season. The middle infield is problematic, though. Jedd Gyorko and Nick Ahmed combined for a paltry 7 points, and now Billy Hamilton is hurt.

6. Arbitration Losers (1-1, 296 points, last week 6): Tim's team fell to 1-1 thanks to the Retire 21 buzzsaw. Howie Kendrick led the way with 30 points, and Ryan Zimmerman contributed 26. The rotation provided only 24 points in 6 starts, though. Looking at you, Jon Lester.

7. Fresh Fish (0-2, 293 points, last week 7): It's been a rough start for Rick's team, our defending champion. David Wright is hurt, Carlos Gonzalez is slumping and Carl Crawford didn't help this week. At least Freddie Freeman can still hit. 

8. Rookies (0-2, 279 points, last week 5): Henry's team put up a lot of zeroes in a loss to PYB. Shelby Miller scored 25 points across a pair of outings, but there wasn't much else to get excited about. Adam Lind cooled off, and Andrew McCutchen and Corey Dickerson were just average. 

9. Misfits (0-2, 268 points, last week 9): Giancarlo Stanton did his usual thing, scoring 28 points for Reid's team. But Devin Mesoraco was out all week with an injury, and Cole Hamels, Jarred Cosart and Francisco Rodriguez combined for only 15. 

10. Chateau Marmol (1-1, 258 points, last week 10): Matt's team got a win but still managed to stay in last place. Casey McGehee came through for Chateau Marmol, scoring minus-1 for the week, giving the team first crack at the waiver wire. We wonder whether there's a third baseman out there who could replace McGehee...

Week 2: Sunday roundup

The Doug Drabek mullet was worth 4 FBLG points, but the beard balanced it out with a minus-4.

Studs: Stephen Strasburg (FF) fanned 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7.1-inning win. Andrew Cashner (CM) struck out 5 and allowed 2 unearned runs in a 6-inning win. Brandon McCarthy (R21) struck out 6 and didn't allow a run in a 6-inning win. Adam Wainwright (Misfits) fanned 4 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning victory. 

Duds: Tom Koehler (FF) allowed 7 runs in a 3.1-inning loss. He did have a single, though. Casey McGehee (CM) went 0 for 4 with an error. Justin Morneau (PYB) went 0 for 3 with an error. Jean Segura (R21) had an RBI groundout but made his 5th error. 

Final scores

Retire 216, Arbitration Losers 152

Already Zaun 207, Misfits 151

PYB 131, Rookies 120

Soler Eclipse 191, Bryce is Right 163

Chateau Marmol 155, Fresh Fish 152