Week 6: Saturday roundup

Three of the Mets in this photo were studly on Saturday.

Studs: Jon Lester (AL) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Brandon Belt (AL) and Curtis Granderson (Misfits) each homered, singled twice, scored twice and drove in 2. Max Scherzer (CM) struck out 11 and got the win in 7 shutout innings. Jacob deGrom (R21) went 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI. Oh, I almost forgot — he also struck out 6 and allowed 1 run in a 6-inning win. Jace Peterson (SE) hit a grand slam and singled. Wilmer Flores (PYB) hit a grand slam, singled and scored twice. 

Duds: Mike Leake (AL) gave up 9 runs and fanned 2 in a 5-inning loss, but at least he doubled. Mat Latos (CM) gave up 5 runs, struck out 1, took the loss in 3 innings and took a line drive off his leg. Matt Garza (Bryce) allowed 10 runs and struck out 2 in a 3.1-inning loss. Matt Kemp (Misfits) and Freddie Freeman (FF) each went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: Already Zaun activates OF Hunter Pence and moves Wil Myers to the bench.

Scores

Rookies 124, Fresh Fish 103 

Retire 152, Misfits 143

PYB 151, Soler Eclipse 141

Already Zaun 149, Chateau Marmol 138

Arbitration Losers 182, Bryce is Right 158

Week 6: Friday roundup

Brandon Belt was so hot that he set the stadium on fire in Cincinnati.

Studs: Jimmy Rollins (FF) went 4 for 5 with a homer, a double, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Ryan Braun (AZ) hit a 2-run homer and a solo homer. Brandon Belt (AL) was a triple short of the cycle, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs. Anthony Rizzo (CM) and Bryce Harper (Bryce) each homered, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. Kris Bryant (CM) homered, drove in 4 and scored twice. Francisco Cervelli (Rookies) doubled, singled twice, drove in 4 and scored. Clayton Kershaw (R21) scored a run, struck out 10 and allowed 3 runs in a 6.2-inning win. 

Duds: Adeiny Hechavarria (Misfits) went 1 for 4 with an error. Bartolo Colon (SE) allowed 5 earned runs in a 5-inning loss and fanned 2. Wilmer Flores (PYB) went 1 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

Rookies 112, Fresh Fish 87 

Retire 116, Misfits 112

PYB 126, Soler Eclipse 121

Already Zaun 126, Chateau Marmol 100

Arbitration Losers 142,  Bryce is Right 141

Week 6: Thursday roundup

Aaron Harang had a pretty good day. 

Studs: Aaron Harang (R21) got the win and struck out 6 in 8 shutout innings. Derek Norris (SE) homered, tripled and drove in 5. Johnny Cueto (FF) singled, scored, struck out 9 and allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. 

Dud: Doug Fister (FF) allowed 7 earned runs and fanned 1 in a 2-inning loss. 

Transactions: Retire 21 places SS Jean Segura on the DL and adds Freddy Galvis to replace him.

Scores

Rookies 84, Fresh Fish 66 

Retire 80, Misfits 77

PYB 119, Soler Eclipse 104

Already Zaun 107, Chateau Marmol 67

Bryce is Right 103, Arbitration Losers 92 

Week 6: Wednesday roundup

We salute Corey Kluber, even though he plays in the Amateur League, for his 18-strikeout, 8-inning victory.
It would have earned him 31 FBLG points. 

Studs: Buster Posey (AL) homered, singled twice and drove in 3. Dee Gordon (R21) went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs. James Shields (PYB) struck out 9 and allowed 1 run in a 6-inning win. Cole Hamels (Misfits) struck out 9 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Paul Goldschmidt (SE) was a homer shy of the cycle, scored twice and drove in 1. Matt Harvey (SE) fanned 9 in 7 scoreless innings. 

Duds: Ian Desmond (CM) went 0 for 5 and made 2 errors. Brandon Belt (AL) went 0 for 4 and was caught stealing.

Scores

Rookies 76, Fresh Fish 43 

Misfits 63, Retire 40

PYB 115, Soler Eclipse 83

Already Zaun 71, Chateau Marmol 56

Bryce is Right 86, Arbitration Losers 74 

Week 6: Tuesday roundup

Andre Ethier had 5 hits. Who does he think he is, Yunel Escobar? 

Studs: Jake Arrieta (AZ) struck out 10 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning win. Howie Kendrick (AL) homered, singled 3 times and scored twice. Kris Bryant (CM) was a double short of the cycle. Andre Ethier (Bryce) went 5 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Bryce Harper (Bryce) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Chris Owings (Bryce) was a homer short of a cycle and scored 3 runs. Matt Holliday (SE) had a 3-run homer and an RBI single. Lance Lynn (PYB) got the win and struck out 9 in 6 shutout innings. Mark Trumbo (PYB) hit a 3-run homer and a solo homer. A.J. Burnett (PYB) struck out 5 and allowed 1 earned run in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Stephen Strasburg (FF) allowed 7 earned runs, took the loss, made an error and fanned 3 in 3.1 innings. Dan Haren (FF) gave up 6 runs and fanned 4 in a 4.1-inning loss. Martin Maldonado (PYB) fanned in all 3 at-bats and made an error. Christian Yelich (CM) and D.J. LeMahieu (Rookies) each went 0 for 2 and were caught stealing.  

Scores

Rookies 57, Fresh Fish 27 

Misfits 28, Retire 24

PYB 77, Soler Eclipse 43

Already Zaun 63, Chateau Marmol 50

Bryce is Right 66, Arbitration Losers 54 

Week 6: Monday roundup

Josh Collmenter wasn't around long, but he managed to put up a big number (minus-11). 

Studs: Yunel Escobar (FF) went 5 for 5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Max Scherzer (CM) singled twice, scored, struck out 6 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Gerrit Cole (Bryce) struck out 6 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning victory. Carlos Gomez (PYB) hit a 2-run homer, tripled and scored twice.

Duds: Josh Collmenter (Bryce) allowed 9 runs in a 1.1-inning loss. Steve Cishek (CM) allowed 3 runs and took the loss in 0.1 inning. Daniel Murphy (Misfits) went 0 for 4 with an error. Dee Gordon (R21) went 0 for 4 and was caught stealing. Aroldis Chapman (SE) fanned 2 in 1 inning but allowed 1 run and took the loss. 

Scores

Rookies 27, Fresh Fish 23 

Retire 14, Misfits 6

PYB 26, Soler Eclipse 2

Chateau Marmol 31, Already Zaun 10

Arbitration Losers 27, Bryce is Right 26

Week 6 Transactions and Lineups

With a leg kick that amazing, it's no wonder there were multiple claims on this guy.

Players acquired

• Misfits sign 3B Justin Turner (May move #2).
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Noah Syndergaard (May move #1) and 3B/SS Jung-Ho Kang (May move #2).
• Already Zaun sign SP Rubby De La Rosa (May move #1).
• Fresh Fish sign OF Khris Davis (May move #1).

Players released

• SS Jordy Mercer
• 1B Pedro Alvarez
• SP Kyle Lohse
• SP Travis Wood
• SP Chris Heston

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench SP Jordan Zimmermann; activate SP Ian Kennedy.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Jeremy Hellickson; activate SP Tim Lincecum.
• Misfits: Bench 3B Josh Harrison and SP Jarred Cosart; activate 3B Justin Turner and SP Cole Hamels.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench 2B Dan Uggla and SP Alex Wood; activate 2B Jace Peterson and SP John Lackey.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Nori Aoki and SP Jimmy Nelson; activate OF Carlos Gomez and SP A.J. Burnett.
• The Bryce is Right: None.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench 2B Joe Panik, SS Brandon Crawford and OF Denard Span; activate 2B Addison Russell, SS Ian Desmond and OF Christian Yelich (from DL).
• Arbitration Losers: Bench 1B Ryan Zimmerman, 3B Juan Uribe and OF Juan Lagares; activate 1B Brandon Belt, 3B Jung-Ho Kang, OF Jayson Werth and SP Noah Syndergaard.
• Already Zaun: Bench 2B Scooter Gennett, SP Carlos Martinez and C Miguel Montero; activate 2B Chase Utley, SP Rubby De La Rosa and C J.T. Realmuto.
• Fresh Fish: Bench 1B Mike Morse and OF Carlos Gonzalez; activate 1B Freddie Freeman and OF Khris Davis.

The Check Swing: Week 5

1. Already Zaun (4-1, 935 points, last week 1): The Zaunies overcame the mysterious illness of Matt Carpenter and three Troy Tulowitzki rainouts to defeat Soler Eclipse. Good thing Adrian Gonzalez and Ryan Braun went berserk. Hey, what happened to Carlos Martinez this week? 

2. Retire 21 (4-1, 933 points, last week 2): Ray's team managed to get past PYB despite two more mediocre starts from Clayton Kershaw. It's a good thing Dee Gordon and Justin Upton continue to play like MVPs. How long can Aaron Harang keep this up? 

3. Soler Eclipse (3-2, 866 points, last week 3): It's not hard to figure out why Adam's team lost a close one to Already Zaun. Dan Uggla scored 2 points and sat three times; Will Middlebrooks went scoreless in 6 games. Matt Harvey's 4-point week hurt, too. 

There's a party tonight at the chateau! 

4. Pitch You Blockhead (4-1, 841 points, last week 4): A 30-point week from Kolten Wong wasn't enough for Scott's team to knock off Retire 21. Let's blame the weather in Colorado, which cost PYB three games each from Justin Morneau and Nolan Arenado, two from Mark Trumbo and one from Joc Pederson. 

5. The Bryce is Right (1-4, 800 points, last week 7): Bryce Harper helped Bill's team get in the win column with a monster 38-point effort. Not bad considering he was scoreless entering Wednesday's games. Ben Revere came up big with a 19-point effort, as well. 

6. Chateau Marmol (3-2, 798 points, last week 9): Matt's team erupted for 237 points thanks to 29 from Anthony Rizzo, 28 from Jason Heyward, 28 from Mat Latos and 26 from Yasmani Grandal. Brandon Crawford and Steve Cishek were the only players to score in single digits. 

7. Rookies (2-3, 787 points, last week 5): Henry's team didn't have much of a chance against the Marmol juggernaut, but lousy performances from D.J. LeMahieu (2), Jay Bruce (3), Corey Dickerson (6) and Francisco Cervelli (6) didn't help. Don't look now, but Andrelton Simmons leads this team in scoring. 

8. Arbitration Losers (3-2, 771 points, last week 6): Tim can thank the schedule maker for this win. His 154 points would have been a losing score against anyone but the Misfits this week. The outfield of Angel Pagan, Charlie Blackmon and Juan Lagares combined for only 18 points, and Travis Wood posted a zero. 

9. Fresh Fish (0-5, 755 points, last week 8): Rick's team remains winless, so the less we say, the better. Marlon Byrd (27 points) had a nice week, though. 

10. Misfits (1-4, 665 points, last week 10): It's not looking good for the Misfits. Maybe if Josh Harrison can get back on track, if Cole Hamels gets traded anywhere else, if Giancarlo Stanton hits like it's 2014, if Kenley Jansen comes back soon...

Week 5: Sunday roundup

Martin Maldonado salutes his mom. Probably? Maybe?

Studs: Martin Maldonado (PYB) homered, singled twice and drove in 2. Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) doubled twice, drove in 4 and scored. Matt Garza (Bryce) singled, struck out 9 and allowed 1 run in 7 innings. 

Duds: Aroldis Chapman (SE) took the loss and allowed a 1 while fanning 1 in 0.2 inning. Yadier Molina (FF) singled and made an error. Steve Cishek (CM) struck out 2 in 0.2 inning but allowed 2 runs and took the loss. 

Transactions: PYB benches OF Carlos Gomez and replaces him with Nori Aoki.

Scores

Bryce is Right 184, Fresh Fish 177

Arbitration Losers 154, Misfits 110

Retire 176, PYB 168

Already Zaun 170, Soler Eclipse 162

Chateau Marmol 237, Rookies 162

Week 5: Saturday roundup

If I told you Jon Niese had a 20-point day, you'd assume it was against the Phillies, right?

Studs: Jon Niese (CM) singled, scored, struck out 6 and allowed 2 unearned runs in a 7-inning win. Johnny Cueto (FF) struck out 7 and allowed 4 runs in an 8.1-inning win. Zack Cozart (Bryce) only made the list because he squeezed out 8 points in a doubleheader; good for him, I guess. 

Duds: Craig Kimbrel (PYB) made an error, blew a save, fanned 2 and allowed 2 runs in 1 inning. 

Note: The Rockies and Dodgers were rained out. No makeup date has been announced. Is it too late to add a roof to Coors Field?

Scores

Fresh Fish 161, Bryce is Right 141

Arbitration Losers 142, Misfits 90

Retire 152, PYB 142

Already Zaun 147, Soler Eclipse 134

Chateau Marmol 205, Rookies 152