Week 7: Saturday roundup

Is Brandon Crawford the National League's best shortstop?

Studs: Ryan Howard (Misfits) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored twice. Cole Hamels (Misfits) singled and fanned 5 while allowing 1 run in an 8-inning win. Andrew McCutchen (Rookies) was a triple short of a cycle and drove in 2. Anthony Rizzo (CM) hit a 3-run homer and a 3-run double. In a doubleheader, Brandon Crawford (CM) had a triple, a double, a single, 3 RBIs and 2 runs. 

Duds: Matt Harvey (SE) allowed 7 runs in a 4-inning loss. Wilson Ramos (Bryce) and Bryce Harper (Bryce) each went 0 for 4 with an error. Addison Russell (CM) scored and made an error. Stephen Strasburg (FF) allowed 5 earned runs in a 3.2-inning loss. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 135, Rookies 122

Retire 146, Fresh Fish 97 

Misfits 177, PYB 137

Chateau Marmol 138, Soler Eclipse 102

Already Zaun 164, Bryce is Right 114

Week 7: Friday roundup

A.J. Pollock has a pair of 10-point performances this week. Pretty sure that means he'll sit tomorrow.

Studs: Gerrit Cole (Bryce) struck out 10 and allowed an unearned run in an 8.1-inning win. Max Scherzer (CM) singled, scored, struck out 6 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning win. Ryan Braun (AZ) homered, doubled twice, drove in 4 and scored twice. A.J. Pollock (CM) had a steal, 2 singles, a double, a triple and 2 runs. Paul Goldschmidt (SE) had 2 steals, a homer, 2 singles and 3 runs. Brandon Belt (AL) was a triple short of the cycle, drove in 2 and scored twice. D.J. LeMahieu (Rookies) homered, singled, drove in 3 and scored twice. 

Duds: Mike Leake (AL) allowed 5 runs in a 4-inning loss and struck out as many batters as I did. Aramis Ramirez (SE) went 0 for 3 with an error. Josh Harrison (Misfits) went 1 for 4 with an error. Yasmany Tomas (R21) went 1 for 6 with an error. Hector Rondon (Rookies) allowed 2 runs in 1 inning. Zack Cozart (Bryce) went 0 for 4 and was caught stealing. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 107, Rookies 82

Retire 134, Fresh Fish 74 

Misfits 123, PYB 120

Chateau Marmol 112, Soler Eclipse 87

Already Zaun 127, Bryce is Right 108

Week 7: Thursday roundup

On a great day for pitchers, we're highlighting a lefty who hit two homers off lefties.

Studs: Kyle Hendricks (Misfits) shut out the Padres and fanned 7. Jacob deGrom (R21) allowed 1 hit, struck out 11 and got the win in 8 scoreless innings. Lucas Duda (Bryce) hit a 3-run homer and a solo homer and scored 3 runs. Julio Teheran (Bryce) struck out 8 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Madison Bumgarner (AL) homered, got the win and struck out 6 in 6.1 shutout innings. 

Dud: Maikel Franco (AL) made an error but did steal a base. 

Transactions: PYB places OF Corey Dickerson on the DL and replaces him with Cameron Maybin.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 73, Rookies 67

Retire 113, Fresh Fish 55 

Misfits 108, PYB 98

Soler Eclipse 69, Chateau Marmol 63

Already Zaun 100, Bryce is Right 69

Week 7: Wednesday roundup

His name is Gerald Dempsey Posey, but Dodgers fans call him
"G.D. Posey" for a different reason.

Studs: A.J. Pollock (CM) had 3 singles, 3 steals and 4 runs. Buster Posey (AL) was a triple shy of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored twice. Ryan Howard (Misfits) was a triple short of a cycle and scored twice. Tim Lincecum (R21) got the win and fanned 4 in 7 shutout innings. Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) struck out 6 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Yadier Molina (FF) went 0 for 3 with an error. Martin Prado (Rookies) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: Already Zaun places OF Wil Myers on the DL and acquires 2B/3B Aaron Hill.

Scores

Rookies 52, Arbitration Losers 42 

Retire 71, Fresh Fish 44 

PYB 87, Misfits 75

Soler Eclipse 58, Chateau Marmol 39

Already Zaun 77, Bryce is Right 33

Week 7: Tuesday roundup

Francisco Liriano got knocked around by his former team. Coincidence?

Studs: Michael Wacha (AZ) singled, scored and drove in a run; he also struck out 5 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Ryan Braun (AZ) had a 3-run homer and an RBI double. James Shields (PYB) doubled, struck out 11 and allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Jason Hammel (PYB) singled, struck out 8 and allowed 2 unearned runs in 7 innings. Carlos Gomez (PYB) stole a base, doubled, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored. 

Duds: Francisco Liriano (SE) allowed 7 runs in a 2-inning loss. Jon Niese (CM) allowed 8 runs in a 5-inning loss. Hell of a day for the Cubbies' infield: Starlin Castro (SE) went 0 for 4 with an error. Addison Russell (CM) went 1 for 2 with an error. Kris Bryant (CM) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 23, Rookies 21

Retire 41, Fresh Fish 28 

PYB 76, Misfits 49

Soler Eclipse 40, Chateau Marmol 11

Already Zaun 59, Bryce is Right 26

Week 7: Monday roundup

The Mets bullpen wiped this smile off Matt Harvey's face by blowing the save and costing him the win.

Studs: Matt Harvey (SE) struck out 9 in 8 shutout innings. Cole Hamels (Misfits) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7.1-inning win.

Duds: Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) went 0 for 4 and was caught stealing. Matt Carpenter (AZ) went 0 for 6 with 3 Ks.

Scores

Rookies 8, Arbitration Losers 5 

Fresh Fish 14, Retire 7

Misfits 31, PYB 13

Soler Eclipse 37, Chateau Marmol 7

Already Zaun 20, Bryce is Right 10

Week 7 Transactions and Lineups

One of these two people is now the closer for Chateau Marmol.

Players acquired

• Rookies sign OF Cameron Maybin ( May move #2).
• Soler Eclipse sign OF Dexter Fowler (bonus move) and 2B Danny Espinosa (May move #1).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign C Carlos Ruiz (May move #1).
• The Bryce is Right sign SP Carlos Frias (May move #2).
• Chateau Marmol sign RP Jonathan Papelbon (May move #2).
• Arbitration Losers sign 3B Maikel Franco (May move #3).
• Fresh Fish claim SP David Phelps (May move #2).

Players released

• 2B Scooter Gennett
• 2B Jedd Gyorko
• OF Domonic Brown
• RP Francisco Rodriguez
• SP Tom Koehler
• RP Steve Cishek
• SP Eric Stults
• 3B Juan Uribe
• SP Vance Worley
• 2B Dan Uggla

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench SP Ian Kennedy; activate SP Jordan Zimmermann.
• Retire 21: None.
• Misfits: Bench 3B Justin Turner, C A.J. Pierzynski and SP Kyle Hendricks; activate 3B Josh Harrison, C Devin Mesoraco, SP Jarred Cosart and RP Kenley Jansen (from DL).
• Soler Eclipse: Bench 3B Will Middlebrooks and SP Bartolo Colon; activate 3B Aramis Ramirez and SP Alex Wood.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench C Martin Maldonado, OF Joc Pedersen and SP A.J. Burnett; activate C Carlos Ruiz, OF Nori Aoki and SP Jason Hammel.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench SP Matt Garza and SP Josh Collmenter; activate SP Carlos Frias and SP Archie Bradley (from DL).
• Chateau Marmol: Bench SS Ian Desmond and OF Jason Heyward; activate RP Jonathan Papelbon, SS Brandon Crawford and OF Denard Span.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench 3B Jung-Ho Kang and OF Jayson Werth; activate 3B Maikel Franco and OF Juan Lagares.
• Already Zaun: Bench C J.T. Realmuto; activate C Miguel Montero.
• Fresh Fish: Place SP Doug Fister on DL; activate SP Henderson Alvarez from DL and place on bench; activate SP David Phelps.

The Check Swing: Week 6

FBLG second-round choice Bryce Harper has been playing like a first-round pick.

1. Retire 21 (5-1, 1,112 points, last week 2): The Fightin' Clementes leapfrogged the Zaunies to move back into first place thanks to a big week from Starling Marte and outstanding outings from Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom and Aaron Harang. 

2. Already Zaun (5-1, 1,109 points, last week 1): Wil Myers and Troy Tulowitzki got hurt and combined for only 3 points this week. On the bright side, Hunter Pence is back to add depth to the outfield. Too bad he doesn't play shortstop. 

3. Pitch You Blockhead (5-1, 1,037 points, last week 4): Scott's team put up 196 points, and 112 of that came from the rotation. It helped that Zack Greinke, James Shields, Lance Lynn and A.J. Burnett made seven starts, but still.

4. Soler Eclipse (3-3, 1,020 points, last week 3): Adam's rotation fell flat this week, but Jace Peterson finally put up some points at second base. And Paul Goldschmidt is the league's No. 2 scorer, which isn't a surprise. 

5. The Bryce is Right (1-5, 991 points, last week 5): Speaking of the league's top scorers, Bryce Harper is now No. 1 after a 40-point outburst. Too bad the luck of the scheduling draw had Bill's team facing the only team to crack 200 points this week. 

6. Arbitration Losers (4-2, 982 points, last week 8): Brandon Belt sure came to life at the right time for Tim's team, putting up 30 points as the Losers posted a total of 211. It also helps that Jon Lester is looking like his old self. 

7. Rookies (3-3, 945 points, last week 7): Francisco Cervelli and Andrew McCutchen combined for 40 points as Henry's team beat the floundering Fish. Shelby Miller almost tossed a no-hitter and has been one of the league's top pitchers. 

Rick's mascot needs a hug.

8. Chateau Marmol (3-3, 944 points, last week 6): Matt's pitching staff scored only 38 points this week, and Max Scherzer had 43 by himself. Shame on Andrew Cashner, Jon Niese, Mat Latos and Steve Cishek. But hey, Kris Bryant scored an impressive 29. 

9. Fresh Fish (0-6, 890 points, last week 9): We'd feel more sorry for Rick if he hadn't won the championship last year and enjoyed a Panda Express feast at our expense. How do you like that Orange Chicken now, Rick?  

10. Misfits (1-5, 823 points, last week 10): Reid's team didn't have a bad week, but there wasn't much to get excited about. Kenley Jansen is back and Josh Harrison appears to have found his stroke, so there are signs of life here. 

Week 6: Sunday roundup

Shelby Miller lost his no-hitter with 2 outs in the 9th inning.

Studs: Shelby Miller (Rookies) struck out 4 in a shutout of the Marlins. Justin Upton (R21) blasted 2 solo homers and singled. Lance Lynn (PYB) had an RBI single, struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7.1-inning win. A.J. Burnett (PYB) got the win and fanned 7 in 7 shutout innings. Brandon Belt (AL) was a triple short of the cycle and scored 3 runs. Bryce Harper (Bryce) was a double short of the cycle, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs. 

Duds: Jung-Ho Kang (AL) went 1 for 3 with an error. 

Transactions: PYB places 1B Justin Morneau on the DL and replaces him with Yangervis Solarte. 

Scores

Rookies 158, Fresh Fish 135 

Retire 179, Misfits 158

PYB 196, Soler Eclipse 154

Already Zaun 174, Chateau Marmol 146

Arbitration Losers 211, Bryce is Right 191