Week 13: Friday roundup

Carlos Gomez's grand slam was the first good thing to happen to the Brewers this season.

Studs: Carlos Gomez (PYB) homered, singled twice, scored twice and drove in 5. Jonathan Lucroy (PYB) doubled, singled twice, scored 3 times and drove in a run. Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) allowed 1 run and struck out 6 in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Jace Peterson (SE) went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks and an error. Kenley Jansen (Misfits) struck out 2 in 1 inning but allowed a run and took the loss. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 115, Fresh Fish 80 

Rookies 136, Soler Eclipse 98

Chateau Marmol 133, Misfits 93

Already Zaun 129, PYB 91

Bryce is Right 105, Retire 104

Week 13: Thursday Roundup

Jose Fernandez is back, and he's brought his bat.

Studs: Jose Fernandez (R21) made quite the return after 14 months on the DL, striking out 6 and allowing 3 runs in a 6-inning win and adding a long home run Francisco Liriano (Soler) struck out 5 in 7 shutout innings to earn the win. Jake Arrieta (AZ) allowed 1 earned run and struck out 7 in an 8-inning win. Neil Walker (AZ) continued his torrid pace,  hitting a double and 3 singles and driving in 3 runs.

Duds: Nolan Arenado (PYB) doubled but made 2 errors. Randal Grichuk (AZ) was 0 for 4 with an error. Matt Kemp (Misfits) was 0 for 3 and was caught stealing. Daniel Murphy (Misfits) singled and made an error. Matt Duffy (Bryce) finally landed on the right list, going 0 for 4 with an error.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 100, Fresh Fish 67

Rookies 102, Soler Eclipse 86

Chateau Marmol 115, Misfits 90

Already Zaun 96, PYB 64

Bryce is Right 81, Retire 80

Week 13: Wednesday roundup

Neil Walker did it all for the Pirates — except fix A.J. Burnett's haircut.

Studs: Johnny Cueto (FF) singled and struck out 8 while allowing 1 run in an 8-inning win. Neil Walker (AZ) homered twice, singled twice, drove in 3, scored 3 runs and stole a base. Brett Anderson (CM) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Maikel Franco (AL) doubled 3 times, drove in 2 and scored. Starling Marte (R21) homered, doubled and singled twice.

Duds: Santiago Casilla (R21) took the loss by serving up a 3-run homer and failed to get an out. Matt Carpenter (AZ) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 86, Fresh Fish 58 

Rookies 80, Soler Eclipse 56

Misfits 81, Chateau Marmol 79

Already Zaun 64, PYB 51

Bryce is Right 67, Retire 40

Week 13: Tuesday roundup

We can't resist using a photo of a Studly Colorado pitcher.

Studs: Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) earned the win and fanned 6 in 7.2 shutout innings. Kyle Hendricks (Misfits) got the win and struck out 6 in 6 shutout innings. Danny Espinosa (SE) had 2 doubles, a single, 2 runs and an RBI. Howie Kendrick (AL) went 4 for 5 with a double, a homer and 2 RBIs. Yasmani Grandal (CM) had a 2-run homer and a 2-run double. Jorge De La Rosa (AL) got the win and fanned 4 in 7 shutout innings. 

Duds: Jean Segura (R21) went 0 for 5 with an error. Jonathan Lucroy (PYB) singled, scored and made 2 errors. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 45, Fresh Fish 20 

Rookies 59, Soler Eclipse 34

Misfits 52, Chateau Marmol 41

Already Zaun 45, PYB 35

Bryce is Right 53, Retire 21

Week 13: Monday roundup

Billy Hamilton reached base 4 times in one game? It's a miracle!

Stud: Billy Hamilton (Bryce) singled twice, walked twice, stole 4 bases and scored 3 runs.

Dud: Jean Segura (R21) went 0 for 5.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 7, Fresh Fish 7 

Soler Eclipse 15, Rookies 11 

Chateau Marmol 9, Misfits 2

PYB 21, Already Zaun 8

Bryce is Right 19, Retire 10

Week 13 Transactions and Lineups

This guy may now be Rick's best hitter.

Players acquired

• Misfits sign 1B Xavier Scruggs (June move #2) and SP Taylor Jungmann (June move #3).
• Soler Eclipse sign SS Jordy Mercer (June move #3).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign OF Chris Coghlan (June move #3).
• The Bryce is Right sign 1B Wilin Rosario (June move #3).
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Jorge De La Rosa (June move #1), OF Gregor Blanco (June move #2) and OF Michael Taylor (June move #3).
• Fresh Fish sign SP Steven Matz (June move #3).

Players released

• OF Jonny Gomes
• SP Jeff Locke
• SP Jarred Cosart
• 1B/OF Mark Reynolds
• 3B Aramis Ramirez

Lineup changes

• Rookies: None.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Aaron Harang; place C Travis d'Arnaud on DL; activate SP Jose Fernandez (from DL).
• Misfits: Bench SP Mike Fiers, SP Chase Anderson and OF Alex Guerrero; place SP Williams Perez on DL; move Josh Harrison from 2B to OF; activate SP Taylor Jungmann, SP Kyle Hendricks and 2B Daniel Murphy.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench SS Starlin Castro; move Danny Espinosa from 2B to 3B; activate 2B Jace Peterson and SS Jordy Mercer.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Jason Hammel; activate OF Mark Trumbo and SP Jimmy Nelson.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench OF Yasiel Puig and 1B Lucas Duda; activate SP Carlos Frias, 1B Wilin Rosario and OF Billy Hamilton.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench 2B Addison Russell; activate 2B Joe Panik.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Noah Syndergaard and OF Juan Lagares; activate SP Jorge De La Rosa and OF Michael Taylor.
• Already Zaun: Bench SP Tyson Ross; activate SP Rubby De La Rosa.
• Fresh Fish: Bench SP Dan Haren; activate SP Steven Matz.

The Check Swing: Week 12

Phillies fans are working hard to stave off boredom.

1. Already Zaun (10-2, 2,176 points, last week 2): The Zaunies defeated R21 and managed to take the points lead at the same time. Credit the rotation, which posted scores of 14, 16, 16, 16 and 19 in its five chances. Next up is a duel with PYB.

2. Pitch You Blockhead (10-2, 2,167 points, last week 3): Nolan Arenado broke out with a 41-point week and is tied for third in FBLG in scoring. He's behind Max Scherzer and Paul Goldschmidt and is tied with Gerrit Cole. Next up is a battle with Already Zaun.

3. Retire 21 (9-3, 2,164 points, last week 1): Will the return of Jose Fernandez be enough to get the Clementes back to the top of the heap in FBLG? A rotation of Kershaw-deGrom-Fernandez-anyone looks terrifying. 

4. Arbitration Losers (6-6, 2,012 points, last week 7): Tim's team cracked the 200-point barrier thanks to 45 points from Madison Bumgarner and 32 from Buster Posey. Unfortunately, Anthony Rendon became the fifth ALer on the disabled list.

5. Soler Eclipse (5-7, 1,992 points, last week 4): A dreadful week for Adam's team included 7 players scoring in single digits. Is Matt Harvey back to pitching like the Matt Harvey we're used to seeing? 

6. Chateau Marmol (7-5, 1,989 points, last week 5): Max Scherzer, Brett Anderson and Jaime Garcia pitched well, and Jason Heyward showed signs of life. Too bad Yasmani Grandal reverted to his April form. 

7. The Bryce is Right (3-9, 1,965 points, last week 6): It was a weird week for Team Bill, with Matt Duffy scoring 34 points and the trio of Gerrit Cole (2), Julio Teheran (3) and Jeff Locke (2) being outscored singlehandedly by Chad Bettis (11).

8. Misfits (4-8, 1,900 points, last week 8): Adam Wainwright, Giancarlo Stanton, Devin Mesoraco and Daniel Murphy are anchoring the disabled list. This is not what Reid had in mind when he drafted this team. 

9. Rookies (5-7, 1,884 points, last week 9): Henry got only three starts thanks to the weather canceling an outing by Gio Gonzalez. Also, what the heck happened to Andrelton Simmons after his hot start? 

10. Fresh Fish (1-11, 1,766 points, last week 10): So, Rick... Whom do you plan to take with the No. 1 overall pick next year and doom to a season on the disabled list? 

Week 12: Sunday roundup

Did this man just have the greatest week in FBLG history?

Studs: Stephen Strasburg (FF) allowed 2 runs and struck out 9 in a 7-inning win. Carlos Martinez (AZ) allowed 1 run and struck out 6 in a 6-inning win. Madison Bumgarner (AL) homered, singled, scored twice, got the win and allowed 2 runs while striking out 8 in 7.2 innings. Matt Duffy (Bryce) scored 3 runs and was a single short of a cycle. Alex Wood (SE) got the win and struck out 8 in a 7.1-inning win. Zack Greinke (PYB) got the win and fanned 6 in a 7.2-inning win. Nolan Arenado (PYB) hit a solo homer and a 2-run homer. So did Derek Norris (SE).

Duds: Wilson Ramos (Bryce) went 0 for 4 with an error. Ryan Howard (Misfits) went 0 for 3 with 3 Ks and an error. Danny Espinosa (SE) drove in a run and made an error. 

Transaction: The Misfits placed OF Giancarlo Stanton on the DL and replaced him with Curtis Granderson. The blog failed to report this move Saturday.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 201, Soler Eclipse 137

Misfits 153, Rookies 143

PYB 202, Fresh Fish 164 

Already Zaun 195, Retire 143

Chateau Marmol 161, Bryce is Right 139

Week 12: Saturday roundup

Evidence that baseball makes no sense: The Giants are 41-35, and Matt Duffy is their 3-hole hitter.

Studs: Michael Wacha (AZ) singled and struck out 5 while allowing 1 run in a 6-inning win. Matt Duffy (Bryce) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Starling Marte (R21) stole home and had 3 hits, 3 runs and an RBI. 

Duds: Joc Pederson (PYB) went 0 for 4 with 3 Ks and an error.

Notes: The Reds and Mets were tied at 1 in the 6th inning when the game was suspended because of rain. The game will resume Sunday. The Nats-Phils game was postponed by rain. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 148, Soler Eclipse 92

Rookies 130, Misfits 111

PYB 156, Fresh Fish 117 

Already Zaun 159, Retire 138

Chateau Marmol 140, Bryce is Right 120