Week 24, finals: Friday roundup

Starlin Castro made the Studs list because he played an error-free game.

Studs: Starlin Castro (SE) had a 3-run homer, a solo homer and an RBI single. Zack Greinke (PYB) doubled, singled, scored and allowed 2 runs while striking out 3 in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Carlos Gonzalez (FF) went 0 for 4 with an error. Anthony Rendon (AL) went 0 for 5 with an error. Charlie Blackmon (AL) went 0 for 3 with a run and an error. 

Transactions: R21 replaces the injured Jung-Ho Kang with 3B Cody Asche. PYB replaces the sorta-injured Carlos Gomez with OF Nori Aoki.

Final scores (best of 3 weeks; R21 and Misfits lead 1-0)

Retire 129, Arbitration Losers 128

Misfits 93, Soler Eclipse 88

Consolation scores

Chateau Marmol 132, Already Zaun 111

Pitch You Blockhead 109, Rookies 95

Bryce is Right 141, Fresh Fish 108 

Week 24, finals: Thursday roundup

Nice slide, Chris Coghlan. 

Studs: John Lackey (SE) got the win and struck out 8 in 7 shutout innings. Matt Carpenter (AZ) was a triple shy of a cycle and scored 3 runs. Gregory Polanco (R21) homered, singled, stole a base, scored twice and drove in 2. 

Duds: It seems cruel to call someone a Dud when he suffers a season-ending leg injury, but Jung-Ho Kang (R21) committed an error before leaving the game. 

Final scores (best of 3 weeks; R21 and Misfits lead 1-0)

Arbitration Losers 114, Retire 109

Misfits 65, Soler Eclipse 61

Consolation scores

Chateau Marmol 103, Already Zaun 95

Rookies 85, Pitch You Blockhead 74

Bryce is Right 108, Fresh Fish 76

Week 24, finals: Wednesday roundup

Alex Wood allowed 1 hit in 8 innings and struck out 5 — but was on Soler Eclipse's bench. 

Studs: Jayson Werth (AL) hit 2 more homers, singled and scored 3 runs. Kris Bryant (CM) doubled twice, stole a base, singled, scored and drove in a run. Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) allowed 2 runs and struck out 12 in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Francisco Cervelli (Rookies) went 1 for 3 with an error. Jay Bruce (Rookies), Andrew McCutchen (Rookies) and Yadier Molina (FF) each went 0 for 5 with 4 Ks. 

Final scores (best of 3 weeks; R21 and Misfits lead 1-0)

Arbitration Losers 104, Retire 92

Misfits 62, Soler Eclipse 39

Consolation scores

Already Zaun 84, Chateau Marmol 80

Pitch You Blockhead 72, Rookies 72

Bryce is Right 102, Fresh Fish 70

Week 24, finals: Tuesday roundup

Bryce Harper watches Matt Williams' managing career sail out of the ballpark.

Studs: Stephen Strasburg (FF) tossed 8 1-hit innings and struck out 14. Bryce Harper (Bryce) homered twice and drove in 4 runs. Dee Gordon (R21) hit a 2-run homer (wait, what?) and had 3 singles (that's more like it) and 2 runs. And also his 17th caught-stealing of the year. Justin Upton (R21) was a triple shy of the cycle and scored twice. Jason Heyward (CM) had a 2-run homer, 2 doubles and a steal. Jon Lester (AL) allowed 1 run and struck out 9 in a complete game win. Carlos Martinez (AZ) allowed 1 run and struck out 9 in an 8-inning no-decision, adding a double at the plate. Tyson Ross (AZ) allowed 1 run and struck out 9 in a 6-inning no-decision, also singling and scoring.

Dud: Adam Lind (Rookies) was 0-for-4 with an error.

Final scores (best of 3 weeks; R21 and Misfits lead 1-0)

Arbitration Losers 75, Retire 66

Misfits 46, Soler Eclipse 28

Consolation scores

Already Zaun 63, Chateau Marmol 46

Pitch You Blockhead 47, Rookies 38

Bryce is Right 85, Fresh Fish 53

Week 24, finals: Monday roundup

AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Studs: Jayson Werth (AL) hit a grand slam and a solo homer. Wil Myers (AZ) had a solo homer and a 3-run double. Matt Duffy (Bryce) had 2 doubles, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Only Clayton Kershaw (R21) could have a disappointing 16-point outing. He struck out 5 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning victory. James Shields (PYB) allowed 1 run and struck out 6 in a 7-inning win. 

Dud: Eugenio Suarez (Misfits) went 1 for 4 with a pair of errors. 

Final scores (best of 3 weeks; R21 and Misfits lead 1-0)

Retire 40, Arbitration Losers 29

Misfits 19, Soler Eclipse 7

Consolation scores

Already Zaun 19, Chateau Marmol 14

Pitch You Blockhead 28, Rookies 23

Bryce is Right 22, Fresh Fish 13 

Week 24 (Playoffs, week 6) Transactions and Lineups

Finally, a healthy Marlins pitcher for the Fresh Fish. 

Players acquired

• Retire 21 sign SP Justin Nicolino (September move #1).
• Misfits sign SP J.A. Happ (September move #2).
• Soler Eclipse steal OF Joc Pederson (bonus move) from PYB and sign SS Starlin Castro (bonus move).
• Chateau Marmol sign SP Anthony DeSclafani (September move #2) and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (September move #3).
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Tim Hudson (September move #1).
• Already Zaun sign SS Jedd Gyorko (September move #3).
• Fresh Fish sign RP A.J. Ramos (bonus move).

Players released

• SS Troy Tulowitzki
• "1B" Pedro Alvarez
• RP Drew Storen
• SP Jeff Locke
• C Yasmani Grandal
• SP Joe Ross
• SP Wily Peralta
• SP Chase Anderson
• SP Jake Peavy
• SP Manny Banuelos

Lineup changes

• Rookies: None.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Raisel Iglesias; place SS Cesar Hernandez on season-ending DL; activate SP Justin Nicolino.
• Misfits: Bench SP Taylor Jungmann; activate SP J.A. Happ.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench SP Matt Harvey, OF Melvin Upton, Jr. and SS Jose Reyes; activate SP Bartolo Colon, OF Joc Pederson and SS Starlin Castro.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Lance Lynn and 1B Justin Morneau; move Yangervis Solarte from 2B to 1B; activate 2B Kolten Wong and SP A.J. Burnett.
• The Bryce is Right: None.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench OF Christian Yelich and SP Jon Niese; activate C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SP Anthony DeSclafani, OF Jason Heyward and SP Brett Anderson.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench 1B Ryan Zimmerman and SP Mike Leake; activate 1B Brandon Belt and SP Tim Hudson.
• Already Zaun: Bench C Welington Castillo; activate SS Jedd Gyorko and C Kyle Schwarber.
• Fresh Fish: Activate RP A.J. Ramos.

The Check Swing: Week 23

Meanwhile, in the Fresh Fish clubhouse...

1. Already Zaun (4,208 points, last week 1): Team management waited all season for the inevitable Troy Tulowitzki injury. It came much later than expected — and Tulowitzki didn't exactly live up to his first-round expectations. 

2. Retire 21 (4,181 points, last week 2): The three-headed monster of Kershaw-deGrom-Fernandez just might be enough to earn Ray the points title and the playoff title in his rookie season in FBLG. And if he keeps getting a combined 50 points from Jung-Ho Kang and Jean Segura, he'll be tough to beat.

3. Arbitration Losers (3,972 points, last week 3): Tim's team lost in the first week of the finals by 9 points. Perhaps he could have moved one step closer to an upset if he had gotten a better effort from Ryan Zimmerman (3) and Jhonny Peralta (1).

4. Pitch You Blockhead (3,880 points, last week 4): Lance Lynn managed to post a minus-2 across a pair of starts for Scott's team, which managed to overcome the sabotage attempt from one of the many Cardinals who came up empty this week. 

5. Chateau Marmol (3,741 points, last week 5): Poor Matt. A zero from Brandon Crawford, a zero from Yasmani Grandal, 2 from Joe Ross, minus-2 from Jaime Garcia, minus-1 from Jonathan Papelbon. Who are these guys, the Fresh Fish? 

6. Soler Eclipse (3,709 points, last week 6): Key players came up small for Adam in his quest for third place in the playoffs. Melvin Upton lost his starting job, Gerardo Parra has cooled off, Aramis Ramirez has hit the skids and Jose Reyes isn't even playing. 

7. Misfits (3,699 points, last week 7): Well, when you're trying to win a playoff duel, getting 34 points from Yoenis Cespedes and 25 from Curtis Granderson is a good place to start. Who'd have thought that Mets outfielders would be a valuable commodity?

8. The Bryce is Right (3,650 points, last week 9): It was another solid week for Bill's team, which had everyone in double figures except ace Gerrit Cole and the two-headed first-base monster known as Lucasedro Alvaruda. 

9. Rookies (3,640 points, last week 8): Henry isn't getting much help from his rotation down the stretch, and much of the blame can be pointed at the Atlanta offense. If they'd score some runs for Shelby Miller and Matt Wisler, the Rookies would be much better off. 

10. Fresh Fish (3,327 points, last week 10): Rachel Phelps seems to be succeeding in her efforts to move the Fresh Fish to Miami. 

Week 23, finals: Sunday roundup

Go back to second, Chris! You'll end up with a cycle if you do!

Studs: Zack Greinke (PYB) singled and got the win while striking out 8 in 8 shutout innings. Jean Segura (R21) stole 2 bases, doubled, singled twice and scored twice. Max Scherzer (CM) singled and got the win while striking out 6 in 8 shutout innings. Chris Coghlan (AL) went 4 for 5 with a homer, 2 triples and 2 runs. Mike Leake (AL) hit a 3-run homer, allowed 3 runs and struck out 2 in a 6-inning win. 

Duds: Eugenio Suarez (Misfits) went 0 for 3 with an error. Anthony Rizzo (CM) went 0 for 4 with an error. Johnny Cueto (FF) allowed 8 runs (7 earned) and fanned 3 in a 6.1-inning loss. 

Final scores (best of 3 weeks)

Retire 184, Arbitration Losers 175

Misfits 182, Soler Eclipse 162

Consolation scores

Already Zaun 179, Rookies 132

Bryce is Right 175, Chateau Marmol 129

Pitch You Blockhead 165, Fresh Fish 119 

Week 23, finals: Saturday roundup

Oh, so that's why Jimmy Rollins lost his job. Got it.

Studs: Corey Seager (CM) went 4 for 4 with a homer, a double, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and a steal. Madison Bumgarner (AL) had a perfect game broken up in the 8th inning — by Melvin Upton Jr. of all people. That's not good enough to get your photo on the blog, Madison. He had to settle for a 9-strikeout shutout. Marlon Byrd (FF) went 3 for 3 with a double, 3 RBIs and a run. Jose Fernandez (R21) singled and got the win while fanning 7 in 5 shutout innings. 

Duds: Nolan Arenado (PYB) drove in a run and erred. Hector Rondon (Rookies) allowed the game-losing 2-run homer in 0.2 inning. Anthony Rizzo (CM) scored and committed an error. 

Transactions: Chateau Marmol benches SS Brandon Crawford, slides Corey Seager to SS and Kris Bryant to 3B, then adds Odubel Herrera to the OF. PYB benches C Jonathan Lucroy and replaces him with A.J. Pierzynski.

Final scores (best of 3 weeks)

Retire 162, Arbitration Losers 126

Soler Eclipse 151, Misfits 141

Consolation scores

Already Zaun 150, Rookies 118

Bryce is Right 158, Chateau Marmol 95

Pitch You Blockhead 137, Fresh Fish 111