Week 1: Saturday roundup

Madison Bumgarner (-1) and Clayton Kershaw (3) didn't pitch like aces on Saturday. 

Studs: Matt Kemp (Misfits) went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, a run and an RBI. James Shields (PYB) fanned 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. He also singled and scored. Jason Hammel (PYB) struck out 6 and allowed 3 runs in a 6-inning win. He also singled twice and scored. Nolan Arenado (PYB) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. 

Duds: Madison Bumgarner (AL) gave up 10 hits and 5 earned runs in a 3-inning loss. Ian Desmond (CM) went 0 for 4 and made his fourth error. Matt Carpenter (AZ) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

Retire 165, Rookies 123

Soler Eclipse 161, Misfits 116

PYB 156, Bryce is Right 112

Arbitration Losers 121, Chateau Marmol 67

Already Zaun 130, Fresh Fish 126

Week 1: Friday roundup

Is Joey Votto back to his MVP form? 

Studs: Joey Votto (R21) hit a pair of 2-run homers and stole a base. Dee Gordon (R21) doubled, singled twice, stole 2 bases and scored 4 runs. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) doubled, singled, scored once, drove in 3 and stole a base. Paul Goldschmidt (SE) hit a 3-run homer and singled twice. David Wright (FF) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and stole a base. 

Duds: Wilmer Flores (PYB) went 0 for 3 and made 2 throwing errors. Starlin Castro (SE) singled and erred. 

Scores

Retire 147, Rookies 101

Soler Eclipse 133, Misfits 86

PYB 98, Bryce is Right 84

Arbitration Losers 105, Chateau Marmol 60

Already Zaun 105, Fresh Fish 104

Week 1: Thursday roundup

Way to show up to support your team, Nationals fans.

Studs: Matt Harvey (SE) struck out 9 and didn't allow a run in a 6-inning win. I guess his arm really is OK. Aroldis Chapman (SE) struck out 2 in 1 inning and got the win. 

Dud: Casey McGehee (CM) came through with another stellar performance for Chateau Marmol, providing two errors and a caught stealing. At least he also singled. 

Scores

Retire 115, Rookies 83

Soler Eclipse 113, Misfits 55

PYB 83, Bryce is Right 77

Arbitration Losers 95, Chateau Marmol 26

Already Zaun 89, Fresh Fish 88

Week 1: Wednesday roundup

Adrian Gonzalez is the first player in history with 5 homers in his first 3 games. He has scored 31 FBLG points (that's 7 more than Chateau Marmol).

Studs: Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) outdid himself Wednesday, blasting solo homers in his first 3 at-bats before adding an RBI single. That's a 14-point FBLG performance. Jake Arrieta (AZ) got the win and fanned 7 in 7 shutout innings. Brandon McCarthy (R21) allowed 4 runs, but he struck out 9 in a 5-inning win and added an RBI walk. Casey McGehee (CM) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. 

Duds: Francisco Rodriguez (Misfits) served up the game-winning homer to Wilin Rosario, but at least he struck out 2 in his inning of work. Wil Myers (AZ) went 1 for 5 with an error. 

Scores

Retire 86, Rookies 79

Soler Eclipse 83, Misfits 46

PYB 82, Bryce is Right 69

Arbitration Losers 91, Chateau Marmol 24

Already Zaun 79, Fresh Fish 74

Week 1: Tuesday's roundup

Hey, Chateau Marmol, your two Marlins pitchers were facing Atlanta. How many points did they combine for?

Studs: Freddie Freeman (FF) had a pair of RBI doubles, singled and scored 2 runs. Derek Norris (SE) doubled, singled, drove in 2, scored 2 runs and threw out a base stealer. For the second consecutive day, Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) was a triple short of the cycle. He drove in 2 and scored twice. Maybe tomorrow he'll finally get that triple. 

Duds: Mat Latos (CM) allowed 7 earned runs and took the loss in a 0.2-inning disaster. Steve Cishek (CM) piled on in a nonsave situation, allowing 4 earned runs and getting only 1 out. That's a minus-13 from Matt's two Miami pitchers. In other sad news for Chateau Marmol, Yasmani Grandal went 0 for 2 with an error. Matt's team combined for a minus-13 today, which has to be the worst single-day score in FBLG history. Elsewhere, Jimmy Rollins (FF) doubled and made 2 errors.

Transactions: Chateau Marmol places SP Matt Cain on the DL and moves Jon Niese into the rotation. Already Zaun places RP Jenrry Mejia on the DL and signs another Mets reliever with a weird first name, Jeurys Familia, to replace him.

Note: The Cubs-Cardinals game was rained out; no makeup date was announced. 

Scores

Rookies 43, Retire 35

Soler Eclipse 69, Misfits 38

PYB 60, Bryce is Right 40

Arbitration Losers 57, Chateau Marmol 8
Fresh Fish 54, Already Zaun 41

Week 1: Monday's roundup

Kyle Kendrick would have been worth 22 points on Monday.

Studs: Nolan Arenado (PYB) was a triple short of the cycle, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs. Troy Tulowitzki (AZ) doubled twice, singled, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Corey Dickerson (Rookies) homered, doubled and drove in 4. Johnny Cueto (FF) struck out 10 in 7 shutout innings. Jimmy Rollins (FF) hit a 3-run homer, singled and stole a base. Adrian Gonzalez (AZ) was a triple short of the cycle and scored twice. Angel Pagan (AL) had 2 doubles, a single, 2 RBIs and a run. Adam Wainwright (Misfits) got the win and fanned 6 in 6 shutout innings on Sunday.

Duds: Kyle Lohse (AZ) gave up 8 runs and fanned 1 in a 3.1-inning loss. Ian Desmond (CM) went 0 for 3 with 2 errors. Daniel Murphy (Misfits) and Carlos Gomez (PYB) each went 0 for 4 with an error. Miguel Montero (AZ) went 0 for 2 with an error on Sunday.

Scores

Retire 29, Rookies 25
Soler Eclipse 38, Misfits 31
Bryce is Right 36, PYB 30
Arbitration Losers 44, Chateau Marmol 21
Fresh Fish 42, Already Zaun 15

2015 Preseason Moves

The first official move of the season was a Giants fan adding Emo Juan Uribe.

Players acquired

• Misfits sign SS Adeiny Hechavarria
• The Bryce is Right sign 3B Jake Lamb
• Arbitration Losers sign 3B Juan Uribe (April move #1).
• Already Zaun sign RP Jennry Mejia

Players released

• OF Chris Coghlan
• RP Joaquin Benoit
• 2B/3B Yunel Escobar

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Place SP Mike Minor on DL.
• Retire 21: Place SP Jose Fernandez and SP Homer Bailey on DL.
• Misfits: Bench 2B Chris Owings; Place RP Kenley Jansen on DL; activate SS Adeiny Hechavarria.
• Soler Eclipse: None.
• Pitch You Blockhead: None.
• The Bryce is Right: Place SP Hyun-Jin Ryu on DL.
• Chateau Marmol: Place OF Denard Span on DL.
• Arbitration Losers: Place 3B Anthony Rendon and OF Jayson Werth on DL; activate 3B Juan Uribe.
• Already Zaun: Place OF Hunter Pence on DL; activate RP Jennry Mejia.
• Fresh Fish: None.

Spring training injury roundup: One week to go

When your name is mentioned in the same breath as Dr. James Andrews, it's time to be concerned.

Arizona: SP Patrick Corbin (elbow) isn't due back until June. SP Bronson Arroyo (elbow) won't be back until August.

Atlanta: OF Melvin Upton (foot) is likely out until early May. OF Nick Markakis (neck) expects to be ready for opening day. SP Mike Minor (shoulder) will open the season on the disabled list.

Chicago: SP Jon Lester (arm fatigue) should be ready for opening day.

Cincinnati: SP Homer Bailey (elbow) could be back by mid-to-late April. C Devin Mesoraco (hamstring) says he's fine and that it was just a cramp.

Colorado: SP Jorge De La Rosa (groin) has been shut down. OF Corey Dickerson is battling back tightness. OF Carlos Gonzalez has a sore knee. SP Eddie Butler has shoulder fatigue. SP David Hale (oblique) is out.

Los Angeles: SP Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) might not be ready for opening day. SP Brandon Beachy (elbow) is likely out until June. CP Kenley Jansen (foot) is likely to miss the first month of the season. RP Brandon League (shoulder) is out for two months.

Miami: SP Jose Fernandez (elbow) is likely out until June.

Milwaukee: None.

New York: SP Zack Wheeler (elbow) is out for the year. CP Bobby Parnell (elbow, hamstring) could be back by early May. 2B Daniel Murphy (hamstring) might start the season on the DL.

Philadelphia: OF Domonic Brown (Achilles) might start the season on the DL. SP Cliff Lee (arm) is on the 60-day DL. SP Chad Billingsley (elbow) should be ready by late April.

Pittsburgh: None.

San Diego: SP Josh Johnson (elbow) could be ready by May.

San Francisco: OF Angel Pagan (back) might not be ready for opening day. OF Hunter Pence (broken arm) is likely to miss all of April. OF Travis Ishikawa is battling back tightness.

St. Louis: SP Jaime Garcia (shoulder) is out again.

Washington: 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) has seen Dr. James Andrews about his knee; his status is unknown. OF Jayson Werth (shoulder) and OF Nate McLouth (shoulder) might not be ready for opening day. Denard Span (ab) is likely to miss the first month. CP Drew Storen (blister) should be ready for opening day.

Position battles roundup

Looking to improve their mullet game, the Phillies
might open the season with this man in right field.

With less than a week left in spring training, a few positions remain up for grabs across the National League. Here's a closer look:

Arizona infield: It sounds like Nick Ahmed will win the SS job, which means Chris Owings could slide over to 2B to take Aaron Hill's job. Will Hill play 3B? Will Jake Lamb? Will Yasmany Tomas play 3B or OF? Will he even make the team? What a mess.

Arizona outfield: The D'backs appear set with A.J. Pollock in CF and Mark Trumbo in RF. That leaves David Peralta, Cody Ross, Ender Inciarte and perhaps Tomas in LF.

Arizona rotation: Josh Collmenter, Jeremy Hellickson, Chase Anderson, Rubby De La Rosa and Trevor Cahill will be the starting pitchers to open the season.

Atlanta 2B: It appears Jace Peterson has won the job over Alberto Callaspo and Phil Gosselin.

Atlanta outfield: This situation can be described with a big shrug. It appears to be a Zoilo Almonte/Jonny Gomes platoon in LF, Eric Young Jr. in CF and a hopefully healthy Nick Markakis in RF.

Chicago infield: With Kris Bryant tabbed for Triple-A, 3B is open for Mike Olt, Arismendy Alcantara and Tommy La Stella. With Javier Baez also headed for Triple-A, second base is open for ... Alcantara and La Stella.

Colorado C: Nick Hundley and Michael McKenry appear ready to split time behind the plate, leaving Wilin Rosario as a utility man playing 1B, C and a corner outfield spot.

Colorado rotation: With Jorge De La Rosa hurt, it appears Colorado will go with Kyle Kendrick, Jordan Lyles, Tyler Matzek, Jon Gray and Christian Bergman to open the season. David Hale and Eddie Butler are battling injuries too.

Los Angeles bullpen: With Kenley Jansen and Brandon League set to begin the season on the DL, no one knows who will be in line to pick up saves. Maybe Mike Marshall, Steve Howe or Tom Niedenfuer.

New York rotation: Dillon Gee and Rafael Montero are battling for the fifth spot, and manager Terry Collins has no idea what to do.

Philadelphia RF: With Ben Revere playing LF and Odubel Herrera in CF, it appears RF will be Domonic Brown's home this season. Until he comes off the DL, though, it could be Grady Sizemore. Or Darin Ruf. Or Jeff Francoeur. Or heck, maybe Pete Incaviglia.

Pittsburgh SS: Jordy Mercer will open the season as the starter after Jung Ho Kang had a sluggish spring.

Pittsburgh rotation: Jeff Locke beat out Vance Worley for the fifth spot.

San Diego infield: Will Middlebrooks and Yangervis Solarte have been battling for the 3B job, and Middlebrooks appears to have the edge. Yonder Alonso seems to be the likely choice at 1B, but Tommy Medica has been killing the ball this spring. Also, CF Wil Myers has been taking grounders at 1B.

San Diego rotation: Brandon Morrow appears to have the edge over Odrisamer Despaigne for the final spot in the rotation.

St. Louis rotation: Jaime Garcia, Marco Gonzalez and Carlos Martinez have battled for the fifth spot — although Garcia is hurt (again). It sounds like Martinez will get the nod.

Washington outfield: RF Bryce Harper is the only healthy regular, which means the rest of the opening-day outfield will be a mix of Kevin Frandsen, Tyler Moore, Michael Taylor, Tony Gwynn Jr., Matt den Dekker, Reed Johnson and/or Scott Hairston.

Spring training injury roundup: Two weeks to go

Zack Wheeler's season ended before it even started.

Arizona: SP Patrick Corbin (elbow) isn't due back until June. SP Bronson Arroyo (elbow) won't be back until August. CP Addison Reed (shoulder) hasn't pitched but expects to be ready for opening day.

Atlanta: OF Melvin Upton (foot) is likely out until early May. OF Nick Markakis (neck) could be ready for opening day. SP Mike Minor (shoulder) will open the season on the disabled list.

Chicago: SS Starlin Castro (groin) has missed a couple of games but should be fine. SP Jon Lester (arm fatigue) should be ready for opening day. SP Tsuyoshi Wada is battling a groin problem. SP Jacob Turner (elbow) is being shut down for a month.

Cincinnati: SP Homer Bailey (elbow) should be back by mid-April.

Colorado: SP Jorge De La Rosa (groin) is out, and his status for opening day is unknown.

Los Angeles: SP Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) might not be ready for opening day. SPBrandon Beachy (elbow) is likely out until June. CP Kenley Jansen (foot) is likely to miss the first month of the season.

Miami: SP Jose Fernandez (elbow) is likely out until June.

Milwaukee: SP Mike Fiers (shoulder) might not be ready for opening day but isn't expected to need a DL stint.

New York: SP Zack Wheeler (elbow) is out for the year. CP Bobby Parnell (elbow, hamstring) could be back by early May. 2B Daniel Murphy (hamstring) might start the season on the DL.

Philadelphia: 2B Chase Utley (ankle) should be ready for opening day. OF Domonic Brown (Achilles) might start the season on the DL. SP Cliff Lee (arm) is on the 60-day DL. SP Aaron Harang (back) could miss opening day. SP Chad Billingsley (elbow) should be ready by mid-April.

Pittsburgh: SP Brandon Cumpton had Tommy John surgery.

San Diego: SP John Johnson (elbow) could be ready by May.

San Francisco: Angel Pagan (back) should be ready for opening day. Hunter Pence (broken arm) is likely to miss all of April.

St. Louis: None.

Washington: 2B Yunel Escobar (oblique), 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) and SP Stephen Strasburg (ankle) should be ready for opening day. OF Jayson Werth (shoulder) and OF Nate McLouth (shoulder) might not be ready for opening day. Denard Span (ab) is likely to miss the first month.