Week 15 Transactions and Lineups

Mike Fulty... Faulty... Foltynewicz has found an FBLG home.

Players acquired

• The Lumbar Yard steal 3B Jake Lamb (July move #1) from Misfits.
• Goldschmidt Happens steal OF Trayce Thompson (July move #1) from The Lumbar Yard.
• Misfits sign SP Mike Foltynewicz (July move #1).
• Arbitration Losers sign 3B Jose Reyes (July move #2).
• Retire 21 sign OF Denard Span (July move #3).

Players released

• SP Julio Urias
• OF Ryan Raburn
• C Nick Hundley
• SP Shelby Miller
• OF Brandon Nimmo

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• none on Fresh Fish
• 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) 
• none on The Lumbar Yard
• 2B Cesar Hernandez (Goldschmidt Happens)
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson (Misfits)
• SP Aaron Nola (LG&M)
• none on PYB
• none on Arbitration Losers
• RP Trevor Rosenthal (Hundley Eyes)
• RP Fernando Rodney (Retire 21)

Please email the commish by first pitch Saturday to change your unprotected player.

• C Travis d'Arnaud (R21) and SS Trea Turner (FF) are also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: None.
• Rookies: None.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench 3B Jung-Ho Kang and SP Tyler Chatwood; move Hyun-Jin Ryu from DL to bench; activate 3B Jake Lamb and SP Robbie Ray.
• Goldschmidt Happens: Activate SP Gerrit Cole (from DL) and OF Trayce Thompson.
• Misfits: Bench C Derek Norris; place SP Matt Harvey on DL; activate C Yasmani Grandal and SP Mike Foltynewicz.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench SS Danny Espinosa, OF Odubel Herrera and SP Carlos Martinez; place 1B Ryan Zimmerman on DL; activate 1B Justin Bour, SS Addison Russell, OF Giancarlo Stanton and SP Adam Conley.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Colin Rea; activate SP Jimmy Nelson.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench 3B Conor Gillaspie and SP Gio Gonzalez; activate 3B Jose Reyes and SP Matt Garza.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench SP Noah Syndergaard and SP Jose Fernandez; activate SP Jon Gray and SP Patrick Corbin.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Steven Matz and SP Mike Leake; activate OF Denard Span, SP Brandon McCarthy and SP Francisco Liriano.

Week 14: The Check Swing

Yangervis Solarte is a good hitter, a versatile defender and a bit of an acrobat. 

For the first time this season, there was no movement in the rankings. On the other hand, the standings became even more of a jumbled mess with most of the teams at the bottom picking up wins. And look who's all alone in first place at 9-5: The Lumbar Yard.

1. Fresh Fish (2,550 points, 8-6, last week 1): The all-star break came at the right time for the Fish, who are suddenly riddled with injuries. Matt Holliday and Yoenis Cespedes went down this week, and Clayton Kershaw is still on the shelf. On the bright side, Hunter Pence might be back soon. 

2. Hundley Eyes (2,505 points, 7-7, last week 2): Another week, another pathetic display from a HE first baseman. Thanks for the effort, James Loney (5). Noah Syndergaard's injury is a concern, too. At least Maikel Franco (31) erupted, but the Phillies can't always play at Coors Field. 

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (2,487 points, 8-6, last week 3): In a classic case of overmanaging, Matt cost himself a win by benching Giancarlo Stanton and Addison Russell in favor of Odubel Herrera (11) and Danny Espinosa (7). Also, injury replacement Ryan Zimmerman quickly got hurt himself. 

4. Arbitration Losers (2,465 points, 6-8, last week 4): Madison Bumgarner (40) did his best for the Losers, but it wasn't enough in a 32-point loss to the Yard. Ryan Braun (1) and Conor Gillaspie (0) hindered the cause to the best of their abilities. 

5. Pitch You Blockhead (2,462 points, 7-7, last week 5): The PYB infield did the heavy lifting in a win against the points-leading Fish: Wil Myers (22), Jean Segura (20), Zack Cozart (24) and Nolan Arenado (21). Even outfielder Angel Pagan posted a 21. 

Conor Gillaspie, our Dud of the Week, didn't
want his face to be shown on this blog.

6. Retire 21 (2,426 points, 7-7, last week 6): Clemente's Kids got big performances from top two picks Kris Bryant (26) and Andrew McCutchen (23) to take down LGM. However, Matt Carpenter (3) went on the DL, and replacement Brandon Nimmo (1) didn't do much. 

7. The Lumbar Yard (2,423 points, 9-5, last week 7): Everyone except Jeremy Hellickson (8) scored in double figures for the Yard in a huge victory. Daniel Murphy (28) and Anthony Rizzo (27) did plenty of damage, and Melvin Upton Jr. (22) continued his resurgence. 

8. Rookies (2,384 points, 6-8, last week 8): The Rookies got 3 points from Jake Arrieta and still approached 200 points for the week. Jake Peavy (23) and Stephen Strasburg picked up the slack in the rotation, and Matt Kemp (20) started strong before closing the week with 3 zeroes. 

9. Misfits (2,351 points, 7-7, last week 9): Scott Kazmir (5), Matt Harvey (2) and Jon Lester (1) folded in the Misfits' loss to the Rookies. Harvey and Gregory Polanco (8) got hurt, but at least Polanco appears to be on track to return after the break. 

10. Goldschmidt Happens (2,188 points, 5-9, last week 10): Bill's bunch came alive to knock the mouthy commissioners down a peg. Yangervis Solarte (28) and Junior Guerra (27) were the top scorers for GH, which also got 21 points from its namesake. 

Week 14: Sunday's Roundup

Madison Bumgarner throws a pitch to ... aw, who cares? It certainly didn't matter on Sunday.

Studs: Madison Bumgarner (AL) almost threw a no-hitter but had to settle for a 1-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts. Poor guy. Kenta Maeda (HE) fanned 13 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Even more surprising than that strikeout total was Mike Leake (R21) striking out 10 and allowing 1 run in a 7-inning win. Maikel Franco (HE) hit a 3-run homer, singled twice and scored 3 runs. Cameron Rupp (R) went 4 for 5 with a homer and 4 RBIs. 

Duds: Billy Hamilton (HE) went 1 for 4 with an error. Odubel Herrera (LGM) singled and scored, but he was caught stealing and committed an error. 

Scores

Retire 21 191, Lawyers, Guns & Money 174

The Lumbar Yard 226, Arbitration Losers 194

Rookies 192, Misfits 169

Goldschmidt Happens 191, Hundley Eyes 179

Pitch You Blockhead 208, Fresh Fish 173

Week 14: Saturday's Roundup

Anthony Rizzo showed off his blazing speed in Pittsburgh on Saturday. 

Studs: Max Scherzer (M) scored and allowed an unearned run while striking out 9 in a 7-inning win. Carlos Martinez (LGM) allowed 1 run and struck out 11 in a 5-inning win. Anthony Rizzo (LY) went 4 for 5 with a triple, 2 doubles, an RBI and a run. Daniel Murphy (LY) was a triple short of a cycle and drove in 4. 

Dud: Jerad Eickhoff (HE) allowed 8 runs — including a 2-run homer by a pitcher — and fanned 3 in a 5.1-inning loss. 

Transaction: PYB released RP Brad Ziegler after his trade to Boston and sign Jeanmar Gomez. 

Scores

Retire 21 147, Lawyers, Guns & Money 146

The Lumbar Yard 204, Arbitration Losers 129

Rookies 162, Misfits 149

Goldschmidt Happens 177, Hundley Eyes 135

Pitch You Blockhead 200, Fresh Fish 149

Week 14: Friday's Roundup

Yasmani Grandal (3 homers, 2B, bunt 1B, 6 RBIs) had an 18-point day on the Misfits' bench. Ouch. 

Studs: Melvin Upton Jr. (LY) pummeled LA pitching, going 4 for 5 with 2 homers, 3 RBIs, 3 runs and a steal. Stephen Strasburg (R) improved to 12-0 by striking out 9 and allowing 1 run in 7 innings. Jose Fernandez (HE) allowed an unearned run and fanned 8 in a 7-inning win. Chris Carter (R) hit a pair of solo homers. Jeff Samardzija (PYB) doubled, scored, got the win, struck out 6 and allowed 2 runs in 6.1 innings. Brandon Crawford (AL) had a 2-run homer, a double and an RBI single. 

Duds: All the guys who got hurt Friday. Let's see if we can name them all: Billy Hamilton, Brandon Phillips, Gregory Polanco, Matt Holliday, Michael Wacha, Trevor Rosenthal, Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes. Not to mention the AL guys who got hurt (Byron Buxton, C.J. Cron, Mark Teixeira and Brock Holt). What a strange day. 

Scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 115, Retire 21 115

The Lumbar Yard 163, Arbitration Losers 108

Rookies 145, Misfits 105

Goldschmidt Happens 159, Hundley Eyes 124

Pitch You Blockhead 185, Fresh Fish 131

Week 14: Thursday's Roundup

Who likes facing crappy left-handed pitching? Trevor Story does!

Studs: Drew Pomeranz (R21) tossed 7 shutout innings, striking out 6 for the win and adding an RBI single. Nick Markakis (R21) hit 2 - yes, TWO - home runs to bring his season total to 4. That's 7 homers in the last 2 years in nearly 1,000 at-bats. Trevor Story (HE) also (but much more predictably) hit 2 homers, driving in 4 and scoring 3 runs. Adam Wainwright (LY) struck out 9 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Daniel Murphy (LY) homered and drove in 3 runs. He is slugging a ridiculous .580 this year, 140 points over his career mark. We don't want to imply he's been hanging out with Ryan Braun or anything, but...

Duds: Corey Seager (LY) went 0-fer with an error, ending his hitting streak at 19 games.

Transaction: Retire 21 place 3B Matt Carpenter on the DL, move Kris Bryant from OF to 3B and sign OF Brandon Nimmo.

Scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 96, Retire 21 96

The Lumbar Yard 144, Arbitration Losers 89

Rookies 95, Misfits 87

Goldschmidt Happens 102, Hundley Eyes 90
Pitch You Blockhead 147, Fresh Fish 110

Week 14: Wednesday's Roundup

Don't you just hate when you bench a guy and he goes and homers in 4 consecutive at-bats?

Studs: Johnny Cueto (FF) singled and allowed 1 run while striking out 8 in a complete-game win against the Rockies. Yangervis Solarte (GH) was a triple short of a cycle, scored twice and drove in 5. Brandon Belt (M) tripled, doubled, scored twice and drove in a run. Jacob deGrom (PYB) scored a run and fanned 7 while allowing 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Wil Myers (PYB) is a Stud again. Imagine that. He stole a base, singled twice, scored 3 runs and had an RBI double. 

Duds: Jay Bruce (AL) walked and was caught stealing. Daniel Murphy (LY) went 0 for 4 with an error.

Transaction: Lawyers, Guns & Money place 1B Justin Bour on the DL, sign 1B Ryan Zimmerman.

Scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 85, Retire 21 62

The Lumbar Yard 93, Arbitration Losers 75

Rookies 92, Misfits 66

Goldschmidt Happens 85, Hundley Eyes 62
Pitch You Blockhead 137, Fresh Fish 87

Week 14: Tuesday's Roundup

Say hi to Wil Myers, FBLG's leading scorer among hitters and also a guy who could tell you where the good waves are.

Studs: Pitch You Blockhead's infield owned the day Tuesday. Wil Myers tripled, singled 3 times and scored twice. Jean Segura tripled, singled twice and scored 3 runs. Zack Cozart doubled, homered and scored twice. And Nolan Arenado hit a 3-run go-ahead homer. That's 32 points for PYB's infield.
Billy Hamilton (HE) - yes, Billy Hamilton! - singled, doubled, scored twice and stole 3 bases.

Duds: Matt Carpenter (R21) - who seems to be either a Stud or a Dud nearly every day - dudded his way onto the list by going 0-for-5 with 2 strikeouts and his 10th error. Gregory Polanco (Misfits) also went 0-for-5 with an error.

Transactions: Misfits place OF Brandon Moss on DL and activate OF Randal Grichuk. Arbitration Losers place SP Jameson Taillon on DL and activate SP Bud Norris, while also activating RP Jonathan Papelbon from the DL and benching RP Shawn Kelley. Misfits activate SP Stephen Strasburg from DL, bench SP Jaime Garcia and cut C Tony Wolters.

Scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 63, Retire 21 54

Arbitration Losers 51, The Lumbar Yard 45

Rookies 68, Misfits 43

Goldschmidt Happens 61, Hundley Eyes 49

Pitch You Blockhead 84, Fresh Fish 43

Week 14: Monday's Roundup

Admit it: Before the season, you had never even heard of Junior Guerra.

Studs: Jerad Eickhoff (HE) scored a run and struck out 8 while allowing 2 runs in a 7.2-inning victory. Junior Guerra (GH) singled and improved to 6-1 by striking out 7 in 7.1 shutout innings. Gregory Polanco (M) hit a 2-run homer and a solo homer. Yoenis Cespedes (FF) doubled twice, singled, drove in 2 and scored. Jake Peavy (R) fanned 6 and allowed 1 run in a 6.1-inning win. Derek Norris (M) homered, doubled, drove in 3 and scored twice. 

Duds: Ryan Braun (AL) went 0 for 4, committed an error and was called out for batting out of order. Brandon Phillips (R) and Trevor Story (HE) each went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 49, Retire 21 32

The Lumbar Yard 22, Arbitration Losers 14

Rookies 45, Misfits 34

Goldschmidt Happens 46, Hundley Eyes 27

Pitch You Blockhead 38, Fresh Fish 28

Week 14 Transactions and Lineups

Yep, that's another first baseman for Hundley Eyes.
The list so far: Zimmerman, Paulsen, Reynolds, Duda, Adams and now Loney.

Players acquired

• Lawyers, Guns & Money steal SP James Shields (July move #1) from Fresh Fish and sign SS Danny Espinosa (July move #2).
• Pitch You Blockhead sign OF Peter Bourjos (July move #1).
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Jameson Taillon (July move #1).
• Hundley Eyes sign 1B James Loney (July move #1) and RP Seung-Hwan Oh (July move #2).
• Retire 21 sign SP Brandon McCarthy (July move #1).

Players released

• SS Freddy Galvis
• 1B Tommy Joseph
• 2B Chase Utley
• 1B Matt Adams

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• none on Fresh Fish
• C Tony Wolters (Rookies)
• OF Trayce Thompson (The Lumbar Yard)
• 2B Cesar Hernandez (Goldschmidt Happens)
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson (Misfits)
• SP Aaron Nola (LG&M)
• none on PYB
• none on Arbitration Losers
• RP Trevor Rosenthal (Hundley Eyes)
• RP Fernando Rodney (Retire 21)

Please email the commish by first pitch Saturday to change your unprotected player.

• 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) and 3B Jake Lamb (Misfits) is also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: Bench OF Jayson Werth; activate OF Yasmany Tomas.
• Rookies: None.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench C Nick Hundley and SP Robbie Ray; place SP Joe Ross on DL; activate C Willson Contreras, SP Tyler Chatwood and SP Jeremy Hellickson.
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench SP Matt Wisler and 3B David Freese; activate SP Junior Guerra and 3B Javier Baez.
• Misfits: None.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench SS Addison Russell, SP Adam Conley and OF Giancarlo Stanton; activate SS Danny Espinosa, SP James Shields and OF Odubel Herrera.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Ichiro Suzuki and SP Christian Friedrich; activate OF Peter Bourjos and SP Colin Rea.
• Arbitration Losers: Place SP Zach Greinke, OF Joc Pederson and OF Kike Hernandez on DL; activate SP Jameson Taillon.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench SP Jon Gray and RP Trevor Rosenthal; place OF Denard Span on DL; activate SP Kenta Maeda, RP Seung-Hwan Oh and 1B James Loney.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Francisco Liriano and RP Fernando Rodney; activate SP Mike Leake and RP Santiago Casilla.