Frankencatcher Report: Draft Edition
You're the monster preparing for your fantasy draft, and I'm Dr. Frankenstein telling you it's all going to be OKAY. If you are one of our beloved loyal Razzball readers, you know by now that this...
View ArticleLeague of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Draft Recap
Before we jump right into this draft recap, let’s go over a little bit of background about the league and its details. This isn’t like the typical RCL 5x5 rotisserie league we often talk about in this...
View ArticleFantasy Environments: Sandoval, Bird, Gattis, and Votto
Greetings and welcome back to the Mike Maher Halfway House for Troubled Fantasy Baseball Owners. There will be cookies and White Russians, and they are mandatory. The season is but a few days away,...
View ArticlePaxton Grabs Felix’s Abdicated Throne
I'm picturing Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz, coiffing his hair (gorgeous hair) chipping away with his pickaxe. I'm seeing Andy Dufresne also beautiful hair and a pickaxe. Now that I think...
View ArticleReally Thucks Noah Has A Thor Arm
As the old expression goes, you can count on three things in life, death, taxes, and Mets pitchers ruining your week/month/season with an injury of some sort. This is a slight update on the late 80's...
View ArticleFrankencatcher Report: Livin’ Avila Loca
The first Frankencatcher Report came at a pretty ironic time for me. Right before sitting down to work on this report, I checked my lineups and saw that Welington Castillo was placed on the disabled...
View ArticleYonder Conchita Homerita Alonso
True story, I told Cougs that I had the hots for Maria Conchita Alonso, and she was like, "You know the woman who walks her Yorkie off leash in the neighborhood that Ted always tries to hump?" I...
View ArticleFanDuel: VV Holds Heat Like a Vaudeville Villain
Vince Velasquez will try his best Vaudeville Villain impression on Thursday against the Rockies, flashing more heat than Viktor Vaughn rapping about an armed robbery. At just $7,400 on FanDuel, buying...
View ArticleFanDuel: Don’t Break Open this Pineda, It Offers More Than Candy
Hello readers, hope you're ready for another wonderful write up from The Collector! Today should be an interesting slate as long as we get the pitcher right. As my title suggests, I think Michael...
View ArticleJ.D. Power Now Associates With The D-Backs
Yesterday, J.D. Martinez was traded to the Diamondbacks for Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara and Jose King, a package that has been described by me as a .280, 40-homer hitter for Okay, Who Cares and So...
View ArticleAmbulance Chasers, Week 19: King In The North Should Bend The Knee
Valar morghulis. Who could predict that throwing over 150 innings every year since Felix Hernandez turned 18 would be dangerous? Oh, everyone? In pitcher years I’m pretty sure King Felix is 63 years...
View ArticleMLB Wakes Up Prospects For New School Year With Cup Of Coffee
Maybe because I am not Prospector Ralph aka Endorphin Ralph aka The Prospector aka Prospect Jesus aka Peter, Paul and 'I Know Prospects' Mary Well aka The Pro-Spectulator aka I Am Still Not Beating...
View ArticleFanDuel: Big Maple
"Big Maple" James Paxton takes the mound on Thursday in his second start off the disabled list, facing the Rangers at home. Paxton's first start off of the DL was a disaster, but that's often the case...
View ArticleTop 20 Catchers, 2017 Fantasy Baseball, Recap
It feels like just the other day the baseball regular season started. You wrote "I heart baseball" in permanent marker on your arm, then you met a girl who wrote "I heart guys who heart baseball" on...
View ArticleTop 20 Catchers for 2018 Fantasy Baseball
? After going over the top 10 for 2018 fantasy baseball and the top 20 for 2018 fantasy baseball (clickbait!), it's now time to turn our lonely eyes to you, Mr. Robinson Chirinos. To paraphrase The...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Podcast: Top 20 Catchers for 2018 Fantasy Baseball
What could be more exciting than an entire Fantasy Baseball Podcast dedicated to the catching position? Who doesn't want to own more catchers? Okay, okay, so I'm laying it on thick, but thick is the...
View ArticleUnder the Greydar: A Catcher That Doesn’t Catch
Ranking catchers is dumb. There are four or so that matter and then the rest are practically the same. Seriously, there are only four catchers from last year that met the minimum plate appearances to...
View ArticleTop 100 Hitters, Week 3: Showtime Ohtani!
Boy, this Ohtani is all anybody’s ever talking about. I’m so sick and tired of hearing about how brilliant that Ohtani is. I was so tempted to put Shohei Ohtani on this list. So tempted! Unfortunately...
View ArticleMorton’s In Houston Requires No Reservations
Charlie Morton aka Ground Chuck was playing "Hamburger Patty Cake" with the Mariners yesterday -- 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, 0 walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 0.72, WHIP at 0.88. Ground Chuck said, "I'm A-1, try to...
View ArticleJeter Blew Up the Marlins But Needed Sean To Newcomb
Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day! Or, as it's known in my house, Bill Hall Day. *it's 2074, Grey Albright's frozen head is on a shelf next to Ted Williams' frozen head* "Hey, Ted Williams,...
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