Maeda.

I think it has to be Glasnow out of the 2. Taillon hadn't pitched in 14/15, they need to build innings back up on his arm, and get some experience built back in for him before the call up

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2016/4/17/...ler-glasnow-to

good article with the 2, and talking about Justin Masterson getting stretched out as depth for starting (aka so they don't have to call up a prospect before Super 2 time)

What explains this (I think) is the fact that so far 47% of the first pitches thrown to him are strikes, which is the first time in his career that number has been under 60. There is marked improvement in his discipline to be sure but this at least explains his completely unsustainable 21% walk rate

So when that adjusts and he starts facing more 0-1 counts than 1-0 I think you'll start to see his strikeouts jump back closer to 30% and his walks drop. Currently he has a 43% k rate on at bats that start 0-1 vs 12% on at bats that start 1-0 (although he also has a 25% walk rate on at bats that start 0-1 which, even with a small sample, is pretty ****ing impressive for a hitter with his reputation and telling for how his discipline has evolved. By comparison, last year he had a walk rate of 6.9% on 0-1 at bats)

Now all that being said, he has always had big talent as a hitter and has underperformed massively. He's clearly a much better hitter, and more patient, as an Astro than he was at any point of his career and is hitting in a gin position cleanup behind Altuve/springer/correa and his spot at 4 isn't really in jeopardy anytime soon. I expect his average to drop to the .250 range but there's no reason to think he isn't going to post career numbers in the volume categories and he could easily finish as a top 50 or better player. Basically his ceiling is what gomez was supposed to be with more homers and fewer steals

Actually the more I think about it the more I think the edit in parentheses is pretty ****ing important when evaluating Rasmus. Dude might have completely changed as a hitter this offseason. I think he's a guy to hold or to buy from people who don't know what they have

what do we make of miggy

he's top 10 in average exit velocity and his rates arent too far off from his typical numbers

is he running bad or is he cooked

Probably a little of both. His power was/is in decline but he's clearly not this bad

And speaking of, holy ****ing **** upton. 4% walk rate 41% strikeout. What in the **** is happening there

And the sicker part is he's actually running hot on balls in play

Someone dropped JUp in one of my YPL's, blows my mind how people dump players so fast

I can't sell Dexter Fowler for anything decent.

Carrasco hurt, grabbed his hamstring after buckling when covering 1st base, but seems like it's to his knee, didn't look good and is being carried off

edit: Update, could not put any weight on left leg after sitting on the bench for a few minutes, looks likely to be season ending i'd imagine sadly

i dunno about season ending but he's definitely on the dl for a while

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they're calling it a hamstring injury now, and not knee, which is good news and probably not season ending then

but either way on the dl for a while, have him in 3 leagues which sucks but hopefully he comes back soon

hamstring strain

looks like heyward's finally getting it going

what kind of hamstring strains exists where you cant put any weight on your leg

How much longer should I wait on Devin Mesoraco?
4 bench spot league, I'm stashing AJ reed, and would prefer to have 2 bench spots for hitters/pitchers.

I mean what other Catcher do you have/could pickup?

I don't have a backup C, the waiver wire has.. AJ Pierz, Cameron Rupp, its pretty bleak..

Im probably gonna hold on until early May or when he gets DL'ed eventually. No way hes actually this bad?

Yeah, you basically have to hold strong unless someone drops something

Hector Santiago is on the wire in my 12-team mixed. K% increasing and BB% decreasing since 2014. His "ability" to induce grounders has shot through the roof this season and he's added 2+ MPH to his fastball

I'm buying and hoping

Kershaw just got traded for waino Ziegler and papelbon in a league where he wanted prince heyward and trumbo from me. Wtf

Rasmus is so a thing this year

sure seems that way

on a related note, how far off is carson smith? cuz man, kimbrel is not long for this job

Braun is healthy and for real. Trade for him if you can.

braun has never not been for real. even last year on a per game basis he was elite as hell

but i don't buy him as healthy