WEEK 7 RECAP: DO THE ROTO

DISCLAIMER: this article is going to trail off awkwardly and incompletely due to a fantrax related technical error. it will not be completed or remedied after the fact because who has the time. please accept this virtual hug as compensation.

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In my vain effort to make these recaps appealing to you ADHD fucks, I am approaching this week’s article from a different perspective. We often evaluate how teams do based on how their team performs in a rotisserie context since those numbers are perceived to embody closer to a “true value” of a team’s performance. Since this week resulted in “mostly” cough cough close matchups, I thought it would be more interesting to look at the big winner and big loser of each of this week’s rotisserie stats. No more hiding behind a weekly record which can hide a great many sins. Records can be deceiving. We must go deeper.

Time to see your filth.

runs

most: bux in six least: cashman’s cashouts

Mulvey had almost twice as many runs as he did RBI, which is absolutely bonkers. Vin has been doing what he does best in that he has incrementally made his team better through the free agent wire. Jeffers, Schneider, and Soler are all FA pickups that are slowly moving the needle for this team back towards fantasy relevance. Also Freddie Freeman had 7 runs this week… just saying… I’ll bet that’s more than Corbin Carroll had.

The fall from grace for Cashman’s Cashouts continues. Bellinger, Garcia, and Cowser are doing all the work here, and while this team is still viable, underperformances from Machado, Carter, and Arozarena mean that as Ozuna, Bellinger, and Cowser go, so does this lineup.

home runs

most: t - shirley’s sox and you don’t know jax least: cashman’s cashouts

The Weavers have it in this category. Brooke was carried in this category by Rafael Devers who had FIVE homers on the week. Guess his shoulder is feeling okay. Honorable mention to Contreras who is making a case for #1 catcher in fantasy. Patrick had more consistent performances across the board (finally), but notable performances came from Judge and Henderson who had three homers apiece. Judge in particular looks like he’s finally rounding into form as he batted .500 on the week.

Jon is still a disappointment in this category. Get used to that theme.

rbi

most: shirley’s sox least: cashman’s cashouts

Honorable mention to Joey McDermott who came in second by 1 RBI in this category. Your participation trophy is in the mail. I could just talk about Devers and Contreras again, but I could also talk about Shohei, who is tied for the NL lead in WAR despite the fact he’s a DH only this year. Shohei has to be the least tradeable player in this league. I wonder what sort of deal it would take to acquire him. Brooke, I’m talking directly to you now, if I offered you the first ten rounds of next year’s draft plus any six players on my team would you trade me Shohei? Just a thought.

Jon… remember you’re making me do this. snaps belt

stolen bases

most: shirley’s sox least: t - pickle the beast and jurickson store something something

Not only can Brooke mash, but she can run! It’s not just any one player either. Stott, Chapman, and Lindor all had multiple steals on the week. Also it’s not fair how Shohei can hit as well as he can but also steal bases. The dude must be 220 pounds. How does he move so well? So sexy. What?

Johnson’s position here isn’t altogether surprising as he’s in last place on the year in steals. Heller got a little unlucky as Abrams, who is usually a reliable source of speed, posted a big old goose egg this week. Some weeks just be that way. Johnson may want to look into trading for some speed though, as finishing last every week in a fantasy category is Dan’s chosen tactic for reliably losing.

batting average

most: mendoza liners least: jurickson store’s name is too long

Average is such a notoriously variant stat from week to week. It can be influenced heavily by matchups and individual hot streaks. Staron was fueled by Gimenez, Paredes, Marte, and Tucker all hitting over .350 on the week. I don’t expect much out of Gimenez, Paredes, and Marte generally, but when they’re hot they can drag that average up.

Johnson’s position at the bottom here is consistent with the fact he had an awful week and his team is geared to bash and strike out. Case in point, only six of Johnson’s fourteen rostered hitters had more than three hits for the week. I know I advocate for a three true outcomes lineup, but you can’t win like that.

Ops

most: you don’t know jax least: jurickson of a bitch i’m tired of typing this

Not only did Patrick win this category, but he won it by a whopping .070 margin. He was the only team to break an .800 OPS for the period and he had 5 players bat over 1.000 OPS on the week. Judge and Henderson both had OPS over 1.500 on their own. It took a third of the season but Weaver finally got hot.

See above.

Innings pitched

most: elly enchanted least: shirley’s sox

Innings pitched is a very poor barometer for quality since it heavily relies on what the strategy of the owner was in any given week. Martindell was forced into streaming to stay competitive and he’s a “pitching first” team, so it makes sense he broke 80 IP and lead the category. Weaver on the other hand is a very hands-off manager who rarely streams, so her team not breaking 50 IP makes sense. You can’t really glean much about team quality from this category so much as team strategy and makeup, so let’s move on.

strikeouts

most: probably richard least: probably brooke?

These stats usually go hand in hand with Innings pitched so I’m gonna guess this is the case. Do better Fantrax.

k/bb

most: ian least: …. someone that isn’t me

I seem to recall having a pretty strong week in this category so I’m gonna guess that was the case. You all should give more respect to Ragans. He just tossed a no-hitter through almost 6 IP with double digit K’s. Why don’t you all like him? He’s a cutie too.

era and whip

most: … or would it be least? … hmmm

Have you all watched Brooklyn 99? It’s really funny. Definitely what I would consider my ideal workplace environment. I think I’m a mix between Jake and Boyle. What would that name be? Joyle?

saves/holds

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That was for you Richard.