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BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 4

Players apologising for hitting grand slams. Bullpen meltdowns. Near no-hitters. Games decided by plays at the plate. Just another week in MLB. Here’s how it affected the week four matchups ( also the half-way point in the season) in the BaseballGB Fantasy League.

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles101/3486115561.290.83562.1436915.631.4910
Didsbury Dodgers65/2784315373.234.77144.01249010.232.181
  • Clutch performer: C Santana (Eagles) 2 HR, 9 RBI
  • Way above average: Rendon (Eagles) .531 AVG, 1.125 OPS; Diaz (Eagles) 2 HR, .368 AVG, 1.215 OPS
  • MVP: Betts (Dodgers) 3 HR, 3 SB
  • Berry good: Berrios (Eagles) W, 9 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.33 WHIP
  • Double duty: Jeffress (Eagles) W, 2 SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Newcastle Knights74/3134711332.236.74333.1433624.861.351
Norwich No II100/3655813507.274.82659.1236434.251.2010
  • Power you can bank on: Santander (Norwich) 3 HR; Chapman (Norwich) 7 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI
  • Safe at home: Verdugo (Norwich) 8 R, .333 AVG, SB; T Turner (Norwich) 7 R, 2 SB, .409 AVG
  • RBI machine: Devers (Norwich) 2 HR, 7 RBI, .323 AVG
  • Bauer power: Bauer (Knights) W
  • By way of the K: Cole (Norwich) 10 K, 2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
  • What we have, we hold: Duffey (Norwich) 3 HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Bunting for Britain106/3396926597.313.98358.2126335.521.359
The Cheddar Chasers69/2933793413.235.68634.0303404.241.413
  • Unstoppable force: Abreu (Bunting) 9 R, 7 HR, 15 RBI, .533 AVG, 1.896 OPS
  • Slam Diego: Tatis Jr (Bunting) 9 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .357 AVG, 1.116 OPS
  • Smooth operator: Lewis (Bunting) 11 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .522 AVG, 1.590 OPS
  • Running wild: Merrifield (Chasers) 4 SB, J Ramirez (Chasers) 3 SB
  • Wins still matter: Fried (Chasers) W, 1.80 ERA
  • Strikeout machine: Gallen (Bunting) 14 K, 0.85 WHIP
  • Hold on: Anderson (Bunting) 2 HLD
  • Closing time: Jansen (Bunting) SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Beckenham A&E Dept64/2684016504.239.78149.1406401.820.973
Cheshunt Maltsters109/3526319733.310.93565.2536062.880.859
  • Full Nelson: Cruz (Maltsters) 6 R, 4 HR, 5 RBI, .350 AVG, 1.450 OPS
  • Buffalo Blue Jays: L Gurriel (Maltsters) 2 HR, 10 RBI, .345 AVG, 1.015 OPS; Biggio (Maltsters) 8 R, HR, 6 RBI, .440 AVG, 1.308 OPS
  • Austin powers: Nola (Maltsters) 7 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .345 AVG 
  • Cool hand Luke: Voit (A&E Dept) 5 HR
  • Missing bats: Darvish (A&E Dept) 17 K, 1.38 ERA
  • Near no-no: Maeda (A&E Dept) 12 K, 1.13 ERA
  • Just another normal week: Bieber (A&E Dept) 0.00 ERA
  • Double duty: Hendriks (Maltsters) W, 2 SV
  • Holding on: Watson and Castillo (both Maltsters) 2 HLD each
  • WHIP it: Civale (Maltsters) 0.56 WHIP; Giolito (Maltsters) 0.57 WHIP; Greinke (Maltsters) 0.64 WHIP, Keuchel (Malsters) 0.88 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Mighty Slugs84/3295920464.255.87362.0325364.791.556
Richie’s RBI’s69/3203912404.216.66856.0346554.501.324
  • Slam Diego (part two): Machado (Slugs) 8 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .393 AVG, 1.290 OPS
  • Hunter gatherer: H Dozier (Slugs) 7 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .350 AVG, 1.208 OPS
  • Vintage Clayton: Kershaw (RBIs) 11 K, 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP
  • Now closing: Pagan (RBIs) 2 SV
  • Setting things up: Romo and Rainey (both Slugs) 2 HLD each

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
1 Bunting for Britain31-17-0.6469-3-0924
2 Mighty Slugs28-15-5.6350.56-4-2121
3 Orpington Eagles26-18-4.583310-1-1412
4 Norwich No II25-17-6.583310-1-1224
5 Cheshunt Maltsters24-20-4.54259-3-0517
6 Richie’s RBI’s22-24-2.47984-6-21014
7 The Cheddar Chasers20-24-4.45893-9-07
8 Beckenham A&E Dept20-24-4.45893-9-03
9 Didsbury Dodgers21-26-1.4489.51-10-181
10 Newcastle Knights7-39-2.167231-10-1612

We have a change at the top as Bunting move 0.5 ahead of the Slugs. Big wins for the Eagles and Norwich help them climb the standings. Just 6.5 games cover the top nine teams so still plenty to play for in the second half of the season.

Week 5 Matchups In progress

BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 3

It’s been another week of late comebacks and crazy numbers being put up as well as some injuries to big names and more postponements due to Covid. Here’s how it affected the BaseballGB Fantasy League in week three.

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Didsbury Dodgers62/2723915281.228.73559.2245206.341.533
Richie’s RBI’s61/2544310298.240.72554.2454724.281.159
  • Damn Yankees: LeMahieu (RBIs) 5 R, .467 AVG, 1 IL stint; Torres (RBIs) 5 R, .563 AVG
  • Clutch performer: Hosmer (RBIs) 6 RBI
  • Need for speed: Villar (RBIs) 4 SB
  • MVP?: Betts (Dodgers) 4 HR, 1.231 OPS
  • He’s got the power: Segura (Dodgers) 3 HR
  • Wins still matter: Bundy (RBIs) W, 10 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP; Lynn (RBIs) W, 6 K, 1.00 ERA, 0.22 WHIP; Kershaw (RBIs) W, 6 K, 1.29 ERA, 0.43 WHIP
  • By way of the K: Ray (Dodgers) 10 K
  • Closing time: Britton (RBIs) 3 SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles108/3507221664.309.91964.0525614.501.388
Cheshunt Maltsters71/2994817487.237.77851.2534926.451.393
  • He’s the Juan for me: Soto (Eagles) 12 R, 5 HR, 12 RBI, .462 AVG, 1.610 OPS
  • Highs with Lowe: Lowe (Eagles) 10 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI, .448 AVG, 1.500 OPS
  • Tony two-bags? Make it four: Rendon (Eagles) 7 R, 5 HR, 7 RBI, .400 AVG, 1.738 OPS
  • Sets of wheels: Berti, Biggio and Moore (all maltsters) 2 SB each
  • Nice one Sonny: Gray (Eagles) W, 10 K, 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP
  • Lockdown closer: Hendriks (Maltsters) 3 SV
  • What we have, we hold: Baez and Petit (both Maltsters) 1 HLD each
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Newcastle Knights79/2834513432.279.87326.2303114.391.314
The Cheddar Chasers84/2984912426.282.82442.1315003.831.207
  • Safe at home: Hoskins (Chasers) 7 R; Hampson (Chasers) 6 R, SB, .379 AVG
  • Slumping: Blackmon (Chasers) .417 AVG
  • Ray of light: Tsutsugo (Knights) 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.103 OPS
  • Maximum effort: Scherzer (Chasers) 2 W, 17 K; McCullers (Chasers) W, 12 K, 1.42 ERA, 0.55 WHIP
  • Hold on: Ottavino (Knights) 1 HLD
  • Lone save: Melancon (Chasers) SV
  • On the naughty step: Clevinger (Chasers)
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Beckenham A&E Dept68/2814612377.242.75045.0535901.000.625
Bunting for Britain82/2995121633.274.86551.0274324.411.377
  • Yes we Fran: Reyes (Bunting) 5 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .556 AVG, 1.747 OPS
  • Enjoy Eloy: Jimenez (Bunting) 4 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.304 OPS
  • Marte party: S Marte (Bunting) 6 R, HR, 7 RBI, .357 AVG
  • Yay-J: Pollock (A&E Dept) 2 SB
  • Ace: Nola (A&E Dept) 2 W, 18 K, 0.60 ERA, 0.53 WHIP
  • Good pick-up: Montero (Bunting) 3 SV; Anderson (Bunting) SV, HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Mighty Slugs94/3396513544.277.82164.1335124.201.355
Norwich No II96/3526121711.273.85942.0334144.711.215
  • Real deal: Realmuto (Norwich) 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1.113 OPS; Santander (Norwich) 4 HR, 8 RBI, 1.389 OPS
  • Safe at home: Harper (Slugs) 10 R, 2 SB, .480 AVG; Olson (Slugs) 8 R; K Marte (Slugs) 6 R, SB, .423 AVG
  • By way of the K: Karinchak (Slugs) 9 K
  • Good Cristian: Javier (Slugs) W, 0.00 ERAWHIP it: Cole (Norwich) 0.57 WHIP; Lamet (Norwich) 0.67 WHIP
  • Firm grip on the lead: Green (Norwich) 3 HLD

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
1 Mighty Slugs22-11-3.6535-5-2117
2 Bunting for Britain22-14-0.6111.57-5-0918
3 Didsbury Dodgers20-16-0.5563.53-9-081
4 The Cheddar Chasers17-15-4.5284.57-4-17
5 Beckenham A&E Dept17-15-4.5284.55-7-03
6 Richie’s RBI’s18-18-0.5005.59-3-0109
7 Orpington Eagles16-17-3.48668-3-147
8 Norwich No II15-16-5.48665-5-2221
9 Cheshunt Maltsters15-17-4.4726.53-8-1514
10 Newcastle Knights6-29-1.181174-7-169

Week 4 Matchups In progress

Reminder

The latest rash of injuries, Covid cases and suspensions may leave your roster looking a little thin. Remember to make the most of your IL spots, pick up replacements from the free agent pool or you can always try to make a trade.

BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 2

The Marlins are in the hunt for the playoffs. The Rockies are top of the NL West. Donovan Solano has turned into Ted Williams. It’s a strange time indeed, but there’s one thing we can be sure of: the Astros are still jerks. Here’s how the week’s action affected the BaseballGB Fantasy League. 

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Mighty Slugs58/2823616403.206.73271.1636954.041.1211
Newcastle Knights56/2743413450.204.71239.1324635.261.321
  • Matt’s the way to do it: Olson (Slugs) 5 R, 4 HR, 1.055 OPS
  • Way above average: Davis (Slugs) .350 AVG
  • Clutch: Yastrzemski (Knights) 7 RBI, Yelich (Knights) 6 RBIs 
  • By way of the K: Luzardo (Slugs) W, 10 K, 1.69 ERA, 1.03 WHIP
  • Closing time: Yates (Slugs) 2 SV; Pomeranz and Karinchak (both Slugs) 2 HLD each
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles61/3193411323.191.62548.1505745.031.455
Bunting for Britain76/3194516365.238.72546.1164806.221.667
  • MVP: Tatis Jr (Bunting) 7 R, 6 HR, 9 RBI, SB, .435 AVG, 1.741 OPS
  • .400 club: Perez (Bunting) .429 AVG, S Marte (Bunting) .421 AVG
  • Wins still matter: Gray (Eagles) W, 15 K, 3.97 ERA
  • What we have, we hold: Holland (Eagles) W, 2 HLD, Jeffress (Eagles) 2 HLD
  • Saving the day: Jansen, Neris and Anderson (all Bunting) 2 SV each
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Cheshunt Maltsters84/3084415402.273.81458.1325972.781.297
Richie’s RBI’s80/3203711355.250.71573.0568432.960.865
  • Dad power: Trout (Maltsters) 5 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI
  • Safe at home: Freeman (Maltsters) 6 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
  • RBI machine: Murphy (Maltsters) 8 RBI, .364 AVG
  • Need for speed: Villar (RBIs) 2 SB
  • Rule breaker: Plesac (RBIs) W, 13 K, 0.85 ERA
  • WHIP it: Gonzales (RBIs) 0.43 WHIP; Bundy (RBIs) 0.44 WHIP
  • No runs allowed: Greinke (Maltsters) 0.00 ERA
  • Hold on: Bummer, Petit and Watson (all Maltsters) 2 HLD each
  • Stoppers: Lugo, Iglesias and Britton (all RBIs) 2 SV each
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Didsbury Dodgers68/2634412423.259.80379.0547223.301.09*6
Norwich No II73/3074720472.238.82267.2686413.861.09*6
  • Happy chappy: Chapman (Norwich) 7 R, 3 HR
  • Going yard: Realmuto (Norwich) 6 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1.365 OPS; Verdugo (Norwich) 3 HR; Ruiz (Norwich) 3 HR
  • .500 club: Myers (Dodgers) .500 AVG
  • Wheels: Bichette (Dodgers) 2 SB
  • Victorious: Lamet (Norwich) one of six pitchers with a W
  • Under the radar: Bass and Diaz (both Norwich) 2 SV each
  • Frankie says relax: Montas (Dodgers) 14 K, 0.64 ERA, 0.71 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Beckenham A&E Dept72/3214113347.224.65649.2516102.540.915
The Cheddar Chasers87/3214715525.271.83329.0412304.971.345
  • Chuck Nasty: Blackmon (Chasers) 7 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .560 AVG, 1.520 OPS
  • Rockets from Ronnie: Acuna Jr (Chasers) 3 HR, 1.359 OPS
  • Maximum efficiency: Kepler (Chasers) 7 RBI
  • Swiping bags: Robert (A&E Dept) 3 SB
  • Undefeated: deGrom (A&E Dept) 2 W, 16 K; Bieber (A&E Dept) W, 16 K
  • Feeling stingy: Ryu (A&E Dept) 0.00 ERA, 0.50 ERA; Nola (A&E Dept) 1.50 ERA, 0.50 WHIP

Standings:

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
1 Mighty Slugs17-6-1.72911-1-0112
2 Didsbury Dodgers17-7-0.7080.56-6-081
3 Bunting for Britain15-9-0.6252.57-5-0915
4 Beckenham A&E Dept12-8-4.5833.55-5-23
5 Cheshunt Maltsters12-9-3.56347-5-0510
6 Norwich No II10-11-3.47966-6-0215
7 The Cheddar Chasers10-11-3.47965-5-27
8 Orpington Eagles8-14-2.3758.55-7-046
9 Richie’s RBI’s9-15-0.3758.55-7-0106
10 Newcastle Knights2-22-0.08315.51-11-067

Week 3 Matchups In progress

BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 1

Donovan Solano is leading the NL in RBIs. Colin Moran has five homers. Tyler Chatwood has been the best pitcher on the Cubs. The Marlins have only played three games but are still second in the NL East.

It’s been a crazy start to the strangest of seasons. But which teams have made winning starts in the 2020 BaseballGB Fantasy League?

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Didsbury Dodgers101/4205820615.240.76985.2488613.471.1411
Newcastle Knights98/4255718581.231.71151.0234644.591.331
  • Matchup MVP: Swanson (Dodgers) 9 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, .368 AVG, 1.005 OPS
  • X Factor: Bogaerts (Dodgers) 3 HR, 9 RBI, .333 AVG, 1.038 OPS
  • Three-homer club: Rizzo (Dodgers), C Seager and Baez (Knights)
  • Young aces: Marquez (Dodgers) W, 14 K, 1.54 ERA, 0.86 WHIP; Woodruff (Dodgers) W, 15 K, 1.59 ERA, 0.62 WHIP
  • Hey Joe: Jimenez (Dodgers) 4 SV
  • Hold on: Ottavino (Knights) HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Bunting for Britain132/49365187210.268.77374.0437914.501.358
Richie’s RBI’s99/4375716654.227.69072.2547434.831.274
  • Star power: Tatis Jr (Bunting) 8 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 SB; Brantley (Bunting) 8 R, HR, 6 RBI, SB, .438 AVG, 1.170 OPS; Lewis (Bunting) 7 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .425 AVG, 1.127 OPS
  • Homer streak: Judge (RBIs) 10 R, 6 HR, 14 RBI
  • Wins do matter: Lynn (RBIs) W, 0.75 WHIP; Kershaw (RBIs) W, 0.53 WHIP
  • By way of the K: Gallen and Musgrove (both Bunting) 15 K each
  • Stand-in closer: Britton (RBIs) 3 SV
  • Hold this: Pagan (RBIs) 2 HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles100/4426215588.226.70070.0348335.141.233
Beckenham A&E Dept99/3906221578.254.77869.1618702.730.877
  • Opening chapter: Story (A&E Dept), Vazquez (A&E Dept) 4 HR each. Story also scored 9 runs.
  • RBI machines: Lindor (Eagles) and Pham (Eagles) 7 RBI each. Pham also stole 5 bases.
  • Yay-Jay: Pollock (A&E Dept) .370 AVG
  • Pair of aces: Bieber (A&E Dept) 2 W, 27 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.57 WHIP; Maeda (A&E Dept) 2 W, 12 K, 1.64 ERA, 0.64 WHIP
  • Saving the day: Rogers (Eagles) 3 SV
  • That went well: Ohtani (Eagles) 37.80 ERA, 6.60 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Mighty Slugs113/4736419662.239.75486.2447733.631.306
The Cheddar Chasers105/3867115512.272.81559.0237303.511.245
  • Safe at home: Merrifield (Chasers) 8 R, .317 AVG, .973 OPS; J Ramirez (Chasers) 7 R, .333 AVG, .984 OPS
  • Go get it out of the ocean: Muncy (Slugs) 3 HR
  • Butter and egg man: Turner (Slugs) 8 RBI
  • Strip club: Stripling (Slugs) 2 W
  • Double duty: Pomeranz (Slugs) 2 SV, 2 HLD
  • Sizzling stuff: Fried (Chasers) 2.31 ERA, 0.69 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Cheshunt Maltsters103/3895615563.265.79385.2648843.991.135
Norwich No II89/4475818513.199.65880.1638242.460.954
  • Baltimore Ohs: Nunez (Norwich) 9 R, 2 HR; Laureano (Norwich) 7 R, 2 HR, Devers (Norwich) 7 R
  • Boomstick: Cruz (Maltsters) 12 RBI, Ozuna (Maltsters) 1.115 OPS
  • Way above average: d’Arnaud and Murphy (both Maltsters) .364 AVG
  • Strikeout machine: Civale (Maltsters) 18 K
  • Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Out, Out, Out: Hendriks (Maltsters) 3 SV
  • None shall pass: Soroka (Norwich) 1.59 ERA, 0.97 WHIP; Paddack (Norwich) 1.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP

Standings:

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
1 Didsbury Dodgers11-1-0.91711-1-081
2 Beckenham A&E Dept7-3-2.66737-3-23
3 Bunting for Britain8-4-0.66738-4-097
4 Cheshunt Maltsters5-4-3.5424.55-4-358
5 Mighty Slugs6-5-1.5424.56-5-119
6 Norwich No II4-5-3.4585.54-5-3210
7 The Cheddar Chasers5-6-1.4585.55-6-17
8 Orpington Eagles3-7-2.33373-7-245
9 Richie’s RBI’s4-8-0.33374-8-0106
10 Newcastle Knights1-11-0.083101-11-063

Week two matchups:

Reminder: Make sure you use your IL spots for injured players to make room on your roster for replacements. And with more postponements likely make sure you have enough cover on your bench.