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.

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Mark has been following baseball since a family holiday to California in 1996 included a trip to Dodger Stadium. A die-hard Dodger fan (yes, they do exist), Mark is a committed fantasy baseball manager and, much like Seinfeld's George Costanza, REALLY wants to be the GM of an MLB team. Mark played in the UK for Croydon Pirates III for seven years. Follow him on Twitter @MarkGeorge43

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