Welcome back! This is your weekly fantasy baseball newsletter, featuring highlights and lowlights, upsets and beatdowns, flames and lames. Let's start with the two exciting match-ups decided on Sunday night.
Week 14 Recap
We start with the upset of the week, where Bill took down (former) league leader Doug despite Doug's late rally. Down 5 points heading into Sunday Night, Doug had Miguel Cabrera while Bill had Joe Nathan left. Cabrera couldn't deliver, as David Price and the Rays limited him to a sac fly in 4 at-bats. Nathan would add insult upon injury by coming in and adding 3 unneeded points. Bill, who once upon a time was 0-5, takes down the favorite and moves to 6-8, tied for 5th.
Another incredible match-up decided on Sunday Night featured Kyle's comeback against poor Pearse. Now, this is when things get interesting because Kyle had no players left going into Sunday night. Remember this fact: Kyle had no one left who could score points! Meanwhile Pearse had Rick Porcello and a 1 point lead! Bench Porcello and you have win... Start Porcello, lose 4.67 points, and now you're 2-12. Wow. Let this be a lesson to everybody: there's no such thing as over-managing your team.
We had one more upset, as Ralph beats Dugan to remain in the coveted 6th and last playoff spot. Dugan misses an opportunity to cut Doug's lead in the race for the bye week. Jon A. beat Mike in the 5-8 teams match-up. We reached to Mr. Mike for comments this morning: "I'm getting close to throwing in the towel", he said, so there you have it. Jon A. remains in 5th place. Ryan had no trouble destroying Drew and I did the same with Jon S.
Now let's hand out some fake silverware...
Awards
Hitter of the Week - Jayson Werth (Home Grown Hitters): 39 pts
Low scoring week for hitters overall, as Werth takes home weekly honors. 3 home runs, 2 steals, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. They key, as always, try not to strikeout too much.
Goat of the Week, Hitter Edition - Chris Davis (Honey Nut Ichiros): -0.50 pts
I hate to pick on a single player week after week, but The Artist Formerly Known as Crush Davis was awful again. 2/23 with a single ribby and 11 strikeouts. Awful.
Pitcher of the Week - Garrett Richards (AbsolutDomination): 56.67 pts
Richards let all MLB pitchers in strikeouts this week with 20, punching out 9 Pale Sox and 11 'stros in his two starts. Only 11 baserunners allowed in 15.1 innings, while averaging a 97.3 MPH fastball. Kid's good.
Goat of the Week, Pitcher Edition - Kyle Gibson (Honey Nut Ichiros): -9.50 pts
Gibson got rocked by the Yankees, giving up 6 runs (5 earned) in 2 innings of work. Zero strikeouts didn't help matters. I promise it is not "Pick on Mike" week. Nobody else was this atrocious.
Week 15 Preview
#1 Luis vs. #3 Dugan: Matchup of the Week. Dugan has the upper hand based on number of pitchers with 2-game starts this week.
#2 Doug vs. #6 Ralph: Will Ralph make it two upsets in a row? Or will Doug right the ship?
#4 Ryan vs. #12 Pearse: Ryan is the forgotten man in the race for the top. He's currently on two games out of 1st place and 4 games ahead of 5th place.
#5 Jon A. vs. #11 Drew: If Drew wins, these two teams will be tied again. Crazy.
#7 Bill vs. #8 Kyle: Huge matchup in the playoff race. Neither team can afford to lose.
#9 Jon S. vs. #10 Mike: Pillowfight of the Week!!!!
Enjoy your last week of baseball before the All-Star Break!
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