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John Lackey is 37 years old and owns a 2.63 ERA with a 0.93 WHIP while recording 84 strikeouts over 82.0 innings this season. It helps the Cubs have played some of the best defense in baseball, but Lackey also sports a career-high 12.8 SwStr%, which is pretty remarkable for someone who’s been in the league 14 years. He’ll continue to get strong run support (and benefit from the team’s defense and bullpen), so even with some regression, Lackey should remain a major fantasy help, and that’s without considering how cheap he was on draft day. He’s improbably been the No. 10 ranked pitcher so far in 2016.
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Headlines of the Week: Unprecedented Telemarketing Violation Case Could Lead To Trillion Dollar Fine...Japanese ‘Naked Restaurant’ To Ban Overweight Diners...Family Says Parrot Is Key Witness In Man’s Murder.
Quick Hits: Matt Harvey has a 0.90 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP with a 17:3 K:BB ratio over his last three starts (20.0 innings). He’s seen increased velocity over this stretch, so it looks like he’s going to be just fine moving forward...An update on Giancarlo Stanton’s epic slump: he’s now batting .112/.202/.204 with 46 strikeouts over his last 98 at bats. Just crazy...Michael Fulmer hasn’t allowed a run in his past 28.1 innings, becoming just the second pitcher since 1893 with four straight starts allowing zero runs and three or fewer hits. He’s still available in a quarter of Yahoo leagues...This Lorenzo Cain robbery of a home run was no joke...James Paxton has a 24:4 K:BB ratio since getting recalled and is suddenly throwing 98 mph. He’s accompanied that with a 2.20 GB/FB rate and a 13.2 SwStr%. There’s a good reason many spent big FAAB on him this weekend.
Police Blotter: Man Arrested For Murder Minutes After He Announces Lawsuit Against Police...Armed Robbers Thwarted Trying To Hold Up McDonald’s Where 11 Special Forces Officers Happened To Be Eating...Charges: Drunk Priest Attacks Cop, Paramedic.
Quick Hits Part Deux: Curtis Granderson is on pace to finish with 31 homers and 52 RBI, which wouldn’t be easy to do. He’s batting .086/.283/.171 with runners in scoring position, and eight of his 12 home runs have come leading off an inning...Corey Seager and Trevor Story have already both broken the record for most home runs by a rookie shortstop before the All-Star break, although Story is also on pace to strike out 237 times, which would shatter the previous all-time record...This Steven Souza leaping grab was nice...Jacoby Ellsbury covered some solid ground here...Both Tim Anderson and Blake Snell need to be owned in all fantasy leagues by now. Anderson should be a nice source of speed now the White Sox’s starting shortstop, while Snell is one of the better pitching prospects in baseball who will get a chance in the Rays’ rotation. He still has some control issues, but the rookie has major K upside.
This futuristic bus (that carries 1,000+ passengers) allowing cars to run underneath it looks pretty legit.
Larry David is ‘Thinking About Coming Back’ To Curb Your Enthusiasm. Yes!
Song of the Week: Thrice – “Black Honey”
Longread of the Week: How I convinced The World You Can Be Raped By Your Date
Quick Hits Part Tres: What’s going on with Marcus Stroman? One of the more popular breakout picks before the season, he owns a 4.95 ERA to go along with a 57:26 K:BB ratio over 85.2 innings. His 8.2 SwStr% ranks No. 75 among starters. It doesn’t help he’s had to face Boston three times already (in which he’s allowed 18 runs over 16.1 innings), but it’s not like he’s leaving the AL East anytime soon...Nomar Mazara’s game-ending throw was nice...It’s odd Will Harris is still available in 40 percent of Yahoo leagues, as he owns a 0.63 ERA and looks like Houston’s clear closer with Luke Gregerson blowing five saves over the past month...Snoop Dogg’s first pitch was a pitch out...Archie Bradley has 24 strikeouts over his past 19.0 innings during three starts. His control remains a problem, and the results haven’t yet been there (5.22 ERA), but the former No. 7 overall pick has definite potential, which isn’t representative of his current 23 percent ownership in Yahoo leagues.
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Headlines of the Week: Unprecedented Telemarketing Violation Case Could Lead To Trillion Dollar Fine...Japanese ‘Naked Restaurant’ To Ban Overweight Diners...Family Says Parrot Is Key Witness In Man’s Murder.
Quick Hits: Matt Harvey has a 0.90 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP with a 17:3 K:BB ratio over his last three starts (20.0 innings). He’s seen increased velocity over this stretch, so it looks like he’s going to be just fine moving forward...An update on Giancarlo Stanton’s epic slump: he’s now batting .112/.202/.204 with 46 strikeouts over his last 98 at bats. Just crazy...Michael Fulmer hasn’t allowed a run in his past 28.1 innings, becoming just the second pitcher since 1893 with four straight starts allowing zero runs and three or fewer hits. He’s still available in a quarter of Yahoo leagues...This Lorenzo Cain robbery of a home run was no joke...James Paxton has a 24:4 K:BB ratio since getting recalled and is suddenly throwing 98 mph. He’s accompanied that with a 2.20 GB/FB rate and a 13.2 SwStr%. There’s a good reason many spent big FAAB on him this weekend.
Police Blotter: Man Arrested For Murder Minutes After He Announces Lawsuit Against Police...Armed Robbers Thwarted Trying To Hold Up McDonald’s Where 11 Special Forces Officers Happened To Be Eating...Charges: Drunk Priest Attacks Cop, Paramedic.
Quick Hits Part Deux: Curtis Granderson is on pace to finish with 31 homers and 52 RBI, which wouldn’t be easy to do. He’s batting .086/.283/.171 with runners in scoring position, and eight of his 12 home runs have come leading off an inning...Corey Seager and Trevor Story have already both broken the record for most home runs by a rookie shortstop before the All-Star break, although Story is also on pace to strike out 237 times, which would shatter the previous all-time record...This Steven Souza leaping grab was nice...Jacoby Ellsbury covered some solid ground here...Both Tim Anderson and Blake Snell need to be owned in all fantasy leagues by now. Anderson should be a nice source of speed now the White Sox’s starting shortstop, while Snell is one of the better pitching prospects in baseball who will get a chance in the Rays’ rotation. He still has some control issues, but the rookie has major K upside.
This futuristic bus (that carries 1,000+ passengers) allowing cars to run underneath it looks pretty legit.
Larry David is ‘Thinking About Coming Back’ To Curb Your Enthusiasm. Yes!
Song of the Week: Thrice – “Black Honey”
Longread of the Week: How I convinced The World You Can Be Raped By Your Date
Quick Hits Part Tres: What’s going on with Marcus Stroman? One of the more popular breakout picks before the season, he owns a 4.95 ERA to go along with a 57:26 K:BB ratio over 85.2 innings. His 8.2 SwStr% ranks No. 75 among starters. It doesn’t help he’s had to face Boston three times already (in which he’s allowed 18 runs over 16.1 innings), but it’s not like he’s leaving the AL East anytime soon...Nomar Mazara’s game-ending throw was nice...It’s odd Will Harris is still available in 40 percent of Yahoo leagues, as he owns a 0.63 ERA and looks like Houston’s clear closer with Luke Gregerson blowing five saves over the past month...Snoop Dogg’s first pitch was a pitch out...Archie Bradley has 24 strikeouts over his past 19.0 innings during three starts. His control remains a problem, and the results haven’t yet been there (5.22 ERA), but the former No. 7 overall pick has definite potential, which isn’t representative of his current 23 percent ownership in Yahoo leagues.
Follow Dalton Del Don on Twitter.