Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Ellis Canady reviews last night's MLB box scores (9/18) and provides fun opinions on a variety of topics to help fantasy baseball owners with their lineups.

Welcome to the September 19th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox.

Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics but also look to improve our teams as well as the teams of our fellow fantasy baseball enthusiasts. Everyone has their own perspectives which are not to be cast off as frivolous. They should be used as a method of expanding our own knowledge.

In this article, I review the previous day's boxscores and provide my opinion on a variety of topics. Some will be random, some will be fun, and some will be stat-driven. It's a soapbox so I may rant from time to time as well. So without any further delay, below are my thoughts on September 18th games. Enjoy them. You can even respond with your own thoughts on Twitter @EllisCan2.

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Daily Musings

• Albert Pujols, you’re one of the greatest.
• Ronald Acuna Jr. (12th HR) stands before you humbly pleading to be a top-three overall pick in 2021.
• Wow. Talk about loyalty. 32% waited for Kolten Wong’s power (one)/speed (three) assets to show themselves.
• You, Bryan Reynolds (fifth HR), are no Michael Brantley.
• Bloop! Bryce Harper’s trajectory (35-degree) was off, but package still arrived at destination (11).
• With 4 HR, 3 SB, .378 AVG in nine days, no one will remember Ozzie Albies' terrible start of year on draft day.
• Who doesn’t love a little catcher chat? Travis d'Arnaud with eight moonshots, 47 R+RBI, .336 AVG. That’s helpful.
• J.D. Martinez, you think they had something to do with McDonalds discontinuing fried hot apple pies? Is that why you left those nine guys on base?
• Max Fried returns, Fried wins (7-0). Bulldog & I like it.
• Marcell Ozuna opens his pandora’s box unleashes the THUNDAH! 445-foot monster shot (15). Teoscar Hernandez enjoys his company so travels with him (15).
• Nope, he didn’t bring his needle & yarn. Garrett Crochet brought the cannon (100 mph velo).
• Ever notice how true believers just shrug off any misfortune. Sixto Sanchez with four innings pitched and five earned runs allowed. Meh.
• Excuse me, ma’am. Will you need a buggy to carry all those expensive Victor Robles stolen bases (four)?
• Starling Marte is one of the nation’s most wanted (thievery) (nine).
• Brian Anderson’s three cattle drives (nine) only netted seven bovines.
• Oooh-weeeh. The recent taxation will drive Zach Plesac’s price up in 2021. 7.2 IP, 11 K. Hot Damn!
• Can we dispense with the grab-assery & just say Tyler Mahle is in the rotation next year? I’m down for it.
• Nick Castellanos is nowhere near the MVP talk, but 13 taters sure fills the belly.
• The Kraken continues to drown your memory of negativity. Gary Sanchez drops a 396-foot depth charge (10). Then he rested to allow six SB.
• Tyler Glasnow embarrasses people w/ 38% K rate. Austin Hays treats it like a day at the beach w/one big shot of tequila (second HR).
• Zac Gallen makes sure you’re still on board. 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 K.
• Yes, Cody Bellinger, we saw your 11th rainbow. It was beautiful. So is the .333 AVG (last seven games). The rest will get us a discount.
• How far will Alex Bregman drop in drafts? Four homers, .250 AVG. Oh, I’ll be down for it.
• Someone get me a refill of Zack Greinke. Make it a younger version. I want this to last.
• Hitting atop that LAD lineup, not SS, power/speed…how is Mookie Betts not a first overall? Strategy? Bias? Personal opinions make it great.
• Christian Yelich sits on the dock of the bay, watching the tides roll away. He still gets 11HR, 56 R+RBI.
• Rays finally put Austin Meadows out to pasture (IL).
• Salvador Perez just wanted chocolate milkshake & fries for his combo meal? Nine HR/one SB.
• Adalberto Mondesi is the best (18 SB). 4 HR, 10 SB, .286 AVG (last 15 games) makes him the best Mondesi he’s been in awhile.
• Danny Duffy, this is why you have to make your fought. DET might have been better than 3.2 IP 6 ER, 5K
• The strategy isn’t difficult. Start damn near everyone vs Rangers.
• George Clinton loves that Funk. Fernando Tatis Jr. with .170 AVG in last 15 games.
• All that money and Manny Machado still goes to Carls Jr. for his combo meal. Nice. 16 HR/six SB.
• Matt Olson (14) provides emergency evac for one. 110.6 mph.
• Chris Bassitt proves you don’t always need the studs to win.

• Endgame
  • Hector Neris (five)
  • Brad Hand (13)
  • All the preseason Ryan Helsley love paid off with his first save.
  • Stefan Crichton (four)
  • Jeremy Jeffress (eight)
  • Ryan Sherriff (one)
• You've got one week left to bask in it or get frustrated by it. Don't complain about it once it's gone. Be thankful & spend as much time with it as possible. Treat every minute, every second as if it were the last. Hold it tight. Cherish it. Baseball.
• Have a great Saturday.
• (No Fear, Just Fantasy)

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