Well, that is a Cali area code, but it ain’t Oakland’s.Ĭasey Schmitt – 4-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2nd homer, hitting. Luis Medina – 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 8.18. Bad pitchers like Lance Lynn have forearm flabbiness. Geez, good pitchers have forearm tightness. Mason Miller – Hit the IL with forearm tightness. Fun fact! Marcus Semien is also what they call used hotel towels. Marcus Semien – 1-for-4 and his 7th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball: Eovaldi looks like he’s capable of a 3.50 ERA in 120-ish innings. By the way, don’t ever say “environs” out loud or someone will have the right to punch you. His homers are crazy suppressed but what is clearly helping is being out of Fenway and its BABIP-rich environs. Real or not real? We shall explore! 9.5 K/9, 1.2 BB/9, and 2.89 xFIP. So, Nathan Eovaldi (8 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 2.70) is a top 15 starter this year.

*intern whispers in ear* No, I didn’t say that.

What’s a healthy amount per year? 150? So, only 30 less innings than a healthy amount? Okay, this is likely pedantic, and last thing I wanna be known as is a peda. We’ve reached the point where I don’t even know if 118 IP per year is a lot or a little innings. Is that ish good or ish bad? I haven’t the ishiest. He has 1300-ish IP in his career in 11-ish years. You sign enough 30+ injury-prone right-handers from former Northeast clubs and one’s gotta work out, right? To make sure that joke made sense I went to look at Nathan Eovaldi‘s player page to see if he would be considered injury-prone.

White Boy in Watts by Karl Wiggins