State Of The State
I don’t want to start thinking about, let along writing about, football yet. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I need this absence for another month or so. At some point in July, I will get the bug as I do every year, but not yet. Once of the worst parts about the SXM show was being forced to talk NFL ahead of schedule.
But baseball has been weird this year. Scoring is way down, it feels like injuries to star players are up. No Ronald Acuna, Spencer Strider, Gerrit Cole (yet). Those are only the top hitter and top two pitchers by ADP.
That said, my teams (and my managers) are holding it down, making moves. I am now achieving of one goal which is top half in every league.
It’s not that impressive, two fifths and two sixths, but it’s a stepping stone to the next goal which is all teams top-three, then all teams cashing, then all teams winning, then all teams winning or finishing top-three in the overall. Simple as ABC, always be cashing.
One thing I enjoy seeing is players who were struggling, but not total busts, start to heat up. Fernando Tatis (two leagues) is quietly up to 13 homers, seven steals, batting .280. It’s not quite what I paid for, but it’s creeping toward par. Yordan Alvarez (two leagues) has 13 homers, is batting .290, and by some miracle has even stolen three bases. I jinxed Corey Seager last week by saying he was the rare guy who hadn’t yet been injured, but he’s up to 13 homers and batting .270.
Jackson Chourio (two leagues) has been in the lineup the last three games, and is up to seven homers and seven steals. I need Trea Turner to get healthy for the Main Event team. I need other players to get and stay healthy obviously. But there is a path. Persistent, attentive management already puts you in the top third. You just need a little prescience in drafting and some injury luck.
LFG.