June 1, 2021
This week’s theme seems to be closers. Several full and part-time closers hit the waiver wire. While they all have a wart or two, a team scavenging for Saves could find a few more offers on the waiver wire.
For this weekly feature, I use the NFBC Main Event because of the number of identical leagues. Additionally, the managers stay engaged longer on the whole since each spent $1700 per team. I tried to find that sweet spot between the obvious and bizarre drops and will focus on players dropped in seven to ten leagues. Previously the number was six to nine, but I adjusted with the Main Event adding four leagues since I did the report.
After a fortnight of futility, the darkest days of the Orioles’ rebuild to date appear to be over. At the very least, their losing streak is.
The O’s snapped their 14-game skid by defeating the Twins, 7-4, on Tuesday at Camden Yards, using a team-wide offensive breakout to end their
Time for more report card grades. Things have changed quite a bit since I last did this at the start of May. Some MLB teams responded to slow starts by getting hot, while others have been mired in mediocrity or woefulness.
Twins score six in 8th inning, dump struggling Orioles
Field Level Media
25 May 2021, 14:19 GMT+10
Mitch Garver hit a two-run double to highlight a six-run eighth inning and Trevor Larnach and Kyle Garlick each homered as the Minnesota Twins rallied for an 8-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night in Minneapolis.
Minnesota won for the fourth time in five games and the 13th straight game time against the Orioles. Garlick, Larnach, Alex Kirilloff, Rob Refsnyder and Andrelton Simmons each had two hits for the Twins.
Jorge Alcala (1-1) picked up the win in relief despite giving up two runs on two hits in the eighth. Tanner Scott (2-3) took the loss after allowing two runs on one hit and a walk in one-third of an inning.