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SHALLOW LEAGUES (mixed leagues – 10 or fewer teams)
His walk rate kept the OPS from sinking too low as he was finding his footing in Detroit and now he’s on fire over the last three weeks with a .267/.379/.444 line in 87 PA spanning 20 games. He is 5-for-5 on the bases in that time, too, pushing his season total to 7 SBs in 7 tries. If the Tigers are planning to turn him loose, he can be an all-formats play on the steals alone as his walks will keep him on base regularly enough to perhaps eclipse 20 SBs.
Houser hasn’t allowed more than 3 ER in a single outing this year (he has one 4 R outing, but only 2 were earned) and while his strikeout rate is just 21%, he has been at a 28% clip over his last three starts thanks to 7 and 10 K outings against Miami on April 27th and May 8th. I wouldn’t plan on his strikeouts taking off from here as he has just an 8% SwStr rate, but strong ratios in line with his 2019 rates could be enough to make him worthwhile in shallower leagues, espe
Rhys Hoskins 3-run double carries Phillies past Blue Jays
Field Level Media
15 May 2021, 15:19 GMT+10
Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead three-run double in the seventh inning and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies went on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 at Dunedin, Fla., on Friday night.
The Phillies had only two hits in their five-run seventh. Alec Bohm added an RBI double and the Blue Jays relievers walked four.
Bryce Harper reached base five times for Philadelphia with three walks, a single and a double. Hoskins had three hits.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. s home run gave Toronto a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning of the opener of a three-game series.
May 13, 2021
The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
Injury News
Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.
The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save.)