{"id":607815,"date":"2026-04-16T10:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607815\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:56:10","slug":"that-sal-folks-up-the-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607815\/","title":{"rendered":"That Sal Folks Up The Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sal Stewart<\/a> (2-for-4, 6 RBIs and his 6th and 7th homer, hitting .323) is the first time in the history of the Reds that I\u2019ve liked a hitter coming into the year and he\u2019s actually performed well. Matt McLain<\/a>? More like Matt McLame (wiped out his whole family with that one). TJ Friedl<\/a>? More like TJ Friedmegood (burned myself there). Elly\u2019s been great, but I think I expected a 40\/70 season, so ya came up short at short! Spencer Steer<\/a>? Steer me away! Noelvi Marte<\/a>? I can\u2019t even speak on him he hurt me so much! This has been going on for years too! \u201cJonathan India<\/a> will surely follow up his rookie campaign with a solid season, right?\u201d Rhymes with Mumbai and it goes: Bye bye! \u201cThis will be the year of Will Benson<\/a>.\u201d Two seconds later, no, it\u2019s not! CES? It\u2019s not YES. Nick Senzel<\/a>? Are you senzeless?! Drury, Moistasskiss, Aristides Aquino? Bad, terrible, worstides! Sal Stewart<\/a> though? He\u2019s my perfect boy. (Wait until next year when he\u2019s awful after I draft him in the top 25.) Anyway, here\u2019s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:<\/p>\n

Elly De La Cruz<\/a> \u2013 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 6th homer. Was getting a lot of questions about trading him away yesterday, and I have no idea why. He\u2019s on a 40\/50 pace.<\/p>\n

Eugenio Suarez<\/a> \u2013 3-for-4 and his 3rd homer, hitting .250. I need him to do one of those 45 homers in two weeks streaks, badly, because I was the Eugenius who drafted him in a few places.<\/p>\n

Rhett Lowder<\/a> \u2013 6 2\/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.52. His peripherals are Lowder and dirty, and not in a good way.<\/p>\n

Harrison Bader<\/a> \u2013 Hit the IL with a hamstring strain. That opens up at-bats for Drew Gilbert<\/a>\u2013Hold up! As I was looking at their depth chart, Casey Schmitt<\/a> (0-for-4) is now their three-hole hitter? Is that fo\u2019 reals? Have the Giants given up already?<\/p>\n

Kyle Bradish<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners (1 BB), 4 Ks, ERA at 5.49. Positives: He was hitting 98.9 in the 1st inning. Negatives: He was down to 95 MPH by the 6th inning. Positives: He only gave up four hits over 90 MPH. Negatives: The four hits under 90 MPH still count, even the janky 29 MPH, 76 MPH and 72.8 MPH singles. His underlying numbers are all good, except his command (4.6 BB\/9), but that was better yesterday. I\u2019m encouraged but was way more encouraged early in his outing vs. later.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah Jackson<\/a> \u2013 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, three homers in three games. There\u2019s no hotter schmotato than Jermajesty!<\/p>\n

Eduardo Rodriguez<\/a> \u2013 5 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 1.96. I know we\u2019re not in leagues with expected stats, but Bradish is pitching better than EdRod. With that said (quick u-turn!), Streamonator<\/a> likes EdRod\u2019s next one and I could see it.<\/p>\n

Adrian Del Castillo<\/a> \u2013 2-for-5, 5 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .346. I don\u2019t know why they\u2019d go back to Moreno when he comes off the IL, but the DBags will. Oh, they will.<\/p>\n

Sam Antonacci<\/a> \u2013 1-for-3 as he was recalled from Triple-A. Here\u2019s what I said the other day, \u201cLast year, Antonacci went 5\/48\/.291 in the minors with a 14.1 K%. He seems like a poor man\u2019s Caleb Durbin<\/a>. Call him Caleb Barginbin.\u201d And that\u2019s me quoting me! He seems fine in a 15-team mixed league and deeper and possibly in shallower, depending on your MI shituation. If the power he showed in the WBC for Team Italy translates to MLB, then he could be better than Durbin, and what the actual gabagool is going on with Vinnie P. and Caglianone?<\/p>\n

Jake Fraley<\/a> \u2013 1-for-3 and a slam (1) and legs (1), then was lifted for a pinch-hitter, Jonny DeLuca<\/a> (1-for-1, 3 RBIs) who hit his 2nd homer, because Kevin Cash is a stupid, evil genius.<\/p>\n

Junior Caminero<\/a> \u2013 1-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Not bad for transpo used in The Toy.<\/p>\n

Jose Quintana<\/a> \u2013 3 2\/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 5.63 as he was activated from the IL. Good to have him back. Jo-Qui, just Jo-Qui.<\/p>\n

Spencer Arrighetti<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners (4 BBs), 10 Ks, as he was called up. I like him; I picked him up; I went over him yesterday. This start was vs. the Suckies, though.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> \u2013 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 7th homer. My fantasy teams with Yordan from last year are doing so good as they live on in the metaverse.<\/p>\n

Enyel De Los Santos<\/a> \u2013 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.35, and his 2nd save. The closer hot potato in Houston might\u2019ve finally stopped getting tossed. If you found us from googling \u201cgetting tossed,\u201d um, not sure what you\u2019re looking for, but you\u2019re welcome! Wouldn\u2019t be shocked to see Bryan King<\/a> get the next save, but it could just be Enyel\u2019s job. Worth grabbing both.<\/p>\n

Trevor Megill<\/a> \u2013 Sounds like the Brewers are weighing other options at closer. The soul weighs 21 grams, weighing a change at closer has to be at least two pounds. I looked to add Abner Uribe<\/a> (1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 4.91, and his 1st save), but he was not available in my leagues. Better luck to you, save vultures! By the way, I don\u2019t know if this is just Abner for good now as the closer. Though, it could be.<\/p>\n

Chad Patrick<\/a> \u2013 6 2\/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 0.95. Never seen such awful peripherals as Chad Patrick<\/a>\u2019s. They\u2019re hideous. I might not even use him if it\u2019s favorable on the Streamonator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dylan Cease<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.74. Make that my teams in the metaverse with Yordan and Cease.<\/p>\n

Jesus Luzardo<\/a> \u2013 5 1\/3 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 7.94. I\u2019m sorry if you have this guy, but this is tremendous content. Terrible, terrible, you bench him and he\u2019s great!, then terrible again. He\u2019s well-named because you say his name when you roster him and it\u2019s not blasphemy. It\u2019s blasphemous what he does to you!<\/p>\n

Bryce Harper<\/a> -1-for-4 and his 4th homer. That gives him four homers and 12 TikToks on the year.<\/p>\n

Trea Turner<\/a> \u2013 1-for-2 and his 2nd homer, hitting .260. Treat Urner hit that homer 423 feet. Elias Vibes Bureau said that\u2019s 40 more feet than anyone thought possible. Elias Sports Bureau said we\u2019re not related to the Vibes Bureau, and we\u2019re currently in litigation.<\/p>\n

Nico Hoerner<\/a> \u2013 3-for-5, 2 runs, 5 RBIs and a slam (2) and legs (6), hitting .324. In retrospect, does it make sense to anyone how Nico was going 70 picks after Trea?<\/p>\n

Dansby Swanson<\/a> \u2013 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, 3rd homer in four games, hitting .200. That\u2019s Dansbenetton to you!<\/p>\n

Shota Imanaga<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.45. Shota looks solid under the hood, okay, that\u2019s underselling. Shota looks like one of the best pitchers in baseball, when just looking at his peripherals \u2014 12.7 K\/9, 2.1 BB\/9, 2.46 xFIP, velo up and straight butter. I\u2019d rerank him as a top 10 starter.<\/p>\n

Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>. \u2013 0-for-4, hitting .254. He hits 2nd every game. He has one run all year. He\u2019s on pace for eight runs. For the season!<\/p>\n

Seth Lugo<\/a> \u2013 6 2\/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.48. Wow, he must be pitching so well because he\u2019s imagining himself pitching vs. the Royals\u2019 lineup.<\/p>\n

Jack Flaherty<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.05. I\u2019m pretty sure I could pitch against the Royals right now. These Royals have scurvy! Please, someone who can hit? Storm the palace and turn them into a constitutional monarchy!<\/p>\n

Corey Seager<\/a> \u2013 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. 12 homers, that\u2019s his first IL stint, just an eff why eye.<\/p>\n

Joel Kuhnel<\/a> \u2013 1 1\/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 0.00. As soon as I say he\u2019s the A\u2019s closer, he will give up 5 ER in a 1\/3 IP. So, he seems to have emerged as a leading candidate.<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers<\/a> \u2013 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .304. Thank you, Mr. Bangeliers, may I have another?<\/p>\n

Jacob Wilson<\/a> \u2013 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .254. He\u2019s not overdue for a homer. He\u2019s overdue for a 4-for-4 with four singles.<\/p>\n

Randy Vasquez<\/a> \u2013 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 2.49. Damn, Regression Fairies, ya\u2019ll going after me like I mismatched my socks.<\/p>\n

Emerson Hancock<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.28. Ya know \u201cA little knowledge is a dangerous thing\u201d that\u2019s some with stats. After I said, Hancock looked excellent in his first start, some were like, \u201cBut he had a low swinging strike rate,\u201d or something. You may as well be claiming a player has low T. It was one start. I merely said I wanna get aboard and see where it goes. There\u2019s no harm in that. He\u2019s currently looking like one of the early breakouts.<\/p>\n

Andres Munoz<\/a> \u2013 2\/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 9.45. It\u2019s the closerpocalypse! Hide your women, children and relievers who are in line for saves!<\/p>\n

Luke Raley<\/a> \u2013 4-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .339. Luke Raley<\/a> has been better than Vinnie P., kill me now.<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 0.50, as he pitched, but didn\u2019t hit. Makes it easier to decide how to play him, at least, but I hope nothing\u2019s wrong. Yes, it\u2019s comical \u201cjust pitching\u201d isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

Dalton Rushing<\/a> \u2013 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .529. I know he\u2019s behind Smith, but I\u2019m so glad I just picked him up anyway. He\u2019s about to have a top 12 catcher season in only 300 ABs.<\/p>\n

Kyle Tucker<\/a> \u2013 1-for-5 and his 2nd homer. Also, in this game, Teoscar Hernandez<\/a> (2-for-4, 2 runs) hit his 4th homer and Hyeseong Kim<\/a> (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) hit his 1st homer. Dodgers are relentless, and I want no part of them at home.<\/p>\n

Devin Williams<\/a> \u2013 1\/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 6.75. Kazaam<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Carmen Mlodzinski<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 1.77. Saying Mlod like I\u2019m in the Game of Thrones universe. Okay, time to dig in! [makes farting noises with hands under pits] That was me getting ready still. He\u2019s an under 9 K\/9, 3+BB\/9 with declining velo but mostly a splitter\/slider guy. It\u2019s okay. In most shallower leagues, it\u2019s a Streamonator<\/a> call.<\/p>\n

Dennis Santana<\/a> \u2013 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.00, and his 2nd save. He\u2019s the closer. I think. Maybe. No. He is. Maybe.<\/p>\n

Liam Hicks<\/a> \u2013 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. This is the best Liam performance since Oasis got halfway through Wonderwall before screaming at each other and storming off the stage.<\/p>\n

Martin Perez<\/a> \u2013 Signed with the Braves. This is a shot through my heart, piercing right where I had Didier Fuentes<\/a>\u2019s name tattooed.<\/p>\n

Bryce Elder<\/a> \u2013 5 2\/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 0.77. Picked him up in FAAB in one of my leagues for $57 out of a $1000, and I\u2019ve been very happy with him. It\u2019s a little bit smoke and mirrors, but not as much as maybe you think. He looks like a solid #4.<\/p>\n

Austin Riley<\/a> \u2013 2-for-4 and his 1st homer, hitting .229. \u201cYou can try to use his body to go down the log flume, if you like\u2013Hold on! He moved! Riley\u2019s alive!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ozzie Albies<\/a> \u2013 1-for-4 and his 4th homer. Also, in this game, Matt Olson<\/a> (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) hit his 5th homer. Thank you, Mozzie Olbies, which sounds like the first thing an alien would say after landing here.<\/p>\n

Austin Martin<\/a> \u2013 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Wonder if he\u2019s related to Pirates great, Bill Maserati.<\/p>\n

Ryan Kreidler<\/a> \u2013 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in two games. After the Red Sox leave town, an innovative manager would have the Twins hypnotized into thinking they\u2019re always facing the Sawx. Shame Derek Shelton can\u2019t even figure out lineup cards.<\/p>\n

Trevor Story<\/a> \u2013 2-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 2nd homer. \u201cIt\u2019s the Story of a man named Brady House<\/a>\u2026\u201d That\u2019s me mumbling after falling asleep to Nick At Nite.<\/p>\n

Connelly Early<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.29, and tamed that wild beast, the Twins, and turned them into Gemini. Connelly needs to rein in his command a bit. But it\u2019s Early. Bam! High five me! No? You\u2019re right.<\/p>\n

Slade Cecconi<\/a> \u2013 4 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 5.03 vs. Dustin May<\/a> \u2013 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 6.98. \u201cBeing out-pitched by Dustin May<\/a> leads to an automatic demotion to the minors.\u201d That\u2019s me pitching new rules to MLB.<\/p>\n

Luis Gil<\/a> \u2013 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 7.00. He looks like, \u201cIs he going to the pen or the minors when Rodon returns?\u201d<\/p>\n

Aaron Judge<\/a> \u2013 1-for-4 and his 7th homer. Also, in this game, Aaron Boone let Ben Rice<\/a> (0-for-4) play, but now he\u2019s cooled off. Great work, Boone! Or should I say, great work, William H. Macy in The Cooler.<\/p>\n

Mike Trout<\/a> \u2013 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, and 4th homer in three games. The last visiting player to hit homers on three consecutive games at Yankee Stadium was Miggy Cabrera in 2013. They\u2019re the only two to ever do it. That\u2019s a situation where I\u2019m not sure which player should be more honored to be mentioned. Two of the best of all-time.<\/p>\n

Logan O\u2019Hoppe<\/a> \u2013 1-for-4 and his 1st homer, hitting .218. He\u2019s making me wish I punted catcher harder, but with my foot.<\/p>\n

Jordan Romano<\/a> \u2013 1\/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 8.44. He\u2019s given up 5 ER in his last 1\/3 IP. Cheese-us, he sucks. I like the idea of Chase Silseth<\/a> getting looks, but Drew Pomeranz<\/a> would likely be next in line.<\/p>\n

Jorge Soler<\/a> \u2013 Suspension was reduced to four days and began serving it yesterday. For those doing the math, his suspension was shorter than Reynaldo\u2019s, but I\u2019ve said my peace on this. I am the only person for the Stand Your Mound Law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sal Stewart (2-for-4, 6 RBIs and his 6th and 7th homer, hitting .323) is the first time in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8289,465,11632,6992,229332,229333,229334,63561,18215,488,229335,229336,170614,66948,1515,49,3987,48,17947,180226,64946,169176,4000,206961,72538,11713,74026,15289,122759,27865,223305,201918,96831,13098,16302,195010,14260,74216,1514,229337,13987,11771,14559,20076,49261,19575,57319,229338,213715,19687,14552,17311,11634,3989,28159,82333,510,41782,43159,17950,15920,150351,113717,8300,165608,4011,198064,96802,13649,8291,43909,3967,208924,55526,65104,229339,3974,35439,482,9104,18284,24976,26797,82,10166,31179,3970,45334,13308,26894,1512],"class_list":{"0":"post-607815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-aaron-boone","9":"tag-aaron-judge","10":"tag-abner-uribe","11":"tag-adrian-del-castillo","12":"tag-andres-munoz","13":"tag-aristides-aquino","14":"tag-austin-martin","15":"tag-austin-riley","16":"tag-ben-rice","17":"tag-bobby-witt-jr","18":"tag-brady-house","19":"tag-brandon-drury","20":"tag-bryan-king","21":"tag-bryce-elder","22":"tag-bryce-harper","23":"tag-ca","24":"tag-caleb-durbin","25":"tag-canada","26":"tag-carlos-rodon","27":"tag-carmen-mlodzinski","28":"tag-casey-schmitt","29":"tag-chad-patrick","30":"tag-chase-silseth","31":"tag-christian-encarnacion-strand","32":"tag-connelly-early","33":"tag-corey-seager","34":"tag-dansby-swanson","35":"tag-dennis-santana","36":"tag-derek-shelton","37":"tag-devin-williams","38":"tag-didier-fuentes","39":"tag-drew-gilbert","40":"tag-drew-pomeranz","41":"tag-dustin-may","42":"tag-dylan-cease","43":"tag-eduardo-rodriguez","44":"tag-elly-de-la-cruz","45":"tag-enyel-de-los-santos","46":"tag-eugenio-suarez","47":"tag-gabriel-moreno","48":"tag-harrison-bader","49":"tag-hyeseong-kim","50":"tag-jack-flaherty","51":"tag-jacob-wilson","52":"tag-jake-fraley","53":"tag-jeremiah-jackson","54":"tag-jesus-luzardo","55":"tag-joel-kuhnel","56":"tag-jonathan-india","57":"tag-jonny-deluca","58":"tag-jordan-romano","59":"tag-jorge-soler","60":"tag-jose-quintana","61":"tag-junior-caminero","62":"tag-kevin-cash","63":"tag-kyle-bradish","64":"tag-kyle-tucker","65":"tag-liam-hicks","66":"tag-logan-ohoppe","67":"tag-luis-gil","68":"tag-luke-raley","69":"tag-martin-perez","70":"tag-matt-mclain","71":"tag-matt-olson","72":"tag-miguel-cabrera","73":"tag-mike-trout","74":"tag-nick-senzel","75":"tag-nico-hoerner","76":"tag-noelvi-marte","77":"tag-ozzie-albies","78":"tag-randy-vasquez","79":"tag-reynaldo-lopez","80":"tag-rhett-lowder","81":"tag-ryan-kreidler","82":"tag-sal-stewart","83":"tag-sam-antonacci","84":"tag-seth-lugo","85":"tag-shea-langeliers","86":"tag-shohei-ohtani","87":"tag-shota-imanaga","88":"tag-slade-cecconi","89":"tag-spencer-arrighetti","90":"tag-spencer-steer","91":"tag-sports","92":"tag-teoscar-hernandez","93":"tag-tj-friedl","94":"tag-trea-turner","95":"tag-trevor-megill","96":"tag-trevor-story","97":"tag-will-benson","98":"tag-yordan-alvarez"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}