Fantasy Baseball Daily Opener: Bryan Reynolds, Drew Rasmussen, Jose Berrios (4/4)

Greetings, friends. Welcome back to those of you who followed along with the Daily Opener last season. For those of you who are new here, this is where we hang out and talk about what happened in baseball the night before.

Every morning, I’ll be with you to recap the previous day of baseball and talk about what stood out to me. We’ll find fun stats. We’ll discuss some top performances. We’ll lament some injuries. We’ll touch on any noteworthy news and updates. We’ll take a peek at the day ahead. We’ll start way too many consecutive sentences with the word “we’ll.” And we’ll have a few laughs along the way.

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Fantasy Baseball News and Notes

Headlines

  • Padres walk off D-Backs with back-to-back HR by their No. 8 and No. 9 hitters (David Dahl and Ha-Seong Kim)
    • People have been waiting for the Kim breakout for three years now. Is this the year he finally becomes relevant in standard leagues?
  • Joey Gallo hits ANOTHER home run…
  • Brice Turang goes 2-for-3 with a grand slam and a stolen base
    • Now batting .500 with 1 HR, 2 SB, 3 BB, 1 K, 5 R

Three Up

Three Down

Fun!

Guys, the baseballs might be juiced again…

Rub Some Dirt On It (Injuries)

  • Max Fried to 15-day IL, retroactive to April 1, with left hamstring strain
  • Miguel Vargas day-to-day with thumb soreness
  • Thairo Estrada left Monday’s game with a leg contusion
  • Joey Wendle scratched Monday due to oblique soreness
  • Patrick Wisdom – X-rays negative after being hit by a pitch on the wrist
  • Max Kepler left Monday with right knee soreness
  • Johnny Cueto removed due to right biceps tightness
  • Kyle Bradish left in the second inning Monday after being hit in the ankle by a line drive
  • Tony Gonsolin facing live hitters Wednesday, thinks he’ll need four rehab starts before he’s ready to return to Dodgers
  • Frankie Montas transferred to 60-day IL
  • Brandon Lowe returns to Rays lineup Monday
  • Lars Nootbaar remained out of the lineup Monday
  • Liam Hendriks announced Monday that he’s starting his final round of chemotherapy

Studs and Duds

Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.

Studs (Pitchers)

PLAYER
IP
K
W
QS
SV
ERA
WHIP
ER
H
BB
HR
G
GS
L
CG
ROST%
48 Jon Gray (TEX – SP)
6.1 7 0 1 0 2.84 0.95 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 69%
31 Drew Rasmussen (TB – SP)
6.0 7 1 1 0 0.00 0.33 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 85%
41 Freddy Peralta (MIL – SP)
6.0 7 1 1 0 0.00 0.83 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 88%
280 Anthony DeSclafani (SF – SP)
6.0 4 1 1 0 0.00 0.50 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3%

 

Studs (Hitters)

PLAYER
AB
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
BB
K
SLG
OPS
ROST%
200 David Villar (SF – 1B,3B)
4 2 2 5 0 .500 .600 2 0 0 1 1 2.000 2.600 1%
10 Yordan Alvarez (HOU – LF,DH)
6 1 1 4 0 .167 .167 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .833 99%
245 Brice Turang (MIL – SS)
3 2 1 4 1 .667 .750 2 0 0 1 0 1.667 2.417 8%
2 Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL – RF,DH)
4 2 1 3 0 .750 .800 3 1 0 1 0 1.750 2.550 99%
142 Cody Bellinger (CHC – CF)
4 1 1 3 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.400 51%
150 Joey Gallo (MIN – LF,RF)
3 1 1 3 0 .333 .333 1 0 0 0 0 1.333 1.667 11%
208 Brian Anderson (MIL – 3B,LF,RF)
3 2 1 3 0 .667 .667 2 0 0 0 1 1.667 2.333 1%
261 James Outman (LAD – LF)
5 2 0 3 0 .400 .400 2 0 2 0 2 1.200 1.600 32%

 

Duds (Pitchers)

PLAYER
IP
K
W
QS
SV
ERA
WHIP
ER
H
BB
HR
G
GS
L
CG
ROST%
60 Jose Berrios (TOR – SP)
5.2 7 0 0 0 12.71 1.94 8 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 76%
215 Michael Kopech (CWS – SP)
4.2 5 0 0 0 13.50 2.36 7 8 3 5 1 1 1 0 33%
388 Kutter Crawford (BOS – SP,RP)
4.0 6 0 0 0 15.75 2.50 7 8 2 3 1 1 1 0 1%
194 Zach Plesac (CLE – SP)
1.0 1 0 0 0 54.00 8.00 6 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 2%
212 Drew Smyly (CHC – SP)
4.2 3 0 0 0 11.57 2.36 6 9 2 1 1 1 1 0 2%
496 Jake Woodford (STL – RP)
4.1 3 0 0 0 12.46 2.31 6 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 1%
100 Carlos Carrasco (NYM – SP)
4.0 4 0 0 0 11.25 2.00 5 4 4 1 1 1 1 0 35%

 

Duds (Hitters)

PLAYER
AB
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
BB
K
SLG
OPS
ROST%
64 Ryan Mountcastle (BAL – 1B,DH)
4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 78%
67 Christian Yelich (MIL – LF,DH)
4 1 0 0 1 .000 .200 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 90%
174 Gio Urshela (LAA – 3B)
5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 10%
320 Nate Eaton (KC – 3B,RF)
4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 1%

 

Dingers

Here is every player who hit a home run yesterday:

PLAYER
AB
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
BB
K
SLG
OPS
ROST%
24 Bryan Reynolds (PIT – CF)
5 3 2 2 0 .600 .600 3 0 0 0 1 1.800 2.400 97%
200 David Villar (SF – 1B,3B)
4 2 2 5 0 .500 .600 2 0 0 1 1 2.000 2.600 1%
406 Luke Raley (TB – LF,RF)
3 2 2 3 0 .667 .750 2 0 0 1 0 2.667 3.417 0%
2 Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL – RF,DH)
4 2 1 3 0 .750 .800 3 1 0 1 0 1.750 2.550 99%
5 Shohei Ohtani (LAA – SP,DH)
5 1 1 2 0 .200 .200 1 0 0 0 1 .800 1.000 50%
10 Yordan Alvarez (HOU – LF,DH)
6 1 1 4 0 .167 .167 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .833 99%
12 Bo Bichette (TOR – SS)
5 1 1 1 0 .400 .400 2 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.400 99%
13 Rafael Devers (BOS – 3B)
4 1 1 1 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 1 1.000 1.400 99%
14 Paul Goldschmidt (STL – 1B,DH)
4 1 1 1 0 .500 .600 2 0 0 1 0 1.250 1.850 99%
17 Juan Soto (SD – LF,RF)
2 1 1 2 0 .500 .750 1 0 0 2 0 2.000 2.750 99%
20 Austin Riley (ATL – 3B)
4 1 1 1 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 1 1.000 1.400 99%
30 Luis Robert Jr. (CWS – CF)
4 1 1 1 0 .250 .250 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.250 96%
34 Ozzie Albies (ATL – 2B)
4 1 1 2 0 .250 .250 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.250 99%
37 Taylor Ward (LAA – CF,RF)
5 1 1 2 0 .200 .200 1 0 0 0 1 .800 1.000 90%
48 Will Smith (LAD – C,DH)
4 2 1 2 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.400 99%
56 Gleyber Torres (NYY – 2B)
2 2 1 2 1 1.000 1.000 2 0 0 3 0 2.500 3.500 91%
66 Corbin Carroll (ARI – LF)
4 2 1 1 0 .750 .750 3 0 0 0 1 1.500 2.250 93%
73 Anthony Rizzo (NYY – 1B)
4 1 1 2 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.400 91%
76 Thairo Estrada (SF – 2B,SS,LF) DTD
4 2 1 1 1 .500 .600 2 0 0 1 1 1.250 1.850 67%
81 Masataka Yoshida (BOS – LF)
4 1 1 2 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.400 90%
89 Josh Naylor (CLE – 1B,RF,DH)
4 1 1 2 0 .750 .833 3 0 0 2 0 1.500 2.333 57%
101 Ramon Laureano (OAK – CF,RF)
5 2 1 2 0 .400 .400 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.400 25%
102 Joc Pederson (SF – LF,RF)
3 1 1 1 0 .333 .333 1 0 0 0 0 1.333 1.667 29%
104 Gunnar Henderson (BAL – 3B,SS)
4 1 1 1 0 .500 .500 2 0 0 0 2 1.250 1.750 91%
116 Seth Brown (OAK – 1B,LF,CF,RF)
5 1 1 2 0 .400 .400 2 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.400 33%
122 Riley Greene (DET – CF)
4 2 1 1 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 1 1.000 1.400 48%
125 Michael Conforto (SF – LF,RF)
6 1 1 1 0 .333 .333 2 0 0 0 3 .833 1.167 32%
127 Mike Yastrzemski (SF – CF,RF)
3 3 1 2 0 .667 .800 2 1 0 2 0 2.000 2.800 10%
134 MJ Melendez (KC – C,LF,RF,DH)
5 2 1 2 0 .400 .400 2 1 0 0 3 1.200 1.600 90%
141 Chris Taylor (LAD – 2B,LF,CF,RF)
4 1 1 2 0 .250 .250 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.250 19%
142 Cody Bellinger (CHC – CF)
4 1 1 3 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.400 51%
150 Joey Gallo (MIN – LF,RF)
3 1 1 3 0 .333 .333 1 0 0 0 0 1.333 1.667 11%
160 Ha-Seong Kim (SD – 3B,SS)
4 1 1 1 0 .250 .250 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.250 18%
162 Triston Casas (BOS – 1B)
5 1 1 2 0 .200 .200 1 0 0 0 3 .800 1.000 63%
175 Max Kepler (MIN – RF)
3 1 1 1 0 .667 .667 2 0 0 0 0 1.667 2.333 5%
177 Isaac Paredes (TB – 1B,2B,3B)
4 2 1 1 0 .500 .500 2 0 0 0 1 1.250 1.750 11%
183 Jeimer Candelario (WSH – 3B)
4 2 1 1 0 .250 .250 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 1.250 4%
187 Jorge Mateo (BAL – SS)
3 1 1 1 0 .333 .333 1 0 0 0 1 1.333 1.667 26%
208 Brian Anderson (MIL – 3B,LF,RF)
3 2 1 3 0 .667 .667 2 0 0 0 1 1.667 2.333 1%
231 Evan Longoria (ARI – 3B)
4 2 1 1 0 .500 .500 2 0 0 0 1 1.250 1.750 1%
241 Matt Vierling (DET – 3B,LF,CF,RF)
5 2 1 2 0 .800 .800 4 0 0 0 1 1.400 2.200 1%
245 Brice Turang (MIL – SS)
3 2 1 4 1 .667 .750 2 0 0 1 0 1.667 2.417 8%
263 Jace Peterson (OAK – 3B,RF)
4 2 1 3 0 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.400 1%
287 Trevor Larnach (MIN – LF,RF)
5 2 1 3 0 .400 .400 2 0 1 0 0 1.400 1.800 4%
323 Ryan Jeffers (MIN – C)
1 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 4.000 5.000 0%
395 Jason Heyward (LAD – CF,RF)
3 2 1 3 0 .667 .500 2 0 0 0 1 1.667 2.167 0%
425 Jason Vosler (CIN – 3B)
3 2 1 3 0 .333 .333 1 0 0 0 2 1.333 1.667 1%

 

Swipes

Here is every player who stole a base yesterday:

PLAYER
AB
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
BB
K
SLG
OPS
ROST%
173 Myles Straw (CLE – CF)
3 1 0 2 2 .667 .750 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.750 5%
3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR – 1B,DH)
4 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .650 99%
4 Jose Ramirez (CLE – 3B,DH)
5 2 0 2 1 .600 .667 3 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.667 99%
8 Julio Rodriguez (SEA – CF)
3 2 0 0 1 .000 .400 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .400 99%
22 Bobby Witt Jr. (KC – 3B,SS)
3 1 0 2 1 .667 .750 2 0 0 1 0 .667 1.417 99%
25 Cedric Mullins II (BAL – CF)
2 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 98%
31 Wander Franco (TB – SS)
4 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 98%
56 Gleyber Torres (NYY – 2B)
2 2 1 2 1 1.000 1.000 2 0 0 3 0 2.500 3.500 91%
67 Christian Yelich (MIL – LF,DH)
4 1 0 0 1 .000 .200 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 90%
76 Thairo Estrada (SF – 2B,SS,LF) DTD
4 2 1 1 1 .500 .600 2 0 0 1 1 1.250 1.850 67%
90 Ty France (SEA – 1B,3B)
5 0 0 1 1 .200 .200 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .600 89%
245 Brice Turang (MIL – SS)
3 2 1 4 1 .667 .750 2 0 0 1 0 1.667 2.417 8%
278 Nicky Lopez (KC – 2B,3B,SS)
2 2 0 2 1 .500 .750 1 0 1 2 0 1.500 2.250 1%

 

Arm Barn Report

Here is every player who recorded a save yesterday:

PLAYER
IP
K
W
QS
SV
ERA
WHIP
ER
H
BB
HR
G
GS
L
CG
ROST%
47 Felix Bautista (BAL – RP)
1.0 2 0 0 1 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 94%
61 David Bednar (PIT – RP)
1.0 2 0 0 1 0.00 1.00 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 79%
210 Eli Morgan (CLE – RP)
1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00 1.00 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1%
399 Garrett Hill (DET – SP,RP)
1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.00 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0%
449 Bryse Wilson (MIL – SP,RP)
3.0 2 0 0 1 0.00 1.33 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0%
544 Derek Law (CIN – RP)
1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.00 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0%

 

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