Real talk: is there some kind of unwritten law that the first year a new baseball commissioner takes over he's allowed to institute juiced baseballs? Is Our Commissioner Manfred sticking Capri Sun straws in baseballs across the league? Does he have someone else do the actual juicing? When Bud Selig told Manfred that he could juice the baseballs did he finish by doffing his toupee? Does Manfred own Dozier in fantasy? I got questions, y'all! Yesterday, the Pirates added five more homers to MLB's bottom line: Sean Rodriguez (2-for-5, 3 RBIs) with his 14th homer; Jordache Mercer (1-for-4, 3 RBIs) hit his 11th; John Jaso Jingleheimer Schmidt (1-for-4) his his 6th, but the real damage was done by The Undread Pirate, Andrew McCutchen (3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs) with his 22nd and 23rd homer, hitting .250. McCutchen got old real fast in every conceivable way over the last two years. His BABIP fell faster than a 40-year-old on the Cheesecake Factory Diet, his Ks shot up like he's Danny Glover and he "ain't got time" for walks and his steals dried up quicker than Cougs' cactus. An actual cactus she bought at the supermarket and forgot to water over the course of three years. What did you think I meant? Oh c'mon! All of that for McCutchen who is still only 29 years old! I'm beginning to think he's 29 years old like Debra Winger's listed as 29 years old on her headshot. In 2017, I think McCutchen won't be drafted anywhere near where he's been in the last two years. I wouldn't be surprised to see him fall to the 75 to 100 range, which might actually reverse his fortunes and make him a value play again. Except for those that drafted Carlos Gomez this year, they're not falling for the ol' banana in the tailpipe again. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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