Hi, sports fans!

When Justin Turner was with the Mets, he could have been 21^st, but not when he is with the Dodgers. He is older, he somehow acquired power now that he is with Los Angeles. And his fielding is the worst it’s been in years, that’s why the Dodgers also feel so good when there is an interleague game at the AL team’s stadium. They also gave him 32 games off and that put a big strain on the 2^nd place team last year. The Dodgers kind of need him. To add to that, he is injured for this season. So I think he should be somewhere in the 40s to 50s.

Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves is definitely a top 20 player though “SI” put him at 22. His age didn’t slow him down. He still has power with 34 HRs in ’16 – a career high. He is still slugging them to. Freddie can also make a highlight reel play and flip it to the pitcher in time for the out and make ESPN Top 10 Plays.

I couldn’t have placed Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs any better. He is not a player that is top 15 because there are players with more power and there are better first basemen  and he’s not a player that is worse than 30^th because he is one of the best in the NL at first base. Kris Bryant and Rizzo made a thing called “Bryzzo” which I think was funny, but the “dynamic duo” doesn’t really produce as many extra base hits and homers as they should. They could hit but not as many as Manny Machado and Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles did last year at first and third. He was placed well.

I am shocked that Zach Greinke of the Arizona Diamondbacks was put at 24. He is at least top 60 player, not at all a top 25 player. His ERA is up high and Ks are down, his slider is losing control fast, but the only good side is that, in his whole career, he has never given up a lot of walks. He’s allowing a heck of a lot of homers and hits and that’s his downside. When he was with the Royals and Dodgers, he could have been and should have been in the top 20, compared to the other pitchers that are behind him, he should be backed down to the low 50s, not even close this time. 

For this talk, I will talk about baseball and the records this early in the season and the Mets. They got rained out yesterday and it will be a single-admission doubleheader on July 9. For the Mets, Todd Frazier hasn’t been as productive as I thought he would be but he has been – but not as much and the next guy I’m going to talk about. I’m not surprised about Adrian Gonzalez, he’s old, and he’s getting bored of the sport. He will hit maybe 10-15 homers this year, not as many as when he was with the Dodgers and Padres. Matt Harvey started for the Mets last night, he's starting 4/3. He’s been productive tonight or wait, 4/3. The Amazins’ shutout the Phillies 2 zip and have a 3:1 record. Today’s game hasn’t yet ended. Charlie Blackmon has hit 4 homers, and I'm writing this at the time before their game, that’s really good. The Rockies are going to be really good and all the NL races are going to be tough. The AL has sure winners – or do they?

Don’t drip the mustard. See you next time.