Richard Conti

Ricky (@rconti35) is a SoCal native who studied Mathematics and Economics while playing baseball at Swarthmore College. As a prospect lover at heart, Ricky isn’t afraid to draft guys a year too early.

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    Way Too Early Bounceback Candidates - September 21, 2024

    Adley Rutschman Adley went 0-4 with 2 Ks in an empty day at the plate. I pegged Adley as one of my favorite backstops to target and drafted him on plenty of teams this year. He rewarded me by having...

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    NL ROY Race Stays Sizzlin' - September 17, 2024

    Jackson Merrill The rookie phenom went 2-3 R, HR, RBI, BB as he continues to compete with Paul Skenes for NL Rookie of the Year. Merrill has been a fantasy goldmine, hitting 24 homers and stealing 16 bases. He slowly...

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    Jung Stays Cookin' - September 5, 2024

    Josh Jung Jung went 3-4 with three hard hit balls on the day. Many were hoping for a continued breakout given his strong 2023. Unfortunately, injuries derailed him this year, and we're only getting a glimpse of what he can...

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    Homestretch Hitters to Watch - August 28, 2024

    Riley Greene Greene went 1-4 with a solo homer and 2 K on Tuesday. He is slashing .241/.313/.517 since coming back from the IL. Greene has been fairly consistent all season long, posting at least an .830 OPS in four...

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    Stone Cold! - August 19, 2024

    Gavin Stone Stone was absolutely electric for the Dodgers on Monday night, tossing 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K. He only allowed five hard hit balls and collected an incredible 37% CSW. Stone thrives on strike...

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    Another Dodger Hits the IL - August 16, 2024

    Tyler Glasnow The Dodgers placed Glasnow on the IL due to apparent elbow issues. He last pitched five days ago and went 7 solid innings against the Pirates, so nothing in the previous start indicated he was dealing with anything....

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    Blake Snell Throws No-Hitter - August 3, 2024

    Blake Snell Snell was almost perfect on Friday night, tossing a 3 BB/11 K no-hitter. It took Snell 114 pitches and he allowed only one hard hit ball. Snell was truly dominant, as only two balls put into play by...

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    Xavier Edwards Hits For The Cycle - July 29, 2024

    Xavier Edwards The X-man hit for the cycle on Sunday, beating out an infield hit for a single to wrap up his historic night. The former top prospect has quietly been excellent in his small sample this season. He is...

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    Waldron Handles Cleveland - July 20, 2024

    Matt Waldron The knuckleballer shut down a hot Cleveland lineup going 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. He threw the knuckleball 56% of the time, but his peak usage was in June when he threw it...

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    Brooks Lee-ds The Way - July 8, 2024

    Brooks Lee The rookie was called up not even a week ago and he's already making a splash. The top prospect went 2-5 with a R and 2 RBI, and now has a 1.087 OPS in 6 games. He has...

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    Harper and Schwarber to IL, Wood Gets The Call - June 29, 2024

    Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber Harper and Schwarber are both headed to the IL for the Phillies, unfortunately. Harper clearly injured his hamstring in the 9th last night, and clearly it was more than just a tweak. He's been excellent...

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    Assad Hits IL, Festa Debuts - June 28th, 2024

    Javier Assad The Cubs announced on Thursday that Javier Assad is heading to the 15-Day IL with a right forearm extensor strain. The severity is not known at this point in time. Assad last threw on June 23rd, going 4.1...

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    Gerrit Cole Rehabs, Eyeing Return Soon - June 15, 2024

    Gerrit Cole Cole made another rehab start in AAA tonight, obviously dominating a helpless Rochester lineup. He went 4.1 innings, throwing exactly 70 pitches, and punched out 10 batters while allowing no runs. This was his third rehab start. The...

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    Reliever Ratio Re-Balancers To Target - June 14, 2024

    Griffin Jax With the Twins holding onto a four run lead, they turned to Jax in the 8th, who threw a clean inning, punching out two hitters. While the closer job is currently occupied by someone else, I still love...

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    Schmidt Heads to IL, Gallen Pulled Early - May 31, 2024

    Zac Gallen Gallen was pulled from his start just six pitches in due to a hamstring injury. Gallen has a decorated history of hamstring issues, which makes it all the more concerning. He referred to his hamstring injury prior in...

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    Oneil Cruz Makes Exit Velo History - May 22, 2024

    Oneil Cruz Cruz went 3-5 with two doubles on Tuesday, but more notably hit two baseballs over 120 EV, the first time that has ever been recorded in a single game by a single player in tracking history. In fact,...

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    Five Sell High Candidates - May 20, 2024

    Jordan Hicks We see starters turn into relievers all the time, but rarely is it that relievers, especially closers, turn back into starters. Hicks went five innings surrendering one earned run on a solo homer, but only punched out one...

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    Gray Leads Cardinals' Dominant Day On The Mound - May 4, 2024

    Sonny Gray Gray was dominant on Friday, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits, one walk, and punching out six. He's been one of the best pitchers in baseball thus far. In five starts, he's gone at least...

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    It Might Be Time To Sell These Guys - April 25, 2024

    Jackson Chourio went 0-2 on Wednesday, punching out in both trips to the plate. Chourio has not been great in his first month in the bigs. He's swinging at everything (34% Chase, 32% Whiff, both 17th Percentile) and pounding...

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    Interesting Prospect Call-Ups - April 17, 2024

    Andy Pages The Dodgers promoted their number three prospect on Tuesday. Pages has a very strong offensive resume. The 23 year old is slashing .371/.452/.694 in 15 AAA games, and while the ballpark environment he was playing in is super...

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    A Night of Quality Pitching - April 12, 2024

    Ranger Suarez Suarez tossed 6 shutout innings allowing only two hits and two walks while punching out 8 in Thursday's afternoon game. He was fairly dominant, allowing only three hard hit balls while posting a solid 32% CSW. He's now...

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    Five Emerging Hitters To Watch - April 6, 2024

    Michael Conforto Conforto continued his strong start to the season by going 3-4 with two doubles and an RBI. More importantly, Conforto had four hard hit balls, three of which were over 100. He's finding the barrel at insane rates...

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 19, 2024

    Jarred Kelenic Kelenic was once a highly touted prospect thanks to early first round draft capital, premium athleticism, and strong minor league performances. He spent three full seasons with Seattle's big league club, but only slashed .204/.283/.373 across 252 games....

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 5, 2024

    Yandy Diaz If you want a player with a sea of red for a stats page, Diaz is your guy. He led all qualified 1B in wRC+ (164) and was 4th in xwOBA (.381). He slashed a strong .330/.410/.522, and...

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 27, 2024

    Evan Phillips The Dodgers claimed Phillips from the Rays in the summer of 2021, and since then he has been a staple in their bullpen, appearing in 126 games in their last two seasons with great results. Phillips has that...

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    Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 22, 2024

    Adley Rutschman - The former number one overall pick and mega prospect posted an excellent sophomore season, being the only catcher with 80 runs and 80 RBI, leading all qualified catchers in BB% (13.4) and xwOBA (.373), and having the...