I have started my fantasy baseball season 2-0. The record is extremely fortunate as my team has not really performed up to expectations as of yet. Kyle Tucker has been wonderful and I have enjoyed Jackson Chourio on my team for the second straight year. I could have done a better job drafting pitching though it was hard to envision Justin Steele being done for the year less than a month into the season. To win a championship, you can’t have a huge drop-off in production on a player you drafted to start for you.
I need Mark Vientos to revert to his 2024 form.
Vientos was a black hole for me during the first two weeks of our season. He had seven measly hits in 63 plate appearances during that span, resulting in a batting average whose equivalent weight wouldn’t allow you to donate blood. I put him on the bench to start this third game, fearing another lost week. The depth of my team is allowing me to post one of the higher scores of the week so far. However, I know that I am going to need Vientos to rediscover his stroke in order to be a playoff contender. Maybe it is just good managing on my part that my score is so good without my best pitcher in Steele and the benching of an important player in Vientos.
New York Mets’ manager Carlos Mendoza took a page from my book and benched Vientos on Wednesday. The 25-year old third baseman responded by hitting his first home run of the year Thursday night. As the weather warms up, I hope Mark Veintos gets hot. Perhaps it is my benching that will propel him to another excellent campaign in 2025.
Threeunassisted 