Now’s the time when we put all of our 2010 baseball predictions in one place. Then in October we can look back at this and laugh. Oh, and we will laugh. Big, bellowing, seat of your pants laughs. Hindsight is indeed 20/20. But where’s the harm in setting ourselves to look like jackasses? We run a fantasy baseball blog, after all. Grey’s picks in RED. Rudy’s picks in BLUE. Anyway, here’s our predictions for baseball’s post-season awards and whatnot:
AL Pennant Winner – Minnesota Twins – The Yankees would’ve been the easy choice here, but I’m a small market kind of guy. Some would call me a hero. Who? I’m not sure. Nevertheless! I think Slowey and Baker have huge years, the bullpen is deep enough to take the Nathan blow and they have enough bats to beat the sorry AL Central pitching staffs.
AL Pennant Winner – New York Yankees – Unless I’m getting some type of odds on this thing, I’m taking the Yanks. They were fortunate last year with the injury bug given their age but their team is perfectly built for that stadium and got Curtis Granderson and Javier Vazquez without giving up anyone with short-term value.
NL Pennant Winner – Los Angeles Dodgers – May be the only time a team with the Opening Day starter, Vicente Padilla, is chosen to win the pennant. Contrary to their choice for Opening Day, they have a solid staff for a playoff series and enough offense to beat any NL team on any given day.
NL Pennant Winner – Colorado Rockies – I can’t go and pick a repeat of last year’s World Series so I’m going to assume the Phillies’ 2nd half of the rotation and bullpen collapses. I think the Cardinals are the only team in the NL Central that can win it and just feel that Wainwright/Carpenter won’t pitch more than 300 IP total. The Dodgers’ have absolutely no SP depth behind Kershaw/Billingsley. So I’m going with the Rockies. Great depth, players with youth/upside, and no major weaknesses.
World Series Champion – Dodgers – Still never been to a World Series game and would like to go. Thank you!
World Series Champion – Rockies - The Yankees can’t beat expansion teams in the World Series.
AL ROY – Scott Sizemore – Who’s going to steal at-bats from him? Ramon Santiago? The Ram-Santi? C’mon, the Ram-Santi sounds like a shawarma place.
AL ROY - Brian Matusz – The two Detroit rookies (Sizemore, Austin Jackson) both have potential but will be weak on AVG. Any support might cancel each other out with Matusz winning the award with a 12-10/4.00 ERA/150+ K type season.
NL ROY – Stephen Strasburg – Lots of times the ROY doesn’t start the year with the club, I think this will be another time.
NL ROY – - Jason Heyward - A .280 / 20 HR season should do it.
AL Cy Young – Felix Hernandez – He’s going to win at least one of these awards one of these years, why not this year? Rhetorical! (For what it’s Wuertz, I almost picked Slowey. I’m crazy… like Jake Fox!)
AL Cy Young – Felix Hernandez – There’s a lot of competition with Greinke, Verlander, Sabathia, Lee, and Lester but I’ll go with F-Her too.
NL Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw – His team can get him Wins, he can get Ks and his home park doesn’t hurt. Plus, he pitches against the Padres and Giants every third game.
NL Cy Young – Roy Halladay – He’s going to enjoy his first year in the NL.
AL MVP – Evan Longoria – If Longoria can buoy his average and the Rays can sneak into the Wild Card, I like Longoria’s MVP chances.
AL MVP – Joe Mauer - Any catcher who can hit .330+ and 20+ HRs gets my vote.
NL MVP – Chase Utley – Pujols is too obvious for me.
NL MVP – Albert Pujols – Pujols is too obvious.
Now put your picks in the comments and we’ll look back on this in October and mock each other.
Robot Jones!!!
I don’t own him I just like saying that.
My love for Garrett is only supplanted by Grey’s love of Ian Desmond.
1000 bonus points to Grey for the ‘Being There’ reference. Nice start by Pedroia yesterday, I drafted him for RCL with a bit of reluctance as hes not really a guy I would target normally but I needed a 2b there with some speed and Phillips was gone the pick before. Maybe it will work out for the best.
@GTS: It is a fun nickname.
@elijah: Hey, two people caught it.
@Grey:
Amazing movie.
Is Robot Jones a candidate for ROY? Cuz that’s my pick right there, right now.
It’s totally irrational, but there’s actually a part of me, on Opening Day, that watches and thinks, “Damn, Julio Borbon is oh-fer-one. I guess that pick was a mistake.”
@Grey:
I guess you approve of me having both Longoria and Kershaw on my RCL squad! Yeah me! Shoot, I even got Sizemore too.
Votto also homered. Glad I got him in my auction league. Hooray!
Go Joey go!
@Baron Von Vulturewins: Yeah, was thinking the same thing when I saw Maybin strikeout on a wicked change from Johan.
@elijah: Nice!
@Lava: Votto!
THAT’S TWO! Wooot Garrett!
jesus christ robot jones
why didn’t i draft you in any of my leagues when you were sitting there nice and cheap?
@elijah: Pedroia would be psyched to hear his name mentioned as a speedy 2nd baseman. He and Youk had a bet 2 years ago about who was the slowest on the team between he and Youk.
Mini-mini Donkey!
Stewart!!
STEWART!!!!
@Grey: STEWART STEWART OMG the legends were true!
My new team name is “Robot Jones Blow-up Doll”. Holy Toledo.
I’m actually mad at Hawpe for scoring on that wild pitch. Didn’t he understand MOUNT STEWART was coming to the plate, TO CRUSH THE BALL??
Robot Jones! Mini-Mini-Donkey!
And wait… did Brad Hawpe score from 2nd base on a wild pitch to rob Stewart of another RBI? That seems to be what Gameday is telling me.
Haha I love that everyone came on here STAT just to say
“STEWART!!!”
Ian Desmond!!…..oh wait…
@Nathan: Yes, Hawpe did. The slowest man on Earth, but Zaun was going after the ball, so there’s that.
But let’s not get carried away. It’s Vicente Padilla after all…
@Grey:
The Boston Burro, heh.
@BSA:
He can get 15 SB, thats all that matters to me. The point being really, normally I woulda taken Cano over him but I had no steals guys drafted at that juncture.
Stewart and Votto. A good day for team Razzball.
(And we all need to take shots)
@Grey: Must have been one hell of a wild pitch.
Jeez my ESPN warmup team for the RCL (another 12 team roto) I have Robot Jones, Stewart, and Pujols, 4 HR already.
Robot Jones and Rasmus in util spots 1 and 2 in $$ league, too bad they have to play another 6 months. Either way, im tickled pink!
WTF does that mean anyways?
Maybe I’m baseball deficient, but it seems like there’s been a ton of fantasy-relevant HRs already today (Pujols, Rasmus, Votto, Robotx2, Konerko, Wright, Howard, Lind, Vernon, Stewart)
With Quentin and Vlad on my team, I’m kicking everyone’s butt in HBP today.
@sean: yeah, a friend and i were just joking that there must be some new undetectable ‘roids on the market and the players are keeping it on the dl.
Meanwhile, my team that does NOT have Votto and Stewart is 1/7 with a whole lot of nothin’. Clearly it’s because I didn’t take either of those two.
I know it’s against Johan, but Maybin doesn’t resemble anything close to a major league hitter (3k, 100% awful ABs)
@sean:
Johan’s demise seems to have been reported a bit prematurely.
@sean: Yeah, Maybin doesn’t look good.
So who is this year’s Bonaficio, ive gotta pick him up so i can sell him and a sagnof to some schmowner for beckett or cc.
Quentin scores on a wild pitch. Too bad it wasn’t from 2nd base — that may have made the universe implode.
@Beau: Could be Carlos Gomez.
@Nathan: Ha!
Another Masher for Pujols. That team now has 5 Hr’s already.
Pujols has to be juicin
geez, Pujols! Who do you think you are, Garrett Jones?
johnny bench after alberts 2nd hr,why are we throwing this guy strikes,id walk him 3 or 4 times a game
@elijah: rasmus smashed his and stole a 2nd hr from rolen
@Grey: Nah, not Gomez…has to be somebody with no history of failed expectations in fantasy baseball. Goodface was perfect, everyone loves the idea of an unknown minor leaguer setting the league on fire (especially pyromaniacs).
Between my toggling back and forth from Yahoo! to here to Yahoo! to here, I had a brainstorm:
I feel like we’ve always needed a nickname for the frequent commenters, the peripheral groupies, the deranged misfits that make up the larger Razzball community. (You know, like how Clay Aiken has Claymates. DON’T ACT LIKE YOU DON’T KNOW.)
In other words, all the familiar faces that aren’t Grey or Rudy, i.e. don’t sport mustaches or awesome hair and baseball brains bigger than the whole outdoors. Sure, we could be called Razzballers or the razzeratti or the razzoteriat or Far from the Razzing Crowd. But those lack poetry, a certain pizz-razz.
Then it came to me:
Razzhands.
Like Robot Jones’ day today, just let it soak in.
@Dingo: Ha!
@Mark Geoffriau: I don’t know, think he fits.
Is it asking too much for rasmus to go deep again?
@Baron Von Vulturewins: Ha! I like it.
Whats the likelihood I could follow all these games as closely and with as much excitement all season without going insane and/or losing my job? Which would come first?
Anyone notice that YAHOO’s stat tracker is actually updating at a reasonable speed today? Anyone seen any flying pigs? Did hell freeze over? ::knocks on wood::
Marcum is owning the Rangers through four. This time of the year totally kills me because I’d have to abandon ship on Sheets, Hughes, or Cueto to pick him up.
Should I hold tight?
@anon: Of course it lists players as either 0, 50, or 100% owned, so theyre still staying true to doing things the yahoo way.
Ha! Crapolanco just crapped all over Batista’s intentional walk of Rollins
hahaha crapolanco grand slam
STEWART!!!! Oh wait…got here a little late. Oh well!
I checked my team and Pujols has his 2 homers and Stewart has his…and the guy with Robot Jones benched him!!! Good day!!
crapolanco!
A Crapolanco salami. Blech.
Yea, it looks like Crapolanco caught wind of how much we rank on him here at Razzball
Non-keeper h2h league: drop Chapman for Marcum?
PICKS:
Dodgers over Yankees in 7
NL MVP: Kemp
AL MVP: ARod
NL Cy: Halladay (duh)
AL Cy: Slowey (crazy)
NL ROY: Desmond
Al ROY: Sizemore
Who intentionally walks Rollins to pitch to Polanco? Don’t the Nats know that guy is roiding?
Halladay finds it humorous that the Nats are considered a real MLB team…
Wright has a homer…I’m feeling better about him already.
Bases loaded for Stewie…
Stewart up with the bases loaded…!
Is stattracker still stat crappy for everyone?
@Yo Soy No Bueno: I’d hold tight.
@Dingo: Ha!
@GopherDay: Nice!
@Iceman: Yup
@GTG: Finally, someone put in picks.
@GopherDay: Ha!
Mini-mini Donkey! Sac fly.
Meh, I’ll take the sac fly.
In play, run(s)….!
But it’s a sac fly. Oh well, I’ll take it!
@Grey: We need a “Mini-mini Donkey Stalker Thread” It would get a lot of attention here! Ha!
My Razzball team is 0 for 10, with 5 Ks. The Spa is mine.. MINE MINE MINE!!!
@GopherDay: Hehe
@GTG: Yeah, my Westbrook’s looking real nice.
Is anyone actually watching the Rockies game? How does Ubaldo look?
Crapolanco…best power hitter in baseball?
I’m out of control…I’m already trying to figure out who the next Ian Stewart will be…
@Nathan: I’m watching. Eh, not that sharp.
Padilla just intentionally walked Jeff Clement to get to Andy LaRoche. I hate you, Padilla.
Meh, whats wrong with Josh Johnson today, 4 BB in 5 IP.
Buerhle just did a Magic Johnson pass to 1st.
@Grey: Thanks. One more Marcum query. Dotel, Capps, Nunez, K. Wood, and Morales are all on waivers.
Drop Aardsma for Marcum until I see which SP pans out?
@Nathan: NL CY = Jimenez
Drop Chapman, Alcides, or Desmond for Marcum? 12 team H2H non-keeper
@Yo Soy No Bueno: Sure, I could see that move with all of those closers on waivers.
@Professor Chaos: Chapman, but you shouldn’t have droppable MIs on your team either.
@Grey:
Whats with all this Marcum talk? What am I missing?
@elijah: He’s just pitching well. Nothing really. Everyone picking him up will be dropping him when he faces the Rays, Sox and Yankees.
just dropped romero for marcum. opening day!!!
@Grey: A perfect game (6ks) through 6 @ Texas is pitching pretty damn “well”…no?
@Grey:
Oh there was an ESPN piece on him, no wonder.
Jeff Clement — intentionally walked.
The legend grows.
Go CarGo! He seems to like the leadoff spot today.
@Yo Soy No Bueno: True, very well. And Buerhle’s has like 6 perfect games.
@Yo Soy No Bueno: It’s not perfect, btw. There was an error.
@Grey: Also an HBP… and now a walk.
Crap, I benched Marcum today on my RCL team
I do have Santana and Robot Jones though
@Yo Soy No Bueno: Wow, you jinxed that one pretty good.
Brandon Phillips just stole 3rd made no sense at all down 3. I think he may have drafted him self in fantasy.
@Grey: Point taken.
@rederic: Gotta love that.
@Baron Von Vulturewins: Can I be part of this group or do I write too many articles.
Gomez now 2-3 with a run and a SB…
Quentin is quietly putting together a nice game.
@Grey: Much less likely he gets picked up now. Maybe I did everyone a favor?
My apologies to anyone with a Shaun Marcum jersey.
Dudes. Pick up Marcum, wait for another good start (that hopefully comes) and trade his ass. DUHHHH!
Drop a bench-warmer you’re not going to use anyway… An Ian Desmond, for example.
And let me explain. Grey can’t be right about two Ians. So if Stewart is good, Desmond won’t be. If Ian McKellen is a good actor, then Ian McShane is a shit one. (go ahead, IMDB him, I’ll wait…) etc.
Nice work on the Jinx, got me a 3 run dinger!
@Stephen: EDIT: question mark (?) instead of a Period (.)
@Grey:
What do you use to watch all the MLB games?
With 4 teams this year, flipping back and forth between several Gamedays at MLB.com is a bit tedious. I’m thinking of upgrading and I wanted some advice on what’s the best direction to take
Marcum just got rocked in the 7th anyway.
cruz says,welcome back
@Grey: I have to disagree. He’s working at 96 (hit 99), and he’s only given up one hard hit ball (to Braun). The way he just froze Fielder was massively impressive.
@Yo Soy No Bueno:
Nelson Cruz waves hello from my RCL team
@AL KOHOLIC: this is my boom stick
@Eddy: Direct TV
@Denys: It’s okay, I think everyone knows the Deadwood guy too.
@Yo Soy No Bueno: You know what!! This is killing me.
Marcum gives up a homer to Cruz.
@sean: He made Braun look bad too, but the shadows might also be playing into it. He still has great stuff, it’s not like I don’t like him. But I don’t think he’s been that clear with his pitches. Few mistakes.
just heard that mini-mini-donkey hit his HR on a 3-0 pitch. Marbles.
@sean: Yeah, he did. Gallardo laid one in.
feliz pitching in the 8th in arlington. gonna take a peek.
@Grey:
Channel 213, MLB Network?
@Eddy:
Nevermind, I’m pretty sure you use MLB Extra Innings, just looked it up
That ‘Lets have Padilla go opening day’ idea sure was a winner.
@sean: not looking good
if the Nat’s wanted to put strass on a triple A team why didint they just keep him on the nationals?
AL Pennant: Yanks
NL Pennant: Rockies
WS Champ: Yanks
AL ROY: Wade Davis
NL ROY: Mat Latos
AL Cy Young: Jake Peavy
NL Cy Young: Ubaldo Jimenez
AL MVP: Mark Teixeira
NL MVP: Matt Kemp
So anyone else facing a H2H team that has Pujols?
Dude is killing me. Not to mention he had Youk and Cano go for him last night.
Ugh
@sean: but at least he has more than a K/inning
@danimal35: yeah, i think i need to go purge.
@Grey: Ubaldo lucked out again. I’ll take it, but I’m not quite so impressed with the way he’s had baserunners all day.
Thank you Colby Rasmus and Macha for helping me easily switch the blade on the guy in shades.
AL Pennant: New York Yankees. The champs improved a ton over the offseason and had the good sense to let Matsui and Damon go. If the Red Sox are able to trade for Adrian Gonzalez, it could throw a wrench in things.
NL Pennant: Colorado Rockies. Superb all-around team. I think the Phillies will have a tremendous season but falter in the playoffs.
World Series: New York Yankees. This is the best team they’ve had since the dominant late 90′s squads.
AL ROY: Austin Jackson, Detroit Tigers. Leading off, he’ll swipe tons of bags. Old school baseball dudes will drool over him.
NL ROY: Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves. Don’t want to look foolish by going against the grain and making a sexy pick.
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez. I don’t think this will even be a contest unless someone else racks up a ton of wins.
NL Cy Young: Ricky Nolasco. OK, ignore what I said before about not wanting to sound stupid. So many strikeouts, so few walks. I just can’t resist.
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez. 30-100 despite missing the beginning of the season with injury? I think he could get 40-120-20 in 2010 unless they figure out a way to test for HGH.
NL MVP: Albert Pujols. He might cure cancer too.
@Eddy:
Dunno what to say other than thats totally normal when playing Hth against him, he’s a one man wrecking machine.
@Eddy: Yeah, Extra Innings package.
@elijah: Yeah, for the Pirates.
@rederic: Ha!
@Stephen: Yes you may Monkey-Face Man!
@Drew: Since I own both Felix and Hot Tabasco Nolasco, I approve these picks.
@Cain Fan: As much as I like Latos, he’s not a rookie in 2010. Had over 50 IP by 2/3 of an inning.
AL Pennant: Rays
NL Pennant: Cards
WS Champs: Rays
AL ROY: Sean Rodriguez
NL ROY: Strasburg
AL Cy Young: F-Her
NL Cy Young: Halladay
AL MVP: BJ Upton (out of nowhere BJ hits .285, 27 HRs and steals 50 bags and makes 15 sportscenter top plays where he makes an amazing catch while apparently walking and guides Rays to “Championship”!!!!!)
NL MVP: Ryan Braun (Pujols IS too obvious)
@elijah:
Yea, I owned him last season and loved it. Not so much this time around.
@Grey:
Thanks
Why would the Cards Kazaam me on opening day? Jeebus…
Wow, the Mets aren’t taking any chances with their bullpen this year. 7-1, and K-Rod pitches the ninth?
Well my 20th pick in the draft just helped me on the HR board in the RCL. Seems like HR derby out there today! Steve up yet to see his #1 pick?
@royce: my bad, I originally had Blanks but realized he had 50 more ABs that allowed. Didnt check Latos, whoops. Thanks! I’ll go w. David Freese instead.
Sweet, MLB Extra Innings is free for Opening Week, for anyone interested.
Im watching Braves Cubs game simply to say I saw Heywards first ever MLB at bat a few years down the road
Braun with a bunt base hit? Yikes. Nothing like desperation mode with 161.2 games left.
Speaking of HR Derby, not sure if anyone else is doing this but would be curious to see what you all think of my squad. homerunderbyus.com is the site. You pick 7 guys who hit no more than 183 combined HRs yest. Team with the most this yr wins. My squad is Miggy, Braun, Quentin, Votto, Arod, Bruce and Manny
@anon: Don’t you hate that.
@sean: Hehe
@Eddy: Just my opinion, but it’s totally worth paying for. The HD-Mix channel (720-1) will test your sensory overload, but it’s the best channel on Directv, easily
Haha. Just read Sam Mellinger’s tweet on Greinke: Magglio Ordonez breaks up Zack Greinke’s no-hitter with two outs in the first inning. I have a funny feeling that this will not be 2010-redux for Zack.
Gomez is killing my razzball team.
@sean:
Thanks for the input. I like it so far so I’ll probably end up getting it
due to zambrano’s inability to not suck we are now only 2 batters away from the second coming of jesus!
Carlos Gomez with a SB and HR today, 3/4 with 2 runs and an RBI.
@Baron Von Vulturewins: Monkey-face? Hmm. I’ve also been called an Alf look-a-like from my online picture. Glad I have a black and white photo or I may be called an orangatang.
@rederic:
And it could be with the bases loaded
@Eddy:
scratch that
Dump Maybin for S-Rod ?
HEYWARD 3 RUN HR!
Heyward!!!!
did u see that hetward
and god said let there homeruns
@k_wave: Sure, if you like.
That was a bomb by Heyward.
Heyward!
No doubter for sure.
I just hate that Z is on my RCL staff.
I’m loving the 17 ERA I’m rocking from 6.1 innings so far. Gotta give a shout out to JJ, Ryan Franklin, and Big Z.
We are all witnesses. Nike. Or something.
I’m gonna trade AGon for Heyward.
Wonder if Jordan Schaefer can be reached for comment on Heyward’s blast?
Well, at least I face two guys on H2H that have Big Z in their rotation.
But I feel especially bad for the guy who’s facing the team with Pujols, Crapolanco, AND Yadier.
That’s horrible haha
I’m going to trade all of the 1999 New Orleans Saints draft picks for Heyward!
And Frasor blows the save. Awesome. I need him as a closer for the long-haul more than I need the stats today.
What does he think, Gregg and Downs are just going to go away?
frasor blows 1 big time
@Lava: Got me a vulture win for Frank-Frank. Yummy.
@sean: that’s what I was thinking…wish I would’ve drafted him so I could trade him
I think I’m gonna get LASIK. Then I can hit bombs like McCann.
@Grey: Mmm, vulture wins.
Also, Verlander has given up 2 through 2. How does he look? Anyone watching that game?
yites,zambrano bites,go hit a cooler again
And… there goes my chances of picking up Heyward on waivers. Claims get processed tomorrow a.m.
AL Pennant: Red Sox
NL Pennant: Braves
WS Champ: Sox
AL ROY: Neftali Feliz
NL ROY: Alcides Escobar
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Dan Haren
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
NL MVP: Jay Bruce
Ah, the beauty of Spring! Blowing off work today to drink beer and watch baseball. Tomorrow? Drivin’ down to Augusta for the Masters. Life is beautiful.
Masset – WTF?
sonovabench, Robot Jones! asdjfbiregmnojtrijfdaneurysm
@spamcakes: life is good
CarGo with a 4 hit game, albeit his 2nd one of his career.
Hey Grey I know to early to panic, but Travis Snider’s 3k’s worries me. I see 160k’s this year. It his strikeout rate alarming to you also, including his minor league numbers?
anyone else get the same feeling about heyward that they got about seeing lebron carry himself as an 18 year old? dude looks, acts, and speaks like he’s a 27 year old all-star already.
@Mark: Not Grey, but I’m pretty sure that Snider’s bad contact skills were the cause of him getting sent down last year. He’s got 30-HR pop, but he’s going to strikeout a ton. That was pretty clearly advertised.
@Mark: 160′s probably his over/under. He Ks a lot. That’s what he does. And he hits bombs. Snider’s not an all-around player at this point.
@sean: Those were the same reasons Adam Lind wasn’t always on the Jays mlb roster before 09.
@ThePoonTycoon:
Definitely. Right after his 3 run jack he walked into the dugout all cool like if it’s a regular thing. Very impressive.
A bunch of announcers always say a certain rookie acts more mature than his age, but this is the first time I truly see it in someone
@ThePoonTycoon: Let him go 0-for-15, then see how he carries himself.
Baseball ain’t basketball.
In a related story: Anyone remember Jay Bruce’s first week?
In a related-related story: Stupid Heyward ruining my chance to pick him up stupid waivers stupid stupid.
@Grey: Ditto. Gotta love that.
**DirecTV 731-1** Morales is imploding in the 9th. Hits weeks, wild pitch. Thank god they have a 3-run lead. Corpas is warming up.
I have a really bad feeling Morales is going to give me a brain freeze here.
Yeah, this isn’t inspiring:
F. Morales relieved R. Betancourt
R. Weeks hit by pitch
R. Weeks to second on wild pitch
Come on Frankie! Frasor already pooped my bed today.
@Eddy: i watched him give an interview during one of the spring training games and had to talk myself out of not taking him with my 1st or 2nd pick after keepers in my keeper league based on the way he spoke and handled himself. i had 2 3rd round picks in that draft and had decided if he made it to my 2nd 3rd round pick i would take him. alas, he went a few picks before me.
**in our keeper league, you can keep a guy indefinitely, it’s just a normal snake draft after keepers, so conceivably the guy that took heyward could have him his whole career
@sean:
I have Ubaldo in a couple of leagues, I’m gonna murder Morales if he screws up
Very happy owner today. Wright, Stewart, Jones in 1B/3B, and Marlon Byrd in my UTIL slot.
5/12 6R 5HR 10RBI
Guarantee Polanco will be added in any non-razzball affiliated league after today’s grand slam.
Marcum looked really good today
@Eddy: Yeah – Morales is protectng an important lead for me too.
Maybe he owns himself in a Razzball league. He wants that hot tub.
@ThePoonTycoon:
Oh wow, that’s a pretty insane rule for keepers
@Steve: that’s why the 3-run lead is so important when you’ve got a brain freeze type closer. Fielder smashes a LD at Tulo (2 outs now). Threat over.
Commentators are noting that Tulo is limping a bit after lunging to catch it…
@Steve:
Alas, let the Ws come in
@Baron Von Vulturewins: perhaps, but you just get this feeling about the guy when he talks and just generally handles himself that i haven’t seen in a guy this young since lebron.
obviously basketball and baseball are different sports, but lebron went through growing pains too. he went through 8 turnover games and 2-15 shooting nights. he’s missed last second shots, but you knew he’d get pass those hurdles a lot easier and a lot faster than most young players. i think heyward will handle an 0-15 streak 100 times better than any other rookie this season, and probably better than a lot of non-rookies.
i didn’t even have him on my radar for non-keeper leagues cause i knew the gamble was too big if i was taking him in the 10-12th round like he was going in 1 year leagues. but that was common sense telling me that rookies struggle.
Wait, even Rios is flexing his guns?
Tuning into Ari vs SD. Ari with 2 on, 1 out. J-Up reached on error
@Eddy: we do only keep 5 players, so it’s not like someone can build a serious dynasty. i kinda like it. keeps things simple. and it keeps some lower level teams from completely draining their team of studs they couldn’t keep anyway (or wouldn’t because the price would be too high) for picks and what not at the end of the season.
@ThePoonTycoon: My keeper is like that. We keep 7 though(1/3 the roster). I like it that way. Heyward actually went in the first round of the snake draft this year.
just to clarify, i’m not saying heyward is gonna be babe ruth this season. just saying the dude gives me the same feeling i got watching lebron handle the media and carrying himself around a bunch of vets with years of experience, and his body is far more developed than the body of your typical 20 year old, just like lebron when he was 18 and coming out of high school.
@majortommy: yeah, so basically the equivalent of the 8th round, same spot in my league.
I have Alcides Escobar and Everth Cabrera on my team, Stephen Drew is sitting on waivers, thoughts?
@agarthered: power or speed
@agarthered: escobar and everth are basically the same player. if you want a little variety in your SS, like if you decide you wanna go for more power there, then i’d flip a coin and dorp one for drew
I agree that baseball and basketball are two different beasts. I think baseball it’s a lot tougher for a rookie to be good if not great. Clearly Heyward is a star in the making.
Verlander looks to be a bit out of it. 4 ER in 5 innings. Damn you Butler and your moobs.
Good news is this may tip one guy to trade Verlander to me.
@Grey: gotta get yahoo to update the blanks photo,cant stop thinking of rudy when i see it
Ugh, Verlander.
@AL KOHOLIC @ThePoonTycoon I have Ellsbury, Dwright, Werth and Cargo for speed, so i’m thinking a little more power couldn’t hurt.
I drafted both Everth and Alcides, in the hopes that at least ONE of them works out, I think I have to hold on to both of them for at least the first few weeks just to make sure that I don’t drop the wrong one. Just worried a safe guy like Drew will be snagged by then.
@AL KOHOLIC:
Ha! good to know I wasn’t the only one who had that thought
AL Pennant: Red Sox
NL Pennant: Cardinals
WS Champs: Red Sox
AL ROY: Chapman
NL ROY: Heyward
AL Cy Young: Lester
NL Cy Young: Halladay
AL MVP: Longoria
NL MVP: Pujols
@AL KOHOLIC: Ha, yeah, every time Rudy and I would be drafting and someone would nominate him his picture came up and Rudy would say, “That’s my boy!”
Yanks over Braves in 5
Braves, Cards, Dodgers. WC – Cubs
Yanks, Twins, Seattle. WC – Rays
NLroy: Heyward
ALroy: Carlos Santana
Nl cy: Halladay
Al cy: Sabathia
Al MVP: Mauer
NL MVP: Pujols
and by AL ROY I meant Smoak
Yuniesky is buggering my razzball squad.
I know it’s early but with Fowler losing playing time – is CarGo #2 a better bench?
@GTS: I’d give him a week.
My pitching line today, courtesy of Verlander and Frasor:
5.1 10 6 2 7 0 0 10.13 2.25
I guess the seven k’s are alright, but still, yuck.
@Eddy: Nope, but I do OWN Pujols in both of my H2H leagues… wonder if we’re playing each other.
With Albert going 4/5, 4 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, he’s on pace to hit… well, probably about what we all expect him to hit. Dude’s a monster.
donkey blast
@AL KOHOLIC: Showing Stewart who’s the original donkey.
Stewart and Reynolds together make a Ba-donk-a-donk
Ah Opening Day. Never have so many picks looked so good.
And so bad.
Me in the RCL draft at #144. Dexter or Robot? Dexter or Robot? I’ll get speed later, I’ll go Robot. No, I’ll get scooped later. Dexter it is. Damn, why didn’t I go Robot?
Asked that same question to myself today…
You were watching the Rockies game earlier, right Grey? How did Ianetta look in his 2 ABs?
And now the Tiger bats show up.
@danimal35: Ha!
@Lava: Looked fine, took some pitches. Nothing noteworthy.
@Grey: That’s good to know. Patience, I keep telling myself!
Man, Miggy IS a robot.
And I think the Cubs will have to wait ’till 2011 for the WS
@Lava: I dealt with Iannetta last year and kept telling myself A’la Grey – “Catchers are like scabs, just leave ‘em alone.”
Looking at my team after one day – I tell myself they are a bunch of scabs – leave ‘em alone!
@Grey: Mini-Donkey’s not ready to yield to Micro-Donkey.
@brad: No, he is not.
@Steve: Wow, the Royals’ bullpen took an enormous dump on Greinke’s nice start. Thanks, fellas.
@BSA: But sometimes if feels so good to pick them!
But yeah, it is the first day. All the HRs being hit today kind of makes you anxious, though, doesn’t it?
Also, coming up with tv names for the Toronto bullpen closer carousel. So far we have “Frasor,” “Eastbound & Downs,” and “Gregg’s anatomy.”
I missed baseball.
@Lava: yeah and in atlanta its called heywards place
Grrr. Should have known better than to grab Adam LaRoche for a spot start in April.
Hey Grey, 10 team yahoo H2H who would you rather have as your 4th OF Alfonso Soriano or Colby Rasmus. My other OF are Braun, Hamilton and CarGo.
@B.J.: rasmus here,
but i hate soriano
Drop Fowler (bench) for Heyward? Trade bait?
@Kazmere: play him now,till he proves us wrong
Wow, you guys HAVE to see this gem by Buerhle. I’m surprised this wasn’t mentioned. I think we saw one of the top 5 plays of the year right here on Opening Day!
http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7282679
Dropping Corey Hart for Robot Jones sure looks good in retrospect.
No wild card prediction. Lame.
someone please tell me who the FFFFFFF sammy gervacio is? am i outta the loop here???
@B.J.: Soriano
@Kazmere: Sure
@Eddy: Comment #84. It was insane right?
@Tony: MR for Astros.
@Grey:
Oh wow, must’ve gone over my head (or inbetween my legs for that matter).
It was straight up silly.
@Grey: ok is he worth anything? bc this one dude in my league picked him up and im bamboozled?
Grey some idiot dropped Heyward in our league. He kept trying to trade him and no one would give him anything so he dropped him. I have the 1 wavier. Who would you drop. h2h 5×5
Soto
Howard
Phillips
Rollins
Lind
Jacoby
Quentin
Rios
Bruce
Pence
Borbon
jose lopez
@Grey: Headley.
No exclamation point as it was just an RBI single, but still…
@Grey:
rangers
twins
yanks
yanks to ws
dodgers
cardinals
philly
philly wins world series in 6 games
cy=felix and halladay
mvp=longoria and upton,justin
sean rod and heyward
hopefull coach of the year in rcl leagues=AL KOHOLIC
@Eddy: Ha!
@Tony: Solid MR, not going to getting saves any time soon. Great in a Holds league.
@Carl Spackler: Are any of those guys bench guys? Doesn’t look like you have room.
@Steve: It’s a start.
@Grey: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Julio, Bruce and Lopez are bench
does anyone find it annoying to be in multiple leagues cause of the perpetual conflict of interests…..how can i root against my opponents team if i own them in a different league and vice versa…hopefully the mets are good this year so i can root for a real team again
@Steve: True
@Carl Spackler: You can lose Lopez for him, but I’d start trading guys. All of those bench hitters isn’t cute.
@matthole: I just root for the guys on my teams. Then again, I have just about everyone somewhere.
Tiny Tim takes the mound!
@matthole:
I know exactly how you feel. This is the first season where I have more than one league, and as early as the Mets v. Marlins I didn’t know what to do with myself. Had JJ and Cantu in RCL, Johan in a Yahoo league, and Wright in my money league. Sad part is I’m a Marlins fan, so I was screwing my stepsister right off the get-go.
But I think I’ll prioritize the guys in my money league the most (which is also the league that I do with all my friends) and take it from there.
@Grey: hahahah we dont have HOLDS! theres this guy in my league, blows my mind…. LOL
AL pennant: Twins
NL pennant: Rockies
WS Champs: Rockies
MVPs: Tulowitzki, Teixeira
Cy Youngs: Nolasco, Lester
ROY: Heyward, Sizemore
What do you guys think, is this a legit trade? Lincecum for Johan Santana and Raul Ibanez?
I have Sizemore, but what’s with all the love? As Dave Chappelle as Prince might say “He bores me”.
Grey what do you think of Alcides’ first game? KLaw said he looks completely lost with the bat. I’m going to be patient of course, but I’m hoping to trade Bartlett to use him at SS.
And what’s up with S-Rod? Is he starting or not? Kapler?? Kapler??
@Den: Depending on how badly you need Ibanez and don’t need Lincecum, I’d do it.
With the exception of Ubaldo and Johan, it has not been a good day for several of my pitchers.
OK…please don’t judge me for this one…Aubrey Huff a better solution at 1B than Nick Johnson?…at least until I can upgrade
@Tom Emanski: S-ROD IS STARTING
@danimal35: less injury risk for sure
@Tom Emanski: Eh, it’s one game against a very good pitcher.
@danimal35: I’d just stick with Johnson until he’s hurt.
@AL KOHOLIC: Sweet!
**Blanks is a monster.
@AL KOHOLIC: well he has more pop potential right? It’s a a 6×6 with AVG and OPS and we all know Johnson can draw a walk, but Huff will face NL west pitching this year and that might help him out a bit…he is only a year removed from all-start caliber numbers
@Grey: Thanks! but what if…….ahhh, no but!
Does Oswalt look like he’s hurt?
Or does he just look like he’s crap?
Advice to all razzballers:
DROP. ALFONSO. SORIANO. NOW.
I was foolish enough to think last year was a fluke, but he looks even worse now. His defense has become a total liability, and he still hacks at every pitch he sees. Sure, his power is still there, but power doesn’t do you a lot of good if you can’t make contact with the god damned ball.
I’m predicting a .230/20HR season for him at best. Eventually they will have to bench his multi-million dollar ass.
AL pennant: Red Sox
NL pennant: Phillies
WS Champs: Phillies
MVPs: Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Braun
Cy Youngs: Felix Hernandez, Roy Halladay
ROY: Sizemore, Heyward
@Steve: He just seems to always have one bad inning.
@Grey: Yeah, and it looks like he has responded to my harsh words.
For the time being, at least.
@Steve: he was rolling his wrist around between pitches,hurt or kind of practicing the rotation he wanted on the ball?
@AL KOHOLIC: Certainly pitched like a wanker for an inning there.
I’m second guessing myself now… I traded Heyward, Peavy, FraGu, and Mike Gonzalez for Kemp and Adam Jones. But right after that I packaged Kemp, Fielder, and Masterson for Pujols and King Felix. What do you think??? My team looks like this now:
Victor Martinez
Albert Pujols
Aaron Hill
Ryan Zimmerman
J.J. Hardy
Nelson Cruz
Hunter Pence
Chris Davis
Adam Jones
Felix Hernandez
Jon Lester
Ricky Nolasco
Rafael Soriano
Frank Francisco
Brett Anderson
Kevin Slowey
Brian Matusz
Francisco Liriano
I have 2 open roster spots now and need another OF…
where is JJ hardy projected to bat?
@Grey: You said “the sorry AL Central pitching staffs” for your explanation of the twins winning the AL Pennant. No love for the White Sox staff? Buehrle, Peavy, Floyd, Danks and Garcia seems like a pretty solid staff to me
@Grey:
Blanks a monster?! I only drafted him because his pic makes him look like Rudy’s little brother….mind you I drafted him early but I’ll take a monster rookie year.
@Steve: Wanker?! If someone thought you to be American they just read that and said “Wanker?!, who is this wanker?”
Napoli’s not starting today. I don’t like this.
@longbeachyo: The second trade was fair but it cost you some steals that I don’t see where you’re making up. The first trade was so unbalanced in your favor that I’m surprised the league let it go through.
As a Giants fan it was tough to see Rudy and Grey’s picks
. Alas, I will survive!
My baseball picks:
AL Pennant: Yankees
NL Pennant: Phillies
WS Champs: Phillies
AL ROY: Gordon Beckham (he eligible?)
NL ROY: Desmond (Grey’s butt -> smoooooch)
AL Cy Young: Lester
NL Cy Young: Halladay
AL MVP: Youkilis
NL MVP: Pujols
Almost 300 comments and no mention of the beginning of the Jeff Clement Era in Pittsburgh?!
@BSA: As terms of non-endearment go, it is one of my favourites.
@longbeachyo: I agree with Brian.
@Tony: 8th
@Danny: Peavy’s great, but injury-prone. The other guys are okay.
@BSA: He’s not a rookie.
@Pat: Clement was mentioned a few times above. Beckham’s not eligible.
@all: 5×5 roto – What do you think? Carlos Lee, Tim Hudson and Brandon Lyon for Chris Carpenter and Kevin Kouzmanoff
@metsfan: No likey here, either. Just sent a couple trade offers out the catcher hoarders in the league where I have him.
@Pat: I almost mentioned Clement’s decent line (1/3 with a Run), but then I remembered that I passed on Yadier and his supposed oblique strain (and my better judgement) when I took Clement off waivers recently… and then I thought about Yadier’s grand slam today, and then I punched myself in the face, which made me forget to mention Clement here.
@Grey: I still give him rookie time like Beckham. I only see that he was up for 54 games and 1/4 of a full timer’s at bats. Eh well we’ll see.
Can you rank the following guys for my last U spot in a 5X5 roto league — no bench spots. Brett Gardner, Cory Hart, Todd Helton, Chase Headley, Brandon Wood. Probably could use help in speed and average…
I don’t like that Napoli isn’t starting either. In the past I used to reach for an elite catcher but I decided not to this year. Anybody think its worth dropping Napoli for Clement or will Napoli still put up better numbers even with less playing time?
@Juice: I’ve said this regarding Clement vs. Iannetta, but I think it applies to Napoli, as well. I think it’s worth taking an early shot with Clement. Reason being, if Clement has a great April, he’s going to get picked up by someone and it might not be you. If Iannetta/Napoli has a great April, there’s a much smaller risk that owners are dumping their drafted catchers to go out and grab him. Good, bad or indifferent, I think Ianetta/Napoli is there in a few weeks if you need to go that route… I don’t think Clement will be there if he does well.
I am thinking of dropping Soriano for Rasmus. Is this a horrible idea?
Ditto for Napoli for Clement.
I know it is just one start, but would you pull the cord on Lowe for one of these pitchers with more upside – Cueto, Duchscherer, Niemann, E. Santana, or Morrow? Do any of these guys deserve a spot over Wolf as well?
Huston Street visited Dr. James Andrews in Alabama Monday for a second opinion on his injured right shoulder, according to the Denver Post.
Our View: Street received good news from Andrews, and his shoulder is structurally fine. This is encouraging, but it remains uncertain when Street may be ready to pitch for Colorado while strengthening his arm. Franklin Morales will continue to serve as their closer while Street is out of service.
This has mixed message written all over it. Does anyone escape the grip of Dr. Freeze?
@Awesomus Maximus: That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the advice.
I’m about to drop Napoli for Clement. Someone convince me not to
@metsfan
How about this? You’re an idiot if you do that. Does that help?
But, you are a mets fan soo…
@PaddyTwoTimes: Thanks, I guess.
This is why I hate drafting guys I don’t like. I always want to drop them. I was about to take Montero when he was taken and I couldn’t make a good pick.
Mark Reynolds: more walks than strikeouts. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?
@mets
It is one game man. Wait for it. And I kid about your team. I know what it is like to love a dog.
Read my post (#300), I think it’s a fine idea and I refuse to convince you otherwise.
@metsfan: don’t
@Awesomus Maximus: i agree,full time ab,s and a good start could be all he needs,plus the top of pitt lineup can score
@Grey: little sammy g y’all….he is fun to watch, huh? the entire giants team was on the top step in a 5-0 game.
@3fingersbrown: Eh… I’d take Carpenter and I don’t even like Carp.
@Awesomus Maximus: Ha!
@nick m.: I never liked Lowe. I’d take just about any of them of him. That order is fine, but no Niemann.
@BKK: No, they don’t.
@mc serch: Yeah, he is.
picks-
ws- cards over yankees
mvps- tulo and longoria
cy youngs- verlander and wainwright
roys- austin jackson and heyward
I get : Tulo
I give up: Holliday
It was offered to me and was wondering what people thought. Also it is a dynasty keeper league meaning I keep everyone. Any help would be great
Sheeeeeeeit. I benched Blanks.
Trade question:
I’ve got Alcides at SS and I’d like to upgrade. Someone offered me Reyes for my Dan Haren. My SP are Haren, Hamels, Nolasco, Garza, Slowey, Jon Sanchez, Buchholz.
Hey Grey, with Fowler now platooning with Smith, should I dump him and pick up Gardner?
OK Scott B – let’s see your second-half self!
Time to see if Sheets will be added massively or dropped massively across fantasy baseball leagues
@preptime: Dustin Pedroia is also on pace for 162 homers!!!
Sheets looks bad already. Considering his spring I knew I should have benched him today.
@chris: Depends on needs…post your team.
@chris: I’d take Tulo.
@SotoMojo: They’re pretty similar so sure, if you want.
NL W: Rockies
NL C: Cards
NL E: Phillies
NL WC: Dodgers
AL W: LAA
AL C: Twins
AL E: Yankees
AL WC: Red Sox
World Series: Sox over Phillies
NL MVP: Ryan Braun
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
NL CY: Doc
AL CY: F-Her
Write it down so you don’t forget.
HAPPY OPENING DAY!
Is it just me or does Ben Sheets delivery look incredibly wonky?
Cameron Maybin or Calros Gomez – 20 team keeper league – do you think Maybin has a future
@joser: Sure, that’s fine for you.
@Yo Soy No Bueno: It’s because he’s healthy, he’s not used to it.
@mrbaseball: I do think Maybin can be good, might just take a bit of time.
@Grey: Is that a good sign, a bad sign, or just a sign?
Is there any reason to think that this whole Nate-McLouth-batting-8th thing is temporary? Or should I just assume right now that he’s getting 100 less PAs than I had originally expected?
Also, who around here is going to go kick Travis Snider’s shizz into gear? I mean, I know it’s one day, but he looked like he’d never seen a fastball today. And it’s not like Scott Feldman’s being confused for Nolan Ryan or anything.
Hey guys, heres the trade I was offered
I get: Tulo
I give: Holliday
It is a dynasty keeper league so we keep everyone, here is my squad so let me know what you think.
C Ryan Doumit (Pit – C)
1B James Loney (LAD – 1B)
2B Ian Desmond (Was – 2B,SS)
3B Aramis Ramirez (ChC – 3B)
SS Erick Aybar (LAA – SS)
OF Matt Holliday (StL – OF)
OF Carlos Lee (Hou – OF)
OF Colby Rasmus (StL – OF)
Util Kyle Blanks (SD – OF)
SP Dan Haren (Ari – SP)
SP Ricky Nolasco (Fla – SP)
SP Roy Oswalt (Hou – SP)
SP Rick Porcello (Det – SP)
SP Jered Weaver (LAA – SP)
RP Andrew Bailey (Oak – RP)
RP Leo Nunez (Fla – RP)
BN Andre Ethier (LAD – OF)
BN Michael Bourn (Hou – OF)
BN A.J. Pierzynski (CWS – C)
BN Juan Rivera (LAA – OF)
BN Carlos Santana (Cle – C)NA
BN Pedro Alvarez (Pit – 3B)NA
BN Scott Sizemore (Det – 2B)
BN Everth Cabrera (SD – SS)
DL Carlos Beltran (NYM – OF)DL
DL Lance Berkman (Hou – 1B)DL
BN Rafael Soriano (TB – RP)
BN Shaun Marcum (Tor – SP,RP)
BN J.A. Happ (Phi – SP,RP)
BN Jonathan Sanchez (SF – SP)
BN Colby Lewis (Tex – SP,RP)
AL pennant: Yankees
NL pennant: Rockies
WS Champs: Yankees
MVPs: Pujols, Youk
Cy Young: Haren, Lester
ROY: Heyward, C. Santana
@chris: yeah, that looks like a great trade for you! You’ve got a lot of depth at outfield, so go for it! Tulo will be a nice upgrade at SS.
@Jesse: Patience, my man. I can’t imagine Melky (0-for-5 today) is going to lead off for very long, or ever again. I just think Cox wants some assurance from McLousy that he’s not going to hit .220 this year
ughh Mathis just homered. No reconsidering on the Napoli front?
I’m not ready to drop him yet, but I’m thinking of picking up Clement for my bench just in case.
Mathis homers….not good for Napoli owners. :/
Or Baker owners for that matter!
Grey or Rudy (or anybody really):
Any new news regarding Montero’s playing time being eaten way at by Snider? I just got a trade that would give me Mccann/Bucholtz for Werth/Montero.
I remember a few weeks ago that you thought Montero might not get as much PT as everybody thinks.
Thanks.
@Robert: I’d want Werth’s side there.
grey…im still high off that braves offense today…
am i crazy to think troy glaus really improves that lineup and could hit 30/100??? if yes, awesome
if no, what do you think? lol
@robertloblaw: I go over him there:
http://razzball.com/javy-holidays/
@Yo Soy No Bueno: He looked very odd, but seems to be settling in. In my main (H2H) league, my opponent this week has had Beckett, Padilla and Zambrano go for him so far, and now Sheets. Ben’s run per inning performance to start the game was actually brining DOWN my opponent’s team ERA.
@metsfan: I already told you to pull the trigger on Clement. Why are we still discussing this?
Would you Trade AJ Burnett & Hamilton for Verlander? Love the site. Great stuff!
@Steve: Second-half Scott, where were’st thou?
@Grey: You may have said this before, but where do you rank Figgins once he gets 2B elig? Does he move up in the top 300 rankings?
D Young is up to the plate with the bases loaded…is this the year to break out???
@GopherDay: If I remember correctly, Grey put Figgy in the top 5 for 2B eligible bachelors when asked this previously.
@GopherDay: Apparently not.
@GopherDay: Nope! Fly out to left…oh well.
353 Responses? Really? I can’t read all that – someone give me today’s crib notes!
@Grey: 1600 innings limit, 15 team mixed NFBC style. How do you like to configure your pitching staff?
SP: Grienke, Carpenter, Scherzer, Marcum, Cueto, Correia and Norris
RP: Bell, Aardsma
Think I should drop Norris in favor of a middle reliever with possible closer op? Possibly drop Correia for a high K/9 ERA/WHIP helping MR? Have to be mindful of my innings. Haven’t played in a league with a limit in a while.
Some possibles: Downs, Betancourt, Jim Johnson, Jensen Lewis, Tony Sipp, Gutierrez, Wheeler. Frasor spit the bit today, so I’m thinking Downs.
@GopherDay: What A. Maximus said.
@3fingersbrown: Sure, lose Norris for Downs.
Godzilla!
Morales B2B!
MOONSHOT-Mijares
I sympathise with the Felix owners of course, but love me a vulture win for League and the save for Aardsma.
@Steve: Damn, I could’ve used that win.
PICKS:
Rangers over Dodgers in 6
NL MVP: Poojols
AL MVP: Miggy C
NL Cy: Kershaw
AL Cy: Lester
NL ROY: Strarburg
Al ROY: Sizemore
What should I do to my bench hitter Corey Hart? Picking up Carlos Gomez instead? I’m panicking! Someone please slap me.
Brett Myers and Kris Medlen are on the wire. Yes, the league is deeeep.