Went over our NL-Only team already that was also hosted by Scott White of CBS. To refresh your memory, it was the post that you didn’t read and skipped to the comments to ask questions. No, not that one. The other one… Yeah, that one! If I had my druthers, and if I were using the word druthers correctly, I’d do an NL-Only league instead of an AL-Only league. You think NL-Only was shallow? NL-Only makes AL-Only look downright vapid, by comparison. To give you an idea, the best starter available on waivers right now is Vicente Padilla. That would be great if Ugly were a category. The best 3rd baseman available is Jayson Nix. I’m not sure if his mom, Jayne, would even draft him. The top five best shortstops had 5 homers combined last year. Democratically, divvying them up one each. If you lose a player, you’re basically done. With that said, I wrote this post right after I drafted the team and now we’re in first place (it’s still early; I know). Anyway, here’s our 2012 fantasy baseball team with thoughts on different draft picks:
For sake of clarity: 12 teams, AL-Only, Roto, 5 x 5 — C, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, OF, OF, OF, OF, OF, Util, BN, BN, BN — P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL
C – Jose Molina $3
C – Chris Iannetta $9
1B – Justin Morneau $7
2B – Alexi Casilla $9
3B – Evan Longoria $33
SS – Alexei Ramirez $21
MI – Brendan Ryan $7
CI – Mark Reynolds $19
OF – Nick Swisher $20
OF – Michael Brantley $13
OF – Eric Thames $8
OF – Nick Markakis $19
OF – Yoenis Cespedes $7 (guessing on $ amount, he wasn’t in CBS when we drafted)
U – Alberto Callaspo $4
Bench – Ryan Kalish $0 (free round)
Bench – Jarrod Dyson $0 (free round)
Bench – Jermaine Mitchell $0 (free round)
P – Justin Masterson $13
P – Brad Peacock $4
P – Aaron Crow $3
P – David Robertson $5
P – Jim Johnson $12
P – Ivan Nova $8
P – Chris Sale $12
P – Jake Peavy $8
P – Brian Fuentes $6
Bench – Kevin Gregg $0 (free round)
Bench – Matt Lindstrom $0 (free round)
Bench – Tyson Ross $0 (free round)
Bench – Dylan Axelford $0 (free round)
ACCORDING TO EVERYONE, OUR PITCHING’S TERRIBLE
By everyone, I mean Rudy and myself too. Our pitching staff has one ace… If the league only used Cleveland Indian players. Yeah, not so good. If Peavy surprises and Sale does what I think he’s capable of, then the staff won’t be the worst in the league. Maybe only 11th worst. Our saving grace is our hitting isn’t terrible… Only slightly bad. (BTW, to give you an idea of how early it is in the season. We’re in first place because of this pitching staff… HA!)
ACCORDING TO EVERYONE, OUR HITTING IS SLIGHTLY BAD
I don’t mind our outfield. Though I think it says a lot when Nick Swisher is your most expensive outfielder. I think, in fact, it says, “What the hell were you doing?” Our 2nd highest get on the whole team was Alexei Ramirez. Huh? That’s egregious with a side of vomit. We need about ten players to play over their head and then some luck on top of that.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO LIKE ON THIS TEAM?
After a few drafts, we decided to go all in on Oakland A’s raftee, Yoenis Cespedes. He went for half the price he should because people were worried he wasn’t A) Starting the year in the majors. B) Worth the hype. C) There’s no C. As for A), I knew Beane wouldn’t spend that kind of money to send him to the minors. Makes no sense. As for B), there was surprisingly no hype in drafts. He was falling all over the place. As for C), well, that’s self-explanatory.
MORNEAU? REALLY, GREY? I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE INTO MASOCHISM?
No, Rudy’s into sado-masochism, because he drafted Morneau. If you heard our first podcast, you already know this story. I was on IM with Rudy and I asked him to take the controls for three minutes while I went to pee. It takes seventeen steps from my office to the bathroom. I counted. I don’t draft with pants on, so I didn’t need to unbuckle anything. I live in my own place so I didn’t need to lift the toilet seat. I don’t even wash my hands after I pee! In approximately three and a half minutes, I returned to see Morneau on our team. Next time, I’m peeing out my office window.
Which closer to pickup – Lidge or Aceves?
Aceves
Why do you guys have Alexei on practically every team? Does he have dirt on Rudy’s family or something?
@Elijah, Was the only SS that was going for cheaper than his market rate… It’s far from thrilling…
@Grey,
The guy(s) that no one want(s) often become(s) valuable I suppose. That’s how I ended up with Masterson, Hudson, and Berkman.
@Elijah, Yup… How we got Colby Lewis on a bunch of teams too…
Grey,
Mike Adams was just dropped in my 14 team 10×10 league where Holds count.
Its a 4 RP league. I have Javy Guerra, Waldon, Melancon, and Chapman. Is he worth dropping Melancon or someone else for?
Thanks
@Blue Crew, Drop Melancon for him…
At least you got the craptastic AL-Only draft out of the way before the high stakes AL-Only draft. It appears you guys learned a thing or two, because I like the high stakes team approximately 1000x more than this one.
Peeing out your office window almost made me pee in my office chair!
@MattTruss223, Hehe… Thanks!
An Office??? I thought you lived and did this site from a mustache car…
@Bed Devils, That’s my office.
16 Team H2H keeper. I’ve got the Vogelsong coming off the DL for Sunday’s start. The bottom of my pitching rotation goes a little something like this:
Chacin, Nicasio, Filthy, Milone. I’m leaning drop Chacin…am I crazy?
Also, would Grady *cough* *cough* Sizemore be a decent DL stash, or would JDLR be a better one?
@Wilsonian, I’d stash Grady… Sure, drop Chacin…
@Grey,
you paint a rather obscene picture ,
not that there’s anything wrong with what you and
grady do behind closed doors .
Milone’s past K/9:
2010: 8.8 (158 IP, AA)
2011: 9.4 (148.1 IP, AAA)
Why is he projected to have such a poor K rate in the majors? Do soft-tosser’s Ks translate to the majors that poorly? Just curious…
He’s just more of a control specialist… I don’t think he’s going to get zero Ks… Probably close to a 6 K/9…
@Grey, Gotcha. Although, apparently maybe he WILL get zero Ks.
@peter, I wonder what the record for number of innings without a K is…
I’m in a $260, 4×4, 14/9, 11-team NL-only league. Draft, due to birthdays and holidays, is next weekend, the latest we’ve ever drafted.
I’m in an unusual (for me) situation. I have a solid freeze list (one team is ridiculously good, but I think I’m second-best), but my only offensive freezes are four decent-but-not-great OFers. Freezes are:
Chris Young, $9
Logan Morrison, $5
Chris Heisey, $1
Will Venable, $2
Ian Kennedy, $7
Daniel Hudson, $8
Javy Guerra, $5
Jordan Zimmermann, $6
Brandon Beachy, $5
Unlike a complete redraft league, my freezes are going to have a huge effect on the positions of the hitters I’ll be drafting. So, how much of a positional adjustment do I make? The top seven hitters available (in positionally-unadjusted inflation $) are CarGo ($52), Votto ($50), Tulo ($48), J-Up ($48), HanRam ($41), Bourn ($40), and Zimmerman ($39). So far, I’ve just subtracted $2 from the OFers ($3 for Bourn; I don’t like expensive speedy slap-hitters: SAGNOF!) and added $2 to the other positional players. Enough? Too much? Should I do something slightly different, like cheating the $10-$25 OFers, but keeping the top OFers at inflationary par, since I don’t have a top OF? Thanks.
Since you have some OF cheaper than their price, I’d try and get a top hitter outside of OF. Could see going to $ for those infielders, wouldn’t draft Bourn for anywhere near $40, more like $25…
@Grey, OK, but HOW MUCH do I cheat the top- to mid-range OFers Other than Bourn)? 10% 20%? 30%? At some point, I can discount them too much, and the prices for the players at other positions get too high. $65 for Votto, $62 for Tulo, or $53 for HanRam, for example, seem like recipes for destruction. Their salaries are already inflated 30%+ before making positional adjustments.
You have to build your team, you’re not drafting 6 outfielders just because they’re cheap…
@Grey, Thanks!
11 team mixed keeper league with OBP instead of AVG
Which side is better for 2012 and beyond:
Jayson Werth (12 – can’t keep in 2013 for this owner) and Nick Swisher (14)
for
BJ Upton (21) and Mike Minor (4)
@Rob, Werth side, but it’s fair, depends on needs…
had my first ever auction draft, would love a little perspective. It is my only team this year (3 per season prior), going to be able to keep 4 players (at +$3 draft cost). 10 team + standard positions + CI, MI, 4OF (total), 2U (total), 3 bench, 6×6 (ops + QS). $280 to spend.
C- Posey $7, Avila $6
1b- Tex $27
2b- Kipnis $2, aviles $1
ss- Dee gordon $8, Jeter $6
3b- arod $19, lawrie $22, Freese $3
OF- braun $46, bruce $25, Adam Jones $12, Melky $2, Gardner $2, Harper $4 (bench)
SP- Lester $22, Dhudson $9, Zimmermann $10, Marcum $2, Luebke $2
RP- Papelboner $7, Hbell $5, League $5, Walden $3
It has a slightly higher innings cap (1450 ip), so i feel a little light on starters and obviously i should have solid RP (i figured for a total of $20, those 4 should prove worth the cost). There are plenty of decent options out there due to the short benches.
i think i may try to move arod for a good starter, who should i target?
@ETMcgee, I think you should move A-Rod for a better 2nd baseman… Team looks stacked, but it’s a very shallow league so a lot will have to do with waivers…
$6 on Fuentes? Really?
Kevin Greg? Double really?
@PastaMan, We drafted about 6 weeks ago before Johnson and Balfour had the jobs…
Grey, thought you might enjoy this fan site for Roger Sharkidina: http://www.sharkadina.com/
Feeling pretty good about fact that I was Hectoring everyone here about Santiago a good two days before his closer role was cinched and fools were still climbing all over Addy Reed (who lacks an out pitch).
@jac, I don’t get that site…
@Grey, late to this thread, but I’m a razzball reader and co-creator of Sharkadina. Bernadina is nicknamed The Shark for the way he hunts down balls in the outfield like a shark hunts his prey. Check out the site more , I think you would like it.
I really didn’t look at more than the top header imagery… Sure it’s cool… Blog on, blogga!
@jac, Weird. Very bloody… Why is he The Shark? Does he have a skeleton made of cartilage?
Grey I’m trying to unload Pineda in my 12 team keeper league, is Bourjos too paltry of a haul to pull the trigger? I need OF help.
@TualatinTwoStep, A bit…
My closers are starting to realize that when you get people out, good things happen.
@Steve, About time…
@Grey
Please rank (5×5 mixed roto):
Ethier, Hart, Werth
and
Bourjos, De Aza, Rios, Duda
@BobbyI, I ranked them in the rankings…
Could you please rank Heisey, Jon Jay, and Nieuwenhuis? My team is laking pop. Muchas Gracias!
@MattTruss223, Nieuwenhuis, Heisey… They’re not every day starters…
@Grey, NL only league. I realize it’s scraps, but it is what it is. We do RF/CF/LF/OF/OF, this is for the CF spot. Jay’s the odd man out then huh? Thanks.
@MattTruss223, I assumed it was for a bench, platoon OF, if you’re starting them then Jay, Nieuwenhuis… But Jay has little to no pop…
@Grey, ugh, tell me about it. This team’s a mess. Too bad Dusty won’t stop playing Ludwick. We have 2 BN spots in this league too, so stashing isn’t really an option. Oh well…
Have Furcal. Considering dropping him for Infante. Any sense of better short term/long term choice here? Thanks!
Go for it…
With Jesus Guzman batting 4th on the Padres, where does he fit into your rankings?
@Ronkonkoma, He’s a flyer that you hope gets hot…
@Grey, who would you rather have at CI in a H2H points league? Belt, Gamel, or Guzman?
Thanks!
Gamel
What is the soonest you think we see Rizzo? Worth stashing in a 16 team keeper, where prospects tend to be snatched up? Should I drop brantley, my only bench hitter, for him or either of FA hitters Reddick, Bernadina?
Also, can you put a draft master list link in the 2012 rankings? That would be sweet. Also, any links you have for the leagues that are publicly available would be awesome.
Great stuff as always, and congrats on your fast start
@Chunk, June… I’d hold for now… Thanks! Will add the master draft list in a few…
Can someone explain to me how Josh Hamilton currently has a higher AVG than OBP? As of today, he’s batting .500 with a .471 OBP…
**brain explodes**
@Goose, from The WIkipedia
“For small numbers of at-bats, it is possible (though unlikely) for a player’s on-base percentage to be lower than his batting average (H/AB). This happens when a player has almost no walks or times hit by pitch, with a higher number of sacrifice flies (e.g. if a player has 2 hits in 6 at bats plus a sacrifice fly, his batting average would be .333, but his on-base percentage would be .286).”
@Pokey Reese,
Huh, interesting. Thanks, Pokey!
jesus guzman or ross
@BILLY JACK, Guzman
I am in a 10 team H2H league, and drafted Goldschmidt as a late round flyer, I don’t know what it is about him, but I just am not a fan, and doubt I going to get much trade value out of him. Can I drop him or not so much?
@Holmes, I have to think that someone is willing to take a chance on him in a trade. Depends on who you would add for him.
I love my tribe inking Carlos Santana for 5 years at $21 million, STEAL.
Grey- i dont think you ever answered this from this mornings post: would you rather have Henderson Alvarez/Tommy Milone over Liriano?
Yeah, over Liriano…
In a H2H league that uses QS instead of WHIP (dumb, I know):
Edwin Jackson or Lance Lynn?
Lynn…
Drop Aaron Hill for Infante?
Nope…
If given the chance would you trade P. Fielder for J-Upton? Fielder has gotten off to a pretty nice start, but I am in need of SBs…
Sure, it’s fair…
“Gray” (or Grayson- is this your full name?) is one of the hottest new baby names. I’m not going to link to the article because I want to pretend that I didn’t read it, but the writer seems to have missed the inspiration for the increase in babies named “Gray.”
@royce!, How about that Millone we drafted?
@Steve, Did we draft him? If so, whoopee! But I also remember we drafted Ike Davis (who I also own in our RCL), so I guess I should temper my excitement.
@royce!, Well, I told you to draft him, but we win as a team and lose as a team.
@Steve, Thank you for your magnanimity. Would’ve been nice if we went Balfour instead of Fuentes, and it would be really nice if the Twins were to get into a save situation… were you able to pick up any of the new closers?
@royce!, Yeah – got both Henry and Hector.
@Steve, Nice, well played.
Coincidence?
@Grey, Rhetorical?
@royce!, Yeah, that coincidence was for the popularity of my name… I sent that comment while in the steam room next to an 80-year-old naked Asian man…
@Grey,
big of you ??
@Grey, Not really. royce! was kind enough to draft my 14-team keeper for me (with me looking over his sholder). We’re kind of like you and Rudy, but less hirsute.
@Steve, Bwahaha…
@Steve, I think Grey was asking rhetorically if it is a coincidence that one of the hottest new baby names is “Gray,” or “Grayson.”
Regardless, it probably is just a coincidence that we drafted a player that has actually done well…
@royce!, Oh. Context fail.
@Steve, I think you may have gotten the first “Bwahaha…” on this site, though. I think it resides between “hehe” and “ha!”.
White Sox-Indians postponed. Adjust your lineups accordingly. Or, like me, curse the gaping holes in your lineup.
Thanks for the heads up!
@Steve, why? Because it was going to be a shitty game anyway?
@Wilsonian, It’s a short-schedule day for my H2H roster anyway and now I have lost two important players (I only carry one bench bat) when my opponent has his roster virtually full.
@Steve, yeah, I lost Kipnis, Santiago and Thornton, with Espinosa getting the night off as-is. So I feel your pain.
@Grey I’m involved in a 20 Team NL Only H2H Auction tonight. Usually Im a stars/scrubs guy. But with the possibility of stars going for $60-$70 or more and the fact that $1 will end up being more like -$5 players what do you think the best draft strategy would be? I’m leaning toward stocking up on middle level offense and then maybe grab one stud SP and the rest middle relievers and some speculative save guys. (14 inning weekly min) Think that could work?
28 man rosters so 20×28=560
I believe the player pool on yahoo is just over 600 so it’s ridiculously deep.
I’d go for mid-level guys…
@Nonstoptalk,
Whatever you do, don’t draft Josh Collmenter! Apart from sucking, he may not last the month…
I know it’s incredibly early, but how soon is too soon to be concerned about my pitching staff centered around Cain, Bumgarner, Hanson, Beachy, D. Hudson, Luebke, and Matt Moore?
@Jordan73, that’s a good squad I think. You’ll be fine.
About a month in…
Or ryan raburn?
I have aaron hill… Drop him for infante or raburn???
Would you use #1 Waiver priority on Cordero or do you think Santos gets the job back after the baby thing? Thanks in advance for the input on this.
Santos gets the job back…
Any matchups this afternoon you’ll be paying closer attention to?
Probably watching Bard…
@Grey, Nice, Feliz will be interesting too.
In a 12 team 5×5 league with two catching spots. I am waiting on Montero to gain eligibility, and starting Iannetta and Mesoraco. Mesoraco isn’t getting any starts though. Thinking of going throwing him back. Would you pick up AJ Ellis or Josh Thole?
Thanks,
Thole
Morse suffered a set back and will not be back on Thursday and is now out “indefinitely”.
@Wilsonian, Not good…
@Grey, I don’t own him anywhere, but that’s definitely not a good sign…
@Wilsonian, damn,i own him in all 3 leagues,was really looking to get him back next week
J-Up is also out of the lineup tonight. No word on injury, just that he’s out, so probably a day off.
@Wilsonian, hopefully this benefits my Edinson start…
@Wilsonian, Thanks for the heads up!
@Grey, no prob.
@Wilsonian,
Justin Upton has been scratched from Tuesday’s lineup due to a jammed left thumb.
Upton is hoping to return to the lineup Wednesday, but is doesn’t sound like a sure thing. “It’s not too bad,” Upton said. “I went and took some swings and it didn’t feel right.
@Elijah, Damn. Didn’t get that one. Thanks for the update. What I read sounded more like a day off.
In a vacuum: Lynn, H. Santiago, or Hank Rod?
@Panti Jose, Santiago
From the way Chen has pitched thus far, you’d think I was starting him.
@Steve, Ha!
@Grey, And now you’d think my opponent had him.
Phew. Hardy just sonavabenched my opponent.
Rough start for Bard
Oh, yeah…
@B.o.B, You hear those drunk Canadians yelling at him? I probably wouldn’t pitch well either.
@Chunk, And now they’re attacking him on the field! I hate that they don’t show us what’s happening.
@Chunk, they’re bitter about their Maple Leafs
@B.o.B, All over Bard in Razz. Saved me from good starts by Blevens and Detwiler tonight.
OK – this is a real baseball question, not an aggrieved-fantasy-owner question.
Why is Rolen hitting cleanup, rather than Bruce?
@Steve, L-R-L.
@royce!, Ah, that makes sense I guess.
I wondered if it was because Dusty could still remember Rolen being really good in the mid-00s…
@Steve, Every day is Veteran’s Day in Dusty’s mind!
@royce!, And if if I was managing the Reds, they’d be leading now!
@Steve, Votto, Rolen, Bruce
@royce!, Votto should be IBB 100% of the time as long as Rolen is batting behind him
“No, Rudy’s into sado-masochism, because he drafted Morneau. If you heard our first podcast, you already know this story. I was on IM with Rudy and I asked him to take the controls for three minutes while I went to pee. It takes seventeen steps from my office to the bathroom. I counted. I don’t draft with pants on, so I didn’t need to unbuckle anything. I live in my own place so I didn’t need to lift the toilet seat. I don’t even wash my hands after I pee! In approximately three and a half minutes, I returned to see Morneau on our team. Next time, I’m peeing out my office window.”
Haha! Great stuff Grey.
@TheNewGuy, Thanks!
hows drabek looking
@AL KOHOLIC, Pretty decent. Live stuff, bit of trouble locating though which is always his problem.
Can’t see this Bard experiment working though, even he doesn’t look happy starting. Nailed on he’ll be the closer by the end of the month imo.
@TheNewGuy, thanks,ill keep an eye on him,would love to see him and duffy have decent years,even though i dont own them yet
I was just offered Lester and Beachy for Greinke in a CBS Points League. Is that enough to pull the trigger on this deal?
@Pops, Looks solid if you need pitching depth…
Best pickup for saves: Henry Rod, or a speculative pickup of Pestano or Cordero?
@stumanji, H-rod
@stumanji, Cordero for the next few days…
What do you think? Drop Chacin for Narveson or Clayton Richard or wait for Chacin to figure his mess out?
@Turk Wendell, I’d wait with those choices…
@Grey, Thanks. Can’t wait for the next podcast. Seriously, it’s the highlight of my fantasy week!
Side note: I’m loving the fact that the Blue Jays changed back to their old unis. They’re pretty awesome.
@stumanji, Almost as awesome as those Colt 45s jerseys
@Chunk, Yeah just noticed that. Rusty Staub will approve.
@stumanji, Word. I’m liking the BJs this year.
Freezy F. Baby! My Cards are looking pretty dangerous early on
@B.o.B, Wow… They are…
@B.o.B, if i see another reds hitter get behind 1-2 or 0-2 im gonna hurl. also screw your freese and his dinky shoulda-been-a-double home run!
from-
Cincinnati
David Murphy might be one of my favourite fantasy players. Just about every time you slot him in for a day or two, he gives you something.
@Steve, Agreed… Love that SOB.
Predicted line for Duffy’s start vs. the mighty A’s tonight?
Guessing 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 7Ks.
I just snagged him in my 14 team mixed (6×6; OPS and Holds) league just in case he goes all willy nilly.
Ole.
@El Burro,
Kinda close…
6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks
Looked filthy. Granted it’s the As in OAK… But I liiiiiike.
***DAVID WRIGHT HAS A FRACTURE IN HIS PINKIE…
@Grey, im hating your shit eatin grin,hehe
@Grey, Don’t you love it when you avoid a guy and it ends up being the *fractured pinkie to mouth* wright move?
@Awesomus Maximus, Damn it…beat me to it…
@Wake Up, …and by that I mean, well done…
@Awesomus Maximus, Haha. We’ll played, sir.
@Stumanji, also, WELL played.
@Awesomus Maximus, HA!
@Awesomus Maximus, Touché.
@Awesomus Maximus, HA!
@Grey, What the shit! We’re cursed!
That excitement over Youk’s first hit didn’t last long.
@Steve, Point Shares better be wrong about him…
Holy sheot…Glass Chipper is blowing up. 2/2 with a 2 run bomb through 3 innings. Guess we braves fans will enjoy until he hits the DL again by Sunday.
Anyone know why Edwin Jackson was only allowed to throw 78 pitches yesterday? Anyone?
@Awesomus Maximus, They wanted to win?
@nyydj2, 6K, 6 base runners in 5 innings. Was he holding them back from winning?
@Papa Grey
Posted this on an older thread you stopped replying to…
1. Drop Chacin for which of the following: Bard, Bedard, Samardzija, Nicasio, Danks, or Nolasco
2. Worth a DL stash more: Hudson or Baker
Thanks as always for answering my trivial 10 team questions.
@Melvin Emanuel, Nicasio… Hudson…
…Taxpayer-Ripoff-Citi Field is gonna play small, especially in RF. Winds tend to blow that left to right.
@3FingersBrown, HA!
Bard, looking like a closer trying to make a spot start…
@Wake Up, Agreed…
Thinking about snagging a few day pickup to cover Phillips’ wonky hammy. Who you picking up:
Kelly Jo, the Infant, Kipnis, JWeeks?
@Wilsonian, Those are decent options… I’d prolly ride Infante (“who’s a big boy…” bwahaha) while he’s hot… When he’s not, take Kipnis. Weeks if you need speed.
F K-Jo
@3FingersBrown, Yeah, that line was hilarious. And I’m thinking I gotta go with him if it’s just going to be a few days. I definitely like Kipnis and Weeks, too. Although neither has done much in the first few games. Surprisingly, someone dumped Kipnis post draft in my 16 teamer. I had 13th waiver and still got him.
@Wilsonian, Damn… He’s upsidy. I wasn’t able to get him in either draft or auction leagues.
@3FingersBrown, yeah, I wasn’t targeting him, but I had to make the claim in a deep league like that even if I had Espinosa already. Went ahead and snagged Infante to ride the hot streak. I’m sure he’ll be turrible for the next few days.
@Wilsonian, I’m feeling Altuve. Got him off of waivers in 12 team h2h. Imp makes solid contact.
I think the Mini Donk is 0-fer on the year so far. He’s getting out hit by Youk now!!
Anyone else excited for Cahill vs. Volquez tonight? I’ve got them both on one team thinking that together they might form like Voltron as a mega-SP…
Two pitchers, opposite styles, new teams…
@3FingersBrown, I am…
@Grey, Damn Volquez’ miscue on the broken bat grounder cost him…
In a league that counts Saves and Holds as categories, would you drop Fautino de los Santos (OAK) at this point? He doesn’t seem to be getting much work, and even though I’m light on saves and need to speculate he is just wasting a roster spot right now. With Jordan Schafer’s 3 SBs tonight (I know, it’s against the slowest delivery in the league in Tommy Hanson) I think I might want to cut bait and go SAGNOF hunting. Thoughts?
@bobbo, Go for it…
Question..in a league that counts hold..drop Melancon for Cashner.
@Rob, Sure
Napoli got beaned… and stayed in the game! Tough SOB.
@3FingersBrown, Yeah, he is… And his mom’s breasts are nice…
@Grey, HAHA! I forgot how nice they are… I think Nap’s chewin on the good Peruvian stuff.
I didn’t bother to read the post but I’m not too high on Trumbo getting pt. Cut him for Moreland, Huff, MMD, or Alvarez?
MMD…
Leake or Milone?
Coin flip on matchups… Leake…
Grey, have you completely given up on Chacin? Noticed a few replies where you suggested dumping him for various mediocre options.
I’m extremely worried, better to get a guy now before they’re scooped up…
@Grey, It’s only one start each, obviously, but would you take Duffy over Chacin?
I would…
@Grey, Sorry – would you *drop* Chacin for Duffy?
God damnnit….Cahill walks the first two batters he’s faced. Really need my middle/late round value pitchers to stop sucking.
@letsgobravos, double play then a k…Cahill survives the 1st!
@paulzone, Yep. He was lucky to get that DP. He couldn’t find the k-zone to save his life in those first couple of ABs.
@letsgobravos, watching this guy is more frustrating than a stuck zipper
@letsgobravos, He looks awful tonight. All over the place…
@3FingersBrown, Yeah…freaking 5 walks through 2 innings? 19 strikes to 30 balls? WTF? He’s lucky as hell he hasn’t given up a run yet. Hopefully he can right the ship and get through 5 innings and put me in line for the W.
@letsgobravos, The lack of control is really uncharacteristic. Apparently he had a lousy spring too. Hope it’s just mechanics… I’d love to see the score stay right where it is.
@3FingersBrown, Yeah, considering I have Cahill and Chacin on 2 teams, I’m a little worried that I invested so much in that “tier” of grey’s rankings.
@letsgobravos, Don’t get worried over one start. Besides, there are lots of good starters around. Neither is the sort of guy you’d feel bad dropping for a better option.
@3FingersBrown, Gives up a double and lets him advance on a freaking wild pitch. Of course that turns into a run on a ground out. Damnit.
@letsgobravos, Blech. Montero should have blocked that one better… At least I got a Guzman RBI in 15 team.
@3FingersBrown, Holy crap! A 1-2-3 inning for Cahill…
@letsgobravos, That’s the Cahill we drafted! Maybe we’ll see a QS out of him tonight…
@3FingersBrown, Nice work by Cahill. Too bad Ziegler shit the bed.
Lets go Pads… I’d love a Volquez win and Street save!
a dude just dropped Howard in my league…i have the 5th waiver claim…would you try to grab him with this team and who to drop??
c-montero (someday)
1b-tex
2b-kendrick
3b-longo
ss-cozart
lf-braun
cf-adam jones
rf-bruce
util-pence
sp-latos
sp-hudson
sp-morrow
sp-myers (saves)
rp-street
rp-marshall
p-adams (holds league)
limited bench spots (4 total-all pitchers for me): anibal, worley, sale, balfour
i need 6 sp’s so don’t want to drop any there leaving balfour, so drop balfour for howard then stash howard on dl then pick up a schmohawk catcher for the time being?? or just hold??
Hate to drop a closer…
@Grey, would you drop anyone else instead of balfour for howard?
Can Jordan Schafer finally start to live up to the 5-tool player hype? Or is it just a couple good games? Worth a look in 16-team H2H 6×6?
@nick m., for what it’s Wuertz, I just snagged him in my 16 team H2Her. I’d say, depending on who you’re dropping, he’s worth a shot.
Lidge looked good tonight against the bottom of Los Mets lineup. 2 K’s, 1 hit. Unfortunately it wasn’t a save sitch… Wonder if we’d see him on back to back nights if they’re in a save situation tomorrow.
@3FingersBrown, could be but I’m betting on HankRod
@Wake Up, Davey’s not one to care about a closer label but I’m betting on Lidge unless HankRod improves his control dramatically.
@3FingersBrown, As bad as he looked last time, he looked that good against the north-siders. Maybe Davey goes uh-oh Orosco?
@Wake Up, I foresee a McDowell/Orosco-esque two headed save monster…
@3FingersBrown, I thought that was what you were getting at…we will see…difference is, they were a L/R combo…
@Wake Up, true and McDowell was a sinkerballer who would go multiple innings. Very different pitchers.
Any chance we can get the pitcher to hit into a double-play?
@Steve, You can’t walk the damn pitcher!
Justin Upton is suffering from a thumb issue, which is ironic becuase I am suffering from the same issue, although mine is Kate Upton related. Circle of life.
@Cole, HA!
drop howell or perkins for a bat to fill in for wright
@AL KOHOLIC, Perkins
That’s a bit more like it, Trev.
Mark Reynolds is such a terrible baseball player. I’ve never owned him anywhere and I never will. His play at 3B is just embarrassing(I know it doesn’t matter in FBB). But, seriously…go play slow pitch softball or be a professional homerun derby guy!
@Wake Up, Yeah, kinda true… Poor Mini Donkey…
@Grey, Mini Donkey still gets love in OBP world… I wish I had him as a corner.
Grey, you didn’t like that sharkidina fanboy site? An iconic fringey underachiever like Roger deserves a legend. But I had to drop the shark today for iconic party boy SAGNOF Jordan Schafer … http://mugshots.com/Sport/Jordan-Schafer.4192966.html
@jac, Honestly, didn’t get why he was a shark… Didn’t explore it fully though…
I’d feel better if the D-backs could score a couple more…
@Steve, I second that…
Mo looking back to normal…for anyone that was worried.
cain pinch hit for in the 4th,2nd and 3rd no outs,ouchie
@AL KOHOLIC, Yikes
@Grey, thanks
@AL KOHOLIC, Might have hurt himself here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20517067&c_id=kc&partnerId=aw-8510149957588216836-1121
@Steve, thanks stevo
@AL KOHOLIC, Strained groin, apparently. He’s day-to-day.
@Steve, great play though,early injuries getting me everywhere
4 pitch walk to start the 6th…damnit Cahill.
@letsgobravos, Yup
@Grey: WEi-Yin Chen? 6 k’s, 1 bb in 5 2/3 vs the yanks…worth a stash or keep moving?
Eh… I’d move on for now…
The WHIP-ing is at an end. Cahill pinch-hit for in the 7th.
@Steve, Good. I hope that’s the rockiest quality start I have all year.
@Steve, And now I’m going to cry.
@Steve, …and there goes our W, damnit.
Pretty tasty outing from Volquez, though.
With Wright hurt, I’m picking up Turner in my deep 15 team OBP league. Last man on the bench with 2B/3B. Started at 1B tonight… Better than The Riot. That’s quiet an endorsement.
@Steve, Sorry that wasn’t meant as a reply. Volquez looked solid once he settled in. J-Upside wasn’t playing though, so I’m not getting too excited.
With it only being a Pinkie… maybe Wright is a good buy low option right now??
I may target him.
@Mrobs, Ah, but don’t forget, the pinkie bone’s connected to the…
Well, fill in the blanks, carry the 2, and you have the Mets doctors saying he’ll be ready for the weekend, meaning the weekend of August 18. Just sayin’.
@Long Bawls, August 2018? hahah
Point taken. I still think if someone was willing to part with him for pennies on the dollar. We’ll see.
@Mrobs, Hey, that would be awesome. Early in the season, so who knows; somebody just might bite.
I see that Oakland has the AFLAC duck pitching. Guess I shouldn’t begrudge him getting work.
@Long Bawls, Ha!
I know he’s not Jewish, but I’m still going to call Goldschmidt, “The Bear Jew.”
@3FingersBrown, LMAO….love it! Thats the leader in the club house for for the best new nickname of 2012. Human cespedes is pretty solid, but bear jew has a nice ring to it.
@letsgobravos, Human Cespedespede is still my favorite.
Re Jordan Schafer
The new Astros center is not Bourgeois, he’s white trash.
@jac, You’re right, he’s not Bourgeois, he has a starting job
Furcal or Cozart? I need to drop one.
@Real Tom, keep cozart
Someone turn off the damn rain in Oakland. I need Broxton’s fat ass to get in for a save.
Have room for a hitter pickup, who you got?
Nieuwenhuis, Ibanez, Guzman or Moreland
Also, do you see a resurgence in McGehee’s hitting this season?
@ruah, McGehee is only starting vs. LHP and I don’t see that changing. Fine for a day but don’t expect much from him. He is a good contact hitter though.
chipper’s back, time to drop francisco? i know he’s gonna get hurt again — it’s not a matter of if, but when. but my league doesn’t do bench spots..
Ike Davis and Goldschmidt are available in my league, you like either one more than my Lind?
@Grey – I watched Niewenhies bat today and he looked solid. Let A LOT of pitches go for balls. Fluke Lidge deflection robbed himof a hit. What is your takeon his major league role? I’m assuming he’s in til Torres is back?