Here’s a post that’s gonna make you wanna slap ya mama and call her Mark. The other day I told you how to draft your pitchers for 2013 fantasy baseball. I laid it out to you nice and simple (if you have a degree in “What The Hell Is Grey Talking About?” Not a PhD, mind you. Just a BS.) Today, we forget all that jabberwocky on the who-ha and get down to business old school-style (which means if you don’t comprehend, I will hit you over the head with a baseball bat signed by Joe Clark.) What I’m hoping to lay out to you is who do you draft 2nd if you’ve drafted so and so first. I think it might be helpful to go through pairings for your 5 outfielders, all your middle and corner infielders too. I’m not sure I’ll have the time or patience to do them though. We’ll see! Or not. Your choice. (Actually, my choice.) For easy reference, the royal we will be using the top 10 2013 fantasy baseball rankings, the top 20 2013 fantasy baseball rankings and the beginning of the top 100 for 2013 fantasy baseball. I’m going to assume you’re in a 12 team, 5×5, MI, CI, 5 OF, 1 Utility, 1 Catcher league, similar to our Razzball Commenter Leagues. Anyway, here’s some pairings for the first two rounds of 2013 fantasy baseball drafts:
1. Miguel Cabrera – You can pair Swiggy Cabrera with any position player except another 3rd baseman. Due to Miggy’s speed, which is barely faster than Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello — the turtles not the dead artists, you should be looking to draft someone that gives you at least ten steals. Goldschmidt could work. That would be the most unlikely German-Latin combo since Argentina took in Nazi war criminals and forced them to be kosher butchers. “I’d like to stuff your derma and hang it on my wall.” That’s Otto Cornedbeeferschwitz. Wanna go with Jose Reyes and Miggy? I don’t mind that. Have a hankering for Dustin Pedroia and Miggy? Hankers away, Captain! Thinking Adrian Gonzalez would be a fun one? I’m not so sure. You’re just adding Miggy Point-Five, and that’s not as in the fifth iteration of Miguel that has evolved from a tadpole into a complicated computer program that you don’t understand. That’s as in Miggy/2. You’re still gonna get no speed and just power. I don’t think that’ll kill your team, but you would be better off drafting a little more balanced with your second pick.
2. Ryan Braun – Stats-wise he’s one part God, two parts powdered sugar. Speaking of which, what’s the deal with powdered sugar? I feel like everywhere I’ve ever lived in my entire life I’ve had a box of powdered sugar and I don’t think I’ve ever used it. Am I making powdered donuts? No, no I’m not. Am I making… What else is this stuff used for? It doesn’t work in coffee. I tried. Somebody give me something to do with this box of powdered sugar. Can I give it to Goodwill? Position-wise, Braun’s not as delectable. You have a guy that fills your stat line but you still need four more outfielders and both corner spots. If I draft Braun, I’d definitely try and get a corner man. Longoria could be around, that sounds promising, as in I want to buy a Promise Ring for both players and get a cozy cabin in the woods for us three. Beltre could work, as well. A-Gon is more like, “Hey-Mon-Sounds-Good.” Goldschmidt and Braun? Otto Cornedbeeferschwitz could get behind that. Braun with Reyes or Pedroia? Eh. Don’t really love that. That means you’re now in the third round still without a corner man. Then Verlander falls to you in the third and, before you know it, you’re asking me if a corner infield of Youk and Alberto Callaspo is strong. You ruined your draft; go take a nap for six months.
3. Andrew McCutchen – Similar case example to Braun. Gets you all kinds of solid stats, but position-wise you’re a Powerball slot machine short of three cherries (confusing metaphor alert!). You really should take a corner man. A-Gon, Goldschmidt, Longoria… Yes, please and thank you if you stay healthy.
4. Mike Trout – You don’t want another outfielder. You can take Reyes, Hanley, Pedroia or Kinsler, but then you might only have 35-40 homers after two picks and some people are getting that with one pick. Trout and A-Gon would go together like butter and toast. David Wright or Ryan Zimmerman don’t bother me with Trout. Sour cream and chives are even better. (Note to self: eat before writing otherwise you just make a bunch of food comparisons.) Draft Goldschmidt, then you can make a jersey with the name Goldtrout to wear for the self-pic you post on Plenty of Fish. The girls will love that. Right, four lady readers?
5. Robinson Cano – Not to be paired with Kinsler or Pedroia. Since Cano is a power threat at a normally weaker position, I’d take a speed/power outfielder (CarGo, Justin Upton, Adam Jones), a 1st baseman or a 3rd baseman. Avoid Reyes or Hanley or any shortstop. You don’t want to have to scrounge together an outfield and two corners leaving the 2nd round.
6. Albert Pujols – What’s the worst year you can imagine for Pujols? 85/28/100/.275/7? I’m gonna enjoy pairing that with anyone but another 1st baseman. I say that as if it’s a done deal because for the first time in a while I don’t need the number one pick overall to get him, so it is possible (though still unlikely if I get a 5th or lower draft pick due to his ADP). Think about how happy you would’ve been the last few years to get Longoria and Pujols on the same team. Think about how that’s a possibility now? That makes me horny. Cougar, where are you?!
7. Prince Fielder – Another guy in the same boat as Pujols or Miggy. Not literally; that boat wouldn’t float. He’s more like Miggy than Pujols, as it would be nice to get a 2nd guy that chucks in a handful of steals. Fielder and CarGo? I’d tap that! Fielder and Adam Jones? What the hey! But hey’s for horses… BTW, Fielder’s a vegetarian. Hmm, coincidence? Fielder and Kinsler, Reyes or Pedroia? Sounds copacetic to me.
8. Joey Votto – Rinse, repeat, fold, launder again what I said about Fielder, Pujols and Miggy. Since Votto is a bit lower on the power potential food chain but has some steals, I’d prefer a power outfielder or a 3rd baseman that has some steals instead of a middle infielder that is fifty-fifty power/steals like Pedroia and Kinsler or eighty-twenty like Reyes. Votto and Beltre or Zimmerman or Wright all works for me.
9. Giancarlo Stanton – I’d like to pair him with a giant comforter, a glass of White Zin and a small nook near a fireplace, but if that’s not readily available, Reyes, Kinsler or Pedroia would do the trick. I’d also pair him with a corner man, but I’d go more with a guy like Goldschmidt or Longoria than A-Gon due to Giancarlo’s bulging power potential. Don’t draft another outfielder with him; that could make him jealous — a major no-no. Now Harlem Shake!
10. Justin Upton – Much like The Dread Pirate and Ryan Braun, Upton gives you power and speed, so you’re good to go with anyone stats-wise but you need a corner man. I wouldn’t kick Upton and Longoria out of bed, unless Giancarlo called and was coming home early. Upton and AuShizz works. In fact, Rudy and I just drafted that in LABR. The post about that draft is coming later today. Use your Starbucks cup as a bedpan and don’t move until you read it.
11. Carlos Gonzalez – Same story, different blurb with Justin Upton, Dread and Braun.
12. Evan Longoria – If Longoria is your first pick, I owe you a firm handshake for following my rankings to the tee. Let’s try and get you out of this one alive, so you don’t throw a bag of crap at my house in October. Don’t draft Kinsler, CarGo, Tulo, Hamilton or Bautista. You don’t need any kind of injury risk with your 2nd pick too. Adam Jones and Matt Kemp are next on my rankings, but Jones is the only one likely to still be there. I’d take him with Longoria. Solid guy that gets you 550+ ABs. Goldschmidt’s not bad, but you do have a tad more risk than I’d like with your first two picks. I could see reaching for A-Gon. Another guy that gets you a ton of counting stats by staying on the field. Pedroia isn’t a terrible pick either. He’ll appreciate that you got squirrely with your first pick, knowing it takes nuts to win this thing.
You forgot that CD player in the nook playing Barry White . . .
Holds question
My 7 x 7 12 team rosters daily 3SP, 3 RP, 3 P
Many teams go 2 closers/4 holds guys or 3 & 3, some punt one
I took the top 12 holds guys and paired them into your top400 w/corresponding closers
I like to draft a holds guy and closer form same team to maximize both
1)Which duos do you like?
2) What round of 25 should I go for a back to back duo like this?
3) There is no 3
@Hats for Bats: I don’t like this as a strategy… League, Jansen… Round 15ish…
@Grey: Disregarding previous strategy, what round should I consider reaching for a topholds guy like Robertson,Hernandez, Clippard, Pestano? I was thinking like14th or 15th.
Around pick 200 overall…
french toast… greycarlo, powdered sugar and french toast…
@Beardcrabs: Strawberries…
@Beardcrabs: This is where 90% of my powdered sugar goes. YUM
Depending on what format you are mocking, you could likely pair Goldschmidt with ant of these guys in the 3rd or 4th round. At Yahoo, they have him ranked in the 40′s and I’ve been able to snag him in the 4th round with regularity.
In addition to Aboot Schmidt, I’ve noticed a bunch of players ranked much lower than you, which I know is always the case. To name a few, Jennings, Zobrist, Scherzer, Frazier, Headley, Rutledge, and RojaPinga could all be big steals. After doing some mocks, the only players I like that you may undervalue is Harvey.
Anywho, I know there will be a post about comparing rankings at some point, but what else is there to think about at 4 am.
@bossmanjunior: I agree, I’m still trying to tweak these ranks to compare with the league rankings and ADP’s. I like them a lot but if I can squeeze out some guys that are Yahoo ranked better than Razz ranks while still keeping to these as best I can, then I’m not reaching into the stars with every pick.
Good example is the pitcher Ryu ranked 31 overall for SP (i think?) I could probably get in the last rounds, unless he does something incredible in spring training, and use a pick on another highly ranked player in that spot.
@Fungazi: Fungazi, they typically do yahoo and espn rankings compared to Razzball rankings articles. Hopefully they come out with these in the coming month. So that should have your answers.
@Hooverville: Cool, thanks. I just found this site this year.
Beignets, man.
If you’ve been to Nola, you know that a Beignet is the PERFECT vehicle to suck up excess alcohol and help with hangovers.
Or you could just lick if off your Cougar’s…
@apoxonbothyourhouses: I’m not from Nola… I do like a good beignet though…
Who is RojaPinga?
@bohman: I haven’t figured that one out either. I also do not know who Au Shizz is.
I like calling players by their real names usually. Maybe that is just me.
@Wallpaper Paterson: Au shizz is Paul Goldschmidt… Don’t know the origin, but the name fits.
@Wallpaper Paterson: AuShizz is GoldSchmidt. its a combo of highbrow and lowbrow comedy! Au = periodic element of gold, shizz = schmidt (poop)… and there ya have it.
@bohman: Let’s just say it is a very vulgar spanish term… I’m still trying to figure out how it makes any sense in the context it was used, which, now that I think about it, makes it even funnier!
@Malarkey: Roja: red Pinga: male genitelia
Think Josh R.
@Malarkey: RedDick lol
@Fungazi:
haha that was something I started last season. Yeah, Josh Reddick.
Was able to bag Longoria in the 2nd after taking McCutchen 7th overall in a 14 team mixed without reading this! I’m in your head!!!!!
My 3rd pick in this “slow draft” is coming up. It’s a lifetime keeper league which means barring trade, I’m stuck with these guys forever.
Still on the board are A-Gon, Starlin Castro, Jay Bruce… pitchers Greinke, Cain, Bumgardner.
Any thoughts on pick 3?
@CDawg: Not a pitcher yet. I’d go Starlin over A Gon (too old, injuries). You’ve already got an OF I would want another position player before going OF again. Starlin’s young and could be a top two or three SS for the next 10 years.
@Hooverville: and thats exactly what I did. Thx
14 Team keeper league. You answered my question yesterday about Gio saying throw him back and keep my 5th round pick. The other 4 guys I am planning on keeping are Longoria, Kinsler, Harper, Heyward. Is this a good foundation on offense so I can just dive into pitching with my first couple picks?
@Brett: Yeah, you’re ready for pitching…
Grey, I’ve got Trout, McCutch, Cargo, R Zman and Hamels as my keepers. Since we start only 3 OFs and have only 1 Util, should I try and trade Cargo for a MI? Reason why I excluded the 1b because the ones listed in your top 20 are not moveable according to their owners. So do I try and trade cargo for someone like Kinsler, Reyes, Pedroia, or Starlin and hopefully get compensated with a draft pick? Thanks
@Bob: Yeah, see what you can get… I like MIs the way I’ve ranked them…
Barefoot Contessa’s chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting* (*made with powdered sugar). Jeffrey LOVES these.
Ingredients
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
2 tablespoons brewed coffee
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup good cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Kathleen’s Peanut Butter Icing, recipe follows
Chopped salted peanuts, to decorate, optional
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes. Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture. Mix only until blended. Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it’s completely blended.
Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
Kathleen’s Peanut Butter Icing:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream
Place the confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.
@Schlitzy: Out of the mouth of babes…into the mouth of babes…
@Schlitzy: what can’t you get a Razzball.com?
Would another OF in the 3rd rd be terrible if you got of/corner in rounds 1 & 2?
@Remember the Kendrick: i am actually planning on it. considering that i foresee me easily taking AuShizz in round 4 this year with yahoo ranking him at 47 and epsn below that.
@Remember the Kendrick: Not terrible…
“You can pair Swiggy Cabrera with any position player except another 3rd baseman”
Made sure to write that one down…thanks for the advice!
@Murray: No problem
Grey, who would you prefer in a 12-team, 10 keeper, NL-Only league:
$2 Homer Bailey or $5 Jean Segura?
Other keepers are Harper $5, R.Zimmerman $28, S.Castro $27, C.Gomez $1, Eaton $5, Rizzo $5, League $5, Jansen $9 and Niese $6.
Guide me to the light!
@Hemmo: Bailey
Another day, another 80′s reference…and a Jersey one to boot! BONUS!
“They used to call me ‘Crazy Joe’…now they can call me ‘Batman’!”
@Commish Cauda: Ha
16 team, mixed, H2H-Points League, (23 round draft)
Keepers cost both rounds and points. Only have 23 points to work with. Multiple keepers in the same round get bumped down, (i.e. keep three 13th rounders in the 13th, 14th and 15th).
My options:
Chris Sale – 8th round/7 pts.
Matt Harvey – 13th round/5 pts.
Salvador Perez – 13th round/5 pts.
Andrelton Simmons – 13th round/5 pts.
Todd Frazier – 13th round/4 pts.
Kenley Jansen – 13th round/4 pts.
What to do?
(1) Keep all of the 13th round guys (13th-17th rounds)
(2) Dump two of them and keep Sale?
If (2), which two to dump? Jansen & Simmons?
@Commish Cauda: Yup… Jansen & Simmons….
Grey-
I have Miggy, Trout, Pujols, Cano, and Cain in a keeper league. I have picks 12 and 13. Should I be targeting two pitchers, an OF and a pitcher, or best available regardless of position?
@AA: OF and BAO…
Alright, say I am drafting last and Stanton, Upton. Longoria are all still on the board. Would you take Stanton/Upton, Stanton/Longoria, or Upton/Longoria?
@Brettj72: I’ve got the same draft slot and I’m targeting Stanton and Longoria… FWIW.
@Remember the Kendrick: @Brettj72: “I’d go more with a guy like Goldschmidt or Longoria than A-Gon due to Giancarlo’s bulging power potential. Don’t draft another outfielder with him”
Grey will always say go with Stanton hands down. and as he said, don’t double up on outfielder, and go with the hot corner first.
You know how you can sort of tell where guys in the early rounds might get drafted based upon the rankings from the website you’re using? My big $$$ league uses CBS. Instead of coming out with a top 300 this year, each of their big 3 perts came out with their own top 300. How much variety is there? Edwin Encarnacion is ranked 24th… or 37th… or 53rd… depends on whose list you look at. R. Zimmerman? 22, 28, or 56. Andrus is 34, 86, and 93. Headley is 35, 40, and 108.
I obviously use a different set of rankings (wink wink), but I’ve always used the defaults as a gauge during the draft. Nice job hedging your bets, CBS. Way to commit.
@L-Boogie: I usually find CBS the most cockamamie…
@Grey: I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen anyone WRITE the word “cockamamie” before. Another Razzball first! And now second!!
We are trendsetters!
If trendsetters meant using a word from 1920…
@Grey: My great-grandmother would have been proud. “Grey, my little boychick. You’re such a mench. CBS and their facacta rankings… “
@L-Boogie: Cause I’m sure she was an avid fantasy baseballer.
Oy
Grey,
How squirrely do you get trying to predict other drafters and how they use online draft room rankings. For instance in most mocks I’ve been doing on ESPN (I know it’s still early), Giancarlo in the 2nd, Reyes, Kinsler, Pedroia in the 3rd, A-Gon in the 4th, AuShizz in the 6th! Where do you draw the line by trying to wait someone out based on online software pre-draft rankings….2rds early, 3rds?
Like waiting on AuShizz until the 4th (which is still 2-rds early) and use the first three rounds for non-1B to end up with something like Giancarlo, Longoria, Pedroia, AuShizz for your first four…mmmm…meaty
@Chuck Norris: Two rounds early makes sense… Though I don’t usually wait for others, just draft my team…
12 team roto keeper league. Each team keeps 5 players. 6 x 6 including doubles and quality starts. pre draft trade offer: Would you trade Ian Kinsler for Paul Goldschmidt? I would also receive a 7th rounder with Goldy.
My current keepers include:
Braun
Adrian gonzalez
Brett Lawrie
Yoenis cespedes
Ian Kinsler
Thoughts?
@cruisinkc: Sounds decent, you do have a corner man right?
@Grey: @Grey: no corner man needed on the roster…..I would play gonzo in the OF and Goldschmidt at 1b. Still good?
Yeah, that works…
Mr. Gray… I tried to set up a league — In fact, I have one there … It is “RazzBall For Old Dumbies”… I can not even dump it…
I wonder, if its is under the right type of league……
My google account and my old Yahoo Email accounts are comproimised and not working … Puter probs…. So, I can not enter the Google Docs page right now…
You know what … I think, it is best I just play this year and worry about helping out next year as a commish… Sorry!!
Thanks
@t moore: No worries, thanks for trying!
@Grey: grey im having the exact same problem.. my old yahoo account and my google account are mixing up and it wont let me enter Google Docs.. got the league ready to go and everything. I tried “allowing permission” to my yahoo account but it just takes me on a marry go round ride of email addresses..
You ask for permission and Rudy permissions you… Could be any email address, doesn’t matter I believe…
@Grey: naww but i try to log in with my google account, it says i dont have permission. Then to get permission i used a 2nd address (yahoo) to verify my google account and it just keeps repeating itself! Even when i verify it thru my yahoo, it still says i dont have permission. Maybe ill just creat a whole new account..I did it yesterday before i got pissed and said screw it. Ill go try again tho.. ill let you know in a new thread in a little!
Okay…
Hola, 14 team keeper league, we get to keep 4 guys. 7×7 with OBP and TB+BB for the 2 extra offensive cats.
I have the following draft situation:
I draft last (won the league last year)
RD1
RD2
RD3
RD4 – Giancarlo
RD5 – Adam Jones
RD6 – Granderson
RD7 – Billy Moobs
I know I am very good on power to start off my team, but am worried about AVG and OBP.
With my first 2 picks (7th and 8th overall), I have the following guys seemingly avail:
Alex Gordon
Brett Lawrie
Choo
Phillips
Papi
Mauer
Aramis Ramirez
I already have 3 OF, we can start 4 plus 2 DH spots, but I am hesitant to draft more OF with these first 3 picks, handcuffing myself later when a good value might fall to me. Thoughts appreciated.
@quimmy: IMO, i would snag B-Phil with one of the first 3 picks there because he is steady production at shallow position and wont hurt you in ratios, while in Cin, career of .280/.330, and as for other 2 might grab a hot corner from Lawrie/ARam. are those the best 3B avail? and if that list is best available, then i would go with Choo even though hes an OF, he’ll maintain good ratios and give you speed which is the balance you need.
@Todd25: I have pick 7, 8 and 24. I was thinking about going B.Phillips, Lawrie and then grabbing the best avail player at 24. I am just not sure how much they lift my avg and obp.
@Todd25: rzimm, lawrie and aram. rzimm will be off the board before I pick for sure.
@quimmy: hmm then i would say go b-phil and then lawrie/aram (though both of those are projected below .280) and then hope for choo or someone similar at 24th. if rzimm is there at 7th, then i would be go him then b-phil, etc.
also you can always play some trade offers, like personally, i don’t want grandy this year, and grey is pretty negative towards him too. i would try to trade grandy for someone that won’t kill your avg with a similar skill set. that would give you more drafting wiggle room.
@Todd25: I have a standing offer I can hit accept on of Grandy for Panda?
@quimmy: personally, i would take panda, solving your 3B & ratio issue, then draft b-phil and choo/gordon.
but i am going to defer to Grey on this one…
@Todd25: thx Todd.
What say you Grey?
@quimmy: Choo, Phillips and take Panda for Grandy…
I would have thought the powdered sugar thing is pretty obvious: use it to cut the blow you peddle to the kids in the neighborhood.
@OaktownSteve: Well, besides that!
@Grey:
I also hear that public officials like to get a little of it in the mail
All conjecture! Unless you watch House of Cards…
@Grey: Are you watching? What do you think? The original British version that came out in the 90s was awesome.
I hate the US version… Haven’t seen the British… I have heard good things… I’m only watching the US version because it’s easy on Netflix…
@Grey: You should give it a shot, if you can get hold of it. It’ll be a bit dated now, and is very British in terms of its political references, but it’s one of those things the BBC does really well.
Yeah, it’s also on Netflix, so I might check it out… Can’t be worse than this Spacey shizz…
Did you see josh hamilton is now claiming god told him to buy a juicer at 4am? Does the fact that he is using Arte Moreno’s pocket change to save americas struggling infomercial economy help or hurt his draft stock? I guess it depends if he is drawn to “authentic” samuri swords next or those heroin infomercials that play incessantly after 3am comedy central.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/josh-hamilton-thanks-juice-lady-infomercial-god-weight-190624506–mlb.html
@Eric W:
He’s bonkers. Remember last year he couldn’t figure out why he was dizzy all the time and had blurry vision. Turns out he was drinking like 11 Red Bulls a day or something like that. Honestly, I wouldn’t touch the guy this year. The enduring image of him from last year is the whiff on the fly ball in the last series against the A’s. Something just ain’t right. I feel kind of sorry for the guy, truth be told.
@OaktownSteve: after the contract he signed I can’t feel sorry for that guy
@Jack Full of Hate:
Some of the most miserable, unhappy people I’ve ever met in my life have been rich people.
@Eric W: The Juice lady told me not to draft Hamilton…Weird!
Don’t you use powdered sugar to make the icing stuff that you use for glue when you’re making gingerbread houses? My kids are always licking that crap off their fingers during construction, even though I think it has raw eggs in it too. Maybe they’ll learn their lesson next year when they’re making gingerbread houses with their new friend Sal Monella.
@L-Boogie: Yeah, once every few years you use a half a cup…. They should sell this shizz by the spoonful…
@Grey: half cup? You’ve obviously never seen a 5 year old decorate a gingerbread house. A handful of graham crackers and 12 pounds of icing.
Ha… Yeah, guess I could see that… Those young ones!
Off subject, I know, but is the war room not working for anyone else? I’m cheap and don’t have excel so my only option is the online option. Thanks all
@Kid A: It’s working for me… Come during quiet hours…After 5 PM PST…
Hey Grey,
Great job as usual! I was wondering, with a mustache as phenomenal as yours, do you just cover it in whipped cream and let your lady friend lick it off for valentines day?
In a 5×5 roto league where QS replaces W, I am keeping Jason Heyward (Round 6), Desmond Jennings (Round 23) and Brett Lawrie (Rounds 26). Who would be your 4th keeper?
Josh Hamilton (late Round 3- I will probably have pick 33-36)
Brandon Phillips (early Round 4)
Gio (late Round 9)
Middlebrooks (Round 27)
Kris Medlen (Round 27)
@WorldsFirstAnalrapists: My cougar’s diabetic… I cover my mustache in margarine… Medlen…
Boy I tried a fantasy draft… I will work on getting your draft list tied to my draft – because the ESPN draft player thing is way confusing…. Like Yahoo’s much better…
Info not pictures are important… And less is better… Their player is display far to cramped…
@t moore: I hear ya…
In a 12 team H2H league where we have 5 keepers im drafting slot 10. Im keeping
Stanton 3rd
McCutch 8th
Craig 10th
Cespedes 11th
Peavy 16th
My question is, looks like Josh Hamilton will fall to me. Should I take him and finush off my amazing OF and UTIL spot and pass over other possible options there which would be Hamels, Cain, bumgardner, Kinsler, pedroa, wright, reyes. And I could also grab one of them on turn around. Thanks!
@scott: so basically. Draft a loaded position or position players… ha
@scott: if i was you i would go pedro/reyes or wright/reyes and then dance a jig all the way to the bank.
@Todd25: thats my other thought… luckily the 2 guys drafting after me are keeping SS so reyes I believe is mine on turn. I also think Todd Frazier will have a big year and as my 2nd baseman im crossing my fingers matt carpenter impresses at the position cause id like to have his bat at 2nd base and I could pay nothing for them… too many ways to look at it! Haha
@scott: Forget Hamilton…
keeper league, have to keep 7, the parameters are 2 hitters, 2 pitchers, 2 wild cards (either h or p) and one player who is 25 years or younger (which can be a h or p)
locked in i have
j hamilton
a pujols
j reyes
m cain
cc sabathia
so i need 2 out of this pool of players
j cueto, a chapman (25 and under), k medlen, w middlebrooks (25 and under), n cruz, j parker (25 and under), m harvey (25 and under), d straily (25 and under)
@mcBlunty: Chapman, Medlen…
Great write up, real funny shizz and valentines day appropriate! One q: did your program automatically capitalize Promise Ring because it’s the name of a band? If so, they must’ve been more popular than I thought.
@royce!: Their LP, “It’s Not You, It’s Me and You” is on constant loop on my iTunes…
@Grey: That’s not true. They have a song called “Nothing Feels Good,” which would be a perfect thing to put on an emo valentine. It’s on the same album as “How Nothing Feels.” So emo…
Was, “I feel it in my barbed-wired heart” them?
@Grey: No idea. I didn’t actually listen to them that much. But sounds appropriate. Also sounds like a joke.
“I wouldn’t kick Upton and Longoria out of bed”
I wouldn’t either if it was Kate and Eva
@Ryan: Ha!
@Ryan: hehe well played.
10 team keeper, 5×5 Roto, $260 Auction league. Keep 4. I am sold on McCutch at $34, Stanton at $17, and E5 at $11. Choices are Longoria at $31, Upton at $37, Zobrist at $29. I usually don’t keep pitchers, but they are Bumgarner at $14, Darvish at $12 and Price at $31. League tends to go stars & scrubs. Given this article, I’m thinking Longo. Gray, what do you think?
@Ian Williams: Bum…
I think RojaPinga is Reddick. Takes one to know one.
@General DebilitaChone: Ha!
Grey, 7×7 with OBP and TB+BB, how do you like Panda for Grandy when I have Giancarlo, Adam Jones and Billy Butler as my keepers? This is sort of a repost from my previous post I was hoping to hear some insight from you on. Thanks.
@quimmy: Answered above, I’d take Panda…
Pancakes…hot butter…powdered sugar. Done
What, you shake a little on? I got a whole box of this crap!
@Grey: Point taken, I too have a bag…its gotta be approaching a decade old….does the stuff expire?
After nuclear war, I think it’ll be cockroaches and boxes of powdered sugar…
1/8th a cup of sugar goes well in eggs. Some recipes call for sugared eggs!
Donburi, for example (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donburi).
I just got the shudders thinking about sugar and eggs, but that donburi does look good…
Hey Grey, what’s a better scoring category to use in a 5 x 5 league: OPS or OBP? Both are better than average, right?
@Fungus: BA
@Jack Full of Hate: Why? And what do you think Grey?
Personally prefer OBP. Better reflection of on base skills without hurting a guy who hits for a high average but not much power.
@Sky: so what your saying is you don’t like Latin American players?
Was my racism that blatant? Thought I hid it better than that.
@Sky: dude, youre from Oregon, you don’t have to deal with ‘them” on a regular basis. I think you need to work on your racist poker face.
Well considering Oregon has one of the highest volume of skinheads in the states, I guess blatant racism is the only thing we do well.
@Sky: Its good to know what you guys are good at, we in California are real good at wasting money, that’s why we so broke.
I remember one of my trips to America’s great white north (pacific north west) and had people either tell me I was from “Cali” because of my great tan I had in November! or ask me if I was a Mexican because of my complexion. Maybe my black hair hurt me. Seriously i wasn’t even tanned, I was getting my winter pale skin going. Some of you are so white up there that they are transparent, you could literally see the blood pump through their bodies they were so white.
It’s completely true, most up here are pasty on the west side of the mountains. Of course, they probably just assumed you were Californian because you kept buying stuff for 125% of the asking price and exclaiming ‘man, this stuff’s cheap!’
@Sky: I think the tip off was when I kept trying to pump my own gas
My wife does that sometimes when the service is moving too slow. Everyone freaks out and says ‘you can’t do that’ and she’s like ‘yes I can, I was raised in Washington. It’s not that hard’.
@Jack Full of Hate: i would feel awkward with someone else pumping my gas for me. even if its the store clerk or whatever.. Just seems wierd… then again out here if you let someone pump ur gas for you, you will probably be robbed somehow in that timeframe…
@Sky: I remember hovering over the guy making sure he didn’t mess anything up on my car
I can’t say I blame you. The first time it happened to me, I didn’t know what the heck was going on. Didn’t really pay much attention to the fact they pumped your gas for you in the OR at the time. Thought they were just bored and wanted something to do. I actually tipped the guy…it was an awkward moment.
@Fungus: its in the box score and its the classic stat. I like to keep it easy to follow for everyone in the league. I use to play in some OBP leagues with guys that were in love with Bonds and Pujols because they would walk twice a game. But I found it to be a cop out when guys would hit .240 and had .290 OBP. If i was to do it I would include K’s to balance out the Adam Dunn types. I do play in an OPS league and the only reason i stay is because I like the people I play with and tolerate the stats THEY chose.
I’d go with average…
you could make frosting for the cougar with that powdered sugar. I like that you brought the pairing concept to the readers. I know you will get the what-iffs but lets say you get two power corners in your first two picks thenyou would have to get a Bourn type OF to compliment. Speaking of compliments, now that I have a BS from the monicle wearing professor Grey (favorite teacher, sorry Senor Sky) , what is my next step to a masters?
Studying at our flagship university in Hackensack, New Jersey…
@Grey: will we get to go to Bulls games? is there a bronze bust of Montgomery Brewster?… Is this in your mom’s basement?
HA! I’ll mail the tickets to you with an upside down airplane stamp…
@Grey: Yes!!!! I seriously want the gold catchers mask bling for the vegas convention, it was made for johnny bench.
I think Pete Rose tried to sell that on eBay for $13.
@Grey: so you’re saying my Pete Rose autographs are worthless?
funny story, I’m at Ceasar’s in Vegas and he’s in some booth signing autographs. Soliciting passer by’s to get one and asks me. i look at him and tell him I have two, one on a baseball and one on a picture and he follows that with a so do you want another one. OK not funny, kinda sad.
Pete Rose will sign used toilet paper for the right price…
Since it’s valentines day make a powdered sugar/vanilla frosting and eat it out of the f*cking bowl like an animal!
I.e, you get romantic with yourself… I like that!
@Grey: Be sure to do it before you meet up with your lady friend for the evening. Try to work in “I’m hot, sticky, sweet.”
From my head to my feet…
Grey, 4 KEEPER, 7×7 with OBP and TB+BB, 4OF & 2 UTIL slots. I have the #1 pick and I’m taking CARGO/1st who I actually own right now and could keep but instead I’m dropping him to take advantage of the 1st pick guarantee. I’m also keeping JUP/4th, GOLDY/10th, DICKEY/20th and I have to choose between IKE DAVIS/7th or JOSH REDDICK/27th. I’m leaning Davis, thoughts?
Also, would you deal JUP for LONGO/1st and ELLSBURY/3rd which would force me to hold CARGO, lose the 2nd round pick and dump GOLDY back to the pool because by rule I have to keep Dickey?
Keep Upton, go Davis…
@Grey :
I’m in a little bit of a tough spot and would like your recommendation. It is a 5×5 12 team mixed roto 6 year (entering year 2) keeper league. I’m keeping CarGo as first round pick and have Goldschmidt as a 5th round keeper. I also have Craig and Machado for some additional power kept as a 19th/20th rounders.
My dilemma is I can keep AGon or Reyes as a second round pick, everyone else from your top 24 is being kept or most likely being drafted and I pick 11th in the 3rd round.
I’m leaning towards grabbing Reyes because I have Goldschmidt and think I can draft a better or comparable outfielder to AGon shortly after.
Thoughts?
Go Reyes…
Just finished a lunch hour mock draft. I have to say that following a solid
tiering ranking list netted me a solid starter at every position. I try not to
reach for guys too much and just draft on needs + value. Pitching is uber-deep,
I was picking from the 1st position (10 teams), with the final pick (220)
I had my choice of Matt Harvey, Jarrod Parker, and Hyun-Jin Ryu! I went with
the upside and K’s of Harvey. My hitting ended up pretty much as good as I
could hope for. My only wish is that I had a sexier name at the top of my rotation,
but still, they’re very solid from top to bottom.
Player/Position/Round Drafted/Overall Pick
Perez, Salvador C 12 120
Fielder, Prince 1B 3 21
Hill, Aaron 2B 10 100
Cabrera, Miguel 3B 1 1
Rollins, Jimmy SS 8 80
Jones, Adam OF 4 40
Gonzalez, Carlos OF 2 20
Holliday, Matt OF 6 60
Choo, Shin-Soo U 11 101
Anderson, Brett P 17 161
Harvey, Matt P 22 220
Lester, Jon P 13 121
Nathan, Joe P 14 140
Scherzer, Max P 7 61
Wainwright, Adam P 5 41
Zimmermann, Jordan P 9 81
McCann, Brian C 19 181
Davis, Ike 1B 20 200
Hart, Corey 1B 18 180
Hosmer, Eric 1B 21 201
Utley, Chase 2B 15 141
Prado, Martin 3B 16 160
Looks like a real solid team… McCann seems unnecessary but that’s a small quibble…
@Grey: Yeah, at that point in the draft I figured he was worth a what the heck insurance plan (same with Utley and Hart). Because of the odd rankings in the CBS mock draft room I didn’t even realize that both Ike Davis and Hosmer were still available, but still snagged them both the next time around. Silly mock drafters. Posey went 10th overall, Ian Desmond 24, Mauer 25, Justin Upton 34, Adrian Beltre 45, Goldschmidt 57, Jay Bruce 62, Shin-Soo Choo 101!
Also Grey, forgot to mention that I love your preseason draft prep articles and rankings. Your site is the first that I visit every morning. Keep up the great work and sense of humor.
Thanks!
In honor of this special day, let’s all take the time to serenade that special someone in our lives, Hoff-style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVHsFF8
Of course, if that doesn’t work, there’s always plan B:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkGUI4bnQbQ
@Big Magoo: I might not be german but i was raised on german food and that first one hits me in my soft spot….I love you Knight Rider!
That first video is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen…
@Grey: Sexier than this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWpZdBeP1Hw
@Big Magoo: you are really starting to affect my work. I just went to the bathroom for some “personal time”
@Jack Full of Hate: Hehe… save some for the missus…
@Big Magoo: dude i misuse that thing more than a teenager with a bottle of Jergens.
Why you gotta go and do that on a Thursday afternoon?
@Grey: Just warming up the engine… tell Cougs I said you’re welcome…
What was this, 20 minutes ago? She ‘you’re welcome’s you 4 times!
If you’re having pancakes, the only accompaniment to powdered sugar is lemon juice.
@Steve: don’t forget the Bourbon sauce
@Jack Full of Hate: Might be a little much at breakfast time.
@Steve: hair of the dog
You ever have a Dutch Baby?
@Grey: I hope that doesn’t involve pooping
@Grey: No, but I’d sure like to try and make one with some of the girls I have seen in Holland
What? That’s not what you meant? *races off to Google it*
For serious, they do look pretty good.
Ha…. Yeah, it’s good when made right… Pretty rare here in the states…
@Grey: I’ve just realised that I was a bit confused about what powdered sugar actually is. I thought it was caster sugar, but it’s actually what we call icing sugar.
You wouldn’t have that with lemon juice on pancakes (though you would have caster sugar).
Think the only thing I’ve ever used icing sugar for is to make, er, icing for a cake or somesuch. But it is great sprinkled on strawberries and cream poured over the top…
Yeah, but you never would use a whole box of it… At least not in the course of a decade…
@Grey: Hmmm. We seem to get through it OK.
Might be a bit more baking done in our house than in yours (emoticon).
Ha, not surprising… Though Cougs said she was gonna make me a pie once a week… Ha!
@Steve:
What we call icing sugar here too in the UK, thought so!
Yeah exactly use icing sugar for a cake. Victoria sandwich cake with jam and buttecream in the middle, and icing on the top. Awesomeness.
@Grey: My dad used to make those some weekends. They were brilliant. I actually thought of them earlier when I first read the thing about powdered sugar, but your rant was to funny to argue with.
Wow, never heard of anyone making them… I mean, that wasn’t Dutch or an old woman in 3/4 nylons…
@Grey: Yeah, while it didn’t pay well, resulting in inordinate stress and an early passing, my dad’s job as a baker had some pretty great aspects…I actually recall a time when we had an entire full sized freezer full of miniature pies. Needless to say, I was a chubby kid until I discovered skateboarding.
Was it his own bakery?
@Grey: Nah, he worked for a few bakeries, including a full-on industrial style bread company, and then moved on to other work. He still baked a ton when he wasn’t working as a baker. Nearly every Saturday morning he made soughdough waffles, which I was meh about at the time, but now love.
Not sure I’ve ever had sourdough waffles… Doesn’t sound like it would be good, but I’m more of a savory man for breakfast…
@Grey: Bacon!
@Steve: So delicious, though I’m considering boycotting it just because of people like Josh on Top Chef who make their love for bacon one of the most significant aspects of their personality. Reminds me of when I worked in Accounts Payable at a lumber company and one of the ladies had decorated her cubicle with all sorts of things proclaiming her love for chocolate. You like chocolate? How interesting!!!
@Grey: It’s a more savory version of a waffle, though I’m with you. Eating dessert for breakfast seems extreme.
Pancakes and waffles both have law of diminishing returns for me… Love the first bite, like the second bite… Kinda over it by the third…
Almost 12 hours since you”ve posted this article and no one has come up with Zeppoles yet? Or even a funnel cake? What’s better than fried dough covered in sugar? (besides Giancarlo or course)
Zeppoles and Giancarlo… Yummo!
I just got great news, my competitive money league that I won last year decided to quadruple the buy in. Just more money for me to bank and more daiquiris for Grey!
Let’s get drunk!
@Grey:
Whoo! The bad news is that its a 10 team league with very basic rosters layout (no CI, MI, etc), and despite my best efforts to lobby for a 12 team format, the commissioner is unwilling. I’m in the process of trying to convince them to expand the roster lineup at the very least. Its a league my fraternity started 8 years ago so there are a lot of bragging rights.
Gotcha…
I have a keeper question…I’m in a 12 team league that allows up to two(2) keepers. One must come from the first half of last year’s draft draft, and one from the 2nd half of the draft (also, one has to be a pitcher, and one a hitter). My two options are…
I have a keeper question…I’m in a 12 team league that allows up to two(2) keepers. One must come from the first half of last year’s draft draft, and one from the 2nd half of the draft (also, one has to be a pitcher, and one a hitter). My two options are…
Adam Jones (7th Round)/Brett Anderson (22nd Round)
or
Cole Hamels (3rd Round)/Bryce Harper (20th Round)
Any thoughts on who to keep, and who to pair them with? I have the 12th pick in the draft this year…
THanks!
Hamels and Harper… EDIT: I saw the caveat…
Grey,
Follow up to my above post. Would you alter your draft strategy for that type of league? Its a 10 team C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OF, UTL, 2 SP, 2 RP, 4 P, 4 BN format where most guys carry 7 starters, 3 closers, and 2 bench bats.
@bossmanjunior: The league will be shallow… I wouldn’t alter my strategy, I would be very hesitant about taking a pitcher in the first 5 rounds or so… I.e., pitching is deep…
@Grey:
With the roster configuration, it actually always seems like the waiver is deep with hitting, especially outfielders. I usually target 2-3 OF in the first 10 picks and then grab some upside (Reddick, Gardner, Marte) in the later rounds.
Just so I don’t lost all credibility, my other leagues are all 12 team. I just care about this league more for the personal rivalry and money. Do it for the green!
It’s the Benjis.
I need to upgrade my speed. What do you think about swapping (in two different deals) my AGon + Zimmerman for their Goldy + Gardner + a 2nd rd pick.
By doing that I’d also save enough money to keep Hosmer (for my CI spot), and I’d move Lawrie from CI to 3B.
Doesn’t sound great…
@Grey: Even with the added value from another 2nd-rounder? Could be someone like B.J., Gordon, Beltran Pence…
Still don’t love it…
alright grey i’m in.. Cant copy and paste the league onto the signup though for some reason.. probably this stupid computer.. Can i just type it in? It will be the same thing, right?
forgot my ii’s! im naked!!
Ha! Don’t look at me!
@prez: What is the league id# – the numbers at the end of the URL?
@VinWins: actually its in there now… im tellin you this computer is ancient… i think it just took 30 mins to paste..
@prezii: oh nvrmd. you did that? the league id is 33386
Thnaks Vin!!
@prezii: OK, we got it working now.
@VinWins: Also, not really EST, as DST starts March 10.
@VinWins: didnt even think of that… You can change it if you feel its misleading.. no big deal!
@VinWins: yep, thanks man!
Hmm… Not sure, can try…
Could I pair a Trout with a Carp?
@sul: eh, i dunno sul…. you are really goin fishin with that one..
@sul: It’s the modern-day equivalent of Salmon and Bream.
@Steve: Though you can pair any of Bass, Salmon, Trout or Carp with Lemon.
@Steve: Sounds like lent season
Not unless it’s a dynasty league drafting for 2009… I hear Carp had good potential then…
So Anthony Bass is probably out of the picture as my SP/RP?
You could probably “stream” better options..
@prezii:
Stream and steam em’
@prezii: Ahh, like catch and release?
@sul: definitely catch and toss back!
Hey Grey. I have bookended picks coming up in my draft.
12 team H2H 5X5 keeper league(keep 10). Standard yahoo scoring cats.
You and your mighty moustache have any advice for me?
Here are the best FAs available
J.GRILLI
J.AXFORD
R.MADSON
C.JANSSEN
C.BELTRAN
P.KONERKO
C.CRAWFORD
M.CABRERA
S.VICTORINO
J.RUTLEDGE(reach drafting him this early but love his mix of power speed and his 2B/SS eligibility)
N.AOKI
D.FISTER
J.NIESE
D.HAREN
H.KURODA
M.HARVEY
M.GARZA
L.LYNN
Huge closer run just happened. Slim pickings left so I am tempted to grab Axford.
My team
C-W.ROSARIO
1B-M.TEIXEIRA
2B-D.PEDROIA
3B-B.LAWRIE
SS-H.RAMIREZ
OF-M.KEMP
OF-C.GRANDERSON
OF-
UTIL-E.HOSMER
UTIL-
SP-C.HAMELS
SP-M.BUMGARNER
RP-
RP-
P-K.MEDLEN
P-A.CHAPMAN
P-
Thanks for any help ;-D
JANSSEN, NIESE
@Grey:
I was tempted to go Axford and Harvey or Haren. I like Janssen but I think that hes going to have Santos breathing down his back all season.
Axford is just as good… Harvey I like a lot… I wouldn’t touch Haren in any league…. As you know from reading the site…
Awww, LoMo got engaged. Obviously inspired by your example, Grey.
I’m his fearless leader…
@ Grey :
won’t get a chance to read the post or the comments until later tonight ,
but the old man used to cut a cantaloupe in half , scoop out the seeds , and
fill the cavity with confectionery sugar … before attacking it with a large spoon .
Sounds delicious…
@Grey: Bet the dentists love it too.
Ha…True…
This is gonna sound stupid, but do you celebrate Valentine’s Day in NZ?
@Grey: Ha – Chet asked me that earlier. Yeah, we do. Commercial interests are turning it into a bigger thing every year.
It’s not really a big thing in our house though – it’s all a bunch of arse if you ask me. Now get off my lawn!
Hehe… I wish it wasn’t a big thing here… I went to get Cougs something, and somehow I ended up in the supermarket looking at ingredients for a pie and thinking how that would be a good gift, so she could bake something and make me happy… Win-win!
@Grey: And they say men don’t know what women want.
It’s our wedding anniversary next week anyway so I’d rather keep the powder dry for that…
Yeah, I hear ya… Don’t want to spoil her!
@Grey: Probably the thing I hate most about Valentines’ Day is that it’s almost impossible to say a word against it without looking like a grinch, a grouch or a full-on unromantic bastard!
Yeah, we don’t need a special day to be romantic… We’re romantic every day on Razzball!
That’s romantic every day on Razzball (with Giancarlo).
@Steve: my wife and I have had a tradition for nine years strong of getting BBQ every valentines day. love is smoked meats slathered in spicy sweet sauce. Best tradition ever!
Think about how happy you would’ve been the last few years to get Longoria and Pujols on the same team. Think about how that’s a possibility now? That makes me horny. Cougar, where are you?!
I have Longoria and Pujols in a keeper league. I’m not optimistic about either this year. But I’ll buy you and your friends a round of daquiris if they both end up in the top 24 in the PR at the end of the year.
Sounds good!
13 team $260 draft fund 5×5 keeper league. Helped by your advice that my pitching staff is in good shape (Sale, Moore, Chapman, Harvey @ $26 total salary and Papelbon @ $10) I’m analyzing the offensive players I can target in our draft. Current lineup is:
C – C Santana $11
1B – Howard $11
2B – Phillips $21
3B – Longoria $19
SS – Rollins $12
MI – Altuve $5
CI – Lawrie $12
OF – Bautista $15
OF – Trout $15
OF – Harper $11
OF – open
OF – open
U – open
Best offensive players available are Braun, Miggy, Pujols, McCutchen, AGon, Cano. Likely cost of any of them would be +$50 because this league has skewed draft pricing. Should I target one of them and a few upside guys to fill out the roster or go for quantity by picking up a Heyward and a Bruce? I’m leaning towards Braun because although he’ll take $69 it’ll negate the impact if I trade Trout for a monster package relatively early (first day sell off trades occasionally happen as people rebuild).
Thanks!
I’d keep Trout and go with Bruce and Heyward types…
16 team set-and-forget team is in the forums if you’d be so kind…
Will have to look when I get home from dinner…
@royce! Now that’s a good idea. I normally cook something extra nice at home (dinner’s nice every night at my house, yo) rather than going out, but was pretty low key this year.
@Steve: thanks! I think it’s our best idea ever! Every time I tell friends about it they either say “I wanna do that!” Or there’s an awkward pause. Kind of a test I like to run on new people.
Hey in yr 16 teamer did anyone grab Gyorko?
@royce!: Nope.
@Steve: word has it the padres will be trying him out at 2B during spring training. Seems he’d be very ownable in a 16 team league of he made the opening roster.