A.J. Griffin‘s initials stand for Alfredo Jettuccine. Fact! At this point, I’d own all A’s pitchers. It’s Moneyball II, starring Don Swayze and the daughter is played by a dwarf. What, it’s straight-to-video, and the video is VHS because Don Swayze’s fans keep it real. Alfredo Jettuccine looked like a mediOAKer, and you needed to be three screws short of an Ikea desk to start him in away games. But, if you were a cyclops with a monocle, you saw his minor league numbers could mean more. His K-rate in Double-A this year was a thing of beauty (9+) and moving to Triple-A he only dropped to a 7+. This is coupled with a fantastic walk rate (under two at both stops). He’ll probably never be a number one. Shoot, he may not be a number 4, but a guy that can keep his walks in check with a 7 K-rate needs to be unlucky to get completely pounded. To give you a name of a pitcher that has around a 7 K-rate and a nice walk rate: Johnny Cueto, and he pitches in a hitters’ park. In O.co (is that pronounced like Yoko?), Griffin’s a pickup in almost all mixed leagues. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Wilton Lopez – The weird thing is I don’t think the Astros made a bad decision going with Francisco Cordero. I think they made the stereotypical bad management decision. How many times do we hear, “He has closer experience?” No one seems to bother to look at whether or not that experience is any good. Clubs should hire someone to look past how many saves a closer has to look at their ERA and WHIP. Sounds like a simple enough job, but obviously it trips up clubs that spend tens of millions of dollars. I try to make sure I don’t have too many tighpos and we’re a thousand of pennies organization.
Sergio Romo – Even if he doesn’t get saves, have you seen his ratios? 0.60 ERA, 0.73 WHIP. He kinda should be owned everywhere with or without saves, which was a song off Matthew Berry’s 3rd album, “It’s Not A Bald Spot; It’s A Solar Panel For Megan Fox References.”
John Axford – This made me laugh for some reason. CBS Sports’ blurb about Dor-K was, “He’s not closing anything.” Ha! You don’t say? The guy on Project Runway who’s from Belarus, I think his name is Balki Bartokomous, could’ve told you that.
Zach McAllister – For s’s and g’s, let’s see when I told you to pick him up: June 26th. He’s now at 11% owned in ESPN leagues after a month of solid starts. 45% of ESPN are abandoned, 15% of ESPN leagues are actively managed but by people following ESPN’s ‘pert advice and 20% of ESPN leagues are owned by monkeys in the Congo as a sick laboratory experiment by Justin Morneau’s father, Dr. Morneau. That means McAllister is actually owned in 102% of leagues, so ignore this.
Matt Harvey – I just went over my Matt Harvey fantasy. It had rainbows and leprechauns and other cereal-related images.
Paul Maholm – If starters were gold chains, this week’s Buy would be Mr. T. On June 29th, he threw a 8 1/3 IP, 0 ER gem. Since then, 37 1/3 IP, 4 ER. For reals, or as my Vietnamese friends would say, “Pho reals.”
Mike Minor – He still looks far from dazzling. In fact, his ERA looks zaddling, which is the exact opposite of dazzling. Start using it; it’s a real word. He has strung together three straight solid starts and he’s got more upside than a St. Bernard with human hands as created by Dr. Morneau. He’s a mad genius!
Neftali Feliz – He’s almost set to return as a starter and the Rangers need him. Weird that his ownership numbers are so low, since everyone drafted him this year and he still has a 3.16 ERA. But what do I know? I’m just a poor ‘pert nobody loves me…He’s just a poor ‘pert from a poor family!
Ross Detwiler – I swear, I feel like I’ve been telling you to pick him up since May. Granted, he lost a rotation spot for like a minute (not an Urbandictionary minute, which is actually a long time). Detwiler has a 3.01 ERA in 92 2/3 IP.
Jeff Samardzija – I understand your hesitation with picking him up. Lousy team and at any moment he feels like he could drop a nine earned run game while accidentally running over your Gam-Gam. His upside makes the gamble worth it, if you need Ks.
Ryan Roberts – This is a very tentative Buy. If his first half of last year was an algebraic equation, he’s proofed it was a fluke. The preceding was written by someone who used to do their math homework by looking at the answers in the back of the book.
Todd Frazier – .283 average, 27 runs, 33 RBIs and 10 homers in 223 ABs and the everyday job. Now that I have that out of the way, I’ve had him on a team for 55 ABs and I have 3 runs, 3 RBIs, 0 homers and a .255 average, and I just got 2 runs and 2 RBIs three days ago. Honestly, I’m not even sure how it’s mathematical possible my Frazier numbers are so bad. Yeah, I really know how to sell a Buy.
Eric Chavez – While A-Rod’s out, Chavez will see the majority of at-bats unless the Yankees trade for someone. That’s all the positive I have to say on him, and that was enough for a bunch of AL-Only’ers to get excited.
Jayson Werth – He’s due back on Tuesday. What’s that Werth to you? Hahahahahaha… Breath, Grey, breath! It wasn’t that funny. You’re right, Random Italicized Voice. Sorry. But it’s gotta be Werth something! Hahahahahaha… I’m going to take a nap.
Coco Crisp – He’s hitting near .360 in July, 13 steals in June and July with 5 homers. Will the real Krispie please stand up…Please stand up…Please stand up.
Travis Snider – Great upside for power and, if you own Travis Blackley, you can change your team name to The Travi Fountain and seem all cultured and shizz.
Carlos Gomez – He’s really terrible at this thing called baseball, but he’s currently hitting and has a tad bit of power and good speed. BTW, you ever went to call him Chuck Vamos? Eh, probably me.
Starling Marte – The Pirates have said Marte will not be called up to sit on the bench. Or crap on the beach as Siri wanted to type. Here’s my Starling Marte fantasy.
Roger Bernadina – I haven’t given him much pub recently even though he has been hitting and starting (over .450 in the last week with two steals). That’s the good news. The bad news is Werth is due back on Tuesday. The Jason Mewes is calling Kevin Smith asking him to make another movie so he’s got something to do.
Ryan Theriot – Member last week when I said Theriot usually stays hot for about a week? Emphasize ‘week’ or make it ten days. Your call!
Josh Rutledge – He’s still hitting over .350 and the Rockies are headed home for the next ten days. Coors + Hot Weather = Craig Robinson wearing water wings. Wow, my math is way off there, but I’d grab Rutledge.
Jordany Valdespin – At some point maybe the Mets will remove their heads from their asses and play Valdespin every day. Especially Mr. Met, that’s gotta be really painful.
SELL
Jered Weaver – I almost didn’t write this Sell. First, I’m not telling anyone to sell him for, say, Latos and Danny Espinosa. As someone probably told Jonathan Lipnicki and he adopted it as a mantra for his adult life, don’t get too cute with yourself. Weaver is an ace, i.e., a number one fantasy starter, I before E except in Teixeira, he shouldn’t be sold like he’s got the gout. He does have some peripherals that show red flags. His K-rate is his lowest since his rookie year and below a 7. That’s not great. His xFIP is 3.98, which is not good either, but last year he had a 3.80, so not completely unprecedented. His FIP puts him in the company of Dempster, Jarrod Parker and Anibal Sanchez. Guys that are probably considered way below him on the food chain (and, with his trade, I do think Anibal is below him by a lot). If you throw out his Win-Loss record, he’s pitching around the same as Jordan Zimmermann. Guys who are above him that may not seem it are Greinke, Cliff Lee, Felix Hernandez and David Price. Again, don’t trade Weaver for a napkin once used by Shia LaDouche, but I’d explore options.
Jeopardy rules!
@Wake Up, Alex Trebek – Who is a man that should have never shaved his stache?
@Grey, What is – True?
@Wake Up, Who would you lose, if you had to lose one closer?
Soriano
Clippard
Putz
Motte
Frieri
Putz
@Grey, Thanks Scout Master Grey…
No problem, Wollf Packer…
@Grey, If Longo is not back soon, I’m going to take my shirt off, open a bottle of wine, grab an axe, and find a tree to chop down…
I have one in my backyard…
@ Grey
Griffin v. Detwiler?
Also, is there a dictionary term for the ability to pick up a hot player/trade for a hot player and make them terrible by simply being on your specific team?
Great as always.
@paddytwotimes, I’d stick with Detwiler, but could make a case for either depending on matchups… Ha… Nah, no term yet! Thanks!
@Grey, the Cooler
Grey,
1. Samardzija or Minor tomorrow?
2. I sat Kendrick today over Boesch/Krispie/Jennings. Did I make a mistake by not sitting Boesch (0-for-last-8)?
3. Please rank Maholm, Homer Bailey, Detwiler, Samardzija, Minor.
Thanks…hope you have a nice Friday.
@Chillmodious, 1. Minor 2. I’d give Boesch this weekend to do something 3. Minor, Detwiler, Bailey… Thanks, you too!
Making Jered Weaver a SELL is the dumbest thing you’ve done all season.
Just watching him, his mixture of pitches – Unique. Best pitcher on Baseball.
Mark my words. We’ll talk again in a couple of starts…
@Marqo, His Ks have just been so flaccid… But we shall see…
@Grey, do u just look at his stats or have you seen him pitch a couple of games this year?
He gets the outs. Two weak outings this year. One vs. Texas, the other one vs. The Yankees.
7 Wins in row. WHIP below 1.00.
Note:
1) Yankees won’t trade for Headley
2) Weaver a Sell today
I’ve seen him pitch a few times… How else can I watch Trout?
I just visited Trevi Fountain yesterday…WEIRD! Sounds like I’ve missed some big trades and injuries whilst on vacay. Gotta catch up on my shizz…but first I need another gelato. Ciao, ameci. (<<cultured!)
Ciao, bella!
Pls rank for a spot (h2h pts):
Jiminez @ MIN
Kelly vs CHC
Eovaldi vs SD
Eovaldi –> http://razzball.com/streamers
Harvey, McAllister, J. Garcia or Blackley…which two?
McAllister, Harvey
Kuroda, E-Jax, or Z-Mac (McAllister)?
Edwin
Valdespin just got OF eligibility on ESpiN today, as well.
He will be the Jeremy Lin of the Mets.
HA!
*ESPiN (<– it's funny written that way)
@PWNightmare, I appreciate it…
@Grey, Thanks. I guess you can’t graduate from comedian school until you master you delivery, eh?
You can audit a class or two though…
I currently need W’s and ERA would be nice as well, but currently am top 2 in K’s and WHIP. My question is I have a few pitchers who I’m not sure are declining or just really slumping. My current staff is:
Capuano
Peavy
Harrison
Fiers
Niese
Miley
Available are:
Griffin
Vargas
Lincoln
Wei-Yin Chen
Westbrook
Detwiler
Villanueva
Blackley
Maholm
Samardzija
McAllister
Minor
Should I switch any out or stay the course? Thanks
@Matt2, Vargas (at home), Minor… Over Harrison…
@Grey, You think Capuano is worth holding onto for now?
I do…
Is there a term for a pitcher who either gets mauled in the first inning or, if he makes it out unscathed, is totally shut-down rest of the way? That’s who Lance Lynn is! 5 BR in the first, lucky only 3 came in. And lucky for me two were on a monster Rizzo jack! That boy’s short stroke all hips and wrist swing is fun to watch.
@jack, Yeah, agreed… No term yet, but open to suggestions…
@Grey, How about “Shorty” from the old GI saying “Cut off my legs and call me Shorty!” … an expression of surprise/disbelief. Plus of course Shorty connotes short outing and your ratios/legs are getting cut out from under you …
I think we can do better…
@jack, BTW, Lance is throwing 92 today. He gets crushed when he is not averaging 94-95
Me lose Pedroia gain Wainwright? Dominating offensive categories across the board and falling on pitching. I have Neil Walker currently @ 2nd.
It’s okay, think you should get a bit more…
In case you missed it on the last post, my first, poorly done, attempt for the term of an abundance of bench bats is…
“Surplus of Schmomaybe’s” – the could/should act like Schmotatos but they don’t usually and we are left deciding to fill out our Utility spot with one them in some arbitrary way. It’s like you have Lind who is hitting .140 against Lefties and Krispie is batting .500 against Happ and you play Krispie and he goes 0-4 and Lind hits a homer.
“Utility Roulette” – like Russian Roulette, but the gun is full of bullets and the point if for one of them to actually leave the barrel…of the bat!
I don’t hate them, but I think we can do better…
@Grey, I will be drinking later tonight so I should have something better around 3 AM.
Rizzo or hosmer in a keeper
Thanks
Hosmer…Tough call though…
Griffin, Detwiler, or Harvey?
Detwiler
I can’t believe you and AM were talking about Snow. You should ask Nick on the Podcast about his fellow Canadien, I would like to hear his thoughts. His first album was 12 inches of Snow, I think its commentary on Canadien weather but I can be wrong.
He was the Canadien Vanilla Ice
@Simple Jack, He totally was! I think it was a comment on weather and staying indoors with cocaine, but I could be wrong…
@Grey, thats right, us American would talk about the snow in Alaska or Colorado
Grey,
You have the best baseball site in the world. Not kidding. Where else can I get spot-on advice on A.J. Griffin (who I picked up a day before reading this) followed by hilarious references to Balki from Perfect Strangers on the same page?
What’s the deal with Wil Myers? I keep trying to stash him when I hear he’ll get called up soon, only to burn a roster spot as he stays in AAA. And was picking up Matt Harvey a good move?
thanks man.
@Jack, Thanks, man! Picking up Harvey was solid… I think Myers will be up if the Royals trade a OF this weekend otherwise he’s not coming up until Sept.
We have had these weekend discussions about terms that never seem to get completed. There are the players that get the boost by hitting at Colorado, the Mariners hitters that hit like normal players on the road and another I can’t seem to remember right now but will come to me later.
@Simple Jack, Yeah, we need to close out a few, but haven’t felt we’ve nailed them yet…
@Grey, I’m still lobbying for Bichetter, a few of my friends who read Razzball but don’t comment have been asking me what the verdict is. they actually use it regulalry with a Jewish accent.
The Seattle one was tough, I think we should modify the definition to any hitter on a team that plays home games in Petco, Oaktown, and Safeco. Since those are the big 3 offensive duds.
Yeah, agreed on the Mariner one, should encompass any hitter who plays his home games in a pitchers park… Rudy didn’t like Bichetter…
@Grey, damn you Rudy!
@Grey,
Any hitter who plays his home games in a pitcher’s park but hits well on the road
= Homey the Clown?
Ha… Doesn’t say that he’s good on the road though…
@Grey,
Anchors Away?
Don’t think it works…
@Grey, polybatist – picture the traveling salesman of the past going all over the country making new families while his leagal wife stays at home and never gets lovin. All those other broads are getting banged everytime he comes through town but that one at home just waits around unfilfilled. the word may need adjusting but the idea is there. *term derivied from polygamist.
I like your definition a lot but the word feels awkward…
@Grey, thats why I said the term needs work, any help commentors?
Polybigbatamist?
@Grey,HA! better than mine, and it sounds like polygamist, bigamist and infers the good road stick, pun intended.
If that sticks I get intellectual credit/property for that.
Yeah, you’ll get partial credit if I can get it past Rudy…
@Grey, he’s already shot down previous attempts of mine, not feeling confient
Nah, he’s tougher than I am…
@Grey, like a nun with a ruler?
Habit and all…
@Grey, I’m not going to sleep well tonight
Visions of Rudy Gamble in a habit? Yeah, will do it to you…
@Grey, now its turning into some weird Blus Brothers image and Rudy is all nunned up and well you know the rest
Ha… That’s Rudy!
@Grey, after this dialogue he will never approve the term, will he?
Probably not…
Picked up Harvey and Marte today. Thanks for the advice.
Would you start Hughes tonight against Boston?
No problem… I’d sit him in most leagues…
Grey,
My bad — just got to reading your part on Harvey. I’ll take a gamble on the high walks. His stuff looks overpowering.
Yeah, looked real solid…
Please rank ROS?
Lester, Miley, Fister, Samardzija
Thanks for all the help.
Fister, Samardzija
I’m in a h2h standard keeper league where you keep 5 players 1 rookie 1SP 1 Bat and 2 wildcard.
Here is my lineup
Kinsler
Zimmerman
Dunn
Cargo
Adam Jones
Stanton
J Montero
Bumgarner
Gonzalez
Gallardo
Lincecum
Fiers
Bauer
I only listed players that pertained to the question. I’m currently 2.5 GB from the playoffs with a lot of runway left. I’m just wondering which offensive players I should try to pawn off to get an ace pitcher for next year, and at this point in time, who do you think my keepers and borderline keepers are for next year. I might need to get rid of Bauer because he’s out for so long. Sorry I’m rambling…
Thanks Grey. You da man.
And Tulowitzki* which confuses things furthur
Dunn and Jesus.. Don’t think you need an ace…
@Grey, he has lincecum as his ace though.
/sarcasm.
Grey, rest of season h2h league. Lucroy or J. Montero?
Thanks!
Montero
I want to pick up ruthledge who should i drop for him
perezdespenser, cain…sugar!, dust in the lind, or Lord Valdespin?
so far stream-o-nator is 4-5 only bad one lincecum against SD which he still had 8 k’s in 4.2 inning so atleast some value. So good work guys why do certain players change their score up to the game?
Valdespin… Gotta ask Rudy Streamonator questions… His post will be on Monday…
what do you think of choo for castro?
@Simple Jack, I have Elvis, bono and Kendrick
I’d take Castro
drop bud norris for aj griffin?
I would
trade beltran for nelson cruz? 10 team 5×5 h2h
It’s fair… I trust Cruz a bit more if he stays healthy…
Is this a fair trade?
I give: Josh Reddick, Dickey, JZimm, Vogelsong, Marmol
I would get: McCutchen, Wandy, Lilly
I have Strasburg, Lohse, Vargas, Scherzer, Grienke as my other SP.
It’s a bit much for McCutchen…
@Grey, How would you recommend I change the offer? Take out Dickey or JZimm?
Remove Dickey
I finally dropped Hosmer in 3/4 leagues. The last one is coming soon! You can thank me later for his incoming hot streak.
I hope so…
@Grey, If you let him go the hits will come… for someone else
Rank the top 2 hitters and pitchers ROS.
Hitters: Lorenzo Cain, Starling Marte, Travis Snider, Jason Werth, Colby Rasmus
Pitchers: AJ Griffin, Matt Harvey, Clay Buchholz, Paul Maholm, Doug Fister.
Buchholz, Fister… Rasmus, Werth
I need to drop one of the following:
Quentin, Marte, Cain, Desmond Jennings or BJ Upton
to grab Berkman off waivers to give me depth at 1B as those guys are on my bench.
also would you take a chance on Lester if he is on Waiver wire?
Thanks
@Azt, Buster Olney posted that apparently 14% (i think) of Bostons games will be played at Yankee Stadium to finish the year. Maybe it was a little smaller. Won’t sit well for Lester though.
Maybe i’m thinking too deep.
Plus he burned me last year.
Quentin… I wouldn’t mess with Lester in most leagues…
drop worley or lorenzo cain sugah to pick up harvey?
Worley
Theres discussion on this in the forum, but do you think Medlen is rosterable for upside? Braves apparently no longer looking for a starter, now seeking pen and bench help with trade deadline nearing.
Teheran, Delgado and Medlen on the waivers, touching any in a deep 16 team league? Would drop either Hultzen or Yonder Alonso or maybe Cashman for them.
I’d hold for right now but I do think Delgado and Medlen can have value in that league…
what about this one, I give up Castro, Middlebrooks, and either Puma or Snider and I get Ethier and your besteee at 3rd Zimmerman. I’m trying to consolidate to open up a streamoto (my hybrid term) on my roster. I have Wright at 3rd and Elvis at short. I would slot zim at CI and either bono or howie doodoo at MI. I figure even if Zim’s does his usually injury thing, the risk is worth it. I have gonzo, morse, La Rockin, Lind and Puma, HeyNow, JUpton, to man 1st/OF/Util
I don’t like it…
@Grey, I need more than that…feeling the dog day fantasy crazy coming on. Litteraly around August every year I get a little nutzo.
@Grey, what are your thoughts on castro in the second half? he has been sucking it the last 60. Actually since June 1 he has been pretty blah. Since June 1st he’s batted .229 with 1 sb and 14 rbi’s after batting .318 the first two months with 32 rbi’s and 15 bags. runs are a wash and he is only.256 at home this year vs. .296 on the road. Of course this could end up like Rios, literally the day after I dropped him he goes on the tear that has not stopped yet.
I wouldn’t drop him…
@Grey, I meant as part of a trade
I hate that my FBB( fantasy baseball boyfriend, babys mama term) is on vacation, so please rank, McCallister, Harvey, Sheets. I may need to make a drop if what I saw was true. The weird thing is I own McDonald and my gut says outside of 2 or 3 starts the he is going to be mediocre in 2nd half.
Sheets, McAllister
@Grey: Laughing my ass off at your brilliant post on the way to Vegas. Good shit as always! Cheers (Monster/Vodka in a Starbucks cup in hand)!
Thanks! Always reads better if you’re drunk! Have a good time!
@Grey, where was the vegas stuff?
What Vegas stuff?
@Grey, Im an idiot I thought he meant you were making comments about Vegas. I am Simple Jack
Going full Bedard…
12-team league: After a couple of trades, my SPs are Felix, Price, Stras, CJ Wilson, Kennedy, Burnett and Hanson. I’m in a pretty big hole in the WHIP category at the moment, but looking good in the other pitching categories. Would you drop Hanson and his 1.43 WHIP to take a shot on Detwiler? Griffin?
I wouldn’t….
Per my comment the other day, I’m still holding onto my boy Jemile Weaks… just couldn’t pull the trigger!
But I did make the following offer:
Bruce for Kipnis + Frieri
would then drop Jemile, and my OF would be: Braun, Hamilton, Joyce, Revere, with Lind as my UTIL (been rotating Lind/Revere in my UTIL depending on matchups).
This is a keeper league, where we get to keep 4. I’ve got Miggy, Braun, Hami, and MadBum for now – with Bruce in the convo along with Panda. But Kipnis could even possibly get thrown in the discussion, depending how he finishes…
It’s a holds league too, so Frieri has some bonus value there too.
Anyhoo, you like this deal?
Looms decent if you need a 2nd baseman…
Or looks…
@Grey,
Hope it looms large and looks decent and dude accepts the offer…
Ha… Yup…
Astros claim Chuck Fick off waivers. His name, in German, means “Chuck Fuck.” That is all.
That’s awesome!
I can’t find Jordany Valdespin in the glossary.
Ha
Start Bruuuuce @Col even though he’s facing a lefty Pomeranz? I have Cain, Jennings, and Middlebrooks on the bench…
I’d start him in Coors, yeah…
@Grey: need a util fill in (util in?) while Rasmus is sucking. weekly roto league need rbi and sbs. who two do you like best of these guys? lind, bernadina, r davis, marte, saunders and snider?
thanks.
Lind, Snider
@Grey: also, do you see hultzen and/or straily getting called up before sept 1? non-keeper league, trying decide if its worth keeping them on my roster.
thanks.
Could be called up in the next few days due to trades otherwise probably not until Sept.
Better ROS – Head-Head Points:
Neftali Feliz or Matt Garza
Jarrod Parker or AJ Griffin
Justin Ruggiano or Ichiro
Thanks!
Garza, Parker, Ruggiano
13 teaM 5X5 START DETWILER @ MIL TODAY?
I’d go for it…
8 team 7×5
Give: Sale and Pence
Get: Cargo
Pitching isn’t an issue thanks your advice on this site.
Finding a solid hitter seems to be more of an issue considering I was the guy who drafted Tulo in the league…
I’d take CarGo there, it’s just fair though…
Buy or Sell Bonifacio?
Buy or Sell Kubel?
A have both these guys, I am considering trading them both for Ian Desmond and Brett Lawrie. Rutledge would turn into a starter for me while I wait for Ian.
That’s not a good trade…
This is a question for Grey and the considerable Razzball brain trust….
Looking for help in tweaking a trade with the team that lost A-Rod and is looking to replace him with David Wright from my team, in return for Prince. I could spare Wright by playing Miggy at 3B and then Prince at 1B.
This is all in a 16-team 5×5 redraft league. The only categories where I don’t have at least 12 points (out of 16) are R, AVE, OPS, Ks with SVs losing ground due to recent roster changes.
I’d rather have Wright than Prince (Prince offers more power but that’s my strongest hitting category) and so want to ask the other guy for something extra, a throw in or the addition of a second player each with a slightly better second player coming to me, perhaps upgrading a weak position or category. I’m listing both rosters below … I’d love to have a few ideas on how to make the trade work out. For what it’s worth, he’d like Rizzo to replace Prince at 1B, but I’m not sure what to ask for in return (he said no to Wainwright). Also, he’s a serious Yankees fan so prying away Jeter would be tough.
We’re both in the top three teams, and so the stakes are high. The other guy is accustomed to being near the top, for me it’s less usual. He’s way over on the innings limit; I’m slightly under.
My team:
C Wilin Rosario
1B Miggy, Rizzo,
2B Aaron Hill
3B Wright
SS Rutledge
OF Bruce, Stubbs, Victorino, De Aza, Rasmus, Berkman
SP Anibal, Garza, Matt Moore, Bumgarner, Gio
RP Parnell, Cishek
Cook, Pestano
DL FrankFrank, Desmond
The other team:
C Posey
1B Prince
2B Zobrist
3B Eric Chavez
SS Jeter
OF Trout, Fowler, Granderson, LaHair
SP Ivan Nova, Karstens, Hughs, Cahill, Kuroda, Wainwright, Derek Holland, Oswalt
RP Broxton, Nathan, David Robertson,
DL A-Rod, Werth, Andrew Bailey
Any ideas? Please help!
Wright for Prince then adding guys? Fowler for Berkman? Jeter for Rizzo and Rutledge?
Werth, Ramus, Cespedes…. Pick two for the rest of the year.
Not Werth…
trade offered to me of: justin upton for dempster and cuddyer
already have mccutcheon, granderson, adam jones, cecspedes and bj upton in OF and my pitching is toots and my 2nd base is espinosa right now
redraft after the season, accept trade or fade?
thanks
Don’t love it… Would want Upton…
@Grey: Please rank: Feliz, Fiers, McAlister, and Harvey
Feliz, Fiers…
13 team 5×5 is plouffe worth rostering while on the dl
If you have room…
Greinke an Angel?
Yep, Greinke an Angel. Segura and two AA pitchers to MIL.
Wow, that’s very nice for the Angels…
Greinke to the Angels for Segura and two AA arms
I’m giving up Chapman for Aj Griffin and Fiers.
What do you think?
I do have Valverde. And Jansen.
So I might be ok without Chapman.
@Phil, I’d stick with Chapman, unless you have a big lead in saves and/or Ks.
Sounds fair, think you could do better…
@Grey, You mean I can do better by trading for better players then AJ and Fiers?
I mean, I think you can get better players, yeah…
@Grey, What if I trade Valverde Or Jansen for AJ Griffin?
Valverde’s fair…
Who do you think takes Greinke’s spot in the rotation? Thornburg? Wily Peralta’s been pretty good recently.
Thornburg would be my guess…
@Grey, Thornburg? More like Boring-burg.
Actually, he’s not that boring, but not being in any NL-only leagues, he’s irrelevant, for now. I’ve been drinking Stone’s 10th Anniversary Ruination, which I just discovered is 10.5% ABV, so I’m gonna go out on a limb and predict that Wily’s gonna take over after a couple of blah starts by Thornburg. Getting wild up in here!
I can’t stop singing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaIW0URYK8o
@Grey, Jesus, I thought I was getting wild…what have you been drinking? And thanks, now that’s going to be stuck in my head. I’m grilling up some steaks and once they’re done I’m going to sing to them…
Gargling… Put your lips here…
Surprised not to see Anibal in the Sell section…
Would you bench and hold or drop him in a 10 teamer?
WW options include Villanueva, Blackley, Bailey, McAllister, Lincoln, Harvey, and Estrada
“Thanks” in advance. And that’s me quoting future me!
I’d hold to see how he does tomorrow… I already said to Sell him kinda…
Start or sit minor vs. Philly?? If sit, stream deduno or t. Hunter?? Need k & w
Start Minor… Other guys aren’t good…
Boesch Watch: 0-2
The “hold” for a couple more days may expire in a couple more ABs.
C’mon, Boesch… Don’t let me down…
@Grey, I hope he picks it up, but he’s starting to make my whole “start/sit bench bat roulette/embarrassment of riches/Razzterm to be determined” situation a lot easier.
Yeah, I hope so too, since I own him… Wait, maybe that’s why he’s crapping the bed… Should’ve never picked him up…
@Grey, Would you mind dropping him
and changing the sheets? I need HRs!
@Grey, 0-3
@Carnac, 0-4
Make it 0-4
@Grey, You’re going to need a new mattress soon.
Watching Brewers-Nats and Melvin is in the booth trying to explain the Greinke trade. He sounds like a complete moron. Seems like a nice guy, but total idiot. He actually said something to the effect of ‘Segura should be great and I hope everyone else works out’ (paraphrasing, but that was the gist). I feel bad for Brewers fans.
Yeah, local color is pretty spotty in places…
@Grey, Um… I’m talking about the team’s GM–Doug Melvin! Lol.
HA! My bad… Well, what I said wasn’t untrue…
@Grey, Yup, still works quite well.
Hey Grey, I’m curious what combo of players you would rather have in a keeper league? My team right now is:
C: Jesus
1B: Fielder
2B: Uggla
3B: Wright
SS: Espinosa (Aybar on dl)
OF: Granderson, Jennings, Cain
Util: Stubbs
BN: Morneau, Marte, Votto (DL)
Been offered my Wright, Fielder, Cain and a throw in, probably marmol, for Aram, Cargo, and Hanley. What do you think about that deal?
Eh, not crazy about it…
Sonavabench’d by Cruz, and Marte is 0-fer in his slot. So dumb… now my roto lead is down to just 20.5 pts.
Ha…Aw, shucks…
Speaking of PR contestants who look like people… did you see my comment about Posdnuos?
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4229/posgq.jpg
HA! Oh, man… So THAT’S where he’s been!
@Grey, Heeth totally reinvented himthelf. Heeth fabulouth!
Cute black chick should have won last night, but Ven got the make up call for Ep. 1.
Ven’s pretty amazing… If he had some personality, I’d say he’d win… Black girl, Ven and guy who won first one are top 3…
@Grey, Agreed on all counts.
Desperately need SB. Who’s the pick up?
Bernadina
Crisp
Carlos Gomez
Crisp
Argh…Sam Fuld in, Jennings resting.
Argh, indeed…
Lucroy or Grandal ROS?
Grandal
@Grey, what about doumit?
@CD, Doumit and Grandal are a tossup… I’d just go with Grandal…
I will enjoy dropping Boesch later tonight. Fact! Could you answer a few questions for me?
1.) Pick up Krispie or Crispie to replace Boesch?
2.) How the hell did Todd Helton not win the 2000 NL MVP?
3.)
4.) Please Rank: Milone, Griffin, Harvey, Harrell
Thanks!
Crisp… 2) HA! 3) Yup 4) Griffin, Milone
He had an incredible year!
What about this trade.
I give:
Annibel and Milone
I get:
J. Parker and Z-Mac
Getting too little back, or has he/she fallen that far?
Yeah, he did… That trade’s fair, I wouldn’t do it though… They are all kinda pushes…
Okay, I’ll let it ride. As always, thanks for the advice!
Drop Rasmus for Snider? Or maybe Grandal?? Or are we just trading one hot schmotatoe for another? Is Grandal for real? He looks good, but his 1.4 walk percentage is not cool…
I’d hold Ramsus… Grandal is more or less for real, not much power though…
Harper for Willingham pretty close? Would I need to add a closer to get Willingham and if so, someone shitty like Parnell or decent like Wilhelmsen or Reed?
It’s close… You shouldn’t have to add a closer, but can add Parnell…
@Grey,
Asking another way…I’m really struggling with HR and RBI’s in my 12 team daily league. Is Josh’s power for real? He’s 3rd in MLB in RBI’s. I can afford to lose Harper’s runs if I’m going to get 15 HR the rest of the way from Willingham.
Yeah, then it makes sense to grab Willingham…
hey grey pretty sure romo only has 28 innings or something irrelevant like that….
Thanks!
i wanna know how you can possibly say look at stats like fip xfip and shitfip and say you should sell weaver. guys a stud..id tap that..hard.. bte you he pitches just as well as he did last year..just saying grey..bill james is a also a c?nt btw
Murray, since when did you start going by “Mike”? Or reading “blogs”?
Uh oh! Dunn is loose on the base paths again!! Chalk up another stolen base, baby!
Passed ball that wasn’t called?
Jim Johnson just submitted his bid for worst BS of 2012.
@Carnac, Anyone know why Cook didn’t get the vulture win? According to the play-by-play, he finished the 8th and Blevins entered the 9th with the lead. Am I missing something arcane?
@Carnac, I’m confused on this, too. Absolutely no clue. I thought that was the definition of vulture win.
@Wilsonian, Glad to know I’m not the only one.
@Carnac, I think this is one of the discretionary rulings- Rule 10.17(c): The official scorer shall not credit as the winning pitcher a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when at least one succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain its lead. In such a case, the official scorer shall credit as the winning pitcher the succeeding relief pitcher who was most effective, in the judgment of the official scorer.
@royce!, Oy. The first time in my fantasy career that this rule screws me. It’s certainly never benefited me.
Thanks, Royce.
He’s got some tough competition this year…
Plouffe just went Plouffe. Desmond and Tulo on the DL. Gotta get a live body in there. Check out these beauts and tell me who I gotta pick up:
EverCab, Bloomquist, Rutledge, Elliot Johnson, Theriot, Valdespin?
Rutledge
This is for anyone. In conjunction with my last post. I need a SS and I need one now. It’s a 16 Team H2H Keeper. We keep 5. I just got offered Starlin for Price. My pitching staff right now is Price, Moore, Vogelsong, Anibal, Lester, Minor. I could then pickup someone like Harvey, Detwiler, or Hultzen to hang on to him. What’s the consensus?
@Wilsonian, Tough one. I think I’d actually hang onto Price in that situation. Is anyone like Rutledge available?
@Carnac, Yeah, it’s definitely a fair offer. I’m thinking of countering with a lesser player for him, and if he denies it, oh well. And yeah, Rutledge is available. He’s one of the only worthwhile guys available.
@Wilsonian, Try and offer him lester for castro! If not, you gotta ride the hot hand of lord Valdespin.
Sounds decent for you…
I think this is the time I’ve watched the Olympics opening ceremony…is it supposed to leave me frightened for the future of the western world?
@royce!, I don’t remember Beijing’s that well, but I think this is way weirder. I’m having flashbacks to my grad school time in England.
Ha… I missed it (for the last 12 years)…
@Grey, There was a gigantic baby puppet. It scared me.
Well, put it in your mouth…
@Grey, That’s your answer to everything, isn’t it? At some point, there’s not going to be any room left and then you’ll be so embarrassed!
Oh man… I finally got that out of my head and then I read this and tried to think of what it was you meant and now it’s back in my head…
@Grey, Let us never speak of this again.
Agreed!
@royce!, Nope. Thought it was pretty good.
@Steve, To be fair, Steve lives in the Shire.
@Steve, Well, like I said, I’ve never watched it before, so I may not get the general theme or point of the opening ceremonies…is it to celebrate the achievements of the host nation, in an entertaining manner? Was one of Britain’s achievements bearing gigantic babies?
@royce!, Yeah, its partly a celebration of the host country. The giant puppets were famous characters from English literature.
@Steve, I saw a bunch of famous British villains, but what character was the giant baby?
Beyond the frightening baby, I take back my implied criticism. Gotta give it to them for including both Dizzee Rascal and Fuck Buttons. Though right now I am watching the procession of nations or whatever they call it and it’s only at Brazil, and it is feeling like that chapter in the Iliad when Homer lists the amount of ships and troops each town sent to war.
@Steve, And after trying to rock my teething daughter back to sleep for the third time tonight, I’m thinking that my psyche was just not prepared for the giant baby puppet.
Ummm, it’s Friday, and Mr. Trout does NOT have a stolen base. Is he hurt or what?!?
That’s it, I’m getting rid of him… can’t stand these INCONSISTENT players!
Maybe Maicer was wearing his jersey tonight…
Mike Fiers is a good pitcher – I have him in my keeper league – Looks like he is a keeper
@MrBaseball, please note 10 keepers and I do have a medioker team – not my doing – took over the mess – he is lights out
Yeah, he’s not bad, little old for a rookie but still…
Ok I’m embarrassed that I can’t figure out why Cook didn’t get the win for Oakland.
@Steve, Me too.
@Steve, you see my earlier comment? It went a little something like this…
Rule 10.17(c): The official scorer shall not credit as the winning pitcher a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when at least one succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain its lead. In such a case, the official scorer shall credit as the winning pitcher the succeeding relief pitcher who was most effective, in the judgment of the official scorer.
@royce!, Yeah. I was just having fun replying to the other Steve.
@Steve, WTF?! First the giant baby puppet and now there are two Steves?!! Will this bad trip ever end?
@royce! thanks for the info.
Offered Pujols and Cordero for my Weaver and Snider. He is leading league in hitting and I am leading in pitching. Thoughts? I might counter with Weaver for Pujols.
Sounds decent… I’d take Pujols…
Someone just offered me Tulo and Brantley for my Trout (who can be kept for $4 in 2013, $8 in 2014, and $13 in 2015). Made me wonder if you get these “head scratcher” trade offers in ‘pert leagues, or is there some professional courtesy extended?
Yeah, get them all the time… Rudy traded Casilla for Darvish… No idea about that one still…
@Grey, Ha! Oh yeah, keep forgetting about that one… a problem you’re not having, obviously.
Grey, would you start Anibal or Minor tomorrow? Or both?
I’d start Minor, I’m benching Anibal for tomorrow…
Scutaro to the Giants… That should balance out the Dodger’s acquisition of Hanley.
Ha… Keeping things fair…
Chris Johnson or Ruggiano in a points league where OPS correlates with value? Currently have Frazier at 3B who I could move to LF if I dropped Ruggiano.
Also, is it time to bench Uggla yet in a 16 team league and using Rutledge to fill in for him? I’ve been waiting him out so far but this slump is starting to hurt…
Johnson… Bench Uggla for now…
Want to grab either AJ Griffin or Detwiler, but would have to drop either Liriano or Lester. Who to drop? Or should I sit tight? (And is Lester droppable beyond this particular add/drop?) Thanks, Grey.
@Bosmosis, I’d lose Lester for Detwiler…
By the way, I think I’ve identified a flaw in Lester’s mechanics. It seems that every time he gets on the mound, he thrusts his pelvis forward and back repeatedly in a symbolic ass rape of my pitching ratios.
@Bosmosis, HA! Nice…
Hey Grey, which side? : 10 team QS/OBP Keeper league.
My
Mike Fiers -24 round Keeper
for his
Rizzo – 24 round Keeer
and
Josh Beckett -Round 5
@2 Cups 1 Braun,
I was also thinking about countering with Motte/Rizzo for Fiers as I am Closer sucking with Axford/Johnson/Cook/Lopez getting lit up every night
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Rizzo side, not close… I’d take it before anyone changes their mind…
Missed out on Griffin and Harvey, ROS any of these dudes worth a shot:
Blanton, Britton, Estrada
@nightpandas, Estrada
I’ve lost Tulo and Aybar, who’s my best replacement for the rest of the season?
Luiz Cruz, Ryan Theriot, Brandon Hicks, Willie Bloomquist, Maicer Izturis, Evereth Cabrera, or Marco Scutaro?
@MrHappyTime, Theriot
Is Blackley worth picking up or could he lose his spot if and when McCarthy gets healthy or they call up Strailey? I need another SP on my bench and was looking at him or McAllister or Maholm.
@RambleOn, Yeah, he’d be the first guy out… Go with McAllister…
If you had to pick one start for the rest of the week, who you like? Only considering ERA and WHIP, wins and strikeouts don’t matter…
Zimmermann @ Mil
Greinke vs. TB
Gio @ Mil
Grienke
i have b-phil and pedroia, and pedro is finding his stroke now
b-phil, hanson for j-zim and fiers?
or should i ask for more?
It’s fair if you need pitching…
@Grey, yeah i ‘d like to shore up my pitching.
also what are your views on Jeter and Andrus ROS? who will get more counting stats? andrus hasn’t been nearly the SB fiend he was last year.
thanks!
Andrus is better than Jeter… They’re not that far off with runs and RBIs though…
@Grey, you think andrus will steal more rest of season or Ron keeps the saddlebags on him? right now seems like he’ll barely get have of last season. I’m thinking about including a SS swap in that trade and getting andrus out of it.
I think Andrus could steal 20 bags the rest of the way and be close to last year, but it doesn’t look like he will…
@Grey, much thanks as always. randomly had a thought for the glossary, not sure what it would apply to, but a “Golden GreyGoose”. could apply to someone high on your buy list or top of your articles that shines thereafter. works in multiple ways i think.
Hmm… I’m not sure that term works…
Trade ryan howard and anibal for vogelsong?
Howard is rotting on my bench since I have prince, rizzo, la roche and goldy
I could use the open spot to replace anibal with niese or an outfield bat like snider to mix in if boesch or cain go cold
Sounds fair…
This should be an interesting weekend. I kinda hate the uncertainty when one of your players might get moved to a team/park that can hurt them. Fortunately most of my drafted guys, those that are left, are sucking ass this year and no one would want them anyway.
Yeah, I hear ya… You kinda want people to want your guys on one have, other hand…. Not so much if it hurts their value…
I always assume that one of my closers will be moved every year to be a set-up man somewhere else. Its happened so many times. Its the worst when you have a solid hitter that goes to a team that puts them in a platoon or left handed bat off the bench. Of course this year I would not have minded Upton going to the Rangers…ooh that park, that heat, that line-up…I just got drool on my keyboard.
Ha… Yeah, surprised Broxton hasn’t been moved yet…
@Grey, Yeah, not sure what is wrong with the Royals. I thought they just had a lack of talent for a long time, but now that they do I think they have a mis-management problem. Trading Melky for Sanchez was just plain dumb and then ending up with Francis at the end of it all is just flat wrong. If anything they should of traded Frenchy. Maybe they think they can get more for Broxton if they wait til the deadline, but that could backfire on them. I mean he is still Broxton, and Ive watched alot of Dodger games, so I know how bad he can be. I never cared for his throwing motion, just looks like he is going to hurt himself….why no Wil Myers at this point of the season? he’s the future, not Frenchy
Definitely… They should trade Broxton and Frenchy for whatever, some prospects maybe, doesn’t really matter those guys aren’t going to win it for them, and they should bring up Myers…
@Grey, That just gave me an idea for a term. A team that has a hot prospect that is wasting away/ nothing left to prove in the minors. Like some type of prospect tease….unless there already is one.
Hmm… There’s prospblock, but no term like what you’re saying…
@Grey, I see how the idea is a little different. Like Marte this year, the Pirates were teasing us the last month or so after it was apparent that Tabata and Presley just weren’t going to cut it… They tease us, like for instance you are at a bar trolling for some fresh cougars and you meet the recently “seperated” one who wears the outfit that lets you know time has been good to her and that the gym membership she has is not being wasted. She flirts with you, laughs at your jokes, brushes your arm with her great rack every so often, lets you know she is there. Then at the end of the night she whimps out cause she is still “technically” married when her ex is out banging anything that can say yes and has a pulse. Thats howI feel about prospects some time. Just big ass club teases.
Yeah, there’s also the ones you go home, they hit a homer in their first at-bat then for the next two weeks they have you buy their groceries and pick up their kids from school…
@Grey, thats hilarious, you know your not suppose to hang out again after putting your flag in their peak. hopefully someone else will read and this contribute some term ideas.
Panda to the DL… Who is the pick up for my UTL spot: Crisp, Stubbs or C Young?
@Sam, do you need power or speed?
Krispie
Just announced that Medlen will finally get a shot in the rotation on Tueday. JarJar to the pen.
About time!
@Grey, he’s going to get rocked
@grey: Medlen or Detwiler?
Detwiler….
Joining the chorus: Medlen or Griffin?
Griffin… But could go either way on matchups…
Ok, gotta list the whole team here.
C – Perez
1b – Reynolds
2b – Kipnis
3b – Lawrie
SS – Plouffe
OF – Jones
OF – Stubbs
OF – Cain
UTIL – Middlebrooks
UTIL – Marte
BN – Boesch
BN – Desmond
BN – Stanton
DL – Tulo
SP – Price
SP – Moore
SP – Vogelsong
RP – Chapman
RP – Casilla
P – Pestano
P – Minor
BN – Lester
BN – Anibal
16 team H2H keeper where we keep 5 as long as we want. I need an SS. Rutledge or Valdespin are the best available. Been offered Castro for Price or Elvis for Lawrie. Would you do either one? I’m a little leery of losing either of those guys in a forever keeper. What’s the consensus?
You can’t really lose a top pitcher with that staff… I’d grab Rutledge…
I’m battling in the RCL to advance in AVG, and the guy who I keep pulling ahead of and then losing ground to has, among other injured players, Gamel. It’s like racing against a zombie and losing.
Ha! Yeah, seems like the way to the best average is not having any players in your lineup…
@Grey, It’s also the best way to 23 points, which is that team’s total for the year.
Yikes
Medlen over Leake, Oswalt, Capuano, Anibal or a RP like Casilla, Cook or Cishek? (keeper league)
I’d hold for now…
Follow streamonater and run harrell out there vs PIT?
over guys like Ubaldo@MIN or Richard@MIA??
Looks like the Stream-o-nator really likes Harrell… Worth giving it a whirl if you need the start…
@Grey, man crush for the stream o nater? Ill go with it i guess.. i do need the start..
Do you like Blackley @ BAL or Maholm v STL for a streamer tomorrow? Stream-o-nator likes Blackley…
Blackley…
Is it time to fully believe in Minor? He’s looked rather solid lately.
As long as he keeps his walks in check, he’s solid…
Cannot believe the week my opponent is having. This guy’s team is second-last but his average is .333 and his OBP is .403. He has weeks hitting .450, Haley at .350 and M Montero at .643!
Me? I’m 4/29 today and of course got sonavabenched by Rasmus. Somehow I’m winning 7-5.
Oh, and Bruce is useless. There, I said it.
7-5 locked in and can only get better or is it still pretty up in the air?
@Grey, Down by 2 homers and 4 RBI so could get better, assuming my stupid team can produce any of those. And only ahead by 1 steal…
That’s not terrible…
This whole bench bat roulette situation is maddening. Sat Boesch and went with Kendrick and Krispie in the lineup. Waiting on Kendrick’s results, but Boesch was 2-4 with a RBI and Krispie didn’t start for the D-Bagcks. So annoying.
On another subject, thanks for steering me towards streaming minor today. He looked great. I was planning to drop him to stream Maholm tomorrow and then drop Maholm to stream Homer Bailey tuesday (vs. SD). Once that scenario plays out, who would you want to own going forward for ROS?: Minor, Bailey, Maholm
Minor
Yeah. CarGo reaches on a fielder’s choice and gets caught stealing. Sums it up nicely.
who is the handcuff in colorado these days? I saw there is a lot of interest in bettancourt
@Simple Jack, I’d say Brothers. But wouldn’t schock me to see them try Belisle.
Rex Brothers
@Grey, thats what i think too, but he been terrible
To continue the sonuvabench theme tonight, Rasmus and Revere for me.
Pick 4 outta these OF/Util types, to roll with for now:
Lind, Revere, Rasmus, Craig, Snider, Melk-man, Bruce.
Melky, Bruce, Rasmus, Snider
Wilton Lopez pitching the 9th — woo!
Wilton Lopez pitching the 9th… with his team down 4-3 — boo!
Ha… Dah…
Jay Bruce reminds me of those sour patch kids commercials.
@Eddy, Not familiar with them…
@Grey, On the side you can see a couple more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB9yGZKoTjg&feature=relmfu
Nice… I see the Bruce Now…
@Eddy, I’m sour on him. Useless bastard.
@Steve, He’ll hit five homers soon enough and make you forget….until his next .197 month.
@Eddy, what, just that they suck?
Wow Ike Davis. Wow…
Think that’s the first time I’ve had a 3 homer game from a player in like two years…
Liriano to CWS for a no power MI and a low-ceiling pitching prospect. Is Liriano a poison pill?
Yeah, you think the White Sox would’ve seen him enough to know better…
hey grey member when you said kemp wouldnt hit .300 again..
Not sure if we can consider Kemp’s season a success at this point…
@Grey – To qoute the White Sox boards – “Coop’ll fix him.”
@AnotherFalstaff, Hehe
Hey Grey – hope you’re still roaming the Razzball campus.
Curse me for asking if you like, but who’s most likely to get a save tomorrow? Burton, Perkins, Lopez or Dunn?
@Steve, Burton
Would Hanley for Hamilton be a good trade for me if I’m looking to add HR potential? Worth it for the rest of the season?
Thanks!
@Bernie Brewer, Yeah, sounds fair…
starting Latos at Coors?
@nightpandas, Nope
Oh Swami-
My SP is a disaster in a 12 team 5×5 and I only have two moves left for the ROS. I have Latos, Zimmerman, Darvish, Shields, Oswalt, Anibal
I need help in Ks, WHIP, and W (so i’d prefer to avoid 5th starters who could get skipped)
The wire has available:
Maholm, Beavan, McCallister, Samardzija, Saunders, Lincoln, Hellickson, Vargas, Karstens, De Vries
Which 2 would you drop, which 2 would you ride the rest of the way?
Thanks
@HoosierDaddy, Hold
You starting Kuroda against BOS today?
Slightly ahead of my innings cap pace for the year…
I’m on the fence…
@Bernie Brewer, Sit
Would you drop Samardzija,Niese,Hughes or McAllister for Minor? Or Hold?
Thanks
@Steven, Hughes
furcal or seager ROS at SS?
need any help I can get in avg/obp…runs and sb’s too…
@paulzone, Seager…
Is it crazy I already had 5 players on this list on my roster?
@Dominic, Nope
Dynasty League Trade – I have Austin Jackson
Colby Rasmus
Dylan Bundy
[ View Trade ]
Austin Jackson
Lets start off how bad of a trade would it be to deal Jackson for Rasmus
then does Bundy make the team the start of next year or do I have to wait 2 years from now – which I do not want to wait – I am not 100 % sold on Matt Moore’s future value so I am not sure what Budy’s value would be
@MrBaseball, It’s a fair trade, Bundy could be 12 months away (mid-summer next year)… I’d hold…
hey grey, who’s better ROS Worley or Arroyo?
Thanks!
Worley…
haha, the elder statesman of the Astros, Chris Johnson, gets traded to the D-Backs.
Hehe… Yup…
my gut keeps saying, no McDonald for you, ala the soup nazi….I’ve been thinking of just letting him go, so far today he has 5 walks in 3 innings today. I think its time to sell the farm…that was a bad pun.
Been watching Bar Rescue today, have you seen it?
Not sure if i like it or not.
I’ve never seen it, but it sounds like a show I’d like… You’re over pouring the schnapps on the Fuzzy Navel!
@Grey, seriously, that’s kinda right, you sure you haven’t seen this? or like myself spent in one capacity or another your adult life in a bar.
That guy is always pushing for food and brings in a “mixologist” to show them how to make swanky hip drinks. It’s kinda annoying
I took a bartender course in college… You do what you can to get easy grades…
@Grey, I was a bar back and did some bouncing at a sports bar when I was 20. Lots of fun.
Being the guy in charge where people get drinks when you’re 20, can’t beat that…
@Grey, I remember some chicks I went to high school with showed up at that place, it was not that close to home, and I denied them cause I knew they were using fakes. Took their ID’s and everything. They should of been nicer to me back in school. Yeah throwing out drunk frat boys and douche bags that thought they were fighters was tight. Plus all the poon that would just hang out and talk to you all the time. I got so much parking lot head at that job.
Ha… Nice abuse of power!
@Grey, Yeah that was awesome. I got to do all kinds of cool shit at that job. And the funny thing is I was a bus boy to start there. I also cooked too. I think my boss liked that I helped them beat the black guys at the park playing basketball one day and from then on out I got all kinds of cool opportunities.
HA! You should’ve took a $10 cover charge from them…
@Grey, No kidding, it was so bad that even when I wasn’t wearing black it would happen. some of the places my girlfriend and her friends would go to you would have to be anorexic to fit in there. But when some random douche would be talking to her or her friends and I would walk up they would immediately tell me not to kick their ass. I wish i had some of that on video, so hilarious. Strangely I always made freinds with security at bars/clubs out there so when I would go back I would never have to wait in line. It was like some big guy code.
The “you can get away with anything” code because people are afraid of you…
@Grey, I will admit I got a few free drinks from time to time. But they never knew that I never liked violence per se. I got that out of my system at a young age and didn’t need to prove myself to everyone over and over again. but it is fun to play on peoples pre-conceived ideas of other people based on appearance.
@Grey, funny side note, I hated when I would wear a black shirt out to LA or Hollywood because every time I went outside to have a cigareete at those bars people would come up and show their ID’s. It like I know I’m not 140 lbs but damn, just because someone was an offensive lineman in high school doesn’t mean they are a door man every where they go.
@Grey, what about McDonald?
@Grey, Aarrrgh! he gives up 4 er today agianst the Astros AAAteam. He’s ER’s the last five starts are 4,6,5,4,4…..
@Simple Jack, now 5 er’s
Yeah, frustrating…
@Grey, I want to drop him but I just noticed that Matt Cain has been just as bad the last 30 days.
please rank, Morneau, Lind, Puma
Puma, Lind
Who do you like more as a keeper: LoMo or Brett Anderson? Need to make a DL decision here… pitching is tough to come by in this league but I could see LoMo having good value in ’13 if he gets over his injury.
Anderson
would you trade my cj wilson for jay bruce? 10 team roto
It’s fair, depends on needs…
Keeper league: guy wants my Lester and Jennings. Who should I try and get back?
Halladay, Matt Cain, Kershaw, Latos, JMac, Sale, D Hudson, Scherzer, Griffin, Pomeranz… or maybe Ike Davis, Lo Cain, Moustakas, Alvarez…
I’m thinking two pitchers but whatever is fair value…
One of Kershaw, Sale, Cain or Moose and Latos…
Pick up which guy? (to replace LoMo – I’ve been using him at OF or DH off the bench)… keeper league:
Fowler, Saunders, C Davis, G Jones, Span, Frazier, Lind, Ruggiano, C Carter or Medlen, Blanton, Maholm
Fowler
FUCK….could have traded McDonald for Ethier at the AS break. Looks like McDonald isn’t even going to be rosterable anymore…
Yeah, doesn’t look very solid…
And of course here comes Lopez for the save opp. Every move I’m making right now is the wrong one.
Yeah, and Bruce is officially an asshole.
Hard to bet on the Astros to get save opps then to go to the right man…
@Grey, Turns out it wasn’t a save anyway. Stream-o-nator got it right with Harrell, though.
Bruce still an asshole.
Wow, I rarely get mad Over fantasy but Axford has taken me to a different level. Dude loves giving up the home run ball. Pathetic!!!!!
Yeah, how bad he’s been after last year…
How about an unlikely steal, Ethier?
@Steve, Or you Hill – steal third!
@Steve, Steal home with two outs!
Grey, in your most recent closer look, you had Clippard as a brain freeze. However he’s recently been doing well and Storen has been lingering in a limbo since Davey not knowing how to use him.
Do you think he keeps his job? An owner has been dying to trade him and two weeks ago I wouldn’t touch him, but now I’m wondering if he’s worth a shot.
In addition, I saw you had Pence about 15 spots above Cruz in your second half rankings, but has the gap drawn closer in the last two weeks? I’m most likely going to flip one but I’m not sure which.
@Eddy, Also, my two-day Ryan Roberts experiment didn’t pay off.
Need a 3B in a 12-team OBP league until Plouffe comes back.
Frazier, Middlebrooks or Chris Johnson, who was recently traded to ARI.
@Eddy, And for the tri-fecta:
Same OBP league
Wilin Rosario, Jesus Montero or Yasmani Grandal?
Montero…..
Frazier
Cruz and Pence are nearly interchangeable… Looks like he will keep the job unless he blows three games this week…
Pretty pissed off that in a 20-run game, LaRoche has to leave with effing back tightness.
@Steve, Or that Braun has a sweet 0-for-5 (albeit with one run, but still).
@Eddy, Well I’m against him (and don’t own him anywhere), so you won’t get much sympathy from me
It’s actually Kyle Seager that’s ruined my day.
@grey: need the roster space, who do I drop (non keeper weekly roto)? Tulo, Plouffe, marcum, Hultzen or straily? Thanks.
Hultzen, Tulo…
C’mon Royals. Need you geezers to take the lead here.
@Steve, Stupid Royals.
Need a schmohawk fill-in for Sandoval next week. Should I go with Blanco Polanco or Lombardoozle?
@royce!, Polanco is on the DL, friend.
@Steve, not Blanco Polanco. He’s astoundingly the DH in TB.
@royce!, Really off my game today.
@Steve, At least you could still probably DH in TB!
Lombardozzi
Wow. Utley traded to the Cards for Boggs, Schumaker and some 1B called Hamilson.
WOW
Eh, it was a hoax…
@Grey, Oh. I’m mentally weak today.
Nice call on Harrell, stream-o-nator! No QS, but not bad at all..
Ballsy stream if you went with it…
@Grey, yeahh i had to do it man.. But it worked out perfect! Just barely got away with a W..
I have tried to drop McDonald 3 times today and every time I do I just can’t hit accept.
Not sure how deep your league is or who you’re picking up, but it’s not an imperative drop…
@Grey, this is my 12 team RCL, I don’t need another starter per se, I have gotten Sheets, Harvey, and McCallister in the last two weeks to go with Cain and Mad Max.
I’m a little worried with Lind and LaRoche DTD and Morneau in the free agent pool. If Morneau is traded it could really boost his value.
I’d hold for right now…
Any chance you’re starting Oswalt vs. LAA tomorrow?
In some leagues…
Still trying to find something that works with this other owner:
Latos and Scherzer for Jennings and Lester – which side do you like in a keeper league?
How about with D Hudson instead of Scherzer?
Thanks!
I’d take Jennings in both…
I hear ya on J-Mac not being an imperative drop, but he is killing me lately. Seems like he has lost all since the AS break. And I am even less excited about Anibel’s ROS prospects than you.
Trade J-Mac and Anibel for Yo-Ga and Matt Harvey?
12 Team HTH
Thanks!
I’d take Gallardo… And I’m not crazy about Anibal for ROS…
Yeah, I was getting that feeling from you (especially in Friday’s buy/sell). I’m about three notches below that. Somewhere between barely streamable and Lincecum.
Ha… Gotcha…
Medlen worth grabbing for his Tuesday start? (12-team H2H)
And do you think he sticks, or will the Braves trade for a starter?
@Steve, I start him there. Marlins have been weak and as far as I can tell, Chris Coghlan is the only Marlin with decent numbers against him. Which reminds me, I should grab Medlen in my 14-team h2h. Thanks!
Oh, and if you feel like meeting me half way, I’ll be in Hawaii for a week starting tomorrow.
@royce!, “I’d,” not “I.” ME START MEDLEN NOW.
@royce!, Check your inbox. I’m just going to the Air New Zealand site to book my tickets now.
@Steve, What, you can’t just sail there? Your toursim bureau refers to your nation as “A Land of Boatbuilders.” Better than what we got…”A Nation Of People Who Fantasize About Quitting This Freaking Job And Learning How To Build Boats.”
I think the Braves trade for someone, but even if they don’t his Tuesday start is only going to be 70 pitches…
Is it possible that Manny Para gets some close ops with Axford and Dor-K being as terrible as they are? I know its a stretch but they have to be tired of this.
Parra’s pretty awful too…
I have to wonder what the Rangers are going to do with Elvis while Profar is waiting in the wings, I could see them trading Elvis in the next year if he continues not ascending like he should.
Maybe next year this time…
I have Aceves and have Bailey on the DL, but Cashner is available in FA pool, any thoughts?
F****** Aceves. Jesus.
@Steve, Useless bastard. 6-4 would have looked much nicer than 6-5.
Doesn’t look good for Middlebrooks
Hard to believe there’s only a few weeks left in most H2H formats.
Until the playoffs…
@Grey, Yeh, hoping I make them all!
Some Twitter chatter that Pence is headed to the Giants. Though my record of reporting trades involving Phillies players is not exactly sparkling today…
@Steve, And seems that this one is bullshit too. Sheesh. Ignore me.