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0We’re gonna try and turn over a new, positive leaf here at Razzball. No longer are we going to sing the blues when one of our favorites doesn’t make the team. We’re gonna emoticon all over your face for someone else. That other person just happens to be the guy replacing Mike Minor in the rotation. Three ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to introduce to you, Mr. Brandon Beachy. In Triple-A last year, Beachy had a 9+ K/9 with just over a 1 BB/9 through 45 2/3 IP. That’s purdy. Let’s see more! Okay, random italicized voice. In Double-A earlier last year, he had a 12+ K/9 and about a 2 and a half BB/9. Not bad, but what’s behind curtain number 3?! Random italicized voice, don’t you have some random italicized television to watch? Snippy! I loved Mike Minor, but you know what? I can get behind Brandon Beachy, in the non-sexual way. Has solid strikeout stuff and good control. Everywhere you have Minor, go with Beachy. Or Jordan Zimmermann, he’s still butter with the “ER.” (<–That’s my expression but feel free to use it.) Anyway, here’s some more news from fantasy baseball:
Kevin Slowey – Once upon a midnight dweawy, Slowey pondewed weak and weawy as he was sent to the buwwpen.
Kendrys Morales – Shut down now because of soreness in his foot. Must be from carrying around that extra S.
Chris Coghlan – Will be ready for Opening Day. Man, that’s some yawnstipating news.
Ben Francisco – Haven’t seen this doode on too many teams in the comments. Why is that? Not rhetorical.
Brett Gardner – Will bat leadoff against righties. How is he worse than Ellsbury? Rhetorical!
Frank Francisco – Wait a second, he went to see Dr. Freeze and now he’s going to the DL? That’s just crazy talk. I’d grab Rauch, but, unfortunately, Dotel is looking healthy so he could monkey wrench up this shituation.
Curtis Granderson – Out with a strain of the oblique. Better than one of those monkey strains that Dustin Hoffman saved the world from in Outbreak. Or is it?! Yeah, I think it probably is. As of this roundup, no news how long Grandy would be out but I’m guessing he’ll miss at least two weeks of the season.
Eugenio Velez – Sprained his ankle. Dusty Baker said of Velez’s ankles, “I’d like to chew on those toothpicks.”
Will Rhymes – As reported here last week here then argued about how I was wrong in the comments, Rhymes is starting at 2nd for the Tigers. Since Leyland’s making out the lineup cards, he’ll probably hit Rhymes second. Why do you care? Because Will be rhyming and stealing. It’s SAGNOF, ya’ll. Act like you know, MC Lyte.
Marlon Byrd – Has been on fire in spring training. And, usually, you put a bowl of crap in one hand and spring training stats in the other and see which one weighs more. Yet… Actually this is a big YET, Byrd will hit third in the lineup and had a big 1st half last year. And that’s Grey getting excited about a Byrd in the three hole! Hmm, that sounds like something that could get you prison time.
Jake Peavy – Threw from 40 feet yesterday. Only problem it was 40 feet high. He dropped the ball from a building.
Beachy won a spot in the rotation over Minor? I don’t see that reported elsewhere but maybe that’s not what you were trying to get across.
http://twitter.com/#search?q=mike%20minor
@jerome bishop It’s all about getting the news from twitter.
http://twitter.com/#search?q=mike%20minor
http://twitter.com/#search?q=brandon%20beachy
@Grey:
With this team, I think I should drop Torres for some more power. SBs seems to be covered. Go with Bay (waivers) or Ibanez, Moreland, Smoak, Morse, Robot Jones, or just be patient, grasshopper, and keep Torres?
Also, thoughts about this team? I got shut out of SPs until later than I wanted…
1. (9) David Wright (NYM – 3B)
2. (16) Mark Teixeira (NYY – 1B)
3. (33) Ian Kinsler (Tex – 2B)
4. (40) Nelson Cruz (Tex – OF)
5. (57) Brian McCann (Atl – C)
6. (64) Tommy Hanson (Atl – SP)
7. (81) Ichiro Suzuki (Sea – OF)
8. (88) Chris Young (Ari – OF)
9. (105) Elvis Andrus (Tex – SS)
10. (112) Trevor Cahill (Oak – SP)
11. (129) Chad Billingsley (LAD – SP)
12. (136) Matt Thornton (CWS – RP)
13. (153) Ted Lilly (LAD – SP)
14. (160) Fernando Rodney (LAA – RP)
15. (177) Jhoulys Chacin (Col – SP,RP)
16. (184) Frank Francisco (Tor – RP)
17. (201) Neil Walker (Pit – 2B,3B)
18. (208) Jonny Venters (Atl – RP)
19. (225) Edwin Jackson (CWS – SP)
20. (232) Andrés Torres (SF – OF)
21. (249) Brian Fuentes (Oak – RP)
@Grey: Who would you rather pick up (in the waiver wire sense), Beachy, Pineda, or James McDonald? What about the other sense?
I cbs player newsed Ben Francisco “Francisco not getting hand job”
http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/players/playerpage/486536/ben-francisco
I know I am not the only one to read the player note that way.
@Grey you Rhetoricaled Gardner, so I will ask it. Is Ellsbury 2 rounds better than Gardner? Is Gardner 3 rounds better than Pierre? They all could get 95+ runs and 50+ SB. So do you pay for the little extra?
@kangaroo hops:
Grey will ask you what kind of league you are in. He will tell you Hommy Tanson is great, but why do you have Ichiro and Francisco(read above)? Why don’t you have JZ or Minor? Why didn’t you already drop Minor for Beachy?
@Michael Bourne
Yeah, I suppose you’re right. 12 team H2H, with 2 Util spots. I’ve a bench full of SP and no more room. Closers are gold, so gotta stick with a few possible SAGNOF possibilities. Franky Frank can go to the DL as soon as the season starts, and he will still be useful upon return. Ichiro fell far enough, and I like him, despite other opinions. 600 possible ABs at +.300 has been useful for me. It also allows me to roster guys like Reynolds if need be without it killing me.
about your question, does Rajai Davis fit in there, too?
@Michael Bourne: ells and gardner will chip in a few HR’s…… pierre MIGHT get you 1.
Ha! OK, Grey, I owe you an apology on the Rhymes/Sizemore debate. I predicted Rhymes would win the 2B job about a month ago, but at the time of your post it was looking more and more like Sizemore was pushing for the job. For the record, as much as I like Rhymes for his grit, I’m not sure he’ll keep the job long. Leyland loves him some Danny Worth and Cale Iorg, and Sizemore’s not out of the picture yet. Leyland said Tuesday that he’d be happy with any of those guys as his starting 2B. But, yes, egg on my face.
@kangaroo hops: Rajai Davis is a clear step down, with less guaranteed production in the Runs department. Bourn has more potential to hurt in the BA department than those 3. And Pierre, Gardner, and Ellsbury will all be the lead off on 3 of the top offenses in the AL. Gardner and Ellsbury have more power and RBIs than Pierre does. Also Ellsbury was the number 6 OF only a year ago according to Grey (even if he did say Ellsbury was overrated there).
@Stosh: As a Tigers fan I don’t think anyone is considered full time except Miggy. Leyland might love him some nobodies, but he loves to rest his somebodies, especially the last game of every series, or when we are on a 9 game losing streak, or when there is 3 games to go and we need one game to beat the twins, or when we are in a one game playoff with the twins… So yep. I hope Leyland wins the WS or goes back to the NL.
A man with a gun to your head says 3 words, “Kinsler or Uggla?” He does not say anything else. Actually, he also says, “I will allow you to also count the replacement player’s stats should either player get injured.” (pretty menacing villain huh?)
What is your response?
@ Michael Bourne: Leyland is off limits, man. I don’t have these conversations. If you don’t like Leyland than we probably can’t talk baseball. He’s a top-10 manager, at worst. Dude gets more out of players like Will Rhymes and Ryan Raburn than any manager this side of Gardenhire. I’m a Leyland supporter, thru and thru. By the way, we will win the Central this year. We have the best pitching in the division, and in Miggy the best offensive force in the division.
@kangaroo hops: In my opinion you really don’t need to have Ichirio to absorb a low average like Reynolds. If you’ve landed enough guys at or around .275-.280 do the math and see how much your last man hitting .230 instead of .280 will affect your overall team’s average (fart sound).
Beachy or McCarthy? Got a preference?
@kangaroo hops: I’d stick with Torres because I don’t think Bay is that much of an upgrade in the power dept.
@ScoutAbout: McDonald
@Stosh: “I like Rhymes for his grit…” sounds like something Joe Morgan would say, and that’s no compliment.
@Carns: The Razzball rankings have Kinsler 26th overall, and Uggla 37th.
Grey,
10 team, H2H, 5×5
My closers are Soria, Broxton and Aardsma. Should I drop Aardsma straight away and grab League? I was holding out for Cueto to go to the DL to pick League up. What should I do?
from the 8 spot, would you rather have Votto-Holliday or Braun-Tex?
Grey,
In a keeper league, is it worth holding on to Minor? Or is he too far away from actual fantasy production to be worth a roster spot. (We have no bench in our league)
@ Grey; Is Beachy definately making the rotation? I can’t find anything about it but, normally in Grey I trust.
I had a draft last night. 10 team, standard 5×5. Please comment. Thanks.
C- Posada; 1B- Pujols; 2B- Roberts; 3B- Zimmerman; SS- Desmond; OF- Kemp, J. Upton, Rasmus; Util- Morneau, Lind; SP- Weaver, Gallardo, Liriano, Oswalt, Lilly, Sanchez, Chacin, Volquez, E. Jackson, Zimmerman; RP- Lyon, Ogando, Aardsma
@vottomatic They named him the 5th starter yesterday.
@grey I don’t think Granderson will miss anytime. He hurt himself on the last swing of BP, stayed at practice and went through all the running drills before he went to the trainers. He’d like to play through it, but they’re gonna slow him down just to make sure it heals. He could be back for opening day, doesn’t sound too serious.
In a 10 team roto, OBP league with a snake draft what round value does Gardner have now? 8, 10, 12, 15?
@vottomatic: in my one league I had minor and moustakas, so i held onto minor, dropped moosetacos and picked up beachy at 6am….
Beachy has the spot for now, but what if an injury happens, or they decide to send someone down? Minor’s coming up…. im not shipping him to the wire just yet….
Here’s my pitching staff:
SP: Lester
SP: Marcum
SP: Gio
RP: Kimbrel
RP: Hanrahan
P: Rauch
P: League
BN: Cueto
BN: E.Jackson
BN: Bailey
Do I drop Bailey for Beachy, or would I be better served dropping someone like Rauch or League for him? I’m worried about Cueto’s injury, and if for some reason Beachy is awful or doesn’t last long in the Bigs, that leaves me with only 4 SPs to start the year.
Pitching categories: W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, Ks/9
Thanks.
if hits are an extra catagory in a 6X6, would you make the case to push leadoff hitters with high avg or obp, ellisbury, juan pierre, brett gardner and ichiro into the top 15 OFs or is that one extra catagory not enough to do it?
@Grey
Would you prefer Espinosa or Rhymes?
And kind of wanted to comment on something: before asking for some trade approval/disapproval, I check point shares to see how each side stacks up.
In a trade where it’d be Felix and Heath Bell for Youk and Romero, naturally, I’d assume that the Youk side wins. When looking at the 12-team pointshares, however, Felix is actually worth Youk, Romero, Bell, and then some! Thoughts?
Humbly requesting your opinion on my team Grey. 12 team 5×5 roto
C Carlos Ruiz
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
1B Joey Votto
2B Aaron Hill
3B David Wright
SS Alcides Escobar
MI Danny Espinosa
CI Aramis Ramirez
OF Dread Pirate
OF Drew Stubbs
OF Bobby Abreu
OF Jason Kubel
OF Ryan Braun
UTIL Kendry(s) Morales
SP Jon Lester
SP Francisco Liriano
SP Daniel Hudson
SP Jhoulys Chacin
SP Travis Wood
SP Mike Minor
RP Chris Perez
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Jake McGee
we draft our bench soon, not sure if I want to take Trumbo, Rauch, or Beachy with my first pick.
P.S. I’m sad I missed the christening of the Razzball glossary term for fat guys with no power. Bill Butler suffers from blimpotence.
Grey, as the keeper of your secrets and grandfather of the RCLs I seek your advice, oh great fantasy baseball oracle:
http://razzball.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14880
@stynyr: In a 10 team league, free agent/waiver saves are much easy to come by. You have 2 rock solid closers, so I don’t think you can gamble a bit here. If I were you, I’d sit tight, wait for Aardsma (and maybe Cueto) to hit the DL, and then fill their roster spots with the best available.
@Joel: I’d rather have Braun/Tex, but you can’t lose either way.
This question is for anyone to respond to, and by anyone I mean Grey (joking…kinda). I’m in a 10 team standard 5×5 league with 5 keepers, -3 round penalty.
I have 3 keepers set already:
Werth (19th round)
D Hudson (26th round – was a FA pickup)
J Bautista (25th round – was also a FA pickup)
I’m struggling over the last two spots:
Andrus in the 14th, Jamie Garcia in the 24th, Scherzer in the 9th, Drew Stubbs in the 24th, or Jonathan De La Sanchez in the 12th
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
@RonWashington’sStache: Thanks, I have read the rankings through and through. Each time, I pretend that I haven’t read them, in order to make it the gift that keeps on giving. It kind of works too.
However, I was kind of throwing it out there at everyone (hence the no “@Grey”). What is your opinion? I’ve always wanted to know Ron Washington’s blow-laced mustache’s opinion on my 2nd base targets.
Hey Grey, as always thanks for the morning read (and the afternoon one, too). What do you see wrong with this team? Aside from my awful upton bros nickname?
c- montero
1b- votto
2b- zobrist/raburn
3b- beltre/prado
ss- hanley
ci- huff
mi – alexei
of – werth, uptone, uptwo, rasmus/quentin/snider/fowler
sp – haren, greinke, scherzer, morrow, kuroda, shields, cueto, kennedy
rp – marmol, putz, hanrahahan, kuo, uehara
Grey! my Razzball league fell apart. I hear there are openings in a few other ones. Can you hook a brother up?
teddyqward@yahoo.com
@wilsonian:
drop rauch
grey is bedard draft worthy in 12 team mixed leagues with news that it looks like hes gonna start the year healthy?
@joe from point pleasant: thanks man – you’re like the resident Beachy expert. You would be cool with 3 closers in a 16 team H2H league, and where one of the closers is possibly in a timeshare and another will most likely lose his gig when the starter returns from injury?
Rotoworld reported yesterday that Granderson was saying he could have played yesterday if it were a regular season game. Hadn’t heard anything about an extended time off.
Also, what does Ellsbury have on Gardner? Not much. But also, what does Gardner have on Rajai Davis? Maybe even less I think.
Any possible truth to the Michael Young to Philly rumors? With drafts going on right now, picking up Young could end up fantasy gold. I could see him inserted into the # 3 spot in the batting order instantly.
12 team mixed league w/ 6 keepers. Assume through first 8 rounds (including keepers) team looks like this.
C McCann
1B Votto
2B
3B Youkalis
SS
OF J. Upton
OF B. J. Upton
OF Chrispie Young
UTIL
UTIL
SP Cole Hamels
SP Chris Carpenter
Any idea who I should target in the next round? Slim chance Weeks, Gallardo, or Oswalt will be available. Would definitely take Weeks, not really looking for an SP here but Gallardo and Oswalt seem too good to pass up in the 9th and I’m pretty happy with my OF so far.
Otherwise could reach for a 2B like Hill or Zobrist or go for a big bat to fill UTIL… possibly McGehee, Aram, Michael Young, Abreu, Konerko, Pena, Mark Reynolds. Not a huge fan of any of those guys and could probably get Pena/Reynolds a few rounds later. Anybody have suggestions?
12 team mixed league w/ 6 keepers. Assume through first 8 rounds (including keepers) team looks like this.
C McCann
1B Votto
2B
3B Youkalis
SS
OF J. Upton
OF B. J. Upton
OF Chrispie Young
UTIL
UTIL
SP Cole Hamels
SP Chris Carpenter
Any idea who I should target in the next round? Slim chance Weeks, Gallardo, or Oswalt will be available. Would definitely take Weeks, not really looking for an SP here but Gallardo and Oswalt seem too good to pass up in the 9th and I’m pretty happy with my offense so far.
Otherwise could reach for a 2B like Hill or Zobrist or go for a big bat to fill UTIL… possibly McGehee, Aram, Michael Young, Abreu, Konerko, Pena, Mark Reynolds. Not a huge fan of any of those guys and could probably get Pena/Reynolds a few rounds later. Anybody have suggestions?
@Matt Damon: I say Stubbs in the 24th
@Anyone Who Can Help
The rotation in my 20 team league just took a very unpleasant hit. Minor was going to be my #4 or #5 depending on how you feel about Niese, and unfortunately Beachy already got scooped up yesterday so I can’t pick him up.
Would you hold onto Minor and hope something happens where he gets a quick call up…..or…..would you pick up one of these “so called” pitchers: McCarthy, Arrieta, Figueroa, Enright, Ohlendorf or Correia. It hurts to just think one of these guys could be starting for me, but, I’m leaning towards picking up McCarthy or Correia. Any thoughts?
The fact that I missed out on Beachy leads me to my second question. Where is a good place to hear about these things quickly, because obviously I’m not hearing about them quick enough. If its twitter who is a good person to follow for this sort of thing, because I can’t go searching for stuff that I don’t know has happened yet…
Appreciate it guys.
“Mike Minor – In my pitchers’ pairings post, I told you to grab Mike Minor or Jordan Zimmermann on every team. Then I see teams in the comments that don’t have either with a variation of this comment, “Grey (insert compliment), what do you think of my team?” I don’t think you have Mike Minor or Jordan Zimmermann, that’s what I think.” – Grey Albright
Well, we had our draft yesterday, and I was going to cheerily report to you that I had Mike Minor on my club, and expect kudoos.. Then Simply Fred reports to me that Minor has been Beached. Then I read your column today.
Say it ain’t so, Grey, say it ain’t so!
@Grey It would be the shizz if you made a post that listed guys that you have ranked significantly lower than their yahoo/espn ranking
@Grey
Just to start off, I did bid $1 for Ben Francisco last night, but he went up to $3, so I passed.
I did my first auction draft ever last night with my friends. I didn’t even have time to do a mock beforehand. I did however read over your auction strategies and went into the draft with your TIERS as a guide. One team went ALL stars and scrubs: Miggy, A-Gon, Lester, Felix, Halladay, Ichiro, and another drafted 6 catchers “for trade bait” in our 2 catcher league. I ended up with 16 players in your top 100, and feel like I got some good bargains. Would you mind giving a brief analysis of this roster and give any suggestions on what stat I may need and what I can give up in exchange? (I’m guessing OF). Thanks a million, and looking forward to my second season of fantasy “razz-vice.”
10 Team Standard ESPN League, $260 budget.
C1 – Arencibia
C2 – Suzuki (both for $1)
1B – Votto
2B – Phillips
3B – Zimmerman
SS – Reyes
CIF – B. Butler
MIF – A. Ramirez
OF1 – Pence
OF2 – Krispie Young
OF3 – B.J. Upton
OF4 – Stubbs
OF5 – A. Rios (super bargain)
UTIL – Rasmus
SP – Kershaw
SP – Liriano
SP – Oswalt
SP – Hamels
SP – Kuroda
SP – Bumgarner ($1)
SP – Volquez ($1)
SP – G. Gonzalez ($1)
SP – Morrow ($1)
RP – F. Corderro
RP – Hanrahan
RP – Thornton
@Matt Damon: Stubbs and Andrus
Would anyone prefer Holland to Beachy?
Rhyming and Stealing? Beastie Boys!
Last-minute trade opportunity. 12-team keeper H2H league. I own Ryan Dempster (and like him) for $10. 2011 is his last year of eligibility. Should I offer him for Jose Bautista? JB’s $7, and has three years left AND is 3B/OF eligible. Similar F-points projections.
Seems like an offer I should make, but am I wrong in trusting Dempster more than Bautista?
@Cain Fan: I’d say his value’s even higher in that format, though I tend to shy away from speed guys early and wouldn’t take him before the 8th unless I were loaded with power and had a #1 starter. That said, the 8th is probably about the earliest you’d have to pick him (and you can probably get him later). Of course, it may also depend on how many Yanks fans are in your league.
@Grey
I was wondering how you think about attaching auction values to your rankings if you disagree with proshares? Also, an earlier reader mentioned that you had an auction strategy post, but I’m unable to find it…can you throw up a link?
Thanks as always.
I am hoping Moreland can gimme one month of 800 OPS baseball in April… Boy am I regretting not taking Lind for LF/1B instead of Jennings even more now. At the time, early March, I needed speed at LF and I thought Morales was gonna miss one week at most. Now maybe it’ll take him half a year…
I’ll just have to monitor the FA pool and pounce on whichever ever 1B starts off the season good now, I suppose. James Loney? Brett Wallace? What choices. LOL.
Grey – missed the beginning of my draft last night (shotgunning a 4loko in an aquarium) and when I got in I had autospent almost $150 on braun, tulowitzki, and longoria. can’t argue with the players, and I ended up getting some bargains in other places, but my pitching staff is real weak. do you think I should trade for a solid starter (brett anderson, marcum, etc.) and if so who should i give up? thanks. also, this is an 11 team league, includes OPS and K/BB.
c – Napoli
1b – Lind
2b – Kinsler
3b – Longoria
ss – Tulowitzki
of – Braun
of – Heyward
of – Victorino
util – Pedro Alvarez
util – Snider
bn – Raburn
bn – Lorenzo cain
sp – Hamels
sp – Scherzer
sp – Zimmerman
sp – Volquez
sp – Minor
sp – Stauffer
rp – Kimbrel
rp – League
rp – Ogando
rp – Motte
@Grey:
When the news broke last night about Beachy I was trying to figure out what the title of today’s post would be…
My best guesses were:
“We have a Minor problem”
“Enter Sandman”
“Son of a Beach-y”
lol. Never saw this title comin haha, nice post.
@kangaroo hops: Go with Morse.
@ScoutAbout: Beachy
@Carns: Kinsler
@Lance Blankenship: Beachy
@stynyr: Nope
@Joel: Apples and apples.
@emc squared: Can’t hold a guy with no bench.
@RonWashington’sStache: You’ll probably have to replace Roberts by week 2, your WHIP will be an issue and you should get a deeper league.
@Karl: Gotcha, thanks for the heads up!
@Cain Fan: 10-12
@Wilsonian: If for some reason Bailey continues to not be good, it leaves you with four SPs too. And if Beachy is still on waivers, then your league isn’t that deep. And II, didn’t you ask me this exact question yesterday?
@AJK: Not enough
@Eddy: Espinosa… Trade’s fair, depends what you need.
@BigRedLatrine: Team looks heavy on speed and light on power, which isn’t great. Pitching does look good, however. I’ll ask Rudy but I think we can add a secondary definition for blimpotence, that’s funny.
@Matt Damon: What others said.
@shibboleth: I like those nicknames, and your team. A few names I’m not crazy about but those are small quibbles. Overall, looks solid.
@teddyballgame: Yeah, I have nothing to do with getting you in a league. Go to the league post on the left sidebar and email an organizer.
@mets fan: Last round flyer if you like.
@JaHerer22: Hill
@A Hill O’ Beans: I heard about it in the comments on the latest post here when it happened. Hold Minor for an official announcement in a 20 team league.
@Paulie Allnuts: Turning over a new leaf, member?
@DP: http://razzball.com/category/2011-fantasy-baseball-sleeper/
@Howie Met Your Mother: @Howie Met Your Mother: Your team is a bit speed heavy and pitching heavy. You could use some power and have some speed/pitching to spare.
@NVChris: I’d take Bautista
@Wilsonian: Nope
@MattW: http://razzball.com/fantasy-baseball-auction-draft-the-strategy/
@papasmurf: Wallace from those…
@Abe: Ha… Try Snider, but you might need to give Alvarez for Anderson.
@joe from point pleasant: Thanks!
Who do you like better for a MI spot — aybar or rhymes?
Jonathon Niese or Brandon Beachy?
Minor to the minors. Bummed. But Do I reshuffle and drop him for beachy? Maybe I drop Danny Valencia and add him to my farm?How do you see Valencia doing this year?
Trade question Grey. Am I nuts to be considering this?
Trade away:
Hanley, Mauer, Pence and Axford
for: V Mart, Carlos Gonzalez, Jeter, and Marmol.
Ps. I need power.
Venters and Kimbrel are going to share duties, at least to start the season, according to Fredi.
I really hate how there are so many shituations to start the season. I hate even more how managers are so content to run with committees. Dammit, don’t you know you’re setting the fantasy world aflame?!
@Grey: Beachy is still on waivers and it’s a 16 Teamer, so pretty deep. I did ask you that question yesterday, however, I was wondering today if one of the relievers (in particular, League or Rauch) would be a better drop than Bailey – as I didn’t mention that yesterday. Either way, I’m snagging that son of a Beachy here in a second.
@Steve Stevenson: Thanks Steve! Yeah I have a power heavy team (Teix, Dunn, Kemp, Pence, McCann) and two top SP keepers (Felix and Lester). I am deciding between taking Rios or Victorino and waiting on a SP or taking Cain or Liriano and waiting on Gardner. Thoughts on what combo is best?
@joe from point pleasant: I was singing this title in the shower: “Life’s a Beach[y], and then you die, that’s why we get high, ‘cos you never know when you’re gonna go”
@grey:
Loved the Peavy comment. Bet he was all, “It felt good. No soreness. I’m taking to day-to-day.”
Is it worth cutting James McDonald to snag Rauch? Leaning towards no, but I love to vulture saves! Thanks!
@paddyman: thats a horrible deal, hanley and pence will combine for 50+ HRS? the 3 you’d get will get barely 5 more or 10? I would not even remotely think about that. Plus you’re getting older, more likely to decline players for the best SS in baseball, a more than solid, dependable OF’er and a .315 hitting catcher, that will probably only hit 10 HR’s but COULD hit 25?
@Wilsonian:
I would have no problem going with 3 closers… and FWIW i dont think Rauch will wind up making that big of a difference with dotel looking healthy now.
The problem is not the amount of closers, its the quality. Just keep your eyes peeled for injuries and guys who lose the job and grab the backups throughout the course of the year. You’d be surprised how good your closers can be if you just pay a little extra attention and nab a couple guys who win the role.
Just keep an extra sharp eye on the rangers situation, as it will be declared sometime this week if felix will stay i the rotation. Lowe or Ogando could be top 20 options if they land the job. Also watch the Angels situation… Rodney cant be long for the job, hes awful, if walden winds up with the gig he could be great. You could also grab Aardsma once hes back. There are just so many options when it comes to closers. That’s why u grab the possible breakout starter while you still can, and drop the 2 week interim closer.
Feliz*
@royce:
Nice! hahahaa
Keepers (5) are due today. 12 team espn standard, auction keeper, H2H.
I asked you about a month ago Grey and you said to keep.
Hanson $16
Oswalt $10
Pedroia $23
Dunn $22
and Alvarez $6 (should be able to scoop him up at the same price in the auction)
I’m wondering if you still like Alvarez in that fifth spot.
Other options:
Adrian Gonzalez $37 (miggy, pujols, and votto are off the board)
Stubbs $6
Dan Hudson $5
Lester $25
Reyes $26
Thanks again.
Would you drop Naverson for Beachy in a 12 teamer?
@Johnny Drama:
I’d take:
Lester $25
Hanson $16
Oswalt $10
Hudson $5
AGonz $37
I would rather get a high average/big power bat to base my offense around, and by keeping those 4 SP you literally don’t need to take another SP besides Zimm/Beachy. You can then focus your finances on filling out your offense. There should be a ton of good hitting bargains, my favorites being StarCast or Brignac at SS, Markakis in the OF, and Espinosa at 2b. That’s just my take.
Grey,
“Take a 3rd baseman in the second round of the draft if you don’t leave the first with one.”
If I miss out on David Wright in the first round of my draft, where do you turn? Zimmermann or Rodriguez? Both are injury prone, but Rodriguez is healthier and is punishing the ball this spring.
That should be Zimmerman (one N only).
@drpepper: Aybar
@The Vaporizers: Tomato-tomahto… Beachy…
@paddyman: Agree with below.
@Eddy: Eh, Kimbrel’s on the better side.
@Wilsonian: Gotcha
@royce!: That was Rudy.
@BryanK: Sure
@Johnny Drama: I do.
@fatkid60: Yup
@Pops: Nothing’s changed since the rankings on those two.
@BigRedLatrine: Rudy agreed that it was funny, and you were added to the Glossary. Tell your family and friends!
@joe from point pleasant: Thanks Joe
@Grey: Thanks Grey
@Grey: so would you go with Rauch for Beachy, then? I have Kimbrel, Hanrahan, and League.
Ogando was told he will be in the ‘pen…hopefully an answer on Feliz will come shortly.
Grey : Beachy is a surprise. Would you lose Farnswoth for him or Wood? I have Feliz, Thornton, Marmol and Hanrahan as closers.
@Michael Bourne: RE: “Rajai Davis is a clear step down with less guaranteed production in the Runs department.”
Not so sure about this now that Rajai is atop a lineup that can actually drive him in from second base. Those who are not fans of the A’s just don’t realize how pathetic their offense was last year. Rajai was about the only bright spot. I highly doubt DeJesus is even close to a replacement.
I think Davis will have a big year and increase his Runs total. In my main league (13 team mixed), he went in the 8th round. Wowzers! I got himi in the 15th round last year.
1. Drop Minor?
2. Add Edwin Jackson or Beachy?
3. For my one hitters bench spot, Dexter Fowler, JoseLopez or Espinosa?
4. Drop O’Day or wait a few days?
5. Thanks as always, Grey.
Ugh, I waivered Rauch. May as well add Dotel now too I guess. I couldn’t be happier with my team with the exception of my cl bullpen which is in real tatters other than Huston.
9×9 roto.
My team:
C – Soto
1B – C. Pena
2B – Cano
3B – Zimmerman
SS – Tulo
CF – Granderson
OF – Manny
OF – Braun
UT – A. Jones
UT – A. Torres
BN – Wigginton, JD Drew, M. Bourn
SP – Verlander
SP – Scherzer
SP – Chacin
SP – I. Kennedy
SP – G. Floyd
SP – H. Bailey
SP – J. Lackey
BP – Madson, Betancourt, Motte, O’day, S. Downs
I’m thinking of cutting Drew for Beachy and picking up another position player once the season starts and Downs (and probably Granderson) hit the DL. Should I cut Bailey or Lackey instead? I like Bailey for the matchups and was hoping to trade Lackey (he is overvalued by many in my league). Moves in my league are capped at 60 and I f…ed myself last year by making too many moves early and ended up one QS from a championship. Cutting Drew, Lackey, or Bailey in favor of Beachy make any sense to you? Thanks again.
@Grey
I’d like to thank the academy, Rudy, your mustache, and Billy Butler’s right moob.
Ah poor Slowey…I hope you are staying at a comfortable distance away from any young cousins….
PS Sometimes when I think Zambrano…I think Hop-Frog
Grey- beachy worth burning a waiver priority? dropping slowey and grabbing him? I think I have the 4th overall priority?
@Johnny Drama: No problem.
@Wilsonian: Yup
@Mr2Bits: Eh, hold.
@Eng: Beachy for Minor. Fowler… 4. Sure. 5. No worries.
@Salty Balty: Sure, lose Drew. Lackey…
@BigRedLatrine: You have no one to thank but yourself.
@Wake Up: Ha
@joe from point pleasant: thanks for the advice. I went with dropping Rauch for Beachy leaving me with a rotation of: Lester, Marcum, Gio, Cueto, E. Jackson, Cecil, Bailey, Beachy, Kimbrel, Hanrahan, League.
I’m ok with the closer situation right now and have my eye set on a few guys that could eek out with the job at the start of the season, or shortly thereafter. Hell, last year in this league I only drafted one closer and ended up with 4 closers after dealing my only drafted guy.
Hopefully Beachy really pans out for me and ends up in the same position many thought Minor would.
Grey, I have a blahtoon of outfielders on my 12 team H2H Keeper League. Who to drop, who’s got the upside, who might be available for me to pick up and contribute this year, but be more awesome next year?
Carl Crawford, Span, Bourn, Rios, Tabata, and Delmon Young.
You really think Lackey has no shot at a bounce back year? Not saying he’s gonna return to 2007 form, but completely done?
Minor isn’t officially dead yet.
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/03/23/roster-spots-still-undecided-salazar-in-camp-today/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_braves_blog
Question for the commentariat – am I crazy?
12 team H2H, standard Yahoo positions, keep 6 players every year (no round penalties)
Potential trademate is keeping Hanley, Longoria, Kinsler, Lester, Latos, and Stanton. I’m keeping M. Cab., Fielder, Pedroia, Reyes, Ellsbury and Panda.
I proposed Fielder+Reyes for Hanley+Latos and got laughed off. My take was that it’s pretty even in total value, but it helps me not to have 2 1B’s going into the draft (BRAN, bitches), and it helps him because he has no 1B and the best 1B that’s not being kept is….Konerko? Huff? an injured Kendrys? And there are 4 other owners without a 1B that will be competing with him.
So I ask again – am I crazy?
@Grey: Would be cool if you can take a look on my team and tell me how I did and if I should change anything. (I think my main problem could be speed, maybe average too.)
10 teams, H2H, normal batting categories + TB and BB. Standard pitching categories.
1. (5) Hanley Ramírez (Fla – SS) (Keeper)
2. (16) Prince Fielder (Mil – 1B) (Keeper)
3. (25) Matt Kemp (LAD – OF)
4. (36) Justin Upton (Ari – OF)
5. (45) Dan Uggla (Atl – 2B)
6. (56) Yovani Gallardo (Mil – SP)
7. (65) Cole Hamels (Phi – SP)
8. (76) Aramis Ramírez (ChC – 3B)
9. (85) B.J. Upton (TB – OF)
10. (96) Brett Anderson (Oak – SP)
11. (105) Pedro Alvarez (Pit – 3B)
12. (116) José Valverde (Det – RP)
13. (125) Daniel Hudson (Ari – SP)
14. (136) Tim Hudson (Atl – SP)
15. (145) Craig Kimbrel (Atl – RP)
16. (156) Matt Wieters (Bal – C)
17. (165) Edinson Vólquez (Cin – SP)
18. (176) Gordon Beckham (CWS – 2B)
19. (185) Frank Francisco (Tor – RP)
20. (196) Edwin Jackson (CWS – SP)
21. (205) Manny Ramírez (TB – OF)
@tourinct: HA haaaaa! boom shaka LAKA! so glad i didn’t drop minor in my h2h league…. snagged up beachy, kept minor, best of both worlds…. flip a coin atlanta and give me a call!
Beachy or Homer Bailey?
Was offered this this morning:
I give:
CarGo or Hamilton/Daniel Hudson
I get:
Fielder/Scherzer
Which of Hamilton or CarGo should I give up?
12-team 5×5 H2H 4 keeper league (lose round u drafted them in next year)
A: Cruz, Shields, Porcello (would drop for Neise)
B: Oswalt, gio, huff
Which side do u like?
20 team league keeper no fancy round or keeper determinations
i give hill cuddyer and tim hudson
i get wright raburn and morrow
***DL NEWS***
Brandon Morrow to begin the season on the DL because of forearm inflammation. This was out of nowhere.
@stynyr: id send hammy/hudson for fielder/scherzer in a sec….. I at least have more faith in cargo staying healthy over hammy, and d-hud is nice but not done anything yet, scherzer has the higher upside this year I believe.
@barker: take it, wrights a first rounder, raburn has potential, morrow is now DL’d according to eddy, but still if its a keeper? wrights MONEY…. you’re essentially giving up not alot for wright? have you accepted yet?
@barker:
Dude, c’mon, that’s a no-brainer. Take the Wright side ASAP.
@9-7: No idea who’s droppable if I have no idea who’s available.
@Salty Balty: I wouldn’t wait for a bounce back on my team.
@tourinct: Yeah, not yet.
@tyler: I’d want the Fielder side so not crazy at all.
@Steve: Team looks solid, it’s a shallow league so you’re gonna have to fight with waivers to win.
@cubbies299: Beachy
@stynyr: Agree with Tony.
@projectbadass: A
@barker: This isn’t close.
@Eddy: Never out of nowhere with Morrow.
@grey In a vacuum…in a league that counts QS and Sv/hlds which side are you on for this trade:
Jeter/JUpside/ESantana
For
Tulow/Rasmus/Chapman
6×5 (OPS), keeper:
Rollins and McGehee for A-Rod?
@tony: Thank you.
@Grey: Thank you.
@Grey: Thanks, I’ll cancel my shrink appointment.
grey, i dropped minor for beachy, and now im kind of upset! seems minor has life?! talk to me…talk me down from the ledge.
This question it to anyone that can help…
Does anyone know of a site where I can download a spreadsheet that will manually calculate roto rankings based on the data/stats I input?
Thanks,
Technical question: Can a player be put on the DL on opening day retroactive to a pre-season (spring training) date? My friend said Morrow may only miss on start, but how’s that possible?
@PublicEnemy#1: Tulo side.
@Black Beard: A-Rod
@stynyr: De nada
@tyler: Well, you might not want to be hasty.
@the grate one: If Beachy was available, Minor will be available too.
@Cheese: Have you tried the War Room:
http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-baseball-war-room/
@Eddy: Teams DL a player once the season starts.
i drafted minor! beachy was available b/c minor was the 5th! lol
this other guy posted that he put his waiver in for minor!!!
@Eddy: that is true. Same rules as apply to the regular season. As long as they don’t play in ST games, the DL can be backdated. That’s why Beltran is being held out of the lineup right now. If they decide to DL him, they can back date it.
@Eddy: Yes, what Wilsionian said. I thought you meant when do teams DL players.
@Grey: With Kimbrell and Venters sharing the 9th, you still rank Kimbrell ahead of Cordero? Those two and Franklin are the last of the donkeycorns available in my email draft.
@Eddy: @Grey: Teams can backdate a DL placement into spring training. This year the date is March 22 making the earliest day for a return April 6.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp
I have 2nd pick in 10 team 5×5 roto. Shallow league (3 OF, 1 UTIL). Leaning toward Hanley with #2 pick and a top 1B with #19. If there aren’t any left I’m going for Morneau later. Do you prefer that strategy or Cabrera with the #2 pick and Reyes with #19? I don’t want to punt SS this year. I’m punting 2B and C. Any better ideas instead of these 2? Thanks.
Grey, Salty or Arencibia, given JP will time share with some douche?
**INJURY UPDATE**
Roy Oswalt reportedly hit in the head by a Manny Ramirez comebacker. He is en route to the hospital right now, trying to get more info on this.
would u drop Homer Bailey for Beachy in a deep 16 man league?
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/03/oswalt-hit-in-head-with-line-drive-leaves-game.html
Here is the full video of what happened. Thankfully he took it off the back of his head, right behind his ear. He got up and walked off the mound like the bulldog he is. Never lost conciousness, and didn’t feel dizzy. Looks like we dodged a bullet this time, phewwwwwwww.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/Oswalt_struck_in_neck_headed_for_X-Rays.html
@Black Beard: @Grey: @Wilsonian:
Thanks guys, that cleared everything up perfectly.
@Eddy: no problem. I didn’t know about the March 22nd thing, but I knew it could be backdated.
would you drop Norris or Mcdonald for beachy? if so which one?
@Grey: It’s not his birthday yet where you are, but it is where I am – many happy returns Harry Houdini!
@Grey if I read this correctly: there is no MLB.com article, no MLBTradeRumors and no Twitter news about Minor? Only a comment someone left on Razzball?
@Wilsonian: Sorry about jumping in like that. Didn’t see the question was already handled. Hopefully those dates prove useful.
Just pulled off this deal:
My Rasmus/E.Jackson for his Lind/Hamels (dude is a big STL fan)
Pretty damn stoked about it, do you guys think I should be?
Categories: H, R, RBI, HR, SB, AVG., OBPS, W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, Ks/9
@grey
thoughts on this trade? 12 team 5×5 h2h keeper
my morrow and zambrano
for his
pence and aardsma
i have very deep SP (gallardo, liriano, scherzer, brett anderson, bumgarner, garza, guthrie). i have league so id put aardsma on the DL as a handcuff to him. right now my OF is werth, ethier, alex gordon, will venable so i could use some help there
@Black Beard: oh, no worries. I wasn’t aware of the date, so I appreciate the extra info. All I knew was that you could backdate a DL stint to Spring Training.
Not so fast. Braves say nothing decided.
Sorry should have included he link
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/03/23/roster-spots-still-undecided-salazar-in-camp-today/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_braves_blog
I solved it, “Grey”! You’re actually Fred Eldred: http://www.gaslampball.com/2011/3/21/2064149/padres-foul-ball-guy-circa-1994
@royce!: That’s awesome, though not as awesome as the ‘do on the sports presenter.
Is that a San Diego thing?
@Steve: The ‘do? Yes, it’s indigenous to the San Diego Metro Region. It is caused by excessive sun and coastal breezes.
20 team league
cuddyer tim hudson or beltre j chacin
which side??
@Grey:
Meh, autodrafted in my friends league, good news is the AI did a surprisingly good job and several other people didnt make it due to the wonky draft ttime, this is what I got after tossing out all the crappy bench players like Placolano the AI likes to pick up.
10 team Hth 7×7 (OPS, Total Bases, BAA, Losses)
C Wieters (waivers)
1b Votto (9)
2b Beckham (132)
3b Wright (12)
SS Desmond (149)
MI Kendrick (152)
CI Konerko (89)
OF Cruz (29)
OF J Upton (32)
OF Heyward (49)
OF Rios (52)
OF BJ Upton (72)
Util Pierre (129)
SP Haren (69)
SP Gallardo (92)
SP Wandy (109)
SP Billsley (112)
SP Meyers (169)
SP Nolasco (189)
RP Street (172)
RP Lyon (232)
RP Rauch (FA)
RP Fuentes (FA)
RP Venters (FA)
Bench
Mike Minor (FA)
R Soriano (FA)
Its not too bad really, it actually resembles a team I would draft. That outfield is super upsizy.
6X6 H2H (k/bb ratio extra cat for pitching). I have Holland, Mcdonald, Stauffer, and Norris. Should I drop any of them for Beachy, and if so, who? Thanks
@3FingersBrown: Yup
@jeffjam: Salty’s fine.
@joe from point pleasant: Yikes
@John: McDonald
@Steve: Ha
@Futility Infielder: Yes, and tomorrow’s post will be about rating my team and which catcher I should own.
@Wilsonian: Looks good
@jaw: Looks good
@royce!: Damn, you got me.
@barker: Not close.
@Elijah: Yeah, not too bad. Some wonky picks here and there, Myers?
@Jamie: Holland
@Grey:
Yah I dont like Nolasco at all either. Im thinking drop Meyers for Stauffer. Its not always a bad thing to have a few guys you are ready to give up on at the back of your rotation, some guys will pop up in a 10 team league, they always do. I got Latos off FA last year, there will be someone. Im much happier having the AI pick lots of bats in any case.
@Grey: I’m inclined to go with the guy with the set role but I know Cordero’s on the decline while Kimbrell’s got a live arm.
This pick is for you buddy, Kimbrell it is.
@grey/commentators: would you be alright rolling with Aaron Hill at 2B if I could deal something like Bphillips & Fuentes or Krimbel for Matt Holliday?
I’ve got those two 2B, its a H2H, 10×10 league, so batting avg counts for quite a bit since you need singles, doubles, triples, etc etc etc… I snagged up Bphil in the 5th or 6th round too, he kept falling so i got a steal of a deal… the guy wanting a 2B has utley….
Grey: while I love everything you write, I must confess how perturbed I am at your call for all things not Mike Minor. One dude, repeat one random CBSsports dude claims Beachy to be the #5. You can google it and there is no substantiation of the “report” or as I call it, rumor.
Today you have brought shame to the ‘stache
My universe is doomed. . . . . . DOOMED!
@Elijah: Yeah, SPs come into the league.
@3FingersBrown: Cool
@Tony: I’d take Holliday for Phillips and Fuentes.
@Futility Infielder: It’s the nature of the beast with fantasy. News changes, when I wrote this post it seemed like Minor was out. I still see very little to say otherwise. Atlanta paper that people are linking to isn’t even saying Minor is in, they’re simply saying no decision has been made, which is code for Beachy is in.
@Futility Infielder: @Grey: It will all be confirmed after Fredi Gonzalez does his fantasy draft later tonight.
@Steve: Fredi’s going with Zimmermann.
Wait wait wait…wait. Razzball isn’t right 100% of the time? I’m reading a different fantasy sports related website.
Grey, I see you’ve ranked R.Martin over Salty. Is there a big enough difference to bother making the swap at this point?
Gotta drop Morrison for Byrd right?
Starting reading Who is Grey Albright, and realized that you started razzball right when I started playing FBB. Based on how that year went, I am surprised that I continued playing. I don’t think that I would have had I not discovered the site. Which is to say, you owe me for at least 500 hours that I have spent in the last couple of years fretting over waiver claims, call-ups and sleepers.
Kidding, obviously. Thanks for all the help and helpful entertainment.
And what about Crisp over Bourjos?
P.S. I’m changing my name on here. This is for the RCL and I’m not taking any chances. These guys are intense.
I shall now be “royce!”
Seems pretty unique.
Drabek has apparently landed a starting job, at least while Morrow gets sorted out. Do you like Beachy over Drabek?
For those of you in deep leagues and AL only, as expected, Dustin Ackley sent to the Minors.
@Futility Infielder:
FWIW, people covering the braves spring training have been saying it would probably be Beachy for the last couple of weeks. Both guys have pitched well this spring, but Minor is still working on his curve and he can continue that more effectively in the minors. Also, letting Beachy pitch for a month or two could allow the braves to use him as the center piece of a trade. His upside isn’t supposed to be that great and the Braves have a log jam of other elite pitching prospects on the way after this year.
Better team name:
a) Gone Dunn Did It
b) Oh No He Dunnit
c) Both are lame, think of something else you loser
@Black Beard: Wait, we’re not?
@brad: Tomato-tomahto.
@Hennessey: Sure
@royce!: And you’re reading the (e)book so I might own you another 3 hours.
@Hennessey: Eh
@royce!: Nah
@Wilsonian: Yup
@Thomas: Eh
grey – i’m now thinking of trading longoria for a top notch SP and a good closer (listed my team in #52). i would slide alvarez in at 3b (got him for $11…could be a good keeper). is longoria too valuable or would you consider it?
Grey
I’ve got the second pick, and I’m planning that none of the big 1B will be around for me at the bottom of the second round. I think I will have to reach for Dunn in the 3rd, if I don’t want to end up with someone like Moobs. But I can’t help thinking how good my outfield would look with Holliday and Kemp together at the bottom of the 2nd and top of the 3rd. I just don’t know if I can make up having a bottom tier 1B.
Which is crazier? Dunn in the third or fourth? Or going with Kemp and Holliday, but ending up with Carlos Pena at 1B?
@Grey: a pregunta for you. Tyler Colvin or Ben Francisco. thanks
@Bobby Nice:
why not just pass on hanley ?
@Bobby Nice: Teixeira might be there. Also, don’t forget about Morneau. It’s a gamble, but might be worth it.
@Hennessey: Cool! Doubles my chances of winning this year.
Pineda or Beachy for my SP5 slot? (8×8 including QS, HLD, K/BB)
@Abe: Eh
@Bobby Nice: Dunn in the 4th would be ideal while getting Kemp and Holliday.
@mauledbypandas: Francisco
@Cheese: Beachy
@Bobby Nice: in my RCL league (12 teams), I had 2nd pick, took Hanley. By the time my 2nd round pick hit, the only BIG 1B left was Dunn and both Holliday and Kemp were gone. Needless to say, I reached for Dunn because I wanted the guarantee of a big bat in the 1B slot. I’m still wondering if I shoulda passed on Hanley, and as others have said, you could always go with Votto or Miggy at #2 and then look at someone like Reyes for the 2nd/3rd round pick and try for Holliday or Kemp, as well.
Hey Grey just curious which lineup you like better? 7×7 cat with OPS and TB. I am mostly concerned about Youk’s health and wondering if going with McCutchen would be better. Then picking up either Sandoval or McGehee later. What do you think?
#1
C-Wieters
1B-Votto
2B-Raburn
3B-McGehee/Sandoval
SS-Drew
LF-Holliday
CF-McCutchen
RF- Pence
Util-C. Young
#2
C-Wieters
1B-Votto
2B-Raburn
3B-Youkilis
SS-Drew
LF-Holliday
CF-C. Young
RF- Pence
Util-Huff
Hey Grey, I wanted to get your input on a draft I did last night. Shallow 10 man league, h2h with standard 5×5 cats.
C- Suzuki
1B – A Gonz
2B – Kinsler
3B – Wright
SS – Andrus
OF – McCutchen, Heyward, Stubbs
Util – Reynolds, Gardner
BN – Sizemore, Pena, Snider
SP – Sabathia, Gallardo, Scherzer, Daniel Hudson, Volquez, Zimmermann, Minor
RP – Valverde, Kimbrel, Nathan, League
Also should I just go ahead and swap Minor for Beachy in this league? Thanks
Im in a 10 team mix and really really really need to know which team you guys would rather have Doc please weigh your stash on this too
TEAM !
c-V. Martinez
1b-M. Moreland
2b-B. Zobrist
3b-C. McGehee
SS-H. Ramirez
2b/ss- A. Escobar
1b/3b- I. Stewart
of- S.S. Choo
of-M. Stanton
of-D. Stubbs
of-T. Snider
of- D. Span
util-D. Fowler
TEAM @
c-V. Martinez
1b-M. Moreland
2b-B. Zobrist
3b-A. Beltre
SS-Star Castro
2b/ss- A. Escobar
1b/3b-C. McGehee
of- A. Rios
of-S.S. Choo
of-M. Stanton
of-D. Stubbs
of-T. Snider
util-C. Pena
P-E. Jackson KICKER THROWN IN
LET ME KNOW PLEASE!!
@Ryan: 1
@diy: Go with Beachy. Team is stacked. Might have a slight problem with power and average, but nothing terrible. I worry about playing Gardner with the guys in your outfield. He looks superfluous.
@wayne: Doc should be by any time now.
Paul Dunnyan?
@Grey: Had my draft today… 10 team, H2H points league. Here is my roster… is it a potential championship caliber team? What do you like and where can I improve?
c – Posada
1b – Fielder
2b – Phillips
3b – Beltre
ss – Tulo
of – McCutchen, Kemp, J. Upton, Pence
u – Dunn
sp – Sabathia, Kershaw, Marcum, E. Jackson, D. Hudson, Chacin, Nova, Pavano
rp – Nathan, Lidge, Nunez
Thanks!
grey- can you check this, thanks man!
http://razzball.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14907
it’s a hanley offer, anyone else interested help a razzer out….
Grey…would you drop Erik Bedard in favor of Beachy? I already picked Beachy up in one league after dropping Minor. Thanks for the help.
Hey Grey (and fellow Razzballers),
Just had a draft in a 12 team keeper league and wanted to know what everyone thought.
C-Wieters
1b-Votto
2b-Phillips
SS-Andrus
3b-Zimmerman
IF-Reynolds
OF-McCutcheon
OF-Bruce
OF-Tabata
OF-Krispie
Util-Pena
SP-Liriano
SP-Marcum
SP-Volquez
SP-Kennedy
SP-Brett Anderson
SP-Edwin Jackson
SP-Beachy
RP-Broxton
RP-Rodney
RP-Hanrahan
RP-Farnsworth
RP-League
Also picked up Gaby Sanchez to throw on my bench in case Reynolds or Pena really suck and end up killing my avg. I think its pretty solid. I’d be interested to hear what any commenters think too.
Pitching heavy keeper league.
Side A: Zack Greinke, jake westbrook, jorge de la rosa
Side B: Yovani Gallardo
pick a side.
also how long do you think greinke is out?
Rauch to open the season as Jays closer.
Was on Twitter so it must be true.
Minor is still available too. Is it worth dropping Beachy and grabbing Minor as a possible keeper?
@Nuke LaDouche:
If they were both there for the taking when you went and looked, you may be able to wait on Minor. If you have the bench room then it couldn’t hurt, but don’t be afraid to cut ties if roster space starts to get scarce. Gotta play for this year.
@Grey: reviewing position rankings for upcoming weekend vegas draft and just re-read this gem. “Bill James has Carlos Santana down for 22 homers. Bill James is smoking crack cocaine.” May be my favorite line of the season thus far.
Thanks.
@Fletch: Looks like a solid team for a 10 team H2H, but a lot of teams will look good in a shallow league.
@WDE05: Yup
@Nuke LaDouche: Team looks solid, maybe a little heavy on speed and light on power, but not terrible.
@Mike from Jersey: B, couple of weeks.
@Steve: Thanks for the heads up!
@Nuke LaDouche: Hold
@herschel: Thanks!
In an NL 12 Team Keeper League, heading into the auction.. would you rather have a $25 Victorino or a $5 Tabata (how old is he really?)