Brandon Beachy left Saturday’s start with a sore elbow. Usually when pitchers have a sore elbow it means one of two things. One, they’re going on the DL for a long period of time. Or two, they’re going to say they’re going on the DL for only 15 days but it will be a long time. Yeah, those are kinda the same things, but it adds a little flare when I break them up into two things. My English Comp professor would’ve said, “Grey, you add filler on top of your filler then you put commas where they’re not supposed to be then, add more filler. Have you considered a math major?” I told you to sell him about two weeks ago, but I understand how hard it is to sell an overperformer, so many of you were probably stuck with Beachy, or stranded, as the case may be. I’d DL him and hope for better news heretothen. Bee tee dubya, I just made up heretothen. Pretty good, right? Feel free to use it for the rest of twelve after twenty. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Kris Medlen – The Braves stretched out Medlen, then yo-yo’d all over the place with what he should and would be doing. Fredi Gonzalez said, “I have enough problems to worry about since I can’t pitch Venters 400 innings this year.” Now with Beachy’s injury, Medlen remains in the bullpen. Yup. Instead, the Braves are filling Beachy’s rotation spot with Jair Jurrjens. Obviously, the Braves management threw a dart at a board to fill the rotation spot and said dart landed in a nearby toilet.
Randall Delgado – 8 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks to lower his ERA to 4.12. Delgado’s teetering on that seesaw (or is it seesawing on the teeter-totter?) between valuable as an NL-Only pitcher and barely rosterable in mixed leagues. If he could knock a walk off his per nine, he could swing things to him being plucked out of the mixed league waiver sandbox.
Max Scherzer – 8 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners (0 walks), 12 Ks. I finally figured out a nickname for Scherzer. Not that I haven’t tried before. For a while, we called him Jobacum, comparing him to a mix of Joba and Lincecum, and, believe or not, that was a compliment. Then we called him The Golem because he sounds like a character from a Michael Chabon book. Now, I’ll call him Maddening Max. Does anyone have any idea what this guy is going to do from start to start? And, if he just went out and gave a 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 Ks start on occasion, then it wouldn’t be so bad. But he gives 6 IP, 7 ER one start and 7 IP, 0 ER, 14 Ks the next. Or maybe I’ll call him Max Scherzerphrenic.
Quentin Berry – 5-for-5 and a steal after losing his starting job when Austin Jackson returned. Yesterday, Jackson and Berry were in the Detroit lineup together as the Tigers honored Motown. The temptation to start Berry going forward might be stronger now, but I think to get him in the everyday lineup would take a miracle. Got it, Smokey?
Ryan Sweeney – Heads to the DL with a minor toe injury. His pinky toe would appreciate not being called minor.
Josh Beckett – To the DL with a sore shoulder. He’s supposed to be fine when he returns, but shoulder problems for pitchers can be tricky. Oekávání, which is me putting expectations in Czech.
Scott Podsednik – Left yesterday’s game with a “minor groin injury.” Have you seen his wife? Anything that impedes his groin should be considered a Code Red.
Johnny Cueto – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks to lower his ERA to 2.38. I’m not sure how many of you are watching (or have watched since the season might be over; I don’t know, I caught it On Demand) the show, Girls, but Cueto reminds me of Adam. You want to dislike him for ending LaRue’s career and his ability to beat out his xFIP, but you realize you don’t care that much about LaRue and Cueto’s kinda of charming with his ERA and Ks.
Chris Young – 7 IP, 2 ER, 11 baserunners, 2 Ks. Eleven baserunners and 2 Ks? That’s pretty blehtastic. I’d let someone else take Christall off ice.
Bud Norris – To the DL with a knee sprain. Miss Crabtree, hope you’re not mad at me because I told you about the Bud knee.
Ervin Santana – Threw a one-hit shutout on Saturday. Well, that’s all well and good or whatever that cliche is, but he just gave up seven earned runs in each of his previous two starts, one of which was against the Mariners. So the Ervin magic you saw on Saturday was nice, but if I saw him on waivers in most leagues I’d give him a no-look pass.
Garrett Richards – 8 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks. The Diamondbacks have looked lifeless the last two days. I’m not even sure Krispie’s been on the field for the last couple of weeks. I think it’s Nick Punto wearing Krispie’s earth skin. As for Richards, I still wouldn’t go near him in mixed leagues, unless it was as a streamer in an H2H league. He has 17 Ks to 11 BBs in 21 IP. Against a legit offense, he’s going to get bombed out.
Carlos Gonzalez – Day-to-day with a knee strain. It’s straining men! Right now, he’s day-to-day. Hopefully, on Monday he’ll be today-to-tomorrow-okay.
Ivan Nova – 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks. I’d pick up Ivan Nova in all leagues right now. Or Avon Navi if you’re dyslexic. Here at Razzball, no fantasy baseballer is left behind! BTW, what dyslexic person could possibly spell dyslexic? You think they’d go easy on them and call it something like Otto-immune.
Justin Grimm – 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks in his first major league start on Saturday. In the minor leagues, he showed solid K-rates and great control. So, what’s Grimm? That he’ll make his home starts in Texas and once a Ranger starter gets healthy or Oswalt shows up, Grimm will probably be sent back down. For now, I’d grab him in AL-Only leagues, and only look at him as a streamer in certain matchups for mixed leagues.
Jason Hammel – Threw a one hit shutout on Saturday vs. the Braves. His season numbers sit at 2.87 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 77 Ks in 81 2/3 IP. Yeah, that’s probably better than five of the six starters on your team. Yeah, you should own him. No, I’m not being facetious.
Pedro Alvarez – 2 HRs on Saturday. 2 HRs on Sunday. He’s liable to hit 6 more homers this week and then go oh-for-July. The prettiest way I can tell you to pick up Pedro is just saying it (while wearing this short baby doll dress number).
Alex Presley – 2-for-15 this weekend. Belch. The two were homers. That’s a belch with a pleasant grape soda aftertaste.
Adam Wainwright – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks to lower his ERA to 4.46. Selfishly, I hope he ends the season with an ERA above 4 so he comes at a discount next year. Shellfishly, I made you some risotto, Pinchy.
Matt Holliday – Left yesterday’s game with a “persistent leg condition.” What, does he have jimmy leg? It’s something that has bothered him for a month, so it shouldn’t sideline him for any extended amount of time, i.e., no holiday for Holliday.
Jose Quintana – 8 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks. ERA’s now at 1.53 thru 35 1/3 IP. How’s that quote go? Expectations is a dish best served without any expectations? Yeah, well, in that case Quintana’s looking great, but if you expect him to continue this he’s gonna taste like Jose Quinoa.
Elian Herrera – 3-for-4 yesterday. The Cougar and I went to the Dodger game on Friday. Magic may have lowered parking prices, but the ice cream Dibs are seven dollars and a domestic beer is ten dollars! My Cougar needs her draft beer! For the better part of the game, Cougar was devastated to hear Tug McGraw passed away. That was her favorite player when she was a young cougar. The highlight was the Todd Coffey sprint from the bullpen. He gets to the infield grass and is totally winded like a Biggest Loser contestant the first day with Bob. Anyway, Herrera, who went 2-for-5 with 3 RBIs, and Dee Gordon, surprisingly, look like the only ones who can hit on the Dodgers.
Chris Capuano – 8 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 12 Ks. You’re not going to get anywhere near his worth in a trade, just ride the wave.
Jason Kipnis – 3-for-5 as he hit his 11th homer while stealing his 17th base. In just about all my leagues, I’m yelling, “Can I get a Kipnis?!”
John Mayberry Jr. – 3-for-4 with his 5th homer and third in his last 4 games. Finally, we might be seeing Mayberry, BFD. Probably not going to hit above .260, but he could hit twenty homers on the year and he’s at 5. That’s 15 more, and I didn’t even need to drop my pants to do that math.
Colby Rasmus – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs with his 10th homer. Rasmussen is an antsy tsar! Damn you autocorrect!
Brett Cecil – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks. Recalled to fill in for the one of, like, seven injured Blue Jay starters. He was pitching like a 4th starter in the minors, which means he’s worth an immediate pick up in AL-Only leagues, but I’d only monitor him in most mixed leagues. Best case scenario, you’re looking at a 7-ish K-rate and a low-4 ERA.
Alex Cobb – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 10 Ks. The Tampa Bay Peach dominated yesterday, fo shizzle Andy Dufresne had to chisel, but I think that was more of an interleague-Marlins-are-kind-of-a-mess-offensively start. Never the hoo! His peripherals tell me he’s pitching deeper mixed-league capable at this point (32:12 K:BB; 1.17 WHIP). I wouldn’t drop anyone too valuable, but he’s someone with upside, i.e., Maybe Alex be sweetin’ to a fantasy number three, at the Elyse. Sorry, that’s a bit corny on the Cobb.
Rickie Weeks – 5 for his last 10 with 2 steals in his last three games. This will be announced officially on ESPN SportsCenter tonight, but this is the first time Rickie Weeks has had anything positive written about him on Razzball in 19 months.
Matt Capps – Dealing with a sore shoulder after (or maybe during) allowing 2 earned runs on Friday. The Twins are saying Capps should be ready to go on Tuesday. Perhapps, but it seems doubtful to me. Perkins would be the pickup.
Bartolo Colon – Left yesterday’s game with a strained oblique. Not worth stashing on the DL, so your team needs a Colon flush.
Edwin Jackson – 6 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners 1 K. No Nats starter gave up more than 2 earned runs in their start this weekend vs. the Yankees, because the Nats starters are hella good. That’s right, I brought the “you just dated yourself” lingo.
Ryan Zimmerman – 2-for-13 this weekend, batting .229. Someone wake me when he’s hitting .250 with 5 homers… On the year! Is this guy kidding me? How do you have 3 homers and below a .240 average? Are you even trying? Bryce Harper, who was named President of the World (official title), should fire Zimmerman.
Brad Lidge – Designated for assignment. That assignment is to travel to other major league clubs with a well-doctored resume, looking for work. In a job interview, Lidge says, “On the surface, it may seem like I’ve pitched poorly for the last five years, but every time I pitched, I made the rest of our bullpen feel better about themselves. As Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson and Robert Redford proved, you can’t put a price on self-esteem.”
Because of the podcast, I like how I can read all these daily roundups in your voice!
@weas, That’s creepy unless you have a vagina or mangina if Grey is feeling freaky!
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Better hope Grey isn’t a Michigan state rep or you’ll most likely be banned for this post.
@chunk, Ha…
@weas, It sounds better in my head, I promise…
@weas,
I’ll admit it, I also read the roundups now w/ Grey’s voice in the back of my mind.
Don’t be ashamed!
Question for fellow Razzballer readers: do any of you have teams doing well in all offensive categories except for runs? Not sure how this can happen other than having good hitters that mostly bat in the 4-5-6 spot on somewhat offensively under-performing teams.
I’m 10th in runs in an 11-team, mixed, 6×6 roto, but 2nd or a close 3rd in HR, RBI, SB, AVG, and OPS with the line-up below.
Ruiz c
Fielder 1b
Uggla 2b
Sandoval 3b
Scutaro ss
McCutchen of
Braun of
Bruce of
Ríos util
Krispie Young bn
I’d hoped Krispie would return to form following his DL stint, but it ain’t happening. Looking for another bench bat for OF/Util based on match-ups/days off. With a need for runs in mind, would you drop Krispie for any of the following waiver-wire options?
Rasmus, Choo, Nieuwenhuis, Boesch
@Theo and Jed’s Excellent Adventure, Rasmus fo sure
@Theo and Jed’s Excellent Adventure, Rasmus
Chabon down. (I’m keeping track like a craps croupier.)
(1) Speaking of craps, could you please rank these muvs rest of the season: RYAN ZIMMERMAN, MARK REYNOLDS, PEDRO ALVAREZ, & MIKE AVILES.
(2) And, do NOLAN ARENADO or MIKE OLT come up at some point and outplay all of them?
@Chomp Samba, Ha… 1. You did. 2. Arenando, hopefully…
Diamond or Delgado ROS?
@Derrick, Delgado
” the Braves management threw a dart at a board to fill the rotation spot and said dart landed in a nearby toilet.”
Hahahaha!
Grey can I steal this line to use it one One of my juniors ?? One of them will defi screw up tomorrow! I wish there was a double A research league I could send them to!
@swapnil, Go for it!
Grey
who rides the bench this week?
Vogelsong @ LAA
J Santana v BAL
Fister @ PIT
J Zimm @ BAL
Petitte @ NYM
@Bash, Johan
Have Middlebrooks, but both Herrera and Alvarez are available. Make a switch?
@thegreater, Alvarez
Pick 2 outta these end of rotation fillers (10 teamer):
Nova, Cahill, Kuroda, Hughes, Pettite…lotta Yankees in there!
@TheNewGuy, Or Max Scherzophrenia.
@TheNewGuy, Cahill, Scherzer
Need more power, which 3B could I target to trade Lawrie for. Think I’ll try for Beltre, but would you settle with a guy like A-Rod/ Freese?
@TheNewGuy, I wouldn’t take A-Rod or Freese…
Whats the latest word with Downs? Able to be dropped now?
@LaserShow, Unless you are very, very very desperate for saves, he’s droppable. Chances are you can do something better with the roster spot – including trying to snag saves somewhere else.
Hammer over doubrant?
@Abell, Hammel
@Grey, He means Hammer as in Josh Willingham…I’d take Hammer.
@TheNewGuy, Oh… I would too….
@ Grey :
a) Max Headgloom
b) Alex be sweetin’ … that show would have been more realistic if the
father was portrayed as a closet pot smoker .
c)
d) Mayberry … he had his chance to prove himself from the gitgo … without any competition .
now that some of the old-timey dudes are close to returning , he’s motivated ?
to borrow a line from the “happy” chef ==> PISS OFF …. He’s still RAW !
come here , all of you . FEEL that . (can you tell that i wasted draft picks on him ?)
e) also , did you mention motown ?
substitute the player of your choice for “my girl” in this one , and every
fantasy baseballer can identify with the emotion :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-es4Q8AJaU
@chata, b) Ha! d) So awesome
I hadn’t seen his wife. But I just googled her at work and my IT department issued me a CodeRed.
@MrsPodsednik, Ha
Grey.
Do you think the better pickup would be Nova or Phil Hughes?
I appreciate your help.
@fyodor, Nova
Weeks over Ackley? That’s the Rickie variety, though they’ve all been equally bad so far.
Rickie’s upside must be higher than Ackley though, worth the gamble? OBP league too.
@TheNewGuy, I’d take Rickie
Dam……no 55″ tv in my future……anywhooooooo
Bourn & Gallardo for Panda & Capuano, which side would you take?
C Jesus Montero
1B Miguel Cabrera
Ian Kinsler
Pablo Sandoval
Jose Reyes
Jose Altuve
Ryan Braun
Shane Victorino
Andre Ethier
Jay Bruce
Trevor Plouffe
Brandon Beachy
Chris Capuano
James McDonald
Mat Latos
Santiago Casilla
Ernesto Frieri
A.J. Burnett
Matt Harrison
B.J. Upton
Jordan Zimmerman
Mike Aviles
Anthony Rizzo
Brett Gardner
Felix Doubront
@golfnut, Gallardo
14 teamer 1650 IP..
Cobb over Samardijza or Millone?
@stoopid, Same league as above.. Only 2 D/L spots.. Norris Carpenter & Drew are taking them up.. My MI’s are Espinosa, Rollins, & EverCab..
Should I drop one of those D/L guys instead to make room for Cobb?
@stoopid,
1650 is a crap-load of innings .
perhaps half the teams in your league won’t approach that .
any chance that you can roster samardijza AND stream cobb or some
other guy , depending on match-ups … like a delgado , or anyone going
against philly (for the time being) , or everyone , at home , against the
hapless cubbies ?
@chata, it’s FAAB 2 days a week so streaming is tough. I can drop Millone and roster both Samardijza and Cobb.
@stoopid, Do this: drop Millone and roster both Samardijza and Cobb.
Hey, thanks for all the help (and laughs).
I need help choosing my final starter for the coming week, 5×5 h2h.
I’m sending Dickey, Lynn, Moore (at WAS) and (at PIT) out. Need to choose 1 more SP; it’s between Hammel vs WAS, Marcum vs TOR, or A.Sanchez vs TOR — or even Samardzija at ARI.
I have Hammel slotted in right now based on Washington’s lack of offense over matching arguably better pitchers against Toronto’s home run ball.
Thanks for relevant thoughts, anyone.
@Traded a Fister for a B.J., No problem… Hammel…
Start Belt, Blanco, or Krispie for this week?
@4thOF, Belt
Would you trade Adam Wainright and Jordan Zimmermann for James McDonald, Tim Hudson and Phil Hughes?
@SpiralArchitect, No, I’d hold.
Lifetime 7 keeper..
Thinking of offering Justin Upton for Jay Bruce.
My 7 keepers are Kemp, Upton, Fielder, Wright, Andrus/Uggla, Kershaw, & Hamels.
I’m leading AVG, R, & RBI. Hurting in HR and middle of the pack in SB’s.
Am I selling Upton too low? I’m in 1st place but my lead has dropped to only a few points (10 team roto).
@stoopid, I’d hold
Thinking of trading for B Phillips, which of these arms would you trade straight up for him:
Lester, Mad-Bum, Gio, Garza.
@TheNewGuy, Garza
12-team 5×5 Roto. Trying to sell high:
Chris Sale and Mike Trout for Carlos Santana, Shin-Soo Choo, and CC Sabathia.
Do you think I can get more for Trout and Sale? (Especially Trout)
@TJ, Sounds decent
Code Red and Otto-Immune. That’s the top shelf stuff. Thanks for a laugh, Grey.
@ProfX, No problem…
Better start this week: Justin Upton or Alfonso Soriano?
@SpiralArchitect, Upton
Pick 2 best holds guys. Downs, Byrdak, Boggs, Andrew Miller, Cory Wade, O’flaherty, Arredondo.
Thanks
@Booya, Downs, Arredondo
12 team, 5×5
Alvarez, Middlebrooks, Belt
1) Better CI for this week?
2) Better for RoS?
3) And which one should I drop (cause I have to)?
Thanks, thanks, and thanks.
@L-Boogie, Belt…Belt…Middlebrooks
Would you drop Cespedes in a 12 team 5×5 league with no bench? It’s a weekly league, so if they don’t put him on the DL before 7, then I’ll have to start him, with probably no stats all week. I could pick up Juan Pierre or Everth Cabrerea instead…
@MikeZ, I wouldn’t
Weeks is a FA in my 12-team OBP league. Worth adding him over Espinosa?
@Eddy, In addition, which hot hand would you close for same league?
Pedro Alvarez, Alex Gordon, Ike Davis, Brandon Moss
@Eddy, Weeks over Espinosa… Alvarez
Nice De la ref in the B. Norris blurb! As someone who drafted Scherzer, was WHIPsawed by him for about two months and then dropped him (only to see him put up some amazing starts) I’m voting for Scherzerphrenic….pretty much sums him up…..took a sonuvabench on Capuano yesterday after his past two starts, would you start him next time out at the big A?
@mc serch, Thanks! I’d start Cap…
Grey, thoughts on Ryan Kalish? Worth picking up in deeper mixed leagues? or wait and see what he does?
@Tom, I’d wait and see…
In a H2H that goes Tue.-Mon., pick one of the following 2-start options:
Harang – @OAK (McCarthy), @LAA (Williams)
Eovaldi – @OAK (Milone), @SF (Zito)
W, L and QS all count. Thanks.
@Steve Stevenson, Eovaldi
Offer my Nat Gio or Mad Bum for his Kipnis?
(Already offered Anibal and was rejected)
Good deal?
@Turk Wendell, Sounds kinda steep.
@Turk Wendell, Yeah, bit steep
Which side wins?
Adam jones
OR
Kershaw and panda
@Sagnof specialist, Kershaw, depends on needs…
Any chance Herrera leap frogs over Crowe and into the closers role in KC when Broxton is traded?
@Jim, Doubtful
Drop Wandy Rodriguez or Rickey Romero for either Justin Masterson or Trevor Bauer?
@Yoshi, Wandy for Masterson
Should be a real slobberknocker when Jair Jurrjens starts against the Red Soxs this week
@Mr Baseball, The hitting stats in the minor leagues will suffer now because Jair Jurrjens been promoted to the Major Leagues
@Mr Baseball, HA!
expectations in Czech – I LOL’d.
@neogonzo mourning, Thanks!
Grey,
any insight on Faustino De Los Santos? I went all in on him in my AL only league and have him sitting in the reserve role. Any idea how he’s fairing in the minors? any chances he’s still the closer of the future?
@The Talented Mr. Dope Man, I don’t think he’s the closer of the future… I think the closer of the future might be saving games right now for them…
@Grey, Trying to get Cook in a trade, 12 tm AL only keeper league. he has cook for $10, whats a fair offer for him? Would you give up Ichiro ($28)?
I am in a 20 team h2h dynasty league. I have a couple of interesting offers in the table. Which of the following trades do I accept?
A) I trade hammel and gose for paul goldschmidt
B) I trade longoria hammel and sano for tulo and goldschmidt
Btw carlos lee just came off the dl. Whom should I drop to put him back I’m my lineup?
c jp arencibia
1b prince fielder
2b neil walker
ss yunel escobar
3b miguel cabrera
inf chris johnson
lf peter bourjos
cf tony campana
rf justin upton
of Norichika aoki
util andrelton simmons
bn travis snider
bn ryan lavernway
Bn miguel Sano
Bn anthony gose
dl carlos lee
dl carl crawford
dl evan longoria
sp clayton kershaw
sp yu darvish
sp cliff lee
sp jon lester
rp sean doolittle
rp matt thorton
rp matt capps
p jason hammel
p scott downs
p aaron harang
bn brad peacock
bn barry zito
bn brian matusz
@Ryan, A) Doesn’t sound too bad B) Not good… Drop Snider
@Grey, So dealing sano is too much?
@Ryan, No, dealing Longoria is…
Trying to get a feel for Cano’s worth. A guy in my 12 ESPN standard HTH league wants Pence and Jennings. I’m thinkng this is a little steep and could counter back with a lesser OF than Jennings or ask for Matt Joyce in return with Cano. Robbie would replace Espinosa or Aaron Hill and I have Pence, Bruce, Krispie, Jennings, Belt, Fowler, or Youk to cover OF and Util.
Thanks!
@Schwab Stumped, Sure, try Joyce
Would you drop Doubront or Niese (or both) for any of Worley, Lohse, Diamond, Wei-Yin Chen, McCarthy, Parker, Richards, Hughes or Vargas.
Thanks
@Deadwoods, Nope
If it’s a sports hernia injury for Tulo like they think it might be, any idea how long we’d be looking at? Another 6 weeks would sure be a killer…you got it bang on when you said about a month ago that Tulo’s due to go on a tear and then get hurt lol
@TheNewGuy, Yup… Looking at 6 weeks I think…
I’m having trouble putting a value on Allen Craig. He’s been useful for me thus far but I can’t tell if he’s a schmotato or if he’s legit. His minor league stats and previous years seem to say that he’s talented but he seems to be hurt all the time. Do you think we’re looking at a potential breakout/30 hr guy? How does he stack up to Hunter Pence Nick Swisher? Thanks!
@Miley Cyrus, That’s Hunter Pence and Nick Swisher… Also, would you trade Craig and Beachy for Halladay?
@Miley Cyrus, I’d take Halladay… I don’t think Craig’s a full season guy until he actually plays for a full season… I’d look at him around a #3 OF…
@Miley Cyrus, you should probably wait til he starts hackin em out daily again.. then sell em a little higher, but by that time he could be on the DL again… But dude is a beast he just cant stay healthy.
Maybin or Revere?
@TheNewGuy, Revere
@Grey, What I kinda figured…Maybin’s stock is falling fast.
in a deep league would you rather have brantley/theriot or brian roberts/volquez for therest of the season?
@Anthony, Volquez
Best pitcher add for the next week or possibly two?
Hughes (vs ATL, vs CLE, vs CHW)
2 ER or less in 6 of his last 7 starts – 5-1 record)
Parker (vs LAD, @SEA, @TEX)
Love his first two matchups – could swap him out before the TEX game
Eovaldi (@OAK, @SF, vs NYM)
He’s been good – Lilly seems like he’ll still be out for a bit
Bailey (vs MIN, vs MIL)
underrated, but not as good at home
Cobb (@PHI, vs DET)
great start on Sunday – previous 3, not so much
Diamond (@PIT, @CIN, vs KC)
Good matchups – regression coming?
@Drexel Hill Dragons, HUghes
Perkins over Balfour?
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo, Yup
No rant about Stanton’s 0 FOR FREAKING 7 on Saturday? Which he then followed up with an 0 for 4 on Sunday? An 0-11 weekend has to be some sort of record. He’s 2 for his last 25. That’s not good. BTW I also had Infante in that Saturday game. He also went 0 FOR FREAKING 7. That’s two dudes going 0-14 IN ONE GAME.
@BERK, Yeah, not good… But it’s also a cold two weeks compared to Krispie or Zimmerman…
14 team weekly league, need a replacement in my rotation this week for Beachy.
Hughes vs ATL
Arrieta @ NYM, vs WAS
Bailey vs MIN
W-Y Chen vs WAS
Harang @ OAK, @ LAA
@Chris, Hughes
Moose or Torii Hunter ROS?
Help in all categories needed (R, HR, AVE, RBI, SB, OPS)
Thanks!
@LobBall, Hunter
H2H points league, which two to start this week:
McCarthy (2 starts- home against LAD and SF)
Cahill (1 start – home vs SEA)
Jarrod Parker (1 start – home vs LAD)
Thanks!
@SF Values, Cahill
Victorino for J Zimm? 12 Team/3 OF, I would still have Stanton, Beltran, Rasmus (and may pick up Campana for swipes).
@JLeigh, I’d take Zimmermann, it’s fair…
@Grey, thanks as always. Who do you like ROS as a #3 OF:
Rasmus, Belt, Zobrist, The Phillie Phanatic
Rasmus
would you pick up alvarez to play over rajai or laroche while he’s hot?
@Grey’s da man!, Over Rajai if you don’t need steals…
best chance at keeping the closer job ROS: Nathan, Rodney, Soriano?
@Grey’s da man!, Nathan
Cut the Krispie for Fowler, Choo, Moose, Rasmus or leave him on the bench in hopes that he turns it around? I’ve got such high hopes that are getting destroyed right now.
@Wilsonian, Bench him
Grey,
I’m just glad you’re not a fuddy-duddy.
@Joel, Ha!
Kendrick and Brian Roberts r on waivers….would u drop aviles to pick up??
Thanks
@Ryan, I’d hold for now…
@Grey, Wow….never thought id see the day Aviles is valued by Grey more than Howie.
traded uggla and axford for cano. win for me?
Sounds solid…
Josh Reddick now has the same number of ABs he had in 2011. Also, almost exactly the same number of XBHs – but some doubles have turned into HRs.
Why Rudy’s RCL team is doing well?
@Grey, Ha!
@Grey: need to start two of these guys in my weekly roto league. which two do you like? cargo (havent heard any more news on his injury), revere, rasmus and rajai.
@herschel, CarGo, Rasmus
Which side do you like?
Bruce/Aviles for Phillips/Victorino
@DjlanceRauch, Phillips, it’s fair…
Better RoS (5×5), Marcum or Peavy?
Thanks dude.
@L-Boogie, Peavy
Just an eff-why-eye here for those in daily leagues. Ryan Ludwick is lifetime 9-for-21 (.429) with 4 homers against today’s starter Derek Lowe. He’ll be in the lineup either as OF or DH — he’s def worth a spot start, if you have holes that need to be filled (<—-poor choice of words) today…
@Goose, Thanks for the heads up!
@Goose, good call man.
Hmm… so back on May 7th I traded Hammel for Napoli, and there were a several people who:
1. felt I took advantage of the other guy
2. thought my view of Napoli as being just a slightly better than average catcher was silly
Just wondering if anyone would care to reevaluate.
@Awesomus Maximus, I wonder where the people are that thought Napoli was a .300 catcher are…
@Grey, They’re busy determining whether they can wait for the third round next year to draft Yadier, or if they’ll need to grab him in the second.
@Awesomus Maximus, Was the other guy an O’s fan?
Reddick has 3 really tuff matchups this week (Kershaw, Cain, Bum) LAd and SF at home. Start him or Pagan who is due for some steals and is playing against steal friendly LAA and Oak? Or play both and bench Quentin at home vs TEX and SEA (hittable pitchers)?
@jack, I’d bench Quentin…
In a 10 team mixed league would you consider dropping Ryan Zimmerman or Youkilis at this point. Struggling offensively and really need the roster space. I would probably replace my CI with Chipper or someone like that.
@Beau, Nope
does farnsworth get the closing job when he comes back?
@Grey’s da man!, Nope
@Grey’s da man!, I don’t think he gets a chance unless Rodney falters.
@Grey’s da man!, I think that Maddon will let Rodney run with the job. Amazing what they do to used and tired arms down there in Tampa.
Yup… Then next year someone else will appear outta nowhere…
@Grey: appreciated the Girls reference. big debate on our league chatboard this season was Girls vs season two of Game of Thrones. Girls won out in a vote of 7-5. not sure if i should be admitting this in a public forum. were you a fan of the show?
Yeah, was totally surprised how much I liked it… So many reasons for me to not like it too… The fact that it’s basically a young sarcastic Sex in the City… The fact the girl who created it is like 24 and I don’t want to see a bunch of rich kids who had famous parents succeed… Yet, I liked it…
scott diamond a good streaming option tomorrow at Pit?
Not bad, depends on your options…
@Grey, volquez home vs rangers, leake at cleveland..pretty thin. Of course I don’t have to stream anyone, but had an open roster spot after streaming a hitter today (12 team roto, 1500 inning cap)
I wouldn’t stream anyone then…
@Grey’s da man!, also there is eovaldi who pitches wednesday at seattle, milone at home vs LAD, bedard home vs twins, mazzaro at astros. Those actually look much better, can you rank the top 2 please?
Milone, Volquez…
Trying to obtain Greinke. Which combination of my pitchers would you NOT give (looking to give 2 for 1): CJ Wilson, Anibal Sanchez, James McDonald, Max Scherzer, and Jonathon Niese. Or would any combination work?
I wouldn’t give Wilson and Anibal together…
What to do with Jarrod Parker. Keeper. Hold or trade?
Hold
Grey, should I deal Hosmer/Plouffe for Adrian Gonz? I can pick up Cozart to replace Plouffe.
@Fitz, I would
I’d take A-Gon..,
grey, i’m debating staring Minor in ny tonight. am i crazy?
Not completely…
@Grey,
you’re both bonkers .
In a 3 year-14 team-5×5 dynasty type format, would you trade Pedroia for Trout straight up? I have no backup 2B and the wire options are the likes of Walker, Beckham, Herrera….
I’d take Trout…
Hey Grey,
Do you think Edwin Encarnacion for Austin Jackson is fair in an AL only 10 teamer?
Thanks,
Brian
I’d take Edwin…
@Grey
Can I get some thoughts on Will Middlebrooks? I own him in a keeper league (would be able to keep him for 3 more years as my 23rd round pick) and have been using him as a Utility/Bench guy. Not looking to drop him right not but at the moment he seems like my teams weakest link. Right now my 5 keepers are looking like Granderson/Bautista/Belt/ J. Montero/A. Sanchez. Does that make Middlebrooks expendable or would he have potential to bump Belt or Montero? Nobody seems interested in trading for him so I’m thinking I may still be putting too much value on his
hot start.
Thanks in Advance.
I don’t think he’s in your keeper picture right now… He was playing over his head a bit when he first came up and now the league has adjusted to him…
Oh if I had a dollar everytime you said “I told you” I’d be quite happy, but not as happy as I’d be if i had a dollar everytime you are wrong:
Curtis Grandeson: 2012 baseball Schmohawk
21hr, 40rbi, 47 runs
Michael Bourn: 2012 baseball Schmohawk
.313-6-21-44-17
Justin Verlander: 2012 baseball Schmohawk
2.66era, 0.97 whip, 103 k’s
M.Olivo: 2012 sleeper
.212-5-15-15
Brennan Boesch: 2012 sleeper
.240-7-26 rbi
Ubaldo jimenez: 2012 sleeper
5.00 era, 1.59 whip
Derek Holland: 2012 sleeper
5.10 era
jhoulys Chacin: 2012 sleeper
7.30 era, 1.86 whip
Tim Stauffer: 2012 sleeper
5.40 era, 2.00 whip (i know its just one start, but hey i can cherry pick stats too!
Johnathan Sanchez: 2012 sleeper
5.93 era, 1.85 whip
Mike Minor: 2012 sleeper
6.01 era, 1.42 whip
homer bailey: 2012 sleeper
4.03, 1.29
Brent Morel: 2012 sleeper
.177 avg, 0 hr, 5 rbi hehe
Jose Tabata: 2012 sleeper
.234, 8 steals
Yonder Alonzo: 2012 sleeper
2 hr, 17 rbi
Alex Presley: 2012 sleeper
.225-5-12..6 steals
Chris Heisey: 2012 sleeper
1 hr, 12 rbi
Carlos Gomez: 2012 sleeper
.266, 7 steals, 15 runs and you could have him instead of bourn!
Ian Stewart: 2012 sleeper
.201, 5 hr
I’ll list more tomorrow
@Nostradamus, wait.. you really went into the archives half way thru the season to call out a couple bad projections? You really wasted ur time doin that? If youre gonna get butthurt over ppl giving you off projections, do ur own research! The greatest thing about this is you wasted 30 minutes of your day to do this andddd….. NO BODY CARES! Haaaaa
@Nostradamus, If Grey got every single projection spot on I have a feeling he would be on Wall St. instead of a fantasy baseball blog. Individual projections are worthless relative to the overall strategies and tiers that he provides, in my opinion. Using the resources here and a little bit of my own noggin and I’m in 1st, 1st, and 3rd in my 3 competitive leagues.
Keep up the great work Grey
@chunk, this guy is obviously just butthurt cuz he drafted this whole team… Seriously you clown, ya listed three guys he said was gonna do bad and they are havin decent seasons… Then you go on to list 10 “sleepers” who suck this year. theyre sleepers moron.. i throw darts at a board of hyped players and thats how you get sleepers.. if you drafted chacin, ian stewart, bailey or gomez before the 10th round, ur an idiot. They are called sleepers, you pick a couple and roll with em. Ya dont draft every single guy listed.. damn..
@Nostradamus, if you don’t have haters, you ain’t doin’ it right…
@Nostradamus, You’re totally entitled to your opinion. But I just wonder. If you think Grey gives such terrible advice and makes terrible predictions, why do you even bother reading?
Viciedo was dropped…..plays next 6 at home…would u pick up over tori hunter?
Thinking due for hot streak again
Thanks
I’d go with Hunter…
So my team has been middle of the pack all year….I’m in 8th in a 14 team H2H….9×9 scoring….R, H, 2B, 3B, RBI,HR, SB, AVG, OBP, W, L, ERA, WHIP, K, CG, QS, SV, HLD…..
This is my team:
C- J Montero
1B-Dunn
2B-Kipnis
3B- Seager ( Longo on DL)
SS- Al Ram
OF- Bruce
OF- J Upt
OF Jennings
UT-Harper
UT- Duda
B-Saunders
B- Belt
B-M Reynolds
B- R Weeks
SP- Bumgarner
SP- Greinke
RP- Frieri
RP- R Soriano
P- A Reed
P- S Burnett
P- Romero
B- Fiers
B- Niese
B- Kuroda
B-Fister
I’ve been receiving some offers for Bruce and J Upt…..My SP has been doing pretty good, been getting low ERA and WHIP, just not a lot of QS…..I want to offer Harper up for another SP…..but a lot of people in my league don’t like Harper….Do you think I should trade Bruce or Jupt? Or just hold on my team? Where do you think I need to improve?
Your team doesn’t look bad, just looks like you have a few slumping guys… I’d trade Harper for a low number one, if I didn’t get that, I wouldn’t trade him…
Greyness, happy monday.. how you feel about the lefty bedard this week against MINN?? i swooped eovaldi over milone already im kinda up in the air about that.. we’ll see… Im about to stream “hella” people this week! Hahaa
I wouldn’t start Bedard… I’d go with Eovaldi over him… Happy Monday!
@Grey, thank you sir! I will steer clear of the dard..
No problem…
@ Grey :
am hating on that ‘cruise like a norwegian’ ad , for the past couple of days .
every log-on , every post , every re-fresh …. over and over .
the only solution is to hunt it down (top right-hand side) and find the mute .
Ugh, sorry about that… I’ll have it removed…
@chata, Leeeeeet’s go!
Grey, Paulino is back next Monday. Worth a pickup over Dubront, Kuoda or Niese? Thanks
Over Doubront…
What do you think of Samarzija for rest of season?
Should he stay on rosters or is he a streamer if the likes of Nova, Pettitte, (and lesser Burnett, Doubrount and a bunch of schmohawks), etc are available on the wire for starts?
He’s had a rough couple of starts in interleague but as a positive he plays in the NL Central, where 60% of the teams have no offense…too bad he can’t play against his own team though.
I like your blurb on Sherzer…he’s like playing russian roulette
Yeah, Samardzija looks looks like an extreme homeschooler… I’d hold him if I could…
Seager struggling….would u drop for mark Reynolds hoping he gets it going now?
For viciedo ?
Or hold?
Thanks!
For Reynolds…
Grey,
believe in rasmus? someone offered me rasmus 4 my broxton have ernesto, reed, jansen, marmol already
I’d take Rasmus there…
Hey Grey. We sonofabenched Latos last week and he looked pretty good. He gets the exact same match up with Cleveland and Lowe tonight. Do we push our luck or sit him again? Thanks!
I’m starting him and am not excited about it…
@Zeke, so much for this ass clown… him and Max Scherzerphrenic…
@beardcrabs, Yep. He’s dead to me.
Adam Jones or Justin Upton, ROS?
Jones
with doumit being the creeper of the week and JP struggling, would you add doumit and drop JP?
Yeah, I could see that switch…
@Grey
4 pitchers this past WEEK left the game early due to an injury on one of my teams (Beachy, Morrow, Norris, Colon). Needless to say I’m scrambling to keep my head above water.
1) McCarthy a good 2 start pick up this week v. Dodgers and Giants?
2) Only 1 DL spot and I’m hanging onto Santos. Should I? Closers consist of Frieri, Clippard, and Wilhelmsen so its not the most secure situation.
3) Streamer for Wednesday: Eovaldi @OAK, Masterson v. CIN, Gee v. BAL
Thanks!
1) yup 2) I’d lose Santos 3) Eovaldi
@Grey
Would you do Anibel Sanchez vs Toronto, Colby Lewis vs Colorado or AJ Burnett vs Detroit? Leaning Sanchez? Gotta pick one.
Thanks!
Russ
Go with Anibal…
Ryan Dempster placed on the DL… I hate it when that happens out of nowhere.
@Carnac, Carnac will be placed on the DL retroactive june 14. Sorry man..
@Prezii, But with the help of this bottle of bourbon I can play through anything!
@Carnac, haha this is true my friend…. This is true… Bambino style!
@Prezii, You and I are old school, play the game the right way, yadda…
@Carnac, yee! If you aint drinkin, you aint tryin! Haha
Can only start 3 of the following 4 in H2H-Points League, (W=7, L=-5, QS=5, S=5, Inn=1, SO=1, BB=-0.3, HA=-0.1, RA=-1)
Anibal Sanchez vsTOR (Romero)
Hector Noesi @ARI (Miley) & @SD (Marquis)
Edwin Jackson @BAL (Chen)
Kenley Jansen (@OAK, @LAA)
I think it really comes down to Noesi (playing with fire) or Jensen (conservative).
My opponent has 7 starts this week, (including a risky Minor @NYY and @BOS). I would have 9 starts if I went with Noesi.
@Commish Cauda, Sit Noesi…
bench clearing brawl tonight at progressive field ?
@chata, Why?
@Grey,
lowe vs dusty
(and latos)
Ah…
Pick TWO to start this week H2H-Points, (SB=3, CS=-1)
Rajai Davis (@MIL, @MIA)
Gregor Blanco (@LAA, @OAK)
Brandon Belt (@LAA, @OAK)
Ben Revere (@PIT, @CIN)
@Commish Cauda, Revere, Belt
Drop salty for soto? Kinda bleh and bleh… Although salty plays 6 in BOS so im thinking he can post sum goodies… I just answered my own question?
Not only that i used a question to answer my own question.. do you question?
@Prezii, Ha… I’d hold…
Ichiro or Rasmus ROS?
@JLeigh, Rasmus
Grey-
I offered Gio for Wright and the response was “This is not all Wright”…Kinda nervous to offer him for Longoria not knowing how he will produce after being out for so long. Owner that has HanRam is in last place and may switch his team up. Think I should make the offer or hold. Offense would be pretty beasty with HanRam….
Team is—
M.Montero,A.Pujols,I.Kinsler,J.Rollins,C.Headley (Weak spot),A.McCutchen,J.Bruce,B.Harper,A.LaRoche
Lester,Bum,Lewis,Parker,Niese, and Fister. (W/O Gio),Soriano,Jansen,Freiri
What do you think???
Thanks so much Grey
@Steven, Gio for Hanley? I’d take Hanley…
@Grey: with marcum and dempster both going down with mystery injuries, im left with either burnett vs det or zambrano @ bos for my final start in my weekly league. assuming burnett or do i just take the goose egg?
@herschel, Burnett
@Grey, what happened to Marcum?
Elbow tightness…
@beardcrabs, Elbow tightness.
@beardcrabs, nevermind found it… tight elbow… just traded Bourn for Marcum as well, isn’t that some shizz…
@Grey: Which two SP do you like best in a H2H league with HR allowed and K/BB as additional categories…?
J Masterson
T Cahill
P Hughes
I Nova
J Hammel
J Parker
D Gee
C Billingsley
@Joe B, Hammel, Cahill
@Grey, All praise be to the Stache…
@Joe B, No problem…
Grey,
I chose to hold on Kinsler with Kinsler for Kipnis really being the only deal breaker of a 3 player trade. Does he finish above the likes of Kinsler & Cano RoS or is the dude still playing above his head?
@Jack, I don’t think he finishes above Cano or Kinsler…
@Grey,
Thanks, Grey. That was fast.
@Grey,
Apologies for not making this all into a single reply. Wanted to get your thoughts on a good vulture wins guy… Robbie Ross? I am next to last in Ws. And is Beachy worth a waiver claim?
Yeah, I’d grab Beachy…. Tim Collins…
@Grey: Is Kinsler for Gio an unfair trade?
I’d want Kinsler… It’s not unfair…
Hello all. The Royals beat writer is telling me (well, not just me, but a bunch of other people too) on Twitter that Crow will get the save opp tonight should it come to that.
More interesting is the news that Holland and/or Collins could be used as emergency OFs if necessary and big Johnny Brox could be used as a pinch hitter.
I would so love to see that.
Please let this game go to extra innings…
@Grey, Apparently Broxton was hitting bombs in BP. Sure, it’s only BP, but still…
I faintly remember him being a Zambrano type bomber while on the Dodgers…
Oh – and Kyle Drabek having TJ surgery tomorrow. Poor fella.
@Steve, Yeah, sucks…
@Grey,
he can use the extra 6-7 mph on his fastball .
Whatever it takes…
So it somehow slipped my mind that I was acquiring Braun and thus have an open roster spot. Huzzah!
Back to the pool, Grey.
For overall production in the short term:
B.Moss, D.Murphy, A.Gordon, I.Davis, G.Blanco, Revere.
Gordon
Just lost Beachy to the DL. Had Fister stashed there and would need to activate him to clear space for Beachy. Also have Lester, A. Sanchez, Bumgarner and D Hudson.
Would you drop any of them for Nova, Hughes or Chen?
I’d go with the arms I had…
I know I asked this the other day (when I thought the Rasmus party might be over) but just want to revisit – do you prefer Belt or Rasmus going forward?
Rasmus…
Hanley and Texiera for Kemp.
Who wins?
Hanley
@Grey, What about Hanley and Tex for Kemp and Zimmerman?
@Derrick, Jordan Zimmerman, that is.
@Derrick, Hanley
I’ve been riding 1 short in the RP slot in my daily 12 teamer cause I’m 10/12 in saves. Not desperate to vulture for a day or two but if someone might have the job for a few weeks I’d make that play.
Sooo…drop EverCab or Colvin (bench bats) for Perkins or Crow?
EverCab for Perkins if you don’t need steals… Crow’s only closing tonight because yesterday’s game went into extras…
Hmmmmm. Friend of Razzball Jason Collette just retweeted a report that Longo has just been pinch-hit for in his rehab game in Rochester…
@Steve, Oh no
Shit. Longoria being pinch hit for right now. No clue why.
@Wilsonian, Ha, Steve beat you to the punch and he’s like…………hundreds of miles away from us
@BigFatHippo, Haha. I know. That’s what I get for paying attention to my step daughter’s softball game. Last inning the pitcher threw 2 strikes to 10 batters. That’s brutal for a baseball purist like myself.
@Wilsonian, Noooo
What do you make of Jennings – like him over Choo going forward?
@Steve Stevenson, Yep
@Steve Stevenson, Yeah, much better…
Does Yahoo even know Hammel exists? They haven’t had a little sticky note on him in 8 days, maybe they’re sticking all his notes on Hamels……………
@BigFatHippo, He is the plural version….
Mat Hate-os.
@Goose,
So far: 2 IP, 4 ER, 2 HRs. Hate-os!
@Goose, At least his offense keeps picking him up…
@Steve,
Truth.com. My Ludwick stream is going nicely: 2-for-2, 2 2Bs, 1 RBI, 1 R…
@Goose, haha i just gave you kudos up there on ur earlier post. Wish i didnt waste 10 minutes searching for it and just went to the bottom first…
@Prezii,
Ha – thx Prez!
@Goose, and Derek lol….quite the matchup.
Drop LaHair or Masterson (2 start streamer next week) for Rizzo? I already have 2 bench bats with D.Jennings and LaHair so not sure I want a third. I have Freeman at IF spot and his injuries are getting concerning so would like to have some insurance.
@smegma, LaHair
@Grey,
Thanks for the reply…after what Latos is doing tonight his ass is next on the chopping block!
@smegma, Oh, I’d lose him in most leagues…
(ok, i can say it now, O’s finally got a hit and broke up the no-no)………….
MY DICKEY JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!
@BigFatHippo, guy is ridickeylous right now… Okay, yeah ur pitching well, but where the f*ck did these strikeouts come from?? Geezus…
@Prezii, No idea, but I’m riding……………ummm, forget it, not going there
offered stubbs and WY chen for Latos and Belt. Gotta say no right?
@nightpandas, I’d take Stubbs…
minor over bailey?
@nightpandas, Yeah
Holy Ike Davis.
@Steve, And Dickey started it with a single to open the inning.
Of course he did.
@Steve, that was someone else in an ike davis jersey…
Mind to rank ROS? Ike Davis, Rasmus, LoMo, Fowler, Belt, Saunders
Thanks!
@Jon, Rasmus, Ike, Belt, Saunders
grey- what do you think of Braun for Aroldis/Harper?
RCL…. Always hate trading the better player, but aroldis is ABOUT as valuable as any pitcher, and Harpers a good fill in….? just gotta worry about that rookie wall. Or him playing so hard he hurts himself.
Thoughts?
@Tony, im 3.5/10/8/9.5/10 in offense and 3/3/8/6/5 in pitching.
@Tony, I’d want Braun…
Stubbs/Chen vs Belt/Latos again. You are leaning Stubbs. What about in a keeper (keep 7)
@nightpandas, Belt
Now for some pitchers ROS: Capuano, Pettitte, Oswalt, Minor, Milone, Delgado, Paulino, Cobb
Thanks!
Throw Worley in there, too…
@Jon, Capuano, Paulino, Oswalt, Pettitte
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mat Latos for helping me avoid the stress of wondering whether or not I will lose ERA and WHIP this week. Nice to have that out of the way so early.
@royce!, Yeah, he’s a real mensch…
Drop Morneau or Mini-Donkey for Ike?
@royce!, Morneau
Krispie Young was dropped in my league – someone got fed up. I’m hurting for HR, RBI’s and Ave and he’s not providing either, but is there still potential there to pick him up or is he done for the season? 10 team league and already have Youk, and R Zimm on my roster (hence hurting for those 3 things). I have the #1 wire slot so he’d be mine.
@Ethan Stein, I’d want to give him a bit more time… Over Youk, at least…
@Grey, So drop Youk and pick up Krispie? I can drop Oswalt or Cosart/D Gordon.
@Ethan Stein, I’d drop Cozart if you have Gordon, you don’t need two MIs…
latos’ wife to delete account due to too many haters…
https://twitter.com/#!/DallasLatos
@herschel, HAHAHA
@Grey, “freedom is awesome. twitter is awesome. being a hateful jerk sucks”.
– http://dallaslatos.mlblogs.com/
@herschel, damn, shes bad…. Not nearly as “bad” as latos tho!
@Prezii, Amen, brother.
@Grey
Thoughts on Masterson v. Reds? Masterson has been dominant at home and versus RHH. Aside from Bruce and Votto, the line up seems very rhh heavy (Phillips, Cozart, Frazier, Meso, etc) so there could be potential for a good start. Stream and pray again (praying work well last time per your suggestion ha) or stay away. 10 team h2h.
@Melvin Emanuel, Yeah, I would stream and pray…
Tip of the hat to R. A. The middle name apparently is Amazing……..
@BigFatHippo, For serious
10 team keeper league, OBP instead of AVG, how do you rank these three ROS (not sure I could keep any of them): Ike Davis, Morneau, Mark Reynolds. All are available as FAs. Thanks!
@Joe, Reynolds, Davis
Cespedes or LaHair?
Cespedes
Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!
Get it!
Right. Pull Garza from the game.
NOW.
@Steve, Blame that Konerko HR on US Cell. 400 ft to dead center, what a joke. Crayola Canyon laughs in its general direction.
@Slappy Pappy, Oh – I have Konerko in another league so I’m not so bothered about that!
But they’re winning 12-3 and looking to score more – no need to expose Garza (who I have in the RCL) to any more damage
Ha!
@Steve, That might be the first time an MLB manager ever listened to me.
@Steve, Yeah, he was close to bad Garza there for a minute.
Braves blog just reported that Beachy has a UCL tear and is likely headed for TJS. Shitty news. Kid was quickly turning into an ace.
Wow, that sucks…
Dempster to the DL…. perfect timing
Yeah, I know… BnY…
Beachy has a partial tear. Getting a second opinion from the good Dr Andrews.
Lawrie w/ a slam and legs with a double. Really need this guy to get rolling. Very disappointing season thus far.
@letsgobravos, I’m up against Lawrie this week. Annoys the f*** out of me when a guy reaches on a fielder’s choice and then steals a base.
Shouldn’t count for fantasy purposes!
Yeah, wouldn’t be bad thing at all…
Oh dear.
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/rays-longorias-rehab-stint-suspended-indefinitely
@Steve, yep…not good news. Good thing Aramis hit a HR for me in his place tonight. At least takes the sting out for a few mintues.
Dammit!
I know Doumit is a Creeper of the Week. But I’m kinda digging Sotomayor. You think I should hop aboard that train, or hold tight?
Yeah, hold for now…
Oh, and I’m not sure I’ve mentioned this lately, but I really like that Brandon Phillips fellow.
One more thing, should I choo choo choose Choo over Rios?
I’d go with Rios over Choo…
Grey, toying with an idea of a big trade (usually happens when Mondays get off to a shitty start — thanks for the pitchers duel, Jerome and Cain!)
In a 12-team OBP keeper league
I give: CarGo (can be kept in 7th round next year and that’s it)
Ellsbury (can be kept in 3rd round next year and that’s it)
for Trout (kept from 23rd and inflates until 2015)
…..I didn’t imagine it being that obvious after seeing it in writing. Trout, right?
Ha… I’d want CarGo…
Rank ROS: Milone, Minor, Cobb
Thanks!
Milone, Cobb
OMFG. I have Myers and Latos on one of my teams…
@Steve,
Not on same team, but I have Filthy, Latos, Myers, Jerome and Cain all littered on different teams. Not a single team did well for me. I will now forget baseball for one week until my match ups are over.
@Steve, I do too! This is fun, commiserating! And I just noticed the root of that word! MISERY.
royce!, nice!
Hey, that looks like it’s your last name…
@Grey, middle name “so”?
Which is unlike my h2h ERA so far this week: 23.14. Not so nice!
I like it… Feels like it needs punctuation though…
Dah…
@Steve,
Omfg is right.. My two pitchers today, so far: Dickey and Myers. Watching my ERA go from 0.00 to 4.66 in 37 pitches is no fun.
Having it happen when it wasn’t even a save opportunity is worse. Wtf was Myers even doing pitching the top of the 9th in a 9-2 game? Is this related to that contract deal that will supposedly keep him from going anywhere as a closer?
FMFBBL… With my luck Fieri will come in for a save op tonight and rupture a fastball muscle on the first pitch.
@Abdoozy, Yea I feel ya. I had Dickey’s gem nullified by Latos today… Can’t complain too much though, my team’s WHIP is still 0.85 all things considered…
Hi all,
Should I lose Arencibia for Saltalamochaccino?
Also, pick one of the following SP going forward:
Jarrod Parker, Alex Cobb, Homer Bailey, and Felipe Paulino
Thanks!
Sure, go with Salty…. Parker…
Lonnie and Aramis both homered tonight, but who do I start tomorrow!? I feel like the prettiest girl at the shitty CI Ball.
HA! I’d go with Aramis…
Son of a bitch re: the 5 ERs Meyers gave up. Why the fuck do managers bring their closers in with a 7 run lead?
So effin’ annoying…
@letsgobravos, Maybe they assume their allegedly best reliever won’t blow a seven run lead? Myers had only allowed 5 ER all season in 25 appearances.
His ERA went from 1.99 to 3.86 in about 15 minutes of torture. Have to think a bunch of GMs are having second thoughts about trading for him.
I’ve been trying to decide who to lose when Storen comes off the DL. I have Fieri and Cook along with Myers. He might have made the choice easier for me tonight.
Trout 3 SB’s in the 4th… Damn…
Look who showed up at Brandon Beachy home
http://cardboardgods.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/2008_626_0002_tommy_john_80_1080.jpg
@Mr Baseball, Looks like a year on the DL in my dynasty league
Yeah, uninvited…
You can’t steal 1st, Ever-Cab…
What are the chances of Belt sitting against CJ Wilson tomorrow?
Doubtful, but can’t read what’s in Bochy’s big head…
@Grey, Man – he’s making it hard for me to drop him for Rasmus.
@Steve, I know… Best thing to happen to my RCL team all year… Sadly…
@Grey, Would you drop Plouffe (ewww!) to grab Rasmus? Or are they kind of the same player (for all intents and purposes) right now?
Ha! I’d want Rasmus…
@Grey, Supplementary question – assuming you own both, do you play Plouffe over KJ at 2B right now?
Over KJ, yeah…
Perhaps Ryan Cook can break the A’s of their crappy closer ways. If not, they could always hire this guy:
http://tinyurl.com/83faqnp
@royce!,
wow .
that’s quite a racket .
$100 for a t-shirt .
@royce!, So cool.
Wow, only $99…
Vintage 50s? Um no.
The A’s were in KC until 1968 iirc.
eBay description hype.. It’s a beautiful thing..
Or for only $50 you could get this ironic gem: http://tinyurl.com/7o9qoxk
In case it’s not apparent, that shirt was made prior to 2003
Wow, who knew the market was so huge for throwback junky baseball tees…
Best cycle involving a Hill since Paul Newman had Katherine Ross get on the handlebars.
@Terrence Mann, Nice reference. What a great scene.
@Steve, Thanks! Glad somebody got it…
@Terrence Mann, Well played
@Grey, Heh. I was just thinking in terms of them riding on a Hill. Totally forgot about George Roy. I guess that works, too…
See that… Clever pours out of you and you don’t know it sometimes…
@Grey, Maybe for you. Unfortunately, I’m never with food.
Traded away Gio, just lost Beachy. Bauer needs to get his up here pronto!
@ThE sHiT, Miley’s not helping…
Grey – Doubront is available on waivers. Drop Tim Hudson, Samardzja, Big Z for him ROS non-keeper?
@Grey, PS – in my deep rostered 10 team, if I have flexibility (sigh, currently holding Bauer) when should I think about stashing Hultzen too? My opponents are cuthroat?!?
I’d wait another week…
Z
Just traded uggla and axford for Cano. Need biggest help in avg, runs and SB’s. I’, thinking of trying to flip Cano for someone now. Can you look at my team and see what player I should target that would balance my team out?
C: C Santana
1B: M Reynolds (just dropped freeman)
2B: Cano
3B: Moose
SS: Asdrubal
OF: Braun
OF: Bruce
OF: Cruz
Util: Rasmus
Util: Revere
Bench: Saunders
DL: Longo
SP: Bum
SP: Gio
SP: J Zimm
SP: Garza
SP: D Hudson
SP: Anibal
SP: Oswalt
P: Janssen
P: Wilhelmson
P: League
P: David Robertson
P: F Rodriguez
Thanks as always!
What’s wrong with Cano?
@Grey, nothing at all. But do you think flipping him for something like kinsler + an upgrade in outfield is better for my team? To get more speed..
evening grey… vance worley for mark reynolds. who ya got?
Would LOVE a pinch-hit donk from Howie here. Right before I drop him…
@Steve, Makes the decision easier.
@Steve, If you would have dropped him first, he probably would have homered o.0
@Cyr, Curses! Why didn’t I think of that?
Sonofa Beachy. Haha. That shizz funny.