Chad Billingsley was a fave on mine coming into the year, and he pitched great for maybe a third of a season, passable for a third and pretty forgettable for the other third. It’s with great regret I tell you to sell him for fifty cents on the dollar in one year leagues. He wasn’t pitching all that well for a while now and now he’s dealing with a hamstring injury. (This injury may actually save his arm from falling off.) In one year leagues, you need guys that are going to help you right now. It’s August, ya’ll — thanks, Mr. Winkle calender — and Billingsley may end up on the DL. You don’t need the headache in one year leagues, I would take the best deal I could get and grab a waiver wire pitcher that has been doing well to fill-in. I hate selling low, but, as my old Polish neighbor used to say, what can do? Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Gil Meche – Here’s the kind of pitcher I’ll take a flier on for a 5th to 6th starter in leagues over the random Texas Rangers rookie starter of the day. If you ignore two terrible starts from Meche out of his last ten starts, he has a 2.66 ERA. Sure, it’s cherrypicking stats, but it’s my blog so there.
Chris Coghlan – I’ve been remiss in not mentioning Coghlan much, but he’s yawnstipating to me outside of OBP leagues. Rocks solid eligibility, but even when he’s hot he has very mild power and some speed he doesn’t like to show. *removing my chewed-up cigar* It’s the bigs, kid. Show your speed.
Alcides Escobar – SAGNOF! Don’t expect much else unless your league credits secondary characters in Medellin.
Cliff Pennington – Isn’t this the guy who told me flip-flips weren’t appropriate footwear for the country club? No, random italicized voice. This is the guy who’s currently hitting way over his head, but has some speed and plays middle infield. I think he’s the guy at the country club too.
Carlos Gonzalez – CarGo is a pending trademark by Carlos Gomez, so I’m not sure we can use it for him. Then again, Carlos Gomez may have let that lapse, like he let his career. Carlos Gonzalez is not without his caveats, Latin Americans. He usually only plays vs. righties.
Randy Ruiz – I don’t actually own this random outfielder schmohawk behind door number three, but I do like saying his name… Randy Ruiz, Randy Ruiz, Randy Ruiz…
Alex Gonzalez – The Sawx finally figured out their shortstop shituation. Gonzalez isn’t worth grabbing in mixed leagues unless you’re in dire need of power at MI, but I’d grab him in an AL-Only league.
Wladimir Balentien – Transylvania’s number one son is hitting near .400 in his last 7 games, and he’s been playing nearly every day. The average will come down, but his power could explode. In NL-Only leagues, he should be owned. Mixed leagues, I’d wait and see.
Trent Oeltjen – If you don’t own Oeltjen, it means you probably have some sense in your head. I, on the other hand, lack sense. I own him so many places it’s kinda embarrassing. I might need utility scab rehab after the season. It would be me and five fat guys in a room talking about how we dropped Dexter Fowler after a 3-for-30 slump only to watch him steal 4 bases in his next 7 games. Just us, and coffee, cigarettes, a bowl of assorted jellybeans that all taste like the black ones, an assortment of Danish Cookies and WD-40, because of its multi-purpose eligibility. Yes, I’ve given this too much thought.
SELL
Junichi Tazawa – Solid Sawx prospect. Just like they said about Buchholz, Masterson, Bard…. Wait, no, he’s a solid import like they said about Dice-K. He’s also about 15 points short of Javier Vazquez in Scrabble. He’ll be good in a year or two, I wouldn’t own him in non-keepers this year.
Nate McLouth – McLousy.
Vernon Wells – This isn’t a sell as much as a drop, and this isn’t for just Vernon Wells. This is for all the guys that are currently owned because their name says they should be. Vernon Wells hasn’t been good in a while. Was he solid then? Yeah, and maybe one day you’ll be sitting behind Vernon and his grandkids in a Friendly’s and you can hear all about it. Until then, lose the nostalgia.
Tommy Hunter - For Neftali next year, I’m going to work all winter on getting used to owning a Rangers pitcher, but I just can’t get behind one right now. Besides, Tommy Hunter? C’mon, that’s a Witness Protection name. He’s hiding something.
McLousy and Ryan Franklin should upgrade me to which OF (josh hamilton)?
Thanks
Neftali has been lights out. by combining him and phil hughes, you can really offset starting pitching scrub behind door #3…
@matthole: I’d take Hamilton there.
@ETMcgee: True
What kind of value do you see getting for Bills? I’ve come to the realization that I need more power in my outfield (or at least Util spot). Who’s worth targeting realistically?
@Lava: Hamilton, Quentin, or Soriano… Basically, a guy with some question marks.
frikin aramis listed as starting today on yahoo,so i start him bench fox and he isnt playing fox 2 rbi and 2 runs
What’s a reasonable SP to ask in return for Shane Victorino?
@Grey: Tommy Hunter hiding something? naw,never
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR0IhwIeN-s
@AL KOHOLIC: I’m with you there, except I only had Kotchman as a backup, we’ll see later how badly that hurts me.
@Myles: Wainwright
@Doug Ault: You are the Youtube Master.
@Grey: espn saying aramis had an unrelated(to shoulder)illness
Start Kuroda tomorrow at Arizona ?
M. Montero (AZ). Looks like he has secured the bulk of PT over Snyder. Decent keeper value?
Out of curiosity, is this the first Dickens reference on razzball?
@Jif & The Choosy Mothers: i cant see keeping a 1/2 season catcher,now if he goes off and finishes up with 20 hr`s and a 290 ave it could be worth a thought,i dont know what he did in the minors
@AL KOHOLIC: He’s testing my patience.
@SamYo: I would.
@mgeoffriau: In the morning, dick jokes. In the afternoon, Dickens.
@Grey: Oh and I just accepted a trade offer of Rollins for Kinsler, I get Kinsler, good or bad ? (btw, I have Hanley at SS, Lopez/Kendrick/whoever-is-hot at 2B) Its a really shallow league too, I’m just hoping Kinsler gets back 100% healthy.
@SamYo: I wouldn’t have done it, but it could work out for you.
Travis Snider worth a flier over Robot Jones or Elijah Dukes?
I have to drop 3 players to complete a players for draft picks trade – which 3 would you let go – Kenshin Kawakami, Johnny Cueto, Paul Maholm, Clayton Richard, Leo Nunez, Matt Lindstrom.
Give Broxton for AJ Burnett? I would have Jim Johnson and Andrew Bailey for my 2 RP slots.
@GTS: Nah
@Corey: Nunez, Lindstrom and Kawakami
@royce!: Sure
*******FYI, If you’re into Fantasy Football, go check out the latest post today. Chet did some great work.****
http://football.razzball.com/2009-fantasy-football-tiers-from-heaven
My Oeltjen for his Byrd?
@royce!: Definitely.
Erik Bedard was dropped in a 20 team Keeper League
I been holding on to the number 3 waiver pick all season
Is it time to use the waiver pick and gamble on Bedard or still hang out and see what will come my way
@mrbaseball: I’d grab him if you have room in your keepers for next year, but this year, he’s shot.
Nelson Cruz – hey grey what is the word on him – I heard he was placed on the ADL
almost disabled list
@mrbaseball: Ha! Yeah, that sounds about right.
@Grey:Who’s a better steals guy everth carbrera or alcides escobar? Do you have any thoughts on Jaime Garcia/ will he join the rotation this year?
Eri Bedard would take the place of Brandon Morrow – looking for future value here – so its between the future value of Morrow of my 3rd waiver spot in keeper league for Bedard
Erik Bedard – his era whip K’s and league hiiting against him ave was great this year – I just hope he doesn’t invite tommy john over for dinner
If you were to package Billingsley and Well (Vernon-type) and hope somebody bites on the name recognition what king of return would you seek?
@Rick Dempsey: Everth, Not this year for Garcia.
@mrbaseball: Or Dr. Freeze.
@danimal35: F-Her? Johan?
hey grey just read this and I don’t like it
Erik Bedard will undergo exploratory surgery on his left shoulder on Friday.
This likely ends Bedard’s season. Dr. Lewis Yocum will probe the area in surgery to see if there are structural problems with Bedard’s bursa sac area. Yocum will also check on labrum fraying to investigate if there is more serious damage. Bedard’s career with the Mariners may well be over.
with that report maybe I should look elsewhere
@danimal35: Even Wainwright-type.
@mrbaseball: Yeah, he’s done for this year. Next year would be the earliest.
@mrbaseball: And even next year, he’s obviously very risky.
20-man dynasty league… trade Jorge Cantú and Antonio Bastardo for Roy Oswalt?
@ichirosan: If Oswalt can help you win this year.
Bills and Werth for Ryan Braun? Fair, or not at all?
Is Dye one of those guys like Wells? He’s been so cold lately I swear Jack Cust is moonlighting in black face…
@Grey: You are always hating on Garrett Jones. I was thinking about dropping him based on your barrage of hatred. haha… jk… But I think the guy is still playing solid enough for a spot on my bench at least. Sure he isn’t going to hit at the redoinkulous clip that he started off at but his 1B/OF eligibility is nice to have too. Would you drop him and pick up one of these free agents? Kendrick, Peralta, Scott, Matsui, Fowler, Nix, Gomes, C. Richard, D. Nippert, B. Cecil, Arroyo… Or would you go with a September call up like C. Carrasco?
Nelson Cruz officially placed on the DL today retroactive to Aug. 4th… he can be back on Wednesday of next week. All you weekly leaguers have a decision to make, including myself… This per Rotoworld.
@Lava: That’s fair.
@Christopher: I’d consider dropping him for better alternatives too.
@Maximus: I’d hold tight if he’s on your bench, unless you need something different on your bench, i.e., a pitcher – Richard or steals – Fowler.
@Joe B: About time. Thanks for the heads up!
@Joe B: God damn Cruz.
I have a feeling he’ll come back slow, if he comes back on Wed. at all. He’s streaky, and I can’t see him going into a good streak after not playing for so long.
I’ll probably DL him through the week in my weekly league.
@Grey: OK, drop Dye for:
- Coghlan?
- Parra?
- C Gonzales?
- Fukudome?
- Fowler?
Std H2H League
So I read the first line of this buy/sell and got very sad to see my “ace” on the sell list. So then I come home and find out Nelly Cruz is on the DL. Double whammy.
So then I propose a trade to a guy battling in 3rd/4th place in our money league top 3 pays. He’s hurting for pitching so he coughs up Jason Bay for my Chad Billingsley. BOO YAH! Strange turn of events but I’m happy with it.
BTW my pitching staff will still be Johan, Gollardo, Wandy, Pineiro, Wolf, Burnett, & Jimenez.
@Christopher: Do you need steals? Fowler. Can you platoon Gonzalez or Fukudome? Do you need runs/average? Then Coghlan.
@timSTi: Nice!
hi
Do you like me getting kemp/tulo/liriano for howard/.s.drew and d.lee?
Two 11-K sonavabenches followed by 6ER in 2/3rds innings (and counting)?
Fuck you, Jered Weaver. Fuck you right in the ear.
@Schatzi: It’s fair, I’d take the Kemp side.
@Dingo: Ouch.
I read that Kinsler was activated but I don’t see him on tonight’s roster… confused.
Nolasco + Shields = ruin all chances of winning ERA/WHIP this week in H2H.
@Grey: Greetings from poolside……………
Still homeless, have to stay at the Drury on weekends. Homeless people have all the perks.
@GTS: Shields is so frustrating.
@BigFatHippo: Hey, good to hear from you! Poolside doesn’t sound like too bad of a way to rough it.
@GTS: He was activated today so they could put Cruz on the DL. But he won’t be in the lineup until tomorrow.
It’s helping the wrong guy in my league, but I have to appreciate JJ’s utter dominance over the Rox. 4IP, 8Ks, 2 Pop outs, and 2 Ground outs. Is he using some kind of magic disappearing ball or something?
@TheGreatVeto: I didn’t know that was how it worked – thanks for the heads up.
@GTS: @Grey: Shields is *so* frustrating that I’m starting to think that… maybe he’s just not that good?
@peter: I wonder if the extended innings in the postseason are playing into this.
@Grey: @peter: @GTS: Anyone feel like he’s been much worse than his current ERA says? (4.02 after 5er in 2ip today). Tough to drop someone like shields when their stats arent terrible.
@RIP Harry: Yeah, I said that a few weeks ago. I was shocked that his ERA wasn’t worse.
My ERA and WHIP in the RCL are so shot that I actually gained points today (on Ks) starting Weaver (my ace!). I really have no idea why I continue to manage this team… It must be that I’m so damn successful in real life that I have to retreat to fantasy to feel empathy for the common man. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
James Shields – I had enough – its parting time
And I have Wandy going in my only other league… I think I need to get another league so that I can hit the trifecta of suck.
NOO ! The Wandwagon.
@Grey: Could be the extra innings… but, and I don’t have the #s in front of me, I think he’s always been something of a home-schooler (tonight notwithstanding); yet I always forget this. And homeschoolers just aren’t that good. They’re not reliable (predictable, maybe), and often haven’t figured out how to regularly throw strikes. Shields is kind of like Wandy (this season notwithstanding) but without the K rate. Yet we expect more because he’s Tampa’s “ace” and… ugh. nevermind. I just saw that Wandy gave up 8 ER in the 1st. I need to go through up. (<— I own Shields and Wandy on the same team. Also starring this week in my lineup: Edwin Jackson… and NOT Chad Billingsley!)
Gay@shields. By gay, I mean you’re terrible.
wtf is wrong with the wandwagon?
@royce!: Ha!
@SamYo: I know, and a half step at first on an infield single and it wouldn’t seem so bad.
@peter: Yeah, but his splits weren’t that bad. Shields that is.
Ah, Weaver — nothing like following an intentional walk with the unintentional kind!
this is the list of James Shields replacement –
Gil Meche
Bronson Arroyo
Carl Pavano
Jon Garland
Derek Holland
Luke Hochevar
@peter: edit: THROW up. Not through. Unless it’s throwing up through, e.g., your keyboard.
first of all if you start James Shields there is no way you can really get a win from him when he strarts
I’ve got an epic “pitcher’s duel” going on right now. I’m starting Halladay, Blanton, and Weaver, and he’s got Gallardo, Wainwright, JJ, Latos, and Wandy. He’s kicking my butt in Ks & WHIP, but we’re just about even in horrible, horrible ERAs.
@RIP Harry: Shields is killing me too but i don’t think he’s dropable…while he is no longer an automatic start at this point i’m gonna hold….it would not be shocking if he ran off 3-4 great starts at some point between now and the end of the season
Erik Bedard won’t resume pitching for another four-to-six months after exploratory surgery on Friday revealed a torn labrum and inflamed bursa.
Bedard could miss the early part of the 2010 season, as he’ll need a good amount of rehab to recover from both repairs.
Shields is the punisher
WHY? WHY? WHY? DID WANDY HAVE TO FUCK MY WIFE BETWEEN INNINGS AFTER HE JUST COMPLETELAY JUST SHIT ON MY ERA IN GIVING UP 8 EARNED RUNS IN 1 FUCKING INNING?
I will fuck him with a chainsaw if possible especially after he decided to give up another run in the 2nd inning after he vomited on my team in the first.
Wandbagon lost a big fucking wheel tonight.
Adam Wainwright HR ! Yeaaa.
@Smell The Glove: Duuuddde, now the Brewers hitters are so tired of scoring runs Wandy will settle down nicely and coast into a 18 ERA for the day. Sweet!
@mrbaseball: That’s a good list of replacements for Shields. He is complete garbage. That is why I’ve let him slide in my drafts 3 years and counting
Ha ha – Wainwright pitchslapped Latos!
@Dingo: Pitchslapped, now THAT is epic.
@Smell The Glove: @Dingo:
Watch the F-Bombs everyone.
1. Sponsors and webserver frown upon it
2. Mixed company on the site
3. It’s only fantasy baseball – as much as we want to believe it our teams don’t hate us and are not trying to doink us doggie style, or in the ear, or with your wife.
I do not like the F-bombs Sam I Am not in the ear or in the rear.
nolasco and wandy = lost championship
Oh, and the Wandwagon just popped 4 tires, broke it’s transmission, and ran out of gas.
@I’m Keith Hernandez: nothing like a year’s work ruined in three days time, I spent all season making up in era and whip.
@TheGreatVeto: Imagine you owned Wandy and Prince. That would be the ultimate burn.
@BSA: Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend. In my defense, I’m not acting outside of the norms established by the site’s authors (see glossary item: “f-bombing your stepsister”).
@Rick Dempsey: I do own Prince, but I also own Braun who homered twice. And I do not own Wandy, the guy I am playing does. This would have made me happy if Nolasco and Dempster didn’t already destroy my ERA a couple days ago
@Dingo: I got that and don’t need an apology yet notice that there are references to all the gems but the actual spelling is not included. We’re adults and can handle it.
Grey has referenced my first two points in previous posts.
There have been a bazillion different spellings of offensive language use here. We got what they mean.
Not a biggy just a reminder so Grey doesn’t have to and I only brought it up because yours boiled over into a f laden rant later on.
@BSA: Sorry – not sure what you mean by this:
“notice that there are references to all the gems but the actual spelling is not included.”
@Dingo: Last note on language etiquette.
It is very rare that vulgarity is spelled out in plain english on this site, sheeet beeahtch, don’t ya get it I am sure you don’t need me to spell these out to ya?!
Now back to baseball and fiinding those Ks as Doc has Johnson, Lester, and Haren running away with those points tonight and Steve and I can’t shake each other off for 4th, Iowa is coming down and Chase and Hippo are making their moves. Tomorrow morning the RCL could have a 5 way tie for 3rd.
Any bets on the likelihood of that….
Ooooh, Millwood to the showers, Papi shows Francona why Tek should sit down and not him, Tek strikes out, walks over to them and agrees.
@royce!: I spoke too soon about not losing points in ERA and WHIP based on Weaver’s gem tonight. Lost a point in each. So I guess there’s hope for my team after all! Nowhere to go but up!
Nolasco + Wandy + Brett Anderson = drinking all weekend long.
Alright since when is Anderson this bad and/or Chicago this good
Oh yeah Rookie pitcher! There goes WHIP and ERA.
He ain’t making it out of the 2nd.
Overbay or Jacobs
Why, Wandy, Why???
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was released from federal custody Friday and is already dating Arod
Tea for Tillman
Uh-Oh! Another person named “Corey” posting on here! I’m going to call dibs and declare he should change his name!
IN other news, in a dynasty league, who wins Matusz/Jurrjens for Dunn/ Saunders?
I’m still in shock, my season…….
I’m pretty sure I’m losing my first place tomorrow, I had NOlasoc yesterday, Wandy & Anderson today.
Pick 5 for the next while; Hd to hd, I only need 5 for weekly matchups.
Wandy, Zambrano, Blanton, Shields, Wainwright, Jackson, Harang
Waiiiiiiiiiiiit a second. What happened to Prince? Prince Fielder? Someone get me off the ledge. I better have an answer by the time I come back from buying industrial strength rope.
Matt Holliday was 3-for-5 with three RBI thats why I always stay at the Holliday Inn
Frank Francisco gave up six runs on seven hits
did fielder get hurt
I should know better than to drink cranberry juice while reading this column. It’s not so nice when it ends up your nose.
Luke Scott : ticker tease! I’m so tired of this guy.
Tomorrow, I’m sitting both Cueto (he’s on my 60-day bench) and Kawakami (pitching vs Philly), right?
@TheGreatVeto: Ha!
@mrbaseball: Overbay, but bleh.
@mrbaseball: Ha!
@Corey: Jurrjens side.
@BKK: Blanton, Wandy, Wainwright, Jackson, Harang
@DrEasy: Sit them both and lose Scott.
Ellsbury for Cano: who gets the better end of the deal?
@jpm: Ellsbury if you need steals. I’d prefer Cano.
Thanks! Already have Crawford so I think I’ll go for it.
@BKK:
wainwright doesn’t belong in that grouping .
pick 4
@Grey: The splits were bad in 2008, but, like you said before, surprising that both ERAs aren’t higher this year.
2007: 3.53 Home/4.25 Away
2008: 2.59/4.82
2009: 3.26/4.46
Which underachieving catcher should I sport from now on? Matt Wieners or Soto? I picked up Wieners 5 days before he was called up, so I am not cursing his name… yet (although I won’t hesitate to make fun of it). I could only imagine how bad it must be for people who have wasted a roster spot on him all year.
Grey! Hope you’ve got something entertaining in the works re: Wandy.
How do you rank Pedro (vs AZ and @NYM), Garza (vs TX), Latos (vs CHC), De La Rosa (SF), Pavano (@TX, @KC), Harden @LA? H2H categories league, lineups lock on Monday morning, opponent has a ton of starts from good guys – Beckett/Ubaldo/Price and has Happ as an RP — 9 starts for this guy. Leaning toward rolling with HArden and Pedro.
If you didn’t catch the Seattle/Red Sox game last night – you might want to scan youtube or ESPN for the highlight of Buchholz pinch running.
Though it could have been uglier than just an out at homeplate – word out of Spring Trainging was he gave Ellsbury a run for his money in the sprints.
@BSA: You could tell he hadn’t been practicing his baserunning ability.
Its 1969 – Mr Baseball has a flashback
Series quotes – 1969 METS
There’s a fly ball out to left. Waiting is Jones…the Mets are the World Champions! Jerry Koosman is being mobbed! Look at this scene!
—Curt Gowdy, announcing that the Mets had just won their first World Series.
God is living in New York, and he’s a Mets fan.
—Tom Seaver
If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.
—Baseball’s Greatest Quotations by Paul Dickson (1991
By the time we got to Woodstock,
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was a song and a celebration.
And I dreamed I saw the bomber death planes
Riding shotgun in the sky,
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation.
The New York State Freeway’s closed, man. Far out!
Arlo Guthrie at Woodstock
How does it feel to be on your own, with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?
Good morning! What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000.
Wavy Gravy at Woodstock
I was there. I most remember waking up in the morning to Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) saying “good morning, its a new day…” and launching into song as the sun came up.
Among the first to arrive, we got to within yards of the fence with the van and the two VW Bugs.
Lack of food….
Sparse sanitation facilities….
Drugs and alcohol…
Constant worries such as…
Where are my friends?
Where is the car?
Friday, August 15
Richie Havens
Swami Satchidananda – gave the invocation for the festival
Sweetwater
The Incredible String Band
Bert Sommer
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez
Saturday, August 16
Quill, forty minute set of four songs
Keef Hartley Band
Country Joe McDonald
John Sebastian
Santana
Canned Heat
Mountain
Grateful Dead
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin with The Kozmic Blues Band [19]
Sly & the Family Stone
The Who began at 4 AM, kicking off a 25-song set including Tommy
Jefferson Airplane
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18
The Grease Band
Joe Cocker
Country Joe and the Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Johnny Winter featuring his brother, Edgar Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Neil Young
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimi Hendrix
The Doors were considered as a potential performing band, but canceled at the last moment
Tommy James and the Shondells declined an invitation. Lead singer Tommy James stated later: “We could have just kicked ourselves
@peter: True.
@TheGreatVeto: I’d go with Wieters.
@Matt: Pedro (vs AZ and @NYM), De La Rosa (SF), Harden @LA, Garza (vs TX), Pavano (@TX, @KC), Latos (vs CHC)
@BSA: Cool, I’ll check it out.
@mrbaseball: Those Seaver and Gowdy quotes are great.
@Grey: Thanks,
@big o: It feels like none of them have performed consistently enough to endear them to my heart. I certainly could run with four – only a 30 inning minimum per week to meet. This I do know. I do not need to carry 7, I fill up the holes they leave with Mr. B’s.
Grey, Happy Saturday! From here on out Blanton or Duchscherer?
Trent Olshefski: I don’t even know your name, so I will call you Medicine; you can ease my pain
Should I start Stauffer today vs. the Cards? Im thinking no, but just checking.
Good call on Latos yesterday.
Is Bills plus Markakis or Pence too much to offer for Fielder, in a league in which my other 1B options are Swisher or Huff?
Apologies for my F-bomb laden tirade last night. I mean I was having an almost uber perfect fantasy day if it wasn’t for Wandy. Outside of him I had 2 Wins, 1 Save, 22 IP and only 2 Earned Runs to go along with 1 K/IP ratio.
I will refrain from actual f-bombs in posts in the future.
Phuck shall suffice.
Grey and Co…
Who do you guys think the rest of the way, Bengie Molina or Miguel Montero? Thanks.
@Grey: Looking for a temp. replacement for Cruz and it does not need to be an OF. Who would be the better choice for production: LaRoche(Mr. 2nd Half), Dukes, Snider, Parra, Byrd, R. Davis?
I have josh hamilton and i was offered Rios/Rajai Davis and Ubaldo Jimenez for him. Do you think that I should sell high on Hamilton?
In a points league (power numbers/average generate lots of points; steals almost negligible), what do you think of these 2 trades?
miggy/qualls vs dunn/street
braun/wieters vs hamels/huff/doumit
Mat Latos just roofied me so bad I feel like I should get tested…
I dropped McLouth a week ago, and hopped aboard the Soo-Choo train. Damn glad I did when I did.
Mini-Donkey hasn’t gone deep in 4 whole games! Maybe he’s dying.
Lastly, I need pitching help. I’m about to take first in the league, and I’d like to keep it. The last place teams are 50 and 60 games out, respectively, but refuse to make trades. Notable FA SP’s are Petitte, Zito, Kuroda, Scott Richmond, Brett Anderson, and the usual cavalcade of schmohawks. Any suggestions?
Also, as it relates to actual, real-life baseball… WELCOME BACK, AL-GON!
One more – should I drop Rafael “If saves were dicks, I’d be Paris Hilton” Soriano for someone like Matt Thornton or Pedro Feliciano in a league that counts holds? My other closers are Broxton, Soria and Howell.
@Carl Spackler: Blanton
@Nick0rz: I wouldn’t.
@royce!: It’s not too much.
@madballs: Montero
@Robert: Davis for steals, LaRoche for everything else.
@Jerry: Nope
@jamiesonmj: I’d want the Miggy side and the Braun side.
@Lines: I’d own Kuroda.
@Lines: I’d own Soriano.
are you expecting miggy to turn up the heat shortly?
What do you think of Gordon Beckham for the rest of the year?
Thanks Grey x 2!
lol, I apologize for the pestering – the trade deadline in our league is tonight at midnight and my buds and I are going nuts negotiating trades (they dont realize I have you as the ultimate ace in the hole).
the miggy/qualls side has turned into miggy/cordero (still in exchange for dunn/street). I figure Cordero is an upgrade over Qualls.
I also have this trade lingering around: quentin/j.upton/beltran/papelbon for reynolds/pettitte/dotel (dotel to be dropped for feliz, etc).
At first glance, the latter is very lopsided; however, the way I see it, Im giving up 1 starter (quentin) for a better starter (reynolds). Dotel is instantly replaceable anyways (saves are worth garbage), upton is a maybe for the year, beltran is a maybe for the year, and I need to make up innings in my pitchers, which pettitte could help. The dude is also in love with mini-donkey.
My current OF after today consists of Manny, Braun, & Dunn with Quentin at Util. This is a 14-team mixed league and I have a ton of injured trade chips (in my opinion).
What do you think?
@Grey: Who would you start next week, Aaron Cook or Bronson Arroyo?
Grey, my opponent and I will be tied in wins going into Sunday. I’m looking to stream a pitcher for Sunday to pick up the potential Win. Who should I pick off waivers?
Lohse, Sanchez, Volstad, Laffey, Lehr
per MLB: Joba gets Sunday start (trading with Guadin) and Sabathia gets 2 starts next week (Tuesday and Sunday(final against Boston))
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090814&content_id=6426726&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
anyone know why alexei was taken out of todays game?
Is Randy Wolf a “buy” – or is he running on fumes/borrowed time? Heading into the playoffs, I could use some pitching help. Maybe I’m just old fashioned, but I feel a little weird going to Randy Wolf for help.
@Jerry: I think he can be solid as a MI.
@jamiesonmj: Looks fine for Reynolds.
@Rick Dempsey: Arroyo and Cook, in that order.
@hmmmmm: Sanchez
@Simply Fred: Thanks for the heads up!
@RIP Harry: Not sure, just walked in.
@peter: I like Wolf a lot.
@Grey: Thanks for the moral support on Wolf. How do you feel about Pineiro? Clearly, he’s the stronger eiro.. Wolf’s owner is offering me both for a draft pick next year. I’d drop Stauffer and probably Cueto (unless he totally charms me with tonight’s start) to make it work.
who would u rather start tomorrow. Lohse vs. SD or Oswalt @ MIL?
@peter: I think that deal’s fair. I don’t know if I like Pineiro that much better than Cueto though.
@Martin: Neither? Oswalt
I’m taking your advice Grey and trying to sell on Billingsley. Thoughts on a Billingsley/Soriano for Fielder trade?
@banks: I like it for you.
Is Lohse such a bad spot start. His numbers are great at home. AND AGAINST THE PADRES. Do u still really not like him?
@Martin: I wouldn’t own him, but if you do, seems like you have to start him there.
@Grey: re: Cueto… After tonight’s line, I don’t have much confidence in him. You really think that lowly of Pineiro? The only other drop candidate is Nunez – and he’s still getting save opps.
I might be able to get Lackey from him instead of the two, but I don’t know if I like Lackey more than Wolf.
Who do you keep in a six keeper, 12 team 5×5 roto league?
Fielder – round 3
Josh Johnson – 15
Markakis – 3
Lind- 24
Peavy – 4
Werth – 13
Scherzer – 13
Wright – 1
Beckham – 23
Choo – 16
Broxton – 9
Thanks!
@peter: I’d lose Cueto, it’s just whether I’d own Pineiro. I don’t really trust him, but you might get some decent matchup value from him.
@Will: Fielder, Johnson, Werth, Choo, Lind, Beckham…
@Grey: Thanks again. Pineiro is preferable over Cueto. I went to the wire, but the wire was bare…
Borbon with his 3rd steal of the game. Just in the 4th!
Sir Grey, I just made a trade in my dynasty 17 team league.
I gave up Howard/Saunders for Josh Johnson/Maybin.
Who do you think won that?
I already had Dunn, Uggla, and Longoria on my team. And with the size of the league, pitching is a premium, plus I got the best prospect.
kuroda downed by a line drive …. looks scary
@Grey: Time to boot Wiggy for Guillen?
Which is fairer, Chad Billsley for Joe Nathan or for Brian Fuentes?
appears to have hit him behind (?) the right ear .
ruled a ground rule double , as the ball careened almost into the stands .
stretcher .
much concern .
ryal hit the 0-2 shot .
anyone old enough to remember macdougal off the forehead of herb score ?
score was destined for greatness .
I know Krod’s value isn’t at its highest ever right now, but I need to move this guy before I regret it.
What kind of value in a hitter or a SP can I be looking to get?
Home Run Mini Donkey!
Wright suffers concussion.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Agsx7z6BtNH0NGuC4kCmXvoRvLYF?slug=ap-mets-wrightstruck&prov=ap&type=lgns
Then Montero back to back vs Broxton to tie it in the 9th.
kinsler hit in head … bottom of the 8th .
will texas retaliate ??
My opponent has Broxton, how delicious.
naftali warned .
retaliation pre-empted ??
neftali *
edit
Alex Rios for Vlad and Meche?
How would you rank the following SS schmohawks? They seem pretty interchangeable to me.
Alcides Escobar, Elvis Andrus, Cliff Pennington
@big o:
not so sure i’d start nippert tomorrow vs red sox .
if umps start the game off by warning both benches .
nippert could be gone early .
is sticking up for your teammates worth an important wild-card game ?
remember billingsley , last year ??
still . the beaner of kinsler was humming .
i look for nippert to retaliate , if/when sox start to knock him out of the box .
kinsler was pissed .
neftali , who nailed down the save , examined kinsler’s head before walking off the field .
should be interesting tomorrow , especially with that helmet-thrower , youkilis , serving a 5 game suspension .
@Grey: Or do you prefer Gordon to Guillen?
Jeez, what a choice.
Abreu, Damon, Sizemore, Venable, McClouth, Beltran
My under achieving outfield. I want to drop McLousy. Do ya’ll support that move?
@Grey:
adam jones
10-48 … last 10 games .
cust kayin’ .
J. Cueto – glad he is long gone from any of my teams
give Billingsley for Montero? 12 team mixed keeper, have Iannetta. Could use some help in R, AVE, 2Bs, OBP, but also in K/9 too.
@Sam:
depending on needs .
rios might sit against some righties .@BKK:
are you expecting beltran to return ?@Atomic:
don’t be foolish .
@Corey: You did fine.
@Steve: Sure, go with him.
@Jacob: Nathan
@Corey: Try for Wainwright or Johnson, accept a slightly lesser guy.
@Elijah: Nice!
@Sam: Take the Vlad side.
@DrEasy: Escobar for speed, Pennington…
@BKK: Depends who you’re picking up instead.
@Atomic: That’s way too low.
Sit or start Cook, Volstad?
Been a very wet day in my part of NZ and I’ve spent it looking through some of the linked sites featured in ‘mom’s basement ‘
I noticed that if you mouse over the links , there is a small precis on the site highlighted.
Fantasy Sports R’us features a negative comment ……at least I’m thinking it’s negative
So why would you link to a site your’e not impressed with ?
From what I can tell the site has $$ pro sport leagues, would you recommend another site or a different method of competition??
Who do you like more from here on out: Sandoval, who has catcher elig, or De Rosa, who basically has everything but C, SS, and CF?
i just got offered figgins for kuroda.
seems like a good deal for me, but i really can use all the pitching help i have and i have jose lopez at 2nd and YouK at 3rd.
the main reason i would do that trade is the baseball that smashed into kruoda’s head. they say its not so bad but i have a hard time trusting baseball doctors.
so i can take figgins and drop lopez or just put him in the utility spot.
what do you think?
We starting Joba and De la Rosa today? I’ve gotten killed this week by Wandy, Shields and even Kershaw kicked me a few times while I was down. Need a big day out of these two guys today. What’s the likelihood of that happening?
BTW, loved Mr. Baseball’s Woodstock retrospective. Some huge names….that saturday lineup after J. Sebastian is sick!! Sha Na Na looked a little out place to me, esp. going on right before Hendrix closed the weekend. I read something recently which claimed that Jimi was at odds with his band mates about doing the star-spangled banner….Jimi insisted on doing it and the result was one of the most iconic live performances in history. Any R-ballers there that weekend?
Carlos Quentin Tarantino – Fantasy Value Fiction
Butch: You okay? about drafting Carlos Quentin
Marsellus: Naw man. I’m pretty forkin’ far from okay.
Butch: What now?
Wright is down so…
Grey & Co,
It’s a toss up now, Cantu or Huff?
@mc serch:
i was there and was lucky to park very close to the stage .
the only thing i can add is i remember grace slick kicking off the morning program with “volunteers to america” .
(of course , days and nights kind of blended together.)
very little grass to be found .
the impassioned plea to help out the pizza guy , (who had been ripping us off all weekend ), after his tent burned , fell on deaf ears … at least in my circles .
the trek for drinking water was a pain in the ass …. and then once you found the hose , how to bring some back ?
Alcides not running so far. No green light? Or just being cautious? not knowing pitchers’ moves yet and all.
Consider Selling The Hurtful Dodger – Kind of interesting how a few starts can change the opinion of MOST
I made a trade in my 20 team Keeper League early in the season 2 weeks after Gordon Beckham came up for THE HURTFUL DODGER and if you asked 100 fantasy players and experts – They all said you have to make the trade – the league message board had teams screaming about the trade – yelling at the other team for giving up the hurtful dodger -
The terrible yahoo secret of Gordon Beckham – tell all story coming later on this hour so stay tune – don’t go anywhere – newsbreaking
@G: I’d sit both.
@d2bnz: It’s not negative, it’s an ode to an American toys store commercial – Toys R Us.
@VanHammersly: I’d want Sandoval.
@black love: I’d want Figgins there.
@mc serch: I’d start them both. I wasn’t there.
@mrbaseball: Ha!
@madballs: Coin flip.
@papasmurf: I think he’s being cautious so he doesn’t get caught and embarrass himself, but I watched him yesterday — he’s crazy fast. Also, he was running on one play, but the pitch was hit.
Listen,
Do you want to know a secret?,
Do you promise not to tell?, whoa oh, oh.
Closer,
Let me whisper in your ear,
Say the words you long to hear,
yahoo made an error
they added Gordon Beckham to the free agent list NOT the waiver list after the season started – not a bad pick up for Free
My Bills/Broxton for CC/KRod…..is this too good to be true?
@Carl Spackler: I’d take CC.
I heard that the Nats offered Stephen Strasburg around 15 million signing bonus – I hope he holds out and throws his arm out and he serves hamburgers next year with his pitching arm
I heard thet they want around 50 millioin to sign –
come on Mark Prior signed for $10.5 million and you know his story
Friend asked my opinion about this trade- he gets Duchsherer and Kurt Suzuki, he gives up Napoli. He needs SP, and this is a 20 team league, but I still said he should reject this one. Thoughts?
would you trade Broxton for KRod straight up?
@mrbaseball: Me too.
@royce!: I think it’s okay. If he can afford to lose some offense, it’s a gamble on Dooks that could pay off for the last month.
@Carl Spackler: Nope
What say you Grey about Julio Borbon?
@Jersey Joe: He has about five days to a week more of starting time. If you need steals, grab him real quick, but don’t drop anyone too worthwhile.
whip – K-9 and QS are even – I will win the rest of the pitching stats
Jonathan Sánchez – other team pitcher
my teams pitchers for today – so who should I start and sit
Clayton Richard
Junichi Tazawa
Roy Oswalt
Javier Vázquez
I am thinking maybe just Vazquez
@mrbaseball: Just Vazquez, yeah.
@Grey: Start McLousy this week? Supposed to miss half the week
@Grey: what about Dwright?
Jonathan Sánchez pitches at 1pm so I might not need to even start Vazquez
I am in a dynasty keeper league and I was just wondering what you think Clay Bucholz ceiling is as a starter? is he a product of the media or is he a legit number 1?
CarGo or Reimold for the near future??
@Grey: So for next week I have Hunter coming off the DL. Would you bench Bourn & Pence next week while starting BJ, Ibanez, Hunter and Pena as Util?
Also should I start Aramis Ramirez at 3B bench Peralta and leave Alexei at SS?
As for Hunter coming off the DL I have to drop somoene, thinking either Kazmir or Peralta (since Aramis is back, but it might be better to keep a backup), what you think?
Last one from me today…….Here are my SP’s, are there any of these that you would consider dropping or moving
Hammels
JJohnson
Vasquez
Bills (I know how you feel about him)
Baker
Jimenez
Hanson
Lily
Romero
Harang
Blanton
A little nervous about Hanson getting shut down. Romero is hit and miss but I just dont think there is anything on the wire that is better. Some of the pitchers on the wire Holland, Tommy Hunter, Justin Duchsherer, Buchholz, Porcello, Pedro, Doug Davis.
Thanks
hey grey any September callups you are looking forward to
Matthew Berry just call me mini Grey
whip – K-9 and QS are even – I will win the rest of the pitching stats
Jonathan Sánchez – other team pitcher
I have now fell behind in those categories
@matthole: I’d bench McLousy. No idea who you’re replacing Wright with.
@Chris: Solid #2.
@vinko: Gonzalaz
@Nick: I’d drop Kazmir. I’d start Aramis. Bench Pence and Bourn.
@Carl Spackler: I wouldn’t own any of those on waivers.
@mrbaseball: I’d like to see Carrasco and Gamel (again).
The worst that could happen
looking at the yahoo message board and found this gem
the dark side of fantasy baseball
A few weeks ago I took the good players off the 1st place team in my league and put them on his bench. He lost and he @#$%ed but everyone else in my league was really happy. I explained to this do.uche that I was spreading the wealth bc it’s not fun or fair to have 1 person with all the good players. So I have been doing the same with the 1st place team (which is now a different person) and now THEY are complaining!!! They are the ones that praised me a few weeks ago, now they are pissed I’m putting their good players on the bench. THey say im abusing my power. The same ones who said they agreed with me about spreading the wealth. Now everyone is pissed. What is wrong with these f_ _king morons? Why don’t they understand that league parity is good for everyone and makes it more exciting?????? Seems like ive got a bunch of f_ _king republicans in my league
I’ve waited all year to use this in its proper context…
Wolfman Jack!
@Grey: Watched Pence belt one out today. He has been hitting for power recently…still bench him or would you gamble and maybe start him over a struggling Ibanez or BJ Upton?
On the pitching side, would you start Jurrjens in NY over Jenks, Hoffman or Franklin as my opponent has 4 closers and just 3 starters as well as ‘starts’ so instead of fighting for saves go for K’s and Wins? I also have Beckett, Happ, Wainwright & Wolf startings with Bills for his start in Stl.
@Grey: *[edit] …starting, with Bills benched for his start in Stl.
@mrbaseball: The Poacher.
@Steve: Ha!
@Nick: I’d like to start all three. I’d start Jurrjens over Jenks.
@Grey: Would you bench Hunter another week in favor of starting BJ, Ibanez & Pence? He is getting Monday off and he was suppose to start today but I have no stats for him…
@Nick: I’d sit Upton if I didn’t need steals, I’d bench Hunter if I did.
@Grey: What are you thinking on Ricgard? I started hi today when I probably shouldn’t have. You still liking him for home starts?
@Steve: Yeah, definitely.
Votto, Ethier and Lester or Fielder, Willingham and Haren?
@Dim: It’s fair, I’d take the Votto side by a hair, unless you really need power then the Fielder side.
Trade Derek Lowe for Randy Wolf?
@Steve: Awesome. And awe-inspiring patience.
@ichirosan: Tomato-tomahto.
Any particular reason why you’re so down on Tommy Hunter? I don’t know much about him, but his minor league stats don’t look bad unless I’m missing something…drop him, Meche or a Mr. B (Wuertz or CJ Wilson) in a non-holds league?
@Adam: Cause he’s a rookie that pitches in a terrible park. I’d drop Wuertz.
Dish Dwright for anyone?
@matthole: You have to replace him with someone.
Josh Johnson for Nolasco and Wandy. Which side wins?
@Corey: Nolasco side if you need depth. Johnson side if you need just one ace.
Is Carlos Gonzalez playing regularly yet? I’m debating whether or not to play him over Dukes or Oeltjen in a weekly league.
@Lava: Own him over Oeltjen. He’s red hot and only sitting vs. lefties.
Who’s the dumbass with Oeltjen on his team? *ducks*
trade derosa for ricky nolasco in a dynasty keeper league?
Thanks for the R’us info , it is quite confusing when you have not seen the referenced material ……we certainly get your programmes but not many ad’s
So whats it called when one of my guys….Rasmus, belts a long ball off one of my pitchers….Heath Bell ??? gotta be something to do with kissing your sister!
@ Grey: I have Carpenter and Lackey. Does that change your opinion?
Do I start Nolasco this week @HOU where he just got rocked or @ATL? Do I start Anderson vs NYY?
@Grey: McLousy for Drew? Could use the MI, moved beckham to 3b to replace dwright…thanks
@Elijah: Ha!
@Chris: Sure
@d2bnz: Ha!
@Corey: I’d take Johnson.
@GTS: I’d start Nolasco.
@matthole: Sure, that’s fair.
wow .
bad news about david wright .
must have been because he played in the wbc .
# 252 big o Says:
August 16th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
wow .
bad news about david wright .
are you takling about the lack of homeruns?
@big o: Hippo out of the loop.
What happened to Wright? Damm, hate not watching baseball………………..
@BigFatHippo: Got one on the head from my boy Matt Cain.
espn analcysts reporting wright may miss remainder of season .
@Steve: Not as bad as Kuroda’s head I hope…………………
@big o: Good, Reyes forgot to play at all this season for me………….
did anyone see the sawx/rangers game ??
were both benches warned at the start of the game ??
did anyone on the rangers staff “protect” kinsler ??
damn .
i hate having to work .
i saw the shot to kuroda’s head .
did it hit him behind the right ear ?
or in front of it ?
what the docs have to say about him ??
@big o: Kinsler’s fine, he hit a homer today.
@Grey: Thanks, whats a better deal for me? Me trading Mclousy for Drew or FraGu and Lidge for Drew…..He is near me in saves too
@matthole: McLouth
@Grey: do you think frasor has kept the closer job or is downs a good bet to get it back when he returns soon?
@AL KOHOLIC: I think Frasor has the job until September, then Downs will probably work his way back in.