Comments on: Meathook Jr.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:58:59 +0000

@wassup: Yeah, I'd drop Guzman. GUardado if your main objective is saves. Ziegler if you want the better pitcher. @wakeNbake: I'd bench him for today, see how he does then make a call for tomorrow. ******TAKE FOLLOWUPS INTO THE NEWEST POST.

By: wakeNbake

wakeNbake — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:47:43 +0000

@Grey: would u drop Harang in a 10 team league??

By: wassup

wassup — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:34:40 +0000

Since I dropped Hanrahan for Capps, right now my current closers are capps, chris perez, guardado, and f cordero but once capps comes back I will have to drop a player or else i will have too many players . Who should I drop out of those closers or should I drop Oliver Perez, Guzman, or Drew. I already have Reyes so I’m kinda leaning toward dropping Guzman.
Also pick one, Guardado or Ziegler. Is Ziegler’s job security enough because some articles are saying Street might come back.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:24:01 +0000

Ohh & I have made up some ground in my league went from 6th/8th to 4th/8th, but this is the hard part because 3rd place has 63.5,2nd=63.5,1st=67.5 and I have 45. need 22.5 more points to go.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:17:17 +0000

@Grey: Figured that would be fine. & I will drop Polanco if he dries up one day and Young does well.

By: wassup

wassup — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:17:05 +0000

thanks for the advice

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:15:34 +0000

@Nick: I don't usually start Delgado against lefties, but Polanco isn't really that enticing. Kinda a coin flip, but I'd probably go with Polanco. @wassup: Ramon has been hot and dropping Dioner isn't really a move that could come back to bite you that bad anyway. I'd say it's fine.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:12:23 +0000

@wassup: Perez, Ziegler, Capps, Hanrahan then Rodney. I could see dropping Hanrahan for Capps, but you may not see many more saves. Pirates aren't exactly getting a ton of chances and Capps isn't due back for a week at the earliest. Then if he has a set back he may not be back at all. @Nick: Yeah, makes sense. But Wiggington may be droppable in a week or so too. But in an 8 team league, at this point, you should just be playing hot hands any way. No more loyalty.

By: wassup

wassup — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:12:08 +0000

dropped navaro for ramon hernandez because navarro been cold recently and hernandez has been hot

was this a smart move?

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:08:52 +0000

Now the question is, do you start Delgado tomorrow against Dukes (2for10)or Polanco against Sarfarte (1for2)

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:06:52 +0000

So I dropped CoJack tonight & picked up Wiggington. Was going to drop Polanco for him but his HR tonight made me change my mind & drop CoJack who based on his recent #’s seemed just “alright” and hardly that considering its an 8teamleague. Wiggingtons sick night tonight was convincing enough.

By: wassup

wassup — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:49:08 +0000

out of these releivers can any of you guys rank them
taking in account save opportunies and job security

ziegler, perez(one on stl), rodney, capps, hanrahan

im thinkin bout droppin hanrahan cuz he never gets opportunities to add capps? is it smart

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:47:59 +0000

@wakeNbake: I would start him in anything deeper than ten team leagues. I would not start him in eight or ten team leagues.

By: wakeNbake

wakeNbake — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:03:28 +0000

Start Harang VS. St. louis tommorow? I have zero trust in him VS anybody.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:56:48 +0000

@Grey:

Guess we don’t get to find out the results of the great “Sit Roy Halladay vs. Boston” debate.

The way I figure it, now he’s a good start. Mother Nature pissed on the Sox momentum.

Nobody pissed on Webb’s.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:09:38 +0000

@Frank Rizzo @Grey: Thanks for the input, fellas. I have broken off negotiations. Hanley is too much to give up and even getting Upton doesn't convince me. Hopefully Al-Ram can do a passable Upton impersonation the rest of the way - and Burrell can come out of his slump.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:54:48 +0000

@SoS: Thank you, sir, for noticing. I am! (and modest.) Honestly, just trying to do best by everyone.

By: SoS

SoS — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:52:51 +0000

@Grey: It's really six of one, half dozen of the other. Actually, maybe if I really had six closers, I wouldn't be picking through the bloody waiver remains. Thanks Grey. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:43:59 +0000

@SoS: Actually, and I never do this, but I'm not crazy about that advice I just gave. *I* would not take Lewis over Wheeler, but if your end game is saves, Lewis seems like a slightly better bet.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:36:42 +0000

@SoS: Lewis seems like he has fewer question marks so I'd go that way.

By: SoS

SoS — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:31:22 +0000

Got one spot. Keep Wheeler or drop him for Lewis? I’m already in the playoffs so I’m looking for value at that point in my H2H.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:25:43 +0000

@Doug Ault: Cool. @Frank Rizzo: As a backup, it's fine. But as I mentioned yesterday, Izturis has actually been more valuable for the last fifteen days. Plus the Sox numbers are really skewed for the last few days because of the Rangers beating. @BigFatHippo: Balfour's been lights out this year, but he's old for where he is in his career.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:12:37 +0000

About Wheeler/Balfour.

You may be right Grey about Wheeler but I like Balfour long term.

Remember last year when Soria was an add/drop, add/drop guy in every league? Till he became a rock solid closer to the point of a keeper at the end of the year.

That’s Balfour this year. Next years rock solid closer for the World Champion Rays.

Book it.

By: Frank Rizzo

Frank Rizzo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:32:11 +0000

@Steve: In this case I’d keep a great HanRam over a slumping BJ.

Don’t forget to tip your waitstaff on the way out.

By: Frank Rizzo

Frank Rizzo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:29:38 +0000

I’m actually considering picking up Jed Lowrie purely on a backup basis to Rollins. I’ve currently got Yunel Escobar as Rollins’ backup and I am making the move based purely on the team each is on, as Grey mentioned. Lowrie has a higher chance to succeed than Escobar based on the lineup he’s in. Look at his RBI the past 4 games.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:29:24 +0000

@Grey: Sorry to labour this one but nothing evens up a deal like a BJ. Boom-tish!

By: Frank Rizzo

Frank Rizzo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:26:00 +0000

@Steve: I would not do that trade. Uhuh….no way.

Speaking as a Holliday owner, yes it’s nice to have him….but I’d trade Holliday straight up for Hanley right now. Look how production falls off at SS after Hanley and Jose. It’s ugly. Meanwhile, you won’t find the same production as Holliday in LF but you could probably still find something closer than you would at SS. Tulo=puke. If you’re getting production out of your SS position you’re one of the few and the proud.

By: Doug Ault

Doug Ault — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:23:49 +0000

@Grey: After reading your little story about a man named Jed,I turfed him and scooped the Devine intervention.I need pitching help anyway

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:20:54 +0000

@Steve: The one with Upton? Yeah, that's fair.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:18:54 +0000

@Martin: Wheeler was the eighth inning man and I think he slides in for the majority. It could be Balfour. But I think either way, it will be a combo of both of them rather than one set guy.