Los Angeles is a town where the only thing better than a great idea is cashing in on the goodwill of that great idea via sequels. So it is no surprise that the Dodgers released a sequel to their 2009 hit, Malcontent Ramirez. If you loved Mannywood, you’ll like Hanleywood! In the first one, a brooding superstar, played by Wesley Snipes, sick of the big city moves to the The Biggest Little City After Reno — Los Angeles — and gets a little help from the people who care, managers, agents and studio people. In the sequel, a brooding superstar, played by Omar Epps, saves a city in economic ruin by collecting roughly $40 million dollars from his new city for lackluster play. Can’t wait for the 2015 pickup of Aramis Ramirez starring Mike Epps. Like Manny, Hanley Ramirez has all the talent in the world. His issues in Miami are probably more mental than anything. One sour note on Hanley vs. Manny is that Manny was going from AL to NL and able to feast on more fastballs. I’m willing to gamble on him with the Dodgers that his talent plays up to snuff — hey, Bob Crane! — in the new environs. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Dee Gordon – It’s being reported that Gordon will return from the DL and move to a bench role. The Dodgers gave him a good long leash, but every time they put out the bat signal, he was the Bane of their existence. Oh, well, I’ll be so-missin’-ya Gordon. (The preceding was at the request of focus groups that said I need to target more 12 to 15 year olds.) Yesterday, Hanley did play 3rd, so it’s worth seeing how it shakes out if you have DL room.
Nate Eovaldi – Going the other way in the Hanley trade, Lasorda’s favorite olive oil. Dodgers Stadium to Crayola Canyon is a push as is Eovaldi’s value change. He needs to go deeper in games to be mixed league-worthy and was probably already owned in NL-Only leagues, so there’s that.
Starling Marte – He was in this past Friday’s Buy. Here’s my Starling Marte fantasy. Some of the things I said, “Mash-Up of the Lambs” would make a great twice-baked potato in ”Jose Tabata’s skin” with a side of “fava beans.” Damn, those quotes are terrible, I could never work for Zagat’s. Well, go read the post. The short of it is, I grabbed him in a 12 team mixed league for his upside with his speed and power combo.
Alex Rodriguez – Take the part where Mac Lethal says “It’s done” and replace “It’s” with A-Rod. Out six to eight weeks and the Yankees will go to… Eric Chavez? I find that extremely unlikely. There’s no way the Yankees rely on Chavez in the heart of a pennant race. This team is littered with goldplatement players. Which brings me to…
Chase Headley – The Yanks will go hard after him. I’d absolutely stash him for the next few days to see if he ends up in a better home park. Well, any other park is better, but The House They Built Across The Street From The House Ruth Built would be ideal. BTW, he homered yesterday. Why? Because he wasn’t in godforsaken Petco.
Jesus Guzman – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and 2 homers. A show of hands for everyone who owned Jesus Guzman for this game. Now everyone with their hand up that is related to Jesus Guzman, lower your hand. You don’t count.
Ichiro Suzuki – 1-for-5 and a caught stealing. Ichiro really looks reborn with his new team. Sideways mouth emoticon with a squiggly line for my mustache.
Ivan Nova – 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners with 6 walks vs. the Mariners as he was doing the BBssanova.
Albert Pujols – Sat out yesterday with a sore elbow and went for x-rays, which came back negative. Which II, The Return To Which Mountain? is luckily positive. He’ll probably return for Friday’s game, which is after Fursday, a secret day between Thursday and Friday.
Mike Trout – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and a home run. Just another day at the office, and that office door reads, “The Greatest of All-Time.”
Torii Hunter – 4-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 11th homer. He has a shirt that reads, “I’m With Stupid Awesome!”
Alex Rios – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer in the last four games as he hits .314. After a miserable April (1 homer, 1 steal, 6 runs, 8 RBIs), this Mercurio has really turned it on since.
Kevin Youkilis - Left yesterday’s game with an injured ankle. Looks like his mom doesn’t talk with Achilles’ mom.
Trevor Plouffe – May have to go to the DL if he can’t swing a bat. Hey, that never stopped Nick Punto!
Ricky Romero – 1 1/3 IP, 8 ER. If you still own him, you’re not reading this anyway, so let me start by saying I was the one who parked so close to your luxury car that you couldn’t open the door and needed to climb through the passenger seat. I also was the one playing that minutes song from Rent at two o’clock in the morning, singing the chorus with all the wrong words. 5,673 minutes in a day! I’m sorry, it’s just so catchy.
J.P. Arencibia – Well, that hot streak came to an end unserendiptiously (Made Up Word of the Day!). J.P.’s out for six weeks with a fractured hand. It would’ve been fitting if he hurt himself making chicken on one of those “Set it and Forget It” rotisserie’s, but alas…
Francisco Cordero – Speaking of alas, Astros need to pull the F-Cord and let him plummet to the ground. Yesterday, 2/3 IP, 3 ER. Day before, same shizz. If you’re not affiliated with the Astros, you can go ahead and skip down. This is meant for them: I mean, seriously, people are looking at you like you’re a bunch of incompetent buffoons! My 12-year-old niece wouldn’t use F-Cord as a closer and she thinks Justin Bieber invented this thing called “music.” You need to put on your big boy pants and stop sending out there a guy that cannot close games for the few wins you actually may stumble on. Smarten up, and go with Lopez! Schmohawks!
Donovan Solano - 0-for-1 with 2 steals. His name literally translates to 60′s heartthrob of the sun. Here’s what I said previously on him, “Solano has no power, no speed, but I hear he can sac fly like nobody’s business. If your fantasy league has a “Fundamentals” category, Solano’s an immediate pickup.” And that’s me quoting me! Donovan’s prospects have me pretty mellow yellow. In NL-Only leagues, you have to do what you have to do, but in most leagues you can do better. Look at me having faith in you! Like the MasterChef judges with the blind girl. I’m waiting for them to do a challenge where they blindfold all the other cheftestants and they give the blind girl mittens. Also, Rudy created a game, you have to _____ when Gordon says ‘stunning’ or ‘amazing’ to describe something.
Justin Ruggiano – 2-for-4, 1 RBI and a steal… Okay, every Marlin had a steal yesterday. Not surprising that a battery of Hanson-McCann would have a stinky trigger finger.
Giancarlo Stanton - About two weeks away from returning. Ah, to be young and heal quickly. And to be young and sexy and Giancarlo’s girlfriend. Wait, huh?
Ricky Nolasco – 5 IP, 6 ER, 9 baserunners, 3 Ks. Well, I guess he’s not going to be good this July. As much as I’d go upstream against the Marlins, I’d also avoid their starters.
Juan Francisco – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs with his 8th homer. A quick heads up, I will like Francisco a lot3 next year if the Braves turn to him as their starting 3rd baseman.
Jason Heyward – 2-for-4 and his 15th homer. I said about a month ago that Heyward could be more valuable than Justin Upton this year and was lambasted for it. Lambasted, I tell ya! Well, neither is running away with the Crazy Talent, Crazy Hype, Will They Perform Up To Their Ability title yet, but Heyward’s got a one and a half car lead.
Tommy Hanson - 5 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners with 7 walks, 7 Ks. That Tommy sure throws a mean four balls.
Drew Stubbs – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and a steal. The day before, a homer. Tomorrow, the world! If someone was impatient and dropped him, grab him now.
Homer Bailey – 7 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners (5 BBs), 7 Ks. If he was going against anyone but the Astros, this probably wouldn’t have turned out so well, but his season ERA is at 3.53. Zoinks!
Max Scherzer – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks. I can talk about how inconsistent he is until I’m blue in the face, but it’s not Halloween and my cougar doesn’t like when I dress up as a Smurf. I’ve tried.
A.J. Griffin – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks. Staked to an early 10 run lead, he hit up Expedia and booked the free room at the W on the Ivictory Coast.
Coco Crisp – 3-for-6, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and 2 homers. Best performance by a breakfast meal since Johnny Cakes romanced Vito.
Chris Carter – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and a homer. Now has 6 homers in 43 ABs and three in the last ten games. He had been platooning, but his power, and lack of strikeouts (once a hinderance for him) should force him into the everyday lineup. He’s been compared to Ryan Howard, and not only in girth. Definitely worth a look if you’re dying for power.
Jayson Werth – Target date for Werth to return is next Tuesday. The Wal-Mart date for Werth is Monday at midnight. Take that, Target!
Stephen Strasburg – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks. St. Rasburg looked divine once again. I don’t envy the Nationals decision about what to do with his innings limit. I’d shut him down at 160 innings, but the opposite argument is very compelling. I just feel like you can’t sacrifice St. Rasburg’s future for the now. Though, even when cherry picking, Verducci’s results on limiting innings tends to be the pits.
Danny Espinosa – 2-for-4 with his 9th homer. He’s been on a tear lately, hitting near .400 over the last week and over .350 in July. His K-rate has been the same in July (not good) and his BABIP is crazy in inflated (read: lucky), but, as they said in Ancient Greece, ride the lightning while it’s raining. BTW, why is it whenever you type in a player’s name into Google the first suggestion is girlfriend? I’ll tell you why. Because when you guys get together you’re worse than a sewing circle with your gossiping. Bunch of bitties, all of you! Yeah, I said it.
Adam LaRoche – 1-for-4 with his 2nd homer in as many games. LaRoche meet 2nd half of the 162 game schedule, 2nd half say wassup to LaRoche.
Ryan Dempster – 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks as he took the loss vs. the Pirates. Well, you could’ve faced the newly-rebuilding-for-the-seventh-time Marlins.
Anthony Rizzo – 2-for-3 with his 5th homer, raising his average to .323. Kinda surprised by the amount of ADD (Attention Deficit Drops) focused on Rizzo. Seems like everyone wants to drop him. Wasn’t it two weeks ago you were glad you got him? Chillax, over-the-internet friend.
Pablo Sandoval – Will wait until Friday to see if his strained hamstring warrants a trip to the DL, but it sounds like it will. Too bad, if anyone seemed hamstrong, it was Sandoval.
Tim Lincecum – 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 8 Ks vs. the Padres as he’s trying to single-handedly ruin the predictiveness of FIP. If Lincecum had any bigger of a problem with men on base, he’d be an inner-city mayor.
Ryan Roberts – With the addition of Roberts, the Rays designated Hideki. More time for his Guinness world record porn collection! And yesterday Roberts hit a homer. He really hasn’t done much in the last year (last year in the 2nd half he hit .239). If you’re totally desperate, I can understand the flyer, but I’m not rushing out to grab him.
Miguel Gonzalez – 2 2/3 IP, 7 ER. The O’s should have Weird Al come up with a song for their terrible pitchers. Call it, “Moves Like Arrieta.”
Francisco Rodriguez - 2/3 IP, 2 ER. Dor-K!
Carlos Gomez - 2-for-6, 2 runs, 1 RBI as his owners continue to watch ess CarGo. Well, that didn’t work. You butter pick up dis CarGo. Yeah, not much better.
Rickie Weeks - 4-for-4 with a homer. That’s more like a Rickie Month!
1) Yankees won’t go after Headley. I guarantee! Nunez eventually will be back and Chavez is ok for a couple of weeks.
2) is A.J. Griffin for real? His minor league stats are pretty impressive…
@Marqo, Re Griffin: geez not another one, I was hoping he was just another mediOAKre. Either Billy Beane is a genius when it comes to evaluating pitching but an idiot at evaluating hitting, or or pitching in Oakland is like pitching in a volcano.
@Marqo, 1) It’s not a couple of weeks. It’s to within two weeks of October… 2) He’s worth owning
Strong post as normal.
@Patrick, Thanks!
Jordzimm and andrus for HanRam and aramis?
@Giancrowave, Hanley, it’s fair
Solano is no Sunshine Superman but when he swings the bat it’s like he’s trying to Catch the Wind…sorry had to do the Donovan song references. Donovan the folk artist sidenote, I found it funny that in Goodfellas they beat Billy Batts to death while a Donovan song plays dramatically in the background. You would also figure with a name like Billy Batts he would have been a baseball player and not a made man. Maybe he got the name from his weapon of choice…didn’t have it on him that night! Zing! Giancarlo should have thought harder about his name change….Now go get your shine box.
@Simple Jack, Ha! Good call!
@Grey, Thank You, it was a bar night yesterday!
Would you take Werth over Lind, Snider, or Puma?
@Simple Jack, damn I should rephrase that question.
Please rank for the stretch run Werth, Lind, Snider, Puma, Frazier, Morales?
These are all Utility players that will slide in and out based on matchups for my team.
@Simple Jack, Puma, Lind, Werth
Damn you Scott! Scott Downs has one damn job on my team, help ratios. Is there anything worst than middle releivers who f*** your ratios?
All I can say is thank god I cut K-Rod Tuesday, and that the other guy in the league beat me to the ww to pick-up Cordero last week. The never ending chase for saves that ussually ends with 11 or 12 points in saves and mediocre ratios.
More value the next 2 months, Parnell (1 damn save this month) or Wilton Lopez?
@glenn, Ha… Yup… Lopez
Hope Hanley keeps hitting, otherwise the words of the great LA song will be ringing in his, sorry, MY ears…
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You pack your car and ride away
Ah, Bacharach.
@Steve, On top of a bus… In Vegas!
@Grey, I just listened to it again, just to remind myself of how good it is #showingmyage
#where’ssanjose?
@Grey, Buy a map then #putahundreddownandbuyacar
Hehe…
@Grey, Having a 70s day today.
12-team H2H 6×6 (OBP, QS), 4-player keeper (drafted after the 4th round)
Which of these batters would you drop if you had to pick up SP; Berkman, Morrison, Jay, Cozart?
C- Doumit
1B- Fielder
2B- Kinsler
3B- A-ram
SS- Bonifacio
MI- Espinosa
CI- Butler
OFx5- Rios, Jennings, Chris Young, Marte, LoMo
UTIL- Youk
BN- Berkman, John Jay, Cozart
@Project_Badass, Cozart
Either Votto or Longo worth trading for in a ‘win now’ type scenario in a salary keeper league? Either would be purely a rental, but not sure if im gonna get enough out of them down the stretch to make it worthwhile.
@TheNewGuy, Depends on the price, Votto…
12 team H2H, rest of season, how would you order these OF’s/want to trade away when Werth comes back:
Stubbs, Viciedo, Jennings, Werth
@Huskers95, Stubbs, Jennings
Go with 2-start A.J. Griffin this coming week, vs Rays, Jays? Thanks
@Deadwoods, Also, start Jake Westbrook versus Los Angeles Dodgers today?
@Deadwoods, Start both
OF, ROS? Thanks
O
S Marte, D Young, B Boesch, L Cain?
Yes that is your moustache above
@yeah!,
One more try
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@yeah!, Ha, thanks! Boesch, Cain
Votto is in my DL slot. Is A-Rod even worth a bench spot at this point? Granted, I’m in a 12 team league and there is no one great in the FA pool but I could use the spot to ride a hot bat or stream pitchers. I have Chipper and Todd Frazier at 3B and CI and could see sticking with them, assuming Chipper stays healthy. Hold A-Rod or drop?
@Mr. Rickey, Drop
Rickie Weeks or Howie Kendrick ROS?
Thanks!
@Schizer, Can try Weeks to see if he got hot yesterday…
Goldy or LaRoche, I need a fill in for Votto, and Goldy hasn’t been impressive as of lately, however, it seems whenever I ask you about Goldy, he keeps my interest the same day I post something so maybe he goes off tonight . . .
@Holmes, Goldy
Which of these 3 RPs do I drop to pick a replacement for Panda?
Burton
Storen
Romo
Which 3B to pick up?
Headley
Middlebrooks
Seager
Grazie, bambino
@WHIP it good, Storen…Headley
You can all blame Arencibia’s injury on me. The fantasy baseball gods won’t let me have anything nice.
Best replacement for JP?
Doumit, Thole, Maldonado, or Perez
Great stuff as always Grey
@Turk Wendell, Ha… Damn you! Perez… Thanks!
I’m in a H2H 10 team where you can keep one rookie. What is Bauer’s value after being shut down?
@JMAC, Wait a few to hear what the ‘Backs say is the problem…
Choose one or two to start:
Milone @ TOR, Minor v PHI, Oswalt v CHW, Hughes v BOS, Anibal @ TOR
I know none are particularly great match-ups, but I need a shot at Wins and Ks without hurting WHIP and ERA too much.
Thanks for your expertise, as always.
@Jon, Milone, Minor… No problem…
No praise for me?
@David Price, You’re good
Head to head standard 5×5 league. I currently have Hanley Ramirez and Jose Bautista to use at SS/3B/OF/U in different configurations.
If you could roster 2 of these 4 players to use alongside them which would they be:
Danny Espinosa
Chase Headley
Drew Stubbs
Lorenzo Cain
Thanks!
@Drexel Hill Dragons, Headley, Cain
@Drexel Hill Dragons, Yo, love the name. Are you from Drexel Hill PA?
@Rabbit, Thanks. Yup, that’s where I live.
@Grey
Was offered Ruiz for De Aza (who I have as a Util, and would use Ruiz as a Util). Thoughts?
@Splendid Sphincter, Eh
Who wins this trade?
Freeman and Furcal for A. Hill and Wainwright
Thanks in advance
@Denis, Wainwright
I think you’re short changing Homer Bailey’s recent run.
In his last 5 starts he hasn’t given up more than 2 runs and has given up 1 or less in 3 of them.
He’s also gone 8 innings in 3 of the 5 starts and has gone 4-0 (would have been 5-0 last night if the pen didn’t squander the lead).
He also has 7 or more K’s in 4 of those 5 starts.
This is also a guy that was highly touted as a prospect. Why couldn’t this be his breakthrough?
@Drexel Hill Dragons, It certainly can be…
I am in a 20 team h2h dynasty league. I was offered morse my Lester and mccalister. I like this deal but I’m worried my sp may suffer since I’ll be dealing 2 arms. What do I do?
c jp arencibia
1b prince fielder
2b neil walker
ss yunel escobar
3b miguel cabrera
inf chris johnson
lf carl crawford
cf peter bourjos
rf justin upton
of carlos lee
util pedro ciriaco
bn jurickson profar
bn travis snider
bn ryan lavernway
Bn miguel Sano
dl andrelton simmons
dl evan longoria
sp clayton kershaw
sp yu darvish
sp cliff lee
sp jon lester
rp sean doolittle
rp matt thorton
rp matt belisle
p joe kelly
p aaron harang
bn zack mccalister
bn barry zito
bn zack wheeler
dl anthony bass
@Ryan, I’d take Morse
Can I drop Weiters already, if I have McCann? 10 team h2h, I can’t seem to get any trades out of him for their seems to be a surplus of good catchers this year . . . thanks
@Holmes, Yes
@Holmes, I hear ya man. I ended up w/McCann and Posey after someone dropped McCann. The best I could get for Posey was Reddick…meh
I need pitching help and have an extra OF/UTIL player. I’ve made several offers and I have four counter-offers so far. Please rank the offers below (I’ve ranked them in the order I predict you’ll rank them). The pitching category where I need the most help are Ks (I have 9.5 pts out of a possible 16 in this 5×5 redraft roto league; I have 14 in every other pitching category though that position is most precarious for ERA and Ws):
Kendrick for Garza
Kendrick for Niese
Rizzo for Koruda
Berkman for Fiers
Did I get the order right?
@Enrique, I’d flip the last two
trade victorino for desmond jennings? 10 team h2h
@jaw, Sure
I know he isn’t remotely startable right now, but do you think Ricky Romero is worth hanging onto in a Dynasty league?
@Benny, Yup
Drop Wieters for any of these:
Grandal
Perez
Rosario
Miguel Montero
@Mr. Rickey, Nope
Nice writeup sir. Do you prefer Aybar or Infante for your MI spot?
@Eng, Thanks! Infante
Would you add Maholm, Villanueva, Harang, Collmenter or Estrada right now? I’d like another starter but none of them give me a lot of good feelings. I could lose Leake or Casilla/Cishek.
@Jon, Hold
A couple questions I have never taken the time to research, and that might make a nice little historical piece like you guys do from time to time:
Why did the differences in pitching styles between the AL & NL happen, and why do they continue today given interleague play?
@airweino, You should ask in the Pete Browning piece, I don’t write them…
Start Milone today @Tor.?
@Derrick, In most leagues
my current SP’s are
McDonald, Kennedy, Gio, Hanson, Fiers, Fister and Morrow (DL)
I’m looking at adding David Phelps. This league has a starts limit and Phelps can fill in at a SP slot to improve numbers without using up my starts. Which SP should I drop if I pick up Phelps to imrove WHIP, K’s, and ERA?
@harkrider, None… Morrow…
When stanton gets back how would you rank him the ros with grandy, holliday, jup and cruz? Are they all reasonably close ros?
@crock, Yeah, if he’s healthy
Edwin Jackson sitting in FA, and I can make a move. Can he keep up the low WHIP and decent ERA the ROS?
@airweino, I’d own him
Grey
trade lawrie for cliff lee + aramis ramirez ? keeper league…need a pitcher
@BASH, Sounds fair, I think you can get a cheaper pitcher than that though…
Boesch or Rutledge?
@Rick Grimes, Boesch
Detwiler @ Mil or Collimenter vs NYM?
2 questions.
1. Would you rather trade for Middlebrooks or Moustakas ROS?
2. Would Reddick be enough for either player?
@Justin, Moose…. Sure…
The 3rd installment of the Malcontent Ramirez’s featuring Aramis should be a failed comeback story of a minor league coach (think reverse Major League 3) whose temper and language barrier never gets him back to the bigs but does get him back home to some island nation when he loses his visa for his 3rd DUI and assault charges for beating his father in law.
@Simple Jack, HA!
@Grey, This feels like a non baseball day…
@Simple Jack, I hear ya, Simple Jack.
Detwiler @ Mil or Collimenter vs NYM
Detwiler
Looking for one UTIL spot. Playing the hot hand – well rotating in and out with Rios and Jennings. Who you playing for now:
Headley, Goldy, Krispie, LaRoche, or Werth (when he comes back)?
LaRoche
Bj upton or fowler this week?
Saw dex plays at home
Thanks
Fowler
Ugh. My fantasy team is completely shitting the bed..
1) Doumit or Montero to replace Arencibia?
2) Would you drop McDonald or Latos for any of the following: Maholm, Buchholz, Griffin, Niese?
5×5 Roto OBP and QS league. Schmanks!
Doumit… Niese over Latos
A Headley that has been moved to the Yankees or Frazier?
Headley
Berkman, Upton, or Reddick as OF #5 ROS
Furcal, Esponosa, A. Escobar at SS ROS
My need is SB, and to a lesser extent Avg and Runs.
Reddick, Espinosa
Start Tillman vs rays today?
Thanks
I wouldn’t
@Grey, Don’t go against the Stream-o-nator!
Yeah, turned out okay…
Grey, top 2 to stream tomorrow?
Detwiler @ MIL
Beavan v KC
Britton v OAK
Karstens v HOU
we have L, K, ERA, WHIP, QS as SP stats. Detwiler is the better pitcher of the bunch but mil at home is iffy, trust him?
Detwiler, Kartsens
Hi Grey…trying to make a decision before games lock this morning:
Better stream today?: Westbrook vs. Dodgers or McAllister vs. Detroit
Thank you.
Westbrook
@Grey, If my matchup is very tight, should I pass on streaming him? That is, is he a good option in a vacuum or just as compared to McAllister today?
@Chillmodious, http://razzball.com/streamers/ Pass if you don’t want to risk it…
@Grey, I know, I’m loving the stream-o-nator. I decided to roll the dice. We shall see…
Hope it works out, but I think to be fair it needs a bigger sample size than one start…
I’ve got Aybar starting at short – well, “starting” at short – but I am eying Lord Valdespin. Do I: A) drop Holland or Crow to pick up Valdespinm (league counts holds and saves); B) drop Aybar for Valdespin and hope for the best; C) stand pat; or D) wait to see if Aybar ends up on the DL, drop Hammel from my DL, shift Aybar to the DL, and pick up Valdespin?
Decisions, decisions.
Thanks!
D
Got two more for you:
1. ROS – Lou Croix or Salvador Perez?
2. Keeper – Bauer over Starling Marte, yea?
@Nick, Perez… Marte
Pick one. Parker, Griffin, Moore
@DjlanceRauch, Moore
Hi again Grey — Following up on a earlier question that boiled down to whether I should trade Kendricks for either Garza or Niese (you suggested Garza) how close is it? And are you worried are you by Garza’s really lopsided home/away splits? His ERA is 2.12 at home vs. 5.37 on the road. Last year in the same ballpark it was 2.46/4.56. If he gets traded he loses the home park. Or do you think it’s the idea that he’s at home that helps him and not specifically the notion of Wrigley Field?
Garza’s about to be traded to a contender… Even if he’s not, he’s better than Niese…
A-Rod out, so who to grab to fill the hole; Ryan Roberts or Inge?
Belch… Roberts
About the stream-o-nator… any plans to expand it? Right now it only goes through 7/28 and I’m looking to see about Sunday options. Also, I noticed that guys like Mike Minor and Samardzija, who pitch Saturday, are not included. I’m actually trying to evaluate those two for a stream. Maybe this is because it’s a Beta version. Either way, I’m finding it to be a very useful tool and hope it sticks.
Yeah, it’ll be expanded to include all upcoming SPs for the next 4 days… It’s still in Beta until next Monday…
12 team h2h 7×7 with ops/ks
Alexei Ramirez or Danny Espinosa at ss?
Espinosa
Member when i said “take notice” on lincecum? Yea, you can un take notice now. He came out strong strkin out 2, then a first pitch homer, hbp, then a strkeout.. hes ur ultimate box O chocolates.. i really think hes almost there tho…. But when you give up 2 or more bombs to the pads, somethin still aint right! I still hold hope unfortunately..
Yeah, he doesn’t look right and probably won’t until next year…
@Grey, ive been holding hope for a bong time now for timmy..
Hehe
Disappointing news about Dee Gordon possibly going to the bench. The avg/obp sucks, but doesn’t Magic Johnson understand that Dee can single-handedly win you SB any week? From SS, no less.
…small ray of hope that Hanley is now starting at 3B for the second day in a row. But could be that Mattingly just wants to keep Luis Cruz’s bat in the lineup.
Scary when you think about keeping Luis Cruz’s bat in the lineup…
@Carnac, i heard don asked him what he wanted to play and hanley insisted he wanted to play 3rd.
Any reason to hold onto Burton?
If you’re desperate for saves, yeah…
Last questions of the day.
1. Bj Upton, Fowler, Marte or Boesch? ROS
2. A Escobar, Rutledge, or Espinosa? ROS
3. Is Espinosa a good option for ROS or is he just good while he is hot?
Thanks for all the help
1. Boesch 2. Espinosa 3. More while hot
Trade my Cespedes for his wainwright?
My other OF: Holliday, Bourn, Rios, Revere, Boesch
My pitching sucks- Cain, Lester, Parker, Hughes, Oswalt, Detwiler
Thank you
Sounds solid…
Man, milone is CRUZINNN.. wish the a’s werent so poor so they could televise their games….. Sad, i have to watch my home team on the internet.. radio? Does anyone still even own a radio?? Geez…
I have a paper cup at their stadium, a long string connected to another paper cup which I’m holding… Sucks they’re in Canada…
@Grey, gimme ur side of the cup, please? ……. so i can pee in it and dump it on myself for jinxin him… Damnit!
Yeah, you jinxed Milone pretty bad…
@Grey, damn mediOAKer..
Less than for this one, yeah…
@Grey, I do still own a radio, a couple in fact. Im actually pissed I can’t find a small hand held radio that gets AM. I was raised listening to lots of games and to this day prefer to listen to a game( thats all sports) than to watch. TV and their contracts killed so many great play by play announcers who could call a game the right way instead of these idiots, yeah I’m talking to you Joe Buck and Yankee and Red Sox announcers who ruin the art by expressing their opinions way too much and take the homerism to a new level. Can’t anyone paint a picture with words anymore? Maybe I was just lucky to grow up with Vin Scully, Chick Hearn and Bob Miller
@Simple Jack, oops that was for Prezii, oh well
You’re supposed to end that with, “Now get off my lawn!”
@Simple Jack, i got to listen in my car but thats about the only way ill listen to the radio. definitely wish joe buck would just stop broadcasting tho.. hate that guy with a passion. Sometimes i turn the channel just cuz he starts to annoy me. But i agree with homers, if you’re broadcasting you shouldnt be rootibg for a certain team.. although if you dont like hawk harrelson for comedy reasons, ur crazy! Haha maybe im bias but i like the SF Giants broadcasters. Kruk and keip.. jon miller… Good stuff right there.. “grab sum pine, MEAT!”
@Prezii, Kruk and Miller need to go to a buffet and stay there, not a big fan of those two. If you’re an A’s fan from the bay then you grew up on the great Bill King, got to hear him a few times and all my bay area A’s fans loved that guy. Not that there are alot of open A’s fans up there. The neo-Giants fans are the worst. Well Giant fans in general are pretty bad. I have never been around such a clueless collection of fans.
@Simple Jack, have you been to san fran? Haha they are a little “different”… Borderline crazy.. but im right on the other side of the bay, so i see alot of giants games. Kruk makes me laugh.. mostly at him though.
Anibal + Jennings for JMac + D Hudson. Who wins in a keeper league?
Better or worse if it’s Scherzer instead of JMac or Hudson?
Anibal… Worse…
What’s the celing on Estrada? Picked him up last week. You and Prospectus both seemed to like him. Dropped Edwin Jackson for him (my only low pitching category was K/9…and Estrada seemed like a fit). Is this just one bad start or a sign of severe regression?
One bad start for now… He’s solid for Ks…
What if it’s Latos instead of JMac or D Hudson for Anibal + Jennings? Still Anibal?
I’d want Jennings…
14 team. Please pick 2:
Coco / Quentin / Chris Davis / Valdespin / Marte
Thanks
Coco, Marte
14 team. Please pick 2:
Estrada / Minor / Richard / Tillman / Harvey
Thanks
Minor, Estrada
After reading an above comment about Hanley @ 3B, wanted to relay something I saw/heard in a pre-game interview with Tim Wallach last night: Hanley will DEFINITELY be playing SS and he thinks it will take about 5 games to get him there. The team didn’t want to thrust him back to a position he hasn’t played in over a year while he’s still learning the signs, etc. and getting acclimated with the club. Wallach said when asked, Hanley did not have a preference but was willing to play whichever of 3rd or SS that would help the team most. Dodgers would prefer him at 3rd.
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My added observation would be that they probably also want to see if they can get something–anything!–out of Uribe, whom they are paying copious amounts of money and obviously cannot trade. I think Dee is cooked right now and might only see pinch-running duties when he comes back.
@Chillmodious, Oops, typo… should have said “Dodgers would prefer him at SS”, not 3rd.
Great heads up, thanks!
Would u trade for Strasburg and hope he gate more than 6 more starts?
Being offered for a hitter
Would u trade a guy like freese or Craig for him?
Thanks
I’d trade either for him…
Please rank these SP for ROS: Griffin, H. Bailey, Sheets, McAllister
Thanks!
Sheets, McAllister, Griffin
@Grey, Where would Lester fall into that grouping?
Thanks again!
Last
Dah! Westbrook was cruising. Until he wasn’t. Six Ks are nice, but not the 4ER and 6 hits through 5 IP.
Yeah, agreed…. Blech…
Can anyone explain this trade offer?
I get: Goldy, Valdespin, Krispie, Bauer, and Bailey
I give: Pujols, Reyes, and Gallardo
Is this guy serious? I’m still getting two or three offers like this a week. I sent him a reasonable offer a few days ago and told him not to counter with certain players. Of course, he included all of them for Reyes.
Ask him if he thinks you can’t pick up players off waivers, because if you can why wouldn’t you just have picked these guys up…
First Dee Gordon is losing his job… and now reports that the Astros are willing to trade anyone EXCEPT Altuve.
Astros don’t have anyone else to trade do they? Guess Norris, but I wouldn’t want him starting for my team in a pennant race…
@Carnac, That’s pretty sad when Altuve is your franchise player. What the hell do they do for bobblehead night?
Probably go all retro with past greats…hey I want my J.R. Richards bobblehead
@Simple Jack, They could do life-size Jose Altuve bobbleheads.
@Carnac, they will be paper mache and double as pinatas so they can destroy them when they trade him for a package of questionable prospects in two years.
Who to pick up with the open roster spot for ROS in keeper league where I am trailing by 3 points:
Starling Marte
Edwin Jackson
Wilton Lopez
Brennan Boesch
No idea what you’re trailing in, but Jackson…
Craig or freese ROS?
Might trade one of them
Thanks!
Freese stays…
So are you missing all of the new season of Real World?
Nah, watched the 2nd and third episodes on my computer and the 3rd was back on TV (DirectTV and MTV worked out their shizz, I guess)… It’s easily the worst season OR I’ve suddenly become to old to appreciate it… Really hoping it’s the first. Did they really do a whole episode about a prank and someone stepping on a sea urchin? MTV really needs to let the pranks go… Always the worst episodes of Jersey Shore and it did no favors for The real World in the last episode I saw… Haven’t seen the newest one…
@Grey, Wouldn’t you think they would change the name of the show by now, like the Not Real World, Clusterf*%& in a House, or Crazy for the Camera. I don’t know have not watched it since the nineties. Is Eric Niese still alive?
@Grey, Wouldn’t you think they would change the name of the show by now, like the Not Real World, Clusterf*%& in a House, or Crazy for the Camera. I don’t know have not watched it since the nineties. Is Eric Niese still alive?
We’re only lose Pedro and Frankie.
@Grey, That doesn’t seem possible, but I believe it’s accurate.
We should do a Real World dead pool… Can only pick castmates… Who will be the next one to go? I’m gonna go out on a weird limb and say The Miz more because of the wrestling connection and wrestlers inability to live into their 40′s.
@Grey, Yeah, my wife and I looked at each other after that episode and said, “That’s it? That’s the whole episode?” Wish I could tell you things pick up in the latest episode, but… no spoilers, I’ll just say that you know it’s not going to be good when they recap the worst episode so far at the top of the show because those story lines are continuing.
I know! Really disappointed, cause it’s got me second guessing what I can relate to… I think it’s just crappy and my taste hasn’t matured at all in the last 20 years… Hoping so, at least…
@Grey, I’m taking John from season 2, he’ll goout like a country song with his dog as his pickup truck goes up in flames.
I think the best thing about the real world are the skits that SNL did with Rob Schneider as the Eskimo who can’t speak english, so they hate him because he can’t communicate and then the Mad Real World on Chapelle show.
Never a fan of Rob Schneider… And never saw the Chappelle show… I know, that’s obscene, I’m sorry… I think John will be the last surviving castmate after doomsday…
@Grey, I’m not a fan of Schneider but that skit is good. Were you too cool for Chapelle Show?
Are you saying after the apocalypse that all that will be left are Twinkies, Cochroaches and John from season 2?
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying… Maybe John is a cockroach…. Hmm…
@Grey, ooh, like one of those creatures in Men in Black. It would explain his cliche country singin
There’s no explanation for that, unfortunately…
@Grey, I chalk it up to the Kool-Aid IV he was always rockin’. You try writing when you’re hopped up on Kraft Krack.
I would absolutely do a RW death pool… 100% serious. It would be great even if we just did a mock draft for s’s and g’s. Would love to see who goes in the first round… Puck, Ruthie, Frank… Heather B?
Wow… Puck’s a good 1st rounder… I think Jamie from San Diego could be a sleeper too… Mixed up with the wrong people in Hollywood yadda…
Berkman, Stubbs or Krispie?
Berkman, but I’m near giving up on him…
@Grey – 6×6 with OPS and QS. Would you trade Marcum, Buchholz, and Morse for Bruce and Latos? Thanks in advance.
Yup
Near giving up on Berkman? How bad is the latest injury? I only have 3 bench spots in my league…
Day to day thing, last I heard…
Handcuff Holland in likelihood Broxton is traded because I really need a closer? Thanks
Yes
@Deadwoods, did you miss last weeks articles? or the week before that?
@Simple Jack, Obviously.
@Deadwoods, MLB trade rumors is a good website to keep up to date
Rutledge (with news of tulow injury today), Espinosa or A. Escobar ROS in an OPS league.
Espinosa……
Im in a 12 team H2H keeper can only keep 6@120:
my team:
1B: Rizzo
2B: Kipnis
SS: Castro
3B: Mous
OF: Ellsbury, Gordon, Harper, Trout, Zobrist (U), Stanton (IR)
Im thinking Kipnis, Castro, Mous, Trout, Harper are the keeper locks and hopefully Stanton fits under the cap. Anyone disagree, maybe try to keep Ellsbury instead of Kipnis/Castro/Mous?
Ellsbury over Kipnis, probably… But it’s still early…
Who do you like best at DH for the next 2 weeks?
Lind, Kendrick, LoMo, Berkman (if he plays)
Could also go with one of these guys off waivers: Fowler, Saunders, Ruggiano, G Jones, C Davis (but I’d need to drop one of the guys I own)
Whenever Stanton comes off the DL he’ll take the spot, so it’s temporary either way.
Lind
Grey- been shopping around my SP’s, i have Kershaw, J-Zimm, Wainy, James McDonald and Sale, plus a good relief crew in a league where I only need 32 innings per week….. needless to say i’m trying to get a big bat and can’t find anyone to deal with…. just got offered my james Mcdonald for Nelson Cruz? What do you think? And since the guy owns Austin Jackson who would you rather have Jackson or cruz? if you think that’s a good deal?
@Tony, its a 10×10 league so lots of cats, jacksons all around game/speed/3B’s, etc would be nice, i dont know if the owner would part but it’s worth a try…
@Tony, ha lets throw utley into that mix, he even asked if i’d rather have utley…… so Nellie cruz, Utley or Austin Jackson for James McDonald?
Jackson first though in your league…
I’d take Cruz for McDonald in a heartbeat…
@Grey, thanks i just took nellie instead of messing around with counters that might sour the deal…. i feel McDonald’s kinda trailing off, and nellie’s been so cold, he’s due to rebound, I HOPE….
I agree with that decision… Hopefully he avoids injury…
Johnny Damon or Ryan Roberts in an AL only league?
Roberts
Hey Mr. Grey, Lucroy back in the lineup for the Brewers. 6X6 H2H with OBP. Should I drop Avila for him?
Go for it…
@Grey, I have Billy Hamilton stashed on my keeper bench. Worth trading for Cain sugarrrrrrrrr? Thanks!
@Howard, My SS is Jeter who will probably retire but my OF is iffy at the fringes with Nieuwenhuis, Lahair, Moss with Gardner on DL. (20 team).
Not in most keepers…
I wouldn’t make the trade…
did you catch barter kings yet?
Dah… No, I have it DVR’d though, just gotta watch it…
@Grey, watched alot of auction kings, its cool, I like how all the bidders are drinkin beers. does that guy have a liquor license?
@Grey, I’m also a USA junkie, I like 3/4 of the shows and watch them religously
My cougar likes Justified, but I’ve never seen it… A frenemy used to write for Monk so never saw that either…
@Grey, Psych, Burn Notice, Suits, Necessary Roughness and Covert Affairs are my staples. Psych and Burn Notice are my favorites. Its a little creepy that I have seen each episode at least 3 times. Never cared for Monk too much.
You might like Psych, lots of sarcasm, smart assery, and 80′s/early 90′s pop culture references. Also cameos by not so seen stars of the 80′s.
@Simple Jack, throwing my hat in the ring for Psych. It’s absolutely one of the best shows on tv,
@Wilsonian, You got good taste.
@Simple Jack, Thank you, sir. As do you.
And Corbin Bernsen! Yeah, I’ve heard good things, but I don’t watch that many scripted shows unless it’s on DVD and I’m watching a whole series…
@Grey, Its worth the time to watch the DVD’s, its on netflix too. Yes it does have the immortal first ever razzball podcast guest. I was actually listening to that wondering where were the questions about Psych.
You should check out Burn Notice, also on Netflix. Bruce Cambell is great in it and the main charachter Michael Westin is a bad ass with out being a douche, which is very hard to pull of these days. I watch that show before I go out, gets me pumped.
Yeah, Corbin’s forever burned in Razzball’s history books. I’ve heard good things about it from a bunch of people so will have to check it out at some point…
@Grey, He will be a question on the Razzball Trivia Board Game
I can’t wait until my mustache is a board game piece!
@Grey, Justified is on FX. Definitely a great show. You should put that on your list of shows that you’ll never get around to watching.
Love Psych, too, but I like all the fluff crime shows. And I wouldn’t watch most of the shows you talk about, so no reason to think you would like the shows I watch.
Ha… I hear ya… Yes, FX, my bad… Knew it was one of those… I do watch HBO shows, though Veep didn’t really do it for me in the beginning and stopped watching…
@Grey, Yeah, I gave Veep 2 episodes.
Me too… Cougar says it’s gotten much better…
@Grey, Well, If I run out of things to watch, I’ll give it another chance.
@VinWins, agreeing on Justified, too. Psych and Justified are incredible.
Scott Diamond vs CLE
Detwiler @ MIL
Villanueva vs DET
Collmenter vs NYM
For Friday. If none are good I can always pass. Just trying to get the F Rod and Doolittle explosions out of my head.
None are great
2 aboard for The Boesch…
@Steve, Pppffftttt.
Don’t put so much pressure on him… He likes to free ball…
@Grey, I’ll go commando too if it will help him produce.
@Steve, Might as well put my pants back on.
@Steve, At least he got that one out of the infield.
@Steve, If Boesch does another 0-4 (or empty 1-4) again, tonight, I will strongly consider jumping ship. He was at least supposed to be a hot schmotato!
Boesch, you’re on notice.
@Carnac, Now he’s 0-2… almost there!
Marte!
Starlin Marte, one pitch one HR!!
YES!
Yup, Marte’s FAAB price just skyrocketed. Too bad.
Best power option going forward?
Werth, Marte, Colvin, Hosmer, BJUpton
Thanks!
@Grey – Actually, could you rank these in terms of power for ROS?
Thanks again!
Hosmer, Werth, Colvin
@Grey, Thanks so much!
Great stuff as always!
What would I do without razzball?!?!
Ha, no problem…
Hosmer
Wow, now Gallardo’s ERA is 3.95 at the end of July. Paging February Grey…
February Grey, “I’m on the beach. What?”
@Grey, LAPD, “Ok, fine, just remember to clear out before this weekend’s Santa Monica farmers market.”
Ha… I still have visions of that old man plowing through there…
Carpenter or Pena over Reynolds?
Both? Carpenter…
@Grey, My bad…shoulda said Carter instead of Carpenter. I don’t trust Carpenter’s PT. So Carter or Pena over Reynolds?
Boesch is 0-3 tonight. He’s climbing to the top of the drop list for tomorrow’s buy/sell post…
Why can’t we have anything nice?
@Grey, He played for Klinger’s favourite team – the Toledo Mudhens.
I love Boesch!
And he can MASH…
@Grey, He sometimes has a Drake walk-up song?
I’m trying over here.
Marvin’s Room? That would be awesome…
Am looking for a short term fill-in till Wieters gets his shizz back together (brutal slump right now). Think it’s between Salty and Montero, im top on all batting cats barring steals, oh and its OBP instead of AVG. Which ya prefer, will be dropping a middling reliever.
I love you, Dread Pirate, but c’mon dude. You’ve been caught stealing 4 times since you last stole a base on June 19. Paul Goldschmidt is 250 pounds and he’s 4-4 in SB attempts in the same timeframe.
You guys are tough…
@Grey, But he makes a valid point. Emoticon.
Hey Grey, on the East Coast here, watching a Pawn Stars episode on the History Channel, a guy is coming in to sell his BTTF Nike Mags. Check it out if ya can.
Aw, shizz… Definitely…
@Grey, The guy wanted 10 G’s for them, the pawn guys offered him $1500 and he basically laughed in their face, saying he paid way more than that for them. I did not get to see them in the posted link the other day, my antivirus shizz shut down the link, they are the most insane cool sneaks I’ve ever seen, lol.
@nyydj2, Was that at Nice Kicks? They’ve fixed that now.
@Steve, Yea, it was. went back to check it out after you posted it was fixed, cool sight. I’m more like you tho there, $70 NB’s in my closet, lol.
$1500 seems about right, maybe a tad low… I mean, not in actual terms… It’s insane, but their going rate and all…
@Grey, Ive seen that episode, people forget that retail never gets paid when you sell something to a pawn store.
Ruggiano, Bernadina, Marte. Which two to keep for SBs?
Thank you Bergen County Boy.
Ha… Last two
But Werth will kill Bernadina in a few days…
Yikes. That went south pretty quickly for Verlander.
Yeah, too bad McAllister can’t get the win…
OK, for the sake of argument, let’s just say I might want to drop Boesch. Who’s the pickup?
Snider
Guzman
Little CarGo
Saunders
Quentin
Mayberry Jr
Ruggiano
Snider
@Steve, That’s 0-4. If only he were against my pitcher (Gallardo) tonight!
dor-K hurt me this week. But not THAT much more than Gallardo. At least I picked dor-K off of waivers. Gallardo has had maybe, what, 3 weeks this year that were truly smile-worthy?
I’m getting February Grey on the phone, his vacation has gone on long enough…
@Grey, Not sure that payphone by the beach is still in service…
No, it works, he just took it off the hook…
Could do with a Perez meltdown here.
And Weeks is hitting .357 this week. WTF?
@Steve, Amd Miggy Monteor is at .727. Total bullshit.
You know who’s been terrific, not sure if you own him for Holds, but Pestano…
@Grey, I don’t own him, but someone related to me does!
I’ve cottoned on to Jared Hughes of the Pirates recently. Pretty meh as far as Ks go, but great ratios and Holds in 5 of his last 6 appearances or somesuch.
@Steve, Hopefully they’ll go to him here though I suppose Grilli will get the call.
@Steve, Lincoln, even.
Yeah, could see that from his stats… Amount of Holds Pestano has already is crazy too…
@Grey: Ready to jump ship on Boesch for someone like Marte or Snider?
I’d like to hold for another day or two…
C’mon Hill.
@Steve, Oops. Supposed to be a new comment. Single is better than nothing I guess.
Grey… Which side?
Upton, Ruiz, Darvish or Agone, McCann, Moore.
Stuck with agone all year… seems hes about to turn a corner.
Justin Upton
12 team 5×5 roto 3 keepers…would you drop ian desmond?
Yup….
Any know if Matt Harvey is staying up for good?
Also, Grey, I need to cut one of these guys off my 12-team OBP league. Opponent is crushing me in HR and pitching is still up for grabs so I need some streamers.
Boesch
Lind
Marte (Yeah, I think you just got your first “drop Marte” question)
Berkman
Rajai
I think he’s supposed to… Rajai
@Grey, Thanks! Of note on Harvey: if he stays in the oration, his next two opponents should be @SF and @SD.
@Grey, Also, time to fess up.. did you pick up Adam Lind in these past few days?
Ha! Nah, I swear… No Lind…
5×5 roto i have parker niese cain sheets and detwiler going tomorrow…do you sit any of them?
Don’t think so, no idea of their matchups or your league size…
La Roche is La Rockin right now. Is there a glossary term for a second half stud?
Side note, I like how in ESPN his place of birth Orange County, CA. Was he born in some unincorporated are on the side of a road?
That’s hilarious… He was born in a strip mall…
@Grey, I’m thinking somewhere near a liquor store, a nail salon and a handjob house.
Little CarGo!
Wow, he’s on fire…
@Grey: reports are Tulo may done for season. worth hanging on to in non-keeper until “reports” become official or safe to drop?
@herschel, Unless you’re spate for DL space, I’d hang on for another couple weeks to see of he has any setbacks.
Can drop him in most leagues…
Ok, this is what I meant earlier. Carp, Carter, or Pena over Reynolds? I accidentally said Carpenter earlier. I don’t trust him to get the PT.
Carter for now…
This trade just happened in my 12-team 7×7 roto league with Walks, OPS, HLDs, Losses.
E. Bonifacio (MIA)
R. Soriano (NYY)
for
A. Cabrera (CLE)
Top team had Aroldis, Kenley, Reed, Frieri as his other closers.
Which side do you like?
I’d take Asdrubal if the top team had saves to spare…
11k’s in 5.1 innings, nice debut Harvey
Very nice…
@Grey, whats more impressive, a team record for K’s in a debut or a home run in your first major league at bat.
note, that team has Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Dwight Gooden and Ron Darling debut in their uniform. Oh wait a minute, Ron Darling doesn’t belong on that list. Well he did write a great book about pitching so I guess he can stay.
First pitch no less… A team record for debut, definitely…
grey–
still have all the eggs in the cozart basket?
Word is Tulo out for year….please rank these fellas ROY in 5X5 Roto, 10 man league, currently 9th in RUNS.
Espinosa
Escobar(s)
Alexei Ramirez
Cozart
Plouffe
Hardy
Also adding another pitcher Zach McAllister or Brandon McCarthy?
Thanks…
Espinosa… McAllister