Dexter Fowler has been hotter than a junebug on the back of a furnace’s ass, or some other yokelism. Dexter? I hardly Fowler! Huh? In his last seven games, a .423 average and 2 homers. He’s not good for anything more than the occasional dinger, which only sounds talk between a wife and her friends. He is hitting on top of a lineup that puts up runs and he has speed. While he’s hot, I’d grab him everywhere. Don’t get left out in the cold. Remember you can’t spell Denver without Dexter envy. Or you can’t spell Dexter Fowler without DTF. That’s Doubles Triples Forget about homers. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
David Murphy – He was nearly the lead for today’s Buy post. That’s how much I like him. You have to really strike a nerve about needing to be owned in every league to get the lead, but you have to come close to striking said nerve to almost be the lead. Talk about the pinnacle of one’s career. Put it on the back of your ball card, kid! You almost made a Razzball lead!
Alex Presley – And he almost-almost made the lead! Wow! It’s raining praise like a church that mysteriously appears in the Bermuda Triangle! (<–Confusing comparison of the day!)
Alex Rios – He didn’t almost make any lead. I kinda don’t even want Rios to do anything because I absolutely know it’s just going to cause people to come out of the woodwork next March asking about him. “Buh-buh-buh-but, Grey, sir, your almighty ‘stacheiness, Rios was good last September. Big things in 2012, right?!”
Alejandro De Aza – Alejandro is hot like Mexico! And just think, when he’s no longer worth owning, you can tell your friends you just did the Alejandrop. Don’t get sad! Imaginary friends work too!
Kosuke Fukudome – It’s the week of the hot outfielders, huh? It reminds me of that week in 1993 when Jim Eisenreich was in the middle of a 7-for-12 stretch but Philly fans still wanted to throw batteries at him because he kept cursing at them.
Jon Jay – He has 2 homers and hitting .522 in the last week. I got Federalisztomania! What, no Phoenix fans? You, “I thought French rock was a stale baguette.” You’re such a snob!
Jason Kipnis – Nothing goes better with a bagel and cream cheese like Eli Whiteside. But Kipnis is good for a nosh if you need a middle infielder.
Scott Sizemore – ESPN wrote something recently saying Sizemore could be a sleeper in 2012. Way to take a stand! Of course he’s going to be a sleeper. The problem is the A’s need to move their fences in about 1.2 miles. In all directions. You could have a front row seat by 1st base and need binoculars.
Trevor Plouffe – His last name sounds like the sound a turd makes when it hits the toilet water. Hehe. Sorry, that’s juvenile. But, seriously, he-effin’-he. Um, so he’s been hot– Sorry, I have to move on. His name’s just too ridiculous.
Juan Francisco – I spy with my little right eye a worthwhile add for right now in NL-Only leagues. Since Rolen is following in Glass Chipper’s footsteps, I imagine Francisco will see the majority of the at-bats for the remainder of the season, which means he could become mixed league sexy. Otherwise known as a swinger.
Dayan Viciedo – He’s done nothing but swing a hot bat since his call-up, so of course Ozzie benched him the other day. Oh, Ozzie, you make me a little crazy. *shaking fist at the sky* A little crazy!
Cliff Pennington – Has good speed and can teach you how to golf.
Dee Gordon – He’s good for steals. Yadda3. On a side note, I was thinking about how I can’t imagine Don Mattingly ever getting fired. Maybe because I grew up in the tri-state area when he was a God, but I can’t picture any scenario where Mattingly is blamed for anything. “Ooh, it’s Donnie Baseball, it’s his back’s fault the Yankees aren’t winning.” The Dodgers will have to be folded into the Padres (and the Dodres still wouldn’t have a good offense) to get Mattingly out of his job.
Marco Scutaro – Hitting .476 in September and…Ugh, don’t make me say anything else nice about Scutaro. He’s hot as of right now, that’s all I got.
Edwin Jackson – Hasn’t had a bad start in over a month…Which makes me think he’s gonna have one tonight because I just jinxed him. Stupid superstitions. Anyone see where I put my rabbit’s foot?
Bud Norris – BTW, I just went over borderline fantasy starters for the next week, and, really, this late in the season there’s no reason to look more than one week in advance in most leagues.
Bobby Parnell – Own unless you’re in a British ex-con league with a No-Bobby rule.
Kenley Jansen – Word out of the mean streets of sunny LA is Jansen or Guerra could be the closer next year. So those in deep keeper leagues who are looking to stick someone on their team for cheap this year that could have huge value next year, grab Jansen.
Jason Motte – Member during the 2010 preseason when I said Motte should be the closer? So I was a year and a half early. Well, here’s the thing, I time travel so much I sometimes forget what year I’m in. BTW, invest in AOL, they’re about to merge with Time-Warner.
SELL
Fernando Salas – I could see holding him in some leagues where you’re very desperate, but in most leagues you’re looking at a guy that might get a save or two or might be closing out the seventh inning. I.e., I’d prefer the apple sauce instead of the misspelled Mexican sauce.
Brandon Morrow – His next start is against the Sawx, who just mollywhopped him for 8 earned, and the Jays might limit him since he’s above his career high in innings. You guys had a good run. Get his address and go hide in his garbage can with a Jiffy Pop container over your head so you can see anytime you want.
John Danks – Who’s more infuriating than this schmohawk? A three hitter followed by an 8 earned run game. There’s gotta be better matchup guys on waivers. Move on, there’s nothing to see here.
Jair Jurrjens – He’s out until the playoffs. That’s nice. Later!
Grady Sizemore – I guarantee you, with his stats, if his name was Crappy McCrapstein, you wouldn’t own him.
Adam Lind – I hate to outright drop a guy capable of a four homer week, but it seems like his wrist is sore and his power looks zapped, and not zapped like that awesome early 80′s movie with Scott Baio. I wonder if him and Willie Ames are still friends. They were like peas and carrots. I bet David Aardsma is glad that Willie Aames devoted his prodigious talent to acting instead of baseball so he can stay first in the baseball dictionary.
zap comix
Grey- Do you like Presley or Rios more for this weekend only? In H2H playoffs, am tied in SBs, 1 behind in HR and R. I would be winning going away against the other 2 playoff teams, which is neither here nor there.
@chata: Nice reference.
@Joseph Sixpack Esq.: That’s a sexy username. Brains and beauty! Rios has slightly easier matchups.
Playing for next year in an NL-only keeper. Anyone I pick up off waivers would cost $8 next year.
Which recently called up pitchers should I go for in what order?
Surkamp, Pomeranz, Peacock? Bauer when he gets the call? Anyone I’m missing? (Strasburg and all the Braves prospects are already owned.)
@Rags: I don’t know if you’re missing anyone, no idea who’s owned. Pomeranz, Peacock…
I like Phoenix. Only the Wolfgang Amadeus album, though. But that’s a damn good album.
Danks and Gavin Floyd are two guys I can’t stand owning. Something about being a White Sox pitcher makes it so they go 2-3 starts where they’re ownable, and then suddenly they get blown up for 7 runs in 2 innings. I’ve started calling it getting Floyded whenever one of my pitchers does this.
Plouf(fe) is French for splash. You prolly mighta already had known that. That’s your daily cross-lingual onomatopoeia.
Quit taking shots at the Oh Dot Co
@RandomItalicizedVoice: I like that one song.
@Nick: Yeah, seems like they’re always doing that at the worst times too.
@OaktownSteve: Hmm… I either subliminally knew that or someone told me.
Geo Soto or Jesus Montero for H2H playoffs?
@Supreme Court Justice David Souter: Montero
have to activate rollins off the dl is it even worth it to keep him around if they are going to be cautious?… have ian desmond in there now, its a h2h playoff
@WhampWhamp: Can lose Rollins, I think he’s gonna be sitting a bunch.
Playoffs Start next week and can only set lineups once a week.
Nick Evan, Trumbo at first?
For two Util spots and SS:
Zimmerman, Francoeur, Andrus(SS), Axele Ramirez(SS), De Aza, Fowler and who ever I don’t start at first.
No Krispie Young in the sell section?
@Grey:
Never thought I’d ask to sit/start Weaver, but I gotta do it.
It’s v. NYY and my opponent is behind me in ERA and WHIP but any blow up will cause me to lose the two.
Have Kershaw (SF), Lannan (HOU), Strasburg (HOU) and Garza (NYM) left this week.
Pagan or Murphy rest of the way?
@Grey:
Oh and re: Narveson’d
Can’t say he’s known for that, but it seems the only 2-3 times I’ve streamed him (didn’t last night, though) he always does it.
But for what it’s worth, from pitches 1-45, he owns a .244 BAA. From pitches 46-75 it skyrockets to .419.
@Grey: Out of all of the starts you listed in your borderline list, can you name your top 2 or 3 starts? I need to make up a few innings and I’m just not sure which to use. I need wins with a side of era/whip. K’s not an issue. Thanks in advance broheim.
your a genius period, thank god your alive
Thanks for all you do.
H2H Playoffs, Behind in AVG and OBP, and could use steals, runs and rbis which are close.
I have Pagan, C. Crawford, A Jones, and LoMo.
Available on the wire: Rios, Murphy, Presley, Morgan
Should I make any changes for the weekend? I have 3 open moves.
Is that really your picture. If so, awesome porn stache!
Need 5 Keepers for next year (15 team roto league)
Pujols, Kemp, Choo, Trout, Rollins, J. Zimmerman, U. Jimenez, Ar. Ramirez, Cuddyer, Kipnis, Dee Gordon, Fowler, Tabata
Pujols, Kemp no brainers. What about the rest. No restriction on how long players can be kept.
@Patrick: Trumbo…Zimmerman, Frenchy…
@Adam: Nope, but could be.
@Eddy: Sit him.
@The Situation: Vazquez, Hughes…
@B.o.B.: Murphy
@Eddy: Wow, that is a huge difference.
@mike: Thanks!
@Play Off: No problem. Murphy over Jones, Morgan over Pagan…
@Lerryjee: Thanks!
@Nightpandas: Trout, Gordon and Rollins… Not the prettiest. Could go other ways.
Getting close to last week: Pick 2 out of the following for next week points league:
I own:
Encarnacion (5 games)
K.Jo (5 games)
Available:
Hill (6 games)
S.Sizemore (7 games)
J.Lopez (8 games)
Wait, Morgan over Pagan, even against C. Lee/Worley?
Should I Hold off on starting Stauffer @ Arizona when I have Strasburg, Shields and Madbum on Sunday? I’m looking at Ws and QS, but want to maintain ERA and and a gorgeous WHIP for H2Hs.
Hi Grey — As suggested, I’m dropping Crappy McCrapstein in my 20-team roto league and want to pick up a hot bat to take his place. My offense is pretty balanced between INF and OF, the need for speed and power. The one thing I don’t need is a drag on AVE.
The position isn’t that important since he’d probably end up in the UTIL spot most nights. The choices you mention here who are on waivers in the league are: The King (Presley), Fukudome, McCrapstein’s namesake Scott Sizemore, and Plouffe.
How would you rank these four?
Thanks!
@meow: Encarnacion…Sizemore…
@Play Off: Nope
@Chunky: Hold off.
@Enrique: Presley, Fukudome…
Ok, so sorry in advance for the whole team question, but I’m coming up on the beginning of my Playoffs after having a bye this week. Here’s my lineup:
C – Napoli
1B – Konerko
2B – Lawrie
3B – Reynolds
SS – Tulo
OF – Stanton
OF – Gardner
OF – Murphy
UTIL – Hardy
UTIL – D.Lee
BN – Bourjos
SP – Lester
SP – Gio
SP – Kennedy
RP – Kimbrel
RP – Walden
P – Motte
P – Parnell
BN – Kuroda
BN – Fister
BN – Morrow
BN – J.Garcia
Here are the FAs: Presley, Fukudome, Sizemore, LoMo, Gordon, JP, Trout, Ibanez, Morel, Jansen, Wells, Porcello, Stewart, McDonald
Categories: H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS, W, L, SV, Ks, ERA, WHIP, Ks/9
Do I make any moves coming into this next week?
Thanks!
Would you drop Jennings for Jon Jay?
@Wilsonian:
with your week off , you have plenty of time to plot out your pitching
match-ups , and check out the short days (mon and thurs) for your hitters .
what’s important is making sure that you win next week … to ensure that you advance to the
2-week championship round .
had you any brewers on your squad , you might have noticed that they
have two days off next week .
do what you want , but being in a similar situation , i re-vamped my
team to take advantage of the make-up double-header on thursday
between the phillies and the marlins .
it will , in all probability , back-fire on me , but i feel like i’m giving
myself a fighting chance …. rather than sit back and watch my opponent
rack 30-35 more plate appearances than me and then wonder what happened .
part of my problem is that i have lucroy AND fielder in a h2h format
that only features 4 outfielders and no CI or MI .
the acquisitions of bonifacio and mayberry , i hope will off-set my
brewers , but am even considering breaking the golden rule and
rostering a 2nd catcher for next week .
good luck .
@Wilsonian: Presley over Bourjos… Agree with Chata.
@rascal: Nope
Two notes of interest, though not to me:
Rosario will get most of the starts over Ianetta.
Stanton seems to have reaggravated the hammy. Or at least that’s my guess as to why he was pulled for a pinch runner.
@chata: @Grey: thanks to both of you. Luckily this team doesn’t have the issue of too many off days. I may have to make some changes in another league that has Fielder and Utley is the only bat on my bench right now (and who knows when he’s gonna play).
I really appreciate the advice from you guys.
@chata: and good luck to you, as well.
@Grey: would you make another move knowing that Stanton might be out, thanks to royce!’s info?
Thanks for the help Grey!
Who would you pick between Lincoln, Leake, and Harang for their next start?
@royce!: Thanks for the heads up!
@Wilsonian: I’d wait for more news.
@rascal: Lincoln…Tough call though.
Any chance Jesus Montero could be better next week in a 6 gamer than the slumping K-ridden Carlos Santana? He does face 3 LHP Furbush Vargas Cecil.
I would have to drop one of my OF schmohawks to get him- possible drops are Werth, Duda (7 games each) or Bourjos (6).
Finally would you start Lincoln (STL AT LAD), Porcello (AT CHW AT OAK) or Minor (VS FLA) or Leake (VS Cubs)
Points league.
Thanks, Grey.
@Dr. Zach: Sure…Drop Bourjos… Lincoln…
@Grey: thanks man. I actually picked up LoMo instead of Presley (after his huge night tonight) and based on what Chata said about the double header next week for the Marlins.
@Wilsonian: I could always drop Morrow or Garcia for Presley. I’m not pitching Morrow next week against the Sawx, and Garcia is Garcia, so there may be a better matchup out there.
Acosta came in for the save today over Hardcore Parn by the way (and promptly blew it)..might be a changing of the guard?
So, um, looks like the Rockies are benching Chris Iannetta for Wilin Rosario. Can I just say: FUCK SEPTEMBER BASEBALL!!!! I wish someone in Colorado could have clued me in, being that I owned Iannetta and the only guy ahead of me in my league has already added Rosario. Who would you take as a replacement of the following (trust me, no one better is available): Pierzinski, Jaso, Salvador Perez, Josh Thole, Devin Mesoraco? I went with Perez for now, might add Pierzinski, but he was who my competition dropped to add Rosario so I’ll have to wait a day or two for him to clear waivers. Not sure any of the other guys have enough of an upside/playing time combination to be worthwhile…..
@Grey:
next year , i’m drafting guys i like .
guys i can root for .
guys i like to watch play .
guys like justin upton .
what’s the sense in rostering and rooting for guys like a-rod and wright
and youkilis (and nomar !!) , when i can’t stand watching them play ?
just to watch them pad my fantasy stats …. <== is that any fun ??
nope .
next year i'm drafting guys i LIKE .
upton , cutch , hamilton , pedroia (<= even though he does this thing
with his mouth , everytime he steps into the box , that reminds me of a turtle ) .
why ?
'cuz i like the way they play .
and i root for them .
i'd rather come up short , with guys i like ,
then play with a bunch dip-shizz .
@chata:
look at little manny parra hit .
run manny run …..
@Wilsonian: Can lose Garcia…
@Ray: It’s possible. Collins was talking about that today.
@Mark: Ha… Perez is fine.
@chata: I’m assuming the guys you like, you like them because they’re good.
@Grey:
but there’s always room for improvement .
it can get pretty agonizing watching pedroia getting pull-happy … even
with pitches a foot off the plate .
i liked griffey junior ‘cuz of the way he played defense … there’s no doubt
in my mind that he could have had a better career (offensively) if he
had pansied it out in the outfield .
i’m going to over-draft lawrie .
i liked pete rose .
dis-liked clowney .
dislike hanley .
i like kurt suzuki .
carl crawford is a slacker …. since forever ….. (supposed to be the
star of the rays , and taking days off on the west coast road trips , ‘cuz
he’s tired from the jet-lag .) hah !
and , yes , i ‘ll take a drunken incoherent bourdain over a pompous
azz like bobby flay …. ANY day .
donald trump ?
are you freakin’ kidding me ??!
Nice Jim Eisenreich–Tourette’s reference there. I get the feeling you’re going more and more obscure with the references to see who catches them, an endeavor I wholly support. I generally pick up on your 70s, 80s and 90s pop culture references, but I don’t think I get more than 50% of your current ones. Full props on being referentially dexterous from Kanye West to Wild Wild West (the original). Go ahead, knock this battery off my shoulder. I dare you.
@chata: Anyone over Flay.
@Rabbit: Ha! Yeah, I try to drop 70s to current. My current are usually rap or reality shows. I’m cultured like yogurt.
I got sonovabenched and tickershocked by McCarthy today.
No love for The Messiah? A dinger off a righty (Weaver, no less) could get him more ABs than expected, no? Still only owned in 12.5% of leagues… though that could actually be 100% of active leagues at this point in the season.
Also, please feel free to link to:
http://kevinkwalter.com/plouffe.wav
whenever discussing Trevor Plouffe. It’s my daughter’s gift to you for helping keep her Pa in 1st.
H2H playoffs next week – need to replace Cuddyer. For 1 week who would you pick – Options are Bay, Matsui, Jon Jay, Ibanez, De aza – thanks
Whats the deal with my angels pitchers facing the Yankees, seem to have done it many times already this season. Would you trust Haren today and Big Erv tommorow against them? Neither have been lights out recently. Need Wins and K’s and not sure how likely they will be, especially W’s.
@Asdrubal Bastardo: Stressful combo.
@Awesomus Maximus: That .wav is so awesome. I think Montero definitely will be in line for more ABs when the Yankees clinch. They may as well, ya know?
@LT: Bay
@TheNewGuy: I wouldn’t trust them.
@Grey:
it’s been a few years since i’ve played h2h .
had forgotten how much fun it is to play “poison pill” .
on the 29th of august , i dropped brandon morrow for a bench bat .
today , i see he was dropped by a team from the other bracket ,
after posting 4.1 innings and 8 earned runs against the sawx .
hope he remembers where that came from .
ozzie’s running adam dunn nothin’ out there , yet again , today .
his line will be …. 2 k’s … a fly-out …. and a 2-run dinger
off of carmona .
that’s right .
i’m calling this shot .
Pls rank Guerra, Motte, Bailey ROS.
@Grey:
so , if the jays pick up yu darvish , is there an east division pitching
staff with a better 1-2 punch (potentially) than romero/darvish ?
if this move happens , toronto could be contenders in a hurry .
Would you rather drop Morrow than J. Garcia? I doubt I’m even pitching Morrow next week. Or I could drop them both to pick up JP and Presley to have my bats lined up. I doubt I’d pitch either for the rest of the season, now that I think about it.
need steals but I don’t need to get killed in avg! next week do I start Pennington (7 games), Nyjer (4 games vs Righties), or Venable (3 sure starts vs Righties, but they have been playing him some vs Lefties)? Also Kipnis or Zobrist? thx
would you rather have brandon allen or kipnis on your roster as your utility, in 16-team h2h playoffs?
If Scherzer can’t mow this Twins lineup down, we may as well all pack up and go home.
In a bit of trouble. I lost Cruz and now it looks like Stanton too. It’s playoff time and I need an OF. Who do you like out of these 4 OF for the next couple of weeks: Bay, C. Lee, Fowler or Bonifacio?
@Grey: In a bit of trouble. I lost Cruz and now it looks like Stanton too. It’s playoff time and I need an OF. Who do you like out of these 4 OF for the next couple of weeks: Bay, C. Lee, Fowler or Bonifacio?
Thanks!
@chata: Ha…Nice…
@Steve Stevenson: Guerra, Bailey…
@chata: Still think they’ll be the best 3rd place team in baseball.
@Wilsonian: Morrow
@jack: Pennington…Kipnis…
@charlie batch: Kipnis…
@Steve: True
@Fletch: Bay for power, Fowler for speed…
Thanks for the help Grey – help me pick pitchers who’ll hopefully get W’s:
Pick 4 SP:
Kershaw (1 start v. Ari)
Masterson (2 starts @Tex,@Min)
Myers (2 starts Phi, @ChC)
Britton (2 starts TB, LAA)
Kennedy (1 start @LAD)
Cueto (1 start ChC)
Gallardo (1 start @Cin)
Hellickson (1 start @Bos) – no thanks
Pick 2 RP:
Marmol (7 games 4@Cin,3Hou)
Bailey (7 games 3LAA,4Det)
Perez (6 games 3@Tex,3@Min)
@busta: Kershaw, Kennedy, Cueto, Gallardo… Marmol, Bailey…
Grey:10 team 8×8(TB’s,XBH,OBP)….which one should I start tonight?
Crawford @TB(Hellickson) or Beltran vs LAD(Eveland).
@Grey: Start Wade Miley vs. Stauffer tonight (in Arizona)?
@Grey: so drop Morrow for Presley?
What do you think about Quentin, Smoak, C.Davis, Sizemore. Any of them over D.Lee or LoMo (who I just grabbed after his big day, and apparently now he’s hurt)? I could pick up Quentin and DL him to pick up someone else.
@Wilsonian: FYI, this team has Stanton in the OF, and I can’t drop him because it’s a keeper. So right now my OF is Murphy, Gardner, and a hurt LoMo and Stanton.
HELP!!!
Got my first week of playoffs (12 team, H2H, 5×5 league), and with HanRam out, I need to clean up my SS sitch….
Do I go with Cliff Pennington? Or should I pick up Dee Gordon? Other candidates are Jason Bartlett, Darwin Barney, Bloomquist, Sean Rod, Infante — all the usual suspects.
My only SB threats are Kemp, A. McCutchen, Kelly Johnson.
@BlinkULDHC: for whats it worth I actually dropped Pennington for Gordon two days ago because I really needed SB’s and OBP.
Grey,
I need a spot starter for my 5×5 ,H2H game tomorrow.. Which one looks more promising for Ks, and a WIN.
Miguel Batista vs. CHC
Everett Teaford @ SEA
Anthony Vasquez vs KC
Jake eWestbrook vs ATL
Drew Pomeranz vs CIN
Thanks Black n Yellow!
@Oilcan Giuseppe
Sounds like what I’m going to do. Just scary with Gordon, since if he doesn’t hit, he has ZERO value.
He doesn’t walk at all… so that neutralizes his speed, and he won’t get those 0-2, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI type of box scores.
I’m not sure I’d dump Brandon Morrow just yet.
For whatever reason this season, he’s pitched far better on the road than at home:
Away: 69.2 IP, 47 H, 5 HR, 80 Ks, 23 BBs, 2.97 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .188 BAA
Home: 83.1 IP, 97 H, 13 HR, 97 Ks, 35 BBs, 6.91 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, .284 BAA
Those are elite numbers on the road. Yeah, the problem is that his next road start is at BoSox on Tue 9/13, and then the Jays won’t be back on the road until Fri 9/23 @TB. But for spot starts, I’d keep an eye on him if you’re still in the playoffs.
this sounds rather incredible , but it’s factual .
in my h2h league , one quarter final match-up :
team A … 107.1 innings pitched …. and one more SP on sunday
team B … 90.2 innings pitched ….. and 5 more SP’s on sunday .
of course , there’s still time to stream a few more pitchers .
Thurston and Lovey’s little boy may have just helped me take a big step to the semifinals…
@Steve: So did benching Farnsworth and Chris Perez…
@Grey: Crappy options all, but who do you like for Monday?
Surkamp v SD
Peavy v DET
Detwiler @ NYM
Lincoln v STL
Britton v TB
@Steve: Im pretty sure Peavy is shut down for the season.
Time to cut ties with JJ Hardy? He’s pretty much useless these days…
And what’s your take on Niemann’s start v. Baltimore on Monday? Roll the dice, er what?
@Steve:
nice park factor for detwiler .
Grey:Ubaldo’s treated me well recently,but his home/road splits have been awful since the trade.Do you like him today in a 10 team 8×8 league?
hey grey,
Would you start both santana vs. NY and shields vs. BOS?
Thanks
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Sorry, was out.
@McBainus: Sorry, was out.
@Wilsonian: Go with Presley…
@BlinkULDHC: Gordon
@tggq21: None? Pomenranz… Black n Yellow!
@BlinkULDHC: Interesting…
@Steve: Lincoln
@Wilsonian: Niemann’s worth starting there.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: I’d start him.
@Chinaski: Nope
uh oh….Strasburg is throwing fastballs at only 91-92 MPH,and they have the long reliever warming up in bullpen.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: That doesn’t sound good.
strasburg out after 3 innings.Not sure how many pitches he threw but there seems to be something weird going on.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Yeah, that doesn’t sound right at all.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Eh, it’s just a pitch count thing.
@Grey: yeah,I was watching earlier and the Nats broadcasters sounded all panicked.
anyway,where is everyone?….cant watch two sports at once?
@Oilcan Giuseppe: What other sport? Rugby?
@Grey: The Dew Tour of course….yeah bikes…..or skateboards,or something.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: hey,speaking of bikes,did you ever see the movie Rad?….its like a BMX version of The Karate Kid.
@Grey: @Oilcan Giuseppe: I’m here! Bit early for rugby though.
Hey all. @Grey: Whats the deal with Beckett this week? It’s the second of three rounds in my playoffs and I could start Strasburg in his place, but it wont do me much good if he doesn’t pitch deep enough to be eligible for the win (H2H). My other options are Colon, Phil Hughes, and I think Teheran is available in FA.
I grabbed Fister for his two starts this wk,and he has almost singlehandedly got me to the championship w/ his two great starts this wk.I am actually gonna win this matchup 8-7.I won K’s by two,and innings pitched by 2/3 of an inning.What were the odds of getting 15 innings and 18 K’s from him?
Along w/ getting Alex Gordon straight up for Nolasco,Fister was possibly my best move all yr.yup….it will forever be known as the Fister move(hehe).
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Nah, never saw it.
@Steve: Hehe
@C.O.C.: I’d go with Strasburg, or someone else based on a matchup. Beckett’s very iffy for this week.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Ha! Nice…
@Grey: My crappy-ass H2H team is through to the semis.
Daring to dream…
@Steve: We’re about to a lose a 5-4 tiebreaker.
@Grey: Ugh, that’s terrible. How does the tiebreaker work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ5GWgcZfvI
perfect 80′s nonsense.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Had to laugh at thew first comment. “Best BMX movie ever”
Yeah, there are plenty of those to sift through…
@Steve: Regular season record vs. that team, which we lost 5-4.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Ha…Ridiculous.
@Steve: Ha!
@Grey: Stupid H2H.
Hardy question – obviously he’s been sucking lately, but in a team that’s struggling a little for power (me in H2H), he’s gotta be worth hanging on to doesn’t he?
Or do you go with Furcal over him now?
@Steve: Or Infante?
@Steve: I’d hold onto Hardy.
Grey/anyone else….I own Rollins in a yahoo league.I have had him on the DL.He came off the DL a few days ago,but I still have him in my DL spot.shouldnt yahoo be prompting me to drop someone,or adjust this somehow?….is there something obvious Im missing here?
@Oilcan Giuseppe: You’ll probably get a message the next time you try to make an add/drop, telling you that you need to activate him – or something like that.
@Steve: as of right now I have Gordon at SS and dont want to drop him until Rollins is actually starting.Do y’think as long as I dont make another move I’ll be able to keep Rollins in the DL spot,essentially carrying an extra player?
@Oilcan Giuseppe: I’d say so, though I’m not sure what would happen if you tried to make an ‘internal’ move (like moving an SP from the bench to an SP slot) – that might trigger the warning message.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: You only have to activate him when you want to add or drop another player.
@Grey: unless he’s still DL’d, you’ll have to drop someone. If for some reason he’s still DL’d but playing, you could move him in for a day, then move him back to the DL.
Can you rank who you would rather play this coming week:
DLee, LoMo, Ibanez, Smoak, Murphy, S.Sizemore, Scutaro, Duncan, Arencibia, Goldschmidt, Bourjos, Hardy (I just dropped Hardy yesterday due to his shittyness, so he’s on waivers until Tuesday)?
Currently have the first 5, need to know if I should make some changes.
@Wilsonian: can also add EYJ and Espinosa to that list.
NL 4×4 keeper league.. I need to catch the guy in front on me in wins, while maintaining my high spot in era and whip.
I can activate Volquez.. and drop Nolasco? Nolasco will have the Braves twice and the Brewers in the coming weeks.. He did get a win this weekend, only because the Marlines scored 13 runs.
Does Volquez help me?
need a DH, who do you like out of Carp, Bay or Rios?
Regardless of position, De Aza or Viciedo in 12 team 5×5?
Thanks dude.
Matt Moore is going to join the team tomorrow. Hearing it’s going to be a relief role initially.
Probably means nothing to many at this point, but I just salivate with anything including Moore.
That’s a feeble effort from the Mets there. Could have done with the vulture win for Accosta.
@Steve: But wait, there’s more!
@Steve: This time maybe.
With all the injuries, is Youkilis still worth owning for the rest of the year in 10-team leagues? Who would you rather own Youkilis, Fowler, or Bourjos?
So much for Stinson slowly building his confidence.
@Wilsonian: Murphy, Bourjos…
@elwood blues: No on Volquez.
@Exactly: Bay
@L-Boogie: De Aza
@Eddy: Thanks for the heads up!
@The Sequential Hermaphrodite: Nope…Fowler…
@Steve: Yup
Thanks again for all your help Grey! 4 positional Q’s to cap off the season:
SS: Jesus Guzman (6; 3@SF,3v.Ari)
Ian Desmond (7; 4@NYM,3v.Fla)
Scutaro (6; 2v.Tor,4v.TB)
2B and 3B (sorry to keep asking still on fence) I own:
Encarnacion (5; 2@Bos,3vNYY)
K.Jo (5;2@Bos,3vNYY)
Available:
Hill (6;3@LAD,3@SD)
Sizemore (7;3vLAA,4vDet)
Infante (8;3@Atl,2@Phi,3@Was)
J.Lopez (8; see above but DTD)
UT: A.Jackson (7;3@CWS,4@Oak)
D.Murphy (6;3v.Cle,3@Sea)
or any of the above players better than Jackson
The popular SS question:
H2H league, HR, R, RBI, SB, OBP. Current lineup is Avila, Fielder, Lawrie, Gordon, Longoria, Kemp, McCutchen, Fowler, Murphy, Hosmer. On the bench are MiniDonkey, BPhillips, Do I keep Gordon in there, or do I go with Scutaro or Guzman. I’m thinking I stick with what I’ve got, unless there’s a strong opinion to switch it up.