Yesterday, Joakim Soria lost the closer job yesterday to Aaron Crow. Yeah, and pigeons fly. Wait, they do. Wait II, The Return of Wait, maybe that makes sense. Yeah, I think it does. Thank you, left side of the brain for working with the right side. Glad you’re talking again. You guys rock! The ax falling on The Mexicutioner was a long time coming. He only had one save in May and had given up 7 runs in 9 1/3 IP. He wasn’t much better in April. In June, he could get the job back. Your deity of choice knows that Aaron Crow isn’t really all that great but he is the guy for right now. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Alfonso Soriano – With yesterday’s game with a strained quad. He’ll probably go to the DL by the time you read this, assuming you dinnit stay up to read this at 12:26 AM PST when it was posted. (BTW, Didn’t and I went our separate ways. It’s now dinnit or bust. Don’t, you’re on notice!)
Tony Campana – Yesterday, he had 4 steals (on only one hit!). I’d like to introduce Campana to my right clickie finger that picks players off waivers. In the minors, he showed bonkers speed. Or sponkers, if you enjoy portmanteaus. Not just fast, but crazy. One year, 48 steals in 131 games and 20 times caught stealing. Tony Campana runs like he just sniffed a mountain of coke and killed some cockroaches. With Byrd still recouping, Soriano likely headed to the DL and the Cubs needing a spark plug, I picked up Campana wherever I could. He’s probably nothing but a short term SAGNOF’er, but member what Jason Bourgeois did a month ago? Yeah, you do. Now come here and let me pinch your cheeks!
Kelly Johnson – 4-for-6 and 2 homers yesterday. Now has 4 homers and 6 steals while batting .190– Oh no, he doesn’t. That’s what he had on May 13th when I told you to buy him. He now has 9 homers, 8 steals and raised his average 52 points.
Justin Upton – 5-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, his 10th home run and 10th steal. I own him in a few leagues, so this is partially selfish of me, but I’d love for him to have his star mitzvah this year. Say 35 homers, 20 steals and a .280 average while becoming a first round draft pick for next year. That would be nice. (BTW, I can neither confirm or deny this, but Vin Scully checked in on the Arizona game and said Justin Upton was 5-for-5 with a home run when Upton was 4-for-4 with no home run. Then Upton hit a home run 15 minutes later.)
Juan Miranda – 0-for-4 while the Diamondbacks scored 15 runs. Ticker tease!
Jose Reyes – Out for 3-7 days with the death of his grandmother. As someone who was raised by their abuelita, I feel for Reyes, but, well, my fantasy team kinda needs him. Oh, man, I’m a bad person.
Ike Davis – Still having pain in his ankle. A Met having an injury setback? That is uber crazy. Yeah, I said uber. Deal with it!
Charlie Morton – 6 IP, 1 ER, 11 baserunners, 4 Ks. Put eleven baserunners in six innings and only one earned run into Fangraphs Database and you get the error message, “Does not compute.”
Pablo Sandoval – Sounds like he’s about a week and a half away. Or at least that’s the rumor why the Giants clubhouse manager went to Costco for a 128-count Chipwich box.
Brandon Crawford – 1-for-3 with his first steal after hitting a granny in the first game of his career. (That better not had been Jose Reyes’s granny!) He has very, very modest power and speed (like 7/7 over the course of a season). To give you of an idea of how deep the league needs to be to grab him, he’s available in one of my NL-Only leagues.
Eric Patterson – 2-for-5 and has led off two of the last three games! *small voice* But he’s hitting .189. *big voice* He’s stolen 2 bases in those starts! *small voice* He doesn’t play every day. Okay, I’d look at him in NL-Only leagues or deeper leagues for a short term boost on speed. To put it in New Jersey terms, you pass through Patterson, you don’t stay there.
Logan Forsythe – Here’s another NL-Only shout out. He’s playing every day for the Padres, though you’d think if Forsythe was in SoCal, he’d be saying hello to the Angels. He doesn’t have much power and Petco will suppress that further. “Stop smothering me, Petco! I mean, mothering. Actually, I don’t.” Forsythe has five homer power and teen speed. Think a poor man’s Bartlett, i.e. the cupboards are Barelett.
Tim Hudson – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. Other than the mollywhopping he took at the hands of the Angels, he’s been decent if a bit yawnstipating with Ks.
Mike Napoli – 3-for-6, 5 RBIs and two more homers to bring his total to 10. When he seeks revenge on you for dropping him, he does it swiftly and decisively.
Jayson Nix – Him and brother, Laynce, hit homers yesterday. Today, their brother, Jaymes, drinks himself into a stupor for being the black sheep of the family.
Eric Young Jr. – Another day, another steal. Okay, I’m not talking about him again until Friday’s Buy.
Francisco Liriano – To the DL when the MRI revealed shoulder inflammation. The MRI also revealed it was glad it didn’t draft him.
Phil Hughes – Could be back by July. Yanks said they won’t push him. Put him near traffic and I’ll give him a little shove.
Raul Ibanez – 1-for-3 with his 4th homer in the last week. Frequent commenter, Hans, mentioned Ibanez’s recent hot streak in the comments (appropriate!). I was going to talk about Ibanez yesterday, because he has been crazy hot, it’s just so hard to generate excitement about him and unless you ask, “Between him or Cuddyer,” I’m probably going to say the other guy.
Nick Blackburn – 6 IP, 5 ER. I love corrections to schmohawks. Schadenfreude!
Danny Espinosa – Hit his 8th homer yesterday and has 4 steals on the season. When he ends the season with a .250 average, 20 homers and 10 steals, you’re gonna wonder why you dropped him.
Mike Morse – Another day, another home run. You’re waiting way too long to pick him up. You, “Who me?” Yeah, you.
Jay Bruce – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs with his 16th home run. Could Bruce sneak into the first round next year? Nah, probably not. But he’s moving into the 2nd.
Hanley Ramirez – Out again with what he described as “the worst (pain) he has ever felt.” I betcha there’s quite a few of his fantasy owners that would like to help Hanley continue to break his personal pain threshold record.
Hunter Pence – 3-for-4, 4 runs, 2 RBIs and his 7th home run. Pence is one of those players that stays exactly on pace for his end of the year stats all year long. Minute he starts to fall off pace, he’ll hit a home run or steal a base.
Torii Hunter – 3-for-5, 4 RBIs and two home runs. One for each I.
Mark Trumbo – 2-for-5 with his 2nd home run in as many days. It’s the smart move to keep him in the lineup. Still waiting for the Sciosciapath to make the not smart move.
Fernando Rodney – Got the save yesterday. Walden gave up two runs the day before and threw 37 pitches, so this is probably nothing, but — and unless you’re an alien there’s always a but — I still grabbed Rodney in leagues where I need saves. In May, Walden has a 5.54 ERA, 1.77 WHIP; Rodney hasn’t given up a run in the past week. (Yeah, I’m cherrypicking stats, but whatever. It’s my blog. Start your own blog and cherrypick your own numbers.)
Jon Lester – 5 2/3 IP, 7 ER, 12 baserunners, 4 Ks. I wouldn’t press the panic button, but two of his last three starts have been duds.
Kyle McClellan – 4 IP, 7 ER. See Nick Blackburn or 7 and a 1/4 inches above.
Albert Pujols – 2-for-4 with the ever-tasty slam and legs. A Pujols by any other name would smell foul.
Bartolo Colon – 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks. A doctor in Boca Raton is claiming he used stem cells to fix Colon’s arm and make him an effective pitcher once again. The doctor says he used Colon’s own fat cells to repair the elbow. Now the elbow is working like new but it can no longer fit into any of his shirts.
12:26 AM PST = 02:26 AM CST here. crazy how that works, huh?
can we call every carlos gomez dinger a “gomer” from now on. his long-ball motion looks like a cat cat falling off a really high railing, only to turn its head and realize that: holyshitthisisareallyfarwayandidon’tknowificanmakeitoutsafely!!!!!!!! but then, in a flash of latin cool, the guy sorta smirks and gives of the impression that “yeah, you knew i could do that….” a gomer, no less.
by the way, where the hell did ricky martin go, anyway?
Grey, the Colon goes above the Pujols, not the other way around.
trade offer in my two position league 2 C 2 1b 2 2b..etc. 11 teams
i give pierre and torrealba and i get delmon and yadier
i think i take yadier and young all day
my other stls guys reyes gardner hanley crisp granderson kinsler hill? torres zobrist
may drop torres when lind gets back
also do u think espinosa gets SS eligibility this year at all
Charlie Morton is pretty enigmatic this year…thoughts??
There’s a guy in my league who has already made 100 moves off the wire. I’m not making this up. Every player on a hot streak, picked up. Every player called up, picked up. Frequently, that same player picked up will be dropped an hour later for the new newest flavor of the week. It’s a weekly lineup league! It isn’t even Sparta, it’s ridiculous and insane.
@Virinder:
He turned into Roy Halladay, without the cutter or changeup. He’s recently added a split-change, but until he learns a cutter or hones that changeup into a decent pitch, hide him against LHB. Against RHB-heavy teams, employ away.
Acting on the theory that literally any player is better than Dan Uggla at 2B, I benched him and picked up and started Jeff Keppinger this week. So far, 3-5 HR 4 RBI and I look like a genius. That’s more in one game than Uggla has done in 2 weeks.
@Jeff:
Start making fun of this guy in front of the rest of your league and maybe you’ll shame him into cooling it a bit with the transactions.
@Jeff: i got a buddy who does that… good to make fun of [sic]. and then maybe hate for holding on to a guy who is actually worth picking up…. oh, bother.
Regarding Espinosa:
His plate discipline is much improved (31% O-Swing% last season, 26% this season), and he’s swinging and missing less frequently (14.3% SwStr% last season, 9.8% this season), so his K rate could conceivably fall a bit further, but… 1 out of every 5 flyballs he’s hitting is an infield popup. That’s going to cap his ceiling like Shane Stant.
But II: The Return of But – It’s Big and It Cannot Lie, he’s going to be awesome next year. Especially if he improves his plate discipline further.
EY over any of Espinosa, Hill, Cody Ross or Bernadina? This Camapana guy over any of them too?
Positions don’t matter too much as it’s just for my utility slot.
Buy Espinosa. .224 BABIP, and his G:F ratio isn’t as low as you’d think (around .76).
If he gets his BABIP up to around/over .300 — and he has too much speed not to — he would/should end up with .265, 90 runs, 20+ HR, 80+ RBI, 15+SBs (with the speed to go over 20). Basically Kinsler lite, or maybe even Kinsler Zero.
@ Grey :
we both know that you wrote that napoli blurb specifically for me .
scroll back …. i’ll wait .
if i was other-hemispheric , i’d take credit for saving his career .
and some other guy pounced on him , as i dropped his .193 hitting ass .
forever .
As for Morse, he’s tempting but I think he’s a pass for me. He offers virtually nothing in SBs and runs scored, and he has an OK ceiling for BA and RBI, and his HRs seem to only come in bunches. Morse still has managed only 50 runs scored, and that’s with 24 HRs (not to mention only 1 SB in 173 games).
He gets late-game-subbed and/or platoons too much, he’s too slow, and he doesn’t get on base enough to score runs or put up a respectable SB total, and it also hurts his RBI chances.
Yeah, he’ll get 400-450 PAs, but he’ll need 150 games to get it…. which KILLS you. The spotty playing time will kill you in a roto or H2H league.
Basically, you’re looking at maybe .280, 50-60 runs, 20-25 HRs, 70 RBI, 1 SB in a full season, when you can get half the HRs but +30 runs, same RBI, +30 SBs, +.010 average from guys like Pagan, or close to the same output but +20 SB from Andres Torres.
Oh, and Andrew McCutchen is on pace for the quietest 30/30 season ever (well, 28/28 in 156 games). And I don’t think he’s really had a hot streak yet.
Better speculative pick up, Goldschmidt or Allen?
G’morning Grey — Just curious: how do you decide the order you mention players in your daily roundup? Is it the order in which the ideas come to you, or is there a pattern?
My lineup question — I now have two SPs on the DL in my 20-team league (Liriano and Beachy) and am falling behind on innings.
In terms of category help, I’m actually OK on Ks but need Ws (I know, hard to predict) plus ERA and WHIP, which are still reeling from Liriano and Volquez’s early season antics.
Below are the waiver SPs who look at least semi-interesting. Please help me out and give me your take on whether you think any are restorable in a 20-team league and which are worth considering for streamers:
–Correia (next matchup 6/1 @ NYM/Capuano)
–Swarzak (6/2 @ KC/O’Sullivan)
–Nicasio (probably 6/3 @ SF/Cain)
–Collmenter (6/3 vs. FLA/Maya)
–Happ (6/3 @ SB/Moseley)
–Fister (6/4 vs. TB/Davis)
Many thanks Grey!
Anyone starting Brett Anderson vs. NYY tonight?
@BlinkULDHC:
There is absolutely no chance Espinosa has a BABIP of .300 with an IFFB% of 20. If he drops that in half, maybe.
I’m with you on Dread Pirate. McCutchen’s plate discipline has improved again, his K% should be falling a bit here soon. For a fun comp, look up McCutchen’s numbers from this year and Bonds’ from 1988. It’s too bad McCutchen isn’t 6’2″, or else I’d start projecting really absurd comps from him in a couple years.
yesterday in my RCL i had Lester, Arrietta, McLLelan, and Soria going…. ya that was awesome.
Billingsley, Kershaw, Jackson, Hudson, Tomlin, Volquez (NA), Cueto
League, Soria
DL: Beachy, Liriano, Broxton
Who would be best to drop to grab Crow? Should I even do that? My team is getting ass-slammed with injuries/stupid things that make my players unavailable for long periods of time this year. It sucks.
In San Fran, they prefer the IT’S-IT to the Chipwich. http://www.itsiticecream.com/
Who do you like more? Morse or Eric Young JR?
@BlinkULDHC:
I think you’re being a bit unfair with Morse. You’re downgrading him simply because he doesn’t possess the ability of 5-tool OF. But he never was that player. If you go in expecting SB and plenty of runs scored then, of course, you’ll be disappointed. That’s why the comparison to Torres and Pagan make no sense. Their game is speed and runs. Morse is power and RBI. And playing time has been a concern in the past, but remember that right now he’s an everyday player due to the LaRoche injury. If he can continue to swing a hot bat, who’s to say Riggleman won’t find some way to stick him in the lineup even after LaRoche’s return?
It’s not completely out of the question to get 70/30/85/.270 from him if he gets 550-600 PAs. And the fact that you most likely picked him out of the pool is what makes it even sweeter.
I own 4 players who made the bad day marks and my opp this week owned 5 good ones. Oh the matchup woes!
Against your better advice, I had to drop Wieters for Napoli. Wieters is just so yawnstipating right now (and has a molly-whopping 4 HRs). If Nap falters, Iannetta, JP, Soto, and Wieters are available later.
I’m pulling the trigger on Anderson vs. NYY. Might give up a dong, but he’s got a great chance for a quality start, and I’m in a deep league and suffered that Colon SO dropped on my battleship last night. (I’m also taking a chance on Aceves.)
I picked up Crow on April 4th, and based on my experience with him, I’d say grab him right now if you can. He’s been nasty as a reliever (26/9 k/bb, 1.04 WHIP), even though he hasn’t generated much in wins or holds (2 & 4). He’s had one of the most effective sliders out of the bullpen, league-wide. I’m guessing the KCR still want to move Soria back to the closer’s role in 2011, but Crow could be a great savesman long-term for keeper leagues.
Is it time to cut Liriano?
Grey : Lose Damon for Morse? H2H OBP league.
Drop one/both of Morton or Wood for one/both of Derek Lowe or Javier Vázquez?
Re: Napoli
I dumped him for Lucroy Thursday. See Napoli’s stats above. Lucroy’s stats in the same time period? Here: 1-9, 5 strikeouts. period. I think he got the one hit pinch hitting as well.
Am I going to try and grab Naps again here??!! or do I need to leave this scab alone for a bit? OMG.
Morse or eric young jr? Who do you like better in a h2h points league?
Thanks
Pls rank for a spot start:
Stauffer vs HOU
E. Jackson vs DET
Minor @ SD
Happ @ SD
2 questions…
1) Adams or Uehera – better option for stats and possible saves?
2) Moustakas should be seeing the majors soon, should I pick him up and drop Alvarez or continue to wait and see with Alvarez?
I grabbed Naps again. He showed me his pimp hand, and I’ll never dump him again!
Correction: Minor is home today vs SD
Anyone like Aceves vs CWS today?
@joe: I grabbed both, but if you can’t, I would think EY2 can be an upgrade over your current 2B or LF?
Romero or Jurjens?
Is EY2 or Mustakas a better option than Pedro Alvarez or Sizemore? I have Cano at 2B and I’m using Betemit at 3B until I get Zimmerman back
I dropped Berkman on 4/10 when he was batting .214 with 1 rbi. Next 3 games he had 4 HR and 10 rbi.
Now I drop Napoli for Salty, and Napoli hits 4 HR and 9 rbi over his next 3 games.
Drop Salty and ride the (hopefully) continuing Napoli hot-streak?
Which side in H2H?
Halladay, Quentin, Uggla, Hosmer
Kinsler, Ethier, Jonathan Sanchez, Papelbon
@CL: I grabbed Brett Lawrie to help me until Uggla starts producing. I was going to drop Juan Pierre for Morse or EYJr…
Drop Salas for Crowe? Or should I even bother?
1) Smoak or Hosmer for ROS?? (ROTO: Avg/HR/RBI/R/SB)
2) Walden, Nunez, Putz, Farnsworth. Can you rank on who is best for saves ROS??
Thanks
Spot Start Vogelsong against the Cards today?
@chris:
Don’t do that.
Morse or Swisher in an OBP league?
Also, short-term Hanley replacement: Keppinger or Brendan Ryan?
@Charles:
I don’t know, but whenever you drop someone else, post it on here.
(winky emoticon)
@Grey I made the article what a proud day! Thanks for the shout out son.
@Charles
I’d say grab Napoli as fast as you can….we know what Napoli can do….Salty has no real track record in the majors…
I hate the Yankees, so the only way I can stop this whole Barf on my Cologne madness is by dropping Liriano for him. It was a nice ride Bartolo, but as soon as I put you on my roster and give you a start, the wheels are going to come off big time.
@ Josh Dropping Liriano for who? Yes it’s time if there is a better SP on the wire, but if not, send him to the DL and wait.
give up Walden get Morrow?
LF/CF ranking time:
Ibanez
Gardner
Willingham
C. Patterson
Span
@ Grey & Razzball nation:
Two tough lineup decisions today, which way do you lean?
2B: Kelly Johnson who is killing the baseball right now vs. A. Sanchez who’s been throwing up 0′s lately) or Chase Utley @ Jason Marquis who Utley has crushed over his career – .464 (13-28)!
SS: Alexei Ramirez @ Aceves – Alexei has been hitting quite well lately or
Starlin Castro vs. Jordan Lyles, an interesting matchup between the 21 year old Shortstop who despite the lack of home runs has been raking most of the season and the 20 year old Astros prospect that just got called up to make his debut.
I’m leaning toward Kelly Johnson & Alexei Ramirez.
I give:
Span, Carpenter and Wandy
I get:
Stubbs, Carmona, and Downs (i’d drop carmona and Downs)
I need SB’s and runs…
giving up too much?
@Jeff: Our league ‘ECFBL’ sports 4 managers with over 115 moves. The manager with 252 moves simply sits in 3rd.
We have made 29 trades. We are having fun! Jump in the water!!
I know Brett Lawrie has been discussed and we’re expecting a call-up to the Jays roster any time now. But if you haven’t actually gone and looked at his stats, get ready to salivate…
For the season:
.354 AVG/223 AB/51 R/19 2B/4 3B/15 HR/49 RBI/11 SB/1.090 OPS
His last 10 games:
.422 AVG/45 AB/14 R/4 2B/1 3B/6 HR/17 RBI/2 SB/1.436 OPS
In those last 10 games, he’s had multiple hits in 7 of the 10!
Let Lawrie make big league pizza!
@Grey
10 team roto…
Kelly Johnson or Danny Espinosa?
Need steals and runs. Power and avg are bonuses.
Watch it…I was born in Paterson, NJ. Grey = Hackensack snob.
But the man does speak the truth. I only stop to get a taylor ham, egg and cheese sandwich on the way to work.
Grey and anyone else willing to help:
Which side of this trade do you prefer? Haren/Pence/Neil Walker for Greinke/Storen/Kinsler. 12-team H2H. Thanks!
Nyjer Morgan or Tony Campana? I’m lookin for a SANGOF with a touch of upside to first hold me over until Reyes gets back and then possibly someone I can keep as a bench option down the road if things break right.
And here’s my gem of the day: Ryan Raburn career May OPS: .464. Career second half OPS: .826. Last year his OPS in May was as bad as this year: (.269 and .254, YIKES), and he finished last year with an .815 OPS total and .900 after the break. I’m giving him a shot to see if the trend holds, even though my rational mind knows this is just a fluke of sample size.
@Grey: So is Soriano droppable now? I can grab Hart or Gardner…
Or Morse or R Davis…
OR Morse/R Davis. Leaning towards Morse. Already in last for SB yet first in league, so rather than catch up on SB rather just continue rising in HR and leading in RBI
@Waldo
I definitely take the Greinke side unless you’re desperate for outfield help. Greinke and Kinsler are two stars you’re buying low on, both could be in for serious positive regression. Haren, if anything, is due a touch of negative regression, ditto Pence (in AVG, doubt he can sustain his .373 BABIP, though he did have one year like that, his first year, but also in RBI with that lineup), and Walker is what he is. Plus Storen is a solid closer who could well see a few more opps in the second half when Ryan Zimmerman his back and they can score a few more runs.
@Donnie Baseball: I would
@The Talented Mr. Douche Bag: You’re giving up too much for just Stubbs then
@ivebeenupforthreedaysstraight: Ha! I like it.
@barker: Sure, take Young. No on Espinosa.
@jonnycat: Ha
@Travis: Agreed
@knighttown: Young over Ross.
@BlinkULDHC: Ha
@chata: Ha
@BlinkULDHC: Thanks for the breakdowns.
@Giant JJ: Allen
@Enrique: Try to do by team. All except Swarzak and Fister.
@LMack: Sure
@Tony: Ouch
@stynyr: Volquez
@RonWashington’sStache: Yeah, but less people know it…it.
@Larry Bird: Depends for what. Morse…
@Michael Bourne: Ha
@Josh: Depends for who.
@Mr2Bits: Sure
@TravestyJones: Eh
@CL: Napoli
@joe: Depends on need…Morse…
@EK: Minor, Stauffer…
@Will: Uehara, Alvarez…
@Donnie Baseball: Romero
@Will: Eh
@Charles: Yup
@nick m.: Kinsler, but it’s fair.
@chris: Nope
@Brew Crew: Hosmer…Putz, Farnsworth
@john wehner: Sure
@Steve Stevenson: Morse, Ryan…
@Hans: No problem.
@Chupacabra: Ha
@Donnie Baseball: Sure
@JackInTheBox: You ranked them.
@DHill Dragons: Castro, Johnson
@The Talented Mr. Douche Bag: Take Stubbs if you can lose the pitchers.
@DHill Dragons: Ha
@El Famous Burrito Burrito: Johnson
@Commish Cauda: Ha! I just had Taylor Ham when I was home, so good.
@Waldo: What Mark said.
@Mark: Morgan …Thanks for the Raburn heads up!
@Nick: Gardner for steals.
@Nick: Depends on need…Morse…
The NHL is back in Winnipeg! (That’s hockey) (in Canada)
Kelly Johnson or Ben Zobrist for the rest of the season?
Bourgeois is coming back… him or Campana for short to medium term SAGNOF?
In a HTH weekly league where it takes minimum 48 full hours to sign an uncontested free agent or minimum full 72 hours (up to 5 days) to sign a contested one, and it costs $2 per FA pick-up, do you have any strategy tips for picking up players?
Thanks as always!
Bermuda Triangles
Get Lost!
@ Grey
Pick one:
Rios, A Hill, Torres, Trumbo, Jay, R Davis, Moreland
Yadier or Napoli?
Drop Beckham for any/all of Lawrie, Lowrie, or Eric Young 2? Thanks.
Gray,
1. Balfour or Rodney or guerrier
2. In a very deep league is danks still worth a roster spot?
Thanks
In a keeper which side do you take, Dunn/8th rounder or Hellickson/7th rounder?
@Dr. Orlando Schadenfreude: I would like to know that, as well.
Mucho gracias, grey
@Grey: Hi again Grey: just a followup on the question you answered about spot starters. Taking out the guys you said aren’t worth streaming (Fister, Swarzak) and one guy another team picked up since my original question (Collmenter), are any of these guys more than streamer options in a 20-team league?
The candidates: Correia, Nicasio, Happ, Pineiero.
As always, thanks.
grey,who would you rather own 12 team,seth smith or grady
@Grey
Just wanted to follow up on my post from yesterday regarding a trade question I had. This is a 10 team Yahoo H2H league
I gave: R. Cano and Z. Greinke
I got: F-Her and Oswalt
I then activated Utley to use as my 2B. I was having some difficulties with my pitching over the past few weeks and needed some consistency. So basically it is a 3 for 2. On the surface what do you think? I don’t want to bog you down with all the roster details.
Was offered Putz for Smoak…Need to catch up on saves and I can start Hosmer to at CI…Seem fair??
Liriano for Colon or Tomlin?
Looks like I got myself another closer in Crow. I picked him up for HLDs very early in the yr but KC hardly generates any HLD opportunities. 41 team saves but only 15 HLDs despite 3 active setup guys… ridiculous split.
hey grey, which swap do you like better? i need whip / era help more than Ks.
nolasco for ethier OR Tim Hudson for Vlad.
@VinWins: Never heard of it. Hockey, that is.
@Dr. Orlando Schadenfreude: Johnson
@Bermuda Triangles: Bourgeois… Get players you need?
@DiscoD: Depends on needs…Torres
@Schmohawks Bob: Napoli
@Kablooie: Hold
@Votto-voom: Rodney…Yeah, he does.
@Joe: Dunn
@JackInTheBox: De nada.
@Enrique: Yup
@AL KOHOLIC: Sizemore
@B.J.: It’s fair.
@Brew Crew: Sure
@RollieFingered: Eh
@papasmurf: Cool
@Grey: Ha. You wouldn’t like it.
@VinWins:
that area of north america is being referred to as “the hinterlands” ,
by weei radio , in boston (in massachusetts) .
Anyone got any insight to Dexter Fowler? Worth holding…I liked him batting 1st…not so much at 8th. Thinking of dropping him…for well…anyone…Campana maybe.
Is Rodney a better pickup the Koji Uhera? I thought the Koji Bear would be getting saves by now…
@Grey: Good morning, Grey. I gotta drop Belt now that he won’t be getting much PT. I was hoping he would get OF eligibility quick. Anyway, EY2, Corey Patterson, Bernardina, Raburn, Ibanez, S-Rod, Willingham, Bourjos, and Juan Rivera are available. I want the best contributor, no particular stats needed. Who to grab?
Hey Grey,
Adrian or Pujols the rest of the way? And if Adrian, should I package Pujols with Oswalt and Feliz to try and trade for him?
Grey,
Who do I pick up for the spot start?
Minor (v SD)
Lyles (@CHC)
Bedard (v BAL)
Guthrie (@ SEA)
F. Garcia (@ OAK)
Many thanks
E. Jackson or Stauffer going fwd?
@Shea Sera Sera: I’d go with Rodney…Fowler hit at the top of the order yesterday.
@ThE sHiT: Morning. Young…
@TheRealTaz: Pujols
@Carl: Minor
@EK: Stauffer
@Grey: Thanks for the Memorial Day postings Grey; made for a great deal of enjoyable catch up this AM! Are you on the deal Joyce now squad? & in respect to his staggering stats is BJ Up too much to ask, maybe Krispie, or perhaps Rios? Would that be your pecking order and are they even enough of a return? — Also appreciated the Lyle reference yesterday! As a fellow Old97er (figured your Mom calls us that) was wondering if you dug him too. Also phenominal live. A must see when around.
@ Grey: what you think of dropping Uggla for K Johnson? I gotta do something with this Uggla character, .178 really??? You’re killing me Uggs!!
@Grey: Done and done. Start Gio vs. NYY and Marcum @ CIN tomorrow?
@TheRealTaz: Taz you didn’t ask me but… I think they would close enough that it’s not worth the package trade…just my 2 cents.
Zobrist or Uggla for the rest of the year?
When Lind comes back (hopefully this weekend) who’s the drop?
Morrison, Morse, Uggla, Zobrist?
@Grey: What if I altered the above trade to:
Halladay, Quentin, Uggla, Hosmer
Kinsler, Ethier, Jonathan Sanchez, Nunez (instead of Papelbon)
And I told you that I would still have Pap, Santos, Salas, Walden, and Madson as my closers. I would also have EYJr at 2B to wait it out until Uggla hopefully figures things out (and I could grab Lawrie of the WW if need be)?
@zombie: Ha! Yes, she does call him that. Worth trying for Upton or Krispie.
@Bob: Sure, try it.
@ThE sHiT: Start both.
@Wilsonian: Uggla…Morrison…
@nick m.: It’s fair if you really need pitching.
Why do people say “going forward”? It’s such a redundant phrase. It’s not like they will be going backward.
Porcello vs. MIN or Burnett @ OAK??
12 Team ROTO (Looking for ERA/WHIP/W’s)
@zzzzzz: Ha!
@Brew Crew: Burnett
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# 87 John Drunks Says:
May 31st, 2011 at 10:02 am
hey grey, which swap do you like better? i need whip / era help more than Ks.
nolasco for ethier OR Tim Hudson for Vlad.
is collins the appropriate handcuff for crow?
Yo Kim, A Crow Just Took a Dump on Your Honda Soria
@ Grey
I think I have too much speed and need a little power
Pick one out of these guys:
Moreland, Rios, A Hill, Trumbo, R Davis, Moreland
Reimold or Willingham??
Many thanks to Grey for talking me out of dumping Kelly Johnson on several occasions. Pretty satisfying to see KJ catch fire after waiting impatiently for the better part of two months with him on my bench.