Comments on: Johnny Cueto Dazzles

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:01:29 +0000

i got cueto in two of three leagues. gave up garko in a 10 team league and fukumori on TX in the 12 team league.

is it me or does johnny cueto sound like a high school bully that would taunt someone like daniel larussa?

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:20:16 +0000

I got Cueto in two out of my fours leagues, but alas, I didn’t get him in my money league. Had to drop Pedro in one of my leagues to bag him because I already have a line-up of three DL’d guys there, including Putz and B.J. Ryan.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:12:17 +0000

Sometimes a good cry is all you need.

Somehow I got Cueto in a league I didn’t expect to get him in. But I had to drop Neshek, so I’m having a little buyer’s remorse.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:06:23 +0000

I lost out on my waiver claim and then had my Posada for Cueto trade offer rejected by a team that is starting Towles at Catcher. I guess I’m just gonna have to figure out how to live my life without Johnny Cueto…I’m sure after the crying ends and then the anger subsides I’ll eventually accept it and move on…they say time heals all wounds…

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:19:48 +0000

Thanks Grey, I can’t believe I actually thought about it. I guess seeing a guy strike 10 out in 7 IP with 1 hit will do that. We’ll see what he does the next time out with a lineup that doesn’t have Young and Reynolds in it.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:49:40 +0000

@John — Yeah, I’d drop Betancourt for him. If he gets a few more good starts under his belt, you can trade him while his value is sky high. If he bombs (which I don’t think is going to happen), you can find another middle reliever. I love middle relievers, but I never hesitate dropping one for a good starter or a hitter.

@Carl — That’s a great trade for you. I would’ve done the same in a heartbeat. Cueto looks great but there will be some speed bumps.

By: john

john — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:43:30 +0000

its actually a 12 team, i also have snell and accardo. So for now i think i’m safe with closers…would you still say drop betancourt?

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:26:02 +0000

Wow what an amazing start. I had the number 1 waiver priority coming in to today and in a DEEP NL-only 9-team 30 man roster league, Cueto can be REALLY valuable. I wanted to draft him too, but like most of you, got screwed by Yahoo! plus we decided that no one listed could be drafted. So during his start, I get a call from the guy with the 7th waiver priority and he asks me what I want for the number 1 waiver. My hitting is strong and my pitching is average. I ask him what pitchers are available, he says Pedro, Randy J, Mike Hampton, Oliver Perez…I’m like…c’mon. I then say what about Harang? He thinks long and hard… I tell him I had to leave in 20 minutes to take the wife and baby shopping….and he finally gives in. I threw in Velez who was on my bench and voila. My number 1 priority and Velez for Harang AND his 7th priority which will become the 6th after tonight, so not too bad. My thinking is, Cueto looked great, but like all rookies there are ups and downs. With Harang, his value in NL-only is immense, plus I know what I’m getting with him.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:20:12 +0000

@john — That looks like a ten team, if it is then I’d consider dropping Betancourt since the Indians seem content with Blow-rowski. Also, you’ll have better trade bait with Cueto then you would with Betancourt. So if you need a closer, grab Cueto, then trade him for the best closer you can get.

@Bob — I love Pedro, but he looked bad, but can’t you put him on your DL? If you can DL him — drop Arroyo.

@Wilson — As you can see from quite a few posts on this site, I’ve been pimping Parra for a while.

By: wilson

wilson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:45:55 +0000

i have had him in my farm team for a little over a year now but thanks to yahoo i got screwed out of using him today. i am just happy i am not going to be one of the people that new about him for awile but couldint get him till now and lose him on waivers to people that just saw him pitch today. been telling all my friends (that arent in leagues with me of course) about him and manny parra all winter now i get to look smart for a few days

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:41:11 +0000

Or any of these guys in the 12 team mixed league Yahoo format.

Pedro
Big Unit?
Arroyo
Gorzelanny
Wainwright
Maddux

By: scott

scott — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:32:57 +0000

An Amish boy band would never work…they wouldn’t be able to lip sync, they would have to play their own acoustic instruments and they could never fit all that equipment on the horse and buggy….

By: john

john — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:26:14 +0000

I have Webb, Dice-K, Maine, Greinke, Wood, Soria, Marmol, and Betancourt. Do I drop one for a waiver on Cueto?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:49:28 +0000

How hard would it have been to put Cueto in their database? Rudy actually wrote them a strongly worded letter to get Cueto into the system. I think they said they outsource the player database. Maybe we can get Rudy to post his email and their response.

Sadly, I don’t think you’re getting him. Too bad he didn’t bomb in his first start so his stock would plummet. BTW, Sutton and Gracie were pronouncing it Quaint-O, so maybe an Amish boy band?

By: scott

scott — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:43:39 +0000

Johnny Cueto….I’m not sure how to pronounce his last name because I’ve been keeping his existence on down low for weeks, never daring to utter his name before another human being ….if its pronounced Johnny Cute-o then every boy band member and latino porn star is kicking themselves for not having thought of the name first. If its not, well…. it doesn’t matter cause he was as advertised, wasn’t he? I’m drinking the kool-aid, bidding adieu to Milton Bradley (yeah I said it) and staking my claim….at Number 4 I’m probably gonna come up empty. I agree with the big middle finger to Yahoo. I’ve been watching this guy for weeks and now some punk-ass bitch is gonna get him cause Johnny Cueto K’d 10.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:43:49 +0000

If I gotta explain it, it’s not worth it.

I can’t believe Chacon wriggled out of two jams.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:40:18 +0000

hmm i’m slow sometimes. that went over my head

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:38:42 +0000

@Josh — You putting Rudy down for a guest list?

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:21:10 +0000

I find Yahoo annoying, too. But I kept whatever waiver priority I had waiting on Cueto. My best chance is a #3 in one league. I’ve got four claims – I hope I get at least one of them.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:15:33 +0000

+1 rudy, i was just coming here to write that

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:04:37 +0000

What’s also really annoying is for the people who did their homework for their draft and weren’t able to draft him, now they’ll have to see other people grab him off of waivers.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:01:07 +0000

i’d just like to send a big fuck you to yahoo for not adding him late so no one could use his start. i’ve got the #1 waiver claim so i’m getting him in the league i need a starter but this start was sweet…even if the reds bullpen will probably blow it…

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:59:00 +0000

I’d say from what I saw today, he’s every bit as good as ’07 Gallardo or ’06 Weaver. In other words, low 3 ERA/ 1.05-1.10 WHIP/10 wins/ every bit of 130 Ks/20 starts. He looked as impressive as any rookie I’ve seen in recent memory. There will be speedbumps along the way as with any rookie (if you remember Gallardo’s Rockies start last year), but he looked filthy.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:51:22 +0000

I’ve put in a waiver wire claim for him in all my Yahoo leagues. Now I have to wait until April 5 to find out if I get him in any of them. Meantime, do you have any season projections for him based on this performance?