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0Despite Ronnie’s warnings, I fell in love with the Jor-Z, sure. I still like him a lot. You can totally Control-Alt-Delete this opening in keeper leagues too. But — and this is a J. Lo-sized but — Jordan Zimmermann is going to be shut down in the next month. The Nats are saying maybe another 6 or 7 starts. That’s — how do I say this? — not good. The inning limit is 160, he’s now at 108 2/3 IP. If he gets to 158 IP in 7 starts, are they going to send him out for 2 more innings in his 8th start? Why are you bothering me, Random Italicized Voice? S’s and g’s, G. Next year, they have the House of Strasburg returning and they want to be healthy. If you have a leaguemate who’s paying LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade to trade away J-Z. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Mike Trout – So what’s my take on Trout besides he’s best served cajun? He’s kind of like the 3rd Upton brother. He’s the white Upton, or the Less Uptown Upton. Call him Upton Sinclair. As Torii Hunter might say, “We lose Bourjos and get Trout. They should’ve called that movie Anglos In The Outfield.” He’s fast, i.e., Trout can really swim upstream. He could be what we always wanted from B.J. Upton with a 25/40 line. Prospects don’t get much better. In only 74 games in the minors, he had 9 homers and 28 steals with a .330 average. Yet, he probably won’t do anything this year. When Bourjos returns, Trout may not even stick in the majors. I still say grab him in every league for the outside possibility of upside.
Cory Luebke – As I profossilized (Made Up Word Of The Day!) in the preseason, I really should’ve just drafted the entire Padres staff on one team and only started them at home. 2.92 ERA, 1.21 WHIP at home. I’d be near the top in all of my leagues for ratios. And I wouldn’t have Liriano. Win-win.
Jason Vargas – I could’ve put Fister here, and, actually by saying that, I am putting Fister here. Two Mariners pitchers that will lose 2-1 games for the price of 1. No decision-no decision.
Phil Hughes – Told you not to draft him in the preseason, don’t exactly love him now, but if he’s on waivers, it’s worth a flyer. Talk about the old hard sell, or is that a hard buy?
David Hernandez – SAGNOF!
Joe Nathan – Let’s put it this way, Matt Capps just picked up Nathan for his fantasy team.
Zack Cozart – I just went over my Zack Cozart fantasy. I wrote it while getting a tattoo of a unicorn on my back.
Travis Snider – Good source of power, but you can’t take him and his mustache within 500 feet of a schoolyard. Friend, that is creepy.
Laynce Nix – Two sets of season numbers so far: 30/12/33/.279/2 and 33/6/28/.248/8. First one is obviously Nix who’s owned in under 20% of ESPN leagues; 2nd one is Jason Bay who’s owned in 90% of leagues. You make fun of teams for giving names big money contracts, but you’re just as bad. Yeah, you.
Danny Valencia – Now dancing with Charo on Dancing With The Stars… Danny Valencia! Hola! Don’t know why but I always picture Valencia in a sequins shirt. He’s been on a tear for about three weeks now and beyond that he’s batting .240 right now but he’s a .285 hitter. So keep it going for Danny Valencia!
Emilio Bonifacio – He usually gets hot for a shorter period of time than a menopausal woman, but he is stealing some bags. Speaking of bags, at Whole Foods they give you a nickel off any purchase if you bring your own bag, so I plan on bringing 1000 bags and getting fifty dollars worth of food for free.
Mark Ellis – He’s currently hitting, but I think owning Ellis is gonna get old quicker than any of those Charlie Sheen catchphrases. Member when “Winning” was funny for like a minute? (Not an Urbandictionary minute which is actually a long time.)
Clint Barmes – This is the kinda waiver wire pickup you make then immediately look again at the waiver wire, find someone else and drop Barmes three minutes later. That kinda waiver wire pickup should have a name in the glossary. Suggest in the comments. Thank you.
SELL
Jose Reyes – M-E-S-S, Mess, Mess, Mess! I’m so done with the Mets. They got doctors from the med school that Steve Guttenberg went to in Bad Medicine and they keep selling us a bag of injured goods. Beltran will be out for the weekend — he missed 15 months! Wright is day-to-day with a broken back – he’s never returning! You think Johan’s ever coming back? I’m being serious. They built Metco on a haunted cemetery. Speaking of which, they’re gonna probably tell us Jason Bay actually died last year and they never reported it. Jose Reyes will probably miss all of July and a part of August. If you can find someone — read: sucker — to take Reyes off your hands thinking he’ll be back in a few weeks, go for it.
Nick Markakis – I’m feeling cantankerkis today. His numbers: 36/7/34/.293/7 look like a healthy Crapolanco. Whether Markakis is hitting or not, you can probably trade him for a better piece because of his name value then just grab an outfielder off waivers.
Aramis Ramirez – Yeah, he’ll probably hit a home run every game for the rest of the season and make this sell recommendation look silly. Cause he’s never one to get injured, or go into month long slumps. No! Not Aramis. He’s going to continue to hit like he had Babe Didrikson’s stem cells injected into his buttocks. You won’t find a guy whose value is higher right now. I’m not saying to sell him for the babysitting services of Casey Anthony, but I’d explore my options.
5×5 roto mixed league
ROS King Felix or Dan Haren
@Grey: re: Barmes glossary term – “Wire’s Remorse”?
Rest of Season in a 5X5 league:
Cole Hamels or King Felix?
@DogHat: F-Her
@herschel: That’s actually pretty good. All right, let’s see if we get any other ones.
@KarlJ.: F-Her
@herschel: That’s good.
@Grey
Going back to the Cozart question. Dropping Wiggy for him might leave me short for CI if Chisenhall is out for an extended period of time. Might it be better to drop the Chizzy?
I am scared of that concussion or “concussion issues” returning from last nights plunking… Morneau still burns.
Would you trade J. Zim for Lester right now (with Lester currently on the DL)?
trout to give me what i thought jennings would when i picked him up a month ago
@Bernie Brewer: yes
@Bernie Brewer: Yes, be surprised if someone went for that though.
@grey: I do this all the time, add a player that I wish I could upgrade 20 seconds later, here are some suggestions ” add-diction, add habit, cut-clint, add junkie”
@Grey For the WW dilemma, “the Barmes’ Rush”!
Start Gio vs. Texas today? How about Kennedy vs. StL?
“Barmstorming.”
One minute he’s there on your team, the next minute he’s gone.
I went to a Sox/Jays game earlier in the year and couldn’t believe that ‘stache when they showed Snider’s picture on the screen before his ABs. I ended up convincing myself that he was a huge fan of 1987 Larry Bird so that I could stop worrying about what he did with his spare time.
@grey-can you rank valencia, j. weeks, and daniel murphy? Thanks
@grey- as for the name for barmes maybe something to do with a microwave (how everything you heat up in the microwave gets cold in a couple minutes). So how about Barmes is a microwavable player…
@Grey:
continuing with the Mmm theme , what are you going to do at
Whole Foods , crack open a pound bag of M+M ‘s and bag them individually ?
wire’s remorse is a winner …. go no further .
c)
@Shea Sera Sera: Sure
@Bernie Brewer: Yup
@626 Jack: Hmm…Not great.
@Howard: Don’t think his name has to be in it.
@Boyband: Eh
@anon: Ha!
@Martin: You did.
@Martin: Eh
@chata: Yes, I am… Ha!
@Grey: Even after making a trade to acquire Tex and Youk, I still have a hole at 1B/3B. Which bum would you throw out there for next week in a H2H league: Dunn, Smoak or Moustakas? I guess I could also pick up Scott Sizemore. :/
trade Aramis to get Mike Young thoughts
Is there need to worry about Jhoulys getting shut down early? He had 173 combined innings last year but he’s still just 23.
Phillips for Gallardo sound fair? I have Espinosa to fill in.
Submitted for your consideration: add nauseum
Fair trade?
Aramis ramirez and Juam Niscaiso for Shaun Marcum and Lyle Overbay?
Pick-off attempt
I would call it the
“HomerDOH”
kinda like the “DOH” that homer simpson makes after he realizes he made another stupid decisoin.
“I was out last night drinkin, got home and grabbed clint barmes off the waiver wire… HOMERDOH!. ANYONE WANT TO TRADE FOR A 32 YR OLD MIDDLE INFIDEL?”
Grey-
I need strikeouts:
McCutchen, J. Zimmerman and one of my closers(F-Rod, Storen, Perez, Valverde, Bastardo) for Lincecum and Garza? Fair trade?
trade jesus montero and desmond jennings for Mike Trout in a keeper dynasty league?
starting to lose faith in montero and jennings…
Grey: I have 4 closers in my 6×6 h2h 12 teamer (Marmol, Street, Papelbon and Farnsworth). I’m considering offering Farnsworth, and Aramis Ramirez, for ARod. Would u do that deal if u were me? Is ARod significantly more valuable than Aramis ROS?
THANKS!
Hi Grey,
Love the idea of Trout. Don’t really have room, though. Only dude I’m comfortable dropping would be Presley who is giving me needed steals and average but nothing else. Do you recommend doing that? Thanks!
Could use an Anchorman reference for the glossary term….”I immediately regret this decision!”
I picked up Clint Barmes and knew I just jumped into the bear pit….
@Grey I was trying to immortalize him in the same way as ‘pulling a Kotchman’ while playing on the phrase ‘the bum’s rush’: Getting the bum’s rush means ‘getting forcibly ejected’, like a bum would be by a bouncer or a store owner.
Heh, the barmes pickup is like in fishing — you reel it in, go meh and toss it back aka “Stash and Release”
@Grey: Of the top tier SP’s out there who do you think has the highest win potential?
@grey- also who do you prefer morse or boesch? Should I try and sell high on my boesch?
who’s better side rest of year? 12 team 5×5 w/MI and CI
aramis and elvis or
hanley and rolen
Ryan Roberts is on waivers, claim him and lose McGehee (as backup for Yoouk)?
And, if you don’t mind, is Scherzer / Morse too much to give up for a Hamels or Gallardo?
Thanks G
@Grey How about calling the Barmes of the world “Omar Little’s” after the ripoff artist on the Wire. On your team and out before you know what hit you. Maybe a little too esoteric and who knows, you might get sued?
Anyway, what do you think about Jay-Z and Sparkakis for Krispie? Keeper league.
@SwaggerJackers: Moose
@Birddawg957: Don’t see the point.
@brett: Yup
@EG: Sure
@CT Old School: It’s okay… More like add infinitum, no?
@Dope man: Yup
@tomscuba: Don’t love it.
@Dope man: There’s a variation of d’oh in the glossary already.
@rak: Looks fair.
@Dope man: It’s a lot.
@Joel: Eh
@Mhfella: Go for it.
@ujoh: Eh
@Howard: I hear ya, but don’t love it.
@Boyband: Catch and release no?
@Rick Dempsey: Halladay
@Martin: Morse..>Sure
@coco krispie: Aramis side.
@Whiskey Diet: Yup… Nope
@Kelley: I’d hold on that trade. Don’t love the term.
Yahoo flexability, have problems at first and second. Still have Gordon and Pedro on the DL at third and Cudd with his options is my starting 2B. Drafted Kendrys for my 1B so I’ve been down all season. Morse is starting now, but that might not last. 14 team league with 23 man rosters not much in free agent pool.
What about a play off of herschel re: picking up Barmes…
Wire Fraud?
Hey Grey! Snider’s stache < Snidely Whiplash's stache, agree?
Start Kennedy/Beachy in 12 team mixed?
Rank these three (8×8 including BB, SLG, H)
J Weeks, Nishioka, Cozart
Thanks,
@Grey: definitely is a lot, but i need SB”s real bad. It’s an AL only league, and I have a feeling the yankees are going to use Montero as trade bait rather than bring him up (if he gets shipped to the NL, i would have rights to the player he is traded for). I have no clue what is going on with desmond jennings, but i feel like Trout may be better then him anyway. Also, i have buchholz on the DL , so i would be able to drop porcello in about 2 weeks anyway.
@grey Re: Barmes waiver wire… first thought was almost identical to Wire’s Remorse, except mine was Flyer’s Remorse (guy you are taking a flyer on). Wire’s probably better.
How about Beer Goggles – players that look good until you take them home and sober up.
But will Cozart play enough, when Dusty has a Proven 1997 World Series Hero hanging around? Given that issue, you still like him to produce more this year as a hitter (don’t care that much about SBs) than such exciting SS alternatives as Facebone, Alcides, & Tsuyoshi?
Grey – drop Furcal for Cozart?
I sort of like “wire fraud”. I think that may be the best so far.
Grey: Let me ask you… 10 team dynasty. Holds count.
I was just offered Crow & Pestano for Latos. I feel like I might take this. How do you feel about these relievers? I have the depth to move Latos.
@Rob: grey said yes to that question earlier
Hunter or Bernadina ROS?
Thimble of coffee
@Wilsonian: Don’t think it’s better than remorse.
@mc serch: Agreed… Sit them there.
@Cheese: Weeks, Cozart…
@Dope man: Gotcha
@keyser soze: There’s a Beerer Googles.
@T-Bone: Not for the season but for now.
@CL: Not crazy about it.
@Benson: Hunter
@fallex: Don’t think it works for this, but it’s a funny term.
@Grey…
David Freese or Mark Reynolds?
@Grey: well Joel and I do!! Ha! Emoticon…
@grey Guess I should read the glossary. Hmph.
Last shot, how about 15 Minutes of Shame?
grey,the last few days have been great post,im on my feat again(with a gimp)so ive been busy,but i do keep up with you guys,going to a louisville bats game tonight,bum pitchers throwing but maybe ill see some hr,s,and they sell a nice bloody mary too
1) Crazy to think Nolasco’s a top 25 starter ROS? 2) Thoughts on Stubbs ROS? Sell? (12 team mixed context)
Thanks.
Grey, would you drop Domonic Brown for Trout in a vacuum?
grey,maybin,brantley,seth smith,thames or byrd
J-bay or Markakis for until Victorino is off the DL?
Playing off of Jack’s #11 post:
What about an “add-junked” poisition.
A play on the word adjunt. According to Websters:
adjunct (adj \’a-j??(k)t\): attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff
Great write up. “Anglos in the Outfield”! Ha! I tried to do some Trout fishing this morning, but remembered that you have to get up way too early to catch anything- he was all gobbled up in all my leagues (congrats, AL!). Fish jokes!
I dealt Jor-Z the other day in my h2h. Though I only netted Latos, I felt kinda bad about getting anything decent for him considering the IP limit. Oh well. Survival of the fittest and what not. The guy I dealt him to won last year, so I don’t feel that bad.
@Grey– Sorry for the repeat post, but I really could use your opinion on this one. Start Gio @Tex tonight, or give him the night off? How about Kennedy vs. StL?
Grey, what do you think of this trade. I have Alex Gordon and Ryan Zimmerman. I could use pitching. I would trade Zimmerman and Wandy Rodriguez for Verlander and Pablo Sandoval.
This is …” Freddie “Boom-Boom” Washington: “Hi there.” not really its Mr baseball
Keeper League I would get
Jose Tabata
Jordan Zimmermann
for
Jayson Werth
Brandon Morrow
not worried about this year but I am for next year
Vinnie Barbarino: “I’m so confused!”
@mrbaseball: barbarino,classic,mr kotter
Braun still out of the Brewers lineup…the Hebrew Hammer was overheard saying this afternoon “I don’t ball on Shabbos, Ronnie!”
Starlin was dropped in my league. Here’s my lineup right now:
C – Santana
1B – Prince
2B – Espinosa
3B – Longoria
SS – Andrus
OF – Lind
OF – Kemp
OF – CarGo
UTIL – Pena
UTIL – Heyward
BN – Bourn
BN – Krispie
Would you drop anyone of them for Starlin?
Also have these guys: Verlander, Lincecum, Hamels, Beachy, Shields, Anibal, D. Hudson, Morrow. Would you drop Anibal or D. Hudson for him?
@Ralph: Reynolds
@Wilsonian: Ha!
@keyser soze: It’s just okay.
@AL KOHOLIC: Nice, glad you’re on your feet. Enjoy the game!
@T-BZA: 1. Yes. 2. No
@Up in this Mug: Nope
@AL KOHOLIC: Brantley, Smith, Maybin…
@Rich: Markakis
@L-Boogie: That’s not bad at all. I’ll put it in the running.
@royce!: Ha! Thanks!
@Mel: Sit and start in some leagues.
@Tom the Niner: Sounds good.
@mrbaseball: Ha! I like it for you.
@DHill Dragons: Ha!
@Wilsonian: For another bench hitter? Nope…
Re: Barmes. Chick flick. You went, wish you hadn’t.
@L-Boogie: Rudy said from above that he likes wire’s remorse better. I tried, L-Boogie.
Any guess on how long Victorino is out? Trout or Markakis/Gardner as his replacement.
I was thinking Trout if Victorino was out short term, I have a 2 year contract I can drop him into without problem
@Grey or anyone
Someone is offering me V Mart for Beltre. They seem like relative equals, aside from catcher scarcity and the fact that V Mart seems to be hurt. Is this a good deal? I own Zimmerman too, but can play him at UTIL. I punted catcher and currently have Lucroy. Straight points league.
In my contract keeper league have been offered:
Bruce ($22) + Quentin ($8) + Chacin ($5)
FOR Miggy Cabrera ($37) + Bumgarner ($6)
Do need to improve my OF and wanna bring Freeman up from my farm (so would replace Miggy at 1B), and also get a good keeper in Bruce (and maybe Chacin). Like it?
a tasty “Barmond Joy” – sometimes ya feel like a Clint Barmes, sometimes ya don’t…
@Grey: Was just offered Hosmer for Dunn. Can we officially move on from Dunn or is he going to have a monster second half?
Grey, what if I do Ryan Zimmerman and Wandy for Greinke and Pablo?
Have rollins but considering a back up at ss…Cozart or D’Arnaud?? Worth dropping Jennings or Snider??
Trout or Rajai Davis? I mostly just need the steals.
CarGo back in the lineup tonight.
10 team standard 5×5 roto scoring, non-keeper league. Thinking of trading my Stubbs for Morse. I’m looking for power and average, but am currently leading in steals. Go for it or should I look for more for Stubbs?
@Grey: I object.
And if he still doesn’t like it, I’ll STRENUOUSLY object.
Thanks dude.
(slippin Rudy a c-note)
10 team 5×5 MI …
Cozart or Ian Desmond?
@Chris: Probably 2 weeks… Trout
@zeke: Sounds solid.
@TheNewGuy: Sounds solid.
@CGGurchi: Not crazy about it.
@SwaggerJackers: Take Hosmer
@Tom the Niner: It’s just fair.
@Brew Crew: Cozart… Eh
@gusto: Davis
@Wilsonian: Nice
@Art Vandelay: Not great.
@L-Boogie: Ha!
@Buge Hoobs: Desmond
“Clint Stint”
12 team 5×5 + H, TB, OBP better BN slot
Rizzo or Trout?
Offered Longoria but wants a 3B/2B combo in return…
Who is fair or easiest to lose out of Espinosa/Utley as 2B & 3B Sandoval/Moose…Deal will go thru w/ one of each but wondering whos best to keep…Thanks
Who would you rather have in your util spot today?
Freeman against Halladay or Krispie against Lohse?
grey will you be doing a top 100 for the second half again this year?
@Grey
One more, what about Andre Ethier for Carpenter? I’d give Carp and currently have Markakis, Kemp, Cruz, D. Brown, and Rajai in the OF. My other pitchers are Halladay, Chacin, Zimmermann, Ogandi, Wandy, Bud Norris, Mad. Baum, and Humber. 10 team keeper.
16 team keeper league – took over team that is was in last place and still is in last place and will finish last and I will get 1st pick in nexts years draft
NEED TO KEEP SIX
WHICH SIX GREY
Kevin Youkilis
Asdrubal Cabrera
Domonic Brown
Ike Davis
Brandon Belt
Jose Tabata
Gio Gonzalez
Johnny Cueto
Jordan Zimmermann
Jonathan Papelbon
Jaime Garcia
Yanks-Ray postponed.
Rays, that is.
Luebke or Bedard for rest of season?
@Grey: Any suggestions for an OF with solid power/avg that would be fair for Stubbs? My AVG and RBI are terrible (which sucks, because I hate caring about those categories).
Grey- Drop either Lilly or EJax for J DLR?
Thanks
@Boyband: Eh
@Buge Hoobs: Trout
@Brew Crew: Sandoval/Moose
@Steve: Krispie
@matthew brady: Tuesday
@Kelley: It’s fair.
@mrbaseball: Youk
@El Gato: Luebke
@Art Vandelay: Bruce
@El Gato: Thanks for the heads up!
@I Am the Liquor: Jackson
@Grey: I meant R DLR, but I’m guessing you got that..
Hey Grey, you are going to start a whole new reality show with that sheetz, Extreme Shopping Baggers, tune in tonight as Grey Albright goes extreme bagging, he’s loading up his cart….but wait, now he’s unloading, whoah, he bagged the bagel counter girl, now he’s heading on to the deli clerk, wow, double bagged in the first aisle, he’s on a roll folks, um, on a bagel, I mean, now he has the cashier AND her supervisor in his sights, he’s going all out for the four bagger, wait a minute, picking up some needed supplies in the HBA aisle, now he’s loaded up with rubber for paper or plastic, he’s checking out the checkouts…..WHEN WE RETURN………..
@I Am the Liquor: Got it.
@nyydj2: Ha!
@Grey: roto league, ibanez or tabata ros?
thanks.
My opponent in H2H is starting Zach Britton. I may be able to bench my pitchers the rest of the week…
@herschel: Apples and oranges…Ibanez…
@Steve: Ha
Clint Barmes – This is the kinda waiver wire pickup you make then immediately look again at the waiver wire, find someone else and drop Barmes three minutes later. That kinda waiver wire pickup should have a name in the glossary. Suggest in the comments. Thank you.
**Waiver Wire Waver**
10 team 5×5
Luebke over Scherzer, ESantana or Arroyo?
12 team 8×8 +tba, er, L
Luebke over Ed Jax, Colby, Wandy or Arroyo?
herschel’s is the best,
@ayebatter: Not crazy about it.
@Buge Hoobs: Arroyo… Arroyo….
@626 Jack: So far, yeah.
He also has Votto and Napoli (sad emoticon).
Dear Baby Jesus,
You think you could answer one more rainout prayer? Technically, it’s the same prayer. Gio vs. Texas. Thanks in advance.
Terrence
@Steve: Damn
@Terrence Mann: Shouldn’t be starting guys in Arlington in the summer.
I wanted the strikeouts and Gio was a two start guy this week. My peripherals are ok……as of today.
It’s gotta happen…Napoli or Santana?
Also, what do you think of the registered sex offender (Snider) for the rest of the year? Is he worthwhile in an 8 Teamer (already have him in the RCL and my 16 Teamer)?
@Terrence Mann: Gotcha…
@Wilsonian: Napoli… Not in an 8 teamer…
good trade or bad: just traded mauer for prado. my catcher is lucroy, 3b is ryan roberts, CI is moustakas
Scott Sizemore is hot recently, my 2B is Jemile Weeks. Should I drop weeks for Sizemore?
I really need SB, but Coco Crisp is in a minor slump, and doesn’t run all that much recently. I also have Pagan who is running like crazy in past few games. So, should I drop Coco Crisp for Travis Snider?
@matthew brady: good
Who has better 2nd half, Utley or Espinosa??
Papi and Gregg just got into it. It was pretty awesome. Gregg threw 3 straight pitches that almost hit Papi, the 4th one Papi lightly flew out to right center. He didn’t run to first and Gregg started yelling. Grown men fighting over baseball cracks my ass up.
And of course I dropped Snider yesterday.
@Brew Crew: across the board numbers i still give a edge to utley,but if you factor in the injury threat im not sure id trade espinosa for him
@Grey: Even after the hr today?
It’s time to drop Frank Francisco? My league has deep RP roster, so closers are more valuable. After all, Frank Francisco still has the best stuff among all Jay’s RPs. While his control is bad this year, he is also having a super high 0.380 BABIP, which should regress going forward. ERA around 3.5 in second half isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility. 3.5 ERA is still too high for closers, but it should already be the best among Blue Jay’s bullpen.
Grey – Which side Wins? 12 team 5×5
Price N Ackley
or
Crawford n Dempster?
@Grey I won’t even begin to try to understand the mind of Ozzie but apparently the green light is on again. That being said, would Pierre be a better SAGNOF than Presley?
Better spot starter for sat Rubby vs. SD or Dempster vs PIT?
Grey, in my 12-team H2H, I am down 2 W, .04 WHIP, up only 3 Ks and am a solid .60 ERA ahead (though by no means is it a lock).
With that in mind, which SP is best for today, prioritizing WHIP and Ks?
Furbush v. KC (never faced them)
Rubby De La Rosa v. SD (never faced them)
Aaron Harang @LAD
Pineiro v. SEA
Thanks!
Barmes is part of the old two drop swap.
Need to improve my rotation and a couple of decent options out there on the wire. Pick up Vargas or Luebke and drop Britton? Could use some more K’s too (couldn’t we all).
I’ve always called a shaky waiver move a ‘Quaiver’
Is everyone starting Price today at NYY?….when it comes to my best SP’s,I usually dont even think about it,I just start em’,but….bad things tend to happen to even the best SP’s in that stadium,and Price HAS been kinda’ inconsistent recently.
Save vulture for ROS: guerra or pArnell??
12 team head to head 7×7 with ops/ks
Adam Jones or Alex Gordon for rest of season?
who should i drop first peavy or liriano?
12 Team Roto. R, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, AVG and OBP. Rest of season: Freeman or Hosmer?
sorry, it may help to know that this is for a 12 team roto….pitching cats: w, l, s, hld, k, era, gidp, whip.
so now, drop liriano or peavy first (will need to add a new player at some point)
also, do you favor Hughes over both of them?
thanks
santana, niese, buehrle or corriera?
Marcum has been struggling lately. Anyone starting him against the Redlegs today?
News/Analysis Headlines Preseason Outlook
Jennings dealing with finger issue: The St Petersburg Times reports Saturday that top Rays outfield prospect Desmond Jennings will miss the next several games, including the Triple-A All-Star game, with a bruised right index finger. “I don’t think it’s anything big,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said of the injury.
(Updated 07/09/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/9/11).
Fantasy Analysis
Jennings continues to play well for Triple-A Durham with a .278 batting average, 12 homers and 17 steals. He’s definitely in line for a promotion to the Rays sometime soon. That said, he hasn’t exactly wowed with his stats and that is why he’s not up yet. The time is coming, though, so Fantasy owners should be getting ready for it.
@Grey: What would you say about offering Jason Heyward and Carlos Quentin for Roy Halladay? Am I underpaying or would you take that?
I’ve been offered his Carl Crawford, Ryan Zimmerman, and Jordan Zimmerman for my Jay Bruce, Pablo Sandoval, and Jordan Walden. 10-team H2H. I’m worried about JZ’s inning limits, and other pitchers I could maybe counter with are Greinke, Ian Kennedy, or Anibal Sanchez? Should I accept? Counter with a different pitcher? Stand pat?
Jeter homers for 3,000….how improbable is that? Didn’t see it but I’m pretty sure he didn’t get down on all fours and kiss home plate a la Wade Boggs.
Congrats, blue state Jeter.
Heard a good trivia question this week. Besides Jeter, who are the three active players with 2500 hits and 300 sb?
@Terrence Mann: ARod, Damon and Ichiro?
@matthew brady: It’s okay.
@K76154: You need SBs but you wanna drop your steals guys?
@hotrod: Crawford
@Brew Crew: Utley
@Wilsonian: Nice
@Howard: Yup
@SwaggerJackers: No idea what this question is regarding.
@K76154: If you can’t bench him…
@larry: Rubby
@Kevnom: Pineiro
@Champion1337: Don’t think it’s better.
@TheNewGuy: Luebke
@3rdGenSoxFan: Don’t think it’s better than what we have suggested above.
@dope man: Guerra
@The Burghler: Jones
@paulzone: Liriano
@Jobanian: Freeman
@paulzone: Hughes over both.
@lopes: Niese
@Nuke LaDouche: I wouldn’t in some leagues.
@AL KOHOLIC: Dah
@Rick Dempsey: It’s fair.
@nick m.: Sounds good.
@mc serch: As improbable as him being the first Yankee.
@Terrence Mann: Hmm… A-Rod, Damon and ?
@Grey:
Kershaw or Heyward/Hellickson?
ARod and Damon are right. I guessed Ichiro, too.
omar vizquel with 2,819 hits and 401 steals
@AL KOHOLIC: Yep.
@Tom Thumb: Kershaw
@AL KOHOLIC: Ah… Is he active?
@Grey: yeah for the twins batted 119 times and hitting 269 this year
@Grey: lmao
what about J zimm for Scherzer?
@AL KOHOLIC: I know, was joking.
@Dominic: It’s fair.
Thoughts on Cueto today?
@Steve: I think until he blows up you gotta keep starting him.
@AL KOHOLIC: Ha!
Need some pitching start/sit advice
Hudson@STL
Cueto@MIL
Morrow@CLE
Thanks
Cliff Lee – COUNTRY STRONG!!!
@Brew Crew: Start all.
@Terrence Mann: Ha
@AL KOHOLIC: wow, cant believe he’s that close to 3000, Damon too….are these guys really HOF worthy? With the DH and some of the juiced up offenses of the 90s and aughts maybe this is becoming a cheapened standard. I read somewhere that there was like a 20-30 year period from like the 1930s-60s where only one or two guys did it…ahhhh, that’s when men were men and the sheep were nervous!
@Grey: Saw Aramis in the sell section gave it a go and got an accepted trade! Got Evan Longoria….good or bad trade?
@Nick: You got E Longoria for Aramis! Wow
Wasn’t able to set my lineup before the games started today, so Jeter was on my bench…Jeter must’ve seen that as his opening to have an insanely productive day. What a jerk.
@Grey: What up holmes? Been away for a while making the TeeVee but I’m glad to see we’re on the same page. Love me some sweet Luebke action!
My RCL team is a godforsaken mess but my other two squads are killin it. My 14 team roto squad looks like it was picked out of this weeks buy/sell and not coincidentally is in 1st.
In the H2H keeper, I’m frustrated with my little Colby. Dude is very disappointing. Including OBP, would you drop him for Torii Hunter? Did I just say that? I did, didn’t I?
One tear for Reyes. In real life baseball, my Mets have been surprisingly good. Beat the beard!
Alvarez off the DL and sent to minors.
Trout or Dunn for ROS?
@VinWins: We’re crying into our El Presidente’s here in Washington Heights.
@Nick: Nice
@mc serch: Ha!
@royce!: Ha!
@3FingersBrown: Hey, what’s up, man? I wouldn’t drop him for Hunter. Ha!
@VinWins: Figures
@knighttown: Dunn
Leubke or Vogelsong?
/Obligatory Catcher A or Catcher B?!?!???!?? /end Obligatory
@Grey: I know it seems like a dumb question. He’s just been awful lately.
Things are good man. How about you? I’ve been fortunate enough to get a Halloween special about zombies made for a cable station which I am contractually obligated to not mention. Been crazy busy first-time producing all spring and summer.
Not sure how I’ve managed to keep up with my teams but I suppose that’s what production assistants are for! “Hey kid, read me the box scores while I drink my latte and twirl my moustache…”
Thinking about picking up Kyle Weiland for his major league debut against the Orioles tomorrow as a slight effya to the only guy that streams pitchers in our 8 team H2H league. Just don’t see why streaming’s necessary in the first place in an 8 teamer, especially when you’re already winning the counting stats AND you already have five two start pitchers going this week.
Anybody know anything about Weiland (or whether or not Yahoo! will even add him in time for me to pick him up)? Would I be better off with Peavy
Cut myself off there. Need to keep the mouse away from the Submit Comment button until I’m done.
To sum it up after my rant in the above post: Kyle Weiland, Peavy, or Pelfrey for the spot start tomorrow?
Grey, can’t stand posts like the one I’m going to do, but I’m getting desperate for ideas. So if you have the time look it over, if not skip it.
20 teamer
c- montero
1b -Agon
2b- Hill
SS -Casilla
3b- Reynolds
of- Markakis, Bruce, Snider, Berkman
Util -Ackley, Hafner, Butler
Bench-Jennings, Brob, Coghlan
Sp Nolasco, Bedard, Baker, Stauffer, Luebke, Harden, Farnsworth, Madson
Bench- Oswalt, Volquez
So I’m currently in 6th, near the top in all hitting categories except for SBs. But I’m thinking with Jennings, Coghlan, and Roberts on the bench I should gain there.
But I’m near the botton in all pitching categories.
I’m thinking of Agon for Halladay or something along those lines.
Anybody really bored want to look this over and give suggestions. Any input would be appreciated.
@Grey: Since Dunn has a couple bombs this week, would you still recommend I take Hosmer instead? He did go 0-4 today….
Thanks G.
Had enough of him after 0-3 (and wanted to make the joke before you did).
Should I drop Trout?
@Donnie Baseball: What about moving Sparkakis, Berkman or Moobs for a lesser pitcher.
I hate the idea of trading a stud for pitching, even if his name is Halladay. Pitching is so volatile and you’re more likely to find pitching help on waivers than elite power.
Useless effing Reds. How many guys in scoring position do you want?
@3FingersBrown:
thanks, yeah I was thinking about Moobs for Morrow or Romero.
@Donnie Baseball: Yeah that’s more like it. I like RR better. Morrow scares me.
@Matt Damon: Leubke….Ha
@3FingersBrown: That’s great! Congrats! You gotta let us know when it airs. I’m good, working on a pilot for Oyfyfysypyryiynyg. Remove Y’s.
@mucho macho man: I’d go with Peavy.
@Donnie Baseball: Agree with Fingers. I’d sell a lesser hitter for a lesser pitcher. Berkman should be able to get you someone decent.
@SwaggerJackers: If you need homers that bad, go with Dunn. Keep in mind he has three hits in the last ten games with two homers.
@Grey: Napoli or Wieters? I have Napoli on my DL and have been starting Wieters all year. Time to drop Wieters and ride Napoli’s bat?
In Toronto’s last 162 games, Bautista has 60 home runs.
F*** you Brazoban.
@Grey: Thanks and right back at you. Mos def! When the network gets their marketing shizz together, I’ll spread the word. Please do the same.
I’ll be shooting an interview with WWZ author (and heir to comic royalty) Max Brooks out in LA soon but I think it’s going to be a fly in/shoot/fly out affair.
@Donnie Baseball: Yeah get a good arm for Berkman before he breaks down.
(in Mel Allen voice) Well howaboutthat? Ubaldo got a win!
I’m in an AL-only league, and am sorely hurting in HR, RBI, OPS, ERA and WHIP.
I got an offer for Pedroia in exchange for Nelson Cruz and David Pauley.
The move would mean I would have to pick up a 2B, with the best available on the wires being Lowrie and Raburn.
Should I take the offer?
If so, who should I pick up for 2B?
@timSTi: Napoli
@VinWins: Crazy
@Steve: Ha
@3FingersBrown: Cool, if you’re here longer let me know.
ROTW, 6×5 (+OPS):
Raburn, Sizemore, Hill, Bonifacio or Cozart?
Grey…can I get your thoughts on this?…
My offense has been dominant this week. I lead Rs by 14, 2bs by 7, RBIs by 13, SBs by 3, HRs by 1, Avg. by .31, and OBP by .50.
Overall, I’m up 10-3 on the week. Would you sit your entire offense under those circumstances? My Avg and OBP both went down by around 20 points today. My thinking is that the only way my opponent would have a remote chance to catch me on those cats would be if I had a really awful day while his team bats .400+. Obviously there’s a good chance I’ll tie or lose HRs (he has Bautista so that might happen even if start everyone), but he doesn’t any elite speed guys so my lead of 3 on SBs is pretty safe.
Am I over-analyzing and being too conservative considering that strategy? I’ve had a couple of epic sunday meltdowns where I blew leads of 11-2, so I guess I’m a little gun shy from that. Would you sit everyone or maybe just start the guys with really good match-ups and leave some slots open? Thanks for your input.
Please choose a side:
Bautista, Reyes and Stanton for Prince, A-Rod and Rollins?
@Black Beard:
Given that grey just announced Reyes as a sell, I can’t imagine he’s going with his side of that trade.
grey,balfour get next shot at saves if bailey is gurt again?
you guys like this deal in a dynasty keeper league?
I get
A Gon $47 and Romero $15
I give
Chisenhall $2, Montero $2, pineiro $10
i think it’s a must take. just hate to give up chis at that price, i think he’ll be pretty decent, and dude will have him on his team the next 5 years.
@Terrence Mann: @AL KOHOLIC: @Grey:
interrupting your earlier conversation (starting with #146) , omar vizquel
is not on the twins roster .
@chata: Grey was joking when he asked if Vizquel was active. Al was too, in his response.
@Terrence Mann:
understand that .
also that AL probably looked up vizquel on yahoo and saw that today’s
opponent were the twins , and just blew the call .
in any event , someone reading this in archives (much later than my
12 hours time) should recognize that not everyone here believes that
omar ever played for minnesota .
Short term waiver pick up. Cross between a fluffer and a waiver. Flaiver. “If your waiting on Reyes to come back, my Flaiver of the day is Miguel Tejeda.” I don’t know…maybe its a reach but if you can incorporate something from the world of porn in to baseball its gotta be worth something…
Grey and/or anyone else:who to start today?….
Lind @ CLE/Carrasco or Morse vs COL/Chacin?
@Grey: If batting 5th for Seattle is equivalent to batting 10th for the Yankees, what is the Yankee equivalent to Ackley batting 3rd?
I wanna be a fly on the wall when Posada finds out he’s getting moved down again.
Jemile Weeks, Gordon Beckham, Scott Sizemore or Ryan Raburn for rest of the season?
Got a middle of the season, do I swap some players around, question. Here’s my sqaud in all it’s glory (which is currently in 2nd in my 8 Team H2H):
C – Napoli
1B – Fielder
2B – Espinosa
3B – Longoria
SS – Andrus
OF – Kemp
OF – Lind
OF – CarGo
UTIL – Krispie
UTIL – Heyward
BN – Bourn
SP – Verlander
SP – Lincecum
SP – Hamels
RP – K-Rod
RP – Santos
P – Walden
P – D. Hernandez
P – Shields
BN – Beachy
BN – Anibal
BN – D.Hudson
BN – Morrow
These guys are available on the wire: Frenchy, Castro, Trumbo, Kelly Jo, Freeman, Pena, LoMo, Rajai, Hosmer, Snider, Walker, Torii
We count H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG., OBPS
Do you, Grey, or anyone else see a good move of dropping someone and picking up a bat or two that may help down the road?
With my stud pitching at the front of my rotation, I’m not sure all of those arms are necessary, but don’t know if I should actually drop anyone. If I did, it would probably be Anibal.
Looking for a fill-in for Reyes in my 5×5 H2H league. Who do you take among Barmes, Cozart, Escobar, or Scutaro?
Oh, and CarGo is cargoing to get an MRI on his wrist on Monday.
Hello Grey. Don’t know if you’re listening now, and I know this was asked earlier, but would you still recommend holding on S. Drew for Cozart (I have Drew). He absolutely sux!
My team is going down the crapper this week and I don’t think I will recover. Oh well. The run had to end sometime.
Any assistance from anyone concerning Drew/Cozart would be much appreciated.
Thanks all!
a quick question, on a trade:
I have 4 closers (Marmol, Paps, Street and farnsworth) in my 6×6 h2h league. If you were me, wld u make either of these 2 trades: Starlin Castro and Marmol for either 1) Tulo or 2)hanley? or is that too much to give? Thanks!
@yankees2011:
just dropped drew , in my 10 team h2h , for escobar
@Joel: do either one.
We have transactions limit of 40 per year so i can’t stream or pickup/drop hot pitchers all day…so any swap or swaps would you make to this SP staff for the ROS (note: i also have chipper to drop):
current SPs: hamels, sabbathia, beachy, ogando, wandy, peavy, liriano
available SPs: hughes, harden, dempster, danks, sanchez, lewis, dlr, capuano, vargas, mcclellan, bedard, leake
(roto league – w, l, hld, s, k, era, whip, gidp) IP limit suggests 6 man rotation…
thanks!!
@Black Beard: Hill
@WDE05: I wouldn’t sit my wh0ole offense.
@Black Beard: Bautista side.
@AL KOHOLIC: Yup
@The Talented Mr. Dope Man: Sounds good.
@Eric: Not crazy about it.
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Lind
@Terrence Mann: Ha
@K76154: Beckham
@Wilsonian: I’d lose Morrow for Pena.
@Bosmosis: Cozart
@Wilsonian: Damn
@yankees2011: Drew’s usually good in the 2nd half.
@Joel: I’d take Tulo.
@paulzone: Hold
@Grey: do you like Anibal more than Morrow for the rest of the year? Even in a league that counts Ks and Ks/9?
I’m not gonna lie, I’m a bit of a dirty K-whore.
@Grey:
yeah , i’m hoping to reverse that add/drop of escobar for drew later in the year , but for now drew’s playing like shizz .
the determining factor in my decision , however , was next week’s schedule .
@Wilsonian: Forgot about the K-rate thing, hold.
@Grey: so you wouldn’t make any changes out of that roster? I guess Hernandez will be droppable when Putz comes back.
@chata: Gotcha
@Wilsonian: Hold for now.
@Grey: holding. When Hernandez loses his gig, drop him for Pena?
Trade Kimbrel and Salas for D. Price?
How about did the HBP on reynolds look? anyone see it?
@Wilsonian: Yup
@sean: Sure
@agarthered: I didn’t.
grey – 2 quick questions
6×6 league (ops; holds)
1. presumably losing ARod for next 3-4 weeks, who do you like most for 3B replacement – Ian Stewart, Eduardo Nunez?
2. Middle Relievers – ROS; please rank following:
Kenley Jansen
Eduardo Sanchez
Luke Gregerson
Al Albequerque
Chris Sale
Thx
peavy is such a chump, just for the record. he calls his team out, then sucks in his next two starts. he’s a bum and he will no longer play for my team. sob!
@El Burro: Stewart…. Gregerson, Sale…
@paulzone: Ha
thx; much appreciated.
12 team head to head 7×7 with ops/ks
Hardy or Cozart?
@Grey: How close are Kemp and Miggy in value for the rest of 2011?
@El Burro: No problem.
@The Burghler: Hardy…
@MJD22: Close
Grey,
Please rank for saves for ROS:
Adams
Nathan
Chapman
Lidge
Uehara
Ol’ Dirty Bastardo
Parnell
Guerra
A-ROID elects to have surgery,out 4-6 weeks,and i doubt its albert 4-6 weeks
Asked this in the forums, but I’ll throw it in here too – Howard or Votto for the 2nd half?
12-team, H2H – OBP counts and my team has AVG issues.
@Grey: more saves second half, adams or d. hernandez?
thanks.
@Steve: votto
Took over a team and it has both Mauer and VMart. Not very high on Mauer at all, never have been, and Trumbo is available(not much available on this wire). Would you just dump Mauer for Trumbo’s power?
grey-schierholtz or trout
@herschel: just my opinion, but Adams has a much better shot at being a long term closer. Hernandez has been great in his role, but Gibson already said Putz will take over the closer’s role when he returns, which is probably the 2nd series after the ASB.
@AL KOHOLIC: Curse you on Schierholtz!
Watch out, AL – I’m coming to get you…
@Steve: A-ROD out a month or more will hurt me
Do you like Emilio Boneface over Hardy, Freese, or J. Weeks?
W. Ramos or Soto, ROTW?
@AL KOHOLIC: Yeah – searching the wires for a 3B is a pretty depressing experience.
@Steve: especially in that league,guys are holding rolen and the likes
Could probably have done without that little Niese cameo.
Billy Butler or Mark Trumbo?
Grey:
SP off waivers tomorrow morning in my 6×6 h2h:
Dickey, Vargas or Harang?
can you rate them? THANKS!!
@Grey: Please rank Zito, Stauffer and Luebke…
Vargas, Harang , Liriano or Zito somewhat long term. Or take a chance on Baker that his elbow will be OK?
Cueto or Chacin?
@Wilsonian: thanks!
@Mr. Neutron: Nathan, Guerra…
@AL KOHOLIC: Yup
@Steve: Votto
@herschel: Adams
@ruah: Nope
@AL KOHOLIC: Trout
@Wilsonian: Over Weeks.
@Black Beard: Soto
@The Sequential Hermaphrodite: Trumbo
@Joel: Vargas, Harang…
@Fletch: Stauffer, Luebke
@ruah: Vargas, Baker…
@Fletch: Cueto
Grey, is it time to give up on Jake Peavy? Thankfully he was on my bench, but he got shelled again today.
What do you think about Johan Santana as a DL stash?
Same question on Ike Davis and Tabata.
I already have Hosmer (and your favorite player, Butler) so I don’t really have room for Davis, but he was great for me earlier this year so if he comes back strong I’d hate to let someone else grab him.
I’m also considering picking up Chapman despite the fact I’m not in a league with holds. His K rate has been insane so just for the ratio help and Ks he could help. I currently have 8 starters and 2 closers.
Here are some probable starters I found for this week – if you have to set your lineup for the whole week by tonight like in my league, this might help. Not all teams have announced them.
A’s (vs. Angels): McCarthy, Harden, Cahill, Gonzalez
Indians (at Orioles): Masterson, Tomlin, Carrasco, Talbot
Mariners (vs. Rangers): Vargas, Fister, Hernandez, Beavan
Orioles (vs. Indians): Guthrie, Arrieta, Simon, TBA
Rangers (at Mariners): Holland, Lewis, Wilson, Harrison
Royals (at Twins): Chen, Hochevar, Francis, Paulino
Twins (vs. Royals): Liriano, Blackburn, Pavano, Duensing
White Sox (at Tigers): Floyd, Jackson, Peavy
Astros (vs. Pirates): Myers, Norris, Rodriguez
Braves (vs. Nationals): Hudson, Jurrjens, Hanson
Cardinals (at Reds): Lohse, Carpenter, Westbrook
Cubs (vs. Marlins): Garza, Dempster, Zambrano, TBA
Dodgers (at Diamondbacks): Kershaw, Kuroda, Lilly
Giants (at Padres): Bumgarner, Lincecum, Zito, Cain
Mets (vs. Phillies): Dickey, Niese, Pelfrey
Marlins (at Cubs): Sanchez, Nolasco, Vazquez/Volstad
Nationals (at Braves): Hernandez, Lannan, TBA
Padres (vs. Giants): Harang, Moseley, Luebke, Latos
Phillies (at Mets): Worley, Hamels, TBA
Pirates (at Astros): Karstens, Maholm, Correia
Reds (vs. Cardinals): Cueto, TBA, TBA
Rockies (vs. Brewers): Jimenez, Nicasio, Chacin, Cook