Sorry, but I have to now… Some of them try to pitch but they can’t pitch like this… Some of them try to pitch but they can’t pitch like this… Some of them try to pitch but they can’t pitch like this… Some of them try to pitch but they can’t! Slap yourself in the mouth if that just reminded you of the time you wore your clothes backwards. Not because of the memory, but because YOU WORE YOUR CLOTHES BACKWARDS. You a damn fool! I love you though. C’mere, we’ll do a prayer trapezoid for the part of your psyche that can’t forget your teen years. Imma let you finish, but Kris Medlen is my favorite pitcher of ALL-TIME. Or at least of this week. In 237 career innings (about one season if the Braves stop yanking his chain), his numbers are 11-8/3.49/1.22/196. He’s basically a fantasy number two — better than, say, Yu Darvish — if he were starting. Sure, there’s some issues with taking 237 innings that were partially in relief, but in his even shorter career as a starter, he’s shown that he can give around a 7 K-rate, 2 walk rate and around a 3.50 ERA. Now that Hanson and Jar-Jar are laid up with the DL blues (which is the 2nd worst song off Arroyo’s last album; first being, “I Wanna See You, Don’t Say You’ll Mullet Over.”), I’d grab Medlen in every league and hope he sticks even when Hanson returns. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
Psyche! Before we get into the Buy/Sell, just wanted to remind people that if they want to get in fantasy football leagues, they should click that link and join the football RCLs. Anyway II, here’s the Buy/Sell:
BUY
Dan Straily – Just went over my Dan Straily fantasy. I wrote it while singing, “Every day I’m hustlin’!”
Paul Maholm – Could be a mid-3 ERA guy the rest of the way on a pennant-contending team that should give him a chance for Wins. Do I trust Maholm? Not as far as I can throw him, but since I’m a 170 lbs of pure muscle with only 2% body fat, I could probably shot-put him about 7 feet. Cust kayin’, four lady readers.
A.J. Griffin – You know I just gave you my A.J. Griffin fantasy last week, and because you read Razzball before that anniversary card you got from your wife, you knew that.
Patrick Corbin – He looks like he could be a fantasy number three, which means he could be a number one or five on any given day, usually it means a line of 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners and 5 Ks. In fact, that’s gonna be his next start. Anyone want some action on that?
Greg Holland – By day Wal-Mart greeter, by night the Royals closer. It’s in his contract; nothing he can do.
Andrew Bailey – I’d absolutely stash him if I had an open DL spot. I absolutely don’t think he sees more than 5 saves this year.
Steve Cishek – Probably if managers had no egos they’d be terrific managers, but they get caught up with the whole, “Well, I said this guy was my closer, so I have to stick with that otherwise it’ll appear like I’m indecisive or worse stupid.” Ironically (if I’m using irony correctly here, only the British know for sure), their constant avoidance of trying to look stupid makes them look stupid. Of course, Cishek is better than Heath Bell and should’ve been the closer all year. If you stick string beans into a burrito and put a little Marlins jersey on it, it would be better than Bell.
Wilton Lopez – He should get saves if there are any, but here’s a prediction tangentially related to the Astros. I bet their biggest offseason signing is bringing Biggio back as a hitting coach. It’s the ol’ nice radio in the piece crap car trick.
Chris Johnson – I spent $4 FAAB bucks on this, just to be like, ‘You ain’t up on this,’ Kanye. Eventually, it will all fall down for Johnson, but I’d own him while he’s hitting.
Mike Olt – Just went over my Mike Olt fantasy. I wrote it while dressed as Little Bo Peep.
Garrett Jones – I could probably tell you to pick up Jones for weeks straight and you never would. I get it. He’s boring as dog balls. According to our Fantasy Baseball Player Rater, Jones has been better than Ichiro, B.J. Upton, Matt Joyce, Nick Swisher, Markakis, Maybin and Bryce Harper. In the last 20 day Player Rater, he’s been better than Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Tupac Hologram, Flavored Popcorn Salts and Now I’m Just Seeing If You’re Still Reading.
Chris Carter – People have compared him to a young Ryan Howard. Those people are me being coy.
Todd Frazier – Obviously, he didn’t want to hit while on my team, but since I’ve dropped him he’s started going off again. I’ll make you another Lind-type deal and not pick him up so he continues to drop bombs with no qualms.
Brett Wallace – This post is going bonkers long so I’ll direct you to our prospect writer, Scott’s Brett Wallace fantasy. It’s a good read; I especially liked the 14th sentence.
Josh Vitters – Scott just also touched on Vitters in the non-sexual way in his top ten fantasy baseball prospects for the rest of this year. Vitters has been reviled for his lack of a walks (just 71 times over 1,666 plate appearances — ha!). The whole city of LA doesn’t walk and…Well, it’s reviled everywhere but LA, too, so there’s that. Vitters comes with high expectations simply because Cubs fans are like a 104-year-old virgin who would just love to touch the playoffs’ boobies. He has solid power and this year he’s finally taking a free pass (not dramatically, but he’s been better — 30 BBs in 439 PAs). The Cubs have no reason not to let him play 3rd for the final two months and have said that. If you want to take a flyer in NL-Only leagues now, I would. In most mixed leagues, I’d wait until we see something.
Casey McGehee – It is obviously the week of 3rd basemen. The Yankees have assembled one of the best pennant-contending teams — Andruw Jones, Eric Chavez, Freddy Garcia, Raul Ibanez, Ichiro — if this were 2002. I can only imagine some of the dated conversations in that clubhouse. Yo, you guys finish the Austin Powers trilogy yet? It’s so phat! McGehee isn’t quite as dated as some of these schmohawks, but he sure seems like he fits in perfectly. He’s one of those players who feels like he was good ten years ago.
Stephen Lombardozzi – It’s the guy with the jobber’s name. He’s also hitting over .300 in the last week with no power or speed. My MI slot would probably need to be held down for a count of five before I went with Lombardozzi but in some deeper leagues you just need counting stats.
Domonic Brown - I know you’ve been burned by him before. I’ve burned by him too. C’mon, let’s cuddle. I didn’t say touch my mustache. I don’t think Brown’s going to steal many (if any) bases because of his recent knee injury, but he has everyday playing time and upside. For serious, if you ever saw him swing the bat and run, you’d own him. There’s a reason why scouts used to drool over him.
Jonathan Lucroy - Said like Paul Prudhomme, “Lucroy good if yo’ catcher slot is a po’ boy.”
Ryan Ludwick – Dusty benched Ludwick yesterday because he had four homers in four days and Dusty wanted to make sure he stayed fresh. It would be a good experiment to see if the Reds managed by a War Games supercomputer with Ronald Reagan Jr. operating the controls can outperform Dusty’s Reds. I’m guessing the Reds are a 162-0 team if they’re managed by, say, Rosie the Robot, but what do I know?
Starling Marte – I love the Pirates handling of Marte thus far — bring him up and let him play every day. I also love that he’s filling important fantasy categories. Gotta enjoy when a guy is barely hitting for average and still has steals and homers. Would enjoy it more if he started hitting .280-plus. I’m giving him another week, but time’s getting precious and he needs to do everything, otherwise he’s getting jettisoned (SAT Word of the Day!).
Travis Snider – You held your $100 in FAAB all year in your NL-Only league, just biding your time until the deadline deals… For the ‘Trading Deadline’ week, you told your Mom to make you some lasagna to celebrate the big names moving to the NL, and you would be wearing only gotchies all week because you didn’t have time for “no dizzam shower!” Well, here’s your big prize — Travis Snider.
Carlos Gomez – His baseball ability is hot garbage that you find in an oven on Venus, but he’s got some hot schmotatoness that you can’t find unless you look at about a dozen or so other players. For now, I’d own him. That ‘for now’ might be over by the time I finish this senten–
SELL
Stephen Strasburg – Recently, Strasburg, Virginia’s sometimes-mayor and local skopkeeper, Vern Degoof, said his town wasn’t putting any pressure on the Nationals to keep pitching Strasburg through his 160 inning threshold. The petition to change the town name to Dickeywood is total bunk created by an overzealous media. Rizzo, Nats GM (not 90′s prank caller), has said there’s no intention to shut Strasburg down early. Though TMZ did get pictures of his fingers crossed. Strasburg just had one lousy game vs. the Phils. If he has one more, the Nats can easily say, “Oh, well, we wanted to keep pitching him, but he’s tiring. Shucks, we’re gonna skip him…for five turns.” Even if they don’t shut him down (which I think they’d be fools not to), he could legitimately tire and not be as effective. At this point, I’d say he’s already beyond the point of what you should’ve expected of him. I.e., the rest is gravy, and gravy is good, but it would be nice if you had some turkey to put it on. I don’t think you should sell him for a once-worn Jake “The Snake” Roberts boot, but I’d definitely listen to offers.
Who would you rather go to battle with the rest of this season? Innings limit Strasburg or innings limit Sale? Choose wisely, great mustachioed one.
Dah… Sale
Thanks for NOT picking Fraizier back up. I need the fantasy points. LOL
No problem…
@Grey,
He you think you can do the same with Straily? LOL
I’ll see what I can do…
Medlen is on waivers and clears on Saturday; Straily is on waivers and clears on Sunday. I can pick one of the 2. Which do I take? H2H dynasty league.
Straily
12-team h2h; is Sandoval plus Latos for Bautista a fair offer?
It’s fair…
start Burnett sunday @ Cin?
I would….
Start J-Mac at Cincy tomorrow?
I’d bench him until we see a good start…
Start Wandy@Cin or Masterson@Detroit….have to start one.
Masterson has been bad/good/bad/good for the last 8 starts-last was a bad-next up good?
Thanks
Wandy
Dirks or Boesch? Say that fast 10 times
Cargo or Miggy?
Have a solid weekend. Go see TED if you haven’t already. I would be shocked if you haven’t seen it but a prerequisite is a viewing of Flash Gordon. I felt sorry for 90% of the theater who hadn’t seen it.
keep rockin’
-YHL
Boesch… Ha! Miggy… I saw it, and thought it was funny…
Olt or Wallace? I already have three 1B in Pujols, Rizzo and Konerko and my 3b is Prado who has been slipping but I have Longoria coming off the DL soon.
Olt
Thinking of dealing Adam Jones and Jordan Zimmermannnnnn for Matt Holliday and Dan Haren. Struggling to fill LF (currently Yonder, bleh) and could use the K’s but am I giving up too much? Jordan has been so steady…
I’d want Jones, it’s not close…
who do you spend the waiver pick on olt or straily
Straily…
@Grey, I like the girl in the Meh tshirt! What can I say, mom’s basement is pretty meh! That being said, when my man Giancarlo comes back who’s the one to drop, Cespedes or Boesch?
Ha… Boesch
How would you rank these ROS? Ruiz, M. Montero and pierzybski? I can get Ruiz and arod for montero. Have Hanley playing third and Espinosa at short, but when arod comes back would move Hanley to short if I traded for him.
I’d take the trade…
Is Dirks in the starting lineup tonight?
Would you start Dirks or Chris Johnson for the weekend ?
Would you pick up Tommy MIlone? Will he bounce back?
No more questions.
Thank you.
Not sure on Dirks… Johnson… I’d hold off on Milone…
Damn you Davey Johnson, why would you sit Morse in Game 1?
Go get fat again!
Ha! Yeah, don’t get it…
@Grey, I did pick up Lombo for the doubleheader in the RCL. I like to stream hitters since there is now max number of games played. What do you call that?
I picked him up for today’s DH too… Fingers crossed… There should be a term for it…
@Grey, we have always used daily double when we would pick guys up for double headers…for a hitting streamer I’m not sure. Here are some poorly thought out ideas
Rent-a-bat
One Night Bat
Qucik Stick
Stick in the Dark
Lollipop
Disposable Hitter, Stick, Bat
Monthursday Temp – most likely days of the week you would use them.
Disposabat
Disposabatipating
DGOF – Don’t go O fer
Rip Stik
Flash Bat
…
Hmm… Yeah, don’t think we’re there yet…
Suzuki to the Nats……So sorry Sandy.
Starting Clayton Richard tonight? I am preparing to be underwhelmed again.
Richard at home, yeah…. Suzuki — bleh…
Choose two to start tonight/this weekend: Kendrick, Boesch, Snider
Thanks!
Not Boesch…
In reference to our conversation yesterday about hawaiian shaved ice and mexican food joints, is the cougar one of the four female readers?
She would be five… She doesn’t play FBB, but I think she does a Find for “cougar”… Thanks!
@Grey, oops
Just kidding…
@Grey, I figured, I’m just covering my ass with the coug. I’m sure you are a wonderful lady.
The best!
My FBB, fantasy baseball boyfriend (babys mama term), signed up for football with me so we could play in the same league, got bounced by the commish and replaced. I know this ain’t your department but what the hell.
Ouch… That’s not cool…
@Grey, those damn footballjocks are bully’s
I know!
Would you drop Parker for Medlen?
I would in most leagues…
Funny on your Strasburg post. I just offered a guy who has him as a 15 round keeper Roy Halladay and Holland so I can keep him next year and the guy told me to kick rocks. Glad to see he’s leading our league.
Ha… Yup…
Ok, time for trade scenarios. I’ve been trying to deal Strasburg prior to this post. It’s a keeper, but shallow, so he isn’t on my keeper radar. Can you rank these scenarios and let me know if you’d do any of them or not?
Jennings/Stras for Hamilton
Jennings/Stras for Stanton
Jennings/Stras for Rizzo
Jennings/Stras for Granderson (might be able to do just Stras)
Jennings/Stras for Ellsbury
In any deal I could then pickup Rasmus, LaRoche, Medlen, or some other available guys.
I’d take Stanton, Hamilton, Grandy (if thinking of this year)…
@Grey, Thanks. Got an offer for Stanton right now. Haven’t heard yet. And yes, it’s just for this year. It’ll have no effect on my keepers at all.
Cool, yeah, take Stanton…
@Grey, Don’t know if he’ll take it. But I offered. I know he has a man crush.
Straily finally added to ESPN database. Hoping for a mediocre start tonight as if he dominates I aint got a chance of getting him on waivers! (9/16 priority). Sure others feel the same.
Yeah, our luck he’ll throw a no-hitter tonight…
Scott’s 14th sentence was both enlightening and refreshing. Will read again!
I submitted it for a Nobel…
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me… 3 doubleheaders on my team today. Ruggiano is apparently hurt, Morse has a tummy ache, and Harper is sitting the first game. I need a whiskey right meow!
I’ll take some milk meow!
@Ronkonkoma, cuse me sir… Are you saying “meow”?
Ciao Grey — Two questions based on some of the names above (all in a 16-team redraft roto league):
–My three weakest pitchers are Anibal, Matt Moore, and Medlen. Are Straily, Minor, or Iwakuma an upgrade over any of them? My biggest need is Ks, followed by WHIP.
–And my weakest hitter is Berkman. Please rank the top 3 or so replacements for him between Jon Jay, Dominic Brown, Snider, Ruggiano, and Olt. My biggest need is AVE, followed by R and OPS.
Thanks and buon weekend!
Minor over Anibal if he doesn’t do well tonight… Snider, Olt, Brown…
Anyone droppable for Straily? If Yahoo! adds him..
Anibal.
Medlen.
Milone.
Norris.
Benoit.
Benoit
Here are my unrelated to baseball friday questions…
1.. where the bleep is Chata? Its been weeks…
2.. good call on rutledge…. ?
3.. what happened to the creeper of the week? He gave up on it??
I’m worried about Chata… Really not sure… 2. Yup 3. It’s coming on Sunday…
@chata, come home! Haha
Have a good day lil bo peep!
Maybe someone in his RCL league could ask him if he’s okay… Where’s Steve?
@Grey, ive seen steve! Hes lurkin around here somewhere im sure.. havent seen chata in like 2-3 weeks though.
We gotta ask Steve to put out the Chata signal, I think he can reach him…
@Grey, steve magic can do anything he puts his mind to!
I think Steve Magic works when he puts his mind to something else and the inverse happens… So maybe he doesn’t try to get Chata? Now I’m confused…
@Grey, He’s all good as far as I know. We swapped emails the other day.
Tell him we miss his face…
@Steve, I miss chata. I miss him making smart ass comments to everything I post. Where the f-ing f did he go?
@Wilsonian, i sent out a bloodhound and search party.. paid good money so they better come back with chats!
@Grey, haha i agree.. steve magic is a very confusing thing!
start milone home vs. TOR?
Yup
What should I do with Harper?
Tell him to start hitting…
@Grey, I just wanna drop him on his ass!!!
There is but one way to cleanse the Kriss Kross ringing in my ears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzwbcrKDFs
So AWESOME… I was grateful it wasn’t “Put it in your mouth”…
Buehrle, Karstans, Detwiler = Drop any of them for Medlan?
@The Vaporizers, Would you, could you, drop this?
http://fromforbestofederal.com/2012/06/25/karstens-set-to-return-in-philly/
That is a great shot by him… Looks like my yearbook photo…
Buehrle
The Dodgers just acquired my Friday Night Streamer, Joe Blanton. With all of the extra Broxton uniforms in the clubhouse, he’s a good fit for the team.
Yeah, saw that… Not a terrible real world pick up by them….
@Grey, Agreed. But for Ks, Alyssa from LA might be surprised to see Blanton and Dempster with similar ROS numbers.
She’s got a new man in town to welcome…
So it’s 5:00 ET. It takes 35 minutes to get home by subway (including transfer). Yahoo still hasn’t added Straily. I don’t want to miss the add while I’m in transit (yes, I’m that desperate for pitching). But the Oakland game is a few hours away. Would you a) wait a bit longer at work b) head home and feed my cats because the add won’t happen for a while or c) go to my fantasy baseball 12-step meeting and pretend I didn’t write this post. Thanks
@Deadwoods, Just go home, he is going to go on waivers for two days. You won’t be able to pick him up before his start…
@Deadwoods, oh my god.. go home!!!! They wont add him til tonight when the reset rosters! Then like vap said hes goin on waivers.. Poor guy… i feel ur pain though. 12 steps we need!
one more for ya…
Which duo you like better for rest of the season, and does your opinion change if its a keeper league?
Trumbo and Butler
or
Pujols and Headley
I have Pujols/Headley for both scenarios, but its pretty close
I’d take Pujols’s side, but it is close…
Grey,
Would you trade Gallardo and Pablo Sandoval for Jay Bruce?
Nah
Just saw an update on the weird Hamilton saga: Apparently his personal issue is related to TOBACCO USE.
@Carnac, he stopped chewing when he plays.. like 2 weeks ago i heard about that. I imagine the adjustment would be pretty difficult.
@Prezii, Thanks for the info…
@Carnac, thank you sir. You are the one with the info, i just throw my two cents in!
Came across this earlier today. From the big mind of Bruce Bochy:
“On whether he thought Sandoval’s risk would go up playing first base: “No, really, I didn’t. It’s usually where like in Little League, you put the fat guy over there and you didn’t worry about injuries. But he did a pretty good split. I guess anytime you make a change with a player, there’s a slight risk there.”
Ha! I kinda like him a bit more now…
All I can say is Im loving myself some LaRoche right now. Another bomb…not bad for a FA 1b after Youk took a shiz on my team
Yeah, good time to have LaRoche…
Brett Jackson with the call.
Couldn’t stand it any more – I dropped Youk in the RCL.
Watch him start hitting now.
Steve Magic…
Bench Ajax vs Masterson tonight?
or maybe Butler vs. Bills?
sorry i asked this in the forums tooo, but its getting late.
thanks!
-dave
Butler
I’m looking for a reliever to help out in holds and ratios (and maybe pick up a save or two in the process). Who of the following would the best option: Gregerson, R. Ross, Balfour, Crow or Jepsen? Thanks.
Crow
Start Latos in a fourteen team league?
I would…
The Dodgers get Blanton and now have claiming rights on Cliff Lee. Any thoughts? Being a Dodgers fan I have alot and they are very explative laden.
Lee would be huge, but he should be a number one anywhere… Blanton’s value goes up a notch…
@Grey, I like the value of Lee but why the hell would we want our four best pitchers to be lefties. I guess this is more of a real world baseball thing.
Think they’re just taking best SPs available rather than wanting it that way…
@Grey, I hear that, but I would like to see better balance. Who knows maybe Blanton becomes our number 3
Yeah, he could be…
16 team league, several guys out on the wire worth a pick-up but I have to make room: Lucroy or Rosario rest of the year?
Wilin
Would you drop McDonald for Straily? take into consideratio that I have to be gold with all my adds the rest of the way to finnish respectably, conservative moves arent going to cut it either.
Yeah, I could see the gamble, but I’d prefer to wait to see what Straily does…
@Grey, I also have Lincoln and my gut says hold on him in case the Blue Jays are out of it and want to audition him for next year
I really don’t see that happening with Lincoln…
Didn’t see it mentioned in Friday’s headlines, but Andy Dirks is playing right field and batting sixth. Will this be the start of a blahtoon?
Yeah, could be the start of a blahtoon…
nl-only
are alex presley and gaby sanchez so worthless that i should just take random flyers on random players?
Yup….
Stash 2 as potential keepers:
Berk, Simmons, Anderson
Simmons, Anderson…
need a closer bad – only have soriano.
you like my capuano for his frank francisco?
other SPs are gallardo, burnett, josh johnson, miley, estrada, and lynn.
capuano seems like he might be done….
@Random Collmenter, actually i have casilla too but i’m afraid to start him
Trade’s fair, but I don’t have much faith in Frank Frank…
@Grey, Frank Frank has lat pain issues on his other side now
Yeah, I don’t trust him to get saves… Maybe 5 the rest of the season…
Choose 1 ROS: Frazier, C Davis, G Jones, Fowler, C Johnson
Johnson
@Grey, own any of those others over Boesch?
We need a prayer triangle for Anibal… Johnson over Boesch…
@Grey, What’s going on with Anibal?
@Grey, I already added Johnson in place of Berkman. Frazier, C Davis, G Jones, Fowler over Boesch?
Frazier over Boesch…
@Grey, frazier is nice, if you need a third I would take Jones and play the splits
I need a prayer triangle for Vogelsong tonight too…
@Grey, I think I’ve used that line trying to pull of the MenageaJack
Ouch. Nasty sonavabenching from Crawford. And look at Rollins sucking ever since I put him in my lineup.
I can’t even look at Anibal… Just let him get the win and only give up 3 runs…
B Wallace got hit by a pitch…I wonder if it was on the butt?
It can’t not be…
Wait, did you mean his face? That’s cold!
@Grey, I wonder if you punch him in the stomach does he say franks and beans?
Yeah… Wandy’s pitching like Wallace looks…
@Grey, that bad… ala Wildcats: U-G-L-Y you ain’t got no alibi, you UGLY, what? you UGLY
Yeah, that bad… Anibal’s prayer triangle worked, didn’t even think I needed it for Gio…
@Grey, don’t underestimate the power of prayer, or even the prayer candles you see on street corners.
I put those there…
Drop Aceves for Straily? I have Chapman/Valverde as my 2 starting RP’s. Other SP’s are Buchholz, Sheets, Anibal. Thanks!!
I’d like to see Straily’s start first, but if you really don’t need Aceves and need an SP and have to act fast, go for it…
Looking for HR and RBI. Is Kubel a good target? Which level of SP should I offer? Price? Zimmerman? Latos?
Offer Latos, then Zimmermann…
Olt or McGehee
Thanks
Olt….
Aramis got a cortisone shot today in his wrist. Would you hang on to him or roll the dice with C. Johnson until one of Longoria or Bautista comes back?
I’d hang on to him and hope for the Zimmerman cortisone shot results…
@Grey, ha! I kinda thought that right after I typed that…
Would u start tommorrow fister,Maholm,or McDonald?
Thanks
Looking to stream
@Ryan, fister
@Ryan, or you can check the streamonator
Fister
Chris Johnson or middlebrooks ROS?
@Tim, middle
Rank ROS for DH spot:
Kendrick, Frazier, C Johnson, Snider
Thanks!
Johnson, Snider
Span? Yeah, cooled him off too. I’m in freefall right now in the RCL.
@Steve, 0-6. Real solid pickup that one.
Don’t go near Revere…
@Grey, Lol
Stream-o-nator seems to like Harang alright vs CHC on Sunday. What do you think? Solid start or no?
I’d start him in most leagues…
It figures that as soon as i drop Howdy Doo Doo cause Bono gets 2B eligibility that Bono re-injurs the thumb. damn me! now I have aight Ackley
Ha… Yeah, my luck too…
Dropped Pagan too. Look at him with the 3/4 with 3 runs.
@Steve, 4/6 today with the slam and legs. Every move a winner right now.
@Steve, Damn… Steve Magic…
Man. I already like this Straily kid.
Yeah, I know… Right?
And kinda wish I hadn’t lost patience with Rios too…
(though he was pretty bad for a while there)
I know, that kills me too… He was so awful in April after coming off last year… Damn…
@Grey, why do we have to keep bringing Rios up. Its my monkey nightmare on my back…just please make it go away
I hear ya… One of my more frustrating drops… Should’ve lost Hosmer instead of him… Even though they play different positions, still would’ve worked out better…
trying to figure out if i should pick up straily in my shallow 10 teamer…drop j.parker, m.harvey, fiers or hughes for him?
Parker
I’m coming to the conclusion that Ryan Cook is overrated as a closer.
@Abdoozy, He just crushed my ERA for the day…. could really use a BS Win, though. Roto lead is almost down into the teens!
@Hashtag Humblebrag, bad enough what he does to my ratios, I can’t buy a save this week.. you’d think between him and Frieri I’d have one bloody save, but noooooo
To start Bum or or not to start. 10 teamer and I have a lot of good options (Cliffly, Cain, Gio, Latos etc), is it worth gambing in Coors or play it safe?
@TheNewGuy, Oh and great buy/sell this week. Tonnes of available guys with upside.
Cool…
I’m starting him…
Bono done for year?
That’s what the Marlins are saying…
Dang missed out on Straily. Anyone get him?
Nope…
@TheNewGuy, I know I had my waiver in and the guy with the lowest waiver in my league got him. I was really confused this morning when I saw that. He must be the commish and cheated, I can’t think of how he did it though
@TheNewGuy, dude just got on waivers now theres 3 days to claim him.. fuck yahoo…
Trying to get Heyward $15 over the next 2 years and Skaggs $5 minor league contract over the first 2 yrs he’s called up.
I am out of contention NL only 4×4 keeper 12-team. This guy wants Gio at $17, nice keeper price for me, but I need to throw in a bat, I tried Alonso at $16 (probably too high for me to keep next year) but he’s been hesitant. Fair?
Do I up it to Gio and Headley at $18.. or is that too much?
It’s fair with Headley…
Stubbs , A Jackson, or victorino? Have mccutchen and need to drop at least 1 with Stanton coming back. Can I drop Stubbs and victorino? Or do I need to hold onto one? Thanks in advance. Love the blog.
I’d drop Stubbs from those 3… Thanks!
Could use some advice here on a couple of pending releases for the coming week. 10 Team League, so an able contributor would be emptying out his locker! I think I’d like to put an ESPN delayed activation claim on Straily, but the only dropable options are Minor, Griffin, T. Hudson, and M. Moore. Keep what I’ve got for the stretch run, or drop one of these otherwise productive arms???
Also, Longoria’s return would have to show either Olt, T. Hunter, Goldy, or Stubbs the door. After exhausting trade options for these fine players, who would you recommend releasing?
Is there a term for hoping that a player on your roster gets injured? Hate that feeling, wishing ill fate on another, spreading bad karma and all. Butt, if only, Hudson and Hunter could developed some veteran oblique soreness, requiring a harmless 15 day recharging, it would make this process so much easier!
Thanks so much, as always, for the assistance!
Lose Griffin for Straily… Olt… Ha! No, there should be a term for that though, I’ve been there…
cutch and kimbrel or kemp and gallardo Thanks!
Kemp, but it’s fair…
Guh. Ruiz out 4-6 weeks with a torn foot muscle. Could be back mid-September, but beat reporters are saying season is probably done. I didn’t have the DL space, so I just cut him for Wilin. Bye-bye batting average.
Yeah, not great news…
@Chillmodious, ouch, I dropped him a couple month back cause I had him and M. Montero, I looked the other day and it really had been a wash since I made the drop but now I feel good for my choice…for you I’m sorry for your lose…nothing beats a budget catcher that kicks ass
Drop Sheets for Strailey?
I wouldn’t…
Im so desperate for a 2B that I picked up Michael Young…I hate feeling shame for a pick-up, and that’s kinda whack cause I hear he is a really nice guy. I know a bunch of people who grew up with him and they never hate, all nice things
Yeah, but Nice isn’t a league category…
@Grey, I’m trying to justify having him
So i love sal perez cuz all he does is hit.. but literally ALL he does is HIT.. no runs ribbes or tators.. is ellis worth owning over him or hold and stop being greedy? Dude just lost ruiz so im sure he’ll pick up ellis soon.
I’d go with Perez…
@Grey, i figured so.. and i like em but dang get some stats saly!
@Grey: you starting straily next week at home vs the angels?
I’d start him…
Hold off pulling out the trapper keepers just yet:
Right-fielder Giancarlo Stanton is expected to come off the disabled list (right knee) Tuesday in New York but Guillen said the team has to be careful with him the rest of the year.
“The Stanton situation is same way – play him one day, give him two off,” he said.
Hopefully that’s just hot air…
@Grey, Still starting him in weekly leagues?
Yeah, I’m starting him…
you suck pukely!
Hey, Simple Jack, does your post say ‘me gusta’ at the top of the post?
12-team NL-only 4×4 $260 cap Auction. How much does Fiers go for next year?
$11
Here’s a useless bit of info for y’all,
the Athletics own 10 walk-off wins in their past 21 home games.
@slew, 13 for the season.. its bad when their coming up with antics to celebrate walk offs.. last night coco got dumped with ice cold water in oakland at 12am.. freezing.. then he gets pied by a guy in a spiderman outfit.. it was Josh Reddick.. i was like uhhh wat the hell did i just watch? Haaaa
That’s crazy…
Hey grey, for monday who ya like?
McAlkaseltzer VS MIN
Diamond @ CLE
Stults @ ChC (#3 on SON’s list)
Kuechel VS WAS (decent but SON has him 2nd to last)
Who we streamin?
Keuchel is pretty good at home. Does SON take that into account?
McAllister
@Grey, grassy ass…
De knotta…
Looks like we are in need of a replacement MediOAKer, A.J Griffin left the game with an apparent injury…
Damn…
@Grey,
A’s broadcasters are saying that he’s got tightness in his shoulder.
His fastballs were only touching 83-84.
@slew, peacock!! Bring em all up.. lets get this!
Yikes… That’s not good at all…
I’m going to roll the dice on J-Mac today, anyone else?
Pretty risky…
@Grey, Yeah, I’m feeling my juevos today…figuratively
mr mustache…
16 team keeper league..
would you trade Votto for Strasburg, JD Martinez and Yonder Alonso?
I have Votto….
Thoughts….I’d like Strasburg but his yearly inning limit scares me.
I wouldn’t make that trade…
Encarnacion and Cueto for Prince and Gio? Have Tex that can slide to 1B, right now have C. Johnson at 3B
Gio side
Crawford, Werth or Jennings ROS?
Jennings
Which country has the most rowing gold medals now Steve? GBR with NZ next behind them
Uh-oh, dem fighting words…
@TheNewGuy, Ah, but per capita…
Great regatta for both countries.
@Steve, Ha….after a slow start GB is having a great olympics. Yesterday evening’s 3 golds in the athletics was pretty awesome to watch.
Jesus, Ryan Cook. My RCL team is falling down around my ears.
Hey, does it say Me Gusta on the Facebook thing at the top of the post?
@Grey, Just says “Like” if that’s what you mean.
Yeah, that’s what I meant… Cool, thanks…
Straily or Harvey?
Straily…..
Drop Griffin for Tillman or Corbin? 14-team h2h.
Corbin
@Grey: best lawrie replacement if he is out next week. Weekly roto league. Olt, Frazier, Chavez, izturis or betemit?
Thanks.
Frazier
I pulled out on my McDonald last second…I’m dropping him.
I hear ya…..
@Grey, He’s probably going to Rios me now
Yup…Of course…
F-Her rewarded me nicely for having the 98.6 degree, white male American blood in my veins needed to start him @NYY.
Ha…Very nice…
Call me crazy, but I think I just saw an Olympic athlete I’m legitimately attracted to: Kristyna Kolocova
Female weight lifter?
@Grey, Puhleaze… beach volleyball.
Coincidentally, I was speaking with a gay male friend today, and he admitted to accidentally admiring what he thought was a sexy man from the back, only to realize it was actually a female Olympic weightlifter (true story). Luckily his husband wasn’t there during the embarrassing hetero moment…
That’s like when you’re looking at a long-haired girl from the back and they turn around and it’s a guy in a Metallica tour T…
@Grey, My dad has always had hair down to the middle of his back. I’ve caught so many dudes checking him out over the years, it’s insane.
He’s a handsome man!
@Grey, we use to have this friend that we would take out to clubs in Hollywood and he had a bit of a drinking problem to say the least. And on at least three seperate occasions he would hook up with some buff asain transexual. We would never let him go home with them but the guy just had a thing for really fit asian women.
Ha! That was the best part of The Hangover II…
@Grey, after the first one I could not bring myself to watch part 2
@Grey, hehe, those chicks are dudes missing their junk
Rollins. Still hitless since I moved him off the bench into my lineup. Pissed off.
Yeah, he’s been painful recently…
@Steve, please bench him starting monday. Thanks steve!!
R. Zimmerman and Yoenis for Bautista?
8 Team Keeper league.
Bautista side…
LaRoche from somewhere in unicorporated Orange County has 8 homers since the break…I love impatient owners
Yeah, he’s in the LaZone…
I’m currently in a tight battle for first place. My pitching staff is as follows: Greinke, Peavy, Fister, Burnett, Sheets, Anibal and Medlen. Would I be taking too big of a risk trying to trade Greinke for a high draft pick in next year’s draft (1st or 2nd)? Thanks.
I wouldn’t trade Greinke for a draft pick…
Wow, just seen that Trout just made ANOTHER insane grab… Ball was 2 feet over the wall and this kid got to it.. hawk wasnt to happy about it tho..
The Fish!
That Youk drop has worked out pretty well too.
Ouch
Ruiz…..that sucks, very thin WW, here are my choices:
McKenry
Norris
Mathis
Soto
Ianetta
Damn, yikes… Soto…
Think Rutledge keeps it up? Drop Rollins for him?
Think Cook is gonna lose the gig? Look at Doolittle or Balfour?
I think Rutledge could give you the same as Rollins for the rest of this year… I’d grab Balfour…
@Grey, Drop Cook for Balfour? Or hang on for right now. Don’t really have a drop for a handcuff.
parnell is definitely out as closer right? francisco is in.
Yeah, I dropped Parnell…
What are the chances of Dyson starting against Derek Holland tomorrow? Does he sit vs LHP?
@Steve, Ah bullshit. He and Frenchy are platooning. Elsewhere in Royals land, does juVenile humor get any better than this? What a name.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/04/3743048/royals-fire-sisson-bring-back.html
One of the best names in baseball…
@Steve, ha, he sounds British
He doesn’t always sit vs. them but he is horrible vs. lefties…
Cain, Snider or Rasmus for the foreseeable?
@Steve, coCain
@Steve, Rasmus
OK Sream-O-Nator, got some game starts to make up. 5 times this week I will use the best available according to the stream-o. Milone tomorrow. I just got my Jesus candle and our lady of Guadalupe candle to help. i for the stream-o and one for my team.
@Simple Jack, S-O-N won’t let you down…
Howdy the Grey(t) one, would you trade Moore or Niese for Straily (non-keeper)?
@TheNewGuy, Nope, but could see doing Moore…
Also how high you on Ellsbury ROS? Might be able to snag him for a closer…
@TheNewGuy, I’d trade a closer for him…
6×6 (OBP, QS) H2H
Need a replacement for Emilo…who would u pick up for the next 3 weeks: Scutaro, Cozart, Keppinger, Theriot, Lombardozzi, Luis Cruz, Izturis?
@Project_Badass, Cozart
Frazier or olt ROS?
@Schlitzy, Frazier
Pls rank for util spot ROS h2h pts:
Morneau
Olt
C. Johnson
Span
@EK, Johnson, Olt
Also, drop latos for straily?
@Schlitzy, I would…
Was recently talking with someone about how underappreciated Willem Dafoe is. Not only is he awesome, but also never seems to be in a bad movie (not always good, but never bad). This led me last night to watch the first movie I saw him in and haven’t seen since I was a kid, Streets of Fire. Two things struck me as impossible, yet somehow true:
1. Michael Paré is even worse at acting than I remembered.
2. Diane Lane is way prettier now than she was in her teens.
So I guess this means I have no reason to ever re-watch Eddie and the Cruisers… or The Outsiders.
There’s always a reason to see Eddie and the Cruisers… Outsiders, not as much… I don’t remember that movie at all, but I did see Tree of Life last night… Um, well, huh?
@Grey, Oh man, go watch the trailer at IMDb for Streets of Fire and tell me ’80s Grey isn’t dying to see it.
While you’re there, check out Were the World Mine. Watched it last night just based on the hilariously awful synopsis on Amazon Instant. If you like good/bad movies (e.g. Roadhouse), chef recommends. It’s like an after-school special made to assist gay teens in coming out of the closet, set the theme of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, complete with choreographed dance numbers, magical “love juice” (the movie’s words, not mine), and a ton of poorly acted and written teen angst.
Magical love juice? That’s mine! I love a good coming out of the closet story so will have to check it out…
@Grey, Be sure to let me know what you think.
would u start Olt over Moose tacos for the time being?
Yeah, if he’s playing…
How would you rank these SP moving forward – Cahill, Estrada, Blanton, and Corbin? (14 team)
Corbin, Blanton…
@Grey: With a possible DL stint looming, drop Garza for Straily or Medlen?
Medlen
@Grey: weekly roto league, with vitters called up, would you rather have him over Frazier? Non-keeper. Thanks.
I’d go with Frazier for now…
CHC called up Vitters and Jackson for real this time.
@royce!, nice, which one would you jump on?
Jackson
@Grey, Jackson or Dyson
Jackson still…
Yeah, very nice… You still in Hawaii?
@Grey, Yeah, leaving tomorrow. Overall, the trip has mostly been about helping out with my brother-in-law’s wedding, and now we have a free day, so we’re going to drive the Napali Coast; seemed to be one of the few things we could do with a six-month old that dislikes water.
I already have Vitters (figured out his promotion in yahoo not because they noted it, but because the “NA” had disappeared from next to his name); should I drop Boesch or K. Johnson for Jackson? Both are bench bats.
You should wear a Napoli jersey and ask where the Rangers warm up… I’d lose Boesch for him…
@Grey, Excellent idea. And ask everyone, “Where’s Mike’s mom?!”
Yeah, they’ll totally get it…
@royce!, I had the 6 month old that hated water too, she turned into a 3 year old that still hated water. Now at 5 I got her being normal. Good luck with that.
@Simple Jack, It’s probably not the worst thing for her to hate; living in San Diego, one of my biggest fears is that she’ll end up one of those beach bunnies. Me: “You’re not going out dressed like that, young woman!”
@royce!, that’s hilarious. I use to go to PB all the time as a kid and I loved to watch the beach bunnies in my teenage years. So I get that. If they fear the water now they will respect it more later. My parents have a pool and she has never played close to it. Swim lessons took a little longer than I would have liked.,
Future me: “It will be a cold day in hell if you think you will leave this house dressed like a whore”
Future her: “then go get a jacket dad”
@Simple Jack, Yep, PB was exactly what I had in mind. I’d almost prefer to move downtown; my wife grew up there, and only recently learned how to swim (though she was also a bit of a goth in her early teenage years, and they don’t do beaches).
@royce!, So you a longtime?
@Simple Jack, I’m guessing no, because I don’t know what that is.
@royce!, longtime resident of San Diego…not a street gang or surf gang
@Simple Jack, In that case, also no. My wife is, though; I grew up in the Seattle area. You?
@royce!, LA all my life. Spent alot of time in San Diego. Kinda love it…kinda don’t.
@Simple Jack, never had a bad time though
Medlen and Straily are available.
Who is the better grab? I have room for 1 of them unless I drop headley as well
Medlen….
@Grey, wow, grey , you are going all in on Medlen
Yeah, until Hanson returns he should have the most value…
Hey Grey, Sheets or Straily ROS?
Thanks
Sheets
Reyes gaff leads to extra RBI for LaRoche who is still on LaRoll!
Should be for the next month…
@Grey, My one man prayer triangle with my daughters Barbies is working so far.
That’s the top echelon of prayer triangles…
@Grey, That bitch always gets her way
Got a big problem when Yo Anus comes back… 7 OF and only 6 slots (OF/UTIL):
Braun, Kemp, CarGo, Trout, Harper, Yo Anus, and Cruz
Guess I’ll just have to shift around Yo Anus, Harper, and Cruz based on who’s hot, who’s hurt, and who’s got a good matchup.
@Hashtag Humblebrag, how did you get Braun, Kemp and CarGo on the same team?
@Simple Jack, Auction draft dollars (when people were still down on Braun) got me Braun and CarGo. Traded Zimmermann (keepable for just $13 next year) for Kemp to a guy who’s out of it this year and wants keepers for next year.
@Hashtag Humblebrag, well played! I have never played auction style
@Simple Jack, Oh, it’s the only way to play! Will have an opening in my league next year if you’re interested. Roto, 7×7 (regular plus K & OPS, QS & K/9), 12 team mixed. Not your typical keeper where the rich get richer and anyone new to the league is screwed (can’t keep the three guys you paid the most for at draft, can only keep 3 players for 3 years max, keeper tax makes them more expensive each year they’re kept, can keep less than three or none at all and have the full $260 for the auction). Let me know.
@Awesomus Maximus, I’m down, is there a buy in?
@Simple Jack, Nah… we play for Ss and Gs. Shoot me an email, kwalter {at} gmail [dot] com.
@Awesomus Maximus, thanks, Ive been looking for new leagues. My old league got too boring.
My favorite one so far: http://razzball.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Cuddle_Boy.mp3
@Grey, So awesome.
Yeah, not a bad problem to have…
Scherzer being Scherzer today
5 ip, 4er, 9K’s
It’s one or the other…
Grey,
Thoughts on little McKenry in Pittsburgh? Small sample size, but his HR per AB is like 13.something or higher. That’s like Trumbo. He’s got the best OPS of any hitter on my league’s waivers for the past 30 days. And he is starting more games than Barajas… I’m rockin’ Salty there who does have 20 homers but a .230 avg and starts maybe 3 or 4 games a week…
Also – Wil Myers. You told me September would be his big day, but has Frenchy and Myers’ latest homer streak changed that?
thanks again!!
McKenry’s not an option in one catcher mixed leagues… Myers might not see any action this year…
So much for Olt sitting against righties, though the start seems to have come at the expense of sitting Kinsler. Step in the right direction, though. Let Young notch another 0-fer and TEX fans will not complain when he is relegated to the bench.
Like to see Olt do something though…
@Grey, I set my lineups yesterday thinking he was not going to play. I kinda hope he does something tomorrow.
Would you drop Warren Wallace or Snider the handyman for Vitters?
Wallace
AJ Ellis or Wilin, ROS?
Wilin…
@Grey: weekly roto league, start two of the following, who do you like?
Fiers vs cin
Medlen @nym
Harvey vs atl
Straily Vs laa
Thanks.
Fiers, Medlen
NL-only, deep-ish OBP league. We’re in first so nothing urgent, but we were offered Furcal (at 12) and junk for Maholm (at 8) and junk.
The ONLY viable pitcher left on the wire is Blanton, although he have Santana on the DL. This is a no brainer, right? I don’t really know enough about Furcal’s injury, but he’ll be back soon, right?
As for the junk, would you rather have Donovan Tate, Zach Cox, or Joe Wieland?
@Rags, *”we have Santana”
@Rags, Also, I co-manage a team. I’m not using the royal “we”.
I’d take Maholm… Wieland…
@Grey, Sorry if I wasn’t clear. We’d be giving Maholm. Getting Furcal and potentially Wieland. You wouldn’t do that deal?
I wouldn’t, friend…
@Grey, Right now my rotation is Kershaw, Wainwright, Lohse, Maholm, Chris Young, and Joe Kelly with Santana on the DL. (No bench except for DL so when Santana comes back, I have two weeks to drop someone to activate him.)
I don’t think Young would be enough to get Furcal, is Kelly (at 8) an overpay? Do you just not believe Furcal has much of a second half in him?
Right now we’ve got Tyler Greene and Descalso for our SS, so anything from that position is a bonus.
Kelly is not an overpay… I don’t believe in Furcal at all, not totally sure why you want him…
Too bad Medlen didn’t get the win today but he pitched well. Sonofabench on AJ!
He’s been a beast lately…
Nice one Youk, you bastard.
@Grey: weekly roto, Corbin, Murphy or j. Garcia ROS? Non-keeper.
Thanks.
Corbin…
WTF has happened to my RCL team? It’s just stopped playing.
Mine just started playing, must be the inverse property…
@Grey, Mine is like yours Grey, playing possum all year
Come on Milone. Jesus.
@Steve, Asshole. FFS.
@Steve, OK. That Holland win gets you off the hook. But try and do better next time.
Axford on a 2-year $15 contract worth a
buy-low in an NL only 4×4 12-team
keeper? Not in it this year. Contract
scare you?
Yeah, it scares me…
Scherzer, Harvey and Milone just took the tri-fecta deuce on my ERA and WHIP today.
Damn….
thoughts on this trade in 12 team h2h keeper league. keepers appreciate 20% per yr, no year cap. im in first and looking to boost my team
i give
gio ($15)
laroche ($10)
espinosa ($10)
i get
hamels ($28)
justin upton ($41)
pedroia ($38)
the only sure thing keeper is gio at $15. i doubt any of the other guys get kept. is it worth giving up a $15 gio (id say hes worth $20-$25 in a redraft) for the improvement this year?
Gio’s better than Hamels, LaRoche has been better than Upton or Pedroia and Espinosa passable… Not sure why to do it…
Another owner is offering these corner infielders and asking for pitching:
Freeman, Goldschmidt, Lowrie, Middlebrooks, Sandoval, Youk
This is in a keeper league where we end up keeping 10-15 players per year depending on a few different factors. I already have AGon, Hosmer, Lawrie, Zimmerman and Olt as possibilities to keep for 1B/3B/CI/DH spots so I’m not in dire need but am always looking for an upgrade. Is there anyone you like better as a keeper from the other team? If so, who would you offer from:
Frieri, Casilla, Cook, Cishek, Putz, Minor, Capuano, Milone, Hughes, Straily, Medlen, Maholm, Anderson
I realize that’s a bit complicated, but thanks for any suggestions!
I also have Lester and Anibal I would definitely part with.
I’d offer Zimmerman and Milone for Goldy if you’re playing for next year…
Call me a heretic, but the coolest thing that will happen today might not take place on the diamond or at the Olympics…
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl
What’s this a cam of?
@Grey, It’s offline right now, but is a feed of the coverage of the Curiosity Rover vehicle that will be landing on Mars later today/tonight.
Ah… Very cool…
got any new ideas on the stream-o-bat term yet?
Nope
@Grey, what about a LOANer?
Eh, not great…
An absolute classic roofie by Harvey – 5 ER (2 HR) in 5 IP at Petco.
Ahead in AVG this week by .001. Opponent has Freese to go, I have A-Ram. Gotta run him out there, right?
Yeah, I would
@Grey, Up by .004 now, but I know that Freese is out to snake me.
I have a feeling Aramis is going to sonavabench me because I didn’t know if he was starting earlier, so you’re gonna be fine…
@Grey, There’s a team in H2H league that hit 22 home runs this week, 44 Runs, and 53 RBI – and lost.
The sucky part of H2H…
http://razzball.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/FMFBBL.mp3
@Grey, Wonderful.
@Steve, And he does. Of course he does. Won’t stop me winning, but every point counts right now.
Neither are great choices, but Stults v CHC or Tilman v SEA tomorrow?
SON really likes Stults, but think that’s due in part to his low FIP stemming from his recent relief appearances…
Tough call… I’d go with Stults…
Who would you drop to activate Stanton on Tuesday? Keeper league…
Snider, Frazier, C Johnson, Kendrick, Maholm, Milone
Milone
JMac and Hudson for Jennings, keeper league. Based on our points system, I could probably keep both pitchers for about the same price of the long-lost Upton brother. Which side do you like?
I’d want Jennings…
I realize a lot can still happen that could change this, but right now who’s ranked higher on your pre-season board next year – Desmond Jennings or Brandon Morrow?
I hate the choice between underachievers:
Weiters or Napoli ROS? is it close?
Wieters, it’s close…
Putz, Anibal, Posey for M Montero, Morrow, Victorino. Who wins ROS?
Victorino…
@Grey, who wins for keepers? Am I right in thinking Posey and Morrow most appealing?
Posey’s the best for keepers, but he’s a catcher… Trade for better keepers…
Rank these C as keepers for me? d’Arnaud, Perez, Salty, Ramos
Would you rank any of those 4 over M Montero in 2013?
I wouldn’t rank any of them over Montero… Perez, Salty…
How do you think Konerko and LaRoche compare the rest of the way? This is H2H, counting OBP as well as AVG.
Don’t really have room for them both, unless you’d play either at Util ahead of Bruce, Ethier or Longo when he comes back.
I think they’re probably close to even… Konerko gets a small edge…
@Grey, If you were to try and trade one, who would it be? Always tough to trade a guy (LaRoche) you got off the wire…
I’d trade for LaRoche in the right deal… But you’d probably get more for Konerko…
Grey-
My one league doesn’t allow us to bench players for games, all games count. How do you rank the following to preform for ROS? Straily, Medlen, Beavin
Medlen, Straily
Would really like a hit here, A-Ram…
@Steve, rooting for the BA
@Simple Jack, The big man delivers!
@Steve, Still need Freese to come up empty next time up…
@Steve, Bullshit. What a wanker.
Would you trade Rizzo for C Santana? Just Lost Ruiz, Rizzo on my bench, looking to win this year. 15 team, keep 7, I was going to keep Rizzo…
@nightpandas, or McCann?
I wouldn’t…..
Grey/Rudy, it is currently Sunday evening 8/5 and it looks like the Stream-O-Nator is only showing data as late as 8/7. Is it possible to work on this to project further out in the week? Those of us in weekly leagues could really use more info on Sunday nights. Thanks.
Rudy will update tomorrow morning… He’s flying back from vacation… Sorry about that…
Wondering if I don’t bother filling my catcher spot at this point. Just lost Ruiz, slim pickings on the wire, if I can get Straily via waivers, he could help me in a lot of cats and there is no cap on innings. Don’t really want to drop any bats: bench is Rizzo and Olt and I keep 7.
staff is:
Latos
Morrow (DL)
Dickey
Niese
Beckett
Fiers
Medlen
Anibal
@nightpandas, Don’t trade rizzo. Wait for Myers if you can.
I’d want a catcher…
Actually, is Michael McKenry available in your league? He seems to be a pretty hot schmotato at the moment.
Wil Myers IS listed at catcher. At least in Yahoo…