While balancing a book on their head, the Blue Jays were poised to call up Brett Lawrie just when he fractured his hand. That’s worst timing than the guy down at your local Chuckles nightclub doing an open mic set. But flip our Supreme Buddha In Funny Poses day calender two months later and the hand is healed. In two weeks at Triple-A since his return, he’s hitting near .350 with a homer. Or as Lawrie would say on Twitter #yabuddy. “You want to convey your emotional state while giving the most information possible, all in under 140 characters.” That’s Lawrie explaining Twitter to his Grammie. Lawrie should be up in the next two weeks. So you have to decide if a .300 hitter with good power and speed at 2nd base is worth sitting on your bench until his call up. #yabuddy Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Hideki Matsui – Hello, time travelers from 2004. You are not in 2004 anymore. You are in 2011. Hideki Matsui is just hitting again. Though that is not Madonna on your radio, that is Lady Gaga.
Alejandro De Aza – Speaking of Lady Gaga, it’s Alejandro who’s not hot like Mexico. He’s hot like a bagel that was toasted 15 minutes ago. He could steal some bases like a motivated Alex Rios once did, that’s about it.
Collin Cowgill – I just went over my Cowgill fantasy. I wrote it while picking through my garbage for my accidentally discarded contact lens.
Lucas Duda – It’s nice to have all the buys in one place, right? I mean you guys (and three girls) do realize I go over just about all of these players all week long. Just the other day, I was blabbering about how it’s Duda’s day and we’re off to the camptown races. Duda, Duda, day! Duda, Duda, day! Duda, Duda, day! Duda– Sorry, record was skipping.
Jason Bourgeois – Could be the best steals guy since Alex Sanchez stole 52 bases with nothing but a pair of used Keds and steroids. He’s a must own as long as he’s starting – though Jason resents the implication that ‘owning’ him means he’s part of the proletariat. You’ve been Marxed!
Jon Jay – From Bourgeois to a revolutionary diplomat, bring down the wall…between you and the light-hitting outfielders and Putin Jay!
Josh Reddick – Right now, he’s hitting like he’s getting tips directly from Ted Williams’ frozen head. “I’m so cold, I think I see dead people.” That’s a worker at a cryogenic lab getting a laugh from his co-workers. Are we having a laugh?
Dexter Fowler – Hitting near .400 in the last week. Why won’t you pick up Fowler? Chicken?
Eduardo Nunez – Five steals in the last week. It’s as simple as 1, 2, SAGNOF!
Jason Kipnis – Has started 3 times since he’s been called up and done a whole lot of nothing. Call it a career! He’s done! Or maybe you give him a few more days. You’re so reactionary, but that’s also why we get along so well. Or is it?
Yonder Alonso – I just went over my Yonder Alonso fantasy. I write it while being screamed at by Wally Backman.
Derrek Lee – Hello again, 2004 time traveler! Don’t adjust your calender. Derrek Lee is simply hitting again. Oh, and we no longer refer to Lindsay Lohan as a star or Brittany Murphy as alive.
Edwin Jackson – Back in the league where he’s had little to no success, he’s bound to either prove us wrong or right. Really, is there any other way?
Jeff Niemann – I told you to grab him last week. You didn’t tune me out, did you? I hate when you do that. Maybe we should see other people. I hear fantasy baseball (fill-in word for expert) dot com just broke up with their significant other.
James McDonald – Him and Maholm should think about why they’re so available in fantasy leagues. It just seems, I don’t know, desperate.
Mike Adams – Grab him for potential saves and, if you also own Jon Jay, you can change your team name to The Waiver Wire Fore-Fodders.
Octavio Dotel – Salas has been fine in the closer job, but two hiccups and one mention of how much he liked Rasmus and Dotel could see looks.
Matt Lindstrom – Another totally speculative pick up in case of a trade. Do I really think Huston Street gets traded? No, probably not, but you just need to hold Lindstrom until Monday, then drop him if there’s no movement. Hehe, I said movement. Also, I could’ve put Bobby Parnell here. Hey, look, I just did!
Edward Mujica – Looking more and more (and more?) like Nunez isn’t going to be traded, but, just in case, why not grab Mujica? And instead of chewing gum, chew bacon.
SELL
Ian Stewart – Consider Chris Davis here too. These guys owe me at least five hours of my life back for the amount of times I’ve picked up and dropped them. To think I once christened Stewart with the Mini-Mini Donkey nickname. You, sir, are no donkey. Mini-Mini or otherwise.
Ryan Roberts – This drop is more for mixed leagues. You and Roberts had a good run. You originally thought you were drafting Brian Roberts and it turned out much better than you could’ve ever expected. Now it’s time to move on.
Alfonso Soriano – Member back in April when I kept telling you how good he was? Because he’s good in April. We’re pretty far removed from then. Right now at the plate, Gordon Shumway Soriano looks like he’s on the wrong planet.
Ian Desmond – Alas, he never got on track this year. Has 3 homers and a .220-something average. Steals or no steals, that’s p to the athetic. To be clear, when I wear my flowery doily dress that I nicknamed my Desmond tutu, it’s for Jennings.
I’m assuming Pence or Bourn have to be traded in order for Bourgeois to have any value, correct?
And if you had to assign a percentage, what are the chances of Adams being a closer come Monday?
Niemann as a buy down the stretch in the AL East? Dude has been hit harder and more often than me. And I’m stretched out like the fences at Petco.
@Grey: re: singleton, I understand i may be in the minority, but im a huge fan of baby boy. its like boyz lite with the best ving rhames performance outside of pulp fiction. also, have you had the strawberry shake from lucy’s on labrea? its pretty solid….
@ Grey :
morgan does have 30 sb potential , but he only has 6 on the year .
and just 2 in the last month .
@Kim Cattrall’s gray bush:
Niemann has given up 4 ER in his past 27 IP. Two of those starts were Boston and Yanks. I think he’s earned himself a leash. Plus, he gets a few weak opponents (like SEA today).
Plus, as we turn the corner into the last, full fantasy month of the season, any one who is hot must be picked up.
Remember Mike Aviles from last year?
@Eddy: re: Adams — 95%; Bourgeois’ been playing anyway.
@Kim Cattrall’s gray bush: Ha! Yeah, he’s a decent #4 to 5 fantasy starter.
@herschel: Baby Boy? Really? I’ll have to check it out.
@chata: Yeah, he’s not good, but the possibility for speed is there.
Hey grey, on the bubble to make the playoffs in my 12 team h2h league, just lost Weeks but can trade him straight up for Utley to the guy in last place. Best guy on waivers is Jemile. 4 player keeper league, but could get by with ellsbury, cargo, hanley and fielder as keepers. Make the deal?
Nijer Morgan is a piece of crap! How can you have some piece of trash on your roster?
@Grey: you havent seen it before? i actually like it better than boyz (if for no other reason it doesnt have the cuba, i was just racially profiled, breakdown scene). it runs on cable semi-regularly….
@Grey:
Thanks. I sure hope so on Adams. Got my #1 waiver on him in a league. And as for Bourgeois, I guess you can say that. Though he’s only recently started to, well, start.
By the way, do you know any website that’s good for movie screening tickets? Chances of running into a promoter in a random location are about as good as winning the lottery.
Real sorry to do this, but for a weekly league counting OBP and XBH in which my team is so terrible that it’s mostly filled with waiver wire flyers, which 4 of these should I roster?:
Eric Thames
Duda
Reddick
Belt
Allen
Cowgill
Alonso
And another Q my crap luck necessitates, which SS should I run out there?:
Pennington
Furcal
Bloomquist
Barmes
I should quit this team, but then you’d find yourself with way too much free time.
Hey Grey,
Was just offered a trade in H2H for my Wright, Asdrubal, and Chacin for the Adverb, Quinten, and Alexi. I have Daniel Murphy to hold down my 3B until ARod returns. If I need a little OF and SP help, I need to do this, right?
Thanks man. Always enjoy reading.
@Myles Kennefick: Go for it.
@herschel: I’ll have to look for it.
@Eddy: No, I don’t know. Aren’t you in LA? Those people are usually at malls…
@royce!: Reddick, Duda, Allen, Thames… Furcal…
@Heavy Hitters: Thanks! If you need SP and OF help, sure.
@Grey:
Quite the opposite, I’m in Miami. And I ran into one that gave me tickets to Crazy, Stupid Love last week (pretty good movie, to be honest) and he said he goes “wherever his bosses send him”.
Hmm, I’ll have to track one down, somehow.
Rangers threatening SD that they are making a move for Bailey rather than Bell due to asking price.
Better spec add: Dotel or Balfour
@Grey: H2H 12 team with OBP and SLG instead of AVG: Which of the buys is the best offensive option for a UTIL spot going forward?
Just traded Nelly Cruz and Vogelsong for Weaver and Snider. Need pitching bad, particularly WHIP, and am loaded in power (but need AVG!) Ok so Snider’s no AVG guy, but Weaver was the only stud arm seemingly available and he had no better OF fits it seems…addressed one area at least. To make me feel good about the trade, let me know if I did well with it!
@Eddy: Ah… Yeah, they’re all over LA. not sure of a website for them.
@Donny Kerabatsos’ Ghost: Balfour
@MattW: Lee
@TheNewGuy: Sounds good.
Still wondering about the Stubbs for Jennings deal. If this is my roster (2 of these guys will always be on the bench) do I still do it:
Napoli, Fielder, Cuddyer, Longo, Tulo, Kemp, J.Up, Quentin, Konerko, Bourn, Andrus, Jennings?
Thanks man.
A while back I proposed how interesting it would be to see Roy Halladay and Hoy Ralladay (aka Charlie Morton) face off.
Well tonight, my wish has been granted with Clone Wars on the mound in Philly. Do not adjust your sets, you are not hallucinating.
Should be fun to watch.
Yesterday I asked if it was time to move on from Bernadina. Looks like the Nationals were getting tired too.
He was sent to the minors.
Hawaii 5-0, Charlie’s Angels, Dallas…is it possible Grey is writing an ALF reboot? Could that have been a subtle hint?
@Wilsonian: I’d want Stubbs, it’s not close.
@DHill Dragons: Ha! Nice…
@Eddy: Damn
@Stache Envy: I wish. Your mouth to God’s ears.
@Grey What are your thoughts on Snider? He’s only hit one homer in the last two weeks. Droppable for Duda, Matsui, Lee or Jay? Thanks!
Duda or Freese at the CI? 12 teams, roto.
how would u rank, just for the rest of the yr, Duda, Cowgill, Guzman & Alonso?
Also, who is your bet on who closes for Oakland if Street is traded?
@Marqo: Haha, if you’re not Chris Volstad you need to lighten up.
I made a deadline deal in a keeper league today. I traded Yovani and my 6th round pick next year for Baker, Ogando and his 3rd round pick next year. I can most likely only keep 1 guy.
We play with K/BB.
Thoughts? Which one would you keep?
Thanks
@Grey … Duda or Venable ROS? I need one to replace Bernadina. Thanks.
@Marqo:
i have morgan on my roster because i have higher standards than
the hall of fame voters .
@DHill Dragons:
i remember reading your comment .
good for you …. small victories .
hope they both go 8 innings .
Who do you prefer at Utility tonight?
Derrek Lee @NYY (Burnett)
Kelly Johnson @LA (Lilly)
Jay Bruce vs. SF (Vogelsong)
Mark Trumbo @DET (Porcello)
I’m leaning toward Lee or Johnson, but interested in your take.
Thanks!
@chata: I’m a Phillies fan so I won’t mind seeing Halladay out there in the 8th, but hopefully Morton will be showered and a spectator by the 6th inning.
If Bell ends up in Texas, he’s still closing right?
Best streamer this weekend?
Nicasio @SD
Holland @Tor
Rubby DLR vs AZ
Cobb @Sea
@Howard: Lee
@Steve: Duda
@side: Duda, Alonso…Fuentes…
@Ozzie: Eh…Ogando…
@Radiohead: Duda
@DHill Dragons: Lee
@TheNewGuy: Yup
@Abell: Cobb
@Steve:
verlander for holliday ….. nice .
but i thought you said , the other day , that your holiday was ruined ?
stang is a tough old nut .
you should have seen if you could have gotten him to send you
a ten dollar bill in the mail …. you know , processing fee .
In a h2h league would you drop Jordan Zimmerman for Niemann?
@Grey:
Mike Adams is on waivers, and as of five minutes ago, so is Bastardo. I can have any I please, but probably won’t get a shot at the other.
Which can be the closer for the rest of the season, and thus prompt me to use my claim?
We are definitely having a laugh.
Thanks!
@chata: Hah! Yeah figured he could use him and Holliday let’s me build what passes for a hitting foundation for next year. Verlander leaves a hole for sure but as we know, pitching is more easily found than hitting.
Grey,
Once Lawrie gets going would you take him or J. Weeks?
@DHill Dragons:
the storm gods may interrupt your clone wars .
Lawrie is hitting .370 with 3 HR in July. That includes going 1 for 8 at A+, so his AAA numbers since he returned are even better than you listed. Umm…#yabuddy
Do you plan out your annual reference to Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” or are they simply driven by random listenings to oldies radio?
Hey Grey,
I have a SS issue. I had Drew and then picked up Martinez but it seems he has run his course. Who would you suggest out of the following:
Ryan
Penningon
Betancourt
Nunez
Bartlett
Escobar
Thanks much Grey!
Do you let Beachy pitch tonight? And, more to the point, do you even still own him?
@rascal: Yup
@Eddy: Adams
@The Ghost of Doc Ellis: Thanks!
@sawx10: Lawrie
@royce!: Weird, I thought I looked at the latest stats #mybad
@Chuckles Tiddlesworth: Whatever’s playing on my iTunes.
@yankees2011: Nunez
@Viagra Falls: Looks like he had one bad game in Coors, so yeah I own him and start him.
Trying to stay in the race for a money spot in my 16 team league, but really hurting for any kind of pitching…
Do I move my Josh Johnson (Contract thru 2012) for Ryan Dempster, Leo Nunez, and Jon Giavotella?
Pick 2 for MI/Bench spots: Wiggy, Bloomquist, Lawrie.
@airweino: Not crazy about it…
@Get Wiggy With It: Lawrie, Wiggy…
Rumors of Bailey getting traded, who’s the grab from the A’s bullpen?
Pence to Phillies imminent.
Grey, whom do you prefer if Pence is traded: Pence or Lind?
Billy Butler with another homer? Have I slipped into a “ground hog’s day” alternate universe? He’s hitting one everyday now after only hitting a couple in the first half. 4 days in a row and and 5 in the last 8 games.
@Grey:
who’s the resident in charge of the ‘I Likey Melky’ fan club ?
i owe back dues .
@WDE05:
wanna guess who dropped him the night before he started his streak ?
@chata:
Haha, sorry bro.
Don’t look now, but Billy just hit ANOTHER homer. 2 today and 6 in the last 8 games. Apparently he finally got fed up with all of grey’s comments about his moobs and warning track power.
@grey- what do you think of matt latos? He was just dropped in my 12 team league. Should i pick him up?
pence just got pulled from the game, i guess its a done deal with the phils
@Jeff: Fuentes or Balfour…
@Eddy: Pence
@WDE05: Ha
@chata: You are.
@Martin: Sure
@black love: That’s it then…
@black love: Reported to be Pence and cash to the Phils for Jared Cosart, Jonathan Singleton and two lesser prospects to be named.
@DHill Dragons: Thats some lineup in that ball park! Geez
Emily Boneface’s hitting streak looks like it will end at 26 games after he grounded out to end the 8th inning amidst an 0-4 effort.
Of course Freese hits a home run. Dropped him for Duda (before asking above!). Throw in a 1/25 day so far and a sonavabenching from Mini Donkey and it’s good times in the RCL.
@Marqo: You should see the rest of his roster.
I want to make room to pick up lawrie…trade madson and freese for pagan?
If you were to roster 2 of these 3 Blue Jays, who do you pick?
Encarnacion
Thames
Lawrie
Is Pineda getting shut down early?
I think the only reason Rudy hasn’t pulled the plug on me yet is the idea that I can be counted as razzball’s potential 4th female reader.
@DHill Dragons: Much longer than anyone expected.
@Steve: Damn
@Exactly: Eh
@DHill Dragons: Lawire and Thames
@Exactly: Not supposed to.
@Kim Cattrall’s gray bush: Ha
DomoNic brown no longer an everyday player?
1/33 now and a 1 in AVG.
garza, madson, freese for morrow, gregg?
@Trick dad: I like the funky spelling of his name. Him and Ibanez will share time, is my best guess.
@Steve: Damn
@Exactly: Garza side
haha .
gardner …. hissy-fit K to end the game .
Drop Bedard for Niese, Nolasco, or Lowe?
@Trick dad: Don’t be surprised if he even gets sent to the minors soon. The Phillies want him to keep getting regular at bats, if he’s not getting them with the big club he’ll get them north on the farm.
even the most diehard astro fans have to admit that the team has
thrown in the towel .
generations of baseball fans subjected to sub-mediocrity .
maybe the rocket will make a return .
Hey Grey,
Are Floyd and/or Cecil worth an add? I have P. Hughes and even possibly T. Snider that I could drop.
Thanks much Grey.
Does anyone have an overall listing of a 12 team snake draft pick order? For example, if I have pick 11, my next pick is 14 and then….???
@VinsWins: I know you had this in a spreadsheet before the season started but since then my harddrive crashed and I lost it.
@The Sequential Hermaphrodite: Hold for another start.
@yankees2011: Cecil over Hughes…
1/37. Gone from 1st to 4th today. Jesus.
@Grey: hahaha, you say sell Roberts and he is currently 2 for 2 with a bomb…not so fast
@Steve: Ouch
@Nick: It’s the reverse sell jinx.
@Grey:
just saw the mugshot that mlbtv uses for ken rosenthal .
looks like that guy that use to be the afflac duck , with a bit of a perm .
Grey, with the move of Bautista to 3rd, the acquisition of Rasmus, and the emergence of Thames in the outfield, where do you see the Jays getting Lawrie playing time when he gets the call? 2nd Base in place of Hill?
Anibel or Cobb tomorrow? I have had Anibel for a while but like Cobb’s chances more for the win. He would be my best option to drop. Hold or get Cobb?
@chata: Ha!
@DHill Dragons: Yeah, Hill’s run his course.
@ruah: Anibal
I have Walden, Kimbrel, Rauch and Venters. Would you drop any of them for Lawrie in a 16 Team H2H Keeper? Obviously not Walden or Kimbrel…
@Grey:
your response to #28 is technically incorrect .
the correct answer is andrew bailey , i believe .
@Grey: Haven’t had a day of hitting over .270 since the ASB. Unbelievable.
And plenty below .240.
@SwaggerJackers: The last tab (Picks) is what you are looking for.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An3I_TiueBsydDNKYjRvWnI4Q2UxeEpuemx2UTBoSlE&hl=en_US&authkey=CJXn0MUE
Can’t bear with Alexei Ramirez anymore. Drop him for Rafael Furcal? Furcal has been hot last week or so, and he is capable of doing it if he stays healthy, which is the hardest part. Or drop Rasmus/Maybin for Furcal and bench Alexei first?
@Wilsonian: Venters
@Steve: Ouch
@K76154: Just go with Furcal over Alexei.
Thanks man.
Who’d you rather have for the rest of the year: Cecil or Niese?
@Wilsonian: No problem… Cecil.
@Grey:
have penciled in humber for his 7pm start vs lester .
not sure about this one .
guess i need you to convince me not to gamble with this long-shot .
(it gets boring around here) .
p.s. wonderful start by niemann vs the mariners last night .
Furbush to SEA, Fister and Pauley to DET. Gotta be good for Fister’s chances to finally record a win. Also good for Furbush, for everything except wins.
@Grey: one more for the road… Niese or Vazquez?
Trivia Time!!!
Who has been the Majors’ best hitter for the month of July?!?
@Wilsonian: If you answered Mike Napoli you would be correct!
Tell me again why he plays only 4 or 5 times a week?
Grey-
Price or Jimenez? (if Jimenez is dealt to a contender)
Price or Jimenez? (if he stays at Coors)
Thanks!
@chata: I wouldn’t go near Humber in that start.
@royce!: I think Seattle can appreciate a Furbush.
@Wilsonian: Niese
@Wilsonian: Wow, I was about to say Bonifacio until you answered.
@zeke: Price…Price
@Grey: they said on the Rangers broadcast that he was hitting .436 for July and then he got another hit.
@Grey: Ha! You are absolutely right.
I am hoping that SEA will return Furbush to starting. Hopefully he’ll get to start against his trade partner soon. If SEA played it right in the media, Fister/Furbush could be a sellout.
@Wilsonian: Hmm…
@royce!: Fister and Furbush on both sides of a doubleheader would’ve been nice.
Grey:start Pineda today @Safeco vs TB?
10 team 8×8 h2h
what do y’think of Holland?….this guy has been torturing me for two years now.he’s always on waivers,and I always pick him up after a couple of good starts and he ALWAYS rewards me w/ a huge turd of a start immediately afterwards.If he finishes this game that will be 4/5 starts w/out an earned run,three of them complete games.
Have we seen the best of Lind this year or does he still have some love to give? Hitless again, though I’m not surprised by that anymore.
I hope Furbush won’t be staying at the Edgewater Hotel…
@Steve:
sit him vs lefties
@Steve: I get the same feeling.Im in the process of trying to trade him right now.I need a SP.Im being offered either Gio or Scherzer,but I feel like I need more for a guy who is still hitting round .285/19/59.Of course the longer I wait,the less attractive Lind appears.
@chata: he’s actually hitting .306 vs lefties,compared to .274 vs righties.
@Grey: moreland vs the federalist in weekly roto leagues, ros? thanks…
@Oilcan Giuseppe:
@Steve:
wow . that’s better than expected .
looks like he’s made the transition to 1st base rather well .
why are you guys so anxious to ditch him ?
has he lost OF eligibility ??
@Grey: currently starting keljo at 2nd. could probably swing mike adams for daniel murphy. should i wait and see if bell gets traded and try to get someone better or trade him now?
@chata: in my league he’s still 1B/OF eligible,but next yr only 1B and I have Fielder.Plus,I have Braun,Crawford,Morse,Gordon and Bossman for OF and I really need another SP.I would rather trade Morse or Bossman,but Lind gets the best offers.
Not looking to trade him. Just in a black funk about how badly my teams are hitting – seeking any crumb of reassurance.
Longoria hitting fifth…
@Oilcan Giuseppe:
@Steve:
pick a side … jh peralta / magglio …. or elvis / nyger
thanks .
Elvis side for me.
Uehara to TEX for Davis and Hunter. Maybe the change of scenery will help Davis reach Bill James’ projections. I’m guessing not.
Ugh. I don’t know what this does to the Bell talks.
Cards or Jays, I’m reading. Padres could just keep him too. Theyre asking a lot bc they’ll still get some good picks if they just keep him (and he signs elsewhere in 2012).
@royce!:
I saw the Cards were a ‘fringe’ team. Damn it. Just spent my #1 waiver on Adams yesterday.
@chata: i like elvis.
I’ve been sitting here trying to imagine tomorrow nights post title. Lets see if I can guess it.
Fister Furbush inspires guys to start slapping balls into the gap
After Fister Furbush, bats are guaranteed to get hot
Will Fister Furbush maneuver guarantee more homeruns?
With Jack Z jockeying to secure younger talent will fister furbush help loosen things up south of downtown?
@Dean:
no one gets past 2nd base on furbush , reportedly .
Furbush/Fister leaves gaping hole on Mariner’s mound
mike aviles traded to the sawx !!
don’t bother adjusting your rosters .
@chata:
talk is that …. when lowrie returns from the dl , aviles will be sent
down to 3a to learn how to play the outfield .
Freese again. F*** me.
@Steve:
i have a 1 for 28 going , so far .
not that you’ll feel any better , but you’re not alone .
And I started Bumgarner. Thought hard about benching him, but decided I was being too clever. Not clever enough, it turns out.
It looks like Izzy isn’t going anywhere, so would you take him or Guerra for the rest of the year if Izzy stays in the closer role?
@ Grey
Hadn’t dropped a line in awhile, but have been reading routinely as always. After a few years, you still crack me up man. Rocking stuff of late as always! Quick question here; I was offered Rasmus for my Trumbo. Stats, etc aside… who would you prefer? For some reason, I see Rasmus having a great 2nd half in Toronto. Enjoy the remainder of the deadline weekend, as well as the plethora of Fister/Furbush jokes. Ha! (They are quite entertaining) Peace, The Spaceman
The Spaceman
Just heard on radio Ubaldo to Cleveland for prospects. Waiting for details.
Pomeranz,White and McBride all pulled from their minor league game.Ubaldo pulled from his start.Kinda sucks,I was looking forward to a Petco start from Ubaldo.
@royce!: dont feel bad,I started Bumgarner and benched Pineda.
looks like Ubaldo is starting.Any Ubaldo owners?….what do y’think about getting out of Coors,but pitching in the AL?
wow….I really wish they would have pulled Ubaldo from this start.He is getting lit up in Petco.damn it.
Pomeranz and Alex White will work. The Rocks pitching depth is horrid. It speaks volumes that Nicasio doesn’t even have a curve and he’s been a mainstay in the rotation.
Which side: Quentin/Andrus or Pence/either Kelly Jo, Lawrie, Espinosa, Hardy? I have Tulo at SS now.
With all the trades….please rank Harden, Oswalt, Kuroda and Fister.
@Wilsonian: could add the always popular Pedro Alvarez to the list, too.
If I can’t start Ubaldo @SD, is he startable anywhere at this point? Barely rhetorical…
FMFBBL
I’m off the Derrek Lee train. Went from one of the very best RHB parks to one of the very worst.
orlando cabrera gets to leave cleveland and move to san francisco .
@chata: Probably the happiest day of his life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
Bell is on the move if you believe this:
http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz/bell_a_goner_padres_likely_to_make_2_3_trades/5841892?new_post=true
Come back after you click. Yes, you!
Assuming Storen goes to MIN and Bell gets traded…
How would you rank Adams, Clippard and Nathan if they were each closing in their respective cities (SD, WAS, MIN)?
@Black Beard: Adams,Nathan,Clippard….I love Adams.26 Hits in 48 innings and two HR.He is possibly the most consistent,reliable RP in baseball,closer or otherwise.
Grey:10 team 8×8 h2h,could you rank these SP’s for me?….thnks.
Cecil,Wolf,Fister,Holland.
@Grey Duda or Rasmus? Rasmus is 0 for Canada!
Bourn to the Braves.
@Black Beard: If Storen is traded, Clippard leads MLB in SwStr%. Just sayin.
@Steve:
# 151 is the funniest posting on this page .
how the heck to you find this shizz ?
@Oilcan Giuseppe: I wouldn’t own Holland.
@herschel: Moreland
@herschel: Hold
@Dean: Hehe
@chata: Ha!
@Wilsonian: Guerra
@The Spaceman: Thanks! Trade’s fair. I’d want Trumbo.
@Wilsonian: Andrus
@Fletch: Kuroda, Oswalt…
@Steve: Ha!
@Black Beard: Adams, Nathan
@Oilcan Giuseppe: Cecil, Fister
@Howard: Rasmus
@Wilsonian: Wow
@Grey: gordon or bloomquist
@Grey:
took your advice and sat humber yesterday .
suppose karstens is an even worse try today .
and , you know what ? let me get this out of the way before the rush ….
morrow is an idiot . those K’s just aren’t worth getting killed in the
other categories .
@AL KOHOLIC: Gordon
@chata: I’d sit Karstens in some leagues — 14 and under.
@Grey: thought so,thanks,Damn i grabbed harden in a few leagues for wins last night when he was said to be going to boston,quick drop coming now
@Grey:
a commenter (i forget which one) alerted me to the fact that , due to strength of schedule , narveson should be able to whip off 3 wins in a row .
(who was that masked man ?)
well , he squeaked by the cubs last tuesday , and today’s match-up vs the
pence-less astros at home looks pretty good .
(no jinxes , no double-reverse whammies , please)
that said , i think that even though you don’t draft for wins , you certainly
can play for them …. and i want to say thanks to whichever loyal reader
it was that pointed me in narveson’s direction .
@AL KOHOLIC:
don’t be so quick .
maybe at the end of next week .
@AL KOHOLIC: No problem.
@chata: Gotcha
J. Upton/Garza or Weaver/Francouer?
Zona traded Allen for Ziegler? Really?
Mike Adams to TEX for Joe Wieland and Robbie Erlin. Quite a pen TEX is putting together.
@Terrence Mann: Apparently the A’s think they’re a football team. With Carter and now Allen, they have at least two linemen.
@Exactly: Upton
@Terrence Mann: Weird
@royce!: Seriously
@Grey: Care to hazard a guess regarding how often OAK will play Allen? They gave Carter like a week or two and then demoted him, and I’m afraid they’ll do the same with Allen. Plus Connor Jackson’s been one of the best hitters in baseball lately.
All this trades and big Bell hasn’t gone anywhere yet! Should us fantasy owners be worried, the Yankees rumours are not what we wanted to hear! Traded by the end of the day?
Oh and if the Friars decide to trade Bell and adams, who’s the smart add for saves. Gregorson?
Not only did I use my #1 waiver for Adams, but I also traded for Clippard. Both are shaping up to be big ass wastes.
Adams worth holding onto, Grey?
Time to cut Bucholtz? Sounds like he might need surgery and he’s not even currently on my DL as I’ve got too many injured guys. Pick up Holland for him? Kids been dealing in all apart from one start recently.
@Bill James Do you think Chris Davis will be able to replicate his SABR rattling AAA numbers as the Orioles’ everyday first-baseman?
Best MI to pick up for next week? Scutaro, Sizemore, Furcal, Plouffe, Altuve, A. Hill?
@Eddy:
Well, Heyman confirmed that Feliz will still be closer. No point in holding onto Adams then.
@royce!: Such a lousy park… Not sure it matters, but maybe they give him the rest of this year playing him 5 times a week at first.
@TheNewGuy: Gregerson
@Eddy: Nope
@TheNewGuy: Yes
@Howard: Ha!
@Exactly: Furcal
@royce!: How did you end up in first?
What’s up with Snider? Is he not getting any PT now? He didn’t start yesterday or today.
Also, what do you think of Bedard’s numbers going forward after getting dealt to the BoSox?
@Wilsonian: Might sit vs. lefties. Should get more PT than Davis. Don’t think Bedard changes all that much. Few tougher matchups, not as good a park, but he’s an injury waiting to happen.
5×5 H@H
Travis Snider or Jason Bourgeois?
My other OF’s are JUp, Pence, Lind, Maybin
@Grey: Hmmm, I’m not liking Snider on the pine. I’m really counting on him in my 16 Team H2H league. I’m on the verge of looking for a replacement.
I’m assuming you wouldn’t take Bedard over Anibal, then? I just like pitchers who are decent and have a monster lineup supporting them.
nl 4×4 .. i just lost Rasmus, adams, and B.allen, so I have 3 holes to fill.
I am in 3rd place in our 12 team league. I guy who is dumping in our keeper league is basically offering Keppinger, Bourgeous, and Ethier for my $1 murphy.
I am actually debating whether to blow up my team. we have to keep at least 7 players with a salary cap statrting at $260.. and wth my losses most of the players I have left are free agents and high-priced players.
Go for the trade.. or look to recover prospects?? top 4 teams in our league win some sort of money. I think 1st place is out of the question.
H2H cats league, BB, K and OPS count–Bourgeois or Abreu?
@Grey: Now that Allen’s been moved, do you expect a Goldschmidt call-up soon? If so, do you expect more Trumbo-like or Rizzo-like production this year?
Up against Zobrist this week. Won’t be sorry to see the back of that bastard.
f rodriquez gets the win and f rodriquez takes the loss in the houston vs brewers game
@Steve: I think you summarized it pretty well in a recent rant about Lind and the remainder of your RCL team! Kidding…sort of. Mostly it’s because of Upton and Jennings.
@Big Magoo: Goldschmidt has been called up already
@royce!: Ah. Jennings has been good.
I can’t believe how bad my hitting has been. It’s like someone just turned off a switch, and ever since it’s been like watching a car crash in slow motion, to completely mix my metaphors.
@royce!: Thanks for the info
@Big Magoo: reports say he is called up
@AL KOHOLIC, @royce!: Yeah, I figured the trade would mean a Goldschmidt call-up, but didn’t know if they would call him up immediately or try to ride Nady til Sept.
Sean Rod looking like he’s heating up. Might look at him over Snider.
@Carl Spackler: Depends on needs… Bourgeois
@Wilsonian: Nope
@elwood blues: Take the trade.
@Steve Stevenson: Bourgeois
@AL KOHOLIC: Weird
@Grey: Start Dempster vs. Cardinals/Westbrook tonight?
@Grey:
I’m having trouble talking myself into ditching Ryan Roberts. I was getting close and then your “sell” on him almost put me over the top, but its tough to drop him after this weekend…. 6/9, 2HRs, 4 r, 3 ribs, 4BBs.
yeah. I am going for it. I don’t give up easy. Here’s a question bid on j.d. Martinez and drop torres.. Or wait until next wee and bid on goldie or d-lee and drop nix
@Wilsonian: what do you think of Sean-Rod over Snider? He’s got multiple position eligibility and he looks like he’s heating up. He’d just be a fill-in/Utility guy.
Jesus – they need to get Hernandez out of there. I need the Hold, not the Save.
@Steve: Thanks.
@Steve: Assuming Motte doesn’t get a Hold in the late game, that raggedy-assed effort from Hernandez just got me a totally undeserved tie in my H2H matchup this week.
What do you think of giving Reyes, Hafner, Joyce for Bruce, Stanton, Gordon in a H2H league with OBP instead of AVG?
Reyes is obviously the best player in the deal but I need HRs/RBIs. A combo of Emily B. and Dee Gordo would be the Reyes replacement. What do ya say?
Whoa, I can see how that could be confusing. The Gordon I would be receiving is Alex Gordon. (I already own Dee).
Thx!
@Grey: How do you feel about Javy against the Mets tomorrow? 12 teams…
@McBainus: Hope you did.
@WDE05: Yeah, hold him now.
@elwood blues: Wait for Goldschmidt or Lee.
@Steve: Ha!
@strugz: Sounds solid.
@Steve: I’m starting him, but don’t feel great about it.
Best start for the next weekly period:
C Lewis @ DET, vs CLE
Morrow vs BAL
J Vazquez @ NYM, vs STL
Scrub on the wire with a good single matchup
Currently have Lewis slotted, but I’m worried due to the 9 ER he gave up last time he played DET.
@Grey: what did you think about my question regarding Snider or Sean Rod? I think it was #204.
@Grey: Know what I’m not feeling great about? Danny Espinosa. Dude has one hit in the last week or something.
Rough with the smooth, rough with the smooth, rough with the……
im not finding goldschmidt in the yahoo pool yet,are you serrious
@AL KOHOLIC: Hah – if we’re only 8 teams again next year you won’t need all those rooks.
Hey Grey,
I am considering adding Bourgeois and dropping Snider. However, that would give me Bourgeois, Maybin and B. Upton on my bench with only one Util. slot to fill. Would you make the add and if so, who would you start? I seem to be running short in Steals lately.
Thanks much Grey!
furcal or bartlett?
LaRussa with another brilliant bullpen play tonight, he must be getting bored again now with no Colby to fck with.
@Steve: yeah plus none of them are producing enough to matter except jennings,whom you scarfed up while i was in illinois for my birthday,my mom lives in the country in southern ill. no service for cell phones or anything unless you walk out in the yard and sometimes get a signal,they only have dial up and that takes like 30 minutes to get to yahoo,sign in,see that he was called up,and add him,serriously
@yankees2011: bourgeois could run crazy here on in,plus he is hitting 3rd for some added rbi from a sb guy
@AL KOHOLIC: Sounds like one of those reality shows where you go back in history and live as people lived back then.
@AL KOHOLIC: you gotta watch out for those guys stuck out in southern Illinois. Luckily I live in Marion, and don’t run into that issue here. I’d be pretty pissed if I did… It would cut into my baseball addiction big time. Oh, and I noticed Goldy wasn’t in Yahoo yet a few weeks ago. Why the hell are they so slow?
@Wilsonian: It’s yahoo. They rooned about 5 million ff championships last fall by giving a qb eligibility at Wr.
@Steve: @Wilsonian: yeah the younger kids hate it because they cant play on thier phones all night but it is kind od nice to have everyone playing games and such without the phones
@AL KOHOLIC: yeah, it’s definitely good for that. But it would kill my fantasy teams in baseball and football. Marion’s service is petty good all over the place. Didn’t you say you were from up around Centralia?
@Grey: nicasio or cobb, standard roto ros?
@Chris: Lewis
@Wilsonian: Snider
@Steve: Yup
@yankees2011: You have too many steals on your bench already.
@Exactly: Furcal
@herschel: Cobb
@Grey: What are you doing with Espinosa? Benching him or suffering through it?
@Wilsonian: yeah salem actually,my mom is in iuka by the state park
@Grey: need runs, sbs and avg in a weekly roto league, who do you like better next week?
span (3 @ ana, 3 vs cws)
maybin (3 vs lad, 3 @ pit)
thanks!
@Steve: I’m suffering through, but we don’t have any options.
@herschel: Maybin
it’s after 3 am .
post , already .