It’s not easy to give up 11 runs in 4 innings. You have to have the faith of your manager, first of all. Second of all, why does Jon Lester have the faith of his manager? Or anyone, for that matter. After today, his ERA is at 5.46 and WHIP is 1.46. Symmetry is about all he has going for him. You don’t get near August with a WHIP and ERA that bad with one or two shaky outings. He’s been terrible all season. People were saying he’s throwing to more contact this year, hence the drop in K-rate. Yeah, a pitch-to-contact approach is great for the hitters he’s facing. You know who else pitches to contact? A batting practice pitcher. Also, whose bright idea was it for him to pitch to contact in Fenway? Isn’t this about one of the worst parks for that? Petco = pitch to contact; Fenway = strike people out. He’s all but abandoned his cutter, which was his most effective pitch last year. Speaking of cutter, in some shallower leagues, I’d stop waiting for him to come around. There’s too many pitchers on waivers. In deeper leagues, you need to pray he can get his shizz together, but I’d bench him until he shows some sign. The one bright spot is he has a 3.04 ERA in road games, where parks are more forgiving to him giving up a line drive rate that is on par with Bruce Chen. And now you’re soiling Bruce Chen’s name! Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Adrian Gonzalez – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs with his 9th homer. He’s finally hitting again like he’s in Petco.
Jacoby Ellsbury – 2-for-5 with his first homer. The loyalty you showed holding him through his lengthy DL stint finally paid off. Remember, you can also tell a prospective mate one day about that loyalty, just don’t tell her it’s in regards to fantasy baseball. You’ll sorta defeat the purpose.
Brett Myers – It was a foregone conclusion once the Astros were out of it they would trade him, so at least they didn’t trade him in March. Oh, I know. The Astros could be contenders if Brett Wallace, J.D. Martinez, Bogusevic, Chris Johnson, Marwin Gonzalez, Jordan Schafer and Scott Moore (the guy from Project Greenlight?) play up to their level next year when they switch leagues. And if they switch leagues to the Little League. Is there a position player on their team right now that would be a starter for the Yankees? How about the Rangers? Or the Mariners? The Astros traded Myers to the White Sox to set up Addison Reed. This just about kills Myers’s value, but Reed’s been shaky, so I’d hold Myers for a few if I had room. The Astros then had the in-house option of Wilton Lopez to go with — 2.23 ERA, 0.96 WHIP — but a competent closer would’ve only illustrated how bad the Astros were, so they went with the closer that would complement them the best — Francisco Cordero (5.60 ERA, 1.76 WHIP). In all seriousness, is the team’s management as terrible as the players? Who the hell would pass over Lopez to go with Cordero? It’s like you’re at the Denny’s buffet and you know the pancakes are good, but you got botulism from the sausage last time, so you just go with that again. I wonder if it’s because they’re so used to hearing “Houston, we have a problem,” they’re playing down to expectations like a child with parents who are never proud of them. Whoa, I better book an appointment with my shrink.
Blake Beavan – 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks. I would’ve picked him up, but my fantasy team name is Ain’t No This Beavan.
Ichiro Suzuki – 0-for-4 with 2 steals, hitting .261 on the year. You know what happens when a guy whose entire game was contingent on beating out infield singles, loses a step to age? See Ichiro’s last two years. You know what you get when there’s silly hype about a player when all signs are pointing elsewhere? Ichiro and the preseason rumors that he’s just going to start hitting for power this year.
Jesus Montero – 2-for-4 and a RBI to raise his average to .261. The Mariners first three hitters in their lineup are all hitting .261. Elias Sports Bureau said the last time the first three hitters in a lineup were hitting the same thing is Opening Day with a 30 team tie.
Matt Moore – 8 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. He hasn’t been good this year, no doubt, Stefani. But he still has an ERA of 4.23 compared to 5.46 for Lester.
Jeff Karstens – 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks lowering his ERA to 3.52. Is he awesome, no. Effective lately, yes. Regression will ensue.
Pedro Alvarez – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs with his 21st homer and 2nd this weekend. You may be surprised to see Pedro from Pittsburgh has 21 homers. You may be thinking to yourself you should’ve never dropped him or you should’ve drafted him. Well, you don’t have the full story. He’s also batting .232. Not so great, backwards or forwards. Oddly enough (depending on your definition of odd), if he gets to 30 homers and .250, you’re gonna be crazy excited about him next year. If he gets to 28 homers and .240, you’re not going to care as much. You are all a bunch of rounder-uppers.
Matt Garza – Had triceps cramping, but the Cubs believe he’ll be ready to go for his next start. The Cubs also said they would trade him and throw in Marmol’s triceps for free.
Jair Jurrjens – 2 1/3 IP, 6 ER. Maybe they can get an editor to cut Jar-Jar out of the entire Braves season.
Ryan Zimmerman – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and 2 homers. Is he getting a cortisone shot before every at-bat?
Ross Detwiler – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, his ERA is now at 3.01 in 92 2/3 IP. Go to one of your teams and randomly pull up your number three starter’s stats. How does Detwiler’s stats compare? Yup.
Roger Bernadina – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and a steal and 8 for his last 11 with two steals. So RB hasn’t always brought the roast beef this year, but he’s providing some horsey sauce now.
Ian Desmond – Diagnosed with a torn oblique. Metaphorically, a torn oblique is like when your lady friend is hinting she wants you to buy her dinner and instead you buy her a pound of beef so she can make you dinner. Literally, a torn oblique is gonna knock Desmond out until the end of August, maybe longer.
Nate Schierholtz – 2-for-5 with 2 homers. Also, in this game, John Mayberry Jr. hit two homers. The Jeopardy category “Two Guys Who Hit Two Homers In The Same Game Who Probably Weren’t On Any Fantasy Mixed Teams” is rounding out nicely.
Lance Lynn – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. Now has three solid starts in a row after going on an extended run of dung. He’s still blowing away his minor league numbers, which reminds me of Jaime Garcia’s rookie year. However the Cardinals put the fear of God in their rookie pitchers it works. Maybe they have them stand in downtown St. Louis dressed in Coors Light gear asking for the nearest microbrewery.
Roy Oswalt – Will miss his next start with back pain. Oswalt was excited about the suggested treatment until he learned that traction has nothing to do with John Deere-branded equipment.
Michael Fiers – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, lowering his ERA to 1.96. You couldn’t get Michael Fiers if you were f**king Michael Fiers!
Nate Eovaldi – 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks as he was pulled after 96 pitches and the lead. Dah, I could’ve used that win. Mattingly could learn a thing or two from Dusty. He doesn’t even enter the dugout until the 6th inning and doesn’t start watching the game until the 8th.
Jordany Valdespin – 5 for his last 8 with a homer, but he didn’t start Saturday, because the Mets are hoping Jason Bay Benjamin Buttons four years off his slowing bat.
Daniel Murphy – 4-for-5, one run, one RBI, which comes two days after a 4-for-5 with one run and one RBI Friday performance. He’s like the Irish Polanco — Blanco Borracho.
Matt Harvey – Will start on Thursday for the Mets. Here’s what I said last week about him, “The Mets first prospect with K potential (9+ K /9 in his minor league career) since Kazmir is probably being called up to replace Gee. Pitching at Metco alone warrants consideration in NL-Only leagues. Based on his high BB rates in AAA (almost 4 per 9 innings), expect a lot of 5-6 inning starts. Looking forward to his Kings of Citi Field Tour with Bernie Madoff, D.L. Pelfrey, and Cedeno the Entertainer.” And that’s me quoting me!
Johnny Cueto – 7 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA falls to 2.23. Growing up in the Dominican, Cueto idolized Pedro Martinez, but his parents were both over six feet tall, and Cueto wanted to be short like Pedro. So he went out of his way to stunt his growth, and the coffee, cigarettes and overall lack of nutrition has paid off handsomely.
Brennan Boesch – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and a homer. Well, my streak of three straight weeks of Friday’s lead Buy hitting two homers that Friday came to an end, but Boesch still hit two homers this weekend, even taking Chris Sale deep on Saturday. Boesch…and…bomb!
Quintin Berry – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and a homer, but he’s really just a guy for SAGNOF. Speaking of which (hey, clunky segue!), if you want a SAGNOF! t-shirt, we’re selling them.
Miguel Cabrera – 2-for-4 and 2 solo homers. He doesn’t ever get really hot? Left mouth says P, right mouth says fft and they drift to the middle of the screen for pfft!
Alex Rios – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 14th homer to raise his average to .314. As Stan Gable would say, “Hey, that’s my Pi!”
Henderson Alvarez – 5 2/3 IP, 7 ER. The Blue Jays tacked on a truckload of early runs on Lester so Alvarez got the free room at the W.
Rajai Davis – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and a homer, which came a day after he sat for Gose (though Davis did steal a base going 1-for-1 on Saturday). I dropped Gose and Rudy dropped Rajai in a 12 team league, because, with the Snider and Gose additions to the outfield and Lind at DH, the team has too many options. They’re like California in R.B.I. Baseball.
Adam Lind – 1-for-1 as he didn’t start in a game where the Jays scored 15. Holy sit!
Travis Snider – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his first homer. As mentioned above, the Jays have enough hitters for their team and the Astros, but they look like they’re giving Snider a chance to play. I’d definitely grab him if I needed pop, and if you’re reading this in Minnesota, I’m not saying he has soda.
Jeremy Guthrie – 5 IP, 5 ER as he didn’t fare any better leaving the Mile High City for the flat lands of Missouri. Can always see if the Dead Sea Scrollers need a pitcher?
Dan Haren – 6 Ip, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks vs. the Rangers. Decent start back from the DL, but three walks vs. three Ks is far from spectacular, though it’s also not spectaculess. I’d hold or sell him, definitely wouldn’t be buying.
Ryan Doumit – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and 2 homers. This year Ryan’s homers fell on the weekend… But Doumit was goin’ down we figured… So my fantasy team I reconfigured… God damn, Ron Popeil, my catching slot is playin’ tricks on me…
Zach Britton – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks vs. Cleveland. Hey, Britton, stop picking on the Indians and see how you fare against the Yankees. Sorry, this blurb was put through a 1770′s smack talk generator. Britton gets the A’s next, that’s not the worst of starts.
Jason Kubel – 3-for-4 , 2 runs with his 6th homer in the last 7 games. He also homered three times on Saturday. Prolly a tad late on talking about Kubel. I’m *pinkie to mouth* Kubelated. Kirk Cameron must be rocking on his iPod Ben Zobrist’s wife’s song, “Here’s The Church, Here’s The Steeple, God’s Fifth Outfielder Is Jason Kubel.” Then Kirk Cameron would say without irony, “Holy smokes, this is awesome!”
Krispie Young – 1-for-4 with a homer, but more importantly he had a multiple hit game on Saturday (with two steals). His first game of that sort in about five weeks. He also has an extremely modest 4 game hitting streak. Not saying he’s out of that nasty funk or that his shoulder is better, but it’s worth monitoring.
Colby Lewis – Sounds like he’s headed back to the DL with forearm tightness. Maybe if he only had a threearm it wouldn’t be so tight.
Hanley Ramirez – The other day he punched a cooling fan in St. Louis and now can’t grip a bat. That’s the last time he tries to imitate The Fonz. Ozzie’s saying Hanley may not be able to return on the upcoming 6-game homestand and could end up on the DL. In other words, he’s punched out of work.
would you grab snider or krispy and drop duda?
Nice Stan Gable reference…we’ve got bush, we’ve got bush!
@Jack Full of Hate, Snider… Thanks!
@Grey, Yeah, I didn’t discover Razzball until well after the draft or I might have had better outcomes and not flipped almost my entire team by now.
Yeah, Grandy has been okay. I just hate hoping for a 2nd half turnaround to bring him up to Above Average..l
And that’s how you Reply Fail.
Wearing a black Razzball t-shirt will feel like Grey’s lush moustache is wrapped around me wherever I go.
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo, Perfect then!
@Grey: Middlebrooks, Boesch or Snider for a utility spot?
@ThE sHiT, Boesch
Buongiorno Grigio (That’s “Good morning Grey” in Italian) —
Jesus Montero faces RHP for his next five starts … watch what happens. In his one start against a righty in Seattle’s last seven games he went 0-for-5 with 2 Ks and two feeble grounders (he was benched in Seattle’s one other start against a RHP in that span).
I know you’re prolly higher on Jesus than I am but I traded him for De Aza over the weekend, convinced as I am that he’s about to turn back into a pumpkin. I need speed (R, SB) on that team and I just grabbed Jesus for the streak of lefties while Wilin Rosario was nursing his kankles. Does the Jesus for de Aza trade have your retroactive approval?
More importantly, I’d like to ask a couple of questions about saves:
If Seattle is rebuilding why go with 37-year-old Cordero over just-turned-29 Lopez, who is the better pitcher anyway? Are they stupid? Maybe. But do you think it could be that they want to quickly flip Cordero before the July 31 deadline? And if so, does that make Lopez a grab?
I’ve been holding onto Holland based on the idea that Broxton would get traded. Are you still pretty confident he gets the post-Broxton gig? I’ve seen some speculation about Crow.
Would you rather own Lopez, Holland, or Crow over the next eight days (’til the trade deadline)?
@Enrique, Buongiorno Grigio! Yeah, trade sounds fine… Houston, not Seattle… If they can flip Cordero, two days of closing’s not going to make a difference… Yes re: Holland….
@Grey, Heh heh. “Grigio” means “Grey”.
Thanks for the answers.
Ha… No idea…
hey grey
if You had to break up with Hardy or alexei ramirez , which one would you say goodbye too? And whats your fav break up routine?
@druss, You have to say it’s you, not them.
Which one you tell that to depends on whether you need speed (Alexei) or power (J.J.).
@druss, its not you, its your belly.
needs will give you the answer
@druss, Needs do matter
Great roundup – did you spend all your time at the fair in front of a TV? Can I please get two from this mixture of Tuesday and Wednesday starters?
Blackley @ TOR
Cecil v OAK
Harrell v CIN
Saunders v COL
Correia v CHC (Dempster)
Estrada @ PHI
Griffin @ TOR
Thanks!
@Steve, Not a pretty group. I wouldn’t know who to pick. How deep of a league is this?
@Steve, No shit, how deep is this league?
@Steve, Thanks! Cecil…
Need a LF for ROS as I just traded Boneface….and Belt isn’t going to cut it, 15 team OPS league
Carlos Lee
Crisp
Ruggiano
Berry
Saunders
Blanco
Schierholz
Mayberry
Snider
@nightpandas, Berry for steals, Snider…
Looks like we’re back to the old Snider addiction….him over Moss or Cain sugar in a 16 teamer?
@TheNewGuy, think you neeed to wait and see what they do with Snider once Bautista comes back. hopefully Snider takes Rajai’s playing time, but who knows.
@The Talented Mr. Dope Man, that would make sense but It’s Toronto and they are classic for doing things ass backwards. You would think Snider is the future but they will play him like a veteran bat coming off the bench.
@TheNewGuy, Over Moss…
Better chance for the “W”: Zimmerman @NYM or Latos @ HOU. Thinking Latos since HOU is the aforementioned, terrible. Other stats aren’t a concern, just need the Win. Thanks.
@MattTruss223, Latos
Bailey or Milone this week
Reyes or A Ramieres ROS
@Deadwoods, Milone… Reyes
Wouldn’t it be “Don’t Stop Beavin?”
@Ed, Hehe
Hey Grey,
which shit-piler ought I pick up to inadequately replace I-Des?
Rutledge, Amarista, EvCab, Cozart, Aybar, Valdespin, Bloomquist, or Marwin?
or I could pick them all up and create a tyrannic team of Infidels sure to make even Fidel quiver in his boots. FMFBBL.
oh and 12 team, 5×5, dead last in AVG (.259), could use some R, and SAGNOF wouldn’t hurt.
Thanks again.
@Ron Swanson’s ‘Stache, Ha! Aybar
@Grey, Aybar fouled a ball off his foot and might have to hit the DL. They’re waiting until the swelling goes down before they make that decision. He’ll be out for a few days at the very least.
Thanks for the heads up!
@Ron Swanson’s ‘Stache, Cozart
I have Storen on my DL still. Should I drop him or Brett Myers?
@Mennonite Sports guy, Myers
M.Montero or Doumit?
@Steve Stevenson, Doumit
I’ve been trying to resist asking a catcher question but there are some legitimate options on the wire. I’ve had Wieters in there set it and forget it style, but have had enough.
Montero, Doumit & Arencibia are available.
Any of them over Wieters ROS?
10 team 5×5, I lead AVG, RBI, & R’s. Hurting in HR’s and decent in SB’s.
@stoopid, Arencibia, your avg will offset his lack of and he had the best power off all of them and the most favorable park.
@stoopid, Wieters
Anyone have a feeling on Reynolds v Berkman? I’ve been waiting for Reynolds to heat up FOREVER.
@TrampledByDonkeys, Berkman
Well it looks like I have managed to lose the leagues top OF and SS in the same week…..who would you replace Desmond with?
Espinosa
Aviles
Furcal
Thanks
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Espinosa
Was offered the following:
Giving – Pablo Sandoval, Chris Young (OF), and AJ Burnett
Receiving – HanRam, Stephen Drew, and Lucas Harrell
Thoughts?
@SpiralArchitect, i’d hold. hanley has been a disapointment + now hes hurt. burnett has been better than most people realize.
@SpiralArchitect, Hold
Astros comment made my day….unreal how their management is so bad…
@mH, it’s like Pittsburgh bad a couple years ago
@mH, Yup
Better 2 start this week: Liriano or Kuroda?
@SpiralArchitect, Liriano
I’m not a big believer in vetoing trades, but does this one deserve a veto? 10 team, 5 keepers per team. One manager is currently right behind me in 3rd place and the other is just focusing on next season.
Bryce Harper, Garza, and Scott Downs
for
Konerko, Lincecum, and Nathan
@harkrider, no… looks fine to me
@harkrider, no, why is that trade so bad?
@harkrider, how many seasons do you get to keep players?
trade seems fine
@Jack Full of Hate, only 3 years, so when Harper is in his prime I guess he will be available. @Wilsonian, Maybe I’m jaded because those were the exact players I was talking with this manager about and he went with Harper over Bruce, Heyward, or Bautista (except he didn’t want to add Adam Jones to the deal to get Bautista)
Start Samardzija tonight?
Cain or Krispie?
Wieters or Montero?
Thanks…
@EG, Yes… Cain… Jesus…
Me again.
Regarding Desmond. It wasn’t enough that I lost Votto on my 2nd-place roto team (16-teamer, redraft). I grabbed Rutledge for the time being, but the other options available on waivers are Valdespin, Brandon Crawford, Cozart. I’m going to try to make a trade but do I hold onto Rutledge in the meantime? Or make a switch?
Also, I dropped Boesch for Rutledge, which I only did because I had just picked him up and because I’m OK for power on that team. But it now occurs to me that I could have dropped Rizzo or Rasmus or Berkman. Should I drop one of them to pick up Boesch again? My big needs here are AVE, SB, R.
Thanks for all the help…!
@Enrique, Sure, hold Rutledge for now… Hold…
Please rank Top 3 (points league, ERA and WHIP don’t matter, high K pitching is what I need): sheets, Villanueva, homer bailey, Mcallister, Estrada, correia, Maholm
@Ronkonkoma, Sheets, McAllister, Estrada
Selling my team for next year. I need to select one P to complete a deal, please rank these guys in order of value for the future:
Andrew Cashner (late-round keeper next yr)
Jaime Garcia (mid-round keeper next yr)
Jason Hammell (late-round Keeper next yr)
Any rumblings on whether this stretch-out of Cashner is the last one?
@Gooooose, Hammel, Cashner
Pls rank these starts?
12 team H2H pts:
Estrada @ PHI
Westbrook vs LAD
Collmenter @ NYM
Britton vs OAK
@EK, Westbrook, Britton
So I went up to New Hampshire for the weekend with the fam, and the entire time I kept saying “Cain…..SUGGAAARRRR” until my family kindly asked I stop acting like my 4 year old nephew. I blame you Grey!
So anyways, I traded Rizzo for Boneface in a non-keeper, needed swipes bad. We likey?
@BoneFace n Harmony, HA! My bad! Sounds solid…
Morning, Grey. Are you still preferring Nova over Phil Hughes for the rest of this season?
@Eng, Nah, switch them…
@Grey, Thank you
Hi Grey,
I have been wondering what to do with LL Cool J all year. He had some decent games early on, but has been mostly terrrible all year. What kind of waiver wire guys would you drop him for? Detwiler, Estrada, Fiers? Anyone else in mind? I get ready to pull the trigger, then I get nervous and think he could rebound. What should I do Obi Wan?
@Luke T, Fiers
Hey, Grey, I know Daniel Murphy is not your favorite, but listen to the group of middle infidels he’s better than on the ESPN year-to-date PR: Espinosa, Asdrubal Cabrera, Alexei Ramirez, Kendrick, Uggla, Ackley, Cozart. And that’s not counting people like Pedroia, Tulowitzki and Bonifacio who’ve been injured. What a year.
Also, I’m holding on to Wilton Lopez with a death grip.
@The Miracles, We have a player rater…
Would you own Detwiler or Richard over Minor, Leake or Oswalt ROS? Or take a flier on Matt Harvey?
@Jon, Detwiler over Leake
RCL… ROS… Ichiro or Coco?
@J-Birdis, Coco
Safe to say its time to drop Kendry(s)?? I keep waiting for him to regain that old form but looks like that aint happening. Also him sitting like 2 days a week really stinks in a weekly league
@Buddo Chezuski, Drop him
Deal Allen Craig for Konerko?
Essentially, do you think Pauly can recover from his month-plus slump to provide some solid production?
@So you’re saying there’s a chance, I’d take Konerko
Fowler, Cain or LoMo ROS? How about in 2013?
@Jon, Fowler… Lomo next year…
Cordero is still must own in NL-only roto, right? My closers are Motte, Axford and Marshall.
@Rags, Yup
@Grey, Yeah. But would you drop him for a hot schmotato like Ruggiano? Would be looking for an OF to take his place.
Are we starting Wandy tonight against the Vottoless Pit in Cincy? I’ve got Halladay & Wilson with a 2-start week also… hmm.
@supra, Start him
I was eying Karstens for a spot start but passed. Seriously, I shoulda known anyone going up against Analball was gonna have a good outing. MIA has had more than 2 runs in an Analball outing, like twice this year… Analball doesn’t lead to the runs…
Ended up with Collmenter which wasn’t bad at all. Second time that’s happened in the last wk. Passed on a dude with shutout innings but still ended up with a decent outing and W.
Nice consolation prize but leaves ya with a bleh feeling, especially when you’re looking to make up ground in ERA.
Could have been worse, could have been a Lester owner… yowza.
@papasmurf, I know, it’s very true… Can’t buy Anibal a win…
@Grey
Thanks for all the help & advice this year! You’ll be pleased to know I still actually have a chance to make the playoffs (all I have to do is win out and get a bunch of help). But hey, I’m still a loyal Razzball fan.
The site may be free but who says it hasn’t cost me money?
I keed, I keed… Hey you couldn’t give any love/hate to Gardner and Werth in the disappointment section of the awards show? Them and Hosmer
Here’s my real question:
Gallardo vs WAS
Sanchez vs SD
You’re taking Yoga, correct?
Thanks!
Bermuda Triangles
Get Lost!
@Bermuda Triangles, Gallardo
drop one for Harvey?
Eovaldi, Francisco Rodriguez, Cishek, Rex Brothers?
I’ve been sitting on Brothers becaust i think Betancourt is going to get traded by the deadline.
@The Talented Mr. Dope Man, Eovaldi
Grey:
Which side do you prefer in an RCL? Sandoval/Ruiz or Beltre/Rosario?
The team is fine in the power department but could use some help with Runs and RBIs. Thanks!
@Van Hammersly, Sandoval
funny comment on Lynn….I’m all-in on him this year, one of only six pitchers with an xfip below 3.4 and k-rate over 9…
CSantana or SPerez this week?
@CatchLightning, Carlos
Anyone know what the status of Morneau is for tonight? If he is coming back tonight or tomorrow, I will go with him for the week.
He owns the White Sox in Chicago, so I don’t want to sit him unless I have to.
Other options are Rizzo and Lind.
@SpiralArchitect, Not sure…
@Grey, I forgot about Carlos Lee too.
It looks like he is out until Wednesday at the earliest. Who would you go with:
Carlos Lee, Anthony Rizzo or Adam Lind.
Justin Morneau needs to make sure his wife isn’t droppin’ child when Joey Votto needs surgery. Insensitive jerk.
Ha! Lind…
I am in a 20 team h2h dynasty league. I could use an offensive boost. Anyway which trade should I consider doing?
Trade longo and lester for tulo morse
Trade wheeler and johnson for morse
c jp arencibia
1b prince fielder
2b neil walker
ss yunel escobar
3b miguel cabrera
inf chris johnson
lf carl crawford
cf peter bourjos
rf justin upton
of carlos lee
util pedro ciriaco
bn jurickson profar
bn travis snider
bn ryan lavernway
Bn miguel Sano
dl andrelton simmons
dl evan longoria
sp clayton kershaw
sp yu darvish
sp cliff lee
sp jon lester
rp sean doolittle
rp matt thorton
rp matt belisle
p joe kelly
p aaron harang
bn zack mccalister
bn barry zito
bn zack wheeler
dl anthony bass
@Ryan, I’d trade Wheeler for Morse…
@Grey or anyone who has an opinion.
H2H Dynasty League:
Longo and Strassy for Trout and Anibal.
At first it looks like a great deal, but with Longo seemingly hurt all the time, it worries me that I’ll grab him and never manage to do anything with him.
@Chris, Longo
Hater! You used to rave the donkeys!
Sure Pedro is batting .232 on the year, but look what he’s done this summer. During June and July he batting .260/13HR/26R/34RBI. I’ll take it, and love it. I think he’s more of a .240/.250 hitter. I’m in a 10 team league where we can have only 4 AL hitters, so this guy has been extremely valuable.
Rise up Donkey and kick some ass!!!
@bensomi, I don’t hate Pedro from Pittsburgh, just stating facts…
In your 7/10 rankings you have Uggla at 66th and mentioned “a huge second half”. Two weeks later has your perception changed? I have Kinsler for 2nd base and Escobar, Rutledge, and Plouffe to use as a MI. Should I drop Uggla for someone like McGehee, Ruggiano, or Snider?
Thanks.
@Lob Ball, I’d hold Uggla…
Thanks, now I can’t get that shizz out of my head!
… this year Ryan’s homers fell on the weekend…..
@Wudaben, Ha!
Dynasty League: Wainwright can’t be wrong!
Wainwright over Lynn, right?
Wainwright over Josh Johnson, also right?
Thanks!
Over both of them…
I’ve heard the Padres are attempting to resign Street. Do you think he gets traded? If so, is Thayer the closer or Gregerson? Also, I picked up Lopez before Cordero was named closer. Is it worth holding onto him and waiting to see if Cordero loses the job, or do I drop him and keep an eye on it?
@Steve, Thayer… Lose Lopez…
@Grey
I’ve got Logan Morrison at a $1 in a keeper league. Probably not keepable.
Lorenzo Cain is out there to be picked up – I figure he might end up costing me $10+
You would still make that switch, correct?
I’m not missing some secret keeper value out of Morrision am I? Seems like his stock is way down.
Thanks!
Bermuda Triangles
Get Lost!
Sounds like you can switch them…
Thinking of making an offer to a guy who needs a SP, he is offering up J Upton. (12 team, 5 keeper league) Is Cueto enough of a SP to offer for JUp or is that insulting? Thanks.
It’s fair…
The Cordero move only has one explanation….Astros are tanking because they think they’re in the NBA now
Is that because of the salary cap?
Grey,
Did u catch The Next Food Network Star finale? Thoughts on the winner? Yvan looks like he could start for the Astros…lol. Loved the Giada cleavage in the finale!
Great roundup, as usual!
Thanks! HA! Total Astros middle infielder… I saw it, yeah…
@Grey,
Thoughts on the winner/losers? The dyke Michelle got on my nerves. I liked that the fans got to vote…hope that new twist continues. Also, I thought Alton had the two strongest ppl in Justin and Martie. That one hot chick on Bobby’s team was like the resident Kardashian for the show…lol
Yeah, she was… I thought Justin was gonna win from the first episode…. Didn’t really seem to be much of a surprise and that final episode was one long clip show, which is lame… I’d actually watch Justin’s show… Nah, probably not, but I’d consider it…
@Grey,
Yeah…I called the Alton 2.0 Show from day one as well. I’d rather watch Yvan’s show though…and I have a feeling Ippy will end up with a show at some point.
Watching the whole hour to reveal the winner was like watching a 1-1pitchers duel go into extra innings…they need to fix that part for sure.
I got the feeling that Bobby was never as invested as Alton and Giada was…like he gave up on his team. He probably wanted to trade his team away and start fresh…lol. He seemed like a total dick at times…which I thought was hilarious.
Can’t imagine Ippy having a show, he seems like he’s on quaaludes… Bobby’s team was the weakest, by far… Marti or Yvan might get a show even though they lost…
@Grey,
I think both Martie and Yvan are better than Aarti from last season…she bugs the hell outta me!
Yeah, she’s terrible… And the lady from the year before that… The cheap meal lady…
@Grey,
Yeah…both of them suck big ones…
Btw, I was reading a thread that you had with someone a few days ago about Storage Wars…gave the show a chance…and now I’m hooked. Lol…Brandi is nice to watch on that show…and that gooftard Dave Hester(Yuuuuuuuppp!) is like a dreaded Yankee or what Juan Marichal is to the Dodgers…
Yeah, total gooftard villain with an insane opinion of himself…
My middle infield is:
Zobrist – 2b
Starlin – ss
with Utley / Aybar at MI : (
I had been rolling with Aybar since he was a little hot, but if he hits the DL, who should I go with?
Rutledge or Amarista? I assume Cozart is a better option than either of these (and Utley) right now? He’s about to clear waivers but would like the Rutledge / Amarista /Aybar / Utley ranking in case I can’t get him
Yeah, Cozart…
Cody Ross or Tyler Colvin?
At MI, who two among the following should I keep — Michael Young, Zack Cozart, Omar Infante or Kyle Seager?
Ross… Young, Seager
Start either? Liriano @ chisox or wandy at home v. Cincinnati? Also have jzimm starting.. 12tm 5×5 h2h roto.. Thanks!
Liriano
What are your thoughts on my Berkman/A Sanchez for his Edwin Encarnacion?
Sounds decent for Edwin…
Roto 5×5 league, and I need wins; my ratios are solid. So which three of the following four should I start this week:
Fiers vs. Wash
Sheets vs. Phila.
Niese @ Ariz
Anibel vs. SD
I am leaning toward Fiers, Niese and Anibel, though I’m tempted to go with Sheets over Anibel.
Not Sheets
Hi again Grey … out of my semi-”expendable” group of hitters — Rizzo or Rasmus or Berkman — I assume Rizzo has the highest sell value. Is he the one you’d sell in return for a replacement SS for the injured Desmond? Or do you think Berkman’s name recognition would get more in return?
Whichever one I sell (I guess I could offer a choice) give me a couple of names of SSs to target. Is Aviles too low? Bonifacio? Plouffe? Furcall? Please help me get in the right ballpark….
Berkman for Bonifacio if you need speed, for Plouffe if you need power…
Is Casilla droppable in an RCL? My other closers are Kimbrel, Chapman, and Valverde… and I’m leading the league in saves.
I wouldn’t drop him…
@Grey: weekly roto league where i need wins, who do you start this week? need two.
fiers vs wash
detwiler @ mil
milone @ tor
burnett @ hou
could also start all 4 but would need to sit arnoldis and jansen (have a 6 save lead in saves).
thanks.
Fiers, Burnett
Least likely to puke on themselves tonight?
Lincecum vs. Pads
Richard @ SF
Start any or both?
@bean, Sorry, meant Vogelsong not Timmy
Start both…
how would you rank salvador perez, bauer, and bundy in a dynasty league? injuries are forcing me to make some tough decisions…
You ranked them..:
pick a young at utility: delmon, chris or michael, or adam lind
Lind
I have Ian Desmond in my keeper league.. Is he worth holding on to as a keeper? My top guys are:
1) Pujols
2) Trout
3) Trumbo
4) Ellsbury
5) Giancarlo
6) Longoria
7) Desmond
8) Goldschmidt
9) Kimbrel
10) Alvarez
And no keeper-worthy SP. We get 7 keepers. So it’s mainly down to Desmond/Kimbrel for the last spot.
Also should I try to trade Alvarez for Lawrie or Moustakas and keep one of them? Or do you think all 3 have similar value.
Thanks
And I added Alexie Ramirez and Amarista for SS. I’m just so fed up with injuries.. I’ve had Longoria and Ellsbury on the DL for most of the season. I had Tulo but was able to trade him. Giancarlo went down.. I traded Josh Johnson for Desmond a few weeks ago and he’s already out at least a month.
But if you think he’s a legit top 5 SS now and can put up good numbers again next year, I’ll keep him stashed. Just tired of all the injuries.
You’re the cooler!
Trade Pedro for Moose or Lawrie… Desmond isn’t a keeper there…
@Grey,
Thanks.. If I’m able to get Lawrie or Moustakas, should I keep them over Kimbrel? I personally wouldn’t care. I kept Pineda last year and naturally he found his way to the DL for me.. so I’m not too fond of keeping pitching.
Yes, over Kimbrel…
“OK guys, thanks to ‘faulty wiring’ we have no place to stay. / And those freshmen–freshmen!–are sitting pretty in there! / So as of this moment, the freshmen dorm is ours. Any room you want, take it! / Break!”
(just wanted to add that)
@Chillmodious, Also, Geto Boys…and Stan Gable…together in one roundup?! Seriously, get back in the DeLorean, come home, and leave my formative years alone!
Ha, sorry!
@Grey, No worries. Have fun, but do not even THINK about touching my Pogo-Ball memories–those are sacrosanct!! Also, did you ever figure out why the DeLorean doesn’t have iPod connectivity? No attention to detail, that Doc Brown.
Ha! You ever watch Hollywood Auctions? They had a BTTF episode auctioning off the overboard and other crap… But some guy made a BTTF DeLorean…
@Grey, Nope…haven’t watched, but that episode sounds solid. I’m not exactly a ‘BTTF guy’–though not a hater either–just more of an 80s child who dislikes change and loves nostalgia. Ironically, I own a pair of the “Nike MAGs” which were produced exclusively for a MJFox parkinson’s auction early this year. The included certificate of authenticity was in the form of a DeLorean mini-license plate. They don’t power-lace, but are pretty sweet, if you like that sort of thing: http://www.nicekicks.com/2011/09/nike-air-mag-officially-unveiled/
Oh my God, those look incredible, why don’t I have them?
@Grey, Probably because the auction run was for 2 weeks, 1500 pairs total (i.e. only a few made in each size), and they were being sold for around $4k a pair. I haven’t looked at the aftermarket, but they’re likely double that for popular sizes (read: 9-10). I simply got lucky.
Speaking of sweet sneakers, though, the MF Doom Nike Dunks are still my favorites: http://hypebeast.com/2007/06/mf-doom-x-nike-sb-dunk-high/
I gotta go with the Mags… So did you buy them for a lot less than that?
@Grey, Yeah…it was just under $2k. I also felt like a complete moron for at least 3 months after the purchase. But today? Doesn’t bother me half as much. Or at all, really. Bought them on the first day of the auctions (size 11, which is somewhat popular)…by day three they were averaging $4k…on the last day I saw a few go for close to $6k.
That’s so awesome! If you wanna will them to me, I’ll send you my info…
@Chillmodious, Makes my $70 New Balance from Amazon look a bit feeble.
@Steve, Certainly wasn’t trying to show anyone up! If it’s any consolation, I pretty much only wear Chuck Taylors anyway–$25 at Target!
@Chillmodious, Ha! Didn’t think you were. $25 Chucks is something we at the bottom of the world can only dream of.
@Chillmodious, dude what the F*CK are those? Haha can you fly?? Straight astronaut shoes right there…. I’d rock em tho…
@Prezii, I can’t fly, no, but at the time I bought them I was most definitely sky-high. (sort of have to be in order to justify the purchase)
@Chillmodious, i feel it man.. they would go with a good fit. But i dunno what ur gonna find to match em… Ha and if you paid over 100 for em, fuck wat they look like right?
Wow you said 4 racks for those?? Holy shit… Im thinkin you paid like $200.. haha
@Prezii, Precisely! They are currently being ‘rocked’ by a shelf in my “man-cave.” I haven’t even removed the tissue from the insole to try them on. Even the shoebox looks cool. I have them displayed alongside the UPS shipping box, which is also somewhat collectible–UPS partnered with Nike/eBay on the auction and affixed a special “shipped from Hilldale, California” decal to the brown outer box.
And get this: word on the street is that Nike has been working on a “power-lacing” version to be released in 2015 (and similarly auctioned off), which is the year in which BTTF II ‘actually’ took place. They are rumored to come with a replica hoverboard, which will double as a display stand.
@Chillmodious, that is boss dude! Love it!! Come to think of it… Whats a man cave without a pair of pointless, ridiculously expensive nikes? You have set the standard my friend! Well done.
@Prezii, I try. Right now, the cave just needs a little more Bo Jackson…which is a must, obviously.
@Chillmodious, what BO Jackson gear you lookin for?
@Jack Full of Hate, Lol…look what I started with a seemingly innocuous comment! Re: Bo… nothing in particular (gear, memorabilia, etc), just something cool that may tickle my fancy.
HA! Nice…
it is a good idea to start Minor in MIA?
Yup
Who do you like the rest of the way? Latos or Moore.
Latos
yo greyman,
you got new tshirts comin? you said you lookin round for new vendor
respeckt.
@#1 contenda, http://razzball.com/razzball-t-shirts/
@Grey, I might order the SAGNOF! one
Cool…
Drop Cahill and add Richard?
H2h league
12 teams
Go for it
Cubbies say that Garza won’t miss a start. Still…
Start Garza at home vs Cards or
Milone @ Toronto
Thanks dude.
Garza
Even tho I need K’s badly should I drop B. Norris for
Minor, Villanueva, Tillman or Harvey?
Can try Minor…
I need saves and someone in my league has offered me a closer for Moore. Who should I target? Broxton, Casilla, Reed, Cook.
Cook
In a 5×5 roto, was thinking of offering J. Bruce, Harper, an Anibal, for Hamilton and Bourn. Is that enough, too much, or am I dumb for thinking it?
Thanks
It’s a bit much… But if the league is shallow enough I could understand it…
drop chris davis for one of the below? 5×5 10team h2h
boesch
cody ross
brantley
delmon
quentin berry
Ross
Please rank em for this week only:
Hudson @ MIA
Fiers vs WAS
Parker @ BAL
Collmenter vs NYM
Fiers, Hudson, Parker
Looking like Dempster will be a Brave soon.
Makes sense… They only have 7 SPs…
@Grey, I think it’s a plus for Dempster owners. On top of the better park and his fantastic numbers versus the NL East this year, you know what it is to go from having Marmol close out your wins to Kimbrel?
Yeah, I agree… Doesn’t hurt, that’s for sure…
@Grey, And he’s now in line to face the Marlins in Crayola Canyon. What a weird season where him facing MIA was much better than his next start @PIT as a Cub.
Yeah, seriously…
Is Latos back to his old self? His stats look better. Thoughts on him Grey or anyone?
TIA
YHL
http://razzball.com/?s=latos
Brewers fan here (obviously!)…and I still don’t get the Michael Fiers reference.
Can you help me out?
Sorry, there’s a lot of beer up here in my place in Miller Park
Google “couldn’t get michael” lyrics
@Grey, Gotcha! Not a lot of rap here…mostly beer-barrel polka…
Ha… I hear ya…
Help! I have 3 Royals on my team. (And I hate having more than 2 players from one team on my fantasy team)
They are Perez, Cain and A Escobar.
Should I…..
a. Drop Perez for Santana, Grandal, or Doumit…?
b. Drop Escobar for Rutledge, Crawford, Scutaro, or Cozart…?
c. Drop Cain for Boesch, C Wells, or Snider
d. Hold.
A. Carlos…. C. Boesch
14 team. Pick 2 for ROS:
Minor / Hochevar / Nolasco / Collmenter / Colon
Thanks
Minor, Hochevar
“They” always said Ichiro could hit homers whenever he wanted to…Um yo suzuki man! It’s time to flash the pop because that’s the only thing that could make you rosterable again!
Yup…
@tommy deez, that, or a trade to the yankees…
Stay the course with my $2 Altuve? 4X4, no runs. Thinking of trading him for $11 Espinosa out of power desperation. How many more RBIs and HRs would Espy provide? And who steals more (by how much)?
Dempster to Braves, I find it funny that this season does not match the last couple years for him
Bit low on Ks, but this season’s pretty close…
@Grey, he’s not this kind to ERA
Keeper League trade question. I would only lose a 14th round pick next year to keep Bryce Harper. Some guy in my league who has no chance of winning offered me Holliday and J upside for him.
I’m currently in 6th place where 6 teams make the playoff. My keepers are gonna be Rizzo for a 20th, Harper for a 14th and Kipnis for a 13th. If I traded Harper, I’d keep Heyward for a 7th rounder most likely or maybe Gio for an 8th.
If you were in my shoes would you accept or deny? Worried Harper could be like Heyward in his sophomore season?
Thanks man
Sounds like a solid trade if it helps you win this year…
@Grey
Just offered Gio for my Granderson but Im not sure its fair. Weaver could possibly be available as well.
With Votto down, I’d prefer not to trade away a primary source of power and instead trade away a lesser part, ideally one of Jennings or Reddick. Already tried a Berkman for Haren swap and he thought it was a joke.
The rest of his staff includes Gio, Weaver, Haren, Vogelsong, Lewis, Dempster, Lohse, and Hudson.
1) Is Granderson for Gio/Weaver fair?
2) Please rank the top four pitchers out of: Dempster, Haren, Lewis, Vogelsong, Lohse, and Hudson. Would ideally like to trade Reddick or Jennings for one of them.
3) Does this dress make me look fat?
1) It’s fair, do you need an SP? I’d prefer a lesser SP… 2) Dempster, Vogelsong, Lewis… 3) Yup
I was reading that the tribe might move Perez? You know anything about that?
@Jack Full of Hate, I just saw the same thing. I guess Vinnie Pestano becomes a pickup.
@Enrique, More about San Francisco showing interest in Perez than Cleveland shopping him. Maybe this is what Bochy meant when he said he’d “review” the closer situation the other day. Casilla got the last SF save, buuuut it happened in a game where the Giants took the lead in the 10th after Romo had already entered a tie game in the ninth (i.e. we don’t know who would have been given the nod if the Giants entered the 9th with a lead).
I am watching this especially close as I own Perez, Casilla, and Romo. If it does go down, I may wind up dropping Casilla (and Romo too for that matter) for Pestano. Ugh, me no likey the closerousel!
@Chillmodious, you can also go after Hernandez if Putz gets moved and get a really good k/9, but Perez needs to go now!
Yeah, I just grabbed Pestano in one league…
Hi again Grey … just following up on a question above. Are Aviles, Furcal, and Yunel Escobar all too low to get in return for Berkman if I need SS help?
Pretty low, yeah…
@Grey, Yeah, figured.
More likely to be closing by the end of the year- Andrew Bailey or Wilton Lopez?
Bailey
Need help just about everywhere, but want to know the following:
cut Kendrick for boesch? Have Espinoza at 2b, Rollins and Reyes at 2b and MI. Have rasmus, n Cruz, berkman, c Davis, and by Upton as of eligible. Need more power, as avg and steals may be a lost cause
Yeah, go with Boesch…
@Grey, I know thats the right answer, but i put so much faith in Kendrick, its hard to cut that cord. Do you have a support blog somewhere I can join (I also have Lester to recover from…)?
Grey
can you estimate what round these guys would go in a draft next year?
Halladay
Cliff Lee
Lincecum
Gio
Cueto
I’m trading picks for one or 2 of these pitchers in a keeper league….
Thx
4th, 5th, 10th, 6th, 7th…
@Grey, thank u !!!!
You’re welcome…
Who to drop for this week ina 12 teamn 5×5 league with weekly lineups/no bench? Parnell, 2 start Wei Yin Chin (TB/OAK), or 2 start Wandy(CIN/PIT)? Leaning toward dropping Parnell, but could probably use saves more than wins at this point in the season…
Wandy
Sounds like it’s Dempster to the Braves with Delgado going to the Cubs. If that’s true, does playing in Chicago hurt or help Delgado’s value? Would he be worth an add if he’s put in their rotation?
Helps… In some leagues…
Please rank…
1) Moustakas, M Young, Youkilis
2) N Walker, A Craig
Moose, Youk… Craig…
Should I drop Tommy Hanson for Detwiler for ROS or hold?
Thanks
Hold
*Referencing Question 88*
Well…I thought I needed starting pitching but then I picked up Fister and Sheets. As of now, my staff is Gallardo, Sale, Darvish, Zimmerman, Anibal, Fister, Sheets.
10 team mixed redraft…thoughts?
Your staff is fine…
@Grey, hehe
@Prezii, Ha
@Grey,
Thanks. It seems like every time I lose a couple pitchers to injury (Beachy, Morrow, etc) or ineffectiveness (Bauer), I immediately feel the need to trade for a starter.
@Melvin Emanuel, Cool…
Todd Frazier or Goldy? Could be a dumb question, but I’ve got to know your thoughts for I am looking for a fill in for Votto
Goldy
Rank ROS for me?
Lester, Hughes, Minor, Leake, Oswalt, Detwiler
@Jon, Hughes, Detwiler, Oswalt…
Would you start Hanson @ MIA this week in an RCL? He’s been awful, and I’m running slightly ahead of the GS pace. I’m 8th in WHIP, and he’s contributed mightily to my standing.
Same league, I picked up Cordero even though I’m first in saves. Should I lose him since I don’t need him to tie my ratios to the whipping post?
@Bombo Rivera, I’d hold Cordero for now… Sure, sit Hanson…
@Bombo Rivera, Though my gut is saying start Hanson there…
Who do you like most in a minor league spot for help in ’13 or 14?
Brett Jackson, Singleton, Yelich, Matt Adams, Carlos Martinez, Matt Harvey, Straily, Odorizzi
I’m already holding Olt, Marte, Skaggs and Delgado.
Thanks!
Jackson
Please pick 1 for the week:
Rizzo: 6 games (@Pit,StL)
D.Jennings: 6 games (@Bal,@LAA)
Rizzo started hot, but has cooled down recently.
@craptastic, Rizzo
Willard weighs in:
http://twitter.com/Fred_Willard/status/227450768171597825
That’s awesome…
What is Moustakas’ peak numbers?
30 homers, .290…
Rizzo or Lind rest of season?
Doumit, S. Perez, or Rosario at catcher rest of season?
THanks.
Rizzo, Perez
Please rank ROS:
Berkman, Rasmus, Cain…SUGARR, Boesch
Rasmus, Berkman, Boesch
If I’m playing matchups, which looks better:
Mike Leake @ HOU (Harrell, .706 OPS vs. R), or
Wey-Yin Chen vs. TBR (Hellickson, .675 OPS vs. L)
Leake
@Grey, Thanks!
Is Colby Lewis worth holding in a 12 team, I got worth stashed and don’t want to drop.
Sure, if you have room…
@Grey, not really, I have Worth stashed and that leaves me with 4 starters ( Cain, McDonald, Scherzer, and Sheets) If I was to drop him there is Malholm, Zito, Villanueva, and McCallister available, both Villanueva and McCallisters next opponents are the Tigers. I usually stay away from AL pitchers, especially AL East.
This time I have no idea what to do, usually I’m asking you for a third opinion. But my fantasy baseball boyfriend ( baby’s mama term) is on vacation.
what about Joe Kelly, I have not seen you write about him, quietly looking solid, or Lewis’s replacement Perez
Ha! I’ve written about Kelly… I’d go with him over Perez…
@Grey, you would go with Kelly over all the others?
I have not thought about this but is stashing Werth, worth it? I just grabbed Snider and have an OF of J. Upton, Morse, Heyward, Gonzo, and Bono with Snider and the puma on the bench. Lind and LaRoach splitting 1st and Middlebrooks manning the CI spot.
I always get flashes of One Day at a Time when I write/see Snider’s name. heehee
@Jack Full of Hate, I’d go with McAllister… re: Snider — ha! I would drop Werth…
@Grey, I’m a little behind in GS and will probably stream until after McAllisters Thurs start vs. Det, hopefully he doesn’t get nabbed.
I was waiting to be pissed off at the end of the star last night and was actually relieved that Justin won. I hate when reality TV messes with my emotions. Why do I invest myself?
Yeah, was happy he won, but a totally boring episode…
@Grey, The pain of watching a re-cap. I fast forwarded after 20 minutes of that. The worst part was having to see the rock n roll sushi chef again. I’m not a violent man but I would love to re-arrange his face
But he does flips!
@Grey, I believe they call that tumbling, my 5 year old does that and does it without looking like a douche. I want to find his band online and see what its all about. That way when it sucks I can beat him up with my words!
@Jack Full of Hate, But does your five year old have silver jewelry?
@Grey, not real silver and she’s a girl. But she likes to sing rock songs, her two favorites are Foreigners “I want to know what love is”, thanks to Jemar on the Voice and Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”
She’s more Rock and Roll than that douce bag
Nice taste!
@Grey, Thank You, rock n roll from Dad and disco from mom
Ozzie now saying Hanley could be back tomorrow. That would mean 5 games for him at best. Furcal has a 7 game slate, is heating up again and has good #s per matchups.
Leaning Furcal but don’t want to miss a Hanley breakout (got him 4 weeks ago and have been waiting ….). WWGD?
I’d start Hanley…
Jon Morosi: “Tigers giving up Jacob Turner plus in deal for A Sanchez and Infante.”
That being said, how does this effect Infante’s value? Infante over A Craig?
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo, If Craig keeps getting in the lineup I think he’ll still be more valuable.
I’m more interested, though, in how that trade would effect Anibal’s value. His worst stadium has been his home park, and now he won’t pitch there. Hope he can get some good aroz con pollo in Detroit….
Craig over Infante
Short-term Han(d)ley fill-in:
Espinosa, Cozart, or Alexei
I own Lester (ugh) – hold or replace with:
Fiers, Detwiler, Wei-Yin Chen
(Garza was also just dropped but I have a low waiver priority)
Thanks!
Hanley’s gonna play tomorrow… Fiers…
Mytake: Drop Lester, and grab Detwiler immediately. Then make a waiver claim on Garza in which you’d drop Detwiler if you got him. If you get him, great. If not, you still have the next best option.
Crap, Anibal had SD this week … now will go @ TOR. Which one do I go with?
Anibal @TOR
Harrison home CHW
Shark 2 start (scary!)
Garza home StL
Garza….
ichiro worth adding with the yankees trade? 10 team h2h
Not really…
I’ve got my own Lester question (to make this several in a row here):
Hold, or drop for:
Detwiler
H. Bailey
McAllister
Vargas
Thanks!
McAllister
As jaw says in #115, above – Ichiro has indeed been traded to the Yankees.
Just has to walk down the hall.
Yup…..
Ichiro is now a Yankee. WOW.
wow, Ichiro is a Yankee and Annibal and Infante to the Tigers. Ichiro’s first agme as a Yankee will be against Seattle.
Spooky
And according to a USA Today baseball writer on Twitter (a reliable source, right!), Bell, Hanley and Johnson are the next Marlins on the block.
Feels like yesterday they were buyers…
Great work, really interested to see what Ichiro does in NY… his fabled increase in power may come to fruition! Quick question, 10 team keeper, W, L, K, ERA, WHIP, S, K/BB all pitching catagories, R, RBI, HR, SB, K, AVG, OPS all hitting catagories. I would give Anibal Sanchez for Jason Kubel. Already have a strong OF with AGon, Kemp, AJones, Dunn, Jennings, and Krispie.
Good trade? Or should I blow it off and replace krispie with Ichiro, who got dropped.
I’d hold…..
Hey grey…how much of a hit does Anna Bell take moving to the AL? He’s been pretty shaky of late, but maybe the change of scenery will help. With the way my luck is running, I doubt it though.
I don’t love the move for him…
I can imagine a casual Seattle Mariners fan, settling into the first inning with his worn Ichiro jersey, not a care in the world.
Little does he know…
@Eddy, …. That he’ll be walking back to the car after the 1st inning.
Ha! Yup…
I didn’t realize there was a player to be named later in the Pineda-Montero deal.
Guess the Nightmare in Oaktown sent the Bombers into panic mode.
@OaktownSteve, make em scerred! I almost shed a tear on the suzuki homer… They gave him the silent treatment, he didnt even care! He was jumpin around laughin and shizz..
Ha! True…
If i COULD… I’d take a chance on ichiro.. in his head he was probably sick of the marginers.. would you give it all you got everyday if you played on seattle for 30 friggin years? I bet this gets him goin a little, at least. Maybe im wrong but.. cust kayin!
@Prezii, I’m inclined to agree with you. Plus that short, jet stream influenced porch in right…
@Wilsonian, more runs and ribbies for sure! And his new found “power” which is BS imo, but hey ya never know..
Who is a better keeper for 2013, Stanton or Bruce?
Stanton
Bruce out of the lineup tonight. Well, today for me, but trying not to confuse anyone.
Ha… Gotcha…
What do you think of Jacob Turner now that he is in the NL? Is he worth an add in a 16-team league?
Yeah, he’s worth an add there…
nl-only
jesus flores or geovany soto or too close to call (or matter) for the ROS?
Matter… Flores…
FWIWeurtz, Anibal has a career 5.07 ERA (74.2 IP) against AL teams. In 2012, his ERA against the AL is 6.55 in 20.2 IP.
Yeah, it’s not great…
How does this trade sound? It’s an 8 team keeper league with 37-man rosters (8 of them are prospects), can keep 8, $260 budget.
I would send my Matt Cain and ARam (neither keepable) for Wright (keepable at 33) and Reddick (keepable for $6).
I’m really lagging in runs, HR and RBI. I’m not exactly killing it in WHIP, but I’m ahead of the IP pace. Wright would be an upgrade over ARam, and both guys would join my collection of marginal keeper options.
Do you believe in Reddick at all? I don’t really think I do, and yet I’m still thinking about accepting this one. What say you?
Thanks.
Sounds like an okay trade if you can lose pitching…
Tulo on the DL and just got utley off the DL, looking for a SS and a back-up MI, how would you rate: seager, peralta, infante, valdespin, amastrista, espinosa – 5 x 5 roto, biggest neads are avg, runs, and SBs. thanks
Infante
Infante, Seager
I’m in one of those leagues where you just take a full team and I happen to be the Marlins. I don’t have one player with 2B eligibility. It looks like Emily Boneface will be the new 2B in Miami but will take 5 games Yahoo to gain eligibility.
Doh
i know its yahoo but they have Krispie at #65 over the past 14 days, is he back?
Read the post…
Bonifacioooooooo!!!!
@Steve, I love when a SAGNOFer gets a jack on my team
and if he is, should i drop coco crispie or berkman for him?
@swayne, Don’t know what this is regarding…
So with Colby Lewis donezo, do the Rangers step it up to get Hamels? I feel like the Phillies just cashed in–if they can’t re-sign Hamels, maybe now they’ll be able to pry The Love Song Of Jurickson Alfred Profar-rock (see what u did there, lit majors?) from Texas.
@Chillmodious, *that should’ve been an “I” not a “u”…damn autocorrect.
@Chillmodious,Texas said all prospects are available except Profar. If anyone it would be Olt-ernative rock.
@Jack Full of Hate, Ha!
@Jack Full of Hate, 1. Ha! … 2. My thinking was that maybe the Colby Lewis news might change their stance on Profar.
@Chillmodious Thank You…. there is so much top of the order SP out there with smaller price tags and Texas is loaded offensively and can make nice packages with the absence of Profar. I don’t think the security of a long term deal with Hamels would make them trade Profar, that guy is redonkulous. Besides if I was Hamels i would not want to make Texas my home to close out my career. Poopoo on his numbers.
@Grey: I have Lind filling in for Votto. Rizzo got dropped, gotta scoop him up right? Also, i have Middlebrooks at util for now, you like any of Boesch, Lind, Snider, or Cain more?
I’d go with Rizzo… Boesch…
@Grey, Got it, thanks! I see Rizzo hasn’t been hitting for power lately, but he is still hitting. He also has only taken 3 walks in his 84 plate appearances, any worries with him?
Yeah, there’s worries, but he’s worth the risk…
Awwww, J-Zimm. It was going so well.
Be nice if you could get a bit more damn run support.
@Steve, Zimmerman seems to hit homers for all their other pitchers…
@Grey, Doesn’t he have, like, 16 quality starts? And an ERA of 2.35 and he’s 7-6.
Some bad win Karma there.
@Steve, It’s 17 QS… Not to mention the 1.09 WHIP. Yeah, bitter owner here.
Harper with a slam and legs in just one AB. This is possible because:
A.) The HR is legit, and the steal is of the scorekeeper’s heart.
B.) He actually hit a triple and then stole home so quickly that they decided to count it as a HR, too.
C.) Harper negotiated a (one user per season) “Make Up an AB” cheat.
Ha! C…
Ugh. Halladay getting torched. Just gave a up a 3-run jack to Carlos Gomez. WTF?
Damn, wish it was Aoki if it was gonna happen…
@Grey, He singled and scored on the homer, as if that’s any kind of consolation (emoticon).
@Steve, Very glad I have Samardzija going to offset my Halladay start.
That’s the first line of my new book Fantasy Baseball Related Phrases I Never Thought I Would Utter. The second line?
“I almost finished a spreadsheet that calculates the best streaming options for the day, but my wife saw it and got so turned on we spent the rest of the weekend in bed.”
Yeah, saw the single and run… Not much of a consolation…
Koooooonerrrrrrkooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
@Steve, About time…
ok, here is the shiz (but before we go there isn’t Farqua the short King from Shrek?). ok, competetive 5 x 5 Roti league: getting my a** handed to me in avg, sb, and runs.. here is my lineup:
C – s. perez
lb – agon/ike and berkman
2b – utley, amarista
ss – peralta (tulo on dl)
3b – moose and headly
of: stanton (dl), pence, heywood, revere, crisp
available include: Krispie, infante, seager, aoki, chipper, espinosa, q. berry
notes: like flexiblity in players, picked up berkman (hoping he gets his bat speed back, but even so, if he does, will he really help me?), and picked up headly hoping he goes to a better ballpark (yankees??) – plus competetive league – something happens guys are on it..
willing to make moves (especially armastia, peralta, revere, crisp) – any thoughts? thanks.
@swayne, just read that mets optioned duda to triple A, so you can valdespin on the list of available options – plus he has multiple position eligibility.
@swayne, Ha… He is the short king…Infante over Amarista (and Utley)…
@Grey, what about OF? revere and crisp better than aoki, krispie (keeping on eye on him), q. berry? (or is it all just a toss up?)
Pretty much toss ups… If you want to try Krispie over Crisp, go for it…
Colby Lewis replacement:
Collmenter
Griffin
Blanton
Zito
Karstens
Hochevar
G Richards
@nightpandas, Looks like you should just be streaming… Blanton…
@Grey: For ROS, should I continue to roll the dice with Anthony Rizzo or pick up Corey Hart?
@William, Rizzo
ugh, Shark on my bench. That’s what I get for playing scared. I didn’t like the 9 baserunners in 5 innings last week and he has StL as second start. Excuses, excuses, sux to leave such big production on the bench
@jack, Yeah, damn…
@Grey, He is nasty out there. That K of Cutch on three sliders was just awesome. Looks like I left the best pitching performance of the year for my staff on the bench!
And my hitters are 1-18 to start today. I’d throw in the towel and tune out if I wasn’t basically tied for first.
Ha… Yup…
Any thoughts on this Cruz fella playing SS for the Dodgers?
He’s really not very good, just seems to be hot of late…
Fuck you, Nationals bullpen.
I’d like another SP – would you lose Cishek or Casilla to add Detwiler? I still have Putz, Cook and Frieri.
Casilla
Comedy..
http://m.deadspin.com/5927617/cody-rosss-walk+off-home-run-leaves-a-stunned-hawk-harrelson-silent-for-over-a-minute
Ha! Oh, Hawk…
Jennings or Boesch?
Jennings
Too late, Nationals. Much too late.
@Steve, Oh, and my opponent has Morse, so that’s super annoying.
Damn…
Grey-
trade my strasburg 4 choo/lincecum or my cj wilson 4 choo? thanks.
Is neither an option?
@Grey,
yes neither is an option. how concerned should i be with stras innings limit?
@Grey: salvador perez or lucroy when hes activated off the dl (supposedly on thursday)?
Perez
@grey- just swing harper for napoli. Harper is usually on my bench and I’m playing Perez at C. What do you think? Should i have traded Harper for Wieters over Napoli?
I wouldn’t have traded him for either…
Mike Trout fails to reach base.
Seemed worth noting.
Better double check that…
@Grey, Normal service has been resumed.
Wow… Fray-Rod is just awful. Barely worth rostering for the saves he may get.
So effin’ terrible…
Why can’t J-Z get it through his thick skull? If he wants run support, he needs to start pitching into the 10th.
Bruce pinch-hitting…
I just thought of something… Is Big O okay, haven’t heard from him in a while…
@Grey, I would assume so. Haven’t heard different. He’s been adding and dropping in the RCL…
That’s good… Maybe he’s mad about Henderson Alvarez….
Salty or Avila?
Salty
Will someone explain Granderson showing bunt in the top of the 4th with none out and nobody on? Twice?
Especially considering he’s now allergic to steals?
Not that it matters, he struck out.. Again…
Someone said not to draft him 2nd round.. Shoulda listened.. /rant
I said it… But he’s been okay…
Did Bruce just fly out with the bases loaded?
Fires was dropped. Should I drop Blanton to pick him up?
I would, yup…
@DoobieDrooby, yes
Richard getting a visit from the regression fairy.
Yeah, nothing but a hodgpadre after all…
Oh K-Rod… It’s been a magical few nights, it really has, but I fear that the two saves you brought me last week do not qualify for this week in Janet’s book of what-have-you-done-for-me-latelys. Sigh. Now I must decide if I am to hang on to you or jettison your ratio-killing self for evil Cordero or evil Samardzija.
Grey, what am I to do?
@Chillmodious, Btw…
SPs are Greinke, Anibal, Hanson, Lynn, Milone, Cahill
RPs are Perez, Wilhelmsen, Casilla, Romo, K-fraud
DL – McCarthy
Cordero
Grey,
Should I trade Jordan Zimmermann and Josh Reddick for Matt Holliday?
Not crazy about it…
Come on Royals – score!
Will Collins get the Win? Then I’m all for it…
@Grey, Herrera the only reliever sighted so far. I have Holland and Broxton…
@Grey, And here’s Holland in a tied game…
@Steve, Uh-oh…
@Steve, Grrrrr
@Steve, Useless, useless bastard.
@Steve, Oh FFS. Get him out of there. 2 outs and two strikes on Callaspo. Effing bullshit.
Ouch… That suck donkey balls… Damn, we have him in a league or two too… Between him and K-Rod, all good my SPs did today went to crap…
Holland just gave me a Dutch oven. As if Fff-Rod crapping the bed wasn’t bad enough.
@Awesomus Maximus, Same here… I hate K-Rod so much…
@Awesomus Maximus, I watched that entire blown save for K-Rod and it was some of the worst pitching ive seen all yr from any pitcher. Dude completely blew up
Is Myers the primary setup guy for the White Sox?
@Steve, Yup…
Grey,
I love Belt but he is belt-whipping the shit out of me.
Belt, Snider or Rutledge?
Thanks holmes
@Lubey, Snider