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0Maybe the fuel you need to burn the desire deep in your belly to be a better ballplayer comes from a fresh start. Maybe you need people to tell you you can’t do something before you can do something. Maybe this is how Morgan Freeman really talks and not just in voiceovers. Nyjer Morgan is going to get that fresh start in the city by the bay. (Green Bay, but whatever.) This throws a bit of a quagmire into the centerfield situation. If I am indeed using the word ‘quagmire’ correctly. Roenicke said it’s CarGo Lite’s job to lose. I think Melvin is lying to us or himself. Gomez is bad at — hmm, how do I put it? — baseball. I think the ABs break down to Morgan getting 350 and CarGo Lite getting 200. If I had to bet on one, I’d bet on Nyjer. This doesn’t mean I think he’s terrific either. He was caught stealing 17 times last year. That’s A to the Trocious. Anyway, here’s what else is going on in fantasy baseball:
Roger Bernadina – He’s not at mixed league value yet, but, with the clearing of Morgan, Bernadina now only has to beat Ankiel. Oh, bee tee dubya, Ankiel’s not good. I could see Bernadina being one of those guys that goes from not being on anyone’s team to being on everyone’s team by the end of the year.
Mat Latos – Scratched on Saturday due to a sore shoulder, but may not go to the DL. So far in the Spring Training-thingie-ma-whosie-thing that is going on, Latos has given up 10 earned in 10 innings. I was not out on a limb when I said you should not draft him in any league this year. Lots of people were saying this. If you decided to not heed the words of Grey Albright, Fantasy Master Lothario (Grey Albright, FML), then you probably won’t listen to me now, but you really should try and sell Latos for sixty-five cents on the dollar. You goofed by drafting him and he’s gonna be dirty, dust balls this year. At some point in the next two months, you’re gonna have to DL him for 60+ days. I’m being serious.
Clint Barmes – Out for a month or two with a broken bone in his hand. Luckily, the Astros have someone who can hit just as well as Barmes with a broken hand, Tommy Manzella.
Tommy Hunter – Will miss over a month with a strained groin. Looks like we won’t be seeing his O face for a while. (Speaking of O faces, I hooked up with my first single Mom recently. All I kept thinking of was Tidwell telling Jerry Maguire not to shoplift the pooty from a single mom. Okay, that wasn’t all I kept thinking of. The thing that kept running through my mind was how a child came out of there. Was like this thing that I had thought of in only one way my whole life suddenly was something else. Anyhoo!)
Homer Bailey – Will miss two starts on the 15-day DL with a shoulder impingement. At some point between ranking the top 80 starters and now, I grew sick of Bailey. Has he ever strung more than three good starts together in his career? Kinda rhetorical.
Mark Trumbo – Hit his 6th homer of the spring. You heard it here first, Kendrys is getting Pipp’d out!
Brandon McCarthy – Named the 5th starter in Oakland. As of right now, not really much here outside of AL-Only leagues. He could scratch above a 6 K/9 and around a 4.25 ERA if things break right. Or he could get injured again and be out for the season. I believe McCarthy is just relieved he wasn’t traded to the Reds.
Aaron Heilman – Was named the D-Backs fifth starter. I picture he’ll have appeal for match-ups. For what it’s Wuertz, so far in the spring, Heilman’s been getting emulsified.
Eric Young Jr. – Was optioned to the minor league camp. All my emoticons are at half-mast. He’ll come back at some point and do what he was born to do, but for now you have to cut bait.
Mike Leake – Will take over one of the rotation spots freed up by Cueto and Bailey’s DL stints. As mentioned in the top 80 starters, I’m not a fan of Leake. No Ks, too many walks. Maybe in a few years, but right now he’s an avoid like The Noid.
Andrew Cashner – Won the 5th starter spot on the Cubs…er…Silva lost it. Cashner has nice Ks and is worth an NL-Only flyer, but I’d stay away for now in mixed leagues. He walks too many people.
Matt Young – Only interesting for those in NL-Only leagues, Young made the team and he has 40 steal speed. Right now, he’s just depth, but he’s worth keeping an eye on in case McLousy returns to form or if there’s an injury.
Joe Nathan – Will start the season as the closer, but this can change at a moment’s notice. Keep cuffing Capps. (Alliteration in lieu of wit!)
Ryan Doumit – Snyder might have to open the season on the DL, so Doumit could see everyday ABs. I’d say he could run with the job, but that would likely injure him too. Maybe he can walk with the job.
Brad Lidge – Will open the season on the DL due to shoulder pain. Shocker! Exclamation Point Police, “That’s sarcastic, we get it. A period would’ve conveyed the same.” I’d grab Madson and hope he can suppress his Cuddle Boy tendencies. Contreras, the AARP Man of the Year, could also see save chances. Charlie Manuel said, “I’ve had more closers than a dog has fleas. Now watch as I smash my thumb with a hammer so I forget about my toothache.” BTW, Charlie Manuel’s old timey-isms made their way to the fantasy baseball team name generator.
Donnie Murphy – Looks like the Marlins went an entirely different way than I thought they would. Bonifacio will be the super futility man and Donnie Murphy, who sounds like a Boston police officer — C’mon, Murph! We ain’t causing no harm! — will be the 3rd baseman. He’s useless in all leagues that needs things like hitting and whatnot.
Yunesky Maya – Sent down to Triple-A. When Riggleman was asked why he chose Gorzelanny and not Maya, he said, “We’re trying to tire the opposing coach when filling out the scorecard.”
Chris Dickerson – Weird move by the Brew Crew to trade Dickerson to the Yankees for Mitre. Unfortunately, any sneaky sleeper value Dickerson once had goes out the window. He’s not the type of player the Yankees give any significant playing time to, i.e., he’s a good player with no name recognition.
Bronson Arroyo – Has mono. Too bad his guitar playing is in stereo.
Do you ever find yourself thinking about total random things while “taking care of business” with your significant other??? Like past jobs, or why did Kevin Love get hurt this week of all weeks….. It’s weird… Hey Grey, wait till you see a kid POP out of there! It’s crazy. You’re like, “Wow, it’s never gonna be the same now.” But surprisingly, I can’t say it’s any different. Mechanics stay the same…. strike zone just gets a hair bigger. =D
hey grey, mind rating my team?
12 team h2h, 6 keepers at last year’s draft position, keepers can be held for a maximum of 3 years. this was year 4 so none of the r1 talent was kept
i was picking 12th in a static draft (the reward for winning the regular season last year!)
1. (12) Prince Fielder (Mil – 1B)
2. (24) Matt Holliday (StL – OF) (kept)
3. (36) Nelson Cruz (Tex – OF) (kept)
4. (48) Elvis Andrus (Tex – SS)
5. (60) Shaun Marcum (Mil – SP)
6. (72) Curtis Granderson (NYY – OF)
7. (84) Jered Weaver (LAA – SP) (kept)
8. (96) Jonathan Broxton (LAD – RP)
9. (108) Brian Roberts (Bal – 2B)
10. (120) José Bautista (Tor – 3B,OF) (kept)
11. (132) Torii Hunter (LAA – OF)
12. (144) Brian Wilson (SF – RP) (kept)
13. (156) Javier Vázquez (Fla – SP,RP)
14. (168) Miguel Montero (Ari – C)
15. (180) James Shields (TB – SP)
16. (192) Sean Rodriguez (TB – 2B,OF)
17. (204) Jake McGee (TB – RP)
18. (216) Ubaldo Jiménez (Col – SP) (kept)
19. (228) Dexter Fowler (Col – OF)
20. (240) Wade Davis (TB – SP)
21. (252) Adam Wainwright (StL – SP)
22. (264) Lonnie Chisenhall (Cle – 3B)
23. (276) Jonathon Niese (NYM – SP)
please ridicule me for putting any trust whatsoever in brian roberts (being an orioles fan is hard work you know)
also, all the fun upside SP (hellickson, dhud, chacin, volquez, jzimm) were off the board by round 13
Hope you helped the kid out with his fantasy team.
@Grey: In my 5×5, 12-team keeper league, I’m thinking about going with 2 MRP’s (Gregerson and Adams) instead of a 6th starter, and then supplementing their stats with a spot starter toward the end of the season (or a hodgepadre like Stauffer, who I’d only start at Home). I think it makes more sense to do this than to go with a 6th starter like Beachy, Pineda, McClellan, Niese, Norris, Pavano, Stauffer, etc. – none of which I fully trust.
For example, my league’s max IP’s is 1400. Typically, that is enough for 6 starters (~1200 IP) and 3 CL’s (~200 IP) with a few innings left over (because not all of your starters hit 200 IP’s).
Conservatively, Gregerson/Adams will put up 7 to 8 wins, 150 K’s in 140 innings, a 2.80-2.90 ERA, and a 1.10 WHIP. Then I’d still have about 70 innings, or about 12 starts for a spot starter. If I were to go with a hodgepadre like Stauffer and throw him out there for Home games only, I think I’m looking at some really good cumulative numbers for this Frankenstein of a 6th starter.
What is the downside to doing this? Statistically, I think only Wins could potentially suffer (but if I win half of my spot starts and pick up another 7 from the MRP duo, then I’m looking at 13 wins, which would probably be the max I would get from the aforementioned available starters anyway). Also, I see clogging up my roster as a potential problem. But with a 22 man roster (with 10 starting bats), I don’t see this as a huge problem. I could go with 5 starters, 3 closers, 2 MRP’s, 1 spot starter, and 11 bats (10 starters and 1 bench- and I know you recommend not keeping many bench bats).
Why not do this? Anyone else have an opinion on why or why not this strategy is plausible? Seems like a potentially high-reward strategy, and I’m not sure there is much downside.
So Tumbo or Morse in 10 team OBP league?
Grey,
How does this draft look in a 12 team H2h..
1. (2) Hanley Ramírez (Fla – SS)
2. (23) Prince Fielder (Mil – 1B)
3. (26) Justin Upton (Ari – OF)
4. (47) Hunter Pence (Hou – OF)
5. (50) Brian McCann (Atl – C)
6. (71) Mark Reynolds (Bal – 3B)
7. (74) Francisco Liriano (Min – SP)
8. (95) Jose Tabata (Pit – OF)
9. (98) Dan Haren (LAA – SP)
10. (119) Aaron Hill (Tor – 2B)
11. (122) José Valverde (Det – RP)
12. (143) Manny Ramírez (TB – OF)
13. (146) Ted Lilly (LAD – SP)
14. (167) Jhoulys Chacin (Col – SP,RP)
15. (170) Craig Kimbrel (Atl – RP)
16. (191) Grady Sizemore (Cle – OF)
17. (194) Ian Kennedy (Ari – SP)
18. (215) Jorge De La Rosa (Col – SP)
19. (218) Frank Francisco (Tor – RP)
20. (239) Aroldis Chapman (Cin – RP)
21. (242) Jonathon Niese (NYM – SP)
12 team, h2h standard. Any thoughts?
C Geovany Soto, ChC C
1B Miguel Cabrera, Det 1B
2B Danny Espinosa, Was 2B
3B Pablo Sandoval, SF 3B
SS Starlin Castro, ChC SS
2B/SS Mike Aviles, KC 2B
1B/3B Justin Morneau, Min 1B
OF Justin Upton, Ari OF
OF Nelson Cruz, Tex OF
OF Mike Stanton, Fla OF
OF Colby Rasmus, StL OF
OF Grady Sizemore, Cle OF
UTIL Billy Butler, KC 1B, DH
P Jered Weaver, LAA SP
P Shaun Marcum, Mil SP
P Ted Lilly, LAD SP
P Joe Nathan, Min RP
P Andrew Bailey, Oak RP
P Jorge De La Rosa, Col SP
P Johnny Cueto, Cin SP
P Kyle Farnsworth, TB RP
P Carlos Zambrano, ChC SP, RP
Bench:
Erik Bedard, Sea SP
Aroldis Chapman, Cin RP
Jake McGee, TB RP
Should I trade Nelly Cruz for Jose Reyes?
I punted SS and got Alcides for $1. If I did the trade I’d drop him and pick up Snider. H2H, 3 OF league, so the high replacement level in OF makes me think do the trade.
Well, you never know how a draft will actually go, I guess. The guy before me took Arod instead of Longo and Howard came back to me on the rebound.
Think I might be a bit light on speed and average but I feel kind of good about this team considering 36 great players were keepers. Please advise on anything that looks like it may need tweaking.
12 Team Mixed H2H 6X6 with OBP and L’s
Short 21 Man Roster Lot of Good Players Left Out There
C- Napoli
1B- Howard
2B- Roberts
SS- Reyes
3B- Longoria
OF- Hamilton
OF- Heyward
OF- Stanton
UTIL- Rasmus
BENCH- Lind, Hendrick, Morse
SP- Weaver, Oswalt, Hanson, Gio Gonz, Daniel Hudson, Zimmerman
RP- Kimbrel, Lyon, Nunez
Alex Gordan is hitting 365 with 5 homers this spring, I know spring numbers don’t really matter, but what do you think? In a bubble would you consider dropping Soriano for him?
Grey, Thanks for all the great insight. Best fantasy site on the web! Just did my 10 team H2H draft. What do you think of my team?
C Suzuki
1B Cabrera
2B Uggla
3B Zimmerman
SS Jeter
CI Morneau
MI Castro
OF Holliday
OF Pence
OF Krispie Young
OF Guerrero
OF Pierre
UTIL Raburn/Torres
P Weaver
P Haren
P Scherzer
P Marcum
P Lilly
P Hellickson
P Axford
P Thornton
P Hanrahan
BN Rodney
BN Venters
BN League
Thanks!!
I’ve always thought Dickerson and Bernadina are basically the same player.
@thewiz: I’ve noticed Gordon’s ridiculous spring also. I am considering picking him up, but he has burned me a few times in the past so I am skeptical….he has a pretty good spring in ’09 and looked how that turned out…
@thewiz: 4 swipes too!
Sergio Romo, Balfour, or Sean Burnett to start the season? Balfour and Burnett are both splitting duties, and Romo MIGHT be the closer if Wilson goes to the DL. I know it’s shizz, but who do ya like?
Trumbo or Jose Lopez for a bench spot/occasional utility bat?
10-team 5×5 roto, non-keeper, 180 GS
Grey, what do you think?
C- McCann
1B- Morneau
2B- Kinsler
3B- Wright
SS- Tulo
MI- Aaron Hill
CI- Michael Young
OFx5- J-Upside, Chris Young, Snider, Torres, Tabata
UTIL- Lind
Bench- Kubel
SP- Kershaw, Liriano, Yo-Go, Hudson, Volquez
RP- Axford, Putz, Fuentes, Capps, Farnsworth, Burnett
Following the trend of asking Grey about their drafts since everyone drafted last night: 12-team 5×5 H2H with 5 Keepers.
C: Arencibia
1B: Pujols (keeper)
2B: Hill
3B: Wright (keeper)
SS: Desmond
OF: Kemp
OF: McCutchen
OF: Stanton
UTIL: Pence
UTIL: Reynolds
SP: Liriano
SP: Anderson
SP: Scherzer
SP: Daniel Hudson
RP: Thornton
RP: Nunez
BE:Tabata, Edwin Jackson, Pineda
Grey, another manager who wants your opinion:
12 team Roto league. 8×8 (+2B,3B,OBP/L,QS,BS). 8th pick in the draft. 20-man roster.
C.Russell Martin (17)
1B.Miguel Cabrera (1)
2B.Dan Uggla (3)
3B.Álex Rodríguez (2)
SS.Starlin Castro (13)
OF.Hunter Pence (5)
OF.Adam Lind (9)
OF.Brett Gardner (10)
UT.Pedro Alvarez (7)
BN.Aaron Hill (15)
SP.Jon Lester (4)
SP.Cole Hamels (6)
SP.Max Scherzer (8)
SP.Phil Hughes (12)
SP.Hiroki Kuroda (14)
SP.Ian Kennedy (18)
SP.Michael Pineda (19)
SP.Edwin Jackson (20)
RP.Jonathan Broxton (11)
RP.Joel Hanrahan (16)
Thanks!
@preptime: Kemp, McCutchen, and Stanton were keepers too, you derp.
Well, I have Mat on my team but I did not draft him — I protected him in the 24th round, so I really didn’t have a choice but to hang on to him. I just hope he is worth keeping in the 21st in 2012! Ya think it’s a long-term thing that makes him a one year and done, in a Mark Prior short story version? Or is this just a one year lost season as a result of all those nasty sliders he fell in love with, and year three he rebounds as a post-hype beauty.
Also, I drafted Zimmerman and Minor on your suggestion a round early each and only half regret it!
oi vey… I’m in a pinch. Logjammin with my roster in a 10 team Dynasty League. I’m sitting on EY2, Dee Gordon, Dom Brown, & Mike Minor now apparently. Latos is hurt. I need to free up some roster space… Do I cut bait with one or more of these minor leaguers or one of the following:
Ian Stewart
Adam Jones
I could also dump Freddie Freeman and slide Pablo in at 1B…
Hey Grey, awesome stuff as usual. Just had my draft last night, 12 team roto, 3of and 2util and we use obp in place of avg. I was picking 11th and I’d appreciate any insight/suggestions you have to help improve my squad. As always thanks!
C-Napoli
1B- A-Gon
2B- Kinsler
SS- Reyes
3B- A-Rod
OF- Pence, Krispie, Ibanez (Byrd & Colvin on the pine)
SP- Gallardo, Billingsley, Marcum, Danks, Gio G, Stauffer
RP- Marmol, Kimbrel, Venters, Aroldis, Madson, M. Adams (for help w/ ratios)
Grey, what ya think of this squad?
12 team 5×5. High stakes league, very competitive.
C M Weiters
C N. Hundley
1B J. Morneau
2B B. Phillips
SS H. Ramirez
3B I Stewart
OF M. Kemp
OF N. Cruz
OF B. Garner
OF N. Markakis
OF P. Bourjas
CI J. Loney
MI H. Kendrick
U D. Ortiz
P D. Haren
P F. Liriano
P S. Marcum
P M. Garza
P J. Danks
P J. Cueto
P B. Wilson
P J. Nathan
P. B League
Bench B Belt, M Moustakas, T Wood, S. Smith, B. Duensing, K. Mccellan, S. Romo
I really like this team, well balanced, my only worry is maybe to many risky guys on it.
Cashner a better fantasy razzball contributor than regular fantasy??
^^^serious question, I’m considering him.
Grey..Though I have two 1B allready should I handcuff Kendrys owner and pick up Trumbo? Also, a quick assessment of my team would be appreciated. 12 team HxH non keeper. I punted saves and catcher. If I pick up Trumbo, who should I drop? Fear the Stache!
5toolGeezy
C- Russell Martin
1B- Yuke
2B- Ian Kinsler
3B- Evan Longoria
SS- Starlin Castro
OF- Jason Heyward
OF- B.J Upton
OF- Jose Tabata
UTL- Justin Morneau
BN-Curtis Granderson
BN- Carlos Pena
SP- Yovani Gollardo
SP- Francisco Liriano
P- Jeremy Hellickson
P-Tim Stauffer
P-Daniel Hudson
P- Jorge De La Rosa
RP- Jon Rauch
RP- Brian Fuentes
BN-Jordan Zimmerman
BN-Bret Cecil
BN- Hiroki Kurdoa
BN- Brandon Beachy
@thewiz: I’m on board with Gordon. Dood is unconcious right now!
@longbeachyo: I don’t get the whole “watching” thing. Why would you ever want that image in your head? Yeah, I get it, it’s your child being born, but you know, it’s not like you don’t get to see him/her a couple minutes later after he/she’s passed through the velvet trench.
Yeah, for me, I think it would ruin the whole thing to witness that.
@JoeC: I couldn’t agree with you more. Watching a live birth is like watching the dog’s getting cooked before it becomes your orange chicken.
@The Situation:
The first chapter of your post posed a lot of informative questions and thoughts. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of your post during my cruise next week
@Jim:
I think that Latos is going to go through what Hamels did in 2009. He was overworked in 2008, suffered in 2009, and rebounded in a grand fashion in 2010.
Latos is on the no-touch list for 2011 because of lots of innings in 2010. Come 2012, however, I’m sure he’ll get lots of Grey love and come cheap as well.
@Grey:
Alexi Ogando
Do you think he makes the rotation, and if so, what do you think of him?
@Grey – Trumbo went undrafted in my league last night. He’ll be snapped up as soon as he hits his 1st HR. Tabata is my U. Stay with Jose or pick up the big Trombone?
Thought I was going to make my draft, but got caught up and had to let the computer autodraft. It went SP heavy early; Halladay, Kershaw, Liriano, Gallardo, Beckett, T. Hudson, C. Lewis. The only position player that was drafted in the 1st 8 rounds was V-Mart.
So needless to say my team is ugly.
Who at SS – Pennington or Aybar?
OF is – Byrd, Coghlan, Maggs. Available players are David Murphy, Bernadina, Ludwick, Willingham, Podds, Ross, L. Cain, Boesch, Colvin.
Which 4 should I keep (3 to start, 1 bench)?
@Jeff:
i’m 100% sure that you could dangle Halladay out there for a bat. Someone would like it. otherwise, you’re pretty much winning WHIP, ERA and Ks.
Yet, if you’re starting either Aybar or Pennington @ SS I feel sorry for you.
@Jeff: Byrd’s projected to hit 3rd in Chi town and Colvin has upside… Outside of those 2 I like Ross and Maggs. Go check your FA pool and cross your fingers Michael Morse hasn’t been picked up yet, he’s been killing it this spring and has more potential than 2/3 of those shmucks.
@AnotherFalstaff: Stay with Tabata. Trumbo’s not guaranteed PAs after Kendry(s) comes back.
Great site. Period. Period police “That’s redundant!” ….anyway…
Just had my draft….deep league 15 teams…..I’m a bit light on steals and saves. Should I drop Lohse for Clippard? or Bernadina?
Any input is much appreciated!
Mind a look? 5X5 12 Team
C: Mike Napoli
1B: Miggy Cabrera
2B: Brandon Phillips
SS: Alcides Escobar
3B: Youk (when he gains eligibility), Pablo Sandoval
OF: Hunter Pence
OF: Krispie
OF: Jose Tabata
UTIL: Mark Teixeira
BN: Ryan Raburn
SP: Francisco Liriano
SP:Chad Billingsly
RP:J.Broxton
RP: Leo Nunez
P: Hiroki Kuroda
P: Jhoulis Chachin
P: Colby Lewis
BN: Edison Volquez
BN: Edwin Jackson
BN: Johnny Cueto
@Grey, All: Here’s my first ready for opening day roster. Any thoughts on how I can improve?
14 team mixed roto auction 5×5 with OBP instead of AVG, 1600 IP limit
C – Soto (14)
C – Jaso (2)
1B – Miggy (43)
2B – Zorilla (13)
SS – Drew (17)
3B – Youk (32)
CI – Howard (34)
MI – Infante (2)
OF – Abreau (14)
OF – Span (5)
OF – Venable (2)
OF – Coghlan (2)
OF – Cust (FA)
UTL – Chipper (4)
Bench – Brantley (FA)
P – Weaver (17)
p – Marcum (10)
P – Lewis (8)
P – Tim Hudson (6)
P – Zambrano (2)
P – McDonald (1)
P – Beachy (FA)
P – Broxton (11)
P – Cordero (7)
P – Kuo (3)
P – Chapman (4)
P – Madson (2)
P – Frasor (FA)
@Grey, @Everyone:
Just got offered Hiroki Kuroda for my Jon Niese and Derek Holland.
Should i do it?
@joe from point pleasant: I like Kuroda there
@joe from point pleasant: Me also, you can pick up another starter and still have the best player from the trade.
@Grey
Would Adam Dunn be an alright addition to this team? Is my team AVG high enough to withstand him killing that stat? Yay or nay to the Big Donkey? (10 Team Mixed Roto)
C: Suzuki, Santana
1B: Votto
2B: Phillips
3B: Zimmerman
SS: Reyes
MIF: A. Ramirez
CIF: B. Butler
OF: Rios, Pence, K.Young, Rasmus, Stubbs
UTIL: (Dunn?)
OK – Grey, and anyone else who wants to chime in… Im the commish in a standard 5×5 AL only Yahoo League and we are going from 8 to 9 teams this year.
We fill roster positions as follows.
C,1B,2B,SS,3B,MI,CI,5xOF,9P,5BN and a DL
I need opinions on if we should drop the fifth OF spot and/or MI,CI to accommodate an already shallow FA pool.
Grey: So was it mere coincidence that you relate your Milf story in the Tommy Hunter blurb? Milf story + Hunter blurb = Milf Hunter.
In honor of your reference to Senator Joe from Wisconsin, I ask you, Sir, Have you no shame?
I fully support the Commenters here saying that you should keep your eyes averted if you are attending a birth. Otherwise you’ll never see things the same way ever again.
@Grey In a 10-team league, will Zimmerman, DLR and Kennedy be sufficient enough to carry the back end of starting staff that includes Halladay, Hanson and Billingsley?
@Smokey, @3fingersbrown:
Thanks guys… Just curious, what would you project Kuroda for over 200 innings this year in terms of record, era, and K’s?
Morse is hitting 5th. Tabata is hitting close to .200 this spring and needs to hit like he did last year at .299. I like Morse upside to HR, RBI’s and RUN’s. Tabata is a type of player I would pick up if I was short steals towards the end of each week I was short steals.
@joe from point pleasant: 12-9/3.70/1.2 whip/145k’s
@longbeachyo: Ha!
@famous anus: Roberts is garbage, but your team looks very strong.
@Steve: Ha
@The Situation: Because MRs are more fickle than SPs.
@Big Mike: Trumbo
@Trevor4G: Pretty shallow league, but the team looks fine.
@FJTS: Team looks great, good upside picks and solid safe picks. Well played.
@Duskchem: If you like…
@nyydj2: Of course there’s lots of players left out there, your league is silly shallow.
@thewiz: Nope
@Mike: I think your team is light on power and heavy on speed, which isn’t great. Pitching looks fine.
@Wilsonian: Romo, Trumbo…
@ProjectBadass: Your pitching is way too strong. Your hitting is light on average and power.
@preptime: Your team looks fine.
@Jobanian: Your pitching and average could be issues.
@Jim: Yeah, hopefully it’s one year.
@CL: Gordon
@The Clear and The Cream: Looks like average and WHIP will be issues.
@Jim: Pitching looks okay. You look like on power.
@Eddy: Probably
@5toolGeezy: You have no room for him, your team looks solid.
@joe from point pleasant: Nah
@AnotherFalstaff: Hold
@Jeff: Aybar… Byrd, Coghlan, Colvin…
@FuzzyD: Clippard
@Adam: Light on average, power and WHIP.
@3FingersBrown: Not entirely sure how you came with that outfield. That can be improved.
@joe from point pleasant: Sure
@Howie Met Your Mother: Yeah
@dave: Depends if you want it more or less difficult.
@Rabbit: Thanks!
@PublicEnemy#1: Sure
So lets say more difficult.
Grey/Smokey : Would you lose Farnsworth for Madson at this point or hold tight until the Rays closer sit clears up?
@Grey: Yeah, that may be the worst OF I’ve ever put on a FBB field. I spent most of my auction budget on my big 3 corners and waited too long to spend on OF.
Would you say I have enough pitching to try and flip a starter for a decent OF bat?
Please pick 2 bench players (for help in all offensive categories but steals): Smoak, Berkman, Coghlan, Trumbo, Venable
Thanks!
20-team, mixed, H2H-Points, Dynasty League
-$70 cap
-salaries go up $1 each year
Trade Beachy $1 for Bud Norris $3?
I like both players, but Bud has more upside I think. That being said, Bud will have to make a big jump this year to be worth $4 in 2012.
@Mr2Bits: Personally i’d rather have Madson, but there are so many possible rosterable guys from the rays and phils it makes it a crap shoot, (peralta, contreras, mcgee). Its always to be early to the fantasy party than never.
@Mr2Bits: Personally i’d rather have Madson, but there are so many possible rosterable guys from the rays and phils it makes it a crap shoot, (peralta, contreras, mcgee). Its always good to be early to the fantasy party than never.
I need help with the forums – I can’t remember my username and I can’t find a way to retrieve it.
@Lob Ball: @Grey: Would you drop Dan Johnson for Trumbo at UTIL in a deep OPS league? I get the feeling that Trumbo, he of the PCL, he of the terrible BB/K rate, is the type of guy that could go 1-30 with 15 Ks and 0 BB in the first week. Whereas Johnson might go 1-25 with 15 Ks and 5 BB. Both suck but DJ has a higher floor, IMO.
C – Napoli
1B – Votto
2B – Weeks
3B – Youk
SS – Andrus
OF – BJ-Up
OF – J-Up
OF – Werth
U – Pence
U – Reynolds
SP – Haren
SP – Oswalt
SP – Marcum
SP – Hudson
SP – Lilly
SP – Baker
SP – Chacin
SP – Kuroda
SP – Nolasco
SP – E. Santana
SP – Vazquez
RP – Marmol
RP – Valverde
10 team H2H
Love to hear your thoughts (I know my league is shallow).
@Jrock: Haha! Good one, sir. For the record, I *hate* orange chicken!
@Mr2Bits: Hold tight.
@3FingersBrown: I’d wait until the season started and see what waivers presents.
@Lob Ball: Trumbo, Venable
@Commish Cauda: I’d hold.
@dave: Make a new name.
@Jay: Yup
@zzzzzz: Team looks very solid. Not crazy thrilled about the end of your pitching staff, but it’s okay for now.
Rangers just dealt Mr. Misti May-Treanor to the Royales with Cheese. Hopefully this bodes a little better for Napoli’s PT.
Hi Grey,
Just finished my primary money draft in a 10-team, 5×5 league. I would appreciate your feedback on my team. Thanks much!
C-Napoli
1B-Pujols
2B-Kelly Johnson
SS-HanRam
3B-Chris Johnson
OF-Bruce
OF-Pence
OF-Snider or Rajai
UT-Reyes
P-Lincecum
P-Price
P-Greinke
P-Gallardo
P-Beckett
P-Heath Bell
P-Lyon
P-Contreras
P-Bard or Rafael Soriano
For me, Latos was a keeper… my roster was very thin so I had to keep him as there is a minimum keeper requirement. I guess I really am Latos-intolerant…
My team’s already swiss cheese and it’s not even opening day.
@Grey: I hear that. For argument’s sake, what do you think of the following trades?
Offered Span ($4) to a speed deficient team in exchange for Travis Snider ($5). Dude currently has Span on the bench in a stacked OF.
Another offer I was thinking either Hudson or Lewis in exchange for Jason Bay. Bay’s owner has horrible pitcher and good power. Also OBP league boosts Bay’s value.
@Mr2Bits: I would personally hold tight (and full disclosure: I own Farnsworth). The reason being, the Rays have given every indication that Farnsworth will actually earn Save opps, at least during the early part of the season. Madson may get Save opps as well, but
A) he has a more established rival in Jose Contreras for those Save opps
B) Madson has kinda sucked in multiple shots at permanently taking Lidge’s job away from him
C) Yes, there is a “C”! Finally! Charlie Manuel is just amazingly loyal to Lidge. Maybe they hunt together or something, but no matter how bad Lidge has been, Charlie has stuck with him. So as soon as they can wheel Lidge out there to the mound, I’m sure that Charlie will do what he always does and call on Lidge in the 9th, even if he SUCKS.
D) OMG, a “D”… brain anuerysm! If Farnsworth happens to convert his first few Save opps, I think there’s a good chance he holds onto the job all year, or at least for a few months. The leash will likely always be short, but managers, even crazy tinkering managers like Joe Maddon, love to have “a guy” in the 9th that they can call on. It means they have less decisions to make and managers love that, because making decisions costs mental energy and who needs that?!
So yeah, a long-winded explanation on why I think Farnsworth is the better choice over Madson. Perhaps 5toolGeezy can get to “B” before his cruise!
@Grey: Thanks – Beachy is available. Who should I lose?
@Grey – I forgot to ask, in regards to my team that I just posted on comment #64: I was thinking of swapping Lincecum for Hamilton orHolliday for more depth on my offense. I have other pitchers like Drabek, Happ, Ed. Jackson and Nova sitting on my bench which I figure would still me a decent staff. Thoughts?
Who would you rather have on your bench in a 14 team roto – Moreland or Trumbo?
Grey,
I’m in a 11-team standard (kind of shallow) 5×5 roto league and ended up with:
C Wieters
1B M. Cabrera
2B A. Hill
3B A-Rod
SS Andrus
OF Heyward
OF Pence
OF BJ Upton
U Morneau
BN M. Ramirez
SP Lee
SP Liriano
SP D. Hudson
SP E. Volquez
SP E. Jackson
RP Broxton
RP Bailey
RP Kimbrel
BN Shields
BN J. Zimmerman
I drafted Manny just in case Morneau isn’t cleared for the regular season. Assuming he is cleared, should I dump Manny and pick up some more speed or another SP/RP; or just stand pat? Thanks!
@Mike of Swartz Creek, Mi: Who cares if Tabata is hitting .200 this Spring (it’s actually .230)? I’d be a bit more influenced by, say, his 405 at bats from last season in the Majors, or, I don’t know, his 1800 at-bats in the Minors than his 60 at-bats in Spring Training this year.
Morse is having a great Spring, but I think Tabata’s role is much more secure than Morse. Morse has a bad couple weeks and suddenly he’s platooning. Tabata has a bad couple weeks and, at worst, he’s moved out of the leadoff spot.
Really, there’s no comparison between these two guys and there’s certainly no case where Morse is a better bet than Tabata.
C’mon man, get in the game!
What do you think of this possible trade opp:
My Gio/Lyon/Lind for his Marcum/Putz/choice of Adam Jones, Tabata, Walker, Pena, Snider?
It’s an idea being tossed around, but nothing actually offered…not sure I really like it, especially with Marcum’s questionable shoulder.
@anyone less retarded than me(wide audience): what’s the answer to the anti-bot question to get a forum registration?
@Grey: Here’s my obligatory rate my team post. 10 team 5×5 Roto. Rounds 1-7 were our keepers
C – Wieters (127)
1B – Fielder (Keeper)
2B – Hill (94)
SS – Jeter (Keeper)
3B – Longoria (Keeper)
MI – Espinosa (227)
CI – LaRoche (234)
OF – Kemp (Keeper)
OF – J-Upton (Keeper)
OF – Pence (74)
OF – Sizemore (134)
OF – Quentin (147)
UT – Lind (107)
UT – Torres (194)
SP – Kershaw (Keeper)
SP – Hamels (Keeper)
SP – Gollardo (79)
SP – G.Gonzalez (154)
SP – Kuroda (174)
RP – Feliz (94)
RP – Thornton (167)
RP – Putz (187)
BN – Bumgarner (178)
BN – Zimmerman (214)
BN – De La Rosa (247)
BN – Gregg (254)
BN – Raburn (207)
Drafted my 12 team roto 5×5 last week
C: J. Buck
1B: A. Pujols
2B: K. Johnson
3B: A. Rameriez
SS: J. Reyes
CI: M. Reynolds
MI: M. Theriot
OF: J. Upton
OF: Krispy
OF: T. Snider
OF: A. Torres
OF: L. Morrison
U: Kila
SP: T. Hanson
SP: M. Cain
SP: D. Hudson
SP: R. Dempster
SP: C. Wilson
SP: C. Zambrano
RP: M Thornton
RP: J. Nathan
RP: C. Kimbrel
RP: B. Lyon
RP: T. Saito
RP: G. Balfor
Thoughts?
Hey Grey,
Drafted this team yesterday, 12 team non-keeper, 5×5 roto. How’s it look?
C-McCann
1B-Teixeira
2B-Phillips
3B-Longoria
SS-Desmond
OF-McCutchen
OF-Ethier
OF-Bourn
Util-D Lee
BN-Y Escobar
SP-Latos
SP-Scherzer
RP-Broxton
RP-Chris Perez
P-Romo
P-Storen
P-Kuo
BN-Garza
BN-Jordan Zimmermann
BN-Kuroda
BN (Soon to be DL)-Johan
What do you think?
Grey:
You still on the andrus bandwagon?
My team is very thin on RP and MR and most solid backups got drafted. Here are the best available, pick 2 or 3. Looking for ratios, K’s and potential for saves.
Affeldt (SF)
Balfour(Oak)
Gonzalez(Balt)
Jenks(CWS)
Lindstrom(COL)
Masset(CIN)
Parnell(NYM)
Saito(MIL)
Webb(FLA)
Knock knock
Who’s there?
Broken draft
Broken draft who?
Broken draft who’s on first?
Broken draft how’s Jake Fox on first?
Milwaukee is nowhere near Green Bay
Just drafted my 2nd team yesterday, eager to hear your thoughts:
12-Team Keeper 5×5 H2H
C: Victor Martinez
1B: Miguel Cabrera (K)
2B: Aaron Hill
3B: Adrian Beltre (K)
SS: Ian Desmond
OF: Carlos Gonzalez (K)
OF: Josh Hamilton (K)
OF: Juan Pierre
UTIL: Justin Morneau
UTIL: Pedro Alvarez
UTIL: Derrek Lee
B: Chase Headley
B: Julio Borbon
B: Michael Morse
SP: Clayton Kershaw (K)
SP: Wandy Rodriguez
SP: Jeremy Hellickson
SP: Madison Bumgarner
SP: Jordan Zimmerman
RP: Kevin Gregg
RP: Fernando Rodney
P: Brandon Beachy
B: Michael Pineda
B: Andrew Bailey
B: (Waiting for season to start to add pitcher)
DL: Johan Santana
Obviously lots of young SP there, hoping at least one of them pans out.
@Jeff: Jenks is on the OTHER sox amigo!
@GT: But, GT, I believe they’re both located in the “frozen tundra” zone, no?
@Wilsonian: If I were you (well, that would lead to a lot of questions in both our households), I’d take that trade. Gonzalez is a hotshot, but he’s less seasoned (seriously, it’d kill them to put some A1 on him?) and has a huge innings jump from last year. With Marcum, just assume you’re getting 3/4 of a season–but in the NL. And it looks like you’re getting fair value on the other moving parts, with maybe less risk if you take Pena. Not a slam-dunk either way, but that makes sense b/c this isn’t basketball.
@Wilsonian: Thanks for the heads up!
@Brad: Your team is weak on hitting, you shouldn’t have drafted Reyes when you already had Hanley.
@papasmurf: Ha
@3FingersBrown: I’d take Snider.
@zzzzzz: Ervin
@Brad: I’d take Holiday.
@vinko: Trumbo
@JB: Stand pat.
@Wilsonian: Eh
@OaktownSteve: baseball
@timSTi: Your team looks stacked, don’t see any major concerns.
@Cole: You weak on average and pitching.
@Matt: Your weak on power and your pitching could be a mess.
@Jackson: Why wouldn’t I be? No one’s played any games yet.
@Jeff: Balfour, Gonzalez…
@GT: Compared to LA it is.
@Vic Damone Jr.: I like your team a lot. Should be competitive.
Covering the Bases. Get it? It has two meanings. There is the baseball reference and to…..well you get it. Bronson you slay me.
PS Please bring back the dreads!
should i trade Weaver, Haren, and Andrus for Hanley and Holland in a 14 team league? would leave my pitching pretty weak
@JoeC:
Good insight and agree with everything. Just a little unsettling having so many ‘what if’s” and in a 10 year keeper league if your not hiding in the locker room and over hear something, you are already late to getting your roster adjusted. You almost have to anticipate what will happen and hope your decision is the correct one or you’re screwed.
@Grey: re: that trade offer – I’m leaning towards leaving it alone, especially since I have to play this guy for the first week and a half of the season. I like Marcum, if it wasn’t for the shoulder boo-boo, which kinda makes me want to stear clear.
Grey – would appreciate an appraisal?
12 teams, 5×5, non keeper
C-McCann
1B-Teixiera
2B-Sean-Rod
3B-Furcal
SS-Wright
MI-A. Escobar
CI-C. Pena
OF-Heyward
OF-A. Torres
OF-Raburn
OF-Bourne
OF-Venable
U-Lind
P-Gallardo
P-Liriano
P-G. Gonzales
P-MacDonald
P-Stauffer
P-A. Sanchez
P-Marmol
P-Putz
P-League
BN-F-Gut, Smoak, Happ
To heavy on speed, not enough power, right?
Hey Grey, I’d appreciate your thoughts on this motley crew (12 team H2H):
C – Geovany Soto
1b – Joey Votto
2b – Aaron Hill
SS – Jose Reyes
3b – Adrian Beltre
OF – Matt Kemp, B.J Upton, Adam Lind
Util – Travis Snider
Bench – Alcides Escobar, Dexter Fowler
SP – Yovani Gallardo
Roy Oswalt
Ricky Romero
Jhoulys Chacin
Jorge de la Rosa
Jordan Zimmermann
Scott Baker
Edwin Jackson
Mike Minor
RP – Neftali Feliz
John Axford
Kevin Gregg
Thanks,
Greg
Grey: You may have answered this at some earlier point, but, if so, I missed it.
Any plans for a Razzball iPhone app this year? I remember there was a hiccup last season but I thought there were plans to have it ready this year.
@Wilsonian: God, Wilsonian, don’t do it! Gio is the man (full disclosure: Oakland A’s fan here and proud Gio (not Geo) owner!), while Marcum and Putz have major durability questions.
Do not doubt Gio! He will take you to the Promised Land! (okay, maybe I’m not the best person to give advice on this subject!)
Should we be worried about Napoli getting ABs with Torrealba slotted to start at C, Moreland at 1B and Michael Young still not traded?
Hey Grey,
Great stuff as always.
I need some last minute advise for keepers.
AL only, 11 teams, 5×5 (14/9) auction, $260 budget. Can keep up to 10 players.
Here’s what I have so far…..
Morales $15
Pedroia $21
Zobrist $10
Choo $15
Quentin $15
Snider $10
Lester $21
Price $10
Cahill $6
Litsch $5
10 for $128……Scrap any of these guys to save extra $ for draft?
Thanks
Grey will you please rate my team? If I don’t get your blessing right here in the comments section I will commit suicide by falling on my Cross pen.
@Grey: 10 team league and I have Marmol and Axford. Venters is on waivers. Drop Chapman for him?
Grey,
12 team mixed H2H, any holes in this pitching staff? I am going to see who pans out and flip the lemons for waiver gold/closers.
C.C. Sabathia
Roy Oswalt
Tim Hudson
Daniel Hudson
Jeremy Hellickson
Trevor Cahill
Tim Stauffer
James Shields
@Wake Up: Ha
@pat: Eh
@Errin: Agree with your thoughts. And the WHIP might be an issue. You really don’t need Bourn on that team. Let alone Venable. Look to trade.
@Greg Gallagher: Baker’s kinda bleh, but that’s a small issue. I like your team, looks solid.
@Enrique: I tried to put one together, but I’m computer stupid and it’s not happening as of right now.
@Jason: Nope
@Melvin: I wouldn’t keep Litsch.
@malacoda: Don’t do it, it’s not worth it.
@Up in this Mug: Cahill
@Swagger Jackers: Sure
Grey, would you give Nishioka and Jay Bruce to get Shin Soo Choo?
I have Nishioka backing up both Castro at ss and YOUR BOY Ryan Rayburn at 2B (Yahoo eligible, got him in rd 17 last night! — thanks). I also have Infante though. My other starting OFs are Braun, Ellsbury, and Morse/Span/Austin Jackson.
To Grey and anyone else who wants to chime in, what order would you rank these guys? I could use some outfield help and have room for only one:
Ibanez
Venable
Byrd
Colvin
Thanks!
@Grey, all: Here’s my RCL team 12 team, 5×5 standard roto
C: Mauer
1B: Tex
2B: Phillips
SS: Starlin
3B: Zimmerman
CI: Ike
MI: Aviles
OF: Ethier
OF: Pierre
OF: Span
OF: Ibanez
OF: Brantley
UTL: Luke Scott
BN: Robot
BN: Utley (soon to be DLed)
P: Ubaldo
P: Price
P: Bills
P: Dirty Sanchez
P: C.J. Wilson
P: Anibal Sanchez
P: Bell
P: Gregg
P: Storen
P: Burnett
I wasn’t really prepared for this draft – in fact I was drunk and had just stepped off of a plane. I got an important phone call in the 9th round and ended up auto-picked with Utley.
Would you drop any of those guys for Ben Francisco, Matsui, Rolen, Damon, Soriano? I’m thinking Robot or Brantley
Grady Sizemore, Magglio Ordonez, Torii Hunter, and Raul Ibanez….in that order? Already have Braun, Krispie Young, and Stubbs in at OF, but looking for a fourth for Util and spot starts.
@Grey: You clearly love Trumbo. Would you rather have him or Freeman to start the season?
Grey, would you deal Heyward for Oswalt + a decent player (probably Tabata or a mediocre coser)? My hitting is very strong and I need pitching badly. thanks
This is my team in a 5X5 10 Team Roto league:
C Weiters
1B Morneau
2B Hill
3B Reynolds
SS Hanley Ramirez
OF Kemp
OF Matt Holliday
OF Justin Upton
Util. Jason Heyward
SP Liriano
SP Jered Weaver
RP Valverde
RP Lyon
P Max Scherzer
P Jhoulys Chacin
P Edinson Volquez
P Tim Hudson
BN Jose Tabata
BN Carlos Pena
BN Manny Ramirez
BN Ryan Raburn
BN Jorge Posada
Keep Raburn as a backup to Hill? As for the others on the bench, would you try to move them early or wait and see?
These guys are on waivers: Lidge, Francisco, Gregg, McGee, Aroldis Chapman. These are in the FA pool: Farnsworth, Stauffer, Motte, Meek. Appreciate any thoughts on drop/add or possible trades.
Grey,
I was hoping you could evaluate my draft really quickly – daquiris to come!
12 Team H2H 6×6 (OBP and SLG instead of AVG, OBA in pitching)
C J.P. Arencibia 1
1B Justin Morneau 19
2B Ian Kinsler 19
3B David Wright 36
SS Stephen Drew 9
2B/SS Neil Walker 3
1B/3B Mark Reynolds 12
OF Andrew McCutchen 25
OF Matt Kemp 33
OF Hunter Pence 22
OF Shane Victorino 14
UTIL Manny Ramirez 7
P Edinson Volquez 1
SP Clay Buchholz 9
SP Francisco Liriano 16
SP Ryan Dempster 1
SP Jordan Zimmermann 2
RP Carlos Marmol 9
RP Joakim Soria 12
BE Edwin Jackson 2
BE Ian Kennedy 1
Thanks as always
The Bronson Arroyo line… brilliant. I cried a single tear.
Eliot Johnson SS and OF how many steals do you think he will get this year for Tampa?
Man, do I feel like a twit for drafting Latos as my #2 now. Someone tell me my season isn’t over. Console me.
Hey Grey, looking for a quick thought about my team:
14 team, H2H, 7×7 (OBP, OPS, QS, K/9) with deep benches.
C Matt Wieters
1B Miguel Cabrera
2B Ryan Raburn
3B Kevin Youkilis
SS Alcides Escobar
OF Andrew McCutchen
OF Hunter Pence
OF Krispie Young
UTIL Casey McGehee
BN Nyjer Morgan
Starting Pitchers:
Tommy Hanson
Max Scherzer
Brett Anderson
Hiroki Kuroda
Edinson Volquez
Ian Kennedy
Yo-lease Chacin
Chris Young
Tim Stauffer
Jon Niese
Michael Pineda
RP:
Kimbrel
Sale
Benoit
Thanks Grey
@Grey: Thanks Grey. I was getting flayed by my fellow owners during the draft for my lack of ‘brand-name’ pitching…..no razzball readers amongst them, fortunately for me…..!
@Joel: Nope
@Jake: Byrd
@3FingersBrown: Brantley for Soriano
@Wiley: Hunter over Maggs.
@Swagger Jackers: Depends on the league and team. Maybe.
@Abe: Nope
@Mr. Rickey: I’d grab Gregg.
@MattW: You’re light on average and pitching. I don’t like Buchholz, so you have one number one then a bunch of upside.
@Eddie: Thanks!
@Mike of Swartz Creek, Mi: 5
@Wet Cigarette: You look a little light on power and you have a bunch of risky upside pitchers. They could work out, but you don’t have too many guarantees.
@Greg Gallagher: No problem.
Grey — Would you rather have Bourjos or Borbon as a late-round gamble on speed? This is in a 20-team mixed roto league (no keepers).
@Grey:
10 team standard points league with way too many bench slots. Thoughts on team and should I panic on my pitching? I can see it blowing up in my face..
C: Napoli, Montero
1B: Pujols, Berkman
2B: Weeks, Hill
SS: Andrus
3B: Wright
OF: Kemp, J.Upton, Pence, BJ Up, Stanton, Tabata, Snider, Byrd, Jennings
SP: Gallardo, Grienke, Scherzer, Volquez, Ian Kennedy, Zimmerman, Kuroda, Cueto, Beachy
RP: Huston Street, chris Perez, Frank Frank
RP:
@Grey: In terms of trading away Buchholz, are you higher on Marcum or D. Hudson? Or would you target a different tier of SPs?
Scherzer is looking terrible again and Liriano not much better. I hope both get their act together soon.
Grey—
Heading into a draft tonight, 13-team, keeper, mixed roto using OBP and SLG. New guy in the league so my best avail will be Fielder. How do you rank the following after him: Uggla, McCutchen, Werth, Ethier, Pence, Verlander, Kershaw, Haren? Thanks G!!!
@Grey: big fan of single mom sex. even bigger fan of connecting single mom sex to tommy hunter. well played.
@Grey: Man this Nyjer Morgan crazed transfer’s really rubbed of on your post today……Did you have to drop alot of Quan to shoplift the pooty?
James Shields went in the 19th round of a 10 team rotisserie league……would you consider Leo Nunez a 19th round equal value closer?
Treanor traded! Good for Napoli owners.
I’ve been away since last season ended. What happened to the @ responses jumping directly to the quoted comment? Now it loads the page again.
@Grey: Here are the details of the league where I’m considering picking up Trumbo:
10 team roto 6×6 w/ OBP. KendryS suckS (not a bad fantasy team name) so I have an opening at 1B/3B until his fragile bones heal.
My power is Fielder, Tulo, Ethier, Rasmus, A. Jones, Snider. My average drain is Snider but I don’t have an Mark Reynolds types. 1B/3B options include: Freeman, Smoak, Trumbo. Which one provides the best stability until KendryS is back?
@Enrique: Bourjos
@Sal: Not panic, but your pitching is weaker than your hitting. You’ll need to work the waiver wire for SPs.
@MattW: Hudson, barely.
@Shane: Rankings: http://razzball.com/2011-fantasy-baseball-rankings/
@herschel: Nice
@Rick Dempsey: Sure
@zzzzzz: Can’t hurt
@Tom Emanski: The old plugin broke, this new plugin is the best I found to replace it.
@Swagger Jackers: Go with Trumbo.
I think Bernadina was sent down in favor to keep Nix.
Damn Riggleman, messing up Razzball mojo.
Z. Britton SP for Baltimore. How soon before he is pitching in the majors.
Hey Grey,
Drafting in a 12-team league tomorrow, minimum 1500 IP, max. 1800 IP. How would you adjust pitcher strategy?
Larger budget for pitching?
Target aces?
Target 8 top 40-50 guys?
@Eddy: Yeah, pretty lame call on their part.
@Mike of Swartz Creek, Mi: June
@Amsterdam: I wouldn’t change anything. That’s not that low of a minimum.
Thanks Grey
Utley is quoted as saying before AS game is his goal for return, which is pretty open ended to mean between now and July. Gee thanks.
@ Grey
I just had my draft last night and I have a couple questions. I got Brandon Belt in the last round. Has there been any news on his status with the club? There was talk of him getting 1B from Huff and moving Huff to RF. Would you stick with the kid or pick up someone like: Ryan Raburn (who didnt get drafted in my league) or Mark Trumbo as a 4thOF/UTIL?
Side bar- I was targeting Reyes and Castro and neither of them fell to me. I ended up with Alcides Escobar. Would you be in panic mode or should I stick with the kid? Didnt he steal like 40+ bags in the minors? where was the speed last year? any other speed flyers (or is it fliers) that I should keep an eye on?
Was just offered this trade:
His Travis Snider for my Ryan Raburn
This is my current lineup:
C – Napoli
1B – Dunn
2B – Hill
3B – Wright
SS – Andrus
OF – Hamilton
OF – Heyward
OF – Tabata
UTIL – Raburn
UTIL – Kendrick
BN – Espinosa
He’s got Pena, Snider, Stubbs for guys that I like for Raburn or Kendrick, and I’d much rather deal Kendrick than Raburn. Do I do this deal or do I make a counter of Kendrick for Snider or Raburn for Pena or Stubbs?
@Chicago Mike: Belt’s going to the minors. Alcides: http://razzball.com/alcides-escobar-and-ian-desmond-2011-fantasy-sleepers/
@Wilsonian: Looks good for you.
Whatcha think, mang?
5×5 non-keeper roto, 10 team:
C – Soto
C – Ianetta
1B – Teixeira
2B – Cano
3B – Chipper
SS – Furcal
MI – Kelly Johnson
CI – Justin Morneau
OF – Dread Pirate
OF – Pence
OF – Abreu
OF – Tabata
OF – Snider
U – Gaby Sanchez
P – Felix
P – Liriano
P – Carp
P – Hanson
P – Brett Anderson
P – T. Hudson
P – MadBum
P – Nolasco
P – Norris
B – Crisp
B – Freese
B – Bourjos
B – Peavy
B – J. Vasquez
B – Kuo
@Grey: so you think a swap of Snider for Raburn is good with that lineup or try to offer Kendrick for Snider?
Grey:
10 Team Auction 5×5 Roto:
C: K. Suzuki
1B: A. Pujols
2B: H. Kendrick
SS: J. Reyes
MI: A. Elvis
CI: R. Howard
OF: R. Braun
OF: SS Choo
OF: A. Jones
OF: C. Coghlan
OF: L. Morrison
U: C. Pena
P: C. Kershaw
P: G. Gonzalez
P: E. Volquez
P: F. Rodriguez
P: A. Bailey
P: J. Venters
P: F. Rodney
P: D. Aardsma
P: A. Chapman
I spent most $ on hitting. I’m going to have to dig to find some SP’s. Any thoughts on what else I should shore up?
@Grey – Would love your take on my team. I used your spreadsheet as my base cheat sheet. Thanks!
12-team 5×5 H2H
C – M. Wieters
1B – M. Cabrera
2B – A. Hill
3B – A. Rodriguez
SS – E. Andrus
LF – M. Holliday
CF – B. Upton
RF – J. Upton
UTIL – C. Pena
BN – R. Raburn, M. Ramirez, T. Snider
SP – C. Sabathia
SP – Y. Gallardo
SP – R. Oswalt
SP – C. Billingsley
RP – J. Nathan
RP – B. Lyon
RP – J. Rauch
P – I. Kennedy
P – B. Arroyo
BN – J. Niese, K. Farnsworth
@Bill: in a 12 team league, I REALLY like that team…it could be just me, but it’s pretty solid all around. Little shy on the saves, but you can always SAGNOF and vulture.
@Wilsonian: I have to say I was very happy with the draft. I did punt saves until the 14th round (hopefully Nathan can return to form), but SAGNOF is definitely in the cards. Thanks for the feedback!
@Jeff: first thing that pops out at me is a serious lack of closers. also seems like you could use some more power.
@Giggles McGehee: yeah, piching depth is a problem, i’m a little worried about your OF too. specifically coghlan and lomo.
@Bill: .avg could be a problem, and you might need to scramble for saves depending on how the cookies crumble. (same could be said for anyone.) all in all i’d be pretty happy with this draft in a 12 team league.
here’s my family league 10 team 5×5 ROTO from last night. what do y’all think?
C Mike Napoli
1B Albert Pujols
2B Kelly Johnson
3B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Elvis Andrus
CI Justin Morneau
MI Ian Desmond
OF Matt Kemp
OF Jason Heyward
OF Shane Victorino
OF Brett Gardner
Util Carlos Beltrán
BN Ryan Raburn
BN Austin Jackson
SP Jon Lester
SP CC Sabathia
RP J.J. Putz
RP Chris Pérez
P Matt Thornton
P Joel Hanrahan
P Brandon League
BN Jered Weaver
BN Madison Bumgarner
BN Jonathan Sánchez
BN Jhoulys Chacin
@Bill: no problem…I had to go re-read it to make sure it was actually a 12 Team league, I thought it was a 10! Well done in my eyes.
@Jeff: You managed to be light on speed and power. It’s because your pitching is too strong.
@Wilsonian: Snider for Raburn.
@Giggles McGehee: Team looks pretty imbalanced. Shouldn’t have taken Howard if you had Pujols.
@Bill: League’s pretty shallow, but I like your team, should be competitive.
@brad: You’re pretty light on power because your pitching is too strong.
@Grey: cool. Thanks dood.
In a Michael Buble…who’d ya rather have: Lind or Pedro?
@Wilsonian: Alvarez
hey grey!
can you give me an idea of what you expect brad emaus stat line will look like if he stays the mets 2b all year?
also, beachy or duensing?
THANK YOU
I really think Contreras is the guy to own vs Madson. This is from Yahoo.
I asked Dubee (Philadelphia pitching coach) yesterday if he thought Madson was better prepared to close this season than previous seasons. “I don’t think so,” he said. “Ryan Madson is Ryan Madson.” What did he do? Take a crash course in how to close? We’re in Spring Training here. … I think the game speeds up on him sometimes. He doesn’t get to the same comfort level. There’s a little anxiety there. The ninth inning is a little different than the eighth.”
So he’s unusually candid. Probably not someone that Madson should ever call upon for a letter of recommendation.
@the grate one: http://razzball.com/phillies-2b-goes-from-utley-to-ugly/ I don’t think you can find one positive thing written this year about Duensing.
@brettj72: He’s a Cuddle Boy, for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Curious what thoughts are on my squad (any and all welcome). It’s a keeper (keep 6) 12 team league that uses LF/CF/RF, full MLB…
C Mauer K
1b Votto K
2b A.Hill
3b Wright K
SS Andrus
LF Gardner
CF Victorino (I regret this)
RF J.Upton K
Util Pence
Bn Raburn
Bn Ka’aihue
SP Lincecum K
SP F-Her K
SP Scherzer
SP Dempster
RP C. Perez
RP Kimbrel
RP Farnsworth
P Fuentes
P Volquez
Bn Kuroda
Bn Cueto
Bn McDonald
Bn Beachy
Did I get way too speed crazy, or did I make up for it with guys like Hill to bring the power back up? Thanks guys!
You guys saw how they robbed a house in Tampa that was being rented to Price, Brignac and Longoria? Apparently they stole Longoria’s AK-47.
I wonder if they took his hat?
Hey Grey, forgive me. I couldn’t find A. Gordon, K. Ka’aihue, or M. Morse in your top 300… Would you mind giving me projections for all three? (including AB’s)???
I lost Minor, but am hesitant to get Beachy. How long before Minor gets called up you think? Thanks!
@Grey: what if you already had Longoria AND Wright? Overkill to get Alvarez, too. We do have 2 utility spots.
@longbeachyo: I’ve seen 30 HR projections for Kila with solid average, figured it was worth a flyer.
Grey: could you tell me what you think of my team? its 6×6 h2h, have to have 3 OF’s by pos
C Carlos santana
1B Adam Dunn
3B Youkilis (after 5 games on Yahoo)
2B- Ryan Rayburn
SS Starlin Castro
LF Ryan Braun
CF Ellsbury
RF Jay Bruce
IF Omar Infante
OF Mike Morse
UT Denard Span
BN Austin Jackson
BN Luke Scott
BN Nishioka
SP Sabathia
SP Hamels
SP Billingsley
SP Brett Anderson
SP Dan Hudson
SP Stauffer
RP Feliz
RP Street
RP Hanrahan
BN Javy Vasquez
what do you think?
@BryanK: I know, but I’m tempted to go with Gordon because I don’t really trust P. Alvarez at 3b this year. I’m looking at the spring numbers for all three of these guys right now and can’t manage to push myself away from the table… SOMEONE HELP ME! Tell me all three will get hurt and I’ll only be wasting a move.
Have they always played Kurtis Blow’s “A J Scratch” When AJ Pierzynski comes to the plate? Just noticed that during the Sox Reds game.
GREAT! Kila AND Gordon hit Jimmy-jackers today! That’s 7 and 6 respectively!!! My finger is on the add button… HELP ME!
@longbeachyo: I wouldn’t be that concerned this early. Do you have a bench spot to spare? If not hold if, if you do, I am going to say Kila (that’s who I picked), maybe BP won’t be wrong this year!
@BryanK: Yeah, I’ve got Minor still. I was planning on picking up a hot SP, but these guys are really tempting.
@BryanK: Yeah, you’re light on power and heavy on speed. Your pitching is also too strong due to your keepers.
@Eddy: What? Wow.
@longbeachyo: Minor might get the call if Jar-Jar can’t go. Search for the player’s names on the top search bar, I’ve gone over them.
@Wilsonian: Yes
@Joel: No idea how many teams.
@3FingersBrown: Doubt it.
@Grey:
Tell me about it.
In other news, Chris Perez threw up on the mound today. He later left with “indigestion”. I’d be forever grateful if someone could get a video.
@Grey: sorry, I confused myself…
Is that “yes” get Alvarez for Lind? OR “yes” Alvarez is overkill with Wright and Longoria and I don’t need him?
Sorry for confusing myself – it happens all the time.
@Grey: Longo didn’t even *get* to use his AK.
Definitely not a good day.
@Eddy: I just read that. Pretty funny, I’m sure you could find it on Youtube in the next couple days.
@Eddy: I’d like to see that too.
@Wilsonian: You shouldn’t even have Longoria and Wright on the same team, forget Alvarez.
@Steve: Ha
sorry Grey, with regard to 158 above, its a 12 team non-keeper snake draft. I actually am playing Infante at 3rd for 5 games till Youk qualifies, and have Dunn at IF till then. Then, I can cut Infante if I want. Thanks!
Hey Grey, how many leagues do you do? And how involved are you in each?
I ask this because I usually only do 2 very competive 20 team leagues. But this year I’m in 5 because I have a little bit more spare time.
But I’m finding I don’t like it so much. Usually I get the same core players for both leagues and then I root against who I don’t have and especially root against players that I wanted but didn’t get.
But now it seems like I have everybody on at least one team. So I have guys that I’m rooting for because I have them on one team but don’t want them to do to good because I just missed out on them on another. It sucks.
Sorry for the rambling, just wanted to here your opinion on that.
@Joel: Pitching looks much better than your hitting. It’s not a terrible hitting team, but you have more flyers than I’d like in a league that shallow.
@Donnie Baseball: Rudy and I co-manage 8 or so. I watch for everyone so I can write the roundups so who does well or bad only marginally changes my mood.
@Grey: tiny keeper league…picked up Wright in a deal last year when he was struggling. Straight highway robbery (Span and AJ Burnett for Wright) and had to keep him this year. Gracias for the head’s up.
@JoeC: good thing it was just a tentative offer from a guy. I’m proudly keeping Gio. He wouldn’t throw Thornton in instead of Putz, and that pretty much killed it for me.
@Steve: I do believe Longoria messed around and got a triple-double, though. So he’s got that going for him.
@Wilsonian: Ah… Well, that’s a good reason to have Wright.
@Grey @ Anyone: In a 16-team H2H league with W’s, L’s, ERA, WHIP, K’s, SV’s.
Which are your favorite 2 SP’s out of this bunch: Beachy, Niese, McDonald, McClellan, Bedard, Lowe
@Dad: First two.
In an OBP, SLG league, which do you prefer?
Daric Barton, Russell Branyan, Lyle Overbay. Thanks!
@Amigo Miguel: Branyan
Can baseball just start already? I want to see some stats next to my guys.
@Grey: Have you drafted all of your teams now?
Any guys you have everywhere?
@Donnie Baseball:
Ugh, I know exactly how you feel. In 2009 I did one team, then four in 2010 and now six (excluding fantasy Razzball team).
For the most part there are about 2 or so variations in each league with each position. If I don’t have Miggy, I have Fielder. If I don’t have Aaron Hill, I have Raburn (and Kelly Johnson in one league), etc. Same deal with SP.
I look forward to the end of the season because by then I know which fantasy baseball team I’m really rooting for. Problem is that I’m in four money leagues this year, so it’ll definitely be difficult to stop rooting for one of them.
And on top of all that, I’m still trying to root for the Marlins as they face opponents. Suffice to say, watching baseball this year is going to give me several ulcers.
In 2012, I’m definitely reducing it to four and maybe even three leagues.
Hey Grey! Excited much yet?
Soooo in my OBP H2H league, I’m entirely too heavy on speed and light on power. That said, am I crazy to drop Drew Stubbs 2k11 (Bourjos) and Ian Dez 2k11 (Espinosa).
With that in mind can you rank Bourjos, Espinosa, Morse, Dan Johnson, Branyan, Joyce?
Also have Bailey so I need to drop Beachy for Fuentes correct?
GL this season!
@Steve: I know, right? I think Rudy’s doing a post on exactly that. I know we have Stanton and Daniel Hudson everywhere.
@strugz: Espinosa, Bourjos, Morse… I’d grab Fuentes for saves.
Hey Grey – awesome stuff you do here.
Can’t believe you have time to evaluate teams from scrubs like me – but if you do…what say you to this:
12 team Yahoo 5×5 redraft; only 2 RP allowed
C Russell Martin
1b Ryan Howard
2b Martin Prado
3b Casey Mcgehee
SS Hanley Ramirez
OF Alex Rios, Jay Bruce, Drew Stubbs
UT Nick Swisher
Bn Manny Ramirez, Nyger Morgan, Placido Polanco
DL Kendrys Morales
SP King Felix; Max Scherzer; Jonathan Sanchez; Madison Bumgarner; Jordan Zimmerman; Javy Vascquez
RP K-Rod; Huston Street
Thanks!!
@Dan: Team looks extremely solid. Little light on power, and I don’t think you can play Nyjer with this team. Pitching looks real strong though.
@Grey: I have Manny and Posada on a couple of teams (!), Heyward too. I have Dempster and Lilly spread across a couple as well.
Also have a few guys I’ve never owned before: Heyward, Dread Pirate, Longo, Youk, Kemp, Mini Donkey, Kershaw – which is kind of cool.
I need to determine my keepers for 2012 prior to the start of this season. 10 team league. $260 cap Who are you taking Hellickson @ $12 or Morrow @ $8…or both? I am also keeping Gallard @ $12. Thoughts?
8 x8 H2H 12 team league I have Valencia as my CI, who I don’t mind in this format. Is Moreland a better play with more upside or just sit tight?
@Steve: You never had Mini Donkey?
@wiudavis: Morrow
@BKK: Sit tight for now.
@Grey: Nope. Just MMD.
@Steve: You didn’t have him in 2009?
@Grey: Nope. I was either too late to get him or couldn’t make room.
@Grey: looking for best power option off the ww. any of these guys worth a shot? trumbo, luke scott, colvin or morse?
Pineda’s got the 5th spot.