Comments on: Pitcher Profile: Michael Fiers Is On Fire, Don’t Have No Fears

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:40:17 +0000

@druss, I would try to hold onto Goldschmidt and see if you could trade Dunn for Dempster… Depending on your keepers, both Goldy and Hosmer are great keepers and who knows how much Dempster has left in the tank. All thing equal, I don’t make that deal.

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:38:35 +0000

@woodz, Nah, I’d hold onto Sale… It’s surprisingly close, a lot of people wouldn’t think that, but I’d try to give up Sale and someone for Fiers and someone better if you want to do that deal.

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:37:49 +0000

@bluntsky, I like that deal… Adrian Gonzalez isn’t much of a step down from Pujols at this point in their careers, and Tulo as a keeper is a great investment especially compared to Reyes… Yeah Lester is having a bad year, but the difference between him and Sabathia isn’t nearly as big as the increase of value you get. Plus you get a nicer draft pick. Like it.

By: druss

druss — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:54:56 +0000

10 team keeper!
I give up up goldschimdt for dempster!
I have dunn and hosmer as 1B !
shud i do it?

By: woodz

woodz — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:01:12 +0000

hi,
would yot give chris sale for fiers? I´m alert because of a possible inning-cap for sale.
weekly h2h points league.

By: bluntsky

bluntsky — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:22:21 +0000

trade offer, keeper league, i would be getting adrian gonzales, troy tulo, mike avilles, jon lester, and a first round pick in next years draft i would be giving up a pujols, j reyes, cc sabathia and a 25th round pick in next years draft

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:29:56 +0000

@Vacation, I’ve written a feature on a McDonald start (http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-james-mcdonald-has-the-reds-scared/) and think he’s going to continue to be a solid pitcher to close out the year. Probably low 3.00 ERA 1.10ish WHIP and 8 K/9, regressing slightly from his great pace. When Ben Sheets has pitched in his career, he’s usually been successful… I didn’t catch his first start as a Bravo except the highlights, but his stuff looked good from what I saw and he could be a sleeper. He’s using a slider now that he never really used through his career that could reinvigorate him. However, he wasn’t successful at all in Oakland, a pitcher’s dream. I definitely think he warrants a pickup, but I wouldn’t hesitate throwing him back if he struggles in any of his next few starts. He’s another guy I might have to watch for my next feature. Thanks for reading man!

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:23:59 +0000

@Anthony, Yea, for this year I do like him more than Bauer… I think I like Fiers the most though… He is the oldest and I buy his K rate a lot more as he showed it in the minors more consistently… McAllister is interesting though, I might write about him next. Thanks for reading!

By: Vacation

Vacation — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:23:51 +0000

@Jonathan Gilpin,

Very grateful for this article, thanks man. Curious as to your thoughts regarding (1) James McDonald and (2) Ben Sheets.

By: Vacation

Vacation — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:22:03 +0000

@Jonathan Gilpin, Great minds . . . .

By: Vacation

Vacation — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:21:28 +0000

@Stan Yelnats, Without seeing the the rest of your roster its impossible to say. In a vacuum, I don’t like trade 1, trade 2 is alright assuming you had OF depth, and trade 3, don’t like.

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:20:51 +0000

@I-Man, Thanks man! I feel detailed info on the fringe guys and their starts isn’t out there too much which is why I love writing these. Thanks for reading!

By: Jonathan Gilpin

Jonathan Gilpin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:20:11 +0000

@Stan Yelnats, I don’t really like the first trade as I see Hamilton getting it back together for the second half… I kinda like the second deal as you get by far the best player, but those are two solid OFs. Hate the last trade. Two guys who could have big 2nd halves for a guy from the wire.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:07:21 +0000

how bout my boy Zach McAllister who eats a line drive and still manages to put up 6ip/3h/1er/4bb/5k’s against a weak TB I know, but still impressive…I might even like him more then friers,bauer,etc. thoughts?

By: I-Man

I-Man — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:37:50 +0000

Just picked Fiers up prior to this start and haven’t had a chance to see him pitch yet. Excellent recap and eminently helpful, thanks.

By: Stan Yelnats

Stan Yelnats — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:35:49 +0000

I made three big trades this week. Let me know what you guys think please.

Trade 1:
GOT:
Angel Pagan
Starlin Castro
Matt Joyce
GAVE:
Josh Hamilton
Tyler Colvin

Trade 2:
GOT:
Carlos Gonzalez
GAVE:
Matt Holliday
Jason Heyward

Trade 3:
GOT:
Kendrys Morales
GAVE:
Eric Hosmer
BJ Upton