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0The Royals called up Jake Odorizzi, which means nothing really for this year. He will start next weekend vs. the Indians, and that could be a spot start in some fantasy leagues, but this is more for 2013. Or, since it’s the Royals, this is Moore for 2013. In order to be protected from a Rule 5 draft, the Royals had to call him up. I don’t think this means we see Odorizzi in the rotation to start next year, but he’ll be in the mix for the last spot. Knowing the Royals, they’ll find someone like Randy Wolf or Carl Pavano for that last spot. Jeremy Guthrie’s run with the Royals this year is the worst thing that could’ve happened for Royals fans. Now ownership can get another half-dead veteran pitcher and sell it to their fans as another reclamation projection that could yield Guthrie-like results, when we all know Guthrie’s results don’t even mean Guthrie could do that again, let alone the invariable Blanton-esque signing. Forget it, Jake, it’s the Royals fans’ agita-town. In Triple-A this year, Odorizzi had a 2.93 ERA and just over a 7 K-rate. He’s not the crazy/sexy/cool-type prospect like Trevor Bauer. He’s not going to strikeout a hitter an inning and Happy Ending your fantasy draft with a sleeper ace. He’s more a fantasy number three to four-type arm with good control, which in the short term is actually more valuable because there won’t be huge peaks and valleys. We’ll probably see him at the start of June in 2013 if the Mayans forget to pull the plug on all us in December. For deep keeper leagues, I’d grab him, hoping for a 2013 line of 3.85/1.28 and 95 Ks in 120 major league innings. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Brandon Morrow - 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks vs. the Po’ Sawx. The other day Bobby Valentine said this was the weakest roster in the history of the Red Sox. Then yesterday he said no offense was meant. Hey, just like the lineup. Be interesting to see how low Bobby will go to get the Red Sox to fire him. Urinating in public? Racist comments? Publicly questioning Larry Bird’s greatness?
Dustin Pedroia – 2-for-4, after he returned to the lineup on Saturday, following the birth of his 2nd son and the chasing of his brother out of the hospital.
Pedro Ciriaco - 1-for-3 and his third straight game with a steal. I wonder if him and Dustin ever sit in the clubhouse with the call and answer chant, “I a Pedro…Pedro I a…” Probably not.
Adam Dunn – 2-for-4 with his 39th homer. Member how on Friday I said Dunn was a drop? Well, welcome to the world of late-September baseball. One day he’s out for ten days and the next day he’s back in the lineup hitting. Just when you think he’s done, he’s Dunn.
Dayan Viciedo – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs with his 21st homer and .253. He’s only going to be 24 years old for the start of next year, and he’s got me interested, but he has 23 walks to his 111 strikeouts. His homers to walk ratio is right up Andre Dawson’s creek, leaving him more attractive than James Van Der Beek, but not quite at Joey’s level.
Joe Mauer – 2-for-3 with his 10th homer as he returned to the lineup. That year he hit 28 homers seems like it was a lifetime ago. Only the lifetime of a pet guinea pig, but a lifetime nevertheless.
Ryan Braun – 2-for-4 and two solo homers, his 39th and 40th. If you lose your fantasy league to someone with Ryan Braun on their team, tell them you sent them their fantasy winnings via FedEx.
Norichika Aoki – 2-for-3 with 2 steals of third off of Chris Young. Was hard to see what kind of lead he had off of 2nd, because the behind-home-plate cameras had an obstructed view.
Wily Peralta – 8 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 5 Ks. As previously mentioned, Peralta had nice Ks in the minors, but a below average ERA. He could be an interesting name for next year if he breaks camp with the club. Could be one of those slightly out of nowhere types like Lance Lynn was in the first half of the year, though slightly less out of nowhere because I’m pointing it out now.
Ernesto Frieri – So, how was your weekend? Guessing better than Frieri’s. Unless Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is reading this. His weekend might’ve been worse. BTW, I’ve seen better production value in student short films. Are we supposed to see the rubber band from the fake beard? On Saturday, Fieri forked over Greinke’s game and gave the Royals an epic comeback win. On one pitch, a two-run homer to Moobs, then three pitches later a walk-off homer to Salvador Perez. The nurturing Sciosciapath decided to go to Jepsen for the save on Sunday. Frieri’s still the closer, according to the Angels, but they have a lot of decent fall back options and I wouldn’t be surprised if Walden, the once future closer that lost the job after one blown save, gets a chance to save a game or two.
Anthony Rizzo – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 6 RBIs and 2 homers. You know what I see when I see that line? Rizzo’s 2013 draft selection going up two rounds. If you thought Yahoo was bonkers about Dee Gordon this year, pushing him into the top 7 rounds, forget about Rizzo.
Matt Moore – 3 IP, 5 ER vs. the Yankees, which comes after a start where he only lasted into the 4th inning vs. the Orioles. He might be going through a dead arm period, which isn’t good for pitching, but is great for doing The Bernie Dance.
Starling Marte – 3-for-6, 1 run and RBI and 2 steals, 3 steals in this weekend series while going 6-for-13, which is almost .500. Look at the big brain on Grey, pointing out S. Marte.
Pedro Alvarez – 2-for-5, 5 RBIs and two homers, his 28th and 29th of the year. Sadly, he has no one to do the “I a Pedro, Pedro I a” chant with.
Daniel Straily – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 1 K. I don’t want to overrate only 5 starts and less than 30 innings in the majors, but he’s looking more like the guy that scouts weren’t that crazy about than the pitcher that came out of nowhere this year to lead the minor leagues in Ks.
Stephen Drew – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd game in a row with a homer. I don’t think J.D., other members of the Drew family or Stephen Drew himself are able to get excited about Stephen’s prospects, but he looks like he’s hot.
Matt Wieters – 2-for-3, 3 runs and 2 solo homers, his 2oth and 21st. Pretty impressive how he’s now had two years in a row that seem completely useless and end up useful. Not easy to pull off. Maybe in the offseason I’ll do a Useless Actually Useful All-Star Team. Some headliners would be Wieters, Ike Davis, Desmond Jennings, Ryan Ludwick, to name a few.
Eduardo Nunez – 0-for-3 with 3 steals. The Brian L. Hunter cycle!
Clayton Kershaw – Was skipped on Sunday due to his hip being inflamed. First, by the Getty and now Kershaw’s hip… LA and its stupid fires! Hopefully, Kershaw not starting didn’t cost you your H2H playoff. This goes to me liking roto so much more than H2H. It’s not an accurate representation of baseball. And that crap about how H2H is like the baseball playoffs is bunk since in the playoffs, the players actually know they’re in the playoffs and they’re not resting for the real playoffs.
Stephen Fife – 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks. You wanna diss the Fife, but you still don’t know the half. He showed pretty mediocre stuff in the minors. Okay, now you know the half.
Chris Carpenter – Set to start on Friday. Great, terrific, sarcastic excitement! I wouldn’t mess with him with fantasy championships on the line.
Koji Uehara - Recorded the one out save yesterday. The Rangers said Joe Nathan was unavailable on Friday due to workload issues. Then on Saturday, he was unavailable because, ya know, he was just chillaxin’, talking up the ladies, maybe doing a little sexting. Then on Sunday, the Rangers forgot he was their closer and, when reminded, they said Nathan was resting yet again. I get a sneaky suspicion that today the Rangers are going to say something like, “Joe Nathan has a sore something-or-other and could be out a week.” The Rangers are headed to the playoffs and probably just want Nathan as rested as possible. See what I said above about how the H2H playoffs are not an emulation of real playoffs? Yup.
Matt Harrison – 8 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. Geez, the way he’s beating his xFIP he may as well have dumped Fangraphs Database’s sister to date someone who writes for Bleacher Report.
Justin Smoak – 2-for-3 with his 2nd homer in as many games while revisiting his old stomping grounds in Arlington. I’m the sure the last two days won’t keep him up nights about what could’ve been, but the Sliding Doors Smoak, who’s still the Rangers 1st baseman, has 35 homers and is headed to the playoffs.
Jose Valverde – 1/3 IP, 2 ER with his 5th blown save. I can’t wait for the playoffs so the always-informed, Tim McCarver, can call Valverde “reliable.” That’s if the Tigers make the playoffs with their “reliable” closer.
Alex Avila – He’s day-to-day, leaving yesterday’s game after Prince Fielder ran into him. Now Avila knows how the clubhouse refrigerator feels.
Andrew Werner – 5 IP, 5 ER. The Stream-o-Nator took his love of Hodgepadres on the chin in this one. This game in Petco had a total of 23 runs scored by the Rockies and Padres, as the Padres tried out those new wood-covered aluminum bats. This game gave me a good idea. MLB should allow steroids for every player that plays in a pitchers’ park. Will even out the playing field for hitters in Petco and Safeco. Imagine at the end of the year with clubs like the Marlins, who are out of it and also in a fairly neutral park (as long as you’re not offended by hideous art work). The Marlins can try to not score runs at home so they can juice up the following year. Of course for legal reasons, it wouldn’t be required so there would also be the fun of trying to figure who’s juicing and who’s not. John Buck has a 7 homer April and the speculation ramps up that he’s Javy Lopezing his way to 40 homers. Finally, Giancarlo can hit 80 homers in a year, and then takes a urine test right after number 80, showing he wasn’t even juicing.
Logan Forsythe – 4-for-6, 3 runs. You can’t stop the 1927 Padres, you can only hope they stumble into a vat of HGH cream so they keep this going.
Yonder Alonso – 4-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs. Fun fact! ”Over Yonder Alonso” is the name of my bluegrass mariachi band with our smash hit, “My Mama Married A La Bambardier.”
Chase Headley – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 28th homer. Headley is a top 5 3rd baseman, according to our Fantasy Baseball Player Rater. Zoinks!
Troy Tulowitzki - A Rockies beat writer said, “Tulowitzki is aiming to now return the final week of the season.” I’m not sure if he put the quotes around it because he’s quoting someone else or it’s supposed to be finger quotes because he doesn’t believe Tulo’s returning this year. I think it’s the latter.
Chris Nelson – 3-for-5, 2 runs. He’s now hitting over .500 in the last week. You, sir and four lady readers, are missing out on one of the hottest schmotatoes.
Justin Upton – 2-for-4 with his 2nd homer in as many games. C’mon, we want J-Upside at the best bargain basement price we can get him for in 2013. Now would be the time to NOT get hot (caps for emphasis, not aesthetics).
Patrick Corbin - 8 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks and a bases-clearing triple. He’s showing more tools than the exhibitionist Siamese Twin that almost shares his name. He goes by, Pat….Rick.
Reached the finals of my 14 team H2H league thanks in no small part to your sage and timely advice, @Grey. Many thanks. Now it’s time to bring it home. The championship round is 17 days and my opponent has been obliterating his competition (won his semi 11-1, and would have clobbered me 10-2), so I’m on high alert.
First question: Drop Mini Donk for Goldschmidt? Or do you smell a homer binge?
@Abdoozy, Nice… I’d go with Goldy…
i almost added uehara, but chose to instead add casilla, in a lge with holds when i dropped grilli. do you think uehara will have value this week than janssen, jansen or perkins? going to need every save and hold i can get in the semifinals.
in a different lge i’m in the championship round and am considering using my 3rd add of the weel (5 allowed) on an OF. someone just dropped gomez, and if he can get on base vs the buccos he will steal many bags. other available players in that lge are belt & aoki. it’s a 7×7 w OPS & K’s against. i’d be dropping kubel, kendrick or victorino. thoughts?
ps. peralta was the brewers top prospect this year and he is showing his skills at the major lge level. he’s definately worth a flyer late in drafts next year IMO. also very interested in odorizzi. wish he was still a beer-maker.
@phin
pps. marte is also available. his k’s throw me off his scent, but i did get a nice 2 weeks out of him earlier this year. i’m now thinking of dropping 2 bats or one and detwiler to add gomez/aoki/marte & belt, because i have 3 different 2 start SP and my opponent only has 1. any advice would be much appreciated.
ppps. love your articles. keep up the good work. please and thank you.
@phin, Uehara’s not other thos other closers… Aoki over Victorino… Thanks!
Ouch on Pedroia…
Yeah, stupid H2H. I may be even stupider, giving a shizz about the 5th/6th playoff.
@Steve, Last year I was all proud of myself for winning out after losing in the first round, until I realized all my opponents had moved on to football long ago.
@Steve, Ha… You got pride, there’s nothing wrong with that…
@Grey, All this playoff talk in the comments is making me sad. I’m that kid with his nose pressed up against the window.
You’ll shoot your eyes out!
@Grey, Eh?
A Christmas Story had a kid pressed against the glass, sad about what he couldn’t have….
@Grey, Ah, I see now. Yeah, not surprised I didn’t catch that reference (emoticon).
Used up all my reference-detection powers on Pedroia.
That was really good on Pedroia… I think you might’ve been the only one that caught it… I had a friend email me and ask me to explain it to him…
Grey, mad props for the darvish over bumgarner call last week. I’m in the championship! I just need one closer this week. Who gets the call, nathan or frieri? There are also decent wire options like axford, romo, gregerson, broxton. I would rather not drop someone since its a dynasty league, but imaginary flags fly forever, right?
@kfed, Nathan
What do you think about Travis Wood as a 2-start option for this week? I’m in the finals of my H2H playoffs and I’m looking for another starter who won’t screw me over. He pitches tonight v PIT and Sat v STL.
Erasmo Ramirez, Nolasco, or Werner would be a couple of other options available… (I’d be dropping Kyle Kendrick)
I meant Guthrie, not Werner. Although both are out there…
@Jon, Nolasco pitched yesterday… Erasmo…
Drop Reynolds for Alvarez, and drop mclouth for forsythe? 12 team H2h mixed, in the semifinals:
Perez
LaRoche
Phillips
Longoria
Reyes
Hamilton
Cruz
B Upton
Reynolds
Bench: McLouth
@JP, I’d go with both moves…
Would you add Aoki to play right now over Rasmus or Victorino? I’d be dropping Frazier, Carter, or a pitcher…
Let me tweak that question:
I can add Aoki, C Gomez or D Wise and lose (from my bench) Frazier, Carter or Espinosa… looking for a 1-week push.
My OF right now is Stanton, Jennings, Rasmus and Victorino and I have Hosmer at DH.
Would you make a change?
Forsythe is also available……
@Jon, Aoki over Carter
6 steals last night from Dread Pirate, Altuve, Bruce and Aoki…hella yeah.
Grab Odorizzi for a spot start in the H2H playoffs semi-finals?
@TheNewGuy, Nope, but I don’t know your options…
@Grey, Him or Carp basically…or Willy Peralta. Or none as I don’t need to stream necessarily, have 6 guys already.
I’d go none…
Grey : Looking to pump and dump for next season. Would you consider Stauffer a decent keeper for next year at a 15th round value as I can dump him into my DL?
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Yeah, go for it…
Actually Jepsen getting the next save opp doesn’t seem like much of a surprise. While Walden may be the former closer, the usage pattern that I’d been noticing suggests (perhaps losely) that right now Jepsen is next in line before Walden. Just my not so humble opinion.
@Chris Mal, Yeah, could be…
Even by Sciociapath standards this is pretty nutty. One blown save and Frieri is iced for the next game? (Maybe something happened behind the scenes?) The second place team has him and has FIVE closers on his roster, to make up pts in saves so I ain’t complaining if Frieri is out but wow.
Speaking of crazy managers, that Dusty threw Latos back out there for the 8th after he gave up a run in the 7th. And of course, that results in 3 baserunners and another run. He even let him IBB a guy before leaving just to tack on that extra baserunner. Wonderful!
The ERA/WHIP categories are so dang tightly packed in my league that every single little break could mean first place or second.
But, I still hate Ventura most out of all of them zany skippers.
@papasmurf, Yeah, true on Latos… Ventura? Why?
@Grey, Ventura loves to throw Sale out there for that extra inning even when the game’s not in doubt anymore. 100+ pitches through 7 in a 9-2 game? No problem! Throw him out there, he needs more work. So of course, he doesn’t last through it. He wastes 15 pitches and takes a hit in both ERA and WHIP.
Who coulda told him that? Just me and probably thousands of Sale owners out there.
Of course, it’s the same guy they tried to shuffle to the pen earlier cuz they feared his arm couldn’t take the innings toll of starting…
Yeah, they have Mr. Bungled Sale’s workload… Was so wacky when they made him a closer for a day and then had an MRI then said he’s going to be a starter and he did well…
12 team H2H points league
15 start max per week
Here is how my 15 starts are lined up as of right now… I am wondering if you think any of the 15 are worth replacing with the waiver options that are available to me… They are listed below.
1 Justin Verlander OAK
2 Felix Hernandez BAL
3 Cliff Lee @ NYM
4 Cliff Lee ATL
5 CC Sabathia TOR
6 Mat Latos LAD
7 Doug Fister @ CWS
8 Doug Fister MIN
9 Jordan Zimmermann LAD
10 Jordan Zimmermann MIL
11 Ryan Dempster @ SEA
12 Ryan Dempster @ LAA
13 Chris Carpenter @ CHC
14 Jeremy Guthrie CLE
15 Wily Peralta @ WAS
Free Agent Options:
FA Clayton Richard @ ARZ
FA Martin Perez @ SEA
Thanks!!
@joe from pt pleasant, I’d go with what I had…
Anyone know what’s going on with Marco Estrada? he was supposed to be a 2 start pitcher last week but he wasn’t. So he was supposed to be a 2 start pitcher this week… now he’s not. Hasn’t pitched since 9/11 and won’t pitch until 9/19.
@L-Boogie, He had too many innings.. They’re slowing him down…
You liking Tillman tonight @ Sea? SoN not a big fan with a score of only 94 but he’s 2-0 with a 0.57 ERA and 0.64 WHIP in 15.2 innings against the M’s this year.
@B.o.B, I’d throw him in that game…
Cashner @SF or Peavy @ LAA?
Thanks dude.
@L-Boogie, Peavy
Napoli or Sal Perez?
@Steve Stevenson, Perez
What do I do with Todd Frazier? He’s put up fantastic numbers, he’s eligible at 3 positions, and he’s a hell of a ballroom dancer (I’m guessing). But unfortunately, someone is still allowing Dusty Baker to manage the Reds, so the kid sits.
Is Frazier dead weight at this point? I don’t really have room for another keeper, unless someone can convince me that this kid is better than what I’ve already got (he’s not).
Why is it so hard to say goodbye?
@Lines, Ha! Not sure what you got, but I’d lose him if I wasn’t keeping him…
@Grey, I’ve got Napoli and Machado as bench bats. I just lost Kershaw (and Maholm looks like he’s done being good), so I need another arm more than I need Frazier at this point (unless I’m keeping him).
Unless I’m keeping Frazier over one of the following names, I’m dropping him: Mike Trout, Carlos Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Adam Jones, Evan Longoria, Adrian Gonzalez.
Related query: Is A-Gon worth keeping without the power? I don’t foresee a return to homer totals in the high 30′s, and I’m not in the habit of keeping singles hitters year-to-year. What’s your take on his value, going forward?
Thanks, as always.
Nah, you’re not keeping Frazier there… I don’t know who A-Gon is between for last keeper spot…
@Grey, other contenders for the spot are Elvis Andrus, Brandon Morrow, Jordan Zimmermann, maybe Machado (I like the eligibility and the upside). Gonzo still seems like the one to keep, even if it’s just so I can deal him for another 1B next year.
Yeah, I’d keep A-Gon…
In my H2H playoffs who is the better play for this week….Aoki, Swisher, Justin Maxwell, Hunter or Alonso?
This week for holds, Venters, Casilla, Ziegler, Jepsen, Downs, Cook, Affeldt, or Marshall?
@booya, Hunter… Casilla…
Also at catcher would you go with Rosario, Salvador Perez, Avila, Doumit or AJ?
Thanks
@booya, Perez
Morning Grey!
Well, we (not the “royal we,” but the actual “we,” as in you helping me) made it (as in, to the finals). Now I get to hit erase on my panic meter and let it foam up again, all fresh and bubbly. Mmmmm, bubbly panic…[drools]…
Anyhoo! This may be a bit lengthy, but it’s the finals and times is tough, yo. I’m going to post my lineup and then fire off my no-pressure-it’s-only-my-season-on-the-line-and-yes-I-realize-you-are-doing-this-out-of-the-goodness-of-your-heart-but-could-you-please-be-absolutely-right-on-these-calls-ok-thanks-bye questions…
C – Wilin Rosario
1B – Youkilis
2B – Espinosa
3B – Moustakas
SS – Jimmy Rollins
MI – Kipnis
CI – Rizzo
OF – McCutchen
OF – Bruuuuuce
OF – Howie Kendrick
OF – Desmond jennings
OF – Coco Crisp
Util – Dewayne Wise
Util – Mike Napoli
Bench – Carlos Gomez
SPs – Greinke, Medlen, Minor, Anibal, Detwiler, Estrada, Kyle Kendrick
RPs – Perez, Wilhelmsen, Holland
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Available FA Pitchers: Cobb (Mon vs. Bos, SON 106), Matt Harvey (Tues vs. Phi, SON 111), Jaime Garcia (Thurs vs. Hou, SON 115), Mike Fiers (Thurs @ Pit, SON 112)
Available FA Hitters: Starling Marte, Chris Nelson, Daydro Alvarez, Forsythe
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1. I obviously don’t need a bench bat, but I activated Napoli from the DL on Saturday (when he hit a HR) in order to do the old wait-and-see on Carlos Gomez’s quad issue from last week. Gomez appears back, but now I can’t decide who to drop. Today happens to be a short schedule day, so I’m thinking about ditching one of Napoli or Gomez for a batty call to Marte/Chris Nelson/Pedro. What would you do here?
2. Whomever gets today’s batty call will get dropped tomorrow for a pitcher. I’m thinking of grabbing Matt Harvey (comes off waivers at midnight tonight and I have the top claim) to use against Philly. Do you recommend that (i.e. would you start Harvey on Tues)?
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4. I currently own Kyle Kendrick, but he was basically a streamboat I held onto from last week and doesn’t throw again until Friday (in an iffy matchup against Arizona). So I’m thinking about dumping him for a hopefully solid streamer and then revisiting Kendrick if I’m really in a jam on Friday. I was contemplating picking up either Fiers or Jaime Garcia for one of their Thursday starts. Problem is that neither guy has inspired confidence of late, but the SON does somewhat like them (Jaime gets a 115, Fiers a 112). Perhaps I do a wait-and-see depending on my pitching stats at that point, or do you think one is worth grabbing sooner?
5. If you had an open slot for an extra closer, would you go Wilton Lopez or League? I ask because between all these contrived moves, there may be a day or two in which I can rent a closer for the day. Both those guys are on the wire, so just in case, I’d like your opinion.
6. Thanks so much dude! I’m super excited/worried right now and it feels strangely fantastic. Your help has been so vital and appreciated all season, and I’m hoping I get to send you a victory e-daiquiri at the end of the week.
@Chillmodious, Dah! I missed one! Here’s question #7:
7. Would you stream one of Cobb (vs. Boston, SON 106) or Tillman (@ Seattle, SON 94) tonight? Or hold off and don’t chance it?
@Chillmodious, 1. I’d lose Napoli for Marte… 2. Yup 3. 4.Wait and see 5. Lopez 6. No problem, hope you win it!
For those with weekly lineup sets, does anyone have a clue on this Kershaw sitch? If it’s 50/50, I think I’ll roll the dice and keep him in there, but if feels much more dire than that…
@Crumpy, Every indication is that not only will he miss this week, but he’s likely to be shut down for hip surgery, which would put him out until May 2013(!). If this is a re-draft league, one in the hand is better than two in the Kersh…or something like that.
@Crumpy, Yeah, he’s likely shut down…
@Grey, @Chillmodious,
Thank you, gentlemen. I truly hope that surgery is not in order, considering I own young Clayton through 2013 in my keeper league.
Yeah, fingers crossed…
pick 2 of the following players to start this week. My main concern is batting average, if I can hold on there I should win the league
1 uggla 2. rajai davis 3. gose 4. frazier
@Marti, Davis, Frazier
I need to stream someone tomorrow to eat some innings. Ws are the most important followed by Ks and ERA. If the stream-a-nator has Griffin (available) at a strong 119 score but he is facing Scherzer (not available) at a much stronger 144 score does this mean that Griffin is not really a good stream? Would Huff vs MN (Walters) be a better stream than Griffin?
Thanks
@Lob Ball, I’d prefer Griffin, neither are good…
What up, Grey? Thoughts on Greinke @ TEX; Beckett @ WAS; Pettitte vs. TOR, OAK; or Wood vs. PIT, OAK? This is for my final slot in H2H points league (I KNOW, perfect timing on your H2H blurb!)
If you pull out your trapper keeper from last year and compare it to this year, who has more hearts written on it, Beachy on last years or Medlen on this years?
@sal, I’d go with Greinke… Medlen…
Calling Bobby Orr a pussy? The Pats never deserved those Super Bowls, calling Brady a fluke? Publicly showing interest in working for the Yankees?
Oh that Bobby Valentine, he makes Boston a national joke, not just locally.
I still think the SNL Gangnam is funny, but I’m not a TV writer, and I have this feeling you kinda hate SNL. I just want a button to make that appear when I’m having a bad day. I know, its called you tube, and is an app on one of my phones…
For those that missed it yesterday
http://gothamist.com/2012/09/16/videos_snl_returns_with_gangnam_sty.php#photo-5
@Jack Full of Hate, Ha! Nice… I would like a button to push for Psy, but just doing it doesn’t feel that funny…
@Grey, would you prefer a pill, and bam, gangnam style appears in your head in full stereo
Yes, that would work for me…
@Grey, I wish i could take a pill that could make me forget this season of fantasy baseball…except the razzball part of course.
You have your keeper looking better for next year, right?
@Grey, in awesomwous’s keeper auction I have lot’s of keepers in the short eye form
Rizzo, Altuve, Frazier, Marte, Machado, Viciedo, Profar?…Covin?
They all will cost me only $4 a pop and I get three….c’mon Rolen Retirement
Commentor I will be back with a vengance…screamin!
Ha… Yeah, I think Frazier’s got the leg up on the job even if Rolen’s still there… Even Dusty seems like he’s leaning that way… Besides, if Rolen is there, he’s not going to be healthy… Rizzo’s still the guy from that list…
Three would be Rizzo, Altuve, coin flip… Frazier or Machado at this point…
@Grey, I got to go with anyone who has played in the Little League World Series. I like the Macho Man alot but there is that little part of my belly that says don’t trust him, he’s latino and will steal your hub caps….damn my racist gallbladder!
Ha… Your gallbladder is crazy…
@Grey, you should hear what my Pancreas says when he gets drunk.
You have to be the master of your domain, man…
@Grey, Oh I am the master of my domain, now only once a week since I stopped looking at porn hub. its just that rebellious mid section that I have to let be what it’s going to be, many of it’s insights have been dead on. I mean straight up psychic, but with that power comes the freedom to let it be free. Its a difficult thing to handle…. In 2006 i was cruising in 2nd place and Takashi Saito was just named closer of the Dodgers, now I did not own him, but had Isring who was one of the top closers of the first half of the season, got drunk came home made the offer and got me some Takashi, who went on to be a top three closer the rest of the way and took me to the title in a money league. everyone laughed at me and thought this rookie is crazy, but my gut, and my dad, told me this guy, Saito, is special and hitters are going to have a hard time figuring him out. And they did, that moved saved me because Isring stunck up the joint after that and Turnbow, well lets just say I got Turnbowed.
Sounds like you need to get back to trusting your gut and away from your gallbladder…
@Grey, look out gallbladder, you just got called out by Greyzing!
My gut says up comes frazier!
Good gut call…
@Grey, in a Howard Cossel voice of course
@Jack Full of Hate, it wasnt hilarious but wat makes it funny it that its true.. i wish i had a button i could push and PSY appeared! I would never have road rage… And melky would never have roid rage!
@Prezii, I felt the same, funny in the concept and the fat guy doing the dance…maybe that was the weed i was smoking that made that good, oh wait, I’m digressing, I was glad to see Gangnam representing and that they actually got psy out there… Melky was probably thinking that if he takes the testo then he can grow a sweeter beard and hence, ala Brian Wilson, get an over-inflated contract that he can coast on while he collects the dollars while never actually putting himself in harm’s way of any injury that might cost him his next contract after the big contract.
Oh and did you see how much ass i kicked in football this week, and that was with Finley giving me .60.
@Jack Full of Hate, PSY is everywhere man! He blew up quick..
And didnt i tell you during the draft “finley has huge games and then goes 0 for next game”? Least ur tight end played! Gates was “ready to go” til 12pm.. gametime-tuesday would have allowed me to change them out, but i changed it cuz i thought that was the reason it glitched. Little did i know it was just yahoos poor website support…. 0-2 in the RCL, 2-0 in both money leagues.. double u tee eff! The league i feel like i have the best team, im 0-2. Crazy..
@Prezii, after dropping 141.62 on my opponent with basically no Tight End is giving me a false security, but i will take false security over no security at all.
@Jack Full of Hate, this is true! I still have a chance to win but i highly doubt it will happen.. decker has to put up a 0 dud…
@Prezii, you’re going to get an upper decker!
what’s homies? first I wanta thank you guys for all the good info and chuckles all season. now, the good schtuff. playoffs staring and I am loaded and I am loaded with question marks. I have Kubel (ICE COLD), Colvin (CHILLING) and G Jones (PRETTY FUCKING COLD) Would you roll with these guys now or pick up some heat off the wire? Marte is out there, JMaxwell is out there and Ruggiano is out there. I am real tempted to grab one of these guys but well, you know. I’m loaded! I also have Josh Rutledge at SS and don’t know if he has two good weeks left in him or not. I would REEEALLY appreciate your advice! Thanks, JDUB
@John-Dub, No problem… I’d go with Marte over the guys you listed, in that order if you need runs and steals…
Oh, and no problem…
oh and that was supposed to say what’s up homies?
@John-Dub, Ha, word…
So, with reynolds having a terrible week last week, should I start Seager or Lawrie over him this week in weekly H2H playoffs?
Thanks!
@Schizer, also, is aj griffin worth starting over any of bumgarner (col, sd), lincecum (col, sd), latos (lad), minor (@phi), or anibal (oak)?
@Schizer, estrada (@pit, @was) is another option as well. Griffin is @det & @nyy by the way.
@Schizer, Lawrie… I wouldn’t switch any of my pitchers for those two…
H2H points. Start Vernon Wells, fowler or Smoak this week?
@Giant JJ, Fowler
Grey, anyone — with the speculation above about Joe Nathan, is Adams worth a pickup in a 16-team roto league where I’m in a three-team dogfight for saves that might decide the title?
To grab Adams I’d have to drop Matt Thorton, David Hernandez, Steve Cishek, Wilton Lopez, or Joaquin Benoit. I know only two of those guys are official closers (Cishek and Lopez) but like I said I’m desperate … should grab Adams over any of the others?
@Enrique,
That’s a tough one….Adams would seem to be in slightly better SV position than Thornton/Benoit, but then again he’s still coming off injury himself. Even if Nathan stays out a few more days, the Rangers might prefer to stick with Uehara, who’s been lights out this last week+. And Reed/Valverde have each blown saves recently, so maybe there will be a save or 2 to be had by the backups in the near future.
I’d probably sit put, if it was me. Wouldn’t fault you for going with Adams though…
@Adam, Thanks … I had a comfortable lead in saves and needed power and so traded away my closers for some hitters and the lead just dried up.
I hadn’t seriously considered Uehara … he’s available, too. Do you think he’s worth adding over Thorton, Hernandez, or Benoit?
I’d hold…
@Enrique, I’d hold
@Grey, Thanks! Does adding Uehara to the mix change anything?
Nope…
For anyone who wants to chime in:
14 team, weekly lineup roto…..I’m 3 pts behind the overall in 1st, with a good amt of pts to gain on the pitching side. 3 owners ahead of me in ERA by less than .10, 2 owners ahead of my in Ws by just 2.
I have 1 spot left to play 1 of Griffin (@ DET, @ NYY), Hudson (@MIA, @PHI), Fiers (@PIT), or Guthrie (vs CLE). Griffin has been amazing, but has 2 brutal starts. Hudson has been mediocre and has 2 potentially hazardous starts. Fiers seems to be fading, but has handled PIT ok recently. And Guthrie has been pitching well, and has a good matchup, but is still not quite trustworthy in my book.
Which option would you pick? My ERA and W goals seem to be conflicting this week.
@Adam, i’d play hudson or griffin
@Adam, Hudson
Please choose 2:
Cashner @ SF
Estrada @ Pitt
Minor @ Philly
Thanks dude.
@L-Boogie, Minor, Estrada
@Grey, Wow, where has the Cashner love gone? Probably out of the park with the Chris Nelson HR he gave up last week.
Yeah, was an ugly start…
For this weeks playoff match would you go with Gose, Aoki, Belt, Marte, Alonso or Maybin at UTIL?
Plouffe, Nelson, or Forsythe at MI?
Thanks again
@booya, Aoki… Logan…
so jeff francis gets a 114 score on the stream-o-nator for his start on tuesday? is something wonky? cause that means i should stream francis, which somehow doesn’t feel at all rational. i feel i will reach into a box for (ostensibly) a present, but get dickslapped by a jellyfish.
You shouldn’t stream any Rockie pitchers, they’re on a ~4 inning limit…
Gotta throw one warm body out there this week.
Cueto @ CHC
Buchholz @ TB
Lester @ BAL
Morrow @ TB
Lynn @ HOU
@Pokey Reese,
Lester and Lynn are starting at home
Cueto
Hey Grey,
Would you rather start Brett Anderson at Detroit or Felix Hernandez at Baltimore. Seems almost criminal to sit Felix in the first week of the playoffs but he’s been so darn awful recently. Thanks!
F-Her…
Who
Last weekly lineup question… until my next one. 5×5:
Victorino @ Wash x 3, @ Cin x 3
or
Fowler 4 @ SF, 3 @ home vs Ari
Thanks.
Fowler
Would you start Bumgarner today? He’s been a bit shaky of late.
I’m starting him…
Re-asking from above…
I don’t have anyone scheduled to throw today or tomorrow, while my finals opponent has Cliff Lee today and YoGa tomorrow, so I’m already stressing about chasing his stats all week. Would you stream one of Cobb (vs. Boston, SON 106) or Tillman (@ Seattle, SON 94) tonight? Or hold off and don’t chance it?
Tillman
A pitching question, Grey (or maybe Rudy?) — The SoN strongly says to start Bumgarner (121 points) and, equally strongly, to sit Fister (87 points) — even though Bumgarner has had four bad starts in a row and Fister has had three good ones. Just curious, but do you know why it did that?
Anyway, is there an argument for starting both under certain circumstances? Or even Fister over Bumgarner? I have both pitchers in two leagues: one a 14-teamer where I most need wins and one a 16-teamer where I most need Ks.
Rockies are terrible on the road, White Sox are good at home… I’d start both…
Do you prefer Carter or Frazier as a CI keeper?
Frazier
@Grey, a little bit different since they’re not the same positions – but do you prefer Frazier or Espinosa as a keeper?
Frazier….
overall production this week. Chris Nelson, Daniel Murphy or Adam Lind?
Nelson
Who’s the better keeper – Fiers or Medlen?
Medlen
Pitching staff was BAD last week, but somehow I’m in the championships… any changes you would make in my deep keeper?
Medlen
Bumgarner x2
Cashner
Sabathia
CJ Wilson
J Garcia
S.Miller (free keeper)
Clippard
Holland
Janssen
Putz
Available:
Bailey x2
Pettitte x2
Estrada
C.Young
Wandy
E.Santana
Carpenter
Currently we both are lined up for 7 starts, the 9 h2h pitching cats are: IP, W, SV, H, HR, BB, K, ERA, WHIP
Thanks Grey, let’s bring this shizz home for the kin-folk.
Bailey over Wilson… Bring it home!
Yo the Greyt one, please rank these closers: Valverde, Lopez, Motte, Perez, Broxton, Gregerson.
Motte, Gregerson, Valverde…
Need to make room for Lawrie and am in the semifinals of a 14 team Yahoo League. Drop Kipnis, Ciriaco, or EverCab?
Ciriaco
hello grey
need your thought on these 2 q’s:
# 1)
standard 12 team 5×5 roto league; 80 innings left to my limit
1 pt behind lead in wins (3 down), 2 others gaining fast and behind by 1 win
in era, behind 3 teams by .02, in whip behind 3 teams by .10
so, what do i do?
-do i keep going with my sp’s (fyi i have f-her, mad max, medlen and burnett as remaining sp’s) and try to get as many w’s as possible until the limit, knowing the other teams could overtake me soon (they might overtake the leader too, and that would be ok then, but who knows?)
or
-do i focus on my many rp ‘s (soriano, holland, janssen, storen, balfour, marshall, ogando) and hope to gain more points in era and/or whip before the season ends
what do you think i should do?
#2)
different team, different league
start burnett vs. mil? need wins
thanks for the help
1) I’d finish off my 80 IP with my starters… 2) Yeah, I would…
sorry, messed up the stats, behind in whip by .02, behind in era by .10
drop Howie Kendrick for Rickie Weeks or Logan Forsythe? Final H2H match up, I only get so many acqusitions (6), burn one to replace Kendrick or hold?
I’d hold….
oh yeah, just noticed blairtch posted after me; props to blairtch for doing the weekend rundown and giving me my razzball fix during the weekend
@later tater, thanks man, happy to do it
Happy New Year to you, Grey. Or at least the Jewish part of you.
Tell Rudy its ok to update the SoN on the high holy days. In fact, it’s a great way to atone for your sins.
Ha! Okay, will tell Rudy but he’s in London on business, so it might not be updated for a day or two… Happy New Year to you too…
Semi-finals against Trout, please pick the best option for
tonight:
Pablo v. Rockies (Francis)
Mark Reynolds @ Seattle (Ramirez)
Altuve @ St. Louis (Lohse)
Revere @ Cle (Huff)
Thanks as always old wise Grey
Pablo… Altuve… No problem…
Is it time to set McCann free? HTH playoffs and no bench spots available. McCann seemed to get hot after the shoulder injection, I don’t want to lose him to another team for the next round in case he stays hot, but I’m thinking of grabbing S. Perez because I need someone at C who is playing everyday. I’m still having nightmares about trading R. Zimmerman the day I found out about his injection. (And about the Rasmus girl’s video. That tragedy will haunt my dreams forever.)
Thanks!
I’d grab Perez… Ha!
So martin perez pitches friday @ SEA. is he on a pitch count? Will they be careful with him or do you think he could go 80-90 pitches?
Probably will go 90 pitches, but that could be only 5 plus innings…
@Grey, true.. worth a stream or should i stay away? Not many tasty matchups out there at the moment.
I’d stay away…
@Grey, you speak, I listen!
Stream 1 for this week, W and L both count, as well as the other normal stuff: Griffin (@ DET-Scherzer, @ NYY-Pettitte) or Bailey (@ CHC-Germano, v LAD-Harang)?
Bailey
All,
I’m proud to announce that a research paper I’ve been working on for months is finally going to be published in Top Scientific Journal.
The paper is titled, “Established Positive Impact of Day Games on Average Workday Significantly Negated by Presence of Hawk Harrelson.”
The paper’s Abstract is pretty technical, so I’ll spare you.
I look forward to reading it… I hope you signed off the paper with “He gone!”
@Carnac, you gotta be… BLEEPIN’ me! Haha im watchin the hawkster right now!
Grey-
Roto redraft league, in second place trying to make a last few week run, is Teix going to help at all rest of year?
Can drop him for Nelson Alonso Maxwell Smoak or any other hot schmotato for the immediate future.
Also with Yahoo’s “last day go over the pitching Limit as long as you have one inning left”, what would be the best site to get pitching probables far in advance?
Tex isn’t going to help this year… I’d grab Nelson… CBS goes the furthest in advance for probable SPs…
Good Day to you Grey!
Through your Internet Words and Rudys Stream-O-nator Im in the finals! To Celebrate im gonna take a page out of Chillmodious’s playbook and post my team and ask a whole bunch of questions I have about them
12 team Redraft OPS/QS League with an add/drop limit of 14 for the Fantasy Finals.
C – Wilin Rosario
1B – Votto
2B – Cano
3B – Donaldson
SS – Aybar
IF – Rizzo
OF – Hamilton
OF – Cruz
OF – A Gonzalaz
OF – Justin Maxwell
Util – Alejandro De Aza
SPs – Verlander, J Johnson, Grienke…Minor, Corbin,Nolasco, Garcia ….Kendrick, Straily, Cashner
RPs – Wilhelmsen, Holland
———————————————-
Available FA Hitters: Starling Marte, Marco Scutaro, Logan Forsythe, John Mayberry Jr. Chris Nelson,
Available FA Pitchers: Burnett, Lynn, Harvey, Werner, Estrada, Ramirez, Huff
Available FA Relievers: W Lopez, D Hernandez, A Reed, J Lopez, M Thornton, K Janssen, G Perkins
———————————————–
1. Donaldson has cooled off. Drop him for who…or whom?
2. I clearly have to drop De Aza. Who do I pick up for my Util?
3a. Should I drop Cruz or any of my other underperming ‘stars’ (Votto, Agon Cruz?) for a hot shmotato?
3b. If so…for whom?
4. Drop Aybar for Scutaro?
5. Any other position player you see in need of removal?
6a. Straily is nowhere to be found on the Stream-O-Nator! Should he be dropped? Who for?
6b. Cashner is nowhere to be found on the Stream-O-Nator! Should he be dropped? Who for?
7. I was way ahead in Saves last week so I dropped a closer. Which available closer should I pick up? Or should I use this spot for Streamin…
A sincere thank you for your help all year. This is the best/my favourite fantasy site and thats due to your writing and interaction with us common folk. So…….Thank You
1. Logan 2. Nelson 3. Nah 4. Sure 5. Nope 6. Burnett, hold Cashner 7. Janssen until you can drop him to stream… No problem, hopefully you win this thing!
Rest of season. Would you go with Fiers or Estrada? Or maybe a chance with Phil Hughes? It’s championship week. I’m in it. McDonald will be dropped for one of these guys.
Estrada or Hughes… I don’t know their matchups…
Who you like today amongst the following?
Travis Travis Wood ya’ll vs. Pitt
Alex “My grandfather Bob invented the Cobb salad” Cobb vs. Bos
Tim “I can’t think of anything that clever to use with his name” Hudson @ Mia
Ha! Tim “That’s What’s Left Floating in The Waiver Wire” Hudson… I like Cobb the best…
Oops…apparently I missed the news that good ol’ Doug changed his name from Fister to Fist-royce!
What a jerk.
That wasn’t nice of him…
One more mini question.
Im a Jays Fan…so I dont really rate Jansseen this week @ NYY and @ TB.
Would you use that Kendrick/Janseen spot to Stream SPs or pick up Jansseen knowing he will only get 1 save?
Which do you like more
Lynn @ home vs Houston
Estrada @ Pitt
Thanks You
Lynn…
Oof…Espinosa getting an MRI on his shoulder and already ruled out for the Nats’ series against the Dodgers starting tomorrow.
Being that this is my finals week and he’s looking to miss half of it in a best case scenario, I should drop him immediately for Chris Nelson, yes?
@Chillmodious,
Options for an Espinosa replacement are: Chris Nelson, Forsythe, EverCab, Napoli, Pedro Alvarez. Who’s the best of the bunch for the rest of the week?
Grab Pedro for power, EverCab for speed and Nelson for all around counting stats…
Yup
You should have written a blurb that said, “Bryce Harper – Didn’t hit a homer for Poo Holes’s fantasy team so he lost the championship…sad emoticon.”
Aw, man, that sucks… Sorry…
Would you start Pettite tommorow or leave him on the DL and take a look?I picked up Beckham for a body today and have no problem losing him with Weeks and Espi(my SS)eligible at 2B to clear a spot.
Also-I’ve got Machado and Reynolds as my only 3B guys. Since they both play for the O’s if it rains,I’m effed.
Machado is my backup SS and Reynolds is cold right now.
I’m thinking about dropping one of them and either going with no backup at 3B and praying or hope for a hot schmotato to appear.
I’d leave Pettite on my DL…
I need to sit three from:
Hosmer, Forsythe, Aybar, Frazier, Lawrie, Aoki, Rasmus, Victorino
Lawrie, Hosmer, Aybar…
@Grey, sit those 3? I wouldn’t have expected that…
Lawrie and Hosmer have done nothing… Aybar’s been hot, so I could see him over Victorino, Frazier… Really none of them have been great…
Also- Dunn or Belt for 2 playoff series?
Dunn
In a vacuum, do you like Chris Nelson better than Forsythe for the week?
Not really… Pretty much a coin flip though, depends which one you’re feeling… Logan has more power, Nelson’s been slightly hotter…
Scutaro or Nelson H2H this week. Their numbers are almost identical over the past 7 days. Thanks
Nelson….
Daiquiris sent,although I don’t know how you can stomach that crap.
Anyway,thanks for all the advice.
Thanks!
@Grey, How do I PM you so you know where it came from and know I’m not FOS?My Paypal name is different.
I emailed you details on how to get a sponsor icon in the forums…
@Grey, OK-but I think I’ve already a sponsor icon from before.
Also not seeing any new messages.
No big deal,but trust me,you got $20 right before my initial post about it .That was me.Thanks again.
Thank you! Yeah, if you donated before, you already have the sponsorship icon…
Ughhhhh! I knew that was going to happen man.. uggla battin like .045 and he hits a 3 run bomb in his first ab of the week… FMFBBLx20
Now you know if you put him back in there tomorrow he’s going to go 0-for-5…
@Grey, hell no i dont own uggla! Hahaha my dumbass opponent does…
HA! Gotcha… Figures it would happen against you…
@Grey, hell yeah.. why does he even have him on the team!? Haha oh well, cant really call the guy a dumbass cuz hes obviously in the final, with a guy hittin homers. But c’mon hes got 3 batters and two pitchers.. you would think the pitchers would be hurting me not dan-o-fer-uggla…
How did the guy with Uggla even make it to the finals?
@Grey, right? He was on the wire since like mid season.. guy just picked him up at the start of the playoffs… But still, c’mon! Plenty of guys you could have picked up other than uggla! Guys a genius! Haha
Damn… Maybe you’re going against Rudy…
@Grey, rudy is a genius!
The ‘fro hides his oversized brains…
I grabbed Ecab today over Ugalla when I heard about Espinosa.
I can crap 2 times on a good day.
Ha… Just one game, still early…
My opponent hasn’t even set his lineup.
Outrageous disrespect for the 5th/6th playoff matchup.
Now watch my spiral of despair as he beats me…
What seed were they going in?
@Grey, He finished 5th in the regular season, (I was 6th).
Damn seedings, working out like they’re supposed to.
Damn, so you almost upset the #1 seed, huh?
@Grey, Nah, I was beaten by the #3. The guys who finish 1 and 2 got a bye in the first round.
Oh, yeah… My bad…
Rollins!!!
Dude’s on a tear.
Can only help my NL-Only team… Well, not “only help,” but could…
@Steve, he has carried my team the last 2-3 weeks.. Call em Jimmy Trout!
Can I get some sit/start advice?
Zimmermann vs LAD Tues
Anderson @ DET Wed
Capuano @ WAS Thu
Fiers @ PIT Thu
Sanchez vs OAK Thu
I’d sit Anderson and Fiers…
Excellent, well written article. Figures it’s Reyes, who can’t hit for crap these recent days, including tonight, when other available SS are doing better…
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/sports/baseball/baseballs-500000th-error-finds-jose-reyes.html
Thanks for sharing!
This look more like the Cliff Lee that I streamed for one start in his Cy Young season.
Ha… Yeah, about time since we drafted him in two leagues… Maybe he’ll even get a win tonight…
Blue Jay’s Yunel Esocobar is being investigated by Bud Selig’s office for writing “You are a faggot” in Spanish on his eyeblack during Saturday’s game in Toronto. WTF?
http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/article/1258098–blue-jays-yunel-escobar-played-game-with-homophobic-slur-written-across-eye-black
Oh, man… He’s still having it out with Bobby Cox? (Kidding)….
Awwww. Look at The Nate-ster doing work for me today after I didn’t get round to dropping him after he went 0-5 on my bench yesterday!
Gotta be worth holding, right?
Yeah, definitely hold him now…
@Grey, How do you guys pronounce his name? To me it looks like it rhymes with *uncouth*, but I’ve heard it said so it rhymes with shut your damn *mouth*
I go with uncouth…
watching the voice, hmmm
Yeah, the Cupid guy was like I want to break away from the Cupid shuffle, so I’m going to sing the Cupid shuffle… He should’ve just sang the Hokey Pokey…
@Grey, yeah he made a bad choice of song, like the chick that did No Woman No Cry last week. That last guy was awesome, the first chick was awesome and the dude with the beard was kinda cool
Bochy’s use of his bullpen is awesome.
I’m gonna get a Save!
Oh, it’s just a Hold!
That’s still OK!
Ha! Yeah, Bochy’s got some serious bullpen ADD…
Generally speaking, if you’re streaming SP in a limited moves league (5/wk), do you load up early to build a cushion and force your opponent into rash decisions, or save your moves for late in the week in case you need them?
Concrete example: 3 moves left this week, I kinda like Archer v BOS (Dice-K) Wednesday (SON 103) and Zito v COL (de la Rosa) Thursday (SON 110), but are either of them worth going into the weekend with only 1 or 2 pickups left?