Comments on: The Lost Smoak Monster Looks Found

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:37:24 +0000

Gallardo could be a sleeper next season. Why? His 3.83 ERA. Here’s why I say he could be a sleeper.

2010 FIP leaders, MLB (includes yesterday’s games):

Josh Johnson – 2.42
Francisco Liriano – 2.49
Cliff Lee – 2.65
Adam Wainwright – 2.87
Jered Weaver – 2.97
Justin Verlander – 2.98
Jon Lester – 2.99
Roy Halladay – 3.02
Yovani Gallardo – 3.03
Felix Hernandez – 3.05
Mat Latos – 3.05
Clayton Kershaw – 3.13
Chad Billingsley – 3.15
Tim Lincecum – 3.16
Ubaldo Jimenez – 3.16

Gallardo’s BABIP was .340 and his LOB% 69.8. xFIP of 3.43… he might go low 3 to very high 2 ERA next year.

By: Wilsonian

Wilsonian — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:06:30 +0000

@Grey: exactly, which is why I'm not picking him up. I'll let someone else fall on that sword.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:01:10 +0000

@Back to Minors: No problem. ********THERE'S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS.****

By: Back to Minors

Back to Minors — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:53:34 +0000

@Grey: Royals already hurt me once with Slowey! thanks...no on to more thinking....

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:50:55 +0000

@Back to Minors: Won't go more than 5 IP or 100 pitches. Rays and Twins aren't playing for anything really and the Kays and Royals are surprisingly dangerous. Kays vs. lefties is a good matchup though, so Liriano's not as worrisome, on one hand. Other hand, he hasn't been good lately. @Wilsonian: Not sure why someone would want a package of a guy who isn't keepable.

By: Wilsonian

Wilsonian — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:39:54 +0000

@Grey: yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking, packaging him with someone else for a better keeper. But I'm not sure it would even really help me out. We don't really have the first 5 rounds, the draft basically just starts in round 6 as round 1.

By: Back to Minors

Back to Minors — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:39:18 +0000

these will be tune up starts for Garza and Liriano…just flirting with disaster? neither will probably go more than 5inn?

By: Back to Minors

Back to Minors — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:37:18 +0000

I see you’re not a fan of Garza or Liriano tonight…this is going to make me over-think!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:35:33 +0000

@Wilsonian: He's not a keeper in the first 5 rounds. Unless you package him with someone who is a keeper, he doesn't have trade value.

By: Wilsonian

Wilsonian — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:29:35 +0000

My opponent just dropped Greinke (he is a Razzball reader, afterall), but it’s an 8 Team H2H Keeper where we keep 5, no draft penalties or anything, it’s just the first 5 rounds. I wouldn’t be keeping him, but we do off season trades. Should I drop someone and make a waiver claim on him? I guess I’m wanting to know what you think he’s got in the tank for ’11?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:22:00 +0000

@brad: Bumgarner

By: brad

brad — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:20:40 +0000

looking for sub 1.27 WHIP would you start Bum-G vs. Ari, and/or Liriano vs. Toronto?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:20:03 +0000

@Eddy: Ha... Yeah, I guess I can see what they're saying for this year, but Smoak's not a bad hitter in the big picture.

By: brad

brad — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:16:50 +0000

@royce!: Teams above the line have had consistency in the front office. . . chicken or egg?

By: Eddy

Eddy — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:04:34 +0000

Whichever group of guys are in charge of writing the notes for Yahoo players have a vendetta against the Mariners.

This was Smoak’s on Monday:

Smoak had two hits Sunday in a 6-2 win at Tampa Bay.
Advice: Smoak finally raised his average to .200, although it probably won’t be long until it drops back down since he is not a very good hitter.

Ichiro on same day:

Suzuki had two hits Sunday in a 6-2 win at Tampa Bay.
Advice: Suzuki is hitting .356 in September and continues to pile up the numbers despite playing for a dismal franchise.

Looks like Milton Bradley flicked off the wrong guy at some point.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:38:28 +0000

@Enrique: Start both if your ERA and WHIP are okay, but Hunter will probably only go 5 IP at most. In most leagues, I wouldn't start him.

By: Enrique

Enrique — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:35:49 +0000

Grey — Any value in picking up Tommy Hunter tomorrow vs. LAA? I’ve already got Weaver in that game, though I am unsure about starting him in Arlington. It’s for a 20-team roto league.

I need a W more than anything. I could start either of them or both. What do you suggest?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:30:41 +0000

@tHe sHiT: Thanks! @Matt: Depends on your situation, I dropped him in one league last week. @DonCoburleone: I think at this point I'll update them next week when I round up all the final standings. @Eddy: Hehe

By: Eddy

Eddy — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:20:43 +0000

“Starting next Monday until November, then I begin to look at 2011″

^most beautiful sentence I’ve read in days

By: DonCoburleone

DonCoburleone — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:19:29 +0000

Grey, RCL Standings update tomorrow right? It’s been a few weeks…

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:17:10 +0000

Start Greinke tonight vs. Tampa Bay?

By: tHe sHiT

tHe sHiT — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:16:09 +0000

@Grey: Sweet! Ill be looking forward to those posts. I dont want to go into withdrawal because I dont have my fantasy baseball razzball fix. No offense to Adam on the basketball side, but you are a unique writer, in a good way, of course.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:11:48 +0000

@tHe sHiT: Starting next Monday until November, then I begin to look at 2011. @Buzzsaw: Haren

By: Buzzsaw

Buzzsaw — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:05:58 +0000

Haren @ TEX or Dempster @ HOU?

By: tHe sHiT

tHe sHiT — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:05:39 +0000

@Grey: Thanks, Ill make those moves when I get a chance. Do you post anything in regards to some kind of reflection on the season, good calls and bad calls on your part, etc...?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:45:57 +0000

@tHe sHiT: Ha! I'd go with Sanabia. @Tom Thumb: Gio, Bumgarner...

By: Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:28:41 +0000

@Grey:
Good stuff, as always. Trying to stream today. Need to pick two:

G. Gonzalez @ Sea
Bumgarner vs. Ari
Garland vs. ChC
Greinke vs. TB

Yes, Greinke was a pickup. He was dropped last week

By: tHe sHiT

tHe sHiT — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:26:53 +0000

@Grey: Thanks! That was my guess but I wanted your blessing. My situation is a bit of a head-scratcher. Do you like Sanabia instead of Lewis for the weekend start? BTW, im on the LAX Flyaway bus from Union Station headed to work and this guy has a cool handlebar mustache. Those always make me laugh.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:12:25 +0000

@royce!: I love fun graphs.

By: royce!

royce! — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:01:00 +0000

Hey Grey,

This is relevant to baseball- http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/26/sports/20090926-score-graphic.html

And pretty intuitive as well.