I liked me some Brandon Morrow, but I’m thinking of the old Morrow (not Edward Murrow) that had no control and sat down hitters like he was a furniture salesman whose favorite line was, “Try it out.” I talked briefly in our last podcast about Morrow. Rudy tends to think Morrow is a new and improved pitcher. I think Rudy’s standing too close to a newly-glued diorama. I just want to get out the facts about Morrow that we think we know compared to what we do know. FACT: He’s never had control. NOT FACT: Without control, he’s now able to pitch the ball exactly where hitters can make contact, but not get a base hit. FACT: His FIP is saying he’s getting lucky. NOT FACT: He can leave more runners on than other pitchers. FACT: His career walk rate is 4.39. NOT FACT: This year he can continue to shave more than two walks per nine off his rate. FACT: He pitches in the AL East. NOT FACT: He has a parakeet named, Chisel Jaw, that he dresses up in WWII pilot gear with a mini parachute. FACT: He’s injury prone. NOT FACT: Whenever he orders halibut, he shrugs and says, “I don’t know why I’m ordering this. Maybe just for the halibut.” FACT: He’s at the peak of his value. NOT FACT: He liked Jordin Sparks’ latest album on Facebook. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Steve Cishek – Ozzie wrapped a towel around his neck, had Joey Cora spray him with some water so it looked like he just stepped out of a sauna and said Heath Bell’s still his closer. Two things I don’t agree with there. First, Heath Bell’s terrible no matter how many times Ozzie says he’s the closer. Second, if you spray olive oil instead of water, it holds the look of perspiration much better.
Edward Mujica – Member what I said about Heath Bell about twelve words ago? Yup.
Brian Fuentes – I’d pick up Fuentes in some leagues. I’d pick up Ryan Cook in some leagues. I’d even pick up that Eddie Murphy movie guy, Norberto, in some leagues. But this is far from a clear path to SAGNOF success.
Scott Downs – The Sciosciapath needs Adderall after replacing his closer for one blown save. I think Walden gets the job back (or back, back, back if Chris Berman is reading), but Downs should definitely be owned.
David Robertson – I went over him this morning. Try hitting down on your scrolly finger.
Matt Thornton – It’s been a long winding road for Hector Santiago this first month of the season. At times he looked hittable and at other times he made Matt Thornton actually look good.
Jason Vargas – Marginer!
Chris Capuano – He’s no spring chicken. His time for greatness has past (unless he goes to Japan, reinvents himself and returns a new pitcher named, Chris Dragono), but he could be that ever-elusive pitcher at the back end of your staff that stabilizes things. Think Kuroda when he was in LA.
Drew Smyly – People are sure taking a long time to add The Emoticon. I don’t trust people who el oh el after everything on Facebook that isn’t remotely funny — “Oh my God, my baby just wet itself while I was talking to the bank teller el oh el el oh el el oh el!” Unless your baby is 37 years old, that’s not funny — But an emoticon? It’s so innocuous. And it has Ks.
Mike Trout – Unlike Bryce Harper, I don’t think Trout is deep-water fish. He could give you 10+ homers and 25 steals right now. On a side note, for my birthday, I want a picture of Trout, Tim Salmon, Kevin Bass and me in snorkel gear. Someone make that happen. Thank you.
Jed Lowrie – WHO! (While Healthy Own)
Alcides Escobar – WHO! (Now the H is hitting, instead of healthy.)
Josh Reddick – WHO! (Who let the dogs out?)
Ty Wigginton – I picked up Wigginton to replace Zimmerman and he’s been better than him. And that’s not saying anything. That’s like the opposite of saying something. It’s like the guy who blinked that novel not even blinking.
Allen Craig – Know why he’s here? Because of this: Random Razzball Commenter, “Wow, surprised not to see Allen Craig on this list.”
Will Middlebrooks – I just went over my Will Middlebrooks fantasy. If you click on that link, you’ll burn 7 calories. You’re welcome, Michelle Obama!
Tony Campana – He steals like the wind… Did you hear that last line in my voice? I’m in your head now. Hey, what’s this thing do? Oops, I think I just spilled chocolate sauce on your medulla oblongata. I’ll leave your head now. Sorry.
Chris Johnson – On one hand, I like Chris Johnson. On the other hand, I don’t like Astro hitters. On the third lesser known hand that is actually a mitten on a broomstick, Johnson’s hitting over .300 with some slight speed and power.
Pedro Alvarez – If you went up to a girl at the bar and asked her if you should pick up Chris Davis or Pedro Alvarez, she’d smell the desperation on you. Here, at Razzball, we welcome desperation and Pedro Alvarez.
SELL
Bryce Harper – But he uses the Shroud of Turin to apply eye black! And he once ordered pizza to Syracuse from Rome, Italy on a borrowed cell phone! And he has a butterfly named after him! The Bryce Harpertail is rare and only found on the island of Guam, but it’s named after him! Guys (and 4 girls), he’s not going to be the greatest thing since a Hello Kitty toaster this year. He was struggling in the minors. Maybe he was disinterested, as most 19 year old’s get, but he’s still only a 10-15 homer, 10-15 steal guy right now. His value because of hype is way above that. I wouldn’t sell him for a Groupon to the Ren-Faire, but I’d explore options. (Don’t sell in keepers. I’m talking about redraft leagues here.)
Danny Espinosa – It’s with much rueful rumination and fervor that I gather words that I don’t use when I’m speaking or really know what they mean, when I tell you Espinosa is a wanksta that needs some serious minor league seasoning.
Adam Lind – You win some, and you draft Adam Lind and he’s not winsome.
Lost Mo. Needs saves in a deep H2H-Points league
Trade Smoak for Kenley Jansen? Or keep Smoak and pick up Addison Reed or Thornton?
@Commish Cauda, Jansen
@Commish Cauda, Good luck pulling that off!
Before we go any further, let’s have a moment of silence for Adam Yauch, AKA MCA.
Okay, thanks.
@Baron Von Vulturewins, …
@Grey, ………………….
@Wilsonian, ….
@Grey: how do you rank “the replacements”? dolis, cishek, fuentes?
@herschel, Dolis, Cishek…
Cishek or Mujica ? I can only pick one GREY!!!
@BASH, you better pick one before both are gone…
@BASH, Cishek
@Grey, How come the girl at the bar has a moustache? Yeah I’m desperate, 3B are dropping like freshman at frosh week! I’m gonna go with your earlier recommendation of Davis. I’m sure Bill James would concur! Thanks!
@Howard, Cool
Grey when do you think Rizzo gets the call up?
@mets fan, Julyish
Grey,
Please help with a potential trade. Other team wants to trade 2 for 1 due to Fister coming off his DL (hackles up on 2 for 1). Basically he wants some value rather than dropping a pitcher to ww. My pitching isn’t really deep after Luebke went down (Cahill/Parker range is next with Aceves as RP#2). No players were specified but he’s looking at pitchers. Would you trade any one of the following:
Gallardo
Latos
A. Sanchez
Minor (he’s less excited about)
for 2 of the following:
Jeremy Hellickson
Hiroki Kuroda
Chris Sale (probably off limits)
Scott Downs
Marcum, Mil S
Sean Marshall, Cin RP
Neftali Feliz, Tex (worried about “extra days” between starts in weekly league)
Tim Hudson, Atl SP PP
Jake Peavy, CWS SP PP
Joe Saunders
Doug Fister*, Det SP
Or just hold and see if he drops someone good?
@smegma, Minor and Latos for Peavy and Marcum…
@Grey,
Did you mean Minor or Latos for Peavy and Marcum? He’s looking for 2 for 1 trade.
@smegma, Minor or Latos for Peavy and Marcum… Sorry…
@smegma, Err Mike Minor for Sale and Hellickson. Sure.
I’m glad i drop Marmolade a few days ago so I didn’t have the latest embarrassment.
Anywho…..I’m liking what Hammel is doing…..but do you like him more than Emoticon? el-oh-el!
@chump dumper, Ha… Yeah…
Can’t Mike Carp get a little love and get an invite to this photo shoot?
@The Vaporizers, Let him do something…
Mike Carp doesn’t get the invite for your snorkel birthday picture?
@VT420, Ha… Yeah, make it happen!
@Grey, I hope Sid Bream is taking the picture.
Well played
Hey Grey, what can I expect in return for Harper? Cespedes? Give me an idea of OF I could target w/ Harper as bait.
@cw, Cespedes and a closer… But just Cespedes is fair…
Still not buying Belt even with Panda going down and Belt apparently getting a chance to start every day?
Just dropped Wiggy for Belt in my RCL Util slot… You down with that?
@J-Birdis, It’s cool… Yeah, like to see him do something powerwise…
Ardolis Chapman for Harper?
@cw, I’d take Harper…
12 team 5X5 roto- I drafted Bell and Wilson and will never waste another pick on a closer in the first half of a draft. Here is my pitching staff:
F-Her
Baumgarner
Gio
Jaime Garcia
Cahill
Peavy
Drabek
Colon
Bell
Casilla
Cishek
Available: Fuentes, Mujica, Walden (waivers), Rauch, Cashner, Fireri
Make any moves and if so, who to drop?
@Mr. Rickey, I’d hold for now… But be ready to switch out Cishek for Walden…
Cespedes just sounds like a bad disease when you go to Mexico and drink too much and wind up sleeping with a chick who has more hair on her face than you do…..
@chump dumper, HA!
Scrapping for saves since Wilson went down … plz rank these replacements that are available in my 12-team 5×5 league:
Dolis – Cishek – Thorton – Reed – Mujica
@BigAl, Dolis, Cishek..
@Grey, thank you sir
Offered the following:
My K-Rob/Crash for his Capps/Moose
I’m more than inclined to say no. It’s my pops who’s offering and he’s a Yankee fan. He does know his shizz, though, so I can’t fully exploit him. Would you do this if he swapped Capps for Jansen? Side note: lost Longo, but have E5 (although I don’t fully trust him, either).
@Wilsonian, Yeah, I’d do it for Jansen…
@Grey: Some dude in my RCL dropped Trout. I burned my 7th waiver priority on him, and who did i drop, yes Lind. Also, Smyly or Samardjiza?
@ThE sHiT,
Samardjizia is flat nasty.
@ThE sHiT, Nice… Samardzija
@ThE sHiT, I like that all three of you spelled his name differently.
Yo Grey,
Gotta stream one. Pick one plzz:
Richard vs. Mia against Buerhrle
Corbin @ NYM against Santana
Paulino vs NYY against Kuroda
Cook vs Bal against Hammel
Who u feelin? None of them right??
Thanks brotha
@Lubey, None… Richard…
You’ve got Pedro up there for 3B but is it safe to assume that Moustakas is the better choice of the 2?
@frank rizzo, Yup
Who Would you drop for Mujica? 5×5 roto 13 team
Ryan Cook, Drabek, or hold
@aj, Cook
I don’t think much of Lind, but I have a weird feeling he’s going to take Ervin Santana deep tonight.
@OaktownSteve, Could be…
Hey Grey, who will be more valuable the rest of the way Worley or Lynn?
@Moscowitz, Lynn
Would you lose Rios or JD Martinez for some Tony Campana in an OBP league?
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Nope
Maybin or Trout?
Sherzer or Smyly?
Trout, Scherzer…
@Grey: Try to buy low on Cano? I have CarGo, Stanton, Bruce, BJ, and Trout. I have Bum, Latos, Gio, Zimm, Beachy, Morrow, Anibal. Im thinking of offering an OF and an SP. Who seems fair to offer?
@ThE sHiT, Morrow, BJ
@Grey, Thanks, i will try that. Happy Friday, have a great weekend!
@ThE sHiT, You too, friend!
My Mustachioed Messiah!
Should I drop Ike Davis for either Belt or Wiggy? Also, should I drop Latos for Samardzija?
@john butte, Hola! Wiggy… I’d hold Latos for now…
14 team 6×6
Selling B.Phillips / Capps for Lester
Thoughts?
Other RPs on roster: Casilla, Downs, H-Rod, Dolis, Jansen
K. Johnson would go to 2B
Would you still do this trade if other manager asks for any 1 other RP from that list instead of Capps?
14 team, 6×6
@Horse, I’d take Lester… And I’d throw in another RP, not Casilla or Jansen though…
Please rank these at the SS position for a 10team, H2H points league: Aviles, cozart, al escobar
Thanks!
@Ronkonkoma, You did
Would you drop espinosa for scutaro? That is my best option right now. I’ve been trying to push a trade through but no one is selling or is asking for too much.
@Nuke LaDouche, Eh… I’d hold there…
grey, is bautista a sell yet? im getting only non-keeper player types (and picks) back in offers for him.
But im officially worried.
@the grate one, Depends what you can get for him… I wouldn’t sell him for 50 cents on the dollar…
Standard 5×5 h2h league. Pick 3 for today only:
G Stanton (@SD – Bass)
Y Cespedes (@TB – Price)
B Harper (v PHI – Kendrick)
J Montero (v MIN – Pavano)
BJ Upton (v OAK – Ross)
@Charles, Sit Cespedes and Harper… Tough call though…
@ Grey, LaHair, Dunn, and Zobrist for Pujols and Altuve; Who wins?
@The Good The Vlad The Utley, Pujols
Ackley, K Johnson or Casper at 2B in OPS league?
@rvde, Johnson
So you’re saying my trade in my keeper league of Harper, Ichiro, and Gallardo for Trout and Haren might work out for me? I wish I realized before making this deal that I was taking on two more sh!tty Halos but that’s ok. They should “get it together” (R.I.P. MCA) eventually. You see what I did there?
Nice… Yeah, RIP…
Why does everyone alwasy forget about mike carp when mentioning trout, salmon, & bass? ….also I was wondering, why is bobby abreu signing with the dodgers? He gets the same p.t. there as in anaheim..maybe less b/c he can’t DH for the los angeles dodgers of los angeles…makes no sense, at least he doesn’t have to move!
Start Lester today or make him throw another good game? I don’t need the innings.
@Nuke LaDouche, I’d start him…
I’m in a 12 team mixed H2H, with $100 FAAB for the year. Competitive league and closers are hard to come by. How much would you bid for Robertson? I think he’ll be a top 5 closer ROY.
$14
FACT: His wife is smoking hot.
Do you take Craig at 2B over Howie, CF over Rios or Util over Torii right now? They are the only places I can really put him.
@Steve, Ha! I’d hold for now…
Trying to replace Longoria and Sandoval. I grabbed Lowrie and Middlebrooks…
drop Lowrie or Middlebrooks for Gaby Sanchez or Wiggington?
@Thrilla, I’d let those two ride for a minute…
Ill b sure to get you that picture! Lololololololololololl
@Prezii, Ha!
If you guys thought it was insane to hit Harper third, this is today’s Sawx lineup: Aviles, MIDDLEBROOKS, A-Gonz, Pedroia, Ortiz, Ross, McDonald, Byrd, Shoppach.
Long live Middlebrooks!
@Poo Holes, Wow
@Poo Holes, the laser show batting clean up?? Wtff right in front of ortiz? Bobby V is gonna age 10 years faster in 2012….
@Prezii, He’s hit clean up before, I think Gonzalez should drop to 5 and move Ortiz up to 3. Papi is raking and Gonzo is doing nothing right now.
@Poo Holes, not sayin he cant do it.. pedroia can produce outta the 8th hole dude can do anything.. but not ur model clean up hitter especially when you got monsters ahead and behind you. Aviles, pedroia, ross, agon, ortiz, middlebrooks, shoppach, byrd, mvdonald. Thats how id rolll.. sorry middlebrooks owners =D dont sleep on cody!
Just traded Sandman and Capps for Castro on Monday….WINNING! The guy I traded with is the biggest dick in the league so its that much better (or else I may have even thrown a Soriano type RP at him).
Do you like Lohse or Smyly more ROS? I am going to flip one for Henry Rodriguez bc I am weak on saves now. Ill still have the remaining plus C Lee(DL,) Fister(DL), GMan, Detwiler, Worley, Niese, Norris, Danks, McDonald. Will drop Danks and another when the first two come off the DL.
Thanks again, always appreciate the feedback!
Nice! Smyly… No problem…
@Grey,
I just put a little something in the “daiquiri fund” but am not sure if you got it. It’s my first go-around making an “online donation” so I just want to be sure.
Thank you for all you do in making this site so great, and for consistently reading/answering people’s queries in the comments sections (no matter how redundant, obvious, or stupid they may be–mostly, I’m referring to myself here!).
And what “thank you” would be complete without sneaking in a request for some fantasy advice?! Shameless, I know. —-> Earlier, you recommended I add an SP and suggested Mike Minor (dropping Coco Crisp). Also recommended Dolis over my Hector. Well, I dropped Coco for Dolis instead. HOWEVA!, the SP pool on the wire has changed a bit since then. Now available are:
Minor
Milone
Jarrod Parker
Samardzija [You'll probably suggest him, but I loathe Notre Dame & its Alumni and will probably hate owning him even if he's mildly successful]
Wade Miley
Scherzer & Edwin Jackson [aka Scherwin Maxson]
Niemann
Ervin Santana
1. Do I drop Hector for one of them? Or further load up on “temporary” closers and add Thornton or Cishek?
2. Unrelated: RoS, do I drop Lind for Belt?
@Chillmodious, I did, thank you! No problem… I’d go Minor but can’t start him in COL. Need someone immediately, I’d go Samardzija for Ks, Milone for ratios… I’d want Belt right now over Lind…
Marmol dropped. Use #1 waiver on him or is there no chance he regains the role?
@Eng, Eh
From here on out, h2h 5×5 with OPS league:
Bruce/Trumbo
or
Ethier/LaHair
thanks everyone.
@and1mcgee, Bruce
@Grey, spanks
@and1mcgee, I will try to do Trumbo/Jarrod Parker for LaHair then. Ethier or LaHair, Grey?
@and1mcgee, Trumbo/Parker…
@Grey, how can I get Lahair then?!?! dah!
my roster:
c – wieters
1b – cuddyer
2b – aviles
3b – bautista
ss – reyes
of – bruce
of – cespedes
of – craig
util – aramis
util – cozart
bn – reimhold
dl – kung fu panda
sp – price
sp – worley
sp – holland
rp – capps
rp – casilla
rp – cordero
P – aceves
p – ryan cook
bn – volquez
bn – gio gonzalez
bn – wandy
bn – anibal sanchez
bn – jarrod parker
dl – fister I barely know her
@and1mcgee, btw, i dropped cook for trumbo to block LaHair owner from picking him up… to use as leverage. So, I also have Trumbo.
@and1mcgee, What happened with Trumbo/Parker for him?
@Grey, so trumbo for lahair/parker… I’m cool with that. thanks ,grey
yo grey man,
lincecum and beachy for bautista…
what side man
respeckt.
It’s fair, depends on needs… Probably lean towards Bautista in a vacuum..
yo also
arenado or rizzo this year yo
Tough call… Rizzo…
Ugh!! Ixnay on the Orrowmay!
I can totally understand the feelings on Morrow through the first 4 games but do you really still feel you’re looking at a different Morrow after he throws a 10.2 K/9 over the last 2 games? xFIP is only a 3.75, not terrible but how much of that is related to the first 4 games?
@Wudaben, He’s Ks have picked up but I don’t trust him right now at all… He’s faced some bad offenses and done well and got roughed up by good ones…
Man, I’ve got a lot of questions today. The guy in my league with Jose Bautista is trying to move him for 2 guys, one of them being a decent SP. Are you trying to buy Joey Bats cheap? I’m pretty rich in pitching:
Bumgarner
J-Zimm
Anibel
Gio
Sherzer
Volquez,
vogelsong (with Capuano and Nicasio available on the wires)
I’m strong in the power categories for now, but with Krispie and Longo on the DL, and Prince playing like crap I don’t know how long that will last. Other than those hurt guys, my offense looks like this:
Weiters
Prince
Kelly Johnson
Ian Desmond
Moustakas
Luke Scott (IF)
Cutch
Beltran
Rasmus
Ichiro
Tabata (Util)
So here’s the question, what kind of combo are you working up to get Bautista, or are you leaving him alone?
@Alcesto, Zimmermann and Moose? Seems doubtful… Gio and Moose?
@Grey, I’m thinking about keeping Moose. How do you rank those starting 4 SPs? (Bumgarner, Zimmerman, Anibel, Gio)
Is Cutch worth more than Bautista at this point? Anybody up there you would pair with Volquez to get Bautista?
?SP + Beltran = Bautsita
Cishek or Walden?
@BASH, Walden
Please rank: leubke, Hammel, scherzer, lynn
@Charlie batch, Luebke, Lynn, Hammel
Pablo goes down and it turns into last call at the bar. NL only really, really hurts, and I picked up the drunk chick who needs a ride home 30 mins away (Joaquin Arias).
Rolen, Arias, Francisco or…….long shot Todd Frazier.
*Lombardozzi is 2 starts from qualifying at 3B in ESPN leagues so I can keep Arias and move Lombo to 3B. Looking for options.
@bean, Hold on Lombardozzi for now…
@bean, Actually I’d go Rolen until Lombardozzi gets 3B…
@Grey, True…..guess noone wants Arias anyway. Damn you hamate bone. I am going to take mine out tonight.
BTW – Campana CS. Did he run backwards? Did they move 2B out further? This can’t be!
@bean, He tried hopping on one foot…
Sad day today.
Adam MCA Yauch died.
I expect a moment of silence before every MLB game tonight.
@frank rizzo, Yeah
You still think Phillips plays well enough the rest of the year to better than Johnson or Hill or Altuve?
I’m thinking about attempting to package him with an SP or RP for something and picking up one of those guys. Or just flat out dropping him. He sucks balls. Plus I have a bunch of STL fans in my league who hate him on principal for what he said last year about the Redbirds.
@Wilsonian, Depends what SP or RP you’re getting…
@Grey, I wouldn’t be getting an RP, I’d be giving one up. I looked around for deals. But haven’t found one yet. I offered Phillips/Doc for Kipnis/F-Her last night that was turned down. He goes based off of Yahoo’s rankings and not the possibility of greatness. I’m actually thinking about offering him Edwin and Peavy for the same combo, especially if I acquire Moose and if the Peav dominates again tonight.
@Wilsonian, Ah… Just give Phillips for a donkeycorn to get him off your team and then pick up a guy…
@Grey, haha, good idea. I’ll see if I can get anyone to bite. One guy has Pap and is hurting at 2nd. See if I can get him to take the bait.
Also, Johnson, Hill, or Altuve?
@Wilsonian, Johnson
A-Rod for Adam Jones – who wins in that trade?
@LJ, forgot to mention this league uses OBP instead of AVG
@LJ, Jones, it’s close…
@LJ, jones
Also would you trade Bautista for Votto? (I’d have Freese to plug in at 3B)
@LJ, this is also in an OBP league.
@LJ, Yeah
What kind of pitcher could I get if I packaged Harper/Lynn together? Is it enough to get Cain?
@Danger Zone, Try it… Seems doubtful… Maybe Anibal…
@Grey, I decided to try for CJ Wilson, we’ll see. The guy’s stacked with pitching though (CC, Cain, and Lincecum as well).
I also tried for Anibal (woo hoo for sending the same offer to two different guys!)
@Danger Zone, Ha… Nice…
Reimold hits DL. Add Tabata or Craig?
@GTS, Tabata
Have Gordon at SS right now (like the SB, but not much else). Trade Bruce if it can land me H. Ramirez? I’d have to scramble to fill OF until Morse comes back (Wigginton, Tabata, other waiver OF options…).
Trade, hold, or other?
Thanks!
@Mike, And Hanley’s been good? I don’t see the point of the trade if you don’t have OFs.
Drop marmol for cishek? Guy is killing me. Also who do u like more tabata or Stubbs?
@Slam, Sure… Stubbs…
Compana just walked to lead off the inning and got caught stealing. Very unwind-like.
@L-Boogie, Ha… Had to be a hidden ball trick…
Who should I target with an Ethier/Lynn package?
@Dan, What do you need?
@Grey,
Ive got a pretty stacked team IMO so i’m just wondering how high I can shoot.
12 team mixed.
Santana, Votto, Cano, Young, Aviles, Lawrie, Hamilton, Cruz, Ethier, Harper, Montero
Bench: Remiold
Sp:Strasburg, Bumgar, J Johnson, Grienke, A Sanchez, Lance Lynn, Wade Miley
Rp: Robertson, Rodriguez, Balfour, Casilla
DL: Chris Carpenter
So I guess I would shoot for a Sp or a SS/3B.
Thanks!
@Dan, Your team’s kinda ridiculous… Could take Gio maybe… Another high end SP…
@Grey,
My team is ridiculous due to your site and all the great articles you and your colleagues put out.
A sincere thank you to you and all of your writers.
@Dan, Not Grey but I sold off Ethier/Lohse for Justin Upton. Worth a shot to go after top tier if you have extra pitching.
People think of Ethier and Lohse as Milk……..there is an expiration date on value. Right now they are pushing 7 days so dont let the other owners take a whiff.
@bean,
Thanks for the advice. I’ll shoot for some late first round players and work my way down from there.
9/10 for your Milk analogy
Grey : Have you seen the gazungas on this guy Todd Coffey for the Dodgers? Best sweater kittens in the league in my opinion and right in your back yard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Coffey
@2 Cups 1 Braun, He has luscious moobs.
@Grey, He has such a deceptive delivery as it looks like his puffy nips are going to smack you in the face. Id be scared if I were a batter.
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Hopefully when he runs in from the bullpen his nipples don’t bleed like a marathon runner.
@Grey, If they do, then he can throw the 26.2 sticker on the back of his Volvo as that seems to be the new cool thing to do. Surprised we even need cars with all the marathon runners out there these days. I live in Florida and those have replaced the Roxy and SaltLife stickers people thought made them look cool
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Ha! True… I was just in Florida… Where are you?
@Grey,Tampa and I’m almost 30 so I’m bringing down the average here.
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Cool… That’s where some of my family came down for… The wedding was in Sarasota…
@Grey, Nice. I love this area and Sarasota has some great beaches especially being close to Siesta Key. It would be tough to leave Florida that’s for sure but I’m sure you know if you have family here. Great golf, fishing, diving and weather plus no state income tax is always nice. Ill assume your a Rays fan at heart then
Stepfather’s sister, so the family there is kinda tenuous… I was in Tampa once for the Super Bowl like 15 years ago… I remember a strip club. Actually lots of them.
@Grey, Yea probably Mons or 2001 Odyssey.
@Grey, woww never a dull minute over here at razzball… This guy said sweater kittens.. i seriously laughed out loud at the bar and got really odd stares.. but worth it none the less!!
Ha…
@Prezii, Was a term my buddy and I have used since college that he came up with. Actually started as look at those “magnificent sweater kittens”. Really cant be topped to describe a nice looking pair of knockers/moobs
rank-em ROS in H2H-Points, (KO=-1, SB=3, CS=-1)
Capt. Kirk
Michael Saunders
Ryan Sweeney
Eric Thames
Carlos Lee
@Commish Cauda, Thames, Saunders, Kirk….
rank-em ROS in H2H-Points
Duffy
Drabek
Bard
@Commish Cauda, Drabek, Duffy…
Kerry Wood out to pitch BP to Kemp and Ethier in the 8th.
@bean, C’mon, Dolis!
@Grey, Don’t worry, he will have a chance to pitch BP too. James Russell is looking sexy right now……GRRRRRRR!!!
@Grey, Wood being very generous with RBI today. Got it to the 9th with a lead………Dolis or Russell?
Campana gets another shot at a SB.
@bean, Dolis
What do you think of Jeter for LaHair?
I’d want Jeter…
Pedroia for Konerko? What’s Konerko worth? Am I giving to much
Sounds fair…
Grey , in light of your podcast comments on Jordan Walden , he has now become available on waivers in my leaugue but it will mean tossing Vinnie Pestano back into the pool . do it or not?? thx
Do it…
How many home runs has Bryan LaHair hit today? 3? 4? No internets here. I’ll just assume 4.
I think 5.
@Grey, That makes more sense, now that you mention it.
in a redraft league, i have harper and morrow.
if combining both of them in a deal, what are you looking for? an elite player? is cargo elite enough? is cargo or adrian gonz elite enough? i’m looking at this particular team hoping i can get brett myers thrown in cheap. why? because in daily lineups with only 2 RP slots, myers has sneaky good value since he qualifies as a SP.
I’d take an elite player… A 4th rounder is probably more realistic…
Wow, so apparently Chris Sale will be closing the White Sox now.
Huh?
@Grey, apparently because of a tender elbow they’re making him the closer. That’s two roster spots wasted on Thornton and Reed
Cray
@Grey, holy fucking shit (pardon my sailor’s mouth) but I just read that too. What?!?! He’s been a helluva starter. What the hell is Rozzie Ventuillen doing?
Bonkers
@ASAOK, YAY I got a closer. Crap I lost my best starter. Double crap, my new closer has a sore elbow. Now I can make a set of life size sore elbow bookends with right handed closer Kyle Farnsworth.
Ye Olde “Yay…Crap”
@OaktownSteve, so basically they’re going to make him close until his arm falls off and then they’ll go back to Santiago/Reed/Thornton. Awesome. I feel ya man, lost my 3rd best starter (lost Luebke this week, too). I gained a closer, but that really blows. I don’t need another closer. I need a starter. Dammit.
@Wilsonian, Yeah that one is going to hurt my NFBC team. Pitching is mad tight in that format. I’m going to have to blow a FAAB wad on Kentucky Joe Blanton or JA Happ.
@OaktownSteve, I’m luckily not in that position, but still sucks. Longoria, Luebke to the DL, then I lose Sale to the ‘pen. That’s a good chunk of my team lost in 5 days.
@Wilsonian, I’ve been suffering watching Rodney rack up saves while Farnsworth clogs my roster. That and losing Ellsbury have made it tough. The Sale thing doesn’t help. I have Broxton and Putz already. Putz has been shakey but if he rights the ship and Farnsworth comes back around the All Star break I will have 4 closers and I won’t really know what to do with them. Can’t really rock more than 2 relief spots in that league (start 9 pitchers) especially when one of your best just got moved to the pen.
Grey –
LaHair is rakeing. I wanted him in my 16 person deep keeper league. Ended up getting him off waivers. Love it. However, I do not love it as much as a Tim Salmon name drop!!
Nice… You’re welcome…
Please rank for ROS
Minor
Lynn
Niese
Milone
Parker
Bauer
Minor, Lynn, Milone…
Pujols for Butler / Pedroia / Lawrie
Which side do you like?
Lawrie
In one league I have Marshall, Casilla, Downs.
Drop any for Sale?
In other I have Addison Reed.
Drop for R. Soriano, Aceves or Shaw?
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo, What league are you in where Sale isn’t owned?
@OaktownSteve, 8 team, homey.
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo, got it. Sorry.
Downs… Aceves
Cain…Sugar!, out another 4 to 8 weeks with a torn hip flexor.
Not sweet
Heard it through the grapevine that Girardi is leaning towards K Rob. If he’s smart (you’d think so graduating from Northewestern) that’s what he’d do.
@Wilsonian, also heard it from a little birdie that Soriano is in the mix, too. But K Rob to get the majority of chances.
@Grey
You just now dropped Lind? What the hell was you waiting for? I dropped him right after you told me he was better than LaHair but not before you told me me Ike Davis was better than LaHair and not before I dropped LaHair because you didn’t believe in him and I dropped LaHair first. Now somebody else owns him and his 7 homers and nobody owns Davis or Lind and (deep breath)………….Hippo, line 3, it’s Andy Behrens, Oh hey buddy what’s up? <————-I keed, I keed, still love ya man, I'll never go back to those other guys…Hippo, line 2 it's Funston………tell him to shave his head!
Ha… Nice… Someone hit TW afternoon caffeine… Love that!
@Grey,
Late afternoon Monster energy makes Hippo a strange mammal, just had a rare Yonder sighting on sportscenter and immediately thought of Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman……..
Werewolf?
There wolf……….there castle……yonder alonso…………
I think that’s how it went
@BigFatHippo, That’s exactly how it went!
This Chris Sale shizz is such a joke. They’re making him the closer now? What about last year? But most importantly, what about Reed, who is a better reliever? They’re making him the closer to appease his vanity, because he still wants to start. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-elbow-tenderness-sends-soxs-sale-from-starter-to-closer-20120504,0,3429271.story
The amazing thing about this story is that the pitching coach seems to maintain that putting him in the pen is not good for the team and that leaving him in the rotation would be. “Listen, we’re not making this decision based upon what’s best for the team.” Well no shizz, that’s some great coaching! How could a pitching coach not see that the good thing to do would be to treat his arm SO THAT IT’S NOT SORE ANYMORE.
@royce!, agreed! X10
@royce!, yep, his round-a-bout way of explaining it was garbage. Put him on the DL; get his elbow checked out; get him some treatment. I’m not entirely sure what that front office/management is doing…
Shizz is so nutso…
Sale now white sox closer?? Whyy?? Closers are nearly irrelevant in my league… He was doin just fine in the SP spot… Damnit!
@Prezii, Ha
I was about to drop Hector BEFORE the Sale news, but now I actually feel it may be better to keep him. The fact that Sale won’t be installed as the closer until Monday because they’re waiting for his soreness to subside–well, that just sounds half-cocked. Maybe it won’t be Hector who sticks in the gig, but I have to believe that he or Thornton will still be the guy if a save opp arises on Monday.
Am I overthinking this way too much? Will Hector be dead weight come Monday and make me kick myself for not dropping him before the weekend?
@Chillmodious, they said Sale will be closer STARTING monday.. assuming they want him on regular rest
10 team h2h points dynasty league
trade michael young, anibal, and h-rod for bautista? i have longoria on the dl, anibal is my 6th starter (only using him when he has 2 starts), and i picked up robertson and soriano. am i giving up too much? if he asks for beachy instead of anibal is that too much? thanks yo.
Sounds a bit steep…
Stash Reimold on the DL over Quentin? It’s one of those DLs that lets you keep the player there even after they’re activated. Either of those two have much value in a keeper league?
I would…
Are you starting to worry at all about Adrian Gonzalez, Grey?
@Jon, Nope
Which would you prefer to trade LaHair for: Morse, Berkman or neither?
@Black Beard, Berkman, but kinda bleh on the move…
Mark Reynolds does indeed have a pulse!!!!!
@Lubey, did he not strike out?!
@Chunk, After a long talk with the hitting coach, they decided to focus on using his bat to hit the ball.
@Lubey, HA!
ugh.
San Diego Padres SP Cory Luebke (elbow) may need surgery on his left elbow after an MRI exam showed damage to his flexor tendon and the ligament that is associated with Tommy John surgery. “The MRI showed some fluid and damage in the elbow,” Luebke said. “But I think it’s best for the club to say anything else. I’m going to wait some time here and get a second opinion.”
@royce!, Wow, this is going from bad to worst really quickly. Guess that’s for the best.
@Grey, In the words of my law school buddy who actually turned me on to Razzball, “you gotta be fist fucking me.” My team of All Stars has taken a swift kick in the ass this week. And now with Sale, I lost two of my studs.
@Wilsonian, Pretty insane how many injuries are going around… I’m glad I only lost Gardner, Krispie and Zimmerman in the RCL, and that’s been pretty impossible to manage…
@Grey, yeah, I really took a hit with Luebke and Longo, then losing Sale really killed me. Gave me a closer I don’t really need. Especially after getting K-Rob yesterday.
I think the Mayans have something to do with the end of baseball, not the end of the world…
Damn, Mayans…
Trading werth and trash for a SP. Would you rather have Hanson, Romero, Zimmerman?
@jrock, Zimmermann
U like my Shields and Robertson for his Halladay, Alcides, and Rafael Soriano (holds count).
My bullpen is crap (Balfour, Casilla, Cordero), but I can’t pass up on this, right?
He just lost Mo and is scared by Halladay’s last start….
Plus I just lost Longo and can slide Hanley to 3rd and plug Alcides in at SS.
Thoughts? Thanks!
@Random Collmenter, I’d take it…
@Grey, ok, so he backed out and replaced soriano with vinnie pestano.
would u still go for it?
He also has Thornton and Heath Bell… should i go for one of those guys instead of pestano?
god help me, trying to trade for heath bell.
as always, thanks for the advice.
Eh, Pestano’s fine…
Nice to see my entire teams HR margin is being beat this week by Altuve and Dee Gordon
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Damn… If it makes you feel any better, Rudy is averaging 4 homers a week in the RCL.
@Grey, He got a week’s worth today, though!
@VinWins, Damn, I reversed jinxed it…
@Grey, I like it. I feel like Rudy is that fat friend of yours. No matter how down you are on yourself,you look at Rudy and perk right up.
Peavy for cassilla? Fair if I need an sp and have saves to spare in a 14 team league?
@Schlitzy, Yeah, it’s solid…
Rick Ankiel is an idiot.
@Chunk, Why? What’d he do?
@Grey, Just dumb baserunning. Took a huuge turn around 3rd after the SS made a nice play. Just held the ball and tossed it to the 3rd baseman for the tag. I’m just anxious for a Henry save opp…
@Chunk, Ah…
Is Ventura trying to injure Peavy? Dude leaves him in after 118 pitches to face Cabrera, after not being able to put Dom Kelly and Boesch away with two strikes in the inning.
@Feeding the Abscess, Ventura should be out of a job already…
@Feeding the Abscess, He’s making Guillen look brilliant.
I mustache you a question…
Gallardo for M. Young… Who wins?
@jrock, Ha! Gallardo…
Sell high on Peavy or ride him out for the season? It seems like Ventura is content on destroying his arm.
@Carlos, Depends what you can get…
Need to pick 2 pitchers
Matt Moore,demster,volquez,detweiller,smyly…ROS
Standard league
Help!
@Ryan, Moore, Volquez
@Ryan, Moore, Dempster…
In my keeper league with 7 years remaining I was offered his Ellsbury and Hellickson for my Beltre and Halladay. The others pitchers I have are; CC, Beckett, Hanson, Hudson, Fister, Worely, Detwiller, Capuano, Holland and Doubrant. As far as my outfield I have Hamilton, Jennings, A. Jones(Balt), Melky, Cespedes and Trout. Plus David Wright at 3B and I just picked up Middlebrooks(I am Red Sox fan so owning Ells would be cool, but I don’t let that get in the way of making the best move)
Look to the future I kinda like this trade, as for the now I am not so high on it. Do you think I should maybe try to trade CC and another pitcher instead of Halladay?
@Brian, I don’t like the trade…
Wow, surprised not to see Allen Craig on this list.
@Random Razzball Commenter, Hehe
Thornton with the save… and he blows it.
@PunxsutawneyPhils, Figures
12-Team HTH 5X5+QS. I know everyone has the same list of crap on the WW, but I gotta ask again because I didn’t see it in this post.
ROS:
Capuano
Milone
Emoticon
Smardij.
@Slappy Pappy, Capuano
@Grey, Thanks!
Thornton with a blown save. Chicago closers are a mess. Technically everyone’s closer is a mess, but I’m just talking about Chicago in particular.
@Poo Holes, Ha… Yup…
@Poo Holes, Just realized that meant a vulture win for Valverde… Sweet!
@Grey, Fuck yeah!
Cruz and axford for miggy too much to give up?
@Grey’s da man!, Not too much…
Would u drop lohse and billingsley to pickup Moore,dempster, or volquez???
Thanks
@Ryan, Moore and Dempster…
Lucas duda or JD Martinez ROS
Standard league
Thanks
@Adam, JD
Who is this Giancarlo guy? What happened to Mike Stanton?
Oh hells yeah…
My ratios just got their Bass kicked by a steaming shit hodgepadre.
@nyydj2, You’re not the only one…
Ha… Yeah…
Pena, Wiggy, or Alvarez?
Alvarez
Fister or Capuano in a QS league?
Fister
It’s got to really suck to get the bases loaded and your #6 hitter is up to bat and it’s Orlando Fucking Hudson. That team needs to be impeached.
HA… *shakes head* Padres…
@Grey Moreland, Liddi or C Johnson for a CI spot currently occupied by Laroche?
Johnson
Matt moore is on waivers…..drop lohse or billingsley first to pick him up?
Thanks!
Bills
Ok, so it looks like I’ve gotta replace Luebke and I need another arm for Sale since he’s now one of my closers, so Cordero is getting the axe. I already have Drabek, but how would you rate these starters for me?
Drabek, Volquez, Wandy, Fister, Holland, Niese, Cahill, EJax, Bedard, Capuano, Samardzija, Detwiler, Smyly, Milone, Arrieta, Hammel
I guess just pick 3. Thanks.
W, L, SV, Era, Whip, Ks, Ks/9
Drabek, Fister, Cahill
@Grey, Kinda surprised you didn’t say Volquez. Is he too much of a HodgePadre still?
Thanks for the advice. This year is gonna be the death of me, hell, maybe the death of all of us.
@Grey, Oh, and would you put Latos and/or Moore ahead of those guys?
Ah, Awful Announcing, what would I do without you?
http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/april/hawk-harrelson-takes-a-minute-of-silence-for-this-tigers-walk-off.html
So ridiculous…
Aceves strikes out the side….TWICE, and the fake mustache assclown in Boston sends him back out for a third inning.
@nyydj2, 38 pitches for aceves! and henry rodriguez pitched his 3rd game in a row tonite…no wonder we have so many injured closers
@tom, yea, he should be available sometime next week
Or would u drop josh Johnson instead of billingsley to pick up Matt Moore?
JJ looks awful
@Adam, I wouldn’t…
thoughts on scherzer tomorrow vs white sox?
@Grey’s da man!, I’d sit him…
HA! Bass hits a bases loaded triple to put the Pads ahead, unreal.
@nyydj2, And Bass sinks his hook in the fish
@PunxsutawneyPhils, one more of those hits and he’ll be ahead of Pujols in RBI’s.
@nyydj2, thats called helping yourself out!
@nyydj2, No excuse for JJ’s terrible pitching, but that ball went right through Stanton. Surprised some of those runs were not unearned.
I will need to replace Luebke on my team.
Best bet among Colon, Detwiler, Smyly, Floyd and Pettitte?
@Marc G., Smyly
As a Padres fan and a Josh Johnson owner, I’d like to say I’m torn, but WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH JOSH JOHNSON???
@royce!, Not sure what his numbers look like after today, but coming everything screamed “buy low”.
2.16 FIP, .436 BABIP. Not terribly off his K-rate and BB-rate.
But jeez, every ne of his pitches seem so hittable.
Makes me wonder if his 92.7 average fastball (down from 94 mph) is a factor…
@Eddy, Yeah, his batted ball profile is insane- what used to be fly balls are now line drives. And his fastball has declined four years running now. Maybe someone told him to take it easy in order to avoid another injury- let the fielders do their job! yadda yadda- and hitters are just squaring up the ball. He has yet to give up a HR, though, which is crazy.
I just dropped Marmol, it felt really really really good.
@Tony, Ha
H2H league with limited moves. Drop Balfour for Cishek or R. Soriano, or hold and bench Balfour for next week?
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo, im holding balfour, i think he’s getting some time to think, obviously fuentes is NOT the answer….
In the RCL, was so psyched to start Johnson at Petco, Lewis against Cleveland, and Strasburg against the Phillies. My ERA went from 2.87 to 3.225 in one day. And that’s with scoreless appearances from Dolis and Valverde. And I lost Luebke.
We’ll get em tomorrow, when I have no one starting!
@royce!, I’ve had that feeling before… When you’re glad no one is starting…
@royce!, And then some reliever comes in and gives up 3 ER.
Saunders or Smyly?
@EK, Smyly
No one mentioned it, but Choo actually got on the homer board today.
@Wilsonian, I didn’t believe my eyes…
Grey,
You still feeling OK about JJ?
Also, I was checking out number’s on Dolis while message a league member (Hi, Mike!), and that guy is a ticking time bomb.
Mind you, before checking them out I was already convinced he was a Marmol-lite from when I’ve seen him pitch.
4.86 FIP, 4.99 xFIP, 4.70 FIP and a 2.35 (!) K/9.
Yes, a low BABIp at .200 and 62% strand rate, but I still feel that this experiment won’t go well for the Cubs.
@Eddy, And by OK, I mean, would you still give the green light to buy low?
@Eddy, Man, I got to proof read these things. 4.70 BB/9**
@Eddy, I never felt good about him…
Would you drop Marmol due to his suckage and being taken (temporarily, they say…) out of closing duties to pick up Robertson if he’s still available later? Or would you try to hang onto Marmol and either drop/move a position player? All Carlos is doing is screwing up my ERA and not getting saves, and no one is going to take him in a trade unless I include incredible pieces with him…
@Viagra Falls, Drop him immediately for Robertson. I have no clue how he is still there in any league.
@Wilsonian, I want to and am anxiously awaiting the chance to pick him up, but I can’t drop or pick up a player whose team played that day until after midnight. I’ll be up and praying he’s still available.
@Viagra Falls, Ah. I was really confused. You definitely gotta stick it out then and try to make sure you can get him. He could be the best closer in the game for the rest of the year. That’s a weird set up…never played that way.
First commenter long time reader thanks for all info! First time asking for advice i have Edwin Encarnicon we all know whats he is doing right now. I got offered Joey Baustia and Kendy morales should i except?
@Nathan, I’d take Bautista…
I’m in 11 leagues and Robertson was gone in 9 of them, BEFORE Mariano got hurt, the other two he was picked up instantly in.
@nyydj2, Yup
Best stash option for rest of season:
Pettitte
Anderson OAK
De la rosa COL
Stauffer
@John, Stauffer
Hey Grey, Samardzija, Capuano or Smyly the rest of the way?
Thanks
@Moscowitz, Capuano
@Grey, apologies in advance for the essay question. I have five starters this weekend but only four starts left in the week thanks to an arbitrary and capricious ten-start limit.
Saturday: Kuroda, Garcia, Drabek!, Norris
Sunday: MMoore
Currently in a close H2H Most matchup (W,SV,ERA,WHIP,QS,K). I’m comfortably ahead in ERA, barely lead in WHIP, behind in K, and he has Darvish and JoSan starting.
Do I bench someone on Saturday to have Moore count vs the A’s, and if so, who?
@Abdoozy, Sit Norris
Mesoraco still worth holding onto? Or should I make the switch to one of these diamonds in the ruff(not really -____-)?
AJ Ellis
Miguel Olivo
@Jessegeeeee, Olivo
I lost F ing Luebke and Sale and stuck with 3 SPs now. So who to pick up, smyly, lilly, feliz or J Parker?
With five RP spots, If I already have clippard, kenley, betancourt, marshall and D hernandez, in addition to sale now for saves, can i drop cishek for one of those SPs?
Do the podcast more!
@Matt, samardzija is avail too
@Matt, Smyly, Parker, Samardzija… Sure, drop Cishek… Thanks!
@Matt, I would take Samardzija based on BABIP, FIP and xFIP stats. Smyly is having a good portion of luck thus far while Samar… has actually been a bit unlucky and still has good stats to show for. Parker, well i dont know, i am not exactly a hype chaser, i am somewhat conservative when it comes to prospects getting called up. I need to see more of him and when i have watched him pitch one start too many and he gets picked by someone else, well, so be it.
Heath Bell is a joke!!!!!!!
@B.o.B, That joke is not funny.
heath bell is imploding as we speak… again
He doesn’t get out of this then he has to be out as closer for a while…..this is silly. The Cishek movement begins!!!
@Bean, he gets out of it with only 1ER but 2 hits and 2 BBs…. real ugly.
@Mrobs, cishek is up in the pen…
@Mrobs, Ozzie is stupid but he is an absolute moron of he stays with Heath Bell now. He is not right and has no command at all. I understand sticking with your guy but this is bad.
@Bean, cishek dealing… marlins announcers like him for taking over closer duties
@Mrobs, He is no joke! Guy has a funky delivery and nasty shite.
Street leaves the game with some kind of malady. FMFBL!
Cashner next in line?
@3FingersBrown, Cashner
***Houston Street was just pulled from the game with an undisclosed injury***
didn’t look bad (don’t even know what was hurt), but he motioned to the trainer right after the pitch and he was taken out immediately.
@Mrobs, Trying to figure out who’s next. Gregerson pitched first in this game and gave up a run. Was taken out for Cashner who walked a batter but didn’t allow anything.
Hmm.
@Eddy, When the trainer came out it looked like he said “felt like I tore something”
Huston, we have another closer problem!
@Bean, Really? I wish I had sweet lip-reading skills like that.
@Eddy, Not kidding……close up on the mound and that is what it looked like. Although he could have been ordering takeout.
@Bean, I bow humbly to your lip-reading skills… I just rewound it and I still can’t make out what Street said.
If you had to speculate on one RP for saves, who would you go with – Cishek or Cashner?
@3FingersBrown, Ok I rewound it again and it is either, I feel like I can’t control anything or I feel like I tore something. He knows something bad happened……..see if I am right. I may have found a new skill.
@Bean, I fear you’re right. I can’t make out what he says but while he didn’t grab anything or seem to be in pain, any injury is serious when it comes to Street.
@3FingersBrown, That’s real tough. Cishek is one out away from a 1-2-3 tenth, but he’s been used a lot recently. Cashner may/may not see a save next week depending on the severity of Street’s injury.
I know, I just made your question tougher. Sorry!
@Eddy, I took Cishek, simply the better pitcher so far. Cashner has had control problems.
That inning that Cishek just threw was dominant.
@3FingersBrown, Can’t argue with that.
@3FingersBrown, I really like Cishek but it appears that Bell and Ozzie are competitive eating partners and cannot be separated. Cashner seems to have a better opportunity if Street is out but it could be an audition for the job.
I say go with the better RP and hope for the best. Cashner is too volatile for me. Cishek is the shizzek!
@bean, Food for thought har har…
I’m second guessing myself. Cashner probably has the better opportunity – certainly in the long run.
@3FingersBrown, Thinking of the headlines tomorrow:
“Nightmare on Huston Street”
I cannot think of a worse scenario for the Pads losing their only trade bait to injury. This kills any chance to get value for Street if he is remotely hurt…..unless its just his feelings.
Terrible luck but it’s not like I figured Street would make it through a year unscathed.
I just picked up Cishek and Cashner. ABC my friend…
@bean, They’re calling it a right posterior shoulder strain right now. I’m sure MRIs will reveal gremlins.
@3FingersBrown, Had shoulder issues before……goodbye Mr. Street and hello amazing ability to read lips. Excuse me while I now apply for a new career.
@bean, There’s some money to be made there…
@3FingersBrown, Ozzie is trying to kill Cishek by sending him out for 3 Innings and eliminating any closer contraversy. He doesnt know that Cishek is an alien creature sent from planet SAGNOF to save Miami.
@bean, I figured he pulled a Scott Bakula and lept into the body of Sparky Lyle
@3FingersBrown, Also a sac bunt and a potential W right?
If there is any doubt who to own at this point…….
Heath Bell had 32 pitches in one inning and Cishek has 50 in 2.2
@bean, …and he gets the W. That was a spectacular performance. The birth of a legend!
Looked at most recent games: Bud black has used Gregerson then Cashner in most recent games, including in tonight’s. I’d guess Cashner.
@Eddy, Yup
This closer thing is getting out control. I just traded 2 closers yesterday in my RCL, which left me with Capps and Aceves. A day later and I might have 5 closers with Capps, Aceves, Dolis, Cishek and Cashner. It’s a crazy world.
@A Hill O’ Beans, Same here. I picked up Cishek, Mujica, Dolis in the course of two days.
@3FingersBrown, Mujica in now or does he leave Cishek in another inning?!
@3FingersBrown, A third inning? Uhhh… well I guess we’ll be seeing Mujica if they’ve got a lead in the 9th tomorrow.
All this closer mess just gets Stanton up one more time………Hello Giancarlo!
As mentioned in the thread above, Huston Street has a right posterior shoulder strain. Could spell DL since it’s shoulder.
Also, for those picking up Cishek, they’re throwing him out there for his third inning (though he should [hopefully] get a save). This means he may not see action for two games and Bell may make another appearance.
@Eddy, Insane with the closers… Can’t believe I get home and there’s another two gone…
All these shenanigans in Petco have me nervous about starting Richard on Saturday. What do you think? It’s 12 team H2H and I have a big lead In ERA and WHIP, a tiny lead in Ks and we’re tied in Wins. I also have Bum going while he has Worley @ WAS and Minor @ COL going.
Also, been tending my sister’s team this week. She’s been offered Matt Joyce for Guerra. Her other option at LF is LoMo, while her other relievers are Qualls, Pestano, Cishek, Mujica, Cashner and Storen on the DL. Whaddayareckon? We count Holds BTW…
@Steve, I’d start him… Take Joyce…
@Grey, Heh, Worley got some tap, gives me bit more of a cushion to start Richard.
Kinda running my sister’s team this week and she’s beating one of the top teams which is kinda cool, though we’ve been sonavabenched by Reynolds two days running…
RHP Huston Street removed himself from the 10th inning due to what was diagnosed as a posterior right shoulder strain. “When I first felt it, I thought it was the kind of tightness that you sometimes have after a day off,” Street said. “But we talked about it on the mound, and something was not right. I don’t think it’s major; that’s the positive sign. We’ll see how it feels (Saturday).”
@Schlitzy, Yeah, hopefully… But doubtful…
If you have Zimmerman, picked up Alvarez…and don’t use corner infielders/have a loaded Util already, do you ship out Zimm for a pitcher, or is it too risky still to assume Alvarez is going to keep hitting?
@theguarantee, It’s probably more of a risk to assume Zimm will play very much. Dude just can’t stay on the field.
I have one roster spot (dropping H. Bell) should I add D. Robertson or C. Sale. Also available are H. Rodriguez, S. Casilla, M. Capps and F. Francisco.
I am in a league that saves are essential out of this roster spot, we have no bench and have a transaction limit so it is important I don’t have to swap around multiple times. We only start 20 closers total in the league.
@Chris, Add Robertson…
Trade Minor for Romero/Billy B. Butler?
@Jessegeeeee, Sure
Seriously- FUCK YOU PUJOLS, FUCK YOU.
@Ronkonkoma, Cardinal nation wholeheartedly agrees
@BigFatHippo, That’s so lame.
Grey – Smyly over Cahill or Nova?
@Giacomo, Over Nova…
Should I Drop H.Bell for Walden, Cishek, Cashner, or Dolis?
@K!cks, Walden
@Grey, any reason to hold on Bell?
@K!cks, Not in some leagues…
@Grey, do you see Robertson being valuable enough in a keeper league to trade two lesser closers for – like say Casilla and Marshall?
@Jon, Nah
Just looking for best player to target as an upgrade…
McCann over Ramos at C
Kendrick over Cozart at MI
Pence over Campana at OF
Was thinking of offering Downs plus one of my guys on the right for a piece on the left to a guy in DFL in saves. Please rank.
@knighttown, Pence, McCann
@Grey, do you see Robertson being valuable enough in a keeper league to trade two lesser closers for him – like say Casilla and Marshall?
@Jon, You just asked this.
@Grey, sorry, I didn’t realize it went through twice.
@Jon, No worries…
That headline sounds like me after 4 burritos…….
@BigFatHippo, HA!
Keep one: Scherzer or Ubaldo (or should I be holding on to both?)
Choose one between: Dolis or Cashner
Thanks!
@Jon, Scherzer… Dolis
need trade advice…i offered montero/mike adams for c.j. wilson. he countered with greinke instead of wilson. would you do it for greinke? or push for wilson.
i could pick up ruiz to play at catcher.
current pitchers: latos, morrow, wainwright, anibal, hudson(dl)
rp’s: adams, balfour, marshall, sale, myers
i can find another holds guy on the ww.
batters:
c-montero
1b-tex
2b-kendrick
ss-cozart
3b-davis
rf-bruce
cf-jones
lf-braun or lahair
util-pence
bench-longoria (dl)
i need another sp with hudson on dl and sale moving to bullpen…
@paulzone, I’d take Greinke
What type of SP is E5 worth? Is Moore too little at this point?
@Wilsonian, Bit too little… Gio, Anibal, Bum…
@Grey, kinda what I thought. But I doubt I could get much more for him. Shallow league, guys like Gio and Anibal are tough to come by. Gotta give more proven guys. I have Bum, too, so I won’t be trading for him. Emoticon.
@Wilsonian, Gotcha
@ Grey:
Before you have some alcoholic drinks: hold Jansen or pick up Cashner with likely DL stint for Street?
Alternatively, pick up Cashner and drop Marmol? I got Dolis, I just feel like Carlos will be trotted out there at some point. Thanks!
@paddytwotimes, Drop Marmol…
@Grey, Thanks man.
Yahoo H2H, Standard 5X5, 10 team league
This is my least favorite team that I drafted but so far so good I am in second place. I just feel like it is put together really weird.
C- M. Montero
1b- B. Butler
2b- Cano
3b- Moose/Bonifacio
SS- Hardy/Bonifacio
OF- Upton
OF-Pence
OF-Bruce
Util- Uggla
Util-BJ Upton
Bench- Bonficiaio/Hardy/Moose (I basically rotate these guys)
Bench- Harper
SP- Sabathia, CJ Wilson, Romero, Garza, Lynn, Peavy, A. Sanchez
RP- Guerra, Myers, Casilla, J. Johnson
What are your thoughts on this team and how it can be improved?
I’ve been trying to trade Uggla or Cano for 1b or 3b depth but haven’t been able to get equal value back. The best 1b/3b available is M. Reynolds, which says a lot.
Thanks in advance.
@Carlos, I think trading Uggla or Cano for a 1B is a good idea… Maybe Cano for A-Gon since he’s also been struggling…
With Luebke probably done for the year, Doc not being Doc, and Sale moving to the ‘pen, I’m looking for some SP help. I inquired to the guy with Latos and Moore to see if I could buy low. He offered Latos for Sale. As it stands right now, I have Hanrahan, Marshall, Robertson, Cordero, and now Sale as closers. I could stand to lose one, but don’t know if banking on Latos to turn it around is good for me. This deal would leave me with this staff:
Doc, Lester, Bum, Peavy, Latos, Drabek, Scherzer, Hanrahan, Marshall, Robertson, Cordero. Could then lose Luebke for Fister or Balfour/Cashner/Cishek.
What do you think?
W, L, Sv, ERA, WHIP, Ks, Ks/9
@Wilsonian, I’d prefer to do Moore for Sale… Or just more…
@Grey, yeah, I like Latos to turn it around, but I think I’m giving up too much there. And I think Moore might not be enough. I’d love to get Kendrick or Kipnis off him to replace Phillips. You know I’m not a fan of him and his suckage right now.
You hate him.
@Grey, I thought I’d love him, but there are about 15 other 2nd basemen performing better than him. And he was my 8th round pick.
@Grey: Keeper league, standard 5×5. I have Braun for $28 next year. Someone else has Fielder for $20. We both agree Braun is a little better value, but I am just curious how much extra you would need to make the deal.
Fielder + Ted Lilly for Braun?
Lilly should be enough… They’re very close in value…
In the Royal Rumble between Closers who have been lost their roles,
who do you favor ROS getting their role back and acquiring saves (either with
the team they started 2012 or with a new team as part of a trade)?
Marmol or Walden?
Walden
Guy in my friends league now dangling Nelson Cruz, says he wants to “swap outfielders”, sounds like a loss of confidence situation so maybe I can get a good deal. My OF are (10 team Mixed/ESPN) Bruce, Jennings, Markakis, JD Martinez, and Soo-Choo (grabbed him off waivers right before his 1st HR, yeah me), with Krispie Young on the DL. Not sure I want to trade him Jennings but I dunno, its a power-first league and Cruz has oodles of power when hes on a streak.
Shin-Soo and Markakis?
mujica is venezuelan .
Mark Reynolds Update:
Conformation that he is breathing and now reports saying he has movement of extremities
@Lubey, I’m thinking now might be a good time to stash him if an owner already cut him loose. Not many 30+ homer guys on waivers.
@Wilsonian,
you’re going to stash him while he’s hitting ?
@chata, Valid point. Maybe “snag” would be the better word. However, this is only the 2nd game of the year that he’s provided any real counting stats. I’d still like to see more before putting my faith in him.
HA! Good to hear…
Yo Grey, OBP league, in a vacuum, ya like my giving up Konerko for Napoli?
(In the non-vacuum, my catcher’s been the blahstipating Iannetta).
Not crazy about it…
any chance Belt finally starts getting some regular PT with sandoval out? Belt or Tabata?
Yeah, Belt should get every day PT… Tabata for steals…
@Grey, [Thursday] “Belt is going to go out there everyday now, so he can get comfortable” says Bochy.
[Saturday] Oh look, the sun came up this morning. Guess that means Belt should sit on the bench today.
I’m curious, is the picture of Bochy in the dictionary under retarded, insane, or just stupid? Or maybe he was just misquoted and he meant every day that starts with a T?
HA… Stupid, indeed…
they gotta be playing this song in arlington , when pujols and co.
come in to town :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xjGgiDloRg&feature=related
(funny picture at the 3:45 mark)
Shallow league question again…
What kind of arm would be fair for LaHair? Is Latos too lowitzki there, too?
Nah, it’s about right…
I’m sorry grey but that fact/fiction on morrow is some serious garbage.
Happ pitches on sunday right?? Hes in the two start pitcher catergory in the newest post..
Not completely sure… Looks like he goes tomorrow…
Cant see Scott around so wondering if you might be able to give me some last minute advice on minor leaguers Grey!
Michael Choice worth a late claim for my farm team? Would be dropping either: Eddie Rosario, Monty (Mike Montgomery), Zach Lee, Nick Franklin, or Jean Segura.
I’d hold…
Any thoughts on this:
Give Phillips / Scherzer
Get Greinke
Thanks
14 team 6×6
Greinke
Man, that Giants lineup without Panda looks bad, not that it was so hot to begin with.
Not gonna help the win karma for The Bum.
@Steve, noooo thats their AAA roster!! Duhhh
@Steve, Want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.
They looked terrible from what I saw…
@Steve, That Giants offense is awesome. Won’t have a word said against them.
A scare for Scherzer as a comebacker hit his foot as it hung in the air, but he stayed in the game and appeared fine.
Thanks for the heads up!
Ouch.
http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/21197211/cook-leg-was-numb-after-play-plate
Ouch indeed…
The Bum can’t keep getting away with this…
@Steve, OK, maybe this time. But don’t try it again!
@Steve, the brewcrew cant keep screwin this up…
Latos vs nats or Hudson vs cubs?
Hudson
@Grey
The team coming last in my 5×5 12 team roto league has put a few pieces (including Cliff Lee) up on the trading block and is also in possession of Albert, and I think is looking for potential & upside to try and get his team back into the race. I’ve got Luke Scott manning by 1b, which has been fine to this point, just not sure it’s a long term solution.
Am I way out to lunch with this trade?
Give: Dread Pirate, R. Zimmerman, Hommy Tanson & Goldschmidt
Get: Pujols & Cliff Lee
Would still have Joey Bats at 3rd, Cargo, Bruuuuuce & Victorino for OF and Price, Mad Bum, Beachy, Lynn and Smyly to cover SP.
Thanks
@Oz.J., Nah, it’s not terrible…
Street going on the DL. Twitter guy from SD who posted it says Cashner the leading candidate to close…
@Steve, I hope so…
@Grey, whooo!
Fucking Valverde. He’s terrible.
@Steve, So is Santiago,
@Steve, Such a mess…
Looking on the bright side, at least I don’t have Valverde on all of my teams…
@royce!, Yeah, thanks…
Is mark Reynolds getting hot enough to drop middlebrooks for?
Either would be temp for Zimmerman most likely, and I need HR and RBI
@Ranger Danger, Sure…
Drop Rios for Dyson or Torres? Or hold?
Hold
@Grey, are you starting Milone tomorrow at TB?
I would not…
Pujols not in lineup……Boo birds hurt his feelings?
Aw…
Would you trade Teixeira for Pujols?? I can’t believe I’m even asking this, but I’ve got an offer on the table and I’m actually hesitant. Anyone who’s reading this, I’d appreciate advice – ASAP. Thanks!
I’d hold.
@Grey, Thanks for response… it feels pretty crazy to pass on “The Machine”, I guess Tex just seems safer right now. Would you be trying to Buy Pujols right now at a discount, or more specifically, how much discount?
@Teixeira or Pujols?, I wouldn’t trade a number two 1st baseman for a struggling #1 1st baseman.
Think the wife and I may have to pop in Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That! tonight. If you’ve never seen it, great concert movie, check it out.
@Awesomus Maximus, Cool, will check it out…
@Awesomus Maximus, Is it too early to ask for a Hologram MCA?
@Awesomus Maximus, I was at that show, but had not seen the movie till last night when decided to check it on you tube…..it was an incredible show…beasties mos def knew how to rock a party
5×5 12team roto..is trout worth picking up for francoeur,maybin or kubel
@jerky, Maybin
Sorry one more ? Same league …is hardy worth dropping for lowrie
@jerky, Sure
Luke Scott or Carlos Pena over Campana or Alcides? I have Andrus, Altuve, and Jemile for steal (even though I haven’t been starting Jemile while he’s hitting below the Mendoza line). Lind, Laroche, and Kubel also available.
@Poo Holes, Scott over Campana if you don’t need steals…
Bell out as Marlins closer.
I couldn’t even watch his appearance yesterday because it started out so sad, which kinda screwed me because I would have known sooner about Street.
Not surprising…
@royce!, Who’s got the gig?
@Wilsonian, Cishek
Sure glad I swapped Broxton out for Boggs in the hopes of getting a Hold…
Hola Senor Gris! Capuano or Cahill for rest of season? Gracias!
Cahill
League or chisek for closer?
Bell is dropped
Thanks!
League
Can’t say I’ve been pleased with Minor’s last two starts. Seems like he’s just nibbling, which is silly with the stuff he has.
Also, is anyone else infuriated that the Astros are a no-stream team?!
C’mon!
Astros will come around to crap…
I reluctantly dropped Lind for Belt last night, but ultimately feel it was the right move. With Reynolds heating up, would it make sense to drop
Belt for him? I do not have another 1B, so either would represent my everyday first baseman and I’d have to approach this as a long-term (ROS) move.
Sure… Switch them…
@Grey, Thanks… Just dropped Belt for Reynolds. And of course Lind goes deep tonight while Belt sits so Bochy’s head doesn’t get lonely in the dugout… which means Reynolds will go 0-4 tomorrow while belt homers off a lefty.
Which side do u like n trade
Aviles and AROD for kinsler?
I would replace AROD with Seaver or Chris Johnson
Thanks
Kinsler
Grey, for the rest of the season please rank: Drabek, Bass, McDonald, Arrieta, Teheran (Minor’s going to get yanked from rotation soon because he flat out sucks, and I’m assuming Teheran will get the call).
Thanks!
@I like baseball, Drabek, Arrieta, McDonald…
From MLB.Com:
Padres manager Bud Black said there is no timetable for Street’s return, and he’ll likely be on the disabled list more than 15 days.
“I’m going to venture to say he won’t pitch the day he comes off the DL, so it’ll be more than 15 days. It’s not one of those where he’ll be ready in 15 days.”
Same article goes on to say closer by committee….
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120505&content_id=30487486&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
@Mrobs, Ugh… Pray for Cashner…
Picked up Soriano when Mo went down, Gregerson is on the wire. Better chance for speculative saves? (D-Rob and Cashner are both owned)
@xopchipili, Hold
Arrieta, Capuano, Floyd, Detweiller, Samardjza, or Ervin Santana?? 10 team 1500IP max.. Luebke replacement..
@stoopid, Capuano
Rainbowwww troutttttt!!
@Prezii, Hehe
I will never question Stanton again. I will never question Stanton again. I will never question Stanton again. I will never question Stanton again. I will never question Stanton again.
@bean, Ha
Would you take Drabek over Smyly, Vogelsong, Detwiler, Parker?
16 Team H2H Keeper
@Wilsonian, Detwiler
@Grey, Muchos gracias.
Jesus, Howie. You’ve had a great week, but come on.
Is Lind. Ownable in a 13 team 5*5.
@aj, I’d hold for now…
AJax/Jansen for LaHair/K-Rob. Who wins?
@Wilsonian, LaHair
@Grey, Look at my pops trying to ruin Christmas this year and railroad me. Haha. Says “I don’t even really want to do this.” to try to make me think he’s giving up a lot. He’s a sly old man. But I’m no dummy. I didn’t want to do it anyway. Many thanks, dude.
Felipe Paulino – luck or talent
@Mr Baseball, Talent
Any shot of Frieri being the new closer for the Halos?
@Matt, Seems unlikely
@Grey, after tonight’s starts, either Capuano or McDonald over any of Milone, Drabek, Arriety, Lilly?
@Jon, Capuano over Lilly…
Open slot to pick up a pitcher and here is who is on the wire:
Grilli, Gregerson, Rauch, or Boggs
Currently have Cain, Gio, Lincecum, Westbrook, Vogelsong, Casilla, Cishek, D. Hernandez.
Preference out of those 4 options (NL Only Roto 5×5)?
@bean, Gregerson
@Grey, Lost out on Gregerson so I am subtracting a Pitcher spot and stashing Rizzo. None of them really inspired confidence so Rizzo takes my final roster spot.
To me, even if Gregerson, Rauch or Grilli get that job, they are not the type to hold it down without blowing saves and creating another platoon. Bottom of the barrell!
@ Grey :
5×5 roto / keeper
vacuum .
rank these players , please :
king felix ,
j-upton ,
jay bruce .
thank you .
@ all :
if you’re interested in weighing in , on this ranking , i invite you to do so .
am interested in “popular opinion” , as i am considering trade possibilities .
@chata, I’d have to say Upton, Felix, Bruce. I’d take all of them over Pujols right now…
@chata, Upton, Bruce, Felix…..Bruce and Upton are young and at least have 5 solid years ahead. Pitchers are so volatile that I never trust year to year production.
@Bean,
yeah , at 26 , felix is the “old” man of this group .
not sure i’d classify him as volatile .
@chata, No you are right he is not…….just my view on pitchers. Not Felix specifically because he makes #2 and #3 close on this list.
Lind or Ike in a OBP league….or neither.
Both have been REAL bad so far.
@TheNewGuy, Lind
Allen Craig or Newhouse going forward (OBP league)
@TheNewGuy, Craig
Baby Jesus is now officially a Catcher!
@Howard, Yay
Morning….we benching Milone today, or should I just leave’em Milone *rimshot*?
@mc serch, Ha… I’d bench him in most leagues…
Good morning, Grey, I need to borrow your crystal ball. Would you use the #1 waiver on Cishek who was dropped a few days back or will Bell soon reclaim the role?
@Eng, Use it
Good Sunday Morning to ya Grey.
Wonder if you could rank these OF for ROS
Gardener
Boesch
Stubbs
De Aza
Reimold
@Cahhhhh-stanza, Morning… Stubbs, Gardner, Boesch…
Always be Trading Closers. I kinda picked up Cishek and Cashner last night to add to Myers, Downs, Marshall and Jansen. Want to move like, three of these guys. Jansen and Myers I want to keep. Jansen because he won’t net what he’s worth without the closer title and Myers cause he sits in my SP slot.
Is Boesch too much to add to Downs to get Buster Posey. I currently have no catcher but was using Ramos.
@knighttown, It’s not too much…
Looking for anyone’s take on these closers. How would you rank them?
Marshall
Sale
Downs
Balfour
Cishek
Cordero
@Wilsonian, Marshall, Sale, Balfour, Cordero, Cishek…
@Grey: Whom do you like as the better SP for the remainder of the season in a 4×4 NL Roto…Lynn or Josh J.?
@Howie, Lynn
My J-Z, Marshall and Capuano for his Votto? Probably won’t get a sniff will it.
@knighttown, Nope
leaning No but wanted to get your take: (15 teams, 7 keepers)
Give Kemp/Morrow
Get King Felix/Hart/LOMO
@nightpandas,
What about swapping Morrow with Niese or Arrieta and LOMO with Darvish or Moore
@nightpandas, Nope
Speculation that Peacock will take Ross’ next turn in the rotation after Ross allowed 16 er in his last two starts…
Whats your gut feeling? Time to swoop in and grab Peacock or hold off on the speculative add?
@joe from point pleasant, I hope so since we own him in an AL-Only… My gut is probably not…
@Grey,
Milone is walking/hitting everyone in the first inning, and he is coming off a bad outing. This can only improve the chance that Brad will get to spread his feathers in the near future!
@joe from point pleasant, Yeah, could be…
Would you start LaHair or Melky today?
@Viagra Falls, LaHair
Which side you taking: Hamilton and Cozart for Castro and Cliff Lee?
@Black Beard, Castro
@Black Beard,
hamilton
@chata, castro and lee
Drabek or Ubaldo going forward?
@agarthered, or Hammel
@agarthered, Hammel
@agarthered, You’ll want to hear from Grey for sure. I’m kind of digging Hammel, then Drabek.
@harrrr, Yeah i grabbed Hammel, before i even got a response from you guys! Cheers anyways! haha
@agarthered, No problem…
C.Lewis or E.Jackson? I have Lewis but notice his K’s were not so great lately, to go along with so-so starts.
@harrrr, Lewis
@Grey, cheers
@harrrr, No problem…
Middlebrooks with a slam!
Nice!
Hate to say this but is it time to swoop adam dunn? Still Ks like crazy but least hes hittin em out now…
Yeah, if he’s on waivers…
@Grey, nobody wants to touch em in my league cuz we play points with Ks -2.. lol last year i think he had 50 something points the whole season..
Gotcha
Lind, Reynolds or Goldschmidt?
Reynolds
Rios over Rasmus or Scott in a keeper league?
Over Scott…
A ‘s ripping through the east … for all of you who like to
stream against them .
green and gold .
@chata, the A’s?? Who are they? Never heard of em..
@Prezii,
if i was looking for K’s , i think i’d rather stream my pitcher
against teams with free swingers and low contact rates .
i perceive the jays , white sox , orioles (especially when davis and reynolds are both in the line-up) , reds , and d-backs to fit that
definition …. though that is only my perception .
am sure some saber-head could back-up or refute my contentions .
and , of course , the twinkies …. who should be considered for contraction before my A ‘s .
finally … albert
Pujols home run!
@VinWins, El hombre!
@VinWins, Go figure, the first game I decide to bench him. You’re welcome everybody!
Bout time
2 offers for my HanRam in an OBP league:
My HanRam for his Freeman and Arsedribble
My HanRam for his Freeman and Beachy
Thoughts?
Not good
On May 2nd James Shields pitched, yahoo has him down for 1 ER on his profile page, but he wasn’t given a QS. Will that be changed, he gave up 4 runs but it says only 1 was earned which should lead to a QS? I’m not sure, didn’t watch the game, just had my buddy telling me his stats are gonna be corrected???
wow chris davis golden sombrero +1, 5K’s in one game…. how about a pinch hitter Buck???
There’s the Chris Davis we know!
Casilla or Cishek?
Casilla
beachy …. one-hitter , until the 7th .
Casilla, Cikshek or B. Myers?
Myers
Chris davis 5 Ks! Thats a sunbrero with a feather in it..
Hehe
I have led all week either 8-4 or 9-3 and now I’m going to lose. F*** this game.
Damn…
@Grey, Davis has killed me today and Mauer is at .059 for the week, and Rios at .167 hasn’t helped either.
@Steve, i own that trio as well, terrible, today in that boston/bal game i was almost single handedly destroyed with guys getting 7 AB’s each of garbage…..
Can we get a win from chris davis added onto our stats? lol
count your teeth , E5
Is the Chris Davis party over? Do you take Alvarez over him now?
@Steve, Or maybe Chris Johnson?
Take Johnson
Yeah, you can…
@Grey, would you start Allen Craig over Nelson Cruz this upcoming week? (It’s a weekly start league that locks on Mondays). I know it seems crazy, but Craig is obviously hot and Cruz is trying to pull pitches that are a foot outside. He’s ice-cold. Is Craig just a smarter start or am I just being foolish to bench Cruz?
I wouldn’t
knee problem for downs
coming out
@chata, could be ankle
@VinWins,
do we all , now , rush to pick up latroy ?
@chata, Maybe. I found Frieri some leagues, went that way.
@VinWins, Probably Walden gets the job back.
@VinWins, hope so.. just grabbed him off waivers in two leagues.
@chata, Hawkins broke his pinkie on the last play of the game.
Aaron Hill or Altuve rest of season?
@C.O.C., Hill
Is Tejada going to take away playing time from JJ Hardy?
@Carlos, No
Come on Davis – need a hit here real bad.
@Steve, You useless prick. So useless.
Today, anyway.
@Steve, OK. Outs for Weeks and Braun, please. I’m being straight here – not going for the reverse….
@Steve, Now for Braun…
@Steve, Don’t walk him! I need an out!
@Steve, Ah, bullshit.
@Steve,
Steve ….. have a snickers !
@chata, Careful…
Next you’ll be telling me it’s only a game…
@Steve, You still lose it?
@Grey, Looks like it, though only 6-5. His Maybin went 3-4 today which kinda killed me (as well as Davis’ 0-7). I need the Giants-Brewers game to stay tied and for Braun and Weeks to make outs next time up…
Had a 50-point lead in average a couple of days ago…
@Steve, If Dolis gets a win here, I’ll be even more pissed off.
@Steve, And I benched J-Zimm so as not to damage my ERA or WHIP…
@Steve, Go away, Dolis.
BnY!
Wiggy or Chris Johnson to fill in for Pablo… Looking for more Average/Power
@tggq21, Johnson
WTF? Is Chris Davis pitching now?
@Steve, He is! He is! Hitting 92 on the gun apparently…
@Steve, Apparently he’s trying to work off that “feathered sombrero.” Already K’d Salty, so he’s back to the golden sombrero.
@Chillmodious, HA!
Yikes, looks like Cashner got shelled today. I picked him up yesterday, but sure am glad I kept him benched.
@Chillmodious, Ugh
Gallardo or Garza for Rollins?
@nightpandas, Garza
Heh. Probably late with this and didn’t see it myself, but apparently as soon as Pujols hit one out, all the rest of the Angels vacated the dugout and went down the tunnel. Funny.
@Steve, Hehe
haha
1st hit for davis , today !
by sweeney
@chata,
the guy goes 0-8 , strikes out 5 times , gets hit by a line drive ,
and records the W .
@chata, Yeah, that was insane…
Good lord. He just struck out A-Gonz.
@Steve, Ha… I know!
WP: Chris Davis LP: Darnell McDonald.
Remarkable.
@Steve, i think its got yahoo’s stat tracker all eff’d up too, because on stat tracker it took away all Chris Davis’s at bats and i have another WIN in my score somehow…. but the matchup tab on the actual yahoo page reads correct and i’ve still got davis’s 5 K’s and no win…. GIMME THAT WIN YAHOO!
Good heavens. I had Davis go 0-8 on one team, and A-Gonz go 0-8 on another.
@Steve, Ouch
So in a points league, I can put Altuve or Reynolds in my UT spot. Does 3 consecutive days of hitting for Reynolds justify starting him over the also hot (in a streaky way) Altuve?
@C.O.C., I’d start Reynolds
FMFBBL. Dolis lucks into a win. So an 8-4 lead at the start of the day turns into a 6-4 loss. Great.
@Steve, Benching Zimmermann looks real smart now.
@Steve, Damn
Hey grey what are your thoughts on Cano? He hit a homer today and would you sell “high” on him now or atleast test the waters and welcome offers (before he slumps even more with the ailing yanks), or would you wait him out knowing he will finish the year as one of the top 2nd baseman? Is this an off season for him or just a sluggish start…?
@Rich, Depends what you’re selling him for… He will be one of the top 2nd baseman…
@ Grey
Downs hurt. Who fills in?
Walden’s my guess…
@Grey, Think Fieri has a chance?
@paddytwotimes, Could…
I think Werth may have just broken his left wrist.
Really?
@Grey, Yup. Bent it back trying to make a catch. Did not look good. ESPN: “But hey, BRYCE HARPER!”
Ha… Yikes…
I’m getting hammered with injuries – only have 2 DL spots with Hudson, Longo, Youk, Street, and Santos. I already dropped Santos, drop Youk for Reynolds in 12-team H2H?
Go for it…
Grey – you’d start Vargas at home against the Tigers, on Thursday, no?
Yup
@Grey, Thanks. One more. Had Torii in the Util spot for the last week or so. Do you go for any of these guys instead? 12-team H2H, we count OBP as well as AVG…
Goldschmidt
Lind
Furcal
Seager
Yonder
Moreland
I’d go Torii…
@Grey, I lied. As well as the one above, how do you like Beckham for the double-header with the tribe tomorrow?
It’s okay… Over Torii? Nah…
@Grey, Once I start lying, I can’t stop. Belt is on the wire as well – do you take Torii over him too?
@Steve, I’d still take Torii.
start Hughes v Seattle or Paulino @ White Sox?
would u start jennings this week even though he was taken out of the game b/c of some knee thing?
i just traded for Chris Sale and now he was moved to the ‘pen. FML.
@Random Collmenter, Hughes… I’d start Jennings…
@Grey: 12 team mixed 5 x 5 weekly league. Who to start at util? Alvarez, Middlebrooks or Cespedes? Thanks.
If this Werth wrist thing is a 12 week injury, is it safe to lose him in 12 team standard 5 OF leagues?