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0With 4 homers for Kelly Johnson, there’s still the Kelly Ka-POW, see? With the 6 steals, he’s still running. If you extrapolate those numbers out, it’s a 20/20 season. If extrapolate is the right word. From radio, to the video, to Arsenio… Tell me! Yo, what’s the best case scenario for Johnson? Last yeario, Phife Dawg. That’s not happening this year though. This is what currently is happening. His balls batted into play are showing he’s been unlucky, so he’s pressing and his Ks have gone up and walks have gone down. If a couple balls fall in front of fielders and Johnson gets on base, his confidence will rise and he’ll start being more selective at the plate. His average will then rise and he’ll continue to hit for power and steal bases. His average isn’t likely going to get up to .280, but a 18/15 year with a .250 average is still very possible. That’s better than the current perception of him. If he’s been dropped, I’d look to grab him. If he’s on an impatient owner’s team, I’d offer up a deal. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Julio Borbon – Was moved to the top of the order in Texas. You know why? Cause Ron Washington is mixing things up! “How much powdered sugar are you putting on your donuts?” “That’s not powdered sugar…I’m mixing things up!” That’s Ron in other aspects of his life.
Domonic Brown – He was in last week’s Buy column, he’ll be in next week’s and every week until he’s called up. That is my promise to you, now buy American!
Roger Bernadina – He’s been doing a whole lot of bupkis since he got called up, but for his upside I’m giving him another week. Now get hot you schmohawk!
Mark Trumbo – Maybe the Los Angeles Angels of Not Los Angeles County shouldn’t have took Trumbo’s doctor recommendation for Kendrys. Never the hoo! Pitch a tent in the middle of your fantasy lineup for Trumboner.
Anthony Rizzo – I’m Anthony Rizzo, jerky! He has 10 homers in 31 games in Triple-A, so I don’t think Petco is going to kill his power completely. For now, I’d just grab him in NL-Only leagues.
Danny Valencia – More of a very deep, short-term add because he doesn’t have enough power to really get the blood flowing.
Mark Melancon – He sounds like a comedian/ventriloquist who plays in an Indian casino. Speaking of which, my friend recently went out with a puppeteer. I told him to ask her if he can try and move her mouth by putting his hand up her– Wait, this is a family show. Um, Melancon, yeah, he should be getting saves for the time being.
Vicente Padilla – No, I can’t believe I keep recommending Padilla for pick up. Yes, it is weird. Yes, I am reading your mind’s eye for questions you have. No, you shouldn’t have Chipotle for lunch. You had that yesterday.
Eduardo Sanchez – SAGNOF!
Jake Arrieta – In his 2nd start of the year vs. the Rangers, he gave up 8 runs in 3 1/3 IP. He bounced back from that mugging like Bernie Goetz. In all other games, his ERA 2.14. Zoinks!
Travis Wood – Should be owned. Don’t believe me today? Go back and read what Yesterday Grey had to say. Yesterday Grey, “Do your own work, man.”
James McDonald – There’s certain players that make it seem like I’m higher on them than I am because they’re never owned but should be, forcing me to talk about them a lot. That doesn’t mean they should be owned over say Kuroda. This message was brought to you by the Committee to Hedge All Bets in Regards to Picking Up McDonald.
Chris Iannetta – Ever notice Italians seem to catch more than any other position? Berra, Piazza, Torre, Girardi, Garagiola, Campanella (half), Lo Duca, Napoli, Iannetta, Sal Fasano… My theory is because Italians like to be in charge and what better way to control the game than from the catching position. Or maybe it’s because they all enjoy eating so they like it behind the plate. As for Iannetta, he’s hitting so ride the green, white and red lightning.
Scott Sizemore – He’s not exactly lighting the world on fire…Shoot, he’s not even sparking a match over a stack of dry newspapers. (For our 18 to 25-year-old demographic, newspapers were regularly scheduled publications containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. Thanks, Wikipedia!) Sizemore is still a solid upside MILF (Middle Infielder I’d Like to take a Flyer on).
SELL
Ryan Roberts – Hey, you guys had a good couple of weeks. Friend him on Facebook so you guys can keep in touch and drop him.
Jason Bay – Other than Reyes and Wright, I’m not a huge fan of the Mets hitters (or pitchers for that matter). I’ve been called names for expressing yawnstipation for Ike Davis. Some of those names were accurate. I am gooftarded from time to time. Still, potatoes to chips, old Bay isn’t helping any fantasy teams reach its full flavor potential.
Jeff Francoeur – I wouldn’t drop Frenchy outright, but right now he’s sandwiched between A-Gon and Miguel Cabrera on ESPN’s Player Rater. That’s as good as it baguettes for Frenchy. You should see what you can get in a trade before his average drops out and he stops hitting Freedom Flies.
Gaby Sanchez – He (she?) is batting .336 and just came off a home run binge (binger!). It’s nice, huh? You should go to a Marlins game (if you can get seats — real hot ticket!), sit in the first row and blow kisses to Gaby. He (she?) will like that. He’s still around a 20 homer, .275 hitter. I wouldn’t trade him for a You Can’t Do That On Television autographed cast photo, but I’d explore options.
It don’t get much more Italian than Rocco Cervelli.
How’d you miss that one?
I sold Jason Bay for Daniel Hudson weeks ago. I should write for Razzball.
wrights been wrong
Which side do you like better — Andrus/Carpenter or Zobrist/D.Hudson?
Rest of the year in a standard league plus OPS, Hill or KJ?
Easily the punniest thing I’ve read today.
@Tony: yep, and I’m actively trying to deal him and no takers.
@Grey:
I was happy to see you didn’t include Ubaldo in your buy (low) section.
According to FanGraphs, his fastball average ranks 29th in the majors this season, after finishing at the top of all pitchers with at least 80 innings last season.
“He’s pitching like he’s hurt,” said one scout. “He reminds me of what (former SP) Mark Mulder looked like before he went down.”
I wouldn’t touch that cat even if he had $20 bills stuck to his fur.
@Grey: LOL at the He (she?) references
I needed steals so I picked up Torres and then my trade for Bourn was approved. TOO MUCH SPEED for one outfield that already has Crawford. I already have Tabata so I need to move on from one of these guys. Should I drop Tabata or Torres?
anyone still have hope for raburn? should I drop him for sizemore to take over my MI spot?
Grey, what do you think of Melky? Got Melk? where do you see his final numbers at his prime age this year?
If Borbon sticks at the leadoff spot, is he better than Bourn?
yeah i dropped bay 2 days ago,and grabbed bernadina
@Grey:
Assuming Dom Brown is called up soon, what do you project ROS? Thanks for making me laugh brother. Powdered sugar…LMAO.
@The Vaporizers: I didn’t name them all.
@Flunkie: Yup
@AubreyHuffingGlue: Andrus, by a hair.
@Black Beard: Johnson
@Dr. Stats: I’d consider him for the right price; I’ve heard his mechanics are screwed up.
@SwaggerJackers: Torres
@Chunk: Try Sizemore…
@Back To Minors: 15/15 is around where I’d put him. It’s a’ight.
@William: Nope
@Dr. Stats: 12/15
I’m so tempted to dump Abreu for Melky?
are you starting cueto tomorrow home against STL?
@William: no
Do you drop any of the following for the following (confusing, eh?):
Borbon, McDonald are available…these are the guys I can drop:
Hill, Damon, Tabata, Jennings, Bedard, E.Jax
It is a 16 Team H2H Keeper, so I’d probably have a tough time dropping anyof those bats.
@Grey: I’ll give it a shot. You da bees knees, grey (slight upgrade over Grady’s knees)
@ Grey and @ everyone else
I’m in a bit of a tough situation…
In a keeper roto 5×5 league, I was just offered ARam, Tulo, and CC (all top guys who can NOT be kept) for J Bautista (who is 20th round keeper next year).
I’m in 1st and doing well in all categories except RBIs. Do I make this trade to cement my team? I’m not concerned about next year, I’m concerned about winning this year and want the best team right now.
I’m scared to blow up a first place team right now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
@Matt Damon: im assuming that aramis ramirez,id probablly have to do it,C.C will halp to
I’m in 1st place but it’s close and my offense is an issue. trade offer: give Teix/Cecil/Hafner for Kubal/Gordon/Walden. 5×5 AL 8 team single season.
he really wants the deal and said I could switch out players for Trumbo or Markakis.
Buy or Sell: Jose Bautista
Which two would you use for next week?
Jeter (2 @ TB, 2 @ BAL, 3 vs. NYM)
Castro (2 @ CIN, 2 @ FLA, 3 @ BOS)
Pena (2 @ CIN, 2 @ FLA, 3 @ BOS)
While I could use some steals, Pena seems to be heating up, and one of his hot weeks could really help my counting stats. Of course, one of his typical weeks could send my average plummeting.
I could also plug in Jhohnny Pehrahltah (2 vs TOR, 2 @ BOS, 3 @ PIT) instead of Pena.
Thanks!
@ AL KOHOLIC
Yeah, Aramis Ramirez…thanks. I’m leaning towards pulling the trigger, just waiting to see if Grey has any big insights I might be missing.
@Back To Minors: It’s okay.
@bean: Yup
@Wilsonian: Hold
@Chunk: Thanks!
@Matt Damon: I’d want Tulo.
@Wockenfuss: I’d want Tex.
@Charles: Depends what you’re selling or buying for.
@Earl Battey: Jeter, Pena
Is hamilton worth buying on the low? your thoughts on the shoulder?
INN limit for Britton?
Anybody else thinking Verlander is going to go Johnny Vander Meer tonight? I have a funny feeling.
david price vs. jupton, which side would you prefer to have in a h2h
hola grey,
In a keeper (but with an emphasis on this year and next) please rank these pitchers:
Jordan Zimmerman
Volquez
Masterson
Wood
James McDonald
Homer Bailey
Jair Jurjens
Gracias!
-lou
I’m actually kind of tired of everyone tell me and others to sell high on Francouer. No one is going to buy Francouer, for anything. So unless you’re in a league that’s completely dead or full of idiots, no one is going to give you anything of actual value for him.
It’s a good idea in theory, but it’s a bitch to actually practice.
Beachy vs ATL? Norris vs NYM? How are you all feeling about starting these guys? I’m low on innings in a roto league and need help in K/9.
@Grey: RE: Bautista: Buy Bautista for Howard?
This is the funniest title of the season for me.
Hilarious, Grey!
@Grey Team A gets: A. Gordon and Bumgarner, Team B gets: Youk and Latos. Which side do you prefer? 10 Team Yahoo H2H League with daily roster changs.
@Eddy: +1
Thanks guys.
also, what about greinke for jupton?
@ Grey
Who do you like more as a 2 start pitcher next week? Garland (MIL, @CWS) or Porcello (TOR, @PIT) Thanks!
@Bobbo: Beachy is v PHI and I would start both of them, especially since you need help in K/9.
KJ or Beckham?
@grey in a 12 team H2H, my SPs are weaver, verlander, romero, beckett, wandy, pineda, dempster, cj wilson, holland, and matusz in my dl spot. Who sould I drop when matusz comes back? Or should I drop him? I’m leaning toward holland. Also, which of those would you consider a fair offer for choo? Thanks!
Longtime reader, first time poster … love this place. I’m in a 10 team h2h and I gotta drop one; who should it be?
Gavin Floyd
Jake Peavy
Erik Bedard
Ted Lilly
@OaktownSteve:
against one of the best hitting teams in baseball ?
try a shot of prune juice followed by a chaser of blackberry brandy ,
and get back to me about that funny feeling .(<– not recommended
before long car rides) .
@ Stormin’ Norman: in a 5 OF league, you should be able to get a mid-to-low SP, like Travis Wood or Daniel Hudson. All it takes is one owner with a banged-up OF.
You need an entry about HanRam, HanRamming fantasy owners!
@chata: 10-2, 2.58 lifetime against the Royals. Yeah worse Royals then better Royals now. Verlander has a little something special going on this year. Been following him since the spring and just a super positive vibe. Preturnaturally cool. After the no no, no LeBraun style emotional theatrics. Just a guy totally in control right now.
I’ve heard prune juice is the secret ingredient in Dr. Pepper
@OaktownSteve:
lol
Hi Grey. I’m debating putting in a two-start pitcher(I have both Jackson and Zimmerman) over a one start Gallardo. Is there ever a good reason to do this? Or I am I just being too desperate for wins/k’s. Any input would be great. Thanks. (I avoided the chipotle)
@OaktownSteve:
hope you’re right about your premonition , though ,
‘cuz i just traded away the farm for him .
Better keeper: Latos or Hellickson?
Latos’ League/Park factor the difference maker?
@bobbo: im starting them both,im rolling norris till he proves otherwise
Have to beg to differ on Bay. He’s a perfect buy-low guy right now. Swiped two bags yesterday, and hitting balls to the warning track (deep warning track).
Worry about the slam and legs guys that hurt their legs, not the ones that bonked their head. He’ll be back with a vengeance once he screws it on straight.
Would you drop Matt Capps for Vicente Padilla?
@chata: And the only keeper I’ve got worth more than a plug nickel
@Birrrdy!: Bay has been a total turd this season. The two SBs were a pleasant surprise yesterday, but no way does he get more than 10 this season. He has 7 homers in 413 ABs as a member of the Mets. I think we’re looking at .260/15/80/80/5 with a bit of luck. In a 3 OF league, he’s barely rosterable.
Signed – Disgruntled Bay owner
@B.J.: youk
Grey : Got a strategy question for you.
I have the following 6 starters going off today through Sunday.
Beachy
DLR
Lohse
Haren
Wood Halladay
Opponent Has the following 8 today through Sunday
Bumgarner
Carmona
Beckett
W. Davis
Santana
Latos
Kennedy
Cahill
I am currently 1 QS back and 13k’s but am winning ERA by 1.50 and WHIP by .20. Do I sit on this and hopefully win Saves/ERA/WHIP or do I start all my guys and go after the K’s and QS’s despite the two starter difference and already being in the hole?
@LeRoy: id try pineda for choo,he will be on an innings limit,maybe becket
@OaktownSteve: i think you have to start verlander about every and any start,
@Steve:
so far , i seem to be faring better with my lousy keeper team (9) ,
than you are with yours (6) , though i did just trade in scherzer ,
chacin and lohse for kemp .
it’s all about “next” year , my friend .
(or the year after that .. hah !)
How about Michael Cuddyer in leagues he is 2B eligible? I’m in a 5×5 w/ OPS and dropped KJ for him last week. Still haven’t decided how I feel about it. How should I feel about it?
My Dempster for his Alvarez? Dump has 9ks but looks shaky as all hell even with wind help. Can I get more? Should I hold? (lost Zimm and Sandoval to DL)
Grey : Would you lose Hart for Borbon?
Trumbo or LoMo for utility spot?
@Jay: its a coin toss but he hasnt shown many good signs and they are not scoring runs at all,rather have kj
upton and farnsworth for hamilton?
Who are people more comfortable with Coco or Borbon?
Which side?
Uggla & Britton vs A. Cabrera & D. Hudson?
Lind is back for the Blue Jays tonight. Nice to have his hot bat back AND saves me from having to put Mini Donkey in the CI slot.
@wire: I would go Hamilton, but I love that (ex)Cokehead Jesus loving Sweet Swinging Freak
@EK: I like Ugg’s Side. His power is a big plus all over.
@Steve:
just went and checked on your team …. sucking pretty badly with
uggla , rios , crawford , and liriano , …. all getting off to horrendous starts .
maybe , towards the end of the year , you can improve on your keepers
via trade , when owners are looking to consolidate .
since we’re still only keeping 6 for 2012 , there’s a chance that you could improve rapidly if you follow it up with a good draft .
it would take a pretty huge deal for them to talk me out of verlander though .
perhaps 2 real good hitters ??
I’m hurting at 2B and 3B and can’t decide if I should wait or move:
Drop Aaron Hill for Kelly Johnson?
Drop Mark Reynolds for McGehee?
I’m leaning toward waiting but . . .
Hi Grey — With your love of Ks, I know neither is ideal. But in deep mixed leagues, who do you prefer between McCarthy and Tyson Ross? Is either more than a start-at-home kind of pitcher?
how would you guys rank the following in a standard h2h for the rest of the year
kershaw
lester
price
Grey – dynasty league – who’d you rather have? CarGo or JUpton?
@Enrique: I think for fantasy purposes McCarthy is a little bit better play. Ross is young enough that he’s not getting deep in games, a little tighter on the pitch count so he should have a few less win opportunities and a few less k’s. He also has been a little more consistent (really had just one terrible start). Pretty similar though. Both two seam sinker guys.
Torres or Bourjos?
My laporta and Weaver for his Ubaldo and Bruce?
I have strong pitching the only concern of mine is Ubaldo’s health.. Gray what are your thoughts on Ubaldo righting the ship or what?
Both Wood and McDonald are available….which would be the better pick up?
@cruisinkc:
Wood, Pitt offense is horrid and Wins are not easy. Even in a QS league I’d want Wood
ordonez to dl
@OaktownSteve: Thanks for your thoughts OaktownSteve!
@Walker, Pittsburgh Pirate: I like Kershaw Price Lester
Start Ogando vs. LAA today?
I’ve got Logan Morrison and Delmon Young coming off the DL today. Any thoughts on the corks filling their spots. Who to drop of these schmohawks?:
Jose Tabata
Marlon Byrd
Peter Bourjos
Ryan Raburn
Julio Borbon
I also have Espinosa and could drop him and slot Raburn in at 2nd, but they both suck so…
@Shea Sera Sera: i like lester more than price@Money: torress
@kwak: raburn should be getting his ab,s with maggs on dl
Ryan Dempster is driving me nuts.
His first 5 starts…
24 1/3 IP/27 ER/12 BB/22 K
then I cut him (probably along with 80% of his other owners)
Last 3 starts (including today)
20 IP/5 ER/3 BB/20 K
I held onto Lilly and also have a few fringe/upside guys I like (Bud Norris, Brandon Beachy, and still hanging onto Liriano for now)
Is it time to grab back Dempster and cut ties with Lilly or Norris?
I like Andy Dirks, he hit well in spring training and has looked good at Toledo. Ordonez just getting old, Tigers don’t have the best farm system for hitters, hope Dirks hits right away.
@DHill id keep norris for now if he can keep his BB rate down i dont see why he cant keep it up. Id go ahead and drop lilly for dempster though
@Grey:
Maicer or Hardy?
@Grey: Miggy/Castro for CC/Tulo?
any one starting pavano or lohse tonight ?? in a 20 teamer
i have gallardo and verlander goin already …
cubs score 11,pena and byrd no rbi,s,byrd is hitting but i guess he is just unlucky
Yesterday: I am a fool for starting Masterson!
Today: I am a genius for trading for Dempster last week!
Tomorrow: Some combination of the above!
Perspective: who needs it?
Sup Grey,
H2H league, am I crazy for trying to move Kemp or J-Up for Cliffly or Kershaw?
Hello Grey.
I am sitting on Ramos as my Catcher, but as ususal am getting a bit antsy. The “Senor” Citizen Ivan actually seems to be taking time from him.
Would you pick up Carlos Ruiz or Ianetta instead?
Thanks much.
@Mr. Rickey: @Shea Sera Sera: Candy is dandy but liquor is…oh, god, the same joke everyone probably makes. Coco is good for stretches but then he’s on stretchers for stretches. Borbon, despite his tendency to kinda suck, had a decent leash last year and seems to have earned himself a longer one this year. I’d say Borbon. @wire: Which Upton?
@Mike of Swartz Creek, Mi:
this guy ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBe76emkSo4&feature=related
smize !
One more thing Grey (isn’t that always the case).
I have no idea if the other owner would be interested, but he needs pitching badly and I need a 3B, so I was going to offer him Billingsley and Reynolds (gulp!) for Prado.
What do you think? Would he be crazy to accept?
Thanks.
Seriously one last thing.
For any Norm MacDonald fans, the following link is pretty funny. I actually stole this from Yahoo’s Brad Evans in his weekly “Lames” post. Enjoy!
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=383501&title=wait-what-%96-gloria-allred-press
Also, drop soto and pick up: ibanez, dom brown, moreland, borbon?
mlbtv guys coming down hard on hanley’s antics and lack of hustle .
Do you drop Ryan Roberts for Danny Espinosa (sliding Mike Aviles from 2B to 3B)?
it’s all crap i know
I am so over Mark Reynolds. I was offered Longoria and Yunel Escobar for Andrus, Stanton, Sabathia. Is that too much?
@Steve: he’s been scratched. No Lind tonight.
@The Den:
take it .
but that still leaves you with reynolds .
@Wilsonian: Boo!
@Steve: that’s what I’m thinking. I hope the slumping Krispie can pull his head out of his ass tonight, since I had to go back and bench Lind and put him in.
danks, travis wood, edwin jackson or johnny cueto– gotta drop one
@Wilsonian: Better to be doing that than subbing Mini Donkey back in like I am.
I hate you Toronto,…….fucking Canada.
Lind (back) is not in the starting lineup Friday, the Jays’ official site reports.
Recommendation: It was previously believed that he might play Friday, but instead he remains day-to-day with the hope of getting back in action over the weekend. Juan Rivera will DH while Edwin Encarnacion is expected to start at first base Friday.
(Rotowire.com)
Been trying to move Utley for a few days now, and while I know it might be a tad early to expect what I want for him since he’s still a week or two away, judging by the reception my offers have gotten I don’t think I will get fair value for him. Pitching is somewhat more valuable in this league than in standard leagues, so my question is: If you essentially got Utley for free, and could use him to get a pitcher, but no one will give you a top teir guy….would you take a guy like Travis Wood for him?
All : I’m going to take a shot in the dark and guess Grey is drunk and won’t be back until Monday. No need to keep asking questions unless they will help you next week.
@Mr2Bits:
it’s only 4pm in LA
but you know him better than i do .
@slam: imo, danks, and quickly.
@Mr2Bits: if you had to drop danks, cueto, e jax, or travis wood who would you drop?
News/Analysis Headlines Preseason Outlook
Stewart sent back to minors: The Rockies activated Ty Wigginton off of the DL in time for Friday’s game against the Padres, so they optioned 3B Ian Stewart down to Triple-A Colorado Springs to make room. Stewart had just three hits in 47 at-bats (.064) mostly in Wigginton’s absence.
(Updated
gaby …. deep , already
@Mr2Bits: hey the man might actually have a lady in his presence,ill leave it at that since we do have a few female members here
@chata: im hoping it isnt just a hot streak,25 would be nice
Come on ride the train hey ride it CHOO CHOO!
@AL KOHOLIC:
yay ….. no more of that mini mini stuff
the guy’s a scrub .
unfortunately , i took over a last-place keeper team , with him on it .
took me less than a week to find a replacement .
bitter ?
hell ya . how could that scrub been among my top 9 keepers ??
@C.O.C if wood was the best offer i got i would keep him until he’s back and hope he comes out hot right out the gate. You should be able to get a lot better value then. Curious who’s your current 2B? For me to give up utley i would at least want a pitcher around nolasco value in return
Just got T. Wood off the waiver wire. My staff now looks like this:
Gallardo
Scherzer
Morrow
Masterson
Beachy
Bumgarner
Bailey
Liriano
Colon
Wood
Hanrahan
Storen
What do you think? Solid?
Do you like Darwin Barney more than Jed Lowrie?
Joyce is choice.
@vottomatic:
sell masterson
@vottomatic:
maybe get another rp .
rotation will still be solid .
@John My current 2B is Prado, and my league is 16 team H2H weekly pts.
@slam:
Danks then EJax(I don’t trust Ejax as he walk too many people)
@Steve:
Huge Rays fan here but fucking sucks I am against him this week. Him and Sanchez are like getting beat up by the retard kids
@AL KOHOLIC:
He does sport a flavor savor in the stache so you could be right
@Steve:
gotta love that .
hope it carries over to when he’s facing lefties .
so many lh batters can’t hit lhp’s … forcing them into platoon situations ,
except in dire emergency :
luke , boesch , joyce …. many others .
one would think (<== always a bad start) that if you were a left-handed
batter and they always sat you against left-handed pitchers , that it might
behoove you to turn around and try and hit right-handed in those circumstances ….. rather than just accept your "fate" .
Thanks Beachy. Just ruined a nice start to the fantasy baseball day.
howard just beached us
Nationals are a bunch of pussies walking Sanchez to face Buck. They need to find their sack!
@Steve: And getting worse.
hope OaktownSteve makes me eat my words .
SHADDUP .
@Steve: Any chance of a double play?
bitter sweet i have howard but started beachy..
@wire: I wouldn’t go near him.
@EK: Yup
@Walker, Pittsburgh Pirate: Upton
@lou rodney: Wood, Zimmermann, Jurrjens…
@Charles: Eh
@Eddy: Thanks!
@B.J.: B
@Walker, Pittsburgh Pirate: Upton
@Mike: Porcello
@p0rk burn: Johnson
@LeRoy: Holland
@Graveyard Duck: And we love you. Peavy
@Boomer19: Don’t know their two start matchups, but it could be a good idea.
@T-BZA: Latos
@The Sequential Hermaphrodite: Nah
@Mr2Bits: You should win that with his crappy starters. Could reevaluate tomorrow though.
@Jay: Bleh
@Eng: I’d hold.
@Mr2Bits: Nope
@BSW: Morrison
@wire: Nope
@Shea Sera Sera: Borbon
@EK: Uggla
@Mr. Rickey: No…McGehee
@Enrique: Start at home.
@Walker, Pittsburgh Pirate: Lester, Kershaw…
@Benny: Upton
@Money: Bourjos
@John: Eh
@Wilson’s Beard: Not in Texas.
@kwak: Raburn, Borbon…
@DHill Dragons: Dempster over Norris…
@Chris: Hardy
@Fletch: Tulo
@Long Bawls: Ha!
@Exactly: Yup
@yankees2011: Iannetta
@yankees2011: Eh
@Exactly: Moreland
@Bob: Yup
@The Den: It’s all right.
@slam: I’m kinda annoyed with Danks, but Jackson is the move.
@C.O.C.: Bit low.
@Mr2Bits: Ha! I was getting some afternoon delight action.
@vottomatic: Don’t love Colon but it’s look all right.
@Flunkie: Yup
Don’t care if he’s playing above his head and in defiance of his underlying stats, loving me some Austin Jackson right now.
@Grey: then i was right
i got hammels going against beachy so i cant root for atlanta to bail him out
Rank Thorton, Rauch, Burnett?
now hammels,im in for a era whip hit tonight
Rank Kubel, Borbon, Trumbo, Joyce, Brantley, A, Hill, and Peralta…
@Grey:
You’d think I could beat his ass with his starters but that ass wipe is has caught lightning in a bottle this week. Carmona and his 1 hitter through 4 is the perfect example. I benched everyone tonight which is a good thing as Beachy just got his shit caught in his zipper tonight.
I droped Brantley for the privilege of picking up the Dodger’s Pasty White Hope, Jerry Sands, and Brantley now has 3 HRs to Sands’ 0.
My brother in law was offered this trade in our h2h that counts 5×5 plus OBP and XBH for batters, holds and K/BB for pitchers. I don’t know the value of a lot of the guys involved, so I am wondering what you’d think.
Team A receives: Adrian Gonzalez, Sabathia, and Konerko
Team B receives: Holliday, Berkman and Hamels.
Which side would you prefer? I’m thinking Holliday and Adrian are fairly well matched, as are Sabathia and Hamels (right now at least), so the Konerko for Berkman aspect seems to be the true variable.
@royce: Team A. Unless he has his replacement 1B is that much better than his current last OF.
@Charles:
Yep, my sympathies if you drafted Bay at Grey’s expected values of 21 HRs and 10 SBs, as I similarly kept him in a NL Only 5 OF league for $20 on those hopes.
But if you’ve only got him at 15/5 for the year, you are underestimating his ROY, I think (especially on the SBs). 20-10 is still very doable (and Grey is a prophetic genius), and like I said, it makes him a perfect “buy-low” candidate for those that don’t even believe the 15/5 is attainable. Slam and legs, the legs are key, and his are fine.
I would also urge anyone evaluating him not to just look at the stats. Watch him play. His fly balls lately are popping off the bat and going to the deep track. Just a matter of time (and a few road trips away from Metco) for those same fly balls to start clearing the fence. The strikeouts where he looks lost… well, I can’t explain away those. The knock on the head does funky things sometimes (see, e.g., Mike Piazza and David Wright).
But that makes him a buy-low. Unfortunately, it doesn’t help those that had high expectations (like me) before the season started. But for those opportunists, he ain’t going anywhere, and makes a strong case for buy-low, with a heckuva lot more upside on the year than a guy like Bernadina, IMHO.
@grey: cargo or Pence & Rios?
which side wins? anyone else feel free….
Start cueto against st louis? Little nervous, but great first outing against the cubs..
oh, and apologies to Grey. I just checked, and he only had Bay at 18/10 in his projections. I must’ve bumped up the HRs a bit on my sheet out of pre-sesaon optimism…
@royce!:
i have a-gon as being better than holliday .
enough to significantly tilt this trade .
and beachy leaves the game injured…
@John: Awesome.
And Romero owners curse that missed scoring opportunity at the top of the first.
when taking his warm up pitches for the top of the third beachy bent over and then the trainer came on and he went out of the game. No word on what the injury is
@Grey: @everyone:
Why did beachy get yanked? Didn’t see it live
grey is peguero werth a hoot?54 hr,s last 2 years in A and AA,will he get regular ab,s
Alright. So one guy has finally responded to my offer of Utley after a few days of trying to test the waters….here are his pitchers:
Marmol, D. Hudson, Zimmerman, Romero, McCarthy, Santos, and a bunch of scrubs that I wouldn’t let near my bench. Anyone worth Utley? Also, I have Prado and Beltre and could try to trade Beltre, put Prado at 3B, and hope Utley stays healthy. This guy has more of a need at 3B than 2B…..
And I also was wondering why Beachy got pulled….anyone know?
gio/walden for romero/alex gordon?
Yikes.. oblique for Beachy.
So who’s next in line for Atlanta? Minor right?
Effing Youk. When’s that ugly prick going to start hitting?
Drop Beachy for Nolasco, Kuroda, Wood?
@Dom: Burnett, Rauch…
@Dom: Joyce, Kubel, Trumbo, Hill…
@Tom Emanski: Ha
@royce!: A
@Tony: CarGo
@agarthered: Sure
@John: Damn
@AL KOHOLIC: Should get everyday ABs. Some power, not a great average. Can take a flyer if you like.
@C.O.C.: Nope
@C.O.C.: Answer’s above.
@Exactly: Gio
@C.O.C.: Should be.
@Wilsonian: Kuroda
@Grey: this will surely be a dl stint,meaning minor comes back
wife just got home .
somebody erased all her recorded tv programs .
i was with you guys , all day .
@AL KOHOLIC: I just grabbed Minor everywhere I could.
@chata: That’s hilarious.
guthrie pitching well
@chata:
said just before damon took him deep …. on an 0-2 slider
@chata: my girlfriend took over my tv, I barely record anything now. As long as she is giving up her box, I have no problem giving up my dvr box.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUK!
Ubaldo: I’ve also heard it is mechanical. Fingernail problem. Changed to compensate. Saw a Korean. Fixed fingernail. Bought a Hundai. Now has 2 mechanical problems. He should be able to fix the delivery. Not sure about the car.
J. Garcia: What am I missing? xFIP looks good. Pretty normal BABIP and strand.
@ltf: Ha
@Wake Up: Ha! No, you’re right, the Garcia jab is more for how he was pitching last year, and how he was supposed to regress going into this year.
@Grey: Ah, yes. I remember giggling to myself when Garcia was drafted this year.(I was also so proud of myself for “stealing” Morneau so late.) Genius!
@Wake Up: Yeah, that’s why right after the draft is the best time of the season.
@Grey: I sent a feeler out for Garza. He replied with Storen & Hill.
My MI situation is Espinosa, Figgins, Barney, Andrus, & Hill still sitting on my DL.
We have 3 RP spots and I have Feliz, Putz, Storen, & Gregg.
My SP’s are DLR, Kershaw, Gollardo, J-Zimm, Hamels, Beachy, Kuroda, & Gio.
Yay or Nay?
Pick up Peralta or Aybar?
@timSTi: Go for it.
@Rollie Lingers: Peralta
@Grey: Sweet. Which SP should I drop, or hold tight and play matchups? 1500 IP Max.
@chata: @ltf: the real question is how many “housewives of whatever effing city” were on that when you erased! man i hate that shizz…. thank god my wife gets off early on fri’s and watches all that trash while i’m still working.
If Romero is somehow denied a win after all this, I’m going to be extremely pissed off.
for those that havent seen, pretty sick catch by bernadina (click on the link under video)
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_13_flomlb_wasmlb_1&mode=gameday
@Grey:
further , (now that she’s gone off to bed) , i got the “you should never
touch anything mechanical” speech , again ,
with a new twist ==> “you tell the clicker what to do . the clicker doesn’t tell you what to do !”
this is not going to blow over until she sees her Mentalist .
am hoping that the new dawn will make her missing oprah’s
seem insignificant .
anyhoo … it’s humber @ the A’s ……….yay .
@timSTi: Probably be able to drop Beachy, but wait for more news.
@chata: Ha…Not too many Oprahs left, a woman’s gotta stock up.
@Grey: I just read about his injury tonight. Good call. Thanks my man.
Has this Worley fella somehow morphed into the 8th-inning guy for the Phillies?
@timSTi: No problem.
@Steve: Looks like it for now.
Jesus, Brandon League is terrible.
norris is cruising along and then gets dumped on.. thanks astros
Would you drop beachy for minor?
Drop Norris for Nolasco, Wood, or Minor?
Drop Nathan for Jamey Wright or hold tight?
maybin going nuts !
now with the homer .
I’m scraping: Randy Wells or Cashner for my NL only DL? Anyone? Anyone?
imagine Maybin playing in COL instead of at petco?
I dropped beach for minor btw. Anytime a pitcher hears a tearing sensation in their side its no good. Might not be as bad as a burning sensation when I pee but thats about the most strenuous thing I do.
Wait, Colon had more fat injected into him? And it helped???
B. Colon or EJax going forward?
What are your thouhts long term for Moreland… He going to be anything more than a Kubel type (ok avg, meh power, 80 rbi). Basically should I be dealing him or holding in dynasty league…
Stanton for Marmol? Who would you rather have?
RCL LEAGUE: ROAST BEEF CURTAINS… My team is the Corona Labias and my team just hit HR #80. Not trying to brag here (well maybe) but does anyone have more than 80 bombs so far this year?
@DonCoburleone: we have a guy with 74
And Grey suggestion for the RCL Leagues: Since you have the stats for every team in every league do a Kategory King Kolumn (or some more clever/less racist name) where you award (or really just acknowledge) the “winner” of each individual category… I’m thinking you could do it with each new RCL League standing update? Or if its too much trouble to do it that often just do it at the end of the year?
—Mariners manager Eric Wedge indicated following Friday’s game that Brandon League may be temporarily removed from the closer role.—
I just grabbed Wright.
Rest of the season: Romero or D. Hudson?
@AL KOHOLIC: And let me guess the guy with 74 HR’s has at least a couple of these guys: Bautista, Granderson, Braun, Berkman, Soriano? Hell someone could theoretically have all 5 of those guys in one of the RCL leagues…
Jesus, Padilla. Don’t f*** this up.
don’t worry, padilla will screw it up… but i have him
as per Bay, anyone who saw his HR tonight KNOWS what I was talking about earlier. that jack went about 450 feet. seriously, don’t underestimate this great buy-low guy right now.
that window will be slamming shut shortly!
c’mon Padilla!
DOH!
@birrrdy!: ive noticed that but dropped him anyways for bernadina,i needed runs and sb,s,but after tonight i dropped RP Dunn and picked him back up
So the pickups tonight (for the Save vultures) are Jamey Wright and Kenley Jansen??
@DonCoburleone: ive had jansen for over a week in both rcl,s,dropped him yesterday,yes those are real tears
@AL KOHOLIC: Hey Jansen has walked 7 batters in 12 innings going into tonight’s game so I wouldn’t feel too bad.. I watched that shit tonight he struck out Melvin Mora with 4 straight balls – ANY major league player not named Melvin Mora would have walked in that at-bat so I wouldn’t worry too much. I’d take Jamey Wright over Jansen…
@DonCoburleone: yeah i know,just kinda drives me nuts chasing saves,and im in good shape on saves to,wandering if walden can hold his job to
@Grey – Carlos Pena or Justin Smoak?
hahaha MILF, I like that. Is Reynolds droppable for a guy like Borbon or do we still have hope for him?
@anon: Borbon hurt his hammy last night, I’d hang on to Reynolds over him.
Valencia or Chris Johnson? 5×5
Hi Grey,
What are your thoughts on: Weaver, Wright, and Mauer for Teixeira, C. Santana, and Zimmerman?
Thanks!
Pedro Mendoza is killing me, too.
@Grey:
Who do you prefer for the rest of the year in an OBP 12-team league?
Furcal or Desmond?
@ Razzballers!!!!!!!!!
Which side:
Garza + Rasmus OR C. Pena + Hamels?
-YHL
Hey Grey, i know you have a soft spot for Wood (i used to have one too), now what do you think about dropping E.Santana for him? I dont feel good about the idea but a voice deep inside tells me he eventually will get his act together. Santana has been eratic this year but he also is someone who has the potential to get better.
Thanks
@Grey: Gallardo or Garza?
Not sure if anyone posted this, but
Domonic Brown will see his return to the majors sidelined for at least a week, as he will be out of game action for five to seven days more after suffering a first-degree sprain of a ligament in his right thumb Wednesday diving for a ball in the outfield as the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
grey is furcal an upgrade over aviles,and pagan or bernadina,thank you kind sir
Lind not in the lineup again. Shit, you’d think they might want to DL him since we’ve just had to sit him for a damn week. The Jays need to keep us in mind!
After I DL Beachy should I go with Minor or Wood?
trade grady for hosmer?
@life’s a beach: Sure
@Wilsonian: Wood
@Black Beard: Hold
@Dude: Cashner
@Black Beard: Jackson
@Benny: No, that’s about him.
@Derrick: Stanton
@DonCoburleone: Maybe VinWins can do it, I believe he’s doing the updates.
@Elijah: Thanks for the heads up!
@C.O.C.: Hudson
@DonCoburleone: Wright
@William: Smoak
@anon: What Wilsonian said.
@Terrence Mann: Valencia
@Eddy: Desmond
@potus: Garza
@Chinaski: I’d hold.
@Scott: Gallardo
@vinko: Thanks for the heads up!
@AL KOHOLIC: Yup and Pagan.
@TheBravesWearPrado: Wood
@Walker, Pittsburgh Pirate: Eh
@Grey: do you think Wood’s numbers will be THAT much better than Norris? I’m such a K whore that it’s tough to drop a guy with 10.8 ks/9.
@friar: No love for my question, Grey?
Wright + Weaver + Mauer = Teixeira + C. Santana + R. Zimmerman
Thoughts? If uneven, is there another caliber of pitcher that could be subbed for Weaver to make it more fair? Thanks!
Also, similar-ish question to friar’s…
Wright/Gio for Uggla/Weaver, which side?
i’m not going to use my 15 (fifteen) all star ballots this year .
anybody want them ?
@Wilsonian:
i think that , next year , you should make sure that david wright
is on none of your teams .
@chata: haha, I’m not even considering dealing him in my 16 team league. People keep sending me offers, officially and unofficially, in my 8 team league. The only reason I’m considering anything is because I have Longoria, too.
@Wilsonian: About equal on Ks.
@friar: Wright side… Drop Weaver down to Daniel Hudson level.
@Wilsonian: It’s fair, depends on needs.
@chata: Ha!
@chata: Ha
damn, players dropping like flies.
After injuring his hamstring on Friday night, the Rangers placed Julio Borbon on the 15-day DL on Saturday. Borbon had an MRI that showed no tearing. He has left hamstring inflammation.
Grey : It’s time to put Hart on your sell list. Dude plays 3 times a week and couldn’t hit the ball off the tee. Do you think dropping him for Kubel is a good move as he is eating an OF spot?
@Grey: Krispie/F-Her for Ogando/J. Upton
could i get a little advice? another guy has excess 1b/3b, and wants an OF’er. I’d like to grab Ike Davis off of him (my 1bmen are carlos lee & mike napoli).
My OF’ers to offer are:
Choo
Victorino
Joyce
Tabata
Scott
Soriano
Borbon
Bourgeois
Which of’er would be fair to offer?
my Pence/Hellickson for his Dunn…good or bad idea? H2H points league favoring power bats.
@Grey and @Everyone – These are my H2H Standard 5×5 Roto starters right now -
Narveson, Wood, Latos, Josh Johnson, Nolasco
SAGNOFs are – Melancon, Street, Eduardo Sanchez, and Matt Capps
Ervin Santana is available and I’m thinking of picking him up. I’m leaning towards dropping Narveson but if Eduardo is removed from the closer role, then he’s the drop.
What do you all think?
Sonavabenched by Mini Donkey. Bet I’m not the only one.
anything on this dirks kid?
if your outfield is weak enough to start maybin ,
congratulations . the kid is playing like an all star .
Who would you rank lowest for the rest of the season: a mccutchen, choo or bruce?
Utley/McClellan/Narveson/Lackey for D.Hudson/E.Santana….16 team H2H pts……Good Deal? May have to switch one of the pitchers in the Utley deal with Bartolo Colon, but this is the basically the trade….What do you think of Santana as a buy-low guy?
Blackburn has 7 Ks?
Blue Jays be a-hackin’.
In a 14 team H2H league, would you lose Volquez for Minor at this point?
Or would you lose Tyson Ross or Stauffer for Minor?
@chata….I generally punt my OF positions in the draft with faith that I’ll be able to find fliers in the outfield as opposed to infield. 16 team league and I have Maybin starting in my OF….loving it right now. Also have Gordon in my OF and he went undrafted in my league…
two quick trade questions, if you dont mind!
For the rest of the season, would you rather have:
1) hanley or reyes
2) edwin jackson or cueto
thanks grey!
E.Sanchez out as Cards’ closer.
Duncan thinks Salas is the go-to guy, but Boggs in the mix as well.
I’m a couple hours late, but I just wanted to update anyone who hadnt heard.
Grey: I’ve been offered Carpenter and Rollins for Hamels and Castro. 6×6 12 team h2h. my other SPs are Marcum, B Anderson, CJ Wilson, Pineda, Anibal and Bumgartener. What do you think?
@Everyone: Have any Volquez owners jump ship yet? He was just dropped in my league and I am thinking of picking him up.
The walk rate is just so ridiculous, it HAS to come down right?
@William: I’ve come real close to losing him a couple times. He’s still K’ing a hitter every inning, he’s on a good team that will be winning games in August and his track record is promising. So that’s why I haven’t jumped ship yet, but what do I know…
Holy shit Grey, if you don’t make fun of Sara Silverman in your Monday post, you are missing an easy target. That is the drunkest/highest person I have ever seen do a fox interview on prime time ever.
@Joel: no, you’re getting a washed up SS and a worse pitcher who’s injury prone. Don’t do it man, don’t do it!
teixeira appears to be slumping .
MI problems…drop Raburn or Infante for Izturis?
Uggla and others are killing my BA…
I’m freaking trading Sabathia for Phil Coke at this point.
Luke Scott hasn’t had a HR in the past 12 games, which is about the same time it was revealed he had a torn labrum. Would you hold on to him in a 10-team league or would you drop him for someone like Markakis, Trumbo, or Ibanez?
Who is this Josh Collmenter fella?
The law of identity states that an object is the same as it
Andruw Jones replaced Jorge Posada in Yankee Lineup
Pride and Price” mascots of A&P Supermarket says Jorge will be back
Jorge Posada’s Father Dispels Retirement Rumor: ‘No, No, No’
Posada’s pride might be the reason for tonight’s incident.
@Grey – HA
Ike Davis – To the DL with an ankle sprain. He was seen walking around the clubhouse with a boot. Supposedly, Garfield from Parking Wars put it on him
@Grey: Would you grab Carlos Santana for catcher? I Have Wieters and would have to drop him or a bench player in Aramis Ramirez and Alex Rios. Nobody droppable on pitching side, worst player right now is Brett Anderson…
…Posada + Molina also on the waiver wire…but I hate the Yanks and will avoid Jorge for that reason alone
Is Tyson Ross a must-own in 12-teamers and deeper even if it is just for home starts and/or good matchups?
Start T. Wood vs STL? Thanks in advance!
@Mr2Bits: I considered it…Sure, grab Kubel.
@Fletch: F-Her
@attgig: Any of them except, Victorino and Choo…
@William: Sanchez is out.
@Dat Dude: Could be some cheap power.
@Trick dad: Choo
@C.O.C.: It’s fair, depends if you need pitching.
@Whiskey Diet: Sure
@Whiskey Diet: Ross
@charlie batch: Hanley, Cueto…
@Eddy: That was fast.
@Joel: I’d want Hamels.
@Mr2Bits: I didn’t see it.
@Telemachus: Raburn
@The Sequential Hermaphrodite: Trumbo
@busta: It’s fair.
@mrbaseball: Ha!
@Nick: I’d hold.
@Steve: Sure, on home starts.
@bravo: Yup
With the Posada shakiness, is he droppable for any of these guys in a standard 10 team 5×5 head to head league?
R. Hernandez
Buck
Y. Molina
Iannetta
Barajas
it’s sunday .
it’s going to be a good day .
@Jenkies:
10 – teamer ??
he should never have been on your roster .
@Grey: Would you drop any of the following for Latos? Bumgarner, Lilly, Zimm
Latos just got dropped in my league I’ll have to drop 2 players to get Cueto off the DL
Question is.. who do i drop??
Colby Lewis
Kuroda
Hudson
Buchholz
Britton
Brett Anderson
Fuentes
Putz
Scherzer
Lilly
potential batters to drop…
Carlos Pena
Is it worth it to drop two of these guys to get Latos??? Which 2 should i drop??????
@Jenkies: Iannetta
@Scott: I’d leave him.
@Dirt: Buchholz for Cueto…
Drop Hill for Cueto. I just traded T. Hudson + Chris Young for Kinsler (had surplus of OF + Sp) and have Lowrie as my backup ss,2b,3b.
Beachy to the DL. Proctor is the call-up. But, Proctor is pre-emptively being put on the DL due to Torre visiting the ATL area.
In my matchup right now I’m down in ERA 2.64 to 2.63. He benched all of his pitchers including relievers. I have Carpenter and 4 closers. Carpenter will need a really good start to move my ERA down. I realize there is probably no right answer but should I bench Carpenter and roll the dice that at least one of my closers pitch today and hopefully throw a clean inning?
Teheran looks to be the candidate to replace Beachy.
Drop Bedard for Teheran in a 16 team H2H keeper?
@Eddy:
In addition, they’re thinking Beachy is out for at least a month.
@Grey:
Porcello or Teheran in a 12-team league?
@Everyone & @Grey: Is Slowey on 12 team league radars if he’s in the rotation?
Do I use my #1 waiver to pick up Latos??
Do I drop Pena or Lilly for Latos
Do I drop Pena or Lilly for Latos
Someone just offered me Pedroia for Marmol. I already have Phillips, but I guess I could try to move him? Should I accept this trade?
@TheBravesWearPrado: Sorry, probably a bit too late.
@Wilsonian: Sure
@Eddy: Teheran
@William: Eh
@Dirt: Eh
@Derrick: I’d take Pedroia.
carpenter just isnt looking very good starting after the break last year,glad i passed on him this year,oh and i wasnt buying him as anything more than a 250-30 hr guy either but i think bautista is a beast
speaking of balls (and strikes) , duensing owners can’t be too happy right now to find the twins bullpen so depleted that he’s being left out there to blow in the breeze .
Were there any sightings of Bautista at the crossroads a few years ago?
If he hasn’t sold his soul to the devil I’ll eat my Travis Snider bobble head.Two more dingers today to make 15
@Grey:
Thanks. Let’s hope Teheran overcomes that terrible first start and does well against opponents like the DBacks, Pirates and ‘Stros among others. Unless I completely screwed up the schedule timeline. Anyways!
With June 1st only a couple of weeks away, I’m starting to decide which one or two prospects I want on my squad. It’s a 12-team H2H keeper where we keep a guy a maximum of three years. Any prospect I pick up this year will obviously be a last-round (23) keeper next year.
Since the plan of keeping Pedro Alvarez didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, I’ve turned my eyes to Moustakas and Montero. If called up, will Montero be an automatic play over Napoli? And Stephen seems to prefer Chisenhall over Moustakas due to plate discipline and a higher ceiling. Which do you prefer?
@Grey:
I was as big as a Bautista skeptic as you were in the pre-season, but I’ve officially tipped my cap to the guy. He’s the #1 player in Yahoo.
In my league where it’s OBP, he’s even more of a freak. .543 on the season.
I know you’re a stubborn little fella, but when will you concede to the guy?
@Doug Ault: Pretty insane.
@Eddy: He has 15 homers through May 15th. That’s legit. Montero over Napoli, I like Chisenhall a lot too.
@Grey:
Would you do a
Wright (can’t be kept) and CarGo (10th round)
for
Bautista (20th) and 3rd round pick trade?
Whcih side do you want?
16
@Grey: Make that 16…..I thought the Bautista signing would ruin Anthopoulos, it could end up his crowning achievment
bautista’s 3rd homer of the day went to right field .
only hit one there last year , and that was the last one of the season .
Last yera on this date for Bautista: 7 HR
Wow. Just, wow.
Try again. Last year he hit 2 on May 15 to give him 9 for the season.
Bautista absolute BEAST mode today. Grey is not going to be happy.
Grey : Just do yourself a favor and buy into the guy already.
@chata: And all his homers to right field (this year and last) were against the Twinkies
so, you guys liking the swing adjustment theory yet?
@Grey: Someone offered me Haren & Hanrahan for J. Upton and Edwin Jackson or Ryan Dempster. I kinda want to make the trade giving up Upton/Jackson. Your thoughts?
@wily mo: He is a statistical anomaly, he is a mind f*** to stats junkies, he’s like finding 100 bucks on the sidewalk two days in a row……
@Eddy: CarGo
@McBainus: I don’t like it.
@Doug Ault: if he’s a mind f*** to stats junkies it’s because they’re not watching his plate appearances. some internet person recently described him as a “giant dominican spider”, just waiting for you to make a mistake. seems about right.
his stats last year actually made a certain amount of sense – not in the context of his career, certainly – but within themselves. even if you set aside the 54 homers, a dude doesn’t run a BB% of 14 and K% of 20 for an entire season by luck.
i think the ultimate lesson here might just be that the pirates are a terrible organization with terrible coaches.
@ Grey: With Beachy down with a bad oblique strain should I drop him until he’s close to being back or hang on to him?
@vottomatic: You can drop him if you don’t have DL room.
@Grey: 12-team, standard 5×5 roto league. B. McCarthy is on the waiver wire. Drop E-Jack or Dempster to pick him up? (Can’t hold all 3)
i love how i wouldn’t draft Bautista with my enemies team, i hate the guy, i think he’s a joke, i talked preseason crap about him all day long, just waiting to point and laugh at the owner who takes him in the top 3 rounds…. he goes in the early 2nd round in my draft, guess who is playing bautista this week? yep this guy, and he’s punching me in the nuts with brass knuckles right now saying “take that mother effer, oh im a piece of dog crap, boom here’s 3 HR’s to take that cat vs you in your fantasy league”….. dude has 12 hr’s total this week, bautista with 6….. shoot me now…..i hate you bautista.
@wily mo: My guess is that most think in context of his career.It will be an interesting ride the next few years
Drop Beachy for Teheran, Minor, Narveson, Vogelsong, Fatty Colon or some other young gun that will be called up soon?
ryan roberts deserves a chance to play every day , and ,
i don’t care what anyone in the whole wide web world says !
(except , maybe , al koholic) .
can i get an ‘amen’ ??
Stubbs or J Upton? And give up Papelbon and Coghlan for either of them?
Thanks!
@Donnie Baseball: Stubbs for my money, and I would give up Papelbon and Coghlan for either of them in a heartbeat, but I doubt anyone would take that deal.
@McBainus: Sure
@Tony: It’s very frustrating.
@Money: Narveson
@Donnie Baseball: Upton…Sure.
Is Beachys spot in the rotation safe when he gets back?? I hate getting rid of this guy because he has pitched soo well this year but oblique could mean a long time before he comes back. Unfortunately I don’t have a DL spot available.
@Money: It’s not safe, a lot can happen by the time he’s healthy.
Ha Napoli throws out the runner to end the game on a strike em out, throw em out.
Fuck you Scoscia, take that.
@grey: better dl stash, beachy or j. santana?
@Donnie Baseball: I know, that was awesome.
@herschel: Johan
@Grey: thanks. you picking up montero at all in 12 team redraft leagues with the jorge situation?
would you rather have narveson or tyson ross?
Also, is Josh Collmenter noteworthy?
So, I finally lose patience with Posada in the RCL. Not unreasonable, given the events of the weekend.
So I need a new catcher. I look down the list of who’s available and what they’ve done of the last 15 days and then have a quick look at the preseason rankings.
I decide that John Buck looks good to me. But before selecting him, I considered, and rejected, Lucroy, Ramon Hernandez and even Yadi. You can see where this is going, right?
Lucroy? HR. Yadi? HR. Ramon? HR? Buck? DNP.
Stupid catchers.
@Steve: There was no question over Ramon’s HR. It got out alright.
@herschel: We picked him up in a 14 team league, could see in 12 though if you have room.
@charlie batch: Narveson… Collmenter for deep leagues.
@Steve: Go with Lucroy.
@Steve: Ha!
@Grey: Lest you think I’m always whining (I am), I did get some pitching love over the weekend in the RCL – Kershaw, Romero, Ross, Cueto and (even) McCarthy.
meanwhile, i guess adrian gonzalez -can- hit outside of san diego after all
Come on Krispie. Get aboard and steal, why don’t you?
@Grey: 12 team, 5 x 5 weekly roto, drop beachy for t. wood, ross, mcclellan or minor/teheran?
@Steve: Fuck me.
@Grey: also, drop moreland for any shmohawks du jour such as maybin, joyce, melky, brantley, helton or the aforementioned montero?
thanks as always.
@Steve:
Been back by one steal all day. Both Kendrick and Young get thrown out for me. If their were a caught stealing category, I’d be raking this week as I have 4 steals and 6 caught stealings
@Steve: Nice
@herschel: Wood
@herschel: Joyce
Grey : I am leading OBP by .001 and tied in homers. I have Youk(vs Garcia) and Cano(vs. Lester) going off tonight but am wondering if I should bench one or both in hopes to hold onto that OBP lead. He has Lowrie tonight as well.
What are your thoughts and who should I bench if any?
@Grey – Hughes or Johan as a DL stash? Thanks!
@Mr2Bits: I just needed it to break a tie in steals. 7-5 just sounds better than 6-5 when you’re playing the team in 1st, y’know?
Moves you further up the standings too.
@Grey: Gordon has been manning 3rd for me in H2H since Zimm went down, but I feel like the shine is wearing off. Swap him out for Rolen, Valencia, Betemit or Callaspo? We count OBP…
@Mr2Bits: Play them.
@AnotherFalstaff: Johan
@Steve: Sure, roll out Rolen.
@Grey: Thanks. Still in H2H, got Scherzer v TOR and E-Jax v TEX available to me tomorrow. Potential banana skins both, but have to start them on current form, right?
Who do you like better for the rest of the year: Gio or Kennedy?
Seriously, how any times do you think Bautista has been drug tested! haha i bet every game he’s gotta pee in a cup.. probably sooo pissed!
As Granderson pokes his tongue out at 2010 Steve. Again.
Why is he doing this to me, Grey? Why?
Yoooooooooooooooooouuuukkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Steve: Yup
@Wilsonian: Kennedy
@tggq21: Ha
@Steve: He hates us.
Brian Duensing
6 straight appearances that Brian Duensing now has given up 2 runs or less – The Grand Illusion
I would do anything to win my fantasy baseball league but
I would not do this – Andy Sonnanstine
@Grey: nice. I’m thinking of making a play for Kennedy. I think the guy who has him likes Gio, might make a 1 for 1 offer.
@mrbaseball: Ha!
@Grey: He better watch his back next time he’s in New Zealand.
“… and Grey sends his best” (thud).
@Steve: Ha!
@Grey: S’up Doode! Would you drop either Thornton or Lilly for Bedard or Arrieta? Dropping Thornton leaves me out on a limb with only Farnsworth and Santos as closers. Dropping Lilly leaves me admitting a failed 12th round pick…..don’t think Lilly is as bad as he looks, but liking both Bedard and Arrieta with upcoming matchups….much obliged.
anybody have a clue what’s going on with Pierre?
He could be a possible buy low, you don’t go from stealing 68 to getting caught all time in one year. There’s got to some sort of decline first, right?
I’m desperate for SBs, and think it might be worth a shot.
@Steve: Now watch Posada poke his tongue out at me too.
@Steve: Given how his season has been, that’s pretty much poking his tongue out.
@Grey: Reprise of a question from earlier in the week. You’re still taking Moreland over Vlad in an OBP league?
Jensen or Boggs?
Razzballers help! So earlier in the season, after the draft, I took advantage of a knee-jerk owner and sent him Micheal Cuddyer (who would get mired in an awful slump) for Chase Utley and the at-the-time gloomy cloud cast over him. I couldnt believe he accepted. So now that Utleys nearing a return, I sent out trade offers for him. This is a deep 16 team H2H weekly pts, and even aside from that fact, scoring is weighted slighty more to pitching. Pitching is SCARCE. No biters. The guys that I did talk to said they were looking for pitching too, and the 2nd highest scoring guy thus far in the league took pitchers with his first 10 or so picks. Here I had Prado and Beltre, allowing me let someone else take the risk on Utley. Not that he couldn’t replace my DH, Coghlan, but my lineup is hitting plenty and like I said, pitching is more important. I drafted Hughes as my 3rd pitcher, and Lackey as my 5th. Plus I have Beachy, who just got hurt, and Oswalt’s back has screwed me of 2 consecutive weeks starts. But right now I’m in contact by texting with the only guy who will make a deal. He basically just texted me the two trades he is going back and forth on. I FEEL LIKE I CAN SWAY HIM EITHER WAY RIGHT NOW. I need to know which is the best scenario:
A:I give Utley/McClellan/Narveson and get D. Hudson/E. Santana.
(Requires no adjustment of my lineup, and I won’t even miss Utley.)
pitchers in scenario:Lee, Oswalt, Beckett, Burnett, D. Hudson, E. Santana, Beachy(DL),Lackey, Colon, Duensing, Alex White, Tyson Ross, Hughes(DL)
B:I give Beltre/McClellan/Narveson/Lackey and get D. Hudson AND R. Romero plus J. Neise.
(This forces me to take the risk on Utley, and I give up a healthy and raking Beltre and move Prado to 3rd. I would also immediately drop Neise and pick up a fill-in at 2B until Utley returns)
pitchers in scenario:Lee, Oswalt, Beckett, Burnett, D. Hudson, R. Romero, Beachy(DL),Colon, Duensing, Alex White, Tyson Ross, Hughes(DL)
C:Wait until Utley returns and hope he tears it up.
should i start lind or corey hart this week? thanks!
@mc serch: What’s up? Thornton for Arrieta.
@Donnie Baseball: Depends what you’re buying him for but he does seem like he lost a step.
@Steve: Yup
@C.O.C.: A
@Rollie Lingers: Lind
debating between FA catchers: Hernandez, Lucroy, Yadi and Ianetta is there too. Im not too high on him, but you seem to be.
@Steve:
before dropping gordon for rolen …..
derosa gets 2 games in colorado .
his wrists should be strong enough to hold out for 2 days .
cust kayin’
do you copy ?
would you do gaby for kuroda?