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0The Brewers called up shortstop, Jean Segura. Woohoo! Now, on various teams, I have Domonic Brown, Mike Olt, Straily, Starling Marte, Brett Jackson, Josh Vitters and some serious Short Eyes. I’m basically the creepy guy hanging around the playground in my Astrovan, blasting “Hey Nineteen” wearing candy jewelry like I’m Mr. T. ”Psst! Jean Segura, what kind of speed you got? Hmm, sounds nice. You wanna watch Bad News Bears Go To Japan? I got a Betamax in the back of my van. What do you mean, ‘Why am I squeezing your hamstrings?’ I gotta make sure they’re healthy to…uh, watch the movie. Here, have a wax coke bottle and shut up.” The rookie nookie is either gonna save some of my teams or I’m gonna go down in a blaze of upside glory. Segura’s got solid speed and, at middle infidel, you should pick him up for that reason alone. In 102 games, he had 37 steals in Double-A. That’s it; that’s all you need. Now, to further the case, he can maintain a solid average — think around .280. He doesn’t strike out a whole lot. Also, he has light power — 7 homers in Double-A. He’ll probably be a bit more raw (rawer?) than the guy I’m about to compare him to, but he looks similar to…Wait for it… Here it comes…Shoot, I had it in my pocket but I changed my shorts…I know, I left it in my Buddhist sand garden that I built to assuage my Eric Hosmer stress… Here it is! He looks like he could be Jose Altuve. Over the course of a season, 7-10 homers, 25-30 steals and a .280-.300 average. For now, I’d just grab him because of his position eligibility and upside. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Todd Helton - Shut down for the season with a bad hip. Trainers are still deciding whether to fix the hip and send Helton to stud or shoot him. While the former might net a future All-Star, the latter would ensure he could be the clubhouse glue in perpetuity.
Manny Banuelos – Yankees shut him down for the season after he threw in 6 games this year. Cashman said he’s got a full set of Banuelos Rules that echo Joba Rules, only instead of not pitching him in back-to-back games, Banuelos can’t pitch in back-to-back months.
Santiago Casilla – Right after I posted all the major league closers, Bochy announced the Giants would go with a closer-by-committee. The only thing done better by committee is jerk seasoning, but we’re talking about Bochy here and he’s known for his jerk reasoning. I grabbed Affeldt in one league where I need saves and I’d look at Romo too, if he were available. I wouldn’t drop Casilla in most leagues either, unless you’re stocked with closers and don’t need the headache.
Erick Aybar – 3-for-4, 2 runs as he was activated from the DL. Yeah, but Trout stole three bases! All right, enough about him. So, Erick Aybar doesn’t have 19 homers and 36 steals after missing one month of the season and he’s not hitting .348 with a .411 OBP, but he could provide some nice value at MI. Something Trout can’t claim. It’s the one thing. But I’m sure he’s working on it.
Jered Weaver – 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 9 Ks to move his record to 15-1. You know, I’m not sure the Cy Young voters are gonna care that his ERA and xFIP don’t match up. Well, Keith Law might.
Zach McAllister – 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER and 7 unearned runs. Holy ticker shock! I said you should be looking to drop McAllister after his last start and now that’s a double affirmative. You gotta love when your pitcher is due to regress but ends up giving up a crapton of unearned runs, bailing you out. BTW, if you went to Ticker Shock in the glossary, you’ll notice more pronunciations courtesy of Awesomus Maximus’s daughter. I especially enjoy Cuddle Boy.
Erik Bedard – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 Hits, 0 Walks, 5 Ks, ERA is at 4.53. Belch, for sure. When you’re done expelling your gas, you’ll see that if you throw out two terrible starts, his ERA is 3.39 on the year. And if I were two inches taller I’d be dating a supermodel and dining in the Hamptons with my friends, who call me Gré.
Travis Snider – Has now sat out back-to-back games. Damn, no matter what he can’t get playing time. Snider could be traded to the Astros and get benched so they can start an extra catcher, you know to back up passed balls.
Nick Markakis – 2-for-4 and his 11th homer. Markakis! Let’s just say when I started the blog “Markakis!” had a lot different tone to it. Now it sounds sarcastic. Or like Kramden yelling at Norton in the Greek Honeymooners adaption, which would star Andy Milonakis and Constantine from American Idol. Let’s call it, “The Greek Yogurt with Honeymooners.”
Wade Miley – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, now has a 2.85 ERA. I think that’ll surprise some people. He’s still pitching above his head. Well, he’s not a sidearmer. Cute, Random Italicized Voice. I mean, he can’t keep this up. That’s what she said! What? I do now hope he gets out of 2012 with an ERA that pretty, so he’s surely overdrafted next year and don’t call me Shirley.
Ben Sheets – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 0 Ks, ERA is at 1.41. As the Party Rock Crew would say, Sheets! Sheets! Sheets!
Prince Fielder – 2-for-3 and his 19th homer. Now hitting .313 and has 80 RBIs. Where’s the love for the big man? He doesn’t eat meat. For a 400 pound man that should be enough.
Justin Verlander – 8 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners, 14 Ks vs. the Yankees. Nancy Reagan’s astrologer saw this game and he thought it was a vision of October, but he’s senile.
Jake Westbrook – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks and the win. You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends but you can’t pick streamers like the Stream-o-Nator. In the movie adaptation of Razzball, the Stream-o-Nator will be played by Kevin Dunn as seen on Luck.
Marwin Gonzalez – 1-for-4 with a slam & legs. If an Astro gets a slam & legs, does it make a sound? No, no it doesn’t.
Jon Jay - 4-for-4, 2 RBIs with 4 singles, which perfectly encapsulates The Federalist. He did homer on Saturday though, so this might be the start of a little something-something. Emphasis on the ‘little’ and first ‘something.’
Buster Posey – 2-for-4, 17th homer and now hitting .329. You in March, “Hey, Grey, you ever write for Scientific American cause it’s all smart and crap like you? Any the hoo! Posey in the 4th round — yay or nay?”
Angel Pagan – 2-for-4 with his 2nd homer in the last three games (slightly misleading, because he was in Coors this weekend). Still, he looks like he’s trying to boost his overall season numbers with a late season charge. I’d look at him if he’s available in shallower leagues, though he does seem like a guy that would be on abandoned fantasy teams.
Eric Young Jr. – 3-for-5, 2 runs. Supposed to be an everyday starter now that Helton and Cuddyer are out, but so was Colvin and the Rockies played Matt McBride at 1st. Basically, Snider and Eric Young Jr. could go start their own team and whoever they hire to manage won’t start them.
Matt Garza – As I speculated yesterday after reading shizz elsewhere, sounds like Garza is done for the season. How did I know? Does my mustache cover a 2nd brain? Is my brain the model for the rover, Curiosity? Nah, he’s a pitcher with an elbow injury and it’s August.
Jeff Francoeur – 2-for-4 with his 2nd homer in as many games. I grabbed him in one league in case this is the start of one of his patented hot streaks that Ty Wigginton is suing him over because he patented it first. Both homers were off lefties, so I don’t think there’s much to see here yet.
Chris Sale – 8 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks. Nice solid start and he only threw 101 pitches so Sale was *pinkie to mouth* economical.
Gordon Beckham – 1-for-3 with his 10th homer, now batting .228. Not totally sure how he’s still in the majors. He’s gotten by with so little for so long we should call him Gordon Kardashian.
Yu Darvish – 6 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 15 baserunners, 9 Ks. Luckily, he didn’t sign with the Yankees or the headlines would be, “Yu Suck.”
Elvis Andrus - Out of Monday’s game with a sore shoulder, but should be good to go on Tuesday. Hey, that’s today! Hey, Tuesday, say hello to your mother for me.
Ryan Kalish – 1-for-3 with his 2nd steal in as many games. Kalish must’ve stole the Jewish deli karma from Kipnis. Wait until the Padres call up Pete Bialy!
Justin Morneau – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and 2 homers. Hitting over .400 in August (yeah, it’s a small sample size) and he hit .315 in July. Guess he was sick of the ref raising his arm to see if he was still conscious.
Ryan Doumit – 2-for-4 with his 2nd homer in as many games. FWIWuertz, Doumit has more RBIs and fifteen points in average on Morneau. Take that information and seventy cents and you can’t make a phone call because payphones no longer exist.
Ben Revere – 4-for-5, 3 runs and 1 RBI. I’m guessing he’s like Lind in the inverse. As long as youse don’t pick him up, he’ll keep hitting on my team. Hey, what’s that next blurb? Votto news? Go read that!
Joey Votto – Running at close to full speed. Sounds like my Hyundai.
Aramis Ramirez – 2-for-4 with his 1st homer, P.C. That’s Post Cortisone. Can we inject Hosmer with some cortisone?
Jarrod Parker – 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 6 Ks. Guys and four female readers, the mediOAKers are taking their name to a whole different place as they all look like they should be shut down (except Straily).
Eric Stults – 5 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. After the game, Eric Stults was bragging about how he looked Some Kind of Wonderful, then he made out with an androgynous mechanic in overalls.
Giancarlo Stanton – Supposed to return today. NSndn;canjd xani…Sorry, was trying to write with my fingers crossed.
I need to replace Garza’s expected innings with another SP in a 13 team roto league where my main concerns are maintaining ERA and WHIP. I’m pretty well off on Ks so that isn’t a huge concern right now. The names I’ve seen frequently mentioned in the comments (Medlen, Straily, Detweiler) that would seem to be suggested adds are already gone.
You may have better suggestions but the options look to be guy like Jason Vargas, D.Holland, C.Richard, WY Chen, Colon, Beavan, Corbin, Feldman, DeVries, and Blanton.
Brett Anderson is out there if you think that hoping for his healthy return next week is the best way to go. Liriano is also there but I’m ‘fraid.
Thanks in advance. As always, thanks for the great site.
@Karma Police, Vargas… Thanks!
Hilarious as ever, Gré.
I found a payphone yesterday. It was at the end of the road that runs along the Napali Coast. So if you need to make a call, there’s a direct flight from LA to Kauai, and you just take the main road north until it ends.
@royce!,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
At about the 25 sec mark…
@Steve, Ha! I’m definitely making Cleveland my next vacation destination!
@royce!, Apologies to all Cleveland natives for posting it, but that vid never gets old for me.
@royce!, Thanks! Ha…I Googled payphone and it actually took me one East to St. Louis. Figures since I can’t drive over the water…
Who do you like for a utility spot in NL-only – EYJr, Maxwell, Wallace or McBride? Thanks!
@radiohead, Young
Actually, Wallace unless you need steals then Young…
12-team H2H 6×6 (OBP, QS), 4-player keeper (only players drafted after the 1st 4 rounds), NK= not keeper eligible
How would you rank my keepers? I would guess Rios, Bum, Jennings, Butler, Garza, Peavy.
C-Doumit
1B- Fielder (NK)
2B- Kinsler (NK)
3B- A-ram (NK)
SS- Espinosa
MI- Cozart
CI- Butler
OFx5- Rios, Jennings, John Jay, Marte, Domonic Brown
UTIL- Youk
BN- Chris Young, Olt
DL- Bonifacio, Scott
SP- Kershaw (NK), Bum, Peavy, Fiers, Lynn, Holland, Cahill, Estrada, Medlen, Straily
RP- Soriano, Cook, Frieri, Holland
DL- Garza
@Project_Badass, Bum, Butler, Jennings, Rios… Not great, friend…
@Grey, Thank you very much and I know, buddy…Ive been trading away all of my good keepers for top tier non-keepers because I have made a deep playoff run each of the last 3 years.
Do you think it would be foolish to trade away Butler or Rios to get Justin and/or BJ Upton, both who are not keeper eligible?
I don’t see them being that huge of a difference for the rest of this year to trade in a keeper…
Drop Furcal for either one of Segura or Aybar?
@ruah, Segura
Speaking of StreamONator high fives:
Eric Stults, SD. #3 rated on SoN for 8/6. Yes, it took balls the size of the wheelbarrow Les Miles hauls his around in to start Stults, even if he is a Hodgepadre at Petco facing the cubs..
Result: 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 K and the win.
@Abdoozy, Yup
So a guy offered me puljos, wright, stanton, and saltalamachia. For Molina, Aramis Ramirez, Hamilton, Goldy, Street, Chishek. I have a tone of hitting depth but is this too much? would you do it? Trying to get rid of depth and upgrade in talent at positions.
@All Braun No Brains, Looks decent…
You know who’s talking…
Since you made Jered Weaver a SELL:
2 Starts – 2 Wins –> SHUTOUT today…
19 Starts – 1 Loss
CY YOUNG!
Segura or Aybar ROS?
@DaddyAoki, Segura
ROS:
Frazier, Callaspo, or Vitters?
Straily or Medlen?
?
Thanks
@chunk, Frazier… Medlen
Just finished reading your eBook Grey.
You is one fucked up dude. and i love it.
@Alyssa Milano’s Boyfriend, Ha, thanks!
Grey,
I’m in 1st place in a H2H 16 team dynasty mixer…
Should I Drop Nova for Straily?
Thanks!
@Racehorse, Yup
I’d like to piggy back on all the other Segura / MI questions…. is he better ROS than Furcal/Aybar/Decalso/any other tight jean MI left on waiver wire?
@JungleMike, I’d go with him…
Such a lack of love for Weaver, not on any of your rosters I take it…
@mH, Just going off the stats…
What happened to the Android app? Just got a nrw phone and cant find it on the market. I used it every day.
@Anthony, Not sure, need to have a proper one made…
Grey, Seeing as how Yahoo sucks with their match up predictor, have you thought about doing a reverse stream o nator? Essentially something that looks at the stream o nator and then lays out the top hitters for the day?
@2 Cups 1 Braun, Gotta ask Rudy…
@Grey, Can I call into the podcast as he seems to never be around anymore? None-the-less, run it by him as I think it could be useful and certainly a better match-ups tool than Yahoo’s POS.
He was on vacation last week… I’ll show him your comment and see what he says…
@Grey, I think it’d be a lot tougher to do a streaming hitter rater as i’d need access to data we don’t have right now like L/R splits and whether a guy is in the starting lineup. Something on the longer-term roadmap…
Got to drop two guys today to make room for Longoria and Stanton (yay!). In a vacuum shaped like a 12 team, daily league:
-Drop Perkins or Wilton Lopez (have reed and Wilhelmsen) so room for one
-Drop Boesch, Ludwick, Olt, Minor, Medlen, Straily.
@knighttown, Perkins… Ludwick
Can you rank the following ROS for SB – Rajai davis, Coco Crisp, brett jackson, Carlos Gomez
@schlitzy, Crisp
San Diego is considering moving in the fences this offseason. They’ll kill every informed fantasy player’s favorite pitching market inefficiency!
@Eddie, Might mean they actually have a fantasy relevant hitter on the flip side though. Maybin particularly has been killed by Petco this year, Headley too.
@Eddie, Yeah, I heard… Will see the difference when I believe it…
14 team keeper league. I can deal either harper or Justin Upton for Jose reyes and CJ Wilson, but I won’t be able to keep reyes. I am in 2nd, 10 points out of first and I have alot of points I can add in SB. Would you give either upton or harper for reyes in this situation? thanks, friend.
@schlitzy, I’d hold
Could Gallardo be any less consistent?
On a July 21 start versus the Reds, he goes 5.2 and gives up 4ER with 1K.
Fast Forward to last night, the SON has his score at a 101, and after a weekend of Matt Harvey and Chris Perez wrecking my pitching ratios, I opt to not start Gallardo versus the red hot Reds. So he gets the W last night while going 7IP and allowing only 1ER, Really?????
Harvey can’t tame the the 2012 equivalent of Muderers Row in Petco, and Gallardo breezes through the Reds without issue. Maddening I tell you, Maddening!
So if I sit Straily, does that guarantee a solid outing for him? Please send all your donations to
Please Sit Dan Straily (PSDS) Foundation
c/o Jackoff who can’t figure out fantasy baseball pitching
PO BOX 666
Anywhere. USA
@Cahhhhh-stanza, I watched G-Man last night, and he was very fortunate to only give up one run. He gave up a lot of hits, stranding multiple base runners at least three times. On top of that, the ump wasnt calling the corners, so he threw down the middle and had a lot of warning track balls. Still looked good, but makes me weary heading into the stretch…
@Cahhhhh-stanza, Ha!
Good stuff, always like these prospect call-up posts as they help us snag them before others do.
Got the yawnstipating Ever-Cab at MI in my 16 teamer, gamble on Segura over him until Tulo comes back?
@TheNewGuy, Thanks! Go with Segura
Tulo and Bonifacio on the DL, need a SS… Segura or Alexei Ramírez?
@EL_Commodore, Segura
Lorenzo Cain or Dexter Fowler ROS?
@weas, Cain
The Stream-o-nator says to start Porcello vs the Yankees. I have my reservations, but I’m going to do it…
Trust Fall!
@El Famous Burrito, Good luck!
@El Famous Burrito, you=crazy! But good luck indeed..
Would you drop Corbin for Affeldt? Basically my last SP at a chance for some saves I could use.
@BoneFace w/ no Harmony, Yup
Grey who performs better down the stretch rookie Marte or Andy Dirks?
Thanks.
Rob
@Rob, I hope Marte, I need the bags
@Rob, Marte
For MI Rank ROS please: boneface, seager, segura, cozart, Dee Gordon.
@dans uggla, Segura, Cozart, Seager
Grey,
I currently have Hanley at SS and Espinosa at 2B.
I’d like to flip Hanley for a SP. Would Segura at 2B and Espinosa at SS be that much of a difference?
@Eddy, Decided to do it. Traded Hanley and Demster for Dickey.
@Eddy,
for Dickey??? Good luck with that one…
@HotRod, Curious as to why you think that.
Pretty sure I can convince you as to why Dickey side is better, but I’d like to hear your opinion.
hey grey, as always love the site
what do you think of this proposal:
beckett, lester, a craig (us) for votto (them)
it seemed a bit much for a player on the dl in august w/o a rehab assignment, even with votto’s stats
also, i dont’t want to lose craig now, as he is replacing slumping kipnis at 2b
thinking of offering 1 of the p’s and quentin instead, and offering both p’s w/o a bat if needed
std yahoo 12 team h2h league, thinking of having votto in playoffs
batting is good, pitching is shaky, but these 2 pitchers are not great this year and are easily replaceable from the waiver wire, right (go stream o nator!)?
p.s. – got straily on waivers
thanks for the help
@later tater, Thanks! I’d take Votto in the 2nd deal you’re thinking about offering…
Hmm… Rutledge, Aybar, or Espinosa ROS for my MI slot?
@JK Smiles, Rutledge
Little late, but Old Nine Sevens!
I don’t know how you keep this up day in and day out, but rock on baby! You rule!
@KayCee, Ha, thanks!
Stream tomorrow: Cobb v TOR (Villanueva) or Kelly v SF (Vogelsong)? Stream-O-Nator gives a slight edge to Cobb. W and QS count.
@Steve Stevenson, Cobb
Grey love the site, funny as hell everyday, loving the podcast to berry and ravish are terrible. Just have a quick Q for ya.
12 team h2h keep 7 at years end.
cano/morneau/15th rd pick
for
kipnis/pence/9th round pick
Need an early pick, as I sent my 8 and 9 away to get bautista yesterday, be brutally sarcastically honest, I’d expect nothing less. Thank you in advance.
@Justin, Thanks! Cano side…
Do Miley and J Zimm have similar value? J Zimm by a little? A lot?
@Grey’s da man!, Zimm by a lot…
Goldy just became available for some reason. Pick him up over Rizzo for my Util?
Also, would you start Harvey vs ATl on Friday?
Thanks for all the help.
OPS league and non keeper, not sure if that matters
@J Money, Hold Rizzo… I’d start Harvey or drop him…
Would you drop either McDonald and/or Detwiler for Sheets and/or Straily??
@The Real McCoy, I’d hold
If I could trade Felix for MadBum and David Price in a keeper I have to make that move, right?
(We keep 3 SP and my current rotation includes Felix, Gallardo, Hanson, Matt Moore, and Baure who are keeper possibilities).
@bobbo, 10man 6×6 (incl. holds) roto if that helps
@bobbo, Yeah, make the move
are you starting straily tomorrow vs laa?
@jaw, I’m assuming Grey is starting him. But does it even matter? S.O.N. is telling you to start him, and nobody effs with the S.O.N., son.
@Chillmodious, Ha!
@jaw, Yup
I’m getting kinda impatient with Olt (read: the Rangers). Why call him up if you’re going to mix and match him in the lineup everyday? He’s given me some counting stats when in the lineup, but I think the presence of Moreland/Young/Beltre/Napoli is really hurting his ceiling, says Captain Obvious. I’m hurting on offense due to injuries to Joey Bats/Ruiz/Moustakas, so I’m wavering a bit on Olt when I’d ordinarily be holding the line.
Should I drop Olt for Justin Maxwell (of all people, an Astro, I know), who has been hitting .290 since the break and putting up good counting stats over the past 2 weeks?
@Chillmodious, I’d give Olt another few days…
@Grey, Thanks. Hypothetical here: what if Olt continues to receive the same amount of off-and-on playing time, but is mostly solid when he does play? Is that preferred over a guy like Maxwell, who has been playing regularly and producing consistently for the last month?
I’d want Olt…
Better turd sandwich for ROS in standard 5×5 league: Masterson or Ubaldo.
@The Spoon, Masterson
My closers are Putz, Casilla, Holland…would you drop Casilla for any of the following?
Burton, Wilton Lopez, Affeldt, Perkins, Ogando?
@B.o.B, Lopez
Need to replace the back end of my staff in a H2H limited-moves league where W and L both count. Need guys who’ll be reliable ROS since I can’t just ride the hot hand. Pick 2 out of: Sheets, Minor, Samardzija, Fiers, W Chen, D. Holland or Vargas?
@Steve Stevenson, Sheets, Fiers
@Grey: Brett Wallace or Carlos Lee ROS? Many thanks in advance!
@jeff, Lee
1. Stream-o-nator you are my sun and stars, you’d be my moon too if you covered the whole fantasy scoring period for us weekly leaguers…but i still heart you
2. Who gets the boot for Corbin, Leake or McAllister? McAllister has been pretty up and down but I think his next few starts are @OAK, @SEA, vsOAK, vsTEX, @MIN while Leake goes vsNYM, @PHI, vsSTL, @HOU, vsPHI. Hmmm drop Leake then re-add him for that @HOU start if I’m still in the playoofs?
@iheartstream-o-nator, 1. Ha 2. Leake
thoughts on this trade in a keeper league? im in third and am thinking about moving stras with the 160-170ip limit slowly approaching. 10 team h2h keeper (round in parenthesis)
i give
stras (7th rd)
bauer (25th rd)
i get
price (7th rd)
cliff lee (7th rd- prob wont be kept)
@jaw, Hold
I wanted to stream someone… looked at MacAllister, whom I had recently dropped. Nearly pulled the trigger but passed. Went with Arroyo. Certainly was feeling good after Arroyo tossed 4 zeroes on the board and MacAllister got slammed. Then an hour later I checked back and wasn’t feeling so good. 2 ER for Mac and 5 ER for Arroyo?? Ya gotta me kidding me.
This Mac is the biggest fraud this side of Madoff. The number of unearned runs he’s allowed are crazy.
@papasmurf, Ha! Yeah… Did you look at the Stream-o-Nator?
I am in a 20 team h2h dynasty league. Which is the best trade for my team?
Melky and sabathia for morse sano wheeler
Melky for sano and wheeler
c jp arencibia
1b prince fielder
2b neil walker
ss yunel escobar
3b miguel cabrera
inf michael morse
lf carl crawford
cf peter bourjos
rf justin upton
of carlos lee
util travis snider
bn jordany valdespin
bn jurickson profar
bn ryan lavernway
Bn miguel Sano
dl andrelton simmons
dl evan longoria
sp clayton kershaw
sp yu darvish
sp cliff lee
sp aaron harang
rp sean doolittle
rp matt thorton
rp matt belisle
p joe kelly
p dan straily
p jared hughes
bn barry zito
bn zack wheeler
dl anthony bass
@Ryan, CC
My closers are Johnson, Aceves, Holland and Casilla and can’t afford to carry Casilla if he has little fantasy value going forward. Would you drop him or hold? Thanks
@Deadwoods, Drop
7 keepers.
$360 budget with 33 man rosters. pretty deep league. been so far out of it I’ve been dismantling whatever value i had in guys to get best keeper scenario. so I have to pick 7 of these guys and i can keep them for 5 yrs at a 10% inflation per yr.
got some real good choices not sure what to do:
$13 Buster Posey
$7 Paul Goldschmidt
$15 Jason Kipnis
$6 Brett Lawrie
$20 Adam Jones
$3 Alex Gordon
$5 Starling Marte
$4 Mike Moustakas
$5 Mike Olt
$2 Trevor Bauer.
@Grey, I have arenado for $2 as well but he has been disappointing in the minors and i think i may just throw him back in with these other options
@alldayLT, Posey, Goldy, Kipnis, Lawrie, Jones, Moose, Marte
@Grey, forgot to mention obp league. does that change anything?
@alldayLT, I could see Olt being above Marte if a job opens for him in the offseason…
ROS, Capuano or Beavan?
@Swaz, Cap
Can you choose 2 or 3 to start?
Minor @ PHI today, Hughes @ DET, Lester v TEX, Straily v LAA tomorrow, Anibal v NYY…
I know they’re not great matchups but I need to put some guys out there to keep up in Wins and Ks. Thanks!
@Jon, Straily, Hughes
@Grey, no Minor, huh?
@Jon, Hmm… Yeah, okay, go with Minor over Hughes… None are good, as you said…
How are you feeling about Bumgarner @ STL Thursday?
@Jon, No feeling on it, why?
@Grey, Cards are getting hot – swinging some bats. I was wondering if Bum’s still a solid start…
He just pitched a great game in Coors and he’s pitched well all year…
@Jon, Bum is a must start everywhere.
Are we starting Dempster in Boston today??
His away ERA is just nasty 1.82 and he had Boston’s number last time out. However he has been regressing the last 3 weeks….
@The Real McCoy, I wouldn’t.
@The Real McCoy, I wouldn’t start him until he shows some signs of life. You’re right about the regression; in many ways, his starts since coming off the DL were bigger negative flags than the trade to Texas.
12-team H2H 6×6 (OBP, QS) moves limit of 50 (Im at 34)
I have Emilo coming back in 2-3 weeks and have Cozart in my MI spot…Would you use a move to drop Cozart pick up Segura?
@Project_Badass, Hold
A or B?
A: trout / uggla
b: cano / madbum / street
@Niq Castro, A
Pick 2
Segura, Theriot, Jemile Weeks
8×8 (H, BB, SLG)
@Cheese, Not Jemile
Does Morales have a spot in the rotation or is it back to the bullpen for him?
@B.o.B, He doesn’t…
Grey- Choose a side por favor… Beltre or Bumgarner?
ROS
@kaiser soze, Beltre, depends on needs…
snider or vitters for marte?
Slightly confused by this question… Marte, Vitters… In that order… BTW, you ever see Picked Off? Stayed up to 1 AM watching that thing last night, wonderful…
@Grey, never seen it, was going to DVR it last night but I passed out watchie Louie. I smoked too much.
Yeah, Tivo it for sure, it’s great…
@Grey, am currently downloading two episodes to my DVR, set recordings for others.
Do you actually have a real Tivo?
I do! Lifetime package from 7 years ago…
@Grey, hehe, thats great. what kind of person does your Tivo think you are?
A well-rounded person with a terrible taste in TV…
@Grey, I remember watching an episode of King of Queens years ago and the Patton Oswalt character got a Tivo and it thought he was gay.
Ha! Yeah, sometimes I wonder why it records so many Lifetime shows… I only like Project Runway, geez…
@Grey, At least you get to watch a lot of Meredith Baxter-Birney.
She’s such a chameleon!
@Grey, yes, and a frequent visitor to some childhood wet dreams…I shouldn’t tell everyone these things
I’ll keep it between us…
@Grey, and my childhood Dukes of Hazzard sheets
Childhood?
@Grey, I outgrew the twin bed, gave up those, my star wars sheets and the ET sheets. But thats O.K. I still had my Bengi sleeping bag.
Is that one with the real dog fur insulation? Sweet!
@Grey, made in Korea
Of course!
@Grey, I’m glad you got that one
Grey
In a 12 team H2H, what SP do you view as fair value for Teixiera? I’m getting shit offers in my opinion. Best I’ve got is Matt Moore or Shields. I’ve lost Garza on the year and Dempster is in Arlington now. LaRoche and Pujols are taking up 1B and DH spots.
Current rotation: Gio, AJ Burnett, Latos, Straily, Anibel Sanchez and Dempster.
Thanks man
I’d want a lot more for Tex than Moore or Shields…
@Grey, Thanks. I totally do too. But these hillrods in my league are afraid to make deals. Guess Ill just sit tight.
No problem…
I have Longo currently on DL.
Should I immediately move him into my lineup or allow him a few games to get his feet wet (I can hold him on DL as long as I want, but once I move him to bench or starting roster its over).
If I love him to my active roster I would immediately have to drop Chris Johnson.
@The Real McCoy, Leave him on your bench for a few
Or DL, excuse me…
Hey Grey, sorry if I missed it. But did you give ROS stats for Dan Straily?
Eh, there’s no ROS for Straily… Hope for a 2-something ERA and prepare to drop him after two bad starts…
@Grey, Wow, ok. I wasn’t thinking that harsh. I’m expecting Samardzija type numbers… yeah?
Yeah, Samardzija has been dropped by people after some tough outings…
Need a bench player for all categories:
Marte, Boesch, or Segura?
Thank-you
Marte
I’m thinking about offering Cain and Straily for Kemp… Fair? Good for me?
I’d want Kemp
@Grey, Thanks, yo
With SF switching to a closer committee, would you drop either B. Lincoln or D. Phelps to pick up Affeldt? I currently have Casilla and have rostered both Lincoln and Phelps for ratio help. Thanks.
Lincoln
Good morning, please choose 2 for ROS util
Moreland, Pagan, Dirks, Rajai Davis, Frazier
R, HR, RBI, AVG, SLG, OBP
Pagan, Frazier
H2H league. 6×6 with OPS and HRs Against the add-ons. If season ends today I’m the last team in the playoffs. Need to finish out strong. Cain, Rickie Weeks, and Morneau are sitting on the waiver wire (those three are probably the best available) and I have Ichiro and Swisher as my my two Utility players. Do you suggest dropping Ichiro for Cain (need to replace some SBs) or Swisher for Weeks/Morneau?
Drop Ichiro for Cain and Swisher for Morneau…
Will bautista come back this year? And would you trade dunn for him?
I wouldn’t trade for him…
I’m riding three hot schmo’s right now… Revere, Gomez, Ludwick.
Did I rank them right in terms of the length of the schmo leash ?
I’m ready to drop Ludwicknow, but not quite yet on Gomez, and see no reason to consider dropping Revere at this point.
You did rank them right…
@Grey, Thx – now stop staring at my schmo leash, that’s creepy.
Ha!
Please rank these starting pitchers ROS (points league):
Straily, Harvey, Corbin
Thanks!
Straily, Harvey
What kind of lines do you think we might see ROS from Stanton and Longoria? Pretty stoked to get both of them back today in one league…
Stanton: 10 homers, .280; Longoria: 4 homers, .300
@Grey, cool. If you have a chance mind to look back up at Qs 52 and 53?
segura or seager
@aj, Segura
I think weavers era is like 0.08 since being a sell candidate. Annibals numbers are 3.99/1.30…you da man!
@Fabalino, are you insinuating that Grey said at any point that Anibal is better than Weaver?
ROS in a 5×5…Werth or Ichiro?
Werth
Looking to gain a few more saves. Would you drop Hosmer, C Johnson, Ludwick or Span for Affeldt?
Ludwick if bench bat…
12 team, 5×5:
1) my Peavy, Minor and Rutledge for his Kemp
2) my Gio and Middlebrooks for his Pujols
3) better trade for me, 1 or 2?
Thanks dude.
I’d take Kemp… I’d take Pujols… 3) 1
Also that awesome 1st/2nd round dominant corner infield combo fielder/longoria have 23 combined homeruns. You da man!
@Fabalino, dude, you’re a tool. I’m at or near the top of every league I’m in and have this site to thank for it.
what the hell is a stress reaction? Is he stressed out cause he’s with the Cubs and didn’t get traded?
Hehe
Stanton activated off the DL today, who gets seat on bench btwn Adam Dunn, Morse, and Rizzo
Dunn
Your feeling change at all on Matt Moore? Got offered Adam Dunn for him today. Would you do that?
It’s fair, in most leagues I’d take Dunn…
Ciao Grey — Desperate for saves with a group of closers that look like they come from the Island of Misfit Relievers: Wilton Lopez, Ryan Cook, Frank Frank, Cishek, and now Affeldt. I’ve got 5 closers or partial closers and all are ranked among your bottom 8 closers to own.
How about trading one of them out for Isringhausen, Doolittle, or Strop? Any of those guys I have rostered that you’d just drop?
This is in a 16-team redraft 5×5 roto league.
Thanks!
Ciao! I’d trade Frank-Frank or Affeldt for Doolittle… I’d drop Frank, otherwise…
@Grey, Is Frank Frank’s prognosis that bad?
I just don’t think he’s very good and in a situation with Parnell… You know these end of the Brain Freeze closers, they could be okay or give you 2/3 IP and 4 ER…
@Grey, Yeah, so true about those Brain Freezes. But I don’t know if that’s enough to cut ties with him for a guy who is, at this point, only theoretically part of a committee.
I hate CBC, but this time of year is the worst. I hate having to ask myself to pick from Parnell, Casilla and Cook. I mean, really, how many saves are we talking about ROS? Likely not very many. That roster spot may be better used with another SP or bench bat.
Yeah, exactly… Unless you’re in the position to gain a dire point, saves are a lot less necessary right now…
@Grey, Sure, I’ve been jettisoning guys like that in some of my roto leagues. H2h leagues… that decision is more complicated and annoying.
detwiler or medlen?
medlen or diamond?
Detwiler…Medlen…
Gre (with an accent grave),
What do they call you on Martha’s Vineyard? And who should I drop out of Anibal, Niese, Haren and Fister to activate Giancarlo? Thx!
@JB (from the Hamptons), add Dunn, Harper and Stubbs to that list of potential drops.
Ha… On the Vineyard they call me Grey Kennedy… I’d lose Anibal…
Would you trade andrus for wainwright? Can replace andrus with segura…
It’s okay, not crazy about it in most leagues…
Which side ROS: Posey, C Johnson, Anibal, Putz or M Montero, Victorino, Morrow, Janssen
Posey…
M Montero or Doumit ROS?
Montero
Trade Scherzer (lots of K’s but killing ERA) and Adam Jones for Matt Moore then replace Jones with Revere off WW? I’m in a 10-team league, shallow so nobody will trade, 4th place but need pitching heading into playoffs.
Not a good trade…
So I’m in a keeper league and someone just posted that he is looking for a power bat. I’ve been trying to flip Carlos Beltran for a while so of the following who would you say is the best long term keeper and would you trade Beltran for any of them:
Kyle Lohse
Roy Hallady
Chris Capuano
Yadier Molina
Michael Bourn
PS – I have no chance of winning this year so all I’m looking for is the future.
Halladay or Bourn…
H2H keeper, give Rizzo (can be kept in last round) for Latos (who I wouldn’t keep at his draft position)?
I’m holding onto last playoff spot and have some offensive firepower coming back soon. With guys coming off the DL, Rizzo is about to move to my bench, and I could really use SP (Darvish and McDonald falling off the map, Hommy on DL), but Rizzo is really valuable at that price. If I can’t find better, make the deal, or hold?
Find a better deal…
yo greyman,
how you rank pagan, ikedavis, ryan ludwick for Rest year?
respeckt.
Pagan, Davis
Any thoughts on Desmond Jennings? He just isn’t hitting. When Rasmus comes back do I bench Jennings for Revere? Is Jennings still ownable in a 10-man, non-keeper league?
Depends who you’re dropping him for, I’d prefer not to in most leagues though…
Hey Grey – ROS Gio or Encarnacion? Thanks.
Gio, depends on needs…
Do you mind ranking the following out of Lester, Worley and P. Corbin?
Thanks.
Worley, Lester
Who should I start tonight between Snider, Frazier and Kendrick?
Frazier
Who to drop for Stanton coming off DL? Rasmus, Suggiano, Torii Hunter, Brett Jackson, Marte, or Boesch?
Ruggiano
12 team, 5×5, 2-catcher league
My Peavy, Rutledge, AJ Pierzynski, Middlebrooks for his Pujols, Lincecum, and Avila?
If it matters, my other catcher is Sal Perez
Thanks…again…
I’d take Pujols…
Tillman, Corbin or McAllister ROS?
Corbin
Dynasty – Brett Jackson or Starling Marte
Jackson
Would you ditch Clippard for Holland in KC? I’m a bit concerned with the wildness and runs being exhibited in Was. Esp now that Storen is pitching the 8th.
I’d go with Holland
B.Wallace/Boesch OR Pagan/Freese?
is it close?
-YHL
Pagan, close enough…
Wow just looked at Crawfords numbers over the last week and a half… Do you think he is performing now that he was waived by the Sawx and is trying to build a case for next year? Like him ROS over any of these (@Util)
Revere, span, Howard, robot, ludwick, Rutledge, boesch?
I like him over Ludwick… He’s fine as long as he’s not hurt, but his elbow sounds like it could get hurt any day now…
With Longoria back I have an excess of 3B. Rizzo and Konerko are holding down my 1B/CI spots so Lawrie is expendable and in Canada, he should draw good value.
I think I want to target my MI where I have Uggla, Andrus and Espinosa. The sad thing is I need exactly what Uggla usually offers…HR=RBI>AVG>Runs>SB. It’s a 12 team daily league.
Tried a huge offer for Cano but no luck. Do I offer Lawrie for a powerful 2B?
1) Lawrie and Latos for Kinsler
2) Lawrie for Brandon Phillips
3) Olt for Josh Rutledge
4) Wait on Uggla to turn it around
Who else might be a good target for Lawrie?
I’d do 1…
Gio or Halladay ROS?
Sorry ive blown up the board a bit today but theyve been quick at least!
Gio….
@Grey, it should be Boneface, Bunts and Halladay
“How did I know? Does my mustache cover a 2nd brain? Is my brain the model for the rover, Curiosity? Nah, he’s a pitcher with an elbow injury (on a team that hasn’t won a title in 150 years) and it’s August.”
They could shut the stadium down and no one’s day would be miss a beat.
Hehe…
Please rank ROS.. Looking for an aid in Wins, ERA, and WHIP. K’s not really a concern.
Fister, Scott Diamond, and Detwiler.
Thanks.
Fister, Detwiler…
What do you think about my Espinosa + sweetener for his JUp?
I like it…
Drop Espinosa or the shell of Rollins for Segura?
Espinosa
Do you like Segura over Kelly Jo?
If you need steals, yeah…
Gah – had a deal all lined up to swap my A-Ram for Greinke, but then the other guy got cold feet because of A-Ram’s cortisone shot. Booo!
@Steve, I’m surprised he didn’t jump all over it given the magic these cortisone shots have been unleashing. (for the record, said magic is not the same as “Steve Magic”…that only gets unleashed when you play Jimmy Rollins. Which, by the way, please sit him again!)
@Chillmodious, face it steve.. we all want you to sit rollins.. cant you just pick up rutledge or somethin?? Killin me smalls…
@Prezii, A double! The tide is turning!
He should be happier that he got a cortisone shot…
@Grey, I tried to tell him that, and that Zimm had had one, blah blah. But to no avail.
I suppose he might be handy to have when Longo gets hurt again…
Or when Longo sits every third day…
@Grey, right? A shot means a couple weeks of beast mode…
@Prezii, I’ve just had one. Can’t stop hitting 400-ft bombs.
That’s what I’m saying…
Joey Bats going for another MRI after renewed discomfort.
Blarpf.
I just made that word up, but I think it aptly summarizes how I feel right now. That, and the eye roll you can’t see me doing at the moment.
I obviously have to hang on to him, and I’ll continue to hope for a return in August, but I fear he may be donezo for 2012.
Yeah, that’s miserable news…
I get to keep one of these guys for 2013, which one?
Sale, Halladay, Bourn, Konerko, Crawford
thanks
Sale
Lets start the Lester earned run total at say, 4? Anyone care to take 5? 6? 9?
4′s a good call… I’ll go 5…
Nervously going against the SON with Detwiler in the RCL today.
Only has Ro-Det a 102 going against the Astros…
Yeah, weird that he’s so low there, I think it’s safe, but what do I know? We’re talking about SON here.
@Grey, Tell me about it. I started Stults in H2H yesterday.
Crazy, but it worked out…
Harang worth a flier in a 10 team H2H league? Playing home against the Rockies who are pretty atrocious on the road.
Sure, worth a flyer…
Dude offered me his Hellickson for my Plouffe in a redraft.
1.
A) Just take it and run?
or
B) It’s not good enough
2. Regardless of your answer to 1. Who of his pitchers should I ask for, cause I have to at least try to counter… (who is slightly better than Hellickson?)
Kershaw, Hamels, Vogelsong, McDonald, Diamond, Maholm
3. And I don’t suppose Anibal Sanchez or Josh Johnson + Plouffe would be enough for Hamels or Kershaw?
1. It’s fair 2. Vogelsong, Maholm 3. Can try…
Kemp or Kimbrel and Reed
Kemp
Mark Trumbo/Mike Moustakas for Ryan Zimmerman/Greg Holland. It’s a standard 12-team keeper. What side do you like?
Trumbo
Who rides the pine tonight?
Goldy @ Karstens
Bruce @ Fiers
Crawford vs. Dempster
AGon vs. Dempster
Bruce
@Grey, Excellent that’s who I did! Yeah buddy!
@Grey….Uggla was dropped in my 10 team 5×5 H2H league. 2b has been my biggest hole all year, have been playing Bonifacio when healthy, but when hurt I’m resorting to trash. Currently playing Eric Young, other possible pickups are Segura, Aviles, Inge, yuck. I really do not need the speed. I also dont need a guy to hit .190 for me though (Uggla, duh). With all this being said, its a no brainer that I should pick Uggla up and play him at 2b, right? You think he will wake up the last 2 months?
Yeah, I could see grabbing him…
Need to make room to activate Stanton in the 9-team keeper. Looks like it’s either Chris Johnson or Moustakas. Who gets the chop?
Moose
back half of pitchng staff is hurting; 12 team, 5x 6 (k/9 is the extra cat) head to head, – need 3 or rank the following: parker, corbin, millone, mahon, medlin, harvey, holland – thanks in advance.
Medlen, Maholm, Corbin…
I see Lind is due back friday, is he usable?
For? Kidding… Yeah, could be for some power…
@Grey, a windmill…zing!
Nice
I’m sure you have notice how bad a pitcher gets after a no-no or a perfect game. Cain is touting roughly a 4.50 since he went perfect.
Yeah, have seen that…
Bases full for Longo…
@Steve, Sigh. Sac fly.
@Steve, But at least he’s playing!
Yay!
@Grey: Jared Burton, Wilton Lopez, or Jeremy Affeldt for random saves?
Also, the Todd Helton blurb = instant classic. Speaking of used up horses being sent to the knackers (<- the one thing I learned reading Animal Farm)… is Luck worth watching? I was really looking forward to watching it in a rainy day marathon until it got canceled.
@Marty Funkhouser, Just saw you’d answered the first question above. If I can’t get Lopez off waivers, Affeldt or Burton?
Nah, Luck was terrible… Lopez, Affeldt…
Indecipherable…
@Grey, Damn. It had such an interesting cast, too. Thanks for the input, kind sir.
Yeah, was a indecipherable mess…
Look at Snider go 2-2 after I dropped him from my H2H roster to activate Longo!
Damn, I benched him vs. a lefty…
@Grey, Very small sample size of course, but Snider has hit lefties better than righties this year, including all 3 of his HRs.
Yeah, I hear ya… Just seems counterintuitive…
Brandon Phillips for AJ Burnett? I also have Kinsler. Thanks
It’s fair, I’d take Burnett there…
Unbelievable. You have got to be kidding me. When you look at Detwiler vs Astros hitters, there are only three of them.
One of them is Ben Francisco who, before today, was 5-9 against him with 2 home runs.
Of course he does it again. Of course he does.
@Steve, Yeah, and sonavabenched by A-Ram. FFS.
Gotta roll with the guy after his cortisone shot…
@Grey, Yeah, but you have to go with Konerko ahead of A-Ram for Util, don’t you?
@Steve, All other things being equal, that is.
Yeah, you do…
The SON knew.
Pls rank these starts H2H pts (SON hasn’t covered some of these yet):
C. Richard vs CHC
Bedard vs SD
Estrada @ HOU
Cobb vs TOR
Medlen @ NYM
Medlen, Estrada, Richard
Stick with Rutledge or ride the seemingly getting hot Espinosa or Drew?
For UTIL: Aramis, Rasmus, or LaRoche?
Rutledge… LaRoche
@Grey: I need the help of the mighty ‘stache! 12 team mixed dynasty league. I just acquired Fielder, so Votto could be potentially expendable. Owner is offering me choice of any 2 of these players for Votto: J-Upton, A. Jackson, Bruce, & Hamels. We keep 7 hitters, so if I take 2 hitters in return, then I’d be losing Rasmus as a keeper. I’m thinking swap Votto for J-Upton & Hamels or just stay put… Thanks in advance!
I’d Hamels and Upton, but there’s a bit of risk involved in a dynasty… Prefer to trade Fielder for Upton and a lesser piece…
@Grey, Thinking I will just move Morse for Choo instead. Thoughts on that deal? Thanks!!!
It’s fair…
Chris Johnson, I approve of what you did there.
Been in beast mode…
@Grey, except for the few days here and there when I start him.
It’s funny…when all of my teams have go cold for a day or two, I think, “HOW COULD THIS BE POSSIBLE???” When they all kick ass, I just think, “That makes sense.” Both situations are (roughly) equally possible, yet my initial reaction to the former is to be confounded at the unlikelihood of it all.
Which is to say, all of my teams suck today.
I don’t know why they can’t all just be around .280 and decent every day… I don’t like the highs and lows…
@Grey, Nice try…you know you love both. Ride the lightning!
Damn… True!
Another day off? My hatred for Napoli has reached a new high. It has me seriously considering dropping him outright and not even carrying a catcher… use the spot to stream SPs or something useful. It almost makes sense in my league which counts K, AVG, and OPS… or punishes for those categories, to be more appropriate to the position.
There’s no one on waivers to pick up?
@Grey, Sure, there are options, but I’ve managed a 21 point roto lead with Napoli holding me down. I figure I’ll be fine with no catcher and get someone to help me where I need it… ratios, Ks, and K/9. Speaking of which, I started carrying Grilli today. Yeah, I think that’s plenty of humble to balance the brag.
Ha, #definitely
C’mon Nats – help a Detwiler out. It’s Jordan Lyles FFS.
You sound like me watching Peavy not be able to beat Bruce Chen.
Didn’t get a chance to mention it, but the Fielder “quote” from yesterday was gold, Grey. Gold! I Traded Zim the day after he got his cortisone shot. For A-Ram. Bring on the comeuppance for that blinking fertilizer.
Please pick one from each.
1.) Aoki, Pagan, or Span.
2.) Scutaro, Seguaro, Cozart, or Aybar.
C.)
4.) Medlen, Estrada, Blanton (W, QS, K, ERA, WHIP, in that order)
Thanks!
Segura#Spellingisn’tmystrongsuit
Thanks! I hear ya on Aramis… 1. Pagan 2. Segura C) 4) Medlen
There’s something pretty depressing about seeing one of your guys go deep twice on the same day, and not have your team move even a micron up the standings.
@Steve, And then right after that, your team hits another homer, and still you don’t move.
Yeah, I was so close to moving up, but then I went .214…
@Grey, I’m .405 today with 4 HR, 9 R and 9 RBI and all I’ve done is gained half a point in WHIP.
@Steve, You got that half point due to my owning Valverde. Way to go! You smartly didn’t draft Valverde in at least one league!
In the same league, I’ve hit .150 with 2 R, 1 HR, and 2 RBI, and I’ve lost 1.5 points…in K and WHIP.
Damn, nice day though… Somehow I just grabbed Chris Johnson tonight in the RCL so he’s sure to cool off…
Effing Valverde. Jesus.
I hate his face.
Good looks on the Chris Johnson pick up!
Nice!
I wish Konerko could decide if he’s back or not. Don’t be shit, then hit a home run one day, and go right back to being shit.
One or the other, thanks.
Thought I was pretty clever with my Stults yesterday, but not a good day to be against Dempster, Fiers and Bartolo.
Would you move Olt for Peralta if Olt was cockblocked at 3B by Lawrie and Longoria?
Nope
What will happen in the bottom of the 9th for the Giants? Affeldt to carry on or will Casilla come in?
I just dropped Affeldt, so hope not…
@Grey, Affeldt back out there…
@Steve, Looks like Affeldt is head of the committee.
Jim Henderson. New callup for a desperate Milwaukee pen looked good vs Reds tonite, got the save. Speculative add considering the travails of AxEdsel and Dor-K, or just a blind chicken finding a kernel of corn? All I have are bottom feeders anyway (Casilla, Lopez, frieri, Frank^2)… Lose one of them for Henderson?
Ha! I’d hold…
Romanian gymnast just fell onto her face during her floor routine. That’s what she gets for abusing Pink Floyd as her soundtrack. Flop on you crazy commie!
Awesome! BTW, you have Grilli for today’s game?
@Grey, Yep… only today’s game, too (just grabbed Affeldt and dropped Grilli). I’m sure now that he got that crappearance out of his system, he’ll finish the season without another ER and 15 something K/9. #douche
Yeah, that’s the worst… Happened to me with Tim Collins earlier in the year… Been nails ever since…
The LaRoche fun isn’t over already is it?
Nah…
Look at the run support the ‘Dorf is getting. He’s making the most of it too…
@Steve, That’s a clown jinx, bro.
@Hashtag Humblebrag, Yes, it probably is. I’d assumed that not many people would have been starting him.
The Streamonator liked him for this start, though I don’t imagine it was factoring in this kind of run support…
@Steve, Never underestimate SoN, or my cajones… or my cajon, for that matter (anniversary gift from my wife):
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3120/cajonn.jpg
Very cool…
@Hashtag Humblebrag, That is pretty neat.
SON
Pestano or Henderson for the old saves chase? (another blown save by Perez in CLE….Henderson actually got the hand-shake tonight)
What do you think?
Thanks!
Pestano
Better shot at save opportunities:
Pestano or Casilla?
Pestano…
Asdrubal or Alcides ROS h2h pts?
Asdrubal
Casilla not even part of the committee?
http://twitter.com/CSNBaggs/status/233041056084680705
Andrew Baggarly
?@CSNBaggs
Bochy met with bullpen today. Romo and Affeldt will close, depending on matchups. Lopez in spots too.
Thanks for the heads up!
Pls rank ROS h2h points:
Prado
Bourn
Pence
C. Johnson
Bourn, Pence, Johnson
Too late, stupid Angels. Needed Colon to get clobbered like this ages ago.
Didn’t SON like Colon?
@Grey, It did, but I was against him in H2H and couldn’t bring myself to start him against Trout, Phat Albert and the gang in the RCL.
I hear ya…
Need to drop Casilla. Who’s your first pickup, then second, out of Romo, Affeldt, Wilton Lopez?