Comments on: You Got Pronk’d!

By: timSTi

timSTi — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:20:34 +0000

@Grey : Wolf it is then. Garza’s perfect through 6. Sox’ll get a hit though.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:52:26 +0000

@timSTi: Wolf

By: timSTi

timSTi — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:44:55 +0000

@Grey : I’m about to drop and replace Davies. These are the top 10 SP’s by what they’ve done this year available. Which would you suggest?

Davis, Richmond, Wolf, Uehara, Braden, Ohlendorf, Pineiro, Marquis, Looper & Masterson.

I’m top 3 in Wins and K’s, middle to bottom in ERA & WHIP.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:42:10 +0000

@Grey: I know. You work hard to have a good draft, manage the waiver wire, and the league balance gets ruined in one moment when the first place guy swoops in and grabs the low-lying fruit (wow, what a crappy metaphor) from a moron who doesn’t even realize he’s been taken.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:10:27 +0000

@Bob: Yeah, it's just very frustrating.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:06:16 +0000

@Grey: Yup, it’s a terrible trade, but unless there’s collusion, not much to be said. You can’t legislate stupidity.

Kinda reminds me of a Yahoo Plus league I’m in this year. Some a$$hole offereed me Kendrick and Jon Lester for my Chase Utley. I turned him down without saying anything nasty. Two days later, Kinsler for the same two guys posts. Our league went ballastic, and the guy who gave Kinsler later apologized to the league – it’s his first one. Yeah, well the apology was nice, but he ruined our league.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:33:17 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Ha! @IowaCubs: Ziegler for Cantu. *****Take new questions to the newest post.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:31:20 +0000

ok last question… would you rather trade Ziegler for Stewart or Lidge for Cantu?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:26:28 +0000

Is it just me or does this guy look like a guy that would spit in your face if you got in a fight with him?

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8014

By: Infamous

Infamous — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:10:55 +0000

@Grey: My bad. Will do

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:06:14 +0000

@dtv: I want the Swisher side. @ABell: Nah @cws05nuts: I touch on what I think in comment #40. @Zebo: I'd hold Sanchez. @NoonTime: I have six teams. Yeah, that trade frustrates me. @Thunder Dan: re: trade -- Yup. I wouldn't drop Gregg. @Rick Dempsey: Mid-May/June @Infamous: That's very hard to read like that. Much better in the forums with a question like that.

By: Infamous

Infamous — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:04:09 +0000

Hey, would appreciate if anyone could give me any roster advice, looking to trade for some better pitching or anything to make my team better. Here is my roster:
Russel Martin, Joey Votto, Robinson Cano, Alexei Ramirez, Aramis Ramirez, Beltran, Kemp, Magglio Ordonez, Nelson Cruz, Aaron Hill, Cody Ross, Chris Iannetta, Matt Wieters, Troy Tulo////// Matt Capps, Heath Bell, Corpas, Ryan Madson, Derek Holland, Javier Vasquez, Matt Cain, Chris Young, Aaron Harrang,Ian Snell, DL: Smoltz.

By: Rick Dempsey

Rick Dempsey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:03:56 +0000

@Grey: With the Tampa Bay SP’s getting regularly torched now a days, when do you predict a David Price call up?

By: Dingo

Dingo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:01:33 +0000

@Tom: What did you trade Lowell for? It's easy to feel bad about a trade when you based it on an assumption (3B depth) that's no longer true, but if you got good value for Lowell you shouldn't worry too much. Last year, when I read that Smoltz was going to move from the rotation to the bullpen, I took advantage of my newfound closer depth and traded George Sherrill for a struggling Chad Billingsley. Soon afterward, Smoltz was done for the season, and I started to second-guess what ended up being a brilliant move. Okay, I admit it. That was just an excuse to brag.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:58:06 +0000

@Grey: @Baron Von Vulturewins: So when you say you want more than Cantu, you're saying you want Votto instead?

By: cws05nuts

cws05nuts — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:56:22 +0000

Aram always takes a little break. Just earlier than later this year. The one thing to be cautious about is that he has never complained about the calf before.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:52:45 +0000

I was feeling SO good at 3rd base a week ago, and one trade later my team might be taking a big hit. I had A-Ram, Lowell, and Mark Reynolds at the corner with Ian Stewart and LaRoche. I just traded Lowell and A-Ram might be going on the DL. I think I could do worse than Reynolds and Stewart, but man I wish I had Lowell right now.

Could the A-Ram calf injury be really serious?

By: cws05nuts

cws05nuts — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:43:39 +0000

@thunder: Yes. His knee or whatever is still in terrible condition. Uncle Lou is headed for an alcoholic catatonic state unless the Cubs bullpen stabilizes. A major reason for the shambled state is that Gregg can only get up and warm up once a game and then go directly in. Rain delays and 1.0 + IP are out of the question because the knee locks up or so he says. I think this also limits how many times he can go back to back as well.

And he is starting to draw Farnsworth comparisons here in Lakeview….

By: Thunder Dan

Thunder Dan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:39:05 +0000

Disregarding team needs, I would take Hardy/Ziegler over AsCab/Buerhle in a second.

@ABell: I wouldn’t drop Jhonny for Asdrubal, although I feel your pain as a fellow Jhonny owner. Cabrera just doesn’t have the track record JP does.

I am so sick of Kevin Gregg and his terrible pitching. I know you shouldn’t drop a closer no matter how bad they are, but if you already had Soria, Capps, Francisco and Franklin (12 teamer), would you drop Gregg for SP depth? Phil Hughes is on the wire…

By: NoonTime

NoonTime — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:36:12 +0000

@Grey: Sounds like a sweet first place move to me.... prey on the weak and desperate while it's still early and they still think they have a chance! In a 16 teamer I agree Hardy is no WW. Ziegler's value also goes up. Grey, you may have mentioned this before, but how many teams are you managing this year, including co-managing and your razzball team?

By: cws05nuts

cws05nuts — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:31:48 +0000

@Zebo: Vernon is healthy for now…. That helps.

By: Zebo

Zebo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:28:37 +0000

drop Freddy Sanchez for Scutaro? Is Scutaro for real? His career average suggests a regression, but this year’s Jays ain’t like the Jays of yesteryear.

By: cws05nuts

cws05nuts — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:27:38 +0000

Howdy… So, I’ve watched the Sox for a long time now and damn Javier is still the same Javier that got him driven off the team. And of course I drafted him this year because now he has two less hitters in a given line-up that he can get by while he forgets he’s pitching.

But, seriously. What is the deal with him? Has there ever been another pitcher like him with multiple + pitches that is constantly pigeon holed in .500 purgatory?

Stoney and Farmio last year finally gave up trying to figure it out and resided to think that he just stops thinking on the mound? What is the Razz angle/view on Mr. Javier?

By: ABell

ABell — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:13:37 +0000

hey grey should i drop peralta for asdrubal, he’s ss and 2b eligible?

By: dtv

dtv — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:07:06 +0000

Swisher & J. Zimmermann for Ziegler & Church??? 7×7 roto (OPS/K’s against & QS/Holds) Thoughts? I have an excess of closers and need an OF and SP. Already have too many high-K guys, but seems like the best fit for me.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:56:23 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Yeah, as I said to NoonTime. I just posted on our league messageboard. I'm annoyed. @Probable Party Starter: Yeah, for now. But I'd look to trade one of them.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:54:53 +0000

@jerkstore: They're all indigestion waiting to happen. Bush might be the least amount of indigestion. @Probable Party Starter: Lincecum looked great those first few innings. Then I went to watch ANTM. Why bench Volstad? One move left I'd go with Madson. @NoonTime: Hardy's averaged 25 HRs the last two years and headed there again, Ziegler's getting saves -- the other two guys going the other way are waiver wire guys. This is also a 16 team league and the guy getting Ziegler/Hardy is in first and the other guy is in 15th place. @SRM: Yeah, that's my thinking as said to NoonTime right above. @Mr. Rickey: Lose him for Hughes.

By: Probable Party Starter

Probable Party Starter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:54:47 +0000

Corner IF connundrum. I have Cantu as my Chipper DL-surance, but when he’s healthy he deserves to play. I also have Votto, so Fielder is my odd man out until he gets his shite together, no?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:53:57 +0000

@Grey: Bullshit, (cough,cough)

By: Mr. Rickey

Mr. Rickey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:50:17 +0000

I have Davies on my bench. Should I drop him for any of the following (all available FAs), Hughes, Duke, Wakefield, Jimenez or Wolf. Also, have Duchscherer on my DL but could take Wang instead – good move?