If you’re like me on most Fridays, you’re sitting in your car beneath an underpass and writing ALF fan fiction, but today we have a different type of fantasy for you to engage in. No, not your fantasy where it’s you and that girl from high school in a tub of Alphabet Soup and you write her a love letter on her back in noodles! This is a fantasy baseball fantasy! Because you know what would be really cool? If you could join a fantasy baseball league that was against, like, 1000 other fantasy baseball teams. But not a 1000-person league, where people are trying to figure out who the back-up third baseman is on the Single-A Astros affiliate, the Corpus Christi Amscrayers. No, this is a 12-person league designed so you compete against eleven other people in your league, then 90 other leagues of twelve. That would be cool. Oh, wait, we’ve done that. It’s called the Razzball Commenter Leagues, and they’re back, and you don’t even have to be a commenter to join it! For a limited time only, get your loved one a fantasy baseball league! That’s right, your hearts go pitter-patter or you’re dead on the inside (my condolences). Since back in June when you abandoned your fantasy baseball team because it was totally sucking and you returned to your cubbyhole of leftover Chinese food and Teddy Grahams, you’ve longed for this day. As Bob Marley sang, this is your redemption song, mon. Or womon, for our five girl readers. It’s time again to join some fantasy baseball leagues. Before you close all of your extraneous porn windows and rush to sign up, let’s explain how these fantasy baseball leagues are going to work. We’re going to have a bunch of leagues and crown a winner from each, then we’re going to crown ONE winner from all of the winners. We will be crowning the winner by taking each team’s points and multiplying it against a ‘league competitiveness factor.’ If you want to see how it worked last year, go here. So we’re going to fill up as many fantasy leagues as we can for the next seven weeks. Each fantasy baseball league will be a mixed league, 12 team, snake draft, roto, 5×5, 5 OFs, one Middle Infielder, one Corner Infielder, one Utility, 9 pitchers, 20 game eligibility, 180 Games Started max, 1000 IP minimum. Like last year, we will again be going with TWO DL SLOTS. The only things you need to change from the default settings is the 180 Games Started and the TWO DL SLOTS. Please be vigilant about having the exact same league rules and setup as everyone else. The lineup is also known as: C/1B/2B/SS/3B/CI/MI/5 OF/UTIL/9 P/3 BENCH/2 DL with 180 Games Started and 1000 IP minimum. The fantasy leagues will be played in ESPN and they will be free to join.
We’re going to start with twenty leagues of 12 and see how we do from there. To join a league… Sorry, again for the people in the back of the room:
TO JOIN A LEAGUE
Click the LINK in the ‘League Link’ column (see below grid) and enter the PASSWORD at ESPN. Emails are there for some leagues, but you shouldn’t need to email anyone. You can join as many leagues as you like. If you join less than ten, people may make fun of you.
TO START A LEAGUE
Please create a league in ESPN based on the league rules reference above. Step by step: Hit Create. Then Create ESPN Custom (middle option), Name League, Change to 12 Teams, Restriction Type: None, Open to All Users, Access: change to Private, create Password, leave as Roto and Snake, Make Draft Date and Time, Create. From Default settings all you have to do is change to TWO DL SLOTS and 180 Starts by pitchers. So, you go to ROSTERS and Click “Edit Roster Settings.” There, change to 2 DL Slots and 180 Starts (the counter will change to 20.0 per slot). Then SUBMIT Roster Settings. Finally, Create Your League! (Important Note: Make sure league is viewable to public but requiring a password to avoid non-Razzballers joining.) When that’s finished, click here. You will be permissioned shortly so you can add your league info to the Google Doc (the below grid cannot be edited from this page). On that Google Doc, you will need to enter your name, league link, password and please UPDATE the number of openings as your league fills up. That’s it. Oh, and don’t use your bank account password. (Here’s a video Jay made to help some noobs. Is noobs spelled with zeroes or oh’s? Hmm, that might make me a noob at spelling noob.) You can start as many leagues as you like. If you start less than ten leagues, again someone could mock you.
THE BIG PRIZE
You win bragging rights. Not just any bragging rights, but the bragging rights that you beat a thousand or so other people, and you can emphasize the “or so” as emphatically as you’d like. What? Not enough? Okay, for this year’s prize we’re taking the bull out of bulloney. We are upping the ante. “Hey, Olympic high jumper, can you jump over this ante?” No, you can’t, it’s been upped too high. LOOK, it’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s our ante! “Excuse me, astronomer, is that a satellite orbiting earth?” No, son, it’s Razzball’s ante. They upped it. This year we are giving away a $250 Best Buy Gift card, which can buy just about anything (up to $250). I recently bought a TV that sits underneath my toilet seat so when I whizz I can watch TV. Granted, I bought this in a dream I had and I was married to Sofia Vergara in said dream, but this must exist, right? Also, for s’s and g’s, I’ll throw in a Razzball t-shirt because I have 14,000 of these and I’ve already outfitted all the homeless people in my neighborhood with SAGNOF t-shirts. But, most importantly, you will be crowned the 2017 Razzball Commenter League Champion. Okay, now sign up…
Grey, are you intending on moving up Peraza in the ranks now that the veteran has been traded to the Braves? Thanks.
@Razztard Snowflake: He adjusts ranks throughout as changes happen
Espn still has schwarber listed as being OF & C eligible, does he move up in your rankings on draft day if the catcher listing stays intact?
@Foul balls: Think ESPN switched him to just OF eligibility
Grey!
Thanks for this, the mother lode!
a. Looking to sign up for an RCL that’s drafting when I’m awake – i.e., from 00h00 until 17h00. The period from 17h00 until 00h00 (EST) is when I sleep, more or less.
b. The auditor finally finished (nice alliteration, spaz) his mission!! We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief until we discover that the situation is quite dire and we need to shape up rapidly! Oversight on monitoring the distribution of non-food items is seriously lacking! No corruption charges but we need to work on processes! The auditor told us about the distribution reports of one partner. They receive stock of 100 boxes of commodity X during the month + they have 20 boxes in stock. Then the partner distributes 90 boxes worth to our beneficiaries for the month. At month’s end, they record 20 boxes as stock for carry over into the next month instead of 30. This continues for commodities Y and Z and for months on end. Well, the only bit of good news is this all happened during the period before we arrived in the operation. The bad news is our local staff were present and just did nothing. So, there’s that.
c. Have a nice weekend. I’ll tell you all about mine in my memoirs entitled ‘When the music’s over, turn out the lights.’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC:
a) I’m the same, I’m operating on GMT. Think there are a few of us on here like that.
b) Are the commodities scrabble tiles ? Those Q’s are pretty useless without the U’s.
@Another Dan: I’m on CET. So I am also looking for a league that doesn’t draft in the dead of night.
@Another Dan: I’d be up for a uk/European league too if there are enough of us….:?
Usually a few of them happen, you should just commish one
@Ante GALIC: A. You need to start a Chad-only league! B. Assuming Commodity X boxes aren’t black market kidneys… Just itch your ear if they are… C. You too!
@Grey: Grey!
a. Yes, how did you know? Kidneys can get like 10,000$ on the open market!! Needs to be received on ice, though. No ice, no dice.
b. Hah, a Chad only league. That’d be me and my buddy from that USGOV organization based in N’Djamena. We’d need to find 10 other stooges to join us. It’s possible.
Cheers,
Ante
A. Damn, ‘No ice, no dice’ sounds like a Chad commercial for kidneys — or a commercial for roofies B. You need to!
@Ante GALIC: Thinking about hosting an RCL this year. What about 11h30 et on a Saturday?
Can keep 3 players, in the round they were drafted in last year. 12-team, roto 6×6 (OPS, QS), 5 OF league. My options:
(18th round) Trevor Story
(15th round) Jean Segura
(21st round) Joey Gallo
(17th round) Khris Davis
(14th round) Kevin Gausman
(21st round) Matt Shoemaker
Thanks Grey!! Keep up the good work, looking forward to 2017!
@RJ: Story, Segura and Davis for me
@RJ: Agree with JeF
@RJ: Agree with others
Noticed you did not rank Alex Dickerson this year – any value ?
@Bodacious Taters: A bench Padres hitter? How deep is this league?
@Grey: dude, in 16, and more so in 20’s and NL onlyies last year he was quite useful.
For the last several years Razzball has been my little secret and I’ve been crushing my leaguemates as a result. Every year when I see this post I think, “why would you want to compete on a level playing field?”
This year, thanks to The Donald, I am so tired of winning all the time that I’m going to go for it. Feeling the soul crushing sting of being average will make me feel alive!
@Matty: HA… So sick of winning!
Merry Effin Christmas! Love this day and can’t wait to get back into the swing of things! ECFBL is ready and raring to go!
@MattTruss: Truss! Happy Valentine’s Day, sweetheart.
MWAH! Just sent out the invites for re-upping DFSers Anonymous babycakes
@MattTruss: Got it! Unfortch, I have to decline DFSers and FCL. I want to put all of my RCL energy into Grey’s expert league. I’m moving up in the world!
BOOOOOOOOOO. Good luck cashing the check for winning that league. I have a tough time drumming up motivation for non buy-in leagues. CREAM after all. It’s like playing no-limit hold’em for no buy-in. That’s cool though, I think Grey said I was invited to that league as well, so hopefully I’ll see you there so we’ll at least be in a league together this year.
@MattTruss: Oh totally with you. I have my share of money leagues already…besides, I’ll get $250 when I win again. Haha. I just want to concentrate on one RCL. Besides, I’ve been trying to plant the seed with Grey to make the champions league have some money on the line.
@Cram It: We’ll miss you terribly and think of you often. #Shittacos
@MattTruss: What up Truss!!
Solo EFF! Feels good man
@MattTruss: LEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOO!
YEE HAW!
@MattTruss: Have you sent the invites yet?
Done and Done
@MattTruss: Merry RCLXmas
@The Great Knoche: Damn, shooting across JB’s bow w/ the password
@Grey: I was gonna go Dominic Brown, but that ship has sailed.
Never sailed for Tehol, #neversailed
@Grey: #RockiesRebirth
@MattTruss: Just sent you an e-mail the other day — If there’s an opening in ECFBL, I’d love to join….
What’s up man, got your e-mail about 5 minutes after I sent out my email to the league checking on if everyone is coming back (impeccable timing on your part). I’ll let you know, we have pretty low turnover typically, but we’ll see. Thanks as always for the interest.
@MattTruss: Hoping you can commish another league for the reg folks
Oh, I typically get suckered into at least one more along the way. I also commished DFSers Anonymous last year, which was a great league. I’m inviting all those folks back, but there will be a couple spots to fill there as well.
We still on for the ‘Perts league?
Yeah, for sure, just need to set it up
JB with the password of the year. Awesome.
@Fenris-77: Yes
@Fenris-77: @Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Hahaha
@Fenris-77: “My yarmulke was blown off by a low flying plane,” said the Giant Jew
Hey Grey,
In a brand new 12 team keep-5 OBP league, H2H categories, 5 bench, no reserve, and C/1B/2B/SS/3B/3 OF/UTL spots only . . .
Is that too shallow to stash Moncada in lieu of a guy who’s starting? Thanks!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Not right now… You better be commishing a RCL
@Grey: I’d really love to, but I’m in 3 leagues already plus the whole work/family thing. Not sure I have the time to dedicate to a 4th, as much as I want to do one – I feel like I’d draft and end up making very few moves/lineup changes.
Booooooo
Last one! Again for H2H categories OBP/OPS keeper leagues. How would you rank the 4 player sets below?
A. Rizzo, Cano, plus 3 of Springer/Stanton/JDM/Desmond/Pollock
B. Rizzo, J. Turner, Harper, plus 2* of Springer/Stanton/JDM/Desmond/Pollock
C. Rizzo, J. Turner, Trout, Joc, plus 1* of Springer/Stanton/JDM/Desmond/Pollock
D. Goldy*, J. Turner, Harper, Joc, and 1 of Springer/Stanton/JDM/Desmond/Pollock
Thanks maestro!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Man you are going kinda overboard with the auction game plan. You’re splitting hairs with these options and even if you “pick” one, I guarantee it doesn’t go as planned. Auctions never do!
@Cram It: Good points – I guess it’s just great to think about getting any of these arrangements.
For what it’s worth, I’m only doing this hair splitting for my friends/family league, where everyone else just follows the ESPN salary numbers–truly a league where I could cherry pick a starting lineup as long as it mathematically fits in with the ESPN values, give or take a few bucks. In my other auction league (with people who know what they’re doing), I’d never get anywhere near this specific.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: If that’s the case, you should able to dominate the F&F league without any prep! Just Grey’s rankings/auction values by your side will have you cherrypicking the undervalued players, like you said. Thank you, come again.
@Cram It: For sure. David Dahl at $8, please and thank you! Trevor Story at $19? Don’t mind if I do! Lance McCullers for $1? You shouldn’t have!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Exactly…so why you’re spending time drumming up these specific dream-team scenarios, I don’t know. You’re going to have a dream team, don’t worry about i!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: B, D, A
I’m signed up and prepared to lose to JB… and everyone else in the league!
@Tweak: I dunno man, RCLs always seem rough for me, I typically finish 4-6 range. I’m gonna have a new draft strategy this yr tho…
@JB Gilpin: Last year was my first RCL and I came in dead last. I think I finished behind someone who abandoned their team. That’s what I get for sitting on Archer all year waiting for the big breakout, betting on JDongs have two good elbows and being behind on streaming SPs.
I made a bunch of mistakes last year. My new draft strategy? Draft good players.
@Tweak: Hah yeah, it’s tough to get out underneath bad busts like that.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m copying your strategy! hah
@JB Gilpin: Joe Ross #1 pick! [CUE THE MUSIC! *where are you nowowowow . . . . *]
@Tweak: @Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: STOP GIVING AWAY MY STRATEGIES GUYS!!!!
Where are you nowowowowow, ohhhhohohooh!!?!??!!?!
@JB Gilpin: Changed my mind. I’m only drafting Brewers players. NOW WHAT’S YOUR STRATEGY!?!
Villar, Arcia, Braun, Brinson, Hader, Davies, Reed, Thames, Perez, Santana, Broxton and Susac are all mine. DIBS!
… you can have Scooter and Shaw. <3
@Tweak: Actually really buying into that myself. I’m sure I’ll be wrong, but Broxton feels like he could easily be Villar 2.0, and Thames as a lefty batting cleanup in Miller just feels right (also, he looks like a barbarian marauder ready to throw an axe 25 feet).
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Curse your insight. I’m on board with this now. Corey Ray will be up in two years too, with Ortiz, Dubon and Diaz coming as well.
DAMN IT DID I JUST BECOME A BREWERS FAN!?!
JB WTFFFFFFF
@Tweak: @Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: We have a lot of fun options! Susac being wayyyyyyy overlooked for like 2-C leagues. Shaw might actually be OK too! Scooter is barely gonna play lol…
Totally agree on Thames. Beard is legit. Can’t wait for this season!
@JB Gilpin: As they say – if you beard it, they [the hits] will come.
@JB Gilpin: Madness…?
THIS. IS. WISCONSIN.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: @Tweak: Get everyone with beards! Love to see Braun with a beard
@Tweak: You should commish a league too!
@Grey: I would, but I’m finishing my PhD this year and I’ve got two little ones under 3 at home. Next year, I’ll be happy to do so. If I do my job right, my (then) 3 year old can rake in an RCL next year too!
Nerd! Kidding, good luck!
I’m looking at going into my dynasty league with this SP:
MadBum ($31)
Darvish ($13)
Quintana ($11)
McCullers ($10)
Nola ($6)
Pomeranz ($3)
Duffy ($3)
Sanchez ($3)
I also have Tillman ($3), Ray ($3), Lynn ($3), and Luke Weaver ($3) available with enough roster spots to keep maybe 2 of them in addition to the 8 above. I am leaning to just keeping Ray and look to add 1 starter in the draft.
@Jensen: Works for me
I’m coming for the Perts title this year. I’ve been running in the snow away from the KGB, and doing chain workouts. I’m lean, mean, and ready to rumble!
But how much snow is the question? 50+ inches in 8 days up here in Maine…beast mode.
@MattTruss: Bout 30, we’re a little further south.
@Ralph Lifshitz: You’re Talia Shire and I’m Francis Ford Coppola telling you to stop calling me at all hours
@Grey: Damn, and I was hoping we could be Creed and Rocky on the beach.
I’m Rocky and you’re Paulie in a parking lot… Stop drinking and get your shizz together!
@Grey: You’re Paulie’s sex robot
You’re the hanging frozen meat
@Ralph Lifshitz: I have a feeling I’ll be getting lots of text messages from you. I’ll be your mick
@Big Odio: “You’re all done Ralph, Ya washed up”
@Ralph Lifshitz: you’re gonna eat lightening and crap thunder
Hey Grey, would you deal B Belt for Paxton in a dynasty?
@Noam: Sure
Looking to join a yahoo / roto/ leaguesafe league. If anyone is looking for another person, let me know.
Send me over an email to [email protected]
Morning grey!
I joined league 16…. never done before. I downloaded the op. But am do doesnt appear there. Is this normal?
@Big w: OP? Ocean Pacific?
@Grey: sorry, stupid auto correct. Never done ESPN before. I downloaded the app. My team doesn’t appear on the app. Is that normal? Like does it appear after the draft?
What app? Sorry, never used the app… What are you trying to do? Start a league? Follow directions in this post from a computer
@Big w: I dont think it appears till after you draft
Ok I gave it a shot. I bet it will be competive. Those are the only leagues I compete in these days.
I Should be in the Yahoo HOF!
Yahoo HOF w/ a guided tour by The Noise
I Grey – I have a question about the dollar values in the war room or on the auction values pages.
For a 12-team ESPN-style league, there are only 66 pitchers with non-negative dollar values. A 12-team league would require 108 (12×9) pitchers to be bought.
Similarly, for the hitters, there are 119 hitters with a non-negative dollar value. A 12-team league would require 156 (12×13) hitters to be bought.
Why is this?
Lastly, adding up all of the positive dollar values, gets $2872, when one would expect $3120 (12×260).
Is there a fundamental flaw in the dollar values , or (more likely) am I missing something?
Either way, thanks for all the work.
Rudy calculates the auction values… He might check in later…
Mr. Grey,
I have Bumgarner, Strasburg, Danny Duffy, and McCullers in a 12 team 10 player keeper. I don’t think it makes much sense to keep all four, so I’ll try to move at least one for hitting or picks. I’ve read your rankings, but do you think keeping both McCullers and Strasburg is just a bad idea given recent injury history? On a related note, does it makes sense to keep McCullers at all if I can’t move any of the four? I’d say there’s a pretty low chance I can draft him, at least a few people in my league read this site. Thanks!
Are we going to dump the perts deadweight this year, and only invite those ready to play?
Yeah, Cram and Truss are in this year…
@Grey: Put $10 on the line…winner take all!
I don’t need a monetary incentive to beat all of you… Find your own inner reason and come for it
@Grey: Still waiting
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Cram finished in the top 5 like 4 years in a row
@Grey: That means nothing to me
Haha
@JeF WiTh 1 F: have you ever played an rcl? I recall you not having the time. Step up for your obsession already
@Big Odio: Ive played the last two years homeboy
@JeF WiTh 1 F: thats good to hear you stepped up. But seriously two years ago you said you didnt, but I’ll take your word for it. Whats the highest you have finished in the master standings? Don’t lie, Truss can check
Truth, I’m like RCLopedia Britannica over here.
@Big Odio: @MattTruss: FAKE NEWS!!!
@MattTruss: that’s right! I’ll bring you up below too.
@Big Odio: I know what you’re thinking of…I was in the midst of my divorce year one and fell off the map for a while.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: times are good when you are absent from the site… not as good as when malicious peon is gone, but pretty damn close
At least you’ve made improvements each year! This year…the 300s!!
@Grey: My motivation is to win the whole…f*n…thing. So make sure that league index is nice and high for me.
@Ralph Lifshitz: so what you’re saying is don’t invite Jay and Tehol
@Big Odio: ………………………..
*Cricket* *Cricket*
Who got cricketed?
I think it was last year that I saw a column on Razz about who to follow on Twitter for all the teams. An update on that would be helpful.
Thanks
I didn’t do it, but I’ll ping Jay with your request
That was me actually, I can start doing some digging on an update for that. It should be mostly the same people to follow for each team. Though last year I realized after the fact that I had included a dead guy on the list…my bad.
Give me a week and if Jay/Grey are good with it I’ll get that up and at you.
Thanks, Truss!
fired up and ready to go
AL!
Mornin’! I finished Luke Cage a few days ago. Best Marvel show on Netflix. The Method Man cameo is great. Highly recommend you move that up your list.
Maybe I’ll watch it next since I just finished my last show last night…
@Grey: what show was that?
The Bridge on Hulu, excellent, but subtitled — also finished The Crown, which was also good, but girly
@Grey: I dont have Hulu, been thinking about it. Is it worth the money
Yeah, I like Hulu… pro tip: find someone who already subscribes and split it w/ them and share log ins
@Grey: that would require me being that kind of friendly with someone…ugh!
Please, I have like three friends, if I can pull it off, you can… How about the guy with no neck?
@Grey: 3 friends? showoff!
Haha! But how do I consider people friends? For instance, Ante Galic might be one of three
he’s a Canadian so it may feel like a friend but he’s just raised that way
Don’t take away one of three friends!
@Big Odio: what about Mulkey?
Cougs’ friend
that makes sense
@Grey: Just get yourself amazons fire T.V. stick for 40 bucks…go on you tube and look up how to jail break it…takes all of 15 min and you’ll have unlimited movies and TV shows…no monthly fee
@JeF WiTh 1 F: I know the fire stick trick, just havent got around to it. I can buy a hacked one cheap
@Big Odio: Dont pay for someone to do it..really easy
You got much better pro tips! I have a Amazon Fire stick already… Hmm…
@Grey: Im pretty sure it only works with the $40 one …ill get you the link to break it
Thanks!
Which side you Grey
Hill Hanley or Crush Salazar
Hanley
Since all things must fade, I’m losing a lot of my valuable keepers in my 12-team Yahoo OPS league due to inflation. The only real keeper I have is Corey Seager at $23.
Is there anyone you would choose out of: Starling Marte ($30), Gregory Polanco ($23), Christian Yelich ($22), or Tanaka ($13)?
They all have some value… Not great deals, but keeper prices are inflated by their nature, so I could see keeping all of them if your keepers are unlimited
@Grey: Yeah, don’t love ’em. I only have to choose one, so I’m leaning to Tanaka. I’m pretty sure I could get all the others back at the same value or less.
@Brown L: Id keep Polanco over Tanaka
That works for me
I wish you all the best this year in the RCL’s. I hope Truss releases his strategy guides and people listen to them. If you rosterbate as much as you masterbate then you’ll be fine
Is this a credo for all or are you targeting someone w/ your words of wisdom?
@Grey: It’s his proclomation that he isn’t doing any RCLs this year. Which goes without saying, again
@nick the dick: dont be mad boo you’ll get another chance one day to play with me…just not this year. I have that RCL monkey off my back like a junkie that kicked smack
@Big Odio: I knew you wouldn’t do rcls this year, but why no Nasty? Why are you taking my Christmas tree? Whyy?
Everyone knows it, he adds it to every comment thread
@Grey: #antiRCL
Ha, he proclaims this once a week, like there’s someone waiting to him if he’s unretiring
@Grey: Ive said it like a half dozen times tops…. since last september. TBH, I hope you or Ralph wins perts this year, Not Rudy…definitely not Rudy!
#neverrudy
@Grey: this is a credo for all
Are Rudys auction values based on a $260 bidding limit? First time doing an auction league, figuring ill have to do math or schnazzy spreadsheet with a formula to calculate values since the league im in has a $200 draft limit
Yeah, $260 is norm
@Grey: gotcha. I remember you saying about 67% of the budget should be spent on hitting, 33% on pitching right?
Roughly $80 on pitching
@Grey: for my league where its only $200 limit?
260/200 — 77% — 77% of $80 = 62
@Grey: look at you going all math whiz on me! Thanks Grey!
Ha
Yo I created an RCL where the 180 and 2 DL didn’t save for some reason so I made a new one that’s correct, the other needs to be taken off the Doc
Which one should I remove? Half steppin?
Forget I see
If you can email the poor sap that signed up, you should
@Grey: Ha it’s Ralph, I told him already. Thanks, G. (Hello, Brooke)
Unwritten rule, person who returns from Last Chance Kitchen has to dazzle them in 1st challenge back
@Grey: what is last chance kitchen?
@Grey: Of course, the obligatory I just proved I deserved to come back dish
Yeah, then they doubled up on it with the elimination — Sadly, I can see the narrative they’ll sell if she wins the whole thing… What the Asian girl did to her, she did right back — what a story!
@Grey: Absolutely, and I don’t like it one bit. You think I forgot about those yougurt globs, Brooke?!! You cold dish makin’ ass trick…
Seriously! We get it, you can make a savory cold soup, do us a favor and make a bowl of hugs!
Grey –
My dynasty team needs starting pitching …
I have Greg Bird … does Bird (and his sleeper stats) for Tanner Roark make sense?
Help with drafting my first SP. 13 Team mixed 6×6 Roto . Keeping Arrieta as a 7th round pick.
I’m looking with ADP my next SP pick as : Carrasco as a 41st pick , don’t know if he will last until pick 64. Or deGrom as a 64th pick. So, if I wait until pick 64 to draft a SP , is deGrom a good enough fall back to Carrasco? Or should I take Carrasco at 41, would of taken a hitter.
Hey Gray,
Another trade offer for you:
I give Springer, Harvey, Betances
I get Desmond, CMart
Wasn’t going to keep Harvey anyways.
Works for me
Looks like ESPN added some new team logos this year. There’s a few of Karabell and Cockroft. One with Karabell eating a sandwich is interesting….
Stop it! Where? Link please
@Grey: Go to your team page in your RCL and click on team settings. Find choose a logo pack and choose Karabell and Cockroft
So icky
Who do you prefer at 2B in a weekly, H2H points league at 2B–Kinsler or Odor? Thanks
@Reno 911: Odor, all day errryday…
Odor
Thanks guys. I was leaning that way. Like to have a ‘pert confirm my hunches tho.
No problem!
Keeper question, 5×5 OBP league, 10-team, 6 keepers
Harper, EE , Donaldson are three keepers.
Advise the rest 3 : Dee Gordon , Segura , A. Jones, CarGo, Pollock, Sale, Brantley, Ellsbury
Thanks.
Pollock, Segura, Sale
@Grey:
Thanks Grey
Miss to list Ian Kinsler, and Hanley Ramirez,
Are they going to replace Pollock and Segura to be keepers?
Nope
grey,
Im looking for either a SP or OF to sign as a free agent with my only draft pick left a 4th rd pick. Can you suggest some names that you consider signing with that pick. The names are few and far between getting someone good
No idea who’s available
OF: Markakis, Valencia, Kim, Chisenhall, Pagan, Saunders, Dietrich
SP: Davies, J. Garcia, Montgomery, Kazmir, Sabathia, COlon, Straily
Montgomery
will he be starting or relieving
@Scott Kimmel: this hasn’t been decided yet, greyseph is going with the upside guys out of who you listed, it’s quite possible there’s others with more.
grey,
What are your thoughts of a trade offer I want to make.
I give up: Gardner, Granderson and Shoemaker
I get: Bauer and Dozier
Sounds good
Hey, Grey. Edwin or Votto in a points league? Thanks!
Votto
Hey man
Looking to get alex reyes in my dynasty….he wants Ken giles for him.
Pull the trigger?
Thanks
Nope
Keeper question, 5×5 OBP league, 10-team, 6 keepers
Altuve, XB, Kershaw are three players I will keep.
Advise the rest 3 : MadBum, Brandly Jr., Cruz, Pederson, LeMahieu
Thanks.
Bum, Cruz, Bradley
Typo,it’s Brandley Jr.
hey grey
in a dynasty would you drop schoop for one of belt, conforto, profar, reed, joe ross or shoemaker
thanks
Nope
Hi Grey, All,
in a 12 team h2h auction league, pitching cats are Wins, Losses, Ks, ERA, WHIP, Net Hld+SV;
wondering how these categories would change your approach during draft? still fill our team with SPs since it’s h2h? target cheap HLD guys instead of top closers? what positions become more valuable?
Cheap holds guys for sure… I’d steer away from pitchers on lousy teams
Alright. I ginally joined a Razzball RCL. Gonna be crazy, i have always struggled with Roto leagues and excelled in h2h. I chose Jays league so i can draft when my kids are asleep, the rest of the times don’t coincide very well
Nice!
Hello and happy Sunday,
I have Brad Miller, Tim Anderson, Rendon, and L. Cain in a 12 team keep 10. I’m planning to keep Rendon and Miller. Are you keeping Anderson over Cain? Or throw them both back in the hopes of either drafting them later or getting better players with the picks I’d be freeing up instead? I’m keeping one other 1B, two other OF, and 3-4 pitchers (assuming no preseason trading) so not terribly shallow anywhere position-wise, or particularly light on speed in my keepers.
Thank you!
Sure
@Grey: Thanks for the quick response, but just to clarify, is ‘sure’ to keeping Anderson over Cain, or to throwing them both back?
Keeping Anderson over Cain
@Grey: Cool, thanks again, the amount of time you spend responding to comments regularly amazes me, and is much appreciated.
No problem
Can keep Beltran for $6 this year in a 12 team roto. Nothing amazing value I know but he’s probably worth keeping than throwing back to auction? He’s old as dog balls but had a pretty great year last year and is in a great situation again this.
@Swfcdan: And guessing Pom ($6) and Hammel ($5) neither are worth holding?
Meh, none are interesting… Maybe you’re saving a couple of bucks w/ Beltran
@Grey: Yeah inherited a god awful team with only Buxton and Bell (both on minors roster) and no good keepers at all. Got last year and this year free though so got time to build up the keeper. Have promoted D Norris, J Gray, D Dahl and T Turner too make things look a bit rosier! (all promoted guys start at $0 first year)
Gotcha
for 20 team dynasty with OPS is this order of 1B about right (5 NA slots)
bellinger/gurriel/thames/belt/carter/shaw/vogelbach/r-zimm/plouffe and i could stash d.smith.
What’s the question?
@Grey: is that a good order for obtaining them.
Oh, sorry, missed Q… this is for a stash? I’d try Bellinger, Thames, Belt
@Grey: ok, so you’d have gurriel later than 2nd, as i’m very likely able to get one of the top 4, i have picks at 15th, 23rd, 33rd, 35th, and need
1B, some RP, one SP, to fill out roster, but want best long term 1B if possible.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: oh shit, just got a late offer of desmond + for sal perez + some sort of pick. if d.norris is the best catcher both for skills and playing time out there this is still a slam dunk right?
Ian Desmond for Sal Perez? It’s a no brainer
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: this would also make this team COL south, as even though i need at least 9 TEX players at all times i’ll also have desmond/dahl/blackman
Grey: I’m looking for goal statistics for my draft. I’d like to know what to shoot for when I’m drafting my team.
League settings: 10-team, H2H
Categories: R/HR/RBI/AVG/SB – W/K/ERA/WHIP/SV
Positions: C,1b,2b,3b,ss,MI,CI,5xOF,UTL – 5SP, 3RP
Any thoughts on goal totals for each category or have a source to which you can direct me?
Thank you for your help as always.
dynasty question
looking to move either lindor or bogaerts and marte in a package deal to get a top player back, who should i be targeting? and what SS would you wanna hang onto more
was thinking of trying to get machado..
thanks
I joined a league.
Start a league!
@Grey: I did based on that post. I am now in two Razzball leagues. That is the best I can do. I must have last been in one in 2014.
Welcome back then!
Will the RCL leagues ever be hosted through Yahoo?
i click on the link but it won’t accept my P/W…yet i’ve verified i’m entering the correct P/W
For which league?
@Grey:
any of them…i tried 4 or 5
Really? Give me one example
@Grey:
[email protected]…clicked on the link…it went to the espn site…entered my P/W (same one for 10 years)…but said my P/w was incorrect and wouldn’t let me in…WTF…?
You need to enter the password that is in the spreadsheet on this post
@Grey:
thank you so much…i ready every day and love your sense of humor…other than having Kluber too low…i agree with most of your rankings…looking forward to a new season…!
Ha, thanks!
BTW, I appreciate you liking everything of ours on Facebook
Is Razzball doing a NFBC league this year? I’ve participated in the Razzball NFBC and Scout leagues and would like to do so again.
Pat
We are (I think)
Are these typically snake draft leagues? I am an auction-only man.
They are snake drafts