Every year, I put on a David Carradine-limited edition kimono, and walk the earth to ruminate on the perfect place for each player in my fantasy baseball rankings. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs called me one year, asking if he could film my feet after one of these “walking of the earth” seshs. I declined, because my feet after 8,000 steps (according to my iWatch) on the sands of Redondo Beach are…*shudders*…I stepped on a half-eaten corndog this year. With mustard! And that’s not a euphemism for Paul DeJong. Do the guys from Yahoo Fantasy don a kimono and walk the earth for a full half-an-afternoon like me to do the Yahoo fantasy baseball rankings? Are they stepping on half-eaten corndogs for you? I highly doubt it. “These Yahoo rankings are not Kung Fu!” I scream into the jetty, as I excavate for starfish, which calms me. So, after I kebab multiple starfishes onto a skewer, I sit by an open fire, dining out on nature, and will now compare my 2022 fantasy baseball rankings with 2022 Yahoo fantasy baseball rankings:
Hiya! With my hand, I chop a piece of balsa wood, the strongest wood known to man after Tommy Lee in the late-90s, as I take a look at my comparison from last year between my rankings and Yahoo fantasy baseball rankings. Some are glorious and some I should not be pointing out to you, because they are so egregiously terrible, but they made me laugh, and really that’s what’s most important. Guys I told you to avoid:
That’s right, Grey Carradine predicted an injury to deGrom and Bauer being a piece of garbage. Incredible, this guy’s got more foresight than foreskin, said my mohel. Okay, now for my staged adaption of Don’t Look Up, but I call it Don’t Look At Paul Goldschmidt, Starling Marte, Jose Altuve And Aaron Judge In That Chart! Both are starring Cate Blanchett. In mine, she plays Starling Marte. Still don’t love two of those four. I can’t ever get in on Jose Altuve, huh? I wonder if I have something against short kings. Might account for the self-loathing.
Now, guys I told you to get in on at their price:
Bo Bichette is a chef’s kiss as grand as Liberace’s piano (very hip and masculine reference). Luis Robert apparently can screw me over every year, and I will never not forgive him. I still keep Yordan’s Statcast page saved in my heart’s bookmarks. How’sever, some of these others are less understandable, unless you remember I was dropped on my head multiple times as a child. Seeing Leody Taveras is hilariously awful. He was so bad I don’t even remember what I liked about him. Not even exaggerating. Was it his speed? I don’t know. Eric Hosmer is so painful to see as a recommendation. Did I eat a can of beans and forget to swallow, causing me to have a three-month-long brain fart? My love for Kyle Lewis is more of a sickness at this point. How about the love for Dylan Moore? Grey was digging for steals and finding doodie bubbles.
Any hoo! That was last year, and this is this year. My calendar says so! It’s time to take my cardboard sword out of my cardboard belt and slice and dice some em-effers! YOU WANT SOME OF THIS?! I scream at my reflection. Then, my reflection hands me a cage housing a dove, which is a metaphor for something I don’t understand. Damn it, reflection, stop being obtuse! So, the first guy that jumps out between Yahoo’s fantasy baseball rankings and mine is Ronald Acuña Jr. Don’t jump out too quickly, we need you healthy! Tildaddy is down at 22nd overall for Yahoo, and I have him at five overall and, in Rudy’s Yahoo rankings, he’s down at number 6. This is a bizarro year for the top 10 for 2022 fantasy baseball. It’s the biggest first tier in history, dating back hundreds of years in fantasy baseball (or maybe two or three years). If Tildaddy were healthy, he’d be the number one overall guy, and that tier might just be him. He’s said he can hit, but not play outfield until late May. That sucks. Too bad there’s no DH in the NL. *five hours later it slowly dawns on me* Oh my God, there is an NL DH! Even in 450-ish at-bats, Tildaddy has a chance to be the number one fantasy hitter this year.
In 2019, I was higher than everyone on Ronald Acuña Jr. In 2020, it was Fernando Tatis Jr. In 2021, it was Bo Bichette. This year…Enter stage right…*caught in the curtains* Can someone please open the curtains for Wander Franco?! Guys and five girl readers, you want to be too early vs. too late on some guys. These are the kind of guys that will win you leagues. Do you not want to win leagues? Is your mother right saying you’re afraid of success? Gather your emotional baggage together, store it in the overhead compartment, and draft Wander Franco before everyone else!
Already gave you my Walker Buehler overrated post, so I’m not going to belabor this, but Rudy (54th overall) and I (37th overall) are on the same page with avoiding him, and Yahoo has him at 14th overall. Rudy and I are not on the same page with Shane Bieber, but Rudy and Yahoo are; they both love him. Hey, Rudy, why don’t you and Behrens get a room! Shane Bieber could be great, if he stays healthy. That “if” has its own zip code. When you google “Shane Bieber + injury,” Google asks you to be more specific.
All right, enough ha on the hoo, I’m going to list players in a handy chart. The Thank You’s have it. It being good value from my rankings vs. Yahoo’s. The No Thank You’s don’t have it. They’re bad people. Meh, they might be okay people, but they’re likely not ending up on any of my Yahoo drafted teams. For this, I’ll be using my 2022 fantasy baseball rankings (go figure!) and Yahoo’s 2022 fantasy baseball rankings (crazy, right?). Note: I wrote this the other day, so if the numbers aren’t exactly right, it’s because they heard my footsteps. Let’s see where they have Leody Taveras this year!
THANK YOU
| Player | Grey’s Ranking | Yahoo’s Ranking | Overall Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Overall | ||
| Ronald Acuña Jr. |
5 | 22 | 17 |
| Luis Robert |
8 | 17 | 9 |
| Wander Franco | 19 | 43 | 24 |
| Tyler O’Neill | 26 | 62 | 36 |
| Eloy Jimenez | 28 | 54 | 26 |
| Pete Alonso | 36 | 57 | 21 |
| Jonathan India | 43 | 74 | 31 |
| Freddy Peralta | 45 | 65 | 20 |
| Jorge Polanco | 47 | 81 | 34 |
| Franmil Reyes | 55 | 101 | 46 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 57 | 105 | 48 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 83 | 131 | 48 |
| Sean Manaea |
87 | 122 | 35 |
| Shane Baz |
91 | 148 | 57 |
| Jarred Kelenic | 101 | 143 | 42 |
| Marcell Ozuna | 110 | 241 | 131 |
| Marcus Stroman |
116 | 170 | 54 |
| Taylor Rogers | 124 | 224 | 100 |
| Myles Straw | 136 | 209 | 73 |
| Jesus Sanchez | 147 | 279 | 132 |
| Joe Ryan | 149 | 235 | 86 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 155 | 286 | 131 |
NO THANK YOU
| Player | Grey’s Ranking | Yahoo’s Ranking | Overall Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Overall | ||
| Gerrit Cole |
17 | 6 | 11 |
| Mookie Betts |
15 | 10 | 5 |
| Walker Buehler |
37 | 14 | 23 |
| Sandy Alcantara | 61 | 39 | 22 |
| Julio Urias |
65 | 29 | 36 |
| Shane Bieber |
66 | 24 | 42 |
| Salvador Perez |
77 | 38 | 39 |
| J.D. Martinez | 80 | 60 | 20 |
| Nolan Arenado | 86 | 59 | 27 |
| Whit Merrifield | 93 | 30 | 63 |
| George Springer | 95 | 52 | 43 |
| Jose Altuve | 99 | 48 | 51 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 128 | 82 | 46 |
| Carlos Rodon | 146 | 83 | 63 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 159 | 92 | 67 |
| Max Muncy | 201 | 110 | 91 |
| Jean Segura | 267 | 167 | 100 |
Hi Grey (and everyone), just wanted to confirm we’re on the same page here: 3 player keeper league, I go ohtani obviously but then Franco and Robert over Freeman and Beuhler right?
10 team, auction format draft, 21 player roster, 5×5 w/ ops and BA. Thanks !
Sure
Bogaerts at $38 or Kelenic at $10 or Dansby at $4? 12 team auction keeper league.
Franmil at $6 or Raisel at $10? Closers going high in snakes. Same league as above.
Finally,Bellinger at $10 or Kelenic at $10? Thanks much!
Xander
Raisel
Jarred
Manaea is even lower, at 142 on Yahoo. Taking him in 11th/12th round? Yes please. THANK YOU.
And thank you Grey.
Yup!
Grey,
I have a chance to acquire Bryan Reynolds/OF/PIT ($9). He wants either a SP or decent RP. This is my pitching
SP Trevor Bauer (LAD) $31.00
SP Yu Darvish (SD) $28.00
SP Kevin Gausman (TOR) $16.00
SP Lucas Giolito (CWS) $28.00
SP Jon Gray (TEX) $6.00
SP Clayton Kershaw (LAD) $23.00
SP Joe Musgrove (SD) $15.00
SP Robbie Ray (SEA) $13.00
SP Chris Sale (BOS) IL $19.00
SP Max Scherzer (NYM) $32.00
SP/RP Luis Severino (NYY) $11.00
SP Noah Syndergaard (LAA) $23.00
SP Julio Urias (LAD) $12.00
SP Justin Verlander (HOU) $13.00
SP Brandon Woodruff (MIL) $18.00
RP Nick Anderson (TB) IL $9.00
RP Kendall Graveman (CWS) $9.00
RP Liam Hendriks (CWS) $20.00
RP Raisel Iglesias (LAA) $13.00
RP Luke Jackson (ATL) $6.00
RP Travis May (NYM) $18.00
RP Jake McGee (SF) $21.00
RP Tyler Rogers (SF) $6.00
RP Will Smith (ATL) $9.00
RP Josh Staumont (KC) $6.00
Who should I offer?
SP: Gray or Musgrove
RP: Jackson, May, Staumont or Graveman
Raisel?
really need the saves
Would you trade Musgrove $15 to get Bryan Reynolds
Meh, sounds fair
what about me trading Jon Gray ($6) and Luke Jackson ($6) for Nelson Cruz ($20)
Nah
i need bats for my bench
Anyone have any clue about the relationship of the yahoo website and their app? I mean, on the website Acuna is ranked 22. On the app he is at 75, but if you click his profile it says he is ranked 8. I don’t get it.
Not sure, tbh
Hi Grey…keeper question
H2H / Keep 3 / R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBP Yahoo league
my two keepers are C.Burnes(4th) and K.Tucker(13th)
I need to decide on T.Turner(1st) or S.Bieber(9th) for my last keeper.
I’m 6th in snake draft and JoRam, Bo, Ohtani and Devers are few names that are kept.
Not knowing which player would be gone ahead should I keep Bieber and take w/e is left(ex betts, freeman, robert)? I’d happy if one of trout harper acuna falls to me.
Thanks!
Grey, my annual spring rite is coming out of baseball hibernation to read through all your offseason posts to prep. Thanks for all your great work, you’re the best in the biz! In a standard 10-team NL-only h2h that drafts 21 rounds, what round are you targeting Tatis?
What the heck is Colorado doing? Let’s spend more on a 3b after trading Arenado last year and kicking in $50M to Stl in that deal. Let’s also not deal Story at the deadline and let him walk w/o getting anything in return.
As much as I hate it, I can see the business side of things when owners are cheap and cut payroll, but how do you explain this deal? They literally just threw away ~$200M. You just wonder how certain people came into their money. They have no clue how to run a business.
Yeah, Rockies are super dumb, they have no idea what they’re doing
regardless of how they got it it won’t be kept long if this stuff goes on elsewhere for too long.
Also, how do you view Kris Bryant now? I’m not super high on him I mean, you got to be in love with him now, no? I am a lot higher on him supporting cast or not. I mean we know a great player will produce ala Cedric Mullins.
Thanks!
https://razzball.com/top-20-1st-basemen-for-2022-fantasy-baseball/
Here we go again, gotta ask the good ole keeper question since the season is approaching and need to finally solidify my keepers:
Keep 7 * means in keeping them but if you think different let me know, I’m listing guys who could be kept with light the *, but those are the guys I’m set on.
I haven’t been prepping too much I’ve been skimming everything but now I’m getting ready and it’s crunch time. I was focused on Basketball (in playoffs currently) and was a bit resentful towards the lockout LOL!!!
Juan Soto – OF*
Bryce Harper – OF*
Luis Robert – OF*
Matt Olson – 1B*
Jazz Chisholm – 2B/SS*
Shane Bieber – SP*
Alex Manoah – SP*
Available: Trevor Rogers, Pablo Lopez, Max Muncy, Tyler Mahle, Dansby Swanson, Yoan Moncado.
I think the house is easy lol. Love Greys opinion though!
I really want some Blue Jay Hitters and as a Marlins fan I was leaning Rogers but I know I can draft him later than I would Manoah so yeah.
That OF is disgusting huh? Lol. I’m trying to trade Harper for Bichette but I know the guy ain’t gonna have none of it so I am trying to throw someone im not keeping in because I don’t think he has 7 solid Keepers so maybe he takes. I’m offering like Harper and Muncy or Mahle or Pablo or Swanson or someone else im not keeping it doesn’t hurt me lol.
Thanks Grey!!
Only question is Manoah and one of those others, but I’d keep Manoah
AL-only keeper, the Witt ($5) owner is shopping him and says he’s interested in some combination of my $1 Mountcastle, $1 Mullins, $1 Gilbert and $1 Baz. What would you be comfortable letting go of?
Gilbert/Mountcastle or Mount/Baz
10 team 5×5 auction NL only keeper league. Choose 5:
D’Arnauld – $7
B. Rogers – $7
B. Crawford – $5
A. Duvall – $9
A. Garcia – $5
T O’Neill – $13
P Wisdom – $12
E. Escobar – $13
I. Anderson – $9
M Stroman – $15
Oops, I do bc NL — edited
I. Anderson – $9
B. Rogers – $7
A. Garcia – $5
T O’Neill – $13
And I guess Crawford
Grey,
Keeper League. 5*5 OBP, QS and k:9
Who am I keeping?
Keep 4
Freeman
Arenado
Story
Stanton
Teoscar Hernandez
Arozarena
Correa
Mondesi
Bellinger
Keep 3
Bieber
Nola
Robbie Ray
Urias
Webb
Mcclannan
Baz
Freeman
Story
Mondesi
Teoscar Hernandez
Bieber
Nola
Robbie Ray
Trying to find a closer possibility to replace Sims. Do you agree that Amir Garrett (now in KC) is not him?
Amir is not a closer
Hi Grey…..5×5 1yr Keeper league. I have the following choices with rounds I took them in last year. I’ll lose picks in those rounds in this year’s draft if I keep them. I can keep 4:
Eloy 17
Austin Riley 16
Devers 3
Judge 5
Urias 9
Will Smith(C) 11
Altuve 7
Austin Hays 24
Don’t know who Urias is
Hey Grey – thanks for all of your work! Love that we’re so close to baseball. But as a Reds fan … I find myself longing for the good old days of lockout!! Sell the team BOB!!
Anyhoo … OBP keep forever league, got offered my JuRod for his Alonso. Thoughts?
Also was offered by a different manager my Oneil Cruz for his Story. Could also remove Story and get a pick (equivalent to pick 110 in re-draft). I can’t keep Cruz, so it’s either use keeper on Story or take the pick. If I take the pick, I likely keep Jazz. So it’s Jazz + a pick or Story. OBP matters big time for Jazz as you know … TIA!
Haha, yeah, Reds look bad
I’d take Alonso
I’d take Story
I am stumped on my keepers this year, especially with Sale news. Pick two out of Mountcastle, McClanahan, Franmil, Sale. Keep em forever no penalties. I don’t have any SP keepers yet with Tatis, Albies, Yordan and Olson.
Shane, Franmil
Thanks! Sounds like that would work well, not having to start out with 2 injured guys and can just draft RMC if I want him back.
Yeah
If paddack fell late enough. Im saying very late where you are starting to look at kelly types. Would you give paddack another shot at the back end of your rotation?
Verlander, cobb, paddack, strasburg, kelly, pivetta are available. Would u grab any of these guys?
I wouldn’t touch Paddack, he’s broken — I have all of these guys ranked
Where do you rank Eddie Rosario in your OF rankings now that he is back with Atl?
By the way, the A’s are taking moneyball to a new level. There is a clearly defined slum area in baseball and they reside right in the middle of it now. Have you changed your outlook or projections for manaea and montas? Manaea may go next since he’s a FA after this year and they can get $10M more off of the books.
I will update my rankings momentarily
DisgrA’s — can’t believe what they’re doing, it’s awful
Manaea and Montas could go to better places, doesn’t mean they’ll go somewhere bad
This is such a bad look for baseball.
Yeah, not great
kind of boring question. Would you hold bryse wilson in a 16 man. $1?
i know he sucks, but sp’s emerge all the time. Do you think he is capable or just garbage?
I’d lose him
Hey Grey,
12 team mixed keeper with OBP and SV+H. Just checking on my current keepers. I had a thought to trade my $22 Judge for $6 Brandon Lowe and $36 Jose Abreu. How seriously do you take concerns about unvaxxed Yanks/Mets not being able to play in NY stadiums?
Current Keeps:
Vlad $27
Machado $36
T Anderson $22
Judge $22
Renfroe $8
Winker $12
Alcantara $1
Rodon $1
Suarez $1
Joe Ryan $1
(Fringe: Lane Thomas $1, Wood $1, Fraley $1, Connor Joe $1)
Not taking those unvaxxed things serious yet — they sound like they’re getting exemptions — not like Judge is gonna miss all home games
That trade sounds fine tho, fair
Thanks. Yeah but look at the Kyrie situation. Its Kabuki theater cause visiting players who are unvaxxed can play but Kyrie cant cause he is an employee of the Nets. Such stupidness.
Anyway if i am able to swing that deal I would have to drop one of my current keeps in the main list. Who would you drop from below?
Renfroe $8
Winker $12
Alcantara $1
Rodon $1
Suarez $1
Joe Ryan $1
Eugenio sucks
Sorry i should have specified (Ranger Suarez)
Renfroe
Hey Grey. Always a pleasure to get your take on all things fantasy baseball.
FYPD in dynasty, who do you take at #1?
Thanks in advance
Watson
Would you trade Schwarber for N. Cruz
At least my first keeper injury occurred BEFORE keeper deadline this year (Sale)! In light of Sale’s news, who’s your last keeper:
($4 Sale)
$9 Kelenic
$3 Bassitt
$3 Brujan
$22 Tim Anderson (probably around his draft price, seems like he’s always underrated)
My other keepers are Acuna ($35), Harper ($33), Devers ($22), Story ($22), Yordan ($18), Eloy ($13), Clevinger ($4).
Since I’ll need to spend a little on pitchers now, I’m probably not looking to keep another $20+ guy… ($260 budget)
Bassitt
In a Yahoo standard keeper league. I have both J-Ram and Devers (which means I have to plug one of them always as my Utility). Would you trade away Devers for Bichette?
I would say that’s a no brainer. He has Bichette at the top of his rankings.
Why does Rudy love him some Verlander so much…Ranked #52 for all players? Rudy Rudy Rudy?
I think he’s too high on his projected IP
He has him ranked above Nola who is going for $22 on Yahoo where Verlander is $5. Sum Ting Wong.
Yeah, I’ve asked him, I don’t know, that’s his rankings…You can ping him at the bottom of his projections page, there’s comments there
The Verlander rates (e.g., ERA, WHIP, K/9) are all from Steamer. I have major concerns/doubts on Verlander, Sale, and Rodon because I think their current rates require best case velocity. Any velocity drop could have major implications given their pitching style.
Once we see some Spring Training velo, it’s possible Steamer can adjust.
I’m not drafting any of those three pitchers right now.
12 team 6×6 H2H categories– XBH and QS added
need to drop two of these, thanks as always
taillon, corbin, mckenzie, conforto ,hiura, lux
Patrick Corbin, Hiura
Hi Grey. Keeper league. Taoscar or Eloy ???
Eloy
Grey –
In my 9×9 Yahoo H2H with roto style scoring, we get to keep 5 (keep as long as we want with no penalties) and have to fill the following positions: C, C, 1B, 1B, 2B, 3B, 3B, SS, MI, OF, OF, OF, OF, OF, U, U, 7 SPs and 2 RPs. I rarely keep pitchers and definitely won’t be keeping any this year.
The league rewards power more than speed, but getting guys who can provide both is a bonus. That said, my definite keepers for this year are Soto, Vlad, Yordan, and Olson – so tons of power and very little speed. My last keeper is going to be either Giancarlo or Mondesi. If I go by Rudy’s 6×6 Yahoo rankings, which is the closest I can find to our league’s settings, it’s easily Giancarlo for this year. However, because it’s a keep forever, age and position factor in and Mondesi is so damn intriguing. So, given all that, who would you keep out of those two?
As always, thanks for all you do. This league is hard to win but with your help I’ve done very well over the years…
I’d go Mondesi
So Chapman to Jays is rumored. If Jays were in on Freeman, it makes no sense to me why they would settle for Chapman. I like Chapman, but Freeman’s at another level. Am I wrong? Any thoughts on Jays “settling” for Chapman instead of waiting on Freeman’s decision?
Thanks Grey,
Jolt
You’re not wrong, Chapman is ranked about 100 picks after Freeman
Question for Grey and the gang related to how to value a half-season’s worth of stats from Tatis. I don’t think we could simply looks at his projected season long stats and value those stats as if they are accumulated over a full season (not great numbers, obv). He will get them in half a season, however, which is quite valuable. Why isn’t his dollar value about half of what it was originally (maybe minus a dollar or two for use of the DL spot), instead of less than a third of what it was?
Because he fractured his wrist and there’s risk with that…Maybe he’s okay, but when do you want to take that chance? Around 100 overall seems fine to me
haha, i KNEW mallrats was gonna be a part of that chapman trade. cusp of MLB’er or close they ain’t got no space (except for where ever biggio plays)
Haha
good thing i didn’t end up with espinal in 30 teamer. yuck now.
Yeah, not good
Standard $260 keeper league, I was offered:
$6 Mullins
for
$24 Olson
$20 Sal Perez
thoughts?
Olson side
Grey, thanks for always taking the time to answer our questions! Have a trade question in a points keeper league. The Tatis owner is looking to move him, and he’s a 14th round keep. I’m debating trading for him, but he’s asking for pick 1.4, which will be Freeman or Betts. Would you trade Wheeler and pick 2.4 for him? Still seems like a bit too much.
Too much
Grey, same league. I was offered Logan Webb and a 1st round pick for Wheeler and a 5th. 1st round guy will probably be in the Machado range. Do I pull the trigger?
Machado side
Are you changing your Suzuki rating? Currently, he’s comparable to Vaughn, Kiriloff, Avisail, Carlson; i.e., near end of roster in a 12-team league.
No, but that’s a good landing spot for him
I have him ranked 155 overall…That’s 2nd or 3rd OF, not end of roster
last season i had bichette , jiminez, eloy, devers and freddy P no one was looking at those guys in my league
looks like phils signed schwarber good for him with the short porch ……..for Phils? good for the line up but, he seems like another defensive liability they phillies have 4 DH’s……..whish they would have went after bryant and Storey they would be contenders
Nice for Schwarber and Phils!
Nice — that’s one bad must-keep contract off my AL-only roster. Time for Kimbrel to get dealt to the NL now!
This may be a duplicate post but I dont see my original one. H2h league with 14 keepers. Would you trade Woodruff straight up for Olson or Alonso if it meant my rotation pre draft would be Freddy P, Luis Castillo, Webb and Logan Gilbert? I have no decent keeper level player at 1st base as I only have Vaughn there right now.
Answered above
Hi Grey, the Tatis owner in my league offered me Tatis and Witt for Bichette. Our league has 3 IR slots and 4 reserve slots. I also have a few injury prone players such as Stanton and Trout. Should I take the deal?
Definitely go with what Grey says, but personally, I’d take the deal. Bichette for Tatis is fine on its own (it’s all a matter of taste on which you want). Tatis turned 23 this year, Bichette turned 24, so their primes (age 27-29 are both coming up) are incoming. But to get Witt in the deal? He’s arguably the best prospect (along with Julio Rodriguez). You can either hold Witt or trade him for a ton of other assets (there is usually at least 1 owner who values prospects highly; look for the manager with a bunch of elite prospects on their team to find out which manager that is). No brainer to me.
Good luck this year,
Jolt
No
Just a qualifier; I’m talking dynasty. If redraft, then I’m strongly with Grey’s response.
My mind always thinks dynasty first.
Good luck,
Jolt
Is it dynasty?
No – redraft
Then no
Keeper – yes, see Jolt’s comments.
Redraft H2H – yes
Redraft roto – yikes, tough. Probably would just for kicks.
Grey! Where am I? Who am I? WHY am I? Yeah baseball!
Love all the site improvements since I’ve last checked in. Will get catch up at a later time, but for now….
Keep up to 6 players, points league with only 9 offensive spots. I’m keeping Acuna, Vlad, Alonso, India and Manoah. It’s a pitching biased scoring system and behind the 8-ball there. I’m definitely drafting an SP first. I was going to keep Winker as my 6th, but I can pass on him for an extra pick and grab another SP. Unless he’s going to be a top 50 player, probably in my best interest to shore up SP. This was going to be a question, but I really just needed to put these words on paper. So I think I’m gonna throw Winker back. Thanks for listening!
Nice to see you! I figured you were answering catcher questions somewhere else — townsquare?
Haha, No problem!
Cheers to the Reds tanking. Ken Griffey Jr. is now the sixth-highest paid player on the Reds this year. He’s getting paid $3.59 million in deferred money. Might as well play him…or trade his contract to the Rockies.
Nice. Also interesting, Max Scherzer will be paid $15 million by the Nats, along with the $43 million from the Mets. (MSN story)
Haha, woof
Looks like Suzuki to Cubs.
Nice landing spot for him!
Go Bo!
Yeah!
Tatis fell all the way to the 3rd round in the first RCL since injury.
3rd for half the season seems high
Yeah, I was thinking maybe try the 8th round.
Even that is probably too high.
I moved him to 8th round
Technically, you moved him to the 9th round (in a 12-team), but I’m not one to quibble.
Ah, even better to grab him!
The frequent commenter league RCL needs a few more teams… let me know for an invite if you’re interested.
I think my invite got lost in the mail.
Haha I’ll get it out to you right away
Hey Grimey,
Can you provide a few pieces of detail such as: Bestball or other? How many teams total? And cost?
Thanks,
Jolt
It is a free Razzball Commenter League (RCL).
Thanks Vin.
So many leagues out there. I get confused as heck with all the acronyms. But I got ya.
Grimey, if you need another owner for a league, let me know which one. I’ll jump in.
Jolt
Jolt you’re in. Grey can pass along your email if that’s ok?
For sure.
Jolt
Pass along who’s email? Jolt’s?
Yes please also Vins so I can send the invites
Cool
Sorry, it sounded like you already had access to my email, or I would have given it to you.
Did you invoke the 5 second rule on the corndog?
Haha, of course!
Unless it’s been dipped…
What’s your take on Logan Gilbert? Do you think he could surprise many this year? The reason I ask is I need a 1st baseman and may have the opportunity to flip Woodruff for either Olson or Alonso. In a league where 14 players are kept, pre draft my rotation would be Freddy P, Luis Castillo, Webb and Gilbert ( last keeper). Trust your opinion and won’t make the deal if your confidence level isn’t high.
Woodruff for Olson works for me
Thanks Grey – this is one of my favorite articles of the preseason. Quick favor have the 1 pick and Tatis being gone changes up my strategy. Bichette is kept and am keeping Devers in rd 2. Is Turner a better pairing for Devers or should I still roll with Soto? 3rd round is uncertain but shooting for LouRob but guessing he will be gone and i’ll be looking at Tucker or Franco so would be at:
Franco / Soto / Devers OR Tucker / Turner / Devers. Thanks!!
Thanks! Turner/Devers sounds better unless it’s OBP — Lou Bob would be great — Tucker or Wander depends on Soto or Turner
Thanks! Not obp so I’ll go turner!
Also new ep Dante Ross today!
Oh btw, I love this pod! Good call, I’ve downloaded old eps from previous years
Good morning Grey,
What a bunch of yahoo’s!
12 team h2h keeper (dynasty’ish) is a league. Scoring emphasis: QS, W, Ks. Holds, Saves, Svhd.
Received trade offer: Alcantara/Giolito for my Corbin Burnes/Caha-hahaa.
The guy has Cole, DeGrom, Ohtani, Buehler, Snell, Hader, Pressley, D.Williams.
He’s been after Burnes for a year. He won the league last season (I was runner up).
My current SP before the draft: Lynn, Burnes, Bassitt, Gausman. I have Trivino, Barnes, Green. RPs I’m not keeping. So I have no closer really.
He’s offered players like Walsh, Wendle in offers with a SP (players he’s not keeping).
Your thoughts on his offer? What should I be after for Burnes? Try to get a closer in Hader? Feels weird trading pitchers’ for a pitcher..part of me doesn’t want to give this guy burnes, he’s got enough lol.
Thankyou very much!
I’d take hader and Giolitto probably
Agree with Al, Hader/Giolito sounds solid…Giolito/Sandy isn’t bad tho…Ohtani straight up?
I tried for ohtani. Thankyou
No problem
He countered giolito/Pressly for burnes. Ehhh
Eh
Grey!!!!
Awesome!
a. Chef’s kiss as you say for Bo and chef’s kiss as I say for this masterpiece!
b. I added Detmers over Roansy in my RCL.
c. George Carlin quote of the day for March 16, 2022
‘Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.’
Cheers,
Ante
A. Thanks!
B. Nice!
C. Haha, yes!
I think you said you’d draft Tatis at 100. How much earlier might you draft him in a standard h2h roto? Thank you
Depends on IL positions and bench spots and amount of teams
Agree with Al, but 100 is about tops
Agree with Al. H2H it’s all about setting yourself up for the playoffs. If FTJ gets healthy, it’ll be before the playoffs. So, you just have to patch together a top 4-6 team to make the playoffs.
I haven’t drafted my H2H yet, but I’m thinking mid-40’s. Probably 2-3 stud bats, then FTJ, then my first SP.
Grey, I think you want 209 for Straw in the yahoo column.
Or 309
Wow, that’s late
Oh, I’m sure there’s a bunch I missed, I just grabbed some
He’s telling you that you have a typo for Straw in your post.
Oh, my bad, thanks!
It is really, really nice to be able to every day (I am in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) with another one of your columns.
Today I have to decide between taking Brandon Woodruff or Paul Goldschmidt in a 10 team OBP league. I love Woodruff and he would give me another legitimate ace to anchor my rotation. On the other hand, there will probably be other pitchers available later on, while there is a relatively big drop off after Goldschmidt in the 1B department (Jose Abreu, Rhys Hoskins, Josh Bell, Kris Bryant, C.J. Cron, Ryan Mountcastle). Could you please tell me if you would take the best available player or a hitter over pitcher?
Thanks! I’ve been to Amsterdam, it’s beautiful
Take Woodruff
Hey Grey: Long term keeper question, Julio Urias or Chris Sale?
Urias for me
Urias