Just finished my first draft if you’re reading this as I type it, and other than one shirtless man in yellow sweatpants standing behind me in this internet cafe, I don’t think anyone’s reading this as I type it. Unless, of course, there’s micronauts living inside my brain watching as my inner monologue is sending info to my fingers. Gadzooks, I got micronauts in my brain! I wonder if these micronauts made me draft eight Twins and White Sox players. I need to delve deeper into this subject. Maybe I will in my pastel journal that is covered in Giancarlo’s picture from ESPN’s nude magazine. So, I took on the monsters of the industry in an AL Only league that was hosted by Scott White of CBS and I came away with a team that is more imbalanced than Amanda Bynes. This league is deep so hold onto ye old hat. (If you want a shallower league, play against me and hundreds of your closest buddies in the Razzball Commenter Leagues. Or closet buddies, if you’re reading fast and/or experimenting.) Anyway, here’s my 12-team AL-Only team and some thoughts:
C: Jason Castro $3
C: Chance Sisco $3
1B: Mitch Moreland $8
2B: Brian Dozier $29
3B: Miguel Sano $22
SS: Tim Anderson $20
MI: Yolmer Sanchez $6
CI: Jose Abreu $31
OF: Trey Mancini $20
OF: Randal Grichuk $15
OF: Khris Davis $23
OF: Eduardo Nunez $12
OF: Kevin Pillar $9
DH: Shohei Ohtani $19
P: Jake Faria $7
P: David Robertson $5
P: J.A. Happ $9
P: Mike Minor $5
P: Marco Estrada $4
P: Juan Minaya $2
P: Mike Leake $3
P: Erasmo Ramirez $3
P: Daniel Norris $2
Bench: Boog Powell, Jason Hammel, Jose Iglesias, Adalberto Mejia, Marco Gonzales, Paulo Orlando, Joey Kelly
JOSE ABREU IS A’IGHT; YOU LIKE TIM ANDERSON, SO OKAY; MIGUEL SANO IS KINDA SEXY, THEN THE WHEELS GO OFF THE TRACK LIKE YOU’RE REMAKING THE FUGITIVE, AND I’M STARTING TO THINK YOUR REAL IDENTITY IS KENNY WILLIAMS. YO, YOU KENNY WILLIAMS? RICK HAHN INHABIT YO’ SOUL? WHAT ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH THAT AL GORE CRIES OVER EVERY NIGHT POSSESSED YOU TO DRAFT SO MANY WHITE SOX PLAYERS? AND WITH THE TWINS!? MY GOD, MAN!
‘Tis is true. I went a little AL Central crazy. Wasn’t my intention, maybe that’s the problem. The great thing about deep drafts like this with a fifteen-second auction clock is you have no time to second-guess your auction values. Or that’s the terrible thing, if your auction values aren’t good. As usual, I used our AL-Only auction values for this draft. I type in a name at the top box where the names are and it filters to that player. I see his value, and I bid or pass. It really is that simply. The auction values are updated nearly every day, so playing time is as up-to-date as you’re going to find. All for the low, low, low price of free! No wonder why we’re broke as a joke. What the hell can I buy for free? A hug? How about we wrap ourselves in swaddling and start charging?! Since I follow the auction values almost religiously, I draft players I had no interest in previously for mixed leagues where I use my fantasy baseball rankings. Ergo, vis-a-vis, henceforth, the entire White Sox and Twins teams. Yolmer Sanchez was listed for $6, so Yolmer Sanchez is on my team. *rereads ‘Yolmer Sanchez is on my team’ and shudders*
TOO BAD EDUARDO NUNEZ DIDN’T SIGN WITH THE TWINS OR WHITE SOX, HUH!?
Okay, Al Caps, I get it.
AND ADALBERTO MEJIA BECAUSE YOU JUST COULDN’T SAY NO!
Moving on.
KINDA LIKE YOU MOVED ON FROM DRAFTING A PITCHING STAFF. AT LEAST I THINK YOU HAVE SHOHEI OHTANI, OR DID YOU GET HIM FOR HIS 85 ABS? YOU’RE TERRIBLE.
Was not expecting to own Shohei Ohtani anywhere. Was not a target — with target pronounced like a soccer mom with an accent over the E. Ohtani was listed as $22 in my values, so I ended up with him. The way I listed my team is slightly misleading. He’s likely my number one starter. In CBS leagues, you draft one Ohtani — Onetani — and you can move him from hitting to pitching, as you see fit. He actually made for an interesting end game, because I had $2 to draft any hitter or any pitcher, but I had to move Ohtani back and forth to bid, which could’ve been handled a bit better by CBS. In other words, I had Ohtani in my DH slot and a hitter was nominated, so I had to move Ohtani to my last pitcher slot before bidding, and, by the time I did that, a bid might’ve moved past $2, so I couldn’t bid anymore. Then a pitcher was nominated, and I’d move Ohtani from pitcher to hitter before being able to bid. Riveting recap, huh? Any hoo! This is likely the last place I’m drafting Ohtani, but I got him. So, you can consider Ohtani a pitcher on my team, then Daniel Norris is my first bench starter, and Boog Powell or Jose Iglesias are my UTIL. Yeah, it doesn’t make it sound much better.
SO, YOU HAVE OHTANI AS YOUR NUMBER ONE STARTER, AND YOU THINK THIS IS A POSITIVE?
This is funny (not funny). The way I ended up drafting led me to drafting all my hitters first, then I drafted my starters. Chalk that up for unconventional. I was down to $40 before drafting a starter (aside from Ohtani). Here’s how that went visually: swallows hard, sweat begins to bead on forehead, faints into a beanbag dressed to look like Giancarlo, screams, “Hold me, Beanbag Giancarlo!” Ya know what I realized about halfway through the draft? AL starters are awful. At one point I said facetiously in the draft chat, “Can I draft NL starters?” I mean, does any AL team outside of the Astros have more than one starter you want? The 29th best AL starter according to our AL-Only rankings is Cole Hamels! I wouldn’t draft Cole Hamels with your team! In an AL-Only league, Adalberto Mejia is the 47th best starter! AL starters are pathetic, yo. No way around it, so I figured everyone would have a 4.75 ERA and I just drafted hitters.
AND YOUR BULLPEN IS [email protected]&#%
I was delighted to get Juan Minaya for only $2. Is he a good bet for 20+ saves? Oh, hell no! But delighted, I tell ya, delighted!
SO, THE PITCHING IS A POOP EMOJI, BUT YOUR HITTING’S AVERAGE IS A POOP TURTLEHEAD EMOJI.
Yeah, the batting average is a little lacking, but my offense should be a top three hitting crew in an AL-Only league. Remember everyone has holes on their teams. For unstints, one team has in their starting lineup Mallex Smith, Valbuena, Tyler Wade and Jarrod Dyson. Another team has Devon Travis (no job), Duda (no team), and Eloy Jimenez (no way). One team even drafted Eric Hosmer for $8. Guys in the NL don’t work for this AL-Only league, in case that’s not clear. My steals are actually the biggest problem on my team, according to my values. When Jose Iglesias is your third best base stealer, steals will be an issue. Maybe Shohei Ohtani can contribute 20 wins, 220 Ks and 20 steals. Yeah, and maybe when you eat white asparagus your pee smells like marshmallows.
You get hugs for free?? Nice.
@VinWins: I have extra if you want one… You have to watch Gomarra on Netflix, so good…
@Grey: As far as I can tell, Gomorrah doesn’t seem to be available here at this time.
Aw, man! That sucks, hopefully soon!
Which Chicago 2 B should I keep Baez or Moncada? OBP league
@Wyatt: Moncada
i like your outfield it’s so randy…. mr rogers neighbourhood has the sleeper of the year in grichuk. wouldn’t be surprised if he dongs 40 times and leaves toronto fans asking joey who?
@foul balls: Is gonna go from Grichyuk to Grichuk
Hey Grey,
Keeper question. 8 team H2H point based league. Each week every team can only start 7 pitchers, so your pitching starts are always the same with the team your playing that week. Can keep players forever. Which 5 do you cut:
Goldy, Jose Ramirez, Manny, Story, JD Martinez, Stanton, Buxton, Hosmer, Sano, Moncada, Josh Bell, Strasburg, Giolito, Taijuan Walker, Taillon, McCullers, Corbin, Glasnow, Alex Wood and Snell. Thanks.
Also, we keep 15 each year. Thanks.
@Schwab: Glasnow, Bell, Giolito, Walker, Taillon
Not to pile on with ALL CAPS, but with your Mejia and Minaya picks, i can’t help but envision you drafting with Amazon Alexa, unsuccessfully trying to draft Sean Manaea.
Alexa, draft MANAEA
*I’ve drafted Mejia, Grey.*
OK Alexa, this time, Ma-nae-a!
*Congrats, you have Minaya and bananas from Whole Foods will be here in 2 hours.*
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Hahah good one Duda. Always enjoy when the funnies spill over into the comments.
@knucks: It’s a well known fact that Cockcroft spends his free time on the underground Russian Alexa hacking forums. Looks like he’s honed his craft.
@Old School Brother: Perhaps that’s part of the reason ESPN wasn’t up until yesterday? Within a few years, it’ll be up in the second week of April and we’ll be backdating stats. Though we’ll all be taking orders from Alexa by then though, so it won’t matter.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: haha that was good. Grey and Alexa are not a good pair when it comes to names. Love ya G!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: HA — True story, I met someone at a party a few weeks ago whose name was Alexa and she looked like she could cry when I started asking her about the Amazon jokes now
@Grey: haha! I bet there’s a lot of Cortana’s who feel that way too.
I said to her that there should be a self-help group with her and girls named Siri, sounds like a Super Bowl commercial
@Grey: hahahahha
Hey Grey, any chance you could post the results of the rest of the league? I’m in a 12 team AL only and I’m curious of how the auction $’s went.
Your team should be one of the best hitting teams aside from steals. Your pitching staff may not be as bad as you think, you’ll have to find a closer but there is going to be so much turnover in the AL this year!
@Hometown Heroes: Don’t know an easy way to do that, but if you got a way, I might be able to
@Hometown Heroes: Oh, and agreed on my pitching, it’s ugly, but everyone’s pitching is ugly
@Hometown Heroes: The CBS fantasy home page has a link to the auction results.
Thanks, Vin!
Grey!!!
Great team, man! Let’s see how it all folds out during the season.
A few questions abound.
1. Are you allowed to make changes to the roster during the season? Like off waivers and such?
2. Do you have FAAB available to make purchases?
3. What’s with your love affair with Erasmo? Is it his face that reminds one of pockmark Almos? Who knows, maybe one of these years Erasmo can repeat his mojo from being minor league pitcher of the year to become AL pitcher of the year! One never knows, at least he’s done it before.
4. Dloaded this movie. What do you think?…http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5215486/…
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Regarding Erasmo, he is hurt already. I own him an an NFBC and he was hurt before we finished drafting, so I took Miranda in the last round. Figure one of them will get a decent amount of innings. Bleckkk
@Ante GALIC: 1. We are… $100 FAAB, but you can buy players for free… There’s no one on waivers tho… Right now, best player is Brent Rooker, who might be a made up name…
@Grey: Brent Rooker, under cover cop during the 80’s in Miami, was popular for wearing huge white running shoes and big sunglasses.
Did Brent Rooker get chewed out by sarge again? Geez, Brent Rooker!
@Ante GALIC: Oops entered too fast (that’s what I said!) 1. 2nd player on waivers for most owned is Freudis Nova — CBS is making up thee names now 3. Meh, he’s got decent stuff, why hatin’ Erasmo? Just because he’s been awful for his whole career? 4. That movie doesn’t look good, but I hope it is for you!
@Grey: FWIW the NYTimes called it “an instantaneously recognizable masterpiece.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/movies/dawson-city-frozen-time-review.html
Wow, I might have to check that out… I do love docs too…
Sir Grey,
It is great to follow your rankings. Think I have done pretty good so far in 5×5 roto slow email:
Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, Marcel Ozuna and Jonathan Schoop
Noah Syndergaard and Robbie Ray
I think only pick have a small bit of regret about so far is Ozuna. Feeling like it could be bit risky with him and maybe should have gone different pick. Oh well. Onward.
Probably soon time to start getting some speed and maybe in little bit a closer. Will be going into round 7 soon but do not pick until #9.
Was wondering if it would be wise to pick up Billy Hamilton if he were still available in round 7 or just focus getting speed from combo of players like maybe Margot, Tim Anderson, etc.
Thanks
@Earl: Ozuna isn’t risky at all… He’s a #1 OF — Hamilton sounds fine with the team you have, don’t get any other steals tho
@Grey: Thanks man for feedback.
I am still split if it would be better to get most of steals from one person like Hamilton and perhaps another good SB option or try and get say 3-4 players at 20 or so steals each and ones who would not kill you so much with other stat categories like Hamilton does.
It might be mute point if Hamilton goes before me in round 7.
I don’t love drafting Hamilton, but 7th round isn’t terrible…
there are a handful
of guys on this team I don’t
know/care who they are!
@FrankGrimes: Lol.
@FrankGrimes: There’s guys on my teamI wish I didn’t know — Grimey! You get my email? I got your vape, thanks so much, man! Really appreciate it!
@Grey:
No problem! Green Blast is one of my favs.
Hope you like them.
I love Naked vape, one of my favorite brands… Have had all of these before, and love them all… Very considerate of you, Grimes!
@Grey:
Awesome.
I forgot to add that your email made me literally lol.
You give better presents than my wife!
@Grey: Yah but hopefully wife gives you things that Grimes hopefully doesn’t, lol.
Barely, literally
@Grey: She reads these Grey! Hi Cougs!!
Haha…I forgot! You’re a better husband!
Somebody talk me off the ledge. I’ve played in a ten team 6×6 h2h keep 20 forever league for ten years. Our commissioner just announced that we’re switching to a points league. We’re only going to keep 10 this year but go back to 20 next year. I am so pissed right now.
@Woolly the Mammoth:
Id say your commish shouldn’t be announcing this change without there being a good year notice. Garbage like that is a red flag that the league is in trouble. Get other owners to side with you so he changes it back, if not I’d ditch the league
@Woolly the Mammoth: Agree with Justin, he should ask for a league vote too
Any commentor thoughts on Jake Faria? Find him hard to read. He’s 92 93, but gets a lot of late swings. His fastball doesn’t have much downward plane and he pitches up in the zone (with all his pitches) as much as anybody I’ve seen recently. I’m guessing his perceived velocity is high. He has a lot of movement and also has trouble controlling that movement. The walk rate is a bit high, the GB rate is low. The movement seems to keep the ball off the barrel. Team and division are a minus. I’m inclined to be off him. Easy to see a 4.50 ERA and 1.25+ whip. Interested if he has any strong supporters.
@OaktownSteve:
Walk rate is trending downward, he’s only 24. Odorizzi gone so he’s got a pretty secure rotation spot. He’s got some decent offspeed offerings. In mocks I’ve done he goes in the 200-250 range. I think that’s about right. Like him but usually have other pitchers in that range that I like more.
@OaktownSteve: Havent seen much of him. Minor league peripherals look solid outside of the walks. Swinging K% is really good. Could see a Sub 4 ERA if he puts it together. Al East scares me though, and can’t see myself taking him when there are guys like these
Chatwood
Odorizzi
Gohora
Manaea
all being drafted right behind him. I’d rather take a change of venue/Upside flyer at this point in a draft.
@OaktownSteve: Agree with above, walks going down, Ks potentially moving up, secure rotation spot
@OaktownSteve: I am targeting him
@OaktownSteve: Funny you bring him up. He was on Ralph’s baseball show. Faria is a friend of the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QItbHIlWVzw
@BJFOHOHL:
Pretty cool
@OaktownSteve: I tend to agree, I have trouble reading him. As jack said I spoke to Faria earlier in the off-season, and we discussed some of the adjustments in AAA that helped him find his control. It was almost overnight he became more efficient. He discusses it about 6 minutes in. Says he started focusing on utilizing his lower half, and there was another change he made mid-game during a start in Durham. After that second change everything just clicked control wise. He didn’t share what the mid-game tweak was.
I like the changeup and the fastball. Slider is coming along, and that might be the key to him taking the next step. His changeup is a legit plus-plus. The fastball is a high spin fastball, so it tends to be most effective high in the zone, and drives a lot of flyballs. The Rays love flyball guys for what it’s worth.
For me Faria is a depends on the price guy in re-draft. At times he goes to early, other drafts he hangs around forever. I’m not off him but I’m cautious about how much I invest.
I really like Grichuk this year..looks like you do too!
Had a counteroffer to a trade I asked you about last week. Do you mind telling me what you think?
My Cespedes ($18 2 years) / Nola ($2 5 years) / L Weaver ($5 5 years) / Lamet ($5 re-sign)
for
JD Martinez ($8 7 years)
Feels like a lot to give up…that said the rest of my staff would be listed below….
Noah Syndergaard
Carlos Martinez
Jon Lester
Justin Verlander
Gerrit Cole
Danny Duffy
Zach Godley
Charlie Morton
Alex Cobb
Mike Clevinger
Jordan Montgomery
Offense is bumpin’ already with these guys
Salvador Perez
Ryan Zimmerman
Anthony Rizzo
Rafael Devers
Trea Turner
Bryce Harper
Yeonis Cespedes
Nelson Cruz
Rhys Hoskins
Josh Donaldson
Alex Bregman
Randall Grichuk
@StewZilla: Seems a bit much
That pitching staff….Woof.
@The Great Knoche: Everyone’s pitching is terrible, tho
@The Great Knoche: Okay, varying levels of terrible
@Grey: Yours is a Woof. Followed by a whimper.
Aw, man, you’re being mean!
@Grey: feel free to repay the compliments once you see some of my squads over the next month.
Haha, true
NL-only, $260 salary cap at auction, I’m already keeping Wood, J Gray, Castillo and Corbin for a total of $13. Would you also keep Darvish at $37, or try to trade his contract? It’s over value but at the same time he and any other aces not kept will go for more in this league, and that starting staff would be nasty.
Sounds about right on value… What can you get for him?
As an obsessive podcaster, its nice that the CBS guys do one daily. Heath seems like a nice guy… It is amazing how often I am moving in the exact opposite direction of his takes. Its actually pretty uncanny.
He has Evan Gattis in his top 20 overall… I mean, c’mon…
What do you listen to w/ pods? Any recommendations?
@knucks: They are on the “move Goldy out of the first round” train. And when they spoke about 1B they are down on, Heath went w/ Hosmer. Just a couple examples that jumped out while listening to today’s episode. I get why you’d would want to devalue Hosmer… I guess what I’m getting at is that its just getting to the point where I know what his takes are going to be, as they are so incredibly obvious.
It just baffles me that the guy is a ‘pert and wins whatever leagues he must be winning. When I’m listening to their pod in the afternoons, I picture a bunch of leaguemates from the leagues I win every year. And I’m not trying to bash CBS as badly as this prob read, I just needed to get this off my chest.
Similarity, now that ESPN is open, I’ve been able to update the Pre-Draft ranks and it really boggles the mind more and more every year. I know you’ve written an entire article about it, but until I’m going through that process, I always laugh it off a bit. Then when it comes time to dig in and re-rank, my head explodes.
What are some of the better ESPN bogglers?
@Grey: The McMahon steal won’t exist for very long if we get through spring and they don’t sign an OF/1B in Colorado.
Couple others that weren’t on you list last week… VV is at #616 overall right now in ESPN. Clevinger is at #367. Mondesi is #474. You have Mondesi at #220, is that because you don’t expect them to play Whit at 2B?
I’m sure there are a ton more.
Mondesi might be too high on my rankings… I could adjust him once we get to March and it looks like Royals aren’t going to start him… I drafted VV yesterday
@knucks: Oh and mostly music/baseball/politics. Nothing really new or special. We had this convo last year I think when I was going bonkers with Gimlet pods.
Btw have you been hearing RTJ during that Black Panther commercial that MLB network plays twice every commercial break?
You listening to the Netflix vs. Blockbuster pod? It’s pretty great (little corny, but great)…
@Grey: Adding it to my list in Stitcher, thanks man.
No problem, now is when you tell me one to listen to
@Grey: Business Wars from Wondery, correct?
Yeah, Business Wars…It’s interesting…
@Grey: Really digging this right now. You once told me that Gimlet is the HBO of Podcasts. Does that make Wondery the Showtime of pods? And if so, what is the Cinemax?
My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast
@Grey: Haha I missed your other reply up there at first…
Haven’t been listening to much of the Hippity Hoppity this winter. Mostly other stuff. But you liked RTJ and Open Mike Eagle previously, I’ll come up with something somewhat similar next few days or so.
Thanks!
Grey,
I’ve signed up for one of the RCL leagues that drafts closer to opening day. This will be my first RCL and I’m curious about how much ADP effects where guys go, since in theory most people participating in the RCL leagues would be reading Razzball content and looking for value in their picks? I’m sure it varies a lot depending on the guys that sign up for each particular league, but have you noticed any over all trends over the years?
Thanks
Pitchers go later than usual ADP, in general… But there’s always a few in every league that go completely contrary to my suggestions…
For instance, you’d think there’s no way Kershaw would be drafted in top 12 of an RCL, but he always is
@Grey:
Awesome. I’ll just keep playing with the WAR Room and seeing what I can get.
I managed this earlier today, using an 8 spot in the draft and snaking to fantrax ADP through 200. I just went 12 ADP spots at a time from there. I know the draft won’t go strictly by ADP, but I’m pretty sure I never drafted a guy after his ADP slot. This seems like it’d be a pretty good team assuming I use 2-3 of my reserve spots for Saves and Streaming SPs. Anything stick out? I don’t know where I picked each guy, but I’m not sure I would have gotten Corbin where I did and he makes the pitching look a little better. The pitching and outfield are maybe a bit too upsidey?
C: Ramos
1B: Abreu
2B: Odor
3B:Machado
SS: Bregman
MI: Segura
CI: Gallo
OF: Betts
OF: Marte
OF: Zimmer
OF: Conforto
OF:DeShields
UTIL: Russell
P: Tanaka
P: Osuna
P: Godley
P: Hand
P: Morton
P: Taillon
P: Corbin
P: Snell
P: Happ
Bit too upsidey? Never! I like the pitching a lot, cheap and decent… Hitting is fine, maybe low on AVG
@Grey:
Maybe I should have said too much risk. Either way, I wouldn’t be disappointing with it on draft day. Drafting for roto for the first time and it feels about like shooting in the dark right now.
Yeah, agreed
I find this middle infield to be mildly erotic.
RCL Question: do you expect all or most of the leagues to hit capacity? Or is there a contingency plan if they don’t? The cash league I signed up for has been slow to fill and I’m wondering if I should move my money to a different league drafting earlier.
We’ll try to ensure all leagues are filled, start moving around is just going to cause headaches… It’s still only Feb, leagues don’t start drafting for a few weeks…
Hey Grey,
This is Josh – NYC (used to be Grey’s #1 Fan and still am, just changed the name). So I’ve been using your site as my go-to for the last 6+ years. Just wanted to let you know that youll be seeing me posting under the name Sandman from now on. Too many people in my league use this site and they knew me as Josh – NYC. Hope you’re doing well and looking forward to another great year!
Good to see you, Sandman! Won’t your leaguemates see this comment and know your new alias?
@Grey:
Haha I don’t think they’re up to date on their research yet. Figured I’d get you early before the season. Hope you remember my new alias !
-Josh
Wait, who is this?
@Grey: Too many of my league mates know me as The Great Knoche. Maybe going forward I will become “Josh-NYC”
@The Great Knoche:
That would really throw them off.. Maybe I should become The Great Knoche
I’m now Knoche and you’re Grey!
@Grey: This is my new name, eventually I’ll change my avi to fred durst with a red backward NYC cap on
That’s your real pic on avatar too, right?
@Grey: This will come as a shock to you Grey, I’m not black
You play fantasy baseball and aren’t? Cmon!
Perfect! NFBC league signups are today, btw
@Grey: @Grey: cool, thanks for heads up.
Get in my league, so I can get that Knoche again!
@Sandman: First rule of Razzball; don’t tell your league mates about Razzball
Which side in a keep forever? 5×5 scoring.
A) Donaldson
B) Giles + Berrios
Donaldson
12 team 5×5 keeper league. Keep 3 and they come off the top of the draft. No term limits for keeping a player. Which should I look to trade?
Arenado
Correa
Stanton
Judge
Correa
What do you think of cron now that he is out or scoisciapath’s doghouse? He has been productive when he plays, he would be a reserve or dh for me. I am setting my keepers and have some fringe guys. Would you keep him over RPs like Holland, neris or morrow? And which of the RP’s would you keep? Holland doesn’t have a job yet. Morrow is a health risk but in a good spot. Davis will get saves but he is in col. Neris has the job locked up and is 5 years younger than the others. Thx
I’ve updated Cron in my top 20 1B https://razzball.com/top-20-1st-basemen-for-2018-fantasy-baseball/
Do you think Gohara makes the starting roster? He worthy of late flyer?
Yeah, he’s in my top 100 SPs, I like him
Prosephus, hope your weeks going good.
OPS keeper league Q, do I keep Stanton or Murphy/Rendon? Same value, 12 team league.
Thanks bud!
Hold
Thanks bud, have a great week. Almost Friday.
Haha, what’s it? Wednesday?
@Grey: It’s two days after Presidents Day
Perfect time!
In a keeper league – 12 teams – 6×6 – OBP, SLG, R, HR, RBI, SB and IP, QS, ERA, WHIP, K, SV+HD
We can keep 4 players. I feel like these 3 are locks:
Carlos Correa – 26th Round – 2018
Alex Bregman – 25th Round – 2018 and 2019
Cody Bellinger – 24th Round – 2018, 2019, 2020
Then I could choose one of the following 5 players to keep:
Ronald Acuna – 24th Round – 2018, 2019, 2020
Rafael Devers – 24th Round – 2018, 2019, 2020
Byron Buxton – 15th Round – 2018, 2019, 2020
Yoan Moncada – 24th Round – 2018 and 2019
Robbie Ray – 15th Round – 2018, 2019, 2020
Given the circumstances, which 4 players would you keep? Thanks!
Acuna
Grey –
Evaluating keeper choices for the year and would love a 2nd perspective. If you had to decide today, which 3 would you keep from the following:
Yu Darvish (6th round)
Daniel Murphy (12th)
Sonny Gray (23rd)
Edwin Diaz (27th)
Alex Wood (28th)
Luke Weaver (29th)
Zack Godley (30th)
Wood, Godley, Gray, those aren’t good
@Grey: My other keepers were no-brainers, but trying to round out the roster with best value. Thanks!
No problem
Yo Grey! Look forward to the write ups every day… Forever keeper … 12 team Roto.. Holds + Saves.. Pick 10 .. they’re due tonight
Dozier
Cain
Cutch
Shaw
Nunez
Salvy Perez
Bruce
Souza
Adam Jones
Lemahieu
Hendricks
Salazar
Andrew Miller
Knebel
Thank you in advance!
Thanks! Lose Bruce, Nunez, Perez, LeMahieu
Jersey emanates of your musk. I miss you.
Are you in Jersey now thinking you smell me?
@Grey: The whole states has your aroma. Bringing back memories
Hey Grey.
12 team H2H keeper league. We can keep a player for up to 3 years. Pitching categories are:
W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP
Alex Wood or Luke Weaver as a 10th round keeper? I’m not keeping any other pitchers. I know Carlos Martinez and Aaron Nola will not be kept so I’ll likely try and grab one of them as my 1st starter.
Thanks.
Wood
You peep an episode of Homicide Hunter yet? I’m going to keep leaning on you. Its a fun show
I watched the first episode of the third season about Shirley Shook… Hmm… I don’t know if I was feeling it, felt very forensic files…
@Grey: You’ll fall in love with Joe Kenda, trust me. He’s a character fo show. I like it because it’s an easy watch with those great re-enactments. Funny it’s like one of the top shows in the UK.
It was an easy watch, that’s for sure… I could see it on in the background while doing something else…
@Grey: The reason I got on the show was because I was listening to him on a podcast and the host’s wife chimed in about how she would watch it with her dad, who was also a former detective, and that of all the shows he watched, this one keeps it more in line with how it is
What podcast? You remember? Cause I like all of those true crime pods
@Grey: it was the nerdest podcast which is now the ID10T podcast
Oh, yeah, I don’t listen to Hardwick
espn 14 team keep 9. OPS/holds/total bases/QS
we have to keep 2 SP, 2 RP, 1 OF at least (max 2 OF) and 3 or 4 differing positions yearly. i have
OF stanton
1B goldy
RP kimbrel/hand
for sure. trying to trade from my surplus of other stuff to improve the other hitting spots. my options
SP darvish/wood/paxton/hill
hitters: longo, schoop, braun, pham, pollock, hoskins
1. i guess keep schoop
2. trade which of darvish/paxton for which of sano/bregman/contreras, slot him as either SS/3B/C. then keep the other of paxton/darvish and hold wood. would end up looking like
OF stanton/hoskins
1B goldy
2B schoop
1 of sano/bregman/contreras
SP wood and 1 of darvish/paxton
RP kimbrel/hand
1. Yeah 2. Pax for Sano or Bregman?
@Grey: yeah, guy said he’d move 1 of sano/bregman/contreras for one of darvish/paxton
Pax for one of first two seems solid
Matt Kemp showed up to camp 40 lbs lighter. He’s in the BSOHT!
@J-FOH: him and sano more had a transplant.
Ha, had same thought
Oh my god, I think Miguel Sano ate 40 lbs worth of Kemp!
@Grey: it’s like something out of a leprechuan or genie in the bottle tale, one of them thought of eating (or losing weight) and somehow the thought of the other person crept into their thought when they were wishing. and BOOM! weight transfer.
Keeper question: 5X5 league, 4 keeps for unlimited years
Side A: Harper, Hoskins,Bregman,Bellinger
Side B: Harper, Sherzer, Kluber, Hoskins or Bregman
If side B which last player
Thanks !!!!
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