George Kirby (7 IP, 2 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 14 Ks, ERA at 6.53) and okay. I mean, ha, okay. Where the eff has that been? I’ll tell you where it seemed to come from yesterday. Angels had a brilliant game plan. I watched a piece of this game and the Angels decided not to swing against a guy who throws nothing but strikes. Good move or should still be debated by Large-Brained People? Let’s check in on the LBP. Hey, LBP, what do you think–Oh, crap, when I said, “Hey, LBP,” it caused them to look up and, because their brains are so large, they immediately became off balance and fell to the floor. Where they’re laying face-down. Thankfully, it’s not covered by a shag carpet! So, George Kirby’s peripherals are now 10.9 K/9, 1.7 BB/9, and a 2.85 xFIP. Yeah, a 14:0 K:BB start will do that to a guy who only has 20 2/3 innings this year. Hopefully, Kirby stays healthy and/or faces more Large-Brained People with the stupidest game plan. Hey, someone should help that LBP, or at least turn him over. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Julio Rodriguez – 0-for-5, 1 run. On Saturday, was hit by a sharp grounder on the ankle that seemed as significant as an Iron Mike Sharpe elbow, but x-rays were negative, and he played on Sunday, so ‘natch.
Taylor Ward – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 18th homer. Ward, leave that Beaver* alone! *Kirby, that pink Nintendo character, looks like a beaver*. *If someone’s never seen a beaver.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 2-for-3, and his 5th homer, and 3rd straight game with a homer, as he returned from the IL like the guy who is on fire on the cover of that Pink Floyd album cover. That tracks since we looked at CES in our IL slot and said to him, “Wish You Were Here.” Wishing he’d shine on the diamond, crazy or otherwise. So, at the end of the year, we can celebrate and Have a Cigar, and that’s the whole album. Hilariously, the album received mixed reviews, and now it’s considered one of the greatest. Will CES become one of the greatest? (Incredible segue.) I don’t know about greatest, but he doesn’t strike out much (20.3 K%) and is currently dragging on average (.229) because of an unlucky BABIP (.216). Neutrally, he could be hitting .260, and the power isn’t make-believe. Right now, he has five homers in 70 ABs, and that’s been roughly how often he homered all through his minor league career, which was lengthy (he’s 25). He could be a top seven to ten 1st baseman the rest of the way, assuming he doesn’t hit an imaginary wall. Hey, regression, leave this kid alone.
Matt McLain – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .187, as he hits 9th. “Hey, since a dead body floats, can you use him as a kayak–Hold on! He moved! McLain is alive!”
Ryne Nelson – 3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.60. I started Jesus Luzardo — twice! — then dropped him for Nelson, so A) I destroyed my ratios in about ten days, and it takes about three months to fix them. B) There’s no B. C) There’s no C.
Zac Gallen – 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.15. Such a meh starter, gonna start calling him Mr. Meh.
Eugenio Suarez – 1-for-4 and his 18th homer. Since last All-Star Break, he has 38 homers; Teoscar has 24.
Tony Gonsolin – Hit the IL with elbow discomfort. Dodgers have 14 players on the IL. Excuse me, 14 pitchers.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.20. Dodgers figured out how to have an elite rotation by having only one guy.
Mookie Betts – 1-for-5 and his 9th homer. Mookie Best!
Michael Kopech – 1 IP, 0 ER, as he was activated. So, it wasn’t a save opportunity, but Dave Roberts used Kopech as you’d use a closer in a 4-run game. Kirby Yates (1/3 IP, 0 ER) was not, as he worked a third of a inning in the 7th, and Tanner Scott (1 IP, 0 ER), worked the 8th. Thinking it’s now Kopech, Scott, Yates, that order, but Kopech/Scott might be 70/30. This is all assuming Dave knew the score yesterday.
Erick Fedde – 5 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.54. Streamonator hates his next one, and I wouldn’t trust him not to bring out his rap altar ego, Fedde Whopped.
Ryan Weathers – 3 IP, 3 ER, and 3 miles per hour off his fastball. Trip threes, huh?! No? Okay. Weathers took a throw off his melon by the catcher, when he was throwing down to 2nd, and Weathers felt “disconnected” trying to pitch. The next day, he said he felt fine. Must’ve got himself, got himself, got himself connected.
Taj Bradley – 4 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.58. Sigh, I give up with him. Needs to throw about a month before I trust him again.
Drew Rasmussen – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.22. If he can take his strikeouts up a skosh, he would be an ace. Right now, he’s on the precipice.
Adrian Houser – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.48. Quick, White Sox, trade him for another catcher! Houser is a career 4.13 ERA pitcher with a 7.2 K/9, which is the definition of [blinks twice, no real reaction, blinks again, yawns]
Miguel Vargas – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer. After a huge May (7 HRs, .263), he’s been quiet in June, but (here’s where Grey turns things around) in the month of May, Vargas had one homer through May 12th.
Jac Caglianone – 4-for-4. Paisan, you gotta get four hits the day you’re going up for bidding in FAAB? C’mon, Italian Stalianone.
Salvador Perez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .229. Baseball players get old like they have a painting in their attic, which just spontaneously combusted.
Bobby Witt Jr. – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .291. My kingdom for Bobby Witt Jr. Figure that would appeal to a Royal.
Jacob deGrom – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.12. If I’m being real, he’s stayed healthy longer than I could’ve ever imagined, but, in fairness, it’s hard to imagine things you’ve never seen before or thought possible. It’s like trying to imagine a leprechaun playing 2nd base for the Astros–Actually, bad example.
Evan Carter – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. He had one hit since May 11th. Emoji that is looking at a glass that has been empty of water for weeks, saying, “Maybe it’s half full of air.”
Jake Burger – 3-for-4 and his 9th homer, 2nd homer in four games. Burger time! (Great game, by the by.)
Alex Call – 2-for-4 and his and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Who ya gonna Call? Alex, for a light schmotato.
Hunter Brown – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, 4 walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 1.82. Fun fact! Order a Hunter Brown in Kentucky and you get a Hot Brown if you can escape someone hunting you like prey for 24 hours.
Brandon Walter – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 1.64. Has allowed one walk in 11 IP. Good way to succeed, and this blurb took me 15 minutes because I stopped in the middle and put in a FAAB bid for him in all my leagues. 70 Grade command interests me everywhere, even if Streamonator hates his next one. Plus, I have to get Bowden Francis off my teams.
Gavin Williams – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.86. It is so disheartening when you have a guy like Luzardo or Ryne Nelson pitch awful, and look great under the hood, and you have someone like Gavin, who should be awful, who continues to pitch fine. Though, in fairness, Williams has pitched better of late, controlling his pitches better, he says through gritted teeth.
Tanner Bibee – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.81. If his pitching this year was on an X and Y axis, it would be going steadily up as his ERA bounced around. April was a disaster, but since? Not terrible. Tanner Bibee: Not terrible.
Jhonkensy Noel – Optioned to the minors. Big Christmas flew too close to the sun. Stupid Rudolph and his dumb nose!
Ryan Yarbrough – 4 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 4.17. Remember that song, Don’t Dream It’s Over? That was specifically about Yarbrough.
Aaron Judge – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 22nd and 23rd homer, hitting .396. Ted Williams’s frozen head is in a Gatorade jug filled with melting ice. It’s best if it comes up to temperature slowly.
Abraham Toro – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .341, and has been a hot schmotato since he started playing first for the Sawx.
Trevor Story – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 8th homer. He had a huge weekend series (knocking in five on Saturday), and now that I think about it Story feels so much like a guy who jumps on the casino bus and rides it down to the Yankees. Maybe it’s the Tulowitzki connection, and how they both left Coors and poof, vamosed.
Kristian Campbell – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. Hearing whispers about sending him down and bringing Roman Anthony up, but think more likely is, ya know, Rob Refsnyder just stopped playing.
Rafael Devers – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 14th homer, hitting .283. Also, in this game, Carlos Narvaez (2-for-4, 3 RBIs) hit his 6th homer, and it’s all because they were doing an in-game interview with Jazz. Okay, not really, but I like to complain about that whenever I can.
Manny Machado – 1-for-3 and his 10th homer, 7th homer in 16 games, and is near a career high in OBP (.382 this year, .387 in 2018). Last year, he had a .325 OBP and 29/11. He’s on a 23/20 pace. This is a bizarre year from him so far in many ways.
Stephen Kolek – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.00 vs. Jose Quintana – 5 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.66. This matchup was billed as, “These two schmohawks have a 2.66 and 3.00 ERA and I’m over here with Cole Ragans and his 5+ ERA? Who cursed me and how do I nix the hex? I have to nix the hex!”
Ryan Bergert – 5 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 4 walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.26. Still vexed over being hexed!
Freddy Peralta – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.69. Well, at least he’s supposed to be good. Unlike Ryan Bergert. Who the hell is Ryan Bergert? I don’t even know if it’s Berget, Bergert, Burgert, Burget, or Ryan, Bryan, Rian, who is this?!
Jack Flaherty – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.41. One of the few starters who is pitching well, and due for a positive correction. Not dramatically, but his ERA last year was 3.17, and it wouldn’t shock me to see him get closer to that, then go the opposite way. Yes, my brain looks at an ERA and it becomes a game from The Price is Right. Down, down, down, hmm, maybe up a little, and now down again. “Let’s see what he wins…A box of Clorox to drink!”
Cade Horton – 5 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.11. So many starters this year seem to go from a 10-11 K/9 in the minors to barely a 7 K/9. Left side of the mouth says, “K…” Right side of the mouth says, “Laggards…” Together, “Klaggards.”
Chris Paddack – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.53. If you pick him up, he will have the worst start you’ve ever seen, but if you don’t, my opponent will keep picking him up and getting great starts. So, what do you do, hot shot? Do you sacrifice yourself and pick him up to save me? Or do you ignore him and let me keep getting beat by him?
Zebby Matthews – Hit the IL with a shoulder strain. Thus begins the Zebby and flow of pitcher’s career.
Brooks Lee – 2-for-3 and his 5th homer, and has a ten-game hitting streak, and I spent about five minutes I will never get back trying to make the case that he was worthwhile. I saw he was at 485 overall on the Player Rater, and now I’m beginning to wonder why I even have him in a deep league. At least he’s no Royce Lewis, who used to at least have the decency to get hurt.
Bowden Francis – 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 6.12. Can’t believe I voluntarily signed up for this schmohawk. Unforced errors by yours truly that can’t happen.
Max Muncy – 1-for-4 and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in three games since being recalled, but didn’t start on Saturday, so they could start Logan Davidson, and now you have to wonder if I made up that name. Ma’s Muncy has power, and is worth a looksie in deeper mixed leagues.
Jeff McNeil – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in two games. Hot schmotato alert!
Pete Alonso – 3-for-6, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 16th and 17th homer, 6th homer in June. Albombso-so! There’s always one guy who gets to the Break with an absurd number of RBIs, and right now it’s tracking to be Alonso.
Brett Baty – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer. He seems to get smoking hot for a week, then disappears for a month, so, if that’s true and not a figment of my imagination, he’s about to get hot.
Andrew Heaney – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, 0 walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.24, and left with a leg cramp, which is nothing, when you’re pitching as well as him. Heaney’s Captain Shove this year.
Paul Skenes – 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.88 vs. Cristopher Sanchez – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.10. Sanchez took the loss, as the Phils were swept. No Skenes off Paul’s back!
Otto Kemp – 0-for-2 as he was called up with Bryce Harper hitting the IL with a lingering wrist issue. Itch didn’t go over Kemp once prior to his call-up, which tells me all I need to know about Kemp. Itch keeps his stuff in order, so you know there’s a reason, if it’s *pinkie to mouth* un-Kemp. This year he had a 14/11/.313 year going in 58 games in Triple-A, but he’s 25, which makes him seem like a Quad-A player or he’s gonna surprise a lot of people. Right now, he looks like a short-side platoon guy, which is unrosterable in most mixed leagues, if not all.
Ranger Suarez – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.70. Thank you for not being that Jesus Loserado.
Landen Roupp – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.29 vs. Spencer Strider – 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.40. Nearly identical start in a head-to-head matchup, and Roupp is far and away better this year. Think their ownership numbers reflect that? Any chance?
Bryce Elder – 8 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 12 Ks, ERA at 4.08. Welp, that’s gonna make getting him in FAAB a little bit harder. So, is there a Touki this year? Is it him? Is Bryce kneeling like James Brown and is someone draping a Shroud of Touki over him? Is Elder wearing the Technicolor Touki? I have inane questions, y’all! His peripherals don’t seem all that amazing, but I was picking him up anyway, because the Streamonator loves his next one.
Pierce Johnson – 2/3 IP, 2 ER on Saturday, ERA at 3.86. Pierce’d Johnson; Craig Kimbrel was DFA’d on Saturday; what’s Al Hrabosky up to? I’d guess Dylan Lee is next as the Braves closer, but he’s a lefty so that’s not ideal. I don’t know, maybe the Braves try to not have the lead in the 9th? Maybe Bummer? Maybe their pen is just a bummer.
Like in Harry Potter you can award my team points for any reason, right?
How many points for Gryffindor is this?
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-06/09/5e37a9d1-4754fc42-f4023321-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
Walter or Ben brown
Up one run guys on base….BLowe up to bat batting a NICE double funny number (.269) …..wait…BY GOD THATS MEADS MUSIC AND HIS .188 AVG THE LAST 7 GAMES……….annnnnd strikeout.
CAAAAAAAAAAAASH!
Schwellenbach or Ryan?
I’d appreciate your thoughts on ideas for my team. 5×5 OBP league. I have great pitching and the following hitting. I’m competitve in R and SB, but on the bottom in HR, RBI, and OBP.
C:Diaz
1B: Bellinger
2B:Altuve
SS:Henderson
3B: Vargas, Shaw, Caballero
CI: Naylor
MI: Stott, Shaw, Caballero
OF: Duran, Rooker, Ward
UTL: Meadows, Carpenter
On the wire: Merrill, Y.Diaz, Burger, Sheets, Cowser, CES, Wallner, Mauricio
I can’t seem to interest anyone in a trade without giving players away.
Anything stand out as a no brainer?
I’ve been following you for years and I always appreciate your thinking.
Duran or Gunner ros?
Duran
Man, Baz deserved better than that tonight. Gets into a little trouble, 2 on no out. 6th inning, 3-1. Mound visit. Proceeds to K Story on 3 pitches.
They pull him at 76 pitches and Cleavenger comes in and walks a dude then throws a 2 out meatball to pinch-hitter Romy Gonzales for a base-clearing double.
76 pitches. After a 3-pitch K. wtf. Just so disrespectful.
Rays man
What Grey said. Same team that called up a 2.50 ERA LHP starter who was 3rd in MILB in Ks to have him play imaginery swingman on Sunday and today out of the pen.
Drop Ortiz for Ben brown? Or hodl I think Ortiz had bad luck today
Sure
How many people cut Baz to activate Eury Perez? Baz doing well in Boston of course. Amazing how that stuff happens
Baz gets pulled at 75 pitches. Eury 70. Didn’t expect that either
Meh
Hey Grey, got a major logjam at OF. Would you:
A: Trade any one of Langford/Chourio/Seiya/Greene for Ragans or Gore straight up?
B: Try and package two of them for Skenes?
Seiya for Gore B. sure
Master lothario, please rank the following ROS:
1B: CES, C Walker, Steer, Busch, Kurtz
OF: Barger, Noot, Cowser, Doyle
Thanks!
CES, Kurtz — Cowser, Noot
What’s good Grey? I think the answer is no, but are Elder or Walter an upgrade over anyone in my starting pitching staff: Kirby, Sanchez, Mahle, Rasmussen, Bibee, Roupp, Abbott and Lodolo?
Of the two (Elder and Walter), which one are you more excited about?
Hi to Ted, of course and thank you for your wisdom.
Nah, but Elder over Mahle maybe…and I’d monocle Walter too…interesting names…Ted says hi!
Thank you!
No problem
Need to drop Robert or Nimmo in a 12t h2h cat. OBP leagues. Who would you drop.
Thanks
Nimmo
Hi Grey – which side you like more?
Witt and Jasson or Oneil Cruz and Langford?
Thanks!
LG
Witt
Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey.
The thing about Roupp is his next two are @ LAD and vs. BOS. Do you endorse grabbing him now anyway? Would you have him active for either/both of those? I have yet to drop Lib but the schedule has given me pause on this move.
Doesn’t seem like @LAD is very good, home vs. BOS sounds fine…if you’re looking for a streamer, then find the best guy with the best matchups
Yeah, I’m not looking to stream as it’s a limited moves league. Maybe I grab him and just don’t have him active for @LAD. Hmmm.
Ok
The SON is fairly bullish on Soriano v OAK (12.2) and Pfaadt v SEA (9.1) tomorrow.
I’m stuggling to see a world where I could start either (it’s a QS league) – am I right?
I wouldn’t touch Pfaadt, Soriano seems ok at home
Delay in Miami. Really wanted to see Eury Perez back on the mound. Id almost prefer if Miami doesnt use perez today after this weather delay.
I know, sucks
Who do you like Ros: Ozuna or Pages?
Ozuna
Thanks. The “torn hip” as they termed it mixed with the meh performance has got me fairly concerned.
Gotcha, yeah, they might be close, I guess I could see going Pages there
@Grey: weekly roto. who ya like?
ces – 3 @ cle, 3 @ det
kurtz – 3 @ laa, 3 @ kc
thanks!
CES
I know I know… this is just 1 of many “who should I drop for the Roman Empire”, but who’s falling on the sword and getting cut (I assume I don’t need 3x bench bats):
6×6 (OBP/QS)
C: Goodman
1B: Paredes
2B: X. Edwards
3B: Jazz
SS: CJ Abrams
OF: Judge, Acuna, Heliot Ramos
UTL: Hoerner, C. Walker
BN: Arraez, Swanson
SP: Cease, Kirby Lugo, Bubic, Clay Holmes, Mize, Cade Horton, Eury Perez, Bryce Miller,
RP: Helsley, Robert Suarez (can start 3 max)
NA: Roman
Thanks as always!
Dansby
thank you kind sir!
No problem
Was offered Mackenzie Gore for Lindor straight up. Have Zach Neto and Oneil Cruz on bench for SS. Thoughts?
Sounds bad
Is Senga still a sell?
I’m thinking about putting together a trade proposal for Luis Castillo in my 12 T points league. I know I’d have to find the right players to trade with him…still figuring out the right ones.
Yeah, a sell, but I don’t love Castillo
Thanks. Definitely something to think about
No problem
I traded Pfaadt for Ronny Mauricio. Is Davis Martin a decent replacement? They’ve had similar results so far
No…but I don’t know your options
Available is Francis, Davis, Sears, Corbin
look at matchups
Was Pfaadt for Mauricio decent in dynasty?
Sure
Would you trade Alonso for Jrod?
Sure, it’s fair, feels too cute by half tho
Best guess on Roman’s stat line RoS? Trying to decide if I should hold or flip him now while the hype is highest.
HR XXII
RBI LXXIV
R LV
BA CCLXXXVIII
All hail the Empire!
Haha
Haha. Well done
15/15/.270
What are expectations for C. Williams? it’s largely been a rough go offensively at AAA with high whiff rate. Does he get the call bc of his strong defense? They have other options who also have defensive calling card and Kim rehabbing. Does he project in future of high offensive upside?
Offensively struggling but has tools. Why would he get a call atm with Kim coming off IL soon?
Wondering why the -4 downvotes? He is hitting .197 in minors. What does he offer right now over Walls, Mead, Caballero AND Kim coming off IL in a month.
He has high upside but id love someone to explain who he replaces of the bunch right now, while performing worse at AAA than they are in MLB.
He isnt even on the 40 man roster and is still only 21.
He ain’t coming back
He’s being worked over in AAA
Trying to trade Daniel palencia. Would you trade him for Merrill Kelly, Luis Castillo or pepiot?
Castillo
Looks like Roman Anthony is getting the call up. Prepare for the “should I drop” questions.
Yup!
Should I drop Brutus, Cassius, or Pompey for Anthony? I already got Octavian on the roster. It sucked losing Caesar last year.
HA
March 15…should not have started Caesar that day. Grey tried to warn us.
Roman Anthony time!
LFG!
Who would rather ROS: Kurtz or Cags
14 team 5×5 OPS league
Kurtz
Curious why?
because your name? kidding, because better home park
Drop Spencer steer for toro, Carlos Santana, burleson, brooks Lee, cam smith?
These are terrible options
Y’kno, everybody is on Devers’ ass about not trying to play 1b w/Casas out. But if Roman Anthony REALLY wanted to be in the show, he should’ve picked up a 1b glove the minute Casas had to wheeled out…. what? 1b too good for him?
He’s up now
So, Rasmussen is a precipace? [nerd emoji]
haha
Is there a reason you abandoned your RCL team?
So, Rasmussen is a precipace?
ha
A bit late to the party. My pitching is in shambles after losing Glasnow, Pablo, and reacting too quickly with a regretful drop of Capt. Robbie Ray.
Is this trade idea an overpay to fix my pitching issue? 12tm H2H OBP/QS dynasty
Give: Riley Greene & Will Smith (C – $6)
Get: Crochet ($10) & Abbott
I’d replace Smith with Herrera
No, it’s a slam dunk for you
O’Hoppe over Agustin right?
yes
would you deal aranda for buxton trout or bellinger? if so, which one ? or would you hold
Sure, trout
Who’d you rather have:
Corbin
Pick 2
O’Hearn
Schanuel
Jesus Sanchez
Much appreciated
Jesus, O’Hearn
Butter softy, leather flossy, fatty juggy
Always threw me off when she told me, Daddy, funk me
Grimey!
Anywhos
ANY HOODLE
Have to drop one of Parker Meadows, Jake Burger or Jackson Holliday to activate Westburg (will be my 2B). Thoughts? 12-team league..grabbed Meadows because Teoscar & Langford slumping so bad, but don’t ever see benching them.
Parker isn’t playing? Then lose him
Lose Trent Grisham for Jake Burger or hold?
Yes
Who would you drop to activate E. Perez from the IL? Bradley, Pepiot, Romano, Scott.
Who would you also drop to activate Ragans (or would you not…do you think he is going to straighten things out ROS)?
Thanks!
Taj
let Ragans cook in your IL slot another week
Harper is killing me, he’s been “meh” and brutally streaky and injury prone for a long while now. Move him for Josh Naylor and closer Megill? I have terrible closers
Sure
Hey Grey, 12 man RCL. Soderstrom/bellinger/mclain or neto/jasson dominguez/rice
Soder
S. Maneae worth a stash in NL only or just keep recycling? Waiver wire doesn’t have many gems in a deep league so it is worth hanging on to someone with potential upside (drop would be a reliever who could be in saves mix as a dark horse)
Hold
Speculating on saves in NL only –
D. Lee or S. Miller?
Miller
M. Burrows or S. Miller? Getting too cute with a Burrows two-step and just put in a quality reliever with upside?
Miller
7 padre dodger games in the next 10 days should be fun.
Indeed!
Hi Grey,
5×5 Sv+Hold. I have Scott and Kopech. On the wire: Santillan, R. Garcia, Romano, Yates, Martin. Hold or make a change?
Thanks
Meh, in Holds, you’re liable to get more sugar from Martin or Santillan than Kopech
Hi Grey. Is SGL going to pitch deep enough to worthy over Ryne Nelson (home vs sd ) SGL has 2 starts
Maybe not
In a H2H category league with SV+H and K/9 plus your typical Wins, Ks, ERA, WHIP, would you pick up Kopech to replace any of Jordan Romano, Dylan Lee, Fernando Cruz, or Chris Martin.
I guess Romano
@Grey: weekly roto. would you start elder (vs col) over either of c sanchez (vs tor) or r suarez (vs tor)?
Thanks!
Over Ranger
Just wanted to post it here so it isn’t rattling around in my head anymore…
Ermahgerd, Bergert
Hahaha
Jesus/riley or Langford
Would I be helping his team with a 3b since his currently sucks rather than helping mine
C diaz
1b belli
2b Ronny
3b caminero
Ss Lindor
If max muncy
Of Soto, sody, schwarber, O’Neil Cruz,
Bench Ramos, Jesus
Also rate my team! I’m in first 12 team h2h cats
Abbott, woo, Sonny gray, Ortiz, elder, McCullers, Roupp, flahtery, uribe, Shelby, Leiter jr, little eovaldi IL
Whoops forgot 2 util trout and Riley
Riley
Barger or CES?
CES
Otto Kemp has no middle name, he is OK without one
Haha
12 team obp league, drop Dominguez for Parker Meadows, George Springer or Jesus Sanchez? or hold?
Meadows
Checking with the CDC to see if untreated milk causes wrist inflammation.
HAHA
Weekly points league would you use 2 starts from Gipson-Long (@Bal CIN), 1 start from Mize (@BAL) or a dart throw to see if Kopech gets saves.
SGL
Ignore. Question deleted. Saw you answered it already below
ok
Hi Grey,
I’m in a 10 team H2H keeper. The Langford owner is shopping him and wondering you opinion on him longer term? You had him at 36 in your top 100 rankings. Given he has been underwhelming has that changed your view?
Thanks,
LG
My opinion hasn’t really changed, maybe he went up a little
Good morning!
You say Rasmussen is on the precipice of becoming an ace. Would you move him and Semien for westburg? Dynasty h2h league with QS and OBP replacing wins and AVG.
Sorry, I trashed this from you last time, thought you wanted that…I’d take Westburg
No worries. Appreciate you doing that for me, and thanks for they help here!
No problem
@Grey: weekly roto. Who do you like between C Walker and CES?
Walker – 3 vs cws, 3 vs min
CES – 3 @ cle, 3 @ det
Also, if Kurtz is activated for this week would you start him over both?
Kurtz – 3 @ laa, 3 @ kc
Thanks!
CES
sure, start Kurtz
What was the price of pork bellies, the last time Tatis knocked in a run?
Hahahaha
What’s up Grey!
OK, so my 3B situation is a huge mess. We start 2 at each IF position, and we also have 2 Util spots. RIght now with Vientos on the IL, I’m starting Books Lee and Ryan McMahon for f&%@ sake!
Do you think there is any chance Toro is even close to for realz? I can drop an extra releiver I never use for him, but we have to pay for each claim, so if he’s likely to flame out then I won’t bother. His career stats are not good at all, but saw his highlights from yesterday and I’m intrigued.
To give you an idea of what other options are on the wire at 3B – Wagaman and Morel are the “best” so far this year.
no on Toro, but he’s hot
Riley or teo?
Riley
Morning & Happy Day of Murcia!
I have a few rapid fire Q’s for ya:
2B/3B Ranks (6×6 OPS):
OF(eligible) Rank:
Lastly, I need to cut someone to activate Eury Perez – Who gets the boot Cade Horton or Sandy Alcantara
Thanks as always!
Haha — Ronny, Shaw — Meadows, Noot, Camp
Sandy
thanks as always!
No problem
Shaw or Westburg? Thanks!
West
Starting Ben brown @phillies?
Rostering Ortiz and elder over him right now they have better matchups
Sure
Can I mention that I started Ben Brown the last time he faced the Phillies and it was a disaster?
Then drop him
How would you rank these SPs ROS: Lugo, Megill, Elder, Wacha, Boyd
Lugo, Megill, Boyd
happy mondays kinky afro
Edman or Gleybor?
Start Eury @ Pitt?
Teoscar slumping- buy low?
thank u kindly
Haha, Edman….Yes, start Eury…buy low
Perdomo hasn’t done much of anything over the last month. Would you drop him for Larnach or Otto Lopez?
hitter cats include hits and walks. 7×7
Lopez
10 team, 6 Keepers H2H Category League — which side?
A) Yamamoto & PCA
B) Soto, Duran (BOS), S. Gray
PCA & Soto likely the only keepers fwiw.
Thanks!
B
So Luzardo, if he was cut in a league is he a must grab to hold and see how he responds? His velocity is fine. No word of injury which is generally what we worry about with him. Could it be just two awful starts or tipping?
Prolly tipping, grab and bench sounds fine
I cant figure pitching out this year. It seems like there are so many examples where what traditionally worked for evaluation in the past is more out of alignment than usual. It’s like a glitch in the matrix. Or maybe it is me being wrong more often or not having much luck.
Feels as unpredictable as always
Yes, it is me then. I’ve been wrong more often.
Haha
Both Adell and Jesus Sanchez are on fire. Who do you trust most for ROS?
Jesus
Pick 2
Jesus/muncy/doyle/mcneil/burleson
Jesus, Muncy
Jesus has 40 less at bats then Doyle has a better average and ops but counting stats are about the same if Doyle was to turn it around at all he would be better.
I’m in first hold Doyle or move on for Jesus?
Move on
Drop Norby for Mauricio?
Yes
Someone (not me) could do a doctoral dissertation on the dynamics of fantasy baseball teams. More precisely, is it just my teams or do all fantasy teams act like actual teams when it comes to hot streaks and slumps. I had 2 weeks of hot which put me in first after climbing in a lot of cats. Then 2 weeks of basically everyone being dreadful. These guys play for different real teams. How does this happen? I understand it for real baseball. But why does this happen in fantasy?
Anyway, Happy Monday, Grey.
I was thinking the same thing. Not to mention I’m in a 12 team league so these are mostly middle of the lineup guys.
100% this
I feel this, for sure. I’m #2 in points in my league, but languishing in the middle of the standings because I’m also #2 in points against. So last week I finally faced a weak opponent, but no hitter put up 20 points plus I got three double-digit-duds from SP (Liberatore, Luzardo, Yarbrough), and I lost despite the easy matchup.
I’ve been doing this fantasy baseball thing for decades now (yup, I enjoyed Leave it to Beaver reruns as a kid) and have seen this phenomenon so I guess I’m glad others have as well. It makes no sense. I guess maybe there is a Fantasy Baseball Overlord who just likes to mess with us.
Same. My “fantasy baseball” experience goes back to the ’90s, holding drafts with my brothers and friends and then religiously entering all the players’ data into our Apple IIC copy of Earl Weaver Baseball and simulating full seasons (side note: those players were way more reliable than the real-life versions!).
When I spent 15 years running a league with college buddies, I would occasionally throw some tables together to see how actual results compared to expected ones with our H2H-cats setup, and it was very common for matchups luck to explain as much as 30% of the standings (that’s before you even get into a team all slumping simultaneously, as you’re talking about, which I didn’t have the time to try modeling). It’s all weird, and just random enough to be maddening.
i think it’s perception. odds would say team performance is an a continuum from good to bad. if you graphed it at the end of the season week by week you’d probably get fat in the middle and thin at the end. weeks where a team is fair to middling don’t call attention to themselves but hot and cold weeks stand out so that with himdsight it seems like your team is always hot or cold.
Regression to the mean
There could be negativity bias going on. In Roto format it probably doesn’t matter so much. I’d just rather have my teams playing consistently toward the end results. This team slump stuff is maddening. What’s crazy is the hitters and pitchers go into slumps at the same time, even when I’m moving pitchers in and out of the linep
hey grey! do you think reid detmers has entered the relievers circle of trust? you like kopech more than him i assume? i’m in a sv/h league and detmers looks attractive, then again i feel like i’ve seen this movie before and i keep getting hired as his spurned love interest.
prefer Kopech
Are we holding Cameron to see if this is sustainable or cutting due to the schedule? Guy might be a ticking bomb or can this be real?
Seems like a ticking time bomb, but I don’t know his schedule
yankees and watch your mouth, greg
Haha
Is OaktownSteve a Cameron fan? Anyone who he likes is alright with me.
The biggest amongst us
hahaha. good.
Super CES is back? I love that for us. Already have Naylor at 1B, but who do you like backing him up between O’Hearn, CES, and Contreras?
And with Herrera as my catcher in a 10-team H2H, does that give the edge to Contreras as my backup, or should he just be my primary catcher given his eligibility there?
Haha, CES
I’d start Herrera and have 1 catcher
Thanks! I love Herrera back to last year, but the past couple weeks he’s been falling behind Contreras so the confirmation is reassuring.
No problem
Please rank
Adell,Grisham,Beck
Beck, Trent
So based on the blurb, Kopech over Shelby Miller and Uribe, yes?
Sounds fine, but Kopech may not stay healthy
Hey Grey,
A. How do you rank Kopech, Uribe, Adam, Randy Rod in a saves-holds pts 12 team league?
B. How do you rank: O’Hearn, CES, Ward, Garcia Jr., Shaw, Lowe
C. How do you rank the following starts:
Ortiz vs CIN
Ortiz @SEA
Warren @KC
Schmidt @KC
Horton vs PIT
EdCab @WSH
Bridsong @COL
A. Randy, Adam B. Ward, CES C. Horton, Ortiz vs CIN, the Yanks, Ortiz again, you know we have a streamonator for this
Kopech or Uribe?
Yah I really should jump over to Streamonator.
Uribe
Please rank CES, Meadows, Jesus S.
Which 2 starting SP would you pick up?
Will Warren, Ryan Weathers, Edward Cabrera, Hayden Birdsong, Landen Roupp & Tylor Megill?
Thanks Grey!
asked and answered…Megill, Roupp
Jazz misplayed the easy grounder because he was talking to them. So stupid. Just interview someone on the bench who has the game off. I don’t understand it either.
Also, my big Jomboyish idea to fix baseball, mic everyone up and let’s hear it, it would be SO AWESOME
Haha
I’m in win now mode in a limited keeper league. I’ve been offered the following trade:
DeGrom (not keepable)
Yelich (not keepable)
Jhoan Duran (not keepable)
James Wood (keepable)
Andrew Painter (keepable)
Wood
Great stuff! You rolling out Luis Ortiz against the Red Legs? Thank you!!
Sure
Hi Grey, really deep league – you wouldn’t believe I’m in 2nd place with this question. Which one of these guys would you start this week?
Lux (6, @CLE, @DET)
Schanuel (6, ATH, @BAL)
A. Gimenez (6, @STL, @PHI)
Haha, I’m in 1st place in one league and wondering about starting Mickey Moniak…I’d start Schanuel
Hey Grey, sorry I worded that wrong. Which one of those three would you sit? I have to start two of the three.
Lux (6, @CLE, @DET)
Schanuel (6, ATH, @BAL)
A. Gimenez (6, @STL, @PHI)
Andres
Tatis or Carpenter?
Tatis
Good Morning Grey!
Which two pitchers to SIT this week? Injuries are making this harder than I’d like…
Lugo (NYY)
Mize (@BAL)
G. WIlliams (@SEA)
Bibee (@SEA)
Eovaldi (not sure if he’ll be activated this week or not)
Thanks!
Mize, Eovaldi
Happy Monday!
I have to free up an IL slot in a keeper league. Would you drop Ryan Mountcastle or Noelvi Marte?
Mt.
5×5 Roto with OBP. Please rank 2B McNeil, Baty, Mauricio, Castro, Torres, Caballero
Ronny, Caballero
Would you move Abrams for Harper ?
Have Neto to fill in for CJ and running Yandy Diaz out there at 1B pretty brutal
No
Pick up Griffin Canning for the two start week or carry Taylor Ward as an extra bat to mix and match? Think I’m going to pass on Canning in favor of Ward for the ATH series and re-evalute whose on waivers the end of the week. I’ve been dancing Ward and Yelich in and out of my LF spot for about 3 weeks now. The SB, AVG, and former production from Yelich have kept him on the team, but no one is picking up Ward for the good matchups so I keep coming back.
Sure, go Ward
Happy Monday!
1) After getting burned by Bibee all of April, I’ve had him on my bench for his good starts. Thinking of activating again. Apologies in advance to his fellow owners.
2) Please rank the following SPs for this week:
Rodon @BOS
Bibee @SEA
Elder vCOL
Leiter @MIN
2-start McCullers vCHW, vMIN (or @ATH, if they give him an extra day’s rest again)
2-start Cad Povich vDET, vLAA
Horton vPIT
3) Romano is killing me – want him to get saves, but afraid every time he takes the mound. Can you rank Shelby Miller, Romano, Kopech, Yates?
Thank you.
i fall into that trap a lot and i think it’s a mistake. hard to avoid when a guy burns you but trying to time the highs and the lows is tricky.
if you have a guy who you expect to be a 3 era guy and he’s 5 guy then if you still believe his talent is 3 era then you keep him in the line up. if you think he’s not going to live up to it you cut him (in leagues where you can afford to).
otherwise you often end up in just the situation you described.
Think it’s nearly impossible in April to know when a guy will just be cold coming out of spring
i think we’re all probably not as good at seeing the future as we’d like to think so the best strategy is to just leave them mostly in, even to the point of not playing match ups so much. just trust the guy to be the guy you project him to be however he gets there.
Right, but drawing the line on who to set and forget…Bibee? Sure, Gavin Williams? What about Bowden Francis?
i think the drawing of the line depends upon how confident you are in your projections. with your award winning projections you should be setting and forgetting as guys should play to their projections. early in the season is tricky though when you have a projection and your not really sure you believe in it.
it’s a little like the stock market. if you believe in a company you buy and hold the stock and ignore market fluctuations.
then you have technical investors who look at very specific data to time the market and try to find an edge for a short term gain. that’s a little like playing match ups and streaming playerd that are not a core part of your portfolio in whom you’re not long term invested.
what your told not to do is treat your fundamental (long term) investments like technical (short term) investment. a long term investment is sort of “back of the baseball card” investing. just trust your analysis and be patient.
That all makes sense, it’s hard to do in practice tho, when you’re not 100% sure if a guy you think is AT&T but is really Pets dot com (Cole Ragans…or is Ragans actually AT&T and just hurt? Or just something else)
definitely. that’s what statcast and fangraphs are for. if the fundamentals of the company change then your projections for its performance changes. so when the projection changes, your tactics change.
statcast, fangraphs and eye balls. don’t want to get the traditional scouting department mad at me
But you don’t know the company’s changed until it’s at least past your draft (too late, invested) or if the company can change back (Sam Altman comes back and learns a change)
you can’t ever be certain. too many factors. i think that brings us back to the original point which is because you can never be sure, the best course of action is to stay firm with your fundamental investments until you have reasons to change. otherwise persormance fluctuations are statistical noise that you shouldn’t react to by selling the stock low (putting it on the bench after poor performance) and then buying it back high (putting back in line up after good performance)
Until “until” makes sense then “until” is about 20 years of knowledge and still not knowing
just have to be right a little more often than the other guys
Yeah totally!
drop to activate eury: liberatore, megill, cabrera, or luzardo? thanks grey
Lib
Was just offered Lindor and Vlad for Ragans and Witt Jr., 10 team pts league. First instinct was decline but I am loaded at SP. What do you think? Thank you.
Works for me
How would you rank for a bench bat with the most potential:
Cowser, Adell, Mauricio, Baty
I can’t tell if Baty and Mauricio are competing for ABs, but Mauricio was good looking in that COL series compared to Baty.
Meanwhile, both Cowser and Adell are hitting bombs but Adell has an xBA of .270.
Cowser, Ronny
I picked up Taj for his unsuccessful fishing expedition against the Marlins after Greene returned to the IL.
The waiver wire in my Roto QS league currently has Elder, meh Gallen and Berrios available. How would you rank those 4? Would you hold any of those guys for a while or stream away with that spot?
Berrios, Elder
Thanks Grey!
No problem
With Eury coming back, drop Luzardo, Ruopp, Lodolo, or McCullers?
Also… just saw the Wander news… new gun charge. What do you think the odds are of the Rays ever signing a player long term again after this 11-year, $182 million debacle?
The Orioles don’t look so stupid anymore for not pursuing Burnes, now do they?
According to the O’s beat reporter for MLB.com (Jake Rill), the O’s did go after him, and even offered him a contract. He wanted to be on west coast.
i’m assuming insurance covers the money
Agreed that is probably true… but I could see the Rays being “gun” shy moving forward and falling on their previous methods as the justification. They were at their peak by paying nobody. Maybe I have it wrong. Longoria might have gotten paid by them… but think that serves as added justification if they did…
Yeah, maybe, I don’t know
Luzardo
Thanks Grey!
For HRs/SLG – DH ROS
Would you drop Rice for:
CES, Kurtz, Barger, Sanchez, Sheets, B Lowe or Adell?
Thanks in advance
CES
I’m trying to get by with Agustin Ramirez at catcher but have made eyes at Stephenson and Teel on the waiver (more the former than the latter but people are talking up the latter).
Makes sense to keep the Marlin on the line or should we cut bait for one of the other fish in the sea?
Hold
Rank these MI rest of the way: Adames, Xavier Edwards, Luis Garcia, JP Crawford
Garcia, Xavier
I have point growth opportunities in both power and speed categories in standard 5×5 AL only.
Can you please rank the following (oh the joys of AL only depth option considerations)…
N. Loftin, D. Schneemann, J. Bleday, E. Carter, B. Lee, R. Lewis, M. Vierling
Carter, Lewis, Lee
Thanks – appreciate it
Do you feel Loftin or Schneemann have value to hold or just regular waiver wire fodder in 5×5 cats
Schneemann seems to
Do you prefer D. Schneemann or K. Clemens?
Kody
Good morning, Grey!
Excellent run down for Monday as usual.
Two questions in my 10 team OBP and QS redraft H2H:
I’ve been offered a trade, where I receive Judge and William Contreras in exchange for Strider, Vlad, Cal Raleigh and Tork. I’ve got Eugenio, Kurtz and CES to replace my 3B and CI, and pitching streamers on the wire include Elder, Tylor Megill, Wacha and Schmidt. My starting rotation is already set most weeks with Framber, Webb, Joe Ryan, Ranger Suarez, and Luis Castillo. Would you pull the trigger to get Judge, or am I overpaying?
Second, SAGNOF question: I have Iglesias. Vest, Justin Martinez, and Kenley Jansen are all on the wire. Drop Iglesias for any of the FA options and if so, for who?
Thanks and have a great week!
Roupp is also on the wire for pitching options, FYI.
Thanks! Take Judge and run
Vest
Done and done- exciting start to the week! Who should I add for pitching? Don’t need a starter this week, so more of a spec add. Top 2 from: Tylor Megill, Clarke Schmidt, Roupp, Eflin, Houser or Paddack? Thanks again!
Megill, Roupp
Morning G!
Someone rage dropped Kirby before this start. Is 50-ish% of full season FAAB too much to bid? You sounded like you don’t totally buy in because of LAA buffoonery.
Also, I saw Stowers actually got back on the field which is a good sign, but I was curious if you’d want to hold him or pick up a Jesus Sanchez or Jo Adell?
Thank you as always!
-IANASM
I rage dropped Snell two years ago, he won the CY, I won the league. We were all winners. There should be a rage drop button, where you get 12 hours to re-think it. I may have to take out a patent on that.
That’s excellent
I just bid $200 on Bregman out of I think $350, so no, it’s not too much
Jesus
hmm you’re making me think I should go higher…
Going with the Jesus. (Prayer hand emoji)
Thank you!
Ha, No problem
Looking to make some pitching decisions for this week in AL only standard 5×5 roto. Team is doing well in ratios, but lacking in wins and ks, so wanting to try and stream carefully.
Please rank for this week:
C. Gordon, A. Houser, M. Spence, B. Hurter
I don’t know their matchups
C. Gordon – vs MIN
A. Houser – @ TEX
M. Spence – @ LAA
B. Hurter – reliever
These are awful…that ranking seems fine
Agreed they are awful, it’s deep AL only!
? Come on Jed Stone you can rest your sad bones, down by the riverside?
Haha
Hanging on to Joe Boyle for a month…
Surely the Rays can give him Taj’s slot and give Taj Joe Boyle’s slot in the minors?
I don’t know about that
Grey, Trea Turner or Gunnar ROS? I am pretty good with HRs and RBI and have Yordan and Roman stashed, but could use a bit of help on SB
R, HR, RBI, SB, BA, OPS.
Thanks.
Gunnar
I know you thought Gunnar was hurt, we were discussing…you feeling better about him now? He has looked decent of late
Not really, but maybe a little
Thanks…have a good one.
you too
I couldve sworn Elder had already worn the Shroud of Toussaint a couple years back? Has anyone ever done double donning of this garment and lived to speak about it?
He might have it back on? I have to check
Who keeps my last IL slot (Keaschall or Zebby)? Looking for 2025 value (and possible keeper value — we keep 8).
Zebby
ESPN Points, this week only
Please rank top 3
1) Lugo vs Ath
2) Eflin vs Det
3) Povich Vs Det, Vs LAA (2 starts)
4) Justin Martinez vs Sea (3), vs SD (3)
5) Devin Williams @KC (3), @ Bos (3)
Thanks
Lugo, Eflin, Povich
Corey Seager is 2 for 34 both singles since he came off the IL. I really do try to be patient with brand name players. it’s a points league, I need one big game a week to make it passable. I can sit him this week, play M. Garcia as SS and Max Muncy *LAD v all RHP’s this week, or play him and hope he breaks out. What say you?
He’d play over Max
Maikel
Oh, over Max? Yes
Guten Morgen Grey.
Is bubba for westburg straight up enough to be getting back?
Had vientos at 3b so searching for answers there. Staff is in good shape w webb, bubic, kirby, woo, and clay homes. 12tm Keeper league H2H cats. Thx!
Yes
Great stuff. You seem to be high on CES. How would you rank Naylor, CES Arenado, Ozuna. ROS in 5×5?
Naylor, CES, Ozuna
Good Morning Grey
With Westburg due to come off the IL tomorrow
I have to drop 1 Shallow League
Jake Burger
Addison Barger
Tyler Soderstrom
Victor Scott
My guess is Victor Scott but I do need SB’s
Also
Is Bubba Chandler still worth stashing. He has not been great lately in the minors
Barger…you can lose Bubba if you need space
Top of the morning to ya, Grey!
Couple of quick questions for you:
Is Stott droppable at this point? Would you drop him for Caballero?
In trade talks for Oneil Cruz. Would you trade J. Wilson (has 10th round keeper value next season and can be kept at a 2 round appreciation each year) and B. Woo, for Cruz? I have Elly (a keeper) at SS so Wilson is strictly Util and I have a rotating corpse at CF where I could slot Oneil.
Thanks, Grey!
I’d hold Stott — Yes, for Cruz
5X5 H2H OBP
Which 2 starting SP would you choose from this list?
Will Warren, Ryan Weathers, Edward Cabrera, Hayden Birdsong, Landen Roupp & Tylor Megill?
OBP League; which bench bat would you rather have between
Masyn Winn, Ivan Herrea and Nick Kurtz? (Already have Jac Cags)
Thanks!
Megill, Roupp
Winn
Salary cap, keep forever points league (salaries increase over time):
My team is bouncing around in the middle of the standings, but I’m also behind on innings due to injuries. Innings cap is 1250, i’m currently on pace for 1,085.
I’ve been waiting on guys like Snell, McClanahan, and Nola to return, but have been exploring the trade market looking to move prospect(s) for win now pieces.
Currently have two very different, but interesting offers:
my $40 Wheeler and $2 Roman Anthony for his $75 Soto, $5 Christopher Sanchez, and $2 Liberatore.
This doesn’t necessarily help my pitching woes, but Soto is a god in the points format.
$31 Logan Webb for my $2 Roman Anthony, $2 Jacob Misiorowski, and $3 Bryce Eldridge
Would you do either or these? Or hold?
Hold
Drop Luis Garcia for Matt McLain? 6×6 OPS
No
14 team league
Keep holding Nathaniel Lowe? or drop for a hot bat like Toro?
Sure, go for Toro
Rest of season, please rank:
1 Trout, Buxton, Taylor Ward
2 Willson Contreras, Tyler Stephenson
Thanks!
Ward, Trout
Willson
Who would you drop out of Strider, Luzardo, and Weathers?
Luz
Ancient philosopher, Trent Reznor, once said, “Bowden before the one you serve…”
The problem is Francis serves the Demon of Earned Runs and Homers Allowed. Man did I ever fall for that unbelievable stretch from late last summer last year. I drafted/kept him everywhere.
“You’re going to get what you deserve…”
Why do we deserve a terrible SP, Roto-Gods? Why?
He killed me, and I don’t why, do you? Was it something I said?
He Keyser Soze’d us. The 2024 Bowden tricked us all into thinking he was good, then that guy vanished.
The homers are the killer. I still have a bit of faith, but remember I’m also the guy who gave Manoah far too many second chances too. Ugh.
I’m sitting Bowden in AL until he shows any signs of life. Cut him in a few other leagues already.
Haha, he brutally hurt me soul
I need to start one (unfortunately none is not an answer).
Weathers (@Was on Sat); Yarbrough @ Bos; Warren @ Bos; Mize @ Balt.
SON has all negative (and Weathers “best”).
Weathers
Harper, Langoliers, Gonsolin all go down in the span of maybe 24 hours, feels like some true stuff at work here
Encarnacion should carry things just fine for Harper until he gets back, as for Bryce- wear the damn protective equipment, please
Ouch
Grey!!!!
Awesome!
Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for June 9, 2025
I’m at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I’ve just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks!
Need 2 bench/UTL bats – who are the keeps between Kurtz, CES, Castellanos, Josh Lowe and Ryan O’hearn?
Hesitant to lose Kurtz because of bing bong stadium + was on a heater before IL stint.
Kurtz, CES? I don’t know, depends what you need
Us Razzballers know how you feel about drafting SP’s early in redraft leagues.
I play in some very competitive high entry fee and pay for transactions as well.
One manager doesn’t draft a SP until around the 12th round. He does grab two top closer names early. He won last year and and is in first again this year.
I finally got some value out of my first SP drafted in Kirby while chasing saves.
Just like Jim Leland “just saying something”. Has me thinking for next year when I see random SP’s with great starts and could have guys like Roupp, Kolak, M. Kelly, Rasmussen either late or off waivers.
Yeah, I hear ya
Can you imagine kids now days watching Leave it to Beaver? One of my favorite shows as a kid, of course we didn’t have many choices and no electronics. We did have a use for tin foil though not used in todays world.
Leave it to Beaver, 6 seasons and a whopping 234 episodes from 1957-1963. As a child in the 70s I was a fan of Emergency, Six Million Dollar Man and Night Stalker. I loved the Bob Newhart show and the Gong Show most of all. Had to get off the couch to change the channel. Telephones had cords. The Pirates and the A’s were great teams and kids used to play outside rather than stare at screens.
Amazing list, ha
Haha
Hope your weekend was great.
In my Yahoo Points league, there is a limit on innings pitched. I have 823 innings left. I did a back of the envelope calculation and wanted to get your insight.
A. There are 112 days left or 16 weeks.
B. I therefore divided 823 by 16 weeks to get 51.4 innings per week.
C. Assuming each starter goes 5.33 innings per start, I divided 51.4 by 5.33 innings per start which equates to 9.7 starts per week or about 10 starts per week.
1.Any thoughts on this calculation would be much appreciated.
2. Would you worry about the limit on innings at this point of the season?
3. On a more practical level, would you start or sit Merrill Kelly vs Seattle at home?
4. Would you start sit Luis Ortiz of Cleveland at home vs Cinn?
5. Would you pick up Chris Paddack?
Thanks so much!
as always, your help is very much appreciated!!
No problem
Just 2 games from the weekend made the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list, but they were 2 great ones as Kirby and deGrom had top 12 outings! Kirby only had 11 strikeouts on the year heading into his 4th start. deGrom earned his 2nd entry on the list:
9 George Kirby Jun 8 @LAA
12 Jacob deGrom Jun 7 @WSH
71 Jacob deGrom May 15 vs HOU
Kinda surprised Kirby was *only* 9
Well, there were 2 earned runs. All the best starts have 1 or 0. And the values are very close for 6th through 9th:
6 Tarik Skubal $184.00
7 Nathan Eovaldi $183.50
8 Garrett Crochet $182.70
9 George Kirby $181.40
Ah, gotcha, that makes sense