Yesterday, on the holiest of Hallmark-created holidays and celebrated most of all by Bill Hall, mothers from all different backgrounds came together to put up their feet, sip mimosas and talk about how “The Handmaid’s Tale” could totally happen now with Trump. I’d contend that Hallmark should get a little credit for women’s rights. Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Secretary’s Day, “Buy a card just because you love her” Day… Before this, it was, “Do you wanna make this pelt I skinned into a rug or a sweater for little Kevin? What? You’re tired from churning butter? Okay, you can have the afternoon after you make beef and kidney pie.” In honor of Mother’s Day, one of the great lovers of women (who are handcuffed to his bedpost), Aroldis Chapman was diagnosed with rotator cuff inflammation, and will be sidelined for a month. If Dellin Betances is available in your league, can I get into your league? If there’s an entry fee, all the better. You pay it, and we’ll split the cash prizes. I even grabbed Tyler Clippard in one league just in case Betances gets all Cuddle Boy on us. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Luis Severino – 2 1/3 IP, 3 ER. Even Luis See K occasionally does a movie with Woody Allen that critics love that is not good and is basically just Woody Allen being played by Cate Blanchett.
Starlin Castro – 3-for-10, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .338. I’m gonna go out on a 300-year-old limb and say Castro is doing much better than you thought.
Brett Gardner – 6-for-9, 4 runs, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .289. He’s on pace for a 25/20 season, and on your waivers. Oops.
Masahiro Tanaka – 1 2/3 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 5.80. Must be hard pitching with partial tears in one’s UCL and rectum.
Alex Bregman – 1-for-8, 4 RBIs and his 1st home run. Lot of people these first 6 weeks have been faux-modestly saying, “I don’t want to Bregman, but my fantasy team is in last place.”
George Springer – 3-for-8, 4 runs, 2 RBIs and two homers (8, 9), hitting .261. He’s cooled off a bunch since April, but until you own Odor on every team, you don’t know cool.
Charlie Morton – 5 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.97. The Ks are tout suite, but four earned in under six innings is streamer.
Ian Happ – 2-for-4 on Sunday, and homered on Saturday, as he was called up. The Cubs are saying this callup is only for a few days while the Cubs get back to health. Couple thoughts here: A) He could be better than Ben Zobrist right now. B) The Cubs don’t mind promoting him because they have no intention of holding him on their team, i.e., I could see a trade of him at some point this year. C) There’s no C. D) There’s a D, but I’m gonna put it in with E. E) I call this one Molly. F) Me. G) rey Albright. H) i. I) am Legend. J) The Cubs will send him back down. K) lmnop Q) Why wouldn’t you still own him in every league? R) You crazy? S) CarGo. T) A drink with jam and bread. U) Can’t Touch This. V) for Vendatta. W) In 26 games of Triple-A, Happ had 9 homers and a .298 average. X) Prospector Ralph said, “Power/speed skill set with the ability to draw walks. Swing and miss will keep his average lower, and he doesn’t have a true defensive position.” Y) Because. Z) There’s wasn’t a C, why would there be a Z?
Jake Arrieta – 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.44 vs. Adam Wainwright – 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 5.31. This matchup was billed as, “Good careers may appear closer in rearview mirrors.”
Yadier Molina – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd and 3rd homers, hitting .270. That’s the least he can do on Mother’s Day for the amount of labor him, Bengie and Jose must’ve put their mother through. “Momma Molina, it’s a miracle! This is the third baby boy that came out wearing a chest pad and shin guards!”
Chris Sale – 7 IP, 3 ER, 4 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 2.15. He now joins Pedro Martinez and Nolan Ryan as the only American League starters to have ten Ks in seven straight starts. The three also share one other common trait, they have no idea who Karim Garcia is.
Drew Pomeranz – Left yesterday’s game with triceps tightness. Raindrops, drop tops, all season long Pomeranz has been waiver wire crap.
Blake Snell – 5 2/3 IP, 6 ER, as he was sent down to Triple-A. You know what he’s doing right? He’s setting himself up as a 2018 fantasy sleeper. Snell you later!
Steven Souza – 1-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .266. Play that funky music, Souza!
Corey Dickerson – 4-for-6, 2 runs, hitting .340. This reminds me of a conversation I had this weekend with Cougs. Her, “Are you gonna watch ‘I Love Dick’ with me?” Me, “I can’t because if someone asks me what are you watching, I can’t tell them, ‘I Love Dick.’ Sorry.”
Robinson Cano – Missed three straight games due to his strained quad. The Mariners have been covering a seven-time All-Star and likely first ballot Hall of Famer with Taylor Motter (0-for-3), so that’s working out just fine.
Aaron Sanchez – 5 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.95, as he was activated from the DL. Wasn’t a huge fan of Sanchez in the preseason, telling people to avoid him, and his peripherals so far have been less than stellar, i.e., in shallower leagues, I’d tell Aaron Sanchez, ‘You’ve been Chopped,” due to his inability to make work his basket filled with K-rate, walk rate and xFIP.
Kevin Pillar – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting near-.400 in the last week with three steals. Schmotato, for sure, but he should likely just be owned in all leagues. Jays aren’t great, but a leadoff hitter on every team should be owned.
Justin Smoak – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .274. Between To-Jo and Smoak, it’s a great time to be alive (if you judge all world affairs by the ability to grab a corner infielder in your fantasy league).
Leury Garcia – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd steal, as he hits leadoff and near-.400 in the last week. And immediately challenging what I just said in Pillar’s blurb. I’d look at Leury (leery?) more as a hot schmotato, but that’s ownable too.
Hunter Renfroe – 1-for-2, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .209. I’ve already picked him up for Monday’s short schedule day. You grab him too, then we can imaginary high five each other when he homers today. (Then imaginary wipe our hands on our pants when the other person isn’t watching.)
Brandon Maurer – 1/2 IP, 3 ER, and his 2nd blown save, ERA at 6.00. Not exactly a shut-down closer. His backup, Buchter, looked just as bad (1/3 IP, 4 ER), and I don’t see much value in speculating on other guys in the Padres’ pen. *two seconds later, researching Brad Hand* What can I say, I have a problem.
Jose Berrios – 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 4 Ks in his 1st start this year. “So, should I drop Clayton Kershaw for Berrios or hold?” That’s everyone after the Berrios’ start. Maybe everything that was wrong with Berrios last year has corrected itself. Seriously. I’m not being sarcastic. I did love him last year, and he has always maintained a solid K-rate with great command, aside from last year. Though, four Ks on Saturday isn’t exactly everything. In short, I haven’t picked him up anywhere. Shorter, okay. Shortest, Altuve.
Jason Kipnis – 4-for-5, 4 RBIs and two homers (1, 2), hitting .197. *zips up body bag* Muffled, “Uh, guys, I’m still here.” “Kipnis? Is that you?”
Carlos Santana – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer, hitting .228. The Indians are rising from the dead, and not just in a Jim Morrison acid dream.
Lonnie Chisenhall – 2-for-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .275. Literally (not literally), this is the first game all season the Indians appeared to have an offense.
Trevor Bauer – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 6.92. A career 4.58 ERA pitcher thru almost 600 IP, for one brief day in May, didn’t look like he should be in the minors, on the Padres or on a VH-1 special of the Top 100 Worst White Rappers. Mo Rocca, “When Bauer rapped, people stood in line at Macy’s with Christmas presents.”
Alex Wood – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.27. I like how certain sites are like, “Oh my God, Berrios is so good yadda burp yay,” but Wood is out there doing things no one has seen before (slight exaggeration), and no one is saying anything about Wood.
Justin Verlander – 6 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners (5 BBs), 7 Ks, ERA at 4.47. He’s making it a lot harder for Kate Upton to defend him. I wonder if Verlander is battling mechanical issues, because his walks are sky high, and everything else seems more or less normal. I don’t have an answer, but I wouldn’t do anything rash either.
Garrett Richards – Hopes to return in August from nerve irritation. Funny, because he’s on my last nerve. He didn’t have Tommy John surgery, hoping stem cells would regenerate his torn elbow ligament. Why not clone a new sheep arm and have it attached to your shoulder? So, now he’s sidelined with nerve irritation on an arm that might not even be able to handle a torn elbow tendon. If the Angels had any sense, they’d step in and be like, “Dude, surgery sucks, but, seriously, the only throwing you’re doing for the next year is the throwing away of your career.” Wow, I sounded like my dad right there.
Yunel Escobar – Sat out with a tight hamstring. Too bad he didn’t get to reveal his special Mother’s Day eye black that would’ve worked in three derogatory words for gays and moms.
Mike Trout – 1-for-1, 2 RBIs and a slam (11) and double legs (6, 7), hitting .352. The Angels should play this guy, he seems pretty good.
Matt Joyce – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 2nd home run in the last three games. Likely didn’t hurt he was facing Rangers starters that are better on paper, and none of these games were played on paper.
Trevor Plouffe – 1-for-3 and his 6th homer. Plouffe goes the dynamite!
Carlos Gomez – 3-for-3 and his 5th steal, but left the game with a hamstring strain. He continues to age as well as the Nordberg scenes in The Naked Gun.
Adam Jones – Sat out with a sore hip. Curt Schilling says Jones’ hip is fine.
Kevin Gausman – 3 1/3 IP, 5 ER, EAR at 7.19. Pro tip: When you’re in May and a starter has an ERA over 7, it’s time to look elsewhere.
Chris Davis – 2-for-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .252. Wouldn’t be shocked to see him hit 8 homers in the next six games, not including his namelganger, Khris.
Caleb Joseph – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting over-.500 in the last week. Catcher questions in 3, 2, 1…
Nate Karns – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 4.46. That gets one’s attention. His K/9 is 10.7; walk rate is 2.9; xFIP is 3.18. Basically, he’s a number one starter. However, the velocity is down, his road ERA is the cat’s bollocks and he’s on the Royals. Am I not listening to the Stream-o-Nator for his next start in Minny? Tough call, I think I could see streaming him in shallower leagues, and definitely owning in all.
Mike Moustakas – 1-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 9th homer. Moistasskiss!
Jorge Soler – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. I’m getting sunspots from being a cyclops with a monocle on Soler.
Tommy Joseph – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 5th homer, hitting .255, and his third homer in four games. Get over that he had a poor April, and grab him immediately.
Aaron Altherr – 2-for-7, 2 runs and his 8th homer, hitting .333, and five homers in the last week. He’s only owned in 55% of ESPN leagues, i.e., 45% of ESPN leagues are already abandoned or 45% of ESPN leagues are owned by Klara Bell for him to fill his virtual trophy case.
Bryce Harper – 5-for-8 and his 12th homer, after hitting his 5th walk-off homer on Saturday. That’s not five walk-off homers in one game, that would be a record.
Shawn Kelley – 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 2nd blown save in the 1st game of the doubleheader, ERA at 7.15. Picture this, Kelley is a square peg, the 9th inning is a round hole, and Dusty is shopping for a sand blaster to round off the edges of a peg.
Matt Albers – 1 IP, 0 ER, 0.61 ERA and his 2nd save in the 2nd game of the doubleheader. I’m not sure if I trust Dusty to just keep going with Albers as closer, especially after he heard the Nats were playing a nightcap, so Dusty showed up at the game wearing a pajama hat like Where’s Waldo.
Keon Broxton – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .270. That’s how you turn around a pathetic April, Buxton! Buxton? Where’s Buxton? He still in the majors?
Jonathan Villar – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .222. He homered off Mets’ reliever, Blevins, who seems to sum up the Mets’ season. In 1973, it was “Ya Gotta Believe,” in 2017, it’s “We Got Blevins.”
Jeurys Familia – Out for at least three months, if not the whole season. Best timetables have him returning end of August; worst timetables have him getting into a domestic dispute, being suspended for the rest of his career and the NY Post making a headline like, “In Familia Court, Jeurys Out.” If DL room is tight, I’d lose him. Obviously, grab Addison Reed. Yes, the guy who allows a home run in nearly every appearance.
Michael Conforto – 3-for-4, 4 runs, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .343, and in the three hole. Conforto is the best Mets hitter. Granted, I realize this isn’t exactly saying he’s the best hitter on the 1927 Yankees.
T.J. Rivera – 2-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, hitting .306. Rivera was in this Friday’s Buy column, which might be a point for or against the Buy column.
Neil Walker – 3-for-5, 1 run, 3 RBIs, hitting over-.400 in the last week with two homers. Hot schmotato alert!
Robert Gsellman – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 7.07. Is there any talk about sending him to the minors? Because there should be. Like, a lot of that talk. Nothing but that talk. “We have a hurricane moving onto the coast of–Sorry, I’m told no more discussion of weather and only ‘Gsellman sucks’ talk.”
Corey Seager – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .283. A’ight, a’ight, a’ight, but what did Bellinger do?! Oh, just the norm 2-for-4, 1 RBI.
Yasiel Puig – 2-for-5, 2 runs and his 7th homer, hitting .250. When Puig lets one fly!
Nolan Arenado – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer. I’m going to put these priceless dodo feathers that my great-great-grandfather willed to me right by the window…NOOOO!!! Torenado!
Pat Valaika – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 2nd and 3rd homers. If the Rockies were home for another series, I’d be all over Valaika like a cape in Transylvania, simply because of Coors, but since they’re going on the road, bleh.
Paul Goldschmidt – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 9th and 10th homers, hitting .319. Au Shizz Twizz!
A.J. Pollock – Left yesterday’s game with a groin injury. Pollock hurt it throwing.
Andrew McCutchen – 1-for-4 and a slam (6) and legs (3), hitting .212. Knee McClutchin’ must’ve been wearing his throwback uni from 2013.
Josh Bell – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .243. C**nt Hurdle believes in Bell so much, he double-switched him out of a close game. Maybe C**nt thinks this is Little League and everyone has to play. That would explain six seasons of Jordy Mercer.
Robbie Ray – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.57 vs. the Pirates. Bad when you can’t get through five innings at home against a team who I can’t even picture scoring four runs in four innings. I hate you, Robbie Ray. I hope you never get off Fridays, and you work at a Friday’s that’s always busy on Fridays.
Lisalverto Bonilla – 8 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.85. Lisalverto’s claim to fame is the only Bonilla not being paid by the Mets to not play. He’s also an older prospect who is a matchups play for NL-Only leagues.
Amir Garrett – Will be promoted back into the Reds’ rotation for a start this week. Muslim Mrs. Garrett will get the Rockies at home, which will be a good stream, or he’ll get the Cubs, which I wouldn’t be excited about.
Hunter Pence – Might be headed to the DL with hamstring soreness. I think we’re seeing why Gangly Manbirds are often retired at 30 and put out to stud with Flat-Billed Pitchypusses.
Eduardo Nunez – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and two steals (8, 9). Dot-Edu was just dropped in my RCL league, and I could see grabbing him just to school some people in steals.
Brandon Belt – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 7th homer, and three homers in the last four games. If you dropped Belt, pick him up, you pantless bastard!
Matt Moore – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 11 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 5.67. You ever do this? On Saturday, I picked up [email protected]$&%!, but after seeing how well Moore pitched, I didn’t want to start Samardzija anymore. Like the law of averages somehow say that only one borderline Giants starter can succeed this weekend. Sounds like a gambler’s fallacy; someone ask John Patrick of So You Wanna Be A Gambler (fresh reference!). By the way, I looked up John Patrick on Google, and it didn’t even suggest gambler after typing “John Patrick gamble.” C’mon, Google, give this guy the last R! Also, on the first page of search results was his LinkedIn profile. Hey, you should connect with Prospector Ralph! On J.P.’s LinkedIn page it reads, “JOHN PATRICK PRODUCTIONS January 1983 – December 2011 (29 years).” I like that he went with 29 years, and not the basic math of 28. I wonder if he found another John Patrick to take over, or there’s, like, a Tom Smith running JOHN PATRICK PRODUCTIONS. His caps, by the way. (There’s so many people reading this thinking, “Who the hell is John Patrick?” He was the President of JOHN PATRICK PRODUCTIONS for 29 years, goddamn it!)
Jeff Samardzija – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 5.26. Put that in your gambler’s fallacy, John Patrick, and stay retired!
Crowded outfield and utility spot, have 3 spots open…who do I sit?
Comforto
Bellinger
Altherr
Miguel Cabrera
@web: Yea i got a similar issue with Cabrera. Each night a full slate is on I got to choose 3 of these 6 . Zimmerman, Cabrera, Springer, Conforto , JD MArtinez or Joey (Jerry) Gallo.
@web: Comforto, Altherr, and Cabrerra bc once you sit him he’ll hit two dingers that game.
@web: Sounds like a trade should be in the works…
@web: I don’t know matchups, I guess Bellinger
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/welcome-back-again-alex-wood/
Did you know Morton K’d 7 Yanks in a row? That’s no streamer, steamer. His fastball is hittable when not located, but at 95 mph or so, it still takes a good hitter to do it. His secondary stuff looks pretty damn good. Morton’s K/9 is 6 higher than his BB/9; didn’t you have a rule about that?
@Shark: I’ve been getting on Grey for the same thing. He continually downplays Morton’s achievements with no explanation. It’s like he believes intentionally negging Morton will somehow draw him to his teams.
@Manley Ramirez: The stats just got updated, Morton’s K/9 is now 7 higher than his BB/9. Time will tell if that’s just a blip.
@Manley Ramirez: His ERA is 4 and his WHIP is 1.37 and he’s gotten out of the 6th inning once. That’s a streamer to me still.
@Manley Ramirez: As of now, Morton is a streamer.
@Manley Ramirez: Streamer. Yes K’s are up, but all his Swing % are about the same as they were with the Pirates, and he’s actually getting way more ground balls so far compared to his history so that will level out with more Fly Balls and HRs. Only thing on his side in the numbers is a slightly above average BABIP against.
@The Great Knoche: Prospector Ralph has Morton ranked at #39 this week. You guys have a very low bar for the “streamer” designation.
@Shark: yes, this is due to the “optimal” strategy in RCL’s being to own like 3 SP, meaning the 36th is the cap.
@Shark: Cool
great write up. How stacked would you say my nn pitchers are that in a 16 team auction league that when JD Martinez came off the DL I had no choice to drop Pillar as he was the worst on my bench? So sad I had to do it…
@ziggaman730: My pitching staff is another story since Syndergaard and Paxton went on the DL.
@ziggaman730: man, if a guy coming off the DL forces you to drop someone you’re super fortunate.
When I have a guy come off the DL I just move a different DL guy from my bench to the DL!
@ziggaman730: Never nude?
S) Car Go?
https://youtu.be/SOa-RWv2AAU
@J-FOH: Haha, yup!
@Grey: I’ve posted that almost as many times as sniffing glue. Felt like you were calling me
Haha
Been using T.Shaw & Jose Reyes at 1B&3B respectively. Hanley & Castellanos pickin’ up splinters more often than not.
If I cant find a trade partner, drop Hanley for LoMo or hold and hope for a surge like last season?
Same question for Castellanos.
@1ahn1: I think you have to hold unless the situation is dire in your standings.
@1ahn1: I’d drop Cast
Stanton and Duffy for Springer and Strasburg, who wins?
@Robert: Springer
@Robert: Agree w/ F
@Robert: Springer > Stanton; Strasburg > Duffy. Springer side gets an A. D- for the Stanton side.
I was offered Bellinger for my Lance Lynn and Matt Bush. I can probably replace those 2 off the waiver, and Imma sucker for top prospects… should I pull the trigger?
I was offered Bellinger for my Lance Lynn and Matt Bush. I can probably replace those 2 off the waiver, and Imma sucker for top prospects… should I pull the [email protected]I Be Teheran it Up: Also…is Schwarber droppable for say a Hernan Perez?
I [email protected]I Be Teheran it Up:
@I Be Teheran it Up: I’d take Bellinger
@JeF WiTh 1 F: how about the second question JeF? Shwarber or H. Perez?
@I Be Teheran it Up: Bellinger. Schwarber.
@b the esq.: Agree with b…Schwarber
@I Be Teheran it Up: Agree w/ F
Tommy Joseph or David Peralta?
@Random Dude: In neither an option? Peralta sits v. Lefties. ToJo my get replaced by Rhys in the near future if he doesnt start hitting….
@b the esq.: If he doesn’t start hitting? Dude is hitting….
@Random Dude: To-Jo
Drop any of these for wood ?
Severino
Salazar
Tanaka
?
Biagini is also available. Same question for him.
@Bosox: Severino for Wood. No to Biagini
@Bosox: Hold
Grey!!
Great write-up, fabuloso!!
a. Do you know what would be a cool nickname for Difo (plays for the Nats)?
Home Difo, of course.
b. Do you know why he’s not known by that same cool nickname?
Nobody knows Difo!! Shame, really.
c. Lots of work down at the Five and Dime store so……
John Rambo Quote of the day for May 15
Captain Dave: ‘OK, Colonel, now you’ve got us all scared to death. What do you and the Special Forces think I oughta do about your psycho out there?’
Colonel Trautman: ‘Let him go.’
Sheriff: ‘- Do what?’
Colonel Trautman ‘- For now. Defuse the whole situation, defuse him.Provide a little gap and let him slip through it. Then put out a nation wide APB. In a couple of weeks, you’ll pick him up in Seattle or someplace, working in a car wash. There’ll be no fight and nobody else will get hurt.’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: A. I kinda like Wilmer Difo B. Still like Wilmer Difo C. Nice!
@Grey: Grey!!!
a. A marginal freak like Home Difo would just be ‘your kind of guy’!!!
b. Loved the ‘I love Dick’ comment! I also wouldn’t be able to watch it in good faith.
Cheers,
Ante
A. Wilmer Difo! B. Haha
@Grey: Grey!
a. Going home from the office. By going home, I mean the gruesome 100-ft. voyage to the guest house.
b. Start 4 of the following in a 10-team H2H, weekly points league
1. Betts Away: 6 (@STL,@OAK)
2. Conforto Home: 3 (LAA), Away: 3 (@ARI)
3. Desmond Away: 6 (@MIN,@CIN)
4. Bellinger Home: 4 (MIA), Away: 3 (@SF)
5. Benintendi Away: 6 (@STL,@OAK)
6. Pollock Home: 3 (NYM), Away: 3 (@SD)
Am leaning 1, 2, 3, 4.
c. Start 5 of the following in a 10-team H2H, weekly points league
1. Desmond Away: 6 (@MIN,@CIN)
2. Thames Away: 7 (@SD,@CHC)
3. Trout Home: 3 (CHW), Away: 3 (@NYM)
4. Zimmerman Away: 6 (@PIT,@ATL)
5. Benintendi Away: 6 (@STL,@OAK)
6. Conforto Home: 3 (LAA), Away: 3 (@ARI)
7. Votto Home: 3 (COL), Away: 3 (@CHC)
Am leaning 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
d. Start 4 of the following in a 10-team H2H, weekly points league
1. Conforto Home: 3 (LAA), Away: 3 (@ARI)
2. Desmond Away: 6 (@MIN,@CIN)
3. Stanton Home: 3 (HOU), Away: 4 (@LAD)
4. Trumbo Home: 3 (TOR), Away: 3 (@DET)
5. Benintendi Away: 6 (@STL,@OAK)
Am leaning 1, 2, 3, 4
Cheers,
Ante
A. You live in a tree house? B. 1, 2, 3, 4 C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 D. Same as you
NoI am John Patrick, and I know nothing of your work
@Johnny Spoons: Haha
14 Team H2H redraft weekly league
I’ve been asking this question for almost a week now, but couldn’t get myself to make the move…
need to drop 1 to activate Manaea
Gardner
Ellsbury
Hicks
Breaks my heart, but it looks like the drop is Hicks. not enough playing time.. (I hate Ellsbury so much)
Thanks Grey!
@Great Bambino: Hicks
@Great Bambino: Hicks
@Great Bambino: Agree w/ b/F
Grey!!!
Sorry for the addendum but I had to.
a. Loved the Happ blurb so much. I thought that I was in a real live Sinatra song. So lovely.
b. You had me at hello, man. Literally, your blurb could be made up of just one word written 5000 times – HELLO – and I would love it!
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: A. Haha B. Ha, thanks!
I’m about to curb check Joc like my name is Milan Lucic and send him to the DL with the rest of the Dodgers spare tires
@lyricist: OH you mean Joc didn’t work out again this year… Grey, defend yourself… :-P
@CMUTimmah: Yeah, it’s my fault he can’t hit
@Grey: hah – It’s your fault you keep getting lured in by Joc.
“Stop trying to make Joc a thing. He’s never gonna be a thing!” – Regina George
You know I’m serious when I’m quoting Mean Girls…
But his power and speed are so fetch!
@Grey:So you agree, you do think he’s pretty?
In the burn book, it says he’s too K to function.
I’m not a regular commenter, I’m a cool commenter.
Haha
@lyricist: He’s been on waivers in my 12 team league
@Grey: The only blame I have is for myself y prospecto del béisbol. I just hope he finds it for the 2017 Dodgers sake.
Aging like Nordberg is perfection. Had me chuckling on this Monday morning.
Thanks Grey!
@B-man: Thanks!
Nice one today!
SON says that Ryu v Mia ($12) beats JC Ramirez v CWS ($10) beats Leake v BOS ($2). Do you agree? Can only start one of these guys…
Thanks!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Definitely not Leake, I know that much.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: I would lean JC over Ryu.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: I’d go with Ryu
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Thanks! I agree
I got Gardner, Souza, Smoak, an L. Garcia hanging out in free agency. Drop JBJ and/or Gamel for any of them?
@PB&J: Gamel for Gardner. JBJ is due to hit a hot streak. Gamel is only playing until Hanniger gets back.
@PB&J: Souza and Gardner
@Grey: Thanks, Grey and b.
is it all Brewers pitching this week at San Diego?
Davies
Nelson
Garza?
Thanks
@Nitro: I don’t know what you’re asking
@Grey: Would you start all 3 Brewers pitcher sat San Diego this week?
I would
@Grey: Thanks
No problem
@Grey: totally [email protected]Nitro: hell yeah it is! whammy!
Drop Max Kepler for Tommy Joseph? I’m in next to last place in HRs (1st 5 picks Goldy, Odor, Springer, Bogaerts, carlos Santana)? 15 team league. Oh, and I drafted Joseph.
@Natty Boh: Sure
@Natty Boh: Agree w/ F
I have to move Kelley out of my DL spot if I want to keep him, which means I have to drop at least one guy. But I also want to stream JC Ramirez this week, so that means I have to drop two guys. Who are my drops? Do I just drop Kelley and Glover? Do I drop Duvall?
12-team, h2h, 5×5, redraft.
C – Realmuto; 1B – Freeman; 2B – Dozier; 3B – Machado; SS – Correa; OF – Benintendi, Polanco, Desmond; Util – Altherr; Bench – C.Santana, Duvall
SP – Tanaka, Severino, Odorizzi, A.Wood, Wheeler
RP – Holland, Bush, Brach, Wilson, Reed, Glover (bench)
DL – Kelley, Maeda
@Not your average Joe: Kelley, Wheeler
Have to start two of these three this week: Devon Travis, TJ Rivera, Ian Happ. Id like to go Rivera and Happ, you think Happ will at least play most of this week?
@Adam Duchow: Travis, Rivera
Hi Grey,
Guys Lackey & freshly dropped Tanaka are available in my league. Is there any hope for Duffy or should i just drop him in favor of streaming. With Paxton, Maeda & Hill having been on the DL for so long, i’m falling low on innings.
Any interest in Vince Staples? Looks like his new comes out on Friday. I’ve been luke warm but am checking out his catalog this week just to see if i’m missing something.
Thanks!
@J-Hova: Vince Staples is dope. Not quite Kendrick Lamar good, but better than Danny Brown in my opinion.
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up:
Thanks! Im revisiting Summertime today. I loved the Senorita single when it came out just didn’t listen to the album much. I’ve been championing a tad too much but the new Brother Ali is great.
@J-Hova: Stream… Staples is decent, a few songs I like, I think Senorita was one… I still haven’t downloaded Ali, but I need to
@Grey:
Thanks! Dropped him and it feels great! Streaming Lackey tomorrow vs cinnci
Ha, no problem
Do you think Wilson & Knebel will hold down the closer role ros?
@Eric: Cant predict that right now
@Eric: Agree w/ F
@Eric: If I were guessing, no, they won’t
Pick 2 to start this week:
Zimmerman ([email protected], [email protected])
C Santana (3 v TB, 3 @ HOU)
Yonder (3 @ SEA, 4 v BOS)
Thanks
@Q: Zimm and Yonder for me
@Q: Agree w/ F
Thinking of dropping Urias for Manaea…If I do it, do I keep Manaea on the bench for his first start back vs. Seattle?
@Alex:
Related question…Who would you roll with tonight?
Godley vs. NYM
Perdomo vs. MIL
Manaea vs. SEA
@Alex: Home or away matters
@Grey: Those are all home starts
I know at least one is not
@Grey: Haha.. you’re right. Godley is away
@Alex: Whoops, it’s Manaea. I’m bad at multitasking today.
@Alex: Hold
@Grey: Another piece of info.. I have Wood, Urias, Maeda (no room on DL). With LA on 6-man rotation, I feel like someone has to go or I’ll fall behind on starts. One of them has to go anyways to activate D. Price soon…
@Alex: I’d hold Urias, I’d start Perdomo, none are great
H2H points league, bonuses everywhere
C– Wieters
1B – Wil Myers
2B – Trea Turner
3B – Justin Turner
SS – Chris Owings
MI – Jonathan Villar
CI – Yonder Alonso
OF – Trout, Springer, Conforto, Puig, Mazara
U – Altherr
Bench – Schoop, Hosmer, Franco
SPs – Carrasco, Severino, Urias, Maeda, Duffy, Eduardo Rodriguez
RP’s – Feliz, Colome, Betances (no holds league though)
Bench – Lackey, T. Walker
DL – Haniger, Syndergaard
Which of these trades makes most sense? All of them, right?
1. Trade Villar/Alonso/Duffy for Odor/Justin Wilson (is Odor still top 20 in your opinion?)
2. Syndergaard/Mazara for Thames (duh, right?)
3. Severino/Villar Corey Seager (this is unlikely, but if I offer Carrasco its a done deal. Worth it since my pitching will be terrible afterwards).
4. ROS: Corey Seager/Odor/DJ Lehmeiu in that order right?
Last thing, SON loves Jesse Chavez vs White Sox today, we starting him?
Dude, thanks again for these hilarious write ups. With how insanely accurate your predictions are I dont know how you’re not invited to host an MLB TV segment (1. Job Security for the others, 2. Heidi Watney’s husband doesnt want you near his wife and he’s a rich executive, 3. There is no justice in FBB, 4. Youd have made a better list).
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Forgot I own Bud Norris and have an extra P slot, also forgot I dropped Feliz and grabbed Knebel (my closer situation vastly improved over the weekend).
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: 1-3. They all work for me 4. That works — I’d start Chavez
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Thanks for the kind words too!
What’s going on with Miggy? Father Time doing work on him, or just a slow start.
@classall1989: Probably a combo of both
@classall1989: Agree w/ F
Keon or pillar ROS? I feel like pillar given the leadoff spot and Donaldson soon be hitting behind. Keon hitting 7rh and do you have playing time concerns with keon? Given their OF and Brinson in minors?
@Scott steelers:
I streamed Keon in a 10 team roto last week and am having a really tough time dropping him right now
Keon is on the road this week, not necessarily Keon’s best venue. Coming off the hot week at home…..you might want to consider benching Keon if you have better option.
@Scott steelers: Keon for me
@Scott steelers: Agree w/ F
Quintana for Holland and Betances? or Quintana for Chapman?
It’s a 12 team 5×5 roto with no holds and only 2 rp slots. thanks!
@Oppo Taco: Q for the duo. Chapman is at least a month. Its a rotator cuff, so could be longer. Holland isnt losing the closer gig for the season, and Betances will be closing for the month plus, and will help ratios and Ks regardless.
@b the esq.: It’s Derek Holland unfortunately :|
@Oppo Taco: In that case Chapman but b is right, risky move with the shoulder injury so I’d try for more of a sure thing if possible
@Oppo Taco: Agree w/ others
Do you go with Charlie Morton this week (home to HOU), or Matt Shoemaker (home against CHW)? I’d normally think Morton is the lock, but that Houston offense…
@Milarky: This reminds me of a rotoworld player update
@Fungazi: I saw your comment and then read the question – I have a follow up: is the OP a fortune teller and sees Morton getting traded or does his league count a hypothetical sim game where a pitcher throws against his own team?
@Fungazi: Haha
@Grey: I’m embarrassed to say this took WAY too long to figure out what the hell you guys were talking about. I can’t seem to picture Morton outside of Pittsburgh. Lets try this again…
Do you go with Charlie Morton this week (home vs CLE), or Matt Shoemaker (home against CHW)?
Morton, both are good tho
With Polanco being lifted on Sunday to have his hamstring treated, would you sit him this week in favor of Max Kepler?
@GoJays: I guess…Pick your poison
@GoJays: Agree w/ F
Great work my man. Owings was just dropped in my 12 team h2h category dynasty league, I have didi at ss and this being a category league it’s a no brainer to switch those two if i can right? Keep up the good work.
@TobiasFunkeAnalRapist: I’d want Owings
I’m starting to tire on Joc Pederson. He doesn’t play against lefties also so in my weekly league Should I hold or drop him for Tommy Pham?
@Speck: Pham could be out of a job in 2 days
@Speck: Pham, yung joc is going down
Good morning everyone
1: Pick two going forward – Wood, Karns, Morton
2: Drop Inciarte for Mazara?
3: Who wins trade – Greg Holland for Billy Hamilton? Is it fair?
Thanks!!
@Murph:
1. Wood, Morton
2. Maz
3. It’s fair. Apples and oranges.
@Murph: Wood and Morton. Mazara. Needs and league context based, but no issue either way if it helps you.
@Murph: Agree w/ Cram
Hi – Drop either of Alonso or Grichuk for ToJo? I drafted ToJo, held for a while and then dumped him. It was exactly then he started to hit. So if I do pick him up, we all know what happens next.
@Five-On-One: Grichuk
Hello everyone: Any advice on this is appreciated!
This in a deep roto league with a thin bench. I need ratio help and runs most of all.
My hitters:
1B Goldschmidt, Alonso
2B Neil Walker
SS Owings
3B Healy
2B/3B/SS Villar
OF Margot, Springer, JD Martinez, Broxton, Ender Inciarte, Duvall
If I start Goldschmidt and Alonso in the 1B/UTIL slots as I do most days I’ve got 6 OF for 3 slots. I was thinking to trade one for an upgrade at 2B or 3B.
Some possible deals:
–Duvall for Kinsler (the other manager needs HRs)
–JD Martinez or Springer for Segura or Dozier (this guy needs OF and has too many infielders)
–One of the lesser OF for Travis Shaw or Schoop
Any advice on these?
Also, in another league where I need saves and a Twins fan has three closers, would you try to sell Berrios for Brach or Melancon?
Thanks guys (and four gals)!
@enrique: The same guy with Kinsler has Jose Ramirez, but I’m thinking he’s more of a sell-high compared to buy-low on Kinsler. But I could also make an offer on Jose Ramirez for a power hitter.
@enrique: You should be starting JD and Springer everyday going forward, so I’d do Duvall for Kinsler
@enrique: You should do better than Kinsler
@Grey: … or anyone else.
I could ask for an upgrade on draft picks for a Duvall-Kinsler deal if that would make it better.
Duvall’s the only OF I could trade to that guy since he needs HR (and I don’t want to send Springer or JD). Is Duvall for Jose Ramirez better?
The only other two teams that have extra depth at 2B and a need for an upgrade at OF can offer (1) Jean Segura or (2) Travis Shaw or Schoop. Do you see a potential deal to suggest in either of those cases?
I’d prefer Segura, but likely won’t do that… Take Kinsler if you need a 2B that badly
@Grey: Last question on this, I promise! Do you prefer Kinsler to Jose Ramirez?
Barely, but could go either way
5×5 roto 10 team. What should I look at for trade off rizzo or do you think he will show up at some point this season, I have Goldy as well so I could move rizzo to a couple cubs homers in my league.
@Chisoxx_22: I don’t know if this could be helpful, but depending on your league’s rules Rizzo could get 2B eligibility in a few weeks. He’s played three games at that position so far (the Cubs sometimes switch him to 2B mid-game during a shift).
@Chisoxx_22: I’d want a top 3 bat at another position or Top 3 SP
10-team H2H categories w/ OPS. VMart has given me diddly squat from my Utility spot. Safe to drop for any of the duderinos below or hold?
Logan Morrison, Domingo, Reddick, Neil Walker, Justin Bour
Thanks for (just) the tip!
@NonInjuredPolancoBodyPart: Walker
@Grey: Thanks manchego!
No provolone
Drop hicks for deshields?
Trade Carrasco for villar?
12 team mixed league.
@Ted: Sure, and okay
Schebler or Marwin?
@Matty: Schebler
Drop Moreland or fowler for bour or Tojo?
@Jost: Fowler for T-Jo
Starting musgrove @miami vs straily
Anderson @sd vs perdomo
McCarty @ SF vs cain
@Jost: In some leagues a few of them
Pick 1 to start this week
Ray @SD $17
Shoemaker v CWS $16.5
McCullers @MIA 11.5
G Cole v WAS no $ amount on SON
Thanks
@Joe Quadres: McCullers
@Joe Quadres: Agree w/ b
What’s good Grey? The priceless dodo feathers your great-great-grandfather gave you cracked me up. Dan Pants had a good fill-in Torenado blurb a little ways back. Anythehoo…got an issue with my outfield. Springer and Conforto are fine, but then there’s Bradley Jr., Herrera, Pillar, and Mazara. Tommy Joseph (can play at utility) and Ian Happ are sitting out there. Make a move for either? Which one goes?
Second, two impatient owners cut bait with Kipnis and Zobrist. Pick up either to replace Schoop? Have a good start to the week.
@Slimcompoop: Thanks, ‘poop! I’d hold on OF — Kipnis over Schoop, pretty even tho
@Grey: Thanks for the feedback. xoxo
Severino or Alex wood ROS??
@Adam: wood
@Adam: Agree w/ b
Haniger or Paxton ?
Only have 1 DL spot open
Thanks
@Adam: Pax
In a SV+H league, which 2 do you want the most?
Swarzak, Kahnle, Givens, Robles, LeBlanc, Clippard, Harris, Nicasio, de la Rosa, O’Day, Rogers, Bowman, Erasmo Ramirez, Alex Wilson
Thanks
@fredtbn1gs: Clippard. Bowman.
@fredtbn1gs: Agree w/ b
Jeter? Jeter.
@Wizard of Oz(una): 2
@Wizard of Oz(una): Huh?
Duffy for Lester. Both have been disappointing. Who would you prefer ROS?
@Five-On-One: Lester
Aside from Duffy’s two starts v CHW, he really hasn’t pitched badly. Go back and check his numbers, minus the CHW games.
@Five-On-One: Lester
SON loves Jesse Chavez this week
His two starts are home vs CWS and at the NYM.
Trust him to pitch ok in those (QS most important) or go with a better one start guy like Duffy or Shoemaker?
Thanks
@Joe Quadres: I’d go w/ SON
Grey, need to sit one SP, 6×6 with IP, QS and K/9
Rich Hill @SF, T. Walker, R. Ray both @SD, Leake vs BOS, Straily vs Hou and @LAD
If I don’t start Straily, most likely my opponent and I will both have 8 starts this week so having the extra start may be that much of an advantage towards IP and QS
Also, would you sit Hanley for Franco considering he’s probably going to be benched in the NL park this week and only start 4 games?
@Ghost Ride the WHIP: Leake, yes on Hanley
I’ve been a fan of Alex Wood for a long time. I have him in two leagues, but didn’t have the balls to start him in Coors. I also benched Morton. Oh Willy Peralta?! Started in my NL only. I’m smooth!
Today’s Hate List:
Crepes
People with more than 5 items using the self check out at a supermarket
Comments on fantasy baseball blogs that are unintentionally phallic
@mcmi11ions: NO! Crepes?!
@Grey: stupid thin pancackes
@mcmi11ions: see? rage so intense I can’t even type corectly
Wow! How dare you!
Forgot to mention, your blurb about Ian Happ might just be my all time favorite. Well done!
@mcmi11ions: Thanks!
Drop Piscotty, Inciarte, or Pillar to pick up Mazara?
@Blaster: Ender
@Grey: Is Ender on a cold streak or is this him? Dayum I like that new park for him.
Cold
Sale 300+Ks
@theone189: 270
Awesome job Grey!
16 team H2H weekly points league… redraft
I need to start 5 SP and 3 RP (SP/RP eligible) Please help!
5 SP
SP Cobb @ CLE;
SP Gausman Vs TOR;
SP Pineda @ KC;
SP T. Walker @ SD;
SP Wacha Vs SF;
SP Foltynewicz Vs TOR;
SP Ryu Vs MIA;
3 RP or RP/SP
RP/SP Godley Vs NYM , @ SD:
RP/SP Biagini @ ATL;
RP Brach – 6 games (3X @ DET , 3X Vs TOR)
RP Knebel – 7 games (4X @SD, 3X @ CHC)
RP Robertson – 7 games (3X @ LAA, 4X @ SEA)
Thanks a lot Grey!
@RicoSuave: Folty, Wacha, Pineda, Ryu, Walker. Godly, Brach, Robertson.
The benefit of Knebel at SD for 4 could be drastically decreased by the 3 at CHC. He probably doesnt pitch in Chicago.
@RicoSuave: Pineda, Walker, Wacha, Folty, Ryu….Biagni, Robertson, Knebel
@Grey: Thank You!
No problem
Bush or biagini? Not necessarily looking for saves but just points. Head to head points league. QS is more than a win
@Bosox: Don’t starters generally tally more points than closers?
@Cram It: usually but I’m not sure that biagini would
@Bosox: It’s tough to say without more context or other options, but in my points league, he has 30 more points than Bush. And even if ends up going back to the bullpen, he should still net you more.
@Bosox: Hard to make a call and assist, without knowing more about the league (not that we want to). Is this a “who do I start for the week” question? Can you just grab (or keep) Bush and find a streamer later?
@knucks: mostly just looking for ROS even though no one would really be able to know exactly. Biagini looks good but is it real? Has only pitched 9 innings and hasn’t gone more than five yet
@Bosox: idk what I was looking at, he’s pitched more than 9
@Bosox: Agree w/ Cram
I think when you stream Samardzija and live to tell about it, it should be called a Hooper.
@strolg: Streamed Moore, then Shark, then Sunday morning dropped Shark to pick up Wood. Not a bad weekend.
@strolg: Like Mr. Hooper?
@Grey: Hooper from Jaws
Oh! Haha
Another funny weekend recap, thanks!
So Peraza is a SNOOZZZZZZ and a drop at this point right?
Need a new shiny SS who’s last name ends in a Z apparently lol Drop Peraza for who?
Baez, Nunez, M Gonzalez, or H Perez ?
@JohnnyBeGood: Thanks! Haha, I’d go Baez
Grey,
Drop Matt bush for betances??
Thanks!
@Jimbob: Bush looks like the real deal to me.
@Jimbob: I’d want Betances, but find something else to drop. I’ve dropped catchers and went a week without a catcher in this kind of situation before. But I’d bet you have something else you can drop here. Who is your last SP? Bench players?
@knucks:
H2h point s 10 team
Bench, Maeda, urias, Thor, kluber, bundy, active t walker, severino. Bush and Diaz
No bench bats
@Jimbob: I’d lose Severino
@knucks: I’d consider losing Thor if you can’t hold him on the DL
@Jimbob: Agree w/ knucks
Grey nice post as always….you make mondays easier! Now for some hard hitting questions, ROS Rank Em’ Ryu / Garrett / Griffin / Eflin 6×6 QS
@ROTO OVERLORD: Thanks! You ranked them
Hey I’m in a 12 team dynasty league 7×7 and was offered Dahl kimbrel snell for my russel taillon Kepler. What do you think
@Joe: Seams fair…I’d want Dahl side especially with Taillons situation.
@Joe: Pretty fair, I’d take Addison
@Grey: you guys did that on purpose. Back to square one
@Joe: Id want the Addison side.
Hernan Perez or Ellsbury ROS?
Choose 2 of the following streamers:
Chase Anderson @SD
Garza @SD,
Jesse Chavez @CHW,
JC Ramirez @CHW
Tyler Chatwood @MIN
Jordan Montgomery @KC?
Thanks!
@Boy Wonder: let’s throw in Zack Godley vs NYM and Dan Straily vs Astros
@Boy Wonder: Perez — Home or away matters
Please pick one 3B for ROS and one hot schomato: Frazier, Beltre, Bregman, H. Perez, Gyorko, or Harrison, Baez, Franco, Gallo, Yule, Valencia and Castellanos for very shallow 8-team, H2H league. Thank you!
@Bryan M Turner: Gyorko for me
@JeF WiTh 1 F: thank you
@Bryan M Turner: Bregman, Maikel
@Grey: thank you. thank you!
No problem
Your Ian Happ blurb was one of the best things I’ve read from you.
@ctrengove: Thanks!
Contreras or Hedges ROS?
@ryanoger: Willson
Should any of these be owned as opposed to streamed in 10 tm h2h pts league?
Cahill
C Anderson
A Cobb
Guasman
Shoemaker
@fudgemybudge: Nope
@fudgemybudge: Agree w/ F
Drop Enciarte or Marwin Gonzalez for Tommy Joseph? I have Yonder manning 1B, so Joseph isn’t a necessity, but I haven’t been getting much of anything from Enciarte lately.
@JC3Bagger: Ender if UTIL spot
Drop Joc for Altherr ,Neris or Maurer? Or hold?
@fudgemybudge: @DonnieB: id drop maurer for the first thing that appears as fantasy value, in your case Joc
@DonnieB: Neris
I hate to ask this question….time to give up and dump Odor for Yonder?
@Hoosier Daddy: No
@Hoosier Daddy: Yes
@Hoosier Daddy: No
@Hoosier Daddy: No
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Wieters
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Owings
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Inciarte
(2) UT: H. Ramirez, Abreu
(6) Bench: Longoria
(2) DL: Haniger
(3) SP: Carrasco, McCullers, Duffy
(2) RP: Brach, Wilson
(4) P: Betances, Nova, Severino, Walker
Bench: Ray, Urias, Lynn, Shoemaker, Gausman/streamer
(2) DL: Bedrosian
Okay so I’m 5.5 games behind 1st and in 5th place. The last place team in my league posted on the league message board that he’s having a fire sale and “anyone’s available just make a good offer.” So if you owned my team above, what offers would you offer to the team BELOW in this situation?! Ideally I’d like to lose my bench bat once and for all but I’d like your advice on what players are worth trading for from his team?!
(1) C: G. Sanchez
(1) 1B: Encarnacion
(1) 2B: C. Hernandez
(1) SS: T. Turner
(1) 3B: Suarez
(3) OF: Trumbo, Judge, McCutchen
(2) UT: C. Davis, Reynolds
(6) Bench: Castro, C. Gonzalez, Tulowitzki
(2) DL: Donaldson
(3) SP: Lester, Keuchel, Sanchez
(2) RP: Miller, Reed
(4) P: J. Johnson, B. Norris, Albers, Quintana,
(6) Bench: Roark, Holland, Devenski
(2) DL: Familia
@ebudz: Longo, Hanley for Keuchel or Judge or Trumbo
@Grey: Thanks boss!
Is that the order you’d go after each of those players? Keuchel, Judge and then go after Trumbo?
Also was surprised you wouldn’t go after Turner? Is it because I don’t need him and Owings will be fine ROS at SS for me? Or maybe because I have too many Nationals in Harper, Rendon, and Wieters?
Also side note, would it be dumb to trade trading FOR Story at this point? I figured maybe I could buy Story really low unless you think he’s damaged goods now?
Yup, that order… Turner who? Trea? I’d go after him, since impossible with who you’re offering
@Grey: impossible is nothing! why not try? I figure I’ll try offering Owings, Hanley and Longoria for Trea Turner? or is that too much?
Try it
Grey,
Which to sit in my weekly league? Pick one
[email protected] Min, 3 @ Cin
Jose Ramirez-3 v TB, 3 @ Hou
Alonso-3 @ Sea, 4 v Bos
Same Question for my pitchers, pick one
Devenski-3 @ Mia, 3 v Cle
Reed- 3 v Laa, 3 @ Ari
Iglesias-3 v Col, 3 @ Chc
Giles-3 @ Mia, 3 v Cle
Thanks
@Test Kitchen: Reynolds — Devenski
Play your studs! Is the popular refrain. When is a stud, not a stud? When your 1B is hitting .213 and hasn’t homered since Jimmy Carter was President…..does that still give him an automatic pass? Isn’t it time to give Rizzo a seat next to all of the other winter banquet gavones on the sadly underperforming Cubs? Here goes….Thames or Rizzo?
@Chucky: Rizzo
I’m a Trevor Story owner, still looking for his replacement while he’s out, slim pickings on waivers. Would you trade Maeda for Chris Owings, or hold Maeda and drop A.J. Griffin for Gregorious or Chris Taylor?
@Luke: Griffin for Didi
10 team ops league. would you drop polanco for reddick, domingo, H Perez, Marwin or continue to hold?
@John Lettiere: Hold
what type of SP should i target if i want to try and trade Bellinger?
@dhouse42: AB negative
@dhouse42: Severino
@Grey:
thanks! he scares me a ton, but then again, all pitchers do at this point, i suppose.
trying to think of other guys in that range – i guess mccullers is a bit of a reach? what about lance lynn?
Try McCullers
12 man 6×6 head to head big rosters
I have Reynolds, Segura , Castro , Hanley, and Correa. My pitching is stacked.
Would you move (one of) Hanley, Castro or Reynolds and one of Martinez, Duffy for Goldy? I was thinking Hanley and Duffy? Too much?
I also have Carrisco, McCullers, Bum, Nova, and Darvish. What about Darvish and Hanley for Trout or Harper?
Thanks for all you do!
@MyTeamsSucks: Trout side or Harper side
Also, in a 5×5 H2H league: Senzatala, Manaea or Berrios for ROS ?
@JohnnyBeGood: Manaea
@Cram It: thanks Cram!
@JohnnyBeGood: Agree w/ Cram
Love the Happ blurb, but with Asdrubal Cabrera maybe going on the DL, is Amed Rosario a better grab this morning?
@Jeff: Grab Amed
Best option for saves Norris or Neris?
@ryanoger: Neris
Asdrubal Cabrera has a torn ligament in his thumb. Might be Amed Rosario time!
@Murph: Nice!
Thoughts on edwin encarnacion? The dude is straight sucking and there doesn’t look to be any sign of relief. I don’t think it can be outside the realm at the point for him to have an off season.. maybe he just signed his big contract and stopped caring.. or he misses Joey bats. Anyway, I was thinking of unloading him. I was offered:
His: Joey Votto, Tony Watson and ONE of: puig, pujols, Lorenzo Cain, mazara, haniger, Keon Broxton
For my: edwin encarnacion, Hector Neris and benitendi (benitendi is slumping right now and I expect him to turn it around but I think this season will be filled with ups and downs)
I am leaning towards the trade because Votto seems like the best one included.. do you take it? And with which player If you do?
Thanks as always Grey!!
My team:
Yahoo h2h 10 team, standard 5×5, mixed
C: Weiters
1B: Cody Bellinger
2B: Odor
3B: rendon
SS: Segura
OF: Trout, benitendi, Polanco
Util: jay Bruce, aaron altherr, ender inciarte
Bench: edwin encarnacion, Eugenio Suarez
DL: Tom Murphy
NA: Yoan Moncada
@Josh-NYC: I’d take Votto and Broxton
Rich Hill at Giants or JC Ramirez at home vs CHW
@Jon: JC
Who do I drop?
Reynolds, trumbo, Duvall, c Santana, hanley, bruce?
Thanks!
Amed Rosario or Herman perez?
@Who:
Probably Carlos Santana..
And I think Hernan Perez will be consistent but Amed Rosario probably has a higher ceiling
@Who: Santana, Perez
I want to drop one of my closers to open up a streaming spot. Which one should I drop?
Maurer
Reed
J Wilson
Knebel
@Fleeced: Maurer
@Fleeced: Agree w/ knucks
Altherr or Dickerson ROS?
@Shopgurrrl: Altherr
I have Baez starting at SS and his teammate Russell on my bench because he’s been terrible.
I also have Ender and Margot.
Which should I drop for To-Jo?
@Rice: Margot
@Grey: Thanks Grey!
Should I drop one of the other three and grab Amed Rosario? I’m in a 10 team / 4 player per team keeper.
Not yet
Grey,
Inciarte, Pillar, H Perez, Gardner, or C Dickerson?
Thanks!
@200 Proof: Pillar
Hey Grey, got offered two trades in two leagues, let me know what you think?
A. 12 team mixed, I have a surplus of starters and could use a closer.
My Hendricks, Aaron Sanchez, and Pineda for his Lucroy, Wade Davis, and Schebler. Makes sense for team needs but wondering about talent, plus I’m not sure whether to hold or sell high on Pineda.
B. 12 team mixed with big rosters and shallow waivers.
My Lackey for his Gallo.
Thanks as always!
@mrm3711: Update: I rejected B and countered with Lance Lynn, Lackey is too consistent and Gallo’s avg is a killer
@mrm3711: A. Hold B. Fair
10 team H2H points league
Someone dropped Lorenzo Cain. My bottom three right now in my lineup are Matt Holliday (who’s hitting very well), Pujols and Encarnacion (who haven’t hit well). Position aside, should any of these be switched for Cain in a points league?
Holliday
Wow, my respect for your readers just skyrocketed. Usually a reference to politics would bait at least one person who can’t help him/herself, but the fact that the comments are still baseball only and haven’t descended into bickering makes me feel like I’m not even on the internet…
Haha
@Oddball Herrera: Razzball readers do not have room in their brains for non-baseball content … they assume a reference to Trump means that someone just misspelled Trumbo.
Haha
I’ve got Pence, Grichuk, Buxton & Fowler on the same RCL team and am considering streaming over them all on today’s short sched and FrankenOFing my roster for the foreseeable future.
/lower case yay.
With Brewers up next, Cahill is a drop/streaming guy now, yes?
@hothot: They’ve all been on waivers in my RCL… Cahill is streamer in RCL
I have 5 DL players (Dahl, Britton, Melacon, Jon Grey and Story) for 3 DL spots. Are there two who should be dropped? I could sit one or two on my bench short term if need be.
@Wywyz: Gray, Dahl
I keep checking my CBS league sit to see if Pollock gets on DL because today is our waiver wire deadline…
last night I went from a possible 2 hold situation to a 0.2 IP, 6 ER disaster (Harris and Devinski back to back. For. Fucks. Sake.
just realized I don’t have a question for you. Keep up the good work!
@peacecoast: Thanks!
not a pressing need at either position, but would you drop Schoop for Wood? Both would be depth on my team. This particular team is in first place, but my pitching has been better than my hitting so far, if that matters.
@Joe: I could also drop Manaea or Corbin as they are my worst pitchers.
@Joe: Corbin
@Grey: Thank you, sir.
No problem
which side do you want in a 12 team mixed:
Castellanos/C-Mart or R. Zimmerman/T. Walker?
@KCC26: C-Mart
drop Miller for Rosario?
@Five-On-One: In a shallow league, sure
@Grey: 12-team, 5×5. Other possible drop is Grichuck.
Drop Grichuk
Ian Happy or Hernan Perez ROS?
Thanks!
@Boy Wonder: Perez. He has a clearer path to playing time over Happ.
Perez
what animal am i sacrificing for Hernan Perez to start stealing those bases?
Also, while I was looking to see if I am dropping Deez Nutz or Cesar Hernandez and looking at past 14 days performance, I saw Rizzo –
5/45… That means if he goes 0/5 over his next 2 games, he’s hitting .100 with whatever walks he gets… DAILY. RIZZO. RANT.
And I ended up dropping Cesar cause I have a boner for SBs right now…
Chinchilla
@Grey: My uncle had 2 pet chinchillas years ago.
Can we lose one for Rizzo?
@Grey: Unless you mean Rizzo the Rat, not happening.
Haha
@Grey: weekly roto. Need one more pitcher for this week. Who do you like?
Berrios vs Col
Karns @ Min
One of Law or Melancon (not sure when Melancon is due back this week)
Thanks.
Berrios
Sit two SP this weekend, H2H Points – 10PTS/Wins:
Ray @SD (Perdomo)
Walker @SD (Weaver)
Wood @MIA (Volquez)
McCullers @MIA (Urena)
Fulmer vs BAL (Jiminez)
Fulmer, Ray
Austin hedges or Evan Gattis
Hedges
I have three roster spots for any of these (Margot, Maraza, Niel walker, Wainwright, Tomlin, Zach Godley, Amir Garret). Ideally would take one or even two SP but could roll with two hitters if none of the SP are worth it. Which three?
Walker, Maz, streamer
Adam Jones hit the wire. 10 teams, 5 OFs… why did Adam Jones hit the wire. I’m nervous. Hold me.
So, Jones vs Schawarber or Broxton?
I’m leaning Jones over Brox, but man Schwarber is hitting .178.
Jones over Brox
@Grey: I knew your answer, but I’m getting reallllly frustrated with Schwarber… haha dang it!
I’m in first place, I can stomach the extended slump, but I just get so itchy on that trigger finger sometimes
Meh, you’re in 1st and you’re dealing with it, so what’s the problem? When the rest of your team slumps, he’ll get hot
Would you trade Altuve to Get Stanton and Darvish?
Current staff is: Tanaka, A. Sanchez, Urias, Greinke, Nola, Harvey
Sure
@Grey: Stanton’s health is the only fear, but honestly, at any moment Rob Manfred could notice that Altuve isn’t as tall as Goofy’s finger on the “You must be this tall to play in the MLB” sign outside of every stadium… so there’s that fear also.
HA
H2H points where all categories (HR, TB, RBI, R, SB, BB) are all 1 point and K’s are -0.5.
Should I drop any of the guys listed below on My Bench for any of the guys on the WW?
My Bench: Bradley Jr., Piscotty (DL), Marte (SSPD), Enciarte,
Waiver Wire: Holliday, Werth, Margot, Drury, TJ Rivera, Owings, Schebler, Hernan Perez, N. Walker
I know it’s a lot of options but I’m in next to last place and need some production to climb back into this race.
Marte, Ender…Perez, Schebler
Quite a busy week on the closer carousel. Chapman and Familia go down, Feliz and K-Rod are out. The Nats pen is still in flux. Chasing saves is becoming a full-time job. I really need to join some saves+holds leagues next season.
The regression fairies finally caught up with Salazar, Ray, and Corbin. They could be eyeing up Santana and Griffin next, with Lynn and Pineda on deck. Might want to be cautious with those guys.
Springer had gone 19 games without a homer before double-dipping yesterday. He’s still looking for his first steal of the year as well.
Has Gomez won you over? Surely you didn’t take a shot at the Naked Gun films, even Nordberg. Those films still hold up well in my eyes.
Hopefully the RFs ignore Senzatela all year…. Springer will run, have faith! Haha, okay, maybe 3-5 SBs this year… Gomez is so bleh
@Grey: Senzatela is a two pitch guy who calls Coors his home. The RFs are licking their lips.
I hope Springer goes .260/30/5 and talks about running more in ST next year so that people talk themselves into spending a 3rd round pick on him again. I don’t get it, but I appreciate others leaving better fantasy options on the board.
Gomez is what he is, but leave the Naked Gun out of it. Despite what you may think of OJ, the Nordberg character is great too. Check Yo Self, Albright!
Leave Senzatela alone! Why do you hate Springer so much? Haha, I won’t ever wreck myself
@Grey: I have no problem with Senzatela. Actually streamed him in one of my leagues last week, so I’m quite pleased that he gave me two wins and nine Ks (even though the ratios were a bit wonky). He’s probably going to turn back into a pumpkin at some point though.
I have nothing against Springer. I just don’t get the hype. I’ve seen people reject solid offers and try to get someone like Sale straight up for him. Makes no sense to me. Like I said a few weeks ago, he’s Adam Duvall with the runs and RBIs inverted. Nothing wrong with that, but that’s no fantasy stud. He’s the Dane Cook of fantasy baseball. A lot of people like him, but he’s not for me.
Duvall with runs and RBIs reversed is interesting way to classify him… I can see it if Springer doesn’t do the 15 SBs ever again, which is now seeming not at all possible
@Grey: Check out their respective stats over the last calendar year:
Springer: 730 PA, 117 R, 30 HR, 83 RBI, 7 SB, .259/.353/.459
Duvall: 654 PA, 92 R, 36 HR, 118 RBI, 8 SB, .243/.299/.502
Springer has the edge in an OBP format due to his superior walk rate, but Duvall has the edge in R+RBI, HR, and SB. Strikeout rates aren’t too far off either, so even though their batted ball profiles are very different (much higher GB% for Springer), there shouldn’t be a huge difference in batting average with neutral luck.
Yeah, I’m with OTS category of people who don’t want to believe the obvious on him… can’t argue with your evidence
@Grey: [email protected]Big Magoo: Yeah, I thought I was getting a steal when I got both Lindor and Springer to go with Betts and Rizzo in my draft (Betts and Rizzo were keepers)… Looks like I should’ve gone in a different direction. I had no idea Springer was going to pull a Machado and stop running on the bases.
Sounds fine, not gonna lose your league based on your first few picks unless they get hurt
@William Hung: Springer will give you power and counting stats, but he’s likely to underperform expectations if a top 40 hitter type of season is assumed. That’s basically the crux of my argument against him. Still a low-end OF2, high-end 3 depending on format.
@Big Magoo:
Honestly I am trying to determine the difference between Springer and someone like Kemp who was drafted about 7-8 rounds later
@KarlJ: Kemp’s a bit riskier than Springer and Duvall due to age and durability history, but you could throw him into that mix as well.
@Big Magoo:
There’s always a certain amount of lag time before people recalibrate their expectations of guys who have big changes in their profile. People still wanted to believe Springer would run, despite the fact that Hinch flat out said he had a red light this year back in the spring. I predict he’ll be closer to proper value in the NFBC next year.
@OaktownSteve: Yeah, I definitely agree with you. People had 35/20 visions dancing in their heads based off of his minor league track record. Unless he goes something like .245/25/3 this season, I still see him being overvalued next year though.
any other maurer owner wondering how the fuck baseball’s rules allow ANY ER in this sequence:
maurer comes in with bases loaded, one out, and one of the runners getting on by error (avisail), himself allowing one single (scoring 2 of the 3 runners on), then getting an out and this results in earned runs? was pretty sure after what should have been the 3rd out (which would’ve been maurer’s 2nd batter against) none of these are earned, i must be missing something. i checked two box scores and both show avisail having gotten on by error, so maurer’s 2nd batter against sure seemed like that should’ve been the 3rd out, so only the pitcher before maurer would have any ER’s in this instance (so buchter would’ve had 3 ER, nobody else any)
Oh please, let them reverse his ERA!
@Mantis Toboggan MD: also messed up in these box scores is that buchter is shown to only have 2 ER’s against, even though his sequence was 1 out, 1 guy getting on by error, and 3 BB’s, with all of those 4 scoring.
Morning Grey!
In a 12 team yahoo roto keeper 6×6 with OPS…
If you owned Villar and played him at 2b, but also had Schoop in UT and someone offered you Margot and Franco for Villar, would you take that deal and then insert Schoop into 2b?
You would be holding Meadows on the bench (for some strange reason) so he would be the drop to make this 2 for 1 work…
Thanks!
I’d want Villar
H2H Points: Karns, Lackey, Severino, Ray, Wacha, Triggs – Top 3 in order?
Severino, Karns, Wacha
AL Only 5×5 Standard Roto. Which Side?
A:
Khris Davis
Michael Brantley
Justin Verlander
-or-
B:
JD Martinez
Joey Gallo
Jose Berrios
Max Kepler
A
hey! been checking out the podcast…total h00t! love it. i also havent posted (but have been reading and listening) for a year or so.
aaaanyway, im wallowing in 5th place with a lot of DL’s…and was offered HIS Zimmerman/Stroman for MY Kluber/K.Seager. i kept Kloobs as a keeper and have been sitting on him thru thick and thin. i also have a glut of 1st basemen already and sending Seager would leave me without a 3rd basemen. Bad trade? its only the second offer ive recieved all season…not a lot of trading in this league.
also: has Marwins Gardens run its course, or is he a keeper?
thanks, man. and everyone else who contributes…my favoite site. since day 1 of mfbl.
–dave
@Anchovies: hold some dude named marwin…. in 30 team leagues.
Thanks! I’d want Kluber side — Can move on from Marwin
Hey Grey!
Do you like Tomas or would you consider losing him for either Beltre or Bregman to man a UTL spot in a 10 team 6×6 (Holds & OPS) league?
Thanks, Homie!
Bregman
Ian Happ blurb. Too good, Grey. Too good.
Thanks, Son!
What do we make of Robbie Ray, still worth holding, daily 12 team limited moves? Or drop for Karns
Hold
@Grey: Thanks Grey!
No problem
Another owner must’ve lost their patience with Belt and dropped him. He sits on the waiver. Would you roster him over Justin Boring Bour? Also, playing A.Colomed over A.Reed is a no-brainer, right? Thanks!
Yes, grab Belt — Yes, Colome
Yahoo 12 team (keep 5) league with a Obp and Slg…
David Dahl was dropped and Ian Happ hit waivers after being added. In this league where FAAB bid are always “go big or go home” meaning you spend every dollar you have for a big name acquisition, should I go all in on either – or both – of these players?
If Dahl and Happ are dropped, sounds more go home, than go big… I’d spend a couple bucks on Dahl
Which of following do you think are worth rostering for future and do you see them coming up soon:?
Lewis Brinson, Amed Rosario, Austin Meadows
Or what other prospect is worthy to be rostered for next wave coming up (moncada is taken in my leagues)?
Thanks
Amed for now
@Earl: I agree with Grey about Amed, but also add Rhys Hoskins on your list to cyclops.
Sup Grey.. Gyorko or Hernan Perez?
Perez
We still like Moreland over To-Jo for CI spot?
To-Jo over Peralta, Bradley or Valencia at Utility?
Moreland is in a better lineup…. Peralta
Yo dawg! Hope your weekend was tremendous and featured so much winning.
Started the week by losing that shmohawk Toles, but ended with a line of:
63 R; 18 HR; 56 RBIs; 4 SBs; .3214 AVG. Thanks in a part to the Prancerciser, Neil Walker.
Been getting offered Bellinger for my Carlos Santana – I continue to decline, as I feel like I need more – correct decision here.
Wow, nice line! I’d take Bellinger, but prolly fair and in Santana’s favor
Make any changes to get Rosario into my lineup?
c. Perez
1b. Rizzo
2b. Hernandez (may end up dropping and sliding Trea into here, can put Rosario into SS, Gyorko into util? )
3b. J. Turner
SS. Gyorko
OF. Stanton
OF. Broxton
OF. Conforto
Util . Trea Turner
BN. Duvall, Story(DL, but not occupying DL spot)
SP. Verlander
SP. Nova
RP. Maurer
RP. Holland
P. Severino
B. Albers
B. Salazar
B. McCullers
B. Bundy
B. G.Cole
B. Maeda (DL, not occupying DL spot on roster)
DL. Melancon
DL. Gray
Nope
@Grey:
Thank you. Appreciate all the help since the beginning of the season. Don’t ever change!
No problem
Schoop has cooled a bit. I have some lineup flexibility. Would you rather have Hernan Perez until Donaldson is back or keep rolling with Schoop until Donaldson is back?
Or is it the classic Meh?
Perez for speed
Hey Gr~ey,
The streamonator has liked Alex Meyer as of late, so I peaked his last game and he looked good.
Is he just a streamer to you, or does he have mixed league potential?
Thanks as always!
@Rick Sanchez: Check the most recent artile – Nice little writeup on Meyer.
Streamer
Trying to trade Ervin Santana since my pitching is solid and I need a bat. Only bite so far was Mazara, which I think is too low. I could ask for: Thames, Desmond, Ozuna, K Seager, Hosmer, Cain, Kemp, Bellinger, or Story. Can you give me your opinion please on which of these are too little, too much (I can dream, can’t I?) and just right as targets?
You could ask for thpse guys, but you likely won’t get them
@Grey: Thank you – can you give me an example of a bat that would be more reasonable? Or, would I be better off still shooting for one of the bats I mentioned earlier and adding a bat to my offer such as Suarez, Reynolds, or Belt?
Try it with one of those bats
@Grey: Thanks again!
@jdred5: Reynolds and Santana might fetch one of those guys if someone has bought in on them – really only one way to find out.
@Grey: I could see someone biting with Hosmer, but I think I would rather have Mazara anyway.
Just got an offer. Someone offered me rich hill for Andrew
Mccutchen.
I’m thinking I take it. So over mccutchen’s shit. What do you think Grey? Take it?
Sounds fine
@Rudy: NOOOOO Hill might be going to the bullpen if he doesn’t have a decent outing in the minors on Tuesday. This my be the classic case of losing your job to an injury….
Wood has been dynamite, I don’t see him getting demoted.
@CMUTimmah:
I think Ryu loses his job. Only a matter of time before he gets hurt anyway
It’s official, I now have a lower ERA in NFBC than all my RCls.
Who would you start in a weekly league this week? Dickerson or Souza?
Facing:
Carrasco
Salazar
Tomlin
Severino
Tanaka
Sabathia
Streaming hasn’t worked for you? Or you drafted that well in NFBC? Souza
@Grey: Streaming has been rough, and my ratio helping MR streaming have been killing me. Tons of great timing. Will Harris in every league yesterday for instance.
Greinke has over-performed, but other than one start from Kuhl all the 2 start pitchers have been at least solid.
Gotcha… I’d have more faith in correcting RCL ratios than NFBC so you have good ratios in right place
@The Great Knoche: @Grey: My NFBC ERA is DOWN to 5.2. I have 5 good to usable starters on the DL, 2 sent down to the minors, and leaning heavily on Trevor Bauer to STOP F*N SUCKING!
FACT: Charlie Morton has a higher K/9 this season than Lance McCullers. Morton’s stuff has been nasty. Not a streamer.
Also, highly underrated, Jesse Hahn. He’s touching 96-97 mph as well. That BB rate is high, but the velo might be helping him get away with it along with his hammer of a curve. Take another look under the hood on this one.
@Boy Wonder: For the 2nd time today.
Streamer. Yes K’s are up, but all his Swing % are about the same as they were with the Pirates, and he’s actually getting way more ground balls so far compared to his history so that will level out with more Fly Balls and HRs. Only thing on his side in the numbers is a slightly above average BABIP against.
Talk about the Hahn, huh?
@Grey: I don’t know how shallow your league is.. but with pitching so shitty this year, I’ll take both Morton and Hahn. They pass the eye test and the sample size is big enough now to not ignore them.
I play in different size leagues… Both are on waivers in some leagues, owned in others
Fun fact: I named my team “Snell the Odor? It’s my Gausman” this year and boy was that prescient!
@Shin Soo Choo Train: Nice! Two years ago I went with, “Melk, Melk, LeMahieuade”.
Ha
@Grey:
A couple gems I’ve seen this year:
-Dickerson and get 5 to 10 (I believe you have to have an awkward conversation with your neighbors just for using this name…)
-Cain and Knebel (sometimes simple works…)
-Kenta Maeda Boom Boom (haha poop jokes!)
-Yu Soo Kim for $5? (maximum effort.)
-Reddick and Urena Burns (sounds like a trip to the free clinic…)
Kenta Maeda Boom Boom!
When getting up to go to the bathroom during a movie, do you go ass or crotch side towards the people you are passing?
Ass side, no eye contact
@Your Mom: Depends.. attractive girls get a close up of the package, the rest get the ass and usual some crop dusting.
In my H2H keeper league I was offered Encarnacion and Lester for Bellinger. At first glance it looks like a good deal, but Lester has looked shaky at best and Encarnacion is striking out like its going out of style. Thoughts? Thanks, Grey.
Edwin side
Trade Tanaka for Wood? Thanks!
Meh
Heyward over JBJ, Renfroe or Kepler?
Heyward set to come off DL soon.
Thanks
also, Rosario over J Polanco?
Thanks again
Kepler…. Amed
@Grey: Am bummed to lose him. Had draft boner for him in the 3 leagues am in. Wasnt the only one.
Amed will be 2nd SS (we start 2), A Russell is my 2nd
thanks
No problem
Would you trade Freeman, Osuna, and Urias to get Trout?
Sure
@Grey:
Sorry Marchell Ozuna not oSuna
gardner or kiermaier or valencia?
Gardner
!0 team mixed points with no minus for K’s
Grandal
Chris Davis
Cano
Gyrorko or hernan Perez
Andrus
McCutchen
Adam Jones
Stanton
Zimmerman
Thames
JD Martinez
Sale
Vargas
Betances
Scherzer
Andriese
Gio
Harvey
T Walker
Lynn
Cahill
Miley
Nola
Hamels DL
There are so many players that are out there doing better then Jones n McCutchen but there hard to drop or trade. What would you do if you had my team? Any moves? I’m 4-2 but i had a lot of bad luck with my starters getting wins with the closers blowing the game. would you get rid of one of my aces for a Grienke n Wood or something? Drop Harvey? Idk maybe i’m overreacting from the 2 loses in a row. Sorry about all the questions but i admire your opinion. Thanks!! Oh and Ian Happ is still out there. just can’t fit him
Drop Harvey… Or trade…. Or trade 2 for 1’s…. McCutchen and Jones for Duvall, that sorta thing
Thnx.. Pillar is out there too.. Ugh everyone has outfielders. I hate holding onto guys because of their names. I’d drop them for Pillar n Keon Broxton. I mean Everyone has outfielders and don’t need more. I read something from you a while ago about holding names. Id rather hold points n wins. Should i drop and make moves if i can’t trade?
Huh?
Meaning if i can’t trade a Jones or McCutchen, Do you drop them for these hot players like Pillar or Bruxton and continue onto other guys when they cool off? When i say hold onto guys because of their names i mean why hold onto a player because their All Star career when their hardly batting their weight. Maybe i’m wrong
Sure, McCutchen’s a drop
over Jones and Are you up on JD martinez? Sorry if i’m annoying. I used to ask alot of questions but won championships with you and the Razzball families advise
Pillar or Alanso?
Alonso
Grey – his Tanaka for my C. Santana. I’d appreciate your take. Thanks!
It’s fair, I’d take Santana
Much appreciated.
Rudy strikes title gold again! Hey Grey, are you holding Neftali, seems like the Brew Crew might want to try to get his value back up to trade him… I guess…; think he gets the closer job back?
sniff sniff, did you skip me Grey, btw, it still amazes me that you answer questions as fast and with the volume you do…
I never intend to skip anyone, sometimes I’m answering one and one comes in at same time and I unintentional skip it…
Oh I know, I took so long to finish my comment i am sure that’s what happened. #spoiledbyGreysoverwhelminginterestinmyfantasyteam
Haha, prolly
@Count de Monetball: I’m holding him in an NL-ONly league where I have him, I am dropping him in RCLs, he looks lost
Cool, thx. I appreciate the roster spot! Seems like Neftali has the goods but has never really put it together, maybe he parties with Harvey…
Who wouldn’t want to!
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Wieters
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Owings
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Inciarte
(2) UT: H. Ramirez, Abreu
(6) Bench: Longoria
(2) DL: Haniger
(3) SP: Carrasco, McCullers, Duffy
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Nova, Severino, Walker
Bench: Ray, Urias, Lynn, Shoemaker, streamer
(2) DL: Bedrosian
Yo Grey thanks for the trade advice earlier! Now I’m trying to plan how to best use my 6 adds this week. I wanna pick the best streamers to use this week, maybe swap out one of my bats for one of the available bats below and/or maybe drop one of my SPs for one of the available SPs listed below if any are more than streamers? So keeping in my mind my acquisition limit of 6, how should I use those adds this week?
Available Bats: Tomas, Belt, Peraza, M. Gonzalez, Gallo, JBJ, Broxton, Gardner, Pillar, H. Perez, Schebler, Gregorius, Buxton, To-Jo, Happ etc…
Available SPs:
5/16
JC Ramirez vs. CHW (10.1)
Nelson @SD (2.6)
5/17
Folty vs. TOR (12.8)
Corbin vs. NYM (4.7)
5/18
Cahill vs. MIL (12.9)
Ryu vs. MIA (11.7)
Berrios vs. COL (6.4)
Glasnow vs. WSH (3.1)
5/19
D. Norris vs. TEX (3.9)
Moore @STL (-3.1)
Karns @MIN (-6.6)
Graveman vs. BOS (-7.7)
5/20
Andriese vs. NYY (5.7)
Gausman vs. TOR (4.7)
Perdomo vs. ARI (0.3)
5/21
Wheeler vs. LAA (10.1)
Chavez @NYM (6.2)
J. Garcia vs. WSH (-0.2)
Ramirez, Folty, Cahill, Berrios, Wheeler, Broxton
@Grey: Word thanks bro! So I’m guessing drop Ender for Broxton?
Yes
Offered D. Murphy and R. Iglesias for N. Cruz in a keeper. Which side? Fair?
R. Iglesias or R. Osuna ROS?
Thanks!
Murphy side… Osuna, toss up
@Grey: Thanks Grey. Different question, Miller or Beckham ROS? Who do you think gets hit harder when (if) Matt Duffy comes back? Miller has been awful.
@Offer: Hit harder on playing time, that is, thanks.
Miller
@Grey: Sorry, my question wasn’t clear, because I had two of them. You’re saying Miller over Beckham ROS, right? Thanks.
Yes, Miller over Beckham, neither are great
@Grey: Thanks again, your turnaround time is awesome.
No problem
I have JD coming off the DL in my 12 team 5×5 roto league with no bench. I have to drop either Moustakas, Gallo, Gyorko or Polanco. I’m currently top 2 or 3 in every offensive category except for average, where I’m 4th. I’m torn … Who would you drop here?
Gallo
I am strongly considering picking up Belt to replace Rizzo until he snaps out of his “Space Jam loss of skill” thing – my options for dropping are: Deez Nutz (Hernan Perez will slide in as my new starter), Story, Trumbo, Quintana, or Berrios
@William Hung: Are you talking about Roto ? If so, are you serious ?
Meh
@Grey: You are always good to snap me out of my Daily Rizzo Rant.
No joke though – I googled “Rizzo slump” and didn’t realize he went through a rough stretch last May too…
http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/38622/anthony-rizzos-slump-not-as-simple-as-it-appears
Yeah, he’ll be fine, eventually
@Grey: I’ve been watching a lot of his at-bats since I have MLB.tv and all I can see is that every time he makes contact with the ball, it’s weak contact – he’s still working counts and drawing walks.
He’s a top 15 bat, players go through slumps
Closer question ? Knebel v. Wilson ? Coinflip or is Set. more likely to try and get KRod back in there ? Knebel should have been closer role instead of them adding Feliz. Wilson has been sick, but afraid the Tigers will give their future Hall of Fame 1 last chance.
Thanks Grey.
Coin flip…. Wilson
@Grey: Thanks bro. Truly a coin flip.
Yeah, completely
Should I drop Trey Mancini or MArwin Gonzalez for Steven Souza? Or is that move mostly a wash. It’s a limit of 5 moves per week league.
Marwin
Considering making a trade offer in a 12 team 5X5 dynasty league
My JD Mart, Healy, Hendricks, & Giolito for his Story, Maeda, & De Leon
I would have Myers & D Santnana for RF, I currently have Arenado @ 3B (& Franco) but also have Correa @ SS (& Segura). Really looking to upgrade SP despite Maeda being injured.
Fair? or am I giving too much?
Hold
@Grey: I assume a healthy JD & promising Healy are too much for a struggling & hurt Story & hurt Maeda?
Yeah
16 team keeper
moreland or tommy joseph
thanks
Moreland
Stephen Piscotty coming off Dl-would you drop Ender, Broxton, Nunez, Peraza, Drury or Peralta for him?
Drury
Drop the other question. Pillar or Alanso?
Alonso
Pilliar, Peraza or Nunez. Which two for ROS
Not Nunez
Should I trade:
The Edwing for
Carlos Smooth-tana + Jon Lester?
I’m getting killed by the dual slumps of Rizzo and Edwin and my starting pitching is a hot diaper. Whaddya think?
Nah
In a 12 team points keeper, could you see Eduardo Nunez as a buy-low candidate? I’m thinking he may be a better producer than Kole Calhoun, thoughts?
Coin flip on needs
One more question-Add Shoemaker drop Devenski
@lwomack58: Depends on league settings – I play in a league that counts Ls, and K/9 in addition to the standard 5×5 so Devenski helps me more often weekly with my ratios AND counting stats with Ks while limiting my exposure to Ls.
@William Hung:
yahoo ROTO
Sure
Hello Grey,
ROS please rank
Severino, Wood, Maeda, VV
Thanks
Severino, Maeda
Greetings grey, it’s a new week woo hoo!
H2h pts weekly lock league.
At SS start or bench Chris owings he hosts mets (wheeler, milone, Harvey.)
Then at SD (weaver, perdoma, Clayton Richard.)
Or either 1.) drop owings. Or 2.) drop castellanos for a SS?
A couple I’d look at for week 7:
Gyorko hosts Red Sox (Eduardo Rodriquez, porcello two game series)
Then Friday hosts SF (Moore, shark, Cain.)
I don’t like that STL only plays 5 games Monday & Thursday off days
Then there’s also
Tim Beckham who’s at Cleveland (carrasco, Salazar, tomlin.)
Then hosts Yankees (severino, Tanaka, sabathia.)
Lastly Freddy Galvis who’s at rangers (darvish, Perez, cashner.)
Then he’s at Pittsburgh (Trevor Williams, nova, Chad kuhl.)
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Next based that Braun is on DL (I don’t own Braun) would you start hernan Perez this week? Thing is I don’t know who to bench:
My 3b is Frazier
My IF is Jose abreu , my 1b is Carlos Santana (who’s also eligible at DH but at DH I have Sano Sano also eligible At OF just like Perez my OF we start 4 is Harper, schwarber, Benintendi & judge.
My utility is conforto
My other utility is Bellinger
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Lastly thoughts on adding & starting/streaming two starts from Cain this week? Start 1 has him vs Dodgers & Brandon McCarthy, 2nd start is at STL & wainwright.
Lastly Jose berrios is also available & I have the room for depth to add him I’d be dropping lance lynn there or wacha
Thanks again!
@Green monstahh:
Alex wood is also there , maybe wacha for wood? Then swap Lynn for berrios?
Start Owings…
Can you rank these pitchers please? Thanks!
Wood, Severino, Ray, Aaron Sanchez, Nova
Severino, Nova
@Grey:Thank you, would you rank Wood over Ray?
Yes
@Grey: great, thank you sir!
No problem
I think there are two pitchers on the Rockies due for regression in opposite directions. Senzatella (who I own) probably tick down a bit. I think Tyler Anderson on the other hand may have rediscovered last year’s arm slot. 18k in his last two starts. Xfippin 3.74 right now.
Keep an eye on match ups for him these next couple weeks .
Came away from first live look at M. Fulmer very impressed. Only possible knock I saw was the fastball seemed a little high effort with some head whack, but he seems to command it very well. Great job of mixing pitches and locating. Good stuff.
The Angels are not very good.
I agree Morton is an RCL streamer. The rates are just good enough to make the Ks very useful in more SP hungry formats. Plus ‘stros play well enough to give him a shot at a W.
Morton’s little K streak last night prompted me to look up something which I remembered once I saw it. A nice improbable piece of trivia: The AL record for consecutive Ks is 9 by Doug Fister.
Texas must love seeing the dentist lead off with a hit, getting a bag and scoring a “manufactured” run in the 1st. I think his role is starting to gel.
I finally gave up on The Dentist in RCL, I’d hold him now tho if I could go back, prolly should’ve lost Ender instead… fulmer’s peripherals look terrible, but I believe you about the live look
@OaktownSteve: Good stuff …thanks Oaktown
@OaktownSteve: I had Fulmer as my #23 SP in my initial rankings in January. Loved everything about what little I saw of him last year: velo, command, changeup. Second-guessed myself when I noticed that I had him much higher than most other projection systems/analysts. Still kicking myself over that one.
13 team roto in need of HR.
Is Jansen too much to pay for Judge? Other closers: Holland, Feliz/Knebel, Betances
Sounds fair
H2h points league. Mazara or To-Jo as my Utility?
Maz
Grey,
Im trying to acquire Joey Bats and either a SP or Tony watson. what would I have to offer to make it a fair trade? Am I giving up too much or not enough or fair if I offered Domingo Santana and Scott Schebler.
I’d want both of them over Bautista
what would I have to offer to get Joey bats and Watson
Why do you want him?
I was thinking he was turning the corner
@Scott Kimmel:
¯\_(?)_/¯
Meh
I backout of the deal Grey.
Sounds good, Kimmel
Trying to get Sale. He wants either Correa or Arenado.
Correa is fair
He wants Arenado for sale
I prefer Arenado
i also have Machado
I also have Machado, Alonso, Jose Ramirez, Arenado and Marwin Gonzalez to play 3B
Who sits this week?
Zimmerman @ PIT
Kipnis vs. TB
N. Walker @ ARI
Hittertron says sit Zim, but wanted your opinion. Thanks!
Kipnis
I have 4 first baseman with only 3 positions and a mess at 2nd/SS with Story hurt.
Thinking of trying to ship Mark Reynolds for Cesar Hernandez. I’ve got Ian Happ at second for the moment, and when he goes back down it will be Brad Miller… Other 1st basemen are Goldy, Votto, and C. Sanatna.
Good trade or am I selling Reynolds too low?
I’d take Cesar
@Grey: Is Cesar above Matt Carp
Nah
When is JBJ droppable? He just rides my bench. Thinking of picking up Ahmed Rosario. No real positional needs, just a good bench player is needed. I can also grab Tommy Joseph
h2h 14 team redraft 5×5.
Hold for now
Albers over Kintzler, Norris, Brach, or Glover?
Nah
Which two of ToJo, Bour, Moreland, Yuli, TJ Rivera, Buxton?
Tojo, Moreland
Trade Duffy for Odor?
Sure
folty or berrios? I like my little folty
Coin flip, I’d prolly try Berrios there
Drop one ray or quintana for manaea or hold, it is a dinasty league.
Hold
Tommy Joseph or Odubel ROS?
Odubel
Should I drop Brad Miller or Peraza for any of these schmucks?
Wong, Arroyo, Motter, Schimpf
Miller, Wong
Hey Grey,
Which 2 do you drop? 10 Team H2H, mixed, standard 5×5 categories
-Jay Bruce
-Ender Inciarte
-Keon Broxton
-Eugenio Suarez
-Aaron Altherr
-Hernan Perez
-Brett Gardner
Thank you as always.
Eugenio, Ender
Haha great cuffs pun with Chapman, the ledes always make me laugh.
Conforto has been pretty darn great hasn’t he, especially in OBP leagues. No way he’s being benched any longer, even by the Mutts. In OBP format top 20/30 OF ROS?
Nate the great Karns should be a hold in 16ers now right? Sucks to lose Pollock but at least Broxton has come back to like for CF help!
Thanks! Top 30, prolly — Karns is a own in 16er
Grey, 10 team keeper 5×5 OBP.
Drop Polanco for D Santana?
Drop Schoop, DJ for Wong?
Hold
10 team 7 keepers(no time limit) 1500 IP
My SP’s are Kershaw, Scherzer, McCullers,Nova,Severino, JC Ramirez & Nate Karns (Kennedy on DL)
My offense is weak, only 12 points in a 10 team 5×5
Got offered Arenado & G.Cole for Kershaw…… What say you?
Arenado side
Give Leake to get Chris owings? Definitely yes, right?
Yes
Start 3 of: J Baez, A Russell, E Inciarte, B Belt, I Happ, & DeShields. 5×5 Roto.
@Red5: Inciarte plays 7 games, the rest 6.
J Baez, A Russell, B Belt
@Grey: Thank you!
Grey,
Drop Holloday, Polanco for Pillar? Just for Depth move and Pillar is been hitting… I also Castellanos.. who hits RBIs.
Holliday
Couple other things….I may have overvalued Pinder. Like him but he’s pretty much limited to the short side of a couple platoons at this point.
For extreme save chasing leagues, might have a look at John Axford. He’ll be back soon. A’s pen is a shit show.
Also…Xander Bogaerts is a total 4020
Casilla’s been okay, no? Bogaerts is such a 4020!
@Grey:
He’s got a 5 ERA, a measly 2/1 K to BB and a couple of meltdown losses. And he can’t pitch on consecutive days.
Reports out of rehab say Axford looks ok. He’ll probably be awful as well but he might get a couple of shots right when he gets back. A 5-10% chance he gets the job and runs with it.
Gotcha, makes sense
@OaktownSteve: was thinking i’d insert the old “madson is better than any of these (or at least HAS been)” but then i see that what seems like small 5-10% number. i’d still give madson a higher number but axford probably in it.
If given the chance would you acquire Carlos Gonzalez or Bundy in a 12-team OBP/QS league?
I know any player has their price, but in general are you selling or buying those guys?
Neither…
Odor, Maz, Pineda for Carlos Martinez and Brixton? Which side?
Odor
Howdy Grey,
Need to fill my UT spot with either; Healy, Morales, ToJo. Best short term and long term?
ToJo
Grey,
What side: Altuve, Giles, R Hill or S Castro, Pollock, T Walker?
Thanks!
Altuve
Hey Grey, adding entertainment to Mondays as always!
Give: Bundy + Mazara
Get: Desmond
5x 5 roto, 15 teams
Thanks!
Desmond
Grey: Pollock to the DL and Fuentes called up. Who’s the better DEEP league (30-team) add – Fuentes or Blanco? Thx!
Fuentes
@Grey: SAGNOF baby!!
All day, every day!
Grey!
Puig or Joc in standard roto dynasties?
Joc, coin flip
Was thinking that too. Puig seems to have leveled off as .750 OPS guy, which isn’t great.
Yup
16 team h2h with QS/holds/hits/OPS added and only 2 DL spots. keep any 6 per year, no escalations, just binary keep or not.
C flowers
1B goldy (K)
2B odor (K, was a keeper anyway)
SS segura (K)
3B arenado (K)
OF (3) pollock/pillar/schebler
util (2) trumbo/puig
BN to-jo
NA meadows
sounds like pollock is gonna hit DL
SP wood/lackey/chavez/andriese/shoemaker/hahn/ryu
RP norris/glover/betances/familia/bearclaw/bradley/rivero
DL thor (K)/rodon
these pitchers availabe:
SP: cashner/perdomo/norris/miranda/peacock/c.green
RP: farq/koji/j.smith/siegrist/rogers/dunn/kela/blevins
or just drop familia, stash pollock, leave rodon in active slot, add another hitter to replace pollock? this could be sunday santana, who i just dropped to get to-jo last night.
Drop Familia
@Grey: and hold rodon, as he appears a LOT better than the FA option SP’s.
Sure
I also have Machado, Alonso, Jose Ramirez, and Marwin Gonzalez to play 3B along with Arenado. Would you still pass on Arenado for Sale
Yeah
Im telling him Correa or nothing.
Yeah, Kimmel!
Grey, my current outfield is Trumbo, Benintendi, Desmond with Freeman and Xander in the utility spots. Should JD Martinez occupy a place in the lineup now that he looks healthy?
@H: It is time to start making some trade offers.
Yup, over Trumbo for me
@Grey: That’s what I was thinking also, but man I was hoping for some of those 47 bombs from Trumbo…sigh
Thank you!
for NL only till braun is back, szucur or r.fuentes, who appears to be the good side platooner in place of pollock?
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: or cordoba SD
Fuentes
@Grey: good god he’s one of the hundreds of guys not yet in yahoo.
DeShields or Jarrod Dyson?
@Robert Steinberg: this’ll be delino
DeShields
Dreaded Catcher question (which is more of an injury question dressed up as a catcher question:
I have to choose between starting Travis d’Arnaud and Tony Wolters at my 2nd catcher position in a weekly 12 team 5×5 roto. Both play 6 games this week and I see no real distinction with the pitching they are facing.
I was going to start d/Arnaud, who was supposedly going to be back today from his wrist injury, but he is not in the starting lineup according to MLB.com. Meanwhile, Wolters is presumably back tomorrow from his concussion. Go ahead and start Wolters, right?
@LenFuego: if you have any reason to think d’arnaud is back even close to wolters go with DTD arnaud. thanks also, as i had no idea DTD’arnaud was back soon. this is good for me in many leagues.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: I agree with you in a vacuum, but d’Arnaud was eligible to get off the DL today and is apparently staying on at least for today. Makes me worried that his wrist is still not 100% … and who knows, that could linger all week. So I think I have to go Wolters.
@LenFuego: sounds like you already had your answer then.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: plus what is this “vacuum” i’m going off the very same two pieces of info that you mentioned. i myself till you mentioned it wouldn’t have known that there was any news that either of these would be back today or tomorrow.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: I just get news through my CBS league.
They were shown as eligible to come off the 10 day DL today (d’Arnaud) and tomorrow (Wolters). I assumed d’Arnaud would come off, but he apparently did not (he is not in the starting lineup anyway). Wolters has been out from the concussion he got from getting smacked in the head with a swing follow-through, and the CBS feed for him shows he went 1 for 4 with an HR as a DH Saturday in a AAA rehab game and was supposed to then catch on Sunday, and added that he “could return from the 7-day disabled list within the next week if all goes well.”
Was hoping to see more definitive updates for both of them before I have to make my lineup decision in about an hour and a half, but have not seen anything further.
@LenFuego: Just checked minor league box scores, and Wolters did indeed catch Sunday for Albuquerque (went 1 for 4). I will be surprised if he is not activated for tomorrow’s game.
d’Arnaud is still anybody’s guess.
@LenFuego: seems like you have good info to use, but i’d not use the “eligible dates” on anybody, these teams all the time do things like say “player X might come off when first eligible” then just wait another 5 or more days, happens all the time. use those other updates you’ve found.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: Yeah, in many the “at least” dates CBS provides are clearly more intelligent than simply eligible dates, but I think they default to that in the absence of better info. CBS has updated d’Arnaud to being out until at least May 19th (this Friday), though they did not provide any source for that update.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: Yeah, once I checked the Mets lineup and realized d’Arnaud was not in it, I guess I did. Had an empty lineup spot last week there and hope I do not have a repeat of that again this week.
@LenFuego: i have dtd’arnaud (or would want him over who i’m streaming daily) in multiple leagues, albeit dailies.
Neither? d’Arnaud
14 team h2h, You still holding Benoit for vulture saves or ditch for MI guy like Montgomery with upside?
Go Monte
@Grey: thanks
Kipnis or Cesar Hernandez from the phillies. I need to pick one and only one!
Kipnis
Hey, Grey. Nunez or Galvis? Thanks!
Nunez
14 teamer with OPS, hits, QS/holds best replacement for other white fish, gotta be a LF or CF since now i only have rajai/rasmus at those positions with pollock out
C bandy
1B goldy
2B schoop
SS miller
3B longo
MI walker
CI pujols
LF rasmus
CF rajai
RF stanton
OF gamel
util arcia
BN schimpf/braun/room for one more
DL pollock/murphy
SP lackey/mccarthy/darvish/duffy/gio g/wood/morton/hill (he’s a drop if goes to bullpen)
RP holland/kimbrel/bradley/koji/glover
options being: taylor/rosario/heyward (assume he’s back)/chisenhall/leury
Leury for a week
666 comments!!! Gotta add one more so this post doesn’t get possessed..
and for good measure – Rizzo Rant.
Ha
Cookie!?! Not him too.
Dammit.
I know, ugh
@Grey: what happened?????
@William Hung: lifted, was still getting K’s but was getting hit and turned into BB’s in last inning. velo drop too.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: now called “pectoral tightness” in box score, which is probably on the better end of spectrum, other than like a flu or something.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: oh lucky day it’s the OTHER arm too!
Grey,
Where would you rank Billy Hamilton in a 30 team roto dynasty? Top 20 OF? His SBs are gold.
20-25
@Grey: thanks Grey! Enjoy your evening!
Drop any/some of these: Samardzija, Harvey, Maeda, Nola
for any of these: Severino, Morton, Karns?
(15 team, 5×5, redraft league).
Thanks!
@Bernie Brewer: Anyone got any thoughts? Thanks in advance!
Hey bud,
Not sure if you’re still answering questions this late. You’re a saint if you do, but I’m sitting in my car waiting for my softball game cause The Daily Show to start and I had a couple of questions:
1. Drop Kelley for Albers? Dusty is annoying but if I was managing them I’d do it.
2. My Miggy/Oh/Beltran for Cespedes/Tanaka/Longoria?
Thanks! Night!
@SallyCips: vs. the Daily Show, not “cause “–autostupid.
1. Sure 2. Yoenis, pretty fair
Keeper league, if you could build around Benintendi or Miguel Sano, who would you rather have long term? Need your advice because I have Sano but wasn’t offered Benny straight up
Was**offered
@J-Weezy:
Do it!
Benintendi
best gomez replacement AL only with OBP over AVG, total bases added
C mccann (DET)
1B miggy
2B segura
SS correa
3B mostsuckass
MI miller
CI valbuena
OF (4) rajai/k.davis/trumbo/delino
util mancini
DL gomez
NA zimmer
one of weeks, uh oh chirinos, joyce, plouffe, moss, krispie.
oh good god i can’t take carrasco being long term (or really much at all) hurt. not here of course. even as a non-bumgarner owner in any league i’m getting mass hit here all over.
Joyce
12 team H2H 6X6 OPS
Drop Jackie Bradley for Schebler?
Drop Mesoraco for Hedges?
Hold…Hedges
Of is Brantley, Conforto, jd, ut bruce or dj lemaiheu….question is since Pollock hit dl, I have an open slot. …Pham, Leurys, Margot..? Or pick up a pitcher. ….
I traded Yonser for Wood…crossing my fingers, thoughts? Have Myers and Bruce at 1b, pitching weak.
Leury
Grey got one for ya…someone in my league drop Adrian Gonzalez, would you drop schebler for him? or wait and see
Nah
anybody else feeling lucky that it’s swanson ate his hungry man meal tonight and it just so happened to be a short sched day? pllllleeeese hit for a cycle so i steal tomorrow’s lead in advance.
Haha
A Twins fan is asking about my Jose Berrios in a keep forever league. Who should I ask for in return?
Lamb, Judge, Avisail, Sano, Clint Frazier, Jorge Mateo, Fowler, Khris Davis, Trumbo, Adam Jones, Jay Bruce, Javier Baez, Daniel Murphy…
Try Judge
Starting Nelson @padres or stream later?
Sure
AL only with QS, is gausman an add over boyd or peacock? hard to gauge his value due to how awful he’s been. really bad SP out there is why peacock is owned, with hope fiers gets demoted of course, or any injury happens.
Over Peacock
Yoenis back next week, where does conforto play? Granderson disgraceful list?
Hopefully, or 1st
My team sucks so bad. Panic time…in mid-May. 12 team, 5×5.
Rizzo and Bush too much to give up for Arenado?
If that’s too much thinking of Jansen and Carlos Santana for Arenado. But thinking that’s too little.
Thanks.
Not too much
@Grey: ROS roto player – Trumbo or Brett Gardner?
Trumbo
Gattis
Goldy
Odor
Villar
Correa
Trumbo
Polanco
Yelich
Conforto
Altherr
Gallo
Hosmer
Maeda
Paxton
Ray
McCullers
Perdomo
Lynn
Lackey
Shoemaker
Senzatela
Albers
Rosy
Bedrosian
That’s my team. Would u trade villar for Charlie Morton and cosart? Or villar for Morton/peraza
No
Should i trade Zimmerman, Vargas & Wade Miley for Pineda or Fulmer n Travis Shaw? I’m proposing the trade. Maybe i’m not giving enough. I can part with Gio instead of vargas or miley. What do you think? Thnx
Sure, Pineda/Shaw
Which side – Hosmer + Neris or Jose Abreu in a keep forever?
Abreu, it’s fair
In a points league where everything is the same value, in what order from most to least willing would you trade away these bats in a deal for Bryant?
Encarnacion, Santana, Carpenter, Frazier
Thanks.
All of them together shouldn’t get you Bryant
Defensive Indifference is so dumb
Drop Bradley or Villar to add Rich Hill?
@Squeeze Play: not bradley, and probably not either until you are sure hill remains in rotation. but if they are both bench bats drop jbj.
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Wieters
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Owings
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Inciarte
(2) UT: H. Ramirez, Abreu
(6) Bench: Longoria
(2) DL: Haniger
(3) SP: Carrasco, McCullers, Duffy
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Nova, Severino, Walker
Bench: Ray, Urias, Lynn, Shoemaker, streamer
(2) DL: Bedrosian
Grey! Guess what!? I offered Owings, Hanley and Longoria to the team below like I mentioned earlier and he rejected but then wrote in the comments, “I like owings and longoria , no interest in Hanley whatsoever, owings Longoria and McCullers or Duffy for turner” …
SO I gotta offer up Owings, Longoria and Duffy for Trea Turner right!? (not sure why he didn’t just send the counter?) Or knowing who he’d take for Turner, is Turner the best trade target or should I ask for one of Keuchel or Judge instead? Am I overthinking having too many Nationals? (Wieters, Harper, Rendon)
He also said earlier he’d give me both Turner and Keuchel for Harper? That’s not worth it is it instead?
Last place team having “fire sale” :
(1) C: G. Sanchez
(1) 1B: Encarnacion
(1) 2B: C. Hernandez
(1) SS: T. Turner
(1) 3B: Suarez
(3) OF: Trumbo, Judge, McCutchen
(2) UT: C. Davis, Reynolds
(6) Bench: Castro, C. Gonzalez, Tulowitzki
(2) DL: Donaldson
(3) SP: Lester, Keuchel, Sanchez
(2) RP: Miller, Reed
(4) P: J. Johnson, B. Norris, Albers, Quintana,
(6) Bench: Roark, Holland, Devenski
(2) DL: Familia
espn’s hilarious, they just now got cactus jesus down for both a groundout then a HR in back to back at bats, even better that if he did groundout it should’ve been the 3rd out. yesterday with the maurer 3 ER when it was ruled an error should’ve made him none (which either should be fixed or it never was actually ruled an error in the first place) now this one.
Swanson, Bradley or Wainwright for Hill
@Squeeze Play: Need to drop someone