Jose Altuve is on pace for 60 homers. He can’t even reach the cereal in the morning! If an opposing manager were to ask to see Altuve’s bat, they would crack it open to reveal gumballs because he’s the leader of the lollipop guild. If the major leagues were to institute a Daffy Duck ‘You Have To Be This Tall’ sign before getting to the batter’s box, Altuve would need his mother to escort him into the batter’s box every time. That’s assuming she’s tall enough! If she’s not, who does he get? His uncle? Erik Kratz? If might were height, Jose Altuve would be a giant. That much is true. I love that lil’ bugger! I want a Teddy Ruxpin in the shape of Altuve to cuddle at night. Last night, he went 4-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs with his 9th homer, hitting .330. So, the question is, can he keep it up? Up is not a word I associate with Altuve, and, no, he can’t keep it up. No one could keep up this pace. Of course, he’s still a .315 hitter with an easy 110 runs, 35 steals and 70 RBIs, i.e., a top ten bat. So, keep it up? No, not without four phonebooks under him. Do enough to make you glad you didn’t sell high? As a French dwarf would say, “Wee!” Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Chris Devenski – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.46 after two starts and some mop-up duty like Carol Burnett in the credits. Devenski was never a top prospect. At one point, he was a player to be named later in a Brett Myers trade. Myers, member him? He’d be suspended so much nowadays. Devenski throws around 92 MPH and profiles as a number five, which is when you pee on two poops.
Luke Gregerson – 1 IP, 3 ER. But-but-but everyone’s already gave up on Giles! Gregerson won’t be out this quickly, but he was assumed to be behind Giles in the spring for a reason; he’s not as good.
Leonys Martin – 2-for-4, 2 runs and 2 steals (4, 5). It’s my favorite Martin! Okay, I’ve seen enough; I went to pick him up in every one of my leagues, and, of course, he was owned already. Here’s hoping you have better luck.
Brad Boxberger – Nearing a rehab assignment. To put that in terms people can understand, the racehorse that lost its last three races was shot in the head. Then a man with giant scissors that he bought from a mayor that lost his last election and will no longer be doing ribbon-cuttings, cut the horse up and sent the meat to McDonald’s. Soon that meat will be processed into a burger that will be placed in a box.
Ben Revere – Joined the Nationals in Chicago, but didn’t play yesterday. Instead, Ben went to the Chicago Zoo, saw the giant mirrored bean and posed for photos with George Wendt.
Joe Ross – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 1.23. I’ve been giving JB some crap about how high he’s ranking Ross in his pitcher rankings (22nd!), but yesterday’s game goes a long way towards making me a believer with nine Ks in under seven innings. Of course, it was vs. the Cubs’ B lineup. Now, now, no undercutting it. (Though, seriously, it was the B lineup.)
Jayson Werth – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. He’s not in the Buy column coming later today, because he gives me a major case of the yawns. With the said, Werth is smoking hot (3 homers in the last six games, hitting near-.350 in the last week).
Ben Zobrist – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and 2nd in as many games. Bit surprised Maddon moved Zobrist out of the two-hole, but I bet his hot bat gets him moved back up. Dot dot dot. Oh, who am I kidding? I have no idea what Maddon’s going to do.
Kyle Hendricks – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.10. Hendricks is such a solid, upstanding individual that his ERA and xFIP are virtually the same. No tricks with Hendricks!
Jacob deGrom – 5 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks. I guess I shouldn’t have expected 7 IP, 15 Ks, but I can’t help feel disappointed. DeGrommit, it’s the Padres! C’mon!
Wil Myers – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer, hitting .302. If he would’ve done this last year, people would’ve been talking about how he’s breaking out. This year everyone’s like, “Whatever, you disappointed last year.”
Derek Norris – 3-for-3, 2 runs and his 2nd homer. Just in time, he was about to be tagged DNR.
Colin Rea – 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks. You used to Colin on my cellphone…Last night, when you need my fantasy stream. That could only mean one thing. I know when the hitters got no swing. You used to Colin on my cellphone…
Alfredo Simon – 7 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 9.86. Yesterday, Simon was firing on all cylinders, so DUCK!
Jay Bruce – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Bruuuuuuuuuuuce! U’s see?
Adam Duvall – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer and 3rd in three games. Yesterday, I said hot schmotato; today, I say, see yesterday.
Brandon Phillips – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and 2nd in as many games. Okay, there’s something to be said about how awful the Brewers’ pitching is.
Domingo Santana – Sat out again with a lat issue. I once sat, only to realize I grabbed the wrong drink, which I recall saying, “I have a latte issue.” Maybe those aren’t similar circumstances.
Alex Presley – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. I hope after he blasted that homer he screamed, “Presley has left the building!”
Chris Carter – 1-for-4 and his 10th homer. On a scale of one to ten for how shocked I’d be if Carter hit 40 homers, I’d put it at about a four with less than moderately shocked.
Tommy Milone – Twins waived him. In other words, the Twins told Milone, “Cheers!”
Kevin Gausman – 8 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners (zero walks), 4 Ks vs. the Yankees. The Yankees right now look like a team of former All-Stars that Kevin Costner wrangled together to have one more go at it. Or maybe Kevin James. Or maybe Kevin Gausman just made them look that terrible. About a week ago, I gave you my Kevin Gausman fantasy. I said there that he had the stuff to be a number one or two, so far so one.
Zach Britton – 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 Ks as he returned. O’Day returns to setup and putting odd-shaped objects in front of Britton’s path.
Masahiro Tanaka – 8 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.29, WHIP at 0.92. Since his tendon became a dangling noun, he doesn’t have the K-rate like he had his first year nor the velocity, but his control is still impeccable, and his xFIP is 2.92.
Adam Eaton – 2-for-3, 1 run and his 4th steal. Eaton’s on pace for a boring but productive season. Don’t see him being this year’s Pollock. Besides, he’s Lithuanian.
Avisail Garcia – 2-for-4 and his 4th homer. On Sunday, I was like, “Great, Avisail is hurt, I’ll play Delino in my weekly league.” On Thursday, Avisail returns with a homer, and Delino is redecorating a dog house. Weekly leagues are so frustrating.
Jackie Bradley Jr. – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 2nd homer, hitting .400 in the last week. I picked him up for the batty call, then someone in the comments yesterday told me to grab Anthony Gose, so I did. Gose ended up not playing. That was awesome.
Hanley Ramirez – 1-for-3 and his 3rd homer. Five over-the-internet dollars says Hanley goes off for the next month, culminating with his 15th homer and a pulled hamstring.
Dustin Pedroia – 3-for-5 and his 4th homer. The Red Sox lineup reminds me of what the Yankees wish they had. Old ass men actually producing.
Jung Ho Kang – Could be activated today. Great, now Polanco will be batting ninth, pinch-hitting for the pitcher.
Maikel Franco – Received a mental day off yesterday, so why was it I saw him doing a Sudoku? Hmm?
Jerad Eickhoff – 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners (2 BBs), 2 Ks, 1 Homer Allowed, ERA at 4.21. Stream-o-Nator predicted a line of 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners (2 BBs), 1 Homer Allowed, 5 Ks. 5 Ks?! He only got 2! Geez, what a rip!
Matt Adams – Has a knee contusion after colliding with Darin Ruf at first base. The collision was described by people who saw it as “The Moobable Object crashing into The Moobable Force.”
Aledmys Diaz – Sat yesterday to give Ruben Tejada at-bats. Jon Morosi of Fox Sports said look for the Cardinals to ‘find creative ways’ to keep Diaz in the lineup when Peralta returns. WOW! Hard-hitting analysis! Really? The Cardinals, who regularly rotate 14 guys into eight spots, will manage to play Aledmys when Peralta returns? That’s absolutely crazy! Is water wet? Is it? I’m dying to know! I think there’s an N missing in Morosi.
Jaime Garcia – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.05. This matchup vs. the Phils at home couldn’t have been more cushy if it took place while everyone was balanced on Matt Adams’s belly.
Brandon Moss – 1-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI and his 7th homer. Random Prediction Alert! Moss will finish the year with 25+ homers, then next year, you’ll look at him in the preseason and be like, “Damn, look at his power, and at such a discount. I’m gonna draft Moss late!” Then you’ll get a week into next season and realize why you didn’t own him in 2016, he only plays three times a week.
Garrett Richards – Scratched from today’s start with fatigue. He sounds like he has mono. Has he been making out with Carlos Martinez?
Adam Conley – 5 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.06. And you didn’t think there was that much pitching to draft. Conley has a 9.5 K/9, 3.6 BB/9 and a 3.79 xFIP, which is better than your current fifth starter. How do I know who your fifth starter is? Because I’m standing behind you. Hey!
Christian Yelich – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .330. Quietly having a solid first month-plus. He says it is the best he’s felt in May since he went to his prom. Which was last year.
Derek Dietrich – 2-for-3, 1 RBI, hitting .319. He’ll be in this afternoon’s Buy column. It’s a real doozy! *hiccup* Sorry, I meant I wrote it while boozy.
Nick Castellanos – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Who was it again that said he was the sleeper of the year? I’ll give you a hint, it’s the same guy that told everyone to draft DeShields. Ah, yes. That is I.
Michael Fulmer – 5 IP, 5 ER. I’m going to leave my Tom Collins on the counter of this darkly lit ISIS-run bar and go to the bathroom. I’m sure it will be fine! *five hours later* It’s chilly in here. Wait, why has my torso been opened like a lunchbox. AH!!! ROOFIE!!!
Trevor Bauer – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks. Speaking of roofies, Bauer is like a perennial rookie in that he’s never outgrown unreliability. Since he never grows up, I’m going to call him, The Toys R Us Kid.
Michael Brantley – 4-for-5, 1 run, 3 RBIs, average up to .276. Well, look what the cat dragged in! A piece of yarn? Not now, Random Italicized Voice.
Chris Gimenez – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. If you’re a Carlos Gomez owner, you can look real fast at Chris Gimenez and almost think Gomez homered.
Mike Napoli – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Where he was once a partier who would expose his mother’s breasts for a snapshot and jog with a cigarette in his mouth. He’s now aging gracefully. Regal, windswept and majestic. Mike Napoli, you are America’s Kathy Bates, who I believe lives in New Mexico, which, after November, will be removed from our country.
Hunter Pence – Got yesterday off as a ‘maintenance day.’ He just sat on the bench, licking his feathers and sitting on his 18-pound eggs.
Matt Cain – 4 IP, 6 ER vs. Chris Rusin – 4 1/3 IP, 7 ER. Cain + Rusin = Inca Ruins.
Nolan Arenado – 1-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 12th homer. *screaming into an industrial-sized fan* Diiiiiiiid sommmmmmmeonnnnnnnnnnne saaaaaaaaay Torrrrrrrrrenado?
Trevor Story – 3-for-6, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 11th homer. Meh, he’s so last month!
Gerardo Parra – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs. It takes a certain kind of terrible pitching to simulate Coors Field in San Fran, but Cain and The Mazzacre (1/3 IP, 7 ER) were able to pull it off. Is it still the 5th inning in San Fran? Fo’realies, how is Vin Mazzaro in the league still? The Mazzacre cannot be stopped!
Michael Saunders – Blue Jays scored 11 runs and Saunders didn’t play. Holy sit!
Kevin Pillar – 3-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs. All it takes is one big game with Pillar in the leadoff role for Gibbons to scratch his butt, eat a banana and leave Pillar in the leadoff spot for the next month.
J.A. Happ – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.50. Happ-iness is getting an eleven run lead.
Edwin Encarnacion – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 6 RBIs and his 5th homer. He looks like he’s catching fire like that movie/book I never watched/read.
Delino DeShields – 0-for-1 as he pinch-hit. Choo’s not even back and Delino’s already lost his job. I wish someone would’ve sent me a sign to avoid him.
Derek Holland – 2 2/3 IP, 11 ER in Toronto. I guess ‘going Dutch’ means something entirely different in Canada. Like a date where you cover a girl in caribou hide and shower her in poutine poots.
Leonys over Delino at this point?
@Leon: might as well.
@Malicious Phenoms: I am also looking at M upton and d santana over deshizz what do you guys think?
@peacecoast: Santana
@Leon: Move on from Delino. Check back in June.
@Leon: Try it
guessing pineda is the sit in this one if one is sitting, at least till he doesn’t get destroyed.
liriano @ STL 0.0
pineda vs BOS 9.9
porcello @ NYY 1.3
and yes dynasty is why i’m owning pineda interlooper smartypantses.
@Mobin Can’t Hack It: yup sit Pineda, as am I who also owns him in a dynasty..
@Mobin Can’t Hack It: Agreed
You have a date with streamonator, a fine dining experience of eating crow on Joe Ross.
@Manley Ramirez: Haha, JB’s army’s now coming after me
Hey Grey,
I guess all is said and done about Delino if in like 5 chances you never wrote Deshizznit anymore but went by Delino mostly or DeShields.
Bummer.
Ok, to depressed to write something positive, but keep up the great work.
@Blinzler: Yeah, didn’t work out
Time to drop deshields? Pick up Dietrich or Danny Santana?
@Wywyz: pick up Dannnys
@Wywyz: Dannys
Alfredo Simon jokes always KILL.
@ferris: Haha
Sitting pretty at the moment but have 5 closers and want to push one for some value. 12T H2H, gonna pull the lineup drop here:
C- Castillo
1B – Pujols
2B – Odor
3B – Machado
SS – Story
OF – Betts
OF – Springer
OF – Polanco
UTIL – Belt
UTIL – Conforto
SP: Strasburg, Quintana, Liriano, Matz, Rodon, Hammel, [Streamer]
RP: Rosenthal, Ramos, McGee, Rodney, J Smith
My debate is adding some more speed or boosting the starters. The lineup has speed they just haven’t run too much, outside Mookie, so far this year. Would you try and flip a closer for a speedster like B Hams in the hopes he sticks at the 2 spot? Better to snag another starter or upgrade a starter? Thanks for any input Grey!
@I only use Grey Poupon because of Razzball: How about a closer for Burns? Hams works too though, sure
Pitching:
Lester
Archer
Harvey
Smyly
CMart
Ross
Velasquez
Kennedy
Britton
Jeffress
Neris
Drop any of above for Gausman, Tillman, Conley, A Sanchez, M Moore?
@Eric:
Kennedy for Gausman
@Eric: Kennedy for Sanchez
@Eric: Kennedy for Gausman
@Eric: Kennedy for Gausman
@Eric: Kennedy for Sanchez
@Eric: the guys saying Sanchez must not have noticed Gausman is there. He’s easily the guy to get here.
@FKA Ralph: Gausman pitched one good game, Sanchez looks ready to take it to the next level, Gaus has teased us before..
@Malicious Phenoms: uhhh AAron has also teased us before and is younger and has less experience.
@FKA Ralph: I’d pump the brakes on Gausman.
@Eric: switch out Kennedy and velasquez for sanchez and gausman
@Baby Kardashian: scratch that don’t drop V.V.
@Baby Kardashian: or drop Neris to add room for both gausman and sanchez
@Eric: Kennedy for Gausman
Are we starting Hill @ BAL today? So nervous
@bossmanjunior333: start him, he has been pitching well.
@bossmanjunior333: start
@bossmanjunior333: Start
@bossmanjunior333: I’m not… though he’s the type of pitcher the O’s seem to have trouble with. See Tanaka’s write up up (stutterer) there.
Grey – I was offered Kyle Seager for my Wacha,leaning towards yes, what say you?
Thanks
@Kenny Plane: I would do that immediately.
@Kenny Plane: take the deal.
@Malicious Phenoms:
Is this a joke post?
@Andrew Connolly:
No that will be coming from Kimmel and Bits, and bits and bits and more bits.
@Andrew Connolly: Nope real deal
@Kenny Plane: am I missing something? Why is everybody reacting like this is a lopsided deal?
@Kenny Plane: I’d want Seager
Franco/Polonco or Frazier/Brantley?
@Crock: Franco/Polanco
@Crock: Toddfather
@Quimmy: Frazier
@Crock: Frazier
@Crock: close. If keeper/dynasty I would take Franco/Polanco. In redraft it is close.
@Crock: Agree with others
@Grey: which others, they gave differing opinions.
ROS- Danny Santana or Villar?
Thanks!
@Chud: Villar
@Chud: Agree with MP
Hey Grey,
Do you like any of these guys over anyone in my lineup? If you like more than one of the guys, please let me know so I can back them up on waivers:
Duvall, leonys martin, or cozart:
My team: yahoo mixed h2h 12 teams standard 5×5 category;
C: hundley
1B: e5
2b: schoop
3b: Frazier
SS: Seager
Of: Harper jupton Marte
Util: burns , Khris Davis
Bench: Baez
Thanks !
@Josh-NYC: I think I’d hold.
@Josh-NYC: You need a 2B
Great stuff! Who do you prefer ROS only, standard 5×5 Roto categories?
Randal Grichuk or Khris Davis?
Thanks!
@Nittanychris: Khris
@Malicious Phenoms: Khrush
@Nittanychris: Agree with others
10 team H2H category dynasty league.
Would you drop Delino for Odubel Herrera?
Also could drop Anthony Rendon and/or Addison Russell for Nick Castellanos and/or Javier Baez, would you do either?
Caveat is I only have 44 moves left for the season.
@Chadaristic: To clarify, it’s an 11 category league with the 10 normal categories plus OPS.
@Chadaristic: I’d want Odubel over Delino
@Chadaristic: Drop DeShizz for O’Shizz…hold on the other.
@Chadaristic: Agree with others
Leonwise over Delino. Deshizz is headed for Round Rock the minute Choo returns. Desmond is the new CF. On another note, the Grande Dolar looks to be headed for a .235, 18 HR year. Is it possible he is a Latin 29 or maybe 38 in people years?
@Uno Mas Cerveza: Martin over Delino
@Uno Mas Cerveza: Yeah
Probably a silly question, but would you dump Daniel Norris for Gausman at this point? I keep waiting for him to get the call, but it’s hard to not grab Gausman at this point. My other worst pitcher is Rodon, and I have no idea really what to expect from that guy. Thoughts?
@Killer joe: I’d take Gausman over Norris.
@Killer joe: Drop Norris for Gausman. Rodon has too much upside to drop at this point.
@Killer joe: Yes
@Killer joe: Preciate it guys. By the way Grey, thanks for all the nuggets you shared during the offseason. The rest of my staff (Salazar, Walker, Matz, Smyly, Nola, Ventura, Iglesias) has turned out not too shabby thus far, and I feel like they were all steals where I got them.
Thanks for the great work!
Nice!
Hicks, DeShields…man what nuggets you shared this off season. Half of my AL only team will be in the minors by the end of the month. Your April showers commit me to listen to Ray Flowers.
And that’s me quoting me!
Peace and love but I am done with the Razz and rankings that tanked faster than ESPN’s…
@Jon Boba: dont let the door….
@Quimmy:
Hit ya where the good lord split ya….
@Jon Boba: yeah, not your fault, blame Razz, see ys
@Tvators: Yeah, my all-Razzball team is languishing in first place, barely 15 points up on the rest of the league with DeShizz on the bench while Odor, Lindor, Polanco, Arenado and Mookie are forced to play. Kinda sucks.
@Jon Boba:
Remember, as your friends at ESPN like to say…Its YOUR team…
@Jon Boba: H8ers gonna H8
what about castellanos, belt, lawrie just 3 to name off the top of my head that grey picked out as sleepers
@Jon Boba: You weren’t supposed to draft them in the 1st and 2nd round.
@Jon Boba: When someone gives you guys at the end of a draft that could turn out to be great value for where they are being drafted, it shouldn’t be a big deal if you have to move on….unless you drafted them too high, but that must be Razzballs fault too….Peace out BIATCH!!
@JeF WiTh 1 F: this hurt Grey more than us (even if we DID draft delino in 80% of our leagues, as i did, or trade for him in 3 dynasties), at least in my case i waited till right before his ADP (maybe 20 spots higher in some cases) Grey was grabbing him at like 130 overall (tell me if i’m wrong on that one)
@Blinzler: @Jon Boba: Not cool man. Grey is a god. Gods obviously make mistakes sometimes…for instance Johnny Manziel, Iggy Azalea, Tehol and yourself.
@Pu$$y Control:
well played, sir.
@Jon Boba: Ha
Are Pineda and Eovaldi still rosterable in a 12 team weekly lineup league? I find them on my bench every week, but not many (if any) free agent options.
@Mickey Maloney: I’d hold, season is still very young.
@Mickey Maloney: I dropped both in my 12 team league
@Grey: Yah, I’m about there myself. If there was a no-brainer add, they’d be gone. Can’t trust em.
Please rank Gausman, Conley, Hill. ROS
Thanks
@Adam: Hill, Gaus
@Adam: Gausman, Hill, Conley
@Adam: Conley, Hill, Gaus
@Adam: Hill, Gaus
dyson or villar ROS
Need steals
@Adam: Villar
@Adam: Villar
Jaime/ joe Ross/ gausman/ liriano how donyounthink ros?
@Cellphne: Jaime, Gausman, Ross
@Cellphne: Liriano, Gausman, Ross
@Cellphne: Agree with F
Would you trade a $10 goldy for $10 altuve in a keep forever league.. Thanks much
@Cellphne: Id want Goldy
@Cellphne: Agree with F
George springer and Giancarlo for goldy and Taiwan
Springer and Giancarlo for goldy/mazara/ Roark.
Thanks
@Oppsoops:
Oh it’s a keeper league. All guys around the same keeper price
Springer $14
Giancarlo $33
Goldy $13
Taiwan $10
@Oppsoops: Springer in both
@Oppsoops: agree with Cram
@Oppsoops: Agree with others
The guy who asked if he should keep Daniel Norris or pickup Kevin Gausman doesn’t deserve to have internet.
Story (28 Rockies games) 162 projection: 127 runs, 64 HR, 139 RBI, 12 SB… 250 K’s (who cares!)
@Moneyball: Haha
@Moneyball:with a name like Moneyball, we should listen to you… Sighhhh
One more “drop Delino for…” question for you.
ESPN Weekly League Roto 5×5
What should the waiver order be out of the following (player going into UTL slot):
Ozuna, Lowrie, L. Martin, K. Marte, Werth, Bradley Jr, Dietrich, Cozart
Side note: After looking at my waiver wire, is this the deepest MI has ever been?
@BambooLounge: JBJ, Lowrie, Martin, Marte, Ozuna
@BambooLounge: Not sure if it’s deep as much as so many similar guys… Ozuna, Cozart
Guess who the top SS in baseball is the past week?
Trevor Story.
I guess everyone has adjusted to him after week 1, and he can be dropped now! I swear in September when Story has a 80/25/80/.250/20 line as a SS, the experts will still be saying, “an adjustment is just around the corner, sell high!”
@Pousse-Pousse: I’m sure Story appreciates the Karma train you’re diverting his way.
@Pousse-Pousse: He’s going to have ups and downs just like every other player in the history of baseball.
#BallDontLie
@Pousse-Pousse: He has one steal a month, he’s getting 20? If hits .250, he’ll be worth it… It’s the .210 months, I’d be worried about
I’ve been having some pretty “dark nights” scratching my head after Harvey takes the mound..
I bought into the buy low a couple weeks ago but haven’t seen anything to allude that’s he will get out of this funk. That said he’s a minimum keeper in my keeper league (no keeper restrictions) at $10 where Degrom and arrieta got drafted for $40 this year.
What’s his trade value if I’m targeting another pitcher or an outfielder? Or should I hold hoping things turn around
Thabks
@Dark night: Hold. Its the first week of May and he had am interrupted off spring….give it time, particularly at the price you have him.
@Dark night: It will only get better and you don’t want to sell low anyway. Hold for now.
@Dark night: You bought Harvey in a keeper and you want to dump him after two weeks?
@Grey: yea.. Haha. I don’t enjoy owning “high end” pitching when they drop lines like a waiver wire streamer
me need power, him need speed.
Jarrod Dyson got him team.
Ozuna come my team.
Good good?
Make sense and win win?
Me trading with brother and want be fair.
@Andrew Connolly: Sounds fair to me
@JeF WiTh 1 F:
Thanks Sir
@Andrew Connolly: No problem
Definitely going to have hotling bling stuck in my head all day. Thanks Grey.
@Fungazi: My bad
I have four closers Ramos, McGee, Chisek, and Osuna in my RCL. I was offered Puig for Osuna, and I currently start Rasmus, Melvin Upton, and Granderson at the back end of my OF. Good deal? Thanks!
@Yager: Works for me
Good morning Grey. Which side do you prefer in ten team h2h
Salazar and Shaw or J Upton?
@Wacha wacha: Upton
@Wacha wacha: J Up
@Wacha wacha: Agree with others
How about Leonys over Saunders?
@Alex: Saunders
@Alex: Yeah, Martin
Would you deal Frazier and J-Zim to get Price and Polanco? I’d have to move Machado to 3B and slot guys like Cozart at SS for the rest of the year (it would also be to sell high on Zim and buy low on Price). It’s a 12-team h2h mixed league, redraft.
C – Ramos, 1B – Abreu, 2B – Odor, SS – Machado, 3B – Frazier, OF – Martinez, Herrera, Belt, Util – Cozart, Bench – Heyward ||| SP – Richards, Corbin, J-Zim, Smyly, Velasquez, Gausman, Carrasco (DL); RP – Chapman (susp), Rondon, Cishek, Rodney.
@Joe: Yes
10 team ESPN H2H Points
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), NH (+10) PF (+15)
Could have sworn Hill was pitching tomorrow? I can only start 4 of these 5 guys today… who gets benched?
Scherzer @CHN (26.7)
Chen vs. PHI (18.5)
Salazar vs. KC (14.7)
Walker @HOU (10.2)
Hill @BAL (7.6)
@ebudz: Chen
@ebudz: Agree with F
Morosin. Ha! Good one.
@Niceguybilly: Thanks!
“I think there’s an N missing in Morosi.” Now that’s my kind of humor. Awesome, man.
Is Domingo Santana waiver wire fodder in a 12-team 5×5 league? Thinking of dropping him and picking up another SP to stash.
@Five-On-One: Thanks! Sure, you can drop him
Remember how much you ripped espn for how close they had Rizzo and Altuve in their rankings? Altuve is a stud
@TheOne: Oopsie
@TheOne: pretty sure grey had altuve in the top 12 or so, yeah, those 7 spots sure are a LOT
Time to whack Delino? Mallex, Melvin and Dannys are on the wire.
@T-Knuckles: Dannys
@T-Knuckles: Agree with Cram
Starting lineup is:
Hosmer
Cano
Arenado
Correa
Villar
Franco
Polanco
Belt
Mazara
Brantley
Pujols
SP: Cole, Salazar, Smyly, Nola, Matz, Snell, Streamer
Would you give Salazar and Drury (only bench bat) for Marte?
@Random Dude: Yes
@Random Dude: Yup
@Random Dude: Agree with others
I know last night’s performance was against the lowly Phillies, but is the main knock against Jaime Garcia his pitching or the fact that he hasn’t logged more than 130 innings in a season since 2011?
I asked because he was dropped in a deep league, where I need pitching help (wins and ratios, mostly) and can’t seem to make a trade. Is it worth using the No. 1 waiver priority for Garcia?
Garcia’s No. 62 on JB’s latest list. Among FAs Corbin (39), Shields (57), Severino (58), DeSclafani (60) are all higher, and Matt Moore (65), Manaea (72), and McHugh (76) aren’t far behind. But is that because of Garcia’s injury risk? Those other guys aren’t tempting to me at all.
If you don’t think it’s worth the No. 1 waiver priority to pick up Garcia, would you take one of those other guys instead? (I wouldn’t need a waiver priority for them). Or am I better off sticking with streaming?
@Enrique: Jaime has never gotten respect. When healthy he puts up nice numbers. I would use it.
@David: i don’t know if i would use a #1 waiver spot for a pitcher like Jaime. Something better might come along…
@Pu$$y Control: A pitcher like Jaime? Look at his numbers? When he is healthy he is elite and has been for a long time.
@David: Streaming works wonders. If Trea Turner gets called up and my #1 spot is gone and Jaime is on the dl…
@David: @Pu$$y Control: You guys are like the two voices in my head. My main fear of using the waiver priority is that I’ll miss out on someone better. Not just a guy like Trea Turner, but what if someone drops an established vet?
But I’m going to grab him. I need the pitching help, and I actually find it liberating to have a low waiver priority. Of course I’d hate missing a great player, but I just use it on anyone I want on waivers, since dropping from, say, 12th to 15th isn’t such a big deal.
Anyway, thanks for the input!
@Enrique: Garcia’s worth grabbing
@Grey: Thanks Grey … just put in the waiver claim.
No problem
Hi Grey/everyone,
Drop Sunday Santana for either OZUNA or Khrush?
Also, which side: Swiggy/HanRam or AuSchizz?
Thanks!
@Cyr: if ur giving up swiggy then inwould take goldy and pickup kdavis off the wire with the free bench spot, assuming same league.
@Cyr: Davis…Goldy
Hey Grey, I tried this yesterday but it was late. We have to start a rookie hitter, and I’m slumming with Tyler Naquin. There is so little hitting on waivers it’s depressing, but then I stumbled onto Trayce Thompson – He seems to be getting lots of playing time. Is it temporary due to injuries? Do you think he’s worth a pickup (especially in place of Naquin)? Because our waivers are weekly, I’d have to bypass the ability to pickup Pomeranz and Roark, but SP isn’t a burning need for me at the moment. As for other rookies on waivers, it’s bleak (i.e Rafael Ortega jumps to mind).
@GoJays: Trayce/Ortega/Naquin
@GoJays: Ortega should be owned
@Grey: Yeah? Why so bullish? I’m having a hard time finding info on Ortega. I think you’ve said he’s hitting second – does he have a hold on the job? Is he an all-speed guy, or does he have some pop? You clearly like him better than Trayce…
Speed
@Grey: Drat. I thought Ortega was my little secret!
@Scott: Ortega got sent down today. Trayce still much better than Naquin?
Sorry, buddy, you picked the wrong Ross to fall in love with this year. Don’t you know the younger brother who pitches for a professional American baseball team is always better than his elder who also pitches for a professional American baseball team? Pedro > Ramon. Jered > Jeff. Rick > Paul (Reuschel). Okay, I’m cherry picking.
@Cram It: ypu forgot venditte righty > venditte lefty. Not sure which arm is older though.
@Quimmy: I wonder which arm has the most insurance coverage.
@Cram It: Haha, agreed, Tyson sucks
drop DeShields for Bradley Jr. or Revere or just hang onto DeShields (I have bench space)
@Will: JBJ
@Will: Revere
@Grey: Soler and Ozuna are options too. My current OF and UTIL players are
We play 4 – OF spots and 2 UTIL spots
Stanton, Polanco, Eaton, Khris Davis (OF)
Villar and Drury
Bench – Segura, DeShields, Dozier
Informative and entertaining as always!
I’ve been offered Keuchel for Wellington Castillo in a 1-catcher 12-team roto. Other sp Hamels, Rodon, J.Ross, Shark. FA catchers include Wieters, J. Castro, Salty, Soto. Take this deal?
Also wondering what the value of Pollock is in h2h keeper (10 team, 3of, 3 util). Was offered Myers for him. He would replace Domingo. Hold or take?
Thanks!
@Celery: Catchers ain’t got no face. DO it.
Salty looks tempting but James McCann is back so it’s back to the dark side of the platoon for him. Wieters is probably the answer.
Hold assuming Pollock would be a keeper for you. If you’re going for it this year, hold out a little longer and you might get more value for Pollock in a keeper league from a punting franchise.
@Celery: Keep the Boeff Wellington. Keuchel isnt someone I would want on my team at this point.
I agree that Catchers Aint Got No Face, for the most part, but if you are thinking about dealing Wellington for a SP, try to get someone better.
@Celery: Thanks! Worth trying Keuchel…Pollock is not worth owning there
Pick up Ender Inciarte for DeShields???…..Avisail also available
@Curt C: Saunders also available…….
@Curt C: Avisail, depends on needs
F*ck Marry Kill?
Fred Freeman, Joe Votto, Chris Carter?
@CMUTimmah: F- Chris Carter, M- Votto, K-Freeman
@CMUTimmah: Agree with PU
All the sudden, if J Ross had 2 more strikeouts this season, his K rate would be about the same as last year. I MEAN, WHAT IN GODS GREEN EARTH IS HE DOING 22ND?!?!?!?!
@JB Gilpin: #JoeRossBiggestFan
@JB Gilpin: I got your back. Grey prefers K/9 over ERA/WHIP and wins.
@JB Gilpin: Nice! I’m liking JSchizz this year too!
@JB Gilpin: Wait, are we now saying last year’s 3.64 ERA pitcher in 76 2/3 IP should’ve been the 22nd best SP in baseball?
SON no likey Velasquez tonight @ MIA. Is this an aberration or should I have home boy pop a squat on the bench? His opponent is Chen.
@Pu$$y Control: Start him
@Pu$$y Control: Agree with F
I’m already out of the running for Wins and Ks in a H2H League but I’m leading ERA, WHIP, and Saves with 8 more innings needed to meet the minimum innings pitched. Which pitchers would you start of these remaining matchups for only ERA and WHIP? I have three closers so I most likely would only need one more start. Thanks!
Martinez vs PIT
Walker @ HOU
Velasquez @ MIA
Roark @ CHC
My current ERA/WHIP: 2.25/0.95
Opponents ERA/WHIP: 3.00/1.15
@RePete: Martinez for me, then Walker
@RePete: Agree with F
Leonys Martin or Ender Inciarte ROS in a 10 team redraft that counts BA, HR, RBI and steals, but not runs?
@Steve D.: Martin
A. Who’s next after Gregerson? Giles can’t get an inning without allowing a run.
B. Trade question. I’m last in runs. I have 3 3B: Bryant, Franco and Moustakas. I’m being offered Heyward for Moustakas. This is also a keeper league. My current OFs are Polanco, Harper and Blackmon. And occasionally Belt. Is this a fair/good trade? Do you think Heyward will heat up? Does he have more value long term than Mous?
C. I have Mad Max and Mad Bum playing today. What do you think of also starting Rich Hill at Baltimore? Vs Ubaldo.
Thanks
@Harper’sBetterThanTrout: A. Still Giles then Will Harris….B. Take Heyward….C. Im starting him but a little risky.
@Harper’sBetterThanTrout: A. It is still Giles, but I dont think they are giving up on Gregorson just yet. B. Heyward C. (I thought there was no C) but you probably start Hill.
@Harper’sBetterThanTrout: Agree with F
Yo, BB.
Tell New Mexico not to worry. They can come back in. But LEGALLY.
@Phil of the Future: Kicking them out, Big League!
@Grey: So, G. Richards needs TJ surgery. Think they’ll let him start this weekend first?
They should try Andrelton
@Grey: He could throw a pitch and then run backwards really fast and be a fifth infielder. They would be unstoppable
Why is this not possible? Have we, as a people, stopped believing in the magic of aliens?
@Grey: I know I haven’t. But I fear the people might have.
On the real though, no way that dude’s human. No way.
God no, his player page says birthplace: unknown
@Grey: Yup. Several people also claimed to have been abducted by him while in Atlanta.
Rumor has it that it’s the main reason he had to move to Cali.
Andrelton lives in the offseason at Area 51
@Grey: He plays winter ball in the Crab Nebula
Hahaha
Detroit and Cleveland managers got together to troll us yesterday. Gose (L) was going to face a Righty. Rajai Davis (R) was going to face a Righty. So play Gose and not Rajai, right? Wrong.
@Scott: Yeah, that screwed me
Gregerson got the Kazam! yesterday.
Semien on bench, Target what range SP for trade?
@Tigres: Probably the range of pitcher that is on the waiver wire
@Tigres: Agree with F
Roger that, thanks.
The Padres game was done when the Rockies Giants were still in the 5th. They ran off 6-9 in the span of one inning at ATT. Imagine if Walt had let Rusin finish the inning….
@The great Knoche: Imagine if they let Mazzaro
Would you trade Rosenthal for Grandal? Have castro at catcher darnio hurt
@Williamt: No
@Williamt: 10 Team H2H
@Williamt: Very much no. In a 10 team H2H you can find another catcher if you need one. Don’t trade an elite closer for a Catcher.
@Williamt: It’s fair in an NL-Only 12 team league
@Williamt: he asked this yesterday, and just like then WHAT SIZE LEAGUE IS THIS AND HOW MANY CLOSERS DO YOU HAVE? they are very relevant, trust me it’s worth that hugh amount of extra effort to type it in.
Fun fact! Jon Morosi is an anagram of Josi Moron.
Drop Deshields for L Martin or D Santana in an OBP league?
@Q: Santana
@Q: Agree with F
Cartoon Caroll mopping thats an oldie! I really want Gausman but I really can’t drop any of these guys?
Jo-fer
Stras
Stroman
Rodon
Velazquez
Nola
Verlander
Robertson
Osuna
Tolleson
@ty: Drop Verlander
@ty: You can drop Mr. Kate Upton to pick up Gausman.
@ty: Yes you can, Verlander…
@ty: Agree with F
Wednesday I streamed Chatwood… then yesterday I grabbed Leonys for a last-minute batty call…
Calling my bookie now to put my savings on the Atlanta Hawks – I’m clearly on a roll!
@MisterMister: parlay w/ spurs
@MisterMister: Nice
Norris, Wieters or Castro need replacement for Darno?
@Need Catcher: Norris
Great stuff as always buddy! Thanks!
Please rank for rest of season in a points league…
Nola
Rodon
Gausman
Aaron Sanzhez
@PED Inc.: Nola, Gausman, A. Sanchez, Rodon
@PED Inc.: Agree with B
Grey- Cubs B lineup still better than most of NL East!
@Tigres: True!
So DeShields is pretty much a bench bat in the league I have him in.
Should I drop him for Zack Cozart or Rajai Davis?
@Scott: More context: I currently use Danny Santana has my SS, but now he has OF eligibility so either way, I get an extra OF.
@Scott: So you’re dropping him for another bench bat? Doesn’t really matter…go with a hot bat. You’ll probably be turning the spot over every week anyway. Use it for Rajai SAGNOF I guess…
@Scott: Agree with Cram
Rank these pitchers for the rest of the season;
Conley, Eickhoff, Moore
Will all of them have innings limits?
@RePete: Conley, Moore, Eickhoff
@RePete: None of these guys are ROS SPs…. Agree with Cram
Sorry if this has been asked before, but what’s the deal with Jose Reyes? RCL lists him as “SSPD”, but I haven’t read any news that that (stutterer!) has been the case.
@DrEasy: I meant “ESPN”, not “RCL”, obviously.
@DrEasy: He’s awaiting a suspension…For like 5 weeks now
Concerned over deGrom’s velocity drop (down 2 mph)? Him or Jo-Fer ROS?
Gracias!
@boognish: Jo-Fer. Why? Are you planning on dropping one?
@Scott: no, I’d try to trade – seems like a good target range
@boognish: Yeah, I’m concerned…. Jo-Fer
Michael Saunders or Leonys Martin?
Martin
Drop Rondon for Gausman?
or hold? in a 10 team H2H
Thanks!
Sure
I’m killing it in homers in one league. Need Ks and Wins. What SP should I target for Chris Carter?
@Scott: You can probably target anyone not in the top Ace tier. I’d do it now before Carter regresses towards the Mendoza line. Salazar, Matz, Walker, Stroman, Mccullers?
@Scott: Agree with Cram
Question about Pitching
I have a pretty stacked offense in my keeper league, but need some advise on my Pitching. It’s a 7×7 Yahoo with extra categories being BB,OPS & L,K/BB.
In this type of league how many starters and closers should I have?
What type of players Bats or Sp or RP should be on my bench?
My Current Staff is:
SP: Madison Bumgarner (SP)
SP: David Price (SP)
RP: Kenley Jansen (RP)
RP: David Robertson (RP)
P: Cody Allen (RP)
P: Jake McGee (RP)
P: Luke Gregerson (RP)
BN: Francisco Liriano (SP)
BN: Joe Ross (SP)
BN: Gio Gonzalez (SP)
BN: Ian Kennedy (SP)
DL: Alex Cobb (SP)
My hitting is fine and I only have one bench spot – but do I even need that? Should It be a catcher?
C: Welington Castillo (C)
1B: Anthony Rizzo (1B)
2B: Jose Altuve (2B)
3B: Manny Machado (3B,SS)
SS: Eugenio Suarez (SS,3B)
OF: Mike Trout (OF)
OF: Bryce Harper (OF)
OF: Jose Bautista (OF)
UTIL: Gregory Polanco (OF)
UTIL: Logan Forsythe (1B,2B)
BN: J.T. Realmuto (C)
DL: AJ Pollock (OF)
NA: Orlando Arcia (SS)
@MJP: I would dump the extra bat and pick up another SP or use the spot to stream.
@MJP: With that offense and 5 closers…you can do whatever you want with the last bench spot. I’d probably stream it.
@MJP: Agree with Cram
@Grey:
Thanks guys!
Delino DeShields – keeper league – what to do
As Confucius said to the guy deciding whether to eat a double cheeseburger or shove broken glass up his ass – “You already know the answer”.
@mrbaseball: Give him a few
Grichuk is gots to go.
Drop him for teammate Piscotty, or for Wil Myers?
@Chris: Myers
@Chris: Piscotty
@Chris: Piscotty
@Chris: Piscotty
Leonys or Kevin Pillar as a replacement for Deshields
@Lyndhurst Pizza & Hair Salon: Pillar
Matt Cain is done. It is just silly that Madison Bumgarner makes less money than all of the other Giant starters.
Q: How do the other four – Cueto, Cain, Peavy, Samardzsplurbhgyrajh – look at themselves in the mirror?
A: Naked, smiling, and with tied off hip-hop gold rope chains dangling off their junk.
Still, doesn’t make it right.
@Hieronymous Lohse: Ha!
Rodon or Gaus?
@Roger Podacter: Gaus
@Roger Podacter: Gaus
1. O’Day putting odd shape objects in his path, HA!
2. I had Presley and Duvall as Batty Calls yesterday! The old Eddie Murray from both sides of the plate. Ummmm, wait……… that was One guy in One game, or was it?
@Teddy Heater: Ha, nice!
Do you think Mazara gets starter or semi starter PT or is he sent back to minors when Choo comes off DL?
@I am the Walrus: Starter
@I am the Walrus: Starter
I don’t want to miss out on glasnow. Drop aaron sanchez, Wei yen chen, or Roark for him? Thanks!
@Who: Chen
Yasmoni, Herrera, or Leonys Martin
@TheCactusMan: O’Shizz
@TheCactusMan: Agree with F
Need catcher help
Castro, norris, or weiters
@Williamt: Castro…Norris
@Williamt: Agree with F
Hey Grey,
I’ve got 2 offers being kicked around. NL only 5×5 keeper
1. My Shark and Revere for Wano, Taylor and Brito
2. My Gio Gonzalez and Revere for Wano and Ozuna
2 seems like the obvious choice, Orissa that an awful offer too?
Thanks
@TheHersch: Hold on both
@TheHersch: 1 is a no-brainer to me assuming that’s Michael Taylor.
@TheHersch: Agree with others
Woke up to a 17-run Rockies score – “aw yeah!”
Checked for Hundley’s awesome night – “mother f-“
@dk: Holy sit!
Great write up Grey!
Arrieta’s hot start and just good peripherals have me wanting to sell high. What do you see his trade value being? Is asking for a top 5-10 hitter crazy?
Thanks man
@Walking Wounded: Not crazy
@Walking Wounded: Agree with F
Do you think Nola can be a top 20 SP ROS?
Got proposed Rendon for him. Basically the ultimate sell high and buy low.
Right now I have Odor, Manny and Starlin. What would Grey do in this sitch?
@Devil in a New Dress: Hold
@Devil in a New Dress: Agree with F
Also, Passan saying Garrett Richards has a torn UCL and will need TJ. RIP
@Devil in a New Dress: Damn, that sucks
I know you’re not big on either but who do you like the rest of the way Gray or Stroman in a roto league with QS & K/BB.
Thanks!
@nycs10011: Stroman
@nycs10011: Agree with F
@Grey:
Thanks guys!
No problem
Garrett Richards’ UCL just made Dr. James Andrews put his pinky finger in his mouth
@Mrs.Featherbottom: His lusterdusted pinky finger
@Grey: Is that like vajazzling? Cause that shits da bomb!
Andrews is a pinkiejazzer
@Grey: The least villainous monicker of all the super villains.
Unless you’re a pitcher, then very villainous
What do we make of Rodon so far? Hold for a couple more starts or stream his spot? Thanks!
@Rusty: I’d hold
I can start one of Mallex Smith v. Greinke, Ozuna v. Velasquez, or Matt Duffy v. Bettis. What is your favorite type of cheese and why?
@Rich: Parmesan!
@Grey: GENE!
Garrett Richards TJ!!!!
@Ralph Lifshitz: Andrew Heaney could be heading down that path as well, maybe Doc freeze cud them a 2 for 1..
@Malicious Phenoms: The Frosty Freeze two-fer!
@Ralph Lifshitz: Too bad in our league Tehol drafted him…Waste of a big injury
@Grey: Saying a big injury to a top 20 starter is a waste on your team has to be the biggest insult any FBB manager could receive.
Haha, that bad?
6×6 H2H OBP league w/ hitter K and L as the 6th cats; start 4OF and 9P.
1) Drop Domingo Santana (bench bat) for Saunders or OZUNA?
2) Drop Rodon, Berrios or Roark (my SP5-7, but probably more like 7-9 once Darvish and McCullers return) for Neris?
3) I currently start 4RP (all closers), with Boxberger returning soon too. Given L as the additional category, should I just dump 2 or 3 of the SP above for high-K MR?
(Or, just drop Santana for Neris?)
@Steve Stevenson: 1) OZUNA 2) berrios 3) Nah
Pick 3 ROS. Ventura, Lackey, Pom, Hill, Gausman, Berrios. Keeper 7×7 League with QS.
@Newbie: Hill, Gaus, Ventura
Who among us doesn’t appreciate a Teddy Ruxpin reference? Well played yet again.
@Randy Bobandy: Thanks!
Need some advice …
Have Cozart at SS right now, but Kang is coming back. Should I lose Cozart? Lose Kang? Drop someone else like Drury and keep both?
@Kendrick Llama: Lose Kang
Agree with SON on these streams for Sunday? Tropeano vs TB and Corbin @ Atl?
@Adam: Yeah
Woof. Garrett Richards needs TJ.
Gonna try to offer the Richards owner for something, don’t love her offense, so a 2 or 3 for one pitching trade maybe
She has Kershaw, Cole, and Smyly
I have Arrieta, Thor, Matz, Walker, Nola, Rodon
Is Walker and Nola too much for Smyly or Cole? Matz/Walker/Nola for Kershaw? Any ideas?
@Warren: You’re trading SPs for SPs? I’d take Kershaw I guess
Regarding Altuve,
Watched the game last night. His approach is way different than last year. I’m honestly surprised he getting away with it and hitting as many bombs as he is. He has been standing in the outer half of the batters box allowing him to pull more inside pitches and square them up, as he is a heavy pull hitter. I don’t think he has any HRs to oppo field *looks it up but not really* yeah, he doesn’t. And because he is all of 5 foot nothing with his wingspan, his bat does not reach the outside corner of the plate. If he did make contact with those, it would be nothing but weak contact.
And all night he just stared and spit at pitches outside, taking nearly everyone: strike or ball. All these pitchers he’s facing either suck at location or are dumb as hell. He’s letting them have the outside and not contesting them, just waiting for mistakes in. He really should be an easy out. Or at least an easy grounder. Just gotta locate pitches away with sliders that trail away, or cutters that start outside and cut in or start in and cut out.
With the way hes being pitched right now he has the plate coverage of Vladdy Guererro.
@Todd25: Interesting, that doesn’t say great things for him continuing… Hopefully it was a one night thing
@Todd25: he just hit an oppo on weds and almost hit his 2nd of the night oppo off the top of the wall.
@Bye Felica: i stand corrected. he has a couple that went oppo but i’d be willing to guess they were mid-in pitches. the rest of his are heavy pull. either way quite the show so far.
Really tempted to drop Billy Burns in my 12 team OBP/Slug league for leonys martin…..am I going to regret this move?
@Matt: Id want Burns
@Matt: Agree with F
6×6 (AVG and OBP) HTH weekly league.
Got an offer of my Boegarts and Maeda for David Price. Not sure if I should take it or not?
My backup SS is Semien. My other pitchers are Tanaka, Pineda, Chen, and Nola.
@Ricky D: Also should note my general strategy has been to max out the hitting stats and just win ERA and WHIP with my pitchers to get victories.
@Ricky D: Hold
@Grey: How about talking him down to Semien and Maeda? Probably not enough?
Not enough
anyone else starting hahn @ balt tomorrow?
@joe: I wouldn’t
Conforto or Cain ROS?
@Warren: Conforto for me
@Warren: I have Cain. Conforto, O’Shizz, Piscotty, and Parra available. Platooning my 3rd OF spot with Polanco. Shallow league (super active waivers, its kinda fun)
@Warren: drop Cain for any of those?
@Warren: Hold
I need Runs. Please pick one out of Grichuk, Rickard, and Kiermaier.
@Scott: Grichuk
What do we think of Wil Meyers this year? Is he going to have a legit breakout? I’m considering dropping Trumbo for him in my league since we use batting average. What kinda stat line can we expect from him ROS?
@Andre: Hold
@Andre: Guess from random commentor. If he can stay healthy all year in that weak ass line-up:
85-25-80-15-.270
I’ll take that in my 12 team at CI/OF.
@Andre: Talent was never something Myers lacked. He brokeout already with Tampa. Then he started well last year. His issue is and will always be his health. That being said, hold Trumbo. better lineup, better HR potential.
Leonys Martin or Jarrod Dyson?
@Smell The Glove: Martin
Better bench backup OF/Util bat: Saunders or Ozuna?
Sadly I missed your bold prediction about Nick the Stick, but apparently my opponent this week read it. I did however buy into DeShiz, who as it turns out, is just plain old shiz. But that’s ok – I’ll get those stolen bases from AuShiz! Wait, what? He’s batting .245? Oh – shiz.
:(
@Lucky Dog: Ozuna
Would you do either of these ?
Pujols +Cespedes for Encarnacion
Pujols+Cespedes for Abreu
@Lonestar3: Yoenis
@Grey: so do you mean hold if he has cespedes?
You hear that? That’s the sound of every one of Grey’s disciples dropping DeShields on the same day. We all have him on all our teams. Out of the box suggestion for the Donald – draft Grey as your running mate!! Trump-Albright sounds like a winner.
As for my “Drop DeShizz for …” question, I’ll need to pick up a bench bat, ideally (but not necessarily) one who qualifies for LF. Michael Saunders is LF/RF, Ozuna is CF/RF, Dannys Antana is SS/CF. Guide me …
@Big Mike: not me!
(I dropped him 2 weeks ago)
@Big Mike: that was yesterday, the first day he advised dropping him for dannys antana. it started when he said to drop him for odubel about 7 days ago.
16 team 6×6 h2h dynasty with OPS. Have a dilemma. I’m very deep offensively. We start 10. Mine are c-ramos, 1b-ortiz, 2b-kipnis, 3b-bryant, ss-correa, of-stanton, cruz, marte, util-hosmer, Blackmon. My bench is Brantley, beltre, Harrison.
1. Lately I’ve been starting Harrison over kipnis at 2nd. But kipnis is heating up too. So not sure who to start on a daily basis outside of the platoon advantage as the tie breaker. Is that the determining factor you’d use or would you just roll with Harrison until he cools due to kipnis’s so far huge K rate?
2. I have 0 clue what to do in my OF and UTIL. Right now my OF constants are Stanton and marte, and cruz is in there pretty much every day. I’ve been using hosmer in 1 UTIL spot and then either Brantley or Blackmon in the other but I seem to largely be guessing wrong between them every day. Beltre has kind of fallen to the back of the pecking order so I’m not using him much. So between my 5 spots (3 OF, 2 UTIL) what would you standard line up look like incorporating Stanton, Marte, Cruz, Brantley, Blackmon, and Hosmer.
Thanks.
@Brian: 1. I’d start Kipnis 2. Stanton, Marte, Cruz, Blackmon
18-team 5×5 league. Looking at the waiver wire with Richards going down. Who’s the least bad option:
Chris Young
Matt Wisler
Jon Niese
Trevor Bauer
Colin Rea
Thanks,
@phennore: Rea
Votto/Arrieta or Goldy in a keeper?
@Celery: Goldy
The Barkley Marathons was a good watch. Entertaining, funny at times. The guy who started/organizes the run is a trip.
I also got all caught up on another show that nobody I’ve ever talked to watches, and you might pull my TV talking privileges, but…..New Girl.
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: Maybe I’ll check it out, the logline doesn’t really excite me…. Oofa on New Girl
@Grey: Pfffft, whatevs! I don’t even care, Max Greenfield makes me laugh. The 3 guys on that show are funny, Zooey is the worst. I scoffed at first too. I’m a big scoffer.
I scoff all day…Rudy watches it
@Grey: Not only do I scoff, I judge books only by their covers.
Rudy knows what’s up!
I’m just ignorant
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: New Girl is great. A notch off its peak but great actors and great writers. Has made me laugh 100x vs a show like Parks & Rec which has been feted more my critics. Best sitcom that looks like it wouldn’t be is The Goldbergs.
@Rudy Gamble: I’ve heard The Goldbergs, never watched though.
All 3 guys take turns being the funniest on New Girl, that’s what’s awesome about it. Max Greenfield makes me laugh every time.
Hi Grey,
Where will be J Garcia be ranked in SP in the end of the year? Thanks
@Wilson: Top 60
@Grey:
He was ranked #62 in your ranking in pre-season.
Seems not too much difference?e correct? Thanks.
Right
Happy Friday!!!!! Pick two to start today…
Fowler (Wsh) v Scherzer
Herrera (@Mia) v Chen
Grichuk (Pit) v Liriano
Conforto (@SD) v Pomeranz
Hitter-Tron hates Herrera (-$17.9) & Fowler (-$13.5), doesn’t love Conforto ($-4.9) and is meh on Grichuk ($9.0). The only stats I’m searching for are obp and low k’s.
Thanks fellas…
@Cutch’s Dreads: Odubel, Conforto
With Richards gone for the year what will LAA do? Do they have someone in the minors ?
@PHIL: I think they’re effed
@PHIL: As an Angels fan, yes i think it’ll be a long year. Skaggs should be up at some point to take his spot, but even he is dealing with health issues, the outlook is not good. And any lineup that starts the blah-toon of Giovatella/Pennington is not going to do well. So right now they need to acquire bats and pitching, without the prospects to really make it happen.
@PHIL: Mike Trout = Barry Sanders
Fantastic write-up, had me at two poops and a pee.
OPS H2H league, Carlos Santana or Joc Pederson?
@Brian: Thanks! Pederson
Fantastic lede G!
Altuve is my worry doll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worry_doll) – I put him underneath my pillow before I go to sleep every night. He’s my Indian in the cupboard.
Honestly – I was running out Altuve metaphors – so the lede is much appreciated.
@ERad: Thanks! Kewpie doll! That sounds like it has racist origins
How concerned are you about Domingos shoulder?
Concerned
What do you think the odds are that Tolleson loses his gig to Dyson? Worth a stash or better to hold Erasmo in the RP slot?
Stash Dyson
@Grey: Thanks!
Yo Grey, are you running Liriano out there @STL in a 5×5 12-team mixer?
Thanks!
Yeah
On the Joe Ross love, would you drop Rodon for Joe Ross??
im leaning no, but Jesus Rodon blows so far,
I could see it
@Grey: also love the Castellanos call too! He’s only 24, but as a Tigers fan seems to feel like forever, but love it…Headed to the Kentucky Derby and a Reds home game with my brother! Have a good weekend!
You too!
Which 3 would you take for the weekend? Hitter-Tron likes Puig, but I think I trust him the least.
Puig @ TOR
Villar @ CIN
Holt @ NYY
Drury @ ATL
Thanks, and Happy Friday!
Not Holt
How high is JB today with Ross’ showing? hahaha. Like Snoop in Colorado(aka heaven)?
Ha
10 team h2h 6×6 OBP league
My trout/bryant/heyward/ventura for
Goldy/jd mart/Chris davis/hamels
Looks decent
This is probably in the comments somewhere already, but Richards to have TJ surgery. No, that doesn’t stand for Tijuana surgery, which admittedly is just as bad.
I don’t own him anywhere, but still rough.
Yeah
Lorenzo Cain was dropped in my 10 team points league. Is he worth a pickup over Heyward or Hanley? Was last year an abberation?
Over Hanley
happ and tomlin worth picking up in a deep 12 man roto?
next starts: tomlin @ kc, home vs min
happ @ sf next week, vs tb at home
Streamers
Drop Domingo for Alex Gordon?
Sure
Grey!!!
Fantastic work, mensch! I love all of it. Have a Grey weekend, which for me would be the best weekend ever.
a. Sorry your two sons Jon and Sonny Gray haven’t worked out as planned or as well as conceived. Do you have other Grays coming through the pipeline soon?
b. Just flew in from N’Djamena via Abeche to Farchana. Not a great flight route, avoid where possible.
c. Loved the Cain+Rusin blurb. Did Rudy find the clue for you? Just kidding. I thought Cain and Peavy were a sure thing when pitching in SF. Guess I was wrong.
d. Would you start MadBum at home tonight versus Colorado (Bettis)? After last night’s barrage I’m concerned, but maybe the COL bats fall asleep today.
e. Would you start CMart at home tonight versus Pittsburgh (Liriano)?
f. Would you start Porcello at NYY tonight versus the human Piñeda? He mastered them last time in Fenway and they seem as masterable as ever now.
g. Horatio Caine (aka CSI Miami) quote of the day (May 6 – 8)
Tripp: ‘Gang shootings usually go down on the streets, in their own territories. This time it was in a public place.’
Horatio: ‘Somebody brought the war to us. (queue the sunglasses) Now we are gonna take it to them.’
Cheers,
Ante
A. Grey Gray should be up soon B. Noted! C. That was Rudy D. Yeah E. Yeah F. Yeah G. Ha!
Great write up grey. Any reference to the gangly manbird makes me laugh
Looking for the best 2 out of these
BAEZ vs Was(Scherzer)
CAIN @ Cle(Salazar)
C.GOMEZ vs Sea(T.Walker)
MAZARA @ Det(Zimmerman)
Thanks
Thanks! Cain, Maz
@Grey:
Thats exactly what i was thinking. Thanks Grey. Have a great weekend.
When i read your titles, I’m like”huh?”.
Then i read the paragraph and I’m like”oh!”
Funny, cause Rudy does the title, I write the paragraph
@Grey: My titles are smart and a smart crowd will appreciate them. And I’m not going to dumb them down for some bonehead mass audience!
@Rudy Gamble: amen
@Rudy Gamble: I apologize. I was just trying to be cute. I appreciate your titles a great deal.
no worries man.
adam jones on waiver.
how much FAAB out of $100 do I put in for him?
thanks!!
$21
Note to self: Drink plenty of fluids to avoid Tommy John surgery.
Seriously!
I have depth at OF and need SP in a league with L as a category – would you consider Pence and Scherzer for Trout?
@50 Shades of Greytness: No id want more for Trout
Nope
@Grey: In a QS instead of W format, please pick two:
Gausman, Porcello, Rich (apparently not Over The) Hill
Hill, Gaus
Yo Grey, are you dropping DeShields for Leonys Martin? Or do I hold Delino and drop a crummy reliever like David Hernandez for Martin. Or forget Martin and get Hazelbaker instead?
Word to your mother.
Hernandez for Martin
Grey,
one trade question
Offer i got:
Blake snell and Harvey for Berrios and Hamels?
Drop Roark to make room?
Harvey side
when you say harvey side are you saying i lose the deal by getting Berrios and Hamels?
@Scott Kimmel: Yes that is what hes saying
damn ok thanks jef
thoughts on this Harvey and Snell for Berrios and Kluber
@Scott Kimmel: Kluber
@Chicken Dinner: and when anybody says “kluber” or “harvey” they mean that the kluber, or the harvey, is the better side.
16-team, H2H-Points League, (W=7, QS=5, L=-5, etc.)
Looking to do a 2-for-1 to upgrade SP staff.
Trade Tanaka and Kennedy for Greinke?
But I avoided him this year on your recommendation, (after owning him last year and cashing-in, thanks to you).
My staff (start 5):
Salazar, Tanaka, Wainright, Kennedy, Chen, Hendricks, Eovaldi, Berrios, Ruby DeLaRosa, Greene
Hold
@Grey:
Thanks. What if I could get Sonny Gray or Harvey instead?
Harvey
I hate to double dip today, but what about dealing Frazier and J-Zim to get Darvish and one of Braun/Cespedes/Or Encarnacion? Is there any combination there you would do or not do? Thanks Grey man!
C – Ramos, 1B – Abreu, 2B – Odor, SS – Machado, 3B – Frazier, OF – Martinez, Herrera, Belt, Util – Cozart, Bench – Heyward ||| SP – Richards, Corbin, J-Zim, Smyly, Velasquez, Gausman, Carrasco (DL); RP – Chapman (susp), Rondon, Cishek, Rodney.
@Joe: @Joe:
I suppose I could offer the Frazier/J-Zim combo for Tulo and Greinke but that’s a lot of risk.
@Joe: This one doesn’t seem good for you. 1st one was good, 2nd one is fine
And who becomes your 3B? Trade is fair for Yoenis or Edwin
@Grey:
Machado.
I liked Joe Ross better than Tyson in the preseason due to the big gap in ADP and Joe’s better team. But wasn’t able to get him.
Hammel and Hendricks working out though… so far.
Altuve Smurf… hope he isn’t on Dee’s diet… Since he’s still smoking, chances are he should be ok. Guys who got caught in the spring presumably are no longer on the PED and should not be super performing.
Agreed on the PEDs note
Your monocle on my march draft day with B.Moss was so precise I’m going to start calling you Sumadartson (not the spotty Giant SP but a great visionary of the past). I drafted Moss with my last pick, dumped him for M.Taylor’s spring breakout, and on the day I finally realized Taylor was just a mirage Moss hit another tater from the waiver wire and Fat Adams got hurt. I quickly checked to make sure Moss was outperforming the cream of my crop Votto, Au Shizz, CDick, Tulo, Just Dong, Krush, and Desmond. Sadly…very sadly…he was, so he’s now mine again.
Ha, nice
So fatigue and dehydration is code for having a torn UCL. I guess all those Saturday and Sunday mornings in college I needed Tommy John.
Haha
Need homers but need steals and net steals more
Upton and jd vs hamels
Marte vs c-Mart
Franco vs Chen
Deshields vs Zimmerman (probably playing today)
Corey Seager vs stroman
Which two sit?
DeShields, Franco
Gausman or Conley win/loss league
Gausman
Holds league
Watson or Carson Smith?
thanks man, happy friday!
ryan
Smith, you too!
Which side are you on: Stanton/Bumgarner or Machado/JD Martinez? Thanks
Machado
You think Arcia gets the call this season or the Brewers leave him down until Sept?
June
Gausman or stroman
Gaus
Happy Birthday Altuve. Who’d have guessed that he has more HR than Chris Davis, Abreu and Frazier 1 month in to the season. lol.
Ha
Hey Grey,
How do you see Miguel Sano performing ROS? Best case scenario, would he simply put up Chris Carter HR & K numbers? If so, that makes him waiver quality in my 10-team roto league. Since he’s a bench bat for me, is he droppable for streamer or hot schmotato of the week going forward? Guys like Carter, K Davis, Lawrie, Castellanos, Conley, Nicosia, Pomeranz, Neris, sitting on wire.
Thanks! Have a great weekend!
I wouldn’t drop him
@Grey: Okay, I’ll take a wait and see approach with him. Thank you!
No problem
Grey
Who’s a pitcher I should target for a sell high on altuve ? I hate to stick it to the little man but my pitching is a disaster … Thanks grey
Trade someone else for a pitcher
@Pita pan express: if you must, might as well go big with Arrieta, Kershaw, etc… Altuve is outa his freakin mind right now, if he could ever fetch that value, it’d be now.
@Pita pan express: Kershaw? Don’t sell Altuve
M Franco for JoFer
Fer
Thoughts on Kendrys? Picked him up in few leagues for utli spot in Yahoo. Having a very disappointing year….can I expect him to start hitting like his old self soon?
Thx
I’d drop him in most mixed leagues
@Jim: it’s just pretty much what he did every year till last year.
12 team 5×5 roto.
Justin Upton and Albert Pujols for Stanton?
@Da Fuq Delino?: Stanton
Stanton
I’ve got a bench spot that I can put an outfielder into for marinating. Right now I have Deshields in that slot. I could also stick Soler or Ozuna there. What do you all think?
Ozuna
Lester/Trumbo or Castellanos/Souza/Pederson
Trumbo
Ozuna now until the new flavor of the month gets here.
2 things for Friday:
1) I’ve never been happier to miss out on one of your big pre-season calls in Delino. I totally agreed with you, too. Made complete sense. Good lawd that guy is hot garbage. Now Castellanos, GREAT call so far. Gotta give credit where it’s due.
2) I haven’t read all of the comments today, but are short people butthurt about the lede today like some people were yesterday? If they aren’t, I’m calling shenanigans…
1) Yeah, everyone agreed cause he’s the fastest runner to first in 75 years…Oh well 2) Ha
@Grey: yeah, definitely not talking shizz, I was all in, just glad another reader is in my league and he beat me to Delino.
Yeah, I know
@Wilsonian: his OBP is still fine and his BB/K rates aren’t completely awful either, just over 9% to 29% (that 2nd one a little high), but it’s REALLY only his BABIP (.212) and his coach. it’s smoke and mirrors, if he was just left up long enough he could easily supply the value projected.
Should I drop dylan bundy and focus on some other pitcher. Also should I drop matt adams , oswaldo arcia, or drury, and pick up mallex maybin, or inciarte.
Sure…Adams for Ender
@Grey: this is a rotisserie points leage season long. I could drop bundy for karns, I hope that since im in this type of leageue your answer doesnt change
@Grey: weekly roto. sagnof, dannys or leonys?
Dannys
10 team OBP / qs h2h
Do I have enough pitching? Have 1 too many CI to start maybe I should be looking for an ace?
Jo-fer, hamels, matz, eickoff, nicasio, berrios, corbin, colon (streaming),darvish/Iglesias dl
Yup
Rendong! StIll a POS…
Ha, yup!
On what date should a Villar owner stash Arcia, if at all, in an RCL?
Maybe in a couple of weeks
Wow it’s going to be great when deshields has 5 steals over the next 3 days and you all dropped him. Have faith in your players.
If your relying on Danny Santana or Leonys to replace him good luck.
Ha
Is Hector Santiago a streamer or should he be rostered in an RCL? He would be my two poops and a pee SP.
Streamer
Since I told you to buy Rendon on the cheap…
7 runs 2 HRs 3 RBIs 1 SB
You’ll take that twice on Muesday from MI!
Wish I didn’t bench him this week
Greezy-
I get Ellsbury and Denard Span, give up Chris Carter and Jeanmar Gomez. do it? my only other closers are andrew miller and Familia (and dyson as a handcuff)
I could then drop Deshizz for Trevor May (best handcuff available)
Thanks
Sure, if you really need steals
@Grey: well I’ve got 16 total sbs (3rd to last) Lorenzo Cain, Dehizz and Pillar were supposed to be my bread and butter on the bases. and I also have ketel marte and Dannys on the bench for now… Gomez looked like horse shit the other day and I believe what ppl are saying about him getting bumped, but Carter I think is going to continue to be a beast…
Since I told ya’ll Tyler White was a used car salesman…
3/36 .083 AVG
Where is everyone now? I wanna hear more about how he is legit. Great hit tool…
Haha, yup
@Wake Up: emphasis on “tool”…
@Wake Up: he was projected as good hit tool, but nothing else.
Would you rather own Boxberger or Jeanmar (Ocean Pants?) Gomez in an RCL?
Gomez
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In honor of Freud’s Bday…
reminder to self, “Today is a good day to kill your ego”
But this… I’m the best thing ever thing is kind of fun. I can see why people do it. I’m like Tehol, but right about stuff!!!
Two important trade questions:
Would you trade a fried chicken and honey sandwich for peanut butter and chocolate?
What about fried chicken and barbecue sauce?
Yes, no. Chocolate primed for a big May.
Thoughts on Sit or Start the following 2 start SPs this coming week please.
Ross vs Det/ vs Mia (SON -0.1)
Rodon @Tex/ @ NYY (-0.8)
Matz @LAD/ @ Col (-4.9)
Thanks Grey …have a great weekend
Grey
Velasquez is killing me again. 2 ip 4 er. Would you drop him for any of these pitchers:
Griffin
Gausman
Conley
Colon
Happ
Nicasio
Chatwood
Gaus
Grey,
with Revere back, activate him for Yasmany or keep Yas?