The other day the Astros signed the coveted Cuban refugee, Yulieski Gourriel. One time! Yulieski is as apple pie as a Canadian tenor group making a political statement during the All-Star Game. He’s 32 years old. If he went by YuGo, that would make him the newest car in Cuba. “Bueno Model T, amigo! Now, tell me about this Ford Taurus I hear so much about.” You know who a 32-year-old Cuban immediately reminds me of? Hector Olivera and Alex Guerrero. Sloppy comparison maybe. Hey, that gives me an idea. Whenever doing a sloppy comparison between players who just happen to be Cuban, we should call them Sloppy Jose’s. We need a similar term for when making a sloppy comparison between Japanese players; please suggest in the comments. As for Gourriel, yeah, I don’t see much here. I watched video of him, and he looks like a 15 HR, 6 SB, .260 hitter, which is Hector Olivera. I’m sorry, but those Sloppy Joses make sense sometimes. This Gourriel signing obviously delays Bregman’s arrival, so boo, you mothereffer, boo. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Jose Altuve – 4-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 15th homer, hitting .346. Lot of power from a tiny guy, until you realize he has super-robot strength because he’s a remake of Small Wonder.
Carlos Gomez – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 5th homer, a grand slam, hitting .212. Not bad for a guy that seemingly retired 18 months ago.
Collin McHugh – 6 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 4.25. He’s actually pitching slightly better this year, according to his strikeouts, though, um, yeah, not too many of us play in leagues with one category.
Danny Valencia – 2-for-4, 1 run, hitting .304. Was announced Valencia will see a reduced amount of playing time with Ryon Healy (1-for-4, homered on Saturday) called up, but Valencia may only be playing for the A’s for a few more days, since he’s a hot commodity on the trade market. Speaking of which, what a pee-poor trading market. As for Healy, Ralph in his top rookies of the 2nd half, said about Healy, “Should provide a little pop, with average and on base. He’s shown the ability to do all three the last two and a half seasons across three levels. Though I wouldn’t expect the slugger we saw in AA early this term. In unrelated news, Grey sucks balls.” Hey! What’s that all about?
Sonny Gray – 6 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners (4 BBs), 2 Ks, ERA at 5.12. You know who would like to trade for him? Diamondbacks’ GM Dave Stewart!
Rich Hill – Left his start with a blister on his pitching hand. “Dave Stewart, did you know that blisters contain whispers? Here…” Changes voice to sound pipsqueaky, “This is Rich Hill’s blister talking and I really want to play in Arizona. Maybe we can work out a deal for Jake Lamb?”
Marcus Semien – 1-for-4 and his 20th homer, hitting .237. “No, Dave Stewart, we’re not going to throw in Semien.” Listens, then, “You’re not talking about the player? Oh. You’re trying to have a baby? Hmm.”
Troy Tulowitzki – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer, hitting .239. Speaking of crap averages for ex-Rockies players, guess who goes to Coors today? And you know I just picked up Dickerson in every league I needed him.
Matt Moore – 7 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 1 K, ERA at 4.33. The Rays’ fan who brought the K placards to the game feels totally useless now. Way to bring down a guy’s self-esteem, Moore!
Evan Longoria – 2-for-4 with his 20th and 21st homers. Ah, the King of the Solo Homer strikes again. Next All-Star Game, I have a pregame activity, have runners on each base then let Longoria and Freeman bat to see who can hit the most sac flies. Nothing more exciting than a sac fly contest. Nothing.
Chris Tillman – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.29. Tillman’s having one of those seasons where you get to September, he has an ERA under 3.50 and you’re like, “Why again didn’t I own him all year? Hello, mirror reflection, answer me!”
Dylan Bundy – 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER as he received a spot start. Bundy didn’t even last the five count.
Brad Miller – 1-for-4 and his 15th homer, hitting .243. If he were to have one additional hit a week this year, he’d be hitting .285, and everyone would own him.* *No actual math done for this blurb, but the sentiment remains.
Pedro Alvarez – 1-for-4 with his 11th homer. I was thisclose to picking him up for yesterday’s game. One thing that stopped me, he wasn’t available on waivers. Next year, I’m playing in a one-person league with eleven fake email aliases like Snafu Larry.
Matt Shoemaker – 9 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 13 Ks, ERA at 4.08 vs. James Shields 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 5.10. This was a matchup hailed by fantasy baseballers pre-game as, “Oh, hell no, these guys killed me all year,” then was renamed after the game as, “Aw, c’mon, where the hell was that when I owned you?” As for The Cobbler, I said I’d own him two-plus months ago, and still would. As for Shields, he was facing the Ghost Bat Angels and I wouldn’t trust him.
Albert Pujols – 2-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 16th and 17th homers, hitting .248. He might have a year here and there under 27 homers and 100 RBIs, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s like Ortiz, and rides a productive season into the sunset. Never bet against a Pujols. That’s also advice a toilet gave to his son.
Luis Perdomo – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA up to 7.36. Fun fact! Perdomo is the town in Italy where that guy is from that is sleeping with your wife.
Edwin Jackson – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 1 Hit, 5 walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.76, in his first start with the Padres. Well, pitching for the Padres won’t hurt, but Edwin needs a lot more than ‘won’t hurt’ to not hurt. You feel me? Okay, now stop. Seriously, that’s weird.
Yangervis Solarte – 1-for-4 and his 9th homer. He went into the break with some hot schmotato action brewing in one of those 30-second Tasty videos, and it looks like he might be continuing it.
Jeff Samardzija – 5 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA up to 4.05. Sung a’la Janis Joplin, “Samardzija is just another name for you’re starting him when you have nothing left to lose.”
Johnny Cueto – 5 IP, 4 ER, ERA up to 2.64. Nooooooo! You let Samardzija sneeze on you!
Santiago Casilla – 0 IP, 2 ER on Saturday, and I immediately attempted to pick up Sergio Romo. Unfortch, ‘nothing comes between me and my Sergios’ is not accurate, because he was gone already.
Eduardo Rodriguez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 1 K, ERA at 7.18. That’s a solid, great, adjective start! Do it again for another month and I’ll consider you.
David Price – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 12 baserunners, 1 K, ERA at 4.36. God forbid any of my starters were to get a little momentum. Here’s to Price being the best pitcher from July 23rd forward.
Michael Fulmer – 8 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.13. Taillon, Giolito, Glasnow, Urias, sexy pitching prospect, sexy pitching prospect, and Fulmer comes up and dominates. Yeah, you figure out pitching prospects.
Nick Castellanos – 3-for-4, 1 run, hitting .304. When I named him my sleeper of the year in the preseason *blows knuckles, rubs knuckles on shirt, realizes there was ink on knuckles that is now on shirt, curses* I expected his power to mature, which it has, but I’m surprised by the average, but could see it ending closer to .275.
Yordano Ventura – 7 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.97. Now has two Quality Starts in a row, and, not coincidentally, hasn’t tried to shank anyone in that time.
Joakim Soria – 0 IP, 2 ER. Wade Davis can’t come back soon enough. Oh, wait, he is back. That’s right, he pitched in a meaningless game on Saturday as So-Sorry-a threw away Sunday’s game.
Tanner Roark – 8 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.82. Just think back to April when you were asking me if you should pick him up and I said, “Yes, my over-the-internet friend.” We’re moving towards August and Roark’s ERA is under 3.00. Mr. Roark’s on his own fantasy island this year.
Reynaldo Lopez – Will be called up by the Nats to start on Tuesday. He’s a big-time prospect with a mid-90s MPH fastball that can hit straight-boing type levels. So, why am I so ho-hum? I don’t want to be jaded, ya’ll! But is Dusty really going to start him more than once? I’d take a flyer, but expect nothing beyond a sport start. To read more, he was in Prospector Ralph’s top rookies for the 2nd half thing-a-ma-whatsie.
Daniel Murphy – Hit a home run yesterday as a pinch hitter, but hasn’t started with a hamstring injury that he sustained in the All-Star Game. Seeing his ex-manager, Terry Collins, must’ve caused a psychosoMetic injury.
Gerrit Cole – 4 IP, 4 ER as he was activated from the DL. Burp, but it was his first game back. You should’ve used some activersion, apparently. Might be a chance to buy him low.
Gregory Polanco – Still out with a hamstring injury that happened prior to the All-Star break. I’m all for joining hands in the form of a decagon and praying hard, but I think the DL writing is on the wall when a guy doesn’t get into an 18-inning game, so can we go ahead and DL him before Hurdle gets any stupid ideas about pinch-hitting with him and messing up the backdating of his DL stint?
Starling Marte – 3-for-7, 2 RBIs and a slam (7) and legs (32). This seems kinda impossible when I put it this way, but if he reaches my 2nd half projections from my top 100, he’ll have a 15/48 season. Whoa.
Adam Frazier – 3-for-6, 1 run. With Polanco likely headed to the DL, Frazier should see more playing time, since no one in Pitt wanted to play Josh Bell. Frazier is a SAGNOF play. He had zero homers this year in the minors with 20 SBs.
Chad Kuhl – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 Hit, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.19. Like this really great credit card I rang up $16,000 on, I have zero interest in Kuhl for these first few months.
Jameson Taillon – Will return to the rotation on Tuesday, after battling what the Pirates called shoulder fatigue, but I called “limiting innings on a young pitcher.” Tomato-tomato said with a different emphasis.
Brandon McCarthy – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.69. Okay, I’m sold. What I now say about McCarthy is, ‘Commie get him!’
Clayton Kershaw – Has not ruled out returning next weekend. Wearing the crown was one thing, but now that he’s started ‘ruling’ on things, it’s a bit much, no?
A.J. Pollock – Cleared to hit off a tee and hopes to play this year. If he’s planning on playing in a T-ball game, I believe he will play this year. If he wants to play in the majors, he won’t be ready until September and then the out-of-contention Diamondbacks would have to be fools to let him play. Now that I put it that way, Pollock will likely play.
Jake Barrett – 2/3 IP, 0 ER and the save after Tyler Clippard got Kazaam’d all over his face with a 1/3 IP, 3 ER outing. J. Barrett is the weakest link on Bloodline — why does she have an English accent? No one argues with Coach Taylor with an English accent, ever! — whereas Jake Barrett could be the closer of the future, once the Diamondbacks realize they are playing for the future. Those hurting for saves, I’d grab Barrett.
Jake Lamb – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 21st homer, hitting .302. I souv-likey that Lamb so damb much!
Robbie Ray – 7 IP, 0 ER6 baserunners, 7 Ks. Does it feel like I only mention this guy when he pitches a good game, yet I don’t mention him that much? Put it together; his ERA is 4.49 with a 1.51 WHIP.
Justin Turner – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 15th homer, and his 2nd homer this weekend. Hot schmotato alert!
Adam Wainwright – 9 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.15. He’s like Sabathia without the odd backstory told over a glass of milk with multiple apologies. The thought of Wainwright conjures up gumdrops and rainbow cobwebs shooting out of spider anuses as they pull down their Bermuda shorts, but the reality is Wainwright isn’t really that good anymore — under 7 K/9, 4+ xFIP. I’d use the Stream-o-Nator with him and not start him in every game.
Michael Wacha – 4 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 4.45. Is this the worst the Cardinals’ pitching has looked in decades? I think it might be. Dave Duncan is rolling over in his indoor/outdoor tent. Duncan likes to simulate camping in his living room. What?
John Lamb – 2 IP, 9 ER. If Mary had this Lamb, Mary would’ve followed Elliott Smith’s lead with a Ginsu.
Dan Straily – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.07 vs. Zach Davies – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.79. Both of these pitchers are the types to reward those in deep leagues where they have to start them, but, in shallower leagues where you have to pick and choose matchups, they will be nothing but trouble like that terrible movie that produced Tupac’s first appearance on a song.
Jimmy Nelson – 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.39. Not saying I wouldn’t own him, but we both know he’s going to give up six earned the moment you trust him.
Yu Darvish – 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks in his first start back from the DL. There’s one way to go K-put. Darvish reminds me of that awful(ly terrific) 90s movie, Threesome, where Lara Flynn Boyle says something like, “He’s terrific in the sack, for about two minutes at a time.” That’s Darvish.
Cole Hamels – 8 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.00. For people who know what xFIP is and do research on players, Hamels is likely not someone you want. However, if your research is who ESPN features in highlights and players you’ve heard of, Hamels is likely an ace in your eyes. This is a case where it would’ve paid to pay less attention.
Nomar Mazara – 0-for-3, hitting .231 in the month of July with zero homers. He has two homers, zero steals and a .254 average in the last 142 ABs across two months. Mazara’s gonna be a good one, but in redraft leagues, you can likely do better.
Tyler Naquin – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 10th homer. Anyone else want to call him Naquin the Chef? Just me? Okay. Looks like Naquin took a hot bat into the break and came out the other side with that same hot bat. Yes, I’m sad Rajai went from a top 20 fantasy outfielder to a lefty platoon guy.
Jason Kipnis – 3-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI and a slam (15) and legs (6). I desperately (completely and unequivocally not desperately) tried to get Kipnis in my top 100 for the 2nd half, but alas.
Mike Napoli – 1-for-5 and his 20th homer. Ready to have your head explode like you have a watermelon for a head and Gallagher is nearby? On our Fantasy Baseball Player Rater, Napoli is a top 50 overall player. That’s not for just hitters.
Josh Tomlin – 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.34. Right now, in that Scout league we sponsored in the preseason, I’m in 2nd and have started Tomlin just about the whole season. Tomlin’s the type of pitcher you will never tell anyone has been the reason your team is doing well, but he does help.
Max Kepler – 1-for-4 and his 9th homer. Yes, you should own him. Yes, right now. Why are you looking behind you? I’m talking to you.
Michael Conforto – Recalled from Triple-A Vegas, where he played The Price is Right slots at the airport and had to take pictures with a bachelorette party. I grabbed Conforto in one league where I really need an outfielder. How bad did I need an outfielder? I’m still rocking Rajai and had Tyler Collins.
Jacob deGrom – 9 IP, 1 Hit, 1 Walk, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.38. What kind of animal would I be to complain about a one-hitter since he only got seven Ks? A jackal because the Native American, Chief Cunning With The Ol’ Stereotype, said a jackal is a greedy animal? Fine, then, yes, I’m a jackal! A jackal who wants Ks!
Curtis Granderson – 1-for-3 and a slam (16) and legs (3). A jackal that would’ve loved to own Granderson instead of every hitter I did own. Was it me or was there no offense yesterday? I had a few 2-for-26’s going into the late games. Lowercase yay.
Asdrubal Cabrera – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 13th homer, hitting .267. Asdrubal has been almost exactly where the lines of meh, bleh and waiver wire fodder intersect.
Lucas Duda – Hoping to return to baseball activities soon. He said, “I can’t wait to spit and scratch myself in public again.”
Jon Gray – 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.33. Damn, Gray is one sexy beast when he wants to be. Like when he wears that beret that angled just right makes it look like he has two mustaches. Oh, and Jon Gray is good too. Sometimes.
Julio Teheran – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.79. Videotape of this game was sent to all major league teams, then all major league teams met at the Padres’ front office, the only team still with a VCR.
Ender Inciarte – 1-for-3, run and his 9th steal. As I said just before the break, it’s hard to know who’s going to be a hot schmotato coming out of the break due to the time off, but Inciarte has multiple hits in two of three games.
Arodys Vizcaino – Hit the DL with a “Jesus, can’t you stay healthy long enough for us to trade you?” Or, more commonly referred to as an oblique strain. “Our money” is on Jim Johnson to close. Our money is in quotes because that’s what fantasy sites write when there’s absolutely no one to blame when they’re wrong. Don’t you love that? “Our money” is on Keuchel being great. “Our money” is code for faceless advice from unknown sources. Any hoo! I’d guess Johnson will be the closer too, as I said on Friday in my Fantasy Baseball Buy. Mauricio Cabrera has the goods to close too. “Our money” says so.
A VCR reference!
@Christian Herman: Haha
@Grey: I’m old enough to remember Laser disk and beta max.
Me too
@Grey: I grew up with 8 tracks and reel to reel..
I don’t think anyone grew up with 8 tracks b/c they were only popular for about 3 years, unless you were a quick grower upper
@Grey: LOL, I was 16 when I bought my 8 track player for my car..
And 18 when obsolete?
Great to have ya back post ASG.
Pick 2 ROS: Carlos Gomez, Nomar Mazara, Michael Conforto, Max Kepler, Corey Dickerson
@Scott: Kepler, Gomez
Any Japan player must start with sroppy
@J-FOH: Hahha, agree with JFOH
@J-FOH: Sroppy Wong
@Ralph LIfshitz: Aw geez
@J-FOH: So bad
@Grey: what happened. I was drunk last night
Asian flush
@Grey: full house
Flush with queens
Quick and sloppy comparisons of Japanese players: Ramen Twins
Ex: I could look up Maeda’s Japanese league numbers and try to extrapolate to MLB to come up with a projection, but instead I’m gonna be lazy and just say he is Iwakuma’s Ramen Twin.
@Manley Ramirez: Not bad, I’ll put it on the list
Hi Grey
Dynasty team:
who would you drop to add Kepler? i have too many corners
C Contreras
1B JTurner JAbreu CCarter
2B Schoop
3B Villar Rendon
SS Lindor Crawford
OF Trumbo KDavis KMorales
Util Espinosa
DL JDMart + Fowler
@Nick: Carter
@Nick: Agree with F
Grey!!
Always a privilege and a pleasure to read your stuff, especially Monday morning. As good as a Dino Bravo or Dick Everhard role (you choose)! Top caste on the Indian Subcontinent.
a. On Longo, haha! The Sac Fly contest would have to have Andre Dawson clones in all outfield positions at a maximum distance of 300ft from home plate AND the runners on base have to be a clone of Casey McGehee (he’s with the Toledo MudHens btw, made it back safely from the KBO I see) AND the runners must go, no waiting for the approval or pat on the shoulder of the 3B coach. One or two would score, max! Yawnstippating!
b. On Bundy! What a disastrous start, he gave up a HR in each of the first three innings – to Longo in the 1st, to Arcia (2-run shot) in the 2nd and to Miller in the 3rd (a solo shot). Rostered Miller and Bundy – the good, the bad and the ugly of my RCL yesterday.
c. On Perdomo, his name changed automatically after this start to Perdono – begging forgiveness to friends, family and ‘ballers for the bad start.
d. Horatio Caine (aka CSI Miami) quote of the day (July 18)
Citizen calling 911: Watch where you’re goin’,a You’re gonna get yourself killed! Yeah,I’m calling to report – There’s a man covered in blood in the middle of the street.
911 Operator: – covered in blood!
Citizen calling 911: – There’s a guy in the street! – He’s in the middle of traffic. – He’s all bloody! –
911 Operator: We already know,sir,we’ve had dozens of calls. We have officers en route.
Police officer: Hey! Sir. Hey,watch out. Stop,hey. Are you all right? Do you know where you are? Sir?
Victim / Potential Pepetrator covered in blood: India 2301.
Police officer: Requesting backup at the intersection of First and Elm. Got a male adult covered in blood wandering in the street.
Victim / Potential Pepetrator covered in blood: India 2301.
Police officer: Air 21 and other ground units responding. Lieutenant,I knew time was a factor.
Horatio: You’re sure it’s not his blood?
Police officer: EMTs gave him a clean bill of health. The man doesn’t have a scratch on him.
Horatio: What’s your name,son?
Victim / Potential Pepetrator covered in blood: I don’t know.
Horatio: Okay. You’re covered in blood. How did that happen?
Victim / Potential Pepetrator covered in blood: It’s hazy. I c– I can’t remember how I got here. I,I don’t even know who I am.
Horatio: What do you remember?
Victim / Potential Pepetrator covered in blood: Killing somebody. But I don’t know who.
Horatio: Open your mouth.
Ryan: I ran his prints. There’s no hits on AFIS. DNA’s a bust,too. His tox screen came back negative,as well,so he’s not on anything.
Tripp: Maybe he’s telling the truth. Maybe he really can’t remember anything.
Horatio: I don’t know,if you ask me,amnesia is a pretty convenient lie.
Tripp: So you think he’s faking?
Horatio: That’s for the department psychologist to decide. Until then,all we have to go on (cue the queue of sunglasses) is what’s on his body.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Thanks! A. Hehe B. Ouch C. Ha, nice D. Awesome
Hey Grey,
Good to have the recaps back!! Hey, did you say something about Choo getting injured? I think you did. Well, thanks for that! 0-3 for starts coming out of the break!
Hmm… Grichuk is available and he seems to be hitting pretty well. Let me search Razzball for him. Oh, here’s something from 7/11: “Unlike many hot schmotatoes going into the break, I would grab Grichuk right now and hold him through the break. He could have a 15+ homer 2nd half, and is worth owning in all leagues.” And that’s me quoting you, Grey! I’m going pick him up.
So no Choo question, but a pitching question if I may. Taillon coming off the DL. Are you starting him Tuesday? If you would, I need to activate him and drop one of these fringy guys: Ryu, Manea, Bradley (AZ), or Glasnow (NA). Thoughts?
Thanks Grey. Have a great week!
@JakeTPE: Id lose Bradley
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Thanks for the feedback, JW1F! Bradley was the most recent add, and he’s returned a couple of QS. Albeit the last one looks like he got a little lucky. One vote for Archie!
@JakeTPE: Yeah, of course he would get injured…. I’d start Taillon, and lose Bradley
In a keeper (keep forever), is starling marte that much more valuable than chris davis? my of are j.up/marte/melvin upton/polanco. my 1b is pujols. i have villar for speed at ss. thanks
@your mom: Marte is a top 15 player, Davis is a top 35 player
Grey!
Had to add this one…you know what time it is, right? Miller Time (in Coors)!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwD_VTDIf9U
Those were the days, man.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Nice
Judging by what happened when I googled sloppy + Japanese we’re going to get some pretty effed up attempts at this glossary term.
@Ned Shakeshaft: Haha
Hey Grey – nice write up. In my very close 12 team redraft, I’ve been holding off filling my 1 open spot ( + have been holding a streamer) because I finally have a really good waiver priority, which I’ve been saving for Bregman.
1. In light of the Gourriel signing, would you still hold for another week or two to grab Breg or Gour (whoever is up first), or would you use your waivers on guys who can help now – such as Naquin, Tyler Anderson, Janiowski, Manea (great over last 30), Giolito (?), Arodys (?).
2. I have Trea as a bench bat/steals guy. I light of Dusty playing time concern, is Jankowski and his 16 SB already a better option?
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: 1. Naquin 2. Yes, go Jankowski
My league is 15 teams with lited innings and limited starts on offense as well. My starting lineup is
Travis darnaud
Pujols
Addison russel
Kyle seager
Corey seager
Mookie
Wil myer
Duvall
Flex is boagarts.
My bench deshizz, c dickerson, and kepler. My offense is leading in rbi and homeruns. Steals are down to the wire. Im Fourth in runs. But I been in first all season. Not since my pitching slowed down I dropped to 2nd for 2 days now.
Arrieta, noah, rodon, lackey, hill.
britton,papelbon, ziegler,thornbug, bedrosian, bundy.
What should I do. Drop dickerson for someone, or drop bundy for lopez fulmer or barret., any other ideas I can use. I feel I need pitching help until my guys get healthy.
@ganggreenn: Deshizz, Dickerson and Bundy can all go to fill needs.
@ganggreenn: Drop Bundy for Fulmer, drop DeShizz for Barrett
@Grey: isnt deshizz coming back anytime soon. Or is he doing bad in triple A. I dont mean fulmer from detroit. It is the fulmer from white sox.
@ganggreenn: @Grey: I meant 16 team league, and its a keeper were you have to sign the players on the 3rd year. I cant really trade because I got my guys for a 9$ and less noah,boagarts, corey seager, 12$ on wil myers, and arrietta under a 3yr contract for 20$. I have schwarber for 4$. I paid 52$ for mookie and someone else paid 83$ on trout. Any advice
Then hold
@Grey: when I look at delino in triple A he isnt doing bad. Should I pick up barret and drop bundy or corey dickerson, or thornbug. Im in second place so needs are anything. Im not behind in any catagory. Saves are close , strikeouts are close. My era is starting to go down but its still first . Its a opinion I need in who is just worth more. Who will give me better production. I gues since im first in rbi ,homeruns and 3rd in runs , middle of the pact in ave, so I could drop dickerson for him if its worth it. I dont want to start dickerson in coors because id have to bench duvall. If I should keep dickerson just until he leaves coors then I dont mind doing it now.
Drop Bundy
A) I think the K-Ball Bunt King contest gives your proposed Sac Fly Contest a run for its money in the excitement department:
http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1060389
B) Fat Pussy Toad
In honor of George Steinbrenner’s description of Hideki Irabu, a term for a sloppy comparison of two Japanese players.
“I’m not going to bother looking up his Japanese numbers because they don’t really translate to the majors, and besides, he could just be another Fat Pussy Toad.”
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo: A. That is awesome B. Haha… Maybe FPT, I’ll add it to the list
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo: Totally forgot he called him a Fat, Pussy Toad.
I say we just call them fat, pussy toads….
Fairly shallow H2H category dynasty league with limited transactions(only 29 moves left and that includes all DL moves that will have to be made ROS). R,HR,RBI,SB,AVG,OPS are the categories. SB are the least of my concern with HR,RBI and OPS (no particular order) being what I need the most. I need to pick up an OF for at least until JD Martinez comes back, possibly longer. Who would be the first and second you would pick up out of this list if you are considering ROS and also for dynasty keeper? Kind of a tough question I know, but that’s why you are the Fantasy Master Lothario, not abbreviated!
Michael Conforto
Randall Grichuk
Matt Holiday
Max Kepler
Tyler Naquin
Yasiel Puig
Melvin Upton Jr
@Billy Tell: Taking Dynasty in to account id want Conforto and Kepler
@Billy Tell: Ha…Upton, Kepler
Comparison: Sloppy Joe-san
@E.: Not bad, I’ll add it to the list
Thanks for the write up! I’m trying to figure out nomar mazara’s value in keeper leagues. Would you put him in the top 100 for next year? Will he EVER be a top 25ish player?
@Justin: Top 100, yes, he can be top 25 eventually
12-team, h2h, 5×5 redraft.
1. Following some of your valuable buy/sell advice and 2nd half rankings, I traded Duvall/Schoop/Rondon in order to get Price/Polanco. How did I do?
2. The main downside is that with Polanco DTD, and me having a couple of guys hurt, I have two empty hitting slots. I got two adds left this week and I’d like to use at least one on a hitter (Kapler or Grichuk). Should I add one, or both, and who are my drops? Dickey and J-Zim?
C – Wilson, 1B – Abreu, 2B – Odor, 3B – Frazier, SS – Machado, OF – M.Upton, J.Upton, EMPTY, DH – EMPTY, Bench – Polanco (DTD), Pence (DL), JD Martinez (DL)
SP – Carrasco, Price, Gray, Peavy, Shoemaker, McCarthy, Pineda, Dickey, J-Zim (inj.)
RP – Chapman, Cishek, J.Johnson, Estevez
@Joe: 1. Solid 2. Kepler, can lose Dickey
Sloppy Yu-Gi-Ohs.
@Rabbit: Hilarious, I’ll run it by Rudy
In a 1 for 1 trade, what type of pitcher should I expect in return for Longoria?
@Mike: Price?
Hello Grey:
Would you try to get Price? I am considering offering Maeda.
Thoughts? Maeda for Price?
Also, for equal disappointing Japanese Players:
Futago means twins in Japanese.
Geisha… you know they are pretty looking girls, but who knows under all that make up.
thanks!
@Chris: I’d want Price… I think we have better on the term
Another Monday gem!
Glossary term: Sloppy Junko
Closer & prospect question for you:
How would you rank these closers for the remainder of this year:
Jim Johnson
Carlos Estevez
Jake Barrett
Sergio Romo
Mauricio Cabrera
Lastly, I have 1 “NA” slot; better stash for this year:
J. Bell
J. Moncada
Thanks as always Grey!
@DancinHomer: I think we have better on the term… Estevez, Barrett…Bell
Conforto or J Upton ROS?
Wish I had the roster space for both, but I don’t
@Spyre: Upton
@Spyre: Upton
Grey!
Drop kelvin Herrera for Sergio romo? I need saves. Thanks
@Carlos: Sure
@Carlos: Agree with F
Drop Justin Upton for Kepler?
@Derrick: Nah
Asian Re-creation
@JeF WiTh 1 F: I don’t love it
Great article today!
For a Yahoo, H2H, 12 team:
In my Utility Position for ROS: Solarte, Kepler, or Kendrys Morales?
Thanks! I LOVE the smell of mustache wax in the morning!
@Just Busted: Kepler, thanks!
Grey,
Conforto got called up and need to release someone. My choices are:
Pham
ODB
Velasquez
Duffy
Snell
Zobrist
@Scott Kimmel: Snell
should i say i am releasing him but still own the rights to him?
Huh?
you can release a minor leaguer, but you can still retain his rights if you choose to do so.
Then release Snell and retain his rights
ok thanks.
No problem
Hey Grey. For some reason Matt Holliday is out there, but I’d have to cut one of these three to get him. Who would you cut, and in what order?
Solarte, A.J. Reed, Valencia
Thank you!
p.s. the post made me think of http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/lunch-lady/n10528
@Garbage Day: Nice! Cut Reed, Valencia
K. Morales or Kepler?
@Bill: Kepler
12 team H2H non-keeper
C-Ramos
1b-Belt
2b-Espinosa
Ss-Seager
3b-Valencia
OF-Stanton, Ozuna, Marte
Until-Mazara
BN-Bregman
DL-Bautista
Should I drop Mazara and/or Bregman for any of these:, Conforto, Kepler, Naquin, Healy, Solarte or Valvueno.
Also should I keep Espinosa or pickup Solarte for 2b?
@Tony C: Naquin, Kepler….Yangervis
Should we be selling high on Castellanos?
I have Devers and Gallo as NA
@Jon A: If you can sell high enough, sure
Sloppy Asian Comparison:
If you Nuru Massage the Numbers… (If you’re unaware of what a nuru massage is, you’re welcome.)
Another Saki Japanese Player…
He’s an anime version of “insert Japanese player names here”
Another Imported Jock Ichiro
@CMUTimmah: Hello, nuru massage…I’ll add that to the list
Start Gausman (2.4) tonight @ Yankees?
@Jonah Ryan: He has pitched well against the Yankees both of the times he faced him this year…I think giving up only 1 run over both of the starts. Those starts were at home though. Recently on the road he hasn’t been fairing so well giving up 3, 4, 6 and 4 since June and not winning any of them. Nova is pretty much a lock to give up 3 or 4 or 5 too. I would say the likely scenario for this game is a no decision with the bullpens deciding it.
@Jonah Ryan: I wouldn’t, it can obviously be a positive start if you can handle the risk
drop mazara for conforto?
@peacecoast:
I did this, but mazara was steady on my bench
@peacecoast: Sure
Good morning G,
OPS league; Kang or Miller ROS? Will Kang return to pre-accusation form???
Thanks!
@J-Money: Miller
Lose the Shark for Kennedy, Nola, Odorizzi, Jon Gray, Stroman, Rodon, or stream?
thanks grey!
@ryanoger: Stream
Nice! Term suggestion a “Sorny Walkmanabe”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEHoT4mNSIU
@Mrs.Featherbottom: That’s kinda awesome, how about Panafonic/Sorny
@Grey: Sure! I remember being convinced in high school that a cool stereo system was a key ingredient in getting the ladies. I believe I purchased a Kenford cd player for my 1988 Grand Am, and would blare my favorite album of 96, New Jersey Drive Vol. 1.
Damn, that was a good album… I used to blast D-Nice in my Hyundai
@Grey: Nice! Dice K was the Panaphonic Sorny to Hideo Nomo
Haha, poor Hideki Irabu, he can’t even get a mention in a bad stereotype comparison
Regarding your Conforto team, that sounds like the one where I’m using JoRam as an Outfielder.
@Scott: Yeah, things have been better for that OF
Missed you BB.
How was the break?
@Phil of the Future: Solid, went to Aspen… Wedding at the top of the hill, 11,000 feet up…Elevation, not eleven hundred centipedes
@Grey: Math!
Was waiting for you with the math
@Grey: Ha! I’m so predictable.
Ha
@Grey: I did manage to ignore the Brad Miller blurb.
I’m so predictable that’s what I thought you were commenting on at first
@Grey: Aspen! Will you be my rich friend?
I wish, wasn’t my wedding
@Grey: Well at least we have each other, right?
Watch Archer have his best start of the year in Coors this week. Just watch…
Oh definitely, how else to sonvabench of us in the coolie?
Didn’t someone already come up with Sloppy Hos?
@Scott: how about sloppy bros from different hos
@Scott: Maybe
Grey-
Was hoping you get your two cents on this. I’ve got a manager trying to trade for my Descalfani…I know you aren’t too high on him…so which of these (if any) pitchers would be a good return for him.
Gerrit Cole, Danny Duffy or Rich Hill.
@Z: Cole
Nice King Kong bundy reference. Loved the 5 count.
@Jay: Yup
sloppy sushis
@tom: Meh
Love that I blew 4 of my 5 adds on relivers last week!!!and 1 more on Kepler
Thought it would reset on yahoo for this rolling week, now after my trades last week I’m playing with out 2 util players for 7 more days. Say bye to grichuk, conforto, Pham, Reynaldo, Nola, e-rod on waivers now I can’t have any of you
@Ninaaw: Is there a question?
@Grey: no I’m mad I stayed up late waiting to add all those players lol
Ah…Gotcha
Hammel or Nola. Who do you like ROS?
@Hey-oh: Hammel
Grey what are the chances Archer goes to the Dodgers? I read that they are sending scouts to his games.
@Jedimasters: Seems like there’s a chance, no idea…Would like it for his value though
@Jedimasters: it’s not going to happen. Pure speculation, Tampa has no reason to sell him. He’s locked up in a team friendly deal for the next 5-6 years I believe
Sonavabench! No love for my hero Masahiro after his gem against the top lineup in baseball last night? (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks) What tier of pitchers would you put him in rest of season?
@RePete: He’s a top 40 starter….Solid 75% of time, occasional burp
Please choose 1: Danny Duffy, Shoemaker, Taillon.
Taillon has great matchups this week so I’m curious to see how he does but feel like I’m keeping him over other dudes because of hype.
@Andrew Mrkva: Shoemaker
Yesterday was weird. I had a 2 for 32 and over 6 era and still picked up half a point. I think cuz of the one steal I got.
So, you didn’t have any Cub updates. What do you make of Lackey of late? Ever since I dropped Archer, Lackey has turned into him (although Lackey’s whip is still good). And Archer seems like he’s been a little better.
@Hugman: Lackey looks like the pitcher he’s been for last five years, plus a few Ks
Naquin or Kepler for ROS?
@KarlJ: Kepler
Sloppy Wa
@Polancodonk: Think we have better
Please choose 1: Danny Duffy, Shoemaker, Taillon.
Taillon has great matchups this week so I’m curious to see how he does but feel like I’m keeping him over other dudes because of hype.
@Andy: Duffy is nails
@Pu$$y Control: Maybe my English isn’t so good. Is being “nails” a good thing? I’m guessing so. Like, “He nailed it.”
@Andy: Shoemaker
@Grey: Thanks. Sorry for the double post, accidentally used some other name in the “name” field. Glad you said shoemaker.
No problem
Who would you roster as 4th RP (ratios, SV)
Rodney
Clippard
Barrett
Dull
Thornburg
Giles
Nate Jones
@Steve: Clippard
Hopefully, Mike will Leake some counting stats to my boy Schimpf tonight.
@Scott: Ha
Sloppy Sake
@Scott: Think we have better
How do you rank these pitchers ROS in a 5×5 non-keeper?
Conley, Moore, Archer, Peavy, Velasquez?
@Jake: Archer, Velasquez
Randomlee
@Fungazi: I prefer PuPu Chatter
Comparing Asian players is just Pupu Chatter….it’s a Sloppy Slippery Slope (raycess!)….but that’s what us lazy Americans do cuz we are Round Eye Blind….it’s a real Slanted View of a player
@nick the dick: That’s great, I think that’s the best so far
@nick the dick: You better Zipper your head up before someone take offense.
@nick the dick: So much winning in one comment
confused how pineda can have such a strong SON prediction versus BAL next considering he has been giving up the long ball a lot lately, any ideas? I am close to dropping him but SON has him plus$$ next two starts.
his above average HR rate is factored into the projection (projected for 1 HR). His last start vs Boston was his first start since April 30th where he gave up more than one HR (https://razzball.com/player/5372/Michael+Pineda/#seasongs). Baltimore isn’t an ideal opponent, for sure, but it’s still a quality start given his K/BB rates and SON’s disgust for Gallardo @NYA).
@Rudy Gamble: thx dude!
Who would you start out of
Tropeano vs. TEX
Nola vs. MIA
Finnegan vs. ATL
Leake vs. SD
@Scott: They’re all home? Leake
@Grey: Yup. Iffyboozled by Tropeano. SON seems to always like him, yet no one owns him.
Exactly
Not proud of this one, but its all I can come up with without being super offensive…
Sloppy Take(out)
@knucks: After seeing JFOH’s comment up top, I’d like to resubmit…
Sroppy Take(out)
Just a little, not super offensive, right?
@knucks: I think the seal was broken with Sloppy Joses. ;)
@knucks: I prefer PuPu Chatter
Finally some post-ASB results to get the Gray treatment. This hits the spot after the BUY appetizer…
10 Team 6×6 w/ QS not wins and IP/GS as the 6th cat.
Can you rank these 3 ROS: Jon Gray, Taillon, McCarthy
Taillon and McCarthy make me a bit nervous with the potential for short outings… Thanks!
@GonzoChicago: Ha… McCarthy, Taillon
This question feels a bit like asking for scabies or bed bugs? Kintzler or Mauer for saves?
@Pu$$y Control: When choosing between a sharp stick in the eye or a brick to the face, I’d choose the NL pitcher.
@Scott: This
@Pu$$y Control: Maurer
Drop Valencia for Kepler in an OBP League given Val’s new playing time situation or hold onto hope for an impending trade?
@RePete: Sure
hey Grey,
10team h2h 6x5cats
1; please pick one Taillon or Moore?
2: Gattis or Leon?
thank u!
@740: Moore, Gattis.
@740: Taillon….Gattis
Pokemon Ho, Yellow Fever, Gas Station Sushi, Slop Sticks, Kazuhito Tadano’s Gay Porn
@Pu$$y Control: I don’t mind slop sticks, but do prefer PuPu Chatter
Hi Grey,
I am pretty much out of playoff contention in my 12 team H2H dynasty league. I am looking to sell Trumbo to maximize return. Would you move him if for Brantley, Pollock or JUpton plus draft pick(s)?
Thanks.
@Joey: I wouldn’t
sloppy comparison between Japanese players: bukkake brothers?
@peacecoast: I prefer pupu chatter
Weekly lineup points league
Pick 3 STarting pitchers:
Darvish vs KC
Fulmer @ CWS
J Gray vs ATL
2 start Tropeano (TEX, @HOU)
2 start T Anderson(TB, ATL)
And pick one RP
Dyson or Guerra @ PIT (RP eligible)
Thanks
@Stu: Darvish, Fulmer, Gray…Tempted to take Anderson though… Dyson
How bad is the YuGo pick up for Bregman for this year and moving forward as a keeper? Is one of them moving to 1B or OF?
Better to stash Yoan Moncada (yo-yo mo?) or Bregman?
@B the Esq.: Pushes Bregman to next June is my guess… Moncada
Sneaky Sneaky, I picked up Dickerson too, I was going to feature him in DK today, but he’s facing a lefty.
@Teddy Heater: Damn, the lefty thing, you’re right
@Grey: TB’s got a a lot of lefties. I bet C-Dick still plays. There’s also Guyer.
I hope so
I’m sad, this Gurriel signing has stomped on my dreams of a world where my children look up to their father, as Bregman leads a generation of Razzballers to fantasy glory. Maybe, just maybe this world still exists, and Bregman is promoted for a few weeks before Gurriel is ready, and rakes.
The least Yulieski could have done is not change the spelling of his last name right before he signs. So now I give bad advice, and I’m illiterate.
@Ralph LIfshitz:How bad is the YuGo pick up for Bregman for this year and moving forward as a keeper? Is one of them moving to 1B or OF?
Better to stash Yoan Moncada (yo-yo mo?) or Bregman?
@B the Esq.: answered on my post.
@Ralph LIfshitz: Ha, did he drop the O from Gourriel, or is it now Gourriel?
@Grey: He dropped the O!!!! Who does that?!? I hate this guy and we haven’t even met.
He dropped the O? Really? What a jerkff…I dropped the O too!
Would you trade Pomeranz for Hammell in a 5×5 22 team standard roto league
@matt: Sure
10 team h2h weekly points keeper league:
naquin vs justin upton ROS?
Just Looking for a better bench OF bat for the ROS.
@chris: Upton
Siamese Twins….just seems too easy no?
@Ralph LIfshitz: Good call. There it was, sitting right under our racist noses this entire time.
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: What can you do all Asian food smells the same.
@Ralph LIfshitz: That isn’t bad, PuPu chatter is funnier though
@Grey: Yes I agree, I like Pupu Chatter.
@Grey: not to nitpic but isn’t pupu more of a Chinese thing than Japanese?
Yes, and that’s why Rudy has already nixed it
@Grey: that’s a Thai reference
That’s ladyboys
@Ralph LIfshitz: that is good
A very common Japanese last name is Wantanabe.
A Wantanabe Ichiro. Or a Wantanabe Matsui.
or
Just a Wantanabe.
@CMUTimmah: That’s solid too
Odubel for Bauer who you got
ODB
I want to trade T.Frazier or S.Piscotty in a keeper league.
Which SP should I target ?
Jogon
Frazier — Jo-Fer? Stras?
Piscotty — McCullers?
Damn Break : The last three days : AB 141 , H 23 = .163. R 8 , HR 2 , RBI 8.
Yeah, my teams too, terrible hitting days
I’m in a 15 team roto (QS instead of W) currently in 2nd place – need saves bigtime and while I’ve picked up the likes of Estevez, Maurer, Ottavino and W.Smith recently, starting to think I need someone established. I’m thinking of dealing my Maeda/W.Smith for his R.Ray/Osuna. Maeda has been solid but unspectacular since April and Ray’s peripherals are pretty good.
Under the assumption I need saves, what are your thoughts?
Thanks Grey – keep up the good work!
Trade looks fair if you need saves
@Grey: Thanks Grey – what are your thoughts on Ray? Peripherals real or is he somewhere in the middle of those and his actually #s?
His ERA/WHIP is terrible and his park is not good…Ks are nice though
Grey,
Looking to evaluate my keeper situation in a small league with 8 keepers per team. Here is my list of “keeper quality” guys
Miggy, Altuve, Marte, Blackmon, Mazara, Cruz, Franco, Sano, Corey Seager Lindor.
The only twist to this league is that there are no 1b/3b, 2b/SS, and 3 OF spots, 2 UTIL.
Which 8 would you choose?
Thanks
Not Mazara or Sano
@Grey: Thanks, Grey. I took over for a real bad team and started this season with only Miggy, Altuve, Nelson Cruz. I never had much of a chance from day one but I’ve got a solid base now and should finish in the top half of the league.
Do you like Lindor or Seager more long term? Are both top 30 players next year?
Seager, yes, top 30
@Grey: Thanks again. Any hip/hop and/or rap recommendations you could toss out for me?
Chance the Rapper’s new album?
@Grey: Word. Haven’t checked it out yet. Will have to do so.
Clippard or Romo?
Clippard
@Grey: weekly roto. Bad timing on injuries, platooning and general suckiness. Need to start one of the following. Who do you like?
Polanco – 3 vs mi, 3 vs phi (if he plays)
Rajai – 3 @ KC, 3 @ bal
Mazara – 3 @ laa, 3 @ KC
Thanks.
Polanco
A or B?
A: Cespedes, C-Mart
B: Sano, Ellsbury, A. Sanchez
PS: Is Sanchez going to the bullpen or are they keeping him in the rotation?
A
Just ran the trade gauntlet in my 12T H2H during the ASB and the final outcome is a ridiculous offense, very few solid SP’s, and way too many closers. Current staff is:
SP Strasburg
SP Quintana
SP Hendricks
SP Shoemaker
SP Paxton
RP: Osuna, Oh, Maurer, Koji, Cingrani, J Johnson, Betances
I couldnt help but keep scooping up the short term closers, SAGNOF! Of course, no one has any real trade value besides Osuna and maybe Oh. Trying to decide if I should just flip Osuna for a SP, or maybe try and package Hendricks with Oh and some of the short terms closers for an upgrade?
One last thought is I just drop the dead weight of guys like J Johnson to scoop up promising arms still down on the farm like Berrios, Giolito, or Reyes (Glasnow and Taillon gone). Appreciate everything you do Grey!
Flip Osuna or Oh and Hendricks for an upgrade at SP and don’t drop closers like Johnson
in a dyno what side?
bregman, wil myers and stanton
or
bumgarner and abreu
thanks
Stanton
How does the YoGo signing affect Alex Bregman?
Delays him
You know who is really having a solid boring year that you never seem to talk about unless trying to find a way to drop him from the top 100?
Matt Kemp
He’s already got as many RBIs as our bet on Freddie Freeman, and his peripherals show his BA actually could come up. There’s a chance he get to:
.270/85/30/100
That would put him in the Top 50 range for where your start of year rankings were.
Cust Kayin!
(Come on Freddie Hit a 2 Run Homer WOuld ya!)
Kemp is around 100 overall on the Player Rater, which means he’s below where he was drafted, so he’s not going to win many fans
Who do you like as a short term bench bat – 6×6 daily league
Eddie Rosario or Inciarte ?
Ender
Fangraphs is humping Yurigerriuelllll so hard. I think i read somewhere that he’s going to be bigger than Cespedes and Pedro Martinez combined. He will hit .450 with 80 hr and strike out all of the best hitters all while playing 3rd base.
Or he’ll go 2-50 and end up in a platoon with Vabuena.
Ha
15 team roto – which side do you like in a vacuum:
Tulo/N.Walker for Melancon/Zobrist
Thanks!
Zobrist, it’s fair on needs
How about…. Nigiri please?
Haha, I’ll run it by Rudy
Good morning Grey.
10 team h2h league. How does my team look going into the second half? Do I need to make changes anywhere? Thank you as always.
C- B. McCann
1- M. Cabrera
2- J. Schoop
3- T. Frazier
SS- F. Lindor
OF- M. Trout, R. Braun, G. Polanco
UTIL- C. Beltran, J. Villar
BN- B. Belt, M. Upton
J. Arrieta
J. Paxton
T. Roark
F. Rodriguez
J. Gomez
H. Rondon
R.A. dickey
L. McCullers
J. Hellickson
A. DeSclafani
J. Guerra
R. Porcello
Hitting looks fine, pitching looks a bit like a mess but depends on how you’re doing
Hello Grey,
Which one of Pineda, H. Santiago, or Ryu for an SP in our 10 Team H2H Points League? I currently have Pineda, but have been terrified to start him.
Thanks much.
None of them, streamers
I’ll be trading Villar in a package for Bumgarner and I need a good AVG option (primarily) in my utility spot for the rest of the season: J. Turner, T. Turner, Schoop, Grichuk, Tim Anderson or Kipnis ?
Schoop
I got it!!! instead of Cookie cutter ….Kitty Cutter…They do use cats instead of chicken right?
@JeF WiTh 1 F:
Hey Jef, did you watch Doc and Darryl ?
What could of been.
@JoeG414: Yeah i saw it, thought it was good…not surprised by anything i heard though.
Ha, oofa
Sroppy Jirou!
Ji means twould and rou means son
Tuscon, Alizona?
Chicago, Irrinois
New Yolk, New Yolk
@Grey: that reminds me of the eggs bennedict I had for breakfast with scratch hollandaise
Don’t you mean Horrandise?
@Grey: damn. I missed my opp. You win that round
Thank you
How much of a gap is their between Kipnis and Dozier? if at all
Doz more power, Kip more avg, Kip more speed…
Same diff
Hola Grey,
Hard to stay away from Coors tonight! Can you pick 2 Batty Calls out of these or add your own?
52.7 – Souza @ COL (Anderson – L)
37.9 – Guyer @ COL (Anderson – L)
29.9 – Raburn vs TB (Smyly – L)
11.4 – Naquin @ KC (Volquez – R)
-1.9 – Valbuena @ OAK (Graveman – R)
iGracias!
Souza, Guyer
Hello Grey,
How would you rank these for ROS: D’Arnaud, Span, Conforto? Feel like they could all go a lot of different ways here on out. Thanks!
Conforto
Yo Grey, Are you trotting out Matz @ the Cubbies or Nola hosting J-Fer and the Marlins in a 12-team 5×5 mixer? They seem a little risky….
Thanks!
Nope
Dang, Grey, you sent me down the Internet search hole with that Lara Flynn Boyle reference. Then I realized that is the actress that The Hungry Hobo (local deli type of place; since renamed to Timmy Flynn’s Red Pepper Deli and Grill) owner had a head shot of over the counter. Wait . . . is he related? Hmm, may have to dig into that one.
Speaking of screen work, Jesse Plemons was nominated for an Emmy. I had not noticed. I thought of him when I saw Dunst was nominated.
To intermingle some baseball, I am happy to report that I streamed Straily’s outing yesterday. Between him, deGrom, and a few relief appearances, I had 19.2 IP without allowing a run. Yay!
Damn, my bad, I don’t even know if I had the quote right or the movie or the actress, but I think I did… Did Landon get nominated? That’s deserved, he was awesome in Fargo
@Grey: I haven’t seen Threesome, so I have no idea. Who was Landon in Fargo?
Crap, I meant Landry
@Grey: As in Landry Clarke, Plemons’s character in Friday Night Lights?
sloppy comparison between Japanese players: Tokyo Joe
Ha, yeah… Don’t love Tokyo Joe
Been offered Hosmer for Wil Myers (the guy is a big Myers fan). Any reason to not accept? Seems like Hosmer is the safer play (track record)? Upside?
10 Team Points League
No reason
Is Sonny Gray dead meat?
What’s he worth in an AL Only Dynasty league?
$10?
Maybe worth about $8-12
I freakin’ love the Bunt Contest someone linked. When will Bunts be a category in the RCL? You could have it as a Batter and Pitcher category!
Long overdue if you ask me
Any reason to hold on to AJ Pollock here – looking to free up a roster space with other guys now on the DL.
I still have him as a 12th round keeper in a league with a 4 keeper max – but looking forward I’ll have Harper (1), Altuve (7), Rizzo (9) and then the option of keeping either Seager (4), Ozuna (19) or even Nola (21) or T-Walker (10)
Toss him?
Toss him
I need pitching help. This guy said he’s willing to trade since he has no chance of winning. He has Bauer, Darvish, Wainwright, Tillman, Greinke. Which should I target? Thanks Grey
Darvish, Greinke, Wainwright
Who’s the better stash for speculative saves ROS?
Ottavino, Romo, Ohlendorf, Barrett
Thanks again. Much appreciated!
Barrett
I have Lawrie filling in at 2B for Carpenter.
Should I hold him or drop for Kendrick or Devon Travis?
Kendrick
How about Didi or Miller?
haha good stuff
in my deep league need to stream SP for tomorrow…. Manaea (HOU), Cody Reed (ATL), or J Urena (@PHI)
the bank end of my roster in 18 team redraft is a mess….would you consider any of these guys expendable: Bregman, Domingo Santana, Daniel Norris, Severino, Homer Bailey (has flashed good stuff in his rehab starts), Tyson Ross….
@dom: Def stream Reed
@dom: in a 10 team redraft drop any of AJ Reed, Trea Turner, Joe Ross, G Parra, Carlos Gomez, Taillon
for any of Brandon McCarthy, Carlos Santana, Grichuk, or Napoli? avg/obp/slg sleague
thanks a lot
Thanks! Bailey, Domingo, Severino, that order
As expendable
Kendrys/Duvall for K Rod/Yelich
Yelich side
@Grey: Now he wants me to throw in Valencia, still take Yelich side?
Yeah
Who do you prefer ROS in an OBP/SLG weekly 6×6: Abreu, Votto, or Freeman?
Votto
Grey!
You starting Lester tonight in a 5X5 RCL, 12-teamer where I desperately need wins?
He’s at home versus the Mets (going H2H with Matz)
Y/N?
Cheers,
Ante
I am if I own him
@Ante GALIC: LGM!!
Taillon coming off DL, drop any of the following? 6×6 OPS QS 10tm Roto
Duffy, Archer, McCarthy, McCullers
You have no one to drop
Grey!
would you trade desmond for villar or lamb?
which one would you drop: bradley jr or wil myers (need to make room for giancarlo)
Thanks!!!
Villar if I needed speed, hold otherwise… JBJ
You pick up that AFRO Polo? The 2 tracks that come with the purchase are 2 of the best, and also make it a palatable 25 minute listen or so.
I’m still iffy on that Sadat X. Only gave it one good listen so far.
I’ve been listening to the Polo Soundcloud, there’s more if you purchase through iTunes?
@Grey: I’m not sure about the Soundcloud stream, but I think so. A song that he mentions vampires a few times…something something “Black Worm” and a track titled “Joe Jackson”. Should be 8 total songs.
So hard to tell because Soundcloud is just one long song as far as I can tell
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: I’m iffy on that Sadat as well, beats are pretty weak for the most part. Bout to dive into that Ill Bill even though my buddy said meh to that too. Hoping it’ll be weird and i’ll like it. The Apathy is easily the best recent release, i’m still all over it.
Which Apathy is this? Handshakes?
@Grey: Yessir…i’m in the dumps about pupu chatter being nixed. I knew it was a Chinese thing, but hoped it just added to the racism of comparing them all in the first place.
@nick the dick: Yea all these suggestions look the same……
Did I just get fired?
@Ralph Lifshitz: *Joe’s Fruit Store voice* You’re banned! At least it wasn’t just an absurd amount of premature ejaculation puns. As long as my spirit lives forever in Razzball infamy, I can deal with not having a term
Haha
They all got mixed by Rudy if it makes you feel better
@Grey: Other people’s failures? Yeah, I can get wit that.
Schadenfreude!
@nick the dick: Feel the same on the beats. They just sound like some weak beats from struggling gangsta rap from the 2000’s.
I streamed the Ill Bill album once. My quick favorite was the track with Q-Unique. Apathy def has the best recent. “No Such Thing” is my jam. Listed to AFRO all weekend, I like it. He doesn’t spit as fast as he can on every song. Good beats, really like the 2 tracks I think you have to pay for. Song with Pharaoh is dope.
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: Agreed on Sadat. I gotta listen to the rest of that Afro, it better be good Noisey!
On Ap, No Such Thing is such my jam. Mad good tracks tho, Run For Your Life, Charlie Brown, ADD, I even love that pirate joint.
@nick the dick: Haha, I think that pirate song is my second favorite, or ADD. I do like the whole album, rare that I’m not skipping tracks on albums these days. AFRO EP is good, it’s not the best…it’s not as good as the Apathy. I can dig maybe 5 out of 8 songs.
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: No such thing is the bomb dot gov
@Grey: We were 3 for 3 on “No Such Thing”. Can I drop Heyward for Apathy?
Yes, please
@nick the dick: new apathy is nice!
@J-FOH: So good, right?!
Handshakes?
@Grey: Yes, Grey, Handshakes! Handshakes!!
Thank you, Nick
@Grey: I’m here for you.
Do you like Correa or Bogaerts better long-term? Can keep Correa in Rd 19, would get to keep Bogaerts at 13. Points league. Thanks!
Correa
Duvall, Votto and Samardjai for Stanton?
Stanton side
15 team keeper league trade.
Got offered Trout and Profar for my Posey Braun and DeGrom.
Im in first place currently. I would replace DeGrom in my rotation with Joe Ross.
Plus, next year my first 4 picks would be (Trout rd1, Altuve rd2, Goldy rd3 and Donaldson rd4).
Thoughts? I feel like im overpaying a good amount.
Hold
@Grey: Thanks for the reply. Would my being able to trade Profar and Ross for Carrasco after the trade change your opinion kind sir?
I’d prefer Trout/Carrasco
Happy Monday!
Which side you like in an Obp keeper
Harper Gordon Keuchel
Rizzo Correa Gausman
Thanks
Rizzo/Correa
1) Need to start either Pineda vs Balt or Santiago vs Tex in weekly lineups. Of course SON prefers Pineda by quite a bit. Any thoughts?
2) How crazy would I be to start Graveman for his 2 starts vs Hou & vs TB??
1. Pineda 2. Sounds fine if in OAK
@Grey: yep both are in Oak. …Pineda it is. I just don’t understand how he can look pretty good yet be so awful most of the time. Hope he puts together a good 2nd half. Thanks Grey
I hear ya, no problem
on bundy you should’ve went with the couldn’t even go as many innings as he once scored TD’s in a single game. maybe had this blog been from like 1997 it would’ve been that joke.
I don’t follow
@Grey: didn’t watch married with children then, where the main character, Al Bundy, who’s only pride of his entire life was scoring 4 TD’s in a single high school football game, which he mentions very often.
@goodfold2: here we go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DikpddPf79g
Ah, had forgot
Would you trade Mazara for raja davis
Meh, if you need speed I guess
On K Rod/Yelich for Duvall/Kendrys, he now want Valencia as well. Still take Yelich side?
Yeah
Skaggs had a nice start in AAA with 14k’s…drop Chatman or Ryu for Skaggs?
@smegma: I mean Chatwood, not Chatman
Chatwood, yeah
Chatman
Billy Hamilton or Trea Turner in a 12 team keeper league? Hard to drop Billy, but eventually Dusty HAS to get Turner on the field, right? Okay, maybe not.
Hamilton for this year
hey grey in a weekly al/nl points league 12 team i have to start my lineup soon today for the week and ( A. ) was wondering if you trust kershaw enough to start him this week ? I also have polanco but it sounds like you think he will be DL’d so I have to bench him. So other than the kershaw question I need a OF to start since polanco probably won’t play. But I need to pick up a OF and was wondering which ( B. ) RP you would drop so I can pick up a OF. Wade davis, osuna or melancon I have to start 2 so I guess all I have left is one of them to drop Or I suppose I could drop Glasnow … Thx for your help on those 2 questions. Have a great day today !
Sure start Kershaw…. Drop Glasnow, trade a closer
Smyly has to be benched in Coors tonight, right?
@omar: uh, yeah, probably even in 20 teamers.
Yup
HxH Keeper League
Trade Yelich, Baez, Pomeranz for Cespedes, Espinosa, G. Cole?
@JP: Cespedes side
Yoenis
A while back I recall an international prospect that is a must add when they get signed, because they will be called up very shortly after signing, is it Gourriel or someone else?
I don’t think so, but I would add him
@ElBoss: gurriel sounds like not up till mid august
12 team H2H. Drop who for Betances
SP Syndergaard
SP Sale
SP Carrasco
SP M Duffy
SP Hammel
SPMatz
SP Pomeranz
SP Fulmer
RP Dyson
RP Estevez
RP Miller
RP Uehara
Thanks as always
Meh
Last 2 questions of the day …Thanks for your help with my fake teams
pick one SP from each line
1) Pineda vs Balt; Shoe @ Hou; or Stroman @ Ari
2) Pineda & Shoe again as well Hellickson vs Mia; & Gray vs Atl
Thanks …appreciate the expert advice
Pineda, hellickson
@Grey: Thanks again.
No problem
@henncoop: I guess we could add Hammel @ Milw to question 2 & pick 2 SPs from there
I don’t think Hammel @ Milw is good, but I’d check SON
@Grey: it likes it more than you’d think 7.7
So what’s the front runner now? I feel like we opened up a Trump-like can of Racial insensitivity
Lazy Susan
@Grey: I don’t get it at all.
Yeah, I’ll never use it, it was Rudy’s… I preferred ricelemblance
@Grey: you mean razy susan
Yeah, I’m not sure it works either way
@Grey: it makes nonsense but as we all know once rudy makes up his mind you kinda have to roll with it. Not worth it
He says Lazy Susans are prevalent at dim sum
@Grey: that’s even more ridicurous since dim sum is Chinese. This is dumb some.
HA, it really is
@Grey: Prevalent in Pupu Platters. Put that in your Google and smoke it.
Would you please rank the following for this week – 2 starters…
Leake, Nola, Tropeano, Taillion
No idea of matchups
Leake (SD, LAD)
Nola (MIA, @PIT)
Tropeano (TEX, @HOU)
Taillion (MIL, PHI)
Leake, Taillon
Waiver wire is full of garbage and I have one empty spot. Who do you suggest I add as the last man on the roster (no particular needs):
12 team H2H 7×7
Naquin
Valbuena
Dull
Montgomery
Jankowski
Moore
Vargas
Pagan
Pineda
Santiago
Bradley
Kennedy
Khris Davis
Forsythe
Travis
Romo
Grandal
Jim Johnson
Will Smith
Davis
G-Money,
OPS league – Pick one tonight:
Hardy (@NY – Nova)
Cabrera (@CHC – Lester)
Flores (@CHC – Lester)
Thanks brah
Hardy
NL only, which of conforto (dropped nimmo for him this morning), c.robinson, dickerson
Conforto
@Grey: even with the “cespedes only wants to play LF now” news.
@Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey: apparently conforto will play CF at least sometimes. ok then.
Batty Call : Rabrun or Guyer ?, both at Coors
ROS : Mazara or Carlos Gomez ? , 6×6 daily roto
Guyer….Gomez
I’m still really annoyed with this Gourriel signing…it ruins all my grandiose plans for Bregman.
Now I’m left scouring the waiver wire for a worthy SS replacement.
BRAD MILLER COME ON DOWN!!!
Haha
dropped kang for semien 10 team roto
considering dropping heyward and AJ Reed next
all avail: D Peralta, Joc, Hamilton, Crawford, Kendrick, Holt, Grandal, Baez, Naquin, Kepler, Profar, Leon, Thornburg, Rey Lopez.
Biggest needs are saves, power, C, third OF/UT
Thoughts?
I’d want Semien… Reed won’t be playing much… Grandal
@Grey: thanks
No problem
same league as mentioned yesterday, realized jankowski has had many more net steals and really better OBP than alcides, and now that i have reyes and diaz don’t need to keep alcides around for SS backup to diaz either. dynasty 16 teamer with OBP over AVG, net steals over steals and total bases added
C salvy
1B au rizz
2B kipnis
SS diaz
3B bryant
LF upton
CF ellsbury
RF chisenhall
util (2) mini donkey (dropped d.peralta)/j.reyes
BN jankowski
DL moss/jd mart
NA benintendi/dahl/jab placenta crawford/delino
guess mini donkey is the drop for valencia, coming off waivers tonight?
Yeah, Reynolds for Jankowski
@Grey: i have mini and jankowski now, valencia is the FA.
Oh, the hold
@Grey: ok, so mini donkey > valencia, which is interesting, since if you look at their season stats, they are nearly identical.
Valencia’s losing PT, supposedly… Reynolds at home, for sure
@Grey: the valencia and mini having nearly identical season stats surprised me, as people were all falling over themselves months ago over valencia, yet only even use mini at home, or at least only talk about doing so.
Yeah, Valencia’s really cooled off
On vacaton this week in the Diego and damn these euros. The same mom that showed her boobs twice (YES!) also rubbed lotion on her 15 year olds sons body…the whole body as he laid there. Stomach and legs. So creepy. Sorry had to share that disgusting moment
.
Haha…You gonna hook up with royce!?
@Grey: his family is all sick. So if I do see him I want it to be towards the end in case he gets me sick.
Gotcha…You going to the zoo or anything?
Didi or Miller ROS? Thanks
Miller
Yo, so streamonator loves Trop at home vs Tex…Think hes a better play then Leake at home vs the Friars? Id have to drop Pax to pick one up. Thoughts?
Drop Pax for Trop
6×6 ops extra category
Mazara and posey or cespedes and realmuto
Yoenis
bench which 2 of these this ROW?
keuchel @ OAK 1.9
j.guerra @ PIT -4.5
j.guerra vs CUBS -2.8
kennedy vs CLE 1.3
shark @ NYY -13.9 (this seems way off)
Guerra @ PIT, Shark
1. When does Glasnow get the call again?
2. Looks like Gattis’ PT will be diminished. Stick with him, or go Grandal?
3. Melvin or Max?
Thanks!
1. Maybe mid-August 2. I’d hold for a few 3. Upton
I love applying for jobs I’m not even close to being qualified for. First question I have, are fantasy sports considered “Games” on your network and blocked?
HA! The best job interview question back to the interviewer, “Before accepting this position, can I ask what your web filters are like?”
@Grey: Haha. If that new job comes and I comment, please remind to to wipe this work computer clean.
Will do!
@Grey: I told you I was new to the sneaker game, these dropped last year just as I was starting or these would have been mine…
http://solecollector.com/news/2015/08/packer-shoes-diadora-raekwon-purple-tape
That simultaneously excited me and got me depressed that it’s been 20 years since that came out
Excuse me, 21 years now
@Grey: Didn’t even think about that. Then I looked at my gut and yawned. This is all your fault.
Aw, geez!
Khris Davis or Max Kepler ros H2H points league?
Davis
12 tm AL only dynasty
Who do i drop to activate Eduardo Rodriguez:
Sabathia, Andriese, Dull
Andriese
CDicks not playing, so ill stream ADick instead.
Yeah
@Grey: i don’t webby know who he is, but he’s batting 5th.
Ha
If Polanco goes DL, you pickng up Bell?
Sounds like Polanco won’t get DL’d now
14 team h2h with hits, OPS added. keep 6 and mine going into year were pollock/upton/sano/goldy/arenado/thor. looking like odor has replaced upton in that.
C hundley
1B goldy
2B odor
SS segura
3B arenado
OF (3) upton/duvall/saunders
util c-santana/rajai
BN reed
DL pollock
thor is the only pitcher of note worth keeping.
rajai’s now being completely F’d with playing time, and this is even before brantley is back. most of year i had intended on only one bench bat, until reed was called up.
1. drop rajai for any of: bourjos, jankowski?
2. drop reed to go back to another RP (holds too here).
1. Jankowski 2. Hold for now
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: this roster still has sano, with 2 BN hitters.
Nolas beating JoFer so far. How long is that gonna last?
Not very
Which trade do you prefer
Give posey and Mazara get cespedes and realmuto
Or give price and Mazara get cespedes and maeda
posey and Mazara get cespedes and realmuto
What do you think of Matt Harvey in a dynasty league? Can he still be considered a top 20ish starter for keeper purposes? Or is he not too valuable anymore?
No, maybe top 50
A-Rod 5 for 11 with 2 HRs vs Gausman, but I decided Pedro Alvarez (1/3, HR vs Nova) was a better play.
Ha, oh, Vin
12 team redraft league
I have been offered Quintana for my braun , thoughts on this please and thanks
Braun side, not close
Grey,
Who do you think has a better chance to lose their job as closer due to a trade:
Dyson (Texas), Rodon (Chicago), Harris (Houston)
Dyson
I thoroughly enjoyed the Cole Hamels blurb. I find this similarly annoying. How many times do you see pundits on ESPN and MLB networking upping guys that are past it or on a hot streak citing their ERA, record, batting average, etc.
Yeah completely
Which side do you prefer in a keeper league: V. Velasquez, J. Quintana and N. Mazara for A.J. Reed and Giolito?
Mazara
Would you trade Hill for Schoop?
Current team:
C-Castillo
1B-Rizzo
2B-Segura (ss elig)
3B-Arenado
SS-Semien
OF-Betts
OF-Marte
OF-Trumbo
UT-Lamb
UT-__?__ bench: Choo, Heyward, Reed, Bregman
SP-Hill, Verlander, Duffy, Shoe, Sanchez, JGray DL-Kershaw, JRoss
Yup
@Grey: What do you think is better: Hill for Schoop or Hill for Story?
Story https://razzball.com/top-100-2nd-half-2016-fantasy-baseball/
@Grey: There doesn’t seem much of a difference between Story and Semien. I mean of course Coors vs O.Co and batting 5th for Story vs. 7th for Semien, but it’s really Hill and Semien for Story. Keep Replying to myself.
@Orphan Black: There doesn’t seem much of a difference between Story and Semien
@Orphan Black: There doesn’t seem much of a difference between Story and Semien. I mean of course Coors vs O.Co and batting 5th for Story vs. 7th for Semien, but it’s really Hill and Semien for Story.
There’s not
Nolas back, but Jeanmar screwed him
Big time
@Scott: i just had to finally bench nola in money league.
what a lovely day for upton to homer, the day you can’t bench him nearly anywhere.
Haha, true
Hey, Grey. Trade Shark for Nola or Shoe?
@grey- 12 team dynasty. Keep 25. Time to cut Smyly? Might try and pick up DeLeon instead, or use his roster spot to add hot hitters/spot starters.
Ever make a trade & the second you see it go through, you get a rock in the pit of your stomach cuz you think you screwed up? I just traded Wil Myers for Hosmer. Obviously, I think Hosmer is better from today forward….. but I’m nervous about it. Ugh
Grey
Which side do you like in a deep 5×5? Villar and Holliday or Lindor and Tex? Thanks!
Auction league trade: I give up Trea Turner ($1), Matz ($1), and Profar ($5) for Darvish ($11), Greinke ($22) and B. Crawford ($19)? I need pitching help and I’m in 2nd place. I think Darvish and Greinke would help toward playoff time.
I hate fucking closers!
David Robertson. Wahhhhhhh!!!!!