Late last night, Troy Tulowitzki was traded to the Blue Jays. Both hammys, his quads, his obliques, his elbow tendons, both groins. Why does he have two groins again? Maybe we don’t need to know. The Rockies getting rid of Tulo makes me think of when a kid is dropped off at the airport to fly alone. A flight attendant walks with the kid, trying to make conversation, waits with them at the gate, helps them into their seat, watches after them on the flight, escorts them off the plane and walks them to their uncle. Once the Rockies representative handed Tulo off to his uncle, Alex Anthopoulos, the Rockies representative went into the bathroom, did a line of blow and dialed the Rockies, “We got rid of him!!!” The Blue Jays longed to have a shortstop with two good legs. Sadly, they traded Jose Reyes to the Rockies, so now they still have a shortstop with one good leg, unless the deal includes Reyes leaving behind a hammy. Obviously, leaving Coors isn’t going to help anyone, but Tulo’s big problem has always been his health. If he stays healthy, the Blue Jays aren’t exactly the Kalamazoo Fightin’ Zebras playing in Petco. The lineup around him will be better, and he’ll get to face a junkload of terrible pitchers in the AL East. As for Reyes, he might not be long in Colorado, and if he is, then he gets a boost in value, until the Mile High air creeps into his hammys and does its worst. Reyes could now get back those extra five homers that seem to have disappeared from his usual batting line. Also, in this deal, LaTroy Hawkins went to the Jays. He was the flight attendant in the above scenario. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Carlos Gonzalez – 4-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 19th and 20th homers. Bet you’re glad you bought him super low when I told you. My favorite is now ESPN and Yahoo will be telling you to buy him. About a month too late.
John Axford – 2/3 IP, 2 ER as he coughed up the game to Kris Bryant (2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs) and his 14th homer. Axford has the security of the Rockies going nowhere fast, so Axford will go nowhere, uh, slow.
Kyle Hendricks – 5 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA up to 3.81. Ugh, I’m beginning to think he’s the newest Passive Aggressive Starter. He throws a few solid games, everyone picks him up and then he changes his Wifi network name to “StopstealingmywifiandIwillstoplettingmydogshitonyourlawn.”
Kyle Schwarber – 0-for-3, 1 run. Joe Maddon said, “You saw him play one minute of outfield (on Sunday). You might see him out there more often as we move along.” Maddon is such a gooftard. I love that he said he played one minute. Like he had a stopwatch on him.
Jason Motte – 0 IP, 3 ER as he imploded yesterday. The one thing the Cubs have in the bullpen are choices, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this is the last time Motte sees a save for a while. Rafael Soriano (1 IP, 1 ER) came into the game, and immediately coughed up a home run. Hector Rondon — Member him?! — had pitched prior in the game and has been terrific, so I’d guess Hector Rondon first for saves. With Maddon though, anything’s possible.
Shane Victorino – Yesterday, The Sciosciapath went into the General Manager’s office and congratulated him on getting the Angels a rock solid DH in Victorino to replace Cron. Interim GM, Bill Stoneman, then showed The Sciociapath pictures of how cleft palates were fixed, saying over and over again, “Cleft healed…cleft healed…cleft healed.” Then Stoneman showed him advertisements for LifeLock, saying repeatedly, “Theft shield…theft shield…theft shield.” Still The Sciosciapath’s face revealed nothing. Finally, Stoneman showed him a YouTube video of a guy who peels an orange in one peel, saying, “Deft peeled…deft peeled…deft peeled.” The Sciosciapath didn’t understand what the point of all this was, but said, “Hey, maybe I’ll play Victorino in left field.” Stoneman sighed, his subconscious warfare worked. Victorino will take over in left and will likely bat in the bottom of the order, and doesn’t gain a whole lot of value outside of deep mixed leagues and AL-Only. In slightly bigger news, Rusney Castillo (1-for-2, 2 runs) was called up by the Red Sox and will likely be in a platoon in the outfield with De Aza, and I would grab Castillo to see if he can finally click as once promised way back in 2015. Oh, wait, that’s this year. Yeah, Rusney’s lost some of his shine, but he can quickly get his shinebox back. Hmm, that’s usually used negatively, isn’t it?
Joe Kelly – 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER. On a side note, I’m actually surprised the Red Sox are selling, what with Kelly, Porcello, Miley, The Comedian Steven Wright, E-Rod, that Johnson guy they called up briefly, I think his name was Brian and I think they only called him up to see if they could get anyone trending on Twitter, Justin Masterson…Meh, I guess I can stop there.
Josh Rutledge – Sent to the Red Sox in the Victorino trade because you can’t kill his sleeperiness! *cut to 2018* Rutledge is headed to Japan to play, but I love him as a late sleeper in Nippon Baseball fantasy leagues.
Brock Holt – Expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday after hyperextending his knee. I have him on one team and I thought he’d been out for months. Call him, Brock “I’m Hot As Shizz For One Month” Holt, you can imagine why he doesn’t go by his nickname often.
David Ortiz – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 20th homer, and his 3rd homer in two days. Someone’s locked in. *cut to Austin Powers, acting like he’s trapped inside an imaginary box* Help, I’m locked in!
Mookie Betts – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs. Funny thing (not funny), he could still go a dozen different places for next year’s drafts depending on how he does in these final two months. Scorching two months, and I could see him as a 2nd rounder. Terrible two months, and I could see him falling to the 6th or 7th round.
Tyler Saladino – 1-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, hitting .286. I’ve been rocking him in one league for the better part of two weeks. He once stole 38 bases in one year of the minors, i.e., SAGNOF and the S doesn’t stand for salad. Though, unless it’s a chicken salad, I guess salad ain’t got no face either.
Melky Cabrera – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI. I went over Melky in this week’s podcast. Well, ain’t that a sexy tease to get you to listen? I should’ve said I also sang, that you love.
Adam Eaton – 3-for-6, 1 run, 2 RBIs and has two homers and two steals in the last ten games. This White Sox/Red Sox series was circled back in March as being a big series for both clubs, now you’re just mad you ruined a good Far Side desk calendar.
Carlos Sanchez – 2-for-5, 1 run, hitting over .450 in the last week. Hot schmotato alert!
Tyler Clippard – Shipped off to the Mets to work as Jeurys Familia’s setup man. Tyler Clippard sounds like a yacht captain, and now my closer flag is at half mast. Earlier this year, I traded Jeurys to Sky for Chris Davis and I owned Clippard, so it would’ve extra sweet if Clippard took over in Flushing, but that dream appears to be headed down the drain.
Edward Mujica – Seems to be the favorite for the A’s closer job, but the A’s closer map says “You Are Here” and the Common Sense map says “You Are Not Here,” so there’s some speculation to be had. I could see grabbing Fernando Rodriguez, because he’s been nasty, and Drew Pomeranz, because he’s been used in setup situations.
Cody Anderson – 5 2/3 IP, 7 ER. The Regression Fairies are some vindictive SOBs.
Carlos Santana – 1-for-4 and his 11th homer. He will get hot at some point. This could be it. Finally.
Francisco Lindor – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, has hit in nine of ten games, hitting near-.350 in the last week, and I don’t know where the love is for this guy. There should be a glossary term for a prospect that everyone clamors for when they’re first called up, then enthusiasm wanes and the guy just sits on waivers. Please suggest in the comments.
Omar Infante – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Only two more to catch Bogaerts! Omar’s comin’ yo!
Eric Hosmer – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 10th homer. I’m pretty sure this homer eliminates Longoria from homering this week, it’s the Law of Grey Can’t Have Too Much Wonderful.
Kendrys Morales – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs, hitting .287. Now has back-to-back three-hit games, and…Wow, he’s owned everywhere. Sorry, I usually click on a player page first before I say hot schmotato, and if a guy is owned in more than 50% of leagues, I don’t bother saying to pick him up. Really surprised to see Morales and his 12 homers owned so much. As the Royals DH, he does get a ton of ribbies. Damn, Billy Butler is jealous.
Curt Casali – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs and two homers (4, 5). That sound you hear is the screaming of his one owner in a 20-team, AL-Only two catcher league that only uses Rays players.
Anibal Sanchez – 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 4.61 vs. Nate Karns 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 3 Ks. This matchup was billed as “You Own Anibal To Your Detriment Because You Know His Name vs. You Don’t Own Karns To Your Detriment Because You Don’t Know Him.” See, I know you.
Yoenis Cespedes – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Oh, please get hot, you hundred-legged bastage.
Kevin Gausman – 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks vs. the Braves. I like Gausman, but anyone vs. the Braves is a no brainer. Your specialty! Very funny, Random Italicized Voice. I would own Gausman in most leagues, but I would also confer with the Stream-o-Nator on him in most matchups.
Matt Wieters – 3-for-5 and his 4th homer. Well, he’s no Curt Casali.
Alex Wood – 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. Simply because I keep getting questions about dropping him, I must do the math every time. His ERA is 2.98 on the year if you throw out his start in Coors where you wouldn’t have started him anyway.
Adonis Garcia – 2-for-5 and his 2nd homer and 2nd in as many games. Well, I guess you never know where a hot schmotato might come from. In the big picture, he is not good, call him Adonis Garbagcia.
Robbie Ray – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks vs. Mike Montgomery 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks. With one team that’s not great in away games and one team not great in home games, this was a streamer’s delight. Of course, red sky at morning, streamer’s take warning.
Paul Goldschmidt – 1-for-2, 2 runs and his 22nd homer. Au Shizz!
Robinson Cano – 2-for-3 and his 11th homer. Kinda hoping he has a huge 2nd half just to get people suckered in again next year. It might not even take that big of one. That’s what she said! Huh?
Shawn Tolleson – During pregame warmups, Keone Kela collided hard with Tolleson. Must be that Samoan blood in Kela. And also why he doesn’t wear shoes (into the shower). Tolleson says he’s fine, but I grabbed Kela just in case.
Derek Holland – Ready for a rehab assignment. Hoping he has at his ready, Big Toddler Mustache Wax.
Ivan Nova – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.38. He’s a’ight, not a’ight a’ight but just a’ight. I’d look at the Stream-o-Nator for him.
Alex Rodriguez – 1-for-5 and his 24th homer. Member in the preseason Brian Cashman was mad about tweets by A-Rod and said the Yankees won’t pay him bonus money and said A-Rod won’t play 3rd base and A-Rod won’t do this and won’t do that? Since A-Rod started hitting, haven’t heard a lot from that midget, Cashman. Sorry, maybe that’s dwarf.
Chase Headley – 3-for-4, 2 runs, hitting near-.400 in the last week. Hot schmotato alert!
Didi Gregorius – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 5th homer. Gregorius blasting, but I just can’t hear it, cause only in AL-Only is Didi a shortie to creep wit’.
Stephen Strasburg – Will make a rehab start on Wednesday in Triple-A. Too bad the league where I drafted him doesn’t use minor league players’ stats. Effin’ Stressbird.
Nori Aoki – 0-for-3 as he was activated from the DL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “We get most of our info by re-purposing Yahoo’s fantasy information, and, due to the white background, I can’t see anything. Mommy, is that you?”
Brandon Crawford – 1-for-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 15th homer. Maybe, I don’t know, it’s time to move him out of the seven hole.
Chris Heston – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks. He’s been so money at home all year his face should be on dollars minted in San Francisco. In a powdered wig, of course. Tradition, and all.
Adam Lind – Didn’t start yesterday due to a sore back. The Brewers said, “He’s totally totally totally fine. Okay, who wants to trade?”
Ryan Braun – Was also scratched with a sore back. Get your own ailment, Braun, that’s my man Lind’s!
Jered Weaver – Will make a rehab start on Thursday, which is like his 5th rehab start. I get the sense that the Angels have prolonged Weaver’s rehab stint because they’re hoping he just gets hurt again rather than removing one of their other starters.
Kolten Wong – 1-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 11th homer. The dong is strong with Wong.
Lance Lynn – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.71. Just keeps rolling along as you count on your fingers, trying to figure out when Verlander is starting next.
Randal Grichuk – MRI on his groin showed nothing. Sounds like the first episode of I Am Cait.
Best Sciociopath bit all year. Had me rolling!
@pondfrogsplash: Thanks!
So the Rockies have finally moved on from Tulo. Perhaps it’s time to move on from the automatic “Au Shizz” call? You’re better than that Grey!
@Manley Ramirez: Word
@Grey:
Plouffe their goes the dynamite….sometimes you just don’t need to mess with success!
Keep doing what you’re doing Grey.
You add humor to such great fantasy baseball insight like nobody’s business!
@JMONTE: Thanks!
Thoughts on grabbing Trevor Story incase Reyes gets flipped this week?
Also, Lindor could be considered a Sparkler – everyone hears there are fireworks and gets all excited, only to realize its just a sparkler that everyone leaves in the grass
@Nolan Arenado: Can try on Story… Sparkler’s not bad, I’ll put it on the list
The guy who gets called up and doesn’t get claimed is a….
a waiver waver
Because he just sits there on waivers waving at you. “Hi! I’m still here! You wanna pick me up? Huh? No? Oh, ok…..”
@jakeTPE: “a a waiver waver” Damn! Unintentional double stutterer!
@jakeTPE: In Taipei?
@Manley Ramirez: yup!
@jakeTPE: That’s solid, you’re in the lead
@Grey: cool. If only the comments were a sprint!
Not very snappy, but a prospect that starts the season all perky and full of possibilities, only to look tired and lifeless by the All Star game is a ‘Mourning Glory’ ?
Or maybe a ‘Gross-pect’ ?
@Baggiejohn:
Or a con-spect
@Baggiejohn: @Greg: I like waiver waver better
can we expect Devon travis to move to the top of the blue jay order?
i guess we shall find out.
@Bill Lee: that’s what I was thinking. He was dropped and I’m gonna scoop him if I see his name at the top today
@Bill Lee: Yeah, could be
I just lost Tulow is an NL Only 5×5, with once a week waivers (wednesdays) – and will be towards the end of the round by round pecking order—–(We Have no Bench in the League)——- the obvious guy is Reyes IF he is there ———–I got Segura in my MI spot —— Its a 10 Team League, with a ton of players (46 last count) on the DL, throughout the League———–(a) -whats your take on the possibility that Reyes is flipped, and the Rox bring up T Story to play SS ? ———- (b) ——Colon was just dropped, do i try to obtain him, or Godley, or one of the Marlin SPs not named J-Fer ? ————- (c ) ———-it si possible I have to shuffle Belt from OF, and slot him in CI, blah blah blah ———-leaving me a hole to fill in the OF ———Dom Brown has added 50 points on his BA in the past 2 weeks, is he even a viable option ? or do i have a better chance by taking Confort , or Almonte ————— thanks for your time, good read, i am mildly depressed as I never thought Tulow would get walked to the border, let alone out of Coors ———–speaking of Coors, whatever happened in the recall of Coors Light that was tainted with coke ? ————- of course I dont drink any more (or less for that matter) ——–but, havent heard anything since the recall ————- how about them Phillies sweeping the Cubs? What was the over/ under on that happening, no to mention Hamels No-No————–ok, peace out brag, gots to catch some zzz – DB
@Dusty Baker: I think D Brown is someone to look at if you have room. When he got hot two years ago he won me my league. I know, I know, it is hard to forget that salty taste in your mouth if you’ve ridden him at all since then. With that being said, I got him this year for nothing more than a fart and until I get Josh Harrison back I’m giving him an audition.
@Dusty Baker: Story seems doubtful at this point, lots have to happen for Reyes to get flipped… Koehler… Conforto
Prosfade
@J-FOH: I got this stuff I use called ProstFade , not sure if its works, but man does it help regrow hair :)
@Dusty Baker: Ha!
@J-FOH: Works for Jurickson, if nothing else.
@Manley Ramirez: I’m glad you think so
@J-FOH: I like that and waiver waver
@Grey: it’s a tip of the cap to a crossfader. Which if you don’t know is how a DJ fades from one turntable to the other. Or in this case one song to the other. When he got called up it was suppose to be kendrick Lamar but it ended up being just another puff daddy track
Yup, I got that
@Grey: Im sorry, I never know what you are in on. As the talent around here I make sure you are up to speed with the outside world.
Staying an extra day in San Diego so I might be seeing Royce! after all.
Nice! Give him a man hug for me!
Need SB and HR
Trade my Correa and Longoria (i have Arenado on 3B) for D Gordon (after healthy) and A-Rod (seems hot all year?) , how do you think? thanks
@Wilson: I wouldn’t want to trade correa, u can probly still get some name value out of longo try offering longo straight up for Gordon, or try to throw in a replaceable starter before u offer correa
Thanks for your advice.
I tried but failed (LonGo for D Gondon) and he wants Correa.
It seems too much to trade Correa for D Gorden.
So .. Anyway, Grey and all, how about trade my Cole for A-Rod if I do need HR and RBI for ROS?
@Wilson: Sure
@Grey: Sure with Correa plus LonGo for D Gordon plus A-Rod, right?
Do you think A-Rod will be such a monster until the end of year? Thanks.
Yes..I think A-Rod will hit 7-10 HRs and .270
Haha. Of course Wieters homers the day after I drop him. I only held onto him for FOUR MONTHS!!!
@Hugman: dude, legit every player I drop
@Hugman: Same here
@Hugman: Ha
Would you trade Synderguarrd and Kendrick for Cain?
I am pretty stacked at SP and have Wong.
@TarmanGotHim: Why would you want Cain ?
@Dusty Baker: Because he’s deep with SP and has Wong to play 2b….and I hear Cain is pretty decent at baseball. If it’s not a dynasty it seems fair
@TarmanGotHim: hold
@Malicious Phenom: I thought you were talking about Matt Cain.
@Harris Kiperman: Sorry. I mean Lorenzo Cain. Lol.
It’s a standard H2H 12 Team 5X5.
I’m in 4th but my power is weak. Cain won’t really help there but my OF is
Marte
Yelich
Calhoun with Kendrick and Byrd in my UTIL spots.
Thanks.
@TarmanGotHim: I’d take Lorenzo
Child Stars
(come up young darlings of the media, just as quickly forgotten…and on drugs)
@Manley Ramirez: Solid, I’ll add it to the list with waiver waver and prosfade…
Should I trade Adam Jones for Carlos Gonzalez and Zach Britton? What do you think?
@Bread N Mustard:
Don’t walk . Run to it.
@Bread N Mustard: Sure
The guy that everyone clamours for and then sits on the bench should be
“Impulse guy”
Just like an impulse buy only, you know, a guy. Obviously won’t translate as well for WMLB but if you’re giving out daily advice on that you’ve probably got bigger issues to worry about
@Brain Dead Hurler: That’s solid too… Solid, I’ll add it to the list with child stars, waiver waver and prosfade…
So is it still Osuna in Toronto or should we snatch Hawkins now? And would you grab Mujica or him if so?
@Clint: I hope it’s Hawkins. I don’t think I can stomach another Osuna post-save celebration. Has anybody seen this? It’s a 2-minute sermonic with hats flying off, chest poundings, fingers pointing to the sky, gold chains popping and some shimmying. It’s unbelievable. Not in a good way.
@Peter Nincompoop:
I’m kinda shocked how slowly the usually-quick cyber world’s reacting to these deals. Yahoo still has Hawk etc on their original teams as of this morning as do most of the fantasy apps I use for player updates on my iPhone.
One other question for the fantasy audience: Ventura was dropped in my h2h points league. Would you drop Hughes, Latos, or Big Erv for him?
@Clint: Mujica
@Grey:
Drop any of Hughes, Latos, or Big Erv for the recently-dropped Ventura ROS?
Nope
David Price or Miguel Cabrera in a dynasty? How many years left before the power becomes a problem for Miggy?
@Speedy McGreedy: Miggy
Any joke with “get your shinebox” in it is a winner.
@BreakOut: Ha
14 team H2H league with hits, OBP over AVG and total bases. 4 moves left for week (but my SP are at this point much better than free agent ones, gausman/peavy/porcello/phelps/miley best out there)
chirinos (stream catcher, hundley on road all week)
E5
dozier
bogaerts
franco
OF bautista/marte/burns
util v-mart/sano
BN soler/panda/souza
DL d’arnaud
Should i just try streaming hot bats in Panda’s spot (or even start closer spec’ing, as i have axford). possible closer specs are: vizcaino/mujica/hudson/pom/other f-rod/jeffress/kahnle. i get the feeling clippard owner is soon gonna grab mujica. hot bat options are tucker/dyson/lindor/taylor. 4 possible RP slots and i have 3 solid closers and axford.
2. or i could even drop panda for closering and souza for one of those bats.
@Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey: Stream Panda’s spot, Mujica…
Who is the best of these 3 for next year and beyond:
Yordano Ventura
Kevin Gausman
Marcus Stroman
@Malicious Phenom: MP!! Love ya, bro. I would go Stroman, Gausman and Yordano. Hopefully Gausman can be traded to the Mets or Braves. Then he moves to #1 on the list.
Cheers,
Ante
@Malicious Phenom: being psychotic isn’t messing well with yordano being good.
@Malicious Phenom: Gausman
Grey!
a. On Lindor,
1. Burning ember with no O2 to sustain it.
2. Dying flame.
3. Hot today, cool tomorrow and colder thereafter.
b. On Omar, only 2 more to catch MadBum.
c. NORM MACDONALD quote of the day:
When asked on The Norm Show (season 1, episode 1) if he has a dog…
‘Well, I’ve always wanted to have something to lock up in a room all day until I get home from work at 6 o’clock.’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: I like child stars, waiver waver, impulse guy and prosfade better… B. Ha C. Ha!
@Grey: Grey! Thanks for the feedback. A trade just went through. Your thoughts. I gave up E5 and Kolten Wong for Arrieta. This is my current roster after the trade.
Vogt, Goldschmidt, Rendon, Davis, Desmond, Jones, Pence, Upton, Abreu
SP Arrieta, Cole, Corbin, Fernandez, Iwakuma, McCullers, Salazar, Strasburg, Syndergaard
RP Jansen, Miller
What do you think? Suffered through most of the season to find the right combo of E5, Abreu then suffered the Rendon injury saga of ’15 and then who is better ROS Wong or Rendon. Picked up Pence, Desmond, Stressbird, ‘Kuma, Corbin, JoFer, Syndergaard, Jansen and Miller off waivers. Your question Brucely would be who did I draft and why did I bother, right?
Cheers,
Ante
Don’t love it, hoping it works for you
@Grey: Grey! Thanks for your honest answer and not sugar-coating it and fluffing it for me. I hope it works out too. One injury to anyone and I’m screwed. Had to make a move in this league because if I don’t win each of the 6 H2H matchups until the end of the season I will not make the playoffs. Really need Stressbird to flap his wings, hopefully the Nats will go into full playoff mode the last 6 weeks and I can cruise.
Cheers,
Ante
Yeah, I hear ya…
Great summary Mr. Grey!
Thinking of dropping Pedroia who is back on DL again and unclear of his return…who do you think is better ROS…CHernandez, LForsythe or ROdor…or any other suggestions? Not a Keeper league. Thanks much!
@Alex: Shhhhhh…you smell something? Odor.
@Alex: Thanks! Odor
glossary term for promising prospect now sitting on waivers:
Once a promising prospect is now a “Broken Promise”
@Glenn: I like child stars, waiver waver, impulse guy and prosfade better…
Being a long time Tulo owner is manh dynasty leagues that may be my favorite article title ever Rudy.
Hawkins went to Blue Jays.
Glossary Term: Prospect Pot Roast ( Nobody really wants pot roast for dinner)
@The Great Knoche: I want Pot Roast for dinner.
You must be bad at making pot roast.
@CMUTimmah: It smells awesome when you walk in the door, but the taste never lives up to that smell.
I’d much rather have a nice steak.
that’s a grey title. the news broke when i was sleeping :)
@Rudy Gamble: Grey takes off the training wheels with titles
@The Great Knoche: Title was mine… I like child stars, waiver waver, impulse guy and prosfade better…
@Grey: Then It is your best title Ever.
Ha, thanks
Lindor’s become an Overlookie. If he keeps it up, he even may be Overlookie of the Year.
@MisterMister: Not bad, I’ll add it to the list
Trying to chase down some saves
Arodys Vizcaino or Hector Rondon?
@RollieBlaster: Rondon
Corbin over Cingrani, right?
@I’mgettingsomeHeadley: Guy in the majors usually wins versus the guy in the minors.
@PK: Most typically…Ha!
@PK: how about guy who’s looked pretty good lately vs guy who was lit the F up by the worst hitters CUBS have (herrera/castro and some third guy that i could convince most doesn’t exist all hit doubles off him), minors vs majors thing isn’t really telling, certainly not as much.
@I’mgettingsomeHeadley: Yes
Talk me out of this deal…
13 team Yahoo 5×5
My Altuve for Kinsler, Billy Hamilton, Tanaka
C – Gattis
1B – Pujols
2B – Altuve
3B – Machado
SS – Tulo
OF – Marte
OF – Puig
OF – Bruce
Util – Sano
Bench – Schwarber
Bench – Story
DL – Span
DL – Miggy
Starters are Kluber, Felix, Keuchel, Cashner, Salazar, Latos.
I have 13’s across batting with a 12 in SB, so can gain a point with Hamilton but might be able to get the point without him. AVG is close so I could lose a point or two there. I can gain 4 or 5 points in ERA/WHIP though, which is why I’m debating Tanaka. I would drop Hawkins & Jeremy Jeffress probably.
I love Altuve and took me weeks to trade for him… But this seems like a big return for him. Maybe I can flip Hamilton for Chapman and gain a point or two in Saves.
@Chris: Why? It’s fine if you need SBs
@Grey:
Seems like it will be painful to have to bench one of Marte/Puig/Bruce/Sano/Schwarber for a guy who’s batting .240 every night, and lose some production at 2B. Afraid of Tanaka’s elbow too. Am I over thinking this?
Then don’t do it, it’s fair, and won’t be painful to bench Sano or Schwarber if they cool off which Sano seems to have already done
@Grey:
Better if I can get David Robertson instead of Tanaka? Safer with Innings Cap and I can pick up an extra point or 2 in saves? Feels better to me…
Robertson is better
@Grey:
Pulled trigger w/ Robertson. Muchas gracias!
No problem
@Chris: If you think you might get 4-5 points in ERA/WHIP then I think you have to make this trade even if you lose a point or two in BA. Tanaka has pitched vary well in his last three starts and he pitched at least seven innings in each of them so I think his arm is fairly healthy. It might be painful to start Hamilton and bench better players but at least you will be set in SB.
@Bread N Mustard: he still has a tear in his elbow tendon, which 1 person has had a great season pitching with, once, doc holliday.
Member just over a year and a half ago when I made that post on the forums that Dozier looked like he could soon be just as good a keeper as Cano, making projections for Dozier that ended up being damn near bang on by seasons end?….bam! year later and my Dozier fanzines are selling like hot cakes!
*pats self on back* x infinity.
*retires undefeated*
@Brian Dozier Fanzine President: Ha
Worth it to pick up Aoki, Deshields, Kemp or Fowler? For Carlos Gomez? Dudes a plug.
And
I have Odor and Kinsler, could drop kinsler for longorialongoria, rendon, or desmond?
Thanks!
@ryan t: Hold
Typo no one seems to have caught – Hawkins goes to Jays, not Rockies
@Jim Wiser: Oops, it was late when I wrote that
Which is the better deal for me, with more focus on now but with some some consideration of future in my keeper league? We can keep 4 and as of now they would be arenado, correa, pederson, harvey. I’m not trading arenado or correa.
Two offers have been considered by two teams.
My pederson and harvey for machado and madbum? Pederson, harvey, and machado can be kept next year in the 8th, 10th, and 6th rounds respectively.
My pederson and moreland for Pujols and wood? Only pederson has keeper value here.
Would you do both deals? Which would you prefer so i know which to pursue first?
Thanks Grey.
@G: Machado
There should be a glossary term for a prospect that everyone clamors for when they’re first called up, then enthusiasm wanes and the guy just sits on waivers.
Ripe Hype
Or con-spect as I wrote before with help from baggiejohn
@Greg: I like child stars, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy and prosfade better…
12 team, H2H league – OPS, no AVG, with QS, no Ws:
HanRam + Wong for Jhonny Peralta, Gardner and Heaney
Replacement for Wong would be Rendon and I’d be dropping Burns, Reddick, Soler or Conforto in the OF. I don’t want to trade Wong, but this is the first offer I was shown for HanRam after dangling him for a few weeks.
Gracias!
@Maxi: Hanley
Glossary term: Hypenesia
Also, looking for a 3rd OF. currently rolling Kris Davis out there (along with Harper & CarGo), but the below are also available:
R. Castillo
Melky
Eaton (never thought I’d consider 2 white sox)
Fowler
Any of the above better than K. Davis?
Roto league with the below stat cats:
H, R, RBI, HR, K, SB, AVG, OBP
Thanks as always
@DancinHomer:
Also, I was just offered Reyes for Gattis (I currently have Schwarber at C as well). Current SS is Matt Duffy.
would you do this trade?
thanks again
@DancinHomer: Melky, take Reyes…I like child stars, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy and prosfade better…
@Grey:
Thanks for the advice Grey.
Side note on tha Reyes trade offer; in that league (6×6 H2H OPS league) I have Harper, Cruz, Joc Pederson (Gattis & Burns as fill-ins) at OF.
Was offered Reyes for Gattis
Or
Peralta for Joc Pederson
Which offer would you accept?
Thanks again
I’d take Reyes
Morning sir,
My contributions:
Prospect Zero
On the De-hype train
Lust to rust
@Nightpandas: de-hype train’s not bad, I’ll add it
Which side of the trade do you want?
Osuna/Ziegler/Hosmer OR Keuchel/Betts
I’m purposefully leaving the situation out of this. Thanks.
@Conrad99: Keuchel side by a lot
@Funketown: Well that’s the side I took. Just wanted to feel better about my decision. My thinking is that one of Osuna and Ziegler won’t be closers in about a week, maybe both. And also I think I have a higher chance of picking up the inevitable new closer(s) this week. Thanks for the response.
@Conrad99: Betts
More likely to have an impact at MI this year–Story or Olivera?
@Steve Stevenson: It’s dependent on Reyes staying in Colorado. If he does, then Olivera. If he’s moved, then Story.
@Steve Stevenson: Olivera
BB,
does this mean that Devon gets back to the top of the lineup? Is it April again? Are the three of us gonna go out like old times???
@Phil of the Future: Seems like it could mean that
@Grey: It certainly seems like it seems so, doesn’t it?
You hedging my hedges?
@Grey: It seems that way!
Or does it?
@Grey: I mean, it does tend to seem like it does. Maybe?
Now I’m not as sure, I guess
@Grey: Well, to be honest I’m thinking about having second thoughts possibly myself.
Why? We’re almost on the same page, I think
@Grey: I’ve thought about it. I think we might be, potentially. Breakthrough?
That’s true…I guess.
@Grey: I’m so up in the air about all of this. At least I think I am….
I can tell you’re on the fence, or maybe I am
@Grey: I think it could be either one of us on the fence. Seems like it’s hard to say.
Too hard, maybe!
@Grey: Well now we can both get off the fence(I THINK?)
Blue Jays Lineup for tonight:
2B Devon Travis (R)
3B Josh Donaldson (R)
RF Jose Bautista (R)
1B E. Encarnacion (R)
DH Chris Colabello (R)
C Russell Martin (R)
LF Danny Valencia (R)
CF Kevin Pillar (R)
SS Ryan Goins (L)
We’re goin’ sizzler!
Sign me up!
Should I trade cargo for Bryant? Cargo is in my utl spot so I don’t have to have in for an of spot. I have arenado for 3b. I know I could immediately flip Bryant for Gomez if I made the trade. So make the trade? And if so flip him for Gomez?
@Crock: If a keeper league, absolutely. If not, hold Cargo.
@Crock: like peter said, in keeper, in a heartbeat. Redraft – it’s a tossup. I wouldn’t flip for Gomez – unless it was a keeper and it was Cargo I for Cargo II.
lol @ LaTroy tidbit
@PK: Thanks!
fun read Grey
Jaime Garcia (CIN, Leake) over Bret Anderson (OAK, Gray) tonight right? I’d need to drop Anderson (or Parra or Dyson or Yelich) to make room to activate Garcia.
@dom: Thanks! Garcia, yeah
16 team; 11 keepers plus 3 prospects; I’m in first right now but need power…
My Strasburg, S. Castro, and Uehara for his N. Cruz and A. Miller…who wins? Good trade or hold? I have Bumgarner, Keuchel, Arrieta, and Cueto among others at SP, too.
@Ed: if you need power and you’re stacked at pitching – go for it. seems like an easy trade
@Ed: You win
Will fucktard Maddon reinstall Rondon back to closing where he should have been all year? Been holding him all year in my dynasty league. The guys on MLB tonight were clamoring for the Cubs to go out and trade for a closer last night, they’ve had one all year in Rondon but shit for brains pulled the plug on him early.
@Lville Jim: Hopefully
Hipster hype
Hipster’s lament
Hipster glasses
Something to do with hipsters, because they’re so cool getting ahead of trends until they become popular. They still like said no-longer-new thing but they don’t publicize it, because that would make them lame.
@Cram It: What about hypster glasses?
@Grey:
Boosh. I dig. Might be better defined for a player someone over values and keeps over better players just because they’re rookies. E.g. Addison Russell.
Yeah, true
Prosp Rocks – They are fun for about 10 seconds, then you realize you just have a mouth full of crappy candy and you don’t eat them again for about 5 years.
@MattTruss: Ha! I do like that, okay, adding it…
It was one ugly day for the fringe level closers. Although I have Motte, I enjoyed when he imploded out of spite for Maddon. Too bad the Cubs still won. Motte’s actually been mighty hittable lately, yet he’s still closing; Rondon lost his job after walking a guy. Anyway, Maddon can suck it and I hope CHC misses the playoffs by one game. I suspect he likes Motte cuz he’s white but that’s wild speculation. I can’t think of another reason why he would prefer Motte. Seriously, the stats tell the story.
I am on Team Edward for the Twilight Fans out there LOL. Mujica for 3 saves! And a 3 WHIP…
I did try to trade for Cargo but the other guy was too smart. He must read your blog too Grey!
@papasmurf: Ha! Hilarious
@papasmurf: MAD don rosterbates way too much!!
5×5 Roto NL only Keeper
Carlos Martinez (11) and Wilmer Flores (7) OR Yelich (16) and Corbin (12)
@Jiggy Nits: tough but i’d have to lean Yelich side
@Jiggy Nits: Agree with Funke
@Grey:
thanks,
it ended up being my CMART, Giles and Flores for his Yelich, Coghlan and Corbin. not a big change and im in third place so im okay giving up the Giles lottery for a better chance at money.
Cool, hope it works for you
Really need an outfielder bad.. Sounds like Zimmerman and Werth are both heading back to the lineup today. I already grabbed Werth and Eaton is my other throwaway (if needed). Do i grab Zimmerman for either of those two or hold?
@Bartolo’s Chin: Hold on Eaton until he cools (he may not) and I stick with Werth for what it’s werth.
@Bartolo’s Chin: Hold
Grey said..”There should be a glossary term for a prospect that everyone clamors for when they’re first called up, then enthusiasm wanes and the guy just sits on waivers. Please suggest in the comments.”
…And that’s me quoting Grey
Can call it “Post-Hype-o-Naut”
@littlecf24: I like child stars, hypster glasses, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy, on the De-hype train, prosp rocks and prosfade better…
Also, I live in Toronto and Im thinking about getting a fresh jays shirt
munenori kawasaki vs latroy hawkins
what do you think?
@Jiggy Nits: I light the Muneori
I need to add a starter: Graveman, Chavez, Ray, Nelson, Niese, Leake, Peavy, Bolsinger, Cingrani, Raisel Iglesias, Ubaldo?
@Jon: Meh…Ray?
@Bartolo’s Chin: Hold on Eaton until he cools (he may not) and I stick with Werth for what it’s [email protected]Jon: Chavez, Ray, Bolsinger … check next three matchups
@Jon: Chavez, Ray, Bolsinger … check next three matchups
@Jon: Agree with Peter
There should be a glossary term for a prospect that everyone clamors for when they’re first called up, then enthusiasm wanes and the guy just sits on waivers:
Yesterday’s Petunias
@Nude Intruder: I like child stars, hypster glasses, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy, on the De-hype train, prosp rocks and prosfade better…
Here’s a fun fact: Betances has 6 fewer strikeouts than Jordan Zimmerman in less than half the innings pitched. Zimmerman & Kluber are my picks for worst pitchers by ADP
(And Stressbird) of course..
@Bye Felicia: Kluber has about 100 K’s more … outside of wins, not that bad
@Funketown: and wins have nothing to do with him.
@Funketown: worst picks associated with their avg draft position. I didn’t say they were bad. Kluber & Zimmerman went in the 2nd & 3rd rounds, neither are close to returning 2nd round value.
Grey – Great read. Thanks, as awlays. Looking for some advice from the gang this morning:
1) Can you rank the following for this week (SON values included):
2-start Bartolo vSD ($13.6), @MIA ($1.1)
2-start Tillman vATL ($3.8), @OAK (-$10.3)
1-start Kenedy @MIA ($4.4)
1-start Latos vSD ($11.1)
1-start McHugh vAZ ($15.3)
1-start Ray @HOU ($4.0)
Leaning towrad using McHugh, Latos and Tillman, but SON’s -10 against Oak scares me. I didn’t think Oakland was all that imposing an offense and don’t understand ths SON value. Also don’t understand Colon’s relatively low SON value @MIA (that ballpark, bad offense, and still only $1.1).
2) Have Desmond riding the pine. Who to sit from Desmond, Wong, A.Escobar, Odor or Longoria? Probably Escobar, but he has been pretty, pretty good lately.
3) Longoria or Carlos Santana ROS?
Thanks again.
@Five-On-One: Thanks! Latos, McHugh, Tillman… Desmond…Santana
I traded cargo & Davis for Jose Fernandez a month ago.
OOPSIE
Need an SS so effin bad…had Souza, Grichuk, Tucker, and one too many Tecates…dropped Souza for Lindor. Did I screw the pooch?!
@Dommattingly: Nah – Lindor is showing bat
@Dommattingly: Sounds fine
I finally dropped Alex Wood in my 12 team mixed and he went unclaimed. He may have a decent ERA, but the 1.41 whip and 6.8 k/9 aren’t looking so hot. He’ll also be lucky to win 13 games.
@Snarky Anklebiter: haven’t you read the articles Grey posted on Wood …
** @GREY WROTE: Alex Wood – 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. Simply because I keep getting questions about dropping him, I must do the math every time. His ERA is 2.98 on the year if you throw out his start in Coors where you wouldn’t have started him anyway
Wins are hard to predict so unless he’s really costing you starts, he’s a pretty decent SP
Grienke/Sano for Donaldson/TRoss?
Greinke / Sano @Chicken Dinner:
@Chicken Dinner: Donaldson
@Chicken Dinner: It’s close, but yeah, I’d take the Donaldson/Ross side of the equation.
Tillman, McCullers, or Ray
@Hoss: McCullers, Tillman then Ray
should I own Cody Allen or Brad Ziegler?
@Matt: why not? – almost 40 saves between and decent stats (allen’s are a little skewed from some early season troubles but he’s been mostly good as of late)
@Matt: Allen
“Blew-Chip” Prospect? That’s all I got. Good article per usual, Grey.
@Peter Nincompoop: Thanks! I like child stars, hypster glasses, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy, on the De-hype train, prosp rocks and prosfade better…
@Grey: Surprised by that…after posting and walking around the lake with the dog, I was envisioning coming back to an email offer for my own weekly article. Oh well. I guess I’ll just go write a porn script, call it “Blew Chips” and send it off to Jack The Zipper.
@Peter Nincompoop: I throw my support behind “Prosp Rocks”.
Ha!
Drop Burnett for Latos?
@ashtray: Nope
Grichuk, Yelich, Deshield, Odor
Please rank for ROS.
thanks!!
@jojo: Odor, Yelich
Grey,
Another owner asked me if I’d be interested in trading for Wong. He is looking for an SP. I currently have Devon Travis at 2B, so I think I would be upgrading there with Wong. Should I offer any of the starters below for Wong or hold?
SP: Arrieta, Salazar, Carrasco, Hisashi, Fiers, Nola, Peavy, Hendricks
Many thanks.
Ron Dell
@Ron Rondell Dell: I’d give up Peavy , Hendricks, Salazar or Fiers without issue
@Ron Rondell Dell: What Funke said
Question: Is there such thing as a points league without match-ups? Something like your place in the standings is based off your total pts not off W/L. Sort of like Roto but with points league settings
@theone: Yes
@Cram It:
where? what site offers this?
@theone: Yahoo at least. That’s where mine is. Don’t know about other sites, but I was under the impression that points leagues were for the most part, not H2H
Is the biggest winner of the Tulo trade Devon Travis, who could now be leading off ROS on one of the scariest lineups since the 90s?
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Since 1927
Bit of a dilemma here (albeit a good one). In a 9 team AL only 5×5 roto. I have the top waiver priority and can go a couple of ways.
Roster:
C – Jaso
1b – Abreu
2b – Odor
3b – Donaldson
SS – Sano
IF – Morales
Of – A. Jones
Of – Souza
Of/2b – Betts
Of/2b – Deshields
Util – Burns
Bench – Tucker
Bench – Cron
Bench – JJ Hardy
DL – Miggy
SP – Pineda
SP – Carrasco
SP – Salazar
SP – Gausman
SP – Hutchison
SP/RP – V. Velasquez
RP – Tolleson
RP – Boxberger
RP – Osuna
RP – Fernando Rodriguez
RP – Mujica
DL – Smyly
*Can keep 3 players for next year with the exception of Donaldson, Jones, & Betts.
1st place by around 10 pts. Strong in all hitting categories. Middling in pitching (low on ratios, middle in W’s, high in saves and K/9).
Option 1:
Use waiver on Cueto, stand pat on hitters. Lose the Oakland reliever that doesn’t become the closer.
Option 2:
Use waiver on Tulo, move Sano to IF, lose Cron.
Hypothetical Option 3:
Use waiver on C. Gomez if he moves over to AL, lose Tucker or one of my SAGNOF’s.
Is Tulo a keeper for 2016? At this point, I will be keeping Miggy, probably Abreu, and need 1 more. Is anyone on the roster more keeper worthy than Tulo (I don’t typically like to keep pitchers). If I take Tulo (or Gomez), I could shop Donaldson for frontline pitching, but I’d like to hold on to him to throw him back into the draft pool for next year (he would likely be kept by the team I trade him to). I’m also eyeing Erik Johnson if Shark gets moved – he’s been mowing down triple-A. I’ve gotten by on mediocre pitching to this point, and typically lean toward bolstering my lineup, though Cueto may be the safest move here.
Appreciate any insights!
@omar: Tulo’s a keeper, Option 1
@omar: i’d rather use a waiver on Tulo but your pitching says you should probably pick up Cueto. However, your idea of shopping Donaldson (i’d shop Tulo to mitigate risk) is a nice alternative. Option 3 – worry about bird in the hand (and Cargo II hasn’t shown he’s conmpletely healthy yet either).
Tulo would be a keeper if you got him although Betts could turn out to be sneaky good. As far as keeping a pitcher – i agree, not too often you keep a pitcher but if you could swing a trade for Jose Fernandez, Archer, or one of the biggies like Kershaw, Scherz etc. then it would be worth it.
José Bautista Tor – 1B,OF
Matt Duffy SF – 2B,3B,SS
Brian Dozier Min – 2B
Russell Martin Tor – C
DJ LeMahieu Col – 2B
Carlos González Col – OF
Starling Marte Pit – OF
Billy Hamilton Cin – OF
George Springer Hou – OF
Cameron Maybin Atl – OF
Maikel Franco Phi – 3B
Mitch Moreland Tex – 1B
Adrián Béltre Tex – 3B
Anthony Rendón Was – 2B,3B
Would you drop any of the Shmohawks above for Wood?
@Roger Podacter:
8 teams – R 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVG IP W L SV HR K ERA WHIP QS
@Roger Podacter: Nope
Meant to ask this as well – going to fly by my innings cap and trying to get an ERA / WHIP upgrade by trading away 2 pitchers for 1 better one.
What do you think of trading away my Richards and Chavez or McCullers for Harvey? I know Harvey is not his best right now, but still an upgrade?
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Go for it
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Richards and Chavez for Harvey is solid. Harvey will keep getting better.
Strean-o-Nator hates Samardzija today against the Sawx at Fenway. What do you think? Would you start him in, say, a 12-team league?
@Moistasskiss: Bench
Trade cano for Gio and torii? 20 team thx!!
@Kiss a Bum: Nope
How about Hype-Man? As my boy Flava Flav would say…”Don’t Believe The Hype”!
@Bill Lumbergh: I love Flava Flav, but I like child stars, hypster glasses, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy, on the De-hype train, prosp rocks and prosfade better…
@Grey: Just saw Flav while at Chase making a deposit here in Vegas…nice dude, taking pics with fans and all.
Went to the Public Enemy concert at Hard Rock about a month back. Chuck D still has mad bars!
Ha, awesome!
10 team H2H Points redraft with -1 for K’s. I am farily set with my roster but I’m trying to round it out.
Team:
C – Lucroy
CI – Donaldson, Encarnacion
MI – Reyes, Correa
OF – Trout, Brantley, Baustista
Util – Ellsbury, Bryant
BN – Upton
DL – Harrison
NA – Schwarber
SP – Arrieta, Gray, Keuchel, Pineda, Syndergaard, Kazmir, Odorizzi, Hendricks
RP – Carrasco, Chavez
DL – Matz
NA – Nola
1) Nola is nolonger N/A eligible. Is there a pitcher I should drop to get Nola into my rotation?
2) Schwarber is nolonger N/A eligible. Is there a pitcher I should drop to get Schwarber onto my bench?
3) Ian Desmond was dropped by another team and is available on the wire. Is there a player I drop to pick him up?
4) From the choices above, depending on your answers, in what order should I do these moves?
Thanks.
@Ron: 1) Drop Nola 2) Schwarber 3) Nope
@Grey: Are you saying drop Schwarber as well Nola and just hold on to the pitchers I have?
Hold what you have
The prospect has Corey Faim
or bewaivioral problems
@Chicken Dinner: Not bad, I like child stars, hypster glasses, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy, on the De-hype train, prosp rocks and prosfade better…
Need an upgrade in pitching and have a bit of a clog at OF.
3 spots for Harper, Trout, Calhoun, CarGo, Dickerson and Blackmon.
I was thinking of trying to move one of the three Rockies for a pitcher. Best case scenario CarGo for… Fher?
@bjfg: If that’s what you need
@bjfg: if it’s not a keeper, i’d trade Dickerson because of the foot issue which OK now but could be back at any moment.
Anybody starting Trevor Bauer at home v KC today?
@Malicious Phenom: I sure wouldn’t.
@Malicious Phenom: Likely wouldn’t own him
@Grey: Its a keep forever league, so I want to hold onto Bauer for now..thanks
Ah, gotcha…No problem, I wouldn’t start him
@Grey: I benched him..cheers mate
Hi Grey
I need saves so I got offered Santiago Casilla($1) for my Brandon Belt ($3). I can keep both players for these values for another two years. Currently in first but I do have good hitting. I Just think Belt is cheap for another two years ! But then I get mad at him because he should be hitting better! What should I do ? I need your Wisdom, Grey
Thanks!
@Blint: Works for me
@Blint: seems ok – can you wait for trade deadline to shakeout and pick up new closers?
14-tm weekly 9×9 H2H, cats include OPS, NetSB, BB and K. I have much more power than my opponent this week (169 HR in my lineup vs 104 in his), but he has more speed (60 NetSB vs 16). Given that, would you plug in Burns over Chris Davis this week to minimize my weaknesses in NetSB and K, even though Tron prefers Davis ($21.9 vs $9.7)?
@Steve Stevenson: Sure
Felix or Abreu?
Sano would fill CI
Weekly H2H points
@Chicken Dinner: Abreu
Souza, A. Garcia, Castillo ROS?
@Hoss: Souza
Drop Castellanos for Maybin right? Just at util spot since I have Arenado too. Thanks man keep up the good work.
@TobiasFunkeAnalRapist: Yup
Rumors flying around that Carlos Gonzalez might be dealt to a contender by Friday. Fantasy Master Lothario, do you think Cargo’s value goes up if he goes to a contender due to uptick in motivation…or does it go down because he’s leaving Coors?
Sure, he blasted two bombs yesterday, but that was in Wrigley, where the ball carries out in late summer (I believe you made mention of this a short while ago). Thoughts are much appreciated.
@Marty Janetty_Was Set Up: His value would drop
@Grey:
Thanks, hopefully I can sell him before he gets dealt. I own him everywhere.
No problem
Who to drop for AWood or hold?
TRoss
JGarcia
MFiers
AlphabetSoup
@Adam: Fiers
hey I am in a ten team league where we can keep 3 players for a maximum of 3 years one of my keepers is trout who I can’t keep anymore after this year.
I have been offered goldschmidt for trout and a 2nd round pick and 5th round pick in return. goldschmidt can be kept for another year.
my 1b is rizzo but I could put one of them in my utility spots
should I stay put , pull the trigger or offer less draft picks for it. thanks
@alex: Take Goldy
@Grey:
Thanks for the input!
No problem
I am in a 12 team 6×6 league with obp and slg.
I have Jayson Werth on my DL, Michael Conforto and DeLino DeShields currently on my roster, and Rusney Castillo is on the waiver wire.
Do I drop Conforto or DeShields to activate Werth? Just drop Werth and keep those two? Or drop two and pick up Castillo?
I have no particular need for power or speed, just looking for the best overall.
@Kobayashi Maru: DeShields
How about Phantom Menace?
Highly anticipated event leading to untouchable embarassment.
“Now this is pod racing!!!”
@ashtray: Ha! But that never gets better again after time
Beltre.
Droppable or tradeable? If tradeable then for what? 3B on the wire include Castellanos, Kang, Lamb, Saladino. Rest of my team is posted below. Yahoo 12 team h2h standard 5×5 Any advice welcomed.
Note: I’m stockpiled on RP with potential to become closers, but I plan on dropping a couple of them after the trade deadline for a 4th OF (Grichuk, Pillar, Souza all available).
C) Santana
1B) Prince
2B) Kipnis
3B) Beltre
SS) Segura
OF) Trout
OF) Heyward
OF) Dickerson
UT) Morales
BN) Caesar Hernandez
SP) Keuchel, Zimmerman, Lynn, Lackey, Hughes, Chavez, Young, Jaime
RP) Gregerson, Tolleson, Axford, Smith, Benoit, Hoover
@j-mo: Obviously try to trade him
@Grey:
Which of the free agent 3B do you like to replace him? Castellanos, Lamb, Saladino, Kang. Panda?
Castellanos
Waiver wire prospect: HypoNOTamust
@Chicken Dinner: I like child stars, hypster glasses, overlookie, waiver waver, impulse guy, on the De-hype train, prosp rocks and prosfade better…
@Grey: Prospectile Dysfunction. People get excited about a prospect when he is in the minors, but as soon as he comes up, no one is able to keep it up.
Where do you see yourself ranking Odor next year? Long-term do you think he is top 50?
Thanks Grey!
@Steve: He could be top 50 eventually, prolly top 120 overall next year
Grey –
Have a trade/keeper question for you. 12 team H2H, standard scoring. My team is currently in first place of my division by 6.5 games, but I play my only challengers 3 more times before playoffs. Here is my roster:
Vogt
Edwin
LeMahieu
Plouffe
Tulo
Schoop
Rizzo
Cespedes
Blackmon
Pollock
Upton
Soler
Polanco
Sano
P – C-Mart, Salazar, Carrasco, Wood, Samardzija, Iwakuma, Chapman, Miller, Tolleson, Ramos,
Wade Davis
I got a trade offer of Pollock for Cueto. Is my offense good enough without him to make it worth while? I can keep 5 in this league, would Pollock make your 5 keepers from this team?
Thanks!
@OldMilwaukeePounders: Sure, take Cueto
@Grey: Thanks, Grey. Where do you see Pollock’s rank next season?
Top 40
Drop Axford for Mujica?
@agarthered: Meh
If T.Ross is a Cubbie, do you like him about the same?
@dem ribbies: Nope
There should be a glossary term for a prospect that everyone clamors for when they’re first called up, then enthusiasm wanes and the guy just sits on waivers. Please suggest in the comments.
“Donruss Rated Rookie” – 50% ended up ok
“Topps Future Stars” – always sucked
or
“A Bowman” because no one ever cared about that brand of cards.
Ha! I like Topps Future Stars, will add it
@Grey: I was always partial to the Topps Traded series!
Ha
5X5 Mixed OBP league
I get: Hanley (SS), Dee Dordon, Victor, 2 closers and Tanaka
Give up: Tulo, Edwin, Rendon (2nd)
I need saves and steals. Does Hanley pick it back up? Do think Victor has a good 2nd half?
Sure, if it works for your team
RCL, no particular need, ROS OF: C. Hernandez or Aoki
Cesar
A hot prospect who sits on waivers is a “fantasy hipster”. SO hot for a minute, but cools off once everyone knows who they are.
Rizzo vs. Gomez+Marte in a dynasty?
I think we have better on the term… Rizzo
Hey Grey,
You starting McHugh vs Angels tonight? QS league.
Thanks in advance!
If he’s at home
@Grey: How about “Betamax”. Many rush out to buy the newest prpduct, but it utlimately ends up the in the clearance bin…
12 team yahoo H2H league
I was offered Greinke for my Cargo. Should I accept this trade since I have a solid bench bat that could be a full time starter? Thanks a lot!
Here is my team:
C. Y. Gomes. Cle
1B. J. Abreu. CWS
2B. K. Wong. STL
3B. J. Donaldson. TOR
SS. I. Desmond. Was
Of. C. Gonzalez. Col
Of. H. Pence. SF
Of. J. Pederson. Lad
UTL. S. Marte. Pit
UTL. C. Davis. Bal
Bench. J. Bruce. CIN
Sp. J. Arrietta Chn
Sp. L. Lynn. STL
Sp. G. Richards LAA
Sp. J. Odorizzi. Tb
Sp. D. Salazaar. Cle
Sp. A. Cashner. Sd
Sp. E. Rodriguez. BOS
Sp. K. Hendricks. Chn
RP. C. Allen. Cle
RP. B. Ziegler. Ari
RP. K. Giles. Phi
I don’t love it, it’s fair
Glossary term: Hype-check or Hype-thatsblown-check
No Milwaukee Lion jokes?
If the Mets can add a big bat in the outfield they are set up pretty nice to make a run…love getting Johnson and Uribe to strengthen the bench..clippard is a no brainer considering Mejia cant pitch in the post season…Give me Cespedes and ill be happy…(Id rather Upton but Cespedes seems more likely)
You don’t sound bias at all
@Grey: C’mon son…You cant tell me that if they upgrade the offense, with that staff and pen they cant make some noise..and i’m normally pessimistic when it comes to the Mets…Jets…Knicks…Islanders…and any other team i like that sucks.
I’ll believe they upgrade offense when they do, Uribe and Kelly Johnson? Well, let’s say I have a hard time imagining anyone in October talking about them
@Grey: As i said…nice BENCH upgrades…if they don’t go and get the big bat, most likely meaningless additions.
Yeah, agreed on that… I don’t love Gomez there if they get him either… Guess we’ll have to see, feels like lots of arms available, but not many bats… Yoenis would be nice for them
@JeF WiTh 1 F: NYI don’t suck anymore, they are quite good now, and have some very good prospects too.
@JeF WiTh 1 F:
They need a better lefty out of the bull pen. Torres the mad hatter is terrible
@JoeG414: Clippard kills Lefty’s
Bought some powdered water…didn’t know what to add to it
Haha
Hi Grey,
Would you rather have Mookie Betts for $24 for two more years (then his contract ends) or Yasmani Tomas $1, Michael Taylor $1, or other $1 OF I could pick up over the next 2 years with the choice to sign them to another 3 year extension for $16 each year or let them go? My team is out of it but I should be competitive in 2016. Thanks!
WT
Betts
@Grey:
Thank you… very helpful as always!
No problem
I’m giving Fiers one more chance tomorrow @SF. If he has a bad start (or maybe even if he doesn’t), would you drop him for any of these guys:
(H2H QS league)
Godley
Colby Lewis
Koehler
Dickey
Thanks!
These guys are streamers… Koehler
I can not express how much your article gets my day off to a great start. Fantastic stuff as always.
My OF consists of
Tomas
Grichuk
Parra
Soler
Melky and Preston Tucker are available. Do you like either of these more than what I have or am I good with whatI got?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks! Melky over Grichuk
Would to cut to active Ryan Zimm ? 6×6 daily roto (No Holds ). Close in all categories , especially hitting. Also close in Wins and K’s . Also, In a three way tie for first in Saves.
I might be able to wait for a few days, since it doesn’t look like I’m picking anyone up.
C Wilson Ramos, Wsh
1B Carlos Santana, Cle
2B Anthony Rendon, Wsh
3B Kyle Seager, Sea
SS Ian Desmond, Wsh
2B/SS Xander Bogaerts, Bos
1B/3B Mitch Moreland, Tex 1B,
OF Bryce Harper, Wsh OF
OF Jorge Soler, ChC OF
OF Avisail Garcia, CWS OF
OF Marlon Byrd, Cin OF
UTIL Randal Grichuk, StL OF
UTIL Jarrod Dyson, KC OF
P Andrew Miller, NYY RP
P Edward Mujica, Oak RP
SP Gerrit Cole, Pit SP
SP Jake Arrieta, ChC SP
SP Jordan Zimmermann, Wsh SP
SP Kyle Hendricks, ChC SP
RP Tyler Clippard, NYM RP
RP Brad Boxberger, TB RP
RP Shawn Tolleson, Tex RP
Bench Jose Quintana, CWS SP
Bench Chris Colabello, Tor 1B, OF
Bench Patrick Corbin, Ari SP
Bench Matt Duffy, SF 2B, 3B
Bench Aaron Nola, Phi SP, RP
Bench Jake Peavy, SF SP
Bench Eduardo Rodriguez, Bos SP
DL Ryan Zimmerman*, Wsh 3B, 1B, OF
Zimm
@Grey:
Ha. Who on the active roster to cut for Ozuna ?
give- Anibal Sanchez.
get- Shelby Miller
need help in ERA. should I continue to hope Sanchez improves, or take Miller who could continue to be good in ERA?
Sure
Hey Grey. Loved the Tulo bit.
I have several more starts than the guy I’m playing this week in NL-Only H2H. I’m hesitant to start Wily his first time back in 2 months. Would you agree to sit him, even in NL-Only against a hot SF team?
On another note – I dropped Myers for Story thinking Reyes would be dealt back to NYM or another contender. Hoping that Wil really did have a setback now and won’t be playing.
Thanks!
Thanks! Sit Wily… Nice…
12 team yahoo H2H league
I was offered Greinke for my Cargo. Should I accept this trade since I have a solid bench bat that could be a full time starter? Thanks a lot!
Here is my team:
C. Y. Gomes. Cle
1B. J. Abreu. CWS
2B. K. Wong. STL
3B. J. Donaldson. TOR
SS. I. Desmond. Was
Of. C. Gonzalez. Col
Of. H. Pence. SF
Of. J. Pederson. Lad
UTL. S. Marte. Pit
UTL. C. Davis. Bal
Didn’t I just answer this
Is Starlin Castor still a better SS forever keeper than Lindor?
Nope
@Grey: So Lindor is the one to own now?
Yup
Hey Grey!
Write-up, helpful as usual.
How about “Hot Balk-late”, or “Ballflower”.
I’m really unsettled about the shape of my team, but I’m not sure what it is – okay, aside from being “not very good”.
I suspect I have too many IFs w/out enough position flex. I’m feeling SP heavy … and yet … insufficient. Meh. Your thoughts would be most helpful.
10 Team, Yahoo, 7×7, Mixed, weekly HtH, but w/daily transactions.
Some relevant FAs that I like, but am not sure about adds/drops
– M Duffy, Forsythe, Headley, Duda, Colabello, Eaton, Carbera, Franco, Byrd, Peralta, Cron, Jaso
– B Anderson, Haren, *J Ross, Eovaldi, Guassman, Jungman, Buehrle, E Rodríguez
C — Grandal
1B – Freeman, Lind
2B – Altuve, Panik
3b – Carpenter, Moustakis
SS- Reyes, Crawford
Ut- J Turner
OF- Gardner, Calhoun, Revere, Reddick
DL- Span, Werth
SP- Archer, Hernandez, Heston, Hamels, Hammel, Carrasc-ugh, Hendricks, Corbin, Heaney
RP- Storen, Casillia, Ziegler, Jepson
A) I’m inclined to swap Panic for Duffy. Very similar numbers, but better Position Flex
B) If I have Turner and Duffy, I feel I may not need (Reyes OR Crawford) and/or (Carp OR Mouse)
C) Reddick and Revere both seem to get sat a lot. So I feel like I need to either replace one (or both) *or* add one more OF (dropping an IF/P).
D) Pitching … pick up Joe Ross? Drop .. Hendricks? Drop/replace any others?
E) Can I possibly fish someone into trading for Carrasco and get solid value back? Can simply dropping him be a rational thought, or am I just still peeved that he has been getting LIT UP.
F) Does this team suck as much as I’m feeling it does … and yes … “suck” means what I think it does (Sideways Quote – Inigo Montoya).
Sorry for the long Q. I response of “UGH – pass the Aspirin* would be totally understandable.
Really appreciate you doing what ya do.
@Syllogism:
Oh … and … with Werth coming up soon and Span (hopefully) returning … Keep either and, if so … drop … ?
In a ten team league these are all streamer bats
Not feeling those terms… A) Yes B) Okay C) Replace them depending on needs D) Hold E) I don’t know, try it F) It looks like a bit of a mess, yes
Give Soler and Cueto, Get Marte and Betances? I’m looking to improve in Avg and SBs. I also have Lester, Greinke, and Burnett. Thanks!
Sure
Need RBI and some speed.
Trade J Upton for Blackmon? Thanks
Okay
*edit
*A* response of *UGH …
Anyway … thanks again.
Are we stashing Baez AGAIN with all this Castro trade talk?
In some leagues he’s stashed
How worried should Tulo owners be with the Rogers Centre turf ??
No more so than Coors
@Grey: And besides, most of the time he’s on dirt
@Grey: and will likely see the DH every 3rd game
if they keep Reyes…does he go to leadoff? Put Blackmon in the 3-6 spot in the lineup? As a Reyes owner, I hope he sticks in Colorado.
Bats 2nd
Catcher question… sorry! Maybe it’s okay because it’s a dynasty league? Do you prefer Yasmani Grandal or Blake Swihart for the next 3 years? It’s gotta be yasmani, right? I’m a sox fan and have lost my ability to reason…
Grandal
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
In an OPS league, would you drop Salvy for D’Arnaud?
Nope
Stream Matt Cain @ home tonight v the Brewers?
Yes
I need to drop 1 of the following. I could use some steal but I think I drop Forsythe out of this group?
Plouffe, Forsythe or M.Taylor.
Taylor
Grey – Who has the better 2nd half of the season; A. Rendon or H. Hendrick?
Kendrick
Thanks!
No problem
just traded crush davis and d robertson and rizzo – think au rizz can turn it around??
Yup
Grey –
In a roto league (+ holds), need some holds and a little bit of power…
Do you like moving Billy Hamilton for Tony Watson and Desmond (or Santana)?
Thanks!
Nope
SON likes corbin @ SEA a lot better than both quintana @ BOS and mccullers vs LAA – agree?
Agree
Grey,
Would you trade Tulo & Revere for Cargo and Franco? I would replace Tulo with Alexei Ram
Obp keeper
Sure
Balk Tease
I think we have better
In a dynasty league should I trade evan longoria, trevor story and nate karns for mike moustakas and danny salazar. Right now I am playing longoria in my util spot. Is this a trade worth accepting? My main concern is that this might be a wash in terms of value/ros production. Also story intrigues me as an impact prospect that could help now and in the future.
Nope
@Grey: what if I deal jesse chavez instead of karns? Is that better or is it still a no go for you?
Irrelevant
@Grey: Just curious why do you think I shouldn’t make the deal?
Would you drop Matt Holliday for Lindor in a keep forever?
Leaves me with these OF’s:
Justin Upton
Yoenis Céspedes
Matt Kemp
Jay Bruce
Jorge Soler
Gregory Polanco
Nope
Gloss term – ‘Refried Beanie’ – Beans looked good out of the pan, got cold, reheated – taste better the second time around
Don’t love it
Smoke is picking up on the Papelbon rumors. Would you preemptively drop Axford or Jim Johnson for Giles, or hold?
Johnson
So, do you think the Red Sox BA will be traded to the Pirates’ BA?
@Scott: FOR
No idea what you mean
@Grey: Alvarez for Napoli. I was being purposely obscure.
Grey, now that Tulo is gone and it sounds like Cargo is right behind him, how much does this dampen your outlook on Nolan this year/next year?
He still has coors and some good players like Charlie Whitemon and all but it hurts to lose the two guys batting in front of him for sure.
Nolan’s fine
Is Addison going to punch up the latest Colorado peg boy?
Hopefully
Prospect on waivers: Hype-check or Hype-thatsblown-check
I think we have better
Yeah, as a former Anibal Sanchez owner, I was expecting this. Now some other poor schmo has to deal with it in my league. Right now he or she is thinking “it’s just a blip, he’ll do better from now on” Poor, poor schmo.
Ha
SUppose I needed HRs and Saves. Keep Werth or Dolittle as a DL stash?
Werth
Give donaldson and correa for votto and Hanley? Or too much
Hold
Every player in the White Sox lineup yesterday had a hit and either an rbi or a run scored in a 10-8 bloodbath win at Fenway, bar one: Alexei Ramirez, my batty call. The ultimate ticker tease. Well done Alexei. A most impressive feat.
But enough of my bitching, you starting Jaime off the DL vs. the Reds (Leake) tonight?
Ha! Start him
McCullers or Corbin rest of season in a H2H Pts League.
Corbin
@Grey: Hate to hijack, but same answer for Roto 5×5?
Thank you.
Yup
“There should be a glossary term for a prospect that everyone clamors for when they’re first called up, then enthusiasm wanes and the guy just sits on waivers.”
The Baseball Prospect-dis
Don’t love it
@Grey: Word. Only others I could come up with were “a flash in de’ mand” and “Fad Company” I’ll leave the article naming to Rudy I guess.
Out of the other option presented I’m leaning Waiver Waver myself.
Fad company isn’t bad, I’ll run it by Rudy
@Grey: how about “meh-spect”?
I think we have better
Would you drop Dyson for Gerardo Parra?
He was dropped in my 12 tm lg for Hicks and I can’t figure out why….
Sure, if you don’t need steals
Zobrist going to Royals.
1) Does this make Dyson droppable in a 12 team keeper H2H? (I’ve got Gordon coming back.)
2) Taylor or Castillo?
3) I’m intrigued by Ozuna being traded to a team where he may play. Worth a flyer over Taylor?
1) yeah 2) rusney 3) sure
Zobrist been traded to Royals..
Do I drop Billy Burns for him?
Martin
Rizzo
Dozier
A Rod
Peralta
Upton J
Cespedes
Gardner
Cain
Bench
Hosmer
Rendon
Seager
Desmond
Burns
Calhoun
Sure
Would you trade Dickerson to get Hosmer?
Sure
Stream Doubront? Phillies still suck, right?
I wouldn’t
Drop Camron Maybin for Michael Taylor? I know your very sweet on Taylor right now…
Hold
At this time of the season, is Hendricks,Bauer, Latos, Fiers, Cashner all streaming options.
Also, who should be owned. Duda or Cron ROS?
Streamers in some leagues, Cron
1. Donaldson/Carrasco/Hosmer vs. 2. Carlos Martinez/J Upton/Carlos Gonzalez
I gotta take 1. even with the frustration and resentment, right? Especially if CarGo is traded from Coors…
Close, but yeah Donaldson side
@Grey: Thanks! Backdate that a couple years, too.
Done!
Zobrist to the Royals. Does this kill Dyson’s playing time?
It likely will, yeah
Hey grey
Keeper league which side do you like?
Reyes Cano
Or
Braun bogaerts
Braun
Oh, and might not be better than what’s there, but for glossy term, how about “batlash”?
Don’t love it
I have hitting but little starting pitching to count on for the playoffs. Been offered Cueto for Kyle Seager. I have ARod and Arenado for my corners so i have my positions filled and can put a decent bench player in the utility spot. Cueto in the AL is scary but his bullpen is so much better now. Two of his three previous starts were worrisome. Seager on fire but few RBI opportunities for the M’s. What do do?
Take it
Thanks for the Take It recommend. I will …. but he is so anxious he sent another deal. I get Hanley Ramirez and Cueto for Seager and Liriano. Now which deal makes more sense? Thanks in advance.
Hanley
Pick 1 to start today:
Cespedes @ Odorizzi (sub .200 BA versus RHH this season but Yoenis has been hot lately)
Soler v Flande (pretty nuetral splits for both batter and pitcher)
@bossmanjunior333:
ooops…messed up the sn
Yoenis
With Garcia coming off the DL to pitch tonight, am I dropping any of the following ROS?
CJ Wilson
Iwakuma
Buherle
Santana
Heston
@Hern: Buehrle
Buehrle
@Grey: Thank you gentlemen!
No problem
Hey Grey thanks for the info:
What side do you like?
Tyson Ross and Trumbo
for Kemp and Asdrubal Cabrera
Thanks
Kemp
Playing in a 10 team deep keeper league. First year incorporating keepers. Right now we are able to keep 4 players this year. Players that are kept will be taken a round earlier than the previous year. Numbers in parentheses are the round player will be taken next year. As of now I will be keeping Arenado (2), Wong (8), Correa (10), and JD Martinez (13).
I have received this trade offer from the last place team who wants a keeper in return (possibly 2 including Rendon (4))
Send JD Martinez, Anthony Rendon, Anibal Sanchez, and Collin McHugh
Receive Tulo, Cespedes, Hamels, Papelbon
Im concerned about Tulo playing on the turf and I would be losing value with the trade of Martinez. I have a couple other players worthy of keeping, although at a price more steep – Altuve (1), Puig (1). I could also opt to keep Schwarber (10) after picking him up off waivers (as I did with Correa).
Should I pull the trigger?
Works for me to win this year
Which side do you go with. I’m in need of pitching depth and am offering the following: Dickerson, Revere, and Eduardo Rodriguez for Shelby Miller and Cashner. My bench is Grichuk, Colabello, and Burns.
Thoughts?
Miller
Oh hullo, what’s that, Devon Travis leading off. Come all ye faithful.
Haha
@Grey: I’m feeling joyful AND triumphant about his return.
Werth worth anything?
Not in most leagues
Howdy, Grey. In a 13 team redraft 6×6 with OPS and Holds, I offered an owner that has displayed previous interest in Dickerson the aforementioned CDick, Casilla, and Burns for Cain and Clippard. His decline mentioned that he would probably do it for CDick and Dee Gordon. I picked up Cesar when Dee was out, so I would stick with him at 2B if I move Gordon. Cain may be a decent upgrade for my RF spot. What say ye?
Current roster:
C Stephen Vogt, Oak 1B, C
1B Jose Abreu, CWS 1B
2B Dee Gordon*, Mia 2B
3B Nolan Arenado, Col 3B
SS Hanley Ramirez, Bos SS, LF
LF Yoenis Cespedes, Det LF
CF Matt Kemp, SD CF, LF, RF
RF Preston Tucker, Hou LF, RF
UTIL Corey Dickerson, Col LF
Bench Cesar Hernandez, Phi CF, 2B, SS
Bench Josh Reddick, Oak RF
Bench Billy Burns, Oak CF
P Drew Storen, Wsh RP
P Santiago Casilla, SF RP
P Junichi Tazawa, Bos RP
P Roberto Osuna, Tor SP, RP
P Brad Ziegler, Ari RP
P Jake Odorizzi, TB SP
P Jason Motte, ChC RP
P Rafael Soriano, ChC RP
P Jeremy Jeffress, Mil RP
Bench Jake Arrieta, ChC SP
Bench Carlos Carrasco, Cle SP, RP
Bench Danny Salazar, Cle SP
Bench Lance McCullers, Hou SP
@Hal Incandenza: Or I could counter with C.Dickerson and Gordon for Harper.
Sure, take Harper
What’s the trade?
@Grey: My C. Dickerson and D. Gordon for his L. Cain; I’m not sure if he would also include Clippard but assume so.
Cain side, it’s fair…Harper’s obviously better
@Grey: Cool, glad to get your opinion on the Cain version. I’ll try Harper first but suspect whether or not to do it for Cain Sugar! will be the ultimate decision. Thanks, hoss.
No problem
Yo Grey!
It looks like Pabelbon is going to the Nats and of course I have Storen. Drop Storen and pick up Giles?
Is it official? Then yes
Cesar vs Doubront or Desmond vs. Fernandez tonite?
Cesar
1) Drop Sano, pick up either Corbin/Latos? (9 team, no IP limit)
Just got Rendon back.
2) Pick two outta Osuna, Giles or Mujica?
Thanks Gris.
1. Drop Rendon, Latos 2. Osuna, Giles
Add story and drop lindor?
Pick two ozuna,tucker,soler
Start shark @boston ?
Why?
Not seeing the wisdom of starting Werth off against JoFer. For the Nationals as well as my fantasy team.
Best na pitcher to have in redraft league
Is it berrios?
Add smyly to DL spot or is he just streamer when he comes back
You should ask Mike
@donny: he’s been saying berrios for a while.
Pick two pence vs wily, odor vs capuano, arenado vs beeler
Not Pence
GreyGoose,
Need some feedback. Traded away my keeper Adam Vanilla Jones whom i’ve owned through the hayride, my first round, 6th round, Wade Miley, and Melkman for four years of no penalty Correa, two 13th rounders, Souza, Anibal, and Samardz. How’d I do? I think I did well…
Keepers going forward: Arenado, Correa, Cutch, E5, Dozier, Gomez, JD, Arrieta, and Gray.
Nice trade for you
@Grey: Thanks! 1st rd in our league is overrated!
Who is nobody talking about at closer that could emerge with a vengeance, like a hemorrhoid during a road trip in a Subaru, after the trade deadline?
Benoit
@Grey: Ohh, good answer. Sounds like what you apply to a rhoid, too.
@Great White North: Needs a little Benoit-ment
I mean, unlikely, but you seemed like you wanted one way out there…Maybe Frasor?
@Grey: Another good one, but I have no corny Frasor jokes. (Place sad-face emoticon here)
How about Betancourt?
@Grey: He could be closing tonight! Coors tho…….
True
@Grey: Lowe?
Yup, he’s another one, at least tonight
12 team H2H keeper. I’m playing for this year.
I’ve got Gordon and Odor, Arenado and Bryant, and day-to-day half those guys are being benched due to lack of lineup slots.
There’s an owner with Santana and Pence.
Who/what would you offer for those two?
Thanks in advance.
Gordon
According to Brendan Kennedy “Gibby said Sanchez & Osuna will share the 8th-9th inning roles, while Hawkins will join Schulz in 6th-7th spot.” I’m trying to position my H2H team for the playoffs because I have a big lead. Pick one of Giles, Osuna or the A’ closer (name him if you pick him) for the following 2 weeks in September. So it’s a closer for a team that might not win a game in the two week playoff OR a half time closer for a team that could win most of the games in the two weeks OR an unnamed closer for an average team with 1 more game during the 2 weeks. Here are their schedules:
Giles 12 games (3vWAS, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
Osuna 12 games ([email protected], 3vBOS, 3vNYY, 3vTB)
A’s closer 13 games ([email protected], [email protected], 3vTEX, 3vSF)
Giles
@Grey: Thanks!! What do you think the chances are of Doolittle coming back to be the closer for the A’s in mid September?
Could be back in August in that role
Need pitching in a keeper league. Would you rather deal McCutchen for Kluber or Rendon for Lester?
Rendon
Drugs kill, just ask Jenrry Mejia.
Did he die or something?
@Grey: He got popped using PEDs again. 162 – game ban!
Oh
Drop storen for giles
Sure
Giles or mujica
Giles
gotta love mejia, whereas the other, richer guys likely go after more expensive ways due to not being able to be tested for yet (hey superfluous H, i found your receipt you left on a bar seat in STL, and it’s got a LOT of zeros dude!), the highest technology roids, this guy just says “F it, if they’re gonna catch me let em, i do what i want!”
Ha
Wrote to you the other day Grey, but thoughts on Tomas?
Benched today, third time in last 7 days, drop for rios or rusney?
@agarthered: Also drop Motte for Mujica, or hold out?
I’d go Mujica
Rios
For a utility spot: Schwarber or Duffy?
Duffy
Interesting tidbit.
David Murphy removed from the lineup tonight. Possible trade looming.
He’d be a nice platoon bat for someone.
Actually scratch that. It’s David Murphy. So not interesting.
Lawrie, Addison, Kang – who’s the odd man out, ROS 14-team keeper?
All of them? Lawrie
Drew Storen.
What a waste.
F U Papelbon.
Over/Under on 8 HR in tonight’s Ubaldo vs Julio matchup in Baltimore?
16!
drat i got some concerns.
1. 16 teamer with 6 keepers. my keepers are goldy/arenado/pollock/upton/ 1 SP (thor/carmart/keuchel/liriano)/ and likely 1 of soler/sano/grichuk/tucker. currently rocking jace P. got an offer of my 9th round for travis and 15th rounder. (since we have 6 keepers these are rounds 3 and 9). probably can’t keep travis. this team is selling off everything for pick upgrades. other options at 2B are carlos S or giavotella. i stuck with jace due to the steals my team is weak in. also i have peraza stashed in case he comes up and plays 2B.
2. 16 team league i took over needs a 2nd SP keeper after keuchel. my own team has kazmir/teheran/j.ross as options. Is a.wood a big enough upgrade to ship out a hitter i’m not keeping (desmond/calhoun/kemp/carpenter, i already have stanton/pollock at OF as keepers, can’t keep 3 OF). the owner of pineda/thor/matz/rodon and some others is asking for one of my keepers to get one of them and i’m not moving stanton/dozier/rizzo/pollock/schwarber.
3. getting pretty screwed over lately in another 16 team roto dynasty with axford/tolleson/storen in my 3 RP slots. i had stashed giles going into this year too. drop storen for any of these (and clearly i’m ready to drop axford really quick too for kahnle or betancourt): vizcaino/hudson/chafin/kahnle/betancourt/lowe/other f-rod/o’flaherty/ or just go with awesome rate stats of romo/capps? just saves here. no holds. good news is it’s yahoo “daily-tomorrow” so i can act fast and grab even during a game for any change (like say axford being removed from save opp by betancourt or so).
4. this brings up a fun point. drop hudson to grab betancourt or kahnle in NL only where my closest thing to a closer is vizcaino/hudson?
Travis… Sure… O’flaherty…betancourt
@Grey: where does a.wood slot into rodon/matz/thor/pineda for forever value? i’m guessing lower, but that one guy can only keep 2 pitchers and already has kershaw/stressbird AND those guys, and still wants hitter keepers to move them, and i’m not doing that. interesting you are on the o’flaherty side of him and other f-rod.
Last
Would you do Schwarber for Chris Davis? Keeper league so Schwarbs would be eligible next year in 15th, but I got Grandal still to be catcher, and I’m trotting out Sandoval currently at third…
Yes
David Murphy and David Dejesus traded to the Angels.
In Anaheim, I guess mediocre is the new Black.
@Gareth: Nice.
Poor Cron.
Victorino, Murphy and Dejesus cutting into his at bats.
And still no jokes about the Milwaukee Lion…….
Huh?
@Grey:Real life Cougar/Lion on the loose in Milwaukee. True shit. This is funny to me, maybe because I have been to a few dive bars in Wisconsin in my time, with many a Cougs on the loose.
Oh I had heard about that I thought you were talking about the Zimbabwe thing
Hadn’t*
@Grey: No. That hurts my soul, the Zimbabwe thing.
Yeah, as if dentists didn’t get a bad enough rap
@Great White North: Fact. Wisconsin Cougars have a 72% chance of having a mullet. Fact.
That’s a fact that arouses me, why?
@Grey: Because of Brooke Shields, and Florence Henderson.
Oh, well, yeah!
Devon Travis thinks its April. Still glad I traded him.
Ha
@Grey: Guess I jinxed him.
You totally did, not cool!
@the great knoche:
@Grey:
and back to the DL
@the great knoche: i just traded for him, about the same MINUTE or so he got reinjured. wondering what my league’s etiquette is in a spot like this since there is a 2 or 3 day trade delay period in place anyway.
@Flowers misses his old glasses… he’s ok tho: apparenlty the 2-4 day trade delay isn’t for injury, but if leaguemates vote against it. i voted against it, since it didn’t clear before he was hurt. never been caught in one of these, and it’s funny since it had to be within 5 minutes.
here comes the next heyward (became very useful starting the DAY i dropped him (after owning him for like 76 days of the season)), it’s panda, i dropped him this morning (and wouldn’t have started him even if i hadn’t, needed saves insurance for axford turning terrible for the 8th time. seriously, i’m looking at this from very ego-colored glasses here, but when was panda’s last homer, seriously.
Last April…
Dyson droppabke in 12 team h2h been loving his steals
Yeah he is
So Thor looks absolutely dominant so far. Painting every corner at the knees at 97. I think that’s only 2 possible corners. But I’s drinking and this is the best TV you can watch. Metsies! Out.
@Cram It: 15 str outs, pretty sweet. making up for price pulling one of his no K games, of course the last time i bitched about one of those in the 4th inning he rattled off like 8 out of 11 batters K’d.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: The Price is wrong today.
@Great White North: The Price is WRONG, bitch!
@Cram It: I miss that show
Metsies!
@Cram It:
perfect thru 6
Thanks for the earlier response Grey!
What side do you like here or is it even?
Tyson Ross for Kemp
Thanks
1). I pulled the Syndergaard and Kendrick for Cain trade, would be funny is Nosh pulls of the No Hitter tonight huh?
2) I can’t believe I lost my best closer in 1 league. Would you immedietly drop Storen or hold? Why would the Nats do such a stupid thing when they could trade for solid relief pitching?
3) would oh drop Conforto for Tomas? Why is Tomas not playing? He seems like he’s part of the Backs future.
4) I dropped Nola over Latos and Fiers where I own Carasscoc Grienke, Wood, Kluber, amongst others to activate Gordon. Okay with that?
1) Ha 2) Drop 3) No 4) Cool
In a keeper league, would you deal Pederson and Nola for Blackmon and F. Hernandez? I would hate dealing Pederson but I feel this is a good return for this year. Thanks
Sounds decent
Devon Travis becomes leader hitter. Devon Travis injures shoulder. The cycle of life is complete.
Ha!
How about Hitch Hyper. You see him, he looks nice, but you still should stop to pick him up.
I think we have better
Vaca-foh is full of sun alcohol chillin poolside
Please tell me you have an umbrella in your drink
@Grey: but of course
I have the choice of picking up Giancarlo Stanton, Bryce Harper, Rizzo or Arenado, who should I pick?
For what? This year?
@Grey: rest of the season
Harper
Think Tulo isn’t done moving? Was figuring they didn’t want to play him because they got into Toronto late. With Hawkins now having pitched an inning I am thinking he is going somewhere else for an arm yet.
Mets maybe? He has no trade now so would have had to approve it before first trade.
P.S. Bautista hurt a hammy. And Tulo doesn’t enter game…After both injuries Russell Martin now at 2nd base…..
@the great knoche: And also just found out Tulo isn’t on active roster yet….hmmmm………..
@the great knoche:
he had to get married to his boyfriend before he left the states
Customs can be a bitch!
Benoit better bet to be dealt or stay with Padres? Is he worth a waiver claim… I only have 5 left?
I have Dyson on my bench for SAGNOF. Just picked up Revere as a throw in on a trade. With Zobrist going to the Royals do you see him cutting into Dyson’s playing time or primarily there to play 2nd? Drop Dyson and use roster spot on speculative Closer?
Hold
If Travis hits the DL…sigh…do I grab Byrd, Souza, R Zimmerman? Or grab an SP and pick up Latos?
Latos
Drop billy burns for jayson werth or lucas duda?
Duda
looking like cron a lon is F’d yet again i LAA town. best add in pts league with -1 for K’s, +1 BB. due to schwarber getting off 40% of the time i slot posey into C slot and play cron on those days. options are (listed in order of how well they’ve done in pts per game in last 15 days)
howard/c-sant/moreland/napoli/morales/k.johnson/duda/loney
@Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo: Duda
@Jef with 1 f: hehe, wet tail time. i used to have him in this very league, but he was averaging like 1.5 pts per game (less than half of a good player), but maybe his foot is finally better.
weekly 12 team 5×5, I’m in last place is W’s and ERA with everything else pretty good.
ROS pick one: McHugh, Hughes, Walker, Latos, Hendricks
@Buge Hoobs: I’d take walker
5×5 H2H Best utility option ROS?
Tomas
Castellanos
Eaton
Rios
Tucker
Cron
@Bob: Tomas
Depends on needs, Castellanos
#THOR
#yup
@Grey: #word
Don’t even have a replacement and dropped Motte. Jesus christ he blew up my stats already….INFINITY e.r.a…..garbage. Let someone else grab Mujica. Not sold. Really need KRod to get traded so I can grab Smith or Jeffress……..down to two closers, need a new one!
Make some trades already geez?
Ha
@greg:
Duda or Cron?
@Gareth: cron has (like you even said above) been moved to bench spot according to depth charts.
Duda
I am ready to dump Trevor Bauer
Is it worth picking up Tillman ,Corbin shoemaker or Nelson.
Or do I stick with Bauer.
Corbin
that’s what i get for following SON of the cain cliff. Ohh, that would make a great Glossary term (it only works if SON loves Cain too much all the time though, which i’m not sure it does, it’s more likely just good park and MIL having shitty offense)
@Mordacious Levator: the Cain, Cliff, when you grab a pitcher only due to SON’s rating of him and, get burned real bad.
Meh, it’s early
@Grey: other than whip of 1.33 (not awful) rest of it sucked. K/9 of 4.5 (hello mike leake), ERA of 6. damn Cain Cliff, esp in a K/9 league. needed innings with losing vince V.
Did I miss the amazing Minor League Track record of Curt Casili?
I know, right? Insane
Drop Storen to pick up Mujica?
@Bob: yeah, but wait a minute, and it might be somebody other than mujica.
@Crapshoot Kershaw: SOB, we might not get to see tonight. if not grab mujica for sure.
Oh my word, Tony Watson. I didn’t want a possible save opp for Perkins THAT badly.
@SteveNZ: Et tu, Perkins? 0.2 IP, 5 ER.
Who’s the odd man out in kc rotation after adding cueto?….young or duffy?…
And fu** the nationals..storen was fine, seriously papelbon was the need not the glaring hole in the OF? starting with rendon and strasburg the nationals have singlehandedly ruined a lotta fantasy teams…..razzball might need a term for this type of team to add to the glossary. If someone’s feeling creative. Sorry for the rant.
Duffy or young to the pen?
Drop dyson or inciarte neee sb/r but I need a streamer spot more. Or a spot to add Carter capps.
Kipnis or Odor for ROS?
i just noticed something, do people with normal jobs get 1-3 day paternity leave (these are guys we’re talking about here, not pregnant women), i’m pretty sure you would get some time off during the actual birth (which doesn’t even take 1 whole day usually), and it’d count as a sick day, but has anybody even heard of somebody they knew just skipping work for three days since they had a kid? (people have lots of kids (way too many kids)). this is really silly.
@Crapshoot Kershaw: Depend where you live. In New Zealand you’re entitled to two weeks unpaid paternity leave, which I took when both my kids were born.
@SteveNZ: really, that is much different than in the U.S. You mean 2 weeks per kid i’m guessing, not over entire life? And i’m imagining where a lot of those latin american players come from there’s no such thing as even vacation days for the most part.
@Crapshoot Kershaw: now that i think about it 2 weeks per lifetime sounds about right, even if you had 8 kids that’s just under 2 days per kid. I sure wouldn’t want to spend that much time around pregnancies, but of course i don’t want kids. I’ve spent time with friends who had kids at hospitals and such, ugly scenes those. Just like in Knocked Up, ugh.
Who has two thumbs and wishes he nutted-up, threw caution in the wind, and pitched Wily tonight? This guy!!!! *Puts thumbs-up fists down and hangs his head down in defeat* I hate it when strategy blows up in my face!!
At least his Watson got lit and my Melancon got the W with the help of my Jung Ho’s HR. Funny how Fantasy Baseball comes full-circle.
Brantley and Byrd for Price and Span…if Span’s back craps out guys like Avaisal or Runsey are on the wire. I could use an ace to pair with Archer so tempted to take Price .
Tulo traded and to the one place that made me a little excited about it.
Crazy.
I also have Leak – waiting to see where he goes. Really hoping it’s my Giants or the Dodgers – and not the Tigers.
Evening Grey…can you rank the following waiver wire closers to replace what was a top 10 closer in Storen?
Osuna
Rondon
Mujica – stashing Doolittle on the DL
Thanks
It’s 3:20 PM… You ranked them
@Grey: 6:00 PM in Tampa…..thanks again!