Tanner Houck went 2 1/3 IP, 11 ER, ERA at 9.16, and I don’t care how you “fantasy baseball.” You can “fantasy baseball” by drafting catchers early. You can “fantasy baseball” by taking pitchers early. You can “fantasy baseball” by not wearing pants. I do not care. But if you “fantasy baseball” and did not immediately look up who has Tanner Houck in all your leagues, I don’t understand you. You’re doing things in a way that are foreign to me! Sorry goes out to everyone who has Houck in my leagues. Ugh, weird time to pause. Let me continue: Sorry, you can’t bring me joy like this every night! So, Yandy Diaz (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) hit his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in as many games, and maybe he finally figured out how to elevate. Won’t send him the “Don’t you even lift, bro” t-shirt. Kameron Misner (3-for-4, 3 RBIs) hit his 2nd and 3rd homer. Actually have him in one league. I’m not doing well in that league! Moving on! Junior Caminero (2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), 4th homer, and third straight game with a homer. If he homers in every home game, how many is that and can we just call games played in Big Stein a homer game? One person Big Stein can’t hurt? Dave Winfield! Also, Shane Baz (6 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 11 Ks, ERA at 1.42) as he just overpowered the Sawx with 99 MPH smoke, an 83 MPH curve that looked unhittable and a 90 MPH change that basically floated past bats. Just filthy. He struck out the side in the 5th, hitting 100 MPH on the last pitch. I haven’t watched every starter, but the times I’ve seen Baz, he’s looked as good, if not better than any other starter. This is how guys become aces. Bazinga, indeed. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Joe Boyle – Optioned to Triple-A. Sorry, Joe Boy-o.
Kristian Campbell – 2-for-3 and his 3rd homer. More Soup for you!
Kris Bryant – Hit the 10-day IL with lumbar degenerative disk disease. Bro. I mean, cmon. It’s like hitting the IL with “being unable to get out of bed ever again, but don’t worry, he’ll be back in ten days.”
Hunter Goodman – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .213. It’s all Goodman!
Dustin May – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.06. This is the 1st start where he’s looked as good as his ERA is saying he’s been, but that’s fine. It’s not like you’re in a league with Appearances, and, if you are, that’s not what that category means.
Mookie Betts – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .304. Mookie Best!
Shohei Ohtani – 3-for-5, 3 runs and his 5th homer, hitting .296. I hear people panicking about him in the comments. He’s not the reason your team isn’t doing well. He’s been fine — around top 20 on the Player Rater. If your team is not doing well, look at the guys who actually not performing.
Paul Skenes – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.96. Conspiracy Theory Alert! Skenes’s agent said to him, “Listen, you can be great, while saving your arm, and get out of Pittsburgh for roughly $600 million. So, don’t strike out everyone.”
Landen Roupp – 5 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.80. Was glued to this game, because I wanted to see how Roupp looked vs. a solid hitting team. He handled the big bats well, and seemed to loose focus on the lesser guys, while also being singled to death like a stripper in a Law & Order episode. Streamonator doesn’t love his next one, but I’m starting him, and less worried about it than last night’s.
Tyler Fitzgerald – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer, and a single short of the cycle. I grabbed him in my RCL last night for a batty call, and I regret to inform I’m calling him in the morning, and might call him my girl by Wednesday, if I get another good game.
Mike Yastrzemski – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hit leadoff, hitting .311. Better than listening to 311, I suppose.
Willy Adames – 2-for-5 and his 1st homer, hitting .203. Guys, if you help me carry this body to that cliff and toss it over, I will buy lunch–Hold on! He’s alive! Adames moved!
Brandon Marsh – Sitting for the next few days after going 0-for-26, i.e., Marsh is bogged down. Give me a high five! Right now! No? Okay.
Taijuan Walker – 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.30. His line looks better than Roupp, he did not look better. He looked much worse. It’s also baffling how a guy can allow a home run and it can be unearned. Legit stupidest shizz. Streamonator hates his next one and I don’t trust him at all.
Nick Castellanos – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Phils’ broadcast said he hit his home run 97 feet off the ground, and I had a brief boomer moment: Just because we can measure it, do we have to? That’s what I said to her!
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer, and 2nd homer in two games, hitting .175. Glad to see Jazz getting hot again. Now stay hot for the rest of the year. No presh!
Trent Grisham – 1-for-3 and his 4th homer. Hot schmotato alert!
Ben Rice – 1-for-3 and his 5th homer, hitting .300, as he hits leadoff. He was also the lede-off Buy on Friday.
Austin Wells – 1-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Picking up the slack for that 7-foot hole in the middle of the lineup named Judge. [intern whispers] He’s hitting .367? Well, so is Paul Goldschmidt, so what!?
Bobby Witt Jr. – 2-for-4 and his 2nd homer. Before you complain, know you are complaining to someone who has Gunnar Henderson in multiple leagues.
Seth Lugo – 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.86. He can pitch as terrible as possible, and he’ll never have an ERA over 4. Things that make you go hmm.
Framber Valdez – 4 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.91. For years I avoided this schmohawk, then I finally get in on him and he does this garbage. From now on, call him Framberrios.
Jeremy Pena – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .207. Started paying attention to averages this week, and two-oh-seven is like double-oh-seven but a shaken, not stirred Nick Martini.
Sonny Gray – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.13. Ah, well, you never let me down, Gray. [turns to the mirror] Either spelling.
Nolan Arenado – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .316. You have to check out this Chinese take-out menu I brought back from Beijing. It’s the world’s first mention of Moo Shu. It’s over by this open window–NOOOOO!!! Torenado!
Alec Burleson – 0-for-1. Cards score a bunch of runs and Burleson doesn’t even start. Holy sit! This guy’s a bum! I hate him!
Kerry Carpenter – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer. Carpenter nails righties like he’s in a Biblical revenge fantasy.
Tarik Skubal – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.66. Well, la di da!
Juan Soto – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Sexy Dr. Pepper with a little friendly reminder he didn’t retire with $600 million. “Sucker.” That’s Anthony Rendon.
Clay Holmes – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.66. Streamonator likes his next one a bit (prolly as much as it will), and I’d stream him.
Joe Ryan – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.45. So far Rudy’s projections look spot-on with Ryan. If you didn’t buy a War Room this preseason, I’ll fill you in. The War Room was Horntown for Ryan in every draft.
Easton Lucas – 5 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 4.70. Hey, do you mind if I leave my Shasta on the counter of this al-Qaeda-run bar? I need to hit the head! *five hours later* Hey, why is that guy frying my liver with onions–AHHHH!!! Roofie!!!
Marcell Ozuna – Won’t play in series against Blue Jays; headed back to Atlanta for exploratory MRI. Did they shrink down Dennis Quaid?
Grant Holmes – 7 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.78. [Holmes kneels down, sweaty, like he’s James Brown, the Shroud of Touki is draped over his shoulders] Now, you’re good (for one year).
Austin Riley – 2-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 3rd and 4th homer, hitting .288. Mean’s while, Matt Olson (0-for-2, 1 run, hitting .193) has a slightly better night than Michael Harris II (0-for-3, hitting .203), as they have a Crap-Off.
Sean Murphy – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .273. Glad Austin Riley homered twice, so I didn’t have to try to wrap my head around Sean Murphy being the best Braves hitter.
Brandon Lockridge – Hit the IL with a hamstring strain. Damn, he was my NL-Only SAGNOF Play of the Week. Sponsored by Taco Bell. It’ll give you runs!
Michael Busch – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 3rd homer in three games. BDon and I talk this week about Busch and whether it’s real or a merkin.
Luis Arraez – 3-for-5, 2 runs and his 2nd homer, hitting .282. He was hitting .176 about a week ago. That’s how early all this still is.
Dylan Cease – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 6.64. Watch your fingers, because the buy low window is gonna shut real fast.
Fernando Tatis Jr. – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th and 6th homer, hitting .361. This is like what I always talk about in the preseason. Does it make you good at fantasy if you had the 2nd pick and not the 8th pick? Because you would’ve taken Witt and not Tatis, that makes you better? Some of this is just dumb luck. Also, if Tatis throws out his shoulder this weekend, you’ll be glad you have Witt.
Max Scherzer – Will visit the doctor again about his thumb. Likely not hitchhiking there.
Would you trade J. Alvarado for LouBob
Thanks
*takes puff of copium*
Soooo Luis Robert had two really good ABs. Both 7 pitches. First a K but was a great pitch on edge. Other one he drew a walk.
*takes another hit of copium and coughs a bit*
Robbed Rooker of a base hit maybe HR. So…cool…defense.
Oh, and all this Kurtz talk has clearly pissed off Soderstrom. Is he leading the league in HR now?
Managers are stupid, part infinity:
Jasson Dominguez is 3-3, with a double and 3 RBI.
They pinch hit Grissom for him.
I had no idea managing a baseball lineup involved so much advanced calculus, but I really want to see the equation that takes the hottest hitter of the game out of the lineup.
Masterful gambit, sir.
Hope you liked the Tigers getting no hit for 5 by….Quinn Priester. Carpenter came up last inning and he pinch hit him for….Ibanez and his robust .150 whatever BA he has.
Haven’t really been paying attention to that game, but it appears a tiger got a hit.
I don’t roster Carpenter, so kind of indifferent tbh.
I get that game or the Twins. I flip to the Twins and they always dying.Correa out. Wallner hurt running to 1st.
Neither game is good.
Oof. What a selection. lol
My Giants couldn’t get it done so I’ve been flipping around.
Ha! There is some fun managing for you. TB PH Lowe hitting .250 for……Mead…..hitting .182. In the 9th with a man on. Against Chapman. It ends how you think it would.
With Jr on deck. Le sigh.
Orioles giving me deja vu from end of last year. No one hitting, only one doing anything (Mullins) they dump at bottom of lineup.
Got perfecto’d for almost 6 singles until Mullins got a single. Had a walk and SB earlier. HR just now.
Is there a term for teams that wont trade for help? Plenty of teams that wont spend, they are just cheap.
Batting approach is awful and when guys leave performance seems to improve.
Ha, I don’t know what they’re doing
Drop Toglia in a 12-team 5-OF league? Misner, Jesus Sanchez, Jake Meyers, and Conforto on the wire.
Misner
Facetiously… Austin Hayes or Mark Vientos ROS?
Vientos
You like Bobby Miller for a stream against the Rockies tomorrow?
No
Dylan Moore is the designated player on a heater for the Mariners. Per league rules, Mariners are allowed one per month with no overlap.
Vlad Guerrero has retired from the field to preserve his body and be the best he can as long as he can. He will now be in a carriage drawn by 8 tiny horses to the batters box and return to the dugout in the same manner. This will allow him to equal Bonds peak 3 years*.
*Equal to Bonds 3 peak years paid out over a 10 year period. No refunds.*
Haha
Is Luis Garcia droppable in a 10 team or would you hold?
hold
Grey
I know how you feel about Dylan Crews I like him too but he is killing me
I am thinking of dropping him for either Aranda or Nick Kurtz
I need power. I realize Aranda is already up but who would you want
Kurtz
Thanks
They are using Rooker in the OF so Kurtz maybe up sooner than later
Fingers crossed
yeah
Instead of Crews would you drop adolis garcia for Kurtz
Spencer steel, is he done! Picked up soderstrom.
Yeah
Hi Grey, for keeper league value can you please rank Tommy Troy, Chase Delauter, Adael Amador, James Triantos, T. Liranzo, Lazaro Montes. Any well above the rest?
Thanks!
Question for itch
Any of these pitchers worth an IL stash? Darvish, Bello, T. Myers, McCullers? ?
Myers
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. swap rengifo for one of fitzgerald or d moore? fitz the preferred option?
Fitz
Please rank Brendan Donovan, Perdomo, Arreaz ops league ros
Arraez, BDon
Matt Shaw optioned. Oh boy. Workman get a chance or Brujan get all the reps? Someone else?
Turner?
Forgot he was there. Cubs being dramatic.
Haha
Maybe Berti? Meh
BY GAWD ITS PATRICK WISDOM’S MUSIC!
*cuts music feed*
Sorry, he is in the KBO.
HA!
Workman batting 9th.
Meh, ok, ha
Hey grey, final trade question: my Vlad and Yelich for his Caminero and J. Wood. I have Tork and Soder at 1B and Utility. Thoughts?
Works for me
Listened to your podcast talking about closers.
Clase has been a disaster so far. But, his K/9 and BB/9 are same as last year. The BABIP is ridiculously high and should self-correct…strand rate is also low…HR/9 is up from .24 to 1.29…HR/FB% is up from 4.3 to 14.3.
I also noticed hitters so far are pulling the ball on him much more (50% compared to 35% which could explain the HR/FB% increase.
All that said, his FIP is 3.75, SIERRA 3.07 and throwing cheddar at 98.2. He’s still a young guy and I don’t think this is a Bednar situation where he’s just lost it.
An impatient owner dropped Clase in my league and I’m thinking of grabbing him. I’m in a S+H league and have Adam, R. Suarez, Erceg, C. Smith and Williams. The set-up guys have been racking holds. I will need to carry only 3 RP to activate a couple IL guys.
1. Do you see a need to drop any of these guys for Clase or should I hold?
2. And what top 3 RP would you keep?
Hopefully! 1. You have the best of the best guys….I don’t know I guess Erceg for Clase, feels like overmanaging
I tend to do that :)
If you were to roll with only 3 (also considering Clase as part of the group since he’s available) who would you choose?
R. Suarez, C. Smith and Williams
When Tyler Stephenson is back playing would you drop Hunter Goodman to activate Stephenson?
No
Who is the odd one out to start tonight?
Mervis @ home vs Merrill Kelley
Volpe @ home vs Wacha
Westburg @ home vs Logan Allen
Turang @ home vs Flaherty
Please add Paredes @ St. Louis
Westburg
you should bench Paredes
18 teamer dynasty 6×6
Looking for an additional arm and someone has Eovaldi and Valdez on the block. Guy is a tough trader. Thing is, his team is garbage aside from a trio of superstars in Betts, Ohtani, and Skubal.
I was thinking of a play ay Eovaldi because I traded him away like 5 years haha.
He has a good OF, but IF is straight trash. He has Realmuto, CES, Ibanez (Det), Baty, Betts. Bench for those positions is Lux, Cronenworth, Wong, and Vaughn.
What combo of McMahon, BLowe, Morel, Soler, Stowers, and/or BLowe feels like he will begrudingly accept overpay and not stupidly over/under valued?
Trade analyzer says Blowe straight up, but it doesnt go to as large a league as mine, and I dont believe can factor dynasty values. The league favors having arms, but he is older, and I have 0 feel for his value as a non-owner and long time ignorer.
Sorry to be so longwinded over more of a fun trade than omg my team is melting help me trade.
Also the show from the other day was/is called “Arliss”.
Thanks as always!
Meant for the 2nd BLowe to be Edman. Too afraid to edit it as it might mark as spam. Long day.
Arliss, right, ha….any of these for Eovaldi seems fair…Morel and Lowe or McMahon?
Ha. Me reading any and all daily updates on Kurtz is helping me with cut down on my porn addiction ???
Haha
Have a trade offer. My Vlad and Yelich, for his Soto. OBP and Total Base league. 12 team H2H categories. Thanks!
Works for me
Thanks!
No problem
1) Is it time to give up on Crews and/or Holliday? Bleday, Toglia, and Buxton are available on the wire.
2) I drafted Wong and have him on my IL, but picked up Murphy when he came off the IL. Murphy is tearing it up, is it worth holding onto Wong or drop?
Thanks, man!
1. sure, those choices aren’t going to help you 2. forget wong
Okay, I’ll hold onto Crews and Holliday for now then. Mervis is out there too, but how long will he keep it up? He’d probably slump as soon as I picked him up, and I don’t want to ruin it for everyone else. LOL
Dropping Wong. Cowser, Norby, and Meadows all out there on the wire, any worth stashing on my IL?
Can lose Holliday for Mervis if you’re going to actually play Mervis….Norby is fine I guess, why are you stashing more bats
I’m happy with my pitching but my bats aren’t doing so well, so would like to have some options. I only have one bench bat right now, and that’s Holliday at the moment, but Crews, M. Olson, and Casas aren’t exactly tearing it up. Thanks for the insight!
No problem
Rank 2B (6×6 with OPS):
Otto Lopez
Rafaela
Edouard Julien
Or did I?
You did
Hi Grey,
Would you trade Jack Flaherty and Jesus Luzardo for Rafael Devers in a 12 team H2H league with 6×6 (OPS & QS)?
Current SP: Crochet, Flaherty, Luzardo, Pfaadt, Wacha, Bubic, Sasaki, Ranger Suarez (IL), Arrighetti (IL), Woodruff (IL)
Current 3b/MI: Jake Burger, Triston Casas, Nick Kurtz
or would you do it if it were Luzardo/Burger for Devers? I know you’ve been down on him but the price doesn’t seem super high.
Prefer to send Burger
It’s fair, I’d take Devers
Austin Hays or Veen?
Veen
Which to hold on to right now, R Suarez or Z Matthews?
Thanks!
Ranger
drop jeffers for carson kelly, alejandro kirk, or hunter goodman?
Goodman
Hey boss, Do i drop tovar in a 10 man yahoo points league?
or sit tight for a bit yet? have perdomo slotted in at SS right now
Thanks!
hold
Please pick one
Bido at WhiteSox
Bubic at Yanks
Boyd at Padres
Bido
Hi Grey,
I’ve got A. Diaz coming off the IL in three different leagues and need one drop per team:
1) 12 team roto redraft 5×5 (saves only)
Drop A. Diaz or J. Martinez, D. Peterson, Lugo, Buehler, J. Smith, J. Wilson, L. Garcia (WSH)
2) 20 team H2H Points (saves + holds)
Drop A. Diaz or Veen, Casas, Vientos, Fairbanks, D. Peterson
3) 10 team H2H Cats (saves + holds)
Drop A. Diaz or Burleson, Flores, Morel, Turang, Santillan, Strahm, D. Santana, Berrios
Thanks in advance.
1. J Smith 2. Diaz 3. Santana
Report saying the As have thought of putting Soderstrom at 3B, which is quite the videogame idea.
Never played there. Have him learn on the fly. Or, maybe get him a rep at C once a week, a couple at LF, and a couple at 1B.
Ha, yikes
He’s going to split time with Kurtz at first and DH and Rooker is going to play left. They’ll rotate those 3 between dh first and left and yeah that would be sick if soderstream got C.
Logically, yes, that is how it should be. I was simply citing a report made. As are not the strongest on smart moves and the fact that it leaked seems to show they put some thought vs dismissing it (which is what they should have).
For some reason As seem to be splitting Rookers time 50/50 between RF and LF.
They need to move Bleday and Brown and call up…Clarke I think it is? Or go get Jacob Young to run all over the OF and cover 75% of it so you can run whoever in LF and RF.
Streaming Merrill
OsmondKelly. Who’s with me?not me
In The Real Joey Bart we trust!
Ha
All hail TRJB!
Yes!
My man,
Reese Olson or hayen Wesneski ?
Bradley
Pfaddt
Crochett
Drew R
Bibee
J Mart
Chapman
Bench
Jobe
Zebby
Chandler
Drop Ward or Zebby in 10 team
Hayden
Zebby
Two quick questions for you Grey:
1. Kahnle was just dropped onto waivers, would you add him over Uribe or Dennis Santana in a saves/holds league?
2. Jesus Sanchez is available on waivers, would you drop any of these players to pick him up?:
Ryan McMahon
Veen
Burleson
Thanks as always for answering my questions, have a good rest of your night!
1. no 2. Burleson
Trade caminero/Taj for soderstrom?
No
Thanks again. The soderstrom power in sac town had me tempted
No problem
Does Logan Henderson have any value in fantasy circles as a stash?
Jesus Sanchez Superstar ( couldn’t resist the seasonal implication) have any return value from IL?
Yeah, maybe, could be, depends on league
Do you think Kurtz gets called up before the end of April?
Prolly not
Once they are good with Rooker in the OF everyday he’ll be up. Man I can’t wait I have one RCL league where I grabbed Rooker and Schwarber with that hope in mind.
Hey Grey!
10 Team H2H
Who is the first DROP between Rodon, M. Boyd, and Lugo? Move any of these for the below?
Best available:
Rasmussen
Taj Bradley
Mize
Ranger Suarez
Thanks!!!
Lugo
Taj
Need an outfielder
Bledday,Crews or Hays?
Bleday
Luis Acuna or veen assuming acuna is a starter
Veen
Deep league C obp format: jansen or bo naylor. Does it even matter? These guys are fu@king terrible.
Jansen
Hold sasaki or add baz? H2H 5×5 roto 10 team 4 starters no bench.
Go with Baz
Soler or McMahon
Soler
S Murphy or Langeliers?
Murphy
Best 3B ROS between Polanco, Morel, J Smith, C. Smith, Caballero, Rengifo, India?
Thanks!
Cam
Grey! Loved the podcast you and BDon put out today. Interesting comment on Vientos possibly being a buy low. Would giving up someone like Luis Garcia or Hoerner be a fair offer for him? I’m in a 10 team, 6×5 including ops league. Thanks!
I would do either, Nico 1st
Thanks!
No problem
12 tm H2H with OPS drop Wallner or Toglia to activate Mcclain?
Wallner
Grey,
I have too many guys on the IL and Ranger Suarez is sitting on my active roster taking up space (he is my next IL guy to be healthy, timeline-wise). Is he drop-able for Mahle’s start today (or a streamer/closer spot) or should I keep Suarez until he’s healthy even though he’s taking up valuable real estate? (10 team league)
Thanks!
Sure
@Grey: weekly roto redraft, would you trade finnegan for either of pivetta or rasmussen?
Rasmussen or Pivetta, that order
Would you drop G. Perdomo for M.McLain? 10 team pts league. Thanks!
Yes
Kyle Paris for baz? Dynasty league
Baz
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. would you swap rengifo for fitzgerald?
Sure
Hey Grey, love to see (hate) Baz breaking out after owning him in multiple leagues the past couple of years and having ZERO shares this year. NGL the Stein in Florida weather kept me away from Rays pitchers across the board. At least I held onto Greene through thick and thin in my home league.
Would you pick up Aranda or Busch? 6×6 with OPS. In the inverse of the pitching, would love to have a Rays bat in my lineup and am okay with him getting occasional days off. Busch has been ever so slightly better but I’m a Cubs fan meaning I avoid them in fantasy and the beer is not that good either.
Thanks as always!
Yeah, I hear ya…Busch
Pick up JT Ginn or Erick Fedde?
Fedde
Ive very concerned by the lack of outrage. Joey Gallo doing blackface and playing 2B for the Yankees and all I hear is crickets.
Joey do anything to get in the lineup smdh
Are we trusting Gausman against the Braves today?
sure
Better OF depth: Jesus Sanchez or Jordan Walker?
Or are both meh?
Walker
Gracias.
My Dubs gonna win tonight?
No problem
Tyler Fitz or Luis Garcia at 2B?
Garcia
mervis or jesus sanchez?
For when? ROS? Sanchez
HOW. DARE. YOU!
Haha
Is your mustache a merkin too?
How dare you, sir!
I get it secondhand, sign read “Smells good as new” but I don’t know
HeyHeyHey, GreyGreyGrey!!!
Bot loves Pepiot v TB (21.4) tonight, but should I be wary after that clubbing the Sawx took last night?
lurrrrvaderci!
Seems fine –lurves!
Lurves, my friend, and thanks for being so kind. Just put the game on and realized what an absolutely massive brain fart I had earlier today: putting Pepiot on the wrong team for some reason. Durrrrr.
Haha, No problem
Thank ya, thank ya. Pepiot also got killled, and so did our dear Swelling Back. A rough April for me.
Listened to your pod. One more point about Clase. He has now given up more earned runs this year than he did in all of 2024. He pitched 74.1 innings last year.
So crazy
Also right there with you on casas. My league is obp so I am giving him a little longer. But, what has he really done outside of a nice mid-season productive stretch in 2023?
It wouldn’t shock me if manzardo gives me that decent obp season with no sb’s, high 20’s hr, and decent rbi’s tbat i was hoping to get from Casas. I have kurtz stashed because I have zero faith in Casas being productive now.
Yeah, exactly
Maybe once it’s not 30 degrees in Boston he’ll wake up. Before that injury he was smashing the P out the ball
Well that’s why I am holding and it is early. He comes with a lot of hype and no real sustained production at the big leage level. I’ve had him for 3 years in a row. I was really in on him before, but he is making me lose interest
Who’s the drop between Jax, Cade Smith and Holton in a 12 team mixed league?
Holton
Talk about dumb luck, I had two leagues where Tatis fell to the end of the second round ! 12 team leagues but that is so absurdly lucky to whatever manager was able to be in the right spot at the right time.
People don’t talk about this enough that where you draft in the first round and what falls to you plays a massive role in a teams success
Yup! 100%
Last year, Acuna was the consensus #1 pick, and he got hurt. Meanwhile, I get Ohtani(H) in 2 leagues drafting mid-to-late 1st round. I did very well in those leagues, ended up being glad I didn’t have the first pick!
Boyd and Wesneski staring at me on waivers, are they both more than streamers? Should I try to make room for them on my roster? I don’t really need either of them at the moment; my pitching staff is Snell (IR), Schwellenbach, Hunter Brown, Bibee, Flaherty, Mize, Gavin Williams, Clay Holmes (we start 5) and RP’s are Iglisias, Alvarado, Luke Jackson and Pressly (we start 3).
Swap any of what I have for Boyd and/or Wes??
Thanks
I like them both more than Holmes and Gavin
Edwin Diaz off to a rocky start this year…is he still a top 5 closer or should potential buyers move on?
Move on
Last year in my dynasty league, I traded these guysfor my playoff run:
Baz, Soderstrom, Rice, Birdsong and Butler for Ozuna, Snell, and Amador.
I was not prepared for my opponent to have a time machine.
HAHA, damn
One of those car salesman moments.
“Baz has electric stuff!”
“Rice or Soderstrom are young and could be a future C elig you can slip into liineup”
“Birdsong will harness his stuff probably a #3 down the road.”
“Butler breaking out man! Get him before I keep him! I got too many A’s!”
Snell had the CG thought I was gold and finished strong. Ozuna sucked last month of season. Finished 3rd.
Now I got two guys on IL and he has an arsenal of potentially 4 starters on his roster. Dynasty of oops!
Haha, stop trading with him
Who would you drop Burleson or Brooks Lee
Lee
Anyone have any idea about McLain, Doyle and Suziki? Will they be playing tonight or this week at all?
no idea
own all of them and have no eye deer
McLain is back today fwiw
My opinion Doyle will hit the DL. They said he couldnt run during warmups. Considering Rockies, they should have sent him yesterday so they could backdate it 3 days to the injury, but naw, gotta wait for him to REALLY aggravate before we put him on IL.
Thanks all. V Helpful.
ESPN Points, ROS, please rank, position not relevant, possible trade value
Bryce Harper
Julio Rodriguez
Oneil Cruz
Matt Olson
Thanks
JRod, Harper, Oneil
Things im sad about…
Baz: Couldve kept him for $6 in my keeper league…let him go. Didnt like how his slider looked and in that ball park. Now i dropped what looks to be an ace. Next year hes only $11. Going to haunt me for years
Kept Cases for $10, while Rice was just on the wire, and looking good. Wanted to move him but no room. Was i suppose to drop cases 10 days into the season for Rice. Obviously yes.
At least i got some Boob Itch going on. Usually, not a good thing, but you starting him @NYY this week?
this is more of a sad rant than it is anything else.
Ouch
I’m a-scared! Should I start Megill at Minn today in an RCL? Thanks Fantasy Master Lothario de College de Charleston Do Not Abbrev!
SON does not like it
Ha, I would
Points redraft. CI. Schanuel or Mervis?
Schanuel
What’s up, Grey!
Manzardo or Murphy for 12 team Util slot?
Manzardo
Someone dropped Clase in our league. It’s a small and shallow roto league (S+H). Is he someone you would grab off waivers? Still too early in season to tell if he will rebound?
Yes, I’d grab him
Who’s the drop – Erceg or CadeSmith? It’s save+holds league.
Smith
Wesneski or David Peterson?
Wes
Sorry for 2nd question.
Would you start Buehler @ TB.
Thanks
No
Currently have Semiens who is off to sad start. Drop for Hoerner or B. Lowe or hold tight and hope for a breakout of his slump. H2H Cat.
hold
Mahle, Wesneski or Wacha?
Wes
Boyd or Francis
Boyd
Hey Grey!
What do you think about these potential trades in ten team 5×5 h2h… thinking about adding speed and OF eligibility because I have a bunch of corner guys and would prefer more flexibility with my roster:
1) Vlad/Ryan for Carroll/Wheeler
2) Riley for Merrill
Thanks!
Hey Grey! Has anyone seen my power hitting 1B? I dont think he made it on the bus from spring training. He goes by “Vlad”, may be carrying a huge sack of money.
HA
Looks like he’s using his gold as weights. Must be nice….
try that again
Contemplating dropping a struggling Tovar for a promising Tyler Fitzgerald…
no
Thanks!
No problem
second that no. guys with a track record get until june at least. why take a guy’s lousy stats and cut em before he regresses to his mean? guys who cost you nothing, who were speculative gotta churn em pretty early. if one of em gets it together and you missed it, happens. but there’s a lot of lost opportunity hanging on to your break out picks. kill your darlings, dorothy parker.
oh by the way, it’s verlander day…
Every team has darlings to cut too…You just have to locate them…I hope Verlander gives up 7 ER in 4 IP, but good luck!
7 innings 2 hits 2 bb 0 er 9 ks. book it, grey-o
Haha
He is a legend!
Since one of my teams is Dueling Darlings, delivered up by the Razzball fantasy team name generator, I take offense to the kill your darlings comment. ;)
HA!
10 team 5×5. Nicely balanced team, but starting to trend high on innings, and I still have Kirby ranger and ohtani on IL. So moving a starter wouldn’t be the worst. Got offered-
– Swanson for Bryce miller
– happ for miller
– happ for luzardo
Thoughts?
I’d take Luzardo
I’m the other side- give up the pitcher?
I do realize they have different strengths but please rank: Misner; Mangum; Toglia; Merivs.
Mervis, Misner
Sounds like 2 old timey police detectives.
“This is Mervis Mangum and im Toglia Misner.”
Haha
I’m grateful Arenado is still hitting dongs, so we stay vigilant to the dangers of open windows. Never forget.
Nice Innerspace reference!
Yordan is the sleeping giant. Who dareth to awaken him…
Haha
Morning Grey. I got an offer of Jackson Merrill for my Austin Riley. 5×5 14 team roto. Keep two years. I am falling a bit behind in steals this year. Do I make the switch?
Merrill’s not going to dramatically help you in steals…he’s a 15-steal guy
Morning Grey! Sorry in advance for the lengthy question, but would love your advice on potential trades in my Keeper league, 5×5 roto 10-team league. Every team keeps 10 players each year. I have a total logjam at 1b which is creating a lack of flexibility, and I have Kurtz in the wings. Here is the squad:
C – OHoppe
1b – Vlad ($10)
2b – Altuve ($35)
SS – Gunnar ($5)
3b – Rengifo
CM – Bryce ($29)
MI – J Willson ($2)
OFs – Chourio ($2), PCa ($6), Heliot ($3), J Walker ($3), Heston ($1)
2 UTIL spots – Alonso ($16) and Rooker only qualifies at Util until 5 games played in OF ($4)
P – Gilbert, King, Ober, Rodon, Pfaadt, D May, Mason Mill, R Suarez Presley
2 BENCH spots – Kurtz ($1) and Bowden Francis
Def logjam at 1b. I think the guy to move is Vlad, other teams dont seem to value Alonso for some reason and Bryce contract being so high will make him tough to move. Here are some deals I can throw out there that might work. Would you pull the trigger on all 3 of these if you were me? And if so, can you rank which deal you like the best for me?
1) My Vlad ($10) for (Yordan ($7) downside here is we are on CBS, so for Yordan to qualify at OF next season he will need to log 20 games in the OF this year
2) My Vlad ($10) for his James Wood ($4)
3) my Vlad ($10) for his Austin Riley ($11)
Thanks boss!
1. no 2. Sure, that works 3. Sounds fair to me
Hey Grey!
1. Thinking of dropping Halvorsen for some hitting bench depth. Would you drop him for one of: Friedl, Josh Smith, Schanuel? Leaning Smith for multi-positional eligibility.
2. Austin Wells or Sean Murphy?
1. Sure if that’s what you need 2. Murphy
Grey, Connor Norby supposedly coming back this week. Are you high or low on him? Playing 3rd but also has 2nd base eligibility on Yahoo.
I wrote a sleeper post for him
Could you help me pick a couple of streamers for the week? Any seem doable? With these guys one never really knows….
Keller vs Cle
Houck @ Chi Sox (scary…)
Springs @ Mil
Verlander @ LAA
Olson @ Mil
Taijuan vs Mia
Roupp @ LAA
Keller, Walker, Houck
Hahahaha
Look at Grey with his thumb on the pulse of the Everyman. As a matter of fact, I leaped to the league rosters to see who had Houck, and it turned out to be the team I beat 11-1 last week.
As such, I refrained from ball busting. As the commish I hate to kick a man when he’s down.
Haha, nice
Mornin Grey! My first time playing fantasy baseball so learning the ropes and would really appreciate any thoughts/advice..Drafted 12th…
12 team weekly H2H categories 5×5…R,HR,RBI,OBP,SB and W,QS,K,ERA,SvHd…
Roster: C: William Contreras, 1B, V.Guerrero,
2B, Brendan Donovan, SS-Betts, 3B-Devers,
OF- S Kwan, J Wood, K. Campbell.
2 Util-K Paris, Torkleson…
Bench- Nimmo, D Crews IL-I. Herrera……..
SP’s- Yamamoto, S.Gray,C Mize, R Ray, B. Singer, Rodon, T Mahle, 2 Bench- G Holmes,L. Roupp…
RP- Devin Williams, D Santana, T Kahnle,
A Minter.. IL – J Leiter, Y Darvish. Thanks!
I don’t like Devers, maybe trade him for Cease and smaller piece like a closer…tho with Holds, that’s not really necessary…I’d imagien there’s better holds guys than Kahnle is for saves…
Is Tirso time now that Lockridge is gone??
I wish
Hi Grey. Trade christian walker for goldy ? And are you starting wacha wacha wacha at the yankees tonight ??? Thanks
Wacha seems awful at Yanks…Walker for Goldy is meh
What side do you like Cease for Trout?
Thanks
Cease
Cease over Crotchet?
No
drop frelick for fitzgerald?
Sure
If anyone needs further proof of how bad Canada’s healthcare system is, Ozuna had to leave Canada and fly to ATL to get an MRI. Case closed
Agree. But it is “free”. Haha!
haha
Ozuna is a multi-millionaire. I’m not sure you’re making the point you think you are.
Howdy grey !
I know he hasn’t been good so far this season however Corbin Burnes was dropped in my league would you add him with hopes he turns around.
I have an open roster slot already just didn’t know if I pass on burnes
Thanks grey
Sure, add him
Two weeks in to the season and people are cutting Corbin Burnes? Dang.
Pretty wild
Annoying daily lineup question for you:
Torkelson @Mil (Quintana)
Or
Bleday @ChW (Cannon)
Thanks as always!
Tork
On my annual quest for saves…. so who do you guess gets more saves Doval or Bender?
Bender
Hey Grey!
ESPN H2H 10tm
Need OF spot: Replace Kjerstad with Heliot Ramos, Ben Rice, Arozarena?
Rice
ugh..sorry…I wanted rice but he is 1B,DH. that was an error, didnt mean to include him. Is there a next choice or should I watch Patreon for upcomig post?
Patreon post comes out tomorrow…Randy
ugh..sorry…I wanted rice but he is 1B,DH. that was an error, didnt mean to include him. Is there a next choice or should I watch Patreon for upcomig post?
Patreon post comes out tomorrow…Randy
ok. thanks
No problem
walker scares me i like to see him on a hot streak and the phil’s trade him…….what’s with harper i heard of blue balls but never a blue bat
HAHA
Hi do the Grey crystal balls prefer Hicks or Mize ROS?
Mize
Need a 2B for the next few weeks until Marte returns…currently playing Shaw there but he is not hitting. Who should I drop Shaw for? Turang, Gimenez, Aranda, Polanco, Mckinstry, Morel, Lowe, Lopez, Fitzegerald?
Thanks!
Turang
Which 2 of Toglia, Shaw, Fitzgerald, Mervis and L.Acuna?
Fitz, Mervis
Any adjustment to Misner’s projected ABs?
From who?
I’ll cut to the chase
Only rostering 3 OF with Langford down and one is Adell in a 14 weekly 6×6
Which are top 2 to fill in and/or show longterm bench add?
Adell
Misner
JWalker
Yastrzemski
Stowers
HGoodman (C/OF Yahoo)
Thanks Man
Misner, Yas
Ed rod @ Miami or blanco @st Louis
Is blanco a steamer in 12 team h2h?
EdRod
Xander/Luzardo too much for Albies ? Or you still prefer Albies here
Not too much
You cutting or holding J Dominguez and Casas? My team needs some thump and I am not getting it from these guys. Best options on the wire are: Schanuel, A Hays, Sheets, Yandy, Aranda, Wallner and Toglia. OBP league. Thanks!
I’d hold Dominguez still…Yandy
My hitting is pretty stacked worst hitter is nimmo.
Drop veen or faucher for uribe
I have Alvarado, faucher, Dennis, Presley
Save/holds
Faucher
A real LOL on Houck. I saw 13-1 in the 2nd inning and immediately checked to see who had this guy. H2H points league. -28 all in after the L. Thats a very difficult way to start the week.
Haha, yup
Hey Grey, nice to see Riley and Adames join us for baseball this season.
What’s your comfort level starting Mitch Keller vs St. Louis and Taj Bradley vs the Yanks in 12 team leagues?
Indeed! Zero comfort
I got that Inner Space reference. Damn we’re old!
We are!
12 T, Keep 10 forever with no contracts. Bench bat with multi position eligibility 1/3B Alec Bohm, a drop for any of Cabalerro, Josh Smith, Rengifo?
Meh
Rank the top two you would add out of these relief pitchers in a saves/holds league:
Uribe
Bender
Faucher
Uceta
Sterner
Tyler Ferguson
Stanek
Uribe, Uceta
Would you be selling Freddie and Wyatt for less than their draft capital if you could recoup like 80% of their value ?
Feel if they get hurt again no one will want them…
Sure
I have NO idea why ‘The world’s first mention of Moo Shu’ .. Cracked me up… but it did!!
haha
Top 2 pickups, thank you
Misner Yaz Morel Friedl
Misner, Morel
Is that some type of Passover dish with mushrooms?
Grey,
how concerned are you with Tatis staying healthy all season? Is it time to think about trading him high?
Pretty concerned
Hey! I am in a 12 team weekly head to head categories league. I’ve just been offered caminero for turang. Thoughts?
Take it
Morning good sir!
Sean Murphy had a couple of really good seasons before the dreaded Oblique took him out last year. Apparently he got new glasses and can actually see too… Still only 30 YO and his statcast is bright red. You taking Murphy or Austin Wells ROS if you had to pick one? Thanks!
Murphy
My DL/IL is growing daily. I don’t remember this level of injury happening to olayers when I was a kid: Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Davy Lopes, Reggie Smith, Reggie Jackson, Rod Carew, Brian Downing, Bobby Grich, Tony Gwynn, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Cal Ripken, etc. I guess the days of guys like Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry, Tom Seaver will never return. Its just a matter until every player strains their oblique or develops elbow tendinitis.
Haha, yup
Nice list!
Haha! Thanks, Smitty. I think I got autographs of nearly all those guys back in the day. Definitely all of the Dodgers and Angels. I didnt mean to leave out Doug DeCinces, Bob Boone, Mike Witt, Gary Pettis, Chuck Finley, Steve Yeager, Jerry Reuss, Burt Hooten, Don Sutton Bob Welch, Pedro Guerrero, Mike Marshall, Orel Hershiser….
What the actual PHouck?!
Houck Tuah, from a post from last night
HAHA, aw
Do you like Tork or Soder ros in a 10 team pts league? Thank you FML!
Soder
Please rank for 2b in a 12 T H2H 10×10 league:
Aranda, Gimenez, Paris, B. Lowe and M. Garcia.
Thanks and have a great day!
Andres, Paris
*Takes deep breath*
Smells like Rouppdog in here.
What’s ruppdog?
Landen Roupp, SF
What is a Rouppdog
HA
Morning Grey, I have to make room for healthy players coming back, who’s the drop, Matt Shaw or Spencer Steer?
Shaw
I had an RCL team with 3 SP going yesterday. 21 ER in 11 and a third innings. Oh, and it hit .098.
Damn, ouch
Oh great Grey,
your top 2 SP’s?
Brown TOR; @KC
Miller @Bos; MIA
Ray MIL; TX
Bubic COL; HOU
Bubic, Ray
Mushroom, Burger….your choice?
Morel
Jake.
Grey! Should I be panicking with my team? I’m 1-2 in H2H points. Anyone I should drop? Trade, perhaps?
Bats: O’hoppe, Pasqatino, Otto Lopez (I’ve got Ketal marte on IL), devers, Corey segar, Brenton Doyle, judge, Bryan Reynolds, Yelich, Nootbar
Arms: Sale, gausman, David Peterson, Cade povich, Gavin Williams, zac gallen, Joe Ryan, alcantara, Bassitt, jobe, Lucas erceg and the George Kirby on the IL.
I’d panic May 1st, your pitching is a mess tho…I’d be concerned…Maybe Yelich for an arm?
“Sucker” – Anthony Rendon made me lol!
I just got offered my Aranda for his Pasquatino in my 12 team 5×5 roto league. I love Aranda but the trade bot says I should accept this and run. What do you think? Is it close? Thanks!
I’d want Vinnie
Sorry for the double question – would you do Matt Olson for Cease?
Sounds fair
Hey Grey – last week you said you wouldn’t do Matt Olson for Baz and Pfaadt in a 12 team league. Is that still true?
That feels low
Start Ober v.NYM?
Also preference on
Hoppe/Sean Murphy and
Parades/Mountcastle
Yes
Murphy/Paredes
Thank You
No problem
Good stuff as always.
I’m in an Otteneu points league, I was offered Cody Bellinger for my Luis Castillo. Despite the back struggles, I think Bellinger turns it on this summer while playing at Yankee Stadium. I also think there’s something wrong with Castillo long term, as he will likely wear down with age and walks too many batters in this format.
Thoughts? Take Cody and trade Castillo?
Sounds like you know how you’re leaning. Trust your gut.
Thanks! I’d want Cody
Thanks. It feels like Cody is a buy low whereas Castillo is a sell high(-ish).
Yeah
Grey!!
Amazing write-up, loved it!
Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for April 15, 2025
Kidding, I know I’m not sexy. Yesterday I caught a peeping Tom booing me while I had sex
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks!
Houck recorded the 4th worst start of the year:
479 Chris Paddack 2025-03-31 @CHW L 0-9 3.33 IP/ 9 ER
480 Merrill Kelly 2025-04-03 @NYY L 7-9 3.67 IP/ 9 ER
481 Ronel Blanco 2025-04-06 @MIN W 9-7 1.67 IP/ 4 ER
482 Bailey Ober 2025-03-30 @STL L 2-9 2.67 IP/ 8 ER
483 Miles Mikolas 2025-04-06 @BOS L 7-18 2.67 IP/ 8 ER
484 Nestor Cortes Jr. 2025-03-29 @NYY L 9-20 2 IP/ 8 ER
485 Tanner Houck 2025-04-14 @TB L 1-16 2.33 IP/ 11 ER
486 Kyle Hart 2025-04-06 @CHC W 8-7 0.67 IP/ 5 ER
487 Marcus Stroman 2025-04-11 VS SF L 1-9 0.67 IP/ 5 ER
488 Emerson Hancock 2025-03-31 VS DET L 6-9 0.67 IP/ 6 ER
3 of these happened in Yankee Stadium.
2 teams were able to overcome the bad start and win the game.
Only the 4th worst? Wow, I guess because he went a few more IP
Forget the metric. No start will ever be worse than Cortes’ (4 HRs to 1st 4 battersm, I think).
How early is it? Easton’s ERA jumped from 0.00 to 4.70 yesterday.
Haha, ouch
Come on. There’s lots of stupider stuff then calling it an unearned run if the inning is extended by an error.
Prolly, but it’s up there with the dumb
Fitzgerald woke up? *motions shoving all his chips into the pot* j/k I check!
Just a reminder to SELL Joe Ryan before the all-star break… I’ve ridden that ride before!
Yeah, exactly, haha
can’t believe I’m here with ALLAHSON… but…
m.olson for t.ward/wesneski? which side?
I’d be left with soderstrom/vlad @1b/3b and m.busch/j.aranda util platoon. aranda looks way legit upon a deeper dive i had to drop T.Mahle for him so I hope that was the right move, but if my season hinges on t mahle I should probably already be looking at 2026 anywho. have a good day sir and dig on aranda if you haven’t yet.
That’s too low for me to agree to, but it might work out
IMO aim for a better SP even if straight up deal. e.g. Ward + Rasmussen if 2-fer, or maybe straight up for Cease (also struggling but can turn it around).
Hi Grey –
RoS trad 5 x 5: Eflin or Suarez. Is it close?
For the record, Keith Hernandez has not replaced Hadji!
Eflin, don’t really know who Suarez is, Ranger? Eugenio?
Ah, good to know!
apologies! And thanks!
No problem