To open the game, Brady Singer should’ve immediately beaned Andrew Benintendi, then took the mic to the stadium PA, hushed the crowd, and began to say the speech when Ronald Miller is confronted for abandoning his dork friends. “These guys…these Yankees…they weren’t there with you when you were perceived to be too expensive at a cost of $8.5 million arbitration by a billionaire? Were they there when the Royals made us go greet people at Wal-Mart to earn our meal money? Were they there when we all had to chip in for plane fuel to travel to out-of-town games? I don’t think so!” Would’ve been a helluva a speech, but he might’ve gotten tossed and we would’ve missed a helluva a game. A sonavabench of a game, prolly too. But Singer’s having his Star Mitzvah, and I’m here for it. L’claim! Yesterday’s start for Brady Singer went 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.51. His season perfs are at 9.7 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, 3.23 xFIP and a slider that I watched Yankees swing at — lefties, at least — that nearly hit them in the back foot. If this sounds like the beginning of a 2023 sleeper, you’re prolly right. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Andrew Benintendi – 0-for-4 as he hit leadoff, hitting .316. Don’t mind him hitting leadoff there, not like I’m some DJ LeStanieu, but it is funny how little other managers know about a player. Benintendi’s hasn’t hit first in years, and he’s very much a two-hole, or even five-hole hitter.
Jameson Taillon – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.72. For as good as Singer looked, the Royals’ lineup looked that bad, and not Taillon looking great, but Streamonator likes his next one, and I agree.
Aaron Judge – 1-for-3 and a slam (39) and legs (10). This offseason Aaron Judge’s gonna like, “Turn over the check and add more zeroes.”
Max Meyer – Will undergo Tommy John surgery. At least they didn’t point at Sixto Sanchez and say, “Give Meyer that.”
Daniel Castano – Was drilled in the melon by a Solano line drive, but walked off under his own power, and it looked like the coach afterwards was saying he was saved by the bill of his cap. Just another reason why you should never wear a hat without a bill, unless you’re a vampire ruler in the 15th century.
Jesus Aguilar – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 12th homer. Like how teams have their own little home run celebration in the dugouts. Like the Red Sox shopping cart and Jays jacket. It’s fun. I like fun. Marlins football helmet though? I don’t know, man. Everyone looks like Marvin the Martian or Francisco Cervelli after his third concussion.
Jesus Sanchez – 1-for-1 and his 12th homer. When Elias Sports Bureau was asked if this was the first time two Jesuses homered for the 12th time in the same game, they said, “Holy hell yeah!”
Graham Ashcraft – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.64. He looked better than his line ended up being. You don’t have an Appearances category in your league? Shame, you should talk to your leaguemates. How cool would it be if that was what “appearances” meant in baseball? No longer does it mean just appearing, but now it means how well he appeared. Am I talking in riddles or is it the ‘tussin? They say Covid causes brain fog? Well, I got a brain dehumidifier!
Tyler Naquin – Hit his 7th homer, then, following the game, the Reds were like, “His value will never be higher!” And traded him to the Mets. So, you remember Naquin, right? He was 2021’s Brandon Drury. Hey, 2021’s Brandon Drury, say hello to your mother for me! Is it me or is it eerily quiet with not that many days left before the deadline? Maybe there’s an incoming flurry this weekend. We want a flurry, baby! Tyler Naquin is a platoon bat that I guess takes Canha out on occasion. His value doesn’t increase, if anything, it decreases, because Mets have many better options and the park is not as favorable.
David Fletcher – 1-for-3 as he was activated from the IL. Who needs Mike Trout?!
Shohei Ohtani – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.81, 0-for-4. Through a translator, Ohtani said, “I hope to remain with the Angels through the trade deadline,” then him and his translator laughed for thirty minutes. Then cried. Then laughed again.
Nathaniel Lowe – 2-for-4 and his 15th homer. He won’t be in this afternoon’s Buy column, because he’s rostered in 100% of leagues. Holy crap! Well, that’s RCL leagues, at least. That still is kinda crazy. He’s not been bad, I guess. Committed to the bit, or should be committed for the bit? Later, we’ll find out!
Reynaldo Lopez – Hit the IL with a lower back strain. Lopez hurt it while trying to find out when Luis Robert would return. Brutal turn of events.
Zack Wheeler – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.77. Pirates’ lineup he was facing was so atrocious they should’ve ran a promotion where everyone who went to the game received two eyepatches.
Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 32nd homer, 2nd homer in three games, and have we ever asked why one of the worst batting average hitters, and one of the biggest power bats is hitting leadoff? What in the Sam Horn is going on there?
Cal Mitchell – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Calm Itchell should go by the one-named moniker, Calgon.
Zach Thompson – 5 2/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 5.09. His stuff looks better than its playing, which can only mean one thing…Someone trade for him!
Kutter Crawford – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.15. This guy is literally the only thing the Red Sox have check-marked in the positive column.
Xander Bogaerts – 1-for-2, 3 RBIs and a slam (8) and legs (6, 7), hitting .318. His biggest game of the season less than a week after I said to Sell him? Coincidence or darker forces at work. *pulls out ouija board* Let’s figure this out!
Jose Ramirez – 1-for-4 and his 20th homer, hitting .285. He’s having one of the quietest Hall of Fame careers. He’s like the new Adrian Beltre. Tap sign and not head, if you agree.
Patrick Wisdom – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 18th homer, hitting .222. Wonder what the Cubs players are feeling right now. Are they trying to be good to get traded? Trying to be bad so they’re traded in a package with someone better? Fine line here for their players to get off that team.
Diego Castillo – Hit the IL with shoulder inflammation. Damn, Mariners, but can I interest you in…*pulls curtain back to reveal*…Michael Fulmer? What’s that, you like the idea of a Michael but not like that? How about Mychal Givens?
Logan Gilbert – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.78. It sucks kinda hard to have in the back of your brain, “Great, but can we shut this guy down soon so I can enjoy him next year?”
Alex Bregman – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 13th homer. It feels so hacky to say Bregman became a barely-20-homer hitter because of Cheaty Cheaty Bang Bang, but it feels that way.
Dustin May – Will make one more rehab start after yesterday’s, then they will reassess, which means some questions they could be pondering, “Have we traded for three starters at the deadline? Is one of them like a Danny Duffy rando trade? Is one of those like a Luis Castillo trade? Do we need Dustin May this year for anything but maybe some bullpen innings?”
Trea Turner – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, 18th steal, hitting .312, and was pulled after four innings because the Rockies are so bad. Hilarious to hear the Rockies aren’t sure if they’re sellers at the deadline. Rockies are like, “The Yankees, Mets, Mariners, Padres and Dodgers are all interested in Daniel Bard? He must be great, let’s re-sign him for a seven-year, $75 million deal.”
Tyler Anderson – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.61. If you had the testes to ride Anderson in Coors, he rewarded you with a free room at the W out on the Ivictory Coast.
Jonathan Schoop – 1-for-4 and his 7th homer, hitting .211. Wha’ happened with this guy this season? He used to be a 25+ homer, .250 hitter with no speed. This year he’s awful for average, power and starts swiping bases. Is he filming a body switch movie with one of the Gordon brothers?
Matt Chapman – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 17th and 18th homer. Maybe because they’re former A’s bros, but I can’t help linking Chapman and Olson still in my mind and wondering if there’s that much of a difference in them. Looking at the Player Rater, and there is some difference, not a ton.
Yusei Kikuchi – 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.89, as he was activated and threw his first decent start in a month. Streamonator did like this start, and hates his next, and that start @TB will be a test. Look at us, testing major leaguers! Yeah! Run around the cones! Shuttle run! Throw a quality start!
Ryan Yarbrough – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 5.11. I used to like Yarbrough, but I also used to like Chipotle. Opinions change. This is also the weirdest start to a Yelp review.
Tyler Wells – Hit the IL with side discomfort. Hmm, sounds mighty oblique.
Jordan Lyles – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.56. One of my favorite books is Six Days of War by Michael Oren, so I might be biased, but I wouldn’t trust Jordan.
Trey Mancini – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer, an inside-the-parker. In what might be his last game in Camden or as an Oriole, Mancini hit the ball in the sun, and it came down onto Josh Lowe’s face, careened away and, yes:
“he homered off of RFer Josh Lowe’s face” https://t.co/sBqyVusxDe
— Razzball (@Razzball) July 28, 2022
Wait, it gets funnier. The Orioles announcers just kept talking about how magical the homer was. Not sure if Josh Lowe feels it’s as magical. Family leans in on a 97-year-old in 2084, “Tell us grandpa, in these final moments, what is the one thing that has always stuck with you all these years?” Barely above a murmur, the old man speaks, “When Trey Mancini homered off of right fielder Josh Lowe’s face.”
THERE’S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS FOR ME
You like Singer as much as me now Grey? I was saying he was like Giolito adding that change up. Hopefully he keeps it going. Trying to make up 3 points in the AL only in ks.
Yeah, I’m a fan!
Reyes or Ozuna ROS?
Jesus Sanchez benched today after a Home run and 100*OBP???
100%
have Shwarber, Suzuki, Joe Ryan, Manaea and Morton to trade for robertson
Love your work dude!!!
Own Rogers, Seranthony, B Martin and Finnegan
Drop anyone of them for Diaz, Z Jackson or Bautista?
Nate Robertson high odds ends up SD closer?
Thanks! I’d hold for right now to seehow things shake out…Bautista over Martin prolly makes sense tho
David Robertson…I would’ve thought he’d be in SD by now…So, soon
TY! The Robertson owner is worried he will be worthless after the deadline
What kind of caliber player would you trade for Robertson?
Not sure who you have to trade…There’s a new post for me, follow up there please
Hey Grey, need a closer bad, Trevor Story for Pressley or shoot higher?
Worry about Devers, trade now or regret it? I can get 80 cents on the dollar right now
You do what you need to do…I’d go for cheaper closer with a cheaper bat
Nah, don’t trade Devers at 80% value
TGIF!
Hunter Strickland placed on bereavement list… meaning Alexis Diaz the temp closer for the (terrible) Reds & with the impending trade deadline could be the closer for ROS.
Quick question (12-team H2H no holds):
Would you drop either D. German or Trivino for Diaz?
Current closers:
Hendriks
T. Rogers (SD – until they trade for Robertson)
Trivino
Thanks in advance
TGIF!
German
Ahh shoot…forgot i still had him in my IL spot (never activated him).
You dropping him + anyone else (roster below) to add Diaz?
12-team, 6×6 (OPS/QS), H2H, Redraft league
C: W. Smith
1B: J. Bell
2B: Ketel Marte
3B: Chapman
SS: Bichette
IF: India
OF: Acuna, Judge, Julio Rodriguez
UTL: R. Greene
BN: C. Walker, Hays
SP: Gausman, Musgrove, Ohtani, Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, Sonny Gray, Kirby, Alex Wood, Rasmussen, Heaney
RP: Hendriks, T. Rogers (SD), Trivino
IL: Barlow, German
Thanks again!!
Can lose Walker, prolly Heaney and maybe Kirby…But can hold off on the SPs for now
If you had to choose starters for ROS which ones. Two different teams in fantasy
Heaney or Eovaldi-
Giolito or Eovaldi
Thanks
Eovaldi
Gio
Happy Friday Grey !
Couple questions for you,
Josh Bell or Abreu ?
Montas or Morton ?
Abreu
Montas
Many thanks, have a great weekend.
Long weekend HERE north of the border, and Dua Lipa is performing in Montreal Sunday YOWZA !
Oh nice! Have fun!
Two eyepatch line made me laugh harder than it should have haha
Haha
Watch Mind Over Murder on HBO, it’s wild
Thanks I need a new show to get into…
It’s a quick watch
Grey,
I have 6 SP going to today. Which ones should I start:
Alcantara (MIA) at home vs NYM
Ray (SEA) @ HOU
Verlander (HOU) at home vs. SEA
Urias (LAD) @ COL
Woodruff (MIL) @ BOS
Springs (TB) at home vs. CLE
All 6
Coors field doesn’t scare you ?!
It does
points league
Kopech +16.5 on SON vs KC/Keller +6.8
or
Greene +20.1 @ MIA/Garrett +8.5
Kopech
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. how do you rank cobb, taillon and singer ros?
thanks!
Depends on matchups…all close…I’d prolly try Singer, Cobb
mornin’ Grey!
it appears Luis Robert may be back Sunday or early next week. Who is droppable to make room:
O’Neill, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Candelario. Laureano, Kwan, Walker?
(Instinct tells me you will say Hayes or Walker,lol. Prove me wrong :) )
Walker
Or Hayes
Ha
BWAHAHAHHA! knew it.
HAHA
Hi Grey,
Ouch! I didn’t have the testes and sat both Tyler and Singer.
1. Today, i am starting the Cards Mikolas at Washington. Do you agree?
2. I was starting TB’s Springs at home against Cleveland. Agree?
3. i was starting the Giants Alex Cobb at home against the Cubs. Agree?
thanks again for your hard work!
martin
Haha, I would’ve too, it happens
1. Agree
2. Agree
3. Agree
thanks! i feel a little better.
No problem
With Heaney back and May on the way would it be crazy to drop Gonsolin for Singer or May in a shallow league? Tony G has been very bumpy lately. Don’t know how many more innings he has left this season.
Yes, crazy
OPS Weekly H2H:
A: Webb, Merrifield, Triston McKenzie
B: Gausman, Arraez, Kirby
B, seems pretty fair
1. I just dropped Manaea for Singer in a 10 team h2h. Hopefully not crazy. Might miss him.
My rotation is now
McClanahanan
Pablo
Lynn
Urquidy
Cobb
Sandoval
Singer
Greene (decided to keep for Monday’s start @MIA)
IL – Peralta
2. Waiting to see what happens with Witt, but whose the drop once Roberts returns?
Peña, Franmil, T. O’Neill
Makes sense
2. Franmil
Gun to the head,
Team A: JRam, A Rosario, Tyler O Neil, Charlie Morton
Team B: Jorge Polanco, India, Arenado, Hendriks
Team A is desperate for saves but steals not an issue, Team B desperate for an SP 2
I’d want Team A
I see.
Would Hendriks slot in as the number three closer ROS for you, Behind Diaz and Hader? Team A has Hader but Whitlock as his backup
Nah Clase is top #3
Ah yes can’t believe I forgot about him
Hey Grey, yesterday I posted an offer I would like to see the Jays make for Soto and you said they need pitching more. How bout this offer…..
Moreno, Groshans, Pearson, Otto Lopez and Brandon Barriera
For Castilo, Mahle and Alexis Diaz.
I think this really helps both teams. A Jays rotation of Gausman, Manoah, Castillo, Berrios and Mahle is mighty intriguing.
I love it! I would do it if I were them…Haven’t heard much about them being buyers tho, huh?
They need to be. They have about a 2 year window.
A trade like this gives them this year and next with a near elite team.
Yeah, agreed
I hope this comes true so badly. I own Moreno in AL only and would acquire both Malhe and Castillo with that deal
OPS Weekly H2H:
A: Webb, Merrifield, Triston McKenzie
B: Gausman, Arraez, Kirby
Singer or Mahle?
L Urias or Miranda?
Bautista or Seranthony?
Buxton or Miranda?
Mahle
Miranda
Seranthony
Bux
Hey Grey,
Lou Bob, Semien, Mountcastle, Mullins ROS?
10 team league I might add
Semien
And on the 58th day of June 2022, Schwarber connected for his 32nd homer …..
HAHA, yes!
Kutter gets Houston next, assume that’s a sit for you? What do you think about him rest of season? QS, K/9 QS league
That doesn’t sound great, no
12 team H2H – would you rather have Singer or Wainwright ROS?
Hmm…Tough call, I think Waino, might get more wins
Good morning, 14 team h2h league
Allowed one more SP for week (can exceed max if same day you reach it.
Bassitt @MIA / Lynn vs OAK
or
Cortes vs KC / Sonny Gray @SD
Which pair you with to finish the week?
Thankyou and have a good weekend!
Nestor — you too!
Just to be clear. I have all 4 pitchers.. You meant Nestor/Sonny over Bassitt/Lynn?
Thanks!
Start 3 out of 5.. donovan, franmil, naquin, paredes, torro.
Not Torro and Naquin, but depends if others are starting and they’re not always
Razz,
I need another starter. Looking at Blake Snell and after Minny today his next projected starts are
HM Col
HM SF
@ Wash
HM Wash
@ KC
@ SF
HM Zona
@ Seattle
@ Zona
That will carry me through the playoffs. IMO extremely favorable opponents and he’s pitched well at home against Colorado and SF.
Thoughts on him and if he is worth an add.
Thank you
Sounds fine as a flyer, you’re not giving me any options
Available in my 10 tm H2H league 14 categories. Looking to bolster my starting pitching for ROS.
Options
A Cobb
B Snell
T Skubal
J Urquidy
C Irvin
J Taillon
B Garrett
Which two are the best options in your opinion to add. I have some room to add.
Thank you Razz
Skubal, Snell
ty
No problem
I’ve lost confidence in Taylor Rodgers and am hesitant to keep running him out there and costing me games while chasing a playoff spot. Options on the waiver wire are thin. The only closers out there are Finnegan and Trivino. There are setup men like Felix Bautista, Rafael Montero, Devin Williams, and Minter out there. Should I swap Taylor for one of those options or ride Taylor one more week and see what the trade deadline exposes? Thanks!
Padres prolly have to
Can try Finnegan…Is this a saves only league? But get ready to move to Bautista or others
Good morning Grey! You say streamonator hates Kikuchi’s next start in TB but it actually has him as a stream against Yarbrough.
Does it? Hmm…Maybe I misread…What’s the score?
$8.3 for Kikuchi -$27.1 for Yarbrough.
Oh, yeah, that is positive…Maybe after his last start it recalibrated last night
Alright Grey its time to run the tables or go home empty.
My McClanahan and Wheeler for Judge and Soto, redraft.
ERA and WHIP miles ahead of everyone else, and above average in wins and Ks. Would my SP 3 and 4 spot rest of the way.
Worth the gamble ? Behind 10 points of first and I can’t make up much ground in pitching
or could trade one for one, McClanahan for Judge or Wheeler for Soto and keep one of the aces
Prefer Judge…Soto’s fine there tho
Let’s do it!
Alright wish me luck !
Good luck!
LolMets is entertaining. Good for the site, drives some ad dollars!
While it is fun to poke the bear – really anyone who is an expert – your comments would hold weight if they were made BEFORE the results are in. Anyone can ridicule decisions and recommendations after we have the knowledge. Please put out a morning commentary criticizing the recommendations that you see as hilariously wrong. Then we all can compare the results. It will make Razzball even more interesting to compare your and Grey’s disagreements. I will even keep score.
Haha, yeah, everyone’s entitled to their opinions
Point-Counterpart except no one calls the other an ignorant slut.
HAHA
check yesterdays post and search for me ;)
Oh man Cervelli’s Great Gazoo helmet. Miss that goofball making the Pirates somewhat less miserable to follow
Yeah, he was one of the best, at doing just about nothing offensively
We finally cutting bait with Franimal and Christian Walker in 12 teamers ?
I rarely start them and its crunch time, I could use the spot for new closers stabs and streaming spots
Works for me
As a bench 2B to back up Marte, who do you like better: Wong or Segura?
Wong
Hey Grey,
12-tm H2H cat keeper (keep 10) CATS – (9) R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG,OPS,XBH – (8) W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS. LIMIT of 3 moves per week (no streaming). We also get (4) IL spots
Couple trades, please let me know what you think:
(Most teams are looking for draft pick upgrades)
1) J. Hader + 1 of (Urquidy, Lynn, Taillon) (20th & 24th round) FOR 13th (3rd round) & 17 pick (7th round)
2) A. Kirk, Verlander, E. Clase (20th & 21st Round) FOR Kopech, Ashby 12th (2nd round) & 14th (4th round)
2a) -> the guy cancelled this one and sent same trade but with a 11th (first round pick) but said I could also have L. Garcia come back my way. He also has M. Chapman that I could try to add in
My team:
C – EMPTY
1B – P. Goldschmidt *DTD
2B – K. Marte
3B – L. Hayes
SS – C. Seager
CI – Settle down Tellez
MI – J. India
LF – C. Yelich
CF – M. Betts
RF – A. Garcia
Util – E. Jimenez
BN – Profar
BN – R. Greene
IL – T. Stephenson *IL10
SP – Aaron Nola
SP – M. Fried
SP – P. Sandoval
RP – S. Barlow (RP)
RP – C. Doval (RP)
P – K. Graveman (RP)
P – N. Pivetta
BN – C. Javier
BN – A. Ashby
BN – A. Wood
BN –M. Kopech
BN – G. Kirby
IL – L. McCullers Jr. (IL60)
Thanks, Marv
These trades are slam dunks for you…Get your title!
14 team dynasty pick a side
Buxton and Gonsolin or Alcantara
Sandy
Walker or Nathaniel Lowe ROS
Lowe
Hahahaha wow! Not needed, but much appreciated… apology accepted (from the pod). Thanks for the shoutout. I was unable to trade for Brax in any of my dynasty leagues unfortch.
But your dedication to the facts and insistence on getting the story straight is the most Americana thing I’ve heard since that Mish story.
HAHAHA, No problem…We recorded just about 15 mins after you commented on Monday so it was fresh on mind, but not fresh enough apparently
12 team H2H dynasty pts with 5OF and 9 weekly starts
Pts are -1AB +5Hit +82B +113B +15HR +2SB
+7IP +2K -3Hits -3BB -12HR
$3 McLanahan or $30 Alvarez
Some current players:
Heim/Ruiz, Olson, Trea Turner, A.Riley, Swanson, Acuna, Edman, Walsh, Morel, Profar
Burnes, McLanahan, Ohtani, Ray, Cortes, Mikolus, Gonsolin, Taillon
I always go the bat, but that price and Points? I’d prolly lean Shane…it’s fair
Would you move $31 Burnes for $30 Alvarez instead or hold? League values pitching but was able to pick up $2 gonsolin $1 Nestor $1 mikolus this year.
Sounds fine to me, it’s basically a coin flip on needs…I prefer bat
Playing in a 12 team mixed league where we keep 10 guys. I’ve held Bregman since he was called up and it was fun for a while there, but man, he has been pretty pedestrian the last few years. Next year I’m cutting bait. It helps having Miranda on the team to replace him. Kid has been money since he was called up after his demotion.
Yeah, bit of a bummer to see
Grey!!!!!
Awesome!!!
a. My only takeaway from yesterday’s games….Hanser Alberto pitched in the 9th of a 13-0 blowout only he completed the shutout for LAD in Coors!! He threw 1IP, gave up 2 hits and the Rox couldn’t score any runs off him. Rox used to be super lame but only away from Coors, now they are constantly super lame.
b. Have a nice weekend.
c. George Carlin quote of the day for July 29, 2022
‘You can prick your finger … Just don’t finger your prick.’
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks! I saw that on Hanser, and he pitched better than German Marquez most nights
B. You too!
C. Haha
yeah, it took a ton of courage to start 10-1 Tyler Anderson vs the 45-55 rockies lol
as soon as i saw you tell someone to bench him yesterday I commented, no monday morning quarterbacking.
Like are wins not a category you care about? why would you ever advise someone to bench him? A starter whos teams is -210 on the gambling money line (2:1 favorite). Not to mention over his last 13 starts he has a sub 2(!) era and his last 2 starts vs STL and SF he allowed zero runs, and last night zero runs again. Hes just hard to barrel with a funky lefty delivery and a good change up. Its hard to go schlong off of him.
so yeah even if he gave up a couple runs wouldnt it be ridiculous to bench a guy whos 10-1 vs the last place in the division rockies? do wins not count? not saying to chase wins but the man is 11-1 with a sub 3 era. Never bench a starter whos team is over a 2:1 favorite in vegas, thats just easy money man.
lets see how many down votes this gets :)
wow tyler Anderson’s savant page is gorgeous, yeah you cant barrel him up. hes among the best in the league at limiting hard hits. hes literally never a fantasy sit especially considering he gets the most run support of any starter too (wins matter)
Fantasy Master Lothario!
Maybe the fact that Colorada lead MLB in Runs Hits BA OPS OBP and are second in SLG in Home Games should be factored into the equation.
yeah, they are. i didnt expect a shutout but he’s never a bench.
Urias 5.07 1.31
Musgrove 9.00 1.80
Nola 3.38 1.31
Fried 0.00 0.38
Gonsolin 3.00 2.00
Those are the ERA and WHIP from the Starts of all those ranked above Anderson on the player rater when starting at COL.
Can’t believe anyone downvotes you with that beaming personality
Starting Tyler in Coors is good result, bad process
Good morning Grey, leave the cannoli!
I got a trade offer in AL Only 8tm 5×5.. it’s a keeper league and I’m being offered Alejandro Kirk and David Fletcher for my Clay Holmes and Yuli Gurriel.
My main piece to grab is an AVG bump from this, I lead the league in saves and will have just Pressly left (may grab Puk if I do the deal). I also need Steals heavy which Kirk doesn’t provide but I feel his bat should be an overall improvement from Yuli.
Your thoughts? I probably answered myself in here but I appreciate your insight!
Thanks sir!
-Jrod
Haha, Thanks! Kirk side, it’s fair tho, depends on needs and it sounds good for you
Mancini!
Are you an O’s fan first? Are you gonna stick with him if he leaves?
Definitely an O’s fan first, but I’ll follow him like I did Markakis. Rooted for him on the Braves. Actually got to see him play the O’s in Atlanta. Game went like 13 innings, so I got to make my way down into right field and tell him I missed him in Baltimore and that he was my favorite player ever. It was a pretty cool story.
And I tweeted at Mike Elias after that inside the parker, and told him not to trade Mancini so I think we’re good on that.
Awesome!
Ah, nice! That is cool!
Grey, got a Heard’d reference…
Bregman ist ein Depp!
Ha!