Trevor Story hit the IL with a thumb sprain, which is bad news (no dur), but the Rockies are saying there’s no ligament damage, so it could’ve been worse. The good news is Brendan Rodgers was promoted. Is this good news? For Rodgers, I’d imagine it is. For the Uber driver taking Rodgers to the airport? Prolly good news for them. The guy sitting next to Rodgers on the plane having to hear about how Rodgers is not going to sit on the bench for Pat Valaika, this time, things are gonna be different? Doesn’t sound like good news for that guy sitting next to him. What a bore! Okay, so I know, I know, I KNOW the Rockies have burned us all to the point where we shudder at commercials for Burn Notice reruns on USA, but there is a reason why the Rockies have burned us. Because we all want to own all of them due to the stadium. I grabbed Rodgers for that very reason. We shall see, but I put it at 70/30 the Rockies play Pat Valaika, and 30 is for: Rodgers doesn’t play, is sent down and Hampson is recalled to also not play. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Ian Desmond – 1-for-4 and his 10th homer, hitting .271. No joke: Ian Desmond gets more starts at short than Brendan Rodgers over the next week? C’mon, let’s figure it out together how the Rockies are going to screw with Rodgers.
Charlie Blackmon – 1-for-5 and his 17th homer, hitting .336. Incredibly, this was Chazz Noir’s first away home run since 2015. Says right here on my “Feels That Way” calendar.
Ketel Marte – 4-for-6, 1 run, hitting .305. Anyone who drafted Ketel Marte stepped in the luckiest shit in the history of shit.
Greg Holland – 1 IP, 1 ER and his 2nd blown save, ERA at 2.28. Holland hasn’t seen an appearance since June 12th, then does the tunnel proud by acting like a hole.
Robbie Ray – 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners (5 BBs), 9 Ks, ERA at 3.87. Ray throws fire and has no command, I will now call him Robbie Wildfire. “As your governor, I have promised to stop Robbie Wildfire by relocating all of the forest to the middle of the ocean.”
Ken Giles – 1 IP, 0 ER, 2 Ks, ERA at 1.04, as he was activated from the IL and I dropped Daniel Hudson and Joe Biagini faster than your metabolism. Nah’mean?
Eric Sogard – 3-for-3, 2 runs, and his 7th homer, hitting .303. Okay, I couldn’t fight it anymore and grabbed him in one deeper mixed league. Also, it appears that Sogard made the right decision to forgo the racquetball circuit and give baseball another chance:
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – 3-for-5, 2 runs and his 9th homer, 12th homer in two games, 18th homer this week, is now batting third, been mentioning him for weeks, will be in this afternoon’s Buy column. What more do you want from me? Help me, help you!
Rich Hill – Hit the IL, and sounds possibly done for a while, maybe the year. Hill hits the IL like Julio Urias hits–Okay, no need to finish that thought. Stripling or Urias (3 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 0 walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.84) will move back into the rotation. Since Urias pitched today and looked dope, my guess is it’s him, but it could be either and maybe both. Remember Stripling didn’t look great when he was in the rotation, so I’m leaning Urias.
Kyle Garlick – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, as he homered for the 2nd time in two games, telling Bumgarner to go get the ball out of The Stinking Rose front lobby.
Madison Bumgarner – 3 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.28. Max Muncy broke Bumgarner forever. It’s true. Sorry.
Mike Yastrzemski – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Hot schmotrzemski alert!
Erick Fedde – 3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 BBs, 5 hits, 1 K, ERA at 3.79. More like Erickbbbbbbbbbb.
Victor Robles – 2-fro-3, 3 RBIs and his 11th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games, and is obviously heating up again, so if he was dropped, pick him him up. If he was benched, apologize, then put him back in your lineup.
Kurt Suzuki – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer this week. You honestly couldn’t have gone wrong drafting a catcher unless you grabbed Posey like our President.
Nick Pivetta – 5 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 5.54. Welcome back, old friend!
Jay Bruce – 3-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 20th homer. Be interesting to see if he falls off after the break, slipping on the PABST — Post-All-star Break Stat Totals.
Jean Segura – 1-for-4 and his 7th homer, hitting .269. Seven homers is also what Ketel Marte hit in the last week, I think.
Frankie Montas – 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.70. I want Frankie Montas in the middle, the end and the beginning of all my fantasy team’s starts.
Blake Treinen – 0 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 4.08. Kazaam! Blake Treinen out here trying to record the world’s worst Hold. Treinen is the seamy underbelly of SAGNOF, that no one wants to talk about, and how you shouldn’t draft top closers.
Jurickson Profar – 1-for-2, 2 runs and his 10th homer, hitting .218. Admission of being a false God: I’m am so effin’ lucky I only drafted Profar and Odor on one team, and they’re both on the same team. I like these two effers too. Whew, Cousin Sweatpants, sometimes you get lucky. Ya feel me? Okay, please stop.
Matt Chapman – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 17th homer, hitting .264. He’s on pace for 36 homers. Casual observation: If you’re thinking about dropping someone who is on pace for 35+ homers, don’t.
Charlie Morton – 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.31. How’s that sell looking now?! Okay, so another good game, but I’m more concerned with Morton not being able to throw many innings, not just falling apart.
Tommy Pham – 1-for-3, 2 runs and a slam (11) and legs (7). This is crazy, but Pham stole the bag in the 3rd inning in Tampa, then homered in the 6th inning in Montreal.
Diego Castillo – 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 3.51, and his 1st blown save. I hope Jose Alvarado returns from Venezuela ready to save some games. Alvarado reading a note in an empty clubhouse, “Can’t explain here, but meet us in Montreal.”
Garrett Cooper – Sounds headed to the IL once again. Dude’s more fragile than people’s feelings on the internet.
Brian Anderson – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, and his 2nd homer in the last three games. With Cooper gone, I’m ready to fade all Marlins hitters, but Anderson has been…well, okay.
Zac Gallen – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks in his 1st start. More about him in my Zac Gallen fantasy from yesterday, and in the Alzolay blurb.
Adbert Alzolay – 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 5 Ks in his 1st game working as a Middler. So, everyone wants to know, who looked better Gallen or Alzolay? Alzolay was much sexier. Doesn’t mean he’ll have better numbers this year, but he is straight butter. A rare, unadulterated butter that has extra cream. A French butter. A guy with a baguette in his pocket, wearing a beret, churning butter named Adboner, screaming, “I swear it IS butter!” I’m owning both of Gallen and Alzolay in all leagues until further notice. Where Gallen looked more poised, Alzolay looked so sexy. Maybe it’s the extra velocity, I don’t know. Gallen was working primarily 92-93 MPH on the four-seamer but his change is really the pitch that no one is touching. Changeups vs. fastballs? One is inherently sexier, so maybe that’s why I was fantasizing about Alzolay a bit more. Alzolay wasn’t that much quicker, working around 95 MPH, then dropping in an 80 MPH change. Well, it was all pretty incredible. Between Paddack, Gallen and Alzolay, it’s hard to choose a favorite. Do I have to? I don’t? Great.
Pete Alonso – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 25th homer. Albombso!
Carlos Correa – A.J. Hinch doesn’t expect Correa back in the 1st half. The good news is he didn’t specify the 1st half of what. 1st half of the day? 1st half of June? 1st half of his recital of the alphabet?
Framber Valdez – 3 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.61. Okay, but you had to have marbles in your head to start him yesterday, so I still like him.
Jake Marisnick – 3-for-4, and his 7th and 8th homer. Yankees fans were so gracious to him after his 2nd home run, they were cheering for him to remove the asterisk from his last name.
Alex Bregman – 1-for-3 and his 21st homer. Also, Yordan Alvarez (2-for-5, 2 RBIs) hit his 5th homer, and that didn’t even come close to this nonsense:
Edwin Encarnacion – 1-for-3, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 23rd homer. The Yankees are going to have Giancarlo Stanton (3-for-5, 2 runs), Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres (2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 17th homer) and Gary Sanchez (2-for-5 and his 22nd homer) in their order, and I’m not even mentioning DJ LeMahieu (1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer) who’s in the top five for batting. Parity more like parody.
Adalberto Mondesi – Hit the IL with groin pain. His groin pain is a pain in my ass. Take that however you want.
Glenn Sparkman – 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.62. Just checked Streamonator for Sparkman and it said, “GTFO.” Not sure why it’s telling me to get the food out, but there you go.
Jake Odorizzi – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 2.58. I’m not emotionally ready for Odorizzi not to have a good ERA. So, cut out the shenanigans! He was never a low-2 ERA pitcher, but his peripherals are saying he’s not even a mid-2 ERA pitcher. More like a mid-3 ERA. Still worth owning, but expectations in Czech.
Jorge Polanco – 1-for-4 and his 11th homer. I fall into this trap too, but you forget how good a guy is just because he went cold for two weeks. Polanco is still good, even if he was hitting near-.200 over the last ten days.
Dwight Smith Jr. – 0-for-3 as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “I didn’t know there was a rule against sixteen 30-minute bathroom breaks in an 8-hour day. You should be thanking me for not taking a lunch.”
Domingo Santana – 1-for-3 and his 16th homer, hitting .279, and his 3rd homer in two games. Aw sookie, Sunday Santana is starting to heat up again! Get it!
Omar Narvaez – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 11th homer, hitting .291. For some reason, it is hilarious to me that Narvaez’s numbers would’ve made him the #1 catcher last year.
Christian Yelich – 2-for-4 and his 28th homer. Bonds made home records goofy, but Yelich is on pace for 60 homers.
Jimmy Nelson – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 9.75 On a human level, I hope he figures stuff out, but, if you own him in fantasy, I have no idea what you’re doing. Pity doesn’t help get you laid or in fantasy.
Tanner Roark – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.47. On one of my charmed teams (if you draft enough teams, you end up charmed in some leagues, and more leagues if you draft all the teams in your league under different aliases), I’ve had Roark all year, in my lineup, and he’s pitched better than, say, Zack Wheeler.
Nick Senzel – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .266. Senzel’s not been bad, but when you have guys like Pete Albombdingzo hitting seven homers a week, it’s hard to build the excitement.
Mike Minor – 8 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.52. Nothing Minor about that! Give me some skin, my good man! Wait, where you going? We were going to high five like two chums. Come back, friend.
Danny Santana – 2-for-4, 2 runs and a slam (7) and legs (9), hitting .312, and this was his 2nd homer in two games, 3rd homer in four games, and I’m not exactly sure why I didn’t put him in my Buy column, but Dannys Antana is here now so if he’s available in your league, I’d absolutely grab him. Two hands now, for the power and speed, and remember to wash your hands after you leave incognito mode.
Elvis Andrus – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .303. If Elvis were alive, his favorite player would be Andrus. And he’d be sitting drunk next to Blake Shelton on The Voice.
Mike Clevinger – Hit the IL with an ankle injury. Well, I thought he’d end up back on the IL with another back issue, so won’t take a victory lap, especially since his ex-wife is likely chasing him with a bat. Have you heard about this? Clevinger’s ex went on a Twitter rant fueled by, I can only imagine, Red Bull and adultery.
Shane Bieber – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.86. The Streamonator projected a start of 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks. Two extra baserunners and one less K? What are you thinking, robot!
Carlos Santana – 2-for-3 and his 15th homer, hitting .292. Elias Sports Bureau said this is the 1st time two Santanas went deep moments apart since Carlos Santana, the musician, and his look-alike Edward James Olmos found themselves on the back of a bangbus.
Hey Grey,
Got some questions. I had Robles in my bench for the last 2 days -obviously- now that the suggestion is to start him again, who do I sit? My only options are Betts, Harper, Eloy and Ohtani. Harper is the one who hasn’t been good the last 7 days (full season for me, actually), but the hitter tron loves all of these guys for today and the next days. What do you suggest?
Secondly, I”m carrying 4 injured players now: Pence, Clevinger, Mondesi and Story. My league has 2 IL spots.
I’ll have to play a mix of moncada/villar/rodgers and didi to cover 2B and SS. Then I have desmond, renfroe and yonny chirinos as my most likely options to be dropped to pick up Alzolay. Is it worth to drop any of them for him? Last in HR btw.
Thanks
Could try Robles over ohtani for the weekend but they’re all good options.
Lose Pence for Alzolay.
Agree with DT
Ohtani isn’t going to start the next 3 games,at NL park,no DH.
Great observation. Thank you all
I totally credit Rudy for drafting Marte this year.
Really? I have zero shares. Maybe my toxic crush on Adam Frazier is at fault? That Ketel Marte luckiest shit quote is from me in a text convo I had w/ Grey yesterday :)
I wanna step in that lucky shit so bad, I’m like one of those little detective dogs with a corn cob pipe sniffing around for it
Fun Fact! Olmos’ character in American Me was also a Santana, and based on that character’s sexual inclinations, we have a good guess of what will be featured in the bangbus video.
Haha, great movie!
Thanks always, guys for your help.
I have to activate Judge.
Whop do I drop?
Cruz, Meadows, Dahl or Renfroe?
I’d lose Renfroe
Lose Dull
Agree with DT
Thank you guys for the heads up on Gallen. Saved my week. Would you drop Pressly for Alzolay? I already did but am looking for confirmation……
Good move
Marble-headed Sally started Framber at the Bronxshore…but I generally start EVERYONE as a rule. Marbles…
So you’re saying don’t drop Framber? ;)
I traded Voit and Heaney for Kershaw and McMahon after a long back and forth dance. I’m sorta meh on it overall, lol.
Also, speaking of meh, trying to trade Segura for a closer and I can’t get one bite. Yikes.
Why’d this go here, I dunno!
Can’t pin that one on Framber he was pitching in a friggin monsoon…
“Why’d this go here, I dunno!” — seeing Framber in starting lineup
Thanks DT, almost greased my senor’ crappers when I snagged Gallen and Gant for the Kooch!
Eh…meant for above comments. Sorry, typing, drinking and driving-
Agree with DT
Thanks Grey, is it a bad thing I purposely take a late lunch Friday to enjoy your buy/sell column at the Chinese Buffett?!
Haha, thank you for your patronage!
Thank you guys, seriously.
No problem
Thoughts
I get Yelich and I offer back Ryu, Meadows and Swanson?
Too much?
Yelich side
Yelich side, assuming you can lose the SP production and/or can replace the SP with one or 2 of the open roster spots you get as well and dont need the SS.
Yelich, like Trout, always
Grey!!!
Very nice report, loved it.
a. Sogard was called NerdPower when he was with the As. In Canada, they call him GeekPower ’cause Canadians don’t know the difference between a geek and a nerd. Oh! Canada.
b. Signed up Yastrzemski. Here’s the logic (apart from you confirming everything I believe).
1. His grandpa taught him how to hit.
2. His pa wasn’t great.
3. Sometimes greatness skips a generation.
4. He got a hit off Jansen in the 9th
c. Wow! Olmos-Santana meeting on the back of the Colombian bangbus, I think I’ve seen that DP scene. Btw, applied for a job in Guasdualito Venezuela and Tumbes Peru for support for the Venezuelan crisis. Tumbes is the port of choice for Venezuelan refugees and their eventual entry into Peru while Guasdualito has a very strange history (must read). If I got the job in either location it would be like I was divorcing my wife. The fastest connection from our house to Tumbes (door-to-door) is 72 hours!!! Of course, I hope I don’t get either job.
d. Abbott and Costello quote of the day for June 21
In Society, scene 3
Eddie (Abbott): Fix that drip!
Albert (Costello): Okay.
Eddie (Abbott): I’ll give you the “okay. ” [Eddie (Abbott) raises the back of his hand like he’s going to slap Albert (Costello). The threat of violence is actually worse than the actual violence. Discuss.]
Albert (Costello): Same old Eddie. Rough-and-tough Eddie.
Eddie (Abbott): Go on! Fix that drip! What are you stalling about? Get with it! All set? Pick your tools up.! Keep quiet! There’s a man asleep in there.
Albert (Costello): [Takes 1 piece of toilet paper, while Eddie (Abbott) isn’t looking, and shoves it up the faucet temporarily stopping the water from dripping.]All fixed.
Eddie (Abbott): All fixed? Look! There’s another drip. Now we’ve gotta fix that.
Albert (Costello): You take it easy, Eddie. Don’t work too hard. All right.
Eddie (Abbott): Go ahead over and fix it!
Albert (Costello): Hey, Eddie, there’s some water comin’ in here now.
Eddie (Abbott): What?
Albert (Costello): It’s comin’ in from this other thing in the bottom.
Eddie (Abbott): Afraid of wetting your feet, eh? Use your plunger and clean it out.
Albert (Costello): Okay.
Eddie (Abbott): Do I have to tell you everything?
Albert (Costello): No, no, that’s all right.
Eddie (Abbott): What are you doin’? What are you doin’? The plunger, I said. That’s not the plunger!
Albert (Costello): Give me another chance.
Eddie (Abbott): Well, go ahead! That’s it.
Albert (Costello): I knew it had a handle to it.
Eddie (Abbott): Go ahead.
Albert (Costello): It’s stuck! It’s stuck.
Eddie (Abbott): What are you takin’ your shoe off for?
Albert (Costello): I don’t wanna get my shoes wet. [Albert (Costello) takes off his right shoe but keeps his left shoe on and proceeds to put his left foot into the tub.]
Eddie (Abbott): Oh. [Albert (Costello) had pulled to hard on the plunger and the handle flew out of his hands, landing the plunger on Eddie’s (Abbott’s) forehead.]
Albert (Costello): Eddie, what’s the matter?
Eddie (Abbott): What’s the matter? Pull on it. You’re always… Get it off!
Albert (Costello): Look, Eddie, leave it that way and I’ll take you through the house. I’ll tell ’em I got you at an auction.
Eddie (Abbott): Do something!
e. Have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Ante
Where’s the postcard? Still haven’t received it
A. Nerds unite!
B. 3. But what if it skipped two?
C. Hahaha
D. Nice!
E. You too
Buy, sell or hold Hunter Dozier once back? Will the thorax lessen his power attack?
Don’t Dr. Seuss back at me haha.
Hold
I would not drop him, no I wouldnt.
Neither should you,
you couldn’t and shouldn’t
When he comes back, he definitely will hit,
but do what you want, I dont give a sh….
Haha, I’d hold to at least see a bit of him
Is Vlad Guerrero Jr a poor man’s Tommy La Stella with less power and a worse hit tool?
LOL i just lost my coffee
Hilarious
Garver, Alfaro, story, Mondesi, cooper, clevinger all hurt in the last 48 hours. Goodbye first place hopefully We will meet again
Ouch
Morning,
I’ve had Villar at 2b all year and I’m growing frustrated with him (cuz he sucks). Was offered Albies for my Mike Minor. Preseason that sounds amazing but now Mike Minor is pitching like he’s good and Albies is only now heating up (and is prone to cold streaks).
Should I accept Albies?
Facts: 6×6 OPS / QS league
Think Minor returns to earth?
Thanks!
I’d want Albies, do expect Minor returns to earth
Agree with DT
But Minor doesn’t look that far off from where he might land
Grey! Your mustache is shiny and slightly sticky! Waivers process on Sunday- all things being equal, who should I drop in a keeper league to pick up Gallen?- Mitch Haniger or Keston Hiura?
I’d lose Hiura
It’s sticky from boba!
Agree with DT
Drop Segura for Danny Santana? OBP 10 team
I’d hold
Agree with DT
Rodgers or Ryan McMahon?
McMahons at bats feel safer, Rodgers has more upside. I’d probably try Rodgers…
Thank you. Looking for upside
Agree with DT
***bulk alert***
Beeks likely bulking for the Rays today. “Masse” guy might be the preferred term in Montreal? O’s bullpen day, Hess seems like the best bet for bulk to me.
Come on Rodgers, make them keep you up!!!!
Haha, nice
Rodgers pushing McMahon to the bench would be something I’d be here for
Need a 2b in a 5×5 while Mondesi is out. Who do you like from:
Rodgers
McMahon
Danny Santana
Biggio
Moran
Thanks!
I’d try Rodgers
McMahon, Santana, Biggio…..Rodgers is just too unknown….will he play? Will be good if he does? Will he get sent down? None of those concerns for the others.
Agree with DT
You fell one Santana short, my man. It was a triple Santana homer day: Domingo, Danny, and Carlos. Or as they’re also known, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday Santana.
HAHA, nice
Drop two in a points league
Olson
Soler
Laureano
Didi
Victor Robles
I’d lose Laureano and Didi
Good to see Donkey finally selling Didi short
Agree with DT
Out of Victor, Olson, and Soler, whose the odd man out?
Start Marquez at LA tonight?
Wheeler or Heaney ROS?
Thanks
I’m starting Marquez. Wheeler.
Agree with DT
I also have been hit with DL bug this week. Lost starting middle infield of Story, Mondesi and Marwin Gonzalez. Only middle infielder I have left is Segura.
It is 5×5 weekly roto 12 team league.
Do I trade for help like Jorge Polanco or Ozzie Albies (would likely have to give pitcher like Zach Plesac or Robbie Ray) or look at waivers (Danny Santana, Michael Chavis, Sogard, Kipnis available) and just give up few players that I do not need like Gonzalez, Alex Reyes, etc.
Strangely enough I probably need more pitching help than hitting but feel like pitching is lost cause this year and having a 3.75 ERA is not half bad, lol.
Anyway, help/advice is appreciated!
Those trades sound good if you can get one done, but Chavis isn’t a bad stop gap either…
What about Danny Santana in addition to Chavis as stop gap? Would that be better than going for Polanco or Albies or would you say that Polanco and/or Albies are worth it even if it means giving up either Ray or Plesac (in that order I think).
I kind of like Plesac going forward though for some reason. What do you think of Plesac ROS?
Agree with DT on trades, I’d try Danny Santana for now
Would you start Yammamota against the phillies Sunday? Tempting but i wondering if this will be when the Phillies bats let loose team slumps can only last so long?
I’d start him unless it’s a shallow roto league
Thanks DT, It is the RCL league .
Is it home? If so, start him
Who knew that in the 2014 WS all the Royals had to do was grab a kid from the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League. If only KC had given him those ABs that Nori Aoki screwed up.
Oh, how I wish Muncy would have broken MadBum THEN instead of after I traded for him a month ago…
Rockhounds?
Ha, ugh on Bum
I know they’re both bad, but Elias or Brasier?
Elias is getting all the saves at the moment…..Brasier might be getting the saves….if they are both unowned, roll with Elias until we get more of an idea of Bostons pen.
Elias
Are you holding onto Heaney?
I’m giving him one more start in a good matchup.
He’s got Cincy next week so fingers crossed.
Agree with Cram
Pete Beef!
I sense your anger and incredulousness in the Marte blurb. I hate him. I get angry every time I see he hits a HR. In turn, I get angry at my friend who owns him for being such a lucky shit. And this eggs on my friend, who rubs it in my face with each Marte HR. Sometime at the end of May, I told him if Marte hits 30 HRs I will retire from playing fantasy baseball. It was nice knowing everyone!
HAHA, Marte’s getting 30 HRs by the ASB!
LOL if its not in writing it didn’t happen Cram! Hmm… I think i’ll do a dive on Marte next week. Thought experiment: Muncy, DeJong, KMarte ROS?
It’s gotta be Muncy. But I want answers on Marte goddammit! He’s 6′, 180 lbs wet, with more HRs in 300 ABs this year than in 2000 minor league ABs. 2000! Is this the Jose Ramirez school of evolution?
Marte was awful for the first two months of last year, but he was solid after that. Last year, Marte hit a 465ft home run at a 113 exit velocity and the guys on MLB Tonight were saying Marte was going to be the next Cano with more speed. This year, he figured out how to hit RH pitching and almost doubled his launch angle.
I own both Marte and Josh Bell in 4 of my 5 leagues.
I don’t know, I see this year that his splits as a LHB have greatly improved from last year, but every year before that it was the opposite. I never really researched him and he’s clearly not just a speedster anymore. But F him anyway.
Haha. I may look to sell him at this point. Like you said, he doesn’t really run and I think that he finishes in the low-30’s for HR’s . That means he is more of a 12-13HR/4-5SB guy with .275 average for the rest of the way and those guys a dime a dozen. Those are Brandon Lowe numbers.
Agreed
I might go the opposite direction at this point. I previously said that Albies was the same player as Marte. Now, I could probably trade Marte for Albies plus another good piece.
Prolly
Robles or Muncy in OBP dynasty?
VICTOR Robles, close
Thanks Grey. How close is Suarez/Muncy in same format?
@Grey Thanks Grey. How close are Suarez/Muncy in same format?
Very close
Keeper league, trying to win now, gonna have to part with some good young pitching to find some saves. Out of D German, Woodruff, and Boyd, who would you be least sad about losing this year and beyond?
None of them would I be sad about losing if it brought me the ‘ship
Boyd, German, that order
Is d Castillo or strop droppable to open up a streaming slot until kimbrel reaches the majors? It’s a 16team H2H league
Either one….both? I would definitely be ok letting either go for a streaming spot, depending on who is available on waiver regularly to stream.
Agree with BE
Strop 1st
Catcher question : Alfaro, McCann, Tom Murphy, Vazquez or Phegley
Following up with an exciting RP question, should i hang onto Diego Castillo in a SV+H league or pick up one of Amir Garrett, Ryan Brasier, Emilio Pagan, Pedro baez, Liam Hendriks, AJ Minter (I promise i’m not just listing all the available relievers).
Phegley, bc I think Alfaro might have a concussion
Grab Amir
1.) I didn’t start Pivetta in any of my leagues yesterday, so this isn’t a tilt decision. But is he a drop after that ugliness? His next start should be a good one, SoN really likes it. Hold?
2.) Trienen has been crap all year. 1.50+ whip is horrendous. Feels like another IL stint or something will come at some point; that elbow can’t be right. Is Hendricks the own? Or Trivino?
3.) Still holding Lorenzen? Does he look to be a must hold for CIN closer job?
1. He’s a streamer, so if he has a good matchup next, that’s what you do with streamers.
3. I’m holding until the situation shakes out.
1. Don’t know his next start, but if SON likes it, hold
2. Liam’s been way better
3. Agree with Cram
Wade Miley was just dropped in my 11 tm roto keeper league with a 200 start limit. Haven’t kept up with him on here so far this season – is he a good pick up?
Seems ok if he has a good matchup and you need that sorta thing
Would you favor Alzolay over him, then?
Yes
B Rodgers, Didi, or Chris Taylor to fill in for Mondesi? 5×5 OBP league.
Rodgers
I am being offered Yordan for my Giolito? I am hesitant only because I don’t know what happens when Springer is activated next week. Should I make the trade and hope Yordan doesn’t get sent down?
Just this year or keeper/dynasty?
It’s probably fair either way, but depends on your roster construction., league context and needs.
10 team h2h redraft league. I have Corbin, Bauer, Woodruff, Clevinger, Glasnow, Chirinos, Lucchesi , Paddack.
I’d take Yordan, agree it’s fair
He could get sent down, fwiw
Grey,
Would you pick up Kyle “Please hold the” Garlick?
Ha, depends for who, but unlickely
I have an empty roster spot
Sounds fine then
Grey,
FYTI Montas just got a 80 game suspension for PED. I need to activate Hunter Dozier, and need to drop someone
Kyle “Pass The” Garlick
Aaron Hicks
Jason Vargas
Drop Garlick
OK THANKS AS ALWAYS.
No problem
I own these closers
Holland
Robles
Kelley
Kennedy
Doolittle
Would you add any of these closers in place of anyone above, or in addition to them?
Romo
Elias
Brasier
Davis
Meh
Would you trade Jose Ramirez for Josh Hader? 12 tm redraft 5×5 (OBP and SV+H ). Jose has been riding my pine for the last few weeks
At this point, in a redraft, sure. If he is a bench player for you, and you dont need to start him, you are plugging Hader in your lineup every day and getting ratios, ks, saves.
Agree with BE
I love the Albombso nickname! Great choice Grey!
Need to replace Trevor Story in my starting lineup. Please rank top 3 shortstops for next 2-3 weeks among Brock Holt, Andrelton Simmons, Asdrubel Cabrera, Amed Rosario, Willie Adames, Nick Goodrum, Eric Sogard, Jurickson Profar and Fred Galvis.
Also,
Please rank top 3 OFs ( a little speed would be nice ) among Victor Robles, Oscar Mercado, Jesse Winker, Brian Reynolds, Franmil, Domingo and Danny Santana.
Thanks, it was a commenter’s
Amed, Profar, Sogard
Domingo, Mercado, Robles
10 team league. After we dropping Hill?
…the world will be yours
Doolittle or Giles?
Doolittle…..Giles could get dealt and no longer be a closer.
Agree with BE
12 team 6×6 daily moves league with ops and holds the extra categories. We use qs instead of wins.
My roster
C Ramos, 1b Bellinger 2b Baez ss machado 3b muncy ci Alonso mi tatis of Acuña benintendi Domingo Santana Hoskins mallex util Dahl
Bench didi
Sp snell Bieber flaherty fried canning Gallen
Rp c mart pressly leclerc Chapman
Bench paddack and kimbrel
Il Pablo Lopez and tailon
I’m in first in every hitting category except steals. I’m second there.
Would you cut Didi for Julio Urias
Depends if you want to keep a bench hitter or not. I would have no problem losing didi for Julio. But I would also consider dumping Fried or Leclerc for Julio
Lose Leclerc for Urias
Concerned about cutting lecler for holds and saves? Because holds is a category it’s hard to get saves in this league?
Ah, then lose Didi
Alzolay and Gallen are on waivers in a 12 team H2H league… I’m a very hitter heavy at the moment. I can see Alzolay pitching out of the pen for the most part to control IP. And could see Gallen starting until he hits an IP limit. Who to grab? And who to drop? Hold and continue working the trade market?
C- Alfaro
1B – Bellinger, Voit
2B – Lowe
SS – Treat, Anderson
3B – Suarez, Kingery
OF – Acuna, JD, Santana, Alvarez, Pence
Util – Ohtani
NA – Hiura
SP – Soroka, Marquez, Bieber, Flaherty, Paxton, Giolito, Castillo
RP – Yates, Jackson
DL – Weaver, Strickland
I’ve been shopping Soroka, Voit, Anderson and Santana with little interest at the moment…
Thinking of dropping Jackson because there are a couple of other closers on waivers (Kennedy, Kelley, Rogers).
Shop harder? I don’t see who you’re dropping
Yeah, me either. Is there a cure for FOMO sadness?
If you figure it out, let me know!
Should I replace mondesi with Rodgers or gurriel for the time being?
Llourdes
Agree with BE
What does eveyrone think about the MontreAmpa Bay res Expos?
Tampa Bay Je Ne Rays Quoi
MLB said it’s not happening
Pick a side any side… 10 team 6×6 keep 8
P. Alonso
or
J. Turner, Bauer, W. Franco (would have been a tough one to keep)
Pete Beef
Agree with Cram
Dear Lord, I can’t believe I am asking this. I have the following players, and am thinking of benching Au Shizz.
1B: Whit Merrifield, Au Shizz
2B: Whit Merrifield, Ozzie Albies
3B: Anthony Rendon, Vladito
OFx3: Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Mookie Ballgame, Bryan Reynolds
Util: all of the above
So I am thinking
1B: Merrifield
2B Albies
3B: Rendon
OF: Stanton, Judge, Ballgame
Util: Reynolds
Bench: Au Shizz.
Can I really do this?
Sorry, Util is x2
Sorry, Util is x2
Use Shizz as a Util, play the matchups for Reynolds or Valdito
I said to trade Au Shizz two months ago and people mocked me, with that said, he almost homered 3 times yesterday just missing, he’s about to get hot
When Muncy came up against Bum last night the organist played Under The Sea.
Seriously? Bc it looked like Muncy was benched like a real chickenshizz… I can’t see Dodgers games due to blackouts
Watch via Reddit son…
Meh, too much work, tbh, I just see highlights
2 team 6×6 with OPS and QS: My Snell and Bichette for his Corbin, Kendrick, and Dyson? Thoughts?
12 team. Sorry.
Snell side
10 team OBP with limited season moves (budget)
C R Perez
1B Votto
2B Moustakas
3B Chapman
SS Lindor
CI Olson
MI J Polanco
OF JD Martinez
OF K Davis
OF E Jiminez
UTL Puig
UTL Vogelbach
BN V Robles
So…I drafted Robles to get me some stolen bases, and while the power has been a nice surprise, Robles has 1 stolen base in the past month with a .330 OBP batting at the bottom of the line up. Obviously the statcast numbers for him are horrible, so I really need him to pick up some stolen bases, as my two best threats right now are Lindor and Puig (blehhh).
Do I hold onto Robles and hope that he starts stealing more, drop him for another source of stolen base or say “screw it” and just pick up the best bat, stolen bases be damned?
SB players: Kiermaier, Laureano, Senzel, Bradley Jr
Overall players: Renfroe, F Reyes, Cooper, Calhoun, Mazara
Thanks!
No Mercado available? Try Laureano
Grey,
It’s trade season in our 12-team, 5×5 OBP league. Teams out of the race are looking to dump players for future keepers and I have some attractive pieces. I have the following players that I could consider keeping (I can only keep three):
Betts*, Bellinger, Harper*, Mondesi, Eloy, Yordan, Rizzo*
* can’t be kept by another team since I kept them this year
How would you rank the order listed above, and would you keep Mondesi, Eloy or Yordan over Harper?
Mondesi is easily over Harper, let me tell you that right now, said like Gordon Ramsay
Betts, Bellinger, Mondesi
Gordon Ramsay would call you a dumb donkey first
This is true
Would you flip Gallen for Hunter Dozier and Anibal Sanchez?
Prolly not, but it’s fair, guess depends on league
1. Best three for holds?
Strop, Alzolay, Morgan, Minter, Alvarado, P Baez, May
2. Myers is my bench, platoon bat playing if matchups are good or Maz, Turner being rested. Hold or time to move on to Dannys, C Walker, Pollock, Verdugo, Y Diaz, C Walker…
Minter, Baez, May
2. Meh, bench bats for platoons? I guess Dannys over Myers
Biggio or Lourdes ROS in a league with OBP/SLG instead of AVG
Lourdes
Yamamoto or Alzolay? 12T roto mixed
Thanks
Alzolay
Hello a Grey,
Gotta make room for Story on the IL.
Whose the drop. Pablo or Weaver?
Thanks again for your thoughts
Pablo
Fedde or trevor williams rest of way? 4×4 no K’s.
Neither? Williams
Next week my SPs are Snell, MadBum, Bauer, Flaherty, Fried, and two other spots.
Framber Valdez vs PIT
Porcello vs NYY
Keuchel @CHC
others available…
Pomeranz COL/ARI
JZimmerman TEX/WAS
Mahle @LAA/CHC
Shaun Anderson ARI
Wainwright OAK
Beede ARI
Framber, Keuchel, Mahle
Good Buy day morning,
Lose Didi or B. Rodgers for Alzolay? Redraft league
Thanks!
Morning!
Didi
12 team, H2H, Dynasty
My Moncada, Kyle Tucker, Taylor Trammel, Peacock, McCullers for Blake Snell, Jeff McNeil, Scott Oberg.
I have Betts, Acuna, and Gallo in the OF. Moncada will lose 2B next season, and I have Machado at 3B. Figured I could flip some guys for a top end SP. Snell has struggled though, so…
Any thoughts?
Snell side, it’s fair
RPs I own: Brasier, Hand, and Kelley
I like to start 2.
Who do I sit next week?
14-team Saves+Holds league.
Brasier
Good article. Love, love, LOVE the blurb on Jimmy Nelson!! LOL! Anyway, in 6th place in my 12 teamer (RCL). Need to drop someone with Gennett returning. Whom would you recommend I drop?
C – Realmuto
1B – Voit
2B – Altuve
SS – Tatis
3B – Muncy
CI – C.J. Cron
MI – K. Marte
OF – Dahl, Domingo, J.D., & Choo
U – Pederson
IL – Gennett
SP – Alzolay, Buehler, Canning, Cole, Gallen, Lynn, Paddack & Soroka
RP – Doolittle & Pressly
NA – Cease
Thanks! Canning, 8 SPs feels too much
The Robot likes Marquez today at the Dodgers. That takes some balls, even for a robot. Do you like that start? I’m thinking I sit Sonny Gray and Marquez today? What do you think Grey? I’m also wondering if Alex Reyes is worth dropping for Alzolay? Thanks Grey.
I’m starting German
Drop Reyes for Alzolay
A) Odorizzi – Its worth noting that twins defense was awful, misplayed balls, and 3 errors. One in particular I remember extended inning on what should have been a routine groundout to end it. Also, back to back games vs the Royals are what has hurt him. Next start will tell is if they just have his number or if this the true regression train to a 3 ERA.
B) Ohtani – Ausmus gave him the day off versus the worst lefty in the league. Clayton Richard is so bad. It woulda been nice. I think he’s looking at splits from June 2018, not June 2019, what an idiot.
C) Meadows – with him as cold as ice, Rays seem like easy pitching matchup right now. Is it just me?
D) Alzolay – are we expecting him to get real starts eventually or continue as middler?
A. That’s good to know, his #s still don’t say a 2.50 ERA, sadly
B. Haha, ugh
C. Rays are slumping hard right now, agreed
D. I haven’t heard, my guess is he starts a few, honestly, I’d take 4 IP, gems from 3rd inning on
yeah i still think Odorizzi finishes around a 3.20-3.30 ERA like he did in 2015
Yeah, 3.50 ERA seems safe
Best short term fill in for Mondesi in 2 leagues
League 1
Bote
Biggio
Chris Taylor
Rodgers
Danny Santana
Goodrum
League 2
Same as League 1 minus Taylor
Santana, same
Santana over Lourdes as well?
Meh
5×5 12 Team Roto
Giancarlo, Ryu, Soroka
For Yelich, Roberto Osuna
Yelich
I picked up Mercado for Pence because I need SB. When Pence comes off the DL should I play him over Mercado,?
I have to drop one of them because I would have too many OF’s.
I’d want Mercado
If urias was called up today…urias or Didi ROS
Can’t wait for the buy this afternoon!
Urias
What’s your take on Michael Chavis ROS and as a keeper (was just dropped in my league)? He seems to have some pedigree (1st round draft and decent minor league power), but I didn’t hear much about him in prospect write-ups leading into this season.
I don’t think much of him, expect him to flame out a bit and be solid but not great
Grabbed Yaz Jr – just because. My kid has my old Yaz bat out there on the little league field. Might have to change the team name with Biggio, Yaz, and Mondesi rolling right now.
HA! BSA! Good to see you!
Yeah – I’m here – but I start reading through some of the comments and questions and peel off without much to add or ask. That and I know Al Koholic is lurking….
Now to decide between Brasier and Moronta
Haha, Moronta!
HA! You zig and I zag – this other league I’m in is a crap fest – I jumped in to someone elses team and am wallowing in the bottom third – still trying to figure it out.
Haha
What’s up Grey?
You like Rodgers over DeJong as a Story replacement in 12 team?
Nah
Thanks! Have a great weekend
No problem
Mike Leake or Nick Pivetta or death by strangulation? Also it’s obvious that prayer triangles don’t work. Fantasy gods require orgies.
Hexagons are the only prayers anyone listens to
Strangulation
QS league. Is it worth Adsolay?
Maybe
Do you think he will be a reliever all the way?
Could be
The wild thing about Holland’s BS yesterday was how he did it – he was throwing curveballs to everyone, and they were going all over the place – one was spiked and almost ended up in the D-Backs dugout. Even the announcers were confused since he hardly ever throws a curve. One of them was guessing that Holland was trying to throw it cause he’s faced the Rockies so often and wanted to “mix things up” – hopefully he just sticks to his FB/slider combo and doesn’t try this heavy curve approach again… unless he can get that curve over for strikes
Agreed, saw it too… And own him, effin miserable outing for the 1st one in 8 days
Would you give up Eduardo Escobar to get a closer in a 1-1 trade? How good of a closer would it have to be for it to be worth it?
Nope
I was offered this trade.
I get A. Chapman and S. Marte for Odorizzi, Doolittle and Kepler
It’s fair, I’d want Kepler
Darn, so I’m losing out then. I will see if he will take Meadows.
Cool
Grey!
Merry Friday my dude. You gotta watch my man Montas go to work more often. Was fortunate enough to ride him all season since I streamed him first week. Dude is a freak with his splitter. He painted 2-seamer inside corner @ 97 yesterday on Kevin Keiermeier and then made him do his best spinning top impersonation on a low-inside splitter that dropped off the table. So fun to watch plus he’s careful of his pitch count. Not to mention the matchup v. Morton yesterday.
Also, I someone dropped Cowboy Chris Paddack in one of my leagues so I was able to scoop him for his start! Been jealous of everyone with their nice shiny Paddacks. All I can say is new Paddack on my wrist and I feel sexy! Take it easy my dude have a good weekend.
Prolly most impressed with his turnaround as anyone on the mound
Hopefully Paddack shakes whatever had him in his last three starts
Seriously, ONLY the Mets could have an 82 year old pitching coach..
HAHA, seriously!
Domingod or Dahl ROS. OBP League.
Dahl
One more question. Im in a league with a limit of 50 moves. Im at 26. I could put Mondesi on the DL and add Julio Urias, or I could just wait for his return. My hitting is stacked and my pitching is my weakness. Thoughts? I could also add Ian Kennedy and I am in need of saves.
Sounds like Kennedy is the move
Hi Grey
I’m in a CBS 12 team weekly points league. Here are my current starting pitchers:
L. Giolito
Z. Plesac
Z. Gallen
M. Soroka
M. Kelly
G. Canning
C. Paddack
B. Peacock
on the IL:
C. Smith
T. Glasnow
Should I pick up either Framber Valdez, or Julio Urias, and if so, who should I drop?
Or
Do I stash Jesus Luzardo, if so, who gets dropped?
Thanks
Canning and Kelly for Framber and Urias
On base And Slugging percentage league
Caleb Smith, GLasnow hunterDozier and mondesei on IL, Drop one or hold?
OBP SLG% league add rodgers drop villar?
Thanks
Drop on of the IL guys for what?
Hold Villar
monodiesi went down , need an infielder, no bench guys left, nothing appetizing on the wire… there is profar, odor, dietrech, ian desmond, rogers, sano, ryan mcmahon
Desmond
Which IL guy do you drop for desmond? Smith Glasnow DozierMOndesei?
Or i can hold and maybe drop eduardo rodriguez or lance lynn or maeda for desmond/?
EdRod
Sorry for confusion i meant to say have no bench guys left and an open infield spot with mondesi hurt
You said: Or i can hold and maybe drop eduardo rodriguez or lance lynn or maeda for desmond/?
I said drop EdRod
I have Ozzie Albies, Jorge Polanco, and Brandon Lowe at 2B, SS, and MI. Would you drop any for Lourdes Gurriel or hold?
A little concerned by Lowe’s strikeouts but he has put up great numbers.
Hold
Thanks!
No problem
I’ve got Freeman, Au Shizz, Rizzo and Rhysus for 3 slots in my keep forever (no costs). It was fine this seas since Hoskins had OF eligibility but he figures to lose that next year making my situation a pickle.
I know Fred and Hoskins should prob be kept. Who would you prefer ROS and next couple seasons Shizz or Rizz? 5×5 roto cats. Thanks!
Fred? Rizz
Got Alfaro in two leagues. Phegley is available in one, Roberto Perez is available in both. Do you pick up Phegley and Perez each league, Perez in both, hold, or just Phegley?
Yes, Phegley and Perez
Hey Grey/DT/Anybody with an opinion who has read this far into the comments,
So, Kluber got dropped in one of my 5×5 Ottoneu leagues and can now be re-auctioned for half price. ($20 in this case). That’s a great price for a top pitcher in this league. Want to take a stab at predicting the future for Kluber? I don’t care about his stats this year, but will he bounce back next season?
Also, are you as excited for John Tuturro’s Big Lebowski spinoff as I am? The Jesus gets his own feature!
Sadly, I think Kluber’s more or less a #2 at best next year
A spinoff? First I’m hearing, link please
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Places_(upcoming_film)
Señor Grey!
Please rank these three big name rookies ROS overall:
Yordan
Riley
V Robles
All three are their own player, and we need to respect that, but ultimately one could be best!
Robles might be best prospect, buuuut it ain’t 2022 yet!
Thank you and happiest of Fridays!!
Hmm, tough call, I wanna say Riley, Yordan, Robles, but if Yordan’s sent down it wouldn’t shock me
Hey Grey!
For ROS in 5×5 H2H league: Wheeler, Boyd or Gallen – pick 2
Thanks!!
Not Boyd
Reporter in Orange County quotes Dodgers GM as saying Stripling will be replacing Hill in rotation. Are you still picking Urias over Stripling?
Thanks
Bummer, then I’m fading both
1) With mondesi/story on IL. Need a SS. Fletcher or Gurriel Jr?
2) With QS 6×6, can you rank Darvish, Lynn, Mikolas and Lucchesi ROS?
3) Thanks
1. Lourdes
2. Lynn, Yu, Lucchesi
No problem
Thanks Grey for the great write up!
16 team H2H weekly points league… redraft
I have Cease and A. Reyes stashed, should I drop any of them for Alzolay?
Thanks
Cease
Thanks again!
No problem
Who do you like better for Saves,
1. Barnes or Kennedy
2. Barnes or Leclerc
Thanks
1. Barnes 2. Same
Should i drop workmen or Minter for Pagan? There isnt any holds in my league but there is saves ANDtrikeout to walk ratio. So walks are bad. I could drop Morin instead of Workmen or Minter, but with Mondesi on the il and Dietrich in a slump im not sure if i should just drop either Workmen or Minter. There is obp and im in 2nd place , been in 1st mostly though. Here is my team
C: Contreras
1b: Hoskins
2b:Morin or Dietrich
3b: Machado
Ss: Anderson
OF: Yelich
OF: Renfroe
Of: Bruce
Uty: Schwarber
Bench: Mondesi(il), Mazara, Hunter Dozier,
D.L: Corey Seager
Sp: Snell
Sp: Corbin
RP: Chapman
Rp: Workmen
P: Minter
P: Gioloto
P: Alzolay
Bench: Gallen, Gibson, Fried, Peacock, Musgrove
D.L: Caleb Smith
How does my team look? Should i drop Workmen, Minter, or Morin for Pagan?
Dropping Workmen seems fine
Buxton or Markakis ROS? 12 team roto redraft
Bux
Need SP. Would you trade Stanton for either Verlander or G.Cole and if so, which one. Need K’s and W’s. Thanks for all you guys do.
Those are fair trades… I’d take Verlander 1st… Prefer to trade lesser piece for lesser SP
D Santana is hot, does he play enough to own in a 12 team league? He isn’t listed as a starter. And they got pence and gallo on the dl.
He’s a starter until Pence returns which is shortly
10 team
Heaney, Gibson, or Ed Rod who’s the first to go?
Happy Friday man!
EdRod — you too!
hey brother!
what sort of haul should a strasburg trade pull in a OBP league?
was offered benitendi which seems to my advantage using the trade analyzer tool.
take er easy dude
Sounds decent for you
Still a Urias truther I see.
https://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/1141876181676859392
Oh well
One gotta go
Robles
Olson
Soler
Robles
Just curious how you would rank following pitchers ROS?:
Robbie Ray, Zach Plesac, Framber Valdez, Max Fried, Zac Gallen, Jesus Luzardo,Jake Odorozzi
I know there is the allure of K’s with Ray but not sure why so many rankings have him so high (like around 35 best pitcher). He does not do enough for ERA and/or wins IMO.
Is Plesac for real or just had good run up to now and wheels might come off before too long??
Thanks
Odorizzi, Ray, Gallen, Framber
Guess you answered my question then that you are not as high on Plesac as I seem to be??
He’s fine, he has a good next matchup
Should I drop Mercado, for Rodgers?
Meh
Phegley or Perez ROS
So I dropped Gallen on Monday – gets called up – then I was forced to use 50% of my remaining FAAB to rage add him.
I’ve been holding LeClerc all year – knowing that as soon as I drop him – Kelley will cut himself shaving and be out for the year. But maybe I have to take one for the team here?
Left pretty impressed with Gallen. Yeah he doesn’t have 95+ heat, but was touching 94 when he needed to, and that power change/cutter was straight filthy.
You know who hates shit? Old Man Clemens. A lot can happen in the 2nd half – but where do you see Ketel next year – top 75ish player?
Drop Leclerc
Ketel is a top 40 player easy right now, we’ll see in 2nd half
Elias or Romo
Romo
Would you lose Mitch Garver for James McCann or hold? Sincere apologies for the catcher question.
Sounds fine
h/h points redraft……Judge or Hoskins
12 team h/h points redraft……..Judge or Hoskins
Judge
Ugh. Do I drop Glasnow? My IL runneth over, and I’m in a dogfight in the offensive categories and holds. I sure could use that spot for streaming middle relievers and batty calls. Guys like Lynn, Minor, Woodruff, Lucchesi and the like are generally available for streaming.
Ugh, hate to do it now… What’s latest news on Glasnow? I haven’t heard recently
The ubiquitous “He had a bullpen session and felt really good” statement. Likely back after the AS Break.
Haha, ugh, I don’t know, I would’ve said drop Glasnow last month, so I guess can lose him
I haven’t dropped him anywhere yet but maybe I’m still in the denial phase of grief with losing him…
He’s gonna throw his second BP session today,says he’s feeling good after the first BP on Tuesday.Yahoo blurb says mid July probably.
Meh, could be… I honestly don’t know, my guess is he returns, looks like crap and is off for TJ, but you never know
still same, had “really good” bullpen session tuesday, will have another today.
LOL in unison now
Haha
What do you think Jay Bruce’s stats look like ros and do you think he’s a top 100 player going forward?
No, maybe 150
H2H points keeper league. Was offered Rizzo for P. Alonso. I can only keep 5 and have other good candidates, but I suspect I’d be able to keep Alonso in the 12 or 13th round next year. Which side?
Hold
12 team keeper league, drop Nick Ahmed for Brendan Rodgers?
Yes
10 team dynasty QS league
Framber or alzolay? Looking more for upside
Alzolay
12 Team 5×5 Roto
Dahl + Will Smith
For Vlad
And if you say Vlad, is it close enough that being desperate for Saves right now… you could see leaning the other way?
What if Smith is traded to a contender and becomes the setup man?
@Grey: weekly roto. need a dh for next week. these are top 4 unowned on HT for next week (plus rodgers). who do you like?
desmond – 3 @ sf, 4 vs lad
rodgers – 3 @ sf, 4 vs lad
bauers – 3 vs kc, 3 @ bal
mcneil – 4 @ phi, 3 vs atl
avisail – 3 @ min, 3 vs tex
thanks!
Desmond
THERE’S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS FOR ME*************
Would you own Bauers or Yuli ROS?
THERE’S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS FOR ME*************
THERE’S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS FOR ME***************