From fear that MLB would crack down on Performance-Enhancing Goggles, Francisco Rodriguez was traded to the Orioles. Or was something else at work besides the Orioles wanting Dor-K to pitch the 8th, setting up Jim Johnson? Here, try this. Put your arm down, now pick it up, now put it down, now move your furry eyebrows up and down. Jim Henderson, The Muppet Master, pulls all strings. He orchestrates all. He forces Beaker to say, “Me me me me me me me.” Bit of a control freak if you ask me, but it worked out for him this time, since Henderson will be taking over the ninth inning now in Milwaukee. For those holding John Axford for saves, it could happen since he’s been solid for the last two months. The Brewers could still trade Henderson or Axford. Or the Brew Crew could send out 2014 season ticket offers reading, “Braun’s Back Without the Acne!” Only time will tell. As for K-Rod, in most redraft leagues that don’t use middle relievers, you can lose him. This did come across the wire in Baltimore, when you trade for K-Rod, then you better watch your back. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Carlos Marmol – 1 2/3 IP, 3 ER as the Dodgers promoted him from the minors. Great, now Dodger fans will be like, “I got to the game late and stayed for about 90 minutes, then left in the 7th. In all, I ended up seeing two-thirds of an inning by Marmol.”
Matt Kemp – Might be headed back to the DL. Vin Scully’s missed less games in 78 years of broadcasting.
Adrian Gonzalez – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 15th homer. Be nice if he started hitting bombs on the reg. I like Ryan Franklin and Ryan, Meg. I’m a poet and I’m aware of it.
Andre Ethier – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer. Ethier could have a bunch of stats still left in his bat and, if Kemp does need the DL, Ethier won’t have to worry about being benched.
Yasiel Puig – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 6th steal. Pwetty, pwetty good.
Mark Ellis – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs, hitting near .550 in the last week. To you and me that’s a hot schmotato for your middle infidel.
Jose Reyes – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. I wonder if it was at all awkward when he was playing across from Hanley after they both dyed their hair orange last year. Was it like when you run into that girl in the cafeteria and you keep saying you lost her number?
Brett Lawrie – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his first multi-hit game in ten months. I’m guesstimating, but it’s been a while.
Mark DeRosa – 1-for-2 and his 6th homer, after he went 3-for-4 on Monday. I almost pointed him out, but he’s in a blahtoon at 3rd base. He could have some value in AL-Only leagues, but DeRosa leaves a bit to the imagination with his up-down-up escalator capitalization.
J.P. Arencibia – 3-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI. On the year, he’s batting .225 with 17 homers. He usually bottoms out to around .220, then slugs his way back to .240. Looks like he’s about to go on the upswing. Literally.
Chris Carpenter – Shut down his rehab with renewed discomfort in his something-or-other. This isn’t even a story at this point. He’s going to retire, or wish he did. Really, Carpenter’s just being a martyr.
Shelby Miller – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, 2.77 ERA. His ERA was over 4.00 for the last two months, so it was nice to see this start from him, especially since I own this schmohawk. He will be shut down, but now that ESPN updated his player card that he will be shut down, selling him isn’t going to be as easy. Let’s not forget I told you to sell him six weeks ago. Or I guess forget it because now everyone knows it.
Alex Rodriguez – Could be banned for life. If the ban goes through, Tipper Gore is demanding he wear a warning sticker on his forehead.
Josh Hamilton – Will miss another couple of days after his ankle locked up on Sunday. Now he knows how Lindsay Lohan feels.
Tommy Hanson – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks. Before we start reaching around on each other, this was against the Twins. I’ll believe it when I see Hanson do it against a major league offense.
Ernesto Frieri – 1/3 IP, 5 ER. I’ll be you for a second on the East Coast. Last night around 11 PM EST, “Well, I had a nice day of pitching, I think I’m gonna watch some Antiques Roadshow and turn in. That Mark Walberg is so much better than that other Mark Wahlberg.” *waking up in the morning* “WHAT THE HOLY HECK FIRE DID FRIERI DO?!” So, how much again is it for Arte Moreno to get Papelbon?
Alex Cobb – Left yesterday’s rehab start with a blister. Pass the blame on a water fountain and take some Valtrex, be good as new! Blist-Alex is still on track for an early August return.
Jenrry Mejia – The guy whose parents took the whole rolling the R thing too literally when naming him is coming up for a spot start on Friday. Here’s what I’ve said previously about him, “Mets loved his arm, then put him in the bullpen, then into the rotation, then into the bullpen, then an injury… Basically, the Mets seem to be taking the Joba route with him. So far, similar results. He used to have a high ceiling, but then was derailed by Tommy John. Not the person.” And that’s me quoting me! This year he’s had better results with a 2.55 ERA and a 9+ K-rate in under 25 minor league innings. I’d spot start him in NL-Only leagues, but until he’s up for good, he’s not worth the 97 words I just devoted to him. (And you read it, sucker!)
Carlos Torres – 6 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks. Has a terrific K:BB ratio (25:4) and his ERA and WHIP through 28 1/3 IP are 0.95 and 1.02. The catch: he’s 47 years old (he’s a Latin 30). He has a long track record of being below-average in the majors and minors. He might’ve figured something out and could see grabbing him in deeper mixed leagues. I’m still not convinced he has anything but matchups appeal when at home.
Kris Medlen – 5 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks. Medlen, “Is that female deodorant?” That’s the smell of the ocean, because Beachy is breathing down your neck. Maybe with Beachy nearing his return, Medlen isn’t just pressing the bill of his cap. Medlen, the possible extinction of the Flat-Billed Pitchypus is riding on your shoulders!
Andrelton Simmons – 1-for-4 and his third homer in his last six games. He’s out of this world! Hmm…
Jesse Crain – Hopes to be ready this weekend. Depends how his shoulder feels. That’s also the best way to check pork shoulder, according to BBQ Pitmasters.
Alexi Ogando – 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks as he was activated from the DL. Ogando + Healthy = Khakis. Well, my math is pretty off there, but was supposed to equal a solid fantasy number four.
Erasmo Ramirez – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks. That’s what I waited two weeks for?! His first two starts is what I waited a month for?! I could’ve beat his production off waivers from Jhoulys Chacin for the last month. I dropped Erasmo in my 12-team mixed league, cause I don’t have time for him to figure shizz out; I got ratios I need to fix. I could see holding him for his next start vs. the Twins, but it’ll depend on your fantasy team shituation.
Christian Yelich – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs. He looks like he’s 12 years old. A 12-year-old Joe DiMaggio! Kidding, he looked more like a 12-year-old Hunter Pence. Hey, it’s all good if he’s hitting. Just don’t go near Jose Tabata’s wife.
Giancarlo Stanton – 1-for-4 and his 11th homer. Being surrounded by Yelich and 61*nick must’ve made Stanton feel like he was 22 again.
Jose Fernandez – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks in Coors. I’ll say it for you, sonavabench!
Devin Mesoraco – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs and two homers in the last two days. Meanwhile, Salvador Perez is designing a diorama inside granny panties.
Zack Cozart – 4-for-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and a homer with a 4-for-4 in the first game, then Dusty benched him. You rest hot bats? That’s a new one, Dusty. Well played, you crazy gooftard!
Todd Frazier – 5-for-10, 2 runs, 3 RBIs. Quick, Dusty, get him out of your lineup!
Jay Bruce – 4-for-8, 4 runs and a steal. Who’s the boss? Bruuuuuuuuce (and Tony Danza).
Tony Cingrani – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, 3.18 ERA in 70 2/3 IP and more Ks than innings. Can someone Gillooly Cueto?
Jason Grilli – To the DL with a forearm strain. Too bad, so sad. I own Melancon. I’m going to now do a dance. I call this dance the Macarancon. Hey…Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Macarancon! Hey… Macarancon! All right!
Russell Martin – 3-for-4, 2 runs and his 8th steal, and hitting near .350 in the last week. You know whose fantasy team is doing well? Alyssa from Los Angeles.
Pedro Alvarez – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 25th homer, hitting .243. Pedro from Pittsburgh had been struggling to make any contact for the last week (1-for-17 entering the game), but considering you drafted him instead of Mostsuckass, I won’t hear complaints.
Gerrit Cole – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 4 Ks, 3.51 ERA. This was his best major league start, but he gets the MIA Marlins next so get ready to raise the bar.
Bruce Chen – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 4 Ks. ERA on the year is down to 1.97. Yet, I’m starting Erasmothereffer. Terrific. This start even baffled the Stream-o-Nator like Joe Blanton in a bikini.
Mike Moustakas – 2-for-4, 1 RBI and hitting over .350 in the last week. He has 19 RBIs on the year in 293 ABs. If he gets 1500 at-bats this year, he’s a lock for 100 RBIs.
Wil Myers – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer. Someone should figure out how many spots Myers moves up in next year’s draft for each homer he hits this year. I’m guessing around seven spots. Start him at 200 overall for when he was called up and he’s now at 165 overall if he has a season-ending injury today.
Evan Longoria – 1-for-4 and a home run. 15 more to go!
Jon Lester – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks. Welcome back! Did that sound excited? It wasn’t supposed to. Was just a figure of speech. How is welcome back a figure of speech?! Oh, go screw, Random Italicized Voice. So, Lester returned from a lay off of general soreness, which is a notch below Major Pain, but above Fatigued Civilian. Lester’s peripherals say he’s supposed to be slightly better, but only slightly (should be around a high 3 vs. his 4.50 ERA). If you have him, you gotta hope for the best. If you don’t have him, how is he of your concern?
Jarred Cosart – 7 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks as he matched up against Jarrod Parker (7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks). I wonder if Subway Jared threw out the first pitch, carrying his stupid fat pants. In Minute Maid Park, they went to Jared’s. Cosart now has a 0.60 ERA since his call-up and is a WHIPping nightmare waiting to happen. Still hard to recommend him outside of AL-Only leagues, maybe deep mixed leagues if you need to gamble.
Jonathan Villar – 3-for-4, 2 runs, hitting .500 since his call-up. Yup, I’m grabbing him in all leagues where I need a middle infielder. Yup, even that league. And that one too!
Brandon Moss – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 17th homer as he hits over .400 in the last week. Outproducing your corner man? Prolly. Stop hatin’ and start waiver-addin’.
Miguel Cabrera – Sat out yesterday, but doesn’t expect to go on the DL. In his place was Don Kelly. Leyland said, “Going from Miggy to Don Kelly is like going from Marlboro Reds to smoking…Hey, does anyone have a smoke?”
Jhonny Peralta – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer. Tigers are JH-balanced to restore the natural nutrients in a Miggy-less lineup.
Rick Porcello – 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 1 K vs. the White Sox. This guy’s turned more corners this year than Pac-Man. Hold on one second, phone call. Yes? Hey, 1981. Sure, you can have your reference back. So, Porcello was striking people out at a solid rate prior to this game, but at least last night he didn’t give up any runs. I liked him when he was K’ing people, so as long as this game was an anomaly, I still like him.
Patrick Corbin – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, 2.31 ERA. I’m very happy for everyone that picked him up in April (no, I’m not).
Adam Eaton – 3-for-4, 3 runs. I told you he was a sleeper! *slowly slinks out of the room*
Junior Lake – 3-for-5, and his 2nd homer in as many games, hitting .545 since his call-up. Yeah, I grabbed him in a few leagues. Plus, he has shortstop eligibility, even though he’s playing outfield. Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon!
Jason Marquis – Will have Tommy John surgery. They should have the acne-faced kid at the movie theater who changes the marquee do the operation. For symmetry sake!
Will Venable – 3-for-5, 2 runs and his 12th homer, as he showed across the diamond, Maybe Able, how it’s done. You get three over-the-internet dollars if you know who Maybe Able is.
Yonder Alonso – 2-for-3, 1 RBI and two steals. Kid Rock would say, “BawitSAGNOF-da bang-da bang-diggy-diggy-diggy!”
Aramis Ramirez – Took batting practice yesterday. Then grabbed a snow cone at the pitch ‘n putt. Good day overall.
Norichika Aoki – 1-for-4 and his 2nd steal in as many games. Seems like since Braun went for an early siesta the Brewers have been stealing a lot more. It could be a club directive to pump up the offense. Whatevs it takes to get Aoki to start stealing like he did last year.
Donovan Hand – Left yesterday’s game after being hit by a pitch on the hand. Luckily, his name isn’t Donovan Crotch.
Ernesto Frieri. Thanks a lot. Dude just took a shit on an usually productive day of pitching for me. I had 4 guys going who gave up 5 runs between them. I have an angel looking out for me apparently. to kick me in the nuts.
@gareth: Ugh yea that sucks
@gareth: Feel your pain, got stuck with a big ol’ -23pts in my league
@gareth: Yeah, ouch
@gareth:
It was a mini-closeappocolypse last night as it seems like even those that did get a save got tagged for a run with steady closers Nathan and Balfour joining Frieri in the loss column while $12 salads in Holland and Jansen coughed up a run in their saves. Others like Mujica and Wilhelmson didn’t give up a run but decided to put a couple of runners on to keep us nervous and increase our WHIP.
Lowrie, Aybar or Villar ROS?
@timothy: Still Lowrie
@JB Gilpin:
Same question but replace Lowrie with Lawrie? I’d like to use Lawrie at 2B and he’s going to capture that eligibility in the next week or so in ESPN leagues (10 starts; I believe that he already is 2b eligible in Yahoo leagues – 5 starts). Thank you.
@steve: I thnk Ill take the a version of Lawrie hah
This is how my pitching day went yesterday. Started Erasmo, benched Jose Fernandez and also had Perkins and Frieri. Thank god my ratios were already great or my head would be in the oven right now.
@EmporersMonkey: @EmporersMonkey: Hey, at least Perkins gave you a fraudulant win.
@EmporersMonkey: Like above said, next year go for a wins only league!
@EmporersMonkey: Ouch
Alright Albright, u had to know it was comin, brad miller vs Jonathan villar? Choose one. Keeper style.
@low walk high k: i asked this the 2nd time. your’s is the third. Grey’s idea last night (just few hours ago) was too small sample size for Villar to go over Miller’s head just yet. Don’t know if this should apply to Lake too. For some reason in Lake’s case he only qualifies at 3rd (soon to be OF also) in yahoo. I could use a 3rd/of more than a ss (soon to be 2b with one more start miller will be in yahoo). Plus didn’t Grey say Lake would be spliting time when Dejesus comes back (like this week, later). I just recently picked up Miller/Yelich and
i’m thinking Grey’s rankings for these dudes is (if not we’ll find out later)
Yelich/Miller/Villar/Lake (Lake lowest due to the playing time thing
Of course if you need steals primarily at SS Villar would be best.
@low walk high k: Yea I’d stick with Miller too
Literally cannot believe how well that Frazier stream went.
Wish Erasmo was a little softer on my WHIP, though…
@MasterofGrond: up until like last night, doumit was only really valuable for like a 3 or 4 day window a few months back when Perez was sneaking his mother into the country/visiting dead relatives for a week, i lucked into having him only for those 3 or 4 days, then threw him away even before he had a bad day, and i didn’t miss really anything good. Seemed really weird to just throw away a guy who was only getting rbis/homers/doubles for a few days str.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: I feel like I’ve done that with Kelly Johnson a couple of times…
@MasterofGrond: Yea three straight 2-hit and RBI games. Nice!
@MasterofGrond:
Yeah man Frazier streamers unite!!! Plus he missed a homer down the left field line by like an inch.
Ciao Grey — Would you take Villar or Lake (or Nuñez, or Cozart, or Brandon Crawford) over the struggling AEscobar? Escobar’s been hard to roster lately.
@Enrique: Yea Alcides has been brutal… Might go upside of Villar
@JB Gilpin: I’m going Lake. I picked up Yelich too. I did it all for the Rookie Nookie, C’mon, the Rookie Nookie, C’mon, So I can take that rookie and stick it on my, team!
@Sixto Lezcano: Rookie Nookie Cookie Crisp! (hopefully that’s what Coco Crisp owners were yelling when he got called up)
@Enrique: Villar
logan schafer is your able man
@barker: maybe able. (it’s possible)
@barker: use able
@barker: I owe you!
big trouble in splits-ville. tomorrow all 3 of
scott
miller
yelich
play lefties. who starts at util?
on friday it gets worse as those 3, plus choo all lefty up at the same time. who’s the 2 on that day?
@goodfold2: Luke Scott a surprising .297 vs. lefties this year. I’d play him both days.
Delabar, Pac-Rod, or Joe Smith? Save hunting yo.
@TheNewGuy: Or Crain, should Reed be traded.
@TheNewGuy:
No way in hell Reed is traded.
@TheNewGuy: if you mean one day vulturing the best bets are probably
burton (both fien/perkins tired)
downs
paco
scheppers
cook
perez
axford
the order would just be whichever team you most likely think will win the game(s) today by slight margin. If your question was about long term, crain, but even he’s more likely to be traded and lindstrom could take over if reed was also flipped. Allen’s ahead of smith now at CLE.
@goodfold2:
NewGuy knows his shizz .
@goodfold2:
oops .
you’re the guy i meant to compliment .
@costaricanchata: thanks. a lot of tired guys who shouldn’t have came out did again on tues night.
@TheNewGuy: Agree Crain. Reed won’t be traded they like him long-term.
And start Price in Beantown? Way theyve been going id bench almost everyone, but Price is a true ace so I guess I gotta start him.
@TheNewGuy: Yea and we saw Moore do well. Think you gotta play him.
@JB Gilpin: rub it in ya jerk
@mauledbypandas: Haha sorry man!
Yeah, but can K-Rod dig his way out, when it’s bases loaded and no one out? Way down in the hole, if you will.
@SteveNZ: Probably not great trade the Brewers got
@SteveNZ: Nice
How’s Yelich for Mariano Rivera sound? It’s a keeper league, so I’m not sure if a future All-Star is worth selling for two months of Mo.
@FarlMarx:
depends on 2 things .
1) can mo help you capture the flag this year ?
2) how may guys do you keep ??
@costaricanchata:
*may = many
@FarlMarx: Agree with above, depends on your saves need while going for title.
@Grey
So a guy in my h2h league is punting saves and trying to trade away his only two closers, Parnell and Grilli. However, the caveat, he only wants to trade them in a package together. I was thinking of offering Altuve and a pitcher, likely Parker or Ogando. I only have one DL spot and Im currently rostering Buchholz. However, I read a report today that Buchholz might not be back until late August, so im thinking he might be droppable anyways. Here is my roster:
C Perez 1B Goldschmidt 2B Hill 3B Longoria SS Franklin OF Stanton OF Jones OF Heyward UTL Choo BN Altuve
SP Bumgardner, Harvey, Miller, Garza, Ogando, Parker, Erasmo, Kluber
CL Perkins, Street, Ziegler
So hold onto Buchholz, Altuve, and Parker(or Ogando) or trade for Parnell and Grilli.
@bossmanjunior:
I also have Lester
@bossmanjunior: How are you doing in saves? Don’t mind the deal if you can gain some points in saves to help you win, but Grilli’s injury is scary to trade for, he might be out longer than Buchholz. But it’s not like you’re giving up much
@JB Gilpin:
Its h2h…
I have Street, Perkins, and Ziegler right now and I can’t imagine Ziegler will hold the job for too long. Its 10 team so I prefer to have 3 closers, ideally 4. I only carry 1 bench bat, so I can carry 8 SP and 4 CL.
Which of my SP would you trade? I don’t think Erasmo has any trade valu. I was thinking Parker or Ogando.
@bossmanjunior: Oh, yea I meant week-to-week. I would try to trade Ogando first, he’ll go back to the DL soon too…
Erasmo or Porcello ROS?
@Birdman: Porcello
Brandon Phillips? Slumping or done for the year? Trying to figure out if I need to work a trade for a new 2B.
@Gonzo_The_Great: I don’t think he’s done at all, think you’re fine
@Gonzo_The_Great: Done for the year? Eye roll
I just traded Longoria+1 for Ellsbury. Is there a term for when a guy you trade hits a HR for your team as a going away present in his last day in the lineup? I feel like there was, but it escapes me. Either way, it’s awesome.
@AP: or how bout when youre trading for a player who’s on the team youre facing and he hits a homer? bittersweet bomb?
Bomb Voyage? (Like, Bon Voyage?)
Grey
Yelich, reddick or rendon?
Erasmo, Alex wood or peralta?
Thanks
How would you rank them thanks
@Brett: Reddick, Yelich, Rendon. Erasmo, Peralta Wood
@Brett: Depends on team needs… I do have Wood for his start tomorrow and dropped Erasmo
I am leading my league in saves so yesterday thought I’d put two of my closers “on the block” and try to get some offense in return. The two closers I listed as available: Frieri + Perkins. Their combined line last night: 1 W, 1 L, 1.1 INN, 5 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
WTF sucktards. Is this what I get for trying to trade you? It was like breaking up with a gal and knowing that there will be some form of craziness coming down the line. Just didn’t think it would happen in the immediate like last night
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@Tony Starks: Well, it’s like saying, “hey baby – we’re doing OK but I’m gonna see what’s out there – maybe trade ya”
@Tony Starks: Haha, that’s almost as bad as when you shopping a batter that you have benched for a while. It’s like – this guy would be great for you, but he’s not touching my lineup!
@Fungazi: I promise I would be playing him if my team wasn’t this good!
Drop leonys or Ichiro for yellich?
@G:
YES. I have dropped Leonys in a few leagues. He might steal another 15-20 bases over the rest of the season but he’s already back in a platoon with Gentry and his cold streak surely isn’t helping matters. Guess it depends what you need but I LOVE upside and added Yelich in every league except my 18-team league (he was already taken) and a 10-team league I’m in (shallow league).
@G: Agree, probably Ichiro for me
@G: Either… Lose Ichiro first
Truth be told I’m in NO position to complain. I successfully traded Braun last week which I mentioned here in the comments and Sky (I think it was him) thought I got the lesser side of the deal. I gave Braun, Strasburg, + Juan Francisco and got Cargo + Garza in return. Humblebrag City
TS
@Tony Starks: Nice move!
@Tony Starks: You traded Strasburg for CarGo and Garza… That’s solid… Pray CarGo stays healthy… And is Carlos Gonzalez…
Better stream for tomorrow: Nicasio @ home against Marlins or Buehrle @ home against ‘Stros? Both seem attractive. Which one??
@Mitch: Astros actually hit lefties decently well. Nicasio
@Mitch: What does the Stream-o-Nator say?
Also Yelich or Eric Young ROS?
@Mitch: Yelich
Left Ogando on the DL. Still holding Lincecum. Need to drop Lincecum to activate Ogando. Are these guys worth spots as streamers? Keep 1 or drop both…?
@Sanfran: League size? 10 & 12 team I think streamers – can lose both – never been a big Ogando fan
@JB Gilpin:
12. Thanks guys for the input.
@Sanfran: Ogando’s not bad, lose Lincecum
I tried an experiment this season and drafted no starters, only offense and closers. I started the season streaming every start and held onto players who looked consistently good. My current starters, all acquired off waivers are: Ryu, Bailey, Cingrani, Garza, Holland, Santana and Gaudin (I picked him up to stream but probably won’t now since the Reds bats are hot – will drop him for the next good streamer) . Would you move any of the others into the streaming category or hold them. Would you drop any for Smaradzija (he just landed on waivers). I’m in first place and doubt I will ever waste another draft pick on a starter.
@Mr. Rickey: Cingrani is right on that line. Would drop Gaudin for Shark and use Cingrani’s spot to continue streaming. Interesting strategy…
@JB Gilpin: Cingrani over Smardz
@Bunny: Yea I don’t agree on that one
@Mr. Rickey: Nice work! Agree with JB
10 team NL only roto keeper. Eric Young vs Mujica
@Jiggy Nits: Totally depends on needs, Mujica probably
@JB Gilpin: I’m in first place in steals with 130 – the guy im trading young to has 103 in 3rd. Im second last in saves and stand to gain one qucik and possibly two points, but Im worried about losing one or two in steals. Its a tough call – except at least the guys I may be giving steal points to are not in the hunt. I guess I just have to think about it a little more.
@JB Gilpin: Oh, and also, thanks.
@Jiggy Nits: No prob! I think I might pull the trigger if you keep a lot of guys, Mujica looks to be their closer a while, EYJ might be platoonig/backup-PR kind of guy next year depending on what the Mets do, but considering they have nothing in the outfield right now, it’s not necessarily likely. Think Mujica is 100% the closer next year for StL so that has me pick him.
@JB Gilpin:
Humbly disagree with this. Mujica is an MLB FA at years end. The Cards have Motte coming back and Rosenthal ready to bridge the gap. Mujica may close next year, but it won’t be for the Cards.
@Jiggy Nits: You can get better for Mujica, if you’re that far ahead in saves, you most have other closers to trade for Young
I’m in a 10 team H2H 5×5 “keeper” league (you can keep 3 players one year after you draft them). Currently holding on to the last playoff spot. I was offered this trade by an owner that is so far out of the playoffs, there is absolutely no chance of him making it. He is offering Yu Darvish (not keeper eligible), Evan Longoria (not keeper eligible), Daniel Nava and Mark Melancon. I’d be giving up Desmond Jennings (keeper eligible), Starling Marte (keeper eligible) and Matt Moore (keeper eligible).
If I were to do this my team would look like this:
C – Lucroy, Perez
1B – Goldschmidt
2B – Seager
3B – Beltre
SS – Tulo
MI – Desmond
CI – Longoria
OF – McCutchen
OF – Choo
OF – Heywood
OF – Puig
OF – Trumbo
U – V-Mart
SP – Darvish, Zimmerman, Minor, Liriano, Latos, Milone, (and a bunch of streamers)
RP – Bell, Gregg, Holland, Janssen and Melancon.
@Errin Carner: Since you only keep 3, I think you do that in a heart beat, the guys you’re trading probably aren’t your 3 keepers anyway
Some are saying Axford will win out in Milwaukee. How sure are you it’s going to be Hendo?
@Bunny: Hendo shouldn’t have lost his role either way, but KRod took it for trade bait and it worked. I think it’s Hendo too.
@Bunny: 75%
Morning guys… Why are they shutting down Shelby Miller??
@Frank White: Same reason as most – so his fresh young arm wont die.
@Frank White: I think he’ll go pretty deep into the yr
@Grey… I have Kinsler, Kipnis, Reyes rounding out my infield in a 6×6 OPS league and JRoll clogging up one of my 3 UTIL. 8 team league he has no trade value. Time to cut him for more productive UTIL? Frazier, Quinton, Lake, Yelich, Konerko, Smoak? Thanks
@Drew: Kinsler, Kipnis, Reyes my middle infielders I meant. 2b, 2b/ss, SS
@Drew: Yea I think he’s droppable there, probably take upside of Yelich for now, keeping an eye for other hot bats in shallow league
Damn ESPN player cards. I love when they say something like, “try to sell now to an unsuspecting owner” or “his buy low window is closing rapidly” it’s like a fantasy trade c**kblock
@Mike: I always thought that was ironic too. Like the receiving person won’t read that…
@Mike: Haha yup I know what you mean
@Mike: Ha! Seriously!!! WTF i up with that…have they not taking the time to think about that. It actually kinda really bothers me.
@Mike: Ha, totally!
@Mike: Yahoo does the same thing. Or X player has hit 5 homers with 12 rbi in his last 8 games and should be owned in all standard formats. No @#%&!
aoki or crisp RoS? or splitting hairs? also, better bench player to roster iyo.. myers or prado? love the eligibility of prado and think he might pick it up second half…. but love me some wil, kids a stud and was recently dropped in my 10tm redraft. hard to ignore what hes doin in the 4 spot in tampa. pretty cushy.
@stinky_llama: I’d take Crisp. Yea tough to not take Myers, but I love having a guy like Prado to fill in anywhere someone might be out.
I was offered Eaton and Teheran in a keeper league that I’m losing badly for Heyward and Balfour. Our format is +5$ each year, so could have Eaton next year at $6 and Tehran at $7, do you think there is value there? It’s a 12 team league.
@Kobayashi Maru: Yea not in love with their values, if Heyward is affordable it’s a nice rebuilding move.
Kelly Johnson or Zobrist for 2B?
@Bunny: Zobrist
I went to bed after Shelby Miller’s start feeling nice. I wake up to Balfour, Perkins and Frieri pissing in my cornflakes. Thanks guys!
@Homerj24: Yikes!
@Homerj24: Ha…That sucks…
As productive as C. Perez can be? Im thinking that hes a def drop for Bucs -RP M. Melancon? Comments?
@10man jinx: Yea probably, given you have a decent C option
@10man jinx: Sounds fine
Edwin Jackson is on my wire, worth an add vs the Giants? or an add for the duration of the season?
@party fowl: Spot start at best
@party fowl: Grab him for the Giants and see how it goes
I’ve been rolling with Alexei and Lowrie at SS all season in one 12 team 5×5 roto.
Someone dropped Asdrubal. Use #1 waiver for him to replace one of them? Worth the upgrade?
@J-Bird: I probably wouldn’t, Alexei is giving you steals and Lowrie and Asdrubal are pretty much the same these days with Lowrie outproducing…
18-team 5×5 roto keeper league. I’ve been offered Quetin, Jacob Turner, Cishek, & Melancon for Wil Myers, Ryan Cook, & Aaron Loup. I’m currently in 3rd place with only an outside shot of winning this year and pitching is my weakness. Myers will only cost $6 out of a $260 budget next year. Make the trade for a shot at winning, or hold for next year as I also will be keeping Trout.
@phennore: If you can make up 4-5 spots in saves going for the title I do it, but if not I probably hold.
better add w/ Saves ??? M. Melancon, C. Perez or K. Jansen?
@james t quirk: Jansen
Brandon Phillips + Sabathia + Yelich OR Verlander?
Keeper league. Yelich is currently a bench bat and Sabathia + Yelich would likely NOT be kept.
@Rodney: Interesting, yea I might do that one if rebuilding, tough to pull the trigger in a top spot.
hey grey
would you deal gordon and matt moore for joey bats? ops and k/bb league. thanks
@bb: I would
@bb: Yup
And now, so begins the Junior Lake superhype show! Since Puig is SO yesterday (yesterday being called up, named an all star, given Mike Trout’s future, and entered the HOF by 3pm yesterday afternoon after one month’s amazing production), I hope the big market media now push Lake into the hype spotlight because, you know, he’s had 2 homers in 2 games and all and we really haven’t seen that since Bryce Harper you know.
Incidentally, does anyone remember where they were when Jackie Bradley had those amazing 3 walks early in the season?
@Clint: Jackie Bradley’s got such a good eye! His OBP will be over .400!
@JB Gilpin:
That’s one of the reasons I like reading Razzball’s work. Listening to CBS or ESPN’s Fantasy podcasts or reading their columns and you’d think the only players in the league reside on the coasts. I honestly believe if Puig came up in KC or Pittsburgh we wouldn’t have heard 1/10th the coverage we did on him..and we’d still be in awe at the awesomeness of Jackie Bradley instead, ha! And if I have to read or hear CBS talk about how everyone needs to pick up Dan Strailly of the A’s one more time…..
@Clint: Hah yea that’s probably true… Straily for Cy Young 2014! Hahaha
@Clint: Ha!
Weaver vs. Minnesota
Nolasco @ Toronto
Start or sit?
@Jason Katnip: Don’t know why you’d bench Weaver, there is some offensive mojo going on in Toronto for both teams, I’d bench Nolasco
Yelich or Marisnick for Keeper. Need HR and Steals Batting Average not so much can cover a poor BA with the rest of my team
@Kenny Isham: Yelich
I was offered two different trades from the same team last night.
trade 1 I’m getting Brett Gardner and Kenley Jansen for Choo
trade 2 I’m getting Jed Lowrie and Jansen for Choo
I have Nathan, Parnell, Frieri, and Veras as closers. So I’m not in desperate need but Jansen is elite and allows me to package one of my closers to upgrade other positions. I have a pretty deep OF with McCutchen, Justin Upton, Puig, Byrd, Eric Young, and Yelich…My SS is Peralta so I’m included to make the Lowrie trade if simply for some bench depth…
So trade 1, trade 2, or hold?
@Dad Boner: I’d probably hold, counter the Lowrie one with a better MI, if he only has an elite one try Peralta Choo for Jansen + elite MI
@JB Gilpin: Altuve and Jansen for Choo? If not he’s got Rendon….his SS’s are Castro and Villar. Not sure I’d package Perralta for either
@Dad Boner: That one is closer, if you could use the steals.
@JB Gilpin: I offered Choo and Medlen for Jansen and Giancarlo…..probably gets rejected but worth a try
@Dad Boner: Interesting yea I def like that more than the above for ya, worth offering
@JB Gilpin: That trade is Operation jettison Medlen…didn’t work
@Dad Boner: I agree with JB, nice username
@Grey: Thanks….It was either that or sweatpants and Viagra party
This is more succinct
@Grey: Had to look up that word….at least I know how to spell terse now…
Haha
Would you want Utley, Verlander and Wood or Pedroia and Myers? H2H 12 team redraft, 7×7 uses K/9, QS, OPS, XBH
Thanks
@booya: Probably JV side, close
@booya: Pedroia side
Dropping Alcides Escobar for Villar…am I crazy? Brad Miller is my starting SS at the moment.
Are you guys thinking that Junior Lake stays up in the majors or will Dejesus’ return force Lake back down? He’s mashing!
@Shake N Bacon: Nope, I’m good with that. Think Lake stays up but splits time until they can hopefully trade DeJesus for something.
@JB Gilpin: Thanks JB. I’m hoping Dejesus gets traded so Lake gets regular playing time. He’s fun to watch (for now). He’s a bit of a showboater when he hits homers. He does the Justin Upton thing where he watches it and slowly walks out of the batter’s box. He just needs to incorporate the Puig Flip to his repertoire now.
@Shake N Bacon: Well hopefully he doesn’t emulate Upton’s horrific streakiness too!
Good morning fantasy geniuses,
Addison Reed or Huston Street ROS as a replacement for Grilli?
@Chris: Hah thanks! Reed – looming trade of Street is out there…
I’m in a 12 team non-keeper league and looking to upgrade my 3b. Currently have Rendon in that slot. Thinking about trading my Shelby Miller for one of the following:
Seager
Ryan Zimmerman
Matt Carpenter
Do you like any of these deals for me? Which of the above would you go after first?
@Cyr: Yea I’d like it for either Zimmerman or Carpenter, would try for Zimmerman
Medlen, Porcello, or Alfredo Griffin ROS?
@Mr. Cuddles: Sticking with my guns. Porcello
Ian Kennedy or Edwin Jackson ROS?
@Mike: can you please throw Josh Johnson into that mix and rank the 3 for ROS? Thanks
@Mike: Yikes. I’ll go JJ
@Mike: Edwin
okay, 12 team 5×5 mixed league with obp
would you trade rizzo for hardy?
my current ss is bard miller, and rizzo is benched usually in favor of my 4 OF/ 1 UTIL of adam jones/ jupton/mccutchen/heyward/allen craig/marlon byrd (my 1b is goldy)
otherwise, would you trade rizzo for joaquin benoit ? (current closers are only gregg and mujica)
thanks!
@Thurman: I probably would for Hardy, would wait to do it for Benoit until after the deadline, heard rumors Detroit might try to get him back in the 8th after a trade.
Drop EYJr for Axford? I need both SV an SB, but have more ground to gain in SV. EY has been good to me the last couple weeks, but to play him I also have to bench a good bat (like Bruce/Upton). But if Ax isn’t going to get SVs I’d rather hold.
@Steve Stevenson: I think it’s Hendo – hold
Lawrie or Eaton for my UTIL spot?
@TKilla: Lawrie, unless speed need
@TKilla: Lawrie
deal
My – Craig, Reyes, Gattis and Soriano
for
His – B Miller, Crush Davis, Cespedes
Thanks
@TP: I’d do that easily
Is it time to drop Heath Bell and Josh Johnson?
@Brooklyn Bomber: Yes and yes
Grey-B (Might have told you this before but this should definitely be your guys rap group name. What are you talking about Sean Carter they sound nothing alike!!)
Any the whoo, Grey-B my head is Swimming in women wit they own condominiums
Five plus Fives, who drive Millineums
It’s all about the Jonathan, Villars?
I got questions!
1. Drop Medlen for Porcello?
2. Drop Erasmo for Porcello?
3. Drop Leonys for Jonathan Villar, Adam Eaton, Junior Lake? (I love rookie nookie too, stop hogging it Grey!)
4. Top 3 you want… Villar, Eaton, Ruf, Lake, Moss, Lawrie, Ethier, Dare I say Mostsukass?
· I know he’s no Nick Franklin, but Rendon was my boy before this recent cold streak. Should he be on the cut list also with some of these guys available?
· Also Lake doesn’t have shortstop eligibility in Yahoo, wtf mate?
· And you think they’re gonna send Cingrani down when Cueto comes back? How could they?!?!
· Thanks for telling me to hold Jim Henderson yesterday! That was a close one!
And hey, thanks for helping me get through every morning. I love you guys!
@Dkohn: Haha love it. I’d be the backing vocals and DJ, Grey would rock as the frontman. Haha… 1. Yea 2. Yea 3. If you needed MI – sure for Villar, I think I hold on the other guys. 4. Like Moose on Friday for DraftKings! Spoiler alert! I’d want Lawrie, Moss and Villar probably. 5. Yea Rendon is in that range now too… 6. He’s playing outfield though! 7. No – bullpen and keep around as long man if another Cueto injury 8. Me and Grey both love Hendo and to get the role. No problem man, happy morning!
@Dkohn: HA! Agree with JB on all… Lake is SS in ESPN, Yahoo wah-wah…
12 team, 5×5, keeper (deadlines have passed to keep players taken off our waiver wire) league…
Asdrubal Cabrera or Brad Miller ROS?
I have Segura, Asdrubal, and Nick Franklin in my MI slots.
@Bubba: Asdrubal.
in an effort to be proactive with the whole potentian Biogenesis suspensions (I have ECab), thoughts on dropping Leonys Marton for:
Cozart
Villar
Brad Miller
Hechavarria
12-team H2H redraft league (fairly deep rosters)
@Scottie O.: Fine with grabbing Villar, as he’d fit Everth’s shoes very well. As long as you’re not playing Martin and a team ahead/near you desperately would need his SBs
“Too bad, so sad” cracked me up b/c it is exactly what my six year-old and his friends say all the time. The thing about FRIERI did not crack me up because it cut waaaay too close to home….
Question: Which MI would you grab short-term for general offensive production: Andrelton, Junior Lake, or Mark Ellis?
@BERK: I cannot laugh at “too bad, so sad” because I’m a big Pirates fan, and Jason Grilli is one of my closers in a deep dynasty league. Tough day for my “Cougars” team, losing Ryan Braun & Jason Grilli on the same day. Booooooo!!!
@mollyleekba: Yikes. That’s beyond a tough day. The Braun news pained me as a Lonsman. We are all in pain today. Booooo indeed!
@mollyleekba: Keep your head up, girl!
@BERK: Wow, yea lots of bad news swirling all the sudden decimating teams. I like Simmons, have all year
@JB Gilpin: Thanks.
@BERK: Ha… I’m juvenile! Lake, Andrelton
I don’t think Tony Danza was the boss. The show never even addressed the question much less answered it. If anyone it was Mona who was the boss. Tony was flipping traditional gender roles by being the housekeeper while Angela was the hotshot lawyer or whatever she was. Tony was the least bossiest.
@Cbass: You raise some valid points. All along, it was Mona who was the boss (and a seminal cougar). Angela was an ad exec BTW.
@Cbass: Fair enough, good points!
drop medlen, griffin or kluber for peralta?
drop mclouth or hunter for yelich or ethier?
@chris: Nah I wouldn’t, don’t trust Peralta enough yet. I’d hold your OF too
Thinkin drop Erasmo for bit more stable option in my 10 tm h2h
straily
porcello
doubrant
hold
@jro: Just stream that spot if it’s in a 10-teamer. Grab Straily for tomorrow, then go from there.
@chillmodious: Normally would and do somewhat but I make them long term streams with limits on transactions. Maybe I should just continue then.
@jro: Ah, transaction limits, gotcha. Then I’d probably suggest streaming a guy who has two favorable starts lined up. In this case, check to see who Straily gets next after the Angels… if it looks decent, then pick him up and hold for two starts instead of streaming 4 other guys in between.
@jro: I’d want Porcello, as my esteemed colleague chillmodious would know…
@JB Gilpin: You are the Yo-Yo Ma of fantasy baseball. Everything you do is por cello. Hey-o!
Seriously, though, I can’t stand Ricky P. I’ve been Cleveland-steamed one too many times by that shmo.
@chillmodious: Haha thanks I think…? Why I’ve been sticking with him – his numbers for the team I care most about 8 (starts) 49.1 (IP) 5 (W) 34 (K) 3.65 1.22
@JB Gilpin: I can’t do it. He’s near-dead to me!
@chillmodious: He does have a ridiculous schedule going forward too. Straily is ok to not so good.
@jro: What Chill said
“The Dodgers and Cuban IF Alexander Guerrero reached a seven year $32 million dollar agreement, per multiple reports. Guerrero, at 26-years-old, hasn’t played consistently since 2011.
Over the next couple of weeks, Guerrero will be see game action at the AA or AAA level. From there, Guerrero should be called up to Los Angles and play second base, per Dionisio Soldevilla of ESPNDeportes.com and Dominican reporter Neftali Ruiz.
Guerrero hit over .300 in all three seasons while playing in Cuba. In addition, he accumulated 60 home runs in 886 at bats.”
Looks like Puig will have a new friend pretty soon. Why give up Joc Pederson for Chase Utley when you’re the (new) Yankees of the West? Time to be like a cyclops with a monocle with this guy?
@Grey’s Goatee:
My bad, he hasn’t been cleared by OFAC yet, but it still should be something to monitor in my opinion.
@Grey’s Goatee: Geez, next year they’ll trade Ethier for Cespedes and be the Cuban national team once they sign Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez too!
@Grey’s Goatee: Yeah, saw that… Not quite cleared yet, like the Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez news I jumped on that didn’t happen either yet
Let’s say the further testing on Grilli doesn’t show any damage and he is expected back in 14 days. Do you like Melancon, Axford or Henderson (realizing that the current status in MIL is “flip flopping” closers) ROS?
Do you think the flip flopping in MIL ends at some point?
@Jack: In your scenario, I take Hendo, but I think it’s much longer and I’ll take Melancon
Moustakas, Lake, or Kelly Johnson for a Miggy sub? Thanks G!
@Jangles: Hmmmm. Probably KJo, but like Moose on Friday, hits Quintana really well (DraftKings prep)
was offered AJ Griffin for E-Young who is on my bench. Fair? I can use K’s and Griffin has favorable matchup vs. astros today.
@Mitch: Sure it’s fair, don’t mind it
@JB Gilpin: I can try to counter and go after Shelby miller or masterson? Not sure if it will work but I assume you’d rank these 3 Shelby, Masterson, Griffin right??
@Mitch: Yea that sounds right
Hoo boy, I brought a list today!
1. For tomorrow only…
Straily (vs. LAA, SON $7.8) or Gallardo (vs. SD, SON $12.1)
2. For Friday only…
Archer (@NYY, SON -$3.6) or Kluber (vs. Tex, SON $9.3)
C.
4. For Saturday only…
Arroyo (@LAD, SON -$0.4) or Nova (vs. TB, SON $9.7)
5. Last one… I own Veras as my last closer in a 10-teamer. Henderson is available. If they both stay on their teams past the trade deadline, I’m fine with holding Veras. But I think Veras will get traded in the next week, and will likely land in an 8th inning role depending on where he goes. So, should I be preemptive and lose Veras for Henderson now… or wait and see/hope?
Thanks!
@chillmodious: 1. Straily – Gallardo surprisingly never does good vs. SD (well I guess not surprising, he’s no good against anyone anymore). 2. Kluberrrrrrrr! C. 4. Nova. 5. Grab Hendo
@chillmodious: Agree with JB
@JB Gilpin: @Grey: Thank you both!
Trade Wil Myers for Tony Cingrani in Dynasty (full keeper) league? Other OF on roster include Pacman, GoGo, Hamilton, and Yelich, so I have an OF to lose…
@Alex: Keep Myers. Special talent. Arms are always available.
@Alex: Never in a million years! That’s like trading Trout for a middle of the road pitcher
@Alex: Yea I hold
@JB Gilpin: do it for Harvey?
@Alex: Ooh. That makes things a little different. I’d probably still keep Myers, but Harvey is the balls.
@Alex: I’d definitely take Harvey over Myers
@Alex: Myers is already better than Hamilton, hold Myers
Would you lose Medlen for Bruce Chen in an BP league? Would you also lose Dempster for Chen in another OBP league?
@2 Cups 1 Bran: What’s a BP league? Batting Practice league? Because both are about there haha. I’d hold Medlen. Hold Dumpster too
@JB Gilpin: It’s a Brandon Phillips league. Obviously.
@chillmodious: Ohhhhh gotcha
@JB Gilpin: OBP ya joksters!
Grey, You nailed the description of Ernesto, could have included Balfour as well. Went to bed looking at 8 shutout innings from Shelby Miller and Alex Torres. Ouch….
@Gregorius Chant: Yikes – yup tough day for closers, no one has mentioned Nathan yet bc he’s been so good…
@Gregorius Chant: Yeah, that sucks… Hope you enjoyed Antiques Roadshow though
So we starting Garzilla against the Yankees today?
@bossmanjunior: I think so
Kazmir @Sea over Griffin @Hou for a stream today? SON likes them about even. I’m behind in K’s, QS, and W’s.
@Aero: oh, that’s for a H2H.
@Aero: Man, do like them both. I’ll lean Griffin
Rex Brothers and Brad Ziegler for Allen Craig?
@JASON KATNIP: In a heartbeat
Please rank ROS h2h points, 14 team no position preference:
Ichiro, A Laroche, A Eaton, Y Alonso, M Morse
Appreciate y’all
@ThaDeez: LaRoche, Morse, Ichiro, Eaton, Alonso
My Of and Utility spots are filled with Trout, Choo, Marte and Myers with A Jax on the bench. Are any of these guys worth dropping for Yelich?
@AA: Nah hold
@Grey: weekly roto redraft, lake or villar, regardless of pos? I’m site this has been asked above…sorry for the repeat.
@Herschel: No prob – don’t think it really has, I’ll go Villar
Aoki or EYJ for steals? Also best 2nd base option Ellis, johnson or dJ lemahui? Looking to drop Gyorko even if its just temp …need a hot bat for 2nd
@AJ: EYJ for steals. KJo – been pretty hot but doesn’t play every day
ROS, who you got? Morse, Frazier, Matt Adams, Marisnick?
@Slob on my Cobb: Morse
@Slob on my Cobb: Frazier
Drop either Nolasco or Nova for Porcello or Gaudin?
@Slob on my Cobb: Nova for Porcello
In a 12 team h2h could you see trading Hanley and marte for Braun, Asdrubal/Rollins and bumgarner? Currently sitting in 2nd place 6 games out of first. Current of is cargo, marte, Jennings, and have granderson on the DL.
@Hoog: I’m guessing this is a keeper league if you’re looking to trade for Braun? I don’t see how that trade helps you at all for this year.
@fitz: yeah its a keeper. It doesn’t help me much for this year, but my biggest weakness is starting pitching so getting bumgarner helps there. I could also have an outfield of cargo, Braun and granderson next year. I might be able to get fowler or ether from him to help for this year.
@Hoog: Yea I think I like that deal for you, gives you a SP to help now and Braun to keep later, think Hanley cools off a little
AL only H2H weekly points scoring system: [Wins-10pts, Holds = 3pts, ERA – 0.00 = 24pts, .500-.999 = 22pts, etc.]
Need a RP, possibly 2, for playoff push… Plz. rank the following for ROS: Tazawa, Crain, Peralta, Torres, Scheppers, Oli Perez, Cotts, Delabar, Cecil.
Thank you.
@Maestro: I should have just asked to pick 2 ROS – thanks.
@Maestro: I’d go with the first 2
Thank you. @JB Gilpin:
Villar or alexei Ramirez at ss ROS?
@Mitch: You know, I’ll go upside of Villar
@Mitch: Alexei is giving already what you hope from Villar
12 team , keep 7, no restrictions.
I have 6 rock solid keepers (Cargo, Braun, Machado, Crush, Scherzer, Bumgarner). I just added Yelich on Monday, am I looking at my 7th keeper?!
Other options would be C.Santana who I’m leaning towards, Hamels, Evercab, or longshots Zobrist, Kenley.
@danny almonte: Think it would be Hamels…
@JB Gilpin: Yeah I’ve kept Hamels for years… I usually never keep 3 sp’s if I can. He may be the best bet if no deals are made
@danny almonte: Then you won’t have to draft any starters til late next year!
Still Castro over Villar?
@Jack: Yea I think so
Thoughts on the following trade:
Beltre, cashner and next years 9th round pick for Desmond freese price and his 18th round pick (yahoo forces pick for pick to be traded)
Thoughts on price is he back to form?
@Sal: Yea I think you take that one, think Price is fine, I was worried before and there is some risk, but he’s showing he;s OK
Hey so I have Erasmo, Medlen and Ogando on my bench…. And Wily Peralta, Archer and Porcello are available on the wire…. Switch 3 for 3? Lol
@Kyle: Hah, I’d hold Medlen, pick up Archer and Porcello
Someone dropped Franklin and i got him on waivers this morning! *does the macarana* now my MI is E Cab/Franklin/Zobrist/Gyorko/Miller. I need some Homers, does dropping miller for moss sound solid?
@Fireball Feliz: Nice! Yea I’d do that
@Fireball Feliz: Ha…Agree with JB
Safe to give up on Chris Carpenter?
@Jack: Yea unless the deepest of mixed or NL only with a lot of DL room
Kip for Reyes and Cespy? 16 team keeper, currently in 1st. Kip is 13th which is why this could work. Pull the trigger?
@Geoff: Yea I think I’d do that
Hey,
Offered a guy Marte/Chatwood for Kemp..
He came back with Marte/Shields for Kemp..
Current pitchers are Verlander, Cain, Corbin, Grienke, Shields, E. Santana, Chatwood, Lohse, Griffin, Erasmo
@TerryTateOfficeLB: Seems too rich, I’d come back with Lohse or Griffin instead of Shields
@JB Gilpin:
I was thinking the same.. He said he’d throw in edwin jackson but I still don’t know if im sold.
@TerryTateOfficeLB: Ugh, I would tell him throwing in EJax makes it WORSE haha
@JB Gilpin: FUCK KEMP
I have Rollins yawnstipating my SS spot all year. Franklin, Miller, and Villar are all FA. Do I dump Lind (my current extraneous bench player – I have Fielder, so Lind rarely makes my lineup) and grab one of those guys to play over Rollins? (HR, RBI and AVG are my lowest categories if that matters)
Thanks!
@Bernie Brewer: Yea I’d do that for Franklin
Mr Grey: I realize, I am most likely perceived as a FFB stalwart with nerves of old hickory on here by many…
The type: who never utters a complaint; a taciturn observer most of time – only adding the minimum required on any particular topic and always in helpful ways – with never a wasted word; an independent man and team owner – like a weathered old mariner at the helm, whom having plotted his own course, stolidly beats the prow of his vessel into the high seas and wicked winds of the baseball season to stay that course and get his ship, cargo and crew to port fairly ahead of the competition – the old fashioned way – through hard work and determination; and one who is universally loved and respected by his fellow commentors..
That said…..
H E L P M E ! ! ! ! ! !
MR. GREY, WHAT DO I DO????
EVERYTHING IS JUST GOING W R O N G!!!!!!!! (not to be confused with the Star of the Show)
All my hitters are getting hurt or having babies in droves… (Cabrera, Cespedes, Beckham, Mauer and more this week alone)
My pitching crew refuses to climb the rigging to WIN… I should flog the bilge water smelling lot of them… Have made many walk the plank already and the useless rest of these swabs just queue up behind the plank waiting their turn to walk it – rather than venture up the masts – a bunch of waterlogged landlubbers is what they are… Even Balfour blew up yesterday!!!
IT’S ALL WRONG!!!!!
The USS MAGPIES is floundering… And we didn’t bring any lifeboats!!!!
WHAT DO I DO?????
H E L P M E ! ! ! ! ! !
HELP ME, MR. GRAY!!!! PLEASE!!!!
S . O . S! !!!
S .O .S !!!
I’m ….. s..i………n…. k ….. i………………..n………………g.
blurp………… blurp ………………………………….blurp…..
@T Moore: Never a complaint?! What about your pitcher hate yesterday?! Dude – you gotta know to bring the lifeboats. When’s the last time you watched Titanic?
@JB Gilpin:
JB: What are you on about??
Complain about pitchers – me?? Never!!!
The overpaid under preforming wankering bunch a losers
@T Moore: Haha they need to learn to throw the ball better!
@T Moore: Things are gonna go less Wrong today because JayWrong doesn’t have a post today… Hold tight and wait for a life jacket from Lake <--irony
@Grey
Funny, Junior is already starting today for the MAGPIES (picked up at the break of dawn)… Hope, he stays hot until that Hippy (PEDed???) Tigger gets better… Hanly is filling in at 3rd…
First a half a season without Hanly and now perhaps, a half without the #1 player in MLB…
I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
(t moore ,again, falls to floor – foaming at the mouth, losing his bowels [(which isn’t a such bad thing at my age, given my on going constipation these days)] and with involuntarily major muscle convultions)
:
Someone hold T Moore’s tongue! Not his beef tongue sandwich!
@T Moore:
Correction = Loosing not Losing
@Grey:
I haven’t seen you mention the sizzling Mark Ellis… He is on one of his mini missions currently… He can throw up some #s for a week or 2
I just wrote about him yesterday
@Grey:
Oups – My bad
@T Moore:
Also, worried Smoak, after showing a couple weeks of flame, is he on smolder again???? Thought I had picked up something there… Give him a day or 2 more, before, I cut him up for kindling and move on….
Yeah, stop, drop and roll away from Smoak, he’s toast
Villar, Lake or Rendon? 14 team h2h with 5×5 plus OBP and XBH. Thanks.
@royce!: Villar
@royce!: Villar and Lake are a toss up at this point… I have both in different leagues…
@Grey: Cool…I’m gonna grab Lake for now and Villar when he clears waivers. I have $40 of my $100 left–btw, the closest bid for Homer Bailey was $5 (oops!)–upgrade from Lake to Villar worth $5?
Ha, oh well on Bailey…Better you get him and overpay…
@Grey: Exactly. He’s even more valuable in this league with his 4.29 k/bb ratio. That’s 12th in the league for qualified starters. Totally worth the $. Just a bummer that I can’t freaking ever win this goddamn league even though only one team bid on what I would consider at least a SP3. Whatever. I’m gonna go drown my sorrows at Carl’s Jr.
Do you guys have Carl’s Jr. Jr.? That always cracks me up…
@Grey: I don’t think I’ve ever seen one. Wouldn’t it be Carl’s III? Too fancy for them, I suppose.
Yeah, you high falutin? No room for high falutin in Carl’s Jr.!
@Grey: Actually, that won’t work, because I need a 2B or SS…so the Q changes to $5 for Villar to replace Rendon? Thanks duder.
Start Jeff Samardzija tonight at Arizona? His dominance at Coors last time is blinding me to the bad matchup.
@PK: Hah yea, he’s all over the place, I start him
14 team 5×5 H2H with a very limited. constricting 70 transaction limit for the season. My strategy has been to avoid making too many transactions to conserve moves for the playoffs when they’re more valuable (the average pace right now would be 40 transactions; I’m at 29 and am currently in 1st place). With that said, I have some deficiencies in my roster that I think can be upgraded. Are any of these moves worth making from a ROS perspective?
SP: Kendrick, Milone, Cole
Waivers: E-Jax, Kennedy, Nova, Straily, Cosart
C: Ruiz
Waivers: Zunino, Mesoraco, M Montero, Ramos
@Andrew Brownspot: Not seeing enough upside on the SP, I think I might nab Montero, you know he’s going to be playing and I think has the biggest upside to finish the year outta those guys
Just realized Martin and AJ Scrabble are still out there too. Still like Montero?
@Andrew Brownspot: Montero
Thanks for the writeup. What side do you prefer? Goldy, gyorko, and cashner or Harper, stras, and smoak.
@Cory: Harper side
@Cory: No problem, agree with JB
I’m really trying to get more saves. I’ve got two trade scenarios that I’m working up
A) I trade Rios for one of Soriano, Papelbon, Rodney (have Bautista, Jones, Jennings in OF and Alvarez at Util)
B) I trade Y. Molina/Rios for Cespedes/G. Holland (pick up Arrencibia)
I’m guessing that offer B is too much
@lonestar: I would only do A if I could get one of hose and then a bottom end closer. Think 1-1 is too much. You know I actually think B is closer bc Cespedes is so good but probably hold too.
Yelich, Villar or Werth? Likely Bench/util, so position irrelevant. Thanks!
@Travis: Werth, no prob!
@JB Gilpin: Soriano or Werth ROS
@jro: Still Werth
In a standard E$PN 12 team format 6×6 with holds and xbh added to the standard format, would there be enough players to fill Alyssa’s rosters if she only adds players she’s banged?
@Jack Full of Hate: Probably not, but all of the hitters on her team definitely got more than doubles!
@JB Gilpin: Hey Now!
@Jack Full of Hate: Yeah, maybe too many pitchers in fact…
@Grey: well we know she plays the catcher
Yup!
Looking to pick up some saves. Who is on your radar for guys who could get the job if their current closer gets traded away? Strop? Bastardo? Gregerson? anyone else?
@Queso Grande: All are on the radar, Axford is possible even though I think it’s Hendo, but will be a few wild cards obviously
On behalf of Grilli owners, I fart in your general direction.
@JDawg: Well that’s just mean, next you’ll say his dad smells of elderberries!
@JDawg: Ha
Hunter Pence vs Mat Latos? Who ya got?
@Andrew: Depends on needs, probably Latos
Thanks JB for the answer above on my SS situation.
Another question, if you don’t mind…I have a guy interested in my Heyward (I have OF depth, so I could afford to lose him). Would you trade him straight up for any/all of the these 3 SP (what order too): Samardijza, Burnett, Lynn?
Thanks again.
@Bernie Brewer: No prob! And love the questions – Samardzija is the only one I would consider, might pull the trigger, but maybe wait and see how he looks tonight.
Garza or Milone?
@Schmohawks Bob: Garza
@Grey: my mourning period is over. who do i swap out perez for (weekly roto redraft)? jp, martin, montero, phegley or ramos. need avg and rbi most.
thanks.
@herschel: I’ll go Martin, would usually say JP, but he’s def an AVG drain
@herschel: JP
Sit/start tonight: Garza vs NYY, Gaudin vs Cin?
I’m thinking sit both, see how they do?
Thanks!
@Travis: Start, start
Yo Grey, Are you starting Samardzjia at Arizona in a 5×5 12-team mixer? How about “Big Fat Douby” Doubront against the Rays?
Word to your mother.
@Alcesto: I’d start both
@Grey: Are you just saying that to mess with my ratios?
Just wondering is brandon Phillips worth getting in a dynasty league? I might be able to get him for Henry Urrutia and Jorge Soler. Is this a bargain of a deal to make?
@Ryan: No, he’s not
@Grey: Yea that’s what I thought. I’m in contention though and I was hoping this might help me win this year and maybe next.
My spideysense says big finish from Nolan Arenado. Under 10% owned. If you’ve been grifting at hideous 3rd base give a look. Due for a major BABIP correction and some excellent defense has him solidified at the big league level. Might be well positioned to take advantage of Coors summer.
@OaktownSteve: I hope so since I’ve been sitting on him for 3 months
For util how would you rank
Rendon reddick and yelich
Also who do you think is the new 8th inning guy in Pittsburgh?
Thanks
@Brett: Reddick, Yelich… Wilson
@Grey:
Time to give up on Reddick. He’s lost. Ain’t gonna happen.
Yeah, prolly true…
BTW, the team of mine you looked at that only had one closer…Now has 4…
@Grey:
That’s the beauty of the RCL. You get value out of the MR so you can hold them. In my RCL I drafted 1 closer, Casey Janssen. Now have Mujica, Kenley, Melancon, Brothers and Axford. Could be sitting on 6 for the short term. I think in RCL you need to hold 8 relievers at all times. I’ve got 953 IP in only 104 GS.
Yeah, I think you’re right… My ratios are under 3 ERA in July since I started MRs and I have actually gained in Ks…
@Grey:
I’m on pace to hit 1600 Ks and have only carried two starters: Harvey and Gio.
@OaktownSteve:
I just looked at that team again. Roster looks exactly right. Just might be in too deep a hole in ratios. Need to get your streamer right. Plenty of good names on the wire. Chose wisely.
Yeah, it’s Alex Wood next then I gotta find someone else… I did waste my time with Erasmo in that league, you were right… Though I might claim him for his next start… I’m a glutton…
@Grey:
His next start is a good stream. You also need Greinke to pitch like a 1.
Yeah, I have a lot riding on him and Price…In the last month, they haven’t disappointed… Very little room for error, unfortch…
@OaktownSteve:
One other tip. The. xtra relievers will boost your K rate enough that you don’t need to stream starters with Ks overly in mind. Focus on rates and w’s first. That Porcello start I streamed yesterday and was real happy with it.
Yup, I hear ya… I’m trying not to look exclusively at ratios over Ks though b/c I am in a K hole too… I done dug myself a hole…
Braun sure is high on the hitter tron today. Sneaky buy? lol
Ha
Villar over Asdrubal?
So sick of Asdrubal… :(
Hold
Ryu: keep or try to trade him for anything(maybe for Melancon ). 13 Team mixed daily 6×6 roto.
Depends if you need saves…
Hey Grey,
I was offered his Jeff Samardzija for my Kenley Jansen. I like my pitching right now but I feel like you can never have enough SP and I’ll be left with Benoit, Holland and Nathan as my closer. Should I do this? This is a 12 team H2H.
I’d do it
lance lynn dropped, has has struggled lately but worth a grab?
best combination of 2 ss ros: Aybar, Simmons, Cozart, Villar, Scutaro
Thanks!
@Harbinger: Sure, I’d grab Lynn… Villar, Simmons
@Grey: forgot to put Miller in there.’….. any change?
Villar, Miller
Hi Grey,
If Soriano lands in NY what line do you expect from him rest of the season?
Nothing changes, 5-7 homer months, .250-ish average, few steals
@Grey: Werth or Soriano ROS
Werth
h2h, 10 teams, keep 5 players, 6×6
MI question…
Have 2B Profar (has 2b eligibility currently; will have multiple position eligibility soon at 3b & then likely ss and OF), Aybar at SS & Kinsler at 2b/ss
Drop Aybar (or Leonys Martin, currently on my bench) for any of the following? Lake – SS, Villar – SS, Lawrie – 3b but soon to have 2b eligibility, Miller – SS
My instinct is to drop Martin for Lawrie, and see how it goes. I could drop Martin and Aybar for Lawrie and one of Lake/Villar/Miller?
Thanks. I realize that this is similar to a couple of other questions but the other one (most similar) included Lowrie not Lawrie.
Sure, give Lawrie a whirl…
@Grey:
Thanks
Hey Grey!
I’m in contention for my second title in as many years, and you’ve easily put me in the position. Thanks for all your help!
I’m dying for pitching help in a keeper league, in 2nd place, and I really just need some reassurance. I’ve been sticking with Verlander for the entire year, and unless he picks it up in the second half, I don’t think I can pull out another title.
Can I trust Verlander for the second half? If not, which pitcher (outside of Kershaw and Felix) should I aim to get in exchange?
No problem… Darvish? Scherzer? Wainwright? Can look at my top 100 for the 2nd half… Any SPs above Verlander…
I am this close (picture thumb and index fingers 1 cm apart) to making a move to grab Villar but I already have a productive Miller. I need these questions answered like a fat kid needs cake.
The only steals on my team come from Eric Young (SAGNOF!) and Fowler and I rarely play them at the same time.
1) Miller or Villar ROS?
2) Its obvious that Villar has SB upside over Miller but what do you project Miller has over Villar?
Thanks!
So, How did I do? I Just traded Ryu and Ruf for Desmon and Melancon. I could use a few more Saves(who couldn’t). Desmond would replace Miller(bench), so that would add a little more power. I still have Sale,Kuroda,Erasmo Ramirez,Wainwright,Greinke,Minor and Kluber. 13 Team mixed daily 6×6 roto.
You did well
Adeiny Hechavarria. That’s one Hechava-name. (I know, corny)
Any insight on this guys chances in the bigs?
HA! He’s hot right now, hitting, stealing and runs at he top of the order, but he’s more of a glove guy
Start Price @ BOS?
I am
Should I make this deal…Giancarlo, Sheilds and Jansen for McCutchen and Grienke….I’m getting the Giancarlo side….my OF is Upton, Puig, Choo, McCutchen, Byrd, and Yelich. Closers are Nathan, Frieri, Parnell, and Veras….
Sounds solid…
I am this close (picture thumb and index fingers 1 cm apart) to making a move to grab Villar but I already have a productive Miller. I need these questions answered like a fat kid needs cake.
The only steals on my team come from Eric Young (SAGNOF!) and Fowler and I rarely play them at the same time.
1) Miller or Villar ROS?
2) Its obvious that Villar has SB upside over Miller but what do you project Miller has over Villar?
Thanks!
1 and 2) Go Villar if you need steals…Miller is only slight power over Villar…
Bold prediction for the amusement of those that are bored: Stanton gets traded to Rangers for Profar to replace the bat of Cruz once he gets suspended.
That’s one of the sexier things I’ve heard in a while… I might have Cougar read that to me while in bed…
IF Alexei gets traded to the Cards would you take him or Franklin?
Alexei for steals
Steve Delabar or Ryan Cook for the ROS. For era,whip and K’s.
Cook
grey I traded Shelby Miller and Jason Heyward for Michael Young and Gallardo…. thoughts? Did it because Miller is being shut down. My 2nd basemen was dozier / walker
@ryan: you got robbed.. shouldve got alot more.
Agree with prezz
sTART Nolasco vs. Toronto todaY?
Nope
sTART Nolasco vs. Toronto todaY?
@JASON KATNIP: Look up, to where you first asked it.
What am I to do with the Librarian (D Nava)? Nice first half player but he’s stuck in a blahtoon with Gomes now. I’ve got Eaton on my bench with guys like Crisp and Saunders the best of the rest on the waiver wire. Wait for Eaton to get going or try to pair Gyorko/Eaton in trade for an OF? Think that’s enough to get Allen Craig?
Can try for Craig there, but doesn’t seem like enough
is medlen worth holding onto anymore?
waivers:
peralta
doubront
porcello
gaudin
jackson, e
Strailey
My current rotation
Garza, Matt(SP) TEX
Kershaw, Clayton(SP) LAD
Ryu, Hyun-Jin(SP) LAD
Strasburg, Stephen(SP) WAS
Verlander, Justin(SP) DET
Holland, Greg(RP) KC
Jansen, Kenley(RP) LAD
Griffin, A.J.(SP) OAK
Kluber, Corey(SP) CLE
Medlen, Kris(RP,SP) ATL
Nah, you can stream…
(Sad emoticon)
Why sad?
@Grey: you saying medlen is droppable… I traded marte and built a shrine for him just a month ago.. patooey!
Oh, sorry about that… On the bright side, might not be droppable in your league, just a bit marginal…
@Grey: im not dropping him just yet. If he goes to the pen its farewell but im still holding onto the little hope i have. Me and my mancrushes…
It’s that’s damn flat-bill, it’s adorable!
One more for you strapping gentlemen…
ROS 2B: Gyorko, Franklin, or Rendon. Currently own Rendon, the other 2 are available
14 team h2h points
Gyorko
Oops, sorry…meant Franklin
@Grey:
Appreciate your help… doubt you remember, but I ended up making a trade I asked for advice for:
I received Kershaw & Laroche for D. Wright, J. Hamilton, & Z. Wheeler.
It has been great for me, except for the fact that I went against Homer Bailey & Tim Lincecum in the last 2 weeks respectably…. Otherwise I’ve put up the 2nd most points each week aside from my no hitter opponents… Some of the worst luck in fantasy I’ve had, would be tied for 1st right now otherwise. But I’ll be a force in the playoffs when it matters most!
No problem, glad it worked out!
Pls rank for H2H (I actually agree w/ SON):
Kluber vs TEX (9.3)
Skaggs vs SD (8.7)
Miley vs CHC (8.1)
Jackson @ SF (7.9)
Nicasio vs MIA (2.6)
I agree too
Are there any plans for a prayer circle/triangle/rectangle/hexagon for Price tonight?
Hold my hand, please
@Grey: Done. I’m wearing gloves so that you don’t have to feel my sweaty palms. Starts in Fenway lead to ratio relief, right? Right? (deep breath)
Whew… I thought that was my hands…
@Big Magoo: @Grey: Make room for another.
Is my victorino and homer bailey for Scherzer fair? 12 team h2h keeper. Thanks!
@Edward Scherzer Hands: I’d reject it.
Fair enough, I guess
12 team league and im dead last in average, second to last in SB, 6th in HRs. Looking to add some speed off the wire.
Dropping marisnick for EY
Dropping Uggla for villar
Uggla has been riding the bench as I can’t afford to start him and Pedro from Pittsburg and still plan to crawl out of the gutter in average.
Starting zobrist2nd, Jed lowrieSS, and brad millerMI in my infield. We do have two util slots which is where I would prob start one or both of the speedsters I clam off the wire. Kind of banking on more homers from pujols, j-upton, and (pinkies crossed) maybe granderson…? Thus feeling uggla may be rather expendable. Would you hold on either of these waiver claims? Also have Peter bourjos coming back at some point soon hopefully. Thanks guys.
Go for both…
Who are some guys that might be spec adds at the deadline for saves?
I’m sure Smokey will go over tomorrow… I’ve been going over them for the last two weeks too…
My league has a lot of closers on the wire.
Street
Brothers / beta court
Veras
Gregg
Henderson
Melancon
Are any these upgrades over my frieri, holland and benoit?
Also should I sacrifice a closer instead of asdrubal in the samardzija claim i mentioned yesterday?
The best alternatives to asdrubalon the wire are aybar and dozier.
Melancon over Frieri
My everyday ss is starlin castro in a league that starts ss, 2b and mi.
Cole and Cingrani both available in my H2H yahoo + QS + K/9, can Medlen be dropped for either? Which one?
Thanks!
Cingrani
At this exact moment, I am actually tied with someone in my RCL league in WHIP.
889.2 innings pitched and exactly 1021 H+BB a piece.
Spooky.
Wait, Veras just recorded another out. There it goes.
Wow
This is a followup to an earlier question (the answer was Villar, but he was scooped up before I could grab him), please rank the top three options among this group of flawed SS: Lake, Nuñez, Cozart, AEscobar, Brandon Crawford, Florimón, Didi Gregorious.
It’s a redraft roto league where I’m mostly looking to avoid 0-for-4s most days, but the biggest need is probably power.
Thanks, everyone!
Lake, Cozart, Alcides
Jesus, what a shambolic start from Saunders. Thought I could trust him at home.
Mind you, it could actually have been much, much worse. Could easily have been a 3IP 9ER shellacking.
Could you send ESPN a message about their player eligibility? Why isn’t Junior Lake eligible at OF?
From their site: Games Played Last Season – A player must have played in a minimum of 20 games in a position to be eligible for that position. The exception is rookies, they will be eligible for the position in which they begin the season.
WTF?
Starting my own private prayer mobius strip for Gaudin tonight.
Momma told me to never trust a man named Chad, but AT&T park!
Haha… Definitely don’t trust a man named Chad in the ER
@MasterofGrond: dude reds have like 45 hits vs giants last two nights
Is Cliff Lee going to bounce back?
Cliff Lee or Adrian Gonzalez?
Yup… It’s fair, depends on needs…
Best streamer?
Capuano vs CIN
Hughes vs TB
Or would you grab someone with more of a chance to stick, like Quintana or Kendrick?
Neither… Kendrick
Grey.
Franklin or Villar? Thanks.
Franklin
Frieri is about to Shit away my Weaver win and also maybe his job.
Hope so… Sorry!
Nope
@Grey
I heard JB’s take this morning but I’d still like to see what you think.
My roster:
C Perez 1B Goldschmidt 2B Hill 3B Longoria SS Franklin OF Stanton OF Jones OF. Heyward UTL Choo BN Altuve
SP Bumgardner Harvey Lester Miller Kluber Ogando Parker Erasmo Garza (DL) Buchholz RP Perkins Street Ziegler
Hold Altuve, Parker (or Ogando), and Buchholz and look for saves on the wire
or
trade Altuve and Parker (or Ogando) for Parnell and Grilli, dropping Buchholz and picking up a bench bat off the waiver.
Im not desperate for saves but Ziegler wont hold the job for too long. Altuve is just a bench bat and I’ve heard Buchholz could be out until late August
Thank you sir!
I wouldn’t trade for Grilli… I’d trade Parker for Parnell
I’m gonna start calling him Matt Shemp, because what he’s doing is just not funny.
HAHA
yelich is supposed to be bad at lefty’s, right? Scott and him are both playing lefties today. should i put in scott, at least he’s good this year against them.
Sure
With Leonys seemingly being platooned now (or simply benched because he’s cold as ice), would you snag Eaton over him? 12 team H2H
Sure
“Please be aware that nothing we ever say is true, and when I said that I would ‘bet my life’ I didn’t take steroids, you should have stopped right there and assumed that I took them,” ~ Ryan Braun
Did he really say that?
@Grey: he went on to say “If faced with either telling the truth and losing millions of dollars or lying and keeping our millions of dollars, we’re going to choose to betray the confidence and trust of everyone around us. Even when we make a confession, the truth is that we did so in a strategic attempt to prevent you from digging any deeper and discovering the really despicable stuff we did.”
Grimey! I can’t tell if this is actual quotes or you’re messing with me…
Oh, I see now, it’s a goof…
it would’ve been refreshing if he had really said these things ha
It was a good one by the Onion…
@FrankGrimes: would i be surprised if he said any of that? Nope..
So……. Scott Kazmir.
Comeback player of the year?
With a 3.96 ERA? Hmm…
@Grey: If you look closely at his stats, you’ll see his ERA is skewed by a couple of really bad starts he had earlier in the season. I think his Era was at 7 something at one point. To be fair, Rust was expected. As the season has progressed he’s looked sharper and sharper.
Era really isn’t indicative of performance. Just ask the overrated Shark!
I hear ya
keeper help
Can keep 4 hitters and 2 sps:
*note: I have 2 1st rd picks and 2 2nd rd picks
Prince rd 1(pick 12)
Edwin rd 2(pick 24)
Taveras rd 13
Carl Crawford rd 15
Freese rd 22
D Jennings rd 23
Billy Hamilton rd 24
Yelich rd 26
Leonys Martin rd 26
Cobb rd 24
Peavy rd 16
Anderson rd 16
Erasmo Ramirez rd 20
Jose Veras r 20
Prince, Jennings, Edwin, Yelich… Cobb, Erasmo… Not great
Indians are to sign Matt Garza this offseason. Then Re-sign Scott Kazmir. They will also add Carlos Pena on a Minor League Deal. With the emergence of Puig in LA, the Indians swoop in and trade for Carl Crawford, while getting a little salary relief in the deal. They then re-name themselves “TB Circa 2008”.
We’re the Rays, But Wiser!
This morning I typed out a comment guarantee that Gatis would homer today. Then I decided not to jinx it. True story.
I almost picked him up for my OF… Was watching him yesterday and he smokes everything he hits… He misses pretty frequently too though…
@Grey:
Hope they give him enough starts to keep him useful in daily league once Bossman comes back. One start a week at catcher. Two in the OF? Sit BJ and J-Hey once each.
@OaktownSteve:
I think I mentioned this before…his swing reminds me a lot of Goldschmidt’s
His swing is very short, reminds me of someone I saw in the 80’s but the names not coming to mind…
@Grey:
Bob Horner? A Bravo from the Skip Carey era of Superstation domination. A
Nice call… Just looked him up on video… Yeah, looks like the Big Bear, as they call Gattis…
Excuse me, the ‘White Bear.’
@Grey:
Oso Polar. Also my brother’s nickname.
Yeah, when the Braves announcers first said it I thought they said ossobucco…
@Grey:
Dual C/OF and delicious when slow cooked with tomato and onion.
Haha
Yeah, I’m not sure where the PT will come from once BJ returns… Heyward could always hurt himself again…
Drop Locke or Nova for Doubront?
Nova
So last night, desperate for saves, I picked up Henderson. I had to drop someone, so, since this is how my luck has gone this season, I dropped Kazmir for Henderson (keeping Doubront).
Of course Kaz throws a one-hitter. Of course Doubront is going to blow up.
The question is: Should I have dropped Lance Lynn instead? Would I be crazy to drop Lynn for Kazmir?
I wouldn’t have dropped Lynn, or for Kazmir… That does suck though…
@Grey: Shoulda just punted saves, is what I shoulda done…
At least Frieri got back on my good side. Maybe he just needed to blow up once to get it out of his system.
Yeah, Frieri didn’t look great though today…
Got offered Chris Davis for McCutchen and J. Henderson ( I already have Street, Holland, Uehara and Reed).
Should I do it?
Thanks.
Sounds solid
@Grey: or would me sending Garza, Henderson and J. Upton for C. Davis be better?
Thanks. I really appreciate it.
Much better, but not sure why someone would do that…
Justin Upton is driving me mad. A pretty hollow little hitting streak and now 0 for his last 14.
Yeah, him and Heyward are hurting us across a few leagues…
@Grey: Still, at least Price has run support though, right?
@SteveNZ: should we start benching upton for yelich till upton makes us look stupid? It’s the damn constant groundouts, he’s never getting doubles or homers out of those anyway. At least he cut the K rate a lot since earlier. I wonder if his current streak has anything to do with his leg injury. Just before the injury he was hitting great. I’ll take 5 or 6 extra base hits a week and not call it empty.
Yup
@Grey: sorry, yup to the upton benching or yup to the leg injury possibly being the cause of the bad streak.
@SteveNZ: Upton Kemp Zimmerman Rosario Rizzo all F’n me in the A
Werth or gattis?
Werth
David Price is going to be nails RoS. Tampa wins that division.
From your mouth to Giancarlo’s ears…
@Grey:
Most home runs in a month: Sammy Sosa w/20. Giancarlo watch begins Aug 1
I remember owning Sosa for that month… Was a thing of beauty…and roids…
Against Hosmer this week. Of course I am.
@SteveNZ: And Hunter too. Jesus Christ. And my opponent isn’t even checking her team. FFS.
@SteveNZ: Fuck off, Hosmer.
Anyone starting Turner @ coors? Is that an automatic sit?
Sit
Simmons is driving me fucking spare. When he’s on my team, he has done nothing. And I mean nothing. I don’t think he has a hit when I’ve had him – he even went 0-7 one day.
Now I’ve dropped him, because he was so terrible, of course he’s crushing it.
Dah
Rios to the Rangers, Peavy to the Cardinals (or A’s), Papelbon to anybody (opening the closer’s role for Bastardo), Gregg to anybody (Parker to close, hopefully). If any combination of the above takes place, I’ll be a very happy fantasy owner. Which probably means that none of them will happen and Goldy will pull a hamstring.
don’t even joke bout an Au shizz injury!
@FrankGrimes: Trust me, I wouldn’t want to see it either. Grimey!
@Big Magoo:
No way the A’s rent Peavy. Or is there?
@OaktownSteve:
CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports that the Athletics “could emerge as a player” for Jake Peavy.
The A’s rotation is pretty well-stocked, and they should get Brett Anderson (foot) back sometime next month. Still, that hasn’t stopped general manager Billy Beane from pursuing an upgrade, as he also got involved in talks for Matt Garza at the last minute. The Red Sox and Cardinals have also been connected to Peavy.
Source: CBSSports.com Jul 24 – 8:06 PM
@Big Magoo:
Beane likes to be in there in case there’s a bargain. I think the market for Jake will be strong enough the A’s aren’t likely to be legit players.
@OaktownSteve: I agree. Beane’s probably just kicking the tires. Peavy would look pretty good in O.co though, no?
@Big Magoo:
At the right price. I’d like him adding a little redass to the club too.
Don’t say that!
@Grey: You’re right. Giancarlo then.
stream Nolasco for two starts next week vsNYY @Cubs
or Wood vsCol @Phi
or Kazmir vWhite sox @Mia
or Leake @SD vsStL
Nolasco and Kazmir
first day of sort of lamenting benching jackson and headley. But for machado/choo/myers.dom brown even without being injured can get into this lineup anymore. hoping headley or brown can make themselves tradeable for a good SP
looks like dropping erasmo (2 bad starts up) for kazmir after erasmo’s next start is good?
Yup
Nolasco 2 runs on 1 hit vs E. Rogers 2 runs on 9 hits.
*shakes head* baseball…
Which keeper league trade do you like better (assuming I’d be keeping Cespedes if no trade) – Cespedes for Braun or Cespedes and M. Carpenter for Stanton? Carpenter is playing OF for me, so Stanton would slide into his place.
Stanton
Citing that his team is desperate for offense Giants manager Bruce Bochy has proclaimed that Jeff Francouer will be his starting LF for ROS. Umm…
What a joke
Well, Heyward is now off one of my teams…this make me happy. What does not make me happy is that I still have in on another one. Is it a coincidence that my only mediocre/average teams are the ones with him on the roster? I think not.
On a good note, I streamed Chen in a league…so far so good. Heryward is not on that team, because if he was I am sure some of his suck would have rubbed off on Chen. Can anyone tell I am mad at Heyward? Or am I NOT making it obvious enough? How is this for obvious…Fuck You Heyward!
Haha
Tim Hudson seriously injured his ankle/lower leg. For those thinking of dropping Medlen/Maholm etc. Hudson probably done for the year by the look of it.
Yikes
@Wheeler in the sky: Yeah, looks bad…his ankle basically collapsed. I’m assuming it’s broken.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache:
I would agree, looks broken.
@Wheeler in the sky: Yeah, hate to see that happen to a true professional like Hudson. For some reason when I think of or see a broken ankle, that image of Moises Alou breaking his rounding first always pops in my head for some reason. That was nasty.
@Wheeler in the sky: Really sucks. Probably the last he will be seen in a braves uniform since he was already unlikely to be back for next year. Possibly a career ender for Huddy anyway. Big blow for the braves.
Grey, can you help me rank these SPs
E-Jax, Jacob Turner, Porcello, Cosart, Cashner
Muchas gracias
Porcello, Edwin…
Good grief Lake is on fire, or is that even possible? Anyways, double in first at bat.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: only in Ohio
@Jack Full of Hate: Haha, nice!
Sweet!
Wieters now with a 6 game hitting streak and he’s hit safely in 10 of his last 12, hitting something like .350 over that period.
Such a low bar for excitement, but I’m excited nonetheless!
HA!
Is the Rendon ride over? Who do you like more at MI – Rendon or Lawrie
Lawrie
Just lost Hudson to a very unfortunate injury, would you drop him for:
Kazmir (2 starts next week CWS, @MIA)
McCallister (see 1/4 inch above)
A Wood (likely 2 starts now vs. Col, @Phi)
Porcello (only one start likely CWS)
@smegma: kind of looking short term with this roster spot opposed to ROS
Kasmir
Upton singled. Thought it was news worthy.
@MattH: lol…better than his 0/4 line the last 3 days.
@smegma: ha. ya it is better. I’m tired of benching him though. Season is dwindling. Keeping the faith.
Haha
Starting any of these?
Alex Wood @ NYM
Tillman vs BOS
Cashner @ ARI
Medlen vs STL
Porcello vs PHI
Not Tillman, though what size league matters
Would you trade Bum/Crisp for Cespedes/Mauer? Could also throw in my S.Perez (as I have no use for him esp. after trade) for his Fister or Ryu if you think I’m giving too much. I’ve got Perez at C and my current SP’s are Scherzer/Bum/Peavy/Burnett/Kluber/Porcello/Cole/Chen with Beachy on DL.
Sure
Was just offered Howie Kedrick for Liriano straight up….take the trade? Gyorko, K.Johnson, DJ, soon to be eligible Lawrie available
It’s fair
Rasmus error blows the Janssen save. Vulture win please.
I promise this is the last time I bother you with this trade idea….
I was offered Chris Davis for Cutch and Henderson. I am fine with closers, but the only reason I am reluctant to accept this trade is because of SB’s. This is my team:
C- Perez
1B – Votto
2B – Kinsler
SS – Andrus
3B – Zimmerman
OF – A. Jones, Stanton, Upton
Util – Cutch
Zimm, Stanton, Votto and If I acquire Davis will all basically give me 0’s in the SB department. KNowing that, would you still make the move for the upgrade of Davis over Cutch.
Thanks man.
I’d still do it, you can get cheap speed elsewhere…
some big bums all getting hot against me at the same time
alcides
ethier
wieters
at least o-day got the loss there, and medlen’s starting to look safer as SP
my players like upton/goldy/gyorko, others not doing much of anything
while ethier’s got 5 doubles and a homer in three days WTF
@goodfold2: forgot about vicideo also playing against. this is the 2nd worst team in this 16 teamer, who’s now beating me in all offensive stats. i was like 6-0-1 after monday in those. even a few hours ago winning 4 of them.
Ouch
@Grey: not to mention just exactly how alonso has 3 steals in 2 days,as he had 3 his whole career going into this year, and 3 for the year before yesterday. His steal today was one of those 9th inning deals where it’s usually called def ignorance or whatever, since the opp was winning by more than 1. Will be pretty sick if i lose steals by 1 or tie because of that ruling.
My 3 yahoo teams so far are a combined 41/79 tonight…wow…sick!
Nice!
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: One of my team’s has more SB (7) than RBIs (6) this week thus far. Offense was sick in the first half, dominating in RBIs and HRs almost every week. Won the overall matchup 10/12 weeks (including 9 in a row) but now I’ve lost 3 in a row and well on my way to 4 in a row. Sucks.
Start Peavy tomorrow vs. Detroit? I’m probably leaning sit.
Sit
Just announced…Hudson out for year. Fractured ankle.
Wow, Lake won’t stop…RBI double in the gap.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: That kid is on fire. I’m about to pick someone up on my team that’s offense is on life support. I was leaning towards Prado or KelJo with their position eligibility, but Lake having 3b OF is attractive and he’s obviously raking.
@letsgobravos: Yeah, he is raking man…gonna ride it out. These young guys can be fun sometimes…although I prob go Prado if you are thinking ROS. But, it may be fun to grab Lake and see what he can do going forward. Was able to snag him in my 16 team league.
All day!
Dodgers are on fire. Latos been a little shaky lately. Any thoughts of benching him tomorrow?
I wouldn’t bench him
I know how much you love my new avatar, but did I mention his name is Davey Johnson, it’s an alter ego name
It looked like a Mitch…
@Grey: Hey!
@Mitch: HA!!
@Grey: hey, DJ ain’t no man bitch!
Ha!
Huddy finishes the year with an 8-7 record after the W tonight. That gives him a winning record in all 15 of his seasons in the MLB. That’s an impressive stat.
Yeah, too bad the way it ended
Gaudin effing me. At least I’ll be inheriting the earth.
Ha!
Bee tee dubya, how is it that no one has nicknamed Gregor Blanco “The White Russian”?
You just did!
@royce!: the way blanco has been playing lately
they should forget the nicknames and kick him to the curb
@FrankGrimes: Even you have a nickname, Grimey!
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. Brantley, Byrd or keljo?
Byrd
@Grey: what about Byrd or lake? Thanks.
Byrd
Is Wood a chance to K a few guys tomorrow?
Need Wins and Ks in the ol’ H2H. Starting Buehrle at home v Houston, debating whether to (ahem) grab Wood or not.
Yeah, I grabbed him for that, hopefully more than that too…
Samardzjia drives me nuts…gets a 6 run lead, comes out for 5th, and can’t throw freakin strikes.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: And now Barney botches an inning ending double play…great.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: those assballs didn’t rule it as missing double play, they said those runs were earned. that’s b.s., at least one of them shouldn’t be earned.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: They changed it to one, but yeah…it really should be no earned runs, but as we know the rules say we can’t assume a double play…even if a 4 year old could have fielded that ball and turned it. Either way, Samardzjia needs to work on his control and or consistency. It’s pretty ridiculous when you have a 6 run lead, come out, and can’t throw strikes. Although, he did get screwed on that 2-2 pitch against Goldy. Was clearly a strike, and a great pitch.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: agreed that ball bag Samardzija is already over 100 pitches 5 walks thru five and looks like they leaving him in there since he just singled
@FrankGrimes: Yep…just make that freakin WHIP go higher, and possibly my ERA…now he his pulled with 2 outs…ridiculous that he even came back out for 6th .
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: yep saw it coming and the bullpen blows so he probably won’t even get the W
@FrankGrimes: SOB!!!!
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: bitter sweet since I gots shark and shizz
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: horrible managing these last few innings just horrible
@FrankGrimes: I completely agree…flat out ridiculous.
even though goldy hasn’t homered in 2 weeks they are becoming more and more scared of him and walking him more and more.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: Yeah. and I’m sure it continues…I’d take my chances with Chavez, Kuble, Ross, Prado…they just have no one to protect him.
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: a few weeks back when hill was hitting they weren’t doing this so much.
ok so erasmo getting dropped for kazmir after next start
what about hefner, looking like i only got 2 good starts out of him. Go back to Milone after Hefner’s next good start or hold him if next start is good? Milone’s next couple of starts aren’t good.
Cut Justin Upton or Hyun-Jin Ryu for Will Myers or Andre Ethier?
Please pick two of these guys. H2H points league.
@Juan: Facepalm. How could anyone cut Upton? He hasn’t been great, but he was showing signs of heating up before the break.
@letsgobravos: I know but my OFs are Trout, Choo, Crawford, Zobrist…
@letsgobravos: myers is great, but please go look at ethier before monday’s stats.
@letsgobravos: So people, do you side with ‘Cut Ryu for Myers’ Campaign?
Ryu for Myers
Keeper league trade.
Stras/heyward or machado/jofer
Stras side
@Jason:
Machado side for me. For some reason Grey doesn’t like J0Fer. Who could be just as good as Stras IMO
Votto helped his team there as it turned out, but that was a pretty feeble piece of hitting for his fantasy owners.
cmon goldy pretend you’re last 2 days ethier.!
@goodfold2: 3 days,incidentally the same 3 days he’s played against me.
Two util slots for my roster…. Which 2 you like best ROS?
Eaton, marisnick, EY, Uggla, junior lake
My biggest needs are SB and avg, middle of the pack in Rs, HRs, RBIs
Young, Lake
Au shizz!
Bam!
Goldy!
I see it, and this is where I come… Au Shizz!
@Grey: Fired up mlb.tv on my phone when I saw he was up with guys on. It was beautiful.
@SteveNZ: there goes his longest homer draught of the year.
Nice!
GOLDY!!!! 3 run jack!!! Finally someone pitches to him with men on base!
And Blake Parker gives up a HR to Goldy…2 more runs charged to Samardzjia…why he even came back out for the 6th is beyond me…freakin ridiculous.
not only that but shark has some ownage on goldy so why not one more batter
With Hudson out ROS, Medlen should have a spot in the rotation ROS right?
My number 6 starter is Kluber and I have no bats to drop, should I drop Kluber for Medlen?
Yup… I’d hod Kluber
@Grey: what league size are you in where medlen is still on waivers?
He’s only owned in 83% of ESPN leagues…