“What about Asdrubal?  Asdrubal, Cron, Buxton, Peraza, Morales and Puig?  Puig, Morales, Asdrubal, Buxton and Morales?  Have I already mentioned Morales?  What about Puig?  What about Cron?  WHAT ABOUT CRON?!  Hardwiring is smoking!  I think I’m overheating!  Don’t throw water on me, I’ll short circuit!” It’s too late.  As the water hits the Fantasy Master Lothario’s mainframe, a sickening mix of smoke and sizzle expels from his metal joints.  He staggers to a pole and places his metal hand down.  With one last flicker, he looks up with his metallic, blue eyes and asks hopefully, “Is Puig facing a lefty?”  And shuts down.  The metal pole he placed his hand on wasn’t just any pole, it hung Old Glory.  As if the ghost of George Washington himself was a fan, the American flag lowers onto the Lothario’s shoulders, draping him like a metal Kid Rock.  If only people would’ve just picked up C.J. Cron!  My one major quibble with Cron — Or is it queef?  I always confuse those two. — is Cron going to have The Sciosciapath try to outsmart the universe and start benching one of the hottest hitters?  Not even the Sciosciapath can answer that, for he does not know what his brain tells him to do.  Plus, he’s crazy.  Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
Psyche! Â Before we get into the Buy/Sell, just wanted to say a huge fantasy football announcement is coming in the next few days. Â Let’s just say it sounds like Stream-o-Nator, but it’s got a football vibe to it. Â And it’s less lonely. Â Oh, Stream-o-Nator so lonely! Â I wonder if the Stream-o-Nator and Hitter-Tron ever tried to date. Â Anyway II, the Buy/Sell:
BUY
Tom Murphy – Rockies catcher who has power.  Now, onto more important matters, has any baseball player with the last name Murphy ever had an odd first name?  Murphys are always some normal, Billy, Danny, Dale, Tom, Tommy, Thomas, etc.  Well, I’m glad you asked!  Turns out in 1914 there was a Dummy Murphy.  He was a player-manager for the Charlotte Hornets.  Wonder if he played alongside/coached “Grandmama” Larry Johnson.  Speaking of which, our fantasy basketball leagues are signing up.  Go there and do that.
Wilmer Flores – Imagine if Wilmer were to star opposite Meryl Streep this winter and win an Oscar? Â He’d have the best cry-face since Gwyneth.
Jose Peraza – If only Bud Selig were alive to see Jo-Pe being such a popular pickup. Â And, please, before you comment Selig is alive, he was pickled and put into Hangar 51 with the Lost Ark 25 years ago.
Chris Owings – In the last seven days, Owings is hitting .500. Â Fun fact! Â Buffalo Wild Wings campaign to call their special, orgasmic wings Owings never made it past the National Menu Regulatory Committee. Â Same fate almost happened to flapjacks.
Adonis Garcia – I just dropped Adonis on Thursday.  Ooh, way to entice us into picking him up!  I have a point I’m making, Random Italicized Voice.  Funny, I have a needlepoint I’m making. Okay, my point is you need to fill up your lineup with hitters every day as best you can.  So, I like Adonis and might pick him back up, but he wasn’t playing on Thursday so I dropped him.
Jung Ho Kang – A song I can sing to Kang is the same song he sings to his dates.  “Cause you’re hot then you’re cold, you’re yes then you’re no.  I’m in when you’re out.”
Jose Reyes – Maybe I should separate Kang and Reyes from being listed together.  I mean, would you let the Duke lacrosse team sit together at The Horny Woodchuck during their breaded clam special?
Asdrubal Cabrera – I wonder how many MVP votes Asdrubal will garner if the Mets make the playoffs. Â My guess is one tenth place vote from Jeffrey Steingarten of Vogue.
Byron Buxton – We’re lucky a lot of people abandon fantasy baseball during September for football.  No, not simply because they’re poseurs.  By the way, poseur is the most poseur way to spell poser, right?  Any hoo!  No, the reason we should be grateful because there’s gonna be people returning next March with no clue what kind of month Buxton is having.  You know how Villar is a top ten player on Player Rater?  Well, he is.  Next year, Buxton could be that good.  Not saying he will, but he could.
Yasiel Puig – I call this, “Nuthin’ but a Pweeg Thang.”  One, two, three to the oh-for-four.  Dodger Dogs and Grey is at the door.  Ready to make an entrance, so Puig’s back up.  Cause you know he’s up to rip shizz up.  Give the Cuban an at-bat so he can bust like a bubble.  Compton and Long Beach likely don’t have a huge fantasy baseball blog readership but we’re together and you’re in trouble.  Ain’t nothing but a Pweeg thang, baby. Lasorda, Dean Cain and Nyjer in the stands, so we’re crazy.  Those bizarre Candy Crush Saga ads are what pay me.  Unfadeable, so please don’t try fade Albright (hell yeah).
Jarrod Dyson – I thought Rajai Davis, The King of SAGNOF, would’ve had the coronation of Dyson by now, but now you know how Prince Charles feels.  “Charles, where are you going with that tiny pillow of chloroform?”  “Oh, nowhere.”
Colby Rasmus – I just went over him this morning. Â If you scroll back real fast, your hair will grow back (it won’t).
Coco Crisp – This is a Hitter-Tron call, like when it calls an auto body shop and asks to speak with the sexy, red Camaro wearing the car bra.
Randal Grichuk – I already gave you my Randal Grichuk fantasy.  Since I told you to pick him up, he’s hit five more homers, but what do I know?  I’m just a poor, little handsome boy from New Jersey.
Kevin Kiermaier – Not much beyond a hot schmotato and you shouldn’t be looking for anything but hot schmotatoes, so put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Raimel Tapia – Honestly, by the time you add him in redraft leagues A) He’s going to be on the road. B) Blackmon will return and Tapia will lose playing time. C) There’s no C. D) There’s no C, but there’s a D? Â What’s wrong with you, man? Â Seriously.
Andrew Bailey – It’s not entirely that I think Bailey can’t close games for the next three weeks. Â I mean, the Angels might get only a handful and Bailey can be fine. Â My problem with him is a larger Sciosciapath issue. Â If they tried Deolis or J.C. Ramirez, the Angels could have explored what they had for a closer for years to come. Â Maybe even trading Street this offseason and trying one of their young relievers. Â Now, they’re just throwing the old guy, who they know is a broken-down mess, for saves, which will lead to nothing for their future. Â Why do I care about the Angels’ future? Â I don’t! Â I just like to get annoyed at The Sciosciapath and this seemed like a good opportunity.
Tyler Thornburg – You know how dominant Betances is? Â (Just say you do. Â For heaven’s sake, just say you do!) Â Thornburg has been as valuable as Betances this year.
Jim Johnson – It’s like I keep shouting into a cave that I have this Johnson and no one hears me. Â Which sounds like a setup to an Andrew Dice Clay joke.
Luke Weaver – I’m a little iffier on Weaver than the Stream-o-Nator, but I’m willing to give it a trust fall. Â I mean, it feels like a pretty safe bet that a lonely robot will be able to catch me. Â What else is it doing?
Jon Gray – This is another Stream-o-Nator call.  This one I feel more confident on (which means it’ll bite me in the ass).  He’s facing the Padres.  Right now, I’d stream my iFetch against the Padres.
SELL
Yoan Moncada – According to my figures, he’s owned in 95% of RCLs and has been less valuable than Nadir Bupkis.  Maybe he can still turn that frown upside down, and cover his mouth when he’s Yoan’ing, but for this year, I’m looking elsewhere.
Giancarlo Stanton – This must be what it feels like to be a cutter.  This hurts me so much to say but Giancarlo came back as a sign of good faith for the Marlins.  The Marlins who are about to fade themselves from the playoffs anyway, and make his return moot. Even if they stayed in the race, what’s Giancarlo going to do?  Play every third game, hit three homers and look so good in his booty-hugging pants?  We all know his groin is perfectly, entirely, wonderfully fine.  So gloriously, impeccably fine, we don’t need him to play to prove it.
Jacob deGrom – The Mets’ pitcher updates go like this:  if an arm needs surgery, they say nothing.  If an arm is injured but doesn’t require surgery, they say the pitcher might make his next start.  If an arm is beyond repair, they say it’s a back injury.  With the Mets’ Injury Index in mind, they said deGrom just needs to rest and might make his next start.  Though, they haven’t said anything in about five days.  So, they’re deciding on shutting him down for surgery and he has an arm injury.  Just pray nothing happens to deGrom’s back.
Great Stuff Grey! THANK YOU!!
No problem
I see McCann starting to heat up. With Ramos in a funk, and Sanchez running out of steam, should I pick up McCann or Murphy during my playoff run?
McCann
I already have Posey and have a bye in the first week of the playoffs. Should I cut Gary Sanchez to pick up Cron or wait till next week to pick up some hot hitter?
Wait until next week
My stools have been super loose today….damn feta cheese!
On Tuesday, I saw Giancarlo’s groin was fine, ate sausage, got very loose stools
@Grey: duck fat fries last week….squirt city
@The Hack: Duck fat fries last week, larger Moob cup size this week.
@Ralph Lifshitz: lots of cardio after that and pushups
@The Hack: What are you me now?
@Ralph Lifshitz: I dont jog, thats for commies, third world refugees and chicks
@The Hack: Shocking I took you for a jogger…..
What’s jogging? I feel like jogging is what an old person in a nylon suit would do at a 12 minute pace.
@Ralph Lifshitz: Im more of a trudger
Sounds delicious though
Fries not squirts
@Grey: No judgement if you’re into mud sports…
Ew…
@Grey: At least you ate sausage, mine was from a Greek Salad. Damn healthy eating.
That sucks, but serves you right!
@Grey: Keeps me in top fighting shape. I need to keep the advantage of being able to win a fight against all other fantasy writers…
I fight dirty
@Grey: Only losers fight clean.
Now you’re talking!
@Ralph Lifshitz: depends on your definition of fighting dirty. I’ve seen too many people get stuck and that’s super fucked up. Or using your buddies to jump someone you picked a fight with. Just fight him yourself.
@The Hack: Isn’t that why Grey surrounds himself with giants?
@Ralph Lifshitz: On one hand I think most people seem like giants to Grey and on the other he’s just really short
@Ralph Lifshitz: that explains why when I do this roasted cauliflower feta dish I get a little sideways on the poop seat
@Ralph Lifshitz: Sounds like you might have contracted Cron’s disease, muaaaaahhhh
Haha
@Mrs.Featherbottom: Nicely done!
Rest of the way: Polanco or Justin Upton?
Polanco
I can back you up on one thing, Grey.
Made sure to fill up my batters yesterday and went up 4.5 pts while everyone else was letting it ride.
This has been a not-so-humble brag disguised as a PSA. We now go back to our regularly underperforming lineup.
Yeah, exactly
Drop Schebler or Inciarte for Puig?
Ender
What about DOMINGO DOMINGO DOMINGO! ?!
Ha
I made this rice cauliflower mushroon risotto the other night and it was amazing. You ever used riced cauliflower?
You eating healthy? I once took the cauliflower florets and mixed it with egg to make bread and made grilled cheese with it… Was yummy, but a lot of work and not entirely worth it
@Grey: oh yeah. I already told you my last two doctor visits wasn’t good on the diabetes front. Got to get blood sugar right. Been going the semi kitogenics route and working out again. Down 15 pounds the last 5 weeks and added some muscle mass back on at the same time. Getting back into fighting shape. I don’t write anymore so I have to do something with my spare time. That being said talked to magoo and come November it’s time to start doing the fun stuff with stats. I will be diet cheating this weekend with the whole birthday thing but cmon, I have to live a little
That’s awesome, man! Good for you! What are you doing for your birthday?
@Grey: asking for money and grilling filet minot, rack of lamb, and jumbo scallops
Damn you’re having a MasterChef bday!
@Grey: Gordon would probably hate it because I dont trust the scallops to eat them half raw so I cook them through. But they are bomb if you prep it right. Im having a meat fiesta
I tried scallops a few times and I’ve stopped buying/making them because I don’t ever get them right…
@Grey: I do them on the BBQ on skewers, simple coating of olive oil, kosher salt and cracked pepper. Make sure they are dry when you prep them, wet ones get chewy
Maybe they were wet then, cause they always get chewy… I have to deal with an electric stovetop too
electric stovetop? Lets take a moment of silence. You need to grill them
Yeah, don’t have a grill in LA, it’s all electric stovetop, I realize how awful and 70s this is
you have a patio/balcony, Ive peeped through it. Get one of those small gas tabletop grills. They make some really nice ones now.
Condo board says no grills… Condo board also says no gas ovens… Condo board is scared of the place burning down…
dont you have a pizza oven that gets to 1000 degrees
It’s amazing, and that is only allowed b/c I called loophole b/c it’s not in our condo contract…
Grey Albright: Savy Half Jew ESQ
I dont even think those cast iron griddles would work well on the electric. Fuck this shit. Move! You need to take your freedom back.
HA, why is that not on the Cartoon Network?! Yeah, I don’t even own a cast iron due to the electric… Electric is the worst, I’ve made lots of complaints about it, but the building is not equipped for a gas line…
Actually, we’re looking at moving, maybe next fall
staying in LA? crossing the street into Beverly Hills? Buying one of those bungalows off Melrose? You going to sell the condo or rent it out?
Hopefully sell… Don’t want to go too far, off Melrose would be great but they run about 1.5…
We have some clients down there and it’s crazy. Most have lived there a long time but the houses are like the size of a tool shed.
Yeah, for about 1200 square feet and a tear down, you’re looking at 1.5
trying to add one of your buys here, but who do I drop…
Starlin
Schoop
Saunders
Duvall
Saunders
Hey Grey,
Would you start Tanaka tomorrow at home vs TB? The Rays are pretty scary these days.
Thanks!
@Grassy Knoll Redding: I am starting him. I don’t really think about it with him.
@F.K.A. Ralph: Thanks!
Start 2 tonight: Buxton, Gurriel, Ceasar Hernandez, Naquin (excellent vs. Duffy, the Twins SP), Adonis Garcia, Schoop.
Starling Marte’s back problems have me scrambling, my roster had been autopilot all season until this week.
Bux, Gurriel…
Somebody dropped Yadier Molina in my 12-team H2H. Do I use my last acquisition for the week to swap him with my current C Willson Contreras? Or is it a wash?
Hold
This just in…deGrom to start throwing again.
Still a sell??
Yeah
NICE! Have a good weekend man. We are heading to Marquette for a beer fest, then over to Duluth, and the Mesabi Range for three days of research, followed by WEEN in Minneapolis. Road trippin’!
Sounds awesome! Have a good one!
@Grey: The life-style of childless cat owners
I’m with you but with a dog… Going county fair this weekend
@Grey: Nice! Monster Trucks I hope. Where, in San Bernadino?
Yeah, exactly, it’s huge…. Prolly eat a few fried things, feel sick and head home after 90 mins
@Grey: I did a bunch of archaeology in San Bern and Big Bear. Loved the food, terrified of the white thorne.
You ever have Dr Bob’s?
@Grey: Is that like Allepo?
What is Allepo? Dog food?
@Grey: Haha – I was making a Gary Johnson reference – I don’t know what Dr. Bob’s is
I know, I was riffing back Gary Johnson-like
@Grey: Ahhh- I read that as Alpo – What is this Dr. Bob’s?
Ice cream, made by a professor out in San Bernandino, very good, limited distribution…
Hanging onto to 1st by a thread (3 points) in a 12 team 5X5 roto. Need Avg & Runs the most but also steals ( but 9 behind 5th & 15 ahead of 7th) so might be hard to make up ground but I did recently add Dyson so maybe I do some damage there. I am 1st in both RBIs & HRs.
My questions are
1) I have Semien & he is pretty cold for a month & getting worse. Would Anderson on waivers) or O Arcia be worth a pick-up?
2) Recently added Bell but he is not getting much playing time (although 8 games scheduled this week) & not much to choose from: Valencia, Healy, Gordon,Almonte, Chisenhall, Dickerson, Pillar, Shaw or Reddick (6 games this week vs R handers)
Thanks again ….
@henncoop: or C Gomez was also just dropped
@henncoop: Sorry the question below made me check for Tapia …he would also be available. Sorry for the mess of a question. Last one for the day …Thanks
1. Arcia 2. Chisen
Raimel Tapia = ramen tilapia = noodle fish
anyway,
Do I stream Drew Hutchinson (Saturday) against the hapless and lifeless Reds?
Thanks !
Haha… I wouldn’t risk Hutch but it could be fine
Have you heard of this guy, Terrance Gore KC Royals OF, He has 1 AB, 4 runs and 7 steals!! lol
Ha, yeah, straight speed guy
@Grey: Pinch runner extraordinaire..
Yup
Hey duder
I have stanton, arenado, cseager, and springer
We keep 2 annually (OPS). Still drop stanton?
Thanks!
@dudeman: I would. Feels safest
Hold
Batty Call tonight :
Fowler vs @Hou Musgrove – Ice cold
Kolten Wong vs Nelson – Good numbers vs Nelson
Travis Shaw vs @Tor Estrada – Hot and playing with something to prove
Dae-Ho Lee @Oak Mengden – don’t know he’ll play against the righty
Cesar Hernandez @Wsh Roark – Good numbers vs
Lonnie Chisenhall @Min Duffey – Good numbers vs
6×6 roto
Wong
@Grey:
Copy that , if not playing ,who is your second choice ?
Shaw
Kiermaier is available in my keep forever dyno
is it ok to drop profar for him?
thanks
Sure
Move on from slumping Khris Davis in favor of some other schomatato or do you think there’s a few more dingers coming?
Hold
@ashtray: I had to move on in my 12 teamer H2H. I need all the production I can get and am fighting with the first place team in the playoffs. It is going to come down to the wire for me so you have to assess the reward more over the risk if you’re desperate. I am way behind in ABs so i need anything i can get or risk going home. At least thats how i look at my situation. I picked up Kiermaier btw… good luck!
to your point on filling your lineup — I slotted in Dae-Ho Lee against Holland yesterday and got a homer out of it! yes!
Nice!
Great, I missed all the shit talking…
Oh there’s always time for that
@Grey:
Then let me drop it like loose stools,
Not a flow, a deuce fools,
Talking shit, all the way to the toi-let,
Poop rules,
Whether feta, cauliflower,
It’s all turning to soup, cool,
splash on my ass from the kids at the pool,
I ain’t had a solid since I ate a box of raisin bran,
The time in between dumps is shorter than an Asian man,
My a-hole spicy from chicken at the cajun stand,
Booty all moody because it’s buffalo blazing brand,
Bowels losing control,
When i’m done, take a stroll,
To get a gyro, then ya know,
I’ll be right back on the bowl,
Is it an ulcer? Is it an allergy? Could it even be Chron’s?
At least a mild case of irritable bowel syndrome,
I’m hurtin, i’m squirting, i’m certain,
This won’t end well,
I’m wiping butt it’s barely workin’,
The never ending shit from Hell
Amazing! Well played
@Grey: Ha!
@nick the dick: you could of substituted the fantasy man instead of Asian man and it totally would of worked
@nick the dick: Nick got shit bars….literally!
@Ralph Lifshitz: Talk alot if shit, but i’m never backed up
@nick the dick: Love the flow, can I make one remark that is not me being critical but a friendly suggestion. Where you say could it even be chron’s, I think if you went with could it even be e-coli then it sets up on a whole new flow. No disrespect. Just like song writing
@The Hack: Haha you’re nitpicking the feces freestyle?!
@nick the dick: I have a thing for ecoli
@The Hack: Haha I’ll make sure to incorporate e coli in my next rhyme
@nick the dick: I now have that special feeling…..in my pants
My dyslexic Angels friend love Tim Foil… My vape’s got an e-coli… Damn, I mean, e-coil…
@nick the dick: for me to poop on
@nick the dick: I did a That’s Delcious marathon last night, this show’s awesome, feel stupid taking so long to watch… The Yukon one was hilarious, need more Mayhem! Also, loved Atlanta
ROS Keirmaier or Joc P?
Kiermaier
I’ve been pretty pleased with Buxton and Bregman over the last couple weeks. I’m in the running! Who do you think will have more value next year between the two? Enjoy the weekend.
Bregman, but could be close
AJ Cole v. NYM ($0.6), Brock Stewart v NYY (no SON), or neither, at the beginning of a H2H playoff matchup?
Thanks!
Neither
@Grey: Thanks! Also (way in advance), but do you like Todd Frazier and/or Napoli as batty calls for the Thursday short schedule day? Frazier gets Clevinger (CLE) and Napoli gets Shields (CWS)…Tron is surprisingly only semi-jazzed about Toddfather, who has been a little better lately…
I’d take both
@Grey: Thanks! May grab Todd before then even, to cover for my 3B Bryant getting benched more often in prep for playoffs…
You should
Battling for whip and Era in nl roto….who do I drop for Kershaw? Roark, arrieta, desclafini, syndergaard or jose fernandez? It is a redraft league
Fernandez
Enjoying the bye week in one of my leagues and contemplating keepers. How would you rank these OF’s to keep from my lineup (keep forever – no escalating cost)? I can keep as many as 4 of them, and can work to trade several of these guys in the offseason.
G. Polanco
D. Dahl
B. Buxton
A. Benintendi
N. Mazara
J. Upton
H. Ramirez
Polanco, Hanley, Dahl, Flip a coin
Grey,
I was looking at anderson for Col since they are playing SD, but it looks like for the week end the Col rotation is chatwood, gray, bettis (6 man rotation). Anderson is line to face AZ on monday. He does get SD in Col later next week at coors. Not sure if that was the game you were talking about because he isnt schedule to pitch at petco. Thx
Must’ve just changed, I’ll fix when I get home
Hi Grey,
ROS 5×5, who you got: Panik or Granderson? Thanks man.
Grandy
would you start de leon @ NYY monday? lineup isn’t exactly world beating but they’re hot. would be dropping anderson for him
I wouldn’t
Kershaw vs JoFer….that would be a no batty call zone
Ha
Hey Grey, Franco or Gurriel ROS?
Gurriel
@Grey: Thanks! have a good weekend
You too!
In 12 team dynasty, a schmohawk dropped Edwin Diaz. The problem is I already have Giles, Ottavino, Dyson, J. Gomez, and dont want to carry 5 closers. I’m assuming Gomez would be the drop for him, or should I hold?
Drop Gomez for him
Streaming options for tomorrow:
Gant vs Mets
Hutchinson vs Reds
Clevinger vs Twins
None, Hutch
@Grey:
Yeah, league options are thin tomorrow (and it’s a Yahoo 12-teamer!!!).
Unfortunately, my ERA and WHIP are already shot, so I have nothing to lose by trying to win W & QS against my opponent.
Keeper question!
1. With Correa being perceived as meh by some, would you trade a $30 Kershaw for a $6 Correa? A $6 Lindor may also be available.
Keep 7 forever, $3 inflation (Kershaw is my only pitching keeper).
2. Also, would you hold a $19 Toddfather over a $5 Schoop or $4 Ozuna? $7 Lamb may also be available…
Thanks
1. I’d want Lindor then Correa 2. Yeah
@Grey: thanks!
No problem
OBP…Start Myers v Chatwood or Sano v Salazar?
Myers
Lugo at ATL or Bettis at SD?
Lugo
NL only, it appears jay’s return has shoved oswaldo to bench, so i added flowers for today since hundley and murphy on bench.
C flowers
1B rizzo
2B rendon
SS villar
3B murphy
CI joseph
MI nunez
OF (4) span/heyward/pollock/adonis
util (2) contreras/mercer
BN hundley/murphy/marte
DL holliday
grab any of these (went from having like 7 OF elig guys to 5): toles/tapia (both bench guys but they do well when they play)/altherr (i just dropped recently), or even loney for days when joseph doesn’t play, making adonis full time OF’er.
Tapia
NL only, it appears jay’s return has shoved oswaldo to bench, so i added flowers for today since hundley and murphy on bench.
C flowers
1B rizzo
2B rendon
SS villar
3B murphy
CI joseph
MI nunez
OF (4) span/heyward/pollock/adonis
util (2) contreras/mercer
BN hundley/murphy/marte
DL holliday
grab any of these (went from having like 7 OF elig guys to 5): toles/tapia (both bench guys but they do well when they play)/altherr (i just dropped recently), or even loney for days when joseph doesn’t play, making adonis full time OF’er.
Tapia
@Grey: sorry, didn’t need to answer twice, first time i must’ve missed the autolink on whole name.
JBJ or schebler ROS?
JBJ
Need to lower WHIP.
Is it safe to start them? Thanks
9/10
Colon @ATL
Jon Gray @SD $15.2
9/12
De Leon @NYY
I’d start Colon and Gray
Hey Grey,
Giants announced they’re going closer by committee.
Drop Casilla for Bailey or Maurer? Or Romo, maybe?
Bailey
@The JoGarza: i’m not seeing where you saw this, closer monkey has speculated it of course, and the games themselves have shown bochy getting so nervous he’s now using one pitcher per like 1.3 batters lately with how awful his team is playing themselves out of the playoffs (even to the mess for god’s sake)
It was announced, Giants are now in a committee
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: closer monkey just sent it, weird rotoworld doesn’t have it yet.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: it wasn’t “just” it was about 50 minutes ago from monkey, but i thought monkey had the same sources as rotoworld.
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: i guess right now it’s maurer/romo/casilla yes?
RCL: I have a decent lead in SBs. drop Hamilton?
Drop him
Grey, your beloved Giancarlo isn’t long on plate discipline these days. With the bases loaded, the Dodgers looked happy to walk in a run rather than test him, but GS was determined to hack at everything thrown way off the plate till he struck out. Looks as rusty as can be expected. Hard to rank him next year, no?
Yeah, he doesn’t look right this year… Shouldn’t carry over to next year
Salazer = droppable ?
Sure
10 team H2H Points
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), SO (+3), NH (+10), PG (+15)
Hey Grey I know I asked the other day but just realized one of my planned started over this weekend (T. Anderson) isn’t pitching @SD and instead he’ll be pitching vs. ARI on Monday? This 2 week matchup ends next Sunday (9/18) but tomorrow I don’t have any starters planned otherwise and only L. Weaver vs. MIL (17.8) planned on Sunday so I’m wondering I should drop Anderson now to stream one or two guys over the weekend?
9/10
McHugh vs. CHN (5.1)
Colon @ATL (1.3)
Volquez @CHA (-7.8)
Bradley vs. SF (-9.6)
Eickhoff @WAS (-13.8)
9/11
Paxton @OAK (1.4)
Lugo @ATL (-3.0)
I’m only asking because although I’m up by like 50 pts right now but my opponent has the following options on his roster right now and a bunch of probable starters for this weekend… I don’t know if he’ll actually be starting Buchholz and Rodriguez (he’s a big Sox fan) but obviously SON likes his other options…
Wainwright vs. MIL (22.5)
F. Hernandez @OAK (11.7)
E. Rodriguez @TOR (-20.8)
Buchholz @TOR (-10.8)
Maeda @MIA (14.3)
Can try Colon
Best streamer for tomorrow
McHugh v CHC (Lackey)
Hutchison v CIN (Stephenson)
Stephenson @ PIT (Hutchison)
ERod @ TOR (Happ)
Zimmerman v BAL (Jimenez)
Gant v NYM (Colon)
Anderson @ STL (Wainwright)
Gray @ SD (Friedrich)
Gray
Stephenson @ PIT (Hutchison)
or
C.Bettis @ SD ( Friedrich)
Or both ?
Need W & K’s
@Joeg414:
Steph goes Sat
and Bettis goes Sunday
Neither…Bettis
guessing with the pollock injury my best OF add changes to one of haniger/brito, who you got? depthcharts hasn’t been updated yet but i hope it’s one of those 2 and not weeks or one of the others (jensen/o’brien).
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: i don’t need to make this decision just yet, playoffs start monday.
Brito
best order currently for saves about
maurer/romo/strickland/law (he’s back soon)?
Maurer, Romo
H2H playoffs (QS and W) – streaming Urias at NYY? Son isn’t jazzed about it (-$4)…
Thanks!
I wouldn’t
good god, i’m playing an absentee team that will barely qualify at minimum innings this week, and then ONLY due to kluber having 2 starts (or kershaw getting 3 innings, he’s been in starting slot all year), and i have ONE WIN from all of these guys so far this week, hamels/carrasco/boyd/bundy/duffy/smyly/gausman/brault (stream after i forgot to grab chatwood early enough)/salazar/pineda and now i have hamels going yet again. so i’m still tied in wins. this is a decent sized money league too, and we’re lucky this owner paid at all.
@Montezuma’s Revenge… right now: hey, hows about we find some b.s. reason to push kluber to monday, this shit happens to my pitchers all the damn time, other than maybe OBP for the week i’d have a 13-0 shutout if kluber gets moved back, and will likely move into a top 2 or even one position for the entire regular season, which nets a bye and pays some money too (it’s looking likely i get at least 2nd no matter what happens here).
I hate that BS
Souza schamto-ing? Think he could get hot? Looking for a spark to catch up in everything. Pickup over holding Murphy (who’s in SD before returning to Coors on Tue)? His K’s worry me but he sometimes flashes 5 tools.
What do you think?
Looks hot, grab Souza
Hey Grey, Hope you’re enjoying your weekend.
1) Who’s the better batty call today? Peraza vs Huchison @ Pit or Dahl vs Friedrich @ SD?
2) Would you sit any of the following pitchers today?
Tanaka at home vs TB
Colon away vs ATL
Archer away vs NYY
Thanks a lot!
Peraza….2. Start them
Grey,
You going to the LA County Fair?
Im going this afternoon with my family…
Nice! Headed there soon…
@Grey:
Nice! If ur still there around 4 or 5pm, i’ll buy you a beer! Email me if u wanna meet up….
The G
We’re headed there now, need to be back in LA by 3 PM, will be long gone, sadly
@Grey:
Bummer! Enjoy bro!
You too!
Colby Rasmus vs non leftys
or
Carlos Gomez
6×6 roto
Rasmus
@Grey:
I did keep Gomez , 2 homers tonight.
Nice
sup Grey, who you like best from Peraza, Owings, HoKang and Devon Travis? thanks!
Peraza
Hey Grey,
Round 1 of the playoffs starts next week. Going with the hot bat approach as you mentioned and I’m going to drop my utility bat, yasmany Tomas (cold lately) for one of these guys ..
I have them ranked as followed based on schmotatoness:
Kiermaier, grichuk, Cron – what do you think of this move/ how I ordered them on waivers?
Also- which starts do you like more next week?
Folty v MIA
Urias @ NYY
thanks!
I’d go Cron, Grichuk…. Folty
Bow down to the Fantasy Master Lothario.
You have helped me for several years now.. and this could be my 4th straight fantasy baseball win.
Position eligibility aside (riding the schmotoato train) do you like Cron and Grichuk more than Todd Frazier? Let me know if you like both more than him because I will be setting back up waivers. Thanks!
@Josh-NYC:
Let me rephrase..
I have Yasmany, Todd Frazier, and Khris Davis all slumping on my team..
Cron, Grichuk, Kiermaer are all available.. How should I set waivers? Who should I keep and who should I drop?
Cron and Grichuk over Davis and Tomas
I’d go Frazier over them but it’s a coin flip really
SON loves Hutchison vs CIN $14. Ok to stream? Or is that a mistake?
I wouldn’t
H2H with 7 moves. My last move needs to be a pitcher where I am in need of a quality start and win. Strikeouts out of reach so not a factor. Please pick one of these beauties!
Cessa v TB (Andriesse)
Vogelsong v Cin (Finnegan)
L Weaver v Mil (Davies)
I see Stream likes Luke but I got smacked with AJ Cole v Phillies earlier this week so a bit leery of the young folks.
Vogelsong
In response to my last question, it was a little unclear. You’d keep Frazier over Cron and grichuk? I guess I agree I figure I shouldn’t drop all of Tomas, Khris Davis and Frazier (my power surge) for Cron and grichuk..
Yup
Just saw up there you got your F, That’s Delish on, nice!! And yeah man, I really liked Atlanta too, my new jam
You watch Better Things?
@Grey: I have it recorded, probably watch it tonight. I love her on Louie
I haven’t watched yet but also have it
Hey Grey – looking to set my pitching in my weekly 12 team league. can absorb a few rough starts, looking for Wins and Ks.
My lineup:
Thor
Kluber
Aaron Sanchez – @LAA
Fulmer – MIN
Bauer – @CWS, DET
Boyd – MIN, @CLE
Cotton – @KC, @TEX
Cashner is available – @ATL, @PHI, too.
Also- Fister – TEX, @SEA and Anibel Sanchez – MIN, @CLE
Thoughts? Thanks.
None of the waiver guys are better than what you have… Maybe Cash over Boyd
@Grey: weekly roto. need wins and ks. which two do you like for this week? thanks.
gausman – vs tb
gray – vs sd
skaggs – vs sea
nolasco – vs sea, vs tor
odorizzi – @ tor, @ bal
guerra – @ cin
l weaver – @ sf
Gray, Gaus
@Grey: weekly roto. need sbs, rbi and avg. who do you like better:
peraza – 3 vs mil, 3 vs pit
tim anderson – 4 vs cle, 3 @ kc
thanks.
Peraza
Would you start Ubaldo @ DET if you didnt really need the start?
If i dont throw him, i might be forced to use Weaver vs MIL and/or Finnegan @ PIT 2moro.
Whats your take on all those 3?
Thanks and hope you had a great time at the fair! Sucks you couldnt meet up with my brother.
@ThE sHiT: looks like i have to start Ubaldo now that i just saw Archer got bombed. Im looking for Wins, down by one, and trying to pad the K lead since my ratios have been shot since early in the week.
Ah, okay
Nope, bench Ubaldo
Oh! It was your bro? Damn, that’s sucks
I’d start Weaver of those three but if I had to
@Grey: yeah The G is my twin brother.
Looks like the Ubaldo risk worked out. The pen should be able to hold that lead. Ubaldo was the “best” available streamer for the next two days and i had to use my last move for the week on a stream.
I have Moore and Weaver going 2moro, prolly not gonna throw Finnegan, he scares me too much. The other guy has Kluber and Verlander. So its gonna be a tight finish!
Nice! Yeah, not bad on Ubaldo… Hopefully you can pull it out!
Get a bye next week then playoffs need to get these guys off my dl
stanton and bour, team right now
c grandal
1b belt
2b turner
3b frazier
ss lindor
if schoop
of trout, marte, grichuk, kepler,
util asdrubal cabrera, jd martinez
bench franco, moncada,
Drop Stanton…Yoan
@Grey:
for my pitchers should i hold salazar and hellickson or drop for streamers for my semi final matchup?
Stream
1. Rape and domestic violence jokes are bad, just like Holocaust jokes (especially in say, 1945) are bad.
2. By Ron Buxton Butterfly
3. Correa can be dropped but ESPN won’t allow it.
Cool
10 team h2h…with Pollock going down I have room to add some SPs…I could possibly add two of these SPs to start next week…which two would you roll out for the week or should I hold? The rest of my pitching staff is below. Thanks man!! How about Sanchez saying no no to getting intentionally walked tonight??!
Boyd – MIN, @CLE
Cashner – @ATL, @PHI
De León – @NYY, @ARI
My SPs are: Kersh, Thor, Yu, Hammel, Ivan Nova, Guasman
Cash, Boyd… He did? I didn’t see it
@Grey:
Would you want Kang, Kiermaier, or Granderson if Marte is still banged up next week?
Grandy
note to future self: don’t stream Jon Gray. ouch.
Damn
@Grey: me too, hurt WHIP today.
10 team (3 keeper) H2H Points (weekly 12 start pitcher limit)
Hitter Scoring: HIT (+1), RUN (+1), RBI (+1), 2B (+1), 3B (+2), HR (+3), BB (+1) SB (+1)
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), SO (+3), NH (+10), PG (+15)
(1) C: Posey
(1) 1B: Abreu
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Correa
(1) 3B: Seager
(3) OF: Harper, Braun, Polanco
(1) UT: J.D. Martinez
Bench: Stanton
(1) DL: n/a
(4) SP: Carrasco, Price, Salazar, Duffy
(3) RP: Robertson, Osuna, Giles
Bench: (Taillon, Nova, streamer-L. Weaver, streamer-Colon )
Is it too early to figure out who my 3 keepers will be for next year? I’m asking because I traded Scherzer away for Stanton earlier in the year thinking he’d be a keeper but the more I keep reading, it almost seems like he’s not even keeper worthy?
We can keep up to 3 guys which as a result will consume the 1st 3 picks of next year’s snake draft so should I be keeping Stanton on my team now as a bench bat or be dropping him for someone else to potentially stash and keep? Who would you be keeping from this team? Or am I better off maybe only keeping 2 guys and be able to use that 3rd round pick to get a better shot at guys not being kept next year even though I don’t know who will be available until like an hour before next year’s draft?
Harper, Odor and Correa as of now, Polanco and Stanton are close
@Grey: Okay thanks!
1) So I should just hold onto Stanton for now then?
2) Also my lead is only like 20 points now but I’ve got L. Weaver vs. MIL tomorrow while my opponent will be starting Maeda @MIA and I think Buchholz @TOR? So looking ahead to Monday and the start of the 2nd half of this H2H points playoff matchup, which starters should I be planning on using? As you can see, Carrasco is the only one already picked.
9/12
Carrasco @CHA (17.4)*
Duffy vs. OAK (8.1)
Foltynewicz vs. MIA (7.7)
De Leon @NYA (4.6)
T. Anderson @ARI (-1.7)
Boyd vs. MIN (-2.3)
1. Yup 2. Duffy, Folty
Need to cut either Herrera or Miller ( for a bat )
non hold 6×6 daily roto
Which one ? Coin flip ?
Miller
Season could ride on this move…no pressure!!!
Need a streamer for tomorrow…last move of the year. It’s a hail Mary… I’m down 6-3 and am working to get anything I can.
Cessa v TB (Andriese)
Bettis @ SD (Jackson)
Fiers v CHC (Arrieta)
Urina v LAD (Maeda)
Thanks and fuck Jon Gray! :)
@bossmanjunior333:
Add Lewis @ LAA (Weaver)
Bettis, they’re not great
@Grey: I’m going to be short on moves this week and Bettis will be hanging on my roster for his next start at home vs SD.If he doesn’t shit the bed today,would you start him @ Coors Thursday? He actually sucks less at home and did have that CGSO last time out.
Rockies SPs at home have hurt me worse than some of the motorcycle accidents I had as a young miscreant.
Nope
Here are my categories (losing 7-3)
R – down 1
HR – down 2
RBI – down 5
SB – down 1
OBP – down .005
Wins – down 3
SV – up 1
K – up 3
ERA – down 1.13
WHIP – up 0.11
Match ups tomorrow
C Sanchez (Andriese)
1B Rizzo (Fiers)
2B Odor (Weaver)
3B Kang (Finnegan)
SS Lindor (Berrios)
OF Betts (Sanchez)
OF JD Martinez (Tillman)
OF Myers (Bettis)
UTL Sano (Kluber)
My starters going:
Finnegan @ PIT (Vogelsong)
Lugo @ ATL (Perez)
His starters going:
Maeda @MIA (Urena)
Question: Pick up one of the aforementioned streamers and go for the the win or pick up a batty call and go for better offensive numbers? Of my hitters going tomorrow, Sano has a rough match up (Kluber) and Odor sat out today, might he again tomorrow? So pick up a hitter or pitcher? Thanks!
Question
pick up a bat, Odor’s not going to play is my guess, Sano’s not great
AL only, with 3 keepers at this year’s ADP price for 2017, for 2018 we’ll use 2017 prices etc. OBP over average with total bases and holds added. net steals over steals. keeper price possible listed
C leon (25th)
1B swiggy (1st)
2B saladino (25th)
SS franklin (25th)
3B frazier (2nd)
MI moncada (25th)
CI longo (6th)
OF hanram (7th)
springer (2nd)
rajai (22nd)
orlando (25th)
util pedro (14th)
BN correa (1st)
DL lawrie (12th)
SP carrasco (3rd)
porcello (16th)
pineda (7th)
kennedy (13th)
duffy (19th)
bauer (20th)
cotton (25th)
musgrove (25th)
RP colome (22nd)
harris (25th)
allen (5th)
n.jones (25th)
do i have good enough values (damn duffy/porcello look pretty damn good)
to drop moncada (getting jerked around by BOS) for any of these: iglesias, cowart (bottom of order and only against righties), wendle (leadoff). looks like wendle. i loved the idea of having moncada be a 25th round keeper, but he’s hurting me now not playing, and playoffs tomorrow.
2. you agree with Sky that my drop to activate cotton is orlando? (not reddick)
I’d hold Moncada 2. Yeah, unless you need pitching over hitting, they’re relatively the same
@Grey: i realized i do have a week off (i’ll have a bye here) to hope BOS starts playing moncada again.
Doubt it without an injury
@Grey: wow, so a dead roster spot (due to keeper price) is better than wendle/iglesias/cowart. or his keeper spot (25th rounder) is so good. gotta think duffy (19th), porcello (16th) and probably springer in the (2nd) are decent ones.
He’s a keeper, these waiver grabs are terrible and are maybe a one-week rental
@Grey: ok, moncada in the 25th better than which of my above 3
duffy (19th)
porcello (16th)
springer (2nd)
or any other i’m not saying
@Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo: above my line “with 3 keepers…” meant ONLY 3 keepers per year.
Oh! No, Moncada is not a keeper….Sorry, didn’t realize it was ONLY 3
@Grey: yeah, it’s why i was so surprised by the answer, this isn’t a dynasty, or even keep 6.
@Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo: so i guess drop orlando for activating cotton (leaving me with one bench player) and adding either wendle or iglesias (again) over moncada.
Yeah…Wendle
Do you think Lugo goes 6 IP with his maybe healed blister issue? Better to go with a less injury-risk option like Fiers v Cubs or Edwin Jackson v Rockies?
Thanks
Fiers is less risky
As much as thus hurts,please to rank in order of droppability.Domo arrigato.
Cron
Crush
Dahl(his alleged steals aren’t a factor)
Any thoughts on Marte? My OF is a mess on 1 team.
Cron, Dahl… Marte appears done for the year in any real way…
Looks like I need a 3B today
Shaw vs Aaron Sanchez
Chisenhall vs Berrios
Drury vs Moore
J.Peralta vs Davies
6×6 roto
Shaw
Just need a win. ERA, WHIP, K’s already settled. Please pick one:
Paxton at A’s (Acalantra)
Luke Weaver v Brewers (Davies)
Davies at Cards (Weaver)
Cessa v Rays (Andriese)
Vogelsong v Red (Finnegan)
Vogelsong
@Grey: I’m going to say paxton. A’s are dogshit vs lefties
@The Hack:
Vogey has been horrible lately. Stream liked Weaver, you liked Paxson. Crap I went with Grey. He gave me some good hitters this year but pitching not so much,
@Grey:
Dang it! On to football
Best bench bat for next week for Thursday short schedule day and any times that Bryant is benched for rest? OBP OPS league…
Kang (red hot and 8 games [double header sat] against phi and cin)
Peraza (cooled off lately and never walks) – 7 games (double v pirates sat but not playing on short schedule day) v Brewers and pirates
Frazier – 7 v mostly bad CLE and KC, but really no clue what he’ll give you on any day
Frazier
My daughters new friend dropped some portmanteau’s on us the other day. She saw some teenagers kissing and said there is grossmance brewing over there. I’m like wow that’s how I feel about loving some previously hated fantasy players that aren’t sucking.
Haha… You had a serious grossmance with Napoli this year
@Grey: Last year I had one with Braun, I hated him, I ranked him high but deep down inside I puke a little every time I write his name *turns to the left and pukes a little*
I have that with Frazier
Oh and Archer
Do you like Maybin or Ozuna moving forward? Ozuna’s batting under the Mendoza line since the ASB
Ozuna
Odor is back. After I had to scramble because all my backups wanted the day off, too.
Thanks for the heads up!
No more Moobs! Venn Diagram Monday tribute?
I know, so sad!
Finnegan 5 hits, 5 walks, 5 scoreless innings.
Just as every pitching coach draws it up
Need help cutting era. Fell to 3rd. Have Folty, Cotton, Cashner on radar. You like any, all, neither? Also dropping casilla for ramos if available. Thanks FML
I’d look at their matchups
Hey Grey,
I have Gausman on my squad. didn’t drop him yet as I thought that he had a juicy matchup against the Rays next week. Now I notice that he’s facing the Red sox twice in a row. Time to drop I guess.
Which one do you like best out of
Folty vs Mia
Cashner @ Atl
E.Santana @ Det
If I grab Cashner, I may hold him for his start against the phillies later in the week. Just don’t know that I trust him. He’s screwed me before.
Folty
Ozuna or Soler?
Soler doesn’t play every day, is that an issue?
is this just me or is the name
jandel gustave a mashup of an actual name and not really this guy’s name? his parents at least have an interesting sense of humor to send this kid out to school with that one (assuming they send kids to school where he comes from, not just plough or pick all day)
what about andele jugstav?
or tavena deljugs (this would be a girl obviously)
or dan just gavel (good name for an aspiring legal kid)
HA!
10 team H2H Points
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), SO (+3), NH (+10), PG (+15)
(4) SP: Carrasco, Price, Salazar, Duffy
(3) RP: Robertson, Osuna, Giles
Bench: (Taillon, Nova, streamer-Folty, streamer-Ray)
1) Yo Grey probably just missed you for the night but wondering if I should drop Salazar for De Leon as a potential stash/to prevent my opponent from starting him tomorrow?
2) The plan was to just start the following guys marked with asterisk over the next couple days, unless you’d start De Leon now since SON changed it’s tune a bit?
9/12
Carrasco @CHA (17.7)*
Foltynewicz vs. MIA (9.9)*
Duffy vs. OAK (8.1)*
De Leon @NYA (7.2)
T. Anderson @ARI (-1.6)
Boyd vs. MIN (-3.0)
Cashner @ATL (-3.8)
9/13
Ray vs. COL (21.3)*
Price vs. BAL (14.1)*
Nova @PHI (9.0)*
Cotton @KC (5.6)
Urias @NYA (-4.7)
Bauer @CHA (-4.7)
3)Anyone else you’d start above? I’m currently trailing by 16 but the matchup ends next Sunday and I’m at 11/24 games started right now…
@ebudz: i’d start deleon/urias/boyd (he’s outperformed SON and FIP all year)
@The Harrow: and cotton
@The Harrow: Appreciate the input! So you wouldn’t hesitate dropping Salazar at this point?