Well, that sucked. It was extra sucky too because I had high hopes for Carlos Rodon‘s start vs. the lifeless Angels. Like eating Chinese food by yourself and accidentally getting two fortune cookies, then you open them and they both say the same thing, “The highlight of your night will be getting two fortune cookies with the same fortune.” Like going to the car wash and they give you a deal due to an impending rainstorm. Only it never rains, false alarm. But you did forget to put up your window. Like your parents reconcile their differences, just to yell at you. Rodon, it’s one thing to disappoint, but to raise expectations first? Oh man, you are one evil doode with a heart as cold as Clint Hurdle who has a serious attraction to Freese. Yesterday, Rodon went 1/3 IP, 5 ER with one strikeout. On the bright side, he upped his K-rate. “Don’t mock bright sides or I will burn you.” That’s the vengeful sun. Rodon had ten straight quality starts, and, unless he’s hurt, we should just treat this as an aberration. A sick, twisted aberration. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Hector Santiago – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.61. That Santiago is hot and sure ain’t Chile! Carmen Sandiego would appreciate that.
Kole Calhoun – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBIs. Somehow, the lifeless Angels actually scored runs yesterday and everyone that is owned besides Calhoun produced a ticker tease. I need an eggplant emoji to properly illustrate my frustration.
Andrelton Simmons – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI. Since Andrelton is an alien and he plays for the Angels, it is science meeting ‘not science.’ Like Bill Nye debating Sarah Palin’s perception of Bill Nye.
C.J. Cron – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs. Curtis Jackson Cron is hitting near a buck 50 Cent on the year, and can’t even make it rain with Monopoly money. Worth cyclops’ing in case he’s starting to finally break out.
Michael Saunders – 1-for-4, 1 RBI as he hit leadoff. The Blue Jays manager, Gibbons, said that Saunders would be the leadoff man for the foreseeable future. I think Gibbons is hinting that he has psychic abilities. On the fo’reals, Saunders stays the leadoff hitter for how many days? Three? Maybe to Friday? Maybe Gibbons is waning and by the next full moon Kevin Pillar (3-for-3, 1 run) will be back in there.
Devon Travis – Took batting practice yesterday. Then he went for ice cream and won a SpongeBob playing skee-ball. Fun!
Drew Storen – 1 IP, 2 ER and his first save because Roberto Osuna has a blister on his middle finger. That’s the last time Osuna flips off a steaming pile of mashed potatoes!
J.A. Happ – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.89. This is me about to say something nice about Happ; this is me pulling me away from saying something nice because I can’t continue to own/praise AL East pitchers; their matchups are awful; glad I got those semicolons for my birthday; they come in handy; oh no, that’s my last one, shucks.
Russell Martin – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs. Lot of people are talking in the comments about dropping Martin already. This means a lot of you in the comments are not Alyssa Milano. Bummer.
Clay Buchholz – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks vs. the Blue Jays. Even if I knew the outcome, I wouldn’t have started Buchholz in yesterday’s game. Okay, that’s prolly a lie, but I’m trying to justify my sitting him yesterday and starting him in his first two starts when his ERA was a combined 10.00. The Stream-o-Nator likes his next start a tad. By the way, there was a nice breakdown of how we have the best pitching projections. Well done, Stream-o-Nator, you big, awkward robot.
Craig Kimbrel – 2/3 IP, 0 ER, but tagged a ton of runs (three) onto Uehara’s line. I was saying to Sky yesterday that Kimbrel doesn’t look the same as he once was, and Sky hit back with Kimbrel hasn’t been the same for about two years, and that’s more or less true. His walk rate has really jumped. Kimbrel, not Sky.
Jarrod Dyson – Ned Yost said they’re not putting a timetable on Dyson’s return. Dyson had a strained oblique, so in a vacuum that would be incest.
Ruben Tejada – Activated from the DL. Great, just what Matheny needs, options. Now, Aledmys Diaz (1-for-3) will see maybe three games a week as the everyday starter. Doctor, “Floss every day.” “Will do!” And Matheny flosses every third day.
Mike Leake – 7 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 5.71. That was the first game that Leake looked like his usual yawnstipating, but safe starter. Don’t worry, he’ll look even better in his next start vs. the Padres. “Correction! Right ahead!”
John Lackey – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 11 Ks vs. Cards. Like a little man in a boat, Lackey just looks at home in Busch.
Dexter Fowler – 2-for-5 and his 3rd homer. Any time he wants to give a little wink-wink-nudge-nudge to Bryant and Rizzo to get them started, it would be appreciated.
Giancarlo Stanton – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. C’mon, 47 more and you can wear my face as pants!
Jose Fernandez – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (4 BBs), 9 Ks. Jo-Fer has been uncharacteristically wild so far this year (4.3 BB/9), and still flat-out dominant (14.6 K/9, 2.67 xFIP). At some point in the very near future, he’s going to start stringing together one-hitters like he’s stringing nuts in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Tanner Roark – 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks. This Tanner didn’t look so great in Miami, like an old Jew in Boca that goes by the nickname, The Golden Raisin.
Anthony DeSclafani – He said after his last throwing of BP that he feels good. He then fell into a split and Homer Bailey draped a cape over him.
Dan Straily – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.70 after he pitched decently in middle relief for the first two weeks. I put in a bid for him in my NL-Only league, nothing huge, couple of bucks, and was outbid. I like him there, in deep leagues, could be a low-4 ERA pitcher that bounces in and out of the rotation, animal-style.
DJ LeMahieu – Sat out yesterday with a tweaked groin. DJ went a little too hard on the ones and twos.
Trevor Story – 2-for-4 and his 8th homer. Oh, it’ll slow down, I have no doubt. One thing I do think this highlights is just how poor some major league pitching is. Story hit this home run off The ‘Dorf being played by Tim Conway, who is surprisingly much younger than you think.
Ben Paulsen – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. He’s hitting .357 in the last week, and could be a light schmotato. By the way, his home run came off Jumbo Diaz. Between Diaz and Hoover, the Reds bullpen can’t stop giving up runs.
Jerad Eickhoff – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 1.89. His fans call themselves, Jer-khoffs, but you don’t even need to be that smart to see he’s having a great start to the season. Right now, he’s sporting a 10 K/9 with a 2.4 BB/9. Numbers he likely won’t keep up, but he can still be worthwhile. You don’t need to be a Jer-khoff to grab him.
Noah Syndergaard – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks vs. the Phils. Syndergaard’s ERA is at 0.90. Mean’s while, I have deGrom on multiple teams and checking news updates every fifteen minutes for his return. Lowercase yay.
David Wright – 2-for-5 and two solo homers (1, 2). The last time Wright hit two homers in a game Donald Trump’s foreign policy involved getting his wife to distract the maid while he ducked out of the room. Okay, it was only two years ago. Nice game for Wright, but I’d still put it at even odds he doesn’t get to ten homers on the year.
Asdrubal Cabrera – 3-for-4. Yesterday, I said Asdrubal had hot schmotatoness seeping from his pores. Today, I say pour some schmotato on me!
Lucas Duda – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Oh, Duda day!
Neil Walker – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer, hitting .229. Looks like he’s showing that vetard strength.
Welington Castillo – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Where’s the boeuf?!
Archie Bradley – 4 1/3 IP, 5 ER. In 2011, Keith Law ranked him number 11 for all prospects. Ya know, just behind Bubba Starling, Jesus Montero, Domonic Brown and Danny Hultzen. Those guys way ahead of Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, but I mean Trout was only just about to debut in the majors. As for Bradley, he’s fine in NL-Only leagues, but I’d want to see more before mixing it up in, uh, mixed ones.
Jake Lamb – 3-for-6, 2 RBIs and his 2nd home run to tie it in the ninth. Wham, bam, thank you, Lamb!
Joe Panik – 1-for-6 and his 3rd homer. He has solid approach, Panik. He runs around, waving his hands, screaming, “Fire! Someone save my kitten!”
Angel Pagan – 3-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs, hitting .380. He’s hitting like Angel, and being treated like Pagan at the bottom of the order.
Oswaldo Arcia – 2-for-4. I talk about Arcia on the podcast that’s coming later today. Just wait! Or not. Your choice.
Miguel Sano – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer, hitting .190. Sano feels like the kind of guy that could hit ten homers in the next twelve games. He will likely hit under .200 in that time, but still.
Byung Ho Park – 2-for-3 and his 3rd homer, hitting .205. I watched him for the first time yesterday, and he reminds me of… Wait for it, here it comes…No, it won’t be an Asian player…It’s…Carlos Pena. Wrong side of the plate, but they look like similar players. All or nothing.
Eduardo Nunez – 2-for-4, 2 runs, and his 3rd steal, hitting .545 as he moved to the leadoff spot. Hot schmotato alert!
Glen Perkins – Was told by Dr. Timothy Kremchek to rest and rehab his shoulder. Dr. James Andrews said, “That’s why Dr. Tim is poor.”
Trevor Plouffe – Believed to be headed to the DL. There goes the hope you can put Trevor Plouffe on your team, hold a hand up to one eye and pretend you have Trevor Story.
Socrates Brito – Sent down to the minors. Now I no longer have to hear every Anglo announcer say his last name Burrito, and imagine every taco truck being driven by a man in a toga.
Russell Martin was dropped in my league and I have mesoraco as my one and only catcher. Should I drop him for Martin? Or even a bench guy and keep two catchers?
@Harper’sBetterThanTrout: If it’s a one catcher league drop Mes for Martin, but if you have a bench bat you don’t often play drop him for Martin.
@Harper’sBetterThanTrout: Can lose Mesoraco for him, tomato-tomahto, don’t carry two catchers
Excellent stuff again, Grey.
@Another Dan: Thanks!
No mention of my man Segura?
Trade him while he’s hot or bank on his value staying around top10 SS?
@McUgh: I was thinking about trading FOR him but waited too long. He’s not for sale in my league. I could easily see him staying in the top ten of SS for the year, prob closer to top 5. Your not gonna keep getting HRs from him. But the steals/runs will be there as long as he is leading off for the Snakes. Not exactly a premium position where you can find more upside than Segura.
@McUgh: Depends what you can get
@Grey: So trading a Tyler White for him would be an even deal?
Totally fair
@Grey: Delino for Segura?
Delino
Grey, your words are smooth and pungent. Like a marble urinal. My question for you, kind sir, is this: 12 team H2H (R,RBI,SB,TB,OBP) would you take villar over Diaz and Ahmed? Always enjoy reading your work, thanks for doing it.
@SlidingHeadfirstIntoDMs: Haha…Over Ahmed
Brito should be dropped?
I still have flashbacks of dropping odor when he was sent to the minors last year.
Great post as always.
@The discarded head of Ted Williams: Thanks! Drop Brito
Grey!
Gr8 stuff!
a. Gibbon(s) is a monkey dressed in a human body.
b. Haha on Brito’s blurb. True story…do you know why a burrito is called a burrito? No? Okay, burritos were originally made with (wait for it) donkey meat. But not just any donkey meat, young donkey meat. Therefore burro=donkey, burrito=young or small donkey. Any burrito you eat with chicken or any meat-by-meat-by-products is NOT a true, original burrito. The best burritos can be found in northern Mexico far, far, far away off the beaten trail and still today made with young donkey meat.
c. Started Ue in my RCL league, he had a nice 108.00 ERA for last night!!! Kimbrel did him no favors. I had a question.
How is it possible that runs are earned if runners move up or score on a passed ball (therefore not the pitcher’s fault, thanks Vazquez not you Jack!) but runs are unearned if the pitcher throws the ball 2/3 of the way up the right field line???
d. Horatio Caine (aka CSI Miami) quote of the day (April 19)
Tripp: ‘Friends said she came down to drink mojitos and catch some sun.’
Horatio: ‘Well it looks like something (queue the sunglasses) caught her.’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: love you too, babycakes.
@Ante GALIC: dude, do you just believe whatever you read/hear? They didn’t use donkey meat, that’s so factually incorrect that I find it comical you tried coming of like a connoisseur or native of northern Mexico.
If you think of common sense, a donkey is worth so much more in value as a beast of labor (carrying things) than a one time meal. Jesus, use your head before you type.
Anyways, they’re called burritos yes because it means little donkey, but not bc of the meat inside. Rather it’s alluding to how donkeys can “carry everything” just like a burrito can carry its food very neatly.
Thanks for playing, though!
@Making it up: looking forward to his next food piece about “Shit on a Shingle”
@Making it up: holy shit. Learn how the internet works.
@Making it up:
Dear Making it up!
Please find below the source of my quote from chapter 5 (pp 73-110) of the book ‘The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from around the world – Why they work and how to make them work’ by Dr. Daphne Miller.
‘After several minutes, she handed me four small, warm rolls covered in paper. Each one was no larger than a big cigar, six inches long and one and a half inches in diameter. Nothing like Arturo’s massive burrito! I opened it and discovered a handmade corn tortilla stuffed with a half cup of black beans, a layer of red chili sauce, and some tender shredded meat. When I asked the server what kind of meat, she answered “burro [donkey] . ”’ [Excerpt from ‘The Jungle Effect’, p. 106.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: A. Ha B. But a donkey is really a small boy dressed like a donkey — hey, I didn’t invent the language! C. Yeah, makes no sense D. Ha!
@Grey: I’m going to a burrito show later this evening
The Flying Burrito Brothers?
@Grey: Shit Tacos is opening..
@Cram It: Burrito/Donkey show
Who has a worse bullpen, Boston or the Reds? Just kidding, but Uehara and Kimbrel really did look awful…
Any opinion on trading Josh Bell for Sam Travis in a dynasty?
@Noam: Agreed, blech…. I’d want Bell
@Noam: prospect dr. lifshitz would not agree.
Grey should i be worry about jason heyward hitless start?
@Jose:
I have him on my Team as well. I won´t worry until April (or until he hits the DL).
@woodzler: Hah don’t be alarmed or anything but it’s closer to Not April than it is being April. Just being a JA and pointing out you prob meant May. Got Rizzo myself so I’m with this whole Cubs aren’t hitting yet sentiment.
@knucks: jajajaja me too have rizzo and heyward and they are asleep
@knucks:
Ha, now I cant drop him till April 2017.
Hopefully the Cubs will heat up quickly. Quickly as in “this year quickly”.
@Jose: It’s early but I’ve got Delino and Mazaro starting over him until he gets going. You have other options?
@JakeTPE: oops Mazara (TEX)
@Jose: He’ll be fine, I just bought low on him and Kluber for Castro and Hanley.
@Jose: Nah, too early to worry
H2h give up Story and Mchugh (or Verlander) for Cain. I have Kang on the dl. too much? 12team opb
@Long story short: guy in my league just sent story and reddick for Cain and tulo
@Long story short: Cain side
Waking up at 1 in the morning to read a Grey recap is like Christmas for grown men
@JB: Totally with you on this. Except I’m in the Northeast. So its more like 3 or 4!
@JB: Aw, thanks!
Is that true about Law? If so, he really shouldn’t have a job anymore…
@Blinzler: That’s what I found on Google
@Blinzler: To be fair that was a bust class. Trout exceeded expectations at every level. Don’t forget he was 25th overall in 2009….Dustin Ackley went #2 overall and Donovan Tate went #3. Tate was pretty good in the first season of American Horror Story but nothing since.
Yo Grey, could you suggest a couple of OFs I could ask for in return for Kimbrel?
@Robert: Without any idea about anything in your league I would be pretty excited to get Polanco for Kimbrel. But you could aim even higher than that and see what happens. Maybe even target a deal with the Polanco owner for the OF and his worst closer, for your Kimbrel? I dunno. Tell us some of the names you had in mind and Grey can go from there.
@knucks: the team that needs a closer has Bautista and Cespedes.
@Robert: I’d take Bautista or Yoenis
@Grey: gracias
No problem
Matz last Monday… Rodon this Monday….
I’m getting ROOFIED so much I’m starting to question my life decisions. What is it about my pitchers on Mondays?
Help me Grey Fantasy Master Lethario, you’re my only hope!
@JakeTPE: I hear ya, I was rocked by Rodon too, we have each other
@Grey: I’ll be right over with the WF Olive Bar offerings!
HA!
@JakeTPE:
Jake that could have been me writing that post, same thing happened to me. I’ve got a question for you…are you staring Rodon for his second start this week? Last week I started Matz a second time and won my match.
@Dangerfield 51: Hey Dangerfield vs TEX I don’t like it, but I’ll probably give him the benefit of the doubt: 2 good starts, 1 bad this year. Hopefully he’ll get it figured out and pitch his game. And whatever happens his 135.00 ERA this week should go down! What do you think?
Love that Conforto is now hitting in the 3-hole most nights, but it looks like he’ll still be getting the occasional games off. Do you like Travis Shaw over him at UTIL in a 12T H2H?
Conforto
Better mi stash devon travis or trea Turner?
@SO: Turner
@Cram It: Are you saying Turner because of the upside ? I can’t see killing a roster spot without a time table. I have Travis stashed on the DL if I couldn’t I wouldn’t hold him.
@Toe Knee Arm Ass: I’m assuming he’s not wasting a roster spot and was talking straight fantasy value. Of course Travis will be playing sooner.
@Cram It: Turner will be up this week. BOOK IT!
@Ralph Lifshitz: Ha, that’s right, that was your call. I hope so!
@Cram It: And if he’s not it will be the next week….I’m going to say that until it’s true.
@Ralph Lifshitz: It’s better than “I don’t know”. Stick with it!
@Ralph Lifshitz: what about orlando arcia???
@Caitlyn Jenners Penis: June, Turner will be up first
@Cram It: i wouldn’t be so sure travis will be playing and playing well that soon.
@SO: Turner
Morning Grey! Great recap.
In 10 team H2H points league. Thinking of dropping Rendon and picking up TShaw. Thoughts? Who would have more upside? Thanks much.
@Alex: Hold
Nice stuff on the Stream-O!
@Mrs.Featherbottom: Yeah, that’s Rudy
Which side: Gennett and Mazara for Dee Gordon in a 12 team standard league
@Hometown Heroes: Gordon
@Hometown Heroes: Agree with Cram
Start Belt v Ray or Mazara v Feldman?
Thanks!
@bossmanjunior333: Belt
Thanks for the breakdown! I puked and. turned all devices off after Rodons 40 minute 1/3 inning. Gave in to my wife’s Monday tv choices. Southern Charm was good last night
@Jvanslyke: I did the something! Except we had Sunday night TV to watch, Vinyl and Cutthroat.
@Teddy Heater:
How is Vinyl? We’ve thought about jumping in pre GOT and Silicon Valley
Vinyl’s lame
@Grey: Really? I liked Vinyl, it’s got lots of drugs and Rock and Roll, maybe before your time?
Yeah, I’m too young to appreciate it…. I like everyone involved, thought it would be an easy must watch for me, couldn’t get into it
@Grey: It’s such a try hard show. They just want it to be hip, always thought the same thing about Entourage. Plus Bobby Cannavale way over acts, all the time.
Yeah, agreed, I’m not going back in on Vinyl, it’s a mashup of every other quality show of the last 15 years not done as well
@Grey: Too bad too, because Ray Romano and Vinny from Doogie Howser are pretty good.
I couldn’t buy Romano in a drama
@Grey: I can’t buy Romano in a comedy.
Damn
@SteveNZ: Maybe I’m being too harsh – I just didn’t find Everybody Loves Raymond funny in the slightest.
I never saw it
@Ralph Lifshitz: Entourage sucked from Day 1. Wanted to bitch slap that weasel Ari.
Vinyl has some great characters and all wonderful actors.
Then again, this generation loves Game of Thrones.
Canna vale is awesome, though he certainly overacts when he snorts coke. Short of that, I love him.
Different strokes.
Also love Billions.
@Jvanslyke: Hahahaha
Poor Dr. Tim, HILARIOUS!! Love these daily recaps and your wonderful sense of humor!
@Malicious Phenoms: Thanks!
Anybody going down the Ventura highway with Yordano tonight at home v Detroit?
@Malicious Phenoms: Yes… except I’ll be passing you westbound, with my boy Castellanos. Not my proudest batty call, but I just want Frazier to sit on my bench and learn his lesson. Or me learn the lesson when he starts hitting on my bench. Either way…. HIT THE BALL TODD FRAZIER!
@Malicious Phenoms: In H2H I just got Rodoned so damn right I’m cruising the Ventura freeway, with the T-top down! Even if my ERA were respectable, I still would. He was good in his last start vs the ‘Stros.
@Malicious Phenoms: I would
@Malicious Phenoms: 5 IP 2 ER 5 K 9 base runners… This is starting to become a trend with him. In line for the W at least.
Yasmany Tomas or Jake Lamb to replace Frazier for the time being?
@Zach: Baaah!
Cool! Thanks Cram!
@Cram It: MMmm….Lamb Chops
@Zach: Agree with Cram
In a 12 man 5×5 keeper league, would you trade away heyward for polanco?
@Trex arms: I’d want Polanco
@Trex arms: Agree with the Mrs
@Grey: Unfortunately, someone with a higher WW priority snagged Todd Frazier :(
@William Hung: And so you are left, lookin’ like a fool with them pants on the ground.
@knucks: Ha
@knucks: Indeed :(
No wild moves in my league today – though someone did drop Piscotty for Delino DeShields and Kendrys Morales for Carlos Beltran. I did swap out Carlos Santana for Jason Kipnis this morning. Is Piscotty any good? I don’t know anything about him.
My roster is currently:
C – Yan Gomes
1B – Anthony Rizzo
2B – Jason Kipnis
3B – Anthony Rendon
SS – Xander Bogaerts
OF – Starling Marte, Gregory Polanco, Mookie Betts
UTIL – Jonathan Schoop
DL – Charlie Blackmon
I need a power bat – currently FAs/Waivers I am thinking about are: Lucas Duda, Kendrys Morales, Chris Carter, Byung Ho Park, Pedro Alvarez. Not really sure where I should go.
My drop would be Alex Colome
Piscotty is good
@Grey: What do you think of this trade?
I get Luis Severino and Todd Frazier and I give up Luke Gregerson and Joe Ross. Is that a good trade for me?
Works for me
@Grey: Thanks! I hope this is good mojo for my team
No problem
Excellent as always!
Carmen Santiago over T-Ross?
Thanks!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Nah
Does deGrom’s lat issue concern you? I was just offered deGrom and a draft pick for Arrieta in a keeper league where you have to keep pitchers. What do you think? Hold?
Thank you for the help and all the work you do!
@Sport:
I don’t see how you can give up Arrieta right now, for anyone.
@Sport: Hold
I asked yesterday to pick between Jepsen and Vizcaino ROS, but I’m not sure if you said to keep Viz or to drop Viz.
@Jason Morgan: Vizcaino spells Vizcaino.
@Jason Morgan: Just go back and look at yesterday’s blog, you don’t have to make him answer again
@knucks: Nm Jason, I checked for you. Its an issue with the way you worded the question (both ways). So I see why its worth asking. I would go with Vizcaino ROS myself. I would think that’s what he meant as well.
@knucks: He did mean to keep Vizcaino, because that’s what the question was. He threw in the statement “need to drop one” at the end in an effort to fool Grey into asking the same question from both ends. But this guy”s syntax manipulation was no match for Grey’s superior reading comprehension. No match! Why I’m getting sucked into this ridiculous analysis is beyond me. But you will know my name is Vizcaino when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
@Cram It: Syntax Manipulation. Cram, where were you when we were trying to figure out a name for my prog band in 8th grade??
@knucks: you guys could have changed the world!!! For your 4 fans
@Cram It:
hehe
@Cram It: This is why you are my #1 fan u r da best! LMAO!!!
@Cram It: “Why I’m getting sucked into this ridiculous analysis is beyond me” it’s farther beyond the rest of us, dozens of times, daily.
@I got $100 for groceries, $1400 for liquor, and $6,000 for you to bail a couple of shit puppets out of jail: I’m joking around guy. I’m commenting on ridiculousness that I created. You don’t like my advice, don’t take it, even though it’s right. Though you shouldn’t have to worry about that because none of your 1000 word diatribes will warrant any from me.
@Cram It: Agree with Cram
@knucks: Agree with Knucks
@Cram It: except you still show up, so if you’d follow that one that “will warrant any from me” doesn’t jibe. i don’t care if you do it to others of course.
@Jason Morgan: Viz
Hi Grey, tough decision for my today, I need help.
J.Garcia vs ChC
D.Smyly @ Bos
W.Miley @ Cle
Who should I start? Thanks for your time!
@Ernie: Garcia
Smyly, Leake, or Yordano Ventura going forward?
@PED Inc: Ventura
Grey 2 questions
1. I know you like Domingo Santana would you trade him for Carlos Gomez?
2. 12 team daily league we have a category for holds and a category for saves. Would you trade Jepsen for stroman? My staff is currently j-fer Salazar rodon Nola matz Jason hammel Ventura and McCullers. Relievers are tolleson street colome McGee Jepsen and dyson
Thanks
@Brett: 1. Sure 2. Yes
Hi Grey,
Standard 5×5 H2H. My hitting seems to be fine. Light on SB/Avg, But dominant every where else. Question about a trade. First this is my current staff:
Harvey
Quintana
Pineda
Walker
Sanchez
Odorizzi
Finnegan
J. Ross
They have been fine so far this season. But I feel nervous about Harvey’s slow start, is something wrong there? Seeing my staff – Which side – Harvey vs Archer, Liriano?
thanks much –
@Bdub: Archer and Liriano for Harvey? Sure
Rodons had a lot of walks his last start. No surprised by this. Too many people were having a circle jerk over this guy. He’s going to be erratic this year.
@Zeus: I couldn’t decide last night if I was more angry with Rodon or grateful that Thor evened out the ratios a bit. So on two separate teams I ended up with a line of…
7.1 IP – 9Ks – 7.36 ERA – 2.05 WHIP
Hurts a lot more in roto than it does H2H
Any excitement if Jorge Polanco gets called up? He seems to have the makings to be the next Alcides Escobar (who’s a FA).
@Fungazi: Haha… He’s the next Alcides, who is on waivers… I have no excitement for Jorge Polanco outside of a flyer
@Fungazi: I think Orlando Arcia has more appeal than Alcides the moment he is called up.
@knucks: Arcia is owned already. I just meant that I saw on Rotowire talk about this guy being called up and he’s the most exciting player in the Twins org and the Twins are excited for him, so checked out his numbers and he looks like he could be as good as Alcides one day. Alcides is boring as hell and a FA in the league, I wasn’t trying to replace him.
@Fungazi: Yea sometimes I get some really goofy advice from those guys that makes me laugh. Or some kind of silly comment that causes me to have to read further and ensure that I’m not thinking about something wrong. I always shop around and try to incorporate advice/tips. But nothing comes close to Razz. Listening to the Sirius channel is enjoyable, but mostly DFS talk. They generally aren’t “on” a guy until way after he is scooped up in a lot of my leagues. Good luck with your lineups tonight man.
Great write ups Grey, I look forward to reading them sparingly through the busy day…
Quick question: How long do you generally wait to drop your low end waiver wire hitters after their hot streak dwindles?… say Scooter Gennett for Jake Lamb for example.
I tend to get attached to my waiver guys a little too much I think, and have suffered from it in past seasons. I know it varies with each player, but anyways how many games do you wait before pulling the plug?
@Alex S: Thanks! I’d go Lamb, but Scooter hasn’t really cooled yet
Hey all,
In 10 team 6×6 (OBP and QS are extra categories) keep forever league, thinking of dealing Michael Wacha for Prince Fielder. Wacha is my 5th best starter and could use power. Thoughts?
@Hawk: Do it!
@Hawk: Agree with Teddy
He “Rode on the steel breeze.”
“You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.”
For when you continuously draft SPs that will be great in a year or two, a year or two too early…
They shall henceforth be known as, Crazy Diamonds!
And now, I believe that I have successfully…”Worn out my welcome with random precision”
@Wake Up:
don’t we have too?
cuz once they are great
they are ranked too high!
@Wake Up: The ballad of the too early SP
ugh,im in first in 2 leagues but really hurting in the ECFBL,and there isnt much catching up in that league,your still the best Grey
@AL KOHOLIC: Too early to think like that
Got a log jam in a h2h league that I need advice on
c: Mesoraco
1B: Pujols
2B: Schoop (…there it is! Cant help myself)
3B: Kris Bryant
SS: Ian Desmond
CI: Belt/Tyler White (hitter-tron picks for me daily)
MI: Starlin Castro
OF: Harper, Springer, Marte, Ozuna, Mazera
U: Freddie Freeman
Bench: Melvin Upton J, Pedro Alvarez, Freddie Freeman, Oswaldo Arcia
SP: Thor, Matz, Rodon (thank God Better Call Saul was on to cheer me up after) Taijaun Walker, Bucholz,(started him yesterday because my options are so thin, yippee), Colon, Darvish (DL), Tyson Ross (DL), Peavy (Streamer Slot)
RP: Cody Allen, Kevin Jepsen, Colome, Jeremy Jeffress
Would you drop any hitters for Domingo Santana or Nick Ahmed? any player rostered worth dropping for a 2nd SP Streamer slot? My pitching is boom or bust at the moment.
ROS: Freeman, Belt, Alvarez, Tyler White
@Marty Janetty_Was Set Up: Melvin for Domingo, lose Arcia to stream
@Grey: Thanks brothah!
No problem
@Marty Janetty_Was Set Up: is this a 4 team league?
@Bye Felica: Hah, no not yet, but usually by late July when there’s an insurmountable gap between the top teams and everyone who stopped trying after the draft.
Office league my boss organizes…I’m 3 champ 3 year’s in a row…everyone’s paying for Fantasypros and ESPN Insider..I’m just over here taking advice from the Fantasy Master Lothario.
Greylord!
Appreciate the write up as always, h2h points league…
Was thinking about selling dirty Aaron Sanchez.
The write up on him scared me a bit, his sparp eligibility makes him an asset though. You think he’s a good sell high candidate?
@Say no to Steven!: What do you think you could get back? For me, Sanchez upside seems more valuable than what I could end up getting for him in a trade. Unless you have some kind of glaring hole on the team that you want to try and address?
@knucks: my thought was to package him and encarnacion for a rizzo. The age is scaring from Edwin.
@Say no to Steven!: Thanks! I’d take Rizzo
Grey – was offered King Felix for Salazar. Would you do it? My only concern with Salazar is walks, but Felix is walking people at a ridiculous rate. Leaning towards no, but wanted to ask the expert.
@Sternal: Hold
@Sternal: I ranked Salazar above F-Her in the preseason, nothing’s changed for them
“Like a little man in a boat, Lackey just looks at home in Busch.”
Holy crap, LMAO!
@Hawk: Like Booger at the Lambda house….
@Hawk: Hehe
Speaking of frustration, I’ve streamed Santiago twice, but not last night!
@Scott: Damn
12 team h2h in which i joined before knowing about the contracts, as i’ve never been in one of those. comish just this year made some twit rule to give more value to the draft wherein any player added from FA can only be kept for $10. no max budget during the season (which is nice, and seems odd to me, maybe not for these type leagues), only time there’s a budget you have to get under is right before the auction draft each year, and at that point it’s $225, post auction draft it’s $305. all players listed are in year 2/3 (league started before last year) unless noted
C ramos (FA)
1B a-gon $23 (1/3)
2B phillips (FA)
3B j.turner $2 (1/3)
SS ceager $1
OF kemp $16 (1/3)
OF cruz $15
OF red dick FA
util teixera $2 (1/3)
util villar FA
BN buxton $5
BN baez $10 (clearly if i need money for next year can’t keep him at this much)
BN holliday $7 (1/3)
DL superfluous H $3 (1/3)
DL schwarber $1
DL revere $10
NA dahl FA
NA b.zimmer FA
NA moncada $1 (first two NA’s added before i learned they can only be kept for $10)
SP kershaw $52
strasburg $39
harvey $31
jo-fer $22
hamels $19
chen $1 (1/3)
hendricks $1 (1/3)
rodon $1 (1/3)
RP chapman $29
ziegler $1 (1/3)
colome FA
jeffress FA
i’ve never seen anybody attempt to construct a roster that weak in hitting for a 12 teamer, but it does have good future guys for hitters. anyway, i’ve been trying to move 1 of strasburg/kershaw and their ridiculous contracts, or one of harvey/jo-fer and their better ones. got an offer of miggy $39 for kershaw? good or no? miggy older than kershaw of course. only other times i’ve ever even had kershaw i flipped him for goldy in 2 leagues almost 2 years ago, but agewise that was easy.
@I got $100 for groceries, $1400 for liquor, and $6,000 for you to bail a couple of shit puppets out of jail: also, i’m clearly not nearly as weak at 1B as i am at some other hitting positions, plus i probably need a guy with speed somewhat with that roster. it’s an OPS league with K’s as well, QS, K/9
@I got $100 for groceries, $1400 for liquor, and $6,000 for you to bail a couple of shit puppets out of jail: To be fair to your commish, I like the $10 rule. It stops someone from just picking up every hot schmotato off the board in hopes you have a keeper.
As for the trade, to me, Miggy isn’t going to cut it… I’d see if I can wiggle a FA also, and try to replace another lineup hole. You’d be taking on some of your “savings” but I think you’d be willing to do that to fill another lineup spot.
@CMUTimmah: i’m mostly against the idea he just put this through without a vote (before i showed up anyway), unilateral stuff is what i don’t like, i’m not particularly against the rule itself. but it doesn’t stop anybody from adding as many people as they want, it just makes them cost more to keep right before the auction draft, as mentioned above, DURING season we have no ceiling on costs. really, $10 isn’t crazy expensive if the player you add turns out to very good obviously.
@I got $100 for groceries, $1400 for liquor, and $6,000 for you to bail a couple of shit puppets out of jail: Hmm… the lack of cost ceiling is interesting, as this would open the league up to guys trading away their future to compete only in one season, which I understand is part of a keeper league. I like the idea of a ceiling as a manager can’t just stack his roster causing everyone else to do the same to keep pace for ONE year. But it seems to happen in every keeper league I’ve ever been a part of, haha.
@I got $100 for groceries, $1400 for liquor, and $6,000 for you to bail a couple of shit puppets out of jail: I was starting to feel bad about my paragraph responses/input. This made me feel less bad. But since I did read the entire thing…
If your moving Kershaw, everyone can tell that you a desperate to make a move. Try aiming as high as possible this early in the season. For younger guys than Miggy is what I mean. Don’t accept an offer that doesn’t tickle you ‘gine. Active owners that have a chance this year will come back to you in a few weeks, with much better offers once they remember Kershaw was for sale.
@knucks: i’m not rushing into anything, nor “desperate” to make any moves. i just saw that i have that much SP value and some of it costs insane amounts and i’m willing to move it, the miggy thing is just one offer so far. i’d really much rather move that huge overpay on strasburg (this is after comparing all costs to player rater projections) for similar projected value.
@I got $100 for groceries, $1400 for liquor, and $6,000 for you to bail a couple of shit puppets out of jail: That’s not great
Through 2 weeks of my points league, I’ve started off day one with a TERRIBLY negative pitcher (Greinke week 1, Verlander week 2, Rodon week 3).
Verlander is falling into “stream” time as Kate Upton has clearly ruined his career (Better to blame the women than the age/decline, boom! chauvinism!)
Mr. Carlos Rodon, trust is like a hymen; once broken you’re no longer innocent. Shape up or ship out!
Aside from the image of your avatar between Giancarlo’s butt cheeks, nice write up Grey. Short slate, was surprised to see no mention of Segura collecting 3 hits and a bag. You feel like it’s the change of scenery or just a fluke at this point? I think he needed to get out of Milo-wall-kay personally.
@CMUTimmah: Ha, Thanks! I like Segura a lot, that game ended so late, I was peace’d out by then
I snagged Saunders for however long he is leading off, maybe he gets hot and stays… but Gibbons only seems to manage for the free spits… so who knows.
Brett Lawrie and Kris Davis were two guys I drafted late because yahoo had them way under valued… I know you were high on them preseason, wait them out and practice patience or drop for hot shmotato? (Pagan, Shaw, Moss, BJ Upton, Lamb are the top batters available)
@Osuna-mattata: I’m holding Lawrie, I’m moving on with Davis until he heats up
Top of the morning grey!
H2h pts/ weekly league
I was one of the lucky ones to start Carlos rodon lol! Too early to drop him or wait quite a few more starts?
Next, would you advise to pick up & stash trea turner? The nats SS Espinosa has been bad, I’d be looking to drop one of Addison Russell , grichuck(my OF are we start 4 btw: Harper, polanco, pederson, mazara, conforto, Grichuk)
Thanks man!
@Todd Todman: Hold Rodon…. Drop Grichuk
Pujols and Pederson for Carrasco?
@Random Dude: Pujols side
@Random Dude: Pujols, it’s fair
14 team h2h pts dynasty: would you drop Nicasio, Karns, Wood, or Buchholz for Ian Kennedy?
@Clint: Karns
thanks to Rudy I had to
look up what preternaturally means
@FrankGrimes!: Thanks to you, now I have to
Should I be worried about Duffy’s slump? My 3 bench hitters are Reed, DeShields and Domingo Santana, should I move one of them for a 3B? I also have Nicasio, sell high for an upgrade to Duffy?
@Alex:
3 bench bats seems like a lot…
I have Frazier everywhere and want to slit my wrists
come join me?
@FrankGrimes!:
I only have 3 because I have DeSclafiani on the DL, someone’s getting dropped when he gets back.
@Alex: Just bench Duffy if you’re worried, or sell high Nicasio, don’t see what you could possibly get for him
Grey,
I drafted Rendon by mistake (hit the wrong button during Auction Draft if you can believe it) for 2B in our 10 Team H2H Points League and I was thinking of dropping him for Schoop, Panik, Diaz or Lawrie. Your input would be much appreciated.
Thanks Grey and great stuff as usual.
@Yankee My Wanky!: Thanks! I’d hold Rendon for another week
I know you were never big on Rendon, but what are your thoughts on him at 2B in an OBP (h2h redraft 10 teams), compared to–say, stashing Turner + planning to eventually drop Rendon for Turner? It sounds like Turner could be up as early as this week.
Rendon seems perfectly fine for counting stats…but he’s not walking very much, and definitely in agreement with your preseason expectation that he will hit under 15 HR and steal under 8 bases. If that’s the case, even if Turner flops…any of 2B waiver guys like Schoop (who I’m only avoiding so far due to his horrific OBP), Lawrie, Forsythe, etc.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: You can stash Turner, but I wouldn’t drop Rendon yet
@Grey: Thanks – yeah I wouldn’t plan to drop Rendon until, at the earliest, Turner is shown to be playing every day (ideally leading off!) and hitting/stealing pretty well.
Do you think the “this week” rumors on Turner have any teeth to them?
Nope, but I guess it’s possible
Aww, man. Rodon make boom-boom all over my ratios. What a way to start a week!
It’s okay though. We still have each other.
@Phil of the Future: He boom-boomed me too, real gross
@Grey: Yup. And now I have to sit through Smyly at Fenway tonight. Though for some reason I have a good feeling about him there. In other words, stay far away from him tonight!!
Feeling it could be a 5 IP, 5 ER start or a 7 IP, 1 ER
@Grey: Let’s do 7 IP, 1 ER.
@Phil of the Future: I am going to prayer octagon with you Phil
@Count de Monetball: All are welcome! Great to have you.
Done!
@Grey: And here I was the slightest bit worried!
I got you man!
Just traded A.J. Ramos & Tanaka for Polanco in 5×5 OBP, wasn’t winning SV anyway. Just wanted to share! Been trying to get Polanco since day 1, took a lot of pestering.
@Chris: Nice!
12 team ops keep 10 lg(2 catcher)
JD martinez/byung ho park/aj reed/Kennedy or
Rizzo/corey seager/Grandal/hughes
@Big league choo: I like the Rizzo side..
@Big league choo: Agree with MP
Would you start teheran in a 16 team H2H QS league that uses the standard cats plus K:BB? Feel like on the road against a most likely lefty stack could be very bad for him
@Brian: I am sitting him, I wud suggest u do the same
@Brian: I wouldn’t own him
Leake or Santiago ROS in a points league?
@Tio: Leake
I know you’re not high on Sano – but is Sano for Matz an overpay?
@jorge: A bit
Have Goldy, Votto, Correa, Story and only 1 Util spot.
Would you trade Goldy/Story/Maeda for Stanton/Syndergaard/Bogaerts?
Hate to lose Goldy but getting Stanton and Syndergaard is crazy tempting. And I have Votto at 1B
What do you think? Thanks!
@Clive: I’d want Stanton & Noah
@Clive: I’d want the Stanton side, but Votto helps take the sting off of losing AuShiz.
Mostly I’d do it to get Bogaerts / Syndergaard. I have high confidence that AuShiz will get back to mashing when it warms up a little and he gets to feast on lesser pitching.
@Clive: Agree with others
Would you play Lamb over Frazier for the time being? Frazier is hot garbage, but I’m not panic dropping him, so don’t worry about that.
@Wilsonian: Was thinking the same… But went with Castellanos vs the Royals for now because Lamb has Bumgarner today or tomorrow. Not that a start against Ventura is all that appealing today for Castellanos. Daily moves so I’ll mix it up a bit. But I’m right there with you on this Frazier/Lamb thought, Mr. Wilson.
@knucks: I actually don’t have Lamb, but I have room to grab him and plan on it. Frazier has just been so incredibly bad. But I know he’ll light it up once I bench him. So maybe I should for all those Frazier owners out there.
@Wilsonian: We’ll see what G-baby thinks. But yea I am benching Frazier as of today. So if you wanna join up with that potential Sonovabench, we can catch up tomorrow about it?
@knucks: Haha, yeah, he’s out of my lineup right now. Unless someone else sits, he’s staying on the bench.
@Wilsonian: Yeah
Yo G, look forward to reading your recaps every morning man, this is a yawnstipater but who would you rather own as your Utility bat in a 10-team OBP league?
Carlos Santana, Granderson, or Wright
@Duke: Santana most days.
Wright when he’s right.
But since that neck could go at any time id go with Sanatana.
Matchups might make a difference too. But I’m assuming this is an “I’ve only got room for one on my roster” type deal?
@Lucky Dog: You got it man, it’s a H2H so I don’t really keep a bench bat unless it’s a prospect stash or something
@Duke: Santana
Storen or Grilli? (ugh!)
@I am the Walrus: Punt.
@I am the Walrus: Storen
Pederson or Eickhoff?
@Random Dude: Joc
Is it time to Trade Trevor Story? I hate to give up a great player. Is he going to be a great player?
@PHIL: I would have sold last weekend or earlier. See what you can get now. Yea he should be great at Coors and everything. But you may have the chance to sell him for a more sure thing AND other pieces right now (or last week). Window will be closing in the next few weeks is my guess.
@knucks: except then he’ll be back at Coors.
I dunno – I think people will be saying “the window is closing, sell high!” all year. Then he’ll come out and hit a couple more HRs and the next week everyone will say, “sell high!”
It could just mean they want us to smoke some ganja before making a sale though.
I’m holding on Story. We’re in love and I don’t care who knows it!
@Lucky Dog: Haha yea not against holding on to him. But if we peel his face off and pretend he is just an asset… I’m more of the kind of player that would try to cash out then ride out. Good luck, I have no shares so its easy for me to talk this way. If your name is any indicator, this should work out for you.
@Lucky Dog: I’m right there with you! Shopped him around in my redraft league but wasn’t offered anything worthwhile + actually traded FOR him, keepable at $7, in my keeper league (moving a non-keepable Hanley and Desmond on my side plus a pitcher) without regrets!
Yes, he strikes out a lot…but so do other power studs. What I like is that he’s shown power to all fields (last night was yet another HR to right-center), home and away, off all sorts of pitchers and pitches. He also can walk at least a little and isn’t afraid to try for an SB. All that strikes me as a .240 MI with all the power, at least some speed, who happens to hit in Coors 50% of the year. Reyes may be back eventually, but I would guess that they keep Story in the lineup either way, maybe at 2b over DJ.
@knucks: @Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Of the stuff you mentioned, the Reyes part is what concerns me the most.
I have a very hard time believing Story is out of the lineup since he’s already hit more HRs than Reyes did all year, but Reyes is getting paid, so it’s messy.
Here’s hoping Reyes gets a 1 year suspension since he was arrested and charged. Fingers crossed!
:D
Ps – I likey me some $7 Story as a keeper. Nicely done. Regardless of what happens this year, I’m pretty sure Reyes is off the Rockies in 2017.
@Lucky Dog: Agreed. The accusations against Reyes were even worse (seemingly by far) than Chapman’s, plus like you said, he was arrested. That seems worth of a very considerable penalty, and they are certainly taking their time deliberating.
Thanks re: the keeper angle! It’s a 12 teamer where you can only keep 7, so my plan is to keep the best bats (I have Rizzo, Betts, Franco, plus cheap upside guys like Polanco, DeShizz, Belt, Story, Schoop, Yoan Moncada, Orlando Arcia) over pitching (though I have a $16 Stras and $1 Urias; Berrios), since it seems easier to piece together a rotation when you have a core offense in place. Hoping that my issue by season end will be having too many keepers, rather than not enough!
@PHIL: Sorry to get you skipped brutha
5×5 h2h
Sort of in need of the start from Conley today vs. WAS but SON isn’t liking it (-9).
What say you, sit or start?
@Bobbo: Number of teams matters
@Grey: 12 teams
@Bobbo: Sit
Swapped Salazar and E. Saurez for Polanco and Castellanos last night. Pretty happy with the return. Now I’m trying to move my power hitting 3B David Wright for Rodon.
@Mrs.Featherbottom: Nice!
I would like to have seen Rodon’s start yesterday. Was he all over the place? His first start of the season the ump wasn’t giving him the same strike zone as Gray. He was getting squeezed. His line was good but could’ve been better. Certain umps my not pick up his pitches. OR…..he has control issues.
@Chicken Dinner: He’s always had control issues, but also left balls over plate and Angels strung together hits
@Grey: Never been a big fan of the idea that batters with a “good eye” and pitcher with “good command” get calls based on reputation. The strike zone is the strike zone. Same thing with rookies vs veterans. It applies to all sports. The rules are meant to be universal.
Yeah, but the strike zone is gonna be subjective no matter what unless they go to a computer calling strikes
@Grey: I would watch baseball if they did this.
Haha
Adam Conley vs Wash or
Ervin Santana vs milw
Need a streamer today
Thx
@Adam: Ervin
Frazier (vs Shoemaker) or Franco (vs Verett)
Seager (vs Teheran) or Semien (vs Pineda)
today
@joe: Franco….Seager
I dunno man – Story looks like the real thing out there. He won’t keep his average over .300, but I never expected him to.
Yes, at some point he’ll run into elite pitching – except half of those times will be at Coors, so it balances out.
I drafted him with .265/15/80/80 as “shit, it’s round 18 and I don’t have a starting SS!”
To say I’m thrilled with the early results would be an understatement. Assuming he’s not what he’s been, but is better than what is projected as his upside he’s still going to be a top 4-5 SS.
Cool by me.
:)
Totally agree about Park, btw – all or nothing. I thought he was the Asian Chris Carter, but yours might be closer. Not in race, but ability.
@Lucky Dog: Yeah, could be, lots of unknown at this point… He’s likely a .220 hitter though, and Reyes is still lurking
@Grey: yeah – I’m gonna have to pick Reyes back up as soon as there’s news.
“Sooner rather than later” on a suspension decision my ass. It’s been a week since the charges were dropped. Come on, commish! Suspend the bum!
I’m guessing it’s 2 months. Chapman got a month and he was never charged. Reyes was actually charged – might make a difference.
Yeah, Reyes won’t be around until June at least, but he’s there eventually
One other quick question. hittertron does not like Nelson Cruz’s matchup today against Carrasco (-13.4). You wouldn’t sit Nelson Cruz would you?
@Bobbo: Nope
I am faced with a difficult choice. Please help.
Click the link titled “Delicious Women And Their Thigh Gaps” or “Actors You Might Believe Can Travel Through Time?”
I saw Hector Santiago live against the A’s and he looked really good. Everybody probably already knows he is the only player in MLB currently throwing a screwball. Pitch FX measures the amount of horizontal movement on pitches. A high positive score means more horizontal movement away from a right handed hitter. A high negative score means more horizontal movement towards a right handed batter. A zero score would mean no movement. Brooks Baseball says Santiago’s screwball is moving 11.52 inches away from a right handed hitter. For reference. Jose Fernandez curve, which breaks the same direction as he’s a righty and Santiago’s a lefty, breaks “only” 8.69 inches. That’s insane.
@OaktownSteve: Wow, very cool, had no idea he was getting so much movement… Due to the time and blackouts, the Angels are like one of the few teams I never watch
@Grey:
Are thigh gaps a thing?
@OaktownSteve: Movement on thigh gaps? Yes
@OaktownSteve: That’s the Razzball ad valorem
Ha!
@OaktownSteve: Am a Halos fan. When They moved Trumbo,everyone, including myself, were mystified as to why they’d move him. I saw Santiago’s name as part of the deal and immediately changed my opinion on the trade. Guys getting it together and has been dealing.
Halos def need it.
@OaktownSteve: Thigh gaps.
17 of the last 19 outs recorded by the 80’s light rock duo Betances and Miller have come via strike out.
Craig Kimbrel’s bases loaded walk yesterday was the first allowed in his career in that situation. His home run allowed to Chris Davis last week was the first home run he has ever allowed with runners on base. Those are both amazing developments and unsettling trends.
I’ve seen Betances and Miller in their last three or so games, it’s unreal…. Then Aroldis is due back…
As regards your fear of pitchers in the AL East: you realize that division is not as daunting as it once was.
At the moment, the Yanks are 16th in runs scored in MLB and Tampa is, well, Tampa (last). Yes, Boston, Toronto and Balt can put up runs. But Boston has no pitching of its own, so a W remains a good possibility. Toronto is leading the league in Ks, which provides another good avenue to fantasy points. Baltimore continues to get it done, I can not argue that. But they have essentially the same team that played .500 ball last year.
Don’t fear the east, the beast is not the same.
I’d like to believe that, but Yankee Stadium, Fenway and Rogers are no fun
I realize this won’t add too much to the site, but I will say that having drafted Mookie, Rizzo, Frazier, Pujols in the first couple rounds (helps that Thor was mixed in there in 4th round), I am ecstatic to be in 6th out of 12th place at the moment in 5×5 roto.
If these bats get their shizz together come May, I will be sitting pretty come the All-Star Break. So yea, way more excited about the upside of all these bats than I am disappointed 2 weeks into the year about slow starts.
Ha, nice!
Are these fair deals and if so which side u like I’d be getting the pitchers
A. Mccutchen familia for Strasburg heyward
B. Altuve familia and Ventura for sale and conforto
Thanks grey
A. Stras, it’s fair B. Altuve
Fielder and Fiers for Adam jones. Who wins
@Nightmare: Jones
Fangraphs shows 6 players at 50% or better HardHit rate on batted balls in 2016:
Story 60.6%
Howard 53.6%
JJ Hardy 53.3%
Rasmus 51.9%
Martin 50%
Conforto 50%
I really like Conforto. Scouted him in the off season. I think he’s what the scouts call very short to the ball. It’s a simple swing path. Doesn’t look like there’s a pitch he can’t handle.
@OaktownSteve: Agreed and getting to watch him on the daily, the kid does not get rattled at all…He’ll be the type of guy you’ll be able to just pencil in his numbers every year.
Agreed, like Conforto too, JB offered to trade him to me for AJ Ramos, and I so want to do it, but I have no closers
@Grey: Yeah in a vacuum that’s a no brainer…with no closers…not so much
Yeah, I wish I could
Morning, currently have 2nd waiver and both Kyle Seager and Rodon were just dropped by impatient owners. I just lost Plouffe to DL and have a claim pending for Seager.
Should I make it for Rodon?
Im leaning Seager (we start 2 guys at each position), am pretty stacked at SP (Gray, Stras, Nola, Lester, Liriano, Tanaka, hendricks and VV), but grabbing Rodon and putting some packages together can net me prolly a better 3B.
Thoughts?
Thanks
Lean Seager
@Grey: Thank you sir.
We have one DL spot, Inciarte currently occupying it. Dump him and slide Plouffe over and make a grab for Markakis (hot schmotato?) or hold?
Ive Holt who i can slide to 3B until claim for Seager goes through in them meanwhile.
Crazy bout Nye having just a BS degree. Still dug his show .
No, hold Ender
@Grey: Thanks. Havent read too much on him lately but will do.
No problem
What up boo…Took a trip out to Arizona to visit family and while i was there we took a ride to the Grand Canyon…First time i was ever there and its one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen…I took pics but they do no justice…Im all F’d up and jet lagged at work today
I’ve never been to the Grand Canyon, I saw it on that Brady Bunch episode, same shizz! You go to Vegas too?
@Grey: Nah maybe next time, If you get a chance to go to the Canyon id highly recommend it…You wont be disappointed…Only $30 a car to get in.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Flying in to Vegas and hitting Bryce/Zion next week. Pumped. Wanted to hit a 51’s game. But it aint gonna happen.
@knucks: That said, anyone have any Vegas sports betting tips? Other than ‘take lighter to bills’ instead?
@knucks: Nice…Good Luck
Yeah, I’ve been offered to go when in Vegas, but Vegas vs. a hole in the earth, and I stay in Vegas to gamble and eat crab legs
@Grey: LOL…next time see the hole in the earth
The Dirty Hole, a strip club by the Tropicana vs. hole in the earth?
@Grey: You could always bring a dirty hole to the hole in the earth…dont think cougs would appreciate that though.
An old dry hole sounds a lot like…Okay, I’m not trying to sleep in my car.
@Grey: Ha Ha
@Grey: well, the crabs are free if you stay in the right (wrong) place.
And the tartar sauce
@Grey: ew.
Tron might love Deshizznit even more than you today! $65 (!!!) and 67% chance of SB
Hope that stupid machine is right!
@Grey: Tron not fooling around: Deshields avg vs Feldman 2-5 bb, Scott Feldman – 84% sb success rate against 2013-2016… among active pitchers with 300+ innings in last 3 years, Feldman is 2nd on list below Kazmir at 89%
Nice, hope it works out that way
Trick question:
Einhorn or Finkle?
Ha!
Want to drop Brito and pick up someone in my deep 14-team dynasty, large benches, 2 pickups per week. Is Max Kepler worth a shot this year? There is seriously no one on waivers that I want. Like being last to an orgy, just a bunch of assholes and dickheads available.
HA! Kepler’s worth grabbing if there’s no one else
Your answer sounded like you were replying to the orgy comment, ha.
I’m rolling with Max, everyone else made me sad.
Who else is out there? Orgy, not waivers
Haha. Players like Byrd, Raburn, Hechevarria, Axford, Holland, Tropeano. Studs like them.
Watch any of those top 100 docs? I haven’t….I still need to watch the last 2 weeks of Saul even.
Those playes are awful…. Yeah, I’m two weeks behind on Saul too… I haven’t watched any the docs yet, but it’s on my summer watching list…I started watching 2nd season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is like the only sitcom I currently love
My lady just went on a tear of Kimmy Schmidt yesterday without me. Can’t decide if I want to binge or slowly, randomly watch.
I binge it, thru 7 episodes in 2 days… You watched the 1st season? It’s worth it, if you haven’t
Yeah I watched the first season. Jon Hamm was incredible.
I love Titus
Titus is hilarious. I loved the crank.
“Thank you for being a craaaank.”
Haha, Titus is even better this year, he starts dating, it’s funny
My Joc Pederson/Eugenio Suarez for his Delino DeShields/Joe Ross?
@Burt:
^H2H 5×5 redraft league
@Burt: Id want Delino
Delino
Ciao Grey,
Deep league (6×6 roto, including holds) trade question: which side would you take?
Bogaerts + 20th-round pick next season
or
Segura + Sam Dyson + 18th-round pick next season
I got the Bogaerts side … I think I got the best player in the trade, but some of my league mates disagree. Am I missing something?
Also, did Hazelbaker’s strong start earn him more patience? He’s hitting .167 over the last four games and is hitless in his last 11 AB. Assuming he doesn’t over impress tonight, is he worth dropping for, say, Arcia or Saunders, Moss, Melvin Upton, or maybe Cron or Lamb? So far, this team seems to need more help in the power categories than with speed or average.
@Enrique: Bogaerts
Xander…Hazelbaker can be dropped in shallower leagues
@JeF WiTh 1 F: @Grey: Thank you, gentlemen.
Lamb, Saunders
Feeling a little light w/starters and SS
Have Ian Desmond
and:
Arrieta, Salazar, Rodon, Lackey, Chen, Fiers, Wood and Cashner
Been offered Archer and Cory Seagar for Crush Davis
(Have Trout, Donaldson, Freeman for power)
Thoughts?
Freeman has no power, that trade is fair, I’d hold
Ahhh… that moment you try to go add Jer-khoff in a league and find out you already own him.
Ha!
Today’s start
Pineda vs OAK Surkamp $14.8
Wood vs ATL Teheran $14.8
Will you start them? Thanks.
Starting both
@Wilson:
I don’t think I’d start Surkamp
This is bumming me out, RazzBall freezes and then crashes my computer every day now….just me?
@Randall: Clear cookies?? Be careful clicking those ads
@Randall: Same here. I pull a Homer and dump water on my keyboard. Works everyt
@Randall: you’re at least the 3rd to say that lately.
Trea Turner or Javier Baez ROS in a weekly roto league?
Turner
my Ian Desmond and Volquez for Park?
Park has way better ADP but has looked droppable thus far
Ian des might get benched and Volq is risky business
Park
@mike ferrari: wasn’t desmond like 118th or so vs bung hole park’s 172?
Grey,
Just traded Story for his Kluber.
Good deal?
Thanks
Nice!
Castro or kipnis? Points league. Castro also carries SS eligibility which is an important advantage.
Castro
Grey! 10 team 5×5….drop Eugenio to add DeShields ?
Yes
Someone dropped Souza. Would you lose Matt Duffy or Carlos Santana for him? Also have Ketel Marte while Chris Owings and Villar are available. Should I drop Ketel for either or drop one of those UTIL players and keep Ketel? thanks dude!
Forget Souza for right now, Villar over Marte
OBP H2H league. Great keepers over the years thanks to you!
Team:
C: Cervelli
1B: Rizzo
2B: Odor
3B: Machado
SS: Correa
OF: Harper
OF: Betts
OF: Polanco
UTIL: Donaldson
SP: Arrieta
SP: Thor
SP: Walker
SP: J. Ross
SP: Matz
RP: Britton
RP: Familia
Bench arms: Lackey, Odorizzi, Rodon, M. Moore
Just had a Nats fan in my league offer me Lorenzo Cain for Joe Ross, straight up. I think it’s a win in a vacuum but not sure if it fits my needs. Weekly lineups so I guess I could rotate him with Polanco depending on weekly matchups, and then trade him later when he gets hot in a 2-1 deal.
Thoughts?
I’d take Cain, then trade Polanco fro a better SP, or Donaldson
Good morning! I hope your morning was as filled with baked goods as mine was.
As much fun as it is to read today’s write-up (geez, baseball is fun enough, but now I have something entertaining to read almost every day!), I have a dilemma.
Start Sano at home against the Brewers or Soler on the road against the Cardinals? The only other options are Khris Davis and Buxton, and I think it’s obvious why they are both sitting.
Thanks!
This is so much less confusing than trying to watch the Kashyyyk League. Do you know what they call balls there? “[grunting sound]” And strikes? “[similar grunting sound”]
And you know what they call their MVP award? “Wookiee of the Year.”
I wish! Start Sano… Wow, a Wookie of the year, that’s a new one for me
@Grey:
By the way, I am tempted to say that Rodon’s start yesterday was a Wilt Chamberlain.
Because he knocked my whole ERA up.
HA!
Casilla and Colome for Jeanmar Gomez and Velasquez?
We only have two RP slots. I currently have Osuna and Tolleson along with Colome (has SP eligibility but boxberger back soon and has only got me 1 save)
Velasquez
Thanks for everything.
My Parra & Raisel Iglesias for Andrew Miller & McCullers.
I have nowhere to play Parra, A few SV / high K/9 helps, but McCullers injury big question mark. Is this do-able?
Miller side
I’m with you on the AL East thing. Stroman was probably drafted as an SP2, but if you own him you look at that start vs Baltimore today and go….I dunno.
Yeah, exactly… I like Severino, but then you see Red Sox, O’s, Jays and you’re like, bleh
Eikhoff or nicasio ros?
Nicasio
The Cleveland AA affiliate is the Akron Rubber Ducks. They are sponsored by Yuengling Beer and on Thirsty Thursdays they sell it for a buck. What’s up with Yuengling? Seems like a midwest thing. Any good?
I know nothing of beer
@OaktownSteve: Yuengling is decent. Its fanfare is either hipster-driven, or the fact that it is one of the oldest, independently owned breweries still functioning in the US. If you’ve had Full Sail’s Session Ale, it tastes similar.
@Mrs.Featherbottom:
Nice comp. That Full Sail I feel like was better when they first released it and went downhill when they probably started brewing more cases.
So Yuengling sort of a Pabst Blue Ribbon for non-coastal hipsters?
How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? It’s a real obscure number…you’ve probably never heard of it.
Joke never fails to make me laugh.
@OaktownSteve: I live in the area in PA where Yuengling is from and grew up with it. Been to the brewery. It’s the go to around here, for sure. Also the 30 pack that Obama puts on the table in his hockey/Olympic bets with the Canadian PM (as the Mrs. kinda noted above).
Pretty standard lager in my eyes, but again that prob has a lot to do with it being my first beer. Locally they sell Yuengling potato chips, ice cream, etc. Haven’t tried any of it and don’t plan to, but thought it warranted me throwing out there during a yueng-ey discussion. Would trade all of this knowledge of Yuengling for a life on the west coast, absent of Yuengling. But that’s a another convo for a different day.
@OaktownSteve: @knucks: For a fantasy comp, I’d say that Yuengling is like a Kole Calhoun or a Kyle Seager. Solid, boring, gets the job done. Definitely not a hipster beer, at least as of a decade or so ago. I’m pretty out of the loop on that stuff though.
@Big Magoo: Agreed, hipster’s are too busy drinking grapefruit IPA from a can.
@Ralph Lifshitz: i see now you’re referencing schlafy of STL.
@OaktownSteve: It’s an East Coast Penn/ NJ thing. It’s just Rolling Rock with a different label. They didn’t ship north of CT for a while and then that changed and they made a big push in New England the last few years. Mostly based off NE college transplant nostalgia. My wife is from NJ and we used to always bring back a case to go with the other NJ only items we had to stock up on (bagels particularly). Now that it’s available in Boston she has no interest in it. Just a smooth drinking lager, more Budwiser than it is a craft beer. Kind of like Narragansett.
@Ralph Lifshitz:
But defintely worth a buck at an Akron Rubber Ducks game?
@OaktownSteve: Yes definitely worth a buck. In fact I’d say it’s one of the better beers I’ve ever heard being sold for a buck. It just tends to be overrated by people who grew up in that area.
But the real question is did you know why the Aeros changed to the Rubber Ducks?
@Ralph Lifshitz: *do
@Ralph Lifshitz:
looked them up the other day and read that Rubber Ducks is an homage to the region’s rubber production history. Not sure if this answers why a change was prompted.
@OaktownSteve: Reminiscent of the local to me LV Ironpigs and the history of the area’s steel production. Makes for delicious bacon vending at games. They get pretty damn creative with it.
@OaktownSteve: Yeah it’s a homage to the rubber industry in Akron. At one point they were the “Rubber City”. Not sure if they went by Rubber City or not but I kind of hope they do/did. Jonathan Mayo went into a big diatribe about it on the MLBpipeline podcast a week or so back.
With that said Akron games sound like heaven. They have two awesome specs in the outfield (Zimmer and Frazier), $1 brews, and Rubber! What else could you ask for?
@Ralph Lifshitz: This is what is happening locally for me in the PA/NJ area. Was jones-ing for Fat Tire for a few years after an Arizona trip a few years back. Now its just getting to the area. Spent a few weekends with the fat tire and will now move on pretty soon.
@knucks: This was in reference to the wife being from Jersey comment. Go Devils btw
@OaktownSteve: Hi Oaktown Steve, Actually Yuengling brewery is the oldest brewery in the USA and hales form Pottsville, Pa.. yuengling has forever been a staple in the Philadelphia ( where I am from originally) & Pittsburgh markets as well as all over Pa., Jersey & Delaware. Not really a midwest beer at at all and I wish it were. I have live din Oklahoma City area for many years and we miss Yuengling. Anytime I drive back and forth or have others drive out we load up on some of our favorite Yuengling flavors that we can’t get out here.
The Yuengling lager is a really nice lager with full flavor for a lager, and she Porter is exceptional, but our two favorites are the Black & Tan & by far the Lord Chesterfield, their premium lager. definitely give them a try if you like good beers. In the OKC area there are lots of micro breweries and fun to have some real old time home cooked flavors like Yuengling, when we can get them.
Hope that helps!
@Champsok1:
Nice write up. Now I want to try one. Looks like there is a Steeler bar in the Bay Area. Wonder of if I can get a Primatti Bros style sando to go with it.
I always though Yuengling was a Maryland-area thing. That’s where I always used to see it in my travels. It’s a pretty decent beer. I think Mrs. Featherbottom nailed it with the hipster driven popularity ala PBR. I’d prefer a Yuengling to a PBR any day though.
@OaktownSteve: being a Cali (LA) guy who loves craft beers, especially IPAs, no not the grapefruit ones…i liken Yuengling to a poor mans Sam Adams Boston Lager. You gotta try it simply for the history of it. I had it in Georgia on a work trip last spring. Definitely felt like i was drinking the darker amber version of PBR. For the price, it was only like $5 a pitcher where i was at, couldnt beat it. Im interested to see your take once you try it. Cheers guys!
Been a long time since we talked about books in here. Light hijack, anybody have an opinion on Dennis Lehane?
Haven’t read anything by him, I’m currently reading Run for his Life by Jeffrey Toobin, it’s a solid, quick read, prior to that I read about the Six Day War which was not quick, it was the longest six days ever, actually
@Grey:
Had to google Toobin. From wiki: At Harvard, he covered sports for The Harvard Crimson, where his column carried the name “Inner Toobin.”
eye roll
Ha, yeah, that is an eye roll, book’s decent though
@OaktownSteve: Lehane is pretty good. Mystic River, Shutter Island, and the Patrick Kenzie books are solid. Haven’t read his other stuff. I’d recommend Harlan Coben (particularly the Myron Bolitar books) and Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch books, though his earlier Terry McCaleb novels are good too) if you dig detective stuff.
@Big Magoo:
I just picked up Lahane arbitrarily off the library shelf. Had heard the name. This one is called Live By Night. Didn’t realize it’s second in a trilogy but doesn’t seem to necessarily need the first book to make sense. Liking it so far.
For the hardboiled I usually go to Elmore Leonard and for detective stuff I like Lawrence Block. Have heard of both Coben and Connelly but not read them. Will have to check them out.
@OaktownSteve: You checked out any James Elroy?
Ellroy’s the best
@Big Magoo: I looooove Harlan Coben! Read almost all of his books.
Deep NL Only. Need a corner. Pickings are depressing. Looking for some counting stats..
Anyone?
Andres Blanco,
Alexei Amarista,
Gosslin,
Culberson
Amarista
@Grey: This is probably the only time you have ever been thanked for recommending Amarista!
Thank you!
HA
Weekly lineup changes lock shortly. I’m finding it hard to get any more info on Starling Marte’s injury. Do you think I should roll the dice and start him, or could this be a few more days? Thanks!
Start him
@Grey: Nice! Thanks!
No problem
Didn’t have Rodon yesterday but suffer through a few of those every year and I don’t take them well. Always go through a brief period like somebody who decides to quit smoking or drinking.
I’m going to put all that FBB stuff behind me. Go outside more, get on an exercise program, eat right, start calling my grandmother more. Although, Velasquez is pitching today….
Ha, yeah, it’s gut wrenching….You care so much, and then they let you down
@Grey:
Why do I care so much???!!!!
*looks around at general state of affairs*
*puts on headphones and listens to Twins Brewers day baseball*
Glad I didn’t stream Ervin!
Or Wily. Both these teams are bad. And not bad as in good.
@Tigres:
I think there’s a glossary term for guys who throw hard but don’t strike anybody out. I remember my offering was “Fake Juggs”.
Agreed
Are we at the point where we can drop Granderson for a ham sandwich yet? What about for a guy like Matt Moore or a speculative RP play? My other OF are Cruz, Braun, Cespedes and Span and I’m really hurting for saves.
I’d lose Granderson until he gets hot… I’d grab Moore
Where would Trea Turner rate compared to these 2Bs?
Schoop
Gennett
Odor
Phillips
Odor, Schoop, Scooter, Trea
It’s still early, but I decided to stream Nunez over Walsh.
@Scott: Yay! Run for Nunez.
Do these balance out?
Pitched Matz last Monday, Pitched Rodon yesterday, haven’t won a matchup yet = Just got Greinke for T.Story?
I don’t like Greinke this year
@Grey: Ruh roh.
Wanted to deal Story for something.
I’m looking to trade away story I feel like it’s times to jump on his hot start and I already have Xander for short, was curious what range of starters would be a reasonable return for him in your opinion.
It’s a weekly H2H standard yahoo points league
Salazar?
@Grey: okay thanks for the input
No problem
Any word on Starling Marte’s status for today’s game?
@John:
Sorry. Just read your previous answer. Others have Joyce starting. Thanks
@John: Per the twitterverse, nothing except that he is Probable
He played in OF (no PA) at end of Sunday’s games so I’m taking that as good sign he’ll start…
Shit, for years I’ve been searching the world for Carmen Sandiego. I had no idea you had the inside track on her location.
Trea Turner, Schoop and Addison Russell. Pick two ROS…
Carmen is a female?! Schoop, Addison
Great stuff as per usual, Grey! Sweet Amazing Race reference (btw, I just watched AR season 7 for the first time… Highly recommended if you haven’t seen it – SO effing intense!)
I’m looking for MI/CI help. Would you drop Cesar Hernandez for any of these jerks :
– Scooter Gennett
– Moreland
– Holt
– Jaso
– ARod
– Enrique Hernandez
@Grey:
Oh, and Eduardo Nunez is also available…
Thanks! I prolly watched season 7 when it first aired… Scooter
been offered in H2H points league
V Velasquez & A Jones
for
J Quintana & L Cain
thought ?
@desert_heat: looks pretty even to me, though Quintana/Cain is a bit safer long-term since V.V. might get shut down earlier than fantasy owners want. I have V.V. and have considered shopping him very soon because of that.
That said, I’d rather have Cain/Quintana myself. Cain is a great contributor across the board and AJones seems to miss time every year, and is scruffling a bit right now.
If you’re the one with Cain/Quintana I’d hold.
Cain
Grey — could you rank the following MI ROS (5×5 Roto)? Wong, Lawrie, Trea Turner. Thanks.
Lawrie, Wong
OK, serious question:
10-team, weekly H2H 6X6 with QS the extra pitching cat.
I have 5 possible starters today, 4 of them face each other. Uh, in two separate games – not a 4-pitcher deathmatch, though that would be pretty cool too. I guess that goes without saying.
Anyway…
In one game I’ve got (potentially) Strass Vs Conley – Conley looked pretty awesome his last start out.
In the other I’ve got YoVentura Vs Green, who also looked good his last start.
Despite the somewhat questionables of Green & Conley, does the fact that they’re facing off matter?
Is it too greedy to start all 4 hoping for QS/K’s from all of them and also doubling my odds of getting a W in those two games?
Or am I spitting in the face of the fantasy gods, ensuring that my ERA and WHIP are smited righteously?
I hate chasing W’s, but the stars don’t line up like this that often.Just curious about your thoughts on starting both pitchers in a given game…
Ps – I also have V.V. going, but he’s my boo, so I have no questions there.
@Lucky Dog:
Is the only downside to starting them performance risk? Or are there others you could start or some sort of games started cap/innings cap to consider?
@OaktownSteve: Only risk is they blow up my ERA/WHIP.
So upside = QS, increased odds of a W and more K’s.
@OaktownSteve: Oh, and no – I have 5 starters going if I start them all. No innings cap – in fact we have an innings minimum of 50 per week so people can’t just run out RP and steal 2 categories ERA/WHIP.
No other options to start today either.
@Lucky Dog:
I’d run them all out there. I’m streaming Greene in RCL so I’m not just the owner of the Hair Club for men, I’m a client.
haha
I wouldn’t start Greene, but they might both be okay, very risky
10 team ops/qs trying to improve pitching/mi
1) Franco/adam jones or Correa/aaron sanchez
2) bryant/jones or correa/Carrasco
3) frazier/jones or correa/aaron sanchez
Have votto/franco/frazier/bryant only one utility spot.
Correa…Correa… Correa
Harper/Shaw or Betts/Belt – who ya got? 12T H2H. Thanks Grey!
Harper side of anything.
Harper
eovaldi vs OAK
Porcello vs TB
Hellboy vs NYM
Which one man, QS K/9 lg
Porcello
In my 11 (weird, I know) team Yahoo roto league (standard scoring), I was just proposed Kris Bryant + Matz for my first pick, Manny, by the last place owner in my league, whose team name for the last 3 years has been named after Manny himself.
Manny is SS eligible, but I also have Corey Seager and Trevor Story @ SS/MI (Manny has been paying 3B for me), so there’s no void other than Manny’s awesomeness.
I’d never considered trading Manny, but this sounds like something that might payoff.
1. What do you think of the trade he proposed?
2. This owner also has Harvey, who is his highest ranked pitcher per Razz. Since he clearly is looking to sell low on Bryant, you think it’s worth trying to push him over the edge with this counter? (i.e., Bryant + Harvey for Manny)
Thanks!
Machado side… Sure, Harvey
@Grey: Thanks. Machado side in the Harvey deal as well? Or does Harvey bring it over to Bryant side?
Harvey brings it to Bryant
@Grey: Cool. Thanks again.
No problem
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Meant to say that I also like that Bryant, despite having a slow start, has kept his walks and cut his K-rate by about 10%, and is suffering from a little BABIP bad luck. Manny meanwhile, who is to be sure, a beast, is currently enjoying a BABIP 100 points above his usual, and 110+ above last year.
Strop or Dyson for holds and ratios?
Thanks
Dyson
Pitching prospect question – Can you give me your best guess for ETAs and subsequent performance for Berrios, Urias, Snell, Glasnow and Giolito – preferably in order of stash-worthiness? Thank you.
See rankings
traded for kluber today , is he gonna bounce back ?
Hopefully
1. Gennett or Holt to cover MI until Devon Travis is healthy?
2. Holt or Melvin Upton to cover OF until Brantley is healthy?
3. Hold any of the above or Nick Williams over Ken Giles?
Scooter…. Holt…
Lose Grichuk for Lamb? Util spot 12 team h2h 2 moves left for the week.
Yup
With Jumbo now a Louisville Bat for the time being, would think Cingrani is the 8th inning guy (next up after Hoover)?
You can try him, I doubt it
@Grey: Yea I don’t really wanna touch that either. Will wait for Smokes thoughts on that carousel.
Afternoon fun fact: Domingo Santana is second in the league with 105+ MPH exit velocities with 13. cargon leads the league at 15.
Nice!
@herschel: Someone read fangraphs today
Carter’s being a martyr.
I’m a poet and I still don’t know it.
Ha
Grey!
I need to stream some pitching starts this week. Would you rather start:
1. Chien v. Miami
2. Pomeranz v. the Pirates, or
3. NEITHER
Tomorrow? I can pass and look for other options later in the week but the pickens are slim.
Thanks!
@Carlos: Do you mean Chen v. Washington?
@Scott:
Yes. Duh. My bad. Thanks.
Pom…
10 team H2H Categories. Standard ADP Setup. Need help trying to make a roster decision. Team is below. have a DL spot open and need middle infield help. Would you drop Rodon and add Deon Travis to DL and add Trea Turner to bench in hopes he gets called up soon?
C-Wieter
1b-Rizzo
2b-Rendon
SS-Correa
3b-Franco
OF-Marte
OF-Heyward
OF-Carlos Gomez
OF-Piscotty
OF-Nomar Mazara
2b/ss-Schoop
1b/3b-Moustakas
Util-Prince Fielder
Dl-Open
P-Thor
P-Jose Fernandez
P-Strasburg
P-Danny Salazar
P-Garret Richards
P-Aaron Sanchez
P-Steven Matz
P-Papelbon
P-Hector Rondon
Bench-Carlos Rodon
Bench-Matt Moore
Bench-Vince Velasquez
Nope
@Grey: So you would stay as is. No changes as of right now? Drop anyone else?
Don’t see any
Prediction: Cingrani will be closing for the Reds before the end of April.
@OaktownSteve: Prediction: He will promptly blow his first opportunity.
@Cram It:
You never know with closers. Some guys get off on it. Some guys crack. They put him in there and he some how locks one down, maybe he comes out of the pen with the music and shit the next time and it builds on himself. Hard to say ahead of time and some of it can just be fate/luck.
@OaktownSteve: Isn’t he their only left in the pen though?
Yeah, could be, lord knows Hoover and Jumbo have been awful
@Grey: What about Stephenson? He seems like he’d be dominant out of the pen.
Too outside the box I’d guess
@Grey: It’s strange because they have a lot of young starting pitching. Raisel, Finnegan, and Reed is solid and has some real upside. Maybe they see Stephenson and some combo of DeSclafani/Bailey/Lorenzean filling those back end of the rotation spots.
The other option is Lorenzean heads back to the pen once he’s healthy. That’s another option.
@Ralph Lifshitz:
They’ve also got John Lamb coming back soon.
Cingrani is already in the pen, no reason to skip him from being the closer, at least before Stephenson
@Grey:
Diaz was just optioned.
Makes sense, he looked like hot poo
@OaktownSteve: They really don’t have a choice unless they call someone up.
@Toe Knee Arm Ass:
I woulda tried Straily
@OaktownSteve: I think it could be Straily when they get some starters back….If Hoover makes it that long. Otherwise Tony
@OaktownSteve: I think our boy Straily/Cingrani ends up there eventually. Look at all the depth of SPs there is… right now its: Iglesias, Finnegan, Simon, Moscot, Straily… coming off DL: Bailey, Desclafani, Lamb, Lorenzen… then you throw in the callups: Stephenson, Reed… Straily for sure will go back to pen and might get his shot if Cingrani can’t control the BBs
@Todd25: Not all that important here but I did just see Reed go on the Minors DL with lacerated finger
@OaktownSteve: I really don’t think so. I think for him to be seriously considered he’d have to be pitching lights out(which he’s really not), otherwise I don’t see them messing with his current role.
Grey – great stuff. Can’t help myself!! Catcher question…Vogt or Ramos ROS?
Thanks as always!
@Dropping Dingleberries: Samesies
Hi Grey,
Great stuff as always! I was offered a trade and wanted to know what you think.
I get: Charlie Balckmon, Betances, and Garrett Richards
I give: Pence, Toney Watson, and Aaron Sanchez
Its a holds league and my other outfielders are Marte, DeShields and Holliday… As you can see my outfield needs help. Do I go for it in hopes Blackmon will be back soon or is it too risky? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Thanks! Hold
16 team keep 9 (5 hitters, 4 pitchers, has to be 2 RP, 2 SP, 2 OF, 1 each of 3 different hitting positions for last 3 spots). OPS, K’s, total bases added for hitters and QS, holds, losses, BB’s against for pitchers.
C c.vasquez
1B rizzo
2B schoop
SS bogey
MI scooter
CI moustakaas
LF delino
CF eaton
RF stanton
OF braun
util carter
BN suarez
BN aoki (LF)
BN hundley
DL pollock
SP iglesias, shark, walker, berrios, corbin, hammel, mchugh, keuchel (also max 10 starts per week, 8 moves per week)
RP strop, dyson, kenley, diaz, lowe
DL perkins
drop aoki for either of mallex, taylor?
2. drop c.vasquez for which/any of beef welington/grandal
Taylor… Grandal
Hey Grey,
Great article as always. I have a question. I could use some steals, but they are not overly critical, but I have some flexibility with my roster. Currently I have Rendon at 3B and Bryant in the OF. Should I drop Rendon, move Bryant to 3B and pick up Deshizzznit at OF? Keeper league 12 team. Probably wouldn’t keep Rendon or Delino next year unless they really produce this year. Thanks!
Sounds fine to me
Adam Jones batting 3rd? Are the Orioles using a lineup from 2014?
Haha
OTS you available for some insight?
I realize that this was likely discussed and I’m sure we’ve answered something like it the past week or so, but this just became relevant for me now. So I haven’t been paying the best of attention. While he is not starting everyday at the moment…
What kind of FAAB money would you be throwing out at Billy Burns who clears waivers tonight.
$100 budget and I haven’t used anything yet. Not exactly hurting for steals, wouldn’t mind the free-ish extra asset though. Very competitive 12 team 5×5 roto, where I am surprised that the owner cut bait already. This is the first decent add available like this and the first year we’ve ever used FAAB. I understand it can be frustrating to wait for a Crisp injury and the A’s really shuffle up that lineup.
Mazara went for about $40 the day he debuted
Mallex went for something like $7
Only saving my budget for a closer that appears at some point throughout the year, but who knows when that happens. Could potentially see trading steals for saves down the road instead.
Any insight is appreciated. I currently have a $4 bid in on Burns right now. Should I up it?
@knucks:
Is it a daily or weekly line up lock?
@OaktownSteve: Daily lineup lock. So he will basically be chilling as my only bench bat and get thrown in one of my two Util slots when he leads off and I’m feeling a SB. I have the roster spot at the moment. So I guess my question is more or less poking at how you feel about his chances at getting a decent amount of ABs by years end. And then yea, how much you would throw at him.
@knucks: Love to use the spot to stream. But guys we add are not available to play until the following day. So streaming bats isn’t always easy. Like I just added Castellanos today to play instead of Frazier and Castellanos isn’t even in the lineup. So it was a waste of a batty call. Not a smart one in the first place vs. Yordana but that’s besides the point.
@knucks: Grey you care to jump in at all? Guessing you’d stream?
@knucks:
I’d put in 8 bucks on Burns. 30 steals guy good for trade bait, good for depth if you need the steals. At some point Coco gets hurt, Burns plays every day. Until then you can play match ups using daily. Like him less in weekly as he’s going to get 4-5 games played most weeks.
@OaktownSteve: you da man, much appreciated
Obligatory look at my team post. Tried to do a yahoo pro roto league but apparently there isn’t much interest in roto there as they kept failing to fill up. Finally gave up and did a h2h instead. Drafted Sunday night. Tried not to let the first 2 weeks influence me too much, but snagged a couple of guys based on early results.
C- Cervilli
1B-AGon
2b-Odor
3b-Bryant
SS-Correa
OF-Marte
OF- JD Martinez
OF-Polanco
Util-Pujols
Util-Rajai
Bench-Tyler White
SPs-Salazar, Walker, Corbin, Madea (early results pick) Ventura, Aaron Sanchez, Hendricks, Nola, Cobb (DL)
RPs – Osuna, McGee, Jeanmar Gomez
Like the team, Rajai is a batty call… Madea? Tyler Perry? You look a little weak on speed, but not bad
@Grey: Ha! I’m working on a screenplay for “Madea Anchors My Staff”: Starring Kenta Maeda.
No SAGNOF love for Rajai? I knew I was light on speed so took him in the next to last round.
10 team points league. Drop Domingo for Deshizz? Or Dickerson for Deshizz? Seems like there has been an awakening.
Thanks for your work!
Domingo
Byung Ho!
Left Park?
@Grey: Totally agree with the Carlos Pena comp.
Trader offered to me: Greinke for JD Martinez?
Should I keep JD?
Yes
@PetFed: YES!
Hola Grey,
Park or Hazelbaker in an OBP league? Just looking for overall production
Park
For a points league if you had to choose 2: A Rod, melky, Werth, byung-ho who are you rolling with? -1 for strikeouts
Park, Arod
Please rank ROS
Hammel, Iwakuma, Santiago.
You did
Grey This is my team in a 10 team h2h league please give me your analisis, and thanks for everything..
Cerveli
Rizzo
Rendón
Franco
Correa
J-up
Fowler
Jd martinez
Betts
Bn delino
Bn beltré
Bn castellanos
Pitchers
Salazar
Rodon
Matz
Kennedy
Conley
Moore
Jefress
Casilla
Dyson
Cishek
J. Wilson from detroit
We also have holds as stat
Looks good, Tony, balanced on hitting, and solid pitching… Your bullpen is a little scary, and Conley is a streamer
Is this too much for a trade?
I’d give McCutchen, Rendon, and Bogaerts
I’d get JD Martinez and Mazara
I would then pick up Delino to fill the Util spot currently occupied by Bogaerts. I would move Bryant from OF to 3rd to take over for Rendon.
12 team keeper league.
Bit much
So in my hometown 10 team league my current BA is .233, I think its time that Mr. Fielder, Tulowitzki, Pujols, and Rizzo get above the Mendoza line this week.
Agreed
So in a pretty deep (12 teams, 28 player ESPN 5×5) keeper league, I was given a weird trade offer that has been weighing on my mind. The trade offer has been his Cueto for my Severino and Pineda. All three of those pitchers can be controlled for this team and next year for keeper purposes.
My pitching presently consists of:
Yu Darvish
Danny Salazar
Carlos Rodon (Outch last night)
Michael Pineda
Taijuan Walker
David Robertson
Jonathan Papelbon
Kevin Jepsen
Alex Colome
JJ Hoover
To fill the remaining roster spot I’m losing, there are guys like Phil Hughes and Clay Buchholz in Free Agency, but nothing else of note I’d consider ownable.
Would it be worth it to make the trade for Cueto despite his decreased velocity and issues last September for two guys in Severino and Pineda who should have decent years but pitch in the AL East?
@Dropkick330: Severino is in my pitching list as well. I somehow forgot him.
I’d hold
Who do you prefer dyson or mallex smith
Mallex
@Brett:
Dyson. Mallex isn’t ready to hit.
@OaktownSteve: I think they are both good for an 8th inning SB and R about every 6th game.
Park, Lamb, Carter for my IF slot?
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS
Park
as a fellow Rodon and deGrom owner……sigh
Mmhmm
12 team 5×5 h2h
Utility spot question.
On hittertron Pedroia vs. Smyly is a 17.7 and Gattis @ Holland is a 6.7 so which would you start if you had to?
Pedroia
As a Cubs fan, I’m happy to see that Maddon finally moved Zobrist to the 6th slot in the batting order. I like the guy, but he isn’t hitting shizz. And why would he be your #3 with guys like Bryant and Rizzo in the lineup (admittedly, neither is hitting a damn thing)?
Agreed
@Grey: thanks grey, then between samardzija, leake, iwakuma, erasmo, ventura, kazmir and hendricks. Wich one is the best to replace conley?
@Tony: Shark (who shouldn’t be a FA!)
Ventura
Helllllo grey & your magnificent mustache!
H2h pts/ weekly we start a RP mine is Hector Rodon; my Q is hold onto H-Rondon or drop him for someone that was recently dropped; Papelbon.
Papelbon vs rodon
Hold
Dryrun Buxton bats 9th for the lame assTwins this afternoon and overhypes his f’in way to another O-fer-4. He is an absolute Dry Run for his owners. Could never have expected this after every pundit said he was THE top/good prospect. No lube or nuthin’. Just violates our unsuspecting back doors without apology. Painful. Done with him.
I hear ya
I didn’t mean to pile on with Rodon (I did.) His start was tough to watch (since I was dancing (standing) and jumping up and down (slightly bending my knees. ))
Full disclosure: I will not be showing my face, nor eyebrows, when it takes Salazar 120 pitches to get through 4. Until such time, I’m fairly pleased with Salazar over Kluber (who went much earlier) and Thor over deGrom (by the way I just wanted to say that in this trying time for the deGroms, DON’T FORGET ABOUT ME! But, seriously, my thoughts and prayers have been consumed with alcohol consumption and home runs, respectively.)
Ha, thanks for your sympathy!
@Grey: The site just finally reloaded for me, by the way…kidding…
Haha
Kyle Seager just hit the waiver wire in my 12 team league. Worth the number 1 waiver position? Thanks!
Yup
Which is a better deal, Cain/Sano for Stanton or Mookie/Sano for Stanton/Franco?
Stanton side with Franco
OTS, Yuenling is mostly hype these days, used to be much better before they started mass production, as someone who has lived in Pennsyltucky for zero amount of the days, I can definitively say, that I would like to hear definitely much less often, and see an increase in the run-on sentence, a comeback of sorts, if you will, which doesn’t necessarily remind me of, but does give myself the chance to get back to the original point of this comment, which is clearly to say that Kluber was drafted too early this year, and Russian River which is clearly one of the most over-hyped beers in the world, tastes like, or at least smells like, when a cat drinks cat piss, and then manages to squirt it into a bottle that will eventually be held by a douche who was willing to wait in a line for way too long…
@Wake Up: Yins know what he’s talking about?
@Wake Up:
The here is often about the now that isn’t there
@OaktownSteve: So true!
Eckhart Tolle on bell bottoms?
@OaktownSteve: Did you listen to the Stapleton link above?
Drop Corbin or Jeffress and stash Berrios?
@Bosox: I’d hold there
Hold
Grey,
Is Starling Marte enough to ask for Mazara, or do I need to offer marte and Conforto for Mazara?
I’d want Marte
Would you give up Marte for Mazara
You just asked this
@Scott Kimmel: Marte should be enough there
@Scott Kimmel: not close in a redraft for sure, you gotta realize he might just go on back to AAA where he would be now when choo gets back.
@Scott Kimmel: and how haven’t you fallen in a revine yet? or dropped the blender in the bath?
Grey,
A trade question for our 10 Team H2H Points League. I give Braun and Hamels and I get Kluber and Kinsler. My OFs would be Bautista, Springer, Delino, Belt, and Pederson, I don’t love Kinsler, but I can hang onto him if Rendon doesn’t work out. I am thinking the Kluber upgrade might offset it, assuming he rights this shite streak he is on. Your input is much appreciated.
Thanks Grey.
I’d want more
@Grey: Braun/Hamels side
Hey Grey,
Neither are great options tonight and SON dislikes both- but which guy would you start tonight?
Hayward vs J. Garcia
or
Grichuck vs. Hammel?
Thanks!
Heyward
@Grey: agree with Wake
Agree with Wake
Over/Under on 20 home runs for Altuve?
Under
@Grey: Still under? Damn that little guy is on fire.
@Wheezy: Under, but damn he looks good. I have him nowhere and wish that I did.
@Wake Up: Yeah he looks like a monster. I think hes gonna get to 20 this year. Just watched him hit another one tonight. On fire.
@Wake Up: Yeah he looks like a monster. I think hes gonna get to 20 this year. Just watched him hit another one tonight. On fire.
dynasty with holds, relief appearances, k/9 and relief wins, farq or caminero (YEA!!) or quack or grimm? 20 teamer with 7 RP slots. surprising this many even decent options out there, lot of guys dropped lately.
2. dynasty 16 teamer with OBP over average and net steals over steals and total bases added. drop hazelbaker (was a streamer) for saunders? use any bid money if so (might be better to keep streaming at least one of this and the jose ram (many backup positions with him). have hazelbaker and jose ram as my 2 stream spots.
3. same dynasty as in 1, team is based around TEX players, i’m guessing a solid NO on trading my delino for cargo 2 (HOU)?
4. NL only for saves only, hold jumbo (in minors likely short term) or grab quack/m.castro, recently dropped.
Camerinero…sure, Saunders… 3. No 4. Quack
Pineda right the ship vs the AAA’s?
I hope so, but I’m not feeling safe
@Grey: I think so, and I’m feeling safe enough for two…
Let out the Belt!
@Grey: Don’t tell me you’re wearing the Skinny Mom Jeans?
They’re not Skinny
@Grey: Photo?
@Grey:
*looks down*
Is it still considered a camel toe if it’s yoga pants, but with balls?
One in the same!
5.
12 teamer with saves only, early last week i blew through my 5 weekly adds to grab dyson at the height (thus far) of tollergate. then had to watch somebody else grab jeenmar the next day well after i would’ve had i had the adds. i have casilla/allen/osuna/dyson now. use one of last 4 for week on any of grilli (who i drafted but dropped after the first day when he got blown up and demoted)/giles/cedeno/soria/maurer.
@Flowers misses his old glasses… he’s ok tho: or may, jepsen has been pretty bad, and perkins injured with the lost velo and such.
Hold
Good test to see where we’re at with Smyly tonight.
I think it’s going to pay off for the Twins by next year, playing Sano and Buxton. Of course, in the mean time, it’s not really helping your FBB team.
I think we might see Finnegan closing at some point.
@Wake Up: malamoney thinks bundy is a better player to own, even in keepers. wow. this is over buxton, he might say even more so with sano, due to the K’s, he is referencing of course pts leagues.
@Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves: Great name!
I’m not big on Buxton either. He hasn’t really had any success since 2013. Just saying that I like that the team is at least giving them a chance to play.
Finnegan would need to implode then come back and look good in relief… Long road for Finnegan to get to closing
@Grey: Definitely not soon. Long term is what I meant. Plus, good SPing on the farm.
Yeah, agreed
Just another manic Muesday!