Yesterday, on the way to the park, Chris Paddack felt under the weather. Not to confuse people, Paddack had the flu, there’s no weather in San Diego. So, Chris Paddack was touching 100, and I’m not talking about his fastball. As Paddack made his way to the mound, he’d cough and: “You rang?” That’s the on-staff hernia nurse. Well, it’s not just the hernia nurse who’s on-staff when it comes to Paddack. Yesterday, he dismantled the Mariners — 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 9 Ks, ERA at 1.67 in 27 IP, getting some swinging strikes that were…Well, one swing by Daniel Vogelbach was the highest pitch generating a swing all year at four-feet and eight-inches aka “an Altuve.” Currently, Paddack sits at 10 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 3.80 xFIP, and, Steamer’s rest-of-the-season projections for him are 3.49 ERA with a 10 K/9 in 120 IP, i.e., a top 40 starter in all mixed leagues. With all his commercials, Justin Verlander can push his Flonase down our throats (noses?), but Paddack pitching is sick — God bless you! Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Ty France – Called up by the Padres. Can’t wait for France to face a couple German pitchers and approach the plate with a white flag on his bat. Love his player pic too (compliments of Rotowear):
Ian Kinsler – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, hitting .155. A couple of Hispanic people in the crowd commented, “What a boring home run celebration from Kinsler.”
Blake Snell – 3 1/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 2.54, as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “What’s up, snitches!” Then apologized to Karen in Accounting, citing his unfamiliarity with the case where she was an informant for Bristol, Connecticut PD.
Joey Wendle – 2-for-2, 1 RBI, but left with wrist pain and is day-to-day. I’m concerned these injuries to Mr. Wendle are going to lead to Arrested Development.
Jake Junis – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 5.57. The Streamonator tried to get you to start Junis, but y’all are a bunch of anti-Streamites.
Whit Merrifield – 2-for-3, 3 runs and his 4th homer. For what it’s Werth, his average has dropped from .349 to .298 in two weeks.
Adalberto Mondesi – 3-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .283. Father, I’ve been having unclean thoughts about Adalberto Mondesi again. “Sir, this is a Wendy’s.”
Gio Gonzalez – Signed with the Brewers, where he was last year for five starts. Dot dot dot. Of lights out baseball! Yo, is Roberto Kelly in here? I can’t tell, because it’s lights out baseball! Didn’t understand Yankees release of Gio — he was pitching well in the minors, and solid last year (for real baseball) — and I like the signing by the Brewers. Gonzalez is a streamer in most mixed leagues, but a solid get for an NL-Only team. He should have around a 8+ K/9, 4.15 ERA and get some wins.
Eric Thames – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 5th homer, hitting .273. In related news, Jesus Aguilar ate a cruller without getting frosting on his hands, then told everyone in the clubhouse calling it his Cruller Report.
Marcell Ozuna – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer. OZUNA go deep for fun. OZUNA talking Fun Dips, but home runs good too.
Yadier Molina – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer. That ball was all freed…Molina! Bad home run call? Not as bad as Chocolat.
Adam Wainwright – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.96. Really have to appreciate how Wainwright has battled back from being the laughingstock of talk radio to being “a guy most people thought retired, but is still pitching mediocrely.”
Sandy Alcantara – 5 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners (4 BBs), 2 Ks, ERA at 4.50. Fun fact! Sandy Alcantara is the name of an opera singer who got drunk and fell asleep on the beach.
Jefry Rodriguez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.13. In Spanish his name is pronounced Hi-fry, which is also how I greet my fried potatoes. (Please don’t tell me it’s not pronounced like that; I’m kidding and am stupid.) This was a Streamonator call because he was facing the Marlins, so no dur.
Jose Ramirez – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and a slam (2) and legs (6), hitting .184. Woo-hoo, now he’s only around the 767th best fantasy hitter, but up from the low-800’s!
Marcus Semien – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .311, hitting leadoff, has been productive, ya know. However, while watching this game, I realized something when I saw Bob Melvin: Why does every baseball manager look like a stepfather?
Matt Chapman – 1-for-5 and his 8th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games, hitting .311. Fun fact! When talking to customer service people, he uses his middle name to sound menacing. “Can I call you Matt?” “Call me Matt James Chapman.”
Nomar Mazara – 2-for-4 and his 3rd and 4th homer, hitting .219. He’s screaming into the night sky like he’s in a Aerosmith video, “Go ahead, drop me to waivers! It makes me stronger!” Then a 16-year-old Alicia Silverstone, twirls her hair with her finger and some 50-year-old dude smacks her ass. The 90’s! Still like Mazara, but I can understand having a hard time holding him through his April slump. Of course, I can see going back in on him.
Logan Forsythe – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 2nd homer. Someone should accuse Forsythe of stealing signs from the universe.
Daniel Murphy – 1-for-4, 1 run as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “So, is Karen just not even going to talk to me anymore? I didn’t know she snitched.”
Raimel Tapia – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, hitting .281. I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but Ramiel Tapia is playing, and hitting, in place of Ian Desmond. It might finally be happening. Add him in all leagues.
German Marquez – 7 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.54, but gave up a home run to my other baby boo, Sexy Dr. Pepper, Juan Soto (his 4th). So bitter…sweet…Sweet, then bitter…Bitter, then sweet.
Charlie Blackmon – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, hitting .279. Chazz Noir starring in Man-Dinger, the Blackmonploitation film from the mind of Melvin Van Peebles. Chazz Noir is the Man-Dinger, trying to solve crimes and what happened to his fantasy value.
Vince Velasquez – 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.99. Mets looked so lifeless yesterday, and it wasn’t even Weekend at Bernie’s Bobblehead Night. Mets are playing in Metco again, apparently. Streamonator did like Velasquez’s start last night and his next one, and I can see giving him a shot.
Rhys Hoskins – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .273. Who has a better OBP right now, him or Bryce? Well, yeah, obviously, because I’m pointing it out in Hoskins’s blurb.
Ozzie Albies – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, hitting .276. He made $645.37 since his last home run!
Mike Soroka – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners (3 BBs), 7 Ks, ERA at 1.69. Not sure why I’m having such trepidation about the Braves young starters, or what trepidation means, but I’m feeling less confident about them right now. I watched most of the game, and Soroka got out of more jams than Mr. Smucker. With all that said, his peripherals look decent enough and he has a solid next matchup, per Streamonator.
Jordan Lyles – 5 IP, 4 ER, ERA up from 0.53 to 2.05. The Regression Fairies have a Beyonce quote in their social media profile; they celebrate Friendsgiving and they will destroy your ratios.
Jung Ho Kang – 2-for-3 and his 4th homer, hitting .167. Awareness is cool, but I don’t know how I feel that after Kang drives a ball, he has to blow into his bat before he can move.
Josh Bell – 2-for-3 and his 5th homer, hitting .299. I will say this about Bell without any irony or sarcasm or giggles or anything else I’ve tied my ship to, Bell looks like a home run hitter.
Merrill Kelly – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.94. When I see he’s throwing in a game, I 100% know who he is, and 0% know what he’s going to do. Might take some more time before we get a real feel for how he’s going to pitch from start to start, but in Pittsburgh does not scare me, in general. So, maybe he’s a matchups guy.
Ketel Marte – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 5th and 6th homers, hitting .247. No foolsies, I saw Marte with two homers in Pittsburgh and I brain-farted an entire blurb about Starling Marte. *turns to mirror* You’re cute, but so dumb.
Eduardo Escobar – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI. He’s hitting .290 and four days ago we were writing him off for the year. Put a Post-It on your fantasy team, “It’s April.” Also, put that Post-It covering Kris Bryant’s name for the time being.
Andrelton Simmons – 2-for-4 and his 2nd and 3rd homer. Rudy and I were talking yesterday about Simmons and how high he is on the Rest of the Season Player Rater. That’s right, we have a Player Rater that tells you what guys will do vs. what they’ve already done.
Cody Allen – Ausmus removed Allen from the role of closer until “he figures things out.” Hopefully, he’s talking about Allen figuring things out because Ausmus is hopeless. I would own Ty Buttrey and Hansel Robles. Before Ausmus decided it was a good idea to throw Buttrey for three innings last night (not exactly closer usage), I would’ve guessed he was next up, but now I’m leaning Robles. It’s not close(r) to decided, however.
Chad Green – Optioned to the minors, because Green is for the money, but Chad is for the ‘sad.’
Gary Sanchez – 0-for-4, 4 Ks, as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “Could someone ask Karen if A) She’s not talking to me because I was being insensitive and B) Does she want to sleep with me?”
Clint Frazier – Went for an MRI on his ankle. Greg Bird is contagious!
Eduardo Rodriguez – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 5.88. I’d still put money on him getting to around a 3.70 ERA. I’ll take that bet. Okay, Random Italicized Voice, but all I have is a $1,329,063 bill with Alfred E. Neuman’s face on it.
Michael Chavis – 0-for-1, 2 runs, 1 RBI and his 1st steal, and even better he was caught once. How is that better? Because he’s running, trying to steal bases, that’s a good sign. The…wait for it…steal sign.
Rafael Devers – 1-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, hitting .265. He has 5 RBIs and zero homers. But how about that Spring Training?!
Cody Bellinger – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer, hitting .424. He’s cooled off pretty dramatically, hitting only .364 with three homers over the last week.
Walker Buehler – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners (2 BBs), 1 K, ERA at 5.25. Ugh, who broke Buehler? *looks at his player page* Holy Cheezit, my eyes are burning. Is he still not warmed up from a lack of a Spring Training? Sure hope so, because his stats look like Mike Leake without the control. His numbers (turn away if you can’t handle this): 6.8 K/9 (el oh eff me), 3 BB/9 and 4.96 xFIP (vomit). A 83-year-old Sandy Koufax could pitch better. Or Bill Nye. Okay, I’m very concerned.
Javier Baez – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .312. Maybe he can pull Kris Bryant aside and trip him down a staircase, so at least I have a reason to get Bryant out of my lineup.
Jason Heyward – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .333. Hunh. I thought he reverted back to old Heyward, but not old old Heyward.
Ervin Santana – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 9.45. White Sox should’ve been concerned when Ervin asked to wear the same number as James Shields.
Mychal Givens – 2 IP, 1 ER and his 1st save, ERA at 4.50. The Orioles’ goal is to give Mychal Givens as many saves as roles anyone can name for Robin Givens. This one was Head of the Class. Boomerang by Memorial Day?
Jorge Polanco – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting .366. If you put $1 down on the prop bet of Jorge Polanco winning the AL MVP, you have to love where you are right now.
Michael Brantley – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 3rd homer in the last four games. He’s never hit three homers in three games in his career. And still hasn’t, sucker!
Justin Verlander – 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.61. In honor of Verlander’s start, the Astros had a giveaway of 1,000 metric tons of pollen so their fans would go out and buy Flonase.
Josh Reddick – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. He’s hitting .386. Not in the last week. On the season. Hot schmotato alert!
Pablo Sandoval – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. This is the first time he’s gone back-to-back since a road trip with Leonys Steve Martin.
Drew Pomeranz – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.65. Wish I could say I fully trust Pomeranz, or that I would’ve started him in a road game, even if it was at Toronto (silent 2nd T), but his peripherals look solid — 10.2 K/9, 3.7 BB/9, 3.73 xFIP and two miles per hour faster on his fastball. Looks like a legit rotation piece for the backend of fantasy staffs.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Jays announced he will be called up on Friday. If Vlad Jr. doesn’t hit 500 home runs on Friday, let down? Okay, we’ll give him a pass because he’s so cuddly, I wanna spooner, Glad Vuerrero! Clearing my iCal now for 1st weekend in August in 2044 for when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be elected into the Hall of Fame. He will be flown there in a car by Ted Williams’s Frozen Head. It is written, so it will be done. As for fantasy, he’s a top 40 bat immediately.
Real Grey or Ghostwriter Grey? Something seems off. Did Cougs lose a bet and agree to take over on Thursdays?
Hi Grey, 10 tm h2h pts for ROS: please let me know of any improvements I can make –
1)my players:
Dahl, Mancini
Comforto, Jimenez,
Alonso, Villar
Suarez
players available:
Senzel, Segura
McMahon, E.Escobar
C.Walker, R.Nunez
2)my SP
Hill, Bieber
SP available:
Lucchesi, Soroka, J.Gray
3) would it be better to drop one of the batters and grab an extra SP?
as always BIG THANKS!
Drop Grichuk for Chavis? 14 team 5×5 Roto
rodgers or riley this year stash in NL only OBP and total bases? rodgers might not come up at all (without story injury) but riley might not even if son of donald remembers to get hurt again either. riley would seem more likely though to me. probably less depth at MI/SS if that matters.
what did Kapler think was gonna happen letting Neris go throw 30 pitches across 2 innings?
he saw buttrey do almost 3 innings yesterday and got jealous.
Annoyed- I picked up Eickhoff to stream tomorrow on Yahoo and realized he has only P (not SP or RP) so I’ve got to bench a reliever to pitch him. Why is P even an option?
That sucks
what about leagues that only have SP or RP, in those eickhoff and b.wilson don’t even exist yet. it’s from yahoo’s silly ass way of having eligibility. eickhoff must’ve not gotten either enough starts last year nor RP appearances last year. but it’s still stupid, just give him whichever he did more of; and for a guy coming up for his first time just give him what he’s doing now (so b.wilson would be a SP since he started this year as a starter). eickhoff even if he didn’t have enough SP starts last year did start this year as a RP, so he should be that at least.
@Grey: 12 team weekly roto. porcello and VV tomato/tomahto?
Toma(h)to
Kiebom or Cole Tucker
Tucker
@Grey: Given my team, I think this is a good trade but just wanted confirmation from you:
I give up Pete Alonso :( :( :(
I get Jack Flaherty
My 1B is Bellinger
UTIL is Story
OF is Betts, Benintendi and Dahl
It sucks to lose Alonso, but I get my Clevinger replacement, my current SPs would be:
-Marquez, Flaherty, Glasnow, Lucchesi, Peacock, Fried, and Porcello/stream
Looks good
I asked this last night, but it was too late for replies from you:
My pitching cats are the standard 5 plus Ls and K/9 – How do you rank the following SPs: Matz, Weaver, Hendricks
That order looks fine, maybe Weaver, Matz…It’s hard to say
Weaver’s next start is @ home v. Cubs
Matz’s next start is @ home v. Brew Crew
That’s the coin flip
@Grey: Given my team, I think this is a good trade but just wanted confirmation from you:
I give up Pete Alonso :( :( :(
I get Jack Flaherty
My 1B is Bellinger
UTIL is Story
OF is Betts, Benintendi and Dahl
It sucks to lose Alonso, but I get my Clevinger replacement, my current SPs are:
-Marquez, Flaherty, Glasnow, Lucchesi, Peacock, Fried, and Porcello/stream
I like it
Drop ketel for kieboom?
Meh
buttrey or swarzak (also have alvarado, brasier, strop, and kimbrel wasting a BN slot) for 12 teamers? saves only. buttrey is the better pitcher of course, but like alvarado saves get moved around on that team (to a lesser extent also on SEA of course).
Swarzak
somebody in a league of mine is upset that votto got dropped and only won in FAAB for 3 (out of 100). this league also have defensive stats so a 1B guy clearly has other value, but this led me down the hole of wanting to find out just how bad votto was last year for non-defensive stats kind of leagues. tried the historical player rater but it doesn’t go up to 2018. where would one look that up?
Hmm… not sure, you try to ping Rudy?
i can email him. that historical deal is awesome, but stops at 2013 unless i’m looking at it wrong. ty cobb had the best season ever in 1909 (his HR’s of 9 were a big deal back then, also his runs, steals, AVG)
Ha, was a good year to own Ty
worth 62.2, and i doubt trout ever beat that from 2014- 2018, but i guess it’s close in some of those maybe.
Wow, that’s a huge year
nope, best trout ever did was 41.5 in 2016.
Wow, surprising
I like SON pick of Eickoff vs Marlins but I saw that Skaggs is coming off the IL and is going against KC. Who would you stream of the two?
Also, I drafted Donaldson (he fell pretty far until I moved) in 12 team H2H. It’s not that he is killing me but I need a way out for the when he finally gets hurt. Who would you rather have for ROS, Franco or Senzel?
Eickhoff — Senzel if he was in majors
Thanks. Probably best to see Skaggs go an outing on his gimpy ankle. I still like his upside if he could go on an extended run w/o injury.
Senzel should be up soon you would think. The Reds hitter look like they put their head on their bat and spin in circles until they are dizzy in the on deck circle.
For tonight I streamed a hitter just to get some at bats for counting stats H2H. I picked up Chavis and he hit another bomb. Maybe I’ve got my back up for Donaldson already.
Chavis looks solid
Keiboom or Devers?
Devers
Would you pick up Andunar and drop Voit? I have Freeman and Alonso already for 1st. Kris Bryant at 3b
Andujar
You can’t trade him? I guess
Would you trade yu and Blake Parker for Taillon or aim hiegher?
Sounds fair
Pick kieboom over mazarra or castellanos?
I have crowded outfield
Bellinger
Ozuna
Conforto
Puig
Santana
Mazara
Castellanos
Joc
Over Mazara
Pick kieboom over mazarra or castellanos?
I have crowded outfield
Bellinger
Ozuna
Conforto
Puig
Santana
Mazara
Castellanos
Joc
Over Mazara
Surprised to see that Rudy values Vlad higher than Mondesi in a trade. Who do you prefer?
Mondesi
Kieboom over Rosario (Mets). 10 team roto
Nah
My streamers are starting to get rostered and held. :(
I have these guys and want to start three of them.
Fried vSD
Trevor Williams vOAK
Mikolas @WAS
E.Swanson @CLE
M.Gonzalez v CHC
Lucchesi v LAD
Which 3? Or do you waive someone for any of these guys (and if so do any of them start, or just stash on the bench)?
Kikuchi @CLE
Junis v TB/@DET
Alcantara vCLE
Desclafani or Mahle @NYM
[email protected]? Huh? I don’t even think that’s accurate… Lucchesi’s home? I guess Fried, Marco, Lucchesi
It’s a weekly league for next week, Swanson’s on track for 5/5 @CLE. Yikes, Lucchesi v LAD was going to be my first sit, I’m terrified of Bellinger. Thanks for the comments Grey!
Hey Grey,
Was offered Juan Soto for my David Dahl & David Price.
Is this fair/close? Thanks!
Soto side, it’s fair
Sorry, can we add Kike? Slide him in before *Hunter* Dozier?
Sure
Is Keiboom a pick up in all formats?
Yesterday you told me to drop Hampson for McNeil in an OBP league, would you stick with that sentiment or pick up Keiboom instead? Thanks!
Yes, grab him
12 Team Redraft
CWalker, Dozier, Kieboom, CTucker, Vogelbach
Does this ranking look right to you?
N00bin’ it up, my comment about adding Kike in before Hunter Dozier below should be here. My b!
Looks fine
Is there a glossary term for a starter who goes 4.2, pitches well and departs with a lead? Stripling has done it two starts in a row.
I think next year fantasy baseball is going to start to pivot to new formats that better reflect the game but are less weird than the fangraphs Otterpop thing. Things are getting silly.
There’s windoh or break win’d, but not exactly same
Since it’s Stripling I’m going Big Blue Reeking Poo
Hey Culligan Man!
Flukazy!
@Grey: kieboom getting the call. 12 team redraft. you dropping dansby for him?
Yes
1. for saves only guessing swarzak over buttrey (buttrey is the better pitcher though)
2. AL only with OBP over AVG, total bases added and net steals over steals
C jansen
1B box wine (OF)
2B altuve (so far that 1.2 overall pick after the 4 keepers were in going altuve and getting mad that judge went 1.1 is going well, even in HR’s, which is odd)
SS villar (2B)
3B r.nunez
CI tellez
MI harrison
OF (4): grichuk, bauers (1B), tauchman, a-gor
util (1) r.ruiz
BN kendrys (1B)
DL (5): upton, otani
NA (1) vlad
so vlad’s up tomorrow. plan was to drop r.ruiz here, keeping kendrys. now though it’s RENGIFO day. since kendrys will be dropped later anyway (on OTANI day) drop kendrys also for rengifo, as of RIGHT NOW rengifo is bad side platoon BUT the only person blocking him is the horrible STELLA!
also, harrison is actually COSTING me net steals. he tries, and isn’t fast anymore.
stashed n.lowe (highest prospect that might be up this year not owned for AL only, unless we think honeywell gets useful innings)
Sure
it’s funny since tomorrow will be the huge holiday of vlad + kieboom but the party today is (not nearly AS good) RENGIFO DAY! luckily i’m here at internet when the kieboom news broke, BUT he’s already owned in all my leagues excepting one 12 teamer with shallow rosters and in that one i’m not dropping like dahl or joc for him. have mondesi/story at 2B/SS slots too. he was stashed in all other leagues, even without stash slots in some, not just the obvious dynasties. i of course have kieboom in at least 2 dynasties and now have to figure who to drop (or could slide him to prospect list in one and call up tellez)
and in one of those goofy yahoo leagues (i’m in one total, thank god) where the players MOSTLY don’t show up in system till called up i’ll for sure move from 8th waiver to 6th, from kieboom and vlad.
How much out of $100 FAAB would you aim for Carter Kieboom?
Thanks
There’s no way of knowing without knowing your league or needs
If someone tells you how much without knowing those things, you should never listen to them again
My Freeman for his Machado OPS instead of runs NL only who wins?
Thanks!
Works for me
12-Team points league:
Trade Yandy Diaz for Trevor Williams (I need reliable arms)?
Drop: Tapia or Winker to clear room for deGrom (coming off the IL)
Sure, Williams
Winker
How would you rank Glasnow, Boyd, and Bieber ROS in a QS league? Thanks!
Glasnow, Bieber
Segura, Giancarlo, and Odor coming off DL shortly. Wondering who to keep / drop when it happens. (Probably dropping Odor)
8 Team H2h OBP Categories 1st year keeper and we get 3 (Betts, Acuna, Giancarlo not keepable)
Ideally want to keep Tatis around for a potential keeper.
Thanks!!
C Christian Vazquez
1B Carlos Santana
2B Travis Shaw
3B Maikel Franco
SS Xander Bogaerts
2B/SS Fernando Tatis Jr.
1B/3B Christian Walker
OF Mookie Betts
OF Ronald Acuna Jr.
OF Juan Soto
OF Rhys Hoskins
OF Domingo Santana
UTIL Hunter Dozier
SP:
Flaherty, Castillo, Berrios, Wheeler, Robbie Ray, Eduardo Rodriguez, Musgrove, Lucchesi
Franco, Lucchesi, Santana
I f Ican get Muncy for Voit. I assume you approve.. Problem is he’s a Yankee hater (good person).
Sure
Pick one ROS please:
Gibby, Lyles, Jhoulys
Lyles
Rank. CC, pomeranz , pablo lopez in 18 man qs league.thanks.
Pom, Lopez
Think Justin Turner misses his old hitting coach.
Possibly
10 team Weekly Cats 6×5 – Standard+OPS
Which side?
A: Baez, G.Polanco, Taillon
B: Mondesi, Cruz, Glasnow
Mondesi
Who would you keep (for short-term) — lots of road games.
Lucchesi (@ Was; @ LAD)
Weaver (@ CHC; @ Col)
Matz (@ Mil; @ Mil)
Would keep if he did well. Not a lot of confidence in any of them.
None really, Lucchesi I guess
Why does David Freese still start on a MLB team, let alone bat 3rd
It’s crazy
Mother Fudger!! Excuse my language. I’m so tired of my pitchers getting pulled at 4.2 innings with the lead. Fudging Dave Roberts. I wish every team would go to the 1 inning starter.
Ha, I know
Scherzer for Cain and Greinke? I think I know which side wins but how close is this trade? Thanks!
Trade Analyzer gives it 36.10 for Max and 32.6 for Cain and Greinke. I need your sway and expertise on which side, Thank you.
Scherzer
5×5 10 team H2H keeper league, QS instead of Ws.
Someone dropped Clevinger. Pick him up at all costs?
My SPs are: Scherzer, Bieber, Kikuchi, Boyd, Fried, Caleb Smith, JA Happ, Rich Hill. Which would you drop? I’m thinking Kikuchi.
Thanks!!
Over Happ if you have room to stash for 2 months
10 team dynasty H2H 5×5 OBP
My votto/ryu for Goldy
Trying to consolidate before ohtani/Stanton/meadows/marte come back
Goldy side
Drop Peraza or Tim Beckham for Cole Tucker?
Sorry for jumping on the peraza death march
Peraza
I need to make a trade because of guys coming off the dL. Would you trade Stanton and segura for machado?
Sure
Pollock or Tapia in RCL?
Pollock
I was a little cautious on the Jorge Polanco homers so far this year until I saw his homer yesterday. Most so far have scraped the top of the fence to get over, but last night he hit an absolute bomb off Verlander. Has me thinking maybe he can do more than 13/13…25/10? kinda what I’m hoping for, but we’ll see. I’d be happy with 20
I took him in one league that counts strikeouts as a negative and has ops instead of average so even 13/13 with his plate profile is pretty valuable in that format, but if he taps into more power watch out!
Very valuable in that league! I’d up projections to 17 HRs but could keep going up
Blackmon or Pudgy Vlad jr ros OPS league
Vlad
Drop any of the following for Skaggs?
Strahm
Porcello
C. Smith
Meh, can Porcello, look at matchups
I got Porcello going tonight against Detroit. Skaggs is at KC tomorrow. Long-term I’m thinking Porcello due to the potential for wins being on the Sox. What do you think? It’s a points league 12 team head to head
That makes sense
Diamondbacks have proven to be tricky match up for pitchers. Offense surprisingly competitive.
The Diamondbacks who are on their way to their 15th win? I’d say… Baseball is hilarious… Every team that is selling off players keeps winning… Like Major League come to life
Are Jimmy Nelson and David Robertson worth stashing on 12 team Yahoo 5×5 redrafts? I need to make room for Clint!
Can lose Clint and Robertson
Choose 1 ROS for runs
Peraza
Odor
C. Tucker
H. Dozier
DSJ
Bader/Jo-Ma
DSJ
Grey
10 team league
Taillon getting hit hard today
Will probably be 1-3 after today. Also his K rate is not especially good either
Would you hold or drop for
E-Rod or
V Velasquez
Thanks
EdRod
Would you give Tatis Jr and Nomar Mazara to get Victor Robles and Jean Segura?
Think I would be giving up more power for more speed and average. Guess it would also depend if Mazara comes around eventually.
Yes
10T 5×5, Kike in a horrible slump. Drop for:
Nunez
Aguilar
Inciarte
Mallex
Escobar
Winker
Thanks
Ender
Domingo Santana is a bench OF for me…
Got offered Doolittle for him as I need saves.
Am I selling too low?
15 team obp
Sounds fine
hola Grey, in a 12 team that counts OBP and QS
C- Barnhart
1- Rizzo
2-Shaw
3- Arenado
SS- Tucker
OF- Bellinger
OF- Rosario
OF- Inciarte
UT- Dahl
BE- Jimenez
BE- Vogelbach
IL- Segura.
SP-Ryu
SP- Trevor
RP- Blake
RP- Swarzak
P-Happ
P-Luchessi
P-Neris
BE-Fried
BE-Swanson
BE-Woodruff
1. Based on the team, should i drop Vogelbach or Tucker?
2. Is Woodruff a streamer at this point?
3. Is this pitching staff good or should i try to add different arms via trading?
Thanks for your help today
1. Vogel 2. Yes 3. Looks fine
Grey, 12 team roto
I have
Marquez
Corbin
Flaherty
Bieber
Would u hold Paddock as a 5 th starter or stream spot?
Hold
Inciarte starting to heat up a little, does he now climb the batting order to become more relevant? And also with The Vlad-bomber being called up, does Smoaks stock rise a little from having a huge bat in the lineup?
I’d guess he’s hitting at the top of the order soon — not really on Smoak
Thanks Grey!
No problem
I’ve got 2 waiver wire moves left for the week and there’s so many options. I should probably focus on my lackluster pitching, but so many sexy hitters! I can’t decide.
Pick 2
A) Tepia, Tucker, Simmons, Soler, Reddick, Laureano
B) Drop Dick Lovelady for Moronto?
C) Hold and live to stream another day (SON likes Eickhoff, Nova, and Lopez this week)
12 Team Keeper 5×5 +obp + Slug% / +S +Hld
A. Tucker, Soler B. Ok C. I’d follow SON, I don’t know every pitcher’s matchup
Lots of Tapia today…
Do you like Tauchman or Tapia as short term stop gap for Marte on IL? OPS scoring.
Thanks!
Tapia
My Altuve, Murphy, Treinen, Wade davis, and Parker for Matt Chapman, Whit, and Verlander, soroka?
My team is C Ramos, 1b Voit, 2b Altuve, 3b, renato nunez, ss Mondessi, 1b/3b Mcmahon, 2b/ss Murphy,
OF Brantley, Mcutch, Laureano, Kiermaier, Danny Santana
Util Krush Davis
Bench: Stanton, Meadows, Miggy, Cesar
SP: Nola, Weaver
RP: Treinien, Hand, Davis, Hicks, Strop, Parker, Pressley
Hold
Seems like Peraza has lost the starting 2B gig for Cincy. With Segura due to come off IL in a few drop Cole Tucker or Peraza?
By the way any one else having a hard time saying IL instead of DL ? Why did they change it from DL as I have known it for the last 40 years. Is IL more politically correct?
Peraza — I accidentally type DL at least once a day, not a hill I need to die on
Drop Profar for Tapia?
Thanks
Nah, not yet
pick a side in a h2h 5×5 –
Buehler & Domingo or Paxton & Albies
Thanks!
Albies
10 team, 6×6 with OBP roto. Keep forever dynasty.
Need to make room for Gregory Polanco off the IL. Also interested in adding Tapia.
Which 2 are the drops (assuming Tapia is an add)
Brian Dozier
Inciarte
Schwarber
Hampson
Renfroe
Thanks G
Hampson, Renfroe
Must drop 2…
H2H Points, 10 team, Daily lineups
Moustakis
T. Skaggs
Puig
Max Fried
AJ Minter
Kimbrel
Worth noting that I do have Shane Greene and Jansen as my 2 starting closers. Minter I grabbed because A, saves are worth 7 pts and B, to plug in when one of the other guys had an off day. Or to trade.
Must drop today since Skaggs and DeGrom come off DL tomorrow.
Skaggs, Kimbrel
Peraza is on the bench today for 3rd time in 7 games. Dude has not walked even once. Is he droppable in ten team OBP or still hold for a bit?
Yeah, droppable
the game merrill kelly had a ton of walks there was insane wind in wrigley. bryant hit a high pop up that would normally be an easy out and landed for a 2 rbi double. i give him a pass for that game. hes looked great otherwise. feel like he could be this years miles mikolas.
Good looks, thanks! Makes sense from his #s, I really need to get eyes on him
who’s the best UTIL bat in a 5×5? Only 2 adds per week so ideally longer term than a schmotato
J Polanco
K Marte
E Escobar
Reddick
Tapia
Polanco, Eduardo
My Carrasco ($37) for his Musgrove ($20) & Mize($5) 6×6 K/9? Keeper league $260 budget salaries rise $5 per year
How deep is this league? Sounds okay
16 team league. Carrasco injury scares me a bit but I know Musgrove isnt picture of health either. Who do you prefer ROS Carrasco or Musgrove?
Carrasco
Joc + Glas or Kluber
Kluber
colin moran or tapia ROS NL only. need all hitting
Tapia
Upon the Vlad announcement…I was immediately offered a trade. I’m 95% going to say no, but just checking here first.
My Vlad Jr -future king of MLB- for his Kris Bryant
Thoughts?
I’d take Vlad
Dynasty Points League: Brandon Nimmo and Brandon Lowe for Jesse Winker and Starlin Castro?
Nimmo
Yandy, Mazara, or Tapia?
Or H. Dozier
Mazara
Starting to really get worried about Peraza’s playing time. Is it time to move on or is this temporary?
I’m worried too
Drop him for one of the following?
Bader
H. Dozier
Yandy
DSJ
Jo-Ma
Drop Peraza to activate Odor this weekend
My needs are runs
Bader — sure on Peraza
Just to confirm, you would pick up Bader in order to drop Peraza?
No, I’d drop Bader 1st
Hi Grey,
What are your thoughts on the below trades:
H2h 14 teams, with bb and ks, k/9
No. 1 trade
Jd Martinez for Jram
No. 2 trade
Kluber for Glasnow and Realmuto
Thanks!
JD
Kluber
I was offered Juan Soto for Domingo Santana and Hector Neris. I do not need closers, but obviously want to trade Neris for close to his current value.
Take it
Bour or Candelarioto replace Duda?
Candy
With Segura coming back this weekend
Who do I drop
Hunter Dozier ,Adam Jones or Cole Tucker
Not an easy choice for me
10 team league
Jones
Time to drop Aguilar for someone like Dozier (either one) or Mazara, or hold? Thx.
Or even Tapia.
Hold
Drop moustakas, Zimmerman, Moreland, Cole tucker to activate Vlad
Team looks like
C alfaro
1b d Murphy
2b Mondesi
Ss Lindor
3b Vlad Guerro jr
If Eduardo escoooobar
Of Margot, soler, Jose Martinez, Betts
Util encarnacion, Nelson Cruz
Bench Moreland, Zimmerman
Moustakas, Cole tucker
And I need to target a pitcher or another outfielder who should I look to move?
Murphy
Moreland
12 team
p.lopez and t.richards streamers or should either be owned?
and
e.inciarte or n.mazara…is there a winner or strictly needs based? (sorry in advance, thatll be my last n.mazara question of 2019)
Streamers
Needs
howdy ,
I see a lot of movement on Tapia so i figured I’d get in on this with my points league. I picked up chavis yesterday…… would you drop any of the following for tapia (position doesn’t matter) :hunder dozier, yandy diaz, jakob junis, christian walker, chavis.
Also – is leclerc a drop if i cant find a trade partner or wait and see. if drop what do you think of Stephenson on the reds?
Chavis
Wait and see — Stephenson was just dropped in my NL-Only leagues, he’s been getting hit
im a dummy so just checking- drop chavis for tapia?
Sure
Hey Grey,
H2H 12-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS), limited moves (35 per year), no streaming.
I’m a sucker for a big trade, is this trade even close or no ? I love getting Acuna
MY Rizzo, Blackmon, Synderguard, Buehler for His Acuna, Albies, Kluber, Freeland (DL)
My team:
C – W. Ramos
1B – P. Goldschmidt
2B – K. Marte
3B – Eugenio Suarez
SS – J. Polanco
CI – A. Rizzo
MI – X. Bogaerts
LF – C. Yelich
CF – C. Blackmon
RF – D. Santana
Util – R. Laureano
BN – H. Dozier
DL – T. Turner
SP – C. Carrasco
SP – J. Verlander
SP – N. Syndergaard
RP – K. Jansen (RP)
RP – J. Leclerc (RP)
P – K. Giles (RP)
P – W. Davis (RP)
BN – W. Buehler
BN – J. Paxton
BN – T. Richards
BN – T. Toussaint
BN – J. Jeffress (RP)
DL – A. Heaney (10-DAY)
DL – J. Nelson (10-DAY)
Thanks bud
Marv
Acuna side
Grey,
the trade was countered:
MY: Rizzo, Xander, Blackmon, Synderguard, Buehler for HIS Realmuto, Acuna, Albies, Kluber, Freeland
Big trade but what do you think ?
Marv
Acuña side
10 team 5×5 with custom categories of OBP,SLG & QS,K/9,Svs+hlds
Two trade offers, which side
Get Kluber give Musgrove & Muncy
Get Kluber give Bieber & Ryan Pressley
Preesh.
Kluber in both, 2nd is not close
Ha! The first was our offer and the second was the other guy’s counter!
Figures