Due to the light schedule, let’s drill down on Cody Bellinger (2-for-4 and his 10th homer, hitting .432). If man-love bothers you, perhaps you should shield your eyes. This could become naughty, and, yes, I need to remove my pants to write the rest of this. Cody is 2 1/2 home runs from being halfway to last year’s homer total. How does one hit a 1/2 of a home run? You hit it out of the park, then pimp with a bat flip so long you get tackled rounding 2nd. Right now, Bellinger’s HR/FB% is absurd. He’s not even hitting that many fly balls. It’s just everything he touches goes bim-bam-zoom to the moon. Can that continue, you ask with your doe eyes and soft lips. You drafted Goodrum on too many teams, because you sound drunk. Of course, it won’t continue. His launch angle last year, when he hit 25 homers, was 16 degrees. This year it’s 13. He is hitting the ball damn hard, though. He’s third in the majors with 96 MPH average exit velocity. I’d be shocked if he hits less than 35 homers, but I also don’t think he’s going to hit more than his career high of 39 homers, if his fly ball rate holds. His strikeout rate has absolutely cratered, in a good way, but, of course, when a guy is hitting well, he’s not striking out. He will go cold, turkey, and cold turkey on power at some point. It’s early, yadda-blabbity-bloo, so don’t panic sell. He’s now a legit top 15 bat vs. the top 40 one we thought he might be in the preseason. Now, I will put back on my linen Tommy Bahama pants and continue. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Julio Urias – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.66, and will head back to the bullpen. That’s a helluva way to go though, huh? Not to answer but to stare at the lint in my mustache. Hyun-Jin Ryu will now rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation on Saturday saying his groin feels INCREDIBLE!
Max Muncy – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .270. He wasn’t promoted until April 17th last year, so he’s still ahead of his pace (no, I might not be able to continue to say this for much longer).
Zach Davies – 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 1.19. The entire Brewers’ pitching staff wants to screw you over so bad. Go ahead, pick up one of them, they will defecate in the hole they leave in your chest. Since you pay me the big pennies, I guess I have to drill down on Davies a bit. *looks at his K-rate* Awful. *looks at his walk rate* Terrible! *looks at his xFIP* Is this a joke? *looks at his velocity* More like Yuch Davies. Thanks, but I’m good.
Christian Yelich – 1-for-4 and his 10th homer, hitting .351. He’s hitting 90 points below Bellinger? What a scrub!
Didi Gregorius – Hit in a cage and made throws at 120 feet. Or 60 people.
Domingo German – 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.37. German got Guten tagged. Sorry. *removes shirt* Flog me! I’ve punned bad! I still like German, and obviously he was never a sub-2 ERA pitcher. If he throws 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 Ks every time out, I’m wit’ it.
Jorge Soler – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer. I know the sun will come out tomorrow, but what if it came out yesterday? Does that matter? Deep thoughts with Grey Albright. I’ve been saying, in one form or another, to pick up Soler for the last two weeks-plus, and, if I want to prove further righteousness, I can just say the “plus” part of two weeks goes back three years. Right again, snitches!
Homer Bailey – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.30. So I went to look at Bailey’s peripherals to see if there’s anything to him and when I Googled, “Homer Bailey peripherals,” Google said, “GTFO.” Is that a band? If someone can get through their internet filters to see Bailey’s numbers, please let me know.
Tommy Pham – 4-for-5, 2 RBIs and a slam (3) and legs (6), hitting .286. Home runs against Orioles pitching count the same. Should they? Click the slideshow to find out.
Avisail Garcia – 1-for-3 and his 3rd homer, hitting .311. Racist! Since I’ve told you to pick him up about three times this week, he will definitely be in this afternoon’s Buy column. You can hardly wait! No, you!
Mychal Givens – 1 2/3 IP, 1 ER as he blew a chance for his 1st save, ERA at 5.00. *rips up Orioles bullpen shares* Yeah, I’m out until there’s some clarity with this shituation.
Joey Rickard – 4-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs and his 1st steal, hitting .212. Everyone on the O’s is a better Cedric Mullins (0-for-5, hitting .089) than Cedric Mullins. Call him Cedric the Mullinstainer.
Eddie Rosario – 2-for-4 and two homers (5, 6). Is everyone named Eddie steady? Discuss amongst yourselves.
Michael Pineda – 3 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 5.30. The Return of the Pineda Piñata. Only instead of it being filled with candies and treats, it’s filled with bloody ulcers. “Good ahead, Little Kevin, give it a swing on the Pineda Piñata!” Little Kevin winds up and — SPLAT — knocks off the head; bloody ulcers spilled out of its neck. One girl, small for her size, happily shoves a bloody ulcer in her mouth. The Jays, man? Damn you, Pineda, you did it to me again.
Randal Grichuk – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 4th homer. Grichuk rounded the bases reading his copy of Angela’s Ashes, because home run trots should be somber affairs.
Teoscar Hernandez – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer, and, I believe, his 2nd homer this week. I’m guessing, but I also own him, so how off on this could I be? While you’re answering that, could you also answer me if parents now point to their iPhone clock when it’s time for kids to come in from playing like they used to point at their watches?
Justin Smoak – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. He won’t be in this afternoon’s Buy column, because he’s 98.9% garbage, but, after he hits one homer, I could see him hitting another soon thereafter.
Odubel Herrera – Hit the IL, which stinks, but, hello, Scott Kingery, old friend, a welcome respite from my thirst, my hunger, my beginning of a poem that doesn’t rhyme. I tried to grab Kingery in every league, and he will be in this afternoon’s Buy column.
Roman Quinn – 0-for-4 as he got the start for the injured ODB. Quinn could have some short-term value, but if Segura returns, I’d guess Kingery moves to ODB’s spot.
Zach Eflin – 6 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.68 vs. Kyle Freeland – 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.23. Ah, the ol’ random pitcher duel in Coors. I’m sure that has now doomed my start of German Marquez. Lowercase yay!
David Dahl – 1-for-3, 1 run as he was activated from the IL. Awesome, that was fast (which I say while suppressing lingering doubts that he is just going to hurt himself again).
Ryan McMahon – 3-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd home run as he was activated from the IL. What a total passive aggressive move. “Ooh, I know, I’m gonna hit two homers when the absolute least number of people who own me will have me in their lineup.” Cool, brah. Jerk! With Murphy still out for a few weeks (at least), McMahon should have some place to play.
Chris Paddack – 6 IP, 3 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.25. So, what you’re saying is he won’t throw a lights-out start every time? Bleh, what a lame spoiler!
Joey Votto – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer. Also, in this game, Tucker Barnhart hit his 1st homer. Paddack, if you’re gonna get hit, could you at least have it be by good Reds hitters like…Hmm, Puig was out of the lineup. Uh, Winker, I guess, but he’s hitting .182; he did hit his 5th homer, though. Damn, Paddack, this was the Reds’ B lineup and I’m not sure they have an A lineup!
Ryon Healy – 2-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 4th and 5th homer. To the hundreds of people I’ve told to drop Healy… Meekly, “My b.” But he is hitting 8th, and not that well before yesterday. Guess I could see going back in on him, but my tethered self in the basement of an arcade is shaking its head.
Omar Narvaez – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .297. Out of curiosity, I just looked at the Player Rater for catchers, and Narvaez is not as high as I thought he’d be, but still high.
Anthony Swarzak – 1 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 1.42 and the blown save. Then Cody Allen said, “Hold my beer,” and lost the game (1 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 2.57). Then Brad Boxberger said, “I got next,” and farted into a beer can, and everyone left the bar without saying goodbye.
David Fletcher – 1-for-5 and his 1st homer. Why is it still April but this feels like too little too late?
Felix Hernandez – 6 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.91. This game was in Anaheim, and usually F-Her in the Big A always comes up big.
Drew Pomeranz – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.82. This was a road game, so I never would’ve started him. Pomeranz is the definition of Rice-ja-broni.
Wilmer Difo – 2-for-3 and his 2nd homer. Wilmer Difo deserves recognition for how well he’s acting in a Platoon.
Patrick Corbin – 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.36. “This year’s All-Star game starters are Patrick Corbin and…um…hmm…Mike Minor?”
Lucas Giolito – Hit the IL with a hamstring strain. Since he’s a nice Italian boy, I’m gonna say it’s more like a porchetta-string strain.
Ivan Nova – 6 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 6.23. Buh-buh-buh-but what about his FIP?
Welington Castillo – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .171. Where’s the boeuf?! In the can! *weird looks* “In the can” like they say on film sets when something is finished…Guys? Where ya going?
Eloy Jimenez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .261. I’ll be real with you, Jimenez has been a bore to own. I know, I own him. His Ks are way up, fly balls are down and has been hitting a ton of dribblers like he’s John Stockton in ball-hugging shorts (the shorts are irrelevant to the simile, but adds to vividness). It’s too early to write off Eloy, however, and if I could buy him low I would. This was just a bad three weeks, not who he is.
Ryan Cordell – 3-for-4 and his 2nd homer, as he was recalled to fill in for the world’s worst sleeper, Daniel Palka. Let me take a victory lap like Cersei when they were throwing crap at her. Cordell is an AL-Only pickup for now. He is a 10/10 guy, but he has two quick homers and a much steeper launch angle than we’re used to seeing from him, which might mean nothing or something.
Christin Stewart – Hit the IL with a quad strain. “Well, I hit the IL with a broken heart!” Robert Pattinson probably.
Nicholas Castellanos – 3-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, hitting .279. Nice to see the Greek God of Hard Contact return with a few line drives. Shower him in disco fries and souvlaki.
Mike Soroka – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks as he was recalled from the minors. Great, solid, adjective! The opposing team wasn’t good (and they still got baserunners), and when Foltywichwich returns, Soroka likely loses his rotation spot. So, I’m not that into him, at least right now.
Freddie Freeman – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, hitting .324. Joey Votto has a pouch and out hopped Freeman. He’s Joey’s joey Votto.
Luke Weaver – 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.92. I had lost faith in Weaver before this start, and, if I’m being 100% honest, I don’t know why. Looking at his peripherals tells us that we should be in on him, even if it’s still a little early to draw firm conclusions. *running hand over conclusions* Creepy voice, “Mmm, so firm.” His 10.5 K/9 (I know!) and 2.2 BB/9 (nice!) are solid, and Streamonator is positive (barely) on his next start.
Christian Walker – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .300. The White Walker keeps going over the wall, so….Winter is coming? Winter is here? Anna Wintour’s haircut is severe? What is going on right now? Has The White Walker become my favorite player (of the last week)? Does everything I touch turn to gold? *touches my pitching staff* Nope, not everything. That you’re waiting this long to pick up The White Walker when I wrote a Buy column dedicated to him two weeks ago tells us what? 17 years of marijuana have dulled your senses? P to the erhaps.
Does your tethered self rock a Justin Turner red beard? Or worse, is he clean shaven?
Clean shaven — spooky!
Peraza, Happ, Chase Anderson and Palka… and now you want me to get back together with Weaver? Curses!!! I remember the good ‘ol days of late 2017, so now I don’t think I have a choice.
Haha
I thought you were going to warn me about Weaver all season so I looked the other way, now I am a 4/5 owner!
Is there a revised Heyward projection (either season or r.o.s.), or is the jury still out on him? Just want to know what I should realistically be plugging him in for, or getting in return for him.
H. Dozier or C. Walker in a avg/obp/slg categories league for utility?
It”s not close. Walker > H.Dozier
Very close for me, in the coin flip area. I’ll actually take Dozier
Agree with DT
A guy in my league dropped Mazara for H. Dozier. I thought he was crazy but maybe he is on to something
In a 12 man league that counts QS and OBP and in need of pitching. Ryu is coming off the IL (still feels…gross) so should I drop Peraza, Inciarte or Vogelbach? Thanks in advance.
Vogey
Even if I need upside? My team is no bueno offensively.
Agree with DT
20 team dynasty ryu back quick. roto with small enough innings cap to bench guys occasionally. drop lynn or turnbull for ryu coming back saturday? QS and K/9 added here and both of these guys have similar good FIPS so far.
Lynn for me
Agree with DT
Grey!!!
So brutally good and honest on the write-up.
a. One more tidbit to nail the coffin you so skillfully crafted for Yuch Davies…of the 20 batters he faced yesterday he threw first pitch strikes to 8/20, i.e., no bueno for a guy like that he has to be first-pitch strike for everyone or maybe that was how he succeeded ’cause everyone thought he had to be first-pitch strike and when he wasn’t they thought, ‘Oh? That’s weird. Let’s hear what Grey says, but no way am I accepting what DT says.’
b. David Dahl enters a bar. Everyone screams lustfully ‘Dave!!’. Dahl says ‘Hey, guys. What’d I miss? Oh and to the guys leaving who filled in in the interim, don’t let the door hit you on the way out and please do leave your mobile phone number with the secretary. We might need it again sooner than later.’
c. Here’s the roster, once again (That’s twice this week.), queue the Green Acres music.
Garver (why hasn’t the player with a 1300 OPS been playing the last 2 games? Any sweater-loving gals out there from Minny who know please let me know.)
Rizzo (meh, but as LedZep says ‘there’s still time to change the road you’re on’, so start hitting Anthony!)
Shaw
Story
(Texas Christian) Walker
Kingery
Dahl
Frazier
Inciarte
Conforto
Springer
Goodrum
Bench – Choi, Wendle, Kiermaier (whoops, just noticed that I have 3 left-handed TB hitters)
IL – TreaT
SP – Glasnow, Paxton and EdRod
RP – Hicks, Iglesias, Jeffress, Minter, Ottavino, Swarzak
1. Question? Who’s the drop for Avisail?
2. Question? Start EdRod tonight at TB (facing Stanek, but then Yarborough could go 2-6, hard to tell who gets the W for TB when Glasnow or Snell aren’t starting)?
d. Abbott and Costello quote of the day for April 19
Horse fodder skit
Lou Costello: I just bought me a racehorse and I gotta take care of him. What do you feed a horse anyway?
Bud Abbott: Well, a horse eats his fodder.
Lou Costello: He eats his father?
Bud Abbott: Certainly.
Lou Costello: That’s fine. Then what does his father eat?
Bud Abbott: He eats his fodder.
Lou Costello: Well, whata ya know! Then what does the horse’s mother eat?
Bud Abbott: She eats her fodder.
Lou Costello: What are they – cannibals!!?
Bud Abbott: Certainly not. Every horse has to eat his fodder.
Lou Costello: Oh, I see. He eats his father and then his father eats his father and his mother eats her father and, before you know it, there won’t be no fathers left for Father’s Day!
Bud Abbott: No. No. To feed a horse you take a bag and put his fodder in it.
Lou Costello: You mean you put his father in a bag?
Bud Abbott: That’s right, and you hang his fodder on his nose.
Lou Costello: Now ain’t that a pretty picture – a horse walking around with his father hangin’ on his nose!
Bud Abbott: Will you please make sense! Now if you intend to keep that horse around here, you’ll have to take care of him yourself. You’re going to have to be the horse’s groom.
Lou Costello: The what?
Bud Abbott: His groom. You said you loved the horse, didn’t you?
Lou Costello: Yes, but I’m not going to marry him.
Bud Abbott: No. No. When I say ‘groom,’ I mean you have to curry the horse.
Lou Costello: What?
Bud Abbott: Curry. Curry.
Lou Costello: Curry the horse?
Bud Abbott: That’s right.
Lou Costello: He’s big enough to walk himself! I’m not going to ‘curry’ no horse!
Bud Abbott: Well, if you’re gonna run him in a race, if the track is wet will he run well?
Lou Costello: I think so …
Bud Abbott: What I’m asking is .. . is he a mudder?
Lou Costello: How can he be a mudder? Ain’t a she always a mudder?
Bud Abbott: Certainly not. Sometimes a he makes a better mudder than a she.
Lou Costello: Whata you know. Look, suppose the mama horse has little horses, does that make her a mudder?
Bud Abbott: Well, that depends on her feet.
Lou Costello: Ya learn sumpin’ every day, don’t cha?
Bud Abbott: A mudder is a horse that likes to run in mud on account of having sore feet.
Lou Costello: In that case, I guess my horse is a mudder because I saw him limping on his two front feet.
Bud Abbott: Oh, having trouble with his forelegs, huh?
Lou Costello: What’d you say?
Bud Abbott: I said he’s having trouble with his forelegs.
Lou Costello: I just got through telling you he was only limping on his two front legs!
Bud Abbott: Your horse’s forelegs are in front.
Lou Costello: Four legs in front! Then what are those things in the back – crutches?
Bud Abbott: You don’t understand. Your horse has forelegs in front and hind legs in back.
Lou Costello: Four legs in front and hind legs in back? What I got – a centipede!!? It doesn’t matter because my horse only races on three legs.
Bud Abbott: Only races on three legs? What’s he do with the other leg?
Lou Costello: Trips the other horses!! !
Bud Abbott: Get outa here!
Lou Costello: He cheats; he’s a dirty horse!!
Cheers,
Ante
I feel your pain on Rizzo – I had to look back when I owned him exactly, but I remember having him when he was struggling to hit above .220ish for what seemed like until the end of May. The reason why that time is so fresh in my mind is because it was the one and only time my team was in dead last in my league.
Needless to say, Rizzo finished with a .270ish average, 30+ HRs, and 100+ RBIs and my team climbed out of last place and I didn’t do jack shit to my roster, even though the need for rosterbation was strong.
Wiliam!
I rosterbated my way to a ship last year, me fears that the competition in this RCL is too rich for that type of an approach and that my ship has sailed. We’ll see. I do like the fact that I’m 2nd in K/9 so if I just carefully continue to select pitchers in the same way it should translate into at least 1 category on the pitching side. Pitching ratios have been atrocious, no real cure for that except waiting I guess. With TreaT down and Dahl just back I need them both to contribute so I can get back into it. Meanwhile I have to track down the best of the best off waivers and get ’em before they fizzle.
Hope you’re doing well – mentally, physically and spiritually.
Cheers,
Ante
A. Haha, yup B. Lates, Dahl’s back! C. Nice on the sweaters… Choi — Yes start EdRod D. Ha
Grey!!!
Thanks man. Will look immediately for the vaunted Buy column. Just wanted to reach out to say thanks once again for everything you do and have a nice weekend.
By the way, the seaman is back. He’s really a nice guy. He’s sleeping over in my mother-in-law’s apartment which is a 1 bedroom, 540 sq ft. tonight without our daughter. Our daughter sleeps in her own bed, my wife’s strict. There will be no early pregnancy happening.
Cheers,
Ante
Hey Grey! 14 team H2H auction redraft league. 6×6: Runs, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OPS and Ks, QS, ERA, WHIP, SV+HD, K/9
1) drop Woodruff, D Holland, or Samardzija for Luke Weaver or hold?
C: JT Realmuto
1B: Josh Bell
2B: Yoan Moncada
3B: Manny Machado
SS: Fernando Tatis Jr
OF: Mike Trout
OF: Tommy Pham
OF: Austin Meadows
UTL: Christian Walker
P: German Marquez
P: Jose Alvarado
P: Will Smith
P: Reyes Moronta
P: Raisel Iglesias
SP: Zack Wheeler
SP: Joe Musgrove
B: Brandon Woodruff
B: Max Fried
B: Derek Holland
B: Jeff Samardzija
IL: Mike Clevinger
IL: Arodys Vizcaino
Thanks, Grey!
Holland for me, Samardzija works too
Thanks DT! I know D Holland and Samardzija are boring AF but they seem strangely reliable/know how to pitch and have a great pitchers park. Doesn’t Woodruff seem pretty whatever so far and still learning how to pitch? Woodruff also seems like he can’t go deep into games. I think I’m gonna I Woodruff here.
But overall, Luke Weaver was hitting 96 mph (did not realize he threw this hard) while using his plus changeup. He made some adjustments in terms of pitch repertoire adding a slider/cutter. Based on his peripherals and watching his video, I think he takes a big step forward this year. Gotta get this guy on my team now somehow.
D Holland and Samardzija are also @Tor next week so yea
Woodruff
Samardzija
upon further review, I’m gonna drop Samardzija instead. He’s 34 and his numbers should regress. I’m kidding myself if I think he’s really a 2.91 ERA pitcher at age 34. Woodruff has been meh, but he’s still got the nice peripherals and BABIP that should come down. Also, Woodruff was 1 inning away his last start against STL from me not even considering this drop. Samardzija it is.
Thanks, Grey, DT, and B!
No real needs. Would you drop hunter dozier or darvish to activate ryu? I’m thinking dozier
Eh depends on the rest of your roster and format
Dozier
If Freeman is Votto, then Mancini is Freeman.
Then who’s Choi?
Hey Grey, great stuff, as always! Who do you prefer ROS Only, mixed league, Standard 5×5 Roto?
Winker or Piscotty?
Thanks!
What should I do with Peraza at that point? I know you were high on him in your pre-season rankings, but he’s having a brutal season so far. Hold onto him or drop him in H2H leagues?
I had the same issue with Eddie Rosario last year. He wasn’t having a good start of the season and I know that you were really high last year compared to other experts. I dropped him around the same time last year and I ended up regretting it for the whole season.
*really him ON HIM* sorry about that!
Hold but also depends on tour other options
Piscotty for me but it’s close
Thanks! Agree with DT
Pick two:
Profar, H. Dozier, C. Walker, Alex Gordon
Thanks!
Profar, Dozier
Pick 1…. Bader…Soler…A Garcia
Soler
Agree with Cram
Agree with Cram
Great write up Grey, I wouldnt have trusted yelich going into this season, but I trust YOU and drafted him middle of round 1… THANK YOU!
Eduardo Escobar has been a bit of a hole in the MI slot, would you drop him for Galvis or C Hernandez or just hold for now?
I’d hold or throw Cesar out there for these Coors games
Nice! Agree with DT
Dynasty points league..ESPN standard for hitting at least..Brandon Lowe or Scott kingery??.. true dynasty. 27 man roster.. 7 people on minor league roster.
Kingery for me
Lowe for me.
Agree with DT
Shouldve said this earlier…you are my hero
You are my over-the-internet admirer
Keep Eloy or pick up Kingery?!
Eloy
Hold
10 Team H2H League and I’m loaded with Hitting, Struggling with starting pitching.
Have DeJong as a bench bat and was offered Gausman for him. Fair deal or should I wait and try for more?
Fair
Donkey Teeth, he didn’t ask you where you’re performing this weekend
Its an off week for the fair, I’ll just be crapping in your yard all weekend
I’m in luck!
Oh, I see, yes, fair
How we feeling about throwing out Marquez vs Phil’s and Ed Rod vs Rays? I’m winning in era, whip and down or tied in rest of pitching categories. Thanks
I’m starting both
Agree with DT
YOLO always with Marquez
YOLO!
Man, it’s sunny and warm today in Denver, the ball is going to be jumping! I don’t know how you sit Marquez after his last start, but I have a feeling everyone is going to be a little more gun shy after running him out against the Phils.
I’m nervous, but YOLO
14 tm h2h keep 15 (forevs) 6×6 ops lg
Kyle tucker and Soroka for Eloy?
Thx for doing the lord’s work this Fridee, roundup and a cup o joe my daily wakeup routine!
Only 3 OF, no CI/MI. Can also do gleyber for Eloy. Have Tatis, Xander, Kingery, L Urias, w Royce and Kieboom in minors at ss
Thx
Eloy. Tucker deal 1st but I’d do either…
Gracias donkey
Agree with DT
Who’s the odd man out, 5×5 12 team Yahoo
Voit, Christian Walker, Heyward, Hunter Dozier
Im a little light on steals
Heyward
Agree with DT
His Judge, wil myers and matz for my Story and Conforto in a 14 team mixed H2H yahoo standard. Who wins?
I have Correa for SS as well, thanks!
Wonderk1nd!
My 0.02$…Story side. In those 3 for 2 deals or 2 for 1 you have to be conscious of 2 things.
1. They are done so that the guy or gal getting fewer pieces already has a player lined up on waivers or available to pick up so that the total deal becomes 3 for 2 + the best of whatever is on waivers. In 14 teams, you can do better on upgrading the pitcher at least.
2. The disadvantage of being on the 3 side of the 3 for 2 deal (Judge side in this case) is that you have now have to drop a player from your lineup because you will have 1 too many players. Who will drop if you accept the trade? List your worst 5 players too for Grey so he can see who you are dropping.
So it’s not just accept or decline the trade. You need to get on the better side, getting the better players, knowing who is available on waivers if you’re on the Story side and knowing who you will be dropping if you are on the Judge side.
Cheers,
Ante
I’d be dropping someone like corbin burnes, or erik swanson
I’m thinking I should move Correa or Story for help elsewhere
My roster
Wilson Ramos
Hoskins
villar
machado
story/correa
Conforto
Dahl
Domingo
Eloy
Laureano
Dozier/Kingery/d smith jr
Staff – Castillo, glasnow, wheeler, luchessi, Fried, Erik Swanson, Hildenberger, burnes
Story side
I’d counter for a better pitcher than Matz, but otherwise yeah why not.
Story all day
Thanks Everyone!
What about Correa for Rizzo?
Sure
I drafted Keuchel in the hopes that he would be signed by now and become the reincarnate of Kyle Lohse from years ago…not the greatest of expectations but I got Keuchel real cheap. Now, I am frustrated with all my SPs not named Cole or Glasnow and picked up Quintana and Gausman off waivers…
1. Is it time to drop Keuchel? (Can’t keep him and the other two)
2. Would you rather have Guasman or Quintana?
1. Drop
2. Gausman for me but close
Additional roster spot question…still hold on Kyle Hendricks? He has been horrible!
At this point, you can dump Keuchel if you need the roster spot. I would lean Q over Gausman, but its coinflip material probably.
Agree with DT — hold Hendricks
If you have your stat boys search all of Luigi’s (mine) comments, you will see that I’ve been pimpin The White Walker for years.
For years you protested. So, now I will say you are welcome. Actually, we are even because all of your insights have helped me win back to back (and soon to be back) chips.
Grey & Luigi > Mario & Luigi
We’re were two ships passing in the night now we are two ships riding next to each other into unchartered territory… Hey, look, Somalians!
Hello Grey,
Should I drop any of these players :
Yusei Kikuchi
Jhoulys Chacin
Kyle Gibson
Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards
Matthew Boyd
and pick up:
Erik Swanson
?
Chacin for me
The Pittsburgh Richards for Swanson sounds fine, or Chacin.
Agree with DT
What does one do with Travis Shaw in a dynasty league? Is he cutable? Does he have trade value? He’s thankfully a bench piece for me, so I can sit and wait on him, but man what a slow start for him.
Hold
Can’t do anything right now… Hold
Greyt write up!
12 team yahoo 5×5 H2H
To pick up the White Walker: drop Peraza? (I listened to the mailbag)
I have Baez and Story and Profar @ SS
Baez and Pofar @ 2B
Bellinger, Gallo, Profar @ 1B
Thanks! I Love the smell of mustache wax in the morning!
I dropped Peraza in both my Yahoo leagues because he’s been so ice cold and since only Razzball has been high on him, chances are he’ll still be there once I picks it up if ever
I’d still hold
Thanks! Peraza or Walker are apples/oranges even if Peraza is hitting, but I’d hold
The awkward moment when a fantasy baseball blog makes you realize that 17 years of marijuana have dulled your senses.
Haha, my b!
Grey, two sleepers, Palka and Mullins batting worse than Chris Davis, ouch.
I hear even Scott White is taking shots at you,
Why the vitriol
New to this owning a Rockies pitchers thing!
Do I start Marquez & Gray in Coors Vs Phillies this weekend.
Have a great weekend & thank you!
Only Marquez
Both.
Agree with DT
GREY!
We holding Peraza ? Got benched 2 days in a row. Could use that roster spot for productive streamers.
Hi Carlos.
Grey recently said hold but it’s “getting harder.”
I just dropped him for Hernandez for three games in Coors this weekend. Prolly premature but he’s done next to nothing and when he does play, he usually slots in around 6 or 7 right?
What does your heart tell you
Depends on your team, man. If he’s on your bench and you have a solid guy in his stead, do what you gotta do.
I own him, and have benched him
Ryan Mcmahon over Ian Desmond ROS?
Sure, I think it’ll be close…
My thoughts exactly. Desmond is hurt and when he’s not has been yawnstipating. Figure trading 1 Rockie for another with more position eligibility tips the scales. Thanks for responding
Agree with DT
If I’ve got Kris Bryant in a forever keeper league, am I still just waiting for his power to make any kind of reappearance, or do I worry I may be in for another meh season? If I were to shop him, what kind of hitter, or hitter/pitcher combo would be a good value moving forward? Just wanted your opinions on the player. Thanks.
I’d be a bit worried on him. Lots of combos would work. Marquez and a backend top 100 bat maybe.
Agree with DT — I’m concerned
Kingery or Avisail? Either over Odor or Peraza?
https://razzball.com/james-paxton-2019-fantasy/#comment-2865468
Look at Cram with the recall, damn
It helps that I’ve seen the same 5 guys asked about 30 times a day all week.
Nice
I was going to bring up Palka yesterday, something about his chances of beating Chris Davis’ record getting ruined with the Sox sending him down. But I didn’t have the energy to waste on that sumbitch.
Haha, worst sleeper ever! Sigh, oh well
I don’t know who could predict a guy starting 1/35, even if he was garbage already.
Haha, true
Please Rank. Franco; Walker; Dozier.
Franco, Dozier, Walker for me
Agree with DT
Rank em
Parker
Brasier
Strop
Strop, Brasier
Brasier, Parker, Strop
Pull a name out of a hat, they’re all relatively the same — Brasier, Parker
Right, but Strop gets the least save opportunities out of the 3 and who knows if the job will still be his once Morrow is back.
This is the trade offer in my dyansty league
M. Ozuna StL – A. Ottavino
FOR
MUNCY AND YATES
which side do you want
MrBaseball!
Muncy side, although Ozuna is making a case. Yates is better than Ottavino and I think Muncy will beat out Ozuna in the long run. So Muncy side.
Cheers,
Ante
Its fair. Muncy side for me if you need saves but Ozuna side if you dont…
Yates side.
A bit league context specific, number of keepers, settings, etc., But Yates could be top 3 Closer for a while and Muncy and Ozuna are relatively similar players long term I think….
Agree with DT
Good morning? Avisail over Renfroe or Franmil or just hold. Is Ian Desmond worth a waiver claim over either do the SD outfielders? Thanks.
Over Renfroe for me. Id take Desmond over Renfroe also.
Agree with DT
and now fo this year’s 250th catcher question. Drop Jansen and pick up The Beef?
Neither are exciting me right now, id hold though
Beef
In a 12 team roto with qs where I’m stuck streaming, would you start Cahill on Saturday v SEA (SON around $7), B Anderson on Sunday v TOR (SON around $2.5), and/or pick up Weaver and hold for his next start? Thanks
Weaver
Agree with DT
Which two would you take for run production?
Winker
Hampson
DSJ
Yandy
Pillar
Pinder
H. Dozier
Teoscar
Or DeShields and Clint
Would you drop Hampson for Peraza, Travis Shaw, DeJong , Gallo or Josh Donaldson? H2H category league.
Gallo
Dozier, Winker or Hampson depending on whether you need steals
I’m fine on steals, but I would think that a guy that swipes more bases will cross home plate more.
Hampson is much more speculative though, wide range of outcomes and makes more sense to gamble on if you’re in need of steals…
Agree with DT
What are your thoughts on K. Bryant and N. Pivetta? Trade em? Hold onto them for now?
I’m thinking of dropping Pivetta but feel like he could be back up in a few weeks.
Bryant has just been underperforming but don’t know when he’ll start clicking.
Thanks
Lose Pivetta — Bryant I’m worried about, but I wouldn’t trade him that low
Which if any of this crew would you start this weekend?
Gibson (@ BAL)
Brett Anderson (vs TOR)
Mahle (@ SD)
thanks!
Depends on league depth but pass for me in shallower leagues
Depends on your league, but Gibson at Bal is a solid start….would probably not go with the other 2.
Anderson prolly be my choice, but they’re not great
Would you drop Travis Shaw or Eduardo Escobar to pick up Kingery or hold?
12 t exam, redraft, roto
Id swap Escobar at this point but its close
Hold
Prolly hold, but Eduardo if you can bench if Kingery’s out of lineup
Sharing the blame on Healy’s outbreak. . I dropped him for Kingery cuz of Coors and, ya know, Healy is not a good baseball player. Yes, I apologize to everyone.
1. How worried are you about Aguilar? Besides no hits, no power LOL. Plus, his strikeouts count in our 12 teamer, H2H league. No trade value. Platoon coming with Thames? What a jamoke.
2. My staff: Carrasco, Strasburg, Wheeler, Castillo, Berrios, Bieber and D German have kept me in the middle of the pack. German was a streamer but I kept him for KC start. I am thinking of trading one of these for a bat. Which of these would you move considering concerns over injury history, innings limits later in the year, name cache etc. I was leaning Strasburg before he gave up 3 home runs to the mighty Giants.
Damn you!
1. More worried about Bryant, if being honest… Not that worried on Jesus yet, think he might be a buy low actually
2. Strasburg
10 team
Bench bat:
I feel like this will be my question for you all year….”lose Peraza for….”. So here goes, Lose Jose Peraza for the The White Walker or hold?
Im sill holding
Walker
Agree with DT
Repost from last night, though tge offer has now changed to:
NL-only keeper w/ 3 minors slots. I think I’m good enough to go for it this yr. Give $5 Senzel and $1 Samardzija for $32 E. Diaz and $1 Gorman? My “closers” are Minter and Romo. My other SP are gold.
Its fair but Id hold
Agree with DT — Get a cheaper closer
Your write up on Healy is dead on. I’ve done this for two years with him- he’s the teoscar Hernandez of the great Northwest. I’m leaving him on waivers.
I have Dahl, and like you last night I decided to not bother with roster moves.hes staying on the DL for another week. I don’t trust him. Honestly if he has a great week he is trade away candidate numero uno.
Does Soler have the same value to you in a points league ? I guess do you think his power will make up for strikeouts? Does he have played discipline for walks?
Happy weekend, mother boy.
Soler may not have quite the same value in points, but he doesn’t take a huge hit either
or will i leave healy on waivers????
Yeah, totally… I’d take Dahl off my DL but I hear ya… Agree with DT on Soler… Thanks!
Strasburg/Baez/Barranhart
or
Realmuto/Baez/Morton
Fair? Pointless?
*Barnhart
Realmuto side
Baez side
Baez or Baez? What?
HA!
Assumed these were two packages he could choose between…
Grey – please rank ROS value H2H OBP league: Bruce, Christian Walker, B Lowe, McMahon, Winker. Thanks!
Winker, McMahon, Walker for me
Thank you!
Winker, Walker
Grey you are the wind beneath my wings… carry me to great heights!
Hold or Move?! Is Miggy and/or Nelson Cruz done?
Move one or both of them for Vogelbach & White Walker?
6×6 OPS; pickups cost $1 so ROS erspective please.
Always appreciated, Nehocstu
I’d hold. Grey hates Miggy though…
I moved on from Miggy in one league in the last day or 2….just got tired of the nothingness filling that roster spot.
If he heats up, so be it, there are other options.
Thanks, you are the wings over my air! Miggy for Walker
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lANLyt24c4
Grimey!!
Love the beats, man!
Go Giants!
Cheers,
Ante
Distortion!
Trying to find room for Christian Walker (weekly OBP league) drop McNeil or Laureano for him?
Walker for McNeil but it’s actually pretty close for me and I could see holding if you need steals
Agree with DT
Hey Grey,
At what point do we begin to panic and think about abandoning ship on Jesus Aguilar?
– Your friend, and mine,
Me
Give him another week or two
Agree with DT
Glasnow
Paddack
Boyd
Bauer
Musgrove
Darvish
EddieRod
Marquez
Drop any of these to activate ryu?
I should have left out the obvious holds
Meh, Edrod but they’re in the same range for me
I think Ryu is the drop. I actually think Darvish might be lowest on my list, but would probably keep him over the Dodger who will have at least one more IL trip this year.
Agree with DT
12 team roto – How would you rank these ROS:
Grichuk
Pilar
Soler
Teoscar
Leury Garcia
Soler, grichuk
Agree with DT
Rank these three:
Jorge Polanco, Joc Pederson and Ryan McMahon.
Also, start Touki or Stripling tonight?
Thanks
Joc, McMahon
What are their matchups?
Touki @ Indians and Stripling @ Brewers.
Agree with DT — Stripling doesn’t sound great there
Great write up and excited for buy sell!
Streamonator doesnt hate Marquez tonight vs Philly in Colo… are you starting him? Also, in a holds/saves 10 team standard ROTO am I crazy to consider dropping Clevinger for Lovelady who has SP eligibility?
Thanks!
I’m starting him.
If you don’t have an IL spot then sure.
Thanks! Starting German too
Wilmer Difo – 2-for-3 and his 2nd homer. Wilmer Difo deserves recognition for how well he’s acting in a Platoon.
I see what you did there….nice work.
14-team QS 5×5 roto
Bauer, Cahill, Fried, and Gausman are my secure four SPs.
I grabbed Erik Swanson for my Streamonator pick of the week.
S-O-nator also likes Eickhoff, R.Lopez, Lance Lynn, Nova, and Felix Pena.
I bought Kyle Hendricks at auction and paid too much. Should I drop him for one of these polookas?
I also have Sonny Gray (S-O-N doesn’t like him this week) who might be droppable??
There might be room on the bench for one (Hendricks or Gray) while my great gambles on Keuchel and Kimbrel sit and gather cobwebs…
Hold Hendricks.
I’d use the Keuchel spot to stream
Thanks DT. I don’t think I quite made myself clear, though.
Keuchel isn’t active; he’s on the bench. I’m not planning on dropping him or Kimbrel.
My active lineup is 7 SPs and 2 RPs plus 3 pitching bench spots. Those free agent guys take up two spots.
Bauer is a must start for me.
I am streaming Cahill, Fried, Gausman, Swanson, and the question is the other two active spots this week.
I own Hendricks and S.Gray but don’t want to start both this week. I think I’ll bench Hendricks and drop Sonny Gray for either Eickhoff, R.Lopez, Lance Lynn, Nova, and Felix Pena.
S-O-Nator loves Lance Lynn (@OAK and @SEA?!?) but also seems to recommend Nova (may get Baltimore twice!) along with Eickhoff (home with Miami) and Lopez/Pena….not really high on either.
Advice?
Thanks! Agree with DT on Hendricks — then Gray for Eickhoff
Got it.
My RPs are Leclerc and Swarzak.
The WW has John Gant, Yonny Chirinos, Diego Castillo, Adam Kolarek, Joe Biagini, Junior Guerra, Neris, Strop, Nate Jones, Kyle Bird and others like Claudio, Watson, and Wittgren.
Hold
Thanks.
I think I asked you a day or two ago about my bottom guys on offense.
Hosmer is my CI while Jake Bauers (1b/of) is in the OF with Trout, Acuna, Eloy, and Margot. I have Bote (2b/3b) at U.
Greg Allen, Michael Taylor, Owings, T.Gore, JBJ, Ian Kinsler, Danny Santana are some speed options.
Choi, D.Fowler, Fletcher, Duggar, Reddick, Matt Kemp, McKinney, Tapia, and Difo are out there, too.
Hold?
Duggar or Reddick over Bote
Hey @Grey:
12-Team H2H 6×6 (standard + BBs), keep 10 league (ESPN)
My 2B / MI / Util1 / Util2 is a bit of a mess- any advice? Stand pat or drop anyone for McMahon, White Walker, or Healy (who I just dropped yesterday for Kingery)? Or Smith Jr?
C- Alfaro
1B- Goldy
2B- Goodrum
SS- Mondesi
3B- Bryant
MI- Lowe / Kingery
OF1- Harper
OF2- Acuna
OF3- Soto
OF4- Inciarte
Util1- Soler
Util2- Laureano / DeShields
Bench- Bichette (hoping for midseason call-up)
Id ditch Bichette and Deshields for Walker and McMahon
Definitely lose DeShizz for Walker. I understand the rookie love and could see holding onto Bichette just for the possibilities. Maybe Im crazy but I could see losing Inciarte for McMahon.
Agree with DT — if those guys are on waivers, you don’t need to hold Bichette
12 team H2h keeper league. We keep 10 guys.
what are your thoughts on Meadows and Dahl 4 goldy? i have goldy.
my OF and pitching is pretty weak right now and no one is trading sps. currently in last place.
Verdugo, Fraizer, Hick, Mazara, Upton, Margot, and Lowe are my OF. I have plenty of 1st baseman so i have room to move goldy.
Id want Goldy
Your OF is pretty bad, but Goldy is a high price to pay for those 2 hot starters. Its possible they keep going, but also probable they arent this good all season…….
I think I want Goldy, but if youre desperate and have significant other 1B options, then maybe. Or see if you can get a SP as well to boost your rotation.
Agree with DT
Great stuff as always!! For my utility spot please rank.
1- Christian Walker
2- Daniel Vogelbach
3- Scott Kingery
Also, do you prefer Kingery over Garrett Hampson. Thanks as always!
Walker, Kingery for me
I prefer Hampson
Thanks! Agree with DT
Best of the worst — please rank the future prospects of Ian Kennedy (or Wily Peralta), Givens, and Romo. If you had to drop one of Kennedy, Givens and Romo, which would it be? Do you see any getting 15 saves this year? Thanks.
Peralta, Givens, Romo.
I’d swap Romo for Kennedy.
I’m confused, if you rank Peralta first, why would you pick up Kennedy for Romo?
Peralta is the one getting saves right now so he’s #1 for me but I’m not super confident in any of these guys. I’d personally rather roster the #2 behind Peralta than Romo, I trust him the least of the group.
That said, I wouldn’t argue strongly against any ordering.
Wily, Romo — drop Givens
Would you start Velazquez @ COL today? SON says no…but I want the advice of a human computer.
No way
Agree with DT
I can’t believe you haven’t used that 60 people / 120 feet joke before! Lolll
Haha
Are you still as high on Eflin you were in the preseason?
Jesus Aguilar got dropped in my 12-team OPS league and is a free agent. Do the numbers still suggest a turn-around and are you buying?
I like Eflin — what has he done to not like him? Yes, buying Aguilar
What is the outlook for Keuchel?
What would be a reasonable return for him in a 14 team roto mixer?
G.Polanco? Vogelbach? Eaton?
I didn’t like Keuchel when he had a team
WTF do you do with Peraza in a 14 team H2H league? I recall last year he started slow and finished strong…but this feels different.
I guess more specifically…Wendle is coming off IL soon, drop Peraza, Healy, Kinger or Jose Martinez for him?
I’m holding him
Can someone send Joel Peraza a fat chick riding a moped? This guy needs a slump buster in the worst way. Maybe he can rub chris Davis’s lucky charm? I don’t want to drop him, but this is getting out of hand.
HAHA
Whooo would you drop to make room for Dahl coming off my IL? 12 team, h2h, we use AVG, OBP, and SLG
Drop candidates
Kike Hernandez
Delino Deshields
Niko Goodrum
Jeff Mcneil
Delino
Start Caleb Smith vs Washington?
Want to trade Lester. What’s fair return? Thinking $120 ($60 minimum FA pickup)? Few top prospects? Need another bat
BTW 16 team h2h dynasty keeper forever league.
Thanks!
I’m starting him — What can you get for Lester? Maybe Jesus Aguilar low?
I know that you are recommending both Avisail Garcia and Christian Walker. Both are available in my league. I currently have Daniel Vogelbach in my utility spot. Yandy Diaz is also available. I guess my question is, would you drop Vogelbach for any of these three?
Avisail Garcia, Christian Walker, or Yandy Diaz? Thank You !!!!!
Walker
Heres a tough game of fuck marry kill for you guys (so to speak)…
fuck= keep for the next week or so, marry = keep for a period of a month or two, maybe even ROS, kill = you can drop
FMK: Walker, Dozier, Pederson
Need to drop TWO guys eventually for two streamer spots… (12 team 6×6 OPS, QS)
Team is:
1B: Hoskins(OF) , Gallo (OF), Walker
3B: Machado(SS), Bryant (OF), Dozier(1B)
SS: Tatis, Dejong, Mondesi, Gleyber
OF: Dahl, Conforto, Joc
Avi garcia is available too…
FKM
McMahon (colarado) is a straight up own in a twelve teamer points league….. If no platoon? Also hampson played last night with McMahon…. I hate the Rockies
Yes
Start Caleb Smith vs Washington?
Want to trade Lester. What’s fair return? Thinking $120 ($60 minimum FA pickup)? Few top prospects? Need another bat
BTW 16 team h2h dynasty keeper forever league.
Thanks!
Answered already
My bad my browser on my phone is pos
No problem
Would you add Ryan McMahon for Eduardo Escobar for summer in Colorado?
And do still prefer Minter over Brasier?
Thanks!
Brasier over Minter — McMahon for summer? Murphy will return before then
12th h2h Have Ryu coming back tomorrow. Who do I drop Matz or C.Smith? Who do prefer ROS Dahl or Mcmahon?
Matz — Dahl
Thanks
No problem
Luke Weaver or Frankie Montas rest of season?
Weaver
Battle of slow starters. You want Votto or Aguilar ROS? Asking for standard roto as well as obp. Thanks
Votto
Aguilar
Yo Grey & DT
Cody’s been hitting the ball so hard, he’s blasting it through the shift they put on him, it’s been fun to watch!
With Ryu coming back, need to open a spot. I grabbed C Frazier but just got Dahl back, and have Eaton who is boring I know. Was thinking of dropping Eaton and Frazier and grabbing the White Walker. My team is doing well, am I overthinking this?
Thanks!
It’s been fun to own him!
Drop Eaton and Frazier for them
Yeah for sure!
Thanks, thoughts on Touki @CLE tonight? SON is not having it but that lineup is still pretty blah.
I’m starting him
Muncy or Dahl ROS?
Better stream this Sunday if necessary – Jon Gary vs Phils or Derek Rodriguez vs. Pitt?
Dahl — close tho
Dereck
Standard yahoo league
C Grandal
1st Alonso
2nd Altuve
3rd Healy
SS Mondesi
OF Eloy
OF Fraizer
OF Dahl
UTIL Tatis
BN Mallex
BN Rizzo
DL Stanton
DL Andujar
SP Strausburg
SP Carrasco
RP Allen
RP Leclerc
P Will Smith
P Colome
P Paddack
BN Lucchesi
BN Toussaint
BN Shoemaker
My Mondesi, Allen, and Toussaint for Rendon and Semien or Daniel Murphy?
Is this a good trade for my team, if so, should I take Semien or Murphy?
Rendon side — Murphy
Would you start Marquez and Toussaint tonight? SON is negative on both.
I’m starting both
YOLO
5 x 5 Rotisserie league. I have Laureano and Clint Frazier. Would you drop either of those for Avisail Garcia. Thanks !!!
Frazier
Cano just became available on waivers. Would you drop either LeMahieu or Hampson to add Cano?
DJ
Pineda fucked me in both my leagues.
My RCL team sucks so bad hittingwise. Yes the anti-Grey approach so far has failed. Remember I drafted Murphy, J Turner, Blackmon, JoseRam. I mean they will perform better than they have but so far man it’s brutal.
Woofy woof woof
How much confidence is there in the longevity of the White Walker?
Can I safely move on from the disappointment that is Hosmer in a 12-team H2H Dynasty with OPS if I have Walker and Yuli Gurriel?
Also, how much more leeway are we giving Cedric Mullins in the same 12-team Dynasty?
Thanks a ton. Have a great weekend.
I wouldn’t drop Hosmer yet — I’d lose Mullins — you too!
E. Escobar or Peraza for MI? 5×5 Roto 12-teamer with a glut of MI guys on my team but also talent on the WW:
Here’s who I own:
Treat (IL)
Baez (3B elig)
Ketel
Asdrubal
Peraza
Available on ww:
Simmons
Senzel
Hampson
Odor (IL)
Wendle
Kingery
Ahmed
Peraza
Who should I drop for Walker?
Healy, Braun, Piscotty, Buxton or Hosmer
Healy
My OF is trash right now
OF: Betts
OF: Castellanos
OF: Mazara
OF: Bader
OF: Renfroe
OF: Keirmaier
Here are some of the top OF on the wire based on ownership %. Any moves you would make?
Justin Upton
Billy Hamilton
Jose Martinez
Jackie Bradley
Matt Kemp
Brian Anderson
Kevin Pillar
Luery garcia
Avisail Garcia
Manny Margot
Leonys Martin
Ben Zobrist
That outfield looks familiar — didn’t I tell you to fix this yesterday? Jo-Ma, Avisail — lose Renfroe and Bader
haha yes you did but its weekly waivers that go off on Sundays. Just trying to get my bids right.
Appreciate the response and write up
No problem
So I went with the Hittertron this week and scooped up Joc Pederson but with Dahl coming off the IL there seems to be too many cooks in the kitchen for OF.
1. Khrush Davis
2. Conforto
3. Dahl
4. Domingod
5. Puig
6. Pederson
12 team H2H with 10 different hitting categories. I need one more SP.
Offering Domingod and Stripling for Glasnow- too much?
I like Domingo more than Glasnow
As a Bellinger owner who feels like he got the steal of the draft in the 6th round/4th overall pick after 2 keepers were accounted for (I was the turn so I purposely picked him there instead of the 5th round in case I got to brag about how late I got him) – I am offended by your lack of faith that Bellinger will not have a season not seen since since Barry Bonds when he was juicing more than Jamba Juice.
It’s a good thing he steals bases cause when the power drought comes, at least we can hang our hat on him getting a SB here and there, and in OBP leagues the walks will hopefully help too.
Yeah, it’s been glorious to own him so far — and agreed on SBs — we backed into a top 15 hitter
My trapper keeper has hearts and “Bellinger” written all over it. I haven’t updated the mancrush since the days of Matt Kemp’s almost 40/40 season…
Speaking of the trapper keeper reference, you haven’t used that one in a long while
Ha, yeah, I know — old school — literally
Have I been reading this site for THAT long?!?!?!
Haha, yup!
12 team 5×5 OBP/QS Yahoo league. Pick a side:
Gallo
for
Puig+Eloy
Thanks!
Puig
TLK getting a S4!
You should try Vikings, it’s pretty good.
I’m gonna watch it this summer… It’s on my list
Who do I drop soroka for
Luke weaver, chirinos, Fiers, porcello?
u mean other way around
Weaver
Yandy Diaz or Christian Walker for my UT spot? Thanks!
Walker
Happy Friday Grey! Got my 10 team shallow mixed 5×5 league questions for you:
1) got a logjam in OF, I have to drop one of these three, which one is the drop: Laureano, Mazara, Joc
2) feel at all good or confident in rolling out either Darvish (vs ARI SON $15.6) or Fiers (vs TOR SON $10.6) as a streamer tomorrow?
3) Keeper league question. I have Freeman until the end of 2022. He;s so boring and knowing he will prob get even more boring in the future, I’m looking to deal him now. I know these keeper questions are tough, but 1 for 1 swap of Freeman vs any of the guys below, in a vaccum, would you pass on any of these, or do these all look like good trades for me?
– Trea Turner until end of 2022
– Lindor until end of 2022
– Rhys until end of 2021
– Bryce until end of 2021
– Stanton until end of 2021
Thanks Grey and enjoy the weekend!
1. Laureano 2. Sure, both 3. They all look good to me — you too!
Currently rostering the following pitchers: Woodruff, Lucchesi, Shoemaker, Paddock.
Any of these an upgrade to above?
C. Smith. Weaver, Swanson, Wacha, Urias
Smith over Shoemaker
Hey Grey,
Happy holidays.
Need to start 3. Who you got?
Jose Abreu @ DET – J Zimmerman
Luke Voit vs KC – J Junis
Travis Shaw vs LAD – R Stripling
Scott Kingery @ COL – G Marquez
Christian Walker @ CHC – K Hendricks
Thanks as always!
Shaw, Voit, Abreu
sitting any of these guys in a 12 team?
marquez vs PHI (-$1)
ed rod @ TB ($7)
touki @ CLE (-$17)
Nah
Thanks for the great work Grey,
16 team H2H weekly points league.
I need one of these for my Util spot and one bench bat, which two should I keep?
H. Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Clint Frazier, Ramon Laureano.
thanks again
Dozier, Eduardo
Grey!!! Happy Friday and great stuff as always. big fan
Im trying to rid myself of my bench bats, which i know is a mortal sin in the church of Grey.
But like, i cant justify dropping any of these guys. am I a victim of my own FA acquisitions?
Only SP worth picking up is Toussaint (who is coming off waivers, i may not get him, wont stick in rotation) or maybe Woodruff or Soroka. as for relievers i do have one daily P slot that I guess i could pick someone up and put them in. what do I do???
C Alfaro
1B Voit
2B Mondesi
SS Villar
3B Baez
OF Domingo Santana
OF E Rosario
OF D Dahl
UT Puig
UT Shaw
B Tatis Jr
B Myers
(IL) Andujar
SP German Markers
SP Bieber
RP Hand
RP Yates
P Alvarado
P Will Smith
P Hader
B Glasnow
B Robbie Ray
B Paddack
B Lucchesi
(IL) Clevinger
TL;DR – how do i rid my bench bats when theres really no pitchers on the wire that are to die for
thank u in advance for ur counseling
“how do i rid my bench bats when theres really no pitchers on the wire that are to die for”
Huh?
well i thought you preferred owning more pitchers rather than having 2 bench bats which i was trying to emulate
I didn’t understand the question, that’s what my Huh meant
whats the best way for me to transition from having 2 bench bats to adding pitching, when A). I dont really feel like I have any bats worth dropping, and B). There are no free agent pitchers that are really worth going out and grabbing right now outside of maybe Toussaint or Woodruff. i guess i could stream SPs
sorry for the confusion
Can you trade two bats for one arm?
thats what i have just been pondering. so I guess a better question is which two bats should i try and move? hard to package shaw and puig with their numbers. and im married to Domingo (as you are i believe)
and who are some buy low pitchers? I know buehler and Carrasco’s recent starts may have closed the door on their buy low windows as was said.
thanks again
Puig/Shaw for Wheeler?
so intel is the last place team has Nola , Carrasco and Wheeler. I think i may just work my way down and see if i can get one of them (in that order) for puig/shaw.
also, does me being in first in SV, K, WHIP, ERA (4th in wins which is a stupid cat anyway) have any barring on making this move? 12 team rotisserie
Not really
Just offered for Carras & Co.
Thank you Grey I appreciate it
No problem
How was what Tim Anderson did normal at all?
This wasn’t a bat flip issue. People bat flip every night. Wasn’t an emotion issue. Guys show emotion all the time. Not a fun-police issue. We’re all encouraging fun here.
This was a 4th inning home run in a 0-0 Wednesday afternoon game in April. He hit a home run, turned 180 degrees, threw his bat overhand, flexed on the catcher, and yelled across his face…
If this is him showing emotion… why has he never done this before? Surely he’s had fun and shown emotion before? Why’d he do that this time, one wonders? Was this 4th inning two run shot particularly special?
It’s cause it was disrespect. By any written or unwritten rule in the book. And he knew it. He did it last year against the Royals. Got called out that time too.
“Celebrations in baseball are good, you guys don’t like fun”. This take is so lazy and so passive-aggressive and so freezing cold. This wasn’t a celebration issue! This was bush-league BS by a young kid, he knew what he was doing, and he got checked.
White Sox have no veteran leaders in the clubhouse to check him, either. Then Renteria is across the Royals’ first base line yelling at Yost’s players? Who the f*** is in charge over there? White Sox looked like a bunch of bafoons.
I can’t stand the misunderstanding on this one. This wasn’t a celebration issue. This was disrespect 101.
My favorite part – Anderson gets tossed and they lose in extra innings, then he tweets twice about how awesome his bat flip was! Now that is rich! Kid doesn’t get it…
/rant
It was perhaps a little excessive
not unlike my post lol. cheers man!
Haha
sorry for the rant here… but needed to get this off my chest lol
Agreed 1000%
Hey Culligan Man!
There was a Hey Culligan Man conversation yesterday
Did it include Oaktown and now I have to go find it
Hey Culligan Man was a suggestion by Oaktown that day. My suggestion was Flukazy. I say Hey Culligan Man because it was such an obscure reference that I had to get it into the razznacular. Remember I came up with FLUKAZY you friggin flukazy
Hey Culligan Man!
Just get your stories straight bucko!
My bad!
We need to hang out
I was just thinking same!
Pants optional
Track pants are cool, right?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen you in anything but
True
Sorry about previous post – Fridays!!!
Strasburg/Baez/Barnhart
or
Realmuto/Abreu/Morton
Fair? Pointless?
Baez/Stras
Cody Bludgeoner
Haha
Thanks. You’re the best. What does that feel like?
Oh, and how do you rank the following roy: Gausman, Lucchesi, Shoemaker, Boyd.
Thanks!
Ha, thanks! Boyd, Lucchesi, Gausman
McMahon or H. Dozier?
Dozier
10 team h2h points league
Which SP – Toukki or Boyd?
Boyd
Would you drop Hampson for Peraza, Travis Shaw, Donaldson or Gallo?
Gallo
It’s a H2H category league. Thanks!
Minter, Swarzak, Brasier, or just screw it and punt saves?
Brasier
Morning Grey,
Still trying to move T.Anderson for some starting pitching. You like Anderson for Flaherty? Or should I aim higher.
Flaherty side
Do you trust Nola or think that somethings wrong with him? Trying to maximize Andersons value and thought that Id try to get Nola but am a little weary now. Also considering trying for Wheeler, Syndergaard or Tailon. If you were dealing Anderson, which SP would you try for first? Second?
Nola
Taillon
Syndergaard
Wheeler
I don’t trust Nola — but prolly okay, you’re not getting him with Anderson, but if you can, by all means
Hey Grey,
Quick question here, would you start Merrill Kelly at Wrigley today? I’m fraidy skeered!
No way
Thanks boss!
No problem
Kiki do ya love me or hampson? leaning kiki as I think hampson loses PT soon.
Hampson
H2H category league……would you drop any of these SPs for Robbie Ray and/or Darvish?
Boyd
Kikuchi
Kimbrel
Maeda
Nah
C Walker or Miggy? Thinking Miggy’s days as a top 100 player are gone, but need a ‘pert to validate me.
Walker
I’m in a 10 team yahoo mixed H2H redraft league. I was just offered Ramos for McHugh. Should I consider his offer? Please advise. FWIW, I need to drop someone shortly to activate Folty and will likely drop Posey if you agree. Thanks.
C : Bust?er Posey (C, 1B)
1B: Pete Alonso (1B)
2B: Jonathan Villar (2B, SS)
3B: Nolan Arenado
SS: Javier Baez(2B, 3B, SS)
OF: Trey Mancini (1B, OF)?
OF: Rhys Hoskins (1B, OF)
OF: Austin Meadows (OF)
UTIL: Domingo Santana (?OF)
Bench: AJ Pollock (OF), Matt Carpenter (1B, 2B, 3B)
DL: Giancarlo Stanton (OF)
DL: Justin Upton (OF)
STARTING PITCHERS:
James Paxton
Jameson Talilion
Joe Musgrove
Caleb Smith
Matt Shoemaker
Chris Paddack
Collin McHugh
Tyler Glasnow
DL: Mike Folynewicz?
CLOSERS:
Felipe Vazquez?
Wade Davis??
Ken Giles?
Wilson Ramos? No
Thank you. I don’t like Posey but the waiver options are not good.
* Phegley
* Cervelli
* Astudillo (will they ever give him regular at bats??!
* Mejia
* Jansen
* Zunino
* Alfaro
* Gomes
* Lucroy
* Barnhart
Alfaro
Dropped Posey for Alfaro. Thanks for your help!
Ayo Grey, I know this might be a questioned geared toward Ralph or Mike but would you rather stash Luis Robert or Carter Kieboom in a keeper league. Thanks !
Lou Bob
Michael Chavis got the call- pick up over H Dozier?
Nah
I picked up D.Castllo as a handcuff to Alvarado and he promptly gave up his first runs of the year. Is he worth a hold? I also have Elias breathing down the neck of my Swarzak. They closer landscape is a fickle beast.
Would you drop Castillo?
Best pickups
Eovaldi, Peacock, Strahm, Weaver, M.Kelly
Eovaldi
Great write-up Grey,
Which side would you choose?
Sale and Dahl or Giancarlo and M. Boyd
Sale
Would it be too lop-sided if I asked for Archer instead of Boyd? Or would you still side with Sale? Giancarlo bicep is slightly concerning to me but so is Sale’s arm
I’d prefer Boyd to Archer
Thanks! As frustrating as he’s been, might be best to wait Sale out. At least his velo was up last start and if it weren’t for the Yankee Stadium’s little league right field porch it would’ve been a decent start
Have a nice weekend!
You too!
C. Walker or Voit?
Voit
Getting ready for Stephen Matza’s favorite holiday, please rank Jo-ma, Nomar, Dwight Smith Jr and Winker, thank you!
Haha — Mazara, Winker
What’s up Grey?
Just saw the tracklist for the new Schoolboy album and it looks pretty promising.
Hunter Dozier or Christian Walker for a bench bat?
Nevermind I see you’ve ranked them above and I’m going with Dozier. Thanks Grey!
I need it in my ears right now!
Dozier
Few questions –
1.) 8 team league. Hendricks, soler, Erod, D Smith Jr. available.
Drop any of these for them?
Kike, Braun, Beckham, Fried, Kingery, Hampson?
2.) Looking to grab soler and/or Weaver in a 10 team. Drop any of these?
JPolanco, ACabrera, Braun, SmithJr., ARosario
1. Braun for EdRod 2. Braun, Smith
Grey,
A starter eligible pitcher who gets holds is valuable in my daily league.
what role do you see Urias in the LA pen. Do you see him more pitching high leverage places or do the dodgers do a lot of last year where a starter goes 4-5 then Urias comes in for 3 innings.
Thanks
Long man out of pen… Every 3 to 4 days for 3 IP
Hey Grey,
According to Yahoo, wind is blowing 25 MPH in from center at Wrigley. Still sit Merrill Kelly today?!!? Haha!!
I would not start him
Yeah, Baez scares the begeezus out of me!!!
Boy, he got murdered LOL.
B Dozier or Kike
Kike
Grey,
Finally!! an article singing the praises of my Cody Love. I’ve been waiting for this article like an orphaned kid waiting for presents on his first Christmas after being adopted. Great article!!
Question for you
I have Arenado and Vlad in my dynasty league, i can drop Arenado to my Util spot, however i have a ton of hitters so i’m thinking about trading one….do you trade Arenado or Vlad?
Haha, thanks!
Trade Arenado if it nets you more
Hey guys…10tm keeper league that uses OBP
Drop Winker or L. Voit for K. Wong or McMahon or should I hold?
Drop Jeffress for AJ minter if I’m in need of saves, or hold? Thanks!
Hold on bats
Yes, Minter
Thanks Grey!
No problem
Trade meadows for Domingod?
Meh
Hi Grey, 10 tm h2h pts for ROS: 3 questions pls and thks
1) who should I drop? – Hill, Flaherty, or Matz
2) using J.Abreu and/or Mancini on 1st, drop either or both for C.Walker, H.Dozier, or McMahon
3) using E.Hernadez at SS (could slide Baez there), so drop Kike for – C.Hernandez, Villar, or S.Kingery?
Thamks!
ps. been using this site almost from day 1, it’s really grown into the best Fantasy sport site by a country mile, I’m always amazed that you guys take the time to go through and reply to so many mails, I know it takes a long time since it takes me a while just to read through them ; )
1. Matz 2. Hold 3. Villar PS. No problem!
Two things:
Parker or Strop rest of the way
Which two would you take for runs?
Dozier
Hampson
Winker
You asked this already
G’day Grey, I have one start to play with for the remainder of the week, would you roll out CC vs the Royals today or Fiers against Toronto tomorrow?
Fiers
OBP league…
1) who do I sit today:
Eloy @ Zimmerman
Vogelfat @ Pena
Franco @ Marquez
Chapman v Stroman
2) Who do I drop when Lindor comes back: Hampson, Kike, Asdrubal
1. Vogel 2. Asdrubal
What do you think in both the short term and ROS for C — Chirinos or Welington Castillo? 5×5 league.
Beef
david ‘roald’ dahl back. 8 team pts league espn… who’s the odd man out – need to drop 1?
dahl
domingo
aguilar
shaw
muncy
I know… stupid shallow… but still not sure
Aguilar
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. mcmahon or dansby? have a preference? could use the 2b eligibility….
McMahon in Coors
With McMahon back, do you think Hampson still gets decent playing time? Or would you cut bait?
I think they’re fine while Murphy is hurt
Trade Voit for Aguilar in 10tm 5×5 keeper or Hold?
Hold
It’s Ross Stripling Day! I doubt that will catch on. He might not get out of the 1st.
I want in on the pantsless hang out. Hey Culligan Man.
I like that you dropped a pinata on Pineda. Saying a guy got pinata’d has been a go to for me since the great Joel Pinata.
Looking forward to the buy column tomorrow. Hopefully it’s filled with guys who nobody has ever heard of who will be available for a buck in FAAB and who will give me Mike Trout Max Scherzer level performance.
Albright you must hate your NFBC team this year. It’s such a not you team. That was such a funky draft. I torpedoed our pitching with Freddy Peralta. Our middle infield is a mess. We’re starting Dylan Moore this weekend. After him we have no moore IFs ands and plenty of butts.
Just a reminder the A’s got Khrush Davis for Jacob Nottingham and a guy named Bubba.
Buy column today…unless you want to do one tomorrow.
Putting your opinion out on every player must be grueling, Albie. I only put a few out and on the one’s I get wrong I feel like such a dickhead for opening my yap. Looking at you Freddy Peralta and JBJ.
Yeah, there’s no place to hide, so I cop to it and move on – case in point: Palka and Mullins
The 5 man Red Sox rotation is worth a collective -98.6 dollars on the player rater. That’s 160ish dollars less than Cody Bellinger.
HAHA
Pants are for the soon-to-be-pantsed
I’m struggling in NFBC pretty brutally, but losing a few top 100 bats and Giancarlo hasn’t helped… Need to avoid injuries, at least — Though, I worry Happ as my #2 is not going to cut it, no matter about health — Wow, forgot about that Khris Davis deal… Ha!
Miguel Gonzales @LAA, SoN hates it (-11)
Start in a 12 teamer 6×6 with QS?
Sounds fine to me
Send G. Marquez/Votto/Semien forJ.Bell/Lindor
Sure
Parra or Curtis Granderson for a deep league fill in while Stewart is on DL
Parra
Ugg…in this league left on my bench for NFBC is 2 catchers, Freese, and Willie Calhoun. Those are my remaining non injured players besides Parra and Granderson.
Ha, times be rough in NFBC when hit by injuries
Seriously. 8 position players 3 weeks in seems excessive though.
Yup
In a 14-team dynast league, should I drop frazier or goodrum to pick up chavis?
Could also pick up Kingery
Frazier
For Chavis or Kingery?
Kingery
#shallowleagueproblems
Batty Call: Pete Alonso @ STL (Wainwright) or Kingery @ Coors (Marquez)
Alonso
Dahl coming off DL, who is the drop?
Winker or Laureano? Thinking Winker.
Winker
Friday quickie for you all…Deal on the table – Profar or Swanson?
Profar, without knowing who Swanson is
Sorry, the SS. Is it close? Thanks. Happy weekend!
Close
1. Legit guffaw at the Didi dad-joke. I want to pick him up, just not sure when since he’s a doorstop until what, after the AS break? Any chance they rush him back early due to other injuries?
2. Can you add Bryant & Rizzo to the “sell” list today? I wanna make sure they break out like Au Shiz. TIA!
1. I doubt he’s back before June, but pre-ASB is def on table 2. Ha, yeah
Hey Grey –
Having a rough week, but not panciking yet – seems like some underachieving going on.
Let’s talk offense: R, HR, RBI, OBP, SLG, SBN
Roster
C > Ramos
1B / 3B / CI > Aguilar, Suarez, Rendon, Vogelbach
2B / SS / MI > Shaw, B Dozier, Hampson, Profar
OF > Judge, M Smith, Verdugo, Puig, F Reyes, Robles
UTIL> K Davis
I have Wendle in an IL spot and just picked up Kieboom. MI has been a real problem, so I’m a little desperate there.
Should I cut bait on any of these guys yet, or wait it out? There’s not much to be had on the wire, but I’m not against picking up someone who may come up soon (Y Alvarez or C Biggio, for example) if the upside is there.
Thanks, as always.
Jeff
You don’t have anyone to drop for a guy in AAA. Wait it out.
Cut Wendle
Or Dozier
Are you really playing Verdugo?
I am. He’s been pretty solid the last two weeks. But not totally comfortable with it.
in a 12 team h2h 7×7 (total bases + OBP) league (holds, quality starts)
Would you sell high on Tim Anderson? I will have Lindor returning soon and nowhere for Anderson to play with my Utility spots filled by Conforto and Domingo.
Best offer so far was Ryu and Stroman
C cervelli
1b bell
2b shaw
3b franco
ss anderson
of JD
Of benintendi
of springer
util conforto
util domingo
bench – kike, pinder
IL – andujar, ohtani, lindor
SP – bauer, greinke, beiber, happ, kikuchi,
RP – doolittle, cody allen, hicks, ottavino
Thanks
Sure
That is not a good offer tho
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Grey- Nice Nick Hexum and Co. reference. I take it nobody else got it? Saw them live back in oh, I can’t remember.
1-for-3 and his 3rd homer, hitting .311. Racist!
Buxton a must-own In 12-team 5×5 roto? Would you prefer BB or Winker, Laureano, Ender or Schwarber?
I know you’re not a fan of Carpenter but would you rather have Christian Walker?
I may have an opportunity to sell Vogelbach for Nelson Cruz…should I jump on that?
5 player keeper… H2H… I have had Arenado for years.
Arenado
For
Hoskins
Blackmon
Kimbrel
Hoskins/Blackmon/Kimbrel is a solid return
Thanks for the quick reply!
No problem