Ton of injuries yesterday, huh? You ever go to your waiver wire page in each league and type in the injured player’s name to see who has the injured player? Then when I see someone else has the player I say, “Ooh, too bad,” sarcastically, and when I have the player I say it sincerely. Any hoo! Cody Bellinger hit the IL with two rib fractures. That “Ooh, too bad” came back sincerely, because I have Cody and Triston Casas on the same team. About to change my team name to Tony Roma’s The Place For Fractured Ribs. I’d guess Cody’s sidelined for six to eight weeks, but I’m guessing hence the “I’d guess.” Pete Crow-Armstrong was called up by the Cubs. You know PCA, the prospect who can’t hit .200 in the minors. Sorry, he was hitting .203! Ooh, my bad! Sincerely! He is great with the glove though, so if your league counts UZR like a real LUZR, go for it. This could also be a boost for Alexander Canario’s fantasy value, who also might not be able to hit .200. Hey, I love the speed/power, guys, but you can’t steal a home run. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Dansby Swanson – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, as he hits 6th, hitting .235. Ya know what’s weird? Javy Baez left the Cubs and became irrelevant, and, while not to the same degree, Swanson went to the Cubs and [raspberries lips]
Jameson Taillon – 5 2/3 IP, 1 R, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.69. Taillon goes to Queens next time and Streamonator doesn’t love it. Uh, Queens, NY, not San Fran.
Blake Snell – Hit the IL with an abductor strain. Hmm…an abductor is something mollusks have…Were those Snell-shells Sally was selling by the seashore?
Francisco Lindor – 4-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 3rd and 4th homer. People looking to sell low on Francisco Lindor, you better hurry up, you’re not going to get the bare minimum for much longer. Gotta be honest, that doesn’t seem like a winning strategy, but I am merely a clean-shaven, handsome man-child.
Gunnar Henderson – 3-for-3, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and a slam (8) and legs (5), 2nd homer in as many games, and 2nd time in two days I’ve said he’s going to win the AL MVP.
Dean Kremer – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 4.61. This guy gets no respect. [pulls on collar like Rodney Dangerfield] “Kremer reminds me of myself, because people think we’re both useless for fantasy.”
Mike Trout – 1-for-4 and his 10th homer (and 13 RBIs, lol). Trout is like Ted Williams, because he’s the best when he’s not on ice.
Taylor Ward – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer. It’s early, but Ward is currently the third best outfielder on the Player Rater, behind only Betts and Adolis.
Zach Neto – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. Watch out, Aaron Judge! Neto’s coming for you!
Brayan Bello – Hit the IL with lat tightness. Spray some WD40 on it and get back out there! This sounds like a minor thing that will cause him to only miss two starts. 1bhud82&–sorry, fingers crossed.
Connor Wong – 4-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 4th and 5th homer. A double Wong dong!
Rafael Devers – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Hey, welcome back to the 2024 baseball season! Nice of you to join us!
Cooper Criswell – 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.38. “Did you have one of those Peek Freans, they’re very serious. Oh, I see, you had a Colton Cowser and a bag of Cooper Criswells.” IYKYK. What I don’t know is who the Red Sox pitching coach is but let’s say it’s Dave Duncan. So, Criswell’s a remarkably bad pitcher on paper, that I wouldn’t even trust the Streamonator with.
Gavin Williams – Had a setback in his rehab. A sit back is so much better, and comfortable (depending on the chair).
Landon Knack – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.27. Cooper Criswell, Colton Cowser, Landon Knack? The British are coming! The British are coming! Any hoo! I watched Knack start because I streamed him, and I’m Knack’ered. Nah’mean? He made the Nats look decent, and I would be careful with him.
Andy Pages – 3-for-5, 3 runs and his 2nd homer. Excuse me while I will something into existence: Move Pages up to Outman’s lineup spot.
Lane Thomas – Hit the IL with an MCL sprain. What a terrible year! To compound the pain, the Nats didn’t call up James Wood, but brought back Lipscomb, as if they all have mustaches.
Nick Senzel – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Might be a light schmotato, but you have to be desperate.
Bryan Reynolds – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. As a reluctant owner of Reynolds, I can affirmatively say, woo boy, he’s yawnstipating.
Will Benson – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, as he hit leadoff because the Reds faced a righty, but he’s also hitting .195, so there’s a Will, but is he the way? Coming up after the break, we answer that very question! Now drink your Ovaltine.
Spencer Turnbull – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.33. Supposedly, he’s Turnbullpen by Sunday when Taijuan returns, but, honestly, that makes no sense with how well he’s pitching. I’d go to six-man rotation, prior to that, but I’m speculating and have no idea.
Willi Castro – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .188. Not much going here so far this year, but he gets a big ol’ monocle, because he could become very valuable, due to his speed and power.
Korey Lee – 1-for-2 and a slam (2) and legs (1). I always mention slams and legses, but I might start ignoring the White Sux completely. Garrett Crochet (4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 6.37) seemed like the one bright spot, and he’s worthless now too.
Curtis Mead – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Currently have him on my RCL team, but I lost Cody and Casas and this is embarrassingly sad and not at all a co-sign. Don’t read a co-sign where there is no co-sign! If you see Fantasy Master Lothario spelled out next to my name? That’s a co-sign! This is not!
Randy Arozarena – 1-for-4 and his 3rd homer, hitting .158. “Hey, the sharks aren’t going to eat a body that’s been dead for three weeks–Hold up! Randy moved! He’s alive! So, yeah, you can go ahead and feed them.”
Jack Flaherty – 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.91, and his perfs are 11.1 K/9, 1.2 BB/9, 2.69 xFIP. Buy! Now!
Garrett Cleavinger – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.53, and his 2nd save, and might not get another one or might get the next 12 Rays saves. No one knows. Scotty doesn’t know! Kevin Cash doesn’t know! No one knows!
Juan Soto – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. Sexy Dr. Pepper looks weird in the pinstripes, doesn’t he? Like a Diet Pepper.
Anthony Rizzo – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in the last two games. HR to the Rizzo! I grabbed him Rizzo before this game when I lost Cody, and now he just has to stay hot for five to seven weeks. NBD!
Aaron Judge – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. Oh my goodness! The guy with 275 pounds of muscles moved within one homer of Bryan De La Cruz and Connor Wong!
Brent Rooker – 1-for-2, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer, and third homer in the last six games. Watch out, Rooker, Judge is coming for you, in only 50 more ABs! All seriousness, hot schmotato, and Rooker was one of my number one adds this past weekend.
Reynaldo Lopez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 0.72. Getting the vague sense that people are sick of hearing me say you can get so much cheap pitching later, so. Dot dot dot. Too bad!
Jesus Sanchez – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, and he’s already in this week’s Buy column, which is already available on Patreon.
Addison Barger – 0-for-4 as he was called up by the Jays with Kiermaier hitting the IL. Here’s what Itch’s said, “Barger struggled to get seaworthy early in 2023, battling injury and batting .205 through his first 30 games. He recovered to slash .264/.365/.444 with eight home runs and 11 steals in 64 games from July 27 through season’s end. If he picks up from there in 2024, he’ll provide a left handed option for the lineup and I want to punch Grey.” Starting to think I should be concerned. So, Barger continued along nicely in 2024, hitting 3 HRs and .314 in 70 ABs. Seems to make weak contact for mixed leagues, but I’m monocle’ing. Could quickly become interesting. By the by, your semi-periodical reminder we have projections for every rookie. Paywall, but you can do a three-day trial.
George Springer – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer, hitting .232. “Don’t say anything bad about Springer because it always bites you in the ass.” That’s me talking to myself.
Maikel Garcia – 2-for-4, 1 RBI and two steals (5, 6), hitting .206. Aw sookie! Don’t count out Maikel just yet! By the way, while I was typing this up, Jazz Chisholm Jr. looked as bad as he’s looked for a while now, and I looked at the Player Rater, and Maikel’s above Jazz.
Adolis Garcia – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 7th homer. Okay, for real, Adolis or Judge? Who do you want? Has it changed since March?
Evan Carter – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, while Wyatt Langford () does [sigh]. More than any other player I wish I didn’t learn anything about what Wyatt was doing in Spring Training. I tell myself every year, ignore Spring Training and I still got roped in my very final drafts.
Ryan McMahon – 1-for-3 and his 3rd homer. Rockies at home are so lifeless. Rename them the Colorado John Denvers.
Corbin Carroll – 0-for-3, hitting .208, and moved to the 7th hole after being benched the day before. *squints real hard trying to teleport back to draft day to right before I drafted Corbin Carroll*
Jordan Montgomery – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.08. I have a confession to make, I love starters who are boring eh-eff.
Kyle Gibson – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.35. Was positive on the Streamonator, and his next one is “Have you lost your mind?”
Jordan Walker – Optioned to Triple-A. Cardinals turned Adolis Garcia, Randy Arozarena, Tyler O’Neill, Lane Thomas into Donovan, Nootbar, Burleson, Siani, Carlson. The problem? As they say in horror films, is coming from inside the house. Here’s an idea, rather than losing another future All-Star outfielder? Can the Cardinals trade away whoever develops their outfielders?
re he heally not good for the NYY when not only do they make sears’ this year previously awful K rate look pretty good like last year, they somehow make a.wood look like a startable pitcher for the first time in a while. all this at home too.
After seeking your input last night I added Doyle. Today he gave me 3-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB. Hooray! That kinda makes up for my not having Devers in my lineup yesterday.
at least devers with actual signs of being healthy finally. missing one day of him like that when you likely played him a large amount of the other days, far less a problem if he’s actually healthy now. not sure on the scoring or roto standings or h2h situation but doyle’s day today probably would qualify for no worse than the 3rd or better day of devers’ season.
Please rank:
(1) Soriano, Schmidt; Gil; Stone
(2) Azolay; Azolay; Reid Garrett (Saves only league. But wins of opportunity)
(3) Wade; Sheets; Winker; Profar
anybody else add nevin today ONLY because you didn’t notice the majority of games started much earlier than OAK @ NYY and he was only (or him and bleday maybe) player not owned for that game, this so far has to count as the luckiest “decision” made by me so far this year. wasn’t really a decision, just last 1 of 2 bats to stream on short day left. i added this dude for literally just today (and only over bleday since well bleday, and lineup slotting by OAK coach) across like at least 4 spots. and in AL only h2h i almost still didn’t do it since i’m running out of moves for the week (3 left, with a.martin STILL playing even though being listed as BN guy but he’s only been benched once since kepler got back and it’s not because MIN played all lefties lately either, and with gelof out i kinda need a MI elig guy and he’s not off waivers till tonight)
Hey Grey!
16 team weekly Points league
Pages or W Abreu for m last OF?
Abreu
Thank you
Which do u prefer
Butto home vs Stl or
Harrison home vs Pitt?
Butto
Grey, I think you should start getting concerned. And I love The Itch. Some of my favorite articles on Razzball, but enough is enough. Let me know if you need a witness in court.
Jolt
Ha
yep g-will setback, don’t worry about that @ ATL for lively as if it’s his last start anymore. poof went that.
good thing i didn’t snap drop lively for say hoping b.brown is the one starting in hendricks’ place right away, as it’s looking like that might be wesnescki from recent b.brown usage. depthcharts still has that listed as b.brown @ BOS on the 27th (not a good start anyway, but i’m talking leagues where b.lively is a hold, so is relevant anyway if he holds it post that).
Ha, yeah
deep league problems here (even though this is technically a 14’er, it’s got very deep BN, the “top” SP in FA in last 14 days by that site’s scoring system is still b.brown, cecconi 2nd.
quantrill is top 5ish, it gets bad or just LR or RP with SP very quickly.
scratch that, unless they call up somebody else wesneski went over 2 innings today, so that’s brown on the 27th.
What the snot is going on lately with everyone…
0 for 3
0 for 4
0 for 3
0 for 4
makin me mad
Ha
What’s good Grey? Need to pick up a utility bat in my 12-team, H2H, OBP & SLG% keeper league. Best options are Mark Canha, Andy Pages and Ryan Mountcastle. What do you think? Hi to Ted!
Ted says hi! Canha prolly, but I’d try Pages
Alright…I like it! THX
No problem
Hi Grey,
I was going to offer Ragans for Muncy plus Volpe.
Thoughts?
thanks!!
Sounds like a slam dunk
I am sorry to ask for clarification. Please explain slam dunk. It it an even trade or which side gets the better side?
would you offer Ragans for these two players?
Thanks for all your ongoing help!
a shot in which a player thrusts the ball forcefully down through the basket.
it is very good for you
Thanks!
No problem
Gore is a wizard.
I swear he puts the 1st batter on base on purpose so he can get the DP.
I started him against my better judgement – so far so good, but run support is challenging, to say the least.
Haha, he did look solid
with gallegos that is probably very accurate. some RP in general, they seem to not really try much till there’s a guy on base.
Grey – thanks to you and all of the Razzball writers for amazing work this, and every season. A couple questions I could use your advice on, 12 team league, 5 OF, UT, IN – 5×5 QS league:
Eloy or Pasquantino?
Is Michael Busch a better bet than either of them?
And how does your boy Giancarlo compare to those guys?
Turnbull kicking butt – worth holding on to if T Walker takes his spot on the Phillies’ staff?
K’Bryan Hayes worth holding on to if our benches are super small?
Thanks so much, and have an awesome afternoon!
Thanks!
Vinnie
No
Meh
Let’s see on Turnbull, wait a few days
No
No problem
Thanks so much!
No problem
Let’s say I wanted to sell high on Shota for a bat. Trade analyzer says Ozuna is a good fit but what do you think? Could I reach higher? Just needing some more pop.
I’d guess you can get more, but it’s not awful
Was going to ask Alec Marsh or Soriano, but Marsh heading to Oblique purgatory makes my question null and void.
Ah
15 Team Keeper Auction. 30 man rosters, $270 budget
Would you trade a $62 Corbin Carroll (can be kept twice) and a $17 Michael Busch (can be kept once) for a $28 Gunnar Henderson (can be kept once) and an $8 Riley Greene (can’t be kept)?
Thanks!
Yes
Pts league IP K Hits BB HR pick 1 out of
Musgrove vs. Phi
Gil @ Mil
Mize vs. KC
Thanks!
Mize
Estrada or Turang?
Thairo
Ohoppe or Wong?
Logan
Do I drop O’Hoppe or Ruiz at the catcher position?
Thanks pal.
FONT!!!
FONT! Haha…Ruiz
Thanks buds!!
No problem
Is Keller a drop in 12 team leagues? He’s been pretty bad. I’d likely stream with the spot, targeting Casey Mize (v. KC) to see how he does
Yes
h/h points 12 team redraft ….
Right now I can have (get) Y Alvarez & Seager for (give) Abrams & Ozuna
Yordan side
Thanks for all you do, Grey!
Have been using the wire to fill my 5th OF in my 11-team roto Avg+OBP league, currently filled by Winker. Would you drop him for Pages or see if Winker’s surge lasts?
I’d want Pages
12tm H2H pts Musgrove, Mize Gil available, any 1 to grab or are they streamers/matchups?
Matchups
Grey! The Corbin Carroll season makes me sad :( and it’s fairly interesting to see what the Razzball community is currently receiving for offers for him.
10 team, h2h, 6×5 including ops, keeper league. I’m thinking of offering my Corbin Carroll for his Michael Harris straight up. If need be, I’d be willing to toss in my Kutter Crawford, too. Harris for Corbin, who would you rather have? And if Harris, would you throw in Crawford to sweeten the deal? Thanks!
in a keeper, i would still be valueing Carroll as a top 10 player. I think he is a generational talent, and if i owned Harris i would snap accept that trade.
I’d take Harris
Thank you, Grey! Is Carroll and Crawford too much for Harris?
Seems a bit
Cool. Thanks!
No problem
C.C. Owner in a keep 10 forever. Own Harris in a points redraft. If you’re tight in the OF I make that move. If you have the spare parts in the OF you can wait. Gun to head, I get that Harris offer for CC, I’m hitting Accept
Hey Grey, one more in a vacuum trade question….shallwo roto league…my Bichette and Jazz for his Adolis and Riley Greene. We like the Adolis/Riley side, yes?
Yes
I could have something like a 2.50 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 8/1 K/BB with Flaherty, Jared Jones, Houck, Ranger Suarez and Nestor Cortes off of waivers. But are you grabbing any of ’em today to try to upgrade a rotation of Gilbert, Fried, Berrios, Bassitt, Musgrove, Ober, Luzardo?
Nope
I saw below you recommended someone pick up Tyler Freeman over Eugenio Suarez. Do you expect a negative regression for Suarez and a positive one for Freeman?
Negative regression? Hasn’t he been awful?
they’re used to him hitting so badly since what his last year at CIN that right now isn’t super awful when you compare that, is i think what’s going on there.
Ha, true
Should we ask Stephen Piscotty if he has any insight into the Tampa Bay closer situation?
Haha
Hey Grey, shallow roto league, some in a vacuum questions…
1) Keeper league…please rank moving forward A Riley, Vlad, Bichette
2) Keeper league…please rank moving forward Bichette, Riley Greene, Oneil Cruz
3) Please rank moving forward: W Abreu, Kjerstad, Fraley, Adell, Frelick
Thanks Grey!
1. You did 2. Oneil, Bo 3. You did
Searching for a rainbow with this staff. 12 team 6×6 weekly. This too many if we start 6?
Lopez
Detmers
Littel
Lodolo
Lugo
Civale
Assad
JSoriano
Guys available like Paxton, Garrett, Rea, Manaea, Maeda,
Thanks
I forgot to list Pepiot on my roster
Lopez
Detmers
Littel
Lodolo
Lugo
Civale
Pepiot
Assad
JSoriano
Assad
JSoriano
are streamers
When JDuran comes back, which of those 2 is first to go from bench, or too early to tell?
Wait until he returns
Was offered Devers and Seager for my sweet sweet Elly of the Cross. My heart is torn asunder. I have to take this deal?!
Yes
thats quite a haul
Two more homers for Loperfido. Any day now Abreu is going to hit the IL with a case of suckititus or a badly sprained Baseballicus Competenceus muscle and go for a nice long rehab stint
Ha, exactly
Its criminal what the Nats are doing to minor league pitchers by leaving Wood down there!
I know
Gorman or Jax Merrill ros ?
Gorman
Grey
for sure on spencer turnbull should stay in the rotation always roll with the hot hand
especially walker is throwing 91mph
Yup
In a 5×5 roto league, for saves, ks, and ratios are you taking Hunter Harvey or Reed Garrett?
And time to cut Alzolay or think he can be useful and get the job back?
Thanks!
Harvey
Adbert can get the job back
Thanks!
No problem
I can start 3/4.
Who’s benched?
IP & Ks
Stone @ TOR (Bassitt)
Hicks vs. PIT (Jones)
Abbott @ TEX (Dunning)
Pfaadt @ SEA (Gilbert)
thanks in advance
Stone
Thoughts on the trade offer I received.
My Julio Rodriguez, and Nolan Jones for
His C.Carroll, J.Chourio, and Steele?
He offered Fedde instead of Steele….Does that change things.
Ty
Jones sucks. This is basically JRod for Carroll/Steele. I would take Carroll side myself.
JRod side
FreddyP didn’t get the memo that he was supposed to be a top 3 guy today. 3 run bomb to Bart of all people
10 team mixed redraft. Trying to trade power for saves.
Alec Bohm for Joel Payamps?
My other hitters are:
Tucker/Lindor/Naylor/LGurriel/Soler/Semien/Steer/Mountcastle/O’Neill/Melendez/Westburg/Frelick/Chourio
Sounds terrible
Hah. That is why you’re the boss.
What if I counter for Clay Holmes?
That’s fair
Thanks Grey.
No problem
What if I countered for Clay Holmes?
Streamer for tomorrow, points
Gil @ Milw
or
Butto vs StL
Thanks
Butto
This is the worst season for injuries that I’ve had in about the last 20 years of playing fantasy baseball. Lou Bob, Royce, Josh Lowe, and now Bellinger – I’m having difficulty fielding a full lineup, man. Stinks.
And to think I dropped guys like Buxton and Jazz this offseason due to injury concerns. El Oh El.
Haha, ouch
In a 10tm H2H with QS would u trade T.O’Neill and Kutter for Jared Jones?
No
My 3B situation is awful, would you pickup either Suarez or Tyler Freeman for Candelario in a 12 teamer redraft?
Freeman
It’s “HR to the Izzo”
HR to the Rizzo is a redundant R.
Cmon son, we’ve settle this before.
HAHA, I still think it looks wrong…Rizzo got a HR…so a HR to the Rizzo
You could say “H to the Rizzo” and that would work.
It’s like you slept through the late 80s.
HA
Every time I see comments about Pages, it makes me think of this, er rather “interesting”, 8 Ball song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqaeEZsb3gQ
Amazing! Haha
1.) The age old decisions of what separates a streamer from a hold.
12 team deep rosters 5×5. 1700 IP cap
Hold or streamers
Kremer
Soriano
Lugo
Singer
Jon Gray
2.) You concerned about Castellanos? His metrics look awful. I don’t know what happened to him. Sell low?
3.) Is Nolan Gorman a drop in 10 team leagues?
1. Most of these guys are on waivers in my 12 teamer…Lugo’s best…but I wouldn’t start all of them in bad matchups 2. He has a long track of being decent, I think he can come out of it, but depends on what you’re getting 3. yes
Noooooooooooo
Gorman is a hold.
Ha, I hope so
need a pickup for the rest of the week. pages, freeman, marsh or profar? thanks grey
Pages
I’m in need of a decent outfielder and have Goldschmidt on my bench with Perez occupying my 1st base roster spot. Would you trade Goldi for Suzuki even though he currently on ir?
Sounds fine
Thank you for your input
No problem
Grey,
1. Any of these guys better than N Jones ROS or hold?: Canha, Nimmo, Maikel, McMahon, Kwan, Caballero, Turner, Fraley, Giancarlo, Pena, B De La Cruz, Julien
2. Drop Tovar for any of these or hold?: Stott, Maikel, McMahon, Caballero, Turner, Pena, Julien
Thanks!
1. Hold 2. Maikel
Grissom,Merrill and McCormick. Who is the drop?
Pfaadt, Hicks and Keller. Who is the drop?
Thanks!
Chas
Hicks
Bottom of the barrel. Nolan Jones or Corbin Carrol?
Corbin
Have to trade Acuna in a keeper league. Keep any 5 each year, but a player can only be kept for 5 years, so he can’t be kept by me next year. What would you want in return for him? Is Elly and Glasnow enough? Soto and a throw-in a better option? Mookie and something? Elly looks amazing, but is this who he is?
Other keepers for my next year are between Tatis, Alonso, Altuve, Burnes, Castillo.
All seem decent…Elly and Glasnow works…Soto or Mookie and someone else works
18 team mixed hth league. Would you trade Carroll for Austin Riley? Thanks.
Yes
Even though I have Arenado? I have Randy A. Greene, Trout and Josh Lowe in 3 outfield play.
how would i know this
Really Grey? How are you not rubbing your crystal ball to see the roster crunch for Arenado
Grey what is your opinion of a B.Harper for Lindor & L.Castillo trade- RCL league
Lindor side
Need a MI: Top 2 of Rengifo Garcia Freeman Arcia, thank you!
Answered on buy/sell Maikel, Rengifo
I’ve had a crowded IL starting the year (not completely unforseen) with my Keeper team. It looks like some of these guys should be coming off the IL in the next couple of weeks. Valdez will come off for this weekend (not sure if I’ll start him or not) and then Braxton Garrett looks lined up to come off to face Col at home sometime the middle of next week. That roughly lines up with Chris Bassetts schedule, who I’m considering dropping to make room for guys coming off the IL. SON doesn’t love his start tomorrow against LAD (-1). Would you go ahaed and drop Bassitt to pick up an extra bat to cover for Bellinger and Yelich being on the IL? Would probably be picking up Larnach agains CHW (Soroka).
Others in the running to be dropped. Lugo, Greene, Pfaadt. Leaning Lugo after his start tomorrow and then stream until Garrett comes off IL.
Lugo after start
Thanks. Would you hold onto Bassitt to start him tomorrow or go ahead and kick him out to make room for an extra bat today? Bat would be Larnach against CHW, Soroka.
I like Bassitt, you’re the one trying to get rid of him
Fair enough. I tell myself I like him, but I’m always mentally trying to justify getting rid of him for the next shiny new thing.He certainly fits the boring eh-eff. I’ve kept him the last 4 years.
Which 2 get the boot from
Greene
Gausman
Skubal
Crawford
Lodolo
Luzardo
Bassit
Pfaadt
B. Garrett
Valdez
Steele
Greene, Pfaadt
Thanks Grey
No problem
Who to replace Lane Thomas with? 10 team 5×5 dynasty
pages, crow-armstrong, marsh, connor joe, doyle, fraley, winker
Pages
I’m torn, like a Natalie Imbruglia song.
Start Mackenzie Gore today? Decent rating in the pitcher streamer here, but my league punishes HR (-14) and hits/bb (-3 per). We get +2.47 per out and +2 per k.
I feel like Reese Olson vs KC or Seth Lugo @ Det are better options.
I’d prefer Lugo
Are you using Keller today in 12 team rotos vs MlL? He’s been pretty crappy. I really dont have anything positive to say about him so far. Thanks
Seems like you start him there or don’t carry him
You’re right. He has been consistent, I’ll give him that. He did about what I expected.
Yeah, he’s not working
The Robot feels decent about Gore vs LAD today. Do you? It’s a 10 team H2H and I don’t want to mess up my ratios.
Not really, I’d bench in 10 teamer
You shouldnt ignore spring training—these guys who have crazy spring trainings like wyatt langford need to be faded. Gleyber Torres had a great spring. Same with Oneil Cruz. Everyone except Kyle Tucker goes through hot and cold streaks all year and even though its spring—a hot spring means they will be cold for a little while and have a tough start. Im a Yankee fan and Robinson Cano did it a few years where he hit .450 with a bunch of homers in the spring and then didnt have a hit for the first 3 weeks of the season.
Yeah, it’s a long season
this is some goofy cherry picking of stuff here, so yr just backwards what most do (not saying what those others do is good either), fade guys that do well in spring training since it implies a cold streak is upcoming since they just got over being hot when games don’t matter. and back this up with ONE example since you remembered cano did this twice. besides injuries and guys who are likely to get jobs based on spring training worthless games, ignore any/all of it. this is like trying to find a roulette “strategy”. one guy says “it’s came up even the last 7 times pick odds” the other guy says “the wheel isn’t objective, just always pick evens it came up evens the last 7 times for a reason”.
now there MIGHT be something to, fade guys that everybody is TALKING about how good they are doing in spring training, but only since it increases their ADP’s, that all of us would be smart to get in line with; but it’s got nothing to do with the players themselves, it has to do with the market. says nothing about spring training performances either leading to good or bad early season outputs (which i would bet don’t correlate at all either way).
Wsup Brothas and 5 sisters of razzball. 12 team h2h points league redraft here and was wondering who is the drop out
Heston Kjerstad
Nolan Jones
Kyle Harrison
Brandon Pfaddt
Brady Singer
Ty
Kjerstad
Acuna or EDLC ? Million dollar question
Acuna
Is it time to let go of NolanJones for Tyler Ward, Evan Carter or a hot Varsho? I had high hopes and still think maybe he gets going. Thanks.
Ward
Thank you
No problem
Good morning,
14 team h2h league dynasty keeper league. Replace Chas McCormick for any of these (ROS) or hold?
Joe
Larnach
Wade Jr.
W. Abreu
Rooker
Also, SP’s on waiver wire :
Fedde (Wap)
Butto
J. Soriano
Albert Suarez
Rea
Falter
Gibson
Best option ROS? Any of them better option than my Elder or Taillon?
THANKYOU!!
Abreu
None are ROS except maybe Gibson, but he’s not the best…Elder
Rotowire headline from today: “Reece McGuire losing time to Wong”
WOULDN’T BE THE FIRST TIME, AMARITE?!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHA, stop it
can’t make it up
That’s pretty good
Drop Buxton for Pages or Rooker in a shallow league?
Also, people should hold tight on Maikel if they can. Everything looks good under the hood (hard hit%, zone contact, etc), he’s just been unlucky – .216 BABIP, up from .188 last week. He should be fine, especially if he starts running again
Pages
Was born/raised in Pittsburgh and every whiffle ball champ emulated Willie. Also Milt May and Richie Zisk.
I’ve got family in Pittsburgh, lifelong (and long-suffering) Pirates fan. I used to emulate Willie’s bat twirl prior to my swing. Worked better for Stargell, though. My favorite player of all time.
Heim or Wong
Heim
Hey look, the Pirates actually announced a fluid call up date for Skenes- Aug. 1, 2046. LFG!
Nice!
Hi Grey,
1, Would you start or sit Ragans at home be TOR?
2, Would you pick up Yariel Rod? Does have 2024 potential?
Thank you!
Thanks for all your hard work!
No problem
Grey the White!
Unfortunately, the Cardinals probably won’t trade Walker just in spite of being the laughing stock they have become for giving away stud outfielders. They’ll keep him for the wrong reason. Let’s just hope for the kid’s sake, he gets it going.
Unless I have missed it mentioned, one aspect of draft season we may have taken for granted, is the shift to drafting closers earlier than in years past. I have struggled with Alzolay, Leclerc, Lange, Alvarado, but thankfully, they were low risk options as 3rd or 4th closers instead of my first and second options like in years past. Having Doval and Helsey makes vulturing for extra saves so much more enjoyable.
Thanks for all you do!
Yeah, true…Thanks!
Hi Grey,
1. My OF is Gurriel, BDLC, Duran, and Mullins, Duran plus Rengifo for also 3B plus OHearn for also 1B. would you go for Rooker or hold?
2. Which Pitcher would you offer for Lindor? Burnes. Wheeler, Nola, Ragans, Stubal. Ragans, Kutter, GreyRod and Mize or hold?
Thanks!
thanks!!!
No problem
Aloha Brah!
ROS-Carter, Jones, Wyatt or Pages?
Shaka!
Jones
Buxton finishes the year as a top 30 OF. Great pickup for me!
Start looking at Nolan schanuel and masyn Winn these guys are huge breakout guys!
Cool
You don’t seem too high on Crow-Armstrong. So, you wouldn’t drop Elder for him? My team is pretty weak at CF. I only have Pages at the moment. Ride with Pages or drop Elder and snag Crow-Armstrong?
Frelick or Crow-Armstrong or Marsh or Benson for CF
Marsh
Pages has been solid, I don’t get it
morning..
dump Garver for hammering Connor Wong?
Sure
Hey Grey- Chourio or Langford ROS?
OBP league
Jackson
Mornin’ Grey!
Start Keller vs MIL (Peralta) today?
Sure
Great stuff…as usual! 13 team dynasty 5×5…is Josh Rojas worth a pick up? I roll with Cabillaro and have Scheinder as a back up…also do you think Neto is heating up? Thank you!!
Forget Rojas…Neto seems to be heating up
“Corbin Carroll? Matt Olson? Austin Riley? Castellanos, Langford, Lane Thomas, Springer??? I CAN’T LOSE!!!!!!” – Me, seconds after the completion of the draft.
HAHA
Brother, I felt that. 100
Salvo chasing is a bad tactic and an even worse strategy (…for fantasy?).
Ok
Good morning Grey,
In a KEEPER league my starters are Castillo, Nola, Freddy P, Ober, Kutter, Christopher Sanchez, Singer and Reece Olson. Need to drop 1. Olson or Singer would be the 2 options.
Thanks in advance.
Olson
thank you
No problem
Sup Grey, need help choosing a SP out of these guys.
Who would you want ROS out of
Luis Severino, Jose Soriano, Reese Olson and Keaton Winn
Thanks!
Severino
Grey!!!!
So great, so sad!
a. I have six injured players for 3 IL slots in my RCL. Should I drop any of them?
Snell
Bello
Gelof
Belli IL
Garrett IL
Montas IL
I dropped Manoah to move Belli to the IL so I could sign up PCA to roster his 0/0 game, so useful. I guess who do you think comes off the IL the earliest (in which order) so I can at least suffer their 0-sum production on my bench/roster for the shortest amount of time. I was SUPER shook when I woke up this AM.
b. Chris Rock quote of the day for April 25, 2024
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn’t want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named ‘Bush’, ‘Dick’ and ‘Colon’.
Cheers,
Ante
Not knowing roster composition the two definite drops for me would be Montas and Gelof. The 3rd would be between Bello and Garrett. Maybe drop whoever is expected out longer of the two.
Homers Got The Runs!!
Thanks for your help. I need Gelof, he’s my MI.
a. I moved Snell to the IL, moving Montas to the bench. Dropped Montas to add Espinal to my MI. Gelof is not yet official IL so he’s on my bench.
b. Added Lipscomb to drop Maeda because Detroit is off today.
c. Like Bello too much and Garrett will be back prolly next Friday (7 days), so maybe move Bello to Garrett’s IL slot and keep Garrett on my bench until he’s back.
Cheers,
Ante
A. Braxton is droppable
Good morning, do you prefer Churio or Greene?
And how would you rank Mize, Gil, Flaherty, Parker, Rosario? Thanks Grey!
Jackson
Mize, Flaherty
Pages or Carpenter ROS?
Kerry
Grey,
10 team keeper league QS/K9
Drop Gore, Harrison or Houck, Meyer or Luzardo for Flaherty?
Meyer
Worried about stott? He’s been sitting against lefties. Debating to drop him for rengifo in a obp H2H league, thoughts?
If you can afford to hold onto him I would. Last year he was near top 100 in my league. He very well could get hot.
I’d try to hold a bit longer
Awesome work Grey, got one team in 1st, one in 10th LOL thanks to elbows, abductors and abs!!! LOL
In a Y roto, 3 OF league, if you owned JROD, Teoscar, Varsho, Wilyer Abreu……….how much is any FAAB would you lay on Jarren Duran to drop a garbage player?
Do I need him? My only other SB guys are Volpe, Ohtani and Harper……
Ha, yup! 7% FAAB
I’m with you on Gunner Henderson. I’m facing that guy this week in my H2H league, and every time I look, he’s on deck, and 5 minutes later he’s either singled, stolen and scored or way worse damage. Caught the end of the Angles/O’s game. Wayne Randazzo, who sounds like he’s announcing during the Great Depression, (in a good way) went off again. Joe Adell clearly safe at 2nd, but the replay guys still called him out. I don’t know if there was an angle they saw that changes Adell’s foot hitting the bag before the tag, but it does seem like the replay center went out of their way to not over turn a missed call. MLB seems to do almost everything they can to infuriate Wayne Randazzo.
Haha, that’s amazing
10 team 6×6 OBP keep forever
Give Carroll get Turner and Cowser?
Accept or hold?
Thanks!
Accept
Seemed too good to be true. Thanks
No problem
Great stuff as always, Grey! Thanks!!
2 questions please:
1. Would you drop Garver for Wong?
2. Would you drop any of these players for Wilyer or Pagés in a 3 OF/1UTIL league (with OPS)?
Langford, Cowser, Ward, Varsho, Yoshida, JH Lee, Yandy Diaz, T Estrada??
Thank you, sir!
No problem
Standard cats redraft with hits, doubles, walks and ip added
Morton, blanco, and amed rosario
Or
Ragans and jasson dominguez
Ragans
He seems to want gore instead of either morton or blanco. Would you still take ragans if i replaced one of them with gore?
He also said he would throw in chourio if i replace morton with gore
Yes
Hey Grey thanks!
Drop Gelof for India? Or keep Gelof, add India and drop Kirilloff who I have been holding….
India hasn’t even been playing
India batting 6th (DH) today. ?
Cool
Rib fracture is the new oblique. i look forward to hearing john smoltz say, “back i my day we didn’t even know we had ribs.”
HAHA
Watched Crochet last night. Even Steve Stone was flummoxed. Has stuff and velo. Commands is iffy and sporadic. White Sox are a baaaaad team and a clueless organization. Maybe mlb should relocate pirates, white Sox, Athletics and Rockies to Charlotte and combine into one roster and let TLR manage ‘em. Hire Rudy as GM. ? The only way Bouchard makes the All Star team is if he bats leadoff for Charlotte.
Kinda hopes Skip Schumacher takes Jazz with him wherever he goes. They both deserve better.
I think the croch rocket is tipping. makes sense. stuff looks the same as when he was dealing. since he’d been gone awhile league hadn’t seen him. never see. him as a starter. couple starts i. and the tape picks it up.
Laz Diaz was abismal as well. I don’t usually complain about umps but it was quite obviously incompetent (or his interpreter had money on the Twins).
he’s lo key angel hernandez
That would make sense. The last homerun the Twinkies hit off him was the sinker and that pitch has such a weird angle I don’t know how you hit it unless you know it’s coming. Usually you sit on the fastball not the sinker
They are so bad, I’m not sure the White Sox could beat the O’s AAA team in best of seven
But have you seen that new Smores Campfire Milkshake? Allstar season MVP right there
Ha, yeah, that’s all the White Sox have going for them this season
He needs to throw that chang up more down and away.
Should I drop Happ or Varsho to pick up Castellanos who was just dropped?
Happ
Follow up from question last week.
We are in Saves+Holds and there are always options. I get Payamps wont have the job for the whole year, but there are always options on the wire. So who is more valuable over the next 2 months: Yates or Payamps?
Yates
I own both Keiber Ruiz and Patrick Bailey in a keeper league with OBP.
Who would you rather keep long term. Keiber comes back tomorrow, and there is only so long I want to keep 2 catchers in a 1 catcher league…
Who is the guy to keep in a keeper league?
Ruiz
Getting concerned with Corby Carroll, started shopping him around to see what I could get.
Burnes for Carroll + Pfaadt was one.
Thoughts? H2H Points league..
Everyone else is wildly low balling (which I would be too)
I’d take Burnes
Grey! Boring pitchers are the new old thing!! But speaking of sexy pitchers – we starting Gore this afternoon vs LAD and Yamamoto?
Yes, but I don’t have good feelings on it
I will too. And I don’t either :-)
Hey grey would you use a number 1 waiver priority on evan Carter? He was dropped in my league 10 teamer
Yup
Well evan join the team!
Nojo’s riding that pine right after mexico
Haha
How would you rank Bassit, Kutter and Flaherty for ROS?
Kutter, Bass
Leaving Elly out of the write up after 3 hits and 3 legs? Sorry Grey, I know it hurts.
I noticed that as well. Time to raise the white flag.
He has already raised it. Read yesterday’s blurb on Elly
This is what he wrote yesterday: What a terrible call saying he was overrated. He’s Elly and I’m wearing an L. He’s on pace for a 40/70 season! My God, am I dumb. Think it’s better to take the L and move on, rather then dig in my heels and pretend he’s going to be bad. Still hate his K% but he’s clearly above frivolous things like strikeouts when he’s hitting 125 MPH moonshots.
Yeah, I know that was in there yesterday. I was mostly joking and picking at Grey. Us Reds fans don’t often get to be on this side of arguments, so we soak it up whenever we can!
Well, I was just pointing out to Ray that he already had raised the white flag.
You stole my reply. Amazing, ain’t it? Guy literally said on YouTube that Elly was going to be a “mess” this season whilst maniacally laughing the way he does and we get this (so far) from EDLC. There’s still time for him to revert back to his late summer days but man do I wish I had him instead of Bo Bitchshitte at SS right now. Regardless, I now know I’d rather have an exciting player like Elly than a boring ass player like BoJob any day of the week. Thanks for the advice, Grey! Shoulda went with my gut, after all. You ruined me!
Noticed that as well. Also saw today where Grey wrote “you can’t steal a home run.” He should have added “unless you’re Elly.”
In my league a HR is 6 pts. If Elly walks, steals 2nd, steals 3rd, and scores on an out, that’s 6 points. And he’s done that multiple times this year.
Oh, and last year when he walked, stole 2nd, 3rd, AND home – that was 8 points… MORE than a home run.
I can’t find 1 instance where he has walked, stolen 2nd, stolen 3rd, and scored on an out this season, let alone multiple times.
He has done many amazing things, just not that particular feat.
He has stolen more than 1 base 3 times this season:
April 7: 2 SBs, but no runs
April 19: 3 SBs/2 Runs – Singled, stole 2nd & 3rd, scored on throwing error
April 24: 3 SBs/1 Run – Singled, stole 2nd & 3rd, scored on SF
Jeez, Vin, whadya have for breakfast? Semantics? Sorry I said “walk” – should have said “singled”. Same points in my book. Hope it didn’t ruin your day.
Sorry, I didn’t know the scoring. Since you were specific, I thought it meant something. I guess scoring on an out and on a throwing error are the same too.
The Mets had Jose Reyes in his best years, and when he’d lead off with a single, steal 2nd and 3rd and score on a ground ball they’d call it a Reyes run. Not overly creative but you get the point. Elly is a bigger more powerful version of Jose Reyes.
Im facing Gunner and Elly in my H2H this week. Those two outscored my whole lineup yesterday with a start.
He’s everything Oneil was supposed to be.
Ha, I went over him yesterday
Trade my Lugo for Morel or drop my Assad for Maikel (FA) to bolster my 3b which is now Gorman. Thank you
Hold Lugo, drop Assad for Maikel.
Agree with Tony
Traded Greene, Stott and Paredes for Jrod and Justin Turner in an OBP league. What do you think about that value?
Hunter or Riley? Redraft or Dynasty?
Riley in redraft. Now the commissioner is going on a power trip and vetoing it and there’s tons of drama haha
JRod side
Thanks. Commissioner vetoed the trade unfortunately. Thinking of countering with Josh Lowe instead of Stott but not sure if that’s still worth it for me. What do you think?
Seems better for them
Yeah, and still good value for me right?
I think I have two options:
a)
Greene, Paredes, Stott, Encarnacion Strand for JRod, Turner and O’Hearn
or
b)
Greene, Paredes, Josh Lowe for Jrod and Turner
Which deal would you prefer?
Thanks.
It’s a daily league btw which I think would give O’Hearn more value given all the platooning.
These are not close for JRod