Since Corey Kluber returned from the DL, he’s been lights out. Â Then lights on. Â Then off. Â On. Â Off! Â Nothing but glow sticks. Â The sweet smell of body odor, ganja and herbal ecstasy rises. Â An Asian man with pigtails walks by with a Red Bull and you see he’s wearing a diaper that reads “Change me.” Â And…the…music…DROPS! Â What? Â He is a Kluber. Â Yesterday, he went 9 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 11 Ks, lowering his ERA to 3.58. Â Shin-Soo Choo-Choo, next stop 3.25! Â Kluber has had some great years, says Private Obvious. Â “You’ll never replace me!” says Captain Obvious. Â Kluber’s great years are looking up at this season’s peripherals thus far. Â He has his highest K/9 (11) and his best xFIP (2.98) since his Cy Young year, which happens to be the fifth best xFIP in the majors before Clayton Kershaw. Â I’d guess Kluber comes up short of his Cy Young season’s 2.44 ERA, but there’s little reason why he can’t be a top five starter for the rest of the season. Â Â Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Michael Brantley – Hit the 10-day DL with an ankle sprain, after returning from paternity leave. Â Did he hurt his ankle while on paternity leave? Â “Baby, you’ve done enough, I’m going to let our baby feed off my calf.” Â Fifteen minutes later, “How do you get a baby to stop sucking on a calf? Â Or should I ask Google?” Â Fifteen minutes later, “Damn, I was shaking the baby off my calf and I sprained my ankle!”
Andrew Miller – Will close for the time being, which is a middle finger to all of Cody Allen’s owners. Â A middle finger provided by Yasiel Puig. Â Thanks, Yasiel!
Carlos Santana – 2-for-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .225. Â We can’t be sure, but there’s reason to believe Carlos Santana didn’t retire at the end of last season. Â Mike just gave you his Carlos Santana fantasy along with the top 100 fantasy baseball hitters. Â Not clickbait at all!
Jason Kipnis – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 8th homer, hitting .238. Â When it rains it pours for the Indians, perhaps they were dancing pre-game.
J.J. Hardy – Out for four to six weeks with a fractured wrist. Â I should’ve made some kind of parlay bet in March that Cozart and Hardy would be DL’d at the same time.
Dylan Bundy – 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 3.72.  The Regression Fairies wear one glove, singing Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough with extra pizzazz and stank.  Especially the stank.
Leury Garcia – Hit the 10-day DL with a sprained finger. Â No fear, the White Sox have Garcias to replace him. Â The White Sox commented, “We’ve got more Garcias than a handball court in Spanish Harlem.”
Jonathan Villar – Took swings and ran yesterday. Â I can’t wait for him to go to simulated games. Â It’ll be the moment when Villar meets VR.
Gerrit Cole – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.28. Â Way back in 2014 a 4.28 ERA was straight bullocks without the Sandra. Â In 2017, it’s “Ya know, he’s been decent enough.”
Andrew McCutchen – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 13th homer, hitting .260. Â He’s come on hard and fast of late. Â Whoa, could’ve saved that phrasing for my Semien blurb. Â I still wouldn’t trust McCutchen, but he’s hitting near-.375 in June. Â McJunechen? Â Apparently.
Ben Zobrist – His wrist MRI came back clean because he prayed real hard.
Willson Contreras – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer, and 2nd big game in a row. Â Hey, it’s not much, but when you look at his season-long numbers, it is much. Â Double talk by Grey Albright!
Yangervis Solarte – 2-for-4 and his 10th homer, and 4th homer in four games. Â Hot schmotato alert! Â Also, to add complementary evidence, I picked him up in a 12 team league.
Jose Pirela – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer, hitting .354. Â I’ve been telling you to pick him up in NL-Only leagues, and I wouldn’t do much more than that yet. Â Or much more than that, yeti, if the Abominable Snowman is reading.
Jean Segura – Hopes to be back Wednesday or Thursday. Â If I may suggest something to the Mariners. Â Start a last minute All-Star Game campaign with someone singing A Tribe Called Quest, “I marked my ballot with Jean Segura. Â Gotta get him, gotta, gotta, get him.”
Mike Zunino – 2-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 8th and 9th homers, hitting .257. Â He’s having the year you were hoping to get from Gattis.
Asdrubal Cabrera – Due back on Friday. Â No rush, Asdrubal, “Everyone But Amed,” as the Mets call your replacement, is doing great.
Jose Reyes – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 5th and 6th homers. Â Also, in this game, Jay Bruce (1-for-3) hit his 19th homer, and Gavin Cecchini (1-for-3, 2 RBIs) hit his 1st. Â All of them took some scrub deep…*reading Dodgers pitcher’s name* Â Clayton Kerrrrr *trying to say the pitcher’s name* Â Kershhhhhhh… I feel like Fonzie trying to say sorry. Â His name is Kerrrrrr… Â I just don’t believe it. Â Clayton Kershaw allowed four homers to the Mets? Â Kerrrrrrrr… Nah, no way.
Zack Wheeler – 2 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 5.29, and 15 runs in the last 3 2/3 IP. Â The Mets said, “He’s fine,” and, when reporters asked who ‘he’ was, the Mets replied, “Everyone.”
Kenta Maeda – Sent back to the bullpen. Â *Maeda pulls ticket number at sandwich shop, looks at Rich Hill’s number* Â Oh, man, I’m never starting again.
Cody Bellinger – 3-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 20th and 21st homers. Â So, he’s going to break Bonds’ record in only five months. Â So what? Â No big dalbsiuq115– Damn, I almost typed that whole sentence with my drool.
Justin Turner – 4-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Â Weird to say a guy with a .399 average is finally getting hot, but I think that’s what we have here.
Chris Taylor – 2-for-5 and a slam (9) and legs (8), hitting .303. Â I have a mixed league team where he’s been my most productive hitter for the last month. Â No foolsies.
Gleyber Torres – Tore his UCL on his non-throwing elbow, needs Tommy John surgery and will be sidelined about a year. Â A nerd somewhere, “But my dynasty team, Nomar Manuel Gleyber For The Undocumented, already lost Margot!”
A.J. Pollock – Left a rehab game with a tight quad. Â Pollock needs to do some core exercises for his lower half. Â They’re not called core exercises, are they? Â Well, excuse me, Tony Little!
Eduardo Rodriguez – Will face hitters this week and could be back around the All-Star break. Â Ah, that old trick. Â Coming back right before a break was one of my favorite tricks in high school. Â “Good to have you back in class, Mr. Albright, but we don’t have anything for you until after spring break,” Grey smiles, happy to stay ignorant. Â Wait, that’s me!
Jackie Bradley Jr. – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer. Â It’s been a lot of starting and stopping from JBJ this year like he’s a gas station pump you need to hold the entire time. Â Man, I hate those. Â You can’t seriously think I’m going to hold a pump for the entire tank to fill? Â I grew up in New Jersey. Â Pumping gas is illegal there!
Jason Hammel – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.83. Â Four straight solid starts for Hammel, but I’d still lean on the Stream-o-Nator for whether or not to start him, and it doesn’t like his next start just as it doesn’t like being a third wheel, especially since it relies more on droid feet.
Eric Hosmer – 1-for-2, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer. Â Is he regressing back to his 17-homer self? Â Cause Valerie Cherish would tell you, “I don’t need to see that!”
Marcus Semien – Will begin a rehab assignment on Friday at High-A. Â Semien should fit right in with those up ‘n comers.
Jake Marisnick – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, 2nd home run in the last two games, and third homer in his last four games, though that dates back to last Wednesday. Â Obviously a hot schmotato, but you need to make sure he’s in the lineup prior to each game. Â Right now, he’s mostly a platoon guy with Aoki.
Brad Peacock – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.82, and 18 Ks over his last 11 and a third innings. Â Peacock, your plumage makes me want to mate with a bird. Â If you’re in a league where Peacock is available, grab him for the Ks. Â You’ll make Grey very happy.
George Springer – 2-for-5 and his 20th homer, hitting .284. Â Nope, prolly won’t get to 40 homers, but he’s on pace for more.
Derek Fisher – Hit his 2nd homer but was optioned back to the minors. Â The Astros just have too many weapons right now. Â Maybe we see Fisher again if there’s an injury, or a largemouth bass.
Nomar Mazara – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 9th homer, hitting .278. Â Mezuzah!
Matt Bush – 1 IP, 2 ER and his third blown save, ERA at 2.88. Â The Rangers this year is like someone said, “We gotta get back to those two World Series years,” and God was like, “Okay, blown saves it is!”
Justin Smoak – 3-for-4, 2 runs and his 20th homer, hitting .300. Â March You, “You skipped Miguel Cabrera in the 2nd round to draft Smoak?! Â Oh, man, I’m gonna enjoy playing against you in this money league!” Â June You, “How long until fantasy football?”
Jose Bautista – 1-for-4 and his 12th homer, hitting .225. Â I guess his OBP is fine, but this guy should be on the casino bus and he’s hitting third.
Tanner Roark – 2 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.88. Â I told you not to draft him. Â Now, I’m just asking, why didn’t you listen to that but are choosing to listen to this? Â It doesn’t track for me.
Anthony Rendon – Homered (13), but left the game with a neck injury. Â We are all hoping for your speedy return, or speedy trip to the DL so I can pick up your replacement. Â And they say fantasy numbs your feelings for players, pfft!
Enny Romero – 1 2/3 IP, 1 ER as he entered the 8th inning and lost the game for the Nats. Â Either Dusty forgot what inning it was, or there’s no sign in sight of him picking a closer. Â Honestly, I’d put it at 50/50 for either scenario. Â Romero is still his best reliever, as of now.
Bryce Harper – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 18th homer. Â He’s near the top of our Player Rater, which is where you expect him to be every other season.
Giancarlo Stanton – 3-for-5, 2 runs and a slam (18) and legs (1), hitting .283. Â There’s nothing sexier than a Giancarlo home run. Â Except, maybe, a Giancarlo home run where he trots around the bases with me in his arms while I eat chocolate-covered pretzels. Â Hey, it’s my dream sequence!
Justin Bour – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 18th homer, hitting .307. Â Elias Sports Bureau said there’s more players in the last three blurbs with 18 homers than ever in the history of baseball.
Steven Souza – 2-for-4 and his 14th homer, and 2nd game in a row with a homer, hitting .269. Â Not sure if he’s owned in few enough leagues to be a hot schmotato, but I would grab him if he’s out there.
Wilson Ramos – Hopes to be activated on Sunday. Â Since his knees usually hold up for days at a time, make sure you get him right back in your lineup. Â His active stretches often go like this, Ramos is activated, Ramos homers twice, Ramos tears his ACL.
Freddie Freeman – Played catch on Monday. Â I wonder if he just threw the ball up into the air and caught it himself like I used to when daddy didn’t have enough time for me. Â OH GOD WHY?!
Matt Adams – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer. Â I just want to highlight 2016 Grey for a moment when he (I) said repeatedly, why doesn’t Matheny just play Adams? Â And that’s me paraphrasing me!
R.A. Dickey – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.91. Â The law of averages say if you started Dickey, he would’ve been terrible. Â I might be confusing Murphy’s Law with the law of averages. Â I’m no narc, and I don’t know your fancy laws.
Johnny Cueto – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.42. Â Halp and I talk about Cueto on today’s podcast that’s coming later…guess. Â C’mon, the answer is in the previous sentence.
Zack Cozart – Hit the DL with a strained quad and will be out until July. Â Oh, like Christians don’t! Â *intern whispers in my ear* Â Seems I made a grave mistake thinking I heard ‘Jew lie’ instead of the 7th month. Â I want to apologize to everyone I hurt with this insensitive remark. Â Sadly, Cozart seems to never get healthy once injured in-season. Â Last year, he got injured in August and never recovered. Â Year before, he was injured for the entire 2nd half of the year. Â Hopefully, he can return at some point in July– Still the month? Â Okay. Â Better be!
Jesse Winker – Was recalled by the Reds to act as bench depth. Â Prospector Ralph told me, “His name makes me think of some creep. Â Like a guy who peeps through keyholes.” Â I’m not sure where else you’re going to get crack analysis like this, but it won’t be on the light net! Â That’s the opposite of darknet, right? Â Winker has two homers in 60+ minor league games this year, and is really only good for OBP, if he even sees playing time, which is not guaranteed.
Scooter Gennett – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .293, and hitting out of the two hole. Â For s’s and g’s, look at who you have at MI. Â Okay, now look at Scooter’s stats again. Â I didn’t say Simon Says!
Scott Schebler – 2-for-3 and his 19th homer, hitting .254. Â You know what kind of season he’s having, right? Â He’s going to hit 30 homers, and, next year, people are gonna be like, “You go ahead with your Nelson Cruzes (Cruii?) and I’ll draft Schebler 15 rounds later!” Â And then Schebler will be awful in April and you’ll rue that. Â Some major rues. Â Ruze?
Bregman or Solarte?
@killerB: Solarte
@Grey: Drury or Solarte?
Solarte
@Grey: damn, solarte party in full effect, i doubt before his lately HR’s (and i have him in some deep leagues and it’s set/forget with him in those) he would’ve beat either of bregman or esp druuurrry.
Yeah
Grey!!!!
Great write-up, man. Loved it.
a. After yesterday’s almost absence, I thought I had to be at least one of the earlier birds. Only the good Lord knows when the Internet will stop working here at the 5-star Hotel in N’Djamena which translates to just above a Motel6 stateside!
b. On my way out to visit the family tonight with the midnight flight via Paris and then to Croatia.
c. John Rambo Quote of the day for June 20
Rambo: ‘And I did what I had to do to win, but someone wouldn’t let us win. And I come back to the world, and I see all those maggots at the airport, protestin’ me, spittin’. Callin’ me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap!Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they’ve been me and been there, and know what the hell they’re yellin’ about?’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante Galic: A. Haha B. Awesome, safe travels! C. Nice!
@Grey: Grey!
Thanks, man!
a. Had a question for tonight only in my 12-team RCL (5X5)
Team
C Hedges
1B Zimmerman @Mia (Volquez)
2B Castro at home vs. LAA (Bridwell)
3B Shaw Pit (Kuhl)
SS Story at home vs. AZ (Greinke)
2B/SS Machado vs. Cle (Tomlin)
1B/3B Bour vs. Was (Gonzalez)
OF Springer @Oak (Gray)
OF Trumbo vs. Cle (Tomlin)
OF Owings @COL (Marquez)
OF Schebler @TB (Cobb)
OF Piscotty @Phi (Hellickson)
UTIL Duda @LAD (McCarthy)
Bench
Pujols @NYY (Pineda)
Haniger vs. Det (Zimmermann)
Valencia vs. Det (Zimmermann)
DeShields vs. Tor (Liriano)
1. Would you move anything from the bench into the roster? DeShields has to move to the bench with his 0.415 OBP because of CarGome’s 0.285 OBP which makes perfect sense if you were a fireman in blizzard!
2. Valencia and Haniger to the bench because I think Zimmermann figured something out of late.
3. Also, must include Owings for his trip to Coors and can’t sit Story or Machado because both are getting hotter.
4. A bit afraid of Bour vs. Gio (Lefty bat vs. LHP) and will try to check before the game starts if any lineups go live on twitter.
5. Lastly, Duda is not great. But he could surprise McCarthy or could he?
Cheers,
Ante
1. Ha, Haniger vs. Schebler vs. Piscotty are all tossups; I’d leave it as you have it…. 2/3 Agreed 4. Makes sense 5. Haniger over Duda, anyone over Duda
Fisher has 2 homers in less than a week and he gets sent back down, why? Because i own him and need a player that can provide power & speed. I have the worst luck with prospects. I didn’t add bellinger because i thoight he wouldn’t play enough and it was a short term call up. I add bareto when semien got hurt and he still is in the minors and they go with adam rosales. I add judge last year and all he did was strike out so i had him on my no draft list. I have 1 na spot. Do i hold bareto in it or use it on fisher? I still can’t believe the astros are going to roll with Aoki for now. Thanks
.381 obp for fisher too.
Are you the one who keeps bringing up Aoki?
He’s a give-a-guy-a-day-off or start vs a LHP instead of Reddick.
Aoki is essentially irrelevant. Reddick is the real starter and the Fisher-block.
It doesn’t make any sense to have a prized youngin’ prospect take the Aoki role and sit on the bench 4-5 days/week. (unless you’re the Brewers)
Fisher could play essentially every day. Beltran qualifies for social security benefits next month and gets his share of days off and so does reddick, mccann or whomever is the dh on a particular day are not exactly 7 day a week guys. I’m all about adding speed and athleticism into their lineup. And this is my first question about fisher. Reddick isn’t exactly killing it either.
@Scott: I’d hold Fisher for now, at least we know he’s on the Astros’ radar
@Scott: I am in the same boat. I agree with Grey to hold.
The Astros have to be looking for any excuse to call him back up. It would be surprising if this short audition has not convinced some front office folks that Fisher can be more impactful this year than Aoki, Reddick or Beltran.
ObComplaint: This is the fourth straight week I have had a starter knocked out on the first day of the week. I get that injuries and demotions are going to happen, but do they have to happen on Monday every freaking week, when I cannot replace them for another 6-7 days? Grrrrrr.
Grey would you trade Francisco Lindor for Jean segura? Is Francisco Lindor gonna get thru the slump? I am paniking a little bit
@Jose: Stop worrying. Hold.
@Jose: Agree with Cram
I have Diaz, Brach, Rivero, and Chapman…. I was planning on dropping one of the first three when Chapman returned from DL, but they are all playing pretty well. How would you feel about a Chapman for Bellinger trade? Do you think its fair? Or a little too one-sided?
@Ryan Wheeler: Bellinger, not close.
@Packers: Well thats who I’m trying to get… just not sure if I can convince the guy to go for it. He needs saves though…. so there’s that.
@Ryan Wheeler: Bellinger leads the NL in HRs and has probably played less games than the top 10 leaders.
@Ryan Wheeler:
Make the offer, Chapman for Bellinger and see what the other says..
Have you ever heard of the term SAGNOF?
Can Cody Bellinger’s name be officially changed – wherever it’s written – to Launch Angle?
Or 330 degrees… as he starts his swing at 12 o’clock and ends at 11 o’clock.
@Moneyball: I called him Cody Launchangler in the last blurb I wrote about him
Sweet. Missed that. Keep it goin!
@Ryan Wheeler: Agree with others
10 team hitter only league. Matt Adams and Mike Zunino are on waivers. Do I drop anyone for either? Matt Adams eligible at 1B, LF. Could provide better numbers there?
My team:
Gary Sanchez – C
Ryan Zimmerman – 1B
Starlin Castro – 2B
Manny Machado – 3B/SS
Jake Lamb – 3B
Michael Conforto – LF, CF, RF
Carlos Gomez – LF, CF, RF
Scott Schebler – LF, CF, RF
JD Martinez – RF
Justin Bour – 1B
Justin Smoak – 1B
Did Gregorious – SS
Travis Shaw – 1B, 3B
Ian Kinsler – 2B
@Rob: Gomez is your weakest player in my opinion.
@Packers: Didi doesn’t seem like hell get much playing time with your squad. I’d make that drop for Adams.
@Rob: Can lose Gomez for him, though have no idea what your team looks like
Conforto or Souza ROS?
@eric: Conforto.
@eric: Conforto
Assuming Amed Rosario is called up this week,
Rosario or Story?
@breadnbutter: Story?
@breadnbutter: Story.
@Roger Rabbit:
Think you gotta roll with Story. Batting .421 the last week with two dingers. Coors will be heating up.
@breadnbutter: Why do you think he’ll be called up? New info?
@breadnbutter: Story
Great stuff, as always.
Who would you rather stash: Cahill, EdRod or Morton?
@Gomes: EdRod
@ROTO OVERLORD: Thanks. As a Sox fan, that’s what I like to hear!
@Gomes: Especially if its keeper, no guarantee cahill comes back as effective as when he left, in redraft it could come down to who comes back 1st
@ROTO OVERLORD: Actually liking Cahill here with his 13.7 swstr%, 67.7% contact rate, and both the National League and home park edge (wins aside).
@Gomes: Prolly Morton, it’s a toss up
@Grey: Thanks guys.
Hey Grey,
Great write up. As a Yankees fan, it’s a shame we lost gleyber.. anyway, Who do you think I should have for my one Catcher spot? Zunino, Avila or Murphy? I know Murphy has a lot of hype but his playing time is concerning. I was thinking Avila. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Maybe check out a recent Mariners box score.
@Moneyball: Easy with the snark, Moneyball. Unless you’re running out to pick up Jordy Mercer in all your leagues — check out a recent Pirates box score!
@Josh-NYC: Zunino
Fowler or Aaron hicks ROS?
Merrifield or Hernan perez ROS?
@mike: Hicks….Perez
Conforto or Fowler ROS?
Doolittle or Matt Bush ROS?
@Adam:
Conforto.
Bush at the moment (this could change within week or two).
@Adam: Agree with RR
ok so Marco Estra got lit up yesterday.. Liriano has been decent since coming off the DL. the safest time to fly is after a crash right?
Chance it with Liriano tonight @Texas? yes or no.
Thanks!
@Great Bambino: Never Chance Liriano. You will get burned.
@Great Bambino: No
Awesome read as always!
I know how much you love catcher questions… so I’ll apologize ahead of time.
Currently have Hedges, but Zunino is still available. Would you drop Hedges for Zunino?
12-team, 6×6 (std 5×5 + OPS), H2H league.
@Dancin Homer: during the Seattle game last night they said Zunino leads MLB in rbis for June, sounds like him and Hedges got crushed by Rizzo last night at home.
@Lt:
Yeah, Hedges got trucked by Rizzo at the plate last night. Not sure how many, if any, games he’ll be out though.
@Dancin Homer: Thanks! Yes, Zunino
Would you trade McCullers for Darvish in a redraft roto?
@Jim: Darvish a slight edge with higher floor,
@Jim: Agree with RR
The Todd Father was dropped. I have Bellinger, Arenado and LoMo at the corners. Do you believe he will bounce back and is he an upgrade over LoMo long term?
Thanks
@msh2404: Hold for now
I’m in desperate need of steals. Semien a decent option going forward?
@Connor: As opposed to what? A zero steal guy? Sure.
@Connor: Agree with Cram
@Connor: malliex, broxton, maybe
@Connor: Semien will not be a difference-maker in steals.
After he gets back, you can expect maybe 5 steals the rest of the year.
What are the chances Mike Montgomery starts regular for Chicago second half?
29.2%
@Luvdarooks: Slim without an injury
How would you treat Schebler in a keeper league? He’ll be $5 to keep next year for me – is he worth holding as a source of cheap power, or should I try to sell him off to a contending team this year and further my rebuild?
@Jbona3: Sure, sell him if you can turn a profit. He’s not a keeper stud or anything.
@Jbona3: Agree with Cram
Morning Grey. Got offered Manea and Thames for my Syndergaard in a 12 team H2H league. Im in 1st place somehow (Trout on DL as well) so I can hold on with what I have for the playoffs, but at this point Im not even sure Thor will be all that good when he gets back.
Roster is;
C – McCann
1B – Wil Myers
2B – Odor
3B – Justin Turner
SS – Trea Turner
CI – Hosmer
MI – Schoop
OF – Springer, Conforto, Haniger, Mazara, Puig
U – Bregman
Bench – Owings, Carlos Gomez, Lewis Brinson
SP – McCullers, Eduardo Rodriguez, Severino, Lackey, Nola, Peacock, Shields (I know, its bad…thank God for SON)
RP – Knebel, Brach, Britton, Colome, Bud Norris
DL – Trout, Syndergaard
Do I pull the trigger or hold? Thanks as always
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Take it. Can’t rely on Noah.
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Agree with Cram
@Grey: Thanks fellas! I keep seeing all of these ROS ranks for Thor and keep saying to myself “yeah, IF he comes back 1. At all, 2. Healthy, 3. Has good matchups”.
Honestly, if Im the Mets and we’re not in contention come August Im shutting him down rest of season and working with him to develop his 3rd and 4th pitches so he’s not throwing 100mph. That being said the Mets will bring him back, start him every 5 days, he’ll get rocked by the Nats and Dodgers, have 2-3 good starts vs. Braves and MIA, hurt himself….and still be an ESPN top 100 pick next season because “he’s been doing blah blah blah during the offseason”.
Yeah, totally
@Grey: On that note…stream Montgomery tonight at home vs. SD (Chacin). I think the Cubs can get him the W which is what I need most.
SON is “meh” on Montgomery, but hates Chacin. SON is also “meh” on most of my pitchers, and most of the good stream options are owned in this league since none of the other players value offense…which is probably why Im in first.
I’d stream Montgomery
@Grey: Thanks Grey, you da man!
No problem
Who do I cut? With Segura coming off the DL on Wednesday or Thursday, my hitting bench is way too deep. 12-team mixed roto 6×6 (OPS and QS are the extra categories, and we use SV+HD)
C. Zunino
1B. Abreu
2B. Chris Taylor
3B. Turner
SS. Correa
CI. Alonso
MI. Story
OF. Springer, Bellinger, Benintendi, Bradley Jr., Conforto
UTIL. Hanley Ramirez
BN. Ian Happ, Tom Murphy, Haniger
DL. Segura
RP. Brach, Bush, Rivero
SP. Taillon, Ray, Godley, Paxton, Berrios, Nola
DL. Jon Gray, McCullers
@Randy: I’d cut bait with Nola and trade one of your OFs(Conforto, Benintendi, Haniger or Hanley) for a SP.
@Randy: Agree with RR
Hello Gray,
trying to upgrade in SS… 14 team league.
7 keeper league
Would you offer Lorenzo Cain or even McCutchen for Segura:
C – Grandal
1b – Tommy Joseph
2b – Marwin Gonzalez
3b – Machado
SS – Tulo
OF – Blackmon, Cain, JD Martinez
UTL – Trumbo, McCutchen
DL – Chris Davis
Thanks,
Chris
@Chris: Yes
@Chris: Agree with Cram
Can I drop any one of Osdrubel, Peralta or Cargo for Polanco in a 12 t Dynasty’s
@Chucky: Yes, Cargo, Peralta
@Chucky: Agree with Cram
start Gio @ MIA?
@peacecoast: Sure
@peacecoast: Def
Couple questions:
1) Time to move on from Kyle Schwarber in redrafts?
2) Sell Ozuna high or can he keep this going? I moved him along (Ian Desmond too) just after the break last year and he made me look smart.
@Steve D.: 1. Yes 2. Sell high if you can
@Steve D.:
2. Ozuna was hurt in the 2nd half last year. I would hold him, I believe this is a breakout year from him..
Contreras or Schwarb at C ROS? Sorry for all the C questions. Thanks!
@Oppo Taco: Contreras
grey love the wrestling reference in the beginning..I own winters and he’s been good, but zunino has not shown any signs of slowdown with an absurd june in progress. Do you think the adjustments he made in the minors are real? In other words, ROS Wieters or Zunino 6×6 mixed OPS
@ROTO OVERLORD: Zunino over Wieters, no idea if his adjustments are real, but I doubt it
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh.
I told her I didn’t and crawled up to sleep in the bath.
And when I awoke, Cody hit two more bombs, this bird had flown.
So, I lit a fire, isn’t it good, Louisville wood?
@Mello Yello: Mello!!!
The French would use the word ‘genial’ when describing your poem! Classic!
Cheers,
Ante
@Mello Yello: Beautifully put
@Mello Yello: The Leaping Lanny Poffo over fantasy baseball
@Mello Yello: edwin encarnacion cummings of baseball
@Grey: Thanks fellas!…that was another Lennon/McCartney/Mello collaborative effort :)
Haha
Trying to claw my way back into my league. Moved into 3rd last night, but still got some work to do to. Just wondering, without knowing the league and who’s available and what not, are Max Kepler and Hanley Ramirez worth waiting on? I mean, I keep waiting for them, and every now and then they seem like they might be getting hot, but then…..nada. Am I crazy for holding them? Kick them to the curb? Thanks….
@Adam P.: Hanley is. Depends on who you’re dropping Kepler for.
@Adam P.: Agree with Cram
Pump locks are illegal on Canadian gas pumps. I hate living under this ruthless regime.
@Bob Sacamano: You need to move prizzonto!
@Bob Sacamano: Stick your gas cap in the there
@Bob Sacamano: I heard in New Jersey there aren’t even any self serve stations!
C Santana or Schwarber ROS in an OBP league?
@Benintendo64: Santana
@Benintendo64: Agree with RR
Starling Marte has caused me the most depression this season. Not because I own him, but his suspension led me to drop Bellinger for Meadows in anticipation of a call-up. That hasn’t gone over so well.
@sall goooood man: Saul Good
@sall goooood man: Ouch
How much would you give up for a buy low on Machado? Are we sure of a rebound?
Thinking of offering a Severino or Berrios (both late Rd keepers next year) + Rd 5 draft pick.. too much if you need a 3B?
Thanks!
@Clive: Do it.
@Clive: Agree with Cram
Looking to fill out a bench to make a respectable push for the playoffs in 12-team H2H points league.
1) Top 5 from these guys – Haniger, JBJ, Chris Taylor, Todd Frazier, David Peralta, Didi, Conforto, Melky, Kole, Maybin
2) Zuzino or Ramos?
3) Carlos Santana or Matt Adams?
Thanks!!
@Ron P:
1) Haniger, Todd, Peralta, Conforto, Maybin
2)Zunino – its about time.
3)Santana – Adams’ role will be greatly reduced in a few weeks.
@Ron P: Agree with RR on 2 & 3, could see leaving off Frazier for Taylor
h/h points 12 team league….what pitcher could I expect to get back for a C Santana/D Bundy package…..
@cable: Manaea, Faria
@Roger Rabbit: ……..
LOL …I have both
@cable: You can really only sell middling tier talent when they are hot, those guys are not hot right now.
Your trade partners would have to be serious believers/ family members/ not paying attention.
@cable: Agree with SJ
Chris Davis Marcus Semien worth a DL stash? If so, pick 1
@dtbran:
Crush for sure.
@dtbran: Agree with RR
Zunino or Ramos ros? I added ramos a week ago. Zunino has burned me before. Is this just one of his streaks b/c i have beem the other side of his streaks. Thx
@Scott: Ride Zunino
@Scott: Agree with RR
Hey Grey, great write-up as always, loved the Comeback reference, not enough people watched that show!
12-team mixed league with large rosters but only 3 bench spots, would you hold onto Derek Fisher or drop him for one of the following: Kepler, Valencia, Brinson, Renfroe, Gangly ManBird, Hernan Perez, Michael Taylor.
Thanks as always!
@mrm3711: Agreed, great show! I’d try Valencia, but none of these guys are particularly hot right now
Dynasty 12 team H2H 7×7 with BB and FLD%. I own Arcia at $1.2 mil. The cap is 195. I have 16 mil left but I will need to resign guys at the end of this year so salaries will go up. Simmons ($6.2 mil) and Andrus ($8.7Mil)are both available. I feel like I *could* cut bait on Arcia even though the price tag is nice? Do you think we will see much improvement from him over the rest of the season, or you think I should snatch up Elvis or Andrelton?
@Dougie: Andrus is currently a top 3 SS, Andrelton a top 10 SS, switch him with one of them depending on your salary restrictions which you understand better than I do
Hi sporstsfans. Dumb question — I just signed up with razzball and created an account. Now I am here in the comments section while being logged in and I have to type in my name and email addy when I wish to leave a reply? Am I doing something wrong or is this the way it be? TIA
~Newb
@WTS: I think you have the hang of it
Trying to trade Justin Turner for a closer, was offered Kintzler straight up. I have EE, Arenado, Todd Frazier, Carpenter, and Moncada (eventually) as 3B options, and I have almost no chance of getting out of the basement regarding AVG. Fair deal considering the need?
@Guided by Moises: Fair
@Guided by Moises: Do better
@Grey:
Turner is the 7th best 3B right now and that’s with a DL stint. He could potentially finish as the number one 3B overall if he stays healthy. I think you should be able to get a top tier closer for him.
Yeah
@Grey: Would Justin Wilson do?
Do what?
@Grey:
Was thinking more along the lines of Jansen or Holland.
1. Meyer has been real solid lately, but SON hates his next start at Boston (-$18.3). Start or sit in a 12-teamer?
2. Conversely (or is it inversely? Whatever), Moore has been horrible lately, but SON kind of digs his next start at home against the Mets ($11.0). Start or sit in a 12-teamer?
3. If starting Moore, drop Meyer, Duffy, Shoemaker or Bedrosian?
@Five-On-One: 1. Sit 2. Start 3. Duffy
Danny Salazar/ Jimmy Nelson/ jake lamb for Clayton Kershaw and Kyle Seager?
I have no real ace in my team (Alex wood?)
@Blipbloop: Kershaw.
@Blipbloop:
if I may you need to upgrade your end of trade
@cable: Are you really asking which side of that joke is a better deal? Everyone values the players on their roster too much, and then wants others to give up their first round picks for 3 waiver wire pickups…
Salazaar isn’t even guaranteed a job when he’s back, Nelson is a shmotato, and Lamb and Seager are historically on the same tier. If you just removed Kershaw from this trade, the Kershaw side still may pass on it.
If you have no ace, then you should be shooting for a Lester type that has ace potential but has had some rough outings in the mix. And even for Lester, you’ve gotta sweeten up your side of the deal quite a bit.
@Blipbloop: Agree with others
Please rank ROS: Semian, Gyorko, Forsythe, Moncada
@Five-On-One: Semien, Logan
Re: Zack Cozart
I’m reminded of a couple years ago. After reading your daily write-up, I took a long look at Cozart’s stats.
“Wow, he’s actually been really good this year.”
I immediately added him to my fantasy team. The Reds had an early game that day. Cozart was injured within two hours and then went on the DL.
@PK: Yup, without fail you jinx him every year PK!
What’s the dynasty value of Joey Gallo looking like these days? Looks like there’s someone looking to sell low in my league (asking on guys like Faria, Gohara, Newcomb).
Hard to assess if this is a good trade opportunity, or this is just Gallo in the Majors.
@SR: This is Gallo, 30 HRs, .215 AVG
@Grey:
Swapped Gohara straight up for Gallo, I figure that’s pretty low risk.
i was offered his: Blackmon, C Davis, Simmons & Matz for my Shaw, Schoop, Maybin & Ray. This is a 12 team 5×5 h2h league that i’m currently in 1st place in. Below is my team-
C- Wieters
1b- Bour
2b- Schoop
Ss- Peraza
3b- Donaldson
Of- Giancarlo
Of- Bellinger
Of- Benintendi
Util – Healy
Util- Shaw
Bn- Longoria
Bn- Maybin
Bn- Trout
DL- Freeman
SP- Carrasco, Verlander, Ray, Nelson, Taillon, Maeda
Do i take Blackmon even though the rest of the package is pretty meh?
@Matthew Lehman: Take it
My staff blows but in 3rd place in a 12 teamer, H2H league so really aiming longer term for the playoffs. 9 pitching cats, ESPN. My staff is Kershaw, Verlander, Nova, Taillon, Severino and streamer spot (McCarthy now).
1. McCarthy has been ok, hold?
2. Use my wire position and take a flier on Faria? Drop McCarthy or Marwin?
3. Aim higher trading a guy like Conforto or Lamb?
4. Just drown quietly and stop bugging Grey?
@JC:
1. Drop
2. Yes, McCarthy
3. Aim higher trading a guy like Conforto
4. Drink Red Bull
@JC: Agree with RR, re: 3. Lamb is the best 3B in fantasy right now
Man, those Up and Comers videos sure were creepy with old ass Randy West. however the one with April Showers was fantastic actress. Great actress.
Great write up Grey. Havent been on in a while, how’d you like the final season of the Leftovers?
@Zeus: Haha, I liked the final episode, I liked season 2 better than season 3 overall… I love Coon but some of the Kevin stuff gets to be too much for me, you?
@Grey: I am with you, the Kevin episode was a bit too much for me as well. Season 2 still ranks as the best but they managed to tie things up well. I wonder what Lost would have looked like in 3 seasons.
Exactly, Lost would’ve been one of the best shows ever if it only had to do 20 episodes over 3 years
hi Grey
Bundy got the stank regression you’ve been predicting… and yet the beautiful plummage of Brad Peacock beckons from the wire. Shall i dump Dylan and pick up Brad (why do i sound like the preppie girls from high school?) Dont want to overreact to a bad start against a hot team….
@Murph: Yeah, I’d go Peacock
@Grey:
Dropped that bum Bundy. He did his part for me for four or five starts, but Grey called his regression weeks ago in his sell. Picked up Peacock glad I was able to plug him in last night.
Yup
h/h points 12 team……..where does this 3-8 team need to improve..start 5 SPers per week and 2 closers
C. M Wieters
1B. K Morales
2B..J Lowrie
3B..M Machado
SS..X Bogaerts
OF..A Duvall
OF..N Cruz
OF..G Springer
HD..C Santana
C Kluber
B Peacock
D Bundy
J Faria
J Vargas
J Taillon (R)
J Lackey (R)
S Manaea (R)
D Salazar (I)
E Diaz
J Johnson
A Reed (R)
DL..C Davis
@cable: Another run producer? An SP upgrade?
@cable: Agree with Cram
what side.. 10 team keeper league OBP
Archer and Story 8th next year for Stanton and odorizzi and 6th next year..
@primetime: Stanton, it’s fair
I can’t believe I’m asking this question, but should I drop Han-Ram for Matt Adams?
@Jhohnnhy: Meh
@Grey:
It’s all clear now. Thanks for your insight. ;)
No problem
i’ll ask ralph/halp as well of course, but if we have 2/3 of these with only 1-2 NA slot in yahoo what’s best order of keeping them assuming brinson also gets sent down. all leagues being OBP with total bases or just OPS (maybe with hits). they are near redrafts here (clearly you don’t drop any of these in dynasties)
meadows/fisher/hoskins/brinson. i have brinson last due to keon sucking up his time.
2. also what’s best saves only order here soria/minor/kela/phelps (or claw)/neshek (redraft)
@Yr Never Too Old for Balloons: 1 For this year? Brinson, Fisher 2. Neshek, Soria
@Grey: yeah this year, i have spots with say brinson/fisher and fisher just went down and i’ll have either hoskins or meadows stashed. or maybe 2 stash spots and i have 3 or 4 of them.
Brinson and Fisher are up or have been, other guys are crapshoots
Grey –
Nice write up; laughed out loud at the Smoak blurb. I’ve been in 1st in my 12 team Yahoo 6×6 (OBP, Holds, Saves) for a bit now and want to try to stay there. My weakest categories are currently SB (3 of 12) and RBI (3 of 12), but I’m also just middle of the pack in Ks and am little worried about my SP. My roster is below – question is, try to flip a RP for a bat to shore up SB or RBI or an SP to shore up Ks and keep other stats up? If SP, what tier can I get for someone like Miller or Riveto (both ranked in the top 25 in my league at the moment):
C – B. Posey
1B – J. Smoak
2B – R. Odor
3B – J. Turner
SS – E. Nunez
OF – M. Haniger
OF – M. Betts
OF –
Thanks!
@Xhibit:
Accidentally posted earlier – here’s rest of roster:
OF – M. Smith
Util – Y. Alonso
Util – A. Rendon
Bench – G. Polanco
Bench – S. Marte
DL – Z. Cozart
DL – F. Freeman
SP – M. Pineda
SP – J. Berrios
SP – J. Odorizi
SP – I. Nova
RP – K. Jansen
RP – K. Giles
RP – F. Rivero
P – D. Betances
P – A. Miller
Bench – M. Bush
Bench – B. Shaw
DL – J. Gray
@Xhibit: Thanks! McCullers before he returns? Archer?
Yahoo, H2H 5×5, 12 team
I am wondering if it is time to give up on H. Ramirez. I have not been able to trade him, I need help in pitching. Time to drop for someone like Faria? At 1B I have: Bour, Desmond, Rizzo
Also
Drop Hanniger for Sonny Gray? In OF I have Owings, Conforto, Desomnd, Trumbo, Betts, Turner
Thanks!
I LOVE the smell of mustache wax in the morning!
@Just Busted: I’d hold Hanley…. I wouldn’t mess with Sonny
Dump Bregman to stash S. Marte? 12 TM h2h
@Pete Incaviglia: Ok
12 team 5×5 roto,
How would you rank Kendrys, Schebler and Piscotty?
@The Audacity of Schoop: Schebler, Piscotty
Not fun fact if you’re a Cubs fan – Willson Contreras has more RBI than Kris Bryant. 32-28
@Wilsonian: Damn, they are hungover from the championship run
@Grey: that’s all I can figure. They all look like they are gassed, except for Rizzo since his move to leadoff.
Exactly
In a deep dynasty would you drop Porcello or JC Ramirez for Folty?
@Matty: stream
JC
14 team h2h in espn with QS, OPS, total bases, holds. max 12 starts per week for SP so owning about 8 SP (maybe with one spot being a streaming one) is optimal, leaving some BN bats.
C zunino
1B goldy
2B schoop
SS iglesias (he was the best in FA, can’t even remember who i started year with, somebody who did very very badly)
3B longo
MI pirela (been adding him in 20’s as well lately, he was gone in all my NL onlies too quickly for me to get him there)
CI pujols
LF dyson (CF/RF)
CF zimmer
RF stanton
OF valencia (RF/1B/3B)
util flowers (2 catchers if both producing and with 3 BN bats ain’t bad)
BN brinson/rasmus (off day yesterday and it was a RIGHTY, plouffe may have stolen his job even DH’ing, doesn’t make any sense performance-wise, but it happened)/fisher
DL pollock/braun
SP darvish/hill (if this start doesn’t go well THIS is the streaming spot)/paxton/gio/mccarthy
wood/faria/straily
RP barnes (BOS)/baez (LAD)/kimbrel/glover/holland
DL duffy
drop fisher for which of these: red dick (RF/LF), lowrie (2B pretty much all year just performing well, boring of course), slater (2B/LF), chisenhall (RF/CF), lisper (LF/RF) or could of course just hold him. but with brinson/rasmus/zimmer either being platooned or benched a lot of the time not a bad idea to have at bats.
Lowrie
@Mordacious Levator: that SS i drafted i remember it now, you guessed it, it was frank stallone… bup ba boop, nope i meant b.miller.
Schwarber/Bruce for Mazara/Zimmer. Which side do you prefer? Currrently have Contreras at C but Schwarber can slot there. Thanks!
Maz
Ddrop Conforto for Beltran, Melky or Reddick?
Nope
Trying to shore up my bullpen which is falling apart (Melancon, Norris, etc.) Would you deal either Ray or Pineda for Kimbrel? I could replace either with J. Nelson. Thanks.
Pineda
Keeper OBP League.
Get $10 Corey Seager for, Give $6 Cozart, $6 Conforto, $6 Mallex
I gotta take Seager right?
Yup
Conforto…
Im in a 12 team keeper, he has slowed a little recently which is expected but should I be thinking of him as a long term keeper or should I move him for help in other places?
Current OF is JD, Corey Dickerson, Cain and I have Bour in at UTL over Conforto back ups, Mallex and M.Gonzalez (fills a lot of holes)
Conforto >>>> Cain for next 5+ years you would think right? but I wouldn’t get anything back for Cain
I just answered my own question didn’t I?
I think so
Hey Grey, one more quick questch: I have both Jose Bautista and Carlos Santana in a standard 12-team Y! league where i am struggling on offense. They have similar pre-ranks and season ranks and will probably fetch similar offers, which one would you trade if you had to pick? I am leaning towards keeping Santana and trading Bautista, even though Santana’s batted ball profile and trends are somewhat concerning, I’m hoping for BABIP positive regression. Bautista seems like he’s peaking, which isn’t ideal.
Long story short, Bautista or Santana ROS, and should I take what I can get or hold out for a good trade? Thanks!
Santana
Take what you can get
Hanley Ram. over O. Herrea or Moreland. Ramirez on wire? Thank you.
Over Moreland
@Grey:
Sorry for followup: In addtion to Hanley-JBJ, Brantley, Solarte ,Pujols and Hicks on wire. My needs are HR, runs and RBI’s.
Who would you want first.
JBJ
@Grey:
Last question-O. Herrea or JBJ?
JBJ
@Grey:
Thnak you
No problem
I still need a phone call directly from the Houston Astros front office to explain how Derek Fisher isn’t their second best outfielder, at least with the bat. Reddick can’t play against lefties, and Fisher can. Aoki is hot garbage in a cowboy hat. Stop the insanity!
Haha, Aoki wouldn’t even start himself if he were player/manager
@Grey: Aoki, DFA’d himself from his own fantasy team.
Haha, Aoki-dookie
Hey Grey,
Just curious, would you:
A. Start Teheran at home against SF today and …
B. Start Manaea at home against Houston tomorrow? (They have abysmal numbers against him).
Thanks man,
Alex
A. No, drop him B. Yes
@Grey: Thanks, Ha I don’t even own him I just picked him up to steam him!
Ha
Grey,
H2H 10-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS) – 35 moves max a year (no streaming), but we have very deep teams, with 6 bench spots.
Over the past month I’ve made many trades (Sale, MadBum, K Seager gone, but acquired Trea Turner, Xander Bogearts, Christian Yelich, Gerrit Cole, Chapman and J. Turner). I had to give away Gattis in the last trade (not that I cared) but I now have an empty spot. So my questions are:
1) Who do I drop to pick up Zunino ?
2) What 2 or 3 guys would you be shopping from my team (as Villar and Braun will come back eventually and will need to make room
3) You see anyone on the wire worth rostering over my current roster? Someone just dropped R. Hill, he worth grabbing ?
Waiver:
Hit – Matt Adams, Mike Zunino, B. McCann, A. Avila, Y. Solarte, S. Gannett, Trey Mancini, Souza Jr., A. Simmons, Domingo Santana, Kendry Morales, Kole Calhound, B. Hamilton, HanRam, Pedroia, C. Santana
PIT – R. Hill, C. Davenski, A. Cobb, B. Peacock, J. Guerra, T. Bauer,
My Team:
C – EMPTY
1B – Paul Goldschmidt
2B – Brian Dozier
3B – Nolan Arenado
SS – Xander Bogearts
Mi- Trea Turner
CI – Justin Turner
LF – Christian Yelich
CF – Charlie Blackmon
RF – Lorenzo Cain
Util- Justin Smoak
BN – Corey Dickerson
DL –Ryan Braun
DL – Jonathan Villar
Sp – Alex Wood
SP – Sean Maneae
SP – Carlos Carrasco
RP – Aroldis Chapman
Rp – Greg Holland
P- Brandon Kintzler
P – James Paxton
BN- Ivan Nova
BN – Gerrit Cole
BN- Masahiro Tanaka
BN – Justin Verlander
BN – Jimmy Nelson
Thanks in advance bud
1. Tanaka 2. Smoak/Dickerson 3. Everyone over Tanaka
@Grey: Alright, I’ll drop Tanaka for Zunino. with him dropped, anybody else worth swapping out for the wire ? and you agree R. Hill is the best on the wire list (if so who would you drop for him)?
I would not own Hill right now
In AL only league, I need to drop either Eric Young or Carlos Beltran.
In the same league, it’s either Lowrie or Tulo.
Young — Tulo
Contreras was just dropped in my 10 team H2H mixed redraft 1 catcher league. Should I drop Realmulto or stay put? Thanks!
Stay put
Thoughts on Max Kepler ROS??? He hits cleanup in a surprisingly potent (sometimes) lineup, but his production has been mediocre. He had an insanely hot month or so last summer, then fell off a cliff later in the season. Is a hot streak on the horizon?
Hope so
Scooter, Solarte, or Happ ROS at 2B?
Solarte
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(3) SP: Carrasco, Severino, Nova
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Ray, Walker, Lynn
(6) Bench: J. Garcia, Meyer, Biagini, Guerra, JC Ramirez
(2) DL: McCullers, Shoemaker
Darn how ugly does my pitching look now? Kinda kicking myself for never picking up any of Peacock, Faria, C. Anderson, Nelson, Hoffman because they weren’t good matchups when I was asking about streaming at the time! With a 6 add limit, streaming isn’t as fun and last week I got burned bad after streaming guys like Ramirez, Blach, Gsellman, and Biagini instead of using adds on the guys I mentioned before! I know I am in a “shallow” league so my mindset has just been to stream but with the following options this week, I’m not really sure who is worth using my limited adds on at this point ..
6/21
J. Montgomery vs. LAA (0.5)
Fiers @OAK (-1.8)
T. Ross vs. TOR (-7.2)
Guerra vs. PIT (-10.5)
Gausman vs. CLE (-10.8)
Biagini @TEX (-17.8)
6/22
Ryu vs. COL (10.4)
Garcia vs. SF (-0.7)
Miley vs. CLE (-9.0)
6/23
Lamet vs. DET (11.8)
Cotton @CHW (5.1)
Bauer vs. MIN (4.2)
Folty vs. MIL (3.6)
Blach vs. NYM (0.3)
Lugo @LAD (-7.8)
Meyer @BOS (-18.3)
6/24
Perdomo vs. DET (3.6)
J. Ross vs. CIN (2.2)
6/25
Moore vs. NYM (10.7)
Roark vs. CIN (-2.5)
Miranda vs. HOU (-5.0)
Wheeler @SF (-5.1)
Hammel vs. TOR (-6.9)
I am playing an abandoned team this week so not necessarily sure I need to stream a lot, I just wanna fix my staff! Advice?
Ryu, Bauer, Moore
@Grey: Word thanks! Surprised you wouldn’t add the Ross Bros. there too but who are the first drops? I’m guessing my whole bench… ?
Yeah, your bench is streamers
Adams, Alonso, or Desmond?
Next year’s 1B rankings will be DEEP.
Is this who Zunino is/could be? Or do you think it’s just a hot streak? Asking for a friend…
Desmond, hot streak prolly
@bigbear: he’s flirted with this before, but never for this long. best he’s been was last year when he finally got the BB”s up but even then the AVG was like .200 even and way less HR than this.
Which of these 3 for my bench bat?
Herrera, Bour, or Haniger?
Thanks!
Bour
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
Odor/Jordon Montgomery or Carlos Santana/Lackey
Odor
I have a pretty commanding lead in pitching every week as I have scherzer, Yu, Archer, McCullers, manea, mad bum (if he comes back) straily and a few other rotational pieces. There’s currently only 1 other team that can really compete with my SP. Pitching is important, the league requires 7 weekly starts.
My offense is pretty solid but def. Not best in the league I’d say maybe 6 out of 14. Weakest spots are RF (polonco, Souza) and probably CF (ender) and 3B (seager).
Would you move an ace for a big bat in CF or RF? My only worry would be if mad bum doesn’t come back I am left to compete with that 1 other team in pitching who has Kershaw Lester strasberg and Pineda.
Short term doesn’t matter I should make playoffs either way, this would be a playoff move
Who can you get for Archer or Yu?
@Grey: Possibly Nelly Cruz for Yu
@Crime Dog: matt kemp for manea I think is gettable as well
Sounds fair… I’d lean Yu
@Grey: as in Yu for Nelly or holding Yu?
Yu bit better than Cruz but fair
Hi. 20 team h2h league.
Trade my matz/colome/b.zimmer for his g.cole/brach/j.harrison? Thanks!
Another closer question – have logjam at 1b/UT with Reynolds, Abreu and Smoak. Deal either Reynolds or Abreu for Osuna? Thanks.
Reynolds
Add Wilson Ramos or JT Realmuto? Also, how would you rank these pitchers this week…..
Pomeranz @KC
Manea vs Hou
Newcombe vs Giants
Tyson Ross vs Tor
Bauer vs Min
Are any of these guys more than streamers at this point?
Realmuto… manaea, Bauer, Ross… Manaea
@Grey: thank you
You’re welcome
You think there’s a chance Andrew Miller keeps the 9th inning gig or do you think this truly is temporary?
Temp
20 team dynasty with holds/k per 9/relief wins/relief appearances h2h. fields got blown up and has been moved to minors, who’s best add, j.garcia MIA, romo (appears back in 7th inning, but been badly all year),, george of the roses (also have hoover), b.logan, o.perez, hunter, scrabble, claudio, duffey, yates also out there. grabbed jumbo last night but now law’s minored as well.
None of these guys interest me, Logan
@Grey: understandable, it’s 7 RP slots 20 team league, some of course slot SP/RP guys in the RP slots, but unless i have an actual good SP that has that i’d rather have max holds guys if possible.
Meant to post this yesterday but I forgot. Hanley Ramirez has now missed three games after each of his starts at first base this year.
It’s amazing how much it takes out of him to walk 60 feet from the dugout to first and have a catch
@Grey: The worst part is “they said” he injured his neck turning around to talk to someone. Yeah, okay.
He hurt his neck turning to talk to his chiropractor, ironically
@Grey: Or he pulls a hissy fit everytime they ask him to play 1st… (three periods)
@Ralph Lifshitz: dude’s got that braun-like PED’s have destroyed it completely body type. even worse than braun really, since hanram was playing actually hard defense at SS like what, 2 years ago (or 3, it wasn’t more than 3); now the easiest of all positions turns him into late-model victorino (DTD literally every day). i read somewhere about even when DH’ing he needs like 3-4 hours of “work” on his back EVERY day just to hit.
Hi i think you skipped me hehe
20 team h2h league.
Trade my matz/colome/b.zimmer for his g.cole/brach/j.harrison? Thanks!
Cole side, it’s fair
In a roster crunch. Would you rather: Fulmer and Santana or Maeda and JD Martinez?
JD
I have Villar stashed on my bench in a 12 team 6×6 roto league. With the news that Eric sogard might keep the 2b job should I cut bait on Villar? I have odor, c Seager, Bregman, and Peraza on my team already and I could grab lowrie or take a chance on matt Davidson(need rbi).
What do I do oh mighty one?
Hold for now
@Wheelchairman: they were already before the injury jerking villar’s playing time around but arcia has been even worse at SS so villar probably plays half the time at worst, till sogard turns back into sogard. what’s most funny about that blurb you read is that the MIL manager pretty much admits he thinks sogard will do exactly that, but mentions how odd it is that sogard’s been doing well for “it’s not like it’s 30 at bats we’re talking about here” it’s over 100
EY Jr. or Pillar?
Pillar
In a league where I lost Trout and Freeman, I’ve been treading water with Matt Adams and JBJ. Adams has been particularly helpful, obviously.
Now I’m onto the Mancini train with Chris Davis down, and I’ve rolling with Altherr for a while and will keep that going while Brantley is out. God I have a lot of hurt guys.
Anyway, I grabbed Francis Martes (dropping a MR) today to see what happens. It’s a K/9 league, so I’m thinking maybe he realizes his upside. He’s slated for two starts, but my money says he gets pushed back because McCullers is coming back this weekend. Martes can’t be much worse than Bundy…
Less than a month until GoT
Anyway, no question for you this time. Have a great afternoon, sir.
Be careful of the strides of Martes…. You too, CGS!
Some guy just proposed me his Beltre for my Nola… That’s a no-brainer accept right? Or am I missing something? (H2H 10-team league)
Thanks Grey!
Yup, go for it
@50 Shades of Jon Gray: id take Beltre
hey now!
would you lose Belt (ROS) for Souza or Scooter?
how do you feel about Mccarthy and hi starts this week? (vs. NYM, vs. COL)
SON loves them both. Looking for human adviceto compliment that
thanks!
dave
Souza — I’d start him for both
12 team 5×5 roto
I’m considering streaming Leake @Phi but SON disagrees ($0.0). What say you?
I wouldn’t
Rendon this week assuming he’s out a day or put in moistasskiss? Thanks!
Put in the moistness
@Grey: Don’t get me riled up now, Grey!
Haha
Mancini for real? Him or Carlos Santana
I’d try Mancini
Since making the switch from Franco to Solarte last Sunday in a couple of leagues, I’ve gotten a .393 avg and 5 homers out of my 3B slot. Franco had a .208 avg and 7 homers up until that point. Better late than never. Plus I get to do my best Dean Martin impression every time Solarte goes deep. Win-win for everyone who’s not in hearing range.
Streaming Mike Montgomery this week. Great matchup against the Padres tonight and a middling one in Miami on Sunday. Has always had a bit of a control issue, but he’s walked just 5 hitters over his last 5 outings (2.5 BB/9). Since joining the Cubs last season, he has a 57.6% GB% and a 0.75 HR/9. Has four legit pitches too. Sounds like Hendricks will be out until after the ASB, so he could be a nice 6-8 week pickup.
Has this been the best year for 1B pickups off of the wire or what? Smoak, Zim, Bour, Alonso, Adams, etc. haven’t slowed down a bit. Except for Smoak and Adams in one league each, so glad I passed on all of those guys!
Haha, I have both Solarte and Maikel, and I’m still hoping for something from Maikel, but it’s NL-Only and if I only get 22 HRs, .240 it’s okay
Montgomery’s perfs look awful this year, but I would stream him this week… I mean, awful– You don’t even mention Logan Morrison, that’s how good the 1B pickups have been
@Grey: If you get .240/22 from Franco, it means that he goes something like .260/14 the rest of the way, which is ok. Not terribly impressive in this environment, but usable in NL-Only.
Montgomery is one of those guys who’s likely to outperform his FIP/xFIP/SIERA. His curve is excellent, and his change has really improved. Has a solid cutter too. Among 150 pitchers who have thrown at least 40 innings this season, he has the 11th highest GB% (57.6%), the 24th highest Soft% (21.9%), and the 4th lowest HR/9 (0.39). Control is still an issue, but he’s tough to square up. Consistently works his way out of jams.
Yeah, agreed on Maikel, if I had him in mixed, I’d be freaked… Montgomery’s K:BB is scary, but like I said I’d stream him this week and take it from there — Your Duvall equals Springer is looking more Springer than Duvall
@Grey: Springer’s been hot lately. Despite that, Duvall still has more RBIs and steals and is just 4 homers behind. Close on the average. Springer has the edge in runs, as expected. He’s been about the same as Smoak, and a touch behind Zimmerman. Zim actually has a steal, which is one more than Springer.
Close on average? Oh, cmon, Magoo! Tho, I believe Kershaw stole a base this year, but every time I Google ‘pitcher steals’ I get Razzball results which sends me on an endless cycle
@Grey: You always poo poo average. Can’t have it both ways!
What’s more embarrassing for a pitcher/catcher – allowing a steal to an opposing pitcher or someone like Bengie Molina? That might be the kick in the ass for someone like Lester to learn how to throw to first.
Haha, yeah, this is true — Bengie is always the answer
Jonah’s uncle had one of the greatest lines of the show this week……..
The Jewish prison guy is awesome… Jonah hitting the ceiling cracked me up good
@Grey: Haha yes, too funny. So good.
Plus Erlich’s line about the pelican and a four pound shit had me rolling.
Yeah, but Silicon Valley has been so uneven since its 1st season
@Grey: True, I think it’s an enjoyable watch (I still laugh at it) but it’s not on Veep’s level or anything. Jared is my favorite.
Richard on Veep kills me with everything he says
@Grey: “Just the dedication.”
Haha
So I was just offered Darvish and for my Conforto and Stroman. Should I take it? Would you counter with Price instead if Stroman? Thanks
Yu side
A manager is trading off some of his key players. I traded Lynn for Carrasco and Mancini for J. Turner.
Who do you like better C. Taylor or Owing. Might offer one of these for Braun.
He also has Paxton-worried he is still hurt. Your thoughts.
Thank you
Owings…Yes on Pax
@Grey:
So keep Owing and offer Taylor. Do you think Braun is still a top player.
Sure
What’s up Grey? My first post. My bench is Aaron Hicks, Adam Jones, Domingo Santana. Of the three, who should I waive? I would trade one, but there are very few trades in my league, unfortunately. Thanks in advance.
Domingo
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Wieters
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Peraza
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Myers
(2) UT: Encarnacion, Abreu
(6) Bench: Haniger
(3) SP: Carrasco, Severino, Nova
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Ray, Walker, Lynn
(6) Bench: J. Garcia, Meyer, Biagini, Bauer, Ryu
(2) DL: McCullers, Shoemaker
Available bats for reference (% owned): Kinsler, Hanley, Brantley, Holliday, Gardner, Hicks, Bregman, Belt, Gregorius, Calhoun, D. Santana, Gallo, Maybin, H. Perez, Dahl, Souza, Broxton, etc…
Offense clicked last week and finally packaging bench bats away for Myers! But now I see HanRam sitting on waivers and I feel like he should be owned even though he’s been pretty disappointing? Funny I drafted him, traded him, watched him get traded again, and a few days ago he was dropped.. but anyway I already have Haniger as a bench bat already so ignore Hanley? Add him and drop Haniger? Drop a streamer for him and try trading away some bats for pitching?
Sure, try Hanley
@Grey: Ha but over who? Wouldn’t mind giving him a try but trying to figure out how to get him on the squad is the issue!
Any of your streamers?
Hey Grey,
Greetings from the hot, hot, hot UK (this is a rare thing over here!)
What are your thoughts on Villar? Will he end season as even a top 50 player….?
16 team keeper/dynasty with big benches but relatively small daily line ups (no CI/MI).
Give: R Healy and Alex Meyer (plus another cheap arm such as Guerra)
Get: Villar
This is a pure ‘what’s best value’ trade as Villar would be backing up Odor, Beltre and Andrus rather than in my starting line up.
Thanks!
It’s 115 where I am right now… In the desert…. Hold on the trade
@Grey: fine, you win….!!
And thanks, will hold off.
Haha
Zunino or Grandal?
Sure
Bud Norris to the DL – Bedrosian the pick up?
@William Hung: No
@Cram It: Ah ok – next up must be Troy Percival then
@William Hung: I think he’s been on the DL for the last 10 years.
Yeah
@Grey: Cram was right – Bed isn’t next in line unless Sociapath rolled him out there in the 7th tonight to see if he’s actually healthy, and he’ll get the next save chance
Please rank ROS
Leake
Estrada
Alex Meyer
Leake, Estrada
Hey Grey
12tm, 5×5, redraft (20 players per team); C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, OF (x3), UTIL, rest are bench
Is an offer of my Encarnacion for his Machado fair? Would you make this deal?
Thanks SteveA
Great stuff Grey!
1. Would you give up Gary Sanchez for McCullers or Severino?
2. Give up James Paxton and Jose Peraza for Shawn Newcomb and Marcus Stroman ?
3. Give up James Paxton and Nomar Mazzara for Michael Pineda ?
obviously I need some pitching lol
Thank you and have a good night !
@Metlgod: sorry 10 team head to head
@Metlgod:
1. yes, McCullers; 2. sure; 3. hold
1. McCullers 2. What? 3. Huh?
Thx, Grey
Have one more league where I have Estrada. Should I drop him for
Straily
Volquez
Jordan Montgomery
Senzatela
or hold?
For any of them, look at matchups… Straily in big picture
AL Only 5×5 Standard Roto:
Give: JD Martinez + Lindor + Berrios
Get: Correa + Mitch Moreland + Kimbrel
Both Correa and Lindor can be kept thru 2018
I realize it’s a lot to give. Here’s the rationale:
Worried about a JD trade to an NL club.
OF stacked – JD, Betts, Springer, Haniger, Mallex, Zimmer, Kepler, Lonnie Baseball. Need IF help. Moreland slides in to IF slot in place of Gallo (avg is killing me) – who becomes a bench bat/Util.
Think I’m good on SP – Kluber, McCullers, Berrios, Faria, Devenski (realize hes not a true SP, but is getting Ws with great ratios, Ed-Rod??, Salazar??, Clevinger). Falling behind quickly in SV. Just got Chapman and Bedrock back, and own Justin Wilson and Kahnle. Kimbrel gets me back in the saves game with stupid good ratios, and I can flip a closer before the deadline for an SP or bat, if I get the Saves category back right.
Send the offer or hold??
Not great
@Grey:
Thought you’d say so… Would Longo in place of Moreland make the outcome any different? What are your thoughts on Lindor? Seems like he’s selling out for power at the expense of avg and SBs? How long before he turns it around?
*Just got a bit of good news… Bud to the DL, so it looks like Cam can run with the closer gig sooner than expected. Thanks!
Not especially
I like Lindor, nothing’s changed really, he’s just slumping right now
Keepers for 2018: Judge, Correa, McCullers, Britton … avg/obp/slg… 18 man .. got offered Conforto for McCullers. Thoughts?
Sounds fair, Conforto better going forward, but pretty even
1. My Conforto for his Correa a good trade?
2. Conforto can be kept in 10th, Correa in 7th. Also have Ozuna elgible for 10th round keepage, do you like Conforto or Ozuna more after this year?
I can start 5 Of total including Util spots and own all of: Yoenis, Conforto, Ozuna, Khrush, Desmond, C Santana….. and Marte (hehe). Rostering two Offensive bench players including Starling right now, and have Votto so can’t play any of these dudes at 1B.
Gyorko is currently my only SS. I tried to pry Trea in a trade, but he can be kept in the 10th so no dice. There just aren’t that many plausible SS upgrades it seems, Xander was the only other intriguing possibility.
Appreciate the advice!
1. Sure 2. Ozuna
@Grey: Thanks Grey!
What about Xander? Conforto an overpay for ROS-only consideration?
That’s decent
Grey, Which side of this trade do you like better? Harper and Nelson or Kershaw and Polanco.
Bryce
12 team h2h 6×6 (OPS/QS)
Looking to upgrade at 2B.
Thoughts on Kinsler and a closer (Knebel or Oh) for Dozier?
Too much to offer, too little?
Thanks as always.
@bobbo: Suppose I should mention I also have Bedrosian and Casilla to offer in addition to Knebel and Oh.
Offer one of those scrubbier closers first then
Offer Oh, take Dozier
12 team 6×6 h2h (OPS/QS)
Thames, Gregorius, Faria, Oh for Lindor and Cueto (or Taillon) or did I get too stoned?
Thames
drop any of the following for peacock? 12 team standard roto
Manaea, Wood, Cole, Nola, Nova, Bundy, Chase Anderson. I’m thinking Bundy
odubel or JBJ?
Bundy
Okay, last one and then I am done, I promise.
Kinsler, Trumbo, Faria, Oh for Harrison, Lindor, Carrasco?
Lindor side
been offered my Faria for his Verlander in a 6×6 w/ QS
who do you want ROS?
Could work out, but I won’t say it’s without risk
Eric Hosmer or Souza
Hosmer, pretty even
@Grey:
Souza or JBJ-close
Close, JBJ
Grey, Closers.. Robertson or Turner (Tigers)..
@primetime: or Bedrock is Norris is on DL
Robertson
What is a Turner (Tigers)?
@Grey: HAHA Wilson…
I’ll be interested in seeing if Bedrosian closes once Street is back. Street said in an interview in the past year or two that he’d retire before he accepted a setup role.
Yeah heard similar things
@Grey: Some mentions of Parker, too. Mix in the Sciosciapath element, and looks like we got ourselves a shituation of the highest magnitude.
Agreed
Should I trade votto and arietta for sale or scherzer? Should I drop for hosmer too.
Other option is a drop bundy, or anderson, and fisher for Bauer, Hill, or some 30% owned streamer
Votto side, hold Hosmer — Bundy or Bauer is a matter of matchups
Grey, tHoughts of Quintana Tailon, Maeda ROS. Worth trading for playoff run?
Lastly, Zunino over Grandal ROS.
I’d want Taillon… zunino
Hi Grey: Im looking to improve my steal standings and have a choice from these guys available on waivers.
Andrelton, Deshields, Dyson, Buxton, Broxton. Trying to cause least damage to rbi/avg/runs by playing one of them. I also have Machado at SS whom I could move to 3b if needed.
Thanks
Dyson
Deal either Ray or Carrasco for Jansen? Down to only one closer and could replace them with either Happ or Nelson. Thanks
Ray
Sorry Rickey, but Anthony may be the greatest lead off hitter of all time….
Haha
Which side would you prefer- Ray/Duvall or Kimbrel/Cain? Thanks
Ray, it’s fair
Holding faith in ODB or drop for MIchael Taylor, Solarte Zimmer (redraft limited moves)
Hold
somebody called the cops on that solarte party, now ever re bod E gotta run on home der.
12 team OBP with total bases and hits added.
C pina (dropped nicasio for him today while hedges is out, i remember the awful timeshareness of the MIL catchers from other leagues so i didn’t just drop hedges for pina)
1B rizzo (what happened to him getting 2B?)
2B treat urner
SS story
3B lamb
OF (3) souza/d.peralta (i just dropped JBJ for him again)/brocktune
util (2) c-sant (1B/OF), brinson
BN lowrie/hernan/hedges/hoskins
DL braun
NA fisher
SP carrasco/carmart/quintana/paxton/nova/faria/folty/straily/j.garcia
rodon/meyer
RP (4 max slots) bedrosian/norris/osuna
DL sabathia (2 DL slots)
from above fisher and brinson are held over hoskins, if brinson goes down to minors one of fisher/brinson is dropped. 2 moves left on week agree this roster needs some HRs such to use one to reaquire mancini or JBJ? hoskins is first drop there. probably should closer hunt with one of these roster slots too (soria/kela/street probably highest options)
@Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season: for anybody seeing this exact roster and wondering why it’s so weak, THIS is what happens in large bench leagues when the guys you draft underperform and you don’t stash performing guys quick like conforto/bour/smoak (i’m actually playing against the best team in the league who has both bour/smoak), meanwhile i hold the brocktune/franco (for a long time)/c-sant/story’s of the world. this last doesn’t apply to my pitching so much, post draft all of sab/straily/garcia/folty/faria/meyer were added to different levels of usefulness. hernan/souza/peralta/lowrie added post draft on the hitting side. last year i murdered this league but that was since my drafted hitters worked out WAY better than i had ever seen.
Mancini
@Grey: Sano or Conforto?
Sano
Grabbed Solarte to fill in for Rendon in case he sits for a few days and now it looks like Solarte is headed to DL. Who to fill in?
Valencia, Gennett, Davidson, Gurriel, Kendrick, Harrison, Drury, Franco
Maikel
Grey,
10tm h2h cat keeper
Which side you like better:
Ivan Nola / Smoak / Tanaka
for
Archer
Is it close or no?
Thanks bud
Nova
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. my cruz/maybin/rivero for scherzer/piscotty? thoughts?
Scherzer side, it’s fair
@Grey: pulled the trigger on this one. i was on the receiving end of scherzer (that sounds different than intended). anyway, need an upside sagnof-y guy i can play in a weekly league to replace maybin. who do you like between m taylor, zimmer, deshizz, eyj and gamel?
Taylor
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. in a league where i need saves and have $135 out of $250 FAAB, what do you think i should bid on Bedrosian?
Who just came into the 7th inning? $3
@Grey: d’oh. thanks for the heads up.
@Grey: oh good god i don’t need this stuff this week at all. even in spots having bedrosian AND norris this is getting weird. maybe street really does get that job back. sick thing (and soooo weird for LAA) is they got like 4-5 actually GOOD RP now (hernandez only some of the time of course)
but it does open a window, hold neshek or start grabbing LAA guys who aren’t owned and from this point forward might have this gig, middleton, street, even parker (although clearly parker isn’t the guy he’s the a.miller west) hernandez. this isn’t for same league as above.
wat it is Grey,
10team h2h cats
pick two, J.A, Lugo, Fiers, Peacock
thanks!!
Hi Grey,
Bundy and Odorizzi worth holding on to in 12team?
guys like freeland, lamet, meyer and hammel on WW
cats are W ERA WHIP K and K/BB
and CGomez>Domingo??
Thanks!
My Darvish and Arenado for his Goldy and Peacock. U rock, Grey.
Start Guerra v Pit or Tyson Ross vs tor tomorrow? Think ross can rediscover his previous form this season? He used to be ace like if I remember correctly
Crazy night. My team has 9 Hrs and ………12 RBIs tonight