Our Commissioner Manfred presses his intercom, “Please escort in the Guatemalan baseball stitchers.” Manfred’s secretary brings six men dressed in blanket ponchos and straw hats. Their leader steps forward, “Mr. Manfred, the Capri Suns you have us using to juice the balls is not working.” Their leader pulls out a baseball that is dripping with Ecto Cooler. Manfred turns in his seat, silhouetted with the setting sun. He lights a Virginia Slim 120 and pulls, coughing slightly. “I no longer want the balls juiced. Now….I want you and your friends to go to Dodger Stadium and blow.” “Mr. Manfred, we are not sex workers!” “Not blow like that! Put your lips together and blow.” “Like Bogey and Bacall?” “Yes! Now go!” …And this was how Dodger Stadium became a launching pad. Yesterday, Corey Seager (4-for-5, 6 RBIs) hit three homers (10, 11, 12), Yasmani Grandal (3-for-5, 2 runs) hit his 7th homer and Cody Launchangler (1-for-3, 2 RBIs) did it again, hitting his 22nd. Granted, someone needs to put Cody Launchangler in carbonite for Cooperstown — we can’t risk something happening to him playing baseball! — but this Seager guy is pretty good too, huh? Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Robert Gsellman – 4 1/3 IP, 7 ER. Every Mets fan, “I forget if we’re rooting for our pitchers to be healthy or injured.”
Mike Montgomery – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.26. Solid start, not sensational. I do like Montgomery and would grab him for his next start, but I’m not sold on him long-term yet. His peripherals are surprisingly awful. Way too many walks, way too few Ks, but he should be in the rotation for a good month, and I’m excited to see what he can do. Hopefully something decent.
Anthony Rizzo – 1-for-3 and his 17th homer and 17th RBI. JK (not Jason Kipnis), but if he stays at leadoff, it could come to that.
Ian Happ – 1-for-3 and his 9th homer, hitting .218. Nothing against Happ, but why is Happ hitting cleanup? Addison Russell hit .235 for two years in a row and never saw above the seven hole. If I were a conspiracy theorist, I’d put some conspiracies out there, but, since I’m more grounded in reality, I’ll just say I’m too dumb to figure out what conspiracy is at work.
Yangervis Solarte – Strained his oblique and is headed to the DL. Damn, Cousin Sweatpants, you don’t go getting yourself hurt when you’re a hot schmotato.
Austin Hedges – Sat out yesterday after getting splayed by Rizzo on a home plate collision on Monday. Rizzo won’t be disciplined for the collision because everyone likes the Cubs and most people can’t name one Padre.
Zack Cozart – Reds are optimistic that Cozart will be ready to be activated when first eligible on June 28th. Reds manager, Bryan Price, specifically said, “Expletive, expletive, expletive, Cozart, expletive.”
Homer Bailey – Could return over the weekend, or if any Brits are reading Old Bailey to hold court, but this Guy is so Fawkes’d. If Christian Bale fans are reading, Homer Bale-y will return, hitters heard yelling, “Get your bat, man!”
Corey Dickerson – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer, hitting .327. Sweet Jesus with the homers! Sorry, that’s confusing. I was talking about Jesus Sucre, who also homered yesterday. His third.
Alex Cobb – 7 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.05. I held Cobb for the better part of yesterday, then dropped him just before game time, because I got gun-shy about the stream. Cold feet. I dialed the seven digits, but couldn’t say, “Yo, this Marquis, baby, are you down with it?”
Dallas Keuchel – Played catch on Monday. I wonder if he played with Freddie Freeman.
Lance McCullers – Will return on Saturday. Ah, my heart just skipped a beat. Now my heart is doing double dutch. My heart is like a young Missy Elliott.
Francis Martes – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 5.02. On yesterday’s podcast we talk way too much about a 5+ ERA pitcher in Martes.
George Springer – 1-for-5 and his 21st homer. Launchangler and Judge are going to the living room and kitchen, while Springer is sneaking into the bedroom where the jewels are.
Sonny Gray – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.84. Trade market is heating up for Sonny Gray, according to Billy Beane’s fake rumors he’s planted in every news outlet.
Jose Abreu – 4-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer, hitting .303. You know there’s a tad bit of offense when there was legit ten hitters who could’ve been featured in the lede.
Matt Davidson – 2-for-5, and his 16th homer, hitting .261. He now has something like seven homers in the last ten games, and he’s on pace for 30 homers, and he’s available everywhere. Hey, steroid era, eat a D!
Avisail Garcia – 3-for-4, , 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer, hitting…Guess. Go ahead. Actually, don’t. I’ll leave you with this. He leads the American League in batting average.
Ervin Santana – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 2.97. Forget the Regression Fairies, it’s admirable that anyone would want to pitch in the major leagues with the way offense is. Five innings and six earned is great!
Aaron Sanchez – Will throw batting practice on Thursday as he rehabs from a blister that’s sidelined him about as long as a blister sidelines a professional baseball player — two months.
Francisco Liriano – 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.76. *pats Liriano on butt* Get ’em next time, champ! *Keith Morrison of Dateline NBC enters* “What Liriano doesn’t know is the coach was patting him on the butt with a poisonous dart. Hi, I’m Keith Morrison from Dateline.”
Carlos Gomez – 1-for-4 and his 7th homer, and 3rd homer in five games. Hot schmotato alert!
Nomar Mazara – 1-for-3 and his 10th homer, and his 2nd homer in as many games. Mezuzah!
Adrian Beltre – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Or four innings from Scooter Gennett.
Jon Gray – Will make one more rehab start in Al Albuquerque’s backyard, Albuquerque.
Zack Greinke – 7 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.14. With offense like it is, that’s ace numbers! Well, for anyone who is not a Rockies starter (German Marquez – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.92).
Paul Goldschmidt – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 17th homer. Au Shizz!
David Peralta – 1-for-3 and his 7th homer, hitting .321, hitting near-.400 in the last week with three homers in the last eight games, and it was about nine games ago I dropped him. Dizzoh.
Eduardo Nunez – Will undergo an MRI on his hamstring. MRIs are so last year. We have a 10-day DL now, man. Just get DL’d and figure shizz out later.
Matt Moore – 7 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 5.82 vs. Julio Teheran – 7 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.76. This was a matchup billed as, “Not glutton-free,” because the only people that own these schmohawks are gluttons for punishment.
Austin Slater – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .340. Of course he is! As I said previously, Slater was not a prized prospect, but the Giants always make something out of nothing, like your wife.
Jean Segura – Will return on Thursday. Still waiting to hear the Mariners implemented my A Tribe Called Quest/All-Star voting campaign, “I marked my ballot for Jean Segura. I marked my ballot for Jean Segura. Gotta get him, gotta, gotta get him!”
Ben Gamel – 3-for-5, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, hitting .351. If he’s doing all of this for his failed prospect brother, Mat, why does Mat grumble every time Ben gets a hit? Ben Gamel looks like a little bit of nothing type, but he’s obviously hot and was leading off yesterday.
Taylor Motter – 2-for-4 and his 7th homer. He must’ve had that left over from his hot week in April.
Ariel Miranda – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.04. Ariel Mermanda and his opponent, Jordan Zimmermann – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 5.25, have shown signs, and those signs are pointing towards the Stream-o-Nator.
J.D. Martinez – 2-for-4 and his 12th homer. There were 978 homers hit yesterday, so singling Martinez out as Just Dong feels like it’s underselling things.
Zach Britton – Began a rehab stint in Low-A Aberdeen. Think you should prolly go with aberdeen if you’re Low-A, but you do you.
Chris Tillman – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA up to 8.39. At a certain point, is anyone in the organization at all concerned Tillman might be hurting his confidence? I mean, as of right now, he could be coached by Jose Mesa while wearing an Omar Vizquel mask, and it would be more helpful to his career.
Manny Machado – 4-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 14th and 15th homers, hitting .227. Legit, have no idea what the problem is with Machado. No, I don’t mean, I don’t know why he’s not hitting well. I mean, I do not know why people think he has a problem. He’s struggling, clearly. He could also hit .320 for the next three months and would anyone be surprised? Not to answer, but to nod vacantly like you know what I mean when you don’t.
Jonathan Schoop – 2-for-4 and his 14th homer, hitting .289. Schoop, there it is! Which is what the CVS guy says when you ask him where is the toothpaste aisle.
Edwin Encarnacion – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 17th homer. Samesies as Machado, but Edwin’s a bit further along and now people are panicking there’s not enough time to sell him low.
Edinson Volquez – 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 4.19. For those keeping track, I benched Edinson for his no-hitter but have started him for all his mollywhoppings. I’m smart, y’all!
Marcell Ozuna – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 19th homer, hitting .330. OZUNA have career year. OZUNA also having craft beer. It’s a froth-headed stout with juniper overtones (ha, I so don’t know anything about beer).
Gio Gonzalez – 7 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.96. Put Gio’s current year stats in the Wayback Machine and they look like 75% of all starters. And by ‘wayback’ I mean three years ago. Now, Gio looks like a top ten starter. For what it’s Werth, his peripherals don’t look as pretty, but who gives AF? I’m not using AF correctly there, am I?
Daniel Murphy – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer. I have illusions (delusions?) of Murphy still underperforming, but those illusions might be delusions (that’s what I said).
Matt Albers – 1 IP, 0 ER and the perfect ninth inning! Dot dot dot. In a game the Nats led by nine runs.
Michael Taylor – 1-for-4, 2 runs and 2 steals (6, 7), hitting .261, but hitting around .300 in the last week with two homers. I like Taylor, but he’s hitting eighth in an NL lineup, so the league needs to be relatively deep to get crazy excited for him.
Andrew McCutchen – 3-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 14th homer, hitting .268. The Rise of the Zombino, starring Knee McClutchin. “Why does that after-dead guy keep grabbing his knee?” That’s a 12-year-old not understanding the plot of the movie.
Jeanmar Gomez – Designated for assignment. His assignment: learn a new sport.
Michael Saunders – Designated for assignment. His assignment: coach Jeanmar in all his new endeavors.
Jeremy Hellickson – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.61 vs. Mike Leake – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.03. This was a matchup of two guys that the Stream-o-Nator rarely likes and likes rarely. Wait, those are the same. Too clever by half, Grey Albright, Fantasy Master Lothario (don’t abbreviate it)!
Tommy Pham – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer. As someone who owns this guy in a deep league, he’s only pretending to be good. A real flim-Pham artist!
Bud Norris – Hit the DL with knee inflammation, which will open up the closer job again for…Someone. Cam Bedrosian (1 IP, 0 ER) entered yesterday’s game in the 7th inning and it was a potential save situation. The Angels must be using a closer by committee where they have one closer on the DL. When Bedrosian was first on the DL, he was the ‘closer.’ Now Norris is the ‘closer’ while he’s injured, and they’re saying Huston Street could close games, and he’s, you guessed it, on the DL. The Sciosciapath is ghost riding the bullpen into the insane asylum. While everyone the Angels like as the closer are injured, David Hernandez was saved for the 9th inning in a close game, and has a 2.38 ERA, so he’s good as anyone. If you skimmed all of that, grab Hernandez, though you likely skimmed this line too.
Cameron Maybin – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Since he’s returned from the DL, he has eight steals and two homers in ten games. Everyone in the league should be like that lady in Katz’s when Sally faked an orgasm. “I’ll have what Maybin’s having.”
Luis Valbuena – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, and his 2nd homer in as many games. Valbuena is the type to go on one of these insane hot streaks, so grab him now while the schmotato burns bright.
Jacoby Ellsbury – Ready for batting practice as he works his way back from a concussion. He said he feels great, then walked into a closet saying he had to use the bathroom.
Aaron Judge – 1-for-4 and his 24th homer. Take that, Cody Launchangler!
Gary Sanchez – 1-for-3 and his 12th homer. It’s happening with Rizzo, it’s happening with Sanchez, it’s happened many times before. Any guesses what? A manager tries a new convoluted lineup, it works and then they stick with it. Sanchez started hitting after getting moved to the six hole and now he’s stuck there. We should have a glossary term for this, when managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it. Please suggest in the comments.
Jorge Bonifacio – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer. George Goodface is a solid AL-Only guy, but he’s gonna bore you to pieces in mixed leagues. You wanna get bored to pieces? You have a Humpty Dumpty complex?
Mike Moustakas – 1-for-3 and his 19th homer, hitting .277. Moistasskiss!
Pablo Sandoval – Hit the DL with the flu. Sandoval said, “But I don’t have the flu.”
Chris Sale – 8 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.85. *closes storybook* …And that’s the story of the year in baseball when there was only one reliable pitcher. Now get some sleep, 9-year-old Fred Savage.
Please rank these guys ros: piscotty, zimmer, herrera. Obp league. Thanks
@Scott: Herrera, Piscotty, Zimmer
@Scott: Piscotty, Odubel
Welcome back Motter!
Mark Reynolds, Brain Dozier, Todd Frazier, Trevor Story, Eric Thames, Adam Duvall, Michael Conforto, Jay Bruce, and Travis Shaw. SMH, that’s a total of 3 runs and nothing else last night. Where did I go wrong, and should I drop them all?
@CrazyJ: Yes drop them all!!!
@JeF WiTh 1 F: @CrazyJ: WELCOME TO CRAZY J’S CRAZY CLOSEOUT! WE GOT ALL YOUR CRAZY BATS RIGHT HERE!
You want a Reynolds 1.084 OPS and 12 DINGERS AT HOME? WE GOT HIM!
Adam Duvall and his 30 HR season pace? HE’S CRAZY, AND WE GOT HIM!
WE GOT EM ALL AND IT’S HHHUUUUUUUUUUUGGE-JAH!
sorry about the end there. I got mixed up with crazy car commercial parody.
@mcmi11ions:
Is this a Billy Fuccilo reference? Dude is a cancer in upstate ny. You can’t go 5 minutes without a radio or tv commercial of this guy.
Just curious.
@Deerfield Doubledays: Yes. I live in upstate NY capital region.
Billy has dealerships all up and down the east coast though.
@mcmi11ions:
I live in the adirondack region and It’s brutal. I think he has some out in Texas and the Midwest too.
The cruise commercials of his are slightly disturbing.
@mcmi11ions: Ah, Billy Fucillo. As if we didn’t have enough problems in upstate NY…
CMON TOM. IF YOU DON’T COME ON IN AND BUY A HYUNDAI TODAY, IMMA EAT ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES. MY LUNCH WILL BE… HUUUUUUGE
There is no one on Earth that I would rather torture and kill.
Also, fantasy baseball. YAY!
@CrazyJ: Ha
@CrazyJ: Career averages of all of those guys is about .230 cumulatively. Therefore, you should expect days like this to level out the monster days you’re also bound to have with this lineup.
But feel free to drop them all… and do a Vlog about how you are cursed and stuff.
Grey!!!!
Thanks a million for the write-up! Really well executed, like a Ron LeFlore straight steal of home plate!!
a. In Paris, made it this far! Will be home in about 7.5 hours from now.
b. LOL on the dearth of bad pitching last night! To wit, I started Strahm and his 15.00 ERA for his 3 INN pitched, ergo not good right? Only I gained one point in ERA and am now 2nd in ERA in that RCL with Springer, Story and Machado!! So, when there’s a lot of offense, it’s really important to get as much of it as possible on your team. Am 1st in HR in that RCL and tied for 1st in RBIs. Still far away in runs and I believe that the team that wins runs will win the league, as a general rule.
c. There’s like a record heatwave that’s hit most of Europe lately along with this rash of random terrorist acts. It’s a crazy time we live in. Still when someone complains that it’s 75 on June 20 and they’re dying from the heat, you got to say, ‘Dude, man the F up! In Africa 75 is your overnight low and you love it!’
c. John Rambo Quote of the day for June 21
Colonel Trautman: ‘It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. It’s all in the past now.’
Rambo: ‘FOR YOU! For me, civilian life is nothing. In the field, we had a code of honor. You watch my back, I watch yours. Back here, there’s nothing!
Colonel Trautman: ‘You’re the last of an elite group…don’t end it like this.’
Rambo: ‘Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of a million dollar equipment! Back here, I can’t even hold a job parking cars!’
[Rambo breaks down, throws his gun away and starts to cry.]
[The ordeal will soon be over for Rambo.]
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante Galic: A. So jealous! B. I almost started Strahm, but luckily thought better of it C. Nice!
Trade Alex Wood for Launchangler?
10 team H2h
@mthom42: Nope.
@bigbear: You’re insane. INTERNET BULLYING!
@mcmi11ions: :) read that wrong… I’d take the Bellinger side no doubt. Wood’s looking good, but at the end of the day I’m still looking at Wood…
@mthom42: Bellinger all day
@mthom42: Bellringer
@mthom42: Anyone else you can deal for Launchangler? Wood is looking elite himself…… But assuming you need the offense and can deal the pitching, go for it.
@B the Esq.: I offered Nova but am about to accept the deal where I trade Wood
@mthom42: Launchangler
@Grey: thanks!
No problem
How about “holistuck?”
@Farva: I think we can do better
@Grey: On a different subject, I just traded (I know I know, so why ask?) Judge for Trea Turner, good trade?
Nice!
Love the title. Marco Estrada was dropped. Worth a pick up?
@pickleball: For streaming.
@pickleball: I recently picked up Estrada, was unfortunate enough to have him in my lineup a game or 2, then dropped him. He appears to be a streamer on days I dont have him, so you should be good to go because I probably wont be picking him up again.
@pickleball: Hold
My Arenado and Darvish for his Goldy and Peacock. What do you think, Mr Grey?
If you’re considering that trade, I want to be in your league. Hold.
Or invite me to your league and I’ll accept.
@PB&J: Keep the Torenado and Whirling Darvish together.
@PB&J: Hold
For your glossary term. How about “Groundhogs Lineup”
@Zubaz: I think we can do better
Brandon belt or polanco in H to H with R/RBI/HR/K/OPS/NSB?
Thanks grey!
@ps 12349: Belt
Damn Yahoo! A guys got 22 homeruns and isn’t even in the Yahoo universe. Anybody else having this issue? C’mon Yahoo get Cody Launchangler in the Y! Universe. I’ve searched for him prolly every day but still not there! Must be why Funston is gone…. By the way, what team does Launchangler play for, I can’t seem to find him on any active rosters….
@Count de Monetball: You must have some bizarre position settings if he doesn’t qualify to show up
@Count de Monetball: He is definitely available in the Yahoo universe…he is supporting 3 of my teams right now…..not sure what crazy settings you have where the Dodgers 1B/OF is not showing up…..maybe search for all players rather than available players… he is probably sitting on someone elses roster….
@B the Esq.: I’m almost positive he is making a joke of looking up Cody launchangler and not Cody bellinger. I may be wrong.
@Deerfield Doubledays: Yep, you’re right he was just trolling. haha oh well
Haha, thanks guys! Yeah, I was just messing around..
What is Yahoo?
Try Cody Skyscraper or Cody Moonraker.
Haha! thank cuz!
@Moneyball: haha those are great names, Cody Highroller (riff raff anyone?)
@Count de Monetball: You sure you’re not sorted by “not Hall of Fame players?”
Gray, I switch the settings to future Hall of Famer’s and found him Haha! Great write up today sir! I just wish with all that offense splashing around that I would’ve got some of it! 4/35 yesterday ouch!
Ouch
Shotgun wedding
@Jerseyjon: I think we can do better
Rest of season value.. Piscotty or ODB?
@Alex: ODB for me.
@Alex: Piscotty
@Alex: Agree with Cram
For the manager – wave rider. For the player – 2good4dishole.
@Takes me 2 minutes: Nice, will add it to the list
Hey Grey,
I hear Britton is nearing a comeback around July 4th. He’s on waivers in my 10 team mixed H2H. Is he worth a stash on a 5 man bench with no DL slot? Currently rolling with Knebel and Melancon
Thanks!
@Brando: Yes.
@Brando: If you need saves, why not?
@Brando: Yes….he was a consensus top 3 closer coming into the year….you can get half a year of that production for nothing. Do it.
@Brando: Agree with others
Scheduled in the Friday Night Death Slot, Sanford & Son seemed destine for cancellation due to the often terminal lineup placement. However, & similar to the less than politically correct humor here at Razzball, Fred & Lamont Sanford’s special brand of sarcastic bigotry entertained for years and became one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. Their precarious spot in the TV lineup worked and they stuck with it. Girardi similarly ‘Sanford & SONed’ the lineup, moving Gary Sanchez to the 6th spot in the order.
@zombie: Nice!
@zombie: I like the passion in making it work, I will put it on the list
Tinker-hell
@Lazer: Nice, will add it to the list
@Grey: This reminds me of “tinker stinker” from the show The League. Maddon & gerardi figured out these crappy lineups while taking their pre game shizz. Heyo
Ha
Drop Happ or Brinson whensegura returns?
@Stream Weaver: Brinson
@Stream Weaver: Agree with ‘poop
Hooray, maybe people will stop asking about what’s wrong with Seager and Machado (.235 BABIP!). Actually, now they’ll probably be asking who to trade for them.
Why does it feel like 128 guys are on pace to hit over 30 homers?
@Cram It: I checked the HR leaders for S’s and G’s and figured that 12 was a solid cut off for potential 30 HR seasons using the ridiculously unscientific “the All Star break is the half way point” and you can double first half counting stats to get pace blah blah blah 74! 74 people have at least 12 HR right now. 105 have at least 10.
@mcmi11ions: Wow. And I checked, and only 20 topped 30 in 2015 and 38 last year.
@mcmi11ions: @Cram It: at this rate pitchers will have 30 homer seasons by 2032.
@mcmi11ions: Madison bumgarner says hold my beer.
@Cram It: If you don’t get 5 HRs per night on your fantasy team, you fall behind
Hey Grey
Dirty Sanchez is pantry hitting. Once you put the ketchup inside pantry it doesn’t come put until the bubba burger
@Chris: Haha, I’ll add it to the list
The name for a illogical managerial move that works so they stick with it has to be named after the king of it: It’s Maddoning!
@bigbear: people already use this one though (well till now only for maddon as far as i know). it’s certainly apt though.
@bigbear: Too specific
12 team dynasty H2H OBP, TBs
My pollock/taijuan for his McCullers/Mazara
@Big league choo: offered McCullers straight up as well
@Big league choo: McCull/Maz by a landslide.
@Big league choo: McCullers side….not as landslidey as Cram says, but it works for you.
@B the Esq.: Objection your Honor! Cull and Maz are clearly young studs. Taijuan is fine but Pollock is a 29 year old who’s played 1 full season because he can’t stay healthy. I’ll allow it, sustained!
@Big league choo: Agree with Cram
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.
@Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season: Right now Neshak actually has the job, I think, so ride with him for now. No idea what the Sosciopath will do, so its completely random luck if you choose right now.
@B the Esq.: i’m not seeing for sure that neshek has anything, neris been used again there and i’m reading neshek himself wants high leverage spots NOT closer spot. that’s why i asked. if it was clear neshek was anything i’d easily hold and not think twice.
@Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season: Hernandez
“We should have a glossary term for this, when managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it. Please suggest in the comments.”
Batting’s Disorder?
@Red Two: Nice, will add it to the list
12 team 6×6 h2h (OPS/QS)
Would you start $-7.1 Tyson Ross vs. TOR if you needed the start or is it just too risky?
@bobbo: I wouldn’t
@JeF WiTh 1 F: what about in AL only
@bobbo: Agree with F
Grey nice little post for yesterday….I would say the term your looking for is “lineup whispering”
@ROTO OVERLORD: Not loving it
Straily home vs Washington in a mixed league…you starting him if you own him?
@Straily: as for the term, this may not work for the glossary, but I’d call it being a ‘Negative VORP Manager’.
@Straily: Or a ‘Negative VORM decision’. M for manager.
@Straily: I’d start Straily, meh on the term
A load of bull shift
@Ben L: *bullshift
@Ben L: Not loving it
Does Land = Bellinger?
Have I solved the equation???
@malamoney: I don’t believe so, but Rudy does the titles
@Grey: Can he do mine too???
Question for him
@malamoney: it was just a play on one if by land, two if by sea. Bellinger can’t = land for he is a god.
with this roster, got beat to mancini off waivers
C pina (till hedges is good)
1B rizzo
2B treat urner
SS story
3B lamb
OF (3) c-sant/brocktune/d.peralta
util (2) souza/hernan
BN brinson/lowrie/hoskins/hedges
NA fisher
DL braun (this dude’s body is seriously F’d, no wonder i got him so cheap in draft at around 35 or so)
for power which of gomez/joc/chisenhall, can platoon chisenhall. joc should be platooned by isn’t lately.
2. deeper league but surprisingly shallower question. souza or gomez? OBP with total bases in both.
@Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season: 1. Gomez 2. Souza
In the Chris Tillman highlight: “I mean, as of right now, he could be coached by Jose Mesa while wearing an Omar Vizquel mask, and it would be more helpful to his career.” LOL!!!
Grey, you’re awesome!
@John Hagar: Thanks, wasn’t sure if people would get it
Typeblast
sorry it’s early..
@Fungazi: Meh
Two days ago I started Zack Wheeler in my NL only league and he got LIT UP…I also have Gsellman on that same team, and I thought to myself “Hey me. Wheeler burned you in what is supposed to be a pitcher friendly park. Do I really want to chance it again?” I kept Gsellman on my bench. Winning with getting a Win! A Fool me once example in action! A nerd version of the Wide World of Sports Intro! Exclamation point!
@mcmi11ions: Ha, nice!
Who do you like better ROS, Story or Thames?
@Raoul Duke: Story
@Raoul Duke: Thames
@Raoul Duke: Thanks fellas.
@Raoul Duke: thames all day
@Raoul Duke: Thames
Yangervis Solarte Matt Davidson Nicholas Castellanos or Kim Jong Un for rest of season at third base
@mrbaseball: Solarte is currently hurt, no? Cast.
@mrbaseball: there is no rest of season,too much will change but you no who to grab for now the others wont be a league winner i assure you
@mrbaseball: Agree with others
Mr. Ambassador,
This is a weird season. I’ve got 6 of the Razzball top 17 hitters (Mookie, Arenado, Rizzo, Lindor, Myers, Donaldson), and I’m in fourth place. While killing all the pitching categories – the problem is my bats. I’m top three in wins, k’s, era and whip. Is this Trump-related?
@Big Mike: Fake news!
Glossary term suggestion:
“Nonsensibility”
Could also go with
“Nonsense and Nonsensibility”,
“No sense, Just nonsensibility”,
“Outdimwitt”
@IV: I think you’ve outwitted me, I don’t get it
@Grey:
. I was playing off the whole Sense and Sensibility thing (although I have not read it), and google told me the sensibility part refers to, “In Regency England, sensibility had a different meaning than it does today. It meant a tendency to be overly emotional and/or romantic, or even to be overly influenced by the inputs from your senses rather than by reason” and that is me quoting a quora answers board.
I think I outwitted myself too by trying to be to clever. This made more sense in my head at the time of posting.
Haha
Middlefingerfix™ Lineup Tool for managers who don’t give a rip about your fantasy team
@StinkyPete: Meh
12 Team H2H, My Just Dong and LoMo for his Trout
@Lovin’ It:
Trout
@Lovin’ It: Agree with MP
Starting Paxton today(vs Detroit) today?
Det has always been tough v LHP…just sayin’
@Ryan: Sure
serendopity
@Mike:
Mike, great to see you man. Hope all is good with you!
Cheers,
MP
thanks MP, you too!
@Mike: Mike! Good to see you! I don’t get the term tho
you too!
serendipity is a pleasant surprise – the dope is the manager
eh, I tried…these are like crossword puzzles for cool people. Back to my cryptogram!
Sudoku has no losers, only people who give up halfway thru the middle of one on a plane
An 8 year old showed me how to do a Sudoku once. I didn’t understand but pretended I did and cried a little on my Junior Jumble.
You’re mixing up Sudoku with finding Waldo, common misconception
ha! I miss our talks. I always learn something.
I’m a flawcett of knowledge
Hey hey, Grey,
So, I’ve been holding Bedrosian all season, worrying that he’d lose the CL role to Norris or Street . . . and now I’ve got to worry about him losing it to Hernandez with one of the other relievers going on the DL and one coming off? What. The. F.
I thought about grabbing Hernandez off waivers, per your advice above, but my roster is jam-packed with injuries and suspensions. Do you REALLY think Yo-Yoscia is going to stick with Hernandez longterm when he’ll have Bedrosian, Street (soon), and Norris (less soon) all pitching in front of him? I think this was a let’s-let-Cam-pitch-in-some-lower-pressure-situations-for-now move, no?
Love yas!
@Sportive Tricks: Prolly not long term, but you never know
Trade avasail garcia for Carlos Gonzalez?
@Matt: Negative
@Matt: Avisail side
16 team keeper league, keep 5, yahoo, roto, 5×5.
I have Alonso, Duda, Pujols for 1B, IN, UT, along with Rosaio in the minors, and Machado at SS and Beltre at 3B.
I would like to trade Pujols for an OF.
would getting Kepler be good? or should I expect more for Pujols?
MY TEAM
CA- Flowers. 1B- Alonso. 2B- Kinsler. 3B- Beltre. SS- Machado. IN- Pujols.
OF- Trumbo. OF- Pillar. OF- Drury. OF- Owings. UT- Duda.
BN- Rosario, Fisher, Chapman. DL- Pollock.
SP- Cole, Taillon, Paxton, Manaea, Nola, Nova, Berrios. DL- Bumgarner.
RP- Ramos, Iglesias, JWilson, Bradley, Kahnle, Maton.
@SpecialFNK: Sounds fair
What comparable pitcher does Launchangler net you?
I need pitching, how does this look:
My Conforto and Launchangler
for his
Cruz and Darvish
@KEVIN CORKILL: Nice if you can get it.
@KEVIN CORKILL: Agree with RR
Morning Grey, great read!
Was offered JD Martinez for my Xander Boegarts in a shallow 10 H2H points league (SB = 2pts everthing else is standard ESPN scoring).
My roster is:
C – JT Realmuto
1B – Wil Myers
2B – Schoop
3B – Kyle Seager
SS -Boegarts
OF – Trea Turner, Khris Davis, Duvall, Haniger
U – Conforto
U – Miggy
SP – Carrasco, Verlander, Maeda, Faria, Cotton (awful, i know)
RP – Melancon, Bush, Colome
Bench – Rendon, Pujols
Bench – Mike Montgomery, Taijuan Walker, Rodon, Musgrove
DL – Salazar, Trout
Somehow, Im in a tie for first (Trust in SON). The pitchers I have are all streamers aside from Carrasco and Verlander (unfortunately). I probably dont need JD, but will take him if you think its a good deal and would put Trea Turner at SS.
The guy who offered is stacked at pitching: Kershaw, Kluber, Keuchel (DL), Matz, Carlos Martinez, Fulmer, stroman, Sonny Gray, Duffy (DL), Kyle Hendricks (DL), Hamels (DL).
1. Take JD and run?
2. Counter his offer with Boegarts/Miggy and ask for Kluber/Keuchel?
3. If Kluber/Keuchel is too much, swap one for Carlos Martinez?
Let me know whatcha think. Its my smallest buy in leauge and half the teams basically quit so streaming options are being rostered and I feel that Im going to need some arms to win the ship.
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Side note: This is living proof 1. you dont need to draft SPs early to win, 2. Razzball is hands down the best fantasy site on planet earth. My roster changes weekly and I smash teams with my bats.
Thanks again!
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: I’d counter with Boeg/Conforto for JD/Kluber.
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Try 2 or 3
How much of an impact do you think Pollock’s impending return has on Peralta’s ABs?
Peralta will play v RHP…….
@Mickey Maloney: Agree with Chucky
Drop Max Kepler for Mazara? That’s a no brainer, right? Also, guys like Sunday Santana or Cameron Maybin? Feels like both of those would be better too? (I’m just really sick of Kepler, is what I’m saying, and I own him everywhere. Thanks.)
@Adam P.: Sure
ROS: Polanco, Odubel, Peralta and Cargo….thanks
@Chucky: ODB, Peralta
A
A. Hoffman at home versus ARI. no way right?
B. Paxton at home versus DET. tough one. he has sucked, but so did Cole for awhile. please advise.
C. So I had my teeth whitened yesterday (gift groupon from wife, although wtf kind of gift is that?). what a pain in the ass. spent three hours at this money grubber dentist (he miraculously discovered all these fillings that need to be redone, what an asswipe) and now I can’t drink coffee for 48 hours?! well as you maybe can imagine that shit is impossible. I drank a cup just now (broke down, I was dying) with a straw and let the stream of liquid hit the back of my throat and then quickly rinsed out my mouth with water.
D. Hitting this year is outta control. The last 3-4 days my guys have killed, but I have lost hitting points overall. It’s crazy. They must have done something to the balls? I read somewhere or heard that the stitches are smaller so the ball is breaking less. Or did I just make that up?
@peacecoast: Why there’s usually no ‘C’. Funny shizz, peacecoster.
As someone who has started Hoffman, Faria & Martes in all of their scheduled starts so far… Hoffman is on my bench for this one.
@peacecoast: A. I don’t see how you bench him with how he’s pitching B. Have to start him C. HA! D. Manfred!
A manager who shakes up the lineup, then sticks with it because it works is “Stuperstickious”. ;-)
@Bill Lumbergh: *Supersticktious
@Bill Lumbergh: Nice, will add it to the list
Fantastic gems as always!
I have quite the conundrum with McCullers coming off the DL this week, whom to drop:
This is a standard 5×5 league, and public I should add…Trumbo? But my damn team name is Rustiest Trumbo!
S. Perez
Bour
Turner
Sano
Owings
Stanton
Trumbo
Inciarte
Zimmerman
Morrison
Y. Alonso
Nelson
Ray
Carrasco
Lester
Godley
Wood
Faria
J. Wilson
Bush
Osuna
Kimbrel
Kintzler
@Randy BoBandy: Id pair one of Kintzler, Wilson or Bush with Lester for a Degrom/Stras type.
@Randy BoBandy: Either what RR said or Wilson, you don’t need 5 closers
Hey Grey- that first ER for Greinke I just don’t get. Desmond singles, advances to second on throwing error. With a wild pitch he goes to third and scores on an error by the catcher. How is that not unearned?
@YC: That is odd, not sure
Hey Grey! Really interesting intro discussion on the podcast this week (state of fantasy baseball writing).
Anywho! In my 12 team H2H OBP OPS keeper (keep 4 only), I can potentially snag Cody Bellinger at $5 (cheapest possible salary) for my $5 Alonso plus one of $25 Stras or $29 Kluber. High price, but worth it for one of the best keepers available in my league?
I’m in the playoffs and will likely have the first round bye, but don’t have many killer cheap keepers on my roster, so Bellinger would be a great addition. The price is high though . . . fair deal? Any preference between Stras/Kluber? (I’d lean to sell Stras and keep Kluber, only b/c who knows if Stras will be healthy come Sept. playoffs).
In case relevant, my tentative keepers currently are some combination of $7 Cullers, $5 Moncada, $13 Upton, $5 Haniger, $5 Alonso, $27 Story, $51 Goldy, $58 Harper (Goldy and/or Harper I might just leave to FA then redraft at approximately those prices).
Thanks!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Sounds fine with Stras
Davidson, Franco, Forsythe or Castellanos in an OBP/SLG 14 team league? Currently holding Matt Chapman.
@Ashtray: Davidson
How about….. I am all about me and want the spotlight at all times demonstrating my genius at every turn. Tinker, Tinker, Tinker, Meglomaniac (apologies to LeCarre).
@JC: Meh
Would you trade Bellinger and Price for Kris Bryant?
@Ron P:
Bryant
@Ron P: Agree with MP
Grey
Scherzer is a no brain start today vs MIA. Woukd you start Adelman at TB, and Carrasco at BAL? Thanks in advance
@Scott Kimmel: Not Adelman, the other two
What about verlander
Hey Grey….
Which side….Bryant for Springer & Robbie Ray?
@TacktheKack: love Bryant but i could see taking Spinger side
@TacktheKack: Looks fair
@Grey: yeah I figure springer is ahead of the curve as far as his projections and like you said on podcast Bryant will get his as Wrigley heats up. I had to throw in a top pitcher cuz the dude didn’t want to do trade so I did ray cuz his hr/fb % and I can see him regressing and giving up a lot of homers at home this summer. I have gray and Duffy (gulp) coming of DL soon. Thx for the advice.
No problem
starting Paxton today against Detroit?
@Dr Y: Trust your studs
@Dr Y: Agree with RR
Disorderly Conduct by Joe Maddon
@WhiteRabbit: I’ll add it to the list
Brendan Rodgers with a small step for man and a giant long flight from Lancaster, CA to Hartford, CT.
(A-Adv to AA)
Nice to see the Phillies start to knock over the dominos.
Rhys Hoskins and hopefully Scott Kingery objects are closer than they appear.
@Moneyball: Nice
Three year keeper league (3 keepers each team at 3 years max)
Give: Cody Bellinger ($6, $11, $16 the next 3 years)
Get: Khris Davis, Corey Kluber, Starling Marte, Gerrit Cole (none worth keeping at their price next season)
He’s in last place and looking to rebuild. I’m currently in first and trying to secure a title. Not sure I wanna get rid of Bellinger but this is a haul for this season
Championships are the end goal. Always win them when you can.
Then, find your next Cody.
Besides, it’s only 3 keepers per team?
This ain’t football. 1-3 players don’t make a fantasy baseball team.
@Paul:
You have to take that deal, man..
@Paul: Sounds solid
Is Norris droppable in a 12-teamer? Any real chance he is the closer when he gets back from the DL?
@Five-On-One: Yes, drop
BAD … Batting Attention Disorder
@WhiteRabbit: Nice, will add it to the list
started watching Twin Peaks again from the beginning. Some good shite, sorta. I was a huge fan back in the day.
HoC has been a let down, no surprise I guess. Shizz gets old after awhile.
@peacecoast: Only a few eps into HoC, man, that show is a mess, it’s freakin ludicrous
@peacecoast: BTW, Line of Duty on Hulu is awesome
Drop Yasmany for Puig or hold? 6×5 cats avg. and hits count
@Papa Jean Seugra: Yes
Don’t sell EE. He’s going to be a top ten hitter rest of the year just like always. It surprises me that more people don’t remember that he stinks every April/May. Every year…should I sell EE questions for two months. Guy likes cold weather less than Jorge Soler and his snow suit uniform.
Alex Cobb is the best “pitcher” in the major leagues right now. He’s got absolutely nothing. His stuff is terrible. He used to have the best change up in the game and now he can’t even throw it. Based on stuff alone he should never get anybody out. When he retires he’s going to immediately become the best pitching coach in the game.
I heard a comment on the radio recently that scouts had been whispering about how good Parker Bridewell’s stuff looks. He’s a 25 year old non-prospect with very middling minor league results. Looks like he misses bats and the strike zone a fair amount. Anyway in a pitching starved league I picked him up but didn’t start him but did watch him. I can see the interesting stuff thing. He’s got 96 with some late movement. He’s got a funky slider/change hybrid thing. He managed to hold his own for five innings @NYY. His arm slot is all over the place so the command is pretty iffy. But it did not appear to be a super comfortable AB. I’d keep an eye on him.
Remember we were talking before the 2016. I was saying it looked a lot like the ball was probably juiced and the offense would be up. Predicted somebody would hit 60 (my guess was Chris Davis)? Well a thing I said then which I totally want to reiterate because I really really think this is true about fantasy baseball and I don’t see anybody else saying it. When offense goes up, the value of starting pitchers goes down. All starting pitchers. Even the good ones. You need to invest MORE of your resources in hitting when offense is like this. In my NFBC 15 my first SP drafted was McCullers pretty late. I’ve had Paxton, Morton, Harvey, some Rockies, assorted streamers, Straily, bunch of crap. My closers are Kintzler and Knebel and I’m top 4 in pitching points. In times of steroid like offense, pitching match ups and parks become more important. It’s actually a boon to active players as you just need to manage the crap out of it.
More or less shouldn’t matter when it’s ‘across the board’ as you stated.
Logically, just invest to win hitting (and find pitching as needed) regardless.
@Moneyball:
I’m really not sure why it is. I have a couple of theories. All I know is that in the steroid era, I wouldn’t take any pitching until like round 10. In the new dead ball era I came back around and started advocating that you needed not 1 but 2 aces (a style that was very popular and very successful in the NFBC especially) and now I’m back to saying you can wait until very late in pitching in just about any format.
@OaktownSteve: I’m surprised that you’re surprised that people don’t understand that baseball is not a two month season.
@Cram It: Wait, the season still has more than half of it left to go?
@OaktownSteve: i’ve heard both yours
1. all pitchers lose value
and the more common
2. top enders (SP) gain value (kershaw etc) and all the rest lose value. i.e. make sure you have one ace then make sure all other top 7 picks are hitters.
in referenced to the offense is up from comish f’ing with stuff.
@OaktownSteve: I was joking with sell Edwin low, hope that was clear…. Bridwell looked like a pen arm to me…. I agree with investing in hitting, as I say to invest in deep positions vs. ones like catchers… You need the best if everyone’s is good… Pitching is so marginal, I have a 3.50 ERA in a 12 team mixed and I have like a 10 in ERA
@Grey:
Thanks for your insight Oaktown, more of this please!
How far apart are Dickerson and Thames in dynastys? I’m still not totally sold C-Dick is this studly due to his anemic BB rate. I’m trying to add a smaller piece to get Thames, you’d rather have him going forward by little/much?
@Swfcdan: Dickerson is like 120 overall, Thames is like 75
Categories are OBP, SLG, R, RBI, HR, SB, K; K, QS, W, L, SV, ERA, WHIP
Would you deal Bellinger for Sale if 1B is manned by Goldy and OF is Domingo, Upton, Springer, Conforto with Holliday at DH (or rotating OF)?
…or shoot for the moon with a Conforto for MadBum deal and wait?
My pitching is weak with Martinez, Teheran, Lynn, and Fulmer being my main cogs.
@Tbone: I’d take Sale
Luis Castillo being called up for Friday’s start. It’s against the nats though. Is it worth a stream, pick up and evaluate or stay away?
@Chris R:
Pick up and evaluate, if you have the room and don’t need to cut anybody of value.
Finnegan is back soon and Castillio could head back to AAA, or he shuts down the Nats and the reds keep him up, its not like the Reds have 5 aces or anything..
@Malicious Phenoms: Thanks. if no one else snags him i’ll drop whoever I stream of Corbin/ty blach on thursday.
@Chris R: Agree with MP
Lineup Lockjaw
ugh it’s terrible isn’t it
@peacecoast: Not great
Had one of your Rendon terror feelings last night. Made the trade for Seager yesterday in a CBS league. It got processed late afternoon, and I didnt see it before games locked and did not drop Whit in time.
FMFBBL
@The Great Knoche: Ha, ouch
Maddon diaper changed the Cubs lineup and moved Rizzo to leadoff – the lineup was shit, cleaned, but it’s only a matter of time before the shit comes back
@William Hung: Meh
jose peraza.whit merrifiled,or bregman ROS
@mike: Peraza
Who to start today? OBP league
Benintendi vs Ian Kennedy @KC
or
Ryon Healy vs Mike Fiers @OAK
@bucktail: Benintendi
Need a RP to help with K’s per 9. Pickup Givens or Barraclough ?
@joeg414: Barra
12 team H2H 6×6 OPS. 23 player roster + 2 DL. 2 Util.
I have way too many bats…
I was offered Arenado for my K. Seager, Schebler, Knebel. Pull the trigger?
Goldschmidt, Odor, Seager, Correa, Cespedes, J. Ramirez, Schebler, M. Adams, Bradley, Haniger, Smoak, Bour, H. Ramirez, and Segura on DL. I currently 4(!) bench bats.
RP: Rodney, Knebel, Reed, Bedrosian
@TOGMAN: Arenado side
Dickerson, reynolds, and mcullers for moreland, cruz, conforto? Thanks as always
@Rocky Mountain High: McCullers
I’m more confused whether or not to pick up Homer Bailey now…..than I was before I read this article.
@Sampson:
Forget Bailey..
Lowrie ,hernan Perez,or Peraza??
@Adam: Peraza
Maddo-Scoscia-Weissalicious-expi-Counsell-docious
Their Lineups are Atrocious
@The Great Knoche:
Nice!
@The Great Knoche: Funny, but too specific
Ay Grey, is Bundy droppable in a 12 team mixed league? Would use his spot as a streaming option.
@patmagroin69: Yes
12-team, h2h, 5×5
A) I give Peralta and get Gio.
1) Do I need Gio?
2) Is that a fair trade?
3) Hernan Perez, Choo, Fowler, Matt Davidson, Altherr, Gennett – if you say do the trade, who do I pick up as Trout’s placeholder?
B) Would you drop Wieters for Welington?
c-wieters
1b-santana
2b-kinsler
3b-seager
of-springer, desmond, peralta
util-smoak, mazara
dl-trout
sp-pineda, berrios, severino, walker, straily, bundy, degrom, nova, quintana, wood
rp-allen, rivero, neris
dl-jon gray
@FeverDog: A) Sounds fine, Fowler for now B. Yes
Anyone know when Rizzo gets 2B eligibility in yahoo?
@Stream Weaver: No idea
@Stream Weaver: Didn’t see this when I posted – he needs 1 more game… anyone’s guess when that 1 game happens. I wouldn’t be surprised if Maddon doesn’t shift Rizzo to 2B ROS just to mess with everyone in Yahoo.
I dropped Bedrosian 2 days ago to make another move. He was picked up yesterday morning. I then put Norris on the DL, because reasons I don’t even believe. I picked up Hernandez just now.
So, in summation, I’m about go on the Nationals merry-go-round all over again, ain’t I?
UGH.
Haha
More importantly with Rizzo – 1 more game till 2B eligibility in YAHOO leagues!!!
Nice
With Jon Gray scheduled to come off the DL very shortly, where would you rank him ROS number wise 30th overall type SP?
Top 50ish
@Christopher Sherwin: Risky in all his home starts
I just packaged Conforto and Trumbo for Segura and now have some lineup flexibility… 11 tm (4 player keeper)
1B – Healy (1B, 3B)
2B – Segura
SS – Correa
3B – Drury (3B, 2B, OF)
OF – Judge
OF – Duvall
OF – Bellinger (1B, OF)
Utility – Peraza (SS, 2B, OF) or Odor
I’ll be able to pick up one player fo free, but then will have some decisions to make. Logan Morrison is available as a 1B, Haniger, Mallex, Souza, ODB are all free as OF options. I need hits, SB’s and average. I could play Bellinger at 1B and move Healy to 3B or drop him. Could drop Drury. Could drop Peraza. Lots of options, would love your opinion.
Thanks!
Grab Lomo
@Grey: Gracias amigo! Is Guerra, Straily, or Cobb must-owns in an 11 tm?
Nope
@Grey: *high five*
Lost Norris to DL-was going to put wavier bid for Cam but you suggest Hernandez-currently have Giles and Holland as closers. Best to wait for the other shoe to drop on the closer carousel and use Norris spot for streaming pitchers or add Hernandez and hope for the best.
Thanks
Add Hernandez
@Grey:
Thank you
Word
@Grey:
Haven’t added yet. Thoughts on Matt Albers. Sounds like Dusty likes him.
Could get a few saves before they trade for someone
@Grey:
Who do you prefer- Albers or Hernandez
Hernandez
Need to add some arms. Best two pitchers of this group: Lugo, Dolittle, Hammel, Montgomery, Ross, Fiers.
Doolittle, Montgomery
Would you start Manaea vs the Astros?
Yes @ home
What up Grey!
1) Please rank on ROS value for 6×6 roto league (OPS is the 6th category) G Polanco, Mazara, Conforto.
2) Picked up B McCarthy in my shallow 10 teamed mixed league for the spot start last night, and was surprised by how good his numbers are. Where do you slot him in moving forward? Top 35 guy like a J Nelson and Happ, per your podcast talk? Higher, lower?
Thanks as always!
1. Conforto, Maz 2. Top 50ish, streamer
Would you start Blach @home vs Mets? SON has him at 0.3
Also how about [email protected]
I’d start Blach
@Grey:
Thanks. I feel the same about Blach
@Grey: The Mets are going to light his tits up.
Ha!
@Cram It:
We’ll see.
@Cram It: YES!!!
In dire need of pitching as I have Sonny gray cueto hoffman and godley (thats it for starters) i have 5 closers. Should i trade Segura and Odor for Carlos martinez and Calhoun? I have didi and pedroia for ss/2b. Or is that too much for Cmart
Do better
What’s up Lord.
In my 12 team h2h points league I have 3 relief pitchers
Chapman
Severino
Herrera
Would you roll severino and chappy every week and try to package Herrera in a deal?
Yup
Drop tom Murphy for barreto on a bench spot where I’m starting Lucroy?
Sure
Marte or HanRam for the second half of the season?
@ryanoger:
*Starling
Marte
Phillies have lost 9 of last 10, throw Wacha at them in Philly tonight?
He threw 6 innings, 2 runs, 5 hits with couple of K’s and couple of BB’s on June 10 v them in St Louis.
I am thinking no as he has sucked on the road this year. Just looking for the good old 2nd opinion. Maybe you know something I don’t..
I wouldn’t
Start Drew Pom @KC today?
I wouldn’t own him
@Grey:
I don’t, rather, should I stream him today?
grey- for weeks i’ve been staring at my team wondering what to do… better keeper value forever – Odubel or Kepler?
Odubel
@Grey:
<3 thank you
No problem
need to drop one Clevinger or Brinson ?
Clevinger
Dynasty league 7×7 with Qs
Drop snell for Luke weaver?
Someone dropped him after he went on minor league dl
Sure
Hey grey,
Two separate 12-tm H2H OBP/QS leagues.
1) Trade Judge for Kershaw?
2) Trade Kershaw for Blackmon?
1. Sure 2. Sounds fine
10 team h2h OPS league, Pujols was just dropped. Do you like him ROS over any of Piscotty, Broxton, Schebler, or Healy?
Broxton
Manaea has a tough test vs. HOU in Oakland tonight. I’m probably keeping him on my bench. Anyone rolling the dice?
I’d start him in every home game
I was just offered Bruce and Carpenter for Springer in a H2H redraft where I’m struggling.
Will Bruce maintain his current production and Carpenter serve as a proficient enough Odor-full-in (until he comes around) for it to be worthwhile? I’m leaning toward no but like to throw these things out for commenter comments.
Springer side
I’ve long been a fan of Montgomery, he’s got three pitches that get swings and misses, and drive groundballs in the curve, change, and cutter. He’s just 1.5% of whiffs on the cutter from having three pitches with a 10% SwStr, and 50%+ GB%. None of this mean’s he’s good, but there’s some upside.
Agreed
how about the Freudian Shuffle?
anything related to Freudian? not really but sounds funny
Meh
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!
They’re not — Sure, try Gomez
They’re not as in drop bundy and odorizzi?
who do you like the most out of those pitchers?
Meyer? Hammel?
You asked if they’re worth holding, I said they’re not
What do you guys think about giving up Chapman and Didi G. for Trea Turner? I would get Turner.
I’d want Turner
As you wish…
haha
“when managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it”: four-leaf hangover
Meh
Glossary term: kiting scheme. Dude writes a check off money that hasn’t cleared the account yet… Catch me if you can!
I like the reference, don’t know if it works here
Would you drop Bundy for Jordan Montgomery? This would be my SP6 or 7. Thanks!
Meh
Who wins Berrios for J Abreu trade?
Need a hitter but could grab Alonso or Adams off waivers and hold Berrios. What do you think?
Thanks!
Abreu
Diss-order?
I’ll add it to the list
Choose one to stream, if you’d be so kind.
J Zimmermann @ SD ($9.9)
Matt Moore v NYM ($10.9)\
Dinelson Lamet v DET ($12)
It’s the kid, right? Cuz at least he might not suck, while we kinda know the others do? Though, DET is best offense of the list, right?
Thanks
Moore
10 team H2H points league
Which one of these to stream:
Nola vs. StL (C-Mart) – SON 11.8
or
J. Cotton @ CHW (Pelfrey) – SON 5.6
Nola
H2H Points league I got 4 trade options and would like your call on each one.
1) Which side – Bellinger, Price, Todd Frazier, JBJ or Bryant, Cain?
2) Which side – Bellinger, Price, C. Santana, JBJ or Bryant, Abreu?
3) Which side – Bellinger, Price, Todd Frazier, JBJ or Bryant, Hamels?
4) Which side – Bellinger, Price, Bautista, JBJ or Bryant, Abreu?
Bryant on all
When managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it – how about Shizzup?
EX: Maddon’s latest shizzup is infuriating! Rizzo could have so many more RBIs at cleanup…Be happy with hot streak and pipe down random Razzball commenter! – Joe Maddon
Ahhh Maddon wins again -__-
Don’t love it
Dear Grey, Schwarber or Zimmer?
Schwarber
As a Stranger Things Tribute … “Lineupside Down World”
I like the tribute, but not sure it works, I’ll run it by Rudy
@Grey: Dee-mo-Gordon…run away from that mf’er…roll dexterity to see if it worked.
Ha
9 teamer redraft.
Drop Schebler and/or Benintendi for JBJ, Conforto?
Thanks in advance.
Nope
IBS – Irrational Batting (order) Syndrome. Viewing that lineup fills me with the sudden urge to defecate!
Ha, not bad, will add it to the list
The Cubs lineup does remind me of the proverbial monkey throwing darts beating the stock market… so the manager is a Dart Monkey?
Meh
@Grey: I love it this one. of course, I’m partial to any monkey reference.
Haha
Need to add a SS in a 6×6 OPS league. Dansby, Addison, Orlando or Aledmys?
Addison
You starting Rich Hill at home vs. NYM tonight? Come on.. it’s the Mets!!
Thanks
@Eric: I am! but I also started Bundy on Monday. I’m a crazy monkey in a H2H league!
I would
@Eric: The Mets are 9th in the league in runs per game, tied with Cleveland and Milwaukee, so all you Mets haters can go fly a kite.
@Eric: Oh and 3rd in runs per game away from home, so here’s to Hill getting his tits lit up.
how about — Post hoc, ergo batter hoc?
I’ll run them by Rudy, but I don’t know
@Grey: it’s just one — based on the latin phrase “post hoc, ergo propter hoc” which is the logical fallacy of believing that because the second event (e.g., a home run) happened after the first event (e.g., being moved in the lineup) then the first event must have caused the second event.
You’ve been reading too much, monkey!
@Grey: the man with the yellow hat is always taking me to the library! I read all the dinosaur books, all the books about firetrucks (I love fire trucks) and all the books about jungle animals. Eventually it was Latin phrase books!
Damn monkey!
@Curious George Springer: I like “post hoc, ergo roster hoc” better
@Tweak: yeah, that does sound better, probably. Collaboration!
Lin(e)ope!
fuck another bad one, there is some potential in there tho!
Haha
Which one of CarGo, Smoak or Bour do you want for power ros?
Smoak
Glossary Term- Swipe Right – if line ups were a tender app, i would swipe right on this one.
Meh
@Grey: bastard
Ha
Ive been offered stanton and andrus for lindor and kemp. Is this worth giving up lindor ?
Sounds decent
I’ve seen you recommend starting Hill and Manaea. You good with also starting Paxton at home against Detroit?
I am
@Grey: His release point issues don’t have you running for the hills? He ain’t right.
Who?
@Grey: Paxton, he’s all f’ed up right now. He’s said as much too, mechanics are off.
Oh
@Ralph Lifshitz: This is why I sold him today. Dynasty league, 12-teamer. I got Derek Fisher and Victor Robles back.
@Curious George Springer: You didn’t see him recommend starting Paxton three times above. Bad monkey!
@Cram It: I guess I was just monkeying around!
@Curious George Springer: Don’t throw your poop at me!
Wack Stack.
“Maddon put Rizzo in the leadoff to get things going and he hit a HR in his first AB so now we’re all stuck w/ this god awful Wack Stack.”
I’ll run it by Rudy
Bench Verlander vs Seattle tonight?
I have Paxton also… so I’m thinking about putting all my eggs in his basket… then doing naughty things to the basket hoping for some Paxton babies that will grow up left handed throwing gas so they can take care of me the rest of my life…
I’d start both and pray
If you had to go with just 1 for the rest of the year, Frazier or Davidson?
Frazier
I’d like to suggest “Rosterotic Asphyxia”
You probably don’t want to try it, but if you do, and it works, you can’t stop until it kills you.
HA! I’ll run it by Rudy
Yo Grey! Had an interesting counter thrown my way while trying to trade for Xander.
I am looking to move an OF for him and landed on Conforto (out of Ozuna, Yoenis, Khris, Desmond, C Santana). I offered Desmond to eventually counter with Conforto, but he countered with Story for Desmond.
So, which trade is better for me, ROS:
My Conforto for his Xander
My Desmond for his Story
Xander
Mallex smith or Herrera?12 team 6×6 with ops the extra category
Odubel
Was offered Gallo for Andrew Miller in a s/h league. I want more power but with Donaldson & Goldy on the corners I dunno where Gallo’d fit + I’ve been rotating Didi/Story/Shaw to the extra INF position.
Does Story offer the power I’m looking for? He’s certainly looked much better since June arrived –
hitting .300 for the month so far. Are the dingers next? I think I’ve talked myself out of this trade
Also – Who would you keep Miller or Chapman ?
Trade is terrible
@Grey: realized that the more I was typing my post. Glad to have confirmation. Thanks.
Since been offered JoeyBats for Miller. Still a no.
No problem
@Grey: also countered the Gallo deal w/ Final Boss +Jed Lowrie for Cano.
15 team roto keeper – would you deal Cano and maybe Marwin to get Xander under control for the next 4-5 years (albeit w a 2nd round reference)?
Thanks
Sure
Not sure if this fits today’s glossary derby but “maddoning” is a glossary term waiting for a definition.
Bob Melvin is maddoning!
Feels too specific
Rizzo, billy Hamilton for Stanton and benintendi posttions don’t matter ops league
Rizzo
1. Not a fan of trading pitchers but have an offer of his Arrieta for my Verlander. Both struggling but thinking perhaps a Cub is a better path to wins? Or just trading headaches here?
2. Would you trade Verlander and K Seager for Greinke? I would use the open slot to grab Holliday or Addison. My CI and Utility positions are good….Rizzo, LoMo, Lamb, Pujols. So I could part with the soon-to-get-hot Seager!
3. Would you trade Quintana for Maurer?
I own Rizzo and Schebler. If Solo HRs was a category, I would be golden.
1. They both have issues 2. Meh 3. Sure
Correa or machado ros
Machado
Davidson or Bregman? (This season only)
Thanks!
@Bernie Brewer: I’m going with Davidson.
Davidson
@Grey: Great, thanks! One more quickly: C. Santana, C. Gomez, or EY Jr.? (Basically looking for a decent bench bat). Thanks again!
Santana, quick enough?
@Grey: Ironic that when asked quickly, you picked, by far the slowest guy!
Thanks, Grey, you’re the best!
Haha
Shit-switched, shit-swapped… I just like the word shit
Ha, meh
Coffee break question: I think I’m done with Gallo for now. Should I drop him Davidson or Kendrick? Or would you hold?
Davidson
Sorry for all these rizzo questions bunch of people want him for 2b.
Rizzo Hamilton for Edwin and Jose ram ops league
@Someone pissed in my alphabet soup: give up Rizzo and Hamilton for E5 and Jose Ramirez? You’re high
@Curious George Springer: thanks little monkey
Rizzo side
I’m doubling down on Pivetta today. Pivetta sounds like one of those almost word car names. “The all new Chevy Pivetta!”
I almost went with him today
Jon Gray or Dylan Bundy in keeper?
@Nature Boy: gray
Gray
@Grey: #Gre/aybias
Oh man, don’t slash my name!
We should have a glossary term for this, when managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it.
Suckhole – When your player gets put in a bad hitting hole but it sucks so good the first time the manager keeps going back to it.
FetishHole – When the manager has an unhealthy fetish batting said player in a particularly bad spot.
Chick’d – When the manager keeps batting a bunch of girls ahead of your superstar
Fracked – When it’s fracking insane he keeps hitting in that spot
Hat Pecked – When the manager set the lineup by drawing names out of a hat, it worked and now he’s sticking with it.
Hmmm… maybe hat pecked, I’ll run it by rudy
Should I deal Odor for Pineda? In dire need of an SP and have Pedroia and Segura as my other 2B’s. Any thoughts? Also, I seem to favor the term”Bojangle” (with the long “o”) for a manager who messes up the lineup, then keeps it when it works.
@Andy Dwyer: thinking you can do better, but if you can’t, and this will make the difference for your team, then I say do it!
Carpenter Diem!
No
Not loving bojangle
McCullers coming off the DL, Who would you drop given the rest of my SP’s?
Scherzer
Darvish
Cole
R Ray
Nova
Paxton
Bundy
Manaea
Bundy
Are you starting Sean Duke Newcomb tonight against the Giants?
Nope
Grey, drop fowler, salazar, morales or mancini for matz
Salazar
Carrasco or Alex Wood ROS?
Carrasco
5×5 h2h 10 team
I have ODB as my bench bat, hold or drop for any of the following;
Piscotty
Fowler
Bruce
Gomez
Adams
Souza
C Santana
Piscotty
@Grey: thanks grey!
You’re welcome
“We should have a glossary term for this, when managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it. Please suggest in the comments.”
Bangfreeze
@200 Proof:
Or Bang Freeze, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing..
Is that a Chingy song?
@Grey:
No idea. Is Chingy a band, an artist, or a racial slur?
Maybe all three, what’s a bangfreeze?
@Grey:
When a manager freezes the batting order.
@200 Proof:
…play on brainfreeze.
Oh, a play on brain freeze, yeah, hmm… Not sure it works
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
Carrasco @BAL (3.7)
Guerra vs. PIT (-10.1)
Biagini @TEX (-17.4)
Walker @COL (-20.5)
I’m assuming Carrasco is the only start tonight?
Yup, only Carrasco
Grey,
Which side do you prefer
Miggy
Lamb
Haniger
Lamb
Davidson,Peraza,or Bregman ROS
Peraza
12 team, yahoo, non keeper, roto, 5×5.
give- Cameron Maybin, Jim Johnson.
get- Gary Sanchez, Brett Gardner, Mike Fiers.
I have to take this?
Sanchez is an upgrade at catcher over Wieters, who I would drop.
MY TEAM
CA- Wieters. 1B- Alonso. 2B- Kinsler. 3B- Arenado. SS- Lindor.
OF- Cruz. OF- KDavis. OF- Benintendi. UT- Maybin. UT- Yelich.
BN- MxSmith, Bour, Owings. DL- Freeman.
SP- Scherzer, deGrom, Archer, Manaea. DL- Syndergaard.
RP- Diaz, Colome, Rivero, Johnson, Bedrosian, Doolittle.
Sure
Braun, Souza, C. Taylor or JBJ. Which two do you want on your team
Braun, JBJ
H2H points Keeper
C – who cares (but Zunino)
1B – Bellinger
2B – Rizzo
3B – Machado
SS – Correa
OF – Harper
OF- Bryant
OF – Benintendi
DH – Springer
DH – Seager
Bench – Lamb, LoMo, Schoop, Altherr, L. Garcia
Minors – Moniak, Acuna, Maitan
1. Long term who will be the better fantasy SS, Correa or Seager?
2. Got an offer of McCullers, Rodon, Snell, Avisail Garcia, Longoria for Seager, Springer, Giolito which is a no.
3. My bats are stacked, but I’d like some more pitching. Would a counter of
Seager, Springer, Norris, (or Pineda, Walker, Ross, Biagini, Pomeranz, Maeda, Salazar, Martes)
for Wood, McCullers, Rodon, Garcia, Longoria be giving up too much value?
I value bats more, which is why I’ve accumulated them. But we use 10 starts per week. I’m getting by with Kershaw, Pineda, and Cole my only somewhat consistent options. We increase keepers 2 each year, and are up to 14 with 2 minor league spots next season. So I’d like a couple more top end pitchers to rely on and as keepers going into next year. Thoughts? Thanks for all your guys help and wisdom
1. Correa 2. ok 3. Not good
Believe it or not, I have an empty DL spot open. Is Syndergaard worth a DL stash right now or don’t bother with him?
Why not?
for CI slot guy, dejong/valencia/spangenberg? OPS. what order too, in numerous leagues at least 2 of these are around but not all 3 (or maybe i have one of them)
Valencia, DeJong
@Grey: what about carter, albeit if i grab carter over valencia i’d have only longo at 3B entirely (and pujols in CI still) carter would either be util or sub for pujols off days, or maybe pujols benched.
I’d go Valencia
@Grey: will stick with him, had for a while, just noticed his last 2 week OPS is really awful and no lefties coming up shortly in 7 days including today.
Bour or Carlos Santana ros ops league
Bour
Don’t know if Girardi or Dusty are the kings of changing a lineup for the worst….but for name sake, i’m going with crap-dusting
Funny, but too specific on Dusty
12 team league strategy question. I have Jon gray coming back next week. I may trying to do a 2 for 1 to get a roster spot and then I would pick up Duffy to stash in the dl spot gray is currently in. If I can tell make a trade I will need to cut maeda. Should I just cut maeda now for Duffy to ensure getting him or should I hold on to maeda still trying to get a trade.
Thanks
@Brett: if I can’t make a trade
Hold
5×5,10tm. Odor/Ozuna for Desmond/schoop/kintzler? I’m trying to sell rp as Britton is coming back from DL soon but I’m ahead by a good amount in saves.
Odor side, looks fair
Andrew Moore worth an add or wait and see
@Stream Weaver: 12 team mixed
Wait and see
16 team league with this injured mess of a rotation. QS/holds added, 6 keepers and thor/pollock in DL slots
SP wood/pomeranz (i got lucky to have been able to add him right when he was at his worst and i needed SP the most)/meyer/norris/hahn/shoemaker/sabathia/rodon/paulino (was adleman today)
RP norris/glover/betances/rivero/barnes
hold norris or drop for one of hernandez/phelps/barnes (MIL)/strickland or drop one of the SP, hold norris and grab one of these?
Hernandez over Norris
Glossary Term: Batting Dysmorphia, treatment may include counseling and antidepressant medication.
Ha, I’ll run it by Rudy, but think we’re going with New Whirled Order
Hi, h2h pts for ROS – need to drop one: S.Gray, Godley, Nelson, Straily – thanks.
Gray
“when managers change a lineup for the worse, it works and then they stick with it”: line-up schmotatoing
Ha, I think we’re going with New Whirled Order
10 team redraft
Give up Alex Wood for Donaldson, what side? (no brainer right, Donaldson?)
Donaldson
What’s up with Tom Murphy’s playing time? Does he only catch Gray?
Platooning
@Grey:
You still think Murphy over Contreras and Avila?
No, Willson
In first in my keeper league (15 team, 5×5, mixed; outfield spots broken down by position) narrowly, want to consolidate my starting pitching (Greinke, Wood, Jimmy Nelson, J. Montgomery, Fulmer) and strengthen 2b (chris taylor) and 3b (longo). I have Bour at CI and Smoak at U. Another owner wants to do a fire sale — is this a reasonable return for Rizzo and some bits of fluff.? Or should I hold and put him at 2b in couple weeks?
Give: Rizzo, Delino, Salazar, and some middle relief arms, Get: Blackmon, Dee Gordon, Y. Alonso, J. turner, Keuchel and Chase Anderson
Looks decent, Hubie
thanks, boss.
No problem, Hubie
Would you rather e3 or miggy going forward?
Edwin
Gray help. Do i trade my correa and robbie ray for her machado and verlander or price or lester
Machado and Lester sounds fine
@Grey:
Thanks man! I could also just get away with trading my correa to her for machado and leaving the pitchers out of it so just hanging onto ray. What do you think. Oh and by she i mean she my girlfriend. Last thing i want to do is fuck this up and have her thinking about robbie ray when we have sex while i think about what used to be with lester. Redraft points. By the way.
I’d take just Machado, but won’t she start thinking of Correa?
@Grey:
Dammit youre right. Hes friggin dreamy. So youre saying rest of season ray over lester. Like better than him. Not over him in a sexual way. But a boy can dream
Duffy or T Walker for the second half?
Walker
@Grey:
Thanks man!
@Grey: better sagnof spec – street or neshek?
Street
Any reason to think Oh’s job is in jeopardy, whether by bad play, a trade, or Rosenthal playing better? Thanks!
He just saved a game
@Grey: he also gave up another run…you think he’s pretty safe? Deciding whether to accept a relatively inexpensive offer for him. Thanks again.
My worst OF is Danny Valencia in a 14-team 5×5 (OBP) and am looking at the WW.
Do I make a drop and add one of these guys?
Scoooooooter, M.Taylor and his mysterious illness, Leury Garcia and a DL’d finger (!?!) along with Eddie Rosario and Grossman.
Also, is it safe to drop Alex Avila if I can’t find a trade partner? I have Tom Murphy and Russell Martin in a 2-catcher 5×5 (OBP) 14-team roto league.
its easy to hit .218 in a SSS
but Happ isn’t probably better than a .260
and I think a few .260 guys bat cleanup
jus sayin
this is not to discount the Maddon Madness however, it’s still a thing of mystery