The date was 1 B.O. — that’s one year Before Okrent — and the Fantasy Baseball Overlord rose from the Fantasy Baseball Overlord’s Mom’s Basement and said, “Fantasy baseball lovers, I will grant you one wish.” One Fantasy Baseballer swooped his wisp of hair over his balding spot, in case he ran into any girls, and stepped forward, “I wish that all players would be healthy.” The Fantasy Baseball Overlord scratched under his armpit, thinking. “Fine, prematurely balding man, I will grant you your wish. May all players be healthy. Just not all at the same time or while on your team.” And with that the FBO descended back into its mom’s basement, since it was almost snack time. As the Overlord descended the stairs, the prematurely balding man yelled, “Wait, I didn’t agree to that!” But it was too late, and now Jose Abreu‘s landed on the DL too. Can’t we have anything nice?! Please return to us, The Grande Dolor! Wait a second, where was Frank Thomas this weekend? Frank Thomas did a Snapchat with the Fantasy Baseball Overlord, didn’t he? Answer me true, universe. The White Sox are saying Abreu will be fine to return after the minimum 15 days, and I say, *long sigh* hopefully. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Kyle Farnsworth – Signed by the Astros. Above the Astros clubhouse is a similar quote to Statue of Liberty, “Give me your tired, your poor. Your garbage pitchers yearning to breathe free. We have but one request, don’t ask for more than league minimum.”
Matt Dominguez – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and 2 homers (6, 7). Dominguez does work on Domingo and Antonio Sabato Jr. rests, and so it is and so it will be.
Chris Carter – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer, actually hitting near .350 in the last week, which is like hitting .750 for this all or nothing slugger. Mean’s while, Jon Singleton held a symposium on the death of black sidekicks in cinema and in the minor leagues.
Gio Gonzalez – Hit the Disgraceful List with shoulder inflammation. Rizzo isn’t overly concerned, but I don’t know what Anthony Rizzo has to do with this. *intern whispers into my ear* That’s Mike Rizzo, I’m told.
Ryan Zimmerman – The Nats are considering Zimmerman in the outfield to put less pressure on his shoulder, and more pressure on everything else.
Jordan Zimmermann – 6 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 1 K. He looks like hot breath two inches from your face, but he’s actually pitching a hair better than he did last year, so there could be a slight buying opportunity here.
Wilson Ramos – 2-for-3, 1 run, 4 RBIs for his first multi-hit game of the year. That puts a real sunshiney glow on things, huh?
Jenrry Mejia – Got the save on Saturday. I took a moment on Saturday and thought about owning two relievers on the Mess and decided I was daft, but not that daft, so I lost Jeurys Familia on most of my mixed league teams. For now, own Mejia until Jenrry looks terrrrible.
C.J. Wilson – Threw his 2nd career shutout on Saturday with 7 baserunners and 7 Ks. If I were an opposing manager, I’d check him for foreign substances like something that could be used to rub on the ball and treat a flaky scalp.
Will Middlebrooks – Hit the DL with a fractured finger. Can you say post-post-post-post-hype sleeper for 2015?
Jake Peavy – 6 IP, 5 ER, 11 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA is now at 4.33. His ownership is still over 90%. Ah, the wonders of name value.
Anibal Sanchez – 5 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA is at 2.89. His walk rate is out of control — 4.5 K/9, his velocity is down and he’s barely going to his curveball. I.e., I before E, except in Teixeira, something seems off with him. I wouldn’t be afraid to explore trades with him based on his artificially deflated ERA.
Ian Kinsler – 4-for-5, 2 runs. UPDATE: Ignore everything you read about the Prince Fielder-Ian Kinsler trade prior to the start of this season. As William Goldman would say, nobody knows anything.
Taijuan Walker – Threw 55 pitches in the bullpen. Come back, Walker, Taijuan’t to be my starter?
Corey Hart – Left yesterday’s game with a hamstring injury. No one likes to see Hart hurt, except for those few that only have five working keyboard keys.
Felix Hernandez – 8 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks vs. the Twins, which is a dream matchup like every time I think of Twins in any scenario outside of baseball.
Robinson Cano – 4-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, hitting .318 on the year *covers mouth so you can’t hear* with one homer.
Alex Cobb – Struck out nine in his rehab start, and is due back on Thursday vs. the A’s. I’m putting mental bubble wrap around his UCL and mental packing peanuts around his elbow.
Kevin Kiermaier – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer as he started for Desmond Jennings, who was on bereavement. Kiermaier reminds me of the Kierkegaard quote, “There are two possible situations for Kiermaier — he can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.” That Kierkegaard was a real joy!
David Price – 6 2/3 IP, 5 ER. The Price is wrong, b*tch!
Albert Pujols – 3-for-4 and two solo homers. I don’t even hold it against him for being the impetus for me Googling “Prince Albert” on Google image search.
Grant Green – 3-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI and on Saturday he hit a homer, hitting .368. Hard to say what his playing time is going to be when Kole Calhoun returns, as for Kole Calhoun, look at Jack’s hit of the week.
Matt Shoemaker – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, 3.06 ERA. Not really much but a streamer even if Shoemaker seems capable of cobbling together good starts. Pun point!
Rickie Weeks – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and third in his last three games, though he sat out the previous two games, which would’ve been fine if we were still rooting for Scooter, but now we’re rooting for Rickie and it’s starting to foul me up. Stop forcing my fickle allegiances to be more fickle!
Travis Wood – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. He’s way too erratic for as an every start-type pitcher, but as the Stream-o-Nator points out he does have a nice next matchup.
Mike Olt – 1-for-4 and his 9th homer. He might be this season’s version of a guy who hits 30 homers and isn’t owned in more than 50% of leagues for the majority of the year. It’s the Adam Dunn award. That award is in the shape of a blue ox.
Welington Castillo – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Where’s the boeuf? Welington!
Prince Fielder – Out a few games with a herniated disc in his neck. But who’s going to go 1-for-4 with no runs or RBIs in the meantime?!
Mitch Moreland – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer as he played 1st base for the Rangers. Well, the Rangers figured out how to replace Fielder’s production. Lose the guy who takes up more land for Moreland.
Nick Martinez – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA down to 2.28. He has 16 Ks to 14 BBs, which is hot garbage in a wok that was heated on Venus.
Juan Francisco – 2-for-4 and his 8th homer. Sonavabench! Ugh, I tried to figure out a way to get him in my lineup, but I went with Solarte in a doubleheader and Pollock at UTIL and… Well, do a better job than me and get him in your lineup.
Jay Bruce – On Saturday, he shagged fly balls. Hey, that’s cool with me. If he wants to marry the person whose balls he was shagging, I’m fine with it too.
Tony Cingrani – 6 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 7 Ks as he returned from the DL. I picture his family sitting on Mulberry Street, sipping espresso, wondering how long until Chinatown completely takes over Little Italy. The Cingranis now on A&E after Small Town Security.
Devin Mesoraco – 4-for-4, 1 RBI, hitting .500 on the year. He may have a face only his mother could love, but he has a bat that everyone could love.
Cody Asche – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting near-.400 in the last week. Didn’t come out of the gate like the horse in One Fine Mess that Howie and Ted Danson gave a speedball, but there’s still time for Asche to make good on my preseason love.
Marlon Byrd – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Domonic Brown had a solid Saturday (2-for-5, 5 RBIs and his 2nd homer), but right now it’s not even close who’s been more valuable between him and Byrd and that’s just sad. Like when only your Mom likes your Facebook status.
Matt Wieters – Won’t return when eligible. We should start a new fantasy baseball game where the categories are more applicable if your entire team is on the DL. Hitter categories: Missed Games, Strained Hamstrings, Limps, Obliques and Bed Sores. For pitchers: Strained Elbows, Strained Shoulders, Tommy John Surgeries, Dead Arm and Can’t Get Loose. Think how much happily the comments will be when it’s, “I got two Tommy John surgeries and a strained shoulder and don’t think the 2nd place team can catch me!”
Adam Jones – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer. Considering what the rest of the 1st round is doing right now, I don’t want to get greedy. Besides Godly and I mean Goldy not Trout, you were better off starting your draft in the 3rd round.
J.J. Hardy – 3-for-4, 1 run and has zero homers on the year. Unless the Ghost of Charley Lau is haunting J.J., it’s a complete Hardy boy mystery why he has zero homers. I’d grab him though with the hope that he’s got to turn around his dearth of power.
Alex Gordon – 4-for-4, 3 runs, 6 RBIs and 2 homers (2, 3). Commissioner Gordon finally figured out how to turn on the bat signal.
Billy Butler – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, hitting .240. Only another forty points on average and he’ll be hitting his weight in moobs. The Royals had 18 homers going into today, last in MLB. They brought Steve Balboni to help turn it around and he left after an awkward moment when Billy Butler asked him, “Are you my father?”
Jed Lowrie – Exited yesterday’s game with a strained neck. Damn, I don’t play in a Strained Neck league!
Yoenis Cespedes – 2-for-5, 5 RBIs; Josh Donaldson went 1-for-2, 4 runs, 1 RBI; Brandon Moss went 3-for-3, 4 runs, 3 RBIs and Josh Reddick went 2-for-4, 2 RBIs as the A’s laid it on the Indians. The Indians should be red-faced. From embarrassment, geez!
Justin Masterson – 4 1/3 IP, 7 ER. Some good can come of this. You can finally drop him without any regrets. Well, except the regret you owned him all this time.
Cody Allen – 0 IP, 3 ER. Apparently, John Axford’s voodoo dolls are working better than his pitches.
Michael Brantley – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer. With Carlos Santana dropped to the seven hole and hitting .152, even when Kipnis returns, Brantley should stay in the heart of the Indians order and keep producing. Yeah, I’m a fan.
David Murphy – 3-for-5 and his 2nd steal. Murphy is now hitting near-.450 in the last week with a homer. Murphy’s the type to get scolding hot, and he’s now doing it with a side order of schmotato.
Edwin Jackson – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 11 Ks, lowering his ERA to 3.98. More like Edqualitystart! *high-five self* Ow, too much thumb! I’m not a huge fan of Jackson, but the Stream-o-Nator points out his next start isn’t terrible and could be in line for some streaming action.
Andrew Cashner – Hit the DL with soreness in his elbow. He’s confident that it won’t be an issue; he’s just having a precautionary MRI on Monday. Ah, the ol’ precautionary MRI! I have one of those every few days. I’m sure Cashner will be fine. In related news, how’s Casey Kelley pitching in the minors?
Seth Smith – 1-for-3 and his 5th homer. Don’t thleep on the Lisper’s Nightmare!
Everth Cabrera – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and a slam & legs. EverCab didn’t accidentally back into a PEDs needle, the Padres where in Coors this weekend. More than I can say for Gyorko, whose name is seeming more and more appropriate every day.
Corey Dickerson – 1-for-2, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer in limited time as he hits .349. Basically, anyone that the Rockies play hits, well, except Rutledge.
Yangervis Solarte – 2-for-7, 2 runs and his 5th homer. In a week that I’ve owned him, he has 3 homers, 8 runs, 4 RBIs and hitting .308. Basically, Middlebrooks’s whole season.
Gerrit Cole – 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks. His stuff is so insane, yet his results are so yawnstipating. It’s almost like he’s embarrassed to show off. Is he Amish? Start striking out 15 guys a game, Ezequiel won’t mind!
Freddie Freeman – 3-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .314. White guys with black names have really broken the glass ceiling this year.
Justin Upton – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 10th homer. Upton’s taken Jay Bruce’s crazy streakiness and run with it the last two years. Is there anyone else you can count on for at least four homers in a week or an 0-for-47 slump with nothing in-between?
Matt Adams – 2-for-4, 1 RBI, hitting .309. Hoping one of these days it clicks that those two moobs that he stuffs into his athletic sports bra every morning aren’t there for aesthetics but to show him that he has the power to hit homers. Maybe since Allen Craig isn’t doing anything else, he can put on the inspirational Suddenly I See by KT Turnsall and that could help Fatt Adams open his eyes.
Kolten Wong – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and five for 11 since he was recalled with two steals. If you’re struggling at MI, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t grab Wong, um, no, that’s what I meant.
Jaime Garcia – 7 IP, 4 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks. Not an awful start for his first one back, and ‘not awful’ is about the best you’re gonna get from me for Garcia until he’s rattled off about five solid starts.
Trevor Rosenthal – 2/3 IP, 2 ER and his 2nd blown save. Don’t think he’s in real jeopardy of losing the job yet, but he is in jeopardy of losing his arm if the Cards keep pitching him every day. He’s now thrown four straight days and 97 pitches this week. Joe Torre just shuddered.
Pablo Sandoval – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 3rd homer. I just told you to Buy him, did you listen? You did? Oh, that is fabulous. We are the best over-the-internet friends ever. Let’s snuggle. It’s a figure of speech! Get away!
Ryan Vogelsong – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, lowering his ERA to 3.62. Essentially a streamer, and you can tell everybody that is your Vogelsong.
Aaron Hill – Scratched with a sore shoulder. Better have been a Made in the USA backscratcher. Even if it was made in the USA by illegal immigrants.
Paul Goldschmidt – 4-for-5, 5 runs, 6 RBIs and 2 homers on Saturday. Au Shucks! I miss you, you wonderful beast!
A.J. Pollock – 4-for-6, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam & legs on Saturday, then 3-for-4 on Sunday. I told you to grab him on Friday and now I’m saying, you should’ve paid attention.
Chris Owings – 6-for-9, 5 runs, 3 RBIs and 2 steals on Saturday and Sunday. Up until this weekend he’s been as exciting to own as someone’s tone when turning the TV channel to a rerun and saying his name, “O, wings.”
Clayton Kershaw – 1 2/3 IP, 7 ER. Well, at least he’s not on the DL…Yet. Damn you, reversal ellipsis!
Hyun-Jin Ryu – Will rejoin the rotation on Wednesday. Fantasy Baseball Overlord, “If I say so.” Evil laugh! Fantasy Baseball Overlord out.
FIRST, first
@Malicious Phenom: 176th!
Lmao at the Mesoraco blurb! Had to look up his profile pic…ouch, looks like Kane from WWE, might as well wear the mask
@Giant Gigantes: That’s why they made him a catcher.. Attendance was down when he a positional player but the screaming women and children made the reds switch him.
@Giant Gigantes: The catcher from the “bowels of hell” Haha
@WNWDOTCOM: @WNWDOTCOM: Might be from the bowels of hell but he’s sure swinging a mean pitchfork. Pitchfork? Trident? Pointy thing?
@Giant Gigantes: Ha
rank these please:
hardy, owings, asdrubal, villar
@johnny2k: Villar, Asdrubal
Been catching up on Silicon Valley today. Great show so far
@J-FOH:
The hot chick in the episode he fakes she wants to have sex with the Indian dude, is the chick from the AT&T Commercials with the tight blue shirt.
@Seattle Mack: Meh… strong 6.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZYImw-NiPI
@J-FOH:
When Erlich slaps the kid with the Adderol it was the first time I laughed out loud at a tv show since Arrested Development. Maybe that says something about me…
@J-FOH: The guy who owns the house is awesome
@Grey: He is the best character. Always really solid. Hilarious in She’s Out of My League. Have you seen that one?
Nah, don’t remember him from anything else
@Grey: @Grey:
He’s good but Gavin is my favorite. The hologram phone call scene with he and Big Head was my favorite so far!
I liked the spray paint mural
@Grey:
That was great as well. Seems to get better each ep
Haven’t watched last night’s yet
@J-FOH:
“Throughout time, man has been trying to make things smaller…”
Joe Smith or Jason Motte? Only have room for 1
@James: Smith
No love for Morneau or V-Mart? Both homered Sunday. Gotta love the Zombinos showing the young hitters that you can hit for power and not strikeout like its going out of style.
@picard56: Yup, Zombino’ing
2nd!
Looks like 1st place team in my 12 tm NFBC league, who I’ve been eyeballing with an unhealthy borderline stalkerish envy all year, is getting cocky and dropping Lincecum who they picked up last week. That boy be streamin’ already and dropped him for Kuechel who I incidentally had as one of my back-up bids. In this week’s bidding I wound up with Alfredo Simon (whose also incidentally been on that team’s roster before) for $25 with back-up bids in order of importance on Gavin Floyd, Kuechel, Odorizzi. Alex Wood and Buchholz are now back in the pool along with Lincecum. His team ERA is 2.89 to my 2.96 and his batters are due for regression but he’s had better luck in wins and saves (due to spending high draft choices on name brand closers) versus my plucky waiver-wiring for closers. I remember last week you said his pitching staff was better ROS which I know in my heart is right, anyways before I become a further Edgar Allen Poe caricature, here’s my roster:
2 Catchers: Suzuki and Grandal
1B/3B/CI/UT: Goldy/Donaldson/Votto/Alvarez
2B/SS/MI: Rendon/Andrelton/Gyrko
OF: Heyward/Yelich/Revere/Duda/Pollock/De Aza
Starters: Strasburg/Sale/Cashner/Samardzijia/Gray/Archer/Quintana/Simon
Relievers: FrieriSmith/Melancon/Rondon/Qualls/Allen/Gregerson
Dropped Webb, Maybin, and Gennett for Simon, AJ Pollock (had Reddick as my first bid but happier in quick hindsight with Pollock knowing Reddick’s streakiness), Gregerson (he was like my 8th bid in a chain starting with Lindstrom). Cody Allen/Gregerson/De Aza are on notice this week. Team I scheme against like Pinky and the Brain has:
2 C: Mauer and Ramos
1B/3B/CI/UT: Abreu/Wright/Napoli/Asche/Hart
2B/SS/MI: Walker/EverCab/Kendrick/JRoll
OF: Braun/Eaton/Byrd/Pagan/Torii/Calhoun/Joyce
SP: 3 Tiger Aces/Hudson/Lackey/Leake/Ryu/Kuechel/Chavez/Lackey
RP: Kimbrel/Romo/Cishek
How badly does my roster need Lincecum? Is Alfredo Simon a mirage or is there a Jesse Chavez-like skills upgrade? My team is mid-pack in Runs/Ribbies/SB, but a very close 3rd in homers to 2nd place team in HRs and ahead of overall 1st place team above. It’s only batting avg (cough Gyrko Heyward De Aza plus 44 AB of Carter and 50 early AB of Alex Avila) and shitty luck in wins keeping my team hovering between 8th and 10th. I’ve went from 0 saves 3 weeks ago to 20. How good a chance do you think I have to catch 1st place team and finish in the $$$?
Finally, how worried about Votto should I be?
@Symptom Of The Universe:
Forgot as usual, but for last spot in next week’s lineup would you do Archer vs. Oak, Simon at Nats, or Quintana at Royals?
@Symptom Of The Universe: Quintana
@Symptom Of The Universe: Lincecum over Simon… I’d be concerned about Votto since he’s dealing with an injury…
I took pacman everywhere this year and have been waiting for him to get hot. But he’s really been OK relative to the rest of rd 1, huh?
Do I get glossary credit for the lisper’s nightmare? 2010
@Terrence Mann: I don’t remember whose was the lisper’s nightmare, if yours, nicely done…
@Terrence Mann: @Grey: you can have credit for that as long as I get credit for Fatt Adams…
Hey Grey ,
Prado and Aoki will turn things around this year? I am playing both of them in the Util spot. I can pick up Pollock , Wong , David Murphy , Drew Stubbs , Dickerson!
What should I do?
Thnaks!
@Druss: hold
@Malicious Phenom:
Thanks! What are you expecting from Aoki going forward??
@Druss: Id take Pollock over Aoki
@JeF With 1 F:
Thanks!
@Druss: Pollock over Aoki
@Grey:
Thank you Grey!
Werth, Casey Jansen, Hosmer for McCutchen & Taijuan’t Walker. Who won ?
@HudsonRiver: Cutch
@HudsonRiver: Cutch side, by a wide margin.
@HudsonRiver: Clutch Cutch.
Ryu or Crawford right now ros?
@ferris: RYU
I am driving and laughing so hard at the Mesaraco statement because I say the same thing about how ugly he is when I look at his photo on Rotowold. Grey, you’re hilarious
Don’t drive and read.
@Tarman Got Him: Ha, thanks!
Hey Grey,
Zack Wheeler got dropped in my league and I was thinking of bidding on him and dropping either Arroyo or Jason Hammel. Wheeler has been terrible but his upside is so good I feel like I should take a chance that he’ll turn it around and hope he doesn’t kill my team in the interim. What would you do? What kind of bid is he worth $3-$5? Thanks for your expertise, as always!
@JB: Arroyo
I added Vogelsong, Jaime, Floyd to my team for spot starts yesterday, any of worth keeping around in a 10 team league?
@sul: not really
@sul: Nope
Sorry in advance for a Catcher Question.
Please CUT one (in an OBP league):
Mesoraco, Norris, Ramos
@2000 Brain Cells ago: Norris as he is not full time
@2000 Brain Cells ago:
Agreed. Hard to cut Norris but Mesoraco and Ramos should outproduce him based on sheer # of at-bats alone.
@Hawk: Norris is as close to full time now as most catchers. I’m looking to trade Rosario because I am all in on Norris, and as a usually non-biased A’s fan I have watched him very closely.
Over at Athletics Nation a breakout was predicted for both Chavez and Norris this year, which is why I have both on my team.
@Hawk: You have to remember, A’s don’t employ a full-time DH
14 team 5×5 Roto 1 catcher league:
ROS – Ramos or Rosario?
Thanks.
@EJ: Rosario
Sup Grey. Awesome work, as usual.
Trade Matt Holliday for Michael Brantley?
@HWY68: no
@HWY68: I’ve got a nickel on Grey saying yes.
@Nick the Podcast Host: I agree
@HWY68: Thanks! I’d hold
@Grey: I’ll take my 10 cents boys..hehe
@Grey: Damn you Grey
This is gold. Nice work Grey!
@Miles: Thanks!
Good morning,
12 team yahoo roto dynasty
My Choo/Lindstrom for his Singleton/Perkins
My Myers/Fister for his Rizzo/Miley
Thank you
@The Flayed Man: Myers/Fister
@The Flayed Man: Hold
Morning! Very nice write up!
Start Smily at cleveland today or bench?
@Big W: start
@Big W: The Tigers could start the rotting corpse of Mark Fidrych against the Indians right now and do well.
Also, starting a lefty versus the tribe offense this year = a quality start and a nice W to deposit into the fantasy bank.
Just to clarify – START SMYLY!
@Big W: Thanks! Start
i know everyone has their own fantasy issues and noone really cares about mine but i feel better when i can boohoo about it.
i actually have a team w/Cuddyer,Trumbo,Bruce,Eaton,Cobb,Moore,Weiters,josh Johnson,Rasmus and now Abreau and Gio.
i will now wipe away tears with my “w i sp of hair”.
@guidedbyvoices: Grey…same league….drop Eaton for mr moobs?
thnks
@guidedbyvoices: Hold if that’s Butler
FACT OF THE DAY:
Eating an apple is a more efficient way to stay awake than caffeine.
@JeF With 1 F: You should change your screen name to Snapple Cap.
@de nachos: I was actually going to go with: The best stuff on earth
@JeF With 1 F: sugar Cain. baby. that’s crazy town.
@de nachos: HA
@JeF With 1 F: By choosing an apple over coffee you’d miss out on coffee’s real use at breakfast time – to aid with morning dumps.
@gareth: Haha
@gareth: Ha thats true
@JeF With 1 F: tis true about laxative value of coffee.
@JeF With 1 F: Ahhh, the benefits of fructose, carbs and fiber. Of course, if the coffee is a “pink eye+” no amount of apples are going to help.
Was out of roster moves until today and need a 2B. Wong is gone as of last night. Would you pick up Weeks or Beckham?
TIA!
@Stake: Beckham
@Stake: Id go Weeks right now
@Stake: Weeks
Do you see Juan Francisco playing regularly for the rest of the season or turning into another Chris Carter?
Which reliever would be best to pick up for saves that could last the rest of the year, Melancon or Rondon (yes I know weak choices)?
@James Effhim Kennedy: Francisco won’t play the whole year like this…. Rondon
Hey grey awesome shit as always man. I was very surprised to see Abrue hit the dl. The white soxs had been planning on giving him multiple days off, but they never did. They just kept toting him out there….. Chalk this one up to the soxs not doing their duty…
Quick yes or no on these two questions if you don’t mind. 12 team 6×6 ops and qs are the extra Cats’s.
I traded Porcello for Werth (feel ok about it, what you think)
Also is Dom Brown worth dropping for Roark or duffy?
I have Ajax Brantley (best 19th rd pick ever) Jennings Werth and Dom Brown for the OF
I have Cobb Cingrani Sanchez Wacha Chavez and Leake in the rotaion.
My other option is dropping Melancon with Grilli coming back possibly this week.
Thanks again for the advice, and enjoy the Mixed drinks today!!
@Justin: Hold Dom, should have kept Porcello
@Justin: Thanks! Werth is fine there, hold Brown
Drop gyorko for Rickie weeks? Even if weeks doesn’t play everyday not having the 0-4 will help anyway.
@It’s Enrico Pallazzo: @It’s Enrico Pallazzo: no. Gyorko will be better than Weaks when all is said and done, patience grasshopper..cheers
@Malicious Phenom: Thanks Phenom, but it seems like we say this every Monday. I’m stashing Polanco and have tons of DL guys so don’t have the luxury of picking up a 2b and benching Gyorko until he heats up, so he’s been dead-weight for me all yr.
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: it’s spoken much more often than just on mondays. “looks like somebody’s got a case of the mondays (6/7th memory loss)”
I’ve got Cobb coming off the DL this week and Anibal was just put on waivers. I’ve stashed Walker on the DL. Anibal or Walker were on out. The comments about Anibal are forcing me to reconsider picking him up. I currently have Scherzer, Teheran, Bailey, Gray, and Masterson. Dropping Masterson as he was a fill-in for Cobb and Bailey………Bailey……… him and Masterson are the same…. Thoughts on who to keep between which two Anibal, Walker or even Bailey..????
@JWray: I’d drop Masterson..He is lost right now..
@Malicious Phenom: I’d keep Anibal and Walker
@Big W: @JWray: How was Anibal on waivers? How do I get into these chump leagues!
I was surprised too. He’s in first with most of the top points in pitching. I’m first on the waiver wire, so Anibal is mine if I want him. I just need to decide who to drop to get him. I’m actually leaning toward dropping Gyorko and keeping Bailey.
@JWray: NOOOOOOOOOO!
Grey-
Lose Gyorko or Bonifacio for Wong?
Thanks
@Drew: @Justin: Hold Dom, should have kept Porcello hold
@Malicious Phenom: sorry bout that, keep Jedd
@Drew: Hold
Good Morning to you and Guten Morgen to your ‘stache! (aren’t all mustaches German?)
How concerned are you on the Fielder news? Would you trade him/Reed/Chavez for Freeman?
@John: Guten tag from my mustache… Fielder’s trouble this year, I’m concerned…. I’d take Freeman
Grey nice write up as usual. Would you drop Kluber or Kazmir to make room for Cobb when he comes off the DL Thursday? Thanks as always.
@Allan: Thanks! Kazmir
Best 2b to pick oh while hill is out- ackley, Wong, Dietrich, genet, semien?
Also, how would I rank Stubbs, headley, and Eric young? I need to pick one of them to replace prince at utility,
Thanks in advance.
@Wade boggs: Wong… Young, Headley
Not sure how much longer I can hold out for Crush Davis to come around… would Crush/Adverb be a fair offer for Abreu/Cano to the last-place team that’s got Cano riding the bench?
I’ve got Murphy slotted in at 2B, but could use his 1B-eligibility ’til Abreu gets back.
For context, it’d leave my team looking like this in a 12-team H2H keeper:
C – Lucroy
1B – Murphy
2B – Cano
3B – Arenado
SS – Reyes
OFs – Jones/CarGomez/Werth
Util – Melky
Bench – Matty Carp/Machado/Bogaerts/Abreu* (DL)
SPs – Cueto/Hamels/Kluber/Fister/Smyly/Salazar*/Holland* (DL)/JoFer* (DL)
RPs – Lindstrom/Britton/Qualls/Mejia/Davis/O’Day/Brothers/Crain* (DL)
I know it leaves my rotation thin, but I’m planning on dropping JoFer for Montero or streaming that slot.
Green light?
@JFK: Another stellar write-up, btw…pretty awesome that you were able to integrate a Kierkegaard-ref into a fantasy baseball write-up. He’d be proud!…(or not).
Hope you had a most excellent weekend – thanks in advance for another week of keen insights and laughs to soften the blows of blown UCLs and aggravated/aggravating ankles!
@JFK: Thanks! I’d take Cano side
I cant smoke enough green to keep up with all these injuries that are killing me…Hope you had a good weekend Grey.
1. Wong or Ackley ROS?
2. Calhoun or Eaton ROS?
3. Drop one to make room for Anibal or hold?? Kennedy, Liriano, Peralta, Keuchel, or relievers: C. Allen, B. Shaw, J. Smith, my other relievers are Street and K-Rod.
Thanks.
@Greyismyhero: I’d go Wong/Calhoun/Allen.
@JFK: here’s somebody else that looks to say SMOKE IT! quite often http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/31003/chris-archer
@Greyismyhero: Wong…Calhoun…Shaw…Smoke it!
Oh great Grey:
please pick top 3 OF’s in order. Points league. Need help NOW! Not ROS.
Crawford, Lake, EY Jr, Ozuna, Quentin, Venable
@Josh Freeman: Crawford, Young, Venable
The crack reporters at ESPN have finally solved the riddle of why Junior Lake doesn’t play everyday- “Lake has been swinging a hot bat over the past week — 7-for-22 with two doubles and two homers — but apparently manager Rick Renteria wants to keep Chris Coghlan sharp, so he’ll give him the start in left field Saturday. “
@The Strolg: maybe, but before that they were playing goddamn kalish over him. i almost guarantee he slept with somebody’s daughter in the front office (lake did)
@The Strolg: Take out the 6 RBI game and he’s got 10 in 110 ABs.
@Nick the Podcast Host: how many do the other people taking that lineup spot got though Nick? (trust me it’s worse)
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8626/
@The Strolg: Haha
My team stinks! Now that I got that off my chest, I am in a 10 team keeper league and probably should start looking into some moves for next year. My roster below.
Now I have someone inquiring on Hanley, Kinsler and Verlander for Segura, Will Myers and Matt Cain and a 3rd round pick. Do you like that deal? My offer to him was Kinlser and Verlander for Myers and his 2nd rd pick.
I picked up Tavaras and Singleton.
I wanted to shop Hanley for Abreu, thoughts?
Montero, Miguel(C) ARI
Napoli, Mike(1B) BOS
Kinsler, Ian(2B) DET
Arenado, Nolan(3B) COL
Ramirez, Hanley(SS) LAD
Cabrera, Melky(OF) TOR
Pence, Hunter(OF) SF
Rios, Alex(OF) TEX
Brantley, Michael(OF) CLE
Hosmer, Eric(1B) KC
Singleton, Jon(1B) HOU
Hill, Aaron(2B) ARI
Machado, Manny(3B) BAL
Heyward, Jason(OF) ATL
Taveras, Oscar(OF) STL
Active Pitchers
Beckett, Josh(SP) LAD
Fister, Doug(SP) WAS
Kershaw, Clayton(SP) LAD
Strasburg, Stephen(SP) WAS
Verlander, Justin(SP) DET
Cishek, Steve(RP) MIA
Reed, Addison(RP) ARI
Eovaldi, Nathan(SP) MIA
Tillman, Chris(SP) BAL
Wheeler, Zack(SP) NYM
@los locos: ok the deal would be i get Myers segura and Cain for Verlander and Hanley trying to get a pick, thoughts of that and above statement?
Also trying to move Kinsler for price how do you like price as a keeper?
@los locos: Are you Diddy? Is this the same comment?
@Grey: I’m diddy forgot to change out the name
Yup dropped Masterson. Fortunately I sat him in his last two, but there’s no end in sight. Bad control lower velocity. Since it’s a 16 team league though, I picked up… Jorge De La Rosa! Hahahaha oh boy. Tops in ERA, tied for next to last in Ws. Need the run support.
Goldy is a golden beast. I can only watch from afar as I am stuck with Longoria whose only claim to fame at this stage of his career was his stint on some lousy tv show with some horny housewives and Harvey who’s still mending on the DL.
@papasmurf: @The Strolg: Jorge a good get in 16 teamer. Stubbs 12% and Lisper’s Nightmare 27% (credit to Terrance Mann!) providing temporary run support.
@papasmurf: Ha
@papasmurf: papa smurf dropped masterson? I’m encouraged!
By the way I typed papa smurf into my phone and it changed it to “papa snuff”which amused me.
@gareth: Hope it works out for ya. Now that I gave up on him, he’s probably gonna win 15 games the rest of the way with a 2.50 ERA
Liriano or Kennedy for this week only?
@BringdaRuckus: Kennedy $20.6 > Liriano $15.7 for the week.
Drop Beltran in a 12 team 5×5 league or wait and see if he has surgery?
@Mr. Rickey: You should say who you’d be dropping for
@Grey:
Springer?
@Mr. Rickey: Do it
Hey Grey, can you rank these MI for me ROS (5×5 h2h):
Asdrubal, Gyorko, Lawrie (just got 2b elig)
Thanks!
@Adam Jonesin: Gyorko, Asdrubal
Sit/start Keuchel @ LAA? (SON doesn’t like it.)
@Jon: I benched him
@Jon: It might be a sample size issue with SON. I’m sure it also didn’t like his last start against Tex. I’m gonna start him in my H2H league…
@Cyr:
I’m starting him. SON uses steamer projections & steamer doesn’t like Keuchel. However, I became convinced after reading a couple of articles about him on Fangraphs that believe he has reinvented himself & you can’t really use the outdated projections.
@Jon: All the tools say no.
Danny Duffy worth a pickup in 14 team H2H?
@Mike: K:BB ain’t purdy.
“Don’t thleep on the Lisper’s Nightmare!”……best player nickname going this season.
@Cooper Clux Clan: Thanks!
Weekly points league, who would you start?
Kazmir @TOR (Dickey)
Masterson @OAK (Chavez)
Leake @WAS, vs STL (Strasburg, Wainwright)
@Lemmingness: I’d start Kazmir and Leake
Abreu owner and I’m in full panic mode. I guess I’m worried about the injury lingering and losing the value I’ve accumulated. Do I attempt to sell a couple tiers down for someone like Justin Morneau or just take a deep breath and realize everything is going to be OK?
Haha thanks Grey – great job as always!
@WNWDOTCOM: Stay calm
Funny that Prince has a pain in his neck….Hes been a pain in my ass all season. THAT FAT F***
@JeF With 1 F: Yup
Hey Grey, the Cingrani blurb was right on and has been for quite a few years now. Reminded me of a time I met a buddy in NYC for a Yanks/Sox weekend. I’m from Central NY State and he had moved to Florida but we still meet up every year somewhere in a northeast stadium for a Yankees series and a lot of alcohol.
This particular time in NYC he had a craving for some good Italian food which is in abundance in Central NYS but not in Florida, so we decided to go to Little Italy for a major monge. We found a trattoria on Mulberry Street, indoor/outdoor place, maitre d’ on the curb. We were psyched, the menu had some great classic food on it and we ordered a shit ton of it. The wine was flowing, Sinatra was playing in the background, our waiter was speaking in fluent Italian to us, some guy looked like the owner was walking around watching things in an expensive suit, looking like the Godfather.
The food was the most disgusting shit we ever ate in our lives, not one item we ordered was even edible, it was pathetic. We consigned ourselves to just pay the bill and get the hell out of there, just another NYC ripoff. While we were waiting to pay the chef walks out of the kitchen in full fancy uniform, a short little old Chinese guy.
@nyydj2: Used to live a block from there. We used to laugh at folk like you eating that $#!+!
@nyydj2: Yeah, not what it once was
Need advice on who to replace Abreu with during his DL stint.
The pickings are slim… (Cuban for Cuban ) Yonder Alonso, Moreland or Konerko.
Thought?
@Steve: Alonso
It still hurts to sit after that Kershaw start.
@Lville Jim: Ha
for NL only purposes (actually other purposes too, really) zimmerman at LF is bout as cool as it gets, since this way i won’t have to trade or bench owings, rather just drop one of venable/lake/khris davis (likely venable since he’s terrible and isn’t starting every day again, although Quentin did get hurt again).
@Montezuma’s Revenge… right now: Nice
What would you do with Hosmer? Hold in the hopes that he goes on another mid-and-late season tear like last year? Sell his “James Loney plus” self low? Drop him for a streamer? Drop him to stash a high upside prospect (for ex. Blanco)? I own Hosmer as my util and needless to say, I’m a tad frustrated.
@Joe:
I meant Polanco, not Blanco.
@Joe: im about to cut him myself. id rather stream my UTIL spot at this point.. the worst part about hosmer is that his FB distance is WAY down so even if he does start hitting more fly balls, they arent going to leave the yard. he’s going to have to turn alot of things around to repeat last years 2nd half
@Joe: I’d hold
What is the consensus as to my middling options for middle infidel? Who’s the flavor of the week in a 12-team roto league? Gordon Beckham, Brandon Crawford, Rickie Weeks, Eduardo Escobar, Derek Dietrich, Zach Cozart, and motorScooter Gennet are all available. Thanks as always.
@Principal Blackman: Weeks
Who should I drop for Bauer. Quintana or Garza?
Thanks!
@Michael: Garza
So its totally beyond time to give up on Masterson and Buccoltz right? I keep crossing my fingers and they keep sucking balls worse than the time before. I mean even for guys like vogelsong and jaime garcia? My pitching is pathetic
@Scott H: Yup. Vargas 34%, Odorizzi 7%, and EJax 3% all pitching well and worth a peek.
@Nick the Podcast Host: yea odorizzi has been great for 2. Im just gonna be an observer for his game vs the A’s haha. Maybe an owner shortly thereafter
@Scott H: I feel you.
If Taveras and Polanco got called up at the same time (for argument’s sake), who would you snag first?
Polanco for the SB’s.
@Blue: Polanco
Goog Morning Grey,
Just want your expert take on my current roster and what you think needs addressing:
INF: Gomes, Pujols, Pedroia, Alvarez, Aybar, Encarnacion, Gyorko
OF: McCutcheon, Cespedes, Cain
DH: Ozuna, Springer
Bench: EverCab, Bruce, Jennings, Taveras, Belt
SP: Kluber, Porcello, Anibal, Smyly, Beckett, Kennedy, Pomeranz, Skaggs, Cashner, Cobb, Salazar
RP: Soriano, Nathan, Qualls, Motte
Large roster, no DH/ML slots. Its a 10 team roto keeper, 5×5 w/ OPS & QS
Needless to say the team hasn’t performed up to billing, very erradic production, and my pitching has been a struggle. I’m lacking for QS. Losing my 2 aces early didn’t help.
What’s your take on the team? Is it worth it to be more patient?
Is Salazar worth the stash for now?
There are players like Pollack, Smith, and not much SP out there.
@David: Forget Salazar for now, your pitching looks like a bit of a mess, hopefully Cobb comes back strong… The hitting looks okay, but you have way too many bench bats… Trade and upgrade… I.e., EverCab and Pedroia for Cano, that sorta thing…
Anyone want Fielder? Anyone? Cuz I sure don’t.
Aoki or De Aza rest of reason?
@Beastman: You can have my Fielder… Aoki
@Grey: Unless we’re talking Cecil, no deal!
Thanks as always, Grey. These A.M. posts are the best way to start the day.
I blame Swisher and Salazar for my last place standing. Any of these waiver guys better than those chuckleheads? (12 team, OPS/QS/SOLD)
Olt, Smith, Franklin, Hutchison. Odorizzi
C- (Wieters) Suzuki, Norris
1b- Fielder/Morneau (Singleton)
2b- Hill/Wong/Solarte
3b- Alvarez
SS- Segura
OF- Choo, Kemp, Holliday, Revere, Dickerson, (Swisher, Polanco)
SP- Anibal, Wacha, Kazmir, Porcello, Cole, Richards (Walker)
RP- Robertson, Janssen, Frieri, Britton
@shibboleth: You can do better than Swisher, and why do you have 3 2B
@Grey: Solarte gives me flex, he’s actually slotted into my Util right now. I’ll drop swisher for smith, since he seems to have reversed the downward trend Unless you say Olt :)
Cool
@Shibboleth: I would swap Salazar for Hutch if he’s still available… Grey was talking him up all year, now after the CG SO he won’t stay a free agent for long. If you already dropped Salazar, nvm, Richards/Porcello/Kazmir are all probably safer bets than Hutch still
Take his offer of my Springer for his Machado in non keeper or counter with my prince/altuve/springer/anibal for his pujols/machado/kershaw? Is that counter close or not? I also have Bum/Bailey if that makes it more reasonable than giving anibal in the deal.
@Fielder’s fatties: I don’t think that counter is close. You’re getting the best hitter and best pitcher.
@Cram It: That’s probably a fair point – which is better for me: My Prince/JUpton/Springer/Anibal for his Pujols/Machado/Kershaw or just do the one for one above.
@Fielder’s fatties: that’s also one of those counters that just pisses the other owner off (or at least it does me). I offer a 1 for 1, I don’t want a return swap of a third of our teams.
Longoria and Beckett for Votto and Rosario.
Which side?
Thanks.
@Derrick: Votto it’s fair
I’m in a 12 team mixed Yahoo plus league and I’m getting killed. Is it time to cut bait on Homer Bailey? I really need the roster space and Bailey just destroyed my ERA/WHIP again this weekend.
I recently traded Prince Fielder for Jason Heyward and Sonny Gray (did I win this one?) and Brian Dozier is playing 2b for me, so I don’t really have room for Gyorko’s shitty bat. Should I cut bait on Gyorko instead? So basically, do I drop Bailey, Gyorko, or hold em both? Thanks!
@Justin Up: Hold Bailey…Don’t love the Heyward trade, hold Gyorko
I was just talking with a friend about how Chinatown is going to swallow up little Italy last night! Get out of my head, Mr. Albright!
@mauledbypandas: Ha
Which closer should I hold onto…Z. Britton or C. Qualls? Does Farnsworth really threaten Qualls? Should I even have a HOU closer on my roster? How safe is Britton’s job? Aside from my rambling…I think that a one word (name) answer will suffice.
Thanks.
@Squints: Qualls
Am I crazy? I’m contemplating trading my Adam Jones & Anibal Sanchez for Giancarlo & Tijuan Walker. H2H points league, Giancarlo is easily the top point getter so far and I have a ton of pitchers so Anibal is expendable.
@Wudaben: Not crazy
maybin or wong for bench util?
@Sniff Test: Depends what you position you might need more… Wong…
Kershaw for Braun a good trade?
@Jayone: Sure
Looking to upgrade pitching in my 12 team redraft league.
Harper + matt Cain for either greinke , Tanaka, or sale. Or is that aiming too high? Unsure of Harper’s value.
Thanks!
@Henry: Tanaka
@Grey: I got an offer for James shields. Too low?
It’s fair
@Grey:
Got another offer for wacha. Wacha or shields ROS?
Thanks btw.
Shields
would you do Anibal for Sale? it looks like he might be coming off DL soon?
@Pager24: No
Need steals. Was offered his Dee Gordon for my Andrus. I kinda feel like he’s selling high and buying low, but it’s fairly tempting. Thoughts?
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: take it and dont look back, gordon getting 120 runs and close to 100 sbs if healthy and keeps his playing weight
I’m being blinded by the fact that my two guys in this trade had huge days yesterday. Side 1 or Side 2?
1) Pujols and Alex Gordon
2) Adam Jones and Tim Hudson
@Gonzo_The_Great: Jones and Huddy
@Gonzo_The_Great: 1
@Gonzo_The_Great: Pujols
Have RZimm on my DL (somehow I don’t think it’s the last time I’ll say that). in a deep league with nothing better on wire.
Lots of if’s here, but if he makes the move to OF and if he can stay healthy for a few weeks, are you thinking of trading him off, or just taking his 3B/OF (possible 1B) bat for maybe 1/2 the season and just keep a DL spot open for him for the other half?
@ragman: Depends what you can get
Sal Perez or Mesoraco ROS? Is it even close? Feelin’ Mezzz
@Andrew D: mezz
Drop Wheeler and/or Kuroda for Vogelsong, Garcia, Bud Norris, Bedard, Danny Duffy or Gavin Floyd?
@ChiliCheeseConey: Eh
Hey Grey, and anyone else that has an opinion: Should I pick up AJ Pollock?
Limited Transaction league and due to injuries I only got 2 FA moves left for the season (sigh). My current yawnstipating OF: Stanton, Heyward, Gordon, Reddick, Fowler.
What say you?
@Fletch: Not with only 2 move left
@Fletch: Hold
@Grey: did you do what i did, and find out late that there was even a cap on pickups? How many have you used to be down to 2?
Abreu hit the dl and hart is right behind him….which cornerman should i pick up in league with TBs/BBs added into standard categories…..Cron/Smoak/Reynolds/Carter/Duda/Konerko
@Big League Choo: Carter
So, should I drop Masterson for Wheeler or pick up a good reliever to balance out my peripherals Master-son & Liriano have messed up so far? I’m dying in wins but otherwise doing really well in roto categories. Roster:
SP’s: Teheran, Liriano
RP’s: K-Rod, F-Rod
P’s: Axford, Motte, Kluber, Smyly
Bench: Cingrani, Eovaldi, Porcello, Masterson
Best relievers available: Jim Johnson, Storen, Machi, Benoit, Tazawa, Peralta
Best starters available: Wheeler, Dickey, Skaggs, Buckholz, Hughes, Leake
Thanks as always guys!
@Clint: Johnson
Deep league. Deal Wily Peralta to get Dee Gordon?
@Mandy: I would
Talk about an in your face interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdMUGrHe2tw
For me, its the “I haven’t slept for 3 days” hangdog eyes that really stand out.
@gareth: Ha
Good Day Grey,
No questions just wanna say great article. It was really funny. Peace.
@King Trout: Thanks
@King Trout: Thanks!
Pollock or Parra?
@Paz: Pollock
I traded Freddie Freeman for Joe Mauer and Michael Brantley.
My catchers have been Jason Castro, Salty, Derek Norris…… I have Jose Bautista as my big OF piece, but not much else after losing Harper…… I also have Eric Hosmer and am waiting for his post-May incarnation to appear, and I’m bullish.
I think it’s a trade that I had to make. Which side?
Thanks as always, Grey.
@Benny the Jet: I would have kept Freddie
@Benny the Jet: Freeman
@Grey: I knew you’d say that. Well, I’m going with my gut.
In a 14 team H2H league, I traded 1 #3 hitter for 2 #3 hitters to fill 2 needs: Catcher and OF. The OF is 5 tools and breaking out in his age 27 season. how you still take Freeman who doesn’t steal and hits for an overrated offense, I don’t know.
If you want to go by name factor, okay sure, Freddie Freeman is some great alliteration. But Michael Brantley is unspectacularly consistent and should continue having a career year. “Yeah, I’m a fan.”
My middle infield is Ruben Tejada and Miguel Tejada. I like Tejada but should I pick up Wong? Lol
@Puig: yes
cliff lee or jon lester/alex gordon
@tim: Gordon
Grey: you da man. Looking ahead a bit but need an opinion now. Your preference?
McCarthy 2 starts both HOME SD, CIN
Roark 2 starts both HOME MIA, TEX
@Josh Freeman: McCarthy
Hi grey et al,
Thoughts on these trades:
Pujols/iwakuma/heyward for Trout
Pujols/heyward for Carlos Gomez
If you owned Pujols, which of the two would you prefer?
@Cyr: I would keep Albert
@Cyr: Trout
Need a SS to replace Brad Miller..Would you give Ortiz to get Hosmer and Dee Gordon?
@Bryan: Sure, if you need steals
@Grey: I need a ss that can hit.
Guten Morgan, Grey! Just turned Gray into Marte and Dee/Ventura into Scherzer… Hoping you approve of those decisions.. Now I have an owner asking about Porcello. What’s fair value if I’m looking for an offensive player? I’m probably going multi-player to get more back, but is Dozier too high/low? He has the likes of Longo, Beltre, Choo, Pence, Carpenter, Salto (I have Castro), etc. as well. Thanks in advance!
@Nico: Probably too high, but try it
@Grey: Will do. Thanks, Grey!
I feel like I made a mistake dropping Kuroda instead of Masterson. Its a 10 team h2h league, so no one makes trades.
@Harris: I don’t think either warrant roster spots in a 10 teamer, tbh
@Cyr: Yep, I never bother with 10 teams or fewer h2h leagues, the poor managers still don’t manage their teams, and the good managers all have all star caliber teams that don’t require much management. When the playoffs roll around in those leagues, it’s simply a matter of which all stars are hot, and there’s your league champion. Not rewarding at all.
Right ROS rank for possible closers that are FA in my league? Qualls (since he was, at least, announced as the closer), Doolittle, Mejia, Britton, Johnson, Shaw, Familia?
@Jack: Qualls, Mejia, Johnson
More saves ROS – Mejia or Britton?
@ERad: Mejia
Which sp do you see having a bigger impact this season: Robbie Ray or Marcus Stroman?
@Jay: Stroman
RCL Trade Proposal:
Cano & Choo
or
Car-Go (COL) & Greinke
@Fish: Cano, it’s fair
Is there a date on the calendar when the Gyorko bandwagon is officially decommissioned and we can all hop off and cut our losses for riding with him to start the season instead of Kendrick/Dozier/Utley/Rendon/…?
@Ron: That day already came and went for me. Traded him for Craig about a week ago. In a redraft, I’d straight up cut him. In a dynasty, I’d see if you could get some value out of him by trading him to a team in a rebuilding year.
Saddest part is I used my last keeper spot on him. Could have, should have, would have kept Teheran. Such is life in the cruel game of fantasy baseball.
Price’s disaster yesterday buried my ratios even more in my salary cap league. What do you think of me adding Iwakuma and Greinke going forward for Price and Cole. Gerit will be an awesome pitcher, I think, but his whip and even era appear to be where I’d expect them to end up this year. Same goes for Price. Greinke has been out of his mind, and Iwakuma very consistent as well. Scared of his Texas start, but he’s getting a good % of ground balls.
Worth the risk ?
@true and correct: I’d take Greinke side
Degrom or montero?
Masterson or Leake for the rest of the way?
@kyle: Montero….Leake
How do I fix this team?
5×5 roto, sitting in 10th place with 47 points. Any sugesstions? I’m considering bagging it up on the season with all the injuries I’ve had.
C Miguel Montero, Ari C
1B Paul Goldschmidt, Ari 1B
2B
3B Kyle Seager, Sea 3B
SS Alcides Escobar, KC SS
2B/SS
1B/3B James Loney, TB 1B
OF Justin Upton, Atl OF
OF Hunter Pence, SF OF
OF Matt Joyce, TB OF, DH
OF Khris Davis, Mil OF
OF
UTIL Seth Smith, SD OF, DH
Bench Ryan Zimmerman*, Wsh 3B DL15
Bench Bryce Harper*, Wsh OF DL15
Bench Ben Zobrist*, TB 2B, SS, OF DL15
Bench Jon Singleton, Hou 1B
Bench
PITCHERS
SLOT PLAYER, TEAM POS ACTION
P Zack Greinke, LAD SP
P Nathan Eovaldi, Mia SP
P Tim Hudson, SF SP DTD
P Yovani Gallardo, Mil SP
P Wily Peralta, Mil SP PP
P Sean Doolittle, Oak RP
P Darren O’Day, Bal RP
P Zach Britton, Bal SP, RP
P Jenrry Mejia, NYM SP
Bench Madison Bumgarner, SF SP
Bench Jason Grilli*, Pit RP DL15
DL Mat Latos*, Cin SP DL60
@HeyGuy1234:
DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN, that team is terrible. BAG IT UP, and come back next season
@HeyGuy1234: Drop Singleton, Zimmerman and O’Day and fill your lineup
Two-parter. I am contemplating trading Pedroia in a package to get Scherzer and Chapman. 10 team H2H OPS/QS league.
1) Would you do it?
2) Who can come close to replacing Pedroia’s production for me? Kendrick is on wire and looking good. I know you love Wong (hehe), but I already have three rookies holding down positions (Bogaerts, Hamilton, Springer). Also on wire: Phillips, Hill, Walker….
@Corey:
YESSSSSSSSSS do that trade
and yes add kendrick to replace Pedroia. Scherzer is THE GUY
@HeyGuy1234: The owner I’d be trading with is more hesitant about this deal than I thought he’d be (he doesn’t compete in saves so Chapman means nothing to him, essentially Pedroia for Scherzer). I could pursue a similar deal elsewhere, packaging Pedroia for a top tier starter and closer, but it was really Scherzer/Chapman that made me feel OK about dealing Pedy.
@Corey: Sure… Kendrick
Hey grey, (10 team h2h points/ re draft/ weekly roster locks)
Would you drop Papelbon to add smyly? I would put smyly at the RP slot
Who do you like better for this week; cueto & his one start vs mad bum & his 2 starts?
@Bob:
Grey sorry for the follow, forgot to add this in
I’m a Carlos Santana owner would you look to add devin mesoraco Wilson Ramos or sal Perez? Looking over my roster here are a few I could drop if I wanted an upgrade; george springer, Desmond Jennings,or I could drop Papelbon too
— starters, c. Santana, goldy, pedroia, David wright, Alexi Ramirez, Jhonny peralta, Matt Holliday, pence, Michael Brantley, springer, Dunn at DH and Dee Gordon at utility
Bench Hosmer, polanco, d Jennings & Harper on DL
Pitching Strasberg , tanaka, cueto, , RP keuchel & pap, bench mad bum, and Gerrit cole
Thanks again
@Bob: Sure, Smyly…Forget a 2nd catcher
@Grey:
Thanks for the insight as always!
No problem
Thinking of putting my team of the Fatkins diet (what you call it when you get rid of Fat Adams)- this is a no-brainer trade right?
Adams for Heyward?
@Fatt Adams: Sure
Hello again Grey,
I was wondering if I should trade prince fielder and Anthony rendon for Freeman. My league is 5×5 standard categories, 10 team head to head. Here is my lineup:
C: mesoraco
1B: fielder
2B: rendon
3B: longoria
OF: Jupton, mccutchen, Bautista
Util: Blackmon , springer
Bench: Matt Adams
DL: kipnis
N/A: polanco
Thank you in advance !
@Grey #1 fan: Yup
I am shopping Arenado to teams for an arm and I need to know what is good value for him right now. Which are the ones you take easily?
1) Arenado or G. Cole?
2) Arenado or J. Zimmerman?
3) Arenado or Fister?
4) Arenado or Ryu?
5) Arenado or Bailey?
@Ron: You should do better, but Cole is fair
I feel like this might be a really dumb question, but should I even bother with having Salazar any more, since you know he’s not even with the big leagues anymore? I’ve held on to him that long because I really want to believe in him, but you know…..Grabbed Bauer by the way too
@Vottomatic: Drop him
Can you name the pitcher(s) that is currently in the minors and will end the season in the minors that will make the biggest impact in the majors next year?
@malamoney: Bradley
@Grey: Damnit! I meant to say, “anyone not named Bradley”…
@malamoney: stephenson or syndergaard maybe.
I’m in a 20 team h2h dynasty league. I’m thinking of trading justin upton garret richards for stanton. I think this is a solid deal but not sure I can take the sp hit. My others starters are kershaw darvish lee wily peralta wheeler pomeranz. Should I do this trade?
@Ryan: Go for it
My ERA and WHIP have been decimated this season, largely due to owning Mike Minor, Homer Bailey, Tim Lincecum, Francisco Liriano and Chris archer. Can you please give me any reason as to why I should still own any of them? I really feel like I am holding on for name value alone, and will go down in flames while holding on to them. 12 team league. Thanks!
@Parker: No idea who you’re dropping them for
Went through the trials and tribulations of fantasy baseball management yesterday.
After watching the red hot A’s live for 2 games I decided it was best to bench masterson.
Yay!
I figured my “ace” price would deal later on against the shmuck shoemaker and the Angels.
Noo!
Started Santana over Ramos as I figured Ramos would sit as the nats wouldn’t want him catching a day game right after a night game as they wanted to ease him back in after his injury lay off.
Noo!
Being an Indians fan owning Indians players basically sucked yesterday (I don’t own Brantley).
Santana & swisher – 0 for 9.
Masterson – train wreck.
Its going to be a long season…………..
@gareth: Yup
Currently have Bonifacio at 2B/SS. With his slump, is it time to consider dropping him for Wong?
@CM: I’d hold if you need steals
Two spots for 4 starters
Wheeler, degrom, harang or r.ray
Who you like in a 5×5 roto league?
Thanks!
@Peter Parker: Wheeler
@Grey:
Who do u like for the second spot?
@Peter Parker: I also have Hutchison.
@Peter Parker: Hutch
@Grey: thank you kindly.
No problem
Jose fernandez dropped in my keeper league, pick him up?
@sul: Maybe
@sul: this is where you want to mention how many keepers, how many teams, and what are your other keeper options, and possibly other injured guys on waivers.
Hey Grey! Who would you start: activate & start Bauer against Det, or Eovaldi vs Phils ?
Then drop Eovaldi to activate Bauer? thanks guru
@Lou: Eovaldi…Eh
drop masteron for mccartchy, ejax, keuchel, or odorizzi? 5×5 h2h
@jaw: Keuchel
Hey Grey, would you sign off on dropping Gyorko for Wong. I’m in a points league and just can’t take the pain Gyorko is putting on me anymore.
@Anthony: Nope
Should I be rostering Gregerson or Familia for prospective saves? My team is also dead last in ERA and WHIP right now thanks to a primary rotation of Masterson, Liriano, Bailey, and Gio and a Linstrom/Axford bullpen. Yeesh.
@Principal Blackman: Gregerson
Hello Grey… its going to be a sad 15 days without Abreu in the lineup.
What do you think about Dozier going forward…If you redrafted today where would you take him? Someone in my league traded Cano J Zim and M Adams for Dozier, Shark, and Melky which side do you like?
@Wacha Wacha: Probably 3rd round…Cano
My team stinks! Now that I got that off my chest, I am in a 10 team keeper league and probably should start looking into some moves for next year. My roster below.
Now I have someone inquiring on Hanley, and Verlander for Segura, Will Myers and Matt Cain and a I’m tyring to get a draft pick. Do you like that deal? My other deal is Kinsler for Price, thoughts of that deal and Price in a keeper league.
I picked up Tavaras and Singleton.
I wanted to shop Hanley for Abreu, thoughts?
Montero, Miguel(C) ARI
Napoli, Mike(1B) BOS
Kinsler, Ian(2B) DET
Arenado, Nolan(3B) COL
Ramirez, Hanley(SS) LAD
Cabrera, Melky(OF) TOR
Pence, Hunter(OF) SF
Rios, Alex(OF) TEX
Brantley, Michael(OF) CLE
Hosmer, Eric(1B) KC
Singleton, Jon(1B) HOU
Hill, Aaron(2B) ARI
Machado, Manny(3B) BAL
Heyward, Jason(OF) ATL
Taveras, Oscar(OF) STL
Active Pitchers
Beckett, Josh(SP) LAD
Fister, Doug(SP) WAS
Kershaw, Clayton(SP) LAD
Strasburg, Stephen(SP) WAS
Verlander, Justin(SP) DET
Cishek, Steve(RP) MIA
Reed, Addison(RP) ARI
Eovaldi, Nathan(SP) MIA
Tillman, Chris(SP) BAL
Wheeler, Zack(SP) NYM
@los locos: I’d take Segura side
drop Masterson for Joe Smith or Jim Johnson?
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: Johnson
@Grey: What makes you think that when JJ loaded the bases in the 6th yesterday? Obviously a believer in him returning to form?
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: Scioscia wants Frieri and A’s seem to want Johnson eventually
12-tm 6×6 (OPS & QS) H2H, I’m playing a team that hoards SP this week. The league has a few of these, as well as aggressive streamers (6 moves/wk), so pickins are slim and streams have to be picked up in advance. My opponent has 15 starts on his roster, I have 6. All 2-starters are rostered, as well as all of today’s SP.
1. Do I use my 6 moves to pick up 6 more starts, bringing me to 12 (but knowing my opp can go up to 21 with his moves)? Or do i concede W, K and QS and try to win SV and the ratios to even out pitching by throwing only RPs and a few high value starts (Bum v MIN, Gray @ TB, maybe Cobb v OAK or Skaggs v HOU)?
2. If I stream, I have to act in advance and have 2 roster spots to play with. Which 2 do i grab first?
Tue–deSclafani v PHI (SON 6.6)
Wed–McCarthy @ STL (6.3), Rienzo @ KC (-17.9)
Thur–Ray v TEX (?), W. Chen v CLE (7.2)
Fri–Elias v HOU (8.5), Duffy @ LAA (-5.6), Anderson @ NYM (10.3)
Sat–Vogelsong v MIN (10.4)
Vogelsong, Anderson and Elias are all on waivers till tomorrow but the rest are FA.
@Steve Stevenson: 1. McCarthy, Vogelsong
You rolling out Burnett (@Mia, SON-$16.2) or Skaggs (vHou, $11.5) tomorrow?
@Adam: Burnett
Safe to drop Wieters for Rosario or Ramos?
@RTP: Rosario
Pick 2 to sit on your bench in hopes of some favorable starts/upside in the second half of the season.
Salazar, Stroman, Jon Gray, Eddie Butler, Appel and Kyle Zimmer
@malamoney: First two
@Grey: where would Carlos Martinez fit into that?
He’s not a starter
@Grey: so I take that as no chance he moves into that role.
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. My Kimbrel for Rios? Other closers are Perkins and Soria.
@Herschel: Sounds decent
Andrus is in waiver now and looks not good so far.
My SS is Segura and MI is Alexei, how will Andrus be ROS? Drop Alexei for Andrus? Thanks.
@Wilson: I’d want Andrus
Which side do you like in a 6×6 H2H league w/ OPS & QS:
Moss & Kluber or Morneau, Ryu, & Smyly?
Thanks!
@Booya: Kluber
Rosario or Mesoraco?
@Jefe: Rosario
Weekly H2H Points League. Start 4 SP.. Which 4 would you start?
Teheran MIL COL
Liriano BAL WAS
Beckett @NYM @PHI
Smyly @CLE TEX
Bauer DET @BAL
Odorizzi OAK BOS
Cobb
Ventura TEX
Sanchez CHW
Different league, same points. Richards or Smyly?
@Wudaben: Teheran, Beckett, Smyly, Anibal…Richards
In a standard 5×5 H2H league with 12 teams:
– Do you start Kluber tonight vs DET? Good offense that doesn’t strike out a lot, generally, but he’s been such a K machine these last 3 starts that I’m tempted to trot him out there.
– Better fill-in option at 3B for this week: McGehee or Solarte? HitterTron hates them both, which I totally understand.
Yes on Kluber… Solarte
pollock or desmond jennings? pollock’s FB distance is 293 ft right now and im getting sick of TB doing nothing offensively
Jennings
I have kipnis on the dl woth no 2b help on the wire so have had gyorko in my 2b slot ALL SEASON. The one day i get sick of all the o fers and bench him in his start against jose fernandez while playing NO ONE in his place at 2b he decided to hit 2 home runs.
Then this week at corrs I’m thinking he maybe hits one home run. Nah.
Kipnis can’t come back soon enough.
@gareth: Im in the same exact boat….Bailing water daily
Would it be wise to trade Cano and Holliday for McCutch? I would also have to find a 2nd base replace which I was thinking could be Wong. Thoughts???
@AA: it would not be wise to make that deal.
Bit much
Votto or Morneau ROS ?
serious need of SP help….Votto for Price or Zimmerman if i can get?
@Lou: Votto and Votto for Zim
Votto…Those aren’t good deals
@Grey: thanks Grey!
Who are the 5 best Fantasy Baseball perts? Albright, Albright, Albright, Albright, and Albright…questions ya’ll…
1. Everything else being equal who you want on your team: Pollock, Byrd, Lake, Stubbs, Dickerson, David Murphy
2. Also you still got that good love for OZUNA? OZUNA be OKAY-ZUNA recently.
Much love
Ha… 1. Pollock 2. OZUNA
Need a fill in outfielder. Calhoun or Pollock? Thanks.
@Vernon: Kal
Pollock
pick two to start this week: Yelich, J-Up, Chris Davis
pick two to start this week: Cobb (either Oak or Bos not really clear), Vogelsong (Min), Samardzija (NYY)
obrigado
J-Up, Chris Davis…Cobb, Samardzija
Wong or Lowrie? Lowrie ‘s been straining my team average all year…I’d have to drop him.
Wong
Thanks, man. Love your blog. Keep up the good work.
No problem
what kind of OF or SP could I (should I) get for jon lester/alex gordon. i asked about cliff lee above and you liked the gordon side. bumgarner or adam jones aiming too high?
Try it
If I need to replace Villar in 6×6 (OPS) H2H for a few days, go with EverCab, a suddenly hot Owings, or Aybar? HT likes EverCab this week.
@Steve Stevenson: take the Cab
EverCab
Weekly points league,
Follow up question from before, would you start [email protected](Dickey) or [email protected](Stras),vsSTL(Waino) or [email protected](Wacha)? (pick one)
@Lemmingness: No, actually pick two. Thanks a bunch
@Lemmingness: sit McCarthy
McCarthy
And Leake
MA THE MEAT LOAF………………………………….Fuck
Greinke for his 1 start v. Bum for his double ? Again, ratios are my greatest need.
Would you trust Iwakuma’s Texas start over Bum’s at Coors. Texas can be scary, but Coors is frightening.
Thanks, as always.
No idea of Bum’s starts
@Grey: Bum at Coors/Home – Minn
I don’t start guys at Coors, Bum has been decent there
@Grey: Grey, you the man. Thanks for getting back to me. Yeah, Bum had a nice start last time out, but I’m with you, especially with the worst ratios I’ve ever had in the 15 years I’ve been playing roto, DON’T START anyone at Coors, especially when the weather heats up.
Yup… No problem
Double C out until july
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Joel Sherman of the New York Post on Monday that CC Sabathia (knee) will be sidelined until “at least July.”
Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter
May 19 – 12:31 PM
@Malicious Phenom: Good maybe hell start eating again
@JeF With 1 F: I hear for CC’s rehab, he is going to throw some of those gopher balls to Prince, to get Princes bat speed back to where it should be..
Would you bench Davis for the time being? He’s bordering on Prince Fielder status. I can play the great Zombino VMart there and then have Arenado, Pedro, and Marte to rotate in my two UTIL slots.
H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OB+SLUG
Okay
Marlins add amphetamines connection!!
Marlins signed INF Miguel Tejada to a minor league contract.
The agreement was first reported last week by Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes and then confirmed Monday morning by CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman. Tejada batted just .288/.317/.378 in 167 plate appearances last summer for the Royals before taking a 105-game suspension for a third positive amphetamines test. The 39-year-old still has games left to serve on that sentence and seems doubtful to make a positive impact in Miami.
Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter
May 19 – 9:45 AM
Hehe
My Pitching staff –
Santana
Shields
Fister
Chavez
Porcello
Eovaldi
G. Richards
Wheeler
Rosenthal
Papelbon
Rondon
Drop Wheeler and pick up Frieri?
Sure
MR never healthy is at it again..
Carlos Gonzalez acknowledged Sunday that he’s still dealing with tendinitis in his left knee.
Gonzalez went 2-for-4 in the Rockies’ win over the Padres on Sunday but had his knee wrapped in the clubhouse afterward. “I feel a little better; still fighting with that knee,” CarGo said. “I think it’s showing in stolen bases. It’s kind of slowed down a lot. But I continue to get treatment every day, and hopefully it gets better and I can bring that speed back to the club.” He has seven homers and 29 RBI on the year but just two steals.
Source: Denver Post
May 19 – 8:35 AM
Give Fielder & Verlander for for Abreu & J Hamilton?
9 team roto
1 DH spot (currently have Soriano in there)
Abreu
Hey Grey,
Start 1:
Niese at home LAD or Kazmir on the road @TOR?
Start MadBum @ COL (7.5) in 12 team H2H pts?
Did well there a month ago (8 IP, 2 ER, 6K).
I have Kipnis and just waiting until the Fantasy Baseball Overlord lets him play again. I drafted Gyorko and… well… he’s been replacing him at 2nd. It would be one thing if I asked him to replace Ozzie Canseco … but come on…. can’t the guy at least hit .200?
Is it time to cut-bait on this guy.
Ha… I’d hold
Weekly lineup question…a 2 start Minor vs Mil & Col…2 start Peralta @Atl @Mia..or a 1 start Cueto @ Was…..gotta pick 2 out of the 3….keep in mind Minor goes up against Peralta today…..thanks in advance.
Cueto and Wily
Drop Joe Smith for Chad Qualls?
Sure
Wong or Rendon at 2b? Thanks!
Rendon
Gordon + Fister for Blackmon + Matt Cain ( or Shelby Miller) ?
@Tim Lin:
Gordon is Alex Gordon
Fister side
@Grey:
Thanks!
No problem
Would you go with SON on these for pts leagues:
Erlin vs CHC 18.1
Wood @ SD 9.1
Elias v HOU 8.5
Tillman @ PIT 8.2
Vargas vs CHW 8.1
Jackson @ SD 7.5
Thanks.
Sure
11 team, 10×10 roto, keeper, daily auction league
Pitch categories Std 5 + Innings, W-L, Holds, K/9, BAA
RP Street
RP F Rodriguez
RP Betances
RP J Benoit
RP J Mejia
When Motte comes off the DL, I’ll have to cut 1. Should I cut Motte or one of these?
Thanks
Benoit
Hi Grey,
I need to puck up 2 closers which 2 would you suggest will have the best chance at keeping the closer role out of these 3
Mejia
Mott
Qualls
Thanks!
Mejia, Qualls
Is Archie Bradley worth holding in a Minors spot? I have Jon Singleton as a minors guy on my bench and basically taking up a roster spot. Thoughts?
Sure
@Big WilyMoPena Style: why not put singleton into the minors spot till he gets called up, and then put bradley into minors spot?
Grey, got my draft pick now. Throw it by you. 10 team keeper HR, SB, RBI, R AND OBP
I AM giving up Hanley, Verlander and a 5th rd for Jean Segura, Wil Myers, Matt Cain and 3rd rd pick? Do I click accept?
Sure
ALL DL (disgraceful list) 2014 ALL-START TEAM
to qualify, you have had to be on the mlb dl at least once in 2014
please add to this list if I missed anyone
C WIL ROSARIO & MATT WEITERS
1B JOSE ABREU
2B JASON KIPNIS
3B RYAN ZIMMERMAN
SS JOSE REYES
OF JOSH HAMILTON
OF BYRCE HARPER
OF JAY BRUCE
DH MARK TRUMBO
U CARLOS BELTRAN
SP CLAYTON KERSHAW
SP GIO GONZALEZ
SP JO FER
SP MARTIN PEREZ
SP PATRICK CORBIN
SP KRIS MEDLEN
SP BRANDON BEACHY
SP MATT MOORE
SP ALEX COBB
SP TAIJUAN WALKER
SP ANDREW CASHNER
CL ARDOLIS CHAPMAN
@Malicious Phenom: RP Grilli, RP Robertson
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: I missed them, thanks man
Best pitcher add in h2h 5×5? I Kennedy, J Chavez, G Richards, T Ross, Beckett
Best hitter add 5×5 OBP? Mesoraco, B Gardener, Pollock, Veneble, Gyorko, Solarte, Butler, CCrawford, K Calhoun, EY Jr
Richards…Pollock
Drop swisher, revere, dunn or reddick to open up a streaming spot?
Swisher
@gareth: see, I keep telling you to let King Bro go
Nice column today Grey. Funny stuff.
5×5, h2h, 10 teams, redraft
1) Would you trade Rizzo (who’s sitting on my bench due to Goldy at 1b and Pujols at UTIL) for Arenado? (Had Zimmerman, and have been using the Hittertron since he went on the DL)?
2) Would you deal Kershaw and Rizzo for Trout?
3) How about Pujols (replace with Rizzo at UTIL) for Cano?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Steve
1) Sure 2) Yup 3) Sure
@Grey: Thanks again
No problem
Sorry Grey, 1 last one….to activate Bauer, drop Eovaldi, Archer or LaTroy Hawkins?
Archer
Was just offered Kinsler and Liriano for Wil Myers. I have a log jam in the outfield with Puig, J. Uptown, B. Hamilton and Myers. And a Hooke at 2nd, platooning Kendrick and Lawrie. This us a keeper league. Do the deal right?
@A-Ram Baller: “hole at 2nd”*
Sounds decent
So I’m in a league where you’re only allowed to drop a player if that player is on the DL or in the minors. No streaming or playing the hot hand in this league. You do get exactly one “free” drop on the year that is free of those criteria.
15 team league, 5×5 standard roto. I’m in 4th place with strong hitting but my pitching staff is a bit of a mess with Gray, Liriano, Minor, Chavez, G. Richards, Latos, & Kuroda.
Taijuan Walker just got dropped. Should I use my one free drop on him? You still expecting good things from him when he returns?
@Nathan: To be clear, I’d be using my drop to get rid of Randall Delgado, who has been sitting useless on my bench since I drafted him.
I do still like him, yes
I’m looking to drop Dan Haren and pick up a replacement. Please rank the top three of these ROS: Chavez, Hammel, Pomeranz, Bauer, Liriano, Cingrani, Kuroda. Thanks!
Chavez, Cingrani, Liriano
Gordon Beckham or Danny Espinoza?
Espinosa
Space is short. Hold onto Wiethers (have Rosario)?
Lose him
I’m going to Disney world tomorrow for a week so you’ll seeing alot less of the Kitty.
It’s star wars weekends so hopefully I get Warwick Davis’s autograph. You got any questions for me to ask him, Grey?
Example: Are going to enlist Jose altuve to be a fellow Ewok for the new Star Wars movie?
@gareth: Ha HA….Ill miss that nasty Kitty
would you deal holliday and adams for vmart?
@johnny2k: I have vmart and I wish you were in my league.
@gareth: HA ha…me too
6×6 Roto with OPS
Donaldson is at 3B
Aoki and Seager are my bench bats/util fill ins.
1) Who am I dropping tomorrow when Calhoun comes off the DL? I assume the answer is Aoki.
2) Drop the other for Pollock?
Thanks!
Aoki, hold Seager
I’m in a 14 team h2h league with QS and CG’s, so it’s heavily SP weighted. Martin Perez is obviously lost to the UCL monster, and I need to add another starter for the bottom of my rotation. Options are somewhat scarce so I’m mulling over Duffy or Skaggs. Going into the weekend I was inclined to opt for Skaggs, because he’s obviously less volatile. Then Duffy comes out and puts it all together, throwing strikes, and not walking guys in bunches.
Should I trust my gut and assume this Duffy start was a blip on the radar and not an indication of things to come?
I think my hesitation with Skaggs is the lack of K’s….
Forget Duffy
@Grey: Just because you lost your virginity to a Bozz Skaggs song in the back of a Buick doesn’t mean the kid will be this good.
I don’t like he his meh xFIP and that 2.54 K/BB
Haha
@Ralph Lifshitz: I liked Duffy coming into spring and then he got jacked by Yordano….cust kayin’
I am giving up A.Sanchez and Zimmerman for Beltre and Janssen. Is this a good trade?
Sure
Drop CJ Cron for Vogelsong?
Okay
I finally was giving up on Chris Owings and I dropped him on Friday. Then he blows up this weekend. Do I need to go and scoop him back up?
Sure
Reed or Mejia?
Reed
Would you drop Tommy Hunter and/or LaTroy Hawkins for any of the following? Lindstrom, Cody Allen, Gregerson, Ziegler, Ottavino, Britton, Jake McGee, Mejia? Tommy Hunter is just like owning Valverde all over again and LaTroy Hawkins doesn’t strike out anyone plus I don’t trust him.
Nope
Drop Masterson or AJ Burnett for any of these?:
Porcello, Archer, Keuchel, Bucholz, T Wood, Gee, Vargas, Roark, or maybe anybody else you think isn’t highly owned.
Also, drop Bonifacio or Gyorko for Neil Walker, Alcides Escobar or Wong? Thanks
@Jim Johnson: edit: Juan Fransisco also available
Cobb or Bailey this week?
Cobb
Was offered a trade in my H2H points league. I would be getting Pedro Alvarez/Braun for my Beltre/Rios. I don’t love Alvarez, but this league doesn’t have negative points for K’s, so I just have to stomach a bad batting avg and just wait for the HR. The deal could also be expanded to me getting Kemp and giving up either McCann or Rosario also. Which side do you prefer?
Beltre side…
Hill or Wong ROS?
Hill
@Grey: who do you like this week of these options?
xander (14.8) – 3 vs tor, 3 @ tb
gyorko (6.7) – 2 vs min, 4 vs chc
leonys (3.3) – 2 vs sea, 4 @ det
thanks.
Xander
H2H
Would you trade MCain and DFister for ZGreinke ?
Sure
Kennedy vMIN (Correia) or Beckett @NYM (Montero)?
Kennedy
Streamonator has Vargas(vs Carroll) 2x the value of Leake(vs Stras). My gut says Leake. Tor says Vargas. What does Gray say? WWGD?
I’d go Leake
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
Have cargo, Bautista, and Adam jones in OF and in need of SP. In a points league would you deal uehara (I have chapman and Soria) and Alex Gordon. For wily peralta? Thanks!
Nope
@Grey: how about for fister?
12 Team HxH Categories League , 2 trades
Holliday/Haren or A. Soriano/A. Sanchez?
Blackmon or Hamels?
Anibal… Hamels but it’s fair…
12 team 5×5 weekly league. 5 SP spots. My ERA and WHIP are solid but I’m desperate for wins and Ks (last place). I want to start all my 2 start pitchers this week so I only have room for one more SP. SON making it a tough choice for me.
1) Start Y Ventura @ White Sox (17.7 SON) or S Gray @ TB (3.2 SON)?
2) I’m starting
Iwakuma (@Tex and vs Hou)
Liriano (home vs Os and nats)
Garrett Richards (home vs Hou and KC)
Teheran (home vs Mil and Col)
Given my need for Ks, sit any of these 2-start SPs to start both Gray and Ventura? I also have Bauer (x2) and McCarthy (@StL) on my bench.
Thanks.
Yordano… 2) go with the guys you have
10 team deeper league , standard 5×5 cat, head to head
Do you like my Kluber and eovaldi for his Yordano Ventura?
Eh
Starting to get worried about LaTroy. You?
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: @Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!:
Drop him for LaAbed
@Tom Emanski: First I’m not dropping him cause he’s still the closer. Second, who the F is LaAbed?
@Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo!!!: Troy and Abed from the show “Community”
Ever not worried about him?
@Grey: His April was surprisingly strong. Ottavino the handcuff? Or try to move LaTroy alltogether.
Brothers
Does the Cardinals thinking about calling up Taveras in the first week of June indicate that’s when the Super Two cutoff is?
Yup
@Grey:
To the Polancoche!
Ha
Hi Grey. Weekly lineup 4×4. Do I play Fielder this week? He got his cortisone shot and “may” play Tuesday. Cortisone has worked wonders in the past, but wonder if Fielder is simply a hurt n hobbled player this year. I have some flex with the WM spot so I could bench the following in favor of Fielder:
Bogaerts — obvious one, but gasp, is he coming alive? HR this weekend, 3 2 hit games out of last 5.
Venable — bought him when you did last week. Hit yesterday 2-3. 5 Righties and he has hit them well in past.
Votto — Not in today’s lineup. Think he might go on DL? Risky this week.
So: Fielder, Bogaerts, Venable, Votto … which two do I play?
Fielder, Xander
@Grey: Agree, but now Venable is gonna break out with a 3 HR and 3 SB week!
@Jacks: what kind of line would you bet on for that statement about venable?
@goodfold2: 10 to 1. But I’d make the bet, just so I will feel better if it happens
@Jacks: you should get quite a bit more than 10-1. however if we lived close i would certainly book that action, with your end being 100 max bet. I can’t go broke on it.
Josh Reddick since changing his walk up music to Wham!’s Careless Whisper 6 days ago: .348, 6 R, 3 HR and 11 RBIs. That smooth sax isn’t just for the bedroom anymore!
@MattTruss223: that’s where I go now to look at his sax….I mean stats
Haha
Would you rather roll with Peralta @ ATL or Chen v Cle this week?
@Spring Blake: The Atlanta windmill factory is my call
Wily
was offered werth/chapman for my puig. Initial instinct is to reject. Thoughts?
Reject
@Grey: Might counter with Puig/Trumbo for his Jones/Chapman.
Jones over Puig ROS?
Sure
Hi Grey,
Dolor Grande going down, open roster spot. Who should I add?
Dallas Keuchel
Rick Porcello
Sean Doolittle
Alfredo Simon
Danny Duffy
Neil Walker
Escobar
Pollock
Juan Francisco
I have Fatt Adams and Arenado to fill CI for Abreu.
Thanks!
Porcello
I can’t seem to hang week to week in the HR dept. Think Olt, Dunn or Smith are worth a pickup? Thinking of dropping Khris Davis…
C-Mesoraco, Gattis
1B – Butler, Cuddyer
2B – Altuve, Hill
3B – Wright, Prado
SS – Ramirez, Andrus, Desmond
OF – K Davis, Aoki, CarGo, Jones
I guess Olt but have no idea where you’re playing him
homer bailey or jon lester ROS
Lester
Great work Grey!!!!
H2H points league who do I start?
Gray @ TB
Tillman @ PIT
Hutchison @ BOS or
Porcello @ TEX
Muchas Gracias
Gray
@Grey: thanks amigo!
No problem
Grey how much playing time do you see Juan Fran getting going forward if he keeps hitting bombs is he worth trading for?
He’ll play every day
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. anibal/crisp for nellie cruz?
Anibal
@Grey: what about anibal straight up for cruz? or anibal/crisp for cruz/masterson?
Sure, it’s fair
drop Masterson for Bauer?
Sure
Hill is iffy this week. Thinking about picking up Weeks. Is Cody Allen droppable?
@Chicken Dinner: H2H weekly points league. Saves are 10 points.
Sure
Word to the wise.
Rickie Weeks has 7 games on the road this week, where he is hitting a buck 50, At home over .450..buyer beware at least for this week..
If you need MI help try SF’s Brandon Hicks, 3 games in Colorado, and H-tron likes him..
@Malicious Phenom: @Malicious Phenom: Thanks. Checked it out. 7 of his 20 ABs on the road are pinch hit ABs. Love the Tron but something is compelling me to go with Weeks……plus, I already made the move and it’s $6 a transaction. That plays a sustantial part in it. Here’s to a few good Weeks from Rickie.
Joey Votto out Monday
Reds first baseman Joey Votto was not in the team’s starting lineup Monday against the Nationals.
The club was expected to meet following Sunday’s game to discuss a plan of action for Votto. While they haven’t announced anything official, he was not part of the starting lineup for Monday’s game. Votto is considered day-to-day with a quad injury. He’s missed the past three games due to the issue.
@Malicious Phenom: anybody have any idea why he simply hasn’t been DL’ed yet?
Who should I drop for Cingrani?
Hammel, Kazmir, Wheeler, Eovaldi, Beckett
Wheeler
Need first bagger was offered Freeman for Longoria and Anibal Sanchez, I have Frazier and I have Bauer, Archer, Minor, Porcello, Eovaldi. Ashe, Moustakas are available in FA. Or would you hold until Jon Singelton. gets the call. I have Napoli now.
Sounds fair
[email protected]Grey:
Best option today for ERA help?
Leake @ Was
Smyly @ Cle
Kluber home vs Tigers
Peralta @ Atl
Peralta
Grey – Their Miggy + Alex Gordon for My Trout + King Felix. Am I crazy for considering this? Would you do this trade? 12 team roto. thanks
@Nyjacobs: no way
Trout side
Grey
Would you rather have Hammel, Koehler, Keuchel or Pomeranz as replacement for Martin Perez?
Pomeranz
Pick 4 for Monday through Thursday: Peralta, Kluber, Liriano, Lynn, Fister, Eovaldi, and Roark. Please and thank you!
Wily, Kluber, Eovaldi, Liriano, no idea of any matchups
@Grey:
wily @ATL today
kluber vs DET today
eovaldi vs PHI wed
liriano vs BAL tues
Would you rather have Peralta or Minor for today’s start in ATL?
Wily
this was answered yesterday at least once, but i don’t know if that was before or after qualls named “official” closer at Lastros land. Qualls or Mejia for saves only (16 teamer with 2 RP slots and i have Hawkins/Koji). getting worried Hawkins is starting on his way out, and Hart just got DL’ed so i can stash one of these in case Hawkins loses job. After he does i can just drop him. O’Day also available here. No holds in this league (which is now only 1 of 2 non-holds leagues for me)
@goodfold2: that is to say, Hart is going to be DL’ed soon. hopefully on the soon part.
@goodfold2: never mind, it was answered today. thanks anyway.
Qualls
Adam Eaten or Josh Reddick for my 5th OF spot.
I just let Maybin go to WW.
12-team h2h.
@Thomas:
Eaton too.
Reddick
Ryan Braun and Ervin Santana for Carlos Gomez and Michael Wacha what side do you like better?
CarGo
@Barenrewn: follow-up would you rather have Ryan Braun or Jose Bautista?
It’s a keeper league. Thanks!
Bautista
@Grey: Bautista side over CarGo? Same trade.
Yup
keep 25 per year forever league 20 team H2H, are these trades somewhat fair and good for me, if so, which is better
1. my ozuna and hammel for liriano
2. my rios for a.gordon (need homers more than steals, but don’t know if this is even smart)
3. hammel for liriano (if ozuna and hammel is too much).
this owner must not like liriano much since his pitching sucks but he’s still trying to move him.
4. my wily peralta (sell high) for liriano
3
@Grey: ok, so wily’s upside (since he’s been so good this year) is higher than liriano’s stay ability, and using current season’s hammelness to leverage liriano’s better long term value is the way to go.
My Seager for his Estrada?
I’m trying to rid myself of all bench bats and relievers. PUNTIN SAVES BEOTCHES
It’s fair
I could use a SP upgrade and was just offered M. Lindstrom and Samardzija for Soria. Is that the downgrade at closer too much to add Samardzija?
In general, how do you view Samardzija ROS? Top 25 SP? Top 30?
Thanks!
Lindstrom side
@Grey: police (except in STL and PHI) would consider that trade rape.
@goodfold2: I thought it was too good to be true, but the guy offered me that deal. Thanks for the advice!
@Bernie Brewer: those issues come up in court, can rape be consensual, and just what does “willing” mean in fantasy leagues anyway.
Drop Masterson or AJ Burnett for any of these?:
Porcello, Archer, Keuchel, Bucholz, T Wood, Gee, Vargas, Roark, or maybe anybody else you think isn’t highly owned.
Also, drop Bonifacio or Gyorko for Neil Walker, Alcides Escobar, Wong, or Juan Francisco? Thanks
Keuchel over Masterson… Alcides over Bonifacio
@Grey:maybe i missed something, or the transitive theorem doesn’t apply here but earlier today i see that espinosa > beckham, but yesterday i saw beckham > wong, and i know since friday i’ve seen wong>espinosa numerous times. what am i missing, or has wong being good and espinosa being terrible (only counting last few days) made espinosa worth more while lowering wong’s value?
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: Beckham > Wong?
@ashtray: i found where Grey said it, it was friday the 16th (in the hall), at 4:48 PM. convo with Grey and Tony cingrani’s Ego.
Tony Cingrani’s Ego says:
May 16, 2014 at 5:08 pm (link)
@Grey: beckham or wong?
Reply
Grey
Grey says:
May 16, 2014 at 5:25 pm (link)
Beckham
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: with the rubber chicken. kidding. what could have happened is this was asked and answered before Wong’s 2 good games, so if that’s why it would be wong over espinosa over beckham, at least i think.
Would you add Pollock over Aoki, Cain, Butler, or hold in a points league, -1 for K?
Over Butler
Reed and Keuchel for Samardzija…which side?
Samardzija
Is Chris Davis Trade value closer to Cano or Kemp?
Cano
Pick one to bench for coming week:
Chase Whitley at Cubs
Masterson at Baltimore
Bauer vs Det and at Baltimore
Porcello vs Tex
I’m thinking Masterson?
Bonus question: play Bryan Shaw for one of the other starters listed above or leave him benched? Already have Uehara and Robertson in lineup.
Forget Shaw
Best DL stash…Pinieda, Gee, Holland, Paxton, Crain
Paxton
Grey, I need some new hip hop…GO!
Eh, you never even listened to Kendrick Lamar…
@Grey: yeah I did. It’s good bro
Flipping around Itunes, ever heard of YG, Iamsu!, G-Eazy, or eMC?
Also there is a cool show coming up in June down in Santa Ana. Here are some on the bill: It’s a 2 day event
Immortal Technique
Brother Ali
Murs
Talib Kweli
Raekwon
Souls of Mischief
Zion I
Aesop Rock
Blackalicious
People Under the Stairs
@J-FOH: that show looks awesome
I like a few of those… Most of them have one popping album and then some less popping ones… Talib’s tight, and of course Raekwon…
@Grey: Talib is the one I most want to see, he plays on Saturday the 21st with Murs and Brother Ali
it’s 40 a ticket, you and the cougs want to go?
When is it?
@Grey: June 21st, its a Saturday….in orange county
We’re in Palm Springs then…
@Grey: off to Mama Coug’s
Word
@J-FOH: forget kendrick lamar. Go with Demigodz stuff-any Apathy album (‘Honkey Kong’, Wanna Snuggle?’ ‘Eastern Philosophy’), also Celph Titled ‘Nineteen Ninety Now’, and Chino XL’s last album if you havent heard it ‘The Ricanstruction’, Rugged Man ‘Legends Never Die’…square yourself away
@nick the dick: good call I forgot about the Demigodz stuff
@J-FOH: ya just came out with a new one. Beats are okay but lyrically very good.
A: chris davis, alcedies escobar, cory dickerson
B: Matt kemp, brandon phillips, juan francisco
which do you like?
Davis
Grey – I have Anibal and agree that something just ain’t right. What other starting pitchers in that mid round range would you suggest targeting for a trade?
Bailey?
deep league, two questions:
1) guy dropped salazar and i used a high waiver to pick him up-good move or no? think he will turn it around?
2) do you think now is the time to stash mookie betts? i picked him up when i heard he was playing OF.
Thanks in advance.
1) Not especially 2) Sure
Trade question for you in a 14-Team 6×6 league (ops/holds):
Bautista, Eovaldi
For
Craig, Teheran, and either Springer or Eaton
Thoughts? Preference on Springer/Eaton ROS? Leaning towards trading Eaton bc he can’t seem to stay healthy.
I’d be replacing Springer/Eaton in my lineup with Lind Kh Davis or Josmil Pinto. Have decent, not great speed w/ Leonys Starlin Heyward and some lower end guys like Lucroy Votto Lawrie.
Way I’m seeing it Joey Bats and Craig have similar injury risk. It would suck to sell Craig at such a low point and buy Bats at what could be a high water mark on AVG but he’s looked more and more like the guy that .300 in 2011. Walking at 19% clip, career high LD% (18%), pretty normal BABIB (.308). He keeps it up he’s going to put up top-8 numbers. I think Eovaldi is making strides too.
Thanks in advance.
Bautista side..Eaton
Stacked OF anf Harper on DL, my Util A Gordon for Cain. I know Cain can be better w inf hr/fb but how much??? He better than a tillman ? 10 tm lg
Gordon
@Grey: I agree I think I’ll just hold don’t know if Cain worth the stress.. I I did deal I was gonna drop Mejia or Gordon and pick up Pollock? Help it?
@john: I was gonna drop Mejia or Doolittle pick up pollock
Not really
You think Straily is coming back any time soon? Will he be worth anything if and when he comes back?
Nope
Hehe…
http://mlb.si.com/2014/05/19/jeff-francoeur-pitching-triple-a-el-paso-san-diego-padres/
Always though he seemed a decent fella.
That’s kinda sad
Have a bench spot available. Can pick up Salazar, singleton or stream. Which would you choose? Thanks!
Stream
My team is dropping like flies. Kipnis, abreu now votto. I have to fill a dh spot and waivers are wednesday and saturday only so I am stuck with what I have and its not much. H2h points league lose points for k’s. Brad miller, bourjos or santana (twins). Any help appreciated.
Bourjos
@Grey: thanks as always. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
No problem
Probably 10th time for this. Start keuchel tonight vs LAA. Son saying no?
Go for it
Aaron Hill or Dozier?
Really? Dozier
@Grey: @Grey: I asked you a few times over the last month and a half this exact question, and you kept telling me Hill…
@Great Bambino: And in that time frame Dozier’s value has continued to increase, so now you can stop asking since you finally got the answer you were looking for.
@Great Bambino: That’s how fantasy baseball operates…
How does Rudy stuff his ‘fro under that bald wig?
Have to ask him under one of his tools…
Donaldson or Longo ROS?
Longo
@Grey:
thanks man
No problem
@kev: disagree. Donaldson ftw.
Beckett vs mets, pom vs cleveland or monerto vs dodgers tomorrow? Also keep any of them over kennedy, eovaldi or estrada? Thanks.
Beckett… Over Estrada
Up against V-Mart this week.
Sigh.
@SteveNZ: And Butler and Cain. Sheesh.
12 team redraft
2 trades:
1. Harper/Braun/Bumgarner vs. Yu Darvish/ Carlos Gomez
2. Harper/Braun/Bumgarner/Juan Francisco vs. Yu Darvish/Goldy
Thoughts?
Great article btw :)
I’d do 2
Best 2 options
Porcello, pomeranz, Garza, kueschel, Haren, Bauer, Kuroda
Porcello, Haren
I just watched the garage door episode of Silicon Valley. One of the funniest episodes I’ve seen in a while
Yeah, the mural scene was one of the funniest scenes I had seen in a few years…
@Grey: I like the tie in at the end. very Arrested Development
I also like the hologram scene too
Yeah, very solid… Peter Gregory died midway through the season…
@Grey: I just looked that up. That sucks, he was great. the Burger King bit was great
I know, pretty sad…
@Grey:
Chris Welch (peter gregory) was a high school pal. Even when young, his talent was monsterous. Great guy…tragic.
New to your site…I’m diggin it. Expect some questions from me.
Really sorry to hear about his passing, I didn’t know him outside of Silicon Valley, but he was hilarious in his short time there…
Would you rather have Kazmir or Richards in a redraft 12 team H2H (10×10) league
Kazmir
Heya Albright…without googlin’…what team leads the AL in steals?
Royals
@OaktownSteve: Yankees or the Tigers
@J-FOH:
Tiggers. Nice pull Jf
I was surprised it was them even with Rajai
@Oaktown Steve: I thought about Rajai, Kinsler, Jackson…
@OaktownSteve: maybe the Astros, I keep forgetting they are AL
Hi Grey,
I got D.Price on my team. Sum ting wong with him. I got it.
Who would you target(pitcher) for a straight up trade?
Bailey
Alex Gordon available should I try to pick him up, if so need to drop someone.. I justed picked up singleton and tavaras, like tavera because he was get called up to DH.
Montero, Miguel(C) ARI
Napoli, Mike(1B) BOS
Kinsler, Ian(2B) DET
Arenado, Nolan(3B) COL
Ramirez, Hanley(SS) LAD
Heyward, Jason(OF) ATL
Pence, Hunter(OF) SF
Rios, Alex(OF) TEX
Brantley, Michael(OF) CLE
Hosmer, Eric(1B) KC
Singleton, Jon(1B) HOU
Hill, Aaron(2B) ARI
Machado, Manny(3B) BAL
Cabrera, Melky(OF) TOR
Taveras, Oscar(OF) STL
Lose Melky
Mesoraco 0/2. I don’t know what to believe in anymore.
@SteveNZ: patience?
@J-FOH: No. I expect him to get a hit in every at-bat, like he’s been doing.
@SteveNZ: I hate to say this but I don’t recomend you play daily fantasy
@J-FOH: why not, that’s the best place for no patience.
Hey Grey
Would you trade away Trout and either Gray or Weaver to gain Miguel Cabrera and King Felix?
Thanks as always
Sure
I can use a sort of utility bench guy. I was thinking of trading Lackey for either Prado or Gyorko, hoping they can turn things around. Or hold for now?
Gyorko
Khris Davis is a butthole. Drop him, and his first day off my team he hits a HR.
Yup
So this is the week Butler decides to turn it on?
Better not be.
He was long overdue
@SteveNZ: Just as well I have Al-Ram!
anybody else wondering just how the hell smyly has a 3.05 era. every time i stream this guy (and i str owned him till 2 weeks ago) he really appears to be a 5 era guy, with terrible whips.
drat, it appears zimmermania won’t play LF, man that would’ve kicked ass, for him too, his body would hold up better, and WAS as a team would be much better at defense taking his F’ed up arm out of 3rd. unless he’s just spreading misinfo (why?)
His arm wouldn’t play out there
@Grey: need to get him to 1st then, which we all knew preseason.
got kenley robertson mejia and doolittle, any obvious drops with last 2 or should i try to keep them. In 10 tm lg shallow rosters i usually carry 3 but should i try work out trade with 1 included before i drop?
Try to keep them
Indian may get save OPP wonder who goes in? Shaw pitched the 8th
@John: Allen gets it, and not so great not terrible. Blown save.
holy crap, i went from 14th (out of 15) to 8th from just yesterday’s stats in roto. thanks jones/gordon/asche/mesoraco/juan f. hit .442/OPS = 1.371, with 5 homers/14 rbi’s/9 runs. 8th – 14th all lumped pretty close, but went up 12.5 pts in one day.
6*6 with OBP
J. Upton & Desmond
or
Dread Pirate
McCutchen
Grey, would appreciate your thoughts on this..
16 team keeper, that counts .OPS and Holds…we also use LF/Cf/RF. Can keep 5. Would you move Braun in a package for Abreu? Brauns price is at $49…Abreu is a $24…inflation is up to $5 a year based on where one places. I won’t be keeping Braun at that price. Abreu is a good price based on what guys are kept for in there and or what they cost to be redrafted. For example, Bautista cost me $36 to draft, Braun $49. For comparable…some kept players…Cargo $50, Longo $34, Tulo $41…you get the idea. So, I would keep Abreu. It’s a h2h league btw, and am sitting in first at the moment…my offense in there…
C- Gomes
1B – Tex
2B- Murphy
3B – Arenado
SS -Desmond
LF – Braun
CF – Puig
RF- Bautista
UTIL – Eaton ( for now)
Bench – Vicideo
DL – Cuddyer
As you can see it’s pretty nice for 16 teams. I was thinking of something along the lines of Braun/Tex for Abreu/Alfonso Soriano. The guy already emailed me back and said he is interested in moving Abreu for something with Braun. I’m hesitant, I really don’t like trading for injured players..to me it’s just playing with fire. But, with me being in first, and it being a keeper, I think I could make due in the short term and I love Abreu. Cuddyer would be my 1B in the mean time ( hearing he should be back tomorrow). Sorry for long post, just try to give a good bit of Info! What are your thoughts on this? Thanks!
@JoeMorgan’sMustache: Oh, and I would either try to move Eaton or Vicideo, or drop one of them if I did this…don’t want 3 guys on the same team.
Sounds decent for Abreu, I’d take him
@Grey: Thanks…gonna try to make it happen!
richards not starting good. thank god i got beat to him in every league.
Do I drop alcides for rajai or andrus now that he is hitting 2nd?
Andrus
Effing catchers. Mesoraco and Santana a combined 0/9.
@SteveNZ: add perez 0-4
@John: Actually hoping the Nats win it here so Meso doesn’t have to come up again.
@SteveNZ: mesoraco, the guy hitting like .450 or so, and is the best catcher per game in all of baseball, and had like 3 XBH in last 2 days, yeah i’ll take another at bat from him please.
@John: LOL, I forgot Wilson Ramos’ 0/6
Looks like Allen will get the save opp! Yay!!!! Hopefully my patience holding him pays off!
@bossmanjunior:
fuuuuuuuuuuck
@bossmanjunior: Of all the guys, JD f ing martinez?!?!?
@Alan: I just traded him after the shelling yesterday so I just went from a DAMNITALL! moment to Wow I made a smart move thought in a few minutes.
Ha
1. Drop carl crawford or eric young II for kole calhoun?. 2. Drop Jim Johnson, Bryan Shaw for Mejia @CL?
3. Thanks.
1. Eh 2. Shaw
Where does Al-Al fit into this Tigers bullpen right now?
Usually 7th, no?
@Grey: Been seeing a fair bit of Krol. Guess he comes in to face the LHBs, but seems to stay in there…
@Grey: Here he is now…
@SteveNZ: What an asshole.
My boy Wade Davis needs a double play here.
@SteveNZ: WTF? Some clown dropped a foul ball?
@SteveNZ: we got an extra K,calm down.
@goodfold2: Don’t care about Ks.
@SteveNZ: then you broke even.
Hey Grey
Alex cobb and brandon belt for A Gonzo and Rajai Davis, who ya got?
Gonzalez
@Grey:
Thanks!
so you saying up there to drop andrus for alcides?
@Alan: I think it was the other way around- drop alcides for andrus
@royce!: What about alcides or andrus? 3 OF spots, already have leonys, gordon, j up and bautista for OF
Nope
Where do Dallas K rank among beckett, lackey and marco?
Thank you
Beckett, Dallas
Who do I drop for d. Murphy?
Lind aoki fowler