Dodgers called up Andy Pages (1-for-4, 1 run) But, for all you Anglo em-effers, it’s Pagés. As in, “I shot an elephant in my Pagés.” “How did the elephant get in your Pagés?” As in, check out my pee-jays — [walks out in feety pajamas that are all pink and have a bunny tail] If Andy Pages ever meets Gavin Sheets, it’s going to be a tearful reunion. “I haven’t seen you since the party at that thesaurus’s house.” [Pages and Sheets embrace] Pages asks, “Have you seen pageboy?” Sheets shakes his head, “No, you talked to him, I didn’t.” Okay! Enough hooie on the blooie! Itch’s said previously, “Pages could be part of the Dodgers’ story in 2024 from chapter one if he can hit a little this spring. Might need an injury or two to break camp but figures to get written into the lineup by the time summer rolls round. Might’ve happened this year if not for a torn labrum that ended his season in June, just one game into his Triple-A career. At 6’1” 212 lbs, Pages features double-plus power, plus patience and a strong throwing arm from a corner-outfield profile. The shoulder injury throws this into question, of course, but if he comes all the way back, he could make an early impact, and I’d like my fist to impact Grey’s head.” Okay, not cool at all! This year in Triple-A, Pages went 5/2/.371. Okay, so he’s ready. Dodgers will likely move Enrique to utility and play Pages in left. It’s time to turn to Pages in all leagues. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Jesse Winker – 2-for-3, 2 RBI and his 2nd homer, hitting .373. Will be getting this week’s Buy out to Patreons later today, and ya best believe Winker’s in there, being one of the hottest schmotatoes.
Jared Jones – 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.13. Maybe it’s confirmation bias, but how is it that you can’t find starting pitchers later in drafts? How do people say this every year? Am I being stupid? Seriously, please tell me if I am. Say, “Hey, Grey, you’re handsome as crap, but you’re being stupid.” Say that! I’m begging you!
Jose Quintana – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.05. Mostly a Streamonator guy, but, again, look at his ERA and tell me there’s no starters to draft later.
J.T. Realmuto – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Jerry Tomato ketchup’d to that fastball!
Bryce Harper – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer. Okay, but if you take that 3-homer game away from him, and yesterday, then what do you have?
Ranger Suarez – 9 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.73. Tell me I’m a stupid, handsome idiot! Please! Okay, fine, I’m not going to continue to say the same thing. If you had to draft Strider because someone was pointing a gun at your head, then I don’t want to rub it in. Was it a terrible decision after I told you for three straight months in the preseason not to draft him? Yes, but I won’t harp on it. By the way, this season is in no way different than past years. This is how it always is. Big Pitching won’t let you know about this.
Hunter Greene – 4 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.35. Great Ks and terrible command is so three years ago.
Andres Munoz – 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.45, as he entered in the 7th. Munoz is the closer, but closers don’t only work the 9th inning anymore. Because of woke.
Trevor Larnach – 1-for-4. Matt Wallner was sent down and Larnach was recalled. That recalling went, “Hey, whatever happened to that Levor Tarnach guy?” “You mean, Trevor Larnach?” “Yeah, him!”
Grayson Rodriguez – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.63. That’s my boy!
Gunnar Henderson – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in two games. Maybe he could sneeze some of his goodness onto Holliday.
Ryan O’Hearn – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 3rd straight game with a homer. It’s the Baltimore Michael Busch’s.
Jordan Westburg – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 4th time I’ve told you I wrote a preseason sleeper for him.
Tyler Wells – Hit the IL with elbow inflammation. Wells, that’s not good.
Ryan Weathers – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.70. Okay, I’ve flippantly ignored Weathers — have lived in LA too long! — but it’s time to look at his numbers. [opens stats page, immediately closes stats page] Oh, his numbers are not great. Maybe you can Streamonator him, but I still don’t trust him.
Jordan Hicks – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners (3 BBs), 5 Ks, ERA at 1.57. While not as bad as Weathers, Hicks is *pinkie to mouth* weather’ing some less than ideal stats too.
Matt Chapman – 2-for-4 and his 4th homer. He’s the anti-JuRod. He’s only good in April.
Mickey Moniak – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, then replaced in the game by Aaron Hicks. Send Ron Washington to The Hague.
Logan O’Hoppe – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer. He’s such a huge bright spot for the Angels. Offensively, defensively, you name it (there’s not much else to name).
Jose Soriano – 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 hit, 5 BBs, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.80. Seen Soriano get picked up aggressively in some of my leagues, and it was not by me.
Ian Happ – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 1st homer, as he hits 7th. If being honest, bit more enthused by the four-hit game from Nico Hoerner. Make me Hoernery, baby!
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. I’ll admit to not drafting him in enough leagues. His path to fantasy value was so clearcut. Hitting third in a good lineup, and he’s neutrally a .280 hitter. Much to like.
Ketel Marte – 4-for-6, 3 runs and his 4th homer, as he ruined my beautiful baby boy, Adbert Alzolay, getting a save. Ketel driving me to drink!
Yusei Kikuchi – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.08. People asking if they should start Kikuchi. One love, but how are you not starting a guy pitching as well as he is right now?
Christian Yelich – Hit the IL with a lower back strain. Seemed headed that way for a few days. So, let’s discuss [puts hand on chin] Blake Perkins. But first [leans in conspiratorially] What happened to Oliver Dunn? Did Perkins do something to him? Perkins makes solid contact, takes a lot of walks, and has some power and speed, think 15/15.
Abner Uribe – 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 5.87. Some hiccups for sure, but this closer is so lights out you best nickname him Pitch Black, baby! [intern whispers in ear] Uribe came into the game in the 4th inning? What?
Dylan Cease – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (5 BBs), 7 Ks, ERA at 1.99. Hmm, five walks is a quite a few steps back. Like five at least. Hopefully it’s a blip, and he’s not returning to his 2023 ways.
Tanner Bibee – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.82. Sure hope his “good starts” get better than this.
Connor Wong – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .355. Am I the only one endlessly amused the Sawx’s catching platoon is Wong and a guy who was arrested for playing with his wong?
Triston Casas – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer. Casas or Vlad Jr.? It’s close, but also it shouldn’t be based on ADP.
Garrett Whitlock – Removed from his start with oblique tightness. Before pitching, get Whitloose!
JP Sears – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.35. John Paul Sears, the Pope of Sears, was projected on the Streamonator to throw 5 2/3 IP with five baserunners and 2 ER. Geez, get bent, robot!
Lance Lynn – 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 1 K, ERA at 2.18. When I had this crotch-grabbing lunatic last year, if he only had one strikeout, he would’ve allowed seven runs.
Ozzie Albies – Hit the IL with a fractured big toe. Stupid toe acting all big. Know your place like the pinkie! Guessing four to six weeks on the IL. With Albies hurting, it moves up Megahertz in the order, and gives Luis Guillorme near-everyday time.
Orlando Arcia – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. “Who needs Albies?” That’s a Braves fan right before they Tommen out of a window.
Reynaldo Lopez – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 0.50. I drafted Lopez everywhere, and should’ve been more vocal about it (I was plenty vocal, I’m helping take the blame off of you, but you’re wholly to blame). Oh well, my bad!
Hunter Brown – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 10.54. This start was vs. the Braves. Wow, this guy hates your guts. First, he sabotages your ratios last start, then, once everyone’s moved on, he whirls a pearl. That’s an ugly, nasty attitude on him.
Justin Verlander – Will make his season debut on Friday. Need to look at scouting reports for this guy! Fastball sits around 94, meh. He’s 41?! How long has he been in the minors?!
Casey Mize – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.11 Funny start, he looked better than his line in some ways, and he also came within a foot of giving up a three-run homer to Seager, which would’ve changed the whole dynamic of this start. About as “some good takeaways and some bad takeaways” as a start can be. Streamonator thinks his next start will be more favorable, so we’ll see.
Jon Gray – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.44. This preseason I talked about how you have to give up your sexy pitchers for the safe, boring guys, and no better example of this was Jon Gray vs. Casey Mize yesterday. Mize might be sexier, but who’s been better for fantasy? The boring safe pitcher.
Jack Leiter – Will be called up to start on Thursday, and it might be a spot start, depending on how he looks. Leiter’s numbers in the minors are fickin’ wild. Literally. Like, hold up, does he really throw that many walks? That has to be a misprint. A 5.2 BB/9 last year in Double-A, where they swing at everything? Wow, but — again with some stank — BUT! he’s been better this year, and looks like everything has finally clicked. He has 25 Ks and 3 walks in 14 1/3 IP this year, and I’m fully intrigued. If he can come up pumping straight fuel, he could be a huge difference maker. My guess is he’s somewhere between Hunter Greene and “random starter who you don’t want on your team at all,” but worth the flyer to see.
Hey Grey!
10 team categories. 3 ILs all taken up and want to hold them. Someone dropped Royce. Would you drop Nolan Jones or Josh Naylor to stash him on the bench?
In case it helps, Naylor is typically one of my two utils. I’ve also got vlad at 1B, Elly at 3B, and Duran, Wyatt, and NoJo are my worst OF
esteury Ruiz, varsho, nootbar or winker to replace Tyler O’Neill in a points league ?
Replace him as in drop him? No
No he went on IL
Winker
drop kiriloff or nelson vasquez for outman or winker?
Picking up Ranger Suarez.
Need to drop a bat.
Drop Jackson Chourio or Ke’Bryan Hayes?
Hayes
Estuary Ruiz or Busch as bench bat?
Thanks!
Ruiz
and just always input ruiz if somebody else is off that day, even if he is, per last year he gets more pinch hit value than probably anybody else does.
Melendez or Willson contreras ROS?
Thanks brotha!
MJ
Would Hunter Brown and Ed Cabrera be in the same tier?
Seems about right
Would you unload Ketal Marte or Devers for Vlad?
Ketel
I need to clear some space and feel like I have an overload of OF. We do have specific OF positions and this is my roster with eligibility:
Yordan LF/DH
Steer 1B/3B/LF
Pages CF/RF
Velazquez RF/DH
Fraley RF/LF/DH
Adolis RF
Haniger LF/RF
Arozarena LF
Benson LF/RF/CF
Rooker (IL) RF/LF/DH
Alek Thomas (IL) CF
Who would you look to drop? Need at least 2-3 to make room for SP/RP. I hate to drop any of these guys for a SP/RP but my pitching numbers are pulling me down in the standings. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
how many of these are BN bats? if they all are i’d drop benson and haniger first for your pitching needs. 8 of them are OF only guys so i doubt you can start all of them.
Thomas and Rooker are easy drops…You don’t need Benson either
I usually don’t play Steer in an OF spot. Have to have Benson or Pages in CF. I could switch out for an everyday CF. (Siri, Marsh, Buxton or Perkins)
4 OF spots total and 2 UTL so I play 6-7 of these guys daily. So that leaves 2 drops. Haniger going to Coors soon. Still waiting on Benson to breakout. Don’t want Pages as only CF.
i’d agree with grey that the 2 IR’d guys are easy drops, but i thought you only listed those to show all your OF elig hitters, if 2 drops from IR’d guys gives you space for sure drop those first.
Chourio or Langford, who do you like more in a 5×5 ?
Jackson
good thing i haven’t yet taken swanson out of IR slot yet in the 3-5 spots i own him (all holds added leagues of course) till he looked good and if possible had the role he attempted at doing today.
mistake here, i thought that was the 8th inning, swanson was in the 9th since i’d assume they don’t want to push either swanson or romano and the latter went yesterday.
Yeah, yikes
(1) Please rank (for next few weeks): Alzolay; Ginkel; McArthur
(2) Verlander @ Was Fri. SON is confident; are you?
McArthur, Alzolay
2. Sure
Going for the trio of questions. Hello again Grey.
Is. E. Ruiz worth rostering in a 12 Team 6×6 H2H League with OPS if my Outfielders/Bench are currently:
Acuna
Steer
R. Greene
Lardass Gurriel
Jackson Merrill
J. Walker
So would you drop any for him? I know the first 3 will not go, but any of the last 3?
Thanks as always Grey and that is the end of my questions for today.
Ruiz over Merrill
Unexpected, but cool! Thanks Grey.
Does the fact that this is a Keeper League change anything? Thinking Merrill may be a Keeper?
No worries about responding, as I have more than used up my alotted time.
Depends on league size etc
drop castellanos for clase?
No
Thanks for the homer, Harrison, but I streamed you for SBs!
Ha
Hi Grey! Love to see Winker turn it around so far this year, picked him up the other day with Bryant of course getting hurt (darn you Bryant!!).
I’m currently in win now mode in this 12-teamer and was offered a trade that I’m not really too sure why I’m second guessing. Just wanted to make sure it isn’t too good to be true or if I’m just being stupid for putting it off for so long. I’d be giving up CJ Abrams (can be kept for one more season after this year) and they had offered Trea Turner (can only be kept for this year), Rodon, and either Mountcastle or Jorge Polanco. Would definitely go with Mountcastle out of the two if given the choice.
Thoughts overall if I’m going for it this year? Abrams has been playing so well but I have JRam and Alonso on final year deals as well so feel like I need to take advantage of that since I assume Turner is gonna pick it up here soon, Mountcastle being a replacement over Josh Bell in my lineup at my CI, and Rodon being a handy arm if he can turn it around.
Thanks as always and looking forward to Friday’s buy column!
I’d take Trea and Mount
Thanks!
No problem
Add Gorman over India ,Julien or hold . redraft
Over India
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. would you drop any of stanton, buxton or castellanos (all bench bats) for pages?
Bux
Hunter Brown, Ober, Jon Gray, Reese Olsen, Casey Mize, Lance Lynn, Stroman
TOP 3 PLEASE
hope all is well for you, i do not comment much, but i read everyday.
thanks for all the great work
Ober, Mize, Stroman — hope you’re good too!
$150 faab, very deep 10 team AL league, how much should I bid on Jonatan Clase. Its an inherited team. I am building for future. Thanks
150 for whole season, keeper league
Weekly
$16
Thanks!
No problem
Jose Abreu… time to learn Korean buddy
should’ve started that up about a year ago. by now if he had might be somewhat proficient.
Think he can just retire
Ok, a real question Grey. Would you drop J. Walker for Pages in a Yahoo 6X6 12 Team H2H Keeper with OPS and Holds. Overreaction?
He seems to really be scuffling, but perhaps he will break out of it, but let me know what you know.
Thanks much Grey.
No
I like when you talk us down and keep us centered.
Thanks much Grey.
Ha, No problem
Hey, Grey, you’re handsome as crap, but you’re being stupid.
Well, you begged us to say it!
Nah, just chiming in about our boy K. Gausman. You, me, and I’m guessing many others benched him today against the Yanks, but he pitched well, so good news.
And has Judge become so useless in so little time? No need to respond, as even I know the answer.
Thanks for everything.
Ha, thanks!
(1) Kyle Harrison or Gavin Stone?
(2) If I need to make a decision before definitive news on Whitlock, please rank: Whitlock; Harrison; Stone.
Stone, Harrison, Whit
Is it crazy to trade Elly for Bryce Harper in an 18 team dynasty league? If I do it, I’d be upgrading from Yandy at 1B and it leaves the rest of the infield with Semien (2B), Nico (SS) and Jose Ramirez (3B), though with my only other rostered middle infielders being Luis Garcia and Josh Smith.
Not crazy
in weekly where I can only start 8 pitchers my staff is Luzardo Peralta Cevale Pepiot Lodolo Keller Ed Cab Buehler Pivetta Scherzer Degrom RP of Mason Miller and Hellsley (2 IR spots others are on bench) would you swap any for these guys on waivers Yates , Houck Hunter Brown?
looking more at ROS then immediately.
Is this a keeper? Deep league? Why are you carrying Pivetta and deGrom?
Weekly not a keeper. Was thinking if I get Degrom later it’s worth keeping since I can’t use my entire bench anyway like a daily league. If Degrom is pitching during playoffs is it worth holding him now? Was not sure if Pivetta was worth holding or if the injury made him droppable on the season.
Sorry just thinking long term. But if my strategy is stupid who should I swap?
H2H if that matters with net svs and holds
Lose Pivetta for Brown
Would you offer steer for Austin Riley?
sure
My SP have accrued 3 wins, while my RP have accrued 4 wins and 15 saves. I’m first in whip while nearly last in era. Pitching is crazier than my wife.
HA
IL management question. Currently have McLain and Ed-Rod in my two IL slots and Suzuki on the bench.
Is there any point in holding McLain? Seems like August is the best-case scenario. And in the meantime, whenever I have more than two guys injured (as I do now) he’s essentially clogging up a roster spot that could be used for streaming/MR/hot guy/ whatever.
Time to lose him?
No reason to hold McLain
ah here the old auto picked h2h eh. or very early drafted. mclain was the worst one even last few days before season at least on espn and fantrax, they adjusted cole and some others, but mclain and edrod, nope. mclain was the worst/earliest injured guy auto’d in every league i saw, not that HE’S the worst player, the most/longest injured for sure though, esp when we include the ADP price.
Pages or Winker?
Pages
Reason #258 not to draft high-end starters; the crappy bullpens that can’t hold leads, looking at you Twins, and Rangers, and Red Sox …….
Ha, yup
Hey Grey! 14 team h2h mixed league. OPS and QS. Paredes and O’Hoppe for Westburg, Jeffers, and Gore. Which side of the trade do you like more?
Paredes
thx…
Gorman
2. Sure
12 team H2H points league. -1 for K’s. Mcormick has been horrible. Should I hold for a rebound? Pages is available. So is winker. Also, is CES a drop or should I hold for him to come around as well?
I’d go Winker…hold CES if these are your options
So do you think Jordan Walker will make it to the end of the month before getting sent down? They don’t seem to have much patience with him or any outfielder in retrospect. He often gets pulled out of a game or is on the bench way more than he should be. This kind of juggling cannot be good for a young player’s development.
People were saying he looked good yesterday
His skipper may not think so. He was subbed out in the 7th inning.
I saw
It is frustrating for me. I can’t imagine what that is like for him. It certainly doesn’t help with his confidence
Yeah
Have the toothless Twins replaced both the A’s and Pale Hose as the best option to stream against? I know they’ve got some injuries but that lineup is of the low end AAA variety. And I’m being generous.
Why replaced and not just as good as
I really wish Arenado would do something…I want those jokes.
Haha
What order would you have winkler, pages and Josh Lowe?
Also would you drop Oswaldo Cabrera or verdugo first?
Lowe, Pages
Verdgo
Jordan Westburg in an 0-2 count must think- Now I’ve got them right where I want them.
Haha
Would you start Gausman today v Yankees? Thanks
Ugh, no
Keaton Winn is a guy I noticed was under performing his periffs. When I watched him the other day was surprised by the velo. humped up to 97. looks like a bit of a dude
Also: Both of these lineups look awful
fo sho
I just looked at Ohearn’s statcast page. Small sample but his success last year has carried over. Could he be more than a hot schmotato? He is hitting 3rd or 4th in a great lineup.
only thing that caps him really is the platoon sitch. O’s fully unlocked him. he looks great. righties come inside on him at their peril.
He could, prolly worthwhile to roster all year if he’s hitting 3rd
Filing a roster spot for Albies
Page, Chase or I can do better?
Pages
Kudos to the Rangers for giving their young pitchers a chance to make an impact early. Then look at the Pirates and Paul Skenes. Even if they want to slow walk him innings wise, the 3-4 innings he’ll give you in the big leagues would be more useful to your playoff cause than throwing three innings in the minors. I’ve seen the Pirates entire MLB pitching roster. It’s not all great. Ridiculous.
Absolutely ridiculous
Abner Urine pitching in the 4th, what a piss off! Safe to drop, or wait and see?
Desperate for saves. Other pitcher drop option would be J Hicks
Meh you can lose if you need room
Drop Colt for Arcia or Schneider?
Arcia
Been offered Hader for my Cowser. I know Hader has sucked, but I feel I need to take this deal. Thoughts?
10×10 roto league w 5 keepers. My keepers: Tucker, Alonso, Ohtani, Olson, Adolis.
I’d want Hader
Darvish to the IL (neck tightness) same as when I’m pulling on my collar watching his starts
HAHA
No Mookie mention……. ? What’s a player got to do hahaha
Haha
Hey G money nice content!
12 TM roto rank em
Verlander, Hunter G, Jared Jones
Jones, Verlander
Grey! So I dropped Hayes, who was splitting between UT and bench for me. Had noticed his GB rate up again, and Launch angle is waaaaaay down. Like to 1.5. And then scratched last night bc of low back. Not sure if I’ve put 2 and 2 together and gotten 22… but wondering if he’s not right, and that’s why no launch and no HRs… Added Benson in his place.
Okay
Grey – I’m in AL only pitching hell..
ROS Ranks for:
Mckenzie
Varland
Leiter
Jose Soriano
You did
Actually, flip last two
Start Abbott today @SEA?
Yes
Top 5 pitcher’s park, Seattle hitting .213 as team and highest k% in the league (29%). If not today, when?
For some reason, SON is barely positive on him — only $1.2
interesting
he’s got a weirdly low k rate. maybe that’s it?
12 team redraft standard 5×5 scoring.
Someone dropped Kevin Gausman. Should I bother burning any FAAB on him? We started the season with $1000.
My starts are:
George Kirby
Bailey Ober
Garrett Whitlock
Gavin Stone
Brandon Pfaadt
Mike Soroka
with a hospital ward on the bench:
John Means
Eduardo Rodriguez
Kodai Senga
No starts limits.
Yes
Stott
Gleyber
Bregman
T. Turner
Carroll
Kepler
Gausman
Tell me “it’s still early”, Grey!
Have roughly 92% of the season left
Phew, thank you. Live scoring makes me really grumpy almost every night!
No problem
Hey Grey,
Lineup question for you. Would you start Steven Matz today at Oakland. Seems like a pretty good play. But you know more than me. Thanks.
Yes
Thank you sir
Thank you kind sir!!!
No problem
Blake Perkins seems to be getting some playing time for the Brew crew. What are your thoughts on him and is he worth a grab for an empty spot?
Thanks as always!
Sure
Thank you sir
meant to put this here lol
No problem
Grey
I own Logan Allen – Not impressed
I need Wins and K’s
!) Would you drop him for
Reynaldo Lopez
Buto
Matt Waldon
Jon Gray
Yariel Rodriguez
Andrew Abbott
2) Who would be your top 2
Thanks
Lopez, Abbott
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Grey,
Gotta make a tough decision on who to drop now that Romano is back:
Drop Goldschmidt or Jones (and have no bench bat) or my streaming SP pos (currently Assad) or Luzardo or Keller (those guys gonna right the ship ROS?)?
Thanks!
Assad
Trade away Maikel Garcia to get Castellanos? Maybe I’m overthinking this one, just really love Maikel’s lineup context hitting leadoff
Sure
Hey Grey, shallow 10-team roto, how we ranking these 3 OFs moving forward short term? Fraley, Pages, Winker?
Fraley
above he indicates pages over winker also for 2nd/3rd. it does appear LAD are just starting pages daily at least right now.
Hey Grey!
Trade analyzer is close on (give) Paredes for (receive) Evan Phillips and David Robinson.
10Tm Roto-w/ Holds. Currently 8th with
C Cal Raleigh
1B Josh Naylor
2B Nolan Gorman
3B Spencer Steer
SS Jackson Holliday
OF Acuna, Arozarena, Garcia
Util Paredes
IL Grissom
Bch Torkelson
Bch Kirilloff
SP Webb, Keller, Kikuchi, Skubal, Joe Ryan, Pepoit
RP Clase, Iglesias, Alzolay, Shelby Miller
Trade? If so, who to drop for Robinson or is he not helpful)
I’d take Paredes
yeah, smart call. Thanks!
No problem
SVHD question. Would you add
Available:
Matt Moore-4SVHD
Sims-3SVHD
Abreu-0 SVHD
Payamps-3SVHD
Speir-3SVHD
Austin Adams-4SVHD
Ottavino-2SVHD
Uribe-3SVHD
over any of these guys and can you rank top 3 available please?
Current roster:
Azolay -8.2IP- 9K- 3SVHD- ERA3.12
Estevez -6IP -5K -3SVHD -3.00ERA
Kittredge -7IP -9K -7SVHD -1.29ERA
Gaddis -8.2 IP -12k -3SVHD -0.00ERA
Finnegan -7.1IP -7K -6VHD -3.68ERA
Jansen -6.2IP -9K -4SVHD -2.70ERA
Moore over Estevez
Hello good people thoughts on who should have the last Roster spot
Hunter Brown, who actually pitch like a human yesterday
McKenzie from the guardians who was just dropped yesterday yesterday
Hoffman from the Phillies and join that messy closer situation
Or add bat with upside in Melendez, Benson , Frelick or Andy pages that I’m reading a lot about
Thank you
Just for clearer context..Currently owned Brown… and was ready to drop him, but then he threw a quality start vs the Braves? Don’t know if it’s dumb luck or he is, who I thought he was preseason = solid 3,4 arm?
Brown
10 team, Roto, daily lineups
Y. Diaz
N. Jones
Westburg
K. Hayes
Bogaerts
IF – Steer
4Of – Arozarena, Nimmo, Chourio, K. Carpenter
UTIL – Julio Rodriguez
IL – Albies, Burger
NA – Jr. Caminero
2 SPs – Skubal, Imanaga
2 RPs – Hader, Fairbanks
3 Ps – Philips, Suarez, Uribe
BN – Singer, Bryce Miller, Lugo, Burnes, Keller, Lodoolo, Ed.Cab., J. Hoffman (RP)
IL – deGrom, Buehler
NA Skenes
Currently in 3rd, lacking significantly in HR and RBI.
FA available include OHearn, Winker, Hanniger, Polanco,
Currently on waiver include Pages, Marsh, Profar.
1) Lose a pitcher to add a FA, if so, who?
2) Lose KeBryan instead, or also? For who?
C)
4) Prefer any of these available pitchers over what I have?
Pfaadt, Wacha, Gore, Kikuchi, Blackburn, Abbot, Flaherty, Butto
Thanks for help provided to us fantasy baseballers!
Kikuchi over EdCab
EdCab looked good….but ok!
Any thoughts on the offense?
Just slow starts and rough luck losing Albies and Burger? Or make some changes?
Thanks
If you wanna keep EdCab, go for it…Kikuchi’s been better — I like Hayes, wouldn’t lose him for random hot bat of the week…But if you want to play the schmotato carousel…Hayes for O’Hearn
Hi Grey, do you risk Fried today at Houston?
Also, real (not intended to be snarky) question. Yesterday you said that Nola was a high end streamer. You also had him ranked as the 15th best pitcher in the preseason, albeit in a tier you wouldn’t draft. We are still early in the season. As a Nola owner (from a keeper league, didn’t draft him) I agree he can be maddening. But I am curious, what was the rationale behind ranking him so highly if you think he’s a matchups guy?
Thanks again, this site gets me through the year.
I’d start Fried anywhere if I rostered him
I said to not draft Nola
Understood, thank you!
No problem
I drafted Nola. Dropped him after game 1. Picked him up for his 2 starts this week. Dropping him after his Sunday start. That’s the definition of a high-end streamer. :)
Haha
I mentioned that I got Fried for free off of free agency after his first two starts. Somehow that price tag made it easier for me to bench him today. The results so far have me torn. Would’ve loved to see him do awesome. One run (on a HR to my guy) so far is awesome! Six hits, four walks and one K? UHHHHHHHHH.
Oh, and another run just came in. Less conflicted now I guess.
It’s not good
Hey Grey,
Been letting things ride for now in my poor start to the season. Giving my players time to get out of a slump. Worked out last year for the most part finishing in 3rd place. I hear you on Harper. Have Naylor as 1b as well as No Jones, and O’Hearn available. Need SP. Think Harper for someone like Gallen or Wheeler is a good deal?
My other SP’s are Luzardo, Pfaadt, Pepiot, S Gray, Lodolo, with Buehler and Garrett on IL.
Alsom In 10 team H2H Points, I have J Lowe getting ready to return as soon as this weekend. Drop options:
1) No Jones
2) Cody Bellinger
3) India
4) Toni Braxton Garrett
I’d want Harper
Brax
Morning Grey,
1) How would you rank these SPs on waivers in a QS league for ROS?
EdCab, Mize, Ben Brown, McKenzie, Leiter, Ashcraft
2) MJ Melendez or Lane Thomas in an OBP league without runs?
Mize, Triston 2. Lane
Thanks! Who would be number 3 after Mize and Sticks? We do weekly waivers so gotta layer in lots of claims
EdCab
Benson, Pages, or Suwinski as 4th OF?
I’d try Pages, but prolly Benson
Darvish was dropped. Worth a pickup if I have the roster spot, or cooked?
I’d pick him up
Hi Grey,
What’s your take on Weathers? He K’ed 10 in 6 last night and had a little over 9/9 before that. Apparently his hand cramped up so he came out after 90 pitches and is shelved until the 21st . Is this a good time to grab him? Is he even worth it?
Thanks!
Dave
lol
Never mind! I missed your comment on him in the blurb the first time around. He’s not to be trusted!
Not especially
The fantasy overlords were kind to Hoerner yesterday. Gets a shot back in the 1 hole and aces the test. Almost no waybhe produces draft value out of the 7. Hope he sticks.
He’ll be fine
Drop Bibee or Pepiot to put Bobby Miller on my IL or hold?
Pepiot
Grey have a few trade scenarios to ask about
keeper obp league
1. Alonso 2. Sure 3. This is the same question as 1 and 2 4. I dont know what this is
haha sorry there were bullet points format that got converted into numbers….
last question was
josh lowe or tristan cases (stand alone trade)
Casas
Start detmers tonight?
Yes
In a 12 team mixed points league I’m thinking of replacing Chas McCormick (18 points so far this year) with Frelick (35) but Pages and Clase are available too as hot rookie call ups. Currently in first with most points so I’m really nitpicking my roster. Thank you for everything!
I’d try Pages
You’re the best!
No problem
Houck tonight…start or sit?
Start
Ever since Oaktown Steve recommended Tyler Beede his output plummeted. He shrunk under the enormous spotlight that the Razzball Nation monocle produces.
HA
I already apologized to Beede nation!
Lol no worries, time to cyclops-with-a-monocle Hunter Gaddis in that Cle pen
Lourdes or Volpe for the season if I already have enough steals in my lineup?
Volpe
12 team h/h points redraft…rank in order ros
Stott
Donovan
Polanco
India
Julien
Stott, Julien
Thanks so much, now Footloose is playing on repeat in my head
Haha
Hey Grey, Re asking this question cause I spelled Edman
s name wrong in my last one lol. 12 man 5×5 h2h league. Ruiz is now on the IL. I have Garrett and Edman currently in my IL spots. Do I drop Ruiz and pick up another catcher? Or drop Edman and put Ruiz on the IL and get another catcher? Or just don’t play a catcher and wait for Ruiz to come back.Hoppe are examples of who is available.Jeffers, E.Diaz, Herrera, O
Thanks!
Sorry for the font, it has made its return for the first time this year lol
Font!
Font! Drop Brax, grab O’Hoppe
Who am I dropping? I didn’t have Brax in the list lol
“I have Garrett and Edman currently in my IL spots. ” No?
oh shoot sorry, my brain is in the clouds today. I figured youd rather me hold Brax over Edman, but just read about his dead arm. So to clarify, Drop Brax, Move Ruiz to IR and grab O’Hoppe?
Yes
tHaNkS my guy. FONT!
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Font!
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this is really cool, it’s typewritter. wish i knew how to use that option.
12 team h/h points redraft…..
am I wrong for dropping A Munoz for K Jansen and Moreno for Heim ?
Seems fine
Best fill-in for Albies: Guillorme, Joey Ortiz, Davis Schneider
Nick Gordon is another option
Davis
Drop Stanton for Pages? And, who is the better replacement for Whitlock: Kikuchi or Hunter Brown?
Yes…Kikuchi
Grey-
I am being offered Aaron Judge and Charlie Morton for Wyatt Langford and Joe Ryan. It’s a keeper league and Wyatt and Ryan are both cheap, but I feel like my pitching is strong without Ryan if I stream in his place. It’s an OPS league, H2H.
Should I accept?
Thanks a lot
Slam
I’d take Judge
Is Bassitt or Sale enough to get Nico Hoerner? Or should I try giving him Yamamoto?
Sale or Bassitt should be enough
should we be buying low on o. cruz?
what sort of pitcher would be fair value?
Wait a couple weeks until he’s demoted and you can probably scoop him off waivers.
eek. you think so?
Sure…I don’t know how you have to give
Castillo
Gilbert
Bibee
Crochet
Detmers
Civale
Kikuchi
Lodolo
Houck
Garrett (IL)
Senga (IL)
Pivetta (IL)
Woo (IL)
Lodolo? Kikuchi?
thanks!
No problem
Hot/cold starts aside, who do like most ROS, can only start 3 of these 4,
CJ Abrams, ELDC, Gunnar, Harris II
*EDLC
Not Harris
Good morning & Happy Blah Blah Blah Day (yes, this is a real thing, but if you’re not into blah blah blah, it’s also “2A Day” too… so strap up!
Anyhoo, looking to (possibly) take my shot on some young guns! Thoughts on the following:
League 1:
I have 1 bench bat right now (6X6 OBP/ QS – roster below). You dropping anyone for either Pages/ Clase?
C: Will Smith
1B: Harper
2B: Altuve
3B: Maikel Garcia
SS: Oneil Cruz
OF: K. Tucker, L. Gurriel, J. Duran
UTL: Langford, Vinnie P
BN: Westburg
SP: Pablo Lopez, Hunter Brown, Pepiot, Kremer, Logan Allen, Detmers, R. Blanco, Max Meyer
RP: Hader, Evan Phillips, Finnegan (can start 3 max)
IL: Steele, Braxton Garrett, Seiya
NA (minor league stash spot): Kjerstad
League 2:
Similar situation with 1-2 bench bats (6×6 OPS/ QS – roster below) – Would you cut E. Ruiz for Pages? Cutting Ruiz period? or holding to wait & see.
Also, you trusting Dunning today @ DET? SON doesn’t feel favorable about it.
C: Jeffers
1B: Vladdy
2B: Mookie
3B: Chapman
SS: Gunnar
IF: Torkelson
OF: Teoscar, J. Duran, Langford
UTL: Westburg
BN: J. Walker
SP: Webb, Peralta, Bassitt, Pepiot, Keller, Hicks, Kikuchi, Lodolo, Dunning
RP: Romano, Bednar, Uribe, Alvarado, G. Jax
IL (3 slots): Garrett, G. Cole, D. Williams
NA (minor league stash spot): E. Ruiz
Thank you as always for taking the time to read all these questions and responding !!!
Happy Blah blah to you as well — Pages for Meyer 2. Cut Ruiz for Pages and start Dunning
Thank you!
Couple Closer Follow-ups:
Griffin Jax – sounds like Duran should be back sooner than later & Jax isn’t even currently the “primary closer”. Is he still a “Hold” or you cutting bait?
Abner Uribe – as you mentioned; he’s lights out, but WTF does him coming into the game in the 4th?!? Should I be stashing Payamps / Megill?
Thanks again, again, blah blah blah!
You can lose Jax and Uribe, that order…I’d guess Uribe will get more saves where Duran’s going to kill Jax’s value
Appreciate it. Hopefully Pat Murphy comes to his senses in Milwaukee and keeps Uribe in the closer role where he belongs!
Agreed
Bench Bat, 5th OF’er in a 3 OF League. Drop Suwinski for Verdugo?
Nah
J-Rod or Trout/Lane Thomas ?
Fair or landslide victory
JRod
O’Hearn, Velazquez, Kirilloff. Pick 2 ROS.
O’Hearn, Nelson
100 pitchers needed for get through 4 for Rodon, with 5 BBs. Think he’s a SON call at this point…
Okay
Grey-
Funny enough, Sheets and Pages were next to each other on the CBS most added list! Great write up as always.
Would you drop Bohm for Westburg? Westburg would start in my CI slot. Only bench bat right now is Benson who has not been as hot as Ward. Otherwise I’d have to drop a pitcher. 10 team redraft OBP league.
And for SP:
Houck, Kikuchi, Flaherty or Hunter Brown – top 2?
Thanks!
Ha, thanks! I’d go Bohm — Kikuchi, Brown
“Big Pitching won’t let you know about this.”
“but closers don’t only work the 9th inning anymore. Because of woke.”
Rudy better be paying you the big bucks Grey, humor of another planet !
thanks!
Drop Santander for Busch, Westburg or Cowser?
Big thanks!
Hold
I never go for pitching early but i never wind up with the Jared Jones. I draft guys like Gausman and Luzardo as my aces. Then guys like Keller who wind up only pitching well on my bench after they kill me for 2 weeks. One day i’ll have a good staff. One day.
Ha, one day!
I too am this exact guy. I follow the strategy, just pick the wrong guys week after week!
Pages,Winker or McCormick?
Top three of: Yates,Munoz, Kopech, McArthur,Scott,and Stanek?
Thanks and good morning!
Winker seems pretty hot right now but not sure about ROS??
Definitely Munoz and McArthur for me for closers
Pages
Munoz, McArthur, Yates
Drop B. Marsh for Pages?
Sure
Please rank ward, ces, and gurriel, morel, Torres for redraft.
Gleyber, Gurriel, Ward
A. Thanks for the read!
B. Youre a stupid, handsome idiot!
C. There is no C
6X6 Dynasty roto: w OBP
Would you send Crow Armstrong for Bregman?
Yup
Ha, thanks!
Good Morning!
1. Could you please rank: Nelson Velazquez, Brice Turang, Henry Davis
2. And would you pick up Alexander Canario over the 3rd ranked player?
3. Could you please rank: Casey Mize, Ronel Blanco, Yariel Rodriguez?
Thanks!
Velazquez, Turang 2. No 3. You did
Happ, Outman, Winker, Pages. How would you rank them rest of season?
Outman, Happ, Pages
Tyler O’Neill was dropped…pick him up over Jordan Walker?
Yup
Oh great Grey,
please pick top two for next week?
JJones MIL; @SF
Littell DET; @CHW
Singer TOR; @Det
Stroman OAK; @Mil
RSuarez @Cin: @SD
Jones, Littell
Does Kikuchi @KC; LAD jump in front of either of these?
No
Yarb with The Yarb. If the Dodgers Yarb him once a week he could win 15 games. Love The Yarb.
Mize illustrates control versus command. In all the starts I’ve seen he is just off the corners a lot and too frequently right in the middle. The good news is his stuff plays enough in the zone that he’s lind of getting away with it. That Seager AB he fell behind 3-0 just off the edges. But then he challenged him right in the zone twice getting a very good hitter in a hitters count to foul off 2 of them. Tben he got lucky on the third. Interesting pitcher.
Yeah, 100% on Mize and Seager
I am noticing lack of homers from many of my power guys, Judge, Riley, Valasquez on top of my head ..
Are homers down this year so far as a whole?
They’re about the same, maybe ever so slightly down
Gotta be the cold weather
Agree with Freedminds
I might drop Edward Olivares as he’s playing too well and at risk of being benched because of it. Half joking, half not….
Haha
Still eyeing Gabriel Arias…that exit velo is delicious…well below 90% after yesterday but still…
Might be a breakout happening
I think he may play ss permanently. He hit the ball hard last year, but at a 4% launch angle…i think this year it’s 13% LA last I checked.
Yeah, he looks very interesting
O’Hearn, Velázquez, Kirilloff ROS?
Answered above
Great write up! 13 team dynasty 5×5 was offered Westberg- Abner Uribe and Gavin Stone for Kim and Munoz…thoughts? Thank you!
Hold
Sorry, meant I’d take Westburg, not sure which is yours
Thanks for all your hard work!
would you pick up Ryan O’Hearn 0ff waivers? If yes, who would you waive Rhys Hoskins, Spencer Torkelson or Soler or pass?
Javier Assad may be available. Is he a good streamer? Is he a must add? would you try and get him? Yes, who would you waive among Cristopher Sanchez, casey Mize or Shelby Miller?
Thanks so much for your patience and help!!
Over Tork
Streamer, over Miller
Thank you!
No problem
Grey! Flaherty droppable for the likes of Mize, Weathers or O’Hearn?
O’Hearn is apples and oranges…If not, Mize
Looks like Duran is set to throw a bullpen soon. 12 teamer. Roto.
Do I, A: Drop Jax for A. Pages or Siri to play over any of the scuffling Wyatt Langford, Buxton, Suwinski?
B: Drop Jax for MacArthur (I have 4 closers with Bednar, Finnegan and Foley)
C. Drop Jax for a streaming option like Schmidt vs OAK, J. Gray, Dunning, Lorenzen, Gil
D. Drop Jax for a higher upside injured SP like Baz or EdRod.
E. Hold and see how it shakes out
F. There is no F.
Thank you!
C
Grey,
Nolan Jones is gonna be riding the pine my team is bad enough as it is with him in the lineup.
Is it too early to send Bibbee to the farm upstate in a 10tm QS league? Hes not been very quality starting and
Would you grab Pages over Bohm? OR Bibbee?
Hold for now
Rank em. – E Cabrera, Gil, Mize? General thoughts on Gil? Such good stuff but…
Mize…EdCab, Gil
Hey Grey, thoughts on Masyn Winn? Guy really looks like a pro, nice approach, super solid MI, right?
He’s hitting well, seems solid for now
Grey! My Elly and Edwin Diaz for his Gunnar and J. Jones. Which side would you want?
Edwin side
hi Grey!
Is maikel Garcia droppable in 12 team H2H redraft OPS leagues ?
Also would you hang onto Tyler Anderson?
Both are droppable
5×5 roto. Riley Greene or Cedric Mullins reset of the season?
Riley
Time to drop Ginkel for Hoffman or not yet?
Nah
Would you drop Alzolay for Kirby Yates?
Sure
Grey! I’m finally coming around to boring pitchers, thanks to Ranger’s complete game shutout last night. He’s a start-every-time guy now, not a streamonator call, right? Next up is at CIN, I think.
Every time out
How bad is Aaron Judge? Dude is tough to watch. Classic big contract then disappearing act
Yeah, he looks rough
10 team roster squeeze. Drop Lars for Pages?
Sure
Hey, Grey! Thank you for all the great work.
13-team roto redraft league w/ OPS
I came out of the draft light at 1B with Vaughn, Cronenworth, and Donovan. I traded Donovan for Pasquantino and have picked up France and Kiriloff to see if either pan out.
I am now being offered Paredes for Westburg. All the projection systems say do it, but the icy coldness of Paredes’ statcast page gives me second thoughts. I know Westberg will likely not sustain at this level, but it seems this is in the range of outcomes. If/when he falls back to earth, I suspect there will be some danger of losing playing time, and this trade will seem even more obvious. Can you please gift me with your golden advice?
Follow up, in a vacuum please choose the odd man out:
Kiriloff
Buxton
Vaughn
France
Cortes
Thanks so much!
I’d take Paredes
Vaughn
Thanks for the write up you stupid, handsome idiot!
“God I wish I had my first round pick on the IL so I had something in common with my friends”. But no, I do not get to have things in common with them because I read Razzball, so I’ve just got to settle for watching Tatis swiping bags and hit bombs :(
Hahahaha, thanks!
Top 4 for QS league. My ratios are sucking.
Hicks
Turnbull
Olson
Stone
Ed Cabrera
Morton
Weathers
Flaherty
Ben Brown
Littell
Cabrera has already been picked
I’d look at matchups…Littell, Stone, Olson, Hicks
I have Hicks, Stone and Turnbull. Would you drop any of those guys for:
Olson
Littell
Assad
Morton
Ben Brown
Flaherty
Weathers(You don’t trust him)
I’d look at matchups…I think Littell’s are good coming up
I’m very smart. I took Bo Bichette over Gunnar.
It’s early, but…yeah. Le sigh,
Ha