Some pitchers have a “Hitters can’t get comfortable against them” quality. Whether it’s fear that they’re going to get hit because of the pitcher’s lack of control or if it’s the movement on the stuff, it’s a quality that I don’t think any stats measure well. Lack of command + Nastiness = Uneasy. The only way to measure Uneasy is you have to watch the guy throw so, enter: Grey Albright, Fantasy Master Lothario (don’t abbreviate it) watching Luis Gil (5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.75). He makes hitters as Uneasy as I’ve seen early on that came into the season with very little MLB history. (Speaking of history, I like to go back and read everything I’ve written on a guy before writing him up, and Gil was called up in 2022, in a post where I wrote, “Oh, no wonder Adley Rutschman’s still in the minors. They have Anthony Bemboom. His last name sounds like someone talking to their mechanic. ‘It was driving fine, and Bemboom.'” And that’s me quoting me!) Any hoo! Luis Gil has the giddy up:
Luis Gil’s 3Ks in the 3rd.
7Ks thru 3. pic.twitter.com/WJgAK4Lb1M
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 21, 2024
Currently, sitting at 13.3 K/9, 7.8 BB/9 and 3.03 FIP. He’s not Jared Jones. Jones is better (as of now), but Gil’s only wonky command away from being an ace, and, while I don’t think he straightens that out completely, a 5 BB/9 would play with a 13+ K/9 as he makes it look Uneasy. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Nestor Cortes – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.41. When Nestor is commanding his pitches, i.e., not throwing walks, he can be silent but deadly like a good fart. Like if you have bad gas and it’s upsetting your stomach and you’re curling your legs up–Anyway! Cortes looks good so far this year.
Francisco Alvarez – Hit the IL with a torn UCL in his thumb. He will have Thumby John and the Mets said they’re hopeful he’s back this year, so, well, I guess he’s out for the season, but for at least a few months.
Gavin Stone – 3 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners (5 BBs), 1 K, ERA at 6.00. Waivers are just a Stone’s throw away!
Tyler Glasnow – 8 IP, 0 ER, 7 hits, zero walks, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.92. Can I write the Tyler Glasnow overrated for 2025 now?
Shohei Ohtani – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Someone banged the over!
Andy Pages – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. I was going somewhere with my FAAB bids, then I got behind a Sunday Driver.
Triston Casas – Hit the IL with a rib strain. Left Saturday’s game grabbing his side after a swing, and it sounds bad. Reports on Sunday seem to think it would be a lengthy IL stint. Thinking back to the 80’s when hitters didn’t have obliques and pitchers didn’t have UCLs, and everyone is skipping up and down a rainbow.
Kutter Crawford – 6 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 0.66. Draft Strider in the 1st round, they say. Draft Kutter Crawford about 200 picks later because of the sleeper I wrote, I say.
A.J. Puk – Hit the IL, and we have our first instance of the Ineffective List! Congrats, Puk! Show him what he wins! An all-expenses trip to…waivers!
Jesus Luzardo – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 6.58. Not ready to declare him fixed, but he had a 6 ERA during August last year and you still drafted him, so be patient.
Adbert Alzolay – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 4.09, as he worked the 8th inning of a loss. He blew chunks with his 4th blown save on Saturday, and Counsell said he’s not *pinkie to mouth* Counsold on him being the closer. Mark Leiter Jr.’s been excellent, but Hector Neris (1 IP, 0 ER) got his first save on Saturday, if you want to speculate. I’d go Neris 1st.
Shota Imanaga – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 0.84. “Welcome back to Game 7 of the NLCS and, boy, do we have a barn burner! Shohei Ohtani, starting for the first time all year, is taking the hill vs. Shota Imanaga, the likely NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young.”
DL Hall – Hit the IL with “who exactly is checking to make sure there’s an actual injury if we lie about it? Uh, I mean, knee sprain. Feel better!”
Sonny Gray – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 1.04. And drafted like he’s a number three. Oh…[climbs to the top of Mt. Rainier]…kay.
Colin Rea – 5 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.08. Someone point the Regression Fairies in this guy’s direction.
Gio Urshela – Hit the IL with a hammy strain. John Kennedy voice, “Era, Buddy Kennedy of Brookline, Mass., was called up, but, era, prolly won’t play much. Era, is this an error? Era, maybe since he homered on Sunday in his first start, but Vierling is playing 3rd and Keith is playing 2nd, at least for the time being, era, before the beginning of the Buddy Kennedy era, era.”
Bailey Ober – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.91. Has now allowed two runs in the last 17 IP. BO, but a good stink!
Louie Varland – 2 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 9.18. Home vs. the Tigers? Man, this guy sucks. His initials might stand for Louie Vuitton, but I am oh-Fendi’d by his pitching.
Austin Martin – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. He’s been playing left for the Twins, since Kepler was injured, and prolly should’ve mentioned Martin sooner, but he’s done nothing to warrant it. He kinda reminds me of Steven Kwan. Not much power, but could hit .280+ with 20+ steals. At best, he’s 15-team mixed worthwhile, if desperate, but could move onto radars and become My Favorite Martin.
Cristian Javier – Hit the IL with a neck injury, which sounds minor, because, of course it will be, since I don’t roster him anywhere this year so naturally he’s going to be fine. Arrighetti was recalled. That his first and middle name isn’t Al Dente is such a missed opp.
Mitchell Parker – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.50. Two starts to start (learn new words, Grey!) his career and it was two gems. Can’t spell sparklers without Parker. Zero walks in 12 IP, and his stats say he should be terrible in the minors leagues, forget the majors. If you want to take a chance that he figured something out, be my guest, but he has three pitches and two of them stink.
Ronel Blanco – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.33. Blanco was never more than a Streamonator which sounds about white.
Cole Ragans – 1 2/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.32. I ran 10,000 simulations for Ragans start and his result was contra to all of them. His ratios went Ollie North. I’ll be honest, I think it’s too easy to say a pitcher is going to be overrated, because they all either get hurt or just need one bad outing from having a 4+ ERA. Which is also why it makes no sense to push them up your draft board ever. If you missed out on Ragans, are you serious that you couldn’t find someone else just as good?
Jordan Westburg – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .333. Nice, and I wrote a sleeper. Toot toot! What I wanted to quickly mention is: What on earth is going on with Jackson Holliday? Are we sure they didn’t promote the wrong brother, Billy Ripken Holliday?
Colton Cowser – 1-for-3 and his 5th homer, hitting .373. Peek Freans are a very serious cookie and Colton Cowser is a very serious hitter.
Zack Wheeler – 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, two walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.30. This start was vs. the White Sox, so, honestly, one hit seems like he got rocked.
Kyle Schwarber – 1-for-1, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .217. As bad as that average is, if he can keep it there for the season, he’s not that bad. At leadoff? Oh terrible! But this isn’t about that.
Eloy Jimenez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Even more remarkable, no injuries!
Brent Rooker – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. He now has four homers in 11 games played. Schmotato? Sure, but also, damn.
Will Brennan – 2-for-3, 2 runs, and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in the last five games. The Guards willed themselves Will Brennan over Will Benson, Nolan Jones, and Richie Palacios, so you gotta think they like him at least a bit.
Jose Berrios – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 0.85. What do we say? Thank you, War Room!
Xander Bogaerts – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. If this is what his April is looking like, he’s going to hit less than ten homers this year and .180. I’m only half-kidding.
Davis Schneider – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and can’t play every day because the Jays have to play *checks notes* Cavan Biggio?
Slade Cecconi – 6 IP, 2 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks, as he was called up for Ryne Nelson’s rotation spot. Fun fact! Slade Cecconi is the name of the company that makes concrete boots.
Mike Yastrzemski – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .186. Carl’s Jr. Jr. is overdue like the button to get tap water on the soda machine.
Jordan Hicks – 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 hit, 4 walks, zero Ks, ERA at 1.61. Somehow he’s managed to avoid the Regression Fairies, but their stilettos are high-stepping towards him.
Brenton Doyle – 2-for-3 and his 2nd steal. So, I am too thoroughly disgusted by Nolan Jones, but on the bright side: Doyle. Well, until you look under the hood, but he has been hot at least. Don’t start with the K%, please.
Charlie Morton – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.70. Started Morton in deeper leagues, because he’s worth his salt, but dropped him in shallower leagues and that’s salt in the wounds.
Travis d’Arnaud – 0-for-1 and his 4th homer on Saturday, and 12 homers this weekend. D’Arnaud is le caud schmotato.
Marcell Ozuna – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer. He’s going to have 100 RBIs by May.
Adolis Garcia – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. If you would’ve said to someone in March, you can have Wyatt Langford, but you’re only going to get half as many homers as Adolis, would anyone have taken that deal? Cause I would now!
Evan Carter – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 3rd homer. At least one of the Rangers rookies is doing something. Like Jimmy in Goodfellas, I have some nice furs I’d like Nolan Jones, Langford, Jordan Walker and Oneil Cruz to see.
Nathan Eovaldi – 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 11 baserunners (6 BBs), 6 Ks, ERA at 3.30. Gonna ignore that awful command for one game. Let’s say a free pass, like he gave all those hitters.
Frankie Montas – Left after 2/3 IP taking a comebacker off his arm. Imaging came back saying he was fine, and then people ran out of the room screaming, “The imaging is talking!”
Jose Soriano – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.43. So, finally watched Soriano and I see why the people are trill with excitement, as no one says. He’s not quite as nasty as Luis Gil from the guys I watched yesterday, but the smoke does lead to fire. His 95 MPH splitter is something, and that something is nasty. Streamonator likes his next one, and I don’t see why not.
Anthony Rendon – Hit the IL with a hamstring strain that he injured running to 1st. This injury comes at a bad time because, well, check Anthony Rendon’s Statcast:
I don’t think Nolan Jones is ever going to get another hit.
oh baby that’s lucky. if gorman pinch hits 2 run game winning HR’s on any other day (besides maybe thurs along with mon) i don’t even get those stats at all. niiiiice (that it happened on mon)
Hi, daily transaction league guy here.
Sonofabench!!!
guessing you just already had guys at 2B and MI and util already to input then right that started. the 2 spots i have him i have 3 BN bats both (one i have 11 SP anyway with losses against and HR’s against as negatives, the other has a SP starts per week max and i have 8 or 9 SP’s), and lucky for me from thin day i did not have other 2B guy playing today. wasn’t even a choice situation.
no, in that one with the max 12 SP starts per week the BN’s aren’t large, i have 2 BN bats.
and that was is a 14’er with OPS/total bases/hits added like 10 x 10 h2h where somebody dropped gorman like 5 days ago.
they’re both h2h’s so no possible “oh i’ll bench this guy anyway since he’s been doing badly and i have a limited amount of hitter appearances” in THOSE, i likely would’ve benched too, even on thin day.
Good Evening,
12 teams H2H Mixed Categories:
1.With Fairbanks going down, would you rather have Adams, Payamps, or Neris?
2. Last week I picked up Caminero because I needed a 3B and figured to stash for the coming weeks (maybe, who the hell knows with the Rays) would you continue to hold or grab Maikel Garcia, who has started to show signs up life again?
Thanks!
Cash never let’s a guy go 6 unless he’s losing badly. I’m never going roster a TB pitcher again. Cash is trash.
Good lord Lynn hasn’t missed to many buffets lately – he’s got that Bartolo boiler going!
i’m fairly sure dude’s lived over a BBQ/bar spot for at least the last 10ish years.
Evening Grey-
A dude in my League is fed up with Jackson Holliday and is offering him to me for Bryson Stott…Whatcha think?
I have Hunter Greene. Cut for Mize, Soriano, or Schmidt?
NL-only (saves matter), 10 team, roto, 5×5
Abner uribe or ian happ?
happ.
but i’m seriously curious as to how happ got dropped in 10 team NL only at all that’s nuts.
Killing it so far in a roto league (redraft, standard 5X5). Recently picked up SS Swanson off of waivers, but don’t need him, trying to trade him. Perfect fit would be 1B/OF. So far offers rejected for Santander and Steer; I haven’t heard back on Bellinger yet.
If I don’t get Bellinger: I have N. Jones in another league (where he is killing me so far). Worth pursuing Jones here (where I can keep him on the bench until he heats up), or should I try to deal Swanson for an SP instead?
Elder not missing a lot of bats today. Yeesh. I didn’t have the guts to start him today.
Still – 3 straight 10 pitch innings. Pretty pretty good.
Hey Grey! I’ve got $4 E Ruiz in my 12 team keeper (weekly lineups so platoon guys get bumped down), who I bought low on last week.
A guy who needs steals offered me Schwarber (nonkeeper) for him or Rodon plus a lesser bat. He also has a nonkeeper Teoscar (hasn’t offered him yet but I think I could convince)
Would you move a dirt cheap Ruiz keeper for any of these guys?
Obviously Ruiz isn’t helping my team at all right now, but honestly I can’t quit dreaming on the upside esp with how he’s looked when the As actually play him…
I’d take Schwarber and run
Thanks!
14 team h2h 6×6 with TB & OBP
Hold Henry Davis or drop for d’arnaud, Stephenson, Herrera, Wong, Bailey, Langaliers
Thanks!
Sure Travis
H2H pts IP Ks Hits BBs HRs SVs HDs lost Fairbanks drop for
Hoffman
McArthur
Gil
Jon Gray
Mize
Mize
Gavin Williams, Schmidt, L. Allen, Gil or Whitlock over J. Gray? Or SON?
Thx
SON
Taylor Ward or Morel?
Morel
Houck / Wilson Contreras for Gausman?
Kevin
Oneill and ronel or Arozarena
Randy
Afternoon & Happy National Jelly Bean Day!
Was all sugar-high on Jordan Walker before the season kicked off, but he’s been downright terrible… when he actually plays (riding the pine again today).
You still holding him in a 12-team (6×6 OPS) league?
I’m currently holding, but could use the streamer, bench bat, or future closer if he’s not worth it.
Some notable FA’s below.
Bats:
Arms:
Thanks as always!
We love Jelly Beans! Lose Walker….Marsh
love me some Jelly Beans!
Also, forgot to include Pages on my list. You still like Marsh or would Pages jump over him?
Marsh yeah
10 team 5×5 roto
4 IL spots.
Currently have Albies, Burger, Buehler, deGrom on IL.
Just lost Fairbanks to the IL as well.
At this point just keep Fairbanks on the bench until Albies or Buehler are activated?
Drop any of the 5 to pick up a SP or a bench bat?
How do you value the 5 guys I have on IL?
Thanks
J.Soriano or T.Rogers in a 12 teamer?
Soriano
Start Ryan Weathers @ Atlanta tonight? Sounds scary. Thanks!!
No
Nah
Hi Grey,
My regular catcher is Sean Murphy who as you know is on IL. I picked up Gabriel Moreno. Would you hold him or pick up either TAD, Raleigh or Jeffers?
thanks!
Raleigh
Which do u prefer
Pepiot home vs Detroit or
Jon Gray home vs Seattle?
Pepiot
Pages
Fraley
BDLC
Marsh
Rooker
Carpenter
Who are the 2 drops?
Rooker, Pages
Would you drop Ohoppe for Raleigh? Ohoppe has been solid but wasn’t sure if I should buy low on Cal
Sure
Might be a stupid question but Ozuna, Kikuchi, Lopez (braves) OR Carroll, Peralta (brewers). I’d be receiving the latter but my team would lack power with the departure of Ozuna
I’d take Corbin
Grey 10T 5×5 Category OBP Keeper League
Best bench bat. Please rank
K. Carpenter
J. Fraley
A. Pages
Pages, Kerry
@Grey: weekly roto. need to start one of these guys. who do you like?
weathers – @ atl, vs was
lugo – @ det
keller vs mil
thanks!
Keller
Hey Grey,
16 team weekly points league…redraft
top two options please
Yoshida, Frelick, Pages, J. Walker, J Clase.
Thanks again
Pages, Frelick
I take a quick look at the box score for today’s OAK-NYY game and see Esteury Ruiz with a 0-for-0 line. I get mad, thinking he got subbed early. I see that he was at the plate three times: HBP and two walks. I get made for a different reason: how the hell does Ruiz get on base three times and not get a single steal !?!
I may need to drop Ruiz for real world health reasons …
Haha, was wondering same
i would love a bookshop to have a price on that, ROS does ruiz get on base 3+ times in any other game and not attempt even one steal (there’d have to be something in that about playing when injured though, VERY easy to believe it if he was, and of course that’s completely problematic to what counts as “playing injured” esp when a lot of these guys hide injuries to keep playing). i’m not suggesting just from today him getting on base 3 times with no steal attempts MEANS that, but if it keeps happening…
He tried once (but got picked off).
oh, so he did attempt once, completely normal then.
i’d have noticed that later anyway, he’ll have -1 net steals from that.
I stand by my original statement/anger … how does Ruiz get on three times and not get a single steal? (Didn’t say “not attempt a steal”) Damn it, Ruiz, you have one job and one job only on my fantasy team ;-)
well have fun standing, a guy’s not getting at least 1 steal everytime he starts. my legs would get tired though, i’d keep a chair around.
Dude, I came here looking for a comment about this.
I guess we can’t be mad about the part of him being pinch-hit for as he was lifted for a LHB to face a RHP.
What does come to mind is if they only play him vs. LHP. . . aren’t LHP traditionally harder to steal against? His ’23 splits show:
vs LHP 22 for 30 (73.3% success)
vs RHP 45 for 50 (90% success)
He will clearly still run vs. LHP, but this seems further reason not to hamstring a player with electric speed by putting him in a short-side platoon role. I think he should be an everyday starter. He could still be subject to being pinch-hit for in situations like today if desired, but they’re totally limiting his value here.
Hi Grey,
I was just seconds ago offered Devers for Corbin Burnes. This manager, of course, knows that I am weak at 3B (with Gorman and McMahon). I was going to reject that trade.
I am strong in pitching with Burnes, Wheeler, Nola, Skubal, GreyRod, Kutter, Cristopher Sanchez, Ragans, and Mize. Of course, pride comes before a fall.
As you know Devers has not had a good year.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Thanks!
Ok
Thank you!
No problem
I don’t know your league settings but if you are weak at 3B and strong at pitching I would take Devers. He has a huge track record of success
huge track record certainly, but already has had/maybe still has at least 2 separate injuries so far in less than the last 30 days.
I’m going to be patient with Nolan but I’m ready to drop Julien (I have Turang). Also considering dropping Frelick, and almost certainly Hoffman (I have Alvarado). Question is, if I was adding anywhere from 1 to 3 players, who do you like most out of:
Abreu, Bader, Lee, L.Garcia, Mountcastle, Nimmo, Varsho
Varsho, Nimmo, Garcia
NYY are in serious trouble if it takes playing @ NYY to get sears’s to get his last year decent or better K’s back.
Ha
nothing to do with this post, but i just saw him dropped (and i won for like 15 but no 2nd bid and we’re vickrey so i paid 0) in a 16’er where i know the owners all at least appear active and most for sure are, very surprised me. l.gil i’m saying.
those same leagues l.gil was a slow draft pick in anywhere from 1st (this here from NYY) to 3rd round mostly too, so it’s quite odd. it’s not like he put out say b.francis’ stats (that dude also drafted similar weeks ago in those deep dynasties) such to have b.francis’ interest levels when dropped.
was more like l.gil’s slow draft range for deep dynasties anywhere from 1st to 6th really. NYY fandom has some owners hitting him up in the 1st, which is a crazy overpay mostly as you’d be skipping top 1st year draft types, other spots nobody is like that and he’s obtained in the 5th.
Ok
H2H format is so forgiving, b/c the matchups are just lucky. You get a guy when his team is cold, you can scrape by. I thought I had a team of studs after my draft, but clearly Nolan Jones, Langford, Oneil Cruz, and Corbin Carroll are just trying to keep my ego in check… but I’m still in 5th place out of 12 teams… let’s just hope they start to… uh… do good.
Ha
Hey Grey,
Best options moving forward for Arozarena and Lane Thomas? I have basically just benched Arozarena at this point and have Kwan as my starting LF, but Thomas is the only player I have with CF eligibility. Should I just try to dangle the SBs with Thomas and see what I can get in a trade, or just continue to wait it out? I don’t necessarily have someone that I think is an obvious drop to bench Thomas. The only players that I have that are underperforming are these two, Langford, and ONeil Cruz, and I don’t think any of them are close to being dropped at this point in the season. Thanks Grey!
To start hitting? Is that an option?
I hope Mason Miller gets traded
i mean, isn’t it inevitable?
why, OAK’s got more save opp’s this year already than they probably had 2 months into last year, maybe 3. that SAC park they’ll be playing in next year not good for pitchers, is maybe what you mean here. or maybe mean an org smart enough to not leave him in the bullpen when he sure looks (and did last year) like a damn good starter. they supposedly say they’ll later move him back to that but we’ll see on that. if he does get traded it’ll probably be some years so if they weren’t lying about that we’ll get to see if they do it or not.
Same
Grey,
time to drop Yariel Rodriguez after the news broke out about Monoah will be back as a starter and Yariel would be stretched? I thought eventually Yariel would move into a starter role
i’d not right now be worried about manoah taking y-rod’s job, at least in deep spots (i.e. i’d hold y-rod in those). for 12’ers, yeah it might easily make y-rod a drop if/when manoah’s up. manoah’s been dog shit since the pitch clock completely. too fat for that limited time to build up the endurance pitch to pitch to pitch well for anything close to whole outings. now if say he shows up having lost a lot of mass and pitches well, yeah then he’ll keep that job likely (or just pulled a l.lynn and didn’t lose the mass and pitches at least fairly well).
I don’t know what you’re saying
he’s worried manoah coming up takes y-rod’s chance at starting go away, which probably will happen if manoah looks at all not horrible, something he’s not been able to once do since 2022.
Okay, I dont know why we’d suddenly be worried about that and he said “and Yariel would be stretched?”
yeah that line in there was confusing, y-rod they’ve already been trying to stretch out and he is going more pitches, so that’s happening already.
Yes, and Manoah sucks going back 18 months so i’m confused ha
there isn’t any new say rotoworld blurbs on manoah, but i found this from today in a fantrax blurb:
“Manoah (shoulder) showed improvement in his rehab start Friday with Triple-A Buffalo, allowing two runs on six hits over 5.2 innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.”
also in that it mentions manoah/y-rod are being kept on same schedule, so proves what we’d already have expected, that if/when they bring up manoah it’s y-rod’s starting spot being taken. pretty sure for 12’ers when this happens you can drop y-rod and if/when manoah pitches like it’s 2023 yet again if you want y-rod back when they demote manoah for it’d be like the 4th or 5th time pretty sure in 2 years you could probably in most leagues just reacquire.
Seems worth worrying about the day they announce he’s coming back
agree on that. which could be weeks off, and if y-rod does better and better and longer and longer it might not happen.
Yup
well now rotoworld is having a new update on manoah, but the outputs it mentions are a LOT worse than that fantrax one above:
“26-year-old allowed four runs over 3 1/3 innings in that outing (this was in AAA). While that’s an uninspiring line, it’s a vast improvement over his disaster in Low-A Dunedin.
none of that screams “will be up in MLB shortly”
Grey
Would you drop haniger in a 10 team league for
O’Hearn
Varsho
Wilyer Abreu
Pages
Sorry
Needs are mainly RBI’s & HR’s
But I need all offensive stats
Varsho
Hi Grey. I assume from your writing today i should drop Parker and pick up Soriano ??
Also who to choose 2 between Kepler, O’hearn or W.Abreu from sox ? Thanks
Yes…Abreu, O’Hearn
First time I’ve ever seen this. In the As vs Yanks, a player pinch-walked for Tyler Nevin. The new player got credit for the BB, but Nevin got credit for his OBP.
That is odd
Fairbanks to the IL with some nerve issue. So maybe it wasn’t the humidor balls in Coors then?
Yeah
he’s got and had renauld’s syndrome, the only part that’d be surprising is if it wasn’t related to that.
it’s the cold weather, renauld’s only acts up (supposedly, this is just me reading stuff written about it re: fairbanks the last few years, i’m not a doctor) when he pitches in cold weather. they should just IR him every year till the weather cooperates (or long home stands), stop pretending he doesn’t have it and/or hoping what they see happen every damn time he pitches in cold weather doesn’t happen again.
SVHD, pick up abreu, kittredge, jojo or minter? thanks grey
Minter
Do we like Patrick Bailey or Riley Adams better? Baily is raking, but seems to only play 2 out of every 4 days. This is for a 2 month fill-in for Alvarez.
Bailey
Gracias
De nada
Ranger Suarez to hot to sit today right G? In Cincy but still……
Start
Does Oneill Cruz need to hire his own private hitting coach again? What’s going on in the Burgh? He looks lost. Please tell me it’s going to be ok. I can’t get the thought of Gregory Polanco out of my head. He teased with his upside and was considered can’t miss. He instead regressed and continued to get worse.
Yeah, he does, like he did his rookie year
please do not compare brocktune to o-cruz (hehehe). it might cause suicides around here. i do hope yr right that he let those private coach(es) go till now this year though, and gets them/him back shortly.
looks like his bad luck ran out or maybe he did go back to those hitting coaches, fairly sure even when he got to 2 hits something changed today. he’s not drawing dead for 4 hits today yet either.
Jon Gray or Civale
thanks
Civale
Hi Grey,
Sorry for my confusion about Joey Loperfido. I clarified the question below.
My 3B is weak. I have Nolan Gorman and Ryan McMahon. Need I say more. The list of those on the wire are:
Josh H Smith
Tyker Freeman
Eugenio Suarez
Luis Rengifo
Anthony Rendon
Abraham Toro
Ernie Clement
Isiah Kine-Falefa
Would you make any move? Who would you drop and who would you pick up?
Thank you!
Hold
Your holds always turn out to be right! Thanks!!
No problem
Aloha Brah!
Drop Paxton for Elder
Aloha! Sure, Elder
Drop Keller for Nester
Sure
10 Team H2H Points League
Someone dropped Blake Snell in my league. What are your thoughts on him moving forward? Is it worth dropping a Seth Lugo or Jordan Hicks level pitcher for him. Snell can’t be this bad can he?
Snell over Hicks
hicks BB rate slowly creeping back up to prior attempts at starting levels; which were so bad last time around (exactly 1 year ago) he had the worst BB rate in baseball at the time. something like near half the hitters he faced (last year, it’s not that bad yet this year). and if it’s even close TO that with his now lowering K rate not gonna be too good at all. remember kopech last year, think that (but less K’s).
Yeah
to be fair, hicks’ groundball rate likely so much better than last year’s kopech that he’d not perform even close to as badly, even if his prior awful BB rates came back, and he’s in one of the best parks for pitchers. i’m not over here screaming “last year kopech” like “fire” for hicks.
Hi Grey,
Would you pick up Joey Loperfido?
There several options:
1. Drop Gorman and play only with Ryan McMahon at 3B in order to pick up Joey.
2. Pick up Joey and drop one of my current OFs: Gurriel, Nimmo, Mullins, Duran or Marte.
3. Don’t pick up Joey and look at the waiver wire for another 3B to back up McMahon.
thanks!!
Not there with those options
Sorry to make the question too complicated.
Regarding OF,my current OFs: Gurriel, Nimmo, Mullins, Duran or Marte. Would you drop any to pick up Joey Loperfido?
Not yet
I thought so.
Would you drop any of Gurriel, Nimmo, Mullins, Duran or Marte to pick up Bryan De La Cruz?
Your help is so appreciated!!!!
No
I can’t tell you how many times that you ‘Nos” have saved me. Thank you so much!!!!!
No problem
have the called up the lopper?
Not yet. Have a great week!
I didn’t realize Judge was also going through it. Is he a buy low for Turner? I am the one who also has Lindor an abrams
Yes, buy low…but Turner or him is a toss up depending on needs
don’t know what the “it” is in that sentence, but that toe thing from last year was said (by him) to be a rest of career type thing, like trout’s back (i’d bet money a back thing is worse than a toe thing and trout’s older of course).
Right
Hey Grey, have you been checking in on the Miguel Sano resurgence? He should get consistent playing time with the rendon injury. I’m between him Rooker an leiter jr for saves, I’d love your opinion!
What’s he got one homer? Meh, he’s a .220 hitter with some power
He’s batting cleanup for the mighty anaheim angels, haha
Cubs have 4 SBs on the year. Round of applause for the big brain of Craig Counsell
Hahaha
Grey,
1. I’m in a 10 team league and there’s only 3 bench spots and only 8 pitcher spots. I have 4 closers, 6 SPs and the other bench spot i usually have Nolan Jones. Having an extra SP (streamer spot most likely) and no bench bats would be helpful in this league; should I consider dropping Jones or a closer or hold (and wait to see if Jones comes around to be worth rostering still because my current SPs are good). Part of me just wants to ask about dropping Jones because it seems like when I threaten to drop a player they finally do something good (HR for Jones tonight, please!). He’s getting hard to roster anymore (No you’re not, Jones, go on a tear!)
2. Just waiting for the day when a baseball play-by-play or color commentator accidentally switches the ‘a’ and ‘i’ in Jazz Chisholm.
Thanks!
1. Hold 2. Ha
Thanks. Other gems I’m still holding onto are Au Schizz, Luzardo and Keller. Those guys droppable yet or be patient? Hard when Luzardo and Keller are the first 2 SPs I drafted this year. I know there’s SAGNOF for saves and steals but do SPs have faces?
Thanks again!
Keller kinda
In my AL only keeper, in order to activate Nate Lowe, I get to drop one of three among Benentendi, Grossman and Adell. The first two have jobs and Adell is the 5th OF, but he’s got some power and FIVE steals. Eventually I need to replace all three, but who should go first? If the Angels DFAd Hicks, I’d go with the upside, but it’s the Angels.
Grossman
Do you prefer Florial to Adell or Benentendi?
Over Adell
One last question about these Schmohawks, do you prefer Seth Brown over any of them?
Lol, not really, no
Thank you so much for killing a few of your brain cells to answer these unbelievably boring questions.
Haha
Drop Kyle Harrison or Gore for Gil?
Nah
Would you drop India for Luis Garcia jr or stott?
Also would drop campusano for cal Raleigh or dArnaud?
Stott
Raleigh
Hello Grey,
12 Team H2H 6×6 OPS 3OF Redraft
Im trying to give Langford (8th rd pick) some more leash. Should I keep running him out there with the likes of Varsho, Winker, Carpenter, W. Abreu, Fraley, B. De La Cruz on the wire or hold for how much longer?
Thank you
I’d start Varsho and bench Wyatt…but I wouldn’t drop Wyatt
Top rated pitching staff. Start Pfaadt for 2 step or pass and roll with Alzolay despite loss of closer gig?
I don’t know who he’s facing
@ St. Louis and @ Seattle
Seems fine
There are a million variables that make this question stupid but pretending those don’t exist, in a relatively shallow league, is it reasonable to drop Crotchet for Fraley?
Also, to confirm based on your other answers, Fraley beats out the likes of:
O’Hearn
Marsh
Frelick
Winker
Baty (just noticeWinkerBaty sounds like an embarrassing sex act)?
Yes, reasonable
Go Fraley
Winker/Baty…hahaha
Sorry, left one of out my Fraley question. Fraley over Varsho?
In other news, I’m probably going to end up divorced because my wife came home early and caught me in the middle of a full WinkerBaty.
HAHA…I’d lean Fraley, prolly a toss up
Thoughts on Brent rooker? Power seems real. Worth trading for?
Yeah
Carroll/Estrada or Judge/Morel ?
Hi grey
Injuries killing me – looking for best TWO outfielders from this list:
Abreu
Yoshida
Pages
E Ruiz
Frelick
Sanchez
Yaz
And best CI
CES or Sano?
Thanks
Pages, Ruiz
Ces
Let’s take a moment to talk about Mitch Keller. He faced a Boston lineup at home w/o o’neill, devers and casas left after one ab and still looked terrible. Are you ready to move on? I thought he’d build off of last year’s good 1h. Was it a mirage? I don’t even want to use him. He is eating up a bench spot for now. I am trying to be patient, but I don’t see anything positive.
His #s don’t look good at all
Hello, Grey. Salutations.
Points, 12 team. Keepers can be kept forever.
Soto for Elly DLC + Austin Riley
Is that even close?
Riley side
Interesting. What about Soto for EDLC + Alonso or Adley
Cruz and Alonso is like $60 worth of value, Soto is like $35
Right on. I guess I’m trying to gauge your value on DLC long term. You think he’s gonna be #great? I’ve read your posts about him saying you were wrong preseason.
Yeah, I still worry about the Ks but he’s proving me wrong
I agree, think he’s faced some weaker pitching staffs, he could turn into Oneill Cruz quickly
Yeah
BDLC, Rooker, Fraley, Pages, Luis Garcia, Stott, Siri, India or Bux.
Please pick 4 ROS
Stott, Fraley, Pages, Cruz
Sit Nolan for upcoming homestand in favor of Canario?
No
agreed thanks!
No problem
Start or Sit
Joe Ross @ PIT (Jones) 15 Team League
Sit
Thanks as always for your expertise
No problem
Is Corange Juice approaching a top 20 player for keeper leagues?
Yes
10 team, standard 5×5 Roto, daily lineups.
Current roster:
Yainer
Nolan Jones
Westburg
KeBryan
Bogaerts
IF – Steer
4 OF – Arozarena, Nimmo, Chourio, Kerry Carpenter
Util – Julio Rodriguez
IL – Albies, Burger
NA – Jr. Caminero
(No bench Offensive player at the moment)
2 SP – Skubal, Singer (both starting today)
2RP Hader, Philips
3 P – Suarez, Neris, Payamps
BN – Fairbanks (DTD), Burnes, Imanaga, EdCab, Lodolo, Bryce Miller, Lugo, Keller
IL – deGrom, Buehler
NA – Skenes
Drop one of the pitchers to pick up Varsho, BDLC, Marsh, Winker, Blaze, Yoshida, E Ruiz, Matt Chapman, E Suarez?
Or swap out any of the offense for any of the listed?
Drop one of the Pitchers (or another pitcher) for Gil, Blackburn, Pfaadt, Wacha, Gore, Severino, Abbot, Littel
Swap any of the RPs for Uribe, Hoffman, Poche, Aroldis?
Thanks!
Hoffman over Neris — do you need a bench bat? Team seems fine…I guess Cruz over Keller if you need a bench bat, but don’t see why
You know those sign you see in like auto body places that say “it has been x days since the last accident in this shop.”. One of those above my desk only with Mike Trout injuries
Hahahahaha
And his last clutch hit, and ai say this as a huge fan of his. So many solo HRs when the game isn’t close.
Hi Grey,
D’Arnaud or Heim going forward?
Heim
(1) Stott (mine) or Luis Garcia?
(2) Henry Davis (mine) or Bo Naylor?
Any change will cost $1 ($100 budget for year. I have $61 left).
Stott
Hold
10 team 5×5 h2h, drop outman for winker, pages, varsho or hold?
Varsho
Happy Monday!
-Streaming my utility slot (due to injury) … not looking for anything in particular just overall value for the week. Choose one;
Rizzo – 4 vs Oak and 3 @ Mil (avoids Freddy P)
Buxton – 4 vs CHW and 3 @LAA
Blackmon – 4 vs SD (Coors) and 2 vs Hou (Mexcio City)
Pages – 3 @ Wash and 3 @ Tor
Much appreciated!
Bux
Standard Roto, drop one: Castellanos or Langford
Wyatt
Shocking disappointment.
Lost Strider, Yu, Biebs…Jose Soriano or Y.Rodriguez in a 12 teamer?
Jose
Hey Goodpeople..Please rank top 2 to add out of the following for 12 tm h2h points league. Currently have 4 closers rostered.
Gil, Harrison, H Brown, Neris, or Hoffman.
Ty
Or does Elder belong before the aforementioned names
Elder or Gil if u had to choose?
Harrison, Hoff
hey grey,
drop castellanos for teoscar? i’m afriad nick is about to go on a hot streak …..players usually do when i drop them
castellanos is just swinging at garbage pitches pressing too hard
I’d want Teoscar
Just curious In what type of league would Tesocar even be aavailable ???
i know right
he was just dropped varsho unfortunately i’m 12 or 12 on waivers
Hey Grey!
1. Hahaha 2. Hope so!
This is mostly a question for the razzball community more than just Grey…
Just a question about Christian Scott (whos not even showing on players to be added in yahoo) but some other readers say that hes been added in their yahoo leagues?
Anyone have similar experiences or knows that settings could affect things like this?
Sorry Grey if this is a weird question to post about
not sure about yahoo because it’s been awhile, but i think if a guy was originally drafted into a league and then dropped he goes in the player pool but if not he’s unavailable until he comes up on waivers.
more likely, he said in backwards order, is it’s a setting. dynasty leagues often have the while universe available f’instince
It is 100% a league settings issue on Yahoo.
Look at the league settings. The 12th setting from the top in our league looks like this:
New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo adds them (View List of Forced Players).
The “View List of Forced Players” is a link to this:
https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/84006/showforced
Christian Scott is on the list, and is available in my league.
The top of the Yahoo Forced Player list has this explanation:
These 704 players are available to some leagues despite not having appeared on a major league roster this season.
They will only appear in your league if the league setting for New Players Become Available is set to As soon as Yahoo adds them.
i think i figured this out
firstly thanks to you guys (razzball is amazing)
but what i see from my end is that Scott is just a “P” and not an SP or RP which are the only spots we have for pitchers
so thats weird. dont think i can change that?
Good info and thanks for the explanation. There might also be one other thing going on. My league is set to “as soon as Yahoo adds them” but Scott is still not viewable. I think it is because my league labels pitchers as SP or RP, but Scott does not have either of those designations yet. For some reason, Yahoo has some guys enter the system as simply “P.” This happened with Yuki Matsui earlier this year. As soon as he pitched in enough relief outings to qualify he showed up in our system. It’s possible that the same thing is going on with Scott…
yup, that makes sense
i can add OF to my leagues but only cause we have a UTIL spot on our roster, so when i searched for andy pages, his position came up (we use RF, CF, LF) as spots,
so if you didnt have a specific OF or UTIL spot in your lineups than even langford (still only OF) wouldnt even appear!
Thanks everyone :)
Great work Grey!
16-team h2h weekly points league…
who should I start this week? I need two please.
Harrison Vs PIT;
Luzardo Vs WAS;
Flaherty @ TB;
Severino @ SF;
Thanks,
Isn’t Luzardo facing the Braves? Harrison and Luzardo if he’s facing Nats
CBS is showing Nats… I’m not sure now :(
I think it’s Braves
Need a 2b, Trade Shota for Steer or Detmers for Paredes?
Steer’s fair
Drop Gavin for Soriano or two start Elder?
Elder
11-team roto league.
Rolling with Jonatan Clase medium-ish term or dropping for Brenton Doyle’s all-Coors week (despite his chest injury it seems he will be back in lineup today or tomorrow) and hoping Clase is still out there next week?
Do you like Mitchell Parker more than: L. Gil, R. Blanco, C. Mize or S. Turnbull? I lost Strider (he was a keeper…I didn’t draft him 2nd overall, I’m not that guy) so I am doing all I can to find treasure in the SP landscape. Luis Gil seems like the only one I should hold tight…the rest can be streamers, but then all of a sudden Turnbull takes a no-hitter into the 7th inning and I am questioning everything all over again.
Thanks Grey!
I’d go Boyle
Hold on the Ps
Which do u prefer
Jon Gray home vs Seattle or King at Colorado?
Gray
3 save week for the locked in closer to own, T Scott.
I just benched him in one league, lol
Thanks, Grey. Happy Monday. How would you rank the following 2B in an OPS league: India, Julien, Garcia Jr.?
Garcia, Julien
TY!
No problem
How would you rank: Frelick, W. Abreu and L. Garcia?
Garcia, Abreu
those guys are pretty close. i think frelick works himself out of the platoon at some point.
Thanks for making Monday mornings the best weekday morning!
Are we dropping Alzolay in a 10 teamer sv only league? Alzolay’s comments to the press make it seem like he’s been told he can earn the sole closer role back. Options to replace are mid- Finnegan, Kopech, Payamps, Alvarado, Ginkel.
Also, how do you have Gil, Soriano, Flaherty in a QS redraft?
Thanks again!
Thanks! Hold on Adbert for now
Gil, Flaherty
Thanks! Someone just dropped Crochet. Does he jump ahead of either Gil or Flaherty? Thanks again!!!
Nah
And Tanner Scott also dropped if he changes your mind on Adbert, though Scott on a worse team with some ugly peripherals… thanks and sorry for the extra posts.
Nope
Need 2 OF. 12 man keeper league OBP…
Frelick
Fraley
Andy pages
Jack suwinski (off waivers and most likely not able to grab him)
Also would you drop Colt Keith for Luis Garcia jr? I really liked Colt coming into the season but….
Please ignore exact same question in your last blog
And 3 min ago Nick C joined the waiver. I’d be able to get him with my #2 waiver if someone uses their #1 on suwinski
I’d take Nick 1st
Pages, FRaley
Yes, Luis
Thanks king
No problem
Grey, could you rank the following for best chances for saves:
Adam, Yimi, Kerkering, Megill, Leiter Jr.
Also in a QS instead of W 5×5, would you drop any of these P for Gil: Lugo, Detmers, Keller, Schmidt, or Morton.
Thanks
Adam, Leiter
No on the Ps
I don’t trust the Boston medical evaluation / vague “lengthy” timeline for Casas. Lets also call it an intercostal strain instead of a rib strain. They put O’neill in the concussion IL after saying he didn’t have a concussion after he missed several games. Devers is another one. He comes put of a game because of his knee and they said he needed imaging. He plays the next day at DH. Then he gets imaging and missed an entire week. No IL though, not like they needed extra players. Who is heading up the medical staff?
Haha
start weathers 2day against ATL?
Doesn’t sound good
I started him doing the double start dance in a weekly lock to get the nationals on the tail end.
Hi Grey, good day, is Nolan Gorman droppable, lets say for a E. Julien/D. Schneider, or should I hold? I have J. Holiday as well that could play 2nd.
Sure, Julien
Need a CI with Casas & Burger on the IL. Currently available are LaMonte Wade jr, Canha, France, Sheets, G Arias, Kiner-Falefa, Meneses, Sano. 12 team mixed OPS League.
France, Wade
Thx Grey
No problem
SON kinda loved Varland yesterday – be interesting to see where SON ranks him next start.
Also today, I’m already calling SON overvaluing Carlos Rodon agains the A’s – despite the A’s as a team having meh metrics versus lefty starters so far this season, they just put up 4 on Logan Allen.
Yeah
I wanted to move Nolan Jones a few days ago but decided to await his Colorado homestand. So now, there is no reason to wait.
Jazz or Nolan Jones?
Jazz
Hey Grey,
Trying to pry Mason Miller from an owner who only has one closer (Mason Miller). haha.
who should I offer out of these SPs?
Eflin, Morton, Detmers, Ranger, Littel, Kutter
I have Freddy but he is my top dog.
Thanks,
TOW
Morton or Detmers
Thanks Big Guy!
No problem
Happy Bryce Elder Day to those who celebrate.
I just picked him up to celebrate
Its Bryce Elder Day everyday.
LFG!
Keep Calm and Smoke On! Lol. ;)
Haha
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WE ARE EXCITED!
(watch him cough up 7 ER and get sent right back down, lol)
Hahaha
Hey Grey, my roster is a bit too speed-heavy and I could use some more power (HR/RBI/SLG%). Deep league where we start two at each IF position, 5 OF and 3 Util. In that scenario, would you consider trading Stott for Burger, or is that a panic move at this point?
For further context, it would mean moving Rengifo into my second starting 2B spot, and Burger replaces Oswaldo Cabrera as my second 3B
Sounds fair
Hi Grey,
1. I was thinking of adding Parker until I read your piece. I was also thinking of adding Gil. Would you pick up either or none?Parker’s next start is at Miami and at Texas. Gil’s next two starts are at Milwaukee and Bal. I have Javier Assad who I could waive based on your thoughts.
2. At third base, I have Gorman and Ryan McMahon. Would you offer Kutter for Yandy Diaz?
thanks again!!
Thanks!
PS just as I was finishing my question, someone grabbed Gil.
Good morning Grey,
I have 8 pitchers and need to drop 2.
Kelley (might be on IL)
Keller
R.Suarez
Kikuchi
Luzardo
Lugo
Berrios
Steele (when he returns)
Who would you drop?
Thanks for your help
Kelly, Lugo
10 Team H2H Points League
Bottom of my staff is:
R. Suarez
J. Hicks
S. Lugo
N. Lodolo
I need to drop one to stream. Who is the drop?
Hicks
i like Vaughn Meader’s take on Urshela
Ha
12 team H2H +1SO +3IP -1BB -1H-1ER +5win -5loss
Is it time to give up on Maeda?
Would you give Weathers or Elder a chance this week by dropping Maeda?
Pitchers, start 5 SP, 2 RP
Merril Kelly
Mitch keller
Nola
Skubal
Assad
Mckenzie
Ragans
Gore
Maeda
RP
Foley
Phillips
have been putting Ragans in as reliever but got crushed last week.
Cody Bradford in IL spot
Yes, Weathers
ESPN Points, please rank, next week only:
Sanchez @ Cin
Hicks vs Pitt
Jon Gray vs Sea, vs Cin (2 starts)
Please add Flaherty @TB to ranking
Thanks
Gray, Hicks, Sanchez
Morning Grey,
Hope your weekend was swell.
Got some more H2H weekly lineup questions for ya:
QS League:
1) 1 start Crochet @Min ($6) or 2 start King @COL & vPHI ($16)
2) Gotta pick 1:
Singer (vTOR/@DET), Monty (@STL, $6), Mize (vKC, $7), or Bello (@CLE, -$3)
OBP League, no runs:
3) Trusting Devers to play enough games this week? If so.. who to bench out of Busch, CES, Lane Thomas?
Gracias!!
Thank you!!
No problem
Grissom or Varsho ROS?
Varsho
Hey Grey, which 3 to sit?
EdCab (WAS)
Civale (@CHW)
Gausman (LAD, @KC)
Glasnow (@TOR)
Sanchez (@CIN, @SD)
Singer (TOR, @DET)
Bibee (@ATL)
Lugo (@DET)
Morton (CLE)
Tanner, Sanchez, Lugo
Morning Grey, need an OF for ROS Roto OBP league my options are.
B De La Cruz
Marte
Merrill
McCormick
Outman
JD Martinez
Eloy
Benson
Pages
Friedl
Marsh
Haniger
Thanks Grey!
Starling
Current roster and in 6th place. QS/SVHD, keep 13 forever. Really struggling in everything except SB, DPT, IP and K. I am dead last in TB, near the bottom in R, HR, RBI, OBP, QS, ERA, WHIP, K/BB and SVHD. I need to drop someone for Heim when he is activated. Any changes or drops here?
C-Empty
1B- Alonso
2B-Gleybar
3B-Steer
SS-Volpe
2B/SS-Thairo
1B/3B-Olson
LF-Arozarena
CF-Marsh
RF-Carpenter
OF-Bryan De La Cruz
UTL-Rooker
Bench:
Pages
Dansby
Devers
Yordan
Adolis
IL:
Alek Thomas
Heim
SP: I have way too many and am currently on pace to surpass Games Started by 39. Noone open to trading at this point.
Elder
Gausman
Kirby
Burnes
Ryan
Hicks
Flaherty
Turnbull
Detmers
Singer
IL: ERod
RP:
Alzolay
Jansen
Estevez
Kittredge
Finnegan
Gaddis
IL:Sborz
Players available:
Bats:
Stott
Rengifo
Buxton
Oswaldo
Stanton
Fraley
Nelson Velazquez
Benson
Luis Garcia- Wash
Siri
Bo Naylor
Henry Davis
Blake Perkins
Bader
Jeffers
Pitchers:
Jose Soriano
Morton
Gil
Littell
Assad
Barlow
Tyler Rogers
Matt Moore
Bryan Abreu
Uribe
Swanson
Sandlin
Austin Adams
Sorry for the length.
First time you ever had to apologize for length at least.
Ha ha
Lose Gaddis — there’s some decent options, but you don’t need to switch out bench bats for other bench bats
I watched Parker’s first start and was unenthused.
Our guy Luis Gil out there nonplusing everybody.
Yeah, exactly
Need an MI in my 12 teamer…India or M.Winn?
India
There aren’t enough fart analogies from baseball analysts, so thanks for that. There’s two chances to catch the same pun in this post, reread and they’ll rear their ugly heads.
Fart.
Haha
12 teamer for the U, Kepler, India, or W.Benson?
Will
Fyi. I assume you made changes to the site on Saturday. Since then, its response time has been great (it wasn’t earlier this season). Good job!
Yeah, we put more safeguards vs. spammers, hopefully it holds
Thanks for the great write up! After Gil’s last outing I traded him for Josh Lowe…that being said what are your thoughts on Lowe continuing his break out from last year…after watching Gil pitch yesterday I felt sick! Thank you!
I like Lowe, nice trade
How are you ranking these for ROS? Marsh, A. Rosario, L. Garcia, Haniger, Winker. They’re all available to pick up off waivers.
Marsh, Garcia, Winker
Please pick 2 of these 3 SP’s . Lodolo v PHI, Lugo @ DET, Hicks V PITT. Thanks you in advance.
sorry, one more. Gil @ MIL. 2 of the 4.
Lodolo, Hicks
Hey Grey,
Which are the top 3 starts of the following:
Ranger @CIN
Ranger @SD
Keller vs MIL
Gore vs LAD
Harrison vs PIT
Wacha vs TOR
Harrison, Wacha, Keller
Ah sorry I actually got my start options wrong. Which are the best two starts of the following:
Wacha @DET
Wacha vs TOR
Keller vs MIL
Harrison vs PIT
Please ignore – responding in wrong post!
Logan O’Hoppe or Willson Contreras?
Logan
Good morning Grey!!
ROTO who to start this week?
Wacha TOR, at DET
Yariel at KC
Pepiot vs DET
Also Bryce Miller safe at Texas?
Wacha
I’d start Miller
Grey, hope you had a nice weekend pal!
I’m swimming in steals, needs a HR/RBI guy.
Looking to move Jarren Duran for one, any suggestions on who I go after ?
Christian Walker?
1) Start Detmers vs Baltimore today (at home)?
2) Start Brady Singer vs Toronto today (at home)?
Yes on both
Which closer do you like best going forward?
Munoz
Fairbanks
Yates
McArthur
Ginkel
Miller
Munoz
Would you start Pfaadt @STL and @SEA? Drop Lugo or Hicks for him? Thanks.
J Soriano over Pfaadt simply on talent? Thanks.
Sure, Hicks
I’d hold Pfaadt
Good statcast image, Grey! I surely wouldnt let Rendon work on my septic tank. He might pull a scene from Slumdog Millionaire. Come to think of it, he seems like the Angels own version of the kid that goes for a swim in the excrement.
Rendon getting injured doing a task than 99% of other players would not is 100% predictable. What is the equivalent? You or I getting injured brushing our teeth?
HAHA, pretty much!
Drop Gavin Stone for Soriano?
Sure
Which two for this week in OPS league?
Winker 3 v. LAD, 3 @ MIA
Marsh 4 @CIN, 3 @ SD
Blackmon 4 vs SD, 2 vs HOU (Mexico)
Rosario 3 vs DET, 3 @ CWS
Perkins 4 @ PIT, 3 v NYY
Abreu 3 @ CLE, 3 vs CHC
Thanks!
Without knowing pitching matchups….
Rosario….6 games against poor teams.
Marsh….4 at the tiny park in CIN
Marsh, then flip a coin…I guess Amed
I would like to hear thoughts on Nolan Jones. Razzball preseason #34 overall and he looks completely lost. Batting .148 with an unreal 33 K’s in 81 AB’s. What is the forecast going forward? I can’t really drop him because I drafted him so high, and I obviously can’t trade him.
In the same spot.
Last time I benched him was the 1 good game he has had this year. Can’t drop that much draft capital this early in the season. Bench him if you can and hope he turns the corner as the weather warms up.
I looked at this too and found last season end of June to August, Nolan Jones hit .186 with a 33% k rate in just under 100 ab. I guess he’s just gonna be one of those super streaky batters you have to deal with. You take the good, you take the bad. You take them both and there you have, the facts of Nolan.
Coors is brutally cold right now, hopefully when it heats up he does
drop fraley for luis garcia, marsh, kebryan, varsho or connor joe? thanks grey
Hayes
Why not keep Fraley?
Morning Grey-man-
Were you me, would you drop Jon Gray for Luis Gil?
Gracias, Amigo!
Nah
happy mondays!
spank you
Gil, Eovaldi, Skenes.
If there was any kind of definite timeframe for Skenes, he is first. But PIT could screw around and keep him down in the minors for a while.
Eovaldi, Gil 2. Morel
11-team Avg+OBP Roto, doing OK in power but need ratio help. Would you drop Outman for Luis Garcia Jr? Not liking the platooning and K rate for Outman at this point.
I wouldn’t
Sup Grey, need help. Need 2 SP’s ROS. Which 2 would you choose from below
Luis Severino, Casey Mize, Jose Soriano, Michael Wacha, Reese Olson and Andrew Abbott?
Also, out of these Catchers, which would do you want in a OBP League?
Luis Campusano, Tyler Stephenson, Elias Diaz and Danny Jansen
Thanks!
Mize, Severino
Tyler
Hot off the press, Bryce Elder getting the call up for today’s start vs. MIA! Grab everywhere?
Sure
Morning Grey! D’Arnaud or Heim as a replacement for Alvarez?
Also, Nolan Jones can only go up from here, right? Right!??
D’A.
Hopefully.
Heim
Yes, hopefully
Start Detmers at home vs Baltimore and Singer at home vs Blue Jays?
Singer. Detmers v. Balt at home could go very wrong very quickly.
Both
10 team dynasty, drop Gavin like a Stone to take a flyer on Luis Gil?
Sure
Time to move on from Jordan Walker? 12 team points league: Players on waivers:
Perkins, Sheets, Buxton?
Sure, but those options aren’t great — I guess Bux
If you need saves how do you rank the following pickups?
Payamps, Hoffman, Neris?
Hoff, Pay
In a league that count batters Ks should I drop Nolan Jones, Wyatt Langford or Ian Happ for Bryan De La Cruz or hold?
Happ
Would you deal Isaac Paredes for Luis Garcia(Was) in a keeper league with OBP?
Would you rather trade Baty for Luis Garcia in a keeper with OBP or stick with both Isaac and Brett?
Yes
No
What do you think happens with Caballero and Rosario when Josh and Brandon Lowe comeback?
Those guys have been terrif. I think the guys who will lose the most ABs are Palacios and Mead, with Rosario taking some of the IF starts that Mead has been squandering.
Josh will steal some from Rosario. Amed is a defensive liability in OF right now. Caballero aint going anywhere.
Agree with Steve
I’m weak at 3b in a league that counts AvG and OBP. Have colt Keith and just added Josh Smith. But was just offered Morel from one of my Lugo or Monty. My other SP are strong including Gausman, Pablo, Kutter, Shota, Assad, Braxton G (IL).
I’m not a huge Morel guy either but would you give up Lugo or Monty for him and take a shot on him? Or hold?
Trade Lugo.
Agree with Burnes
I have an excess of riches at SS (Turner, Lindor and Abrams) and thinking of offering Turner for Julio Rodriguez. Thoughts? Someone had dropped Lindor btw. I could also use an upgrade at 2B, C and/or closer.
I have
C- Campusano
2B Gimenez
OF Acuña
OF Adolis
OF Nolan Jones
Closer I have Helsley with Duran on IL
JuRod is a decent buy low still, probably.
How many teams, what type of league? You may want to try to improve at 2B plus a mid tier closer if you only have 1 active. Helsley isn’t winning you that category, or keeping you competitive by himself.
Ten team points espn. The saves category doesn’t matter to me but I have good starters and there is a start limit and I am streaming my final starter
do it
Agree with Steve
Great stuff as always, Grey. Start which two of these four this week: Mitch Keller (vs Milwaukee), Jose Berrios (at KC), Bryce Miller (at Texas), Reece Olson (vs KC).
Is none an option? You’re starting Bryce Miller. Probably Berrios as your second.
Berrios, Olson
Grey!!!
Great work, amazing report!
a. So many injuries, man. Soon there’ll be no players left. Can’t at least one team hire a Yoga Master to avoid all these avoidable oblique injuries?
b. Chris Rock quote of the day for April 22, 2024
Does having a wife and kids change your life? Yes. but only in the best way. It gives you weight and authority. It also makes you closer to the audience because the audience is married and has kids. People without kids know nothing about kids. Jokes about your kids are always better than jokes about your brother’s kids. Married guys know more about women than single guys. Single guys have girlfriends. Girlfriends are always auditioning, always on their best behavior. Wives are like Supreme Court justices – they do whatever they want.
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks!
Grey!
Every time a friend of mine visits India they get the ‘shits’, sorry. I blame India for Fraley getting ‘the bug’.
Cheers,
Ante
Haha
I have a logjam of slumping hitters I’m not sure I can drop but need to activate Nate Low. Are any of N Jones, Maikel, J Holliday or O Cruz droppable?
Maikel
Currently running ty france at 1st in a standard cats league with the addition of hits and doubles. Would you trade caballero and ronel blanco for vinny p?
Depends on your pitching staff and team needs. Caballero has been playing well, as has Blanco…..Speed/pitching for power (hopefully).
Yes
Wilyer Abreu … anything to see here? I see he’s hitting at the top of the lineup and producing.
I like him, solid pop and some speed
All first round picks in the final 21 drafts (March 17-27) showing where they currently rank on the RAZZBALL PLAYER RATER.
April 22 1st Rnders ( LAST WEEK )
1 Mookie Betts ( 1 )
5 Shohei Ohtani ( 15 )
10 Juan Soto ( 22 )
23 Kyle Tucker ( 45 )
24 Fernando Tatis Jr. ( 17 )
28 Marcus Semien ( 44 )
32 Bobby Witt Jr. ( 7 )
33 Trea Turner ( 121 )
39 Ronald Acuna Jr. ( 49 )
45 Yordan Alvarez ( 29 )
68 Jose Ramirez ( 67 )
118 Bryce Harper ( 246 )
128 Adley Rutschman ( 232 )
129 Freddie Freeman ( 102 )
144 Matt Olson ( 61 )
155 Corbin Carroll ( 145 )
169 Julio Rodriguez ( 505 )
299 Aaron Judge ( 199 )
639 Spencer Strider ( 519 )
You can tell it is still early by the huge swings. Julio up 336 spots! Bryce up 128! Trea up 88! Judge down 100.
Great info as always Vin!
This is awesome, Vin!
7 starts made the Top 73 Starts list on the weekend, with the best one being Castillo in the snow at Colorado!
6 Luis Castillo @ COL
7 Zack Wheeler vs CHW
13 Mitchell Parker vs HOU
17 Tyler Glasnow vs NYM
39 Luis Gil vs TB
45 Aaron Nola vs CHW
52 Bailey Ober vs DET
Nice! Thanks, Vin!
Nolan Jones- silver lining. Only one K on 8 at bats. I think we’re getting somewhere.
Hey gray iam in standard 10 cat roto I have H Greene on the pines with 2 starts (home vs Fightens and on road against rangers) but ham starting R Suarez at Cin and at SD Am I nuts ??? thanks
Haha, hopefully!
woulkd you start either H Greene or R Suaraz this week with those starts G thanks
no idea who they’re facing…i think I’m starting Suarez in a league and I hate Greene