My prospect writer and your prospect writer, sittin’ by the fire, your prospect writer say Elko gonna set my fantasy roster on fire. Talkin’ hey now (hey now), hey now (hey now), Elko, Elko, Elko ahem, he’s a jock-but-how-mo FAAB would ya spend on him? Happy Mother’s Day to our five lady readers. Your eyeballs are in good hands when you’re reading me. Is Tim Elko (1-for-3 and his 1st homer) a modern-day Bill Hall, or is there more here for future use, after he was called up by the White Sox. In Triple-A, he hit 10 homers in only 31 games this year, but he’s 26 with a 28.5 K%, so he will hit .200-ish in the majors. Feels like an AL-Only grab, a deeper mixed league gamble for power, but just a batty call streamer for shallower leagues for now. Talkin’ hey now (hey now), hey now (hey now), Elko, Elko, he’s a jock-but-no-mo FAAB no nah-nay. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Shane Smith – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.08. The regression is going to come so hard and fast for Smith, it’s gonna be like he’s Armie Hammer with a human limb.
Sandy Alcantara – 5 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 8.10. When you’re getting hit around by the White Sux, it’s time for an Ineffective List stint, or he just really wants to stay on the Marlins.
Casey Mize – Hit the IL with a mild hamstring strain. Sounds super minor. In fact, if you put your ear to it, it sings the “Aaaaaaaaa minor” part of Not Like Us.
Jack Flaherty – 3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.61. He allowed four homers and my neck hurts from the FIPlash. Also, one of those homers was to Josh H. Smith, my Friday Buy, for the Dohmer. Look at me doubling up on the glossary!
Reese Olson – 4 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 3.38. On Mother’s Day, it’s a lot different when you’re regressing and being spanked.
Nathan Eovaldi – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.78. Find someone who loves you like Eovaldi loves pitching on my fantasy teams! Oh, he knows! Don’t let him fool you! That’s why he’s pitching so well.
Jacob deGrom – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.72. Has been very solid, and guess where he is on the Player Rater. I’ll make it easy for you, better or worse than his ADP? Bzzt, wrongo! He’s worse. Not awful by any stretch, but people forget how tough it is to be valuable as a starter. Even the best get zero saves, and wins are totally out of their control, then throw in the injuries.
Marcus Semien – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Marcus reminded us all that without Semien, there’s no Mother’s Day.
Josh Jung – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. Rangers have a fairly decent lineup, and they insist on batting their worst hitter, Joc Pederson, third. It’s almost like Bruce Bochy’s head is too big for his brain.
Jonah Heim – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting .266. Hit ’em with the Heim!
Drew Rasmussen – 5 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.38. Maybe it’s selective memory, but I seem to get more Rasmussen questions than most starters. He should be rosterable and solid for the 100 or so innings he can throw.
Tobias Myers – Optioned to the minors. Thank you, brain, for studying how to spell Jacob Misiorowski! What’s that, Brandon Woodruff is returning this week? No!!! I can only remember how to spell Misiorowski for so long! You have to call him up! I must flex my Misiorowski muscle or it will slacken!
William Contreras – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer, hitting .237. Like a truck driver, his middle finger quiets the haters.
Christian Yelich – 2-for-4, 2 runs and a slam (7) and legs (8), hitting .208.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, but especially Christian Yelich’s mother!
— Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social) May 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
JP Sears – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.80. No idea if he can keep this going in Bing Bong Stadium, but, under the hood, his stats look great. And that’s me reading into Sears, but stopping just short of Chapter 11.
JJ Bleday – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer. Still waiting for him to get hot, I might be the only one.
Ben Rice – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .260. Guess who was hitting leadoff in front of Judge yesterday.
Aaron Judge – 4-for-5, 2 RBIs, hitting .409. If Judge is so good, why’d the Yanks replace him in this game with Pablo Reyes? Hmm?
AJ Smith-Shawver – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER. 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.76. If only every two-start week can work out that prettiful (made-up word of the day!). Streamonator actually loves his next one too, so I am gonna let it ride, and watch as it bites the keister.
Carmen Mlodzinski – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 5.20 vs. Chris Sale – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.97. This matchup was billed as, “A Sale on consonants.”
Cade Horton – 4 IP, 3 ER, as he was called up and followed an Opener. Just gave you my Cade Horton fantasy. It was written while writing more about a Pope than a fantasy sports site has ever before.
Porter Hodge – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 4.24, and his 2nd save on Saturday, then 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 5.71, and disaster on Sunday, as he opened the 8th. Wait, there’s less clarity still! Pressly’s getting looks in the 6th when down by five. If I had to guess, I’d say Hodge over Pressly, but neither is also a fair answer.
Pete Crow-Armstrong – 1-for-4 and his 10th homer, now hitting leadoff. It’s gonna be hard for his value to take a complete nosedive if he stays at leadoff. PCA to the moon!
Tylor Megill – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 3.10. He was never going to be a 2.50-ish ERA pitcher; this is just normal regression, and nothing to worry about. Yes, I’m trying to convince myself.
Brett Baty – Hit his 3rd and 4th homers on Saturday, then didn’t start on Sunday. If him and Mark Vientos (2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 5th homer) are platooning, then neither of them are worthwhile in shallower mixed leagues, i.e., I’ve finally given up on Vientos, just as he homers.
Brandon Nimmo – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .224. Nimmo found one!
Francisco Lindor – 2-for-4 and his 9th homer, hitting .301. Mean’s while, Juan Soto (0-for-4) hits .252. Mean’s mean’s while, Pete Alonso hits .320. .372 OBP for Soto vs. .434 for Alonso too. Early season still, but weird things going on with Sexy Dr. Pepper.
Cole Ragans – 5 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.20. It’s apropos that Ragans’s year is forgettable.
Rafael Devers – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .280. On his home run trot, he refused to touch 1st base.
Wilyer Abreu – 3-for-4 and his 10th homer. It’s like, “Yes, Devers hit his 7th! Woo hoo!” Tap, tap, nudge, nudge, kazoo. “Um, Wilyer has 10 homers.” Don’t worry, everyone looks better than Gunnar.
Lucas Giolito – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, 1 walk, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.96. He’s doing Saberhagenmetrics to the extreme. One good start, followed by one bad start, followed by one good start. Caution ahead for his next one.
Landen Roupp – 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.95. Three Ks? Is he trying to make his underlying stats not as good?
Logan Webb – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.60 vs. Joe Ryan – 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.74. This matchup was billed as, “The Asian podcaster for disillusioned young men, Joe/Logan.”
Heliot Ramos – 2-for-2, 4 RBIs and his 7th homer, and 2nd homer in two games. That’s Heliot Ramos, preseason sleeper, and schmotato, if nothing else.
Ryan Walker – 2/3 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 6.43, and blown save. It’s bizarre how loyal the Giants have been to a closer who has not been good. I don’t fully understand it.
Brooks Lee – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .253. They Call Him Brooks Lee!
Zach Eflin – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.13 as he was activated from the IL. Hopefully your fantasy team is less reliant on Eflin than the O’s, who are almost entirely reliant on him.
Gunnar Henderson – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, 2nd homer in three games. That’s right, shut me up! Please, shut me up!
Tyler Anderson – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.58. Two point five eight. Incredible. Ridiculous, even.
Dylan Moore – 1-for-3 and his 7th homer, hitting .282, as he hits 9th. Struggling to not think about how Dylan Moore has been so much better than Gunnar. And failing!
George Springer – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .297. Power is kinda bleh, the average is crazy for what he’s been doing the last few years. What’s even crazier is his Ks are way up and his BABIP is approaching .400.
Bryce Miller – 5 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 5.22. He’s totally broken. Needs an IL stint or a long think on waivers.
MacKenzie Gore – 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.59. 73+ Ks in nine starts in Nats/Expos’ history: Scherzer, Strasburg, Pedro Martinez and Gore.
Nolan Arenado – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. I know your allergies are bad, so I bought you these beautiful dried flowers with the pollen tweezer’d out. Here, there over by this open window–NOOOO!!! Torenado!
Lars Nootbaar – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer, hitting .244. Sometimes you feel like a Noot, sometimes you don’t.
Willson Contreras – 2-for-4 and his 6th homer, hitting .255. Elias Sports Bureau said, “Yesterday, the Contreras brothers homered on the same day for the first time since the last time they did.”
Ranger Suarez – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.91. Not even gonna complain about a sonavabench on this one. Had to bench him after his 1st start, and I’m glad he looked better. Check me out, I almost sound like an adult.
Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 13th and 14th homer. This is all amuse bouche for Schwarber’s June.
Jordan Romano – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 8.79, and his 3rd save, as Alvarado (1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.84) worked the bottom of the order and the 8th. Romano supposedly was tipping his pitches, they fixed the issue and he’s been a 1.45 ERA pitcher since April 20th. Tend to think the Phils do want Romano as the closer, so. Dot dot dot. I don’t know, maybe.
Tanner Bibee – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.80. Crazy how awful his peripherals are. Not a reason to give up on him, at least not in most leagues, but it’s more of a Cust kayin’.
Jake Fraley – Hit the IL with calf tenderness. Ooh, some daylight for Hinds–Wait, the Reds just traded for Connor Joe for no reason. Ugh, be Hinds, that’s where the sun don’t shine.
Chase Petty – 3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 21.94. While Greene is nursing his groin — hey ayo! — Petty could be in the rotation. Here’s what Itch said previously, “At 6 ‘1” 190 lbs, Petty features a wipeout slider and demonstrates an aptitude for spin that portends well for his year over year development. The 26th overall pick by Minnesota in 2021, Petty was sent to Cincy in the Sonny Gray trade the following March. He’s been effective as a Red, improving his command and limiting home runs against mostly older hitters and setting himself up for a rotation spot early in 2025, and I’m hiding under Grey’s bed, waiting for him to sleep.” What on earth. Petty has big stuff, but his lack of command scares me for mixed leagues.
Yainer Diaz – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer. I know the power’s been a little wanting, but he’s hitting near-.400 in May. Patience, grasshopper, and you non-grasshopper readers.
Ronel Blanco – 8 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 4.04. In one league, I had to choose between Bowden Francis and Ronel, dropping one. I chose Ronel because eeny meeny miney and/or moe have never let me down. He’s pitching nearly identical to last year, just without the luck. Don’t fully trust Ronel, but Streamonator loved yesterday’s start, and hates his next.
Lance McCullers – 1/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 15.75. Lance, a small incision in the skin to drain pus. Alternate definition, a pitching performance that makes draining pus sound like a walk in the park.
Corbin Burnes – 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.95. I guess his shoulder was fine. Burnes is the 1st Dbacks pitcher to throw 7+ scoreless innings since Ryne Nelson on July 30th 2024. “Every team should have at least one of those per month, no?” That’s 2012 Me. 2002 Me couldn’t care less, smoking a blunt saying, “If 2012 Me cares about how long a starter goes in a game, I will so punch myself.” 1992 Me is like, “What’s a Diamondback?”
Freddie Freeman – 4-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .376. That’s it, going to get in on Freeman next year, when he finally collapses.
Mookie Betts – 3-for-5, 3 runs and his 6th homer, hitting .272. Mookie Best!
Tony Gonsolin – 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.81. Not only should he be rostered, he’s easily better than Roki.
Stephen Kolek – 9 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 0.00, as the Suckies were shutout 21-0. Streamonator doesn’t love Stephen Kolek, but he gets the M’s at home next time, and I’m winning to risk it.
Nick Pivetta – 4 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.05. …and that’s why I still don’t trust starting pitchers in Coors.
Hunter Goodman – 3-for-5. 3 runs, 5 RBIs and his 6th homer. He’s starting every day, either at catcher or DH. In Coors for half his games. This is as no-brainer as catchers get.
Ryan McMahon – 2-for-3, 3 runs and his 6th homer, and 3rd homer in the week. Schmotato, I guess, but if the Suckies are going to be away from Coors, I wouldn’t start McMahon.
Bud Black – Fired by the Rockies. Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, I’m free of Bud Black at last! The Bud Black error is over! That’s not a typo of era! Rockies’ new manager is Warren Schaeffer. Who? Some-effer I’ve never heard of, which is a welcome change! Now the Rockies need to fire the GM, then make the owner the GM, and fire the GM again.
Good Stern show reference in there hitting em’ with the “Heim”
Would you trade Mahle for Dansby, Perdomo, or Josh H. Smith?
Love your opening … made me relive the 80s for a minute. Let’s give it some context for the readers who have no clue what you’re writing about …
https://youtu.be/IJj3lTvXeR0?feature=shared
Will Bryan Reynolds ever get another hit?
I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but AugRam came to the plate after a 5-pitch walk to Jesus, and on 4 pitches *all out of the zone and not close* he somehow managed to strike out.
To rephrase, he K’d against a pitcher who’d thrown 1 strike in 9 pitches.
Do you know how hard that is to do?!
I’m starting to suspect he might be hacking away up there.
=/
Do you think Jazz plays again this year or is he KOd?
Grey’s been answering “yes” to this 20x a day for a week, so imma give him a break & field this question.
Yes.
Crews or Luis Garica ros? position doesn’t matter
?
Suzuki fogs the mirror!
Evan Carter leading off??? Hmmnnn..
Tigers 14 runs 17 hits lemme see Torks stat line……..yeah Im going to bed early.
0-5 1K
haha
Javy 3-4!
I love Javy and glad he is doing well. That said, dude must be running an absurd BABIP at the moment. He had a bloop single just over 2B and an infield single to the SS (or maybe 3B) he beat the throw on.
Mallory had one too and I think someone else did at 1B. Houck got in a hole and then Tigers capitalized and everything is going their way tonight haha. Im loving it dont get me wrong.
I think he is taking a page from the Jurickson Profar book of career salvation. I predict an 80 game ban coming later this year.
Brutal
Wasn’t pretty. They also PH for the 3 guys in front of him. I think they left him in for that last AB as punishment.
Heliot or Dylan Crews ROS? They’d be my 5th OF after Langford, Chourio, Greene, and Jasson. 14 man CATs
Crews
Who’s the better option at 2b Nico H or Tyler Fitzgerald (when he’s back)?
Nico
Lawler called up by AZ. Do you see him as an everyday players or platoon player. Not sure where they fit him in since the infield is covered.
Platoon
Burger or Vinnie P?
Vinnie
Houck is toast. Cora just watching him struggle to hit the zone, walk people, hit batters, and just sits there. Cora should have argued balls and strikes at least twice and a check swing but he sits on his thumb. Dude might get fired if he isnt careful.
Meanwhile, defenses really helping out their pitchers today
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/b8a7b383-9388-4c37-8448-90b03339a938.mp4
Time for Baskin Robbins or Haskin Dobbins or whatever his name is.
Haha
Cooked! Phantom IL stint incoming !
Should be a phantom league and be AAAA where they can just hide a healthy player for a while and let him do bullpen sessions or whatever to get right.
Lively came out for his next inning and had to be removed warming up. Something wrong with arm :( Expect a DL stint.
Meanwhile Brewers D killing Peralta. Chourio with just an awful route to this ball.
https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/c0bbe310-9290-40e0-8878-244e6d7740b8.mp4
Forearm
Chourio screwed Freddy
He’s relentless lol.
Haha
I suppose he feels, with some justification, that he can hit anything that’s thrown at him. Does produce some hilarious strikeouts tho.
Indeed
Horton or Peterson
Peterson
Great write up Grey! So good!
I’m in a 10 team H2H and have a spot or 2 to add guys from the wire:
1) looking to add a closer. Who you got out of Bednar, Alvarado, Pressly, Luke Jackson, Shelby Mill, Hodge
2) best bench bat out of Kerry Carp, Arranda, Josh Smith, Nootbar, Masyn Winn, Jeremy Peña, Ceddane, Grisham or Burger
Thanks!
LG
1. Alvarado 2. Carpenter
QS keeper league, how do you rank the following ROS?
Flaherty
Wacha
Berrios
Abbott
Abbott, Flaherty
Hey Grey!
Been carrying one extra injured player and am wondering if it is worth it at this point. 10 team 5×5 h2h keep 4.
Would you drop any of these for Ramos?
Westburg, Domínguez, Friedl
Position not important. Thanks!
Dominguez
Bednar, Luke Jackson or Doval?
top 2 of Tovar, J. SMith, India or Bichette?
Jackson
Smith, Tovar
Trying to find a reason not to start The Liberator @PHI. He dominated them last time in Busch and according to the Savant, Citizen’s Flank and Busch have equal park factors.
Maybe because he’s not sleeping in his own bed?
The SON is WAY down on him…
Ha, I’m starting him fwiw
Holding hands as we drive off the cliff.
Wheee!
Uh-oh…
He’s at 80 pitches. Come on man.
Let’s go LIB
He got pulled at 80. I was despairing at the manager.
Ugh
I am pretty happy to have Hoglund. I see his next matchup is against the the Dodgers away. Start him and pray or sit him and see how he does ?
Nah, sit
Trade Schwell and Rice for Joe Ryan?
Rice, it’s fair
Brown @Tex or Webb ATH
Webb
Drop Doyle for Lawlar?
no
Ragans or Cease?
Ragans
Hunter Goodman or O’Hearn utility bat
O’Hearn
i think the homer canning gave up over the weekend was the first allowed by a mets starter at home all year. pretty good run.
criterion channel is running a “blacklist noir” theme this month. some great ones. ever seen “hangmen die also?” fritz lang. walter brennan as a czech professor! i’d watch walter brennan watch grass grow. great movie.
I’m such a sucker for noir…But I have not seen Hangmen Also Die! what a great title! I will have to find it
Need wins and quality starts. Who would you sit this week: the one who never Ceases to disappoint (except last week when I benched him) vs LAA, Gonsolin vs LAA or Peterson vs Pit and @NYY?
Cease
Holy injuries, Batman. Woodruff’s short start was because of ankle tendinitis?? Sigh… I had such high-ish hopes for him this week.
Ha, ouch
Grey,
Dropping Sasaki. Pick up Kikuchi as a streamer for tonight or add Sugano or Heaney instead?
Thanks!
Sure, no idea any matchups
Ok. I guess then who’s best of this group- C Horton, Sugano, Heaney, or Kikuchi?
Thanks!
Horton, I guess –Why can’t you look at matchups?
hey now!
Dev Williams dropped in my Saves+Holds league
He seems to be better since he was dropped from closer role, I presume the Stanks keen on getting him back there…
Worth dropping any of these gents for him?- Bednar, Doval
thank u
Sure, Bednar
Hola Grey, who would you sit of these 5 in a 5 OF OBP roto league this week:
Taylor Ward (@SD, @LAD)
Kyle Stowers (@CHC, vTB)
Riley Greene (vBOS, @TOR)
Seiya Suzuki (vMIA, vCHW)
Austin Hays (vCHW, vCLE)
Ward
Should I put in a waiver claim for Nick Lodolo or Jared Jones in 10 team H2H redraft?
Lodolo
Drop Bryce Miller, Drew Rasmussen. Max Meyer. Or Cade Horton to pick up Lodolo?
Meyer
Thank you!!
No problem
So I see Lawler going to get the call. Good luck to him. I meanwhile have Kurtz who on the other hand looked about as ready as anyone and he has not done anything. I’ve been patient with Kurtz, not sure if it is going to happen for him this year. I keep saying it’s going to warm up and that will help. How long are you holding or have you moved on in 12’s. He was supposed be fill the hole that Casas left in my roster
Move on
*Sad trombone*
Man, add Lawlar or Burger? Sorry if you’ve answered already. Ha!
Lawlar
Hoskins or Manzanardo in a Keeper? Currently rostering Busch and Manzi with his newfound 1B eligibility (10 games). Hoskins, Mountcastle and rookie Elko are available
Afternoon & Happy National Odometer Day!
With the new week comes another round of panic drops. Curious if any of the below moves the needle for you (6×6 OPS/QS league).
Drop any of Gleybar, Nootbaar, Campbell, Bowden Francis for any of the following (have 3 bench bats, so I could feasibly drop a bat for an arm if you think it’s beneficial):
Bats:
Arms:
Thanks as always
Meh, not really…Francis for ASS sounds fine if ASS has a good matchup I don’t know
Thanks. Wasn’t sure if maybe Paredes was worth swapping in.
ASS looks to be going next at home vs. WAS. Not sure if that’s really a good matchup or not though.
Also, in another league, how would you rank these OF-ers (6×6 OBP):
Thanks again!
Ramos, Pages, Grisham
Pls Rank for CI slot: Burger, Royce Lewis, Toglia
Lewis, Burger
In a 12-team 5×5 league
1) Are you starting Liberatore @KC this week?
2) Would you prefer to use Liberatore or a psuedo-closer like Shelby Miller?
1. Sure 2. Lib
Would you want Romano as a closer over any of these?
Fairbanks
Megill
Alvarado
No
lol to the Armie Hammer reference. Makes me wonder if he is part owner of the Rockies.
Haha
Hey Grey! Kurtz or Burger in an OPS league if Burger gets called back up?
Burger
Need a power bat OBP keeper
Jake Burger
Goodman
Or try Elko?
Goodman
Paredes or Josh Smith
Smith
Thank You
No problem
In a OPS dynasty league, who would you rather have the next 3 years? JoRam or A. Riley?
JoRam
Weekly AL Only 5×5 League:
Start Luke Jackson – 7 Games, HOME vs. COLORADO (3) – HOME vs. HOUSTON (4)
OR
Start Will Vest – 6 Games, HOME vs. BOSTON (3) – ROAD vs. TORONTO (3)
Jackson
Weekly 14 team 6×6
Which to start this week:
Perdomo @ SF and COL home (leaning here)
Volpe @ Sea and Mets home
Thanks much
Volpe
@Grey: weekly roto. Riley Greene has been streaky at best. Stock with Greene this week or start one of the other guys?
Riley – 3 vs bos, 3 @ tor
Beck – 3 @ tex, 3 @ ari
Nootbaar – 3 @ phi, 3 @ kc
Thanks!
Is that Austin Riley? Yes, you should start him
Oh, I see, you’re asking Riley Greene…Start Greene
Sir Grey,
Please rank top 5 SP’s . ERA, runs not categorized. Neg points for hits ie -15 for HR.
Bubic v@ Houston
Kelly vs Col
Gausman vs Rays
Kelly @Giants
Martinez vs WSOX
Wacha @Houston
Pfaadt @ Giants
Thanks
Bubic v@ Houston
Kelly vs Col
Gausman vs Rays
Wacha
Martinez vs WSOX
ESPN points, ROS only
5 point saves, no points for hold
can only keep 1, who is the one to keep?
Alvarado or Jansen
Alva
Hey Grey!
10 Team H2H
Noot or Chandler Simpson?
Thanks!
Noot
hi grey
1 Corner infielder – pick 2 – Aranda, Burger, Torkelson
2 Also Middle infielder – please put in order – Boegarts, Garcia Jr, X Edwards, Semien
3 And – better OF ROS – Hays or Pages?
Thanks!
Was Burger called up that I didn’t see? 2. Garcia, Semien, Edwards 3. Hays
drop one, martian, noot, maikel, or josh smith. thanks grey
Noot
Need a solid bench player or 2 with upside.10 team h2h Please rank these 3 in order.Addison Badger Ryan O’Hern or Isaac Paredes. Thanks!!
Paredes, O’Hearn
Weekly AL Only 5×5 League:
Start Taj Bradley @ MIA
OR
Start Jackson Jobe vs. Boston and @TOR
Taj
Hi Grey,
1. Not my best day. Started Reese Olson and Seth Lugo. Are they both keepers?
2.Would you start or sit Liberatore at Phil?
3. Would you start or sit Wacha at Houston?
Thank you!!
1. sure 2. sit 3. sit
sorry to double check. Thought to answer to William Simon was to start Wacha at Houston. Maybe misunderstand.
would you Start or sit Wacha at Houston?
Thank you!
If you have to start him, start him — William Simon asked for the top 5, and there were guys worse than Wacha
Thank you for the clarification!
No problem
Grey, 10T 5×5 Category OBP Keeper League
No specific needs, just best overall stats ROS
Please rank
J. Aranda, A. Pages. A. Ramirez, J. Smith and M. Shaw (stash)
Thank you sir!
Pages, Smith, Ramirez
hi grey glad to see Ranger Suarez back to form
who would you start with this motley crew the matchups are below
SP Shane Baz SP • TB R @TOR 2-0, 2.12, 17 IP @MIA 1-0, 0.00, 5 IP
SP Taj Bradley SP • TB R @MIA 0-1, 7.20, 5 IP
SP Nick Lodolo SP • CIN L CHW 1-0, 2.89, 9 IP
SP Tylor Megill SP • NYM R @NYY 1-0, 2.57, 7 IP
SP Bryce Miller SP • SEA R @SD 1-0, 0.00, 6 IP
SP Cade Horton SP • CHC R CHW
SP Merrill Kelly SP • ARI R @SF 7-5, 3.30, 114 IP COL 7-3, 3.51, 95 IP
SP Brandon Pfaadt SP • ARI R @SF 0-2, 3.68, 14 IP
SP Ranger Suarez SP • PHI L PIT 3-0, 1.80, 30 IP
I wouldn’t start Megill, Miller, Pfaadt
thanks pfaadt keeps tempting me lol but always burns me
I hear ya
Morning Grey,
Several spit-out-my-coffee bangers in here, thanks!
A. I’m not sure I want to endure the volatility of Hodge. How would you rank the following in a saves/hold 12-teamer pts league?
Hodge, Beeks, Coulombe, Uribe, Randy Rod, P. Johnson
B. Any starts here that you’re anxious about?
Schwell vs WAS
Schwell @BOS
Abbott vs CLE
Woo vs NYY
Lugo vs STL
Thanks as always!
Thanks! Hodge, Pierce, Beeks B. Gotta start them all, @BOS always scares me tho
Merrill Kelly or Shane Smith?
Kelly
Hope you had a good weekend!
SP blow ups are killing me. What top five SPs do you think are most worth rostering ROS out of: Abbott, Sasaki, Baz, Bubic, Ranger, Taj, Blanco, Kikuchi?
Thanks!
Bubic, Ranger, Abbott, Roki, Baz
Thank you!
No problem
Would you be looking to sell low on Vlad Jr if you needed other categories ?
Jays offense looking rough for the 2nd straight year, seems like they are content with scoring runs with singles and doubles
Sure
Is it time to put Jasson dominguez back in the lineup? Over Noot or Butler?
Over Noot
Hey Grey-
Bottom of the barrel, could you rank the below for Saves ROS? Not ideal, I know
Dennis Santana, Hodge, Shelby Miller, Romano.. Thanks!
Miller, Hodge
Morning Grey!
RP situation has become… a situation. I own Alvarado, R. Walker, Pressly, and Hodge.
Luke Jackson is on WW… considering a waiver claim on him, but not sure who I’d drop. Romano also available as FA, but not convinced he’s really gonna take the closer role back from Alvarado… yet.
What changes would you make? Or Hold? (12 team 5×5)
Pressly for Jackson 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I was clinging to the Pressly/Hodge handcuff because Hodge hasn’t exactly been running away with the job either. Thanks for the push to move on… hopefully the WW claim will go through. Always appreciate your quick advice! Have a good week, man!
No problem
Rhys Hoskins just hit waivers in my redraft league. Drop Kurtz for Hoskins or hold Kurtz?I know long-term Kurtz is the better play, but does he have a higher ceiling in 2025? Worried about the Ks and the possibility of getting sent down for Kurtz.
Drop Kurtz
rank overall for a points league:
Goldschmidt, Naylor, Ozuna
Naylor, Ozuna
would you trade Alonso for Vlad and Rooker in a 10 team Roto with OPS ?
Sure
Gavin Williams or Will Warren ROS?
Thoughts about Kershaw returning this weekend, flier?
Warren
Sure
12-team H2H keeper. How do you rank Horton, Weathers, and Gavin Williams? Thank you.
Horton, Gavin
12 team roto redraft 5×5 OBP
I’m bottom 3-4 in all the offense cats, doing just ok in SB.
With Lawler coming up I need a drop:
Holliday, L Garcia Jr. (WSH), Simpson or Lawler
Thanks in advance.
Meh, can try him over Holliday I guess
Maybe I am wrong but I think tylor megill is the same guy we’ve seen over the last couple of years. He got off to a good start, but he is a 5 inning pitcher with about a 4 ish era and whip that isn’t going to help you. The book on him is he has good stuff but his command isn’t great, very inefficient, runs up his pitch count etc. I don’t think this year is any different despite some early excitement about him because his stuff+ numbers looked good.
Sounds about right
Agreed. Guy is just a less efficient or maybe less stamina version of Kikuchi who will at least give you a QS, Ks, and a mid ERA with a high-ish WHIP.
I tried to convince myself otherwise but now with the price dropping in tandem to the performance , I dont see the appeal.
Just accepted an offer for my Vlad. — M. Olson and Pivetta. Thoughts?
Sounds fair
You’re still waiting on Bleday???
HA… Ha… ha… (me attempting not to make eye contact with Bleday, Steer and Rengifo in my starting lineup)… heh… ehhhhh….
Ha
You’re still waiting on Bleday? HA… Ha… ha… (me attempting not to make eye contact with Bleday, Steer and Rengifo in my starting lineup)… heh… ehhhhh….
Grey
ROS:
1. Y.Diaz, C.Walker, I.Paredes, V.Pasketti, S.Steer or A.Bohm
2. A.Rutschman, S.Langeliers or L.O Hoppe
1. Walker 2. Logan
12 team redraft h/h points
was just offered ( get ) Skenes ( give ) M King ……
Skenes side
Did I spy a little dead reference there? Hey now! Are you dropping Jeremy Pena for Lawler?
Hey now! Pena > Lawlar
Realized Soderstorm has outfield eligibility now so can drop Ward. Would you do so and pick up Lawler Aranda or Norby?
No
Trade question. I’m 6-1 in my H2H dynasty league. Really good team, but no real closers. It’s been okay because Holds and Saves are two separate categories. My RPs currently are Jeremiah Estrada, Justin Slaten, Tony Santillian and Kirby Yates. I’ve been doing fine punting saves so far, but I was just offered Aroldis Chapman and my choice of Drew Rassmussen or Taj Bradley for Roki. I am not enjoying the Roki experience and am wondering if I should just leap on that trade or if that’s too much of a sell low.
Would love your opinion! Thanks!
Aroldis and Taj
Just consummated the trade. Thanks for the guidance!
No problem
Good morning Grey!
With Lawler called up, would you drop either of Neto or Volpe? Right now starting Neto and benching Volpe even though Volpe is still top 50 bat in my season league stats, Neto has been getting a bigger green light from the robot on matchups. Could also drop Gleyber who has been filling in at 2B for Edman who is now reported to still have pain in the same ankle from last year in straight line running. Might end up with a dead 2B starting slot this week though if Edman stays out all this week too. Could also drop Edman but unsure about that with as productive as he’s been. Lawlar might get 2B eligibility too which would be nice for a future lineup.
Who is the drop out of Neto, Volpe, Gleyber, or Edman based on the above? 10tm redraft OBP league. Thanks!
No
Thanks!
No problem
Morning Grey, now that Mize hit the IL, I have a bit of a gross choice for this week.
Bibee (@CIN)
G. Williams (MIL)
Gavin
Safe to move on from Kurtz and his 40% K rate or are you staying patient. 10 team league with CI and 8 man bench.
Yes, lose
Better start? Pfaadt @ SF or Ragans vs STL?
Ragans
Now that the Rockies are on the road this week…
Hang onto Toglia / McMahon (1b/3b) or would you swap either to one of the options below:
1B:
Gavin Sheets
Ryan O’Hearn
Nick Kurtz
Wilmer Flores
Jonathan Aranda
Alec Burleson
3B:
Brett Baty
Luis Urias
Connor Norby
Thanks!
Lose them, but why not look at matchups for the pickups — I guess Aranda, Norby
Already grabbed Aranda!
Will give Norby a try (would love to do Baty, big Mets fan here, but worried about playing time)
Ok
Grey, are you still out on F Freeman this year? He looks pretty good and was thinking about offering Yandy and King or Webb for him.
This week..Carlos Santana or Gabriel Arias?
He seems great…I’d trade for him…Webb trade first
Santana
Drop Roupp for two step v KC @ Tex Gusto? Keeper, not that it matters. Thinking Roupp might lose his spot in the rotation to Kyle Harrison anyway
Sure
Does Burger’s imminent return change Josh Smith’s playing time? Looking to pick up a bench bat and debating between McMahon and Smith. Or do I just pick up Burger?
10 team weekly H2H w/ OPS.
McMahon
I have Yainer,Goodman and Augustin as catchers with Augustin holding a bench spot. I have Kelley and Shelby Miller as closers. Do I add Romano? Drop Shelby or Augustin? Thanks!
Agustin for Romano
Would you trade Rooker for Riley. I do have a need at 3rd as I running with Bohm.
Yes
I may be dumb – as I traded Altuve and Eovaldi for Harper on Friday. I need pop in my lineup and don’t entirely trust Altuve. I back filled by picking up Abbott and then Ranger so fingers crossed. My rotation is Crochet, Wheeler, Yamamoto, Bibee, Eflin, Abbott and Ranger. 12 teamer so hopefully SP remains a strength. Reading about your concern over Bibee makes me wonder whether another move would be timely. Hold and see or trade away for a bat (if trade about what level OF would be reasonable?)
Sure, trade — enter bibee into and find an OF on other side that costs same https://razzball.com/trade_analyzer_mlb/
Steer, Burger, or Josh Smith?
Smith
Hey Grey,
My closers in a 10 team H2H league with limited moves are Pressly, Jansen and Shelby Miller. Im sick of wasting moves on closers that are awful and am debating just punting saves. Is this a bad idea?
That being said, Romano is available is I want to keep chasing closers.
I wouldn’t punt saves
Trying to decide on a bench bat who qualifies at 3B and it’s down to Barger, Baty, and Miguel Vargas.
Baty
Grey,
Any use in rostering Bryan Reynolds? He is basically useless!
4O games in or a 1/4 of the season and he’s batting .210 and his OBP is .274.
Ranked 471 on yahoo, I’m in a category league and he isn’t producing in any of the hitting cats at all.
Looks like i wasted my 9th round pick on him!
Thanks as always for your valued opinion!
Sure
I don’t think I can wait for Kurtz to warm up, who is the drop of these mostly bench bats, H R AVG HR RBI SB
Kurtz DMoore Westburg Tork Story Campbell Tovar Castro
Thank you!
Kurtz
Holy moly thank god Bud Black is gone…I know the Rockies won’t immediately bounce back but that is a LONGGGG time coming.
Rockies will still be awful
ROS – Jackson Holliday or Evan Carter?
Jackson
Better odds this year…
Alcantara gets fixed, or Snell pitching at all?
C: none of the above?
Agree with Dom
Would you start Yordon ( hand IL) or O’Neal Cruz (lower back dtd) this week if you had lineup locks today?
Oneil
My team is absolutely dominating right now with lower level starters like Rodon, Wacha, Ranger Suarez, Eovaldi and Taj Bradley. Could it be true now and future that starters will become less and less important? You still need them but maybe don’t even need to consider picking one before the 8th round or more.
I’ve been dumping on Ozzie Albies for some time and haven’t asked but will now…is it time to consider dumping him in 10 team leagues or will he come around?
WW 2Bs available: Stott and J Holliday
Ha, literally asked the same question this morning.
I wouldn’t dump Albies
Hey Grey, should I drop Jose Soriano who starts against the Padres tomorrow, or Kurtz to make room for Dylan Moore in a 12 team redraft?
Thanks.
Kurtz
Evan Carter a good add?
Sure
Happy Monday Grey!
Is it time to move on from Gallen? I hate to trade a keeper for a ww guy but my bats are killing me. Got offered Rice for Gallen. Is Ben for real?
15 team keep 11, rest of my staff is Gilbert, Peralta, Baz, Gonsolin, Bello, Ranger, AJSS
Thanks boss
Sounds fair
Keeper league (keep 10 guys this year so approaching dynasty status)
Would you cut any of these guys for Kerry Carpenter and/or TJ Friedl?
(both would be last rd picks, as well as almost everyone listed below)
Luis Garcia JR
Kyle Stowers
Brian Reynolds (no keeper value – drafted early)
Lars Nootbar
Thanks!
Carp over Noot
This feels like a dumb question, but Bregman and Wilyer Abreu for Vladdy. Which side?
Bregman
ESPN Points, this week only, please rank top 3:
Houck @ Det, vs Atl (2 starts)
Jake Irvin @ Atl, @ Balt (2 starts)
Kenley Jansen @SD (3), @ LAD (3)
Jose Alvarado vs StL (3), vs Pitt (3)
Alva, Houck, Jansen
Drop any of Kurtz, L. Acuna, or Manzardo for Lawlar?
i’d probably swap acuna for him, just in case. the upside is higher with lawlar
Agree with Truss
Lawler probably coming up this week.
Earlier on Sunday, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo mentioned that the team could find at-bats for Lawlar, and he wanted impact bats in the lineup. Now he’ll get another one with Lawlar, the 4th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. The 22-year-old slashed .336/.413/.579 with six home runs and 13 steals in 37 games at Triple-A Reno this season. Lovullo mentioned that Lawlar would likely start by playing four games a week at various positions around the infield when the team allows Eugenio Suarez, Geraldo Perdomo, or designated hitter Pavin Smith to rest. That makes it a little tougher to roster Lawlar in weekly lineup leagues, but he has the talent to hit himself into a bigger role now that he’s up.
Nice
Would you drop Flaherty for AJ Smith Shawyer or Abbott ?
Have M Garcia, Turang, and Swanson. Might have to let one go.
Thanks as always.
No
Swanson
Megill’s upcoming schedule looks like @NYY, @BOS, CWS, @LAD, @COL so the regression may not be done yet.
Yeah
In 12 team leagues, stay patient with Bryce Miller or cut him and use that spot to stream starters out of?
Cut
16 team keeper league – ! NA spot and have 2 NA players
who is the better prospect here Mr Gray – I could keep both for now or add a hold dude and drop 1 –
Ian Seymour
Noah Cameron
silly looking number 1 – !
Cameron
Hi Greg
Herrera or Goodman at catcher for a 12 team redraft. Sorry if that gets asked 1,000 times
Agustin, Herrera, or Goodman ROS redraft.
Asking here so you have to respond one less time…
Thank you.
Goodman
Thank you sir.
No problem
Goodman
1) Julio Rodriguez & Michael Boyd for Lindor & Lars nootbar. Trying to win now and stay relevant for keepers. Would you do this trade?
2) Julio would be later than lindor for keeper purposes.
Lindor side, it’s fair-ish
I’ve got a bunch of SPs I kinda want to start this week – Can you please rank ’em?
Rodon vNYM. He’s pretty much must start, right? Even in that park against a hot hitting team?
2-start Woo @NYY and vCHW. Also a must start, I think.
Gallen vCOL. Suckies away from Coors? Yes please.
2-start Ben Brown vMIA and @MIA. 2 games against this offense?
Cade Horton vCHW. If not now, when?
2-start Lieter vCOL and vHOU. He makes me nervous, but two starts against these teams?
Liberatore @KC. We like him, right?
Bibee @CIN. Hasn’t been great, but results count, right?
Thank you.
Rodon, Gallen, Woo, Brown, Horton, Lieter, Lib
No idea why the Sox would want to mess with Devers right now. He’s finally figured out he likes sitting around all game besides hitting. He is built to DH, who cares if he’s 28. Mark Vientos, also built to DH at 25 he’s a terrible 3rd baseman. DH is a position, I get it ruins some earning potential, but so does hitting .200 while playing horrific defense. If Horton gets a start at home vs White Sox would you start him over Schmidt 2X @ SEA and Mets. Thank you in advance.
Totally agree that Devers “finally figured out he likes sitting around all game besides hitting. He is built to DH, who cares if he’s 28. Mark Vientos, also built to DH at 25 he’s a terrible 3rd baseman.” Perhaps Red Sox management is being a bit too clever. And as we know, “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.”
It doesnt hurt Devers earnings at all. Dude got that ridiculous contract. No way after it ended would he still be playing 3B for his next contract. The problem is Devers keeps complaining publicly about internal things, uses his teammates as a shield between him and management, and then comes off badly.
The ONLY reason they asked him is because Casas went down.
Then he complains it is a ridiculous ask. Again, he aired this in public. It wasnt to my knowledge management leaking it, he said it on his own.
Earning potential was for Vientos.
Not over a 2-start starter
Scraping the wire for saves in a 5×5 league. Please rank Romano, Hodge and Shelby Miller.
Miller, Hodge
I could use a pitcher or two on my Otteneu points league team. My rotation: Skubal, Kirby, C. Sanchez, Senga, Bubic
I have a lot of relievers to try and help accumulate points while I look for someone stable to add and keep on my team. Haven’t been able to find one.
I have Manaea on my IL but he’s late June and I’m thinking of cutting him.
Do you like any of the following as potential keeps: Blanco, AJSS, Canning, Wacha, M. Kelly, Sugano, Keller, Elder
Or do I keep using the Streamonator and look for games against the White Sox, road Rockies, Marlins, and Reds?
Stream
10 team, 6×6. Would it be time to drop Sasaki for Abbott? Thanks.
Yeah
2 questions, Albies or Stott ros in a 10 team pts league and K. Carpenter or M.Harris II? Thanks!!
Albies — Harris
Do you trust Bowden Francis at all at this point? Streamonator keeps likening his starts. Better off with a middle reliever in 15 team Roto?
Stream
Also, the Pirates need to fire the GM, then make the owner the GM, and fire the GM again (maybe the Steelers too…).
Haha
What the heck do I do with Raisel Iglesias in a ten team points league? Drop and stream or hold and wait it out?
Hold
I noticed you totally ignored the fact that Petty lowered his ERA by nearly 13 runs!
Oh, missed that!
hahaha
Blanco grabbed the 2nd slot on the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list!! It was a great weekend for outstanding pitching performances. Four top 100 starts on Sunday after 3 on Saturday! Throw in Friday and the list has 12 entries from the last 3 days!
Back-to-back days with complete-game shutouts! Including 1 at Coors! This doubled the amount of 9-inning shutouts (Eovaldi and King had the earlier ones).
The Giants and Guardians were both victimized on consecutive days.
02 Ronel Blanco May 11 vs CIN
05 Tarik Skubal May 9 vs TEX
17 Erick Fedde May 9 @WSH
29 Nathan Eovaldi May 11 @DET
42 Stephen Kolek May 10 @COL
47 Zack Wheeler May 11 @CLE
51 Chris Paddack May 9 vs SF
52 Lucas Giolito May 11 @KC
58 Joe Ryan May 10 vs SF
64 Tomoyuki Sugano May 9 @LAA
65 Ranger Suarez May 10 @CLE
86 Will Warren May 9 @ATH
Blanco threw a shutout last year which was the 10th best start of 2024.
It was a no hitter, no?
Ha, totally forgot that.
WOW, the 2nd best! Damn, okay…
A new worst start of the year! Emerson Hancock thanks you, Lance McCullers.
Ha, ouch
I read he got death threats on him and his family after that! Yikes
Nuts
At your best writing this one, Grey. What a read!
Thanks!
3B for points?
Javier Baez
Vientos
Eugenio
Josh Smith
Just read what you said about Vientos so ignore him. I’m leaning Smith
Smith
Probably safe to drop both Bryce miller and Roki sasaki in 10 teamers?
Same question in 12 teamers
I’m dropped Miller just wondering about Sasaki
Yes
Alvarado was brought in to face two lefties in the 8th. Was one of those annoying match up swaps, methinks…
Ugh, I hadn’t realized, so dumb
Ranger Suarez or Zach Eflin ros
Jordan Beck or Lourdes Gurriel (if the comp were close, I’d pick LG for AVG. Thanks —
Ranger
Gurriel
Grey!!!!
Formidable as the French say!
Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for May 12, 2025
The other night she told me she wanted to try something wild and kinky. She tied me up to the bed, then she went to do something wild and kinky! No respect.
Cheers,
Ante
Ha, thanks!
Yes, Miller is broken. He is not usable. The best thing that could happen is an IL stint. He is hurt or has a mechanical issue or both. He’s getting worse instead of better. The HRs are now coming (can’t locate) and guys are always on base. His whip is about 1.5. I mean if he does not go on the IL, is he droppable in 12’s?
I waived him, FWIW.
I am done, finally, with Bryce Miller. I don’t understand why he was so terrific last year and so horrific this year. I do understand it’s time to move on…
Umps are calling more fastballs high in the zone as balls rather than strikes and Miller’s walk rate spiked. I saw an article on it but forgot the source.
Yes
That pitch that springer hit out couldn’t be placed on a tee any better.
I had the pleasure of dealing with Pablo Lopez last year. He at least was showing better signs under the hood. Is there anything positive for miller other than he isn’t pitching today?
Ha, I don’t think so
Will PCA still leadoff if Happ is good to go tonight? Hopefully but I have my doubts.
Prolly not, ugh
The Webb/Ryan matchup blurb was solid gold.
haha
Which side
Lawrence Butler and Jung hoo lee
or
Wood
wood
Wood