This week starts out with the tale of how an invite to the old ballpark from Razzball’s own Donkey Teeth, snowballed into drunken madness and a broken Ronald Acuña Jr.. After Grey blames me for Acuña’s mild ACL sprain, we move onto some of the top topics and performers of the last week. From Mike Foltynewicz, to Felipe Vazquez’s numb ring finger, to Russell Martin’s new found Brock Holt-ness, and everything in between. We play a game of Hot Schmotato with Daniel Mengden, Ross Stripling, and the Rays new bullpen starters, and celebrate Grey’s buy call on Jesus Aguilar. It’s a wild week on the show, and guaranteed to be an all-time classic! I say that every week, regardless of the quality of the show. Finally, please make sure to support our sponsor by heading over to RotoWear.com and entering promo code “SAGNOF” for 20% off the highest quality t-shirts in the fantasy sports game. It’s the latest edition of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast:
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Hey Ralph, I have room to add a prospect… keep forever league, if that makes a difference. 5×5 scoring. Guys that are available:
Kyle Lewis
Corey Ray
Christin Stewart
Justus Sheffield
Chance Adams
Corbin Burnes
Jon Duplantier
Peter Alonso
Freddy Peralta
Jason Groome
Jake Bauers
Since I’m going off of highest % owned in CBS it’s definitely possible that I’m missing some underrated or up-and-coming guys — are there other names I should check out to see if they’re available?
What do you think is going on with Cavan Biggio? I read that he changed his swing in the offseason, so perhaps this is sustainable? He’s leading that team in RBI’s, even with Vlad Jr. on the squad and seems to have an easy path to the show.
Hey guys, love the cast, always…but What happened to the sound guy? There has been some high-end clipping that is pretty weird I usually have the cast turned out pretty loud while I’m driving… Anyways thanks as always.
@Jash: What point? I didn’t hear anything
AL only, keep prospects up to 5 years after callup.
Must drop one:
Hunter Dozier, $2
Bobby Bradley, $5
Alex Kiriloff, $2
Brent Rooker, $5
Brandon Marsh, $2
16 team roto dynasty with 7 man max prospect lists. we can call up anybody on the list at any time (till 130/50), we can ONLY send down somebody who either started year on active roster OR on prospect list (so nobody added to our NA slots can be sent down to protected list). we can of course trade for prospects who could be sent to prospect list. extra stats: OPS, total bases, steals %, hits, OBP over AVG, slugging, holds, K/9, K/BB, net saves, QS.
C zunino
1B fatt adams (LF)
2B jose ram (3B)
3B longo
SS semien
MI solarte party (2B/SS/3B)
CI yolmer (2B/3B)
LF mancini (1B)
CF meadows (could be sent down if he is in real life)
RF mookie
OF jd mart (RF/LF)
OF brocktune (RF/LF, at least i have his handcuff)
util mcmahon (1B, soon to have 2B, which is awesome)
util bader (CF/RF, cannot be sent down, but i need CF guys)
BN hanram (has NA, i’d assume somebody picks him up at some point, some shitty AL team to DH)
DL swiggy, r-zimm, kiermaier
NA (4 slots): rooker (1B/LF), marsh (RF)
SP (1750 innings cap): tropeano (streamer), stripling, wood, carrasco, yarbrough, morton, hamels
RP (6 max slots): morrow, kimbrel, yates, rivero, green, neris
DL reyes, cueto
NA paddack (everybody must’ve read something about him doing well, i’ve seen him added in MANY leagues, even shallower than here lately), m.white
prospect list: c.stewart, kieboom, w.javier, m.baez, k.lewis, trammell (one spot left open when mcmahon was called up)
1. who’s my drop for NA stashing hanram?
Ralph can you please rank these guys on pure upside. I m not worried about arrival time. 6×6 roto dynasty. Wander Franco, Kevin Smith, Isaac Parades, Bubbs Thompson, Yunior Severino, or Estanli Castillo? I have referred to your top 150mseveral times but I am not sure if you have any updates based on early season production. Thank you as always.
Do I trade Folty, Flaherty, and Calhoun or Trammell for Rendon in a 16-team ops keeper?
Tatis, Senzel, A. Hansen, Pearson, J. Ortiz would be left in my MiLB. Sale, Nola, Happ and Faria would be my SPs post-trade.
Davidson is my current 3B, with JRam going between 2B and 3B.
Worries this would decimate my pitching. Currently in first place.
@Drew: If you can’t replace the production. I hate giving up Flaherty, but you’re getting back a pretty damn good player. Do CalhounZ
The Steamer projections for Vlad Jr. are looney toons
@batflix: They should be! He’s crazy!
@Ralph Lifshitz: I just have never , in all my days, have seen Steamer be so generous to a 19 yr old in AA
ever
craycray
Ralph,
You are the man of minor leaguers….love your updates etc…..couple quesitons.
1. Dynasty league….same round keeper would you rather bellinger or hoskins?
2; is it worth stashing senzel?????
3. what other guys do you think get called up shortly which would be worth to add…..kyle tucker?
Thanks
@kwoox: Give me Bellinger
Yes, but not if it’s stopping you from filling a roster.
Tucker should be up soon, Kopech isn’t far away, and Austin Riley.
Rebuilding/ Reloading … Roto.. Dynasty … Was offered his Franchy and Teoscar for my Taillon and Mac Williamson … I’m heavy in Young OF but talent’s talent… Do it or hold ? Thank you always
@DLandis23: I’d do that deal for sure.
Hi Ralph! You got the best fantasy prospect takes in the game! Love using your stuff in combination with Sickels. Hoping to catch your opinion here:
I was offered Robbie Ray for Luis Robert and Dylan Cease. Should I pull the trigger or hold?
There was also a second offer where he would throw in Kepler (so I would get Kepler and Ray) if I threw in a draft pick and Colton Welker (so I would give Robert, Cease, Welker and a top-75 prospect TBNL), is this offer better or worse? I need the OF help!
@Scott: (dynasty league if not obvious)
@Scott: Hold off and keep Robert.
Donkey is not Razzball’s own actually.
@Andrea LaMont: Long time listener, first time caller?
@Ralph Lifshitz: He can be a guest, he can be a friend, he can be a caller. He can be anything you want, but he isn’t Razzball’s own. He is Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports own, and we are extremely proud of that. I don’t personally know you, but I have been enjoying Razzball for many years, in fact, I discussed this with Gray at Foleys during Tout Wars draft weekend – I am pleased that some of our guys want to contribute to Razzball, let us just not forget where they came from. No hard feelings.
@Ralph Lifshitz: He can be a guest, he can be a friend, he can be a caller. He can be anything you want, but he isn’t Razzball’s own. He is Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports own, and we are extremely proud of that. I don’t personally know you, but I have been enjoying Razzball for many years, in fact, I discussed this with Gray at Foleys during Tout Wars draft weekend – I am pleased that some of our guys want to contribute to Razzball, let us just not forget where they came from. No hard feelings.
@Andrea LaMont: are we talking about the ownership of people? This is very confusing in this day and age.
@Andrea LaMont: Thank you for clearing that up Ghost Of Lenny’ Wife
@nick the smooth dick: They canceled Roseanne and Rudy got booed. Rough day for old people.
he’s not worthy of the fine name Rudy. Rudolph, sure. Rudussolini works too.
@Rudy Gamble: Rudussolini is the 666!
@Rudy Gamble: He is a regular Rudolph Hess?
@Andrea LaMont: Hmmm… strange. I saw Donkey and Ralph were together at the Red Sox game recently, so it made sense to me to read he was Razzball’s own. I guess if it’s that big of a deal though, Donkey would have something to say about it… /shrug
@Mr. Steal Yo Donkey: Right about that, I should have asked him whats up before I came here and opened myself up to all kinds of rebuttal…Lesson learned
@Andrea LaMont: At least you sound slightly less ridiculous here than that amazingly stupid rant about it on your pod. So touchy, powder puff.
@nick the smooth dick: I guess stupid rants on pods that no one listens to is nbd though right?
@Rosscoe: I listened to it, and I like to think of myself as pretty hot shit
@nick the smooth dick: is this just an elaborate ploy to have us seek out this pod cast?
suspect
Hader and mccullers for gerrit cole in a dynasty we keep em all
This is my staff
Severino
Snell
Castillo
Reyes coming tomorrow
Mccullers
Quintana
Gausman
Urias dl
Nelson dl
Last week i was demolished with gausman, mccullers and quintana starts lol.
Do i pull the trigger?
Also, do you think that theres any chance that hader starts games this season?
@Tony: I would, that’s a sick staff and a solid upgrade from McCullers.
teoscar or o’neill long-term in dynasty?