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I watched every single second of AJ Smith-Shawver‘s start and I ran through the wall so many times the Kool-Aid filed a copyright suit against me. Trademark this, beeyatch! Only, I didn’t say beeyatch. I said nothing on advice of my counsel. You can’t take these things lightly. Could AJ Smith-Shawver (8 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 4 walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.00) be this year’s Touki? For those that don’t know, many years ago, Touki Toussaint emerged from a genie lamp wearing a patchwork shroud and pixie dust and sprinkled that shizz on himself and had a once-in-a-lifetime great season. Now, once a year, he sprinkles the dust and lets a new Braves starter wear the Shroud of Touki, as news stations started calling it. This Shroud makes pitchers magical. First, Ian Anderson, then Bryce Elder, then Jair Jurrjens asked to wear it and Touki said no, then Spencer Strider, who kept that shizz on for two years, and the list grew and people started wondering, “Why doesn’t Touki just wear the stupid Shroud himself again?” Who knows, but, better yet, who cares. So, did AJ Smith-Shawver don it? Yesterday’s start will perfume up his peripherals a bit, but he’s at 9 K/9, 4.3 BB/9, 3.99 xFIP, and that is pretty meh, tee bee aitch. Hey, I wish I had better news! Yesterday, was a great start, and I streamed him for his two-start week, but I can’t say I’m incredibly confident in his next start, i.e., this ASS may have some quit, but at least now you know what it workin’ wit’. On a side note, dear reader, I know: It’s impossible to say Cincinnati and Smith-Shawver in a sentence and not sound like Sean Connery at some point. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Matt Olson – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .225. His home run was because the left fielder ran into a wall and never got up. Matt Olson with the Ivan Drago home run.

Brady Singer – 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.66. Braves haven’t been great, but at home they still scare me and Streamonator.

Evan Carter – Was recalled. I don’t know, guys and five girls. He’s been so bad for so long. Do you wanna try the upside play? Then try it. Do I think he’s gonna do anything more than maybe 5/10/.220? Nope.

Brett Baty – Was recalled, and didn’t start. Baty and Evan Carter should be on the same team, a KBO team. Put Baty in Korea and he’d be better than Hawkeye. The problem with Baty is he can’t hit MLB pitching. As you might’ve guessed, that is a slight hindrance for a major leaguer.

Pete Alonso – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .349. Albombso! By the by, this is a once in a lifetime season Alonso is having and you can chase it by drafting him next year, but you’ll never see this again.

Francisco Lindor – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .289. Street Fighter’s Chun-Li’s husband is Fran-Li, which also happens to be what Lindor’s name shortens to, and “Shoryuken!” is what Ken shouts, which is his and his buddy’s names, so it’s like you shouting, “Jimmybob!” when you punch someone.

Griffin Canning – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.50. I am an Elle Fanning of Griffin Canning.

Jesse Winker – Hit the IL with a Grade 2 oblique strain. A Grade 2 strain takes eight weeks to heal and naps after lunch.

Corbin Carroll – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 10th homer. He could go 30/50, but he’s on pace for 47/22. Weird!

Ryne Nelson – 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 5.48. Putting someone in a full nelson is when “one or both arms are used to encircle the opponent’s arm under the armpit, and secured at the opponent’s neck.” A Ryne Nelson is when you start a guy out of desperation.

Cole Ragans – 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 3.79. If he could’ve thrown 140 pitches, he would’ve struck out 20 White Sox yesterday, I know this as fact.

Shane Smith – 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.41. In one league, where I’m in and out of 1st place, I started Shane Smith and Casparius. I don’t say this as some sorta flex. It’s absolutely a flex! There’s no sorta about it! Though, seriously, it’s why drafting top starters is so silly. You get to May and you’re starting goofy guys and no one cares who drafted Skenes in the 1st round.

Shea Langeliers – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, 2nd homer in a week. Few of you play in OBP leagues, but I saw it and now you have to: Langliers has a .277 OBP in 1300 plate appearances. Shea butter OBP.

Luis Severino – 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners (4 BBs), 4 Ks, ERA at 3.62. Can’t start a guy at home is like rain on your wedding day, a black fly in your Chardonnay.

Bryce Miller – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.15. What on earth is going on with his 4.9 BB/9? Are his mechanics more screwed up than the Pep Boys?

Shota Imanaga – Hit the IL with a hamstring strain. Eminem’s fantasy team named Not Gonna Waste My Shota looks kinda silly now.

Carson Kelly – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer, hitting .361. He’s having the season I was supposed to get from Danny Jansen. You stole my Danny! You swindler!

Ian Happ – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .287. He’s top 75 on the Player Rater, and hasn’t been hot for power yet all year. Am I trying to speak it into existence? Yes, I an.

Matthew Boyd – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.75. His peripherals are still saying he shouldn’t be this good, but also: Who cares? Just ride it out until he can’t get anyone out.

Landen Roupp – 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.89 His peripherals are nearly the exact opposite of Boyd’s. In that they’re so pretty, except for the ERA. Call him Matthew Girlyd.

Luis Matos – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in three games. I’m monocle’ing hard because I actually have him in one NL-Only league, but his playing time has been sporadic at best. So far, at least.

Bryan Reynolds – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Reynolds is clearly my favorite player of all-time, but did he become boring as crap again?

Alec Burleson – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Hot schmotato alert!

Willson Contreras – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Barely can remember April when you hated him. Oh, you can remember? Okay, you’re scarred from seeing Cal Raleigh lead the majors in homers, that’s fair.

Trent Grisham – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer. If you drafted him in the 1st round instead of Gunnar Henderson, that’s the good news. Bad news is your leaguemates will burn you at a stake for being a witch.

Luke Weaver – 1/3 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 0.59. Finally, someone got to him, but Weaver is one smart cookie because he also allowed three inherited runs to score on Devin Williams (2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 10.03) to make him look even worse.

Carlos Rodon – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at…guess. What’s his ERA at? Do you not have ERA as a category in your league? Then guess! Get within a half run. Can you? No, you can’t, it’s 2.96. You said 3.66, that’s wrong.

Nick Pivetta – 5 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners (4 BBs), 5 Ks, ERA at 2.23. In Yankee Stadium, and this start could’ve went five side quests to hell. He was basically saved by the rain. Not SerendiPPDy, but close.

Christian Yelich – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam (6) and legs (7). It’s wild how Cody Bellinger and him used to share an ADP and this year Cody moved up and Yelich moved down and that was exactly the opposite of what we should’ve done.

Tobias Myers – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.65. This Monday slate of games was why I start two-start starters everywhere all the time. So many great Monday starts, man, I love this game–Crap, I just realized how awful these guys are going to be this weekend when they go again.

Yordan Alvarez – Hit the IL with hand inflammation. Good news is he gave everyone 90 minutes before weekly lineups locked. Bad news is it was about 17 and a half hours after FAAB ran so there was no one to fill in for him anyway.

Ronel Blanco – 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.98. He may never know how close he was to hitting the waiverpile with Bowden Francis. (Or he may find out if he’s terrible next time out.)

Shohei Ohtani – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam (9) and legs (10), hitting .292. Ohtani having an off year and a 40/40 pace, do we take him for granted? Yes, yes we do.

Teoscar Hernandez – Left the game with hamstring tightness. He looks perfect in my fantasy team’s outfield next to Yordan. Just perfection. [wanders into a lion cage dressed as an in-heat lioness]

Freddie Freeman – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, and his 2nd homer in three games, hitting .337. Freeman is the Energizer Bunny of 1st basemen. Takes all kinds of lickings and—sorry I got distracted. Lickings? What on earth?

Ben Casparius – 4 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 2.81. I have a Casparius theory, they’re all made-up by the deep state. Wait that’s conspiracy theories. My Casparius theory is he’s gonna struggle for command, but if he follows an opener, there could be some value for streaming. Long way of saying Streamonator call, methinks.

Agustin Ramirez – 1-for-2, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .244, as he pinch hit. Nick Fortes started the game, until 2025 Miami Marlins Manager realized mid-game that Fortes sucks.

Sandy Alcantara – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 8.42. Marlins are like that guy in your league who held Kelenic in his prospect slot for three years and was turning down deals for Ohtani. Oh, that’s crazy, you say? Ohtani was drafted around 225th overall the year he broke out and everyone thought Kelenic was the number one prospect in baseball, and as can’t miss as can’t miss can be while singing Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong. There’s absolutely someone out there who held Kelenic and turned down Ohtani. Sandy Alcantara looks broken too, if you’re wondering. Could he come out of it? Absolutely. But we need a sign. Signs, signs, everywhere signs…But show us yours, Sandy.

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Rotorooter
Rotorooter
1 hour ago

Trading Matt Boyd, Taj Bradly, and Lucas Giolito for Aaron Nola and Seth Lugo? Dynasty league.
Thx

SteveNZ
1 hour ago

All hail The Liberator!

J.R.
J.R.
2 hours ago

Orioles still being the Orioles of last fall. Dumb bunt attempts, no approach to attacking a pitcher, just good luck and take good swings.

I get the Os dont have a typical leadoff guy, but Mullins does better deeper in the lineup. Maybe he just gets a better read on the pitcher or what idk.

Mayo needs a fresh start because this isnt going to work.

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Sky B
Sky B
2 hours ago

Mize,mahle, pffadt over Abbott, Wes, hoglund, Peterson or switch one out

Sky B
Sky B
2 hours ago

Heliot, Dane myers, Evan Carter, Kepler, Jake myers or outman

Rob
Rob
3 hours ago

ROS: Rasmussen, Wesneski, Taillon?

J.R.
J.R.
3 hours ago

Box score it will say wild pitch but shouldnt it be an error for laziness or apathy?

https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/3b8b4d8e-cd47-4252-b620-72b94f221294.mp4

Play Ball
Play Ball
4 hours ago

Catcher question

Adley or Cal in a 6×6 with AVG and OBP. Adley’s xBA .283.

J.R.
J.R.
4 hours ago

Nolan Jones goes 2-4 with a HR and SB and still gets PH in the 8th by Rocchio. Noted offensive threat and reincarnation of Jim Thome.

Joe Shlabotnik
Joe Shlabotnik
4 hours ago

I just read-
David Peterson has not given up more than four earned runs in a game in 40 games..
He’s not Clayton Kershaw, but that’s fairly impressive. Specially in this Munch The Scream era of SPs blowing up your whole week with train wreck starts..

Norman Ginsberg
Norman Ginsberg
5 hours ago

3 IL slots (10 team league). I had Acuna; Chisolm; and Snell. And now Teoscar.

I’m assuming none are long-term IL and that I’m best off playing one man shy. Agree?

gmark
gmark
5 hours ago

Was offered Shelby Miller for Devin Williams. Are we at that point already?

rbtim
rbtim
5 hours ago

Redraft 5×5 obp, qs 12 team league

New players available so I’m asking again: time to give up on Jasson Dominguez? Grisham, Taylor Ward, Aranda, Pavin Smith, O’Hearn and Varsho all available.

Same league, Ranger Suarez was just dropped, worth dropping any of Gunnar Hoglund, Reese Olson, or Sandy Alcantara for him?

DeeJay
DeeJay
5 hours ago

7×7 12 team 5 year keeper by round league.

I’ve been rolling with Tommy Edman as my SS but filling in with waiver wire Josh Smith / Baez since he was hurt.

Thoughts on Olson (3rd round keeper, 2 more years) for Trea Turner (2nd round, 4 years)

Would leave me with Nate Lowe at 1B. Should I push for more? He is loaded at SS, Gunnar 3rd round keeper with 2 more years or Elly 12th round keeper with 2 more years?

caile39
caile39
6 hours ago

10 tm 6×6 OBP/QS Keeper forever league

What side are you taking
Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor
For
Corbin Carroll and Zach Wheeler

Thanks

caile39
caile39
Reply to  Grey
5 hours ago

C : Goodman
1B Freeman
2B Garcia Jr
3B Vientos
SS Betts
OF Carroll
OF Crews
OF Tucker
DH Schwarber

Bn: Robert Jr
Bn: Adolis

SP Irving
SP Rodon
SP ERod
SP ASS
SP Wheeler
SP Bibee
SP Gausman
SP Mahle
SP Senga
RP Jackson
RP Suarez

caile39
caile39
Reply to  caile39
5 hours ago

Probably need more pitching. Want to win now. Should solidify my infield.

caile39
caile39
Reply to  caile39
5 hours ago

Also Strider on IL

Duda Want to Build a Snowman?
Duda Want to Build a Snowman?
6 hours ago

In a keeper league I was offered a nonkeeper Matt Olson for Kurtz ($1) and Alvarado

Thoughts? Seems like I’d be bailing too early on Kurtz…

Duda Want to Build a Snowman?
Duda Want to Build a Snowman?
Reply to  Grey
6 hours ago

Thanks. Yeah feels like something I could end up regretting a bunch

Travis Hafner
Travis Hafner
7 hours ago

Bryce Miller or BChandler?

Miller or Pfaadt?

Miller or Luzardo?

Miller or Flaherty?

ryanoger
ryanoger
7 hours ago

Who you liking ROS out of the catcher bunch below?

Goodman, Shea, or Agustin?

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
7 hours ago

royce lewis rolls into twins line up

Sea Hags
Sea Hags
Reply to  OaktownSteve
6 hours ago

Over or Under 14 days until he’s re-injured?

buddens126
buddens126
7 hours ago

Which side

Schwellenbach, paredes and jung hoo lee

Or

Flaherty and ketel

hal_incandenza
7 hours ago

QS instead of Wins rank request:

Reese Olson
Wesneski
Wacha
David Peterson
Taillon
Houck

Keegan Aikan
Keegan Aikan
7 hours ago

Eovaldi too much for Altuve ? Been a bit disappointed in Astros offense thus far

Schmohawks Bob
Schmohawks Bob
8 hours ago

Would you trade your Agustin Ramirez for Mark Vientos in an NL only keeper league?

Steve
Steve
8 hours ago

Is Volpe a drop after meh few weeks and a shoulder non-injury that we all know is probably an injury?

Steve
Steve
Reply to  Grey
5 hours ago

12 teamer – also have Mookie who can play SS. Other drop would be Heliot Ramos

Matthew Perovich
Matthew Perovich
8 hours ago

Last question: Vlad or Schwarb ROS? Thanks Grey!

Matthew Perovich
Matthew Perovich
8 hours ago

Looking at a trade for Luis Robert. 1 – is he a good buy, and 2 – is Tork fair in a 1:1?

Matthew Perovich
Matthew Perovich
8 hours ago

Rooker and Tork or Schwarber? Thanks Grey!

Matthew Perovich
Matthew Perovich
Reply to  Matthew Perovich
8 hours ago

Also looking at a 1:1, Rooker and PCA.

Matthew Perovich
Matthew Perovich
Reply to  Grey
8 hours ago

Thanks man

Play Ball
Play Ball
8 hours ago

D. Williams dropped. Should I drop Vest for him or hold?

10-Team roto

Play Ball
Play Ball
Reply to  Grey
8 hours ago

Thanks. One more…Carson Kelly or Y. Diaz @ C?

cliffyw
cliffyw
8 hours ago

Thanks for the encouragement to stream Shawver this week for his two start. Hopefully his 2nd turn goes as well. Already dropped him hoping he’s on someone else’s team when the regression fairies come. I’d think they can’t stay away from ASS for long.

Cohen
Cohen
8 hours ago

Please pick the one u would start?
Ray at Cubs
Kikuchi home vs Toronto
M.Kelly home vs Mets
G.Holmes home vs Reds
Ben Brown home vs SF

Jayrod
Jayrod
9 hours ago

Hey Grey!! Love your writes up and insight, year in year out your my favorite writer for anything baseball. Thanks for keeping it fun while also being competitive and leading the industry!

I’ve got a tough one, ALonly 5×5 ROTO – 8tms

I need pitching bad at the moment. Need Ks as well as Ws. Right now I’ve got interest in Wilyer Abreu

I get Gausman
He gets Abreu

He also offered me Eflin but just unsure of either arm.

Thanks for your time sir!
Huzzah!

ray
ray
9 hours ago

Grey, Evan Carter kind of reminds me of a young Andrew Bennintendi…less than sum or parts, but decent player

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
9 hours ago

you see this?

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OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  Grey
8 hours ago

so close

packers2018
packers2018
9 hours ago
  1. Yelich or H. Ramos. 12 team OPS
  2. Volpe or McClain
  3. Is B. Miller a hold or drop?
  4. Thank you
Dude
Dude
9 hours ago

Is ASS more than a streamer in a QS keeper league? Add over Berios, Wacha, or Wesneski?

The Wild Card
The Wild Card
9 hours ago

Would you trade Mize and Doval for Pablo Lopez?

Vegans
Vegans
9 hours ago

Anyone else see J. Wilson’s play up the middle last night? GD it was beautiful.

trickrey
trickrey
10 hours ago

12 tm H2H 6×6 OPS. My 3b has been a wasteland. Started with Burger now I’m using the uninspiring duo of Miguel Vargas and Jonathan India. Is Coby Mayo worth a flier over either Vargas or India?

J C
J C
10 hours ago

1. I am in the idiot line for those who dropped Willson. The day after he departed he started hitting. Appropriately, catcher has been my weak spot since as outside of the Rockies series, Murphy has been meh. May have to try Stephenson so Sean can get hot for somebody else. Or maybe A Ramirez?
2. Seven days ago I traded away Seiya and Pagan for Teo fearing Suzuki’s fragility. So, yes, I am good at this.
3. Picked up O’Hearn for his five games versus RHP. Sheets and Crone for Coors. Let’s go!

hal_incandenza
Reply to  J C
7 hours ago

Hey, something I’m in the preferred line for!

Timeline:
Drafted 10.11 (opponent)
Production for opponent: 5 for 49 (.102 BA/.313 OPS)
Opponent dropped April 11 (added Bart but never played, released for Dingler)
Added April 13 ($3 FAAB, dropped Veen)
Active stats since pickup: 24/67 9R 4HR 13RBI 2SB .358/1.009 (BA/OPS)

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Mike
Mike
10 hours ago

Hi Grey,

I need to add a non-SS – Xavier Edwards or Dansby Swanson ROS?

Thanks!

Mike.

Mike
Mike
Reply to  Grey
8 hours ago

Thanks Grey!

hal_incandenza
Reply to  Mike
8 hours ago

I need to add a non-SS – Xavier Edwards or Dansby Swanson ROS?

I believe those are shortstops. Does SS mean something different here?

TriggaMike
TriggaMike
10 hours ago

Morning Grey,

12 team points league. Pitching is heavier weighted in our league based on settings/ league dynamics.

Lindor for Olson/ Clay Holmes. What side wins?
Also, who do you value more ROS— Bubic or Holmes?

Thank you in advance.

Big Ticket
Big Ticket
10 hours ago

Grey! Have a chance to buy low on Elly in ten team standard roto keeper. Not sure how low we can go, but we’ll see.

Would you offer PCA and Oneil for Elly?

Or look for someone else to pair PCA with? Like Albies, Seiya, Woo, or Ragans?

Or just hold PCA b/c the breakout is real?

I can keep 4 guys. Right now it’s Acuna, Gunnar, Chourio, PCA.

hoebaggerswascorrectchoice
hoebaggerswascorrectchoice
11 hours ago

If you give a small bump for position eligibility, which are the top 2 of this bunch:

Dylan Moore
O’Hearn
Hays
Stowers
J. Smith

hoebaggerswascorrectchoice
hoebaggerswascorrectchoice
Reply to  Grey
10 hours ago

Thanks! Did not expect Smith to make the cut, would have put $$ on Moore. You’re full of surprises, sir.

pizza5788
pizza5788
11 hours ago

Canning or Bryce Miller

hal_incandenza
11 hours ago

So turning down Ohtani for Kelenic was the incorrect thing to do? Is that the implication? I think he’s about to turn things around!

I’m leaning toward throwing Eovaldi at Boston but not throwing Verlander at Cubs. SON agrees. Whatcha think?

Last edited 10 hours ago by hal_incandenza
Gary C
11 hours ago

ESPN points, ROS only, please evaluate trade

Lugo
or
Bryce Miller

Anodyne
Anodyne
11 hours ago

You prefer Semien or Domínguez?

Willie Mickey and the Duke
Willie Mickey and the Duke
11 hours ago

I think Bryce Miller may be hurt, or maybe he’s not as good as we think. His location is bad and he’s throwing to many pitches. I need a hitter and can get someone decent for him or Megill ( who may be winning with smoke and mirrors). Which should I trade?
The rest of the staff is Ober, Ray, Wisneski and Rae
Free agents include Bello, Giolito, Houck and Hoglund. I should be able to get one as a replacement for whoever I trade. Free agent hitters are scarce. 15 team league.
Thanks as usual

Willie Mickey and the Duke
Willie Mickey and the Duke
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

Royce Lewis may be offered. That’s risky but probably the best I can do

JFish
JFish
11 hours ago

Grey,

My 8 team NL-only 23/260 1C, 2DH 5×5 keeper league (where everyone is just too damn busy) didn’t auction until last night! Here is my team – keepers designated K. I think I did ok. probably overspent for Sonny but slim pickings so I leaned heavily on your rankings.

Tonight is our 8-man reserve draft. What do I need (besides a catcher who played in April lol)? And fyi, 1B is pathetically weak. Would you hang with Toglia or try to trade an OF for better 1B? As always, thanks for your advice!

1b available – Bell, CES, Horwitz, Enrique
OF – McNeil, J. Sancehz, Marsh, Thomas, Verdugo
lots of 2b, pitching

C-Stephenson 1K
1b-Toglia 1
2b-McLain 2K
SS-Betts 35
3b-Riley 29
1/3-Vientos 12K
2/s-Winn 11
OF
Carroll 16K (long term deal)
Ramos 5K
Reynolds 16
Harris 19
Nimmo 10
DH-Bohm 8K
DH-V. Scott 14K

Pitchers
Sanchez 8K
Gray 23
E Perez 6
Sasaki 17
Peterson 6
Gonsolin 4
Birdsong 1
E. Diaz 5K
T. Scott 5K

Thanks again, and sorry for the long read. Appreciate you!

JFish
JFish
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

Thank you!!

Daze
Daze
11 hours ago

So Bubba Chandler pitches his 7th game in the minors this Wednesday.
Skenes got called up last year after pitching 7 games in the minors
Here’s hoping that Chandler gets called up next week because I just picked him up and hoping he isn’t just sitting on my bench :)

JFish
JFish
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

me too. any of Lowder, Matthews, Sproat, Jared Jones worth a similar flyer?

FMFU
FMFU
11 hours ago

EDLC/Langford or Seager/Carroll ?

Hal
Hal
11 hours ago

Kahnle or Vest for speculative saves?

jmoncs
jmoncs
11 hours ago

Drop Norby for either Luisangel Acuna or Hyeseong Kim?

Nightpandas
Nightpandas
11 hours ago

Which side you got? Caminero vs. Volpe and Royce. Caminero and Volpe are likely keepers for next year.

Gotime
Gotime
11 hours ago

H2H dynasty pts league, drop Gavin Williams or Fedde for Grisham? (Teoscar owner in case IL’ed.)

Sweatpants Nation
Sweatpants Nation
11 hours ago

Sigh. The fantasy baseball Lord taketh and giveth away. I have Merrill coming back while it looks like Teoscar will be gone a while (prayer hexagon for good MRI results)

Side question- Do NBA players have obliques and hamstrings? All that running, jumping and twisting but it doesn’t seem there is ever an epidemic of those injuries. Maybe MLB should hire NBA trainers to teach stretching. Just a thought.

Lets Play Two
Lets Play Two
11 hours ago

Should Devin Williams be a drop in a 9 team weekly roto to fill another need? We have 4 RP slots and have Pagan, Bautista, Doval, Vest and Williams.

Hal
Hal
12 hours ago

Rowan Anthony or Kerry Carpenter for last bench spot in h2h redraft?

Joseph
Joseph
12 hours ago

Giving up Wood and Lugo for Carroll and Sale. Smashing yes?

Gee
Gee
12 hours ago

12 team H2H league with OBP, K/9, and QS. Here is my team – thinking of trading for an SP as I anticipate having excess of offensive players with Acuna and possibly Roman Anthony getting the call up, and already have two startable players on bench most days.

C – Kelly
1B – Bellinger
2b – Campbell
3b- Marte
SS – Elly
OF – Langford
OF – Julio Rod
OF- Seiya
Utility – Greene
Utility – Soderstrom

Bench – Rice, Aranda
NA/IL – Acuna, Roman Anthony, Shaw, Caglianone

SPs – Ragans, Bibee, Mize, Pfaadt, Sasaki, Wesnewski, Sugano

  1. Do you think trading for an SP makes sense given my team and excess hitting? Or hold?
  2. Who would be the best option to trade for Cease?
  3. Outside of Cease, who comes to mind as best buy low SP right now?

Thanks as always

Gee
Gee
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

Thanks

toolshed
12 hours ago

Marcell Ozuna’ statcast page looks fantastic. He is walking like Bonds with a 22%+ bb rate. He is not Bonds though who hit that one pitch he saw in a game that was a strike. Ozuna only has 5 hr. Maybe the big bear needs to swing a little more. I dont expect him to maintain this kind of walk rate all year, but it is worth pointing out. His zone swing % is down 16 points from last year. This may be the first time I ever said a guy should be more aggressive.

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Yeesh
Yeesh
12 hours ago

Have Berrios and Gonsolin and Lodolo and Taj were dropped in my league. Should I add either or just hold?

Bobbo
Bobbo
12 hours ago

I have Jazz, Austin Hays, Shota, Yordan and Casas, who all hit the IL in the last handful of days. I also have Bibee, who left his weekend start with cramps. And I have Teoscar. You got a second lioness suit?

Paul
Paul
12 hours ago

Would you trade Woo for Acuna? Buy low while on the IL?

Dave
Dave
12 hours ago

Cease dropped in my league. How aggressive would you be with FAAB?

Scoboticus
Scoboticus
12 hours ago

If Teoscar goes to IL, I will have to drop someone to make room. Should it be Matt Wallner, Justin Martinez, or Spencer Arrighetti? It’s HTH, so there are no clear needs.

TonyTheTiger
TonyTheTiger
12 hours ago

Agustin or Hunter Goodwin ROS?

alecleamas
Reply to  TonyTheTiger
12 hours ago

IMHO, they’re both Grrrrrreat!

TonyTheTiger
TonyTheTiger
Reply to  alecleamas
1 hour ago

This had me crying haha

Last edited 1 hour ago by hitman004
MattTruss
Admin
12 hours ago

seems like every goofy guy i start gives up 6 ER in 4 IP.

Scoboticus
Scoboticus
Reply to  MattTruss
12 hours ago

To that I say, “same”.

Bad Mother Tucker
Bad Mother Tucker
13 hours ago

12 team, 5×5 roto. Saves Only.

Lodolo and Kurtz were dropped. Would you make any swaps to add them?

C- Goodman
1B- Naylor
2B- Altuve
3B- Riley
SS- Gunnar
OF- Carroll
OF- Cruz
OF- Rooker
UTIL- Doyle
BN- Bellinger, Roman Anthony

SP- King, Woo, Eovaldi, Lugo, Ray, Liberatore, Bubba

RP- Fairbanks, Alvarado, Vest

IL- Justin Martinez

Randy
Randy
13 hours ago

Drop one: hoglund, abbott, liberatore, ranger

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
13 hours ago

more like smith shovver…

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  OaktownSteve
13 hours ago

not only has roupp been unlucky with his babip, the d has let him down. errors from both chapman and adames behind him. adames and chapman both made 2 errors each yesterday.

alecleamas
Reply to  OaktownSteve
12 hours ago

Roup bares no physical resemblance to him, but his pitch run and movement remind me of Joey Hamilton.

Gordeon
Gordeon
Reply to  OaktownSteve
12 hours ago

That first error Chapman made was unbelievable, an avg 5 year old could have scooped that. You could tell it got in Roupp’s head, gave up a bunch of hits after that and it ran his pitch count up. Still don’t get understand he didn’t come out for the 6th, he was only mid 70s pitch count and was cruising.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  Gordeon
12 hours ago

they seem to have him on a five and dive plan

Dom Cobb
Dom Cobb
Reply to  OaktownSteve
11 hours ago

Again bad defense behind Roupp! Strange to see from the usually sure-handed Giants

Dom Cobb
Dom Cobb
Reply to  Grey
10 hours ago

Haha maybe

jhenrywaugh
jhenrywaugh
Reply to  Grey
10 hours ago

He probably told the shooting a mama bear down from a tree story more than once.

Dancin Homer
13 hours ago

Morning & Happy International No Diet Day! Finally a holiday we can celebrate all year long!

I was just offered the following trade:

I give: Bryce Miller
I get: Cody Bellinger

I just claimed Alcantara & Houck off waivers, so my SP’s are a little stronger but count use your advice. Which side do you prefer? Full roster below: (12-team, 6×6 – OBP/QS)

C: Goodman
1B: C. Walker
2B: Arraez
3B: Paredes
SS: CJ Abrams
OF: Judge, Crews, O’Hearn
UTL: X. Edwards, Dansby
BN: Hoerner, Kurtz,

SP: Cease, B. Miller, Lugo, C. Holmes, Mize, Bubic, Alcantara, Houck

RP: Helsey, R. Suarez, Walker

IL: Acuna, Kirby, Jazz

Thanks as always!

civilsavage247
civilsavage247
13 hours ago

Man, that Ramirez homer was a beauty. Love that vicious helicopter swing he has. Makes it much more epic when launches one.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  civilsavage247
13 hours ago

wish i could plus this more than once

alecleamas
Reply to  civilsavage247
12 hours ago

Did you see his AB vs Vesia? Vicious swings and misses. Tremendous bat speed that is scary even when he whiffs.

civilsavage247
civilsavage247
Reply to  alecleamas
12 hours ago

Also love the fact that the 0 for stretch he went on had a lot of hard hit balls with very few strikeouts. Just feels like big things are coming for him.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  civilsavage247
12 hours ago

the one thing i saw is he has trouble with balls running in on him. two seamers from righties and cutters from lefties. a fair number of swings off the plate in. the dodgers pounded him in there all day

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
13 hours ago

Would you take Dylan Moore returning over Matt McLain? I think he’s back tomorrow.

Timboski
Timboski
13 hours ago

is bryce miller dropabble in a 10tm roto? QS leagues and he has none at all

Stl Squat Cobblers
Stl Squat Cobblers
13 hours ago

I’m not sure how ‘dressed as an in-heat lioness’ differs in appearance from one that isn’t…but either way, it seems you’re in for a bit of a rodgering:)

Stl Squat Cobblers
Stl Squat Cobblers
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

HAHA

Scoboticus
Scoboticus
14 hours ago

In my Keeper league, i paid out the nose for Yoshinobi last year and Roki this year to avoid the Ohtani effect.

Hesh
Hesh
14 hours ago

Two observations. I remember when they didn’t play baseball in pouring rain. Pivetta was not sharp, but in the grand scheme, this was a bad spot for him and 5 innings 2ER with 5K’s and a ND. Thx Devin Williams for being the latest guy who can’t pitch in Da Bronx. I know you are a baseball man, if you haven’t seen Lindor’s catch and tag in the 9th on a steal attempt that would have set up the Backs, I implore you. Watching Lindor every day the way he’s playing, offensive/defense, he might be the best baseball player in the league right now besides Judge. Just one biased person’s opinion. Fantasy baseball question as well, Hunter Goodman 6 games at home v Tigers and Padres, Campbell, Castellanos or Nate Lowe at DH this week.

Eric
Eric
14 hours ago

Hey Grey,

Drop Bednar for Luke Weaver?

Thanks!

Eric
Eric
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

Duran also available. I currently have Fairbanks, Walker, Bednar. I can drop Bednar for the waiver claim on Weave, but does Duran change your opinion on my closer crew?

Dave
Dave
14 hours ago

We get 5 IL spots in an Otteneu league. Here are my current five:

G. Kirby
S. Manaea
M. Yoshida
J. Lowe
H. Kim

Teoscar is likely heading there.

Would you drop Yoshida and Manaea? If so, with an open spot, would you take Jerar Encarnacion or Thairo Estrada? I like Estrada for the Coors potential, but Encarnacion has some power upside….just worried about the playing time.

Dave
Dave
Reply to  Grey
12 hours ago

Thanks. I’ll wait to see what Teoscar does first.

Appreciate the daily help.

Frank Rizzo
Frank Rizzo
14 hours ago

The best part about owning Ozzie Albies is you know he’s always going 1 for 4 every night and will always choose get his one hit when no one is on base.

How we feeling about that 29th overall pick for Albies in the preseason right about now?

Fungazi 2.0
Fungazi 2.0
Reply to  Frank Rizzo
12 hours ago

Wait til you get to the worst part which is him breaking random bones every other month

Hutch
Hutch
14 hours ago

12 team dynasty 5×5..Was offered JarrenDuran-Jose Soriano and Randy Rodriguez for Jesus Lezardo and Hayden Birdsong thoughts thank you!!! My OF would be pretty stacked…Chourio LouBob, Ramos Jasson Dominguez adding Duran would be great!

Ghost Of Grady Little
Ghost Of Grady Little
14 hours ago

I remember the Kelenic hype. I also remember Ohtani being on waivers in multiple leagues at one point during his first couple of seasons. Those were the days…

Chico Escuela
Chico Escuela
Reply to  Ghost Of Grady Little
13 hours ago

fun times

fdelenda22
fdelenda22
14 hours ago

I dropped Lux (bench guy) for Cade Horton hoping he gets the call to replace Shota. Good call, bad call, or meh call?

Bish
Bish
15 hours ago

Top 2 SPs??

Baz @Tor; @Mia
Framber KC; @TX
Mahle COL; HOU
Sanchez STL; PIT

Cable
Cable
15 hours ago

12 team redraft h/h points Which Pickup

Need two to round out my SPing

C Schmidt
Irvin
Sears
Pepiot

Dale
Dale
15 hours ago

AJ Smith has been a “Golden” Shawver

Snacks
Snacks
15 hours ago

Finally got into 1st place this week in my main league. Thanks for the help getting me there. Huge help grabbing Soderstrom early and not giving up on a slow starting Bautista. Both good calls on your end.

Jimmy
Jimmy
15 hours ago

Hi Grey,

My team is struggling a little bit, would you pick up Kerry Carpenter over Pages or JH Lee or nootbar? 12 team league

mrcatcher22
mrcatcher22
16 hours ago

How would you rank Wesneski, Tylor Megill, Ranger ROS? Thanks

alecleamas
16 hours ago

Bryce Miller looked so ordinary last night. 94 pitches to get through 4 IP. No idea what’s wrong. A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

toolshed
Reply to  alecleamas
13 hours ago

He’s actually getting lucky. His siera is 4.67. He has only given up 2 hr. Lucky last night’s hr was a solo shot. He can’t put batters away now either. That era is going climb if his hr rate normalizes especially on the road. His walk rate is poor (double last year) and his whip is 1.47 which is terrible

alecleamas
Reply to  toolshed
12 hours ago

Yikes! He’s listed at 6’2”/200lbs but he sure doesn’t look that big.

Lotsa blue…

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OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  alecleamas
13 hours ago

could be hurt. could be a mild case of steve blass.

alecleamas
Reply to  OaktownSteve
12 hours ago

Blass was also one of the most insufferable booth analysts I’ve ever encountered.

alecleamas
Reply to  Grey
10 hours ago

Agreed.

foxman
foxman
16 hours ago

Was hoping Braves would move Smith-Shawver to the bullpen to set up Iglesias, so fantasy teams could compile…..
ASS Holds

Would you trade Yordan for Austin Riley in an OBP league?

VinWins
17 hours ago

When I saw there was a no hitter in the 8th, I thought there might be a new #1 on the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list. But, those 4 walks took care of that idea. Ragans also made the top 100, earning his 2nd entry on the list.

17 Cole Ragans Apr 13 @CLE
45 AJ Smith-Shaver May 5 vs CIN
69 Cole Ragans May 5 vs CHW

galica1234
galica1234
18 hours ago

Grey!!!!

So amazing for a Monday!!

a. I watched The Naked Gun baseball scene yesterday with the delayed called strike one with Leslie Nielsen as the umpire!! Thought of you the whole AB.

b. Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for May 6, 2025

I remember my mother and father got divorced. There was a custody battle for me and no one showed up. No respect.

Cheers,
Ante

Vash
Vash
18 hours ago

Looking at the Yankee games, there’s no reason for the Yanks to start Jasson over Trent.

Trent statcast is almost all red.

Jasson is hard to roster imo. He had 50 good at bats 2 years ago and been a mess since.

LenFuego
LenFuego
Reply to  Vash
14 hours ago

Sorta true, but let’s not forget that Grisham failed to hit .200 the past three years running, and Jasson turned 22 less than three months ago. There are worse days ahead for Grisham and better ones for Jasson, but yeah, ride the hot streak while you can.

Jimmy
Jimmy
20 hours ago

Hi Grey – Ed rod or Hoglund in a 12 team redraft?

martin rostoker
martin rostoker
20 hours ago

1.I just dropped Luis Servino for AJSS before I read your column. Was that a mistake?

2. Would you start Liberatore at home vs Pitt?

3. I was going to sit Peterson at AZ. Would you start or sit?

4. Would you start or sit Baz at
home vs PHil?

Thanks!!

martin rostoker
martin rostoker
Reply to  Grey
11 hours ago

Thank you!

toolshed
20 hours ago

Bryce Miller is not startable now. He was a mess today. A good amount of hard contact. Couldn’t put batters away. He basically hit close to 100 pitches in 4 innings. Something is wrong. Call it an injury and put him on the IL to rest if injured or rehab if mechanical.

The bad thing about Miller is that I haven’t seen any improvement. He’s been pretty bad all year

Last edited 20 hours ago by toolshed
alecleamas
Reply to  toolshed
16 hours ago

Agree with all of this.

John
John
Reply to  toolshed
15 hours ago

Do we get some regression to the mean here? Bibee, Alcantara, and Bryce have been unusable. Pitching has been weird from a lot of “top” pitchers.

Stl Squat Cobblers
Stl Squat Cobblers
Reply to  John
13 hours ago

Welcome to fantasy baseball! Sorry for the snark but top pitching is weird every year