Hope everyone’s well rested and had a joyous Michael Bay Day. If you couldn’t be American yesterday, I hope at least you got drunk and ate a bunch of hot dogs. As they say in Mississippi, Amurica, spelling’s for sissies! The Mariners made it a bit more joyous for some of us fantasy baseballers when they demoted Dustin Ackley for Nick Franklin. Ackley was a guy I could never fully get behind, in a non-sexual way. He arrived in the majors with a ton of hype, but that’s more because Mariners fans lie to themselves more than anything Ackley showed. So, what does the Mustache King, Purveyor of Smart Stuff Who Should Be Able To Come Up With A Better Word Than Stuff If He Were That Smart think about Franklin? Brucely, I’m a bit meh, but I’d pick him up in all leagues and have. Franklin looks similar to Ackley. He has power and speed, but not in a huge way, which will be further suppressed by Safeco. Safeco: Where a hitter’s upside goes to die. Franklin’s best year in the minors was in A-Ball in 2010. To put that into a relatable comparison, you were your town’s best T-ball hitter, how well did you do in high school? You flunked out of high school? Point made. This year, he had 4 homers and 7 steals in Triple-A, and I’d put it at about a 25% chance that his end of the season numbers look the same for the Mariners. If you can’t find someone that can get you 4 homers and 7 steals from now until October, you’re not trying very hard. There is a chance for upside and he is only 22 years old, so I’d take the gamble and grab him. Best case scenario, 15 homers, 15 steals. Worst case scenario, he shows up at the nightclub you like to take your lady to, challenges you to a dance battle, beats you, screaming “You got served!” and your lady leaves with him. Most likely scenario, he hits 8 homers, steals 12 bases and bats .250, so watch how you spend your FAAB Benjamins on Franklin. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
David Price – Played catch yesterday. He didn’t play catch from 60 feet and six inches with a catcher in a game, so there’s really no news. He’s about three weeks away still. Since he cost me Machado in a trade, I’ll be watching him closely and will be giving mani-pedis and back massages to my Price voodoo doll.
Kelly Johnson – 4-for-5, 2 runs, 6 RBIs, 2 homers and a steal for the always-popular double slam and legs. As you can see on the Player Rater, he’s easily in the top tier of guys for 2nd base. Granted, at 2nd base, that’s the cream of the crap. The incredible thing is Joe Maddon actually sits Johnson a few times a week…on purpose! Obviously, Joe’s family name was shortened at Ellis Island from Maddoning.
Jake Odorizzi – 4 IP, 6 ER vs. the Marlins as he was staked to a huge early led as Jose Fernandez (3 1/3 IP, 4 ER and 3 unearned runs) was bounced early. So, I was watching this game with my non-alcoholic beverage of choice, Capri Sun, in one hand and red rope licorice in the other. My Capri Sun straw wasn’t sticking through the aluminum pouch, so I stabbed the licorice into the drink and drank until I sucked in something that tasted like a grounded-up pill. Then I woke up in the back of an El Dorado with sore genitals…. AH!!! Roofie’d! I hate you, Odorizzi, almost as much as I love Giancarlo. Hopefully Jake hurt himself when I dropped him to waivers.
Matt Joyce – 2-for-4, 1 run with his 3rd steal. Someone who loves me, and not just for my hirsute lip, would figure out how many games the Rays have won with Joyce and Johnson in the lineup vs. how many with them out of it, then mail that info to Maddon.
Manny Machado – 3-for-5, run and his 5th steal. Now when I sing Macho Macho Machado man, I do it with a tinge of sadness in my voice. I’m verklempt!
Matt Wieters – 2-for-3, run, RBI and two games in a row with multiple hits. Well, la di da!
Adam Jones – 2-for-5, run, RBI and I go over him this afternoon in the podcast. You can hardly wait. No, you!
Jason Hammel – 8 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks vs. the Nats. Five worst teams for OBP at home are Marlins, White Sox, Astros, Mets and the Nats. Being in that company is like getting invited to a party you don’t want to go to and telling the person, “Sorry, I have previous plans for this Saturday,” and they say, “Awesome, because the party is Friday.”
Starling Marte – Sat out with a headache. He also denied his girlfriend a booty call.
Francisco Liriano – 5 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 3 Ks. I can’t believe I’m about to make an excuse for him, but this start was vs. the Tigers and Liriano has still been nasty vs. NL teams. Ugh, I feel dirty.
Andrew McCutchen – 0-for-3, 1 RBI and two steals. To get the SAGNOF fortitude, he took a lead off the base, looked into the dugout and saw Michael McKenry throwing an empty Dixie Cup into the trash and coming up five feet short.
Travis Snider – 3-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI. The Hitter-Tron still has a raging hard-on for Snider and electrical outlets.
Justin Verlander – 7 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 13 Ks. This game comes after back-to-back games where he was tattooed so bad he looked like Justin Salander.
Jhonny Peralta – 4-for-4, 3 RBIs, hitting .341. I was Skype’ing the other day with The God Of Superfluous H’s, who goes by GOSH, and he was saying that he was sick of being evenhanded with BABIP. He wanted to give Jhonny Peralta a little extra push. He also had nothing nice to say about Jonny Gomes.
Victor Martinez – 2-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs, and has raised his average twenty points since I told you to give up on him. Give up on David Price! (Not really.) Really! (No, seriously, don’t.) Yes, seriously! (Parenthetical Aside, “You’re boring me now.”)
Shin-Soo Choo – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 10th homer. By the by, on the team I traded Choo and Machado away, my offense is still kicking hoo-ah like it’s drunk on Flavor of Love. If only I could get some damn pitching to work.
Mike Leake – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. I secretly like Leake, and am horrible at keeping a secret. The Stream-o-Nator sees his next start vs. the Pirates nearly identical to this start vs. the Indians. In most leagues, I’d give Leake a whizz, er, whirl.
Joe Mauer – 1-for-3, 3 runs and his 4th homer as he hits .339. I understand the Twins are a small market team with fiduciary concerns, but how long do we have to look at the Jamey Carroll, Brian Dozier, Pedro Florimon’s of the world in their lineup. Can they merge with the Padres? Astros? The Tigers bench hitters?
Pedro Florimon – 2-for-4, 1 RBI. Florimon is also the name of an anime character with a tulip head that shoots sunflower seeds out of its eyes. Pedro Florimon is good for speed, which is also what the creators of anime are on.
Ryan Braun – Sat with a thumb injury. He said, “I’ve basically been swinging with one hand for two weeks.” Jim Abbott pfft’d.
Kyle Lohse – Should start on Thursday after a successful BP session. That’s not a BS session, which would include Sean Casey.
Carlos Gomez – 2-for-3 and his 2nd 2-homer game in the last three games. Here’s me on Saturday, “Well, I don’t write a roundup on Saturday so I avoided having to write mea culpas for telling people to sell Gomez.” Yesterday, I punched Saturday Grey in the mouth for passing the buck to me. None of Gomez’s peripherals make much sense. His K-rate is up, but so is his average…by .60 points off his career. His line drives are up, which is good, but his ground balls are up (not literally) and his fly balls are down (literally). He should not be this good, but that broken record is getting harder to listen to.
Jean Segura – 2-for-4 with his 8th homer. More like Jean-luc Goddamn I Love This Guy.
Jon Niese – 7 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks. I hate to do the flip-hop, the flippie – the flippie to the flip-hop on Niese, but I’d roll with him again in all leagues, especially since he gets the MIA Marlins the next two starts.
Phil Hughes – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks in Metco. If you can’t pitch that well against the Mets at home or Marlins, you shouldn’t be in the majors. I’m farting in your general direction, Odorizzi!
Dan Straily – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 1 K. I don’t want to kick a gift streamer in the mouth, but only one K? Who are you, Joe Saunders? I don’t want Joe Saunders. If I wanted Joe Saunders, I would’ve picked up Joe Saunders then walked into traffic.
Josh Donaldson – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer. Him and Carlos Gomez are attempting to undermine me. That’s not cool, guys. Not cool at all.
Jose Altuve – 2-for-5, 1 run and 2 steals. After the game, Altuve told a story about what Memorial Day meant for him. His family would go to amusement parks and he’d watch as they rode the roller coasters, unable to go on them due to height requirements. That was last year.
Jhoulys Chacin – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, lowering his ERA to 3.90. Yes, a couple of Rockies pitchers have had fantasy value this year. No, I wouldn’t pick them up in mixed leagues.
Kyuji Fujikawa – Back to the DL with a forearm strain. You know what you get when you put your forearm to your forehead? A look of eightache. Take it, Highlights, it’s yours!
Jeff Samardzija – 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks, 2.85 ERA. If you didn’t draft him after reading this site all preseason, that’s on you.
Alfonso Soriano – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th steal. An Alf hasn’t looked this good since he bailed his TV dad out of jail for smoking crack.
Jose Quintana – 6 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. Due to the amount of baserunners vs. runs, I can tell he was unlucky. So, if your league has an Appearances category, but it means how they looked vs. how they performed, you got a good start.
Aaron Harang – 9 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks. A performance like that from The Harangutan gets Jane Goodall’s nipples hard.
Michael Morse – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 11th homer. Dot dot dot dash dot dot.
Kendrys Morales – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, hitting near .500 in the last week. Recently, Morales has been a flaming beast, which was a phrase I picked up from Behind the Candelabra.
Josh Beckett – Shut down after feeling tingling in his fingers. I always thought that was good luck at the craps table. Hmm.
Dee Gordon – Optioned down to Triple-A. There, he’ll try to hit someone’s weight other than his own.
Zack Greinke – 4 IP, 4 ER, 11 baserunners, 2 Ks. This is blatantly obvious, but he’s not right. They probably rushed him back from The Quentin Incident. I’m actually glad he goes to Coors next time out, so I don’t even have to debate about benching him. There’s one circumstance when I’d be glad to be sonavabenched.
Adrian Gonzalez – 4-for-4, 4 runs, 1 RBI, average is up to .337. Too bad the schmohawk in front of him went 0-for-5 with 4 Ks or we would’ve got some ribbie action.
C.J. Wilson – 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER. Unlike Greinke, Wilson’s probably right, but I wouldn’t own him.
Domonic Brown – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer. You know, Brown looks good on me. It brings out my smile.
Tyler Skaggs – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks. Skaggs showed the Rangers who’s Boz. Also, Big Biscuit did a great breakdown of his Tyler Skaggs fantasy.
Martin Perez – 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 11 baserunners, 2 Ks. “Siri, wake me when Perez even shows a glimmer of his top prospect potential.” “Okay, Grey, texting entire phone book, ‘Get slimmer to show your potential.'”
Yu Darvish – 7 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 14 Ks. When I tell my cougar that I love her, I’m spelling you wrong.
Bryce Harper – Sat with bursitis. Would’ve made more sense if it were Brycesitis.
Colby Rasmus – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, and 2nd this week. I dropped him for Franklin before the games started so I didn’t even get a bomb voyage.
Edwin Encarnacion – 2-for-5, 5 RBIs and 14th homer. Right now, I wouldn’t want to be a pitcher going against the Jays and I’d grab any Jays hitter scraps off waivers to try and get in on the fun. *cough* Lind *cough*
Brett Lawrie – Left yesterday’s game with an ankle sprain. He’s day-to-day. Or as they say in Jamaica, day-o-to-day-o.
Evan Gattis – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer. Elsewhere, Sal Perez didn’t play because his Maw-Maw passed. Who’s gonna console me that I passed on Gattis?
Mike Moustakas – Out with quad tightness. If that’s short for especially terrible at hitting, then I agree.
David Lough – 4-for-5, 1 run. Got the start today with Cain resting. Has been seeing time with Frenchy giving the French a bad name…Oh, wait. Lough could be a hot schmotato with a side of SAGNOF, but he looks as promising as everyone else that comes up in the Royals system that they don’t trade away.
James Shields – 6 IP, 6 ER, 14 baserunners, 4 Ks. Just a rough start for a guy that has been solid– Oh, who am I kidding? I don’t own him anywhere so…Schadenfreude!
Yadier Molina – 2-for-2, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer. The Molina Family Memorial Day cookout would’ve been complete if James Shields were filled with hot dogs.
Daniel Descalso – 3-for-3, 2 runs. Is hitting .400 in the last week. Where’s the but, Grey? Give us the but! Well, Random Italicized Voice, he doesn’t play every day. There’s the but!
Ubaldo Jimenez – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks vs. the Reds. Solid effort in what seems like a solid bounce back season for him, right? Guess his ERA. Go ahead, I’ll wait. *twiddles thumbs, twirls keyboard like it’s a pencil, dances to Justin Bieber song, gets caught dancing to Bieber and pretends instead to be dancing away from a cockroach* His ERA is 5.57! Belch.
Vinnie Pestano – Francona said he’d go with Pestano over Joe Smith and Cody Allen, two guys that are doing much better than Pestano. Francona said, “You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you said to, uh, somebody, ‘You’re gonna like Pestano. He’s all right. He’s a good fella. He’s one of us.”
Brett Myers – Has crankiness in his elbow. Myers concluded it was that time of the month for his elbow then smacked it.
Hey grey,
What’s your take on Freese ROS? Regain his old form, or is there something wrong?
@J-Lef: I’m concerned about him…
Possum in yer crawl space. Glossary suggestion. The players who buck your pan. They linger. Turn up like a bad penny.
Usage: “Hey Albright. Josh Donaldson is the possum in yer crawlspace.”
Hope you had a good holiday, Razzers.
@OaktownSteve: Ha! I like it…
ha i grabbed Franklin in 2 leagues and wacha in another,i also snagged hamilton in a keeper league but already have myers in the n/a slot,hold both or what,myers has sucked so far and hamilton has been hot of late with the news on ludwick thought it was wearth a chance,oh and great job as usuall,hope your still in the springs r-n-r ing
@AL KOHOLIC: Thanks! You got short eyes like me…
Nice Breathless reference… BTW, when you Google “Jean S”, Jean Segura now shows up ahead of Jean Seberg in its autocomplete suggestions. Success at last!
As the film buff that you are, have you been following Cannes? The winning movie has apparently some very steamy girl-on-girl action scene in it… *aaah Mullholland Drive…*
As for picking up Lind, it might be a bit too late, as the Jays are leaving tomorrow on an NL road trip, so he’s probably only going to pinch hit.
@DrEasy: Eat shizz, Jean Seberg! Yeah, the winning film looks solid, I loved Mullholland, so hopefully it’s as good in other ways too… True on Lind, dah…
Would you by Anibal Sanchez? and whats his value like a nelson cruz? Also I give up mcutchen get Choo and Straus yes or no?
@The Dredd Pirate: I’d take Anibal for Cruz… I’d take Choo and Stras…
I challenge you to a dance battle, Greycarlo!
Winner gets yur cougar.
Arencibia or Grandal?
@RiffRaff: j.p
@RiffRaff: JP
@RiffRaff: I won’t make that challenge.
Francona Pestanyo Joe Smith call. Prolly out of spite so he could be included in the same conversation as Maddon and Showalter for one time in his life.
Jackasses.
@Terrence Mann: Ha
Any advice on what to do with Gattis?? I streamed him after Perez was sent to the bereavement list, but is Atlanta ever going to give him consistent playing time? I mean, yeah they gave $75 million to BJ Upton, but they can’t keep playing him when he’s this terrible, right?? Gotta keep Gattis in that lineup somehow…
@Virinder: He can DH in Toronto so should see PT for the next few days at least.
@SteveNZ: Fredi LOVES gattis . I dropped Lucroy pre-awesomeness last week and even with bench time, Gattis is producing better
Granpappy Howard has arthritis. See him ever being a solid fantasy option ever again?
Hey Handsome, I just want to let you know that if your Cougar ever wants to treat you to a three-some I’m your girl! That’s assuming you haven’t regressed to the mean much from your picture.
Anyways, I have a baseball question. What are your thoughts on Grandal? I start Sal Perez and we only start one catcher. I wouldn’t drop Sal but I’m thinking of dropping someone else to have Grandal as my back-up with hopes he becomes a stud. What kind of impact do you think he makes this year? Top 10 the rest of the way? Thanks darling
@Brooke: Finally, sexy time! I’d hold Perez…
How Do you say DJ LeMahieu’s last name. Im just praying that it is pronounced like Lemieux and Morneau, so I can change my team name to “I’ma go LeMahieu” . That is it I’m calling him LayMyHo for the rest of his career…I pray he is a keeper, I want to LeMeheiu for years to come. It will never get old!!!
@TheFarm: Ha!
If Nick doesn’t pan out, he can start a law firm with Grey: Franklin and Moustache
@bossmanjunior: Awesome
youve helped me so much! it aint going un noticed. IM IN FIRST PLACE!! I trade Posey for Kimbrel? 5v5 Roto 10 team(bb instead of R). Leading league in Hr/RBI/BB/SB/K/ERA/WHIP 2nd place in AVG, 2nd last in saves. 2 catcher league.
@Jiggy Nits: Hold Posey, especially in 2 catcher league. Trade for cheaper saves.
@Jiggy Nits: yeah go for cheaper saves,bell,pestano,o,day,
@Jiggy Nits: No problem, hold Posey
12 team h2h keeper 6×6 holds + OPS. My Chris Davis/Choo/Romo for his Stanton/Gallardo/Chris Perez. Need starting and my relief pitching can handle losing Romo. Too much to give up?
@Garth Algar: 2 of the guys youre getting in that trade are on the DL. Also, Gallardo hasnt exactly been setting the world on fire either. Hold on that deal.
@Garth Algar: agree with mr.shit,gallardo isnt anyone id be trying to land,hes on the waiver wire in most of my leagues,davis alone should get you a hurt stanton ,throw in romo and a get a decent starter to,
Picked up Hardy when Rutledge was sent down. Hardy has been decent since. Still drop him for Franklin? No particular stats needed, just production. 14 team h2h. Thanks as always!
@ThE sHiT: I’d go with Franklin
Is Morrow droppable in a 12 team QS league? Got the likes of Wacha, Feldman, McCarthy on waivers. Rotation: Moore, Sanchez, Corbin, Cashner, Garza, Kendrick, Morrow.
@shibboleth: Grey has been saying to drop morrow ,i would grab wacha now,
@AL KOHOLIC: @AL KOHOLIC: Completely missed those – thanks!
Drop Lowrie for Gregorious?
Reyes on DL.
@stynyr: I’d hold
Would you drop Hudson for Morrow or Parker?
@Russ James: Parker
Cozart or Franklin?
Lucroy or Grandal?
@Charles: Franklin…Lucroy
Rank for 5×5: viciedo, brown, moreland, nava.
Any concerns about grandal possibly splitting time with hundley or should we just roll with him? Read some rumors about a possible platoon.
@Annyong: I’d be concerned about Grandal and PT… Brown, Viciedo, Nava
Ryu and Morrow – not digging either matchup tonight – sit both? Thanks!
@JonB: I’d start Ryu
Salvador has been yawnstipating, it really isn’t his fault that he hits sixth or seventh and no one gets on infront of him, but regardless and I want to pick up a back-up with more counting stats, or maybe try to trade him — who would you rather have ROS, Perzynski or Grandal?
@David: Grandal
In 12-tm w/ OPS+HLD, give Matt Carpenter & Valverde for Kyle Seager & Sabathia? Hitter swap is pretty much a wash for me. Could use the saves and C.C. is not helping make this as much of a no-brainer as it should be. Thx.
@centralohguy:
Don’t do it… the CC/Seager side is an overwhelming favorite
@Tio: That’s who I’d be getting, so that’s one vote “yay”.
@centralohguy:
If you need saves take a look at O’Day, Pestano or Brothers…. they could be free on your waiver wire.
@Tio: This is a Holds league so those are owned along with most “next in line” guys. Happened to have Pestano (and Jansen) in addition to Chapman, Frieri and Valverde. Does make it more manageable to deal Valverde with Perez out. Thanks.
@centralohguy:
Sorry… misread who was giving/getting. Take CC and Seager and laugh to the bank. Valverde has been too good…and CC is still an ace… better days are ahead for him.
Drop Rutledge and pick up N. Franklin in a 12 team keeper? Is it close?
@George: Go for it
Grey,
Do you see Teixeira hitting for power or is it going to be a lost season for him?
@Matt: Maybe 17 homers
Grey,
AL-only… Should I trade Vidal Nuno and Yamaico Navarro for Robert Coello and Chris Dickerson?
Also is this the first time you’ve been asked about a trade involving any of these players?
@raf: I’d take Coello… Ha, yeah
In an 12 team H2H TBs and BBs (no hrs) QS and L (no svs)
Only 3 Ofs and a dh
Have bruce as a 4th OF and Ortiz in my Util
Would you move Bruce for wheeler (non-keeper)?
Maybe Bruce and Morrow for Wheeler and Kennedy (also has Maholm, liriano, lackey, parker)
Since its not a league with hrs Bruce has less value, am i giving up too much?
@Big league Choo: no hrs?wtf
@Big league Choo: I’d want Bruce
ROS: Desmond Jennings or Dexter Fowler?
@Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog: Fowler
Dom brown or Heyward ROS?
I picked up brown and put heyward on bench…was thinking of dropping heyward
@Ryan: Heyward
Have been offered Buchholz for Big Papi straight up. cruising in bats, struggling in pitching. Good trade?
@MB: Hold
With all the young arms promoting to the big leagues, what are your thoughts on ranking for next 3-4yrs in a 12t5x5roto keeper? Wacha Gausmann Shelby Bauer Jo-Fer Wheeler Harvey Straily. Could it all be Homer Bailey hype?
@Yeshcheese: Harvey is top 20 now, Bailey’s never been that good… Harvey, Miller, Wheeler
Would you trade Gyorko for Gausman in a redraft league? I would be replacing Gyorko with Franklin…
How would you rank Grandal, Lucroy and Miggy Montero?
Thanks Grey
@booya: Sure… Lucroy, Grandal
Would you pick up Franklin for any of the following: Brantley, Profar, or Belt?
@ChiliCheeseConey: Or Gausman since he has WAS and DET coming up
@ChiliCheeseConey: Gausman
With Washington not hitting at home, thoughts on Gausman tonight at Washington?
@I wanna pop some tags:
Start him…. rookie callup going for the nats.
I was waiting for Adam Eaton to provide some SB’s. any thoughts on when he will return? Should I hold or drop him for: Revere, Venable, Span or Pierre?
Also my catcher is Sal Perez. Should I hang on or pick up Gattis and drop either Perez, Gyorko, or Eaton? My other 2B options besides Gyorko are Profar and Carpenter.
@harkrider: Grab Span…Hold Perez
Looking to cement Saves in my 16 team 5×5 h2h keep 12 league:
I’d like to deal my Greinke for his Mo Rivera/BJ Upton
would you make that deal? I have an OF of Rios, Jones, Cespedes, McLouth and wouldn’t need to start BJ/could wait for him to turn it around and for McLouth to turn back into a pumpkin.
My rotation: Felix, Lee, (Greinke) Anibal, Lynn, McAllister, Gausman, Colon, (Beachy stashed and Webster/Gibson on the farm)
My current closers are Mujica, Betancourt, Perkins, w/ Peralta and Joe Smith as speculation guys.
@Scott Luke: I wouldn’t
Should I trade Nick Franklin for Domonic Brown? The offer is on the table, but I am getting into a logjam of okay-ish outfielders and have nobody to backup my starting MIs.
@Greg: Sure
If called up, do you like Rendon over Arenado?
Not if Arenado pulls his head out of his [email protected]zzzzzz:
@zzzzzz: Nope
10 team weekly 5×5 redraft
Barely holding onto 1st place. Pitching is my weakness (start any 7)
Currently own: Mad Bum, Zimmerman, Miller, Masterson, Bailey, Gausman, Romo, Wilhelm, Janss
Available: Wacha, Wandy, E Santana, Milone, Estrada, T Wood, Nolasco, Kendrick, Hammel (to name a few)
Swap any?
@Buge Hoobs:
Not sure why you are looking to change if you are in first. None of the available guys are an upgrade over your current staff.
@Tio: that’s just it. I’m not sure if any would be an upgrade over Gausman or masterson.
@Buge Hoobs:
Grey’s said Wacha over Gausman a few times over the last few days, but he’s said that’s just because it’s NL vs. AL. Personally I’d hold
With S. Perez not doing a whole lot so far. Do I stay with him or drop for VMart, or Grandal ROS?? 12 team H2H 6×5 OPS..
@Brian: Hold
Miguel Montero vs Grandal the rest of the way (10 team yahoo points league)?
@Iguy:
Miggy… Grandal plays in Petco and we need to see how he hits minus the roids.
This smurf went on a well deserved 3 day weekend getaway only to come back and instantly get back into a smurfing mood when I saw the 3-day team performance.
Yesterday I had 9 hits 1 HR and 2 SBs on the bench from Soriano, Snider, and Lawrie. A couple of my “starters” didn’t even play. And Lawrie got hurt. Serenity now! Fantasy baseball is truly an everyday gig.
@papasmurf: Ha! Hope you had a nice weekend…
Scratch that. There were no homers on the bench yesterday. Soriano hit the homer on the bench the day before. His one homer is more than my entire team hit (0) over the long weekend…
I had to drop Cingrani awhile ago, so I have some hatred of Leake. But I’ve been watching him and he looks great. I’m going to stream him, but is he a keeper? I have a feeling someone will snag him if I drop him after his second start this week. I have the same feeling for De la Rosa, but like Leake over him. Your thoughts?
@Shawn of the mostly living:
Leake >> De La Rosa.
He has the pedigree, plays for a good team. Is this the year he has figured it all out? I am skeptical, but that is no reason to ride his hot streak for the short term at minimum.
@Shawn of the mostly living: Depending on your league size, those guys are all streamers. I hear you on Leake, but don’t drink the kool-aid and go all streamboat on him. I happened to throw Leake yesterday, then dropped him for De La Rosa (who I’ll be throwing today) because of the matchup. I’ll definitely be losing De La Rosa after today for another streamer, and it’s entirely possible Leake will be available for his next start. If not, eh, no big deal. Plenty of other fish in that stream. Just remember one thing about Rockie pitchers outside of NL-only leagues–you can’t throw them at home, and on the road it becomes a matchup play.
Thanks for the input guys, solid [email protected]chillmodious:
I talked to you about a couple batters for long term and you told me to grab Lind so I did but I never mentioned Gattis in the mix. For long term would you keep Lind or grab Gattis?
@Frank White:
Lind… Gattis is not playing everyday.
Thanks buddy.. Hey I was wondering if I should start Lind over Justin Upton today. I never bench him and I’d hate to but he’s in a slump and the player rankings have Lind 4 outta 5 and Upton 2 outta 5. can’t banch Upton right… Or would you start Lind??
@Frank White:
I would never bench J Upton… and would never start BJ Upton.
@Tio:
You can bench upton… he is not in the lineup today.
Grey Dog! is it even at all possible that Profar stays on the big league team when kinsler returns? Moreland is cooling down, plus they could move him to outfield, though Martin is playing pretty well also. Could you also explain to me why in the name of christ they insist on sitting profar every third game for Garcia? Im perplexed
Yoooo Tehol!!! Wutup my Nuka
@Frank White: hangin and bangin playboy. Whats hood?
Chillin!!! Bout to go to jail just to get my teeth fixed… Lol I pitched so hard in da hood yo I won me da CY Young!!!!
@Tehol Beddict: Perplexed too, dawg. Don’t see how he plays when Kinsler returns. Sad but true, homie.
6×6 (OPS and QS) roto redraft league. Is trading away my Choo for Gio fair? Near or at the top of my league in HR and R; could use some work on ERA, QS and W…
@Pete:
Fair trade.
jansen obviously not closer in LA and my league does not award points to holds… so wasting a roster spot here.. here are a list of players that could be picked up wacha, parker, tillman, cashner, leake, lackey, NIESE and morrow.
@chris:
I wouldn’t drop Jansen… His K’s/ERA/WHIP should still help you. I can’t see League holding onto the job all year. His K/9 has been horrible this year.
@Tio:
The other thing is Mattingly is living on borrowed time. My guess is he gets canned and Jansen is then named closer soon after.
Who knew that freakin’ shortstop was going to be one of the deepest positions in baseball this year! In a 13 team keeper league I can’t get even a single team to take even a passing whiff at Starlin Castro in trade talks. Segura, Crawford, Peralta, and now Gregorious…every team in my league has a shortstop they are comfortable/happy with. In trade talks for a better bat or a nice arm Castro doesn’t even get interest as a throw-in in a 2 for 1.
@JDW: Ha, I hear ya
Are you starting Ryu today? Also, what’s with SON’s about face on Gausman?
@Mr. Rickey: I’d start Ryu.. Gotta ask Rudy about SON on the SON post
I’m glad to see that Niese has made it back into your good graces. After Shaun Marcum’s 12 K performance this past weekend, are you ready to put him in your “Buy” column in this week’s “Buy or Sell?”
@Eric Riptide:
Niese is worth an add if someone dropped him. I put him in the category with Yovani G. They were viewed as “Aces” in predraft rankings but just aren’t that good. They can both be serviceable, but likely not at the level you paid for them if you drafted either.
@Eric Riptide: I wouldn’t own Marcum
12-team, 5×5, I need RBI.
My Choo for his Trumbo too much?
Thanks dude.
@L-Boogie:
I like Choo better.
@Tio: I do too. But I need RBI bad. First in runs by 50+ and 11th in RBI. I know I’m giving up more but am I giving up too much?
Gausman at -26.8 on SoN? Why did we pick this guy up? Guessing he should be benched, no?
@Jack: Depends on the matchup
14 Team Mixed League. 25 Transactions per year.
Heath Bell & Kevin Gregg are available in my league. My only closer is Brandon League. Who do you grab???
Thanks in advance
@Brett:
Bell. Better team.
C’mon Grey…we’re all friends here. You can admit to getting behind Ackley in any way you see fit. We will still love and support you no matter who you are.
@Fecal Matters: Thanks!
Mr Gray: Had to get this up ESPN Closer Chart now reading 52 to include committees…. Could rise by the end of the week… Brewers are in flux and the O birds are shaky… And something out of the blue..
Additions were since last posting were
Gregg CHI C
Brewster Committee
Bailey back in Beantown
Miami Committee
Brothers Rockies in and out
Betancourt Rockies in again
I still say it hits 75 before the year is out… I’m keeping the count so it is almost a certainty.
I have Veras on all my teams … Never touched him before the 20th round – usually after… He was almost always the last closer taken… Many MAYBES went before him… A bird in the hand thinking worked here….HAHAHAHAHA
A’s 1 – 0 Unmentionable West Bay white wine drinking yuppies … Meaning a very good M – day for T. Moore…
GO A’s
PS…..I was thinking of doing a Breast Feeding Mothers Sighted chart…
But I think, we’re are going to need a Atlanta CDC statistician working on it – as it all but certain to go viral…
Besides, copycat-ing geometric progression is tough to chart and box charts are hard to read and design too… Plus, my advanced math skills have long ago deteriorated… I could not create a polynomial phrase if my life depended on it any longer…
Hey, just thunk!!! Rudi and the mob in the Razzball #’s Department might be able to run up some numbers on this…
Some work on a probability distribution that could be applied to marketing, demand and distribution…
I really, think this is a good opportunity for Rudi and the lads to put those adding machines to some real money making work for a change… And also, while their at it, take a look at taking “Improbability Theory” out for a spin too… It might be the right tool for the job here…
Would recommend sending Jay Wrong over to Bangladesh to manage RazzBall’s All American Breast Diaper production run there… He will like it there… Those poor little native house boys, my heart goes out to them…
@T Moore: JayWrong isn’t allowed to enter Bangladesh, any more. Definitely hitting 75….
Who to drop for Franklin, or hold? (14tm ESPN redraft h2h w/ops):
Viciedo
Moreland
McLouth
Don’t feel bad about Ackley, think of those of us who have to live here.. One of these days the Ms will get a player who actually lives up to the hype..
@Abdoozy: Moreland
With this roster in my 8 Team H2H:
C – JP
1B – Fielder
2B – Kelly Jo
3B – Longo
SS – Tulo
OF – J-Up
OF – A.Jones
OF – Marte
UTIL – Jennings
UTIL – Gardner
BN – Blow Job Upton
Do I lose BJ for Dom Brown or Markakis?
I’ve been holding on for dear life to my 1st round pick (1st round after our 5 rounds of keepers are selected) hoping he figures things out, but he’s just looking lost, and when I need a spot start from him it’s more like a spot shart.
@Wilsonian: I’d hold
12 team, 10×10, 6 keeper, roto. 23 active, 9P, 6 Bench, 6 DL. Pitch cats include: BAA, Holds, K/9, W-L. Hit cats include: Ks, D+T, OPS, Hits. My team
C1 Doumit
C2 Grandal
1B Votto
2B Kendrick
3B Sandoval
SS Lowrie
MI Walker
CI Rizzo
OF Aoki
OF Cain
OF Crisp
OF Kemp
OF JUpton
DH Belt
BN Arenado
BN Cuddyer
DL Hart
DL Stanton
SP Cobb
SP Gausman
SP Peavy
SP Zimmerman
SP Gallardo
SP Samardzija
RP Bell
RP Chapman
RP Parnell
RP Peralta
RP Rosenthal
RP Uehara
RP Valverde
DL Beachy
DL Lewis
DL Madson
4 other bench are SPs when not starting. Currently in 2nd, 1 pt behind. Pitching is 1st (101.5), Hitting 6th (72.5). Gausman was the spot I had used for streaming. Just picked up Franklin and need to drop someone to do so, who would that be?
Thanks
@doghat666: You don’t have room for him
@Grey: Thank you so much. What about Wacha, should I pick him up for anyone? Is the fact he’s NL make him better than Gausman?
@doghat666: Actually, is that Neil Walker? Lose him
[email protected]Grey:
Drop walker to add Franklin for MI?
@Flanwagom: Yup
Rank AJ, Yasmani, Jason Castro ROS
@Dan: Castro
I traded Samardzija for Desmond Jennings two weeks ago. Still waiting for the ghost of Carl Crawford to make an appearance.
@Fecal Matters: Ha
Drop Walker to pick up Franklin for MI?
@flanwagon: Yes
No word on Rodney the last 2 posts that I see, Grey, so do you like Peralta, Pestano, and/or Darren O’Day for pickups? I’ve got 2 spots that are burning like prepubescent Twilight-like love that need fulfillment.
@Clint: Pestano’s definitely getting the opps for the foreseeable future, while the others are speculative, so he’d have to be the pick to click.
Grey…
I’m trying to plan ahead for Giancarlo’s (hopefully soon) return to the lineup. In his stead, I’ve been using Michael Morse and Brett Gardner as my 5th OF / bench bat fill-in. Since I have a pretty stacked team with those two at the bottom of my roster, I’d likely need to drop one to make room for Giancarlo when the time comes. So, in order to avoid dropping one outright, I’m trying to package the two in a trade that would ideally land me a single, “better” outfielder. IF (and that’s an Israel Ifeyani sized IF) I can get my league mate to give up his Cespedes for my Morse + Gardner, is that a move worth making? If not, could you offer up a couple OF targets to go after with my Morse+Gardner?
Thank you!
@chillmodious: I’d take Cespedes… Bruce, Holliday, anyone around that range
@Grey: How about Ellsbury? Or is that too little in exchange for Morse+Gardner?
I’d take Ellsbury
@Grey: Thank you kindly.
Mr. Gray: Cespedes is starting to warm up… He could be scary of he ever really gets going…
His numbers are still soft now…. Might be time to trade for him while he is reachable…
@T Moore: Agreed
For me to get King Felix, it will cost me Crawford and a closer. Is Felix worth it? Should I throw in Street or Valverde – I get that choice?
@Ethan Stein: Throw in Valverde
Grey, What are your thoughts on Alcides Escobar the rest of the season? The ROS hitter rankings have him at SS6. Is he this big of a buy? He is currently the 15th rated SS in my league and I grabbed Franklin this week as my replacement for Rutledge.
Would you rather have Alcides or Franklin? Other waiver guys are Aybar, Cozart, Drew, Didi, etc.
@Wudaben: Yes, Alcides over those guys
Time to give up on Gallardo? And Heyward? I’d like to package them in a trade for a SP. Ill still have Marte, mccutch, cespedes at OF with stanton on DL
@scott:
Unfortunately, Gallardo has been so bad you will be lucky to get 50 cents on the dollar. You may need to keep him and hope he pitches better. I have owned Yovani this year and in the past. I have decided that you can’t watch him pitch and that you have to take the body of work at the end of the year. He has better days ahead. IMO – his biggest problem right now is putting hitters away.
Also, he got injured in a slide during the game but stayed in. No idea if this had a negative impact on his performance.
Maybe he needs to hit 4-5 tequila shots the night before… that was his best start of the year.
@Tio:
I unloaded Gallardo at the beginning of the season when I saw how far his velocity had fallen but even then there weren’t a whole lot of takers. Now his value in the mind of other league members seems to be non-existent!
@scott: Gallardo was never good, so you’re not giving up on anything. Heyward, however, I would hold. But if you the right deal comes along, go for it.
ok so in my current roto league there is a current trade pending. Should I veto this?
Mccutchen, Joe Nathan and Miguel Montero for Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez and Iwakuma.
Is this a lopsided trade?
@The Jabronis: It’s a fair trade. Veto’s are generally reserved for collusion-type trades, not lopsided trades or trades you feel makes a good team better. That said, if you have veto power, you can use it however you please.
@Evil Grey:
No… agreed with vetoes need to be reserved for obvious attempts to dump players to a friend for example.
Brandon Morrow or Jeff Locke ROS?
@AA:
Morrow… for at least another week or two.
Looking for a starter and got a offer on the table. I get Doug Fister for Todd Frazier and Andrew Cashner. Do I do the dew, or say adieu ?
@Big AL:
I think that might be too much for Fister. Cashner has finally gotten a starting slot and has performed well. Frazier has been coming out of a horrible slump and is in one of the best lineups in baseball. I would ask for another piece back with Fister before considering the deal.
Worth dropping Salvador Perez or Cory Luebke (DL stash kicked off the DL by Chris Perez) to snag Yasmani Grandal?
@Dingbat: Hold
With Weaver coming back would you drop E.Santana, Feldman or Teheran?
@Henkels:
Feldman
1. Dropped Gigi, picked up Franklin and now some dude just dropped Lowrie….who is the move? Chasing my tail here-haha!
2. Stash Aaron Hill or Reddick? (Now have Franklin SS/LeMahieu 2nd)?
3. Trout or Hamilton/Niese?
I hate losing and need help.
@kR Express:
1. Lowrie to me is proven… good OBP. The A’s are scoring some runs and he hits in the middle of the lineup. I added Franklin as well but am worried that Wedgie will bat him 9th and will rotate him with Truinfel & Brendan Ryan.
2. Aaron Hill is a great stash…unless his arm examination comes back with a longer than expected delay.
3. Trout – not even close.
Ugh. I also got roofied by Odorizzi. Two days in a row by Gausman? My ratios can’t take it anymore… Hope you had a great weekend.
@Big Magoo: I’d start Gausman… Thanks, you too!
Grey- I have Hanley on the DL and Rutledge was filling in great for me at SS. The idiot Rockies sent him to Triple A last week for no reason and I now lost Dee Gordon to the Minors. It’s so thin at SS jesus. I need a replacement until Hanley comes back. Best optionson wire are Zack Cozart and Escobar on the D Rays haha what a joke. WHo should I roll with for next week or so unitl Hanley is back…
@D Rich:
I’d go Cozart… he plays everyday… is in one of the best lineups in baseball. Yunel has the Maddon-Scientist creating the lineup card who likes to never use the same lineup twice.
Yeah, I feel the same way but I will wait for the big homie Grey! I asked him haha
@D Rich:
You are a smart man! My advice is a big step above Matthew Berry and a bit below Andy Behrens… Grey is a savant.
Whoo-whee, an exceptional amount of crappy catcher questions today.
Someone just dropped Dempster. Was about to pick up an SP with a free slot. You like him better than this whole group I was considering? Wood, Leake, J-Will, Milone, Kennedy, Ervin Santana. You can just say or no. I’ll figure out the rest. Thanks!
@Evil Grey:
I’d go with Kennedy before any of the others… He has to pitch better this year.
@Tio: Cheers. I actually drafted Kennedy and dropped him. I’ve been torn between thinking “he has to pitch better” and “2011 was an anomaly and he’s just not that good”.
@Evil Grey: Milone at home is the best, I’d go Kennedy then Dempster…
@Grey: Thanks. Maybe I’ll just roster Home Milone. Oooo see what happened there? Totally by accident.
@Evil Grey: Ha!
Wacha or Wheeler for a waiver pick-up?
@steve:
Wacha….
Grey,
12 Team Keeper League (10 keepers)- Points Scoring H2H (with pitching slightly favored)
Bats:
Posey, F. Freeman, S. Castro, K. Johnson, Harper, Cespedes, Braun, Markakis, Napoli, Moreland (start 8)
Arms:
Verlander, Bumgarner, F. Hernandez, Samardzija, Cobb, Cahill, AJ Griffin, Buchholz, Gausman, JoFER, Valverde (Five Starter Slots, 2 Closer) DL: Jim Henderson
Drop Moreland For Dominic Brown (it is a keeper leageue after all)? Any other thoughts?
Drop Moreland
@Andrew: Go for it…
I dropped Gregorius and added Franklin. I did get his triple and homer off Darvish last night.
Am I crazy? I only need a guy for a week or 2 until Kinsler & Hanley come back. Also have Lowrie and Prado to play at MI.
@Tio: We know what Didi will give us, I’d take the upside gamble on Franklin, maybe he hits great in the next two weeks and people start clamoring for him which will allow you to flip him when Kinsler returns…
I’m in a 20 team h2h dynasty league. I was offered segura shelby miller for darvish arencibia franklin. Do I consider this trade?
c jp arencibia
1b prince fielder
2b neil walker
ss yunel Escobar
3b miguel cabrera
inf evan longoria
lf michael morse
cf norichika aoki
rf justin upton
of carl crawford
util desmond jennings
bn nick franklin
Bn jorge soler
bn evan gattis
bn jurickson profar
bn peter bourjos
sp clayton kershaw
sp cliff lee
sp yu darvish
sp daniel straily
rp sean doolittle
rp mat belisle
rp Jose veras
rp heath bell
p mat thorton
p joe blamton
p Barry zito
bn zack wheeler
@Ryan: Hold
@Grey: what if I remove franklin from the deal? Do I still hold?
I’d do it without Franklin
@Grey: can ny team succeed without arencibia?
I think so… Obviously I have no idea who’s replacing him…
@Grey: ill be putting gattis in his place
@Grey…
Lawrie & Prado are currently day to day.
Should I drop Kyle Kendrick for one of either Matt Joyce, Adam Lind or David Murphy? If so, which one do you like the best?
@Ralph: Joyce
12 team mixed points league
Trout for Bumgarner
Which side?
Would you rather have Bumgarner or Moore?
@Joel: Trout, it’s not close…Bum…
@Joel: Don’t trade Trout. Bumgarner over Moore unless you’re dying for Ks.
Pick up Wacha over Colon or McCarthy?
@zzzzzz: Over Colon
Need to pull Garza off the DL. Have Darvish, Greinke and Latos, and since I am trying to space my starts, I need to clear a P spot. Who would you drop, Maholm or Ryu, or do I just shed Garza?
@thegreater:
I would not drop any of those guys for Garza yet. Wait if you can otherwise he would be the drop.
I’m looking for advise on a trade. I’m considering offering Hyun-Jin Rye in return for Brian McCann. I’m somewhat good in the pitching dept, but i don’t have a decent catcher. (2 catcher leauge) Advise?
@Black Jack: I’d take McCann
Grey, you skipped over me :(
10 team weekly 5×5 redraft
Barely holding onto 1st place. Pitching is my weakness (start any 7)
Currently own: Mad Bum, Zimmerman, Miller, Masterson, Bailey, Gausman, Romo, Wilhelm, Janss
Swap any (Masterson and/or) for any of these?
Available: Wacha, Wandy, E Santana, Milone, Estrada, T Wood, Nolasco, Kendrick, Hammel (to name a few)
@Wilsonian: @Buge Hoobs: He skipped over you because he agreed with the commenter’s response. That’s how it works.
@Buge Hoobs: Can go Estrada over Gausman… I agree with Tio…
1) Would you deal Marte for Cespedes?
OR
2) who wins this:
Get: Goldy, Cespedes, Samardzija
Give: Fielder, Marte, Scherzer?
@Wilsonian: 1) Yes 2) Fielder
should i do a Rizzo(ME) for Adrian Gonzalez(HIM) 1-1 deal in a H2H Weekly Line-up Points league, Rizzo is not exactly tearing the cover off the ball of late and A-Gone is ROS who would be a better player to have
@stoogats: A-Gon over Rizzo
Medlen/Hill for Gio Gonzalez….which side?
@viewblocked: Gio
Drop any of these for Wacha?
Milone, Garza, Cashner, McCarthy. (yahoo 12 team standard h2h)
@Birdog: Milone
Grey, would you drop any of these guys for Wheeler?
Garza, Dickey, Lackey?
@steve: Lackey
Time to break ties with Ethier? Standard 12 team, 5×5. Avail. Util. options are Lind, Melky, Ibanez, Gyorko
@JD: Melky
Yawnstipating question: Xavier Paul, Lombardozzi or Ankiel in NL only league?
@Schmohawks Bob: Lombardozzi
Hey Grey –
What’s your patience level with Dayan? Thought he was going to keep bashing but he’s been pretty sucky. I see you have him ranked above some other options I’ve been considering.
Also what’s with all the Hardy hate? I’m into him. He dongs and gets other good counting stats for a 5×5 league, especially in that lineup. I know he’s vanilla and all but he produces, every year.
@Sixto Lescano: Dayan’s streaky.
I’m a Hardy fan as well. In that lineup…put him down for 25/80. He hit clean-up the other day too. I’ll take my chances.
@Sixto Lescano: Hardy is what he is, it’s fine, nothing really exciting… Viciedo is streak as Evil said…
How old is this cougar anyway?
@Confused: 74
@Grey:
Impressive
Greinke will be a top__ __ pitcher ROS (after Coors). Hoping he gets killed at Coors and then I can try to buy low on him.
@Tom: 25
That’s not the only thing you could pick up behind the candelabra…
So ineed a bench bat for this upcoming week and thinking abou one of the following:
Berkman at home vs Arizona and KC
Joyce @MIA and @ CLE vs all righties
Or
take the Creeper route and pick up Martin
Hittertron has Berkman ranked the highest of available bats in my league so leaning towards him. Although i like the appeal of the possible steals Martin could provide. But Joyce is slated against all righties…Damn you hitter pages!!!! They’re awesome.
Grey – clear things up here!
Thanks
@Jay:
Joyce will get a ton of ABs this week. I added him in both my leagues.
@Jay: Cool. one more though:
You lke Joyce or Dom Brown for the next couple of days?
Brown
my cliff lee for choo, is it reasonable? should i take it? thanks
@mUshi:
Depends on needs….but fair if you ask me.
@Tio: if i asked for jay bruce, would that be too much?
@mUshi: I’d rather have Choo, but no, Bruce is not too much to ask.
@Evil Grey: thanks
Grey, I really appreciate all the advice you take the time to give. Makes me at ease on some of these decisions.
Yovani Gallardo was dropped in our league and we have an auction type pick up system for free agents 3 times a week. How much should I spend on Yovani? I have $159 left for the year and to give you a perspective, Wacha went for $22 today. Do I go for $33 or even higher at $54 (Gausmann’s price last week)? Is Gallardo worth it?
@Ethan Stein: $2
@Ethan Stein: Agree with Evil, throw a few dollars, but no big loss if you lose out
Drop any of the following for Gausman:
Jerome Williams
Jason Vargas
Vinnie Pestano
I’ve got Parnell and Grilli as my other closers
@Black & White: Over Williams, but I’d wait until Williams’s next start…
Drop Odorizzi and/or Danks for any of the following? Kluber, McCarthy, Straily, Hammel, Buehrle, Skaggs, Lyons, Colon, Marcum, Ubaldo, Vogelsong.. league counts QS and IP.
I’ve also got Ogando coming back soon. Thanks mang! Hope you had a great holiday.
@FillyP:
P.S. 2 more Q’s:
1) Is Parra worth owning over Willingham, given Eaton is unlikely to return any time soon?
2) Would you consider moving Jennings for pitching in a keeper league? He’s been kind of underwhelming, but I don’t want to let him go for nothing. Maybe target an SP2? The rest of my OF is Upton, Jones, Gordon, Craig and Willingham.
@FillyP:
Dom Brown, Chavez, and Lind also available.. Brown might make a nice keeper if J. Will continues to struggle..
@FillyP: 1) Nope 2) Sure, if you need pitching…
@FillyP: McCarthy, Straily… You too!
@Grey….Salty or Grandal ROS?
@LagunaBobbyI: Grandal
a trade was sent to me. CJ wilson for my Henderson who currently is on the DL and Krod as handcuff.
I have four other closers, (Perkins, Parnell, Gregg, and I just picked up Pestano).
This is my pitching staff which has been shitty.
CC, Gio, Lester, Ian Kennedy and Pineda and Wheeler on horizon.
Should I make this trade?
Eh
Grey – I want to say that I appreciate that you take the time to read and comment on everyone’s questions. That is one of the features that makes Razball my favorite fantasy site.
My second favorite reason is that you take shots at Berry, Pianowski, etc. Speaking of which, Pianowski posted a proposed title of Wacha, Wacha, no want on twitter several hours after you. “The Guru” , Razzball columnist, stepped to your defense letting him know he was 8 hours late to the party. Maybe if he wasn’t up until 2 am eating flaming cheetos and deciding if he should endorse Matt Harvey in his column, he could have gotten it on sooner.
Haha… No problem…
@Tio: HAHA! nice. I second this. Ever since i found Razzball (sad to say it was just this preseason) it has been my numero uno source of everything Fantasy baseball.
@Jay:
Well, at least Grey makes truly bold and uncoventional predictions then lives up to their accuracy or short coming. Other sites do not have any accountability because then people would realize their “experts” are nothing better than any schmohawk.
There is a site fantasy experts that does grade rankings… you might be surprised with the statistics.
1) Piling on the catcher/Grandal questions. I’m ready to drop Buck in my OBP league. I’m 1.5 standard deviations above 2nd place in HR, but looking to make up ground in OBP and maybe R. I know you like Lucroy better overall, but what about for OBP? Grandal’s .394 from last year looks mighty fine. Castro also available. Who would you pick up?
2) In a 10-tm H2H limited moves league (15 left ROS) that counts SV and HLD, I’m middle of the pack in both carrying Wilhelmsen, Holland, League and Jansen. Thinking of dropping Maholm (my SP6, only good at home lately) for a RP and going with a 5-man rotation. Hold, or grab Valverde, D. Hernandez, Clippard, McGee or Scheppers?
Castro… Valverde
Hey, I was offered CC straight up for my Homer Bailey.. CG’s are a cat. Worth the risk, right? Thanks
Sure
Wacha or Wheeler?
Wacha
Choo or Cespedes ros?
Tomato tomahto… Cespedes
Nice roundup!
1. Pls rank Pestano, Holland, Parnell, Valverde in a 6×6 with ‘Sv+H’ and ‘K/BB’
2. Also, rank Sal Perez, Lucroy, VMart
Thanks brochacho.
Thanks! Holland, Parnell, Valverde… Perez…
Thoughts on Grandal? Better play than Martin, Lucroy, Castro or Arrencibia in H2H points league?
I wrote a whole post on Grandal last week… I’d go JP
My RPs have been getting hurt left and right. I’ve had to grab speculative saves. But would you drop one of these to pick up Joyce:
Pestano, Doolittle, Peralta
Or drop Vernon Wells? I understand that Doolittle has the least chance for saves, but his numbers are excellent.
@Fenway Fungus: Or Willingham?
I’d hold… Doolittle is the drop if you really need Joyce
12 team daily h2h, My team is leading R,HR,RBI and is 3rd in SB, 5th in BA, yet I’m 4-4 on the year in every category. Is that some bad luck that should correct itself? My pitching is great and I’m in 3rd place, so maybe my team is actually very good.
My 3B has been a disaster and Freese is available. Do I drop anyone for him? Smith? Middlebrooks?
C Santana
1B Goldschmidt
2B Altuve
SS E. Cabrera
3B Scutaro (2B,SS,3B)
OF Braun
OF Craig
OF Choo
U Freeman
BN Morse
BN D. Brown
BN Middlebrooks
BN R. Weeks
SP F. Hernandez
SP Samardzija
SP Iwakuma
RP Janssen
RP Wilhelmsen
P Joe Smith (no saves on the wire, so speculative play here with low ratios)
P Cobb
BN Bailey
DL Price
DL Madson
Freese has been miserable…I think your team should be fine, but Scutaro isn’t ideal… I’d look to grab Freese or Middlebrooks when healthy if either get hot…
Matt Joyce or Dom Brown for next couple of days? Who has the better chance of sticking on a 10 Tm H2H roster?
@Jay:
Joyce… the Rays are playing against all RHP meaning Joyce should start everyday (or most days) until the Maddon-Scientist starts getting ansy.
drop jansen for wacha?
have parnell and romo now. dont think anyone will run out and get jansen since league is getting the saves.
Hold
considering dumping beef welington castr0….
options:
lucroy
jason castro
sal perez
thanks and as always, good in readin’!
Thanks! Castro
Hey, Grey. Nice write-up as usual!
Is the Mitch Moreland hot streak over?
I think I’m gonna roll some relievers this
week after that Ordorizzi/Fernandez blowup. ugh.
Thanks! It looks like it is, yeah
Damn. Everyone looking to dump Sal P. just because his grandmom’s kicked. I’m going the opposite direction with a Bereavement Buy fueling a huge ROS!
HA!
Which side wins: Trade Matt Harvey for Ian Kinsler.
Thanks again!
Kinsler
@‘Topes:
Kinsler…Top 2nd baseman… I agree that Harvey is a sell-high candidate.
In my 2 catcher roto, would you rather have Martin or Castro ROS?
Thanks Grey
Castro
Trade Wheeler for any of the following closers: Valverde, League or Gregg? Thanks.
Sure, if you need saves… Valverde
@hankg:
No way… pick someone off the wire or speculate… Never pay for saves bra!
Yahoo 12-team, 6×6 (ops, k9, qs replacing wins)
Which side do you prefer in this deal?
Team A gets: McCutchen, Chapman, & Pedro Alvarez
Team B gets: Beltre, Cespedes, & Anibal Sanchez
Even though McCutchen is clearly the best player in the deal, I feel like Team B is giving up more talent.
B
@Grey: in a h2h 12 man no max add limit – Pitching Cats: W L SV K ERA WHIP:
My rotation
Gausman
Mccallister
Ryu
Cashner
Locke
Shelby Miller
Gio Gonzo
Peavy
Zimmermann
Wilhemsen
Cishek
JFER was put on waiver should i put in a claim? IF so for wHO ???
Cishek
@Grey: Grey: What do i do at closer ? Just completely ignore that position ???
Take followups to my newesat post, I’m not sure what you mean…
Miguel Montero? What is going on? Does he turn it around?
I don’t have much faith.
Wacha’s coming up. Is he a keeper and therefore above people like Tillman, Cashner, McCarthy and Griffin or on the same level or below?
Above McCarthy in a keeper…
Dynasty keep forever league
Send Fat Adams for Berkman? In first by a lot
thanks
If you really need Berkman, sure…
Wacha or Cingrani?
Wacha
Which side?
Gordon/Uggla or Cespedes/Kelly Johnson?
Cespedes
@exactly:
Biiiiiillllly!
@Tio: We’re all gonna die…
Wacha or Skaggs?
Wacha
Or Cashner?
Estrada @ MIN or Niese @ MIA?
Estrada
would you trade Shelby for Fowler?…..Sal Perez is killing me these days and is testing my yogi patience….obviously one of us is gonna have to kick him to the curb so he catches fire *whistles softly, not-so subtly repositions balls, brushes dirt off shoulder* …you drop’em yet?
HA! You drop him! I’d take Fowler…
Damn, I was so close to cracking the top 10 overall in RCL this week. Not that I’m going to complain about 12th.
And here begins my long, slow decline.
I’ll meet you somewhere in the middle.
Is Puljos done, or on his way to the DL? Might be able to buy him on the cheap for Latos and Berkman. I badly need average the rest of the way. (as in not lower than .280, .290.) Bounce back candidate perhaps?
I’d take Pujols for Latos/Berk
or maybe it would be Latos/bruce or Latos/Cruz for Puljos
Berkman is worse than those other bats
Still take Puljos if i have to give up Latos/Bruce or Latos/Cruz?
Not with Bruce… Take followups to my newest post…
drop DLR or Colon for Leake?
Leake
@Grey: Ok, so using simple logic, you like Leake over Colon, and you’d be willing to drop De La Rosa for Leake.
So… Leake > DLR > Colon for all the kids following at home. Thanks Grey.
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What are your thoughts on Ryan Braun and Zack Wheeler? Bullish?
What are your thoughts on Ryan Braun and Zack Wheeler? Bullish?
@Concussed Morneau: Yup…Take followups to the newest post
What are your thoughts on Ryan Braun and Zack Wheeler? Bullish?
Kemp – 13 out of his last 21 at-bats! If I offer Rios for Kemp would the other owner be insulted or should I be worried about being a bad deal for me.
@John: It’s fair, I’d take Kemp….Take followups to the newest post
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Just wanna say I’ve been following this site since March and like to give you guys all the credit in the world… its nice to see flavor with the numbers. I’ve LoL’d a few times while gaining excellent fantasy advice. Keep up the good work… and what can I get for Aramis Rameriz right now, nobody respects this guy???
Thanks! I think A-Ram’s a tough sell because he’s sitting so much… You’re gonna have to sell him very low or juggle him in and out of your lineup with another 3rd baseman…
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Dynasty league: I trade Rendon and Homer Bailey but I get Chris Sale. Pull the trigger? I’m just afraid that Rendon turns into a really good one… 16 teams, h2h, points
Franklin or Ike for a bench bat in a 16 teamer?
Give Trumbo for Ryan Zimmerman? 12T H2h w/ 4OF. I would still have Heyward, Marte, De Aza, Cain, Crisp. Current 3B are Frazier and Lawrie.
Jesus Christ Montero all the Catcher questions!
They all suck and the position is deep. Just roster somebody.
for rest of week should we sit mcallister tonight, and kendrick at home against BOS (does have a good start mon, so keep him) in a couple of days? 16 team h2h. I dropped Porcello for this streamer
Stults vs SEA.
Are any of these later in week any good
1.Nuno vs METS mess (Nuno’s been alright, and this offense is horrible)
2.Kluber vs Cobb (his 43-7 k to bb and more than k per inning makes me want to simply keep him over these other options)
3.Blanton vs HOU (this guy is seriously blowing stream o nator)
Arencibia, Yan Gomes, or Lucroy ROS
Grey, need some fast advice. Donaldson and Pence were just dropped in my league. I have the number one waiver claim and wonder if I should use it. I don’t know why this is a difficult decision, but I was hoping to get some input.
10 team mixed league. Second place.
1b- fielder
2b- kipnis
3b- wright
SS- castro
C– mccann
Of- Cruz, Jennings, parra, (hart, Stanton).
Utl- goldy
Thanks!
I don’t know why you are so surprised about CarGo(m). In 415 ABs/137 games last year, he was on a 30 HR/75 RBI/50+ SB pace. This year, whether you look at ABs or games, he’s on a … wait for it … 30+ HR/75+ RBI/30+ SB pace. He was one of the few keepers I got right, so I’m happy being 9th in my league and wrong about the rest of my team. Oh, wait ….
Last week I asked who you preferred in a 14 team H2H league ROS, K Johnson or Infante. You said Johnson and for that I thank you.
hey Gray,
Yep, I drafted Rutledge in my 12 team keeper. Is he droppable now? Because of that @#$$#@$ manager of the Rockies I’am now stuck with Kozma.
Reyes is on my IR. Instead of Kozma I can pick up Punto, but please don’t let it come this far. That said, I can trade weeks and Parra for Prado. I know you hate him, but what to do? Pedroia and Bonifacio are my other infielders. Neil Walker and Daniel Murphy are on waivers.
Or should I try to get another ss for just Parra or for Reyes (I read what you wrote last week)
Thanks Grey,
Bas, your international reader from the Netherlands
Question for you, we have a minor system in my keeper league where you can stash guys with one year or less of service: I currently have Tavaras, Zunino, Arenado, Hultzen and Archie Bradley. However Im contemplating dropping Hultzen for Wacha and Zunino for Nick Franklin. What is your opinion/advise on those 2 moves?
Hanley n Shelby for Holliday and Brett Anderson, what’s the better deal? Also need to throw in draft picks
Shelby, take followups to my newest post…
Grey,
If Janssen goes down who is your money on to close Cecil or Delabar?
Sorry to back to back you but forgot my the other burning in my loins.
Do we hold onto Rutledge, or is his triumphant return in question?
Go to my newest post… Drop Rutledge…
Gomez has to be a sell high guy. But how high?
Is Gomez for Medlen a deal I want to make?
I’d want more, go to my newest post