I wonder if Freddie Freeman has Fletch-like dreams where he pictures himself with a huge afro and his name is Freddie World B. Freeman. “He’s actually 6-5, with the afro, 6-9. Pretty good hands, loves to hit ones deep. His club is behind by three, and World B. Freeman drains a three-run homer! Wow, was that some kind of hit. You know this kid from the gritty streets of Orange County, California sure can play.” By the way, gritty in Orange County refers to a Sonic Drive-In that has a B grade from the Health Department. So, yesterday, Freeman put up those stats that I told you to pay a 2nd round price for — 4-for-5, 3 runs, and a double slam (1, 2) and legs (1), hitting .346 on the year. I was truly perplexed how low I saw some people ranking Freeman in the preseason. If anything, I think a stronger case could’ve been made to have Freeman ranked above Miggy, who was a consensus top 12 pick everywhere. Guess Freeman could use the name Mr. Under-ranked when he sneaks into country clubs to visit Dansby Swanson (1-for-5, 1st homer, hitting .179). Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
PSYCHE! Before we get to the roundup, just wanted to announce that all Player Raters are now running with rest of the season stats, and all player pages now have injury news at the top of their pages. Click a player’s name, say Ian Desmond, and you’ll see it. I have faith in you! Anyway II, the roundup:
Julio Teheran – 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 0.00 vs. Gerrit Cole 6 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 6.55 – This matchup was of one pitcher you expect to be worse than he always is, and one pitcher you expect to be better than he always is, and the pitcher who is always better was better, and the pitcher who’s always worse was just that. Sometimes, the dress is blue and gold and looks blue and gold.
Starling Marte – 4-f0r-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, a game-winner. He hit for the fake news cycle — three singles and a home run.
Collin McHugh – Shut down for six weeks with a posterior impingement of his elbow. WebMD defines a posterior impingement of an elbow as getting your elbow stuck in your rear. Gives a whole new meaning to elbow grease!
Dallas Keuchel – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 0.64. Got the tough-luck no decision though, because Luke Gregerson gave up six runs in a third of an inning, which had fantasy owners wishing they didn’t grab Gregerson just so they could imitate Darth Vader with, “Luke, you are my waiver fodder.” Being a nerd gets you in trouble, that’s rule one.
Lance McCullers – 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.77. I’m crushing so hard on McCullers I’m buying a Trapper Keeper just to write “Grey McCullers” all over it to see what our married name would look like.
George Springer – 2-for-6, 2 runs and his 4th homer. Between him and Marwin Gonzalez ( 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and 3rd homer), the Astros have been able to buoy themselves with Bregman (0-for-5, hitting .167) and Altuve (2-for-5, 1st steal, hitting .200) struggling early. They’re getting Marwin pardons.
Danny Duffy – 7 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.08. Two starts, two sparkles. I’m about to apply a unicorn sticker to my computer where Duffy’s name is.
Mike Moustakas – 2-for-5 and his 3rd homer. Moistasskiss!
Salvador Perez – 1-for-5 and his 4th homer, which was his 4th HR in 4 games. He’ll cool off at some point, but I’ll give Perez this, he’s like the Doc Martens of catchers. Not always pretty, but they are durable.
Nate Karns – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 7.11. I prefer Kwik-E-Mart.
Aaron Sanchez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks in Tampa. Aaron Sanchez opened the basket, saw a Ray, tofu and sofrito, and made a dish he called Rays so-FU’d.
Chris Archer – 7 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.45. Archer tries to take from the rich teams and give back to his poor team, but he just returns with no decisions.
Marco Estrada – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.73 vs. Jake Odorizzi – 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.50. This game was billed as Ponch vs. Not Poached, but Ponch was the one who had his goose eggs broken.
Josh Donaldson – Hit his 2nd homer, but left the game with a problem with his calf that bothered him all spring. I ranked him lower than most, and I wasn’t about to draft him, but I should’ve ranked him even lower and wrote a schmohawk post for him. I blame no one but myself. Actually, I blame you, but pretend to blame myself. As I said all preseason, the Jays are not going to be good this year and Donaldson is about to come back to earth. He says he can return on Tuesday, but we’ll see.
Jesus Sucre – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Sweet Jesus!
Steven Souza – 1-for-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .417. On one of my teams that is doing slightly, insanely, adverbly well so far, I’ve been playing the sweet tunes of Souza all season.
Corey Dickerson – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer, hitting .360. He was in Friday’s Buy, prior to that he was mentioned as a hot schmotato, and now he’s moving towards, “How do you not own him yet?” territory.
Ervin Santana – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 0.69. Apparently, someone’s in the business of teaching me a lesson for not ranking them. Lesson learned, class dismissed at University of California at Ervin.
Miguel Sano – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Could he help Buxton (0-for-4, hitting .077)? Because right now Buxton’s not swinging it, he’s winging it.
Jorge Polanco – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer, hitting .389. Hot schmotato alert!
Cam Bedrosian – 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER and the save on Saturday. The Sciosciapath said Bedrosian wouldn’t be limited to pitching the ninth and used in high leverage situations in the 7th and 8th. He added, “Your fantasy teams can suck it!” Then danced around flapping his arms. I own Andrew Bailey in one league for the occasional save.
Matt Shoemaker – 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 7.71. The Cobbler got eaten alive.
Albert Pujols – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Not bad for the 9th round! Wait, that was last year, I don’t own him this year. Carry on.
Mitch Haniger – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, and 2nd in as many games. Mitch don’t kill my vibe! Not like, “Hey, Mitch, don’t kill my vibe,” but more like I’m talking to a third person and telling them that Mitch is good and keeps my vibe going. Perhaps I should say, Mitch does not kill my vibe.
Edwin Diaz – 2/3 IP, 3 ER to cap off a 7-run ninth loss. That was epic in the bad way. Like taking four hours to illegally download The Avengers, only to realize at the end you’ve downloaded a Ralph Fiennes/Uma Thurman movie.
Hisashi Iwakuma – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners (3 BBs), 2 Ks, ERA at 2.25. Hisashi my dashi — slurp SLURP! If you can pull it off, I’d do an early season sell on Iwakuma with his six walks to four Ks thru two games.
Gary Sanchez – Hit the 10-day DL with a biceps strain. True story, I mumbled something about Gary Sanchez being out, and Cougs was like, “I didn’t know your agent got your script to Will Ferrell.” And I was like, “Men are from Mars yadda and all, but what are you talking about, woman?” Then she reminded me Gary Sanchez Productions is Will Ferrell’s company. Ah, Cougs, Ted and I had a good laugh over some fro-yo.
Aaron Judge – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .211. The pitch screamed out of the park, “…jury and executioner…” Was hard to make out the first part.
Kevin Gausman – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 5.40. In, like, your 4th professional season, you can’t be having blow ups like you’re a rookie.
Wade Miley – 5 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners (7 BBs!), 5 Ks. Who ordered the Official Wade Miley Range Model Air Rifle BB Gun?
Kyle Hendricks – 6 IP, 4 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks. He gave up four runs three times last year, and his April ERA was 3.91 in 2016, so there might be some sweet ‘buying low’ action in a couple of weeks.
Robert Gsellman – 5 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks. As of right now, we hear all of Gsellman’s elbow tendons are still intact. I repeat, still intact.
Michael Conforto – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 1st home run. Took him a week to get a start and a homer. I say it takes him about three weeks to have the job full-time and about six weeks to be on all mixed league teams.
Adeiny Hechavarria – Hit the DL with a strained oblique. What’s more oblique, the Marlins called up a Riddle? J.T. Riddle, that is. Though, Miguel Rojas will become the everyday starter and is as questionable as Riddle, though more literally than figuratively.
Michael Wacha – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks. He was in my Friday Buy, and the Stream-o-Nator turned his lonely eyes to him.
Stephen Piscotty – Out after banging his knee, which happened the game he returned from being out for banging his head three times in one inning. Piscotty is quickly turning into the “Merely a flesh wound” guy.
Bronson Arroyo – 4 IP, 6 ER. This start was appropriately enough against the Cardinals since starting Arroyo is its own form of a Hail Mary.
Adam Duvall – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .348. I got the sense in the preseason no one wanted back in on Duvall, though he seems like a younger Trumbo, who is a younger Encarnacion. The Russian nesting dolls of power.
Kendall Graveman – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners (1 BB), 5 Ks, ERA at 2.08. I ignored Graveman so much coming out of the preseason, I didn’t even mention him in my roundup after his first start. If you haven’t noticed, I skip starters that don’t matter for fantasy, unless they did something of note (Guthrie), or starters are skipped if they’re so good they’re owned everywhere and had no value change (Kershaw). The ones that we should be focusing on are the starters that are unownable and getting better. With that said, Graveman should’ve been mentioned after his first start, and should be owned in all leagues. For whatever reason, Graveman went from being a weak contact, 5+ K/9 guy to one now throwing a 95-MPH sinker that can induce grounders and a 8+ K/9. I just gulped. He suddenly has Cy Young Keuchel-type possibility.
Sean Manaea – 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 baserunners, 10 Ks. Someone’s been hanging out with Robbie Ray and Pineda!
Joey Gallo – 2-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 2nd homer. He’s going to get sent down or to the bench any day now for Beltre, which is criminal, like chewing gum in Taiwan. *someone on the streets of Taiwan opens their trench coat* “Psst, you want some Bubblicious?”
Charlie Blackmon – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Blackmon hit that homer off Maeda, and you know someone was watching this game back in Japan thoroughly confused why the announcer was calling the hitter Blackmon.
Zack Greinke – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks. I’m sure JB will talk about Greinke on our next podcast, and I’m sure I will dismiss him with something like, “Yeah. Okay. Cool.” That sounds like a podcast I need to tune into if I were you!
Patrick Corbin – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 1.80. It would be my luck that I was all-in on this guy last year, and now this year he puts it together. I’m not picking him up in mixed leagues yet, but I am eyeing him like a cyclops with a monocle.
Chris Owings – 3-for-4, 2 runs and a slam (1) and a double legs (3, 4), hitting .360. Feels like the type of guy who you love in NL-Only leagues, but doesn’t stop you from looking at the newest shiny toy on waivers in mixed leagues.
Melvin Upton Jr. – Signed a minor league deal with the Giants. Too bad he no longer goes by his nickname. That would’ve been a hit in San Fran.
Wil Myers – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and Yangervis Solarte (3-for-4, 2nd homer) helped the Padres to a close loss, which is a small victory!
Jordan Zimmermann – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks. Luckily he went against a Sawx team that was fighting the flu like a drunk chimney sweep.
Nicholas Castellanos – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 2nd homer, hitting .263. Is this the worst name change since Kendry added an S? Did Castellanos’ mom yell at him this offseason that his great-grandfather, who he was named after, hated the name Nick? Did he get met by some Mexican women in an alley and they insisted he add ‘cholas’ to his name? I got questions, y’all!
Daniel Norris – 6 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 2 Ks. I like how the first suggestion in Google for this guy is “Daniel Norris van.” There should be a Daniel Norris VanGraphs. Could have Heatmaps about where in the van is the hottest during winter months, Plate Discipline about what he can’t eat because he doesn’t have a fully-functioning kitchen, and Spray Charts to show what the random stains around his van are. As for Norris’ start, his velocity was fine, but his command was shaky. I’d give him another start.
Eduardo Rodriguez – 5 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks. Ed-Rod was hurt by homers from Iglesias and McCann, i.e. church and almost Arizona state.
Rick Porcello – 6 IP, 3 ER, 12 baserunners (11 hits), 8 Ks, ERA at 4.38. The funniest (not funny) is accusing Prospector Ralph of liking the Sawx, which is his favorite team, then asking him if he likes Porcello. He’ll be like, “I don’t like the Red Sox any better than any other team for fantasy, but Porcello is gonna be a mahnster. Go Sawx!”
Jackie Bradley Jr. – Headed for an MRI as he deals with a hyperextended knee. He says he can play through it, though he would like his right cleats about a quarter of an inch longer so he’s not walking like a penguin.
Hanley Ramirez – Out until at least Tuesday with the flu. The flu bug that’s going around the Red Sox clubhouse is like the chicken pox episode of The Brady Bunch. No one is safe! And Brock Holt is totally Alice.
Sandy Leon – 2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, hitting .438. Cousin Oliver!
Jake Arrieta – 7 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.08. All I’ll say is he was great until June last year too, throwing no-hitters and shizz.
Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-5, 2 runs and his 2nd homer, hitting .231. I know it’s against the sports website law to say multiple negative things about the Cubs, and never second-guess Joe Maddon, but why is Schwarber batting leadoff? Are we living in a time now that historians will look back on as the era when guys who shouldn’t be hitting leadoff hit leadoff? Is Michael Lewis writing a book?
Domingo Santana – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. Well, we know he can hit on Sundays. Got six more days to prove out.
Jeremy Hellickson – 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 baserunners, 2 Ks, but left Sunday’s game with a forearm cramp. No need to cue Eddie Vedder yet for a, “Jeremy’s broken….”
Jeanmar Gomez – 1 IP, 3 ER, though not even the sphinctory can help this FEMA. For a while last year, he was the best closer who sounded vaguely like a Swedish auteur. This year, he looks like what his name translates literally into, Levi’s in the ocean. You know when you get jeans wet? That’s how comfortable Jeanmar has looked in the closer role all year. I’d own Hector Neris in every league, and I’d even back him up with Joaquin Benoit and Pat Neshek. There’s no way Jeanmar gets another opportunity.
Joe Nathan – Nationals re-signed him to a minors deal. Considering Dusty’s throwing every reliever every day, shortly they’re gonna have nothing left but lips and ass, which made Nathan’s famous.
Trea Turner – Likely out a few days with a hamstring pull. Dusty said, “I don’t think he pulled it too badly.” Hopefully Dusty doctors better than he manages.
Jeremy Guthrie – 2/3 IP, 10 ER, the Saturday start that happened on his birthday. If you’re going to drop a ten-spot that quickly on your birthday, it should at least involve some exotic dancing.
Two questions.
A. Who would you play on Monday? Austin Hedges at Coors or Sandy Leon who has been hitting decently on recent days?
B. Which side would you prefer in a Polanco for Freeman deal?
@Jonathan Velasquez:
Sorry tried to answer but ended up copying the whole thing. Anyway. Polanco. Hedges
@Jonathan Velasquez: Freeman, Hedges
Hi grey. Two questions
A. Trade offer. Freeman for my Polanco. Which side do you prefer?
B. Who would you play today? Sandy Leon at DET or Austin Hedges at Coors?
Hey Grey,
Currently have Daniel Norris as the weakest pitcher out of my pitching core. Joe Ross and Blake Snell are on waviers. Would you drop Peraza or Ryon Healy to picked up either Ross or Snell or drop Norris for one of those 2? Thanks
@Illuminatty: Seems like a no-brainer to drop Norris for Snell.
@Illuminatty: Hold
@Illuminatty: Agree w/ F
hey Grey enjoyed the write up! had a few questions…. prepare for my quizmastering!
A) weekly league do i start D Travis or hope turner gets back?
‘B )if Hector Nerris gets the job would you rather him or Treinan?
C)Current weakest hitters: Travis, Margot and, Bird would you swap any for Dickersonn, Solerte Piscotty or Dahl?
P and Dahl would be off WW but I’m not sure I want to use my #2 on them
D) worth the WW?
thanks homie
@Shitwolf: Was at the Padre home opener. Drop Margot ? Seriously ?
Dahl is rehabbing. He’s a stud. Margot’s a stud. You must be in an 8 team league if their your weakest hitters. Yeah, everyone knows that Bird has sucked. Turned sprained his hammy. A good hammy is necessary to steal bases. Solarte for Bird is a no brainer. Dahl may be back in early May.
@Shitwolf: A. Devon B. Neris D) Yeah, Piscotty over Travis, Dahl over Margot
@Grey:
Dahl higher priority for ww correct?
Hugs and kisses
Yeah
Sooo.. You only like Chris Owings in NL only leagues?
@TTRA1N: That’s not what he said.
Nova
Wacha
Duffy
Bundy
Fulmer
Go figure that this rotation would help get me a win the first week of the season! I’m either really lucky or really have no idea what I’m doing.
@Fister Furbush: Many weeks left
Grey
Piscotty doesn’t know, i’ll drop him for Dick-erson?
trade offer : (in regular league: no Keepers / dynasty)
DeGrom + Wainwright for my Bundy + Paxton ?
DG should be a top fantasy ace for 2017
Bundy and Paxton are HOT…
@Nick: deGrom
@Nick: Hold Piscotty… Agree w/ F
Also, do you have any faith in Brantley becoming a useful asset any time soon?
I know that the Indians are batting him 2nd and they’ve talked about moving him to first base…
I’ve got him in multiple leagues and I’m already thinking of dropping him like it’s hot.
@Fister Furbush: I don’t
Buxton is driving me insane! Hopefully he and Kepler put it together. I don’t want to drop anybody less than a month into the season.
On the bright side someone did drop T. Story and I gladly added him off waivers.
Would you add Neris and drop: Feliz/Grilli?
Also do you start players on your bench on off days? It feels like my BA is getting murdered expecially with Buxton/Joesph/Rendon.
@Matt: Drop Grilli for Neris.
@Matt: Do I start players on my bench on off days? Own Neris
Took Freeman as my first round pick in 7 player keeper league so pretty happy with his output today. Question: next period sees me in a bind. Do I start Pineda at home vs Rays or Dylan Bundy at Boston? Third option is Jharel Cotton at Kansas (yeah nah). Fourth option is bench the lot of them. I’m leaning towards Pineda but he’s f**ked my team so many times in the past…
@Chris: If you’re not starting Pineda there, you might as well drop him.
@Chris: Pineda
@Chris: Thanks Cram It and Grey. Went with your advice and scored 41 points.
Grey:
Do you think there’s anything wrong with Shoemaker? I couldn’t watch the game. But he seems to be having control issues so far compared to last year.
And are you writing Maeda’s start off to Coors?
Last question: Would you drop Broxton for Souza in a 14-team roto league? Or do we need to be more patient with Broxon?
Thanks!
@Enrique: Shoemaker is getting ahead of hitters but can’t put them away. He’s getting swinging strikes for strikes 1 and/or 2, but once he gets to 2 strikes, hitters focus on his fastball and ignore the splitter. And if he hangs a splitter, like with Cano, it can get taken for a ride.
He needs a cutter or a slider that he can use with his fastball/splitter like a traditional pitcher would use a changeup if he can’t regularly put his splitter where he wants it.
@Shoop Da Whoop: Thanks a lot for the insights!
He was so effective and accurate last year, and what I read from spring training seemed to have the same stuff. Have you seen anything to indicate what has changed?
@enrique: Nothing has changed. His velocity might be down 1 MPH or so. He was occasionally hitting 93-94 last season, and I haven’t seen that yet.
He’s really a mediocre pitcher with a great strategy – throw your best pitch as frequently as possible, and get ahead of hitters. If he can get to 93 consistently or add a third pitch, he could be great. As it is, he’ll still have excellent games and stretches of starts.
@Enrique: No, yeah… I’d give Broxton another week
Hey Grey. What are your thoughts on my 12 team keeper league. Keep 10 players
OBP, Total bases, Rbi, R, SB
Era, whip, K, qs+wins, holds+saves
C- Norris, Soto
1b- jose Abreu
2b- jose altuve
Ss- diaz (stl)
3b- Arenado
Ci-tommy Joseph
Mi- Devon travis
Of- harper, Marte, Bautista, Mazara, O. Herrera
U- Max Kepler
Bench- Napoli
Sp- Kluber, maeda, salazar, stroman, manaea, shoemaker
Rp- Herrera, Bedrosian, Neris
Bench- Joe Ross, Ian snell, perdomo, Mike montGomery
Minors- Gleyber Torres, Eloy Jimenez, Anthony Alford, Tom murphy, Derek Fisher, Josh hader, Mitch Keller
Im hoping tom murphy can come back healthy and take over one the the catching spot? Thoughts on my team?
Thanks
@Cabby: Looks solid, Soto didn’t do enough for you this week?
SON rather likes Skaggs v TEX on Tuesday. It’s got a screw loose, right?
@Stephen Lyon:
I picked him up based on SON. Interestingly doesn’t like the next start at KC, though.
@Stephen Lyon: Wow, it does, I wouldn’t touch him
@Grey: Holding him and benching him vs TEX or drop him?
Depends on the league
@Grey: And Wood @ Wrigley tonight? Another no-go, right?
I grabbed him for some MR goodness from the SP slot but this doesn’t appeal as a start that anything good can come out of…
Nope
Nice round up. Going back to Karns, in Missouri you may like the Kum and Go store.
@Packers: Haha
10 team HTH points league. Would you drop Piscotty for:
Haniger
Margot
Souza
Heyward
Renfroe?
If so, who would be your #1 choice?
Thanks
@Nitro: No
Drop hammel for graveman? Man my pitching sucks
@BitchesBeShoppach: Go for it
Graveman over finnegan or maeda?
@Bosox: no
@Bosox: Could see over Finnegan, but coin flip really
Please rank these back end, AL only SPs. Standard 5×5 Roto categories. Thanks!
Jesse Hahn, Oak
Phil Hughes, Min
Jesse Chavez, Laa
@Nittanychris: Chavez, Hahn
“BJ” Upton and Cousin Oliver! Grey, man, you’re the best.
@B-man: Thanks!
Two questions:
1. Should I drop Buxton?
2. Pick a side Points League: Kershaw, Travis, Piscotty for Darvish Blackmon
@Jake: 1. For? 2. You keep asking about the same trade? Take Darvish
@Grey: 1. Dickerson 2. No, why? but thanks.
Hey Grey,
Hope you had a nice weekend.
Do you like Mitch Haniger or Corey Dickerson over one of my Max Kepler or Rajai Davis?
Also I dropped Jason hammel for Finnegan.. thoughts?
@Josh-NYC: Dickerson over Kepler
@Josh-NYC: unless you really need the speed, i would add both Haniger and Dickerson.
@Josh-NYC: All depends on needs…. I like Haniger
Sounds fine
Grey,
Drop Kepler for Dickerson, Calhoun, Hanigan or hold?
@Kas: Kepler over Dickerson
@Cram It:
In other posts you’re saying the reverse. Which one is it??
@Kas: My point exactly. It’s your last OF spot. They’re basically the same player, except Dickerson is performing better at this very moment. And whichever one you pick up, you’ll be dropping for some other OF hot bat injection in 2 weeks. I like Haniger ROS but again, Dickerson is hot right now.
@Cram It: sorry I should have been more clear. Those aren’t my OF I was asking who you liked best. I currently have Kepler and was looking to drop for one of those guys…
@Kas: I like Haniger best.
@Cram It:
Too late. Someone already picked him up.
@Kas: Haniger
Dickerson or Parra for the hot bat injection while I wait for my lineup to wake up?
@Mlballer: Parra is in COL M-W
@Mlballer: Agree w/ George
Was cracking up at the Diaz blurb! Same thing happened to me when that movie first came out on DVD…I rented the generic DVD case that said Avengers and expected zero British people and definitely less than one weather machine.
1. Which 3B do you like in H2H OBP OPS (no AVG) leagues?
Lamb (my current guy)
Frazier
Moistasskiss
Shaw
2. Same league as above, which is 3 OF (Harper, Blackmon, and a platoon of Joc and Broxton):
Would you drop Broxton for Margot @Coors and/or in general? Parra is also out there…
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Haha 1. Frazier 2. Sure
Standard points league. How do you rank Glasnow, Cobb and Cotton as two-start adds for this week? And do you rank them differently ROS?
Thanks!
@MattyM: I don’t know their matchups
Sooooo, how many K’s did McCrullers have?
@Malicious Phenoms: about 417B
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?:
LOL
Grey wrote 6 K’s 10K’s, so you are prolly just as close..
Oh, I have a typo
We get 4 adds per week. Should I be using one of them to add Benoit (I already have Neris) or Dickerson (would be rotated in and out of my bench)? I’d be dropping Matt Bush, whom I own on a speculative basis.
12-team mixed h2h redraft w 5×5 scoring
C – Realmuto; 1B – Freeman; 2B – Dozier; 3B – Machado; SS – Correa; OF – Polanco, Renfroe, Duvall; Util – Santana; Bench – Benintendi; SP – Tanaka, Maeda, Duffy, Hamels, Eickhoff, Finnegan, Morton; RP – Holland, K-Rod, Treinen, Neris, Bush
@Not Your Average Joe: I’d keep Bush over Benoit
@Not Your Average Joe: Agree w/ F
@Grey:
Benoit got named closer. Someone else grabbed him first. :’-(
Damn
12-team, h2h, 5×5
Drop anyone to pick up Corbin? I kinda wanna hang on to Berrios. Davies?
sp-pineda, deGrom, salazar, strailly, bundy, davies, gray, nova, quintana, berrios
dl-smyly
@FeverDog: Not sure why you want to hang on to those two…If you don’t have an NA slot for Berrios I’d lose him first…Davies is a close second though
@FeverDog: Agree w/ F
Looks like Graveman may have went from MediOAKer streamer to season long oh hi thank you my I have some more!
On a sad note, Max Kepler….
0 home runs, 0 steals (on zero attempts) 2 runs and 1 rbi over the first week of the season. No chance this guy sniffs a top 100 player in 2017. :(
Round 49NFBC Miguel Rojas! Wait it’s too soon, way too soon.
@The great knoche: How’s your team doing?
@Grey: happy for one week. Leading in batting and middle pack in pitching. 3rd overall.
My Manaea, Cotton and Skaggs love hasn’t quite manifested on the field. Today’s the day!
Nice!
In your medical crystal ball, who plays more this week? Piscotty or Bradley, or neither, or who the heck knows
@Stevie: Piscotty. You don’t hyperextend your knee and get back to normal in a couple days. He could be back for the weekend series, but don’t be surprised if he’s 10/DL’d. I picked up Dickerson to play for Bradley.
@Stevie: Agree w/ ‘poop
Grey, good stuff man. You’re too nice not rubbing it in when Sanchez goes down. Don’t draft catchers early, SEE! In a weekly lineup league, 12 team 5×5 h2h. JB jr has the MRI today so I want to avoid him for the week. I have Brantley on my bench. Can pickup Dickerson, Kepler (best 2 based on rankings and schmotato talk), who do you like for the week? Also thought about the Padres OF (forget his name, Kewalski?) maybe cf lefty who is facing mostly righties all week. Brantley, Dickerson, Kepler for the week? Thanks man
@Lt: JANKOWSKI!
@Lt: dickerson
@Lt: Thanks! Dickerson
Got my coffee, sit at my desk and pull this up first thing in the morning. This is how a Monday should be! Good stuff!
I’m a bit concerned that some of my top guys (riz,turner,story,stanton) have yet to hit a HR, to early for the panic button?
Would you move anyone below for some pitching? Ervin Santana, Jordan Zim, Brandon McCarthy, Bundy, are all avail. We do the typical ERA,WHIP,K,W,S, and added QS this year. Or hold?
C-Perez, 1b-Rizzo, 2b-T.Turner, 3b-J.Turner, SS-Story, OF-Stanton, OF-Marte, OF-Duvall, Util-C.Santana, Bench-Mazara,Kepler
SP-Verlander, SP-McCullers, P-Cole, P-Gray, P-Maeda, P-Nova, P-Salazar, P-Folty, RP-Melancon, RP-Holland, RP-Bedrosian
Thx!!
@Synyster: I wouldn’t worry about Stanton if he’s healthy. He’ll soon have weeks where it seems like he’s hitting bombs everyday.
@Synyster: It has been one week. Please can we stop with the overreacting/panicking on good players. PLEASE. I beg of you, I beg of you all.
@Cram It: as Grey would say-small sample size (that’s what she said)
@M: That’s what everyone should be saying…except “she”.
@Cram It:
So don’t drop betts for Souza jr?
@Cram It:
I agree 100% with Cram!
@Synyster: Get rid of them all and start over..Fuck it.
@JeF WiTh 1 F:
NICE!
@Synyster: the only guys you should be thinking about dropping are your late round / low dollar guys. If any of your studs did this in the middle of the season, it would go completely unnoticed.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?:
Bravo, well said Paul417B..LOL
@Synyster: Thanks! Folty for Bundy
Grey! Great first week of updates, you are in mid-season form… I had Tanaka’s first start (and end of second start) plus Diaz’ blown save bookend 20+ scoreless innings. So just your typical fantasy baseball rollercoaster. Viva el beisbol imaginario!
@Tigres: Thanks! Ouch
Just cut Kepler for the sweet sounds of Souza. You hate it?
@Wil: Sounds fine
I have deshields this in an OBP
Would either J Aguilar or alterr be better ROS?
If so who?
@Luvdarooks:
Seems like no one there is getting much playing time. Aguilar, Deshields, Altherr would be my ranking but I’d see if you can pick someone up who’s actually playing.
@Luvdarooks: DeShields
Who’s starting Pineda against TB today? If he stinks, he’s getting dropped like a deuce.
@bigbear:
I second this emotion. SoN is tempting the schnizznack out of me to start him . . . but he’s stilll Pineda.
Grey, I know you said to sell on Friday, but if he’s in there, does pre-season you have any confidence in saying “F-it” and starting him?
Also, Taijuan Walker.
Love yas!!
@bigbear: If you’re not starting him here, you might as well drop him.
Hey Grey,
SON likes Musgrove @SEA ($7) more than Fatolo @MIA (-$5).
Feel like I should go with Fatz though, right?
@The JoGarza: Go Bartolo
Drop DeShields or Kepler (or both) for any of Souza, Dickerson or Conforto?
@Five-On-One: Dickerson over Kepler
@Cram It: So, top two from the five listed are Dickerson and DeShields?
@Five-On-One: I mean, Dickerson and Souza are right now, so that’s what I’d got with…for now. Unless Conforto is going to play everyday, which we don’t know at this very moment.
@Five-On-One: I would add Souza and Dickerson
@Five-On-One: Agree w/ others
Been trying to trade Buxton and obviously can’t get anything bites. I didn’t want to shamefully drop him as one owner pointed out (and which I denied and tried to tout faith in Buxton) – but should I just make the drop for Renfroe or Benoit?
@G: I would try to hold him a bit longer. I’m a Twins fan, though.
@G: Give him another week
10 team Yahoo H2H (Max Acquisitions per Week: 6)
Batters: R, H, HR, RBI, AVG
Pitchers: W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Martin
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Semien
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Bradley Jr.
(2) UT: Abreu, Longoria
Bench: H. Ramirez
(1) DL: Rodon
(3) SP: Carrasco, Duffy, McCullers
(2) RP: Bedrosian, Johnson
(4) P: Betances, Lackey, Gausman, Walker, J. Gray
Bench: (Ray, Finnegan, Hellickson, Nova)
Available SPs: Iwakuma, Pomeranz, McHugh, Garcia, Lynn, Snell, Graveman, Corbin
Available RPs: Kelley, Rodney, Grilli, Neris, Benoit, Neshek, Street
1) 1st real week H2H matchup starts this week so should I start both of these guys today?
Walker @SF (3.1) and/or
Finnegan @PIT (-15.5)
2) Make any add/drops pitching-wise considering Graveman and Neris are available?
@ebudz: 1. Walker 2. Graveman over Hellickson
Morning all,
As a Donaldson owner, should I look to Castellanos, Moistasskiss, or Solarte as a bench player to fill-in whenever Donaldson decides to hustle and hurt his cankle…I mean calf?
@Hooray A Marte Partayyy:
Moose
@Hooray A Marte Partayyy: Agree w/ MP
Are we approaching drop territory for Manaea or is that overreaction-central?
@Mike: I’m holding and would probably pick up if someone dropped him. WHIP 1.06; k/9 11.1; FIP 3.52. That said, likely going to be up and down as a youthy .
@Mike:
Depends on who you would drop him for..
@Mike: someone on the site pointed out yesterday I think that manaea gave up 5 runs but only because all 5 of his base runners scored (very unusual). The 10ks etc is also very encouraging.
@Mike: Agree w/ MP
Hey!
In what order would you rank Semien, Devon Travis, Saladino ROS?
Thank you!
@Jose Gerardi: in the order you listed them
@Jose Gerardi: Agree w/ George
Need a utility guy grey
Cdick
Kepler
Holiday
Thames
@Julio: Dickerson
Jumped early at Freeman, avoided Sano. Wash.
Margo or Inciarte…elsewhere Graveman or Norris?
@crenshaw07:
Margot and Graveman
@crenshaw07: Agree w/ MP
Thank you Grey. i appreciate the time you put into this.
A) Drop Fowler for Keon Broxton in a 10 team dynasty?
B) Pineda droppable for streamers in 12 team mixed or are you holding him for now?
Thank you!
@Sport: I dropped Pineda for Finnegan last week.
@Sport: A. Hold…..B. Stream
@Sport:
A. Hold
B. hold for now, dude has made just one start..
@Malicious Phenoms: B…Dude has made many starts throughout his career…he sucks, time to face it.
@Sport: Agree w/ MP
Skaggs, Cobb or Glasnow this week?
@Joe24: I don’t know matchups
I’m really ticked I don’t have McCullers anywhere. Given that I have Lindor at SS, and Benintendi and Bradley Jr. on my roster, would me offering up Bogaerts for him be lunacy?
@mcmi11ions: Yes, you would actually be committed for that.
@Fungazi: That’s why I come here.
Shallow 10 team h2h points league with 5 OF Slots: Trout, Springer, Mazara, Puig, Gerrado Parra (gave Dahl in DL), Trea Turner can slot into OF when I start Schoop…and Byron Effing Buxton. Would you drop Buxton to pick up Mitch Haniger or Saladino, or wait to see if Buxton magically stops striking out constantly.
Also, Shoemaker has been dropped in 2 of my leagues, would you pick him up for ROS or leave the SP slot open for streaming?
@Marty Jannetty_Was Set Up: Haniger, stream for now
Should I consider going with Pomeranz for 2 starts this week (BAL, TB)? I’m thinking no especially as a lefty playing in Boston against Baltimore. He would replace one of Shoemaker (@KC), Salazar (CHW), Nova (CIN), or Jon Gray (@SF).
@Milarky: Nope
Damn it Grey! I just spent 20 minutes re-reading all the white and gold vs blue and black dress debate and I still don’t know which it is! The original picture makes it look white and gold but then it walked 5 batters in it’s first game so I don’t know what to think!
@KeeblerMN: Haha, I don’t either!
I see JBJ is still listed as “probable” for today, but from the updates I’m seeing, it’s not clear he’ll be ok to go. If your only other options to sub in this week are Conforto or DeShizz, would you just take your chances that JBJ plays a majority of the games this week?
@Skeezix:
JBJ is not in the Sawx lineup for today. I go Conforto.
@Skeezix: Agree w/ MP
@Grey: Same answer for weekly lineups?
How would you rank the following:
Graveman, Wacha, Walker, Rodin?
Thanks.
@ARods Frost: Walker, Graveman
How much value would you say Devenski has? Snagged him in one of my leagues since wecount K/9 but contemplating if hes worth the add in my other?
@G: Anybody is “worth it” depending on who you’re dropping. If MR’s like Betances and Barraclough are ownable, so is Devenski.
@Cram It:
Is he in line for some holds?
@G: Agree w/ Cram
Im going to add one of them….. Owings or Dickerson?
@Lipson: Owings for speed, Dickerson for power.
@Lipson: Agree w/ Cram
Best on the wire: Dyson, Holliday, Haniger, Peralta. Graveman, Iwakuma, Zimmerman. Any obvious swaps from this team?
C. Realmuto
1B. Rizzo
2B. Z
3B. Seager
SS. Russell
MI. Harrison
CI Freeman
OF. Granderson, Owings, Melky, Renfroe, Parra,
Util. Pujols
Bench. VMart, Lamb (trying to trade here)
SP: Kershaw, Verlander, Quintana, Taillon, Nova, Gausman
RP. Melancon, Britton
@Johnc:
Forgot Kepler. DL: Dahl
@Johnc: VMart for Haniger
Dickerson or Calhoun?
@Jhohnnhy: Dickerson
Couple of drops on waivers….
Benintiendi is there, and Reynolds is there.
I have travis shaw already at 1b. Have Cruz, Cespedes, Joc, Morales, Springer and Parra in my OF.
I could drop Shaw, Parra, Taijuan, or Charlie Morton for any of these guys.
Need advice please —- 10-team category h2h league.
@Jason: I would drop Parra and Morton as fast you can to get both of those guys. I want to play in your league if Benintendi is on waivers.
@mcmi11ions: thx for the advice.
Anyone else wanna chime in?
Grey? any advice? Should I drop shaw for reynolds? Drop parra for benintiendi?
Love razzball. Best baseball site
@Jason: Agree w/ mcmillions
Great write up. It’s just a week and while I know things tend to change quickly but my league did laugh at me for drafting Goldie over Betts. I am starting to suspect that you may have something to do with the bug going around In the Red Sox clubhouse being that two of the victims (Betts & Benetendi) are guys that you were slightly lower than compared to your industry peers. Either way, I’ll take it!
Quick favor, Puig was disappointing at Colo this weekend. Drop him for Souza or Pence? Leaning towards riding it out for another few days but not sure how long Souza or Pence will last
@J-Hova:
Bautista also freshly available
@J-Hova:
Parra also available!
@J-Hova: Thanks! Hold
Would you drop Feliz or A.Reed for Neris?
Solarte for Graveman? Solarte is just a batty call for tomorrow.
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS, W, QS, SV, KS, KS/9, ERA, WHIP
@Wilsonian:
Drop Reed add Graveman
@Wilsonian: Reed for Neris, Solarte for Graveman
I know it’s only been a week, but is it time to cut bait on Tommy Joseph? I’m in a 12-team, H2H, 5×6 (std scoring + OPS & QS) league.
my 1B’s are Goldy & Votto. We don’t have a CI or MI slot, just 1x IF and 1x UTL.
thanks in advance
@Dancin Homer: Depends on your options
@Dancin Homer: Agree w/ F
@Grey:
Didn’t have anyone in particular I was looking to add. I currently have 4 bench bats including To Jo, so I was planning to use that spot to stream pitchers / the occasional batty call.
You have too many bench bats
Kiermeier, Dickerson, Bruce, or Kepler ROS?
Schoop or Travis at 2B ROS?
@Chad Bowling: Kepler over Dickerson
@Chad Bowling:
Scoop
@Chad Bowling: Agree w/ others
10 team 5 x 5 OPS league. Someone dropped Bird. Should I use my 6th waiver priority to pick him up for Tommy Joseph, wait to see if he clears first and then get him, or hold with Joseph. Would be a nench spot. Have Freeman at first with Vmart at Utility as his primary back up and Healy as my CI. Thanks!
@Lee: Hold
I’m in a deep-bench keeper league and have Buxton, Thames, Josh Bell, and Tommy Joseph as late round guys I’m hoping develop into keeper types . . . but I also don’t like carrying so many bench bats. Especially ones that suck at hitting.
With categories R/HR/RBI/AVG/OPS/NSB/FPCT(I know) and IP/QS/NSV/HLD/ERA/WHIP/K9, would you drop any of these fools for Graveman? (Or Shelby Miller, Daniel Norris, Charlie Morton)?
@Pousse-Pousse: Shelby
Happy “Dickerson or Kepler” Day!
@Cram It: HA!
@Grey: Seriously, I feel like I’m reading the same question over and over again.
Surprised to see so many Kepler drops – watched most of his at bats, and he’s actually hitting the ball fairly hard, going oppo, etc. Not giving up on our zimmermania man yet!
@ERad: You know people don’t see that. They just see the .200 average with no HR’s after 1 week and he’s “killing” their team.
Mr. G. A. – now that we’re a week into the season, it’s time to make sweeping roster changes based on these clearly representative cold-weather April games.
So about your boy Max Kepler. He’s on my team. Because of you. You! These burdens you must bear, they are what separates heroes from the rest of us. As you know, he has underwhelmed thus far.
But here’s the thing, while he’s on my team (in a 3 OF 10-team league, so a fairly shallow one), other perhaps more intriguing OF folks remain available – Odubel Herrera, Joc Peterson, Yasmani Tomas, Zobrist, etc.
The plus is that if I give Kepler Das Heave-Ho, I dont think anyone’s going to burn a waiver pick to get him, and he’ll likely be there in May if he turns thing around.
I’m thinking Herrera gets the nod. What do you think? Danke.
@Christopher: Yasmany
I need to drop either Addison Reed or Pineda for Neris by start of week 2 — it’s a 12 team 5×5 with no bench — everyone plays. Who should I drop, Reed or Pineda?
@MikeZ: Pineda, depends on needs
Starting Glasnow home vs Cin or Roark home vs STL? Thanks.
@Today’s starters: Sure
@Grey: is that sure to both? Thanks.
@Today’s starters: Yes
Now that Alex Wood is starting, how do you like him compared to these guys: Graveman, Shelby, Norris, Morton?
@Pousse-Pousse: He won’t start for long, if he does he’s a matchup guy
Gausman or Graveman? G’z up!!
@crenshaw07:
I’d go Gausman
@crenshaw07: Gausman
Hey man happy friggin Monday.
You know I was always a tad dubious about WebMD’d info but reading your reprint of their posterior elbow impingement description under the apparently new cat of baseball related ailments – I’m on board. I will have to check in on a whole bunch more that come to mind and see if they list them as well.
Made a few changes to my team since last you advised.
C – Schwarber
1-Goldschmidt
2-D Murphy
3-Longoria
SS-Peraza
OF-Braun
OF- N Cruz
OF- A Eaton
U-N Castellanos
U-Corey Dickerson
B-Elvis Andrus
B-Piscotty
B-Judge
SP-C Carrasco
SP-K Hendricks
R-C Bedrosian
R-Iglesias
P-Nova
P-Nola
P- G Richards
P-Glasnow
B Devenski, Bundy, Foltynewicz
DL Drew Pom
Pitchers Stat Categories: Complete Games (CG), Outs (OUT), Walks (BB), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP), Quality Starts (QS), Saves + Holds (SV+H)
JUST GOT OFFERED His Miggy Cab for my Kyle Hendricks.
I know you liked my pitching but were meh for my hitting.
I do have minor psd from last years suffering through suddenly old man Mccutchen disease and this season having flashbacks via Nelson Cruz.
All that, what do you think? Feels like a yes to me. I have some potential with my pitching staff..Potential to be break out great or potential to fill hospital beds and dl lists.
Thanks again for all this Razz-iness.
@Jimmy Dimmick-Vega-Wallace:
Take Miggy
@Jimmy Dimmick-Vega-Wallace:
Forgot to add I also have Graveman
Thinking of dropping folty to enable Pom but might just wait to see the turn card on each before making a river bet.
Totally torn on the Miggy for Hendricks trade. Seems like it has potential to be a big move due to the huge potential variance of both guys. Any other year a no brainer I suspect. But again Im relatively newb ish
@Jimmy Dimmick-Vega-Wallace: Pretty sure that’s a no brained to take Miggy.
@Jimmy Dimmick-Vega-Wallace: Take Miggy
@Grey:
Did. Thanks all.
I also removed the bench in my dugout and replaced with Barcaloungers to suit a large faction of my team.
I think they will dig it.
HA!
Oh Sanchez, you hurt me well both as a fan and fantasy player. So 2 catcher league, thin wire, who “replaces” him? Castro/Zunino/Romine/Magic Genie?
Also, Shoemaker oofa. How much of a leash is he getting?
@SallyCips: Just play hot hand at catcher, Soto?
Hi Grey, who are you starting in a POINTS league this week: Thames or Pence? Pence has 7 games (at home vs. ARI and COL) whereas Thames only has 6 games and just 4 against righties, but those include some juicy matches (@CIN against Arroyo, Feldman, and Rookie Davis.) Thanks a lot
@asdfasdf: Pence
Hey, Grey. Dickerson, Holliday, or Justin Upton in a head to head points league? Thanks!
@Kas: Yes
waiver wire day is today!
Do you like any of these guys ROS not just this week: Gio, Cobb, Ryu, Amir Garret. What order would you rank them?
Jesus Sucre RL occupation? I got nothing
@peacecoast: Nope
@Grey: Jesus Sucre: Haitian priest
Haha
Hi Grey. How would you rank these OF’s moving forward: C.Beltran, H.Pence, Y.Puig, J.Upton? Head-to-head league w/ 5 standard categories in addition to OBP and Strikeouts. Probably need to drop one of these guys for a SP. Thanks!
@[email protected]!: Upton, Puig
10 team category league:
C- Molina
1B – Hanley Ramirez
2B – Odor
3B – Rendon
SS – Story
OF – Trout, Margot, Tomas
UTIL – Peraza, Ozuna
Bench – Healy, Broxton, Shaw,
DL – Dahl
SP – Scherzer, Carrasco, Duffy, Lackey, Graveman, Musgrove, Gsellman
RP – Melancon, Chapman, Neris
Thinking about dumping Musgrove/Shoemaker/Gsellman for Santana/Bundy/Garrett…thoughts on that?
Would you dump anyone (pitchers or batters) for RP’s such as Devenski, Bush, or Brach?
@Sdub88: Musgrove, Gsellman for Bundy, Ervin– Shoemaker for Bush
@Grey:
thanks man!
No problem!
Grey,
H2H 10-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS)
I wanted your opinion before I made these moves below (also, Pom and Murphy are on the DL so I’m not concerned with their spots – ie won’t matter if I drop them now or later, won’t give me room):
A) Drop Folty and pick up G. Holland (RP)
B) Drop Gsellman for another pitcher/hitter (from wire below)
C) Drop any of Gattis/Schoop/To-jo for Margot/Leon/M.Reynolds/Castilla ?
Waiver:
Hit – M. Reynolds, M. Margot, Sandy Leon, Wellington Castilla, Mitch Hanniger, G. Parra, E. Thames, M. Wieters, H. Pence, C. Dickerson, M. Moustakas, S. Vogt
PIT – Edison Volquez, Clayton Richards, Junior Guerra, Joe Musgrove, J. Zimmermann, Jason Hammel, Collin McHugh, Tyler Anderson
RP – G. Holland, R. Iglesias, B. Kintzler, J. Johnson, G. Holland, F. Rodney
My Team (Goldschmember):
C – Evan Gattis
1B – Paul Goldschmidt
2B – Brian Dozier
3B – Kyle Seager
SS – Jonathan Villar
Mi- Alex Bregman
CI – Nolan arenado
LF – Ryan Braun
CF – Charlie Blackmon
RF – Lorenzo Cain
Util- Jackie Bradley Jr.
BN – Tommy Joseph
BN – Jon Schoop
DL – Tom Murphy
Sp – Madison Bumgarner
SP – Jake Arrieta
SP – Carlos Carrasco
RP – A.J. Ramos
Rp – Netfali Feliz
P- Chris Sale
P -Taijuan Walker
BN- Ivan Nova
BN – Vince Velasquez
BN – Mike Foltynewicz
BN – Robert Gsellman
DL – Drew Pomeranz
thanks in advance bud!
@Josh: A. Sure B. Holland C. Lose bench bats and stream
@Grey: Hollands out for B) as I’ll pick him in A) so need another hitter/pitcher for B). Also, I forgot to mention that we get limited moves 30/year (my bad, im sorry). Now that streaming is out of the question, who would be the guys you’d drop add for question c) ? I know pain in the ass but I appreciate your answers, thanks for your time.
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@Grey: Haha why can’t you just read my mind ! (jk) Okay, so I dropped Folty and picked up G Holland. Following up you said that I should lose bench bats and stream (understood but… I forgot to mention I have limited moves, 30 moves a year max, which doesn’t allow me to stream very well). So to sum up the two questions, my low guys on my roster are: Gsellman, Gattis, Schoop, To-jo. Should I swap out any of those guys for these guys on the wire: Margot, Leon, Castilla, M. Reynolds, Clayton Richards, J.Zimmerman, J.Hammel, C. Mchugh
Hold
Which two to sit this week out of the following:
Schoop (6, @BOS/@TOR)
Solarte (6, @COL/@ATL)
Drury (6, @SF/@LAD)
Holliday (6, TB/STL)
Moreland (7, BAL/PIT/TB/@DET)
@Skeezix:
I’d say probably Schoop for sure since he’s been almost invisible to start the year. Tough call on the others. Salarte has been en fuego
@Skeezix: Drury (6, @SF/@LAD)
Holliday (6, TB/STL)
How would you rank these SP’s moving forward: A.Cobb, B.Finnegan, K.Graveman, I.Nova, C.Morton? Head-to-head league w/ 5 standard categories in addition to Losses. Thanks!
@[email protected]!: for me, it’s Nova, Morton, Finnegan, Cobb, Graveman. (Top 3 are close for me)
@[email protected]!: Nova, Graveman, Finnegan
grey,
would you trade Familia and mccutchen for Rizzo?
@Scott Kimmel: You know he would, Scotty
@Rick the Ross: good answer Nicholas the Dickolas
@J-FOH: He might bend, but he is….Unbreakable!
@nick the dick: ignorance is bliss
Good Stuff!! H2H weekly Points league… drop Buxton for Dickerson or Souza this week? Or, hold for another 14 strike outs this week?
@Jason: Dickerson
Stream Finnegan or Glasnow who they are all in your buy column tonight?
@Wilson: Huh?
Lots of good free agents in my league and I’m not sold on Puig. Shallow 10 teamer.
Drop Puig for any of the following:
Haniger, Souza, Dickerson, Margot, Thames, Ellsbury, Peralta
Or for a pitcher:
Graveman, Bundy, McCarthy, Cobb, Morton
Or pickup Greg Bird on Waivers on Wednesday?
Or hold?
@Mr. Sweat Necklace: Hold
Hey everyone – what side do you all like better:
SIDE ONE
Nelson Cruz
Anthony Rizzo
Delino Shields
SIDE TWO
Dee Gordon
Joey Votto
Alex Gordon
H2H each category 5×5, 12-teams
@wnwdotcom: Delino Deshields obv, auto-correct
@wnwdotcom: Rizzo and Cruz > Gordon and Votto
@wnwdotcom: Rizzo
@wnwdotcom: Rizzo
Grey – Zimmermann’s velocity is up this year. You buying his start at all as a bounceback?
@Reece King: Like to see more
I can’t function each morning without my coffee and the daily recap. Thanks again Grey.
I know it’s only been 2 starts, but man am I tired of Gausman and Hosmer already. Obviously Hosmer is a hold(?… Corey Dickerson available) but should I be dropping Gausman here? Or is it too soon?
Staff:
Verlander
CMart
Maeda
McCullers
Finnegan
Velasquez
Graveman
Gausman
@Rice: 10-team league
@Rice: Depends for who, but prolly not
Morning Grey!
12 tm (redraft) with 20+ players/team rostered (easy math is 240+ players in the league rostered); 5×5; we start 3 OFer’s and 1 UTIL
OF – do you prefer Lorenzo “Sugar” Cain or the upstart (and possibly revitalized) Corey Dickerson?
[Other OFer’s are Springer, Stanton, Benintendi and Dahl (on IR)]
Thanks man
@SteveA: Cain
New show I am addicted to: The OA (netflix)
@peacecoast: I hated it
@Grey: got to madmen season 3 recently, but honestly watching Don fool around and that skinny date rape everyone got old.
Haha
Really want to add Margot and Graveman in my 10 team H2H, but I’m not sure if I should.
Hitters I could cut:
Puig
Mazara
Bird
Pitchers I could cut:
J. Gray
M. Moore
Moore and Gray
Thanks Grey!
This is kinda last minute games start at noon central. Hope you can get back to me with a quick answer. If not I’ll just have to go with my gut, which isn’t always the greatest! Mostly cuz of acid relfux! LOL
I have a few delema’s here: 14 team league roto head to head 10 cats:
This is my staff:
Sale-Verlander-Syndergaard-Chen-Kimbrel-Britton-Allen
I need 2 more pitchers-Devenski-Knebel-Chavez vs Tex-Nolasco @KC against Duffy. Please pick 2.
If I go with a starter and RP I’m tied 7-7 for starts if I go both RP’s I’m down 1.
Offense:
Sit 2
Mallex Smith-Dyson-Jankowski-Schebler-Toles-Saunders-Saunders has the Mets and Nats
Thanks!
Knebel, Devenski…
Thanks grey! What about the offense would you sit dyson for Mallex smith?
Sure
Which is the bigger mirage … Solarte or Dickerson?
Also if you had a choice between both ross brothers as a pitcher stash which would you choose?
Random thought of the day. If you take a ten minute dump at work everyday and you work 5 days a week. That comes out to 43 hours per year. That’s an extra week of paid time off.
Dickerson, Solarte is exactly what everyone thinks he is
@Grey:
One more my good man.
I know you like both so i ask you to choose please. David Peralta or Corey Dickerson. Regardless of stats needed. Just need higher upside
Peralta
@Grey: Thank you sir, I appreciate it.
No problem!
Familia is coming back soon. Would you keep/drop A.Reed and grab rather a hot bat (like Souza)? Also, I have my eye on Joe Jimenez, is he someone to watch or grab right away? Do you already have Moncada on any of your teams?
I’d keep Reed until Familia got a save… no
To be fair, you didn’t ignore Graveman, you said he was garbage when I brought him up a few weeks before the season. lol (sorry, I’m nothing if not fair) I wish I didn’t have 2 A’s honks in my league or I’d actually own Graveman.
Also, “sweet Jesus”? I woulda gone with “Sucre blue!” but then, that’s why you’re writing this column and I’m just the poor schmuck in the comments section.
Finally, for the first time in 3 seasons I don’t own Moistasskiss, and It hurts. One could almost call it butthurt. Damn those bastards in my league copying my winning ways, taking all the players they know I love.
ha
@Grey: honestly, all jokes aside… Seeing people in your league taking last year’s “sleepers” that helped you win the league in the early rounds is the worst feeling.
I just want to yell out “YOU PEOPLE DON’T DESERVE THOSE PLAYERS! YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHO THEY WERE AT THE LAST DRAFT!!!”
OK, I admit it, I actually did yell that out at my computer during the draft.
Ha
Which one of these guys do you drop?
Greg Bird, Broxton, Ryan Zimmerman, or Parra
Zimmerman
12 team 5×5 roto
Shoemaker or Nova?
Nova
Grey! Would you drop any of these idiots for Neris?
E Diaz
Bedrosian
Dyson
Feliz
Kintzler
THANKS
Dyson
I have to choose between Cron and Moreland for my 2nd 1B this week. Pretty awful choice obviously. Moreland has 7 games this week, Cron has 6.
Moreland
Who gobbles turds? Mitch Moreland gobbles turds!
Haha
@Grey: Total Turd Gobbler.
Without a doubt!
@Grey: Moreland with the ol’ double-double – Might have to start doing the same bullying technique with Jason Hayward who throws like I imagine Jared Kushner does.
Kushner bounces every pitch, b/c he learned cricket in boarding school
@Grey: HAHA – He’s the most qualified person I know of to teach Heyward about sticky-wickets.
HA!
drop tim anderson for any of chris owings, solarte, ryan schimpf? 10 team 5×5 h2h
Owings
H2H – 10 team category league
Who do you prefer? Shaw or Reynolds?
Reynolds
Your boy Gausman better get his shizz together. If not his next turn against a Donaldson-less Toronto, then when? Rhetorical question, you know I don’t like him!
Haha
Drop Yuli Gurriel for Ryan Zimmerman for CI in a 16 team dynasty?
Sure
Grey,
1. Sandy Leon or Travis D’Arnaud?
2. Too early to jump ship on Schoop?
Or should I replace him with any of the following?:
-Y Solarte
-Drury
-S Castro
-B Miller
-C Hernandez
-Kendrick
-Phillips
Thanks!
@200 Proof: For #2: Or Saladino?
Leon… hold
I have C. Martínez, Duffy, Salazar, McCullers, G. Cole, & Pineda, Drop any of these guys for Graveman?
Meh
6×6 12 team roto league
C Yadi
1b Edwin
2b Odor
Ss Correa
3b Rendon
Of Harper, Trumbo, C Gomez
Util Segura
Bench bat J. Ramirez 2b,3b, Of in yahoo
Maikel and Bird got dropped and am 2nd waiver. Wondering if I should drop Ramirez for either guy or hold?
Yes, Maikel
Avisail!!!….Here he comes 3 years later…..I’ll be looking for Deshizz in 2019
HA!
site is awful slow today….
did you miss a bunch of posts too?
Mallex or rajai
Rajai
So you prefer Graveman over Gausman?
Nope
Would you trade away Miggy for Odor/Leon? (lost Sanchez, thin wire)
Sure
Grey do I start Finnegan tonight at Pitt?
Yes
@asdfasdf: Pence
would you start pomeranze in a 2 start week ( bal,tb ) over salazar ( CHW) ? I’m in a h2h 12 team points league thx for the help
@CUBS WIN CUBS WIN !!!: No
1. Drop Thames for Manuel Margot? I prefer power for categories but really it comes down to overall production.
2. Fowler and JD Martinez hit waivers today. Fowler is the guy to get right? I feel like JD is going to be hurt all of the time.
1. Sure 2. Both
Haniger or Broxton? 12 team one year league
Haniger
you missed me a couple comments up would you start pomeranze in a 2 start week ( bal,tb ) over salazar ( CHW) ? I’m in a h2h 12 team points league thx for the help
Nope
@Grey: Hmm, Soto. Forgot Sotto, he’s out there, too…grazie!
Trade Bogaerts for Miggy/Maeda?
Brad Miller would replace Xander at SS
@JP: Do IT
@JP: Agree w/ F
@JeF WiTh 1 F: @JP: Thanks guys
9×9 H2H OPS cats league, weekly rosters, who at MI: Schimpf, Kendrick, Lowrie or Gyorko?
Same league, W L and QS all count. Which SP are you dropping first for a streamer: Skaggs, Shoemaker or Cotton?
Different league, 10×10 H2H w/ only 20 moves/yr and daily lineups, have JBJ at CF with Dahl and Desmond both CF-eligible but hurt and on my bench. If Bradley hits the DL, drop a P for a replacement or just wait for one of my guys to return? FWIW I’m 1-0 and in decent shape this week.
@Steve Stevenson: Lowrie…Skaggs…. You should replace JBJ if he is DL’d
Hey Grey hope all is well happy matzah day!
I drafted really poorly at first
Have cron and his counterpart pujols
Ryan Zimmerman and Travis shaw are both available….
Drafted pretty well at the other positions have an open spot available just put hill on my IR . Which do you prefer going forward and potentially for the rest of the year?
You too! Hold
@Grey:
So I take it you like neither lol thx a bunch have a good one!
Need advice…
Starting lineup is
Cervelli
Rizzo
Odor
Machado
Correa
Benintendi
Broxton
Kepler/Buxton/Peralta/Haniger
Utility is Russell/Freeman/Moreland
Pitching is
Salazar
Duffy
Tiajuan
Ray
Ryu
Velasquez
Closers are
Holland
Casilla
Also have Hill and Street on my DL
Thinking about adding Justin Wilsonor Joe Jimenez for Buxton…thoughts or should we drop someone else for Wilson?
@Ascher: Who’s on your bench? Do you have 3 utlity guys?
@Grey: Bench is either broxton, Buxton, Peralta, Kepler or Hanigan depending on matchup and only 2 utility spot, so I end up usually benching Moreland or Russell based on matchups
@Ascher: Wilson for Buxton
Grey, which one out of Lackey, Pineda, Graveman or Gauseman is the pick up?
@Cohen: lackey
Start tajuan or hold if pineda gives a nice start
Yes
Grey,
Drafted a team according to your rankings and feel I’m in good shape!
Thanks!
McCullers @oak
Salazar vs cws
Salazar
Hey Grey,
12-team keeper with QS/OBP.
Been offered Freeman (can’t be kept next year), Cespedes (can’t be kept), Porcello (17th round in 2018, 11th in 2019)
for my
Mookie (10th round in 2018).
Thoughts?
Hold
@Grey:
Thank you, hope all is well!
You too!
Hey Grey,
So before I asked if you like haniger or Dickerson over anyone on my roster. You said you liked Haniger. Who would you drop for him?
C: Weiters
1B: Goldy
2B: New World Odor
3B: Rendon
OF: Polanco, Benitendi, Rajai
Util: Carlos Santana, Jean Segura, Edwin Encarnacion
Bench: Kepler
DL: Tom Murphy
NA: Yoan Moncada
SP: Finnegan, Walker, Pineda, Archer, Kennedy, Odorizzi, Duffy, Snell, Pomeranz, Maeda
RP: Giles, Kimbrel, Ramos, Bedrosian
DL: Street
NA: De Leon
Thank you.
Snell
Great work Grey!
16 team H2H points league… redraft
Altuve and Fulmer for my Odor and Gausman? what do you think?
thanks
Sounds fine
@Grey: who gets the better deal?
My favorite is listening to hordes of lazy fantasy analysts obsess over Porcello’s BABIP, without actually trying to learn what he did differently. Then again, they’d actually have to watch baseball, or at the very least know what pitches he throws, and when.
The absolute best however, is when they talk a bout his GB% dropping, and then not realizing that’s actually what’s driving his improvement. What can I say, I’m a Porcello truther. I’m going to do a True Crime Podcast series on his improved sequencing.
HA!
@Grey: Do I want Pretty Ricky in an RCL? Hell to the no! But he’s the mad nuts in QS leagues. Even when he’s not at he best, he gets deep into games, and typically limits mistakes. Now allow me to explain his development.
His four seamer is a plus pitch, and he’s started to use it a lot more in two strike counts, and against lefthanders. He gets great spin on it, and has elevated the pitch more which is what’s driving his extreme jump in IFFB the last year +.
As for the aforementioned approach change to lefties, he’s throwing his 2-seamer more on the inside to lefties as well. Which has manifested itself in an extreme improvement in success vs. LHB. In fact the drop in his BABIP can be directly correlated to his approach changes to lefthanders, as the year over year drop was nearly 100 points.
Thank you, thank you. I’ll be back to teach Porcello 201 next semester.
I hope he has a 4.30+ ERA this year, just so I can periodically put elements of this quoted into my posts
@Grey: I hope Delino never plays!
I hope Benintendi collides with Betts! Wait, I own them in leagues — dah!
@Grey: They collide over and over again in my dreams.
Funny I had a dream where I was going to school with Benintendi… Seriously… Not like ‘school him’ like slang, like I was going to class with him, so weird
Who do I drop to activate Osuna tomorrow?
Tommy Joseph, Kepler, Jarrod Dyson, Pineda, Folty, Shoemaker, Treinen, Neris
Folty
Grey!!
Nice write-up!!
a. Sorry late to the party! Had to write a recommendation for a colleague who was terminated after Trump’s EOs 1 and 2 limited the number of refugees accepted into the country. It’s just to qualify him to get on an other company’s roster which might enable him to get a job.
b. Arrived in Don Ameche earlier today! All is good, as you can see! Internet connection!
c. Thanks for the Haniger, Toles, and Margot.
d. John Rambo Quote of the day for April 10
[Change of scene, in town]
Sheriff: ‘Morning Amy! How are you doing, girls?’
Ladies on a bench [in unison]: ‘Great, thanks. Alright this morning?’
Police Officer: ‘Andy!’
Sheriff: ‘Howdy, Will! Good morning, Dave!’
Dave: ‘Hi, Sheriff!’
Sheriff: ‘Gonna take a bath this week?!’
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks! B. Nice! C. No problem! D. Awesome!
Add any of Brantley, Healy, Travis, Gallo, Reynolds, or Haniger over Rendon, Buxton, Schoop, or Tommy Joseph?
Healy over Buxton
What do you think about Joe Jimenez getting called up for DET? Since I bathe in SAGNOF butter and play in a deep 14 team league I’m always on the lookout. You think he’s closing by year end with K Rod there?
Maybe in Sept
Pick two franco, bird, tommy jo, Kepler, grichuk, Moreland, reynolds
Maikel, Grichuk
Pineda, hammell, or nova?
@jt: Nova
Nova
@jt:
Piñata!!!
Jump back on the wagon bruh.
Damnnnnnn Pineda looking good. Get him ready for the Buy column Friday. My merkin is floating in the wind. *jinx*
Haha
@Grey: Hahah your new subscription service just exposed Project Merkin’s real name. I think I need to speak to my employer.
You can email Rudy and he’ll tell you how to change it rudy @ razzball.com
@Grey: Nice. Will do. Love you + @rudygamble
Haha
@Grey: The Merkin is back!
Thanks Grey and Rudy.
Ha, nice!
@Grey: Pineda looked good today. There should be a glossary term for a player you love, then hate immediately, but then love again.
I guess we will all be wanting to pick Pineda back up again.
It’s the Rays
@Grey: watch him no hit them.
Ha!
Drop Kepler or Buxton for Castellanos?
Looking like I may need a 3B in case Donaldson spends any time out.
Kepler
@Grey: Oh snap, Kendrick and Moustakas also available. Take either over Cast?
Moustakas
Everyone been dumping Piñata…
Dudes perfect thru six today haha!!
@FrankGrimes: He still sucks
@JeF WiTh 1 F:
Haha 1F of hate!
he is no Jeremy Guthrie
That’s for sure
Haha
10 team h2h redraft
Drop Kepler or Margot for Haniger, or hold?
thanks g money!
Haniger
@Grey:
Who’s the drop for him then? Kepler or Margot?
Kepler
Eugenio dropped in my 16er dynasty. Drop T Shaw for him?
Hold
Grey – Thames or Piscotty?
Piscotty
Happy to see you are using “Sweet Jesus”
Sell hard Pineda owners….
Haha
16 team keeper league (keep 5). yahoo, roto, 5×5.
give- Marcell Ozuna
get- Kole Calhoun
I’m looking for someone to give me R and have RBI to offer.
is this good or should I look elsewhere/some else for runs?
MY TEAM
CA- Zunino. 1B- Pujols. 2B- Forsythe. 3B- Beltre. SS- Machado. IN- Holliday.
OF- Marte. OF- Trumbo. OF- Duvall. OF- Ozuna. UT- Duda.
BN- Jankowski, Owings, DeShields, MSmith, PAlvarez.
SP- Bumgarner. SP- Cole. RP- Familia. RP- Osuna.
P- JWilson. P- JJimenez. P- Bradley.
BN- Taillon, Nola, Nova, Davis, Severino, Miranda.
Hold
Been watching the Yankees-Rays game. All of the stars are aligned for Pineda. Has his “A” stuff, perfect weather/grip, is getting the borderline calls. Command is as good as I’ve ever seen from him. Most importantly, he’s been getting ahead of just about every Rays hitter. He’s a completely different guy when pitching from ahead. Hitters can’t just ignore the slider and sit on his fastball when they’re in a hole. Still doesn’t have a third pitch though, and Rothschild practically sprinted out to the mound as soon as he gave up that first hit to Longo. Until he develops a third pitch, he’s still a matchup guy to me. Definitely a promising outing though.
Good stuff, Magoo!
@Big Magoo:
The announcer said “no pine tar today”.
Pretty fucking douchey if you ask me.
HA
What up Grey,
12 team 6×6 OPS, Schoop or Owings to hold down the MI spot? I know its early and Schoop has a history of slow starts, but figured I’d throw it out there.
Thanks man
Schoop
Kepler a drop until we see more?
Sell on Pineda or hold after this?
Last but not least, d Travis, Saladino or peraza for my bench/2b rotation… I have all 3 right now. Saladino and peraza are nice due to their multiple position eligibility
Hold
Was offered Todd Frazier for Robbie Ray OR Fulmer in a keeper league. Which would you deal? Thanks!
Take it, send Ray
Manager ruins another starter’s line. 3 ER through 7 for Cobb…Close to 100 pitches…first full season back…throw him out there for the 8th! Of course he’s going to let up more runs and not get through the inning. Why can’t managers foresee this?
Yeah, so stupid
Need a fill in bat while Trea is out for me–UTIL spot, who would you rather have Judge, Marky Reynolds, Yunel, Solarte, Gallo, ZImmerman, or Parra?
Judge
Available Trea Turner replacements: Brad Miller, Zobrist, Baez, Schoop, Travis, Walker, Castro. Who do you like?
Schoop
Margot or piscotti?
Piscotty
Thoughts on trying to acquire Turner?
A) K. Seager for Trea?
B) Villar for Trea?
@Mrs. Featherbottom:
If you can get Trea for either one of those do it and run!
Try it, either one, Seager first
@Grey: Cool beans homeslice
Bye Felidia!
HEY grey I’m in a 12 team dynasty league 7×7 I was offered his trea turner for Addison Russel and Carlos Martinez my current 2b is schoop. WHAT do you think?
Take it
Need two bats for UTIL slots in a 5×5. Who do you like this year from Asdrubal, Choo, Span, Panik? Thanks!
None…Asdrubal, Panik
Casilla or Benoit?
Benoit
Gray- Happy Passover. I’m playing in a single league (Ultimate) at NFBC. Playing against some of the best roto players anywhere. Players who were released yesterday (whom I’m even considering making bids on) are in order of preference: Inciarte,Smyly, Aguilar, Mesoraco.
My teams is as follows:
Grandal
Wolters
Rizzo
Murphy
Shaw
Diaz
K.Davis
Trumbo
O.Herrera
Schebler
Grandson
Andrus
Solarte
Dyson
Sale
Archer
Duffy
Nola
Cotton
Hammel
Iglesias
Rodney
Casilla (picked him up last night for Rondon for $34 ($10 more than I needed to)
Soler
Joyce
Cozart
Bauer
Corbin
Nolasco
Odorizzi
Thinking of putting a bid on Iglesias for Joyce, giving me more speed flexibility. Also Smyly for ? and Mesoraco for Wolters.
Any suggestions and is $100 for Inciarte about right (in your opinion) ?
Thanks in advance. Could be a very important season long play.
You too! You could use Ender so $100 sounds good…. $15 on Jose Iglesias lose Joyce, forget Smyly… Mesoraco for $7
@Grey: Thanks bro. I own Raisel Iglesias. Hoping Casilla can be my 3d closer. Would you drop Wolters for Mesoraco ? $7 sounds good. When is Mesoraco due back ?
I wouldn’t drop Wolters if 2 catcher league
@Grey: Thanks. Hope he plays. Spell check converted Inciarte to Iglesias. $100 bid for Inciarte/drop Joyce.
Grey,
My team is becoming a M*A*S*H* unit. on the DL are Gary Sanchez, Sonny Gray, Trey Turner and now possibly Posey after getting hit in the noggin by a Taijuan Walker pitch. I need a replacement for turner. Do you have any suggestions on who I should go after? Any player regardless if they are available or not would be great.I know you don’t know who is on my waiver wire, but i need a few names to pick up.
Owings
Chris or Micah?
Micah Owings is eligible at 2B?
cant find micah
Have a few options: Jorge Polanco, Marwin Gonzalez, Ronald Torreyes,
Marwin
really? I was thinking Polanco. He is a defensive liablility. Fielding Pct. counts here
Go for it
Grey
Go with who? polanco?
Grey,
chris is taken
I have room to add someone: C Owings, Zimmerman, Werth, C Hernandez, Shaw, Galvis, D Peralta, Tomas, Grichuk
Who do you like?
Tomas
Ender over DeSchizz or L Martin?
Yes, over DeShields
@Grey: Thank you
No problem
Paxton Morton redux. I am alone in my excitement, I would imagine.
I like Paxton, Morton does little for me as of now
@Grey: Morton’s throwing 94-97. Second start in a row against a team with a heavy lefty slant, and he’s getting through them. He’s always murdered righties, now it seems he’s moderately effective against lefties.
If we’re in on Graveman, we should be in on Morton, too.
I hear ya
Rank em nova,hammell, pineda,kennedy, gsellman?
Nova, Pineda
@Grey: team was mostly auto drafted do I take nova and pineda off waivers or the guy who will help me most this week?
Who will help you this week?
I saw Benoit got named closer a few hours ago. No way he’ll get 25 saves and get traded at the deadline… yeah that’s happening
Don’t agree
@Grey: wasn’t asking if you did but thanks for having such a large ego
@J-FOH: let’s get this one straight, you showed up to his post saying that and
1. didn’t expect nor want his input
2. and he’s got the large ego in this instance.
oky dokey.
Wilson or Jimenez good spec adds if you need saves? Would be dropping a bench bat or Gsellman. Hunting for saves is fun but frustrating at the same time, missed out on Benoit by an hour.
Wilson
500. Pay that man.
Coach, Who you like from these options:
Garrett at Piratea
Ryu at Cubs
Volquez home vs Mets
Leaning the rookie
Edinson
12 team 5×5 roto
Who to fill in for JBJ? Kepler, Peralta, Souza, Grichuk or Leonys
Also Judge
Judge
With segura down need a shortstop but who do I drop
9×9 league
Have betances,melancon, neris, benoit,jansen,giles
Travis,rajai Davs,inicarte the drop is neris?
Depends what you need
@Grey: I have 6 relivers spots need steals also drop travis? Or hold and go without Ss? neris better then betances?
Travis who? Devon? Why would you drop Devon Travis?
I’m walking on High Cotton, the A’s pitching staff should not be forgotten.
Yeah
@Thee Almighty Grey
Yo dude! Pumped for another season of fantasy baseball! I just checked out your draft ranking because I have my draft tonight.
I was wondering if there are any players that specifically stick out to you that you like more or less now that the 1st week is over. Anyone that really jumps out that I should keep an eye on during the draft? Just finished reading your buy/sell from Friday.
Thanks as always brotha! And have a great season!
Finnegan and Graveman I like a lot more now
Yahoo H2H
Pitcher Scoring: W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
Totally not trying to jinx Paxton but my opponent’s got him pitching now and deGrom @PHI later to start the week while my Walker is on the hook for a loss… so should I still bench Finnegan @PIT (-18.7) tonight?
@ebudz: Disregard… haha I left him benched…
Nah
Which side in a 12-team H2H QS?
Bundy for Gsellman/Jim Johnson?
Also, are you going as gaga for Bundy as everyone else?
Bundy
10 team Yahoo H2H (Max Acquisitions per Week: 6)
Scoring:
Batters: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
Pitchers: W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Martin
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Semien
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Bradley Jr.
(2) UT: Abreu, H. Ramirez
Bench: Longoria
(1) DL: Rodon
(3) SP: Carrasco, Duffy, McCullers
(2) RP: Bedrosian, Johnson
(4) P: Betances, Lackey, Gausman, Walker
Bench: (J. Gray, Ray, Gravemen, Finnegan, Nova)
Available SPs: Hellickson, Hammel, J. Ross, Iwakuma, Pomeranz, Garcia, Lynn, Snell, Corbin
Available RPs: Kelley, Rodney, Grilli, Neris, Benoit, Neshek, Street
Available Bats: Drury, Castellanos, Thames, Broxton, Y. Escobar, Owings, Reynolds, Souza, Haniger, Solarte, Parra, Dickerson
Already used 1 of my 6 adds this week after dropping Hellickson for Gravemen per your advice earlier today (thanks) but now I’m hearing JBJ is DL bound and Benoit is the new closer in Philly so should I make some more moves add/drops here to help my going forward? Not used to an acquisition limit so not sure if I should prioritize streaming or injuries…
1) Was thinking of cutting Rodon and moving JBJ to the DL instead? Even with my bench bat, I still don’t have a 3rd OF with JBJ down.. so what’s my best move here?
2) Also is Benoit worth adding over anyone/using an add this week?
1. Go for it 2. Are you going to play him?
@Grey: Well if I cut Rodon and then place JBJ on the DL, I’d still have to cut another player in order to pick up another eligible OF out of: Drury, Thames, Broxton, Owings, , Souza, Haniger, Parra, Dickerson?
If only I could make a 2 for 1 trade …
And I’d only play Benoit over one of my current relievers IF you think he’d be better than who I got?!
Cut Thames
@Grey: Ha no no Thames is one of the many bats available to be picked up …
Trying to decide if it’s worth cutting Rodon AND another player in order to place JBJ in my 3rd OF spot… Already hate having a bench bat but I’ve got two 3rd baseman in Rendon and Longoria and my UTIL guys are Hanley and Abreu …
@ebudz: replace* JBJ (once I can DL him)
You want to place JBJ in your 3rd OF spot? Cut Rodon if you’re saying you want to put JBJ in your DL spot, tho not sure
@Grey: I need to replace* JBJ with one of Drury, Thames, Broxton, Owings, Souza, Haniger, Parra, Dickerson…
BUT in order to do that I’ll need to drop Rodon in order to use the DL spot for JBJ and ALSO I’ll need to drop another player because I don’t have enough free bench spots.. sorry for the confusion but here’s my team info again:
10 team Yahoo H2H (Max Acquisitions per Week: 6)
Scoring:
Batters: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
Pitchers: W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Martin
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Semien
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, ______?
(2) UT: Abreu, Longoria
Bench: H. Ramirez, Bradley Jr.
(1) DL: Rodon
(3) SP: Carrasco, Duffy, McCullers
(2) RP: Bedrosian, Johnson
(4) P: Betances, Lackey, Gausman, Walker
Bench: (J. Gray, Ray, Gravemen, Finnegan, Nova)
Available SPs: Hellickson, Hammel, J. Ross, Iwakuma, Pomeranz, Garcia, Lynn, Snell, Corbin
Available RPs: Kelley, Rodney, Grilli, Neris, Benoit, Neshek, Street
Drop Rodon, grab Haniger
@Grey: Still gotta drop one more player… probably gonna be a pitcher eh?
Ray or Gray, too much risk w/ both
@Grey: Also better idea… which two of my guys should I package together in a trade for a good buy low target!?
Sorry for all the questions but I’m kinda stoned…
You don’t say! Hanley and JBJ for one OF — Cruz-type?
so i dropped pineda and he has since been picked up in my league… ouch
would you buy him back? with say….
nelson cruz/ taijuan walker for pineda/polanco?
thnks
No
@Grey: thanks…. would you be buying pineda back in general? i have a love/hate with the guy… really hating the fact i didn’t have him today
Let him go
JBJ for trea turner? trea all day right?
Yes
SON got the Glasnow call wrong, he looks lost. It’s a Jimmy Vaughn start, he’s walked 2 runs in already. 36 pitches, 1 out, Le Blanc warming in the first!
Not pretty
ROY Ramos or Holland?
No idea who you’re talking about, give first names
@Grey: ROY Pedro or Matt?
Ha
Sorry AJ Ramos or Greg Holland
Ramos
Drop Degrom for Pineda?
Ha
12 team 5×5 roto
Who to fill in for Segura? Semien, Saladino, Owings, Galvis
Semien
Grey,
Need help 12 team league category for holds and a category for saves.
Which of the following is left out on your team: Giles, Will Harris, Neris, Benoit, Gregorson, Benoit
@Brett: Grr I meant who’s left out of: Giles, Harris, Neris, Benoit, Bush, Gregorson
One of the Benoits? Lose Gregerson
hey Grey I need a replacement for Turner
Looking at
Panik, Lowrie, Marwin Gonzalez, Andrelton Simmins,Kendrick
Thanks Grey
Marwin until he cools off
Springer/Reynolds or D.Murphy/J.Villar?
Villar
@Grey: Thanks Boss.I don’t know what stats some of these online trade analyzers use,but the disparity is huge.
One was so head scratchingly strong on the Reynolds side I had to go to a higher authority and ask you.
No problem
IS it time to dump Buxton in redraft leagues? Asking for a friend… who looks suspiciously a lot like me…
Depends for who
@Grey: was looking at Conforto
Trying to scoop up some waivers after missed draft. Limits to transactions (35 to go)
Vogt
Miggy
Odor
Bregman
Tim Anderson
Pollock
McCutchen
Cain
Mazara
Haniger
Owings
Thames
Drop any for Carlos Gomez Judge, Broxton, hold for now?
@Huddy: I’d Hold
Judge over Owings
Buuuuuuuce!… ×2
@JeF WiTh 1 F: trade value boosted!
Haha
wus goody Grey,
10team h2h cats.
pick two Haniger, Dickerson, Avisail, Souza, Beltran
Eickhoff over Graveman?
thank u. peace!
Haniger, Dickerson…Hold for Graveman’s start
Finnegan with a clunker. Thankfully only 1 ER, but 5-1 walk to ks and only lasted 2 IP with 69 pitches. Very disappointing.
@letsgobravos: Check that, 4 Ks* That helps a little. Crossed him up looking at someone else’s line in the box score.
@letsgobravos: lol the game of walks between Finnegan and Glasnow
Yeah, was a mess
haniger/franco/grichuk pick two
franco/grichuk
is camilla the pickup or doolittle
is camilla or doolittle the pickup?
Neither…Casilla
does someone need to go tell Story to wake up?
Yeah
Mr. Grey,
I’m in a net saves and holds league. Would you lose Dyson, Siegrist, Kintzler, or Ottavino to add Benoit? Thanks as always for the help and insight.
I drafted treinen and Watson as closers. Holland is still available. Is he worth adding over one of mine? I’m the absolute worst at picking closers. Thanks for the help.
With respect to Ervin Santana, IHTSITYS, BITYS. I tried to get you to put him in your rankings, but you just wouldn’t listen. Tsk tsk tsk. :-)