“Alexa, for Amazon Prime Day can you order me Clorox? Thank you, Alexa. Now can you order me clips to hold my mouth and eyes open? Thanks, Alexa! Now can you order me a large man to pour the bleach into my mouth and eyes while shoving me into my oven? Oh, and Alexa, if you can get German Marquez to do it, that would be so appropriate!” German yesterday? Guten tagged! Here’s a visual metaphor for you: A German U-boat filled with men, one toilet and only Taco Bell to eat for a blitzkrieg of runs. Marquez is driving me insane but he is not an Uber ally, because he is dead to me. Goodbye, Nazi In Exile, enjoy your long walks along the Chilean coast and your alpaca farm where you shave little German helmets on your animals. After 2 2/3 IP, 11 ER, ERA up to 5.12, I will never draft you again or any Rockies pitcher. I should’ve learned my lesson from Jon Gray last year! (Though, he’s been okay this year — shut up, Contrary Grey!) In my deeper leagues, where I have no choice, I’ll still be sadly starting Marquez in away games. *sees his next start is in Yankee Stadium* Lowercase yay! He might be Deutschland but I’m Dunceland for owning him. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Evan Longoria – Hit the IL with plantar fasciitis. Is it me or do a large number of corner men get plantar fasciitis? I wonder if Bodie or Wee-Bey ever got plantar fasciitis.
Brandon Crawford – 6-for-9, 4 runs, 9 RBIs and his 7th, 8th and 9th homer. Just the way I drew it up for my Rockies doubleheader when I started Marquez and collected a bunch of 0-fers from my Rockies hitters. It was the blurst of times!
Mike Yastrzemski – 4-for-10, 4 runs, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer. I streamed Yaz for a batty call, but since it was against my Marquez, it really felt like effin’ my stepsister.
Buster Posey – 2-for-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Oddly enough, the movie with my stepsister and me is called Buster Posey.
Ken Giles – Threw off flat ground. Or throwing out a flat gerund. Definitely still own Daniel Hudson.
Michael Chavis – 1-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 16th homer, his 1st career grand slam, hitting .259. Something we should know about this year, if you’re betting against guys to stop hitting, you’re gonna be wrong more than you’re right.
Rick Porcello – 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 5.37. How good has he been? Worse than even German! That’s the new cutoff for how good or bad pitchers have been: the Line of DeMarquezation.
Andrew Benintendi – 2-for-5, 1 run, 3 RBIs, hitting .268. *kicks someone (thing?) wearing a Benintendi jersey* Oh, crap, I thought you were a lifeless mannequin! My bad!
Brandon Workman – 1 IP, 0 ER, and his 4th save, ERA at 1.70. Imagine not realizing Workman should be your closer for three months.
Nathan Eovaldi – Will begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday or Thursday. His assignment is to be ready moments after the Red Sox trade for a real closer or just continue using Workman.
Trent Thornton – 1 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.25. Second straight disaster start for TT against Boston. “Round trip ride on the T – next stop Kenmore Square….ly hit balls be hit against a starting pitcher?”
Billy McKinney – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, as he was recalled. Recalled by whom? His loved ones, I’m sure. Maybe people with a similar name who get his mail? Might be recalled by them.
Adam Plutko – 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.40. I’m pretty sure a Plutko is a dirty sex act we can’t discuss.
Oscar Mercado – 3-for-5, and a double slam (5, 6) and legs (7), hitting .284. Cooled off a bit after his immediate hot streak upon being called up and upon is a word you never want to say in-person to anyone. You will get a fat lip.
Harold Castro – 2-for-4, 1 RBI, hitting .322, and hitting near-.600 in the last four games. Should’ve mentioned this yesterday, but Castro’s a flaming hot schmotato. Viva el Harold!
Jeimer Candelario – 1-for-4 and his 7th homer. Been rocking Jeimer for about two weeks in a few different leagues. Has five homers in July in 10 games. Can’t spell Jeimer or homer without mer, coincidence?!
Jordy Mercer – 3-for-4, 3 runs and his 2nd and 3rd homer, hitting .213. Commissioner Rob Manfred took the 2nd home run ball off Mercer’s bat, ran a series of tests on the ball, read the tests, shredded the tests and said, “Things look normal here. Now freeze frame while I’m giving a thumbs up.”
Chris Taylor – Hit the IL with a fractured forearm. Initial x-rays came back clean, then the 2nd x-ray machine said, “Go home, ya drunk 1st x-ray machine.” Batt Meatty was recalled, and Kiké should see more playing time.
Cody Bellinger – 4-for-6, 4 runs and his 32nd and 33rd homer, hitting .341. Bellinger sing-songy, “Hey, Yelich? Anything you can do, I can do better!” Yelich, “Eat ass?” Bellinger sing-songy, “Anything better than–What the hell, man?”
Clayton Kershaw – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.00. For long-time readers, it might’ve been a surprise to some that I placed Kershaw in my top 100 for the 2nd half. I still worry about him throwing a full season, or a full half of a season now, but he’s been great when healthy. Unlike literally every other pitcher I own.
Max Muncy – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 24th homer. After the game, Muncy said, “If Bumgarner is traded to the Phils, consider that home run off him.” Lay off him, Max!
Alex Verdugo – 3-for-6, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer, hitting .311. The good news is he is facing the Phils, who give a shizzton of homers. The better news, Verdugo is hitting near-.450 in the last week. The even better news, the rule of three lives on!
Scott Kingery – 2-for-5 and his 12th homer. He was hitting .091 in the last week, so hopefully this is the start of something and no more K’ingery. High five the crap out of me! No? All right.
Zach Eflin – 6 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.16. Six innings and seven runs? That’s a mere inning from Marquez!
George Springer – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 19th and 20th homer, hitting .306. If you’re not hitting three homers a day, really, what are you doing? Taking a siesta?
Framber Valdez – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 5.58 vs. Griffin Canning – 1 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 4.75. Framber was the Middler and Canning was the starter who became the Opener. Baseball in 2019!
Max Fried – 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.08. Sonavabench! How do I start Marquez and not Fried? How, LORD?! Any hoo! This was like Fried’s best start since April (thereabouts), and was in Milwaukee. Though, the Brewers seem scary on paper, but trees are extinct, we’re looking at computers and the Brewers have not been playing well for a few weeks now. Either way, the Streamonator likes Fried’s next start, but he has a blister on his hand, so he might be skipped. Stay tuned! Or not. Your choice.
Ryan Braun – 1-for-4 and his 13th homer, hitting .270. Frequent commenter, knucks, said this yesterday, “I saw that Ryan Braun made a batting stance adjustment after seeing something about Bellinger during the break. He’s been hitting the ball hard coming out of the break.” And that’s me quoting knucks!
Tyler O’Neill – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 3rd and 4th homer. If you’re not hitting multiple home runs, who are you, Vlad Jr.? Vlad Jr. in real games, not Vlad Jr. in a Home Run Derby. I added O’Neill when Ozuna first went down to a whammy on the middle digit, and now he has three homers in three games.
Miles Mikolas – 9 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.15. Who called for a 2018 Miles Mikolas? I surely didn’t and don’t call me Shirley.
Gregory Polanco – Left his rehab game with shoulder soreness. Arghfortunate! Ya know, instead of unfortunate. No? Okay.
Willson Contreras – Hit the IL with a strain of his arch on his foot. The Cubs said out the left side of their mouth they were trading for Martin Maldonado, then, out of the right side of their mouth, said Contreras will be back in ten days. I tend to trust a left side of a mouth, but maybe the right side isn’t lying.
Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-5 and his 20th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Hot schmotato alert and hot-under-the-collar alert for Joe Buck.
Yasiel Puig – 2-for-5 and his 22nd homer. No joke, any home run from Puig that isn’t followed by a benches-clearing brawl has to feel like a win.
Eugenio Suarez – 1-for-4 and his 22nd homer. Damn, instead of 22 homers, I could’ve just wrote ” “. Member that? Or was that a Jersey thing? Putting quotes as a way of saying same? I faintly remember this when people wrote things out still.
Curt Casali – 1-for-3 and his 6th homer. Psycho killer! Curt Casali! Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, far better run run run run run run away!
Kyle Hendricks – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.46. If you started Hendricks, you should let out a major exhale to mimic the hot air that was blowing out yesterday at Wrigley.
Freddie Freeman – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 25th homer, hitting .302. In another game, Mike Freeman (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) hit his 3rd homer. Elias Sports Bureau said the last time two Freemen homered since 1776 when teabagging was all the rage in Boston.
Jake Junis – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 5.08. Streamonator loved this start for J.J. saying it was TNT. The robot must’ve poorly translated dy-no-mite.
Lucas Giolito – 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.23. Solid bounce back after four straight starts from Giolito where he failed to get out of the sixth inning and two starts where he gave up six earned.
Edwin Encarnacion – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 26th and 27th homer, hitting .221. Edwin could roll out of bed, put a parrot on his shoulder and hit 35 homers until he’s 50.
Gio Urshela – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer, hitting .301. Was listening to the Yankees broadcast yesterday and they said something like, “The way this organization found the talent in Urshela when no one else saw it and gave him an opportunity, is astounding.” Yeah, the organization also injured Andujar on purpose so Gio could play, I’m assuming.
Nate Lowe – Didn’t start yesterday, but was seen working out at third base. Wonder if he brought in his own dumbbells or just used Yandy’s gym that he built by the third base bag. This is good news for Lowe, because, with the return of Lowe (not confusing at all!), Lowe doesn’t have a place to play.
Tyler Glasnow – Will be shut down for two more weeks. The Rays are going to be shutting Glasnow down until an emergency, then they will break Glasnow.
Travis d’Arnaud – 3-for-3, 5 RBIs and his 7th, 8th and 9th homers. Travis d’Arnaud always hit well in New York, except, well, of course, when he was actually on a New York team. Now d’Arnaud is going by the more French-sounding, Champ-used-to-be-in-Shea. Or The French Terminator, d’Arnaud. “I’ll be Basque.” They’re French puns, you frog lovers! As for d’Arnaud, he’s okay if you’re hankering for a catcher scab pickin’.
Blake Snell – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.55. Even he’s been better than Marquez! Barely though, so don’t be telling me Marquez de Shat is literally the only garbage pitcher this year.
Zack Wheeler – Hit the IL with shoulder fatigue. *paints face to look like an aluminum can* Drop me off at the junkyard and recycle me! I’m useless in this form! So, how about those 2nd half starters to buy low? Huh? Pretty awesome, right? I’m so cursed I can’t even say anything except I’m a bleeping bleep bleep bleep. Mets say Wheeler could be back next week, but the Mets doctors once diagnosed a pitcher with a torn labrum and prescribed them a dental dam, so who knows.
Just wanted to say ‘Yay, I’m the first commenter of the day! So, Yay is me!!”
Next, I must add that the line “oddly enough the movie with me and my stepsister is called Buster Posey” may be the best line ever. Hahahahhahahahahaaaa
That was classic Razzball. At its finest! Well done pal!
I didn’t get that one unfortunately : (
Thanks!
Marquez hurt me right in the feels. It felt personal this time…
It was personal, that’s why we’re taking it back to him personally in the feels by dropping him… Take that you lousy German!
Yesterday, one of my teams went 7 for 36 with 7Hrs. Cool story.
Boba bae, why did the German hurt me?
Grey, you seen any good movies recently? I really enjoyed Bad Times at the El Royal (on HBO) and Glass (M Night)
For reals though, you’re the cheat code to fantasy baseball.
Thanks! Boba bae was hurt by German too… In places I hadn’t felt in years…. It was the Giants!
I usually see movies free in November/December, so tend not to now… But I do want to see Hereditary guy’s new film and Tarantino’s
Benefits of being in the SAG.
Ha
Midsommar is awesome! So creepy and disturbing.
What is that?
I believe it was that tool Mathew Berry who called it the “Wandy Line” (after Wandy Rodriguez) back in the day but the “Line of DeMarquezation” is so much better.
I agree.
“Worse than even German! That’s the new cutoff for how good or bad pitchers have been: the Line of DeMarquezation.”
Awesome line!
Thanks, Kruk!
Thanks
Grey
So beautiful the report. Even with weak Internet your the vintage cognac in my coffee or the 1902 wine that’s trapped in someone’s wine cellar.
a. We should call him TT Boy in honor of the 90s porn star by the same name. Guess his favorite female body part.
b. Figured out why TB scored all those runs and Baltimore did not my trip to Earth 2. On Earth 2, the hitters of team A hit against their own pitchers. So if course, Baltimore hitters were killing it against their own pitchers whereas TB hitters were getting shut out by their own pitchers. Grey? You there?
c. Seriously LOL’d through practically the entire report today. So good for the soul man after Marquez broke my heart.
d. Internet so weak, barely writing this message.
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks, Ante!
A. Boobies?
B. Haha, nice
C. Thanks!
D. Be well!
Was offered Eduardo Escobar for Joey Lucchesi.
Escobar would most likely take over for David Fletcher.
Without Lucchesi I would have Bumgarner, Nola, Robbie Ray, Heaney, Lynn, Woodruff, Stroman, Kyle Gibson, Jhoulys Chacin and Tommy Milone as SP options (Usually start 7 of them)
Do you make this deal if thinking about only this year?
I’d want Escobar
Agree with DT
You know that scene in Return of the Jedi where the one ewok makes “come on, friend!” motions to the other, but then realizes that the other ewok is dead, so it kneels over it’s ewok-friend’s body and makes a horrible throat-sound?
That’s the sound I was making yesterday with German Marquez’s start.
Thankfully I had other pitchers to bring the ERA down. Castillo (4.5), Giolito (4.5), and Pagan (27) brought my ERA for the day down to 10.8. This is in a weekly head-to-head league, so at least all of these guys are gonna be 2-start pitchers. *manic laughter*
HAHA — nice!
Please rank – Gallen; Lucchesi; Flaherty.
Flaherty, Lucchesi, Gallen for me
Flaherty, Gallen — but last 2 close
Is Ponce De Leon more than a streamer? Will he be able to hang in there nicely for a couple starts until Wheeler is back?
I’m holding him in one league, we shall see!
I’m in a 12 team mixer where we keep 6 (can keep forever but at depreciating value—players are kept in the average of the round they were drafted in initially and the current year ADP).
In a format like this, is Jo Adell a must stash? Like does he stand a chance of warranting one of the 6 keeper spots heading into 2020 (I feel like he would have to be at least a top 150 ish player heading into the year)?
Thanks!
Nah I wouldn’t think so
Agree with DT
Do you think cano has found some life? Or is this just a quick hot streak. I know he is old and has been useless all year, but a guy with a track record who is a available for free and is doing better has me interested. His hr/fb ratio and babip are much lower than what he has recently produced over the last couple of years. I’d be cutting jbj for him. Thanks
I’d want Cano over JBJ
Yes, I picked up Cano three days ago when he had 4 hits
Cano or Scooter Gennett ROS?
I’d want Cano
Agree with DT
Epic prose regarding the cruel and sinister German. It’s no accident that my two best teams are deutsch-bag free. It’s sad how a 6th round pick can undo several other good moves and leave oneself feeling foolish. I’m still just gonna roll him out there anyway in hope of the law of averages coming to my rescue. I had him and Eflin going in my Razzball DC yesterday absolutely destroying my ERA. Eflin now has a 6.03 ERA in my starting lineup and a 1.12 ERA on my bench. He is the most epic/tragic Sonofabench ever for me. The sad part is I am absolutely certain now that if I do bench either Eflin or the German they will throw a 1-hit shitout with 10ks and zero walks. Guaranteed.
HA, of course they will, that’s how it always works… German will be great in Yankee Stadium after he’s dropped by most, or on bench for others, which is why I will start him and he will be terrible again
I think I will show the German what mental toughness is by rolling him out there no matter the pain he inflicts upon his team and mine. Hopefully that’s tough but not masochistic. That makes me miss some of the old school type managers that might chew a guy out for lacking toughness on the mound. Guys like Pinella, Martin, Lasorda, Sparky might actually have had the balls to go out on the mound and question Marquez manhood. I think he and a few others like him have the talent but need more old school treatment. The game is so soft now.
The scary thing with Marquez (as mentioned yesterday), he doesn’t seem capable of limiting damage when things go sideways (or he’s hurt)
It appears to be mental toughness. He has lost his grasp on many occasions this season only to regain it. But he really, really lost it after having some time over break to regroup. There’s undoubtedly a mental toughness and focus issue. As far as physical, I have not seen anything to support that. But when he can lose it for an inning then pull it together like in previous starts its mental. It’s not getting better. He needs a Lou Pinella public shaming on the mound IMO.
Haha, someone needs a Lou Pinella Life Coach session!
Like a literal kick in the ass on the mound. Lou would. I miss Lou. This snowflake-PC world is so much more boring.
David Bell is pretty close on the “big mad” scale
Pitch Alex young at Texas today in a 12 team mixed roto?
I’d pass
Agree with DT
Edwin or voit?
Voit for me
Voit looks like shit so far off the DL I’m worried about him
Yeah, hasn’t looked great
He’s maybe 2 days away from be dropped in the order
Yeah, could be
Edwin
***bulk alert***
Beeks bulks for the Rays, Devenski likely to see some bulk for the ‘Stros
What would be a better return for ROS in a 12 team mixed league, H2H?
DeGrom and Eovaldi OR
Berrios and Carlos Martinez
deGrom
Degrom is the best player in the deal.
Thanks!
deGrom as others have said
I am in a fairly shallow 5×5 keeper league and am in the hunt for a championship this year. Being offered Tatis Jr. and either Benintendi or Puig for Vlad. Certainly for this year I do the deal but what’s your perspective long term? Vlad seems to be a generational talent regardless of his slow start and I am not sure if Tatis can continue to put up big numbers.
Vlad long term but it’s pretty close
Meh, I’d take Tatis and Benintendi
Need one
Cashner vs Tor
Plesac vs Det
Happ vs TB
Keller vs CWS
Trevor RIchards vs SD
I’d try Cashner
I’d look at SON, but I guess Cash
Pathetic Catcher questions in 3…2…1
Yadi worth holding onto?
Jansen, Sisco, Alfaro, R. Perez, or Posey for rest of year in H2H league?
Jansen
Agree with DT
Hey Grey,
H2H 12-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS), limited moves (35 per year), no streaming.
So, been sending out offer after offer to try and strengthen my team as much as possible for playoffs.
I have the current proposal on the table (for context, see my team below and I’m also over the roster spots by 1, hence the 3 for 2):
My: Gallen, Cease, Lamet, 15th pick (round 3)
For His: S. Gray, Y. Chirinos, 18th pick (round 6)
I guess I’m asking do you think their even worth acquiring? or save my early picks for closer to the wire to pull off better deals?
My team:
C – W. Ramos
1B – A. Rizzo
2B – K. Marte
3B – E. Suarez
SS – J. Polanco
CI – C. Santana
MI – T. Turner
LF – J.D. Martinez
CF – C. Yelich
RF – D. Santana
Util – C. Blackmon
BN – P. Goldschmidt
BN – H. Dozier
BN – L. Urias (NA)
SP – J. Paxton
SP – J. Verlander
SP – W. Buehler
RP – K. Jansen (RP)
RP – J. Hader (RP)
P – K. Giles (RP)
P – A. Heaney
BN – Z. Gallen
BN – D. Cease
BN – B. Mckay
DL – C. Kluber (10-DL)
DL – D. Lamet
Thanks bud
Marv
Meh, hold
new trade on the table:
MY: Blackmon, H. Dozier, Paxton, McKay, 13th (1st round)
for His: Judge, Conforto, E. Rodriguez, D. German, Woodruff, 18th (6th round)
That works for me
12 team H2H ROS please pick 2: Marquez, Samardzjia, Wainright, Beede, Barria, Lauer, Junis, B. Keller, M. Keller, B. Wilson, K. Wright or Desclafani?
Can you look at matchups and stream? I guess Beede, Wainwright
Hi Grey and Razzball,
Me: Oh, German, was hast du gemacht? (Marquez, WTF man?)
GM: Ich habe dir Ratios kaputt gemacht! (I’ve destroyed your ratios, you fool!)
I think we can only laugh about it now. And your fab write-up (with many great GM call backs) helps. It is done.
Maybe it hurts less for me because I started him in 2 H2H leagues and can forget about it in like 6 days. Fantasy is about the shared experience, good and bad.
Question: Who do we like for a little SAGNOF going forward: Dyson, Kiermaier, Mercado, Danny Santana? Thanks in advance!
I like Mercado most but if it’s straight SAGNOF you’re looking for then I think Dyson will net you the most steals…
Thanks DT. Mercado is pretty streaky. I never seem to own him when he’s going well… I can give him another shot.
Haha, it is!
I’d try Mercado for now
Morning brother Grey!
I mentioned the show Euphoria yesterday but didnt give my take. My 2 cents: Its kinda like a mashup between earlier Shameless seasons and Saved by the Bell. It’s kinda dark for my taste , but I’m hooked 4 episodes in (superb character development). Such a trip realizing the post 9/11 generation is in highschool!
Back to baseball: I over did it on SAGNOF and am holding 6 RPs. Gotta lose one of the following to activate Eddie Rosario, how do you rank the following ROS: Colome, Taylor Roger’s, Liam Hendriks, Ian Kennedy, Emilio Pagan, Scott Oburg?
I thought Oburg would be the drop since hes not getting saves..but then again I’ll take 1IP plus a few K’s and no ERs as opposed to the blown saves and resulting negative points/stats I’m getting from Kennedy and Pagan recently.
I’d lose Oberg
Thanks Mr. Teeth. Would you fade SON and roll Sabathia or Plesac out today. see below on my take.
Depending on the league I think Plesac is worth a shot, I’m starting him in H2H
Also – I’m in a dog fight to bust out of a 5 way tie for 5th place in a 12 team 5×5 h2h league. If I win this week I’m back in playoff contention and could end up tied for 1st. I need W’s, K’s, and innings (on top of not getting blown up).
Question: SONs not too hot in CC Sabathia home vs. The Rays, and is meh (at best) on Plesac home vs. DET. Would you roll either of them out today?
Sabathia has been pretty solid lately and has owned the Ray’s over the last 3 seasons. The only DET bat that’s had success (hyper small sample size) against Plesac is Jacoby Jones and he’s on the IL.
Figured I really cant start Jon Gray tomorrow even tho he’s been great at home (not sure I should own him in shallow leagues).
Thanks again bruh!
I’d start CC, wouldn’t touch Plesac
Thanks, was leaning CC given his track record and home splits. Plus, as long as the Yanks jump out to an early lead I hope to take a ride down the Ivictory Coast.
Ha, yup
That is crazy when I think about it about post-9/11 — I will check out Euphoria at some point, finishing Stranger Things currently (which is great)
Oberg
Sianara Oberg!
Such a trip! I had a gameboy when I was 9 years old, couldn’t imagine having a smartphone with access to darkest corners of the internet at that age.
Ha, right? Be so corrupted
Kids today will never know the thrill of getting their hands on a Playboy…
Stranger Things! Took a break to start up Euphoria, gonna binge on it over the weekend.
Totally unbaseball related, but I’m pretty stoked to get a pair of “stranger things” Hawkins High edition Nike Air Tailwinds ’79 in the mail today.
Oh my God, I want those sneakers! Where do I get them?
Are you talking Jack or Bobby Kennedy? Ian Kennedy has given up 3 runs (2 and 1) since June 1st. As I’m reading your post, and you mentioned the runs and blown saves by Ian, I thought maybe I had the wrong Kennedy.
He blew one on July 5th, I was pretty hungover and memorably grumpy watching him ruin the days stats. Is he terrible? No not at all, but considering how bad I need a bat to replace Trout short term it was either him, Pagan, or Oberg that had to go.
It’s a h2h league, pretty much a “what have and what can you do for me lately” mentality.
Are any of these guys worth rostering over mazara?
Tyler O’Neil, Yarbrough, or Josh James
Apples/oranges on the RPs — I’d go Yarbrough or O’Neill
14-team 5×5 roto OBP league
Pick 4 in order please…
Cooper, Barreto, Aguilar, Nate Lowe, H.Castro, Candelario, T.O’Neill, R.Zimmerman, Parra, Naquin, or B.Crawford?
Lowe, Cooper, O’Neill, Candelario
Agree with DT
Dr Met examining Wheeler…
Dr Met: So Brad, how’s the old chucker?
Wheeler: Um, Doc…it’s my other shoulder. The right one.
Dr Met *chuckling*: Just checking to see if you’re paying attention. Now what seems to be the problem?
Wheeler; My arm just hasn’t felt right, Doc. Probably gonna need an MRI, check the labrum for structural I’m guessing?
Dr. Met*shudders*: oh good god no! Those machines are terrifying! So complicated. Ha ha…I mean sorry…ah yes…it’s just…let’s just say there was an incident. Hey how about we try it this way. Would you say your shoulder feels “owie?”
Wheeler: You mean does it hurt? Not so much. I guess more like it’s tired.
Dr. Met: Tired! Yes that’s good. But we can’t say tired. They won’t let you. It’s not doctory enough. What we need is that thing that tells you words that mean the same as other words…
Wheeler: A thesaurus?
Dr Met: A the-whatnow? No no…an iPhone, of course. Siri what’s another word for “tired?” Tuckered…no. Pooped! Hahahahaha..we should totally say you’ve got shoulder poop!
*looks up to see Wheeler not laughing*
Dr Met: Right ok. Time to get serious. Let’s see. Here’s a good one. Fah ti gooey. Perfect. Very doctory. In my professional opinion you’ve got the old shoulder fahtigooey. Now…why do you say we hit the links?
I just imagine the Mets doctor as dr. Nick Riviera.
Hi everybody!
Haha
At least he went on the DL on a Monday before lineup deadlines. How often are fantasy owners afforded such a courtesy?
Dave I know you are an NFBC guy, so I totally get what your saying, at least we knew. But to add some ESPN perspective… he is still not officially on the IL which is annoying as hell.
Not exactly relevant, but reminds me of when I hit up ESPN Support on the Tweeter to ask why Jimmy Nelson isn’t marked as IL eligible on their terrible website, before he was activated/called up in real baseball…
Per @ESPNSupport: “Jimmy Nelson pitched fantastic in a rehab start the other day with a second rehab start tomorrow evening and will likely suit up for the Brewers Friday”
Wrong answer ESPN intern. Very wrong answer.
Yeah it’s frustrating when its just a matter of some employee slacking. Kinda like some a-hole going into left lane but not passing the slow car on the right
Wheeler’s not yet IL’d officially
Well, at least you had the option of starting someone else on your roster. That’s a lot better than settling a weekly lineup, like NFBC, and learning on Tuesday evening he will hit DL with no starts for week. I guess that’s part if the challenge but it seems last couple years teams wait longer to DL/ILL
Totally, and if you can change teams’ players who haven’t started yet this week, Wheeler is still movable when the Mets get around to it before their 1st game of the week
Hahaha, nice, Oaktown!
Dr. Met: Have you been seeing another doctor?
Wheeler: Why do you ask?
Dr. Met: Because I heard the receptionist say “The doctor will see you now.”
Wheeler: Yes, that’s you.
Dr. Met: Oh, right!
Haha!
Should I trade Jon Gray for Khris Davis? I think Davis could have a big second half. Or are there discouraging signs . What do you think?
Take Davis and run
Agree with DT
Wow!!! I’ve made the writeup, take that bucket list!
Small credit to Ryan Braun for the timely dinger, of course.
All the credit goes to you. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!
Ruspek.
Haha, good stuff!
SON is a hater but who else is running Dylan Cease out there @KC tonight?
I am in a 15-team mixed
Not exactly the ringing endorsement knucks and I were looking for.
Haha, sorry
I am too! 12-team H2H :-/
Me too in an H2H 12 teamer… ERA/WHIP already below the line of DeMarquetion. So I’m running him out for the W, K, QS hopes…
All Marquez owners are. It can’t get any worse!
Hopefully it can’t get worse!
Traded Goldschmidt, Correa for Bell, Senzal, and Paddock. Did I done good?
This is a 12 team, 14 player keeper league.
Sounds solid!
Thanks Grey! Two quick questions for you …
V Robles or Wander in dynasty?
Also, Hunter Dozier has a 900 OPS right now. Does that go up or down the rest of the way? Trying to decide who to buy for a late season push. Thanks!
We’re buying Conforto if you can. Also Benintendi is prob cheaper right now than he should be. And Laureano… he finished off hot last year and could continue his current streak through the summer, could be a solid “buy high”.
Some others smaller pieces that I been acquiring across various roto leagues with decent depth are Nate Lowe, Ryan Braun, Garrett Cooper, Kevin Newman, Cavan Biggio.
I been cashing in my H. Dozier chips recently. Not to say that I expect a big drop off, I know Grey is a fan of him, I just figured that if I could use him to get someone with a higher floor, I might as well (ie Benintendi or Conforto).
If you need Saves, now is the time to add Bummer, Joe Jimenez, Nick Anderson. Hold them for the next 2 weeks and see what happens. Strickland is suppose to be back soon, but so is Austin Adams (I hope). Adams looked great before he went down before the ASG break and looked like he was about to get a look in the role. He could end up with the job if Strickland isn’t right.
Robles, though that could change in a year — Dozier’s goes down, I think he’s still hurting
Should I give paddack to get benintendi? 12 team mixed keeper and both have low cost as keepers
Generally, Bat > Arm.
And this seems more than fair. We’ve been expecting Benintendi to pull his head out of his rear any day now. I’d imagine he gets into a groove sometime this month. I don’t really play in keepers though, so I’ll be interested on what Grey says.
Agree with knucks, I’d want Benintendi
The opener about Marquez was hilarious, excellent writing. Thanks for the genuine LOL’s.
Thanks!
Are any of these guys worth a pick up over mazara? O’niel, Josh James, or Yarbrough?
See answer above
Pick 1 for rest of the season: Darvish, Eduardo Rodriguez, G. Marquez.
Yu
“Line of DeMarquezation” hahaha
I know DT is a Plesac fan — he got dropped in my league and can grab him — what say you?
I may stand pat, but it’s Canning / Cease for D Hudson and/or Plesac… (obviously benched Canning vs HOU and my opponent had Marquez…. muahahaha). I think these are basically stream/spec spots…
I’m kinda sorta OK on saves, but not really between Hand, Pressly, Romo, Workman, Oberg…
-SEALITOOOOOO
Baby seal!
I’m not messing with Plesac in most mixed leagues, outside of matchups, but I’d take him over Canning and Hudson over both
G!
Wheeler marked DTD…. -_-
thought I had a freebie to get Hudson
Canning & Cease both have pretty decent set of match ups coming up over the next few. Rolling w/ Cease tonight and then take it from there…
Canning reminds me of Bieber 2.0 last year, or Snell 0.5 this year. Periphs say he should be better, but can’t put it together seemingly. Can’t get the sequencing right.
I am thinking in this landscape for H2H that I may start slowly switching to mostly relievers instead of streamers for my fringe guys . What a sh*t show. Maybe can win on ratios, saves, and if my starters hold up…
CAN’T STOP SAYING SEALITOOOOO
You can do it, Sealito! I have faith in you!
Wow- What a slaughter of a day…
Had German and well, ya know…
Lost Wheeler and Contreras.
Have to find a replacement catcher. Which one is the best options?
Garver
Jansen
Posey
d’Arnaud
Thanks
I know, it was miserable — Jansen
1) Can you rank the following 2-start SP for the coming week?
Trevor Richards vSD ($7.6) and @CHW ($5.6)
Nick Pivetta vLAD (-$3.8) and @DET ($6.6)
Ivan Nova @KC (-$3.2) and vMIA ($3.8)
Turnbull @CLE (-$11.0) and v PHI (-$1.5)
2) Which ones would you start, if any, in a 12-team 5×5 league
3) How the heck does Heaney have get a projected value from SON of $25.7 for his start against SEA? I mean, I know Seattle is not that good, but neither is Heaney.
Thanks.
1. Richards, and would not start any of the others, but Nova, Turnbull, Pivetta
3. Good stadium for pitching vs. bad team
Currently out of it and looking to restock for next season. 5-Keeper OPS league.
Would you trade Dahl for Eloy?
Yes.
Agree with starz
Schwarber is/was a “catcher” right? Toss him behind the plate whilst Contreras heals up. BTW, whilst is another one of those in-person fat lippers.
Frog lovers = Jerry Epstein.
At least I’ve only got Marquez on all of my teams! yay
I read that Kyle Tucker is taking some reps at 1B. Make it happen Astros!
Whilst — definitely!
Haha re: Epstein
Tucker is taking reps just in time for September!
Whats up GA and DT….
1 – I stashed Eovaldi but Workman is a free agent. Is he worth grabbing? Would probably have to drop either Sonny Gray (my worst starter) or Justin Turner (bench bat)….
Also…
2 – Posey or Vazquez at catcher ROS?
3 – Salazar or Severino -which is a better DL stash?
Thanks guys!
1) Prob not worth adding Workman, but could see it if your’e starved for saves. Don’t drop Turner.
2) Not Posey
3) Salazar, but not expecting much from either
Agree with knucks, though 1 is based on needs, prolly hold tho
Hey to the Hey, HomeGrey,
Not much to ask you about right now. Things feel very meh throughout the real and fantasy games right now, no? The Home Run Derby winner is . . . Pete Alonso! Red Sox trade for . . . Andrew Cashner! Grey writes a negative lead! Alas.
Or is it just me?’
Mostly just wanted to do this:
Lurrrrrrrrrve ya!!!!
Haha, lurve!
sportivetricks misspells “lede”
sad face
Don’t you dare be sad!
10 team H2H, Pitching cats are (QS, era, whip, S+H, K9)
Drop Marquez for any of the following?
Miley, Fiers, S Gray, Ponce De Leon, Lucchesi, Darvish, Fried, Teheran, McKay
or possibly just use the spot to stream starts
I’d look at matchups, but prolly Lucchesi
Thanks sir. I’ve seen a few articles mentioning Sonny Gray as a second half buy, are you intrigued by him at all? He seems to have benefited from the move to NL and his last 3 starts have been pretty great.
Yeah, I just wrote up Gray last week (maybe 2 weeks ago) as a buy
Oh nice! My short-term memory must be failing me again, gotta lay off the ganja
Ha
10 team Weekly Cats 6×5 Standard+ OPS
Got offered Strasburg for my Tatis.
I have Story at SS. Tatis has been slotted as my IF. I have plenty IF (Voit, Whit, Story, Chapman, JoRam, Hiura), but that would leave me with only 1 ss – really nothing on the WW as far as backups (Galvis, Kike, Newman, Schoop), but Story rarely takes days off so it may not be a problem. I could use another arm; rotation currently is Bauer, Corbin, Thor, Lynn, Canning, and Urias (for ratios).
The bigger issue is keeper rules. We can keep 3 players max for next year. Right now my 3 are Story, and 2 of Soto, JD Martinez, Tatis, Whit, Meadows. Does Tatis make the cut in terms of keepers?
Go forward with the trade?
Tatis could make the cut there… If Soto or JD go down to injury, Tatis is next, I’d hold or trade a different bat for a lesser SP
Lost Contreras. Best replacement?
Wellington C, Casalli, Avila, Wolters, Maldinado, Wieters?
Wieters
Starting pitcher for tomorrow (all bad with favorable match-ups) — who’s the best (sic) choice.
Duffy (vs Detroit)
Baily (vs Sea)
Perez (vs NYM)
Haha nice use of sic
I’d go Bailey if home
Would you continue to use Canning going forward?
Nope
Would you stream Matz at the Twins today in 12 teamer?
No way
@Grey: Looks like the 4-peat is going to be a struggle this year. German Marquez is just the nail in the coffin – pitching has been such a disaster for me, who knew that Clevinger’s injury at the start of the year was just a sign of things to come.
Now Contreras has some weird foot injury, and need to burn a move to pick up a catcher instead of on a pitcher to help lower the ratios from Marquez. Not a good first game coming out of the ASB in H2H
Yeah, was a tough day yesterday
Batt Meatty. Great baseball name.
Hehe
Keeper question for 2019. i know its early, but now is the time to make moves before the trade deadline in the league.
18 man 7×7 avg/obp/slg deep league. We keep up to 7 players.
Players: Hoskins, Soto, Judge, Moncada, Meadows, Alvarez, W. Buehler, Laureano, Ohtani(SP).
Who would you keep for next year? Also who would u trade to possibly upgrade since i have too many keepers. Would you go for another ace? or what type of player would u go for? or just stick with what i have.
Not Laureano or Meadows as of now, but maybe not Meadows — Sure, trade Meadows and Laureano (or Ohtani) for an upgrade if you can
In a 10-team, with HRs everywhere on the wire, O’neill worth an add replacing Franmil Reyes? Reyes hasn’t done much recently.
I would try it
Great write up – got burned by German in two leagues. Question – 12 Team Roto and I’m tied in 4th place – need a boost in all offensive categories. Would you drop any of these:
Hunter Dozier
Scooter Gennett
Howie Kendrick
Chavis
For any of these:
Nate Lowe
Tyler O’Neill
Ryan McMahon
Jay Bruce
Brandon Lowe
Christian Walker
Appreciate your thoughts.
1st three for O’Neill, and both Lowes
Mike Fiers or Sonny Gray in a QS league?
Thanks
Gray
Dropping Marquez would create an opportunity to add 2 players, a current player on IL to stash & a true replacement.
1. Current IL players : Jamison Taillon, Luke Weaver, Danny Salazar, Keone Kela, Jimmy Nelson
2. Potential true replacements : Joey Lucchesi, Zac Gallen, Danelson Lamet
Questions: A) What current IL player would you stash, if any?
B) Who would you add as a replacement for Marquez?
Thanks for any advice.
A. Nah 1. Gallen, Lucchesi
1. I guess if no harm, no foul with stash, I’d stash Salazar
10 team H2H. Doing okay, hanging around 2nd/3rd place. What can I do to put this team over the top? I feel like I should be able to turn my OF surplus into a starting pitching improvement, but I don’t know how to go about it. Who would you like to trade from this team and who could I target with them?
C) Kelly
1B) Gallo
2B) Albies
3B) Bregman
SS) Turner
OF) Soto, Alvarez, Santana
UT) Dahl
BN) Benentendi, Carpenter
DL) Yadi
SP) Wheeler, Minor, Lucchesi, Happ, Hudson, Gonzales, Quintana, Waino/Streamer
RP) Doolittle, Iglesias, C-Mart, W.Smith
Great write up………
Gabe Kaplar is the best quote machine since Andy Vanslyke……when asked about Franco not running out a key play that could have change last nights game early on.
Kaplar says: “…I saw Franco checking his groin area but i don’t know if there is anything there..”
Who out of this motley crew would you recommend starting this week?
Yonny Chirinos
Lucas Giolito
Dallas Keuchel
Mike Minor
Tanner Roark
Brandon Woodruff
Shawn Kelley
Hansel Robles
Sergio Romo
reserves:
Kyle Gibson
Joe Musgrove
HA, nice
I don’t know their matchups, I’d look at them tho
For whatever reason, Curt Casali was the only Talking Heads reference I’ve seen in fantasy baseball this week. Thank you for that.
Haha
Good stuff as always. I have to drop one of the following – Marquez, Gallen, Odorizzi. It has to be Marquez at this point, no? I nearly hate-dropped him last night but decided to sleep on it.
Thanks!
Thanks! Think you can lose German
Y. Diaz or McMahon?
Thanks
McMahon in Coors
Do you like Logan Allen @MIA as a stream today in 12 team mixed Roto leagues? SON at $7.2
Yes
pick two, you sweet tart tart
logan allen @ marlins
zach plesac home v tigers
danny ponce de leon home v pirates
thanks yo
Ha, Allen, Ponce
espn is f’ing up seriously bad on wheeler, rotoworld report the DL stint at yesterday at 3ish pm or so eastern. STILL not DL’d in espn. i want to add somebody for today you lazy jackasses!
they went to the trouble of listing him DTD too, which he supposedly isn’t only that. he got the DL already. same in yahoo. i see the issue, the mess didn’t play yesterday and like much other mess bumblehood they i guess didn’t actually DL him yet. some lazy jackass in their front office didn’t put the paperwork through yet, as i’m sure that idiot thought he deserved a break for all his great work and success this franchise earns on a daily basis. except i’m seeing definitive news reports from mess writers that he was in fact already DL’d, so maybe this is just espn/yahoo b.s. ah, but according to the player blurb in fantrax it’s just “the mess PLAN on putting wheeler on DL”. so maybe that report is actually correct and it’s the mess being lazy jackasses, like everybody becomes in september when they have nothing to gain since fantasy leaguers haven’t unioned up yet to lose them money when they F with us for no reason. this could be done. if it cost them money to not DL players and carry out routine transaction reports like this they would do it, since it’s very easy to do. so it seems fantrax’s writers are the only ones who actually have any idea what the F is going on with this. obviously it’ll be just weird if he doesn’t get it in a few hours, but i want to add a good streamer right now.
I love to pile on ESPN, but MLB transactions say Wheeler hasn’t yet been IL’d
AL-only keeper, I’m trying to acquire some SV and an OF for the stretch run, was countered with his Castellanos and Hendriks (neither of which are really keepable at their prices) for my Boyd and Semien (both of which he’d keep, and Boyd has really nice value at $5). While there’s risk of interleague trades for Boyd and Castellanos, I’m thinking this is a no.
Do you agree? If so, what if I can get him to include H. Robles for extra SV?
Hold
The Line of DeMarquezation: Getting me to laugh at the sheer awfulness of German is brilliant, thank you!
Ha, No problem
Are you dropping any of Avisail, Buxton, Heyward for Mercado in a keep forever? Even if any of the aforementioned aren’t keepers? Just trying to maintain my ample lead for the remainder of the season.
Garcia
just noticed that avisail is listed as lefty only side guy at depth charts. this doesn’t quite jibe with his starts lately, but he does have an under .600 OPS over the last 30 days (.596), sometimes depthcharts is slow to adjust to things, but maybe this actually is a change what with brosseau hitting very well, lowe really hitting well, choi back etc. his DH time is squeezing pretty badly. meadows does get BN’d for lefties, pham ain’t benched pretty much at all, kiermaier sometimes but avisail can’t play CF anyway.
Awesome rant. Went well with my hangover.
Thanks!
Kingery Or Dozier ROS?
i’ll assume the good dozier here, but you might not mean him.
Kingery
Looking for a fresh start decided to start German this week…still having dry heaves over that sh*t show. Now on my never again list, I hope he gets lost on the subway in NYC
What’s up Grey?!
Is Pineda and CC roster worthy in a 10 team league w QS/W/K’s?
Thanks !
Sure, in right matchups
Who would you rather target in a trade? Snell or Corbin? Asking price is bout the same for both.
Snell, same-ish
I’m in a 10 team 5×5 roto AL dynasty league. My pitching staff consists of Cole, Clevinger, Price, ERod, Chirinos, Porcello, and Shawn Kelly, Aaron Bummer, and Hand in the bullpen. I have Plesac stashed and have two weeks two add him back to my roster. Would you wait and see with Plesac or add him for Porcello or Bummer. I have 7 points or more in all pitching categories but my lowest is ERA. Thanks for the help!
Add him for Bummer
1. Apologies… R. Perez, Alfaro, or D’Arnaud?
2. Hold Canning for 1 more, or stream?
12-team H2H cats. Thx.
1. Try Travis 2. Lose him
Dynasty QS league
Trade my Lynn for bumgarner
Sure
Bench one
Kingery vs LAD (Buehler)
Voit vs TB (Stanek)
Riley @ Mil (Woodruff)
Laureano vs Sea (Gonzales)
Hiura vs ATL (Wilson)
Hiura
Plesac vs Det, Allen @ Mia, or Happ vs TB?
Allen
Hey Grey,
Loved the mailbag video. Some good info there.
Just want to make sure I’m getting this correct. Are you saying we should expect Eduardo Escobar’s power numbers to decline in the second half? I would assume that’s pretty obvious considering the average home run distance. But I guess I wanted you to clarify it for me because sometimes I’m not sure what you mean. Thanks!
Eduardo has been getting lucky across the board on his #s
Thanks boss. Didn’t realize it extended beyond the power numbers. Appreciate it!
No problem
What’s good Grey? When I checked my phone yesterday evening and saw Marquez’s line, I thought it was a malfunction. Then I had a couple beers while watching the 3rd season of Stranger Things. Woke up this morning and thought it was all a dream. The Line of DeMarquezation:(
I currently have Chavis at 1B/3B which is so boring. Dietrich, Belt, and Kendrick are three more boring options on the waiver wire. Which is most exciting of the four? Appreciate the write-up.
It was a brutal start, I should’ve benched him but vs. the Giants, it shouldn’t have been that bad… It shouldn’t have!
I’d just hold, but they are boring
I think Andres Munoz needs to be in your BUY column this Friday. Top relieving prospect in the minors (throw’s consistently 100) who was called up this past Friday. Padres aren’t keeping Yates at the trading deadline. Munoz will be saving in two weeks.
Yates is moving? Wow, hadn’t heard that… You heard that or speculating?
I’m speculating that he’s going to get moved at the deadline.
Haha, gotcha
12-team h2h. Do you agree that neither Cease nor Marquez have any value and that each could be dropped with no hesitation? I will be cutting one of them today — does either have (even a little) value for their next start: Cease (next start: @TB) or Marquez (@ NYY).
Can drop them
I remember young(er), naive me leaving my draft in March on top of the world because I was able to nab most of my starting pitching targets…Flaherty, Marquez, Wheeler, Taillon, Lucchesi, Luzardo…
Fast forward to today and July-me just wants to kick March-Me in the balls!
The good news is all pitchers are a mess
The funny part (not HaHa) is the only one of my targets I didn’t land was Bieber and of course he is the only one who has been good.
Ha, of course
Well, yesterday we were discussing Marquez getting dropped and whether I should drop Lucchesi for him. Or I thought we were, maybe I was just thinking about it. Are we thinking Lucchesi now has more value ROS? I kind of know your answer but just want to hear it anyway haha.
Also, Luke Weaver has started throwing and is out there on the IL. Have Giancarlo and Salazaar on the IL and stubbornly attached to the upside of Salazaar. Also have Glasnow. Would you drop Glasnow and stash Weaver? Who do you think has more value ROS?
I’d go Lucchesi, but can’t really start him in away games with confidence
Drop Glasnow for Weaver
Thanks man
No problem
Yo Grey!
Loved the write up, especially the lead. I need saves to try to retake first place in my 12 team 6×6 (OBP and holds) redraft. I have Kluber on the DL and was hoping for a boost starting next month to my starters, but am thinking of offering him for a closer. I am trying to keep my bats together, but could see offering someone like A. Riley who is usually on my bench.
Would you trade Kluber for Jansen or another top tier closer? If not, who from below would you try to move for a closer? Here’s my current pitching:
B. Snell
S. Bieber
Y. Chironos
B. McKay
M. Soroka
J. Harder
L. Jackson
E. Pagan
R. Pressly
A. Swarzak
A. Minter
L. Trivino
Thanks! I’d take Kenley or another top tier closer
Not sure if my other longer comment will come through – said awaiting moderation – so if it doesn’t, 12 team 6×6 Kluber or K. Jansen?
You can ignore this one Grey – see above. Thanks!
No problem
Jansen
Should I deal Eloy and Shane Greene for Giolito ? rest of teamis below. not sure if I need the power given my squad. Thoughts?
Garver
Hoskins
Hunter Dozier
Hiura
Breman
Lourdes Gurriel
DeJong
Judge
Eloy
Nate Lowe
Laureano
Segura
Buxton
Garrett Cooper
Ozuna
Ryu
Caleb Smith
Bumgarner
Berrios
Miley
Lester
Greene
Vazquez
Kimbrel
Sounds fair, do you need the arm? I’d do it if I did
I was listening to the Revisionist History podcast and they mentioned the Lucchesi crime family on the 4th of July episode… you know Razzball came to mind immediately and I lawled.
Guy in my 15-team 5×5 AL Only dynasty is offering Judge and Shawn Kelley for all of my draft picks plus Kyle Gibson. We get three draft picks per year and the rest of the draft is Auction, with 8 keepers per team. I’m in last place in saves (no holds), and my pitching is atrocious, but my batting isn’t bad and I’m close to the top in almost everything, which gives me hope for getting out of eighth place if I stream my ass off (20 points out of first, though). Judge can be kept for next year in place of JoRam.
Here’s my team (apologies for length)… what do you think? Acccept or reject?
C Herrmann
C Phegley
1B Nate Lowe
2B L Gurriel
3B Devers
SS Semien
CI JoRam
MI Rengifo
OF Betts
OF Laureano
OF Goodrum
OF C Stewart
OF Starling
DH Thaiss
IL B Lowe
IL E Rosario
IL Piscotty
M DJ Stewart
M Tellez
P Gibson
P R Lopez
P N Cortes
P Givens
P D Castillo
P LeClerc
P Pressly
P Bummer
P Hembree
IL Peacock
IL Shoemaker
IL Loaisiga
IL Kopech
IL A Adams
M Urquidy
M C Adams
Lucchesi Crime Syndicate and Cannoli Rollers!
Wow, I think you take Judge and run, but I don’t know what kind of talent is in your drafts
Thanks Grey! We can only draft guys on 25-man rosters. The top draft pick this year was Correa, but the picks after him were forgettable. Most of the best guys are thrown out for bidding in the first two rounds, which are auction.
Yeah, sounds fine then
Loved the intro, lol. Just swung a trade. 12 team h2h weekly points league.
I gave – Paddack, D. German and Chavis
I get – G. Cole, E. Escobar.
I am already deep at SP so seemed like a no Brainer hitting accept, especially with possible innings limit on Paddack and D. German. What do you think?
Thanks! Sounds solid!
10 team H2H points league
I’m getting ready to drop German. The following are available:
Flaherty
Caleb Smith
Happ
Who should I pick up?
Flaherty
Grey!
What do you make of JoRam’s recent “hot streak”? Just smoke or is it fire? Considering trying to trade for him for a big second half but also don’t want that 200 avg in my life AT ALL if he doesn’t find that fire.
Thank u
I ranked and projected him in the top 100, I think he can be around a .250 hitter
With steals, and some power
Benching Howie Kendrick for 5 straight games is so crazy that I’m begging to think it’s his idea.
It’s hit as balls, the team he plays for is so outside the mainstream it’s ridiculous, and he’s like- F*** it, I’m too old for this s***!!
I mean, I’m looking at Brian Dozier, Ryan Zimmerman and Matt Adams as anyone who cares about winning is trying to bench as many of these dudes as possible and it just ain’t happening. So weird.
Sorry for the typos,
I just realized that Dave Martinez couldn’t even start him when they’re using a DH!! Like for reelz, he has all three of those *** clowns in the lineup together!
Why would you bench arguably your best hitter ever more than one game? It’s like MLB managers try to lose
I was watching the Rockies game while at work and the broadcasters actually started to scribble out the score throughout various points of the game. Made for some humour during a humiliating game.
Anyways, a guy in my league has been desperately trying to trade Jean Segura for some reason (did research other than some minor heel injury he’s currently dealing with he seems to be relatively healthy)
I got offered my Lorenzo Cain for his Jean Segura
Is it worth making the trade? They seem to be similar players and my infield lacks no skill having C. Santana, Whit, Breg and Nado with Goldy in Utility.
Thanks as always you guys are the best!
Ha, yeah, saw that on the score
Similar, but solid trade if you need a SS
Which it doesn’t seem like you need, so meh.. It’s fair/even
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. TreaT/kimbrel for Degrom/Khris D? who do ya like?
deGrom side by a hair, but if you need steals then Trea
12 team 7×7 keeper league (TB and OPS): Lorenzo Cain was dropped, would you drop either Jay Bruce or Oscar Mercado for him? Or hold?
Mercado
Afternoon Grey! Better pickup for a bench bat ROS, Hiura or Candelario? Do you have a preference?
Afternoon, Hiura
Josh Bell –
Hit .208 in June and .244 in July, but in one of those July games he went 4/6 with 3 HR and 7 RBI. He’s hitting a meager .219 in 133 at-bats in June/July combined and has gone hitless in 7 of 11 games this month. The concerning part is his K rate was up to 27% in June and 32% in July so far, including 0 for last 18.
I think we’ve already seen the best of Bell this season. His overall season stats look good, but the escalating K rate and weak average the last month and half I’m wondering if:
1. I should make an offer to trade Bell for Pete Alonso as my 1B?
2. Move Hoskins to 1B and trade Bell for Springer?
Thoughts?
Been saying this
1. Yes 2. Sure
Between 1 and 2 what the best play?
Prolly lean Springer
ROS, 10T 5×5 redraft
Drop Marquez for Pineda, Mikolas, Quintana or Fried (to stash)?
Thanks
Quintana
Sad to see Willie Calhoun sent down. Maybe they will start him at 3B and 2B back on the farm. Maybe he will get one more chance this year but we’re probably looking at 2020.
He’s looking at being on another team who will play him
Hey Grey,
Dynasty keep forever league: Trade Alex Reyes for Edwin Diaz? Or hold Reyes?
Diaz
Hello Grey,
12 Team H2H 6×6 OPS Redraft
I’m also a little concerned about Voit and Olson has been on fire.
Voit or Olson ROS?
Thanks again for your thoughts
Voit, but close, could go either way
Cano over Biggio at 2B in a 12 team H2H?
Yes
Grey,
Thanks for what you do every day!
11-team roto 6×6 (Avg and OBP, Sv+Hd), which side?
Snell/Matt Barnes for Paddack/Hand
Trade Analyzer says Snell side by $12…. Doesn’t seem that lopsided to me.
No problem…Snell side
Grey, 10 team OBP 5×5
1. What side? Lindor Rizzo Rosario for Arenado T Turner Harper
2. Does it help me or meh?
Grandal
Rizzo
Moncada
Gurriel Y
Lindor
Bellinger
Riley
Desmond
Tatis
Verlander
Scherzer
Bauer
Bieber
German D
Vazquez
Hadder
Benc
Meadows
Mancini
Bichette
Danny Santana
Ozuna DL
Rosario DL
Soroka
Giolito
Gray S
Severino DL
Arenado 2. Yes it’s good
@Grey: sagnof. trying to trade kimbrel but no one is biting. kimbrel for darvish or hold?
Hold
What are we doing with Giles and his recent arm troubles? Drop, hold, buy?
Guess hold but prolly drop if can’t hold
Grey,
In a 20 team head to head dynasty league would you deal Luis Robert and Nate Lowe for Clevinger. I have Benintendi Eloy Acuna and Robles in the OF. Or would you deal Robles and keep Roberts or hold altogether.
Hold
HxH league, how would you rank these hitters ROS:
Jeff McNeil, A. Hicks, Pollock?
Pollock, McNeil
@Grey: thoughts on matz? didnt look terrible in a tough road start, of course he was on a pitch count, so sure that helped limit the damage. drop for mckay in redraft?
Meh, Conforto limited the damage on one ball that could’ve killed his line
Would you take K. Bryant for Josh Bell?
Sure
I don’t understand how the Giants pitchers have succeeded at Coors
It’s to make Marquez feel worse
And Adalberto Mondesi goes down tonight. Dude, this season has been such a struggle for me after a great April/May.
Prayer octagon for Mondesi that this isn’t a season ender – he went down hard for that foul ball on his arm/shoulder
Ugh, that sucks
I don’t really mind that Neris gives up a three run homer in the 9th. I mean, we realize that they are playing a sport where the pitcher is throwing a mexican jumping bean to a batter while playing in a Cracker Jack box stadium in Philly.
I do though have a huge problem with Neris’ mental state when he throws the next pitch 95 mph behind Freese’s ear. WTF, this guy doesn’t need to be pitching in high leverage situations if he can’t handle his s**t.
Haha, totally
Garrett Cooper has such an impressive hr/fb %. He still drives me nuts most days with al the ground balls, but I’ve been impressed overall. I feel like he is a swing adjustment away fro being the next Josh Bell. The guy can fast out hit, he’s just got to elevate more batted balls.
Catcher question…SORRY!
14-team 2-Catcher OBP league. Ugh.
I have Garver and Sisco.
Available guys: Tony Wolters, Kyle Farmer (has C elig now), Casali, Flowers, Barnes, Iannetta, Vogt, K.Smith, and Herrmann.