As Ice Cube sang on the now-iconic song, It Was An Away Game, “Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God. Today, German was away, carrying my whole squad.” Then later on, he sings, “I felt ill after that big fat DeSclafani, pitching like he just pulled out of bed in jammies, but German killed those baserunners like every role by Allison Janney. And my teams run deep so deep so deep I’d put your ass to sleep talking about how on one team Alex Cobb’s my number one, but I didn’t hesitate to call German Marquez my top gun.” Imagine you were a Rockies fan who only watched home games, the team’s contract with German Marquez (9 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 0 walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.00) would be tré confusing. After 100 pitches, he is so low effort throwing 97 MPH in the 9th inning, and occasionally drops in an off-the-table curve that is freaking brothers every way like M.J. I can’t believe today German’s game was away. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Nolan Arenado – 1-for-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .254. In honor of Palm Sunday, I’m going to carelessly leave the Shroud of Turin in my open window sill to get some sun…NOOOOO!!! Torenado!!!
Madison Bumgarner – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.12. His velocity is still whatever (fastball 90-ish, slide 85-ish), and no new velocity is coming unless Balco reopens in San Fran and Bum’s bum gets a dose. However, his spin rate has gone through the roof (twirling, prolly). He’s added more spin (309 RPMs) than any other pitcher (Burnes is 2nd), and he’s third for spin increase on breaking pitches. Also, he’s attacking hitters differently, further inside for righties with the fastball and breaking pitches. Not ready to say he’s back to a top 10 SP, but he’s not as bad as I worried he’d be coming into the year.
Rougned Odor – Hit the IL with a sore knee. Speaking of knees, I’m taking a knee on ever drafting this schmohawk again. I’m never even going to draft his brother, Rougned Odor. Yes, he has a brother by the same name. That should’ve been warning enough that I should avoid this schmohawk. I’m actually sympathetic to Jose Bautista now for getting cold-cocked by Odor. Rougned is a total POS and may his knee never heal so he doesn’t return to drag down my team’s batting average. Like a rejected Axe Body Spray tag line: Be gone, Odor!
Elvis Andrus – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs a slam (3) and legs (4), and a double short of the cycle, hitting .414. Elvis has reentered the building!
Delino DeShields – 2-for-5, 2 runs and his 4th and 5th steal, hitting .200, as he hit leadoff. I dropped him in one deeper mixed league, which means he’s almost definitely about to break out. DeShizz is not living his best life if he’s not driving me crazy. *breaking news sounds* I just picked him up; may the Fantasy Baseball Overlord have pity on us all.
Stephen Piscotty – 1-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Khris Davis (1-for-4, 1 RBI) must be rubbing off on Piscotty as 1-for-4 with a homer is what Davis has averaged for the last 750 games.
Brett Anderson – 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.63. Solid MediOAKer start in an away game. Streamonator doesn’t love his next start, and he’s not someone I start without SON’s approval.
CC Sabathia – 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 0 walks, 3 Ks, as he returned. Unfortch, Domingo German (2 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.38) came in to relieve him. Does that mean German has been bumped from the rotation? I don’t think so, but the Yanks might not have needed a 5th starter for a while. Don’t worry, German will get some job security when J.A. Happ is placed on the Disgraceful List with suckage.
Masahiro Tanaka – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.22. Welcome back, pre-All-Star Break Tanaka!
Jose Abreu – 1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI and two steals (1, 2). Were these his 1st two steals of his career? Did he have a 79-foot lead? To speed up baseball, did Our Commissioner Manfred install a moving walkway between 1st and 2nd base? Did new Yankees’ catcher, Kyle Higashioka, get throwing lessons from Mackey Sasser? I have questions, y’all!
Tim Anderson – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer, a grand slam, hitting .429. Though, with Higashioka catching, it might’ve been a bunt single and a quick steal of three bags.
Carlos Rodon – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.27. Wanted no part of Rodon in the preseason, but four starts in…well, *twists arm* Okay, but his velocity is down, his walks are still ugly and I don’t trust him. I swear I started this blurb looking to be positive for Rodon, but I couldn’t get there.
Chris Archer – 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.00. He came up just a hair short of the 14-inning perfect game he needs to throw every time out to live up to expectations after the Meadows/Glasnow trade.
Jameson Taillon – 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.43. *finger pushes on listening device in ear* I’m getting word that Tameson Jaillon in a parallel universe where he’s trade to the Rays just struck out 12 guys. Crazy!
Anibal Sanchez – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.86. “Two strikeouts in seven innings? Let’s trade for him!” That’s Ray Searage.
Zach Eflin – 4 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 3.94. The Regression Fairies personally know a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race; they once rolled their eye so hard they lost a contact, and they will destroy your ratios.
Vince Velasquez – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.25. No lie, I own Velasquez in one league and have yet to put him into my lineup. I might want to change that. In fairness to me, it’s a weekly league and he’s faced the Nats a lot. Though, yesterday was vs. the Marlins, so I think even my excuse for being stupid is stupid.
Cesar Hernandez – 2-for-5 and a slam (1) and legs (2), hitting .200. The last Phillies hitter to get hot, and that includes Scott Kingery, who is hitting .500+.
Caleb Smith – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.65. To illustrate the kind of faith I have in Caleb Smith, I have owned him the entire year in my RCL league (12-team mixed), and will start him until further notice.
Brian Anderson – 1-for-5 and a slam (2) and legs (2), hitting .232. B.A. was an A stream.
Jefry Rodriguez – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks as he replaced Clevinger in the Indians’ rotation. Jefry is pronounced like Jeffrey, but it’s rarely pronounced because he has a 5.71 career ERA.
Carlos Gonzalez – 1-for-5, 1 run as he was recalled from the minors. When he was a rookie, people knew what CarGo was. Now the world’s digital and people are like, “CarGo? That’s just soon-to-be litter, do you not care about the environment?” An Old might say, “But don’t you need some things still delivered, like toilet paper?” “No, toilet paper is now digital to save dolphins, you insensitive prick!”
Corey Kluber – 2 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 6 hits, 5 walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 6.16. Walking five Royals in 3 IP is like walking Joey Votto 11 times in a game.
Leonys Martin – 3-fof-5, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, hitting .271. He was a hot schmotato who made Friday’s Buy column, and now, as if life couldn’t become even more grand, he’s reappeared and still hitting homers.
Wily Peralta – 1 IP, 0 ER and the win, and a save on Saturday, ERA at 7.71. We’re in our 2nd year of Wily Peralta, Royals closer, and him being garbage. Apparently, those things are mutually exclusive.
Yasiel Puig – 2-for-5 and his 1st homer. Thank God, I was beginning to worry I drafted in the 6th round the equivalent to Tie Domi.
Jesse Winker – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs, hitting .190, and his 4th homer in the last five games. Winker isn’t supposed to have this much power, but I think we need to assume players hit for more power in the majors, as crackers as that sounds.
Marcell Ozuna – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 4th and 5th homer, hitting .275. OZUNA love to hit with healthy shoulder. OZUNA shoulder feel brand new. OZUNA shoulder have new car smell.
Tyler O’Neill – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 1st homer. Five over-the-internet dollars that you will never collect that O’Neill will hit another home run in his next start.
Sean Newcomb – Sent to Triple-A. Didn’t love any of the Braves starters coming out of the spring, picked up some hot-monkey-love, hump-hump action for Max Fried, but Newcomb was a pass from me. A Newcomb is unnecessary when you have hair like mine. *turns to the mirror, blows kiss, mirror falls off the wall and crashes* Okay, that was a coincidence. However, now the Braves have Newc’d Newcomb and are doing it all for the Touki. Toussaint, that is. I went to grab Touki in all my deeper than 12 team leagues, and could even see him in 12-teamers if you’re in need of some upside.
Arodys Vizcaino – Hit the IL with shoulder inflammation. The writing was on the wall with this one, and the writing said, “There once was a man from Nantucket, yo, Vizacino’s shoulder been bad since the spring, suck it.” The obvious replacement is A.J. Minter who should be owned everywhere.
Nick Markakis – 1-for-4, 2 runs, and his 2nd homer, and 2nd in as many games. Sparkakis!
Josh Donaldson – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .264. Brucely, I’m surprised he’s not already hurt, so bonus points there for him.
Jacob deGrom – 5 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, (4 BBs), 9 Ks, ERA at 3.68. On one hand, he went into Atlanta, a tough matchup, and got nine strikeouts in only five innings. On the other hand, it’s back-to-back meh starts. On a third hand that’s really a Baby On Board suction cup hand in a car window, you had to draft him in the top 15 overall, and I’d be screaming bloody murder if I owned him. The Mets are saying he’s fine; A-Rod was saying he’s tipping his pitches and, if I owned him, I’d be hoping for the best, and expecting the worst because: Mets.
Michael Pineda – 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.00 vs. Tyson Ross – 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.50. This matchup was billed as, “Two guys Grey can’t believe he owns, but has been relatively happy with.” Not sure who calls it that. It’s not me ending a sentence with ‘with.’ I end my sentences with two withs. Nerdy grammar jokes aside, I do own these guys, and have been happy with them, but it’s a deep league and they are backend of the rotation, so your mileage may vary.
Trevor Hildenberger – 2/3 IP, 0 ER and his 1st save, ERA at 0.00, as he relieved regular Twins closer, Blake Parker (1/3, 0 ER, 3 baserunners) from a full-on implosion. My guess is Rocco Baldelli goes back to Parker for the next save, but obviously the leash is Pitbull short. Meaning the leash Pitbull, the rapper, wears to formal functions, which is a short, cropped leash.
Gordon Beckham – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .176. Yesterday, Tiger Woods won his 1st major in 14 years, and Gordon Beckham, a Tiger, had his first positive game in 14 years. Remarkable, priceless, phony enthusiasm.
Rick Porcello – 4 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 11.12. Red Sox pitchers need to take an ill-fated Duck Tour.
David Price – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.79. Wait a second, a good pitcher for the Red Sox actually pitched well against a godforsaken team? Well, I’ll be. Next thing you’re gonna tell me he held Chris Davis hitless.
John Means – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 1.98. Fun fact! John Means is actually a nickname. His full name is “John Means The Orioles Have No One Else To Start.” It’s of British origin.
Clay Buchholz – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, as he returned from the IL. I’d use the Streamonator for Buchholz, and, an educated guess says that the robot will never like him, unless he gets some random home game during interleague or he changes his name to Metal Buchholz. Clay’s A) Bad material to manufacture goods. B) Reminds Streamonator of the movie, Ghost. C) There’s no C.
Freddy Galvis – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .351. Might be the hottest schmotato in the land, which was immortalized in the Genesis video, Land of Schmotatoes, when Puppet Ronald Reagan was a proud owner of Freddy Galvis and woke up in a puddle of water.
Billy McKinney – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, hitting .217. The Bret Easton Ellis book, Less Than Zero, was about what McKinney’s done this year, but maybe he’s coming out of it.
Marcus Stroman – 4 IP, 0 ER, 3 unearned runs, 7 baserunners (4 BBs), 5 Ks, ERA at 1.99. If you think this is a good start, I have a bridge in Madison County to sell you. Okay, it’s a DVD of The Bridges of Madison County.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – Was demoted. Let’s go, bring up Guerrero, Bichette, Biggio and any other kids of the players from the 1999 All-Star Game… What’s Cal Ripken Jr. Jr. up to? Call him up too!
Matt Strahm – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.26. Still pretty off Strahm — let the boys be boys! — but the Streamonator is at least positive for his next start and I could see letting up on the brake a little. I’m talking about a streamer — Strahmer? — so don’t ask if you should drop someone good for him.
Christian Walker – 3-for-4 and his 4th homer. Christian has risen! Week early, but we’ll take it.
Ketel Marte – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. Anime Grey goes over Ketel in the video at the top of the page, give it a looksie.
Fernando Tatis Jr. – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting .268. So far he looks overmatched by major league pitching at least once a game, so he could hit .750 this year. FTJ! Fun the Jewels fast!
Manuel Margot – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .333. This guy is the NL’s Delino DeShields. They are cockroaches who won’t go away. Someone do an artsy film about him called, Margot In My Bedding.
Mitch Haniger – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games, hitting .289. Mitch does not kill my vibe!
Erik Swanson – With LeBlanc out for upwards to six weeks (Wade not Matt, though who knows where Matt is), Swanson was called up by the M’s. Swanson’s a hard thrower the M’s got from the Yanks for Paxton, and has a solid-enough slider. He could be a 9+ K/9 and mid-2 walk rate guy, so I’m buying in deeper leagues (to give you an idea, I dropped Roark for him). The Prospectonator projections for him don’t look bad. He’s above Kyle Wright, to throw out one random rookie starter.
Justin Verlander – 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 3.52. Whew, now if I can get Just Awful Happ to not have a 17.50 ERA.
Gerrit Cole – 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 3.24. Elias Sports Bureau said this was the 1st time two Astros starters had back-to-back 11-strikeout games since Nolan Ryan threw both sides of a doubleheader.
Alex Verdugo – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .343. I just spent five minutes trying to pick up Verdugo in two leagues, but I couldn’t justify dropping guys since Verdugo’s playing time is so tied up in what names Roberts pulls out of his hat. “Batting third is…Fanatics.” “Uh, Dave, you pulled the tag.”
Ross Stripling – 8 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.92. Sell! Not kidding; his peripherals look egregious. Or you can wait for Friday’s Sell column.
Joc Pederson – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer. As I pointed out in Friday’s Buy, the Hitter-Tron loves Pederson over the next week (now five more days?). The Hitter-Tron also loves to go to the Pep Boys to have its holes lubed. (Don’t shoot the messenger.)
Zach Davies – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.53. Trying to figure out the Brewers starters year to year is like watching True Detective after a head trauma.
Would you rather own strahm or pineda in a qs league? Been waiting for strahm to show his upside. Outside of the awful first start, he has been better. Would you rather wait and hold strahm to see if he can get there or Pineda who finally went 6 innings in his last start?
Thanks
Pineda
It’s Strahm for me, but they’re close and I do think Pineda outperforms Strahm in the QS dept if that’s your focus.
Pineda
1.jose peraza or wily adames ros— h2h 6×6.
2 ,is drew pomeranz an immediate pick-up?
thank you!
1) Peraza
2) Who would you drop? I’m adding Pomeranz where I can…
Agree with DT, though Pom’s kinda whatever to me in shallower mixed leagues
Is Gardner worth holding on to in a 12-team roto that starts 5 OF and has daily lineups? Its an OBP league and I thought he be ok as a reserve since he was leading off for a good lineup with all of the off days in the schedule. He popped a couple HR and has 2 SB but isn’t getting on base and now I hear Lemahieu may be leading off more often until Hicks gets back. I’d use his spot to stream or pick up a reliever to help with ratios and K. I have Ketel Marte on the bench who now has OF eligibility. Thanks
I’d use the spot to stream
Agree with DT
Thanks for the write-up! Surprised Just Dong Davis didn’t get a mention, because I know you like those Mets.
Meh, he’s a platoon player
Hello Grey, Hello DT :)
Nice article as usual!
I’m retooling my lineup recent days. I have added Vogelbach, Franmil, Adames, Phegley, Pineda and they made me happy. My next target to lose is Inciarte. Actually my low SB is a big concern for me. But he’s reaaaaaaaally boring.
Should I drop him and pick up DeShields? Dude always has low avg and good BB%, so if healthy, could get enough chances to steal, right? Or I can drop Adames or Hampson for him. Need your wise opinions. Thanks :)
Hey Mojoman,
I’d hold Inciarte for now.
Hampson over Adames works if you need steals, I think Hampson is starting to come around.
No problem.
Thank you DT.
I mean can I drop Inciarte and pick up DeShields?
If you say hold, I can drop Hampson or Adames for DeShields.
Hampson, Adames, DeShields….. for 2 spots.
Who’s your choice?
Thanks! Agree with DT, lose Adames
Haha I will follow you, Grey and DT. thanks.
No problem
6×6 OPS
Trying to figure out my OF need 2-3
Have Bader
Grichuk
Incirate
Kiermaier
Waiver options
Herrera
Kepler
Goodrum
Martin
Should I pick up anyone?
ODB over Kiermaier
Grey!!!
Wow! Just wow! You had me at hello, but Wow!!
a. So bad is my catcher wound that even considered (twice, on two separate occasions) to sign up Higashioka and his .116 BA ’cause how bad could it be, he’s hitting in Yankee Stadium XXX. Thank God I didn’t do it, but no one can heal my catcher wound, so I’ll continue to pick at the scab. I must.
b. Thanks for the VinnyV tip in the Buy column, sorry you didn’t start him. Although, Urena pitched better than VinnyV and only gave up a cheap homer to Cesar. Otherwise Urena could have won the game. He was consistently throwing 96 on the fastball.
c. One word, Minter! Another word, Hicks! Thank you much, still sucking bark in last in my RCL (stupid Dick came up with lucky 3s!! in 1/3 of an inning, he gave up 3 runs on 3 baserunners. Thankfully he got the hold, wow, I was like so unlucky for me that this RCL league is not a save+hold league!!). It should get better now with my stable of SAGNOF – Minter, Hicks, Swarzak for saves to go along with Iglesias.
d. Signed up Touki dropping the aforementioned Dick, such a Dick that Love(ly)lady.
e. Signed up Freddy Galvis, another cockroach like you describe. Looks like he’ll get carte blanche to do what he wants in Toronto given their penchant to lose 100 games. Dropped Escobar for the last time this year. He’s got 6 games this week – all away, 3 in Hotlanta and 3 in Chicago, just guessing he’ll have more bad luck.
f. Abbott and Costello quote of the day for April 15
Drill routine
Bud Abbott: Attention!
(fellow privates fall into attention, but Costello gives a wave and smile to Abbott)
Bud Abbott: Never mind that.
Lou Costello That’s my pal. A big man, the captain
Bud Abbott: Wipe that smile off your face! Wipe it off!
(Costello does so, then begins to mumble)
Bud Abbott: QUIET!
(Costello mumbles)
Bud Abbott: QUIET! Whaddya doing?
Lou Costello: I’m talking to myself
Bud Abbott: Well don’t talk so loud!
Lou Costello: I gotta hear what I gotta say!
Bud Abbott: QUIET! Countoff!
Lou Costello: 1
Soldier 1: 2
Soldier 2: 3
Soldier 3: 4
Lou Costello: BINGO!
Bud Abbott: Now you behave yourself! I won’t warn you again! Get your chins out (slaps Costello’s face) Get your chest out! Stick out your chest! (Slaps Costello’s Chest. Costello wheezes) Throw your chest out!
Lou Costello: I ain’t done with it yet!
Bud Abbott: Quiet! Right Shoulder ARMS!
(While soldiers 1, 2, and 3 all perform the maneuver, Costello throws his gun over his right shoulder)
Bud Abbott: Come on, Pick it up!
Lou Costello: I thought I had it!
Bud Abbott: Pick it up!
Lou Costello: Alright
Bud Abbott: Come on come on snap into it!
Lou Costello: What’s the matter? You a big man now? The Captain?
Bud Abbott: Quiet! Order arms!
Lou Costello: I’ll have a cap pistol.
Bud Abbott: You keep quiet! I won’t warn you again.
Lou Costello: Alright
Bud Abbott: All right!
Lou Costello: Pick on somebody else
Bud Abbott: Right shoulder ARMS!
(Costello puts it on his left shoulder)
Bud Abbott: I said Right shoulder arms, that’s your left shoulder!
Lou Costello: I’m left-handed
Bud Abbott: Get it over!
(Costello reluctantly starts but reverts back)
Lou Costello: IT FEELS BETTER OVER HERE!
Bud Abbott: GET IT OVER THERE! Get it over there!
(Costello puts the gun on his Right shoulder)
Bud Abbott: Left shoulder Arms, Right shoulder Arms, Left shoulder Arms, Right Shoulder Arms, Left…
(As he says this, the soldiers keep up, but Costello can’t, throws his gun on the ground and says)
Lou Costello: Make up yer mind will ya?
Bud Abbott: Get back there, Come on!
Lou Costello: (imitating Abbott) Left shoulder arms, right shoulder arms
Bud Abbott: QUIET! Do as your told! Order Arms!
Lou Costello: (imitating Abbott) Left Shoulder…
Bud Abbott: QUIET! Present ARMS!
(Again, the soldiers pull off the maneuver, but Costello throws the gun at Abbott)
Bud Abbott: I don’t want it (Throws it back, but Costello throws it at Abbott again) I DON’T WANT IT!
Lou Costello: (Offering it to the soldier beside him) You want it?
Bud Abbott: Put it up there! Get it up!
Bud Abbott: Right shoulder arms!
Bud Abbott: Right FACE!
(Lou gets hit in the back of the head with the gun of the soldier beside him)
Bud Abbott: Come on, Come on! Left Face, Boys! (Soldiers return to the previous position) Turn with the rest of ’em.
Lou Costello: The guy hit me!
Bud Abbott: Well, turn with the rest of ’em. Pick up your gun. Right FACE!
(Lou gets hit again and drops his gun)
Bud Abbott: Oh, COME ON! Left face. (Soldiers return to previous positions) Pick up that gun, Now do as your told, turn with the rest of ’em.
(Lou picks up his gun)
Bud Abbott: Right FACE! (Lou is hit again) Right Face! Forward March!
(As the three soldiers march with Abbott, Costello Marches in the other direction)
Bud Abbott: HALT! HALT! Where are you going?
Lou Costello: I dunno I dunno.
Bud Abbott: You don’t know? Well get with it!
Lou Costello: What time is it?
Bud Abbott: None of your business!
Lou Costello: Nevermind.
Bud Abbott: About face! Forward March!
(As Costello and the soldiers pass each other, Costello waves)
Lou Costello: Hello fellas.
Bud Abbott: HALT! HALT!
Lou Costello: (to soldiers) You guys are goin’ the wrong way!
Bud Abbott: Will you get in line, here?
Lou Costello: I dunno you got me in this mess brother.
Bud Abbott: Get a load of this…(rapid) Right face! Forward March! HALT! (end of rapid) Right face! Forward March! (Wait until Costello is lined up with other soldiers) HALT! (Costello is stopped mid-stride)
Right face! Forward March! (Costello bumps into other soldiers) HALT! Get a load of this….LEFT FACE!
Lou Costello: (Costello turns slowly) Ahhhh…gently!
Bud Abbott: (Holds Costello around the waist) RIGHT FACE! RIGHT FACE!
Lou Costello: (Unable to move) Whew! Boy, what a time we had with them three.
Bud Abbott: Mehhhh….FORWARD MARCH!
(As Costello marches, his belt falls down around his ankles and trips him up)
Cheers,
Ante
A. Haha B. I benched Urena too… Oh well! C. Nice! D. Makes sense E. Nice, I remember this one
Grey!!
Haha! I can’t wait for the ‘Hey, Abbott’, quote of the day!
Any other good movies you can recommend of late?
Early slate of games today? What a weird schedule this year.
Cheers,
Ante
It’s the Boston Marathon day… Did you ever watch Gomorra?
Great stuff Grey
Two questions
1 – I have German, Stripling, Matz – drop any for Caleb Smith?
2 – Enciarte or Franmil Reyes going forward?
Thanks
Stripling
Meh, depends on need. Enciarte prolly.
1 – I’d hold but they’re all close for me
2 – Inciarte
Thanks! Agree with DT
German is still in the rotation, Yankees announcers said he will pitch this coming Friday..
German is taking Severions place, not CC’s
Yeah, figured they didn’t need a 5th starter for a while since he relieved CC
10-team ESPN Roto Standard
How many closers should a team typically have?
I’m rolling with 3 but seems like a ton of teams in my league have a more closers than starters. I didn’t draft them high (Iglesisias, Giles) and trying to vulture some like Minter.
3 is fine.
It ideal amount kind of depends on other variables. Is there an innings limit, games started limit, or no limits at all?
Agree with DT
Is Skaggs droppable in a 16 team league to stream?
Hi Grey,
I got an offer of his Justin Turner and Jefferies for my Glasnow. Thought?
Thanks so much.
Glasnow for me, but it’s fair and depends on needs.
Agree with DT
Always funny! Thanks for the chuckles.
Deep AL Only League, 5×5 Roto with Saves + Holds replacing Saves as a category.
1. You prefer R Lovelady or M Givens?
2. Billy McKinney or Daniel Palka?
Thanks!
1. Givens for me but it’s a toss up
2. McKinney
Thanks! Agree with DT
Would you rather own Luke Weaver or Pablo Lopez?
Pablo Lopez for me, but they’re close
I like Jackie Weaver, the actress… Agree with DT, Lopez
On Friday, if I had told you I was starting Eflin @MIA, Kluber @KC and deGrom @ATL in a pts league, would you have said no to any of them? I finished the weekend with a combined -45 points among them…..and that’s only because deGrom finished with +5.
Good times. Can’t wait for warmer weather and April Kluber to go away.
I’m by no means dropping or trading any of these. Not worried long term.
Nah, what can you do — We’re 16 games into the season, equal to about one football game into the NFL season
Seeing as how we live in Bizarro World….would you start the Marlins at home both in this series vs the Cubs and at home for all series? I have Richards today. I feel like all home games are fair game for him, Smith and even Lopez….until they get lit up for a few starts.
I’d look at Streamonator… Home in MIA isn’t bad vs. anyone
Thoughts on Bieber moving forward and how good could he could be? Was offered Rizzo straight up for him. If I keep Bieber for rest if the year I’d have him next year in the 10th round whereas Rizzo would be a 3rd rounder if kept. I have Yandy and Cron holding down my 1b slot. While my other SPs are Cole, Marquez, cobbler, Ed Rod, Darvish, Paddack. Thoughts?
Take Rizzo.
-President of the Bieber Fan Club
Agree with DT
IN GREY WE TRUST:
Marquez, musgrove, luchessi….you’re the man.
JA happ?? When do we say get the F off my team? (yanks fan here too) he’s been awful.
Thoughts on Miles Miokals too?
Also, any guys you are targeting heavily in trades because of awful starts of the season?
I’d go Mikolas over Happ.
I’m targeting Kluber, I think he’s a perfect buy-low candidate.
Agree with DT — Kluber’s a solid one, he’s bad every April then turns it on
Shallow 8 team league head to head
Cano or meadows ROS for a utility spot ?
Thanks
Meadows
Agree with DT
Choose one
I don’t have any specific team needs, I just want the best baseball player from this group.
Inciarte
Winker
Galvis
Jo-Ma
Nimmo
Laureano
Eaton
Pillar
Laureano for me
Ender
Who has more counting stats by the end of the year between Laureano and Inciarte? (Runs, Homers, Hits, RBI, Steals)
Ender
I feel like I know the answer to this but always good to check…. Caleb Smith over Freddy Peralta til further notice? Hope you’re weekend went well
same goes for Mr. DT
Freddy for me but it’s a toss up
I’d want Smith
Yandy or Muncy ROS?
Muncy
Agree with DT
Kingery is available.
14-team 5×5 roto OBP league
Until Vlad Jr comes up to play 3B for me I have Eduardo Escobar (3b/ss) in it. B.Dozier is at 2b, Adames is MI, Galvis is SS, and I have Yandy on the bench.
Is there someone to drop for Kingery?
I’d hold
Agree with DT
Thanks Shrek!
Thanks Donkey!
Haha
Springer and Pham vs JoRam and Eloy Jimenez in H2H Keeper?
JoRam and Eloy
Agree with DT
Thoughts on Bieber moving forward and how good could he could be? Was offered Rizzo straight up for him. If I keep Bieber for rest if the year I’d have him next year in the 10th round whereas Rizzo can be kept as a 3rd. I have Yandy and Cron holding down my 1b slot. While my SPs are Cole, Marquez, cobbler, Ed Rod, Darvish, Paddack. My offense is depleted with Turner, Lindor, and Dahl in the shelf. Thoughts?
Love your writing! I always say this is my go to site and it still is! Great stuff on here! You’re very knowledgeable.
Very deep league…
Should I drop Keller to pickup Toussaint?
Thanks man!
If that’s Brad Keller then its a toss up and I’d hold. If it’s Mitch Keller I’d make the swap.
Brad K and Toussaint should both be owned if its a very deep league. Any other drop candidates?
It is Brad. I follow your lead and don’t grab pitching early. The only other guy that I’m not sold on that I’m holding is Derek Rodriguez (I like the home park obviously…he’s a smoke and mirrors guy but has been successful).
I drafted well and have been lucky with injuries and made a few good waiver pickups (I grabbed your boy Mondesi in the 8th round). Team is in 1st by 11. Doesn’t mean much but it’s nice 2 play from out front.
Derek Rodriguez would be the odd man out for me
Thanks, Billy! I’d want Touki
In 150 career games (over 3 seasons), Winker has a 390 OBP and a 460 SLG… dude is hitting leadoff for a really good lineup in a fantastic hitters park. Seems like we should be talking about him as rock solid top 40 in OBP keeper, right?
He definitely get a nice bump in OBP, but I don’t think he’s in the top 40 area yet.
Don’t judge me for being biased as a reds fan haha … where would you be valuing him in this format?
Haha the upside is there. Probably just outside my OBP top 100 right now, but he’s hot…
Oh wow, that surprises me. Minor league OBP was always around 400. If the power continues as he has shown in the bigs, a 300/400/500 slash doesn’t seem like a stretch, right?
Bit early to say, I think if he continues to hit for power, he’ll get there
Hi Grey. Little inpatient with Mikolas. Should I swap him out for either Arrieta Matz or Zach Davis? Also Mintor or Jeffress for saves. Thanks
Matz and Minter for me
Agree with DT
Reading your Odor piece, kinda answers my question…..maybe. Pereza, CHernandez or dare I say Odor?
Yandy or Candi?
Dropping Bauer from Franmil?
Thanks,
Peraza, Yandy, Bauers for me
Agree with DT
Son of a Bench on Domingo German! So frustrating
OSB!!!
What’s happening, brother?
Who is the closer in TEX? LeClerc or Kyle?
Cheers,
Ante
Yo Ante!
I was at the game yesterday and Leclerc looked like he was back to his old badass self. 3 strikeouts!
OSB, I had him in my lineup, but I’ve had many sonaveabenches in my day and they never get less annoying
Some add/drops? Brasier or Minter now that Vizcaino is out? How about 2 of the following : Smoak, Margot, Bader or JBJ? Bader hamstring and JBJ the flu. Margot looks like DeShields how? Thank you and GREAT WRiteup!
Smoak just picked up. Make the group Martin,Margot, Bader,JBJ, and Choo? Thank you
Minter, Bader, JBJ for me
Agree with DT
Ice cube! Nice work on the Marquez lead!
In a 12tm QS/W are you dropping any of Gibson, Woodruff for Eovaldi or hold
I’d swap Woodruff out but they’re all close
Thanks! Meh, hold for now
Hi Grey,
would you drop inciarte for Franmil Reyes or continue to hold?
thanks!
I’d hold
Agree with DT
Start Carrasco @ CLE or Stripling @ Brewers this week? Terrified of both matchups! Carrasco has sucked.
Thanks!
I’d start Carrasco (@Sea) and bench Stripling
Agree with DT
Just drop him since you’re scared. Jackass.
You seem like a fun person
Everyone hits more homers in the majors than the minors, I wonder why that is? Smaller parks? No. Inferior pitching? No, though debatable at times. So, the mystery is solved! Obviously, the answer is harder bats!
Juiced balls!
Is Alex Gordon’s success (#20ish in the player rater so far) a mirage ? Supposedly he tweaked his swing second half last year with some success and production has carried over to this year. What’s interesting to me is his player rater success is without a ton of HR, just accumulating stats across the board. Sustainable? Still just a BA risk without the counting stats to make up for it or has something really changed with him?
Mirage!
Agree with DT
Grey,
this is a 12 team H2H league.
thoughts on trading Healy and Vogelbach for Mustgroves and Piscotti? or maybe a 1 for 1 for Mustgrove.
My pitching is horrible! and we have a minimum of 25 innings a week. Do i dare and start Peralta tonight vs Stl?? This is the rest of my stadd: Snell, Buhler, woodroff, Peacock, Pivetta, Wacha. Waiting on Josh James and Honeywell tot or get called up. Even though i don’t expect much from Honeywell.
Anyway, i have 4 1st baseman; goldy, abreu, vogelbach, and Healy. My OF’s; Mazara, Fraizer, Verdugo, Lowe, Hicks, and Upton.
Thanks!
I have both Musgrove and Piscotty ahead of both Healy and Vogey so I’d do that deal or any variation.
I’d start Freddy P in H2H. You probably don’t need to be holding Honeywell.
Agree with DT
Non-keeper, somoen offered me J Ramirez for my Bellinger. Seems like a no-brainer, but tough to part with the hottest guy in BB for someone who seems off. Am i reading too much in to J-Rams recent struggles?
I’d make the deal but it’s fair. Wouldn’t blame you for holding at this point.
Agree with DT
Got the same offer and didn’t know what to do. Holding for now
Is Happ worth a stash until he gets right/IL’ed?
He was dropped in my Yahoo standard 12 team 5×5
Meh, who would you have to drop?
Agree with DT
Clint Frazier, voit,peraza,
Urias, erod, woodruff,
Hold for now
I own Maikel Franco in a bunch of my leagues; intrigued by the hot start, upside, etc.
He’s cooled off a bit and has a bad matchup vs Noah tonight; is it time to move on in 10 team leagues? My 12-16 teamers are too deep to drop, but there’s options in 10 teamers. Thanks.
I’m fine with moving on but who are you adding?
Agree with DT — I’m worried w/ Kingery hitting well
Probably just mix and match with streamer hitters or pitchers until I grab someone who’s not worth dropping. Daily moves.
Yahoo 5×5 H2H
Trade my Stripling for his Kluber? Or hold to see if Kluber is okay?
Thanks!
Do it, don’t wait!
Agree with DT
Stfu, ass.
I love trolls!
Lose Gausman for which one below, also could switch out Gibson for anyone one of the following as well:
Mikolas, Quintana, Porcello, and Eovaldi?
Thanks man
10 team
I’d want Mikolas and Quintana
Agree with DT
Thanks DT and G
No problem
Dallas Keuchel was dropped – worth an add?
depends on who you would drop.
What MP said
Agree with others
Which pitcher this week?
T. Richards
Strahm
Caleb Smith
Leake
Cahill
who they throwing against, league size, roto or h2h, etc..thanks
What MP said
Agree with others
Richards vsCHC today
Smith vsWSH Fri
Strahm vsCin Fri
Leake vsCle Tues
Cahill is off the table (just picked up)
New additions
Wacha @Mil Wed
Happ vsBos Wed
12 team points league (scoring heavily favors starting pitchers)
Smith
Got offered Freddie Freeman for Mondesi in a keep forever OBP league. My other keepers are Machado, Acuna, Benintendi and Hoskins, and I’m in 2nd place so far, so I can give up a little youth/potential for immediate results. I’m still leaning no, but…
Also- limited pickup league (20 for year, used 2 so far)- drop JA Happ and Paxton or keep on my bench? Shoemaker, Rodon, Pineda, Arrieta, Gauman, Stroman, Teheran all among guys who are out there. I’m trending over on innings already, so I don’t need to start someone right away.
Thanks!
It’s fair. I’d say Freeman unless you need the steals, but wouldn’t blame you for holding either. Mondesi is fun…
Hold the pitchers. Those 20 moves are precious.
I DO need the steals, so i’m staying put for now.
In my other league, Wheeler is out there (and no pickup limit) so I think I’m gonna drop Happ for him. (I think higher upside)
And thanks Grey for banning the trolls.
No problem
Agree with DT
Some of you are fucking retarded. You’re going to drop Paxton? Dumbass.
I’m looking into how to ban your IP, stay tuned
Thank you, Grey!
No problem
I think I played with Mr Obvious last yr-A real peach
Thoughts on JA Happ? someone to buy low?
Rather Happ or Lucchesi?
I’m not targeting Happ as a buy low, more of a hold if you have him.
Lucchesi for me.
Agree with DT
What does SON say about throwing YU, v the fish in the house that Jeter is building?
Just buy SON already, it’s cheap! No offense intended toward SON, Hitterton, or Rudy. (It says to start him)
Lol, Donkey, the US government doesnt pay (social security) me enough to buy the tools..l
For years I went to the line-up site for SPs starting and they don’t do that anymore..
I figured he was a start against that line-up.
Thanks
Hi,
Would you trade DeGrom?
Pereza and Inciarte were dropped in my league. Would you pick up both guys or just one?
My SS are Segura and Semien
My OF are Haniger, Peralta, Piscotty, Mancini, and Bruce.
If yes, who would you drop?
Hold deGrom unless you’re getting a 1st rounder back.
Tough one. I’d grab both for Semien and Bruce…
Agree with DT on deGrom — I’d hold the hot bats for now, since sounds like this is a shallow league
Would you trade Pivetta and shoemaker for mchugh In a H2H league
I’d want McHugh
Agree with DT
I feel the same way about Freddy Peralta as you do about Odor. If his fastball is working, you get starts like the one in Cincy. If not, there’s no plan B. No other pitches to go to, and he gets knocked around. Good riddance (except for the one league where I can’t get rid of him).
Quick note on Abreu’s steals – those were on Ottavino, not the catcher. Slow delivery, and he wasn’t even checking the runner.
Taking a chance on Margevicius this week. Soft tosser, but seems to have good fastball command and a solid slider. Has been good at keeping the ball in the park throughout his career too. Looks like the kind of guy who’ll be effective his first time around the league.
Pitching is a minefield this year. Sale is having all kinds of issues, Kluber just got shelled, and even deGrom has looked vulnerable at times. Nobody’s safe.
Ah, gotcha on Ottavino… There were a ton of steals vs Yanks yesterday so assumed catcher had to play role… Good to know… I wish I bid on Margevicius in a few leagues– Kluber’s always bad in April
Taillon actually is on the Rays pitching staff – you just have to find 4 other fantasy baseballers, do those funky bizarro movements from the OA, and there you go!
Yeah I couldn’t wait on Verdugo any longer, picked him up this morning – and now we wait for the inevitable AJ Pollock injury.
Haha
Weekly check up for my mid-tier team with Dr. Grey. In 6th place, 12 teamer with ten hitting and nine pitching cats. Trying to hang around until Trea, Ohtani return. Would like to reduce strikeouts, improve steals along the way. Holds is a cat. Best on wire:
Nimmo, Smoak, Lowe, Soler, Bader
Buttery, Caleb, E Rod, Strop, Britton, My team:
Ramos
Yuli, Healy, C Santana
McNeil, Segura, Swanson (Trea IL)
Acuña, Hoskins, Inciarte, A Jones, Winker
DH: depending on matchups….Laureano, Aguilar
IL: Ohtani
Berrios, Castillo, Bieber, Strasburg, Wheeler, Carresco (?), Domingo (streamer)
Braiser, Ottavino
Soler over Jones
Done! Of course I just learned today is the first time Soler is out of the lineup LOL. One day does not a season make. Just funny timing.
Ha
Hi Grey,
even with Dahl in DL, would you offer Austin Meadows for Dahl?
or is Meadows breakthrough legit?
thanks!
It’s fair. I think it’s legit so I’ll take the healthy guy…
Agree with DT
would you drop Happ for caleb smith, eddie rod or yu dervish?
Darvish for me
Ed-Rod
Lol anyone have the tie-breaker?
Rudy/Steamer ROS have Davish at $5.0 and Rodriquez at $4.1. Streamonator likes both of their next two starts, but Darvish a little better. So SON and ROS like Darvish a little better.
I’m gonna go with darvish and see how he does. I think edrod will be there after today anyway. Thank you all
Im growing Little inpatient with Mikolas. Should I swap him out for either Arrieta Matz or Zach Davis? Also Mintor or Jeffress for saves. Thanks
Matz
I’d like to pick up Caleb Smith in 5×5 mixed. Who would you drop?
Skaggs, Ed Rodriquez, Lucchesi, Pineda
Or do nothing?
Thanks!
I’d drop Skaggs
Agree with DT
Just got to give you some major kudos on the Jose Ramirez ranking. Not that anyone here really questioned it, but now all of the other fantasy sites are talking about the same concerns that you raised like 3 months ago, as if it’s a new revelation. He’s not this bad . . . but he’s not equivalent to Trout/Betts either like some were saying…
Yeah, surprise surprise… It wasn’t even that hard a call, his fly balls are absurd
For sure.
Thanks Grey!
Who do you like?
Odorizzi vs Toronto
or
Margevicius vs Colorado
Thanks!
Marge for me
Agree with DT
Really enjoyed the song this morning Grey, thanks for that.
Couple questions-
1. With Odor shelved I’m on to the wire for a 2B (really wish Mondesi still had 2B eligibility in RCLs…he does in my Yahoo league). Who’s my best choice (RCL)?
Kendrick, Descalso, Castro, Walker, La Stella, Hernan Perez, Forsythe, B Dozier, Pedroia
2. Holding Jackie Bradley for now, or dropping for wire player? – Leonys Martin, Leury Garcia, Grossman, Christin Stewart…some others, but not super excited about most.
3. Recognizing it has only been 5.2 innings…is Kela going to get it together? (SV+H league)
4. Are we out on Gibson if he sucks it up against Toronto tomorrow?
Thanks as always
1) Dozier
2)Stewart for me
3) I think Kela should be fine
4) He should be a useful streamer regardless
Thanks! 1. Agree with DT 2. Leonys 3. Agree with DT 4. I’m concerned, but depends on league size — in an RCL? Yes, I’m out
Thanks DT and Grey-
Re: 4, not an RCL, but 12 team mixed roto.
Same diff
Would you drop Vogelbach or Braun for Franmil Reyes?
I’d hold
Agree with DT
Do you like Touki better than Fried?
Are they both going to have a starting job?
Fried for me, for now…
They’re both starting for the time being.
Agree with DT
Attaboy on the Ad -Free option. Two questions.
1. In my 14-team Yahoo league, 3 OF and 2 Util, I now have too many good OF (Yellich; Heyward; Pollack; Domigod; and Inciarte — plus Hoskins, who plays 1B); thus, everyone is covered. When Dahl returns, who should I drop?
– I’ve tried trades (all rated by your tools as favoring my opponent) w/0 hope for success.
– Travis Shaw is my bench bat (plays 1B,2B,3B).
– Cut one of above or my 3rd RP (Colome); ie., keep a 2nd bench bat (wait for next injury).
2. My SS is Peraza; and DeJong is available as FA. Who do you prefer?
1) Heyward would be the drop
2) Peraza for me
Thanks for purchasing!
Agree with DT — Peraza has not been easy to own so far tho
It’s amazing how oblivious I am at bad starts by players I don’t own – I had no idea Peraza was below the mendoza line. I thought I had it rough with Travis Shaw, but damn…
Yeah, Peraza’s been miserable, but it’s early
I’m hoping he’s dropped in my league now… haha
Got the #1 waiver claim so waiting for that one player who is rage dropped now.
I just picked him up in RCL
I might need a batty call this week with no word on whether or not Dahl is coming back on the 18th when first eligible and Benintendi being D2D.
My drop would be Biceps Diaz – looking for a hot schmotato and my candidates are: Alex Gordon, Jeff McNeil, Josh Bell, Manuel Margot (batting leadoff now?), and your fave Ramon Laureano
Don’t know their matchups, but I guess Gordon’s been hottest
Biceps: v. BAL v. BOS
Gordon: @CWS @NYY
McNeil: @PHI @STL
Bell: @DET v. SF
Margot: v. COL v. CIN
Gordon’s been pretty hot
So I am going to whine for a bit while I figure out my questions. I bought at auction 7 SPs (12-team, 5×5 league week-line-ups). 3 (Clevinger, Ryu and Heaney) are now on the Injured List, one (Happ) is on the Disgraceful List, and two (Marquez and Kikuchi) are negative on the streaminator this coming week.
1) First, Can you give me a start-or-sit for these guys for the coming week?
Marquez vPHI -$8.5 (just off a great game but at COL against a good line-up)
Happ 4/17 v BOS $4.8 and @LAA $7.5 (2-starts is nice, but he has been AWFUL, and BOS?)
Kikuchi @LAA (-$1.8) (meh)
Woodruff vLAD -$4.4 (Dodgers have been hitting everyone)
2) Alternatives are the following – none are terribly inspiring:
Giolito vKC $8.7 and @BAL (2-starts are nice, and the opponents are weak, but it’s Giolito)
Nova @DET -$1.7 and @BAL -$0.8 (same as Giolito)
Mahle @SD $3.5
Roark @SD $1.6
Miley @Oak -$6.0 and vMIN $7.3 (2-starts, but I can’t get too excited given the opponents)
Margevicius vSEA (not available on SON yet)
Question: Anyone worth streaming for the week?
3) Of all the names above (questions 1 and 2), can you rank your top five?
Thank you.
1. I’m starting Marquez — Kikuchi 2. Meh… Marge seems ok, but not over 1st two 3. Why didn’t you just ask me this to begin with? Marge, Mahle, Roark, Kikuchi, German
Hey Grey, good morning!
14 team H2H auction redraft league. 6×6: Runs, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OPS and Ks, QS, ERA, WHIP, SV+HD, K/9
1) need to replace Arodys Vizcaino for SV+HD. Please rank: Trevor Hildenberger, Brandon Brennan, John Brebbia, Adam Morgan, Amir Garrett
2) Please rank: Ryon Healy, Josh Bell, Niko Goodrum
C: JT Realmuto
1B: Ryon Healy
2B: Yoan Moncada
3B: Manny Machado
SS: Fernando Tatis Jr
OF: Mike Trout
OF: Tommy Pham
OF: Austin Meadows
UTL: Ramon Laureano
P: German Marquez
P: Zack Wheeler
P: Jose Alvarado
P: Will Smith
P: Reyes Moronta
SP: Freddy Peralta
SP: Joe Musgrove
B: Brandon Woodruff
B: Max Fried
C: Derek Holland
B: –
IL: Mike Clevinger
IL: Arodys Vizcaino
Thanks as always, Grey!
1. Hildenberger 2. Goodrum, Bell
Greylord!! Top o the morning to ya lad! Hope you had a good weekend. Let’s go!
1) my dejong for his pollock or Haniger? How do i win the trade in a landslide.
2) Pick 2…[email protected], Marco Gonzales @LAA, Arrieta vsNYM, archer vsSF
3) start dejong 3vsNYM, [email protected] or one of Kiermaier/Lowe 3vsBOS. 3vsBAL
You too! 1. I’d take Haniger 2. Archer, Marco 3. DeJong
Hi Grey, which 2 guys would you start out of these options in a weekly points league?
Jon Gray @SD (with a slight chance at 2 starts I think?)
Derek Holland @PIT
Paddack vs. CIN
Caleb Smith vs. WAS
Darvish vs. ARI, @MIA
thanks!
Paddack, Darvish
Standard roto using QS. Shallow league.
1. Folty comes back on 4/20. Healthy Folty over Musgrove or no? Much of a difference in counting stats and ratios?
2. In what order do you like these 2B – Schoop, Cesar, B. Lowe, Pinder?
1. Nope 2. That order is fine
Thanks Grey.
#1 above – Nope, that not much of a difference in counting stats and ratios between Folty and Musgrove or nope you wouldn’t take a healthy Folty over Musgrove?
I want Musgrove
Gotta start one of Miley @ OAK (v Montas), Urias rematch @ MIL (Davies), or Pivetta (2 start @NYM @ COL . . . @COL has SON’s version of a tornado warning attached to it).
Urias is SON’s favorite. . . but I’m looking for a W + not having my ratios killed, so I’m leaning Miley . . . (even though Chapman or Davis is 100% hitting a dong off him)
Haha re: tornado — These are all terrible, I guess Miley
Yeah, looking forward to getting Ryu and Hill back soon, and maybe something nice from Jimmy Nelson a little later…
Where did you see the Jo-Ram thing btw?
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/game-of-groans-slow-starting-hitters/
Cool
Damn, so many of these guys were avoids for me in the preseason
YUP!
Got stuck with Posey as my C from an autodraft pick
I know you hate him. Would you drop Posey for Chirinos or Yan Gomes?
Hold
What’s up Grey
Happy Marathon day! Just saw Christian Vasquez starting at 2nd today, what the heck is that haha.
Hold Mazara over Clint Frazier? Mazara is a bench bat but my team could use the upside at this point.
Really? At 2nd? Who’s catching? Pedroia? Mazara over Frazier, yes
Cora’s lineup today is bananas. JD in right, Pedroia at DH, and Swihart is catching
Haha, nice
Vasquez made a couple really smooth plays at second fwiw
Do you recommend adding Jeffress and dropping Kimbrall? Could use some production out of that RP slot.
Meh
Heyo Grey,
I’ve got a glut of starters this week. Which are the top 3 starts among the following:
Marquez vs PHI
Glasnow vs BOS
Lucchesi vs COL and/or vs CIN
E-Rod @ TB
Kikuchi vs CLE and/or @LAA
Bieber vs ATL
Lucchesi, Kikuchi, Bieber
There are 5 starts among those three guys. Do you like Kikuchi’s starts more than Bieber vs ATL?
Sure
I need some steals and Kiermaiers on waivers? Do you think he gets 500 ABs and maybe 15/25 .250?
Nope
Name your Top 3
Wacha
Happ
C Smith
Skaggs
T. Richards
Strahm
Yu Trashvish
Leake
Yu, Happ, Smith — but besides Smith I don’t love anyone here
2 start Woodruff vs Stl and Dodgers or 1 start D German vs KC? (WIns and QS)
German
Hey Grey,
12-team H2H points (keeper league), limited adds per season (25 total)…
Would you drop any of my pitchers below for Gio Gonzalez as a speculative add/stash? He’s an innings eater and should get good run support, but I don’t like that he’s in the AL East.
Other stash options: Soroka, Luzardo (just got dropped), Duffy (IL spot-doesn’t count against 12 total),
My staff:
Sale, Flaherty, Mikolas, Maeda, Musgrove, Stripling, J. Gray, Skaggs, Godley, M. Kelly
We can only carry 12 total pitchers including RP at any given time (I have Treinen/Leclerc).
Pitching:
Appearance (G): 0.5
IP: 0.51
ER: -1
BB: -0.5
K: 1
QS: 2
W: 5
L: -2
CG: 5
SO: 5
Thanks!
I don’t want any of these guys now do I want Godley, Skaggs or Kelly in a 12 teamer
Unfortunately I’d rather not either. But with 120 SPs on rosters, due to roster restrictions, the choices are limited.
Who would your ‘feet held to the fire’ choice be? (Gio, Luzardo, Soroka)
Gio
Would like to upgrade my 1B position by trading for Rizzo while his production is down. Do you think a package of Hosmer plus Lucchesi is adequate? Or should I substitute Paxton for Lucchesi? Thanks.
Sure, try it
In a H2H category league would you drop Kimbrel and add an extra SP like Matz? My other RPs are R Iglesias and Hicks. Thanks
Nah
10 team Weekly Cats 6×5 Standard + OPS.
Give: JustDong, Cruz, Glasnow
Get: Mookie, Happ
Looking to shore up my speed without losing to much in the power cats. With Ohtani return looming, he and Cruz will have to split time at Util. Cruz is currently a fringe starter/bench bat based on daily matchups (I basically punted W and Ks so my bats are stacked). Both Mookie and JD can be kept thru 2020. Thoughts?
You are paying a lot
Well, you’re up early, Grey! Not much going on for me except I added Touki and Brasier in a couple of my NFBC’s FAAB last night. I spent heavily on Brasier but made sense as my second “closer” was Barnes/Givens.
DCs are going alright. Our Razball DC is kinda weird. My SP, supposedly my strength, has been out of wack. I had Eflin started this week finally and he sucked. Whatevs. Blake Parker. Blah. But my offense has been solid and is outpacing my arms. Strange.
I know, bc of the stupid Red Sox game… My NFBC teams have been incredibly bad… I just started McKinney and if I have one more injury, I might not have a full team…
Wow, that’s pretty bad. We’ll pray for McKinney. I know the feeling though. DCs can be brutal if injuries all happen at once.
The good thing with sucking in a DC vs. an RCL… I feel like I can’t do anything in the DC, the bed has been made, it either happens or not…
Are you selling high on Domingo? Thinking of offering him for jose ramirez in a redraft and see what happens, im assuming you like ramirez in that deal?
I’d take Jo-Ram
Both Buehler and Kluber on the block in my league (10 team H2H with OPS, K/9 and QS). I’ve had the best pitching so far, so these guys would be a luxury but can’t resist the itch for that first trade of the year.
My team
C-Astudillo
1-Gallo
2-Shaw
3-Eugenio
SS-Story
OF- Betts, Judge, Domingod
UTL- Muncy, Eloy
Bench- Voit, Profar, Vog
IL- Dahl, Murphy
SP: Flaherty, Marquez, Glasnow, Bieber, Paddack, Lucchesi, Musgrove
RP: Hader, Pressley, Castillo, Hildenberger, Dominguez
A couple offers on the table:
1)Shaw for Buehler?
2)Glasnow for Buehler?
3)Muncy/Glasnow for Kluber?
4)Muncy for Buehler?
1. I’d take Buehler 2. Buehler 3. Kluber 4. Buehler
Thanks!
No problem
good stuff grey
drop Hampson for Galvis in a 10 team redraft?
Sure, for power
Caleb Smith or Toussaint in NL only ROS?
Smith
Trevor Richards is looking at a 2 start week (both home against Cubs and Nats). Drop Happ and grab him in a QS league?
Nah
thanks
No problem
Franmil or Dwight Smith?
2 Start Lil Pudge Rodriguez @Pit @Wsh
Or
Touki? Vs AZ
Touki
do you like Godley at all going forward?
I picked up Cahil to fill a spot but Godley is available.
swap? or hold
No, I don’t like Godley
Offer Conforto/German for kluber?
Pick up Happ for 2-starts vs. LAA and SF in a weekly 5×5 (12-teamer)?
Also Schwarber or Joc while Dahl is out?
Thanks G-Dogg
German who? — Don’t mess with Happ right now — Joc
Sorry German – NYY SP
Then Kluber
Grey, Franmil or Dwight Smith?
Franmil
Realmuto for Kluber a good offer? Too much?
Kluber side
Hey Grey,
2 interesting drops in my league recently – Tim Beckham and Brian Dozier are currently on waivers, and I have #1 priority.
Don’t necessarily have an open slot for them, but I can mix them in somewhere between UTIL and IF slots.
Would you drop Ryon Healy for either Beckham or Dozier?
I am also toying with the idea of going catcherless for the time being, so I can also drop Omar Narvaez.
Thanks!
Healy for Beckham — can drop Narvaez, but Dozier hasn’t done much
My NFBC 50 IL
Odor
Holt
Trea Turner
Murphy
Mercer
Dahl
Stanton
Wanna guess what that MI looks like right now?
Haha, what’s that?
Nike Goodrum
Eduardo Escobar
And one of the injured guys.
Ouch
Great write-up, as usual, Grey!
I need to drop someone so I can activate Kershaw from the IL.
Who of the below would you drop (12-team, 6×6, OPS/QS re-draft league)
Bench bats:
Yandy Diaz
Ryon Healy
Schwarber
Bench arms:
CC Sabathia
Marco Gonzales
Thanks in advance
Healy
Appreciate it (as always)
I didn’t realize I was able to move Vizcaíno to my DL. So, I made that swap.
Also, for the same players mentioned above, would you drop any for the following hot schmotato’s:
Freddie Galvis
Brandon Lowe
Christian Walker
Again, thanks for all the help
Meh
A.Cabrera on my DH spot. Would you drop him for—- Ahmed, Markakis, Galvis?
Hold
Carrasco a buy low?
I could see it
Did you drop lovelady yet? I did
Picking up a bench bat among the following? Moreland, Hunter D, Dansby, Pinder barely know her, Alex Gordon, Clint F, C Walker, B Lowe. None of them really stand out on hittertron for the next week.
I could see dropping Lovelady… Moreland
Hey! Jd davis or Colin Moran .. 18 man 7×7 avg/obp/slg.. Thank!
Moran
12 team roto obp with keepers
1. Leonys over jbj?
2. Need to try to trade one of tatis, dejong, polanco. Which to trade?
3. Which 2 to cut? M minor, holland, toussaint, pivetta
1. Leonys 2. Polanco 3. Minor, Pivetta
D holland not g holland
Thanks Grey
No problem
Hi Grey,
So I left Caleb Smith on my bench and started Eflin. I got Sonofabenched and Roofied at the same time. May I suggest a glossary word for that? In honor of a great film “Chasing Amy”, I got FingerCuffed.
Thank you.
Whatever
Haha, nice, but ouch
Trying to gauge some buy low swaps-
Rank these arms for 10-12 team mixed roto
Kluber, Buehler, Corbin, Marquez, Glasnow, Carrasco
Thanks
Kluber, Buehler, Corbin
phlegly or lucroy over shitington? both?
Bleh, they’re catchers… I’d go Castillo
I care about you
Sameies!
Hi Grey,
Hold Porcello for 1 more start or drop and stream? Thanks!
Depends on league size
12 team h2h points league
Ah Jackie Robinson day, where you have no idea who’s batting or where we are in the lineup.
Just to be clear, I’m starting Marquez in every start – he is my YOLO
Yolo!
I’m Yolo’ing him too
What do we think of Skaggs? Worth holding onto as a 7th starter?
Other options include
Strahm
Richards
Yu
Happ
Wacha
Woodruff
Leake
Yu
Hampson or B. Hamilton-which one gives better overall value. I need the steals but could also use a better average in the long run.
Thanks
Hampson
Keeper league:
E.Suarez or C.BLackmon
Thanks
Blackmon
@Grey: weekly roto. who do you like better this week for dh?
swanson – 3 vs ari, 3 @ cle
voit – 2 vs bos, 4 vs kc
HT gives slight edge to voit.
thanks!
Voit
would you cut either odor or happ in a 12 team re-draft?
Happ
Any concerns about Carrasco’s slow start? I have an owner interested in the following trade (yahoo, 12 team, 5×5, roto):
My: K. Hendricks & S. Greene
For his: C. Carrasco
Would you do this trade?
I’m a little concerned, but I’d take Carrasco in that trade
Pitch F. Peralta vs St Louis at home today?
Think ya gotta
Straily dominates the BoSox at Fenway as we expected
Red Sox look so bad right now
I should have started him in DC but he was awful until today.
Yeah, was impossible to start him today
Drop odor for tuki from the braves?
I have kiki and moncada now.
Meh, if you like
Please pick 2…Franmil, Yandy, and B. Lowe as my UT in a 12 team H2H league? Thanks!
Reyes, Yandy
Hey Grey. I’ve been trying to find a player better than Votto who is somehow playing worse than him (difficult eh). And then there he was.. Travis Shaw. What dl you make of his garb start? Should I be flipping Votto for him in a points league?
Thanks as always
I’d want Shaw
Which side you like?
Bregman/Lindor or Bellinger/Tatis Jr?
Trying to sell high on Bellinger’s hot start
Bregman side
@Grey: weekly roto. need to start one from below. cant sit flaherty, right?
flaherty @ mil (3.9)
peralta vs stl, vs lad (5.4)
caleb smith vs was (10.8)
toussaint vs ari (6.5)
Sit Freddy
Only have room to start one of those guys. Start Flaherty over Caleb and Toussaint, yes?
Yes
14t mixed OBP, who do you like better: DeShields or Smith Jr? Feels like DeShieds has the higher upside but Smith is hot and bats 2 or 3 most days.
Thanks
Smith
Who do you like more at Corner Infield position the ROS (OBP league), Yandy or Moreland? Thanks.
Moreland
Last one…for today. Lol. How about Yandy vs Mikael Franco? Thanks again.
Maikel
Asdrubal or JoMar ROS – 5×5 roto
Asdrubal
So I have one team where I’ve skirted the pitcher conflagration so far. Team ERA 3.24 and Whip 1.042, first in that 15 teamer in both….so I have a plan to correct. That plan is Martin Perez and Kyle Gibson double starting vs Tor and @Bal.
Haha, I have a few leagues where I’ve avoided it so far… I have one 15 teamer with a 0.98 WHIP and (I think) under 2 ERA
Oh and I have Gibson there too!
Team ERA in a 10 teamer = 1.98 and 0.86 Whip
Thanks to;
Max, Berrios, Castillo, Marquez, Bieber, Paddack, Matz, Yates, Barnes
Very nice! Impressive!
Drop Bader for:
Odor,
Schwarber,
Nimmo,
Winker or
Ramon?
Ramon
Any of these worth dropping for Franmil Reyes…M. Franco, B. Lowe, Yandy, Mancini?
Thanks!
Lowe
I think we need a new term for the Disgraceful List since the Disabled List was added to the Distasteful List.
Ineffective List is the obvious replacement…
But inglorious could also work…
Yeah, you might be right, will consult with Rudy
Isgraceless List?
Is Wheeler too much to give up for Mancini?
Too much
would you trade:
1) vogelbach for travis shaw
2)vogelbach for stripling
3) would you not trade vogelbach? (he’s my utility guy on a team already loaded w/power)
1. Yes 2. Yes
Will L Urias. Stay up with the Padres?. He is on my farm team and if he’s going to be up for a while I might as well activate them. Thanks for your help
He’s pretty bleh, how deep is this league?
10tm redraft what tier SP would you want in return for D.Santana?
Might be able to get Marquez after a bad start
How would you rank these arms?
Yu, Rodon, Kikuchi, Matz, Stripling?
Also, deal Markakis/Votto for Yuli/Springer?
Thanks
Yu, Matz — Yes, Springer
Yo Grey! Shallow 10 team mixed 5×5 league questions for ya…
1) Please rank (no specific category, just overall value): Kike, B Lowe, Goodrum
2) Please rank top 2 or 3 for me: Ed Rod, Woodruff, Kikuchi, Touki, Pineda
3) Please rank: Soler, Renfroe, Jo-Ma
4) No question here, just sending you heart eye emojis for Winker who I picked up 5 days ago per your adivce!
5) Another no question, just more heart eye emojis for our boo Marquez!!
1. Kike, Goodrum 2. Ed-Rod, Kikuchi 3. Soler, Jo-Ma 4. Ha, nice 5. Nice!
Roll out CC for a 2-start week at LAA/SF?
Give up on Kimbrel to grab Godley, Hill, Strahm, Yonny, Gibson, Touki, Morrow, Strop, Jeffress?
Sorry – lousy questions, but I hate my team right now.
Strop
Grey! Do you guys ever do a review of how the Streamonator is doing or has done in the past?
Was thinking about getting it, and this could push me over the edge.
An aside,
1) So sad I dropped Minter ;-(
2) Thoughts on picking up Polanco as stash if Peraza can’t figure it out? Would be drop Strahm or Stripling.
3) Also really sad I didn’t get an update on Voit vs Alonso!
4) Are you a Cahill Truther?
Thanks,
– Your Favorite Baby Seal
The Ombotsman https://razzball.com/ombotsman/ tracks how every tool has done over the last 4 years
2. I like Peraza, but I would drop Strahm for Polanco 3. They didn’t do much yesterday for an update 4. Yes
16-team OPS keeper trade:
My J. Abreu and Laureano
for
His Verlander
Fair? My SPs are Sale, Flaherty, Wheeler, JA Happ, and Peacock. Muncy would slot to my 1B.
Seems fair
Grey ,,
dude ,
please pick one : OF :
Laureano, Renfroe, Soler, F.reyes, K.Marte ,JocP, Kiermaier …
Y! keeper s,,,
Renfroe is HOT-Shmotatoïng , Laurenao should be owned, and fran-Wind-mill!
oh well the best-OF is ,,, Markakis !! dude-adudadhee
For how long? Joc is a good buy this week
Shaw 4vLAD, 3vSTL
or
McNeil [email protected], [email protected]
Shaw
SIT 1;
Heyward [email protected], 3vAZ
Franmil 2vCOL, 4vCIN
AJones [email protected], [email protected]
Inciarte [email protected], 3vAZ
Heyward
Grey!
10tm, H2H categories league that uses OBP. Do you like both of these moves? Both for utility spots.
Drop Kike Hernandez for Marcus Semien
Drop Yandy Diaz for Jesse Winker. Thanks!
Both moves work for me
is Julio Urias immediately droppable?
Why, what happened?
2 bad outings and AT Milkwaukee this week – Rich Hill coming back in a week and KErshaw already back
Gotcha… okay, can lose him
Would you trade Nola, receiving Corey Seager and Mad Bum?
Thanks in advance.
Sounds fair
D S J
Just a comment. I was listening and then watched the Sox/Balt game. Mullins has been running into the corner outfielders like a pony league player does. The XM announcers said it early in the game then he ran into Mancini for the last out, which Mancini caught and didn’t look happy.
Doesn’t really effect our game much but there is an injury coming up.
Yeah, I was watching too
Pick a side:
Buehler- Hamels
Or
FVazquez-Bumgarner
Walker
1. Woodruff gets LAD and STL at home this week. How dicey would you roll it?
2. Bieber scheduled to start 2, unless CLE does something silly (they strike me as a silly bunch), what is your confidence level in Bieber throwing 2wice?
3. Marquez is amazing!! Marquez is the best!! Marquez gets…. Philly in COL next? GULP
1. Sounds bleh 2. 100% 3. I know, but I am
Musgrove, Luis Castillo, Glasnow, Wheeler …. how do you rank them going forward in 6×6 with K/9 as the extra category?
Wheeler, Luis, Glasnow
You prefer Wheeler over all those guys? Are you not buying the awful start at all? K rate has been decent at least.
But Glasnow and Castillo, even musgrove have looked great.
Yes
10tm redraft trying to sell a bat for a SP
any of these trades get the FML stamp of approval?
1. mazara for bieber
2. mazara for mchugh
3. vogelbach for caleb smith
4. d.murphy for z.wheeler
4, 1, 2, 3
Preference for each of the following ROS for all normal hitting categories:
MI – Wong or A. Frazier
CI – Moreland or Yandy
OF – Eaton or Nimmo
UTIL – Favorite among the three “losers” from above
Wong…Moreland…Nimmo…Eaton
I have so many questions and gripes I don’t know where to begin. Add Baldelli to the latest group of idiot managers. He benched Astudillo all weekend to play the corpse of Jason Castro. I love Astudillo but I just couldn’t trust that he will play more than 1 or 2 times per week fantasy legends like Cron, Marwin and Castro ahead of him so I dropped him yesterday for Collin McHugh and his 2 starts.
I am currently without a catcher now in a 10-team H2H league. What are your thoughts on these options?
Beef Wellington
Phegley
R. Chirinos
A. Barnes
C. Velasquez
Garver (Same issue as Astudillo I would think)
I hear ya…. Barnes
@Grey: which two starter are you rolling the dice on this week in a weekly roto?
peralta – vs stl, vs lad
gibson – vs tor, @ bal
gracias.
Gibson
Hey grey,
Just picked up Gibson for a streamer start against the hap(p)less Jays. Feel good about that start but i also have Paxton vs BOS and Pivetta vs NYM. Would you roll out those two in a H2H league? They should be good for strikeouts but I have no idea what to expect otherwise.
Yup
Looks like D.Robertson is now on the IL. Would you grab Neris over a streamer slot? Do you think he can hold the job for awhile? Or is this going to be another maddening carousel in Philly.
Neris won’t be the closer by himself
already have Alvarado, Iglesias and Swarzak. These are all essentially committees. Iglesias is the safest of the bunch. Have sagnof insecurity issues
Nah, they’re the closers
Trade away Stripling and D. Santana for L. Castillo? I have too many outfielders and no strong third SP.
But much
Hello there Grey. Hope you are doing well. Try not to bother you as much as I can, but I have some questions for the FML.
1) Have you watched Goldschmidt and Betts bat this year? STL fan here so I have watched much of Goldy and his batting approach just looks extremely flawed.. Haven’t seen Betts yet, but I am definitely going to have to for the sake of figuring out if this slow start is based on bad approach or just bad luck…
2) I’m struggling on the pitching side of the game. Nola and Wheeler have left a lot to be desired so far. T. Williams has been the lone bright spot, but afraid he is going to be throwing out some clunkers along the way. I feel like the rest of my team is streamers. Luchessi, Lauer and Strahm have all been on my team, but have dropped Lauer and will give Strahm one more shot. Woodruff is my other starter, with the K’s being nice, but his ERA is killing me. Severino was my other solid piece but we see how that is panning out.
My questions in regards to #2 (no poop joke intended)… Do I try and make a trade to solidify my rotation or do I stream solely on finding matchups against the Orioles, Marlins and Blue Jays in hopes that I will be able to make the work for me weekly?
Thanks as always.
PS. The poop joke was definitely intended…
I just watched Betts today, he looked fine… just a random slump… I don’t trust Goldy 2. Sounds fine, you can just stream for now… don’t love trading for a #2
Hey Grey. I’m in a standard 5×5 roto redraft league. It’s a 10-teamer and very shallow.
C Ramos
1B Alonso
2B Schoop
2B/3B Shaw
SS Story
OF Yelich
OF Acuna
OF Rosario
UTIL Hoskins
UTIL Mondesi
BENCH Robles
SP Buehler
SP Flaherty
SP Marquez
SP Musgrove
SP Glasnow
SP Price
RP Leclerc
RP Hicks
RP Giles
IL Clevinger
I was proposed the following trades:
1. I give up Price to get Albies
2. I give up Schoop to get Folty (would replace loss of Price)
Do you like these transactions for my lineup and league?
They both sound good… prefer Albies obviously
So on a 1-10 scale of enthusiasm for these simultaneous trades? :)
8 for Albies
Grey,
With Robertson now heading to the DL I need some sagnof.
Would you recommend Neris or Strop for the time being?
Thanks!
Strop
I have Bader in two leagues. Would you drop him for the any of the following?
League 1
Castellanos (would have to wait for him to clear waivers)
Pinder
Galvis
Pillar
Clint
Lowe
Franmil
Smith Jr
DeShields
League 2
Laureano
Winker
Grichuk
Anyone from the first list from Galvis-DeShields
Castellanos 2. Meh
1. Piscatty or Inciarte? (I assume non-braininer, but should I spend a mid-waiver 5/12 claim)?
2. Paker imploded yesteerday (for Hildenberga – save only. ). I expect to drop him – agreed.
Ender 2. Nope
Should I claim if he clears waives??
Sure
At what point is C Davis worth a monocle? He seems to have shaken off his slump, first HR since last August!
Thanks
He’s going on 2 years of being awful
I thought deGrom was tipping his pitches as well.
He hit 97-97-98 at one point in the 5th at 110+ pitches. There’s nothing wrong health-wise.
While ignoring the game entirely interviewing Hank Aaron (I kinda don’t blame them, but it was not compelling baseball to talk over 2 innings of play) dude got squeezed hard by the home plate umpire, too. 3 pitches clearly in the top corner of the zone called balls.
But the reason I think he’s tipping is the takes. There were a dozen pitches slightly off the plate low & in, or an inch outside, etc that no MLB hitter can possible take outside of Bonds in his prime. That’s swing & miss stuff – pitches starting in the zone & tailing in at 95-96. ARod commented several times about how crazy it was that they were laying off of those pitches.
But nothing I saw physically wrong with dude – he does this little mumble sometimes when he get the sign he likes from the catcher. I also noticed he was striking guys out when he kept the glove in front of his face.
They’ll figure it out. This one has me not at all concerned, and I’m usually the jump to conclusions “omg his arm’s gonna fall off!!!” kinda guy.
Nice, yeah I’d imagine he’ll be fine…
Domingo Santana or Ozuna ROS?
Ozuna, but I wanna day Domingo if that makes sense
Pretty desperate for saves… should i drop Happ for Neris or Seranthony?
Thanks!
Sure, Seranthony
Ausmess back to batting Calhoun lead off and Fletcher 9th. Apparently he comes to his senses occasionally then reverts to being just like Mike. Actually, I think he’s probably worse.
So bad
Ender or Bauers or Bader or Laureano ROS for my UTIL spot?
Grazie!
Ender
12 team HxH league, send Votto/Markakis (or Herrera)/G. Marquez for Blackmon/Springer/Yuli?
Works for me
12 team 7×7 (total bases and OBP)
1. Would you swap any bats for Gallo? On waivers
2. Would you swap any pitchers for Eflin or Hendricks ?
C cervelli
1b josh bell
2b Shaw
3b Franco
Of jd
Of benintendi
Of Springer
Util springer
Util Domingo
Bench Bruce, Pinder, kike
Sp Bauer, Greinke, Bieber, Kikuchi, happ
Thanks
1. Bell 2. Hendricks over Happ
Is Skaggs droppable in a 16 team league to stream?
Sure
Given the lead I can’t believe I ask this but here goes … weekly lock, ESPN 5X5, head to head … which of the 4 do I sit??;
German Marquez (PHIL)
Paddack (CIN)
Flaherty (@MIL)
Darvish (@MIA and ARIZ)
Maybe I’m overthinking, set it and forget it with Marquez, Paddack and Flaherty. But the matchups and ballparks not great for Marquez and Flaherty. And Darvish has 2 starts (one in Miami). Please help …
Thanks
Sit Marquez
Thank you for confirmation. Honestly, he was the guy I wanted to sit, but it just didn’t look right in my starting lineup.
No problem
One gotta go
Castellanos
Bader
Laureano
Winker
Moreland
Bader
Someone just dropped LeClerc. Which reliever would you drop to pick him up?
Brasier
Swarzak
Parker
Parker
Grey, i have Parker and Hildenberger.Drop one for Neshek/Neris or hold?
Hold for now
Hi Grey,
Currently I’m 2-0 in my H2H points league and have been following you all offseason and have to give you a big thanks for how I drafted my team (some of the guys I own are Puig, G Marquez, Mondesi, P Alonso, Acuna, D Santana, J Soto, Conforto, and W Buehler)
I’m looking to upgrade my pitching as it is a little thin and I was wondering about your thoughts on selling high on Domingod to grab a solid pitcher. Would you try to pair him with Walker Buehler and go for a big fish pitcher or ride it out with dominant hitting?
No problem… I’d want Walker and Domingo
Hey,
would you drop Matz or Burns (i still think he will be fine) for either Ed-Rod or Caleb Smith (i know you love him, i am actually not all that fond of the guy). Moves in my leagues are limited by the way.
Thanks
Burnes for Ed-Rod
Who to drop from Leonys,JBJ or Bader? Thanks
JBJ
Would you trade Corbin straight up for Eloy in a 16 team keeper roto? Need some offensive help and had been unsuccessfully looking for a lesser piece for a lesser SP but was offered this. Current staff is:
Corbin
German Marquez
Price
Tanaka
Caleb Smith
Marco Gonzales
Thanks!
Sounds fair
5×5 obp 12 teams
Hold Miggy and Smoak or drop for
O’Hearn, walker, Claire, belt
Walker, what a Claire, O’Hearn
Woops dozier
Doziers exit velocity has me intrigued
Yeah, me too
Try Dozier over O’Hearn
Need to make a few changes in my 12 team 6×6 ops-
Drop Maikel Franco and/or Hunter Renfroe for any of
Nimmo, LMartin, MMargot, DeShields, CWalker, SChoo?
No huge needs, maybe slightly towards speed. Thanks.
Renfroe for Leonys
Paddack/Renfroe for Caleb Smith/Juan Soto. Which side?
Soto
Yonder Alonso or Bauers in an OBP league? Looks like cargo is starting to take PT from him he’s out of the lineup tonight
Christian walker is also available do you like him or Alonso over Bauers in an OBP league
Walker
Alonso
Lol so Alonso over Bauers and walker?
Walker
Thanks grey
No problem
Starting peralta?
In some leagues
drop black sab for neris now (i’m already dropping black sab for parker if my WW claim works) in 12 teamers with saves only. guessing hold here since barnes was in line for save yesterday. plus PHI used numerous guys for saves all the time anyway and it could by any of SA DOM, neshek, morgan, arano or maybe others anyway. guessing for saves it goes like this now: parker – barnes – neris
Yeah, grab Neris
right, but then drop neris or barnes for parker off WW tonight? have 6 moves a week. i can almost certainly wait to see if i get parker first to save a move if parker is higher, which he should be. big question is if barnes is higher than neris now
Ah… Wait then to see if you get Parker
Barnes over Neris too
Choose 2
Inciarte
Laureano
Bader
Winker
Peraza
Ender, Peraza
Might be a repost
Choose 2
Bader
Laureano
Inciarte
Winker
Peraza
Who do you like more in a standard roto using QS instead of wins ROS – Robbie Ray or Folty?
Ray
@Grey: 12 team roto leagues, no need to hang on to Fred Peralta, correct?
Right
Is Yandy Diaz droppable in 10 team H2H 5×5 redraft?
Nelson Cruz or Winker would be the pickup.
Thanks in advance.
Cruz
Grey any insight on why Nola sucks so bad? I’ve been so busy at work this month haven’t had a chance to watch. He fell to the 4th round to me in a 15 team mixed and I thought I had a steal, maybe the other 14 teams knew something.
I was worried about him in the preseason due to IP… tonight he is being a little unlucky
Were you?? Damn I missed that.
Yeah
I wasn’t expecting him to be around when I wanted to draft aSP. Typically don’t pay much attention to the top starters ughhhh. Sounds like severino 2.0 is a possibility.
Better waiver wire add (mixed, 14 team) to have and to hold?
Dwight Smith Jr
Hunter Dozier
Kevin Pillar
Dozier
So someone dropped Buster Posey in my league and it seemed like a good idea to pick him up. Now I have 2 catchers in a 10 team league. Should I cut him or Yadi?
Posey
Drop odor for dozier h?
Meh, don’t love it, but if you must
Dropping renfroe for h dozier ?
Obp league
Thanks Grey
So glad I dumped Peralta in two NFBC leagues yesterday. Dude’s such a mess right now.
You and Oaktown were the ones telling people to draft him!
As a late pick with strikeout upside. Didn’t think he’d be this much of a ratio killer though.
Nah, I know, was just busting chops… I liked what I saw too early
Which SP is the best add in a 10 team shallow bench category league……Hamels, K Hendricks, Mikolas, J Gray, Trevor Williams, Happ, Pivetta, Rodon, Eovaldi or Urias? Also, what are your thoughts on Jimmy Nelson as a potential add? Apparently his velocity is back and he may be back early May. Thanks Grey
I like Nelson… But about 5 of these guys over him… Start at Hendricks
Drop Aguilar for Gallo?
Sure
I’m so close to drop kicking Travis Shaw – the Brewers are putting him in so many positions to deliver and he just keeps K-ing left and right.
It’s early
yeah that’s why i said drop kick instead of drop drop!
Haha
Jeff McNeil just keeps on hitting!!! Love this guy… gotta figure out a way to get him on my team
I love him too…
Dropping renfroe for h dozier ?
Obp league
Thanks Grey
Yup
Would you trade any of Mondesi, Sunday, or Bryant for Kluber?
Bryant
Eflin one bad start or are you selling? Can cut for Darvish.
Hi Grey,
Drop Healy for McNeil, Franco, Yandy, or H.Dozier or hold. Thanks!
Prayer whatever shape has 100000000 corners cause Bellinger got drilled by a 95mph fastball by Castillo right on the side of the knee – he’s staying in but boy am I holding my breath
Nevermind, he got taken out
Nevermind, he got taken out
1. For saves in what order?
Giles, Hicks, Colome
2. How high of a ranked SP could I expect to get if I traded Robles?
I realise Andy Green doesn’t give a shit about my Quality Start, but was there really any point leaving Lucchesi out there after the 6th?
I was also shocked by that. 3-1 losing effort, pitch count was up there….I don’t understand why he came back out for that.
What’s good Grey? You’re probably writing your lede for tomorrow, but needed to say/ask a couple of things. Above all, thank you for your analysis on Jose Ramirez’s splits from last year. I traded him in my 12-team keeper league for Yelich during the off-season. Yelich tonight aside, it’s been a game changer.
I have Hader, Alvarado, and Colome as closers so dropped Robertson to pick up Toussaint off waivers. I also bailed on my catcher position to hold onto Pomeranz. He doesn’t have a great start this week, but are you buying into Pomeranz’s increased velocity (i.e., 3mph)?
Another slow(er) track really like “Takeoff”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCdXG-iCWE0
Thanks!
JOC