Enters passcode to lock door and metal bars snap into place. The counter above the door counts down to when the door will automatically reopen, which is six months from now. Cranks rope, lowering dumb waiter with my La Croix Summer Berry seltzer, while sitting in a bean bag that is outfitted in Giancarlo Stanton’s jersey. I wrap Giancarlo’s straw arms around me, cuddling in. I say to myself, “This dungeon is perfect, but a tad chilly, huh, Bean Bag Stanton?” I chuckle and shake the bean bag, mimicking laughter from Bean Bag Stanton. I press the button to turn on the remote control. MLB TV turns on and the message reads, “This game is blacked out in your area.” Ah, it’s nice to be home. So, on Opening Day, MacKenzie Gore did smoke! Not your average smoke, but the hot kind. Just fire. My God, I love him. MacKenzie Gore went 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, zero walks with a career-high 13 Ks and he’s gonna win the NL Cy. This is not an overreaction, but more an extrapolation of 6 innings into 200+ IP. He joined J.R. Richard and Bob Gibson as the only pitchers with 13 K, 0 BB on Opening Day. The funniest is all the ‘perts who told you to draft a starter in the 1st few rounds and are now pretending they never said that and how Gore was a good draft pick. Reinventing takes! Sure, Zack Wheeler (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks) looked solid, but he better, he went around 150 picks before Gore! I loved Gore in the preseason, and told y’all to draft him. Did you listen? No? Wow, it really is fantasy baseball season. Anyway, here’s what else I saw in fantasy baseball:
PSYCHE! The Buy/Sell is coming later today; it was released a week early for Patreon members. It will be released all year early for Patreons, so if people are getting a jump on you, it’s because they paid the $10. Anyway, the roundup:
Brad Lord – Made the Nats’ pen, and just this winter he was working at Home Depot. Nats’ 6th inning of blowouts will now be the hands of the Lord.
DJ Herz – Hit the IL with an UCL sprain. Bummer, I really liked him early on in draft season, but your bar mitzvah will have to go DJ-less. Dance to the beat in your head, Aunt Myrna!
Bryce Harper – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 1st homer. Nah, nah, nah, not even letting this spoil my MacKenzie Gore fun like the spoiled milk Harper drinks in his TikToks.
Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 1st homer, as he hit cleanup. Finally!
Jordan Romano – 1 IP, 2 ER, as he pitched the 8th. Challenge the Phils’ pen to be normal, but it’s impossible. I wouldn’t be surprised if Romano gets the next save opp or Alvarado or Kerkering or Strahm or Tanner Banks, who’s played by Frankie Muniz.
Jared Jones – Diagnosed with a UCL sprain and they won’t operate on him. Well, not yet. I’m sorry, I hate to be the jerk here, but this is the same nonsense that literally every pitcher does, then they need Tommy John surgery within a year. This sucks. Have the surgery now.
Nick Gonzales – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, but left with an ankle injury. Just as I was mid monocle.
David Bednar – 0 IP, 1 ER and the loss. Shit-the-Bednar picking up right where he left off last year (and this spring). I still like Dennis Santana as the handcuff, even if he entered the 6th. I’d talk about Colin Holderman, but for some reason Skenes altered his locker to read Colin erman.
Paul Skenes – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. He’s gonna go 10-1/1.90/0.90/275 Ks with 17 no decisions.
Sandy Alcantara – 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks. He’s gonna go 10-1/1.90/0.90/275 Ks with 17 no decisions. Only he’ll be 1-1 at the Break with 17 no decisions, then he’ll be traded to the Yankees where he’ll go 9-0.
Connor Norby – Out for at least a month with an oblique strain. Can’t have anything nice, like a guy who could go by one name, Connorby, while not shortening his name at all. 2nd basemen rankings were updated. Also, all rankings are now locked and loaded. It’s take-off ess zed en!
Graham Pauley – 1-for-4. Lead suspect to take over for Norby at 3rd for the Marlins. This isn’t suspect as in crime suspect, but more like, “My Hyundai’s rims fell off when I hit a pothole. Man, that car is suspect.”
Landen Roupp – Made the Giants’ rotation with Hayden Birdsong relegated to the bullpen. Told you in the starters to target to grab Roupp, and he was excellent in camp. Not sure how much mileage we get out of him. Kinda start by start basis for now, especially with Birdsong right behind him, breathing down his neck, doing a tweet-tweet-tweet. Change your name to Hayden X, why don’t you? If Roupp has unlocked his command, and it seems like he has, he could be an every-league starter. For now, deeper leagues, and to drive home my point, he will be in this afternoon’s Buy column. That’s right, the Buy’s back!
Heliot Ramos – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. That’s my preseason Heliot Ramos sleeper to you.
Jung Hoo Lee – 0-for-2, 2 runs, as he hit third. Wanted Jung Hoo in more leagues than I drafted him, which I believe was none. He’ll be in this afternoon’s Buy column, because why the hell not?
Austin Hays – Hit the IL. That’s just his luck and just the Reds’ Lux’s luck (made ya sound dumb in your head), who hit cleanup.
Spencer Steer – 0-for-4 as he DH’d. Wasn’t he supposed to be IL’d? I hate liars and the Reds are lying liars! Still want nothing to do with him if he has shoulder issues. Usually takes 8+ hours of smoking to make a Steer’s shoulder that tender.
Ian Gibaut – 2/3 IP, 4 ER, who gave up the homer to Wilmer Flores in the 9th to blow Hunter Greene’s win (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks) because, uh, Francona used to wear Gibaut jeans?
Cody Bellinger – 1-for-2, 1 RBI as he hit third. Yankees’ lineup is a good litmus test on whether you’re a Yankees fan. If you are, you see a solid lineup that’s being underrated. If you’re not, you see a three and four hitter (Goldschmidt) who combined for 40 HRs last year, and the big bat the Yankees lost hit 41 HRs.
Austin Wells – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer, as a catcher hit leadoff for the 1st time ever on Opening Day for the Yankees. Can’t believe the Yankees waited so long to hit a catcher leadoff. All those Rick Cerone bombs they could’ve had.
Anthony Volpe – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Nothing you see in one game is indicative of anything, except Volpe is gonna have a huge season.
Carlos Rodon – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks vs. Freddy Peralta – 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks. Had both of these guys going and since neither blew up my junk and called it, The Lorena Bobbitt, I count myself lucky.
Vinny Capra – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. It’s a wonderful life! More of an NL-Only monocle, but I’m watching him because he had a huge spring.
Jackson Chourio – 0-for-5, 5 Ks. Drop him!
Tommy Edman – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer. Yeah, but he had three games to do it, so whatevs.
Shohei Ohtani – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 2nd homer. Yeah, but Edman homered for the 2nd time before him, so Edman>Ohtani.
Teoscar Hernandez – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Oscar season ends in Hollywood right as Teoscar season begins. Hmm…[thinks for three hours]…mmm.
Blake Snell – 5 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks. As a watcher of this start, I–Well, I was more like ‘coverer of my eyes’ of this start.
Tanner Scott – 1 IP, 1 ER, as he worked the 8th. Blake Treinen (1 IP, 0 ER) recorded the save. It’s going to be Tanner Scott for 75% of saves, and all hands on deck for the other 25%.
Spencer Torkelson – 1-for-1 and his 1st homer, 2 runs, 4 walks, as he hit cleanup. It would not be out of the realm of possibilities that a top prospect in baseball struggled for a few years, then broke out. Tork could do that work.
Adley Rutschman – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd homer. What’s that I’m feeling, heartburn? Ulcer? Eye twitching spasm? Oh, I know! It’s the return of that FOMO of a player homering who you don’t roster in any fantasy league.
Cedric Mullins – 3-for-5, 5 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd homer. Don’t call him Contemplatins, he be Mullins! Told ya he was gonna hit 300+ homers this year. Could we have our first hot schmotato?
Jordan Westburg – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Only O’s player who didn’t homer was Gunnar Henderson. Sigh.
Tyler O’Neill – 3-for-3, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer.
Tyler O’Neill Opening Day homers:
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027 won’t happen due to a lockout
2028 will happen but
2029 won’t happen because of a pandemic
2030 see 2029
2031 season is played out with AI-generated tools— Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social) March 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Zach Eflin – 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 baserunners, 2 Ks. He looked better than the line, and the line doesn’t look bad. Or maybe just good compared to:
Jose Berrios – 5 IP, 6 ER. War Rom pushes him on me every year. Swear to God, War Room was built by a team of Russian Disinformation Youths. Holy crap! That’s what RUDY stands for!
Andres Gimenez – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Became a cleanup hitter and a method actor.
Tanner Bibee – Was scratched with food poisoning. Lolz:
Vinnie Pasquantino – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and 1st homer. Ay yo, Pasketti!
Kyle Manzardo – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 1st homer. He won’t be in this afternoon’s Buy column, but he’s here now and I am absolutely monocle’ing.
Cole Ragans – 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks vs. Ben Lively – 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks. Neither pitcher, Cole or Ben, looked Lively, hoping it’s spring rust.
Jonathan India – 0-for-5 as he hit leadoff. Royals starting with India is one thing, but I can’t believe they had Lord Ivar Mountbatten throw out the 1st pitch, disgusting.
Emmanuel Clase – 1 IP, 1 ER. In our Razzball picks, Rudy called Clase his Bust of the Year, and unless he likes his mammaries, I agree with him. I only didn’t write a Clase schmohawk post because he’s a closer, so who cares.
Tyler Soderstrom – 2-for-3 and his 1st and 2nd homer. He sounds like sparkling water, and right now there’s a meme going around about sparkling water. Clearly (Canadian), he can’t miss!
Luis Severino – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, but had his win blown by Jose Leclerc. Trying to think why I didn’t want Severino in any leagues and not sure I’ve figured it out. Though, this was against the M’s, which is short for ‘Mmm, not good.’
Logan Gilbert – 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks. Look at that, Opening Day, and a team’s best starter is pitching. I’m farting in Berrios’s general direction.
Randy Arozarena – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. The Rice Bowl could use a little bouncing back, or just not starting cold. Can you hear me, JRod?!
Mickey Moniak – Signed with the Rockies. Ha! The Angels and Rockies are more or less the same team, exhibit number (lost count).
Ben Brown – Made the Cubs’ rotation. Is he still in it? I mean, I heard on Tuesday, and, well, here’s the thing: 5th starters for a team out of camp could last until September or by Monday. Grab one upside flyer starter, see how he does, then go from there. Do I like Brown? Sure, if the league is an NL-Only. In an mixed league? Look at Streamonator.
Ian Happ – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. In drafts, “No, I don’t want Happ. I want upside.” Opening Day, “Why the hell did I want upside?”
Justin Steele – 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 8.00 in his 2nd start. He’s on pace for 100+ starts.
Zac Gallen – 4 IP, 4 ER. Honestly, I just hope he’s healthy. With pitchers, that’s always around 50/50.
Eugenio Suarez – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 1st homer. If his 1st half is like his 2nd half, we’re gonna be feeling so foolish for not drafting him everywhere. Not foolish like how I drafted Colson Montgomery on teams, but foolish nevertheless.
Lars Nootbaar – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer, as he hit leadoff. My sleeper is hitting leadoff. Sah-weet!!! Wait, Masyn Winn was my sleeper too, and he’s hitting 9th. Flah-eeting!
Nolan Arenado – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Check this out, I have a personally signed no-trade clause from Nolan, it’s over by that open window–NOOOOOO!!! Torenado!
Sonny Gray – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks. Wasn’t sure where he’d be after his rocky spring, so this was reassuring.
Pablo Lopez – 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks. I don’t know what it is about projections systems always loving this guy, but I was so out, and glad I never got bamboozled into drafting him.
Jordan Montgomery – Needs Tommy John surgery. Damn, the Dbacks’ owner could’ve added two Honus Wagner cards instead.
Ryan Johnson – 1 2/3 IP, 5 ER. Angels promoted him, even though he didn’t see one inning in the minors. I liked Knives Out too, but that’s nuts. He seems like a loonbag, so he will make a great reliever. By the by, don’t have kids, but I’m not sure it’s great parenting to teach your kid how to walk by pushing them onto a freeway, and that’s the Angels’ minor league instruction.
Jack Kochanowicz – Named the Angels’ 5th starter over Detmers. You might know Jack Kochanowicz for the childhood game he’s famous for, Gochanosewitz.
Logan O’Hoppe – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Boy’s got O’Hoppe’s!
Yusei Kikuchi – 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks vs. the White Sox’s Sean Burke – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks. When I write “vs. (team)” it’s to signal to you that he was facing a great or terrible team. Guess which one this was. You can monocle Burke if you like, but he needs to be Skenesesque for me to carry an untested pitcher on a terrible team.
Andrew Benintendi – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. In this game, Austin Slater (1-for-3) and Lenyn Sosa (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) both hit their 1st. White Sox going 162-0 this year.
Michael King – 2 2/3 IP, 3 ER. Had a perfectly nice day going. Always gonna be one Solange in the elevator.
Robert Suarez – 1 IP, 0 ER and the save. As B-52’s would say, Robert Suarez is RUSTY. He escaped (unlike Bednar), but didn’t look great.
Ozzie Albies – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer, as he hit 5th. Boy, that stinks he had to hit in the five hole, huh? Only one three-run homer. I’m being sarcastic, is that clear? Also, Austin Riley (1-for-5) hit his 1st homer. It’s the Braves’ revenge tour.
Chris Sale – 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks. Rooting hard against Sale because I don’t have him in any leagues. “Rooting hard against Sale” has my Jewish ancestors rolling over in their grave.
Clay Holmes – 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER. Ya mean Holmes isn’t as great when it’s not Spring Training? Weird. I’d use Streamonator for him.
Luke Jackson – 1/3 IP, 3 ER. So, I’d guess Chris Martin for Rangers saves, but Church is there, and I’m not just saying Church like Snoop does or saying Chris Martin like Coldplay fans.
Nathan Eovaldi – 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 9 Ks. No one wants him though. People insist on drafting everyone but him.
Framber Valdez – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks. It’s nice to be in on Framber this year and not have to make excuses for why I don’t like him.
Rafael Devers – 0-for-4 as he DH’d. Alex Cora said the Red Sox are better with Bregman at 3rd and Devers at DH. And that was when Masataka Yoshida realized he was dressed as Kevin McAllister and everyone forgot him.
Wilyer Abreu – 3-for-3, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd homer. Wilyer look at that! I’d be very surprised if Wilyer Abreu doesn’t hit at least 300 homers this year.
Garrett Crochet – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks. I was told people are drafting him in the top 25 because he’s gonna be the best starter in baseball. Quite a yarn for Crochet!
Liam Hendriks – Hit the IL with elbow inflammation. Hopefully it’s just procedural to give him more time, but I hate how this sounds. Rooting for him, even if it’s unrelated to fantasy. I sound almost like an adult. Now watch how that maturity disappears: Slaten and Whitlock are handcuffs for Aroldis. Weird, usually Aroldis brings his own handcuffs.
THERE’S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS FOR ME
Start one Sunday?
Bassit vs BAL
Meyer v Pitts
Wacha vs CLE
Considering Steer’s shoulder, would you rather have Heliot at OF?
greetings and salutations Grey! irs been a few minutes hope all is well in Razzland. which sp are you taking a flyer on in a 12 tm?
D. Peterson
C. Mize
G. Canning
S. Bieber
and which bat are you taking a flyer on 12tm?
Tj Friedl
S.Torkelson
T.Soderstrom
I got stuck with Castellanos at 1 of my Util slots and im not feeling it.
Much Appreciated good luck this year!
12 team SVS+HLDS points league. Usually I get very cheap good holds guys at the end of the draft but the whole league adjusted and I got stuck with Bednar, Chapman, Uceta and Estrada. Then for waivers picked up Luke Jackson. Opening day was… not fun.
Would you replace any of the above with any of the following: Slaten, Doval, Straham, Robert Garcia, Dennis Santana, Holderman, Taylor Rogers, or Ashcroft?
Ouch…Slaten over Jackson, then hold for now
Hi Grey,
Steer or Toglia ROS?
Thanks!
Mike.
Toglia
Thanks Grey!
Are we chancing Flaherty against LA today? Is anyone safe against LA? :)
I am, but I’m also going to the game
Curtis Mead leading off and playing 1B? Hmmmn…
I know! ha
I own him in two DC’s and am bumping BDon (ovan) to start him. I might as well since Cards oddly have off day already. Great schedule.
He wont last long leading off with 0/4 2K’s.
Nope
I read that Gore has a new slider he was featuring or at least one with a different shape. If he could get his WHIP below 1.20 it will be big year for him and fantasy managers.
Indeed!
start kremer @ tor? .. 15 man league
No
Great read, as always Grey.
1. Do you like Bibee or Flaherty more? Looking to trade for one of them.
2. Also, I have Bednar and A. Diaz…brutal. Yates and Holten are available. Would you drop Bednar and/Diaz for either of them?
1. Bibee 2. No
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. as a robert suarez owner, i grabbed estrada since suarez looked a little shaky in ST. would you hold estrada or drop for someone like alvarado, santana, slaten or clev?
Alvarado in saves league
Is there a reason you did not include Josh H. Smith of the Rangers in your rankings at all?
He seems like a serviceable super-utility guy that hit fine last year (.258, 13 HRs, 9 SBs in 592 plate appearances), and does not really figure to lose playing time given a .337 OBP last year. Doesn’t seem like a guy that would not make, e.g., your top 54 2nd basemen. Yeah, he’s yawnstipating, but no more than Kiner-Falafel or Christian Moore.
He’s a lefty-only guy
“does not really figure to lose playing time” — he doesn’t have an everyday job, unless I am missing something
He bats lefty, but his splits last year are quite close — actually a bit better against lefties (.731 OPS in 141 plate appearances) than righties (.718 OPS in 451).
You’re right, he does not have an everyday job, but he didn’t last year either and still managed to get in 592 plate appearances.
I’m just considering him for my last roster spot in a 12 team, 40 roster spot roto to sub in as an emergency when, say, I discover on Monday morning that Goldschmidt or Yelich or whoever have developed a hangnail. I went to see what you thought of him and it just seemed strange that a guy with that many plate appearances did not even get ranked.?
Last year he got those ABs because Jung was out all year
Gotcha. (BTW, he was actually .774 OPS against lefties … .731 was overall,)
Yeah
So I’ve got Toglia for 1B and have L Raley (1B/OF) and Alan Roden with 3 other top OFers
Drop Raley and pick up Torkelson?
14 team weekly 6×6
Thanks
Nah
Soderstrom or Nootbar over Rengifo?
Sure, needs? Soder for power, Noot for runs, AVG and Luis for SBs
how would you rank the pickups of manzardo, tork, and soderstrom, do you think any of them are legit and will any of them gain other eligibility, thanks!
Time for your common sense! Had a good first day.
The only negative was Phillies Romano. Here are some options:
1. Waive Romano and pick up Alvarado or Kerekering or hold?
2. My OF is Ozuma in LF or Yelich, Cowser or Nimmo in CF. and Santander in RF.
Lars Nootbaar and Wilyer Abreu are available on the Wire. Would you be making any changes?
Thanks so much!!
1. hold for now 2. Lars or Wilyer over Nimmo, I don’t know their elig. in your league
I am in a Yahoo Points 10 team league.
Thanks!
Hold
Pick two 1B in a 12tm OBP league with cats for singles, doubles, triples + standard cats
Casas
CES
Goldy
Thanks dood
Not Goldy
Who would you go with?
Jose Soriano @CHW
Lodolo vs. SF
Bot has them pretty much even
Soriano
Man, is Blake Snell the hardest MLB pitcher to watch or what? He can make the baseball do so many crazy things but I find myself asking him to just throw some 96mph fastballs instead of bouncing curveballs two feet in front of the plate.
Also, would you drop Alexis Diaz or hold on to him in case he fixes himself in the minors (which is where I assume the Reds will send him for a few games after his IL stint is over).
Yeah, roster him and don’t watch…I made the mistake last night…hold Diaz
Did you catch the exchange in the dugout between Snell and Will Smith? Smith was like “Dude, wtf kind of pitch was that?” after he had to go chase two in a row which bouned in front of the plate.
Ha, welcome to The Blake Snell Experience, Will Smith
Exactly!
No need for your Spencer Steer blurb to marinate, it made me chuckle immediately.
Haha
I guess Doyle, like last year, is back to getting 0 respect. I remember it being July, “should I drop Kelenic for Doyle?”
I look at the dynasty baseball subreddit and the 3rd question:
Roster Advice
“My Co-GM is trying to convince me to hold onto Brenton Doyle, but I’m thinking of dropping him for Manzardo. I feel Manzardo has a much more polished hitting tool set and can remain consistent. Plus, he’s on a better team. Thoughts? It’s a 12 team points league. 8 keepers per year and it’s an auction draft each year.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/DynastyBaseball/comments/1jlx9n4/mazardo_or_doyle/
Ahh yes, the cut the guy before he even plays strat. Love it. I hope he does it and Manzardo flops. Only because his league will never let him live it down.
“Remember when you cut Doyle who was a top 20 OF in 2025 BEFORE he even played a game? Then the guy who picked up got demoted bythe ASB? Pepperidge Farm remembers!”
Reddit is hands down the worst fantasy sports community. I’m convinced that people there purposely give terrible advice for the lols.
I browse there a bit because sometimes they post some obscure stuff I have never heard of or give me some insight into a teams news. I agree though, very questionable advice at times.
Hahaha, yup…I think Manzardo could be solid, UTIL-only dampens him some
Wait, I just asked Tork vs Manzarno and you said “meh”.
lol
He’s 1B in Yahoo, btw.
1B is nice, if you need that…6×6 is OBP, correct? I figured Tork’s 4 BBs might be something…meh, meaning it’s a toss up
Yeah 6×6
Also I was just messing around. Tork > Manzarzno primarily because Tork has a game today & that’s why I added him.
He’ll probably be an easy drop when a new closer pops up somewhere.
Mostly I just need a bat for today.
Yeah, we’ll see
Hey grey. Noot or wilyer more interesting you think?
Noot, but maybe close
curtis mead-off? who’s #1!
Just picked him up, lol
I cant tell if you are calling me names or inviting me to bed.
Haha
little from column a, little from column b
Hey Grey-man-
Am I keeping Jared Jones to rot on my DL, or do I cut bait on him now and dream about what could have been?
Cut bait
Josh Lowe in lineup vs lhp is a good sign. That park will play much better than the Trop. I am cautiously optimistic on him
Yeah, definitely
Start/sit Cease today vs Braves? Only reason I ask is that I’m high on the Braves lineup of hitters and would love to hear your thoughts, thanks for the help as always!
Start
Burke has the Best Start of the season!
Haha, naturally!
“Don’t call him Contemplatins, he be Mullins!” Nicely done. Setting the quip bar very high in the first roundup of the season.
Ha, thanks!
That was solid, but Cedric the HR-tainer should not be retired.
Haha, fair!
10 team 5×5 OBP. Drop Mitchell or Robles for Soder?
Robles if you don’t need SBs, Mitchell otherwise
Hi Grey, looks like you skipped my question by mistake
Please rank these as bench bats, thank you
Friedl Edman Raley Lux BDonovan
Sorry…Edman, Raley, Friedl
man, you never need to apologize
Nolan Jones & Soderstrom or Taj & Nootbaar. Is it fair?
Sure
Is one side better than the other? I need a bit more power on my side and the other team needs some pitching help and SBs. I know these are low-end players, but it’s a 12-teamer so not a lot available on the wire.
Taj side seems a little better, but it’s fair
Great, thanks!
No problem
Toglia or Soderstrom
Toglia
Note to self: grab Framber – happy to see vinnie pasquatch in the lineup, please stay healthy. way too many over-reactions, just might get Jackson in the 2nd afterall! Gonna be a great weekend, enjoy those boxscores!
Thanks! You too!
someone flipped the calendar to June early this year for Schwarbs…
Haha
I dropped Wilyer Abreu moments before the game because it seems like there’s going to be too many mouths to feed in that outfield before too long. Was that a major mistake or was this 2 HR game simply a fluke?
funny thing is he and rafaela are pretty good pieces i feel like. maybe not super stars but both looked like young solid mlb’ers last year. they’re sort of being written off as good as done but if the sawks play well and they perform well it could be interesting. would they trade out in the midst of a good season and put unproven albeit highly rated guys in?
Might be a mistake
Please rank these as bench bats, thank you
Friedl Edman Raley Lux BDonovan
edman friedl raley donovan lux possibly flipping donovan and raley
Grey the best in the biz
Rolling no catcher right now cuz you got ny hitters so nice
Gimenez, sod, Ramos, shwarber, Riley
Didn’t even need lindor, Soto, O’Neil Cruz, belli, Doyle, caminero lol
Thanks! Nice
Good morning Grey!
Happy bases are back!!
Jeff Springs is available, would you drop any of the following to add him?
Yahoo H2H Cat. league W/L/QS/K/ERA/WHIP/S
Current staff
Degrom
Castillio
Eflin
Pivetta
Taj Bradley
Nola
Lugo
Thank you for your thoughts
Yay! Hold for now
Torkelson or Manzardo?
6×6
Meh, I guess try Tork
Desperation is never pretty & I could use the 1B depth. Especially. Today since MLB schedule was apparently written by crackheads.
Candellario a better option?
Nah, not better
Guessing flahtery is a sit today after what they did to skubal?
Meh, I’d start him, but I guess depends if league is crazy shallow
Rolling Jack Lighter today. Who’s with me?!
I am, pray for us
pray for the red sux
I’m so nervous
i’ll have my witch wife light a smelly stick
Goodman starting at catcher!
let’s go! as my daughter would say, “i love that for us!”
Haha, LFG!
I currently have Vinnie at 1B in a H2H league, but I also have Mountcastle as a 1B backup and active UT player. Would you prefer Mount or Soderstrom? It seems like Soder might be the upside play, but it’s tough to drop a Baltimore bat. Thanks.
Soder
Going to really regret not getting Soderstrom when he gets Catcher eligibility after punting catcher in the draft. Mistakes were made and will continue to be made.
Mistakes will be made, but too early to know which ones
Drop jasson for Wilyer!
Nah
We’re back, baby!
Slaten or Ashcroft (who the F is Ian Gibaut?) if you’re speculating for saves. SAGNOF!
We’re back baby! Ashcraft
Torenado jokes never get old
Praise be
Happy Friday! What first baseman do you prefer for a backup 1b Ben Rice, or Tyler Soderstrom?
Tia
Soder
Morning Grey.
Glad day one is in the books. Concerned that Garrett Mitchell was pinch hit for in a big spot. I could trade him for Ben Rice. Make the switch or hold Mitchell?
Hold
Just realized I pretty much have the whole Rays staff – Pepiot, Taj, Rasmussen, Baz. That’s kind of terrifying if the rumblings about that ballpark are true.
Should I drop any of them for May?
Not yet
not to pile on but heard the park described as Yankee stadium in a jet stream blowing out.
Steele gave up a lot of hard contact yesterday. He was very lucky to go 5 and get out that start with 3 er.
Yeah, but it’s still early
Morning Grey, which side of trade do you like better, Volpe and Rooker for Elly De La Cruz?
Or even Volpe, Rooker, Lane Thomas for Elly De La Cruz?
Morning! Elly side
Draft is tomorrow. Unique rules. I MUST select the 1st SP. The categories are w, w-l, ip, era. whip and k. No roster moves allowed – who ever I take i must keep the whole year.
Skenes or Skubal????
Skenes
Who would you stream for pitching out of Taj Bradley vs Rockies on Sunday and Luzardo @ Nationals on Saturday?
Luzardo
In a saves-only league, would you prioritize Slaten or Alvarado Grey ?
Both seem like committees…
Alvarado
I thought to myself, who is this “Alvarado Grey?” I’ve never even heard of them. Commas are important.
Haha
I have heard of “Avocado Grey” but Alvarado must be an imposter.
Good read. What a first day! Its funny how much we shift throughout the draft season. Most of my early drafts in November/December I took 1B in top 120. My last two I punted and in one league I drafted Torkelson as my 1st 1B then Gavin Sheets. It was not at all intentional, just one of those drafts where everyone in my draft queue abandoned me prematurely for other rosters. We will see how that works out but yesterday was a good start. Having 6 strong outfielders plus Tork and Sheets might be pretty decent afterall.
Its definitely a weird shift from draft mode to roster management. Its almost like getting a cast off and relearning movement of a limb after months of restriction.
BTW, I’m a day late but here’s my bold prediction: Jack Kochanowicz leads the Angels in QS (20+) and W’s (13-14), and is better in real life than Kickuchi and Soriano.
HAHA, now that’s bold
Hey, it’s the least I could do. I gotta put myself on the line too in the the bold Razz community. That being said, I dont own him anywhere. It’d be different if I was in a deep points league but I’m not a Cutline guy. I like doing mostly 15 teamers with a 12 or two. Ten teamers seem a little boring to me. Cust Jayin’.
yeah, Cutline about only place I can see it
Totally! I mention this more in my Raley blurb in the Buy/Sell
I look forward to it!
The Pirates should be relegated, along with the White Sox, Rockies and Marlins. Cheap, incompetent and thoroughly corrupt MLB franchises bereft of any legitimate competitive utility should beer forced to sell $1 beers and only play banjo music on the PA at home games while having their games broadcast exclusively on AM radio.
love all that.
The morning of February 11, 2001 my friends and I stood on the south bank of the Allegheny River and watched Three Rivers Stadium implode and we were filled with hope. It was 8:03am, just 20 degrees and we were drunk but we were still filled with hope. Our hearts grew three sizes that chilly morning. Now it’s 24 years later and I no longer live in Pittsburgh. I now root for the Mets but the banal tyranny of Bob Nutting continues apace. In Pittsburgh “Play Ball” does not mean play to win.
https://theonion.com/mlb-beginning-to-suspect-pirates-just-a-mob-front-1846067072/
PITTSBURGH—Speculating as to how the listless franchise has still managed to stay open all these years, sources close to the MLB confirmed Friday that the league has begun to suspect the Pittsburgh Pirates are just a mob front. “It must be some kind of money-laundering operation, because they’re clearly doing the bare minimum to keep that place open,” said Commissioner Rob Manfred, pointing to the fact the team remains fully staffed despite any tangible success in the last four decades as proof they are at the very least selling drugs in the back of the stadium. “I’m not sure how they were even able to afford such a nice place when they hardly win games. It’s empty and super creepy all the time, even at the height of the season. If you walk up and ask for a ticket, they give you a weird look, like they clearly are not expecting real customers. I don’t know how they make any money—they can’t be funding this whole thing on hotdog sales alone.” At press time, the Pirates announced plans to cease baseball operations in favor of a new dry-cleaning service.
Amazing
the onion still undefeated
The Pirates are soon to be the new Mariners: likely best (homegrown)staff in the NL in ‘26 or ‘27 but still .500 due to no offense.
Ha, yup
In 10 x 10 H2H 12 team league please rank Torkelson, Cam Smith and Victor Scott.
Also for Holds and Saves please rank Jax, Erceg and Slaten.
Thank you!
Smith, Tork….Jax
gallen had a line you don’t see that often (and hopefully not again soon):
4 4 4 4 4 4
Thanks for reminding of my local lawyer
https://youtu.be/HDp326r7noA?feature=shared
HA
The inning before was 3 3 3 3 3 3.
Oh snap ha
Ha, ouch
Couldn’t agree more about Chourio. He is clearly having the sophomore slump season from hell. I assume he’s your first “sell” of the year. Guy is washed. Please tell all his owners to dump that guy*
*to me, preferably for cheap price.
Haha
Didnt’ take long for the aggravation to set in, looking at my phone and seeing King with a bases loaded DP overturned. He was in the dugout ffs!
HA, yup
12 team H2H, who is the better 1B for my UT spot, Tork or Mountcastle? Thank you!
Mount
When guys come out of nowhere, there is a fine line between giving them a nickname too soon, before they’ve really earned it, and waiting too long and they fall back into the void of nickname-less obscurity.
Still, I’m going to lay down a marker on Vinny Ca-POW!.
Don’t let me down, kid!
He’s 28 years old and has been in the minors for six years
Shit. I’m getting Salami Tom’d again, aren’t I?
He is also listed at 5-8 190, so he is probably 5-6 1/2 and 210.
I added in a deep dynasty for giggles and we have weekly roster moves and I havent used any.
I love it. The little guy is getting his chance and going for it.
He is just a loveable lil meatbal…well jeez I dont wanna be all insulting to the Tony Sopranos out there, so loveable lil….
HA
Haha
Luke Jackson looked awful.
He did
How does Stanton go about his day to day? Does he have someone to feed him? Does he try his best not to move? “Can you turn the channel? If I move it stops the healing process!” He shouldtalk to Benitendi. He hit a HR and I said, “how? isnt on DL still with a broken hand?!” Dude at least heals fast.
The Moniak signing is just hilarious. Feels very much 12 year old me learning fantasy baseball. “OMG Angels are so dumb! He was a 1st round draft pick that means he is good! And he is still young! Get him now!”
I started Mullins and VinnyP! I also had Abreu and Soderstrom on bench. Oh. Rest of lineup went 4-32 soooo yeah 4 guys are my team.
I had left Ryne Nelson in lineup and saw this morning he got blasted. I took a look at highlights and seems he got really unlucky.I am curious if you think the 2nd should be called an error?
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-03/27/580ae855-410e6009-53d1bd09-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-03/27/b9878dd4-dbbb3541-948f5abe-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
I got the Gas man playing today, a little nervous after Baltimore beatdown, but then I remembered Mullins is a HOF talent.
Was it me, or were a lot of the “top” arms meh yesterday and the best performances were by the middle tier guys?
Lets go day 2! Or whatever, frickin Japan games.
I hate that, they never call that an error, but of course it should be, it was misplayed
Has Bednar been rage dropped by anyone else yet?
2023 3rd straight year of 2ish ERA —–> 2024 5.77 ERA I can see the rage and endorse it. Came out of nowhere!
2024 —–>2025 How can anyone be mad? We know what happened last year. Pretty much every game was a struggle. Why was anyone buying in other than “close eyes. he sucks. maybe get save?” The surprise isnt him being rage enduced, it is having a good outing.
Now D.Williams and Clase probably pissed some people off….
Ha, I’d be tempted but no
Did I miss the Gavin Sheets blurb? What’re your thoughts here? Keeps raking….
Would you drop Zach Neto for Anthony Volpe? It’s a dynasty league bench bat.
It was a pinch hit homer, if you rostered Sheets, you likely didn’t even start him…I’d want Volpe
Thoughts on this 10-teamer 6×6 with OPS and QS
Thanks
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Round Pick Player Position
1. (9) José Ramírez 3B(K)
2. (12) Fernando Tatis Jr. OF
3. (29) CJ Abrams SS
4. (32) Ozzie Albies 2B
5. (49) Tyler Glasnow SP
6. (52) Ryan Helsley RP
7. (69) Riley Greene OF
8. (72) Garrett Crochet SP (K)
9. (89) Chris Sale SP (K)
10. (92) Freddy Peralta SP
11. (109) Anthony Santander OF
12. (112) Carlos Rodón SP
13. (129) Cody Bellinger 1B,OF
14. (132) Colton Cowser OF
15. (149) Ryan Pepiot SP
16. (152) Reynaldo López SP
17. (169) Heliot Ramos OF
18. (172) Andrés Giménez 2B
19. (189) Alec Burleson 1B,OF
20. (192) Zach Eflin SP
21. (209) Ryan Mountcastle 1B
22. (212) Carlos Estévez RP
23. (229) Cam Smith 3B
24. (232) Taj Bradley SP
25. (249) Connor Wong C,1B
26. (252) Michael Wacha SP
27. (269) Calvin Faucher RP
28. (272) Liam Hendriks RP
29. (289) Tomoyuki Sugano SP
Feels a little light on power.
What say you?
(I didn’t mean to reach for Glasnow there – it was an auto draft)
Hard to see what the team is, but it seems high on pitching and low on hitting, and especially low on power
Man, Soderstrom’s first bomb was impressive. Dead center power and made it look easy.
It’s going to be closer weirdness all year. ain’t?
I got him in dynasty in March for maybe 85-90 cents on dollar. Owner had Kurtz (I think that is spelled right? or is it Krutz?) and sees him as the guy and also has Butler so wanted to get rid of his extra As guy. I liked him a couple years ago so maybe lives up to hype.
Of course! Always!
3 for 39 yesterday with 3 singles. How’s that for a start? But I did save 15% on my Geico insurance.
4 for 31 here, but at least Corbin’s and Robert Jr’s hits were doubles?
Haha
V nice!
Grey! The funniest part of opening day was when I checked roster resource, and see it lists FIVE pitchers as a co-closer, and none of them were Ian Gibaut. maybe Francona just wanted to spot the rest of the division a one game lead.
Naturally!
Would you start yamamoto and flaherty vs each other
Yes
Hey Grey. Waiver wire pretty deep and considering Mountcastle or Sodestrom. My offense is pretty stacked but my drop would be Bleday. I can also just hold.
Soder
March 27 RCL TEAM OF THE DAY
Big Boppers (RCL 26)
16/50 (.320) 12 R/ 5 HR/10 RBI/3 SB
29.67 IP <> 3 WINS/23 K/2.73/1.079
Led by Adley Rutschman, Wilyer Abreu, Framber Valdez, Logan Gilbert, and Sonny Gray
Big Boppers led by [checks notes] Wilyer Abreu
Start Brown v. Mets in daily?
Yes
Thank you
No problem
Grey,
a) Just for tonight, sit one.
Soderstrom @ Seattle (Castillo)
Cam Smith @ home Mets (Tylor Megill)
Casas @Texas (Leiter)
Suarez at home Cubs (Taillon)
Rooker @ Seattle (Castillo)
For reference at 1B I have
b) Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for March 28, 2025
No respect, I got loaded once went to a gay bar by mistake. Everywhere you looked there were 15 guys for every guy.
Cheers,
Ante
Smith
Grey!
Thanks man!
Have a nice weekend.
Good luck with the Buy/Sell column!!
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks!
Good work. Great report!
Thanks!
Drop Friedl for Manzardo or one day overreaction?
Sure
Opening Day platinum sombrero has got to hurt a little.
Oh, and (ET voice) HEL-I-OT!
Haha
It was also the Yankees first ever leadoff HR on opening day.
They just needed to start a catcher there
I call him Tyler Sodastream because he’s bringing that fizz! And word is he’ll get catcher eligibility soon, which is just like coming in a whole new flav–hello? Who’s this? The Geneva Convention? No, I’m honored, I’ve never spoken to a conventio–Oh, OK, right. Sorry. I’ll stop torturing it.
Haha, not sure
i need Saturday and sunday updates reactions early season for premium payment lets go grey pedal to the metal opening day what are we even doin i can hardly access this website by going to the homepage
too many opening day beers i love you
Haha