We’re about two weeks from September call-ups, or as we call it in my house, “One more month and Cougs gets back the Fantasy Master Lothario,” or as they call it in Prospector Ralph’s house, “Let’s make another baby,” or as they call it in any Cubs fan’s house, “Start drinking heavily now so the heartbreak of October is a blurry haze.”  By the way, whatever team faces the Cubs in the World Series should pay Steve Bartman to throw out a first pitch of one of the games.  Bartman, “I won’t do it.”  “We’ll give you $50,000.”  “Do you want me to throw out the first pitch while riding on the back of a goat?”  So, that brings us to who will be the top September call-up, or at least for hype, Yoan Moncada.  About a week ago, Moncada injured his ankle, but he’s likely to be fine in a week.  In about 12 days, every fantasy baseball site will be telling you to grab Moncada, so it depends on how quick you need to react in your league on when you grab him, but I would in most leagues.  “Why, Unkie Grey, what does Moncada do?  Can he help me talk to girls?”  Yes!  If those girls live in Boston, have red hair and are named Francine.  Would you be interested if I told you Moncada went 13/44 in only 97 games with a .300 average?  How about if I told you he’s going to play in one of the best offensive parks with one of the best hitting teams?  What if I said he’d move your car on street cleaning day?  He will do all of that (minus the moving of the car, but it’s good if you get out of the house once in a while).  Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Gary Sanchez – Yes, he’s been one of the hottest hitters in baseball, but, more than that, a Gary Sanchez is a Dirty Sanchez performed in Gary, Indiana.
Sandy Leon – He’s hitting .382 with 7 HRs. Â If you were as discerning in your real life as you are in what catcher to pick up, you’d never get laid.
Brandon Moss – I said last week I would never tell you again to pick up Moss, but Last Week Grey is gone.  I’m a kinder and gentler Grey, I see the ray of sunshine in each one of your hearts, call me Albright.
Justin Morneau – Sure, he’s about eight months from signing a one-day deal with the Twins so he can retire, but he has been hitting recently.  By the way, if I were a team, and a player came to me, asking if we’d sign him for one day so he could retire with us, I’d say, “How about five years ago when you were good and we wanted to sign you to a smaller-monied contract to stay with us and you instead decided to take the money and run?  Get out of my office!  And no we don’t validate!”
Howie Kendrick – Has been hitting near-.450 in the last week. Â Gotta say, lately, Kendrick has been pitch perfect! Â What? I have to appeal to our five girl readers sometimes. Â I don’t forget my ladies. Â Crap, I think I was supposed to pick up Cougs from her mechanic! Â I wonder why she keeps sleeping over there. Â Hmm…
Brandon Phillips – When he’s been on the field, he’s been hitting for power and running, BP’s showing good energy! Â This was brought to you by me trying to get a British Petroleum sponsorship.
Cesar Hernandez – Love what this guy has been doing recently (don’t love it, but he’s been sorta hot and has speed, even though he gets caught stealing a lot with his not pretty larceny. Â Those with parenthetical blindness are much more excited about this guy.)
Yulieski Guerriel –Â I already gave you my Yulieski Guerriel fantasy. Â It was written on the back of a pickup truck in a black and white John Mellencamp video.
Alex Bregman – Well, he’s been better than A.J. Reed, I’ll give him that.  Maybe Bregman needed two weeks to adjust to the major leagues.  Mike Trout once needed three months, so Bregman will be better than Trout next year.  Perfect logic!
Ryon Healy – I could see adding Healy for a hot corner infidel.  Honestly, I can’t see myself adding him, but I could see it by someone else.  Like by a guy who has a Billy Beane cardboard head that holds it in front of his face and talks through the cut-out lips.  “Can I have a hot pretzel?”  “Sir, can you please lower the Beane head?”
Dansby Swanson – I just gave you my Dansby Swanson fantasy. Â It had all the elements of a great post, even zirconium.
Tim Anderson – He had 49 steals one year in the minors, so not sure why he’s been so run shy thus far, but maybe there’s something the 2nd amendment people can do, I don’t know, sad.
Luke Weaver – Was surprised to see the Stream-o-Nator excited about Weaver’s next start, but perhaps it’s just hoping for some attention, being such a lonely robot. Â Not surprised because I think Weaver’s trash, but SON usually veers away from rookies.
Andrew Cashner – Full disclosure: Â I struggled with finding even two guys to stream in the upcoming days. Â Ariel Miranda? Â If you have nothing nice to say, remain silent. Â Chad Bettis? Â How about Jerome Bettis? Â (Clumsy linkbait: Â Our fantasy football leagues are signing up, go join!)Â Ross Stripling? Â I’d rather stream Marcel the monkey. Â So, Cashner it is with little other option.
Adam Ottavino – The Otto Sommelier says if you don’t pick him up, y’all a bunch of walruses!
Brandon Kintzler – If you need saves, see no reason to not own him. Â Kintzler? Â I hardly knew her! Â That never gets old! Â *two seconds later* Â Meh, it’s kinda old.
Tyler Thornburg – You might also know him by the name Tyler, the Thornburger, from his most famous song, Bonkers.  “I’m a SAGNOF’ing paradox, no, I’m not.  Threesomes with effin’ Blaine Boyer and Corey Knebel.  The success is the best revenge, so I beat Damien Magnifico up with the stack of magazines I’m in.  Oh, not again!  Craig Counsell writing a report, holding the pen with a crazy contort.”
Mitch Haniger – Mitch don’t kill my vibe, Mitch don’t kill my vibe, I can feel your energy from two planets away.  To mix rap allusions, I get the Maas Appeal feeling from Mitch.  He had 24 HRs and 10 SBs in the minors this year, with a .351 average in Triple-A.  Maybe he’s Quad-A, due to his age, but I’m rolling him out there on a couple of teams.
Keon Broxton – He’s been stealing like crazy, and it’s not a fluke with his speed. Â Though, I’ll admit that when I think of Broxton I don’t think of speed; I think of a giant ass.
Jorge Soler – Baez and Soler have both fallen out of favor with fantasy owners, and I wonder if they’ll ever get back in our good graces. I sound like a fantasy baseball PR person.  Go kiss some babies, Soler!
Ender Inciarte – How has he stayed so under the radar while hitting in all but two of the last 34 games?  I think the CIA is in the middle of this Inciarte conspiracy.
Chris Owings – The Hitter-Tron once said of Owings, “Damn, if I don’t want to stick my metal penis in Owings’ Corvette.” Â There ya have it!
Paulo Orlando – He’s been hitting the cover off the ball lately, which isn’t cool for the Malaysian children that stitch all the balls together.
SELL
Justin Upton – Yes, you should drop him. Â I’m sorry it didn’t work out. Â Here, I’ll make it up to you. Â *places ad on Craigslist, corresponds with answerer of ad, pays money* Â Okay, it’s still bigger than I wanted, but for under $10 it’s the world’s smallest violin that I could find. Â I will now hire the world’s smallest violin instructor to teach me how to play it for you.
Jason Heyward – ProTip! Â Go to our 30-day Player Rater for hitters (or pitchers, I don’t care), click on the dollar sign so it’s sorted from worst to best, then scroll down with an eye on the Owned%. Â Guys over 50% that have a negative dollar value are guys you own that are not good.
Jay Bruce – Two years now in a row he’s been next level terrible in August, and last year he was awful in September too.  Really wanna wait it out to see if the pattern holds?  Do you also own a striped shirt that has in big letters, “Patternfamilias?”
how do you feel about fulmer today vs boston (porcello)?
Home? I’d start him
As someone who hasn’t owned Heyward all of this year (or even last year), moments before seeing this post, I was intrigued to see him wading in the waiver pool as an available batty call for tomorrow and/or sunday @Coors. Not like he can balloon my ERA or something painful like that. Simply a use him, then lose him scenario. I’ll give it a shot.
Yeah, this will likely bite me in the ass, b/c he is going to Coors this weekend…Hard to be bad there
@Grey: Haha judging from most of the comments you’ve had to answer about the guy on the reg, I can’t blame you for sticking him in there. Just bad timing that a Coors series starts for the Cubbies on a Friday!!
Saw you mentioned this morning that you were owning Burgos atm, as am I. Surprised he didn’t make this list. Was he considered?
I could’ve put Burgos, but when there’s actual closers available in 70% of leagues, I left Burgos off… I own him though in 2 leagues
@Grey: Yep, he was a pitch or two last night from getting outta the 8th, then facing Bethancourt (or Blash), Norris, and Alexei to start the ninth . Would have been some sveeet SAGNOF nectar. Good luck with owning him. Hopefully he fares better than Jake the Snake and you are writing about him next Friday!
Burgos hasn’t been bad when starting innings, but D-Backs get so few chances, that it’s likely moot
@Grey: Yea prob true. But as a Cingrani AND Raisel owner, who also owns Burgos on the same team… you can prob tell why I’m clamoring for him to succeed!
The top of the SVs standings in this league…
1st- 105
2nd- 87 (me)
3rd- 86
4th- 86
5th- 86
Yikes, scary…I’d own Burgos there
Hey Grey..12 team, H2H, 6×6 – I finally dropped JUp and added Pence, but with Cespedes coming off DL who is the drop, – Sano, Tomas or Pence? ThaNKS.
Sano
Grey, loved Rudy’s title on this morning’s write up.
Hey, quick questions for today before I read the buy report, are you starting Kyle Hendricks (in Coors land) today? What about Michael Fulmer in Detroit vs. Boston. I don’t really need the starts and can be cautious using my innings…. thoughts sir? Both of them have been awesome this year, but matchups are making me a little skittish…
oops, I just scanned the comments from this morning and see you are starting Hendricks, but not recommending it (hippocrit), ha ha, what about Fulmer at home vs. Boston?
double oops, should have read the comments on this on, especially the first freaking one. ne’er mind sir!
I’m starting Hendricks, but I’m not excited about it… I’d prefer Fulmer
Thanks G-man, Have a spectacular weekend sir!
You too, Count!
That’s close to Clint
SON is down on Bailey next week. You starting him over Jon Gray, Robbie Ray, or Dylan Bun…day?
I don’t know their matchups, but I don’t like Bailey
Do you drop a Aaron Alther or Alex Dickerson or Orlando for Morneau or Haniger? They seem kinda like the same guys?
Dickerson and Altherr
baby making is for the fall….
You know you got some September call-up lovemaking music all ready to go
Benintendi or Moncada, in a keeper league?
Moncada for future years
BTW Moncada’s hurt
Yeah, mentioned in post…Did you start lovemaking after being reminded in the 1st sentence?
@Grey: Strangely I dazed off after the Bartman part and then dazed back in with the redhead named Francine. I might have googled busty redhead to be honest.
Haha…Look out your window in Mass, you’ll see a Francine
@Grey: More like a bunch of Melissa Teixera’s. I’m in the Portugeese/Brazilian part of mass.
I’m glad I Googled Melissa Teixeira! You by Worcester?
@Grey: I went to high school with her, no joke.
Was she always smoking hot?
@Grey: No, she got those bolt ons, and it went from there. She was always okay, then became smoking hot in her 20’s. Her friends were always really hot, and still are. One of her friends had the biggest nose, got a nose job, and also became smoking hot. They were the two average girls in a group of foxes.
Oh my god, did you hook up with Tex’s wife?!
@Grey: Yeah I’m in my office on Main St. in Worcester…
Nice, I dated a girl from there
@Grey: The Woo! Place is scab city…
Oh yeah!
@Ralph Lifshitz: The funny thing is I went to HS w/ Tex.Lol. Glad the future dead zombino is doing well for himself!
Thanks for the read Grey, for SS, are we still holding on to Semien (has 3 HR in his last 103 AB hitting .233) or drop for Bregman?
Drop for Bregman
I’m still mad at the Reds for demoting Peraza in order to run this Renda schmuck out there. That joker has started 4 of the last 5.
Reds make puzzling decisions all around
@Grey: You mean like a Frank Robinson trade? Hahaha
Haha
Hey Grey
Which 2 would you most want to own in 10 team h2h going forward?
Bundy, Musgrove, Snell, Rodon, I Kenedy, M Moore
Thanks!
Stream…Kennedy, Musgrove
Do you think Moncada will play enough games at 3rd base to be eligible there in yahoo leagues? If so, how quickly do you think it will happen, 1st week, 2nd week…?
Asking for an imaginary friend.
I think it might take two weeks so maybe barely
Grey,
C Davis or Napoli for ROS?
Thanks!
Davis
A dirty sanchez in Gary, Indiana? Fucking brilliant.
Thanks
@The Hack: You check out my shoe finds for you in yesterday’s article?
@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater: yes. The first pair would make me look like I’m a few cards short of a deck. The s3cond were cool. Do diadorable run wide?
I want Diadoras too!
@Grey: I miss my black leather nike cortez
I miss my purple and black Huaraches
@Grey: damn. Now I miss my first revolutions I got. Damn you middle school loves
I was saying the other day, I had gold and green A’s Asics, they were so bomb
@Grey: I put my yellow/purple rope laces in to complete my “Skeletor” look. The yellow is so ugly, but so badass.
Ugly is the new fly! I’m so jealous…
@The Hack: Diadoras don’t run real wide, just run a half size big. At least the N9000 models.
Should I start Fulmer today at home versus Boston?
10 team h2h limited moves…right now I’m leading in Wins comfortably (4-0) and strike outs (39-14) and barely edging in ERA (1.37 to 2.25) and WHIP (0.94 to 1.06).
He has 4 starters remaining (Hamels @ TB, Tanaka @ LAA, Tillman v HOU, Verlander v BOS) and I have 2 remaining (Fulmer v BOS and Duffy v MIN). We also have the same number of relievers.
I would normally just pick up a streamer to edge the gap if necessary but this is a league with limited moves and such a move would cost me $3 of my remaining $57 dollars ($3 a move and $5 a move during playoffs). I could still do this if necessary to ensure I still win strike outs. I’m currently fighting for a playoff spot so every win helps.
Available streamers for this weekend include:
Ray @ SD
Erod @ DET
Smyly v TEX
Green @ LAA
Leake @ PHI
Shipley @ SD
Phelps @ PIT
Kuhl v MIA
So basically it comes down to whether I should risk my ERA/WHIP and start Fulmer today to ensure I win strike outs or would I be better off picking up a streamer if strike outs are close this weekend. Or don’t make any moves and ensure I win ERA/WHIP and if I lose strike outs, oh well.
Thanks!
I’d start Fulmer and see how you look after tonight
12 team Yahoo keeper with OPS.
Drop Reddick for Broxton? Schoop for Bregman…i could then shuffle Flores to 2B?
Have a cracking weekend!
Cheers Grey!
Hold Reddick, sure Bregman, you too!
Drop Realmuto for Leon in a 1 catcher league in which I am lacking power always?
To be fair I aint exactly amazing in speed, either….
Go for it
I live in LA so the idea of Moncada moving my car on street cleaning day got me way more excited that it should have…
Also, a locked-in Kris Bryant in Coors Field for the weekend? Will we finally see a 5 hr game?
My body is so ready.
Where do you live? I’m hoping for the same from Rizzo
@Grey:
I split my time between LA and OC actually.
But in LA I live in the Los Feliz area…you?
Nice, on Doheny by the Four Seasons Hotel
@Grey:
Au Shizz, we neighbors son!!
That’s what I’m sayin’, son!
Moncada can move both our cars!
LMAO
@Grey:
A lot of rain in that area this weekend in Col.
Hope nothing’s rained out
In a 14 team h2h keeper league. I am in the lead, but have Altuve + Abreu in the UTL. Do you think I should drop Abreu for Moncada for the playoff run and then keep him?
Might get equal output + a very valuable keeper. If he struggles I have Dahl that I can put in UTL also.
Nah, I wouldn’t do that
Coors still can’t fix suck. Note how Ben Revere went 0 for 10 there with no counting stats.
True
Start Dahl, Trea turner, or piscotty tonight?
Dahl
NL-Only H2H w/ OBP.
Please rank Kang, Gennett, Nunez, Haniger, Scruggs. I currently have the first 3 listed and wondering if I should do some switching around with my line up that will help for the final 3 weeks of my league’s regular season. Broxton has to stay because I’m up against guys with speed and 2-3 bags per week from him is huge.
Current Roster:
CA Castillo
1B GOLDY
2B LeMahieu
3B Franco
SS Villar (K)
INF Gennett
OF Ozuna, Piscotty, Duvall, Broxton
Util Nunez
B Pollock
B Puig
SP Arrieta, Cole, Hendricks, Velasquez, Gray, Eickhoff, Ray
RP J.J. , Burgos
Nunez, Kang, Haniger
@Grey: Thanks! Haniger is on waivers and I don’t plan to use my #5 pick on him. If he goes, would you give Scruggs a shot over Gennett?
Nah, I’d go Scooter
I want to drop a reliever for Reynaldo Lopez, which two would you keep ROS: Ottavino, Thornburg, Dyson? Thanks!
Drop Thornburg
@Grey: Thanks! Have a great weekend!
You too!
No Heyward in the first game at Coors. Speaks volumes if he’s not hurt.
Yeah, cause he’s been garbage
thoughts on Jeff Hoffman’s start tomorrow at home vs Cubs?
cheers
@Ray: its in Colorado against the best offense in baseball
What Hack said
I have Altherr as my bench bat in a 12 team point league. Would you drop him for Haniger for ROS?
Also, does it make sense to drop Tommy Joseph for Gary Sanchez?
Thanks!!
#LochteGate
Sure, try Haniger…Yes, own Sanchez
Been a rough 24 hours for my SPs with Salazar, Musgrove, Arietta, Matz and Lackey all pooping the pillows. Need to drop someone to make a Streamonator move for next week. Who are you dropping as a utility bat? G. Sanchez or Judge?
@gregjeffries: Id dump Kzar
Agree with The Hack, I’d want Sanchez
Drop Salazar? Interesting. I was thinking he’d get it together considering he was throwing 97. No faith?
Not much time to get it together, but he was throwing fast…Since then, Lackey was DL’d, does that help? If not, drop Lackey
I’m streaming Wade LeBlanc tonight
That’s how bleak streaming has been this year – just mark him down for 5ER and let’s move on to tomorrow
Haha, at least you’re not married yet! That train hasn’t left has it?
@Grey: 2 weeks out tomorrow – I’m living in a war zone over here.
I have nights where I think about just driving and never turning back. Can’t wait for marriage!
You have similar dreams after marriage, but realize it’s pointless since legally you’re bound to return or give up half
@Grey:
She’s never getting Altuve and Rizzo from me!
Haha
Finally read it (smokes a cig like I just read Giancarlo was fine and playing tonight!) I thought I read a couple of days ago that Yoan was going to play in the AFL, wouldn’t that mean they wouldn’t call him up this season? Forgive me if I am wrong on Mustachioed one!
You can play in the AFL and play in the majors
I’m sure you’re right, I just never seen it done before
Everything’s been done except Mookie Best
Ha
Dropping judge, benitendi, Swanson for moncada?
Swanson
@Grey: if he would be my 3rd bench bat right now is it still worth it to pick him up, my pitching been so good lately haven’t needed to stream that’s why I have 3 bench bats
Still hold for now
In a 10 team points keeper league, would you take Moncada over:
Kepler
Odor
Grandal or G Sanchez (I have both for now)
I’d hold for now
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
@Grey:
Wait, you’d hold here? You said you would add him in most leagues, as I assume you have/will….but from what tier of players are you dropping? Why hold on Kepler? Why Grandal?? especially when he has Sanchez.
@Richard (Call me Dick): That’s a ten team league, there’s no reason to move on Moncada yet
same NL only as earlier. now with ottavino and burgos/barrett
drop barrett or any of my hitters for haniger ARI?
C contreras
1B rizzo
2B murphy
3B rendon
SS villar
CI adonis
MI nunez
OF (4) marte/heyward/span/altherr
util (2) hundley/swanson
BN t.joseph/mercer
DL fatt adams/pollock
Barrett
kind of new to this fantasy baseball stuff. inherited a team.
anyway, standard rotissiere league.
was offered fulmer, piscotty, and pederson for trout.got some temporary dead spots due to injuries can could use some good players. is that enough for Trout?
It’s not good, hold Trout
I loved going on the 30-day player rater and finding out that Bryce Harper met your “not good” criteria. Haha. I know he’s been hurt a lot, but it made me laugh. I’m not bitter. Okay, I’m bitter.
Yeah he’s legit sucked
Nothing like checking your fantasy squad just before dinner and seeing your team is three for three with three homeruns and four RBIs. Thank you Machado, Springer and crush Davis
sorry honey, I’ll get off my phone and Pay attention to you and my four children
Haha
i’ll get off my phone in November after the Cubs win the World Series :-)! The onslaught continues just dong hit a two run shot. Four bangfizzles I hope not. Then again eight players for the nuclear power plant softball team came down with eight unfortunate incidences, but Darryl strawberry remained and Homer Simpson had to ride the pine
Haha, hilarious
One Bangfizzle that’s possible, three bangfizzles there’s an outside chance but four bangfizzles I’d like to see that! You
Haha
Hopefully it’s not a bangfizzle
Am I dropping Mccann for dirty Sanchez?
Yup
@ty: let me join that league next year eh
ok, that mchugh “inning” has to be the worst of any pitcher all year, singles/doubles might be some luck, 4 HR’s in 5 batters sure ain’t luck.
That was epic
@Grey: but miley gonna miley they’ll win anyway.
Totally
Sandy Leon (@TB4, KC3) or Wellington Castillo (ATL4, CIN3) next week at catcher?
And if Dirty Sanchez starts both games at catcher this weekend and gets eligibility, would you start him over either of those two? Yanks have @SEA3 and vs BAL3
Leon… Yes Sanchez
I really do feel like Bregman is gonna be the next Mookie.
Mark it down fellas…musky has made his prediction.
I wouldn’t mind if he’s Correa, the good Correa we bought we were getting this year
@Grey:
Noooo…
I traded Bregman and a host of other blue chip prospects for Correa at my trade deadline so I’d much like for Correa to be the monster he promised to be!
But yea, Bregs is just a gamer. Even when he was struggling, I felt like he’d figure it out soon. And like you said, even Mike Trout struggled out the gate.
The Show ain’t no joke.
Yeah, exactly
12 team H2H league with playoffs starting in two weeks. Top two spots basically decided. 6 teams battling for the final four (that’s hoop linkage for JB!). Ten cat hitting league.
Is it possible that I need to drop Frazier for Gordon or Morneau? He has just been so bad. Be patient and hope he jacks a few next week or go for the hot bats it?
I’d be patient for another week with Frazier
@Grey: sagnof. pick two from maurer, barrett and burgos.
thanks.
Not Barrett
Carlos Rodon for Lorenzo Cain?
Cain
McCullers or Guerra?
Neither? Guerra
@Grey: McCullers probably done?
Yup
In a yahoo 5×5 h2h league – is there any point in keeping Schoop around? I could use the spot to stream pitchers. If not, who do I dump (if anyone)?
Leon
Miggy
Odor
Villar
Frazier
Polanco
Springer
Trout
Pujols (ut)
Yasmany (ut)
Ozuna (bn)
Schoop (bn)
Drop Schoop
I would’ve never thought Kris Bryant would be batting .300 in late-August.
His development as a complete hitter has truly been somethin’.
Rizzo developed similarly, just a year earlier
Moncada gonna get ample playing time?
If he’s called up, I’d imagine, 4-5 games a week
Good as always!
12-team dynasty league, need a bench bat to plug in when my regular hitters have bad matchups or scuffle.
How would you rank Broxton, Haniger and Orlando? I just dropped Haniger for Broxton.
They’re a coin flip… Brox for speed, Haniger for power, Orlando for runs/average
Only just behind on K’s, but I’m holding onto slim leads in walks and WHIP heading into the weekend (H2H). What combo of Ray @ SD, Hellickson vs. STL, and Moore @ NYM should I start tomorrow? Thanks!
Ray, Hellickson
heyward now benched 2 days in a row. NL only, would’ve dropped barrett for haniger hours back, except burgos again used as 8th inning man and coughed it up. have both of burgos/barrett (and ottavino). drop heyward here before barrett since ARI might still be using him as closer?
@Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey: sidenote, have pollock coming back pretty soon in DL and i’m thinking heyward is the drop there anyway.
I’d still drop Barrett
I wouldn’t drop Heyward in an NL-Only
In a 10 team, 10 keeper league ….
My team is:
C – posey
1b – votto
2b – odor
3b – Franco
Ss – boegarts
0f -‘jd, Jackie Bradley, Braun
Util – kemp, encarcion
Bench – Cain, prado, fowler, Bregman
Dl – Bautista
Sp – sale, Felix, matz, c-mart, fulmer, taillon, Hammel, descalfani, Duffy, odorizzi,
Rp – oh, ottavino, dyson,
Who are the two most droppable players ? We have a few guys who stream pitchers and to win k’s and wins , it would require to have a stream able pitching position,
Thanks
Prado, Cain
Playoffs starting next week in my h2h points league. Trying to make sure my pitching staff is as strong as possible. I’ve got matz, salazar, Musgrove and shoemaker at bottom of rotation. Hellickson and straily are on waivers. Should I swap any of them out?
I’ve relied on salazar and matz all year and get to the playoffs and don’t feel I can trust them. Not a good feeling. What do you think?
Hellickson over Matz
Hey Grey,
Out of the following players on your buy column who would you grab for the ROS. I could definitely use some steals but its not urgent.
Justin morneau
Howie kendrick
Brandon phillips
Cesar hernandez
Yulieski gurriel
Ryan Healy
Mitch haniger
Chris owings
Owings only one that is going to get steals here
@Grey: Forget the steals for a second. I’m looking to drop J. Upton. You can add Moncada to that list from above, Who would you add for the ROS to replace upton.
Time to activate Salazar.. Do I drop Musgrove, Descalfani, or Bailey.
Is Bailey’s hot stretch anything special?
Bailey
@Grey: would you throw Bailey against the Dodgers on monday? I could keep Salazar on the DL for now.
I wouldn’t
Hey Grey,
12-team H2H QS. Looking for QS and ratio help as I think Ks might be out of reach.
V.Velasquez and his home schooling ways v. STL ($10)
Ariel Mirando v. MIL ($6)
Mike Leake @PHI ($5)
Braden Shipley @SD ($-2)
Vogelsong v. MIA ($-2)
None… Velasquez
Oh, and one more.
12-team H2H OBP.
Running with Dansby at SS, but these guys are available.
Kang, T.Anderson, Gregorius, C.Hernandez, Jose Reyes.
Change it up or keep rolling with Dansby?
Didi
12 team 5×5 weekly league.
Polanco or Scherzer?
Thanks
Polanco, it’s fair
Need a big weekend kepler .188 this week
brandon belt 0 rbis this week drop him for tommy joseph
Sure
drop any of these guys for schimpf, cuthbert, grichuk, kang
franco, todd frazier, swanson, benetendi, kepler
Swanson for Grichuk
start hellickson vs cards?
I am
Trea Turner or Travis Jankowski?
Salvador Perez or Sandy Leon?
Turner… Leon…
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
I SOOO hope no team sees your recommendation to battle the Cubs with Bartman…unless it’s the Rangers!
So, my rotation contains Yu, Scherzer, Shoe, Teherán, Happ, Salazar, Musgrove, and Bundy with McCullers on the DL. Gotta max Ks, wins, quality starts, K/9, K/BB, and innings while minimizing ERA, WHIP, HRs, BBs, with at least 45 innings. SV/H is a combined category. I’m inclined to drop one or two starters to pick up a bullpen guy. Bundy? Musgrove? Who would you drop? …Or would you keep them all and rotate as needed?
Ha, I’d hold them for now unless they have terrible upcoming matchups
@Grey: Ok thanks Grey.
No problem
Dreadful waiver wire decision for QS and win.
Pick 2 please
Vogey v Mia (Urenas)
Miranda v Mil ( Garza)
Leake @ Phil (V V)
V V v Stl (Leake)
@John:
Scratch V V just picked up
Leake, Vogel
Senior Lothario,
Still working on my potential drops for next week… Who are you dropping, based solely on ROS value?
– Kepler
– Judge
– Dahl
– G. Sanchez
(You had said you were holding Sanchez, so I’m guessing either Judge or Kepler…)
Sorry, one last followup… If you have to start one next week, who’s it gonna be?
– Shoemaker (@ Toronto)
– Duffy (@ Boston)
– Hammel (@ LAD)
Hammel
Judge
Who do you like. Moss (Hendrickson). Werth (Jenkins) thanks man
Moss
Keep one for the next 3 years … David Dahl or Dan Duffy? Apparently you need double D initials to make my roster.
Dahl
Any chatter on Boston – Detroit weather?
No idea
Sitting Pom tonight at Detroit?
If I owned him, I’d start him
Saw Sausage Party today. I don’t even care, Salma Hayek is sexy as an animated taco. Ok, that’s weird. But I stand by my statement.
How was the movie?
BTW, I’ve been watching Stranger Things, it’s awesome
@Grey: Movie was funny, I mean, so over the top foul and dirty. Very juvenile humor that I’m a sucker for sometimes. Middle starting dragging of course, but I laughed.
Yeah we swore we were going to start it this weekend, but here I am watching baseball and looking up New Balances. I’ve been stoned on muscle relaxers all week due to a charity kickball injury and falling asleep super early.
That sucks about your injury… I got out of bed the other day with a cramp that took two days to get over, getting old sucks… You should start it, very solid, if you can get past Winona acting with a capital A
@Grey: Haha. I need to watch, it’s getting more and more difficult to get on the information superhighway without seeing spoiler articles.
Yeah, I hate spoilers too
1) I can’t believe how bad the D-Backs CL/Set up Shituation has screwed me this year. Buchter and Maurer (both on my opponents team) gift wrapped another Save opp (WHIP/ERA bonus too) only to have my newly acquired Burgos to give up that little bomb to Schimpfomaniac.
2) Lost Kang to DL. Better pick up between Hazelbaker and Scruggs. My guess is they both play 4 times a week and the edge goes to Hazelbaker because of the line up spot against righties if Matheny bats Carp in the 3-hole like tonight.
1) I know! It sucks 2) Hazelbaker, prolly coin flip
@Grey: Thanks! Hazelbaker has the edge for me with SB potential.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend! I’m making top-shelf margaritas tonight and I’ll have one for you.
You too!
Josh Bell coming back up. What to expect from him going forward?
Couple of homers, there’s only a five weeks left, not like he’s got that much time, worth the grab though
Can you believe this 3 walk performance from Teoscar. He’s the next Jackie Bradley Jr! Man… I liked that meme alot better when JBR stunk.
HAHA
So is Peraza going to start every day going forward? I almost dropped him from my bench to pick up a 2 start picther.
You never know with that Reds cluster eff of an organization…considering how they’ve been starting old ass veterans for most of the season in a rebuilding year.
I can’t imagine they suddenly start playing him every day, but maybe
Holy crap…I picked up Phelps this week as a 2-start streamer (thanks to razzball’s recommendation, I didn’t even know who this guy was!) and he has been HUGE this week.
Was gonna cut him but he’s got SD coming up…wow, some eye-popping numbers though!
Yeah, he’s been terrific
Hey Grey,
As a last minute streamer, who do you like best out of
C.Green @LAA
Vogelson vs MIA
B.Shipley @ SD
Green
Hi Grey,
I’m in a 12 team h2h keeper pool. I can keep 8 players. Currently keeping Trout, JD Martinez, Segura, Dee Gordon, Degrom, and Carrasco. Which 2 would you keep out of the following? Dahl, Brantley, Baez, Lamb, tanaka, and Hendricks?
Thanks a lot.
Lamb, Dahl
20 team OPS league. drop either of rosario/dickerson for teoscar (man these parents have some sense of humors on em). there’s a guy named dermis garcia in some org. dermis being a latin word, that word means “skin” garcia as much in any hispanic language as it does in english.
Haha…Rosario
I can only keep 1 of Yoan Moncada or Alex Bregman for next year. Keeper costs are the same ($2), and position eligibility doesn’t really matter for my team (I already have studs at 2B, 3B, LF, and SS). There is inflation in the league, but it isn’t crazy…conceivably, if both hit well enough to keep, I can hold onto them for 5-6 years pretty easily.
I can also drop Taijuan Walker ($11) and keep both of them, but I’m already keeping 7 hitters in a keep 10 league, and I don’t like the idea of going into the auction without 3 solid SPs.
Thanks Grey!
I’d guess Moncada, but it’s a coin flip…You should ask Prospect Ralph in his next post today
There is a gun to my head and I either need to start Skaggs next week against Toronto and Detroit or Anibal against the Angels and Twins. What do I do?
Who’s home?
Skaggs is on the road for both. Anibal has the Angels at home and the twins on the road.
I’d go Anibal with little confidence
QUICK:
More HRs…Chris Davis or Mookie Betts?
More HRs…Josh Donaldson or Daniel Murphy??
Does AuShizz have more HRs or SBs???
Davis…Donaldson…SBs
Who do you like better for the upcoming week and ROS in a h2h points league – Alex Gordon (6 games on the road @ MIA and @Boston) or Benintendi (4 games on the road vs. Tampa & 3 at home vs. KC)? I currently have Benintendi rostered.
Gordon
@Grey: Thanks. And where would you rank Brad Miller among those 3 ROS?
First
Have 3 bench players should I be carrying three seems like I’m waiting for one to bust out here’s my team right now any recommendations heading into playoffs in a couple weeks 12 team h2h
C grandal
1b belt
2b schoop
3b Franco
Ss lindor
If trea turner
Of marte, trout, jd Martinez, judge
Util grichuk, benitendi
Bench Frazier, Kepler, jankowski
Pitching
Darvish, price, Carrasco, Duffy, Salazar, hellickson, Edwin Diaz, Burgos, Giles, kintzler, Iglesias
Lose Jank
@Grey: Steals/net steals league still do it?
Drop anyone else for bell, Gomez, peraza
Hold Jank, forget those guys for now
@Grey: drop belt for Moreland, Zimmerman, plouffe, Espinosa, tommy j, Marwin, Flores, Pearce, Norris, Morrison?
Hold
@Grey: drop anyone for deshields batting lead off 2 run homer?
No, they just signed the Gomez
@Db: cargo 2 is just trash, bell not till playing time, maybe over nobody even then, peraza is jankowski with slightly more power, more positions and less playing time.
16 team OPS, somebody just dropped semian (cold lately of course). my backup SS is swanson, hold or grab that semian?
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: DAMMIT, i missed a “semian (dried out lately of course, even thought it took a while)”
Ew, ha
Hold for now
So, BJ Upton… Um,I guess that’s a thing again.
Haha
Oakland +160 vs white sox
Neal vs Quintana who you got?
Oakland
@Archie: surprised we don’t get more of those.
the break even % for +160 (getting paid 1.6 for every 1) is 38.46% so if teamonator says OAK has a 38.46% or better today it’s a good bet. let’s see if that was so. yep, OAK was a 41% on that. so your return (% wise) would’ve been
.41 x 1.6 – (.59 x -1)/ 1 = 6.6% edge per dollar bet. i’m betting (like most bets) about 85% or higher of all good bets are on dogs.
@Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo: oops, i forgot it’s .41 x 1.6 – absolute value of .59 x -1 (the amount you make on average is .656 per dollar when you win and .59 per dollar when you lose).
@Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo: -.59 when you lose, yielding 6.6 cents per dollar bet.
Ha, think you just illustrated why there’s not more baseball betting
@Grey: not entirely hard
for favorites (anybody with a negative next to the line):
take the number (say -200 for 2 to 1 favorite), move decimal place back 2 spots (so 200 goes to 2), remove the negative sign, thendivide this number (2) by a number adding 1 to it (so 2/ (2 +1) =3), and you come up with the break even chance you need to make the bet, in this case 66.66%. anything higher than that it’s a good bet.
for dogs (number with a + next to it): we’ll use the +160 from above. move the decimal back two spots, so 1.6. divide 1.6 by the number made by adding 1 to 1.6 (1.6 / 1 +1.6), then subtract 1 from our new number ((1.6 / 1+ 1.6) – 1). remove the negative sign (absolute value), and whola .3846 or 38.46% is the break even number for a +160 bet. this reminds me, i need to get a bovada account and start using teamonator (my old bookies quit years ago)
Hey Greylord. Happy weekend. Couple questions for next week’s lineup…h2h pts
1) pick 1.
Hamilton (vs LAD, 2vsTEX,[email protected]) or Beltre ([email protected], 4vs CLE)
2) I know these dudes are streamers but pick 2
Nova (vs HOU, @MIL), Skaggs (@TOR, @DET), Godley (vsATL, vs CIN)
1. Hamilton 2. Nova, Skaggs
Worst thing about the Olympics is no masterchef…what a shame
I know!
@Grey: At first I thought it got cancelled or something weird like that. Its kinda a weak season
Still too early to say, but hasn’t been very strong villains
@Grey: Sean is like this seasons derrick but not as douchee. He doesnt really bother me that much. Im thinking it will be him vs Terry at the end
I said that already…
@Grey: shows how much I read you…or maybe remember, not sure
Now Justin Upton homered twice (so far) today. Is there any chance in hell that Justin finishes the year with a few weeks packed with homers?
I guess anything’s possible
@Grey: Haha, yeah, I didn’t think so.
@Grey: oh yeah, thanks for telling everyone he was done. Is there a chance you could tell everyone to dump Franco…I need the stats
Ha
@Grassy Knoll Redding: still got him in 2 dynasties, but didn’t have to start him today in those, did start him over sano in one league today (keep 6, both were this year)
Colorado….where pitchers go to die.
Hammel getting destroyed there with his stuff makes so much sense. RIP my ERA.
Yup
Oh good old Dusty Baker. Uses Yusmeiro Petit for 1+ innings because he desperately wants to avoid using his overworked setup corps. Then, when the Nats slim lead is almost certain to perish due to the ineptitude of Petit, he decides to go to said overworked setup corps. Classic.
Haha
Hey Grey – planning for the H2H playoffs, in a league tracking QS and W. Would you drop R Lopez (nats have great match ups in sept) or Marco Estrada (i know he sucks but he’s typically a QS and W machine) for the mending Paxton or Guerra, or hold until they show they’re healthy? Thanks!
Also, for OBP OPS rest of season (again, only caring about sept playoffs) – Judge, Bautista, or Dahl?
Thanks again.
Estrada for Pax…Dahl
@Grey: thanks!
No problem
Which SP to pair with Hernan Perez to get CarGo for the stretch run?
Archer, Greinke, Cole, Duffy, Hammel, Moore.
Who do i offer first?
Greinke
@Grey: ok he actually wanted Greinke in the first place so i offered him Greinke/Perez for CarGo. Feels like i win the trade by a good amount. I will be picking up Peraza for some tasty SAGNOF.
Plz rate:
Snell
Phelps
Rodon
C green
Bailey
Thanks grey!
I’d look at their matchups
GREY!
Totally sang the “hakuna matada” song when i read the intro!
12 tm AL only league – trying to hold onto first, need SB.
Drop profar for Aoki?
Haha…I’d hold Profar there
Actually, with Gomez coming on, Rangers’ OF is gonna be tight, sure, grab Aoki
@Grey:
That’s exactly what I was thinking, without Gomez I wouldn’t even consider it
@Grey: profar, while not being good lately, is still better than anything cargo 2 has done in over a year or so, i’m adding fielding into that.
Just gonna say it: F#*K YOU JUSTIN UPTON!!!!!
I know the matchup @ BOS is awful but can we actually sit Danny Duffy next week? Dood’s on fire
Also, you good sitting Franco (@CWS2, @NYM3) for Bregman (@PIT3, TB3)?
I wouldn’t sit Duffy anywhere…. Sure on Franco
drop urias or e-rod for stream bat? (urias i added today in deep h2h league just for K’s, then he goes and has a great start),
upcoming are:
urias vs CUBS 9.1 (wow, that’s high for against CUBS)
e-rod vs KC -8
i had added e-rod (over cashner) during e-rod’s last game early last week when he was going perfect game (or no hitter at least), in fact i grabbed him RIGHT as he was leaving that game with minor injury, but he’s been penciled in yet again in few days. e-rod of course has been a bit better than urias lately and urias has to be getting shut down at some point (hard to find ANY decent starters in this league)
in a 14 team roto dynasty, watson or the VIZ?
2. forsythe or s.castro (slugging over homers, OBP over AVG)?
3. reddick or any of werth/dickerson/kendrick/rosario?