I hold a few blades a grass up, then toss them to test the wind. They just sorta fall to the ground and I’m not sure what that tells me. People in the stands are confused why I’m testing the wind to hit a baseball. I don’t know myself, to be honest. I step into the batter’s box, hit my cleats with the barrel of a torpedo and I set off a timer. The torpedo is going to explode in three minutes. The catcher freaks out, “Why are you batting with an actual torpedo?” I say, “Cause,” cooly, but I’m sweating, I misunderstood the assignment and I don’t know how to hit. The pitcher sees Aaron Judge hitting behind me though, so he throws me a meatball and I hit it with the torpedo, which explodes on impact and the baseball unravels into yarn like in The Natural. I’ve homered, I guess, and I don’t even know how to hit. The preceding was to illustrate what it’s like to hit in front of Aaron Judge, which is where we find Ben Rice. Unlike a lot of hot hitters in the early going, Rice actually looks like he’s hitting well. His Hard Contact% is way up and he’s lowered his strikeouts. We’ve seen this before from him in a small sample, but never quite this good. Maybe he does cool off at some point, but get in while the getting’s good. At worst, he’s producing WAR with a torpedo in front of Judge. Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
PSYCHE! This post 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 Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell:
BUY
Sean Murphy – Welcome back, Sean Murphy! Nothing bad could ever happen to him. Not like there’s a Law named after him that means the worst things will always happen to him. Murphy’s Law may as well be only good things will happen to him from now on.
Carson Kelly – “That’s weird, wild stuff.” That’s Carson hearing how I drafted Miguel Amaya thinking he would actually start over Kelly.
Matt Mervis – Have Mervis in two NL-Only leagues and I benched him for his two-homer game last week, because: Smart.
Wilmer Flores – I’m absolutely not saying Wilmer is this guy this year, but every year we do get a “Jurickson Profar in 2024” season. Not meaning “a guy who takes PEDs and is good and not caught.” I mean a player who has a solid season for counting stats and ends up worthwhile for the whole year, if slightly unexciting. Wilmer could be that. Wilmer’s 2023 season was 23 HRs and .284. If he did that with 150 RuBIs, that would be Prothwhile (Profarable to some?).
Pavin Smith – More like Hittin’ Smith! Okay, I need a nap. [shuts eyes, five seconds later, eyes shoot open, claps hands] I’m back, baby!
Nick Kurtz – Could be called up. Dot dot dot. Or not. I have no idea. He’s ready, it’s just a matter of when the A’s are ready to call him up.
Jorge Polanco – Jo-Po sounds like a nickname for a prison, which makes sense since usually you don’t put in a FAAB for him, you do a three-month bid with him in an AL-Only.
Edmundo Sosa – Has been hitting well, according to the 7-Day Player Rater, which is actually just about all the guys in this post, but I will say I don’t know where Sosa’s playing.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa – Pirates are able to extract so much value from the Israeli Diner Falafel, it should make you mo’ happy, not Mossad.
Geraldo Perdomo – With Ketel out for God knows how long (I’m sure someone knows), Perdomo moved up in the order and he’s a .275 hitter neutrally, so there’s that.
Jacob Wilson – We love Bing Bong Stadium because it’s where they hit big-time bings and bongs. Thank you, SacTown, for making us believers in the allure of a half-empty 6,500 person capacity stadium.
Kyren Paris – The thing about guys who are breaking out for the whole season, a lot of times they start in April, I don’t think this is one of those situations. His numbers are goofy lucky. With that said, he might steal 30 bags this year because Ron Washington loves to run, and not just down some lines. Also: Kyren Paris fantasy.
Dylan Moore – With Victor Robles trying to imitate the Kool Aid Man, only saying “Oh, crap,” instead, Moore should have more playing time and has a ton of steals potential.
Trent Grisham – To the people who are saying, “Could Grisham be breaking out?” I love ya, but you sound legit nuts.
Andy Pages – Last week I benched Mervis for his two-homer game, and this week I benched Pages for his two-homer week. If you’re wondering how things are going for me in my NL-Only.
Sal Frelick – When I wrote this on Tuesday for Patreons, I saw he was hitting .378 with a .452 BABIP and a 16% Hard Contact rate and I did a literal laugh out loud. I got on the floor and rolled around laughing.
Harrison Bader – Sending him fan mail for his early-season hot hitting and addressing his mail to Master Bader.
Zac Veen – Just gave you my Zac Veen fantasy. It was written while screaming, “Snap!” at my fingers.
Hayden Wesneski – I’m intrigued in the big picture, but this is a Streamonator call, like the call it makes to the helicopter tour company.
Will Warren – There weren’t a ton of Streamonator calls for this weekend, so here’s Warren with iffy chances for success. “Will you fly a robot over the city and can I become the pilot’s best friend?” Streamonator so lonely!
Jose Alvarado – I don’t know if this is even a committee in Philly. It might just be his job. An itty bitty committee in Philly. Well, itty bitty committee in Philly, until May when Alvarado explodes and Kerkering becomes the closer for three weeks until he explodes. Phils haven’t had a stable bullpen for 17 years.
Anthony Bender – This is low-key one of the most surprising emerging closers of the early going. Not only thought for sure it was Faucher’s job in Miami, I also thought Faucher was good. Hopefully we still get a showdown between Vac Zeen and Faucher.
Tommy Kahnle – I will say this for bullpens right now, they feel more stable than recent years. There is only five committees, and one of those (Dodgers) feels less like a committee and more like they just win so many games that they need to mix and match more than some other teams. Tigers, how’sever, is a committee, and we know the only thing made better by committee is jerk seasoning.
Jason Adam – He had a 1.95 ERA last year with 81 Ks in 73 2/3 IP. This year? He’s pitching even better. To paraphrase Common, it doesn’t take a whole day as a beaver to recognize Adam.
SELL
Matt Olson – Getting old sucks. I know this because I asked someone who was old. I don’t have firsthand knowledge. I keep my shizz fresh by transfusing young men’s blood into my veins. If anyone sees my Craigslist ad, “Need young blood,” that’s me. I don’t need Joel Youngblood. Please stop sending me him. So, Olson needs some of that young blood too, because he looks like he got old. I thought in the preseason he was just coming off a slightly bad season because the entire Braves team was bad. Turns out, oops, Olson’s old. His numbers scream concerning. When an older player doesn’t strike out and makes contact, but does nothing with it, well, that’s the way of the aging vet who loses all value. See Joey Votto, see Arenado, see Goldschmidt, see sad face emojis. It may not be the end end, but I’d expect more like a 27-homer, .240 season from Olson, which is very yawnstipating. I wouldn’t trade him for a trip on a UFO where they confuse my earth skin with potato skins and stuff me with sour cream and chives, but I would go to the Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer and explore options.
Olson looks like he’s going to be fire if he finds the sweet spot. What am I missing?
Crap matchups this week. Who sits?
R. Ray @ PHI
M. Boyd @ SD
G. Williams @ BALT
Wesneski home vs SD
Heaney home vs WASH
Heaney or mize
Use #1 waiver on Tovar?
I would if I needed a SS.
Ward drop Noot or PCA.
I’d want pca not close.
Reds have some hitters coming back, but Candy and Steer are struggling. Wondering how much PT N.Marte is going to get.. and in my NL Only 12-team dynasty- if it’s worth spending on him or Veen? Or both.. we have $60 for the season- minimum bid is $5.. gotta keep em rostered unless they get hurt or sent down. I currently have Candy and Steer active- Estrada on IL and Lawlar in my minors.
Thanks!
Our regular pickups go in order of the standings- worst to first.
Veen, yes….Marte, no — $5 for Veen
Justin Steele will undergo season-ending surgery on his left elbow
might not need full tommy john elbow repair – what ever that means
Damn
Nooooooooooooo
One of those overthinking manager moments. Walk Grichuk to get to Naylor. Naylor has struggled against LHP this year, but he is a career .235 vs .275 RHP. He isnt as good, but that doesnt scream OMG advantage abuse him with it!
in 2025 LHP .143 vs .424 RHP
in 2024 LHP .224 vs .251 RHP
in 2023 LHP .299 vs .311 RHP
Anyhow, they decided to IBB Grichuk to get to flaming hot xtreme Dorito Josh The Snake Person Naylor from the land of Maple Syrup.
and steals a bag, #4. As many as Ohtani. Image of him looking at pitcher from 1B.
Land of maple syrup – ha!
This week’s shot, so I’m looking at using my last add for a Monday bat. Who from the following you have the best hunch on tomorrow (OBP league)?
Isaac Paredes @ STL (S. Gray)
Sean Murphy v. COL (A. Senzatela)
Michael Conforto @ TOR (E. Lucas)
Thank you
Paredes
Thank you… as always!
witt, arreaz, glasnow, alexis diaz vs soto, story, casas, roman anthony
which side and is it close?
Witt
Vinny P or Rice ROS…10 team h2H. TY!!
Vinny
Mountcastle worth an add over Toglia or Veen?
Kurtz is also available if you think he’s the play in a 12-teamer
Over Tog
Who is the better stash, Bubba Chandler or Zebby?
Obviously, Wesneski looked good today. I also grabbed Amador when he was called up. I am trying to make room for Mervis. Of these four, who is the drop? It is a QS, OBP, Keeper league. I need the stolen bases from Amador(he stole 35 last year), but I also need Mervis’s power if it is legit.
Amador
Picked up Tyler Ward to fill-in a couple days ago and dude’s gone bananas.
For real or hot schmotato?
He’s real
Good heavens.
That’s not good.
Saw Witt Jr K looking yesterday on a ball 1’ off the outside of the plate that 3 pitches earlier was called a ball.
What in the wide word of sports is going on here?
Ha, damn
I dropped wesneski yikes. I picked him up after last week article and got impatient and grabbed Nick Kurtz. Ugh
Ha
Muhahahahahahahhahahahhahahahaha its happening even when he doesnt start!!!!
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-04/13/64d8176b-861349ec-7ce3c5e2-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
“Cubs didnt want him” commentary hahahaha
Terrible
On my bench again
Never Nervous Mervis with another one.
Yup
Some kind of religious thing going on between Gore and Quantrill. Self flaggeration as they punish their WHIP. Gore with 11 baserunners and a couple wild pitches in 5.1IP. Quantrill with 12 baserunners in 5IP.
Meanwhile Boyle no hit the Braves and the only one who can stop him was man in the mirror. Whacked a Brave with a ball and he would come around to score with a throwing error on the C and the RP taking over.
Gore’s reading too much Dan Brown
Haha! I remember reading that book and then trying to read the rest associated with it, maybe it was a series??? and never got into the rest.
Yeah
Tork doing his best to show us that this is sustainable. <3
Ha
@Grey: weekly roto. Need to start one of these guys. Cam has been a little hot but HT likes him least. Others are all pretty close.
Cam – 3 @ stl, 3 vs sd
O’’Neill – 3 vs Cle, 3 vs cin
Veen – 3 @ lad, 3 vs was
Bleday – 3 @ cws, 3 @ mil
Jasson – 3 vs kc, 4 @ tb
Also, Friedl is available on the wire and HT likes him best – 3 vs sea, 3 @ bal
Thanks!
O’Neill
10 team H2H points league
Someone got frustrated and dropped Corbin Burnes in my league. I have the #1 waiver and already have pretty good pitching. I know you’re not big on him this year but will he be worth a pickup? Should I use my #1 waiver on him?
Yeah, worth a claim
@Grey: 12 team weekly roto. Wesneski anything more than a streamer? Picked him up for the two starts this week and not sure if he’s worth hanging on to?
Nah
Hey Grey you are my only hope. 12 man ROTO with IP limit of 1380.
I am DEAD last in the league and last in the league with 2 saves!!
My team, what to do? Waiver wire SO bad with RP. Might have to do major trade?
C- Keibert Ruiz
1B- Pete Alonso
2B- Bryson Stott
3B- Mark Vientos
SS- Trea Turner
OF- Julio Rodriguez
OF- Brent Rooker
OF- Jung Hoo Lee
U- Bo Bichette
U- Jacob Wilson
Bench- Spencer Steer, Rengifo
IL- Matt McClain, Ronald Acuna Jr., Colton Cowser
SP- Michael King, Logan Webb, Hunter Brown, Jesus Luzardo, Brandon Pfaadt, Roki Sasaki, Matthew Boyd
RP- Trevor Megill, Tyler Holton, Treinen, Justin Slaten
Itis early and some guys will rebound. Assuming this is redraft. One thing I noticed is you gotta get some power and cutdown the 2B/SS surplus. Id be using my UT spots on power guys instead of slap hitters. Go target a Santander type and try to pair him with an Arraez if you need the BA bump.
Id happily pair something like Lee+Stott or Bichette if you can get some major help.
Sell or pair and sell your IL guys except Acuna.
Rotation looks sexy. Who is available on WW? You might be able to sell backend for help and then use the WW for little dropoff.
RP you gonna have to dig or find someone with surplus.
It isnt a dead last team imo, but you still need some moves to make a run.
With IP limit and only 5 bench always good SP on wire, sorta
Lodolo, Gavin Williams, Peterson, Houck…….always streamers. NO RP on wire
FA Hitters decent
Toglia, Lourdes, Rafaela, Correa, Flores, and some more streamers like that
You have only one closer…trade Steer for one
Tried rejected 3 times, even for Bender!!! This league has erections for closers no doubt!
You gotta overpay, I guess
Meh, id ditch the category and just be active on WW. If you can scavenge enough saves to finish 8-9th id count it as a W. That overpay is silly.
Start 2 of 3:
Butler (against Senga)
Bellinger (against Webb)
Rice (against Webb)
Not Cody
In a dynasty 18 team 6×6 60 man rosters, would you throw Soderstrom+Mayo+Paris at the KCampbell owner? I think this is a heavy overpay, but I have way too many 1B (Naylor, Toglia, Rice, Mervis and I did a monster trade for Jac Cag) and BLowe is my 2B of present. As someone who has no shares of Campbell and not seen him play, I just know he is “very good”. This offer was floated to me by their owner who needs more quantity than quality help.
Im confident I could talk him into something other than Mayo and Paris, but one of them will have to go with Sod. Maybe something like a Weatherholt or Thiazo instead.
Overpay
CES is benched today for the second day in a row. Drop him for Wilmer Flores?
Yes
Would u drop any of these guys for Matt Boyd?
S. Gray
J. Sears
R. Olson
B. Singer
B. Pfaadt
T. Bibee
I also have Pablo Lopez and George Kirby on IL
Sears
H. Brown racked 19 QS last year. Already 3 for 3 this season. His Statcast and peripherals so far match his actual ratios.
Bibee’s Statcast and peripherals also match his actual, which isn’t a good thing.
Only 3 starts each, but in a QS and W league who are you rolling with ROS?
Brown
Not an immediate need, but need to drop one: Neto or Abrams?
CJ
“A really, really freak accident” is now Spencer Arrighetti described the batting-practice incident that resulted in a broken right thumb for the Astros pitcher. Last Monday, Arrighetti was in the outfield playing catch while the Mariners were taking BP, and a line drive from the batter’s box struck the right-hander before Arrighetti could properly react. As the pitcher told MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, he instinctively covered his head with his hands after someone called out about the incoming line drive, only for the ball to hit Arrighetti’s thumb.”
Wait, hold on. WTF? If he hadnt heard the warning he would have taken one straight to the back of the head? I didnt know we were playing 1000 ways to die…..
I’m beginning to think he punched a wall and covered it up
Someone hit me with a ball! Gotta make it believeable.
https://youtu.be/ia_nHCoUknY?feature=shared
Hahaha
Rice over Kurtz for bench spot?
Sure, if you’re playing him
Yankees Cody or Rice 6×6 AVG and OBP weekly roto
Cody
I’m loving Heaney strikeout potential i think he got a little unlucky yesterday with that grand slam.
Is he below blanco, Baz, mize, pffadt?
I assume so just liking his upside right now
He’s below them
You starting Rodon today vs the Giants?
Sure
Grey
would you drop Buxton for
Nick Kurtz or Roman Anthony
Need Power
I assume Kurtz comes up first especially after reading Itch’s column
Kurtz
PCA is not a fantasy player better reality. He’s pretty boring. Maybe because he bats at the end of lineup. How long of a leash should we give him. I’m in shallow league so I don’t believe ppl would run to waivers to get him.
You can lose him in a shallow league
SP collapsed on me the past few days and now trying to climb outta the hole.
which of these scrubs do you think has the best chance to NOT poop the bed today?
Same question in another league but also add Ben Lively v. KC
Thanks as always!
Povich…Lively
Thank you!
Also, my IL is overflowing with 4 guys for 3 spots…. I assume you’re still holding all 4 of the below even though 1 is occupying my bench, not IL, right?
Thanks again!
Gotta hold top 3, can lose Cowser if you need room
FML, in a 10 team league, who would you trust most ros, R.Greene or Harris II? Thank you!
Its a 10 team points league
Greene
Catcher – Sean Murphy or Yenier Diaz?
Yainer
I have Burnes and Alcantara. How concerned are you after yesterday’s starts, or just early season rust, thank you!
I said not to draft either
Which one would you sit next week, thank you
Burnes @ CHC
Alcantara v ARI
Corbin
Also Rice Bowl now has 4 SB in ~50 AB. Seattle has a perpetual green light.
On pace for 40+? Man, he’s gonna be the steal of a lot of drafts if he goes 20-40.
Woo? More like Whew!
Dudes been pitching himself into and out of danger all night. He keeps getting ahead 1-2 and throwing a meatball middle middle. Then buckles down and gets a bases chucked K & this inning a timely DP with runners on 1st & 2nd.
He’s giving my WHIP a DP, that’s for sure.
To be fair, several rangers have ownage on him. Either Heim isnt calling a particularly good game, or Woo is missing his spots trying to put guys away. Probably the latter.
Woo musta heard you – retired 12 consecutive batters to end the game!
Haha, nice to see it
Who has higher potential in a 10 team Yahoo points league?
AJ Smith-Shawner
will Warren
kumar Rocker
Wesneski
David Peterson
Which ones would you consider must adds if any?
thanks so much!!!
Wesneski, Peterson…they’re not must adds in a 10 teamer
so true!!
Rengifo or Cam 12 TM roto
Rengifo
Vientos got a hit! Vientos got a hit!
Ha
My current 2B options are Otto and Ceddanne. Ceddanne is also my only backup for CF, where I normally play O. Cruz.
Drop either Otto or Ceddanne for Brooks Lee?
Meh
Gunnar (0 years)
&
Crow-Armstrong (3 years)
for
Lawrence Butler (3 years)
&
Nick Lodolo (3 years)
Gunnar
Thanks much.
No problem
12 team redraft h/h points
Which side
Ohtani..C Walker
Soto..M Olson
Ohtani, it’s fair
Catcher question. Drop Wells for Murphy? Thanks.
Sure
Grey loves those. Every time he gets a catcher question a Rudy gets his wings.
Drop Goodman for Heim?
Sure
Richard Fitts leaves the game with shoulder pain
https://youtu.be/KHX1hxwzkVU?feature=shared
Damn
when do robo umps take over baseball and then the world? Do you think baseball is worried about roboumps turning into skynet? a Robot with the attitude of an umpire seems like a scary thing in my brain. Happy Saturday!
beep boop Robo ump is never incorrect. Challenging robo ump will result in termination! Beep Boop
Not soon enough
If skynet’s top concern is ensuring that 2-2 sweepers are called correctly, the humanity will have dodged a bullet.
Managers are morons, part 11,372:
Francis throws a meatball to Rutchman, 3-3
Then walks a dude, then throws a wild pitch then gives up a bloop single. Runners at the corners, 2 outs, 3-3
It’s been like a 28 pitch inning.
They leave him in to face Mullins! Why why why why why?
Naturally it’s a triple. 5-3 O’s. From no-no to oh-no!
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-04/12/200370d3-73b98a60-a329d2cf-csvm-diamondgcp-asset-4000K.mp4
How is the 2nd run earned when the goofball OF cant even pick up the ball to throw if for a relay?
Oh my – yeah, that’s preposterous. I expect that’ll change with stat corrections.
It was so dumb
I dont want to alarm anyone else in the Brenton Doyle fan club. I am merely sounding the alarm…..2 straight sits?????? Hiding an injury??.
Yikes
“they” are now saying its a quad.
Grey, 10T 5×5 Category OBP Keeper League
Cam Smith or Matt Mervis (ROS)
Would you drop A. Burleson for above pick?
Also Jobe or Zebby?
Zebby
Smith, sure
Francis no hit through 4.1, walks, HR. Uggggggggg.
When did Francis go for the Vincent Price stashe?
Yeah, and it was a nasty filthy pitch he got tagged on, too. Outside low splitter – caught a little plate, but it was a good pitch. Barely snuck over the fence. I almost wish I didn’t watch the replay. He’s looked good today though.
And as I was typing that he throws a meatball to Rutschman. Oof
Yeah he smashed that. Rutch needs to settle down a bit there. Dude acting like the Riddler on that celebration.
I see TOR is back to the hang guys out to dry style like last year. I remember Gaus struggling through 5, be at 92 pitches, and his luck wouldnt hold in the 6th.
Bowden had a rough 5th, been struggling all inning, and now blew the game.
Typical management for them.
Haha hadn’t noticed
Regret to announce that Togs has been forsaken. Jose Soriano lurking on the wire and wanted to take him for a spin…
Makes sense
Hopefully that spurs Togs on
Yeah, I’ll try and get back in on him if he sorts his act out.
Yup
Man, Torkelson has been the dude I thought I was getting as my CI sleeper last year. Study production.
Yeah, and didn’t get anywhere this year
I grabbed him the day before the season since I got sniped on every 1B. He’s a nice fit with CEH. Hopefully one of them stays hot at all times. lol
It really depends on how much you believe in the breakout. Tigers are something like 5th in OPS (or OBP?). 0 chance that holds with this group of hitters.
I have never had shares of Tork but I am waiting to see where his “low” is this year. His BABIP is a ridiculous .400.
If you dont believe I bet you could get a nice haul for him. If you believe, enjoy the ride!
I drafted him late last year because I believed then. Then I’d read that he made some adjustments to his swing in the off-season after working with [someone I forget] and he was killing it all spring. The fear was that ok, spring isn’t real baseball so let’s see if it carries over. It certainly has so far.
His eye has gotten better too. Last year he was a windmill – this year he’s more patient & taking walks. That’s a huge change.
Also, his middle name is “Enochs”, so there’s that. I guess.
Haha yeah
HR #4
Ha, love it
Yelich or Tork, ROS? OBP/TB league. Thanks Grey! Is a 1:1 trade too much for Tork?
Yelich
Thanks Grey
No problem
Own. Ramos Carroll Greene Anthony, PCA drop walker or wesneski for drew ramussen.
Walker
Wilson leading off. Rooker playing RF. Look like progress.
Love this!
Totally. Maybe paving the way for Kurtz to be DH hitting cleanup by 6/1?
That would work for me
Nice. Just grabbed him as stash in RCL.
Add Zebby over Max Meyer or AJ Puk?
Cam Smith looks like he is heating up. Add him over Bleday as a bench bat?
Thanks!
Puk
Sure, Smith
Can you rank these starters for ROS?
Pfaadt, Gore, Taj Bradley
Taj, Gore
I love how almost daily I can watch an awful play in LF. I get conditions arent ideal in NY at the moment. However, this is still embarrassing positioning and puts himself in an awkward spot and again a ball bounces off a glove.
No error of course.
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-04/12/06c37cdf-c4eeb84e-61a8f413-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
Ridiculous
Hey Grey. Snowing here in your old NJ stomping grounds today.
Casas is really struggling and seems to be sitting against lefties now. Not dropping him but want to pick up another 1B until he gets going. Who do you like best between Bohm, Manzardo, Flores, N. Lowe and Pavin Smith?
Finally, which two would you start today amongst Vientos @OAK (Ginn), E. Suarez vs MIL (Patrick), and Cam Smith vs LAA (T. Anderson)? Hittertron has them all about the same.
OBP instead of average by the way…
Oh no! Time to move! Manzardo
Vientos, Eugenio
Drop Burger for Nick Kurtz?
I have Torkelson at 1st now.
Also, drop Jordan Walker for Noot?
No…meh
As a Phillies fan I’m here watching in St Louis. Beautiful stadium. In right field and Jordan Walker is massive. I don’t understand why he’s doesn’t hit for power yet and he looks 45
That’s awesome! Have a great time! And tell Walker to please hit some tanks
12 team, 5×5 roto
Would you add Zebby over Eovaldi, Boyd or Pfaadt?
Over Eovaldi…
I streamed M.Boyd vs LAD bc I’m psychotic and im not winning ratios this week. Do we need to be taking M.Boyd for serious until he eventually goes on IL? I feel like I shouldn’t drop him now.
Yeah, love him
Yeah Boyyyyd!
Grey last question – Doyle or Santander ROS.
Doyle
shane smith or slaten
Slaten
Frelick or Lane Thomas in a weekly 5×5 roto? Frelick is available on wire.
Frelick
Grey – Santander and Yelich for Teoscar. Fair? Which side you like more?
Teoscar
it’s fair
Darth Master Bader. I am not your father!
Haha
For Saves only: Estevez, Helsley, Luke Jackson Texas, thanks
Hels
Not for nuthin, “Blewett” is an outstanding name for a relief pitcher.
HA, let Holderman set him up!
Chef’s kiss
Oh man I missed this amazing happening. Will tune in next time!
Bench bat – Wilson (Ath) or Rice?
Rice
Cam Smith or Jasson Dominguez?
Jasson
Thanks Grey! Enjoy the weekend!
You too!
Masyn Winn to IL with back spasms. I do not understand how this is possible. He is on the same team as Nolan Gorman and he cured his back pain with popcorn!
Hahahaha
Hi Grey,
1. Would you start or sit Francis at Baltimore?
2. I was leaning to sitting AJ Smith-Shawver at TB? Would you start or sit?
3. Does Smith-Shawner have significant potential?
4. Would you waive him to pick up Kumar Rocker or Easton Lucas?
5. Would you waive AJSS to pick up Bubba Chandler even though Candler won’t be called up till May?
Thanks!!!!
1 Sit 2. Sit 3/4 these guys are all streamers 5. sure
Thanks so much!!!!
No problem
JNaylor + Soler for Y Alvarez + Schmidt? Dynasty 6×6
Yordan
Sorry Grey, D Peterson @ A’s, Heaney @ Reds or W Warren vs Giants?
They all sound bad
1. Best start (or pass): Houck at TB, Megill at Twins, Boyd at Padres.
2. Best Smith: Cam or Josh?
1. Pass
2. Cam
Morning Grey, who do I go with today, W Warren, D Peterson or Heaney?
I’m with you on your new fear about Olson, how would you rank M Olson, Pete Albombso, C Bellinger and Vinnie P ROS? Going to try to trade Olson for one of these guys.
I don’t know who any of these guys are pitching vs
Alonso, Cody, Olson
Which injured arm would you drop in a 12-team dynasty?
Eflin, Bradford, Nestor, Sheehan
…isnt Nestor the worst injury and most recent? You cant flip one of these to someone for a late pick?
Cody B.
12 Team 6×6 H2H OPS
Neto looking good. When he returns I need to leave one of the following behind:
Neto, Xavier, Andres, M. Garcia
Thank you
Maikel
One more today please:
Eugenio or Paredes ROS?
Thanks again
Paredes
Is Heaney or David Peterson streamers or hold in 12 team?
I mean…that is pretty league dependent on roster size, how many starters, and scoring format.
Do you think someone will pick them up, and if they do, would you feel you missed out or just shrug?
Streamers
Anyone know why David Festa was removed 4.2 and 64 pitches?
Baldelli ANALytics. Same ones that have Mick Gasper at DH with his .057 career BA and game on line so you dont PH him you let the game die on a check swing from your AAAA scrub.
Baldelli
Some interesting Statcast on Ohtani.
K% up 2.4 to 24.6
Launch Angle down 5.5 to 10.7 to lowest since 2020
Launch Angle Sweet Spot down 11 to 28.6
GB% up 14.9 to 51.2
Wonder if the shoulder has anything to do with this?
Small sample
Droppable.
Marcus Seminole just got dropped. Currently have altuve but he should be eligible for OF soon. Is semien worth a pickup to see if he figured it out or is he washed up?
*Semien*
I’d pick him up
Was able to flip Alvarado for Felix Bautista. Happy with that. Jubilant, even.
Ha, nice
10 team OPS added. I’m last in OPS HR RBI AVG… Waiting on Acuna and Roman Anthony. Guy is offering Duran and Cam smith. He also has Bellinger, Suzuki, Chourio.
Between Duran, Bellinger, Suzuki and Chourio what two players would be fair for Acuna and Anthony?
Chourio or Duran and Cody or Seiya, that roder
F. Alvarez or H. Goodman?
Goodman
Anyone have strong opinion on Morel or TB situation?
I didnt pay much attention to his good year in 2023, and dynasty owner was trying to pawn him off to me all last year during that awful which just made me chuckle. No, I will not give up Bibee for Morel.
Now in that same league, 18 teamer, 6×6, I am somewhat intrigued. We play LF/CF/RF and need 10 to acquire position, and 20 to keep for next year. With a couple trades I made, Rooker losing his elig, and Rengifo’s hamstring not letting him play in OF, I have the bandaid known as Larnach holding down LF.
The owner has him on the block at a lower price, and with injuries it seems he is getting more PT in TB.
Not saying I will pay a ton, but am curious if anyone thinks and has an argument that he is more .240 25 HR type instead of Joey Gallo’s little brother.
For reference, best available WW LF are Dunn, Suwinski, Slater, Winker, Heyward.
Big Stein stadium should help, so I don’t mind the flyer for power, but he’s gonna hit .205
Joey Gallo’s little bro it is.
There is a guy who posts these after his TB SP get wrecked at home and you can just feel the venom of the angry clicks as he posts them. I think 3 of the 4 bombs by the Angels were only out in TB.
This one was from last night:
Hahaha, that is so funny…I thought Wells had one last night, an only in Yankee Stadium homer
Ben Rice or Heliot Ramos?
Heliot
Starting wesneski vs the angels?
Yes
12 team, 5×5 roto
Who do you like for a bench bat?
Burleson, Bleday, CES, Manzardo, Kjerstad, Veen, Heliot
Veen
Morning & Happy National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day!
You trusting Jordan Hicks @ NYY today or you leaving him on the bench to melt?
Oh, and I scooped up Andrew Abbott everywhere I could for his start today vs. PIT… smart move or you think he’ll get fried up?
Thank you in advance!
It’s been a year?! I wouldn’t mess with Hicks there…I have Abbott on my IL
Hi Grey,
Which do you prefer: Easton Lucas, Reese Olson or Jose Barrios?
Thanks!
Berrios
Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey! Which shmotato do you like for next week (OBP)? Pavin Smith, Aranda, or Jorge Polanco? Or, just whichever one is gonna face the most RHPs for platoon advantage?
Pavin
Drop Bleday, PCA, Luis Garcia or W. Abreu for Cam Smith?
Bleday
Baldelli pulls Festa at 64 pitches after 4.2IP of 1 run ball and a runner on 3rd due to error. RP gets out. Next inning game losing 4 run implosion.
Kochanwueiizhajsjjxoksopa was doing fine until the 5th. Singled to death with some walks. Bring in LHP to face Yainer Diaz who really struggles with them. He only hits .270+ against LHP and .280+ against RHP in his CAREER. Struggles You See. Big time. Dont look at last year, where he struggled and hit .306 vs LHP and .297 vs RHP.
Well Ron Washington was tired of Yainer slumping on his fantasy team so LHP was called in. Grand slam and all inherited runners score.
Haha, I think you got the spelling right
Jasson over Grisham with certainty, right? Or could Grisham be breaking out?
I think Jasson is headed to minors. I am also not even sure Jasson can play in the field. Guy looks like a literal Martian out there wondering how the game works. I know it isnt relevant for fantasy, but his defense is unbelievably horrendous in LF, that it stands out among LFers.
Thanks for the heads–up. Anyone know if Vientos is spanish for flop?
Close. I believe it is slang for C&B torture.
Jasson over Trent
Looks like there will be less people desperate to drop Cam Smith and Yainer Diaz for waiver junk this week.
Right?
Crazy Stuff Man – Robbie Ray was the starter for the Giants tonight – does not go 5 innings and still gets the win
They should do that all the time with starters
A major league baseball team playing in this sac town driving range is an absolute joke. It would be the same as the PGA tour playing a tournament on the little municipal golf course of back road redneckville. Can’t believe we’re watching this in 2025.
Hahaha
Drop Toglia, Garrett Mitchell, or Casas for Vientos?
Mitchell
Oh great Grey:
take Murphy over Wilson Contreras?
How about Araez over Campbell at 2B?
Nah…no
Veen hitting leadoff LFG!!
Ha nice
Unless you see something I don’t sit Boyd hold for next start?
Huh?
Starting Boyd @dodgers?
Sounds not so good, but if you can risk it, go for it
Jung Hoo Lee very underrated as a baseball player. If he only played in a better park.
I like him but I don’t know if he changes much no matter the park
Giants looking somewhat for real.
Sus monkey emoji
Cmon give us emojis.
lol
Haha, monkey paw curls
It all depends on how much he runs and if he continues to hit where he is.
Yeah
Bautista or Alvarado?
Heim, kirk, jeffers, pages, dingler. Obp league. I think bart left with an injury. I lost herrera earlier. This is another reason I don’t pay for catchers. Thanks
Heim
Yenier Diaz;Sean Murphy; or Joey Bart?
Bart just left game
Diaz
Do you like Rice or Soderstrom better?
Soder
A real head-scratcher bringing up Noelvi Marte to sit on the bench. They did let him pinch run once.
Yeah goofy shizz
I need a fill in for Pablo Lopez.
Lorenzen @ clev
Fitts @ CWS
Gusto vs LAA
Fitts
Would you trade Kyren Paris or Clayton Kershaw for Ben Rice? I need a 1B – Gavin Sheets isn’t going to last much longer.
Thanks!
……if you could Rice for Kershaw..wow. do it. this has to be dynasty?
Sure, Kershaw
Is there a worse division of hitters for fantasy than the AL Central? What is there, a total of 5-6 starters in fantasy collectively?
No, they’re awful
In the keeper league, I have been sitting on Baty. I have the room on my roster, but is it worth holding him or should I move to pick up Bleday, Otto, Wilmer, Mervis, Nolan Jones, Call, Noelvi Marte, Tyler Fitzgerald, Bryan Abreu(SVHD), Bobby Miller or Wesneski(QS)? I don’t have any specific need just looking for the most overall value for this season or as a potential keeper.
Otto
Starting Ray against NYY?
Judge has 3 HR in 8 at-bats against him. Belli sucks against him and rest of lineup has t really seen him.
I am starting him in a 15 teamer, not in a 12 teamer
How freaking awful of an offense do you have when you got a backup catcher hitting 4th and your previously DFA’d C1 hitting 3rd?
Man the Pirates really put a top shelf product on the field. That should be a criminal offense when you got a generational talent like Skenes and some other guys on the cusp of stardom.
Yeah, it’s pretty pathetic
Agreed. It isnt even we tried and failed with them, just zero effort.
I swear the Skenes and Dunn (Dunne?) girl is just a marketing thing by their management. “Hey, her career is winding down, yours is starting, she has more followers than the last 10 years of our attendance. Make it happen! Get GQ on the phone!”
It was nice to see Vlad get paid in Tor. Not a snowball’s chance in hell that the bucs pay skenes. They’ll trade him in a few years while he has cost control before he hits fa just like Cole. Rinse, wash, repeat. It sucks for fans. It’s bad for baseball.
Last year, I ran out of FAAB in august, so I am conservative (in this regard). Relatively deep league (12 team, 33 player -> 396 players).
I need to replace Langford (Ut). Is Rice worth 5%? 4%; 3%; 2%.
Weekly Waivers (tomorrow).
2%
Thx.
No problem
Semien or Matt McClain ROS?
Semien
Happy Friday master grey!
H2h pts/ weekly lock league
Who would you add / drop out of these?
Bats:
To add options: Kyren paris, Geraldo perdomo, Tyler soderstrom, ke’bryan Hayes, Kerry carpenter (OF/DH)
To drop:
Triston casas, Hunter Goodman (he’s my C & on my bench is realmuto I hate rostering 2 c’s), Pete crow Armstrong
My starters are
C I mentioned
1b bellinger (1b/OF/DH)
2b Bogaerts (2b/SS)
3b bregman
SS elly de La Cruz
IF Ben rice
OF Jackson chourio
OF Riley greene (OF/DH)
OF seiya Suzuki (OF/DH)
OF trout
DH yordan Alvarez slow start (OF/DH)
Utility Tommy edman (SS/OF/2b)
Utility trea turner
Freddie freeman on IL
On my bench I also have jarren duren , Kristian Campbell, yelich, Jackson Holliday , ozuna to name a few
Thanks man!
Soder over Holliday, play Soder over Cody until Cody does something that warrants playing him over Soder
Wilson or Paris?
Paris
As you would expect, my proposed trade of Santander for Cease was turned down by the manager.
1. Can you please suggest other SP to try and get for Santander?
2. In addition, I would offer Santander plus Fairbanks to get a quality SPs
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Shota?
I will check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!!
No problem
Schwellenbach, H. Brown, or H. Greene
buxton,jung,clarke scmidt for burleson, pfaadt ??? thanks for the help
Pfaadt
i will reject and keep my pfaadt thank you. have a good weekend
Daily roto, W & QS
What order ROS
Bibee, H. Brown, Ray
Since the middle of last year, Brown has been great and a QS start machine.
I don’t own Brown, but thinking of making a deal for him.
That order
Good to know. Thanks.
Bellinger for H. Brown an even trade? I can slide Chisholm to CI.
I’d want Cody, it’s fair-ish
Joyce to IL. Cronenworth to IL, his with no clear timeline. Told us two days ago he was good to go Friday. Oops.
At a glance, it looks like they have no one in the minors to help. Id really love for SD to do one of those wacky trades. Go talk to the Os and send a SP for like 3 prospects to free them from the minors.
Wish they’d call up Tirso, but they don’t seem interested in doing that
Clearly discrimination. Just because he, like his parents, was born in minecraft isnt an excuse to tolerate it.
Haha
Me too losing Robles and Profar in razz slam is killing me guess I should have taken more Outfielders or bid more on guys.
I just lost Langford after the bidding, sad trombone
I was unable to edit my prior question vv Albies.
Are you asking to drop Albies? If so, no
Steveshu
Seems like my question was skipped and I called you the GOAT!
Besides being the GOAT, you are the most responsive one. I just traded for Jeff Hoffman so I can drop Halverson off my bench. For a bench spot in a 12 team, 6×6 roto with OBP and QS, I was thinking Zac Veen or Ke’Bryan Hayes. Veen is the shiny object, but could Hayes be finally putting something together at 28, even if I just get some steals and runs which would be helpful. If I go SP instead, wondering if Bobby MIller might be worth a gamble. He’s throwing 99 and the Dodger’s staff is in their usual injury mode. Thoughts?
I just answered this, Veen
My apologies, oh great one
Ha, No problem
I own Albies in almost every league (I guess everyone smarter than me). tart 2 tea
Paris, Otto
Same here, Albies is killing me.
I must sit one: Albies vs. Taj, Campbell, vs. Martin, Belli/Rice vs. Ray. Thoughts?
Belli
I have Mountcastle at UTIL but he seems to be having the same playing time issues as last season. Someone dropped Casas and it seems you like him as well… with his .170 3/1/3… yum!
Anyhow, do you think Casas is an upgrade over Mountcastle in a 10-team standard? I have Ben Rice currently as my preferred 1B.
Casas over Mount
Posted before I got a chance to read. Ouch on your double 2HR benchings, that sucks.
Not great!
Send Olson along with Sean Murphy and Grayson for Santander and Willson? Which side? Is it fair?
Actually, meh
Do better with Olson
Okay, thanks! My league doesn’t do a lot of trades, so could be difficult. I’m low on power so I’d need some power in return, any suggestions to start?
Santander and something else is good, but Willson’s kinda meh
Thanks! Really appreciate it. Have a great weekend!
You too!
Besides being the GOAT, you are the most responsive one. I just traded for Jeff Hoffman so I can drop Halverson off my bench. For a bench spot in a 12 team, 6×6 roto with OBP and QS, I was thinking Zac Veen or Ke’Bryan Hayes. Veen is the shiny object, but could Hayes be finally putting something together at 28, even if I just get some steals and runs which would be helpful. If I go SP instead, wondering if Bobby MIller might be worth a gamble. He’s throwing 99 and the Dodger’s staff is in their usual injury mode. Thoughts?
Veen
It’s just Ben now. Apparently Uncle went on a week long bender and hooked up with Aunt Jamima. Both of whom are now missing. They were last seen in Land O Lakes where they encountered a native American girl who is also considered missing.
Ha
14 team league
Would you drop Goodman for Ruiz or Bart?
IKF over Mckinstry?
Starting?
Sugano v TOR if played tomorrow
Baz v ATL
No
Sure
Yes, both
Do you like J. Sanchez or C. Norby more when they come back next week?
Jesus
In a relatively shallow league, add Zebby and lose Jobe, or hold for now? Thanks!
Sounds fine to do it if shallow
Hey Grey,
Pavin Smith or Luke Raley ROS?
tonight – Colt Keith vs Festa or Mike Massey vs Bibee?
Thanks
Raley
Keith
Lane Thomas, Rengifo, Soler, C. Smith or Frelick for my UTIL spot until Acuna gets healthy?
Anyone an immediate upgrade over Veen or Toglia?
Soler
Getting absolutely, positively, zero productivity from my 3 first basemen thus far this year, Casas, CES and Bohm. Would you swap any out in H2H keepers for Pavin Smith, with 1b/OF eligibility?
CES for Pavin seems fine
H to the H, G!
Oh golly, I’m already start to double-check streamers with you. I know he can get lit up, but whatcha think about Brady Singer v PIT? Robot lurrrrrrrves it 32.8.
lurrrrrrr!
FWIW. No O’Neil Cruz tonight with a bad finger
Damn
Seems fine, lurves!
Grey is a goat
This is true
+a billion
Pick 3 to start today please:
Luis Garcis @ Miami (Cabrera)
Bellinger @ home (Ray)
Turang @ Arizona (Rodriguez)
Paredes @ home (Kochanowicz)
Baty @ Athletics (Sears)
Turang, Paredes, Garcia
never a good start to my weekend when one of my guys is a sell! Would you drop Wells for Murphy? Wells at 1 with the torpedo bat was great for the first two days of the season but he seems to be slipping a bit.
A few new songs today:
Were you able to check out the Premroc? Interested to hear your thoughts if so.
Thanks Grey!
Yes on Murph
Sweet…All week I’ve been listening to Jidenna’s The Chief — I like Premroc but haven’t given it enough time (Jidenna)
Never heard Jidenna – I’ll check it out. Thanks!
No problem
Luis Robert was dropped in my 14-team 6×6 roto re-draft league. I’ve got a streaming SP slot I could cross out for him. Is he worth a bench stash to see if he figures it out? My other option is Jacob Wilson.
Sure
Yo Grey! 5×5 12-team mixer and I’ve got bums at MI (renfigo or Markel garcia), are you dealing Clase and Christian Walker for Strider and Story?
Thanks!
Story’s the biggest bum of them all
Sir Mix-A-Lot?
How has he never serenaded Cal Raleigh?
How is that not Raleigh’s walkup song? Would be hilarious.
Or Sisqo’s Thong Song just this verse:
She had dumps like a truck truck truck
Thighs like what what what
Baby move your butt butt butt
Uh
I think to sing it again
She had dumps like a truck truck truck
Thighs like what what what
All night long
Or Juvenile’s Big Dat Ass Up but it would be mostly bleeps.
It makes no sense that it’s not
Made me go look. I dont mind his pick as far as an intro, but more of a closer or a wrestler song. Need time for that build up. Just no on the second pick of his.
Can’t argue with Dire Straits
Haha, nice! Cal’s Possee is on Broadway
Nice!
12 teamer, 5 OFs. Rank’em McCarthy, P.Smith, Keppler
McCarthy, Kepler
I haven’t really did any research but do you think vientos is cooked? or did he just have 1 good season? I need a corner bat in 1 league and he was dropped.
Nah, I don’t think he’s cooked
He’s in the freezer in the NY kitchen once it warms up he’ll get cooking’.
Drop Matt Shaw for Vientos?
Yes
Rice or hold Matt Shaw?
Rice
Thanks, Grey!
No problem
Would you drop Willson for Murphy? My other catcher is O’Hope. Thanks!
Meh
Hey Grey,
Good article as always.
Which side wins:
D.Williams/Crews
Santander/Alvarado
12t h2h s/h 30 man rosters
Santander
My man, Rice a Roni!!
I’m still trying to swing a deal for Doyle. 10 team, h2h, 6×5 including ops. I’m shocked that the trade analyzer has Andres Gimenez at $11 and Hoerner at $4 despite what each has done so far. Who do you like more ros? Trying to gauge value before I attempt a trade. Thanks!
That sounds about right
Ok cool. Thanks!
No problem
Rest of season please rank:
Riley Greene
Wilyer Abreu
Helot Ramos
Thanks!
Greene, Ramos
Fantastic Friday Fare Grey-Meister,
Absolutely love a double scoop of your fantasy knowledge this warm April Friday, even though it was written on Tuesday:0, thank you.
A) Perdomo, better than Tovar?
B) Flippin’ Yahoo doesn’t have Kurtz in their FA’s!!!
C) There is no C.
D) What’s wrong with Bellinger? Could you ask Brad to fix him?
Thank you, it’s nice to go into the weekend reading your finger typed words.
CCC
A. No d. I will!
Have a good weekend!
Kurtz is there, he’s on one of my Yahoos
12 team, 5×5 roto
Would you continue to start Vientos every day or look for a temporary replacement? I can drop Heliot Ramos (bench bat) for any of the following 3B:
Arenado, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Willi Castro, IKF
I’d start Vientos
H2H weekly points league
Are we giving up on Lourdes and Crews? I’m OF-heavy and am looking to add a 3B or Catcher for my bench…thinking I drop either Lourdes or Crews. Which of these guys would you add? Or, hold?
Hold
Start bibee tonight vs kc?
Sure
IKF, otto lopez, jorge polanco? Pick one. Thanks
Otto
Devers for Jazz straight up. Points league. Which side?
Works for me
I got Vinnie P and Soderstrom on my roster. Grab Ben Rice or hold?
Hold
Hey – In a 12 team h2h league I have Josh Naylor and Matt Olson as my 1b. Would you do either trade
1.Olson + Clark Schmidt for T. Mahle, Max Meyer, Grayson Rodriguez
Hey – In a 12 team h2h league I have Naylor and Olson as my 1b. Would you do either trade
1.Olson + Clark Schmidt for T. Mahle, Max Meyer, Grayson Rodriguez
Nope
Looking for a 2B replacement with McLain out in NL only roto.
Please rank the exciting options of T. Saggese, T. Tawa, K. Farmer
Thanks
Tawa, Farmer
Grey the White. Happy Friday! Love me some Friday because my co-workers don’t have to work tomorrow and I get to see the buy column!
I have some shares of Olson in dynasty. I have no problem owning guys aged 30-35 in dynasty. I believe the age is vastly over rated by lots of dynasty managers. BUT, maybe it’s time to shop this one. Hard part is first base is soooo not deep. Any first base targets to replace him?
Someone dropped Felix Bautista in my 12 team money league. We have $100 in WW money. How much you think I should spend to drop Dennis Santana for him?
Thank you! I hope you have a terrific Friday!
Trading a 1B for 1B doesn’t really work…maybe Walker plus another piece? $7
Thank you! That’s why you’re Grey the White, not Grey the Gray.
Haha
Interestingly enough, one of the teams I own Olson has Bryce Harper and Nick Kurtz fell to me at pick 8 in the FYP! I can now trade Olson for anyone!
Ha, nice
Hi Grey,
Our NL-Only league is deep enough that none of your Buy-guys are available. It’s the first time in years this has happened, primarily because we added a 2nd IL spot and so many guys are on the IL. I still look forward to it every week though.
I’m looking to upgrade my starting pitching to give me more of an advantage after feeling the loss of R. Lopez, and TBH, I’m a little nervous about Gallen. If I were to make a deal for another pitcher, I could probably trade Gallen to a team that needs SP and get something for him still.
My hitting is already on the lower end of OBP, so I’m looking at offering Yelich before he takes the obligatory IL trip or Luis Garcia Jr. since I have Thairo and Lee available in the next month or so and two other Nats.
The team I’m looking to offer a deal to has Lee, Friedl, Conforto, and McCutchen in their OF and rotate two of Cronenworth/Kike/Mervis/Sosa between INF and Util. His weakest pitchers are Pallante, Faucher, and Verlander.
All of the following pass the Trade Analyzer sniff test, but I could use your help to determine which of the following are best for me and still appealing to the other manager assuming they want to take a hit on their pitching. Please take in consideration that I will have to drop a player if/when Myers comes off of the IL in a couple weeks.
A) Yelich and one or two of AS-S/Cabrera/Canning for one of Gray/Imanaga and ??
B) Yelich and AS-S for one of Ray/Singer and Cronenworth? It would give me another 1B option to go with INF/Util.
C) No C, No Deal
D) Another option is to offer Garcia, Call, one of AS-S/Cabrera/Canning for one of Ray/Singer, Cronenworth, and their choice.
Thank you for taking the time to read through this, and I appreciate your thoughts.
Current Roster
CA Ruiz
1B Naylor
2B Garcia Jr.
SS Swanson
3B Vientos
INF Winn
OF Carroll, Chourio, Yelich, Ramos
Util Scott II
B Call, Kim
IL Thairo
SP King, Gallen, Pfaadt, Ty. Megill, Roupp, Canning, Cabrera, Smith-Shawver
RP Ed. Diaz, Walker
IL Myers
If you can get Shota, take him..Ray or Gray is fair…you seem to have plenty of pitching tho, not sure why you’re doing this
Thank you for the feedback. I agree that my pitching is solid as is, but I will need to drop someone soon when Myers is back, and then another when Thairo is back. I’d like to take a chance upgrading one SP now, then trade a batter and SP to upgrade a batter later.
If Kim was called up, and Myers, Cabrera, and Thairo were off the IL, which two would you drop based off of ROS projections? Also, whichever two they are, I am almost positive they would be picked up immediately.
Who is Myers? Can you give me first names
Sorry about that. Hyeseong Kim, Tobias Myers, and Edward Cabrera. Kim is playing CF right now and has 2B/SS eligibility already.
Prolly EdCab but I’d wait until we actually see Kim
That makes sense. Thank you!
No problem
Hi Grey: 12 team Roto League with OBP and QS. My hitting is stellar, but Injuries to Jared Jones and Shane McClanahan upset my SP plans. Dropped Jones but holding Shane. My current staff is Michael King, Logan Webb, Joe Ryan, Tylor Megill, Reese Olson, Tanner Houck, Jose Soriano, Edward Cabrera, and Shane. Bench spots are plentiful with 8. Do you think this staff is strong enough to compete?
Yes
Eno thinks it’s Ashcraft’s job too. Cincy shoulda traded their Diaz brother last season. Or maybe the season before that.
“Never use a big word when a little filthy one will do.”
? Johnny Carson
What’s Ashcraft’s job?
Santillan’s job, but this is also Alexis Diaz’s job when he returns.
Haha
On Bluesky he posted “Ashcraft gonna lead this reds team in saves by the end of the year imo”
i don’t know if you take requests, but the Catcher position is such a muddle right now I think more than a few of us would appreciate your current ROS ranks/tiers.
12 saves for him vs. 11 for Diaz after he’s traded in July? Maybe…I don’t know his reasoning
Just add one. Then when you have to get another. It’s not like it’s your wife.
@Grey would you move Olson for Logan Gilbert and Max Meyer? 12 Team H2H league I took bats with my 1st 6 picks then Schwellenbach and Ober as my aces. My Bats are strong but pitching falls off.
Sounds fair
12 team H2H -1 SO
ROS Sal Perez or Murphy?
Perez has been so solid the last few years but how long can he keep it going? is Murphy the replacement?
Sal
Who do you prefer out of these guys on the wire: Brenton Doyle, Brendan Donovan, or Trent Grisham? How much FAAB would you spend for your choice?
Doyle
5×5 mixed roto.
Pick a side:
Hoerner and Lodolo for Albomso.
Albombso
Gracias. Is it a no brainer?
Yeah
Drop Wells for Murphy?
Sure