“You want me to list the eczema medication’s ingredients? Can I ask you why?” “JUST LIST THEM.” “Okay, take it easy. Propylene glycol, paraffin wax, pinetaroleum–” “PINETAROLEUM IS NOT ALLOWED. IT INDUCES A HIGHER SPIN RATE.” That is part of a recurring dream Trevor Bauer has where he’s dressed as a TSA agent, while standing on the side of the Astros pitcher’s mound. The dream always ends the same way. Someone asks Trevor Bauer how does he account for Joe Musgrove being better after leaving the Astros and Bauer wakes in a sweat, screaming, “GERRIT COLE STOLE MY COLLEGE GIRLFRIEND!” Joe Musgrove’s velocity is up, he’s throwing a cutter 15% of the time more and abandoned his curve altogether. This has upped his ground balls (not literally) and made him a usable pitcher for all leagues, and around a 3.60 ERA pitcher. Of course, he’s not a sub-1.00 ERA pitcher, as he is right now, but still ownable everywhere. Though, I guess he could be a 1.00-ERA pitcher if his eczema medication has pinetaroleum. Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Max Stassi – If Max Stassi doesn’t wear a monocle and work as an evil dentist as his side gig, I’m misreading him.
John Ryan Murphy – Usually don’t give you two catchers, but it was add this guy or leave John Ryan Murphy off and risk an assassination attempt. “John Ryan Murphy is performing at Ford’s Theater? That sounds like it could be good.”
Max Muncy – You know what all of these Max’s mean? Guys are now baseball-aged that were born after it became fashionable to name every baby boy after an old man. “Hey, Amos, where are you going?” “Out with my friends Moses, Solomon, Abraham and Bernard.” You going out with a bunch of grandpas or four babies?! Give me a clue with your name!
Isiah Kiner-Falefa – Has been hitting in the two-hole and, yes, that’s a sad commentary on the Rangers, but Kiner-Falefa’s not a total PITA.
Josh Harrison – Really didn’t even want to mention him, but he’s just under 50% owned, and you could do worse. What’s Odor done recently? That’s prolly worse. Nine out of ten times that you say Odor is doing worse, you’re correct.
Jeimer Candelario – Lot of guys this week who have great lineup spots, because of a lack of options from their team. Hey, I want world peace, but I wanna watch Wold Star. I wanna be a feminist, but I’m still watching porno. I should be reading a book, but I keep watching TV. I want a three hole hitter, and all I got was Jeimer.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – C’mon, Jays, make my weekend.
Miguel Andujar – Out of all the guys on this list, I was most surprised to see Andujar available in more than 50% of leagues. I guess if Clara Bell owns 10,000 ESPN leagues to fill his virtual trophy case, and doesn’t own Andujar, it would skew his ownership numbers.
Johan Camargo – Now you can grab Camargo, Matt Adams and rename your fantasy team, “Fried Chicken & Camargo Adams!”
Yairo Munoz – I think Muñoz stole Acuña’s tilde power this week. He’s hitting umlaut!
Amed Rosario – On our 7-day Player Rater (yes, we have one of those too), Rosario has been worth about $17 in the last week.
Brandon Nimmo – A lot of the blurbs in the Buy column are light on info, because I’ve been going over all these guys all week. Nimmo is the epitome of that, mentioning him about ten days in a row. Put your little burp machine on your lap, bounce it up and down and search the site, telling your baby, “C’mon, we’re finding Nimmo,” so your wife overhears and thinks you’re being a good father.
Mac Williamson – If I were Williamson (or really any hitter), I’d walk to the plate calling my shot, a home run over the right field fence. Eventually you have to be right. Like Babe Ruth didn’t do this. Since games weren’t televised, no one realized he did that shizz every game.
Robert Gsellman – Still seems like Familia is the closer, but is Callaway sane? The Jeurys is out, so here’s a Gbuyman.
Kyle Barraclough – Mattingly seems to finally figured out Barraclough is better than Ziegler. Not sure if it’s because he fell asleep on a Barcalounger and was like, “Hey, that reminds me,” but it would not surprise me.
Ryan Tepera – You know who’s closing for the Jays? Cool, could you tell the Jays, because they have no idea.
Seranthony Dominguez – Gabe Kapler is so hepped up on goofballs and Red Bulls — Goof Bulls? — he literally changes the closer once a week, and by Sunday Neris always seems to be the closer again.
Marco Gonzales – Has made a case to just be owned, but this is a Stream-o-Nator call, like the call it makes to Sears and asks that the phone be placed by the toaster ovens so it can talk.
Nick Tropeano – Yet another Stream-o-Nator call. “Do you have a broil function? That’s nice. Sigh.” Stream-o-Nator is sad!
SELL
Dee Gordon – These fast guys fracturing their toes and coming back in, like, 16 hours has me shook. Maybe Gordon isn’t Byron Buxton, but when you’re growing new toes quicker than grass grows on my Bette Midler Chia pet, I’m concerned. There’s a problem with selling Gordon, of course. On a lot of teams, he was your source of steals, so that makes it harder to sell him. On our Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell tool, he’s been about as valuable as you can expect, but that was with ten working foot-fingers. I’d go on the Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer to see what kind of offers you can make, though I wouldn’t sell him for a free haircut from Kim Jong-un’s barber.
drop CC for one of these SP:
BUcchholz
Eovaldi
D. Rodriguez (Pudge’s kid)
@Scott Kimmel: even in 20 team leagues these are streamer level. buchholez do to doing ridiculously well i guess you could hold if you’d rather save on questions or just using SON.
Drop Mesoraco for Murphy or Stassi
Murphy
Drop Odor for Kinsler or Swanson?!
Swanson
I dropped Wacha a month ago but picked up Eddie Rosario the same time so guess that worked out for the hitting department!
1. Sorry for the catcher Q. Molina can stay in dL spot until I make a move I own a Gattis. Stick with Gattis for now or drop
2. 2 closers for this week which 2:
Vizcaino 6 – 3 @SD 3 @LAD
Giles 6 – 2 @Sea 4 @ Tex
Knebel 5 – 2 @Cle 3 @ Phi
1. Go with Molina 2. Viz, Knebel
Should I drop any Andrew Miller, Alvarado, for muncy, and or Nick Williams?
Or should I go for saves chances and go Madson, or joe Jimenez.
@Jubaka: should I be dropping d Murphy over everyone.
Yes, drop Murphy, he’s nowhere near returning
You can drop Miller too
@Grey: [email protected]Grey: I can only get muncy, nick w illiams, Madson, jimenez,. Pick up all of these guys or drop who?
Just grab Muncy for now
Yadier Molina is coming back on Tuesday – should I swap out Grandal for him? Batting cats are standard 5 plus OBP and Ks
Sure, go Molina
20 team standard OBP H2H.
I have Musgrove on my DL. Only 2 bench spots. The clear borderline guy is Michael Fulmer. Drop Fulmer so I can activate Musgrove?
My staff is Fulmer, Pivetta, Trevor Bauer, David Price, Sean Dolittle, Kevin Giles, Jeurys Famillia (Musgrove on DL)
Yes
@Grey: Thanks. Appreciate the dedication to respond to the comments!
Hoskins dropped. Still believe in a turnaround? Worth a pickup?
Yes, grab him
You’ve just seen a NO HITTER…through 8. Probably your best call of the preseason. I didn’t believe. Really, I don’t think anyone did. Very nice.
Thanks, Vin!
@Grey: And now Snell trying to steal the lede.
I know! Haha
Was offered Kluber for my MadBum and Seager or MadBum and Jo Ma.
I am saying yes to both. But which one would you prefer to keep…Seager or Jo Ma?
Send Jo-Ma
Trying to figure out which direction to go.. see post about five up. Thanks
Huh?
@Grey: NL only 5×5 keeper.. my pitchers are Quintana, Thor, Pivetta, Velasquez, Stripling (Bumgarner on the way) with Hader, Neris, and the former Rivero. I am not looking as good for saves as I was. I have 24 stocked up.
I am in 2nd place in need of HR and R.. I looking to trade Senzel and others for Baez and Peraza.. or Pivetta and others for Gyorko, Schebler, and Hand.. which way should I go? (Earlier post)
I’d prefer Baez and Peraza
Big trade advice needed!!!
I was just offered Trea Turner & Mad Bum for Pax, Sal Perez, and Acuna
I currently sit:
C Perez / Barnhart
1 Freeman / Hosmer
2 Jo Ram / Moncada
3 Shaw / Devers
SS Peraza/Swanson
OF Hanniger / Yelich / Acuna / Jo Mart (schwarber / Olson)
SP Thor / Pax / Corbin / Burrios / Taillon (start 3)
Treinen / Knebel
Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks
Trea side
Hey Grey,
10 Team H2H
Who do you like for next week and/or ROS?
Puig, Desmond, Nimmo?
My current OF: Benintendi, Ozuna, Nimmo
U: N. Cruz
Bench: Acuna/DL; Betts/DL
Inj: J. Donaldson/DL
Thanks!!
Desmond
10 starts… 1 win
Castillo (possible to make it 2 of 11 today)
Buehler
Bauer
Pivetta
Flaherty
Corbin
Weaver
Barria (winner!)
Heaney
Cahill
plus 4 closers and Hader… guess it just wasn’t meant to be. The laugher is, as of today my opponent only had 2 wins from shutouts Taillon and Snell so he grabbed ERA and WHIP too. Ok, done venting… thanks in advance. On to week 10!!!
Yeah, just get bad weeks sometimes
NL only 5×5 keeper.. my pitchers are Quintana, Thor, Pivetta, Velasquez, Stripling (Bumgarner on the way) with Hader, Neris, and the former Rivero. I am not looking as good for saves as I was. I have 24 stocked up.
I am in 2nd place in need of HR and R.. I looking to trade Senzel and others for Baez and Peraza.. or Pivetta and others for Gyorko, Schebler, and Hand.. which way should I go?
@Grey: weekly roto. which two do you like starting for next week?
Gibson – vs laa
Caleb – vs sd
Tropeano – vs kc
Montas – vs kc
Eovaldi – @ was, vs sea
Lyles – vs atl
Thanks!
I’d look at SON, off top of my head, Trop, Caleb
Good morning, Grey!
Have a positional crunch at CI. If I can only keep one of C Santana or Andujar, who is the drop?
Thanks a lot!
@GrassyKnollRedding: Apologies for the double post. Had a “reload” problem. ; – )
No worries, lose Andujar
Good morning, Grey!
Have a positional crunch at MI. If I can only keep one of C Santana or Andujar, who is the drop?
Thanks a lot!
Morning! Andujar
Gray,
Can you rank these pitchers in a QS league:
Weaver, Musgrove, Velasquez, Eduardo Rodriguez.
Musgrove, Ed-Rod
Thanks!
No problem
Good Morning Grey,
Would you please rank these players ROS? It’s for NL-Only H2H w/ OBP.
CA: Suzuki, Barnhart, JR Murphy
INF: Gyorko, Muncy, A.Rosario, Kang, Arcia, Camargo,
OF: Muncy, Williamson, Bader, N. Williams, Bautista
Thanks!
CA: These are catchers, just grab one… Tucker INF: Muncy, Amed OF: Mac, Bader
Dropping Deshizz. Dyson or Villar for SAGNOF?
Villar
Would you drop Grandal and pick either Mesoraco or Stassi?
Nah
AL only auction, 3 yr contracts, can extend up to 3 yrs for $5/ year. Starting to look towards next year.
Guys is offering his $4 Barreto. Wants my Altuve $57B, Dozier $33B, Seager 27A, Birgitta 26A and Sabathia $2A.
Obviously too much for Barreto . But, what’s the fair counter offer?
This guy seems totally unreasonable…. One of them, I don’t even know who Birgitta is
@Grey: Boegarts, or Birgitta to his close friends.
This is a terrible trade then
Hey Grey, do you like Vince Velasquez over Caleb smith or Trevor Cahill? Vince has been dealing as of late and his peripherals show it. Thanks =)
Over Smith if matchup’s right
lots of feminists are all about being pro sex industry, not pimps of course though, that’s just exploitation.
anyhoo, 16 team roto dynasty with holds K/9 and K/BB added and net saves over saves. have these: kimbrel, rivero, yates, green, morrow, neris. since neris surely isn’t a stand alone closer anymore and honestly i need holds much more than saves anyway, drop neris for any of: steckenrider, c.martin, lyons, trivino (the putting challenge), lorenzen.
Ha, yup… I’d hold Neris for another week
Please
Ros. Rank
Zimmerman
Davidson
Taylor
Conforto
Mac Williamson
Happ
Ok to drop 1-2? To stream
Thanks
Zimm, Conforto, Mac… Sure, drop 2
Which two
Happ Taylor and Davidson?
And which first?
Thanks
Davidson, Taylor
Should I drop crick , Andrew Miller, and or Alvarado, for bader, and Nick Williams?
Well which 2 should I drop to pick them up?
Crick, Miller
Please rank Williamson, Pillar and Dustin Fowler.
Apples/oranges… Williamson, Fowler
with madson back, drop kintzler for any of these in net saves and holds: crick, feliz, the putting challenge (OAK), hughes, cingrani (already have fields, kelvin, hand, martin)
I’d try Crick, but all kind meh
americans ending wondering:
1. ok, after liz killed that lady that wanted to run the centre north africa office (but due to oleg got demoted to assassinations (albeit important ones)) claudia made it pretty clear that liz is not by ANY means in the centre’s good graces. so unless gorbachev and his allies can stomp the centre she won’t be safe in russia at all. and phil by proxy (or more than that if they find out he’s the guy who was oleg’s contact in the u.s.) as well. ending kinda left it that they’re home, and it’s completely weird since they haven’t done anything but be spies away from russia for just over 20 years but they seemed not to be worried about this.
2. paige. she CAN’T be paige summers anymore, that’s done. can’t go back to college (at least as paige summers). it was pretty clear from claudia that when liz killed the assassin lady she’d be called back to russia (likely demoted when a handler’s people they handle kill THEIR own agents). she does have the new fake identity, but no handler (maybe another shows up?); and even IF a new handler DOES show up wouldn’t she also have by proxy a problem due to liz’s murder of the assassin? worst part is here she DOESN’T even KNOW her mother killed one of their own people. if she somehow finds this out before they possibly kill her she’ll just be on the run for the rest of her life with a fake identity in the u.s. and she’ll likely go to henry, which is pretty much the worst place she CAN go. she’s not an experienced agent, and the feds will be absolutely looking for ANYBODY that resembles her, even with a wig and glasses on. while being trained somewhat, i doubt she has much skills in the department of faking your entire identity to the point where she won’t be found by the feds at some point.
maybe her fake identity had enough in it such that she could actually BE a normal american girl of her age (go to college elsewhere as the new identity) but i doubt it. it’s way more likely she finshes the vodka, stays at the safe house, a new handler shows up and she’s killed (or never told her mother killed their agent and gets set up elsewhere)
1. I took it to mean Liz has been carrying out orders for a leg of the KGB that is not in Gorbachev’s good graces, even though she refused her last assignment, so Liz is in real trouble back in Russia
2. Agreed, she’s done… Either killed by a handler, FBI or she’s just done being Paige, goes underground and ends up living as someone else i Kansas or somewhere…
@grey — Andujar or Candelario in a dynasty league?
@KillerB: i’d think andujar from prospect status, unless that’s changed drastically from march.
Andujar
NL Only H2H w/ OBP.
JOC or Hanson ROS?
Joc
@Grey: Thanks!
Order of preference in a standard, season-long roto (K, QS, ERA, WHIP)…
Musgrove, Stripling, Archer, E-Rod
Archer, Musgrove
Should i drop Kyle crick for bader, or Nick Williams?
Or should I drop Gyorko instead.
#2 how awful is Andrew Miller? Not asking to drop him, though I know you say to doit. I just think wins and a few saves with the other stats being well rounded could be a big help in the last few months. It seems like most pitchers fall off by mid late season. So I could see Miller being valuable.
Bader… Not sure why you have Miller in a league where Bader and Williams are avilable
Looking for a HR/RBI boost. Is giving up Votto/Carrasco to get Giancarlo/G. Richards too much?
Thanks!
Bit much
Would you drop Kyle Seager to pick up Munoz? I already have E Suarez & Vlad jr
Nope
12 team roto 5 keeper league
I need some help here please. I want to trade Moncada for Javier Baez to a fellow manager that is looking more towards next year and want fair draft compensation. I don’t want to take advantage.
Any suggested draft pick swap? My 15th for his 25th? too much, too little.
Thanks
Sounds fine to me
Glasnow or Gohara as upside RP to SP (down the road)? They the same guy?
Thanks
Gohara
Afternoon Mr Grey. My Stanton and Rendon for his Arenado and Cole My pitching staff is Nola. Morton. Mikolas. Hendricks and Corbin. Cole probably best of those I have. Which side looks best for me. Thanks
Stanton side, it’s fair
@Grey: sorry to keep revisiting this but I feel like I’m dealing with Kim Jong-Um. So this latest. Turner Stanton and Corbin for Flash. Arenado and Abreu. Or for Flash. Arenado and Cole. Best and final. Thanks
Turner/Stanton is best side, why do you want to get rid of the best pieces in a trade?
@Grey: you know I’m not really sure. Think to much I guess but I think thees a charm. Thanks
Ha, no problem
John Ryan Murphy or chirinos OBP ROS?
JRM
SIT or START these pitchers
Price @HOU
Fulmer TOR
Snell @SEA
T Ross CIN
Thanks!
Sit Price
Stripling is available in my league. Would you drop E-Rod for him in a standard season long roto league using QS, K, ERA and WHIP?
Yup
Done.
Thanks!
Archer is available too. Do you like Archer better than Stripling? Stripling has a better K rate and ratios than Archer. I owned Archer last year and he drove me crazy.
Yes, Archer
Tomorrow starts
Skaggs at home Tex
Junis at home Oak
Castillo at SD
Pick one please ?
SON likes them all
They’re all decent… Skaggs
Drop Pivetta for Musgrove?
@maxpower: just saw this answered earlier with a Nah, thanks!
Nah
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
Do you think Gennett hits as many HR as Dozier this year? After last year and so far this year he seems like a Dozier that hits for average.
I’d bet Dozier hits more, but might be close
I think it will be close too.
If it would be close and Scooter provides a better average, would trading Whit for him be better than Dozier in a standard, season long roto?
I’d prefer Dozier
Should I drop Jose Martinez for Brett Gardner?
Meh
Archer or E-Rod in a standard season long roto using QS, K, ERA and WHIP?
Archer
Would you trade:
1. MadBum and Seager for Severino
2. MadBum and Vlad for Severino
3. Hendricks and Seager for Severino
If yes, which is best offer?
Is Vlad ever coming up? Ugh.
I’d do any of them… 3, 2, 1
How excited should we be about Carlos Rodon in shallow leagues?
My current stable of SPs are: Archer, Pivetta, Severino, Bauer, Corbin and Buehler
RPs are: Greene, Treinen, Boxberger, Bearclaw, and Seranthony
Not very excited
@Grey 12 team 5×5 roto
Tucker or Stassi?
Carlos Gonzales., Ian Desmond or Teoscar for bench bat?
Tucker — Desmond
Rank Kepler , Matt Chapman, Choo and Dustin Fowler?
Fowler, Choo
Start Buehler at Colorado?
Nope
@Grey: Had the same thought. Hoping Desmond makes up for that 0-5 last night with a strong game today.
Yup
Jameson Taillon was dropped in my league… 12 team keeper roto move limit. I’ve been patient and my waiver priority is up to 4 of 12… I’m doing really well in pitching so I don’t necessarily need him but he is a tempting add. I liked him preseason and really like what I saw in his start yesterday. I’d like to try to move a pitcher for a power bat so he could help me part with another pitcher in a trade. Is he worth burning my waiver priority at this point, or should I hold? I would likely drop Michael Taylor to add him.
Pitchers are Verlander, Ed-Rod, Mikolas, Porcello, Kingham, Caleb Smith, Nate Jones, Doolittle, S Dominguez, Strickland, Ray (DL), J. Nelson (DL)
Meh, I’d hold
@Grey 12team, 5×5 roto
SON likes Jakob Junis tomorrow v. OAK ($12.9) – would you stream?
Yes
In 36 hours, you have changed your mind three times on Jones v BearClaw. My inclination then is to think they both aren’t worth the amount of questions on them.
SAGNOF
@Grey:
absolutely. H2H league where I lose saves each week. Tempted to trade Herrera and Britton, cut BearClaw and grab a few “holds” guys to see if I can compete there. ???
Meh, so you’re punting saves when you have 3 closers to try Holds? Why would Holds be easier?
@Grey:
Fair question. Most of my league mates have better closers while softer on holds guys. Jones, BearClaw, Herrera play for such piss poor teams, I am not sure of how many save opportunities they will have down the stretch. I will hold and see how things shake out. If Britton is traded to a contender as a closer, that would help!
Yeah, hard to say who’s going to get saves or holds from game to game
Hi, 10 tm h2h pts :
Have a spot open on my team, who should I grab for ROS – Pham or Nimmo?
Thanks!
Pham
Should I hold onto Alex Reyes or drop for Eduardo Rodriguez? Thank you!
Hate to drop Reyes, but if you don’t have a DL slot I understand it
Tired of The DeShizz Show every year. Drop him for Peraza or Peralta or hold?
Peralta
I dropped Trevor Williams for Frankie Montas (8.0IP, 7H, OBB, 2K’s tonight) in my Quality Start & K/9 league. I don’t think either will ultimately help much in K/9, but as far as QS goes, which one would you roll with? Happy Weekend!
I’d try Montas
Just traded Cron to get A. Meadows.. should I be worried about playing time? He’s been a stud when playing. How’d I do?
@Bk: if you know, you know…
Yes, you should be worried about playing time
Is this the end of Neris as we know him?
@Stephen Lyon: in that he came with the Phils down 3-0…
@Stephen Lyon: 3 wild pitches FFS.
Believe so
Drop Lowrie for Nimmo? Have Merrifield, Taylor, and A. Cabrera with 2B eligibility and Benintendi, Mazara, Haniger, Brantley, J. Martinez, Taylor, Merrifield with OF elegibility.
Yes, Nimmo
Do you like Musgrove over Pivetta?
@Scuffy McGee: I like them both:)
Nah
Pivetta not gonna be long for this game – 54 pitches through 2 innings
Yuck
How much would you FAAB for Andrew McCutchen…
10 team yahoo H2H keeper with expanded batting rosters…
$6
Jo-Mart or Eduardo Escobar
thank you
Jo-Mart
Junior Guerra or Evaldi ROS?
Guerra
Tommy Pham for Bird and Inciarte… who you got?
Ender side, it’s fair
Offered Gausman for Marco Gozales in a points league?
Am I crazy to want to keep Marco because Seattle is a better team? Torn on this one.
I’d want Marco
10 team H2H points league
Two of my outfielders are Conforto and A. Meadows. Should either be swapped for Nimmo? Looks like Meadows is not playing every day but is productive when he does.
What do you think?
Meadows
Would it kill Moustakas to at least look at a few pitches before grounding into a double play. I’m trying to get Merrifield a few SBs. Jeez.
Haha
@Grey: Wish I knew what was up with Carrasco. Of course he’d give up 3 runs once I decided to sit Berrios. I made this happen. Ugh
Yeah, something might be up with him
@Grey: Don’t say that. I just traded Segura and Morrow for Carrasco (and Goldschmidt).
That’s still a solid trade
Gordon, Merrifield , Benintendi and Trout are my main SB sources.
Would you trade Gordon or Merrifield for Dozier?
Merrifield (or Gordon) for Dozier
Who would you offer for Dozier first? And do you still think Dozier will hit 30HR this year?
Yes, Dozier hits HRs after the ASB, I gave you the order, Merrifield…Gordon
@Grey: Wicked suggestion. I just made this trade solely based on this post. I was surprised the other owner accepted so quickly (Merri for DOz).
Not a bad turnaround having picked up Merri off waivers a month ago.
Nice!
Price or Quintana for rest of season. Overall THANKS
Quintana
My pitching is currently solid.
Would it be worth giving up Pivetta for Pham as a gamble, or is Pham really toast?
Thanks!
I’d try Pham
Happy Friday!
But sorry to dampen the excitement. I have at least 1 catcher question
12 team Yahoo H2H 6X6 (OBP/ Sv+H / QS)
C- Cervelli
1B- Abreu
2B- Schoop
3B- Donaldson (DL)
SS- Lindor
OF- Harper / Marte / Rosario
Util- OZUNA / Cron
SP- Wacha/ Ohtani / Mikolas / VV/ Castillo / ERod / Weaver / streaming spot
RP- Colome / Knebel / Kelly / Robertson / Ottavino (DL)
DL (2)- Yadi / Ray
1) 3B has been a pain since draft day. Got stuck w/ Longo (wasn’t even on my draft board). Acquired Donaldson (wasn’t even on my draft board) as a throw-in in a trade a few weeks ago (Upside plus can’t be worse than Longo… Ok. Whatever)
Candelario / Davidson / Andujar are available. Please rank them ROS just in case I decide to drop Donaldson
2) Should I drop Donaldson? Or find a way to add a 3B to carry as an extra hitter until things shake out?
3) Who’s my cather when Yadi returns? Yadi or Cervelli?
Thanks!
1. Andujar, Candelario 2. Hate to drop him 3. Yadi
Thanks for the daily laughs my brother.
Moncada or odor
2b is killing me.
Thanks! Moncada
Grab Tapia and drop Peterson in NL -only to speculate with Dahl out, or will Desmond shift to OF and McMahon to 1st when Parra or Cargo sit out?
Desmond will likely go to OF
@Grey: Figured. Thanks!
10 team H2H 5×5 redraft
My team is fine in most offensive cats, a little weaker in AVG.
Drop Aguilar or Cron for Jose Martinez?
Thanks in advance.
Sure, Aguilar
Someone in my league just offered his Noah Syndergaard for my Clayton Kershaw in a straight up deal. Do I pull the trigger?
Hitters:
C – Wilson Ramos
1B – Cody Bellinger*
2B – Whit Merrifield
3B – Kris Bryant*
SS – Carlos Correa*
MI – Jonathan Schoop
CI – Nolan Arenado*
OF – George Springer*
OF – Starling Marte
OF – Eddie Rosario
OF – Lorenzo Cain
U – Jose Abreu
Bench hitters – Juan Soto and Jose Martinez
Pitchers:
P – Carlos Carrasco
P – James Paxton
P – Justin Verlander
P – Charlie Morton
P – Aroldis Chapman
P – Josh Hader
P – Keone Kela
P – Joe Kelly
Bench pitchers – Sean Newcomb, Nick Pivetta, Jose Quintana, Joe Musgrove, Kyle Barraclough, Carl Edwards Jr.
DL:
Clayton Kershaw*
Robbie Ray
Rich Hill
As you can see, I’m definitely not short on SPs and can more than hold my own while Kershaw is healing. I guess my concern is if Kershaw will ever return to his old form, especially being on the wrong side of 30 and a growing list of injuries. While Syndergaard has an injury history of his own, he’s still only 25 and could very easily make a jump into the top tier of SPs.
For league context, I’m in a 10-team keeper league where everyone can keep 6 players without penalty or restriction. Scoring is 6×6 with holds and OPS as the last categories for pitching and hitting. Players with an asterisk (*) by their names were my keepers from last season.
I’d want Noah
@Grey: The trade analyzer has Kershaw as more than double the value. Any other thoughts?
@RoarOf84: I’d take Syndergaard he’s an easy top 6 keeper for years while Kershaw is on the downside.
The Trade Analyzer also doesn’t know Kershaw is injured yet again
Looking to swap an SP to pick up some SB (I also have Bumgarner coming off DL soon, so will probably look to shed one or ore of these guys soon). How do you rank guys going forward: Archer, Price, Pivetta, Tanaka, Velasquez?
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Archer, Tanaka, Pivetta
@Grey: Thanks Grey, appreciate the feedback!
No problem
Bauer/Mazara for Stanton? Points league
Stanton
@Grey:
Thanks!
No problem
Same question for Alex Reyes now that he is hurt (again).
@Jason:
DL slot?
@mthom42:
I have 3 DL spots.
I have Molina, Martinez, Reyes, and Britton all hurt so only 3 are covered.
Also have Guerrero Jr on my bench as a lottery ticket.
… and Devers who is a backup that sits on my bench most of the time.