Jordan Hicks sounds headed for Tommy John surgery with a torn UCL. This sucks; don’t get me wrong, but it’s amazing all the people shocked by this news just because the Cardinals said on Sunday it wasn’t serious. I wish I could be that uncynical. I wish I could see the birds chirping and not a bird nagging another bird to take out the trash, or see the flowers and not think, “I wonder who’s buried under there,” but alas…So, with Jordan Hicks out for the next 14-18 months, who will close? Carlos Martinez has the makings of a two-inning closer, I guess, but, man or five women, it seems super dumb to continue Carlos Martinez down the closer route. Don’t they want him to start again at some point? John Gant’s been great until he defecated the sheet out of my fantasy bed on Sunday. He might still get some looks. Then there’s wild cards, Andrew Miller (if he were great like years past; he’s no brainer) and Tyler Webb, who is only in discussion because he got one save look the game where Hicks was hurt. I’d go C-Mart and Gant at 75% vs. 22% chance and everyone else at 3%. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Fernando Rodney – Called up by the Nationals. I know what you’re thinking. Oh, how sweet, the Nationals gave Rodney a ring to see how he was doing. It’s not that kind of ‘called up.’ They actually promoted him to their team.
Brendan Rodgers – Didn’t start due to Pat Valaika’s power bat (0-for-4, hitting .050). You have to admit it’s kinda hilarious the Rockies call up rookies and never play them. I mean, it is a little bit funny, right? Tell me my tears are from laughter.
David Dahl – 1-fgor-4, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games, and he went oppo taco in San Fran like he’s on a mission in The Mission?! Oh em gee, Dull tweaked his launch angle and he’s hitting bombs. Please, let it continue until September, I will give you my firstborn, which is a Teddy Ruxpin I’ve outfitted in a Giancarlo jersey.
Jon Gray – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.92. Whatever Rockies starter I want one year, get them the next year. It’s just how it works.
Drew Pomeranz – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 6.79. This was a Streamonator call, and I wish I was in on it, but his next one isn’t that bad either, so maybe I’ll go in on it.
Aaron Sanchez – 5 1/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 5.89. This is what happens when the Jays set the bar at “just be better than Edwin Jackson.”
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – 2-for-5 and his 10th homer, hitting .289. Imagine being so stubborn you’ve turned down Gurriel’s schmotatoely hitting for the last month. On our 30-day Player Rater, he’s a top 15 player.
Freddy Galvis – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and a slam (10) and legs (3), hitting .264. Hitting near-.350 in the last week, and three homers in the last ten games. Could be another hot schmotato lurking under the cover of Glad Vuerrero.
Giancarlo Stanton – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. So what, so what, SO WHAT! Giancarlo hit his 1st homer on June 24th. Big deal! He’s going to hit 100 homers this week and be right on pace with Ketel Maris!
Aaron Hicks – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Love the way Aaron Boone is getting everyone playing time. Really helps my fantasy team when Aaron Judge and Luke Voit get days off.
CC Sabathia – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 4.04. He’s pitched well, but he gets the Red Sox next in London, and the Streamonator hates it. Actually, wouldn’t trust any pitchers in London aside from Britton.
Tyler Glasnow – Shut down for three weeks following another MRI. When he was first sidelined in May, I said, “I’d be shocked if you get anything else good from him this year, especially the way he came out of the game, calling for the trainers himself.” And that’s me quoting me trying to break it to you again that Glasnow is done.
Ross Stripling – Will start on Tuesday for the Dodgers. Wait, that’s today! Holy schnikes! I don’t fully trust Stripling, but I could get there with a good outing or two. I’m as easy as a game of Scrabble vs. a toddler. “Doodie’s got two oh’s!” That’s me scolding a toddler.
Tony Gonsolin – Will spot start on Wednesday. He’s a 9th rounder from 2016, and 25 years old, so where ya been, cuz? He features four pitches, and tops out in high-90s on the fastball. Detective Pikachu could spot a nasty bullpen arm a MPH away. He hasn’t thrown more than 77 pitches since late-May, so I guess Urias is piggybacking with him. I could see a flyer for some Ks (9.5+ K/9), but doubt he goes past 5 IP.
Clayton Kershaw – 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.07, and he was pitchslapped by Zack Greinke (6 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.08) who hit his 3rd homer. Greinke has two more homers than Giancarlo; I think I need to sit down. Oh, crap, I am sitting. Now what?
Christian Walker – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 14th homer. Hitting near-.450 in the last week, and three homers in the last ten games. Hot schmotato alert! Or hot stigmata alert, as my autocorrect always wants to write for Christian.
Lucas Giolito – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.87. Not as good recently as he was early on, but, Hayzeus Cristo, look at some other pitcher’s ERAs.
Jose Abreu – 1-for-4 and his 18th homer. Love using Abreu as a barometer for how juiced the balls are. By this point in the season, Abreu is about a 13-homer hitter. So balls are juiced on average five homers. That’s cold hard math!
Yoan Moncada – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 13th homer. Or 8 homers if you subtract Cold Hard Math.
Eduardo Rodriguez – 6 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.87. Wish Ed-Rod would stop administering a stress test.
Mookie Betts – 1-for-5 and his 13th homer, hitting .266. Mookie not his Betts!
Brandon Workman – 1/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.75 and he recorded his 7th win, which would be leading all my fantasy teams. Next year, draft no pitchers, then pick up relievers in April when they start to show themselves as being good. That’s IRS — IRrefutable Strategy.
Jackie Bradley Jr. – 1-for-2 and his 8th homer, hitting .218. Told you to pick him up about five weeks ago. Since May 19th, JBJ has a higher OPS than Bellinger, Rendon, Josh Bell and teammate, Just Dong.
Jon Lester – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.83. Of course, this comes right after I dropped him when he left multiple deuces on my team. Things are going well, said a’la Baby Jessica.
Willson Contreras – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 16th homer, hitting .294. If it wasn’t for Gary Sanchez, we’d be talking about Contreras. Well, now that I think about it, we are talking about him. Right now. Here.
Javier Baez – 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI and his 5th steal, hitting .287. Someone complained about Baez, saying he wasn’t stealing enough. To whoever you are, Baez craves your approval, because he has three steals in the last week.
Julio Teheran – 4 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 3.94. Apollo Creed’s manager should be walking behind the Regression Fairies screaming at each pitcher, “Throw the towel!”
Bryse Wilson – Will take over Faultynewtgingwitz’s spot. I own Wilson in one 15-team mixed league, where I drafted him in March, because I liked him so much. Don’t fully trust any pitcher, but Wilson could have a string of a month’s worth of starts where he’s ownable everywhere. He averaged around 10 K/9, 1.6 BB.9 in the minor leagues across two years in Triple-A. Or he’ll get knocked around with Wilson being mistaken for a volleyball.
Steven Matz – 4 1/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.85. Not sure how close everyone is following the goings on in the Mets’ clubhouse recently. I’ll give you a quick summation: On Sunday, Mickey Callaway and Jason Vargas (!) threatened to beat up a Newsday reporter. Yesterday, Callaway apologized, qualifying it by saying Billy Martin used to beat up reporters all the time. Actually, Martin got into a fistfight with a reporter in a barroom, when he was drunk, but nevertheless. Also, Martin won games. But that brings us up to date. So, I guess my question is who’s going to punch Matz? If no one wants it, I’ll take it. Punch buggy blue and orange!
Michael Conforto – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer, hitting .264. Lost in how terrible the Mets are, the Phils are pretty awful too. They’ve given up more homers than any other NL team, and it’s not close with the Rockies sixteen homers off their pace in 2nd. Doesn’t feel like that long ago we were saying the NL East was a tough division. The best pitching in the division is easily the Marlins.
Wilson Ramos – 3-for-4 and his 9th homer, hitting .279. On our Player Rater, Ramos is in 6th for catchers, just behind Omar Narvaez. Stop standing right behind Omar, you’re making him Narveaz.
Todd Frazier – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer. One more thing that’s going on in the world, that’s not fully fantasy related (though it is a bit, because Adam Eaton is basically telling us why he stopped trying after he received a contract):
Todd Frazier was right, Adam Eaton is an asshole https://t.co/fL1MuRwpVo
— Razzball (@Razzball) June 23, 2019
Jean Segura – 4-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .277. I know it’s little consolation when Ketel Maris has 75 homers already, but, with the way the ball is jumping out of parks, I’d be shocked if Segura doesn’t get to 20 homers.
Scott Kingery – 3-for-6, 2 runs, 1 RBI and his 4th steal, hitting .333. Hopefully, Gabe Kapler keeps Kingery hitting leadoff, but I think there’s just as much a chance a pitcher is hitting leadoff for them, so I won’t hold my breath, and it’s not because auto-erotic asphyxiation doesn’t sound hot.
Rhys Hoskins – 1-for-5 and his 17th homer. He started the scoring against Steven Matz back in *checks calendar* Was that only yesterday?
Zach Eflin – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.26. But he got the win, so that’s all that matters…*arranges tacks facing up on desk, bangs head down on tacks* Hey, look, I’m Abdullah the Butcher. *laughs maniacally* My pitching’s great! HAHAHAHAHAHA
The Rox brought up Hampson on Sunday and he went 2-5 with a run and SB. Choose one of Rodgers/Hampson already!!!
They needed to stack the lineup with left handed bats (6 of them) against the lefty Pomeranz last night in order to strike out 11 times in 5 innings.
Pathetic!!
Then they play Pat Valaika!
Should i start Fried vs cubs, and Gibson vs tampa bay this week, i think today actually. I have Snell ,and Alzolay already starting that same day and have Corbin, Gioloto, Caleb, Gallen, Peacock, and Musgrove on my bench in a limited innings league . With strikout to walk ratio as a pitching catagory. We have about 1400 innings to run up, if i played 5 starting pitchers every week that and some relievers wpuld fill the limit. I should let it be known im 2nd to last in era whip and walks, but first in strikouts, and wins . This might not matter but i have Chapman, Pagan, Workmwn, and Minter as relivers for potential saves. With minter benched until he starts saving games.
I’d bench both
Really. It would be nice to hear they could at least lower my era from a 4.15
Sure they could but that doesn’t make them worth starting when you only get 1400 IP.
Its actually alot, every year i am the only one who hits the innings limit. Pitchers towards the end of the season get hurt, slow down, dont play, so i start as many as possible. Im projected to go over 50 innings with my squad right now so i can afford to bench them if its going to hurt my era whip and strikeout to walk ratio. I mean if they have worse matchups and are possibly going to have a great game, id want to start them. But if thry might really put me in a whole with those categories then i dont want too. I kinda am leaning towards not starting any pitcher unless they have a great matchup, and just start Snell, Corbin, Gioloto, Caleb, alzolay , and gallen everytime they play. Thing is im sure some wont play 200 ininnings which is what i need 5 starters to pitch for me to hit the inning limit. Thats with relievers.
1400 innings isn’t a lot IMO.
That’s the lowest limit I have in all of my leagues that use innings limits. I can’t imagine not reaching the limit if you’re being at all active….unless there’s a tiny bench combined with a tight moves limit or something weird like that.
But if you feel good about em, then start em.
More benches then i need. My era needs to go from a 4.15 to a 3.50 to make real progress. After already using up 650 innings already. Thats with Snell, Corbin,musgrove,
Caleb, Fried, Peacock, Gioloto, Gibson, Gallen, Alzolay, and jimmy nelson, plus relievers chapman, Workmen, and Pagan. Thanks for the advice
Those don’t sound great, Gibson’s a little bit better
Thanks
No problem
Haha! Now I will have the “throw the damn towel” flashing through my mind every time my pitchers get lit up like Creed.
Haha
UGH, I can’t catch a break… started Flaherty, sat Fried.
Do I bench Snell today?? It seems crazy, but he scares the shit outa me.
Who doesn’t scare the shit out of you this year? I’m starting him.
Haha very true
Starting
Agree with others
Grey! So the Rockies also left red-hot Desmond out of their lineup last night. At first I thought it was more Rockie-itis… but I see now that he is dealing with “a lower half issue”. Well. At least they’ve narrowed it down to one of his two halves! Thank goodness Dr. Met is consulting for the Rockies.
Also, WELCOME BACK GIANCARLO!
HAHA
From the AP: CF Ian Desmond was out of the lineup with what manager Bud Black would only call a “lower-half issue.” When asked for more specifics, Black said he’s sore on “both sides,” and had no idea he was describing the condition secretively like it’s done in hockey.
Ha, WTF
Grey!!!!
Wow, awesome report man. And on a short night.
a. Su novio has the fastest hit ball in MLB this season – 118 MPH on a single through the infield (between 2nd and 3rd) that even Ozzie Smith couldn’t touch! I waited so long for him to be back in action it was painful, still feeling the pain.
b. Sat Giolito as suggested by SON -23$ score. Thank you. Ks would have been okay, but WHIP and ERA no bueno. Now two bad starts and a third could be coming at home versus the Lastros no more unless he corrects the BB situation.
c. Abbott and Costello quote of the day for June 25
In Society, scene 4
Eddie (Abbott): Look, it’s still leaking. Here, take this here. Take this! Don’t stand there.
[Eddie (Abbott) hands Albert (Costello) a hammer and he proceeds to hit himself on the thumb.]
Albert (Costello): Blow! Blow! Blow!
Eddie (Abbott): Quiet! Quiet!
Albert (Costello): Blow! Blow! Blow!
[Albert (Costello) asks Eddie (Abbott) to blow on his hurt thumb.]
Eddie (Abbott): Shh. Quiet! Shh. The man’s asleep. Look, the trouble lies in this wall. In here.
Albert (Costello): Yeah.
Eddie (Abbott): Try and locate it, will you please?
Albert (Costello): I’ll locate it, Eddie.
Eddie (Abbott): Okay.
[Albert (Costello) proceeds to use the hammer and punches holes in the wall. Insodoing, he springs a huge leak and now water is spraying everywhere from the wall, out of the sink and a third leak starts gushing from the wall.]
Eddie (Abbott): Shh! Not so much noise! The man’s in there asleep. Shh. Hold on to it! Hold on to it! Hold on to it! Put your hand on it!
Albert (Costello): Hey!
Eddie (Abbott): Go on. Get that one over there!
Albert (Costello): Excuse me! Excuse me!
[While all the mayhem is happening, Albert (Costello) takes the time to use the soap and wash his hands, then washes under his armpits with his uniform on.]
Eddie (Abbott): Get that one over there! Hurry up! That one over there! Come on. Give me a hand.! Here! Push! Here! Put it… Put it…Come along! Come here. Come here.! Come here.! Get in here.!
Albert (Costello): Yeah, be right over there.
Eddie (Abbott): Come here.! Come here a minute.! Get in here.! Get in here! Get in here! Hold your head there. Hold your head there! Hold it in there! Hold that!
[Eddie (Abbott) uses Albert’s (Costello’s) head to stop the flow of the water from 2 leaks at the same time coming from the wall.]
[Meanwhile, back in the ballroom, Peter (Kirby Grant) continues to dance and smooth talk Elsie (Marion Hutton).]
Elsie (Marion Hutton): Everyone is so nice to me. I’m afraid my pumpkin shell is going to change back into mice.
Peter (Kirby Grant): But please don’t disappear at midnight. I’d have to go all through that glass slipper routine to find you again. Of course, if I knew your name, I could save a lot of time looking for you.
Elsie (Marion Hutton): I’m Elsie Hammerdingle.
Peter (Kirby Grant): Look, I’m serious. I’d like to see you again.
Elsie (Marion Hutton): I’m not kidding. My name is Elsie Hammerdingle and I drive a taxicab.
Peter (Kirby Grant): Okay, okay, so you’re Elsie Hammerdingle. I’ll see you at the Winthrop
weekend party, won’t I?
Elsie (Marion Hutton): Well, I…
Peter (Kirby Grant): You’ve gotta be there. We’ll drive out together. I’ll pick you up.
Elsie (Marion Hutton): But I tell you, I’m a taxi driver.
Peter (Kirby Grant): Sure, sure, you’re a taxi driver.
Gloria Van Cleve: Who is that new girl dancing with Peter Evans? They’re both dressed as taxi drivers. Hmm?
Mrs. Van Cleve: Looks like competition.
Gloria Van Cleve: Well, what do I do now?
Mrs. Van Cleve: Didn’t you learn anything in that finishing school?
[End scene 4]
Cheers,
Ante
Ante I love you but can we move on from Abbott and Costanza quotes!
Maybe something more timely like Groucho or WC fields?!
Grimey, we’re halfway thru a movie here!
Haha oh ok.
Ever think ante is actually someone else?
Thanks! A. Yeah B. You jinxing him? C. Nice
The Dodgers are starting Tony Gonsolin on Wednesday. Is he worth picking up?
In NL-Only
Maybe in deeper mixed leagues, I do go over him in the post you’re commenting on
that’s embarrassing, totally missed that… :(
thanks guys!
No problem
NL only with QS over wins 10 team h2h. have these for SP: davies, lester, stressbird, matz, gallen, mahle, lucchesi, castillo and V2 in a RP slot (RP options are very weak though, we start 4). drop who for which of this group: alzolay (recently dropped, off WW soon), strahm, gonsolin (probably gone by the time this is read though). strahm/alzolay dropped recently.
i’d drop VV for Azolay
Agree with Rabbit, I’d take Strahm over Mahle also.
Agree with others and DT
davies isn’t the 2nd weakest weak link here, his FIP is 2nd worst out of V2, davies, mahle. also he has by far the worst K rate of any of these guys.
2. for a different league, drop alcantara or strahm first to get paddack back into lineup? in this question it’s a dynasty.
just noticed strahm actually has a worse FIP than davies, strahm’s all the way right under 5.
Sandy
***bulk alert***
Rogers for the O’s getting some bulk tonight. Might see Nestor Cortes for the Yankees, the original plan had the Green opener, but Green had to start last night so that situation is in flux.
Great, thanks!
Thanks for the wirte up,
Drop Lorenzo Cain for JackieBJ?
Nah
Agree with DT
By dropping Glasnow, I can pick up Luzardo, put him in my NA spot, then pick up Alex Wood and put him in my DL spot, then activate Caleb Smith.
Seems like a no brainer to me. Right?
Sure
Sure
Yup
Would you drop Alex Gordon for Aaron Hicks?
Yes
Agree with Cram
Agree with Cram
Hey Grey,
H2H 12-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS), limited moves (35 per year), no streaming.
A) Need to Drop 2 from my team below. Thinking La Stella and one of Gibson or Heaney (they’ll be playing for a position on my fantasy team tonight), you agree or would you drop someone else?
B) I’ll be picking up Brendan McKay who finally landed in Yahoo under pitching (I have the #1 waiver claim), what do you think of him / ROS outlook?
C) Also on the wire is Danny Santana (who is not playing badly) and I want to pick up so to have the entire 3X Santana’s, then maybe change my fantasy team to Smooth- feat. Rob Thomas. Is it worth the pick up ? haha
D) Someone offered me Yonny chirinos for a couple picks. Is he around the same level of production/numbers/reliability as K. Gibson and A. Heaney or a bit of a step up ? (is he worth acquiring)
My team:
C – W. Ramos
1B – P. Goldschmidt
2B – K. Marte
3B – Eugenio Suarez
SS – J. Polanco
CI – A. Rizzo
MI – T. Turner
LF – J.D. Martinez
CF – C. Yelich
RF – D. Santana
Util – C. Blackmon
BN – T. La Stella
BN – C. Santana
BN – L. Urias (NA)
BN – H. Dozier
SP – J. Paxton
SP – J. Verlander
SP – W. Buehler
RP – K. Jansen (RP)
RP – J. Hader (RP)
P – K. Giles
P – A. Heaney
BN – K. Gibson
BN – Z. Gallen
DL – C. Kluber (10-DL)
Thanks bud
Marv
La Stella, Gibson
B) Wait, was he called up? I don’t see the news of it… He’ll prolly be a 4 IP reliever, knowing the Rays
C) I like Danny, but you don’t need him
D) Meh
In regards to Mckay, not called up (yahoo finally added him to the waiver under pitcher)
He’s the better pick up in between him and Mize ? or Cease ?
And lastly (hopefully), you taking this deal, yes right ?
My: Blackmon, E. Suarez, La Stella, Heaney
for His: JoRam, Greinke and Price
You’re trying to get a headache with JoRam? It sounds okay if you have hitters to spare
14 Team League H2H
A: Mancini and JoRam
or
B: Albies and Swanson
A for me
Agree with DT, close tho
Which side here? Is it fair-ish?
Give Benintendi and Paxton
Get Tim Anderson, Wheeler, Senzel
its close – depends on needs but probably Beni side
For context, I’m a Mondesi owner, and my 2B spot has been terrible while I await a Urias call up.
From this same team I could try to ask for Domingo Santana or Villar instead of Senzel.
Benintendi side, it’s fair
Drop LeClerc for Carlos Martinez? H2H points. LeClerc collecting dust on my bench.
Yes, CMart
Pick up Carlos Martinez and drop LeClerc? Which one has a better shot at save opps this year? This is for a points league.
It is fair, but I think I’d go Wheeler/Anderson/Senzel
14-team 5×5 roto OBP
Streamanator and Hittertron consulted…
(our rule is, “At least one hitter and one pitcher on 4 bench spots total.”)
Hittertron says start B.Dozier at 2B over Odor (Kingery at MI – no room at 3B or oF for Kingery) and Bradley at U. Move Odor to the bench for young Bobby B.
Willie Calhoun was going to move to the bench from the IR but I may have to drop him.
Streamanator loves my 6 SPs (Bauer, MadBum, Snell, Flaherty, F.Valdez, and Fried) so I have three spots left for
LeClerc (highest $ amount according to Streamanator for next 7 days of who is left!) facing @DET/@TB
next is Porcello (NYY) I would bench him since I need “Saves+Holds” points
tie betwen Hand and S.Kelley I would start these two for my last two slots.
Keichel @CHC gets no love and goes to the bench and stays on the trade block.
Hendriks (@STL – @LAA) is a serious “STAY AWAY” Bench or cut?
I guess my question is, “Do I drop Calhoun or Hendriks?” and, “Do you like the idea of starting who I start and benching who I bench?
I couldn’t really follow this but I’d keep Hendriks if you need saves.
Thanks. Yep. I was rambling too much to really understand it.
Hendriks is probably worth more than Willie Calhoun down the road…
Liam worth much more
Looks fine. Without knowing who else is available, hold Hendriks and Calhoun.
I’ve dropped Calhoun in one league
Thanks, Grey.
I’m afraid I’ll have to drop Calhoun, too.
If Treinen is broken, Hendriks might have some value for Saves+Holds.
Yup, Liam over Willie
Dynasty rankings:
Laureano/Scooter/Avisail Garcia
Thanks!
reverse order but not a whole lotta diff
I actually like Chud’s order but agree they’re all close in value
Agree with DT
H2h League, I picked up will smith and Sabathia after Montas, Soroka, Treinan went down yesterday
after the sabathia’s start i grabbed Liam Hendricks who is eligibel as both Starter and Reliever.
i figured Sabatha was a quick fill in but he threw to good outings in a row
who would you hang onto Hendricks, Sabbathia, The Fresh Prince or Raisel Iglesis?
Can the Phil’s play the mets every week?
Iglesias, Smith, Hendriks
thx DT
No problem
Agree with DT
Phils vs. Mets is like a battle of who wants to lose more
Starting Alzolay today at home vs ATL? Streamonator is not a fan to say the least (-$27.7), but that may just be rookie pitcher treatment.
12 tm 5×5 roto league w/ QS is the question.
Pass for me
Doesn’t seem worth it
Hey Grey!
Trade on the table I’m considering.
Would you deal Kyle Tucker (23rd round keeper value) and Brandon Lowe for Jose Abreu? Abreu would replace Cron for me and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. would replace the loss of Lowe at 2B.
If you like your chances of winning now, sure.
Agree with DT
Is Abreu over Cron or Lowe a good enough upgrade?
Meh, don’t think so
Points League: ROS (Top 2 in order):
C. Walker
J. Bruce
J. Bradley Jr.
C. Taylor
Thanks!
Bruce, Walker
Add Laureano to that list
Laureano over Walker for me
Agree with DT
Brother Grey!
I’ve taken your sage advice and own Lourdes Gurriel everywhere….amen, he’s single handedly filling in the gaps for my banged up teams with his position eligibility.
How do you rank the following ROS (no needs in particular):
1. Lourdes Gurriel, Scott Kingery, Dee Gordon, Hunter Dozier
2. Pham, Dahl, Avasail Garcia, Justin Upton
3. Jon Gray, Nick Pivetta, Yu Darvish, Chris Archer
Appreciate you holdin’ it down on the Cold Hard Math!
1. Kingery, Gordon, Dozier
2. Pham, Dahl, Upton
3. Darvish, Gray, Pivetta
Thanks Mr. Teeth!
Agree with DT
Thanks brother Grey!
No problem
Would you add Workman in a roto league over any of the following
Valdez
Heaney
Luchessi
Yamamoto
Nah
Not heaney?
I’d rather have Heaney still
Agree with DT
Morning DT/Grey,
Who you like ROS 12 team 5×5 roto(avg), Villar or Mercado?
Puig is sitting on the wire and I need to drop one of those guys for him.
Also, would you drop either Villar or Mercado for Matt Olson or Bobby Bradley if your only 1B is Voit and you lead steals by 21 with Mondesi, Tatis Jr, Baez (stealing again), and Puig for SBs assuming I pick him up?
Also pt. 2: Garver was dropped, he is for sure an add over Robeto Perez right?
Thanks doggies
Morning Jaca,
I’d lose Villar for Puig.
Part 2 sure.
sounds good, thanks DT
so youre saying Mercado is a hold over Olson and Bradley?
Also, just realized im rostering a ridiculous 8 starting pitchers…should I be picking up a reliever or bat instead of rostering one of these guys? Dont wanna crush my innings limit by having 8 starters haha
Marquez, Bieber, Paddack, Clevinger, Wheeler, Gallen, Framber, Lucchesi
Thanks again
I’d keep Mercado over them unless you need straight power, then I’d go with Olson.
Olson over Framber works for me. If you want a higher average floor then go with Bradley over Olson.
No problem.
Agree with DT
Thanks guys.
My pitching is what has me in first I’m first place in everything but wins. I am first in stolen bases but my average is trash so I’m selling out for power haha. Aka I’m gonna go with Olson over Bradley
4×4 NO K’s …(so dumb)
Who are the worst and next to worst for Rest Of Year in case I can find better in this very deep NL only ?
At this point W and WHIP are closest….but a long way to go.
Jon Gray —Kelly(AZ) — Yamamoto — T Williams —Pivetta—-
All good NL only options. Trevor Williams would be first to go for me, then Kelly.
Agree with DT
JBJr or Buxton?
Buxton
Thanks Teeth
No problem
Agree with DT
Grey!
10 team 6×6 h2h
I literally contacted a guy in my league yesterday asking who he wants for Glasnow. He’s teetering between in and out of the playoffs and I’m almost the 2 seed. Is he now not a target for holding till playoffs start? Any injured players you would send someone atop the standings to seek out and wait on? Thanks again great write up
Not a big fan of trading for injured guys, they probably make more sense on rebuilding teams. Maybe Carrasco or Kluber if you can get em really cheap but I wouldn’t be giving up much.
Have there been any Carrasco updates?
Are folks still holding him in 10 team keepers?
And I just saw the video at the top. So that’s answered.
Agree with DT
Awesome stuff as usual!
Does the Glasnow setback accelerate McKay being called up? I have the #1 waiver in a redraft 6×6 – do you think it’s worth using it on McKay? (yahoo just added the SP version of the guy last night…)
Thanks!
He could be up any day but I don’t think I’d use #1 priority on him, would just wait and see if he clears waivers.
Thanks DT. It’s tough because the plan was to use it when he got called up and pitched his first game (I figured that’s how yahoo was going to add him). This throws a wrench in my plans, especially with pitching being so thin this year
No problem, Dillon. But don’t let me talk you off your plans… I would expect that he’d clear waivers but you know your league way better than I do.
Thanks! Agree with DT
Drop B. Rodgers for Sogard or Galvis?
I’d hold
Agree with DT
Hey Gey!
You’re Def not being cynical. This has been trend for a bit for pitchers and their managers. You’re just KEEPING IT REAL!
Be refreshing if a manager came out and said, ” yep, def thinking Tommy John Surgery is on the table..”
I think fantasy owners would appreciate the honesty:)
Haha, yup
Still trying to add runs and speed in the middle infield slots… Which is best?
1. Trade Benintendi for Elvis/ LeMahieu
2. Trade Benintendi for Elvis/ Dee Gordon
3. Trade Voit for Elvis
Probably 1 but I don’t know why he’d do that.
Dudes got Scooter and Buxton coming off the IL plus Hiura on his bench.
And he’d be given up 2 top 30 players. Go for it.
Agree with Cram
I’m not predicting that he will get the closer job (because lol at predicting anything with the Cardinals), but Giovanny Gallegos has been the best reliever on the Cardinals & one of the best in MLB this year. Dude ranks 5th in SIERA among all relievers (behind only Hader, Giles, Yates, and The Fresh Prince), 5th in K-BB%, and 13th in SwStr%.
Yeah, who knows, but like you said he’s been good
16 team H2H DYNASTY keeper
Need the SP points
Start Arrieta vs NYM tonight?
Maybe serviceable at home atleast?
Thankyou!
Sure
Morning DT and Gray,
I’m 18 games out of the 6th spot in my keeper league, only top 6 make playoffs. Its a 12 team H2H league. We keep 10 guys. No one is willing to move pitching right now so I’ve given up trying to trade for them so I’m streaming a few guys here and there.
I want to upgrade my OF. What kind of OF can i get if i trade Kingery and Swanson? Maybe an Austin Meadows? i want to move 2 players for 1.
current roster: (K – Keeper)
McCann
Abrea (K)
Moncada (K)
Torres (K)
Riley (K)
Hicks
Upton
Alvarez (K)
Goldy (K)
Swason
Mazara
Kingery
Swanson
Gurriel (tor)
Hiura (K)
SP
Buehler (K)
Snell (K)
Soroka (K)
Minor
Price
Dakota (streamer)
RP Ellias
RP Jackson
Yeah, try it for Meadows
Are the Dodgers adding a sixth starter or is Walker Buehler getting skipped in the rotation?
They’ve been giving him an extra day for weeks
How you feel about throwing Basset @csrds vs Flaherty tonight?
I wouldn’t
Drop Votto for Bradley Jr? 12 team 6×6 OPS
Yeah
Start Alzolay at home versus the Braves?
Seems dangerous
12 team 5×5 OBP
Please rank ROS: Franmil, JBJ, Gurriel Jr., Biggio
Franmil, Lourdes
what do we thinking about a gerrit cole trade for kris bryant in an OBP league?
Sounds fair
I asked this on the prospect podcast thread yesterday but wanted to get an opinion here:
12 team mixed keeper:
A ss-needy owner in my league approached me about a straight up swap of his Kyle tucker for my Bo Bichette. I currently have Machado at SS and an OF of Acuna/Benintendi/puig/Alvarez/upton so I’m not in desperate need of help from either this year and looking more toward next year and beyond.
Who would you rather have in 2020? If it matters at all, barring any trades I’ll likely be keeping 2 OF (Acuna and Alvarez) and cant keep Machado next year.
Thanks!
Tucker side
10 team
Lose Quintana, Ed Rod, or both and stream?
thanks
*Quintana OR Ed Rod?
Or just lose both and stream? *
Lose both
Keep forever dynasty OBP league…contending this year.
Trade my Benintendi, Touki Toussaint, Michel Baez and 1st rd prospect pick for Jacob Degrom, Jose Berrios and late round prospect pick?
My OF/Util is Acuna, Betts, Harper, Bryant, Yordan.
DeGrom
Points League ROS (Top 3 in order, por favor):
D. Gregorius
A. Rosario
L. Gurriel
S. Kingery
Kingery, Gurriel, Amed
Almost guaranteed Eflin will suck if I start him. Got an expensive win. Had him and Teheran going in one league: 13ER in 9IP. My ERA’s are all skyrocketing. Ouch.
That was a miserable game for starters to own
It seems like that’s true for me more often than not over the past couple weeks. I’m going with all AAA Starters now. Bryse, Gallen, Yamamoto, Framber or bust
Haha, yup, and they’re better than drafted aces!
Tiny stabs in my heart every time I read a Gurriel blurb thinking back to you telling me to drop him for Adames.
Give up Nola for Meadows?
Sure
Gant or Liam Hendricks?
Liam
5×5 OBP and QS keeper league – would you take Nola ($15) or Conforto ($11)? I feel like it was definitely Nola going into the year, just curious if that’s changed for anyone. Thanks!
Conforto
A) Dahl – you could say his launch angle has been *sunglasses on* dahl’d up *yeahhhhhhhh*
Watched his ABs yesterday. seems like his approach has changed again, we might see his average drop to like .280 and get those elusive HRs. We’ll see if it looks the same tonight. btw 6 of his 9 HRs have been oppo taco, crazy.
B) Eaton – i don’t completely disagree with him. that said, he’s always been a huge D, and he totally admitted that he stopped trying after big contract. this is why i like incentivized contracts, eat what you kill on top of a base, that’s how i live!
C) Giancarlo – as he blasted that i was singing “you will always be my boo!” took long enough, glad he’s back now hitting bombs and glad Baez is stealing again. All is right in the world.
D) Rodgers/Valaika – I made that same point as i yelled at the TV last night when Valaika came up to bat the first time. then my daughter (3yr) told me they can’t hear me, lol.
more on Dahl, all his perifs have been steadily improving since he came back. Hardhit%, ExitVelo, Chase%, SwStr%, ZoneCon%, K% are all trending in the right direction. Crossing Fingers!!!
Love to hear it on Dahl
Me too, but in my format, those Ks are gonna kill me unless he goes all Yordan-like with the homers
Yeah, I hear ya
I don’t recommend holding your breath until Dahl breaks out.
Too late, I’m holding it!
Last 30 days: 27/6/24/1/.330/.389/.589 , thats getting pretty damn close
Agreed, David Dahl is a top 15 bat on the 30-day Player Rater
top 15! love it, thats crazy. which means if he gets 1 more in the next few days would likely push him to top 10. Give him a cortisone shot! that always did wonders for Zimmerman, lol.
Haha, yup… Hitting around third in the Rockies lineup is enough to push anyone up… All dem runs and RBIs
P-erhaps until he has an abdominal event that renders him day to day for 16 weeks.
Sigh, yeah
A. Hahaha, nice! I hope it continues!
B. He just seems like an ass, but he also apologized, retracting everything he said
C. Haha
D. Ha!
Grey/DT,
Drop M. Olson for A. Hicks or L. Gurriel ROS? I’m thinking Hicks since that Yankees lineup is so nasty…thanks in advance
I also have either R. Laureano, or G. Cooper to drop for either but thought you might want to drop Olson instead.
Cooper for Hicks sounds fine
Thanks. Would it matter if Olson wasn’t a keeper and Cooper can be?
Can I finally cut Wil Myers? in 10-team. Or would you cut Franmil over him? Myers has been a bust, again.
And with J. Hicks out now, is B. Workman worth speculating on or Jose Leclerc?
Cut em
Workman’s fine to grab
Apologize for the backstop interrogative, but… Please rank these in a 12-team H2H cats league going forward – Vazquez, Phegley, R. Perez, or Garver? Thx.
Vazquez
Choose two
Bobby Bradley
Chris Taylor
Laureano
Gennett
Victor Robles
Out of those two, who do you like more?
Laureano, Robles
Feel uber-confident in Logan Allen at Baltimore, today? 11 tm keeper roto with 200 start limit.
I’m taking the plunge.
Not confident, but I am starting him
My hitting stinks. Trade Justin Bieber for Aaron Judge to help me? Which side?
12 team 5×5 roto
Judge
Agree with Cram
Mondesi for my K. Bryant? I have Suarez at 3B as well.
Also offered to me this week:
Dee Gordon for my Kyle Schwarber.
I do need steals…
Sounds fair,I’d take Mondesi — Gordon one is fine too, just cheaper steals
Grey,
Someone offered their Robles for my Benintendi… thinking ‘meh’… should I do it?
Thanks!
I wouldn’t.
Agree with Cram
Keeper league trade…..
12 team
Keep 6 forever
My Mondesi for ……
Chavis and Riley
Mondesi
Thanks grey
Fantasy Master Lothario, who do you like better as a 3 year keeper option. Tatis Jr. or Eloy?
Tatis
Everything that’s happened since the day the Mets hired that player agent fella to be GM has been damn fun to follow. Although the Zobrist/cheating ex-wife/mystery teammate lover love-triangle is up there as well. Can’t forget about Clevinger ex-wife’s twitter account. That one’s pretty special too. All of this makes me forget about how much I hate pitchers.
HAHA, yup!
thoughts on this trade in a redraft
*his c.smith and c.kimbrel for my b.harper and z.gallen?
im leading this league in every single offensive category and its not really close…im up 18hr 110rbi and 22sb, yes that 110rbi isnt a typo…BUT im also leading the league in era and whip… i really like c.smith but should i even mess with it?(my OF would still be the best in the league even without harper)
also
*a.alzolay tonight vs ATL(-$28)
first year using SON, is the bot hating this start bc of lack of data on alzolay? and are you throwing him anywhere?
thoughts and thanks.
Good to see you, fausto!
I’d take Harper side
I don’t trust Alzolay
In both of my leagues I’ve elected to move Mondesi to my IL and cut bait with Glasnow. What one player (Pitcher or Batter) would you pick up in each league as a corresponding move in each league?
League 1 (H2H points)
This player would be by 5th reliever: Romo, Kelley, Kennedy, Davis, Pagan, Elias
This player would be my 2nd Bench bat: Chris Taylor, Robles, Gennett, Laureano, Didi, Piscotty
This player would be my 8th starter: Means, Hudson, Turnbull, Alzolay, McKay, Luzardo
League 2 (Roto)
This player would be by 5th reliever: Romo, Kelley, Pagan, Elias
This player would be my 2nd Bench bat: Chris Taylor, Laureano, Gennett, DSJ, Danny Santana, Mercado
This player would be my 8th starter: Caleb Smith, Severino, Hudson, Logan Allen, McKay, Luzardo
The batters available in League 2 would serve as my 1st bench bat actually
1. Alzolay
2. Smith
Please rank Eflin Lester Gallen Canning Miley
Gallen, Lester
Speaking of Hickses
Am I living in the past too much if I think that Aaron Hicks will eventually put his foot on the gas and leave behind outfield newcomers like Mercado, Laureano? Going into the season Hicks was a, health providing, top 20 OFer.
I’m not worried about Hicks until if he starts losing PT due to lack of performance.
Agree with Cram
Gray my man, I gotta drop a bat to activate Gallo off the DL. 6×6 with OBP. This lineup changes with matchups. I am thinking Meadows is on the chopping block here?
C. Chirinos
1. Hoskins
2. Danny Santana
3. Rendon
SS. Machado
OF. Yelich
OF. Khris Davis
OF. Dahl
Util. Stanton
Util. Conforto
Util. Domingo Santana
BN. Tatis JR
BN. Choo
BN. Mondesi (DL)
BN. Meadows
DL. Gallo
Choo
Thanks Gray! Sorry for the double post!
No problem
Gray my man, I gotta drop a bat to activate Gallo off the DL. 6×6 with OBP. This lineup changes with matchups. I am thinking Meadows is on the chopping block here?
C. Chirinos
1. Hoskins
2. Danny Santana
3. Rendon
SS. Machado
OF. Yelich
OF. Khris Davis
OF. Dahl
Util. Stanton
Util. Conforto
Util. Domingo Santana
BN. Tatis JR
BN. Choo
BN. Mondesi (DL)
BN. Meadows
DL. Gallo
Better IL Stash:
D German or C Smith?
Smith
Hello Grey,
For us Giolito owners, I was watching the game last night and with 1 out and the WS ahead 3-2 in the 5th (something like that), he threw his first 4 pitches to Nunez and all landed inside the box, but Frank Drebbin, alias Enrico Polazzo decided that the count should be 2-2, and Nunez proceeded to get a hit on Strike 5 and knock in the tying run. I was waiting for the moon dance behind home plate to tie my ratios up in a nice shite package.
Not saying that Giolito was a great start, but it could (should) have worked out better.
Ok, my gripe for a Tuesday.
Thanks for listening and for what you do Grey.
I’m not reading into that start. It was a tough matchup. It happens.
Agree with Cram
12 team H/H points redraft…weekly lineup set start 5 SPers per week….
would you do a trade package of Giolito & Tanaka for any or all of the following
Verlander
deGrom
Sale
Snell
Buehler
Morton
Bauer
my SPers are as of now are
Scherzer
G Cole
Z Wheeler
M Fried
Giolito
Tanaka
Plesac
F Valder
D Greman…IL
Sure, any of the 1st 4
You apparently forgot Buehler. Maybe 2nd after Verly, if not 1st.
Who to lose to activate Springer? M.Fiers, F.Valdez, L.Hendriks, M. Sano
Fiers
Hey Grey,
H2H 12-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS), limited moves (35 per year), no streaming.
One of the managers is a crazy Buehler fan. I’m competing for this year and he most likely isn’t. Which side you want in this trade:
My: Domingo Santana, E. Suarez, Buehler, Heaney (1st & 3rd round pick)
for His: Stanton, DeGrom and Kershaw (2 last round picks)
thanks
Doesn’t seem particularly great
Bradley or Laureano
Jackie or Bobby? John?
Bobby
Jackie!
Laureano
h/h points 12 team redraft…..if Gallen is a add one will have to leave ..
Robles
Riley
Andrus
Tatis
Do Santana
Robles
Like everyone, my pitching is in shambles. I apologize for the long and convoluted question in advance.
I have Matz, Just Awful and Glasnow on my 12-team redraft roto who all gotta go. No IL spots – just 3 BN spots. Weekly lineup changes. Here’s my team:
C Kelly
J Phegley
R Hoskins
J Baez
E Escobar
J Polanco
T Turner
J Gallo
Y Puig
R Laureano
D Dahl
S Marte
B Buxton (R)
S Kingery
L Jackson
S Greene
W Davis
J Paxton
S Matz
G Cole
S Bieber
R Iglesias
C Sale
J.A. Happ (R)
T Glasnow (R)
Should I try to swing a trade, load up on closers or pick up any of these jabronis and – if so – in what order, please? Or just stream whoever throws against BAL?
Marco Gonzales SP
Nick Pivetta SP
Martin Perez SP |
Trevor Richards SP |
Adam Plutko SP | CLE
Nathan Eovaldi SP | BOS
Carlos Martinez SP | STL
Taylor Rogers RP | MIN
Anibal Sanchez SP | WAS
Michael Pineda SP | MIN
Adbert Alzolay SP | CHC
Mike Leake SP | SEA
Matt Strahm RP | SD
Julio Urias RP | LAD
Tanner Roark SP | CIN
Jose Leclerc RP | TEX
Pablo Lopez SP | MIA
Shawn Kelley RP | TEX
Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL
Sergio Romo RP | MIA
Alex Reyes SP | STL
Roenis Elias RP | SEA
Jose Alvarado RP | TB
Hard to say when you list so many names… Alzolay, Strahm and Rogers are better than Happ, Glasnow, Matz
Thanks
No problem
Just traded Lyles, Martin Perez and Lourdes for Edwin and Clevinger…..need another offensive pickup……have Merrifield who can move to second so position isn’t THAT important but need overall offensive production in the greatest form in one player however it comes……Todd Frazier, Garrett Cooper or Jackie B Jr.? (OBP instead of AVG league)……any intelligent (or I guess intelligible I suppose) opinions welcomed…..
JBJ
word…….thanks……
No problem
Bench one
Bradley vs KC (Sparkman)
Olson @ STL (Flaherty)
Soler @ CLE (Beiber)
Soler
Here’s to Heaney bouncing back like a tennis ball or any type of ball except a football after he suckered me with last week’s start. Back in on him again for hopefully his 2 starts this week…
How about that start by Lester yesterday? I think the bench clearing non-brawl and shouting match fired up Lester. I am guessing it’s more mirage than anything and he’s not worth holding for his next start @ CIN. I am planning to dump him for Framber and his $16 start v. Pitt
Yeah, maybe it fired him up, I wouldn’t start him in Cincy
I’m hoping I can take the drama out of my starting pitching matchup this week with strong starts by both Flaherty and Heaney today –
Haha
Pick up straham @baltimore and drop winkler, jefress, alzolay or hold.
Hold/saves league and k/9 league
Jeffress
I have odoriZzi vs Tampa, minor @det, Marquez @sf, and gallen vs Washington going tomorrow already still had straham?
Is there a question?
Yea from the question above I have 4 starters going tomorrow should I add a 5th in straham or hold
Great job by Rudy (?) on that title!
Happ has been riding my bench (yet managing to stay on my roster) all year in my 12 team weekly league. Looking to use one of my $9 remaining (out of 100, no $0 bids – so, 9 moves left for 10 more rounds of weekly faab bids) to replace him for a boring pitcher who I can rely on to give me non-ratio-killing production rest of season. Would you spend a buck on any of the below, or just hold fast and save the $9 for true needs?
Roark
Shark
Jordan Lyles
Yeah, Rudy did title… Nah, hold
Sounds good. It wouldn’t totally surprise me for Happ to randomly go HAM and have a killer August/Sept out of nowhere.
Well, I wouldn’t go that far! I guess maybe, but those other options are kinda bleh
Happy Duesday Grey-Meister,
Even though you’re short, oh, uhm, I mean the slate was short, I agree with Garlic, excellent work!
Have Jerry Springer coming off the IL/DL and have to drop one, could you do your magic?
Chavis, Riley, Dejong or Brian Dozier??? Just want to toss the worst, I’m leaning toward Dejong with Chavis right behind.
Thank you for your wisdom shared.
CCC
Time to pay your Tues!
DeJong
Re: Pomeranz Start
Rotoworld – This came out of nowhere!
Me – No it didn’t. Clearly you’ve never met Rudy and his army of robots. Thanks SON!
HAHA
Prospect Mike: Company Man!
Hells yeah
man, that was some balls starting pomeranz. i feel a bit timid on awful LHPs after smyly and kikuchi.
Ha, I hear that. Fortunately SON hasn’t been programmed to feel fear yet.
QS dynasty league
Stash loaisiga over Salazar?
Is this from 2018? Sure
IL stash
10-team mixed H2H. Looking to trade Altuve for an arm. Someone offered me Tanaka. Is it an okay trade or should I try for more? I have Ketel Marte, Kingery, Baez filling out my MI spots. I don’t need Altuve riding the bench and need pitching help.
More
Lose two (H2H points league)
Soler
Olson
Bobby Bradley
Laureano
Victor Robles
Bobby, Robles
Could you rank these guys ROS ? Thanks !
Bauer (can’t believe I have to ask), flaherty, wheeler, giolito, bieber.
Bauer, Lucas, Bieber, Wheeler, pretty close
Do you see flaherty as a buy low? Or would you sell if you can get a decent return. Being offered Scherzer/villar/aroldis for rizzo/flaherty in my keeper league. Thanks !
Flaherty looks weaker than last year… I’d want Rizzo there tho
Grey,
I am looking to make a trade for a starting pitcher. SOmeone is offering me Lucas Giolito. He wants Michael Brantley, and Minor leaguer Tristan McKenzie. I said no. I want to offer Aaron Hicks and Yandy Diaz. Is that a fair offer?
Sounds fair
should I add Michael Pineda in the deal?
Sure
ok thanks
6×6 Roto Dynasty league with OPS and QS the extra categories…Trade my Soler for his Kieboom? I already have K. Davis and Renfroe as the obligatory low average good power hitters…My SS are Fletcher and Simmons so I could use some help there long term…
Meh, I guess for next year
Grey, when Caleb Smith comes off DL do u like him or Flaherty more?
Flaherty but close
Glad I used the streamonator yesterday with Jon Gray. ROS question, roto league top 3 please out of Yonny, Lynn, fried, strahm, matz and Gray
Lynn, Yonny, Strahm
Are you starting Ray at home vs LA?
I don’t own him, but I would start him
Hi Grey.
Dahl or benintendi in a dynasty? Is it close?
Thanks
Benintendi, it’s close
hi grey. are you trusting Bassitt tonight @STL?
I’m not
Do you see Dee taking the leadoff spot back from Mallex at any point this season?
I feel that Dee’s value plummets when he is hitting 6th or lower in the lineup. I own both, so the Mallex resurgence has been great, but am worried about Dee’s productivity & counting stats ROS.
Anything can happen but doesn’t seem likely right now
Rizzo for Victor Robles/Benintendi
You go Rizzo for sure right?
It could either way, I’d take Rizzo
Probably more of a mike/Ralph question
Thinking of dropping Avisail for dodgers new SP promotion. Gonsolin has an high 90s fastball, above avg splitter with a curve and a slider. Worth a flier, have Clint Frazier to replace him whenever he gets traded.
I go over Gonsolin in the post you’re commenting on
NL-Only H2H
If Logan Allen sticks in the rotation please rank: Mikolas, Matz, Allen.
Meh… Matz, Allen
I get it. Just wondering if owners have lost faith in Matz and Mikolas yet. Sucks for NL only because they both are better than what’s on FA.
Yup
Luke Voit batting 5th with a .400 OBP…things that make you say hmmmm?
Yeah, just a normal not-making-any-sense lineup
Hey Grey – was offered a $19 Trevor Bauer +[waiver guy] for my $0 Woodruff in a keeper league. I’m looking to win now, but hesitated on accepting given that Woodruff is overperforming Bauer this year across the board, aside from actual ERA.
Am I overthinking this / is Bauer side the easy winner here?
Thanks.
Bauer side
Grey, who you like more ROS Bauer or Berrious? Normal 5×5 shallow roto league.
Berrios, close
*Berrios
Thanks Grey. One more for ya, same league, in a vacuum, Ohtahni or Voit?
Voit
Who would you start in a points league?
Laureano @ STL (Flaherty)
Soler @ CLE (Bieber)
Ramon
Azolay, Darvish or McKay? 12T roto 5-cat, drop one.
Thanks
Assuming McKay is up in the next two weeks.
Darvish
Who would you start tonight?
-$9.3 Rosario vs TB with Snell pitching -9.3
$21.5 Meadows @ MN with Gibson pitching
Only reason I ask is recent performance has Meadows slumping quite a bit compared to Rosario. So who would you start?
Meadows
Buttrey, P Baez, Minter, Strop for holds. Have to cut one. Thoughts?
Buttrey
Grey,
Who is closing in Cincinnati? Lorenzen or Iglesias? I missed out on Liam Hendricks of OAK because the cards didnt put Hicks on the IL fast enough. So i need to find another closer.
Iglesias
Damn. I need to a closer to replace Hicks.
Why didn’t you just drop Hicks?
because my league is a keeper league and he is affordable next year
He won’t return until 2021
he is still affordable even in 2021
Okay
$25 next year, $28 in 2021
Sounds terrible
y does it sound terrible?
Bc lot of $
not really I have $1300 salary cap next year and 2021
Oh, thought out of $260…carry on
Grey, Any chance Gonsolin sticks in the rotation if he looks good? Dude has nasty stuff.
My pitching staff to staart the year:
Jameson
Hicks
Mize
Honeywell
Strickland
Cmart and
Underachievers
Flaherty
Sale
Been a “fun” year.
Don’t think he has a great chance of that, but anything could happen, not like Stripling has been great
Lorenzo Cain just hit waivers in a 10T daily 5×5, is he hurt or just slumping?
Like him better than Meadows, Domingo, Segura or J Turner?
Thanks
Slumping, not over those guys
Hey Grey , back on
Dynsaty team,
i have top of the pops batters
and top of the poops pitchers!
Here is my team
C. R.Perez
1B Pete Alonso + Abreu
2B C.Biggio + Lourdes
3B rendon
SS Lindor
OF Acuña + K.Davis + JDMart
Util: Either Tim Anderson / Castellanos
Bench Villar
DL Andujar + Alfaro
Pitchers :
SP1.2.3 Giolito/Lucchesi/Hamels
RP1.2 K.Giles + Robles (saves)
P1.2 Minter + Lorenzen (holds)
P3.4 T.Williams + T.Rorak
Bench Yamamoto
DL Glasnow+ Domingo German
I can switch and upgrade with :
Waived : Archer / Matz / F.Montas
Avalaible SP : Plesac / Plutko / Homer Bailey HOT
Avalaible RP : Hendricks /
Mainly OF : Laureano / M. Smith for SB or Mercado if i drop Cold-Villar
or Pillar / Bryan Reynolds
your 2 cents?
I’d want Liam over Williams unless you prefer starter
27 team keeper (no salaries, just keep 5). Benintendi or Alvarez and is it close?
It’s close, I’d still go Benintendi
Who do you start tonight – Cron facing Snell in Minn or J. Bell facing Cole in Houston? It’s a standard roto – not head to head. Just looking for best possible production.
Bell hasn’t had a good June in power or average categories. Cole does serve up HR’s and Snell has been getting shelled of late.
Cron
Any value in stashing Lamet? (12tm H2H) or meh
Prolly meh, but if you have room why not
Points league. Who has more value form here on out – Conforto or Dahl?
Conforto
Rodgers sitting again?
He hit the IL
I hadn’t heard that.
They just announced it 5 mins ago
With Joey Gallo back, do you think Danny Santana is still useful in a 10 tm 6×6 OPS league? Or swap for a guy like Chavis whose getting regular at-bats.
Temporary fill in while Story and Mondesi are on IL.
Swap for Chavis
Drop N. Lopez or Newman to pick up Hampson while Mondesi and Story are out?
Lopez
Bellinger resting for the second time in a week laaaame. Hopefully the dodgers can lose some games so this doesn’t become a trend.
I know, WTF
Is this basketball????? I thought this was baseball!!!!!
Haha, I thought so too… more ya know
A: Who would you start today, Jay bruce vs Mets(locket), Tim Anderson vs Boston(david price), Mazara vs Detroit (zimm)?
B:my starting pitching lineup looks like this with my bench
Sp: Corbin
Sp: Snell
Rp: Chapman
Rp: Pagan
P: Workmen
P: Minter
P: Alzolay
Bench: Gioloto, Caleb Smith, Gallen, Peacock, Fried, Musgrove.
In a 1400 limited innings league with wins , Strikeouts , era , whip and K:BB should i start Snell, Alzolay, Gibson, and Fried today. I have used up 650 innings so farand am only but far behind in era, whip and strikout to walk ratios. I do have peacock vs pitts, corbin vs miami, and Gallen vs washington coming up.
Mazara
A:Should i bench all 3 of Alzolay, Gibson, and Fried?
B: would you start Bruce or Anderson, i meant to ask for 2 starters.
A. Sure B. Bruce?
Thankyou, im listening. Like i always do
Tim Anderson is benched and game started but i think i made the right decision. Im just not sure if benching all 3 of those pitchers is smart. How often do these guys have great matchups. Enough to fill my 1400 innings limit?
Hopefully
14T obp, now that Rodgers is on the IL, Kipnis (hot schmoating due to swing adjustment) or Hampson? Maybe Kipnis until Coors then Hampson?
Thanks
Hampson
Why do I love when arrieta gets lit up.
Ha, I don’t mind it, but there’s been no hard hit balls, real bad luck
Ya was hoping conforto would keep it going…
Yeah, he’s the rally killer
I picked up Rodgers to replace story and now I need a replacement for rodgers. 14 team OPS.
Hampson
Sogard
Good rum
Rosario
Crawford
Galvis
… Bichette?
Hampson
Should i bench snell along with Alzolay, Gibson, and Fried? Play a wait and see with all of them. 1400 innings limit with 10 benches 12 teams
I wouldn’t bench Snell
Hi Grey, 10 tm h2h pts: I have to drop 1 (Stanton off IL), Dahl/Au. Riley/K.Davis, or maybe 1 of these 2 SS, (since one is sitting every week), Turner/Tatis
Thanks as always!
Stanton just got hurt again so I’d wait for now
Oh man. I can’t. I won’t.
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. who do you like as a better stash, L Urias or Hiura?
Thanks!
Urias
@Grey: also, not sure if i asked, but did you see the Wu docu series on showtime? so good….
I haven’t watched yet but have been meaning to
4 episodes. I started on saturday night around midnight after my wife passed out. wanted to spread them out to last the weekend. cut to 4am, guess its time for bed….
Haha, nice, I gotta check them out…Showtime annoys me tho
How many years left on that Stanton contract?
25
Need to pickup a Util bat due to injuries – 15 team roto – Adam Jones, Hampson (but will he actually beat out Pat Valaika?), Verdugo, Biggio are out there – please rank based on your preference.
Thanks!
You ranked, flip last two
7×7 daily move 12 team h2h yahoo league
I was just offered this trade – My Rendon for his Bryce and Edwin Diaz
I’d end up replacing Rendon with Kingery or Hunter Dozier or Bregman (Just got Bregman/Kingery yesterday for my Judge/Chavis). And I’m concerned Greene gets traded, so Diaz is the insurance I’d like to have in the Saves department. Your trade-o-nator loves this trade in favor of me, but given the context of my team, does it still make sense? Rendon is a huge piece of my team.
My team:
C – Realmute
1b- J Bell
2nd – Dietrich
3rd – Rendon
SS – Bregman
OF(3) – Khris, Dahl, Domingo Santana
UTIL – Segura, Hunter D
Bench – Kingery, Meadows
My RPs currently – Felipe Vazquez, Greene, Workman, and Strickland on IL
If it matters my SP’s are: DeGrom, Morton, Soraka, Woodruff, Gallen, Bieber, Luzardo….
Yes, that’s a good trade for you
Wtf is wrong with Snell? Meanwhile Alozlay looked good again until the fifth was gassed.
We need Alzolay to start in the 2nd
We need Flaherty to start in the 2nd or 3rd
Yes, that too
Haha
NL Only H2H w OBP.
Asked about Adams and PT w Zimmerman on the mend. Dickerson, Margot, Beatty, Melky, and Arcia are the guys I see as possible adds once ZMan is activated. I have the position flexibility for an IF or OF.
Alex Dickerson
None of these guys are good, I guess Margot
Ha, I know. It’s what I have to choose from. I’m waiting for a trade to happen from the AL to snag a bat with my #1 WP.
This Snell bullshit sucks
Yeah, it does
This Flaherty bullshit sucks too
Would you trade Giolito for YAtes ? With Hicks out, I need a closer. 12 team head to head with holds and saves
SP Bauer
Greinke
Giolito
Bieber
Woodruff
Berrios
Peacock
Pivetta
Rp Doolittle
Ottavino
I need Heaney to do a complete 180 from that 1st inning before all that good fortune from Lester is ruined… thanks Flaherty!
dannys antana back to a lefty only guy, in a 12 team 5×5 where i lost mondesi who’s best 2B grab: biggio, sogard, kike, odor (7 day rater says him), mcmahon, n.lopez, schoop (too many off days though), adames, profar, dozier, galvis. if not for his average so far this is probably an easy biggio.
also kipnis or rengifo. biggio clocks in near last of this group on the 7 day rater, but rookies are almost always hated by those.
12 team redraft
Dinelson Lamet maybe coming back next week.
Lamet over Woodruff, Alzolay, Wheeler?
Thanks in advance.
Is it crazy to cut Boyd for McKay (pitcher) in my yahoo keeper league ? Thanks
i wouldn’t. boyd has a 3.37 FIP across almost 100 MLB innings this year. even in a full dynasty it’d be a hard thing to argue to throw that guy away for a prospect pitcher. i’m curious as to how many pitchers you’d even have worse than boyd such to think he’d be the drop anyway though. like an 8 teamer where you only keep 4 SP at a time and you have all aces maybe.
It’s a 13 team keeper. I have Scherzer, Bauer, giolito, wheeler, Corbin, Boyd, bieber, Chapman, Hand and Doolittle. Villar would be my player drop but I’m desperate for steals
no drop for me from that.
How soon before Hunter doziers ped suspension?
probably right after they finally catch up to the crazy pharmochology n.cruz has been into for about 8ish years now.
Does Travis ever come back from the dead? How long before Hiura is the everyday 2b ? Have both and seriously contemplating dropping SHaw
Travis Shaw that is …. 12 team keeper league and he was kept last year…. only reason he’s still rostered is he was included in a trade and I feel as soon as I drop him he goes nuts haha