(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH)
This week, instead of going to the 7-day Player Rater, and just grabbing guys who have been hot, I’m going to let the computer pick. “Siri, being a computer, you’re smarter than me, so I don’t even have to say what I’m going to ask for, right? You must know.”
“I do know, Grey. There are fifteen Etsy sellers who make full-body pillows in the shape and spirit of Giancarlo Stanton. Would you like me to purchase one for you?”
“Uhh…Haha, no. Please grab me the top pickup in fantasy baseball, Siri.”
“At 2% rostered, Jose Siri is the top Siri in fantasy baseball.”
“Okay, Siri, great, but are you giving me Siri because he’s a Siri and you’re a Siri? I don’t need a Siri, per se.”
“Excuse me, but you are the one who asked me.”
“I’m asking you, Siri, but not for a Siri.”
“Have you tried Alexa?”
“Fine, Siri! Give me Jose Siri.”
“Are you sure? I could just give you that seller’s information about the full-body pillow.”
“Siri, are you playing games with me?”
“No, of course not. Though, Jose Siri would love to play games with you. He’s toolsy as all get-out. Capable of big-time power, speed and has been playing a lot for Kevin Cash. Of course, you can’t ever expect Kevin Cash to play a guy every day. Would you like me to find a way to replace Kevin Cash?”
“What? No! …But, if you were, how traceable is it?”
“There’s just one replacement in your area named Joe Maddon.”
“No! Let’s go back to full-body pillows. Just to, ya know, browse.” Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Cal Raleigh – *wearing a giant ten-gallon hat that has Cal Raleigh sculpted out of leather, rising from the middle of the hat* This is my Raleigh cap.
Cavan Biggio – Was thisclose to making Cavan Biggio my lede this week, but, while Siri will have some playing time concerns, Biggio isn’t even penciled into the Jays’ lineup as a starter, if Espinal is healthy. “I took all those baseballs off my padded forearm to put your through baseball camp and this is how you repay me?” That’s Craig Biggio.
Michael Toglia – Every time I see this guy’s name I’m reminded of all the past Rockies prospects who have successfully emerged to be superstars, like…Well, let me start by saying it’s been nine years and he’s now playing on the Cards.
Triston Casas – Already gave you a Triston Casas fantasy. It was written on the brown paper bag I was wearing on my head.
Joey Meneses – Already gave you my Joey Meneses fantasy, and, if I’m being honest, I didn’t think his schmotatoness would’ve lasted this long, but, for the first time ever, I’m glad to report this Meneses is never-ending.
Keston Hiura – Already gave you my Keston Hiura fantasy. It was prolly my most well-thought-out buy of the year, which is to say, he’s kinda sucked since then, but I do still have faith. Might be more of a 2023 buy, then this year.
Romy Gonzalez – Being real with you, I had to do a google to find out about Romy. Found out he went to a high school reunion with Michelle and he has solid power and speed, and hit .198 in Triple-A, so there’s that.
Luis Garcia – The Rocky III of Luis Garcias is going to be a star at some point, but this isn’t about next year — though, I am tempted to think of him as a 2023 sleeper — and this year he’s been hot recently. And not hot as in mad, though he is sick of getting some pitcher’s mail from Houston.
Spencer Steer – In 45 games of High-A, he hit 10 HRs; in 65 games of Double-A, he hit 14 HRs; in 48 games of Triple-A, he hit 12 homers. He’s barely topped 18% strikeout rate in the minors, so not bad with the bat, in general. All of this is to point out how screwed up MLB teams are with their prospects, because Steer’s been in the minors for four years and is about to turn 25. Every team should be the Braves with their prospects; yet, every team is much closer to the Reds.
Luis Rengifo – Brief glimpse into the Buy/Sell process. All guys are rostered in less than 50% of leagues, but I try to give you guys for each size league. Rengifo is clearly rostered in most competitive leagues of 12-team or deeper, but, for whatever reason, he’s available in 85% of ESPN leagues. To quote Dr. Hibbert, “Well, I couldn’t possibly solve this mystery. Could you?”
Eduardo Escobar – Here’s the deal given to you nice and simple like Minnie Pearl would’ve wanted: In most leagues, a guy like Escobar will be way more boring than a guy like Gunnar, Siri, Steer or countless others, but also way more valuable.
Kyle Farmer – As I said this morning, he’s hoeing for schmotatoes. What’s your excuse with those short shorts?
CJ Abrams – This is random, but I’m excited to see what CJ Abrams’s projections are for next year. Okay, all projections, but him, specifically, because he’s so highly touted as a prospect, I wouldn’t be shocked to see his projections be so crazy good, that he zooms up ADP.
Oswald Peraza – Something Bdon quotes on a lot on the podcast, that I don’t mention nearly enough, but we have projections for every single rookie, based on a full season. With that said (Grey’s not doing a 180, but more adding onto his thought), Peraza’s projections are solid.
Elvis Andrus – Usually a Zombino rises from the ashes of burnt hot dogs and discarded Crackerjack prizes to hit home runs, but Zombino Elvis has been doing it all while shooting out any TVs showing his past two years of highlights on the Rangers and A’s.
Nate Eaton – I’m sorry, but is this guy’s name really Nate Eaton? No one in the maternity ward tried to stop his parents by pointing out, “You sure? Because that sounds a lot like Ate Eatin’.” Any hoo! He’s been playing, and has steals-potential.
Josh Jung – Just gave you a Josh Jung fantasy. It was written while dancing on a dance floor where the squares would light up.
Jake McCarthy – Oh my God, McCarthy! You are doing such a spot-on Myles Straw 2021 impression! Damn, that’s good!
Lewis Brinson – Just gave you my Lewis Brinson fantasy. I wrote it while going “whee” down a water slide.
A.J. Pollock – Another Zombino on the White Sox? Is there enough oxygen for two Zombinos on one team?! They don’t need oxygen?! They only need pitchers’ brain custard?! Ahhh!
Lane Thomas – Went to look at my Lane Thomas sleeper to see how far off I was on my projections, and… *cackles for fifteen minutes* …a little bit off, yeah.
Tyrone Taylor – “If you find a Tyroni that is right for you, make it official…” That’s Bobby Brown seeing Tyrone Taylor is hot this week.
TJ Friedl – TJIF! Thank Jah it’s Friedl!
Seth Brown – If it’s Brown, flush it down. If it’s Seth Brown, keep it around!
Adrian Houser – I don’t really trust Houser, but it was hard for me to find a decent streamer for this weekend, so this is a Streamonator call, like the call it makes to Popeye’s.
Trevor Rogers – Again, I couldn’t find a single decent streamer for the weekend, so had to stretch to Monday, and Rogers is a Streamonator call. “The Pioneer Woman said ‘Friendship is a good biscuit,’ so I was wondering do you wanna share a biscuit with what a teenager called a giant metal trash can?”
Jimmy Herget – Rengifo is the top Angels guy, who has come from obscurity to get on my radar for 2023; Herget is number two. Maybe the Angels go out and get a closer, but just maybe he rides his slider to becoming the odds-on favorite for 25 saves next year in The OC. I’m intrigued, y’all!
Pete Fairbanks – Jimmy Juneau, Alan Anchorage and Luis Norte-Pole taking Ls this week, as Pete Fairbanks emerges as the top player named after an Alaskan city, and best bet for Rays’ saves.
John Schreiber – “Is Schreiber the Red Sox closer?” Grey asks into the pond, waiting for his reflection to answer back. Finally, his reflection says, “You have tomato sauce on your chin.”
SELL
Ketel Marte – He’s on pace for 20/8/.250, if the Dbags get into an extra innings game that goes 780 innings, and Marte gets an extra 350 ABs, and leaves around the 175th inning, but sneaks back around the 354th inning with a paste-on mustache, and calls himself Ketel Mysterio. Then, by the 471st inning, they realize it’s Ketel Marte and decide that it’s okay that he snuck back on the field, because he needed to sleep, since the game has been going for 86 days, and they tack the stats accrued by Mysterio onto Marte’s statline. If that doesn’t happen, Marte and not Mysterio is going to end the year with around 15/6/.250 and, boy, does that suck.
Josh Bell – If I had giant pants-grapes, I’d tell you to drop Juan Soto, but since I have little kumquats, I turn my attention to Josh Bell. His 2nd half numbers are so hilariously bad that I’m not sure you can find anyone else who’s been worse. Padres thought they were getting better at the trade deadline, but Luke Voit would’ve been much better. (No, I didn’t say even Eric Hosmer would be better. Let’s not get silly with ourselves.) Josh Bell was a .311 hitter in the 1st half, and if you thought he was really a .250 hitter, well, so did the universe as a tsunami of regression sweeps through his numbers. If it’s a keeper, I wouldn’t trade Bell for a tofu chalupa — a tofupa — but I would go to our Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer and explore options.
12 teamer h2h. OBP over AVG, total bases added, QS added.
C varsho
1B alonso
2B gleyber (SS)
SS cruise missle
3B witt (SS)
OF (3): stanton (neato he’s back from his “injury” or whatever that was, was in lineup for about 2 weeks before being back), acuna (this guy, man, if anything i’d think he’d have lost steals, not HR’s with this clearly still there injury, I shouldn’t be using 1st round picks on injured guys, i’ll finally learn that one day), tucker
util (3): miranda (1B/3B), naylor (1B/OF), mateo (2B/SS/OF)
BN (large benches in this league): happ, 54 buck steak
IR: t.anderson (stashed after somebody dropped him, only 5 IR’s here)
SP: voth (yes he’s better than almost any FA SP’s), cobb, berrios, fried, carrasco, d-petes (NYM), javier (somebody hilariously dropped him early in year, still clearly was going to start at some point), suarez, falter, roansy, minor (SON loves it, streamer i added just now with lauer out)
IR: lauer, j.gray (TEX), eovaldi, b.garrett
NA (1): l.varland (can’t think of anybody else that might be up to stash, and MIN needs SP’s badly, be pretty silly if he doesn’t come back up).
somebody for some crazy reason dropped the easily best hitter of the last 14 and 30 days (for this league’s player rater for our settings anyway) the cycle man (meneses, and why has nobody come up with that joke with his name being that similar). drop naylor or somebody else hitter for him? holding waivers (5th) in redraft leagues with playoffs starting tomorrow seems silly.
oh and these RP’s, all can be played daily (unless i have a whole bunch of SP’s at same time). saves only here. puk, schreiber, whitlock, kimbrel, doval, floro. as can see i tend to beat opp’s to new closers (could drop puk for barnes to completely lock up BOS now that it went schreiber/whitlock/barnes tonight)
Hi Grey,
10 tm h2h pts
Playoffs start
1) Only room for 1 – L.Thomas. Acuna, O’Neill
2) Please drop 1 – Brown, May, Sandoval
Always big THANKS!!
1. Acuna 2. May
Need a SP for my final slot this week. Can I trust Jeffrey Springs to get normal starts the rest of the way? He was pulled after 3 IP/39 pitches/0 ER in his last start. Rays doing Rays things.
Is David Peterson a better option than Springs this week? Or is he even more of a risk since Scherzer may return this week?
No, you can’t trust Springs — Peterson is just as risky
Would you play Carroll over Vaughn?
Nope
Cut one. Cueto or Brady Singer?
Cueto
Afternoon & happy Sunday!
I’m looking ahead to streaming for tomorrow’s slate & Mike Minor’s start v. PIT staring at me.
you dropping anyone for him? Roster below (yes, I know i have like 2-3 too many bench bats):
12-team, 6×6 (OBP/QS), H2H, Redraft league
C: W. Smith
1B: J. Bell
2B: B. Rodgers
3B: J. Ramirez
SS: W. Franco
OF: Yordan, Teoscar, Julio Rodriguez
UTL: O. Cruz, Cronenworth
BN: Arraez, Mateo, Grissom, Fraley
SP: DeGrom, L. Webb, Manoah, Kirby, J. Ryan, P. Lopez,
RP: Hader, Bautista, Montero
Thanks in advance
Sunday!
I don’t trust Minor, but if you need the start, I’d lose Fraley
Are you starting Snell at AZ next week?
Any chance Robert has any value this year?
Thanks!
No, and unlikely
Taylor Rogers (Min) or Pete Franklin?
Pete Franklin has been amazing lately!
Who? I’m missing something
I was just messing with him because Pete Franklin isn’t a real person haha
Haha, gotcha, I was so confused
Rogers
Albert should never have left St Louis, really.
Haha, prolly right
Need to cut one – Sandoval; May; or Peterson?
Peterson
Looking to next year (team is about to be eliminated in the playoffs — sad face).
Which 1B is worth the cost? Abreu $33 vs Bell $26
Which 3B? Arenado $44 vs Bregman $31
Which two among these cheap OF? Kirilloff $6, Happ $4, Hays $4, Grisham $4, Thomas $4
Thanks!
Oh boooo! These options are not great…Bell…Arenado…Happ, Hays
Carrasco,Luzardo,Snell,Giolito,Singer and Trevor Rogers? Which three for ROS? Thanks!
Carrasco, Rogers, Gio, but I’d look at matchups
Friedl or Estrada?
Thairo
I have Wisdom coming back with 1B/3B eligibility. In theory Albies will be back soon too.
Who are the top three drops, assuming I have positional flexibility, of:
Renfigo, Ketel, Hoerner, O’Neill, Ward, Kwan, Wisdom, Mountcastle
Thanks!
Ward, Ketel, Wisdom
Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey! In a 10-team weekly H2H league with OPS as an extra category, would you:
A. Drop Wong for India or Rengifo?
B. Sit Drury for the upcoming week (out for a concussion for a few more days?) and add Rengifo or Sosa? Wouldn’t need to lose anyone valuable
Thanks – always appreciate your wit and wisdom!
A. India B. Rengifo — No problem
Do you feel comfortable starting T Walker at Miami and vs Pitt and H Brown at Det and vs Oak?
I do
Do you have a preference?
Walker
Thanks
No problem
Hello Grey,
12 Team H2H 6×6 OPS QS Daily Redraft
I’m enjoying my first round bye in part to your pre season rankings, rookie and sleeper write ups, and weekly advise to my inquiries. Thank you so much!
I have 2 remaining weekly moves available this week which need to be used tomorrow morning. I will have 3 to use next week. My opponent next week appears to be a squad that has punted RP’s, however has the best overall offense. I currently roster the following:
C Melendez
1B Freeman
2B Giminez
SS Bichette
3B Witt Jr.
OF Teoscar
OF McCarthy
OF H. Ramirez
UT Walker
BE Rojas SS-2B-3B-OF
SP Cease
SP Framber
SP Strider
SP Morton
SP T. Anderson
SP Sandoval
SP Luzardo
SP Cobb
SP Detmers
SP Lauer
RP Helsley
RP Gallegos
The following hot bats are on the wire:
Friedl (9) games, Carroll 7, Andrus 6, O. Gonzalez 8, O. Cruz 8, Escobar 7
It’s not necessary that I make any moves, but your thoughts again would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Awesome! No problem! Gallegos seems useless if the other person punted RPs…then you hold Helsley for the following opponent…Friedl seems good over Ramirez…then I don’t see anything else…I’d say Escobar for Rojas but Rojas’s eligibility is nice to have…
Was thinking Gallegos as well. Thought you might mention Lauer as a potential drop. Not sure if he will start this week with his elbow issue, but wouldn’t want to advance and then have him be picked up for the following week and bite me. Your thoughts?
Good call! Lauer for Escobar works for me
Bench bat
Friedl or Andujar?
Friedl
Whats with the Luis Robert hate lately? He’s dtd and not even IL and people are talking about dropping him? He’s surely not a waiver player if healthy right?
He’s been day to day since June…He has 4 HRs and zero steals since July 1st
Please pick top 2 streamers? Im figuring Stripling is one. If there are two please pick them.
Berrios home vs Tampa
Ryan home vs Sea
Kopech home vs Col
Stripling home vs Tampa
Stripling, Ryan
Hi Grey…I have 12 team pitching staff that is Burnes,Nola,Giolito, Strider,Snell, Singer,and Edward Cabrera. Anybody there you would drop to bring Trevor Rogers off IL to start against TEX and at WAS? Or drop Rogers? Thanks.
Will be in Newport Beach next week so I am glad you are cooling it off so there will be electricity. Thanks!
Haha, yeah, the heat is finally starting to break…Can lose Singer for Rogers
Hi Grey,
1. I have Kris Bryant on IL. In my Yahoo points league, you are allowed to keep one player on IL. Now Starling Marte is now also on IL. i was thinking of just cutting Bryant and then moving Marte into the IL slot. This would me to select one player. Would you make this move?
2. if you said yes to the above move, would you take TJ Friedl of Cincinnati or Lane Thomas of Washington?
thanks!
martin
1. Cut Bryant
2. Friedl
thanks!
No problem
David Villar has been hot the last several days, and is 2-4 with another bomb. Gets LAD next, then off to COORs. Not bad for NL-Only with 2B and 3B eligibility. I’ll be losing Gorman for him.
Makes sense
Holding Lou Bob just has to be a waste of a roster spot at this point, right?
Yes
MARK VIENTOS CALLED UP! What are your thoughts on this? Dh first power hitting 3b with some strikeout risk
There’s no way he plays every day…He’s fine for power if he does
G MONEY!
Here we are… on the precipice of greatness… or failure. Whatevs! Playoffs are here. I need to activate Vinnie P and Franco. What 2 do you drop of these in my 12 team 5×5:
-Haniger
-Franmil
-Corbin C
-France
-Yandy D
-Josh Rojas
Also would you roll with Montas ROS (he’s been so meh) or pick up Quintana?
Thank youuuuuu!
-IANASM
IANASM! Yandy, Corbin…go Quintana
Alright Grey… let’s do this one more time. Overanalyzing the last lineup spot I have for next week’s playoff matchup. Choose ONE please (Sorry for the long list):
Gunner – 5 Games (2 @ WAS / 3 @ TOR)
Escobar – 7 Games (3 vs. CHC / 4 vs. PIT)
McNeil – 7 Games (3 vs. CHC / 4 vs. PIT)
Walker – 7 Games (3 vs. LAD / 4 vs. SD)
Naylor – 8 Games (3 VS. LAA / 1 vs. CWS / 3 vs. MIN)
Taveras – 7 Games (2 @ MIA / 2 vs. OAK / 3 @ TB)
J. Siri – 8 Games (5 @ TOR / 3 vs. TEX)
Jung – 7 Games (2 @ MIA / 2 vs. OAK / 3 @ TB)
C. Carroll – 7 Games (3 vs. LAD / 4 vs. SD)
Farmer/Fraley/Friedl – 9 Games (4 vs. PIT / 5 @ STL)
Escobar
While you are not telling us to drop Soto, you did tell us to drop Edman. Even though the Cards for some reason want to dick around with Edmond, he still just keeps producing wherever they put him in the line up.
Yeah, Edman seemed bad there for a few days, but he seems like he’s straightened himself out
Big fan, and still an advocate for daiquiri graphs. 12 team, h2h, points league (-1 per K for hitters). Scraping the barrel to round out my lineup in the playoffs. Any advice is appreciated.
Pick 2 for next week…
Hoerner – 3 @ NYM, 3 v COL
Eduardo Escobar – 3 v CHC, 4 v PIT
Nootbar – 2 v MIL, 5 v CIN
Josh Rojas – 3 v LAD, 4 v SD
Escobar’s match ups look nice and he’s currently hot but he’s batting 8th in the lineup. Then there’s Hoerner (hot with mediocre match ups since he’d face deGrom and Bassitt) and Noot (cold with good match ups except Burnes). Rojas is a volume play, hitting leadoff.
Pick 2 for the week after…
Hoerner – 3 @ MIA, 4 @ PIT
Eduardo Escobar – 3 @ MIL, 3 @ OAK
Nootbar – 3 @ SD, 3 @ LAD
Josh Rojas – 5 @ LAD, 3 v SF
Hoerner looks nice there. Rojas should get volume hitting leadoff with 8 games. If Noot is still cold, he must sit. Escobar is a wild card.
Thanks! Escobar, Rojas…hoerner, Rojas
The Yankees have designated first baseman Ronald Guzmán for assignment, because he ducked.
Hahahaha
Hey Grey—
Looking at potential OF replacements for Starling for next week. Who do you like best:
Fraley (9 gm-PIT/@STL)
Bubba (7- @MIA/OAK/@TB)
Rengifo (6- @CLE/SEA)
Verdugo (5- NYY/KC)
Fraley
Just had Keibert Ruiz hit the IL, do you like Cal Raleigh over Gary Sanchez, Austin Nola, Christian Bethancourt, Austin Barnes or Carson Kelly? I should have the first round bye and am hoping Ruiz would be back by the second round of the playoffs but if not which of these guys do you like best?
Ruiz is done for the year, I think…Raleigh is better anyway
Damn, Raleigh got scooped up. Any preference over those other guys? And yea I just saw Ruiz is out for the year. That poor guy’s nutsack, what a tragedy.
Brutal news for Ruiz’s plums…Kelly
Carrasco last 2 starts looks like crap but start today at Miami?
I would continue to start anyone vs the Marlins but Carrasco might only go 4
Just noticed Zac Gallen has 4 spots on the Best 100 Starts list after his last 2 starts, which were identical:
Aug 30 PHI W 7 IP/2 H/0 ER/1 BB/7 K
Sept 4 MIL W 7 IP/2 H/0 ER/1 BB/7 K
Last night Drew Smyly joined the fun at #71, pushing out Sonny Gray.
Can’t believe Smyly pitched that well and I had Peterson get housed by the Marlins
Yeah Grey,
What’s up with Soto? I hate when they say “he’s unlucky”.
In 2000 he would have been terrible, lol.
Being unlucky can only last for so long.
Anyhow, are you starting Carasco and Webb vs MIA and CHC respectively?
Thanks!.
His swing path sucks, and it’s been sucky…I’d start them but Carrasco might only go a few innings
ok, this was already odd, it’s getting creepy weird. so TEX spends up crazy on some guys (but not pitchers of course), NYY and their infinite budget meanwhile pick up these TEX castoffs (either trade dump offs or str up drops) to help push them to a championship
from either this year or last:
putting challenge
gallo (a bit earlier but star
crapenter
r.guzman
kiner
Hahaha, yeah, that is true
AJ PUK IS SO BAD.
Yeah, really awful
hi Grey,
10 tm h2h pts
Muncy getting cortisone for his knee, time to bail?
Who’s the drop Lodolo, May, or Sandoval?
As usual, big THANKS!!
Just dropped May for H Brown two start next week. May has the command issues cropping up
Gotcha
Sure, can lose Muncy…Lodolo
I’ve stacked up on offense but still don’t know if I’ve got the best lineup i could have given those available.
(10 team redraft league)
My lineup:
C: Alejandro Kirk
1b: Pete Alonso
2b: Trea Turner
3b: Yoan Moncada (added today)
Ss: Bo Bichett
2b/ss: Jake Cronenworth
1b/3b: Josh Jung (added when called up)
Of: Juan Soto, mitch Haniger, Randy Arozarena, Tommy Edman, Julio Rodriguez
Utility: O’Neil Cruz
Bench: luis Robert (dtd),
Manny Machado
(tough call benching him for the likes of moncada and jung),
Willy Adames, and Gunnar Henderson
(both decent and id like to play them but I just don’t know if either are better than Cruz, bichett, cronenworth, moncada, jung, turner etc.)
I have a pretty strong infield, but I can’t really move around my outfield much and I’ve depleted my pitching considerably in building this offensive lineup (i needed a boost for the playoffs)
So here’s my pitching which I pretty much mangled from injuries and offensive moves
Sp: Jose Berrios, Dustin May, Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Lance Lynn, Jake Flaherty, Andrew Heaney
Rp: Emmanuel clase, Ryan Helsley
And now ill just list available hitters and pitchers, based on what you see as lineup weaknesses what moves would you reccomend? ( if needed, Listing a couple options in pitching and a couple in hitting would be much appreciated)
Available hitters: Cody Bellinger, Kebryan Hayes, Javier Baez, Brandon Lowe, Jorge Mateo, Kyle Farmer, Chris Taylor, Myles Straw, Luis Rengifo, Vinnie Pasquantino, elvis andrus, Jake Fraley, Cavan Biggio, C.J Abrams, Oswald Peraza, Jose Siri, Aristides Aquino, Spencer Torkelson.
Available pitchers: Sonny Gray, Joe Ryan, Michael Kopech, Mike Clevinger, Alex Cobb, Reid Detmers, Pete Fairbanks, Kyle Finnegan, Nick Martinez, John Schreiber, Jimmy Herget, Evan Philips, Ian Kennedy.
I’d play Machado, Moncada to UTIL if you want and Cruz to bench…your pitching is the issue tho, not your hitting…Gray over Berrios, but all pitchers depend on matchups at this point…maybe even Gray and Berrios
Hey Grey. Please rank a couple of pitchers please….T. Rogers, Berrios, Corbin, H. Brown, Lodolo, Stripling, Buddy, Gibson. Thanks!
Matchups matter, but let’s say Stripling, Lodolo, Rogers
Not Grey but in my opinion..
Berrios, Rogers, Lodolo, Brown, gibson (could be higher varying by matchup) Stripling, (don’t know who buddy is lol)
Nootbarr or Eduardo Escobar?
Escobar
Hey Grey. If you can only stream one tonight would you go with Lodolo at Milwaukee or Peterson at Miami?
I know that others have mentioned that SON is very high on Lodolo.
Peterson
3rd time Peterson bit me on the butt this year. Won’t happen again. He could throw 3 no hitters in a row and I won’t bite again.
Marlins of all teams got be two nights in a row. Ugh!
Lodolo was amazing too so a double kick in the gnads. Been that type of year for me where every decision I make is wrong.
Have a great weekend buddy.
Marlins got me two nights in a row too…you too!
Wander activated… woo hoo…I think?
need to cut someone to make room. who from the below team gets the boot?
12-team, 6×6 (OBP/QS), H2H, Redraft league
C: W. Smith
1B: J. Bell
2B: Cronenworth
3B: J. Ramirez
SS: Grissom
OF: Yordan, Julio Rodriguez, Teoscar
UTL: Arraez, O. Cruz
BN: Mateo, Fraley
Also, you holding Pivetta or using that spot to stream?
thank you!
Haha, woohoo!…maybe
Lose Arraez and Pivetta
Thank you!
No problem
Better pick up?
Wander or Vinnie P
Wander
Are we cutting Stanton yet? For Burleson? Siri? Lane Thomas?
I wouldn’t
Start E. Escobar or newly-activated Vinnie P as my UTL?
Escobar
Tristan Casas or Josh Jung ROS Grey ?
Casas
Franco activated! For selfish reasons I want him to go full Matty O on the league with his robotic wrist. I realize that this kind of injury doesn’t usually lead to immediate production upon return.
What I want even more is for him to show us how good he is. He was doing well until he got hurt (the first time). He played through a quad injury that was affecting him. He even reinjured it and it never healed. Nobody talks about that. I want to shut naysayers up who doubt him as being a star.
Yeah, I have lots of worries but hopefully he really is healthy
So do I. His draft price next year should be decent. I am buying and still fully on board.
Ha, yup!
Grey
It looks like Hader might have his job back
Would you drop Martinez for any of the following for saves. or just hope for the best with Martinez
Could you pick 2 just in case
Tanner Scott
Dylan Floro
Brandon hughes
Jason Adam
Thanks Grey
Scott, Adam
Thanks pal
No problem
Heading into H2H playoffs. Pitching categories are W/SV/ERA/WHIP and K/BB. With 3 ratio categories and only one counting category for SPs, and with a long final week of 10 days to reach the 25 IP minimum, I want to lean on deGrom and my bullpen and a small number of starters. My staff:
deGrom
Woodruff
Wright
Lynn
Javier
Cortes (IL, need to drop someone for him)
McClanahan (IL)
Kershaw also just got dropped (!). Say McClanahan comes off the IL next week (final regular season week, I’ve already locked top seed) and throws 5 IP 2 ER. What 3 or 4 SPs do you want after deGrom? I’m guessing Lynn, Kershaw if available, Woodruff, ….? Or maybe just matchups.
deGrom
Woodruff
Kershaw
Wright
Any reason to hold on to Jorge Polanco? Was underperforming all year, I’m rotating Berti and Rodolfo Castro while he’s been out.
You had him in last week’s sell! Thanks reading comprehension!
Ha, yeah
Nah lose Polanco
Hi Grey,
I am negative in innings in 3B and positive in innings for pitchers. Therefore, i thought that i should have extra insurance at 3B. Do you agree with this strategy? I have Luis Rengifo and Emmanuel Rivera. i could pick up Brendan Donovan or Kyle Farmer. Would you pick up one of these? Who would you choose? who would you waive of the following pitchers? Cobb, Pivetta or Kramer?
Thanks!
martin
Sure, Farmer but which pitcher depends on upcoming matchups
Cobb is at home against Atlanta and the Dodgers. Pivetta is home against NYY and KC. Kramer is on the road at Washington.
Thanks!
Pivetta
thank you!
No problem
So I add bubba thompson for one thing only and it’d been a week and I didn’t get one single freaking sb. Amazing. He was running wild before. He had a .350 obp over last week.
Would you cut amed rosario for andrus?
Which two would you cut to activate jung and franco (if he comes off the IL): a rosario, Thompson, mancini, s marte (out today / status uncertain), melendez (own varsho). Obp format. Thanks
I’d want Amed…Mancini, Bubba
Thanks
No problem
Good afternoon Grey
24 days left and slim lead for 1. 2 2b play. BLowe on dl, Marte in lineup with Huira, and Gorman in minors. Who are my best 2. TB, RBIs, R, SB, BB points. Thank you
Afternoon! Marte, Gorman
Tho I don’t know latest on Marte…if he’s not playing today then Lowe, Gorman
It’s weekly on Sundays. No bench. Just minors. Thank you
Meh, wait one more day to hear but sounds like Marte is hitting IL tomorrow
With the motto “Anything to win” I’m considering a drop of Yordan. I kept him last year so I cannot keep him again. He’s been an anchor to my offense the last few weeks. I could use the roster spot for something else. Is it a stupid move or go ahead with it?
I think you can go ahead and do it
I can’t drop alvarez. I should but I won’t despite knowing he has been hurting me more than helping.
Yeah it’s tough to drop a guy like that
Nootbarr or E Escobar 6×6 10 tean h2h obp. Thanks!!
Escobar
Thanks! Enjoy the weekend rain!! I hope
Thanks!
Start or Sit
Quantrill @ MIN (Bundy)
Sit
Many thanks my friend. Much appreciated
No problem
I sorta like “tofalupa” FWIW haha. Thanks for the post G
Haha, tofalupas 4 all!
I’m new to a keeper league, my first time w fantasy baseball since forever, I know nothing.
One of the guys I kept was Trevor Rodgers.
Burned me the first three months straight, still I held him until I dropped him before his IL stint.
Grey, Rogers mention here takes me back to the start of this yr, my first rodeo in a min.
Pitching was the strength of the team I inherited.
How many pitchers would you keep, among five keepers (hitting and pitching, full roster) allowable next yr?
I’d try to keep at most 2 pitchers…you have three keepers that are decent as I see it…degrom, Ray and Semien…you need two more bats
Much Respect, OG!
Any advice for new guys like me out of the playoff race in a keeper league?
I’ve been a winner since June, not enough to get me in the playoffs.
Let’s say I like my team except Seiya, Polanco, McNeil, and relief pitching.
I have some older guys too like J Turner, Degrom, Ray, Semien, Springer.
All I’ve done now for next year I did was pickup and stash shane baz and mondesi in the ir.
Any advice you can share, strategy for guys looking to next year that don’t know what the heck went wrong?
Thanks for holding us down all year
That stinks about not making the playoffs…Can you make trades? I like the Baz stash, Mondesi is pretty whatever at this point…DeGrom, Ray and Semien sound fine…but you should be focused on getting younger and getting bats, not arms
Yea we can make trades. Somebody offered devers for my first pick next yr and more. At that time, at trade deadline, I tried to get Olson, Machado for my pitching. Thoughts?
My first pick is in the sixth round because I would keep five players in this keeper league
Right, yeah, take Devers
Devers for a pick sounds great
Noted
You would drop mondesi for Grayson Rod or Vlope today? That’s the best I got. Vlopes not hurt so yes, get him for a guy like Polanco O’Neil? I’m fishing for ideas, extra thirsty style, kinda, I admit.
I’d try Volpe over Mondesi
And yes—I have not missed any of your buy/sell columns this yr.
Ha, appreciate that!
I see you Grey, everyday. Good stuff
Thanks!