The sixth inning of every home Clayton Kershaw start isn’t going to be the same.  No longer will Angelenos be filing in as if it’s the first, suddenly realizing that Kershaw is pitching, but now they will be stuck talking about everything but baseball for the entirety of the game and not simply 95% of it.  “Ma, can I keep score on the back of my headshot?”  “We’re not here to see the game, Timmy, we’re here to run into commercial directors.  This is where Stew’s mom got him that Tropicana commercial.  You want to pay my bills, don’t you?”  “Sorry, ma.”  Like the oral sex scene in The World According to Garp, it’s a devastating blow losing Kershaw for any amount of time.  He was diagnosed with a herniated disc, but won’t require surgery.  The Dodgers are hoping he’s back (poor choice of words) from the DL right after the All-Star Game.  I’d pray with you, but I’m using my hands to clap for not drafting a pitcher in the 1st round.  The Dodgers did pick up Bud Norris in a trade to fill in.  Won’t see any fall off there!  Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Kenta Maeda – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.82. Â Hakuna Maeda! Â That means, ‘No wormies.’
Trayce Thompson – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer, but the Dodgers’ outfield is crowded with the return of Yasiel Puig (2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI).  By the way, no one wants Trayce for the better part of the season; everyone wants Puig, Puig sucks; look at his stats; semicolons are fun.
Corey Seager – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 17th homer, hitting .299. Â Seager or Correa? Â Is it close?
Yasmani Grandal – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 7th homer, hitting .179. Â I still have only one home run from my catcher slot on my RCL team (from a random Yan Gomes pick up). Â If I had left Yasmani on my team through injuries and just terrible play, I’d still be doing better! Â Yet…Again with some stank…YET! Â My offense is kicking ass. Â Punting catcher wins again.
Zach Davies – 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.22. Â *closes the children’s book* Â So, the moral of this story is never trust JB when talking about Brewers pitchers.
Fernando Rodney – Marlins acquired Rodney.  Talk about an odd trade.  Only two of the worst run organizations would be able to pull this one off.  Are the Marlins making this trade to make a run at the playoffs?  They can’t be serious.  Maybe Loria thinks Rodney is honoring the Sistine Chapel painting after he saves a game.  “That hat brim is so Art Deco!”  Maybe Ramos and Rodney could be a WWE tag team in offseason, The Maulin’ Marlins managed by Hensley Meulens.  You do not want to take on the Maulin’ Marlins!  At this point, I’d hold Rodney and Ramos.  My guess is Ramos closes, but it’s messy.  In San Diego, it’s clearly Ryan Buchter.
Justin Bour – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 15th homer. Â Leading those playoff-charging Marlins! Â See? Â I mean, does that ring the faintest truth bell?
Jace Peterson – 2-for-5. Â Has hit in every game in June except for one. Â Seriously.
Chris Tillman – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER. Â His ERA on 6/14 was 2.87. Â Now it’s 3.71. Â Mess with the Regression Fairies and you get a glam, glitter-speckled boot in your ass.
Hyun Soo Kim – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .344 as he was moved up to the two hole. Â Just move him up to leadoff already and Machado up to second and Jones into the three hole. Â You know you want to, Showalter.
Taijuan Walker – 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.29. Â He looked fully healed. Â Or, since it was a foot issue, maybe that’s heeled! Â Snort, snort, giggle-mixed-hiccup.
Madison Bumgarner – 1-for-4, 1 run, hitting .182.  A Bum indeed!  Oh, and he went 6 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.20.  A lot was made of Bumgarner hitting in an AL park, but you know what this says to me, and probably the other Giants, they don’t have one single hitter worth using as a DH.
Brandon Crawford – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting near-.350 in the last week with a bazinga amount of RBIs. Â About as many as Freddie Freeman has all year.
Buster Posey – 2-for-6, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .299. Â He gave A’s starter, Dillon Overton, a pocketful of Posey! Â Amiright? Â I know I am; was just making you feel involved. Â Strunk & White says that’s good writing. Â Or is it well writing?
Marcus Semien – 1-for-5 and his 16th homer. Â The real money shot: Â Semien’s been more valuable than Kipnis, Rendon and Dozier, to name a few 2B. Â To name others, he’s been better than Yelich, Belt, Beltre and Piscotty. Â See the Fantasy Baseball Player Rater for more. Â By the way, we also have a Rest of Season Player Rater. Â As in, what guys will do in the future.
Danny Espinosa – 2-for-4, 7 RBIs and his 14th and 15th homers, hitting .235.  Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy is doing some serious tubthumping.  After pissing April and May away.
Ryan Zimmerman – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 11th homer, hitting .227. Â Someone should go in the comments on Hitter-Tron and ask Rudy why he’s been holding Ryan Zimmerman for almost 250 at-bats. Â If nothing else, make sure he’s not trapped under a stack of phone books.
Brandon Finnegan – 2 1/3 IP, 8 ER.  Just followed this lovely Finnegan’s rainbow to this gorgeous pot of gold!  *looks in*  Is this liquid gold?  Wait a second, that’s urine!  Hey, c’mon!  It wasn’t easy to follow this rainbow to its natural conclusion, I had to pass through a lot of dangerous neighborhoods!
Joey Votto – 2-for-3 and his 14th homer, hitting .249. Â That average doesn’t look very JV. Â But, then again, it does look JV.
Michael Pineda – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 5.24, but it’s 3.00 in June in 30 IP with 37 Ks.  He went from nasty like a public toilet to nasty like getting busy in a Burger King bathroom.  If you like pitching Pinedas, and making love in the rain — I do! —  If you’re not into YoGa, the Orioles pitcher who sucks, and Yordano’s got half a brain. There’s one way to make me want to go to the tailor and ask to have my inseam taken out, and Pineda’s achieved it.  Well played, homeslice!  Now why didn’t you do that when I owned you in April?
Didi Gregorius – 1-for-3 and his 8th homer, now has two homers in the last two games, hitting .290.  I see some hot schmotatoes tonight that should be having my baby…bay-bee.
Shin-Soo Choo – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer. Â He’s overdue for a hamstring strain, isn’t he? Â Can someone check to make sure he didn’t forget to set his iCal?
Prince Fielder – 0-for-3, hitting .219. Â Prince hates his father, but his career bottomed out at the same time as his old man…Maybe I’m just like my father, too old.
A.J. Griffin – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERAÂ at 2.93. Â Nice start, but Alfredo Jettucine goes to Fenway next and I and the Stream-o-Nator both expect him to get creamed.
Rajai Davis – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 8th homer, hitting .271.  Aw, man, now they’re playing him again?  What the what?!  I thought Francona had lust for Naquin all of a sudden.  I won’t even get into Rajai batting sixth, which is an interesting choice vs. R.A. Dickey (7 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.21).  Guy with the knuckleball, who could give up steals, and you bury the King of SAGNOF.  Incredible.
Jason Kipnis – 2-for-3 and his 11th homer, hitting .271. Â Last year, he had 9 homers and a shoulder injury (which then Brantley caught). Â Kipnis’ career high in homers is 17, and he could easily surpass that. Â Okay, by like three or four homers, maybe. Â All right, he should pass it, but don’t expect him to fly by the career high.
Carlos Carrasco – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 14 Ks, ERA down to 2.56.  And people were asking in the comments if they should bench him.  Oh…*pounds out a chicken cutlet, fills it with spinach and ricotta cheese, rolls it up, ties it with twine, bakes it on 450 for 18-22 minutes, pulls it out and breathes in the aroma* …kay. That’s the Chicken Florentine pause. Practiced by many, only able to be pulled off by a few.
Josh Donaldson – 1-for-4 and his 19th homer, hitting .293. Â 2nd day in a row with a homer as he gets his F5 going.
Jordan Zimmermann – 6 IP, 4 ER, 11 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.95. Â I told you to sell him on April 22nd, when his ERA was 0.00 through three starts. Â His ERA never went below that mark again.
Cameron Maybin – 3-for-4, 1 run, 4 RBIs, hitting .359. Â That’s so not Maybin. Â Wow, if I thought that was Maybin, I would’ve picked him up a month ago.
Jake Odorizzi – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.91.  His K-rate (8.59) and walk rate (3.00) don’t feel super bleh, but isn’t he a black hole of excitement?  Just can’t generate any enthusiasm for him.  I’ll ask my shrink.  Dot dot dot.  Eee-dink!  What’s up with Odorizzi, nondescript astronaut Shrinky-Dink?
Oswaldo Arcia – 2-for-4, 1 run and his 1st steal. Â Still hot, still schmotatoing.
Erasmo Ramirez – 1/3 IP, 4 ER, and his 4th blown save.  So I guess Xavier Cedeno is the closer.
Kendrys Morales – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer, as he played the outfield. Â I’ve told you to pick him up 15 times in 14 days. Â Now it’s on you.
Chris Young – 4 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (6 BBs), 5 Ks, ERA at 6.24.  I like a good giraffe joke as much as the next short person, but how is Young still in the majors?
Jhonny Peralta – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Â You, sir, are no Devon Travis returning. Â Snap in the H formation!
Brandon Moss – 1-for-3 and his 17th homer. Â I tried to get people to pick him up for a few weeks, gave up on that. Â You keep rolling with no Moss.
Mike Leake – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.13. Â This might be the most Cardinal starters above 4 ERA this late in the year (Garcia, Leake, Wainwright, Wacha) since Dave Duncan founded the pitching staff in 1907.
Andrew Heaney – Will have Tommy John surgery. Â He tried a stem cell injection a few months ago, but that merely sprouted some flowers on his elbow.
Todd Frazier – 1-for-4 and his 23rd homer as he rejoins Team FML! Â That’s right, I traded Frazier away last month, and traded back for him yesterday — ended up sending Abreu/Mazara for Hosmer, Frazier and Wade Davis. Â Both trades with Prospector Ralph. Â Me and Prospector Ralph should get our own room! Â As in own chatroom, to discuss trades. Â What did you think I meant?
Tim Anderson – 3-for-4, hitting .314. Â I almost put him in this afternoon’s Buy column, but I get the sense that no one wants to pick him up, so y’all win. Â Hope you’re happy! Â *tantrum throwing*
Carlos Rodon – 5 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 baserunners, ERA at 4.24. Â Ugh, six baserunners and four earned is unlucky AF. Â Yes, unlucky as Abercrombie &Â Fitch. Â I’d try to continue to hold Rodon. Â I know, easier in concept.
Brian Dozier – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 13th homer, and, like, his 15th homer in the last week. Â I just gave you my Brian Dozier fantasy. Â It was written in limerick form.
Robbie Grossman – 1-for-3 and his 6th homer, but I just want to talk about Eduardo Nunez (2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, hitting .319).  I don’t even own Nunez and he’s got me gassed like Jonah Hill running up stairs.
Jason Heyward – Dealing with oblique soreness. Â Odd, I’m dealing with soreness at Heyward.
Kris Bryant – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 22nd homer, hitting .279. Â Where are all of those people in the preseason that said Bryant couldn’t rein in his Ks and hit for a respectable average? Â They can’t be on fantasy football yet.
Javier Baez – 2-for-5 and his 8th homer, hitting .269. Â Will be in this afternoon’s Buy, as he has been for the last three weeks. Â I’m seriously flummoxed. Â People wanted to draft this guy so bad when he didn’t even have a job, now he’s hitting and people are over him.
Yoenis Cespedes – 1-for-4 and his 19th homer. Â The Yo form of yay!
Steven Matz – 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners (3 BBs), 6 Ks, ERA up to 3.40.  Reports are saying Matz wanted elbow surgery but the Mets talked him out of it.  In related news, the Mets accidentally let their insurance coverage lapse.
I took your advice and traded Arenado and Piscotty for Trout and was able to talk him into adding David Peralta as well. Did I win this deal or what?
@Bryan: Seems pretty even to me…Id actually prefer the Arenado side being that corners are harder to fill but cant really complain anytime you end up with Trout on your team.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: I traded Arenado, Eaton, & Taijuan for Betts, Conforto, & Kluber in a h2h keeper league with OBP/SLG. Felt great at the time, even if it was nerve wracking to let go of the Torenado. Wish Conforto had worked out better (and there’s still time), but at least Betts and Kluber have been kicking major butt since.
@Bryan: Sounds fine
Which schmotato do I want to grab for the weekend?
Lawrie
T Anderson
Kim
Gregorius
Arcia
Thanks!
@Q: That’s a wide range of schmotato varieties. Anderson? Sure, Anderson.
@Q: Agree with Cram…Anderson
@Q: Agree with others
Hey Grey,
Great read as always! I’m thinking about shaking up my roster. In a 12 man keeper league, 7×7 (obp&slg and BAA/WHIP) which side would you choose?
Abreu and Arrieta
VS
Altuve, Castellanos and Trevor Bauer
In need of runs and pitching ratios
@9thwomanreader: Altuve
@Cram It: agree with Cram on this one..
@9thwomanreader: Agree with Cram
Grey!
How are ye? So lost that I was scouring the razzball website looking for the Friday buy column all yesterday afternoon only to discover that it was indeed Thursday and like, Friday comes after Thursday dah!
a. Enjoying that RCL (5×5, 12-team ESPN)….case in point? I started Danny Boy Espinosa yesterday! Now in first place in RBI with 554 (won’t last only lead by 1 RBI!) after Pagan’s bases loaded walk! Weird top of the 9th in Oak!
b. I know it’s not fantasy relevant but Fernando ‘Walk This Way’ Rodriguez could have been the lede if this were a reverse parallel universe on Earth-2, where people challenge to roster the most stank team. Five (5) walks in one inning! That is stank!
c. Horatio Caine (aka CSI Miami) quote of the day (July 1-3)
Scientist’s Girlfriend: What was that?
Scientist: I don’t know. Could be a black panther. I had one eat a sensor two months ago.
Scientist’s Girlfriend: You did?
Scientist: There’s nothing to worry about. They’re more afraid of us than we are of It’s getting closer.
Scientist’s Girlfriend: Whatever it was,it’s gone.
Scientist: Oh,my God! Oh,my God! Get your cell.Call for help.
Scientist’s Girlfriend: Okay,okay,okay. Hang on.
Tripp: This guy just ran out of the bushes.
Horatio: He’s covered in blood.
Scientist / Scientist’s Girlfriend: Where the hell are we?
Tripp: Horatio? According to his driver’s license,our victim’s name is,uh,Vince Koslov. I got the boys running a background check on him now.
Horatio: Thank you,Frank. Who do we have here?
Tripp: Daniel Nash. He found our vic.
Horatio: Or more like,our vic (cue the queue of sunglasses) found him.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC:
It’s funny you mention the Earth-2 league. My brother and I have been long searching for a league where we attempt to roster the worst team possible; most losses, blown saves, caught stealing, Ks for batters, and maybe some ratios if we setting minimum plate appearances and innings pitched.
Ideally there would still be a cant drop list; every team is required to roster and start whenever possible a set number of “consensus” top-50 players.
Has anyone seen this anywhere? And who’s in?
@Matty: Matty!
Sounds cool, I’m pretty sure it exists somewhere. It’d be as easy to set up as current ESPN leagues I would imagine. Just set up the parameters. There would be a lot of variance between the best and the worst teams and it would require a lot more luck than current setups. No one roots for his team to lose on purpose except Pete Rose.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Thursday doesn’t come after Friday in Chad? A. Nice! B. Yeah, yikes C. Haha
Hi Grey , just a few adjustements
1) 2B: HorRendon expendable on my bench … striking out just sooo much !
and Devon Travis / Javier Baez / Danny Boy Espinosa / José Ramirez / Brad Miller /DDGregorius on FA !
would you make a move? i already have Altuve or Carpenter @ 2B
i may need a SS to let IanDsmd lands on OF
2) OF: Myers / Springer / Trumbo / KrushDtoDavis /
FA: Pagan / YTomas / RJDavis heating up…
with Fowler / Bautista / Sano on my DL spots
3) and last SP: drop Snell to activate Rich Hill?
@Nick: 1. Travis 2. Hold 3. Yes
Every time I see you post F5, I picture Brock Lesnar storming the mound to take a pitcher to “suplex city!” Lol
To the point, I’m confident in deGrom, Wright and Fulmer for my team tonight. Questionmark on DeSclafani, start or sit vs the Nationals?
Also, between DeSclafani or V. Velasquez, who do I drop to activate Rich Hill?
@Mike: Haha… Start…I just dropped VV, I would’ve dropped DeSclafani first
I currently employ Profar at 2b in a shallow 10 team H2H . Would u rather have Espinosa, Odor or Baez instead? Thanks and happy Independence Day weekend!
@Tony C: Odor
@Tony C: Profar is your starting 2B? What are you doing, he’s not even playing everyday. Pick up any of those guys.
i also have Devin Travis on my roster that ive been playing but I think jettisoning Profar for any of the above 2b would be wise since Prifar is not a full time participant
@Tony C: Correct.
@Tony C: Odor is available?…Grab him.
@Tony C: Thanks! Odor is a top 30 bat overall, including all positions
Great stuff as usual!
I was offered kemp and Puig for my Mccutchen
or j. Upton and Puig for Mccutchen.
My OF is currently Harper, McCutchen, Valencia and Werth at the U
14 team h2h points
@Zoot: I wouldn’t do the Kemp deal but could see doing the Upton one
@Zoot: Agree with F
Grey! Odirizzi is so boring, I think I accidentally left him out of rcl lineup last night… maybe should check it more than twice a week? [Insert winking emoticon]
I listened to you on Moss. 3 hr in last 8 days ish. Thanks!
@Tigres: Ha, nice!
Hey man, some know it all took advantage of my cheapness on the FA boards and stole Bour from me. Can you believe this guy?
Best pick up to replace Bour:
Mark Reynolds
Alex Gordon
Jankowski
Cuthbert
Thanks!
@What Would Dykstra Do?: Reynolds for now
@What Would Dykstra Do?: Agree with F
I have Desmond at SS but can get Baez or Semien off the wire. What level of SP should I target with Desmond for it to make sense to SELL? Salazar, Price? Wainright? Or just hold bc Ian is a freight train that can’t stop, won’t stop!
@Bill: If you can get Salazar, that would be quite the coup.
@Bill: Agree with Cram
I’m in a 7×7 league (obp/ total bases/ holds/ k/walk ratio)
Would you make any swaps ?
C realmuto
1b abreu
2b odor
3b Donaldson
Ss Seager
0f Duvall, Marte, yelich
Util- Mazara, puljos
Bench – heyward, piscotty
Sp – Hendricks, happ, matz, carassco, walker, Joe Ross, Velasquez, shoemaker, Cole
Rp – Robertson, f_-rod, gregerson
Free agents include: morales, turner, Russell, Vogt semien , stroman, smyly
Thanks
@Paradise paved: I could see losing Heyward for Morales
@Paradise paved: i’d seriously contemplate Morales for Piscotty.
@Paradise paved: Agree with F
Per rotoworld:
“Shi Davidi writes of Aaron Sanchez that “the talk now (is) that he may be strong enough to hang in as a starter all year long.”
The Blue Jays have said previously that Sanchez will move to the bullpen at some point this season in an effort to keep his workload down, and just two weeks ago manager John Gibbons reiterated that stance. However, Sanchez has been so good as a starter that the club may be reconsidering things. It’s possible they could ultimately just decide to skip and/or push back Sanchez a few times, although even if they did that the righty would still be looking at a large innings increase. He threw only 92 1/3 innings last season and is currently on pace for 213 1/3 frames this year. It’s obviously a situation for fantasy owners to monitor closely.”
So it looks like the Jays might not move him to the pen at all. I have to assume this improves his ROS value. Still try to sell him?
What are you thoughts on trading Sanchez for Matz?
@bossmanjunior333: I’d want Sanchez, due to the injury concern with Matz
@bossmanjunior333: I would not trade him for Matz. That’s asking for trouble.
@bossmanjunior333: Sounds like Sanchez will be toast next year… Forget Matz if for this year
@Grey: Schoop went 0-3 with a 1 run – WTF, doesn’t he know he is supposed to get a hit or else people are going to ask you if they should drop him?????
@William Hung: Hey that sounds like something you would say sincerely!
@Cram It: haha no way!
@William Hung: Ha
Schoop didn’t get a hit yesterday, should I drop him..hehe
@Malicious Phenoms: Ha
From how slow this board is today, looks like a lot of people have started their 4 day weekend..
have a fun and safe 4th!
@Malicious Phenoms: You too
COASTAL CAROLINA NATIONAL CHAMPS!
@Malicious Phenoms: MP3!
@Goodwill Hunting 2: Hunting Season: Haha
Thanks for the write up as always!!
Keeper/dynasty league question. Which ranger would you want as the last piece in a deal.
Mazara or Gallo?
@Justin: Mazara
@Justin: Agree with F
NL only buchter or estevez?
@Goodwill Hunting 2: Hunting Season: also,
2. dynasty, buchter or madson, also have the viz/cishek
@Goodwill Hunting 2: Hunting Season: 2. Madson
@Goodwill Hunting 2: Hunting Season: Buchter over Estevez for your first Q.
Funny thing is, I had an offer on the table, receiving Buchter back and sending Estevez. I thought about it, then rejected it about 4 hours before the Rodney deal. Sonuva-Reject! Had Buchter not given up a bunch of runs on Weds night, I would have made the trade and been looking like a genius.
@Goodwill Hunting 2: Hunting Season: Buchter
@Grey: sweet jesus, ya get one thing stuck in yr head, i can actually drop will smith and have 3 closers (something completely sick to have in NL only 10 teamer). not that competitive of league of course, many other 8th inning guys owned, but teams are slow to figure this shit out. in any kind of decent league i couldn’t have even waited till 3 AM (yahoo daily today) much less 9 hours later. i had smith/jeffress handcuffed in my head.
H2H points league
Carlos Gomez or Maybin at CF – ROS
@Chris: Maybin
@Chris: Maybin
Put Castro at SS and kind of fell asleep. Now I am realizing he is not very good. Would you replace him with Andrus, Diaz or Semien?
@Diamond Joe: Semien
So I’ve been living out on the East coast for about 10 years and this is the first weekend I’m going to The Shore. Ocean City. Any advise Master Unscrupulous Seducer Of Woman?
@Strolg: Ocean City is a snooze… Maybe you pick up some old ladies in an old Cadillac… Hit up Point Not So Pleasant for Jenkins and frozen custard (not same place)… Then talk to every Puerto Rican girl you can find and ask for Veronica DeSoto, she doesn’t exist, but it’s a good starter
well, really, the 2 trades together made you effectively trade abreu/maz for wade/hosmer, as you started and ended with frazier.
being in KC for a while (leaving today) i saw that moss HR, when he hit it, i was all like “that looks like one of roid era big mac HR right there”, 477 feet.
@Montezuma’s Revenge… right now: i think you just pointed out what we all were thinking about Moss –
@Montezuma’s Revenge… right now: Yeah, but sounds better if I include Frazier
yo grey what’s happening?
1- Jankowski or Merrifield for SAGNOF? I am in a net sb-cs league and the pain that is felt when one of my big power guys gets caught stealing cannot be described. Like Duvall earlier this week. losing 8-2 in the 8th inning and he fucking tries to steal a base. for the love of darwin.
2- Also I picked up AJ Reed for pure speculation (I am already first in HR and RBI). it looks like it will take awhile for him to heat up. I am not sure I can afford to roster him on the bench. it’s ok to drop him right? or is he such a Correa/Troutesque rookie that I have to hold on as a keeper for next year?
3- and finally, I picked up J zimm in a trade last week. He kinda sucks lately though. Now my SP are Carrasco, Salazar, Rodon, Matz, Shoe, J Gray, Pineda, VV and J zim. TBH J zimm looks like my weakest SP? wtf I have to drop one soon and it kills me to drop a guy I just traded for.
Thanks again YTB
@peacecoast: 1 . eh 2. Try and package him up with say… J Zimm if you need the roster spot. He’s good but could take a bit to get into big league form. Not all rookies are Trout, Bryant and come up hitting. 3. I’d work on moving JZim and possibly Matz. Obviously Matz is a nice keeper so only if you can get decent return
@peacecoast: 1. Merrifield 2. Hold for a few 3. Gray’s your weakest, VV is 2nd, then JZ
Keeper league:
$13 mazara, $10 taillion for $45 Degrom.
Im 99% sure I wouldn’t keep anyone involved (maybe mazara?)
$10 ozuna, $13 mazara, $10 taillion for $10 springer, $45 degrom?
I would keep springer as one of my 6 keepers. You can only keep 6 players/year.
@Letsgo: Mazara side. And I would keep him.
@Letsgo: Agree with Cram
Dynasty & salary cap league, Trumbo/VMart for Lester/2017 3rd round pick? Which side? Thanks in advance!
@DBo: Trumbo
@DBo: Agree with F
Kershaw is in DL.
I’m in a keeper league and my pitching is messy.
Trade my Stanton for Kershaw?
With Stanton’s performance in last three months, prolly buy low anyway. Thoughts appreciated.
@Wilson: Id want Stanton….Try for cheaper pitching.
@Wilson: Agree with F
Would you drop Jose Ramirez for Espinosa? I am also holding Trea Turner. Need power and avg most.
@cheez whit: Sure
12 team, yahoo, roto, 5×5.
give- Nomar Mazara, Andrew Miller.
get- George Springer
is this good or should I try for more?
R(10) HR(10) RBI(10) SB(10.5) AVG (11) W(5) SV(8.5) K(5) ERA(12) WHIP(11)
this could give me a free spot to add a pitcher. I’m -41 in projected IP.
MY TEAM
CA- Lucroy. 2B- Rizzo. 2B- Cano. 3B- Longoria. SS- Villar.
OF- Beltran. OF- Ozuna. OF- Mazara. UT- Gomez. UT- Revere.
BN- Chisenhall.
SP- deGrom. SP- Hendricks. RP- Rondon. RP- Cishek.
P- Betances. P- Miller. P- Buchter. P- Kelley.
BN- Matz, Fulmer, Gray, Velasquez.
DL- Papelbon.
@SpecialFNK: Good deal…Take Springer
@SpecialFNK: Agree with F
Looking to pickup Buchter ( on waivers until Sun Morning ).
Who to drop : Naquin or H.S. Kim = both bench bats , but been playing them since J.Upton is cold ”
“again” . Or R.Ray who is pitching Sunday vs San Fran , then again @ San Fran next week.
6×6 daily mixed roto.
Everyone have a Happy and Safe weekend.
@JoeG414: Naquin, you too!
Mr. Albright.
So I’m in first place in my points league, but the fantasy gods have basically decided to Reggie Roby my pitching (Kershaw, Matz, Walker, Darvish, Cole, Colome). I got a guy who is in last place who isn’t going to catch up this year. He’s willing to trade Arrieta for Darvish and Cole.
We keep six, and here are my potential keepers right now: Kershaw, Arenado, C Seager, Polanco, Urias, Cano, Darvish, Cole, Will Myers.
Can you think of any reason why I shouldn’t make the trade?
Thanks, Grey!
@Todd: Take Arrieta
Bregman Update: 4-for-5 and a walk in his first AAA game with 5 runs and 3 RBI! Not a bad start; could take the Correa path to the majors and get called up after only 100 ABs in AAA. They will certainly find a place for him now that they’re back in the playoff hunt.
Phillies pitching prospect Matt Imhof had his right eye surgically removed on Tuesday after suffering an injury in a freak accident last week.
Awful. Imhof was struck in the face by a resistance band that was anchored to a wall and was told by doctors that his eye was “crushed like a grape.” They attempted to reconstruct the eye, but removing it gave Imhof the best chance to “live a normal life,” according to the pitcher. It appears that Imhof may try to continue his career, although it’s unclear when he might be able to pitch again.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
Jul 1 – 10:59 AM
@Malicious Phenoms: Sorry man, not sure how this posted up here..
@RePete: See him in Sept
“Maybe I’m just like my father, too old.” Frickin priceless! But seriously, flying waay under the radar is Brock Stewart. CBS 5% owned. I’m also a K whore so picked him up yesterday. Chances on him sticking and making an impact?
Was offered D. Gordon/S. Dyson for JD Martinez/E. Gattis. I need SV and SB but having a hard time parting with that much power. Which side do you prefer?
Urias vs Taillon
1. ROS
2. Keeper
great podcast this week. best interview ever. solid question, bro
@WM: 1. Tallion….2. Urias
@WM: Thanks! Agree with F
Would you cut Steve Matz for Walker?
@Bob: Must be a shallow league but I’d cut someone else if possible but if not i could see making that move.
@Bob: Yup
Marte for Aroldys and Duvall?
@Jammer McSlam: Marte
@Jammer McSlam: Agree with F
Starlin is kinda boring me, and I need SB. Drop him for Owings?
@peacecoast: Id rather have Starlin but he is droppable to fill a need.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Assuming Castro
@JeF WiTh 1 F: ya castro, I could also drop merrifield for owings hmmm..what ya think? merri has cooled off, not stealing much.
@peacecoast: Yeah id lose Merri before Castro
@peacecoast: as long as you’re talking about Castro and not Marte – not a whole lot of upside either way. i guess if you need steals
@peacecoast: Owings isn’t much of anything and DL’d
Been offered D. Gordon/S. Dyson for JD Martinez/E. Gattis. I need SB and SV but having hard time parting with so much power. Which side do you like?
Sorry, you were caught by the spam filter for some reason… JD side
Good for a giggle as always.
In a 12 team keep 6, h2h 5×5 obp,qs league.
First off out of these players who out of these would you keep (22 rounds in our drafts)
Taillon 22nd rd value
Franco 20th
Sano 20th
Bregman 22
Buxton 17
Odor 21
Blackmon 4
Nola 20th
Alex reyes 22nd
I was offered t story who could be kept for the next three years and abreu for sano who can be kept for 2 more. Currently trotting out freeman at 1b (ugh) and villar at ss.
Should i pull the trigger?
@OJ Simpson: Thanks! I’d take Story….
Franco 20th
Sano 20th
Bregman 22
Odor 21
Nola 20th
Taillon 22nd rd value
Would you cut Heyward for Pagan
@Bob: no – Heyward has raised his avg 30 points (still sucks) and starts his nice second half rise to suprisingly decent year end numbers
@Bob: Nah
Has there been any update to the extent of Colome injury?
@S’All Goooood, Man: Not that I heard
Dynasty league, would you trade Sale for Wil Myers? I would be receiving Myers. Need some OF help and already own Salazar, JoFer and Kershaw so pretty solid on pitching. I also think Sale will break down (injury) with his motion. Also may be able to grab Giancarlo or he’s better
@Chad Donaldson (Josh cousin): You should do better for Sale
@JeF WiTh 1 F: agree with F man
@WhiteRabbit: I agree, going after Goldy
@Chad Donaldson (Josh cousin): Agree with others
Going to see my binkie Mazara on the 4th at Fenway. You made need to find a new Prospector after I run onto the field, and hug him like the Morgana.
@Ralph LIfshitz: They better not bench him
You’re not built like Matt Adams are you? He maybe could pass for Morganna.
@Ralph LIfshitz: Make sure to secure your breasts firmly under your white tee
6×6 head to head. I only have 6 moves left all year.
Drop rendon for Beaz at 3rd? thanks
@rottenpicks: no i dropped him 2 months ago. Id save my moves and ride him out at this point
@rottenpicks: Hold
Buenos Dias mr grey.
Looking to replace my Leonys and my shirona! Ok actually just my Leonys. Would any of Tomas, Choo (:/) or big Steve Moya be worthy? Speed would be nice but it’s not like Leonys has been running recently
Gracias
@Hank: Ha, Choo
2 Different leagues I dropped Buchter on the off-day yesterday, two hours later he is a closer. Guess who isn’t #1 on the waiver wire anywhere….I hate saves.
Freddie 29 RBIs
@The Great Knoche: He’s on waivers in our RCL too, someone must’ve dropped him, and I say that thinking it could be me
Hello Grey,
Which side you prefer on this trade:
Arrieta and Paxton or Ventura
FOR
Kluber and Carlos Martinez
Thanks!!
@Chris: Kluber side for me
@Chris: Agree with F
Burns or Alcides ROS?
@Steve: Alcides
Whaddup Grey and the gang!
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), NH (+10) PF (+15)
(4) SP: Salazar, Carrasco, Harvey, Matz
(3) RP: Robertson, Osuna, Dyson
Bench: (McCullers, Paxton, Pineda, Duffy, Rodon/streamer)
I’m up 77 points in my H2H points matchup and I’m pretty sure my opponent will be starting Stroman vs. CLE, Wright vs. LAA, Wainwright vs. MIL, and probably a few desperate streams on Sunday if he’s still losing. I did manage to dodge a Kershaw bullet but I don’t want to lose this lead!
Right now I just have Paxton vs. BAL (20.6) and Duffy @PHI (17.2) scheduled to start on Saturday but wanted to see if you’d start any of the options below today or tomorrow? Also what are my best start option(s) on Sunday 7/3? If anything I might pickup guys only to make sure my opponent can’t stream them? Also, I only have one streaming spot (Rodon) unless you think I can cut someone else from my staff? I think Duffy would be the first to go if needed, so I guess I’ll see how he does on Saturday…
7/1
Eovaldi @SD (18.7)*
B. Norris vs. COL (14.0)
Fiers vs. CHA (8.3)
7/2
Corbin vs. SF (6.3)
Snell vs. DET (-0.1)
7/3
Urias vs. COL (21.6)
Ray vs. SF (12.3)
Ventura @PHI (12.1)
Conley @ATL (9.6)
McHugh vs. CHA (8.9)
J. Gray @LAN (6.0)
Mengden vs. PIT (0.4)
@ebudz: You spend a lot of time formulating these situations every day. Must be stressful!
@Cram It: Nah it’s not too stressful especially when I’m tokin’ half the time! I just have a Google Docs sheet I just update with matchups and SON’s values as I find them and then Grey’s opinions help me pick ones to actually use.
@ebudz: I wouldn’t mess with today’s streams… Sunday: Urias vs. COL (21.6)
Ray vs. SF (12.3)
McHugh vs. CHA (8.9)
J. Gray @LAN (6.0)
Rajai or Odubel?
@Robert: ODB
@Robert: Agree with F
Which Curaçaoan ROS?
Profar or schoop
@Stantonovation: Schoop still getting no love, huh? Schoop.
@Cram It: told you that 0-3 last night was bad…
@Stantonovation: Agree with Cram
Thanks for starting the holiday weekend off right Grey!
6X6 (OBP instead of AVG, QS instead of W; Doubles + Triples and IP/GS as the 6th Cats) 10 Team Redraft League
Pick 3 ROS regardless of position:
Justin Turner, Heyward, AJ Reed, Morales, Pineda, Danny Duffy
As a follow up, are you buying Pineda as more than a streamer ROS?
Thanks and have a great 4th!
@GonzoChicago: Turner, Morales, Duffy
@GonzoChicago: Thanks! I’d go Reed, Morales, Pineda…Drop Reed next week if he still hasn’t hit
@Cram It: On a level of 1-10, how great was that comeback against the Cubs? I was mentally preparing myself for the loss after getting swept in DC and then Familia loading the bases with 1 out…
@William Hung: I didn’t get to see it! Just knowing they won, it’s a 10. Hopefully get some momentum when the Nats come back around!
@Cram It: Conforto needs to get right ASAP. I’m cautiously optimistic that Reyes can actually help
The Mets better not think that Wheeler is a piece to move cause with Thor and Matz’s elbow, Wheeler is going to be a big piece of what they do in August/September
@William Hung: Yeah it was nice even with Familia giving me a heart attack in the ninth.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: After John Franco, Armando Benitez, and remember Braden Looper???? Familia doesn’t phase me
@William Hung: Those guys are the reason i trust no one.
Your Prince Fielder and Carlos Carrasco comments were epic. I love me some Carrasco Sauce. Pause?
1) Thoughts on Duvall ROS? Hold/sell? Power is premium. I know you hate Trumbo, and I see some similarities.
2) Rank for ROS: Steven Wright, Taijuan Walker, Kyle Hendricks, Danny Salazar, Carlos Carrasco (complete games is a stat, 7×7 roto)
@Phil Up Your Crevice: 1. Hold (Could always sell for a good offer)…2. Carrasco, Salazar, Walker for me.
@Phil Up Your Crevice: Thanks! 1. Sell if you can 2. Agree with F
Naquin or Moyà as a fifth outfielder?
Thanks!
@Murph: Moya
Good morning Grey. Start or sit?
J. Ross vs Cinn (Straily) SON $10.3
Archer vs Det (Pelfrey) SON $24.9
Giolito vs Cinn (Lamb) SON $-0.7
Thank you.
@Jedimasters: Start all 3
Kim in Baltimore. Why isn’t he a full time starter? I like his swing and batting eye. So do you think Buck will make him a full time player?
He plays enough
Would you start any of:
– Gausman @ SEA
– Hammel @NYN
@dem ribbies: Hammel
Does HS Kim any chance of playing full time?
I see Peter Bourjos is the new starting OF in Philly. Any chance in the smalle park he can put together a near 15-15 season the rest of the year? What is his upside this year?
Would you prefer Bourjos over Michael Bourn in an H2H standard league?
Sorry, you were caught by the spam filter for some reason… Bourjos over Bourn
Neil Walker or Devon Travis?
@Smell The Glove: Coin flip, Travis
@Smell The Glove: Travis
Standard 5×5 league. Need to cut one of the following: carter, choo or moss. Thoughts?
@Agentmoose71: Carter
Hey Grey! Looking to nail 2 Kershaw-acquiring trades in 2 days.
Today’s trade would be for my redraft H2H 10 team league. I’m way ahead in 1st + very likely to have a first round playoff bye, so I’m looking solely to build the best team possible for when September playoffs roll around.
In exchange for Kershaw (from a guy who needs to make a push now to get into the playoffs), he wants my Carrasco and Kenley Jansen.
Gotta take that, right? I have a very deep pitching staff which also features through Scherzer, Price, etc. (my worst SPs are Hill and Pom), so Carrasco is not a big loss. I also have 2 other closers, in Familia + Oh (and new closers become available on the reg on waivers).
Take Kershaw immediately and get psyched for H2H playoffs?
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Carrasco is a top 7 SP and Jansen is a top 2 closer… Don’t see why you take Kershaw’s injury risk
@Grey: Kershaw goggles?
Perhaps
Fantastic write-up and by far one of the better headlines this year Mr. Gamble! I somehow manage to roster players that only hit solo dongs. Is there a glossary term for that? This week I have 10HRs and 26 RBIs…Ridonk.
Perhaps Dong Solo?
@Mrs.Featherbottom: Thanks! That is crazy… Dong solo? Meh
Grey, mazara next season…. What kind of numbers can we expect from this kid?
@primetime: 25/7/.280
10-team H2H Points league with a 7 start max per week for SP.
Roster:
C- Realmulto
2B/SS- Segura
2B/SS- Murphy
1B/3B- Machado
1B/3B- Rizzo
OF– Saunders
OF- Springer
OF- Zobrist
UTIL– Schoop
UTIL- E. Nunez
Bench – Melky, Castellanos, Chisenhall, Tulo, Pujols,Beltre
DL- J.D. Martinez
SP- Salaazar, Carrasco, Quintana, Matz, Samardzija, Ross
RP- Familia, Britton
DL – Hill, Colome
Waiver wire SP:
Rodon, Peavy, Odorizzi, DeSclafani, Gausman, Conley, Duffy, Griffin, Norris, Moore, Davies
Trade Offer:
Give Carrasco/Salazar and Castellanos
for
Kris Bryant
I am currently in 1st place but with the same record as 3 other teams. I’m the leader in Points For (and Points Against coincidentally).
With the number of bats I already have benched and the mid-level pitching that is available on the wire, should I do this deal to get Bryant or stay put? If you say do the deal, which of these 2 SP’s should I trade?
In a standard keeper, Moncada ($8) or Giolito ($5), cost goes up five dollars every year the player is kept. Thanks!
@Tony: Moncada
@Tony: Agree with F
@Grey, I was offered Betances and Edwin Encarnacion for my Goldy in a league with holds. Its a keeper league and Betances can be kept for 8 and Goldy for 26.
@jay: Hold
@jay: Agree with F
@Grey: What about Mazzara kept at 5 for Betances at 8? I currently have Pujols on the bench and he can slide into my Util spot.
Maz
Once Morales gets OF eligibility (2 more games played in OF in Yahoo leagues), who do you like, ROS? Morales or Khris Davis?
@Random girl who looks sort of like Falcor, from Neverending Story: Davis
10-team H2H Points league with a 7 start max per week for SP.
Roster:
C- Realmulto
2B/SS- Segura
2B/SS- Murphy
1B/3B- Machado
1B/3B- Rizzo
OF– Saunders
OF- Springer
OF- Zobrist
UTIL– Schoop
UTIL- E. Nunez
Bench – Melky, Castellanos, Chisenhall, Tulo, Pujols,Beltre
DL- J.D. Martinez
SP- Salazar, Carrasco, Quintana, Matz, Samardzija, Ross
RP- Familia, Britton
DL – Hill, Colome
Waiver wire SP:
Rodon, Peavy, Odorizzi, DeSclafani, Gausman, Conley, Duffy, Griffin, Norris, Moore, Davies
Trade Offer:
Give Carrasco/Salazar and Castellanos
for
Kris Bryant
I am currently in 1st place but with the same record as 3 other teams. I lead in Points For (and Points Against coincidentally)
1) With the number of bats I already have benched and the mid-level pitching that is available on the wire, should I do this deal to get Bryant or stay put?
2) If you say do the deal, should I trade away Salazar or Carrasco?
3) Of the list of waiver wire SP above, who are the top 3?
Thanks!!
Sorry, you were caught by the spam filter for some reason… Bryant side is way better, Salazar…. 3. DeScla, Rodon, Duffy
@Grey: You should time your buy article to after Mattingly announces how Rodney will be used – with everyone starting to sell Rodney, he might be eligible as a BUY if he is said to be closer and Ramos moved to the 8th
Mattingly will likely announce it next Wednesday
Another team dropped Matz earlier this weak. I picked him up. Gausman is also available. Is Matz worth the gamble or should drop him for Gausman? I could also drop DeSclafini or Duffy.
@Dustyfingers: Hold Matz and take Duffy over Disco
Hold
@Dustyfingers: Thanks all!
@Dustyfingers: Why do you all say hold on Matz? Cain was horrible pitching through bone spur for two years. …I had one. It was agony.
Moya or Mark Reynolds ROS? Got my eye on Moya. Could alternately try Lawrie – so who do you like least of Lawrie, Reynolds, and Moya ROS?
@BootsyBaby: Forget ROS as none of these guys are worth ROS…Id take Reynolds for now.
Moya will play for maybe another 2 weeks until JD returns
Thanks guys!
No problem
@Grey Should I pick up Baez? I have Rendon, Schoop, Correa, Arenado, Segura, Villar all to play in 5 spots each day (2b, 3b, SS, UTIL, UTIL). I could drop AJ Reed or one of these 6 or should I stick with what I have? My 1B is Encarnacion, but I was looking for Reed to be a backup.
12 team, head to head
Hold for now
Yo, BB.
Have a great holiday weekend, bud. Wish me luck in my quest to get above .500!
P.
Thanks, Phil! You too!
Trea Turner is learning to play CF. What maybe 2 to 3 weeks before they bring him up.
Sounds about right
12 team 6×6 w/ obp
Trade question. My Crush Davis for McCutchen and Taillon?
Hold
Oh or Buchter?
Oh
12 H2H – 1 for SO 4 OF 1 DH no utility
ROS Carlos Santana or Kendrys for my DH
Also, I have Franco , Castellanos and Justin Turner. Who would be the best trade bait? I need OF help and with 3 3b I need to make room
Kendrys…Franco
Worth dropping Wellington for Brian McCann?
Nope
@Grey:
The Beef needs to show that power
I know
Grey, ROS please rank McCullers/Sanchez (Aaron)/Matz/Rodon/Nola. Very concerned with Matz.
ROS: Bum v. Kershaw.
Maybe the epidural works, but maybe not so much. Will he miss 2 starts, 4 ? Who knows. Bum is a beast.
Thanks
Carrasco/Salazar looking as good as advertised.
McCullers, Sanchez, Nola…Bum
Buchter or Charlie Estevez (or is that Emilio Sheen)?
H2H – W, QS, SV, KS, KS/9, ERA, WHIP
Buchter
Grey,
Thanks as always for the help, you’ve got me in the running once again! Dumpster diving for SP and my focus is Ws and Ks… Who are your top 3 ROS?
Nola, Rodon, Chen, Wainwright, Duffy, Hendricks
Duffy, Hendricks, Nola
1 more Please rank McCullers/Sanchez/Walker. All 3 ahead of Nola/Rodon/Matz ?
Yup
@Grey: thanks. Happy 4th !
You too!
Kinda want to grab Kendrys but not thrilled about dropping any of Pederson, Turner, Santana, Ellsbury, or maybe one of Paxton, Sanchez, Giolito, Walker. Hold or drop a Dodger?
Can lose Pederson
Really, last one : ROS: T. Anderson/T.Thompson/Reynols/Gregorius/Solarte.
Can use b. avg./runs/rbis/h.r.’s- Not s.b.’s.
Anderson
Drop Danny Valencia or AJ reed for Kendrys Morales? Or hold?
I’d try to hold Reed thru the weekend
Better DL stash -Boxberger or Colome? thanks
Colome
Heyward or T Walker ROS?
Trumbo or Carrasco ROS?
Heyward… Trumbo
@Grey: would you trade kershaw for boegarts, how serious u think this injury is? Would be left Shoe Ross Verlander Duffy Samchez JGray. Current SS is Kang
I’d take Xander
Pick 2 for today…
Trumbo vs Lefty Wade LeBlanc
Schoop vs Lefty Wade LeBlanc
Duvall vs Roark
Lamb vs Cueto
Thanks
Trumbo, Duvall
Need an OF in 10×10 weekly H2H OPS league. Arcia, Kim, Chisenhall, Crisp, or grab Kendrys and hope he gets eligibility soon?
Arcia
Actually Kim… Kendrys if he had eligibility
Aaron Sanchez and Jason Hammel for Shoemaker and Pap
Which side do you go with?
Hammel, it’s fair, depends on needs
10 team, 4×4 (no Ks, no runs), 2 catcher, 6 bench spot redraft league, just offered the following:
Get:
Travis d’Arnaud C | NYM
Starling Marte CF | PIT
Rougned Odor 2B | TEX
Max Scherzer SP | WAS
Give:
Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY
Manny Machado 3B | BAL
Brian McCann C | NYY
Should I take it? I’m weak in the P categories, dead last in Ws.
Here’s what my team would look like after the trade:
C: Russell Martin TOR-C
C: Travis d’Arnaud NYM-C
1B: Anthony Rizzo CHC-1B
2B: Rougned Odor TEX-2B
SS: Ian Desmond TEX-CF,LF,SS
3B: Nick Castellanos DET-3B
CI: Victor Martinez DET-1B,DH
MI: Jason Kipnis CLE-2B
OF: Starling Marte PIT-CF,LF
OF: Mookie Betts BOS-CF,RF
OF: Marcell Ozuna MIA-CF,RF
OF: Khris Davis OAK-DH,LF
OF: Justin Upton DET-CF,LF
Util: Prince Fielder TEX-1B,DH
P: Max Scherzer WSH-SP
P: Julio Teheran ATL-SP
P: Arodys Vizcaino ATL-RP
P: Craig Kimbrel BOS-RP
P: David Robertson CWS-RP
P: Anthony DeSclafani CIN-SP
P: Julio Urias LAD-SP
P: Sonny Gray OAK-SP
P: Michael Pineda NYY-SP
BN: J.D. Martinez DET-RFD
BN: Addison Russell CHC-2B,SS
BN: Billy Burns OAK-CF
BN: Dee Gordon MIA-2BS
BN: Tim Anderson CWS-SS
BN: Trevor Rosenthal STL-RP
Works for me
Drop : Trayce, Gregorius, Solarte. Reynolds ? Can use all hitting other than s.b.’s ?
A little concerned with playing time for Trayce.
@True and Correct: Trayce when he plays, Gregorius right now, Reynolds in Coors.
@True and Correct: Oh , drop. Drop Solarte. I thought your previous question was your last one. For reals, on the serious.
@Cram It: Thanks. Solarte does have cover at 3 positions, though.
Reynolds at home, otherwise Didi
@Grey: Thanks Grey. Asked who to DROP (for T.Anderson), though. Between Trayce and Solarte ?
Solarte
Drop Ellsbury for Semien. 12 team h2h 5×5. Have sb covered I think. Thanks and enjoy the 4th!
Nah, you too!
forsythe or Baez (including ops and bb)
Forsythe
hey grey. how do you rank these guys ROS? thanks.
heyward/moss/K.davis/gardy/baez/Espinosa.
Davis, Heyward
12 team 7×7 roto 2 at each IF and C & 5 OF, 9 P
I lead in all offensive cats but SB. Need to improve P to seal the deal. My staff is Bumgarner, Salazar, Samardzija, Eickhoff, Rodon, Velazquez, Wacha, Chen and Colon. I have Joc on the bench.
Should I make either of these trades or hold?
Get Sonny Gray and give up Marcell Ozuna
Get Chris Archer and give up Joc and Cervelli
Try Archer
10 team 6×6 OBP
Drop profar for one of reyes, kendrys, kris davis, reddick, moss, fielder,
CI goldy, pujols, frazier
MI Villar, merrifield, kang, profar (bench)
Util franco
Davis
Hey Grey,
Still holding onto C.Gomez and L.Martin on my bench. Do you like any of these bats better?
E.SUAREZ
S.CASTRO
D.ESPINOSA
C.SANTANA
K.PILLAR
B.MOSS
C.MAYBIN
J.REYES
S.MOYA
Y.TOMAS
Moss, Moya
Streamy loves Kennedy today, but I’m scurred of starting him on the road. Should I face my fears and trot him out there? It should be noted that literally every time I’ve ever streamed Kennedy he does terribly so if I start him it could ruin it for everybody.
@Hugman: Well seeing as his performance is directly related to whether you deploy him or not, I’m going to say don’t start him so I can benefit from his strong matchup against a weak offense. Should get the W at least. Thanks!
I would not
@Grey: I’m sitting him. You’re welcome, everybody!
Start or sit Smyly vs. Detroit? AL Only.
Start
I’ve got my obligatory should I ditch any Franco/Segura/HanRam/Kemp for (today) Baez question? OBP league. Happy 4th to you and cougs brody
Nah…Thanks, Alexander Brohamilton
or Lindor or Bogaerts? Is it close?
Xander
i was offered Chris Carter or Beltran for Oh
I am competing for RBI’s and HR’s
I cant win Saves
Who would you take. I am afraid Beltarn is a sneeze away from going on the DL
He then offered me both for Oh. I am not sure if its a real offer. I would have to drop Saunders to make that deal,
What would you do
Thanks
Carter
I currently have Castro in my U-spot, so position doesn’t matter much (That’s what she said, in Cuba). Should I drop Starlin for Moya, Pagan, or Souza?
Moya
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@Grey: what’s this mean son
Grey,
So, in continuation about making room for Rich Hill back off the DL, I need to decide to drop either Matz, Archer, or X Cedeno (and go one less pen guy)..
Still kinda on the fence after Matz’s performance last night, coupled with the spur. ..and Archer’s been underwhelming…
Please assist, and thanks!
-Jedi
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In a shallow keeper with k9 era whip obp and avg
would you cut hammel, aaron sanchez, taillon, jose reyes, danny valencia, devon travis or segura
For any of these free agents
Javier baez, wieters or McCann(have Gattis as catcher) Han ram, khris davis, Upton Jr,
Pineda, Ian Kennedy, danny Duffy or desclafani
Thanks!
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Salazar or C Hamel and by what margin? Thanks
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should I trade Matz for Rodon as Matz risk of being shut down due to injury or innings max thx