Kevin Kiermaier might be my first sleeper of the 2017 fantasy baseball season. The funny thing (completely and irrefutably not funny) is with fantasy football starting, fantasy basketball getting underway (don’t worry, I won’t clickbait you to death) and fantasy teams just falling out of contention, players that do well in September are often forgotten by next March even though they’re performing in the month closest to the next preseason. (Guys and five girl readers, if anyone says I don’t know the calendar, you tell them that is just inaccurate. Grey knows the calendar very well. Happy July 4th!) Kiermaier has that potent mix that I crave so much. No, not Russian dressing and relish, though that is delicious. Your secret is safe with me, sauce! Instead, I’m talking about a power and speed combo. For 2017, it seems entirely possible that he gets to 25+ HRs and 30+ steals. He’s only played in 91 games this year for 12 HRs, 18 SBs, and has a repeatable HR/FB%. In fact (Grey’s got more!), with his walk rate trending up and speed, his average might be more like .275 in 2017 vs. .250 this year. It’s not all yums ‘n roses with his Slash line. He could be more Dexter Fowler (14-ish HRs, 17-20 SBs) than Correa. That’s fine, because he’ll be drafted way closer, if not after Fowler. As for why to grab him now? He’s got five homers and six steals in the last ten days. DUR! Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Yasmani Grandal – Exhibit A on how y’all look at name value over anything else. Yadier is owned in more leagues than Grandal. In over 30% more leagues! Yadier’s had a nice 2nd half with 5 homers, 19 RBIs and 19 runs. Grandal’s 2nd half: 13 HRs, 27 RBIs and 25 runs in 30 less at-bats. Sure, Yadier’s average is better, but you’re telling me that many people need more average? Two extra singles a week doesn’t mean that much in a world where currency is wiped out by a hacker group and you wanna go to a strip club. One last thing about ownership numbers at ESPN and why they are such a crock or suck a crotch, Anthony Rendon is owned in more leagues than Villar. I’m sorry, what now? Rendon hasn’t been bad, but Villar is the greatest of all-time and has been since April! Yes, I realize greatest of all-time and ‘since April’ don’t completely jive, but I’m gonna jive you in the eyes with my fist if you think Rendon should be owned in more leagues than Villar. I’m overheated!
Brandon Drury – I’m going to clerk with some attorneys that handle drunk driving cases and I’m going to tell the clients to just tell the judge, “I wasn’t drunk, I was saying the name Drury. ”
Jose Peraza – He’s starting to cool off, but if I needed steals, I’d still grab him. You need to be proactive. Sorry, might’ve misspelled that, I meant your acne is getting worse and you need ProActiv.
Chris Owings – Has been hitting near-.400 in the month of September and Diamondbacks’ manager Chip Hale said, “My full name is not Chipotle. Please stop asking me.”
Cesar Hernandez – Here is a video of me typing hot schmotato:
The main takeaway from this video is I have Bela Lugosi fingers.
Yulieski Gurriel – I’m still dealing with seeing my fingers for the first time. This is like when you hear your own voice. Do you think the Movie Trailer Guy doesn’t enjoy his own voice?
Joey Wendle – Go ahead, Mr. Wendle! Mr. Wendle, yeah! Lord, Mr. Wendle! If you didn’t know I was quoting Arrested Development, you’d think I was fornicating with someone named Mr. Wendle.
Jose Reyes – Did you hear how Reyes described his wife’s love for him? He said she’s head over heels.
Ryon Healy – I’d like to hear Matthew McConaughey say this guy’s name. Ryon, Ryon!
Roman Quinn – I nearly made Quinn the lede today, because I’m super jazzed about him, but I realized that it’s more for next year and he’s kinda just SAGNOF right now, so he’s Roman on the totem.
Freddy Galvis – I actually picked him up in one league yesterday. I feel dirty like my keyboard.
Corey Dickerson – He has been hot schmotato’ing around recently, but this is more of a Hitter-Tron call, like when it calls the Pep Boys and asks to speak to the ‘sexiest muffler you can find.’
Steven Souza – If you grab him, you can blow your own horn.
Nick Markakis – How can you tell there’s not much time left? When I’m telling you to pick up schmohawks like Fartkakis and throwing caution to the broke wind.
Ichiro Suzuki – So great, he only needs one name. Also, doesn’t hurt that there’s never been another player with his name.
Jeremy Hellickson – This is a Stream-o-Nator call like the call it makes to Time Warner and asks if they can hold him while he listens to hold music. So sad!
Taijuan Walker – If he didn’t look so terrific his last time out, it wouldn’t matter that the Stream-o-Nator likes his next start, but it does and he was.
Andrew Bailey – I’m reminded of the song, Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch, from The O.C. soundtrack, Music from The O.C. “In your SAGNOF, my salvation lies…”
Tyler Thornburg – Not entirely sure why he’s not owned in every league, but I’m still trying to figure out if it’s merely a coincidence a peace sign held sideways is a scissors or if there’s some deeper meaning.
Hunter Strickland – Looks to be in the lead for the Giants saves. I wonder if Bochy thought about removing Casilla back in June but it took so damn long for thoughts to travel through his big freakin’ head.
SELL
Danny Salazar – Danny’s donny! High five me! C’mon! It’s donny like done-y. Still no?
Maikel Franco – Should’ve likely been dropped about five weeks ago, which is to say this is the kick in the pants he needs to get hot. Unless he’s not wearing pants. *thinking* What exactly did my foot just kick? That wasn’t an undercooked molten lava cake, was it? Oh god!!!
Ben Zobrist – Has been hitting around .200 in the last month with two homers since the All-Star break. To quote one of his wife’s Christian songs, “Jesus paid for your sins with cash, and you repay him with an IOU? You need to go to a check cashing place and get right with the Lord.”
Next week starters. Please rank:
Anderson (-$12.6, -$0.4) – STL, @LAD
Fiers ($1.8) – LAA
Weaver (-$7.7) – @COL
Shields ($8.1(!)) – @PHI
SON got me nervous with these prices!… If Weaver can get through Coors, I like him as a 2-start SP in final week.
These are all bad… I’d go Fiers
@Grey: Is Starling Marte still a drop, or should I wait thru the weekend to see how he is? He’s supposed to be back today
Meh, you waited this long, may as well wait to see how he looks in his return
@Grey: How about Gregory Polanco? Just checked his stats and he’s been below .200 for the past 2 weeks.
Yeah, I’ve had the benefit of a fat 1st place lead and a bye so I haven’t had to worry too much about my team. First playoff game starts Monday though
I’d hold
@Grey: So my Playoff Roster is shaping up as:
C- Grandal
1B – Rizzo
2B – Treat Turner
3B – Frazier
SS – Bogaerts
OF – Buxton, Blackmon, Betts
UTIL – Pence
Bench – Polanco, Marte
SP – Roark, Duffy, Alex Reyes, Hendricks
RP – Colome, Diaz, Thornburg, Watson, Bailey, Kintzler
Some moves I’m pondering on doing –
1. Swap Kintzler for Maurer
2. Toddfather has 1B eligibility now, which is why he’s still on my roster and he’s starting to hit a bit. In the event Rizzo is well rested the last 2 weeks, do I slide Toddfather in there and pick up Guerriel or Drury, or should I pick up a 1B and still drop Toddfather for one of these guys?
1B availabe: Chris Carter, Solarte.
Lots of different ways for me to approach this… not sure what I want to do.
1. Meh 2. Okay, Drury, but Rizzo won’t sit out that much
@Grey: So you think I should drop Toddfather for Drury or one of my OFs for Drury?
No, I don’t think you should
@Grey: got it – standing pat with this funky bunch then.
“Roman Quinn – … I’m super jazzed about him, but I realized that it’s more for next year”
Do I drop Michael Saunders for RQ?
It’s my dynasty team, and my outfielders currently are Duvall, Kermaier, Ozuna, JD Mart, Grichuk, Broxton … and have Raimel Tapia and Lewis Brinson stashed on my minor league roster.
I’m worried Saunders won’t re-sign with Toronto and will end up in some spacious pitchers park again. And he’s been on my bench lately.
Or should I look elsewhere on my roster to make room for RQ?
Tanks! <– not misspelled
How many teams?
@Grey: 16 team h2h
Damn, that’s deep… Quinn should be owned, but not at the expense of Saunders
@Grey: many mangers like to stash prospects on their big club roster even though we also minor league rosters, it’s that type if league, haha ….
My offense has carried me to the quarter finals despite to the detriment of my pitching (to embarressed to explain the early season gory details). I can’t really drop relief pitching because it’s a holds league too and I’m already down to 3 (Jansen, Ottavino, Mauricio Cabrerra – I usually carry 5 to stay competitive)…
And my starting pitching is, and I try to keep 8 to stay competitive …
DeGrom
Carrasco
Ordorizzi
Junior Guerra
Straily
Zach Davies
A.J. Griffin (who I traded Kluber from mid-season 2013 – I know, I know)
Luis Perdomo
Well, what do you think?
Griffin and Perdomo are garbage
@Grey: might as well round out my roster…
C = Gattis
1B = Gyorko, Pujols
2B = Cano, Odor
3B = Frazier, Healy
SS = Reyes, Semien, Story
I’m trying to find a spot for Quinn before someone catches on and snaps up Roman Quinn.
None of your hitters
@Grey: just did the deed … Perdomo dropped, snapped up Roman Quinn …
I’m going to name crowded offense “Hurricane Swarm’ because they rain homeruns like coconuts falling in a super typhoon.
I like Perdomo … I like watching Padres games from my Middle America locale, and because of the overall dearth this season in starting pitching I thought I might have a diamond in the rough with Perdomo.
Grey – thanks for tbe critical eye, thank you for your help. And I enjoy the hell out of Razzball.
Edit: Keon Broxton left with an arm/wrist injury, damn … but now I have Mighty Mite = Roman Quinn !!!
:wipes brow:
Haha, thanks!
Hey Grey.
I have a bye this week in my 12 team H2H league and looking at 2 start pitchers for next week. We have Wins as a category. Who do you like most from the below?
AJ Cole (@ Miami, @ Pitt)
Taijuan Walker (TOR, @ MIN)
Robert Gsellman (ATL, PHI)
Josh Tomlin (KC, CWS)
Gsellman
@Grey:
Thanks man! Have a great weekend!
You too!
You starting Fulmer today?
SoN doesn’t care much for the matchup but he’s been solid so I’m torn.
I don’t own him, don’t love him today either
Damn Grey, where you get yo nails did?
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Titi, at Palm Springs Nails
Thanks for the read Grey, semi finals starting need 3 of 5 out of Kiermaier (3 NYY 3 BAL ) HPerez Broxton (3 PIT 3 CIN) Gurriel (3 @ OAK 4 LAA) Buxton (3 DET 3 SEA)
Kiermaier, Gurriel, Broxton
Stream-O-Nator likes Taijuan versus Toronto?
That’s a bold pickup, but I guess it’s Monday, so you have time to overcome a poor showing in a weekly H2H.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, I have to sit one of these OFs:
Kiermaier vs. Tillman @Bal
Duvall vs Williams/Taillon at Home
Alex Dickerson vs. Jon Gray @Col
Andrew Benintendi vs. Mitchell at Home
Yasmani Tomas vs. Bud Norris at Home
Which one do I sit?
Benintendi
Sorry last one, if Bregman out need SS:
Didi, Semien, Galvis, ACabrera, Baez?
Galvis
Grey!
Thanks for the share, a privilege!
a. That’s a MacBook, right?
b. Have ONLY four of your buys. Is that all right? Is that like 4/15=D-=0.7 GPA in a 12=team, RCL, 5X5, ESPN league?
Cheers,
Ante
A. I think so, that’s a Mac wireless keyboard, I have two monitors and my laptop shut… B. As long as they’re good ones!
Greatest lyric ever:
A rat bit my sister, but whitey’s on the moon. GSH
Awesome!
Keon Broxton just crashed into the wall at Wrigley and his wrist looks fuct. Time to drop him…
Damn
@Ralph Lifshitz: with it being September, and if it’s serious, will the Brewers DL Broxton?
I have Mallex Smith stashed in a DL slot (dynasty team), and despite suddenly not having Broxton it’d be nice to switch them … and not go into roster-lock-mode with Smith now being activated by the Braves.
@Racehorse: Hmmmm I’m split on who I’d rather keep. I think Mallex has more upside long term
@Ralph Lifshitz: do you think the Brewers DL Broxton?
@Racehorse: no
@Ralph Lifshitz: I ask that because sometimes teams seem to not DL players in September.
Thanks again for the input!
Do you like Drury or Healy in these final weeks?
Thanks!
Drury
Was quite pleased when I dealt Abreu for Goldschmidt about 5-6 weeks ago…
Since that trade, Abreu: .348, 27 R, 13 HR, 41 RBI in about 200 AB’s. In 380 AB’s while on my team, .276, 34 R, 11HR, 54 RBI.
Meanwhile Goldschmidt has 4 HR’s while on my team…so from 1B I’ve had 17 HR’s this season. How sad is that?!
Damn
I was actually randomly looking at Kiermaier’s numbers last night and was thinking about what a prorated season would look like. One of the best things I saw was that he more than doubled his BB% this year (4% versus 10%) while maintaining the same K%(17%). Everything is trending up from better plate discipline, to harder hit rate, to more fly balls, and much improved performance against LHP (actually higher wRC+ against LHP this year than RHP). Could be a big sleeper next year…maybe next AJ Pollock with lesser BA?
Now that my fantasy season is over, finally got caught up on some shows and watched the first three episodes of Atlanta. Soooo good. I’m a big fan of Donald Glover back from his Community days and his stand up. Has a real Louis CK feel to it (which I miss so much).
@bossmanjunior333: Agree 100% on KK, think he’s a great buy for deep dynasty. Could be a big payoff next year.
That’s what I’m talkin’ about! Haven’t watched third episode yet of Atlanta but I liked the 1st two
@Grey:
Absolutely no let down on the third episode. Love how many funny moments there are despite the fact it’s not a “comedy”.
Yeah, I wanna watch it, but Cougs is away this weekend, so I can’t watch without her
@bossmanjunior333: Dude, Atlanta is so my new favorite. So good. And if you miss the Louie feel, watch Better Things on FX. Louie produced, with Pamela from his show.
I liked Better Things 1st episode too
@Grey:
Yeah watched second episode last night, she’s funny as shit.
Nice, will have to wait for Cougs on that too
@Grey:
If you haven’t seen his stand up, it’s worth watching. He’s basically a black version of Chris Hardwick, not like his Atlanta character at all.
Nice, will look for it
Broxton, Buxton or c dickerson for the next 2 weeks? Buxton hasn’t stolen a base and is still striking out a ton and hits 9th, which I guess is good if dozier is hitting behind him. Broxton has been good and stealing bases and has 3 games left at coors, but he also strikes out a ton. I need runs, sb without a brutal obp.
I own peraza. He has cooled off but I like his 2b/ss/of eligibilty. He isn’t running though or scoring runs despite leading off. Would you rather have chris owings for 2 weeks?
Last, which pitcher should I add: degrom, cobb or walker. I can’t aford any blow ups in whip and era. Era is more sensitive to bad outings. Cobb has a decent schedule. Walker has Toronto next, I’ll pass but his last two are decent. Degrom was dumped and if he gets thru sunday if he pitches, I think he gets the phils twice to close out the year. The mets need him, but he could easily do what cole did. Thanks
Broxton left game today with an injury. Not sure what it is
@Bob: wrist
@Ralph Lifshitz: fractured
Done
Wrist
Buxton… Owings…Walker
Duda worth a speculative add for the last 2 weeks of the season?
Meh
Dahl battling fatigue… no Coors! Bah.
Damn
MIL should know that us Thornburg owners need our saves! Who cares if he pitched 1.1 IP yesterday!
Haha
I am heading into the playoffs after a bye week. All Teams in 12-team H2H 5×5 leagues. I am looking at any final moves. You had suggested waiting until the last minute to see who is still hot. I appreciate any comments you might have. Thanks in advance.
Team #1:
Current Batters: Realmuto, W Myers, Cano, Villar, Tulowitzki, Polanco, Springer, Buxton, Braun, Donaldson
Available: McCutchen, Reyes, K Calhoun, Solarte, Gyorko, Stanton; also Martin for Realmuto?
Current Pitchers: Duffy, Maeda, C Mart, Taillon, plus Lugo and Smyly [streamers]; I have J Ross coming off DL-keep him or not?
Team # 2:
Current Batters: G Sanchez, Carter, Treat Urner, Villar, Bregman, Duvall, Buxton, Pence, AssCab, Nunez, R Martin
Available: Granderson, C Gomez, Melky, T Shaw, Hernan Perez, K Broxton, Reyes, Peraza
Current Pitchers: Fernandez, Sale, Kluber, Carrasco, Arrieta, Folty, Bundy and Smyly
Available: Santana, Alex Reyes
Team #3:
Current Batters: Grandal, Goldschmidt, Kinsler, Bogaerts, Betts, H Perez, Villar, Marte, Piscotty, Bregman, and Dahl
Available: Kiermaier, Dyson, Inciarte, Wong, G Sanchez, Gyorko, Reyes, AssCab,
Current Pitchers: Lester, DeLeon, Fulmer, Gausman, Tallion, Duffy and Nova
Available: Alex Reyes, Bauer, Santana, Ray
Team #4:
Current Batters: Realmuto, Miggy, H Perez, Bregman, Bogaerts, Polanco, JBJ, Moss, Villar, Cron, and Marte
Available: Morales, Buxton, Kang, Inciarte, Lamb, Eaton, Reyes, AssCab, Broxton
Team #5:
Current Batters: Realmuto, Murphy, Jose Ramirez, Bregman, Villar, Bryant, Cespedes, Buxton, Hosmer, Correa, H Perez
Available: Pence, Nunez, Solarte, Gurriel, Reyes, Broxton, Peraza, Piscotty, Gyorko,
Current Pitchers: Porcello, Roark, Felix, Hendricks, Gausman, Hill, Duffy, and Syndergaard
Available: Desclafani, Santana, Taillon, Paxton
If I win any of the these, I owe you some trophies and a drink!
1. Lose Ross…McCutchen, Martin over Realmuto, Buxton 2. Perez, Shaw over Martin and Nunez… Reyes over Bundy 3. Kiermaier, Sanchez, Reyes over…De leon, Dahl and Grandal 4. Morales over Moss 5. Gurriel over Perez
@Grey: Thanks again.
No problem
Like Matt Moore at home vs StL?
Sure
Grey! Would you rank these streams Taillon @CIN, Tillman vTB, Liriano @laa, hellickson vMIA, Ross @ATL, de Leon @ari
Thanks!
Halleickson, Taillon, Tillman
What do I do with this bench?
I have L.Cain, M.Sano, AJ Pollock and Y.Puig who are all DTD. I think that Sano, Puig and Pollock have a chance to come back and be useful but Cain seems like he’s done. Its a keeper league but we only keep 10. They are all potential keepers. Should I lose one of these bats for any of
R.Healy
S.Souza
C.Carter
Other problem is that I only have 5 pickups for the week and 1 left for this week that I was hoping to use on picking up a 2 start pitcher for next week.
I’d hold or use the move for a SP
Looking to upgrade my UTIL spot going into the finals. I currently have Inciarte there. Looking for HR and OPS. Who’s the add for next week: Beltran, Chris Carter, Lamb, Grandal, Drury
Drury
Giancarlo is starting tonight…worth adding?
Meh, I guess
Assuming Bregman can’t go next week, which 2 of the following infielders do you like? Weekly hittertron isn’t working for me so don’t have $ values
Drury (@SD3, @BAL3)
Schoop (BOS4, ARI3)
Aledmys Diaz (@COL3, @CHC3)
Peraza (@CHC3, @MIL3)
Owings (@SD3, @BAL3)
Cron (@TEX3, @HOU4)
Tim Anderson (@KC1, @PHI2, @CLE3)
Diaz, Schoop
I’ve rolled Polanco out there every damn day through his slump. Finally decide to roll the dice with Stanton instead and of course the dude homers.
It’s always th eway
No love for Domingo Santana this week? Hitting .353 in the last week with a bomb, 3 runs and 3 RBIs.
4 dingers and 2 steals in the last 2 weeks.
Yeah, I like him
10 team H2H Points
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), SO (+3), NH (+10), PG (+15)
Looking ahead to Sunday and hopefully I’ll still have a good lead after tomorrow but just to be prepared now, which starts should I definitely be using? I already own the guys marked with asterisks but if applicable I want to add someone else now too. Not too worried about the 4 SP a day limit either because De Leon needs a RP spot anyway and Duffy & Nova are RP eligible.
9/18
De Leon @ARI (20.2)*
Duffy vs. CHA (11.8)*
Ray vs. LAN (7.6)
Nova @CIN (7.2)*
Bauer vs. DET (5.6)
Reyes @SF (-0.9)
Cotton @TEX (-4.0)
Asher vs. MIA (-8.6)
I wouldn’t touch any of these other guys, unless dire then Ray
@Grey: Word I’ll add Ray just in case… and so you’d definitely start the guys I own already or only certain ones:
De Leon @ARI (20.2)
Duffy vs. CHA (11.8)
Nova @CIN (7.2)
I’d go with the ones you have
MOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBS!
Haha
The main thing I took away from your typing video is that your bracket keys (i.e., [ and ] ) are really dirty. Like, over the top dirty. Like, Brittney Spears dirty. What have you been doing to them? They need a break.
HA… I mentioned they were dirty in the Galvis blurb… They’re filthy!
Man I’m in a close game with the championship next week. A pretty 500$ pot to be exact Greylord!
Which hitter you like next week. Piscotty doesn’t know!!
Just Dong ([email protected], 3vsKC) or Gurriel ([email protected], 4vs LAA)
He doesn’t, does he? JD
Lower down WHIP now.
However, Carrasco let me down in his last two starts.
Should I start him tomorrow? vs DET
I’d start him
@Grey:
Hope he will be good.
How about DeSclafansi? Start him or not? vs PIT today. SON Gives him only $2.6
Sure
Replace Bregman with who? Wendle, Owings, Hardy.
Chasing runs and OBP
@Alex: or Scooter
Wendle
Grey,
12-team H2H OBP getting ready for next week.
Trying to decide between a general hot-hand hitter who has average matchups or someone with a preferable matchup. Buxton would be my drop, if it matters.
Kiermaier v. TB (3 RHP to start)
Drury (@SD to start the week)
Mazara (at home in Texas v. 3 bad Angels RHP). Mazara had a HR on Thursday, 2-for-4 yesterday.
HIT recommends Mazara. Obviously it’s not really aware of the streaks the first two have been on.
Kiermaier
Best bet for a QS (ideally W too) and good ratios?
-Hellickson v MIA/Urena ($7.5)
– Miguel Gonzalez @KC/Vargas (slightly negative, but he’s been on a really long streak of QS, sub-3 era since ASB)
– Colby Lewis v OAK/random bad pitcher (negative son, and oak is crushing lately…but Lewis has those random gems)
– Reyes @SF (6 innings unlikely)
Thanks!
Hellickson
@grey: I currently have 6 OFs for 4 spots. Would you drop 1 for a streaming position?
My entire outfield is currently: Betts, Polanco, Blackmon, Marte, Pence, and Buxton
Sure, Buxton
Drop anyone for these free agents
R/2b/3b/hr/tb/avg/obs/net steals/steals
Hardy, Domingo, Harrison, Markakis, Wendle, Reddick, Gennett, calhoun, shimpf, haniger, galvis, leonys, pagan, sean rod, ketel one
C grandal
1b belt
2b schoop
3b frazier
if tea turner
of trout, marte, grichuk, kepler
util jd martinez, franco
bench asdrubal
Domingo over Asdrubal
Going with the catcher I know is playing today. So you think Severino’s line today will be 3/3 with a HR, or 2/3 with 2 HRs?
2 HRs, for sure
For my 188th start:
Ariel Miranda, Sea vs Hou
Wily Peralta, Mil @ChC
Matt Wisler, Atl vs Wsh
Kyle Gibson, Min @NYM
CC Sabathia, NYY @Bos
They’re all good choices, I know.
Could be worse…Though, we’ll know more after I suppose
@Grey: Yeah, we always no more after. Just to be clear, I’m just using 1 of those as my last start.
@VinWins: Sometimes I even know more.
@VinWins: Gibson’s Due!
@The Great Knoche: You make a good point as well!
You can’t ever go wrong with Miranda, except when you absolutely do go wrong with him
@Grey: Ok, that gives me something to think about. Miranda hasn’t given up a run in 2 starts, and these things always go in threes. Thanks.
Ha, no problem
Kiermairr @ Tillman ($17) or Reynolds at home v E-Jax (assuming Reynolds starting, $45)
Thanks!
Kiermaier
Watched a couple docs on Netflix last night. Los Punks and most of the Jake the Snake redemption. Los Punks had its moments and being from LA can appreciate how crazy these kids are.
Maybe will check that out tonight… I watched docs last night on Netflix too… Extremis, which was 25 minutes and great… My Son is Jhadi, which was 45 mins and great, and We Are Legion, which was pretty whatever
Wow. Sanchez and the Treat again today. On 1 (1st place) team I’ve counted 21 HRs and 19 SBs with a .338 average from these 2.
Crazy
16 team keeper league, yahoo, roto, 5×5,
we keep 5 players. coming into the season I kept Machado/Marte/Bumgarner/deGrom/Pederson.
I have since traded Pederson.
this is my team.
CA- Rosario. 1B- PAlvarez. 2B- Schoop. 3B- Beltre. SS- Machado. IN- BMiller.
OF- Marte. OF- Yelich. OF- Duvall. OF- Trumbo. UT- Healy.
BN- Owings, Wendle, Quinn, Saladino. DL- Duda.
SP- Bumgarner. SP- Carassco. RP- Britton. RP- Betances.
P- Thornburg. P- JJohnson. P- Madson.
BN- deGrom, Hendricks, Nova, Ray, Chatwood.
would deGrom be a keeper for me? if not with him done for the season I can drop him for someone else to help.
I’m thinking my keepers could be Machado, Marte, Bumgarner, Yelich, and maybe Trumbo?
so it would be safe to drop deGrom?
I wouldn’t drop him if someone could keep him
Oh, I see deGrom need surgery, yeah, you can drop him
@Grey:
thanks, and now Carrasco with a broken hand too?
Yeah
Welp, my lead has dwindled down to 15 because of shitheads like Arrieta and Gio today…
Harper is also utter garbage….
Sounds pretty safe still
Would you start Khris Davis over Harper?
Never
Urena Ushit
Haha
Nice choices this morning Grey, Bell and Rodriguez 9/15, 6/2/4/0 (so far). Much better than some of my teams today.
Thanks! I wish Darvish and Price didn’t look like they were facing those two guys though
SON is vibin’ Shields @ PHI ($8) and Smyly v. NYY ($12). We trusting these guys?
Also, OBP league: Healy, Belt or Mazara for the next 4-5 days?
I wouldn’t touch Shields… I’d stream Smyly if I needed to… Healy
F Jon Gray.
Haha
Not great choices, but for QS primarily (and ideally ratios), Colby Lewis in Texas v. Oakland (at least 5 er / game all week), CC @boston (total gut call), Wily Peralta (@chc, but possibly not all chic regulars), or Miranda v HOU?
Thanks!
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: PS, when after winning your regular season 36 points ahead of the next team, you are on pace to lose today in the semis to the 5th place team in H2H playoffs because of things like Carrasco breaking his hand after 2 pitches, Kershaw not getting to go 6 IP because of 2 back to back rain delays, and betances pitching his worst 0.1 IP ever, you just need to tip you hat and say that it’s not your year for playoffs finals…
Good ol H2H
@Grey: you said it. Thanks for the rec.!
No problem
Miranda
Trust them to start for lower WHIP today?
Nova @CIN $7.2
De Leon @ARI $20.9
Starts are running out so I need to use it effectively…
I don’t trust them fully, but I would start them
@Grey: who comes first if need to pick one?
Nova or De Leon?
Nova
Time to drop starling marte or you think he will be back next week?
Starting these guys?
Tajuan vs Houston
Chen @philly
Tyler Anderson vs SD
I would drop him… Walker, Anderson
Hard to believe Severino did nothing yesterday. I could have left my catcher slot empty and picked up Jon Gray! Crazy thing is, I picked up Bettis on a few teams because of Gray’s performance.
Yeah, and now the Padres are gonna be playing mad, which means they’re swing even worse and strikeout 18 times, you’re good, Vin!
@Grey: OK, then. I won’t even bother to check the stats.
Ha!
I have one move left this week and one move next week if I win today in my h2h points playoffs. It’s pretty much even at the moment and I feel like it will come down to tonight’s game and I have Ortiz, Pedroia, and GarycSanchez and he had Betts and Bogarts.
All that said, my real question is what to do with S Marte and Bregman, the latter who should be a good keeper, and whether I should drop one of them for a streamer for today, leaving my one move next week if I win for a a replacement bat or 2 start pitcher.
Stream says grabbing Gibson at Mets (Ynoa) is my best option For today over Meyer, Suarez and Asher. So do I grab Gibson and drop Marte, Bregman (realizing I will have to decide whether to use my last move for a stream or replacement bat next week), or one of my other streamer level pitchers that would get me 10-12 points next eeek?
Thanks fornyour help – complicated decision!
Marte is droppable if he’s not keepable for you or anyone in your league… Asher
Greylord!!!! I’m going to win this week and I’m headed to the World Series next week!! Couple of questions for you
1) grandal has a bum elbow that’s been bothering him. Drop him for Wieters 7 games all at Camden yards or stick with yasmani 6 games at home (you know he’ll sit 1-2 games)
2. Matz potentially getting a start next week I read. Do u think that pushes Gsellman out of his two start week?
3) current pitching for championship is
Thor vsATL vs PHIL
Pineda @TB, @TOR
Gsellman vs ATL vs PHIL
Arrieta vs STL
Rich hill vs SF, vs COL
Bench I have smyly vs NYY, nova vs WASH, Ervin Santana vs SEA. Any changes you’d make?
1. Yes, Wieters 2. Prolly 3. Nova over Pineda… Or anyone on your bench over Pineda
10 team H2H Points
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), SO (+3), NH (+10), PG (+15)
Okay Grey this is it! Last day of matchup and I’m up by 72 and my opponent is starting the following against me:
Stroman @LAA (8.9)
Cashner @PHI (6.4)
Bauer vs. DET (2.1)
Asher vs. MIA (-11.6)
So should I start all of these guys today or everyone except Ray?
De Leon @ARI (20.9)
Duffy vs. CHA (11.4)
Ray vs. LAN (7.6)
Nova @CIN (5.8)
Also in order to start De Leon I need to bench one of:
Osuna @LAA
Robertson @KC
Giles @SEA
Yes, everyone but Ray… Robertson
C.Bettis home today vs SD ?
@Joeg414:
I’m going for it #
Good luck!
wendle vs peacock
schimpf vs shipley
leonys vs estrada
pick 1
Schmipf
Is it just me or have we been tied in Wins for the last two weeks.
Feels that way, right?
Hey Grey,
Welp, 4 years straight making the championship, and trying to make it 4 wins straight..
My bats look like this so far: 12 team redraft H2H, standard 5×5 categories
C: Gary Sanchez
1B: E5
2B: Murphy
3B: Frazier
SS: Seager
OF: Khris Davis
OF: Yasmany Tomas
OF: Hernan Perez
Util: Joey Votto
Util: Keven Kiermaier
Bench: Starling Marte
Starling Marte kept my bench nice and warm this past week.. is it time to boot him? Ryon Healy and Drury are available..
A) Do you drop Marte with waivers for both of them?
B) Also, do you drop Hernan Perez (He’s been cold) for waivers for both of them as well?
Thanks!
-Greys #1 Fan
A) Yup, Healy first B) Yeah
@Josh-NYC:
Sean Rodriguez is also available.
Sorry to double post.
how do you rank Sean Rodriguez with Ryon Healy and Drury for the final week?
I’d put Sean-Rod third
gotta drop one schimpf, bour, jank, asdrubal
Bour
Use my last add of the week for a streamer tuesday or drop one of these guys for a different hitter tomorrow
added cats obs/ 3b/ net steals/ steals
bour vs aj cole/ own
jank vs shipley /own
asdrubal vs blair/ own
alonso vs peacock
simmons vs perez
leonys vs estrada
dietrich vs aj cole
benetendi @ bundy
@db: or drop nova who had a bad start today and gets washington next
Bour for Simmons
@Grey: are you starting nova vs washington?
Yes
Hey Grey,
12 Team H2H Categories
Would you cut ties with Zobrist for Drury or Hernan Perez?
Thanks!
Yes, Drury
Nice call on Miranda, Grey! Combining that with those Bettis numbers, I’m having a great day!
Nice!
@Grey: weekly roto. sagnof, quinn or time anderson?
thanks.
Quinn
10 team h2h league
On my roster:
Nova home Was
De Leon home Col
Lugo home Phi
Who do I grab below over my current SPs above? Do I lose all three? For which 3 below? Thanks homie made it to the Championship!
FAs up for grabs:
Miranda @Minn
Walker @Tor, @Minn
Rodon @KC , @CLE
Gausman home Bos & DBacks
Straily @Mil
Lose De Leon for Gausman
Batty Call for tomorrow-1b/3b , can’t start Belt vs Kershaw correct ?
Y Alonso vs Peacock in Hou
Marwin Gonzalez vs Cotton (who I’m thinking to stream ,should I ?)
Gerardo Parra vs Martinez Cardinals in Col.
……There is no one else that I can see
@Joeg414:
My Bad, Batty Call can be any Pos .
J.J. Hardy vs Porcello in Bal
Mitch Haniger vs Clemens in SD
Andrelton Simmons vs M.Perez in Tex
Paulo Orlando vs Rodon in KC – Early Game
Joey Wendle vs Peacock in Hou
Hyun Soo Kim vs Porcello
Marwin Gonzalez vs Cotton
6X6 Roto
I’m thinking Haniger, starting to show his power.
@Joeg414:
Damn , Haniger picked up. **$$##@@
Haniger
Belt…Sure on Cotton
@Grey:
So, you would rather start Belt , I guess better than those choices ?
Thanks Good Night.
Is saying “bah-bah” (i.e. dropping) Lamb okay?
Yeah