*takes flight to Nepal, goes sherpa shopping, finds one that I like, but hears it’s sold out, lowers head, then finds out there happens to one more of the sherpas I want in the back, smiles wide, follows the best sherpa in the world up the side of Mt. Everest, reaches the apex, looks around, and screams*
LET’SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS F*********************** GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Sherpa sticks out hand for payment. Me patting pockets, “Do you take Venmo?”
MLB lockout is over. Can I get an amen? Can I get some amen in stirrups?
MLB lockout comes to the end can I get a WOO? pic.twitter.com/WL4RUB9Uc9
— Razzball (@Razzball) March 10, 2022
So, Opening Day is April 7th, and Spring Training will begin on March 13th. Hey, that’s in two days. I better hurry up! By the time you read this, there might be a flurry of free agent moves. Free agents better flurry up! How long do we have to wait to hear Carlos Correa to the Pirates. Dot dot dot. To help move Ke’Bryan Hayes to the Rays for Brett Phillips and cash considerations.
All doubleheaders will be nine innings again, and regular extra-inning rules return. No more runner on 2nd to start an inning. No ghost wins, no ghost runners, they’ve de-Scooby-fied MLB. Let’s go to MLB headquarters for how it all went down:
“We’re live, watching MLB finalize their latest proposal. Let’s go inside the room to take a peek! ” The door opens, Jerry Reinsdorf reaches his hand out of a coffin, and makes a thumbs-up motion. There it is, folx!
“We can’t play with the shift! It must be banned.” — That’s Joey Gallo in a wig and mustache outside the MLB owners’ hotel. Sadly, Joey Gallo is going to have to wait another year. Shift ban and pitch clock were pushed back until 2023. MLB did listen to baseball purists about the universal DH and said a’la Stephen A. Smith, “We don’t care.” The universal DH is here to stay. Shame that we won’t see pitchers swing wildly at pitches in the dirt anymore. Well, except in Colorado where Bud Black will never be able to figure out the DH. “Someone can hit who isn’t playing the field? Is this sorcery? Next thing you’re gonna tell me is I can bat Sam Hilliard every day.”
Ya know what kinda annoys me? That I couldn’t patent my ketchup bottle that doesn’t fart? Yes, but not that. What annoys me is I knew four months ago there would be a full season, because there wasn’t anything that earth-shattering in this CBA. Heard from multiple people that players just don’t like to report in February so they didn’t want to do a deal before then anyway. Also, everyone knew the universal DH was coming. I said all this in January when I started my 2022 fantasy baseball rankings. I was confident in all of that. Yet — again with some stank — YET, they still gave me a heart attack every day for the last two weeks! Anyway, here’s what else I saw this preseason for 2022 fantasy baseball:
Adley Rutschman – Nathan Ruiz, an Orioles beat writer said, “(Baseball’s CBA) reported proposals thus far don’t seem like they’ll do enough to motivate the Orioles to have Adley Rutschman on their Opening Day roster. They might even encourage the opposite.” I will now cackle like a hyena for the next fifteen minutes. Service time manipulation is the cockroach after the nuclear war that stands up wearing sunglasses and flips the middle finger to the expired world. Honestly, I don’t know if the O’s will move quicker on Adley or not. My guess in the top 20 catchers for 2022 fantasy baseball has him starting in the minors, and nothing changes yet. In the new CBA, top prospects who finish 1st or 2nd in their league’s Rookie of the Year voting will receive a full year of service. Teams that promote top prospects to the Opening Day roster will also be eligible to receive draft picks with a Top 3 ROY or Top 5 MVP/CY finish. Does that incentivize teams enough? Don’t know. Feels like if teams were motivated previously, then they will be again. Spencer Torkelson and Bobby Witt Jr. are on the short list to start year with the team. If the list gets longer, then Adley appears on it.
Ronald Acuña Jr. – As mentioned in my Ronald Acuña Jr. fantasy yesterday, I moved Tildaddy up in my top 10 for 2022 fantasy baseball. Not changing it now that baseball will return only a week after it was supposed to originally. If he only misses two weeks, he’s well worth that new draft pick. I am so glad I didn’t go through the trouble of changing all my projections when Boyfred said they were going to cancel games.
Ranger Suarez – Unlikely to be ready for Opening Day, due to visa issues. That sounds like a major problem when you play at Citizens. So, this sounds minor, and I haven’t changed Suarez in my top 60 starters for 2022 fantasy baseball.
Greg Bird – Signed a minor league deal with the Jays. Welp, looks like Vlad Jr. will be platooning.
WOOOOO!
Haha
Morning Grey,
The trades are coming fast and furious to me. I just received one for my dynasty/keeper/salary cap league and want your opinion.
I give up: Bellinger ($33), Justin Turner ($18), Lance McCullers ($12), either Loup or Jackson ($6) and minor league prospect DET C: Dingler. = $69
I get: Bregman back ($23), Conforto ($21), Yaz ($14) and Pederson ($11) = $69
Make the deal?
Come to my newest post https://razzball.com/sonny-gray-2022-fantasy-baseball/
With the injury news, should I have gambled on Wheeler at pick 75?
Yo Grey! Happy Sundee Gravee Day! Hope you’re well my friend! I wanted gather your thoughts on a few moves I have made without (gasp) checking with you first. 12 team dynasty H2H I have 8 Keeper Spots to fill:
Trade 1: I send:7th Rd and 14th pick for Montas
Trade 2: I send :4th rd 2nd pick in the round and a 8th
I received :Eloy, a 4th Rd pick 11 and a 10th
Trade 3: I send Ohtani Sp/UTIL and a 19th and 21st rd
Sale Sp
I received: Franco Nola and 2 13ths
My Keepers are now: Franco, Eloy, Montas, Nola, Rogers, Mondesi, Jazz, Alonso.
I have the 2nd pick in the 1st so I’m thinking of Soto falls he’s a perfect fit. Thanks for the input my man!
I liked the first two, not sure I understand why you did the third, doesn’t seem great
Oh it’s for Wander! Sorry I thought you got Sale…yes, that’s decent too
Sorry for the ransom letter! Thank you!
Ha, No problem
Grey,
Thnkas for your help with the trade yesterday. I even got him to throw Justin Turner in the deal to balance the cash out. Now my question is, should I flip Turner ($18) along with Lance McCullers ($12) to get a better 3B. If so, what 3B can I get? I know without knowing who is available, i’m just asking to throw names out that I could get that would be a decent 3B backup since I traded away Bregman.
Sure, Mondesi
anyone else
i just got a trade offer of Kyle Tucker ($11) and either, Loup, Boxberger, Loaisiga ($6 each) or McCullers ($12) for Kris Bryant ($16). Thoughts?
ok he said would would do Kyle Tucker ($11) and Aaron Loup ($6) for Bryant ($16). Make the deal?
Tucker side
so im losing the trade by giving away both Tucker and Loup?
Yes
then how do i get Bryant?
This is my OF. He wants one of them along with Loup for Bryant: Alvarez, Bellinger, Betts, Mullins, Ohtani, Trout and Kyle Tucker. Is there one I can give up with Loup for Bryant?
Maybe you don’t
there has to be a way to get Bryant?
Sure, maybe with someone else on your team
Bellinger and Loup?
im asking if that would get it done
This is my OF. He wants one of these along with Loup for Bryant: Alvarez, Bellinger, Betts, Mullins, Ohtani, Trout and Kyle Tucker. Is there one I can give up with Loup for Bryant?
Nah, just draft a 3B
Grey:
Standard 12 team roto keeper league in its 14th year. I’ve had a good run with Machado, but I’m so damn bored of him. I have an offer of Eloy straight up for Manny. I love Eloy. Gets the team younger. I’m trying to apply your “draft for this year” mantra… is taking Eloy for Machado too far?
I’d take Eloy
Thanks Grey, was hoping you’d say that.
In Grey I trust.
No problem
Jumped in at the last second when somebody pulled out and had my first draft of the year. I think it went OK. A couple free agents so I added Myers late, just in case. Showing where I drafted them as compared to your ranking (last I checked):
C Elias Diaz – COL 294 ( 227 )
1B Jared Walsh – LAA 115 ( 82 )
2B Jonathan India – CIN 78 ( 44 )
3B Rafael Devers – BOS 19 ( 10 )
CI Matt Chapman – OAK 150 ( 140 )
SS Bo Bichette – TOR 6 ( 2 )
MI Wander Franco – TB 30 ( 20 )
OF Tyler O’Neill – STL 43 ( 27 )
OF Nick Castellanos – (N/A) 54 ( 42 )
OF Jesse Winker – CIN 91 ( 53 )
OF Ryan Mountcastle – BAL 126 ( 83 )
OF Adolis Garcia – TEX 163 ( 119 )
UT Eddie Rosario – (N/A) 211 ( 125 )
P Kevin Gausman – TOR 67 ( 52 )
P Sean Manaea – OAK 102 ( 88 )
P Marcus Stroman – CHC 139 ( 116 )
P Noah Syndergaard – LAA 174 ( 183 )
P Anthony DeSclafani – SF 222 ( 195 )
P Mark Melancon – ARI 187 ( 167 )
P Taylor Rogers – MIN 198 ( 124 )
P Lou Trivino – OAK 235 ( 181 )
P Kyle Finnegan – WSH 246 ( 235 )
Bench
P Aaron Civale – CLE 259 ( 231 )
OF Wil Myers – SD 270 ( 249 )
P Steven Matz – STL 283 ( 226 )
I love this team! Your hitting is so strong, maybe steals are an issue…your pitching is great too, all guys I love — well played!
Once again, thanks for being brutally honest!
Of course!
Hey Grey,
Defending my title in a 12 team H2H keeper (6 total) league. Here’s my keeper list but need help figuring out the last one:
1. Ohtani
2. Alonso
3. India
4. Witt, Jr.
5. J. Rodriguez
6. Mullins, K. Marte or Mondesi?
Thanks in advance!!
Harry
Mullins
Thank you!
No problem
Would you trade C. Seager for Gausman and Conforto?
Thanks
Yes
12 team Toto keeper league with obp and ave for hitters. Do I keep winker over Stanton. I did keep Julio Rodriquez over Springer
I’d go Stanton and Springer
Thank you Boss
No problem
Hey Grey,
I was shocked the deal happened as I figured if they started delaying games it would’ve dragged on but man, am I happy. Got tickets for the Jays home opener (up here in Canada) and just can’t wait for the seasons (real and fantasy) to start.
I’m in a 12-tm H2H cat keeper (keep 10) CATS – (9) R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG,OPS,XBH – (8) W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS. LIMIT of 3 moves per week.
Had a horrible end to my year last year and took a bunch of chances to win and they didn’t pay off. Some of those chances involved draft picks so I’m missing picks 11, 12 and 13 (which are the first three rounds) so I really need to be careful with who I keep.
My team is below, and I have an asterisk beside my for sure keepers but am torn with the last couple (need to pick 2 from the following): C. Seager, P. Goldy, S. Marte, S. Ohtani (yahoo so only pitcher), J. Hader. I kept Hader last year and I kinda regretted it as I’m pretty resourceful on the wire and can trade for RP’s (so I think he’s out). I love Ohtani but it sucks that he’s split in yahoo and I typically favor bats over pitching (can always find pitching in the draft/wire. I’ve had Goldy on my team since he was in the league (so a little hard to let him go). I also have a soft spot for Seager and hope he can rise to greatness (I also have the luck of if I don’t draft him, this is the year he rises up).
What are your thoughts? Which two would you keep ?
My team:
C – G. Sanchez
1B – J. Votto
2B –K. Marte *Keeper
3B – J. India *Keeper
SS – C. Seager *POTENTIAL Keeper
CI – P. Goldschmidt *POTENTIAL Keeper
MI – M. Straw
LF – T. Hernandez *Keeper
CF – S. Marte *POTENTIAL Keeper
RF – J. Soler
Util – C. Yelich *Keeper
BN – E. Jimenez *Keeper
BN – G. Torres
SP – W. Buehler *Keeper
SP – Aaron Nola *Keeper
SP – S. Ohtani *POTENTIAL Keeper
RP – J. Hader (RP) *POTENTIAL Keeper
RP – E. Diaz (RP)
P – J. Romano (RP)
P – M. Fried *Keeper
BN – T. Mahle
BN – R. Suarez
BN – T. Glasnow
BN – A. Civale
Thanks, Marv
I know, I was getting nervous…I’d go Ohtani, Goldy
Hey Grey,
Draft question. Number 2 overall in 10 team categories league, keepers are Devers (3), Olson (8), Burnes (9), and Alcantara (13). Top players available will be Soto, Vlad, maybe Jo-Ram (but may be kept), Acuna, Trout.
Rosters have standard y! rosters but 4 OF and 2 UTIL.
If Soto is not available at pick 2….would you plug a util to take either jo ram if he’s there or vlad? Or at that point do you take the chance on Acuna, since he’s a good category balance and roster fit? How would you rank those (luxurious, delicious) options?
Vlad or Acuña
Thanks!
No problem
There is a 10-team Original Razz league (BAD stats are good!) drafting 9 ET Sunday, March 20. JOIN
9 hitters/5 SP/8 bench/2 IL slots
Weekly Lineups
50-move limit
HITTER SCORING
At Bats 2
Hits -3
Home Runs -6
Runs Batted In -4
Runs Scored -4
Strikeouts 2
PITCHER SCORING
Earned Runs Allowed 1.5
Hits Allowed 1
Home Runs Allowed 4
Innings Pitched -1
Losses 8
Strikeouts Pitched -1
Walks Allowed 1
Grey, Roberts says Muncy should be available by opening day. Do u plan to move him up the rankings?
No, I went over him in my last post
There goes all my Jonah Heim shares lol
Ha, yeah
My plan to shriek “hit ‘em with the heim” all season is thwarted!
HAHA
Good morning.
Keeper deadline tomorrow and I’m still double guessing.
12 team league, 1 utl with obp
Which 3 should I keep from:
Scherzer, Kyle Tucker, Eloy, Ohtani batter, Machado and Olson.
I’m leaning toward Scherzer , Tucker, Eloy or Ohtani.
Keep in mind I don’t have a Round 2 which I traded last year.
Many thanks.
Good stuff.
Any idea when you guys are doing the R
azz rankings to ESPN and yahoo comparisons.
Good morning Grey,
Keeper deadline tomorrow and I’m still double guessing.
12 team league, 1 utl with obp
Which 3 should I keep from:
Scherzer, Kyle Tucker, Eloy, Ohtani batter, Machado and Olson.
I’m leaning toward Scherzer , Tucker, Eloy or Ohtani.
Keep in mind I don’t have a Round 2 which I traded last year.
Many thanks!
Scherzer , Tucker, Ohtani
Would you trade a $4 Dansby Swanson for a $60 Jose Ramirez or $60 Mike Trout in a 12 team roto with a $300 draft cap?
Would you keep Kelenic or Bellinger for the next two years?
Thanks and welcome back baseball!
Jo-Ram or Trout, that order
Even at $60? How about Kelenic or Bellinger as keeper? Thank you.
What’s their prices?
$10 each for next 2 years for Kelenic and Bellinger. Do you think JoRam at $60 is worth Dansby at $4? Just checking. THANK YOU.
JoRam is worth it…Kelenic otherwise
So keep Kelenic over Bellinger and trade Swanson at $4 for JoRam at $60? Right?
How about keep Baz or Rodon? Same price.
thank you very much!
Yes…Baz
Baseball is back! Need to pick 3 of the following, 10 team Roto with k and walks added for hitters, L and IP added for pitchers.
Devers – rd 6
Alonso – rd 12
Riley – rd15
Winker – rd15
Peralta – rd15
I can keep multiple rd15 keepers, they just move up a round (15th and 14th). I have the second pick in the draft, so I’ll get second pick of JoRam, Acuna or Vlad.
What 3 keepers, and how would you rank the available players with those keepers?
Thanks!
Yeehaw! Devers, Alonso, Freddy
Oh and go Vlad or Acuña…you have a 3B
Thanks! Enjoy your weekend!
You too!
drafted well in late rounds in years past, so can keep two of Soto, Tatis or Acuna in an OBP league, as 1st/2nd round picks. Soto Tatis seem obv to me but running a check here.
Soto, Tatis
HALT!!! There’s a crime being committed. Bauer on leave means he starts getting paid. Don’t tell me we are going to play this weekly renewal of admin leave game again.
I hope not
Grey i draft tomorrow in one of the fantrax beat the staff 50 rd, 15 team roto. I have 2nd pick. doubt i get tatis. do i go soto, vlad, turner, bichette of ramirez? Are you going to suggest bichette based on your rankings?
Yeah, Bo, baby, Bo…They’re all same tier, though…Can’t go wrong
Rodon to the Giant so now you have to recommend drafting him, right? Haha.
Haha
top 60 starters for 2022 fantasy baseball updated: https://razzball.com/top-60-starters-for-2022-fantasy-baseball/
Ha, you’re too quick. He was already going too early for me in RCLs (103 – 140). He did help me in a few leagues last year, but I can’t be sentimental.
Yeah, can’t get in on him with that shoulder
The shoulder is fine!
Hehe, it is so not
…
HAHA
Need two more for an RCL draft tonight at 9 ET!! Just click and you’re in!
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Howdy! Happy to be back…
I’m sure this question has been answered before (and you prolly even have a glossary term for it) but I’m in one of those dreaded (dreadful?) 2-catcher leagues. Would you change your draft-think given that two spots are going to be taken up by CAGNOFs? I mean, I wouldn’t draft a C in the top 10 rounds, but would you wait til the end or just see how the draft plays out?
I’d draft a 1st catcher around 150 overall vs. 200 overall, then punt 2nd catcher
Grey!!
Awesome!
a. To quote Rev Martin L King Jr, free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty free at last.
b. Have to get this 40-man down to a 35-man by April 1. The MiLB roster will stay at 15. I’ll go over the top 500 and also wait for April 1, but who’s on the bubble from your end in a 4*4 dynasty keep forever [RC, TB, SB, OBP X WHIP, SVH, QS, K/9]
Garver
Cron
India
Chapman
Bogaerts
Schwindel
Brujan
Walsh, Arozarena, Betts, SMarte, Biggio
JLowe
Siri
Bench Burger, EMontero, Eguy Rosario, Villar, Eddys Leonard, José Tena, Fraley, Connor Joe, Everson Pereira, Robles
MiLB DHarris, JWalker, Bryan Acuna, Arias, Kreidler, CSantana, LButler, Cowser, Wiener
SP Cease, Manoah, Musgrove, Roansy, Gonsolin, Houck, CMorris, JRyan, Ranger Suarez, Kopech
RP Hendriks, Iglesias, Kittredge, Doval, Whitlock, CGreen
MiLB Canterino, Lodolo, Walston, Eury Perez, Logan T Allen, Jayden Murray
Cheers,
Ante
Haha, yes!
B. Fraley, Connor Joe, Everson Pereira, Robles, Allen…But I’d ask Itch myself about the MiLBers
Thanks, man.
Will do of course. I will also see if I can dump some of these guys on the bench to teams who have MiLB space for 1 or 2 guys, win-win.
Cheers,
Ante
Yup, No problem
Grey,
Btw, it’s Logan T Allen, the good LHP from the Guardians not the one you drafted in that first draft and hold, ‘member? Robles is making a comeback this year to 2019 glory. Someone should write up a list of guys who will return to 2019 glory! I nominate SON.
Cheers,
Ante
Hello! Which pair would you rather have for this year?
Woodruff/Winker or Machado/Verlander? Thanks!
Woodruff
Close tho
Any frequent commenter interested in joining the FCL? A few more teams are available.
How about Sweatpants Nation?
Let’s go!
Haha
Yay for baseball games!
Long winded pitcher strategy Q for you Grey…..
12 team H2H points keeper league. Daily moves. $1000 for draft and FAAB combined.
Can roster 7 SP’s and 4 RP’s.
Max of 10 pitcher starts per week as well as a max of 5 FAAB claims per week.
Daily starting roster is 4 SP’s, 2 RP’s and 1 P.
Currently planning to keep the following:
60 Lance Lynn
60 Max Fried
20 Tyler Mahle
20 Logan Gilbert
20 Mike Clevinger
Planning on drafting a RP/SP (hopefully Ranger) along with 1 other cheap SP so that I have 7 starters every week. This gives me one more SP slot for streaming/stashing, and when combined with two start SP’s, should consistently get me 10 starts/week.
I then grab 2 cheap points league favorable RP’s, and leave 1 RP slot to stream in my P position and pick up a couple of extra non-start appearances to maximize points each week.
Please poke holes in my strategy!
Many thanks and happy baseball season!
Yay!
Sounds like it could work, it’s more a matter of who the pitchers are vs. the strategy
Let’s say my roster ends up looking like this:
SP
60 Lance Lynn
60 Max Fried
20 Tyler Mahle
20 Logan Gilbert
20 Mike Clevinger
Joe Ryan/Tanner Houck/Patrick Sandoval
Stream
RP
Paul Sewald
Garrett Whitlock
Ranger Suarez/Drew Rasmussen
Stream
That looks dope!
You make my potential roster blush
Haha
Need 8 keepers from this list. Also offered a $28.00 Machado for Votto 12 team 5×5 with OBP, QS
SS Francisco Lindor SS | NYM $ 28.00
OF Juan Soto OF | WAS $ 26.00
P Kevin Gausman P | TOR $ 15.00
P Josh Hader P | MIL $ 14.00
3B Justin Turner 3B | LAD $ 14.00
OF Jorge Soler OF | ATL $ 14.00
OF Wil Myers OF | SD $ 13.00
U Jesus Sanchez OF | MIA $ 10.00
U Jo Adell OF | LAA $ 10.00
U Brandon Belt 1B | SF $ 10.00
1B Max Muncy 1B,2B | LAD $ 10.00
P Giovanny Gallegos P | STL $ 10.00
U Rafael Ortega OF | CHC $ 10.00
U Ryan Mountcastle 1B,OF | BAL $ 9.00
CI Joey Votto 1B | CIN $ 9.00
P Tyler Mahle P | CIN $ 9.00
OF Brandon Lowe OF,2B | TB $
5.00 OF Adam Duvall OF | ATL $ 5.00
MI Josh Rojas 2B,OF,SS | ARI $ 5.00
P John Means P | BAL $ 3.00
OF Juan Soto OF | WAS $ 26.00
P Kevin Gausman P | TOR $ 15.00
P Josh Hader P | MIL $ 14.00
SS Francisco Lindor SS | NYM $ 28.00
are obvious, then I’d take Machado
and U Ryan Mountcastle 1B,OF | BAL $ 9.00
P Tyler Mahle P | CIN $ 9.00
OF Brandon Lowe OF,2B | TB $
Thanks SO much Grey!
Hope you have a great season!
You too!
This Razzball Commenter League needs a couple to draft tonight at 9 PM ET
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I’m still trying to wrap my head around why the service time manipulation for Rustchman. If the O’s want to squeeze out an extra year of service time on a 30 year catcher, hopefully they’d have offered him an extension already if they wanted to keep him around
Not like he’s a 19 year old phenom hitting free agency at 25….
I hear ya, it makes no sense, but do you really trust the O’s to not do it?
As an O’s I’ve bought into the ‘trust the process’ mantra, but yep I still don’t expect to see him up until the extra arb year deadline, or maybe even super 2 deadline – I guess there’s no rush since they’ll suck again this year
It would be fun if he and Grayson came up at the same time though
Grayson is ready to go too…Hopefully with Mullins, Adley, Mountcastle and Grayson there’s some fun there this year
You should always plan your battles from the enemy’s point of view.
HAHAHA, it’s Viking fortune cookies
Sun Tzu?
Uhtred, son of Uhtred
HAHA
The Rangers left field line and power alley dimensions are no worse than Rogers Center. Some perts think his HR totals will drop off a lot in his new park. He won’t hit 45, but he’s pull happy and I think he can log 30-35. It’s the run and rbi totals in that lineup that will drop off a lot unless they sign another bat.
At this point, I just want Seiya to sign somewhere…But Yankees Stadium or Fenway sounds better to me
My bad. I didn’t even mention the player I was posting about. It’s Semien I was referring to.
Oh, Semien, yeah, he was good in Oakland too, so he might be okay
Just watched this exact interview with the Nature Boy Woooo last night on YouTube
WOOOOOO! LETS GOOOO! Haha
He was a charicature of himself.
In the best way possible!
absolutely
Grey, this is the happiest news I’ve received since I heard OnlyFans wasn’t going to ban nudity…couple questions:
1) If Freeman signs elsewhere, would that adversely impact Albies’ fantasy production tremendously that it would lower your ranking from #12?
2) I apologize for asking you about this again, but I’m really still torn on my 4th keeper…12 team roto league (6×6…OPS and holds) and each team keeps 4. I’m keeping Juan Soto (6th round), Matt Olson (4th) and probably Albies (2nd round), but I’m not sure about my 4th…it’s between deGrom (a 1st round pick), Lindor (3rd round pick), Franmil Reyes (7th round pick), Gausman (5th round), or Schwarber (17th round).
deGrom’s elbow obviously makes him a huge risk, but I could be ok with 120-140 innings of deGrom pitching stats. Aces are hard to come by in this keeper league because each team keeps 4 players (Burnes, Cole, Buehler, are all gone and guys like Scherzer will be drafted before my pick). At the same time, I could hope to get a lesser-tiered SP with the 12th pick in the 1st round and keep one of the aforementioned players instead (Alcantara, Berrios, etc.). What are your thoughts?
HAHA, same, tbh
1. Nah
2. I’d go deGrom — or Gausman…But just go deGrom…No one else there you will regret
It’s really funny how fast we can go from hating owners/Manfraud to forgetting about them and celebrating baseball! It felt like that transition happened in about 15 minutes yesterday.
The closer carousel from hell had already begun. Now it’s gonna get really interesting. Any follows on twitter recommended for the fastest notifications when there is closer news? I really think SAGNOF’ing for last year took years off my life.
Yeah, haha, exactly! I think Closer Monkey is the only closer news person I follow, and honestly I don’t really follow them for breaking news…Just gotta be near a TV or computer when it happens
it’s closermonkey along with following box scores/usage changes. often those end up in the comments or gray at 3 am though too
In a 6-team Yahoo roto redraft.
Scoring: R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, K, QS, S+H, ERA, WHIP.
Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, MI, CI, 4 OF, 2 UTIL, 4 SP, 2 RP, 2 P, 4 Bench
Because it’s a small league, there are a couple owners that brought up maybe doing a straight linear draft. The consideration was removing the back-to-back picks for the #1 and #6 seeds in a small league would spread talent around more evenly. It wasn’t brought up again so probably not happening. I was curious though and ran mocks and didn’t see much of a difference either way in a shallow 6-teamer. Do you think linear is less fair than snake in this size of a league?
I think a straight snake draft is fine — there’s not a ton of difference, and you don’t want to reward the #1 pick with 1 and 7 vs. 6th and 12th
What pick would you want in a 6-team?
6th would actually be nice
Will miss out on Tatis, Trea and possibly Bo, but Jram and Acuna isn’t to shabby at pick 6 and 7.
You’d be sitting pretty
Looking forward to the season! Do you rank Acuna any higher in H2H given season-long counting stats don’t matter?
Any higher than 6 overall? Nah
This title really captures my mood
Same! Title was all Rudy
a. Do you have any idea how many days a team can delay rostering a player to gain the extra year of control? Someone (you?) correctly predicted Kris Bryant woulI d only need to be minor-ed for about 10 days. But last year, I learned it was more like 2 months (Kellenic). I’m esopecially interested in 2022 since I own Rauschman in several leagues — I will drop him if he is likely gone for months.
b. One of the overrated items in the contract was limiting a team to 5 options for a player, 5 is a lot; 2 would have meant something. As mentioned earlier in this thread, the (ridiculously minimal) steps in lmiting service time manipulation is laughable.
c. Any idea if (and when) we’ll learn about early season roster expansion (I think when I first became a fan, it was 28 until May 1).
Also, I saw that teams get an extra draft pick if they open the season with a new player. Would they keep the extra pick if they drop him a few days later? And would this apply to a Rule-5 guy that requires rostering?
They get an extra draft pick like I said in the post for Adley…If Adley goes on to finished top 3 ROY
A. It’s different for every player…Unless that’s changed, I honestly don’t know if it has, I don’t think it has — they just added in the ROY and MVP things
B. Yeah, 5 is still gonna lead to manipulation — Agree with you that 2 would’ve been fine
C. I’d guess by next week
Service time- A major league season is 187 days. A player has to be on the 26 man roster or injured list for 172 days to get a year of service time. I think with Kelenic he was injured and Seattle was also embarrassed by the comments of their former GM they needed to keep in the minors longer for his “development’ just to prove they weren’t really manipulating.
Yeah, that makes sense
For the last time Judge, it’s Joey Callo with a C.
I would still be nervous taking tilde at 6
Nah, Acuña is running and about to go 30/30…No risky than Tatis
ESPN says: “Two measures aimed at limiting service-time manipulation: a full year of service time awarded to players who finish within the top two in respective Rookie of the Year voting, and draft picks awarded to teams that promote players on Opening Day who finish among the top vote-getters for major awards.”
How does this help, exactly?
If teams want draft picks, they can gamble on their prospects getting top 3 and earning them draft picks…It does feel like a longshot at best
Even top players are up and down at the start of their career. A team would have to be pretty sure a player is ready to gamble away service time and hope a prospect land in the top 3 to get compensation. Seems like a half baked proposal.
Yeah, agreed
WOO to a new season.
I think Bud Black is the sole reason that many players are against an international amateur draft.
HAHA WOOO
When are they going to announce Suzuki to the Rangers? I’m growing impatient
Don’t put that out there I don’t want his value killed by that park
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Haha, pretty much
Need to pick 3 keepers
Sal perez $23
Chris sale $10
Freddy Peralta $6
Lucas giolito $15
Adalberto mondesi $16
12 team H2H
I wasn’t originally thinking of keeping perez but I saw valued at $32 now I can’t decide.
Thanks!
Valued at $32 in a 70% hitters 30% pitchers draft which is how my league typically drafts
Freddy, Mondesi, Sal
Wow. They sewed that up fast. Ready to get this thing rolling
LETS GOOOOOO!!!
Visa issues? Tell him to try his American Express.
I’m here all week.
Chuckie!