The Orioles are calling up Jackson Holliday. To back up Ramon Urias? To work on fielding drills with Jorge Mateo? I don’t get it. He wasn’t ready 11 games ago, but he’s ready now? Hunh, weird stuff, right? So, Jackson Holliday is going to be a star. It’s been written since Matt’s bald head raised the baby from wife’s legs and exclaimed, “It’s a boy! Daddy’s 1-for-1!” I would pick up Holliday or go out and acquire him. He’s going to go from, “Meh, I guess he can be solid,” to “I NEED HIM ON MY FANTASY TEAM!” in about two milliseconds. My guess is you have two weeks before it goes to two millis. To read more, I gave you a Jackson Holliday fantasy back in October. Then, I was between Wyatt Langford and Holliday as the top rookie. So, now it’s a toss up. Think way back to March — roughly 11 days ago — when you drafted Wyatt Langford in the top 50 overall and Jackson Holliday was going around 220. Now? They’re even. Zoinks! Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Corbin Burnes – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.93. Mr. Burnes was eggggggggcellent.
Trevor Story – Undergoing season-ending surgery on his dislocated shoulder. Feels like Story’s career is about to end. Big bummer, no relation to Aaron. As for the Sawx shortstop, David Hamilton will face righties, and run like crazy.
Nick Pivetta – Hit the IL with an elbow strain. It’s the SPocalypse! No one is safe! Hide your elbows! Put away your forearms! Wrap your shoulders in a blanket, put it in your car’s trunk and drive to the Hamptons, or wherever they were going in that Julia Roberts movie I was half-watching about the apocalypse. Leave the World Behind? Was that it? Yeah, that was terrible, like these pitcher injuries!
Tyler O’Neill – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer. Yes, I believe. Also, Coolwhip gave you his Tyler O’Neill fantasy in the preseason and his top 100 outfielders yesterday with O’Neill 24th. That feels conservative!
Brayan Bello – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.11. No idea when it clicks, but wanna see a guy who looks like his results should be much better? Watch Bello.
Spencer Arrighetti – Called up to join the Astros’ rotation. Said like Pedro Martinez, “I know Dave Righetti. I know spaghetti. But I don’t know Spencer Arrighetti.” Damn it, that cracks me up, and I don’t even care if anyone else gets it. That Pedro Martinez quote about Karim Garcia is the funniest sports quote of all-time, I’m sorry. I too enjoy Lawrence Taylor’s “My life’s in the toilet and no one’s flushing,” but c’mon! Any hoo! The Astros called up Spencer Arrighetti for today’s start. Marmos in one of his top 100 starters posts said, “Another young arm that was a ‘buzzy’ kind of name during spring training. Arrighetti is Houston’s #3 (overall) prospect and their top pitching arm of the future. He has three years of minor league experience and posted an 11.0+ K% in each stop until he reached AAA at the end of the year (8.72 K% in 64 AAA innings to finish 2023). He’s a four pitch starter that should get a shot at some point this summer.” Check out Marmos trying to steal Itch’s limelight! So, Framber might be in Done-Zo City, population: All MLB starters. Arrighetti’s command is gnarly and his fastball isn’t great, so, outside of AL-Only leagues, I’d wait and watch how he does. Lotta people think Arrighetti is just a penne arm.
Josiah Gray – Hit the IL with a forearm flexor strain. Living off borrowed time, the pitch clock tick faster…
CJ Abrams – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Corange Juice has surprising power. Well, surprising to other people. I’m not surprised by it. He’s basically Trea Turner with less chance for runs.
Kyle Harrison – 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.76. It’s silly early to be looking at peripherals, but Harrison’s look good, but he’s got such a fly ball problem. Only reason why I even say this is because he had it last year too. It’s what they call at Dan Flashes, a pattern.
Sonny Gray – 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s Get Him In Your Lineup Department said, “I figured if I moved my desk into the fountain in the main entrance lobby it was fine since I was technically still in the building.”
Nolan Gorman – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Hey, pitcher, NoGo there!
Lenyn Sosa – 1-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI as he batted third. As Coolwhip said, Lenyn hitting 3rd is the most socialist propaganda in Chicago I’ve seen in a long time, and that’s saying something!
Michael Kopech – 2 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.45, and his 2nd save. Hey, I’m all good with it from a fantasy perspective, but two innings? Do they have to overuse his arm this much on a 100-loss team?
Josh Naylor – 1-for-2, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Naylor because we’re married! Hmm, needs work.
Logan Allen – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.60. If you can’t handle the White Sox, you ain’t no friend of mine.
Joe Ross – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.80. Old heads just heard the Joe Ross music playing in their ears. Streamonator hates his next one, but I’d give him a whirl. He looked damn good in his first two starts; still love him; ten years later.
George Kirby – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 6.91. [sobbing loudly, singing off-key] Heaven isn’t too far away…closer to it every day…No matter–[honks nose] what my friends might say…we’ll find a way! Oh God, what is going on?! The problem with George Kirby can be summed up by: He never throws a ball outside the zone so hitters are just going loose lips sink Kirby’s ships. I think he’s a buy low.
Dominic Canzone – 1-for-2 and his 3rd homer, 2nd homer in three games. Hot schmotato alert!
Mitch Haniger – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Mitch don’t kill my vibe!
Bo Bichette – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Take that, BDon!
Chris Bassitt – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 5.06. Can he tell Kirby how to fix himself? Can anyone?
Chad Green – 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 3.18, and his 2nd save. If my choice were Chad Green or Yimi Garcia, I’d choose Green too.
Randal Grichuk – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. I honestly forgot he existed. Jean-Paul Sarchuk, “Human life begins after a long homer.”
Corbin Carroll – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. The odds that he would hit a homer and not slam and legs is 1 in 350 (I’m a mathematician).
Mike Trout – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, and 12th homer in two games and 27th homer this week. He has eight RBIs and six homers. In related news, the Angels two best batting average hitters are hitting 8th and 9th.
Isaac Paredes – 2-for-3 and his 4th homer. Too bad no one told you to draft him–Wait a minute! I did! Well, I’ll be!
James Outman – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd in as many games. Whatever! We moved on already! He didn’t do anything in the first 3.5% of the season!
Tyler Glasnow – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 14 Ks, ERA at 2.25. The one pitcher who stays healthy this year? The guy who’s never healthy!
Will Smith – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Glad to see him no longer trying to save games.
Louie Varland – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 9.00. Every pitcher who seemed good in the preseason? Yeah, they aren’t good. Every pitcher who seemed great? They’re hurt.
Alex Kirilloff – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer, as he hits third. He’s hitting .355 and should likely be owned in all leagues. A friendly Cust kayin’.
Carlos Correa – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. After ten years of saying Correa is overrated, I think he might actually be underrated now.
Shea Langeliers – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 2nd, 3rd and 4th homer. It’s Citifield Langeliers now. Get with the program, doode.
Nathan Eovaldi – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.45. But you had to draft Spencer Strider.
Jose Leclerc – 1 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 14.40, and his 1st blown save. He’s Lecooked. I’d grab Kirby Yates, but it could be David Robertson. It should not be Leclerc.
Evan Carter – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer, as he hits 8th, and .182. I’ve been hesitant about putting batting averages in the blurbs yet, because it’s so early. .182 from Evan Carter though? Jimmy Carter’s showing more life, and he’s been in hospice for 14 months.
Cristian Javier – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.10. Saberhagenmetrics strike again!
Reynaldo Lopez – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 0.75. If at any point in the last 12 months, you were in the bullpen? You are now an ace.
Pete Alonso – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Albombso!
Joe Musgrove – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 6.87. More like Joe must go! Dusted his ass!
Christopher Morel – 2-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Even better, I moved him into the 3rd base slot on my team, and finally rid myself of Rengifo! RenGTFO!
A.J. Puk – 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners (5 BBs), 2 Ks, ERA at 5.91. Wish I could say Puk looked less puke-y, but alas. Can’t find the broad side of a barn if he were a hoe.
Carlos Rodon – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.72. Was a pretty easy matchup, per the Streamonator, and he didn’t disappoint.
Casey Mize – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.82. It’s so disheartening when you see a guy get talked up (Mize) and throw well (Mize) and get out-pitched by a very mediocre pitcher:
Martin Perez – 8 IP, 1 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.89. Wouldn’t even use the Streamonator for him and he outpitched Casey Mize. Fantasy baseball is so freakin’ frustrating.
David Bednar – 1/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 12.46. [dons pitching coach hat] His back is prolly bothering him because he’s not finishing any pitches. I looked for Aroldis in all my leagues. This feels like a 30-day IL stint for Bednar, incoming.
Edward Olivares – 2-for-4 and his 2nd and 3rd homer. Edward Olivares hit two homers and they didn’t even let him finish the game! Not sure what it is about Olivares but whenever he homers, he’s then benched for five of the next seven games. So, if he’s homered twice in one game, then he will be benched eight of the next twelve games. Shame. Stop touching up the boys, Captain EO!
Anyone starting Singer at home v Houston tomorrow?
Hi Grey…do you prefer Jackson Merrill or Blaze Alexander?
Would you use a #1 waiver pick to grab Tyler Stephenson as a keeper at $3 over Austin Wells as a keeper at $1?
Thanks!
Jackson
No on Tyler
I can’t buy a win, part 6,342
F U Red Sox bullpen.
Yeah, I have Martin and would have liked a Hold there…
Generally speaking, a 5-run lead with 12 outs to go should be a pretty favorable scenario. Gah!
Same, incredible
Come on Seth – hang in there!
He did!
I have an excess of IL-eligible guys (and don’t want to have a dead roster slot).
Who’s the cut: Scherzer or Luis Robert?
Max
Grey, my 9 team NL-only 23/260 5×5 home keeper league (since the 80s) isn’t drafting until 4/27. We haven’t even submitted keepers yet. But it’s interesting. We will backdate all stats and all teams have the ability to manipulate ytd weekly lineups to maximize scoring.
I won going away last year and I have Betts ($13), Acuna (38/43), Carroll (7/17), W. Contreras (6), Bohm (3/8), Soler (8), Gallen (13/18), E. Diaz (5), Scott(7) and DRUMROLL PLEASE Spencer Strider, who I have for $7 but in his last year. Like the / values above, I can bump him $5 for an additional year @$12 for both, but I’d obviously lose that draft capital and I’d have to carry him all year 9 not impossible – did it last year with Diaz.
‘I’m figuring I’ll long-term everybody else, but what do I do with Strider? Right now unless there’s good news before my deadline I’m leaning cutting him. I’d still be a heavy favorite.
Thoughts? Many thanks!
Lose Strider
Thanks so much! BTW, really enjoyed you at the Tout Wars draft. You just sounded like you were having more fun than everybody else!
You should have heard the next day hosts talking about how bad you miscalculated, didn’t have any money left for starting pitching, etc. Too funny. Good luck!
Oh man Stro-man.
Oof
Man, Fedde looks nasty except when he coughs up a HR. Never seen a more Jekyll and Hyde performance.
Haha
Hi Grey! Drop Yoshida or Jung Hoo (or Taylor Ward or Kelenic) for Kiriloff or hold? Thx
Hoo
Hey grey
12 team keeper.. should I drop westburg or cedanne for frelick?
Meh, hold for now
Volpe batting leadoff LFG!!!
I have Volpe, Soto, & Torres, so really I’m just rooting for production.
Crawford getting squeezed on the zone and the robot k-zone revolution cannot begin fast enough. F these dudes.
Hahaha, nice!
Please rank the following RP options:
Kopech, Jax, Ginkel, Green
Thank you
Jax, Ginkel, Kopech
Please rank ros
Kikuchi,Singer,Jared Jones,Braxton Garrett
You did
Grey
My patience has run out with Victor Scott
That being said who would you pick up
Verdugo
Ty France
Haniger
Lars Nootbaar
Thanks
Sorry you can Olivares also
Who would be your top 2
Haniger, Lars
Depends on needs…Lars overall best
Thanks.
No problem
Do you still have the same outlook for noevli marte aftere the suspension? do you value him the same going forward.
Yup
Trioli, Carpenter or Suwinski for a fill in?
Suwinski
How’s it hanging Grey,
Would you trade Whitlock to receive MJ Melendez?
Categories H2H
Sure
Connor Joe, Olivares, Michael A. Taylor, Wallner, Varsho, Velazquez, Marsh or Brenton Doyle over Austin Hays? Dynasty/keeper.
Velazquez
I’m kinda concerned about Westburg’s playing time now. Drop him for David Hamilton or Blaze Alexander or hold?
Blaze
Trying to pry Spencer Steer loose but his owner loves youngins’ and wants O’Hoppe, Encarnacion-Strand, Mayo, from my minor league farm team, plus Arenado This is a 10-team H2H league with owners having an 8-player minor league farm team in addition to a regular roster. How much is too much? Dare I pull the trigger?
If Steer didn’t have a good 10 days, would you be trying to do this?
Who has more value: Trout and Harper or Soto and Goldschmidt
Trout
Second and third picks a combined 12/93 to start the season. Yikes. Elsewhere, Logan Gilbert, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…
Haha
Jinxed him! How do I work some sort of reverse (reverse-reverse?) jinx on Lindor and Jones?
Haha, you’re jinx too strong!
THEY ARE SO BAD
HAHA
And Jones leaving the bases loaded to end the game and complete and 0-5 just tops it off nicely. FFS.
Killing me
I have Devers. Kinda weak at closer 5×5 deep 12 team.
Was offered CSeager for my Devers and MacArthur. Is Devers slow start enough to edge this trade for me? Other closers are Ginkel and Jansen with Duran stashed. Also have specs like Yates
Hold
Gilbert looking FILTHY today.
Have him talk to Kirby
Haha – no, my opponent has Kirby this week. lol
Ouch
Woulda been nice if the M’s bats woke up before the 9th inning. I can’t buy a win.
I hear that
6 x 6 QS and OBP redraft
Gausman
Jung Ho Lee
Holliday
Or
Yamamoto
Suarez
Gurriel
Thanks.
Does it matter who Suarez is?
Robert Suarez.
RP padres
Would you grab Aroldis over Scott or Uribe? Thanks.
Nope
Grey, this needs to be your theme song for every Jordan Walker question. It an obvious classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzXuuxnp08o
Haha
Best choice to add in a 10 team h2h league: Caballero, Kirilloff, Cowser? Don’t need help in any particular category, just a solid Util player.
Kirilloff
Trade keller for kirby?
Sure
edouard jullien or luis robert dynasty 15 man?
Robert
Hi Grey –
Points League SV/HLD + K’s + ERA
Pick 4 ROS:
Foley
Kopech
Chapman
Ginkel
Uribe
?Payamps
Thank you!
Not Kopech
Every time I see STL put a run on the board, I check to see if Jordan Walker did anything. Sigh
Ha
Trade my Fairbanks for his Ozuna? Leaves me with only E. Diaz and Jax but Fairbanks scary.
Sounds fair
Grey! I guess it’s good to have patience w Julien. :-)
Ha
@Grey: Varland gets a couple of starts against the tigers and white Sox coming up. Worth holding on to in 12 team leagues or does he look like streamer material at best?
Seems like a streamer but those are good matchups
CES or Hkerstad in H2h redraft?
CES
Grey – just made the move and traded Yandy for Maikel and Kutter. Feels good, thoughts on that return?
Sounds good!
Thanks Grey
No problem
10T Roto (Standard)
Drop Jordan Walker who is on my bench for Alex Kirilloff?
Waiting to see if Thairo Estrada does anything before looking at replacements. Giants offense hasn’t been great.
Nah
Hi Grey, picked up Eugenio Suarez with the hopes he’d light it up in Colorado and he’s laying an egg. Drop him or India for one of Ranger S or M Miller. No preference SP or RP. Thank ya
Eugenio for Ranger
12 team league with OBP and TBs. Riley Greene or Kirlioff? Feels close based on your other responses
Riley
Baty or Colt ROS? Thanks
Baty
Which combo would you prefer? (redraft, standard 5X5)
A. SP C. Rodon & 2B/3B R. McMahon
B. SP M. King & 2B/3B/OF C. Morel
Morel
Thank you. I proposed the trade and it was accepted (I get King/Morel).
Already the third trade I have made this season with same trading partner; they are collecting Yankees. I wouldn’t be surprised if they quickly trade/cut McMahon.
No problem
In a H2H 12 teamer that penalizes strikeouts, please rank Bohm, Paredes, Baty.
Thanks in advance.
Paredes,Bohm
C’mon Booby!
I can’t even
some very iffy command, Boobie. velo good though. he looked like this at times last year
Need him to be good so badly
Fairbanks velocity is down about 2 mph. He hasnt looked sharp. Normally I am not overly concerned with lower velocity this early if it wasnt a sudden in-game velocity drop. He has been down from the start of the year. He does have an injury history that is worth noting. Do you have concerns? If you are not concerned, how long do you give for the velo to come back?
Yeah, I’m concerned
Who’s the pickup for spec saves?
We have a bullpen chart…maybe Adam?
Hey Grey, we start two at each IF position, and right now RenGTFO is my second starter at 3B, with Wilmer Flores (1B/3B) as backup on my bench. Gross.
I heard you talking up Triolo a bit on the pod, though I see in comments you have him below Caballero and Dunn. Would you grab him in case he’s a thing? We have to be a bit choosy with waiver claims since they’re somewhat restrictive, but it’s a wasteland of good hitters so don’t want to miss out, especially at 3B. But we also count SLG%, which so far is lacking with him.
I’d probably be dropping Leody Tavares or Wilmer, but right now Wilmer is my only 1B backup (at least until Manzardo gets the call) even though he sucks.
Tripoli over Leody works for me
Tripoli lol Triolo*
This may be a stupid question, but do you like Trioli better than both Rengifo and Wilmer at the moment? I know that will likely change if the Angels give Rengifo his playing time back. Just trying to balance extra bats in the IF and OF, but 3B is not good at all on the wire.
Meh they’re all JAGs
I’m in pitching hell right now. My 8th round keeper was Strider, so at least I’m not losing a 1st round pick, then I followed that up with Kirby, then Steele, then Keller, then Puk. After 1.5 weeks of the season, I now have Kirby, Keller, Houck, Hicks and Lodolo coming off the IL this weekend.
Any of these names on the waiver wire that you would make a change for?
Manaea, Whitlock, Turnbull, Gil, Montas, Kremer, Wacha
I’d look at SON for Hicks’s spot
Good Morning Grey,
I am trying to better understand when to sit or start hitters. For example, I could choose Rhys Hoskins who is at Cinn against Green today and at Cinn tomorrow against Martinez or play Torkelson who is home vs Minn today and tomorrow with Lopez pitching today and Ryan tomorrow. I was going to start Hoskins on both days.
2.Do you agree with choosing Hoskins?
My OF is Gurriel at CO, Nimmo at Atlanta (sp: Winans), Mullins (sp:Crawford),Duran (SP: Irvin) and Soler at home vs WAS (SP: Corbin).
3.I was going to Start Gurriel in LF and Soler in RF. Do you agree? Between Nimmo and Mullins. who would you play in CF today?
4.I was going to be patient with Mize and keep him. Do you agree?
5.I was going to also be patient with Hunter Harvey and not make any move to replace him. The injury seems to not require him to be put on IL. Do you agree?
Thank you!!
Start 2. Sure 3. Nimmo 4. Sure 5. Hold
Thanks for this help!
No problem
If Trout stays healthy into July, he’ll be an All Star. If he stays healthy all the way to the trading deadline, that team should do everything it can to trade him. It will probably be the best opportunity for the rest of his contract. And it would be best for baseball, no doubt.
Angels will never trade him
I dont think at least
What’s up Grey! Always Appreciate your insight, particular to this post, I still have Outman, but would you keep him or drop and pick up A. Kirilloff?
Hold
Read somewhere that Gausman had similar velocity in his first start last year, though he didn’t have a shoulder issue in 2023
There any hope it’s a limited reps kind of issue ?
Fingers crossed! (Us, not him)
Good afternoon
I have to replace Puk and Varland. I have Gray off the il for one slot. My choices for the other ..Kremer, Wacha, Tyler Wells, King, Bradford
Please give me 2 choices
Thanks as usual
Kremer, Wacha
Grey! Thanks for all the input had one last question. Ozuna or Riley Greene and is it close? Thanks!
Riley, it’s close
The Mushroom Man has now replaced Candelario at CI and we couldnt be happier.
My question I am wrestling with is putting Jack Merril in the starting lineup and sitting Buxton. I have held out hope for years, but its becoming clear he cannot bear the weight of being both healthy and good at the same time.
Ha, yeah
ROTO – 6×6 with .OPS as 6th category
Grey,
Please keep the ‘Naylor’ puns coming! Pure gold! Speaking of the last name “Naylor”, it’s very fitting since their dad is Mike Damone from Fast Times.
Anyhoot…hoping to get your take on Kerry Carpenter ROS. Wondering if I ride him out or possibly replace with any of these guys on the wire:
Thanks for your insight!
BWWIII
Hahaha, nice! Replace with Marsh for now
the likeness is insane, can’t stop looking at that, haha
Appreciate you, Grey! Thanks!
No problem
RP Question for SVHD ROS. Who are the 4 odd men out?
Alzolay – 6K -1SVHD- 3.18ERA- 5.2IP
Jansen – 6K- 3SVHD- 0.00ERA- 4IP
Estevez – 1K -3SVHD- 0.00ERA- 3IP
Finnegan – 4K -4SVHD- 5.40ERA- 5IP
Payamps – 4K- 3SVHD- 8.31ERA -4.1IP
Brasier – 8K- 3SVHD -1.50ERA- 6IP
Pressly – 7K -2SVHD -11.57ERA- 4.2IP
Gaddis – 9K- 3SVHD- 0.00ERA – 6.1IP
Kittredge – 5K- 5SVHD – 2.08ERA – 4.1IP
Ottavino – 7K- 2SVHD – 4.50ERA – 4IP
Fernando Cruz – 10K – 3SVHD – 3.38ERA -5.1IP
Kopech – 12K – 2SVHD – 2.45ERA -7.1IP
ROS Please rank top 4 ROS
David Hamilton
Thairo Estrada
Oliver Dunn
Rengifo
Nelson Velazquez
Will Benson
Kerry Carpenter
Ed Olivares
Thank you as always!!!!
Payamps, Finnegan, Adbert, Kenley
Thairo, Benson, Neslon, Kerry
Hey Grey, love asking you advice as your the best.
Would you trade Gleybor Torres and Jakob Marsee
for
Taylor Ward and Xavier Issac in dynasty league.
I would be left with colt keith, andres jimenez, tyler black and westburg for the 2b/MI positions
No
Grey what’s up. Should I drop Flaherty and/or Olson for Whitlock, Turnbull, Bradford or Anderson? Also, better pickup M Miller or Kopech? Thanks!
These are streamers….I guess Whit and Turnbull…Miller
Thank you!
No problem
Tovar or Adames ?
Adames
Need to sit one today: N Jones, Springer, Duran. Thanks Grey!
no idea of matchups…i guess Jones
Sorry about that. Jones v ARI (T Henry), Springer v SEA (Gilbert), Duran v BAL (Irvin)
Springer’s matchup seems worst
Hey Grey! Awesome write up!
In a 10tm Roto 5×5 with OBP with a 40 move limit. Would you:
1) Drop Yoshida for Kirilloff? (need RBI/OBP help)
2) Drop Mize for Reynaldo Lopes (need a pitcher to help with potential wins with Ragans, Jones, Crochet, Kutter Crawford and Ober as my SP 3-7)
Thanks!
1. Sure 2. Yes
Thanks!
No problem
Leclerc got the manager vote of confidence. Hopefully the mysterious ego contusion IL stint coming soon?
Haha, hopefully
Is Jordan Walker droppable in a 16 team points? He is by far my worst pick of the season.
If you want
good morning Grey
would you trade Donovan and J Lawrence for D Robertson and O Dunn
20 team standard roto
No
potentially good news for the Sawks (and us FBB morons)
“Red Sox Chiefs Baseball Officer Craig Breslow said Nick Pivetta’s elbow strain is mild and hope he’s back at the end of his 15-day IL stint”
I’m a little skeptical, but it’s certainly a better update than I was expecting.
Guess we’ll see
Trade questch – Categories are HR,RBI,SB,OBP,SLG x K,QS,ERA,WHIP,Sv+hld
Weekly lineups & I have 1 OF spot and 2 utils to deploy Ty Oneill, Ozuna, Morel and Jazz. Apparently I was locked in like Yordan vs a lefty out of the pen in the middle rounds of draft.
A league mate been spamming “interested” button on Jazz since draft ended.
Since moving Jazz opens a weekly starting spot im considering making an offer. Targeting Pablo Lopez with Duran (OF) coming back for depth.
1) Assuming he needs a starter back in a 2 for 2 who would you include from the below:
Pablo Lopez + Duran for Jazz + Kirby, Kelly, Bryce Miller, Keller, Lugo, Bibee, Civale?
2) Other offers I could make are:
Jazz + Josh Naylor for Bryce Harper + Duran
Jazz + Jeffers for Adley + Duran
either preferable to a Lopez deal?
Thank you sir
1. these are not good
2. Sure, take Harper
Preesh. Wasn’t getting that smash trade dopamine rush with any of those starters which brought me here.
Haha, No problem
Thairo or Toval? Also, best guess on Skenes call up? Deciding whether to burn a roster spot to stash him?
Thairo
May?
Any concerns over Gleybar or Yandy? Or just slow start. Could nab Maikel for one of those. Thanks!
just answered this
Morning, Grey. I’m starting to grease the trade wheels.
What do you think about Benson, Conforto, and Pepiot for Logan Webb?
I could try and offer the same for Arozarena, though I’d guess the Webb deal is likelier to go through.
FWIW it’s a QS and OPS league, and the trade machine values Webb $4 higher.
Sure
Hey Grey
Drop benson for eloy?
No
Needing a 1B. Could you rank
Michael Busch, Cronenworth, and andrew vaughn
you did
Aloha Grey,
A. Diaz or Helsey ROS?
Mahalo Brah!
Aloha! Diaz
Hi Grey,
Would you start Kutter vs BAL today?
I need to pick two of the following:
Kutter vs BAL
Kremer vs MIL
Sanchez vs PIT
Turnbull vs PIT
Keller @PHI
Thanks!
Kremer, Sanchez
Bo Bichette…. he’s alive !!!
HAHA
4 game hitting streak, a run or rbi in all 4…. I sent bichette a video of all the things that’s Bdon said about him to motivate him
HAHA
In a H2H Categories league and I got Eiffel Towered by Kirby and Bednar so trying to overcompensate with hitting.
1) Which 3 would you prefer out the following?
2) Who of the remaining 3 do you like best?
Hoerner
Stott
Frelick
Dunn
Kiriloff
Josh Smith
1. Nico, Stott, Kirilloff, ranked
Thanks! Very efficient.
No problem
Grey – looking at some trades: Riley Greene for Ober or Riley for Maikel. Do we think Maikel outperforms Greene this year?
Also: is Harper and Chourio too much for Acuna?
Thanks!
I’d want Riley over either…I’d take Acuna
Thanks Grey! Any concerns over Gleybar or Yandy? Or just slow start. Could nab Maikel for one of those.
Not Gleyber…Not a fan of Yandy, but he’s prolly fine too…him or Maikel are apples and oranges
Luzardo and Ragans have both been dropped in my league. Dummies. I’ll drop Cortes to try to get one off waivers. Which of the two do you like better?
Luzardo
Thanks!
Also, my thoughts on Kirby, whom I have on my roster, is that weather can have a huge impact. A lot of guys have a hard time playing in the colder weather in April. At least that’s what I’m telling myself. Just hoping no hidden injury.
Thanks for your daily write ups, look forward to reading them every day!
No problem!
joe ross or stone ? hamilton or dunn ? trade casas for yelich ??
Ross….Dunn…Sure
Great stuff!!! Going to grab Joe Ross! 18 team dynasty 6×6 keep Whit Merrifield or David Hamilton….leaning towards Hamilton! Thank you!
Thanks! Hamilton
Hopefully this spaghetti guy doesn’t have a noodle for an arm! Get it? Get it? Do you get it? Do you get it, Grey?
I’m betting he does since he made a pasta joke in his blurb.
HAHA
JYoung yessir yessir three bags stole. Hard to see him staying in the line up for a significant part of the year, but the Gnats have to move on from Robles, right?
Wanna see a big fastball? Watch the kid throwing for the Angels today. Also in the case of Wash v Rendon, Rendon stole a base yesterday and looked fired up about it. Wash, man. Angels are in first place.
Wash sucks, I hate that lineup…It’s stupid…I hate everything about the Angels rn
Wash is the best. Love that dude.
the worst!!! Haha…I actually like him bc he seems to not give a F, but I hate that lineup he keeps using
The lineup sends me into a fit of rage every effing day. And Rendon at the top of it is the freaking cherry. Send it all straight into the sun.
It’s so dumb! I’m sorry…I get trying to get a guy going, but not every day for 2 weeks
Which of these SPs is droppable in a 16 team points league?
Colin Rea, Tylor Megill, Reese Olson or Luis Gil?
Olson
Julien a drop? Batting lead off in arguably baseball’s #1 sissy- Mary lineup?
If you like
That’s all he needed was a kick in the pants!
Haha
Grey,
Start Kutter Crawford today against Baltimore?
Sure
Hey Grey. Great writeup, as always. Outman was dropped in my league. Should I drop Riley Greene or Nogo for him? Also, need to drop a pitcher for Sonny Gray. Darvish, CJavier, or Manaea? Thanks!
Hold bats…Yu or Manaea…I guess Yu
hard to figure out what the purpose of the 11 day minor league stint was for Holiday. The Orioles AAA team has been pretty unreal so far, there’s allot of local pressure to start bringing these guys up and giving more PT to Cowser(happy that I listened to you and avoided Mullins, platoon seems inevitable at this point) . I was all about starting Kutter today since the bottom of the Orioles lineup has been so bad but now I’m second guessing it with Holiday up. Streamonator is so, so on this start – are you starting him? Thank you for saving me on Luzardo yesterday!
Start
12 teamer need MI. Drop Willi Castro for D.Hamilton??
Sure
Giddy-Up Holliday!
LFG!
Can you rank J. Triolo, J Caballero and O. Dunn in a 6×6 for Ros?…..thanks in advance sir!
Dunn, Caballero
Too soon to move a struggling Nico H for Cronesworth, Gelof or Norman? More worried about him being buried in that 7 slot against righties and no steal attempts than the slow start. Thanks.
Yes
Thank you, I really appreciate that.
No problem
Good Morning Grey!
Hallelujah for Holliday because the first two weeks have been a nightmare. I own and now have IL’ed: Strider, McClain, Robert, Lewis, and Romano. Just awful! Hopefully Holliday will add some punch to my decimated squad. Anyway, I was wondering what you thought of my waiver grabs to help in the interim. Any potential breakouts here?
Brady Singer
MJ Melendez
Nelson Velasquez (yes, I’ve acquired the Royals!)
Conforto
Mason Wynn
Tiedemann (think he’ll be up soon?)
Thanks!
I feel like Velasquez is a Hunter Renfroe type. I grabbed Velasquez a couple of days ago after seeing this on Fangraphs:
Nelson Velázquez: He has 40-HR potential if playing every day. The problem is that he’s only in the lineup 75% of the time. Take the 30 HR and don’t complain when he sits.
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/faab-waiver-wire-report-week-2/
Singer and Conforto
Any concerns with Luis Castillo’s slow start? I know this is somewhat typical of him, but would you consider him a buy-low? Is selling Randy Arozarena too much to get him?
I got him for Pablo Lopez when Castillo had that horrible first half a couple of years ago, which turned out to be a win because Lopez hadn’t broken out yet and ended up hurt. Pablo was a mid tier SP then….
Nope, buy low
Are you starting Lugo today vs Houston?
Yes
Hey Grey, I think Goldy is cooked….thinking about trying to move him for Yandy, even if I have to throw something else in….thoughts? Is he done? I know its so early in the season, but he’s 37yo….and sucked the second half of lat year. Joey Votto 2.0 type of decline.
I’d guess he’s done
Could just be that Oli Marmol sucks the life out of everything that hes around. Arenado looks cooked too. Whole team looks miserable.. I wonder why
Yup
Blasphemy
Is it worth an extra bench bat to drop tanner scott for will benson or Kirilloff? TIA..wiseman
For a bench bat? Why?
Too aggressive to drop Bohm for Kirilloff? It’s an OPS keeper league…
Yes
Good morning!
14 team h2h dynasty keeper league.
Received two trade offers for my Strider:
1. Chris Sale+Rodon for Strider
2. Chris Sale + Tyler O’Neil for Strider.
My current SP: Gausman, Ober, Varland (sigh), Ragans, Gil, Matz (just picked up), Pepiot.
I could use SP help, not much on wire. Chris Sale comes with a huge salary for next season. I owned O’Neil last three seasons but decided NOT to keep this season..shaking my head.
Hesitant to let strider go until they announce if TJ is necessary.
Thoughts on both offers?
Thankyou
2
Thoughts on Reynaldo Lopez moving forward? He has looked good so far this season. Worth holding in 10 team Roto or just a streamer? Decent options out on waivers include Wacha, McKenzie, Montas, Flaherty, Meyer, Littell, Gore, etc. Any clear drop/add?
Who do you like better as a saves option, Robertson or Chapman? Just added Aroldis after the Bednar blowup last night, but could always swap them out. If you think Bednar is headed to the IL with a diagnosis of “bad pitching”, Aroldis probably the hold?
Thanks for all you do for us fantasy baseballers!
No problem! I’d grab Lopez and hold…Aroldis
Whats up Grey, are you feeling a LITTELL Lucky today or what? Woudl you go alex kirillof or alec bohm in a 10 teamer?
Bohm
Great news about Holliday, worth the 2 week stash haha! Does his call up have any impact on Jordan Westburg’s playing time? Are you still holding?
Thanks!
Probably some
At least Evan Carter walks a million times and scores runs (seriously his OBP is 200 points higher than his average). JRod can’t even manage that for me while hitting like poo
Yea man, both are killing me but JuRod is starting so slow again this year.
JRod starts slow every year
In fairness “every year” is like two and a half years. Just so weird to me how a guy that talented isn’t just “starting slow;” it is like he cannot hit a baseball at all. It just drives me nuts as an analytics guy that true talent should show up in March/April some year (unless you are Adam laroche or Mari teixiera and lose all ability to hit at certain calendar points every year without fail).
Haha, yup!
Whats up Grey? Are you worried about Eflin and Luzardo?
At this point, not worried about anyone who doesn’t have a sore arm.
Instead of checking for sticky substances after every inning, MLB should have an MRI machine sitting at the top of the dugout. Everyone gets a scan!
Haha
Agree with Snacks
In a 6×6 (ops/holds) was just offered Hader and Vladito for Alonso and Yamamoto. I think my guys are better but I’m desperate for saves and still have Peralta, Berrios, Verlander, and Woo if I do it. Do I pull the trigger?
Not good
Good morning Grey!
1. Trout may have 6 HR and only 8 RBI, but wanna guess how many RBI O’Neill has with his 6 HR? Don’t bother, I’ll tell you. 6! Now, that’s hard to do.
2. D-Rob/Yates/Kopech/Jax/Finnigan/A.Chapman. Lot’s of RPs available to stash (11-teamer). Top 4?
3. Speaking of Chapman, the other one (Matt) was dropped in my league. I had him last year, so not terribly interested, but thought I would include him in the options for CI. Please rank Kiriloff, Candelario, M.Chapman
Thank you, sir.
Drop Pasquantino for Paredes
like do it now, lol!!
Yes
I was drafting Paredes ahead of Vinny in every format, do it yesterday.
Rengifo or Estrada ROS?
Or David Hamilton? I picked up Hamilton and would have to drop him for one of the above. All 3 would be bench or backups unless hot. Who will have the most value and make the biggest fantasy impact this year?
Thairo
Not super relevant for our purposes, but Fangraphs posted an interesting interview w/ Arrighetti the other day. The kid is really thoughtful and into analytics.
Cool
Thoughts on Ben Brown’s start last night? Pulled after 4 2/3 but numbers looked good. Any chance he stays in rotation after Steele comes back?
Yeah, I started him in NL-Only…looked great….stupid manager pulling him…no idea on Steele’s return, cross that bridge when we come to it
Did you mention streamonator liked Logan Allen yesterday?
I have always had difficult time with StreamoNator to be honest. Tried to follow it in past to the letter with not great results
I’d pitch anyone vs. the White Sox…
Grey!!!
Fantastic report! Thank you.
a. Ha on Olivares. He got benched because he ONLY went 2/4 hitting HRs to right and to left instead of 4 HRs to right, left, center and out of the park as the coach told him to do.
b. Bednar unable to throw the curve for strikes, maybe release point. He missed ST, just the place where one can practice!
c. Just saying, EDLC with 5 errors now on pace for 75 errors. He better get his act together or he’s moving to LF.
d. Chris Rock quote of the day for April 10, 2024
I was raised to believe that you had to do things better than white people in order to succeed. The old black shows were better than the white shows. The Jeffersons (1975) was a lot better. Good Times (1974) was way funnier. Sanford and Son (1972). Now, though, everyone thinks we’re equal, so we submit the same shit that everyone else submits. And then we get mad when they won’t air it. You got to go back to the old attitude of it has to be twice as good.
Cheers,
Ante
A. Haha B. Yeah C. Yikes
I seem to be benching HR and good performances all season. I want to make sure I’m reading the Streamonator right. Go with the players that have the highest $ value or points value? That’s what I’ve been doing all season thus far. Not complaining about the values or the benching, rather just making sure since it’s a long season.
It’s an Otteneu league.
Yes, highest $
In 12 team H2H league, I have Lindor, O. Cruz, Maikel Garcia and Holliday. Need to trade one to improve my Starting Pitcher. Who should I be trying to deal?
Maikel
Ok last one…
Got Nolan Gorman at 2B, Steer at 3B, and Thairo (2B/3B) as my one bench bat…. 3 Util slots avail too (filled w Seager Jazz n Nelson V at the moment but daily moves)
Would you drop Thairo and pick up Westburg (2B/3B) or Baty (3B) ?
Thanks Grey
No
Current RP: Alvarado, LeClerc, Ginkel
Avail: McArthur, Jax, Chad Green, Lawrence, Yates
Who are top 2 of the avail guys? Thinking I should drop LeClerc for one of them you agree?
Jax, McArthur
Hey Hey Hey, Grey!!!
Ugh, I am jammed up. Can you help me pick the two players to send to waivers out of . . .
Siri, O Dunn, Chourio, Houck, Cutter, Rodon, S. Gray.
With the SP especially, it can be a real pain to have a lot of guys on the roster that I’m interested in.
Oh, and: lurrrrrrrrrrve ya!!!!
Lurves! Dunn, Siri
Please rank these 3 OF: Nelson Velazquez, James Outman, Will Benson
Outman, Velazquez
Someone in my 12 team H2H mixed categories dropped Cole. $100 FAAB and I have $85 left. How much would you bid on him?
My staff is Gilbert, Cease, Merrip Kelly, Whitlock, Imanaga, Harrison, Ober, Reese Olson, E. Diaz, Fairbanks, and Mason Miller with Scherzer and Senga on the IL.
$3
Edward Olivares
I just don’t get it? Young teams, struggling, bench Olivares?
See his statcast
last year, looks like a starting MLB bat.
See it this year looks like a a starter starting bat.
See his playing time both years, not a full-time STARTER?
His bat is so great……looks to be at least a 20-20 player right now with potential for more. Wasted the past 2 year splitting time with guys without any hope.
Agreed!
Drop Bednar for either luzardo, singer? Shallow league still hard to believe they were dropped but ok
Luzardo
Would you trade trea turner for Holliday in a obp keeper league?
No
Hey Grey I’m wondering if I should waste no Millis and go pickup Heston Kjerstad or any of the Orioles studly young bucks to stash? Any thoughts on who is next after Holliday? Thanks
Kjerstad would be the best stash imo because he’s already on the 40 man roster
Agree with Rob