Hello, Nick Castellanos, see you soon, maybe, yeah, no, okay. Great to meet you, Dylan Bundy, eventually. What do you know it’s, Mike Zunino, maybe at some point in the near future. What’s up, Billy Hamilton, hey, aren’t you supposed to be fast? What’s taking you so long? Is that Oscar Taveras…Oh, it’s Willy Taveras eating nachos out of a dwarf’s sombrero. What about that number one prospect guy that the Royals traded so they could be a .500 team? What’s his name again? Something Byers. Or is it Jon Cryer? HBO Signature Loves Playing Radio Flyer? Wil Myers! That’s it. Let’s compare him first to a guy that he’s nothing like, shall we? Cool, thanks for indulging. What a mensch, you are! Jurickson Profar was called up and has played about as well as expected. Is there any league where you can’t do without him? Sure, maybe in a deep AL-Only league where you lost Kinsler or were starting Marwin Gonzalez. In most mixed leagues, Profar has been good but replaceable. At some point in the near future, Profar’s going to use the world to wipe his butt. He’s not going to wash his hands and then run them down our country’s shirt with his profound badassery. That day probably isn’t that far off. Right now, he’s good, I’ve seen better, I’ve seen worse for mixed leagues. Compare him to Jean Segura if you like. Segura was nice when he came up last year, this year he’s dining with Jay-Z while shushing Blue Ivy. Now, like I said, Wil Myers isn’t a Profar comparison when it comes to their stats, but everything else I said there could apply. Myers is holding his own in Triple-A so far this year (10 HRs, .276) and could be called up in about three weeks. Now would be the time I’d stash him in all leagues. The moment he’s called up it will be like The Day the Earth Stood Still only Hitter-Tron will be saving all the ladies. I’d cautiously expect him to see 80% of starts after being called up, and numbers around 30/14/35/.280/4. That’s probably a tad optimistic, but what fun is there in dour? Those numbers could also be had in three months from, say, Alfonso Soriano. ‘What fun is there in dour’ then you drop Soriano? Sorry, Random Italicized Voice, we’re not seeing a Trout this year and I’m just being honest. What are you, Abe Lincoln? Lie to me! Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Gerrit Cole – Speculation is running wildfire like a wild, uh, fire that the Pirates are bringing him up on Tuesday. Scott, our prospect writer, said, “Cole is one of a handful of prospects who project as a true big league ace, and he figures to help across the board in fantasy. PICK HIM UP, caps are for Grey since he’s cross-eyed.” Hey! No, I’m not. Either way, I do agree with Scott. About the first part. He’s going to be an ace, grab him immediately!
Nick Castellanos – Since I mentioned him in the lede, I figured I’m reach around on him again…Um, that’s not what I meant. Feliz Castellanos a Buy? Si. Poquito. Garcia and Dirks no juego so good. I haven’t gone over Castellanos much, and only am now because the Tigers are considering promoting him. He looks like he could be middle infielder in the outfield, which would be a great movie starring Yunel Escobar, Jhonny Peralta and Danny Glover. I’d expect around 7-10 homers, 3-5 steals and a solid average from Castellanos, assuming he’s playing every day. And when we assume you make an ass out of you and Ming the Merciless.
Josh Reddick – Since his return from the DL, Reddick is hitting balls hard…Hehe… Sorry, what? I’m so juvenile. Back that thang up!
J.D. Martinez – Fun fact! When Martinez was named by his Dad after he saw him emerge from his mother’s vagina, he named him Just Damn!. There’s an actual exclamation mark in his name, but has been shortened to periods, and, uh, J.D. I’m dropping truth on you this week. Martinez is hitting near .300 in the last week with a homer and a steal. I’ve seen better, I’ve seen worse, I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
Ben Revere – SAGNOF, snitches!
Cameron Maybin – I just went over him this afternoon. Scroll down a little. A little more. Oh, yeah, right there. (Shh, don’t tell anyone that this morning I said I’d go over Maybin now. He’s a light power, light average and solid speed guy. You know, that’s so Maybin!)
David Murphy – I just thought of a perfect comparison to trying to get you to pick up David Murphy. But I’ve decided not to tell you. Kidding! What else am I gonna do with it? Save it for my death bed and have it be my Rosebud? Trying to get you to pick up David Murphy is like trying to get a kid to eat his vegetables. They’re boring, they taste like crap, they don’t have any high fructose like a young rookie call-up unless Paula Dean is making them, but they’re good for you. Eat your vegetables!
Chris Coghlan – He’s asparagus. Nothing exciting here, but he’s currently hot and will make your urine (almost stutterer!) smell funny.
Scott Van Slyke – I stumbled on brilliance the other day. With your blessing, I’d like to copy and paste it here. No blessing? Geez. You’re tough. Okay, well, it was something like Van Slyke reminds me of Ludwick before pitchers figured out how to pitch him. And that’s me paraphrasing me! Look up Ludwick’s 2007 numbers if you’re not excited yet. Now? How about now? …Now? Okay, I’ll let you have some time.
Nick Franklin – He’s hit in all but two games since his call-up and has 2 homers and 2 steals. Power and speed-wise, that’s better than Profar, who has about a week on him. Absolutely ridiculous to think Franklin gives two homers and two steals a week for the rest of the season, but if you can’t come to Razzball and get ridiculous, where can you go? If Franklin stays with that 2/2 pace every week, he’ll have a 20/20 season. No, don’t trade Brandon Phillips for him, but do pick him up. BTW, our rest of the season Player Rater doesn’t look too kindly on rookies and hates Franklin. Brucely, I don’t care.
Mike Aviles – Due to Asquadrubal’s injury, Aviles will see the bulk of time in the Indians’ infield. Real World comparison: Aviles = a healthy Jeter with less runs. Another real World comparison: Nia is batshizz crazy. The Real World: Portland should’ve been The Real World: Steel Cage Match. Member how back in the day on The Real World producers would rush in to stop fights? Now, they’re pouring flames on them. “This person doesn’t like that person, so let’s put dog crap right under where this person is about to sit.” You know that’s what went down prior to the blow up. Weaves getting pulled off, someone Googling “purity” and the least likable person without a hand since the guy from The Fugitive. Shizz is nuts, yo!
Zack Cozart – What’s funny in a non-funny way, by the time we get to Friday’s Buy column, Cozart is already cold again.
Omar Quintanilla – The horny robot that is the Hitter-Tron loves him some lubed gaskets and Quintanilla this weekend, though less so today. BTW, if you’re not using the Hitter-Tron you’re doing it wrong. It gives you every match-up for the next week and a prediction on how well everyone will do. It’s basically Grays Sports Almanac.
Chris Johnson – He took full-time duties at 3rd base, but so far he’s homophoning duties. I expect he’ll get hot again at some point, and a decent guy for counting stats.
Anthony Rendon – I recently went over my Rendon fantasy. I wrote it while massaging a large woman’s foot.
Adam Lind – I wrote a two line poem for him. Here goes, who’s the hottest schmotato in the land? It’s gotta be Lind. So, it doesn’t rhyme; I took poetic license.
Ryan Doumit – In the last week, he has 4 homers and a .333 average. Okay, so he’s not exactly Domonican, but it’s pretty good.
Jason Castro – The best thing that happened to one of our teams was Jesus Montero being sent down so we could grab Castro. He’s hitting over .350 with 4 homers since then. That team is obviously not doing well.
Joe Smith – It’s a poor week to be vulturing saves. (Please let a closer I don’t own get injured tonight and please let me be near a computer so I can grab his backup.)
Luke Gregerson – Should see all the saves in San Diego until Street returns after Thayer botched any chance last night. As Seth Smith would say, thay on, Thayer.
Zack Wheeler – Is he up yet? If not, can we send one of our commenters to beat up Dillon Gee? *elevator door opens* “Dillon, hi. I’m T Moore.”
Michael Wacha – He looked like hot garbage left under the seat of your car in his last start, but I still like him.
Tyler Skaggs – Also, under-the-seat hot garbage last time out. In a match-up that featured both him, Wacha and me screaming obscenities at my iPad screen. Skaggs in the NL West will have plenty of juicier match-ups like his next one vs. the Giants.
Tony Cingrani – Get him while the gettin’s gettin’ Cingrani! See, what I did there? I have no idea either. Is it lunch yet?
David Phelps – I like him in the big picture, but this is more for his next start at Seattle that gets the Stream-o-Nator‘s nod of approval.
Rick Porcello – After not liking him for about three years, it’s weird for me to be recommending Porcello so much, but remember he’s only 24 years old and the Tigers called him up when he was way too young. Trial by fire led to conviction by insanity of an overeager management team. He’s being re-tried and… Rehabilitated? Well, now, let me see. You know, I don’t have any idea what that means…I know what you think it means, sonny. To me, it’s just a made-up word. Like schmohawk or yawnstipating.
SELL
Gio Gonzalez – He wasn’t officially named in the reports about who could be suspended because some players were using South Beach for illegal drugs and not just whoring and clubbing. But he’s not right, all the same. His K-rate is down with his velocity and his walk rate is up. I don’t think he’s hiding an injury, but I do think he’s closer to a 3.75-4 ERA pitcher this year than the under-3 ERA guy we saw last year. Right now, he looks like the Yovani we thought we were getting in the preseason, which is a decent #2, but if anyone has designs on him being a number one, I’d put on my pith helmet and explore offers with NatGio. Or at least look at the pretty pictures.
Ryan Braun – Unless you have a leaguemate in your league that’s been in a coma for the last week, you’re not going to get first round value for Braun. If you do have a leaguemate who’s been in a coma, do you really think now is the time to be trading with him? So, Braun cheats. Big whoop. I don’t care. I once plagiarized a Whitney Houston song for a final exam about the measures I’d take for a better educational system. The class was boring and I had some weed to smoke. You do what needs to be done. Unfortunately, like myself, Braun was caught. I got off with a C-, because the teacher said, “It is important to show the children all the beauty they possess inside and give them a sense of pride.” Also, like me, just because Braun’s named it doesn’t mean he’s going to be suspended for 100 games starting tomorrow. MLB doesn’t have urine samples and this thing could drag on for months. I’m more worried about how Braun looks right now as he plays. According to our Player Rater, he’s been about as good as Gordon, Bruce and Markakis, to name a few. He’s nowhere near the top of the pops, Robbie Williams. I’d see what I could get in a trade for him before the news gets even worse. I wouldn’t just trade him for a Hypercolor sweatshirt.
I can only grab one guy between Wheeler and Cole in a keeper – which one?
@nick m.: Ugh…. Wheeler
maybin or melky ros?
@jaw: Maybin
Cole or Cingrani??
Thanks!
@Bernie Brewer: Actually, let me update that. I’ve got Wheeler, Wacha, Liriano, and Cingrani at the back end of my rotation….drop one for Cole?
Thanks!
@Bernie Brewer: Cingrani
I have to throw this in there.
Jays to sign Wang…so they now have Wang, Dickey, and Johnson. Has there been a more phallic pitching staff in MLB history?
@Randy BoBandy: HA!
@Grey: They need to trade for Wood and they’d be complete.
@zzzzzz:
I have all of those guys except Wang, plus I also have Jack-Job Hardy.
Who are the top 3 pitchers of this group?
Ervin Santana, Mike Leake, Francisco Lirano, Jeremy Guthrie, Tommy Milone, Travis Wood
@Andrew: Milone, Liriano, Wood
thoughts on matt kemp? any word on his injury?
i’ve been offered KEMP/BRUCE for my Greinke/GIANCARLO…… waited all this time on Giancarlo i hate to sell off on him before he debuts for another DL’d player!
@Tony: I’d hold
10 team roto where you keep 8
9th place team traded Cano (unkeepable) for Pence ($8 next year) and Griffin ($4)
how bad do you think this trade is? Griffin can probably be bought for a similar amount is my thinking.
@Andrew: Pretty terrible
@Grey:
this guy won the league with two trades like this last year. How do I prevent other people from doing this again?
Find a new league?
Reddick Nava Maybin or Cingrani. Need some steals. Also
James Loney or Adam Lind. I may or may not have asked this question like 6 times.
@Gray Elbright: Maybin… Lind
Can you please rank ROS? Cole, Fernandez, Wheeler, Wacha, Cingran, Skaggs
Thanks!
@The Thumb: Wheeler, Cole, Wacha
Would you drop any of the following for Gerrit Cole in a 12-team mixed? .. Ubaldo Jimenez, Jose Fernandez, Jon Neise, or Francisco Liriano
Thanks in advance
@diaperman: Ubaldo
1) Drop Weeks for Alcides Escobar? Funkin’ platoons…
2) Drop Straily and/or Kluber for anyone out of this group? Norris, Ubaldo, Stults, Hammel, Tillman, Chatwood, Hughes, Turner, Gausman, Danks..
Happy Friday!
@FillyP: 1) Yes 2) These are all streamers…
I was offered James Shields for Ryan Braun. Can I really sell that low?
@brett: Bit too low, but I’d use that trade to do better
Drop Tillman or Straily for Cole in a Pitcher heavy 16 team mixed?
@Sparky8: 7 x 7 H2H plus HLDs and K/BB
@Sparky8: Tillman
Would you drop Wacha or Wood for Cole?
@LJ: Wood
Is Maybin a strong bean? For some reason I always group Fowler and Maybin together. Is that racist? Bee tee dubya, I just traded Fowler & Rafael Soriano for Cespedes in a keeper. Leaguemates think I gave up too much but I’m pretty happy about it. I gave up a good closer but I still have a bunch of NoFacers in Janssen, Brothers, and League (also own Kenley for insurance) so I think I’m still aiiight there.
In my other keeper league, I now own JoFer, Wheeler, Cole, Puig, and Franklin. My team is gonna be sick in 2017, yall!
@stumanji: Haha… No, he’s not… Less power than Fowler… Might be sick next year…
Hey Grey. In a 10 team H2H, would Choo for Samardzija be fair trade? I could really use the pitching. I’d have Stanton to replace Choo. Thanks
@ZDC: Fairish, I’d want more
@Grey: Would Pence for Samardzija be a better offer? The problem is that everyone in this league either over values or under values players. Kinda hard to make trades.
I’d take Samardzija…
would you tade Zack Wheeler for Ev. Cabb?
@Gray Elbright: Sure
so if you keep one, Myers or Soriano? Thanks have a terrific weekend!
@Jangles: Myers, thanks you too!
Ogando or Liriano? Who do you like more?
@Andrew: Ogando
Not that it’s likely he’ll accept, but I’ve offered Puig for Braun. Bad idea?
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo: Nope
What you think of giving up Jupton and Lester for Jennings and Cliff Lee for someone who will probably lose Everth Cabrera, league counts K/BB as well
@Remy: Upton side
12 team H2H cats 7×7 (includes Ks/OBP & Ls/QS)
I’ve been rolling Russel Martin out there every night and everyone in the league is hoarding catchers.
Thinking of trying to trade for a Mauer/Posey/Santana/Wieters for one of my pitchers.
Which one of those C’s should I target and who would you offer up out of Lynn, Harvey or Miller?
@ashtray: Miller for Santana
Hey Grey, drop Arencibia for Castro? BB are a category
@Obmij76: Sure
What do you think about Carlos Gomez? Should I sell high or can he be valuable the rest of the season? How does he compare to Yoenis Cespedes?
Sell high, Yoenis is much better
@Grey: So what about Darvish and Gomez for Cespedes and Cobb?
That’s a lot with Darvish… Gomez and Donkeycorn? Gomez and a mid-tier 1st or 3rd baseman? Darvish is too much even with Cobb coming back…
@Grey: What about Bumgarner or Ryu? My pitching is solid so I can take a hit there. Maybe Garza? Thanks for your help.
@Zach: Ryu would work
Ryan Doumit – .333 avg and 4 homers, sure beats a shiva call. what happened Grey? which brings me to my question. I picked up Doumit intending for it to be a 1 night stand but now we’re married and I’ve got Sal all jealous. Who gets the ring for the ROS in a H2H league?
Also, a corny suggestion for future buy/sells. add a “Greydar” section for guys we should admire from afar. ex: Mr. SAGNOF himself, Billy Hamilton may find his way up pretty soon. He’s on my Greydar.
Perez… Maybe, we’ll see…
I trade Aoki/Franklin for Ian Desmond or should I want more?
Franklin is my only SS b/c of Rutledge
I’d want Desmond
Would you take Cole over Tillman or Cashner if you only had 10 pickups left on the season? My roster is pretty set do I don’t need many but just looking for high upside pickups.
Also.. Different league, would you take Myers over Puig?
Hold on Cole… Puig over Myers…
League mate with Kemp hates him and wants to sell. I could offer Braun…
Thoughts on that at this point?
I’d take Kemp
@grey is cole up for just a spot start ? might be a waste of a move for ppl
They wouldn’t bring him up for one start
Just a heads up, looks like Cole is about to debut on tuesday. Solid time for a buy post!
Yup
@Alky Sobrera:
I meant that as in reported by bucs beat writers.
I was thinking this was gonna be a good trade but maybe not according to your buy/sell but guy offered me braun for segura/J. Zimmerman leaves me not really any shortstop and I would need to fill some pitching I’m thinking no after reading your column correct? Also trying to get a high k pitcher one guy has scherzer and samarja I’m not looking up how to spell his name if I gave mccutchen for either one of them paired with machado or joey bats fair or no? or maybe bruce straight up for the shark? thanks for all your help this is 12 team 7×7 mixed league.
I’d want Segura
@Grey: Thanks grey I figured also I picked up wheeler and cole plus my staff is already Price, Latos, Zimmerman, Dickey, Ryu you think one of them works out so my staff is solid enough or go after Scherzer or The shark?
Hopefully, but they’re high risk and high reward.. . I own Wheeler, Cingrani, Cole and Wacha… I’m hoping to get two guys out there…
Zobrist or Frazier ROS? Thanks.
Also, can you rank these 3 for OPS leagues:
Morse, Myers, Soriano
@dsimon: As in, should I drop Morse or Soriano for Myers?
Myers, Soriano
I still can’t figure out the Anthony Rendon hype. All I see is a meh power, no speed guy with a high walk rate that’s had a whole lot of good luck in the minors.
MIs aren’t easy to come by with even a small amount of upside… Plus, he was once highly touted…
Looks like Wang might be a 2 start next week for the Jays? Should I stream up the bathhouse with Wang or stay home with some Skaggs?
Ha, stay with Skaggs
Ignoring position, Morse or Asdrubal ROS? (Would either be a Util or bench bat fill-in)
Thanks.
Morse
Hey Grey –
Cole or Wacha?
More droppable: Swisher or Morse?
thanks!
@Sixto Lescano: Cole (asked above). Swisher (just assuming).
Tough call… Cole… Morse
My team sucks, I dropped Yovani for Cole. Am I C-R-A-Z-Y?
Walker or Aviles until Kinsler returns?
Aviles
Btw, the projections you gave for myers are basically machado’s #s from last year with scaled up for more games. Coincidence?
Hmm… Prolly
Do you like C. Johnson or Lind in a twelve team roto?
Surprised no one mentioned that it was National Doughnut Day!
Lind… Jack Full of Hate must not know…
Me: Crisp for Austin Jackson? Crisp for Cobb? Crisp for Hamels?
Grey: Depends on needs
Thanks Grey – I’m in first thanks to your advice so I don’t have many needs. My weakest bats are SS and C, which are the best places for weakness. I’m just trying to maybe upgrade a bench bat for something better. My team:
C: JP
1: Goldy
2b: Pedroia
ss: A.Escobar
3b: Machado
IF: Rizzo
OF: JUpton/CDavis/McCutchen
UT: Fowler
B: A.Ramirez, Crisp, Franklin
SP: Bum/Scherzer/AJ/Neise
RP: Iwakuma/Wacha
B: Grilli, Wheeler, Cole (2 start spot)
IR: Peavy, Beachy
I’d do Crisp for Hamels, Cobb or Jackson, in that order…
would you trade shelby miller for Cespedes or Greinkie i could use pitching more but im thinking the cuban missle would be better
Either… Take Greinke
Cespedes is better overall, but if you need pitching Cespedes isn’t helping you there
i gave up pedorie, uptown, cahill for votto and hey ward. What do you think
Solid return…
Top 2 streamers for Sunday. H2H with BIG emphasis on W/L points:
-Johnson vs Tex
-Tillman vs Rays
-Skaggs vs Giants
-Phelps vs Mariners
Stream-o-nator has them all about the same.
Phelps, Skaggs
Thoughts on holding Kyle Gibson?
Thanks
Depends on league
@Grey: Keeper league 5×5 my team is hurting due to injuries and I am in “prospect addition mode”.
Thanks
Stash him then, yeah
Grey,
As you were plagiarizing Whitney on your final, did you fight the urge to yell out “Sexual Chocolate!”?
Haha
Castellanos or Michael Young
Castellanos if up
drop Big Mike Pineda and add Cole?
Go for it
Sorry, Grey… I need to go full roster on you to help with a major space problem I’m having on a super-stacked team:
C – Sal Perez
1B – Prince Fielder
2B – Martin Prado
3B – Manny Machado
SS – Elvis Andrus
MI – Ian Desmond
CI – Paul Goldschmidt
OF – Adam Jones
OF – Jay Bruce
OF – Desmond Jennings
OF – Shin-Soo Choo
OF – Brett Gardner
Util – Allen Craig
Bench – Michael Morse
Bench – Asdrubal Cabrera (on DL but no room)
DL – Giancarlo Stanton
SPs – Zimmermann, Samardzija, Harvey, Cobb, Tim Hudson, Peavy (on DL but no room)
RPs – Holland, Wilhelmsen, Perkins, Parnell
DL – Huston Street
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So… four DL-eligible players, but only two slots. Giancarlo will be back Monday, so that means I can flip Peavy to the DL. I’ll still need to swap a hitter for a pitcher. I asked above about dropping Morse or Asdrubal and you went with the latter. 1) With the benefit of seeing the entire lineup, is Asdrubal still the one who goes, or someone else? 2) Whomever I drop will be exchanged for a SP, and my available options there are Cole, Wheeler, Dickey, and Porcello. Who would you want?
Asdrubal for Dickey
@Grey: Thanks dude. I’m afraid of Dickey (trying desperately to avoid making the obvious joke… not easy). I had him for a brief while, then dropped him for Gallardo–who was subsequently dropped for Hudson. I just hate the idea that it’s russian roulette every time Dickey takes the mound. Would I be a fool for grabbing Cole/Wheeler instead?
Nope… Wheeler would be the grab
@Grey: My league is deep enough that I can probably grab Cole for Tuesday and then lose him for Wheeler. I’ll mull it over lunch. Thank you again.
Oops.. meant *shallow.
No problem… Wheeler hype will start to get real strong any day now as he was announced for June 14th today…
@Grey: Wheeler’s coming, yo! :-)
Ha!
I’ve got Braun in a small keeper league, can only keep 1 superstar and 2 prospects. There is virtually no chance anyone is going to buy Braun off of me some I’m probably going to just hold on and hope for the best but I am in need of a quality 1b as I only have Frazier.
My OF is Braun, McCutchen, J Upton & Gardner. I’m thinking of dealing one of Upton or McCutch for Goldy. Who would you rather keep between the two?
Trade Upton for Goldy
Laroche or Braun? Whats the floor I should accept for Braun?
Higher than that… I’d go Butler-ish
@Grey: B. Phillips?
Yup, that works
Hello Mr Grey,
I have ortiz pujols votto in everyday, I got an offer for Texiera and im looking for wins. 10 team roto. One offer is TEX for Masterson the other is Tex for Fister ? Should I take either? Im thinking Fister should get some W’s on Detroit. Want to trade TEX before he evaporates.
Also would you drop Jennings or Marte or neither for Maybin? Marte has cooled and Desmond is a putz..until I drop him and he wakes up.
You like Wacha over Cingrani ? I think someone else asked but need to ask.
Oh and Id like to add a FUCK YOU DUSTY! toothpick asshole.
Thanks man. Awesome site.
THE SNOZZ
I’d take Fister…. Neither for Maybin… I’d go Wacha…. Thanks!
@THE SNOZZ: fuck you too!!
I would love to pick up Cole, but would you drop any of these players for him (10 man interleague 5 x 5)?
Joyce, Headley, Castro, Rollins, Teixera
Gregerson, Brothers, Teheran, Wheeler, Henderson
Will Wheeler have an innings limit? If so, how many? Can he get me through my playoffs the which end 9/22?
150-ish… Unlikely
@John: FYI – I just noticed he has 58 so far this year and pitched 149 last year.
Yeah, usually go about 20 to 30 IP over the previous year
@Grey:
Mets said they’re looking at 180-185. So really unlikely that he’s a h2h asset in the playoffs.
Yeah, makes sense… So about 120 more IP…
With Hanley just activated I now have an open DL spot. Who is the better stash, Logan Morrison or John Lannan?
Morrison
Keeper League Question : Would you trade Braun for Cespedes and Bryon Buxton? I’m really pondering this one…
I’d take Cespedes immediately
in a redraft league. with the below roster. who, if anyone, shoudl I drop for Cole:
c: perez
1b: Votto
2b: ECab
ss: Castro
3b: Frazier
IF: Goldy
OF: Adam Jones, Puig, Marte
UTL: Lucroy
BN: Gattis, Rendon, Mini Donkey
SP: MadBum, Moore, Zimm, Ryu, Miller, Cahill, Bailey, Milone, Wheeler, Cashner
RP: Rivera, Henderson, Perkins
DL: GIancarlo, Madson
thanks in advance
Cashner
@Scottie O.:
forgot to mention it’s a 12-team league
Nori Aoki vs Corey Hart. Who ya want?
Aoki
Team is a mess and way behind in steals. 12 team roto.
Dropping Ike, Moreland, or Revere for Gardner….Orrrr cut Beachy for the DL slot and put Moreland on DL opening up room for Brett.
This site is sweet and sour like a tangerine, fresh like a box of Krispy Kreme
Ike for Gardner… Ha, thanks!
Should I drop Profar for Franklin? It feels stupid to me, but Profar’s still probably temporary, isn’t he?
Yeah, I’d own Franklin over Profar
Hmm I was gonna hold Niese for tomorrow vs Miami and then drop to stash Cole, but it looks like Niese is bumped til Sunday.
I wonder if I should just drop Niese now or roll the dice that nobody adds Cole. I’m leaning towards holding for now, after Gausman, Ordorizzi, and Archer burned me lol
12 team-roto-salary-8 mlb keeper-with 6 minor keepers
I own Braun, to keep him next year he would cost $61 (way too rich for my blood). So, I have no intentions on keeping Braun past this season. I’m lacking in HR and RBI. A league mate offered me this deal….
Fielder & Teheran
for
Braun & CC
Teheran should be able to be stashed as a minor next season. Also, I’m leading the league in ERA and WHIP. 7 pts in Ks. Other pitchers are Strasburg, Zimmerman, Ryu, Corbin, Fister.
Accept this and don’t look back?
Take Fielder
What order?
Nori Aoki, Adam LaRoche, Corey Hart, Alex Rios
Rios, Aoki, LaRoche
Hey Grey – due to a terrible draft for pitching, I’ve been slowly trading my way to building a respectable pitching staff (I’m getting killed in W, K, and ERA. WHIP and Saves are fine). This is a 12 team 5×5 mlb redraft league.
My starting staff currently: Greinke, Samardzija, J. Shields, Hamels, Lester, Bucholz. Pretty decent but no surefire aces.
My OF is solid: we start 5 and I have A. Jones, Cespedes, Holliday, Choo, Markakis, and Puig (one of my OFs usually sits in my Util spot).
Am thinking about packaging one of my six SPs plus one of my outfielders for a true #1.
If I wanted to do that, any thoughts about which pair would make the most sense for someone like Verlander, Darvish, Wainwright, Scherzer, etc while maximizing my return?
Thanks!
Markakis and Lester for one? Puig and Lester? Puig and Buchholz?
@Grey: What I was thinking too. Basically upgrading Lester or Bucholz would offer the best bang for my buck. Thanks.
No problem
I was offered Ajax and Fister for M. Holliday. Is Holliday getting ready to go on a summer sizzle or is Ajax going to come back soon and thrive at the top of the lineup again? I could use the pitching…
I’d hold
Drop Homer Bailey for Cole?
Have Peavy!, Greinke, Niese (streaming this spot lately), Iwakuma, BAiley, and Wheeler
I’d lose Niese before Bailey
Some hypotheticals for you, Mr. Mustache:
Would you trade Profar for Cole?
Similar note…would you deal Altuve for another piece if Franklin was on the waiver wire?
Yup… Yup…
@Grey: Timely and succinct. You’re a true hero, Grey.
No problem
Milone or Maholm ROS?
Milone
Gausman or Cole?
Cole
Still ok with dealing holliday for braun. Wasnt sure since braun is a sell.
It’s fair
@Grey:
Which side would you want?
Lean towards Braun, no real reason to do it though
If you send T Moore its going to turn into some Silence of the Lambs shizz “Oh, Mr Gee, you taste delicious with this Chianti, if you could pitch as well as you taste then we wouldn’t be in this situation”
HAHA… You were mentioned above, btw…
@Grey: in the write up?
Nah, comments… Someone mentioned donuts…
@Grey: it’s still fridge worthy, my daughters rainbow with a unicorn flying into is getting bounced.
we really need to do strawberry donut day, we can have a coffee and donuts day with grey. $100 a pop, help pay for the honeymoon, We might need security…. you know royce will come up from Saint Diego.
HAHA… I like it… Cause right the honeymoon is looking like it’s gonna cost Grey his mustache and left leg…
@Grey: hey coug. Looks like were going to tijuana for the honeymoon. “Note to self. Make more money at razzball”
Tijuana is the new Cozumel!
@Grey: yeah, the coug is going to by that one.
Got a new idea for the Pitch Posse….theme music!
Can it be Kendrick Lamarr?
@Grey: might be hard to pull a live performance, but I can get a large black man to carry a ghettoblaster on his shoulder and roll with us while bumping the kendrick
Perfect!
@Grey: @Jack Full of Hate: National Doughnut Day!!!
Did the Fister (oh yea) trade ,thanks for the advice.
League is 10 team roto my starting pitchers are now Cain Bum Latos Fister Miller Wacha.
With this group would you keep Wacha at the backend or go for Ogandu who is on waivers? Other pitchers on waivers are Niese Hughes Miley Helickson Lincecum Pettitte and Wandy .
Thanks Grey.
I’d go Ogando
any chance rex brotherrrrrrs holds the closers gig when betancourt is back in a week or does the old man have it on lock until his groin pops again?
Betancourt is the closer when healthy
@Grey: fair enough…cheers moustachio
What do you think of this guy Liriano? All he does is turn in quality starts and K people.
I’d grab him
I am in need of an IF to cover Mitch Mooreland…only 11 moves left for this season. What do you think of Yan Gomes? Any other IF possibly on my ww that could be worth it for the long run? Thank you!
Gomes is not a long run guy… I don’t know who’s on your waivers… Give me some options…
@Grey: Andrelton Simmons, Brandon Belt, Alexi Ramirez, Descalso, John Mayberry, Dozier, Hosmer, Mark DeRosa, Ramiro Pena, Eric Aybar. ?
Simmons, Aybar
@Grey: thanks man. Pretty incredible you actually answer all these comments. Razz is the best.
No problem
Where would you slot Puig the rest of the way? Comparably to what kind of level of player?
At this point, I’d say he’s a number #3 OF… Obviously there’s a chance he becomes more than that, and a chance he becomes less… He’s around Marte-ish…
My droppables for Cole include: Homer Bailey, Michael Wacha, and Kevin Gausman.
I know you dropped Gausman already, but does his last start against Detroit warrant any pause or just drop him for Cole? Thanks much. Also, I thought it was both hilarious and awesome when Heyward started to perform the night you said to buy him (partially because he’s been on my DL for so long!).
Drop Gausman…
I know, nice on Heyward making me look smart…
Cashner>Porcello>straily>Nolasco?
Porcello, Cashner, Straily… Depends on matchups…
@Grey: Right. Cool, thanks man. Curious…is this your “job”. Does it pay the bills? I hate my job…and if this is yours, I hate mine even more. Not saying i could do what you do. I don’t have the skills, but I envy what you guys have going. As always, thanks for your help and insight. You guys have a great team here.
Ha! No, I’m a screenwriter, but this is a solid 50% of my day…
Would you trade braun/Gio for Stanton/Scherzer?
Yup
Drop Venable for Maybin?
@Juice_0321: I’d ask Jaywrong+
Yup
Hi Grey! I asked this on your other post and JB and I had a good discussion about it. Wanted to see if you had a take. Thanks in advance!
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Need help on a trade offer please! Here’s my squad:
HITTERS: Wieters, Swisher, Cano, Rollins, Longoria, A. Jones, Heyward, Marte, Puig, McLouth, Zobrist, Hart
PITCHERS: Hamels, Bumgarner, HBailey, Wacha, Liriano, Wheeler, Cole, Grilli, League, (DL – Beachy)
15 team 5×5, I’m currently in 6th. Top 4 in all hitting categories except AVG (14th – yikes!), but in bottom half of all pitching categories except SV.
I posted a message that said I’d be willing to give up Cano if I could get a 1B AND SP upgrade (figuring I had Zobrist to cover for him). Here’s the offer that came my way:
GIVE Cano, Swisher, Zobrist
GET CLee, Butler, Scutaro
I’m very tempted to get Lee and Butler to immediately upgrade those 2 spots, but also giving up Zobrist puts 2B at a weakness (Scutaro would be my starter). Although, as I type this, both Rendon and Franklin are available, so maybe I just go young…
Just looking for a 2nd (or 3rd) opinion on this. Should I decline? Counter-offer? Take it and drop a young SP (Wheeler, Wacha, or Cole) for a young 2B (Franklin or Rendon).
Thanks!!
Trade is fair, sounds like it makes sense for your team… It’s very close though, could go either way… Grab Franklin, lose Wacha
@Grey: Thanks! I’ve countered him a deal where I include McLouth instead of Zobrist (so I can keep Zobrist at 2B). I’ve got his original offer still pending, so I could take it at any point if I change my mind, but I wanted to see if he was open to not including Zobrist in the deal.
Great work as always on the website, love what you guys do here!!
No problem, thanks for the kind words!
I have weeks, who looks like he is ready to start hitting and Aviles, but i want me some Castellanos, would you drop Aviles to hold castellanos or weeks
Drop Aviles
1 more I have both Lucroy n Perez… Drop one for Cole or hold?
I’m guessing you like Perez more (than Lucroy) now that he saw some action in the 3 hole the other day…
Lose Lucroy for Cole…
Who is a better play in the marlins outfield when Stanton comes back, Ruggiano or Ozuna?
Trying to add a piece to flip Gallardo for Cahill.. Thinking Ruggiano +Gallardo. 10 team NL only 5×5 roto. Thanks for all your help so far this year.
Ozuna… That makes sense…
One last quick question: Rendon vs Gyorko?
Gyorko
Puig or Myers ROS?
Puig
Keeper trade offer ( next year prices)
Carlos Gomes (18) and J Heyward (15) for Stanton (39)
Heyward
thoughts on braun for beltran??
I’d take Beltran, it’s fair…
@Grey:
Beltran over Braun?? That’s just ludicrous!!!! I realize there is “some” risk with Braun but I doubt he even gets suspended this year. All the podcasts (CBS, ESPN) say BUY BUY BUY on Braun. In a redraft he would still be a top 20 pick EASY. It seems like you have some vendetta against him because of him maybe cheating, but his value is way way way way higher than Beltran. I hope somebody here doesn’t take your advice and sell him for this low. I traded Bruce, Sale and Teheran for Braun and Verlander. I would have done Bruce and a high end pitcher alone, but I took advantage of the fear surrounding Braun owners. The same fear you seem to have. DO NOT SELL BRAUN. You won’t get fair value. Buy him for cheap instead!
I have no vendetta against him
@Grey:
Okay, so no vendetta, then you must think he will be suspended before season’s end??
Well may I please get your take on these Braun deals?
I traded Jay Bruce, C.Sale, and J.Teheran -for- Braun and Verlander.
now I am being offered:
Carlos Gomez, B.Haper and S.Romo -for- Braun, Austin Jackson and Utley.
How did I do on the first deal?? Should I accept the second?? Thanks, much appreciation for the quick responses you always give us . . .
I really hope that whitney houston test story is true. Kinda made my day. Thanks!
I blame estrada for having no moves left this week to pickup cole (shoulda just kept parker and someone grabbed him off waivers) and I blame the internet and the twitters for him being gone already in my league anyway.
Who do I blame that no one wants any of my extra outfielders in my league? Are there just too many good OF this year? They seem to be worth nothing. Someone offered me De La Rosa for my Aoki after he picked him up off FA that morning. I coulda just grabbed him myself if Ida wanted him! Blech…
When giancarlo comes back next week do I drop Gregerson, (I’ve got Frieri and Wilhelmsen) or one of Nava/Marte/Aoki/Gardner/McLouth (I’ve got Trout, Cespedes, and Brown too)? I don’t think I can afford to let go of one of my pitching spots…
thanks once again mr mustachio
Totally true… I’m quite the academic! Yeah, guys like Aoki are a dime a dozen, mentioned this in the rankings in January… Drop Aoki, you have too many OFs…
@Grey: Yes, yes you did. I listen! But man, you should see the scrubs these fools have rostered as OF.. I’m trying to do them a favor. Really, it would really help them all if I had better pitching and less OF, really!
You’re pretty sure Marte’s gonna get his act together, eh? after that first month he’s been pretty brutal.
Yeah, just natural ebb and flow for Marte
@Grey: k I’ll take your word for it. Here’s hoping for more flow, less ebb. Thanks again mustachiosaurus..
No problem
1. i was happy to get cole yesterday in 16 teamer where it’s hard to find decent or better pitching. In the 10 teamer i’ve still been holding perez/doumit due to doumit’s crazy hitting lately, actually played both yesterday.
2. machado or profar today only, Hitter T has them close, both low, with profar winning.
3. to pick up cole who gets dropped skaggs/doumit/gregerson (already have valverde/rivera/janssen/jansen/league)/wil myers?
@goodfold2:starters in the 10 team are
lee/liriano/bailey/scherzer/skaggs/samardzija/dickey/ryu/burnett
2. Machado 2. Doumit
@Grey: man it just looks crazy to drop a guy with 5 homers and 3 doubles with 13 rbi’s his last 9 games. But looking at his stats, he must really have been terrible for his first 139 at bats. 16 runs/22 rbi’s only 3 homers batting .216.
Yup
@Grey: damn, those counting stats 38/139 aren’t bad, esp for a .216 hitter. Makes avila look stupid. He obv hits in decent part of lineup all year. time to ship him off for an ace.
just had EE gain 3b eligibility. ive been starting neil walker at 2b since the rutledge demotion. was offered:
his Stanton/Kendrick for Wright/Cuddyer
hold right?
I’d take Wright, but it’s fair, if you don’t need a 3B then hold…
What do you make of the fact that the ROS Hitter-Tron ranks someone like Starling Marte ahead of Shin-Soo Choo? Both have been scuffling; I wonder what’s behind that.
On a related note, do I want to trade Choo + Adam Lind for Doug Fister + Starling Marte? 14 team H2H 5×5 league. Is Marte close enough to Choo that it’s worth it to gain Fister?
@Tchaikovsky08: Alternatively, I could trade Domonic Brown instead of Choo but (1) Brown is a minimum $ keeper next year, and (2) the upside is so tantalizing.
Choo would be an expensive keeper; Marte and Fister would be cheap keepers. Lind would be a minimum $ keeper.
Ask Hitter-Tron question on that page and Rudy will answer… I’d want Marte and Fister…
Should i really feel confident in the stream o nator telling me to stream Hellickson over Saunders, Gausman, or Danks? Hellickson has been pretty bad this year. Thanks
Nope, not confident…None of those guys are good…
I’d like to pick up Gerrit Cole, but I’d have to drop one of the following: Tim Hudson, Andrew Cashner, Julio Teheran, A.J. Griffin, Alexi Ogando, or Tony Cingrani (I also have Greinke, Bumgarner, and Latos but, of course, will not drop one of them). Would you drop any of the above mentioned pitchers for Cole?
Hudson
Drop Jansen for Cole? Jansen is not closing so I don’t think there will be a mad rush to get him o waivers, but if he close do I pick Jansen up immediately and drop cole.
my current staff:
kershaw
moore
strausburg
beachy
medlen
miller, s
ryu
parnell
romo
Hold
@Grey: weekly roto. still trying to find a kinsler/rutledge replacement. who do you like out of walker, aviles and quinceanera (guy from the mets)?
Aviles
juan more for ya…again 10TM H2H non keeper… i have been waiting out aaron hill on my DL…. do u like sticking with howie kendrick at 2nd RoS as hill would most likely fetch more via trade (valuable hitting in front of goldy and all) or am i better off outright dropping howie when hill’s back and enjoy the ride? just find it hard justifying dropping a guy on pace for career bests in most catergories…ughhh.
Trade Hill, don’t drop Howie
My Longoria, Cozart and Reddick for his Braun, S. Castro & Aramis Ramirez?
Braun side
can’t believe somebody dropped liriano about a week ago and i’ve gotten his last 2 starts. shit, other than walks, this guy’s a machine.
Nice!
Most droppable when Stanton comes back: Revere, Werth, A. Escobar, or Freese?
Revere or Werth depending on needs
5×5, h2h, redraft
I just traded Rex Brothers for Gallardo. Are you holding Gallardo or has his spot now opened up for streaming better SP options?
Hold him for one more start to see how he looks
@Grey:
Thanks
Yeah, he does go against MIA on Monday.
Yup
With Niese getting bumped (Niese, “But Beltran and I paid good money to remove the bump!”) from Saturday’s start to either Sunday/Tuesday, Porcello should be my streamer tomorrow, yes? (SON has him at $8.4 vs. the Tribe, BTW)
Separate question… Would you rather have Porcello or Colon?
Yes… Porcello
As I mentioned last night using other words,due to the weather “We don’t need no stinking Nats ” tonight.
Geez,I love any way to misquote Bogie.I’m still not over my childhood jealousy over him scoring Lauren Bacall,but at least I’ll always have Puig.
HA!
@Grey:
And he wasn’t even the guy who said the famous misquote.
Oh Lauren,why did you choose him over me?Was it because I hadn’t been born yet? I would have eventually grown pubes if you would have only waited.
Haha
Would you trade braun/Gio for Adam jones/cliff lee? 12 team obp league.
Thanks!
Yup
Puig n Zimmermann for Braun?
JZ side
carlos gomes or josh hamilton Ros
Yikes… Gomez
Hi, Grey!
Should I trade Medlen for Wheeler in a 12 team mixed, keeper, points league? I’m probably not gonna win this year, so even if Medlen has a great second half I’m still thinking I might like the upside of a potential ace in Wheeler.
Thanks!
Yup
Enema of the (pro)State.
Looks like Bartolo’s Colon isn’t clean. 100 day detox looming?
If so, do we see Gray?
If so, does he log many innings? Already has 70IP in minors. Don’t see him getting much more than 170IP total. What say you?
Doubt he gets 140 in MLB this year
Any thoughts on what do do with Moreland if I already have a full DL? He is my bench bat (in a league where I need power) and I won’t be able to trade for him, but also can’t stand the thought of dropping him outright. In this particular league, Cole and Wheeler happen to still be available, so that’s something.
Grab Wheeler
Moving onto the other middle infield spot, mind ranking these RoS for a 12 team H2H?
Castro, Simmons, Descalso, Cozart and Franklin
Currently have Castro and just realized how poorly he’s actually doing this season. (lack of steals/hits/obp)
Castro, Franklin
@Grey: Any thoughts on Castro not performing? I mean I wasn’t expecting last year to happen again but this is no bueno.
Still plenty of time for him to get hot, he’s too talented to sell this low or drop…
@Grey: You’re right on both fronts…just got to find a way to carry him on my team and start winning my h2h
Would trading Gio for someone like Alex Cobb be selling too low? I’m having a hard time matching up with other teams.
I don’t think so
Wright/Cuddyer or rizzo/kipnis?
Wright
Trying to figure out if I should go after Cole or Teheran. Teheran was dropped and has an easy slate coming up. The Beachy threat looms though.
Teheran
@Grey:
I’ve got both Terroristran and Beachy.Safe to hang to both with the assumption Medlen goes to the pen or Hudson contracts dementia ?Or a 6 man rotation?
Hold both for now
@Grey:
Thanks.I’m starting to try to dump superfluous SP’s for closers now.
Grabbed League(since it’s a holds league and I’ve got Kenley also) and Gregerson.Need to find one more piece of low hanging, rotten fruit so I can get my bench down to 2 bench guys.
I’m also wondering why I have the always deadmeat Doumit in a 1 catcher league where I have Weiters and a totally stacked OF,(Nats-O’s fan,hate to let that influence me though)
No problem… Doumit’s the next guy gone…
Holliday or butler ros?
Butler
if i move braun for heyward, what else can i get in that deal. the heyward guy also has street/thayer but i have gregerson. other players he has that i want are parker/porcello/stanton. I could try for
1.braun+gregerson for heyward + 1 of parker/porcello
2. braun for stanton?
3. other permutations of these.
4. attempt to target different owner with cespedes.
Stanton… Then 1 with Porcello
@Grey: i forgot to mention, i’m esp weak in steals on this team, pretty ok with homers. stanton still best option?
Yup
@Grey: really need volquez to get the loss today, damn terrible Rockies bullpen throwing this away.
Better stash, Moreland or middlebrooks?
I ask because i have this crazy hunch that this DL stint for Middy will help get him back on track to being the player some expected on draft day
Middlebrooks
@Grey: better 5th OF, Carter, Van Slyke, Doumit, mayberry
Van Slyke
@Grey: still love his walk up music
What’s that?
@Grey: Zepplin’s When the Levee Breaks, I like that he has some classic tune instead of some contemporary song….it matches the stache
Ah… Very nice… OG-style
Hello Grey,
Some prospect advice if you please. I currently have Franklin on my Bench. Do I pick up Cole and drop Franklin? I also have Cingrani and Wheeler on my bench.
Thanks much and enjoy the weekend.
Hold… You too!
Throw Parker and Milone vs soft hitting white sox and ignore the fact the A’s staff forgets how to pitch on the road?
I wouldn’t…
@Grey:
Roger that, thanks
No problem
@Grey:
Forgot to bench Parker…finally my inability to focus pays off
Ha, nice
Grey this is my pitching staff in a 10 team, H2H, 8×8 league where people are stockpiling pitchers. So the quality of pitching material on waivers is comparable to a 12 or 14 team league:
Miller
Lynn
Wacha
Johnson
Gallardo
Kluber
Shields
Peavy and Beachy are on DL.
Now do you see anyone who could or should be dropped for a guy like Cole, Gausman, Liriano, Porcello? ROS?
Thanks
Liriano and Porcello for Gallardo
Kluber
Scherzer
Hamels
Weaver
Cobb
Milone
Straily
Wheeler
Pestano
Janssen
Gregg
Brothers
Krod
Perez DL
HendersonDL
I currently DL moreland, and will be adding Lind or Loney, which of these pitchers if any would you trade for Mike Napoli that would be fair, as I could play him at CI or C.
Thnx
Straily? Milone?
@Grey:
Wheeler or Cobb would be the only ones, considering Milone and Straily are replacable, I may hold, and or try and shop one of them for Ev. Cabb – Need steals too, and hopefully Vmart has turned the corner.
Shop them for Everth
In a deep 16 team league. Who wins this trade ROS: Braun and McCutchen for Kinsler, Matt Carpenter and Rios?
Close, McCutchen
Probably don’t have to ask about this one but….
I just offered up Dickey for Kemp.
That would be a steal right? So I probably should expect it to get rejected no?
I’d take Kemp, not very close
@Grey:
That’s kinda what I was thinking.
Thanks again Grey much appreciated!
No problem
Trade J.J. Hardy and Mike Leake for Starlin Castro and Ernesto Frieri?
@Brendan: All Day
@TheFarm: oops, i like castro side!
@TheFarm: I would receive Castro and Frieri
Castro side
6×6 league w/ K/9 (no Ks) and Losses. I have Wacha and Wheeler. Would you drop either for Cole?
Wacha
Hey Grey, what’s your thoughts on Marte? He done? He’s not getting on base much and getting caught stealing. Droppable for another speedster like Maybin or Rajai Davis?
Also, rank these prospects–Wheeler, Gausman, Wacha, Skaggs? Throw Beachy (off DL soon) in there. I only have room for 3, with Wacha, Wheeler and Gausman so far–swap any out?
Marte is fine, he’s just in a slump… Wheeler, Wacha
Can lose Gausman for Skaggs
@Travis: Or Cole
ROS: Torii Hunter or Freese
Freese
@Grey: Nice, just pulled the trigger on freese and the cutch/braun trade from above. Roster flip: Yes!
No problem
what do you think of latos for heyward?
how about jo-fer for a low end closer? maybe betancourt, street, hendo, league (i have jansen)
i have excess SP in nl-only
I’d do both… Betancourt, League
Grey I see you got a woodie for Heyward. I do owe Braun in my keepers league. Should i ask for Hey straight up or try to find more?
Thanks!!
I’d try for a bit more
Chris Davis for Mat Latos….which side do you like more?
Davis, it’s fair
Who do I drop for Cole from Dempster, Parker or Griffin. 15 team league, need K’s and Wins.
Thanks as always!
Parker
Drop Straily or Milone for Gerrit Cole?
Straily
Yo Greycarlo, Does this mean Cole is starting twice next week? I have Cingrani going twice with his second start going against Gallardo whom I have. I’m thinking of dumping Gallardo for Cole, what do you think. Thanks brother, Have a great weekend!
I’d hold for Gallardo vs Miami
The Adventures of Sad Salvador begin tonight for my team. Wish me luck.
I think I’ll go adopt a lapdog, name her Meemaw and knit her a sweater…………………………
If you can do a Venezuelan flag in the sweater embroidery I think you’ll have a winner…
I love me some rookie upside SP, Please reassure me I did the right thing in dropping Milone for Cole ? Im stacked at pitching as is so thought I would do it since Milone is a home pitcher…Reassurance? Thanks
non keeper league
Yeah, I think you’ll be fine…
Hello
12 team dynasty roto.
My McCutchen/Altuve for his Votto/Cespedes? I have Profar and Gyorko. Looking to upgrade 1B. I currently have Davis and Frazier.
Thank you.
Votto side
Weekly league – Aviles, Franklin or Drew at SS? (Boston plays all 7 games next week against righties).
Franklin
I dropped Peavy to pick up Cole in 2 of 3 leagues I own him. Good idea? I just don’t have DL spots except In 1 of which I own him and don’t NEED but could USE the pitching. I figure I can stream if he doesn’t work out.
Yeah, it’s fine
Trade Samardzija for Goldschmidt? Have Pujols, but thinking 1B long term. Have Josh Hamilton, offer trade for Heyward or Stanton? Drop CJ Wilson for Wheeler? Thx!
I’d take Goldy… Would take Stanton or Heyward in that order and would grab Wheeler there
@madden_curser: i like goooold (in this deal).
@TheNewGuy: I was thinking Samardzija great SP on a bad team. Not many w’s. I will utility Pujols til he heats up, then trade him. Not liking back spasm issues with already weak Hamilton. Dropped Hellboy for Wacha. Now Wacha for Cole today. Wacha RP in ESPN, so have to bench closer to play anyhow. CJ Wilson seems shaky, so still want Wheeler. If Cole doesn’t start Tuesday, then him for Wheeler maybe.
Castey over Reynolds/Howard? Both have been yawnstipating in my Util spot recently, and like you dont think the Tigres are far from calling this kid up.
I’d hold there
Your thoughts on trading Gio for Matt Cain?
I’d take Gio, but it’s close…
hey grey.
my braun for his tulo. h2h
shoulda pull the trig?
thanks!
I’d take Tulo
thanks grey. wut about kipnis for jham?
thanks again!!
I’d take Heyward
@Grey: umm jham = josh hamilton.
thanks anywayz bro!
Oops, I’d hold Kipnis
Strategy question, do you put save chasers (Coello, O’Day) in your linep because or their ratios, or do you leave them stewing on your bench? Max IP leagues obviously, do you hold off starting them to go for more wins.
In my lineup
Senor Bigote- would you take AJax and Holliday for Braun? 10 team. I’m first in steals so would probably trade or drop Marte once AJax comes off DL…
I would
Can only get one on waivers, I am in first i get the 10th pick off waivers in a 10 ream H2h league.
So in what order do you rank the following:
Cole
Wheeler
Cingrani
Wacha
Skaggs
Kluber
Wheeler
@The Gipper: how do you rank the rest of them?
A: Give Braun, get Holliday + AJax
or
B: Give Braun, get Holliday + Granderson
A
@Grey:
After Wheeler what’s your order of preference?
@The Gipper: Cole, Wacha
gd afternoon Grey – 20 team mixed 5×5 – I have Wacha, Kluber, & Tyler Lyons in my Ro – considering droping one of these three to pick Skaggs off the wire – pls offer a suggestion on which one to drop.
Thank you
Lyons
Maybin or Ichiro ros
Maybin
So we have 3 OF and 1 Util. Currently to fill those 4 positions I have Stanton, Heyward, Cespedes, Puig, Mccutchen, Matt Carpenter. Its a 12 team league H2H with 5 keepers. My “ace” is Latos followed by burnett, fernandez, homer, wacha, wheeler… I need SP I was offered 9th rd keeper Weaver for 7th rd keeper Mccutchen. I’m currently waiting for other offers. But what do you think about that tradr?
Don’t like it
Who throws the first no-hitter this year?
Maholm
@Grey: Jun 12th ending at 3:17 PST?
No way! 3:26 PST
@Grey: forgot the three walks…
It’s all right, rook mistake *pats Wake on bum* You’ll get em!
@Grey: …if you even start with the pink backpack again…I’m not wearing it!
You’re my Tobias Beecher!
@Grey: I’ll take Minor…
We should take a whole team, might be more realistic
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. pujols for ortiz where i dont need the 1b eligibilty?
I’d hold
Hello my name is Mike Aviles and I’m currently proving why I shouldn’t start at SS ever again. Ubaldo’s line is gonna be messy and three Aviles misplays are gonna be the culprit. This second inning is pretty ridiculous.
Someone sounds like they’re streaming Ubaldo
I have him in two leagues. He’s pitching fine. Doesn’t help when people can’t field behind you.
What’s his ERA?
In the game?
On your team?
First time I’ve started him at all. His May and his home/road splits show he’s a good start away. Was more out of necessity. Stupid H2H leagues.
Gotcha
@Grey: that is the worst conversation between two “experts” ever
Ha! What, did you expect us to be talking about? xFIP and Ubaldo’s penchant for ground balls to the right side on Fridays?
@Grey: yes, wind speed and sun glare would have been expected
It’s a night game…. I was just trying to figure out how Sky thought Ubaldo vs. the Tigers could’ve ended up good…
@Grey: Sky’s crazy
He’s off the chain, yo!
Yeah, last time vs Tigers in Detroit was 6 IP, 8 K and 1 ER. Just depends on if you believe he’s regaining form or not whether or not it seems crazy; bad home numbers so far but his road stats are startable in most deep leagues, which is where I had him.
How’d that work out for you? As good as my Wacha/Skaggs double dip earlier this week?
Thank you, Captain hindsight! At least I had a reason to start him…what was your craziness on Skaggs/Wacha?
I’m rolling dice like a coked-out man with nothing to lose… Is David Price back yet?
Nope and even when he is, Ubaldo still has a better ERA and WHIP on the year…you’re gonna need a lot more Coke…
Wait, he was against Verlander too? Oh, you done lost it. Wily Peralta wouldn’t even start him there…
You mean the Verlander who’s at 3.81 ERA and 1.36 WHIP on the year? Or are you thinking of Verlander from 2012? Besides, it’s a QS league that I started him in. Wasn’t worried about a win.
I hear ya… You’re not at the bring of insanity trying to get decent pitching like me… I currently have Wacha, Wheeler, Cole and Cingrani…
You’re such a pedo-bear with rookies…I have Skaggs in one league, Wheeler in two others. I traded Cingrani for Liriano in my keeper about 3 weeks ago (same league I started Ubaldo today). Let’s just say I’m happy with the results so far. Now that I think about it, I have Lind, Liriano & Ubaldo in that league right now…it’s 2009/10, right?
I doubt it, unless I’m a time traveler cause I’m rolling in a 1998 Mercury!
You stuck having Mambo #5 on your car radio?
Lou Bega actually sits in my backseat singing to me
I’m sure he switches it up a bit just for you:
A little bit of Machado for David Price
A little bit of sadness in my life
HAHA…
@Sky: he is 1/2 with a run…in my lineup
He’s on my $hit list…in your lineup
I made a couple of trades. Let me know if I did well :) It is a 10 team, mixed points league. Trade #1: I gave up Puig and Alex Cobb and got back Madison Bumgarner and Mark Reynolds. Trade #2: I gave up Joe Nathan and Matt Harvey and got back Mike Trout and Aramis Ramirez.
Trout trade is great, other trade is fine hopefully it doesn’t come back to haunt you
IS anyone starting Matt Cain tonight vs the DBAX? Away number are atrocious.
im sceeeeeered
ADVICE ? MR Grey and everyone!!
I’d be very scared, I’d start him though and pray
Hey, Grey. Nice buy sell today. Just curious if you have you have streamed Liriano at all. I really thought he was impressive today. As well as the whole season thus far.
I’d own him, but I don’t
Do I win if I trade my Shelby Miller, BJ Upton, and Todd Frazier for James Shields and Hunter Pence? If not, should I try and grab another small piece? I already have Adam Jones and Stanton (come Monday) in my OF.
@ChiliCheeseConey: 12 team Roto non-keeper
I’d take Pence
12 team 6 by 6 keeper:
I’ve been offered Butler and Aoki for my Cespedes and Frazier.
I really need the more consistent BA and think Ces and Butler are similar ROS.
Thoughts and opinions?
Not good
Hey Grey,
Two trade questions in a 12 team H2H. Trade 1: I give S. Miller I get Cespedes. Trade 2: I give Jay Bruce I get David Price. Take one, both or neither?
My current OFs are: JUp, Bruce, Choo, Heyward, Jennings (we start 3) and my SPs are: Hamels, Lester, Latos, Zimm, Miller, Ryu, J. Parker
Thanks
Take 1
@Grey: ok thanks. Was definitely taking 1, needed guidance for 2.
Now a big problem, I have 7 guys (JUp, Bruce, Choo, Cespedes, Heyward, Jennings and K. Morales) for 4 slots (3 OF and 1 UTIL), ok to cut Jennings and/or Morales for Wheeler, Cole, J. Fernandez, Teheran?
Morales for Wheeler
I have braun (unfortunately traded pedroia and shelby miller for him preseason). Who you think I could/should target for him?
I’m thinking maybe a 1b such as Goldshmidt? Any shot at that?
I have:
C – McCann
1b – LaRoche
2b – Cano
SS – Zobrist
3b – ARam
OF – Braun
OF – Ozuna
OF – Puig
Util – Brown
Bn – Marte
DL – AJax
SP – Price, Weaver, Cobb, Minor, Bailey, Wheeler, Cole, 1 streaming slot
RP – Soriano, Chapman, Grilli
I’d take Goldy… Might be lucky to get Butler-ish…
Grey,
In a dynasty roto: would you drop Viciedo for Maybin?
I’d hold for a few
Drop someone like Aoki or Peavy to pick up Cole or Wheeler?
Peavy for Wheeler
@Grey:
Would you also drop Aoki for Cole if I have the following OF?
Cruz
Ellsbury
Cespedes
Puig
Markakis
Fowler
Crawford (DL)
Sure… Might wanna trade some OF too…
Only have room for 1 cingrani or cole? I already have wheeler
Cole
How would you rank these folks in dynasty?
Yu, Kershaw, Kemp, Longo, Prince, Cutch, Heyward
Thank you
Cutch, Longo, Kemp, Prince
Is Pujols, Samardzija & Wilhelmsen too much to give up for Goldy & Mujica? Can pich-up Wheeler…
@madden_curser: do it….do it, do it
A tad bit, yeah
@Grey: I Like Samardzija for Goldy, but what to do with Pujols? OF/Util is Trout, Choo, Hamilton. & Gomez. None to cut. Have Beachy IR % Wheeler available. Just did cut Wacha for Cole. Tried to offset w/Mujica for Whilhelmson. 10 teamers, 4 bench spots, wishing I had 6!
Trade Pujols, no?
@Grey: I must, then re-pursue Goldy for my jeeper 1B. Thanks!
No problem
Grey have you heard Lil Dicky yet? The HOTTEST new Jewish rapper in the game right now. (I realize that might deter [or entice?] you, but IMHO he’s pretty good. And I don’t think he’s meaning to be racist or sexist in this one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rnFlQAvk8U
Awesome! It’s going on repeat… Nice call…
@Grey: He’s got a couple hilarious songs. His Cypher freestyle is legit too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw39aCKaop8
Love White Dude… Ex-Boyfriend wasn’t bad either…
@Grey: I lost it when he broke into the chorus and it was about how handsome the guy was.
Him rapping the plot to Lion King with the clips from the movie is pretty impressive. You peep it yet?
I’m rocking it right now… Cougs is trying to get me to listen to ZZ Ward… I’m like, “Yo, peace out Shirley Manson, you’re done.”
Haaa. “then he nuzzle from the front and he cuddle from the back”
Haha
@Grey: Beef isn’t bad
Ha…On the toilet? Hell yeah…
Like I was pooping in a sweater… Ha!
Beef is great….no one knows who I am so I’m gonna make someone up so I can beef with them.
So awesome…
I just downloaded the album… Good looking!
@Grey: love the beat from the original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXBckFyiMyU
Nice… Did you know about Lil Dicky? Why am I so behind on the shizz?
@Grey: nope, ever since having child I take on the moniker NOT COOL….it’s also my rap name and X-Box handle
Jack Full Of Not Cool
@Grey: I prefer NOT COOL full of Jack
Ha… Somebody’s hitting the bottle, nice…
@Grey: I was referencing Jack Shit
Ha!
Sitting Shiva Perez!
@Jack Full of Hate: Yep, love that one. Eminem and Slaughterhouse have a pretty decent rhyme over the beat as well.
@Project Merkin: Slaghterhouse is sick, my underground knowledge is heavy 98-06
@Jack Full of Hate: Weight Scale and 2.0 Boys are my 2 favorite Slaughterhouse songs. Gonna listen to em right now in fact.
Magic Johnson near mosquitoes… Ha!
It’s my new jammy jam!
@Grey: Ha, good idea gettin the album. (one kinda famous dude buying another kinda famous dude’s album? I guess he should buy you a daiquiri to complete the circle of life)
Haha… BTW, Sitting Shiva Perez!
@Grey: holy crap, is that a HR by his name.. with a 1 after it?
He’s cray cray, for Maw Maw!
I have Shields, Lyles, and Shiva in this game. I’m OK with what’s going on right now.
(I went against everything SON taught me and streamed Lyles, just for funsies)
SON might’ve been testing your restraint, hope he forgives you…
So far it’s about as good as I could hope for, especially if you could Shiiivvvvaaaaa….Shields is looking more hittable than usual though.
*count
Agreed
I am thinking of making a trade offer, let me know if you think I should pull the trigger. 10 team, mixed points league. Start 3 OFs. I have Braun, Trout, Bautista, and Ellsbury. I was thinking of trading Braun for Goldschmidt. I have Trumbo, Cuddyer or Mark Reynolds that I can start at 1B. Should I make a move?
I’d take Goldy
Gio Gonzalez for Adrian Beltre?
@Brandon Hall: Beltre
Beltre
General noob question: Sweet spot for closers rostered?
I’m guessing 3, but is 2 (Nathan, Bailey) acceptable to pick up a potential ace in Cole?
Kendrick (nice matchup), Dickey (another nice match), Wacha (I just want him), and Wheeler (?) are my weak links.
I don’t really have anyone else to drop. Should I offer a guy in my league valuable information for beer/buds instead?
@Al Bundy: drop Kendrick for Cole
@Jack Full of Hate: I feel like a vampire surrounded by blood with all these top prospect SP’s emerging… LOL
@Jack Full of Hate: Thanks, guys!
I suspected Kendrick to be the right answer but I hate bailing on him because I got hosed in a trade earlier and every time he does well, I feel less hosed… Plus, I get another reason to watch Dom Brown’s at bats.
Official no hitter song to fellow donut fans – handed down to me by my own angry baby cougar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiqD2WPu6QU
@Al Bundy: I would drop Wacha for Cole
@Jason: I just did today!
Quick trade question in a H2H points league. What side do you prefer: Hanley/Darvish/Samardzija/Swisher or Bautista/Scherzer/Hamels/Castro? Possibly could swap out Morse for Swisher.
Scherzer side
deep nl-only — hitters are hard to come by on the wire so maybin can be pretty valuable
i give
jordan zimmermann
cam maybin
i get
shin soo choo (slumping)
i am kind of leaning against even though i have excess SP
would you do the above?
if not, would you do the package for justin upton or andruw mccutchen (players he will probably will not deal)
I’d do it for McCutchen or Upton, not Choo
Grey-
This offer is on the table, which side do you like:
A) Choo, Austin Jackson, Wacha
B) Greinke, Stanton, Nolan Arenado
12 team yahoo, h2h, 10×10 cats, emphasis towards hitting IMO
Offensive cats: runs, 1b, 2b, 3b, HR, rbi, sb, BB, k, AVG…
Is it even, close, one way or the other?
It’s close-ish, Greinke side…
@Grey: yeah i feel ya, if i’m looking at it from draft perspective i’m giving up my 1st for 3 guys that went after the 5th…. (i own Giancarlo, lol)….. wacha is almost worthless, flyer, probably will be dropped, so i’m getting choo and austin jackson, who is hurt…. and i’m paying for choo’s hot 1st half that i didn’t get any part of…. hmmm im gonna let it set for a few. thanks.
No problem
Weekly 10 team where the week starts tomorrow,
Stanton or BUp?
Stanton
Jonron ABUELITA!
His grandmother was holding him back!
@Grey:
First they came for the false teeth, and I didn’t speak out.
Then they came for the tennis-balled walkers, and I didn’t speak out.
Then they came for Sally P’s granmama, and I said take her!
This is what I always think of with Salvy’s abuelita: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGj9QkslyE0
Sal Perez!
Sitting Shiva Perez!
@Grey: What is this shiva business?
Haha
@Grey: I don’t have a clue what you’re talking about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_%28Judaism%29
@Grey: Ah. Thanks. Totally outside my compass, all that.
No problem…
Sad Salvador loves me!!!!!!!!!!!
Sitting Shiva Perez!
@Grey: sonofasittingshivaonmybench
You sat Shiva, damn…
@Grey: with a name like herschel, i figured it was my way of paying respect.
Cover your mirrors and get him back in your lineup…
@Grey: havent showered since last week….
Oh, you’re good then! Salvy respects that.
@Grey: Long may he sit shiva…………………………..
HA!
@Grey: Knitting sweater, pruning toenails, eating prunes, drinking metamucil…………….
I am now Sad Salvador’s proxy G’Ma!
Big night of Dateline…That Brian Williams is abuelita spanish fly…
@Grey: Con seguridad……………….Up next, Lawrence Welk reruns!
Right off the ol’ Victrola!
@Grey: Ha!
I love Nipper but can’t think up a sweater for a dead dog……………………
Something with a bone and a halo…
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. cargo/bailey for jones/yu?
Jones
@Grey: ive had cargo for four years…hard to let him go. scared of missing out on the summer in coors and his first healthy year…but gotta do it right? especially as im in desperate need of k’s
I think so, yeah
Any word on why Beltran got pulled?
Not sure yet
being offered Y. Gallardo and Justin Upton for Dom Brown and Latos…i’m thinking yes?
It’s close, depends on how much pitching you have… I’d consider Gallardo nearly droppable in most formats…
@Grey: ….thanks. i’m thin on pitching. i may pass.
Cool, no problem
Prolly jinx him by saying this, but Tommy Hunter is turning into a pretty reliable late-inning reliever. And he has that sweet SP eligibility.
You just know that’s gonna jinx him…
Pick 2 for play at 2b & MI in a 6×6 league that include BB’s (ROS):
Weeks, Lowrie, Aviles, Rendon
Lowrie, Weeks
Guy with Miggy is interested in C.Davis + D. Brown and another piece. Highway robbery or close? If acceptable, what piece would you add?
It’s probably pretty close… Depends what piece he wants you to add and what you have… Weaver is way too much
@Grey: he has Wheeler, perhaps I can get him to throw that in? or if he wants to do a 1-for-3 with a pitching piece, come back with one of these:
AJ Burnett
Matt Garza
James Shields
Sure, try for Wheeler… Or switch it out to Garza…
He just came back with Davis + Brown + Weaver for Miggy.
@J-Lef: If I did this, my OF would be Heyward, Bruce, Puig, Marte.
@J-Lef: but you get two FA pick ups? right? i’d almost take it, sell high on D-brown…. i’d try and just sell him brown/davis, because weaver on top is just getting to be a bit much, maybe add something with miggy if thats the case, a closer? or?
I loved whatever year it was after Bonds was gone, but still listed on Yahoo the next year.
I must have have picked him up and dropped him about 2 seconds later 3 times.
Liked doing the same with Clemens.
Yeah,Im weird about the memories of my childhood days when they only did greenies.
I remember seeing Eddie Feigner(softball traveling pitcher) use some very strange ointment on his arm.The chick who applied it called it “horse liniment”.But I’ll cut him a break since he was probably play for PBR’s and a cheap motel room.
I hate dishonest people and cheaters.
I still regret not being an OCD FBB guy before McGwire was toast.
@Hondo:
I also hate people who can’t type.
Oops,self loathing revealed.
Gotta get to the ophthalmologist.
HA! Awesome… You should grab Ryan Braun, the reliever and write Yahoo a letter saying you’re not getting stats for him, just to mess with them…
@Grey:
I think at this point,the only reliving he’ll be doing is into a piss test cup.
OK-that might have been wrong of me.
@Hondo:
And I still hate people who can’t type.Frigging glasses won’t work(for me,but he could piss into an actual glass)
Ha
GREY-
alright the friday night Lady Bleigh is kicking in, im sailing, and the trade offers are flowing, what pathetic lives some of us have, or are they great???
Deals offered to me, balls in my court:
I GET: Bruce, Cespedes, J. Grilli, and Dirt Stache Derek Holland from Newark, OH
I give: Giancarlo, Aaron Hill, Greinke, and DIckey.
I feel like i’m giving up some big names but lots of issues….. bruce can do what stanton can do? hate to say it but its true….. cespedes can do more than he’s done avg wise, upside, dickey is almost irrlevant seeings how I benched him on his gem the other night because you never know when he’s gonna throw a decent game….. im all about adding another solid closer anytime.
12 team, H2H, 10×10, 32 innings min pitching……
Whats your take?
I think it’s pretty fair, would depend on what Dickey does, and he hasn’t done much…
@Grey: yeah eff dickey, if i have to worry about if his knuckle ball is on that day, eff that……
Yeah, it’s totally unpredictable, and has really only looked great against NL teams…
I’m playing for next year. Would my Braun $46 and Kemp $41 for his Rizz0 $17, Puig $6, and Myers $6 be a good deal?
I would
He also has Cespedes but he will cost $25. I don’t think he’ll be worth that much in a league where the top players go in the 40-50 range.
Nope
He also has Profar at $6 and I have Kipnis at $23. What would be better next year? Should I include that in the deal?
Profar
I just traded Marte and Moss for Greinke … tell me I’m beautiful.
@Dave the Barber: you’re a barber, you’re beautiful
You’re beautiful.
Jeez, Goldy. Enoughg of the GIDP already…
You in on Arenado? Think he’s hot again…
12 team 5×5. Want roster space.
Drop Profar for Medlen? Have Phillips.
Sell Tei(x), Pence, Panda, Fellatio, or Jennings for Everth, Desmond, Hanley, Castro, or Zobrist? Might even give up 2 of these for the right SS upgrade.
@Travie McCoy:
Scratch Hanley…must have blacked out there.
Grab Medlen… Not a good trade
in an h2h keeper league which side wins this trade:
Goldy and Wilin Rosario
for
Dominic Brown and Shelby Miller
@The Gipper: goldy side no doubt….
Goldy
Sitting Shiva Perez…that’s funny…damn, I’m good…
Ha!
How much would you spend on Cole in a 14 team mixed league? I have $562/$1000 left in my budget. I also wanna pick up Rendon and Brothers. I have spots for all three and I don’t need to drop anyone.
$71
@Grey: OK, I took your advice and spent a yard on Dom Brown (F* a yard god he’s a hundred grand) so I’m gonna go ahead and ball out again. I owe you a daiquiri. Hopefully I have to buy you another one.
Cool, no problem
Who would you rather have, Doumit or Castro?
Castro
Was offered Dom Brown and Cespedes for my CarGo (head to head points league)… I shouldn’t accept, should I? Have Adam Jones, Willingham, Puig, A. Jackson, Stanton, and Morse as my other OFs…
It’s fair… Doesn’t look like you need two more OFs
How the hell can I keep trotting out Zobrist when Gyorko is mashing?
Not sure
In was offered David Murphy, Jarrod Parker, and Yan Gomes for Lucroy and Morse. Keeper league and Lucroy and Parker’s salaries are the same. Yeah I need pitching (more for next year at this point, the white flag is about the be hoisted up soon). I have Arencibia and AJ as my other catchers (2 C league).
Sounds fine
Love the blog. Please help! I am going to pick up z wheeler, who should I drop Frazier, Marte or Kendrys? Thanks in advance. (All of them are on my bench fighting for my util spot every night)
Thanks! Kendrys
in light of already owning valverde, and having braun and gregerson; with the trade possible partner having street/thayer/benoit, wouldn’t that earlier mentioned braun/gregerson for heyward/porcello by improved by me getting heyward/benoit instead? I already have a lot of starters (10 with Cole) and 4 closers, but valverde’s starting to scare the shit outta me.
@goodfold2: actually 5 closers with gregerson, would suck if it turned into 3 if i trade for heyward/porcello, only to have benoit get the job back.
Sure
I’m in a 5×4 keeper league where starters compete in wins, k’s and ERA (no WHIP). I already have Cole, but Skaggs was cut this evening and I’m thinking of making a claim. The bubble pitchers I have include Lincecum, Dickey and Dempster. Any of those worth Skaggs? Thanks!
I’d hold
pweeeeggg
@Kid A: i’ll take it, ryu was about to get a great pitched loss, when i have an opponent who dodged a volquez loss, due to rockies bullpen being a PILE OF SHIT!. Good news i have Gyorko everywhere.
@Kid A: His HR follow through looks just like Manny Ramirez
@Eric W: including that goddamn annoying bat flip at the end. alot of ugly little habits get picked up in Lat Am leagues. on the fielding side especially. i saw cespedes do a barrel roll on a routine single to left field last week. entire left field section was laughing their asses off. like chevy chase doing gerald ford.
@Kid A: HA! I know what you mean when I used to live in NYC I used to watch an ex pro leauge that took place near my apt. It was all latin guys who were just not quite good enough to make it, but damn there was alot of “flair” every game.
Wow, again?
and i also am playing against kimbrel while winning saves by 1, so that’s also nice for that reason.
damn you can’t get cycles when you strike OUT! GYORKO!!
@goodfold2: ha. good for you for waiting through his chilly start. i dropped him in half my leagues out of frustration and he has been putting on a clinic ever since. Now stuck plugging holes with guys like Aviles.
@Kid A: in the 10 teamer it was patience and had nobody else while waiting for hill. in the 16 teamer he was actually better than other options, and qualifies at 3rd, so useful as allshit with a.ramirez knee thing.
@goodfold2: got profar in the 10 team, so gyroko’s in due to Hitter T and he’s playing at Col, also he’s been hot lately.
@goodfold2: Im also the asshole that dropped arenado 3 days ago. serenity now, serenity now…
cargo with a tweaked ankle. fucking injuries going to be the death of me.
@Kid A:
Crap!!!! Is it bad? Saw the box score and was wondering why the f was he pulled…
@Kid A:
any word on how bad? crapberries.
@OaktownSteve:
didnt look bad, just rolled it. went out and played defense the next inning. i think they were just being cautious. he’ll likely sit tomorrow and be available for pinch hitting. He’ll be back sunday or monday is my guess.
@OaktownSteve: he did it on a swing in the box, so im hoping for the best. but you never know with him. a chance he might have done something legging out one of his triples from earlier. we shall see. ankles are just so damn tricky.
@Kid A:
Always expect some downtime from Cargo. Fingers crossed it’s not too bad.
@OaktownSteve: god, is he one of those that i hated to see go. packaged with street for that hippo holiday. bleh. the shouldas and the couldas…
@Kid A: that’s Beane Ball, can’t keep em cause he knows he cant’s afford them….oh oh oh Gio
Damn
Would you trade Braun for D. Price right now in H2H pts
Nope
Hey Grey,
What do you think of Pujols ROS? Thinking of trading him but worried his bat will wake up soon.
Have an awesome weekend!
I think he’s gotten old and he looks about as valuable as Butler…
Oh, and you too!
I’m so bitter about missing Puig…
There should be a term when you spend a lot of time with your wife/old lady over the weekend and it results in you missing out on Puig!!!
You got screwed, literally and figuratively.
@Grey: ha!
Au Shizz!!
Au Shizz!
@Grey:
He could have easily had a 2 three run homer game… he barely missed 2 homeruns off Cain in the 1st inning that went just foul with 2 men on base…
Wow…Insane…
I am a proud Joyce owner… What will Myers callup do to his value?
Won’t be good for him…
I’m having some issues with Alcides, not good enough to play right now, hard to drop because of what may come and knowing he will get snatched up if I drop him. what to do?
I still hold hope that Rutledge will be back before the end of June. Who are the Rockies kidding with the Frenchy House Spinner and that other insignificant guy.
@Jack Full of Hate:
IMO He’s just barely too good to drop…gotta ride it out unless good things are available on the waiver wire.
@huge caulk: it’s a poop party in that pool
I’d lose Rutledge before Alcides… He might not be good right now, but he’ll come around and at least he’s with the club…
@Grey: need to lose an OF when G I A N C A R L O comes back, here are my OF’s effective Monday, Giancarlo, Davis, Markakis, Puig, Ozuna, Pierre, BJ.
Here is my problem, i need speed so i would like to plug and play Pierre, I think/hope/pray BJ stops trying to suck his own dick and swing it, and I am curious how Ozuna will be affected by the return of Stanton. I might see how it plays out for a week, but I will eventually have to cut someone loose. Obviously the first 4 listed are going to play everyday, i have also thought of trying to move Markakis, I haven’t found a great fit yet
Ozuna
C’mon Van Slyke…we need more leg kick….if it keeps on raining the levee’s gonna break
ahh Puig, Goldy and Ryu turned my fantasy day around late tonight saving me from having to get angry drunk, now instead I can get happy drunk! $2.50/25 cent coin flip beer night is calling my name have a good weekend every one!
Ha, nice… You too!
NL-only keeper league. OBP and no bench. We’re in second reaching for first.
Would you offer Weeks (@22) and Marte (@10) for Dom Brown (@8 +5 for each additional year we sign him) and Lance Lynn (@1 +5/yr). We have Murphy, Rendon and Weeks for only two spots.
I’d take Brown
10t roto, Starlin killing me.
need all offensive stats. OBP league too. Pick up Hardy or Franklin?
Franklin
Confirm/Deny: Paul Goldschmidt is actually Jesus and 2013 is his second coming.
@MasterofGrond: well jesus was a jew and goldschmidt sounds jewish
Ha!
Just saw where Morse has been dropped 12 team 6X6 OBP KEEPER
I have Holliday, Cespedes, Joyce, Aoki, A Soriano, and Giancarlo Stanton is about to return…
Do I drop Joyce, Aoki or Soriano for Morse?
None of them
My team in a 10 team 8×8 league with XBH, OBP, OPS, QS, K/9, K/BB:
C: AJ – hopefully getting victor off waivers tomorrow
1B: Au Shizz
2B: Pedroia
3B: Arenado/Rendon
SS: Franklin
2B/SS: Kipnis
1B/3B: Craig
OF: Cutch
OF: Hamilton
OF: Heyward
OF: Puig
Util: Rendon
Bench: Austin Jackson
DL: Asdrubal
SP: King Felix, Bumgarner, Zimmerman, Greinke, Price, Miller, Wacha, Ogando, Cole
RP: Parnell, Perkins
I just traded Jones/Teheran for King Felix. Good move right? I have a deep OF so I figured jones was expendable and my pitching hasn’t been great so far. Now I am trying to fix my 3B problem. I offered Miller/Craig for EE and the deal was turned down. Arenado has been hot the last few games, but I don’t think he is a good solution ROS. I think Rendon will be decent, but also not a ROS solution. What 3B should I go after with Miller and possible craig or one of my OF?
The bottom of my rotation is Wacha, Ogando, Cole. Skaggs, Maholm, and Cahill are all available. Are any of them upgrades?
Trade is fine if you need an ace which it doesn’t look like you did… Go after Zimmerman… I’d hold with the SPs you have…
@Grey: I would have to trade Miller + either Hamilton or Ajax to get zimmerman. Would that be worth it with hamilton and miller? What about hamilton and ajax?
Nah, neither
Who would you want for long term. Goldschmidt, Bruce & Medlan for Jupton, Kendrick & Scherzer
Goldy
while attempting to find the number of the guy i’m trying to trade braun/gregerson to for heyward/benoit (we know each other from poker house games, but his number changed) i’m now talking about moving braun for mccutchen, but owner’s saying i’d need to throw in something else too. He’s probably going to ask for a medium strength pitcher because his pitching is terrible. I’d rather move profar since i already have gyorko/hill. He’s got enough closers already but he might take one somebody like h.bailey/braun for mccutchen. I could pick up Niese/somebody else after making this trade. Dickey is my only “worse” pitcher to date on season. Lately i’ve replaced Kendrick/Milone/Niese with Skaggs/Cole/gregerson.So Skaggs could be an option with Braun.
1.is profar/braun acceptable attempt for dread pirate?
2. if that’s not accepted should i do bailey or skaggs with braun for cutch?
1. Sure 2. Sure
@Grey: ok it’s better than i thought, i can get mccutchen. here’s the juice.
mccutch/wilhelmsen for braun/rivera. in case of trouble capps is available and i would soon attempt to flip gregerson for benoit to the street owner, protecting myself if in fact valverde f’s up his job.
McCutchen side
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. My Pujols for Heyward and Medlen?
Heyward
Wil Myers or Puig in a dynasty?
@Mike: puig
Myers
Puig or Zobrist ROS? (Non keeper)
Zobrist
Keeper league – Puig or Dom Brown?
Brown
Which side? C. Davis, A. Cabrera and Bailey for Freeman, Castro and Puig. Thanks.
Freeman
Trade Adam Jones for Samardzija & Wil Myers? PTS league, h2h
Nah
Hey Grey, would you rather go with Kelly Johnson, Franklin or Rendon at 2B (12 teams, non keeper) ?
Johnson
@Grey: Thanks!
You starting Medlen today @ LAD? How about Milone @ CHW? I’m leaning yes, no
Yes and no
Drop two guys for Stanton and Victorino?
Reddick, Ethier, Joyce, BJ, LaRoche or Frazier (…need to keep at least one of the CI)
Would you activate both right away?
LaRoche, Ethier
@Bernie Brewer: do you see Stanton actually playing on Monday or is Loria just bored because no one calls him any more since his only trade piece is on the dl and announcing him maybe being ready on Monday is the only way he can talk to people in baseball
…im also in a weekly league so i don’t want to put him in my lineup over zobrist if he wont play
do you see Stanton actually playing on Monday or is Loria just bored because no one calls him any more since his only trade piece is on the dl and announcing him maybe being ready on Monday is the only way he can talk to people in baseball
…im also in a weekly league so i don’t want to put him in my lineup over zobrist if he wont play
Guessing he plays Monday or Tuesday
Just traded Shelby Miller and Michael Morse for Adam Jones. How’d I do? I also offered another team Mark Trumbo for Wil Myers and Jeff Samardjszasaza.. He countered with Wil Myers and Samard for Trumbo and Dexter Fowler. Thoughts on that one? Thanks!
@ChanningTatum: the first trade you obviously won, the other guy is an idiot. The second trade is heavy on the Trumbo side
Nice!I don’t like the Fowler trade…
@ChanningTatum: thanks for the input! I was really shocked to wake up and see the first went through. I’ll hold on the other, I trust the stache.
No problem
Chris Archer or Hector Santiago, next 4 weeks?
Hector
Adam Jons + Ryu for Cutch?
Jones
Got offered Alcides Escobar for Corbin in a 16-teamer, thoughts?
It’s fair, depends on needs
@Grey: Braun/Moore for Cano/Waino. Which side you taking?
Cano
@Grey: 12 gm H2h Standard Where should I look to improve ?
C. S Perez
1b. Votto
2b. Profar
3b. Machado
Ss. Didi
Of. Adam Jones
Of. Choo
Of. Markakis
Util. Bautista
Util. G Parra
Bn T Hunter
Bn Chris Johnson
Bn Zobrist
Didi, Profar and Parra
@Grey: @Grey: Alexei Ramirez or Zobrist in for Didi or Hold ?
Mike Aviles or Zobrist in for Profar @ 2B or Hold ?
Stash Wil Myers to replace Parra ??? or Torri Hunter in for Parra ???
Alexei… Hold… Myers over Parra
@Grey: @Grey: BAAAAAAAAAAH- so myers is gone – Add Castellanos for Parra or Hold ?? What about Torri Hunter @ Util ? No likey ??
Hunter’s fine at UTIL… Can make the switch with Parra, sure…
some dudes offering Altuve and Austin Jackson for my everth Cabrera. I must say it’s tempting. should I do it?
I’d take the Altuve side, it’s not close…
Looking to upgrade 1B and SP, was just offered Fielder and Lester for Cano and Puig. I’d have Zobrist to cover 2B (or Franklin is a FA too). Very tempting…what do you think?
Thanks!
I’d take Fielder
@Grey: Thanks! I think I will! Have a great weekend!!
damn both people whom i thought their respective teams were insane to actually start with better options all around (bonderman and archer) actually both pitched really well. I’m assuming this means archer might actually be usable again, unlike his first “start”.
Grey,
5×5 category league – Weiters or Rosario ROS?
Also, would you add Lackey and cut ties with Jose Fernandez where your staff is already skewing young (Fernandez, Wheeler, Cole, Teheran)? I’m worried about having too many guys with innings caps heading toward the playoffs. (I also have Darvish, Price, Ryu, Ogando, Beachy). Gausman is also available but not only is he another youngster but I absolutely hate his projected schedule for the next 2 months.
Thanks! Always appreciate your opinion.
Wieters… Sure, go for it
What side you got?
Heyward, J. Zimmerman, Bell for Encarnacion and Shelby Miller?
Heyward
Hey Grey –
I get: Jordan Zimmerman
I give: Jason Kipnis
thanks!
Sounds solid
span or van slyke today? i’m winning homers by 3 and rbi’s by a lot but losing runs and steals.
@goodfold2: it be be colvin time today! if not by tomorrow i suppose i’ll likely pick him up for the 4 time.
You speculating? Or you heard Colvin’s coming up?
Span
@Grey: no official word did i see, just the injuries to both cargo and cuddyer. maybe they’ll get real stupid like they’ve been all year and bring back principal blackMAN
Yeah, they should bring up Colvin, but I guess we’ll see
Holliday/Gio or Marte/Strasburg?
Marte
I have Victorino coming off the DL. Who gets the ax?
10 mix league R, H, RBI, HR, SB, AVG, OBP, SLG, IP, ERA, WHIP, K, QS, S
C: Perez
1b: Goldy
2b: Scutaro
SS: Castro
3b: Longo
OF: Braun, Jones, Choo
U: Gardner, Teix
SP: Wainwright, Latos, Moore, Niese, Cashner, Stults, Burnett, Locke, Wheeler, Cole
RP: Papelbon, Rivera, Wilhelmson
Stults
Grey, thanks for all the help! A daiquiri is coming your way this weekend!
Okay, last installment of the MIggy trade came down to this:
I get Miggy
I give C.Davis, D.Brown and M. Garza.
My OF becomes Heyward, Puig, Bruce and Marte. Miggy replaces Freese.
Okay to go?
Thanks!
Sounds fine, sure…
@Grey: LoMo or Ike ROS?
OBP H2H league and need to play one of them next week.
Ike
@Grey: Fine. Stupid Ike. Pick one to bench out of this bunch: Ike, Carter, Revere, Maybin.
Ike
Grey,
Huge blockbuster here. 14 Team H2H 5×5 (with k/9 instead of k), we keep 6 every year. Kept Votto, Kemp, McCutch, Choo, Reyes, Latos this year. Team is in the absolute dumps and I aint getting out of it this season. Need a huge trade to shake up. What do you think of this offer I just got. Keep in mind 1st round draft pick is really a 7th in redraft.
I get:
Kershaw
J Bautista
1st Rounder
1st Rounder
2nd Rounder
3rd Rounder
4th Rounder
5th Rounder (all these picks are for 2014 draft)
I give:
Votto
Kemp
Jose Reyes
LMK
I don’t like it
@Grey: take kemp, bau and the 4th and 5th out and you would do it?
Sure
Lil dicky… Hilarious… he kinda looks like RA a little! Fuckin gold tho, right there…
@Prezz: BEEF is da bomb Dusty
@Jack Full of Hate: dudes just sittin on the toilet.. haha they are all pretty funny.. i was feelin the lion king one! hahaha
@Jack Full of Hate: is your avatar Wake Up in color?
Haha