I put a poster of David DeJesus up on my bedroom wall. Cougs said to me, “Grey, why do we have a picture of David DeJesus on our bedroom wall?” She was right. It was silly to put DeJesus up on my wall. So I cut out his face, cut out his lips, cut out his eyes and taped it around her face with masking tape, so she could see and talk to me through DeJesus. Then I asked my religious poster-ography if it could please leave my sweet, sweet upside pitchers alone. DeJesus said back to me, “Yes, can you please untape this thing from my head now?” DeJesus spoke to me! Too bad I didn’t do this prior to Yordano Ventura going out and getting rocked (2 2/3 IP, 5 ER) and then complaining after the game of elbow discomfort. Dah! As we know by now, no pitchers get away with elbow discomfort without a DL stint. The MRI will either lead him to a 15-day DL stint or a 12-18 month one. Lowercase yay. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Lorenzo Cain – 4-for-4 and his 6th steal. Cain…Sugar! Get higher, baby! Get higher, baby! Get higher, baby! And don’t ever come down!
George Springer – 4-for-4, 5 runs, 3 RBIs and his 8th homer. A lot of good has come of Springer’s emergence for the Astros, but the one drawback is now Barbara Bush needs to learn all this new shorthand when keeping score at Astro games like a double, an RBI and a homer.
Aaron Hicks – 2-for-4. Said he’s done switch-hitting. GLAAD could not be reached for comment.
Trevor Plouffe – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer. Plouffe goes the dynamite! On the fo’really, he hasn’t done a whole lot, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets hot at some point. Maybe that point is now. Yes, I’m kinda saying that because Arenado left a giant hole at my corner infidel spot, and I need something.
Elvis Andrus – 3-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs and his 13th steal. He’s seven for his last sixteen with two steals, 3 RBIs and five runs as he’s been back in the two-hole since this weekend. Hmm… Been a whole lot easier since the Prince left town! Been a whole lot happier without that face around! I hope them Hostess cupcakes are gonna make you cough! Hope you read this blurb and it pissed you off! Yes, that was a Spin Doctors mash-up.
Nick Tepesch – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks. Hmm, maybe I should temper the Tepesch/Passover jokes and actually look at him for fantasy. Eh, no shanks!
Jose Abreu – Took grounders, played catch and hit off a tee. Though, he wasn’t able to win a giant plush SpongeBob.
Scott Downs – 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER and his first save. This wasn’t a stereotypical save because he came into the 8th inning in a save situation but it was a four run lead, and it remained that way into the ninth. That’s not to say Belisario is safe, after all his nickname is Very-sorry-yo, but I’d continue to hold Belisario and Webb, in that order.
Conor Gillaspie – 4-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, hitting around .350 in the last week, and — God, this is sad to say — I actually filled in for Arenado with Gillaspie in one league. *goes to shake fist at sky, doesn’t feel like going outside, shakes fist at picture of Razzball contributor, Sky*
Dayan Viciedo – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Exactly a week ago I said, “Rather than a hot schmotato, I’m beginning to think now we can set our clock to Viciedo homering again in a week, assuming we have a clock that has a day hand and a homer hand.” Prescient ain’t just a word you need Dictionary.com to define!
Jose Quintana – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. He’s a streamer and yesterday he was against Cleveland, so hehe. He does have a nice next matchup, per the Stream-o-Nator.
Carlos Santana – Missed yesterday because he could be dealing with a concussion. He should’ve never been catching, or messing with that black magic woman.
Michael Brantley – 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI and his 8th steal. All he does is fill up the stat line! Which better be enough for you. You greedy, yo!
Mark Teixeira – Scratched due to a stiff wrist. WebMD says it’s Legionnaires’ disease, but it’s prolly a day-to-day wrist thing.
Carlos Beltran – Took dry swings and said, “I feel good,” then did a James Brown split and felt less good.
Michael Wacha – 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA is at 2.67. His peripherals are as pretty as you thought they would be (9+ K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 3.17 xFIP) back in March. Can we teleconference Danny Salazar, Gerrit Cole and Tony Cingrani into this blurb?
Giancarlo Stanton – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 15th homer. 21 to go!
Casey McGehee – 2-for-4, 1 RBI, hitting .286 on the year and 7th best RBI total in NL with 31. With the success of McGehee, more players might go to Japan to jump start their careers. From very-cacki to teriyaki to teri-riffic!
Nate Eovaldi – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks. Florida’s Captain EO providing you with real-life thrills without the depressing memories of vitiligo and a sham marriage to Priscilla Presley.
Ryan Zimmerman – Progressing to swinging and throwing. That’s good, since, ya know, he is a baseball player. Bravo, Zimmerman. If only ‘bravo’ had the same effect on you as Bert Cooper.
Adam LaRoche – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer in his 2nd game back. That didn’t take long. Definitely would own if you were struggling with the loss of Fielder or Arenado or Votto or you name ’em.
Tanner Roark – 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks. George Hamilton and Ricardo Montalban’s love child has a 3.47 ERA, but pretty lousy Ks and xFIP, making him more of a streamer, and the Stream-o-Nator doesn’t love his next start.
Cliff Lee – Not ready to throw yet, and there’s no timetable for his return from his sore arm, i.e., The Adverb’s got dangling claws.
Kyle Kendrick – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 10 baserunners (4 BBs), 2 Ks. With four walks to two Ks, he shows why he’s about as appealing as what his last name sounds like, an anatomically correct Ken doll.
Ryan Howard – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 5 RBIs and his 8th homer. Howard tore through the ball yesterday after hearing Walt Weiss repeatedly move his center fielder back. That one is for you Rosa Parks.
Chase Utley – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI. Phillies should take a DeLorean to every game.
Ben Revere – 3-for-5, 1 RBI. Hasn’t stolen much recently, but he is hitting .400 in the last week, and the steals could come in bunches. Hot schmotato!
Brandon McCarthy – 6 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks vs. Tyson Ross (5 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks). In a battle that was billed as “low scoring” and ended “”Ugh, why wasn’t this low scoring?”
Yonder Alonso – 2-for-4 and his 2nd homer in the last 4 games. In good conscience, I can’t tell anyone outside of NL-Only leagues that he’s worth picking up. Or in good conscious, I think they both work.
Everth Cabrera – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and a slam & legs. EverCab making owners sing that late 90’s song, “Middle Infielder of Mine.”
A.J. Pollock – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. Damn, I dropped him early in the day yesterday. Oh, well, bombs voyage!
Drew Smyly – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 3.86. Where’s the emoticon for a middle finger?
Josh Donaldson – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer, and Brandon Moss 1-for-4 also hit his 12th homer. Anagrammed out Donaldson and Moss are the Dos Almond Sons. Not quite as catchy as the Bash Brothers, but sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you feel like two.
Kyle Blanks – 2-for-3, 3 runs and his 1st homer. Not much here to see yet in mixed leagues, but for AL-Only he has power and in those leagues you’re just filling in the Blanks.
Derek Norris – 1-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 5th homer, as he hits .316. Has cooled off dramatically since April when he hit .386, but at least he’s been better than Ricky Gervais’s show, Derek. What a mess that is.
Tommy Milone – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks. His home ERA is below 1.35, his road ERA is 5.80. In other words, he’s a homeschooling MediOAKer.
Erik Bedard – 4 IP, 7 ER. Memorial Day in Toronto was not kind to Bedard. Or as Canadians called it, Monday.
Desmond Jennings – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, that’s to go along with his 11 steals. He’s on pace for around a 15/30 season, though he is batting in the .240’s. That’s shabby chic.
David DeJesus – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer. I wonder if that was really him or Cougs wearing my poster face.
Edwin Encarnacion – 3-for-5, 2 runs and his 15th homer. Can someone check to make sure the fences in Rogers Centre are meters and not centimeters?
Melky Cabrera – 3-for-3, 1 run, 3 RBIs, hitting .322, and, more remarkably, is the best hitting M. Cabrera.
A.J. Ellis – Hit the DL after hurting his ankle in Beckett’s no-hitter celebration. The reminds me of the time I won the New Jersey state Connect Four championship and my buddy Pickles started hyperventilating without his inhaler. He was fine, but it sorta bummed out my celebration.
Hanley Ramirez – Missed Monday and seems headed to the DL, but this season it feels like I could say that about any player and I have an 80% chance of being right.
Matt Kemp – Sat out his 4th straight day. Mattingly built a dog house for Puig, but since he’s hitting, he just hates to see it go to waste.
Hyun-Jin Ryu – 7 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 3 baserunners, 7 Ks. He had a perfect game going into the 8th inning, which had Elias Sports Bureau scrambling for the last back-to-back no-hitter for a team, which was the Cleveland Spiders vs. the Hoboken Arachnophobes, but that was an unfair matchup obviously.
Ervin Santana – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 4.06. Where’s the magic, Ervin?! He hasn’t pitched a whole lot worse than two weeks ago when his ERA was 2.76. If you can get him on the cheap, this could be a solid buying opportunity. Or po’tunity, if you’re in a rush.
Chris Johnson – 2-for-5, a day after a two-hit game and a homer. Wouldn’t expect much from him in the power department, but he could hit for a lot higher average than his current .268. Plus, if you scream his name real fast, it will make you should like an old man in a urinal who can’t urinate.
Clay Buchholz – 3 IP, 6 ER. Red Sox said he could get bumped from the rotation. Since he has a 7.02 ERA, I say what the hell is taking so long? Rubby de la Rosa could replace him in the rotation, which also would make him the player with the most porn star-sounding name in the majors.
David Ortiz – 1-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 12th homer. Big Papi has been outspoken with the media about how he doesn’t like how he has no protection in the lineup. Um, Jackie Bradley Jr. walked three times in one game and Grady Sizemore has taken some of the sexiest selfies. Papi’s way off here.
Brock Holt – 2-for-5, 2 runs and hitting near-.400 in the last week. I actually picked him up to fill in for Arenado in one league. I will now laugh hysterically on the 405 until I am committed.
Noah Syndergaard – Hit the Triple-A DL with an injury to his elbow. They should just throw a shirt on Mr. Met that reads, “We can’t have anything nice.”
Jacob deGrom – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 10 baserunners (5 BBs), 4 Ks vs. Brandon Cumpton (6 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 1 K). This was a rematch of deGrom vs. Cumpton that saw Cumpton win the first time. Not a major league game rematch, that matchup was of British flavorless shortbread cookies. As anyone that has followed this in the British tabloids, The Queen Mum likes deGrom, but Cumpton sounds like Compton and is loved in Brixton. F0r fantasy, I wouldn’t touch either outside of NL-Only leagues.
Jose Valverde – 2/3 IP, 4 ER and released by the Mets after the game. Not sure what they were expecting from a guy nicknamed Poopie Grande. A small poopie? That would just be unfair to him and the verisimilitude of his nickname.
Dave Hudgens – Mets also fired their hitting coach because they can’t fire the guy that built Metco and Sandy Alderson won’t fire himself.
Lucas Duda – 2-for-4 and his 6th homer. What a Duda day!
Gaby Sanchez – 2-for-2, 2 rund, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer as he replaced Ike Davis mid-game. Too bad, the Mets fans were enjoying seeing Ike do squat and step in the bucket for another team.
Mark Melancon – 1 IP, 1 ER and the save as Jason Grilli worked, um, Friday. How is the Pirates coaching staff tying their shoes while wearing those kid gloves? Obviously, I’d continue to hold Melancon, until Grilli goes on back-to-back days.
Josh Hamilton – Diagnosed with a bone bruise on his surgically-repaired thumb and hopes to take batting practice on Wednesday. I have a feeling that this is going to be an ongoing issue for him all year. Call it mustache intuition.
Tyler Skaggs – 7 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks. You never know what you’re gonna get out of Skaggs — a 7 IP, 2 ER game or a 7 IP, 5 ER game — and yesterday you got both if you count his three unearned runs.
Robinson Cano – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th steal, hitting .332 on the year with two homers. Did he switch bodies with Fred Savage?
James Jones – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 4th steal. Has a hit in nine of his last ten games with three steals over that time. SAGNOF Mike just went over his James Jones fantasy. I concur. Or concurr, if Mystikal is reading.
Jeff Samardzija – 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners (0 BBs), 10 Ks. Nice step in the right direction from what Alphabet Soup was doing that made me list him as a Sell last week, but his Ks are still low and his ERA (1.68) is still absurd for the pitcher that he is, so regression will still be his.
Nate Schierholtz – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 1st homer. I’ve had an iCal reminder set for me since the end of April to pick up Schierholtz as soon as he hit his first homer. So yesterday I was like, “Siri, pick up Schierholtz.” And she was like, “There are three stores in your area that sell sheer pantyhose.”
Pablo Sandoval – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer. Since I told you to Buy him, he has a .364 average with 5 homers in 33 ABs. Looks like Sandstraightline can hit as well as Sandoval.
Jim Henderson – Had a setback with his shoulder. K-Rod will continue to handle save opportunities and any teammates’ beef with their stepfathers, even though K-Rod hasn’t looked nearly as good recently (since I traded him to Tehol), giving up two earned runs and blowing his 2nd save yesterday.
Khris Davis – 4-for-4, 2 runs and his 7th homer, and his third homer in the last week and hitting over .300 in that time. And that’s all I needed to see. I’ve now picked him up in all leagues where he was available. Hopefully he channels his namelganger and goes on a tear.
Jonathon Schoop – 3-for-5 and two solo homers (4, 5). He’s still only hitting .228 and has been sporadic with fantasy value. I’m kinda hoping he stays sporadic so I can highlight him next year for a sleeper. Josh Rutledge and Brad Miller who?! Middle infielders that you were crazy about the last two years that failed miserably. I was being facetious, Random Italicized Voice. I never watched that Keri Russell show. Facetious, not Felicity!
J.J. Hardy – 3-for-5, 1 run, hitting .304 with zero homers on the year. I got a Hardy mystery. When did he become Yunel Escobar?
Chris Tillman – 5 2/3 IP, 6 ER. Hey, it didn’t work out, but if you’re holding onto him, you’re doing damage to your team for no reason. His upside isn’t that great that you can’t find someone similar off of waivers.
Chris Davis – Missed the last two days to see the birth of his baby girl, Marykakis. That’s the last time Davis makes any bets with teammates too.
First!
@C.O.C: get a life… take the annoying first cap to yahoo or espn troll
@troy: Heh, ironically, that would be a pretty cool punishment – make them wear a “first” cap for a week.
@Jason: That would be punishment?
@C.O.C: Yep, a dunce cap for comment trolls.
@troy: U mad?
@troy: 2 minutes in the penalty box.
@Nick The Podcast Host: first trolls get 10 minute misconduct.. I’ll take my 2 mins for that anyday
Better points league bench player- Khris Davis as depth behind Puig/Martin/Fowler? Or W Ramos behind Rosario. Would have to drop Ramos, LMartin Fowler to add Khris.
@Eric Nosebar: Davis, don’t carry two catchers
this post needs more wong love.
@Harry Hardenberg:
It’s so wong that it’s wight.
Drop crisp for recently dropped machado? Even though you have that little bitch David Wright only hitting singles. 12 team h2h with obp
@This team sucks: Sure
my new DIY ejuice is called Springelicious!
need to catch up on Game of Thrones?
http://youtu.be/79DeJqyhwWs
@frankgrimes: Unfortunately, most people’s only exposure to Melle Mel was/is as the answer to “who’s that guy in that Chaka Khan song?”.
Others ask – “what the f**k is a shakakan?”
@frankgrimes: WHOOPS – Sorry Grimey! Meant for another spot in the thread. You have my sincerest “DOH!”
@frankgrimes: HA! I just watched that whole thing, awesome… Better than neighbors!
Freebase!
@Shin-Soo Choo Choo: Ha
I got a chance to trade for Blackmon and G Jones – NL only 5×5 No Bench ——Do I dare let him have Beckett for the pair ? He is starving for pitching. I also have Cingani I would like to deal too…………… Is Revere too much to give for Walker ? ——– Got a few hardy laughs with the read …………thanks, laughter is always the best medicine .
@Dusty Baker: This is a case of who do trust more. Blackmon is the most intriguing play here and honestly dpbyou trust Beckett to keep this up all year? I pucked up Jones over the weekend and he meh’d me to death. Back to the wire for him! I’d still do the deal!
@Dusty Baker: I’d take Blackmon/Jones and Walker… Thanks!
Grey!!!
Gr8 article (I want to say as usual) but you outdid yourself this time so maybe better than usual!! Too funny about JJ Hardy. It’s more a case of the unsolved Nancy Drew mystery where she tries to figure out how a guy like her bro (Stephen) can get 10 mil for 1 year just to be the vacuum cleaner between 2nd and 3rd and flail away helplessly at 75% of his pitches. If she can solve that one, maybe she can try to solve JJ Hardy. Hey, maybe she can get together again with the Hardy boys for mega mystery tour made for TV movie where they look at archived footage of his swing and discover that upper and lower body are not synchronized. Otherwise, drinking my Springer cool aid by the seaside getting rocked by streaming opponent who started 10 to my 5, but hey would rather lose now than finals week, right? [Don’t have to answer that one, it was a hypothetical (but mostly pathetic) question.] Btw, fantastic Dos Almond Sons – maybe we can find Sanford and Sons somewhere too. First one to find it wins a one-way ticket to Palookaville. I bet Jason Giambi says that to himself every time this season when he looks into the mirror [“I cudda been a contenda. But now I’m a bum. I got a one way ticket to Palookaville.”, refers].
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Thanks! Ha, nice on Sanford…
Grey, E5 is the shining beacon on my team, everyone else is just cold garbage. Hold onto Garrett Jones? Is the magic gone? Should I dump him for DJ Lamehieu instead? I gotsta know!
@HolyGhostClaw: Hold Jones
Would you drop Lackey for McHugh, Elias or Vargas?
@The Muppet Maniac: Nah
Pollock (4$) or Domonic Brown (7$). NL only ROTO keeper. Hurting in hitting; need avg, steals, rbi and hr.
@Jiggy Nits: Whitefish.
Great write up. Us fantasy baseballers are always scrabbling. Looking ahead to see possible replacements for Ventura. In a league that counts wins and net wins my choices would be Simon,Skaggs and Phelps. 12 teamer with 10 rostered pitchers. Who do you like of those three?
@Nimrod: ah, scrabbled eggs; where kids learn the alphabet! I really don’t like any of them…Simon in the short term, but he will become a pumpkin
@Nimrod: Thanks! Agree with Cheese
Hi Grey, start M Adams , R Howard , or Pollock today? Thanks.
@Wilson: What does Hitter-Tron say, I don’t know their matchups
@Grey: Adams vs MIA ($19.6) , Pollock vs SD ($17) , Howard vs COL (–$5.7) but he was good yesterday
Adams
@Grey: And, start Pollock or Howard? thanks.
Pollock
@Grey: Should he sit Howard?
Ryne Sandberg?
@Grey: Heh.
@Grey:
Wow Grey, that was impressive… You really are the empresario!
Bam!
Pick one for tomorrow’s start,
Zimmermann vs MIA
Lackey vs ATL
Sanchez vs OAK
Karmir vs DET
Thanks.
@Wilson: Zimmermann
I’m back from my Florida vacation!!!
@gareth: Ha, hope you had fun
Obligatory second comment to get to………
G3!
@gareth: MEOWWW
Hold McCarthy or is he just a streamer now? Gets the Reds at home next.
@bossmanjunior: Just a streamer. And he’ll be worth streaming only 1 to 2 more times ROS.
Hold if your league is 14 teams or more. He’s not that bad.
Coach Grey,
Hope you enjoyed the long weekend while avoiding straining your flexor tendon flipping burgers & steaks while manning the grill….
I followed the preseason analysis & advice & stayed away from Manny Machado, however, picked him up over the weekend with a waiver claim. Currently have Zimmerman on the DL and rostering Plouffe.
Machado would seem to have more upside or a hedge over Plouffe, League is 12 team daily 5 x 5 with three bench spots. Current bench bat is Sugar Cain.
What are your thoughts on Macahdo for the ROS?
@Big League Wood: Thanks! You too! I’d want Machado over those guys… I think he can be a 15 HR/7 steal guy with a decent average
@Grey:
Like those projections. Will lose Plouffe when a streamer comes around…
@Big League Wood: probably a dumb question buuuut youre the guy on top of the charts of the rcl standings ya ?
HAHAHAHAHA Loved the Grand Master Flash reference in the cain blurb. I have not heard that song in a long time. For all of you who don’t know the song take a listen….
@Cabreras Cab Company: Unfortunately, most people’s only exposure to Melle Mel was/is as the answer to “who’s that guy in that Chaka Khan song?”.
Others ask – “what the f**k is a shakakan?”
@Cabreras Cab Company: Thanks!
FACT OF THE DAY:
A flea can jump 30,000 times without stopping.
@JeF With 1 F: I would like to meet the asshole that sat there and watched that. Also, do they always stop at 30,000?
@Shawn of the Livid: Ha!
I need some power. I see Ozuna, Pollock, K. Davis, Rasmus (DL), and Taveras on waivers. I’ve held on to Gyorko hoping he’ll start hitting. Should I just cut bait on him and grab one of these guys instead? I recently picked up Sandoval so Gyorko is mostly on the bench but when I d start him It’s never a good sign when he goes 1 – 4 and you consider it a good game….. Thoughts..??
@JWray: I’d cut GyORKO for KDav.
@SallyCips: I’d actually roll with Ozuna.
Cobb @ Tor? SON says no, grey says…?
@Adam: Start him
Bro, what is up with this Mattingly/Kemp garbage? I mean, they/we wait around 2 years for him to be healthy enough to get out there every day, hit with middling power, flash occasional speed — and after a few dropped balls in the outfield we now watch him ride the pine? How long can this go on?
@KillerB: He refused to shave his sideburns.
@Nick The Podcast Host: Ha! Loved that episode of the Simpsons!
@Aero: damn Hippy!
@KillerB: @grey seriously 5 games in a row?!?!? Wtf!?!?!?
I know, it’s crazy
Hi Grey,
Which side: Yelich/Chavez or Stras?
@Cyr: Stras
Drop K-Rod for Doolittle?
@Ray: No
Khris Davis or Ozuna?
@BringDaRuckus: Ozuna.
Would you start Milone vs LAA?
12 team H2H pts
@EK: If he’s at home, yes.
With Fatt Adams stinking it up in terms of power, im not even happy with him as my CI right now in a 10 teamer. Think Headley will turn it around? I could drop Robot Jones or Dominguez for him.
@Swfcdan: as you saw this weekend Robot ain’t nothing but a wind up toy. Dominguez might be intriguing.
@SallyCips: @SallyCips: Ha, thanks lady reader!
How would you rank ROS for W, K, ERA, WHIP:
E Santana
Eovaldi
Dickey
Hughes
Vogelsong
https://razzball.com/restofseason-pitcherprojections/
@Rudy Gamble: Thanks for all the tools Rudy… I know what the projections are, but how about your gut feeling: Wacha, Price or Cueto? I was offered any of those for Bruce. Wacha plays on the NL but he throw a lot last year, Price division is hard and Cueto’s injury history is scary…
i still like Bruce better than those three. i’m a big fan of wacha. wary of price given his velocity issues. agree on cueto’s injury history.
You know it’s the year of TJ when a sophomore on my school’s JV team who tops out at maybe 75 needs it. Gee-zus!
@The Thumb: Ha
Flavorless British cookie joke = laughing so hard I spit up my coffee…
@Tigres: Thanks!
Ecab increased his HR total by 50% and his RBI total by 67%. For a hitter with 200+ ABs that’s very hard to do unless he has sucked real bad.
Nearly benched Dee to start him cuz of the easier matchup but didn’t and of course I should have.
Team woulda had 5 HR and 16 RBI yesterday if I did it…
Pulled a smurf again. Wrong if I do. Wrong if I don’t.
I think I used up my goodwill points when Shark finally won a game. I guess I can look forward to the next one sometime after the AS Break…
Unless he gets traded.
@papasmurf: Oh, Papa Smurf
@papasmurf: I know these feels papa. My streaming has been disastrous on my rcl team. Everytime I plug a guy in or added a LR or MI they would get hammered! It can’t last forever :-)
@Bye Felicia: @Bye Felicia: For me it can.
This year: First time I sat Moss vs. lefty, 3run jack vs. Skaggs. First time I sat Longo, 3 hits plus HR. First time I sat Castro, HR vs. Dickey. 2nd time another HR (luckily this time I had Norris during his 2HR game). Sat Morse vs. Teheran (first sit during his slump), HR.
Just hard to believe I hit the “jackpot” everytime like this.
Yesterday I snuck Papi back in the lineup in the final minute and managed to fool Lady Luck or it would have been another one.
Team in first place now though despite me and some rough luck with wins, so I am pretty happy. Yes hard to believe :D
Howard’s HR was a laser to center/left-center on a first pitch fastball mistake from a middling right hander. Which is good that he can still hit out a mistake, and I predict he will do about every 8 games or so when that same pitching situation inevitably arises. 114 games to go, divided by 8, carry the Ruf = 14.25 + 8HR = 22 HR for the season, lowercase *yay* or AKA sadly what I’m hoping for from LaRoche.
Do any other US states put the definite article “the” in front of their highway routes like CA? Try giving directions to somebody from Staten Island by putting “the” with the numbers and not get stabbed. “Yeah, to get to Atlantic City ya take the 278 to the 440 to the 95 and – *shiv to gut*”
@de nachos:
I’ve heard it out of Buffalo. Never anywhere else.
@de nachos: Haha, I’m not sure, good question…
@de nachos:
A lot of places call it I something…. like i25 or i80.
Is it only here in so cal that we use the 5 or the 210? I think in norcal they use i’s… not sure.
@de nachos: The Long Island Expressway
Hi Grey; keeper league question:
12 team roto keeper league with 10 bench spots for bats and or pitchers. 3 DL.
I love my Arenado and am really bummed he got hurt and is likely out at least 6wks?…
I am in second place and am happy to make due with my Frazier now at 3B from his former useful utility spot. I have Goldy at 1st and was using Votto at corner infield spot before he was hurt. So I picked up Moreland to fill in for Fraziers old utility spot and Garrett Jones at CI until Votto returns. My 4 OFers are quite strong too.
My question is that Ive been offered 3b Donaldson straight up for injured Arenado by a rebuilding team, which is more than fair on the surface.
Im torn because I really like Arenado and his pedigree/age/growth and production at such a young age as my keeper 3b. Donaldson is very productive now, but is much older (compared with Arenado) and seemingly came out of nowhere last year. Im worried about his age, his late blooming production ala Headley, and whether or not he will turn back into a pumpkin… ?
Are my replacements enough to hold off making the deal or should I take the deal and lose Arenado and his upside future for Donaldson if he can make a difference now and at least the next 3 yrs for me?
Thx alot for any thoughts on the matter!
@Goldirocks: Keep Arenado
Gray,
Can you please start your patented HR Countdown for Jay Bruce? I know he had the DL stint and he is streaky as all get-out, but I still find his stat line very depressing every time I look at it.
@Fo’ Shizzo My Rizzo: I traded him away so I can’t help
What did you get for him, incidentally? I have him too so I’d like to know
Longo
You just wanted to be able to start the HR countdown for Longo, didn’t you.
Ha
Wutup Grey.. Yesterday you told me to pickup Morse but who should I drop, Jasy Bruce or Rajai Davis?? I know I drafted Bruce and he’s 94% owned but he’s not any better then Davis. Cut ties with Davis..?
I mean should I cut ties with Bruce cause names don’t give you points..?
@Frank White: Davis
@Frank White: trade me bruce! Yes drop davis! Bruce just came off the DL?
Sell high on Springer? 12 team roto offer:
Marte, L Martin, Cingrani, Balfour, Rondon, Hawkins for Springer, Wacha, Romo, McGee
Not sure what to make of this offer.
Need speed and saves. Giving up best closer for 3 bum closers. Not sure that will net me enough.
@J-Bird: springer side
@J-Bird:
see if they’ll bite on springer, wacha for whoever has dee gordon + someone like keuchel. I think people are wanting to sell high on dee, but I think he’s the real deeal, whereas I kindof doubt that springer is. I see an 0fer50ish on the horizon… not that I know anything.
Andrus blurb was a little miss….but, that can’t be wrong!
@Wake Up: Ha!
Chicago Tribune Headline This Morning…”Finally, Cure Found For S. Downs Syndrome!”
From Now On All Words Must Be Capps…
@Wake Up: Ha
I just lost Arenado and am starting Chisenhall and Mitch Moreland at 3b and ci and I was offered Pablo Sandoval for Beckham and AJ Pollock. I have Kipnis and Odor for 2b and mi with brandon crawford available on wire. My Of are Werth, Hamilton, Holliday, Seth Smith, Jay Bruce, and have Polanco on bench. Does this trade make sense?
@Harry Doyle: don’t believe in Becks, mild interest in Pollock. YES.
@Harry Doyle: Take Pablo
Beltran after two and a half wet swings…”I’m black and I’m proud!…wait, what?”
@Wake Up: HA
Priscilla sham marriage —-> Elvis
Lisa Marie sham marriage—> Mikey
Vitiligo—————–>Natural Camo
@Wake Up: Nice
“Don’t fool yourself, my dear. You’re much worse than a bitch. You’re a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.” ~ Tanner Roark
@Wake Up: Haha
Hey, I found your middle finger emoticon…it was in the bullpen…
@Wake Up: Yeah
How worried do I need to be about Xander Boegarts playing time with the Steven Drew signing. The plan is to shift Boegarts to 3b right? Thanks!
@Kershawty Wanna Thug: Yes
@Kershawty Wanna Thug: It’s a shame they signed Drew and didn’t give Mookie a chance to play SS. Instead, they’re giving Mookie a chance in the OF where he’ll be less valuable over time for fantasy.
Got a plethora of OF hitting now and need pitching some pitching improvement.
Inf: Gomes, Pujols, Pedroia, Alvarez, EverCab, Aibar, Encarnacion
OF: Cespedes, McCutcheon, Ozuna
DH: Springer, Jennings
Bench: Gyorko, Bruce, Cain, Smith, Taveras, Belt, and Khris Davis who I just picked up for Smyly.
Don’t think I need to hold onto Bruce here and hopefully I can garner some value. What type of 1 for 1 pitching value would you want back for him?
Also want to upgrade Alvarez and was mulling offering him and Jennings/Ozuna for Donaldson. Which side would you rather have? Although Alvarez had a monster June last year. I do need OPS help now.
Oh, in 10-team keeper, 5×5 w/ OPS, QS, and K/9 instead of AVG, W, K.
@David: Maybe Bailey? Gerrit Cole? Around there, you’re not exactly trading him high… I’d take Donaldson there, but anyone would
Not much hair to see yet???
@Wake Up: Ubaldo?
Sixtieth!
Whoa, SON doesn’t like Cobb tonight. Understandable I guess since the Blue Jay offense is on fire. Should I sit him??
@Jamiehov: Yes.
I would imagine that most cookies taste pretty flavourless to the Queen Mum these days …
@Baggiejohn: Ha
AJ to the DL after hurting his ankle in Beckett’s no-hitter celebration…
“Beckett’s not the only one throwing more curveballs,” said The One and Only True Fantasy Baseball Overlord…snarkastically…
@Wake Up: Ha
Who’d you rather have ROS? Donaldson or Rios? Position doesn’t matter, I’d be using them at Util
@Awesome Auger: Rios
Does anybody have an update on Byron Buxton? Couldn’t find anything online since he was going to have his wrist checked out again two weeks ago.
@Corey: He aggravated it
@Grey: what’s his ETA?
2015
What type of pitcher and or hitter can I expect in return for R. Sorianio?? I have a team owner who wants him. He offered me Morse for him?? Good/bad or move on or ask for more???
The rest of my RP are Soria, Rendon, Shaw, Belisario, Nathan, Brothers.
Hitters are Gattis, LaRoche, Altuve, Alvarez, Sequra, JUP, Gordon, Pollock, Chisenhall, Harper, Trumbo on DL and Polonco on bench. Just lost Fielder and Arendando.
SP are Liriano, Archer, Kluber, Porcello, Ross, Floyd, McHugh.
This is a 12 team H2H 6X5 with OPS.
Thanks
BB
@Brian: Sounds fair… Can’t get much for a closer…
No one north of Leeds ever heard of Compton. They’ve no idea how to climb the apples and pears. Or, why the butcher’s hook took the kettle and knob to my trouble and strife…
@Wake Up: Ha
Mornin’ Grey, keep up the great work! I’m in 12 team H2H points keeper league. I want to trade for Kluber. Ignoring contracts, who do I offer from: Traveras, Granderson, A. Gordon, Choo, or None of the above? Thanks.
@Prince George: Grandy
Drop KRod for Henderson?
@Wake Up: the normalcy of this question after your deluge of non sequiturs made me snot.
@Wake Up: LOLZ!
@Wake Up: El Ouch Al
Desmond Jennings, Junior Lake, Or Ozuna ROS?
@kyle: Jennings
smyly or eovoldi?
@sniff test: Eovaldi
Who is his namelgonger? Khris Davish…that fat POS from Southie…that used to drive getaways for the Lloyd Braun crew?
@Wake Up: Wasn’t it Lloyd Banks?
Mesoraco, Salvy, Gomes, or Montero ROS?
@kyle: Gomes for the next two weeks, then there will be a new Appel in your eye…
Dom Brown or Khris Davis?
@Hagar’s Henchman: Davis
Calhoun or Krhis Davis?
@kyle kendrick: or Arcia?
@kyle kendrick: Davis isnt available… Arcia or Calhoun! Thanks for the advice!
@kyle kendrick: Kole.
yo G drop e santana or cingrani to grab n stash walker a good idea at all?
@nick the dick: No
Hola Grey,
Excellent round-up per usual. Quick MI question in a 6×6 OPS league, how would you rank these 4 guys:
Derek Dietrich, Nick Franklin, Josh Rutledge, Danny Espinosa?
Gracias
@EL BURRO: Thanks! Espinosa, Dietrich, Franklin
@Grey:
Interesting; thanks for opinion. Espinosa looks like he’s been hitting the pipe pretty hard last 30 days and Frasden getting more and more time at 2B, which has me squirming. Been rostering him since Zimm went down, getting painful now.
I was leaning Dietrich, given he’s hitting in front of Stanton lately…
Thanks
Go for it…
Start Hughes vs Texas today? SON says no.
Also upon call up who would you rather ROS keeper format, heyward or polanco thanks
@Oppo Taco: No on Hughes… Heyward
Hello Grey Could you rank these pitchers for ROS? Fister, I Kennedy, Keuchel, M Cain
@Wacha Wacha: Fister, Kennedy
@Wacha Wacha: @Brian: @Grey: Are you @Brian: https://razzball.com/restofseason-pitcherprojections/
Cano for Kipnis and Josh Hamilton seem fair in a 10 teamer?
@Snacks13: Sure
Javier Baez’s last ten games:
AVG.439 (18/41),
Runs 11
RBI 14
HRs 4
Ks 11 (still – yikes)
BB 2 (still – yikes)
Out of the blue I called my high school sweetheart and asked her if she “remembered my little Javier Baez”? She hung up without a word. Maybe she didn’t recognize my voice.
@Moronymous Lohse: Ha!
@Moronymous Lohse: 11 K’s in 41 at bats ain’t bad for him.
Tillman gets the Astros next, if he doesnt show up for that game it might be time to cut the cord. Kris Davis getting hot, finally, Segura starting to hit well as well, this makes me happy, as now I have 3 Brewers, just picked up Reynolds for my 3B filler, while Zimmerman and now Asche just chill on the DL. I guess I’m all in on rooting for the Brewers now.
@Grant: Gotcha
E5 for Trout?
@MF Flume: Sure
5×5 roto. Need avg and sb. R. Davis, revere, cain, cabrera or Pollock?
@chisoxx22: EverCab
Grey,
So i’m sure you’ll agree Springer is in reality somewhere in between who we saw in April and who we see now in May. My question is:
a. do you see him as someone to sell now, or are you holding ROS?
b. if i were to move him i would be looking for a corner infidel. What level player would you expect back? A couple off the top of your head.
Thanks.
P.
@Phil: B. Donaldson
That’s interesting. A little concerned about buying high on Donaldson, but interesting. What about Freeman? I would need to add more than just Springer, but is it far off?
I don’t know what the other guy thinks of Springer to tell you if Freeman is far off
Well I wanted to know what you thought before I talked to Freeman’s handler.
Seems fair
Grey, are you still on the Liriano train? Walk rate is a little high, but everything else looks normal (K%, Velocity, Batted ball). I know if I sit him, he’s gonna throw 7 shutout innings… Weekly league, so Porcello in OAK might still be a better option regardless.
@Nico: I wouldn’t start him anywhere
@Grey: Done deal. Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey! Who is the best add? K Davis, K Morales, or O Taveras 10 team h2h 5×5 categories Thanks for all of your help.
@Scooter G: Davis
Hi Grey,
In AL only 8 Teamer (2 catcher) , I need pitching help and I have a very good offense. Guy just put Iwakuma on the block and he needs catching help. What do you think about McCann for Iwakuma?
@Whatever: Iwakuma side
@Grey:
Thanks, Grey.
No problem
CHRIS JOHNSON!
@Gene Parmesan: Ha
About George Springer:
For those who didn’t see the game – those two doubles missed being two homers by just a few feet. One hit off the middle of the wall in deep left center and the other hit and bounced off the middle of the wall in deep right center. You’d think a guy with the line he had last night couldn’t possibly do better. But he almost did just that – BETTER!
What coulda been:
3HRs, 5RBI, 5Runs. But I worry about his hip as he didn’t steal a base. ;)
@Moronymous Lohse: I grabbed him.in every league I could when ppl started to.drop him. Now I have too much Springer!!!! :-)
Trade advice.
First of all (I guess it’s actually second of all after the headline- no matter), in my opinion,
best fantasy writing in my known universe. You are a role model for the children.
Now…
I can get Strasburg for Pirate Pete Alvarez and Hyun-Jin Ryu.
I’m in a 10 team NL Only and I have Aramis Another Week of Baseball Ramirez and Eric Chavez.
Would you do this deal?
@vernon: Thanks! I’d take Strasburg
@vernon: He is the best! But first go to fantasyrundown.com (baseball home) and visit all the other sites available for fantasy baseball. When you come back and see that above all else this is truly the best then buy a few strawberry daiquiris!
Cheers,
Ante
Mitch Moreland, Khris Davis, or Ozuna?
@Zook’s Pest Control: Ozuna
Grey, you are a beautiful man.
Was going to ask about G Jones, but I see that many others beat me to it. Ah, screw it, Jones or Cain Sugar filling a UTIL spot while I wait for Abreu.
Also, wondering if there’s any value to stashing James Paxton if I am kinda yucky at SP.
@SportiveTricks: gotta roll with Cain
Paxton is still two rehab starts away
@Yescheese: his vagg hurt after playing catch. I still stashed him in a league or 2 …Can’t quite remember the exact #
@Bye Felicia:
Well thanks other commenters, but my question on Paxton isn’t about how long it will take for his torn hymen to heal, but if we should expect him to be worth stashing.
Still doing the Aoki pokie (and I’ve turned my roster all around). One of these gents is surely a better 4th OF, yes?
Ozuna
Khris Davis
Denard Span
@Gonzo_The_Great: Depends on needs…Ozuna
14 tm H2H OPS league that counts BB and K, need an IF this week: Holt, Tolleson, Schoop or Turner (will he start most days if Hanley hits DL)? I also have Espinosa on my bench. Would it be worth picking up a 2nd guy from above and dumping him, or does Espi still have some long-term potential?
@Steve Stevenson: Schoop
beckett/heyward for cobb/papelbon?
@nick the dick: Cobb, it’s fair
Hi Grey,
Over/Under on Pedro Alvarez’s batting average by end of season: .250? homeruns: 30?
Thanks!
@Wild Thang: Under/Push
ROS ranks pollock/Khris Davis/Calhoun in that order?
@Ryan: Interesting you ask this as I had a similar question. Pollock over Khris Davis?
@Ryan: Depends on needs… Davis
Calhoun or Khrush Davis ROS in a H2H, 5-OF format?
@TedStriker: Depends on needs… Davis
Please rank these middle infidels ROS:
Hill, evercab, jerko
@Snake Hips: Hill, EverCab
How much longer should I hold onto Gyorko? I’ve started him EVERY week thus far. Next week, I’m putting Wong in over him unless he flashes his power.
Would you drop Gyorko and/or Big But Billy Butler for Khris Davis, Lake, and/or Calhoun?
Also, sticking with James Jones over Cain Suga a wise move?
Thanks!
@The Wizard of Oz(una): I wouldn’t drop him…Jones if you need steals
Have Wieters on DL and currently filling in with pierzynski. Upgrade with any of the following? Thanks.
Ramos, Salty, Norris, Ruiz, Flowers, Suzuki
@tank1: Ramos
I don’t think you’re giving Samardzija enough credit, not only did he pitch a decent game he got an RBI and a run to help spur the Cubs offense in the 5th…”hey team, this is how you score”
@Jimmy: well someone has to score runs for the scrubbies…. If he doesn’t score he’ll be forced to drop himself off of his own fantasy team
Worth dropping Liriano to pick up Hughes? Liriano has been so terrible
@The Wickler: Sure
10 Team H2H, IP,WHIP,K/9,ERA, QS. I have been holding onto hope for Liriano, but my patience has worn thin! Is he dropable for any of the following?
Vogelsong
Beckett
Lincecum
Hughes
@Spencer: I’d drop him for a hotdog if I was hungry. All 4 you listed are pitching better then him!
@Spencer: Beckett
Drop time for Dillion Gee for a hot infielder like Cain? Or hold on? He was supposed to come back June 5th but just had a “setback”, whatever that means.
@Shawn of the Livid: @Uncrate: Do you mean outfielder?
@Uncrate: Go for it
would this be the ranking ROS for these pitchers?
g cole, homer bailey, beckett, ervin santana?
would you drop beckett for ervin?
@Tony Cingrani’s Ego: Nope…Sure
I’ve been offered trout and rios for my miggy and myers. Leaning towards accepting it. here’s my lineup: (12 team h2h 5×5 league)
1b – Goldy
2b- Rendon
3b- Miggy
SS- Segura
IF-Chisenhall/ Napoli
OF- Springer
OF- Myers
UTIL- Jennings
UTIL- Crisp
bench- moreland
DL- Trumbo
THANKS!
@your mom: then who at 3rd? Pretty thin position if you ask me. I don’t trade miggy, I trade for miggy so im no help….
@your mom: Trout side
hey, ROS rankings, whadya say?
Shields
Samardzija
Kennedy
Anibal
Thanks!
@Thurgood Congo: Shields, Anibal
@Grey: where wacha rank in here, shields sanchez wacha, close?
Third, close
Trevor Bauer or Zack Wheeler ROS?
@Corey: Bauer
Are you starting Cobb today @ TOR? SON says $2.0
@Jon: SON is smoking the devil weed. I’m not benching Cobb vs anyone unless I see him getting rocked. Same with Kershaw…
@Jon: I am
@Grey: I need some Cobb Lovin today, Santana’s inning killed me yesterday!
Hoping and praying
Khris Davis, Khris Davis or Khris Davis ROS?
@Cram It: what’s my 2nd option? :-)
@Cram It: Go with Davis
Couple trade grades for you guys to peruse:
Trade #1-12 team, 5 keeper, 5×5 roto league (sitting in 5th place)
I give up Eovaldi, I get Austin Jackson
My innings are up to 524/1400 allowed already & I rank near tops in all pitching stats except WHIP and wins; I’m hurting bad in average and RBI’s
Trade #2-8 team, 10 keeper, h2h pts league (sitting in 1st place at 7-1)
I give up Wil Myers/Alex Wood, I get Samardzija & can snag Cuddyer OR Segura off waiver wire to replace the bat loss once it goes through, depending on who you like best.
Thanks as always guys.
@Clint: Sam & Cud. A great 70’s bluegrass duo and also the action you should take.
@Clint: I’d want Eovaldi and Sam/Segura
Drop Haren, Smyly, or Estrada for Keuchel? I still believe in Smyly and am a Tiger’s fan, but he needs a consistent schedule and it concerns me that he couldn’t keep anything down yesterday. Nearly every BIP was FB or HR. I’m concerned the way the Tigers are handling him by skipping him in the rotation and using him out of the bullpen, it’s messing with his flow. Estrada would be great if he didn’t give up the HR. Everything looks good except for those HR, but if he can’t get those under control he is worthless. Haren has been decent, but seems to allow a lot of unearned runs and that might catch up to him. He has good win potential, but the strikeouts aren’t there and I don’t know how much I trust him or even like him as a player.
@Brendan: Haren
Who would you prefer at a 2b/ss slot ROS, Kolten Wong or Andrelton Simmons? My league counts total bases so extra-base-hitting is valuable but I also need steals.
@BERK!: Wong
Big week for Juan Francisco? Facing only 1 lefty this week
@K Loggins: Sure
Hey Grey! I need SP help bad with injuries…would u trade Morneau to get J Zimmerman?
@Lou: Or CJ Wilson instead of Zimmer ?
@Lou: Sure, Zim
David Wright for Pedro Alvarez & Cole Hamels. Which side? and is it close?
Thanks!
@Wild Thang: 14 team H2H league btw.. $100 FA budget
I also have Todd Frazier who I will be starting. My plan is to play Alvarez in the utility slot but benched against all lefties and dominant righties
@Wild Thang: Pedro side
Over the next 3 years, who do you prefer between Bogaerts and E-Longo? How close are they?
@Justin: longo by 25 miles!
Liriano droppable? Beckett, Pomeranz, Eovaldi available. (Yahoo 5×5 h2h categories.)
Thanks!
@Birdog: lirano is hot dumpster juice with flies gathering on the corspe. Take the Italian Stallion
@Birdog: Eovaldi
@Grey: thanks!
No problem
Meanwhile James Paxton is sore from “playing catch” Baseball players are becoming a joke. In other news. My champions league team is ranked in the top 40 Nationally. My RCL team hitting .2400 ranked in the bottom 500. I know dem feels Tehol!!!! HAHAHA
@Bye Felicia: Ha, nice
14-tm H2H this week I’m at a 2 start disadvantage (opp has Darvish and Greinke going twice) in a league that counts W, L and QS. Would you drop Cingrani (on my bench this week, overall my #7 SP) for 2 starts of Garza (v Bal, SON 9.4; v Min, SON 15.7), or is Cingrani too valuable to drop for a streamer? Garza would replace Anibal @ Oak in my lineup.
@Steve Stevenson: I’d make the move
In a 5×5 standard roto with $260 salary, who would you consider the better $4 keep trade target for 2015 & 2016 only (ready to punt 2014) – Gregory Polanco or Matt Harvey?
@Tom: Polanco
In a Standard Yahoo 12 team roto league – can you rank the following for util positions.
Adam Lind, Seth Smith, Nick Markakis, Khris Davis
@kandeepan: Davis, Smith
Tommy Milone bears keeping an eye on in deeper leagues. I’m always interested when improved results find a qualitative correlation. In this case, Milone has introduced a two-seam fastball. His season stats show him throwing 50% two-seam and 50% four-seam more or less, with the two-seamer on the rise. The only noticeable change to peripherals are a slight reduction in LD% but more importantly his HR/FB is at around 6%, half his career rate. HRs have been a problem for him. Possible that the new fastball and changed pitch mix are keeping guys from fully barreling up.
Milone’s change up has always been a plus pitch. Graded out as the 8th best among all qualified starters from 2012-2013. It’s also a change that has at times induced a lot of swings and misses, particularly against right handers. In the past he’s had some success when he’s been perfect with his fastball location to set up the change, but if he missed location at all, he got hammered. The hope here is that with some movement in the new fastball and a changed pitch mix, he doesn’t need to be quite as fine.
@OaktownSteve: Anything to be made of his home/road splits?
@Grey:
I think a big part of his home road splits has been that he’s been a fly ball pitcher with a high road HR%. The O has saved him a lot of runs. I think he’ll continue to be solid at home. I think the reason to look at him is to see if he can extend some of that success to the road. Two points of encouragement yesterday against the Tigers were a 42% GB rate for the game and the 6 Ks. I’ll be watching to see if GBs and Ks trend up a bit and that’ll be an indicator that the 2-seam represents a material change in the kind of pitcher he’s going to be, at which point he starts to become more road/mixed league viable. Too early to tell so let’s watch.
Gotcha, thanks for the breakdown!
sup Grey? thx for the great content!
who do you like better: Arcia or KDavis as OF5 in a 5×5 OPS dynasty?
@ticktock: Davis…Thanks!
Is Vic Black worth picking up? I’d be dropping Moreland for him (Moss, Teixiera for first base and Frazier/Panda for MI).
Also, the SoN Doesn’t like Sonny or Buerhle today. But……..They’ve both defied the SoN multiple times this season. Yay or neigh on both?
@Zar: No…Start both
Ned Yost saying hes hopeful yordano only misses one or two starts after his mri. Did someone do a prayerallelogram?
@nick the dick: Hopefully it works out that way
Hey Grey,
My Samardijia for his Homer Bailey? Good trade?
@I moustache you something: Sounds decent
starlin castro + jon singleton for jose reyes
@GG: Castro
I get: Wil Myers, Marte, Yu
I give: Braun, Bautista, Eovaldi
Make the deal?
@The Fridge: Eh
Can you rank these streamers for today?
Miley home vs Padres
Masterson @ White Sox
Harang home vs Red Sox
Simon @ Dodgers
Stults at Dbacks
@Andrew: What did SON say?
how bout e santana and balfour for price?
@nick the dick: It’s fair
homer bailey or G springer
Grienke or G springer
@sam: Springer…Greinke
My Team –
Molina
Goldy
Dozier
Phillips
Wright
Andrus
Stanton
Choo
Rios
Springer
Holliday
Rizzo
Moss
Santana
Shields
Fister
Eovaldi
Porcello
Chavez
DL T. Walker
Rosenthal
Papelbon
Frieri
Doolittle
Was offered Cueto for my Holliday. Should I take it or leave it?
@SMLV1: League is standrad 12 team H2H…we start 3 OF and have 2 Util spots.
Go for it
Need a trade opinion for a H2H points league. I would be giving up Bruce/Leake/Tyson Ross for Cutch/Garza/Kuroda. Not a fan of Garza at all, but he and Kuroda seem to be a little unlucky at least, in relation to their xFIP. But still not sure if I want to downgrade SP to get a little bump from Bruce to Cutch.
Cutch side
Great write-up. It’s unfortunate stud pitchers like Ventura and Fernandez are blowing out their arms. It’s making good SP a very valuable commodity. With that being said:
My Tanaka and Gattis for his Bautista?
Might be able to get him to throw in Hudson or CJ Wilson.
Would you make this trade and if so which pitcher do you like ROS.
Bautista side
@Grey: he countered with Wacha and Gattis for Brantley. Still do it or walk away? I’d get Brantley.
Walk away
@Grey: thanks Grey!
No problem
smyly or pomeranz?
Pomeranz
My pitching staff is mired in mediocrity lately. Would you add any of these guys available on waivers over what I already have? My league has transaction limitations so I cannot stream but can justify picking up a few of these guys even if it’s only to stash. I’m sure Smyly is ready to get kicked to the curb, Odorizzi is a bit intriguing so I’ve been sitting on him and I’ve just been too stubborn to dump Liriano yet.
My staff: Cobb, Teheran, Chavez, Eovaldi, Ventura, Beckett, T Walker, Bauer, Odorizzi, Liriano, Smyly
Available: Lyles, Milone, Nicasio, Phelps, Skaggs, Wheeler, Kelly
Skaggs over Liriano
Ozuna or Khris Davis? Thanks Grey!
Ozuna
@Grey: booooZuna! i smells a man crush – bottle of vape says the real Krush will outperform ROS
Haha… I kinda hope so since I own Khris…
Grey-dolph then great,
Have to drop one to activate Kipnis,.
12 tm AL ONLY ROTO 5×5
David Lough
Stefen Romero
Grant Green
Steve Pearce
Alberto Callaspo
I was leaning David Lough, but the ROS player rater has him ranked the highest… just don’t see him getting the playing time.
thank you
Pearce
Hello Grey,
Which “Closer” would you add:
Frieri
Mejia
Rondon
Belisario
Thanks much Grey.
Frieri
START 4 for me Grey.
(8) Springer facing Guthrie
(41) Holliday facing Phelps
(55) Rios facing Hughes
(61) Choo facing Hughes
(122) Rizzo facing Hudson
(144) Moss facing Scherzer
Thanks in advance Grey!
Not Moss and Rizzo
Baez is really stinging the ball in the last 10 games. Got a feeling he may be up soon. For value for ROS how would you rate these four? Polanco, Singelton, Tavarez, Baez. Do I have the order right?
Polanco, Taveras
6×6 with OPS
Who do you like at CI until zimmerman returns?
currently have Teixeira but the wrist thing is obviously concerning.
So question is hold Teixeira, or get sandoval or chisenhall?
Also, do you like any of those guys over zimmerman ROS?
Sandoval…Sure
Hola from Spain Grey, Which side of the trade do you like in 5×5 cats league OBP and S+H?
M Carpenter,J Morneau, B Ziegler
Lester, N Walker, H Steet
Hola! Lester side, but it depends on needs
Speaking of Frieri….since May 3rd he’s got a 13.5 K/9 rate and a 15:1 K/BB ratio, a 0.90 ERA and a .500 WHIP. Them there are closer numbers.
Yup, agreed
OBP league, Rollins or Everth?
EverCab
6×6 Roto (OPS, QS)
Drop Calhoun for K Davis?
Or Drop one of Rondon, Qualls or Mejia for Davis?
@J-MoneyIV:
For reference I have Bautista, Choo, Myers, and Brantley already.
You don’t need Davis then
Depends on needs…Could see losing Qualls for Davis….
Ervin Santana over Liriano?
Yes
ROS numbers for Mitch Moreland. He hit 23 home runs last season, any luck of hitting 30? I need 1B help, Hosmer killing me and Napoli on DL.
Only guys on my WW Garrett Jones, James Loney, Mark Reynolds, Duda, Ike Davis.
Arenado is on my DL, had to pick up Hardy yesterday because Hanley still out. Machado not hitting well, so I picked up Plouffe base on the Hitter Tron for the week…
So if I decide to pick up Moreland, I would have to drop someone and who would that be?
McCann, Brian(C) NYY
Hosmer, Eric(1B) KC
Kinsler, Ian(2B) DET
Plouffe, Trevor(3B) MIN
Hardy, J.J.(SS) BAL
Cabrera, Melky(OF) TOR
Pence, Hunter(OF) SF
Rios, Alex(OF) TEX
Brantley, Michael(OF) CLE
Napoli, Mike(1B) BOS
Singleton, Jon(1B) HOU
Machado, Manny(3B) BAL
Ramirez, Hanley(SS) LAD
Heyward, Jason(OF) ATL
Taveras, Oscar(OF) STL
Arenado, Nolan(3B) COL
30 HRs from Moreland won’t happen if he gets a 10 month season… I have no idea what your lineup is
@Grey:
Starters:
McCann, Brian(C) NYY
Hosmer, Eric(1B) KC
Kinsler, Ian(2B) DET
Plouffe, Trevor(3B) MIN
Hardy, J.J.(SS) BAL
Cabrera, Melky(OF) TOR
Pence, Hunter(OF) SF
Rios, Alex(OF) TEX
Brantley, Michael(OF) CLE
Bench:
Napoli, Mike(1B) BOS
Singleton, Jon(1B) HOU
Machado, Manny(3B) BAL
Ramirez, Hanley(SS) LAD
Heyward, Jason(OF) ATL
Taveras, Oscar(OF) STL
Arenado, Nolan(3B) COL
You can lose Napoli for Reynolds and play him when he has a favorable matchup
Cut Hosmer for Springer? 10 team H2H w/ 3 OF and 2 Util, I already have a packed OF with Trout, Brantley, Melky, Bruce, Holliday and J. Hamilton coming off the DL soon, but Hosmer isn’t really contributing anything and I have Rizzo at 1B. Thanks.
Hold
12 team mixed keeper – C/1B/2B/3B/SS/3x OF/Util. 1450 Innings. 25 roster spots and 3 DL.
Must keep any 5 players to be slotted in rounds 1-5. Anyone else can be kept at a 3 round penalty. For example. Adam Eaton is drafted in the 18th rd. He can be kept the following year in the 15th and the 12th two years from now.
my team is;
C- Castro
1b – Cuddyer
2b – D. Gordon
ss – Jose Reyes
3b – Sandoval
OF – Carlos Gonzalez
OF- Melky Cabrera
OF- G. Stanton
Util – A. Eaton
Bench – Seager, Aaron Hill, G. Polanco, Betts, Morneau
SP – Kershaw, Jose Fernandez, Zimmermann, Haren, Estrada, Weaver,
RP – Kimbrel, Grilli, Britton, Bellisario, Benoit, Wade Davis
I’m near the top in all hitting categories except for Avg, where I’m middle of the pack. I’m near the top in Wins, near the bottom in saves and middle of the pack in K, ERA and WHIP. I’m in first place, with a lead that fluctuates between 3-8 pts. I just traded for Kimbrel and have the most points to gain in saves.
Do I do this deal? The number in the brackets is the round the player can be kept next year.
Stanton (10th), Melky (20th), Morneau (22nd), W. Davis (22nd) for Goldschmidt (top 5), Rios (top 5), G. Perkins (10th), Kipnis (12th), Lucroy (6th)
Please note that I have 20 steals more than the 2nd place team in the steals category. A big hang up is that I feel Hill makes Kipnis redundant. Especially since I don’t need steals
Hold
GFD! Harper, JoFer, and now Yordano … can’t have anything nice or even sorta OK. So, I have too many 1B/3b/CI (Goldschwagger, Pujols, Frazier, Howard) – would you trade Pujols straight up for Kinsler? I’m pretty sure Pujols is going to slide head first into Trout pretty soon.
You can’t get Cano? Kinsler is fair there
@Grey: hmmm – Cano. Probably but i’m still a little concerned about the big regression with him – i’ve already got my empty .300 hitter in Hardy. Anyone else i should target outside of these two? (doesn’t have to be 2b). Much thanks for the feedback
Why are you getting Kinsler if they don’t need to be a 2nd baseman?
@Grey: I could use an upgrade at 2nd but i can also upgrade OF, Closer or SS
Aim higher than Kinsler
@Grey: sweet – thanks G Man
No problem
I think there might yet be some hope for Liriano. Projecting him has sometimes seemed like a fools errand just because he’s been so mercurial. There are a couple of curious things inside his numbers. Once again, calling any Pirates fan….please give us an eye witness account of Liriano.
First thing with Liriano, last year his slider was calculated by pitch f/x as 20.8 runs better than average. To benchmark that, it means it was one of the 10 most effective pitches in the majors. Basically on par with Scherzer’s fastball. For his career, the slider has never graded out as anything but above average and has been among the best pitches in baseball across his career. But this year it’s sitting in negative territory. It’s completely fallen off the table.
The other thing is his career splits. His career ERA in April is 5.77. His career ERA in May is 4.37. June 3.01. July 3.30. I suspect that the slider is kind of a warm weather pitch. It’s thrown by imparting a tremendous amount of spin and relies very heavily on grip to get that snap. A colder, slicker baseball is probably not ideal for him.
His velocity is down about .5 MPH on his fastball, but I don’t think that’s totally material, though not ideal. He’s never been a fastball guy anyway. It’s a set up for the slider/change combo. The results kind of look like he’s gone off the cliff, but it’s hard to believe that the slider could go from having been a wipe out offering to a less than average pitch in that short a period of time unless there’s something wrong with him, but I would imagine you’d see him throwing significantly fewer sliders (down a little but not significant) or a larger drop in velocity.
Possible buy low guy in my opinion.
Sure, in deep leagues, but it’s silly to sit on him when some of these comments are like him or Eovaldi
@Grey:
Of course context is everything. However, I would not be surprised to see Liriano outperform Eovaldi rest of season.
Liriano looks around the same as last year, except his walks are up and that’s not a great thing, but he could run off a 2.50 ERA with solid Ks for a month or two…
@Grey:
Yep.. He could. Also could not. Cloudy the future is.
Ha, indeed
@grey: my bautista for springer + shields ??? h2h
Bautista, it’s fair-ish
Think Billy Butler turns it around? Will Chisenhall be better?
I’d go with Chisenhall
My 2nd base situation has been terrible all year (was counting on something from Profar). I dropped him after hearing he’ll be out for what looks like most of the year. Who are you picking up for the rest of the year (keeper league). Hicks, franklin, infante, gyroko or ackley?
Gyorko
Try best hold harp or get an SP that I need. Looking a Sanchez and wacha. Would you do either, both.
I’d take the SPs
Last question and I promise I’ll be outta your hair for the day.
Phillips facing Grieke or Dozier facing Darvish? Usually start Dozier but both are going up against tough pitchers.
Dozier
Cueto for my Pence. Who would you rather have? I feel like Cueto’s arm is gonna go kablewy sooner or later.
Cueto
in my 12 teamer i have gyorko and kendrick for 2b and MI and grabbed wong who im using at uitl. someone had dropped zobrist who i picked up and is coming back friday so id like to drop wong or gyork and slot zobrist in, is wong the drop over jedd still even though hes outperforming him? also have lind at CI and hes killing me sitting vs every lefty so would you drop him and add singleton when its call up time? gotta clean house a bit for polanco and taveras so someones gotta go.
I’d ad Singleton when he’s called up… I’d lose Gyorko over Wong…
Replacement for Ventura?
Jaime Garcia
Vogelsong
Beckett
Estrada
Beuhrle
Hughes
Porcello
Beckett
I was offered AJ Burnett and Konerko for Fister. I’m hurting in Ks. 20 teams thank you
Fister side
One of the benefits of sucking is getting 1st crack on the WW
pitching available: Leake (has to be a no brainer??)
also out there are Kohler, Skaggs, Quintana, Norris, Kuroda,, Henderson & M Gonzalez.
Current SP staff is Sale, Archer, Bauer, Chavez, Hutchinson,Keuchel, Peralta, Pomeranz & Morton who I just picked up to stream tomorrow,
Dropping Morton for Leake is my plan …..any other moves I should make?
Morton for Leake…Quintana, Kuroda and Skaggs are streamers…So is Hutch…
@Grey: Thanks Grey
No problem
H2H
Was offered JShields for my DFister and RPorcello
Is this an upgrade or meh
Shields side
thanks Grey
No problem
Now a hitting question …getting greedy but need the help ….thanks for your pertness & humor ….always welcomed after a long night working in the psych ward … which is also entertaining at times,
Both Smoak & Olt are out there …..my current CI types are Freeman, Longo, LaRoche, Moreland. Cater & Ike ,,,the last 2 also play OF at times
The team is light on power …are either Olt or Smoak worth picking up? & dropping which to do so??
Smoak over Ike
12 team OBP yahoo league. I just got offered Buster Posey for Brandon Moss. I currently have Miguel Montero at catcher. The rest of my outfield is Melky Cabrera, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon, Torii Hunter, and Carlos Beltran on the DL. Honestly I’m leaning towards no just because Montero has been pretty solid (Posey arguably hasn’t been that much better) and unlike Posey, Montero hasn’t been dealing with back issues. Thanks in advance.
Worth mentioning Pujols is my 1b.
It’s fair, don’t do it if you’re not feeling it, I’d want Posey
Miley home vs Padres $8
Masterson @ White Sox $4
Harang home vs Red Sox $5
Simon @ Dodgers $-2
Stults at Dbacks $-7
Accord to SON. Seems Miley is the only streamable one here. Agree?
I wouldn’t touch any in most leagues
Aaron Hill for Iwakuma in a H2H points league where SP runs deep and scoring is heavily weighted towards SP? Hill is in 1 of my 2 util slots with Cano in the other.
It’s fair, take Iwakuma
Need an MI not named Asdrubal:
Available:
Prado
Wong
Odor
Dietrich
Struggling in all categories except SBs and RBIs. Thanks
Wong
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. in need of hr/rbi. worth dropping gyorko for khris d or david murphy (have pedroia at 2b)? i dropped jedd last year in may and it cost me…
Can hold
Keep Salvador Perez or Devin Mesoraco?
Perez
Need HR/RBI. Morneau or Howard?
Morneau
Jose Bautisa and Jon Lester for Cespedes and Darvish. Which side?
Bautista
It is fair though
OF are cargo, brantley, Gordon, Myers,Bruce, taveras and polanco. Starters are bailey, liriano, Cobb, haren, porcello, walker, eovaldi, Tillman and Cole. I have the worst ERA and WHIP in the league. Would you trade Brantley for shields or wacha?
@nick: have cuddyer and crisp also at OF
Sure
top 3 for ROS: aoki, pollock, cain, ozuna
Ozuna, Cain, Pollock
Hughes streamable at home vs Rangers today? Been lights out lately
I wouldn’t
Hughes home vs Rangers or Masterson at White Sox?
Masterson
Is a 10 team league where we keep 8 every year too shallow to keep holding onto Jose Fernandez? I know it depends on situation, but let’s just say I don’t have 8 top 80 overall hitters and only 1 other top 80 overall pitcher.
Not worth it
trying to work out a deals with teams… hosmer is killing my team, i still think he can turn it around, but i need to make a move and in my league ppl want draft picks for following season. who do you like ROS? Top 3 listed below. Its going to prob cost me a 5th rd pick but oh well.
Moss, Cuddyer, Morse, Belt and Adams…
Moss, Cuddyer, Adams
Did anyone at Razzball successfully get the free Domino’s Pizza that Josh Beckett bought us with his no hitter? Because I did not. Servers were blown up!
(yeah-yeah, you wouldn’t be caught dead eating Dominos, even free. I get it. You’re a food snob and better than the rest of us. Now go rescue a Pitbull and tell everyone how awesome you are about that too.)
I didn’t even know about it, thanks for telling me!
grey how would you rank these
g cole, homer bailey, beckett, ervin santana
Bailey, Cole
Best start today:
Darvish at twins
Greinke home vs Reds
Sale home vs Indiands
Sale
Right back at ya! *Shakes Fist*
Haha
Darvish going for a precautionary MRI. He won’t be pitching today.
@Wilsonian:
Wow.
Yup
11 team 5×5 roto league. Closers are competitive. I only have qualls and belisario. No one will trade one to me. I have 1 in the category and have decided to give up. I have beltre and Frazier (UTIL) but need sb’s. I think I can get kipnis for Frazier, qualls, and belisario from a guy who needs a 3b. I should definitely do this right?
Go for it
Brock holt or Denard Span at Util?
Roster is very deep at OF
Span
Need to drop a pitcher. Who to drop? Ranking?
Price, Sanchez, Tehran, Keuchel, Eovaldi, Garza, Estrada, Cingrani, Peralta, Pomeranz
Drop Garza
@Grey: That is what I was thinking. Do you think it is possible Cingrani gets sent down though?
Sure, it’s posssible
H2h Yahoo std + OPS. Who do you like more for ROS, Springer or Rios?
Rios
@Grey: loving life if you have both though.
12 team h2h points league:
I offered my frazier/myers/anibal for his cargo/longo
He counters my cano/a.jones/frazier/bum for his cargo/longo/carpenter
For reference, all 4 of my players in the counter have scored 160-170 points so far this year and all 3 of his are in the 150s. His counter is too high imo. Would you counter with my cano/myers/frazier/anibal for his cargo/longo/carpenter? Is that a reasonable counter or hold? I’m not big on Carpenter (and I know you aren’t) but he threw him in.
Not good
@Grey: is my counter an ok deal or hold?
Hold
@Grey: Thanks Grey – two last ideas and then I’ll let it rest.
Counter 1: My Cano/Myers/Anibal for his Cargo/Longo
Counter 2: My JUpton/Frazier/Anibal for his Cargo/Longo.
I don’t want Carpenter – would you do either counter and which one’s better for me? Thanks again.
I’d take either, 2nd first
I was offered Chris Davis, Panda, and Alex Gordon for my Longoria, Springer and Teheran
I need First base badly, I had Napoli now Moreland. My OF is Jay Bruce, BRANTLEY, McCutchen, Myers, and my SP are Bauer, Eovaldi, Anibal, Minor and Porcello. What do you think?
Hold
If anybody wants to suggest a player to take a look at I have an hour or so free at the moment, I’d be happy to take a look and offer an opinion.
@OaktownSteve: Stevorino, what about Dozier? Has he tailed off, does he keep up the pace ? Thanks man
@Nightpandas:
I gotta run and pick up the kid, I’ll post a Dozier write up for you in tomorrow’s comments.
@OaktownSteve:
Yea Dozier is a good one.
16 team keeper. (keep 5). yahoo, roto, 5×5.
give- Madison Bumgarner, Kole Calhoun, Michael Saunders.
get- Michael Cuddyer, Torii Hunter.
currently last in AVG.
currently +54 in projected IP.
is this good, or should I get more?
CA- Rosario. 1B- Davis. 2B- Gyorko. 3B- Machado. SS- ECabrera. IN- Moreland.
OF- Cruz. OF- Crisp. OF- Yelich. OF- Calhoun. UT- Saunders.
BN- LaMahieu, Duda, Blanks, Cron, Navarro, Flores.
SP- Bumgarner. SP- Shields. RP- Papelbon. RP- Britton.
P- Shaw. P- Oviedo. P- ESantana.
BN- Ross, Kennedy, Tepesch. DL- Erlin.
Hold
10 team, 7×7 (obp & slg), h2h categories, daily lineups, standard yahoo lineups (but add an IF slot and 4th OF), keeper league:
I get Cespedes (can be kept in 8th round next year) for Alex Gordon and Hosmer (both would have to be kept in 2nd round next year)
I’m short on power and there’s always guys on waivers I can replace guys with (Granderson, Quentin, Ryan Howard to name a few). However, I’m playing for this year and don’t want to sell Gordon and Hosmer at their lowest values unless it helps me. Thoughts?
Hold
Will Myers and/or Carlos Santana breakdown?
Santana just broke down
Hosmer and Cain or…. Lackey and A Gordon
Hosmer
The greatest lesson I’ve ever learned in FBB is to not drop guys like Yordano on the 3rd day of a 3 day weekend.
Haha
Ok my smoke buddy, I’m on a mission to turn my big $ keeper into a winner…, with your help I already landed Cruz for Zimmerman, now my mission is Bautista……lets do this man….
Here’s my roster, keep forever….
C- Castro
1- Adams
2- Lowrie
SS- Alcides
3- Frazier
OF- Cruz (k)
OF- Braun (k)
OF- Gomez (k)
Util- Yelich
Util- Marte
BN: S. Smith
BN: Seager
BN: Polanco
DL: Fielder (k)
SP: Strasburg (k)
SP: Kershaw (k)
SP: Peralta
SP: Smadge
SP: Teheran (k)
SP: Roark
SP: Chavez
RP: No one of trade value
He offered Longo/Pollock for my Polanco/Teheran…..which I don’t wanna do but he has Pujols/C. Davis and Bautista on his team…..
Who to offer for Pujols and Bautista? draft picks next year are in play except my pick #2….
I need a upgrade at 1st but really want Bautista also….
or just try to get Bautista or Pujols?
Thanks man.
Teheran/Polanco?
10 team H2H standard 5×5
ROS Rank
Hughes
Cingrani
Latos
Pomeranz
@JMAC: and Liriano on that list if you see this
Cingrani, Pomeranz
In a H2H OPS/QS keeper league, is there more value in flipping George Springer for a top tier starter (which I am sorely lacking after injuries to J-Fer and Cliffly) or keep him and just stream in SPs with favorable matchups?
For full context, my current roster:
Hitting…
Mauer
Goldy
Pedroia
Encarnacion
Bogaerts
Stanton
Puig
Springer
Billy Hamilton
Matt Adams
Kolten Wong
Throwing…
James Shields
Ervin Santana
Zack Wheeler
Josh Beckett
Trevor Bauer
Drew Pomeranz
Mike Leake
Koji Uehara
Joakim Soria
Addison Reed
Hurting…
Cliff Lee
Derek Holland
Stream probably, but don’t know what he can bring…
I have 4 guys on the DL in my H2H keeper league. Should I trade Arenado for Cuddyer?
Thanks
Sure
Looking for help in power categories, runs and OPS. Available options include:
G. Jones, Hosmer, Granderson, Soriano, Reddick, Domguez, Dunn, Quentin and K. Davis.
Best pick-up? Thanks.
Hosmer
12 team mixed H2H 10×10 redraft
Pick a side:
A: Bautista, mesoraco
B: gray, carpenter
A
would you still be looking to sell yordano in a keeper?
Depends what you can get
Alright Grey this may be a tough one. Rank these guys ROS, wanna see how your ranking lines up with JB’s on Thursday.
Here is my attempt.
Kluber, Keuchel, Kennedy, Smyly, Walker, Paxton, Eovaldi, Hutchison, Bauer
@Joesh:
sorry for double post (is it possible to edit these btw?), minor clarification – use QS instead of W for your assessment if possible.
Kluber, Eovaldi, Keuchel
rizzo or springer in a keeper, same keeper value
Rizzo
If Hanley hits the DL, it’s pretty slim pickin’s for SS in my 15 team league. The best options appear to be Cozart, Turner, Aviles, B. Crawford (on waivers until TH).
Any advice? (Besides pray that Hanley gets better??)
Thanks much!
Crawford
@Grey: Thanks! And in the meantime, the prayer hexagon worked!
A different question, if you don’t mind…no specific category need, in an OBP league, who’s the better OF play: Ozuna or Calhoun?
Thanks again!
Ozuna
Would you trade Shelby for Verlander at this time ?
Sure
Rajai or Revere ROS? Or am I moving sideways?
Sideways
I think Chris Carter has officially lost his job. Sitting for the third straight game. OBP fellows like me can pour one out for what could have been and reach for the nearest hot schmotato. AVG fellows never drafted him
Hopefully Singleton is called soon…
What’s got you leery on Hughes v TEX tonight? He’s at home and only Rios has been able to hit him in the past…
I won’t ever trust Hughes fully… Afraid of the long ball… If you’re gonna own him though, I guess I’d start him…
How’s that for a huge bid of confidence!
@Grey: Swamped by it. Swamped I say!
Don’t own him per se – picked him up for a stream in the FCL…
Haha… Gotcha
@Grey: Uh-oh. My opponent is starting him too! Not sure I can now…
Why can’t I change Span out in a postponed game? Ugh…
@Grey: Is it because it was PPD after other games started?
I guess, I don’t know what happened… Or wha’ happened…
Wow.
https://twitter.com/MikeSelleck/status/471405909185273856
Wow
@Grey: Remember that link that I posted (think it was me) to a story about how the A’s were working to raise the ‘floor’ of their team – making their ‘worst’ guys better, as it were. Reckon it’s working…
Yeah, I’d say
@SteveNZ:
Oakland…the smartest place on Earth. Weed makes you smart?
Jessie Chavez or Alfredo Simon needs to drop one thanks
Simon
I was just offered JUpton for Bruce + Teheran.
No way, right? I’m not sure I’d trade Teheran for Upton straight up..
Nope
Grey,
Please rank my sps
Teheren
Peralta
Eovaldi
Kluber
Pomeraz
Porcello
I would like to drop one to stream or grab Kennedy
Could also drop Allen cle
Or aramis Ramirez
Using headley while aramis on dl
Plouffe is available
Lose Aramis to stream…
Headley or Plouffe
Who would u cut to stream?
Roster ian Kennedy?
Cut Headley
I was wrong aramis has my DL spot since Bruce off dl
I’d have to cut Bruce or billy Hamilton
Otherwise need to cut an aforementioned pitcher to stream or grab ian Kennedy
Could drop Cody Allen
I have rosenthal uehara krod soria and rondon
Lose Allen
Marte vs LHP Neise in NY
or
Moss vs Sherzer in Oak?
Marte
grienke/choo or puig/springer
grinke/choo or puig/gomez
Puig with Gomez
Hanley was a late scratch INTO the Dodgers lineup today. Happy I played him this week.
Kemp is sitting for fifth day. This is getting ridiculous. Kemp has been pretty hot recently and sports a .343 wOBA overall. That’s top 60 in the league. His wRC is top 50. By advanced metrics he was clearly reestablishing himself as an elite hitter.
And you don’t play him? Word is out today that the Sox are looking to trade for a CF. Kemp’s value is apparently destroyed now, but are the Dodgers showcasing Ethier? Or is this all Donnie drama behind the scenes?
Yeah, bonkers that Kemp doesn’t play… He’ll be off the team by July 31st
@Grey: Also, his average FB/HR distance is 299 feet, which is top 30. Watching the Dodger games, you could see how close he was to breaking out with a monster week. Just missing HR to deep parts of the park, lining out hard with bases loaded etc.
Just brutal for us owners. His offense would make up for his shaky defense like it always has … Stupid Donnie. Should have sold when Grey said sell, but it was simply too early to give up on the potential upside. My two big buys in my keeper auction draft were him and Fielder :(
Got lucky yesterday trading Ventura and Yelich for Bautista and Nathan. But I need Kemp playing to make a run.
Long season, he’ll play soon… Might platoon for a bit though, so you’ll need a bench bat…
@Grey: Weekly lineups really suck for situations like this!
I hear ya
Has it been raining continuously for 2 months in Philly/Wash/Balt? Jeez Louise.
Can’t believe I can’t switch out Span, so frustrating…
Tale of two line ups
Tampa 3-5 tonight: Forsythe, Jennings, S. Rodriguez
Toronto: Bautista, Lind, Encarnacion
@OaktownSteve:
Aaron Harang pitches in some horrible luck. Pastornicky ole’s a grounder up the middle ruled a hit. Chris Johnson clanks a potential DP ball and records no outs. Fertilizer.
I got Pastornicky in one league, so I was cheering it…
Oops, meant Brock Holt obviously
@OaktownSteve: i would say harang’s likely over this season one of the luckiest people.
Who do you like best of this group
Garcia @SF, vKC, @TOR, vWAS
McCarthy vCIN, vATL, @HOU, vMIL
McCarthy
Gray
Can you rank Calhoun Cain Wong it is for my utility position
Thanks
Cain, Calhoun
Gray
Do you think Calhoun is going to be regularly sitting vs lefties?
Prolly at first
Wow-RainAgeddon.8 of 10 guys PPD or in a delay in one league.
I’m getting DT’s.
WTF do people in Scandanavia do when there is never any baseball?
HA
@Hondo: Curling
Verlander stay away or buy low?
Stay away, but everyone is buyable for right price
Second day of the H2H week and my opponent and I have combined for 8 HRs, 26 Runs and 27 RBI for the week so far…
Jeez, share the wealth, I don’t think I’ve had that in one full week…
I fear that, at this point, Edwin Encarnacion is after the children of the World. Nothing else can explain such violent treatment of a ball. Kids – stay away.
Ha
you would not trade bruce for cobb would you?
Nope
ROS Mejia, Doolittle, or F. Rodney?
Also, worth using #1 waiver claim on Yordano now that he’s expected to miss just 1 start? 12 team league that counts quality starts.
Great read as always!
Rodney… Sure, grab Yordano
@Grey:
Sorry, forgot to include one. Pick 2 between Frieri, Rodney, Doolittle, and Mejia?
Thanks!
Frieri, Rodney
Who you like
Wright, Bautista, Cruz, Price
or
Donaldson, Puig, and Bumgarner?
Puig
@Grey: When does Cruz stop hitting bombs though?
@Carter: Or would you rather trade away wright, kemp, cruz, price and shields
for
McCutchen, Waino, Machado
Not especially…
At 27
@Grey: Thanks for the help my man. Wanna come party in NOLA for my friends bachelor party this weekend, we are considering it a bachelor party/winter meetings and I could use my residential expert.
Let’s do it! Beignets and bitches!
SO(cob)B, I should have listened to SON. Hopefully starting Gray won’t a boo-boo as well…
Yeah
Drop Wieters for Gomes in a 5×5 non-keeper with OBP instead of AVG?
Yup
@Grey: with recent news of paxton experiencing additional tightness, is he droppable in redraft leagues if i dont have room for him on the dl? thoughts on how long he will be out?
Yup
I hope the Chicago/Cleveland start is rained out. There is nothing more annoying than having your best pitcher get a start cut off after 3 innings because of rain, in a starts-capped league.
I hear ya
Khris Davis or Junior Lake ?
Drop Porcello, Bauer, Archer, Ventura, Eovaldi, Betances first in my 10 team 5×5?
@Rondelio:
For Melancon or McHugh?
Melancon
Davis… Betances
drop hutchinson for any of the below? 10 team 5×5 h2h
rafael montero
lincecum
harang
mcgugh
betances
Lincecum
@Grey: weekly roto redraft, in need of HR/RBI. how do you rank these guys – k davis, o arcia, cain, d murphy.
thanks.
Davis, Davis, Davis, Cain
They are putting Mejia in for the 8th. No me gusta.
Oh jeez
@Grey: AND [Carlos] Gonzalez left Tuesday’s game with a right calf contusion….The oft injured Cargo….is he now 2.0?
I know, right
My nightly fix my 2nd base question……..Every time I watch the cubs Valbuena is getting hits and now he’s batting 5th. Is he worth owning long term?
HE
Eh
GA
Hey grey, I’m in a 10 team h2h points, redraft league, also it’s a weekly roster lock league which means if someone by the name of let’s call him Carlos Santana goes on the 7 day DL I’m stuck lol lol.
Ieven if I were to add a catcher I can’t use him til next week when rosters unlock grr!
That being said , Santana will prob come off DL next tues or wed, would you just keep him there & hope he comes back no later than wed & doesn’t struggle/ have days off or drop him or someone off my bench for a new catcher.
I know Santana has power, but he hasn’t looked good this season, I’d rather drop someone else on my team instead of Santana- but when do I throw in the towel on Santana .
Out of the options available here are the top three Devin mecarasco, sal Perez & Miguel montero. Salty & Ruiz are also available.
Looking at next week it’s as follows:
Mecarasco has the giants in cincy, phillies in cincy.
Perez has cardinals in STL, cardinals in KC, Yankees in KC.
Montero has Rockies in Colorado, and braves in Arizona .
Salty has rays in Miami, rays in TB, has cubs in Chicago.
Ruiz has mets in Philly, nationals in DC & reds in cincy.
Thanks again. This is my bench; Hosmer, votto, polanco & Harper on DL
Grab Perez
@Grey:
Thanks grey- would you add Perez by
Dropping Santana, or by dropping someone off my bench?
Santana
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. trying to replace arenado (currently starting xander). would you drop calhoun for francisco or stick with xander?
@herschel:
I can only say thank goodness I picked up Francisco to replace Harper and was able to slide him to third when arenado went down. I don’t know if it will last, but Francisco is carrying my power numbers.
Francisco
I can’t believe revere just hit a home run. I actually asked mike a question earlier today about when he thought revere would hit one in his major league career.
It was today apparently!
HA
Can i get a double-play for Britton up in here?
@SteveNZ: Grrrrrrrrrr. Tying run scores on an infield hit? C’mon.
Grrrr, indeed
Pls rank for pts leagues:
Colon vs PIT (12.3)
Morton @ NYM (4.5)
McHugh vs BAL (3.7)
Milone vs LAA (2.3)
Leake @ ARI (1.5)
Thanks
None of them..Milone, McHugh
trade away pujols n harper for chris davis and wacha?? id not Davis and scherzer?
id not Davis and scherzer? What?
Who do I want: UTIL
Butler, Aoki, Leonys, Span
6×6 ops
Thanks
Martin
Pick 2 ROS.. Pomeranz eovaldi mchugh
Thanks in advance !
Eovaldi, McHugh
someone offered me Cobb for springer at first I poo-pooed it but what says you?
Sounds fair if you need pitching
Drop Yelich or Austin Jackson for Khris Davis?
Better stash Gio Gonzalez or Taijuan Walker?