On the Crews ship, lollipop, it’s a sweet trip to a post-hype prospect shop, where batting average [makes armpit fart noises] plops... Because my browser history is more than a little full with google searches a’la [baseball player name] + stats, let’s just say Dylan Crews + stats wasn’t the first Dylan to get pulled up when I entered it in my browser auto-fill. My browser was like, “You want Dylan Cease? No? Hmm, Dylan Beavers? No? Wow, okay, how about Dylan Moore? No? Damn, I’m out of ideas. Dylan Crews? No way, homey! For real? Damn, you desperate as an incel on OnlyFans.” Okay, thanks, Browser History, legit didn’t ask you for all that! So, Dylan Crews was sent down to start the year and that was one of the wilder developments because he was already up last year (10/17/.208). Not great last year, mind you, but sent-down-able? That seemed like a reach. Well, guess who’s reaching now? The Nats for Crews, who has gone 5/7/.258 in 155 Triple ABs. It also came with a 24.9 K%, after a sub-20 K% in 2024 in the minors. I don’t know what’s happened here, but he still seems broke. Wasn’t even sure where he was going to play for the Nats, but, during yesterday’s game, while Jacob Young was at-bat, Crews yelled, “Is it Jacoby Oung or Jacob Young,” and Young was hit in the ribs with a pitch, and had to leave the game. So, I guess slide Crews into an outfield slot, but, outside of NL-Only, I’m just monocle’ing for now. It could be a short trip to the MLB shop, unless the Crews’s ship cuts the Ks and adds some pop… Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Christian Scott – 4 IP, 3 ER, and out at 81 pitches, ERA at 4.12 vs. Jake Irvin – 4 IP, 2 ER, and out at 74 pitches, ERA at 5.79. This matchup was billed, “No one can freakin’ throws 100 pitches anymore!”
Brett Baty – 2-for-6, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Baty got back to the dugout and told Ewing, “See, that’s how a Mets prospect performs,” then all his teammates secretly told Ewing to not pay attention to him.
Bo Bichette – 3-for-6, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .219. Think I’ve spotted Boba Chette’s pattern now. Excellent in 2021, excellent in 2025, and I’ll see you in 2029.
Jackson Holliday – Activated from IL. That’s nice, let’s see how he was doing in his rehab? Hitting .176 with a 27 K%? Did they remove his hamate bone and ability to hit?
Trevor Rogers – 3 2/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 6.87. Was Trevor Rogers the surgeon who operated on Holiday’s hamate bone?
Adley Rutschman – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .276. Atta boy, atta ‘ley!
Jake Fraley – Had hernia surgery and will miss six to eight weeks. Aw, nuts!
Junior Caminero – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBIs and his 13th homer, and 2nd homer in two games. Fine this man for hitting it hard! Yandy Diaz (4-for-5, 4 runs, 4 RBIs hitting .310) said, “I hit squibblers, like the coaches ask!”
Shane McClanahan – 5 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.82. Rays jumped out to a huge lead off Rogers, and don’t pitch to the score, manamanamanaman!
Corey Seager – Hit the IL with a back that can be described as “brittle as your 87-year-old Aunt Maureen.”
MacKenzie Gore – Left his start with lat tightness. Damn it, did Corey Seager sneeze on him?
Gerrit Cole – Might return later this week. Sweet, I could really use him! [sees I don’t have him on any teams] Hmm, that stinks. Good work, March Grey!
Paul Goldschmidt – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Au shizz!
Ryan Weathers – 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.58. I took an Intro to Meteorology class in college, and sometimes the Weathers bad.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. He’s gonna be the 1st person to go 50/50 without one slam & legs.
Cody Bellinger – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. Much like Vlad Jr. on Sunday, this is also Cody’s first homer since his last 4:20 ET.
David Bednar – 1 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 5.14, and barely escaped with the save, after coughing up runs the previous two appearances. Welcome back, Shit-the-Bednar! I picked up Fernando Cruz before the last out of the Yankees’ game.
Ernie Clement – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Also, in this game, George Springer (2-for-5) hit his 3rd homer. Both vs. Weathers, i.e., he got beat by two broken clocks.
Sonny Gray – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.93. When Gray’s going right, it’s a sight to behold. Sonny’s good too.
Willson Contreras – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer. Sorry, couldn’t help to see Jarren Duran (0-for-2, 1 RBI) hitting leadoff and .181. Does Chad Tracy know he can move him?
Seth Lugo – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.68. Streamonator had me starting him for the two-start week, and I’ll exhale after his Sunday start.
Josh Bell – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 4th and 5th homer. Someone’s already excited for the trade deadline!
Tatsuya Imai – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 8.31. I’m a loosey-goosey, buy me a drink and tell me lies, for two-start starters in weekly leagues, and I couldn’t even start Imai. Though, this start was cut short by a rain delay. Any ump that lets a game start that costs a pitcher an outing should be fined their day’s salary.
Nolan Arenado – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 7th homer. Hey, check out this signed photo of Morganna where she used her…well, you gotta see her signature. It’s haphazardly propped up by this open window–NOOOOOOO!!! Torenado!
Zac Gallen – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.78. It’s still a no from me, dawg.
Willy Adames – Hit his 4th homer, then left shaking his hand. Was the buy low window shut on his own hand?
Robbie Ray – 4 1/3 IP, 9 ER, ERA at 4.28. The absolute dread I’m feeling thinking about how he’s locked into my weekly lineups for his next start. This must be how his tailor feels.
Miguel Andujar – 2-for-4 and his 4th homer. As the ball sailed out of the stadium, Tatis said, “I’ll go get the ball since clearly you can’t hit it over the fence.”
Michael King – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.31 vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.32. This matchup was billed as, “Polish rules blackjack, because King beats Ace.”
Julio Rodriguez – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer. He didn’t hit his 8th homer last year until May 19th!
Colt Emerson – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. I literally just ran through the wall when he hit this homer. LFG! I’ll pay the trademark infringement to the Kool-Aid Man.
Tristan Peters – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in two games. Might be a light schmotato, but Austin Hays is due back any day.
J.T. Ginn – 8 IP, 2 ER, 3 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.98. He deserved better. I’ll give him that. He entered the 9th inning with a no-hitter and then the pesky Sparky Anklebiter, Adam Frazier singled, and Zach Neto (1-for-3, 2 RBIs) walked it off with his 8th homer. I Streamonator‘d him, but Ginn was so good, that now I think I’m having a little crush on this Streamboat. It’ll likely cool, though, because his underlying numbers are sorta pedestrian for a 12-team mixed league (where I have him). In a deeper league, yeah, I’d hold. Could be a sneaky backend starter.
Walbert Urena – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.70. If you trust him, you will be sorry, because Wal-Bert (5.1 BB/9) is stocking BBs.
Framber Valdez – 5 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.58. Beginning to think he might be a head case. Wasn’t the purposely throwing a fastball at his catcher in the playoffs, or at Trevor Story that opened my eyes, but it was his inability to focus on getting guys out start after start.
Matt Vierling – 1-for-3 and his 4th homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Hot schmotato alert!
Slade Cecconi – 7 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 5.16. Streamonator‘d him across multiple leagues for the two-start week. This was the quote-unquote easy start. Prayer emoji for me.
Jose Ramirez – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .240, 2nd homer in two games. How did Jo-Ram know I was about to say yesterday that he isn’t looking great? He’s a 30/30/30 threat! 30 homers, 30 steals, hosting 30 minutes free on 1-800-Psychic.
Christian Yelich – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in two games. I don’t know this for a fact, but I 100% know that Yelich got a cortisone shot in his back on Saturday and that’s why he’s performing well now.
Jake Bauers – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting near-.350 in May, and another homer about eight days ago and The Beatles say that’s a week.
Brandon Sproat – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 5.75. Imma pretend he left the game after his four and 2/3rds no-hit innings, and never tried for that third out in the 5th.
Shota Imanaga – 4 1/3 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 3.38. Not to do a whole I told ya so, but I do keep saying Shota is the type to get to 2.50 ERA, then have his ERA bounce up to 3.20, because he’s the most 3.20 ERA pitcher you’re gonna find.
Dansby Swanson – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .194. Not exactly a .300 wolf hiding in sheep’s clothing, but he should be hitting about fifty points higher.
Nick Lodolo – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners (5 BBs), 3 Ks, ERA at 7.20. Said this to someone in the comments yesterday, I wouldn’t start Lodolo until I saw a decent start. This wasn’t decent. I wouldn’t drop him either. He can be excellent; you should wait out until he figures it out. Ya know, assuming it happens within a couple of weeks.
Sal Stewart – 1-for-3, and his 11th homer. Still like Sal so don’t want to take too much of a victory lap on me saying he was a Sell, but, well: In May, he’s hitting .175 with two homers and three SBs.
Graham Ashcraft – 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 3.86. This was a save opp, but ever since Ashcraft seemed to be thrust into the closer role he’s acted like nothing but a Cuddle Boy.
Alec Bohm – 2-for-3 and his 4th homer, hitting .217. That’s a home run for every time he called his mom and asked if she sold his car without asking him.
Bryson Stott – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in two games. He’s on pace for 15/25 and will hit 50 points higher than he currently is. There’s Stotts to like.
Andrew Painter – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 5.77. That’s nice, but I don’t know how you can Streamonator call or even start a guy with a near-6 ERA as we approach June.
Jhostynxon Garcia – Called up by the Pirates. He was hitting .205 in Triple-A, but the Pirates signed a sponsorship deal with 1Password.
Max Meyer – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.85. Maybe I’m not hearing the Meyer praise, but he’s pitching incredibly well, and seemingly is breaking out. Maybe not ace levels, but not far off. Looks like the real deal. He is no longer an imposter Meyer with soyrizo.
Javier Sanoja – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 1st homer. Sanoja 1, Tatis 0.
Xavier Edwards – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. He’s a three to five homer guy over the course of the season, and making Tatis look like Dee Gordon.
JR Ritchie – 4 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.91. “Hey, I’m just gonna leave this Sprite on the counter of this al-Qaeda-run bar, would cha watch it for me?”…[five hours later]…Was I out for long and why is that guy wearing my face like a mask? AHHH!!! Roofie!!!
Ronald Acuña Jr. – Activated from the IL, but didn’t play. Walt Weiss was asked if Acuña would play in Miami, Walt said Acuña is “day-to-day” and I don’t think he understands that day-to-day happens before the IL stint, not after. Ya gotta get the jargon right; it’s 95% of the MLB manager’s job. Other five percent is “don’t platoon lefties out of the lineup just because they’re facing lefties” (4%) and “don’t scratch your junk on camera” (1%).
16 team h2h league. I need pitching. Jazz+Stowers for Woo and Berrios trade offer sent to me.
Not too excited about Berrios, you think Stowers and jazz too much to give?
Thank you
Sheehan, Jesus Christ. What a day.
Hi Grey,
Which side in OBP redraft?
A. Vladdy, Sonny Gray
B. Freddie Freeman, Ivan Herrera
A
Hey Grey! Taylor Ward got to HR #2! FTJ homer can’t be far behind now!
One would hope
Who are the top 2 relievers out of these options in a saves/holds league?:
Seymour
Bryan King
Funderburk
Taylor Roger’s
Thielbar
Brad Keller
Ferrer
Matt Gage
I know not great options lol, but gotta open spot to add some saves/holds. Thanks!
King, Seymour
Bo or Vientos ROS?
Bo
You cannot seriously be telling me that Bichette is choosing THIS week for this nonsense. FFS.
You’re fucking kidding me.
Haha
Not laughing! Yandy now. Fella I’m up against is LAST in home runs coming into this week.
Haha
Haha
Lothario master in a 12 team league with k/9 would you drop christian scott or noah Schultz for trevor Mcdonald or hold?
Schultz for McDonald
Soder sitting against lefty.
DeLauter or Soder ROS?
DeLauter
What order do you like these SP in a 10-team standard weekly roto league?
Hancock, King, Gavin Williams
King, Gavin
Happy Duesday Sir Grey,
Working for the PO, I take pride in pronouncing names correctly, but I’m still trying to pronounce the Pirates call up, thank you. Just needs a number and funny symbol….
Which SP to ride, Ginn, Brown, Sproat or Early?
Thank you for the priceless shenanigans and maybe some wisdom….
CCC
Haha, Brown
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. would you drop noah schultz for any of ben brown, zebby, lugo, sasaki or river ryan?
Yes, Brown
Leave it to the Mets to do the Mets thing: sitting Ewing against a lefty. Really hope this is just a day off and not a sign of things to come with the new right-handed rookie call-up.
I know
PS: Speaking of the new rookie call-up (Nick Morabido), nothing to see there, right?
Speed, weak side platoon
Hey Grey, so I am looking to add a SP to replace Robbie “Painted on Jeans” Ray who I just launched, and I am thinking Mize. It’s a Yahoo 10 Team H2H Points League.
Other choices are Ben Brown, Martin Perez, Jax, JT Ginn, Liberatore and Sasaki. Nothing too great I know.
And would you launch Shit the Bednar (love it) if I have Baker and Iglesias as Closers?
Thanks much Grey.
And I too hope you are right about Sal. I sold him and Tatis for Yordan!
So far, so good, although Yordan is really yet to put a good stretch together since I got him.
I’d hold Bednar for now…not sure what you’re asking with Mize, but I like him
Yeah, I figured I had confused things. Sorry about that.
I guess I was asking whether you would pick up Mize over the other SPs I mentioned? I am thinking he’s the top pick in that group, but figured I would ask.
Thanks.
Mize is top SP there
Thanks much Grey.
No problem
who do you like ros… Adames or Holliday for my SS
Adames
Holliday is soft and has been bad.
Hi Grey,
I have too many bench bats with guys coming off the IL. My potential drop would be Taylor Ward or Springer. Also Brash or Cleavinger ROS in a holds league? Thanks!
Ward
Brash
Ward with the HR today. Killing me.
LFG
With Jeffers out for a while, who’s the pick up between:
League One) D Rushing, A Rutschman, D Dingler, G Moreno, or C Kelly?
League Two) C Kelly, D Rushing, G Moreno?
Thanks!
Dingler
Moreno
For next two months (Teel ETA): JT Ralmuto or Valenzuela?
I was dropping Agustin. (2 catcher league). But now especially important since my FAAB budget needs to compete against Jeffers & Baldwin owners.
Mack also available. So Mack, JT, or Valenzuela.
Mack
Brandon
F.Freeman or M.Vargas ty
Freeman
I don’t even have a question today, just wanted to thank you for the 1Password joke.
Haha
Drake Baldwin was fun while it lasted. Rushing or Kelly as a replacement?
Better OBP roto league outfielder rest of season, Waldschmidt or Bolte?
Rushing
Wald
Please rank Michael Soroka, Eury Perez, and Casey Mize
Mize, Soroka
Or as the Knack would say it:
Ma ma ma ma Mize Soroka
Oooh! You make my motor run, my motor run….Ma ma ma Mize Soroka
Hahaha
Rank-
-Vinnie AssQ, Jac Cags, Muncy
-Keaschall, BLowe, Manzardo
-BOHM, Paredes, Jac Cags
Muncy, Vinnie
Lowe, Luke
Cags, Paredes
Jeffers… surgery…. crushing…
We just can’t have nice things.
Brutal
Hey Grey,
A. Continuing to work on trades. Who do you have more faith in ramping things up between Vinnie P. and Treat?
B. Also, in 12 team pts league, Ks -1, sv-hld, my team is:
Offense: Basallo, Kurtz, Keaschall, EDLC, Maikel, Tucker, Walker, Ewing, Steer, Vinnie P., Treat, Anthony (IL)
Pitching: Lodolo, Warren, Brax Ash, Tolle, Roupp, Henderson, Ben Brown, Harrison, Skubal (IL); Iglesias, O’Brien, Varland, Soto
Should I hang on to Vinnie and TreaT, or should I try to improve my starting pitching?
A. Vinnie B. Depends what you get
Bradish at Tampa or Brown home vs Brewers ?
Ben
The Colt Emerson comment, my goodness I am in tears, Grey you are the best and make fantasy that much more fun, thanks my man!
Ha, thanks!
holy crap final few eps of S2 of Mr. Inbetween! wow. great bon iver use in the finale too.
Yeah, brutally good, watched it twice
so far everything has been simultaneously creative and surprising yet entirely inevitable.
Yeah, absolutely, it’s so good
Dynasty. Pick up Manzardo or stash Royce Lewis?
Manzardo
Did Anthony Volpe go to the same shoulder doctor as Corbin Carroll?
Volpe’s been solid since returning, is that what you mean?
Team is last in all pitching , 1st in all hitting categies. Trade Jordan Walker for Soriano?
I’d want a better SP
That Luke Perry was such a stud back in the 90210, he sparked a movement of 90’s teenage girls to name their sons Dylan in the early 2000’s.
I do hope the Nationals fans are patient with their Dylan, we don’t need a stadium full of jeers, That’s known as a Boo’s Crews.
$30 all in for the Boos Crews one the best deals ever
you have to take your shirt off and swing it around though
Haha
Sounds like a white Sox game
Forever Comiskey
Haha
Grey,
who do we start Sheehan vs @SD and Zebby vs Houston?
Or play it cool and only start Warren vs Tor and Mclean VS @Was
Thanks!
Warren and McLean
Will Emerson take abs away from Crawford? looking for an SS replacement for Adames possibly
Hopefully some day
I only have room for one on my roster- Colt Emerson or Spencer Jones
Jones is on the Roster and Emerson available
Given this roster should I pick him up?
Yahoo league
1b- Devers
2b Stewart. alsop 1b & 3B elegiibility
3b. Muncy LA
SS “Bitchette”. ( yes I said it). also 3b
Marsee. CF or LF
Burlson- LF RF or 1B ( has been !b most of year)
Trout CF RF
Pete Crow Armstron CF
Jones CF.
Ohtani lives in my DH.
ALtuve on IL
Given Bitchette;s horrible start. and the fact I can only play Jones in CF. and who I have already should I drop Jones to pick up Emerson and have him in Casey SS woes continue but also can slide Bitchette to 3B
This is a keeper league as well and fairly competitive. lose on of the others and hang onto the youngsters. I am currently in 10th place due to most of my teams extremely slow start….
Thoughts please?
Colt
Waldschmidt, Bleday, or bolte
JJ
Marsee and Angel have both been hot. need to drop one for Acuna, which you dropping?
Marsee
In one league, I started Weathers & Ray, then decided to start Lodolo also thinking that if he had a bad start it would be offset by better starts from the first 2.
Why Fantasy Baseball Gods? WHY!!!
Ha, I hear ya
Grey
Would you drop Varsho for Dylan Crews
Keeper league. Thinking Crews has higher upside
Not yet
I get you
Lets see if he performs this time around
I always had high hopes for him
I hope he does what he is capable of
Yeah, exactly
Drop Stowers, Waldschmidt or Marsh? Keeper league categories
Marsh
Waldschmidt or Antonacci ROS?
Wald
Robot hates Ben Brown vs. Mil -45($) even though he’s been good.
Best bet for a QS Brown vs. mil or
Liberatore vs. Pit?
I like Brown but he’s not throwing a QS… So I guess Lib
How are things Grey!
To start, I love the Bednar nickname. I gotta use that one.
And did someone let Robbie’s pants out? I too dread his next start.
I think this was asked last week about a different pitcher, but how does the dumbass Manager leave Ray in there for 9 ERs? I mean he sucked, we get it. Get him out at 7-2!
No questions yet. Simply “disgruntling”. Thanks.
Things are good, how are things with you? Robbie hurt me bad
We may have dodged a bullet. Ray left with a leg injury. It doesn’t sound serious, but it may keep him out.
Seriously though Grey, is this guy worth keeping in a 10 Team H2H Points League? I know his numbers have been pretty good, but he never seems to Win when I am paying attention – HA! I could also use the roster space.
Thanks.
You can lose him
Thanks much Grey. Glad to get the green light. Robbie and his skinny jeans are done on my team!
Haha
Rank ros please or did i? Harrison, Henderson, ECab, Ryne Nelson
Harrison, EdCab, Logan
To replace my Baldwin do you like Basallo or Montero
Basallo
@Grey: weekly roto, need a jeffers replacement (i see im not the only one). ruiz, stephenson, moreno or mack?
thanks!
Ruiz
Really bummed about Jeffers. He’s been great. Just lost him in a 2 catcher league. Replacements are not so good. I need OBP and power.
How would you rank these options:
Valenzuela
Jesus Rodriguez
Susac
O’Hoppe
Narvaez
Stephenson
Or is Caratini or Gary Sanchez the play?
Nah
Same…I’d try Susac
I was my choice of Baker or Erceg for my Eovaldi. With a SP staff of Sale, Eovaldi, Hancock, Arrighetti, Soroka, Early, Logan Henderson and Sewald and Iglesias as my closer – would you make this deal? If so, for which closer? If not, which other SP would be a better one to counter with?
I was offered my choice of Baker or Erceg for my Eovadi** (typo above)
Arrighetti? Hancock? Early? Soroka? –not Eovaldi
1. I need to replace my catcher. Is Dingler far below W Contreras?
2. My Bleday and Varland for his Contreras? I would use the open slot to stream or pickup Weathers, Meyer type guys on the WW.
3. Or I could drop Bleday or Varland for Ruiz, Moreno or similar.
Appreciate your thoughts
3. You’re dropping guys who you can trade for William Contreras?
I am asking if you would do #2 OR would you prefer to just drop one (likely Varland) for Ruiz or Moreno.
prefer 2, but I’m saying why would anyone trade you William Contreras for two guys who are so droppable?
Got it. He has Dingler and plays Cortes in the OF. Bleday gives him an everyday player and Varland gives him a third closer. I have four closers but prefer three so I can stream SPs and/or snipe a hold. Weekly league, H2H so each opponent is different
Gotcha
Moreno, Ruiz or Jenson?
Ruiz
Well I lost 2 catchers today. One is in a 14 team league so who do you replace jeffers with: caratini, realumuto, Stephenson, Carson kelly. Obp format.
Tyler
I don’t know anything about Morabito. Will his call up have any effect on Ewing’s PT?
No
Thanks
No problem
Now Jeffers is down. Broken hamate. Ugh. Who’s the sad trombone pickup here?
G.Moreno
K.Ruiz
J.Rodriguez?
Ruiz
Antonacci or Bolte?
Bolte
Trade offer: Peralta for Cease. Thoughts?
Cease
Just lost Baldwin, too. We’re in a shallower league, so the following replacements are available. Help me.
Basallo, Dingler, Ruiz, Rutschman
Guess I’ll grab a Xanax and go listen to your podcast. Lemme see… what’s it called this week…. “Are Catchers Good Now?” Arrrrggghh
Dingler
Too many guys on the IL now (have 1 IL guy on my BN). I can make due with what I have (1 bench hitter). But would you drop either Altuve or Jacob Wilson to free up a BN spot for any of the following?: Caglianone, Bolte, Crews, Burger, Frelick, Carlos Cortes, Luis Garcia Jr, Tovar…I am down to Mcgonigle as my last SS (Seager also on the IL) but would be inclined to add the best hitter available but there is not much that’s inspiring on the wire…could also cut Christian Scott (I am carrying 9 starters and have Woodruff, Crochet and Jared Jones on my IL and presumably coming to my starting line-up soon-ish).
12 tm pts league. SB = 3
You don’t need a 2nd bench hitter, unless you do
Just lost Drake Baldwin…pick up K.Ruiz or D.Susac ….22 team dynasty 5×5 thank you!
12 team
Not 22
Ruiz
Hey Grey,
I need to drop a SP to activate Acuña. Who’s the drop?
Cantillo
Lodolo
Prielipp
Gore
Soroka
Gore
Ray or Ginn ROS
Ray
Dylan Crews or Gelof? Last roster spot
Gelof
whattup Grey. would you drop Laureano for Nathan Church or Andrew Vaughn for ros ?
Vaughn
drop adell for bauers?
Nah
What do you think is a realist projection for Walker ROS, 40/10/.240 ?
Reminds me of Adolis Garcia’s big year in 2023
Christian Walker?
My bad should have clarified, Jordan Walker
Looks around right for his proj.
Hey Grey, who do you like ROS in H2H cats league- DeLauter, Lile or Bleday?
Lile
Jeffers with a sprained wrist. Why can’t we have nice things?
I know, brutal
i’ll see your jeffers wrist and raise you a baldwin oblique
OOF
Where’d that come from
I see it on their CBS pages. My 2 starters in my big $ league. Oy!
Oy
Just to clarify, is this the Yiddish oy? Or the Australian oy? I’m reading it is the Yiddish oy.
why not both
Hi,
12 tems dynasty league :
E.Cabrera or C.Prielipp ?
Thanks
Jogon
EdCab
Great Baty joke! By the way, I heard the Friends of Jhostynxon are getting together for a Grazin in the Grass reunion tour.
Haha, nice!
Chisholm and shota or caminero and early?
Caminero
Good Morning
Would you order Ginn, Zebby, Preilipp, and Garrett as a replacement for %!?@!!$ Eury. Standard 12 team league
Thanks as usual
Ginn, Connor, Zebby
The 1Password line had me rolling. Should start calling him 2FA
Haha, nice
12 Teamer. Drop any of these guys for Crews…Bolte, Cortes, Burger, Laureano
Nah
Got the 1 1 1 for my Bohm stream yesterday.
Nice
10 team 5×5
Starting Bryce miller today home vs white sox?
Yahoo has Miller starting, but Rotowire has Castillo as the opener. I thought it was the other way around, where Castillo would come in for long relief. Sounds like the M’s need to make a trade
Yes
11-team 5×5 league with weekly lineups;
1) please rank the following SPs for the week for the back-end of my line-up:
Robbie Ray vWSOX ($29.3)
Lodolo vSTL ($19.4)
Christian Scott @MIA (-$2.4)
Cantillo @DET (-$14)
2-start Braxton G. vATL (-$13.6) and vNYM (-$7.8)
2) and the following RPs:
Killian
Perkins
F Cruz
3) and the following hitters:
Stowers
Gelof
Rumfield
Thank you!
16 team h2h league. SVs, Hlds, SVHLDS, scored high.
My SP on IL: Boobitch, Ragans, Pepiot, Taj, Schmidt. T. Rogers just back from IL but shelled in two horrible outings, probably heading to ineffective list soon.
My current SP: Strider, Ryan, Rogers; I picked up Junk, Burrows, Lambert of waivers to get some starts but damn there’s nothing on wire.
Inquired Bradish owner. He’s looking for a “closer type” in return.
My RP: Hoffman, Robert Suarez, Rico Garcia, Cleavinger, Sabrowski, Mason Montgomery.
Who am I offering straight up for bradish?
I’d say Hoffman, but I doubt he’d go for it..
Suarez? Garcia? Who does he want?
He was not specific..he said make an offer…
Gotcha
He didn’t want Hoffman. Who should I offer up next?
Suarez? Garcia?
Made the trade Suarez for bradish thank you
No problem
Well that was fun. Got Shota n Robbed by Imanaga and Ray.
Ouch
Ben brown?
At home vs MIL, tough matchup I suppose. But he’s been unhittable this year.
Other downside is he likely only pitches 4 or so innings, so his win chance is low. Is he worth the start for the ratios and Ks? Or too much downside? What say you sir?
I’m starting him in NL H2H for Ks and an outside shot of him getting to 75 pitches and 5ip now that it’s his third start. He hasn’t faced a lineup for the 3rd time through yet, and MIL has a good lineup, so it’s risky.
I wish Counsel had him in Fantasy and used an opener.
Haha
Seems fine to start him
151 starting pitchers (10.6%) have throw at least 100 pitches. They have won 63 times in those starts (.417 Win%). Chris Sale and Sandy Alcantara have each done it 5 times. 14 others with 3 or more:
4 Dylan Cease
4 Luis Severino
4 Taj Bradley
3 Eduardo Rodriguez
3 Freddy Peralta
3 Gavin Williams
3 Jameson Taillon
3 Justin Wrobleski
3 Landen Roupp
3 Max Fried
3 Merrill Kelly
3 Michael King
3 Seth Lugo
3 Tyler Glasnow
Pitchers have thrown 90 – 99 pitches 510 times (35.8%) for 187 Wins (.367 Win%).
This is great, Vin!
Grey,
top 2 from this list?
Ashcroft CHC; MN
Bibee WAS; BOS
Bradish TB, TOR
Not Bibee
Hey Grey!
Well..Acuna’s back so I need to make room
10tm H2H no keep
Roster:
C-Adley
1B Vlad jr
2B Turang
3B Caminero
SS McGonigle
OF Oneil Cruz, Jarren Duran, Walker
UTIL Yandy Diaz
BCH Adames(dtd)
SP:Eovaldi,Burns,Tolle,Ashcraft,Soroka,Lodolo,Yesavage
IL Taj
1) Who do you think to drop b/c Acuna back?
2) I will also need a drop when Taj comes back 5/27
Thanks!
Duran 2. Trey
Thanks! So you think Lodolo will figure out his sh*t soon? He’s got STL at home next. How much leash you give him?
Hope so
Good morning, Grey!
Are you on board with dropping Gore for one of Max Meyer, Ryne Nelson, Early or Mize? If so, who’s the top add there? Gore was looking bad even before he got hurt yesterday. 10 team redraft QS league.
Thanks!
Meyer, Mize
Jeffers over Goodman at C (pts)?
No
Tatis can’t even steal anymore. He’s been caught 6 times in 17 tries. He’s now in the lineup for his defense. He’s a 27 year old Marcus Semien (without the 3 homers)
I saw, brutal
i dont even know what i do with him
my keeper league hes 41$ to keep. I want to keep him, especially at 2b, but is he even a keeper?
The problem is everyones keeper leagues are different. Some of the not so good teams in my league will have tons of budget money and he probably goes 60$ in auction. I feel stuck keeping him.
I don’t know, how deep is your league
12 team daily
He’s not a keeper for $40+
Would you pick up Trevor McDonald or Braxton Garrett over Trevor Rogers
McDonald
King makes his first appearance on the 2026 Best Fantasy Starts list, earning the #55 slot. He finished 2025 with the #13 start – April 13 vs Colorado he threw a complete game with 3 baserunners and 8 strikeouts.
Bryan Woo secured his second entry in the top 100, landing at #92 with his 6 shutout innings vs the White Sox (5 baserunners/8 K).
Thanks, Vin!
Did Ginn make the list or do you have to win?
🤦♂️Just noticed the link. Thank you Vinn for posting the stuff you do.
Yeah, you really need the win, since the total value is based on 4 categories. If Ginn had won, the numbers would have been top 40.
Jac Cags or Springer ROS in redraft?
Springer
When Chisholm promised a 50/50 season, maybe he meant I’ll be OK 50% of the time and bad the other 50%
He’s still not doing that
Don’t look now, but Josh Naylor has more steals than he had in the first half last year.
Crazy!
Waldschmidt looking pretty good so far?
Yeah, wish he wasn’t hitting 9th
I benched Lodolo in favor of Ray. Luckily I had King going so my team ERA to start the week is only 7.15… (lower case) yay!
Rookie numbers, my brother. I had Ray AND Shota going. With some RP help, my ERA for the week is at a cool 10.43. Hoping to bring that down closer to gas prices later in the week.
I had Ray and Ritchie!
Lodolo & Ray here for a smooth 10.80
King was in vintage form. When he doesn’t get into those 11 pitch at bats that end in a walk, he’s just as good as he was before he got hurt. The demise of Micheal King was greatly exaggerated. *not on here, but in general.
Ouch
Hey Grey! I kinda think FTJ needs a week at the minor league complex. Kinda like unplugging the wifi, waiting for reboot, and then plugging it back in.
Can’t hurt at this point
Bret Baty…humm..
I think he’s a slow starter. This is the third year he started the season looking like a dog.
Always excited by the power. Still waiting for that 25 to 30 homer season…
Gotcha
12 man H2H points
I have Bradish, Eovaldi, Warren, Kirby, Rasmussen with H. Brown and T. Bradley in IL. Soroka was just dropped in the league. Should I drop any of theses players for him?
Taj
Grey,
Love you, man.
A heard it through the grapevine that Ryan Vilade was born in Grapevine TX! That’s the song the guy who signed him up in a drunken stupor thinking he was capitalizing on grabbing Vladdy was singing. He thought he was duping his opponents. Vilade the Vladdy imposter might not be too shabby.
Cheers,
Ante
Ha, thanks!
McClanahan or Imanaga ROS in H2H league?
Shane
Hi Grey,
Hope you had a great start to the week!
I have to choose either Nelson or Roupp.
1. would you sit start or sit Ryne Nelson at home vs SF?
2. Would you start or sit Roupp on the road at AZ?
3.Sit both.
4. I particularly appreciate your honesty and perspective. I currently:
have Gelof at 2B,
SS is Gunnar Henderson and
then either Max Muncy or Austin Riley at 3B
The bench is Jose Altuve (2B) who is on IL
Bo Bichette finally had a good night. He is SS and 3B Eligible.
5. One choice is to not do anything related to Bichette until he puts together a string of strong performances.
6. Take a chance and pick up Bichette.
7. .If yes to Bichette, then cut either Altuve or Nelson or Roupp?
Thanks!
Thanks!
No problem
Machado or Max Muncy ROS and if machado are you worried about him for most part or are you comfortable with a bounce back based off of the long track record?
Machado