For Mother’s Day, MLB uses pink bats. My suggestion for Father’s Day is bats with hairy bags hanging off the handle. This suggestion appears to fall on deaf ears, even though I go through the proper channels, filling out all the comment cards in the lobby at MLB headquarters. Even chitchatting with Jim, at security, for way longer than most people! No one hears my suggestions! Shoot, I was typing that instead of saying it out loud in the lobby. Hmm, my bad. Hope everyone’s Father’s Day was nice, with a special shoutout to the fathers who are “yelling at cars on their street to slow down” years old. You know who you are (all of you). So, all the fantasy fathers got good news this weekend, major rookie nookie incoming (not from their wives, as usual). First call-up was Alex Kirilloff, after being in my Friday Buy. Not sure if we’ll talk about him today on the podcast, since BDon spent the last six weeks talking about him incessantly like he lost a bet. Next up was Riley Greene, as he started in the majors on Saturday. Dan Pants gave you his Riley Greene fantasy on Saturday. I’ve been giving you a Riley Greene fantasy for the last six months. If you don’t pick up Riley Greene, you hate winning and America. You’re a Communist. I’m sorry, please enter your driver’s license number in the comments. We need to send people to your house. Finally, the Pirates made all our dreams come true. No, they didn’t dissolve into other teams, so all their pitchers could become aces. They called up Oneil Cruz! Literally just gave you my Oneil Cruz fantasy. It’s all there. The “it” I am referring to are his five tools and my post. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Mitch Keller – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.72. After a shaky 1st inning, Keller settled in and showed more of what he’s shown since the end of May.
Clay Holmes tells Mitch Keller how to throw a sinker, and since then the sinker is Keller’s best pitch, and he’s got a sub-2 ERA since.
Clay Holmes: Year’s Best Reliever and Pitching Coach pic.twitter.com/quLpsA7EgK
— Razzball (@Razzball) June 19, 2022
Jack Suwinski – 3-for-3 and his 9th, 10th and 11th homer, hitting .230. Drafting Matt Olson or waiting until May 15th to randomly pick up a free Jack Suwinski. Hmm…weighing options.
Yermin Mercedes – Signed with the Giants. Now the Giants are in search of a left-handed batter named Benz.
Alex Cobb – 4 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 5.62, as he was activated from the IL. I know he hasn’t been fun to own, but Cobb’s got great peripherals–*dodges tomato*–don’t shoot the messenger!
Lorenzo Cain – Designated for assignment. Cain…Sugar…Athlete rejected! Governors corrected! Gangsters, thugs and smugglers of Spider Tack thoroughly respected!
Hunter Renfroe – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 13th homer, as he homered in every game of the series with the Reds. Or as Scooby Doo would say, “Renfroe!”
Nick Lodolo – Will make one more rehab start. Legit forgot this guy exists. What year is it? Reds turn day-to-day injuries into “Does (player’s name) still play baseball?”
Kyle Wright – 6 IP, 5 ER, 12 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.94. The wind was blowing in and it was the Cubs. The Braves scare me so much because they get quality innings from seemingly anyone, then those pitchers disappear almost as quickly. Hopefully this isn’t the start of a long road to Touki.
Ian Anderson – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.35. Don’t put him in the Touki category just yet!
Michael Harris II – 1-for-4 and his 3rd homer. II with III all in the last VI days, as he rises his schmotato profile.
Frank Schwindel – Hit the IL with a lower back strain. Tough break for the Cubs’ bullpen.
Justin Steele – 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.27. Just looked at Streamonator for Steele’s next and saw him vs. Pirates, but a negative value and I’m not sure about that. Seems worth a little how’s your father, as they say on Father’s Day.
Jameson Taillon – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.70. Just another day at the Ford dealership for a Yankees pitcher. That’s as in Whitey Ford.
Josh Donaldson – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .232. This guy is even worse than Matt Olson (barely).
Gleyber Torres – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 13th homer, hitting .267. Even a rabbi’s liking what he’s getting from this Goyber.
Kyle Higashioka – 1-for-3 and his 4th homer, and 4th homer this week. Did Higa find his strioka this week for any reason other than I just picked up Trevino? No, he did not.
Anthony Rizzo – 1-for-2 and his 18th homer. HR to the Izzo!
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 17th homer. Cake Batter when you wanna raw dog your fantasy opponents.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer, as he hit a grand salami. A big salami the size of…well, it’s in meters and I don’t understand those.
Teoscar Hernandez – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer. Just hit, like, twelve more homers this week and we’d be so good.
George Springer – 1-for-4, and a slam (13) and legs (5), hitting .264. His ground balls are way up; his fly balls are down; his xSLG is down; his HardHit% is down. Just about everything you want to see is down, except for actual production.
Corey Seager – 1-for-2 and his 15th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Just realized Seager and Semien (1-for-4, 12th steal) sound like musical duo that are also a romantic couple but no one knows. “Hey, did you know Seager and Semien are opening for ABBA?” “Yeah, I think I accidentally lost my tickets.”
Robbie Grossman – 2-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Hot schmotato alert!
Mookie Betts – Hit the IL for at least two weeks with a cracked rib. The guys fix him up with this girl named Eve, and next thing he knows…damn! I’m not gonna say this is karma for him saying he wasn’t healthy in the preseason, when he was in fact healthy, but *looks both ways real slow, leans in and whispers* I’m saying that.
Andrew Heaney – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 0.59, as he was activated from the IL. Absolutely wild how good he’s pitching this year. Granted, with about six weeks between starts. I’d grab him in all leagues to see if this Heaney stays around longer than two starts.
Oscar Gonzalez – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 1st homer. He was a schmotato last week, and today I’m saying: Samesies.
Luke Weaver – 3 2/3 IP, 9 ER, ERA at 13.50 vs. Dylan Bundy – 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 5.17. Holy crap! Weaver is an Empath and has taken on Dylan Bundy’s characteristics.
Christian Walker – 2-for-4 and his 17th and 18th homer. Similar to Clarence from It’s A Wonderful Life, a Walker fly ball gets its wings to fly over a fence each time someone asks to drop him.
Pavin Smith – 2-for-4 and his 9th homer. Drafting Teoscar/Matt Olson sobbing over not drafting Walker/Pavin.
Buddy Kennedy – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 1st major league homer, a grand slam. For those unfamiliar, Buddy Kennedy got an exception from Manfred, and wears blue jeans. He also has a great hit tool, and could hit .280+, but has very little power and speed. Not sure how long he’s staying up either, or playing, so I’d be careful in mixed leagues with chasing the dungarees.
Brad Keller – 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 3 walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.30 vs. Cole Irvin – 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.14. This matchup of the A’s/Royals was appropriately started by Keller, because no one wanted to see it.
Seth Brown – 3-for-4, 2 runs, and his 9th homer. “Well done, my thon.” That’s Seth Smith.
Sean Murphy – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 8th homer. Hey, it’s my old catcher who I dropped and haven’t looked back at until right now. Say hello to your mother for me!
Johnny Cueto – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.95. *running my finger down Cueto’s ERA to Lucas Giolito’s ERA and having a heart attack*
Patrick Sandoval – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.70. Should make some kind of rule that if a pitcher has a sub-3 ERA by July, you can’t ask if you should pick him up or drop him. T-minus 10 days.
Mike Trout – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 21st homer, and 5th homer this weekend vs. Mariners. “First time he’s ever hit Seattle well,” said Guy Who’s Never Watched Mike Trout Before.
Manny Machado – Out for several weeks with an ankle sprain. Appeared to badly roll his ankle as he was trying to beat out a dribbler. One time this mfer hustles! What are you doing, brah?! You couldn’t jog like every time you’re headed to first? As I mourn Machado, I am actively looking at C.J. Abrams on my leagues’ waiver wires.
Trevor Story -1-for-3, 2runs and his 10th homer, hitting .221. Real question: Does Trevor Story retire for three weeks, then come back for one week, then rinse and repeat?
Nick Pivetta – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners,10 Ks, ERA at 3.31. Isn’t it time we gave Pivetta the respect to not look at Streamonator and just start him every time out?
Andre Pallante – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.69. Welp, it’s time I took a closer look. Welp II, The Return of Welp: He’s a NL-Only pitcher, at best. Andre Pallante does sound like he’d have an eponymously named dope hair salon.
Tyler O’Neill – 3-for-4, 1 run and his 6th steal, but left with hamstring tightness. So, he’s day-to-day or out for six weeks. We shall see!
Taijuan Walker – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.88. Thinking about inventing a time machine, going back to March and only drafting Yankees and Mets starters who were being drafted after the top 100. Who’s with me? If you raised your hand, you didn’t already go back in time with me, because this isn’t the first time I’ve asked this. You: *mind blown*
Jerar Encarnacion – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and a slam (1) and legs (1) He hit an absolute bullet the opposite way that crushed my sweet, sweet Bassitt with inherited runs. Grabbed Encarnacion in my NL-Only keeper a few weeks ago when Cooper went down, but he wasn’t called up, so I dropped him, then he got the call when Jesus went down on Friday, and didn’t reemerge on Sunday. Jerar’s your standard big bopper with no contact. He could hit 30 HRs and .215 right now in the majors. Has a sneaky decent OBP, as he can take a walk. Don’t know how long he stays up, so just a deep league guy for now.
Jeffrey Springs – 4 1/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 2.00. Ya know when I like to see regression? When my pitchers are going against a tough opponent, not the freakin’ Orioles!
Corey Kluber – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.46. Streamonator tells us Kluber gets the Pirates next, and he won’t be their peg boy.
Sandy Alcantara -8 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.72. People in leagues that count IP or QS or CG, Sandy’s gotta be a top 2 starter. People not in those leagues, he’s still a top what? Three? Five? Can’t imagine going much later than that.
Anthony Santander – 2-for-2 and his 12th homer, and 3rd homer in the last five games. O’s might be a shizzy franchise, but their top five hitters, and nine-hole guy, since he has 17 steals, are all shallow-league rosterable.
Seranthony Dominguez – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.73, and his 1st save, as he pitched the 10th on Saturday with Brad Hand (1 IP, 1 ER, 2.21 ERA) coming into a tie game in the 9th. Still don’t think this is done deal, but Dominguez has to be in the lead now. Have some fava beans with your saves, Seranthony.
Zach Eflin – 2 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.43. Left the game, unable to get his pitches down. This offseason he had a surgically-repaired knee during the offseason, so that might’ve been the issue. Taking a knee on Eflin, while also punting him.
Luis Garcia – 3-for-4, 3 runs, hitting .360. Let’s see how long it takes Davey Martinez to figure out Rocky III should be hitting leadoff.
Maikel Franco – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .259. Not bad for a guy pegged by Donkey Teeth. *pauses for a very long time* Pegged for NL MVP.
Juan Soto – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 14th homer, hitting .218. Sexy Dr. Pepper is more like a Flat Can of Shasta. He’s hitting .220 as we head into July. Prior to this year, he only hit below .250 for one month ever.
Jackson Tetreault – 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 5.73. Three unearned runs make this line appear better than it was. His K/9 is below his ERA, which makes Tetreault as good as the French automobile he sounds like. “For a radio antenna, how about a stale baguette?” That’s a French automaker.
Josiah Gray – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.95. I already can’t wait to draft Josiah Gray in every league next year. What, it’s just a hobby. *sets alarm for 3 AM so can wake up right when waiver guys become available*
Could you evaluate and weigh in on my game plan? So I have Machado who as we know is injured, and you said Helsley isn’t the closer, so the move is i dropped Helsley for Oneil Cruz and now I have an open 3b spot due to Machado, so I figure if Machado hits IL i use the free spot to add a 3b, if cruz flops i drop him for Houck, when Machado comes back i drop the replacement 3b or Cruz to reopen the spot for Machado. What are you thoughts on this?
There is a ballplayer named Jason Junk. He is a pitcher. Somehow I’m just learning of this.
Please rank for ROS…F. Reyes, R. Greene, and O. Cruz. Thank you
Is it time to stash Olivares?
But what if Oneil Armstrong IS the rocket?
HAHA
10 team dynasty roto
6×6 with obp and DT
6×6 with QS and hold/saves separate cats
Currently in 2nd. Need Saves and hold
Would you send Gimenez for C Holmes?
Gimenez for Daniel Hudson/Bard?
Or hold
Thanks G.
I’d take Holmes, not surewhy anyone would do this
I’d take Hudson and Bard
1. Realistically Oneil Cruz or Willy Adames? (Espn Redraft league, walks don’t count or ops or any of that) now take your answer and subtract potential freshly called up rookie overhyping.
2. Two part question Is helsley the closer? And if he isnt and was to get the job sometime soon wouldnhe better than Tanner Houck rest of season?
3. Espn says Machado is DTD still, im hoping for either QUICK recovery like next few days or an IL stint announced asap so I can add cruz like immediately.
4. Opinion on Andrew Heaney this year? I think you went over him in your write up but do you think he’s really THIS good? Over rehab he was nearly unhittable and before and seemingly after the injury he was pretty elite at the mlb level too. I don’t know him enough to tell if he’s made major changes however I did read something about the slider being a big swing and miss pitch for him and the dodgers got him to use it more (and to more success)
5. Whats going on with David Bednar? He’s becoming a multi-inning closer?! Huh? He’s gone 2.2 and 2 innings in his last two outings and gotten a save and a win, as the obvious closer of the pirates. What gives?
6. Thanks for your help throughout the season, my team is 8-1-1 in weeks won so far
*typo on question 2: I meant “would he be”
1. Adames 2. No 4. Worth grabbing
So even if helsley theoretically got the role suddenly, you’d still take Houck?
Houck’s the sole closer for now, Helsley is not
Pick 2 to round out the bottom of the lineup, aiming for high upside :
Morel, DCarlson, CJ Abrams, Kiriloff, JLowe
Morel, Carlson
Voit for J. Ryan or Kirby
What are you asking
Which pitcher would you trade Voit for?
Sorry
Also I have Cron, Olson and Alonso
Either Ryan 1st
Ryan
O’Neill officially on the IL. Would you go back in on Franmil (drafted then dropped) or pick up Hittertron-approved bat Luke Voit?
It’s a 10 team H2H and people probably won’t grab Franmil unless he hits a couple of homers early.
Voit
ROTO redraft league, need a closer bad, trade Oneil Cruz now, or wait? Was thinking a guy like Barlow right now or lower tier?
I own Witt, Story so do not need Cruz but…..
Seems too low…Raisel?
Hey Grey! With the callup I’ve got a clog over at the MI. I have Swanson, Adames and Oneil. Can’t use in the Util because I’ve got Ohtani.
I got this offer:
Swanson + Stanton for Ian Happ + Berrios.
Should I take it to clear the path for Oneil or is it too little value? Thanks!
Why not just do Swanson for Berrios? What are you doing trading away Giancarlo too?
Dealing with a senseless yankee fan, he won’t give me berrios for Swanson
Dansby for Berrios is fair…
Giancarlo for Happ isn’t fair
JP Crawford or Amed?
Amed
Start Mahle home vs Mookie less Dodgers or sit?
Start
Who’s my add: Onel Cruz or Luis Garcia? Probably minimal risk if Wander returns in a few days.
Cruz
Great write up, Grey! With the news Cruz finally being called up, I want to add him to the squad. Would you consider dropping Morel or Springs for him? Appreciate your insight!
Morel, apples/oranges tho
I agree, I could drop Springs. Not sure if his run is sustainable and upcoming Lineups or The Jays and Red Sox. I already have R. Greene, so not sure if its wise to have two rookies. If O’Neil hits the IL, it’s a no brainer. Thanks again.
Disregard, BrO’Neil is on the IL now. Who do you prefer out of Cruz or Voit?
Cruz
Hi Grey,
Walker for Hayes straight up won’t happen. Riley for basically Walker, Mahle, and Lauer was rejected. Rojas for Lauer and Cooper was also rejected, but (A) below addresses this.
I am currently in 4th place (6.5 games out), and there are two stacked teams ahead of me, one of which I play two more times. I appreciate your patience.
Which trade would you do (A-C), and in what order? Or would you just hold (D/E).
A) 1st place owner wants to keep Rojas, but he’s making Gorman, Morel, or Turner are all available, but prefers to go Gorman for Greene. Greene may only have 10 +/- starts left, but Gorman could also get sent back down before Greene is shut down. Gorman cannot be kept.
B) Walker (3) for Hayes (15) might only happen if I include Josiah Gray(4) for Manaea (Can’t be kept).
C) Riley’s owner (in 2nd place) doesn’t seem interested in trading unless it’s for a big name. I’m seriously thinking about trading Soto since I won’t keep him at $75. However, he’s been so bad, I doubt the other owner would willing to trade away his $20 Riley ($280 cap).
D) If TO’N goes on IL pick up Yepez since he might get in the lineup more.
E) Once DeSclafani comes off IL (and hopefully TO’N avoids IL), I stash Brian Anderson and just keep plugging one of Perdomo/Yepez/La Stella/Franco in at 3B. It’s $2 per transaction.
10 TM, NL-Only, H2H, 5×5 (OBP)
CA Ruiz (3)
1B Walker (3)
2B India (14)
3B Perdomo
SS Edman (20)
INF Cronenworth (15)
OF Acuña (62)
OF Soto (75)
OF T O’Neill (16)
OF Edman (20)
UT A. Thomas
B Cooper (5)
SP Alcantara (20), Webb (22), Lauer (5), Gray (4), Mahle (13), Greene (10), Quintana
RP Ta. Rogers, Rainey, Hand
IL DeSclafani (11) and Cobb (7)
D, B, A, E
Based on C being left out, I figure you also thought it was crazy to trade away Dr. Sexy. It was out of pure disappointment and desperation. I too hope Soto goes off!
I didn’t include the Walker for Rojas possibility because I was thinking you like Hayes(15) more than Rojas (12) as a keeper.
Thank you!
Yeah…No problem
O’Neill hit the IL. I dropped Yepez last week, and he clears at midnight. Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn’t allow me to put a claim in for him since I dropped him. If someone else claims him, I’ll have to do the Gorman trade. I’ll be up at some point in the wee-wee (see what I did there) early part of the morning, and will try to add him. If not, looks like I’ll be getting Gorman, unless the other owner sees fit to hold now that there’s a hole ins STL lineup.
Okay
Was just offered Rojas and Aguilar for Cronenworth and Greene. I don’t want Aguilar, but how does countering with one of the below sound?
A) Cronenworth and Greene for Rojas and Gorman
B) Cronenworth and Greene for Rojas and Morel
Hey Grey,
Is Singer droppable in a QS league or should we give him another shot with him at home vs. Oakland?
Thanks!
Depth of league matters most, maybe
Jerar or Eduardo Escobar in NL only?
Escobar
Any insight on Alexis Diaz?
Thanks much.
Didn’t he just get IL’d?
Well…when you put it that way, yes. LOL
Ha
10 team h2h league: my Nolan Gorman for Framber Valdez, fair trade?
Yes
16 team points league and I am hurting with my starting pitching. Its tough to find a trade partner in this league.
Ive been offered Ian Anderson or Martin Perez for Drury.
The other offer is Josiah Gray and Devin Williams for my Hader.
Would you consider any of these. My pitching has been in brutal with Joe Ryan, Lance Lynn etc out.
These are all pretty bad…I guess can try Martin Perez
I feel the same way. Thanks for confirming it.
No problem
12 team roto mixer, what side…Muncy for K.Bryant?
Kris
12tm dynasty where do you see Carlson going forward, play 5 OF with Acuna, Carlson, Walsh, Ward, Morel, Hays, Yepez, Edman, Grisham, Profar … he a sell for anything?
Yeah, sell him for anything
bon giorno
which side?
Vlad <==> Casty + Renfroe
thx
Bon giono! Vlad side
Zeke Duran or Luis Garcia (THE SS) ROS?
Garcia
@Grey: as a kimbrel owner, would you swap graveman for hudson, or stick for the time being?
Hold
Ay Grey,
I hope the weekend was good to you. I celebrated with Waffle House and diarrhea. Not sure if they are related or not (Narrator: they were).
1 – Anyhoo, I dropped Rowdy for O. Cruz in my 12 team 5×5. Thumbs up or down?
2 – In my 10 team 5×5, I’d love to grab him, but I don’t see a drop. Do you?:
Varsho
Vlad
W. Merrifield
Riley
B Witt Jr
Acuna
Stanton
Teo
J Bell
T Story
Buxton
Wright
Springs
Jansen
Helsley
Strider
JoMo
Ashby
Manaea
Ray
Cease
Lynn
3 – Finally, you starting Lynn vs Toronto today?
Thank you!
-IANASM
Yum! A real treat! 1. Up 2. Ashby
The hash browns are almost worth it… almost.
You like Lynn vs TOR today?
Thanks, G!
Haha…Lynn sounds like a start
Just wanted to give you props… dropped Ashby and he went on the IL 2 minutes later. Grey the Seer is undefeated.
Haha, No problem
Hey Grey,
Got a trade offer.
I send Mcneil for Lance Lynn
2B are Berti and India
Thoughts?
Sure
Is Gallen for McNeil better?
I’d want Gallen
Thanks Grey!! Roto redraft own Rogers, Seranthony and TB Adam. Would you trade Story or Witt Jr for Hader?
Maybe go for Lowe’s end closer?
Nah trade for a cheaper closer
Good afternoon Grey, Kirilloff or O Cruz ROS OBP Roto league thanks man! Is it close?
Cruz
Every time I start to feel like trevor rogers is back to being useful and someone I want to get excited about, he goes out to pitch the 4th inning and quickly negates everything. It is manic-depressive. Fortunately I own him on a rebuilding dynasty team or I would need therapy. The dude just can’t seem to get out of his own way and pitch more than 5 innings. He was lucky to get a double play in the 5th so I guess I am trying to be optimistic.
Yeah, he seems kinda broken rn
Franmil, Pollock and Brantley all became available pollock and brantley have been hot…grab any of them over these current schmoes?
Teoscar
Santander
Pham
J.Rojas
Laureano
Soler
Morel
Espinal
R.mcmahon?
Do kinda need the SB from laureano but I can sagnof elsewhere. Position doesnt matter. Just needsstats. .
It’s a h2h Lost r/rbi/k last week by 1 and whip by .01. That’s been my 2022 in a nutshell.
Cheers. .
Damn….Franmil, Pollock over McMahon and Soler
Hello Grey
Ros : Burger,Pollack, Suwinski,Grichuck ?
Pollock
Oh great Grey,
can you rank the top 3 two-starters for next week? Thanks!
TAnderson @Colo; SD
Castillo @CHC; ATL
Garcia @NYM; LAA
S.Gray @Cle; BALT
P.Lopez @STL; @WASH
Montgomery OAK; @Cle
Morton @Phi; @Cin
Taillon OAK; @Cle
Wainwright MIA; @Phi
JoMo…Gray…Castillo
Thanks, Grey.
And where would you rank Giolito on this list (@LAA; @SF)?
4th
Last one, I promise. Does Baz (MIL; @Tor) move in front of any off those four??
Baz is 2nd
Drop one of Duvall, Joc, Walker, Vaughn. From the first 3, it seems whoever I sit hits the HR that day. As for Vaughn, he’s hitting so well but the counting stats are so weak! Who’s my drop?
Joc
Please rank for this week: Kiriloff (vs Cle and Col) Reyes (at Min, vs Bos) and Santander (vs Was, at ChW), And how would you rank ROS? Thanks.
Santander, Franmil…same ranking ROS for now
So they call up Cruz and he not starting lmao
Oh he’s starting but batting 6th
Oh shit Fantrax had that red X on him earlier
He’s being protected by Bligh Madris
Hahaha
nelson cruz revenge tour this week @balt @tex
Ha
Who ONE sits H2H cats. Walker v Det @ SD, Hoskins @[email protected] or Kiriloff v Cle v Col?
Kirilloff
For this week;
Heaney @Atl or
Luis Garcia (home) vs Mets
Anyone got any inside info on Musgrove? He’s a tough start in weekly leagues with current news.
Thanks for the expertise!!
Musgrove will be out until Sunday or Monday I think
Garcia
Thanks, kinda figured on Musgrove – risky in weekly set ups!
Who would rather have in the short term to cover the keystone, Luis Garcia (Rocky III) or Brendan Rodgers?
Cheers!
Garcia
Thanks!
Just noticed Gimenez dropped: Garcia or Gimenez?
Weekly league: Seranthony (2 @ Texas, [email protected] SD) or Robertson ([email protected] Pitt, [email protected] SL)?
Holds are NOT a category
Garcia…Robertson
Happy belated Fathers Day Razz!
head to head 10 team league no keepers.
Which is the best add at pitcher for ROS?
T Walker
Josiah Gray
M. Gore
To you too!
Gore
Alfaro or Bethancourt for ROS as a second catcher?
Bethancourt
Quick-hitters bullpen edition. 12-team saves redraft
A. Seranthony or Sewald
B. Diego Castillo or Poche
C. Rainey or Daniel Hudson
Seranthony
Poche
Rainey
More saves rest of season and/or who would you rather own (save only league)?
Gallegos or Tanner Scott
Jason Adam also in play here
Tanner
15 man dynasty.
Start rich hill vs detroit? Or own him.
Would u own dean kremer in this format? U like him at all?
Would u own brad keller?
Thank you.
These are all streamers…Hill vs. DET sounds fine
Looking to drop someone and pick up Spencer Strider. Always in the market to beef up my rotation. I prefer pitchers to bench bats and feel like I have a few too many first basemen, maybe. Or could swap him out for another starting arm. Or go zero catcher. Anyone expendable for Strider, or should I hold for now?
(ESPN, 12 teams, h2h, 6×6: AVG, OPS, HR, RBI, R, SB / K, WHIP, ERA, W, QS, SV)
C: Daulton Varsho
1B: Ty France (1B/2B)
2B: Jonathan India
SS: Xander Bogaerts
3B: Ke’Bryan Hayes
OF: Mike Trout
OF: Ryan Mountcastle (1B/OF)
OF: Joc Pederson
UT: Luis Robert
Bench: Jared Walsh (1B/OF)
IL: Eloy Jimenez (OF)
SP: Kevin Gausman
SP: Mackenzie Gore
SP: Cristian Javier
SP: Dylan Cease
SP: Sean Manaea
SP: Kyle Wright
SP: Triston Mckenzie
SP: Shane Baz
RP: Joe Barlow
RP: Dane Jimenez
Can lose Triston or hold
Two cut decisions.
1) Carrasco or Bassit?
2) Kimbrel or Greg Soto? I know this sounds ridiculous, but Kimbrel has been shaky (or worse) and Hudson is a viable replacement; meanwhile, Soto has no competition.
Carrasco
2. Soto
12 team weekly h2h points league. Who am I starting out of the following 2 start pitchers for the week? McClanahan (NY PIT), Gonsolin (CIN ATL), Mahle (LAD SF), Strider (SF LAD), Joe Ryan (CLE COL) and Lynn (TOR BAL). We start 4 for the entire week and I was leaning towards benching Mahle and Lynn. Also have Wheeler, Pivetta and Pablo Lopez on my bench.
McClanahan (NY PIT), Gonsolin (CIN ATL), Lynn, Ryan
Need a fill in 2nd-I know he’s boring but Cesar or Rodgers
Rodgers
Hey Grey, Lucas Giolito ughhhh what a bum! Super shallow mixed league, in a vacuum, is Giolito a buy low, sell low, hold?
Hold
Happy Monday Grey!
NL-Only H2H, OBP, Keeper
I am still in need of a 3B. Which do you like and in what order?
A) My Walker (3) for Hayes (15)
B) My Cronenworth for Rojas
C) My Cronenworth for Donovan
Also, do you think David Robertson gets traded, or does he stay in Chicago?
A
I’m sure thre Cubs will try to trade him
Thank you.
Do you like Austin Riley (18) ROS and beyond as a keeper?
Would you offer Walker(3) and one of Lauer/Greene/Mahle/DeSclafani for him? Which order would you try that’s most fair?
My current staff is:
Alcantara, Webb, Mahle, DeSclafani (IL) Gray, Lauer, Greene, Cobb, and Quintana
Don’t think you’re getting Riley there, but can try I guess
It’s a long shot. I gave him the option of DeSclafani and Mahle as well. I also added Cooper since he has Villar as INF.
For the Hayes deal, it looks like I would need to do Walker and Gray for Hayes and Manaea.
We’ll See.
Yup
@Grey: weekly roto. need to start two of the following, who do you like?
ward – 3 vs kc, 3 vs sea
walsh – 3 vs kc, 3 vs sea
franmil – 3 @ min, 3 vs bos
santander – 2 vs was, 4 @ cws
walker – 3 @ sd, 3 vs det
thanks!
Walsh, Santander
Grey, for a pts league:
1) drop Mullins for Greene?
2) Voit or Cron at DH?
1. No 2. Cron
Hey Grey,
Duvall or Santander? Thanks!
Santander
Not in need but trade away Gonsolin for Kyle Lewis H2H dynasty both costing same price or hold? Other OF are Acuna, Edman, Morel, Walsh, Ward, Yepez, Carlson, Grisham, Profar
SP Bunes, McLanahan, Freddy P, Cortes, Mikolus, Ohtani, Lynn, Roansy, Plesac, Faedo, Kilian
Sounds terrible
Hey Grey! Happy belated Father’s Day! I hope Ted got you something to celebrate you yesterday.
10 team, h2h, 6×5 including ops. An owner in my league asked me for my Michael Harris and Oneil Cruz. He has the following players that he may part with:
Goldschmidt, Verlander, Ray, Rodon
Do you like any of these players in exchange for Harris and Cruz? If so, which ones and how would you rank them in order of preference?
Thanks!
Haha, he did!
I’d take any of them for this year…That order you have them
Lol I always knew he was a good boy.
Thank you!
Haha
Hi Grey,
Great job as per usual!
I’m in a h2h 12 team keeper. There’s 15 categories 8 are offensive and 7 are pitching related.
I was offered Olson (your buddy!), Severino and W. Contreras (Cubs) for McClanahan.
I need an extra keeper and was thinking that Severino would fill in as that for me.
Think this would be a bad deal for me? Or should I just hold for now?
Thanks,
Cersy
Sounds awful
i have Gimenez and several alternates are on waivers – please rank: Donovan, Garcia, Lux.
Garcia
kirilloff or Naylor? 12 man 5×5 h2h OBP.
Thanks pal!!
Kirilloff
Better ROS: Kimbrel or Pagan?
Kimbrel
Hey Grey,
Killian or Ashcraft for bench/streamer SP?
Thanks again
Ashcraft
What’s up Grey
Going to see how this week plays out but don’t want to carry 2 bench bats. Was lucky enough to snag Cruz in my league. 12 team 7×7 with OBP, who is the drop out of Kebryan Hayes and Nolan Gorman? Assuming Cruz > both of them for now.
Thanks!
Gorman
Did you wish Giancarlo a happy daddy’s day yesterday?
I’ve been hustling on the prospect front – I’m now rostering Vaughn, Witt, Kirilloff, Riley Green, and Cruz. I may have a problem…
I have Stephenson hurt and out for 4-6. Two catcher league w/ 13 teams. Kirk is C1, Narvaez covering for Stephenson at C2.
Would you trade Nestor for Cease and Adley? I could use more K’s and should be okay in WHIP. A healthy Adley seems nice instead of Narvaez and a hurt Stephenson (broken thumbs and catching/hitting don’t seem like a good combo.)
Is this enough for Nestor?
Thanks, and have an awesome day!
Of course! Haha
I’d take Cease/Adley
Thanks! Always a smart move to give Giancarlo best wishes!
Haha
Is Keller a pick up now and hold? or just a streamer?
Depends on league
12 man, 5×5, OBP, keeper league
and QS
Lauer, Plesac, Hader, King, Noah, Cease, Urquidy, Clase, L. Garcia, Gonsolin. Is my pitching crew as of right now
Assuming you’re talking Mitch…Sure, you can grab him
who would you drop? King?
Yeah
Thanks dude!
No problem
Hi Grey,
i have always finished in the both tier of my fantasy league. However, thanks to Blair, Hoove and you,i have picked up Tyler Anderson, Nick Pivetta, Jeffrey Spring, Jon Gray, Mike Mikolas and Cristian Javier. I am in now second place. My friends are shocked as am I. One down side is related to innings. Yahoo only allows you 9 innings/day. at this point, i would loose 11games. Essentially, any points won by a pitcher after September 20 would not count.
i would really welcome your advice. should i just sit anyone with a razz dollar of minus like Mikolas who is minus 5. Is it too early to worry about innings? At what point in the season, would you start to set limits. Looking forward to your help and any suggestions.
thanks!!
It’s not too early to worry about innings…But I think you’re fine because you can start pulling back at any time
Thanks so much!!
No problem
In NL only, Jerer or Lane Thomas?
Lane
Are you starting Trevor Rogers today at the Mets?
Sure
Yo Grey !
Looking to sell Graveman to the Hendriks owner and buy low on Gas Man,
My Raisel, Graveman and Mahle for his Holmes and Gausman, do you prefer Gausman side here?
Mahle is my SP4 and I have Hader, Raisel, Houck and Graveman for saves.
Works for me
Thank you sir !
No problem
Hey man what is your favorite type of post
a) question with no frills
b) life stories pointless details to eventually get to the questions but sometimes it might be funny and sometimes it might not
c) questions with butt kissing I love razz I love grey cuz he makes me laugh teehee
d)no questions at all and just fun comments
Haha, they’re all cool with me
What about grammar errors pointed out?
Haha, of course!
How about posts that point out how you overrated one former Astros OF (Teoscar Hernandez) while underrating another former Astros OF (George Springer)? Asking for another commenter …
Ha
H2H pts dynasty $65 Soto or $31 Burnes, Have Acuna at $65 but enticing… salaries go up $2 annually
Burnes, sounds fair
Brubaker vs Cubs or Peterson vs Mia
Thanks
JT
Musgrove hit the Covid Il on Friday. Any idea what the average Covid downtime is? Unlikely he makes even one start this week? He was scheduled for 2 :(
10 days
Prolly Monday of next week
Hey Grey, I’m short a closer with Kittredge going down. Can you rank the top two or three for best guess on value ROS (saves most preferred)?
Houck
Seranthony
Graveman
Diego Castillo
Strahm
Tanner Scott
Houck, Graveman
Hi Grey! What are your thoughts on Tommy Edman ? Is he just on a heater this season, or can I expect this to be close to what he is fantasy-wise moving forward? He’s been fantastic this year, and was quite good last year also.
Q – 5×5 keep forever league – middle of pack presently…
– is trading Edman and Casty a big overpay for injured O Albies? What if a top prospect like Oneil Cruz was thrown in with Albies? Albies was just so mediocre this season even before his injury, concerned I’d be buying high on reputation only…and still not getting to play him for 2 months.
He’s a 12/25/.280 hitter, that’s a top 50 hitter in today’s game — seems like an overpay for Albies
Thx!
No problem
Would you start Trevor Rogers today at the Mets (D. Peterson)?
Hey Grey, fun stuff! I have to fill my last roster spot this week with a question mark. Would you start Candelario, who is terrible but appears to be coming off the IL, or Franmil Reyes who may be reactivated?
Franmil