Not picking on the O’s, but if they’re gonna keep rolling over, I’m gonna keep riding the Zamboni. Orioles have scored 130 runs on the year; the White Sux scored 127. Don’t give the White Sux a run for their money with being lousy. That should go without saying. Yesterday, Pablo Lopez got his chance at the Uh-O’s, as he went 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.18, as continues to have a magnificent season. But not on any of my teams. Pab-Lo was an AVOID by me, capped to own it, while not owning him. It’s an L, but if you were in last year, you know how painful that was. How strong do you think I am? Do you think I have the memory of a goldfish? I wasn’t getting back in on him. Was not happening. You know Rerun on What’s Happening? Well, this was No Rerun on Ain’t Happening Again. The fun stuff will be when I get back in next year and he’s God awful again. Just putrid. Stinky like a bag of feces in a car’s glove compartment parked on the surface of sun. Such is life of the Saberhagenmetrician. Always one year too early or late, and never right on time. Just wait until I’m out on Gunnar Henderson next year. He’s going to hit .400 with 50 HRs. I’m cackling already and 72bys1`1w–Sorry, I’m typing while wearing a straitjacket, as well. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Carlos Correa – 3-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer. If he out-homers Gunnar, I might commit hari-kari, and I don’t even know what hari-kari is.
Byron Buxton – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .267. Actually, I roster Buxton for the first time in his career, so this is a needless jinx, but isn’t he due for an IL stint?
Cade Povich – 6 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.55. Good news for Orioles fans is they don’t need to stress about who the team will be using in a playoff rotation.
Yandy Diaz – 1-for-2, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Did anyone see this homer? Was wondering if he was standing on his head when he swung, so it would be an uppercut. Oh, I see, he left the game with a hurt hip, so he swung while on his head and fell over and hurt his hip? That tracks.
Drew Rasmussen – 4 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 3.09. He has a sub-3 ERA in 345 1/3 career innings. That’s me saying, c’mon, do you really want to drop that?
Nick Castellanos – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer. The Greek God of Hard Contact hit that homer for the electrolysis office his mother goes to.
Alec Bohm – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. “Hey, help me with these concrete shoes for him because that sign says no dumping—Hold up! He moved! Bohm’s alive!”
Kyle Schwarber – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam (12) and legs (3). A Schwarbomb and a Bohm Bomb in one game? It’s the return of Bohmbie/Oppenhomer.
Chris Sale – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 4.07. Hey, one love, he’s good, but did the Reds suddenly go back to the team that started the season oh-for-12,500 and went scoreless for 79 innings?
Andrew Abbott – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.25. He was a top prospect at one point. He now has a 11.6 K/9, and a 3.72 ERA in 271 career innings, i.e., is he a streamer? No, not at all. Hasn’t been, won’t be. This matchup was tough and he aced it; word choice on purpose.
Nolan Jones – 2-for-7, 2 runs and a slam (2) and legs (3), hitting .167. You watch Jones and you’re thinking how is this guy in the majors, he looks about as awful as can be. Yet, he’s homering and Gunnar Henderson is doing doodies.
Luis L. Ortiz – 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 5.30. Ladies Love Ortiz and the ladies apparently love mediocre pitchers.
Ben Lively – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.46. We can confirm the L. in Luis L. Ortiz does not stand for Lively.
Carlos Santana – 4-for-9, 4 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer. Oye como yay!
Jake Irvin – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 0 Ks, ERA at 3.94. Not chasing Ks but zero Ks is such a lip raspberry. Streamonator call, I suppose.
James Wood – 2-for-8, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer. That home run left the bat at 115 MPH and was ticketed in a 55. Ouch.
Jackson Merrill – 2-for-4, 1 run as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “All these years I thought the word was nosense. It’s nonsense? That makes nosense–uh, nonsense.”
Michael King – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 2.22. This guy never stops being nails, just like the Padres’ pen–HOLY CRAP. Wow. Morejon and Peralta gave up 10 runs in one inning?! Holy crap! Wait, I said that already, but holy crap again! Man, I sure am glad I don’t have them, but I instead have the Cubs closer.
Carlos Carrasco – Designated for assignment. The “you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here” of team moves.
Aaron Judge – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 12th homer. This guy’s pretty good, have you heard of him?
Austin Wells – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 5 RBIs and a slam (7) and legs (1). Elias Sports Bureau said, “He is the first Yankees player with the last name Wells who has run anywhere ever.”
Clarke Schmidt – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.79. His numbers look fairly awful, but it’s still early, and hopefully he can figure out his command, because that’s been very bad (4.4 BB/9).
Anthony Santander – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer. He homered, so I guess it worked, but hitting a .180 guy in the three-hole has Billy Martin rolling around in his grave, picking a fight with the Ghost of George Steinbrenner.
George Springer – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .316. Speaking of a dead Steinbrenner and Billy, could Springer be feasting on pitchers’ brain custard and having himself a Zombino season?
Tyler Anderson – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.68. Tyler Anderson out here outperforming Framber Valdez, and won’t someone please push me into traffic?
Taylor Ward – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .188. Buy!
Yoan Moncada – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. The person who commented on January 23rd, saying they thought Moncada could have a comeback season, enjoy the moment!
Jo Adell – 1-for-2 and his 3rd homer, hitting .183. The person who commented on February 3rd of 2019, saying they thought this was Jo Adell’s year, I hope it was a keeper!
Leody Taveras – Claimed off waivers by the M’s. Someone needs to step in and stop the M’s from themselves when it comes with cheap players who are just slightly better than awful.
Julio Rodriguez – 3-for-4, 2 runs and his 6th homer. Haha, very funny. Who hacked the M’s box score and put JRod down for a homer? C’mon, which one of you knuckleheads did it? I wouldn’t have picked up on it at first, but you got greedy and gave him three hits.
Tyler Ferguson – 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 2.00, and the blown save, and I don’t know why he’d be more available for the save than Mason Miller. They’ve both pitched a lot recently. If anything Turd Ferguson’s pitched more recently, but when I search Twitter for anything, all I find is Jesse Tyler Ferguson from Modern Family. My guess is Miller’s pitch count was high on Monday.
David Peterson – 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.52. I like Peterson more than most, but this was an awful matchup, Streamonator hated it and he was an easy bench.
Zac Gallen – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners (3 BBs), 6 Ks, ERA at 4.37. Seemingly fixed his sideways season with the last two starts. OR DID HE?! Damn, Mr. Reversal! You scared me. Gallen doesn’t look right still. His command is worse than it’s ever been and his Ks are not good enough to make up for it, but he can keep going in the right direction, and correct his season still.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .219. Not sure how Lou-Gu-Ju does it, but he’ll manage to be worth while for 12-team mixed leagues by season end.
Paul Skenes – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.77 as he was out-pitched by. Dot dot dot.
Matthew Liberatore – 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.07. Liberatore has such a minuscule walk rate, that he can’t go wrong. That is my money back guarantee*! *Money Back Guarantee does not apply if you ever gave me money, and only applies to people who have never given money. This is more of a gesture.
Hayden Wesneski – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.50. Meh, but also it was a tough matchup. His peripherals still look solid, but if you want to bail, I’m no bail bondsman.
Chad Patrick – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.08. Instructive that he actually faced Wesneski, because Patrick looks like he should have that 4.50 ERA and Wesneski should have Patrick’s 3.08.
Seth Lugo – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.84. Seth Lugo is a top ten starter if he gets wins, and is never treated as one. Forget “one,” he’s barely treated as a number four.
Kyle Isbel – 1-for-3 and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in four games, and there’s literally no way anyone is ever picking him up, so moving on.
Sean Burke – 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.35. Wouldn’t start Sean Burke, but I would buy a sectional off his floor.
Lucas Giolito – 3 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 8.38. After his solid 1st start of the year, I said Giolito hasn’t been good for years and I wouldn’t touch him. I got the sense people weren’t paying attention. Do I have your attention now?
Nathan Eovaldi – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.03. He reminds me a bit of Seth Lugo. Zero love all preseason and now people are just shrugging, and he’s basically a top five starter.
Cal Quantrill – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 7.11. Guy looks like Cy Young compared to Sandy Alcantara and his ERA is serving Slurpees.
Teoscar Hernandez – Hit the IL, diagnosed with Grade 1 adductor strain; will be inactive “for a while.” Meh, that’s okay, he was only my most productive player.
Shohei Ohtani – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer, as he becomes the first player this year to go 10/10. Yeah, he’s not gonna steal this year. Or homer. Or be great. This is sarcasm.
Freddie Freeman – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, 2nd homer in two games, 3rd homer in four games, 4th homer in a week, and 8 homers in, like, ten games. Dude will never not be good. He’s like Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series, but all the time.
Tony Gonsolin – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.09. It’s only 11 IP this year, but he has the best 11 IP I’ve ever seen. 17 Ks, 2 walks, 2.20 xFIP, give me all of it.
Justin Verlander – 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.50. If he had any other name, like Vustin Jerlander, you’d be like, “Meh, whatever, he’s a Streamonator call at best.” I also wonder if Kate Upton ever would’ve married a Vustin Jerlander.
Jung Hoo Lee – 3-for-6, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer. Wonder if Josh H. Smith’s H is Hoo too.
Colin Rea – 5 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.43. When regression finally comes for Rea, it’s gonna be like a tantric explosion.
Ryan Pressly – 0 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 7.62. Member how Elvis Presley used to shoot his TV? Okay, imagine that but me shooting my computer screen where Pressly was on my fantasy team. Can we find out who the official scorer was for yesterday’s game and where they live and what they want from Gold Belly? I’ll send them a pastrami from Katz’s to put a well-timed error in Pressly’s inning to make it unearned. Please I can’t look at 0 IP, 8 ER on my team, I’m begging here!
Evening Grey, in a H2H Roto league would you trade Lodolo for Jung Hoo Lee? Have jazz and teoscar on the IL
Would you consider dropping Michael Harris or Bryan Reynolds for Friedl in a head to head points league or hold? If so, who would you prefer dropping out of the two.
It’s a 10 team league also so rosters aren’t crazy deep
Munoz or Adam going forward in a Saves + Holds league.
Adam
Is it close?
sure
Soderstrom hasn’t homered in 21 games. Has cooled off dramatically. What’s your opinion on his counting stats for ROS? Do you have a projection? The Razz projections on the analyzer don’t value him at all and are very low.
He’s a 30-homer hitter
Sod has solid 30-40HR power it is the contact and avg that people have been scared of. He wasnt going to hit .330 but if he can hold .270ish with those HRs that is pretty dang good. He really has only had 1 bad week in the last month.
what level of sarcasm was the “BUY” on ward? ward and springer just hit waivers in a 12tm.
Zero, I think Ward is a buy
@Grey: weekly roto. who do you like at 2b? gleyber, d moore or h kim? thanks!
Moore
Start or sit Cease @ NYY.
Was leaning towards sitting him until he show signs of life. Judge also owns him.
Sit
ROS for standard roto
Busch or Cronenworth?
Busch sits against lefties. Cronenworth plays everyday. Not sure who wins out in counting stats.
Busch
Woo, that was not the ERA or WHIP we were looking for. So don’t pitch anyone in Coors Light… noted!
Or is it Bing-Bong Alley?
It is BBA
Very deep AL only league. Rowdy or Moncada, thank you
Rowdy
I’m in a bit of a quandary over starting pitching. This is an 8 team league so it’s shallow. My current starters are- Ragans. Lugo. Gore. Eovaldi. Pivetta. Burnes. Ohtanni. I have Chandler stashed and Woodruff coming back soon. I like them all but there’s too many to roster I feel. It leaves me short in other bench areas. I feel I could be better served to drop or trade 2 of them. Which guys would you part with even it it means dropping to waivers. Thanks a bunch.
Chandler and Woodruff
Thanks Grey
No problem
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. need an extra OF. who do you like between grisham, bleday and josh smith?
Grisham
Relatively deep league (2 catcher, 12 team, 33 player roster). Bart or Stephenson? I own Bart — Worth a $1-2 FAAB bid?
Tyler instead of Bart is not making a difference
CHOO CHOO GREATNESS IS HERE OH HELLS YEAH! UNTIL HE AQUINOS HIS WAY TO JAPAN!
Hilariously we all know he will somehow get more ABs this month than Mayo has in his career. Baltimore gotta keep him fresh!
Hahaha
Are you using baz today against Phi in 12 team roto. 2 out of last 3 were poor starts. Thanks
I am if he’s home, not in Philly
Trying to convince myself to accept some needed strikeouts and the possibility of a W and start Jobe tonight in Colorado against that all-time inept squad. Tell my inner gambler to stop it with that shizz and keep him benched? Also, with Detroit managing his innings & starts, do you see Jobe as a late season force later this season after figuring out pitching in the big leagues? Thanks.
No, not especially
A wise old man told me, “ don’t start Woo on the road”. I looked at his splits, and said, he’s just fine. So I went went Woo > Ray. Lesson to be learned boys and girls. Do as I say…..not as I do.
Haha ouch
Yeah, I gotta remember to look for the “@“ when I see my pitcher is facing the A’ss
Yup
Framber dropped in my league yesterday. There’s a 2 day waiver to grab him, so no luck for the Brewers game today. Drop either Bryce Miller or Pfaadt to grab him?
Miller
Got K. Campbell, Tovar and Swanson at SS. Drop Tovar to add Taj Bradley or just hold?
Sure, add Taj
I have Altuve. Hold, or drop for Buxton or Pages?
Hold
Do you have any faith in Josh Lowe? I dropped him early this season, but he seems to be nearing readiness. Is he worth an FAAB bid ($100 for season; now have $68) when my drop is Kepler?
I don’t…Meh, I guess a $1
Drop Bryce Miller for Wacha or Holmes’ double start next week?
Sure, Wacha
Ranger or Abbott ROS?
Abbott
I have been offered Yordan for Ozuna and Rice. If I take it, I need a 1B and C. Walker is on waiver wire. What do you think? Thanks
Ozuna side
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. elly for skubal and duran?
Skubal
Should we start monicle-ing Dane Myers? The dude is playing every day now and producing, with speed.
Yeah, if you need SBs
I was out on pablo lopez last too after enduring what he did to me in 2024. He was my first pitcher drafted. So this year I take bryce miller as my first pitcher. Glad I kept the streak alive. I sure can pick them.
I also went heavy on mid tier guys instead of paying up while most teams were picking hitters. Steele, eflin, ober. too. That approach has backfired. Last in era and whip. Hoping it gets better from here.
Haha, brutal
I’m not really trying to complain. It’s more of a call out of how wonky pitching can be. I almost would rather just deal with the injury. It is so much easier to accept. The variance from good to bad is rough. The fip vs era (under vs over performing), the matchups, babip, defense behind the pitcher, etc. The luck factor etc. Its one reason why I dont want to pay up for it.
Yeah, I hear ya
Drop Gavin Lux or Victor Scott for Evan Carter, Colt Keith, Max Kepler, Taylor Ward, Rhys Hoskins or Carlos Correa? Sorry, I hate myself already for giving you that many options. But as one of your five girl readers I do appreciate your advice!
Also, it’s a 12tm redraft H2H points league with -1 for Ks, if that helps.
Gracias!!
Lux for Ward
14 Team league
Lose R. Suarez or Wesneski for Abbott?
For hitting I have N Marte DTD to activate C Mayo who do I drop?
Mountcastle? I start Ohearn
I have Pages and Ramos as BN/OF share
Lose Suarez AND Wesneski (SP is Baz Pfaadt Rodon Wacha Bryce Miller)
Marte to IL so Drop Suarez or Wesneski for Abbott?
Wes…drop Marte
Apparently William Contreras has been playing with a fractured finger and will continue to play through it. Makes me wonder if he’s just sunk cost. Though my catcher wire depth is meh – Carson Kelly and Austin Wells plus some other mediocre names.
Wish he would just IL for a while
Yeah, I saw
Now best middle infield option of JP Crawford, Jeff McNeil, Javier Baez, Zach McKinstry, Chase Meidroth, Tim Tawa. Thank you!
Baez
I watch a lot of mariners cuz my goofy kid likes em. jp looks pretty good and settled at the top of the line up. mariners are a (fingers on temple exploding mind gesture) top 5 offense so far. he had a 19 homer 160 RuBi season in 2023. .278 xBA and top 5% in bb’s. just trying to confuse the issue
Hahaha, hope OaktownSteve Jr. stayed away from JRod
his teams are called julio is da goat and me and julio.
i mean he’s on a 30 and 25 pace. there’s definitely a monster season on his range of outcome narrative if he has that torrid aug/sept. his ab’s look a lot better this year. edgar has them swingin
he has a good nfbc team. sub-3 era and 1.0something whip and his highest priced pitcher was bryce miller. offense been a little slow with ellie and julio but those guys get red hot and acuna comes back could be a contender
That’s the way to go…I’m gonna lean in even harder next year, no SPs int he first 75
elly that is..i spelled like my mother-in-law spells it
Hahaha
Yeah, JRod willl get there…17/17/.230 in August then two huge final 2 months
Did you ever think a time would come again that Baez would be your answer for the best option? LOL
Haha
Best pick up with most value for ROS regardless of need – Luke Weaver, Camilo Doval, Gunnar Hogland, Cade Horton, Javier Baez, Carson Kelly, Wilmer Flores, Trent Grisham.?
Grisham
H2H Points
Which side – Soderstrom + Suzuki or Machado + Mullins?
Is it close?
Thanks!
Seiya
Dbacks started Grichuk at DH last night. Pavin Smith is 2/26. I don’t believe that they’re a worse team by giving the boot to Grichuk and putting Lawlar in that lineup with Kettel as the DH. Pavin’s ceiling has always been a backup 1b/corner OF. Lawlar’s ceiling is sky high.
Tell them that
Wacha, gonsolin, ranger sauarez. Please rank qs format. Thx
Gonsolin, Wacha
@Grey: who knows how long he will stay healthy but is kershaw worth a stash in 12 team roto leagues?
Meh
Please rank Abbott Bryce Miller Canning
Altuve Stott Swanson
You ranked them all
i just want you to know that i don’t do schadenfreude and i am being such a big person today…
in other news, did you happen to catch the end of that cubs giants game yesterday?
Maybe not exactly schadenfreude … more like “salz in die Wunde streuen” …
Literally don’t know what you mean, what are Cubs? Are they a team that plays baseball?
In Iowa I believe.
I was offered Gonsolin for my Crone. Not sure I need another SP but I like Tony. With Teoscar out, I plan to shift Altuve to the OF. Would you do that trade given my roster below:
MI: Lindor, Winn, Crone (back Friday)
OF: Tucker, Santander, Altuve, Donovan, Scott
Util – Simpson or O’Hearn
IL Teoscar
SP: Crochet, Wheeler, Yamamoto, Eovaldi, Bibee, Eflin
Take Gonsolin
He just gave me the choice of Abbott or Tony. Who would you prefer?
Abbott
Which SS do I drop: Dansby, Winn, or Josh Smith? Thanks.
Depends on needs, Dansby seems lowest
You’re unable to take one for a need?
Z. Neto and Y. Alvarez for J. Chourio and Langford. Which side? Standard 5X5
Chourio
Ahhh hopin you’d say that, love Neto though
No problem
Here’s a weird one…more value for this year overall…..Roupp or Kershaw?
Roupp
Where is lolmets? Eno and DVR just named an entire episode after him
Ha
My name is Lucas
My pitches get crushed so bad they sail over the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes, I think you’ve seen me give up multiple homeruns before
If you hear something late at night
Some kind of crack of the bat, some kind of ball taking flight
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
I think it’s ’cause I’m crappy
I throw balls that end up in the clouds
Maybe it’s because I’m fat and lazy
The fans always boo so loud
The other team only hits until I cry
After that I go in the clubhouse and don’t ask why
Yes, I think I’m okay
The ump caused me to walk seven batters again
Well, if you ask that’s what I’ll say
It’s not your business anyway
I guess I’d like to be alone
With nothing broken, nothing thrown
Haha
h/t Suzanna Vega
Haha
Hey Grey, shallow 5×5 roto league questions…
1) plz rank: B Sott, J Wilson, Heliot, J Beck
2) Ryan Presley, woof! Time to drop in a shallow league? Is there a replacement pickup eve, P Hodge?
3) in a vacuum who you got moving forward…Eduardo Rodriguez or A Abbott?
Abbott
1. Stott, Ramos 2. You can lose him but I don’t know if he’s losing his job
Goodman or Herrera ROS?
Goodman
Houck Yeah! Or Houck Tuah?
He looked better his last time out, higher velo.
Pls pick one for QS and Ks
Houck vsTEX, @DET, vsATL
Leiter @BOS, vsCOL, vsHOU
Singer @HOU, vsCLE, @PIT
Thanks in advance
Correction
Start two and bench one.
Start Singer too
Houck
really having hard time deciding on whether to go after Ronald Acuna??
Does he return by early June or just read something about not until all star break in July??
And guess your guess is as good as mine as to what level of Acuna we get back from injury?? Sure he will steal less than usual but beyond that??
Thoughts Mr. Grey??
I’d guess mid-June but no idea
thanks and do you think we get a pretty good version of Acuna then??
Yes, he’s never been bad if on field
I was watching Eovaldi’s start yesterday. I’m baffled that Joc Pederson is hitting cleanup with his .114/.196/.182 line. That’s with him platooning, by the way (86 AB vs RHP, 2 AB vs LHP).
It is hilarious
Give Gallen + Toglia to get Olson?
Sure
Hey Grey,
Thanks for all the solid content.
20 team h2h cat dynasty
Keep Julio Urias or Brooks Baldwin?
Thank you!
Baldwin
Gracias!
I meant keep Luis Urias or Baldwin. My bad.
Urias
Thank you.
No problem
De nada
Grey the White! Happy Hump Day!
I’m making notes to add Gunnar Henderson to all my teams next year.
Pressly was a huge oof. Dang that was gut punch to a couple of teams that dropped me two points in each category (ERA/WHIP). It takes a really bad outing for a RP to do that. That was epic for sure.
Off the heals of your ‘Sell’ on Friday I just got Wyatt Langford for Seiya. Trade Analyzer loves it. If it was a Facebook post would you give it thumbs up or thumbs down?
Thank you!
Up
Hi Grey,
Aroldis Chapman or Ryan Walker ROS? I feel like neither really has a firm hold the closers role.
Thanks!
Mike.
Aroldis
12 team redraft h/h points Which
Ward or Ramos or R Lewis
Ward
Hey hey Mr.Grey,
First trade sent to me:
8th place (1-4) wants to send me HOU Paredes and ARI Perdomo to get my ATL Riley and TB Baz
I’m sitting tied for 2nd at 5-0, likely to take top billing with week 6 win.
Lineup feels fine even down Westburg and Teoscar, with Burger in the minors.
I also have names like Woodruff due to debut soon, Eury Perez debut on the horizon and Westburg won’t be long for a return as is Teoscar a brief time away.
I really don’t like the philosophy of trading away any pitching I feel good about, but want to hear your thoughts to pros and cons of this offer.
Sounds terrible
Pretty much I was feeling. Trades I’ve gotten historically speaking in my league are lopsided or they must think I’m reading and thinking on a Charlie Sheen bender (real life, or Ferris Buehler- dealers choice)
Haha yeah
Top 2 from Luis Ortiz, Wesneski, Chad Patrick, and Roupp in a 12-team H2H? Thank you!
Roupp, Wes
12 team league, are we starting Mize @ Col? Coors doesn’t seem quite as Coorsish so far… Also, what about Pfaadt vs LAD?
No on either
Sorry, Pfaadt’s home? I’d prolly start him
12 team redraft h/h points Which
My OF
Soto
O Cruz
H Ramos
Was offered
Merrill & Rooker for Soto/Gonsolin
Sounds decent
Vlad and Edman or M. Olson and Ketel, ROS?
Olson
Hey Grey!
Who are the Top Two in this mix going forward?
R. Suarez
M. Meyer
Abbott
Gonsolin
Thank!!!
Abbott, Gonsolin
Hey Grey! Pick four to start today:
Luis Garcia (against LHP Logan Allen); Connor Norby (against Landon Knack); Dylan Crews, Toglia (Coors); Javy Baez (Coors).
Not Norby
Keeper Ranks
Butler, Beck, Frelick and Lux
Butler………….flip a coin, Frelick
Hey Grey, current hitting is: Wm. Contreras, Soderstrom, Polanco, Vlad, Volpe, Ozuna, Rooker, Yelich, Tork, and Santandar. Pitching is wonky: C. Sanchez, Megill, Liberatore, Peterson, Wesneski, Roupp, ASS, Bubic. Have Edman on IL. My question: I’m slipping to middle of the pack in standings, should I wait for bats to heat up, make a trade for pitching? Not sure which direction to go. Thanks man.
Your pitching looks pretty weak but I don’t know anything about your league
6×6 OBP and QS, H2H league.
I meant more that a 15 team mixed league’s pitching staff looks different than a 10 teamer
Gotcha, 12 team mixed
Your pitching is weak, especially in that shallow of a league with QS
Lose Bowden for Abbott right? 10 team
Yes
Thanks man! What about losing Schmidt for Abbott? Schmidt’s my weakest link in my other league…or hold?
Works for me
Any1 starting Framber vs Brewers 2nite?
I am
I am. Brewers are in the bottom third in OPS against LHP, and nearly last in SLUG.
12 team redraft h/h points
Which side
Soto/Westburg/Gonsolin
Greene/Turang/Sale
Soto
Busch or O’Hearn
Langliers or Stephenson or Heim
Muncy or Norby
Busch
Langeliers
Norby
Gallen has 3 good starts this year. 1st @ NYY and last two against NYM. Next two starts are finally divisional (vs. LAD,COL). I’m in a H2H league, so I’m probably going to have to start one of him or Pfaadt this weekend vs. LAD.
What I said was more about his command being off and his velo
True. I’ve watched his starts, and he does look off along with his velo down a couple ticks.
Yup
Last night Gallen was 94-96 mph much of the night—about where he is historically. When he is 92-93, not so good for him.
Gallen is perplexing
He is
still building up the courage to drop Pressly. Just announce Hodge is the closer already please!
I can announce it, but it won’t matter to the Cubs, I don’t think
Yeah. In the same game, Walker probably loses the CL gig and Hodge gets the job. I have both, so I’m really hoping CHC hand it over to Hodge.
I doubt it, but maybe on Hodge
If they make this move, I’m assuming Hodge over Luke Jackson on my team?
No
H to the Hey! Grey!
What’s our take on The Heart of Darkness lately? I was super excited to not only use that literary moniker here with you, but there’s just nothing happening so far. I’m relatively confident that he’ll figure it out at some point, but should I be using a roster spot on him right now?
Luuuuuurve knows no bounds!
“An Outpost of Progress” (1896) and “The Lagoon” (1897) are also worth a look. Highly recommended.
Was pretty happy to see him hitting .260, the power will come, stay patient for another week…lurves
my 13 year old looked at Kurtz and said, “he looks just like this giy at my school.”
Hahaha
How long do you give Jose Altuve before you just sit his ass down? I have M.Garcia, Stott and Campbell who can all play 2B. I’ve been plugging him in every week, and I realize this isn’t MVP Altuve, but it feels like losing Tucker and Bregman, along with no Yordan lately have contributed to his demise. he’s got 3 steals, 3 CS. Is he no longer a starting 2B in a 12 team league?
Until you see signs of life?
Pablo showed the O’s his O-Face? Haha
10 team mixed 5×5 but OBP instead of AVG
C: Murphy,Agustin
CI: Arraez,Machado,Soderstrom,Bohm,Bellinger,O’Hearn
MI: Stott,Gunnar,Wilson,JPena
OF: Yordan,Oneil,Doyle,KerryC,Hays,Gurriel
SP: Gilbert,Gore,Gray,Mize,Roki,Schwelly,Bubic,Roupp,Heaney
RP: Bautista,Hader,Pagan
Would you trade Oneil for Skenes?
Heaney and Roupp are probably my next drops.
Or his O’s-Face?
Ha
Nope
At this point would you still take Gunnar Henderson over, say, CJ Abrams in a points league?
Yes
Who’s the add out of these guys for a backup 1B?
Mountcastle
Pavin (stream this week)
Toglia (stream this week at home)
You can list the top 2 you’d go with so I can put in a waiver for a few
Tog, Pavin
Hey Grey! Man, Pressly’s line…. So I went up to 5 RPs last week, and since then have 0 sv+hlds, with Pagan’s blown save last night the latest. But, I have Hodge in two leagues, so look out. Can’t wait for the blown holds to become blown saves!
Brutal stuff
Adames or Bichette ROS?
Willy
Grabbing Porter Hodge again after the Pressly blow up?
fwiw Hodge’s one horrible line was in the wind fest game at Wrigley, 14-12 or whatever that final score was. He’s been okay (though not awesome) outside of that.
Sure
Two disappointing, underachieving Dynasty teams looking to go rogue
a) Yordan, Harris and Langford
b) Tatis, Julio and Butler
Tatis
Morning G!
League-mate sent me a trade offer: his Acuna for my Jazz + Kurtz. Whatchoo think?
Thank you!
-IANASM
fwiw, i would lean Acuna but his return date is still fuzzy.
Acuna in a heartbeat
Acuna
I love you, that being said…
Gallen has 3 walks and 5 baserunners against a Mets team that is top 10 in almost every major hitting category including top 5 in walks and you say he’s not right and doesn’t get enough K’s (he currently ranks 11th in the league in k’s), and in the same breath tell me seth lugo with 10 baserunners and only 3 K’s (currently ranks 46th in K’s) is a top ten starter?
Me no understand
Galen’s two starts vs the Mets have been really good.
Lugo was the 6th best SP last year for the entire year and is pitching as well again…Gallen was not, and has not…Gallen is currently 52nd best SP on Player Rater, Lugo is 31st, if Lugo had wins, he’d be much higher
Might I suggest: Closlaughtered or Coleslawtered for what happened to Pressley, Hoffman, Cade Smith yesterday or should I stop trying to make fetch happen?
That was so brutal
Who do you prefer for the ROS and next season? Vladdy or O. Cruz?
Oneil
I’m struggling with pitching, and yet I have an owner interested in my $31 Kirby….George Kirby….get your head out of the gutter.
Said that any hitter is up for grabs. He has a $1 Merrill.
Otteneu points, should I offer my Kirby for his Merrill? Would make my pitching look like this….dont laugh:
Senga, Sanchez, Bubic, Skubal
Holton, Whitlock, Varland, S. Miller, E. Miller, Harrison, Nunez, Casparius, Weaver, Kahnle
My plan, after losing SP early on, was to load up on good per-inning point performers and then stream good starts using the Streamonator. So far, not so good as I’m in 8th, but most definitely within reach with a lot of innings to spare as we have an innings limit.
I’m a bit worried that Kirby may have a setback, given his workload history, but who knows. I’m overly paranoid about these things, to a fault.
I’d take Merrill
In 12 team H2H with saves and holds as separate categories would you add any of Sterner, Hodge, or Merriweather over Pressley or Yimi. May be premature to drop Pressley after that blowup it seems, and can possible say same with Yimi after his last two bad outings where he looked perfect before then. Here are my RPs:
Suarez
Hoffman
Pressly
Uribe
Erceg
Cruz
Gaddis
Yimi
Thanks!
Sure, Hodge and Sterner
Zach Neto another 2 steal game. Dude is trying to make up for lost time. Is batting 1st or 2nd finally and on a torrid pace. First round pick next year…
He’s been fantastic
I’m totally with you on Gonsolin. Looked terrific and the Fastball had some life. Too bad Streamonator hates his next start (-33.5).
Now a question: What are we supposed to do with Devin Williams? I traded for him the day before his most recent meltdown and I grabbed him off waivers in two other leagues. So now I have him on 3/7 teams. I’m gonna hold onto him but do you think he gets fixed? Is he just not a NYC guy, is he injured, is this just a bad stretch? Whadayathink?
In fairness, Weaver gave up his last three runs…tho, Devin put them on…If you have bench space, stash, otherwise lose him
Would be nice if some smart, sympathetic journalist/analyst wrote something about this. Is he just not a NYC guy, is he injured, is this just a bad stretch? I find it fascinating.
He wasn’t healthy last year, I imagine he still isn’t
Good morning Grey,
Would you start Tyler Mahle today at Boston?
Thanks
No
Your Freeman blog reminded me of my all time best baseball memory. I was watching live on tv with my Dad when Gibson came hobbling up to the batters box. We both got quiet, you could literally feel that baseball magic was about to happen. Every time I see that replay I feel 10 years old again and believe in all that is good in this world.
Ha, nice!
Grey!!
Awesome!!
Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for May 7, 2025
Last year I came out bisexual, I had sex twice!
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks!
Hi Grey – Streamonator hates both the Mahle and Hoglund starts. Do you agree?
If you’re not starting Hoglund there, you should drop him…I don’t trust Mahle in Fenway
16 team keeper league, yahoo, roto, 5×5
give- Ryan Mountcastle, Emio Pagan.
get- Brandon Nimmo, Alex Vesia
will Nimmo be better than Mountcastle the rest of the season?
Works for me if you need AVG and holds…
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1. Chances Luke Jackson is the Rangers closer one month from now are ___%
2. My pet theory: The Mets have screwed with Vientos, trying to make a disciplined hitter out of a free-swinger. When does wanting to cut his a— stop being a knee-jerk reaction and start being the kind of thing an experienced player would consider?
12t roto: I’ve got Devers, Walker and Paredes as corners with UTIL covered by other players.
Thanks, Grey
Thanks! 1. 70% 2. Yeah, could be but he’s also been unlucky
Four starters made the back half of the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list yesterday, including Zack Wheeler, who now has 3 entries.
03 Zac Gallen Apr 2 @NYY
21 Zack Wheeler Apr 2 vs COL
39 Zack Wheeler Apr 18 vs MIA
54 Pablo Lopez May 6 vs BAL
58 Matthew Liberatore Apr 13 vs PHI
63 Zack Wheeler May 6 @TB
91 Matthew Liberatore May 6 vs PIT
97 Zac Gallen May 6 vs NYM
Nice! Thanks, Vin!
Warned about Giolito…correct
Wesneski touted…wrong
Batting .500!
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Full disclosure- I had Wes and Gio.
Batting .000
Wes was a bad matchup
Yes, I had Pressly – what a waiver wire pickup! Thanks, dude.
Also – I’m in the RCL “Champions League”, and somebody (SonBody)… dropped Chris Sale? Naturally I just used up my top waiver spot for J. India
Might have been an accidental drop. It was late (depending what time zone he’s in) and he didn’t pick anybody up. Or maybe Sale cut up all of Son’s COUGS R US T-shirts.
HA
Haha…ouch
Pressly…Destroyer of Seasons. It doesn’t matter how early it is, it’s a perma-loss of two categories.
I had a good lead in ERA/WHIP, he’s dropped me a couple of points, my pristine ratios be gone
Brutal
Glad I only have him on one team…
Royce Lewis played a whole game and didn’t homer. Weird.
Ya, but he didn’t get hurt. So there’s that…… Superstar. Ya that’s right, Superstar. Welp, until he’s hurt again.
HA
I’ve owned Isbel all season but I don’t take offense because he’s unownable. I wish I could navigate the giant database of fantasy info and analytics. How many pitches did Pressly throw last night? How many lefties do the padres face this week…? It’s all out there it’s just all over the place and difficult to navigate the varying databases.
Somehow he threw less pitches than runs he allowed
Ketel Marte hit 36 hr last year. Was not banking on that again but was looking for 25. He has 0 in 12 games. He and Gunnar Henderson have given me nothing. These two have COMBINED for 20 runs, 3 hr, 6 rbi. That’s about as much production as: [insert random middle infielder]
Colt Keith 16 runs, 3 hr, 8 rbi.
Yep, and to think I agonized over Ketel or waiting a rd or two to draft Albies. Doomed.
He was out for about half the season wasn’t he?
Marte has 1 rbi, 0 hr in 12 games
GH has 3 hr, 5 rbi in 27 games. Blistering 162 game pace of 18 hr and 30 rbi
Haha
Hey guys, I just picked up Kyle Isbel – what’s good?
Haha