I’m still spent from Friday’s trade deadline. It. Dot dot dot. Was. Dot dot dot. Awesome. MLB should have a trade deadline every month. Like musical chairs with walk-up music. “Okay, we have 450 chairs, and when Whomp There It Is stops, you have to be in a chair, ready?” Whomp, and the music stops and everyone sits down, except Trevor Story, who simply just walks off into the sunset. In the distance, we hear Trevor Story cursing out the Rockies. Bud Black smiles, “He loves this organization so much,” Bud calling off, “You’re our forever Rockie!” So, the Cubs sent everyone away, except Rafael Ortega. Smart move or the Ricketts getting lucky while being cheap SOBs? Like a teamster, I’m gonna lean on the latter. Coincidence that Ricketts sounds like a disease you get from a lack of nutrition or no? Any hoo! Rafael Ortega (4-for-4, 5 RBIs) hit three ding-dongs (4, 5, 6), after homering on Saturday. Ortega is 30 years old and has bounced around the minors since 2008, while stealing nearly 40 bags some years, so he has speed too. I’m inclined to say unlikely to continue, but grab while hot. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Nick Madrigal – Goes to the Cubs in the Kimbrel trade. Saw someone on ESPN say the Cubs are remaking their team. Nick Madrigal is a solid average hitter, but he can’t remake a bed if the sheets are too tucked in. Cubs now have two Nico Hoerners. The Nick/Nico one-two hitters wouldn’t put fear in the eyes of a position player pitching. Not two nogoodnicks, but one of those and one nogoodnico. How many ankles are the Cubs planning on biting? Nicky Lopez wants in!
Kyle Ryan – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 6.00, and his 1st save. Kyle Ryan, as played by John Krasinski, is not the closer. Though, he might get saves. Rowan Wick, as played by Keanu, is not the closer. Though, he might get saves. Rex Brothers, as played by a furniture store, is not the closer. Though, he might get saves. In fact, everyone who gets saves for the Cubs won’t be the closer. They’re going to coast out the year using a combo of whomever is within earshot.
Yadiel Hernandez – 4-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 3rd and 4th homer. The two big stars in the Nats/Cubs’ game were rookies who were born while Nixon was president. And I’m not talking Cynthia Nixon. Yadiel has a 4-game streak going, and, yes, hot schmotato.
Javier Baez – 0-for-4, as he was acquired by the Mets. Sorry, and it’s weird for me to say this, but the Mets are just dead sexy. I’m such a huge Mets fan now that I’m about to buy a Bobby Bonilla jersey and pay myself once a year for doing nothing. Yo, check this out…*reveals dyed orange hair* I used this Rusty Staub hair dye. *reading box* …when you’re in a pinch…How does it look? Guys? Five ladies? Sexy? Yes? You’re turning me into Javier Blushez! *taps mic* Is this thing on? So, Javier Baez goes to a worse park, slightly better lineup (in theory, but not in practice) and swings at everything. He is fun though! I like this trade for the Mets. Stamps them as a real contender. For fantasy? Meh, I think Baez might lose a little value, but he’s such a streaky hitter, that he could get hot for two months. This cramps others, as well. The Mets have Dom Smith, Villar, McNeil, and J.D. Davis for three positions now, then two positions when Lindor returns. Oh, and just in case you thought the Mets were suddenly cured of Mets’ing: They screwed up their 1st round draft pick, and won’t sign Kumar Rocker.
Trevor Williams – Acquired by the Mets to act as the trivia answer when people in five years are like, “Who was traded to the Mets with Javier Baez?”
Max Schrock – 5-for-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, as he played first for Dale Long Joey Votto. Someone should check the Reds’ 1st base bag for pixie dust or genies.
Vladimir Gutierrez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.39. Nice start, and I wouldn’t start him in a mixed league even if Streamonator liked him.
Kris Bryant – 1-for-4 and his 19th homer, as he was acquired by the Giants. Ha, he’s such a Giants move. Like the only more Giants-y Giants move would be Josh Harrison, but he went to the A’s and the A’s and the Giants are so similar in their type of moves. The differences between NoCal and SoCal teams is very similar to real-life. No-Cal is all about grinding, and more down-to-earth, while accumulating profit at the expense of under-paid people. So-Cal is pie-in-the-sky nonsense merchants who just throw money at people. Any hoo! I do not like Bryant, and him in San Fran is terrible. He couldn’t hit the ball out of Wrigley with the wind blowing out. Meh, I am a true hater, but not my favorite move for fantasy. As he homered yesterday, anything can happen, but don’t love it. What is hilarious is how every Cubs hitter left Chicago and is homering — Baez, Rizzo and Bryant all homered in their first games with new teams.
Luis Garcia – 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.49. You need to look elsewhere sooner in the landmark case of sooner vs. later.
Kyle Gibson – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.86. Acquired by the Phils along with Ian Kennedy (1 IP, 2 ER). Don’t know who’s scouting for the Phils but these guys have more question marks than the Riddler’s leotards. Have the Phils heard of Statcast? I am truly wondering. I will bet anyone an imaginary $5 that Ian Kennedy will be made closer, then lose the job by September as the Phils announce a committee. Also, Kyle Gibson? *Struggling to smile*
Freddy Galvis – Acquired by the Phils to play every game and be below replacement level. The Phils made some bonkers moves. Currently, Galvis is on the IL, which might be a positive for the Phils.
Ranger Suarez – With Vince Velasquez being moved to the bullpen, Ranger Suarez, the former Phils’ closer, will start Monday. The Phils are ghost riding the team off a cliff!
J.T. Realmuto – 5-for-6, 3 runs, 4 RBIs, hitting .268. Jerry Tomato was the first (phirst?) Phils’ catcher since Darren Daulton with five hits. You can’t Dutch this.
Michael Chavis – Acquired by the Pirates. Is this like the best AL to NL infield bat? Am I losing my mind or did very few switch leagues? Soler, Rosario…I guess Madrigal, but he’s hurt. Harumph, this isn’t great. Like Chavis!
David Bednar – 1 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 2.85, as he entered the 8th inning. Don’t think you can just put the Pirates saves to Bednar. In what is a smart move money-wise, but also cheap eh-eff, the Pirates appear like they’ll just use a committee. If they’re truly smart, they’ll just go with Chris Stratton on the Allegheny for saves.
Craig Kimbrel – Traded to the White Sox. Here’s what Liam Hendriks said after seeing Kimbrel trade: &#%[email protected]?! The plan is to give Kimbrel and Liam Hendriks save chances. Sounds like more of a headache than it’s worth to me, and someone will emerge in the next two weeks, but it might be fluid, so Kimbrel gets five saves, then Hendriks suddenly gets five saves, and, well, that takes us to the end of the season, i.e., not that much time left.
Seby Zavala – 0-for-2 and three homers on Saturday, his first three of his career, which is a major league first. Seby Zavala sounds like a Mossad agent. Hey, Seby Zavala, are you spying on me through this pin-hole in my dreidel? Zavala has very little going for him, besides some power. To give you an idea, he was available in my AL-Only league before Saturday.
Myles Straw – 1-for-3 and his 3rd homer, as he was sent to the Guardians for Phil Maton. Hate to say it, but I like what the Astros did at the deadline. Adding two closers and Maton, shortens all games, and the Astros work well when starting from a short place. Must be lousy to go from a team destined for the playoffs to, say, the Guardians, i.e., sucks to be Straw. For fantasy though, this is like one of the few moves that adds value to a guy on waivers (in some leagues). Straw has no reason to not steal every time on base, and should be moved up to leadoff.
Cal Quantrill – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.40. Would likely check the Streamonator before starting willy and/or nilly, but I do like him.
Jordan Luplow – Acquired by the Rays with DJ Johnson for Battenfield. Wow, the Rays decided to pony up and spend some money. They will be purchasing one extra folding chair for DJ Johnson, and Luplow can use Battenfield’s old one.
Tyler Glasnow – Will undergo Tommy John surgery and return in time for the start of the 2022 season, which will be mid-September of next year.
Jeffrey Springs – Hit the IL with a knee sprain. Went down like a crumpled suit on Saturday, clutching at his knee, singing, “Springs’ time for Hurtler.” Nick Anderson should return to be the closer, but his rehab is being delayed by Covid. I’d go Matt Wisler (1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 3.80) if speculating simply because, well, his mother told me to and he got last night’s save.
Hansel Robles – Traded to the Red Sox to pitch batting practice.
Andrew Heaney – Traded to the Yankees. This is the first bit of good news trading-wise in a long time for them. Oh, them being the Angels. Wait, you thought acquiring a 5+ ERA pitcher and putting him in Yankee Stadium was good for the Yankees? C’mon, now. You couldn’t get me to pick up Heaney in an AL-Only league now. Previously, the only thing Heaney had going for him was the home park.
Domingo German – Hit the IL with shoulder inflammation. Heard on the Yankees’ broadcast Kay and company talking about how so many pitchers are hitting a wall this year after not pitching many innings last year (or any innings, as is the case with German). This was what I was saying every day this preseason, not sure why I was the only one saying it.
Jordan Montgomery – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.69 vs. Sandy Alcantara – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.12. Since I watched most of this game, I will say what is likely clear from their respective lines. Sandy looked incredible vs. a much harder lineup and JoMo looked extremely okay.
Trevor Rogers – 3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 2.45, as he was activated from the IL. Y tho?
Reid Detmers – 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, as he was called up on Saturday. Prospect Itch just ranked him in the top 25 on the top 100 fantasy baseball prospects. College ball ‘pert, Prospect Hobbs said, “Well…Rather than quote all 1,500 words, just go to the top 10 Angels fantasy baseball prospects list where Itch quotes Hobbs.” And that’s me not quoting Hobbs at all but linking to Itch! Clearly, Detmers wasn’t great yesterday, but rookie pitchers are roofies multiplied by yadda.
Josh Harrison – 1-for-5 as he was acquired by the A’s. Not sure of his playing time. If I were the A’s, I’d put Harrison at 3rd and bench that slump-in-human-form, Matt Chapman. Don’t think that happens. My guess is Harrison acts as a floater, but not like a Baby Ruth candy bar floating in a pool, but more like a temp floater in a pool.
Yan Gomes – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 10th homer as he was acquired by the A’s. That gives the A’s a backup catcher and an easy way to almost remember the Great Lakes.
James Kaprielian – Hit the IL with a shoulder impingement. Just had a thought, whatever happened to Daulton Jefferies? Wait a second! He’s in the next blurb!
Daulton Jefferies – 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, as he was called up. *editing my Gregg Jefferies rookie cards to Daulton* I’m gonna be rich! I’m a big fan of Jefferies. He has great command (1.4 BB/9 in Triple-A) and could hover near 8 K/9 with four pitches, and 94 MPH fastball. Was most impressed yesterday with what I saw when it came to his change. Still, not reaching for him outside of deep mixed or AL-Only leagues yet.
J.A. Happ – Acquired by the Cards. Just Awful is about to turn into Just Admirable as he guts out a 9-inning shutout to get the Cards into the playoffs. Cards are about to make J.A. Happ a 2.75 ERA pitcher. Don’t know how, but it’s inevitable! Wait a second! The Cards traded John Gant to get Happ? Oh no! In Gant’s hair is where the Lucky Starting Pitcher Factory was located. Ugh, sorry, Happ, Just Awful you are.
Jon Lester – Acquired by the Cards. With no more Lucky Starting Pitcher Factory in John Gant’s hair, the Cards are really pressing their luck. No whammie, no whammie…Ooh…whammy!
Edward Olivares – 2-for-4 and his 2nd homer, as he was recalled up by the Royals. Biggest add of the trade deadline for fantasy? Quite possibly. Will be sent down again in three days? Also, possible. He has a solid combo of speed/power and, with Soler gone, Olivares might just get everyday playing time. Plus, when you mouth Olivares, it looks like you’re saying “I love you.”
Jose Berrios – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.31. Traded to the Jays for SS/CF Austin Martin and RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson. Martin and Woods-Richardson was such a terrific comedy duo. (Trio? I don’t know, I only heard their audio clips.) If I were the Jays, I’d move Ross Stripling into the pen in the role he successfully maintained in LA, and keep Alek Manoah in the rotation. I am being told that I am not the Jays. *sadly removes Jays hat, hangs up Joe Carter jersey* Berrios has long been a favorite of mine and him in Canada? The norther the Berrios, the sweeter the juice. Ya feel me? Okay, stop now. This is a tough move for Berrios, due to division, but he’s a 3.55 ERA guy literally anywhere. Prolly even in Coors.
Marcus Semien – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 25th homer. Semien shot off the Royals is the same as when you get just The Crown in.
Joakim Soria – Traded to the Jays, which makes the Jays’ pen: I don’t know/Not sure/Soria. Probably Hand/Romano/Soria, but maybe Romano/Hand/Soria and possibly Romano/Hand/Romano/Hand/Soria, if you catch my drift.
Spencer Patton – 2 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 3.32, and the blown save. With Ian Kennedy traded to the Phils, the Rangers turn to. Dot dot dot. Are the Rangers going to get a save I need to worry about? Patton is there, I guess. Sborz too, though he sounds like a disease from the 1700s. “He got the Sborz, sir!” That’s Igor explaining to the Count why one of his dinner guests isn’t showing up.
Jonah Heim – 2-for-4 and his 8th homer, and his 2nd walk-off homer in as many games, and has four homers in the last three games. Jonah is a whale of a schmotato!
Tyler Clippard – Seems like A) The Dbacks’ new closer. B) A guy who could actually have some value in the final two months. C) There’s no C.
Ketel Marte – 1-for-4 as he was activated from the IL. He’s hitting .370, and he’ll qualify for the batting title if the Diamondbacks play a twelve-hundred inning game, and he gets 150 at-bats in one game to offset the months he missed.
Caleb Smith – 1 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.04. More like Cale B. because he gives me the runs.
Tony Gonsolin – Hit the IL with “We have Max Scherzer now and don’t need you.” Been googling for a half hour to find a cure, but no such luck so far.
Mookie Betts – 2-for-4, 2 runs, and his 15th homer, as he was activated from the IL, and started at 2nd base. Betts with 2nd base eligibility? Emoji with drool that could fill a bucket.
Fernando Tatis Jr. – Hit the IL again with the same shoulder injury as earlier this year. I have him in a league, so I want him to return. With that said, I’m thoroughly concerned about him if they don’t shut him down and send him for surgery. The hope, I guess, is he can suffer through this year and have surgery in the offseason. I sure hope playing through it doesn’t cause him long-term issues.
Chris Paddack – Hit the IL with an oblique strain. Reiss Knehr was recalled, and will get a few starts. Knehr is best known for his chicken bouillon, and awful command.
Jake Marisnick – Acquired by the Friars. The Padres just acquiring someone to keep Cronenworth on his toes for when they say Jake.
Sam Hilliard – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Ha, I absolutely looked to pick him up in all leagues.
Austin Gomber – 1 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.04 and out of the game with shoulder issues or no? Why can’t these schmohawks ever figure out they have a sore arm prior to pitching and putting some shizz stats on my fantasy team?
Eddie Rosario – Traded from Cleveland to the Braves for Pablo Sandoval. The Guardians got their goalie! You have to love when a team like the Guardians doesn’t even try to get better for the future. Not saying you can get, say, Touki for Eddie Rosario, but Sandoval? You’re basically trading for a guy to sit on one end of the bench so it doesn’t see-saw up when Franmil sits down.
Adam Duvall – 0-for-4. Traded to the Braves for Alex Jackson. The Braves’ outfield of Eddie Rosario, Adam Duvall and Joc Pederson is some softball standing-on-first-waiting-for-a-three-run-homer shizz. Oh, wait, they’re not done:
Jorge Soler – 1-for-3. Acquired by the Braves.
“Smoltzy, what do you think of the Braves’ 4-man outfield of Jorge Soler, Joc Pederson, Adam Duvall and Eddie Rosario?”
“I like it, Joe. Here’s why…” Smoltz turns to the camera, and my face melts.
Now, seriously. I’m confused. Where do these guys play? Is Duvall a platoon guy with Rosario? Platoon with Duvall and Joc? Is Rosario just a pinch-hitter? I like Soler, Duvall, Rosario and Joc, but you’re gonna need to watch them for playing time. My guess is Joc is out vs. lefties and Duvall or Soler might be vs. righties.
Richard Rodriguez – 1 IP, 0 ER as he was sent to the Braves. If I’m a Braves fan, I take this move over five of their outfielder moves. Sadly, for fantasy, I would not be shocked to see Will Smith still get some saves. Dick-Rod will be in there too, so, yeah, you kinda have to hold both, at least for now. Speaking of holding Dick-Rod, the Jolly Rogers got a nice booty in this trade and not as in ‘the ass end of a trade,’ by grabbing Bryse Wilson and Ricky Devito.
Willy Adames – 1-for-4 and his 18th homer. Will begin writing my Willy Adames 2022 sleeper over the course of the next four months, so please stop hitting homers.
John Curtiss – Acquired by the Brewers. Really wanted him to go to the Diamondbacks so I could say, “The Snakes got Curtissssssssssssss.”
Daniel Norris – Acquired by the Brewers. Hearing that Milwaukee really liked Norris’s ad-VAN-ced stats. No? C’mon, you chuckled. Not at all, huh? Okay. The Brewers needed a guy to go van shopping with Vogelbach? No? How about Vaniel Norris? Nothing?
Drop abraham Toro for Kyle farmer? Farmer has scored more runs with a higher average, but toro may have some more power and maybe speed not sure. I’m thinking with farmer moved to the number 3 spot in the potent Cincinnati lineup he has more value than toro who’s fighting for a spot in Seattle (although he has the spot at 2nd now partially due to an injury)
1. Abraham toro or Kyle farmer
2. Jarred kelenic or jarren duran (kelenic has been looking better, duran has been looking worse)
3. Do you think either toro or farmer are anything more than on a hot streak?
4. Do you think vidal brujan will be called up again this year? If so, any time soon? Is he worth picking up when he is?
5. Same as 4 but for Bobby witt jr.
1. toro def has more power, he just HR’d 4 games in a row, i’ll lay all kinds of money on farmer never doing that once across 3 of his careers.
2. kelenic
3. farmer is def not more than hot streak, don’t know yet on toro, go toro in all league types except possibly some yahoo league that’s like a yahoo 2 catcher (farmer can go in there)
4. no idea to the 2nd (x2). yes if he plays
5. not this year, yes if he’s up
just noticed (i knew his OPS was awesome already) that wisdom is on pace for if we assume full season starting of like 55-57 HR’s. no wonder grey’s been telling everybody him over a lot of other guys for weeks (and that he’s better than rizzo or bryant, already). not saying he GETS to 55-57 HR’s but of course he won’t cost that.
holy crap, that’s twice in 2 days we get useful TEX bullpen news. what does 2 days of that usually look like on average, like 11-14 days or so? in super deep spots i actually want to know longer term which of sborz/barlow is the 8th inning man (depthcharts and money had it as sborz, but not today)
monkey not money
i’d beware of believing anything the KC GM says about whether mondesi can be a starting everyday player or not in the future. this is the same idiot who led some of you to believe witt would be playing in MLB this year (specifically he intimated that he’d be up early too, like may at latest; but i didn’t buy it then). my guess is this is a tactic to make mondesi train harder or eat better or something. it still might end up true obv as he might not be able to stay healthy but that we already knew from evidence i’d not give this any further weight from this twat saying that.
he also had a hand in hiring metheny (he who prospectus proved by math was no better than a random number generator picking his bullpen usage for 2 str years while at STL).
hi Grey
deep league need helps, pls rank?
Duggar, Yadiel Hernandez , Olivares
thx!
olivares, yady, duggar.
Need to drop one Renfroe, Tellez or Benintendi
Thanks
Please add Badoo to the list as well.
Thanks
Benny
Am I going to be happier with Adell than all the other rookie outfielders I grabbed?
Prolly not
haha. Well, I’m never happy.
Haha, maybe this time!
Hi Grey, I can’t believe I’m asking this but Urias and Bellinger are my last two options for corner infield this week. Both have 5 games scheduled this week in points league. Urias isn’t in the lineup tonight. Would you actually start Bellinger instead?
Or pickup Kyle Farmer? 6 games
Cody
Yea
Thanks, I picked up Farmer and I hope he stays hot.
No problem
Drop Luis Garcia for toro, mt castle or conforto ?
Mount
Would you drop one for Patino? (Points league)
Jon Gray
Sonny Gray
Taijuan Walker
Touki
Or add
Gallen
Houck
Houck
Touki
Please pick one?
Gallen vs SF
Framber vs Minny
Matz vs Clev
All at home
Framber
Brad Hand brought in to pitch the 10th in a 2-2 tie game, gives up 3 runs (2 earned) to take the loss. Ooof.
Yeah, brutal
Glad I searched to see if anyone else commented on this. Umm, gross.
Sulser keeps looking better and better.
Haha
And ask me about how many shots of Dr. Megill-icuddy’s I need right now to check my ratios. Dude is pulling his best Andrew Heaney.
There’s always 2022.
Haha brutal
Is Blake Snell completely broken? Someone just dropped him in my league.
He seems pretty broke
if TB trades you away you probably are a lot worse than almost everybody else knows about, yet. i’m seeing him getting dropped in 20 teamers (max 6 SP per team) dynasty.
meanwhile i haven’t yet dropped him in 20 teamer redraft (innings as a category h2h). i was completely surprised about 4 hours after detmers announced as starter i was able to obtain, was very happy, till he started yesterday.
Yeah but looked like nerves
seems likely, i own in 1-2 dynasties too where i didn’t start him, only started him in 2 redrafts (specifically he lost my ERA in one h2h money league where i needed K’s and/or a win had a margin that LOOKED large enough i.e. his start could’ve went only slightly less bad and i’d have still won ERA). i could blame karinchak too but detmers was the nail in coffin as i was still winning ERA even after karinchak’s bad week.
Ha yeah
The Riddler’s leotard makes a return. Such a good one. Sometimes the old ones are the best.
Haha
Shows how long I’ve been hanging around here!
Pity about Garcia – we had a nice time for a while.
Yeah, was fun while it lasted
Greydar, which side and is it close in a 10tm obp wins keep forever. Wanna win this year and wanna keep the same number of Reds, evidently:
luis castillo/walsh
winker/urias
Walsh
Greydar, which side and is it close in a 10tm obp wins keep forever. Wanna win this year and wanna keep the same number of Reds, evidently:
luis castillo/walsh
winker/urias
Walsh
14 team h2h keeper…trying to make it into the playoffs
Continue to hold Duran or drop for: Mountcastle, D Smith, Lowrie, Ortega, Choi, T Taylor, B Anderson
Mount
Happy National Coloring Book Day!
Hope you had a great weekend…i’m still reeling a bit from all 3 “core-Cubs” players not only being traded, but all 3 hitting dingers in their first games with their respective teams!
Anyway, with the somewhat surprising news Trevor Rogers was being activated & starting on Saturday, I wasn’t able to activate him for that game (blessing in disguise). Still, I now need to drop someone to make room. Who on the below list gets the boot:
Roster:
12-team, 6×6 (OBP/QS), H2H, Redraft league
C: Vazquez
1B: Alonso
2B: Schoop
3B: J. Ramirez
SS: Story
OF: Pham, Grisham, Adolis
UTL: Bader, Baddoo
BN: Conforto
SP: Castillo, Ryu, Means, Morton, T. Walker, P. Corbin, Price, Stripling
RP: Diaz, DickRod, A. Reyes, Romano
thanks as always!
Wow, it’s been a year already?
Not a great weekend for Cubs fans
Stripling
Back to loveable losers I guess… maybe they’ll lower ticket prices for the AAA team they’ll be fielding…no…damn!
and thanks again
Haha
Of all the funny stuff on these posts I laugh the most on the “Wow, it’s been a year already? comment.
Keep them coming Homer.
Haha
Eloy Jimenez was dropped. I know he has a groin injury but is he worth an add over Moncada? It’s a 10 team H2H league
Sure
Howdy Grey, hope you had a good weekend.
Went to the Skeeters game yesterday to watch Bregman rehab. He had one AB (strikeout) and then ran back to the clubhouse. Guessing it was setback on his injury.
Hunter Brown pitched lights out though for the Skeeters in his first AAA start. Hit 97 on his fastball and was sitting 94 into the 6th inning. Just a name to watch, think he could get a September call up for a start or two as the Stros rest some of their arms.
Taylor Jones is effing massive! Makes the bat look so tiny when he hits. He had a nice opposite field homer even with the wind blowing in. Curious how he factors into the Astros plans in the outfield if Myers and McCormick can’t lock up a spot.
Back to fantasy… how would you rank McClanahan, Gilbert, Megill, and Manoah ROS? are they all in about the same tier?
Thanks! Bregman got hurt again? Really? Hadn’t heard that — Hunter Brown, huh? Nice, will watch for him — Surprised Chas has a spot locked up tbh
Shane, Gilbert
Yeah seeing now that it was hamstring tightness yesterday and he was set to start today but got scratched.. plus he is hitless so far in rehab games.. not great
Yup
Non-Mets draft question –
Cueto vs Sandeval or Valdez (innings risk?) for ROS?
Framber
They’re able to sign everyone this year and lose nothing since they get the same calibre pick next year. Unless there’s something associated with the league’s allocated budget.
RedSox lost out on signing Fabian becaused they didn’t have enough remaining league-mandated budget.
Grey,
What to do with Yu? He’s absolutely killing me in a points league. He is the 445th ranked pitcher over the last 28 days.
Someone offered me Castillo for him. Two pitchers going in exact opposite directions.
Would you take the offer?
I’d take it
Am I weird wanting to drop Trevor Rogers? Even if he’s now magically healthy he cannot pitch more than 3 innings, right?
I’d lose him
RE: Mets not signing Rocker.
If it weren’t the Mets, I’d think this was sheer genius. What am I missing? Mets are able to spread the pick’s budget among their other selections (makes signing them all easy) and they still get the pick back next year. Especially iwise f next year is assessed as comparable (or even better) than this year. Or do they not get the full budget allocation for that pick. in 2122?
There’s no way to explain it that makes the Mets seem like genius…it might turn out genius if he’s hurt and a bust but we don’t know that and won’t for a while
They’re able to sign everyone this year and lose nothing since they get the same calibre pick next year. Unless there’s something associated with the league’s allocated budget.
RedSox lost out on signing Fabian becaused they didn’t have enough remaining league-mandated budget.
There’s no reason to not sign him tho…unless they think he won’t ever be able to pitch….
i forgot about this, the pick signing budget, does at least possibly make it better. BUT, anybody who’s ran well would’ve ALREADY had the budget to sign all the other guys. it’s called smart budgeting. they can now overpay guys they told they’d pay x (like 1.3x now or something like that) to maybe keep some of them from going or finishing college. so it’s possible their prospect corps from this year are more likely to if/when their careers get ruined from injuries and the mess mishandling those be in far worse shape for rest of their lives with less college degrees now. so they got that going for them.
I guess
Which of these Rockies do you prefer during their home stand this week?
Yonathan Daza
Garrett Hampson
Connor Joe
Alternatively, I could target the Lefty Sam Hilliard or Rio Ruiz since the first three opposing pitchers are righties.
Hilliard
Hampson
Grey,
I need some OF help. ROS for a points league. Can you please rank:
Wander, Yonder, C.Taylor, Teoscar
No idea what a Yonder is — Taylor, Teoscar
Crap spell check. Yordan Alvarez. Like him better than either Taylor or Teo?
Yordan 1st
It’s the full spelling of Yon, as in Hither and Yon.
Ah makes sense
Especially after Wander.
(see OP)
Ha yeah
What’s up Grey
India or Chisholm as a bench bat in a 12 team with OBP? Starters are Riley, Bichette, Semien for reference.
Really digging this new Isaiah rashad album.
Jazz
Nice, I have to download it
just awesome…
You’re basically trading for a guy to sit on one end of the bench so it doesn’t see-saw up when Franmil sits down.
Haha
Carrasco went 4 innings last time, are you cautiously optimistic on him ros or do you think he is not worth the risk ros in 12 team leagues? Thx
He’s worth the risk
risk went down a lot when he looked good the first time. remember this wasn’t an arm injury (yet anyway on him).
Yeah
This is a follow up to a previous question involving Schoop. Would you value Schoop over Mancini ros. HR and RBI particularly. Mancini only 4 HR and 8 RBI last 30 days. Thanks
Nope
Sooner vs later with an emphasis on sooner for luis garcia? Time to move to throw him back in FA in 12 team leagues? It was nice while it lasted. He’s at 100 innings which doesn’t seem like that much to me so i had to ask. Do you think javier goes back into rotation? Urquidy is still on the IL. Thx
Move on from Luis Garcia
No idea with Javier, maybe
AL-only keeper, interleague trades you have to keep at the bid amount. I’m in 2nd with a shot at 1st (7 pts out), and also have a pretty good stable of keepers so expect to be competitive again next year. On the hitting side I could gain a pt in HR but that’s about it, and I’m also leading the league in SV, so my greatest need is SP as I can gain the most in W and K. I have $47 left to work with. What kind of bids would you put in on the following?
Rizzo (my OF is stacked so his position eligibility has enhanced value for me)
Schwarber
Marte
Kimbrel
Hand
The best SP available are Jefferies, Minor, Quantrill and Keuchel; so I should be able to snag one or 2 of them for low single digit bids.
Quantrill — $2, Jefferies $2 — Minor $1, Dallas $1
Rizzo $12
Schwarber $9
Just read a report that castellanos took BP over the weekend.
Risk starting him in a league with weekly locked lineups, or start Pham or Grisham in his place, to be safe?
Thanks
Trent
Gratitude, mine liege.
No problem
Mr. Grey, please rate these toobs ROS.
Jonathan Villar
Kolten Wong
Cesar Hernandez
Kyle Farmer
Cesar, Wong
@Grey: weekly roto. need to start two of the following. who do you like?
sandoval @ tex
a wood @ ari
gilbert @ tb
framber vs min
patino vs sea
thanks!
Framber, Patino
Grey, brad hand not the closer anymore? Wonder if I should cut him for Romano or Bard. Even the guy from Washington. Nothing left.
Finnegan
Hi Grey,
I pitched Austin Gomber and Merrill Kelly. It was not pretty. The only quality pitcher on the waiver list is Cal Quantrill Would you waive Gomber or Kelly for Quantrill? Quantrill next start is scheduled against Det and is a minus 4.6. If you recommend taking Quantill, would you then start him against the Tigrs?
The other option is to pass on waiving them and wait? I could take a flyer on Germain and is available who is of course on IL.
Thanks for your ongoing help!
martin
Gomber for Cal
Are you dropping Bauer or continuing to stash him? My roster is full of pitchers on the IL so I don’t know if I can continue to hold for long.
Drop
Jazz or Rodgers h2h poinnts. Thanks
Rodgers
speculate on LaMont Wade, Olivares or Hillard?
Olivares
That’s where I got my wand!
Hahaha
I have Gilbert & Sullivan (sorry, Sandoval)
Gray and Gallen on wire
make any moves?
thank ye
Who’s Gray
Sonny… you smiled at me and really eased the pain.
Gray over Gilbert
10 team H2H keeper. Which side?
Bieber, Blackmon, MacKenzie Gore
Plesac, Castellanos, Torkelson
Thanks!
Cast
Hey Grey,
In 12 team mixed redraft using OBP, I need to get another top SP to pair with Rodon. Was thinking about making a play for Wheeler.
Please let me know if you would do that based on my pitchers and if yes, who would you recommend I offer?
C Murphy
1B Muncy
2B Wong
3B Wisdom
SS M Rojas
CI Devers
MI Escobar
OF Canha
OF Grossman
OF Kepler
OF Renfroe
OF Winker
UT Bellinger
UT D Moore
Res B Bradley
IL Longoria
IL T Turner
IL Schwarber
P Alzolay
P Berrios
P Megill
P K Muller
P A Wood
P Graveman
P Hendriks
P T Rogers
P Sewald
Res Luis Garcia
Res Manoah
Res Rodon
Res Trevor Rogers
IL Ynoa
Cody? Schwarber and Muncy?
Maybe Bellinger but he has been so bad that not sure the other owner would go for it.
What do you think of Winker straight up?
Drop Snell or J. Montgomery to pu Josiah Grey Thanks in advance!!!
Nah
What are we expecting form Robert down the stretch?
I have an interesting offer on the table in an
AL only roto keeper league.
All players in the trade are keepers, both teams in the race.
I trade: Laureano $4, Sale $6, Manoah $5
for
Robert $5, Pressly $1
Its a tight race, we need small amounts of all. Maybe steals slightly more than the rest.
Trading Sale and Manoah means relying on Stripling, Keller, Heaney, Grienke instead (also have Ray, Rodon, Giolito).
Saves are close, but adding Pressley means holding off team behind us un category vs gaining any.
Does Robert run more than Laureano down the stretch?
Is the future upside of Robert worth more than Sale, Manoah, Laureano?
Sale and Manoah could be difference makers down the stretch?
I’m leaning no, but Robert’s upside makes it a tough call.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Nope
is Manoah an ace on the rise or a mid 3’s era starter?
mid-3
Hey Grey,
sorry, a little extra long this time, rough weekend and tough Sunday loss has me second guessing everything as I try to make the playoffs.
12-tm H2H cat keeper (keep 10) CATS – (9) R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG,OPS,XBH – (8) W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS. LIMIT of 40 moves (used 10) – no streaming
1) Waiver wire below and team, any swaps you’d make? (also, I know I shouldn’t be lured in, but M. Harveys last 3 starts have been nice).
2) I might have a bit too many 2B/SS/MI players so which one would you trade away?
3) Two trades on the table (can you let me know what you think of each one):
Trade #1
I give: G. Sanchez, S. Ohtani, T. Glasnow. 16th round (6th round after keepers)
I get: S. Perez, Y. Darvish, A. wood 22 round (12th round after keepers)
Trade #2
I give: J. India, C. Yelich, S. Ohtani, T. Glasnow
I get: Y. Moncada, T. Story, J. Flaherty, C. Sale
WIRE
HIT –R. Ortega, J. Harrison, H. Bader, K. Farmer, R. Tellez, J. Candelario, L. Wade Jr, J. Soler. K. Hernandez, R. Grossman, H. Dozier (3B), W. Flores, J. Bell, P. Wisdom, E. Longoria, A. Toro, A. Duvall, A. Bohm,
PIT – M. Harvey, Josaih Gray, M. Wacha, J. Barria, C. Quantrill, K. Bubic M. Kelly, J. Cueto, M. Minor, B. Keller, J. Odorizzi, Z. Davies,
My team:
C – G. Sanchez
1B – J. Votto
2B – J. Schoop
3B – J. India
SS – C. Seager
CI – P. Goldschmidt
MI – G. Torres
LF – T. Mancini
CF – M. Conforto
RF – T. Hernandez
Util – K. Marte
BN – E. Jimenez DTD
BN – C. Hernandez
IL – C. Yelich COVID
SP – W. Buehler
SP – Aaron Nola
SP – S. Ohtani
RP – J. Hader (RP)
RP – E. Diaz (RP)
P – M. Barnes (RP)
P – J. Means
BN – C. Carrasco
BN –T. Mahle
BN – D. Price
BN –R. Detmers
IL – T. Gonsolin
IL – T. Glasnow (IL)
IL – A. Civale (IL)
Thanks, Marv
Are you trading away Ohtani because he’s not a keeper? Is he only an SP? Are you not telling me Story’s (and other players) keeper value bc he’s not a keeper? If so 2nd trade sounds fine
Grey, to be more specific, we straight up keep 10 each year, no restrictions/round/values, simply choose your top 10. I’m in a yahoo league so Ohtani is split and I only have the SP version of him. It would’ve been between Glasnow and Ohtani as my 3rd pitcher keeper next year but now with Glasnow doing TJ, I was hoping to package them both for some better keepers and players to help me this year.
Oh, I see…You wrote 16th and 22nd round as picks, that’s not their keeper price — I’d take either of those trades, 2nd one is better
2. I’d trade away Gleyber — Prolly drop Cesar so I could get a guy to replace Conforto until Conforto does something — Wade?
Man what a weekend, but I seem to have a bunch of black spots in my memory! Maybe you can help me out to find out what happened to me??? Kinda like a dude where’s my car thing?
Anyway from what I remember I was coming off a 10-0 win and went out looking to party. So i’m out with the usual crew when I meet some new guy named Touki. We get talking and I I tell him I’m out celebrating my win and wouldn’t you know it he invites me to a private VIP only party! WOW I wasn’t really familiar with Touki and he made me a little nervous, but he was dressed real nice and looked so handsome I couldn’t resist!! You get tired of the same old same old sometimes right? Time for an adventure. So anyway we arrive at Touki’s party and the guy brings me a drink and introduces me to his friend James Karinchak… Man was that guy boring he went on and on about something called spidertack and how it isn’t fair he can’t use it anymore. At least he bought me a drink though!
Wait I guess that is where things started to get foggy, but OH WAIT I REMEMBER!!! I think I saw a fcking ghost!!!! Ooops my bad no ghost that was just Toukis friend Blake who I remember coming out of the bathroom with some sort of white powder under his nose. Touki told me he was out celebrating because he just crushed Miami and was about turn his season around! How could I not do a shot with him right???
Hmmm I guess that was the last thing I remember from the night sorry I can’t be of more use, but I keep waking up in the morning now screaming HEMBREE!
Plz help
Haha, Blake was me, man! Why’d you run away?
Need to grab a SS. Choices are:
Kyle Farmer, Brendan Rodgers and Amed Rosario.
I have Lindor and Mondesi and need to drop one. This is purely a guess but I can only stash one so which one would you keep?
Also, Need one OF:
Choices are Renfroe, Pollock, Josh Harrison & Bader
Mondesi
Bader
Would you drop Dick Rod for Finnegan?
Sure
Hey Grey!
I have a log jam in the IF and a weak OF, so I’ve been looking for trades. I got the below offer, but I don’t love it. Would you pull the trigger or find better?
Offer: His Pham for my Arenado
IF: Stassi, Olsen, India, Vladito, T. Anderson, Story, Wander, Votto, Arenado
OF: A. Riley, Baddoo, Bader
Utl: Ohtani
Sounds fine if you have to clear room
I’m sure Hader will be looking over his shoulder as the Brewers have acquired John Axford.
One summer he pitched for the Melville Millionaires in Saskatchewan. According to Wikipedia, a nineteen-strikeout performance in a seven-inning contest caught the attention of the New York Yankees.
Haha, that’s a helluva game!
15 team 6×6 roto with QS and K/9:
Rodon for Carrasco/Chapman
Where do you lean?
Thanks!
Rodon
11 team 5×5 OBP. Svs/holds.
Pitching staff falling apart. I know you’ve been saying he is hitting innings issues but is L. Garcia a streamer now?
Have Touki, L Garcia. Add Shane McClanahan, Joe Ross, stream both spots?
Add Toro over Schoop (who has gone cold)?
Yes, streamer
Yes, Toro
If Gerrit Cole continues down this dark road, would you consider keeping Glasnow over him for next year, even with Tommy John?
No
Fantasy baseball’s first round returns this year are one of the worst in recent memory. It’s been an absolute blood bath.
You really had to get lucky in the 1st round with your pick
hmm, which ones are anything close to what we thought: (going by ADP’s fantasy pros this year data):
soto (fine but it took 2 months to get healthy)
jose ram
g.cole (us here likely don’t own in redraft, assuming we read and do it)
treat urner (great until short term corona out)
freeman (got unlucky on AVG for over 2 months, but otherwise great)
tatis (insanely great considering he’s not only missed time numerous times but has played the whole time with bum shoulder, assuming even acuna was back to start next year and tatis got his shoulder fixed by then should’ve been the 1.1)
yeah the other 7/12 notta so good for whatever reasons.
other 6/12
Morning Grey,
I received 2 trade offers and would like your opinion on both.
1) I trade Will Smith: RP/ATL/$7
I get: Jorddan Montgomery: SP/NYY/$19
2) I trade: Buster Posey: C/SF/$7, and Xander Bogaerts: SS/BOS/$29 (I have Witt, Jr. and Rutschman in the wings, just not sure when they will be up for good).
I get: Joc Pederson: OF/ATL/$9, 2 1st round picks, 2 2nd rd picks, a 3rd and 5th rd pick (Years TBD)
1. Needs
2. Posey side
i always get confused when you say things like posey side. What do you mean?
That’s the side I’d want
should I ask for more picks. I was going to counter asking for this is return for Bogaerts and Posey:
Kevin Gausman SP/SF/$14
3 1st rounders
3 2nd rounders
3rd rd pick
5th round pick
Years of picks to be detemined
Xander side
so I lose on that deal?
This is his roster. Who should I ask for along with those picks to make it a fair deal?
C James McCann (NYM) $26.00
C Jacob Stallings (PIT) $5.00
C Christian Vazquez (BOS) $13.00
1B Brandon Belt (SF) IL $5.00
1B/3B Jeimer Candelario (DET) $5.00
1B/3B Yandy Diaz (TB) $12.00
1B/2B/SS/OF Kiki Hernandez (BOS) $13.00
1B/3B Nate Lowe (TEX) $8.00
1B Carlos Santana (KC) $11.00
2B/3B/OF Josh Harrison (WAS/OAK) $5.00
2B/3B/SS Nicky Lopez (KC) $5.00
2B/3B/SS Donovan Solano (SF) $17.00
3B Justin Turner (LAD) $16.00
OF Kole Calhoun (ARI) $7.00
OF Alex Dickerson (SF) $17.00
OF Steven Duggar (OF) $6.00
OF Aaron Hicks (NYY) IL $18.00
OF Max Kepler (MIN) $11.00
OF Andrew McCutchen (PHI) $21.00
OF Joc Pederson (CHC/ATL) $9.00
OF Michael A. Taylor (KC) $5.00
OF Mike Yastrzemski (SF) $12.00
SP Kolby Allard (TEX) $5.00
SP Chris Archer (TB) IL $9.00
SP/RP Anthony Bender (MIA) $5.00
SP/RP Nathan Eovaldi (BOS) $17.00
SP/RP Kevin Gausman (SF) $14.00
SP/RP Austin Gomber (COL) $6.00
SP/RP Chi Chi Gonzalez (COL) IL $6.00
SP/RP Kendall Graveman (SEA/HOU) $7.00
SP Jon Gray (COL) $5.00
SP Zack Greinke (HOU) $20.00
SP J.A. Happ (MIN/STL) $7.00
SP Kyle Hendricks (CHC) $17.00
SP Rich Hill (TB/NYM) $5.00
SP Cristian Javier (HOU) $15.00
SP Brad Keller (KC) $7.00
SP/RP Triston McKenzie (CLE) $5.00
SP Julian Merryweather (TOR) IL $6.00
SP Mike Minor (KC) $5.00
SP Zach Plesac (CLE) $13.00
SP/RP Adam Plutko (BAL) $5.00
SP Julio Teheran (DET) IL $5.00
SP Joe Ross (WAS) $6.00
SP Jose Urena (DET) IL $5.00
SP/RP Alex Wood (SF) $6.00
RP Jose Alvarez (SF) $5.00
RP David Bednar (PIT) $5.00
RP Andrew Chafin (CHC/OAK) $6.00
RP Chris Devenski (ARI) IL $10.00
RP Raisel Iglesias (LAA) $10.00
RP Corey Knebel (LAD) IL $11.00
RP Paul Sewald (SEA) $5.00
Why do you want picks?
build my future
By trading away great hitters?
well i have witt and Rutschman in the wings ready to come up
Are you out of it this year?
no I am competing for the title. I am just considering options for next year. I wont need Bichette, and Bogaerts with witt not too far away
Gotcha…Is there anything you need from this team besides picks?
i can always use an arm and OF
Maybe Yaz and Plesac and some picks?
How about Gausman, Yaz and all the picks for Xander and Posey
Sure, that works for me
when are Witt and Rutschman going to be called up for good?
Maybe june of next year
thought they would be closer than june next year
They might, hard to say
My Dearest Grey,
This is normally the time of year when I shut up about closers. I’m sorry about my obsession; I know saves is just one category, but I think it’s the one category that can be managed better than any other (and closers do help with ratios and Ks, too). Anyway, this season and this deadline have just made things even messier for the beginning of August. So here come the questions:
We think Jays are just letting Hand adjust to the club before giving him a shot at the role?
Bednar is a hold? I think? Maybe?
Then I’m most curious about Bender/Flo-ro in Flor-Rida. We were keen on Bender, but it looked like he was in a setup role earlier in the weekend. But then Bob Dylan Flo-ro came in to pitch a tied ninth last night and gave up an unearned run? And for some reason, Dick Bleier keeps getting the blow-the-game role?
I’ve got no clue and barely have time to get the above from box scores and write this to you, much less watch a Marlins game.
Lurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrvskis!!!
Ha, lurves!
I’d guess Hand is the closer, but who knows…He’s not much of a setup man
Hold Bednar for now — Bender is only one to really have for now there, but it’s prolly not worth it to grab any of them
So Sulser, Hembree, General Patton are my dudes?
Sigghhhhhh..
THANK YOU AND ALL THE LURRRRRVES!
Ha, I think so
Grey, Hilliard or Tellez this week?
Josiah or Kikuchi?
TIA..you da man.
Hilliard
Josiah
Crap options. I know…only others are Houck, Cortes and Suarez.
Yeah, not great
houck ain’t a “crap option” cortes got removed from starting currently. ranger might be good, but short innings for a while.
Gonna be an opener
yeah likely 3-4 innings i’d think, he’s already gone 3-4 in the last 3, could be longer too.
Yeah
cortes probably back in rotation with cole getting corona’d.
Oh great Grey,
how confident would you be in a points league throwing Josiah out there for 2 starts this week? 1) PHI
2) @ Atl
Not confident at all
In a keeper roto league would you rather have Eduardo Escobar and Trevor story or Xander Bogarets and Ryan McMahon.
It’s close, I’d go Xander
Thanks your the man!
No problem
Good morning Grey. Schoop or Wisdom. Rest of season. Overall but top stat would be HR and RBI.thanks
Wisdom
Thanks. Wasn’t sure about him since Cubbies line up is so different
No problem
yeah now he’s guaranteed to play about every day and bat 4th or 3rd. pretty clear rizzo/bryant for a while were just waiting to get out of town too so overall it might be an improvement.
Yeah
Need to start one this week in a roto that has W and Qs as cats.
– Patino vs SEA
– Kim vs ATL
– Webb @ MIL
Thanks!
Patino
Tatis’s shoulder is similar to your favorite old pair of sweatpants once the elastic band gets too stretched out there is no getting it back but they’re still so comfy that the juice is worth the squeeze sure you never know when your balls are gonna pop out when you have to sign for the fedex but it’s not like your hitting home runs wearing sweatpants with a belt
just had the string snap lately (like 8 minutes ago). the always fun try to stretch the string cause one side is now like an inch out. my balls won’t fall out though if this doesn’t work, they just won’t stay up at all.