Subliminally, I nod my whenever Reynaldo Lopez is mentioned. It’s a disease similar to Jimmy Legs; it’s called Lo-Pez Head. Yesterday, my Lo-Pez Head nodded for all the good he was doing (6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunenrs (3 BBs), 14 Ks, ERA at 6.03). Lopez faced Murmurer’s Row of Detroit and sent them down, down, down, down–how many downs is that? 4 downs at three downs per down, that’s still only 12 downs and he had 14. Damn, that’s too many Ks for even the Alt-Right Sox. Usually Reynaldo Lopez rattles off a bag of Dick Poles. Am I now interested? Do I look *makes nutter rolly finger motion on side of head*? He was once a big-time prospect with a mid-90s MPH fastball that can hit straight-boing type levels. I see his current 11.2 K/9 and get weak in the knees, can barely speak, but his 4.9 BB/9 is his usual Pitfall Harry and his 5.47 xFIP doesn’t scream confidence like a man with 100-point font. I’d continue to view him as a streamer for now. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend for fantasy baseball:
Eloy Jimenez – Hit the IL with a high right ankle sprain, after he crashed into a wall. I don’t blame Eloy; I blame television and those Kool-Aid commercials.
Matthew Boyd – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.13. Flavor Flav’s fantasy baseball team, “Yeah Boyd!!!” is having itself a season, and this is from Flav who usually only plays fantasy baeball, drafting Hoopz, New York and Pumkin in the first three rounds.
Eric Sogard – 3-for-6 and his 3rd homer, and 3rd homer in the last five games, hitting .415. Hot schmotato alert!
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1-for-4. On Friday, the Jays optioned down Richard Urena to call up some kid named Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Poetry really, since Vlad Sr. once opened his urethra to bring up Vlad Jr. Think Vlad Jr. could be spurring so many emotions (at least for me), because he’s the first major leaguer’s son who I can remember watching his dad’s whole career. Unless you count Adalberto Mondesi but he disowned his father. This is like an extended video of Cat’s in the Cradle and I’m here for the blubbering.
Aaron Sanchez – 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners (4 BBs), 4 Ks, ERA at 2.32. His pre-Vlad Guerrero Jr. his ERA was 2.77 and post-Vlad Guerrero it’s 0.00. You don’t think Guerrero has anything to do with that? C’mon.
Brett Anderson – 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.35. But how does this relate to Vlad Jr., because that’s all I want to know about. Do you have Vlad Guerrero Jr. fatigue yet? I do, as in I’m wearing fatigues that are covered in pics of the Guerrero family so I can camouflage myself at the next Guerrero family reunion.
Chris Bassitt – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners (0 BBs), 9 Ks, ERA at 0.75. Here’s how my morning went yesterday. I’m on a mission to see every Vlad Guerrero Jr. at-bat in the major leagues, so I turned on the Toronto game. When prompted, I chose American English broadcast instead of Canadian English and settled in with some Moose Munch and a Molson. As a by-product, I got to watch Trent Thornton (5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (5 BBs), 7 Ks, ERA at 5.08) and Chris Bassitt. First hitter, Eric Sogard hit a 89 MPH cutter off Bassitt for a home run and I mentally tuned out on him. Thornton has some wipe-out pitches, but no clue where they’re going most of the time. Then, as each inning passed, Bassitt started to win me back. The Jays were helping him by swinging at balls, but Bassitt’s cutter that Sogard jumped on early looked nasty later on. I came away impressed. I didn’t add him in 12-team mixed, but looked at him in 15-teamers.
Max Kepler – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 7th homer, and 4th homer in the last three games. Yes, obviously a huge hot schmotato, however — again with some stank — HOWEVER! — going against the Orioles’ pitching staff is like swimming laps around someone wearing cement shoes.
Byron Buxton – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer, hitting .270. He’s the most boring exciting hitter ever.
Kyle Gibson – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.88. That’s two straight solid starts. In related news, can he only face the Orioles?
Mike Foltynewicz – 6 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks in his 1st start as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “I’m putting in a request to Human Resources. I want to be referred to as ‘they’ so when I do something wrong it’s harder to track it back to me.”
Ozzie Albies – 3-for-5, 3 runs and his 4th and 5th homer. Baseball-Contracts dot com says Albies made $14.08 between home runs.
Freddie Freeman – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Freeman…free ball, staying on-brand.
Josh Donaldson – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Elias Sports Bureau said this is the 1st time three players for the same team all hit their 5th homer in a game since Mark Whiten played MLB The Show 19 and made a team of all Mark Whitens.
Kevin Gausman – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.80. His ERA doesn’t tell his whole story; his peripherals are decent. Too bad I have leagues with that pesky ERA stat.
Daniel Murphy – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd this weekend. Can’t believe I’m just thinking of this but SELL KRIS BRYANT! *looks up in the sky* Did you hear me? Now you make Kris Bryant hot. *sees Kris Bryant homer* Okay, now do it again with Jesus Aguilar! Hello? Are you there? You’re God, you can’t hang up.
Ian Desmond – 2-for-3, 3 runs, and his 2nd homer, hitting .198. I’ll never let the Rockies fool me again into buying a guy who won’t get playing time. Also me: Buy Raimel Tapia!
Jean Segura – 3-for-4, 2 runs as he returned on Saturday from a hamstring injury, then got hit on the head by a fastball. In layman’s terms, he had a hammy, rapped on melon.
Zach Eflin – 9 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (0 BBs), 3 Ks, ERA at 3.34, as he took on the MIA Marlins. MIA isn’t their city code, it’s what they are. Streamonator obviously loved this start, but doesn’t love his next one, and I agree, even if I like Eflin, in general.
Christian Yelich – Came out of Sunday’s game with back soreness from carrying his whole team. On Saturday, his 14th homer tied the record for the most home runs before May 1st. Our Commissioner Manfred sent his regards to Yelich as he presided over a group of Guatemalan women painting stitches on Super Balls.
Gio Gonzalez – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, in his 1st start. Could see a lot of games like this one from Gio. He just lulls you to sleep with 89 MPH, outside-corner junk. Visual metaphor alert! A Gio takes you to your destination, but there’s bikers passing you by you’re going so slow.
Travis d’Arnaud – Designated for assignment, which means the Mets’ backup catcher is neat-o. Sorry, was dictating to Siri. Their backup catcher is Tomas Nido, definitely not neat-o. Somewhere, Devin Mesoraco is ugly-laughing.
Noah Syndergaard – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 6.35. Damn, if only someone told you to avoid Syndergaard this year. That would’ve been a great call. Who could’ve ever predicted this from Syndergaard though? Predicting this would’ve been some kind of Oracle-Genie-futuristic-sci-fi novel shizz. I mean, no one ever could’ve. Ever. Too bad.
Steven Matz – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.68. Not trying to incur the Fantasy Baseball Overlord’s wrath, but I own two Mets pitchers (Wheeler and Matz), and I’ve been doing just fine in my leagues for pitching.
Mike Minor – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 13 Ks, ERA at 2.88. Oh…*climbs up the side of Mt. Rushmore*….kay. That’s not Minor. That’s major. A fun tool we have is the top 100 starts of the year list. Honestly, it’s not even a tool as much as Matthew McConaughey saying, “All right, all right.” Minor’s the only pitcher who appears twice in the top 12 (as of Sunday). Now for the less fun news, his peripherals (8.6 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, 4.33 xFIP) are so much less than his results that I’d be selling.
Lance Lynn – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 5.45. Too bad there’s no way you ever would’ve started Lynn yesterday–Wait, oh, I know. You might’ve if you listened to the Streamonator.
Elvis Andrus – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games, hitting .365. Also, in this game, Logan Forsythe (2-for-5, 3 RBIs) hit his 3rd homer; Shin-Soo Choo (3-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) hit his 3rd homer and Hunter Pence (3-for-5, 3 runs, 4 RBIs) hit his 3rd homer, coming up a triple short of a cycle. The Rangers tagged the M’s for 14 runs, and 15 runs on Saturday, as Our Commissioner Manfred tried out baseballs that had little propellers on them. “You wanna see propellers?” That’s Manfred reenacting his favorite Goodfellas scene and handing umps baseballs.
Danny Santana – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI and his 5th steal, hitting .345. Dannys Antana has been a schmotato for about a week now, but I’ve been hesitant to say it because I keep thinking he’s going to lose playing time, but he won’t lose it if he keeps hitting. See how that works?
Erik Swanson – 4 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 6.62. That was fun, now get off my team. No, you don’t have to finish your drink, take the whole glass with you and just leave. Thanks.
Chris Archer – Hit the IL with inflammation in his right thumb, and sounds like he’ll only miss one start. I.e. Archer’s bows out for a week.
Melky Cabrera – 4-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 2nd and 3rd homer. Got Melk? Then you usually lack those (pun points!) homers.
Rich Hill – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks in his 1st start. He high-fived his teammates after the game and got a blister.
Cody Bellinger – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 14th homer, hitting .427. Does anyone own Bellinger and is not in 1st place in their league? Show of hands. No, those are your feet. Your hands are the things on your arms. No, those are your legs, not your arms.
Alex Reyes – Fractured his pinkie after punching a wall. Sounds like a bonehanded move. Don’t forget to tip your waitresses! I suggest my standard 13% tip.
Yu Darvish – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners (4 BBs), 8 Ks, ERA at 5.02. His 6.9 walk rate is Stoopid Ft. Bobby Shmurda. Can’t succeed with a Tekashi-6.9 walk rate. Are you dumb-d-dumb-dumb-dumb-d-dumb-dumb-dumb?
Kris Bryant – 1-for-6, 3 RBIs and 3rd homer. Somebody pinch me. Not you, Kevin Spacey!
Willson Contreras – 1-for-6 and a slam (7) and legs (1), hitting .276. Contreras caught all 15 innings, which is less a big deal than Carson Kelly (1-for-6) catching all 15 innings for the Diamondbacks when they’re carrying four catchers. Well played, D-Bags.
Eduardo Escobar – 2-for-6, 3 RBIs and his 4th and 5th homer, hitting .286. Damn, now it’s getting awkward that you dropped him the 1st week of the season.
Griffin Canning – Being promoted by the Angels. Mr. Pants on Saturday gave you his Griffin Canning fantasy; Prospect Mike did the same yesterday. Don’t have much to add, including him in mixed leagues. Though I would’ve added him in an AL-Only league, if I had room.
Emilio Pagan – 1 IP, 0 ER, and his 3rd save on Saturday, and worked a one-out inning in the 7th on Sunday. After the 1st two saves by Pagan, Rays manager, Kevin Cash, said Jose Alvarado/Diego Castillo were resting. Jose Alvarado and Diego Castillo worked the 8th inning on Saturday of what was clearly a save opportunity the whole time, so resting is a bunch of 80-grade BS. Then, yesterday, Diego Castillo worked the 9th for his 3rd save. It’s almost like Kevin Cash doesn’t like fantasy baseball and is just effin’ with us. If this were the 80’s, we’d blame Pagan on ‘Satanic panic.’ I have attempted to pick up Pagan everywhere, and was 100% unsuccessful. I haven’t dropped Castillo or Alvarado, because they’re A) Good B) Could get saves C) No C.
Tyler Glasnow – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 1.75, and going into Fenway like NO BIG DEAL. How about that sleeper post I wrote on Glasnow?! Are we not discussing your Cedric Mullins and Daniel Palka sleeper posts? No, we’re not, Random Italicized Voice.
Michael Chavis – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Exhibit A why I say just pick up call-ups. Maybe they won’t hit and get sent right back down, or maybe Chavis is headed for a 25-homer season.
Chris Sale – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 6.52, and had two more unearned runs. I never would’ve drafted him, nor told you to do it, but we’re way past that point now. He looked pretty whatever, and he’s a 1st half pitcher, consistently doing worse in the 2nd half. That’s not good.
Can someone show me Chris Sale pre- and post-belly button infection stats?
— Razzball (@Razzball) April 28, 2019
Eric Lauer – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.41. Fun fact! When Eric’s family travels to Hawaii, they call themselves the Luau’ers. As for Lauer, I don’t trust him, but would use the Streamonator.
Fernando Tatis Jr. – Went down with a hamstring injury and now I’m selling all my possessions and becoming homeless because life’s not worth living. Goodbye. Wait, I don’t own him. Oh, okay, we good.
Hunter Renfroe – 2-for-4, 1 RBI and his 1st steal, and a home run on Friday and Saturday. We got ourselves a hot schmotafroe!
Eric Hosmer – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .243. He’s on pace for 25 homers. Those that are asking to drop him, not sure what you were expecting. He’s doing what he does.
Joey Lucchesi – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.94. Can we talk about how hard it must be for Joey Lucchesi to pitch when he also talks with his hands? It’s like talking and chewing gum at the same time. Okay, so this start was once again terrible by Lucchesi, but it was not a good matchup, and I’m still holding. I know, that’s becoming more difficult. I benched him everywhere yesterday, so not sure why his Sunday start is even vexing you. Honestly, weird vex but okay.
Juan Soto – 2-for-6, 3 RBIs and a slam (6) and legs (3), and 2nd homer in two days, and 3rd in four. *breathes in* I’ll never get sick of Sexy Dr. Pepper’s effervescent.
Matt Adams – 1-for-6 and his 3rd homer, which is whatever, but with Ryan Zimmerman out with plantar fasciitis, Adams could have some room to play. By the by, I have a Benito Mussolini Chia plant that’s a planter fascist.
Carter Kieboom – 2-for-4 and his 2nd homer. Not surprisingly, Kieboom is also an onomatopoeia for what I did to my FAAB budgets this weekend trying to get Kieboom. “Grey’s dropping a $231 spot on Keiboom, and…Kieboom! Someone went to $232.” By the by, I’m not sure I mentioned this on the site (I did mention in on the pod), but two weeks ago when Cole Tucker was called up, I put in a $326 bid, and someone else bid $326 and got them because they were below me in the standings. That’s the crazy shizz that no one cares about because it’s not your team; I get it. Let’s talk more about your team.
Dereck Rodriguez – 3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.35. Bleh, I like the former MLB All-Star son who is pudgy vs. Pudge’s son. (That was almost 1200 words since my last allusion to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.)
J.A. Happ – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 4.68. Happ’s really found himself this week in matchups of terrible Western division teams. C’mon, more road trips!
Gary Sanchez – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 8th homer, and his 2nd homer in as many games. Dong-a-roni! Gary left his hard hits in San Francisco.
Shane Bieber – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners (4 BBs), 9 Ks, ERA at 3.68 vs. Brad Peacock – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.67. A peacock is a narcissistic bird, showing off its plumage, and Bieber sang a song about the kiss-off of a narcissistic lover in Love Yourself, but Peacock beat Bieber, which shows that one must love thyself, which reminds me I have this idea for TV trays that sit on your lap called, Love Thigh-Shelf. Any investors?
16 teamer with net saves and saves and holds (separate cats). have hand, barnes, kennedy (in SP slot), kela (back doing well again), morgan, stammen, p.baez. drop which for pagan (just dropped by the kind of owner that grabs guys quick but jumps ship quick too)
– yikes that is some sick bad luck to lose by tiebreaker on a 326 bid.
– thor’s FIP is quite good (or at least pretty decent compared to the ERA): 3.72.
I’d lose Morgan but it’s kind of a crap shoot between a bunch of those guys
Baez, but agree with DT that it’s a crapshoot
Patrizia > Daenerys
For sure!
G polanco or Pollock? Who do you like more rest of season. Obp league. Thanks
Pollock for me
Agree with DT
I’m glad I rolled on Chavis!
Might have to sit him on Saturdays tho.
Take ‘er easy dude
Chavis shalom!
Just after I told a friend that I’ve only once before had a universal good start ever before, I suffered the consequence of being a stupid ass who picked up Swanson for a 2 step, something that has rarely succeeded even with good starters. That one’s on me. Just in case a ratio whipping wasn’t bad enough, Christian’s low back goes boom. From someone who has had lumbar problems for over 30 years, I’d sign up for a 10 day I.L. stint and a couple of cortisone injections. Started a prayer chain for Mr. Yelich.
I was a stupid ass also
Yeah, I was there too
Me three!
Morning Grey,
Excellent stuff as usual.
I know someone who owns Bellinger and is not in 1st. He’s in my league; because I didn’t keep Bellinger as one of my 5 keepers. (Soto, Hoskins, Acuna, Machado, Benintendi).
In the same league (13 team, 5×5 roto, 1500IP) my SP’s are Bieber, Marquez, Musgrove, Gonzales, Woodruff, Lucchesi, Soroka, Clevinger(DL). Holding Soroka this week in my streaming spot, should I create another steaming spot ? Who is the next out of the door ? Gonzales, Woodruff or Lucchesi ?
Thanks for everything you do,
Another Dan
I was listening to the Cleveland radio broadcast. They said Clevinger can’t even pick up a baseball for 6 weeks, then rehab, then he would have an extended spring training. He basically has to start the year from scratch, if he can…looking at August maybe. I would think he would be on a pitch count and IP limit. Just saying.
Thanks.
I have one DL slot, he’s currently in it but I have not had any other player hit the IL yet.
Think I will cut him at some point this season.
Best wishes,
Another Dan
Everything I am reading has clevinger ahead of schedule. About to be cleared to play catch.
https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-clevinger-travels-with-indians
Lucchesi would be next out the door for me
Thanks! Woodruff
Would you trade DeGrom? I was thinking of offering Degrom for Bellinger? Thoughts?
Good luck with that one. Trade a pitcher who had shoulder concerns for probably the hottest, best hitter right now! Might want to wait until Belly cools down.
Yes, but not gonna happen.
FWIW. Bellinger just got moved even up for Cole. ( Dynasty, 12 teams)
Sure, give it a shot. Agree it’s unlikely.
I do tend to think deGrom is gonna be fine.
Agree with others, unlikely, but no harm
Hey Grey,
Is it time to drop Aguilar? I want to believe he will get better but he hasnt showed any reason to hold out hope. I have Encarnacion at 1B and Shaw who is 1B eligible but also struggling.
best available
M.Kepler
E.Hosmer
J.Martinez
E.Thames
Choo
R.Tapia
What size league? It sounds like you can with your other 1b bats
It’s a 12’team H2H keeper league(keep 10)
I’d try Tapia at this point
Agree with DT
Or Nate Lowe?
Need a bat for this week Tapia, Kepler or Thames?
I’d go Kepler, he’s hot
Agree with DT
Combining your 2 funniest blurbs into a zen koan:
If Mesoraco dons the Guerrero fatigues and attends the family reunion, keeping conversation baseball focused and limiting ugly laughs, is he uncovered?
Hehe, nice
Is Kepler a start this week in H2H points? He has to face the Houston rotation minus Miley and then to NY against 2 lefties and Domingo German. Eduardo Escobar a better choice for my utility spot? He goes to Coors for 3 games.
Escobar
Grey!!
Nice write-up, loved it.
a. Seeing Vladimir Guerrero’s body type (lean, mean and muscular), looking at his son’s body type…conclusion…Guerrero’s father loved the booty, amiright?
b. Reyes broke the pinkie on his left hand (i.e., non-throwing) so not gonna too much of a problem. Except for fielding grounders and wearing his glove.
c. The bullpen in my RCL team acted like the porn parody version of Bob’s Burgers aka Bob’s Boners. Any pitcher you saw that boner’d up, he was my guy. Here’s the new and improved WS lineup.
Garver (like the news that Astudillo went on the IL, so it’s only him and Castro at C in MIN)
Rizzo (he’s improving)
Shaw
Muncy
Story
Chavis (long live the kid, hopefully he’s not squeezed out of the lineup when Pedroia and whoever gets back this week; his HR against Glasnow was to the deepest part of Fenway, some 440 feet)
Goodrum
Dahl
Dwight Smith, Jr
Enciarte (hit a HR, man he’s surprisingly bad)
Kiermaier
Springer
Conforto
Bench – Walker and Edu.Escobar
IL – TreaT
SP – Minor, EdRod, Glasnow, Paxton, Skaggs
RP – Brebbia, Hicks, Iglesias, Kelley, Minter
Have a WW claim in for Tapia (dropping Minor). Will let you know tomorrow.
d. Abbott and Costello quote of the day for April 29
The Vitamin Skit [prepare yourselves, it’s a long one]
Lou Costello: Hey Abbott!
Bud Abbott: Costello what are you doing skipping around like that?
Lou Costello: Oh you see me skippin’, eh? Its the doctors orders.
Bud Abbott: The doctor told you to skip?
Lou Costello: He gave me these bottle of pills see, take pills one a day and skip the next.
Bud Abbott: Oh!
Lou Costello: This is my skipping day. [Singing] Here we go round the merry go round, the merry go round …
Bud Abbott: Costello! Please would you stop that. What’s gotten into you? Your acting like a nitwit.
Lou Costello: I ain’t no nitwit Abbott. I used to be a nitwit. But I lost my needles.
Bud Abbott: You lost your needles?
Lou Costello: I lost my needles now I don’t got nothing to knit wit’.
Bud Abbott: That’s fine Costello. What’s come over you? Stick out your tongue.
Lou Costello: What for I ain’t mad at you.
Bud Abbott: Come on. Let me see your tongue. Aha you got a coat on your tongue.
Lou Costello: Look down further maybe you see a pair of pants.
Bud Abbott: Are you sick or something? Come here, let me feel your pulse. Here let me put my hand on your brow.
Lou Costello: Are you kidding?
Bud Abbott: Come on, let me put my hand on your brow.
Lou Costello: Then let me put my head on your shoulder.
Bud Abbott: What for?
Lou Costello: Lets dance!
Bud Abbott: Oh! Cut it out you dummy, Costello your not looking very well today, and you didn’t look well last night. Eh, did you take that alcohol rub like I told you?
Lou Costello: I didn’t have any alcohol Abbott so I rubbed myself down with a bottle of beer. And I almost broke my neck!
Bud Abbott: Almost broke your neck? How?
Lou Costello: Trying to blow the foam off my back! Its hard!
Bud Abbott: Yes I know. The trouble with you Costello is you don’t get enough fresh air. Why don’t you get out in your garden, like other people, and plant some seeds?
Lou Costello: Eh, plant no seeds that’s a fake! That seed stuff is no good Abbott!
Bud Abbott: What do you mean that’s a fake?
Lou Costello: Last spring I planted two pounds of bird seed, and not a single bird came up! Not even a little canary!
Bud Abbott: [Mumbles] Bird seed, bird seed!
Lou Costello: The only bird that came up was [blows a short raspberry]
Bud Abbott: [Mumbles] Bird seed, [Normal tone] Costello, what’s wrong … What’s wrong with you today? Do you know? Do you know what you’ve been saying?
Lou Costello: Personally I wasn’t listening.
Bud Abbott: Oh, you’re getting impossible!
Mr. Niles: Well, well good evening boys!
Bud Abbott: Oh it’s Ken Niles! Oh Ken I’m glad you dropped in. Pay no attention to Costello, Ken he’s not feeling very well, I don’t know what’s wrong with him.
Mrs. Niles: Well then why doesn’t he do what my lovely wife does? When she’s under the weather she puts her feet in a hot mustard bath.
Lou Costello: Must take plenty of mustard to cover her dogs.
Mrs. Niles: Oh I heard that remark Costello!
Lou Costello: I SAID IT FOR YOU TO HEAR!
Bud Abbott: Alright!
Lou Costello: Get your feet working folks the barracuda are running again!
Mrs. Niles: Just a minute Costello how dare you compare me to a barracuda!
Lou Costello: I’m sorry Mrs. Niles. My mistake,
Mrs. Niles: That’s better.
Lou Costello: Barracudas got teeth.
Mrs. Niles: Oh what an insult! I’ve got teeth!
Lou Costello: Yes, but a barracuda keeps his teeth in water.
Mrs. Niles: So what, I keep my teeth in … OH!
Lou Costello: HA HA HAAA!
Bud Abbott: Just … Just …
Lou Costello: You said it!
Bud Abbott: Just a minute Mrs. Niles I’m afraid you’ll have to excuse Costello tonight. He’s on the ragged edge.
Mrs. Niles: Oh I’d like to push him off!
Mr. Niles: Ha ha ha ha!
Mrs. Niles: Ha ha ha ha!
Mr. Niles: Oh darling that was wonderful! Your so witty Dear you’re positively intoxicating!
Mrs. Niles: Oh no, Kenneth, you’re the one who’s intoxicating!
Mr. Niles: Oh no I insist Dear you’re intoxicating.
Mrs. Niles: No Dear you’re intoxicating.
Lou Costello: Ladies and gentlemen you’ve just been listening to a couple of zombies.
Bud Abbott: Well Costello you’ve did it again. You’re always insulting people. I’ve come to the conclusion that its all caused by the ragged condition of your nerves. What you need are vitamins.
Lou Costello:Vitamins?
Bud Abbott: Yes, for instance B 1.
Lou Costello: Be one what?
Bud Abbott: Eh, just B 1.
Lou Costello: Just be one.
Bud Abbott: Yes.
Lou Costello: Are you one?
Bud Abbott: No.
Lou Costello: Then why should I be one?
Bud Abbott: Oh!
Lou Costello: If it ain’t good enough for you it ain’t good enough for me! What do you wanna do push me into these things by myself?
Bud Abbott: I’m not pushing you into anything, I’m trying to tell you something that’s good for your nerves.
Lou Costello: Well what is it?
Bud Abbott: B 1!
Lou Costello: But I don’t wanna be one!
Bud Abbott: I don’t want you to be one!
Lou Costello: No?
Bud Abbott: No. When I say be one I don’t mean be one I mean B 1.
Lou Costello: Oh when you say be one you don’t mean be one you just mean be one?
Bud Abbott: That’s right!
Lou Costello: That’s right? I don’t even know what I’m talking about!
Bud Abbott: Look, Costello look do you know anything about vitamins and calories?
Lou Costello: Vitamins and calories? Sure, I know both of them pull vitamins and cab calories.
Bud Abbott: No I’m talking about vitamins that contain thiamine. Have you ever heard of thiamine?
Lou Costello: Phiaman? Sure I know him too.
Bud Abbott: You know thiamine?
Lou Costello: Yeah, Simple Phiaman!
Bud Abbott: Costello you dummy thiamine is B 1!
Lou Costello: When did they reclassify him?
Bud Abbott: I don’t mean that listen. I have thiamine right in this little bottle.
Lou Costello: Let him out before he chokes to death! PHIAMAN GET OUT OF THAT BOTTLE PUSH OUT THE CORK AND TALK TO ME! PHIAMAN TALK TO ME!
Bud Abbott: Look Costello for the last time I’m going to tell you what vitamins are. Vitamins are pills. A is the Sunshine Vitamin, B is for energy. Vitamins start from A and go to H.
Lou Costello: That’s all they would need.
Bud Abbott: Now just remember Costello. Vitamins are A B C D E F G …
Lou Costello: (Singing) I got a bell in Kalamazoo …
Bud Abbott: Aw, get out of here!
Not really sure that this one’s been concluded!
Cheers,
Ante
A. Or Miguel Cabrera and Vlad’s wife had a thing B. Gotcha C. Ender’s coming around! D. I don’t remember this one at all
Grey!
Thanks, man. Hope you had a nice weekend.
a. The quote is from their radio broadcasts.
b. In a 5X5 RCL, would you start EdRod at home versus Oakland (F. Montas) tonight?
Cheers,
Ante
A. Ah, nice B. Yes
Pagan is vulutre saves.
Alvarado would have got the save on saturday but castillo coildnt get out of the 8th. As for sunday cash threw alvarado in the 9th because it was benni-betts-moreland.
Alvarado still the big time arm. But cash sticking to his guns from earlier and saying he will use alvarado in the high leverage situations whether it be 8th or 9th etc.
Tl.dr alvardo still the big dog, but there is no defined closer role for tb.
I hope so for Alvarado
1. For ROS 2B: Muncy; Peraza; or Escobar?
2. Another league (bench bat): Muncy or Hunter Dozier
3. Puig is my bench bat, and I have no catcher (and Vazquez is best FA). Options are: Hold; Replace Puig with Vazquez; or replace Puig with Greg Polanco
1 muncy 2 muncy
1. Muncy
2. Muncy
3. Hold/drop someone else for catcher
Agree with DT
Ok Grey one long question-thanks in advance. Here is my team in a 10 team 5×5 good amount of money involved.
Of-Bellinger
Acuna
Robles
Pederson
MI-Baez
Machado
CI-Voit
Suarez
DH-Albies
C-Alfaro
Bench-Muncy, Winker, CTucker, AHicks, Kingery
Starting P- Buehler, Wheeler, Taillion, Glasnow, Boyd, Fried, Weaver, Happ
RP-Alvarado, Leclerc, WSmith, Parker
Anyone who wants to give their 2 cents id love to hear from you. Thanks guys.
Also Fried, Boyd and Weaver haven been on my roster the whole year, they are pick ups in the recent weeks.
Don’t know what’s out there but Hicks and Kingery are the first to go in a 10 teamer.
Shit i forgot to ask the question-with this team i am either last or close to last in wins, era and ks.
Close to the top in all hitting categories except SBs.
Is it too early to sell some hitting for some top line pitching or would that be a panic move?
And i am a 5th place team and an owner of Bellinger.
Had Glasnow on the bench yesterday and Wheeler on the bench for his only good start.
Hicks and Kingery can be dropped, Weaver probably too.
You’re weak in saves and steals. I wouldn’t panic about pitching yet, but it doesn’t hurt to explore your options. My first move would be to drop the 3 I mentioned for steals and saves speculation…
Thanks DT. Love your podcasts with b don.
No problem. Thanks, Jeremy.
Agree with DT
Hey Grey –
Still suffering with some slow starters (M. Smith, Aguilar, Shaw). Is the time nearing to give up? In what order would you replace them, or still hold?
Also, I’m trying to trade for a bat. My team is in last in runs, OBP, and SLG.
I have someone interested in JA Happ or Mike Minor who would send me a desperately needed OF bat. He has D Peralta, Grichuk, Markakis, Joc Pederson that he’s offered. He also has Dahl and Haniger – he claims they’re off limits, and also Moustakas if I move stuff around. His latest offer is Joc and Grichuk for Minor, but Grichuk doesn’t do much for me. Which pitcher would you send, and which player in return? Or should I try to shop Minor around more?
Thanks!
Aguilar is the only one I’d consider dropping depending on your options.
I’d take Joc for Minor straight up, can cut Grichuk if you don’t need him.
Thanks!
Agree with DT, but I’d also look elsewhere on Smith
Thanks!
No problem
Good morning- is there any reason not to drop Bumgarner for say a decent reliever that won’t blow up my pitching stats? I already bear the shame of drafting Sale.
Depends on the league but I’m holding Bum even in shallow leagues. I’ve watched the majority of this starts and he’s been a bit unlucky.
Meh, you can at least trade him
Yonny chirinos or Vince Velazquez? Is robertson droppable, does he even close when he gets back? I hate closers this year!
Chirinos for me. Robertson is droppable unless it’s a deep league.
Agree with DT
You guys are the best! Thanks for the advice and the daily comedy!
No problem
A Gangly Manbird sighting?!?!?!?
Ha, yes!
Dear Grey,
I try so hard not to laugh at your posts, because my girlfriend will hear me laugh, ask what I’m laughing at, have me read the entry I laughed at, and then look at me like I’m stupid.
I almost made it through today’s post, then I had to read this to her:
“That’s the crazy shizz that no one cares about because it’s not your team; I get it. Let’s talk more about your team.”
… and now she’s looking at me like I’m stupid.
Haha, she doesn’t get it, man… We get it!
Very true
Rate these pitchers
Stephen Matz
Kevin Gausman
Zach Eflin
Matt Strahm
I have them ranked Matz, Strahm, Gausman currently
Strahm, Matz, Gausman for me.
Matz, Eflin
That’s too bad on Kieboom. What are the odds of someone else getting Cole Trucker in a $326 tiebreaker? Talk about some crappy luck. It’s got to shift sometime, right? I’ll cross my fingers for you next time.
Maybe I should have bid on Kieboom. I didn’t. He went $425, $444, $377, $289 and $87 in my leagues yetserday. In the league he went $425 I scored G. Polanco at $475. Perhaps Kieboom would have been a better call. It’s the league where I have Turner and Segura as SS already so may have just been a really expensive insurance policy. As far as Polnaco, I hope he’s truly healthy but I figured he could slot nicely as my #5 OF behind Harper, Soto, Castellanos, Leonys. I got Herrera on the mend. Shoulder are tricky though and power can be slow to return.
$326 thing is so crazy unlikely… We both had like $1000, to both choose that random #? Crazy, the bright spot is I’m in 1st with Trea coming back at some point
Surprised Polanco was available at all, I would prefer him to Kieboom too, $475 is steep
Yeah, its a steep price but Im completely stacked otherwise. Some poor chap bid $409 and lost out. I should send him flowers or maybe “Congrats!”. I usually look for cheap scraps to fill weekly needs due to DL/IR, and save my$ for a couple of big acquisitions. I did Soto for $515 last year and it was well worth it.
Hopefully it works out, I’d prolly have buyer’s remorse… For better or worse
Well, I have plenty or remorse set aside for other things already. I moved from CA to CT afterall. I have Christin Stewart and ODB on same roster, and they are playing gimp too so I figured he’s at least an upgrade.
Btw, remember my sales pitch on Hansel Robles in the offseason? I’m glad I have him in 3/4 DCs, and as back up to scrub Allen in our league. Saves are a mess for me there.
I don’t think Robles gets more than 12 saves all year, but I like him over Buttrey for just saves bnc Ausmus is dumb
Yeah, pretty much. Ill take that from a 48th round draft pick.
You can have my 2nd round pick for him!
Ha! Sad commentarybut probably realistic at this juncture .
Yup
Gibson was great, good call going him over weaver on sunday that saved me.
thought i saw erik swanson was the stremonator buy on friday not lance lynn? Anyways yeah swanson no mas. Seattle will be under 500 by the end of may with that rotation.
Justin turner is the softest hitter in baseball so far this year. He has to have the lowest xbh% for any qualified hitter. I know as soon as i cut him tho he will go off becasue… baseball
Agreed on Swanson and M’s
Turner looks kinda done
I like to pretend Joc Pederson’s name is “Jacques” Pederson and he is the 3rd Rougeau Brother
Haha, nice
Lets talk about Brandon Drury. I dropped and picked him up 3 times already.
So he’s striking out a ton, and not walking. I know he revamped his swing the same way JD Martinez and Justin Turner did. The past week plus, he has punished the ball.
Is there something there? I watched him last year before the injuries and he smoked the ball. This year with the revamped swing…but he started soooooo poorly, yet as of late….
Any insight on Drury and thoughts. Is he just a hot schmo…or is this something?
Hot schmotato
I’d say hot schmotato, but is he even hot?
It’s hard for me not to resent the guy after drarfting him last year in DC and he provided no value all year. What a chump. Dart board fodder.
I hear ya
Believe this Grey,
I own
Bellinger
Acuna
Baez
Mondesi
Benintendi
Domingo
Tatis
Robles
Vogelbach
Andujar
And the likes of Wheeler, Musgrove, Beiber, Clevinger :( , Luchessi, etc etc etc etc
And
I’m in 6th place. Albeit 1-6 is 3.5 games, pretty much sums up the first 4 weeks of my season.
My keeper league, better yet, I have had over 70 homers hit against me in 4 weeks and didn’t keep Bellinger. It was keep 4, Hoskins, Stanton ha, Benintendi, and Soto.
We agreed up those keep 4, who’d a known?
No question, just felt obligated to let you know I own a Bellinger and I’m not in first lol.
Quick q, why not.
I own 2 bench bats and don’t really need them plus I have Andujar coming back.
Drop Amed Rosario, Keiboom, Vogelbach (I think Vogelbach is a true breakout, I can’t base the occasional 0-4 game + it’s an OBP league and he’s walking like crazy)
Thanks.
I mean who of those 3 would you drop lol.
I’d drop Rosario
Are there only 6 teams? How is it possible you’re in 6th
Agree with DT
12 teams and thanks! I shouldn’t be in 6th lol.
H/H points….one has to sit this Week……D Santana (Sea)…Puig …Robles…T Shaw
Tough call without knowing where they’re playing and what pitchers they’re facing…all good options.
Could move Hoskins to 1st base play all four and sit H Dozier ….decisions…decisions
Agree with DT, no one knows their matchups
I have Candelario in a deep 20 team mixed keeper league. I have him because of his age really, and people talk about his eye. He has done nothing. I want to drop him for some reliever help.
Is it wise to drop him assuming I have good players ahead of him?
Eh I guess if you don’t see him in your lineup anytime soon.
Agree with DT
Oh and hunter dozier has been crack for my fantasy team. Think he was 6 for 12 with 2 tripples and 5 rbi over the weekend. What a find. Great call and thanks, you were on him way early.
There was a commenter who alerted Grey to some underlying numbers a day or two before Grey’s buy column. Whoever that was also deserves a good amount of credit, cause it helped me get Dozier in a few leagues where I know there are other owners who are reading Razz.
Commenters name is Vash
Yeah, I really like what I’ve seen so far
Top of the morning Grey!
H2h points weekly league, looks like my SS tatis jr is DTD but may miss some days or IL. Since it’s weekly I don’t want to get screwed having him in my starting lineup.
Available options: Kieboom , Eric Sogard are the ones that stick out.
Kieboom this week has 7 games ( wacha, wainwright, mikolas, d Hudson.) then @ Philly (eickoff, Arrieta, efflin.)
Sogard this week: 6 games ( @ angels : G canning, F pena, T skaggs.) then at rangers (minor, Lance Lynn, A Sampson.)
Thanks grey have a great one!!
Kieboom
Agree with DT
Yo Grey, good morning. Kieboom or Chavis ? Both may have a situation when at some point their respective teammates get healthy. Who is the better bat? Who has the better playing time potential? You can see the future right?
Points league , -1 for k
Kieboom for me
Thanks DT
Prolly go Chavis, but I think it’s a toss up
I own Alonso and have an extra bat or two and can use SP. Is Glasnow a reasonable return in a 12 team redraft? I’ve had him for years in a separate dynasty league so I’m a little wary.
Thanks Grey!
I think its fair, both seem to be breaking out. We generally prefer the bat over the arm, but in the scenario you describe I could see myself pulling that trigger. Who are the 1B or CI you will play instead?
I agree I usually want the bat as well, but may need an arm.
C Ramos
1b Rizzo
2b Albies
3b Rendon
SS Machado
OF JD, Rosario, Robles
2 Util Joc, B Lowe, K Marte, Alonso, G Polanco, Tim Anderson
SP Clevinger, Marquez, Morton, Kikuchi, Woodruff, Chirinos, Musgrove, Minor, Keuchel
RP Hicks, Buttrey, Robertson
Looks like a bat for RP would be more justified but I dislike that too.
I’d want Alonso but it’s fair
Agree with DT
Mornin Grey!! Hope you had a great weekend.
Ignoring positional eligibility, from what you have seen this year (besides Andujar obviously) can you rank these guys ROS?
Shaw, Puig, Andujar, Castellanos, Eloy, Myers
Thank you
Puig, Castellanos, Andujar, Eloy, Shaw for me but they’re all kinda close
Agree with DT
Thanks DT/Grey
I had Wil Myers in there as well, where would you slide him in on those rankings?
At the end…
No problem.
I raise hand for the team in my league sporting Bellinger and currently sitting at the second spot. The first place if of course occupied by me because I have a team that consists of Rizzo, Baez, Arenado, Lindor, Betts, Pederson, Yelich, Bauer, Cole, Matz, Ryu to name a few. Beat that shizzles!
Haha, ouch
4 team league or 6 team lg. ?
Are you starting Ed-Rod tonight at home vs OAK?
I am
Me too
Ditto. Two start week
Rizzo, Sale, Lindor for Mondesi, Hoskins, H. Dozier. Only hesitancy is Sale. Think he turns it around? He has looked mediocre, even beyond his terrible numbers.
Yep
Whoops. For some reason my phone put this in as a reply and not a new comment
Yes
Grey! Hope you had a great weekend.
I picked up Vince Velasquez for his next start. Is the Baby Seal correct to assume you like this stream? Could be worth holding?
Best,
– Babes Seal
VV vs Det is a good stream. Whether he’s worth holding depends on your league, but yes could be worth it.
12 team H2H 5×5, light bench, 4 moves per week, currently in 2nd place!
Thanks DT!
A. Going to depend what happens w/ Yeli. May need an OF if he’s out for some time.
B. Other drop candidate is Stripling, but I want to hold him for a week or two to see if Dodgeritis strikes again.
– Baby Seal
You too, Baby Seal! I am starting him
Aaron Sanchez or Chris Bassit? 14 team H2H points league, pitching options pretty thin on wire
Thanks love the daily write ups
Sanchez for me but I have them only a couple spots apart in my current rankings
Bassitt
Grey!
Prefer Rizzo ([email protected], 3 v. Stl) or Voit ([email protected], 3 v. Min) this week? Thanks!
Rizzo
Agree with DT
Great stuff as usual Grey! This is a real question. We have to start a rookie pitcher, and the only one on my roster that’s currently in the majors is Nick Margevicious, whose two starts are against LAD, and @ATL. Those kinda scare the crap out of me, so the choice is leave him in, or go with a minor leaguer (Whitley) who will get no stats. That seems a bit paranoid, no?
How many teams in this league? I’d lean Whitley, those aren’t good match ups for Marg…
It’s only a 10-team league, but each team has a 40-man roster (we start up to 7 SPs including the rookie, and three RPs), and we also carry 9 reserves. Don’t ask why I don’t have a backup MLB rookie (I had Kyle Wright).
Thanks! Agree with DT
12 Team 5×5 roto
I moved Daniel Murphy and Christian Walker
Got back Benintendi
What does everyone think?
I like that
Good move
Agree with others
Chavis or Escobar ROS Thank you
Escobar for me
Agree with DT
Hey Grey, I need to pick three of these five between SS/OF/Util to start this week (at least one SS). Not clear on exactly when Marte will be back, but he still may be a better option than a few of these scrubs.
Kieboom (7, STL, @PHI)
Peraza (7, SF, @NYM)
Bader (7, @WAS, @CHC)
Bauers (5, SEA, @MIA)
Starling Marte (5, OAK, @TEX)
Kieboom, Bader, Bauers?
I’d go with the three that have 7 games
Agree with DT
The Keiboom blurb was awesome! Not so much your FAAB issues, no one cares! Let’s talk more about my team, mmkay?
Thanks! Haha
12 team 5×5 Roto
Lucchesi was dropped. Is he worth a #1 waiver claim? I’m last in pitching.
Current SP: Wheeler, Price, Ed-Rod, McHugh, Chirinos, IL – Nelson
If so, would you drop one of those SP or
I can also drop Swarzak.
I feel like you can do better than to blown your waiver, is Soroka, Urias, Eickhoff out there? Maybe go with them at least until he clears waivers (he might)
I’d hold onto the #1 waiver and ditch Swarzak for him if he clears
Agree with DT
15 tm league set up like LABR- looking at moving kieboom while he’s hot, what is a realistic upgrade for a package of him and Matt Strahm or Montas.
Buehler?
hamels?
any others? -Thanks for anyones input
Buehler seems like too much and Hamels not enough. Maybe look at the Wheeler, Castillo, Glasnow range.
Agree with DT
Nick Pivetta…14 Ks and 1 ernie in 6 innings yesterday…may the breakout begin??
Nooooooooooo
I have a logjam of hitters, is this too much to get Boyd? My other hitters include Yelich, Benintendi, Dahl, Voit, Gallo, Muncy, H Dozier
Christian Walker
Conforto
Boyd (3.23 xFIP through 37 ip)
5×5 12 team Yahoo
Don’t do that. You can get better than Boyd I think.
Everyone thinks their pitchers are the next coming of Jesus Christo, I’ve tried going for almost everyone else so far
Pass
Agree with DT
Good morning,
Weekly roto league. Need to choose between Taillon at Texas, Gausman at Miami, or Skaggs vs Toronto. Need to start two of them. Who gets the scratch?
Prob Skaggs for me, I never own him or pay attention to him though so I could be wrong. But that is also my reasoning for liking him the least out of this group of matchups.
I’d sit Taillon, I want no part of the Rangers right now.
Agree with DT
Good stuff Grey. What two pitchers would you drop first, in order, out of CC, Trevor Richards, Happ, strahm
Cc, Richards? Happ looked much better this weekend
Agree with Daniel
Thanks! Agree with DM
Grey: For the long term, who do you like better: John Means (BAL) or Manny Banuellos (CWS)?
Neither…Banuelos
Agree with DT
I’m in a 10 team mixed yahoo H2H redraft league. Ideally?? I’d like a 2 for 1 trade to open up the spot, but its ha?rd (people don’t want to do it) to tr?ade in my league.
I’m interested in picking up Kepler or a streamer (ERod? Montas? Strahm? Canning?) but need to drop two players bc folty is no longer on the DL
My team:
C : Jorge Al?faro (C)?
1B: Pete Alonso (1B)
2B: Jonathan Villar (2B, SS)?
3B: Nolan Aren?ado?
SS: Javier Baez(2B, 3B, SS)
OF: Trey Mancini (1B, OF)?
OF: Rhys Hoskins (1B, OF)
OF: AJ Pollock (OF)
UTIL: Domingo Santana (?OF)
Bench: Matt Carpenter (1B, 2B, 3B)
Bench: Hunter Dozier (1B, 3B)
DL: Giancarlo Stanton (OF)
DL: Austin Meadows (OF)
STARTING PITCHERS:
James Paxton
Jameson Talilion
Mike Soroka
Joe Musgrove
Chris Paddack
Collin McHugh
Tyler Glasnow
Max Fried
Caleb Smith
DL: Mike Folynewicz?
CLOSERS:
Felipe Vazquez?
Wade Davis??
Ken Giles?
You don’t have room for Kepler or the streamer. I’d drop Soroka to activate Folty.
Agree with DT
That feeling when you’re up 8-2 and decide to pick up a streamer to win the K’s category as well, but then your entire pitching staff implodes (including Blake Treinen) and you lose both ERA, WHIP, and couldn’t catch up on K’s…..
but at least Chavis has 2B eligibility now in Yahoo leagues so i picked him up…
Damn
As an Alvarado owner, should I pick up Diego Castillo or Pagan and drop Swarzak? So frustrating to see that Alvarado’s only save opportunity came in the 8th against the Red Sox and though he got out of it unscathed, he burned through 21 pitches.
I like Castillo over Swarzak but TB saves are gonna be a bit of a headache this year.
hate to piggyback but do you like Elias over Castillo?
Agree with DT
How much better is Ramos than Alfaro? Wondering if it is worth pursuing a trade for Ramos.. Thanks.
He might not be better…
:-) Ok. I had Posey but dropped him for Alfaro b/c I was impatient. I guess I’m Ok as/is. thanks.
Agree with DT
Dynasty keep forever OBP league…
Trade my Rizzo, Bryant and Bichette for J.Ramirez, Arenado and Oneil Cruz?
Arenado side, not close for me
Agree with DT
Desmond finally had a good day. Renfroe had a good weekend. Who is the guy you would want ROS? Or could it be the “quiet weekend” Tapia? Thanks and great write up. Always a great read.
I like the Tapia upside but it’s a real crap shoot
Agree with DT
Grey,
Need help deciding who to drop to activate Freeland from the IL. Daily lineup 12 tm, keeper, H2H categories with QS instead of W, OBP instead of AVG, SV+H instead of SV
C – Alfaro
1B – White Walker
2B – Mondesi
SS – Boegarts
3B – Yandy Diaz
CI – Thames
MI – Jorge Polanco
OF – Trout
OF – Tildaddy
OF – Polanco
OF – Nimmo
UTIL – Kieboom
BN – Lowe
BN – Cole Tucker
SP – Snell
SP – Price
RP – Hader
RP – Seranthony
P – Marquez
P – Paddack
P – Pressly
P – Yates
BN – Strahm
BN – Weaver
BN – Caleb Smith
IL – Freeland
IL – Heaney
NA – Senzel
Leaning Tucker or Weaver, with slightly more towards Tucker.
Thanks
Tucker is fine since you don’t really need two bench bats. Freeland and Seranthony are both fringe guys too though.
Agree with DT
Which two would you drop, 5 x 5
Aguilar Kike Peacock Bruce Choo Desmond Brantley
Bruce, Desmond for me
Bruce, Kike
Start matz at milwaukee this week or trevor richards ar home vs atlanta
Richards…if you have to
Its nl only
I understand, you have to…
Agree with DT
Sup Grey!
14 team H2H auction redraft league. 6×6: Runs, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OPS and Ks, QS, ERA, WHIP, K/9 SV+HD
1) Max Fried for Jose Quintana. Which side?
2) Jose Quintana or Mike Minor? Which side?
C: JT Realmuto
1B: Josh Bell
2B: Yoan Moncada
3B: Manny Machado
SS: Fernando Tatis Jr
OF: Mike Trout
OF: Tommy Pham
OF: Dwight Smith Jr
UTL: Christian Walker
IL: Austin Meadows
P: Jose Alvarado
P: Will Smith
P: Reyes Moronta
P: Raisel Iglesias
P: Emilio Pagan
SP: German Marquez
SP: Zack Wheeler
B: Joe Musgrove
B: Max Fried
B: Luke Weaver
B: Derek Holland
IL: Mike Clevinger
IL: Arodys Vizcaino
Thanks, Grey!
Quintana in both for me. I rank them Quintana, Fried, Minor.
Thanks DT. Are Quintana and Fried close?
Sounds like I have them a little closer than Grey (#41 & #50 in my current rankings), but Quintana is quite a bit safer if you’re looking ROS…you can count on his innings.
Agree with DT — they’re not that close
My Christian Walker for His Jon Gray?
10 team 6×6 OPS,QS, 2 player auction keeper
1B: Hoskins (OF) , Gallo (OF), Dozier (3B)
2B: Mondesi, Torres
3B: Machado (SS), Bryant (OF)
SS: Dejong, Tatis
OF: Dahl, Conforto, Joc,
SP: Nola, Buehler, Marquez, Quintana, Ray, C Smith, Rodon, Weaver, Montas
First offered Joc but he didnt bite so I proposed Walker. Looking for one more SP to eat up innings with solid K numbers. Ks have been light and I have hitting depth, but am I silly to sell on Walker already? I like Dozier better.
Prefer Walker but if you don’t need him I guess it’s fine
If Tatis is down for a while I’m most likely keeping him.
Not good
Grey,
Means or Banuelos?
Banuelos if you must.
Neither
12 team h2h pts league. Who should I start at 3rd Max Muncy or Kelvin Gutierrez? 3B is so thin.
Muncy
Agree with DT
Are they still platooning Muncy? If so – Dodgers face 5 lefties this week.
They’re platooning him
12 team H2H
Would you trade Segura and Carrassco for Freeman/Niko (or just a streamer spot)?
My team
C – Barnes
1B – Voit
2b – Mondesi
3b – Machado
SS – Segura
OF – Dahl
Of – Yelich
Of – Conforto
Util – Cruz
Util Rendon
Bench – Shaw, Andrus, Haniger, McCutcheon
IL – Scooter
SP – Carrasco, Tailon, Berrios, Kikuchi, Quintana, Marquez, Maeda, Hendricks, Freeland
Thanks
Sure, it’s fair.
Agree with DT
Please rank for ros
Carlos Santana, Hunter Dozier and Yandy Diaz
Thanks
Dozier, Yandy for me
Agree with DT
1.) Am I moving on from Weaver in 10 team leagues, or have you seen enough from him to be a must hold? Next start is @COL, an obvious bench, so not sure if he’s worth the 10 days of a roster spot.
2.) I think it’s obvious that Elias > Swarzak going forward as Swarzak allowed a HR last night (although unearned) and has allowed runs in like 5 straight appearances. Is Swarzak even worth holding at all outside of like 14-16 teamers? I’m ready to move on myself.
He’s not a must hold but I would if you could. I didn’t start him against Chicago and obviously not in Colorado, but I’m holding him in a 12 teamer. Depends on roster depth but you could probably just pick him back up later if you need the roster spot.
1) Move on
2) Move on unless you’re desperate for saves
Agree with others, move on
Anime Grey was on fire today!
My Staff in 10 Team H2H (QS, K/9, era, whip, solds):
Kluber, Buehler, Flaherty, Marquez, Bieber, Paddack, Hill
On Waivers: EdRod, Montas, Matz, Lucchesi, Reynaldo, Eflin, Canning, J Nelson
1) Drop Hill for anyone? Use spot to stream?
2) In a league with daily lineup changes, how many bench bats do you carry usually? (starting lineup is 10 hitters)
p.s. – ‘Solds’ is what my league calls Saves+Holds, does razzball approve?
Thanks!
1) If all those guys are available then you can stream.
2) In H2H I’d probably only carry 1 bench bat depending on bench size. I like to load the bench with SP.
Thanks DT, you rock
Thanks! Agree with DT
I like Solds, btw
Hehe thanks
No problem
1. Would you add Canning over:
Soroka
Fried
2. Would you drop Cole Tucker or Kieboom for him?
Thanks
No to both
Agree with DT
10 team H2H Points. RBI’s and Runs are each 2 pts (making HR’s valuable and like 10 pts total per dinger).
Have Vogelbach. Hold? Or drop for…(Rest of Season)
Nick Castellanos
Max Muncy
Piscotty
Gennett
Kike Hernandez
Matt Olson
Winkler
Castellanos
Agree with DT
Grey, Hunter Dozier or Chavis for ROS?
Dozier
Agree with DT
The boys at Pitcherlist with the same recap article title, conspiracy!
Ha, not Nodding Along To Lo-Pez?
Eduardo Escobar or Yandy Diaz?
Escobar but close for me
Agree with DT
Drop Cole Tucker for Chavis?
Also, keep holding Desmond?
Thanks!
Tucker if you need steals, Chavis if you don’t.
Depends who else is available for Desmond.
Agree with DT
Drop pinder or Bader for Chavis?
Pinder
Chavis
Question is who to drop for Chavis
Ha, oops… Should’ve just said agree with DT
Keeping you on your toes, DT!
Do teeth have toes? Find out today!
First they grow hair, then they grow toes
See, I had no idea!
Kelley or Luke Jackson for saves?
I’d try Jackson
Agree with DT
No failure to communicate about Lucas Jackson
Ha
Pinder or fletcher OBP league
Fletcher
Pinder
Grey can you put a sell on Trout in this week’s buy/sell column, I’d like to see him pick it up a bit?
Me too!
He has like 6 homers 4 steals and a 1.000 ops and also missed a week.
Hi guys. I need a 2b for ROS. My options: Odor, Kieboom, Chavis, Senzel. How would you rank them? And how probable that Kieboom & Senzel get to 5 games at 2b within 4-6 weeks? Thanks
Odor, Chavis, Kieboom — Seems probable
Hi Grey!
I have to drop one of
Jason Heyward
Leury Garcia
Jose Peraza
to activate Jean Segura of the IR
I have a glutton to SS – are we throwing in the towel on Peraza yet? He stinks like good cheese.
I’d drop Leury
Thanks DT!
Agree with DT
Dear Grey,
Upon whom to bestow my love for the week:
H Dozier with 7 games
Mmmmmuncy with 6, and some @ sanfran
Many thanks,
Handy
Dozier
Thank you! Your teeth are glorious, Donkey.
Have fun,
Handy
Agree with DT
Thanks for chiming in, The Man Himself.
As a totally unrelated follow-up…
I drafted j Hicks and kimbrell, but have since decided to punt saves. It’s been great so far; I’ve held 1st place all season. All season! After 4 weeks, that clearly means forever.
That being said, in this year of woeful pitching I figure it’s better to have more SPs, than fewer.
So I’m looking to trade Jordan hicks for an sp.
has syndergaard fallen far enough that an offer of hicks might entice his owner? Or is there a pox on syndergaard, and I should just stay away?
I’m a little foggy on how to compare sp/rp trade values, so any guidance as to a target in return for hicks would be appreciated. Not sure what value kimbrell holds, but I’d throw him in as the little plastic happy meal submarine.
Thanks again,
Handy
Sorry…realized my initial question contained no league info.
League is 12 teams, weekly h2h using obp. All other cats standard.
Thanks
I’d trade Hicks for Thor
Much appreciated.
Handy
No problem, Handy
How about Odor coming off the DL with a Bang! 8 Ks and 1 HR in 3 games. He’s on a real short leash for me. Was rocking Santana while he was out, but now I’m guessing he doesnt see the field as much.
Quick Hint…Nick Anderson = RCL gold.
I like Anderson, hard to own MRs for me, 1st guys off team when I need a spot
I’m not keeping him all the time, but if he’s there on full roster days giddy up.
Agreed
Start Maeta @ SF tonight?
16 team H2H DYNASTY Keeper LEAGUE
Thankyou!
Yes
Paul Goldschmidt and Eloy Jimenez for Baez. Giving up too much? I have Pete Alonso as a UTIL and Polanco currently at SS.
Thank you.
Bit much
Kevin from ESPN is sounding more and more like Gregor Samsa and even more like me…
Dark post, Mr. Grey
Haha
Hey guys
1 Would you drop Luke Weaver for Darvish, Minor or Reynaldo Lopez?
2 Would you drop Swarzak for Castillo on TB?
3 – Better 2B going forward – McNeil, Danny Santana or Odor? (need steals)
Thanks
1. Minor, could change on matchups 2. Sure 3. Odor
Rizzo, Sale, Lindor for Mondesi, Hoskins, H. Dozier. Only hesitancy is Sale. Think he turns it around? He has looked mediocre, even beyond his terrible numbers.
Sale side
NL-only, no bench, limited pickups (only when your guy gets DL’d basically), have to drop one of Hampson, Bader and Brian Anderson. Both Hampson and Bader are barely playing and sucking when they do, but have upside.
Anderson
I can hide Segura on the DL for one more day since they’re off today. Looking to add a pitcher for one day only. Thoughts on Jalen Beeks? TB is using Stenak as a starter today @ KC so Beeks figures to get some work. Banuelos vs. BAL is another option that SON sort of likes. Am I getting too cute here? It feels like these are risky options.
Too cute
Yandy Diaz or Maikel Franco ROS?
Yandy
Streamonator likes Happ a little bit more. Whatchu think?
Fried vs SD
Or
Happ vs MIN
Fried
This week only, 5 open spots for 9 players;
Shaw 4vCOL, 3vNYM (3 lefties)
Inciarte 4vSD, [email protected] (3 lefties)
McNeil 4vCIN, [email protected] (1 lefty)
Tapia [email protected], 3vAZ (1 lefty)
McMahon [email protected], 3vAZ (1 lefty)
Aguilar 4vCOL, [email protected]
Heyward [email protected], 3vSTL (1 lefty)
AJones 2NYY, [email protected]
FReyes [email protected], 3vLAD
HELP!!
Shaw, Ender, McNeil, Tapia, McMahon
A team has a 1B problem. I have Voit and P. Alonso. I have a 3B problem with Shaw. I would offer him either Voit or Alonso for his Vlad Jr. Would you do make that deal and which one would you offer for Vlad?
Either one, Voit 1st
So, you make a deal to get Vlad? I’m solid every other position.
Yes
I coulda sworn I remembered who told me not to draft Syndergaard……dah I forget! Good thing I listened to him. (Or her! #metoo)
What are fantasy baseballers supposed to do about Jeremey Jeffress? Is he still a hold? Doesn’t look like MLW is removing Hader from the 9th right?
Thanks as always!
Haha — I hope it’s Hader — but I’d still hold Jeffress if I had room
Drop Castellanos for E Escobar?
Team is below.
10 team keeper OBP
Starters
Zunino
Freeman
Albies
Arenado
Story
Conforto
Bellinger
Ozuna
Moustakas
Bench
Moncada
Kieboom
Castellanos
Puig
Joc Pederson
Santana
Hold
hold
So Cody Allen hits the incompetent list, leaving a 9th inning opening for the best reliever on the team. What does Ausmus do? Pitches him multiple innings, then brings him into the 8th in a three run game. Not asked to get the last three outs, or maneuver through a high leverage spot. I’m still buying the skills, and hoping that Buttrey lucks into some save opps. He’ll need some luck with that buffoon at the helm.
Alex Reyes is neck and neck with Ausmus in the biggest idiot of the year race. First one to the finish line wins!
There’s no way Buttrey is the closer based on usage… I bought Robles in FAAB this week
Not right now, but as I mentioned above, Buttrey is far and away the team’s best reliever skills-wise. Buying the skills, not the role. That should sort itself out soon. Robles is a fly ball pitcher with a high walk rate (1.52 HR/9 and 4.31 BB/9 over last two seasons). Only a matter of time. Then again, with Ausmus, maybe not.
No question he’s the best, Robles is terrible… But he’s headed for saves right now
You sagnof truther, you
You prefer Buttrey for saves?
Long term, yes. Buttrey is far superior to Allen and Robles. Not sure how long it’ll take Ausmus to come around though. Might be a few weeks when the Angels are 15 games back and people start calling for his head.
Sounds like people talking on Archie Bradley for the last 4 years
Yeah, true. It would be one thing if he was being used as a multi-inning stopper or a high leverage reliever ala Miller, Hader, or even Bradley over the past few years. But he hasn’t been a multi-inning guy, and the situation yesterday wasn’t high leverage. Ausmus just doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. Just let your best guy get the last three outs unless he’s being deployed strategically.
I read something this preseason that stuck with me.. Was from I believe Bless Our Boys (Tigers blog) and it was talking about how Ausmus was a bad manager, but really excelled at being terrible with bullpens
Sounds like Sciosciapath 2.0
It does
One starting SP spot for the following three…which one should I start? I am leaning toward Stroman because of his start to the season but I like Gausman’s matchup this week…yet…he ruined me last week. Quintana is just…Quintana. Thanks.
Stroman @LAA
Gausman @MIA
Quintana v STL
Quintana
watch them yet ?
Yup, we watched on Saturday… Can’t wait for the final 2 episodes!
Genny should’ve opted for some liposuction…
Haha, he just needs a better fade at Shorty’s Barbershop
how could’ve they botched that plan up so badly?
The Blue Bloods are not warriors
Didn’t Ciro teach blue blood anything!
Not enough, that’s why they did what they did to him… If they would’ve been taught, they never would’ve done that at the end of last season
Only 2 left!! Noooooooooo.
I know! Cougs and I need to start a Gomorra fan convention so we can just talk about it with people
I’m there!
Hope so, it’s only us!
12 team 6×6 h2h OPS/Holds
Someone dropped Luke Weaver and I was thinking of picking him up but I don’t know who to drop.
I could drop Brandon Lowe since Odor is back but I am scared he won’t produce.
I could drop Alex Gordon but he’s been pretty hot lately.
Or I could drop Renato Nunez who has been a nice play so far.
Or just hold?
Lowe
Looking at streaming VV vs. the Tiggers. Which means drop Lucchesi. Stream away? Hold?
There are a few other decent SP options to grab if someone claims Lucchesi (Matz, Gibson, Soroka). I’ll probably end up dropping VV as well for one of them at some point.
Stream away
Hi Grey – would you trade my Murphy, Mikolas, Chavis for his Bryant, S. Gray, Gardner? I need some OF help. 13 team roto.
I know you are worried about Bryant – hiw worried?
Yup
Morning!
With Zimmerman on the IL, is Adams worth starting at my UTL in a weekly format?
it’s between him and McNeil.
While I like the opportunity for Adams, is he: 1.) going to start every day now 2.) actually good?
As always, thanks in advance
What are your other options? No UTIL guy?
injuries kind of took a toll. current lineup/ roster:
1b: Hoskins
2b: Shaw
3b: H. Dozier
ss: Lindor
of: Acuna, Mazara, McNeil**
utl: A. Mondesi
bn: B. Lowe, Odor, Senzel, Avisail Garcia, J. Pederson, Adams
So, basically with Hoskins’ 1b/of eligibility, I’d be looking to have best available to play 1b/ of.
I don’t know all your bench hitters’ matchups
– McNeil: 7 games CIN, @MIL
– Lowe: 7 games @KC,@BAL
– Odor: 5 games PIT, TOR
– A. Garcia: 7 games @KC, @ BAL
– Adams: 7 games STL, @PHI
– J. Pederson: 6 games @SF, @ SD (but he seems to get benched vs. Lefties & looks to be 4 lefties this week)
Avisail
Dynasty Points League: Luke Weaver and Martin Perez for Yusei Kikuchi and Dylan Bundy?
Weaver
Good morning Grey, which side would you prefer in a 10 team H2H dynasty league? It’s an obp league with BB as a counting stat, and slg as an additional ratio stat…
Kluber/T. Shaw or J. Baez
Baez
Hey Grey
Encarnacion for Kershaw who wins?
Edwin
12 team std 5×5:
RP: A.Swarzak or L.Jackson for saves?
Thanks!
Swarzak
Start or sit T Ross @Phi in 15 team league?
Sit
hey Grey
long time! Been lurking a lot, but life with a 4th baby arriving recently has me time quite booked. Hope you are well!
Lame question of the day…..Odor or B Dozier RoS. Probably going to drop one, cant decide which POS is worse atm. Leaning dropping Odor. Ask me in 2 months and I have probably dropped both!
Cheers
Four babies? You starting a little league team? I’d go Odor
just bought the older 3 their first gloves last week so, perhaps?!?
should have bought them right handed gloves so they try to figure out throwing lefty tho…
Thanks :)
Raise 4 LOOGYs!
good pay, minimal work schedule….where did we go wrong!
There’s still time for your kids!
Who is odd man out?
McHugh, Yonny, Lucchesi, Luke Weaver
Weaver
If you wanted to package Domingo German and Eflin together for another SP who would you target?
Could potentially get ryu or Boyd for those two
I’d take Ryu
Nate Lowe questions in 3,2,1
Where does he play?
1st and DH, I don’t think they’re calling him up to bench him
Who are they benching then?
Daniel Robertson and Choi mostly?
Makes sense — or makes SZN
Durham if the Rays get healthy.
A question for Donkey Teeth just for future reference.
12 Team mixed roto, at what level in your top 100 would the streamers start to show up?
Trying to get a feel if I should be hanging onto guys or streaming their spots.
Thanks!
Probably in the 60- 70 range, but it also depends on your league’s bench size and moves limits.
No problem.
So 2 bench spots, no move limits, weekly lineups. Still the 60-70 range?
With only 2 bench spots and weekly lineups I’d probably move the threshold up to 40-50. There should be really good 2 start streamer options for you in free agency every week…
You can really lean in on streamonator in the format.
Hey Grey,
H2H 12-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS), limited moves (35 per year), no streaming.
Dropping Jeffries (RP) from my team and was going to replace with a high upside pitcher,
A)who would you take from the options below ?
B)thoughts on Eickhoff?
C) If not targeting pitching, who would be your Hitter add ?
Waiver:
HIT – R. Braun, M. Kepler, E. Hosmer, R. Tapia, E. Sogard, J. Reddick, C. Biggio (NA), B. Hamilton, Smith Jr., C. Hernandez, J. Soler, J. Martinez, D. Santana, I. Happ (NA), J. Reddick, J. Mateo (NA),
SP – J. Eickhoff, B. Honeywell (NA), Z. Godley, K. Gibson, S. Cease (NA) Z. Godley, N. Eovaldi(DL), M. Keller (NA), J. Chacin, N. Pivetta (NA), S. Newcomb (NA), M. Wacha
RP – R. Braiser, A.J. Minter, P. Strop, D. Robertson, B. Parker, H. Neris,
My team:
C – W. Ramos
1B – P. Goldschmidt
2B – K. Marte
3B – Eugenio Suarez
SS – J. Polanco
CI – A. Rizzo
MI – X. Bogaerts
LF – C. Yelich
CF – C. Blackmon
RF – D. Santana
Util – C. Keiboom
BN – R. Laureano
BN – H. Dozier
DL – T. Turner
SP – C. Carrasco
SP – J. Verlander
SP – N. Syndergaard
RP – K. Jansen (RP)
RP – J. Leclerc (RP)
P – K. Giles (RP)
P – W. Davis (RP)
BN – W. Buehler
BN – J. Paxton
BN – T. Richards
BN – J. Jeffress (RP)
DL – A. Heaney (10-DAY)
DL – J. Nelson (10-DAY)
Thanks bud
Marv
With 35 moves, I’d forget upside and grab Gibson
Peraza or C.Tucker ROS?
Peraza
Rank these pitchers
Strahm
Rodon
V V
Strahm, VV
need to make a drop in a 12 team 6×6 (ops + qs) – is it minter, jeffress, ketel, franco, lucchesi, ed rod?
c – Alfaro
1b – Bellinger
2b – Ketel
3b – Donaldson
ss – Baez
Of – Acuna, Soto, Springer
Util – Domingod, P Alonso
Bn – Franco
Sp – Marquez, Ray, Musgrove, Lucchesi, Williams, Ed Rod, Bieber
Rp – Hader, Greene, Parker, Minter, Jeffress
DL – Segura
Jeffress
thanks Grey!
No problem
NL Only league. I need a hitter and the offer is Thor for Eugenio Suarez or Thor for Starling Marte. Hold Thor? Or do one of the two trade offers, and if so…which one?
You need a hitter then you mean Eugenio for Thor or Marte for Thor — I’d take Eugenio
Yeah…ok, I was leaning Suarez. Thanks. Just got an offer Thor for Seager. Would you do Seager over Suarez?
No, you didn’t… You got an offer of Seager for Thor — you own Thor
Yeah, my Thor for his Seager. Sorry, wasn’t being clear. Thanks for answering. Love your write-ups.
No problem… I prefer Eugenio, but would take Seager
Would you want Wacha over Woodruff? QS league.
Sure
Are you worried about Cole Tucker yet? Seems to be striking out an awful lot (esp compared to his minor league numbers), and not running at all (which is why I picked him up in the first place)…danger of Pirates sending him back down? And if so, is he droppable….Thanks!
Not worried yet
Which side on this? 6×6 with OBP, $4 Inflation
$18 Bryant, $5 Moistasskiss, $1 Jose Martinez
or
$26 Blackmon, $22 Merrifield.
Kris side
Drop Cole tucker for Nate Lowe?
Meh
Need to start one of these in last P spot:
T Ross @Phi
Cahill vs Astros
D Rodriguez @Cin
Steckenrider
Cahill
10 team H2H mixer. Watching 3 hitters and 3 pitchers that are available, but don’t know who to drop. Anyone on my team worth dropping for one of these guys?
FA Pitchers: Skaggs, Reynaldo Lopez, Merill Kelly
FA Hitters: Yandy Diaz, Franco, Chavis
MY TEAM:
C) Molina
1B) Vogelbach
2B) Albies
3B) Carpenter
SS) Bregman
OF) Soto, Benintendi, D.Santana
UT) Gallo
BN) Dahl
DL) Trea Turner
SP) Wheeler, Happ, Lucchesi, Matz, M.Gonzales, Gausman, Minor, Wacha, Teheran (NA: Alex Reyes)
RP) Smith, Iglesias, Doolittle, Elias (DL D.Robertson)
Nah
Actually, Kelly over Teheran, but it’s more of a streaming spot so anyone over Teheran
8 team league, need everything (my hitting has been bad)
Who’s the drop? Chavis, Kieboom, Peraza, CTucker, Tapia?
Tapia
8 teams? any and prolly all of them…
@Grey: weekly roto. Need to stream one of these guys this week. Who ya like?
Fried vs SD
VV vs Det
Lucchesi vs LAD
Matz @ Mil
Thanks!
Fried
Kieboom or Nate Lowe? Playing time is the concern I have for both.
Kieboom
Boom!
What are we doing with Gausman in 10 team leagues? He’s been pretty bad outside one, maybe two starts. Is he a streamer at this point? Or a hold?
Drop him like a bag of dirt
Stream
Grey,
1) I have a case of the meh’s for Jorge Polanco.
Should I add Carter Kieboom, Cole Tucker, Brandon Lowe, DannyS antana, Kolten Wong, Marcus Semien, Eduardo Escobar, Dansby Swanson, Eduardo Escobar, Andrelton Simmons, Kike Hernandez, Max Muncy, ……………or hold?
2) Worth dropping Lucchesi or Bieber and have a streaming spot or hold?
Thanks!
1. Are you dropping Polanco? Then no 2. Lucchesi
In a pts league where the players going to team B can be retained for longer, which side wins:
A gets Altuve, Hoskins, Kluber
B gets Buehler, Torres, Trout
Trout side
1. Drop Woodruff for Canning/streaming? 14T k/9, QS
2. Starting JD in weekly roto?
3. Anyone heard anything on Tatis’ injury?
Thanks
1. Sure 2. I guess 3. Not yet
Would you stream either of Teheran ($9.1 SON) or Junis ($7.0 SON) tomorrow)? 12-team mixed roto with QS. Would probably be dropping Miley, who SON does not love in his next start, though he has performed reasonably well despite that (only one out away from the QS last night argh). The Real Joey Bart mentioned both in his Sunday column, but I’m looking for second opinions.
Thanks
Junis, I guess, but I don’t know the matchups
Teheran v SD. Junis v TB.
I’d go Teheran, don’t love either
Do I drop any of Grichuk, C Walker, Chavis, Gregory Polanco for Nate Lowe? 14 team 5×5 OBP league.
Grichuk
Am I the only one who hates the nfbc ui?
I don’t like their FAAB system
It’s terrible
Right? I thought I was the only one… I’m not sure half the buttons even do anything, sometimes I’ll just click ‘waterfall’ to see if it does anything, and it never does
Haha Itch was telling me he watched a YouTube video yesterday about how to use all the functions and he thinks he has it partially figured out.
If we need a YouTube video to figure out FAAB then there’s something wrong with the system!
Haha, I think I could use that, pass it along!
Ya wtf!
H2H Points League 12tm,
Need an extra bat,
KCalhoun, Chavis, Tapia, Danny Santana, or Sogard?
Love ya dude, good vibes!
-Jay
Thanks! Chavis
Did you perhaps have a second one? Dude literally grabbed him a minute ago.. so much for me even considering it lol
Tapia
Grey,
Just got offered a trade. 10 Team H2H 5×5 Keeper League
My: P. Alonso and M. Mikolas
His: J. Verlander and H. Dozier
Thoughts??
Dozier side
Thanks!
No problem
Is Nate Lowe a must add 12 team mixed?
Not a must add, but could see adding him. Prob need more info about who you will drop.
Meh
He’s almost a must add for me. But I like shiny toys.
I also agree with knucks though…
10 team keep 12 guy dynasty
You swapping Lowe, Jeffress, Swarzak, or Strahm for any of the free agents?
Free agents – Diaz, Pollock, Kepler, Hendricks, Aguilar, Neris, Winker, Keller, Franmil
Here’s my team
C Realmuto
1b – Abreu
2b – Shaw
3b Rendon
SS – Bregman
OF Soto
OF JD
OF Santana
Util Bogaerts
Util Piscotty
Bench – H. Dozier, Cano, Voit, B. Lowe,
IL – Hicks
SP – sale, flaherty, nola, bauer, maeda, mchugh, paddack, strahm, musgrove
RP – Yates, Dolittle, Hand, Jeffress, Swarzak
Neris over Jeffress
I traded Stanton and T. Bauer for JD. What do you think?
Bit much
Dropped Alvarado for Pagan in all leagues. Will Pagan stick as the new closer?
No.
Badbadnotgood.
He’s not the closer
So should I have stuck with Alvarado?
Yes
Even if my other closers include Parker, Strop, and Holland? I ask because you recommended having Pagan over Alvarado based on my current bullpen. Based on your weekend report it seems like you still favor Alvarado, so your suggestion from yesterday seems contradicting.
Alvarado over Pagan
Here is the comment from yesterday
Uso says:
April 28, 2019 at 5:25 pm (link)
Here’s my closer regime in both leagues
League 1
Giles
Alvarado
Brasier
Parker
League 2
Alvarado
Holland
Strop
Parker
Would you pick up any of the following over anyone above?
League 1
LeClerc
Neris
Elias
Buttrey
Pagan
Robles
League 2
LeClerc
Elias
Buttrey
Pagan
Romo
Robles
Reply
GreyGrey says:
April 28, 2019 at 6:00 pm (link)
Pagan over Alvarado in both
Seeing this, why would you recommend Pagan?
Oh, bc you had 5 closers in each league that were available… Just go with the hot hand…
Thank you
Yup
Peraza leading off. Hopefully he somehow has a big game tonight against Wheeler and can make a case to keep his everyday job over… iglesias… and dietrich. Jeeeeeez!
I hope so!
Big Kahuna Grey or Beso de Culo(Kiss the Ass, not meant to be to offensive),
Aloha, Hola from the Central Coast and Aloha, Adios if I forget:).
My 2B situation: Have Peraza(one of the last who will not drop him) and Wong.
3B have Bregman and J Turner(you don’t like).
In first because I half-way listen to you: Domingod, Acuna, Bregman, and Belinger.
Wong has done nothing last two weeks. Add Chavis or Schoop? I’m leaning toward Chavis because of yahoo’s flexibility.
Thank you as always for your sage entertainment.
CCC
Chavis
No problem
Scherzer is my worst pitcher so far. No, seriously. At least ERA-wise.
Now, if only getting equal value out of streaming hitters was a thing.
Haha, crazy
Moncada or Vlad Jr. for redraft standard roto league?
Also, looking at Moncada his BABIP is now at .380. Last year is was .344. Not to different, but a big difference in AVG.. Hard hit, GB, FB, etc. all similar. He’s striking out less down 11% and soft hit rate down 5%. Aside from the ROS Steamer/Razzball projections, what do you personally think his line ends up?
His ISO is up 100 points
Moncada looks like he’s turning a corner, K’ing so much less and starting to hit breaking pitches… I was worried about him early on, but he looks better, maybe more of a .270 hitter this year, but still ‘only’ 18/12, which is kinda bleh
Vlad over him
Thanks.
Do you take Vlad over Shaw though?
About same, prolly take Vlad
Higher AVG for sure
in a weekly 5×5 roto league, would would you start at the 5 OF and 1 UTil spots from following (need to sit 2):
1) Trout (obviously not)
2) Smith Jr.
3) Conforto
4) Domingo Santana
5) Mazara
6) Tapia
7) Michael Chavis
8) Eric Thames
If I go based on stats from last week, I would sit Smith Jr and Conforto.
If I go based on Hittertron, then it would be Thames and Tapia.
Would do you think?? Thanks
Thames, Tapia
Thin pickings. 3 of these 7 pitchers. M. Perez, desclafani,j. Lopez,canning,means,h.velazquez,m.buenelos (however its spelled) but does he matter anyway?) lol. Right now i have canning ,velazquez and means . not feeling real trusting
Thanks for your input.
None of them
canning, velazquez and means is good as any
If you had to pick two players ROS
Kieboom, Thames, Chavis
Thanks
Not Thames
For some reason your Joey Lucchessi narrative has now merged in my mind with Mikey from Kimmy Schmidt.
Joey Lucchessi is now dating Titus I guess.
That is all.
Haha, Joey Lucchesi is the gayest guy’s guy
Archer was dropped in my league – 5×5 standard cats with K/9 and Ls
Should I try to get Archer to replace Fried, Matz, or Peacock?
Nah
Eduardo Escobar, Rafael Devers, or Travis Shaw?
Shaw
Glasnow… SONUVA BENCH!
Damn, OSB!
Start Straham @ Atlanta this week?
Nah
I own Inciarte. Would you pick up one of the following in his place? Just looking for the best player
Beckham
Peraza
Odor
Hold
The Kevin from ESPN bit has my laughing every time. Comedy gold! I hope Karen will forgive him. Com’n Karen! Give him another chance!
Thanks!
Which 2 would you take for runs? Currently I own DSJ and H. Dozier
DSJ
H. Dozier
Profar
Peraza
Chavis
What’s wrong with who you have?
Please rank for the week (12-team 5×5 league):
2-start Fried (vSD $7.1 and @LAD -$3.2)
Canning (@DET $7.4)
Luccesi (vLAD $6.3)
Eickhoff (vWSH $5.3)
Gibson @NYY $2.3)
Kikuchi (@CLE $1.1)
Fried, Lucchesi
I have Wacha coming back , cut him or Pineda ? 6×6 15 daily team roto
Pineda
14 teamer 5×5 roto… Are you dropping any of these guys for Tapia (just was released – someone doesn’t read your buy column)? Current OF is Bryant, Conforto, Lowe, Jose Martinez, and Inciarte
– Lowe
– Martinez
– Chavis
– Peraza
– Inciarte
– Profar
Lowe
Hey Grey, would you start Tapia or Fowler this week? It’s a points league so playing time is important. Tapia seems to have an easier schedule this week but do you think Fowler might play more??
Also, would you go with Weaver @COL, Lucchesi vs. LAD, Darvish vs. STL, or Derek Holland @CIN? Unappealing options, I know! Thanks
Tapia
Lucchesi
Chavis or Amed Rosaria ROS?
Chavis, different things
Lucchesi starting to look like a guy you only start at home.
Home: 23 IP, 2.35 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, .221 BAA
Road: 8 IP, 12.38 ERA, 2.38 WHIP, .410 BAA
Small sample, but he’s looking like a Hodgepadre.
.410 BAA — what’s the BABIP?
.467
That’s lunacy
Weekly lock H2H cats. Rendon and JD unknown health are you starting Rendon or bench for Muncy. Also same with JD Martinez, start him or Ender instead?
I’d start JD and Rendon, but I’d check latest news on them
Gotcha thanks. Take a chance with Tapia 4 @ Mil 3 vs Ari in Coors this week, or go Ender 4 vs SD and 3 @ Mia
Ender
How confident would you be trading for Degrom? Given the history of how the front office minimizes injuries. There’s an owner that’s a little nervous and thought about pursuing him. What value As in either pitcher or batter In return do you compare him to. Thanks
I wouldn’t own a top 5 SP and I wouldn’t trade for one… If the deal was too good to pass up, then sure
Thanks.
No problem
Is this too good to pass up? Degrom for Daniel Murphy and Greg Holland. Someone just offered me this
I’d take deGrom
Dr. Met: Sorry to keep you waiting, I was tied up with another patient.
Rendon: I’ve been here for eight days.
Dr. Met: Ah, yes..when I said tied up, I thought you understood I was implying a complicated sexual situation. Be that as it may, let’s have a look at that knee.
Rendon: Actually it’s my elbow.
Dr. Met: Yes of course…let’s take a look.
Rendon: My LEFT elbow.
Dr. Met: Now let me see…the elbow’s connected to the arm bone, the arm bone’s connected to the back bone…
HA!
Someone cut wilson ramos. Rather him or Alfaro? 6×6 with ops the extra categories.
Ramos
Grey –
Jesus Aguilar was dropped in my deepish 10 teamer over the weekend. Any interest in dropping either Voit or Hunter Dozier for him? Thanks!
Nope
Folty or Glasnow in a roto league that uses QS, K, ERA, WHIP?
Glasnow
In a QS league. Buehler or Syndergaard?
Walker
Is mazara and yu enough for Buehler?
Sure
Streamo hates Shark this week even with two starts. Any thoughts on that or just trust it? I have 7 starters all ranked above him in my lineup.
I don’t know who he’s starting against
Sorry. Dodgers at home and at Cincy
I wouldn’t mess with Shark
Start eikoff vs nats
Straham @atl
Which one
Eickhoff
Best OF of for this week? Nimmo, Avisail, or Tapia. I think Nimmo and Avisail have most favorable schedules, but Tapia has been the best of the 3 lately…although Rox haven’t realized it and he’s not playing every day.
Nimmo
2nd base is brutal if you didn’t draft a decent one. wish i picked up chavis but he doesn’t even qualify there yet.
i drafted odor, and then picked up schoop which has been bleh meh ok. i have no confidence in schoop. any potential call ups i should be keeping an eye on? or maybe a sleeper pickup for 12 teamers?
I’m fine with Odor, otherwise stream until someone’s called up
true, i thought i remembered reading u were done with odor. i cant bring myself to pick him back up yet but i will watch closely. thx
No problem
12 team 7×7 keeper league (OPS and TB): Drop Aguilar or Thames to pick up Vogelbach? Or stay with the platoon?
Hold for now
Hello!
1. is mancini a sell high in your opinion? if so, aim for what?
2. would you prefer eduardo over dansby?
3. can you rank these guys? V V, lyles, canning, gibson
4. are the guys in #3 just streamers or some holds
thank you!
1. Sure, I don’t know, maybe an SP? 2. Yes3. Gibson, Lyles, VV 4. Depends on league
@Grey: weekly roto. Who do you like this week between Voit and Hunter Dozier?
Voit – 2 @ Ari, 3 vs minn
Hunter – 4 vs Tb, 3 @ det
Hunter
right there with ya on Tapia. UGH (not starting today either). At least now I know who I’m dropping for Nat Lowe . . .
Ha, ugh
Kind of need OF in a 10 team 5×5.
Would you trade Degrom away to get Benintendi?
Sure
Dynasty trade I’ve been offered:
I give Suarez/AHicks
I get TShaw/Realmuto.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Meh
Hello Grey,
Suarez for Carrasco. Who wins?
Or
Carpenter for Castillo. Who wins?
Redraft 12 team H2H 6×6 OPS QS
Thanks
Eugenio… Castillo… These are fair
Shaw sitting against Freeland after sitting against Matz – if he’s only going’s to play v righties while struggling then I might need to move on
Yeah, I hear ya
This week sucks since he’s playing against 3 lefties – looks like I need a bench bat for 3B for “just in case” things get worse before they get better with Shaw. Top candidates are the guys I mentioned earlier: Eduardo Escobar, Devers, or McMahon
Eduardo
I forgot about my mini-mancrush – McNeil… McNeil over Eduardo?
Nah
Shallow 10 team 5×5 Roto league. Trade my Bryce and D Murphy for his Acuña, yes?
Sure
Where do you have Paddack in dynasty SP ranks (standard roto)? Thanks Grey!
Prolly around 25
jackson pagan or robles to speculate on saves?
Pagan
Thanks
Bux has 325 obp and 500 slg with only one HR. Do you buy as a breakout or are you selling in OPS?
Selling
16 team h2h points
which side do you like better?
travis shaw and yuli gurriel for luis castillo
as always thanks for all the great advice and info
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Castillo, it’s fair… No problem
How would you rate Eroy for rest of year; how long do you think he’ll be out and is there risk he might be shuttled back to minors when he returns?
He was just dropped in one of my leagues (1 DL slot — currently with Jimmy Nelson). I could probably pick him up by dropping Buxton & Nelson (and then picking up Polanco). Would you?
I’m leaning “No” but I know you would welcome the chance to drop Buxton
I’d want Polanco/Eloy over Buxton and Nelson
Drop Tapia or Fletcher to stash Luis Urias ahead of his callup?
Tapia
Btw, cant the Sawx wait a few more games to start Chavis elsewhere, need him to get that 2B eligibility in ESPN leagues already
Same
I know a guy who started Lynn yesterday. Can’t think of his name just now tho.
Haha
Seriously though, the SON is so good – Lost count of the number of iffy-looking streamers I’ve used in the last 2-3 seasons but had good SON numbers – and that have then come through.
And I’d assume it’s only going to get better as the data set gets bigger.
Totally!
Kike should be owned in a 14-teamer, right? Even if I don’t use him everyday, he’s eligible in just about every position!
Yeah
Guess depends who else tho
The only position I really don’t have cover for is SS (I own Segura) and Jorge Polanco and Beckham are available. But i kinda fell like if I owned either of them they’d just be wasted sitting on the bench (as I wouldn’t start either ahead of Segura) but with Kike’s multi-eligibility in my league I can slot him in when guys get an off day. If you see what i mean!
Also as it’s an OBP league I kinda feel like Choo should be owned too – evrn if I wouldn’t start him over Dahl or Piscotty at RF…
Choo definitely should be owned in OBP
Flaherty was just dropped, and I own #1 waiver (yea!). I am in a dilemna on who to use for claiming him. Vince Velazquez; Mike Soroka; or Gifffith Canning. Who would you drop?.
Canning
in a H2H league with OPS … should I deal Judge and Velazquez for Gallo?
Sounds fair
I’m looking to potentially move on from Shaw. The issue is he is the only second baseman on my team, so I would only consider dropping him for another second basemen instead of picking up the next best thing. My team is doing fine in terms of hitting. Here are my other current players
Domingod
Bryant
Muncy
Trout
Dahl
Segura
Inciarte
Mondesi
Alfaro
Bellinger
Given my team, would you drop Shaw to pick up one of the following second basemen?
Odor
Peraza
McMahon
Hampson
Marwin
Danny Santana
Fletcher
Luis Urias
Peraza or Odor depending on needs
Well I’m this league I’m just looking for the best player. In my other league my needs are runs. So who would you pick up out of Peraza and Odor based on this?
Peraza
– 11 team J. Eickhoff a hold for now? or was he merely a stream? having a hard time letting go.
Dannys Antana has teased us like this before in Minnesota and im debating going back ias a speculative sagnof add lose Vogelbach or Ender for him?
I like Eickhoff… how bad is Ender hurt, might answer your question
zach wheeler is so bipolar
Bunch of dinkers
oh really? that’s good at least, I haven’t been watching.
Zues Aguiler woke up today
About time
Looking to move on from Shaw. Would you pick up one of the following to drop him? My needs are runs
Profar
Peraza
Nimmo
Odor
Jo-Ma
Bader
God Thames
Chavis
Luis Urias
Fletcher
Danny Santana
Greg P
Answered
P mikolas, minor, stripling, Urias, porcello, Skaggs, Alvarado, german, Marquez, Alvarado, Greene, brasier
On waivers
Yonny chirinos, Luke Jackson, Shawn Kelley, Pedro Baez, moronta
Wins/losses/saves/homers given up/k/era/whip/k9/was/nsvh
I’m thinking urias might be valuable then those other waiver names but if you had too drop pitcher from my team for any of these guys, chirinos pitches in Baltimore next time out if that helps
Yonny over Urias
Would you drop Moreland or Cole tucker if you don’t need them instead of urias?
Moreland
10 team h2h 5×5 with OBP and QS limited season moves
1) Ok to move on from Stripling? Need to pick up a bat while Eloy and Andujar are out
2) Speaking of said bat, top 2 from this group? (position doesn’t matter): N Lowe, H Dozier, Franco, Schwarber, Kepler, A Gordon, Kieboom, Goodrum
Thanks!
1. Sure 2. Dozier, Kepler
For the second question, who you continue to hold onto Andujar, who is expected back this weekend, or drop him for one of the aforementioned players as well?
Hold
Grey
Who is your pick out of these 4
E-Rod
Eickhoff
Tanaka
Reynaldo Lopez
Thanks
Edrod
Appreciate it
No problem
“…I own two Mets pitchers (Wheeler and Matz), and I’ve been doing just fine in my leagues for pitching.”
The FBO is not amused
Ha
Oh crap, did someone boast about Corbin too? He’s coming for all things good.
Ugh
Always enjoy hearing about your teams. Good to know you are sharing the grinds, and some of those formats you play I wouldn’t experience at all if it wasn’t for your sharing. Tim Anderson overtakes Bellinger at #1 after this weekend? I gave up my $22 Bellinger for Betts last week. How did I have Tim Anderson in every league last year and only one this season because I literally got “stuck” with him… bah! Pretty sure last year’s rosters this year would be dominance… at least through April!
Same here, if I just redrafted last year’s teams I’d be running away with leagues… I’m drafting all these 2019 teams next year!
Which closer do you prefer? Leclerc or Blake Parker?
Parker
Peralta back for MIL would you add over Wacha, Merril Kelly, Lucchesi, or hold?
Thanks!
Over Kelly is fine
Glad I have my two aces going today in my H2H league with Corbin and Wheeler….oh wait. Gotta love losing categories on a Monday.
Sucks
Hey Grey
Would you drop Adam Jones for
Choo
Danny Santana
Choo
Sorry you can Chavis to the list also
Aguilar on waivers. maybe on the verge of schmomatoing. Drop McMahon for him?
Yes
A) Would you drop Desmond for Aguilar?
B) I could use both steals and saves…Cole Tucker and E. Pagan, pick 1.
Thanks!!
A. Yes B. Tucker
Inciarte might be hurt. Would you pick up Beckham in place of him?
Tim? Sure
Franmil or Goodrum to fill in for Yelich?
Looks like Aguilar may be coming out of his season long slump
I just dropped Swarzak for Elias. Do you like that move? Or do you prefer Castillo as a handcuff to Alvarado?
LeClerc or any rays reliever?
Tyler Glasnow somehow got dropped in my league. Spend all the money on him?
Yes