Pirates’ front office looking at the clock labeled, “Service Manipulation.” The big hand clicks towards “Extra year of service time,” and the little hand creeps towards, “Being cheap AF.” Just as Being Cheap AF and Extra Year of Service Time meet at 12 o’clock, a little birdie flies out in a Pirates’ jersey with the uniform number for Tyler Glasnow and starts cuckooing. With that, Roansy Contreras was called up by the Pirates, and will start today. In Triple-A, he had 2.66 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 10.6 K/9, 4.9 BB/9, and a 1.33 HR/9. He can be electric, but those walks scare me. Yo, I don’t trust the Pirates at all. Not with pitchers, not with hitters, not for nothing but not with nothing. No trust. Anyone rostering Ke’Bryan and Bryan Reynolds liking it? Has Mitch Keller clicked yet? Will he ever? How’s Oneil Cruz doing you? Sucks to put that all at Roansy’s feet, but there ya go. That’s my feelings on him. For those that found us by googling “sucks” + “feet,” you a freak! Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
JT Brubaker – 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.64. I’m being harsh, but the difference between Contreras and Brubaker is Contreras hasn’t burned you yet. That’s it.
Kris Bryant – Scratched with back soreness after just returning a few days ago. “So, I just do nothing, and they’ll trade me and $100 million to a better team?” That’s Kris Bryant talking to Nolan Arenado. Right now, Kris Bryant and Bud Black are doing a Who’s On First with “Bud Black” and “No, I said ‘bad back.'”
Dylan Carlson – He hit the IL with a hammy strain, and Steven Matz hit the IL with a shoulder impingement, and, as someone who has both of these guys on multiple teams, can I be the first person to say good riddance?
Lars Nootbaar – 1 run, as he was called up. This guy is such a snack!
Matthew Liberatore – Was recalled with the loss of Matz, as the Cards leave plurality for singularity.
Paul Goldschmidt – 1-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .338. Au Shizz!
Juan Yepez – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer. Won’t ya give Yepez a chance? Sorry, watching the George Carlin documentary on HBO and I’m in his wordplay phase.
Miles Mikolas – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 1.96 vs. Jose Berrios – 6 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.75. This matchup was billed as, “Two guys who pitched very similarly, but one guy has an ERA almost three runs higher because Grey has that guy on teams.”
George Springer – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, hitting .271. Jays’ offense goes like this: One hit, three innings pass, one homer, five innings pass, one more hit. Someone pump some oxygen into their clubhouse, they’re about to kick the bucket.
Kyle Lewis – Sounds on the verge of being activated. Kyle Lewis can’t lose! (Until his knee, that is hurt once every six weeks, gets hurt again.)
Julio Rodriguez – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .274. How’s gonna be better their rookie year for fantasy: Witt Jr. or Jul-Rod? I’m going with Jul-Rod, but only because he’s making better contact.
Eugenio Suarez – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .227. Not bad considering I could’ve had him for free in every league, and I paid $35 for Matt Olson. Not bad at all!
Paul Sewald – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.40, and his 2nd save. I don’t buy for one second the M’s finally figured out Sewald should be their closer, but if they did, it took them a quarter of the season to figure out what was obvious in March.
Marco Gonzales – 5 1/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.74. This start was vs. the A’s, and, without looking at the box score, you couldn’t guess who hit Gonzales if I gave you infinity guesses.
Zach Logue – 4 2/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.43. Wow, that’s the hardest Logue to sit through since The Tao of Steve.
Jose Ramirez – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and a slam (10) and legs (4), hitting .287. Jo-Ram’s also got 41 RBIs; Juan Soto’s got like four total!
Triston McKenzie – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.70. Overdue to look at Stretch Armweak’s peripherals, and they’re fine. I mean, okay. Just all right. I’ve seen better; I’ve seen worse. Do you not know what okay means? Still feels a blowup away every time. Streamonator does love his next start though, and I can see why.
Elvin Rodriguez – 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 9.39, as he filled in for Eduardo Rodriguez, not because he’s good, but because it helps with pre-filled lineup cards.
Jonathan Schoop – 2-for-5, 2 runs and his 4th homer, and his 2nd homer in the last week. Picked up Schoop last week and he’s given me more in five days than Teoscar has given in his entire life. Small exaggeration that I’m not taking it back.
Max Kepler – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 6th homer, as he hit a grand salami in the 1st. A great German salami with the bases loaded — a grandjäger.
David Peterson – 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.16, as he replaces Megill…or is it Scherzer…or is it deGrom…or is it Carrasco…wait, Carrasco isn’t hurt yet. Peterson is a 4+ ERA pitcher in the minors, and no Ks in the majors. I don’t trust him at all, but if the league is deep enough, I suppose, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Pete Alonso – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 11th homer. Albombso!
Jeff McNeil – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam (2) and legs (2). That’s salt in the Giants’ eye doing that to them. They’re gonna sue for a trademark infringement. “Hey, a random, no-good, utility player hitting well?! That’s our thing!”
Alex Cobb – 6 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 6.25. Ya know, it’s weird, all pitchers seem to be overperforming, except the Giants, who always overperform. It does you, Cobb’s current owners, no good to hear this, but he should be so much better, i.e., big Buy Low.
Aroldis Chapman – Could be IL’d, due to his Achilles. Grab Clay Holmes right now! Stop reading this dumb-dumb Grey, and start picking up Clay Holmes! By the by, on the Player Rater, Clay Holmes is the number one reliever. Not Josh Hader. In fact (Grey’s got more!), Hader’s not even number two.
Gerrit Cole – 8 IP, 5 ER, 7 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 3.31. Getting hit by the Orioles would be a good excuse for me to grab a bucket of water, jump on a soapbox and lather up the masses with top pitchers stink, but I ain’t gonna lie, 11 Ks isn’t bad, and I’d take it.
Aaron Judge – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 16th and 17th homer, hitting .325. Have you ever seen Judge? Honestly, I’m surprised he doesn’t do this every year. He looks at a baseball wrong, and it jumps 390 feet.
Ramon Urias – 3-for-4, and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in the last week. Was thisclose to picking him up in one league, because he’s been a light schmotato for about a week.
Jordan Lyles – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.10. If you started Lyles in Yankee Stadium, you have pants grapes bigger than the walnut under your head skin.
Aristides Aquino – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 2nd and 3rd homer. Oh, I’m sorry, are you not familiar with the GGOATOAT? The Greatest GOAT of all-time, Broseph. Do you not know? He gets incredibly hot for a few weeks at a time (and cold for three years). Better watch out if this is one of those hot streaks!
Tommy Pham – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting .221. He hit .221 in April, and guess what he’s hitting in May. I’ll give you one guess.
Patrick Wisdom – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 10th homer, and 4th homer in four games. *shoves Kole Calhoun out of the way* That’s not the hottest schmotato in the land! This is!
Ian Happ – 2-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer. Is it me or does it seem like Ian Happ homers, and his collective homer tally goes down? Every time he homers it’s his 4th homer! How many fourth homers can one man get?
Bobby Witt Jr. – 2-for-5, and his 5th homer, hitting .221. Been a little touch and go with Witt early on, but he’s hitting third, and he could get scorching to a 25/25 season still.
Hunter Dozier – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer, and his 2nd homer in five days. Just before his last homer, I grabbed him in my RCL league, and have held him since. I’m not sure this is the flex I think it is.
Whit Merrifield – 2-for-5, 2 runs and a slam (3) and legs (7), hitting .214. Why can’t Matt Olson and Teoscar turn their seasons around like Merrifield? *screaming at the heavens* Why?!
Zack Greinke – 3 2/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.53 vs. Zach Davies – 3 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.81. You really need to be a fantasy baseball writer to appreciate how real I’m being when I say, if a politician were running on the sole promise, “Make all Zack names spelled the same,” I’d vote for him.
Christian Walker – 1-for-4 and his 11th homer. Wisdom and Walker are battling it out over here for the most unbelievable homer total for all of us to feel extra bad, as we wait at the curse-lifter’s office trying to fix Teoscar and Matt Olson.
Pavin Smith – 1-for-3, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Hot schmotato alert!
Freddy Peralta – Hit the IL with a lat strain. Welp, that’s better than his shoulder, but it’s still going to sideline until August, is my guess. Should give Aaron Ashby a little runway to glide through a few turns and make fantasy owners smize. What, no ANTM fans?
Josh Hader – Out for a few days with a family emergency. Devin Williams should be the guy, assuming he doesn’t randomly pick a fight with a wall.
Adrian Houser – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.98. Just once I am asking to have a pitcher on my team who should be a 4.50 ERA guy and is pitching an under-3 ERA. Just once!
Hunter Renfroe – Left yesterday’s game with hamstring discomfort. Ah, yes, the ol’ “Locked into my weekly lineup on Monday after getting one at-bat all week.” A chef’s kiss that can be heard over the Purple Mountain Majesties.
Joan Adon – 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 6.97. Nats are so grateful the Reds exist so they’re not the league’s biggest joke. Joan Adon wasn’t even a competent women’s studies teacher. What’s she doing in the league? Hit the bricks!
Zack Wheeler – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.38. I wish I missed as bad to draft the injured-during-spring-training Wheeler in all my leagues instead of Robbie Ray. What an error to not make that mistake.
William Contreras – 2-for-4, 1 run as he started in left field and hit 2nd. *does a little dance, falls into a split, Cougs places jacket over me like James Brown* Oh, LETSSSSSSS FFFFFFFFF GOOOOOOO!!!
Tucker Davidson – 2 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 8.71. Usually young Braves’ starters have three solid starts, before two awful ones, and then are sent down. Not a good look, Tucker!
Tyler Anderson – 8 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.30. Debated doing the lede about Anderson, but A) It was vs. the sad Gnats. B) He’s a Streamonator call. C) There’s no C.
Freddie Freeman – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, hitting .310. I know the Dodgers and Braves didn’t trade Freeman and Olson, but it feels like a trade in my head, because I have Olson on multiple teams and thinking of it as a trade is the easiest way for me to be mad at Olson. I’m pulling up a picture on my computer of Peggy Olson and screaming, “I’m a Mad Man!”
Woodruff or Fried? QS league. Roto.
One catcher league and I have Varsho (who can play OF) with Rutschman.
Drop Rush for Grayson?
Sure
Best guess, when does Grayson get called up? Couple weeks? More/Less??
Week
Grey, I need your help. Tyler Rogers inploded on me 1/3 IP 7 H 7 ER. I am thinking about dropping him. Would you drop him any of these RP:
Sam Moll
Rafael Montero
Tyler Kinley
Can you thimnk of anyone else or would you hold and hopes he gets his head out of his arse and rights the ship?
Do I gotta move on from Justin turner and Muncy? 12 team H2H
( Buxton, Arenado and Adames) or Acuna. Really don’t want to give up acuna but this offer got my attention. Thank you!
12 team re-draft hold McMahon or add one Of Torres, schwindel, wisdom, Votto
Here we go … are we doing Pivetta again? How much you paying in a dynasty pts league H2H (counts IP,Hits,Ks,BB,Homers let up) can drop for full price at end of year $400 budget $33 available right now
MAHLE
Uhhh
First Freddy now Cease UGH f me!
I want to die
Even my Kike and Kiermaier batty calls do not ease any pain.
Oh hey did you draft the same pitchers as me? All I know is pain.
Hi Grey,
1. Would you waive Jeffrey Springs and pick up David Peterson of the Mets?
Or
2. Pick up Peterson but don’t cut Springs and look elsewhere.
Thanks!
Martin
1. No 2. Ok
Thank you!
Good Evening,
As a Pirate fan, I violated my number 1 fantasy rule: don’t own any Pirates… I picked up Roansy, but tonight looks like best-case scenario 5ip, a handful of k’s some walks, nod decision, nothing crazy. I mean he will balance out some of Buehler’s ratios.
Would you add T. Anderson, JoMo, Springs, or Jorge Lopez in his spot? I feel they are more stable.
My staff is: SP- Wheeler, Buehler, Cease, Kopech, Ryan, Gonsolin, Wainright, and Taillon
RP: Clase and Kimbrel
On a side note, I still talk about how bad Searage was. When Glasnow was traded, he did an interview that said Searage coached all of his pitchers the same and wanted them to have the same approach to attacking hitters. My only thought is that’s basically what they do in Little League.
Yeah, seems pretty spot-on with your Roansy analysis
JoMo
Haha, yes, Searage was hilariously bad, he made Gerrit Cole a pitch-to-contact guy, I mean WHAT haha
A. Tellez and Nelson cruz
B. Buxton
Which side?
Bux
Hey Grey
Which side you like in an obp 15 team keep 11
Adolis and Swanson vs Arozerena. I have Arozerena, would drop Ober or Rojas as well. Also get a first round pick next year.
Randy side
Ozuna or Sal Perez in a roto redraft?
Sal
Four spots for my IL, and I now have five injured. Who’s the drop between India, Eloy, LouBob, Renfroe, and O’Neill?
Renfroe
12 team H2h auction redraft
I need to drop one of the following: Lance McCullers, Jesus Luzardo, Tylor Megill
Thanks!
All of them? Luzardo
Hey Grey,
Quick q, is Cobb someone who should be owned in a 10tm league or is he a streamer?
Thanks!
Owned
12T roto OPS, NSB
Would you trade Edman & Riley for JoRam if you already had Segura @ 2B?
Thanks
Yes
Top two of Ashby, Greene, Stroman, Taillon? Or just streamonator?
SON
12 Team H2H 6×6 OPS Daily Redraft
Andres sitting vs a lefty again. Drop for one of the following or hold?
I won’t be making move until Sunday night. Wendle should be back that day.
Espinal, Thairo, Miller, Lux, Wendel
Thanks for helping me.
Espinal
Hey, alonso or story in a dynasty? Thanks!
Alonso
Time to dump Kwan?
Yes
Also, still keeping Freddy P in a dynasty at $8? Will be $10 next year. H2H pts, score IP Hits Walks Ks HRs
Yes, keep
Hey Grey. Do you still think I should deal Wheeler for Springer? He has now offered it back to me.
Sounds fair, I’d want Wheeler
Prelude Injury news. Eloy is closer (rehab next week -> mid June). But India is delayed (2+ weeks before rehab). I assume Lowe and Tatis are later. So I’m stuck thru mid-June with 4 DL guys (3-DL slots). Perhaps I can waster one more active slot.
It seems like Baz and Lynn are comparably close (mid-June) and, in one league, both are available. Which should I claim (Baz has higher ceiling, but TB is likely to make him a 4-inning pitcher)?
Lynn
Surprised. I assume because you fear TB usage/innings?
Yup
Drop Brujan for K Lewis? I’m doing ok with SBs
Yes
What is up with the Braves? Olson, Albies and Riley hitting 5th, 6th and 7th – all behind D’Arnaud.
Haha, it’s so ridiculous
Trade offer, my Julio Rodriguez (keeper for two years after this year) for Juan Soto (not a keeper after this year) . Leaning towards keeping Julio, thank you!
Hold
Thanks
No problem
-AB hits,XBH,BB,HR,SB,-CS
Pavin Smith vs Healsley
Profar vs Burnes
Flores vs Bassitt
Kevin Smith @ Kirby
What 2 you going with tonight ….
Smith, Profar
Ozuna or Teoscar ROS? Teo has 10-12 stolen base speed.
Teoscar
An interesting trade request. Varsho for Teoscar. It’s a small/shallow roto league. I’m loaded in OF – too many actually. I have MJ and Will Smith in a two C league. Would you take Varsho over Teoscar? Get some pop and stolen bases from the catcher position would be nice in return for Teoscar. But, I can bench him without issue to wait until he comes out of his funk a la Story.
I’d want Teoscar
Hey Grey,
I think I know the answer but want to ask you. One hitting spot left. B. Donovan or C. Mullins (Who right now cant hit his way out of a paper bag).
Mullins
thats what I thought. THanks
No problem
Hi Grey,
Good afternoon.
I want to drop one or two of the below players:
Candelario
Adolis Garcia
Avisail Garcia
Should I Add:
Myles Straw (at least batting 1st spot)
Emmanuel Rivera
Kevin Kiermaier
Miguel Cabrera
Luke Voit (have a 4 game hit streak with BB)
Thanks for the recomendation.
Chris
Jeimer for Straw
Hello! I hope your day is going awesome.
I’ve got Kopech and am interested in exploring trade options, as recommended. Would you trade him for Peña? How about Witt? There’s a team w/ pitching needs loaded w/ young infielders, so I thought that could be a good trade partner. Thanks!
Also, there’s some good internet footage out there of Bartolo “staying ready” for a call from the Mets. Please universe, make this happen!
Ohm, I have to find tyhe Bartolo footage…Nice call, Bart!
I’d want more than Pena
Thanks!!
Is Witt enough for Kopech?
https://mobile.twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1527739665008275458
Glorious
Ha, nice!
Yes, Witt is enough
Thanks!!
No problem
Is F. Peralta a drop? Would like to hold him but with LouBob news would like to use the IL spot
You can lose Freddy
Hi Grey. Would you drop David Peterson for springs ? I know springs has a hard matchup coming.
And trade thought : hosmer or gilbert ??
Yes, Springs…Gilbert side
Who do you like and think might be source of saves ROS (Maybe none of them haha):
Dylan Floro
Brooks Raley
Lou Trivino
Thanks man.
Raley
I just read India may go on a rehab assignment in two weeks. The reds initially called him dtd. I pretty much forgot he was still on my team. I don’t recall gettting any stats from him.
I know, I don’t get it at all
I think I read India is a few weeks away from his rehab assignment.
Yeah, woof
Kyle Lewis coming back tonight it looks like… would I drop Lourdes G or Naylor or C Walker or hold?
Thanks always for your help!
Lose Lourdes
Sorry this is long…..
At 1:57am I rage dropped Franmil, Straw, and Gimenez and Wong in a 10 team H2H after a day that produced literally 3R and nd.140 avg and nothing else. Really wasn’t that mad at straw but I’ve literally lost all 5 offensive cats 3 weeks in a row.
DRAFTED:
C. Garver
1B. Vlad
2b. B.Lowe(IL)
3b. McMahon
SS. Adames(IL)
CI. Olson
MI. Mondesi(rip)
OF. Teoscar
OF2 Eloy(IL)
OF3 Franmil
OF4 Grichuk
OF5. Straw
UTIL Soler
BN C.Joe
CURRENT
C.(trading for D’Arnaud)
1B. Vlad
2b. McMahon
3b. Bohm
SS. Mateo
CI. Olson
MI. Espinal
OF. Teoscar
OF2 Naylor
OF3 Grichuk
OF4 Santander
OF5 Kepler
UTIL Rowdy
BN Kyle Lewis/Soler
Loved it on draft day and hate the new incarnation but My SP/RP is still phenomenal and THE only reason I’m in 4th. And didnt grab any SP until round 5. I get Adames back Fridayish…so with 1 more move left this week do I grab Josh Rojas, C Walker, or Save it.
Hate posting things like this because I usually have a decent grip on things but I’m pulling my hair out with this one…Heaney/Mateo or Soler would prob be my drop what would you do? (I’m feeling Rojas FWIW)
PS SoRRY if this doesn’t format properly.
Appreciatie any advice.
Still looks pretty good…I prefer Walker to Rojas in general, but you look like you could use Rojas over Espinal or McMahon in away games
lou bob on the ‘rona list….ugh
Yeah. Boooo
Ugh
Trade Mahle for Seiya in NL-only h2h?
Yup
Glad I accepted that before tonight’s game started
Yeah, seriously
Alex Cobb over Merrill Kelly ROS ??? And is it close??
Yes, not close
Awesome stuff Grey! My team is a train wreck at the moment, but I’ve been offered a trade that I’m curious to hear your thoughts on. I’ve been offered Yelich for Hunter Greene. Both my pitching and hitting is awful at the moment, and the wrinkle is that Greene is a “prospect” for me, meaning I can keep him in addition to my normal keepers for next year (Yelich will likely not be a keeper for me). Thoughts?
I’d take Yelich
It’s tempting. Only problem is that we have to “start” a rookie pitcher. Trading Greene means I’m left with Josh Winder or Brock Burke to start on any given week unless I’m able to find another rookie pitcher out there, and we’re limited to one waiver claim per week. Still lean Yelich?
Yeah, and start Burke for now
Grey,
Would really appreciate your thoughts on my team. I feel good about where I’m at. In a head to head 12 team espn points league I’m at 2-4 right now, but I’m 4th in total points for and 3rd in total points against.
1B: Alonso
2B: Edman
3B: Turner
SS: Bo
SS/2B: Semien
1B/3B: Hoskins
OF: Buxton
OF: Teoscar
OF: Soler
UTIL: Naylor
SP: Cease, Morton, Skubal, Trevor Rogers, Ryan, Syndergaard, Ryu, Dunning, Contreras
RP: Houck, Keegan Thompson, Devin Williams, Pressly
IR: Tyler O’Neill, Disclafani
You look solid, I’d be worried about your OF…Bux is risky and Teoscar is a mess…hard to know what options you have tho…Ryu is also scary
You going Josh Rojas over Gorman as MI or hold for a bit?
Yeah, if you have to play him
Either him, Thairo or Amed
Paredes, Villar, Frazier also out there…slim pickings. Appreciate your help
I’ go Rojas
Thanks
No problem
Grey
drop 1
Yaz or Kole Calhoun
There stats are pretty equal. Yaz has better average and 7 more runs Calhoun has 3 more HR’s
Dropping to activate Margot when he comes off IL (hopefully tomorrow)
Yaz
Ashby over Stroman, Greene or Taillon? Or SON?
Hey Grey!
Drop Murphy for Will Contreras?
Nah
Which two out of this crew do you like?
Franmil
Jeff McNeil
Hunter Dozier
Aquino
Santander
Kepler
Dozier, Santander
My hitting is atrocious with Franmil, Lourdes, Winker, Teo, etc… but I have some pitching assets in Gausman specifically. What type of OF would you trade him for?
Gausman and Winker for a Trout or Soto type get it done?
I don’t see you getting Trout or Soto, but you can try
gimme trout for that haha
someone offered me Kris Bryant and Kitttredge for Julio Rodriguez come on man!
Who might be a reasonable target for Gausman and an OF?
Maybe a top 30 hitter vs a top 10 one
Gotcha – thanks
No problem
Trade analyzer has Gausman + Teo = Soto
If you can pull it off, by all means
Haha
My hitting is failing me and so are some starters. I need to be aggressive with the waiver wire (keep missing out on talent and Carrasco is available) but I can’t part with these guys. Would you drop any of these starters for a hot bat or Carrasco?
Trevor Rogers (*should be better than this* but his underlying numbers aren’t encouraging me to hold)
Luis Garcia (seems meh)
Alex Cobb (hoping the *bad luck* doesn’t continue in his second start this week. Really need him to have the game his numbers are forecasting)
Thx
Also Grayson Rodriguez is available and I would consider stashing him over a flailing pitcher or replacing my current NA Oneil Cruz?
Grayson over Cruz
Hold
MJ or Keibert in a keeper?
MJ
5×5 h2h 12 man. Sean Murphy or Gary Sanchez?
Thanks pal!
Murphy
Razz,
10 Team 7×7 currently in 4th place overall but dead last in RBI’s and 8th in homers.
Anthony Rendon was dropped, would you grab him?
I normally rotate one of these at 3rd base as i don’t have a better option.
Luis Urias
Brandon Drury
Santiago Espinal
Thank you
Sure, over Espinal
Playing an LF-CF-RF league and my CF is rubbish, Kwan at the moment (BB and K are also categories so he adds “some value”)
Should I have more faith I Kike Hernandez or Kiermaier or better not make a move? Thanks Grey
Meh, prolly go Hernandez, but prolly close
Bo Diddley and the BJ’s horrible….my team too heavy with them. Can’t see doing anything except waiting it out. Not fun this year. ? Just complaining, no question.
Gotcha
Finally picked up Ian Happ off the waiver wire. So he can go the rest of the season batting .180 now. You’re welcome.
Haha, thanks!
Lost Freddy and looking for a sp. Rasmussen, Ashby, Cobb, grayrod available. Who would you grab. 5×5 h2h.
Staff right now
Sp
Webb
Trevor Rogers
Gore
Darvish
Kikuchi
Jomo
Gonsolin
IL Freddy and Megill
Rp
Robertson
Melacon
Would be dropping kikuchi. Thanks!
Cobb
Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey
I need hitting HR’s, RBI,
I can afford to move Juilo Urias
What hitters can I try and go after
Thanks
Top 30 bat — Alonso?
You think Kyle Lewis will be getting everyday ABs? Top 150 hitter rest of the way assuming full health?
Assuming full health for a guy who’s never stayed on the field for more than 2 months is a lot…But, sure, top 150 hitter
12T H2H Yahoo league, cutting bait with Moncada for him seem like a pretty safe move?
Sounds fine
Hi Grey, great write-up as always!
10 team roto with OPS
Thoughts on below options?
Drop Wong or Owen Miller for Gorman or Rojas?
Drop Grichuk for Happ, Nimmo, O’Neill (when he’s back), Adolis?
Drop Tellez for Mancini or Gurriel?
Team is in 2nd position so just looking for better options ROS, thanks!
Miller for Rojas — O’Neill when back, sure — no, hold Tellez
how’s the Carlin doc?
Finished winning time (was excellent) and started the flag means death one….
I might have to revisit Winning Time, I couldn’t get thru the 1st episode…Carlin doc is solid
give it another shot I love me some John C Reily
So do I, so, yeah, I do need to try it again
The episodes get better as you go along. The actors they picked for Mr. Buss, Magic and Kareem are absolutely spot on. Larry Bird, too but he doesn’t appear much until the last couple of episodes.
Yeah, it seems like I should like it, but I struggled with that 1st one
The style is the same throughout… if you didn’t like ep1 you ain’t going to get into it.
Yeah, might not…I should like it tho, I love Reilly
Do I keep the East German State Security Service or MJ Melendez at catcher?
MJ
Thanks buddy
Grey,
Thanks again for all you do.
A-William Contreras or Sean Murphy
B-Time to start thinking of moving on from Yasmani Grandal or hold? Looking at guys like William Contreras, Jonah Heim, and Molina on the waiver wire.
Thanks!
No problem
Murphy
B. Meh, I’d hold
Would you drop Cobb for Michael King? W, ERA, SV, WHIP, K are the categories.
Thanks!
LG
Nah
10-team H2H league with 3 IL spots. I now have injured Kittredge to go with Eloy/B.Lowe/deGrom. Do you drop one of them and/or Syndergaard for any of M.King/Holmes/Sewald/Lauer?
Holmes is better than Kittredge even if he’s healthy
I paid much less for Lourdes then others paid for Theo ( as you suggested pre-season), however they both suck. I guess I saved a little money at my auction, so that was a good thing.
Drop Gurriel for Kyle Lewis?
Yeah, he sucks…Sure try Lewis
Hi Grey,
As always, great column!
1. I was going to sit Dane Dunning of Texas against the Angels at LAA. Do you agree?
2. I have both Mike Clevinger and Freddy Peralta on my team. Would you keep them both on your team and play the long game? Aaron Ashby is available. His next start is at SD. David Peterson of the Mets is also available. His next start is home against Philadelphia. Jose Quintana of Pittsburgh is also available but I have no faith in him. In summary, what would you do?
1. Play the long game.
2. Cut either Clevinger or Peralta and pick up either Ashby it Peterson?
Thoughts?
Thanks!
1. Yes 2. They’re cuttable…Ashby is decent…Peterson is a streamer and that’s a decent stream
2. If you have room to stash one, stash Freddy
Thanks so much!!!
No problem
Hi Grey … how would you rank ROS … Detmers, Ashby, Eflin
Oh yeah one more … Lourdes droppable or hold?
Droppable
Eflin, Ashby
Would you trade Rasmussen for Segura.
Thanks
Sure
Have you seen what Kelenic is doing in AAA? If you can believe it, he is striking out more than ever. 15K in 29 pa’s. I begrudgingly refused to cut him and he is now in my lone NA spot that is used for stashing a player. Do you have any hope in him turning it around and being productive in 2022 at the big league level?
Ah, that’s a shame, he’s lost…Might have the Bellinger yips, that sucks…You can cut him, I have no faith anymore
@Grey: 12 team weekly roto. thoughts on laureano and franmil? have both on my bench (we only start 3 of plus 1 dh). worth hanging on to or let one or both of them go?
Can lose both
Pick up William Contreras or stick with Melendez? It probably doesn’t matter that much, does it?
Also Justin Turner got dropped; gonna spend 10% of FAAB to get him. Drop Stroman, Eflin, Pivetta, or Kikuchi?
Hold MJ
Stroman
Do you prefer springs over kikuchi?
For ROS? No, but for now, sure
I’ve got a bench filled with Byant, Taylor Ward, Eloy, FTJ and Royce Lewis. Are any of them droppable for immediate help or do you think I’m best served holding them all and hoping the injury bug leaves me alone from now on?
Can lose Royce if you want, depends on league depth tho
How do you feel about JoMo vs Baltimore tonight? He’s been pretty meh against them his first two starts, including a bit of a clunker in his most recent start last week.
Start him
Would you trade Mikolas for Berrios or Robbie Ray?
If so, which would you prefer?
Thanks
Ray
Thanks, if Ray not available would you settle for Berrios?
Nah
1-Who’s the drop out of Wilmer Flores, Josh Rojas, Nolan Gorman, Jesus Sanchez?
2- You want E Diaz, Darnaud, Nola, or Wm Contreras at C?
1. Jesus 2. Travis
Teo owner needs SP bad and I don’t mind giving one up for him. What level are we looking at you think?
Someone said Cobb below, that sounds fair
Teoscar for Cobb?
Sounds fine
12-team redraft league, I like Grandal, I wanna keep Grandal, but he’s been horrible. Jonah Hill/Heim is staring at me on waivers. Switch or hold?
Another thought is drop Franmil and pickup Heim for a frankencatcher situation?
No
Hold
take 1 of these 3 – Jonathan Schoop, Thairo Estrada, Kike Hernandez
Schoop
Better streamer?
Stroman at Cincy or
Kirby home vs Oakland
Kirby
Should I be looking to move teoscar? Martin Perez fair or should I aim higher
or Ober
Aim higher or hold