Ya know, if you’re gonna get busted for PEDs and be suspended for 80 games, the way to do it is right after fracturing your hand. It’s like coming down with mono the week of your prom when you have no date. “Damn, am I gonna miss that? That is too bad, but I am so drowsy I feel like I have two Forest Whitaker eyes.” That’s you getting prom-o-mono. I am more surprised to hear Robinson Cano was busted for PEDs, than I am to learn he had no idea he was taking the illegal substance. Baseball is currently batting a thousand for denials of PEDs suspensions. MLB players’ denials of taking the illicit substance should get into the Hall of Fame on its first ballot. Speaking of Hall of Fame, I kinda thought Robinson Cano was headed there. This will obviously shade Frowny The Cloud over his entire career, which I do think is a shame. What’s also a shame, you need to drop him in all leagues. He’s more or less done for the year. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Ryon Healy – Hit his 8th homer, and 117th homer this month. He is literally the hottest guy since the guy on the cover of Wish You Were Here.
Jean Segura – Stole 4 bags (8, 9, 10, 11). Four steals in one game is more steals than the entire Astros team has. Kidding, but not by much. The A’s seriously do only have 7 steals on the year.
Adrian Beltre – Will miss 2-3 weeks after hitting the DL with a hammy. Sounds like a marriage made in pig heaven.
Joey Gallo – Hit his 13th homer. I wonder which side of the field he homered to. I still don’t know why baseball doesn’t take a page from soccer with the shift. Just line all of the fielders three feet from home plate, as they cover their groins.
Jorge Soler – Out with a displaced rib. Ned Yost told reporters that it’s not serious — “sort of a chiropractor issue.” Hey! “Not serious it’s a chiropractor issue” is highly offensive! My mom’s a chiropractor! And Jon Cryer played one! And he’s a very serious actor!
C.J. Cron – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .284. Everyone will be happy to know in my NFBC league, where I really need homers, I’ve finally moved Cron into my lineup and stopped the sonavabenchings. Okay, I’m happy, and you should be too. What, you have no empathy?
Clint Frazier – Was called up. He will likely play a young Carrot Top in his HBO bio movie, and bench depth. Looking forward to the former more, but if you want the flyer, I won’t stand in your way.
Francisco Cervelli – Left after getting hit on the forearm. Is it sadder that I’m worried for him or because I’m worried for him because I own him?
Starling Marte – Left the game with what is being deemed as very oblique. So vague!
Trevor Williams – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.72. You know what Williams loves? A favorable matchup. In unfavorable matchups, Trevor gets sent back to the grocery for a different type of breakfast food because what he bought sucks. In good matchups, he brings home the bacon.
Adam Frazier – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 3rd homer. As someone who owns Frazier can attest, his hot weeks look exactly like his cold weeks. So yawnstipating.
Reynaldo Lopez – 2 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.50. The Regression Fairies see a rainbow and say, “That would make a beautiful flag,” they remember Alison Sweeney from soap operas, and they will destroy your ratios.
Rajai Davis – 3-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 8th steal, hitting .232. I know, it’s kinda crazy talk, but I’d love to see Rajai, The King of SAGNOF, hit leadoff as he did yesterday, and Lindor hit third, with Jo-Ram between them. Can we make that happen?
JaCoby Jones – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, hitting .254. Filling in admirably for Moises Alou. Oops, sorry, thought I was talking about Jacques Jones. A decade just became one memory in my brain. Jones is filling in for Leonys, and doing quite well. So well, I used the word quite which is like my moist.
Nicholas Castellanos – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer, hitting .324. Four homers? Beginning to think Castellanos is like the hardest hitting feather. Hey, Greek God of Hard Contact, hit the ball hard AND out of the park more!
Ronald Acuna – 1-for-3 and his 4th homer. Acuña goes tilde break of dawn!
Ender Inciarte – 2-for-4 and a slam (4) and legs (18). Not sure how many of you realize but Ender’s not just having a great season, on our Player Rater, he’s a top ten outfielder and top 20 overall! Ender or Bryce? It’s much closer than you think.
Arodys Vizcaino – 1 IP, 2 ER and has given up runs in his last two appearances, and Braves manager, Brian Snitker (real name!) said he could use A.J. Minter or Dan Winkler to save games. Hey, I’m just telling you. Don’t shoot the Randy Messenger.
Yu Darvish – 4 IP, 1 ER, as he was activated from the DL, and left early with leg cramping. Sounds like it shouldn’t be a major issue, then again, he was just DL’d for the flu. How about someone give Darvish some fluids and Vitamin C? Can we do that?
Eugenio Suarez – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .297. Next time I see someone with a cast on their hand, I’m going to tell them to dip it into the curative powers of the Suarez Canal.
Brandon Belt – 1-for-3 and his 8th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Does he ever not hit five homers in five games then not hit another homer for six weeks?
Brandon Crawford – 4-for-4, 2 runs, hitting .290, three multi-hit games in a row and hitting over-.400 in the last week. He also might be Irish. Because he’s doublin’ like crazy.
A.J. Pollock – Out for eight weeks with a fractured thumb. Before you start mitching and boaning, is there any chance Goldy has anywhere near the stats in eight weeks that Pollock put up already? Little consolation? I was trying to be positive! (While being negative.)
Zack Greinke – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.46. This start came against his old team, the Brewers. A team he did not find much success with. That must haunt him. Actually, I think everything haunts Greinke. He accidentally took a Starbucks latte made out to a “Zach” and it still haunts him it was meant for someone else.
Stephen Vogt – Out for the season after having shoulder surgery. Vogt’s done, democracy’s dead. It’s a wrap, polling stations! Let’s go, stop bothering those seniors, they can have bridge games again on an early Tuesday in November.
Jhoulys Chacin – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.63. Well, sure, he got to face Paul Goldschmidt multiple times!
Devin Mesoraco – 2-for-2, 4 runs, and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in three games. He might be a sunken treasure and not just sunken eyes.
Juan Lagares – 4-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 3rd steal, hitting .357. I’ve said for so long the Mets just need to get production from their center fielder. However, I was talking about Conforto.
Yasiel Puig – 1-for-2 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd this week. Okay, he paid his penance, can we please move him out of the eight hole now?
Cody Bellinger – 1-for-4, and his 6th homer, hitting .269. His home run wasn’t enough as the Dodgers fell to the 2nd worst team after them, the Marlins. They also have in common that Don Mattingly made each team markedly worse.
Jack Flaherty – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 2.87, as he was recalled from the minors. I’d grab him in all leagues, been saying that for a while, will keep saying it.
Carlos Martinez – Will miss more than one turn in the rotation, because, well, he’s kind of a POS. Sorry, you want real, or you want sugarcoated?
Jose Berrios – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 4.05. You ever do this? You watch a game for one guy (Flaherty) and you end up falling in love with the opposing pitcher. Not sure if it was Taye Diggs or what, but Berrios got his groove back.
Gerrit Cole – 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.75. Haha, spin rate this, you motherfudger!
Jaime Barria – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.13. As I said yesterday, there is just something about Angels pitchers in Anaheim. Hey, we have rice-ja-bronis, Hodgepadres, Marginers and MediOAKers. We should have an Angels pitcher at home name. Please suggest in the comments.
Eric Hosmer – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and a slam (6) and legs (3), hitting .270. The dyslexic in me wants to wish everyone a Hosmer Shabbos, and remind you not to roll.
Christian Villanueva – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 10th homer, hitting .238. And yet another homer off a lefty. It’s getting to the point where I don’t think he’s startable vs. righties, and, sadly, there’s more righties. Check scissors sales if you don’t believe me.
Travis Jankowski – 2-for-3, 1 run and his 4th steal, hitting .370. You’re so worried about Franmil, you didn’t see Travos, in the service of Stannis Baratheon, is a hot schmotato.
Jordan Lyles – 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.53. More like Jordamn! Jordan is Hussein in the membrane! When Hussein, got no brain! Bombs over Baghdamn! Why am I now in the Middle East? Oh, yeah, Jordan. Mecca leka hi Mecca hiney holy cow, Lyles is throwing 93 MPH on average! That’s pretty good (for him). I think this was a favorable matchup, and the Stream-o-Nator liked it. So, before we desert other starters, let’s see if Jordan’s the Amman.
Joey Lucchesi – Hit the DL with a left hip strain and a “We need to limit his innings, so we’re just gonna sideline him for a few.” Similarly to how Altuve appeared normal height in a Home Depot, I think the latter had more to do with it.
Andrew Benintendi – 3-for-5 and his 3rd homer, hitting .266. Worried the hottest Benintendi ever gets is, like, a two-homer week, so I don’t know if he’s ever going to get back on his preseason projections after starting so slow.
Eduardo Rodriguez – 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.68. He’s about as predictable as fish at a buffet. “Hey, what could go wrong with halibut?” *three minutes later* “My ID says I’m a donor, but I changed my mind!”
Daniel Mengden – 6 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners (0 BBs), 3 Ks, ERA at 3.75. Now has only allowed five walks in 50 1/3 IP. He’s pitching Cliff Leely (stutterer!).
Stephen Piscotty – 1-for-4 and his 3rd homer. This home run was in his first at-bat back after dealing with his mom’s passing from ALS. Baseball, man, it’s like that love letter you find in your childhood room from your 8th grade crush that makes you look her up on Facebook and see she looks stunning, which makes you go on a diet and hit the gym and then, three months later, you call her up, and yell drunk into the phone, “I love you!”
Drop Nunez for Schmotato B Crawford? He’ll be my everyday SS so the multi-position doesn’t really provide me value. Can’t imagine I’d be able to trade him given his performance this year.
Thanks as always Grey!
ERAngels
With your advice to pick up Flaherty would you drop Quintana to do it?
Thanks
Only good in Anaheim: Big A-ce
Bregman or Segura ROS @SS in a standard, 5×5 roto?
Please rank Flaherty, Pivetta, Richards, T.Ross, Kingman and Heaney
Thanks
Pick one SP: Flaherty, C Smith, Pivetta, Soroka, Eflin
Thanks!
Come Sept who will be better, Reyes or Castillo for QS, wins, K’s.
Reyes
As a real-life Marlins fan, I’m scared to pick up Ziegler. But I’m finally dropping Holland in a 12 team league. Ziegler is the best option out of the following, right?
Ziegler, Justin Anderson, Parker, Winkler
Also, in my search I came across Joe Jimenez’s ESPN profile picture. Is he wearing eye shadow or does he have vitiligo? If he’s wearing eye shadow he should also do Devin Mesoraco’s makeup
I’d try Ziegler — Haha, smoky eye Jimenez!
Great write up! I need to clear some space for DL in a 12 team 5×5 H2H Yahoo League:
Trea Turner for my Whit Merrifield and Patrick Corbin? Or too much to give up?
Thanks!
Trea side
To stream tomorrow, (just got Votto in a trade and am rostering Cron) would you stream Belt or Bour?
Belt
Or anyone else for tomorrows short schedule…..im open
TRAde for Realmuto for my next season 6th rd pick? I own McCann from tigers
Meh
How would you rank Franco, Mancini, Gennett rest of season?
Reverse order
Drop Villanueva for Folty if you could use the sp but couldn’t imagine dropping villanueva two weeks ago
Yes, drop Villanueva, he can’t hit righties
Wow. Walker Buehler just had Bour 0-2, then started throwing balls until he had to deliver a meatball that Bour jacked out. He was cruising until then with 7 Ks. Just goes to show there’s no such thing as a gimme, even vs Miami. I started Buehler today but sat Berrios yesterday. Let me be your cautionary tale. You can’t get cute trying to protect your ratios. Ugh.
I’m currently hording Buehler, Peralta, Soroka, Romero. Which one’s my drop? Thanks!
Romero or Peralta are trouble, I’d look at their upcoming matchups
Grey, Braun talkin DL. I dont have room for him on DL. That being said do u think hes worth owning if hes just sitting on my roster?
Depends on league, hopefully you can lose him
I never thought that I’d be scared of starting Archer this year, but here I am… debating on whether or not to roll Archer out there in my H2H matchup. If I only remembered to check my team before noon today, then I would’ve had Pivetta in there
@William Hung: always set next day earlier, then make adjustments if need be (benchings, sicknesses, late DL’s etc). this allows for best stream chances as well. if you miss the adjustments only it’s usually not close to as bad as benching guys accidentally.
Not sure who he’s facing
@Grey: @LAA
That doesn’t scare me
The only way you’re hitting the gym for three straight months is if the best boba place is in the gym
Did I say something as crazy as that? Going to the gym in flip flops and drinking boba, about it
@Grey: your blurb on Piscotty screams autobiographical
Dang SON loves shark tomorrow at home vs Colorado (20.5). You taking the bait? Or best to see at least one good start beforehand?
Thanks!
Don’t touch him
Grey
Which Phillies reliever do you want?
Thanks
None? Edubray
Grey,
What ya think?
This is a 15 team keep 11 trade:
Give Marte, Healy, Odubel
get
Goldy, Reddick, Pillar
The only keepers here are Goldy, Marte and maybe Odubel…..
Sounds fair
braun, so awesome, he’s too old for b.s. like that old man who walks out of his house naked to get the paper. no shame/hope left.
“i’m far more likely to go to the DL than not”
so true, every day, no more b.s. other players in that spot put on so much shit. he knows his body is a toxic wasteland.
I hate him
@Grey: yeah i didn’t mean the above as a compliment to him personally. just that it’s funny and much different from what most players in his spot would do.
As lifelong Angels fan
Big A Holes
@Schmohawks Bon: didn’t read the contest. I thought it was to name their crappy bullpen. Sorry.
We’re going with Anaheim Streamrollers
Grey!!
I’m in second in isn’t league and 1 out if first. Hitting is stacked.
I offered Hosmer, Bregman, and Dickerson
For
Machado
He countered…
Same less Hosmer, add Treinen for Machado
I accepted. I have hitters to spare as my hitting is
C – None (picked up Yadier and DLed him and once trade goes through I’ll pick up Yan or someone
1B – Freeman
2B – Schoop
3B – Machado (when it goes through
SS – Baez (someone dropped him 3rd day of season)
OF – Harper
OF – Ozuna
OF – Acuna
UTIL – Hosmer
UTIL – Tim Anderson
What’s the question
@Grey: Who wins?! Thanks!!
“Same less Hosmer, add Treinen for Machado” I don’t follow, sorry
WHY!?!? Please tell me you’re not going to have anything nice to say about Gabe Kepler tomorrow after he pulled Edubray Ramos with 1 out to go in the 9th **DESPITE** striking out both batters he faced.
And who’d he go to? Héctor flippin’ Neris!
He’s the worst person in history
Lamb or Franco?
Franco
Is Scooter Gennett just a schmotato or can he continue at this pace? Is its the latter, should I trade Shane Greene for him? Ive got Wade Davis, Doolittle, and Britton as my closers.
I’m second place in stolen bases.. you think Michael Taylor is still worth a spot on the roster ? He hasn’t been stealing lately.
1) Would you rather have Travis jankowski?
2) Also, how do you rank teoscar, cron and Michael Taylor
1. I’d try Jank 2. Cron, Teoscar
Freakin’ Kela. I guess I’m lucky he only gave up one run. I don’t think I’ll ever make my peace with the whole “getting a closer work” in a non-save situation. Isn’t that what bullpen sessions are for? If “getting in work” only counts if it simulates an in-game situation, there’s still no reason to use Kela because it’s not high leverage. Am I crazy, Grey?
Anywho, I grabbed Franmil when he came up. Hang on for another week or two or grab Domingo Santana after his good day? Feel like we already know what Sunday Santana might do, but thought I’d ask the expert…
@GrassyKnollRedding: exactly, why don’t they do real at bats vs their own TEAMMATES if what is wanted is real at bats vs live batters? however, i was scared he had a REALLY bad inning (with only one charged to him), till i saw it.
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. Was offered goldy/Wilson Ramos for Smoak/McCullers. My pitchers other than McCullers are Nola, Darvish, Gray, Pivetta, Ed Rod, Caleb and Reyes. Goldy scares me but still? Accept?
Thanks.
Goldy side, it is scary, but I think you risk it
@Grey: do you own goldy anywhere? i know you dropped him down in your preseason rankings, so assuming not. im just nervous he is still feeling the side effects of the elbow injury at the end of last year. im sure once i trade for him he will hit the dl……
I don’t, fortunately…. He could be dealing with a nagging injury… His peripherals aren’t great and screaming a break out
@Grey: assuming youre less concerned with rizzo? may try and switch my focus to him….
I’m not concerned
Is it insane to offer a trade of Scherzer and Kershaw for Vlad Jr. in a Keeper league?
Yes
Hi Grey,
A. Would you take Pivetta over Wacha ROS? Also, could you rank them alongside Mengden and Cahill?
B. Would you start Soroka vs. Chc or Clevinger vs. Hou?
Thanks as always!
A. Yes — Not close…. Pivetta, Wacha, Cahill B. Are they home? Away?
@Grey: A. Hmm, didn’t expect that much of a gap. What about Soroka vs. Pivetta or Wacha? I’m hoping Soroka will develop into a keeper, so I’m willing to ride out the bumpy rookie road, but if it means winning now, I’m willing to part with him.
B. Soroka is home while Clevinger is away.
Looking for some 3B depth in my dynasty:
Davidson or CMoran?
Thanks!
Davidson
@Grey: thanks! Wacha for Davidson fair? Owner passed on Wacha for Healy….
Much appreciated
Sounds fair
Keeper league and we can trade draft picks.
I have beninteni for 3 more seasons. I am being offered Verdugo and a 1st round pick next year. What side do you like?
Hold
Odor or Carp ROS 10 team roto league
R 2b 3b hr rbi bb sb avg
Odor
Time to add Vlad? Do I drop Margot,Pujols or Domingo?
Would you trade Corbin for Chris Taylor,Odor or hold? Have Gausman to replace Corbin and have Happ at 2B.
@DonnieB: Yep add him everywhere.
Pujols — I’d hold Corbin there
@DonnieB: Is he being called up?
Amir Garrett over anyone for hd and k/9
A Miller
Winkler
Edwards jr
Miller
Holland’s struggle is real. You still holding him or letting him be someone else’s problem…
@Steve: yeah it turns out spring training is kinda important for pitchers huh. he can’t swim in the extra money he got from waiting though i’m sure so i doubt he gives a F. this ain’t football, that’s guaranteed contract money baby.
@What’s a Drexl?: sorry, CAN swim in the extra money.
I wouldn’t in most leagues
yikes on the wheeler stream, good thing it was only about 5 leagues, and watch suarez kill it later too. in general dem were da choices.
@What’s a Drexl?: at least SON was with that one, went lynn in other spots, buying the old “SP who thinks he was somehow wronged by ex-team goes lights out against them dynamic” but of course in THIS instance lynn and his agent F’ed HIMSELF out of 4.4 million (STL had the 16.4 offer for him, he told them to go F themselves), then later told MIN to go F themselves on their 20 mil 1 year offer.
Yeah, not pretty
@Grey: and yep, suarez also pile of shit today. wheeler had more K’s though.
True
Nelson Cruz was just dropped in my 10 team h2h league. Lose Matt Adams for Cruz?
@Robert: Yep I would take Cruz over Adams.
Yes
Hey Grey, Great writeup.. Michael Taylor or Denard Span for sagnof? Taylor is killing me right now, but I am willing to hold if you think his ROS will pick up.
Thanks! Span is not much better
Dynasty roto league. 6 X 6 OPS
My Rizzo, Schwarber, Brinson for his Aaron Judge
Sounds fine if league is shallow
@Grey: Yeah its an 8 team league. Real shallow. Like Charlie Sheen shallow.
That is shallow!
Votto for Hosmer and Arrieta?
If no, would you do for Nola instead of Arrieta?
Hosmer/Nola
Should I trade Eduardo Nunez (and his multi-positional eligibility goodness) for Andrelton Simmons in a league that counts both BA and OBP and is a keeper league?
I’m fairly sure that Simmons is a better player than Nunez at this point, but I have Suarez, Baez, Schoop along with Lamb and Andrus on the DL, whereas in my OF I only have Betts, Belt, Schebler, Teoscar Hernandez, and Brinson, with Mac Williamson and Pollack on the DL.
I should do this, even with that context, right? Or is it worth keeping Nunez and his outfield eligibility? Thanks!
I’d want Andrelton
Should i trade Mancini and Morton for Carrasco? 14 team league, Mancini switches util with Healy. and would pick up Pivetti off Waivers.
@Connor: Man I feel like at this point I like Morton over Carrasco.
Depends how safe you want to be. Carrasco may be the safer guy, but it seems Morton has a chance to be better than Carrasco at his current rate, though he might regress/get injured.
Morton
How much patience do you have right now for Sonny Gray? I’m thinking of dropping him for a bullpen arm like Dan Winkler, I’ve got plenty of Starters right now anyway
5×5 Standard Yahoo 12 team
Charlie Morton Hou – SP
Sean Newcomb Atl – SP
Blake Treinen Oak – RP
Joakim Soria CWS – RP
Brad Ziegler Mia – RP
Tyson Ross SD – SP
Yu Darvish ChC – SP
Sonny Gray NYY – SP
Michael Wacha StL – SP
Kevin Gausman Bal – SP
Not a ton
You can lose him
In a H2H redraft with Total Bases, AVG, and OPS do you prefer Teoscar, Pillar, or Khris Davis for the rest of the season?
After hitting the jackpot on a bunch of your late round pitchers I’m having a tough time deciding who if anyone to drop for Pivetta- would you lose Wacha or Tanaka for him? I didn’t spend more than $10 on any pitcher but I still can’t find someone to drop for a 10 K/9/ 2 BB/9 guy, so thanks for putting me in this enviable predicament.
Davis — Wacha
Who do you like better ROS, Folty, Skaggs, Mikolas, Flaherty? Can you list them please? Thank you sir.
Folty, Mikolas
Drop Romero or Bundy to pick up Alex Reyes?
@James Bolger: Keeper league? If so I already added him. He looked insane in his last rehab outing.
BUndy
Probably super late to the party on this, but Angels pitchers at home could be called “Ehhlos”
Look at you coming in late and knocking it out of the park–forget it, Rudy just said he didn’t like it, sorry
Trout and Semien to me for Ozzie,Manaea and Treinen. My pickup will be Reyes or Castillo. Thoughts on trade? Thoughts on Reyes v Castillo in H2H league so aiming for September playoffs.
@DodgerWindowClosed: Trout!
Trout side
Was offered $1 Tatis Jr. for my $29 Dee Gordon in a dynasty league. Not going to compete this year… kinda worried how Tatis is struggling though. Thoughts?
Thanks!
@Random Collmenter: He’s 19 years old. Who cares that he’s struggling now? Big picture, yo.
Works for me
In honor of CJ Cron and Justin Smoak hitting homeruns today for my RCL team, i’m changing my name from DougFistersSisters to SmoakNCron. Most obvious name ever for for this team. Towlie approves!
HA
Grey would you drop Taillon for Lyles? So tired of waiting for this clown to be a consistent pitcher.
Nope
Anaheim Streamroller
Nice, will run it by Rudy
@Grey: Hot Damn!
Haha
Matt Olson worth a waiver claim (7) in a 12 team standard Yahoo 5×5? How concerned are you about him?
My current lineup-
Salvador Perez KC – C
Eric Hosmer SD – 1B
Rougned Odor Tex – 2B
Manny Machado Bal – 3B,SS
Trea Turner Was – SS
Cody Bellinger LAD – 1B,OF
Eddie Rosario Min – OF
Marcell Ozuna StL – OF
Yasiel Puig LAD – OF
Justin Smoak Tor – 1B
Bench
Chris Taylor LAD – 2B,SS,OF
Matt Davidson CWS – 1B,3B
@Daniel Moran:
I’d be dropping Buck Farmer, a streamer for Saves
Oh, forget losing Davidson…Sure, lose Farmer
Sure, but he’s never going to play on that team — can lose Davidson
One stream before I pickup Musgrove: JGuerra at MN. or Domingo German at KC ? 6X6 Roto
Guerra
At home Angel pitchers:
Advantage-heimers
Ana-helpers
meh, I think we have better, lol
This just in, I suck at fantasy baseball this year.
Haha
Grey – you’re great as always…no matter what’s happening – I find time in my day to read your daily post (and read the banter).
Keeper league – not sure why Bell was dropped. I don’t have an immediate need, but is he worth a pickup over any of the following? Corey Dickerson, Jorge Soler, Tim Anderson?
Thanks!
Thanks! No one to lose there
@Grey:
Thank you as always kind sir!
No problem
Well after today drop Winkler spec add for Pivetta now
Yup
Doesn’t have the name of the team in it but seems appropriate. How about “divine intervention”?
Ha, nah
@Grey:
Cherub n tug?
Hmm…Meh
@Grey:
Angelic upstarts? Name of an old punk band
Meh
Votto for Y Gurriel and Conforto
Which side?
Votto
Hey Grey,
Who’s the pickup: Jack Flaherty, Caleb Smith or Zach Godley?
Thanks!
Smith
1. Would you trade Taillon for Buehler? 14T mixed keeper. Taillon’s talented but worries me.
2. In redraft would you roster Vlad now over Moncada, S Perez or Realmuto? I wound up with S Perez and Realmuto (early season drop) and now have 2 catchers who aren’t bad… I know you say not to roster 2 catchers but they’re both top 100 hitters. I’ve tried trading one of the catchers in various 2 for 1s but I’m so far in front of the league no one will trade with me. I know whoever I drop will get scooped up.
Thanks
1. No 2. Don’t carry two catchers, lose Perez
Hi!
which side in a 20 team h2h league:
cozart/kepler/clevinger or e.escobar/c.santana/t.williams?
Thanks
Clevinger
Hey Grey
In a 11 team league
Would you hold Taillon or drop for
Heaney
Skaggs
Cahill
Velasquez
Thanks
@Alps:
you can add Bundy to the list also
I’d play matchups
In the words of the great Marty Allen Halo there
Haha
Angels pitchers at home:
Two Wings and a Prayer
On Cloud-Mine
Heavenly Hosts
Domestic Tranquility
Hallelujah-saurus
On Cloud Mine — ha! Will run these by Rudy see if we have a winner
Would like to pick up Alex Reyes. Who should I drop? Price? Soroka? Romero? Sabathia? Taillon?
Romero
Grey awesome stuff.. I’m in a complete rebuild.. 12 team 5×5 Roto… forever keep 10 & 10 farm…. just offered his Franco & Cano for my Suarez .. Thoughts? Thank you as always
Sure, take Cano/Maikel
Redbulls…as in redbud gives you (angel) wings
@Nightpandas: as in Redbull..
Meh
I forgot the Phillies were playing at noon – ergo, Pivetta with the sonnavabench!
Damn
@Grey: is Pivetta back in your good graces? His ownership has sunk to like 30%
I never dropped him
“…Hey, we have rice-ja-bronis, Hodgepadres, Marginers and MediOAKers…” – need a name for Angels now.
Is this a west coast thing? Are the Dodgers next? LAXtose Tolerables – got nothing for the Angels – maHalos locos
maHalos locos isn’t bad, will run it by Rudy
Okaylos
So-Scioscias
Okaylos is solid, will run it by Rudy
@Cody: two thumbs up
Pivetta’s sticking it to me Grey. STICKING IT!
He’s money, my dude
@Grey: So money. Own him everywhere and started him in a bunch of rcls but sat him in my home league on your advice. Ah well, he’s never sitting again.
Yup, I started him in a few leagues, but benched him in RCL, it’s all right, I’ll take the gloriousness
@Grey: PIVOT! Bauer will ease my pain
My fantasy teams Bauer and Pivetta, and pray Tanaka is rained out
Not sure if your still fielding q but a. heany or j. faria ? Both these guys i guess are streamers but if you had to go with your gut….
Heaney
@Grey: thanks, Grey Side bet / question. I know we all love Vlad Jr and hes the best ever to touch a baseball… but do we really think the bluejays pull the trigger on him this year? Skills as a hitter – yes, needs work as a fielder. tons more value with playing the time of service move… i mean this is the blue jays. Its not the yankees, red sox or even phillies.
Gotta think by June — He’s hitting .420 in almost two months
10 team 5×5 dynasty OBP league
Have Goldy, Rendon, Smoak, and Sano plus ohtani and only one util spot
1′) my Goldy for his Strasburg, khris Davis
2) Goldy/Austin meadows for Strasburg, story, Kyle tucker
1. Meh 2. Meh
@Grey:
That’s how I felt even though trade analyzer liked my side. Can’t believe I’m in 3rd place with Puig, Goldy stinking and my laundry list of dl guys like Sano, Thames, Rendon, hill and now the only guy hitting well on my team pollock is done for 2 months. I somehow have 6 hrs and only 6rbis this week. Weird start to the year.
Yeah, gotta ride it out sometimes
Tough question but after todays great start where do u see Pivetta. I know u like him alot. What range of pitchers is he in?
I’ve been saying to buy him since the 2nd week of the season
Andrew Cashner got a 2yr 18 mill deal?! Wonder why Os are one of the worst teams in baseball…btw Endwin is a crumbum for screwing me today with the late scratch… Props to you starting Pivetta, I however took the sunuvabench
Haha, how is Cashner in the majors still?
@Grey: welp Trump is president- too many dumb people in the world.
Haha
am I ok to drop both Reynaldo Lopez and Brett Gardner to chase Dan Winkler for saves?
(Yu darvish needs to be activated, I have Gardner, Puig and Jose Martinez as bench ofers behind Teoscar and Mancini, only need 2 of them)
Sure
In the bottom 3 in HR, R and RBI in a 11 man roto league. Last place team wants Votto or Bellinger from me and I have ample depth at 1B but just Devers at 3B who has struggled. Guy is dangling Donaldson and Turner as trade bait. Crazy to ask for both in a deal for one of my guys? Is there another deal that makes sense?
Trea Turner or Justin?
Justin
I heard Jaime Barria was starting for the Mighty Cucks this week….
Haha
So obviously we had Hodgepadre and the related names. Isc there a glossary tern for the opposite – a SP throwing in Coors???
Not sure we’re there yet
Halo Be Thy Arm
Gel Birds
Killer Angels
Sosciopathic Stalwarts