At the Consumer Electronics Show this past year in Vegas, Rockies manager Bud Black was there showcasing his newest sunglasses, they’re called ProspBlockers. Here, I’ll let you hear it directly from the man on his infomercial. “Sick of seeing upside? When you look forward are you sick of ‘looking forward to better things?’ I know exactly how you feel! Throw on these ProspBlockers and block out all bright spots!” A little kid steps out, “Is that Sean Bouchard?” Bud offers him the ProspBlockers, “Here, try these.” The little kid reacts favorably and says happily, “Oh, wow, that’s Charlie Blackmon about to get 500 at-bats!” So, with Nolan Jones headed to the IL, one of the Rockies’ top prospects Jordan Beck was called up. He has a statline of 5/5/.307 in 25 games and 16.5% Barrel%; 91.3 MPH average exit velo and 15% walk rate. Will any of this matter? Hold on [dons ProspBlockers] Wow, is that Kris Bryant playing left field while sitting in a Barcalounger on wheels? Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Carlos Correa – 0-for-4, as he was activated from the IL. That gets him one step closer to his next IL stint!
Jhoan Duran – Will be activated today from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s Get Him In Your Lineup Department said, “I called Julie in HR a wench because I went to a RenFaire this weekend.”
Carlos Santana – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 4th homer in the last five games. Move over Senzel, we have a new hot schmotato!
Garrett Crochet – 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 baserunners, 7 Ks. Guess what his ERA is at. Go ahead! You know vaguely people want him so what could it be? 4 even? 3.75? Bzzt, wrong-o! It’s 5.97! On a team that’s gonna lose 110 games? You really want that? Y’all lost your mind.
Craig Kimbrel – Day-to-day suffering from upper back tightness. If you’re speculating, well, Danny Coulombe (1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 3.18) of the fancy Coulombe coffee chain secured his 1st save last night, and Yennier Cano (1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.25, who worked the 8th) should’ve been rostered for the last two years. He’s the Yenniest.
Kyle Bradish – Him and John Means are supposedly returning this week. “Wha’ happened?” That’s the person who just spent FAAB on Albert Suarez.
Gunner Henderson – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 10th homer. You can’t spell Gunnar Henderson without “greatest” — or maybe you can, but you shouldn’t be able to.
Grayson Rodriguez – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.71. Grayson Rodriguez and Tony Arnold are the only pitchers in Orioles franchise history to not allow a run in their first 12 innings against the Yankees since earned runs became official in both leagues in 1913. Amazing how many perks Roseanne was able to get her then-husband.
Tyler Nevin – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer in the last two games, third homer in the last week. Hot schmotato alert!
Joe Boyle – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners (4 BBs), 4 Ks, ERA at 6.08. Streamonator loved Boyle yesterday (and liked his opponent a bit less, Bailey Falter, 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.22).
Luis Severino – 8 IP, 1 ER, 1 hit, 2 walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.31. Day-yum. Extra helpings of yum. [opens Severino’s stats page] Okay, I think I’ve had enough yum for one day. Severino clearly looks good on the surface level, but his below the surface stats look incredibly yawnstipating. But if you’re not starting a guy with a barely-2 ERA, then your league is too shallow. In grand scheme, he’s a sell if you could find a buyer.
Brandon Nimmo – 1-for-3 and his 3rd homer. Nimmo found one! (And he’s hitting .206, so that’s been a super rare occurrence so far, maybe this is him coming out of it).
Jameson Taillon – 7 1/3 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 K, ERA at 1.50. His sample size is still way too small — that’s what she said derisively! — so hard to take anything away for that — she said that too, and she’s not being very nice!
Christopher Morel – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .212. Like I’m on Beat Bobby Flay, “Get smoking hot you freakin’ Morel!”
Max Fried – 6 IP, 0 ER, 0 hits, 2 walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.02 vs. Bryce Miller – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 10 Ks, ERA at 2.04. This start was billed as, “Max/Miller, So It Goes, RIP.” By the by, someone asked yesterday if they should start Miller at Atlanta, which does sound awful, and I told them no. How’sever, Streamonator loved this start by Miller yesterday, because it was in Seattle, where of course you should start him. Home or away is one of the most important pieces of the equation.
Mitch Garver – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Actually, Mitch did kill my vibe because I had AJ Minter, who allowed this homer and blew the save.
Nick Lodolo – 7 IP, 1 ER, 1 hit, 2 walks, 11 Ks, ERA at 1.88. Lodolo is a slightly more fragile Tyler Glasnow.
Elly De La Cruz – 1-for-4, and his 8th homer. Yikes, no steals? Cruz missile? More like Lose Loser!
Jurickson Profar – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer. Just dropped him before this game for Senzel. Live by the schmotato, die by the schmotato.
Matt Waldron – 6 IP, 4 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.35. Was very close to picking up Waldron for his two-start week, but his peripherals are pretty bleh, and I just had to have Yariel Rodriguez. Sigh.
James Paxton – 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 hits, 5 walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.51. The Dodgers are NBD’ing along, and Paxton has a 5.3 K/9, 7.7 BB/9 and 6.23 xFIP.
Ryan Pepiot – 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.12. I’d say there’s so many starters to choose from but I get the sense people are starting to tire of that act, so I merely say INFER!
Jason Adam – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.29, and his 1st save, and two games ago someone else on the Rays got a save and tomorrow someone else will and–do you see the pattern? Because I don’t.
Bryse Wilson – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.00. Bryse Wilson reappears once a year with a solid start, then disappears again. Like a streamer groundhog.
Jesus Luzardo – Supposedly dealing with a flexor muscle strain. Welp, maybe I shouldn’t have dropped him. Oopsie! He might be back in May.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, 2nd homer in two games. Hopefully this hot streak doesn’t culimate like all his previous ones with a 60-day IL stint.
Jake Irvin – 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.28. Between Jake and Cole Irvin, Streamonator‘s about to become, “Which Irvin is today”-o-nator.
Jacob Young – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 11th and 12th steal. I’m falling hard and fast for this guy. Emphasis on fast. Steal bases and tell me secrets, Mr. Young! I love your SAGNOF!
CJ Abrams – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam (7) and legs (6), hitting .297. Corange Juice Abrams or Julio Rodriguez? Seriously.
Yariel Rodriguez – 3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 4.11. The dreaded “two start starter week where you pray for an injury so they don’t make their second start.”
Justin Turner – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 3rd and 4th homer. Ah, yes, the Blue Jays aka Justin Turner’s team.
Danny Jansen – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer. Sorry, a clarification for Vlad and Bo, the Jays are Justin Turner and Jansen’s team now.
Jo Adell – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer, hitting .321. Seven was Adell’s lucky number, as in seven posts, as in post-post-post-post-post-post-post-hype sleeper and he’s finally busting out.
Aaron Hicks – Designated for assignment. This might be the end of the road for Hicks because the Angels are one of the worst run teams and they’re DFA’ing him so–Wait a second [lowers ProspBlockers] Aaron Hicks would look mighty good manning center in Colorado!
Hey Grey!
Looking to Sell Seager on your Buy/Sell advise from last week. Who are the SP targets in return? Like PabLo? Gilbert? Castillo?
Am I in the ballpark? Any others?
Thanks!!!
Trout dropped in my 10 team H2H. Is he worth a #1 waiver to pick up?
Keller. The Ks are nice but sheesh.
When called up do you like skenes over any of Pepiot, kikuchi, civale or JoMo?
I’m not grey, but I’d take skenes over anyone on the waivers in pretty much any league, he has potential to be one of the best in the league right away in my opinion, he has the raw stuff to be like top 25 right out the gate , and maybe like top ten as soon as next year
My guess is he owns the named alternatives.
Grey!
Excellent write up… I really enjoyed the Framber piece from yesterday too. Someone dropped Jarren Duran in my 12 team 5×5 redraft league. Would you drop Chourio, Adell, or Loperfido for him? or hold?
Thanks!
-IANASM
Please rank: adell, castillanos, gurriel
Thanks!
Cast, Adell
Wait… Sixto only allowed 5. That doesn’t make any sense.
Haha
Hi Grey,
Jack Flaherty maybe be available.I would have to complete with other managers to get Flaherty. He is a specific free agent classification on Yahoo.
Would you try and get him? Who would you waive among Kutter, Sanchez, Crochet or Grey or a hitter or hold?
Any thoughts on JoJo Romero?
thanks so much!!
I said in my last post about Flaherty he was a buy low
who would you waive to get him among streamers listed above?
In my Yahoo league, he is on a special Free Agent List and would have to compete with other managers?
thanks so much!!
it ain’t gonna be low now, somebody’ll notice that 50/5 K/BB in 36 innings now, even if they hadn’t when it was 35/4 in near 30.
great observation! thanks!
Top 2 out of Pfaadt, Pepiot, Woo
Not Woo
It’s basically May 1st and O’Neil Cruz is in a platoon. I’ll hit my mid life crisis before Cruz hits a lefty. I’m dropping him for Orlando Garcia.
Ha
Please rank ros
Civale,Flaherty,Jared Jones,Pfaddt
Flaherty, Civale
Stop me if you’ve heard this before – Trout is injured. Shocking, I know. I’ll wait while you get over your shock.
the guy working at the cash in window named “grey is right” i heard is still at lunch, those bookshops love to do anything they can to not pay out, like casinos.
No way!
I know, right?! So weird.
i mean it’s LAA so we’ll probably never hear when this actually happened as they probably don’t know either, but how is this not the rest of career back related is only surprising part.
Can shuffle guys around on my roster…so,
drop Julien for Tyler Black
or wait for Orelvis to get called up and then drop Julien?
Thanks!
Julien has been fine, you don’t need what he does, go for it
Thank you….one other question. Best guess on when James Wood gets the call?
June
Building on the Bregman question below, I feel like he’s taking up valuable real estate on my bench. Currently riding Westburg at the hot corner, but guessing that won’t last.
Would you drop Bregman for Jo Adell (even in light of the Trout news), Rengifo, Cole Irvin, Mitchell Parker or see if I can find someone who wants to buy low, which probably won’t be much more than what’s on the wire. Thanks!
I wouldn’t drop Bregman, you can trade him for something
[me, a foley owner, watching miller implode in the 9th after they try to get cute and switch up the 9th inning] THAT’S WHAT YOU GET!
HA
wow, that was a pitcher game, we got flaherty 7 str K’s to start the game (14 in 93 pitches, 3 baserunners, no XBH) and those 7 K’s to start the game in a row in 31 pitches. then later helsley’s 1 pitch away from an immaculate inning. and gibson probably ends season with this as his best start too (8 K’s in 7, 6 baserunners and 3 of those prior to 7th inning, 1 HR against)
Yup!
sorry, 9 K’s on gibson, very good chance this is his best start by end of year.
Tubular Tuesday Grey! I’m all clogged up with #1 my kidneys are going to burst Casas went down my IL is overflowing. Now I have Canha and ohearn for first base. It is weekly so I can’t use ohearn when he is using multiple lefties duh. Is it worth keeping him for those weeks where he’s vs a lot of RHP or just roll with Mr Haha full time?
Drop him for what
yes that would make sense LOL ? I’m rolling on the slow side today. well I’m using India and senzel between 2 and 3 so my options are
tyler black for potential 2 or 3, rizzo or grab a pitcher like Gore or Crochet orrr rp McArthur
my current pitching is Peralty Ragans Helsley Mason Miller Pepiot Civile Severino houck with Luzardo Mad max and Buehler on IR. It is a weekly league so severino was my stream this week. Can start 8.
thank you as always love apologetic shitwolf
I’m sorry I’m stupid… I’m stupid I’m sorry
I’d grab Black
Drop Detmers for H. Greene, Bassitt, Pfaadt, Lodolo, or Civale?
(If you pick Civale, he’s currently on waivers, so if I don’t get him who would be your #2?)
Thanks man!
Lodolo
Awesome, thanks!
No problem
Hi Grey,
I have Mullins and Durran in CF. For the season, they have done well. For the last 14 days, they have not done well. Would you still keep them or pick up one of the following:
Nick Senzel
Jacob Jung,
Mike Tauchman
thanks!!
Hold
thanks!
No problem
Good lord it must be call-up day!
12-team redraft (OPS) – you cutting Torkelson for Tyler Black?
Thanks again for all the help!
Yes
NL-only, 10 teams, keep for 2 additional years
Should I drop James Wood and Jordan Walker? They are clogging my 4 person bench but I have waited this long.
I would stash Wood
Looks like your prayers worked re: Yariel. Buy a lotto ticket.
Ha
Now Trout. Who could have seen that coming??
Zero people
Someone dropped NoJo
Worth dropping Jason Dominguez for NoJo for IL spot?
Sure
10-team H2H keep forever league. I have Jasson Dominguez sitting in my minor leagues, but I’ve been offered Cowser for him. How do you feel about Cowser long term? My current OF includes JRod, Soto, Riley Greene, Langford, and Verdugo, so I don’t have an immediate need, but I do like Cowser and he’s at least on the field. Do you have a preference or any suggestions on how you deal with trades involving minor leaguers? Thank you!
I’d want Jasson long term
goldy toast / droppable in 12 teamers? or keep holdin? Thanks!
Hold
Grey, 10 team keeper league. Only 2 IL spots. QS
Drop ? And pick Jack flaherty?
Hitters
Logan O’Hoppe C | LAA
Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Spencer Steer 1B,2B,3B,OF | CIN
Gunnar Henderson 3B,SS | BAL
Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Steve Kwan OF | CLE
Corbin Carroll OF | ARI
Tyler ONeil OF | BOS
Taylor Ward OF | LAA
Bench
Nick Castellanos OF | PHI
Matt McLain 2B,SS | CIN IL
Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Starters
Reid Detmers SP | LAA
MacKenzie Gore SP | WAS
George Kirby SP | SEA
Jesus Luzardo SP | MIA IL
Joe Ryan SP | MIN
Edwin Diaz RP | NYM
Andres Munoz RP | SEA
Bench
Kutter Crawford SP | BOS
Kyle Harrison SP | SF
Nick Lodolo SP | CIN
Eury Perez SP | MIA IL
Max Myers SP | MIA
Tanner Houck SP | BOS
Eury
SON has Stripling at $9.70 at home v PIT with a solid chance of a QS. You interested? Heaney v WAS and Hancock v Braves are other “possibilities“.
Stripling is fave from those, but interested? Meh
any OAKlander against garbage opponent is doable depending on innings needed/league size. won’t be the case next year in SAC but is till. cruz is out today again too. edward O (who after starting the year so hot it wasn’t believable is back to stupid terrible OPS) is back too.
For a speculative add, you more interested in Young or Beck? I’m not in dire need of steals, and we also count SLG% which both lean Beck, but I’m more interested in the hope that whoever I take actually stays around and does something not consistently crappy (which most of the rest of my team has covered).
Young
worry about robles when he’s actually stealing young’s playing time, dude’s like what 2nd in MLB in steals. unless you just want short term likely overall upside with less steals since you have more than enough already (like if you owned acuna + e.ruiz already). but see the playing time on bouchard and goodman so far. if say a ton of steals already and young’s a BN player for you already maybe.
I don’t fully understand the recommendation here Monte. I do have lots of SBs (Turner, Gleyber hypothetically, Carroll hypothetically, Rengifo, Thairo, Tucker, Frelick, Suzuki. But we have to start a rookie and right now I only have Kjerstead and Joey Ortiz. Just need something somewhat sustainable out if that spot in any way.
Grey,
NL-Only H2H OBP.
My hitting is pretty weak TBH with Acuña, Carroll, and CES struggling to hit. I have an open spot to pick someone up. I’m leaning A, but can one really have too many possible SAGNOFs? I already have Raisel, Doval, and Ginkel.
A) Kelenic, Sanchez, or Lipscomb as a bench bat to play when one of Frelick, Chourio, or Beck are out of the lineup?
OR
B) Hope my hitting turns the corner and pick up either Alzolay (W 5/2) or Enyel. De Los Santos?
A. Kelenic
Thank you!
No problem
Who would you rather have Starling Marte or Chourio?
Jackson
Which 1b,OF should I pick up while Nolan Jones is on the IL?
Canha, Sheets, Brandon Donovan or Tyler Nevin?
Canha
Do you trust jordan hicks yet? looking to acquire.
Didn’t he leave his last game injured? If he’s healthy, his stats look better, yes
Nice work G!!
Roto redraft 3 OF league where OF is easy to find
Drop Varsho for Wilyer?
Sure
Streaming Swoods agin’ the red hot Chi Sox. Pale Hose swept the Rays as we all predicted they would.
HA
how does stream robot like the swoods rich start?
Decent
as in clothed?
Haha, yes, bits covered
nike fixed the pants, i guess
Yeah, in time for next year…only need 11 more months
J.Young or Adell? Hard to argue with Young stealing bases at will, but Adell’s metrics suggest his fall may not be quite as pronounced. I have no idea where this version of Young came from.
Adell
Swapping Caballero for Ty Black in 12 tm obp?
Yes
12tm H2H daily pts league own K Ruiz. Would you
A- Hold
B- Drop for Heim
D- because there are no Innings or start limits, keep the C spot empty for a weekly streamer
B
With Taj Bradley coming back and Hunter Brown laying a pretty spectacular egg so far this year, do I dope Hunter to activate Taj or is it likely that Hunter is going to turn it around?
Sure
Good Morning Grey!
Just read that MIL could be calling up Tyler Black. Hopefully it’s true because he deserves it. He’s been playing 1B mostly this year, so that should give MIL some positional options to get him in the game. I’m hoping for a prorated 15/35 guy with a decent OBP. Is this too much to ask for?
Hopefully he can do something more than what Monterro and Baty did for me.
Thanks for continuing to bring the best fantasy baseball related content.
Not too much to ask, you know I love Tyler Black
Glad it’s not too much to ask, cuz I want more. I am aware of your fondness for him and it’s because of that he was on my radar preseason.
Will go over him tonight
Chourio or Adell ROS. Is it close?
Jackson
Grey,
Would you trade either Trevor Larnach or Tauchman to acquire PCA (Crow-Armstrong)?
Tauchman
Hey Grey, shallow roto league, keeper keep forever (with contracts) league. I am trying to move Bichette and/or Vlad as I am loaded at SS and 1B and they both are so yawnstipating, though nobody seems to want them! A few questions in a vacuum please…
1) Bichette in a keeper…sell low, or hold?
2) Vlad in a keepter…sell low, or hold?
3) Good trade, or too much to give up…my Vlad and Bichette for his Tatis? All are the same keeper price.
4) Good trade, or too much to give up…my Vlad and Bichette for his Riley (same price as Vlad and Bichette) and Arozarena (NOT keepable)
1. Hold 2. Hold 3. It’s a lot 4. Sounds fair
Morning Grey,
Musrgove or Jared Jones, who will have more value through the end of the season? Worried about innings cap and usage limitations for Jones
Jones
Is C Sanchez droppable for a streamer in 12 teams?
Sure
Trade Santander for O’Neill Cruz?
Yes
Acuna for Gunnar…..?
No
In need of a bat, looking to deal Pivetta, Castellanos & Pfaadt or Freeman OR Olson. Thoughts? I could sub in Whitlock for Pfaadt. Do you like it or no? I am loaded in pitching.
for what
Sorry. Pivetta, Castellanos & Pfaadt for Freeman?
Pivetta, Castellanos & Whitlock for Olson?
Feels like that’s tough to accept from freeman or Olsen side.
I’d take Olson then Freeman, they’re not close, no one is doing these
What are your thoughts on Bregman? I know you didn’t love him to start the season and his iso and barrels are as trash as the rest of his stats. His BABIP is only .247, but the projections for his season were .274, so not drastically different. Is he cooked or worth a hold?
Think he’s overrated
Thanks. I got offered him for Busch in a trade, but they both have the feel of streamers to me right now. Bregman doesn’t really feel like a buy low.
He sucks, but that’s not a bad buy low
LOL The ringingest of endorsements.
Haha
Top 2 moving forward?
D. Jansen
B. Naylor
K. Ruiz
Garver
B. Naylor
K. Ruiz
Need those 2 to hit – let’s go! Thanks brotha
LFG!
How much longer should we be holding onto CES in a shallow redraft league?
Not much
NL Only league and Nolan Jones owner – Senzel and Beck available on the wire – what % of FAAB would you recommend on each? Think Beck still gets starting time when Jones is back or does he get sent down? Thanks Grey!
6%, 3%
Hey Grey,
16-team weekly h2h points league…
Got offered Albies for my Severino and Assad. I think that’s a no-brainer, right? I have Morel at 2B and could move him to DH now.
Thanks
Albies side
Please rank, Buxton, Adell, Chourio. Thanks
Chourio, Adell
Hey Grey! Weird ROS ranking question: O. Cruz, J. Turner, Chourio, Duran, C. Walker. I know these aren’t same type of guys, just looking for value. Can Chourio get on track?
Cruz, Walker, Duran, Chourio — sure
I hope you’re prepared for litigation from the AARP. They are less than pleased at your dismissiveness of one of their valued members, Mr. Turner, and consider it libelous and discriminatory.
Ha!
Senzel or Jordan Beck
Senzel
ROTO 6×6 QS and OPS for 6th categories
Grey, I’m looking to add to my offense and wanting category guys. Do you think these 2:1 trades are fair and which side would you prefer?
Trade 1
Trade 2
My SP include Nola, Tarik, Glasnow, Crochet, Reese Olson, Kikuchi, Suarez, Ober and have Scherzer, Bueler and WOO coming off the IL, so feel I can absorb losing Ranger and Ober.
Thanks!
BWWIII
Gunnar
Abrams
no they’re not fair
Yeah, wasn’t sure for Trade 1 as Ranger is the #1 ranked SP right now and it’s a toss up if he stays that way ROS…likely doesn’t, BUT you never know ;-).
For Trade 2 the Trade analyzer favors Abrams slightly by $1.40, so thought maybe might be more doable.
I really suck at making trades, so thanks for your feedback! Will go back and see what might be a better deal for both.
BWWIII
No problem
I’m losing patience with Suwinski. Better plate discipline but his power is gone.
Who do you like at Util in a 12 team OBP/SLG:
Suwinski
Adell
Pages
Rizzo
Senzel
Cronenworth
d’Arnaud
Adell
Hahahahahah
No seriously though. JRod or Abrams? Lol..
HAHA
I’m so frustrated by JRod and enamored by CJA I kinda wanna offer the swap. Idk.
Ha
Swap any of Ke’Bryan, W. Abreu, or Pages for Adell and/or Loperfido?
Hayes for Adell
I need a closer/holds. Only Reed Garrett and Tanner Scott are available.
Reed
Hey, Grey. Assad or Manea tonight?
I dont know who they’re facing
Each other.
Speaking of Cruz missile, did you see statcast had Elly’s throw in the 9th inning at 106.9 mph? That has to be a mistake right? It was an E6 because it sailed over Candelario’s head, but that would be the fastest ball ever thrown in MLB history from a position player or pitcher if that is correct.
Ha, I did, he’s so insane
Hold Andres Giminez or drop him for Pena, Mountcastle, Croneworth, Julien,
Luis Arraez or Caballero? I’m thinking hold a little longer due to back to back to hit games.
Hold
Hey good people at Razzball. I am currently a Julio Rodriguez owner who is receiving some offers. I would appreciate your opinion. Are any of these close or would you do or no?
1) Julio Rodriguez and Nolan Jones for Jackson Chourio
Bo bichette And Johan Duran
2) j rod and pages, for Chourio , Adell, Duran
Ty
These are terrible
Lol
My SP are currently: Gilbert, Grayson, Kikuchi, Greene and Pfaadt
Bench is: Hicks, Abbott, Lodolo and Stone. Garrett IL
Who would be your best five for IP, ERA & Ks?
Thanks in advance.
Gilbert, Grayson, Kikuchi, Lodolo and Pfaadt
Grey,
Thanks in advance (as always). In a vacuum, is it reasonable to drop Vinnie P. or Brice Turang for one any of the new hot guys (Loperfido, Jacob Young, Adel)?
I’m starting to suspect statcast underestimates Turang but overestimates Vinnie.
Not really
That’s why we pay you the big bucks. When the only thing keeping you out of last place is Justin Turner, it gets really tempting to do something just to do something. Thank you for your voice of reason.
No problem
Hi Grey,
Thoughts on droping Rengifo and picking up Nick Senzel?
Another option is to drop Ohearn but that would mean playing with one 1B (RHys)
Drop Yariel?
Thanks!
No on the hitters, Drop Yariel
Thank you!!
I agree with the other writer that you are the voice of reason!!!!
Should I try and get Justin Turner? I would drop Rengifo.
thanks again!!!
If you need RBIs and power
No problem
I see Doyle has been in a couple of player X or Y questions already today, so I’ll continue the trend. Doyle or Jacob Young? 10-team 6×6, Bellinger out, looking at CF. Currently rostering Doyle.
Young
Young over Loperfido? (realizing Loperfido isn’t CF)
Yeah
Hey Grey. I’m dreaming up some trades for Carroll in a keeper league. I have him for $9 and can keep him for two more seasons, so I’m tempted to ride it out, but how would you rank the following hypothetical trades? 14-team H2H OPS and QS league.
A) Carroll and Pepiot ($4) for Wheeler ($22) and Albies ($36)
A) Carroll and Pepiot ($4) for Trea Turner ($41) and Maikel Garcia ($7)
B) Carroll for Riley Greene ($9) and Imanaga ($9)
Thanks!
I’d take A
Drop Gil or Payamps to add Jacob Young?
Payamps
Would you drop Esteury Ruiz for Jacob Young?
Sure
Man, that’s a tough one.
Please rank for CI (12-team, 5×5):
Senzel, Kiriloff, Bell, Wade (L or T) Santana…
Santana, Senzel
Please rank – adell; Loperfido; O’hearn; Canha. Thanks.
You did for shallow league
a) Paredes, Stott and Riley Greene
Or
b) Machado, Marte and Wilyer Abreu?
Thanks
Who’s Marte
Ah sorry, Ketel
Machado side
Kerry Carpenter, Colt Keith, Manzardo over any of these Pages, Marsh, Jacob Young, BDLC in a keeper league? I only “need” 1 of the 3 CF the other would be bench spots.
You stating Turnbull at Angels today? Is he worth holding in SVHD league for occasional start based on matchup and ratio help and HLDs?
Kerry over Marsh
Sure
Thank you.
I have Gleybar, Stott, Volpe and Dansby. Should I hold Thairo or drop for Keith or Manzardo potential? Keeper league
We play 2B, SS and MI. 1B, 3B and CI.
Hold
10 team 5×5 OBP.
Been trying to hold onto Langford but its getting harder and harder.
Just picked up Jacob Young (thank you).
Dump Langford, Bregman or Varsho for Adell?
Varsho
Can you rank the top 3 you’d roster out of these guys:
Schanuel
Blaze Alexander
Frelick
Eugenio Suarez
Jung Hoo Lee
Outman
Blake Perkins
Kiriloff
Frelick, Lee, Outman
This one has me stumped, so I really need your expert advice! Would you start Kremer tonight against the Yankees? I really have no confidence in him but he was so good last time out that I’m afraid I’ll miss him throwing another gem. What says the Greymeister?
Seems fine at home
Thanks. I’m gunna roll with him and keep my fingers crossed!
No problem
Carlos Santana or CES or Schanuel or Nevin?
For right this second? Santana
Hi Grey. In order to pick up Scherzer (I need pitching), I need to drop either Jo Adell, Wilyer Abreu, Brenton Doyle or Justin Lawrence (I always want to call him Joey Lawrence). The only caveat here is that I need the saves and his ERA wasn’t bad last year.
Do you have a lean? Thank you.
Doyle
please rank for my last OF spot: Outman, Loperfido, Beck, Kiriloff
You did
Acuna – my #1 pick has a whopping 1 HR, 6 RBI and a .255 average in 106 at-bats leading off for the best lineup in baseball from top to bottom. For comparison, I grabbed Turang off the wire a while back and he’s beating Acuna in those categories and tied with him in SB. ?????
Yeah, been brutal
Would you start Mitchell Parker @TEX or vs.BAL?
In a 15 teamer
Thanks
No problem
Starting Knack against The Snakes?
I am
Start Darvish at home vs CIN tonight?
Sure
12 team, 5×5 roto
Would you add Detmers, Assad, Severino, Pfaadt or Harrison over Civale?
Nope
Lost Strider and need SPs in a 12-teamer. My IL’d Edman for his IL’d Woo make sense??
Sure
hi grey!
7 guys on the IL and hurting for innings in a heavily skewed pitcher-hungry 6×6 QS keeper league. like, zero pitching avail on waivers.
drop McLain or Eduardo Rodriguez for a streaming spot?
for SP I have Steele, Woo, M Kelly, and E Rod on the IL/bench and Gleyber, Hoerner and Adames in my IF.
thank you!
Both? I guess EdRod
13 team dynasty 5×5… thoughts on this trade Jared Jones and CES for Isaac Paredes and Luis Gil…thank you!!
Paredes side
Would you trade Langford for NoJo?
Nope
Maikel Garcia for either Chourio or Nolan Jones?
Sure, Jackson
Sup Grey? Is Andres Gimenez droppable in a 12 team mixed league? Waiver options would be Cronenworth, Alexander, Caballero. All 3 provide at least one other position eligibility in Yahoo as well.
As an aside, have you looked at Cronenworth’s savant page? I was blown away when I pulled it up. He must be in his Red era… sorry for the T. Swift reference. I’ll see myself out.
Meh…haha, I had seen
Weekly lineups. OBP,SLG no Avg or Runs. QS no Wins
Receive Kutter Crawford for Gleyber?
My MI depth is currently only Turang 2B/SS, Seager SS, Gleyber 2B
Kutter is a slight positional hack in my league as he is elgibile to start in an RP spot boosting Ks, QS and stabilzing ratios through extra innings at expense of Sv+hlds.
I’d want more
Good morning Grey-
Would you mind ranking the below OFs, Rest of Season for an 5×5 OBP Roto League?
-Varsho
-Jarren Duran
-Jo Adell
-Wilyer Abreu
Thanks!
sorry for the dupe, disregard this one, original same question is below.
Duran, Adell, Varsho
Appreciate you!
No problem
I need a “Panic By This Date” date for Arozarena and Oneil Cruz. They have both been so, so bad. 2 of my 3 worst players this year (with Langford as the third, but at least he has shown some minor signs of life in the last few days).
Randy’s production comes in streaks. He’s been 20+ hrs and steals and 160+ runs+rbi’s 3 straight years. just set him and forget him so you don’t miss the hot streak and he’ll be back of the baseball card guy for you by the end of the year.
You must have bigger problems on your team than these two
Up to this point… not really. Lol 12 team mixed H2H with Sv+H:
C: O’Hoppe
1B: Walker
2B: Westburg
3B: Elly
SS: Oneil
LF: Arozarena
CF: Harris II (recently acquired)
RF: Tucker
Util/BN: Doyle, Gimenez, Langford, Kwan
Pitching staff is Kirby, Houck, Steele (IL), Fedde, Bradish (IL), Kikuchi with relievers Adam, R. Garrett, F. Cruz, E. Swanson, B. Abreu.
Morning, Grey! Jo Adell or Brenton Doyle in a 12 team H2H league? Thanks!
Adell
The Yariel Rodriguez blurb had me laughing because it’s so true.
Ha, yup
Morning Grey! How are we feeling about Colt Keith? Obviously there will be an adjustment period in a rookie season, but man I didn’t think it would be this rough. Would you drop him in a 12-teamer for Jacob Young if your team was in win-now mode and may need to catch up just a tad in steals? Already dangled Colt on the trade block and no takers, which I expected to be honest.
Have a great rest of your week!
he’s killing me in one league. he doesn’t look over matched. his k rate is fine. holding his own defensively so that helps keep him in the bigs. i betcha he’ll start finding the barrel here before too long. i’m gonna hold. for one thing options at 3rd to replace him are the proverbial slim and or none
Agree with OTS
Acuna or Adolis/Arozarena ?
Acuna
Morning Grey! Would you mind ranking these OFs, ROS, Roto OBP league:
Jo Adell
Jarren Duran
Wilyer Abreu
Daulton Varsho
Thank you!
answered above
‘Ello Grey-
Should I drop Paul Blackburn and pick up Jameson Taillon?
Appreciate you!
Sure
Good morning Grey
20 team standard roto so pitching is thin
looking to add a pitcher to my bench
Mason Black or Cade Cavalli or Tyler Mahle
do you have a preference?
Thanks
Saddest 3 I’ve ever seen — Cade
Did we ever come up with a glossary for the risky two start week? I’ve been going with double dare. Eg: I have Mac Gore in Texas on the front end of a double dare and I’ll be watching through my fingers.
Is this a crazy pitching year? Two of my three nfbc teams have a sub-3 ERA. seeing low numbers around all my leagues. seems like an abundance of arms as you may have occasionally mentioned.
I have Gore going today also—dont expect much because any pitcher i put in my lineup this year disappoints. Like you said tons of pitching around but not when theyre on my team.
team mac gore! keep the faith.
Me too Jeremy
I have insane ratios in a bunch of leagues too…Are HRs down? Hitting?
Unders in MLB hitting at highest April rate in years. 55-34 run going into yesterday.
Cool
I was thinking that while I was writing up Yariel…There will be another one next week, I’ll ask then
Would you trade Albies to get Corbin burnes? Current staff: peralta, Kirby, crochet, Bibee, luzardo
No
Good morning. My pitching has fallen off a bit after a good start.
1. Can you rank the top SIX from the following for this week (12-team 5×5):
2-start Keller (@OAK and vLAA)
2-start Knack (@ARI and vMIA)
Lugo @TOR
Lynn vCHW
Civale vNYM
Hicks @PHI (unsure about his injury situation)
Ed-Cab vCOL
Falter vCOL
Lively vLAA
Maeda vSTL
2. Picked up Y. Cano yesterday, only to see him come in for the 8th inning. Worth holding or drop for a streamer? What does your crystal ball say about his future closing opportunities?
Thank you.
Good morning & Happy Mr. Potato Head Day!
Trying to mash this week vs. getting fried and could use your help.
Yandy Diaz was dropped, likely because he’s been terrible & hurt (not necessarily in that order). Is he worth an add in 12-team leagues or better of letting him sit out there to sabotage someone else’s roster?
Question 2: is Heston Kjerstad worth holding in redraft? Will he be sent back down to actually play?
Full roster (6×6 OPS/ QS)
C: Will Smith
1B: Harper
2B: Altuve
3B: M. Garcia
SS: O. Cruz
OF: Tucker, Gurriel, Duran
UTL: Langford, Westburg
BN: Vinnie-P, Pages
SP: P. Lopez, H. Brown, Pepiot, L. Allen, Kremer, Detmers, Blanco,
RP: Hader, E. Phillips, Finnegan (can only start 3)
IL: Steele, B. Garrett, Suzuki
Thanks in advance!
Has it been a year already?! I’d add Yandy over Pages…Forget Heston
Time fries when you’re having fun i guess!
And thanks as always!
P.S. you making a speculative add in Cano for saves in BAL? If so, drop Triston McKenzie?
Sorry, 1 more: H. Brown today vs CLE. Trust him?
HA…I’d go Cano there
Thanks again!
And sorry for all the additional questions here; you like Yandy Diaz over Adell?
And I just checked to see that SON hates both my SP’s today (Kremer v. NYY & Brown v. CLE).
You like either today?
Thanks again, again x4
Adell
If SON hates them, I see no reason to start them
Bryce Miller is something. He threw 15 fastballs in a row to start the game yesterday. It was thrilling and harrowing like watching the first 15 minutes of There Will Be Blood wondering if there would ever be a line of dialog.
Love a guy who can just pump four seamers in there and say try to hit it. It’s funny too, it tops at 98 but a lot of times its 96 and in the zone. The spin is top 15ish for 4 seamers but it’s not crazy off the chart. His statcast page is a mixed bag. The extension isn’t anything. But he gets 30+% whiffs with it which is really good for a guy throwing it 65% of the time.
Eye test on him was kind of just, I don’t know how he’s doing it but he’s doing it. Ball was just by guys. Blew a lot of guys away. Love it.
I was the guy who effed up the Suarez fasb. Dumped a load unopposed as I’m sure you saw. I’m usually a good faaber too. but that was a miss. i didn’t factor means and bradish, big strong BUT what are the chances the O’s keep 5 sp’s healthy all year? love the skill set on suarez. 40+ whiff rate on the four seam and very goid command. given a role on that team in that park he’ll be value. maybe he’ll get a piggy back on a few early Means Bradish starts and grab a few Yarbs?
HA, I know, I saw, that was a blurb for one
I feel seen and disrespected?
i knew it was @ me.
HAHA, just busting chops
so stupid. *whacks forehead comedically*
Haha
Don’t beat yo self up OTS!! As you suggest, it’s highly likely that Means and/or Bradish will be IL’d for shizz. Hopefully, you have a bench deep enough to wait it out.
Love everything the M’s are doing with their pitching…They’ve become the Pac-NW’s Twins
Hey Grey! For OBP league this year, who are top two from Adell Frelick Manzardo? Manzardo has 6 HRs, 300 AVG, 380 OBP in AAA, so figure Guardians gotta call him up in May? Adell not walking much but K rate is a manageable 24%.
Adell, Frelick…unless this is for a bench spot then Manzardo over Frelick is fine
I looked at Bryce Millers matchup, internally debated starting him against the Braves. Then looked at his 2.07 or whatever it was era. Recalled a great fantasy master lothario once said, he’d got a 2 era, you kinda have to start him.
So I did
Nice!
Clark Schmidt. He was impressive against the Orioles.
Since May 2023 last year, I THINK, he’s been a near 3.00 ERA, and more than a k per inning pitcher.
He has been
Why is he ranked so low then? I know he’s not flashy, but he’s fairly steady on a good team.
I didn’t say anything because Vash was preempting me from giving the actual stats by saying. “I THINK.”
But now you have given me the opening. From May 25, 2023 to the end of the 2023 season, he wasn’t quite there. 4.11 ERA with 95 K/114 IP. He did have 1 bad start where he gave up 8 ER in 2 and a third, so without that his ERA was 3.55.
His 4 most recent starts though, he has a 2.53 ERA with 25 K/21.1 IP.
Thanks! That’s solid — recently, at least
Rank for keeper league:
Wilyer Abreu, Vaughn Grissom, Jordan Beck, Nick Senzel, Andy Pages
Thanks!!
Abreu, Grissom, Pages
Keiber Ruiz is scaring me. Losing 20 pounds is 2 weeks isn’t a goood thing…and hitting badly….how long do I hold before I sort of look towards someone like Patrick Bailey?
Sure, go for it
Hey grey!
1. Are you dropping Wyatt in 3 OF 12 teamers for guys producing now? (Keeper obp league where I have him for the $17, so not really any discount). I’m sure he’ll be fine but I’m watching better fantasy bats come off the wire.
2. If E Ruiz is suddenly traded or guaranteed full time PT. How would you stack Ruiz up vs a newcomer stealing like there’s no tomrorow like Jacob Young? (I’ve got a cheap ruiz on my keeper roster and wondering if it’s time I trade/drop him and grab a Jacob young type).
Thanks!
A guy can dream right?!! Hahahah. At this point I think there’s a better chance at that vs As just having him lead off everyday haha
Haha
I’m in a pitching crunch right now with Bello, Whitlock, Snell, Scherzer and Senga all on my IL so today I am streaming Javier Assad. After todays start for Assad would you drop him for Canha, Profar, Pages or Jacob Young?
The rest of my team is Wong-c. Rizzo-1b. Torres-2b. Gunnar-3b. Bogaerts-ss. Soto, Schwarber, Abreu, Ward-OF. Ohtani-Util. Loperfido-Bench
Gausman, Berrios, Ober, Kickuchi, Civale, R.Lopez-SP. Kimbrel, Foley-RP.
Young
Drop Ryan Jeffers or D’Arnaud? Or keep both!?
Thanks
Jeffers can hit. And he’s been hitting lead off. i guess it depends on your team, but just chiping in the not necessarily helpful opinion that the dude kinna rakes.
Agree with OTS
Would you add pages over either varsho or Busch?
Busch
Watched Neris last night. You were right about him. He looks pretty bad. Gary Keith and Ron were unimpressed as well. Mediocre fastball and a split that he has no idea where it’s going. Counsell knows this. The Mets know it too. Kinda odd how some pundits are falling all over themselves touting Neris: “The 34-year-old righty has allowed just one run over his last seven appearances since April 13. At this point, he should be rostered in all fantasy leagues.” I suppose he does have the job and that’s what matters most.
Yeah, he’s not good at all…won’t keep the job for long
Morning Grey,
Drop Chourio for Jacob Young or Beck?
Nah
Please rank (ROS). Luzardo; Buehler; Bobby Miller?
Miller, Walker
Pepiot looked great yesterday. Only concern is innings since he threw so few last yr between aaa and mlb. What do you think the rays do with him by like august/sept? (Exploring trades now before he starts getting rotowire updates talking about innings limits if I can get above market value now). Thanks!
I’d guess he’s shut down by August
Please rank: Adell, Pages, Rengifo
You did
E Diaz or Keibert ROS? Picked up Diaz to replace him while he was on the IL and now I don’t want to go back.
Diaz
A) Start or sit any of these in a points league where we get punished for H, BB, and HR against, but rewarded for IP and K:
Mackenzie Gore @ Texas
Spencer Turnbull @ LAA
Jordan Montgomery v LAD
I hate all three matchups and am thinking of benching them all.
B) is Turnbull good enough to keep on a per-inning basis? In this league, if you’re good for 1-2 innings at a time, you have value. Do you think he can maintain this level of effectiveness even as a reliever?
A. JoMo seems fine B. Nope
Yeah, J. Rod’s been bad. But he was bad last April, too. Maybe he’s just a slow starter? But, yeah, Adams or J. Rod? I’d probably lean Adams right now.
He is a slow starter…CJ over JRod, yeah, hard to disagree
Are you ready to trade Olson for CJ?
Think so
Hey Grey. 3 question today so much thanks in advance as always.
1. Better pickup – Buxton or Morel? would be utility/bench. The drop would be Amed Rosario. H2H league with OBP and AVG. Or hold Rosario?
2. Was thinking of trading for Westburg who can be a keeper option for me and offering one of my SPs which I have surplus of. My SPs include Gausman, Pablo Lopez, Monty, Shota, Lugo, Kutter, Fedde. Which of these SPs seems like good options? Was thinking Montgomery.
3. In my keeper I was trying to move Corbin Carroll which I asked you about yesterday – but was instead offered Austen Riley (9th rounder next year) and Conforto for my Judge (3rd rounder next year) and Gorman.
My team is as follows:
C – Campusano?1b – C. walker (potential 5th round next year)?2b – Albies (4th round next year )?3b – Gorman?SS – Rengifo/M. Wynn (potential 10th)?OF – JuRod (6th next year)?OF – Judge (3rd next year)?OF – Carrol (8th next year)?Utility (2) – Ozuna, Amed Rosario, Nolan jones?Bench/IR – Friedl/Wood (both around 10th round minimum for next year)
Big thanks!
No problem
Props for the Beck reference in the title. Great track.
That’s Rudy
Lodolo and Pepiot scored top 25 spots on the 2024 Best Regular Season Fantasy Starts list. For both it was their 2nd time in the top 25:
11 Nick Lodolo Apr 29 @SD
13 Ryan Pepiot Apr 7 @COL
15 Nick Lodolo Apr 13 @CHW
23 Ryan Pepiot Apr 29 @MIL
Road Warriors!
Nice!