Matt Grace picked up his 2nd save in as many games on Saturday for the Nationals, and Ben Zobrist’s wife started to work on a song titled, “Saving Grace,” and requested Ben’s trade to Washington. Then, first thing on Sunday, the Nats traded for Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle, and Saving Grace became a B-side for “Halleberrylujah, A Catwoman Licks Herself (Rated PG).” When asked if the trade makes his team better, the Nats’ GM said, “That’s right,” and, “I’m Mike Rizzo.” Picture this: Dusty and Rizzo looking at a book called, “Baseball Strategy.” Rizzo looks at Dusty, and Dusty says, “I got the baseball part,” and Rizzo nods his head. Finally, Rizzo chimes in, “I don’t know the 2nd word and I don’t think it’s worth investigating.” Dusty agrees, and that’s the Nationals. So, who will close between Madson and Doolittle? Your guess = my guess. I’d want to say Madson, but it could be either, both or neither as they trade for David Robertson or someone else. By the time the calendar turns to August, the Nationals might have five closers from teams not in the pennant chase. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Tanner Roark – 6 IP, 0 ER (3 unearned), 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.98. Staked to a huge early lead, Mr. Roark cruised out to the Ivictory Coast for a stay at the W, waving to tourists arriving at Fantasy Baseball Island.
Daniel Murphy – 3-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 15th and 16th homers, hitting .348. ‘Member the people who didn’t believe in Murphy? Bunch of jackasses! Like a Pre-All-Star Break Grey.
Anthony Rendon – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 19th homer, and his third homer in two games. Rendon said he wasn’t angry when he finished third in the Final Vote for the All-Star Game. Apparently, he hits well when he’s denying his anger.
Homer Bailey – 4 IP, 8 ER, ERA up to 10.13. Bailey has a better chance of hypnotizing the entire league into thinking a high ERA is better than a low ERA than actually having a low ERA.
Michael Pineda – Seeking a second opinion on his torn UCL. If he asks a doctor for the 2nd opinion, this will likely lead to Tommy John surgery. If Pineda asks a major league hitter for the 2nd opinion, this could lead to Pineda pitching through it.
CC Sabathia – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners (5 BBs), 3 Ks, ERA at 3.54. To put five walks to three strikeouts in terms you understand, “This party is a sausage fest, easy five guys to every three women.” “That ratio doesn’t sound bad.” “Yes, but the three women are lesbians.” I.e., it’s not Si Si Sabathia.
David Price – 8 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.39. Damn, someone is rounding into form like a mid-21st century Sandoval. That sounds like a negative, but a mid-21st century Sandoval was one of the most roundly formed specimens. Not a pointy angle to be found.
Stephen Piscotty – Hit the DL with a groin strain. Piscotty doesn’t—Oh, who cares?! Where’s Harrison Bader? Call him up, you godforsaken Cardinals organization! Why do the Cards call up young pitching prospects so readily, but they drag their heels on hitting prospects? Fo’reallies.
Magneuris Sierra – 4-for-4, 1 run and his 2nd steal. But what about Bader?! Sierra’s okay for steals, but will likely platoon, call him SAGNOFeuris.
Lance Lynn – 6 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.40. I think Kendrick said it best when he said, “I’m downin’ this D’USSÉ with my boo bae tastes like Kool-Aid for the analysts.” According to Genius.com, that means cognac tastes the same as a 99-cent pack of Kool-Aid. Just as Lynn, with his 3.40 ERA, tastes like an ace.
Brett Cecil – 2/3 IP, 2 ER and his 5th blown save, though his first one after the manager gave him a vote of confidence as his new closer. Yo, Matheny, your vote of confidence is polluted! If I were speculating here, I’d grab Trevor Rosenthal and Cecil, in that order. Oh seems, well, Oh-ver.
Aaron Nola – 6 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.54. A) 3.54 would be leading some fantasy leagues this year with how bad pitching is, so he should be owned. B) In 28 1/3 IP, he has a 1.59 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with 32 Ks on my team C) There’s no C. D) Didn’t you just say CC wasn’t ownable with a 3.54 ERA? E) Yo, D, eat a D.
Aaron Altherr – Headed to the DL and Cesar Hernandez will be activated to replace him. Or as they say of Cesar’s return in Latin America, carpe diem.
Nick Williams – 2-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd in the last four games. I wanna say schmotato, but he needs to get out of the eight hole. He should too, since the middle of the Phils’ order is Nava damn thing.
Jimmy Nelson – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.27. Swear to Giancarlo, I looked up the ERA league leaders to see if Nelson was in the top five. He’s not, he’s eighth.
Johnny Cueto – Hit the 10-day DL with blisters, and goodbye. I didn’t love putting him in the top 100 for the 2nd half, but he had an opening matchup vs. the Padres and he couldn’t be this bad and…goodbye. I dropped him on Saturday, and I only wish I moved on from him about three months sooner.
Madison Bumgarner – 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.18, as he was activated from the DL. Let’s hope he leaves the dirt bikes to teenagers who look like they’ve never showered and child actors with nothing to do. Frankie Muniz — dirt bikes; Bumgarner — no dirt bikes. Clear?
Jeff Samardzija – 6 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.86. Samard&*$#@! it was the Padres! *lifts bowling ball, drops bowling ball on foot* I still only feel the pain from Samard&*$#@! The cleanup hitter was catcher, Hector Sanchez, who is hitting .191, and you let him hit a three-run homer off you?! Samard&*$#@!
Brandon Belt – Scratched yesterday with a sprained wrist. He hurt his wrist on a check swing. Not to be confused with a Czech Swing, which is dance that involves high kicks and cheekbones.
Trevor Cahill – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.14. Want a good laugh? Look at Cahill’s road/away splits. Hodgepadre by any other name would not make my toots smell as sweet, or as the French say ‘toot sweet.’
Avisail Garcia – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 12th and 13th homers, hitting .313. The White Sox said Avisail is off the trade market, and Avisail said, “Aw, c’mon! Please!”
Kyle Seager – 2-for-5 and his 12th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. If Seager’s going to get to his usual 27 homers, and there’s nothing that says he won’t, he has a ton of homers still left in his bat.
Danny Valencia – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 10th homer, hitting .271. Has done nothing of recent — Malfrenquencia? — but this could be the start of something.
Alex Cobb – 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.59. *looking at league average for ERAs, looking at Cobb’s ERA* So, Cobb is basically an ace this year too. “But Sabathia wasn’t with a 3.54 ERA?!” Please, leave me alone, Inner Monologue.
Logan Morrison – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 26th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. I wonder if Gary Sanchez knows Morrison is competing against him in a 2nd half Home Run Derby.
Chris Archer – 6 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners (5 BBs), 9 Ks, ERA at 3.91 vs. Parker Bridwell – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.18. This matchup of Archer vs. Bridwell sounds like it was penned by George R. R. Martin, but, if that were the case, it would never end.
Danny Espinosa – Designated for assignment. His assignment is to try to board a plane with his beard.
Trevor Bauer – 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 5.59. It’s a bad week to quit sniffing glue, but I must’ve been sniffing glue to start Bauer. Hmm, I’ve painted myself into a logic corner.
Sean Manaea – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.68. Feels like this guy is going to go this route next year: in March, people will be like, “Do you think Manaea can break out?” And I’ll be like, “He broke out already last year.”
Cole Hamels – 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.05 vs. Danny Duffy – 8 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.51. This was a matchup of two guys who are owned by the guy who’s winning your league with a bunch of schmohawks, which keeps making you scratch your head, saying, “But these pitchers aren’t that good.”
Alex Claudio – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.59, and his 3rd save on Saturday. Who’s the closer in Texas? Everyone, “Jose Leclerc.” Who has the most saves in Texas in the last two weeks? “Oh, yeah, Claudio, but he’s not the closer.” A’la Jay Z in The Story of O.J., “Okay.”
Mike Napoli – 2-for-4 and his 20th homer, and 2nd homer this weekend. Hot schmotato alert!
Kevin Gausman – *uck Showalter says demoting Gausman is a possibility. Since Gausman has a 6.39 ERA, the Orioles would be setting a dangerous precedent by demoting someone due to a poor ERA. They’d have to demote their entire starting staff.
Wade Miley – 4 2/3 IP, 7 ER, and Gausman is the one performing badly. Hahahahahaha. Oh, Jesus Christ Ramirez.
Zach Britton – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.93. Could resume closer duties any day now. While Britton’s waiting to regain the role, he’s keeping a stiff upper lip.
Jake Arrieta – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners (3 BBs), 3 Ks, ERA at 4.17. On one hand, the start was in Camden, so that could be tough. On the other hand, three walks and three Ks really isn’t that great. On a third hand that is actually Hamburger Helper, this is Arrieta and you’re making excuses for him to have a 4.17 ERA.
Jose Quintana – 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 12 Ks, ERA at 4.20. Speaking of 420, Quintana’s NL-Only FAAB price just got real high. Could a trade to a team in the pennant race change Quintana’s mindset and performance? P to the erhaps. I also think there’s just as much a chance he goes out and has his usual 3.50-ish ERA. My gut tells me people are overestimating his new value. Though, I did just eat Mexican.
Kris Bryant – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 19th homer, hitting .277. This was his 2nd straight game with three hits, and suddenly all Cubs fans are now like, “We’re gonna repeat!” Cubs fans do more 180’s than fidget spinners.
Anthony Rizzo – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 22nd homer. HR to the Rizzo!
Willson Contreras – 4-for-5, 1 run, hitting .278. Now seven for his last ten, and a home run on Friday. Find someone who looks at you like major league hitters look at Orioles pitchers.
Ian Desmond – 2-for-3, 1 run, 2 RBIs as he was activated from the DL. Soon, the Rockies will also get back David Dahl, and, at that point, they’ll have to decide if they want to play without a catcher and instead four outfielders.
Nolan Arenado – 2-for-6, 3 RBIs, and his 18th homer, hitting .305. It’s extremely susceptible to weather, but if you want to check out the Shroud of Turin I purchased on eBay, I left it by the window sill–NOOOOOOO!!! Torenado!!!
DJ LeMahieu – 4-for-6, 3 runs and his 5th steal. He’s hitting .315, which is 6th in the NL, so it feels silly to say this, but I bet you could buy low on LeMahieu.
Mark Reynolds – 4-for-6, 3 runs, 1 RBI, hitting .287. The memo going around the Rockies’ clubhouse reads, “If you don’t get at least four hits in a game, you could be benched. Or if you ever say anything bad about Todd Helton.”
Gerardo Parra – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .337. Parra definitely received the memo.
Charlie Blackmon – 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 21st homer, hitting .320. Chazz Noir likely didn’t need to read the memo, but he did spray some of his cologne on it, so others would think of him when they read it.
Yoenis Cespedes – Expected back Monday from a sore hip. When a guy has hundred legs, there’s bound to be a lot of problems with his lower half.
Steven Matz – 1 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 4.58. This start was so bad the Blind Boys Of Alabama winced, and they sung “Way Down In The Hole,” so they know depressing, and THEY’RE BLIND!
Asdrubal Cabrera – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer. Which Cabrera has been more valuable this year: Asdrubal or Miggy? Okay, but you had to think about it, and, on our Player Rater, they’re closer than they should ever be.
Lucas Duda – 1-for-4 and his 15th homer, hitting .243. Usually when he hits one home run, he follows it up with another soon after. I understand ‘soon after’ is super subjective here.
Jose Urena – 3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.93. The Regression Fairies usually have dotted their eyes by this point in the season. That’s the Urban Dictionary ‘dotting of the eyes’ I’m referring to, by the by.
Adrian Gonzalez – Took 40 swings off a tee on Friday. Since he should be retired, it’s good to see him practicing his golf game.
Alex Wood – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.56, moving his record to 11-0. Okay, serious question, he starts seven more times, gets seven more wins, ends the season 18-0 with a sub-2 ERA, and can he not win the Cy Young? Is there a way he does not win it?
Rich Hill – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.55. It’s not exactly like he can’t go deeper in games, but, when you throw 94 pitches through five innings, you have no chance of that.
Justin Turner – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer, hitting .374. He doesn’t quite qualify for the batting title yet, but he will get there if he can avoid injuries, i.e., You can’t catch him, he’s the Gingerbeard Man!
Cody Bellinger – 0-for-3 but hit for the cycle on Saturday.
This Cody Bellinger shizz is crazy. When I hit for the cycle at 22 it was a single tequila, a double vodka, a triple Jager and a four bagger
— Razzball (@Razzball) July 16, 2017
Francisco Liriano – 2 IP, 5 ER, but left the game with neck soreness. That’ll happen watching each pitch you throw get knocked back the other way.
Jose Bautista – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer, hitting .233. Hard to imagine you can find anyone else that gives power and absolutely nothing else. Wait, that’s exactly what you can find. My b.
Justin Smoak – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 24th homer, hitting .290. The most remarkable part of Smoak’s season: none of his peripherals are saying he should regress.
Michael Fulmer – 8 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.06. His Ks aren’t great, his xFIP is over 4 and his BABIP shows luck. Basically, he’s having a year that is giving the Fangraphs Database the middle finger.
J.D. Martinez – 1-for-2, 2 RBIs and a slam (16) and legs (2). I heard a rumor that Just Dong might get traded to the Rockies, and I fainted with a handkerchief to my forehead. Toxicology reports showed a high level of dong.
Zack Godley – 6 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.09. That’s fairly terrestrial.
Jaime Garcia – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.33. I streamed him without the blessing of the Stream-o-Nator, but I’d go back to SON’s outlook for his next start.
Matt Adams – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 15th homer, hitting .291. That was his 2nd home run in the past four games, one from before the break. Adams does have admittedly more impressive before and after’s of late.
Ervin Santana – 6 IP, 2 ER, 10 baserunners (5 BBs), 3 Ks, ERA at 2.99. I get it, this start was vs. the Astros and they’re, how do I say this, good. Also, Ervin’s peripherals are saying there’s a bit more than Magic happening here. But…again with some stank…BUT Ervin is available in my 12-team mixed league. Okay, that’s slightly insane.
Bartolo Colon – After being cut by the Braves, he will make his Twins’ debut on Tuesday. I think someone in the Twins’ front office confused “looks ready for the Twins” with “looks ready to give birth to twins.”
Byron Buxton – Hit the DL with a strained groin. Perfect for this jerk-off.
Mike Fiers – 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 3.75. Another guy I streamed due to the Stream-o-Nator, and would throw back to the waiver wire. Shorty, let me tell you about my only vice. It has to do with not a lot of starters who I’m loving and they ain’t nothing nice.
Dallas Keuchel – Will begin a rehab assignment today. In my ‘pert RCL league, Malamoney offered me a trade of Keuchel for Sam Dyson, and I nearly drove my car off a cliff on the PCH into a ravine of cacti and hippies to accept the trade, but he traded Keuchel away in a different deal prior to me accepting. Stupid Cougs and her All-Star break road trips!
Wilson Ramos and Gattis on waivers. Drop LeBouef for either?
@Baskets: Ramos is hurt and Gattis is a part time player.
@Mark: Catchers are part time players and Ramos injury appears to be minor. Waiting for Gray on this one, thanks tho!
@Baskets: I’d go with Ramos
@Baskets: Ramos
Cahill had another good start. I looked at his #’s and he has a 60% ground ball rate, 10+k/9. I haven’t given him much of a look, but i can’t discount what he is doing. He probably also has a good chance of moving to a contender. Would you rather own him ros vs taijuan walker? 6×6 with qs. Thanks
@Scott: You see his road/home splits?
Here’s a 1st place rotation that I probably would’ve laughed at before the season started.
Alex Wood
Jimmy Nelson
Michael Fulmer
Jose Quintana
Ivan Nova
Danny Duffy
Drew Pomeranz
Rich Hill
I’ll probably be laughing again in September if luck doesn’t stay on my side.
@Razzer Man:
And by laughing I mean crying tears of defeat
@Razzer Man: Ha, yup! Pitching’s crazy, yo
Grey!!!
Great write-up as always or better than ever – you decide!
a. On the Bartolo blurb, you got it wrong. The front office read on the ticker ‘…is ready for (Hostess) Twinkies…’
b. John Rambo Quote of the day for July 17
Lt. Colonel Podovsky: ‘Yushin! Yushin has a momento for you of this occasion.’
[Yushin takes Rambo’s own hunting knife that’s had the tip heated in fire and scars Rambo from his left eye down to his lower cheek.]
[Yushin then walks over to POW #1 who has just been brought into the same room.]
Lt. Colonel Podovsky: ‘Put it in his eye. If your life means nothing to you, then perhaps his does.’
POW #1: ‘Don’t tell them anything.’
Lt. Colonel Podovsky: ‘You will talk. Yes?’
[Yushin is inching closer and closer to POW #1’s eye with the tip of the knife’s blade.]
[Rambo nods in agreement to save POW #1]
Lt. Colonel Podovsky: ‘Ochen harasho (Excellent, in Russian)
[Scene change, Indigenous Co (and she’s HOT!) and she’s all dressed in magenta continues her stealth inflitration into the camp.]
POW #1: ‘Don’t do it.’
Lt. Colonel Podovsky: ‘Do it now.’
[Rambo changes the radio station to communicate with command.]
Rambo: ‘220… 56. Lone Wolf. Receive. This is Lone Wolf. 22056.’
Radio Room Operator: ‘Lone Wolf, this is Wolf Den. Transmit location and status. Over.’
Murdock: ‘- What is it?’
Radio Room Operator: ‘- It’s Rambo, sir.’
Rambo: ‘…Receive. Over.’
Radio Room Operator: ‘We read you, Lone Wolf. What is your position? Over. I say again, what is your position? Over…’
[Yushin grabs Rambo by the head and jerks him back.]
Lt. Colonel Podovsky: ‘Your friend dies if you do not answer.’
Radio Room Operator: ‘Lone Wolf.’
Colonel Trautman: ‘Johnny, where the hell are you? John, come in.’
Rambo: ‘Murdock?’
Colonel Trautman: ‘He’s here.’
Murdock: ‘This is Murdock. We’re glad you’re alive. Where are you? Give us your position, and we’ll come to pick you up.’
Rambo: ‘Murdock… I’m coming to get you.’
[Rambo jumps from his chair, grabs the radio communicator and slaps Yushin hard then gets up and slaps Lt. Colonel Podovsky. From below the floor, Indigenous Co (and she’s HOT!) and she’s all dressed in magenta shoots any resistance, supporting Rambo’s ambush.]
[Rambo ties up Yushin to his own invention and cranks up the voltage to maximum!]
[A massive man hunt is unleashed by the Russians and Viet soldiers.]
Rambo: ‘Come on. Come on! Down. This way!’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: A. Haha B. Nice!
@Grey: Grey!
Thanks, man!
Had a quick question. In my 12-team mixed RCL, I randomly clicked on all COL players available. Guess who was available? (Hint: he got the memo.) Parra!!! So, the question…
Am I high? Am I really alive asking this question? Should Parra be available in a 12-teamer??
Sorry, now realized that there are many questions!! You can punish me answering just one – your choice!
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC</[email protected]Ante GALIC: …your choice.
hey grey,
who would you pick up to replace cueto? pomeranz, godley, straily, peacock?
thanks!
glenn
@Glenn Halpern: I’d go with Godley
@Glenn Halpern: Straily
@Glenn Halpern: Peacock
10-team H2H points with OBP instead of AVG… I drafted all-star pitching with value long-ballers, so think 10 Joey Gallos (means I have crap for average, and didn’t target OBP either. )
Ryan Zimmerman on waivers, do I trade out Mark Reynolds or does it matter? After the last 30 days (I know you feel it too) I’m leaning towards taking a waiver on Zimmerman. Would be really hard for me to not make playoffs, so if you have a crystal ball I need to know what weeks 23 – 25 will be like! ;) I’m worried about Reynolds playing time at the end of the year, or is that no longer a concern?
Dickerson is also on waivers, but I’m running Thames, Duvall, Bruce, and someday Marte. I know you aren’t big on Bruce for the second-half, but he seems to be hitting pretty well. Do you think I should pick up Dickerson for Bruce? I feel there is nothing to gain except a smidge of a steal if I’m lucky, and not sure I trust Dickerson in the long-haul.
Thanks in advance, and I appreciate a write up… one hundred legs, thats funny, but not as much as the Liriano comment!
forgot, Conforto also in the OF.
@CrazyJ: I’d go Zimmerman… Dickerson over Conforto, thanks!
Happy Monday to you Grey. I could use some advice on which SPs to start this week in our 10 Team H2H Points League. I need 2 out of the following choices:
Duffy vs DET
Faria at OAK
Lynn at NYM
Clevenger at SF
Thanks much Grey.
@Yankee My Wanky!: I’d roll with Clevinger & Faria, but the way Lynn has been pitching sort of hard to bench him.
@Yankee My Wanky!: Duffy, Clevinger
DJ LeMahieu or Ian Happ at 2B ROS?
@Tom: depends if you need Average or Power but I’d take Happ for some upside
@Tom: Happ
@Tom: DJ
@Tom: Do agree with mthom42 tho, needs dependent
Greyjoy, sup guv,
6×6 ops roto keeper I have a total of 20 points in the 6 offensive categories and 39.5 on the pitching side. Lead in whip and era so was gonna stream my ass off this half.
Guy wants to give me Daniel Murph for Greinke, that would leave my rotation as Hill, Nelson, A Nola, Tallion, Ed Rod, Gray, Montgomery, Watcha with 2 slots to stream.
That ain’t enough pitching to carry forward without Greinke is it? My offense is stacked for a 2nd half run—–but I’m seriously on the fence with this.
Your 2 cents?
Thanks man, have a great week!
@David Niven: It does leave you light on pitching but I’d still take Murphy and trade a bat for a pitcher to fill Greinkes spot
@David Niven: What’s up, Niven? Agree with F
10 team H2H – who would you drop: Marte, Conforto, Trumbo, Thames
Thanks!
@Jump on it!: Conforto
@Jump on it!: Trumbo
@Jump on it!: Thames
@Jump on it!: Conforto
@Jump on it!: Which Marte? The guy you’ve been holding onto all season long who comes back tomorrow and will get you 20 bags? Yes, drop him lol
Grey, if the Frazier to Boston deal gets done, how much value does he have? Top 12 3B?
@mthom42: Sounds about right, top 12-15
Grey!
10 team H2H 6×6 (add OBP and holds and swap out K’s for K/9). 5 keepers no cost. Trade Bellinger and Inciarte for DeGrom and Arrieta? Inciarte is a bench bat and Machado would come off his season-along benching to replace Bellinger. I’d be adding to an already decent SP core top-to-bottom at the cost of replacing Bellinger for Machado. Benintendi would replace Bellinger as 5th keeper.
Thanks for your help.
@Alcibiades Escobar: not that it matters but I’d probably do it if he would. Wait, that came out wrong.
@Alcibiades Escobar: Hold
I’m needing a pitching upgrade in a h2h league pretty badly.
I offered up Springer/McCullers/Thor to a pretty big Stros fan for Kluber/Bryant. If that doesnt work does Springer/McCullers for Kluber/JD Martinez get the Grey Albright approval?
Thanks for the great read on a Monday!
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: if you can get Kluber/Bryant more power to you.
@Marty Jannetty Was Set Up: Thanks! Either sound fine
@Grey: Thanks!
Any of these streams sound good tonight?
1. Eduardo Rodriguez at home vs TOR?
2. Chad Kuhn home vs MIL
3. Zack Wheeler away vs. STL
4. Matt Moore home vs. FOR
Son likes them all except EdRod. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
1 & 4
@Grey: “Eye I can see clearly now, the rain has gone. I can see alllll the obstacles thanks to Greyyyy!”
Thanks brotherman!
Haha
H/H points. Need to drop one of each…..hitter, C Davis,C Santana,L Morrison…….SPer Lackey,Peacock,Morton
@Cable: Santana….Lackey
Scherzer for Votto straight up? I need the offense and could probably absorb the loss of Scherzer relatively well. It’s a keeper league, but both are old so there’s not much to factor in there.
@Bo Shankus: People in the message boards keep saying Votto always had a big second half if that helps
@Bo Shankus: Fair so if you need the bat then take it
@Bo Shankus: Agree with F
Between Bauer and Matz on my NFBC team, I don’t know if it’s possible to do more damage to your pitching #’s in a shortened scoring period. But my team ERA was already just under 5.00 so…F it.
@Cram It: It’s possible, I had Bauer Matz and Shark …ugh
Did you consider Hari Kari Sunday afternoon?
@JeF WiTh 1 F:
@JeF WiTh 1 F: You win.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Hey, I had Shark too!
@Grey: Then we both win!!! or Lose?
@Cram It: 4.06 with 3 of my top 5 SPs of the DL.
@The Great Knoche: If I had that ERA, I’d be sniffing the top 3.
@Cram It: Yeah, let’s not talk about my offense since Freddie Freeman got hurt. Went from 60 to 42 batting points.
On the bright side I’m only 10 points out of 3rd place and getting healthy.
@Cram It: My pitching had made a comeback until Bauer… I’ve reached the point where I have to start him too b/c I don’t have enough pitchers
@Grey: I’m starting Bryan Mitchell and Adalberto Mejia this week. Good times!
I wish I owned them so I could bench Bauer!
Grey,
Weekly league who would you start?
Reynolds (6 @ home) or Beltre(7 away)?
Pham or Conforto?
Thanks
@Test Kitchen: Reynolds/Pham
@Test Kitchen: Agree with F
14-Team H2H OBP Keep 6 Forever League:
C – Ramos
1B – Cabrera
2B – Happ
SS – Correa
3B – Rendon
OF – JD, JBJ, Broxton
Util – Bell, Pederson
BE – Zimmer, Forsythe
DL – Trea Turner
SP – Strasburg, McCullers, Tanaka, Duffy, Peacock, Godley, Folty, Roark, Wheeler
RP – Colome, Ramos
DL – Melancon
Working to improve my team for the stretch run and I can trade away up to 3 draft picks. What do you see as the biggest needs for this team that I can target in trading away a pick or two?
@There Goes Masahiro: Considering McCullers might get shut down, Stras has had bad 2nd halfs and this: Godley, Folty, Roark, Wheeler — is iffy at best, I’d say your pitching
Grey,
What do you think of Moncada?
I Got an offer: Moncada + Raisel for my Odor. Keeper league. Need saves. Other 2B is segura
@HarperBetterThanTrout: I’d Hold
Grey,
What do you think of Moncada?
I Got an offer: Moncada + Raisel for my Odor. Keeper league. Need saves. Other 2B is segura @JeF WiTh 1 F:
Thanks
@HarperBetterThanTrout: Agree with F
Morning & happy Monday (day starts off great reading Razz; is all uphill from here).
Anyway, got a few (sorry, 4) questions for you in my 12-team, 6×6 (std cats + OPS & QS), redraft league:
1. Steven Matz – is he droppable here (roster listed below)?
2. Raimel Tapia – same question, he worth holding or drop since he’s not playing everyday now?
3. My 2B/SS is killing me with the Villar/ Story combo. Would you trade Story for DJ LeMahieu?
4. Should I add Kahnle now with the 99% chance of Robertson getting shipped away?
Roster:
C: Zunino
1B: Goldy
2B: Villar
3B: Rendon
SS: Story
IF: Votto
OF: Ozuna, Polanco, Brantley
UTL: Healey
Bn: C. Santana, Puig, Tapia
SP: Carrasco, Strasburg, McCullers, Wood, J. Nelson, Eickhoff, A. Sanchez, Matz
RP: W. Davis, Holland, Iglesias, Reed
DL: Melancon, Vizcaino
Thanks in advance
@Dancin Homer: 1. for who (but I’d hang onto Matz) 2. Drop Tapia (can lose Puig too) 3. Nah 4. Sure
@Dancin Homer: 1/2 Everyone’s droppable if there’s decent people available 3. Meh 4. Sure
Hey Grey,
Desmond (3 vs SD, 3 vs Pit)
or
St. Marte (3 vs Mil, 3 @ Col)
-I could use the SB after losing Turner so thinking of rolling the dice with Marte coming back.
Happ (3 @ Atl, 3 vs StL)
or
Pedroia (4 vs Tor, 3 @ LAA)
-I have a pretty powerful team (Judge, Trumbo, Bryant, Rendon, Machado, EE, Perez) so thinking just playing it safe with Pedroia cuz it’s an OBP league.
Thanks!
@TacktheKack: Desmond/Happ for me
@TacktheKack: Agree with F
@TacktheKack: Actually, I’d likely go Desmond, Pedroia
Yo Grey, which two sit this this week? My gut tells me to sit Nova and either Gray or Pomeranz because of matchups/parks.
Nova (MIL, @COL)
Pomeranz (TOR)
Jon Gray (SD)
Morton (SEA)
Nelson (@PIT)
Severino (@SEA)
@Skeezix: Nova/Pom
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Thanks F, I was leaning that way. Seems like both Pom and Gray are risky bets this week, but have to play one of them.
@Skeezix: Agree with F
Lol @ dropping Cueto. The guy has been dealing with blisters all year and FINALLY hit DL. Guys with blisters cant get the ball down as you saw his last start. Samething was going on with Rich Hill and look at him now after DL. Stash Cueto till after DL, will win dudes chip
@TheOne: Yeah
Yo Albie. Cahill had 8 ks. Blurb says 6. I demand precision!!!!!!
I picked up Corey Spongebob for the Padres 3 day stay at the House of Adolph. Also, Parra hit clean up for the Rocks the other day. Please let him hit 4th for the Rockies all summer. Oh please please please.
@OaktownSteve: Ha, my b
56 “Keuchel is one of those pitchers I’d actually like to face, and I haven’t faced live pitching in 27 years. ”
Can’t forgive you for this. As much as I try.
@Phil Brody: Hasn’t he been out for 2 months?
Speculating on Saves – Please rank for ROS:
Kahnle, Rosie, Claudio and Brach.
Thanks.
@Five-On-One: Rose, Claudio
14 team H2H redraft league.
My 2B is Dozier but I dropped Trevor Cahill for Odor to backup Dozier.
Please tell me Odor will make me forget about dropping the actually useful Cahill. Odor or Cahill ROS?
@Great Bambino: Odor
@Great Bambino: Agree with F
Think Bush still has a shot at the closer gig in Texas, or should I drop him and pickup Claudio? Thanks.
@Synyster: I just dropped them both and have Kela sitting in the DL. He’s my lotto ticket. But the shituation is messy and if Kela does grab the roll right away, I’m ready to move on from the TEX pen as I’ve taken fliers on guys like Kahnle/Vizcaino that I currently consider to have almost as good of a shot at 10-15 saves ROS as Claudio or Bush.
This really doesn’t help you much prob, but it helped me talk out my strategy. Anyways, I think I’d rather own Claudio than Bush right meow. Good luck!
@knucks: Meant to say “does NOT” with Kela, then I’ll move on. Obviously hoping he grabs the role, as well as Kahnle/Vizcaino with Braves/ChiSox selling. Anyways, cheers to save specs. Can’t wait until the next two weeks are over so that I either have the saves or I can cut for roster slots.
@Synyster: Pick up Claudio
Hey Grey
E-Rod or Manaea
or keep both and drop Derek Fisher
12 team keeper
@daze: Lose Fisher
@daze: Agree with F
@Grey:
on it
thanks guys
No problem
Which side? 12 team mixed
Freeman/Holliday or Zimmerman/Upton/degrom
Thanks!
@KCC26: Freeman for me
@JeF WiTh 1 F: thank you sir! My original offer was Zimmerman/upton/manaea for freeman + an easy drop type player which he has him interested but ultimately prob won’t get the job done. Just thinking about what I’m willing to give. My SP right now are:
Kershaw, deGrom, wood, manaea, Ed Rod, Tanaka, Walker, Rodon, Morton
@KCC26: Maybe try sending Wood before deGrom…Probably just a matter of time before Wood is hurt again.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: yeah sorry. I actually agree there. League is a keep 6 guys at the average of their previous draft position and ADP at draft time (wood was a waiver grab and might actually be one of my six). That’s the only reason that I was thinking wood> degrom here. Though it’s also a head to head league and wood could get rested a lot down the stretch…
@KCC26: Freeman
I LOL’d a good many times. Great job G
@ty: Thanks!
It’s getting to that point in the season where I get more satisfaction seeing players that I traded do bad, than I do at my own success.
@El Famous Burrito: Schadenfreude!
I need to fill an outfield slot on my 6 x 6 OPS keeper team. Avasail, Chris Taylor or Marwyn Gonzalez? I like the position flexibility of the last two but could use some additional power. Thanks!
@Texas Flood: Avisail
@Texas Flood: Agree with F
Start two this week:
Villar
Pham
Odor
Zimmerman
@Ted: Pham/Zimmerman
@Ted: No idea of matchups
Hey Grey,
12-tm H2H OBP keeper.
An owner wants to do one of those “If you’re still single when you’re 40 let’s get married” trades
He wants my Mookie Betts (10th round next year) for his K.Bryant (12th round next year). The catch is that if we both finish the season with our current players, we can’t keep them because of unique rules. They only have that keeper value if traded away.
So I either keep Mookie to help me on my playoff run and release him into the draft pool next season, or trade him to one of the top 3 teams in the standings but certify a 12th round Bryant next year while giving him Mookie in the 10th next season.
@Eduardo Almaguer: If you don’t think you can win this year then take Bryant so you’re not left with nothing…otherwise I’d rather have Mookie
@Eduardo Almaguer: Hold
Hey Grey
1 – Drop Belt for Heyward or ODB? (for a bench bat)
2 – Drop Cueto and stash Familia?
3 – My SPs are Darvish, Wood, McCullers, Ray, Manaea, Nelson and Hill. Do I need Ed-Rod?
4 – I heard the podcast from last week – dont let one jackass with a computer get you down bro. There are a ton of us who love what you do and appreciate it. That’s from the heart G!!
@Murph: 1. Yes 2. Sure 3. Nope 4. Thanks, man!
@Grey: Hey man – extra Q – drop Belt for Heyward OR Herrera? Which one?? :)
Odubel
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
JD might go to the Rockies? Sure I’ll try and trade Alex Wood for him straight up in this pitching starved era of baseball… to be continued…
@mcmi11ions: Ha
Drop Peraza for C Hernadez when he comes off my DL today? I need steals, but Peraza isn’t exactly killing it…
@Coors Canaveral: Nah
Hahhh
*uck and C**nt sittin’ in a tree
L-O-S-I-N-G!!
@knucks: Haha
I trade Strasburg
I receive Dozier and Quintana.
Do the deal?
@Sing Us a Vogelsong You’re the Pineda Man: Fair if you need the bat
@Sing Us a Vogelsong You’re the Pineda Man: Works for me
Roto league: way ahead in saves, Offered Straily for Holland. I have a lot of bad memories from Straily, but is he better now?
@Robert DiSilvestro: You can do better
@Robert DiSilvestro: Agree with F
H2H weekly league, trying to manage 2 lineup spots for the week…
I have 1 OF and 1 UT spot to fill for the week from the following guys, who ya got?
Cespedes (health uncertain)
S Marte (returning Tue)
Alonso
Pham
Owings
@Sano Chance in Hell: I’d go Pham and Owings unless you need more power then i would go Pham and Alonso
@Sano Chance in Hell: Agree with F
Week 16 dilemma. Need two from: Pollock , Lamb ( both facing Max and Stras at home), Thames (facing 7 RHP), Polanco (facing 6 RHP including [email protected] Coors) or Cargo ( 5 RHP all at home). Thanks, 6×6 OBP
@Chucky: I’d Polonco/Lamb
@Chucky: Agree with F
Hi, in a POINTS league I need to bench 2 of these guys this week:
Taillon (vs. MIL)
Samardzija (vs. SD)
Nova (vs. MIL and @COL)
Jon Gray (vs. SD)
Maeda (@CHW)
Thanks!
@asdfasdf: Taillon and Nova for me
@asdfasdf: Agree with F
Over the weekend I traded Rendon and Corey Dickerson for Machado? Did I give too much?
Possibly, hope it works out
Nelson Cruz and Amed Rosario for max scherzer in a keeper league?
Thanks
@Pish: Max
@Pish: Agree with F
Saturday: So Ryan Braun will now be day-to-day for the rest of the year with a calf injury….
Sunday: Let’s turn him loose on the basepaths and see if we can’t rack up some stolen bases.
Come one Grey, Manaea broke out last year!
@The Great Knoche: This year he’s really breaking out, dem Ks, baby, dem Ks
Hi guys,
In a H2H saves and holds league.
My RPs are Jansen, Knebel, Kahnle and Bedrosian
My SPs are Darvish, Archer, Nelson, Samardzija, S. Gray,
@John: sorry, accidentally hit submit.
Morton, Rodon and I have E-Rod and Salazar on the DL?
What are you thoughts on Rodon and Morton ROS?
Guy in my league just lost Pineda and he’s low on moves for the rest of the season so he’s more inclined to trade. Is pairing Morton with JBJ for Kyle Seager too much?
Thank you.
@John: Sounds fair…Morton and Rodon are streamers for the most part.
@John: Agree with F
Good morning and a happy Monday morning,
Do you like Luis Castillo over J Montgomery (Yanks) in 12 tm h2h?
I know you mentioned him a couple weeks ago, but what the heck is Scooter doing with all the HR’s and RBI’s? Nuts.
@Scuffy McGee: Depends on Match ups with those two
@Scuffy McGee: Agree with F — Think Scooter’s breaking out finally
I need to drop someone from my roster. Candidates are Madson, Hand, Justin Wilson, Maeda, Nova, Sabathia, Jarrod Dyson, Cozart, Alonso, Reddick
Who goes?
@Jon: The one you need the least on your team
@JeF WiTh 1 F: That’d be Alonso or Dyson…
@Jon: I’d lose Dyson out of those 2
@Jon: Agree with F
I am in a position where I need to start Gennett ( Home 7 games versus WAS,ARI,MIA) or
Happ ( Home 3 games versus STL & Away 3 games versus ATL) this week & who would you roll with ROS? Thank you for always responding!
@NoOneIsHome: Happ
@NoOneIsHome: Scooter
@Grey: Happ
Conforto!
@Grey: Giancarlo!!!
Can we double date?
@Grey: Ha..Ill ask Michael
You should ask Terry
Top of the morning grey, hope you had a great weekend!
H2h pts weekly lock league.
At utility who are you rolling w/ this week?
Pedroia (hosts blue Jays; stroman, Tuesday’s is TBA, Wednesday pitching TBA, Thursday liriano.)
Then at Angels ; JC Ramirez, bridwell, and Jesse Chavez.)
Pedroia has 7 games
Ian Happ (series at Atlanta vs braves;, Julio Teheran, newcomb, dickey)
Then series in Chicago hosting cardinals (Martinez, wainwright, wacha.)
Happ gets 6 games
Tommy Pham (series at NY mets; wheeler, montero, deGrom, lugo.)
Then at Chicago vs Cubs (arrieta, Quintana, Lester.)
Pham gets 7 games
Max Kepler (hosting Yankees; Mitchell, cessa, Jordan Montgomery,
Then Hosting tigers (anibal Sanchez, Jordan Zimmerman, Matthew Boyd.)
Marwin Gonzalez (hosting mariners; Miranda, gaviglio, Paxton)
Then series at Baltimore (ubaldo Jimenez, tillman, bundy)
Gonzalez gets 6 games
—–
Next Q, regarding my OF spot I know cespedes will return tonight or tomorrow but in a weekly format are you benching cespedes? If yes, I could put either Schwarber, Schlebler, Conforto, or any of the above mentioned names who I don’t use at utility I could use at OF.
Lastly, with white Sox only playing 5 games would you bench Todd Frazier? I can move Miguel Sano from IF to 3b then plug a bat at IF.
— is now the time to stash Moncada? Looks like Chicago wants to deal away Todd Frazier making an immediate opening for Moncada
Have a great one
@Green monstah: Thanks! Pham, start Schebler over Yoenis, yes, bench Frazier, stash Moncada now
What’s good Grey? Getting a little antsy in my pantsies watching Odubel & Parra (a little worried about his playing time with Dahl getting healthy) heat up. Drop Mazara or Bradley Jr. for either one? You the poop.
@Slimcompoop: Maz for Parra as long as you can bench him when he’s not starting, otherwise, Maz for Odubel…. No, you the poop!
@Grey: You’re so wise. Mustache looks on point!
Aw, poop, thanks!
in a keeper league;
would you give up a $12 bellinger for $10 scherzer?
can keep 6 guys a year.
pitching staff is this: wood/ nelson/ salazaar/ duffy/ manea/ severino/ peacock
OF: domingo/ nelson cuz/ harper/ trout/
thanks
@wokeupinanew: I should mention there is no limit on how many times you can keep a guy
@wokeupinanew: I’d keep Bellinger there
@wokeupinanew: Hold
Speculating on saves ROS. Pick two:
Doolittle
Kahnle
Kela
Rosenthal
Vizcaino
@Scandalous Bob: Looks like Rosenthal is getting the next save chance
@William Hung: Why do you say that? Oh has scuffled before (this entire season, basically).
@Scandalous Bob: Rosenthal, Doolittle
@Grey: Eric Thames or Wil Myers?
@William Hung: Myers
@William Hung: Agree with F
Hello all!
12 team h2h 7 player keeper league.
Give Syndergard, Grienke and M. Gonzalez
Get mookie Betts
What do you guy’s think??
Thanks
@John Holden: Take Betts
@John Holden: Agree with F
Trade JBJ for Ender? Primarily for SB/Runs and as a Utility.
I have Bellinger, A Jones and Cruz in OF with Marte coming back.
@primetime: I’d hold
@primetime: I’d want Ender
@Grey: I’d hold
I received a trade in my H2H 12 team 4OF 6×5 currently I am in tied for third place.
I trade Freeman, T Walker and receive CMart and Lindor?
I was hoping to just add some pitching for the run to the post season. This is my team.
Avila, Freeman, Schoop, Seager, Story, JDong, Judge, Broxton, Trout, Abreu
Bench Smoak, Pham, Garcia, Pereza
Pitchers Nola, Cahill, M Moore, T Walker, Severino, Urena, Maeda, Morton, I use several P slots to stream.
Colome, Devenski, Osuna.
@Brian Boyle: Take it
Yo Grey, thoughts on Strasburg this week? 2 start week @ Cincy and @ AZ, any hesitation about starting him in a super sallow league(with the caveat that we start our studs)? Simply put, I am in a very funky salary cap league and due to the weird rules, I need to bench either Stras or Kenley this week ughhh. I am doing well in all pitching categories, and while its far from drastic I could probably use Wins and Ks more than Saves, though do not want to hurt he ratios. So silly that I have to ask this, but in a vaccum, would you bench Stras or Kenley this week? Thanks as always
@Laguna BobbyI: You have to start Stras
@Grey: got it, thanks for talking me off the ledge
No problem
10 team OBP league, I’ve been in talks with another team to trade Thames (excess hitters) for a starter. I’m asking for Quintana, he’s offering Berrios. Should I take the offer, walk away or wait to see how Berrios looks after his next start Wednesday against the Yankees after his last rough start against the Astros? Thanks!
@bossmanjunior333: I’d want Thames over Berrios
@Grey:
Would you accept Quintana if he budged?
Sounds fair
ROS Luis Castillo or Pomeranz
&&
Drop Hanley for Smoak or Beltre?
@demribbies: Pom — Smoak
12 Team H2H – I had Eduardo Rodriguez stashed on the DL. Here are my starters:
Wood
Walker
Nelson
Hill
Tailon
Clevinger
Who would you drop for Rodriguez? I don’t like Rodriguez’s first couple of starts so I could drop him and take my chances on getting him back later.
Thanks.
@Mr. Rickey: No one
Was offered votto/thames for my encarnacion/quintana….
Which side do you like?
Thanks for your wisdom Grey!
@Nick: Votto, depends on needs
@Grey:
C- S. Perez
1B- E. Encarnacion
2B- Odor
SS- Segura
3B- Machado
CI- Rendon
MI- Bregman
OF- Springer, Stanton, Puig, M. Taylor (WASH)
Util- HanRam, Desmond
Pitchers:
Paxton, EdRod, Quintana, Bumgarner, Berrios, Jon Gray, Severino, Godley, G. Holland, Cahill, Syndergaard, D. Robertson
What are my needs in your opinion?
I don’t understand this question, don’t you have standings? What categories are you lagging in?
@Grey: Sorry, its a 10 team H2H. Currently sitting in a 3 way tie for 4th place
Any reason to hold on to Seung-Hwan Oh,? daily mixed 5×5 roto
@joeg414: Prolly not, # of teams matters
@Grey:
12 Teams. I already have Rodney, Edwin Diaz and David Robertson.
Can lose him
Pick one starter from: Pomerantz (home) vs. Jays, Berrios (home) vs. Yankees, Godley (home) vs. Nats, and E. Santana (home) vs. Tigers
Thanks!
@Red5: Ervin
@Grey: Thank you!
No problem
Hey Grey,
Would you trade my Benintendi (three year keeper after this year at whatever his ADP round is next year, and also incredibly handsome) for Machado (two years left on contract at 7th round)? After the contracts “expire” the round values of the players are assigned as their ADP at that time so Machado in two years would probably become a first or second rounder unless he hits .230 the next two years. Thanks man.
@Steven Boyle: Oh also btw this is H2H points, kind of important information I left out.
Machado side
6×6 14 team mixed ( obp added to the traditional 5 cats )
Ros Heyward or Tapia???
Throw Mancini into the mix and what order would you rank the 3 of them.
As always, thanks in advance
Mancini, Heyward
12 team 5×5 roto league, no bench: I was able to pickup both Madson and Doolittle, but I can only keep one, and I’d have to drop Matz to do that. So — who do I hold on to: Matz, Doolittle or Madson? If I was sure who was going to get the saves, I think I’d go with the closer here, but govem the uncertainty, I’m not sure what to do…
Madson
Grey,
Pham or C Santana ROS?
Thanks!
Pham
Pick up Pham and drop either C Taylor or Reddick?
Reddick
I have King Felix and Gregory Polanco rostered in a 10 team. Are Aaron Sanchez or Colin McHugh worth an add over those two?
@Sam: King Felix is done. Rather have Aaron Sanchez
Need to cut one Piscotty or Altherr ? 6×6 mixed roto
Altherr
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(3) SP: Carrasco, Severino, McCullers
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Nova, Lynn J. Gray
(6) Bench: Walker, McCarthy, Aaron Sanchez, Pivetta, Eickhoff
(2) DL: Shoemaker
Yay for terrible pitching! I apologize in advance if these starts make you sick but these are the only streaming options I have for the rest of the week and I’ve got 4 adds left sooo are any of these starts worth using? I think I see maybe 3 decent options according to SON in Matt Moore, Wheeler and Blach but even those scare the bejesus out of me!
7/18
Newcomb vs. CHC (-3.0)
7/19
Nolasco vs. WSH (-2.1)
Gausman vs. TEX (-2.5)
M. Montgomery @ATL (-7.7)
Hammel vs. DET (-8.3)
Rodon vs. LAD (-9.5)
7/20
Lugo vs. STL (-1.1)
Chacin @SF (-8.2)
Folty @LAD (-12.7)
7/21
A Moore vs. NYY (-2.1)
Corbin vs. WSH (-3.0)
Sabathia @SEA (-5.8)
Cahill @SF (-7.8)
JC Ramirez vs. BOS (-10.7)
7/22
M Moore vs. SD (16.0)
Wheeler vs. OAK (10.3)
Bauer vs. TOR (-1.6)
Miranda vs. NYY (-4.7)
Hellickson vs. MIL (-7.4)
Feldman vs. MIA (-11.0)
Roark @ARI (-11.4)
7/23
Blach vs. SD (0.3)
Tomlin vs. TOR (-8.6)
Newcomb @LAD (-13.3)
I thoght Lugo was positive bc I own him — Um, yeah, these aren’t great — Moore, Wheeler, Blach
@Grey: Yeah my bad man, Lugo is postive vs. STL(0.7)! Should I stream him too in that case?
Sure
When is it time to cut loose Story or Kinsler on a 12 team H2H for someone on waivers that is doing something, anything? I have a more faith in Kinsler but both have been dead weight on my team.
I’d hold for another week unless great options available
OBP H2H league…
Please rank these 4 for overall production ROS…
Thames, Marwin G, Dickerson, Trumbo. Thanks
Dickerson, Trumbo
Currently have Claudio on my roster. Both Doolittle and Madson are available still. Would you rather either over Claudio? Just chasing some SAGNOF.
Madson over Claudio
Week 16: Vargas at home but two solid LHP killer lineups in ChW and Det, Wacha @ NYM @ChC, or one starts Nola v Milw, Manea @ NYM, Cahill @SF, Godley v Wash, Castillo v Az or Hoffman v Pitt. Need the best three, thanks.
Nola, Manaea, Vargas
Odor and Rosenthal were both just dropped in my 12T h2h league. Putting a claim in on both, more for value than actual need, so in a vacuum who do you think deserves the #1 claim spot? Odor becomes my bench bat and Rosenthal a 4th closer, in which case I’d probably trade another closer away to upgrade if he takes the job. Thanks!
@I only use Grey Poupon because of Razzball: Odor
Odor
Start Story or Carpenter? Pick one between Hamilton, Conforto, Kemp or JBJ? Thanks!
Story…. Hamilton
Got one waiver grab this week in my 12 team H2H OBP league – can spend it on either Madson (other RPs are only Rodney and Knebel) or a randomly-dropped Elvis Andrus (no spot to play him though . . . my 3B/SS are Villar and Story, with Moncada my only bench bat right now. Andrus would spell / be Story or Villar insurance).
You taking Andrus in this situation even though you have more of a need in saves? Certainly a very real possibility that I would need Villar/Story insurance . . . could easily see dropping Story if he doesn’t go HAM with these 7 games in COL…
Andrus, trade Villar for a closer
@Grey: I like it – thanks!
No problem
Thoughts on Smoak ROS? Peripherals suggest he’s not due for too much regression. I’m doing well in pitching and need to somehow get Gallo out of my IF slot (AL Only 5×5 Standard Roto). Thinking about offering McCullers for Smoak. Thoughts?
I’d take Smoak, it’s fair
Grey
Sitting on the #2 waiver priority in my NL only. Should I burn it on Madson or hold out in hopes of someone better getting traded into the league? Thanks!
Hold
I’ve found myself in a predicament three weeks running where I have a pitcher in a weekly league with a two start schedule. One of the starts is dodgy (@COL, @ARI, @ATL like so) and the other is a reasonably friendly match up. Murphy’s Law is in full effect in this scenario, ain’t it? You sit him, he gets a couple of wins, you start him and you get Jeff Hoffman 9 run Coors fiasco. It’s even worse when you grab a marginal guy for the the two start stream (now known to me as the two shart steamer).
Also, is it just me or does Jose Urena seem an awful lot like the second coming of Henderson Alvarez? High velocity power sinker Marlin who can’t miss a bat to save his life.
I enjoy the starts I get like “Samardzija’s got a friendly matchup, yay!” After his start, “WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?”
Been riding Urena in a few NL Only leagues, hope he’s not coming back to earth, in the bad way
@Grey: 6.16 ERA in his last four starts.
Who?
Thames or Marwin ROS??
Thames
Also, do you believe in Smoak, or is this season just smaok n mirrors?
https://razzball.com/top-100-for-2nd-half-of-2017-fantasy-baseball/
Carlos Santana or Matt Adams ROS in a 6-cat with OPS?
Adams
@Grey: thanks, do you like JBJ or Carlos more?
Carlos
How much are u worried about McCullers? IWhich side on offerring McCullers + Trumbo for Just Dongs?
My staff right now is:
Carrasco, Archer, McCullers, Strailly, Peacock,D uffy, Walker
So my staff would start to be think without McCullers
Also I received Todd Frazier in a trade and I’m debating dropping him. I have 1B Goldy, 3B Arenado and UTIL Morrison so the only way he plays is if he overtakes Morrison for UTIL. Am I correct to drop Frazier to stream? Or does a trade to BOS help his value?
You’ll regret dropping Frazier if he’s traded to Red Sox or Yankees…. That trade is fair, I’d want McCullers/Trumbo
Points league ROS-
Pham or LoMo
thanks
LoMo
Was offered Dee Gordon for Schoop + Aaron Sanchez in a 12-team 5×5 roto redraft with QS. I need steals (but also QS), and am dominating HR category at the moment so can afford to give up Schoop. Thoughts? Here’s the rest of my team:
C- Zunino
1- Rizzo
2- Schoop
3- Rendon
SS- Peraza/Semien
OFs: Judge, Bellinger, Khris, Marte, Broxton
U: Zimmerman
SPs: Kershaw, Carrasco, Hamels, Vargas, Sanchez, Rodon, Castillo
RPs: Aroldis, Rivero, Knebel
Thanks Grey!
Gordon side
@Grey:
Made the trade, thanks!
In the same league, was just offered Darvish for Ryan Zimmerman plus Hamels. Thoughts?
It’s fair, tomato tomahto, Hamels is garbage
Hi Grey –
Who should I cut? Pick one in a dynasty league where this year I’m out of it.
Folty, Snell, Newcomb
Thanks!
Also – I was listening to your podcast about how someone gave you guys a bad rating on iTunes. I want you to KNOW that I think that is INSANE. You are the best. I can’t believe how much you do and how ungrateful some people can be. Maybe it’s only one person? I listen to your podcasts every chance I get and it not only is informative but has me laughing out loud at the gym pretty much every time. Will give you the highest rating possible as many times as I can.
Best,
WT
Newcomb — Thanks, man, appreciate it!
@Wild Thing:
Ha – someone else posted under Wild Thing. That was NOT me. I just reviewed you on iTunes (my first one ever) as The True Wild Thing. Hope it helps!
Thanks, WT!
Do you think if Yelich gets dealt to Philly he is more valuable than Lindor? I can acquire Lindor now for Yelich and Austin Meadows but I have this feeling that if Yelich does move he could be much more valuable considering Citizens Bank park is a much better place to hit.
Hold or pull the trigger?
I’d want Lindor, no matter where Yelich is
@Grey: Is Yelich and a 1st rd pick worth Lindor?
Sounds fine, though I don’t know what a 1st round pick is in your league
Yo Grey,
If you think Odorizzi stinks, you should smell my finger! Anyway, the rest of my staff sucks too, are you running this schmuck out there at the A’s in a 12 team 5×5 mixer?
Thanks!
I’m not
At this point in the season, it just depends on what you need. I need K’s to gain points, and can give ERA as I am way ahead there…
So I start Bauer week in and week out because he can’t hurt me unless he only throws 2/3 of an inning.
@Fogimon: that was meant as a response to Alcesto
Haha, yup
I need all things pitching and Odorizzi doesn’t really give you anything in particular. I’m 50 innings under pace, so I’ll probably just run him out there and hope he doesn’t give up 4 dongs.
By the way, did I see that you are winning a whole bunch of leagues against the industry dolts? Nice job, Albright. Did you notice during drafting season that the “experts” hadn’t notice that the “don’t draft any pitching” model is preferable once again in the new juice era. Felt like most of the punditry was holding on to the draft SP model. You think it helped you that you punted pitching more than most?
I’m doing well in a bunch of leagues this year (even with Odor)… It could be the don’t draft pitching early helped, or it could be owning Goldy, Trea, Conforto, Giancarlo, Robbie Ray, Rivero and Gennett in a 12-team NL-Only league is a tough team to beat
@Grey:
Scooter has been unreal. I wish I owned Rivero. Robbie Ray was a nice call. Between the ballpark issue and his control he looked dodgy to me.
They all could be dodgy still… But so far they have carried me, I have Thames, Hedges and others too in deep NL-Only leagues where they sound iffy, but they’e been terrific… And I FAAB’d Pham, so yeah luck’s been solid
nice write up Grey! what do you think ROS?
clint frazier vs. ian happ
chiris owings vs. andrelton simmons
bud Norris vs. Edwin Diaz
thanks!
Happ, Owings, Edwin
Made a offer for Machado, was countered with this deal…
– GIVE : Stanton, Bellinger, Happ
– GET: Machado, LeMahieu, Smoak
Thoughts?
Hold
Healy or Bregman ROS?
Healy
Booking this week. You going to be around the end of August into early September, or will you be out galavanting around?
My grandfather’s 90th bday is end of August, will be back in NY for about ten days from 22nd until 3rd…
@Grey: That’s about when I was looking to come, or right around when you would be returning.
Ha, we’ll figure out something… I’ll get my Noise time — BTW, I thought you were driving out here and staying?
@Grey: Nah, remember I found that Spirit Airlines is dirt cheap to fly. Think I’m just scoping this trip to see if I could live there.
Okay, just move here, my dude
@Grey: Ha, I love how easy you make it sound.
It kinda is that easy… The valley, while not ideal, can’t be much more cost of living than Pittsburgh
In a 12-team roto…
Is Matz, Jon Gray and Jose Berriors all drops?
They hurt me so bad last week.
I’d hold Berrios for now
Pitching is so crazy. My pitching staff is really rolling, led by Jake Faria, Jimmy Nelson, Brad Peacock, and the resurgent David “weird elbow” Price. And streaming Jeff Hoffman. Ha!
Haha
Orlando Arcia or Josh Bell for that IN slot? THX
@Dancing in the sheets:
Brian Goodwin looks better than them both!
Arcia
Drop Holliday for Schebler? Hold tight?
Also, league I’m in switched from ESPN to CBS this past year. Dudes be complaining about CBS. Curious on where people host leagues. Dynasty league where we want to have an minor league roster and ability to trade draft picks.
Yes, Schebler… I like CBS the best, but they charge… For free, I don’t mind ESPN
Grey, thanks for what you wrote in the Johnny Cueto blurb. I was surprised he was in your top 100 for the 2nd half and was going to ask you if we should keep starting him. Instead, now I can drop him and feel good about moving on.
Bye Bye Cueto… Hello streamer!
Yup, only sorry he didn’t turn it around
12-team 5 OF 5×5 weekly league where you need to start 4 relievers each week and where I am dying in saves and middle of the road in both HRs and Steals.
Current OFs: Stanton, Marte; Rotation between Reddick, Gardner, Margot, Mancini
Current Relievers: Miller, Betances, Doolittle, Claudio
Was offered Bud Norris for either Reddick or Gardner. Pull the trigger on either to get at least a semblance of guaranteed saves?
Send Gardner and take Norris
Talking about Robbie Ray’s season got me thinking about something.
Here are the number of qualified starters since 2010 who have finished the year with a K rate above 10/9:
2010: 0
2011: 2
2012: 2
2013: 2
2014: 5
2015: 5
2016: 7
So far in 2017 it’s 12.
I also looked at BB rates among the most successful pitchers over that time span. BB rate among the top 20 finishers in Fangraph War among starters is up roughly 10% in 16-17 versus 2010-2015.
Additionally there were 3 pitchers who finished in the top 20 last year with BB rates above 3/9 and there are 4 on pace to do it this year. That 7 is the same number as in seasons 2010-2015 combined.
Also, the percentage of pitchers who finish top 20 war with K rates below 8.5 has been steadily diminishing.
I think it’s been pretty well established that Ks are up. I think it’s interesting though that not only are they up, but pitchers who K a lot of batters are becoming even more successful relative to their pitch to contact counterparts and that increase walk rate may not be such a bad thing.
It may not be a huge difference but I also know that my own personal pitcher evaluation has always leaned heavily on BB/K ratio. I wonder if that calculus is starting to change in an age where the rabbit ball demands limiting contact rather than trying to prevent hard contact.
Also, Michael Fulmer has the best command of a four pitch arsenal I’ve seen since vintage Matt Cain. He works all the quadrants in/out up/down with different pitches. Cain was the poster child for outpitching FiP of course.
@OaktownSteve:
I guess maybe a better way to say it is that K/BB is just as important as ever and that you have to look at it rather than looking at BB rate as it’s own, independent variable. If you saw a guy with Ray’s BB rate in the past it seems like you could pretty much assume he was going to struggle but his K rate is so high that the K/BB is still reasonable.
Really you’d need some Rudy level data digging to see if there’s any way to correlate the different variables but I put it on the table as a hypothesis that the importance of Ks for pitcher success is growing while the importance of low BB rate is diminishing.
It’s helped me with Nova and and Ray, for sure… Hasn’t hurt that one of my leagues is K-BB too
Interesting stuff! I think it goes back to if a guy is K’ing a lot of hitters and not walking many, he’s gong to be successful, or be Samardzija
@Grey:
Obviously King more and BBing fewer is optimal. Also more Ks are of course more valuable in standard fantasy. But I think it would be interesting to see if the high K guys are posting better rates even if the BB/K rate is comparable or even worse than low K low BB guys.
I guess I’m wondering why wouldn’t they be posting better rates?
Yo Grey – you killed it today. Which side you like in a 12 team 6×6 Yahoo league:
F. Freeman and I. Nova / K. Seager and R. Ray
Thanks!
Thanks! Freeman
ROS Pham or Ender?
Ender
Finally (and can you tell I’m procrastinating stocking the grocery shelves today?) I would like to take a second to defend Billy Beane in light of his comments yesterday to Susan Slusser. Beane for the first time publicly expressed frustration at the A’s unwillingness to sign talent long term.
I want to go back to what many consider Beane’s low point, which was the A. Russell trade. If you are Beane and your mindset is, well yes Russell will be a star but he cannot help me win the WS THIS YEAR, a year in which the A’s had been just about the best team in baseball (regular season) for a several year run, then what does it matter if I “lose” the trade when the best I’m going to get out of Russell is a few years of control before I’m forced to trade him anyway.
Yes you can lament the guys the A’s has let go, but if you do that you have to laud them for the ability to develop the talent in the first place. The A’s have had more competitive seasons and more playoff seasons in the last decade plus than pretty much all of the low payroll franchises. It’s hard to complain in the context of what they have to work with.
And let’s not forget, he did get Baretto in the JD trade. He got Khris Davis for less than nothing.
I think he’s one of the game’s best GMs and the haters are off base. Now that said, it should be really interesting to see what happens with Sonny Gray. I think he’s pretty much gone if the market is right as I have to figure the A’s are looking to peak this rebuild in about 3 years even though a lot of the position pieces are MLB or MLB ready right now. If Gray goes I think it’ll almost certainly be for arm. Apparently the minor league arm they got in the Doolittle trade is a nice player.
I also think they are going to try to fix Treinen and make him a closer. If you have a deep league stash available might not be a terrible play.
Fair enough, but isn’t he (you) explaining away any bad trade by just saying “Well, we won’t be able to sign anyone ever so why bother holding any talent?”
@Grey:
With the Russell trade, he went out and got the most successful post season SP of all time (to that point) in Lester. That it didn’t work out doesn’t change the fact that it might not be a bad trade to “lose” it on paper long term if a. there was really no long term there and b. you actually have a chance to win the WS that year.
As far as the other player dumps, like Donaldson, for instance, I think Beane has managed to get good talent in return, especially considering everybody knows he has to trade the players. Other than the Russell trade, it’s really hard to point to any trades where the A’s haven’t at least gotten FMV.
@OaktownSteve:
Life long A’s fan and Beane supporter here. Russell was in the Samardzija trade , Lester was in the Cespedes trade the same year. But yeah, he went for it all and unfortunately the team folded in the 2nd half of the season. Lester looked like he just didn’t care and even in the wild card game, he had a lifeless expression on his face on the way to blowing that big lead.
It’s never going to be the same until the A’s get a new park, and I really wish that Beane had decided on the re-build years ago as opposed to trudging along, hoping for mediocrity.
Okay on Lester, but we’re judging on what he did do, we have no idea what he could’ve done — for instance, maybe he could’ve traded for Rizzo from the Padres? Not saying he could’ve but we are operating with only so much info… So all we can go by is the results, the results haven’t been great… You can say, he’s made the best of a bad situation, but maybe that situation would be even better with someone else… All we know is he’s done a lot of meh
Playing for next year, thinking of offering:
$47 deGrom and $1 Chapman
for
$22 C. Mart and $1 Rivero
All are 2 year contracts as of the draft, except Chapman, whose contract expires. Keeper points league where HR allowed loses points.
C-Mart
Hamburger Helper is so good. Homer Bailey is not. Vegas had him as a -113 favorite yesterday over the Nats. lol.
Haha
Quick follow up to my earlier question – which side?
F. Freeman, I Nova and Z. Cozart / C. Correa and R. Ray
Correa
Maikel Franco was just dropped in my 6×6 Roto Dynasty league. Drop Kyle Lewis, Josh Harrison or Jeff Hoffman? Or none of the above? Also, thinking about picking up Scott Kingery as well. Thoughts?
Hoffman and Lewis
@Grey: Thank you…It’s quite awesome of you to answer as many questions as you do…
No problem
Hey Grey
Do you like Gennet, Gardner or Bour over my Maybin or Broxton ? Thanks!
Bour and Gardner
H2H league with QS. you starting teheran v CHC or marquez v SD?
Neither…. Teheran
Do I need Kris Davis?
Thinking about giving up a 7th & 8th rd pick next season for Ender & Kris Davis.. Thoughts.
Grandal
Freeman
Schoop
Areando
Seager
Bellinger
Cruz
A Jones
Marte
Hosmer
LeMiehu
Moncada
Arcia
Conforto
Brandley JR
I’d do it if it helped me win this year
12-team, h2h, 5×5
of-Springer, Desmond, Trout
util-smoak, ???
Who would you keep as a second UTIL guy going forward for the rest of the season out of these three:
Marte
Melky
Peralta
Thank you!
Marte
Who would u rather have ros and beyond? Nick Williams or bader? Thx Grey
Williams
Jose Ramirez for Correa?
What rank is Jose Ramirez next season? Top 30?
@Matthew Macdonald: 5×5 keeper league
Correa, prolly https://razzball.com/top-100-for-2nd-half-of-2017-fantasy-baseball/
@Grey: thanks Grey – yeah I saw you put him at 39 and he has put together another strong year. He’s young too
Yeah
Hi Grey,
Would you trade MAchado to get Judge in a Keeper league?
Thanks,
Sure
Marte for this week’s lineup locks, or wait for him to shake the rust off?
Available replacements;
Mancini
Morales
Adams (5 lefties on tap)
I’d go Morales if he’s playing in 7 games
Alright, I’m starting to think about selling Wood. I want to get an ace and a well-rounded bat back. Here’s my pitching staff:
SP – Wood, McCullers, Severino, Manaea, Faria, Nola, J. Gray, Berrios, Clevinger
RP – Jansen, Giles, Reed, Rosenthal
Which option would you pursue first?
Option A) Give: Wood, McCullers Get: Scherzer and M. Betts
Option B) Give: Wood, McCullers Get: Kluber, Machado
If I should keep McCullers, who else should I throw into these deals?
Thanks!
I’d do either, A’s better
Grey
Carlos Gonzalez or Odubel ROS in a deep 5×5? Thanks!
Odubel
Hiya Grey!
Quickie for ya ;)
AL Roto 8 team league.
Melky for Odorizzi
Who wins that? Pitching is kind of a need for me..
Melky
If need tho, go Odorizzi
@Grey: Yeah set ya up with that one lol
You trying to sell high on Sano anywhere? I’ve considered aiming for a higher arm with him in hopes I get a playable bat in return.
Thanks again for all that you do sir!
Yeah, I’d sell high on if I could — Maybe Kluber?
Hello Grey,
What do you think of the following trade:
I give C. Seager, A. Wood and J. Wilson and I get Harper. He needs a SS. Am I being a dum ass to offer this or would he be a dum ass to accept?
This is a 10 Team H2H Points League.
Thanks much Grey.
Harper side, it’s fair
14 team h2h with OBP over AVG and total bases/hits added
C zunino
1B myers
2B villar
SS reyes (hot for a while now, best SS over last 30 days in this league)
3B longo
OF (3) trout/stanton/souza
util (2) desmond (1B)/avisail
BN maybin/b.miller (1B/2B/SS)
NA hoskins
my weakest area in this league is OBP/hits. drop miller or reyes for pedroia or phillips, recently dropped? i do only have one move left on week, which isn’t great as we have 7 days left on that, in case of some new closer change or call up (most of the call up likely guys owned, devers/amed/
I wouldn’t use my last move on this
@Grey: wasnt really looking to trade wood, but got an offer of segura and bruce for wood and conforto? thoughts?
how was hearst castle??
It was fun, thanks! I like Segura but that’s just fair
@Grey: i own story, so trying to decide if its worth the upgrade or see if story can turn things around in the second half…..
Hope he does, but looking less likely by day
@Grey: bite your tongue. 2-2 with 3 rbi so far today!
Haha
Wood/mccullers for madbum/cueto?
McCullers
Parra…clean up…Coors…July
Oh goodie good
So sexy
@Grey:
Spongebob in the asexual 5 whole.
By the way, I had never listened to the podcast before but I decided to take a listen when I heard you lost it on the last one. You were swearing like Pesci, dude. I feel you though. You answer a crap ton of questions. It’s what differentiates you though. The success of the site is as much attributable to that as anything. It’s something I do in my grocery store. Try to give a little attention to every person that comes in here. Goes a long way.
Yeah, I do my best, the bad review caught me off guard, tbh… can hear many great things and only remember the negative unfortunately, just the way I’m wired
@Grey: it’s just complete b.s. that some twat would go in to a thing like that to give a negative review, watch it be the fangraphs odor douchebag too.
Haha, that would be amazing!
@Grey:
Softy
Which RP to snag?
Kahnle
Archie Bradley
Doolittle
Kela
Bradley
@Grey:
Thanks!!
No problem
trade Rosario in a keeper league for samardzija for rotation help this year?
Depends on league depth
@Grey:
10 team mixed league
also felix hernandez just dropped.
do I drop any of the following for him? peacock, duffy, Manea, bud Norris, david Robertson, Andrew miller (we only need two RPs but I carry3)
thanks
Nah
Moreland, Hernan Perz or Caeser Hernandez?
Perez
Oh Jason Vargas, it’s finally happening. Now if only Brandon Kintzler could get shithoused, the two pitchers I’m most actively rooting against will have fallen.
Haha
Hey Grey
Cozart has been awful as of late. Plus he isn’t playing as much.
That being said. Reyes is hot in July.
Would you drop cozart for Reyes or hold
Thanks
Sure, try the switch
Drop Dex Fowler for Peraza?!
Thanks!
Yup
Do you think it’s time to move on from Mancini.
Available are Parra, Castellanos, Simmons, Margot, Chisenhall(on DL), Haniger, Puig, O. Herrera and Bregman
Castellanos
@Grey:
It’s funny I was thinking the same. Every where I read Cast. is going to have this big 2nd half.
Thanks
Yeah, no problem
barnes or cecil in NL only for holds. i just traded away ramos for schebler, now have a bullpen of knebel/neris/cecil/phelps. 2.5 closers probably too many when compared to holds guys. (neris counts as half of a closer due to few and far between save opps).
Cecil
@Grey: maybe neris should count as 2.66 of a closer, except the risk of neshek taking some, then maybe 2.5.
@goodfold2: i mean my TOTAL closers of course, so neris .5-.66 himself.
Yeah
McCullers wasn’t sharp, but deserved a far better fate than his line.
Bogaerts for Polanco and Russell in a dynasty – which side?
Interesting O’s didn’t bring Britton on in the 9th.
A. Britton’s been traded
B. He’s not the closer anymore
C. Showcasing Brach
D. or easing Britton back into closer role
What do you think. I have Britton on a couple of teams and just curious of your thoughts.
Thanks
JD Martinez left game in the middle of an inning. Trade coming.
@Packers: THIS IS WHY I HOLD MY 3# waiver in NL only (if that’s where he’s going). i doubt a #3 even does it though.
@Packers: it might also just be a guy getting time off (with POSSIBLE trade in mind maybe) with an 8 run 7th inning lead.
@Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo: or maybe it’s an even more traditional reason
“J.D. Martinez was lifted from Monday’s game against the Royals with lower back tightness.
The Tigers are saying he was pulled as a precaution, so it’s probably safe to consider him day-to-day. Martinez drew a walk in one of his three plate appearances before exiting.”
from rotoworld.
good lord, added cecil in 3 spots yesterday just watched this save, really wanted to see the dude who had 25 or so out of last 26 appearances be a dominant dude, with low in the zone offspeed shit that either resulted in bad groundout contact or K’s. he threw about 5 balls high and outside to right handers that would never be swung at, 2 meat balls to assdribble at about 92 high over heart of plate (1 single from that, conforto would’ve HR’d those 2 pitches), conforto (1st batter) on 2nd pitch hit a line drive hard right at right fielder (lucky out). then his ONLY good pitch of all three batters was low in the zone and got a double play out of cespedes. i have no idea if molina was actually calling those 7 or 8 garbage pitches but it looked bad as F.
meanwhile SOUZAMAPHONE heating up big time.
@goodfold2: meanwhile’s odor 1 for his last 23, no hits since break, nor BB’s, yuck.
Quintana advice 5 weeks ago: drop him and don’t look back.
would you trade McCutchen and Gerrit Cole for Everine Santans and Micheal Fulmer?