Unless I’m misunderstanding Easter and the greatest story ever told, there’s a strong indication that Hunter Brown is not Him. As I understand it, Jesus gets his boys blotto on his blood that’s wine — imagine going wine tasting and being like, “This wine tastes irony.” “Like it’s dramatically contrasted to the opposite of what’s expected to highlight its difference?” “No, it tastes of iron. Is this blood?” — then after the blotto’ing at the Last Supper — by the way, if you invite me to something called the Last Supper, I’m gonna be like, “Hey, guys, I was planning on getting pizza for dinner tomorrow, so no need to be dramatic.” — then He was killed, yadda yadda yadda, and He came back on Sunday to search for some colored eggs. Hunter Brown, however, left on Sunday until who knows when, so Hunter brown [does not equal] Jesus. When I heard Brown hit the IL with a shoulder strain, I screamed, “Say psych! Please say psych! Or at least say sike! No psych or sike?” [Lisa Simpson grumble] Wonder what kind of sexy names the Astros are gonna call up to replace Brown–[reading Jason Alexander (not the actor) or Spencer Arrighetti should be back this week] Forget it. I learned Bible stuff for this, by the way. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Tatsuya Imai – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 4.32. You dropped him after his first bad start? Aw, shucks! Oh, well, there was only another 25 weeks of the season.
Yordan Alvarez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. On Easter, Captain Woo Cubano rose again.
Christian Walker – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Onward Christian Walker!
Lance McCullers Jr. – 4 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 3.27. Just gave you my Lance McCullers Jr. fantasy. Ain’t nothing changed but the day, just some awful defense behind him, and a terrible park, where I’d struggle to start number ones, forget number five to sixes.
Bryan Abreu – 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 27.00. Someone around Astros’ manager, Joe Espada, could you vaguely point at Bryan King.
Brent Rooker – 2-for-4, 6 RBIs and his 1st and 2nd homer. Just give me 82 healthy games in Bing Bong, baby!
Alejandro Kirk – Hit the IL with a fractured thumb, i.e., where’s thumbkin? In a cast. Tyler Heineman becomes the Jays’ catcher. Not Heinzman, or a ketcher.
Addison Barger – Left with bilateral ankle discomfort. Considering he started the year 1-for-19, an IL stint is a welcome reprieve.
Eric Lauer – 2 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 4.91, but left because he was under-the-weather. That’s also what they call the significant other of a meteorologist. Hey now!
Davis Martin – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.45. That feels like a metaphorical banana in a tailpipe, and I ain’t falling for it. [double-checking Streamonator] Yeah, no thanks.
Luinder Avila – 3 IP, 5 ER, as he made a spot start. Fun fact! Luinder was a character Vicki Lawrence played on The Carol Burnett Show.
Seth Lugo – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.59. We’re getting to the point where if a guy has an ERA under 2, he’s an automatic roster.
Kris Bubic – 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 4.09. Boob-itch barely holding it together, might need some Gold Bond Powder.
Maikel Garcia – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. At least one person in the Royals’ lineup heard they moved in the fences.
Chad Patrick – 5 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 0.96. Sounds like he needs a third name, right? Like Chad Patrick Henry or something. Will workshop third names. In the mean’stime, I told everyone to draft him, because I liked him.
Kyle Harrison – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.61. Guess that was the random-ass Brewers starter to go after and not Sproat. Teach me to eeny-meeny-miney-moe. Harrison’s numbers look stunningly good as of now. Pick up in every league good.
Gary Sanchez – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. A catcher playing another position is a good place for value. Also, at pick 585 overall, apparently.
Slade Cecconi – 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 5.23. Smells from The Old Spaghetti Factory finally were ventilated and Cecconi could pay attention in the Cleveland Starting Pitcher Factory.
Parker Messick – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 0.82. Bet on the Brewers and Guardians’ pitching staffs and against the Angels and Rockies. Words to live and die by.
Edward Cabrera – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 5 BBs, 4 Ks, ERA at 0.0000000000. Love me an EdCab, but calling for Counsell to Lyft him when he has that command.
Shota Imanaga – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.60, and velo still up. Kinda feel like I’m gonna have some FOMO with Shota this year. Light FOMO, not ace FOMO. Clarifying FOMO.
Matt Shaw – 1-for-5 and his 1st homer. That reminds me, what’s the latest with Seiya? Oh, he’s due back on Friday? Cool.
Ian Happ – 2-for-9, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. Happ’s out-homered all of my cornermen combined, across like 10 teams.
Randy Vasquez – 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 0.75. Praise your pants grapes if you started him in Fenway, I wouldn’t have. Streamonator does love his next one and I’m all in.
Manny Machado – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Macho, Macho Manny!
Jackson Merrill – 3-for-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. He went oppo taco in Fenway and that always seems incredibly impressive until you realize it’s, like, an easy pop-up just before the warning track in most parks.
Ranger Suarez – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 8.64. Losing Hunter Brown but feeling good about my number two starter, Ranger Suarez! [wanders into supermarket and asks what aisle is the bleach] So, I don’t think Suarez is right and wouldn’t start him until we saw something that looked halfway decent.
Landen Roupp – 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.22. Here there was some shoddy defense, and inherited runners coming in to up his ERA, but I can’t sell too hard on Roupp for shallower mixed leagues. Roupp’s the kinda of guy if you need him, you’ll know it.
Logan Webb – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 5.00. Webb gem.
Clay Holmes – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.42. What up, Holmes? Not your ERA!
Kodai Senga – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.09. He’s throwing 97 MPH now. He was throwing 94 to 95. We should have a glossary term for when pitchers gain velocity. Please suggest in the comments.
Jack Flaherty – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 7.56. Begging–Nay! Pleading! Just be normal. Like, 5 IP, 3 ER, or even 6 IP, 4 ER. That’s it! Normal!
Justin Verlander – Hit the IL with hip inflammation. What’s wrong with this guy? Retire and go home to Kate Upton!
Kerry Carpenter – 1-for-2, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in two games. A Carpenter coming back on Easter weekend. Hunh, weird.
Mick Abel – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 11.05. Remind me again how good he looked in Spring Training, because I’m really struggling to remember.
Simeon Woods Richardson – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.31. At first, I wrote his name as Someone Woods Richardson, and I laughed, oh, how I laughed. Anyhoo, peripherals are still very early to look at, but his peripherals are laughably bad.
Matt Wallner – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer. Kinda humorous that he’s been hot schmotato for power and still not hitting .200. Not like haha humorous.
Richie Palacios – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and a slam (1) and legs (2). Have yourself a game, Dick Palace!
Junior Caminero – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. [beeping horn on toy car while riding around FAO Schwarz]
Rhett Lowder – 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.64. I was thisclose to streaming him. Ended up needing to replace Barger for three rando at-bats from a guy off waivers and I’m so shortsighted I should’ve went with Lowder it’s just dumb so dumb I’ve forgotten how to punctuate.
Chase Burns – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 0.82. Again, for like the tenth time in this post, it’s too early to look at peripherals, but I just looked at Burns’s and did a boing.
Jack Leiter – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.45. Yes, he was a preseason sleeper but so was Chase Burns, why didn’t you mention it then? Embarrassed at my smarts?
Mookie Betts – Hit the IL with a strained oblique. He suffered it on a check swing. See, it’s better if you just commit. This is message from the Council to Stop Dating after Seven Years and Just Marry.
Hyeseong Kim – Recalled from the minors. Will he start over Freeland or Rojas? Well, he should’ve been starting over them on Opening Day, so who knows. I do like the speculative Kim pickup in most deeper mixed leagues (15+). It’s also incredibly hilarious Roberts hit Rojas 2nd in the lineup yesterday. Good bit. No notes.
Shohei Ohtani – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Well, sure, he has Miguel Rojas protecting him in the lineup.
Teoscar Hernandez – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Sell!
Roki Sasaki – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 7.00 vs. Foster Griffin – 5 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.70. This start was of two guys who had crazy success in Japan, but only one guy who anyone cares about, the guy who hasn’t been good, instead of the guy who has been good here.
James Wood – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Just opened his player page to see what his K% was in the early going, and my eyes widened a decent amount and I closed the page.
Luis Garcia Jr. – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Ah, tut-tut, that’s Luis Garcia Hr.
Ryan Weathers – 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 4.50. Wrong or right, I’m convinced that if I hit my head before every draft and forgot everything from Spring Training, I’d do better. Nothing good ever came from, “Wow, did you see how good [insert pitcher] looked in those two innings of that Spring Training game between him and a cast of characters who won’t ever make the 40-man?”
Ben Rice – 1-for-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Rice-a-HRoni!
Max Meyer – 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 4.66. He keeps pitching like that vs. the Yankees and he’s gonna be pitching vs. the Marlins for the Yankees.
Jared Triolo – Hit the IL with a patella injury. I went to school with a Patella, very good at math. Nick Gonzales will benefit from Triolo’s absence, and NL-Only’ers.
Braxton Ashcraft – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.25. Just opened Ashcraft’s player page (if you click his name — voila!), and I was expecting to be wowed. I was not wowed, but it’s early and he looks excellent going by the eye test — EFPTOZL-uhh-number eight? Wait, that’s a B, I think.
Oneil Cruz – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer. [like I’m playing charades]…I know that one! That’s Oneil Cruz last year, before he collapsed in the 2nd half.
Ryan O’Hearn – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 3rd homer. [poking Vinnie Pasquantino with a stick] Do something.
Zack Wheeler – His fastball was 96 MPH last year. On Saturday, it was 92 MPH in his last rehab start, and he gave five runs in three innings. Giving a thumbs up but using Alejandro Kirk’s thumb.
Jesus Luzardo – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 11 Ks, ERA at 4.97. This start was in Coors, because of course it was. Luzardo pitches well when the chances of a sonavabench go just over 50%, and pitches awful when the chances fall below 50%. It’s mathematically provable.
Mickey Moniak – 2-for-4 and his 1st and 2nd homer. Thank you, War Room.
TJ Rumfield – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. I look forward to liking him next year when he’s so awful he quits baseball and starts doing real estate with Alex Kirilloff and Michael Toglia.
Michael Soroka – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 0.90. Lot of these early goofballs with the great ERAs are going to get rocked, and maybe Mike ends up Sorocka himself, but his underlying numbers look excellent still.
Brandon Pfaadt – 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 6.75. Elias Sport Bureau said, “That’s Pfaadt best start in his career, even though he’s been touted repeatedly by people like Grey.” Oh, shut up!
Bryce Elder – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 0.000000000. Jim Caviezel is Bryce Elder in The Brightly Colored Shroud of Touki, with special appearance by an AI rendering of Mickey Rooney in Italianface, directed by the incomparable Mel Gibson! Critics agree, it looks good so far!
Drake Baldwin – 3-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer. CCR’s most Fortunate Son!
Cole Young – 1-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Hot schmotato? Sure, but should be rostered.
Emerson Hancock – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 0.71. Last time he pitched, I gave you a whole Hancock fantasy. Hey, for those of you googling “whole Hancock fantasy,” and landing on this webpage, welcome! We won’t judge you here! As I said last time, I’d go all in on the Hancock fantasy. Um, there I was back to talking about fantasy baseball, but whatever’s clever!
Jo Adell – 1-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI. Usually end these with a goof, but have to sincerepost once in a while, so please: Get a load of this guy:
One of the coolest baseball pics
— Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social) April 5, 2026 at 7:28 AM
That’s like some superhero shizz. Like if you just landed on Earth and you’ve never heard of baseball and you don’t know what arms are or what feet do and you’re not sure why Quentin Tarantino would like to film your feet, but you saw this picture, you’d be like, “I like that,” but you’d say it in beeps and boops because you’re an alien.
Asked question on wrong post. Will go to today’s . My bad
Wood!
House!!
CJA!!!
I am no longer worried about my Nats heavy lineup.
Surely they could have let Woodruff get one more out? It would have been the most bullshit QS in a long time but I would most assuredly have taken it.
Haha
Kyle Freeland – would your dog have a problem to start him against Houston – thanks to Grey Dog
Yes
Walker
<3
Nice!
Hey Grey! Couple of questions
$1000 budget. Points league.
How much FAAB for Erceg or Sewald? Or hold R Walker and Dollander
Sanoja over Kiner-Falefa?
Hamilton over Rengifo?
Weimer over Lane Thomas?
Thanks!
Erceg — $50+, Sewald — $75+
Sanoja over Kiner-Falefa? Y
Hamilton over Rengifo? Y
Weimer over Lane Thomas? Y
Erceg with the save, pushing up my FAAB!
Ha
Not really enjoying this Woodruff start very much. Ruff, indeed.
Indeed
This Walker fella seems to be a bit of a bum too lol.
Particularly as I benched Yelich (3/3) to start him!
Ha
There he is!
I started both! Eeeeeeeeeee!
Standard weekly roto – Miguel Vargas or Barger ROS?
Vargas
What’s good, Grey? As an M’s fan, the Adell game on Saturday caused a little pain. That pic IS amazing though. Appreciate you and ‘Hi to Ted’.
Ted says hi!
@Grey: weekly roto. konnor griffin worth starting over colson montgomery? griffin was moved down to 8th in the order…
I’d start Konnor
Rays gotta Ray. Mcclanahan 69 pitches, 4 IP. Had some walks today. Are they going to let him work a little deeper?
Hope so
He kinda fell apart in the 2nd with 2 BB on 8 pitches, but he settle down – the 3rd inning was 4 pitches for 3 outs. 4th was clean, too. No idea why they’d not let him have a shot at the W with only 69 pitches. What horsepoop.
It’s my 1st time playing the RazzSlam & I just drafted the way I would for a typical large league like the Draft & Holds I was doing at the same time. I ended up (so far) doing pretty well. Better to be lucky then good I guess but it’s so early. Now I need to figure out the FAAB bids …which I’ve done before but being ONLY two FAAB periods to do so really throws a wrench into my thinking. Obviously the bids need to be higher to get any guys you really want but I am unsure what the strategy should be on how much to save or how to use it.
For instance 2 pitchers I drafted Svanson & Abel seem more than expendable. I drafted H Brown now injured & Musgrove was injured when I drafted him & now that may be a questionable decision.
So the best pitching available SPs Elder & Soroka & RPs like Romano & Sewald
At least 50+, maybe more like 100+ if you have only two bids…You have $1,000 and only two FAAB periods…If I get all my bids, I’m spending at least $500 2. yes
Thanks!! that was my thinking as well. I just didn’t want to throw down a $300 bid & look stupid.
1. Get both if you can, but yes Soroka 1st
McClanahan pulled after 4 at 69 pitches in a 4-2 game, after 2 solid innings (with a brief meltdown in the 2nd)
It’s ok, I didn’t need a W or anything to start my week. (Kicks a series of rocks while muttering profanities)
Ha
Sorry Grey I’m sure you’ve been asked this a dozen times already. Gregory Soto or Riley O’ Brian?
Riley
Alonso for chourio?
Sure
Hi Grey!
Please rank: R. O’Hearn, J. Walker, C. Smith, C. Rafaela as I bring the Marte bench bat experience to a close.
Thanks!
Walker, Smith, O’Hearn
Thanks again to the Master!
No problem
Howdy doody Sir Grey,
A wonderful wrap up of who’s not worth it and some who are:), thank you. I like Tick Pills also, just in case you’re wondering.
Hanging Chad Patrick, because I remember…….
I’ve been rolling with Andres Gimenez at 2B but could move Maikel over. Who do like better, Gimenez or Miguel Vargas?
Thank you, have a great afternoon.
CCC
Ha, nice! Vargas, but both kinda meh — you too!
Jake Burger or Varsho ros OPS league
Burger
Hey Mr. Grey!
Any thoughts as to when the following might get callup?:
Bazzana
Colt Emerson
Ryan Waldschmidt
These 3 seem to be next top 3 to be considered since Griffin got his call last week!
Thanks
August, May, June
NL only redraft … would you drop Marte for House? Can’t believe I’m pondering it but Tito isn’t playing our guy!
Sure
12 team 7×7 with QS and Ls.
Pick 2: Clay Holmes, Cantillo, Soroka, Harrison.
Currently own Holmes and Cantillo so don’t necessarily have to make a move.
Also holding 2 bench bats in Jordan Walker and Cam Smith because I can’t decide who I like more
Holmes, Soroka
Oneil Cruz did a lot of offseason work against lefties. He is 7 for 11 against lefties so far this year with 3 homers. He had 11 hits all of last year vs lefties.
Cool
For 2026: Lugo or Ranger?
Ranger hopefully
Thanks
No problem
Please pick one ?
Cantillo vs KC
Warren vs A’s
Peterson vs Ariz
Boyle vs Cubs
All at home
Warren
Does anyone know why Caissie is on bench for 3rd straight game? Being platooned? Nursing an injury?
Platoon
Awesome write up!!
In a limited moves (we get 40 for the season) 5×5 OBP Roto league would you drop Basallo for Ivan Herrera or Fransico Alvarez?
They were drafted but cut to WW recently
Thanks!
Nope
Start Janson Junk at home v Cincinnatti tonight
I am not
Would you start Brandon Williamson (@MIA vsLAA) for his two step this week? K/9 QS League?
i didn’t
Seems bad
Hey Grey, 10 team, 5×5 cats, would you go Jordan Walker or Butler?
And Sheehan over Early still even with Sheehan’s two shaky starts and dip in velo?
Thanks as always!
Butler
No, Early
I like tick pills. Clever. Another option to throw in the ring – untapped gas.
Prefer tick pills
Who would be the better pick up 12team H2H, McCullers or Harrison?
Harrison
Herrera C eligibility march hits 4 games today. Beautiful.
Does Chandler Simpson feel like a 5 hole hitter? Rays gonna wacky.
also, can somebody explain tick pills to me? i don’t get it. sounds like lyme disease medication.
Gained velo, up a tick, lose your stuff you need dick pills
i thought it was “boner pills”
I think it’s interchangeable
10 team 5 OF league. Obp. Kwan or Mitchell to replace soto?
I assume the answer is kwan but added Mitchell for depth and he has been hot. Thanks
Please rank top three of Elder Cameron Crowder Harrison Cecconi MKeller Ashcroft NMartinez Matz , thank you
or Scherzer
or Grant Holmes and Soroka, thank you
Soroka
Soroka, Elder, Cameron
Hey Grey,
No questions today. Just wanted to share the update that just popped up on my feed. Also, nice write-up today!
“Andrew Vaughn begins non-hand activities with the team.”
Think of the possibilities!
-IANASM
Haha
Ok I lied. I thought of one question.
In a vacuum, trade my McGonigle for Bubba in a 12 team 5×5 QS league? or hold?
Kevin
Grazie <<Italian hand gesture emojis>>
No problem
Eovaldi 2 bad starts. Start vs Mariners or go with Elder vs Cleveland in 12 team roto weekly league
Elder
Thoughts on Luis Gil @TB this week? Please rank
Gil @ TB
Meyer vCIN
Lowder @MIA
Meyer, Lowder
Saves only.
That rank 2. Walker, Soto
Points league
Rooker or Soderstrom and Early
Rooker
I would like to give a tip of the cap to Golden Earing, and nominate “Radar Love” as the term for a sudden gain in velocity
Prefer Tick Pills
Grey, which three of these guys do you start this week?
N. Marte (6, ATH, LAA)
Colt Keith (7, @MIN, MIA)
J. McCarthy (7, HOU, @SD)
Canzone (6, @TEX, HOU)
Jac Cags (7, @CLE, CHW)
Not Keith, Marte
Keith over Marte though? At least for this week?
Why? Is Marte out for sure?
I don’t really know, but they’re not really playing him. Marte 12 ABs, Keith 27. I have to start one of them at 3B this week.
Oh I thought you were talking Ketel
Would you start Scherzer vs LAD tonight?
Sure
In an NL-only league where I didn’t draft enough pitching and it’s extremely hard to come by on the wire. Is there any world in which you would deal Eugenio for Muncy (LAD) and Clay Holmes in return? Here’s the rest of my squad (12 team, 5×5 roto with SOLDS, we get to draft 4 AL guys but can’t pick any off the wire).
C- Stephenson
1- Busch
2-Altuve
3-Eugenio
SS- Konnor
OFs-Corbin Carrol, Tatis, DeLauter
Us: Trea, Xavier Edwards
BN: Bogarts, Lile, Dansby, JorWalker
SPs- Kirby, Rasmussen, Cease, Peralta, Peterson
RPs- Cade Smith, Stanek, Uribe
BN: Lodolo, Didier Fuentes, Pfaadt, DL Hall, Sewald
Thanks as always!
I wouldn’t
Soto to IL
That sucks
i’d rather have brenton doyle in the line up anyway
Haha, I just added Doyle in the 1 league he was available because I read today it was a good idea
Hey Grey! You holding and/or starting Leiter the next two outings (@LAD, @ATH) in a ten teamer or would you stream there? Looking at Painter, Cameron on wire with decent two start weeks.
Could also drop Cags or McGonigle from my lineup since I’m still running two hitter bench slots. But still feels early to toss them back.
I would hold Leiter…can lose Cags for Cameron
Give me your assessment on Barger so far. It has been two weeks and Tor has been ice cold. Even the white sox pitching couldnt fix it. It’s early, but i don’t like how Bargers playing time has trended and that is the most frustrating part for me. Are you concerned? If he played more, he would likely hit his way out of this.
Yes, I’m concerned
Same here… TBH I would prefer an IL stint and a little rehab assignment to get things right. Such a bummer – he was about to have a 5-bingbong week against the Dodgers
I know
Afternoon & Happy New Beer’s Eve!
My SP’s seem to be getting drunk and hitting the IL lately. Biggest hit being Hunter Brown (Doh).
I added me some Simeon Woods Richardson to sport start yesterday which worked out for me (thanks to you for the Buy/Sell report!).
Reynaldo Lopez is still sitting out there on the WW. Would you drop either of the following for him?
Additionally, I assume you’d hold Herrera over Alvarez at C, right?
thanks in advance!!
Nice! Lopez over SWR
I’d hold Ivan
Thank you as always!
No problem
Hey Grey: 12 team Roto with OBP. Would you drop Jordan Beck for Jorge Soler? Soler is batting cleanup for LAA, Beck’s PT is wonky, and I’m looking for some HR upside.
Works for me if weekly league
Keaschall or Otto Lopez
Luke
Hi Grey!
Would you drop Carter Jensen for Gary Sanchez?
No
How about a roster question in our Yahoo 10 Team H2H Points (Ks hurt).
Any of these guys over Soderstrom or Busch for my OF/Util:
Cam Smith
Jac Cags
K Carp
D Lile
H Ramos
T Grisham
C Simpson (who I noticed only has 2 Ks on the year – interesting)
As always, thanks much Grey.
No
Thanks!
No problem
Dynasty/keeper deep points league $400 cap (SVs HLDs, IP Ks Whip) hold $9 Abreu and $8 Sproat or drop for $3 Baker and $4 Reynaldo Lopez
Sproat for Lopez
Ranger Suarez was just dropped in my 10-team league…I know he is off to a bad start, and I have questions about him in Fenway, but he has a good track record over the past 2 seasons. Would you drop Cantillo or R.Garcia (go with 3 CL instead of 4) for him? I also have M Kelly coming off the IL soon and will need to drop a P to activate him.
Thanks!
Garcia
Hi Grey,
Hope you had a chance to have a relaxing weekend
Below is my batting order and staff.
Any suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
C: William Contreras
1B: Pete Alonso
2B: Jose Altuve
3B: Matt Chapman
SS: Gunnar Henderson
LF: Wilyer Abreu (LF,CF,RF)
CF: Jackson Merrill
RF: Ronald Acuna
DH: Freddie Freeman
Bench:
Kyle Stowers (LF,CF,RF) IL10
Trout (CF, RF) DTD
SP:
Logan Gilbert
Jacob deGrom
Framber Valdez
Cam Schlitter
MacKenzie Gore
Tatduya Imai
Shane Baz
Parker Messick
Matthew Liberatore
Randy Vasquez
Casey Mize
Grant Holmes
Rhett Lowder
Carlos Rodon IL 15 use IL slot
I am so grateful for your support!
Thanks! You too! It looks good, Martin!
20 team 5×5, keep forever dynasty.
A. Matt Shaw
B. Carlos Larange
Are you still high on Shaw this season and beyond?
Shaw
Soto and that calf. I hope he doesn’t pull a Machado. I remember he stole 20 one year and then followed up the next year with a goose egg. I think we all agree that Soto wasn’t going to steal 38 again, but can we at least get 15? I guess just getting him back soon is a win. I may be in the minority here but going on the IL for 10 days may not be a bad thing. I’d rather him get right vs coming back too soon and aggravating it.
It sucks
Would you trade Delauter for Cabrera? Light on pitching, have Roman, Acuna and O’Neil Cruz in. The OF
Sure
Thanks!
No problem
Whadda ya say Grey! Hope your Easter weekend was a good one.
Ok, I am sure this falls under the “Way too early” category, so feel free to mock, but are we getting nervous about Busch? Er, let me rephrase – Mike Busch – HA!
I got this jabrone on both my teams manning 1B, and he has sucked except for Opening Day. I know I don’t have many options, but let me know what you think.
Oh, and for those who care, I finally got my first HR of the season yesterday in our Yahoo 12 Team H2H League. Mr. Maikel Garcia – come on down! Sit the hell down Witt, Tatis, Acuna and the aforementioned Busch! You all suck!
Thanks much Grey.
Haha, don’t love it, but it’s early
Ah, all is good Grey, Busch started with a BB in his first AB today – HA!
Haha
Hi Grey,
I just dropped Lance McCullers and picked up Grant Holmes. Holmes next start is at LAA. McCullers’ next start is at Seattle.
Thank you!!!
2. Sure 3. Yes
Thank You!!
No problem
Grey,
Would you roster McGonigle over Swanson (MI) or Varsho (bench bat) in a 10 team H2H?
Yes
Dropping Varsho first?
Nope
Dang ok! Thanks brother
No problem
Luis Garcia Jr or Spencer Torkelson?
Tork
Thank you!
No problem
Need some help filling my SP’s for this week (ESPN, 12 team, head to head, 5X5)
Dealing with some injuries and lots of seemingly similar type guys. Need 5 starters for this week;
Ryan – vs Det/@TOR
Bradish – @CWS
E. Perez – vs Cin
Abbot – @MIA/vs LAA
Senga – vs OAK
McClanahan – vs CHC/vs NYY
Leiter – @LAD
Early – @ SL
Taj Bradley – vs Det/@TOR
Reynaldo Lopez – @LAA
Who are your top 5 for this week?
Thanks
Ryan – vs Det/@TOR
Bradish – @CWS
E. Perez – vs Cin
Abbot – @MIA/vs LAA
Senga – vs OAK
Confirmed what I had, thanks!
Would you drop any of McClanahan, Leiter and Early for Bradley and/or Lopez?
Leaning toward holding but would love your thoughts, thank you again!
Hold
Thanks Grey!
No problem
Hi Grey,
Thoughts on Caleb Kilian taking over as closer in SF? They seem to like him a lot and he has the stuff.
Could happen
Please rank
Cam Smith
Jordon Walker
Cassie
Walker, Cam
Hi Grey,
ML 6×6 H2H league with OPS. I’m being offered Lindor and Woo for Jose Ramirez.
I do feel like I could shore up my pitching, but I already have Bichette at short and Murakami (currently on my bench) at 3rd. And I’m worried about Lindor’s durability this season. What do you think?
Please keep the gratuitous digs at QT coming! Also, started watching Mr In Between on your recommendation. It’s good!
Jo-Ram, but it’s fair
Ha, it is so goo!
Quick one, which RP are you going with?
R. Walker, Santana?
Dennis
One more for you – catcher question! I know you love them. Francisco Alvarez seems to have figured out his swing last season. Would you drop Yanier Diaz to pick him up in a one-catcher league?
Sure
You a believer in Cam Smith’s start? Would you drop I.Herrera in a 12 team roto league for him?
I am
No
Hola Gray, rank these CI options in an OBP roto league please? Keith, Baty, Vargas
Vargas, Baty
Hey Gray, 2 Qs in a 5×5 H2H OPS league:
1. Basallo or Dingler ROS?
2. Rank Springer, Adell, Cam Smith ROS?
Thanks
1. Basallo 2. You did
Hold on to Lawrence butler and varsho in 12 team cat leagues?
Sure
U spot, 12 teamer…Barger, M.Muncy (SAC), McCarthy, or N.Nunez?
Muncy
10T Roto – 5 x 5 Standard (R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP)
I’m still willing to hold on to Noveli Marte for a few more weeks and also trying to figure out Caleb Durbin. Durbin is just taking up space on my bench, but Marte is starting on a few teams.
Q: Should I drop N. Marte/C. Durbin for players like Jordan Walker? Daylen Lile? Bryson Stott? Cam Smith?
My bench is basically all young shortstops. Dansby Swanson, Jacob Wilson, Colson Montgomery, & Konnor Griffin. I have Jackson Holliday coming back at some point.
Both….Cam, Walker
Drop Riley Greene for Ryan O’Hearn or Kyle Isbel? Yes I know it’s early.
No
Start Jack Leiter at Dodger stadium this week?
Yes
my brain it hurts… someone dropped Langford and Cade Smith going into the 3rd week… it is net svs holds but still!
My current bench is Swanson (backing up Griffon and now cam smith. My RP are Soto, Romano and Megill
who am I dropping for Langford (my other worst outfielders are Delauter and Buxton)
Wild I shouldn’t have to ask this.
Swanson
While I don’t mind Rice HRoni, it is a little bit like you’re biting your own schtick from the Cedric the HRtainer days.
Cust sayin.
Ok
Alvarez or Basallo at catcher? I like Basallo’s spot in the order, but Alvarez looks locked in.
Be patient with Ranger Suarez, or drop for Seth Lugo or Reynaldo Lopez?
Thank you, Lothario!
Alva
Hold
hi Grey. i was offered ivan herrera and michael king for yandy diaz. i would then drop janson junk. i kinda hate to lose yandy but i gotta take this right ??? thanks
King
thanks. i pulled the trigger and took king side. then yandy had to hits and a sb tonight.lol. i also dropped canzone for house. i hope that was a good move ??
Which side do you prefer in OBP?
A. Jose Ramirez
B. Gunnar and Caglianone
A
Who do you feel better about in the OF of a deep 16 team Garrett Mitchell or Jesus Sanchez?
Mitchell
Drop Bryan Abreu for Seranthony, Bryan Baker or Bryan King?
When did they start spelling Brian like that 🤔
Seranthony
Weekly lineup, starting caissie with threat of sitting against lefties or buxton who can’t seem to do anything?
Bux
Hi Grey- great to be back with you for another season…
SP: Woo, Kirby, Perez, Alcantara, Hancock
RPs: Helsley, Fairbanks, Walker, Garcia, Sewald, Romano, Bryan King
Drop anyone for: Bryce Elder, Taj Bradley, Kyle Harrison, Mike Soroka?
Thanks G
King for Soroka
Do you trust Soto’s calf in a weekly league? If not, do I start Kerry Carp, or shift altuve to the OF and start Cole Young?
I’m starting Soto…do I trust him? No…I’d go Carp
Hi Grey, 16 team hth mixed league with 13 keepers. I have a log jam of 5 starters pitching on the same day. I can only start 3. Would you trade Skenes and Wood for Juan Soto or is that to much? Thanks
Works for me
Sigh. Drop Abreu for King or Bryan Baker, or hold and see if he figures out his shizz?
Baker
Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey,
who are you dropping from this mess for Imai? Leberatore, Sheehan?
A Painter K Senga M Liberatore L Castillo E Sheehan L McCullers(R)
Z Wheeler(R) M Abel(R) M Kelly(I) R Pepiot(I)
Lib
Good morning Grey!
Relief problems- Dennis Santana appears to be either the 8th inning guy or sharing with Greg Soto.
My options to replace Santana are:
Seranthony
Vodnik
Ryan Walker (also part of a committee)
Soto
Abner Uribe (similar situation to Santana)
Bryan Abreu (4 shaky outings and blown save last night)
Beeter
Baker (may be the current closer)
Rough situation and will be watching for an upgrade. Robot likes Seranthony of these options (sv only league)- who are your top 2?
Thanks!
I’d hold for now
Change in velocity is deltaV Δv = vf – vi
What…hahahah
Sorry lol, when you mentioned glossary terms for velocity change my old math and physics courses kicked in….had a hungover class room flashback
hahaha
Would you trade Machado + a little bit for Fried? Weak at SP, have Delauter sitting on Bench and Maikel would plug into third from UT
I’d want more, but it’s fair
12 teamer, need OF’s. Rank ’em…Barger, Doyle, Meadows, McCarthy.
Is Barger out? If so, McCarthy, Doyle
10 team 5×5 h2h, who to grab at 3B / MI
royce lewis
brady house
vargas
luis garcia jr
semien
xander
colt keith
marcelo mayer
Lewis
Hey Grey!
Imai dropped in my league. 10tm H2H.
Should I grab?
Current SP: Burns, Perez, Sheehan, Eovaldi, Lodolo (IL), Yesavage (IL).
would have to drop one of the above or McGonigle, Adames, Colt Emerson or Jordan Walker.
Prolly Emerson, right? (was hoping he’d be up soon)
Lose Emerson
Thought so. Just thought maybe I was missing something. GRACIAS!
No problem
who has a better shot at a break out season in OBP. Cags OR cam smith.
Cam
Thoughts on what side do you prefer ? Schittler , and Francisco Alvarez…. Or Brent Rooker, and Robbie Ray? Tia
Rooker
Drafted Caballero for his SB’s but wondering if going with J. Crawford would be the better play. What is your thoughts.
Thank you
I’d go Craw
Hey Grey – few questions below.
Start Canzone (3 @TEX, 2 righties) or Garrett Mitchell (3 @ BOS)?
Start Jacob Wilson (3 @NYY) or Meidroth (3 vs. BAL)?
Start Lauer @MIN or Peterson vs. ARI?
Thanks!
Mitchell
Wilson
Peterson
Start Keaschall or X. Edwards this week? Both have seven games (Keaschall 4 vs Det, 3 @ Tor; Edwards 4 vs. Cin, 3 @ Det)
Keaschall
10 team. 5×5. Pick up Patrick or Harrison over Sheehan, flaherty, Mize, McCullers, T Bradley?
Harrison over McCullers
In a 12 team mixed category set… who are the top 2 for the near future out of 1. Reynaldo Lopez, 2.Didier Fuentes, 3.Lowder,4. Gil ,5 soroka, 6.Mize
Ty
Soroka, Lopez
12 teamer- Okamoto or the other Muncy?
Okamoto
30 different players stole bases yesterday.
12 of the 16 games had saves.
Only 5 SP with wins.
Crazy!
Morning Grey,
Who would you start this week between Ballesteros (6, TB, PIT) and T. Johnston this week (7, HOU, @SD)?
Troy
Start Miz @ Boston or Vazquez v Colorado ?
Vasquez
Hey Grey,
Which one would you SIT this week out of the following?
Eovaldi (SEA)
Sheehan (TEX)
Messick (@ATL)
Eovaldi
Luzardo had the best start of the weekend on Saturday (#8 on the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list). Steven Matz (1 ER and 4 baserunners in 6 IP with 8 strikeouts) was next, earning #22. Ashcraft had the best Sunday start, and landed at #23.
Chris Bassitt and Luis Morales ended in the bottom 5 of the first 278 starts of 2026.
Good stuff, Vin!
This is this. This ain’t something else. This is this. From now on, you’re on your own.
Haha
Uptick in velocity = Tick Pills or Mile Enhancement Pills
I kinda like Tick Pills, will put it on the list
Morning Grey! Someone dropped Eovaldi in my shallow mixed roto league. Pick him up over my Soroka? Eovaldi has been terrible, but do we trust him going forward?
Yes, Eovaldi
Roman Anthony – the whiff and K rate. Did not expect that from a hitter like him.
Liam Hicks is the 14th best player on the rater is my way of saying i’m going to wait a bit longer to pass judgment on a lot of stuff.
Hey I said to avoid him, but those sliders are useless this early
I’m not an Anthony fan, but we’re not at the point yet where these rates stabilize
Hey Grey.
You had Peralta a few spots ahead of Gausman pre-season.
Our league is a 7×7 daily roto using W, QS, K, ERA, WHIP, OBPA.
Gausman had great matchups against COL and A’s to start that skew his numbers a bit.
Going forward based on my league scoring categories, do you want Peralta or Gausman? I’m thinking of trading for one of them.
Gaus
Is Jacob Wilson a must own in a 10 teamer (OPS league)? With Griffin up, he’s gonna be in my SS slot daily. Wilson is a bench bat, and I’d like to grab another arm (Harrison). Don’t think Wilson would be scooped up from the WW immediately, and if he goes, fall back options at SS are Caballero, Holliday, Stot, Muncy, should Griffin have an extended streak of no production.
Not must own
Thought I did OK grabbing 4 RPs on the cheap at my auction (Saves only). Turns out Garcia, Jax and Santana aren’t good and/or suck balls. Can you rank the top 4 RPs from this list?
Garcia, Martin, Jax, Baker, Uceta, King, M Lieter, Santana, Soto
Thank you.
All of these guys are terrible…King, Garcia, Uceta
Lowder, Baz, Ray … how are we ranking them?
Ray, Baz
12 team h/h points redraft
Which side ROS
Harper..R Greene..C Sanchez
Vlad…Rooker..Webb..
Vlad
It’s great to be back Razz! Love Baseball season!
10 team yahoo league.Weekly 7 Category pitching. (Cats). W/L/QS/ERA/S/WHIP/K’S
My starters
Michael King
D Rasmussen
Michael Wacha
Framber
Sale
Nathan Eovaldi
Blake Snell on the IL
I have an open roster spot and could have two if you recommend dropping dead arm Eovaldi.
Any below worth an add long term, or just set pat and wait?
Available
Jose Soriano
Emerson Hancock
Randy Vasquez
Clay Holmes
Bryce Elder.
Thanks for all you do and your help!
No problem! Holmes
I’ve always wondered what the result would be if a guy caught a HR ball and fell over the fence as he did so… Out or HR? Now I know!
Now I wonder, could Adell see a ball headed to the corner, jump over the short fence, climb up 5 rows (or so), catch the ball, and have that be counted as an out also?
Jeter ran into the crowd famously and caught a foul…if your momentum takes you into the crowd but you catch it on the field, it’s an out
@Grey: weekly roto. Need to start one of these three, who do you like?
T Ward – 3 @ cws, 3 vs sf
J Walker – 3 @ was, 3 vs Bos
A Garcia – 3 @ sf, 3 vs Ari
Thanks!
Ward
Grey!
How’s it going? Hope all is well with you.
In an 10 team, standard 5×5 OBP league, h2h, for utility spot, do you add O’Hearn, Miguel Vargas and/or Cole Young over any of these guys?
-Daylen Lile
-Paredes
-Caissie
-Burger
Thank you!
Josh
(Formerly known as Josh-NYC, Greys #1 Fan)
Good, thanks! O’Hearn over Paredes
@Grey, thank you! Do you like O’Hearn over
-Daylen Lile
-Caissie
-Burger
Over Caissie
Redraft
Drop Carson Benge for Jordan walker?
Yes
Ashcraft or Chandler? ros
i like ashcraft personally. chandler needs to get the walks under control, though ashcraft also a little wild but less so. ashcraft’s curve is one of the prettiest pitches in the game.
albright might say bubba tho
Ash
In a 14 team league, is it time to move on from Coby Mayo? He w as a last round flyer that hasn’t taken off, there seems to be better flyers who are actually producing
Yes, move on
Is it an overreaction to drop Suarez for the good Max Muncy?
6-team league?
Hold
Chad Patrick is that kid from a John Hughes movie who actually tries to avoid all of the things you’re not supposed to eat when you have braces. Then there’s that one scene where the jocks force feed him Mike and Ike’s at the movie theater in the mall.
a must-add in any format, i couldn’t agree more
HAHA
10 Team Dynasty 6×6 40 Players/$260 Salary Cap OBP/SLG and QS/K-BB. I am going for a four-peat and have a very solid team but always looking to improve somewhere. The owner of Skenes is looking for a catcher and a hitter with speed. Another owner just lost Hunter Brown and needs pitching and has Corbin Carroll. Based upon my roster – would you:
1) offer Chourio and Goodman for Skenes to the first owner?
2) offer Skubal for Carroll?
I would ultimately end up with Skenes and Carroll and give up Skubal, Chourio and Goodman if both trades are made.
U – Ohtani
U – Y.Alvarez
OF – Judge
OF – JRod
OF – Chourio
OF – Wood
OF – Springer
1B – J.Naylor
2B – Chisholm
SS – Witt Jr.
3B – Murakami
MI – Henderson
CI – Stewart
C – Goodman
C – Rice
B – Neto
B – McGonigle
B – B. Lowe
B – Lewis
B – Eldridge
B – Casas
B – Collins
SP – Skubal
SP – Crochet
SP – C.Sanchez
SP – Ragans
SP – Woo
SP – Bradish
SP – Misiorowski
SP – Painter
RP – E.Diaz
RP – C.Smith
B – Schwellenbach
B – Bieber
B – Weathers
B – G. Rodriguez
B – Wheeler
B – B.Ashcraft
B – Sasaki
B – Melton
Thank you!
Your team is so stacked, does it matter?
Probably not for this year but wondered if Skenes ($13)/Carroll ($23) in an OBP Dynasty would be better long term than Skubal ($22)/Chourio ($17) and I would save a few dollars in the process.
Both seem fine
Chad Patrick Harris obs
But I prefer Chad Patrick Parker Messick
Haha
12 team dynasty 5×5 ROS Lawrence Butler or Brandon Nimmo thank you…
Butler
ESPN points, this week only, please rank starters
Patrick vs Wash
Lauer vs Minn
Wacha @ Cle
Shane Smith vs Balt, at KC (2 starts)
Thanks
Chad P., Lauer, Smith
Good Morning,
Did you notice that Ballesteros sat both ends of the double header yesterday (pinch hit in game 2). Right now he’s sitting in our utl spots because he doesn’t qualify for catcher in two of our leagues. We have Jensen in both (one is a one catcher 15 team, the other a 2 catcher 12 team). Do we dump him? There are some replacements on the waiver wires.
Thanks as usual
I’d lose Moises
for the faster velo guys: arm’d up?
Prefer Tick Pills
Faster Balls
have you seen kodai senga? dude’s got faster balls.
speedier strikes
throttler throws
prompter pitches
faster balls is good, well done
oh wait in all seriousness: aggro arm
have you seen kodai senga? dude’s got aggro arm
i’m suggesting it bc while it can portend juicy fantasy results, it can also portend juicy IL results
guy added 2mph? guy also added 2 years before he’ll be recovered from his next surgery
Prefer Tick Pills
Prefer Tick Pills
Tick Pills is great!
Profar’s next suspension will be for TEPs, tick-enhancing pills
Haha
Cade Smith has allowed an earned run in 4 of his 6 appearances. Time to rethink his value as a closer and utilize his talents or lack there of in a less critical stage of the game?
It’s been 10 days
Back in my day we didn’t even know we had bilateral ankles.
Thank you for talking me out of Mookie Betts. Don’t own him anywhere in spite of my love for all things Mookie.
Funny thing is Weathers (who I call David Weathers every time I bring him up to my boy because old guy memory) is he did even look good during the spring. We bought him in the league we auctioned before spring games based on the move to the Yankees and the early velo readings, but this is just how he looked in spring games and I was off him for the remaining draft season. Two issues probably interconnected: cannot locate any of his pitches consistently (not only but also especially the fastball). Second, the stuff looks good and the velo is real but he seems to be lacking the magic elixir that makes hitters swing and miss at his pitches. I am not cutting yet because pitchers are tricky like golfers and they can lose it and find it all of a sudden. I’ll keep an eye on him against the swingin’ (and missin’) A’s this week.
re: weathers, I think some guys learn that you can just throw strikes and if you’re stuff is good, no one’s hitting it, i.e., trust your stuff, and Weathers doesn’t do that
12 team, 5×5 roto.
1) Sheehan was dropped and I figured he was a must grab despite his poor start. Now I have too many SPs though. Who is the first off the team for you?
SP – Ohtani, Bradish, Ray, Rasmussen, Pepiot, Baz, Reynaldo, Sheehan
2) Yanier Diaz was dropped. Would you try to add him over Francisco Alvarez?
Welp losing brown on the old Razzslam team is gunna suck..
Quick Q
12 team Mixed 6×6 OPS K/P and QS are all cats.
Kurtz, K. Marte. Abbott
or
Wood Harper Gausman and or Imai?
We keep 20 BTW
Trade analyzer says Win for the wood side, BUT I cant help but think Kurtz is the best player in the deal..
Id lose Kurtz. Have Vladdy and Sal Stewart at 1B(harper would come back to and probably flipped).
I have Mcclain and Meyer to fill in at second(would pick up Gimenez I think)
And Yordan Belli Rooker Lile Cam Smith in the OF.
SP are
Sale Woodruff Bradish Suarez Castillo Lodolo Pepiot B Ashcraft Burrows Abbott Jared Jones and Snelling
Kurtz side
It’s really just a matter of time with the power pitchers. I’m the guy who “complained” about him throwing too many pitches. Was’t because I thought he’d get hurt btw. Then he throws 79 last week and I’m thinking why didn’t they send him back out there? Well now we know. I did grab Kyle Harrison last night. I now have both sides of that trade. Too early to drop Durbin for another JAG like Gimenez or Cole Young?
Not too early, Young
Would you trade Freeman and Tucker for Otahni in a dynasty league? Thanks
Yes
Senga velocity increase is passing gas? Gassing up?
Prefer Tick Pills
12 team h/h points redraft
Which two do I pick
Bryce Elder
Emerson Hancock
Parker Messick
All look good…Not Elder, I guess
Couple of questions for 11-team 5×5 league with weekly lineups and with two catchers:
1) Catcher – Drafted Carter Jensen as my 2nd Catcher. Drop for Gary Sanchez (only 13 ABs), Danny Jansen or Fortes? Or hold for another week or two?
2) SP – Does it take a few weeks into the year for SON to warm-up? The values seem a bit wonky. Can you pick your top three from the following?
Buehler v COL $23.5
Marquez v COL 19.1
M Meyer vCIN 17.9
2-start Ober v DET (1.8) and v BOS (10.4)
2-start Cavalli v STL (3.7) and @PIT (-27.7)
2-start Liberatore @ WAS (-12) v CLE (-7)
C Patrick @BOS -27.5
McCullers @SEA -21.5
Lowder @MIA -32.9
MKeller vSD 1.6
Weathers vATH -7
Bassitt vSF -3.5
Ah, yes. Adell. The guy known for his defense.
All seriousness: incredible. Gives me chills.
Ha
Love the “Daily Note,” fantasy or otherwise. Good stuff. I fully planned on hanging onto Durbin until he came around, then someone dropped Cole Young. Is Young the better option for the ROS?
Go with Young
“Hey Pete Fairbanks, I know your wife just had a baby and you’re exhausted and not all here and also have probably not started a game in god knows how long but before you go on paternity leave could you just give us a quick first inning against the Yankees? (Office Space voice) That’d be greaaaaaaast.”
Haha
Great weekend round-up Grey!
How would you rank these SP for the upcoming week in an 10 team H2H?
Bubba Chandler 2 starts SD, @CHC
Shota 1 start PIT
McClanahan 2 starts CHC, NYY
Thanks!
LG
Shota, Shane
Moniak or Rumfield ROS?
Moniak
Hi Grey
How would you rank Walker, Lile, Caglianone in OBP?
Cag, Walker
Vientos or Correa ROS?
Vientos
Roupp, Seems like a guy close to being an every start kind of guy imo. People really like his stuff a lot, but I’m no expert though.
Roki is terrible. If only the Dodgers would give up and give the spot permanently to Wrobleski who actually has sustained flashed of brilliance.
I’m monocling Janson Junk today to see if his new velo is real.
Agreed on Roki and Junk
Are you suggesting Junk is popping Tick Pills?
YES
I found McCullers pretty good, minus that unlucky last inning. But last year leaves a lot of hesitation, but his stuff seems to be there. Pre-injury good?
If the Astros do indeed do a 6 man, does that mean McCullers gets knocked down a peg if he looks be pre-injury McCullers?
cross that bridge
Speaking from experience… A “velo slap” is a viral baseball training trend where pitchers are slapped on the back or neck before a max-effort throw to increase adrenaline and intensity. While often used for entertainment, some trainers suggest it can provide a minor 1-2 mph boost by acting as an external stimulus similar to smelling salts.
Play on words, how about something along the lines of a “Velo Schlep?”
Prefer Tick Pills
M.Moniak has 9AB and has 2hr. That matches my Devers, Naylor, Muncy combined. Lolzers.
HAHA ugh
Is it rational to drop Riley for Athletic Muncy? I reached as an overreaction to position scarcity but starting to think I’ll have to embrace the sunk cost.
Hold
Hold
Please pick top two that you believe could stick on a 12 teamer….
Mize, Taj, Elder, ERod, Lowder, Warren.
Mize, Warren
Mize, Elder
I’ll go with the Biblical theme, and also dinosaurs.
Velocirapture.
Prefer Tick Pills
I would call an increase in velocity a accelerando. But, in a music nerd
Prefer Tick Pills
Gassed up.
Prefer Tick Pills, but it’s not bad
Hi Gray –
Need short-term replacement for H Brown. Pls rank Top 3: Boyle (CHC, @CWS); Cameron (CLE, CHW); Keller (SD, WSH); Vazquez (COL, SEA); R Lopez (@LAA, MIA); Wacha (@CLE, CWS); Grant Holmes (@LAA, MIA)?
Many thanks!
Cameron, Lopez, Vasquez
Thanks, Grey.
Happy Monday to you!
You too!
1.Do you think Elder is worth a FAAB in NL only to replace Littel If,so, how much?
Shallow league
Varsho or O’Hearn?
Vientos or Correa?
And which 2?
Cantillo, Burrows, Lugo, Ranger
Appreciated
1 more…
Cam Smith or Max Muncy(A’s)
Smith
O’Hearn…Vientos…Ranger (hopefully), Burrows
With that extra speed Senga could be a Top Gun: MPHaverick
Senga’s got wings (like the old Red Bull commercial)
Senga had some extra oooMPH on Sunday
I like oooMPH, I’ll add it to the list
12 team points league, trying to “It’s only week 1!” myself out of being too alarmed at sitting dead last,
Few pickups I’m mulling that might help and was hoping you could give me top 2 of each of the following and my league only gives -.5 for batter Ks and not -1 if that saves any of the free-swingers.
3rd Base: Royce Lewis, Brady House, TJ Rumfield, Colt Keith or Max Muncy (ATH)
SP: Hancock, Messnick, Detmiers, Boyle, Lowder
RP (SVHLD league): Soto, Graham Ashcroft, Winn, Tyler Rogers, Sands
Thanks as always!
Who are the drops?
Lewis, Muncy
Messick, Hancock
Ash, Sands