Was announced on Saturday that Shohei Ohtani is done for the year. Though, it doesn’t mean he’s done with the Angels. He can re-sign–I am effin’ around! Of course he’s done with the Angels! Be thankful he doesn’t return to Japan after playing with the Angels. He left the Angels and a 212-pound Tim Salmon was lifted off his shoulders. A 20-year Rally Monkey’s Paw curse that festered under his skin for years must now be exfoliated away with Mariners’ skin cream. Thank God, Ohtani was able to walk away from that barge of bad luck in Anaheim. The Angels turn even the most bright-eyed, bushy-tailed among us into Danny Glover on a toilet about to explode. As Ohtani emptied his locker, it became clear the Angels were one of the best teams to stream against these final two weeks, and Sawyer Gipson-Long (5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.70) took advantage. Long made short work of the Angels, but is he actually, pause for drama, good? He has three pitches (four but uses three). A 94-5 MPH fastball, which scouts usually call meat not heat, but his velocity is up some (1.1 MPH). He gets a ton of Ks on his change, which looks fantastic. 89% whiff percentage on his change, which isn’t sustainable, but hints at bigger things. I’m officially: Intrigued, y’all! Of course, for this year, it’s about matchups, so look at Streamonator. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Jake Rogers – 2-for-3, 4 RBIs and his 18th and 19th homer, and three homers in two games. Both homers yesterday came off Kenny Rosenberg, who sounds like someone misremebering Fox’s baseball dugout reporter. Also, Mr. Rogers is in the hot schmotato neighborhood.
Joe Musgrove – Won’t return this season. Backdate this to March for the entire Padres team.
Matt Waldron – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.16. Was thinking about how my entire fantasy season was coming down to streaming Matt Waldron. Everything on the line for Matt Waldron. All of the marbles. Then I thought about how the Padres spent $260 million this year and they’re starting Matt Waldron, which should be much worse, but that didn’t make me feel any better. It’s still about my fantasy season!
Juan Soto – 3-for-5, 6 RBIs and his 31st and 32nd homer. Sexy Dr. Pepper going pop!
Brent Rooker – 2-for-4 and his 26th homer, 2nd homer in three games, and 3rd homer this past week. Rooker eating in April and September.
Pablo Lopez – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.58. You’re killing me, Smalls!
Carlos Correa – 0-for-4, hitting .230. Sat out a few days while saying his plantar fasciitis has bothered him his March. I don’t care that he swindled the Twins out of $200 million, but you know what’s kinda of grimy? Correa never would’ve said his plantar fasciitis bothered him before he signed his deal, and, of course, it’s been bothering him this whole time and why he failed multiple physicals.
Edouard Julien – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 14th homer, and 3rd homer in six games. Number one pickup for this week. *blinking lights* Hot schmotato alert!
Sonny Gray – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.84 vs. Dylan Cease – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.85. Based entirely on gut, Sonny Gray and Cease will be drafted within a round of each other next year, and think about how awful it was rostering Cease this year vs. Gray.
Carlos Rodon – 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 10 Ks, ERA at 5.90. Stop trying to rope me in for next year. I don’t want any part.
Miguel Andujar – 1-for-3 and his 4th homer, as he homered vs. his former team, the Yanks. That’s what you’re missing out on! Four homers in 23 games…Wait, that’s what the Pirates are missing too, since they never play him.
Dane Dunning – 5 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.78. If I had to guess, no one will care about Dunning again next year, but will care about so many starters that were way more useless.
Charlie Morton – 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.66. “Morton got through the tough matchup at Colorado!…He got through the tough matchup at Dodgers!…He made it through the at Phillies matchup!…Here we go, baby, finally a good matchup! He gets the Marlins!” An hour into the game, “Why’s my butt hurtsie?”
Marcell Ozuna – 2-for-4 and his 35th homer, hitting .266. A lot of fantasy baseballers (<–my mom’s term!) say stuff in March like, “(Player’s name) is Yordan 150 picks later.” Ozuna was the one that actually worked.
Jesus Luzardo – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.68. Seeing Luzardo has essentially the same ERA as Morton and thinking, “Do any pitchers have a better ERA than 3.50?”
Jorge Soler – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 36th homer, as he was activated from the IL. Damn, Soler wants to sign with the Yankees so bad! Sucks, I dropped Soler because he is dead-set on hitting 40 homers this year.
Jake Burger – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 33rd homer, 2nd homer in two games. Like I’m in an 80s arcade, it’s Burger time!
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 1-for-2, 4 runs, 4 RBIs and his 18th homer, 2nd homer in two games, second game in a row where he racked up huge fantasy value too. Wanna believe he could do it for the final two weeks, but I think there’s at least a 50/50 chance he’s injured and out for the year by next Sunday.
Tanner Bibee – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.98. I was in Vegas this past weekend, and if I could’ve still bet on the AL ROY, I’m not sure which one I would’ve laid money on.
Gavin Williams – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.29. Calling an Old Spaghetti Factory, their operator answers, “Hello, this is the Cleveland Starting Pitcher Factory–I mean, pasketti!”
Triston Casas – Done for the year as he hit the IL with shoulder inflammation. He’s headed for more testing, so I’m hoping it’s nothing like whatever the hell it is that Corbin Carroll has.
Nick Pivetta – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.48. Someone’s drafting Pivetta next year based on his xFIP and I am begging you to look at how he has a much better xFIP every year, and it doesn’t matter.
Chris Bassitt – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.78. Now is as good a time as any to tell you that if a good, relatively of course, pitcher doesn’t have good matchups the final stretch, you should lose him. I don’t know what Bassitt’s matchups are, can check Streamonator if you like, I’m merely Cust kayin’.
Hyun-Jin Ryu – 4 2/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 2.62. Continuing thought from the Bassitt blurb, this is another problem. Pitchers are randomly pulled because some teams are in must win games.
Paul Goldschmidt – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 25th homer. Au Shizz!
Jordan Walker – 1-for-4 and his 16th homer. Even if he falls short of 20 homers, he would prorate out to 25 homers in 162 games in a rookie year where he supposedly “struggled.” He’s such a huge dude that I’m out when he turns 30, but every year until then, gimme gimme gimme.
Jordan Wicks – 4 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 2.67. Hey, not good pitchers aren’t supposed to pitch “not good” when I don’t have them, only when I do. Man, get with the memo, Wicks!
Tristan Gray – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer, as he was called up by the Rays. I’m sorry, the “Grey/Gray” room is full and the Tristan room is nearing capacity. Go home or back to the minors. Kidding, he has power and nothing else, and the power might be just because he was old (27) in Triple-A. Hmm, maybe I wasn’t kidding.
Brandon Lowe – 1-for-5 and his 21st homer, and 2nd homer in three games. If you need the power, and the B. Lowe stands for Bar Lowe.
Zack Littell – 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 4.12. Pulled one out short of qualifying for a win with 55 pitches thrown? Kevin Cash doesn’t care about your H2H league!
Grayson Rodriguez – 8 IP, 0 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.53. Don’t even talk to me about what Grayson Rodriguez did after he was recalled. Don’t mention it to me!
Dean Kremer – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.17. Ma nish ta nah, you em-effers!
Felix Bautista – Threw off the mound for the first time since it was revealed he has a partially torn UCL. Players’ Association should have their own doctors, who put an end to shizz like this. Not even saying it’s the teams exclusively. Players need to be protected from themselves.
Logan Gilbert – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.77. Just unfortunate timing to get rocked for LoGi, which sounds like a watch brand from Radio Shack. Ya know you’re in trouble when a team that just clinched hits you hard. Or it’s because I’m listening to Lindsey Buckingham’s Trouble.
Jason Heyward – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 15th homer, as he hit 2nd. Going back to what I was saying for Bassitt. It’s worthwhile to look at teams headed to the playoffs, and how they might hit available-on-waivers hitters higher in the order, while resting regulars. See also: Amed Rosario (3-for-4, 2 runs, 14th steal), a homer short of the cycle.
James Outman – 1-for-4 and his 21st homer. Gonna be interesting to see where he goes in ADP. My guess is he’ll be basically undrafted in casual leagues because he didn’t have that loud of a season, but will be overdrafted in ‘pert leagues.
Ryan Yarbrough – 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 3.73. About to start calling him Mr. Bulk.
Luis Garcia – 2-for-4 and a slam (8) and legs (9), and 2nd homer in as many games. Said earlier Edouard Julien is the *blinking lights* pick up, but Luis Garcia looks like 1B to his 1A.
Brandon Woodruff – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 1.89. Imagining a season where Woodruff went 200 IP with a sub-2 ERA, and how that changed my fantasy teams. I’m also dressed like the Monopoly Man in this dream, and I’m flanked by Charlie’s Angels, only they’re not the 70s Angels or the early-2000s Angels, but they’re the 80s Angels, and it’s Brian Downing and Bobby Grich. What a weird dream.
Cole Ragans – 6 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.33. Maybe we shouldn’t have called him Gerrit Cole Ragans after five starts?
Yordan Alvarez – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 28th homer, hitting .300. Next year, not by design, I’m going to get no shares of Captain Woo Cubano, and he’s going to finally hit 50 homers and .300. I just know this to be true.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games. Could be a schmotato, but you have to watch his playing time, and don’t trust Dumb Bell to play him.
Jose Quintana – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.02. You can check Streamonator for him, but he’s like a top 20 starter right now for “starting and being good” vs. “pitcher names that are supposed to be good.”
Hunter Goodman – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and 1st career homer. “I have to play Kris Bryant more.” That’s Bud Black watching Goodman homer.
Tyler Kinley – Could handle saves, but not because he’s good. Wait, not because he’s bad either and Bud Black is the Rockies’ manager. But because Justin Lawrence rolled his ankle. Wow, spend a year in Colorado and you starting rolling ankles.
Sad to say, as a Cardinal fan, that was the best game of the year.
Start or sit Rodriguez @ Dodgers
Thank you Joe Ryan… jackass.
He sucks, lol
Royce Lewis baby!
He’s on fire!
Incredible!
Bryce Harper baby!
Oh yeah!
I miss May/June Joe “Jake” Ryan…
Me too
Quantrill’s sail boat torpedoed somewhere off the I-Victory Coast!
HAHA
On to the final! With the worst pitching in the league, by a distance! LFG!
LFG!
You have a 2 week final or 1 week?
1 week. A couple of seasons back we brought the final forward a week because the last week of the regular season is a bit of a lottery with guys (pitchers especially) starting/not starting on a random basis.
I have a bunch of guys on teams who still have plenty to play for (Astros, Bewers, Twins) so hopefully that works to my advantage…
I hear ya
gotcha
Burgertime…you deccribe it like an acid trip. “I was running on a skyscraper made of hamburger patties and these hot dogs were chasing me and I had to shake salt and pepper on them to get away…”
That was the best game ever…Thinking about those hot dogs chasing me for evildoing after being conditioned to chase pretzels in Pac-Man
Burgertime had a great soundtrack. The sound of an 80’s strip mall filled with games all in action. vivid memory.
Ha, yes! The sounds of youth, and bullies approaching over my left shoulder
14T obp & Ks
Who do you like best at UTIL: Mountcastle, Kjerstad or Laureano?
Think Yepez makes an impact during his callup or stream a batter instead?
Thanks
Who’s playing? I guess Heston
No on Yepez
The Cleveland announcing team is just a group of middle aged dudes hanging out while a baseball game happens to be going on
Haha
Sounds like most announcing crews tbh
Grey,
Sounds crazy but with how bad Bichette has been playing this month/year is he droppable with being in the thick of the playoffs?
Thanks!
Sure, can lose him
drop seiya or c walker to activate adolis?
Walker
That casas shut down is bad for my roto team. He filled in nicely for the cavernous hole that Tellez left me with. The good is it will possibly take out some of the helium for 2024 drat price. I kind of want to have him everywhere.
Same!
Grey
Catcher in Dynasty
i traded and got Sal Pz for my rookie Stephenson last year and it paid ,,,until now
who would you focus on now and for 24?
i like Bo Naylor for the future
i can get K Ruiz , Chandeliers, Hoppe, Cal Ral,
EliazDiaz, Moreno , Jo Heim
O’Hoppe, Ruiz, Naylor
on queue, CES on the bench today…dumbell
HA, they just lost Renfroe and Bader too
Grey, 10T 5×5 Category OBP Keeper League
Please rank top 2 ROS(currently in playoffs)
D. Varsho (boring)
L. O’Hoppe
M. Garver
Thanks for your help getting me here!!
Garver, Varsho
Dreaded Catcher question – 5×5 league where HR and Runs are locked-in.
SallyP concussed (more than usual). Replacements available are:
Moreno, Stephenson, Rogers, Davis, Campusano
Pick one, or leave empty so as to protect AVG?
Rogers
@Grey: weekly roto. Can start one of these guys. Who do you like?
Ketel – 2 vs sf, 3 @ nyy
J Walker – 4 vs mil, 3 @ sd
Verdugo – 3 @ Tex, 3 vs cws
Thanks!
Walker
Have you seen anything on when Pepiot is actually going to make his next start? Seeing a lot of conflicting reports, anywhere from Tues, Wed or even Thurs
No idea, sorry — SON says 21st
Hey Grey,
You have occasionally commented on Corbin Carroll’s shoulder the last several months (understandably so considering his power outage since that July incident and prior shoulder surgery)…but is your concern enough to fade him in drafts next year? Where do you have him ranked for next year at this point, and do you think offseason rest/rehab will be enough to help quell any of those concerns?
Prolly top 7-ish, hopefully the offseason gives his shoulder time to heal
Mauricio or Gimenez for the week?
H2H points
Andres
Hey Grey, I have my championship game in a h2h points league with Elly as my SS, Luis Garcia, Story, Anderson and Pordomo are top options available, would you make switch for someone? Just dropped my C Diaz(stros) for Ruiz, approve?
Garcia
thanks!
No problem
grey,
Would you drop minor league prospect Asa Lacy to to pick up Kyle Hurt?
Sure
@Grey: weekly roto. Need all pitching help except wins. Can start one of these guys. Who do you like?
Grayson @ cle
Means @ hou, @ cle
Taj vs laa, vs tor
Kimbrel 3 @ atl, 4 vs nym
Thanks!
Taj
Rant: Opponent got to Giolito minutes before I dropped Merryweather for him so I could start him Wednesday at Kauffman (an HR suppressing park). Anything you can say to make me feel better about NOT being able to stream Giolito?
He’ll likely suck?
There is that
Yeah
That helps. SON likes him, and his last start was great, which I guess makes it easier to ignore all those starts before that. He might legit benefit from Kauffman because he’s got a HR problem and Kauffman suppresses those pretty well, but he’s also Giolito and, don’t look now, but the Royals’ offense hasn’t been a pushover since the break (top 10 I think).
I’d guess he’ll be fine, but you asked for support! Haha
Let’s write to him and tell him to just be himself!
Haha
Hey Grey, where does January Gray see both Soto and Bryce Harper in next year’s rankings?
I’m in a shallow roto Keeper league, I was neck and neck for 1st place about 3 weeks ago, I needed an extra offensive boost and pitching help so I dealt my $24 Soto for his $23 Bryce and an non-keepable Aaron Nola (blech!), and now currently my team has 0 shot to win and i’m fighting for 3rd place, ugh! Since my trade, Soto has been on fire and Bryce has been meh and now I’m having regrets! My original question is to hopefully make me feel better (fingers crossed)! Thanks and have a good week!
Soto’s around 12, Harper’s around 17
If Gipson-Long stays on schedule he has @ Oak and vs KC.
Sounds great!
Maeda has given up a HR in 11 straight starts, he was cruising through six last game and then he goes in for the 7th and gives up his HR. It’s like he doesn’t feel like he has put in a good days work until he gives up a HR haha
Anyway who would be your pick of these for QS and good ratios:
Limited weekly moves league, does the extra start for one move a deciding factor?
Maeda @CIN
L. Allen @KC, vs.BAL
Haha, yes, an extra start helps…Allen
Hi Grey – Max Fried just went down with a blister. They say he may be back for the weekend @WSH start but could be limited. Seems sketchy.
Would you still start Fried or swap him with Pepiot (home to DET) or Kershaw (home to SF).
Thanks,
LG
Kershaw
Jung is looking to be activated today (maybe?). Play him over Yandy Diaz in a weekly?
I would play Yandy
Seems safer, but it’s easy to talk myself into Jung. Thanks-I’ll go The Yandy Man (That’s not a thing)
Haha
Please rank Ober Wacha Wicks
c Sanchez
Don’t want to look at matchups huh?
Pablo Lopez has been terrible against some bad teams this year. That 5 ER was against the White Sox who have been dead for weeks.
He’s also had bad outings vs oak (7 ER), kc ( 6 ER), wash (5 ER). He just came off of a gem outing too.
Yeah, brutal
Rank Ober Wicks Wacha Chris Sanchez
Look at matchups
Hey grey! Awesome write up!
Are you starting Jordan Montgomery vs Boston today?
thanks!
Thanks! I am, pray for me
Haha I need wins so will also be starting…
Yeah
Adolis may be activated soon. And I may want to stream Reese and/or Taj tomorrow. Would you drop one or both of Merryweather and/or Carpenter to do it? I have four other closers so I don’t technically need Merryweather, especially if he’s not established as the closer and the Cubs keep losing. Carpenter was great in August but seems to be fading in September and will be facing Pepiot’s change and two Oakland lefties this week.
I’d lose Merryweather
Would you start Reese and/or Taj tomorrow and wait until Wed to activate Adolis or would you prioritize activating Adolis ASAP? My OF is deep (Canha, Carpenter, Carroll, N.Jones, Tucker) so I’m in no rush to receive Adolis, unless he decides to come back un-slumped. His August and early Sep were abominable.
I’d start Taj and wait on Adolis
Pts OBP league would you drop Justin Turner or Elly De La Cruz for India or hold?
Elly
Streamonator likes these starts tomorrow but I’m skeptical in a QS league. Pick 3 in consideration of QS/Ks/ERA/WHIP? Have 10 roster moves for the final week
Taj vs. LAA ($32.9) – Doesn’t seem like he’d be a good option to go 6 to qualify for a QS
Maeda @ Cincy ($23.5) – Feels like the strongest option
Sheehan vs. DET ($14.7) – Same comment as Taj
Logan Allen @ KC ($0.9)
Houck, Houser, & Brown are on the waiver for tomorrow as well.
Maeda, Sheehan, Allen
Sheehan just pitched 3 innings in Saturdays game, I don’t think he is even going to make that start but if he does he is not going to go 6 innings
Oh, good call — go Taj
First off thx for all the help this year, I’m in my H2H finals, it’s a two week thing, and I’m playing a way better team, that being said, We can start any combo of pitchers. Please rank Fairbanks, Scott or Maeda @ STL. A closer would need 2 saves or a save and a win to match a winning Maeda start.
Maeda
Ryu couldn’t get one more out to qualify for the win? asshats
Ugh, I know
If Adolis is activated, I need to sit one of L Gurriel 2vsSF 3@NYY, Bryant 3@SD 3@CHC or McNeil 3@ MIA 4@PHIL…which one sits?
Lourdes
Willson Contreras (4MIL/3@SD) or Realmuto (3@ATL/4NYM) for the last week of the season? Willson’s been pretty hot lately, but doesn’t play as much. (To defend my fantasy baseball honor, I did not draft Realmuto. Got him off waivers in June.) I picked up Willson on Saturday and now have both. Trying to get Andres Gimenez off waivers so one has to go.
Worth holding onto Lane Thomas or Christian Walker this last week or go for a hot bat? Both have been cold lately but have HR upside.
I’m in a regular season H2H league, no keepers or dynasty.
I made the championship this week, so in the home stretch. Thanks for all your posts and insights this season!
JT
Thomas
Good luck!
Just to clarify, I’m holding JT and Thomas?
Yeah
Thanks!
No problem
Hey Grey, Nola @ ATL (Yikes), Ober @ CIN or Pfaadt @ NYY?
None? I guess Nola
18-team H2H weekly points league.
How do I line up my team this week? I need C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OFs and 1 DH
C Raleigh
1B Olson
2B/DH India 3 games Vs MIN and 3 Vs PIT
2B Gelof 3 Vs SEA and 4 Vs DET
2B/SS Mauricio 3 @ MIA and 4 @ PHI
3B/OF/DH Jordan Walker 4 Vs MIL and 3 @ SD
3B/DH Machado 3 Vs COL and 3 Vs STL
3B/SS/DH Royce Lewis 3 @ CIN and 3 Vs LAA
OF/DH Y. Alvarez
OF/DH Bryant 3 @ SD and 3 @ CHC
OF Frelick
So you have to bench two of these guys? Frelick and Mauricio
yes. thank you JEFE!
No problem
Grey, I’m still standing after the quarterfinals!
How big do my pants grapes have to be to start Kyle Wright at home vs. Philly tonight? I held him on my IL for month.. it had to be for something. Right?!
H2H with QS, and the guy I’m playing is a big streamer.
Thanks!
Haha, nice! Seems pretty risky, but if you hav to…wheee
Great stuff! Are you worried about Davis Schneider’s 0-20 stretch? Hoping a trip to NY’s little league park will get him back on track. If Ha-Seong’s stomach ailment keeps him out, who do you like most of B Lowe, E Julien or Gelof? I currently have Schneider in MI spot, so I could add Kris Bryant over the other 2B options if I drop Kim and pencil him into a UTIL spot. If Schneider keeps going 0-fer, who do like out the 3 previously mentioned 2B. Thanks!
I have Schnieder….while I don’t love his matchups this week, he ran into some tough luck last week….scolded some balls right at guys, so it wasn’t as bad as it looks.
Good time for Schneider to come out of it, right? Julien
I hope so! I’m going full mustache this week.
Ha, good luck!
In a 2 week head to head 10 team points league championship round!! 10 moves for the 2 weeks. I need a bench bat, which I know is impossible to answer. I guess I need to look at which players will at least get at bats. Some hot hitters are:
J Abreu
M Veirlng (eesh)
Christ Taylor (eesher)
Julien
Massey
Canha
and an Eloy J sitting there.
Any above move the Grey needle?
Julien
Hi Grey – great weekend roundup!
Need to set my playoff lineup for my H2H semi-final.
I need to SIT 2 from the following arms with matchups listed:
Freddy P @STL / @MIA (2 starts)
Snell COL
Fried PHI / @WSH (2 starts)
Wheeler @ATL / NYM (2 starts)
Kershaw SF
Pepiot DET
I would say quality (ratios/whip) is more important for me against my opponent than volume for context.
Thanks!
LG
Pepiot, Kershaw
Welp close but no cigar. Dominated the regular season in a 12 h2h(first in HR/RBI/RUN…third in SB…WHIP…2nd in ERA). Considering I did it all with 2 of my 3 keepers being no shows halfway through the season or worse(McClanahan/Bichette) is pretty darn good considering. Injuries decimated me the last 2 weeks….Soler/Gorman/India/Adolis Garcia/Ashcraft/O’Neil/Alzolay/Jason Adam/…..dealing on top of that with a inconsistent Framber, Montgomery and Hunter Greene and even Eflin down the stretch
All that said season came down to only needing a win from Jordan Wicks to put me in a tie(which I would of won tiebreaker due to higher seed). Mfer couldnt come through just this ONE time. Of course I had 44 RBI’s 35 runs 15 homers this week and a .363 OPB….other dude has a week of a lifetime(61 rbi’s 22 homers…..388 OBP…any other week I win easy and most likely the league(and the big money)
I even for the third keeper kept Nathanial “Mid” Lowe over Devin Williams and still did what I did. This one just leaves a sting…..I couldn’t had drafted much better(Witt/Riley/Garcia/Framber/Lane Thomas/C.Abrams/N.Jones/Torress/Raleigh/Soler/Eflin/Bednar/Adam/Gorman/India…..
H2H is the worst lol.
Damn! That sucks! So close too
Morn grey. Drop c Walker for grossman?
Nah
morning, grey! thanks for the writeup. for the second year in a row, it’s me vs. the other razz reader in the championship of our h2h 14 teamer. please wish us luck as we try to outbid each other for brent rooker.
are you trusting braxton garrett vs the mets tomorrow?
HAHA, good luck! I trust Brax
Lost Casas. Can you rank the top three choices from this list of avialable CI’s? 5×5 league where Avg, SB and RBI are the only categories that matter (in that order):
Noelvi Marte, CES, Cron, Schanuel, Walls, Santana, Noda, Vientos, O-Cab, Biggio, LeMahieu.
Schnauel, DJ LeMahieu, CES
RP questions:
1) I own Estevez, Ottavino, Lange and Chapman. Please Rank.
2) Santos, Kinley, Lawrence, Merriweather and Carlos Hernandez are all available. Please Rank.
3) Replace any of the guys I own with any of the guys available?
Thank you.
Morning & Happy National Cheeseburger Day! I got sliced up in my 1 league due to injuries & ineptitude, but in the semi’s in another and need some of your expertise.
12-team, 6×6 (OBP/QS), H2H, Redraft league. Someone just cut Hader. we only have 3x RP spots though. Are you cutting any of the below to claim Hader?
Pressly, Holmes, Sewald (can only start 3)
Full roster below:
C: Raleigh
1B: N. Lowe
2B: Willi Castro
3B: Bregman
SS: Elly DLC
OF: Acuna, Tatis, Mullins
UTL: C. Walker, B. Reynolds
BN: Ke’Bryan Hayes
SP: Hunter Brown, Kirby, S. Gray, Senga, Joe Ryan, Woo, Detmers, Stroman
RP: Pressly, Holmes, Sewald (can only start 3)
P.S. SON likes JP Sears today. What say you?
thanks in advance!
That’s a celebratory day I can get behind! Lose Holmes for Hader — Sure, I’d start Sears
Hey Grey! 5×5 w/ OPS, start Abrams (3 v CHW, 4 v Atl) or EDLC (3 v Min, 3 v Pit)?
CJ
Loved those “the 80s Angels, and it’s Brian Downing and Bobby Grich, Reggie, Joe Rudy, Baylor, Decince, Bob Boone.
“That was fun”, until Henderson spoiled our World series dream.
Poor Donnie Moore
Hey Grey, I need to pick from my crappers for my DH/Util spots this week. If I’m being greedy, what I need most is Avg, Runs and perhaps SLG%. I have huge leads in HR and RBI, and a decent lead in SBs. Which 3 of these guys do you roll with this week?
Kirilloff (6, LAA, @CIN, looks like 3 lefties against)
Julien (same as above)
Carl’s Jr. Jr. (6, @ARI, @LAD, looks like only one lefty against)
Elias Diaz (6, @SD, @CHC) – yes I realize he’s a catcher
Seth Brown (7, SEA, DET)
Heston Kjerstad (7, @HOU, @CLE)
Julien, Carl’s and I guess Brown
Oh Snap, now I see Adolis could be activated in advance of today’s game! Are you hearing anything? I’m assuming I should take the shot and slot him in instead of Brown?
Adolis is supposed to be a possibility on Friday
That’s what I thought too, but on CBS it says “Garcia has been with the Rangers since Friday, participating in light baseball activities, MLB.com reports. Garcia has been jogging and hitting while with the team over the weekend. He was placed on the injured list Sept. 8 and could be activated for Monday’s series opener against the Red Sox.”
Maybe, not sure…Rangers’ beat writers are saying joining for Mariners weekend series
Love it Grey! I’m in second within striking distance of the title, but need to pick right this week. Which 5 would you SIT this week? They’re all 1-start guys unfortch, so I guess matchups are uber-important.
Gausman (@NYY)
Glasnow (TOR)
Hunter Greene (MIN)
Ranger Suarez (NYM)
Woodruff (@MIA)
Ragans (@HOU)
Detmers (@MIN?)
JP France (KC)
Bassitt (@TB)
Quintana (@PHI)
Hunter Brown (BAL)
Eury Perez (NYM)
Pivetta (CHW)
Good luck! Eury, Brown, JP, Ragans, Detmers
Actually, I’m 2nd guessing… Brown, JP, Ragans, Detmers and Quintana…it’s a tough call tho, Quintana’s been so good
12 team h/h points redraft..won league tittle ( even without A Garcia & Ohtani ) for the 4th time in 5 years with the help from Grey and peeps at Razzball …..
Congrats! Well done!
Seeing “@ATL” on the schedule finally gave me the push I needed to drop Nola for a RP on the eve of H2H semis, and now I have achieved Inner Peace.
ditto. namaste
He has Pit next week
Ha
That sounds like the kind of trap where they announce after weekly lineups lock that he’s only getting 4 innings to get their playoff rotation set, but then you start him anyway cuz it’s the Pirates and he gets pulled in the 3rd after giving up 4 bombs.
Wish my crystal ball worked for something I could use to make money, but I’m pretty sure Vegas has taken any “Nola will get shelled” bets off the board.
Haha
Yeah, makes sense
Happy Monday! Quality problem this week. I have to choose among the following SPs – SON loves them all:
Gerrit Cole vTOR ($34.2)
Woodruff @MIA ($25.7)
Peralta @MIA ($23.3)
Ryan vLAA ($52.7)
Kirby @OAK ($42.1)
Civale vLAA ($40.7)
2-start Taj vLAA ($33.6) and vTOR ($7.8)
Bobby Miller vDET ($34.0)
Greene vMIN ($23.5)
I will start 6 or 7. 5×5 league where K’s don’t matter any more.
Please pick three to sit (in order from worst to best, if you don’t mind). Thinking Cole Woddruff and Peralta are must-starts (despite SON) and maybe leaving Greene, Ryan and Taj on the bench.
Greene, Taj, Miller to bench
Grey,
I need points!! Who will get me the most this week?
Abrams CHW(3); ATL(4)
Canha @Stl(4); @Mia(3)
McNeil @Mia(3); @Phi(4)
Nimmo @Mia(3); @Phi(4)
Soler NYM(3); MIL(3)
Suzuki PIT(3); COL(3)
Teoscar @Oak(3); @Tex(3)
CJ
Great work Grey!
18-team weekly H2H points league
For my 2B spot this week?
India 3 x Vs MIN & 3 x Vs PIT or
Gelof 3 x SEA & 4 Vs DET.
What to do with Machado? He’s been sitting more games lately.
Answered above
Grey,
I need to rest one of these in a points league this week. But, who?? Just roll with the 2-starters?
JoMo BOS; SEA
Ryan @Cin; LAA
Wacha COL; STL
Framber KC
Ryan hasn’t gone 5 IP in a few, so him
You trust him at GAB today?
Nope
Thanks for the excellent work Grey!
18-team H2H weekly points league…
FINAL
Unfortunately the other team has a bunch of 2-start SPs.
I need to start 4 SPs, 2 RPs and 1 P (either SP or RP)
SP
Glasnow Vs TOR;
Woodruff @ MIA;
Ryan @ CIN & Vs LAA;
G Williams Vs BAL;
Greene Vs MIN;
Gallen Vs SF;
Abbott Vs PIT;
Bibee Vs BAL;
Pepiot Vs DET & possibly Vs SF;
RP
Assad Vs PIT & Vs COL;
Lange 3 X @ LAD & 4 X @ OAK
T May 3 X SEA & 4 X Vs DET
Thanks again for your help throughout the season!
Woodruff, Bibee, Gallen, Glasnow…Assad, Lange, Gavin
Thank you! Bibee is banged up and might be done for the rest of the regular season…
Damn
Master how would rank these.guys rest of season in a runs homer rbi stolen bases avg OPS league morel
Soler, morel, kebrayan hayes, jorge polanco, jordan walker kris bryant will castro
Soler, Hayes, Walker
Grey!!!!
Awesome!!!
a. Fantastic report!!!
b. I get it winning is important down the stretch for potential playoff-bound teams. Riddle me this. Why did the As pull Joe Boyle after only 3IP only to hand it over to Waldichuk for the L? He threw 58 very effective pitches, 5ks, scoreless and only 1 hit. Why?
c. Jerry Seinfeld quote of the day for September 18, 2023
Elaine: John F. Kennedy Jun-ya!
Joyce: I can get you a spot right behind him. He has got a great butt.
Elaine: Yeah. Butt. Butt. Great butt. John-John’s butt.
Seinfeld, S04E11 – The Contest
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks! B. Bc they hate fantasy