Scooter Gennett had the game of his life yesterday. Well, isn’t he Vespecial? You say to me, “Unkie Grey, can I sit on your lap metaphorically and you tell me why Scooter hit so many homers?” Sure, Nephew, it’s simple. A story of my Scooter in two tweets:
Someone left me a note w/ stock tips, but didn’t specify what bike company pic.twitter.com/1ikcQpTgYY
— Razzball (@Razzball) June 6, 2017
I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN NOW PERSON WHO LEFT ME A NOTE ABOUT MY PARKING, I SHOULDN’T HAVE PARKED MY SCOOTER ON MY BENCH! pic.twitter.com/S42hZlEOQ0
— Razzball (@Razzball) June 7, 2017
I am the first person in the history of fantasy baseball to bench two hitters for games with at least three home runs in the same season. *opens oven, sticks head in oven, opens The Bell Jar to read* Ugh, could someone check on the pilot light? You might be asking yourself why I had Scooter on my bench, while you coyly bat your eyelashes. I’ll explain, you coquettish bastard! He was hitless the entire previous week! WHAT THE EFF?! Any hoo! Scooter had a big game, and will now be invited to all the same parties as Mark Whiten, but Scooter is not much more than a hot schmotato. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Scott Schebler – Remained sidelined. If you had told me two months ago I’d not only be updating everyone on the injury of Scott Schebler but it would also matter, I would’ve called you a liar and other angry words one might leave for someone who mis-parked.
Tim Adleman – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.42. What if Adleman is the yin to my yang? If I hadn’t benched Scooter, maybe Adleman wouldn’t have pitched well. Scooter’s game has made me philosophical. That’s the word for depressed when you’re wearing a bed sheet for a toga, right?
Adam Wainwright – 3 2/3 IP, 9 ER, ERA up to 4.82. Step on that cat, because me-ouch.
Stephen Piscotty – 2-for-3 and his 4th homer, and his 2nd homer in three games. Looks like Piscotty is finally coming out of his early season struggles. If he was dropped in your league, I don’t know why you won’t pick him up. Grey doesn’t know!
Jacob Faria – Was called up to start today vs. the White Sox. Short story: I added him. Stephen King short story: was a bad year to draft Vince Velasquez and Danny Salazar in the same 15-team league. I wish there was a better pitcher behind my Rita Hayworth poster, but there’s not so I’m crawling through a mile of sewage and bad pitchers — hello, Eric Skoglund! — to get to freedom. David Sedaris short story: I call Faria ‘The Rooster.’ He’s my crazy brother, who is crazier than my crazy sister. O. Henry short story: I grabbed Faria to help with my team’s ratios, and he’s going to give me Ks and terrible ratios. Here’s a post from Prospect Ralph detailing his Jacob Faria fantasy, complete with GIF!
Jose Quintana – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners (4 BBs), 7 Ks, ERA at 5.30. Guys and five girls, this isn’t a good start. Four BBs in less than six innings is gonna lead to someone shooting their eye out.
Avisail Garcia – 2-for-4 and his 9th homer, hitting .333. I legit thought Avisail was headed back to his usual disappointing self, so this coupled with the .370 average across the last week are good signs. Maybe he can finally put together that elusive full, solid season.
Todd Frazier – 1-for-4 and his 9th homer. Now has four homers in the last eight games, which is a week if Ringo Starr is reading.
Jake Junis – 3 2/3 IP, 7 ER as he was called up by the Royals. Junis Priest! *plays Smoke on the Water opening riff with mouth because I don’t actually know any Judas Priest songs or instruments* According to Prospector Ralph, Junis isn’t worth mentioning. According to Halp, Junis has a shot at mid-rotation upside. Pitting them against each other! Round 1 — Ralph! Junis looks like a 92-94 MPH fastball guy that has good command and could be a 7.5 K/9 guy. I’m more intrigued by Faria and would grab him first if I had my druthers or knew what druthers were.
Mike Moustakas – 4-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 15th homer, hitting .275. Moistasskiss!
Marwin Gonzalez – Out with a sore hand. This might put the Astros in the lead to trade for Brad Hand.
Carlos Beltran – 1-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, and 4th homer in the last nine games. Spooky voice, “It’s the rise of the Zombino.”
Ken Giles – 1 IP, 2 ER and has now given up runs in three straight games. Let’s just say I went looking for Will Harris in all of my leagues.
Yulieski Gurriel – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs, hitting .350 in the last week with two homers. Hot schmotato alert!
Mike Napoli – Hit the DL with lower back tightness. Funny, when I think about his mom I get lower front tightness.
Carlos Gomez – Nearing rehab games…And now he needs to make a u-turn and it’s rush hour.
Joey Gallo – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 17th homer. “You drafted Dee Gordon, Billy Hamilton and Peraza and the only power you took was Joey Gallo and Aaron Judge? Wow, did you screw up your draft!” said no one in June.
Nomar Mazara – 4-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .289. You know who he reminds me of? Gertrude Stein? No! Let me answer. He reminds me of Piscotty. Solid average, 25-homer power and kinda bleh on speed.
Matt Bush – 1 IP, 3 ER. Kazaam! Real question: how is it everyone with even a passing knowledge of baseball knows you don’t bring your closer into a non-save game, but major league managers don’t know this?
Adrian Beltre – In a walking boot after jamming his ankle. Ankle jam is the worst kind of jam after apricot. Is that zest? Gross! Rangers haven’t put Beltre on the DL yet, but they’re likely saving something fun for later in the week.
Yoenis Cespedes – Ran indoors. He sounds like a faucet! Take it Highlights, it’s yours!
Jacob deGrom – 4 IP, 8 ER, ERA up to 4.75. DeGrom’s pitching in emoji form: open-mouthed emoji eating a poop emoji thinking it’s soft serve ice cream.
Asdrubal Cabrera – 3-for-5 and his 4th homer. Also, in this game, Neil Walker (1-for-4) hit his 8th homer and Juan Lagares (4-for-5, 2 runs) hit his 2nd. They were happy to see their old teammate, even if their exclamation of “Gee!” underplayed their true feelings.
Travis d’Arnaud – 1-for-5 and his 6th homer. The excitement of you picking him up off waivers will injure him. Do you want that on your conscience?
Anthony Rizzo – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 13th homer. HR to the Rizzo!
Jake Arrieta – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners (3 BBs), 5 Ks, ERA at 4.33. Not trying to find problems with Arrieta, but three walks and only five Ks in a home start against a team that is bottom third for away offense? Well, kinda Mehrrieta.
Justin Bour – Hit the DL and was spotted in a walking boot. So his ankle is either really injured, or he parks as bad as me. No idea how you’ll ever find a corner man to fill in for him. There’s only 45 corner infidels on waivers who are exactly the same as Bour.
James Paxton – 5 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.69. Wake me when I’m supposed to be super impressed by Paxton. Don’t wait too long though, because he’ll likely be injured again soon.
Kyle Seager – 2-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .258. Yawnstipating’s not a great look, Seager. Step up yo’ game!
Max Scherzer – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 14 Ks, ERA at 2.35 vs. Brandon McCarthy – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.28. Preview of Game 3 in the 1st round of the MLB NL playoffs after Dusty makes the puzzlingly choice to start Joe Ross and Gio Gonzalez in the first two games.
Aroldis Chapman – Expected back between June 16-18, and should go out on a rehab assignment in Trenton. As someone from Jersey, I can confidently say he won’t be the only one in Trenton that needs rehab.
Jacoby Ellsbury – Still not feeling right as he deals with a concussion. Hate to be that guy, but concussion injuries were so last year. This year is blisters. You’re kinda making yourself look silly, Ellsbury.
Masahiro Tanaka – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 6.55. Right now, he’s Apollo vs. Drago and Girardi is Rocky holding the towel.
Mitch Moreland – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer. Mitch don’t kill my vibe! He does occasionally kill the ball, though.
Andrew Benintendi – 2-for-4 and his 8th homer, hitting .273. Ben-extendi says, “Boing!”
Hanley Ramirez – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer, hitting .253. The Buy Low Window will close eventually methinks, said Grey dressed as a leprechaun.
Devon Travis – Hit the DL with knee issues. Damn, this guy’s got worst knees than Vicki Lawrence in Mama’s Family.
Jesse Hahn – 6 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.40, as he was activated from the DL. Hahn’s a weird one, I like his stuff, but his peripherals are kinda mediocre garbage on the surface of the moon. Not a hot steaming pile, but the moon also doesn’t exist except in a soundstage in Burbank. I’d go with the Stream-o-Nator for him.
Cam Bedrosian – Wasn’t activated on Tuesday as originally agreed upon by Bedrosian and his fantasy owners. Can’t believe this, but Bud Norris might’ve Pipp’d Bedrosian anyway.
Kole Calhoun – 2-for-2, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, and sixteenth homer in the last two games and he’s the hottest schmotato in the land. Don’t grab him at your own peril. So, if you do grab him, you’re a nonpareil.
C.J. Cron – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. He is *the* banana in the ol’ tailpipe.
Alex Avila – 2-for-4, 2 runs, and his 9th homer, hitting .324. Don’t make me point out on our Player Rater how many catchers Avila is better than. It makes us both appear to be foolish.
Ian Desmond – Didn’t start yesterday. And you people think Dahl will have a starting job if he returns? Yeah, you people! And it was rhetorical!
Gerardo Parra – Hit the DL with a strained quad. Not so fast, previous blurb! Parra will be out for up to a month! Dot dot dot. And Raimel Tapia was called up. Wow, the Rockies hate Desmond. I’d grab Tapia if you need steals, but I have to think Desmond plays.
Mark Reynolds – 2-for-4, 5 RBIs and his 15th and 16th homers. I cycle through a lot of players, but it’s never even crossed my mind to move on from Reynolds. For Reynolds on my team, it’s a wrap!
Antonio Senzatela – 6 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.56. He seems like he’s taking the slow drive to a 4.00 ERA. Honestly, though, for the NL-Only league where I own him, he’s been more than respectable.
Edwin Encarnacion – Didn’t start yesterday in Coors. I get it, no DH, but I kinda think I’d find a way to get Edwin into the starting lineup. Ooh, speaking of starting lineup, I have to search my mom’s attic for my Carney Lansford Starting Lineup figurine. I mean, now that I have my own place, it’s important I have all my prized possessions with me.
Danny Salazar – Hit the 10-day Disgraceful List with being supremely crappy. Indians are hoping to find a cure in the next two weeks. If they do, sell the cure to Tanaka.
Bradley Zimmer – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .275. He’s been a bore to own, and, truthfully, I’m only holding because I know if I drop him, Prospector Ralph will grab him.
Aaron Nola – 8 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 4.28. Has only one straight game where he’s looked respectable, so let’s not start diddling each other just yet, but I do love Nola and own him in multiple leagues.
Hector Neris – 1/3 IP and the Hold because Pete Macktheknife has a crazy quick hook. He has a hook like the Phils aren’t 15 games under .500. Talk about killing a guy’s confidence for no reason. Pat Neshek came on to get a two-out save, and I would absolutely grab Neshek in every league if you’re looking for saves, and who isn’t? Seriously, who? You’re a commie if you don’t want saves.
Jaime Garcia – 7 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.21. I know it doesn’t make a ton of sense to say I love Nola, yet Garcia is someone to look at the Stream-o-Nator for when Garcia’s ERA is a run below Nola’s, but so it goes, so it goes.
Zach Britton – Threw from a flat mound. “It’s flat now!” That’s an unhappy queen ant.
Kevin Gausman – 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.86. Fo’reallies, any pitcher with an ERA over 5.75 should be sent down or shutdown. Not joking. If your ERA is that bad, something’s wrong. Work through it in the minors. Then when you come back, you get two starts to get your ERA under 5.50, if it doesn’t happen, shutdown or sent down again. And I just fixed baseball! You’re welcome!
Jonathan Schoop – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 9th and 10th homers. This ain’t toothpaste, it’s Schoop! Okay, that needs some work.
Chris Davis – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 13th homer. If I were a kid, I’d say my favorite player is Kh/Chris Davis and I’d have a jersey and cap that were split in half so it was O/A and I’d do interpretative dance.
Seth Smith – 1-for-3 and his 6th homer. Also, in this game, David Freese (2-for-5, 2 runs) homered, his 6th. Elias Sports Bureau said this is the first time two players who sound like Batman villains, The Lisper’s Nightmare and Mr. Freese, homered in the same game. To further the comic book-style writing, Freese looks like he could be a hot schmotato.
Ivan Nova – 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.04, but left with knee tenderness. If Ivan Nova wants to go into Camden and have a Quality Start, that’s what Ivan Nova’s gonna do. Recognize! Or rather, recognIvan!
Tony Watson – 1 IP, 2 ER and yet another blown save, ERA up to 3.91. Felipe Rivero should be the closer, and might be by this time tomorrow. If he’s available in your league, he should be owned anyway.
Chase Anderson – 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.94. His last three starts: 21 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 22 Ks. I told you to grab him after his last start; today, I say, well, dur, same.
Madison Bumgarner – Nearing mound work. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t! Almond Joy’s got nuts! Mounds don’t! Unless you consider risking a Hall of Fame career to ride a dirt bike nuts.
Sam Dyson – Acquired by the Giants for cash. The cash is said to be more than one dollar and less than two.
Eduardo Nunez – 3-for-4, 1 run. This is the third time in the last week I’ve told you to pick up The Convent, and second time I’ve told you why I call him that: Edu-Nun, an educational institute for nuns, a convent. Frank Voila!
Chris Owings – 1-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .296. He was oh for his last five games so it’s good to see him get out of the funk, like James Brown stepping out of a hot tub.
Robbie Ray – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.85. I love him, but, um, yeah, Padres.
Yasmany Tomas – Hit the DL with groin tendinitis. Groin tendinitis? Is that when you use your penis like a tennis racket? A penis racket? Usually your hand or elbow get tendinitis first, but Tomas’ hands and arms are so jacked that they resist tendinitis. Unfortunately, his groin is also jacked which leads to tendinitis.
Hunter Renfroe – 2-for-4 and his two homers (12, 13). I was thinking about this yesterday. With Commish Manfred sticking Capri Sun straws into baseball and juicing them up, if you don’t get at least four homers a night in a 12-team mixed league or shallower, you’re gonna fall behind in, like, three days.
Dinelson Lamet – 3 IP, 7 ER. Hey, Dinelson, you’re whack, son, and a whack off.
I was offered Trout $55 and Springer $14 for Blackmon $8 and Hicks $2. Keeper league and Trout side is out of it. Selling off to rebuild. Would you take on Trout side? Thanks
@speill: yes
@speill: Yes. Although that is great value on Blackmon….
@speill: Agree with others
I had dinelson & wainwright tonight?
At least I didn’t start Gee, too.
Great podcast, by the way. Today’s lone bright spot. Funny stuff!
@trogdor: Kind of makes you want to burninate the countryside and burninate the peasants. Maybe even burninate the thatch roof cottages…
@KeeblerMN: Burninate the crops to get out the field mice
@KeeblerMN: I burninated my fantasy baseball team
Burninated to the ground!
@trogdor: Thanks!
That question mark was supposed to be the ‘pile of poop w eyes’ emoji. Dang
@trogdor: Ha
Best bet for saves, rivero, hand or neshek? The pirates are cheap. Rivero is arbitration eligible. Could turn into a situation where they dont want to pay him yet. As bad as they have played, pit is only 4.5 games out of first.
@Scott: Grab Rivero for now and see what happens. The other two teams are worse.
At least you’ll be able to join in on the C**nt Hurdle trash talking if the Bucs are annoying about this, as you alluded to.
@Scott: Rivero
Grey!
Loved it!
a. Going to a place I can’t pronounce.
b. Kudos to your boy Scooter! He finally made it!
c. John Rambo Quote of the day for June 7
[Scene change in a bar]
Sheriff: ‘Colonel?’
Colonel Trautman: ‘Have a seat. Oh miss, can you do this again, please?’
Waitress: ‘- Oh sure!’
Colonel Trautman: ‘- And for my friend…?’
Sheriff: ‘A shot of wild turkey. If I was out of line before, I just want to apologize.’
Colonel Trautman: ‘None of that makes much difference now, does it?’
Sheriff: ‘No, I guess not. I suppose…I just feel…’
Colonel Trautman: ‘Like you were…cheated outta your chance?’
Sheriff: ‘I wanted to kill that kid. I wanted to kill him so bad, I could taste it.’
Colonel Trautman: ‘Doesn’t sit well with that badge. It can get confusing sometimes… In Vietnam, you can bet that Rambo and I got pretty confused. But we had orders. When in doubt…kill! But what the hell, you’re a civilian. You can go home to your wife, and your house and your little flower garden. You’re under no pressure to figure all this out.’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: A. HA B. Yeah C. Nice!
@Grey: Grey!!
a. Made it back from the place I can’t pronounce.
b. This is my note to my unborn grandson.
Dinelson’s Lament, a Modern-day Horror Story by Ante GALIC
Grandpa: Grandson, Lament was nervous from the get-go, unable to throw strikes at all, hitting batters, almost hitting batters, pitching every which way. When he was behind in the count, and that was often the case, AZ players were hitting the ball on the screws!
Grandson: Tell me more, grandpa.
Grandpa: Well, he struck out three batters in three innings. That’s a 9.0 K/9.
Grandson: Wow, grandpa. That is a pretty good metric.
Grandpa: Yes, my grandson it is. He also has the hardest changeup at 90.2 mph, it’s a circle change a la Greg Maddux.
Grandson: Wow, grandpa. He must have been special on June 6, 2017.
Grandpa: Grandson, he was extra special as in straight-up baby-shit brown diarrhea . He walked three batters.
Grandson: Not good.
Grandpa: He ONLY gave up 5 hits.
Grandson: That’s not too bad, I’ve seen many pitchers give up more hits than innings pitched and not allow any runs. Surely, Lamentable Dinelson wasn’t roughed up too much.
Grandpa: Grandson, you don’t know the half of it. The guy gave up 7 ER in those short 3 INN. It’s a good thing the pitcher and Daniel Descalso were in the lineup otherwise the score would have been 18-0 after 2 times through the order.
Grandson: Aw, grandpa!! Why did you start him? Did Unkie Grey tell you to? Grandpa? Grandpa, are you still there? Aw, grandpa you fell asleep. Well, me too!
Cheers,
Ante
A. How many how many hours to drive only a few miles? B. HA, awesome
@Grey: Grey!!
You are the kindest person I know. It was 15.5 miles and the time taken to travel??? 45 minutes. So that’s 20.66667 miles per hour! Not bad.
Cheers,
Ante
Ha, do they have Waze there? (Map app, rhyming simon)
@Grey: Grey!
a. Ha, Waze!! If you mean by Waze the route selected by camels, donkeys, horses, cattle, sheep, goats then yes, we have Waze! No, man! We have no use for Waze. One road in, one road out. Everything else has rocks and donkey poop all over in every which direction the eye can see!
b. On a sad note, I received a letter from my HR team in N’Djamena (party forever) that the post I am currently occupying will be downgraded from P-3 to P-2 (i.e., 1 level) effective Jan 1 2018. In essence it’s a termination notice. The Chad operation is really suffering and everyone is feeling the pinch. They had to cut around 2 million $ US from the staffing budget for 2018. Not good. Still have a lot of work so keeping my chin up as much as possible. Thank you for making life easier in this God-forsaken place.
Cheers,
Ante
Hahahaha… sucks about he termination, sure you’ll land somewhere better
still boggles my mind that Gallo is only owned in like 52% of ESPN leagues?? Also I cut bait with Addison Russell, was that a smart move?? Im plugging in Jody Mercer for the time being, and also have Villar on the pine who is ss eligible and waiting for him to turn it around.
@ziggaman730: Mercer’s terrible, if he were my option, I would’ve held Addison
Some starters to target with lucroy? h2h 6×6
@killerB: If somehow, someone wants him, the best you should be able to do is a back of the rotation guy. But aim high! Find a guy who needs a catcher and see who his SP’s are.
@killerB: Berrios?
Thanks Grey for the great article.
Do you stream the below tomorrow?
1. T. Bauer @ COL
2. Lackey vs. MIA
@LucasArt: Lackey I’m starting in some leagues
Hey Grey
ROS- Gardner or Jackie Bradley Jr?
Thanks!
@Blint: JBJ
@Blint: JBJ
hahah … I believe my full Junis analysis was “likely back end guy with a shot to be mid rotation down the line but wouldn’t trust him this year.”
@Halp: Not as fun, Halp! Not as fun.
Danny Valencia, 1-3, 3 RBI, 2 R. In the last 4 games, Valencia is 10-13 with 1 HR, 10 RBI and 9 R, and during that 4 game stretch, he has the same number of games with at least 2 runs scored (3) and the same number of games with at least 3 RBIs (2) as Rougned Odor has had ALL SEASON.
And he still cannot get a hot schmotato alert from Grey!
@LenFuego: Are you his uncle?
@Cram It: Ha
@Cram It: Heh, nah, just teasin’ Grey a smidge. I came thiiiiiiiiiiis close [holds thumb and finger out, separated by a millimeter] to dropping Valencia just before this little hot streak, and it has me a little giddy. Not Scooter Gennett giddy, but still.
@LenFuego: Well to that….hot schmotato alert!
@Cram It: Amen!
@LenFuego: kram was the agent of karns 2 years ago. good work, valencia will be bought.
Sell high on Robbie ray or do you think he keeps it up?
@Points League: Sell. High K guy will remain, good ratios will not.
Misses his spots (even when he gets Ks). Will never be the model of consistency.
@Points League: Depends on what you get back. I’m in a shallow league and I’ll take that K upside, while rolling the dice on the ratios ticking upwards. Like CMU said, the K’s will be there. But I don’t think I can get back a terrific package from selling him at the moment. Maybe you can though. I’d always sell high if you can get something consistently equal or greater back in a deal.
@Points League: I think he’s breaking out. His FIP supports what he’s been doing (low 3s FIP and he has a high 2s ERA), and he’s been an elite source of Ks for a while.
@Points League: I like him, but depends what you get back
@Grey: i could probably swap him for boegarts. I have story but he doesn’t do much for me
@Points League: I’d take Bogaerts
@Grey: would you throw in story too?
Nope
You like godley over nova, berrios, Roark, or jimmy Nelson ROS?
@Points League: Maybe Nelson, but a bird in the hand….
@Points League: Hold
same league from before with faria, but this time with his name is buck and he’s here to ….
deep ass AL only (10 team, so not quite as deep as one of the ones you’ve shown your draft for this year) with QS. i have all of these
salazar/hahn/clevinger/peacock/shoemaker/morton/quintana/gausman
any drops for farmer (salazar is on that fake DL, but sounds like they just wanted him to work with a minor league coach)
@Mordacious Levator: Hold
My Cozart, Bedrosian, and Godley for his Peraza, Shoemaker, and Norris? Thank, Grey!
@PB&J: Sure
Great stuff as always. Keep asking myself why I didn’t grab Bud Norris, but then I remember it was because he’s Bud Freakin’ Norris. Praying the Sciosciapath gives Cam the job back.
@Gomes: Me too!
Hey Grey,
Hope you’re doing well.
1) It appears that the ever so changing closer carousel is back at work. I am currently rolling with Kimbrel, Ramos, Watson and Bedrosian. It seems like Watson is at risk of losing his job, and Bedrosian may have already lost his job. I have two roster spots I can mess around with, and three if I drop Cam Bedrosian. This is a saves only league – standard 5 pitching categories. How do you approach this shituation? Will Harris, Felipe rivero, Neris/Neshek are available
2) When Tom Murphy returns, would
You rather have him or Avila?
3) thoughts on Jeff Hoffman? Do you think he stays? How would you rank these guys: Hoffman, Miranda, Godley, Jordan Montgomery
Thanks!
@Josh-NYC: 1) He says pick up Harris and Rivero in the write-up. So give them the two spots.
@Josh-NYC: 1. Rivero, Harris 2. Murphy 3. Streamers — Miranda, Montgomery
In a keeper, we keep 5 pitchers. My current SP and RP are :
Kershaw, Taillon, Ray, Salazar, E.Rodriguez, Gaussman, D.Lamet, and F.Hernandez, B.Shaw, K.Giles and R.Osuna.
I have 4 pitchers that are injured and two coming back soon.
I think i’d keep : Kershaw, Taillon, Ray and Osuna.
Are Rodriguez and Salazar droppable or should I hold on ?
A few options : Triggs, Cotton, Blach, Miranda, J,Nelson, Volquez
Thanks
@Tony_Sal: Nelson over Rodriguez
Grey – trying to work out a fair trade in my 6×6 (OBP and Holds) league. Other guy wants A. Miller, who I am reluctant to give up because, but I could use some help with my bats and a SP. Out of the bats listed below, who would you offer to make it a fair deal?
His Lamb and Kluber for my A. Miller and one of:
J. Smoak
R. Odor
A. Rendon
Y. Alonso
T. Frazier
F. Freeman
@Xhibit: I’m not offering a trade to make it “fair”. Offer the least valuable guy and if he rejects it, work your way up.
@Xhibit: least valuable guy is probably Frazier at this point.
@Xhibit: Agree with others
Matt Wieters gave a lesson on how to get between your pitcher and an angry batter when Puig struck out to end the game and started walking towards Glover, after Glover mouthed something to celebrate his save… it was a very odd situation
@William Hung: If comparing Weiters to Buster here, it should also be noted that there is no history between the batter/pitcher (that I’m aware of).
And Harper straight up took off in a sprint towards the mound. There was some time to think a little for Weiters. He was already in between Glover/Puig as he was on his way to the mound for congrats because it was the last out of the game.
@knucks: I was watching the Nats broadcast so I didn’t get the Dodgers perspective, but the Nats guys were really confused with why Puig came after Glover at the end of the game.
@William Hung: Yea i feel ya, was watching on mute.
Just noting that Weiters wasn’t so much giving a lesson on how to stick up for a pitcher, as he was just in between the two players as it was the end of the game. And Puig wasn’t coming towards the mound until Wieters was already out there. Semantics I guess. Anyways, as soon as I could tell there weren’t gonna be any street fighting I turned it off, as it was already like 1ish on the East Coast.
@William Hung: Weird
G Cole, Salazar and Teheran ROS. I need two, thanks !
Also Cobb or Miranda ROS
@Oppo taco: Not Teheran — Cobb
AL Only 5×5 Standard Roto: Give Gallo and Avila for Alonso? About to snag Ramos off the wire to replace Avila.
@omar: Sure
@omar: why are you trading gallo? He plays for texas and bats behind a stacked lineup
10-team H2H w/ OPS where we run out 5 OF’s. Drop Broxton for Calhoun, Renfroe, or Kiermaier? (and in what order?)
@Kepler? Damn Near Killed Her: Calhoun
AL Only 5×5 standard Roto: give Gallo & Avila for Alonso? About to snag Ramos off the wire to replace Avila.
Trade Springer and Ervin Santana For Mookie Betts in a Keeper
@Brian: Yes, although might depend on the keeper costs.
@Brian: Yea as B the E noted, w/o more league/keeper info, have to assume that you aren’t keeping Erv for next year. So I’d take Mookie if I were in this situation.
@Brian: Agree with others
Best stash for saves – Harris, Kela or Hand?
@Five-On-One: Harris
12 team dynasty H2H 7×7 Tbs, BB+HBP
Should I use my #1 claim to pick up puig?
Drop David peralta or yasmany Tomas for puig
@sava21887: Tomas
Dynasty League Trade:
My Tanaka for his Luke Weaver and Puig? Why do I feel like I should take this and run? I just don’t want to get burned because I feel Tanaka has to come out of this at some point.
@Chris D:
Your instincts are correct. Take it and run. Tanaka had a 13k performance against the A’s (which he lost anyway) but the A’s strike out more than Larry from Three’s Company did at the Regal Beagle.
Even with that start, Tanaka’s ERA over the last month is around 10.5. Thats’s a ten point five ERA for a month. As in “If he goes 6 IP and give up 6 ER, his ERA would go DOWN”
He shouldn’t even be owned. The fact that you can get ANYTHING back for him is flat-out amazing.
@Hawk: Thanks for the imput Hawk. Yea I agree, if this wasn’t a dynasty league, I would have cut bait already. I just don’t get how a guy goes from Cy Young type season to non-roster-able when there a no reported sings of injury. The guy who proposed the trade has to do some looking into on his end, but he seems open to it. I’m 70/30 towards a yes.
@Chris D: Agree with Hawk
So you park like an asshole, huh? *tsk tsk* I’ve left notes like that before. Hey, that’s my note!
You don’t need Story because you have assholes like Reynolds and Owings doing things they shouldn’t be doing. I hope all of you assholes are happy together hitting HR’s and not parking considerately. We live in a society!
@Cram It: How about that QS from Nova!
@The Great Knoche: It was a useful start….if you’re in a QS league.
@Cram It: it was a useful start in most leagues. It’s best not let bias cloud your judgment
@Making it up: I guess. 3 ER/6 IP/4 K’s, no Win. Pretty meh if you ask me. But it wasn’t the thumping I thought, for sure.
@Cram It: should probably mention the times you didn’t type or write out a note like that, it would save time.
@Bull in a Chinese Restaurant: Those times I just throw an egg on their windshield. Def easier than writing a note.
@Cram It: it would seem harder to always have eggs ready than paper, but maybe you are an egg delivery guy.
@Cram It: Haha, Owings for Story?
@Grey: You would think!
Haha
Please help rank the top three from the following group of starters for a 12-team 5×5 league with weekly line-ups:
Biagini @SEA (-$9.0)
Meyer @DET (-$5.0) and vNYY ($8.7)
Marquez @CHC (-$8.3) and @PIT (-$5.0)
Miley vPIT (-$9.9) and @CHW (-$6.2)
Ross vBAL ($8.5) and vATL ($3.5)
Perdomo @ARI (-$13.2) and vCIN ($34)
Shoemaker @HOU (-$9.6)
Not great options, I know. SON clearly loves Joe Ross, but I would lean toward Biagini, Shoe, and Meyer. Thoughts?
@Five-On-One: I guess add Junis to the list above. He got hammered last night, but SON has him for $10.6 at SD next.
@Five-On-One: Add ’em all to the list. Do it.
@Five-On-One: These are all terrible… I wouldn’t start one… If you like that three, go for it
Grey,
Please pick two OF starters tonight:
Benintendi @ Yankees (Sabathia)
Piscotty @ Reds (Arroyo)
Broxton vs SF (Blach)
Ozuna @ Cubs (Lackey)
Thank you bro!
@Kas:
I’d go Ozuna and Piscotty
@Kas: Top 2
Bregman or gallo ROS?
@Adam: Bregman
If the yanks drop tanaka from the rotation or put him on the DL with an “injury” who do you think would be next up to take his rotation spot?
@Brian:
In a sane world, Tanaka would be put on the DL with an inflamed ERA and Chance Adams would get the call.
In this world? Tanaka is not being dropped, put on the DL or skipped. They’re gonna keep rolling him out there until he’s dying on the mound a’la Apollo Creed.
@Brian: Agree with Hawk
Need pitching and have CF depth in a deep league. Getting Wacha in exchange for Pillar reasonable?
@Scarface: sure
@Scarface: Do better
Good morning and a happy Wednesday morning to ya G. and Co.,
Great open!! Hahaha!!
Daily Odor check. Schoop or Odor ROS? I’ve had Odor benched with Peraza playing in his place because he has SB’s. 11 tm roto keeper league.
Namaste!
@Scuffy McGee: Thanks! Odor
@Grey: Appreciate it! Starting Wheeler and Lynn tonight?
Don’t know who they’re playing
@Grey: Wheeler @ Texas; Lynn @ Cincy
Who’s the better potential save stash.. O’Day, Kela or Harris?
O’Day ain’t done squat w/Britton out. I have Bush and thinking Kela as protection.. the Astros are a scary team & will have lots of chances.
@PD: Harris. But the Astros have been blowing people out, so saves have been limited.
@PD: Harris
@Grey: thank u both
No problem
12 team, 5×5 redraft Yahoo league. Just got offered:
MiCab and Gio Gonzalez for Segura and Holland.
I’m leaning towards taking it, since I get the sense MiCab is heating up and Gio will be serviceable. Zach Britton is on the wire, so I can recoup saves down the line. Should I take it?
My complete roster:
C Willson Contreras ChC – C,OF
1B Anthony Rizzo ChC – 1B
2B José Ramírez Cle – 2B,3B,OF
3B Anthony Rendon Was – 3B
SS José Peraza Cin – 2B,SS,OF
OF Wil Myers SD – 1B,OF
OF Carlos González Col – OF
OF Marcell Ozuna Mia – OF
Util Eric Thames Mil – 1B,OF
Util Jonathan Villar Mil – 2B,3B,SS
BN Justin Bour Mia – 1B
BN Jean Segura Sea – 2B,SS
BN Ian Kinsler Det – 2B
BN Mitch Haniger Sea – OF
SP Jacob deGrom NYM – SP
SP Kenta Maeda LAD – SP
RP Kelvin Herrera KC – RP
RP Greg Holland Col – RP
P Matt Shoemaker LAA – SP
P Danny Salazar Cle – SP
P Koda Glover Was – RP
P Júnior Guerra Mil – SP
BN José Berríos Min – SP
DL Noah Syndergaard NYM – SP
DL Madison Bumgarner SF – SP
@Steve D/: Miggy side
Hi Grey, I just received a trade offer that I wanted to run by you to get your thoughts on, I’m in a 16 team league and was just offered Mike Trout for Lance McCullers and Luis Severino. The scoring in our league rewards pitching more than most leagues but this seems like a no brainer, what do you think?
@Tom: 2 questions….What is the rest of your pitching staff? Who is on waivers to fill the roster spot left by the 2 for 1? Trout is obviously the best player in that deal, but if you are going to be sunk by losing that much pitching its obviously not worth the sacrifice.
Regardless, I think you do it, but just some things to think on.
@Tom: Agree with b
@Grey: Thanks guys. My pitching is pretty solid but there are a lot of question marks, I have Arrieta, F-Her, Cueto, Chapman, Betances, Jaime Garcia, Vargas, Tyson Ross and Volquez. There are guys like Cam Bedrosian, Asher, Tomlin, Erasmo Ramirez on the wire so nothing great. I can easily drop or try to trade guys like Jay Bruce, Matt Holiday once Trout is back if a need pitcher but doubt I’d get anything useful. This is really helpful and I appreciate the feedback (also if this info changes your mind please let me know). Thanks again.
What do you mean, league rewards pitching more than most?
@Grey: Saves are 10 points, Wins 10, Shutouts 5, CG 5 (a CGSO is 20 points on top of the stats accumulated during the game) but then losses are only -2 and runs -1 so the pitching fantasy points are inflated and typically the top 10-15 players at the end of the season are pitchers. I think I’ll accept the Trout offer and than try to trade for a closer or rookie call-up that’s not owned yet. Maybe there will be a hidden gem in Friday’s buy/sell? Thanks again.
No problem
Morning Grey
Which 2 MI options do you like best for 12 team roto?
A Russel, A Diaz, B Miller, Pinder, Forsythe, Pedroia
Thanks!
@Wacha Wacha: Logan, Diaz
Scooter or Phillips while I wait for my neverendinginjurylist to heal? You knew a Scooter Q was coming!
@Swfcdan: Scooter
What’s up with Stream-o-Nator hating on Jimmy Nelson? Peripherals looks good. Curve has become plus pitch now. Just don’t get how much the Robot hates Jimmy. Jimmy hates robot?
-$5 today vs SF
-$8.6 @ STL
@The Great Knoche: Question for Rudy, my guess is it’s weighing career #’s too
I owned Bradley Zmmer for a couple weeks when he was called up… then I dropped him… then yesterday I added him… and tomorrow I’ll drop him again.
Coors Field batty call! Only a two game series? So dumb.
Hate List
Two game series
Peka Rine
Joe Maddon (benching Happ two days in row after his 2HR game… really?)
PS – The Maddon thing is bugging me cause I was going to pick up Neil Walker for the week before Happ had his 2HR game, then he tricked me into giving him another chance, so I didn’t get Walker, so he went and homered last night. Of Course HT thinks they are virtually the same player tonight. Sigh
@mcmi11ions: Just a heads up- Zimmer is facing a lefty tonight and he usually gets benched. Obviously best to wait for lineups but you may want to find a different batty call?
@Pager24: thanks for the tip
@Pager24: Maybe Austin Jackson gets the start? HT likes him today.
@mcmi11ions: Maddon thing is so crazy
Avila or McCann
@mike: McCann
Grey, you’re the man, here’s my rant…
Is it me or Anthony Rizzo getting appearances at 2nd base for shifts lame? I have him and I believe he’s at 6. Will be great when I can bench Odor but seems corny to count that.
Your writing is hilarious and the best part of the site, when dudes ask questions you answer in the blurbs I can’t believe it. Remember the test in school where in the directions the teacher wrote leave everything blank besides your name? Put something in that vein in the text and skip everyone not reading! Thanks
@Lt: Yeah, exactly my thoughts too on Rizzo, was gonna say something about it at some point… Thanks for the kind words!
You don’t know any Judas Priest songs? Well then, you’ve got another thing coming, Pal!
I actually hate how Judas Priest has ruined that phrase. It originally was, “You’ve got another _think_ coming,” which makes sense: “You think X? Well then, you’ve got another think coming!” (meaning you will soon think not-X). But saying “You’ve got another thing coming” makes no sense. What “thing” do you have coming? What is this “thing”? What does it even mean to “have a thing coming”? Makes no sense, and it’s all Judas Priest’s fault. See here for more support (pretty funny article too): https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2014/nov/18/mind-your-language-another-think
There should be a law against saying “You’ve got another thing coming.” In which case Judas Priest would be Breakin’ the law, Breakin’ the law.
@Rabbit: see THAT song i do know from beavis and butthead.
@Rabbit: Haha, thanks!
Salami Torn?
@El Famous Burrito: HA!
Drop Maeda for Piscotty? Piscotty heating up and too many of my hitters are hurt or scuffling.
SON likes Maeda’s next start presumably because Maeda is at home and CIN’s offense is among the league’s worst on the road. Hard to ignore that Maeda isn’t figuring things out, though.
Drop one of my closers (like Wilson or Glover) for Rivero? Wilson’s been OK, and Glover obv. has a nice offense, but both look like trade candidates.
12-team, h2h, 5×5, redraft. (Currently in 1st place)
C – Realmuto; 1B – Smoak; 2B – Dozier; 3B – Machado; SS – Correa; OF – Benintendi, Duvall, Desmond; Util – C.Santana; Bench –Polanco
SP –Maeda, Severino, Odorizzi, Shoemaker, Montgomery, Foltynewicz, Taillon (dl)
RP – Holland, Bush, Wilson, Reed, Glover
DL – Freeman, Wood
@Not your average Joe: (I suppose I am also open to dropping Carlos Santana or Polanco, though I still have irrational hopes for Polanco).
@Not your average Joe: I dropped Maeda two weeks ago, haven’t looked back, still sitting on my waivers
Another great recap this am ! real funny : )
Which SS for ROS in a H2H league…Baez, or C Taylor ?
@JohnnyBeGood: Thanks! Baez
@Grey: Aiight , Baez or Marwin G?
Baez
@Grey: gotycha Thanks!
No problem
Re: Wainwright… is there a better feeling than when someone else grabs a pitcher you were trying to pickup, and then the dude gets shelled?
We’ll see if Foltynewicz has a good start, but it can’t be worse than the guy I “missed” on in my weekly league.
@TheTinDoor: I do enjoy that, schadenfreude!
Tried to unload an OF or two but everyone in my league is scared to make trades apparently. Do I drop any of these to make room for streaming pitchers or continue to try to look for trades? 12 team, H2H
Gardner, Schebler, Herrera, Polanco
Rest of lineup:
Wieters, Zimmerman, Odor, Russell, Rendon, Conforto, J.D., Frazier
@AdamH: Is that Adam or Todd Frazier?
@knucks: Todd Frazier
My SP is a bit of a mess right now in a 10 team H2H keeper.
deGrom
PAxton
Tanaka
Berrios
Wacha
Shoemaker
Taillon
Bumgarner (DL)
Would you shop deGrom for Wood & G Torres? Keeper league where I could keep Torres Rd 22 next year. Or would you hold and hope deGrom turns it around?
Thanks!
@Clive: Can’t cut degrom
@Clive: Wood/Torres sounds fine
Lose Carpenter at 2B for any of: Kinsler, LeMaheiu, Schoop, Gennett, Phillips or Cesar Hernandez? Thanks
@Eg: carpenter is a bench not a drop merrifield is hot
@Eg: Hold
neshek or hand?
@Mantis Toboggan MD: Are you looking for Saves here?
@Mantis Toboggan MD: This is your shortest question ever, Neshek
@Grey: yr right, i forgot to mention it was for saves. i’m going the route of sooooo many others in not being helpfully informative with that question.
Haha
I own Tanaka, deGrom, Arrieta , Harvey and A. Sanchez in a dynasty league. Is there anything I can do aside from sit and wait for them to turn it around? I have tried trading but am getting nothing but junk offers. Would you just drop any of these guys?
@Koppper: Sanchez and Tanaka can be dropped. Probably also Harvey, depending on what’s out there.
@Koppper: Agree with CGS if league is shallow, but have no idea with info given
@Grey: 12 team league, 30 man roster, keep forever, minor league players are available but take a spot on your 30 man roster. I won the regular season last year and am built to compete now, but I am currently two spots out of playoffs.
Top available SP on player rater are Eduardo Rodriguez (DL), Triggs, Andriese (DL), JC Ramirez, Sabathia, Biagini, Adelman
MiLb Players I own are Hoskins, Brinson, Vlad Jr.
Grey!
As someone holding Chance Adams in my MiLB system, I would love to throw in the towel on the Dancing Destroyer, the King of Sting, the Count of Monte Fisto, the Prince of Punch, the Master of Disaster, the One and Only Masahiro Tanaka!
Question about RP’s. Currently holding Osuna, Bush, Knebel, Betances, and Brach. Would you drop anyone (thinking Brach) for a speculative Neshak or Rivero add? And who would you prefer? I’m thinking Rivero for Brach…
@Rocky: HA! You can’t drop those RPs
Grey thats an epic son of a bench outa u last night! Where does newcomb out of ATL rank amongst the TB and KC prospects that were just called up? worth an add? after lasts night start Im afraid to start the KC prospect on the road at SD now.
@ROTO OVERLORD: Faria, Newcomb, Junis, ranking
H2H Points league where all counting stats are just 1pt.
Rank for ROS: Ender, JBJ, A. Frazier, Bellinger, Haniger, T. Frazier, Zobrist
Thanks.
@Ron Pridgen: Bellinger, JBJ, Ender
What would you recommend I do with Poor Cello and Mo Lester moving forward.
@John: Depends on league with Porcello
@Grey: 5×5 roto.
In a keeper/dynasty league, would you rather have Segura or Villar? We count both AVG and OPS, if that makes a difference.
@Anodyne: Segura, bit less all over map
Is Broxton droppable in a 10 team ROTO? He went cold. Doesn’t matter who I’m picking up, just wondering if he’s a guy who can go.
@joemorganhair: I’m teetering on dropping in a 12 team league, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. Saves is precious… I’m glad you asked this question though, look forward to grey’s answer.
@joemorganhair: Yes
@Grey: Dropped Buxton for Faria’s start tonight. We’ll see!
Good luck!
@Grey: You should start calling them Keon and Byron because nobody reads what’s between the B and the N
Ha, true
@The Great Knoche: Haha I make that typo each time I mention either. Was still referring to Keon.
Braun was dropped in my league. What does the rest of the year hold for him??
Bench spots are a super premium.
@Your Mom: I’d grab him in any league
would you trade McCullers for Bryant strait up. He wants Duffy too but I think I could talk him out of him. I really need an OF
6×6 H2H daily 12man, Big rosters.
I have Martinez, Darvish, Bum, Duffy, Nova, Carrisco, Shoe, Folty, and Gausman.
Thanks for all you do!
@BronxBombers: just click accept you thief!!
@BronxBombers: I’d take Bryant, not close
Don’t you Zimm-Block me you son of a bitch!
@Ralph Lifshitz:
Hey Ralph. Giolito been resurrected?
@OaktownSteve: Maybe, I saw the no-hitter and I wasn’t that impressed. The game the other day the K’s were back, and he’s been limiting the hard contact batters were making on his fastball early in the year. I hesitate to say he’s back as much as he’s improving which is a good sign.
I’ll need to scout the fastball though. I was hearing a lot of “straight fastball” reports and that’s obviously bad news.
@Ralph Lifshitz: I’m a prospblock
@Grey: a one man pros-block. You’re the Ryan Braun of the perts league
Are you calling me a cheating Jew? Wow, Ralph, that hurts!
@Grey: I pretty sure I’m considered the cheating Jew in this league.
Haha
@Ralph Lifshitz: Thoughts on Newcomb coming up? Is he up for good or heading back down? What kind of impact could he have?
@b the esq.: Not sure how long, but a couple of starts. I figured it was going to be Lucas Sims. He’s safer and feels like someone you can roll without worrying.
Newcomb is more upsidey, tons of k’s, limits the homers, but he walks batter left and right. Like could average 6 walks per nine. He’s a matchup play with a heavy probability of being roofied.
How you like my psychic moment yesterday, Allstar?
@OaktownSteve: You said only 3.
@The Great Knoche: Technically he did hit three..,.plus one.
@OaktownSteve: Can you channel your inner Ms Cleo and tell me how Faria’s gonna do, thinking of streaming him
you can have only 1 for the rest of season OPS league
harper or rizzo
@someone pissed in my alphabet soup: Harper
@someone pissed in my alphabet soup: Agree with CGS
My Odor and Verlander for Yu Darvish? 10 team H2H 6×5 cats
@Papa Jean Seugra: I’d do it. Its been hard holding Odor and I bet there is a decent 2B or MI to pick up off the wire.
@Papa Jean Seugra: Agree with knucks
Grey,
Where should I be ranking Machado long term in an OBP/SLG keeper league? 8-12 overall?
Thanks
@Something’s Cookin’: Sounds about right
In a Dynasty would you trade away Gausmann for a guy like Ivan Nova ?
Gausmann is looking very bad right now but he is 26 and showed good things the last Years.
I’d rather have Nova. Gausman could be another failed Oriole who needs to be traded to the Cubs for resurrection.
@Saints: Yes
CarGo has been dropped. Is he is must add?
@Mplax28: Sure
Schoop or Owings ROS?
@Jensen: Owings
Good day to you.
Guy offered me Nelson Cruz and Matt Holliday for my Trout and trumbo. I do not think that is good?
1) would you say Cruz is better than trumbo?
2) I tried to counter with correa and Cruz but that is rejected? Was thinking about perhaps machado and Cruz but think he will reject that. What do you think of Cruz and Dee Gordon for trout and trumbo as I need speed and runs and average improvements.
3) what about Cruz and asvail Garcia for my trout and trumbo?
Thanks as usual.
@Earl: 1. Yes 2. Ok 3. No
@Grey:
1)guy offered me Cruz for trout. What do you think of that one?
2) would you say #1 is better or would Cruz and Gordon for trout and trumbo be way to go?
Thanks
Hey Grey. Nice write up as always.
How would you rank these OF going forward in a keeper, no penalty. (OBP & SLG are cats).
I have a bit too many OF so looking to trade one. (Already have Betts & Pollock but I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t be trading them.)
Ozuna, Kemp, Trumbo, Desmond
@Michael: Ozuna, Trumbo
Dynasty keep forever obp league…
Trea Turner for Xander Bogaerts, Starling Marte and 1st rd prospect pick
Fair? Valuing Turner too much?
Turner
12 team roto, many injuries/suspensions including Trout, Marte, Freeman, Kinsler, Turner, Cam, Duffy, Familia… ugh. Looking to stay afloat for now until mid July when those bats should mostly be back. Would offering Jose Abreu for Miggy C be an overpay at this point? I figure Abreu is pretty safe ROS but Miggy may be at worst roughly the same but with a better chance of boom or bust.
Also, drop JC Ram for Matz?
Thanks again!
@The Biz: Yes and no
Grey,
I traded away Desmond for Machado and need a CF until AJ Pollock gets back.
JBJ, ODB, Pillar, or Kepler?
Thanks!
JBJ
@200 Proof: how
Guessing it was Mike “Desmond” Trout
Schwarber was dropped in my league. Have deep benches and Avila at backstop. Worth using a 4th waiver spot on him, or wait for someone better to be dropped?
@Chris R: Grab him
Should I drop Hoskins, or Bauer, for Anderson. If I dont drop hoskins should I atleast drip bauer.
Hoskins
Correa or Trea Turner in a 15 team keeper league?
Thank you for your feedback and thank you for all you do. This site has been incredible this year!
@Sport: Turner, thanks!
Seems like we need a picture of your parking job.
@Curious George Springer: Between you and me, that note was on the car next to me, I just took a pic bc I thought it was funny, I’m kinda anal about parking
@Grey: “Anal Parking” – sounds like a good term for urban dictionary
HA
@Grey: Ha! So you took this picture after you wrote the note!
One time I got a note on my windshield (in the parking lot at work!) complaining about the fact that I parked “close” to the line on my passenger side. Not over the line. Not on the line. Close to it.
Curious George drives!! I didn’t write the note, just took a pic of it
@Grey: sure you didn’t
@Grey: I just see you parking outside Whole Foods. You see this guy parked all terrible and walk in shaking your head. After filling up your salad box and heading back out, you see the offending car is still there. Even hungrier than when you went in, you can no longer stop yourself. Investment advice from Grey!
Hahaha, oh my God, stalker!
Grey, 10 team keeper league OBP (CBS League)
Piscotty and Alonso available.. Drop Duda, JBJ or Polanco.. Patience is running out on Gregory…
I just picked up Schoop, looking like a breakout. I do own DJ Leima-who? I am only holding him when he plays in COL, otherwise he’s done nothing this season.
Thoughts
@los locos: Polanco, Piscotty
5×5 OBP. 12 team
Solid in all pitching categories outside saves (hopefully Rivero changes this) but horrible in OBP, middle of the road in other hitting.
Other guy needs pitching. He has Correa, Alonso, Springer, Desmond. I have Darvish, Wood, Pineda, Bundy, Maeda, Nola
What trade should I go with?
@BAC: Springer for Wood? If he disagrees, I’d send any of your SPs for Springer
@Grey: Thank you!
No problem
Thoughts on the Newcomb (I haven’t bought a new comb in forever) call up? Is he up to stay? What kind of line should we expect if he is?
@b the esq.: Seems like he’s way too wild to trust in my mixed leagues unless you really need Ks
I had 5 starters and only 4 slots yesterday. Scherzer, DeGrom, McCarthy, Nola and Ray. I was thinking of benching Nola or McCarthy but Stream-O-Nator said to bench DeGrom and I listened. I’m in love!
@Mauricio Frid: Ha, nice!
$70 million for Desmond and they’re sitting him in some games and calling up Tapia. I don’t understand that logic. Sure he broke his hand, but surely he can still put up some good numbers in Coors, no?
It’s bonkers
@Grey:
Also, please, do you like Blach in Milwakee tonight? I’m waiting for Turner to come off the DL so I can add Salazar there, but at this point I am desperate for wins and am thinking of picking Blach up and dropping Salazar.
I don’t
my team in a 12 person 6×6 (OPS & QS) league is having a massive injury problem, below is the current roster:
C- Grandal
1b – C. Santana
2b- no one
3b – Gurriel
Ss- Nunez
Of- Springer
Of- Gardner
Of- Keirmaier
Util- Hanley
Util- Duda
Bn- Beltre (likely DL)
Bn- Travis (DL)
Bn- Segura (DL)
DL- Trout
DL- Freeman
Sp- Archer
Sp- Severino
Sp- Stroman
Sp- Manaea
Sp- Verlander
Rp- Betances
Rp- Brach
Rp- Reed
Rp- Knebel
Bn- Glover
Bn- Walker (DL)
1. who do i drop to fill 2b?
2. what 2b to i pick up? C. Hernandez / Frazier / Phillips / Kendrick / Sogard / Solarte /Schimpf
Thanks
1. Travis 2. Cesar
@Grey: thanks grey
No problem
Swap one of my closers (like Wilson or Glover) for Rivero? I have Holland, Bush, Reed, J.Wilson, and Glover. The latter two seem vulnerable to trades.
Hold
10 team redraft
DJ LeMahieu was dropped? Find room and make the add right? I need runs.
Yes
@Grey:
DJ over Schoop right? Would be UTL/Bench bat for me.
For runs, yeah
Kiermaier and Merrifield are available on WW, and I’m looking to grab them. My team has the following:
Hedges
Votto
Odor
Bregman
Peraza
Inciarte
Max Kepler
CarGo
Renfroe
LoMo
Morales
Fowler
Ian Happ
Josh Bell
T Murphy
I was thinking that maybe dropping Happ and Bell would be my best bet. Do you agree or maybe another combo? I’m looking to not play Odor as often at 2B, but I dont think Happ is really doing so great compared to Merrifield.
@Sock it to me: i’d lose happ & murphy
Drop Happ and Bell
Chris Owings or Mark Trumbo? 5 standard roto cats plus Ks and OBP
Trumbo
Sup Grey.. I grabbed Chacin and Lamet last week for streaming and held them. this week they look good on the SON. Chacin vs Skoglund and Lamet vs Junis. Do i hold or Drop one of them for Nola and/or Jamie Garcia? Of course I dropped Nola before he finally had a good game!! Nola vs Wainwright & Garcia vs Lugo. Thnx
Lamet for Nola
Thnx
12 team 7×7 H2H league (extra categories are OBP and SLG): Kiermaier or Calhoun?
Kole
In a vacuum ROS
Junior Guerra or Felipe Rivero?
Thanks!
@Great Bambino: Rivero
Agree w/ Hung
@Great Bambino: A and O yo. But yea, grab the potential saves, cause they are harder to scoop off the wire than an SP.
Is there a term for getting fucked by Dusty’s stupidity? I expected Dumbass Dusty to finally give Harper a day off in Coors but Francona waits til Coors to give Edwin a day off? WTF! Speaking of Dusty & the other Maddonwannabes, how do they not understand to not bring in the closer when there isn’t a save, there is like a 128% chance they have a meltdown.
Trade Question, non keeper league, who wins? Correa/ Strasburg or Trout/Owings?
Ha, I know on Edwin, so annoying…. Correa
Which side would you prefer in keeper league – Betts/Lindor/Keola for Harper/Owings/Kimbrel? Thanks.
Harper
Drop Happ for Rich Hill who was just dropped?
Sure
Which side you on?
Xander & Trea
Betts & Villar
Turner
I wish I had an excuse to pick up Tapia in 12 teamers, but have a hard time seeing him get regular PT. Reynolds was slumping a bit but broke out again, so I doubt he gets benched . . .
Yeah
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
R, H, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
(1) C: Wieters
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Peraza
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, JBJ
(2) UT: Encarnacion, Abreu
(6) Bench: Owings
(2) DL: Haniger
(3) SP: Carrasco, McCullers, Nova
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Glover, Severino, Ray
(6) Bench: Lynn, Shoemaker, J. Ross, J. Garcia/streamer
(2) DL: Walker
Was just offered Trumbo for Ray… take it or offer what a counter instead? Wouldn’t mind offering a 2 for 1 since Haniger is returning soon and I already have a bench bat…
Other team:
(1) C: Sanchez
(1) 1B: C. Davis
(1) 2B: Altuve
(1) SS: Nunez
(1) 3B: Longoria
(3) OF: Judge, Trumbo, Bautista
(2) UT: Reynolds, C. Gonzalez
(6) Bench: Tulowitzki, Castro, McCutchen
(3) SP: Keuchel, Lester, E. Santana
(2) RP: Reed, Johnson
(4) P: Devenski, Miller, Rodney, B. Norris
(6) Bench: Berrios, Quintana, Roark,
(2) DL: Duffy
I’d take Trumbo
@Grey: Ah I was afraid you’d say that because I was tempted to accept but I was hoping you recommend packaging two guys from my roster for one of his instead taking on another hitter…
You don’t think that’d be selling Ray too low? If I accept it then my team would like following:
(1) C: Wieters
(1) 1B: Rizzo
(1) 2B: Odor
(1) SS: Peraza
(1) 3B: Rendon
(3) OF: Harper, Springer, Trumbo
(2) UT: Encarnacion, Abreu
(6) Bench: Owings, JBJ
(2) DL: Haniger
(3) SP: Carrasco, McCullers, Nova
(2) RP: Wilson, Knebel
(4) P: Betances, Glover, Severino, Lynn
(6) Bench: Shoemaker, J. Ross, J. Garcia/streamer
Wouldn’t my pitching be taking a big hit there? Granted in this shallower league streaming has been working but it’s not ideal with a weekly 6 add limit…
And plus I’ll have so many bench bats, especially when Haniger returns …
1) Would you drop any of my bats if I were to accept to take Trumbo for Ray?
2) Ideally I wanna aim for someone better on his team by offering 2 guys to help clear my bench bat? I know he doesn’t want to trade away Judge and he JUST traded for Altuve. I know he needs pitching and was frustrated with guys like Lester and Quintana? SO maybe offer some combo of a Ray + a bat for Trumbo and one of his SPs? Badunno you tell me, you’re the expert! Sorry to be annoying and overthinking but trades are hard to come by in this league so I want to make them count!
Other team:
(1) C: Sanchez
(1) 1B: C. Davis
(1) 2B: Altuve
(1) SS: Nunez
(1) 3B: Longoria
(3) OF: Judge, Trumbo, Bautista
(2) UT: Reynolds, C. Gonzalez
(6) Bench: Tulowitzki, Castro, McCutchen
(3) SP: Keuchel, Lester, E. Santana
(2) RP: Reed, Johnson
(4) P: Devenski, Miller, Rodney, B. Norris
(6) Bench: Berrios, Quintana, Roark,
(2) DL: Duffy
Looks good to me… I think in your league you can find SPs off waivers….Owings is the drop
@Grey: Word thanks for the reassurance! However he did just message me saying he’d trade me an OF + SP for my Ray and a Hitter or SP of my choosing? Any ideas that could land me a better return for Ray? Am I crazy for wanting to ask for his Lester? He seems open to a different deal but it’s good knowing I can settle for his Trumbo for my Ray but I’d rather get a SP back in that deal!
So you want one of his SPs who are worse than your guys? You can send him Ray/Haniger/Owings and JBJ for Trumbo/Keuchel maybe
@Grey: Ha well clearly I don’t know how to assess SPs correctly! So you’re saying Keuchel is the only SP he has that’s better than my SPs? Interesting I thought Lester might be a good return for Ray since he seems down on him but what do I know!? … and plus he just traded for Ervin Santana (clearly he didn’t read your SELL) and he stashed Duffy (who I dropped) and jumped at the chance to take Berrios off my hands in our last trade sooo…
But anywho I messaged him asking him to choose from the potential offer of Ray/Haniger/Owings and JBJ for Trumbo/Keuchel so we’ll see what he says/offers! Appreciate your assistance!
My Keon Broxton for his Chapman (my RPs Diaz JWilson, Hand). Or if he comes back Owings for Chapman.. none, one, both?
Aroldis side
Start Jay Bruce vs Darvish or Thames vs Ty Blach (LHP)
Thanks!
Thames
@Grey: SAGNOF – would you drop Bedrosian for Neshek or hold?
Yes
Add faria for Gausman in a points keeper league?
Sure
In round 2 of a boxing match, Harper’s helmet or Strickland?
Ha
Grey
Which side do you like better ROS in a deep 5×5: Desmond and Tim Anderson or Calhoun and your boy The Convent? Thanks!
Kole
My deGrom and Bregman for Healy and Glover?
(have shaw and watson fwiw)
kind of feel like not much difference between shaw/healy ROS, but deGrom has me nervous.
I’d try for more
Would you trade Betts for Trout if it means you also get to keep Trout (1st round cost) for the next two years?
Would be left with:
Yelich
McCutchen
Bellinger
Sano
schebler
I’m currently in 1st place.
You can’t keep Betts?
@Grey: No. It’s a “keep for 2 years” and I’ve kept for him 2. So, he goes back to the pool after this year.
Hey Grey
looking for some streamer help to help my pitching staff which includes….Bumgarner, E.Rod, D.Duffy, A.Chapman, D.Salazar, T.walker and C.Morton. this is getting ridiculous. I think that the 10 day DL is the worst thing to happen to fantasy baseball in a long time. Leagues need to add 2 extra DL slots just to cover the triage units managers are running out there.
Could you let me know your top 3?
Friday
A.Triggs @TB
[email protected]
[email protected]
sat
[email protected]
Miranda vsTOR
sun
J.Garcia vs NYM
Garcia, Biagni, Miranda
With pitching help , I think I can win this year.. I think that trading Trout is my best shot at a big improvement.
OBP keeper league..
Is this a good enough return?
Trout (2018 keepable), Eaton (2018, 2019 keepable)and Gausman(2018, 2019 keepable)
for
Kershaw (2018 keepable), Todd Frazier(2018, 2019 keepable), Lo Cain(2018, 2019 keepable)
Trout side
Drop Neris for Rivero? Neris is my 4th RP for 3 RP slots: Brach, Bush, Ramos, Neris.
Whom do you want – Neris (free now) or Rivero (will cost probably 5-10% of FAAB).
Thanks!
@jon: Daily moves so filtering in the 4th RP helps. Hence having an extra, plus Brach may lose it eventually.
Sure
You absolutely know “Breaking The Law” by Judas Priest…you ain’t got to lie Grey, you ain’t got to lie!
Wainwright kinda screwed me yesterday, but Chase Anderson didn’t, and neither did Felipe, and then I added Neshek after Neris got yanked early…so all and all, not bad.
You think I love Gallo now, wait til he gets first base and possibly OF eligibility…ohhhhhhh baby!
Hopefully last rehab start tonight for Taillon…wow what a lottery ticket that might become if he pans out.
Here’s to hoping my boys in blue (Seager/Bellinger) turn it around…two of my potential keepers and I can’t even start ’em?…yo what up with that B?
I don’t know what that is…. You can’t stop them? WUT?!
10 team h2h
chase anderson worth owning or just stream?
Stream
Drop Mazara for Renfroe? 10-team points league
Meh
Hold wil Myers?
Yes
Stroman or paxton in a keeper?
Pax
just seeing if my avatar is still there or was it all a dream
@peacecoast: [email protected]peacecoast: boom! as discussed
Youppi!
Where’s the cut off for RPs you’d rather have Miller over? Like, how far down does it get before you’d prefer Miller and his one-Allen-injury away from elite?
He’s top ten
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. who do you like better as a bench bat, kepler or duda? thank you….
Pick up an MR
@Grey: works for me. thanks!
No problem
@Grey: neshek > harris > soria > nicasio look right?
Yeah
@Grey: Drop Rosenthal for Neshek? Rosenthal has been pretty good and could step in for Oh whenever something might happen.
And thanks for the write-up, as always.
Yup
Need to make a roster move.
SP: Darvish, McCullers, Carrasco, Bundy, Wood, Maeda
DL: Morton, T. Walker, Rodon
OF: Blackmon, Stanton, K. Davis, Owings, Maybin, Valencia (only 4 starting OF spots, 2 UTIL)
Drop Valencia or move Maybin to DL and drop Morton? Feel like wanna control as many SP as possible with the state of pitching, even on DL.
thanks!
Drop Maybin
Wow – Vegas is bullish on Faria with the White Sox expected runs at 3.73. On the flip side, Colorado and Cleveland are both expected to surpass 5 runs, so for anyone running Bauer out there, I’ll pray for you.
There’s a good chance the Rockies fans will be getting FREE TACOS tomorrow!!!!
Haha, hope they’re right on Faria
Hey Gray, Solarte, A Diaz or Panik ROS? debating on dropping Diaz for either of them. 12 Team H2H 5X5 weekly keep 6 forever. Thanks
Diaz
Moustakas for Hendricks?
Moose
Hi Grey — battling you for 6th in the NFBC – we need to get close to 100 by mid July or it’s over.
Need a SP for Salazar in classic 5 x 5 roto, probably for ROS.
Please rank top 3 — J Hoffman, Matz,, Folty, Delgado, Newcomb, Biagini, Volquez, Tanaka,
J Garcia
Thanks, DD
I have a tough road ahead b/c I need to make up so much ground in WHIP and ERA
Folty, Garcia, Biagni
yup, especially era.
Saves & K my weakness now.
My first year in it, and even though no FAA, I’m finding it more interesting than the daily ESPN stuff.
Really? Kinda boring for me
More interesting with such big rosters. The ESPN leagues need daily moves- lots of them. I’m not online sometimes for hours….
Word
Pinder or Scooter?
Scooter
man lots of SP prospects coming up all since last tuesday, deleon/faria/paulino (just earlier i think)/duke newcomb/his name is buck
Haha, yup
wow, they just almost certainly fake injured miller just now. and it’s funny as 2 nights ago he for a minute had one of those yahoo F-up middle of the night DL tags, where it doesn’t exist really and usually when you refresh the page it goes away.
Yeah, total Disgraceful List
@Grey: but in his case they only let him start 2 games out of like 4, and then yesterday he got 2 BB’s and a steal not having started.
Better Segura stopgap, Merrifield, Motter, Scooter? 14-team H2H OBP, counts Ks (batter)
Thanks
Scooter
What do you think about Chris Taylor? I was just offered Gyorko & E. Suarez in my 20 team H2H 6×6 league
I’d take Eugenio
10 team Yahoo H2H 7×7
W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, QS
So originally with my 3 adds left I was gonna stream Lamet below + Bauer and maaaybe Moore? Bauer’s start got moved and some new options have presented themselves so which are the best streams to use? Don’t HAVE to use all 3 adds but curious who you think is worthwhile to start/pickup?
6/9
Godley vs. MIL (?)
Moore vs. MIN (15.9)
Glasnow vs. MIA (7.0)
J. Montgomery vs. BAL (3.1)
Peacock vs. LAA (0.8)
Biagini @SEA (-9.3)
6/10
Fiers vs. LAA (2.3)
Miranda vs. TOR (-4.5)
Guerra @ARI (-6.6)
6/11
Lamet vs. KC (12.9)*
C. Anderson @ARI (-8.7)
Thanks for all your help! Can’t say it enough!
@ebudz: Oops I believe Godley’s start is Saturday actually … not that it really matters?
These starts are not good
Hey, Grey…
Sittin’ in last with Betts and I’m trying to make a little something happen. Worth it to do this?
Give: Betts & Randall Delgado
Get: Encarnacion, Kipnis, Estrada, and Jose Rivera
Verlander and Tanaka are my top starters and my main bats are Correa, K Seager, Lucroy, Odor, Belt, Cain. Yuck.
@Jarrad: Jose Ramirez*
Hold
@Grey: Alright, cool. Thanks, as always…
No problem
Need some more pert advice… monster trades make me nervous!
Was just offered: Murphy/Edwin
I give: Sale/Hosmer
12 man league and pitching is “ok” so Sale would be a big loss but return seems solid. Also it’s 6×6 w QS and OPS added on.
Help me
Not good
hey grey hope all is well, what do you think – my kinsler & holland for their lester & andrew miller?
Lester side
Drop ToJo or Cesar in a 14 tm obp QS keeper league for Hoffman?
@The Guy: lacking in SB, RBI, SP so uh… that’s my pickle
Hold
Need to make room on the DL for D Travis …drop Morton (who supposedly start throwing soon) or Duffy (out 6-8 weeks) This a 15 team with 5 keepers league.
Was offered Dozier & A Miller (holds league) for my Judge to replace D Travis but then I’d lose Judge who could be kept as a 13th rounder.
My options for 2B after clearing room by dropping one of the DL’d guys would not be great : Scooter, Y Sanchez, Flores, Romine, Riddle, Beckham, Pinder, Panik, Goins, Robertson, d’Arnaud or Sogard. Appreciate the advice in advance.
Thanks for all you do ..have a good one
Morton — Hold Judge — Scooter
ROS- Healy, Cozart, domingo santana, would be dropping adrian gonzo held him far too long
@jon:
Piscotty is there too, also Bour whos on the DL but i got no dl spot
Healy
AL only with QS over wins/holds/total bases/hits added and OBP over AVG. net steals over steals.
C avila
1B miggy
2B pinder
3B mostsuckass
MI miller
CI valbuena
OF (4) mancini/trumbo/k.davis/delino
util (1) zimmer
BN rajai
DL segura/cargo 2 (TEX)
NA fisher
with all of segura/cargo 2 (sounds like he’s back soonish)/duffy in the 3 DL slots and salazar/morton also taking up BN slots on DL:
1. drop miller for any/which of: e.escobar/adrianza/rutledge
2. drop valbuena for headley or sandoval or hicks (DET, plays less than valbuena but is doing well)
3. rajai has been awful for a while, doesn’t start all the time and has 4 net steals on the year (which is 2nd on my team to delino’s 7), drop him for any/which of: EYJ/g.heredia/chisenhall presley (amazing how much deeper OF is than MI in this league or CI)
4. same people as rajai question, but for mancini, but at least he hits for decent OBP with his crappy counting stats and disappeared HR’s after he sold out his HR’s to hit baseballs for contact apparently.
1. Escobar 2. Headley 3. Chisenhall 4. Hold
@Grey: damn shame, i’m just now getting around to getting a rutledge COL jersey. but it’s hard trying to find one of the purple ones. i probably should visit COL and could get one in about 5 minutes at a local bar the price of one drink.
I think you’re better off making your own
@Grey: my sewing skills not existant, but probably still right. me thinking thrift stores in the COL area probably easiest, albeit not cheapest.
Not saying you make it, you go to a uniform maker
12 team h2h
Kris Bryant for HanRam, Pineda, Giles.
Which side do you like?
Bryant, not close
12 team 5×5 roto
Piscotty or Altherr?
Piscotty
10-teamer, which broken starter do you speculate on? Samardzija, Verlander, Tanaka, Harvey, RHill, TWalker, Empty Roster Spot? Personally, I have Samardzija first followed by ERS.
Samardzija
@#!^*&$! Bauer was supposed to start against the White Sox. Thanks NFBC weekly league!
You know I have him too
@Grey: Ha. We might have the same staff. Did you start him under the same pretense?
Yeah, of course, such BS, I’d never start him in Coors
this one’s weird it’s almost like the HOU manager forgot they are playing a lefty today (vargas)
reddick @ vargas .7
or
franco @ folty 6.4
Maikel
good god is CLE this bad against lefties, they’re in COL getting eaten up.
Yeah
what in gods name is Cody Allen doing pitching bottom of the 7th?????
Haha
if you owned Jansen, Melancon, Diaz and Allen… would you trade one and who
Whichever one got me the most
trade my cespedes for pollock? need runs
Sure
Should I do my Trea for his Thames and Daniel Murphy, H2H standard keeper?
No
Last night I dropped Neris for Rivera and of course Hurdle says today that Watson is staying the closer. Did I make the wrong move? Is Watson still on thin enough ice that it warrants holding onto Rivera over Neris. It just doesn’t seem like they trust Neris completely and he only has 5 saves on the year.
@bossmanjunior333: Likely the wrong move at the moment, but equally likely that Hurdle is being an idiot as per usual. You can take solace in the fact that Rivero is the best pitcher of those 3, and Watson is not likely long for that job due to his own ineptitude and Rivero being a vastly superior pitcher.
Agree w/ Fred
Unsolicited glossary suggestion: A good, productive hitter who hits homeruns, but for whatever reason hits low in the order : Power Bottom.
Haha — Chris Carter is a power bottom?
@Grey: Yeah. You would think he would be a top due to his size….. Oh wait, I think I’m mixing up my terms.
Haha
Been trying to buy low on Odor in 10 tm h2h keeper (OPS league).
I was offered his:
Odor
Cesar Hernandez
D. Travis (DL)
For my:
Schoop
Gallo $3
Dahl (DL) $3
Keeper considerations $ are listed, others aren’t good value to keep.
Hate to give up keeper Gallo
@Grey: Yea methinks it’s too much.
ok, the FIRST time i think to drop the king he goes 2 doubles, triple, single IN ONE DAY! let me go find how long it took him to do this before today (IF he has no triple this year yet i’ll allow a HR to count of course or a 3rd double). ok, you have to go back to may 18th vs BOS to find the last 2 doubles, 1 HR (in place of the triple) and obv a single in his season. he just TODAY moved his OPS right next to .600 and moved his season OPS up to .598 from .543.
Ha, I saw that
ROS- Roark, Leake or Pomeranz
None? Tanner
Cozart va Peraza ROS.
Think Cozart keeps hitting?
Peraza
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. with maeda supposedly going to the pen, drop him for any of wacha, gray, senzatela or miranda or hold and wait for the dodgers to put someone else on the dl?
Stream
Sup G, good read as always
So I was offered Trevor Story for my Pillar (lol)
I have Lindor and Machado SS….and Yelich, McCrutches, Judge, Happ, Sano, & Bellinger at OF
Should I accept? Its H2H points league btw (dont Judge me) Thanks FML!
Story side
choose 1 for ROS OPS league
rizzo or stanton
Rizzo
Simmons, Diaz or Russell? I own Russell in a 12 teamer and his benchings and sorry performance is testing my patience (draft pick 101 no less).
Diaz
Piscotty over ODB, right?
Piscotty
Yes
Need to drop some bats to clear space for SP stream. I’ve been trying to trade but the Likes on Suarez, Wil Myers and Abu Garcia are not hot enough names to gain interest. Also put carrasco on the block. Still tough.
Currently:
Flowers (trying not to stream every week, aiming for Murphys return)
Smoak, Travis Shaw, Wil Myers
Odor, Owings
Lamb, Suarez
Lindor
Harper, Avi Garcia, Gardner, Mccutchen, JBJ
Drop 3 please
Flowers, Suarez, Shaw
20 team dynasty with holds/QS/k per 9/relief wins/relief appearances.
we start 7 RP (team is based around TEX and needs minimum number of them at all times, i meet the minimum for now)
SP (6 max) edison/cobb/darvish/archer/lamet (with lament, should’ve been your lead)/hahn (with andriese/morton in DL slots, probably dropping edison for andriese later)
RP -giles/jeffress/fields/hembree/phelps/hoover/kela
DL morton/diekman/andriese
NA urias/mendez/barrett
got an offer from the BOS owner of law + leclerc for hembree
-hembree comes in mostly in the 7th, no holds since the 26th (but those are notorious teamly dependent), has been used for multi inning last 3 times out and all 3 times since last hold. rosterresource has him like 5th away from closer though.
– fields best FIP worst role (for NOW, and he’d seem to be my drop if i did that trade)
– law best role worst FIP
– leclerc barely used (rosterresource claims he’s 3rd in line man, monkey has claudio) but pretty good stats (innings don’t qualify at razzball but by fangraphs has him at 1.48 FIP)
another option would be to do the trade and not make fields the drop but jeffress. this is riskier though if leclerc were to either lose job entirely or jeffress were to get as good as he was at MIL and be useful.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: actually fields now listed as 3rd from closer, which his performance deserves, it can’t be a good idea to drop him.
Do the trade, lose Fields
Hittertron had smoak at -8.5 today, how does that robot not see the power of the Smoak? Do you see him having that Chris Davis type year where he hit 53?
@John Lettiere: One of the shortcomings of projection systems (algorithms) is that they are slow to notice adjustments. However, this can be good thing as they are not as susceptible to recency bias and base their projections on a very large sample size.
Not likely on the Chris Davis career year comp.
Nope
man i have these guys in multiple leagues going and it’s been a while (seemingly) since i had this many guys running this good at the same time faria/buck/black sab/folty (and even lackey is doing fine)
@Yr Never Too Old for Balloons: who is black sab?
@William Hung: CC sabathia. and i spoke too damn early on lackey (and i own him in at least 5 spots)
@Yr Never Too Old for Balloons: is there a white sab?
@Yr Never Too Old for Balloons: Yeah little early to dole out compliments after 3 innings for future reference.
@Cram It: it’s more the parlay of that many doing well across the same day, i was aware not all of them would end well, but at this point 4/5 of them did, and i don’t know what your pitching looks like if you play in mostly above 14 teamers but 4/5th of starters that you own in numerous leagues all doing well in same day (esp when 2 of them are rookies)
@Yr Never Too Old for Balloons: is pretty good.
Are people rolling Pineda out there against the Red Sox tomorrow? I feel like I need to play the matchups wisely this week – and I am thinking of benching him.
I have Berrios @ SF and Peacock v. LAA still to go – along with Nola’s start @STL at the end of the week.
I would
For sixth consecutive start one of my starters is getting blown up. This time by this worst offense in baseball (the Giants). Running about a .450 babip in this stretch. Effin terrible.
@Fred Garvin MP: on the flip side Folty is having a nice game
@William Hung: Ugh. Frustrating because he was my other choice besides Nelson. Glad for you if you have him though WH.
@Fred Garvin MP: No – I didn’t stream him tonight
@Fred Garvin MP: see i’d rather have had nelson but he’s been owned in all those leagues referred to above for at least a month.
Try owning Lackey!
@Grey: I’m officially done with him.
I wish I could be, only own him in NL-Only and NFBC
@Cram It: I think Lackey’s officially done. Lost velo that he didn’t have to lose.
@Grey: Haha. I needed that. Puts things in perspective. Lackey would fit perfectly on my team. Low walks, strong K rate, but gets hit around and has major homer problem.
Ha
@Fred Garvin MP: Nelson actually ended up with a quality start and 6 K’s in 6 innings so no complaints from me. He made one bad pitch to Posey
Love the “Elementary” reference on the poop emoji. Classic!
Thanks!
My OF blows and Schwarber was just dropped. Take a risk on him in a 12 teamer, redraft that plays five OF spots? My OF is Conforto, Schebler, Melky, Maybin, Owings and Marwin.
Before I saw Schwaber on the wire, my plan was to drop Russell for Kepler or Beltran and move Owings to SS. Diaz also on the wire if I want d to drop Russell and avoid Schwaber. Any thoughts on this puzzle?
Over Maybin
I need Betts to go on his crazy hot streak this week – lets form a prayer circle or hexagon or octagon?
I don’t own him
@Grey: then you aren’t invited to my prayer circle
just traded Wheeler for Piscotty in a 6×6 mixed roto. Some of my OF is not hitting: Broxton, Melky, Schwarber. Did I do good?
Wheeler and OH in keeper league for Tanner Roark Was – SP
Jeff Hoffman Col – SP – you think he is this good or there will be a stat correction
c’mon mancini you don’t homer for like 5 or more weeks (i really think more without looking it up) and then go twice when you didn’t start! come the F on. so only those in deeper than 20’s or 12 or up AL onlies that had to start a benched guy OR didn’t set their lineups got these.
Some guy dropped Matt Carpenter in my league – are you expecting him to turn things around? My drop would be Jumbo Trumbo or Crush Davis in this case… though I’m leaning towards staying put since his counting stats the past few years are pretty meh. He gets a slight boost in my league’s format since we count Ks and OBP.
@William Hung: carp’s getting very unlucky and still supplying a very decent OPS considering the average. when you have K’s AND OBP it’s more than a slight boost.
Enjoyed the read this afternoon, Grey.
6×6 12 team Yahoo (OBP, TB, R, RBI, HR, SB and K, ERA, WHIP, S, H, QS). My A. Miller and Y. Alonso for his J. Lamb and C. Kluber.
Thoughts?