Like the 2nd basemen to target, this is necessary. You want to take flyers on late middle infielders. I like a few top shortstops this year: Hanley, Desmond and Tulo, but if you don’t get them, don’t sweat it and definitely don’t ‘panic reach’ for another shortstop just because you feel like you need one. This is a (legal-in-all-countries-except-Lichtenstein) supplement to the top 20 shortstops for 2015 fantasy baseball. The players listed have a draft rank after 200 on other sites. Click on the player’s name where applicable to read more and see their 2015 projections. Anyway, here’s some shortstops to target for 2015 fantasy baseball:
Jean Segura (Yahoo 247, ESPN 211) I already gave you my Jean Segura sleeper, and I ranked him about 100 picks above most big box sites. Yet…Again with some stank…YET! I sense no one wants to own Segura. I get it. He burned you last year like Bruce Jenner’s burning all his jockstraps. He burned me too. Here’s a good thing to remember. This isn’t last year. I know, crazy. When you were younger, you forgot what happened on New Year’s Eve. Now, you forget what year it is. Why do we even care about Segura? Oh, I don’t know, because he was the best shortstop in all of fantasy in 2013 and he’s only 24 years old. I’m not saying throw out his 2014 completely like it didn’t happen, but what makes us, say, throw out Pablo Sandoval’s last three subpar years? It’s not like his great year in 2011 was that amazing. Segura wasn’t good last year, but that doesn’t mean he won’t ever be good again. This year he could be the Liam Nessons.
Danny Santana (Yahoo 187, ESPN 232) I knew I was going to be more excited about Dannys Antana than other sites, but I wasn’t expecting to be over a hundred slots different than some. Antana is going to be the leadoff hitter on the Twins. Burp, fart, IBS symptoms. Right? Well, the Twins were the 7th best offense last year. So, that burp, fart, IBS symptom is bringing indirect relief and you don’t even know it. Also, Antana last year had 7 homers and 20 steals in only 101 games while batting .319. So, ya know, basically, interjection, better than 15 of 17 shortstops ESPN has above him. No, he won’t hit .319 again, but he is fast and can hit .260 and steal 30 bases without killing you in power. If he gets 10 homers and 30 steals, he’s going to challenge the top three at the position. Yeah, I’d take that in the 23rd round of a ten team league if I were playing John and Joe Schmohawk at ESPN. (By the by, sign up for our Commenter Leagues now. We’re not making any new leagues, so the ones that are there are it.)
Chris Owings (Yahoo unranked, ESPN 313) I went over him in the 2nd basemen to target. You know that because you read everything I write. Even that Brad Miller sleeper post last year. Oy gevalt!
Wilmer Flores (Yahoo unranked, ESPN 461) I get the sense that Flores is being ranked low because even the Mets don’t want him. I say they don’t want him because the Mets have been apologizing all winter for having Flores at shortstop. First, they said something like, “We’re not too worried about having Flores as our shortstop.” Like he’s that much worse than Tejada, who they’ve trotted out there for the last few years. The Mets management is worried about Flores, but signed Cuddyer for two years. Doesn’t that say how serious we should take anything the Mets management says. The Mets fans even tried this offseason to start a Kickstarter campaign to buy a billboard to tell the Wilpons to sell the team. (Don’t even start with the logic about buying a billboard. Yeah, that’ll get the Mets to sell the team. “Oh no, Mr. Wilpon, they have a billboard!”) The Mets don’t like Flores, but that should be taken as a positive. Flores hit 15 homers and .321 in Triple-A in 2013 and followed that up with 13 homers and .323 last year in Triple-A. Then he hit 6 homers in only 78 games in Metco. He’s only 23 years old and he’s not bad. I’d even go as far to say he’s good. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if he shocked the world and hit 20 homers and .270. At shortstop? That’s near-top 5 stats for the position. Also, Sky has already given you his Wilmer Flores sleeper.
Jose Ramirez (Yahoo unranked, ESPN 489) Unranked and 489 overall? Whose ombudsman wife did Jose Ramirez sleep with? The unranked thing by Yahoo is pretty much their MO if you’ve been following along with the first two positions to target posts. They don’t rank after 250, which is kinda bonkers, but it’s crazier to think ESPN ranks Ramirez at 489. Some players above him are Ryan Flaherty, Matt Dominguez, Jake Lamb, Joey Gallo, Welington Castillo, Sam Fuld, Carlos Quentin, Jon Singleton… Oh, that’s just naming a handful of players that don’t have starting jobs that are above him. Not to mention, Jose Ramirez is slotted in the two hole above Michael Brantley, Carlos Santana, Brandon Moss, Yan Gomes and Jason Kipnis on a potential top ten offense. The same Jose Ramirez that is 22 years old, and stole 38 bases in Double-A in 2013. I like Lindor as much as the next cat, but waiting on rookies to be promoted is a fool’s game. Sometimes they’re up in June, sometimes they’re up next year.
Alcides Escobar (Yahoo 214, ESPN 199) I’m not a huge Alcides fan, but at 200+ he’d be a steal. On a related note, Alcides is projected for 4 HRs and 29 steals at ESPN, and Segura is projected for 7 HRs and 32 steals, and ranked after him. Jose Ramirez is projected for 3 HRs and 20 steals, and ranked almost 300 spots after Alcides. Oh… *pounds out a chicken cutlet, fills it with spinach and ricotta cheese, rolls it up, ties it with twine, bakes it on 450 for 18 to 22 minutes, pulls it out and breathes in the aroma* …kay. Someone reading over your shoulder, “Did he just drop a Chicken Florentine Pause? I haven’t seen that since a summer I spent in Tuscany.”
Grey!!
Mmmmmm, chicken florentine reference. Melts in my mouth just like Shake’n’Bake from the late 70s (tongue in cheek).
Nice read, man. I like Dannys and Segura as SUPER sleepers and will jump their bones if Desmond or Bogaerts get injured (God forbid) or if Bogaerts fails to live up to his full potential.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Thanks!
Heres the results from my RCL last night….I hope you didnt pass out Nick waiting for these:
C. W.Ramos (289)
1st. Trumbo (72)
2nd. Wong (49)
SS. D.Santana (145)
3rd. Donaldson (24)
MI. Alcides (192)
CI. T.Frazier (48)
OF. Trout (1)
OF. Dickerson (25)
OF. Polanco (73)
OF. OZUNA (97)
OF. Souza (169)
Util. Kennys (241)
P. Carrasco (96)
P. Z.Wheeler (144)
RP. Cishek (120)
RP. Cecil (217)
P. Ryu (121)
P. Hitchison (168)
P. Quintana (193)
P. Gausman (216)
P. S.Miller (240)
P. Eovaldi (264)
P. Cingrani (265)
P. W.Peralta (288)
First time ive ever owned Trout…happy about that.
@JeF With 1 F: wait… Someone is passing out nick and I didn’t get any??
@Mac McMacinmac: I’m passing out hot dogs. Choose wisely….
@JeF With 1 F: JeF! Nice job, man. Not sure about Cishek and Cecil. Depends on who was available I guess but like Grey says when u get Trout it’s special.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: SAGNOF
@JeF With 1 F: looks stacked. I drafted last night too and got Trout, Hutchison, Quintana as well. LOVE Q this year. And love the subtle all caps OZUNA as well
@Ra’zball Al Ghul: Im with you on Q, i like him too
@JeF With 1 F: i’ve gotten Q nowhere yet this year, and it’s not because i don’t like him, it’s since i’ve drafted in a bunch of leagues (and we even draft more starters than RCL’s too) and most of these guys are going by yahoo rankings, and Quintana is closer to Grey’s rank than most of these are: Carrasco/Shoemaker/Wheeler/Mchugh/Hughes etc, so i’m getting many of those (without having to pay much, if anything, over their ADP’s at yahoo), but then getting very few pitchers of the tiers starting with Bad Mother… Shut yr mouth tier.
@goodfold2: i mean yahoo’s Q rank is closer to Grey’s, as compared to those others, who are all ranked higher by Grey.
@JeF With 1 F: My team is better. Your pitching staff is lacking. I’m gonna house that league, son!
@Cram It: Wait your in my league
@Cram It: Post that shit ill be the judge
@JeF With 1 F: post the league link
@JeF With 1 F: Haha. Yeah, I am. You’ll who I am. I’ll be the guy in 1st place at the end of the seasons.
@Cram It: Derp. You’ll *know who I am.
@Cram It: show em how its done, we taught you well last year
@J-FOH: I diverted from the usual strategy. I just needed a live Razzball draft room with real-time alcohol effects, in preparation for tonight’s.
@Cram It: What team are you
@JeF With 1 F: Full Baked. I autodrafted the last 3 rounds. That’s how confident I was :)
@Cram It: LOL
@Cram It: Your team looks good….just not as good as mine
@Cram It: usual to who? I hope you were paying attention when we crushed you last year
@J-FOH: Look, 5 of the first 6 bats I took completely busted out on me. I couldn’t recover offensively. And I mishandled the new-to-me pitching configuration. I’m talking draft strategy-wise, I went away from my usual format in Jef’s.
@Cram It: excuses excuses excuses. I completely revamped my offense via the free agent pool. Standing there not doing anything to change your roster is not bad luck, just bad ownership. You better knock that deer in headlights approach Sally. (This is my motivational speaking coming in handy)
@J-FOH: LoL
@Cram It: I doubt it
@JeF With 1 F: Agree to disagree. Your OF is better because Trout. Your pitching is Carrasco. You will quickly learn to fear my team.
@Cram It: I give the edge to you Cram, you’re more RCL set up right now. You now what to do
@J-FOH: Crams pitching is solid, the bats are balanced but are simply whelming. Jef’s bats may have a lil more sizzle, will have to stream SP
@Ra’zball Al Ghul: you’re a veteran, if they have active owners then its going to be tough, if its the dead zone like RCL usually turn into, then its not even really a conversation worth having. I never take pride in beating ghosts.
@J-FOH: trew trew. let’s hope for the former
@J-FOH: how many RCLs you rollin in?
@Ra’zball Al Ghul: I did a high index league last year and that is some tough azz shizz.
@J-FOH: Yeah I hopped on ECFBL, strong enough drafs, 400 moves a season minimum, daily 360 degrees cyclops w monocle shiz
@J-FOH: I’m psyched for it. currently training in the alps for the upcoming season
@Ra’zball Al Ghul: Yeah i like Sale and Wood but i also like Carrasco Wheeler and Ryu…after that i think both of our staffs have alot of risk and upside…dont see much of a difference…actually think mine has a couple less question marks….Im biased though
@JeF With 1 F: Guna be a good battle
@Cram It: *Yawn*….I am gladyour in the league…somebody to talk trash with in these comments
@Cram It: Lets see:
Puig, Cargo, Blackmon, Avisail, Byrd
or
Trout, Dickerson, OZUNA, Polanco, Souza
Take out Trout and Puig and ill still take my four over yours
Lets get it on!!
@JeF With 1 F:Your guys are fresher, more “exciting” and “fun” to own. But they’ll ultimately disappoint. This I vow to you.
@Cram It: Ha this will be fun
@JeF With 1 F: Indeed. Huzzah!
@JeF With 1 F: *awakens in a daze getting chest compressions from an EMT* alright enough mouth to mouth!! Nice team F. Back end of staff a tad shaky, but overall nice balance. Definitely worth getting a glimpse of the afterlife
@nick the dick: Nice glad your ok…i was worried…..Yeah i just went with upside on the back end of the rotation…im sure ill be streaming at least Willy P’s spot
@JeF With 1 F: Team looks solid, maybe a tad heavy on speed and light on power, but not much and more than likely just balanced… Have no problems with your pitching except I would’ve taken more closers
@Grey: Yeah i feel its pretty balanced…and agree with the closers…i screwed myself by waiting one round to long on them
I hear ya, SAGNOF though, and they always appear on waivers
@Grey: Yeah im not too worried about it, thats something i can work out in season
Yup
Ok. I need to ask one more time cause I can not decide! Last time, I promise. Final keepee… Betts or Soler… first 4 mccutch, puig, abreu, scherzer. Standard league with 3 OF spots. Thanks!!
@scott steelers: Soler
@scott steelers: Soler…The Betts situation is too shaky
@JeF With 1 F: thanks guys! Follow up. With all that power I almost feel like I should draft billy h to get an assload of speed. First 2 rds my choices will be carlos gonzales, arenado, Billy h, jordan Zimmerman, kinsler, pedroia. Pick 2 please. Thanks again guys! I was also thinking of getting ryan Zimmerman for my util. Love the 1st 3rd OF elig.
@scott steelers: Soler
So this comment isn’t about this post particularly but a general one about Razzball, Grey. I’ve been following you for many years now, from when it was just you and Rudy and each article might get 10 or 15 comments instead if 400. You guys are now established fantasy ‘perts, invited to participate in expert leagues, Tout Wars, etc. Jay’s recent foray into the CBS Auction league made me wonder–do you guys now feel the pressure not to point out the stupidity and ridiculousness of other experts because you now run in the same circles as they do? For instance, one of the participants in Jay’s auction was Scott White, who I find to be uniquely terrible–my league uses CBS Sports to host our league; I love their web interface but really their “expert” advice is execrable. Making fun of that guy would be shooting fish in a barrel, but I don’t see any of that here. While you guys will still take shots at other site’s rankings, as you do a little in this post, it feels that you have pretty much eliminated the shots at particular other ‘perts–I remember the days when Hater Bell was a regular contributor here, but now he seems consigned to the ashcan of history. Have you guys felt the pressure to tone down the individual criticism so that you can participate in the world of expert drafts? That would be a legitimate tradeoff, it seems to me–the readers of this site benefit from seeing how your approach fares against other experts’ approaches, because we are going up against owners who use those other experts’ advice. At the same time, it feels to me that a little bit of the guerrilla underground feel of Razzball circa 2008 or so has vanished. I mourn for its passing but I respect your ability to build this into one of the most successful fantasy advice sites on the web, Grey.
@Rabbit: guess u didn’t see the “2015 espn fantasy baseball rankings and how crackers they are” post by grey.
@Rabbit: 400 comments? Grey doesn’t re-enter the room until it’s @ 700.
Cheers,
Ante
@Rabbit: BTW, we’ve been in leagues with these guys for about 7 years
Last slot in my 14 team auction – I have enough money to basically get any of the below that I like. I know what your rankings are, but given my staff already should I go for a safer bet or a high upside risk?
Phil Hughes
Collin McHugh
Drew Hutchison
Jesse Hahn
Andrew Miller
My Staff:
Gio Gonzalez
Hisashi Iwakuma
Carlos Carrasco
Mike Fiers
Rick Porcello
Danny Salazar
Mark Melancon
Steve Cishek
Santiago Casilla
@Jammer McSlam: McHugh, Hutchison
Keeper where obp replaces avg: Brantley or Marte?
Thanks
@David: Brantley by a lot if it’s OBP. Just my 0.02$.
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: Agreed, Brantley also hits 3rd in an above average lineup and should put up at least 80/80 for you again if not more.
@David: Agree with others
Grey, Is Kris Bryants value moved up from a hot spring training and if so how far up would you move him?
tale of a mock done at fantasy pros. I used Yahoo ADP’s for rest of league’s auto picks. OPS/holds league. H2H league with 3 BN’s, using 2 of them for pitchers we can have from 5-9 SP and 5-9 RP. If I use 1 BN for a hitter, this leads to 14 total pitchers; we have IP as a category but also BB and HR against, so i’m thinking 8 SP/6 RP. BB and K’s for hitters too, so high OBP guys go up even more. Keepers are Upton/Dickerson/Rizzo/Donaldson so we start drafting at pick 49. I’ll put the keepers where they theoretically would go had i drafted them. War room (and Rudy’s updated benchmarks say it’s good)
C1 – Perez (110)
C2 – Ruiz (326)
1B – Rizzo (11)
2B – Harrison (107)
SS – D.Santana (158)
3B – Donaldson (14)
CI – C.Santana (59)
MI – Lawrie (206)
LF – Upton (35)
CF – Dickerson (38)
RF – Arcia (230)
OF – Yelich (83)
util Avisail (275)
BN – J.Ramirez (323), there were probably somewhat better players (eaton) available, but with him i’m set for any one person having an off day, i can slide people around.
SP – Arrieta (62)
SP -Carrasco (86)
SP – Hughes (134)
SP – Shoemaker (182)
SP – McHugh (203)
SP – Salazar (251)
SP – Hutchison (278)
SP – Peavy (302)
RP – Cishek (131)
RP – Benoit (155)
RP – McGee (179)
RP – A.Miller (227)
RP – Boxberger (254)
RP – Jepsen (299)
A few different things were done in spots due to settings of this league along with OPS player rater liking some people more than 5X5 rankings indicate. I grabbed Salvy when i could’ve had Gattis (much higher OPS rank, but much much worse BB’s and K’s and AVG, war room says i was weak at AVG), Harrison both earlier than normal and instead of Wong (Harrison ranked higher by OPS player rater). Also, due to my keepers having few steals i had to both get steals and try to make sure those guys didn’t destroy other categories. I could’ve went Jew Don/Walker/Gattis if not for needing steals/AVG.
@Fuzzy Dunlop: No idea how many teams, but if it’s 1`2 team it looks solid
@Grey: yeah, 12, forgot to say so.
Curious what people think. In a 12 team, $260 auction H2H league…. Would you keep Price at $29? Meloncon at $10? I expect both to go around that price, but wonder if I’m better off spending it on hitters. I am also keeping Cueto ($9) and Teaheren ($1) and Arrieta ($10).
Hitters are Utley ($1), McCann ($1) and Soler ($10).
Thanks!
@NBC: keep soler
@NBC: Soler
@Grey: I’d keep all three of those hitters. I’d pass on Price. Depending on who else is likely kept and how the league values closers, I could see keeping Melancon.
Grey,
I seek your ultimate wisdom. H2H pints legue. Keep 6 no limit. I am debating between these:
1B Freeman
2B Cano
3B Machado
SS/OF Hanley
OF Harper
SP Iwakuma
SP Gray
SP Gausman
SP Arrietta
Thanks in advance!
@Steve Jeltz: 1B Freeman
2B Cano
3B Machado
SS/OF Hanley
OF Harper
Arrieta
Had my first RCL draft last night, overall I’m feeling pretty good about it:
C: Zunino (297)
1B: Rizzo (9)
2B: Wong (64)
SS: Owings (232)
3B: Longoria (33)
1B/3B: P. Alvarez (136)
2B/SS: Alcantara (273)
OF1: Puig (16)
OF2: Marte (40)
OF3: Tomas (88)
OF4: L. Martin (112)
OF5: Pederson (153)
UTIL: Cain (225)
P: Arrieta (57)
P: Harvey (81)
P: Betances (105)
P: Mchugh (129)
P: Ventura (160)
P: Aaron Sanchez (177)
P: Clippard (184)
P: Odorizzi (201)
P: Cecil (208)
Bench: Kazmir (249)
Bench: Eovaldi (256)
Bench: Parnell (280)
@Del Griffith: Yeah that does look nice!
@Del Griffith: Your hitting seems slightly higher on speed than power, which isn’t terrific, and but not bad and the pitching looks solid
@Del Griffith: you have two players in Pederson and Alcantara that may not play every day. Your bench are streamers. I’d look to cover yourself with them
@J-FOL: I was going for upside on the Pederson/Alcantara picks. Once I can DL Parnell that will open a bench spot I can use to move them if one is out of the lineup.
@Del Griffith: Im pretty sure you can drop Parnell and add him back when he becomes DL eligible. Pederson doesnt worry me that much but Alcantarra, who I like, scares me with the utility role. That being said, MI is always there in the RCL’s
Do not drop Parnell now
Did someone say Liam Neesons? *explodes*
@Ra’zball Al Ghul: But you know who I like as much as Neesons…. Bruce Willie.
@Principal Blackman: Ha
@Grey: @JeF With 1 F:
In Mexico on vacation, my wife points at a guy and says “who does he look like?” All I see is a bald head, so I say, I donno… She shouts out, “Come on Son, Bruce Willie is my shizz!”
#keeperleagueoflife
You got a good one!
The only top SS I wanted was Desmond and he went after my 2nd pick and almost made it to my 3rd. I went Stanton (5), Donaldson (20) as my first 2 picks. Sorely wanted Rendon 2nd, but he went right before.
Anyhoo, I shut it down on SS till much later and got Santana (164) and Segura (197) for SS and MI. Had picked up Dozier (77) at 2B earlier. I might have jumped the gun a bit on the SS’, but at that point I wanted yo make sure I who I wanted.
@SallyCips: Nice
need some keeper help. in a 12 team h2h league. the categories are r, hr, xbh, rbi, sb, obp for hitters. for pitchers categories are appearances, k’s, quality start,era, whip, and saves/holds.
I can keep 4 players my definite keepers are goldschmidt, bautista, rizzo but i cant decide on the 4th player. my other options are kluber, greinke, marte, springer, and longoria. thanks for your help.
@jared: Marte
@jared: Agree with F
@jared: springer or kluber
I am a little worried about my combo of Alcantara and Baez at MI and SS on my RCL team. I could pick up either Flores or Jose Ramirez, but I would either have to drop one of my bench RPs (Quackenbush or Neshek) or wait for Parnell to get put on the DL. Do you still recommend Ramirez over Flores, as per your rankings, and do I wait for Parnell to get DL’d or drop a middle reliever?
Thanks a million. Not dollars, I don’t have that.
@Principal Blackman: Id wait for the DL if you think you can
@Principal Blackman: Yeah, Ramirez over Flores, they’re not going anywhere, I’d wait at this point, or drop Arismendy
@Principal Blackman: you can let neshek go to make room
Rendon is already injured (“minor” MCL sprain). Time to sound the alarms? At the very least, I’m wondering if even a minor knee injury almost guarantees that he will not have the green light for steals this season.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Way too early
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Sounds minor
5×5 OBP league – 13 teams
Keep Chris Davis @ $11
Or
Carlos Santana @ $21
Yahoo league, so both have 1b/3b elig, Santana also eligible at catcher.
@Rog: I want to believe in that .370 OBP from 2013 and say Chris Davis, but his OBP ceiling is Santana’s average, so I might go for the sure thing (OBP-wise) and lean Carlos.
I would still keep davis there and save $10
@Rog: Davis
So when can we expect the updated rankings to include Will Ferrelll at every single position on the field and the stylish sleeper post backing that chutzpah up? The transition is now complete; Adam Dunn & Will Ferrell can now play side by side on the field in a year long build up to Step Brothers 2: Fros & Hoes.
@Clint: more like stepbrothers 2: swings and missus.
cheers,
Ante
@Clint: Ha
Hi Grey thanks for your articles as always.
My keepers are Stanton and Abreu in a 5×5 OBP league with 10 teams.
I get 2nd pick and candidates are: Adam Jones, Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Rendon.
Follow your ranking ti draft? Thanks
Grey, if Hanley only qualifies as an OF, roughly where does would fall in your overall or OF rankings?
@Milarky: Around Upton, see my top 20
@Grey: Really? That suggests his ranking would IMPROVE IF he was only eligible at OF as opposed to SS? Not sure I understand that.
@Milarky: It doesn’t change is what I’m saying
14 team draft last night in a 6×6 roto w/ OPS and HLD. Thoughts?
C: Lucroy
1B: Ortiz
2B: Wong
3B: Beltre
SS: A Escobar
CI: K Vargas
MI: Phillips
OF: Gomez
OF: Upton
OF: Rios
UT: A Garcia
UT: K Davis
BN: Bonifacio
SP: Samardzija
SP: Carrasco
SP: Fiers
RP: Uehara
RP: Benoit
RP: Qualls
P: Quackenbush
P: Ziegler
P: Motte
P: Duke
BN: Salazar
BN: Hammel
BN: Keuchel
BN: Niese
BN: Mujica
@Razztastic: Your hitting looks fine, it looks like you punted pitching a bit… Pretty high on Holds and low on everything else too
@Grey:
Not digging the Samardzija/Carrasco combo to start my staff? Or is it more than I should’ve got a true #3 and pushed Fiers and the rest down a rung?
It’s more the back end of your staff
For my final keeper in a 10-team OPS league, I’m deciding between a 2nd round EE and a 25th round Wet Tail (have Rizzo, so this is for my CI spot). I pick last in every round, but we only keep 5, and I expect some of your 2nd/3rd round guys to still be there at pick 20 (like an Upton, Desmond, or Beltre type). I like hoarding first round talent, but would you rather have Edwin + 25th round flier, or Upton + the Tail? Thanks!
@Grondcarlo: Edwin
Hey grey are you guys doing anymore NL auction drafts or just the one
@marti: I don’t think so, why?
Actually, my keeper is NL-Only
I wish Segura weren’t penciled in to hit 8th. There’s every chance that injuries shuffle their line up at some point. I think from a skills/production standpoint he’ll be much closer to 2013 than 2014.
Did you hear the story about Bauer’s back to back to back home runs allowed? Next day a cop shows up in the locker room and says he’s there on a very serious matter regarding a disruption to traffic on Hwy 202 and he’s looking for the responsible party. He pulls out 3 balls labeled “1:12 p.m.,” “1:14 p.m.,” “1:16 p.m.” Y’all probably heard it already. I’m slow on the interwebs.
Burried in a fangraph report yesteday was news that Jesse Hahn was popping the glove at 95 recently.
@GhostTownSteve:
Also there’s a decent though not hilarious Foxworthy style riff on another site…”If you….you might be a fantasy baseballer.”
Best one was, “If you hear somebody say a girl is a keeper and you ask if she qualifies at different positions…”
@GhostTownSteve: Hehe
@GhostTownSteve: Segura was supposed to hit 8th in 2013 too, I’m nto that worried… Heard on Bauer — ha!
@Grey:
I guess he can dream the dream we all share of one day getting into the 2 hole.
He just needs to lube up the manager with some compliments and flowers
Having issues with the warroom. This is seriously impacting my draft. Feels like a performance issue. Here is what I’m seeing. Please help!
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@mikeisalegend: Use Firefox, go to Preferences, click Privacy, Delete individual cookies, search Razzdraft, delete Razzdraft, try again
What do you think if my Arrieta for A.Garcia in a keeper.
I have Harvey, Kluber, Iwak, Ryu
@phenomenot: *of
@phenomenot: Sounds fairish
Grey…
How is everybody’s team name not the Grand Dudapest Hotel?
Seriously, best team name I’ve ever come up with!
@Lance B.: Ha
Thanks for this; these deep league values are super helpful! Especially in my case; 6 man keep forever league where I am not keeping a 2b or SS. Question; would you trade Goldy for Tulo if you had Rizzo as well? My other keepers are Cutch, Stanton, Arenado, Kipnis or Braun. Or just stick with Goldy and Rizzo?
@Dr. Sauce:
Might be helpful to know that we start a utility position (any bat), therefore Rizzo and Goldy can both be in my starting lineup!
You have a corner man?
@Grey:
Our league starting lineup is 1b, 2b, 3b, SS, Ca, 5 Of’s, 1 Utility (any bat) … so no corner Infielder of middle infielder. But I can use as Rizzo/Goldy as my 1b and Utility (so they both can start).
Ugh, tough call, but I’d keep Goldy
@Grey:
Leaning that way; given Trout is untouchable and I already have Cutch and Stanton is there anyone you might consider targeting if you were to trade Goldy? Don’t really want to trade him, just not huge on protecting my utility player as it limits my flexibility in the draft. Although will happily protect both Rizzo and Goldy and enjoy the potential 70ish bombs I will get from them!
A top ten guy
@Grey:
Yep … thanks. Not top 10 guys for upcoming year but since it’s a keeper would you consider Puig/Harper?
I would
I don’t remember a better crop of young or untested hitters in a long time. I don’t think I’ve had a rookie or young guy for ages. But this year I could see myself with a bunch of guys.
I’m coming around on Souza. Pederson’s price is great so far. Bryant is very intriguing. Soler is almost a must own. I think there’s a chance Betts actually outperforms his inflated price. The old “draft skills not jobs” comes to mind thinking about him. Same goes for Kang. If he hits like some good minds think he will the Pirates will find a place for him.
I can’t get behind Baez. I’m luke on Tomas but I see the argument for him.
Young guys need jobs to get me excited and Souza, Pederson and Soler seem to have just that… Mercer isn’t guaranteed a job, so Kang could move in pretty easily… I have the feeling Baez is going to be one of the last guys cut and start the year in the minors…
@GhostTownSteve: the Dodgers worry me with Pederson. I think if he’s up he plays 5 days a week. They are going the defense wins championships route and if he stumbles on that end we can be in for a long year if you own him.
Who’s playing better defense than him?
@Grey: if he falters. Its a Big if. They seem less interested in scoring runs as much as playing defense first. The addition of Heisey is a wild card IF eithier gets moved. I like Pederson a lot, like A LOT A LOT. I want him to be the man. But I would draft a bench outfielder and hold them til we get better clarity on the situation. With the deep pitching you’re not hurting yourself with the bench bat on draft day.
Meh, you’re not keeping a bench OF in an RCL for longer than a minute
@Grey: In season, Im not talking about in season, Im talking draft day to opening day. You promote rosterbation, It wont hurt you for now because you arent playing yet. So yes, I’m promoting a bench bat after draft day
Unless you’re in this guy’s league and are hoping to grab Parnell, I have no idea why he would drop him.
@Grey: when was the last time Parnell pitched? Im fine with Mejia
You might be fine with Mejia, but Parnell is the closer when he returns, terrible advice to drop him in March
@Grey: I’m not buying Parnell. Post Tommy John only 12 months removed. He has a lot to prove and i dont think anyone is going to swoop that up.
It doesn’t matter if you’re buying him or not… In March, you hold a guy that could get saves and be DL’d… It’s not like there’s anything else that pressing that you need to make changes to your lineup.
@Grey: In a case by case way i guess. If you have no closers then its fine, but not really a draft day strategy I can get behind. Its not like the Saunders situation
Meh, you’re just talking opposites today
@Grey: no Im just not circling him on my draft board as a part of my strategy
Yeah, I wouldn’t either, but I also wouldn’t feel the need to drop him in March when we’re 4 weeks from games
@Grey: ok maybe you were a little right about my mood. I have the FCL draft tonight and have routinely slapped myself in the face this morning in preparation for. This one is going to be bizonkers
You need to get your head on straight! You see that email I forwarded you?
@Grey: I cried a little then responded last night. I’ll get him in for 2016!
You best work it!
The news on Saunders is quite optimistic, any reason to believe the injury/surgery will impact his power or speed by coming back so early?
Maybe his speed a little, but it sounds like it was about as minor as it could’ve been
Heya Grey,
Can I get some feedback on my RCL team I drafted last night? I’m finding that I’m missing a SS/MI in my drafts and I end up with Jose Ramirez on all my teams.
11 Jose Bautista, Tor OF
14 Adam Jones, Bal OF
35 Albert Pujols, LAA 1B
38 Billy Hamilton, Cin OF
59 Todd Frazier, Cin 3B
62 Jeff Samardzija, CWS SP
83 Yasmany Tomas, Ari OF
86 Jake Arrieta, ChC SP
107 David Robertson, CWS RP
110 Masahiro Tanaka, NYY SP
131 Brett Gardner, NYY OF
134 Brandon Moss, Cle 1B
155 Daniel Murphy, NYM 2B
158 Francisco Liriano, Pit SP
179 Collin McHugh, Hou SP
182 Alcides Escobar, KC SS
203 Neftali Feliz, Tex RP
206 Aaron Sanchez, Tor SP
227 Rafael Soriano, Wsh RP
230 Wilson Ramos, Wsh C
251 Nick Castellanos, Det 3B
254 Jose Ramirez, Cle SS
275 Jake Peavy, SF SP
278 Tony Cingrani, Cin SP
299 Domonic Brown, Phi OF
I’m concerned about about saves. Are there any other holes that I should target?
You’re very low on saves, about 2 and a half closers away from where you should be… Your hitting looks fine, but heavy on speed… After Hamilton, you didn’t need Gardner, Alcides and Ramirez
Who would you take with the 4th pick (40 overall) in a 13 team 6×6 roto. : CarGo, Cory D., Marte, Kemp, Longo, Kinsler, Seager ? I already have Harper, Desmon, Solar and Rendon(keeper).
Longo
8 team keep forever league with OBP. Keeping Tulo, Upton, Heyward, Harper, Strasburg, Kluber, and Adam Jones. Need to pick two more out of the following three: Freeman, Votto, Brantley. Thoughts?
Brantley, Votto
I like Flores a lot. He’s a great last three rounds target for RCL ‘s and a guy that will be easy to drop. SS is always so blah that there are always guys to add either from impatient owners with a rosterbating problem or SAGNOF or even just a spot you can batty call. Hitter Troy is your friend. I also like Aybar late. Quietly solid last year and if he slides into the 2 hole could be a nice source of rubs at a throwaway position.
Yeah, think Flores can surprise…In an RCL league, I bet Flores is picked up and dropped many times, don’t think he sticks on any roster the whole year
@Grey: I agree… and I think you should re post your Brad Miller sleeper post. Call it a gut call if you want.
Don’t count Miller out yet!
@Grey: thats what I’m saying. It’s Miller Time!
I saw they project Smith batting second and Miller 9th. Miller in the 2 hole by May?
Miller needs to get his dopey ass out of his current platoon… Smith isn’t gonna bat 2nd for long though, agree
@Grey: he’s too talented, I like him and try hard not to let last year make me jaded.
trade springer for jupton in a 10 team 5×5 h2h dynasty league?
keepers are goldie, tulo, stras, kemp, longo, springer, bruce/fielder, gattis, chris carter, harvey
I’d take Upton
10 team keeper, 6×6: (R), (HR), (RBI),(SB), (BB), (AVG); (SV), (K), (HLD), (ERA), (WHIP), (QS).
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, 7 BN
Can keep 10 total, between 2 sets of players:
Keep 5, kept before the draft, no rounds assigned, of: McCutcheon, Braun, Reyes, Kipnis, Kershaw, Lester, Jensen, Cobb, Arrieta, Melancon, Ross, Cashner…..
Keep another 5, kept in the round indicated 1 through 20. If keep multiple 20s, they just go to 19, etc., of: Trout(6), B. Hamilton(15), Machado(10), Lindor(20), Betances(20), Wheeler(13), Giles(20), Boxberger(20)
Thanks for the input….
Kershaw, Cutch, Kipnis, Braun, Reyes…. Trout, Hamilton, Machado, Wheeler, Dellin
h2h
Yu’s going under the knife Tuesday, and guess who’s gon be slicin’ and dicin’? The homie Dr. James Andrews
Yup
@Fireball Feliz: He the only one that does them? Seems like with it being so prevalent, whole medical schools would have opened up to cash in on this.
Haha, right?!
12 team AL only keeper league Plouffe $2 and Micah Johnson $1 for D Santana $10. What side? Thanks again!
Santana
Ugh, inching me back to Segura… Him and I ended our relationship last year amicably, and now, just the shear familiarity is making me feel like we should get back together. It’s because I haven’t had a shortstop in so long. I feel a little desperate.
C’mon, give him another chance, he wants to make it up to you
@Grey: Hopefully, he’s learned a thing or two in the off-season, but I’ll give him a month, and then I’m through! He’s going to have to keep most of his things at his mom’s for the time being, until we can make it official again.
Shortstops (MIs) are hard to hold onto once the season starts…I dropped Alcides last year in the first week and regretted it, but didn’t regret all that much and he was actually good
@Grey: Yeah, that’s true. After Segura started to become Suck-gura, I picked up Alexei, and the mending process began.
Yup, see that?
@Grey: Talking me off the ledge there! How much do I owe you for the therapy session? You can send my scripts to CVS.
Consumer Value Store will fill my scripts…
@Nico: hard to believe alexei wasn’t owned in 12 teamer.
Hey, Grey.
I’m picking at the end of the 9th round of my points league. Only four SS have been taken. Desmond is still available, but our league penalizes Ks, so I don’t love him.
Here’s what I’ve got so far: Miggy, Cano, Arenado, Puig, Dickerson, Kershaw, Felix, Cole.
Would you take Desmond now? Others I’m thinking about: Kemp, CarGo, Fielder.
As always, love your stuff (baseball articles).
Thanks, Grey.
Thanks! Desmond
So I have 6th pick in a 10 team 6×6 (OPS and K/9) keeper league.
My keepers are Rizzo and Altuve
Looks like I’ll have a choice between E5 or Rendon. Do I take the best available player – E5 – and play him at my CI position, or go with Rendon and lock up a top tier 3B?
Thanks as always G
Take Edwin
Now I know why they call these things SLOW drafts. This is painful.
Hahahaha… It’s actually the largest time suck ever because you constantly look to see if it has moved and it never does
@Grey: Started this morning and still in the first round….pick 12
(3 min later)…yup, still on 12…
(47 seconds later)…still 12…
(1 min later)… there’s that 12 again…
Exactly!
Hey Grey,
I was offered two trades today from the same manager. In the past I’ve asked you about what i should this year with my keeper team since my draft pick situation is terrible. First pick is in the 8th round. My keepers are Johnny Cueto 10th round, Brian Dozier 12th round, Manny Machado 13th round (last year i can keep him. Either i trade him or he goes back into the player pool next year), Yasiel Puig 21st, and Mookie Betts 22nd.
I was offered Josh donaldson (21st round keeper) straight up for Johnny Cueto. He also offered Josh Donaldson and Henderson Alvarez (22nd round) for Manny Machado and Johnny Cueto. He still deciding which one he like better. Considering that i already have a 3rd basemen and he may withdraw the second trade offered what are your thoughts? I could obviously always try and trade machado for picks or something else before my league draft. My biggest concern is not having a great arm.
I’d take Donaldson for Cueto straight up
Grey, you crack me up with your persistence at being extremely conservative with batting average projections. I’m reading Danny Santanta’s piece and I’m like blah blah blah ok.319 wont do that again blah blah blah and I’m expecting you drop like a .280, but you didn’t let me down. You went .260 on me and framed it in a positive manner, almost implying you expect him to hit .240 and .220 wouldn’t surprise you.
To be clear, I’m not saying I disagree. I mean, I might go .275, but that’s essentially the same thing, and I’ll take 10/30/.260 from a $5 shortstop any day of the week. I understand his BABIP was ridiculous last year, but .260 just struck me as funny, again not because I disagree, but because it reaffirmed what I’ve known all along: Grey Albright will reality check the f*** out of your dreamy batting average projections. You’re as stubborn about batting average as those old Sicilians in the Pizza Hut commercial are about pizza, who won’t accept any sauce but marinara. “What do you think, Grey? .280?” – Noh! Two seexty! “C’mon, Grey! How ’bout .270?” -Noh! “.265?” – Two seexty.
Two seexty always! He’s fast enough that .260 should be easy for him… I can’t find anyone that projects him for lower than that either…
T minus 7 for FCL draft. Dun-dun-dunnnnnnnnn!!!!
@SteveNZ: I guess it’s time to start drinking….
@nick the dick: Just after 8.30am here, so perhaps not quite yet.
@SteveNZ: Yeah you should wait another hour or so then. Here it’s 4pm, which is basically 5, which is basically how drunks think.
@nick the dick: it’s at least as nonsensical though to worry about what time it is to drink in the first place if you want to, as long as it’s not hurting anything (i’m not saying get drunk and drive to work)
Aw sookie!
trade tulo for rizzo or jose abreu in 10 team 5×5 h2h dynasty?
@jaw: I say yes to either
Abreu
Some guys in our NFBC are major laggards. Have a funny feeling they’re not que’ing. The natives are getting restless, Grey; I worry there might be a mob shortly.
Yeah, I try to queue about five or more… Right now I have twenty guys queued… It’s like it matters if there’s a shortstop run at this point if you need a starter…
Yup, exactly. Every time I go on, I skim and queue up a few more. 30th round, gotta be looking and thinking forward at every turn.
Very rarely people are taking my guys at this point too because you can go so many ways…
@Grey: I’ve been sniped a few times. I love me some Everth but he got taken in the 28th. Wasn’t expecting that
Taketh away Everth? For shameth!
Mucheth lamenteth!
Theyth meth with wrongth guyth!
Thoseth Muthaeth Fuggaeths!
Wath youth languath!
I’m uncoutheth! I canth Helpth it!
Apparentlyth!
May as well join the RCL feedback loop after our draft on Tues. I realized around pick 200/Rd17 that I forgot to take any RP…woops!…so I guess I’m punting Saves.
Wilson Ramos C
Edwin Encarnacion 1B
Jason Kipnis 2B
Ian Kinsler MI
Jose Ramirez SS
David Wright 3B
Lucas Duda CI
Bryce Harper OF
Carlos Gonzalez OF
Jorge Soler OF
Mookie Betts OF
Melky Cabrera OF
Corey Kluber SP
Garrett Richards SP
Matt Cain SP
Phil Hughes SP
Brandon McCarthy SP
Dallas Keuchel SP
Carlos Martinez SP
Andrew Heaney SP
Nathan Eovaldi SP
Andrew Miller RP
Joakim Soria RP
Bench
A.J. Pollock CF
Kris Bryant 3B
How do you forget to draft RPs?
@Grey: I was half-assing two things instead of whole-assing one thing. Despite that how’s the rest of the team look?
I think Cain and Keuchel are pretty bleh with Cain being garbage, but those are small points… Other than lack of RPs, it looks solid enough… Maybe a tad light on power…
Keeper league. Brandon Belt got dropped.
Drop Y Tomas or Gyorko for Belt?
Gyorko
My auction draft is tomorrow, 12 team 5×5 roto. I’m heading in with these keepers: Rizzo $13, Wong $5, Blackmon $5, Arenado $11, Pederson $5. I’m a little worried about all this talk of Pederson’s playing time, but it’s a’ight. Wish me luck, and good luck to everyone else drafting this weekend!
Good luck!
Great stuff!!
What do you make of Anthony Gose? I don’t want to ” sleep” on him…. He’s truly grabbing my attention as a potential contributor in my 12 team mixed league team.
What do you make of all the buzz?
Thanks!
Hi Grey, can you give me some advise on draft strategy? 11 teams standard roto.. Starting with this team for keepers: Cano, Brantley, Wood, Carrasco
I have the last pick (snake). Here are the players I expect to be available.
1B) Chris Davis
3B) Chris Davis, Y. Tomas
SS) A. Ram tier
OF) Harper, Puig, J. Upton, Dickerson
SP) Greinke, Bumgarner, Zimmerman
I should go Davis & Best OF available right? Otherwise I’m effectively punting both corners.
or should I go OF/OF based on ranks?
Thanks!
You should take Davis, Harper, Upton, Puig or Dickerson
In a 12 team auction league keep 5 can keep Bryant for 2 years at auction price following this year. How much would you bid on him? 260 budget
$21
Hi Grey. I’m asking a lot here but this draft and year is key. We’re in a keeper league so 60 players are off the board.
My keepers are
Fielder, freeman (1B), Frazier (3B), Wong(2B), then Danny Salazar as a pitcher. I know they’re bad, but I have 7 of the top 29 picks.
So of these players and considering I’ve got to many 1B already and Wong, what would be your top 10 in order.
Hanley, Beltre, brantley, cargo, marte, cespedes, Carlos santana, Reyes, soler, Matt carpenter, Calhoun, bruce, trumbo, Desmond, pujols, kinsler, Longoria
Iwakuma, samardjiza, gray, Arrieta, gio, Degrom, Ryu, Garrett Richards, Phil Hughes, verlander, Smyly, Strasburg
I’d take outfielders, I’d go by my outfielders rankings
@Grey: thanks Grey. You’d take them before strasburg as well in case he’s available for my first pick?
Yup
Hey Grey, need help picking a keeper. Standard points league, but wins are +7 and losses are -5
Josh Donaldson, give up 7th round pick
Cole Hamels, give up 14th round pick
Javier Baez, give up 30th round pick
I only keep two players, and I’ve narrowed it down to these three.
Thanks for the read and advice Grey
Not Hamels
Just got back from the Carneceria with some nice marinated meats, going to get the BBQ going, the family is gone, and I’m having a draft party for one. FCL for Life!
I bet you grill a little extra just in case Cockcroft stops by unannounced
@Grey: I’m setting the table for two
He’s like your Elijah at Passover
@Grey: shalom
Haha… Jack Full of Hebrew!
@Grey: if things go well it might be shaload
@Grey: If he goes on to autodraft, we’ll know what’s happened.
Sexy time!
@Grey: or I got talked into going by espn ranks
@Grey:
This Cockcroft/J-FOL subplot is my new favorite thing in the world.
It’s like True Romance meets Diabetes.
@Kid A: He’s a sweetheart
Sweetheart, get the irony? Movie trailer man, “They share insulin needles and sleeper picks,” Then JFOH and Tristan say in unison, “Just call us Jack Full of Cockcroft.”
@Grey: *in a whispery echo*
Haha
i did the same Fantasy Pros mock, with my own league specs (12 team h2h with OPS/BB/K’s/net steals for hitters and holds/homer’s against/ BB’s/ Innings pitched / losses for pitchers), only this time i set the other 11 drafters to “expert” status, rather than yahoo ADP status, like the first time. They are better,in the sense of certain things (they like Arenado a lot more, draft pitchers more like your rankings etc). Strangely they leave C.Santana around for a long time. So here’s what happened this time (same keepers of Rizzo/Upton/Dickerson/Donaldson). I would’ve went Yelich over C.Santana probably, but missed and went a different way.
Team B.
C – C.Santana (83)
C – Ruiz (326)
1B – Rizzo (11)
2B – Harrison (86)
SS – D.Santana (158)
3B – Donaldson (14)
CI – Posey (59)
MI – Lawrie (230)
LF – Upton (35)
CF – Dickerson (38)
RF – Arcia (227)
OF – Revere (131)
util – Avisail (275)
BN – Odor (or J.Ramirez), (302)
SP – Lester (62)
SP – Carrasco (107)
SP – Hughes (134)
SP – Shoemaker (179)
SP – Salazar (203)
SP – Wily P (254)
SP – Hammel (278)
SP – Nelson (323)
RP – Cishek (110)
RP – Benoit (155)
RP – McGee (182)
RP – A.Miller (206)
RP – Boxberger (251)
RP – Jepsen (299), or could’ve went J.Smith/Dunn/Strop, but shored up TB bullpen.
So basically, the “experts” effected me trading these for these:
Team A’s
Yelich/Arrieta/Mchugh/Hutchison/Sal Perez/Peavy/J.Ramirez for
Team B’s
Posey/Lester/Wily P/Hammel/Revere/Nelson/Odor
Which is better Team A or B?, the experts drafted pitching much better, weakening mine.
Team B is slightly better, as much as that pains me to say b/c that’s with Posey
@Grey: that’s what i thought too, and right at pick 59, OPS rater (razzball’s) was so gung ho for him over others i had no choice. Fantasy pros of course moved Team A’s 3rd overall to Team B’s 8th overall (i don’t buy those though). The fantasy pros “expert” option, really has some decent intelligence, they wait on catchers, and grab a LOT of good SP, compared to ADP rankings, which do the opposite. Having both Posey/C.Santana in OPS league should be seriously sick. Now i get to see in about an hour if i can get these guys for reals. I’ll have either Lester/Arrieta as ace, along with Carrasco, very likely though.
Yeah, I wouldn’t buy it either
Speaking of shortstops – I’ve been offered Stanton/Price for Tulo/Strasburg. I love Stanton and have been after him for awhile and think this is a good deal. What do you say? It’s a keeper league with 4 bats and 2 pitchers.
I’d take Stanton
@Grey: Stanton and Price. Healthier (I know… luck driven), I always value the younger hitter a notch higher in keeper, and Price is equal to Strasburg, IMO.
Bleurgh. Drafting from 7th in the FCL.
Take Trout!
@Grey: Effing Wake will have that privilege.
@Grey: 7th is Deadsville.
Wake! Nice… You get Adam Jones cause no one wants him
@Grey: Yeah, and then at #18 it’s like where did all the 1Bs go?
At least every couple of rounds I’ll have a chance to take a guy that JFOH really wants right in front of him.
Ha, nice!
@Grey: my sniping of Arcia ruined Steve from then on out
@J-FOH: Will still beat you like a drum like last year.
@SteveNZ: not a chance in hell
@J-FOH: Is that right? Guess we’ll see.
@SteveNZ: you better be one hell of a streamer, and I’m letting Grey know you drafted based off Rudys ranks
@J-FOH: Well obviously I’m planning to stream – unless you gift me another good starter like last year and then I might have to re-assess ;-)
Tell Grey what you like, I used his and Rudy’s rankings, and I did the same last year. Turned out alright.
@SteveNZ: you might of got a ioft but you didnt finish the race, and thats two gifts, I dropped Arrieta at the end to go into heavy stream mode.
So my league must start one rookie hitter and pitcher each. I’m curious how you would move guys like Soler and Bryant in your rankings given that format and the lack of impact rookies available (the same guys could also start at their actual position if I have extra rookies).
Bump them a few rounds
@Grey: Thanks Grey! and if Bryant makes the team out of spring, where does he jump to? I’m not sure how likely that is, but if he keeps mashing like he has been it will be hard to justify sending him down.
50ish
ESPN has different people do their rankings and projections. That doesn’t really make sense, but you’ll hear guys like Karabell say “I don’t control the projections”, which leads to stuff like you’ve listed above.
Doesn’t make a lot more sense, but that’s the reason….
Any of these guys seem like good value to you?
morneau $9
Cole $23
Shields $16
Ryu $13
Depends on the league
actual draft went off; but mocking plans didn’t work nearly the same, since in first 10 picks after keepers (49-58) both posey and c-sant went, throwing all those earlier plans out window. Was able to get 8 top 50 SP without having to pay much, if anything, over their ADP’s, however. missed Arenado by 1 pick, having gone Marte first (steals and he ranks higher on OPS rater)
C – Ramos (155)
C – Ruiz (302, should’ve waited one round and got Jepsen here instead)
1B – Rizzo (11)
2B – Harrison (131)
SS – J.Ramirez (278, D.Santana went pretty early)
3B – Donaldson (14)
CI – Sandoval (86, ranks higher on OPS rater than Arenado also)
MI – Lawrie (227)
LF – Upton (35)
CF – Dickerson (38)
RF – Heyward (83)
OF – Marte (62)
Util – Avisail (179, might have been able to wait)
BN – Odor (299)
SP – Kluber (59, posey/c.sant were gone, but he was left)
SP – Arrieta (107)
SP – Wheeler (158)
SP – Fiers (203)
SP – Shoemaker (251)
SP McHugh (254)
SP – Salazar (275)
RP -Perkins (110, time clock freak out, would’ve grabbed later)
RP Allen (134, would’ve probably had Cishek/Benoit instead)
RP McGee (182)
RP Boxberger (206)
RP A.Miller (230)
RP Farquhar (326, should’ve grabbed Jepsen 1 or 2 rounds earlier, missed him by 1 pick here)
Other than really really hoping Jepsen doesn’t somehow keep TB job all/most of year, i think this went fine. my OF/SP is certainly better than in those mocks.
No idea how many teams
@Grey: 12.
@Fuzzy Dunlop: I don’t love HArrison, and your hitting looks low on steals, but I’m guessing you have OPS in this league though I don’t know the categories… Pitching looks much stronger than hitting, very solid on pitching
@Grey: OPS/net steals/BB/K’s for hitters (Harrison also is ranked VERY high compared to a lot of other 2B on your OPS rater, much higher than say, wong), holds/BB/homers against/ IP/losses for pitchers. I wend by Rudy’s recent post of targets for 12 team leagues rather than War Room’s number. (might be hard to see, since i have a lot of middle steal types in heyward/avisail/dickerson/harrison). I’ll obviously attempt to corner CLE SS steal market when Lindor comes up.
Gotcha
Hi Grey
Will Bryant be listed in opening day?
With his homer show these days, people must be excited about him this year.
Nope
@Grey: Worthy to hold him before opening day? (10-team league, which is shallow, so I can hold him on the bench and manage from FA, flexbility)
Yup
@Grey: Thanks. Other team could this this as well. Where do you suggest to pick Kris Bryant?
(My first 5 rounds would be hitters, after 6th round would take turns by hitters and pitchers. 10-league with ESPN standard, 13 hitters & 9 pitchers & 3 benches)
75 overall
@Grey: Thanks Grey
Experts say Cubs won’t put Bryant in opening day cause one more year manipulation. But still call him up earlier depends on Cubs will be going up in the end of year.
If guessing Cubs get high possibility to going up for postseason, and need Bryant’s bats. Where is it worthy to grab him? (Still 75 overall? or earlier?) thoughts appreciated.
If guessing Cubs get high possibility to going up for postseason, and need Bryant’s bats “before 6/1, even much earlier”. Where is it worthy to grab him?
75
There’s a lot of Cubs to be interested in this year. In fact, a guy I drafted with last night took 8 Cubs out of a 23 player team. lol
Ha, that’s crazy
Would you trade Adam Jones for rendon in a keeper?
Sure
Need to choose one last keeper: who would you keep in a Yahoo format 10 team auction draft?
Stanton for $27
Frazier for $5
Carrasco for $1
Love Stanton, but nervous about having less money for the auction itself. Thanks!
Stanton
@Grey:
Thanks!
No problem
Good Evening Grey. Just drafted , your thoughts please. 13 Team 6×6 roto. I drafted 13th.
Go Nats !
Pick.
13 Bryce Harper, Wsh OF
14 Ian Desmond, Wsh SS
39 Kyle Seager, Sea 3B
40 Jorge Soler, ChC OF
65 Gerrit Cole, Pit SP
66 Carlos Santana, Cle 3B
91 Jake Arrieta, ChC SP
92 Ryan Zimmerman, Wsh 3B
117 Jordan Zimmermann, Wsh SP – Keeper
118 Xander Bogaerts, Bos 3B
143 Jose Quintana, CWS SP
144 Avisail Garcia, CWS OF
169 Tyler Clippard, Oak RP
170 Anthony Rendon, Wsh 2B – Keeper
195 Andrew Miller, NYY RP
196 Brad Boxberger, TB RP
221 Travis d’Arnaud, NYM C
222 Kennys Vargas, Min DH
247 James Paxton, Sea SP
248 Desmond Jennings, TB OF
273 C.J. Cron, LAA 1B
274 Drew Pomeranz, Oak SP
Bench
299 Kendrys Morales, KC 1B
300 Adam Ottavino, Col RP
325 Juan Lagares, NYM OF
326 Joel Peralta, LAD RP
351 Brad Miller, Sea SS
352 Marco Gonzales, StL RP
377 Henderson Alvarez, Mia SP
Not totally sure what the team looks like, but you have some good guys, looks like it might be a little weak on power and saves
13th spot in the ol’ H2h draft. Bautista or Rizzo perhaps?
Bautista then Rizzo, yeah!
Or Bautista then Rizzo even!
@SteveNZ: 14 teams?
@J-FOH: Yeah and OBP counts. All the top 1B gone. Went Donaldson/Puig.
Oh, Donaldson and Puig is solid
@Grey: Santana and Car-Go next.
@SteveNZ: Reckon I could go Chris Davis next?
Yeah, definitely on Davis
Assuming Santana is playing catcher… Otherwise, Davis is going where? UTIL?
@Grey: I was going to put Santana at 1B. Still have room for Davis. Be surprised if he makes it back though.
@SteveNZ: Hope he does. Could go Davis/Holliday for balance…
@SteveNZ: Davis/Holliday it is.
Nice
@Grey: Bautista, EE and Rizzo were the three guys taken before me. Freaked me out for a sec.
@J-FOH: Rudy picks. Sweating on Santana or Pujols now.
@SteveNZ: Pujols gone
Roto league . We do have keepers , those were taken . I know I could Saves & Stesls. But, whata think ?
@Grey: 1. Pujols/Betts or 2. Springer/LaRoche?
Apples and oranges… Pujols/Betts
drafting a 14 team OPS/holds roto league with altuve/a.jones/rizzo as keepers. middle of draft, just over did it on steals with revere, realizing i’m weak in homers and will grab arcia and hopefully bogaerts and zunino to make up for it.
1b rizzo
2b altuve
ss
3b beltre (4th round)
LF melky (OPS rater loves him)
CF a jones
RF heyward (OPS rater)
OF revere (i was weak in steals)
util
SP arrieta (5th round)
SP carrasco (9th round)
RP allen (8th round)
RP cishek (11th round
still need 6 more SP and 4 more RP and 1 BN hitter. homers, right? War room says i’m good in average already so can maybe afford zunino’s OBP/avg hit.
@goodfold2: in non razzball or expert leagues you can really really wait on pitchers. i haven’t done this yet, but i could’ve. i just missed ozuna and jew don martinez by grabbing allen when i did, figuring there’d be a closer run soon, as we can start up to 7 RP, i go 6 since we have IP as a category, with 8 SP/6 RP, leaving 1 of 3 BN slots for hitters.
Yeah, lots of SPs available late, even in RCLs
@goodfold2: shit, forgot, we have CI and MI
CI C.santana (5th round, arrieta was really 6th round)
MI none yet
@goodfold2: missed bogaerts by 3 picks, went arcia way too early to make sure. man he’s really highly ranked in your OPS rater for both homers and OPS in general.
@goodfold2: even though it’s roto, we have 1725 innings cap, so it’s not like 6 SP would cut it. i’ve since gotten
wheeler/shoemaker/salazar/a.miller/lawrie
Happy March 14th steak and BJ day Grey!
Keepers are locked in my 15 team keep 11 roto. Have all starters except C and LF.
(Rizzo,Dozier,Arenado,Tulo,Jones,Braun,Bruce)Pitchers so far are Scherzer, Ventura, Shields, Jansen.
It is a 8×8 with OBP and SLG as well as K/9 and QS.
I have two of the first 5 picks. Looking for some thoughts on what direction to go.
Best available LF is Gardner, Rajai, Peterson, Tomas
Best Sp for my cats are probably : Ross or Salazar, Fiers, Latos
Best RP is Allen (most donkeycorns gone)
Best available period might be Polanco (would be a bench bat)
Best catcher is Lucroy or Gattis (both good OBP guys)
Sorry for longwindedness
Ha, thanks! Gattis, Allen, Tomas, that order, only cause you can likely get Tomas last and still get him
Stras over max in a keeper?
Coin flip, sure Strasburg
@Grey: stras has the age factor.
Have a possible deal in place. Trying to get younger in my keeper.
I give jones and Max I get rendon and stras
Also keeping Stanton Arenado and Donaldson. We keep 5.
ok, finished. 14 team roto with OPS/BB/K’s for hitters and holds/losses/IP/BB’s for pitchers. Keepers slotted into closest draft slot that makes sense by ADP.
C – OBP wolf (347)
1B Rizzo (11th)
2B Altuve (39)
SS J.Ram (263)
3B Beltre (46, this late from not being kept)
CI C.Santana (67)
MI Lawrie (235, him or Gyorko, who went next, OPS rater likes him better)
LF – Melky (130)
CF – A.Jones (18th)
RF – Heyward (95)
OF – Revere (158)
Util – Arcia (179)
BN Reddick (375)
SP – Arrieta (74)
SP – Carrasco (123)
SP – Wheeler (186)
SP – Shoemaker (214)
SP – Salazar (242)
SP – Peavy (291)
SP – Hutchison (298)
SP – Bauer (354)
RP – Allen (102)
RP – Cishek (151)
RP – A.Miller (207)
RP – Kelvin H (270, probably should’ve gone J.Peralta here)
RP – Quack (319)
RP – Strop (326)
Am i right to stick with (OPS) rankings and keep Reddick (batting 3rd at OAK) or grab who would be my only 2nd LF with Dom Brown (platooning and batting in much worse part of order)?
@goodfold2: actually red dick is ranked slightly lower than dom brown in OPS rater, but it’s close. 3rd in order seems to be worth more though.
I’d stick with Reddick for now… Nice team overall, you do look a little heavy on speed and light on OPS… Pitching is excellent
@Grey: last few hitters other than j.ram (simply cause he hits high in order) were OBP wolf/Lawrie/Arcia to balance out OPS weakness. Also, if i’m too big at steals i could bench or trade Revere for higher OPS guy. guys that good at steals have to have trade value. Lawrie is liked much more for OPS than Gyorko.
So here it is. 14 teams, OBP and AVG, we count Holds too. Going relievers-only…
C Santana
1B Davis
2B Wong
3B Donaldson
SS Segura
LF Holliday
CF Puig
RF Car-Go
Util Choo
BN Tomas
BN Souza
BN Gyorko
BN Owings
BN Avisail
SP C-Mart
SP Petit
RP Robertson
RP Perkins
P Papelbon
P Davis
P Watson
BN O’Day
BN Warren
BN Quack
I don’t love Choo, but he’s good for OBP. Got him in the 120s which is probably OK – he’s in the 70s in Rudy’s OBP rankings. Waited too long on Santana for SS, so hopefully Segura bounces back.
Tomas at 156, Avisail at 237 and Souza at 293, so nice values even if they’ll just be short day fill-ins – unless they get hot of course.
Pretty happy overall…
@SteveNZ: And now a slight pang of remorse at not taking Dickerson instead of Car-Go, though Car-Go is higher up Rudy’s OBP rankings…
With that many bench bats, you can weather CarGo’s eventual injury…
The hitting looks rock solid… Will just come down to you making sure the right guys are in your lineup at the right times… Your pitching looks fine, did anyone else in your league follow your lead and punt starters?
@Grey: I don’t believe so. Thought a couple were but they were just waiting real late on pitching. I wouldn’t mind another closer (Hawkins and Cecil were available real late) but 3 should be enough in a 14 teamer, right?
Yeah, you’re fine for now… I’m sure guys will emerge thru injuries or ineffectiveness
Can u help me w/keeper question?auction keeper,12 team,$260
Keeping Frazier$5 and Kluber$5
For a 3rd keeper, Is it better to keep :
Donaldson @$21
Or either one of the following:
Arrieta$5
Harvey$5
Degrom$5
AJ Pollock$5
Pitching unpredictable but the price point is nice
Thanks for the help!
Arrieta
Hey Grey,
I was checking your player rater and I was wondering if you really thought Arenado falls 50 spots in OBP leagues compared to AVG? Haha thanks!
I think he falls a tad in OBP… To around 50 overall…
@Grey:
I guess what I’m kind of wondering is if the player rater for other columns such as 12 team yahoo, 5×5 OBP, etc. are based upon your rankings? Because even when I select the just the normal 12 team yahoo league values, arenado alone drops from 20 (in your rankings) to 63. I thought your rankings were already based upon “normal” 5×5 category scoring?
They are not mine, those are Rudy’s using Steamer’s projections
Hi Grey and all, kindly give me advises about my team, which just drafted. (10-team, 5×5 standar), thanks,
C Matt Wieters, Bal C
1B Albert Pujols, LAA 1B, DH
2B Anthony Rendon, Wsh 2B, 3B DTD
3B Nolan Arenado, Col 3B
SS Xander Bogaerts, Bos 3B, SS
2B/SS Brian Dozier, Min 2B
1B/3B Steve Pearce, Bal 1B, OF
OF Mike Trout, LAA OF
OF Justin Upton, SD OF
OF Matt Kemp, SD OF
OF J.D. Martinez, Det OF
OF Khris Davis, Mil OF
UTIL Mark Teixeira, NYY 1B
Bench Nick Castellanos, Det 3B
Bench Scooter Gennett, Mil 2B
P Jeff Samardzija, CWS SP
P Gerrit Cole, Pit SP
P Jake Arrieta, ChC SP
P Trevor Rosenthal, StL RP
P Zack Wheeler, NYM SP DTD
P Huston Street, LAA RP
P Drew Storen, Wsh RP DTD
P Tyler Clippard, Oak RP
P Phil Hughes, Min SP
Bench Francisco Liriano, Pit SP
@Wilson: This team is the bomb.
@Wilson: That is the official Grey man-love team.
Team looks solid, it’s a shallow league, will come down to in-season management
Yup .. I drafted based on Grey’s ranking this time.
It’s a pity that I didn’t grab Kris Bryant earlier… somebody took him.. damn..
No Bogartes suprised me. Is he going too early for your mustashioed tastes?
He’s going before 200 the cut off for the post as I wrote in the post
Grey, had my draft last night. Overall, I’m disappointed. I think I’m missing AVG and SBs. What do you think?
10-team, H2H Auction/Keep 5 League
C Gattis
1B Goldschmidt (K)
2B Altuve (K)
3B Arenado (K)
SS Baez (K)
OF Stanton (K)
OF J-Upton
OF Gardner
Util Tomas
Bench Bogaerts
SP Strasburg
SP Hamels
SP Ross
SP McHugh
SP Wheeler
SP Walker
RP Chapman
RP Cishek
RP Perkins
DL: Jose Fernandez
NA: Miguel Sano
It’s a very shallow league, you can fix things in-season… It does look a little light on AVG, but your speed looks more than fine, if anything you look light on power… Pitching looks solid…
@Grey: Thanks. I was worried about my pitching.
No problem
I read your pairings post but wanted your opinion in 12 team points league with only 3 of spots. Would you rather have a 1b and and of (prob jones or puig range) or a 1b and rendon coming out of the 1st 2 rounds?
1B and Rendon over Puig
@Grey: over rendon over jones too or not?
Nope
Points league top 12-15 pitchers kept. 12 teams.
I keep Aushizz Tu novio Jones and springer
Which pitcher would you take in round1? Harvey? Iwakuma? Cueto?
or wait another round or two?
Cueto
Draft today! How concerned are you about rendon’s knee strain?
Sounds minor
@Grey: thanks for the swift response!
No problem
14 Team h2h league with OBP instead of Avg.
Keepers kept forever without restrictions
Keepers: Miggy, McCutchen, Donaldson, CarGo and BumG
I have a supplemental pick coming up before our draft begins which would be about the 79th pick in a regular draft. Craig Kimbrel is available. Is he a good value at this spot or would suggest someone from below instead?
Best available hitters are: Dozier, Kipnis, Ortiz, Wong
Best available starters are: Lester, Zimmerman, Arietta and Cole
He’s good value there
Quick Keeper Question: 12 team H2H league. Betts as a 22nd Round pick or Nellie Cruz as an 11th rounder…. Scared about the Betts situation – need any and all advice ASAP!!
Thanks and love to site!
Thanks! Go Betts
Typing this with a pencil in my mouth, are we worried about Wheeler yet, and do you think you could hit my knuckleball?
Looking forward to another great season of razzball !!!
12 team h2h
C mesoraco
1b gonzo
2b odor
Ss Escobar
3b lingo
Of trout
Of puig
Of marte
Util trumbo
Utl Davis
Bench Ben Rivere
Bench perversion
Sp iwakuma
Sp Tehran
Sp cole
Sp Ryun
Sp cashier
Sp shoemaker
Sp loose
Cl street
Cl k rod
Cl Hawkins
Cl miller
Couple of questions
1 who are the 2/3 players that I can think about as first cuts for pick ups
2 overall how does the team look, kinda of new and would like your advice where my opportunities might be.
Thanks again
1. Revere, Lohse (maybe, have no idea who Loose is) 2. Looks solid, and shallow, so it’ll come down to in-season management
@Grey: @Grey: u
Thanks as always. Your seal of approval is where it is at????????
Yes that is lohse
Dang Apple products
Keep kicking ass
No problem
Typing this with a pencil in my mouth, are we worried about Wheeler yet, and do you think you could hit my knuckleball??
Ha! Yeah, I am worried
@Grey: Should I be soaking my nails, in a vat of lemon juice and coconut oil, to start the unrolling, and start nibbling?
Way too early for that… I also wouldn’t put on another coat of acrylic paint either
starting a deep league 16-18 team (28 man rosters, so 448 drafted players) roto redraft with these 11 stats per hitter/pitcher: normal 5X5 plus hits/slugging/OBP/OPS/net steals/XBH and these pitcher: holds/K per 9 /K per BB/ OPBA/net saves and holds/QS. 1 of every position with 1 extra OF and 3 utils, 3 BN, 5 SP/ 5 RP/ 1 P slots. 3 DL’s. 1 NA.
[email protected] or drop your email here. 11-13 spots open so far.
draft is 8:15 AM March 27th (saturday). yahoo league.
@goodfold2: oops, not 8:15 AM, but 8:15 PM eastern march 27th.
@goodfold2: and march 27th is friday, not saturday.
Hey Grey,
Can you rank my draft and team? 10 team OBP/QS keeper league. Took some flyers on my last 2 picks with Lee and Saunders (we have 3 DL spots) but could always lose them for some FA SP if they bomb.
I Love You Wong Time
1. (3) Adrián Béltre (Tex – 3B)
2. (18) Yoenis Céspedes (Det – OF)
3. (23) Hisashi Iwakuma (Sea – SP)
4. (38) Drew Storen (Was – RP)
5. (43) Marcell Ozuna (Mia – OF)
6. (58) Max Scherzer ? (Was – SP)- Keeper
7. (63) Mike Fiers (Mil – SP)
8. (78) Neftali Feliz (Tex – RP)
9. (83) Francisco Liriano (Pit – SP)
10. (98) Brett Gardner (NYY – OF)
11. (103) Drew Hutchison (Tor – SP)
12. (118) Brett Cecil (Tor – RP)
13. (123) Wily Peralta (Mil – SP)
14. (138) Cliff Lee (Phi – SP)
15. (143) Michael Saunders (Tor – OF)
16. (158) José Bautista ? (Tor – 1B,OF)- Keeper
17. (163) Evan Gattis ? (Hou – C) – Keeper
18. (178) Ian Desmond ? (Was – SS)- Keeper
19. (183) Anthony Rizzo ? (ChC – 1B)- Keeper
20. (198) Michael Brantley ? (Cle – OF)- Keeper
21. (203) Sonny Gray ? (Oak – SP)- Keeper
22. (218) Matt Shoemaker ? (LAA – SP,RP)- Keeper
23. (223) Kolten Wong ? (StL – 2B)- Keeper
24. (238) Javier Báez ? (ChC – 2B,SS)- Keeper
Team looks a little light on speed, but solid overall… Really nice hitting, but hard to go wrong with those keepers… Pitching is a little iffy, but I do like the guys you got
@Grey:
Thanks….ditto on speed, hopefully Gardner can help fill that void with a 15/30 season.
Here’s another team drafted in the ol’ H2H (14 teams, OBP & AVG, Holds). Be interested to know what you think…
C (164) Brian McCann
1B (33) Freddie Freeman
2B (89) Jason Kipnis
3B (52) Evan Longoria
SS (24) Hanley Ramírez
LF (136) Mark Trumbo
CF (192) Coco Crisp
RF (5) Giancarlo Stanton
Util (80) Jay Bruce
BN (332) Dexter Fowler
SP (61) Jordan Zimmermann
SP (117) Carlos Carrasco
RP (108) Mark Melancon
RP (145) Joaquín Benoit
P (220) Joe Nathan
P (257) Bryan Shaw
P (313) Casey Fien
BN (173) Mat Latos
BN (201) Matt Shoemaker
BN (229) Jake Peavy
BN (248) Shelby Miller
BN (276) Drew Hutchison
BN (285) Tony Cingrani
BN (304) Trevor Bauer
You went a different way with this one, huh? Solid pitching, if a little question marky on the back end… I do like the guys you have though… Hitting looks rock solid on power and OBO and a little on speed, which is fine with a OBP league
@Grey: That’s my sister’s team (emoticon). I was messaging her with which guy to pick! She’s not as active a manager as I am so went for a ton of starters. Nice to get Stanton at 5…
Oh, nice… Yeah, that makes sense why to take SPs
@Grey: She has more of a proper team this year, which of course I will regret when she cleans me up in the first week of the season!
One guy (picking behind me at 14) missed the draft (he must have had a drama, he is not the kind of guy who would just forget) was auto drafted 9 pitchers in the first 10 rounds, including Darvish and Cliff Lee! Says something about the default Yahoo ranks.
Guess it meant there were plenty of hitters there for me in the rounds where he had first pick.
The only hitter drafted for him in the first 10 rounds? Hunter Pence.
Serves him right to not re-rank and use the defaults, but ouch… Oh, yeah, of course, she’s gonna win the league now
10 team, 3 keeper, 6×6 with OBP and SLG along with QS and IP
I took your advice and accepted Arrieta and Trumbo for Prince and Fiers…now I have another trade proposed to me…Greinke, Khris Davis, and Kang for Kinsler, Rusney Castillo, and Liriano..would you take it?
C: Wilin Rosario
1B: Jose Abreu
2B: Ian Kinsler
3B: Todd Frazier
SS: Danny Santana
2B/SS: Dee Gordon
1B/3B: Pujols
OF: Adam Jones
OF: Justin Upton
OF: Dickerson
OF: Wil Myers
OF: Rusney Castillo
UTIL: Trumbo
Bench: Yasmany Tomas
Bench: Odor
Bench: d’Arnaud
P: Jake, Arrieta, Tyson Ross, Zach Wheeler, Mat Latos, Phil Hughes, Francisco Liriano, Kazmir, Trevor Rosenthal, Wade Davis
Greinke side
I’m having a sh!Tfit here deciding on keepers.
I’ve got Stanton jones Arenado scherzer and desmond.
I can swap desmond for Donaldson.
Is there any of the 6 outside OF Stanton that you wouldn’t move for rendon?
We keep 5 so would you do a 2 for 1 if it was say jones and Donaldson for rendon? knowing you couldn’t keep Donaldson
I’d take Rendon there
Grey! Red alert.
I got the 7th pick in my draft. I’m not happy about it and I can trade up to get 2nd pick. My keepers are:
Round 5: Upton
Round 9: Rizzo
Round 18: Arenado
Top guys available are:
Mccutchen (who will definitely go #1 because the dude with the #1 pick has a boner for him)
Adam Jones
Tulo
F-Her
Scherzer
Altuve
My question to you is….with my keepers, should I make the trade (I’m not giving up much for it) to take Tulo? That’s a pretty solid base right there, then I’ll take Wong later on to fill up my infield. Or just go with Jones? Need your help as usual….
Love,
Merkin
I’d just take Jones
@Grey: but how tempting is Tulo??
Tempting until he misses 40 games
Holamigo! Just woke up from a 42 hour catnap…the FCL draft was like wrestling a bunch of drunken pigs…a whole mess of slicked up drunken pigs…a buncha slippery intoxicated puigs…a porcine pornucopia…a Suidae family outing, where everyone gets wasted and wrestles a buncha shizzfaced pigs shizzfaced…not sure that I am fully back inside my body…I will recheck in the morning and most likely check in…cin cin
Hola Wake! Wrestling pigs reminds me of a dream JFoH told me about with him and Cockcroft in a mud pit…
@Grey: A puig with two back?
It was like the dishware in The Birdcage come to life
@Grey: HA!
A Greek game of leap frog?
Gave em the old how’s your pater?
Haha
@Grey: strangely we both were fighting snafu larry as a tag team ala the British Bulldogs
Nearly got a NC-17 rating strictly due to the banana hammocks
@Grey: larry and his slings. What do you do? I could of sworn the masked man was tehol in Larry’s corner
I write a post with your name in it and dont even get a hello or a snark or even a TC and the FOH bromance joke? Rudy came in and said hi. Consider the feelings teetering on the edge of being hurt.
Hey Grey. Great Site. Happy Early St. Patty’s Day and Happy Spring Training. Question about my keepers…who should it be? I’m in a 6×6 H2H 10-team Dynasty League. I can keep 5.
Pretty sure that I am keeping: Donaldson, Strasburg, and Brantley.
Are there two out of Starling Marte, Adrian Gonzalez, and Alex Cobb that I should keep or should I just go fishing?
I also own the rights to Rendon, Arenado, Martin, Archer, Wacha, and Polanco.
Thanks a bunch! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Marte and A-Gon
Sure hope your right about Wilmer Flores !!
10 team 3 keeper 5×5 H2H scoring.
Offer was Ian Desmond and Max Scherzer for Miguel Cabrera.
It’s pre-draft so one less keeper in the trade means one less player on the roster once draft is over.
What are your thoughts?
Miggy side, it’s fair
Hey buddy I was only kidding about salazar. Don’t go throw yourself out your first floor window again.
Oh thank God!
drafting with Royce right now and he is going for the oldest team ever
@J-FOH: It’s true. And it’s spectacular
@J-FOH: FUUUUU…Utley was my MI. How many MI over 32 are there…Lowrie?
@royce!: so sorry my man, I only have two starting pitchers
What’s up guys?
Question for you….I’m in a 5×5…10 team H2H keeper league. No time limit on Keepers. Offensive stats are H,HR,Avg,RBI, Stolen Base
I was offered Soler for Car-Go (Colorado) and a lower tier P. What are your thoughts? I’m bullish on Soler but for where my draft position was, Cargo was a potential steal (6th round) and I don’t want to sell low. Thoughts on Soler this season? Will he produce better that say, Gregory Polanco who’s on my bench and a potential keeper?
Thanks!
@Andre: I like Soler a lot
@J-FOH:
Enough to move Cargo and say, Matt Cain for him?
@Andre: in a long term keeper I would