Rarely am I surprised by a demotion. Jake Burger being demoted shocked me. We should have a contest next preseason to guess the guy who will be demoted that will floor people. Has to be a guy in the top 125 or so in drafts, and I have to pin down what “floored” means. So, I’m still working out the specifics. I do remember I got one correct with Keston Hiura. ‘Member him? He was, like, a top 70 pick in 2021, then demoted. Damn, I am still living off that call of mine. Though, Burger was a vet, and they traded for him; this is very surprising. Like any Burger, I’m still trying to process it. Rarely do I quote anyone else that I don’t know, but this Burger joke put the chuck in chuckle:
What-AAA-Burger
— Steve (@iamtherealsteve.bsky.social) May 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Blaine Crim was called up to replace Burger. So, dot dot dot, does he have the meat, Clara Peller? Itch said this last year, “As a 5’10” right-handed first baseman, Rangers 1B Blaine Crim, Independent (27, AAA) faces an uphill battle to establish himself in the majors, but he’s fighting the good fight, slashing .280/.375/.474 with 19 homers and a 17.5 percent strikeout rate. That’s basically a carbon copy of the line he produced in 124 Triple-A games in 2023. He might need a change of scenery to get a chance, but he’s a bat to follow if he lands on a less competitive roster. Be nice if he landed on top of Grey with a thud.” C’mon! So, Crim looks like a Quad-A player, but has pop (7 HRs this year in 115 ABs). Maybe AL-Only, maybe a deep mixed league flyer, if desperate. Seems like a poor man’s Burger. Call him White Castle. By the by, I’ve never seen him, but with a name like Blaine, I know it’s not, say, Latin Castle. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Gunnar Hoglund – Was called up by the A’s. Here’s what Itch said about Gunnar Hoglund, “I don’t buy in on many pitching prospects, but when I do, they’ve got plus command of multiple off-speed pitches in a pitcher-friendly setting. The primary return for Matt Chapman, Hoglund might’ve been a 1.1 pick if not for an elbow injury. He still went 19th overall and pulled an elite major league third baseman in trade, then threw eight shutout innings across three starts when he returned to the field. Now, let’s discuss beating up Grey.” Okay, what? So, am I picking up Hoglund in mixed leagues? Said like Dana Carvey imitating George Bush Sr., “I’m not Gunnar do it.” Not yet at least. The excellent command does have me monocle’ing.
Jeffrey Springs – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 1 K, ERA at 4.98. One K in six innings is some Doyle Alexander shizz, but I’m beginning to think all A’s starters are terrible calls at home and Road Scholars.
Tyler Mahle – 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA 1.19. You were right in March, a Rangers starter is unhittable this year. Only it’s Mahle, not deGrom.
Justin Martinez – Hit the IL with “I’ve felt like poo for weeks.” DBags think a few weeks is all he needs, but ‘feeling like poo’ can linger. Someone who doesn’t feel like poo is the person in your league who picked up Shelby Miller (1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 0.00, and his 1st save), but no one escapes picking up Shelby Miller for very long. Though in fairness, he does have solid ratios this year, and was great in 2023. [cough covering words] And awful in 2024. [cough cough] There’s also Kevin Ginkel, and MTV’s The Challenge Torey Lovullo sounds like he favors him. Though, not yet. When? Haven’t the foggiest! Oh, and Kids in the Hall’s Ryan Thompson got the save on Wednesday. Now, watch Jalen Beeks get the next save, the one guy no one is picking up. So, yeah, a mess, but go Miller.
Tim Tawa – 1-for-3 and his 5th homer, all since Ketel went on the IL. Albeit, his homer was likely Tawa’s last at-bat in the majors. Can Ketel not come back? Is that possible? Feel like this genie lamp I bought off the back page of a wrestling magazine doesn’t work. No money back guarantee sucks too, I think I was ripped off.
Geraldo Perdomo – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting .275. This weekend Ketel Marte returns, which doesn’t spell the E-N-D for Perdomo, but he will likely move down the lineup. Though, maybe only to the three-hole and Pavin moves further down.
Zac Gallen – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners (3 BBs), 8 Ks, ERA at 4.93. This was very nice to see, because Gallen was nearly in that range of, “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay on my fantasy team.”
Juan Soto – 2-for-3 and his 3rd and 4th homer, and 1st time he homered in CitiField. Comatose Mets Fan, “Whoa, 1st homer at home for Soto?! I must not have been comatose very long. What is it, April 2nd? 3rd?…5th?” Take it easy, CMF, the Mets are doing well.
Bryan De La Cruz – Claimed by the Yanks. You laugh but watch as he takes all of Dominguez’s playing time.
Miguel Vargas – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Miguel Vargas in his last 9 games — .394/.459/.545, four strikeouts in 37 plate appearances. He won’t be in this afternoon’s buy but that’s a schmotato.
Tyler Fitzgerald – Hit the IL due to his ribs, i.e., Fitz is on the fritz.
Heliot Ramos – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer, and 2nd homer in two games, and hit leadoff yesterday. Still plenty time in this season for this preseason sleeper to awaken (pun points).
Justin Verlander – 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.38. Just putting it perspective, this was at home vs. possibly the worst team in history.
Camilo Doval – 2/3 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 1.84, as he pitched the 7th. So, I guess Ryan Walker’s the Giants’ closer again? Why can’t managers just leave one guy in the 9th inning? Am I asking too freakin’ much?
Ryan McMahon – 1-for-3 and a slam (3) and legs (1), hitting .152. “Listen, I’d happily help you get that body in that overhead compartment, but there’s no way you’re fitting–Hold on! McMahon moved! He’s alive!”
Zach Agnos – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 0.00, and his 2nd save. Welp, guess I have to take this serious. Agnos touches 98 MPH with an excellent 84 MPH change, solid command and spectacular mustache. He was a closer in the minors. Suckies might lose 120 games, and that isn’t really a great place to look for saves, and neither is Coors, but here ya are, if desperate.
Gleyber Torres – 3-for-3 and his 4th homer, hitting .300, and 2nd homer in three games. You know he’s gonna be in this afternoon’s Buy column, because he’s sizzling.
Javier Baez – 1-for-5 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in two games, hitting .291. What year is this, 2016? Oh, I think I figured when Baez hits well. Who did he vote for?
Casey Mize – 7 IP, 4 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.70. You know things are going your way when you A) Have an ERA still under 3 and give up four runs to the Angels. B) Are allowed to pitch seven innings after giving up four runs. C) There’s no C.
Dillon Dingler – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .291. [hundreds of poop emojis come flooding into my group chat with Dingler’s Dingers] We are legion. Never doubt the Dingler.
Spencer Torkelson – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .239. I’m sorry, I just heard Kanye’s new song and my brain no longer works.
Jorge Soler – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .243, 2nd homer in two games. Soler is the type to get hotter than the, well, sun.
Logan O’Hoppe – 2-for-4 and his 9th homer, 2nd homer in three games, and 3rd homer in a week, hitting .280. If only I drafted O’Hoppe in the 1st round instead of Gunnar.
Yusei Kikuchi – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.21. Yawnsei Kikuchi. (I’m such a hater.)
Jhonkensy Noel – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer. Big Christmas in May it’s just ridiculous. What’s next, Ramadan in June? President’s Day sales in July? Are we animals?!
Ben Lively – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.72. Ya know what Lively is? An adverb for energetic! He’s also a solid starter for deep leagues, that you can’t really start in shallower ones.
Dansby Swanson – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 6th homer, 2nd homer in three games. He won’t be in this afternoon’s Buy column, because I think he’s rostered in more than 50% of leagues, but Swanson has been hot, if he was dropped in your league.
Seiya Suzuki – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 8th and 9th homer, hitting .295. As I once told my dog, Ted, “Seiya balls!”
Kyle Tucker – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer. Tucker about to get a billion in free agency. Or whatever the Dodgers are willing to pay him.
Colin Rea – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 1.46. He has a 1.8 BB/9, so even if the Streamonator hates him, I could see tiptoeing in.
Bryan Reynolds – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. That’s a Reynolds rap! As in a knock. Rap on a door? Is it getting better?
Paul Skenes – 5 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners (4 BBs), 2 Ks, ERA at 2.74. I’m still the only person talking about his strikeouts falling dramatically. What’s that, have I ever read anyone else to know if they’re talking about? Bro, who’s got time to read? I’m busy unionizing lemonade stand kids.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer, and 2nd homer in three games. The pitch by Slaten that he hit out was about three inches off the ground and the only way Cake Batter could get to it was by swinging up. More pitches on the ground for him please.
Daulton Varsho – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd homer in two games, after just returning from the IL three games ago. Fine, schmotato alert!
Jose Berrios – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.98. His peripherals are [holds nose]. They can get less [scrounges face, waves hand in front of nose], but, contrary to popular thought, I smelt, Berrios dealt.
Walker Buehler – Returned to Boston for tests on his shoulder, because that’s where all the colleges are. Elias Sports Bureau said, “No pitcher in the majors has a healthy arm.” Hmm, sounds right.
Tanner Houck – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 6.38. Welcome to 2025, Tanner Houck! Streamonator likes his next one and I could see it. Better act quick, because one more great start and he’s gonna be flying off waivers.
Yandy Diaz – 1-for-4 and his 4th homer. “Dude’s built like a brick house and hits like a church mouse!” That’s from the Jeopardy! category, Things I Wouldn’t Say To Yandy’s Face.
Shane Baz – 5 2/3 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 3.86. I’m reminded of Brad Pitt playing Billy Beane in Moneyball. To paraphrase him, “If Baz is such a great pitcher, why doesn’t he pitch great?”
Seth Lugo – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.07. I just had a thought, so I searched who has the best ERA since 2023 with at least 400 IP. Zack Wheeler does; Seth Lugo is third best if you allow him in at 397 IP. And that’s who you’re wondering if you should sit in your fantasy league. (Bet you can’t guess number two.)
Bobby Witt Jr. – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer. His hitting streak has now reached 22 games. 34 more games and he gets an automatic drip coffee maker and to sleep with a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
Maikel Garcia – 3-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, 3 steals (5, 6, 7), hitting .296. He was a preseason sleeper, by the by. Cust kayin’ because I rarely kay it about him.
Spencer Steer – 2-for-3 and his 3rd homer. Him and McLain feel like buy lows, but they’re also contingent on health, so that makes them a buy…medium?
Jose Trevino – 1-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer, 2nd homer in three games. Oh, you best believe he’ll be in this afternoon’s Buy column! Quite the allure, huh? Jose Trevino!
Alexis Diaz – Sent to the minors. He’ll spend some time there coming to terms with losing the closer job to Emilio Pagan. That’s gotta hit anyone as a pretty hard gut shot. “He’s a loser. I’m a closer. Like the great Kyra Sedgwick!” That’s Alexis Diaz taping up a “Closer starring Kyra Sedgwick” poster over his bathroom mirror while his minor league roommate watches on with shaving cream on his face.
THERE’S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS FOR ME
Hi Grey,
It’s late in the day, but man, do I hope you see this and can reply. I am teetering between 1st and 3rd place in my league (12 team, 6×6, roto, Saves+Holds) I need a boost in HRs, ERA, WHIP, and Saves. I especially need help with Saves+Holds, not as worried about my batters. I added Vesia when B. Abreu went on paternity leave. Need to drop someone to add him back. Need a suggestion as to which arm/bat I should drop to do that. My team is the following:
C – Realmuto
1B – Freeman
2B – Stott
3B – Bregman
SS – Witt, Jr.
CI – C. Smith
MI – Bichette
OF – Suzuki, Arozarena, D. Crews, and W. Abreu
U – V. Scott II, N. Kurtz
BN – Kjerstad & J. Merrill (IL)
SP – Blanco, Cease, Gore, Jobe, M. King, M. Meyer, Pfaadt, Valdez, and Ohtani (IL)
RP – Fairbanks, Strahm, Garrett, Abreu & Vesia
This is a VERY competitive league and like always, I’m the ONLY female that plays in it. I haven’t won since ’20. Time to regain my crown! Please HELP!! Lastly, ALL of the RPs that you recommended adding are gone! Actually, ALL of the players that you recommended adding are gone! Think it’s worth trading Suzuki for a good RP? Please advise.
Sincerely,
LadyScorpio
No on trading Seiya for an RP, I’d want more…Why don’t you just drop Vesia to add Abreu back? If for some reason that doesn’t work, I guess Strahm
12 team redraft h/h points
Do I drop Kuntz and pick Royce Lewis
I never met a burger I didn’t like. But this burger Stinks!!! And I love Burgers!! Even the frozen ones that you microwaved after school. MicroMagics, healthy dose of season salt with ketchup and mustard. My veins still clogged with that sweet liquid smoke taste of desperation. But Damn Jake, stop trying to rush it, even fantasy twitter taking slow mo videos showing you aren’t letting the ball travel too you. You’re as eager as a teenager rounding second base with your babysitter. I hope you find some bun magic in AAA, because I’d rather have Rowdy Tell-it-how-izzzz or hell Johnny Donthaveit Martinez. I feel like I just watched Requiem for a dream and now I need a shower. Yerg out… if Beck don’t hit a homer this weekend , I’ll have a devil’s haircut in my mind. Something wrong, cause the Rockies are fading, ghetto blasting, disintegrating, Rock n Roll, don’t know what I’m typing? Everywhere I look , Grey is waiting????
Damn, The Itch is out to commit some violence against Grey!
Steer or Ward
Ward
Witt homered and had a bases loaded HBP-RBI… a slam and pegs?
(I’ll see myself out.)
Good afternoon Grey,
Is Merrill Kelly a start today at Philly?
Nah
Drop Noot for Torres?
I have Greene, Carrol, PCA and Pages on bench.
McCain is my 2b as I wait for Lawler to get to Arizona. What a guy after do to get promoted, he’s batting 400.
I also could drop Kurtz. 10 team keeper league.
My pitching is crap so far, I don’t think Holmes or Irvin can help my rotation.
Offense is pretty good, just having bad weeks head to head.
Sure, if you need Gleyber
Just waiting to see how injured the hammy is with torres.
Saves: Alvarado or Megill?
Alva
Lots of injuries this week. Need an SS and an RP. Have one move left. Add Winn or Megill?
Winn
if we stuck a mirror under Rengifo’s nose, could he fog it?
HAHA
NL only
Offered Sale or Gallen for Presley n Heliot Ramos
My sp is hurting a bunch
Skenes
Hicks
Roupp
MeGill
Holmes G
Boyd
Sandy Alcantra
Strider
Bubba Chandler
My offense is my strength n have Acuna in a bit
Also it’s n on base league an Mr
RAMOS doesn’t walk ever…he kinda sucks in obp
I have Iglesias Finnegan n the aforementioned Shelby I can save a game Miller so look losing presley won’t be much
Would u take either sake or gallen Herr?
Thank lorthario
Yes, Sale
@Grey: in a keeper league, who do you like better between jasson dominguez and cam smith?
Meh, Cam I guess
12 team redraft h/h points …ROS
Perdomo or Kurtz
Kurtz
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. how do you rank friedl, pages, ramos and soler? need to grab an extra OF.
thanks!
Pages, Friedl
Pages or Crews, shallow league. I’m sure I could pick Crews back up if he heats up.
Crews
Decimated by injuries all of a sudden. Please rank top 2 of:
Maikel, Durbin, Luis Garcia
and
Stowers, Baez, Toglia, Goodman, Vargas, Frelick
Thank you again!
-IANASM
Maikel, Frelick
Thank you! Enjoy the weekend
You too!
Pavin, Pages, Story … how do you rank them ROS? OPS league
Pages, Pavin
Hey Grey! You’re the MI whisperer. 14-team mixed. I’ve got Rafaela and Durbin playing SS and MI now and have been offered Winn for my Augustin Ramírez. I already have Willson Contreras, so Ramírez is insurance and asset development for trades. Winn enough of a MI upgrade to cash it in now?
Trade works for me
Rank: Jacob Wilson; Josh Smith; JP Crawford; Lenyn Sosa; Durbin.
Thank you.
Durbin, Smith
Hello Grey. I have a trade offer of my Buxton for Francisco Alverez in a dynasty league. Would you take this ? Currently starting quero who’s been ok so far. I’m pretty set at OF but idk if I’m getting enough value
I’d take Alva
Ok, I promise this is it…for now.
I had Heliot in both my leagues, but dropped him when he was sucking. He seems to be on his way back, so would you add him in a Yahoo 12 Team H2H League with OPS and Holds over:
Austin Hays
Mike Toglia
Thanks Grey.
Over Tog
Can only start one:
Brown CIN
Skubal @ Col
Skubal
No blurb about the Angels minor leaguer? He is in the title!
HAHA
One more for you Grey. In our Yahoo 12 Team H2H League with OPS and Holds, would you add Dansby for any of these guys (would be my Util as I have Witt at SS):
Austin Hays
Michael Toglia
Andy Pages
Marcus Semien
Thanks again Grey.
Over Tog in away games
Oh, you mean when Tog is away. Got it. Thanks Grey.
No problem
Which of these 2-start pitchers is a better option: Abbott at Houston and at Atlanta or Roupp at Cubs and at Minnesota? Or should I avoid both? My other option is Ranger Suarez at Cleveland.
these are terrible…Abbott
12 team, standard roto (5×5), redraft. Rea or Gonsolin?
Gonsolin
Hello Grey! Very good stuff, although I gotta say I am taking some slight offense to you calling White Castle a poor man’s burger. Have you had a bucket recently? Yeah, they are not too good – HA! Great at 3 AM though.
So I ended up dropping (not Dick) Durbin for the Tenor Jorge Polanco in our Yahoo 10 Team H2H Points League. Any good?
My team rather sux, so kinda Titanic deck chairs anyway, but interested in your take.
As always, thanks much Grey.
Excuse me, White Castle rocks, but they’re cheap AF — sounds fine on Polanco
HA! They are cheap AF! Thanks Grey.
12 team redraft h/h points start 5 SPers per week
lost Steele & Gilbert already at some point probably C Sanchez
from this group I need to drop one
Gonsolin
King
Mahle
Heaney
Schwellenbach
Mize
Schmidt
Sanchez
Pepiot
Kituchi
Kikuchi
Today I’m shifting Gunnar to INF and CJ to SS.
If this jostles somethin’ loose, I’ll be selling posters of myself labeled “The Jostler.”
HA, i’ll buy one
That’s great news. At these prices, I only need to sell one!
Haha
Giminez gotta go in 12 team h2h
Some young enticing options out there
Lee, Norby, Acuna, holiday, McNeil, Durbin, regnifo, Tawa, cabalerro
Drop Andres for anyone of those guys? Avg and ops league
Durbin
Thoughts on Sugano? Gets KC at home tomorrow, worth a grab and start tomorrow? 12 team 5×5 deep
Seems ok, he lacks Ks
Heliot Ramos or Trent Grisham for the next month or so?
Heliot
Need a 1B in a 12 teamer…Pavin for J.Lowe?
Lowe
Had to look it up but…It’s Burnes yo!
Ha, yeah
Ivan Herrara is almost back. …should I drop Yainer Diaz for him? Diaz hasn’t exactly been awesome this season.
Drop Blanco for Taillon, Merrill Kelly, or Reese Olson?
I’d wat Yainer
For Olson
Hoglund blurb….wondering if I’m the only guy that read it with Carvey’s GWB voice in my head? Worst of all it is stuck in my head like a Sade song.
Hahaha
You’re not
How close to you on bailing on McClain? Feels like all the naysayers are being proven correct about his BA downside.
Neto is out there and he sure seems like a hell of a better bet.
Prefer Neto
So what are we thinking about Kyren Paris? He was a hot call up and now is just sad. He got dropped and is available, is he worth a flyier?
Free swinger who ran into a few at the start of the season, my two cents :)
He’s not good
Points league. Position agnostic. Pick up Casas or Jordan Beck?
Casas
Pavin smith or ty france ROS redraft
Smith
12 team H2H–
OF: Soler, Ramos, Butler, Chourio, Yordan, Nimmo, Grisham.
need to trade one. ?
Butler? I mean, there’s guys worse here but it’s not like you’re getting anything for Soler
Is Burger a drop now? I could drop one of Kevin Ginkel, Zebby Matthews or Jake.
Drop Burger
Is Pages worth an FAAB bid (would be dropping Kepler)?
Yes
Framber for ERA?
Nah
Bunch of OK streamers in my deep 12 team 5×5. Any you like and would start? Projections decent on them.
-Leiter vs SEA
-Soriano vs DeT
-BBrown @ MIL
-Wacha @BAL
Also do you think Giolito is a hold in this format? Pretty inspiring 1st start out.
If Giolito was on waivers in my 12 teamer, I wouldn’t pick him up…Soriano or Leiter seem fine
Grant Homes vs LAD
Ben Brown @ Mil
today
or
Will Warren vs TB
Ed Cab vs Ath
Sunday?
Warren
G-Money!
We streaming Bassitt at home against CLE today? Robot likes him, but I am skeptical. What say you?
Thank ya!
-IANASM
Stream him
Numbers show Jays park has been playing a little like the old Tampa park. Gives all their starters more room for error for what it’s worth
5×5 h2h Dansby or Pavin Smith? Position eligibility doesn’t matter, just who puts up better numbers going forward?
Dansby
Hey Grey awesome write up!
Who’s the pick up ROS from. (need to replace Glasnow)
1) Houck
2) Jack Leiter
3) Tony Gonsolin
4) Landon Roupp
5) Hicks
6) Sugano
thanks!
There’s no ROS here, I guess Gonsolin
Thanks, I have stashed Bubba and Eury so hopefully have soemthing for ROS there
gotcha
Happy Friday! hooray!
Need short term replacement for Campbell..
McLain, Steer, Gimenez, Rengifo ?
thanks, and have a pleasant tomorrow
McLain — thanks!
Drop Keibert Ruiz for Carson Kelly, Sean Murphy, Dingler. or Austin Wells?
Murphy
Please rank top 3: Durbin, Bohm, Rengifo, Morel, Gimenez, Josh Smith, Cam Smith, Mount
Durbin, Josh S., Mount…all kinda meh and needs
Happy Friday!
14 team h2h league.
Start Pepiot @NYY?
hard to trust.. Thank you have a good weekend
I wouldn’t
Good morning!
A couple questions for a 12-team, H2H league.
1) Best 3B to replace IL Jazz (options are not great): India, Arias, Norby, Falefa. I’m leaning Norby.
2) Replace any of these:
Batters: Soder, Casas, Ramos, Vinnie P., Crews, Dominguez, Garcia Jr. (2B)
Pitchers: Baz, Sasaki, Ray
With any of these available players:
Batters: Semien, McLain, X. Edwards, Pavin
Pitchers: G. Williams, Houck, Taj, Verlander, Bubic, Berrios, Sandy, Bowden
I’d be okay dropping a batter for a pitcher too. I have too many bench batters.
Thanks!
1. Norby 2. Vinnie for Taj
Thanks! Have a great weekend!
You too!
Hey to the hay Grey!
Robot has a hard circuit board for Jordan Hicks v. Suckies tomorrow (40.2). Is he getting recommended this afternoon? If not, should I trust bot?
luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrr
Ha, he is…lurves
Hey Grey!
who would YOU slot for 1B Fri, Sat, Sun?
1) Rice vs TB(Pepoit), vs TB(Littell), vs TB(Bradley)
2) Pasquantino @ BAL(Kremer), @BAL(Sugano), @BAL(Gibson)
Also, would you start Pfaat @ PHI on Sat?
Thanks!
1 rice — I would start Pfaadt
Gracias! Have a bueno weekend!
No problem
I have a lot of underperforming players and need to shake things up. Should I drop Matt McLain or Jasson Dominguez? Keeper league and I feel like either will get scooped up, but I’m trying to win now.
….trade? Someone will bite on the big named unless the keeper pool is small, like 5 players in a 10 teamer.
Jasson
They should’ve traded Dominguez while they had the chance … now you get him on a discount…. Kwan for Dominguez would’ve been wonderful if true back when
Totally
Why would it be the poop emoji for Dingler and not the purple eggplant (or is it a squash)? ;)
I’m not the Dinglers’ lead chair to make these decisions
In a 12 team 5×5 roto where I’m second in home runs but last in RBIs. Makes no sense to me.
WTF happened with Yoho yesterday?
he screwed my rcl stream that’s what
British fleet caught up to him.
Haha
Prolly shouldn’t be rostered, he’s not getting saves
True, but it’s a limited move league, and I just lost Justin Martinez to the IL.
I hear ya
Verlander for Sandy?
I’d want Justin
Jazz on IL. Gotta replace him at 3B. I assume we still like Eugenio more than Vientos at this point?
Sure
Drop jasson Dominguez for Varsho?
Sure
Ramadan in June? Is it 2016 again?
Well it’s Big Christmas in May
I feel the need … the need to speed forward to a Hoglund-Henderson face off and find out who is Top Gunnar.
solid
Hahaha
Doyle Alexander is my father’s Alfredo Simon. Great DET trades. At least Alexander was good at one point and I believe helped get them a pennant that year.
Ha! Doyle Alexander is my father’s Alfredo Simon, prepare to die
Picturing Diaz making the most of it and decorating his dorm room made me laugh. I had a dorm room once upon a time. little tv, mini fridge, maybe one Grateful Dead picture on the wall, I was a minimalist. Of course Diaz has a Kyra Sedgewick poster. Hope his roommate is cool, it’s an immediate friend.
Haha, let’s hope they get along!
Maikal Garcia or Connor Norby to cover 3B? I liked Norby at the end of last season but I need someone I can set and forget until Westburg returns.
Maikel
Heliot Ramos or Kyle Stowers for a keep and hold H2H points league?
Ramos
I’m glad I’m the guy with Jazz at 3B and Burger as his backup. Some fantasy overlord is chuckling on his throne of despair.
have same in a no pick up league. single tear emoji
Eek
Ouch
I feel this in my bones. Jazz, Westburg, and Edman all DTD or IL within 24 hours.
Brutal
Hi,
12 teams dynasty league.
Here are my SPs
Fried
Greene
Castillo
Lopez
Ober
Lugo
Sasaki
Wesneski
Kirby Rodriguez Snell (IR)
Should I drop a player (thinking Wesneski) to pick up :
Houck
Kikuchi
Heaney
Verlander
McCullers
Thanks
Jogon
Hold
I love White Castle
Everyone does
Dead last in RBI/HR Grey, would you move Eovaldi/Neto for Seager/B Reynolds ? Apparently Seager is back this weekend…
Or could go smaller and do Seager for Eovaldi straight up and keep Neto
Works for me
i mean gunnar hoglund is a great name…seems like a swedish olympian in the sport where you ski and shoot at stuff.
Hahaha, says “yah” a lot
That sport has a name, man!
Haha
go back to canada, snow lover!
Now I’m just a random commenter but I remember reading that Skenes was trying to pitch to more weak contact so he can make it further in to games. Which is rude to his fantasy owners but I’m not one so who cares.
That was my theory, I haven’t heard anyone else say it (also not looking for it)
12 team H2H -1 SO +2 steals -1 CS 4 OF, 1 DH
Friedl, H Ramos, Pages
who do you trust more over the long hall?
As always thank you!
Friedl
Hey Grey, Herrera coming off injured list soon. Do I drop him or Carson Kelly? Tough call. Kelly has been hitting great in limited at bats, but Herrera was a stud before injury.
Herrera
Looking for power out of my util spot: Heliot Ramos or Austin hays?
Hays
My guess is Max Fried, long shot guess of Nathan Eovaldi
It’s neither
Houck or Heaney ROS? Points
Houck
Which waiver wire arm do you like most ROS?
Wesneski, Giolito, Bello, Roupp, Weathers
Thanks!
Wes
Steer or carpenter?
Carp
Hi Grey – I drafted Ramos then dropped….are any of the below players worth dropping to add him back? 12 team Redraft
Nootbar
JH Lee
Pages
Nah
The Burger situation was a bigger surprise than expecting grade A beef and getting tofu. Thankfully an expendable NA asset could be dropped and Burger goes in, picked up LAD Pages to give the guy a go in the UTIL slot.
How concerned should we be that Baz has been the way he was in his last two starts or so when he started so crisply to begin before that?
We all knew the Tampa field could be a liability to half of his games this year coming in
Haha yup…guess can be concerned but not sure where that gets you
Poor Ted!
Almost went with Ramos for the Batty Call yesterday. Went with Santander instead. I’ll check the buy column for today’s round.
How about Logan Webb for ERA?
Nope
Ha, damn
Checked last night and again this morning, Blaine Crim isn’t listed in the Yahoo player listing.
Fantrax and then CBS are imo the best fantasy baseball sites. It sucks having a different login, but idk how I could play in a deeper league on Yahoo or ESPN (no fantasy baseball experience there only football).
I probably should switch, but I’m a simple country bumpkin who clings like lint to the familiar.
Trust me, I hated the idea. Fantrax though is fantastic in a deeper league. I am not sure which features are premium, so I should put that as a cavaet, but the player database is fantastic. We can trade draft picks in our dynasty (which may be a premium feature) but overall worthwhile experience. I have no experience on their football side.
+1 for Fantrax in general
Emoji that says I don’t know out of my jurisdiction
heaney or houck? points league
Houck
Re: Skenes
I think Skenes knows he needs to pitch well so he’s a wanted trade commodity but no so well that the Pirates would HAVE to extend him to avoid the owner from getting burned at the stake. Not being the #1 pitcher in the league is his ticket out of Pittsburgh.
Absolutely
Grey!!!
Awesome!!!!
a. Guessing Logan Webb.
b. Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for May 2, 2025
No respect, my doctor he’s really messed up, he grabbed my knee and told me to cough and hit me in the balls with a hammer.
Cheers,
Ante
It was not Logan Webb
After about a month I like to start exploring some buy lows as a weekend hobby. Similar to your sell high weekly recommendation.
Who’s one player you like as a buy low in a 10 team standard?
It’s your weekend hobby, why would you want me to take that from you? Yordan
Helps give focus lol. Thank You
Ha, No problem
Hey Grey, who is the keep. I have Herrera coming off the IL anyway. Drop him or Carson Kelly? No one trades for catchers so who do I get rid of?
Herrera
LOL….just noticed I asked who is the keep, then who do I get rid of. I am an idiot. Am I keeping Herrera or dropping him?
I’d want Yainer
12-H2H.
Was just offered Yordan for Soderstrom. Take it?
Yes. And run
Dynasty or redraft?
Yes
Absolutely, in any format.
Joined the Patreon because of these abusive daily lineup 1B questions I’ve been exploiting your generosity with. Would you rather start:
Walker @ChW (Cannon)
Torkelson @LAA (Soriano)
Thanks as always
Thanks! Walker
Great blurbs… a lot of chuckles. Thank you! Can totally relate to the Gallen one!
Ha, thanks!
I was desperate! Agnos got me my first save in the FCL!!
1st save?! Are you serious
Shame emoji. I was counting on Alexis Diaz to get me 3 points as there are always a few with a low amount of saves. And that would be enough for me.To clinch 6th place!
Haha, oops
Morning Grey,
How would you rank Yandy, Steer, Vientos ROS?
Vientos, Yandy
I remember Sano got demoted in 2018. He was an all star in 2017. Stats: .264/.352/.507, 28 HR, 77 RBI in 114 games. He got demoted down to A ball the next year. He only played 71 games with the twins that year. He was hitting under .200. I did look up where you ranked him for 2018. Lets just say that you were a little off. It may be the only thing you got wrong that year.
Yeah, that tracks as a huge surprise…I do faintly remember that
1. Westburg, Soler, Manzardo, Winn, or A Ramirez?
2. Gonsolin, Ranger or Merrill
Kelly?
1. West 2. Ranger
Which side
Nootbaar, westburg, and schwellenbach
or
Ketel marte and baz
MARTE SIDE
Ketel