At one point in Sunday’s draft, Andy Behrens said to me, “I can’t believe you went to $3 on Peter O’Brien. That’s not on brand for you.” You know what; he’s right. Shame on me for briefly going off brand. Even if it was for a millisecond between bids $2 and $3 on the 35-year-old rookie, Peter O’Brien, who has more holes in his swing than Swiss cheese at a shooting range. Maybe the, um, spirit of drafting on St. Patty’s Day overcame me. Maybe I was hoping O’Brien could make me some hurricanes while I waded in my kiddie pool this summer. It’s Andy Behrens’s brand to draft terrible players. That’s not my brand. I realized that soon enough, Dear Reader. Andy went to $4 and I let him have O’Brien. I suppose if things break right, O’Brien will retire at some point this summer and look kindly on Behrens for drafting him, then offer his services as a babysitter. I don’t need a babysitter; my wife is like a decade older than me! Okay, I’m about to drop on you one of the sexiest NL-Only teams. You might want to place an extra-wide condom over your head, before I impregnate your eyes. Anyway, here’s my Tout Wars 12-team, NL-Only draft recap:
C: Chris Iannetta $5
C: Alex Avila $6
1B: Pete Alonso $10
2B: Enrique Hernandez $8
SS: Trea Turner $38
3B: Manny Machado $30
MI: J.T. Riddle $1
CI: Ryan Zimmerman $12
OF: Juan Soto $33
OF: David Dahl $22
OF: Scott Schebler $4
OF: Dexter Fowler $5
UTIL: Colin Moran $5
UTIL: Garrett Cooper $1
Bench: Melky Cabrera, Juan Lagares
P: Chris Paddack $9
P: Zack Wheeler $19
P: Raisel Iglesias $14
P: Steven Matz $7
P: Jose Quintana $10
P: German Marquez $13
P: Dereck Rodriguez $2
P: Anthony DeSclafani $3
P: Jose Urena $3
Bench: Greg Holland, Andrew Suarez
YOU KNOW I LIKE TO BE THE RATIONAL ONE BETWEEN US, EVEN IF MY CAPS LOCK BELIE THAT, BUT I’M STUNNED SPEECHLESS BY THIS TEAM. WAS THIS A 12-TEAM MIXED LEAGUE?
Mr. Bolden Al Caps, I’m right there with you. There is so much sexy on this team it’s like we’re all bathing in the Playboy grotto, and erotically squirting lotion on each other. Only instead of lotion, it’s Treat Urner, Manny Machado and Juan Soto. Juan freakin’ Soto! For $33? C’mon, brah. Things aren’t supposed to be that easy. This is the same Juan Soto we (I) dubbed Sexy Dr. Pepper last season? This is the same Juan Soto who was 20 years old and had a .406 OBP? This is an OBP league, by the by. If Sexy Dr. Pepper is not a $40 player next year, I will eat my hat. Of course, I’m wearing a hat made of an oversized tostada, but still. That’s a test I like to do with all my high-priced players: Will they be worth the same or more next year? If it’s the same, fine. No harm, no foul. Is it more? Then that’s great, that means I’m going to reap the rewards. Let’s try that test on two random players. Will Juan Soto be worth around $33 or more next year? Yes or no–Too slow! Of course, yes. Will, say, Paul Goldschmidt be worth the same as his draft day price $36 next year or more? I’d say same or less. How is Manny Machado only a $30 player? Is it because he was a head case last year? Last year when he hit 37 homers and stole 14 bags with a .367 OBP? That last year? I don’t care if he’s Johnny Hustle, Charlie Hustle or Doing The Hustle if he’s getting those kind of stats. You’re telling me next year he won’t be at a $30 player if not much more? Please.
I FAINTED AT THE MIDPOINT OF THAT LAST PARAGRAPH. YOU OWN TREAT URNER?! CANDLE — WHICH IS A PORTMANTEAU OF ‘CAN’T HANDLE.’ I’M SHOPPING AT WICKS ‘N STICKS THERE IS SO MUCH TO CANDLE HERE.
I know! I want to own Treat Urner in every league; it hasn’t always happened. However, in an auction, you can have any player you want, and I was not going to let a guy, who I think has a legit chance for a 20/50 season, get away. Or, at worst, he’s a 17/40 guy and only the 10th best player in baseball. Dude’s standing on a roof, and his floor is everyone else’s ceiling. Here’s my team’s projections (as we transition gently to my pitching):
Treat Urner has a 15.8 in SBs, and the 2nd highest overall player value (35.7), behind only Bryce Harper, who is a beast in OBP — and crazy solid in all other categories. Once you get those Urner, Machado and Soto stats, you really don’t need anything else. You just want to avoid major negatives, which I did, and I added David Dahl. I kinda need a nap to deal with how ridiculous it is I own Dahl too. What, the cleanup hitter in Coors who’s about to breakout and cost about $35 next year? That David Dahl? Oh…*climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro* …Kay. Well, as long as I didn’t take anyone else sexy I guess. Wait, what’s that, I also bought Pete R. Alonso? I’m sorry, I’m going to throw my computer out the window if the team stays this good as I head into my pitching recap.
YOU GOT THE EXILED NAZI, GERMAN MARQUEZ, FOR $13. I DON’T KNOW IF I WANNA LAUGH, CRY OR CRY-LAUGH WITH SNORTS.
I’m not sure what happened in the room. I bid German Marquez for $13, and then I must’ve blacked out. Did I really get the sexiest pitcher in baseball for $13? I don’t remember having a coupon for a $10 Coors rebate, but, apparently, I had one. Was it between my Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons? Did my insanely older wife slide the coupon into my glove compartment without me knowing? I love being frugal, but, when you mix frugality with the sexiness of German Marquez, I….I…I…must’ve blacked out. Only thing I can think of. I blacked out, and everyone felt sorry for me so they gave me German Marquez for $13. I already had my quote-unquote ace in Zack Wheeler. I was not intending on drafting an actual ace, but THIRTEEN DOLLARS?! Geez, they took pity on me because I blacked out. Only possible explanation. Could’ve been worse, they could’ve drew a penis on my cheek. Thanks, guys!
OKAY, WE SHOULD PRETEND THIS ISN’T THE BEST NL-ONLY TEAM ANYONE’S LAID EYES ON AND CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITIQUE YOUR WEAKNESSES.
Weakness. One. As in a closer. I meant to draft another low-end closer, but there was no one I was interested in. I could’ve, nay, should’ve drafted Jared Hughes to back-up Raisel. Or grabbed a low-end guy like Melancon or Will Smith, but I couldn’t get jiggy wit’ either. To be middle of the pack in an NL-Only league, you need one great closer, and I think I have that, so maybe with some luck I’ll luck into a 6 or 7 in saves. Push comes to shove, I do believe Archie Bradley is the Diamondbacks’ setup man and not their closer, so my Greg Holland could get saves. Chasing saves with Holland does feel like tilting at windmills.
THIS TEAM WAS SO SEXY WE DIDN’T EVEN MENTION CHRIS PADDACK, EXCEPT FOR THIS SLOPPY APOPHASIS.
I know! I need to go take a long steam and smoke a cigar. This team has me all spent. *chucks computer out window*
Nice lineup, Grey!! LOVE your pitching squad!!! Wish I’d have made better pitching selections with my 1st draft.
Thanks!
Grey your Expertise please!
10 team Roto, Avg, R, Hr, RBI, SB ~ Sv, QS, K, Whip, ERA, keeper league auction redraft.
Who do I keep?
$39 Just Dong
$29 Goldie
$24 Soto
$22 Whit
$20 Vlad
$20 Buehler
$17 Aldaberto Mondesi (last name in case you didn’t know him)
$16 Corbin
$14 Andujar
$13 German Marquez
3 Keeper League btw…
10 team 5×5 h2h dynasty league (round penalty in parenthesis)
would you trade goldschmidt (2), taillon (14), and robles (25) for trea turner (1) and one of Berrios (8) or Blake Treinen (15)?
other keepers below
Goldie for turner yes. But Berrios & Treinen aren’t close to Tallion & Robles futures. Just my opinion for a dynasty league. Goldie is in a contract year but getting older. Turner could break out more at 25 and be #1 at seasons end.
Just did a draft and already have an offer on the table:
Give: Matt Strahm and Tim Anderson
Get: Tyler Glasnow and Willy Adames
Trade analyzer says don’t but looking at your rankings I’m thinking of doing it. I have Mondesi as my shortstop so Anderson’s just a bench bat.
Hey, any chance you’ll be moving up Kepler and/or Soler in your OF rankings
Ugh. Just drafted David Robertson over the weekend thinking he’s the closer in Phily and now I’m reading reports of how he’ll split save opportunities with Sir. Anthony. This is a weekly league so do guys that split opportunities even have value? Should cut him loose?
My other closers are Treinen, Wade Davis, Will Smith, and Barnes so I was planning on punting at least one of these guys once the season starts.
Would you give up Muncy to get Dahl? I can move Hoskins to 1B when eligible and I have Shaw at 3B. I also have Voit on the bench to back up 1B.
I’d want Dahl
Take Dahl. Muncy could be a one year wonder. Dahl calls Coors home & has 30 homer 20 bag potential with high avg.
Bet you didn’t like the news that Kang took Morans starting job today
Not great, bet Kang doesn’t get 300 ABs
Grey, just finished my 12 team roto, please tell me what u think?
C-W.Castillo
1B-Rizzo
2B-Shaw
SS-Story
3B-Muncy
CI-Voit
MI-Mondesi
OF-Yelich
OF-Hoskins
OF-Dahl
OF-Robles
OF-Palka
Util-Schoop
SP-Corbin
SP-Flaherty
SP-Marquez
SP-Lucchessi
RP-Giles
RP-Alvarado
RP-Greene
RP-Steckenrider
RP-Parker
BN-Cischek
BN-Minter
BN-P.Alonso(took a flier)
I love the hitting, so balanced, maybe light on AVG, but, meh, prolly not, just quibbling… The Pitching is stacked too, I love this team! Biggest problem is your RPs, and that’s solvable
Sweet! Thank you!
Good to see you’re still in on Marquez. Sporer over at Fangraphs continues to take a dump on him every chance he gets. Here’s his latest rant:
But planning for him to put up a Top 25 (or in some cases Top 20!) season is just too much. The strikeouts will give him some wiggle room on the ratios, but unless he repeats or improves his 3.77 ERA/1.20 WHIP combo, he won’t crack the Top 30. A couple busted starts in Coors and he’ll be staring down a 4.20 ERA and 1.25 WHIP. And yet, he’s a Top 80 pick and Top 25 starter in March NFBC drafts? Good luck with that.
I think he even likes him for $13 in an NL-Only league
You see Sporer team in Tout H2H?
His pitching was $27 and it’s pretty decent.
Ralph paid $30 for Altuve and
Turner went for only $31 bonkers !
Thanks for the quick reply!
My keepers are Jansen, Treinen, Glasnow, J Turner, D Peralta and Rosario…who focus primarily on young position players and take upside/flyers on pitching?
Try to win this year, you need lots of bats and an entire starting staff
Do you think Strop keeps the Cubs closer job this year even WHEN Morrow returns? Dude’s health is unreliable.
Nope
I have my first auction draft about to start in 30 min. 14 team 6×6 (OBP, HR, RBI, R, SB, TB: ERA, WHIP, K, SVHLD, QS, K/BB) keep 6
I took over a really shitty team and have the second most amount of money to spend (205 of 260).
1) Overall strategy, with such a bad cheap team, aim for as many high variance, young players as possible? See how many will pop?
2) Mike Trout is available, how high would you go? ESPN has him projected for $53, Auction Calculator has him down for $54 and Rudy has him down for $57 for OBP.
1. Nah, try to win this year… If you were to say get someone like Mazara then that’s fine, he’s good and young 2. I’d go as high as it took, $65, maybe at top, but no one will chase you that high… Get him!
I’m so excited about the Buxton hype – hoping someone in my league drafts him too early
I know, same
My biggest debate if my league mates follow ADP is whether or not I jump on Mondesi with one of my top 2 picks (3rd/4th round) or risk it and wait 20 picks later for my 5th/6th round pick
I don’t see why not take him 4th… Who else you taking?
was thinking going Hoskins/Bellinger with my first 2 picks – I can always bank on 1 or 2 pitchers getting drafted in that first round, including a few teams keeping a pitcher as well.
I like both of them
It’s a “moo” point if one of them goes earlier than expected – but I’d go nuts if I can grab all 3. I’m leaning towards going Mondesi and then gambling on Bellinger being available 20 picks later. I figure Bellinger’s upside is easier to replace than Mondesi’s
That works for me
Buxton?
No Buxton
Ok. Devil’s advocate on your NL Tout team.
Overpriced catchers who are going to hurt your average.
Pete Alonso may not break camp with Mets and is unproven.
Ryan Zimmerman may suck again.
Kiki Hernandez had one good year.
Fowler could be out of a job soon.
Kang beat Moran for starting third base job.
Hmmm, pitching.
Marquez great price….but one good year and he still pitches at Coors.
Quintana was REALLY bad last year.
Wheeler was REALLY good, for one year.
All other pitchers…meh.
(Disclaimer: I don’t necessarily agree with everything I said above)
It’s OBP league
Yeah, things could go sideways on all of those things and I have bad luck and Machado, Trea Turner and Soto would still carry me to a 3rd place hitting area and I need one starter to work
Is Muncy still favored over Wil Myers now that Muncy’s wrist makes him questionable for Opening day?
Yeah, unless I hear something much worse
Hey buddy been a long time lurker now and havnt said hello in awhile. Hello!!! I think the best line for hello was Futurama… not sure if you watch it, but when the Neutral planet is under attack and they sound the beige alert the bro says if I dont make it tell my wife I said Hello… Gold! Anyway 5×5 obp draft is coming up and I got the third pick! Ach!!! There is a few men I want but how do I decide which one? Im thinking I could for sure snag Soto in the early 3rd so whats the settup! Do I go sexy bryce because of the obp, but then i see Judge and think he looks so much more buff but is 3 too early? Trea turner comes to mind but then could i just pass on a SS there and go for a 4th/5th on Mondessi!
Help me bro! Oh man I would love to start judge/harper story and then sexy soto… sorry man Im not down with the Dr… how can i helo promote a dr that causes diabetes!!!
Love and misses
-Shizzwolf
Haha, hello!!! That is funny… Bryce is a #2-4 guy overall in OBP, so yes grab him if you can… Soto is a top 10 guy — Even Mondesi can’t hurt their OBPs
Thanks dude, btw your team looks dope! you have 3 first round picks essencially! I wanna draft zee German too but coors makes me all sorts of nervous!
oh man you tell me harper but why does my heart say judge? they have similar stat lines so I guess it doesnt matter much haha
Harper is a beast in OBP, not many close
but in terms of stats why is Harper so much better then judge? harpers OBP last year 393 and judges was 392
Harper can have a .450 OBP year, don’t think we see anywhere close for Judge
Ha, thanks!
thanks to you too friend
No problem
Hey Grey,
Love your site and am excited for another year chasing first!
What say you in my squad??
12 team h2h points. Daily league
First time I haven’t been pitching heavy, and I’ve never won, so there’s that….
C beef Castillo…
1b Olsen
2b d Murphy
Ss c Correa
3b Devers
Of betts
Of Harper
Of benintendi
Ut voit
Sp
Snell
Taillon
Pivetta
G Marquez
R Ray
E Rodriguez
Ryu
Reynaldo Lopez
Stroman
Rp
Hicks
Kimbrel
Robertson.
I appreciate your input!
Thanks! That looks pretty pitching heavy to me, you have 2 aces, 3 #2s and some random #3s… Your hitting is not as heavy…
Hey now – as we discussed yesterday, I’m not exactly flush with saves in the ol’ H2H. Relievers are:
LeClerc
Alvarado
Kelly
Roe
Watson
Britton
But on the wire are Stammen, Parker, Buttery and Steckenrider.
Shoudl probably grab at least a couple of those guys, right?
Parker over Roe, Buttrey over Watson
Parker/Buttery should till get there share of holds too, yes?
Yup
grey
12 team keeper league. 260 budget. i have machado under contact. 34 this year and 39 next year. currently all of the following are going to be kept. lindor, bregman story mondesi, baez, seager, turner, t anderson. would you try to trade machado to get out of his contract? i could keep buehler instead for $5 only for this year or with lack of top ss available would you keep manny?
thanks
I don’t mind Manny for that price… Buehler at $5 is excellent value tho
No one asks the question ‘
Who in your draft you wished you went $1 or more on looking back
Why not go to $26 on Robles
Others?
And who did you go in on you wished you didnt
I listened on guys u where in on why did u not go higher even when your sheet said you could or was it purely based on your #s
IM LOOKING AT GRABBING TURNER AND PAYING WHWT I NEED YO PAY SAME WITH DIAZ….BUT LOVE YOUR THOIGHTS ON WHAT YOU DIDNT DI NOTON WHERE U BOUGHT
I mentioned it above, I think… I did not need Robles, but I wish I went a little harder on a guy like Souza or Maikel… I really don’t need anything though as my #s show
Grey- a little bit of buzz on Dakota Hudson on the twitter thing, anything about him lately that impresses you ?
Bc he threw a good game in spring training, yay…. He’s fine as a last starter on a team — think like Paddack/Urias etc
Do you see a problem drafting Flaherty as my SP1 in an 8 team H2H 5×5 league? Unless Carrasco drops that’s who I’ve been getting in my mocks. I did use your pitcher pairing tool and it seems it should be fine, just not sure with an 8 team league.
Also first time listening to the podcasts this season. Great stuff. I too am from NJ and live in LA now, got an apartment in Los Feliz.
I have no problem with Flaherty as my #1 — Nice! Where you from in Jersey? I live in Larchmont…
Cherry Hill. Moved out to LA about 7 years ago. What part of town did you buy your house?
Nice! Larchmont Village area
Oh wow, good for you. That’s a great area.
Thanks!
12T Roto, 5×5
Keep one:
Severino in 12th round
Glasnow in 15th round
Tatis in 15th
Other keepers:
Bauer in 4th
JD in 10th
Benintendi in 14th
Villar in 10th
Thanks
Tatis
ANY CHANCE OF SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE ENTIRE NL ONLY DRAFT?
12tm H2H 6×6 cats
Wacha and Strahm are available, how much FAAB out of $100 would you bid on them
$1 on Wacha — $2 on Strahm
It’s that time of year, for the annual “How did I do?” post. Drafted my “home” league yesterday and I think it turned out alright.
12-team Yahoo roto 6×6; R/HR/RBI/SB/AVG/OPS and W/K/WHIP/ERA/SV+H/QS; 1400IP limit and no transaction limit.
First 3 rounds are keepers (keep 3 for up to 3 years total). I won last year but traded draft picks, so I was missing picks in rounds 7,9,10 and 14, and had double picks in 15,19,20, and 22.
C: Bouef (Rd 21)
1B: Rizzo (Rd 4)
2B: Mondesi (Rd 5)
SS: Story (keeper)
3B: Escobar (Rd 15)
OF: Betts (keeper)
OF: Acuna (keeper)
OF: Rosario (Rd 6)
Util: Desmond (Rd 17)
Util: Markakis (Rd 20)
Bn: Choo (22), Hiura (25)
SP: Marquez (Rd 8)
SP: Lucchesi (Rd 11)
SP: E-Rod (Rd 12)
RP: Iglesias (Rd 13)
RP: Bradley (Rd 16)
P: Green (Rd 24)
P: Kela (Rd 22)
P: Edwards Jr (Rd 19)
P: Pressly (Rd 19)
Bn: Eovaldi (Rd 15), Marco Gonzales (Rd 18), Gibson (Rd 20), Eflin (Rd 23)
(post-draft moved Hiura to NA slot and picked up Romo with SP/RP eligibility)
Thanks as always, hope I crush again this year as much as I did last year. Maybe I’ll be able to hold onto my RCL standings for longer than 1/2 the season this time too…
You look light on AVG, but not bad, and hitting is decent overall… Markakis — woof!
Pitching looks exactly like I’d draft, no qualms there
Yeah, there are some other potential options around but I figured I’d wait and see how the first week shakes out on the waiver wire. I got into a bit of a bind in rounds 7-15 with my missing picks, having to draft a lot of pitchers in a row to have any chance of a decent rotation, so my utility picks ended up waiting a long time. It’s a daily moves league so I figure I’ll be churning those positions anyway.
Gotcha
Is Carlos Martinez still a sleeper with the shoulder issues he’s already has this spring training? Thanks
Hey Mr. Albright, I really want to pick up Eric Lauer from the waiver, I am a big fan of Padre’s pitching staff this year with Paddack, Lucchesi, Strahm, and Lauer. I would even put my rep on the line (which isn’t much) to say that Padres overall starting pitching stats will be in the top 8 for the 2019 season.
But I need to drop someone from my bench. I have Sale, Paxton, and Mikolas anchoring my pitching staff, but a huge drop off after that (Goldy and Arrieta). I am decently confident with my bats.
5×5 Keeper OPS instead of AVG 12 teams
My starting OF:
Billy Hamilton
Nelson Cruz
Khris Davis
Charlie Blackmon
Chris Taylor
My Bench:
Daniel Palka
Ryan McMahon
Lewis Brinson
Enrique (Kike) Hernandez
Chase Anderson
Merill Kelly
Tyler Skaggs
Corbin Burnes
Should I drop any of them for E.Lauer? Or Am I crazy and I should wait a couple starts before thinking about picking him up?
Thanks!
Meh, I’d hold for now
Damn, not high on him eh? Appreciate the response though, I will just watch for now :)
No problem
Geez Grey, enough about your team, I got questions!! Would you, at this point, prioritize McMahon over Hampson in a points league, especially if I only own Voit and Yuli for 1B?
That’s actually a pretty spectacular team you got. Congrats, don’t f%#& it up
Ha, my b! Meh, I don’t love McMahon, he can’t play defense… Are the Rockies really going to let him boot balls all summer?
Grey-
Wanted to get your opinion on my squad in a 10 team H2H category league.
1B Dan Murphy
2B Albies
3B Baez
SS Trea
OF Benitendi
OF Soto
OF Conforto
Util Peraza
BN Aguilar
SP Flaherty
SP German Marquez
SP Clevinger
SP Happ
SP Glasnow
SP Kikuchi
RP Robertson
RP Hicks
RP Kimbrel
Would you drop any of my pitchers for any of the guys on the wire?
J Lester, Touissant, Musgrove, Freddy Peralta, C-Mart, Matz, Newcomb, Teheran, Peacock, Urias, Rodin or Alex Reyes….interested to hear your thoughts. I usually don’t drop guys before the season starts unless there’s an obvious upside/upgrade player. Thanks
Sounds floor on hitting, hard to argue when you have 4 top 25 guys and great pitching… Musgrove over Kikuchi prolly, but meh I’d hold for now
Grey! What a team, how the hell can you not win with this squad? Love the 1/2 of Soto/Dahl and Wheeler/German
Right? I know, I like this team better than my CBS NL-Only team
Drafted last night and because I value your opinion, I was curious what you thought of my roster (12-team keeper Yahoo mixed standard)? Thanks for all the advice!
C – Grandal
1B – Olson
2B – Odor
3B – Devers
SS – Mondesi
OF – Betts, Soto, Rosario, D. Santana
Bench – Smoak, M. Gonzalez
SP – Snell, Bauer, Flaherty, Archer, Stroman, Whitley
RP – Yates, Barnes, J. Jimenez, Ottavino
Love the hitting, look a little light on AVG… But not bad, Smoak and Marwin are whatever…. Your pitching is amazing, but Stroman’s not good
Any updates on the Colorado 2B situation? I snagged McMahon and Hampson, but would obviously like to free up a roster spot as soon as we know who is getting the AB’s …
They’re splitting time right now, McMahon is not good and Hampson is (for fantasy)
Everything I’ve seen says they will split duties and 2nd. Murphy could also see some time there if they play games with Desmond at first or Reynolds if he makes the team.
Dont think Hampson is gonna be A full time guy, but even so he could steal 25 getting 350-400 ABs
These are the longest days of the year. Teams are basically all drafted but no stats accumulating. It’s like getting birthday presents and having to wait two weeks to play with them.
Haha, totally… You liking your NFBC team still? I just contemplated Joe Kelly for 10 minutes for no reason
and also praying for no injuries
Was checking out the OPS rankings on the site and notice that Catchers get a big bump in this format. What’s the reasoning behind this? Excuse my ignorance if this is a dumb question.
Meh, they shouldn’t… I wouldn’t bump up catchers… That might be 2 catcher rankings…
How is this team even possible?
Also I’ve heard you say you don’t really go over $30 in an auction does NL only change that or were these guys just too good of value to pass up?
Yeah, not to give too much away in case there’s people reading the comments from the league, but in this league, too much conservatism so I go heavy 3 guys usually — in most auctions I rarely go over $30
That’s a crazy good team! Hope we get a recap of your weekend on this weeks podcast.
I’ve asked you this but just need to double check since my draft is tomorrow:
10 team standard
I can keep one, Harper at 18 overall, rendon rd 5, Segura Rd 6 or Dahl Rd 9
Assuming it’s still Harper, i have the 2 pick with Trout kept. I saw you bid more for Turner than what Yelich went for. Do I still Draft yelich and pair with Harper or should I draft Trea?
Thanks Grey and congrats on your tout squad!!
Thanks! Harper
Thanks!
Harper and Draft Yelich or Draft Trea Turner?
I love Turner
He was my lean! Really excited for that lineup, just hoping Martinez doesnt f around and bat him 7th again. Thanks Grey!!
Haha, No problem
Hey Grey! Happy St. Pattys Day! So i did my keeper draft over the weekend. I want to add Tatis, but wasnt sure who to drop.. my bottom 2 pitchers are ryu and peacock.. the hitters on my bench are conforto and eloy.. and i have 2 closers who might not have the gig with andrew miller and trevor may.. i was dropping peacock unless you think i should cut someone else
Peacock is 1st guy off your team
I’m not as big a fan of Marquez, but that value is fantastic! Nice team. Increased my feeling that I underperformed in my RCL draft. I leaned heavily on Rudy’s projected values, as I have not been prepping much. Here is my team of meh in one RCL:
C Molina 9/189
1B Rizzo 3/28
2B Altuve 2/21
SS Correa 4/45
3B Ramirez 1/4
CI Moose 10/117
MI Simmons 21/244
Of Puig 8/93
Of McCutchen 9/100
Of Inciarte 12/141
Of Meadows 17/196
Of Grichuk 18/213
UT Cruz 6/69
Pitchers
Paxton 5/52
Hendricks 13/148
Hill 15/172
Musgrove 19/120
Strahm 20/237
Toussaint 22/261
Jansen 7/76
Yates 11/124
Giles 14/165
Pressly
Buttrey
Ottavino
Thanks! That’s not a bad team at all… Rudy loves Altuve, Puig and Jo-Ram… I like Puig, I don’t love Jo-Ram or Altuve — Gonna see if Rudy or I win depending on your team! Make Rudy proud!
haha. Will try.
I guess my lack of enthusiasm for this team is the lack of shiny, new (but volatile) toys.
That’s a Rudy team for you, not gonna be shiny and new, but will get job done
that’s not a rudy team. that’s a pianowski team! i’d never come out of a draft with Paxton/Hendricks as my top 2. i do like the offense!
Haha, fair enough
I’m definitely less than thrilled with that 1-2. Probably my biggest regret not getting Nola instead of Rizzo and grabbing Murphy or Abreu later. SP’s were fairly in demand in this draft and I didn’t want to pay up.
yup, a Nola (or Bauer) over Rizzo + Murphy would’ve made this a much more Rudy draft :)
has anything changed on your view of Devers? Chance he bats 3rd this year?
thanks
Nothing’s changed about Devers in the spring — he’ll hit 3rd if JD, Betts and Benintendi all get hurt
Yo Grey! Sorry in advance for the broad in a vacuum keeper question, and what will likely be too long of a post, but thank you thank you for your insight! My question is about Senzel and how you would value him in a keeper league. League and team details for context:
10 team, yahoo mixed league, roto standard 5×5. essentially in the simplest terms, each team keeps approximately 10 to 12 players, and then we do a snake draft with all the players that were not kept. any player that you select in the draft this year you can give a contract to prior to next years draft (2020 draft). you can give players contacts for any length between 1 and 4 years. draft round does not impact anything, once you assign a contract, it can not be modified, you can not extend it and the only way of getting out of the contract is by trading that player to another team.
team context: my team heading into the draft is…
Freeman
Bregman
Baez
Mondesi
Bellinger
Merrifield
Dahl
Carrasco
Marquez
Hand
Doolittle
my team as it stands currently is built to both win now and compete for the next couple of years. guys that will be available to me in the draft include names such as T Shaw, Conforto, Peraza, Gallo, Scooter, Odor, Olson, Senzel, among a bunch of other names we dont like (Donaldson, Pahm, etc)
brief context on prospects: prospects are scooped up quickly throughout the season by teams playing for the future. it is pretty rare for a top prospect like Senzel to be available in the draft. for context, Vlad, Eloy, Robles, and Tatis are already locked into teams for the next few years.
based on my keepers vs other teams in my league, plus knowing that i am one of the better managers in the league, i feel my team is good enough to afford the opportunity to take Senzel knowing he may not break camp over the aforementioned group of guys (Shaw, Peraza, etc) who will contribute big time this year, but may not be the best keeper options.
so, based on those details and in a vacuum, would you value Senzel in this case above, at or below those aforementioned group of players? or is there a guy or two within that group of players listed that i should valuer higher in these settings (maybe conforto)?
hope thats enough context, sorry again for the long post and broad question!
I’d go Conforto, Peraza, Shaw, Odor, that order… Senzel might be good but these guys are good and young too
thanks Grey, you are the man!
That’s a nice team neighbour. Just wanted to test out the neighbour part, in case I wind up (hehe) living in your back yard!
That’s how you do it …pop the champagne or at least put it on ice. All kidding aside, that’s a hell of a NL only team
Thanks!
Keepers are
Judge 28
Bauer 27
Severino 26
Rendon 8
Trout 1
Nola 12
Traded for Severino and now I’m stuck with him. Points league. -1 for strikeouts. Would it be in my best interest to trade trout 1 and Severino 26 for Buehler 26 ans Acuna 5? The Severino injury scares me. Is there any chance Acuna could put up numbers close to trout? I have the last pick in the first round so I could get probably Rizzo and Syndergaard with all the keepers already gone but if I keep Trout that fifth round pick is worthles. Traded 28th round Soto for 8th round rendon because I’m trying to go with the safest team this year. Only reason I have tried to acquire Acuna for troutso far. Love the value though.
Nah, hold Trout
Hi Grey, I’ve got a draft tomorrow in a league with quirky keeper-rules. I have #25, the first overall keeper-eligible pick. These are the guys I’m looking at likely to be available there. Who do you like best in a keep-forever league?
Domingo Santana
Profar
Julio Urias
Luchessi
Tim Anderson
Ryan McMahon/Garrett Hampson
Schoop
Grandal
Renfroe
Meadows
Justus Sheffield
In the alternative, I could trade the pick for #12-14, where I’d likely be able to get (NOT keeper eligible) someone like Gallo, Encarnacion, Abreu, Olson, maybe Strassburg or Kershaw…
Thoughts?
Hard to say w/out knowing who you’re keeping
Keeping:
Soto
Yelich
Dahl
Hoskins
Odor
Peraza
Rendon
D Murphy
Muncy
Corrasco
Nola
Berrios
Hendricks
Pivetta
Hader
Also I have the #2 overall pick where I’m 98% locked in on Scherzer…so add him to the list
Pretty stacked — I like Profar or Domingo, your call
which (if any) to pickup off of waivers ; 6×6 13tm daily roto. Reynaldo Lopez,Dereck Rodriguez,Corbin Burnes,Aaron Sanchez,Justus Sheffield,Michael Soroka,Derek Holland,Jeff Samardzija ?
Meh, do you need any of these guys? You know how I feel about them from my rankings
yep, just didn’t know if anyone stood out at this time ?
Hey Grey. Need your help. Yahoo 14-team H2H categories draft. We have a lot of categories…. 5×5 plus for hitters: OPS, BB, K against, 2B, 3B . For pitchers we have additionally to 5 common ones, Loses, Holds, K/BB, QS.
My team is the following:
C. Narvaez
1b. Rizzo
2b. McNeil
Ss. Peraza
3b. Bregman
Of. Acuna; Benintendi; Springer
Util. Winker; Meadows
BN. Goodrum, Pete Alonso
Pitchers
SP. G. Marquez; Wheeler; J.A. Happ; Eduardo Rodriguez; Pivetta; Glasnow; Luzardo.
RP. Yates; Osuna; Barnes; Brasier; Buttrey.
We have slots for 4 SP, 3 RP and 3 additional Pitchers per day, that’s why I like to fill them with RPs.
Now…. first I want your opinion on it. Second. I’m looking to trade Benintendi and E-Rod for Soto and David Robertson, is it a fair trade?
I love the pitching, but worry a little about K/BB there… Might be okay…. Glasnow, German, Pivetta worry me tho there… Hitting is fine, no real issues there…. I’d hold Benny
In case you aren’t aware, you are up and have six minutes before you time out in our NFBC
Ha! I had no idea and too many comments to answer… Thanks!
Round 37 funny, you had a Martini and I had a Jay, but essentially they are the same type of players playing same role.
Yeah, I don’t really like either, just warm bodies to make sure I’m not screwed if Laureano gets hurt or falls flat on his face
Kinda like superglue or duct tape. Kinda guys only to start if you’ve got three OFs on DL. I hope I don’t need him but last year I had 5 OFs on DL at one time in a DC. But if that happens you’d unlikely benefit much from starting a two category guy for long.
Yeah, key is to start these guys when they’re hot and your starting OF is out for a few games bc he’s dinged up…. If I’m starting Martini for more than a week straight, I’m drunk
Is this a two-hour time limit now?
Yeah. You will have another pick soon. #15 is quick, I am here, and Son is on auto.
Damn, did they announce it would speed up? I was not expecting that…. I don’t think that’s Son from our site tho… His full last name is actually Son
Ok, I assumed it was but I guess not.
Yeah, new rules for DC in 2019. All draft times halved after round 30. All teams go on autopick immediately after timing out. It speeds things up. It works for me as I tend to be quick.
If you ever feel inclined, I’d highly recommend a DC express after a full DC slow. Super challenging and fun. I think if you know your sh*t it’s the best format for attaining best possible roster. I think I drafted my best DC roster that way. My OF is: Harper/Springer/Upton/Santana/Herrera
IF is pretty stoopid too: Rizzo/Olson/Albies/Machado/Semien/Fletcher/Happ. I might have a real winner there. Pitching is pretty good too. Team’s only real flaw is only one bonafide closer like your Tout, but I have a bunch of vulture #2’s.
What is a DC Express? 15 teams? 12 teams? 90 second clock? 50 rounds?
Exact same contest/format as slow DC but 50 rounds in one sitting/55 second picks. The one I did was all-pro. We finished in 3 hours 59 mins. Excellent time!
Wow, that does sound like fun… I’ve enjoyed all my NFBC leagues, I might have to go heavier next year with them
Mornin’ Grey. Appreciate your work throughout the offseason, I try not to take anyone’s word completely to heart but yours is as close as it gets. Comin at you with another rate my team post- I know you’re getting a bunch these days. 10 team roto, 5×5, QS and OBP. Would appreciate your feedback. I’m a tad low on speed and my closers could be better, but I am really happy with how this team turned out I think. Really liking my OF, specifically.
C: Ramos
1b: Bellinger
2nd: Shaw
3rd: Arenado
SS: Bogaerts
MI: Jorge Polanco
CI: Luke Voit
OF: Judge
OF: Hoskins (“reached” at 24)
OF: Conforto
OF: Puig
OF: Robles (love this at 117)
UTl: Inciarte
UTL: Laureano
Bench spots
Lamb
Mulllins
Leonys Martin
Pitchers
Clevinger
Wheeler
Marquez
Darvish
E-Rod
Strip
Closers:
Leclerc
Cody Allen (bleh)
Mychael Givens (ehh)
Vizcaino
Thanks in advance!
Morning! I like your OF too, Robles there is crazy… I don’t really disagree with any part of this team, tbh… I like the pitching a lot too… It’s a solid team!
Thanks for the quick response, love hearing that. Better response than I got last year at this time from ya, haha! Maybe 365 days of studying your words has paid off. Have a good rest of your week, good sir.
Nice!
Got a tough choice here, in a trade with 3 guys who have never played a full season, and one that doesn’t seem to be able to. Keep em forever. Thanks Grey.
Eloy/Correa for Soto/Meadows
Soto
How do you rank picks 3,4,5 in a league with the following stats: r, hr, rbi, tb, sb, obp. I know what Rudy’s ranks look like, but wanted to get the Grey version. Thanks
I’d use Rudy’s rankings for OBP
What good Grey?! Great to be back on the site.
A) I took over a keeper team (12 team league 6×6 H2H categories) that was half full and I added these players at the draft. My first time for a keeper league so your thoughts on who you would keep this year and going forward (max term is 4 years). No limit.
Soto $31
Mondesi $20
A. Rendon $15
H Bader $10
Muncy $8
Tim Anderson $4
Ed- Escobar / Palka $1 (bench)
Ed-Rod $7
Lucchesi $7
B) Same league, thoughts of dropping K. Hiura to claim Laureano?
Hey, good to see ya! B. I’d want Laureano A. You can keep all?
Yeah I can keep all if I wanted up to next year and moving forward 4 years max…
Not sure why not keep all then… Besides Palka I would keep them for a couple years too… Maybe only 1 year on Muncy bc he was an older player breaking on scene
Thanks Grey, so the team looks like this so far thoughts?
C Wellington Castillo
1 Muncy
2 Mondesi
3 A Rendon
SS Tim Anderson
OF Soto
OF JD Martinez (previous keeper)
Castellanos (previous keeper)
Bader Ed-Escobar, Palka Daniel Murphy (previous keeper)
Strasberg (previous keeper)
Price
Lucchesi
Ed-Rod
Rich Hill
Ryu
Maeda
Woodruff
Iglesias Alvarado Barnes
C-Mart IL spot (previous keeper)
Yeah, looks solid, I think you’re low on AVG and maybe power so keep in mind
Here’s the Oaktown Kids 2019 team. Online NFBC Champ 12 teamer
Narvaez
Elias Diaz
Bellinger
Zimmerman
Gennett
A. Rosario
Moustakas
Senzel
Acuna
Stanton
Benintendi
Conforto
JBJ
N. Cruz
Treinen
Hand
Wheeler
Tanaka
Hill
Ryu
Stripling
Urias
Gibson
Pineda
M. Perez
A. Sanchez
Kyle Wright
Miley
Whitley
Ji Man Choi
They wanted closers this year, so I told them we were going to have to find some cheap SPs. Good job by the kids with a little more assist from Dad this year.
Nice! Love the Oaktown kids staying on brand! I like the hitting a lot…and, ya know what, I like the pitching too… The team looks great, 12 team is a little more tricky in-season tho, so be interesting to see what they do… I’ve never wanted kids, but the thought of my kids drafting is pretty cool… Hope they win!
last season the kids were in 1st until the last two weeks. Team had Snell Bauer Clevinger Flaherty Betts and Baez and still managed to finish second. In season was not good…complacent. We’re gonna work on that. Thursday nights are inked as baseball night.
The offense is stacked.
It is stacked, it’s a great looking team
Kang starting at 3B for the Pirates…remember I called it!
Schebler!
You know I had to!
Hey Grey,
How’d I do?
12 teamer
1. (11) Javier Báez 2B,3B,SS
2. (14) Giancarlo Stanton OF
3. (35) Trevor Bauer SP
4. (38) Juan Soto OF
5. (59) George Springer OF
6. (62) Yasiel Puig OF
7. (83) Matt Olson 1B
8. (86) Craig Kimbrel RP
9. (107) José Peraza SS
10. (110) Mike Moustakas 3B
11. (131) Chris Archer SP
12. (134) Ender Inciarte OF
13. (155) Robbie Ray SP
14. (158) Andrew McCutchen OF
15. (179) Joey Lucchesi SP
16. (182) Jorge Polanco SS
17. (203) Kenta Maeda SP,RP
18. (206) Dallas Keuchel SP
19. (227) Diego Castillo SP,RP
20. (230) Ryan Braun 1B,OF
21. (251) Francisco Cervelli C
22. (254) Brad Boxberger RP
23. (275) Jackie Bradley Jr. OF
I hope Kimbrel signs already… Can’t believe I own that schmohawk… I like your team, but there’s a few guys like Kimbrel — Keuchel, Ray, Archer that I’m not super keen on
You would trade Doolittle and Braun in a heartbeat for Machado, right?
Is this a real question? lol
go make that trade
Yup
I hope you know how to put your pants on.
Just concluded my 10-team, standard roto snake draft – 4th pick. How did I do?
C Ramos
1B/3B Muncy
2B Gennett
2B/3B Shaw
SS Story
OF Yelich
OF Acuna
OF Hoskins (1B eligibility soon)
UTIL A. Mondesi
UTIL Robles
BENCH Voit
SP Buehler
SP Flaherty
SP Clevinger
SP Marquez
P Glasnow
RP Le Clerc
RP Giles
BENCH Matt Barns
BENCH Stripling
Was thinking of making a trade offer for Dahl. Is there anyone you think I should offer or hold?
Also, should I drop Voit for Schoop or another starter – Freeland, Arrieta, Peacock, Strahm, Paddack, Luzardo, Ryu, Wood? Our league uses QS instead of W.
Your team looks stacked, but it’s a shallow league so a lot of teams will look stacked… I’d grab Ryu
Would you believe I picked up Mondesi in the 8th round? No believers, but me. Imagine if he hits above .250-260 too.
Wow, crazy
Do you not like Behrens, like, as a person? Or just think he’s another run of the mill fantasy “expert”?
When yahoo fantasy sports started gaining steam, he seemed like the least choadest of all the “perts”. And I think he’s written books? So made him seem like he wasn’t hanging his hat solely on fantasy sports.
Ha, nah, I like Behrens the best, I just like razzing him… He’s a super nice guy…
Greyt work my man, great looking team. Just drafted my 12 team keeper league squad last night which is 6×6 obp and qs, no MI or CI spots, 3 OF, 2 Util, 3 P spots, daily moves. I know a buncha my guys are scrubs but what do you think of my squad?
Danny Jansen-2
Pete Alonso- 9
Albies (keeper-17)
Bregman (keeper-10)
Mondesi(keeper-16)
Trout (keeper-50)
Acuna(keeper-19)
Soto(keeper-19)
Arenado(keeper-32)
Moncada-2
Voit-3
Devers-4
Buehler keeper 16
Taillon-keeper 16
Osuna-10
Wade Davis-3
Junis-2
Lester- 4
Alex Wood-4
Arrieta-3
Luzardo-6
Chris Paddack-6
Toussaint-2
Eflin-3
Derek Holland-2
I know some of those guys are cringeworthy but I got them for relative cheap prices. I know there’s a lot of risk/reward but I figure if devers and/or moncada work out then ill be fine nad they were super cheap. I appreciate any input, as always, keep up the good work.
I like the hitting, but woof on some of your pitching, what were you doing with your arms? Junis, Lester, Wood, Arrieta?! You trying to make it hard on yourself?
Hah that’s fair, but things did not go to chalk values in this draft. For example: merrifield for 49, scherzer went for 50, greinke 35, bieber 28, berrios 30, clevinger 33, and stuff like that. So I kinda got screwed on my targets so I grabbed some cheap guys who I can drop to stream/pick up a hot guy.
I hear ya, things don’t always go as planned
2 weeks and done. Fastest NFBC slow draft ever. Roster below, drafted out of 8 slot. Got lots of good starting pitching depth, and tons of roster flexibility with multi position guys. Check out the round 47,49,50 SAGNOF.
C Posey (12)
C Maldanado (28)
1B Profar (10) (3b,ss)
2B Odor (8)
3B Baez(1) (2b,ss)
SS Peraza (5)
MI Cano (9)
CI Goodrum (15) (2b)
OF Judge (2)
OF Conforto (6)
OF Mancini (17) (1b)
OF Happ (18) (3b)
OF Kiermaier (20)
Ut Alonso (19)
P Buehler (3)
P Flaherty (4)
P Leclerc (7)
P Hamels (11)
P Barnes (13)
P Quintana (14)
P M Gonzales (16)
P Touissant (21)
P De. Rodriguez (22)
Bench Bats – OF Stewat (24), SS Didi (26), 3b Nunez (30), OF Parra (32), OF Ja. Jones (33), 1b/2b/3b Walker (35), C Plawecki (37), 2b/3b Descalso (40), OF Granderson (42), OF Phillips (43), 1b Reynolds (44), C Gallagher (46), SS Mateo (47), OF Maybin (49), OF Jankowski (50)
Bench Arms – R. Lopez (23), Richards (25), Lynn (27), T. Ross (29), Smyly (31), Leblanc (34), Nova (36), Je. Chavez (38), Oh (39), Br. Anderson (41), Cotton (45), Hess (48)
Wow, was this Rudy’s league or Truss’s? Nice SAGNOF at the end!
So I love the pitching, coming around on Marlins arms a lot on your bench, maybe bc I own them myself… I like the hitting, but your OF is a bit wonky if Mancini is your 3rd, hopefully you have enough bench OFs to cover yourself for when KK goes down and Happ sucks (tho I hope he doesn’t obvi)
Rudy.
Yeah the OF kept getting away from me. Kind of put myself in the predicament of having to grab a bunch in a row. I’ve got 4 guys that should get regular At bats on the bench, and it’s possible Stewart could actually be something and he would replace whichever guy sucks the most on 4/30.
Yeah I’d be a little worried there, but hopefully they stay healthy
My OF is the same way and I stacked the bench with them in hopes that someone emerges. But goddamn if my pitching isn’t armed with 15 legitimate starters.
Haha. I think that I ended up with the opposite team. Strong in the OF, but short a couple of arms and with limited position flexibility.
OF – Yelich / Dahl / Robles / Mazara / Bader / Bryant (if Kang pans out at 3B, which can happen if he hits clean-up and stays sober)
SP – Snell / MadBum / Ed-Rod / McHugh / Minor / Holland / Stroman / Odorizzi / Straily
Nicely done… Love Soto and Dahl this year!
Question: Playing in an OPS league for the first time, H2H Weekly 6×5 Cats (R,HR,RBI,SB,Avg,OPS – W,ERA,WHIP,SV,K/9). Do I just use the 6×6 OPS link as a draft guide for rankings? Which players see a bump in value when considering OPS? Appears that someone like Stanton get a big boost, while Mondesi slides a bit? Am I looking at this right? Who are some others that I should be considering in this format?
Thanks!!
Thanks ! Yes, I would use the OPS rankings link myself — seriously, I would open that and just go right off it — so if Mondesi slides there (which I’m sure he does), then he slides a bit for me there
Great job. I was following along on Twitter and the radio.
I’ve learned that no matter what you think of your team after the draft, always promote it as being a success. I hated my draft last night but I didn’t tell any other owners, some of which I’m friends with, how much I want to trade everyone I drafted. That statement is unrelated to yours by the way.
My pts league draft I was too passive and let others bid too much. I didn’t have much money to spend with 11 spots to fill. Instead of going for $60+ for one player and then the remaining $40+ for 10 I opted for the $10-$20 pp approach.
Here are some of the players I drafted. Which of these players would you consider dropping or trading for pitching?
Schoop (I have Wendle and C. Taylor before Tatis gets the call)
Braun, Eaton, Dickerson (I have Rhys, Acuna, Benintendi, Whit and Piscotty)
These are all bench players for me. Thinking of targeting David Price or Bieber who is avaialabke from an owner…..I have deGrom and Kluber and Berrios
Also, sidebar, any good RP Yahoo players who have SP eligibility? Is Diego Castillo a good choice? Stanek, Biagini, Hendriks? Looking for high points preferably with the potential for saves and holds.
Diego Castillo is solid. Will get holds and a dark horse for saves.
Haha, I really do like my team tho! I don’t like Eaton, Braun — maybe both for Bieber? Agree with DT on Diego
As you should! I wasn’t in anyway trying to disrespect it.
I hate Eaton and Braun too. I just had so much money at the end I panicked and tried to justify purchases. I will do my best to get rid of them and probably everyone I mentioned here. Would love a return of Segura, Bieber and Price for those four in separate deals.
I was merely disappointed in preparing for so long and then floundering in the draft though overall I do like the makeup of my team. Would you use the #5 waiver slot for Castillo and drop Sal Perez (keeper deadline before injury).
Nah, no disrespect, it’s all good… Listen, sometimes you draft guys you’re not crazy about bc the price is insanely cheap… I didn’t want Quintana this year, I own him in 2 leagues now
Are you looking more at avila than carson kelly now?
Nah, Kelly was gone and I just needed a warm body — I should’ve drafted Kelly but when he went I wasn’t sure if I needed $ elsewhere
Experts in tout wars are a joke. 3 teams are solid about 7 teams have no shot. There is no question. Embarrased for some of these so called baseball experts
Hehe