Referencing Wikipedia liberally here: Trey Lipscomb, a very famous barber in the 1840s who could twirl three mustaches at the same time. Johnny Appleseeds, children between the ages of 8-13 in the 1840s, used to exclaim, “You are a hero, Mr. Lipscomb, for us, Johnny Appleseeds, and you will never be forgotten by golly,” as the JAs used to paste mustaches on their faces and dance in coal mines similarly to the WB frog. A very heartwarming ceremony. Over 180 years later, there’s a new Trey Lipscomb. This one also has a mustache, as all macho men do, and he took over 3rd base for the Nats when Nick Senzel went down. Lipscomb is clearly an NL-Only guy, but looks kinda interesting in a 15-team mixed. In Double-A last year, Lipscomb went 10/4/.284. Here’s Itch with more, “A third round pick out of Washington in 2022, Lipscomb has been lauded for his defense at camp and is slashing .364/.429/.523 with a homer and a steal in 49 plate appearances. He posted a 102 wRC+ in 80 games at Double-A this season, so it’s not a wild idea that Lipscomb could help this team right away in 2024. Also wild is how much I’d like to drive my Honda over Grey.” What on earth? So, if you’re hurting at corner, I could see a flyer, if nothing else to honor those with black lung. Anyway, here’s what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Kyle Finnegan – 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 16.20, as he blew the save. To not let Harvey close on Easter is an insult to all awkwardly costumed adult men in bunny suits.
CJ Abrams – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Corange Juice is so sexy, I am sweating.
Will Benson – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer, as he hits 2nd. Yes, Benson, Will.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 1-for-5 and his 1st homer. “CES!” said in a weird video game voice like the voice that screams “Sega.”
Hunter Greene – 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER. I love this guy, in theory, but I’m so glad I’m out on him this year. He’s the crazy hot girlfriend. The strikeouts are fun, but you forget to text her goodnight while you’re on the road and she’s keying your car.
Luis Severino – 5 IP, 6 ER. Can one still smile while getting completely owned by a Spring Training narrative? We find out after this quick break!
Tylor Megill – 4 IP, 1 ER. See Jordan Hicks’s blurb below.
Abner Uribe – 1 IP, 1 ER as he nailed both of the Brewers’ 1st two saves this weekend, but allowed a homer on Saturday, and Joel Payamps (1 IP, 0 ER) recorded Sunday’s save looking even more lights-out.
Kenta Maeda – 3 1/3 IP, 6 ER. Hate putting too much weight on one start, and maybe Maeda (maeyba?) will come around, but his velocity was way down and he appears cooked.
Jason Foley – 2/3 IP, 0 ER, and his 2nd save. Weird that all preseason everyone thought Alex Lange was the closer, but it’s clearly Foley. Honestly, I don’t even know why, but mine’s ain’t to reason why, it’s to do or SAGNOF ’til I die.
Kerry Carpenter – 2-for-4 and his 1st homer. Carpenter nailed it!
Paul DeJong – 1-for-3 and his 1st homer. Colonel Mustard in the bathroom with the plunger!
Eloy Jimenez – Removed from Sunday’s game with an injury. Don’t worry, he should be fine and play 150 games this year. April Fool’s!
Sean Murphy – Hit the IL with an oblique strain. Sean Murphy’s gonna be such a huge pickup for teams in June. Sigh, alas, gurgling sadness. This helps Travis d’Arnaud.
Ozzie Albies – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd in as many games. I love Albies. Sure, (does a quick R&B breakbeat) it’s mostly because he’s my height, but we can’t have blind spots?
Chris Sale – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks. Sale looked straight filth early: 97 MPH to 80 MPH to 95 MPH to 96 MPH to 80. Just forget it if he stays healthy. I should’ve put $5 on him winning the NL Cy.
Max Fried – 2/3 IP, 3 ER. Told you to avoid him this year. You didn’t listen though, did you? Aw poo.
Aaron Nola – 4 1/3 IP, 7 ER. Told you to avoid him this year. You didn’t listen though, did you? Aw poo, part deux. All seriousness, he was such a chalk avoid that if you didn’t, I worry your elevator isn’t going past your heart or ever reaching your noodle.
Ranger Suarez – 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks. Okay, ERA is a little wonky, but I’m monocle’ing those Ks. That’s an interesting development, especially vs. the Braves.
Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 1st homer. Call me a boomer, but the Phils have at least five guys better suited for leadoff. It’s so stupid Schwabs hits first.
Grayson Rodriguez – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks. My boy looks good and I don’t have any shares! If being honest, it’s because he burned me bad last year.
Tyler Wells – 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners (zero BBs), 7 Ks. Wells, a plural of an injection when you’re unsure about something.
Anthony Rendon – 0-for-4 as he continues to leadoff. I have this STINKS X and Y graph of Rendon leading off on the X axis and “Ron Washington’s an idiot” on the Y axis, and, baby, this STINKS line is going to the moon.
When you’ve lost the club the first weekend of the season pic.twitter.com/B11LJOeIDe
— Razzball (@Razzball) March 31, 2024
Taylor Ward – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, and 2nd in as many games. Oh, daddy, we have a hot schmotato!
Reid Detmers – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks. He’s not even a post-post-post-post-post-post-post-post-post-post-hype sleeper. He’s barely a post-post-post-post-post-hype sleeper. Five posts vs. ten!
Gavin Stone – 5 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks vs. Steven Matz – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks. They both looked much better than their final lines. Does your league have an appearances category?
Teoscar Hernandez – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Teoscar’s about to put together a 40-homer, 120 RBIs season and he was cheaper than about 130 other players in drafts.
Tanner Bibee – 4 IP, 3 ER, 11 baserunners (5 BBs), 4 Ks. More like Tanner BB. This was vs. the A’s, which means Bibee actually gave up 17 earned runs while MC Hammer sat in the front row, pointing and laughing. Just utterly brutal stuff.
Paul Blackburn – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 3 Ks. Blackburn threw seven shutout innings, then drank the Guardians’ bathwater and seduced their moms.
Jared Jones – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 baserunners, 10 Ks. He looked excellent. A helluva lot better than AJ Puk. That’s for sure. Took me a while to get in on Jones, and maybe too long, but I’m in now. Gives me another reason to watch Oneil Cruz anyway.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 1-for-4, 4 RBIs and his 1st homer. That was a grand slam off Falter. Who did indeed.
Avisail Garcia – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. He criticized the fans the other day for booing him after his 1st strikeout. So many things to unpack here. A) What other reaction would one have to Avisail’s play? B) Marlins have fans to boo? C) There’s no C. D) One thing that always stops fans from booing is criticizing them, he said sarcastically.
Zach Littell – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks. Rays pitcher pitching? Grey’s picture in his attic de-aging? Both is good and true!
Randy Arozarena – 1-for-3 and his 2nd homer, and 2nd in as many games. The Rice Bowl making it grain!
Isaac Paredes – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. Google [Issac Paredes sleeper].
Kevin Gausman – 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks. Gonna look back at the discount people were getting on Gausman during Spring Training and shake our heads.
Davis Schneider – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Was basically free in drafts this year, even though he looked great last September. Guessing people thought he was Maas Appeal, but we’ll see.
Jordan Hicks – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks. Jared Jones, Jordan Hicks, Tylor Megill, Gavin Stone, Louie Varland, I’m just kidding this order will change after every start, Reid Detmers, Tyler Wells, then one of the Marlins starters not named Jesus Luzardo but in no way named Ryan Weathers.
Joey Bart – Designated for assignment. Giants told Joey to take the BART somewhere else.
Dylan Cease – 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks. Cease rolls out of bed and puts up this start. Every single time, plus or minus three walks.
Michael King – 4 IP, 2 ER, 2 hits, 7 walks, 6 Ks. He looked egregious. Willing to give him a game pass, but woof.
Luis Campusano – 3-for-5, 4 RBIs and his 1st homer. Catcher questions in 3, 2, 1…
Ha-Seong Kim – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Sorry, we don’t give props to schmohawks.
Kenley Jansen – Was held out of Saturday’s game with back tightness. Back problems are definitely something that heal up on their own overnight. No worries here! If you’re looking to speculate on Sawx saves or are a fan of Coldplay, Chris Martin is his setup man.
Kutter Crawford – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks. I’d link to my Kutter Crawford sleeper here, but you already know!
Tyler O’Neill – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 2nd homer. O’Neill at Breakout City, Population: 1!
Garrett Whitlock – 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks. So, I like Whitlock (and Kutter), but Streamonator is quick to tell you [at] Seattle, is not settling.
Bryce Miller – 5 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks. Officially decided there’s too many B. Miller pitchers in the majors. It’s confusing. I’m changing him to Ryce Miller or Bryce Iller. Changes have to happen.
DJ LeMahieu – Diagnosed with a fractured foot. DJ was hurty; Yanks needed Berti. Okie….wait for it…dokie.
Clarke Schmidt – 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. With almost zero evidence, I feel like everything associated with the Yanks, except Juan Soto, is cursed.
Hunter Brown – 4 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 5 Ks. You, “Where does Hunter Brown fit into the Jared Jones order of 5th starters?” First. For now. Because he’s not a 5th starter.
Ben Brown – 1 2/3 IP, 6 ER, as he was called up by the Cubs. “Ugh, I can’t believe I started AJ Puk! What a disaster! I never wanna make a mistake like that again–Did the Cubs call up Ben Brown? That seems good!” So, they’re not at all similar, but I was just pointing out that risky pitchers are risky for a reason. With that said, here’s what Itch’s said in the past about Brown, “6’6” with a bad bad fastball (by which I mean a very good fastball, perhaps the baddest fastball in the whole town of Des Moines, IA), Brown will almost certainly be the color of Grey when I stomp him into the mud.” What the heck? Brown seems like a nightmare waiting to happen with a 6.3 BB/9 last year in 72 2/3 IP at Triple-A.
Christopher Morel – 1-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. Super late bandwagonner, but meloves Morel.
Jose Leclerc – 2/3 IP, 4 ER. No closers are safe the first few weeks. Guys will settle in, but it’s a good tie to be vigilant about grabbing set up men, because things are heightened early on. If Leclerc Leboots the next game, suddenly the job is up in the air. It’s like that for 75% of closers, but not all. For unstints, Hader gave up a run, but, c’mon, he’s not losing the job; Red Sox seem to want Jansen to be the closer until the deadline, no matter how bad his back in, and there’s more. Bullpen chart is updated.
Brandon Pfaadt – 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks. If you were to say to people who like Jared Jones to look at Pfaadt and Stone from last year, would anyone hear you? I’m not sure I want to hear it, and I’m saying it!
Christian Walker – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Reminds me of Adolis. No one wants Walker in the preseason. As soon as the season starts, people want him.
Seth Lugo – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 4 Ks. Kept saying all preseason that Lugo was undervalued and has been good his entire career. Did you listen? No. Or rather, did you read and ignore? Yes.
Will Smith – 1 IP, 4 ER. Someone needs to slap him.
Brady Singer – 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 10 Ks. Royals jumped out to a huge lead, and Singer cruised out to the Ivictory Coast for a free night at the W. Streamonator loves his next one, and I could see it.
Nelson Velazquez – 2-for-3, 2 runs and his 1st homer. He was a preseason sleeper, because I touch things to make them magic.
Maikel Garcia – 1-for-4 and his 2nd homer. He’s breaking out, but if you don’t care, why are you reading this? S’s and g’s?
Kyle Isbel – 2-for-3 and his 1st homer. Also, in this game, Bobby Witt Jr. (3-for-5, 3 runs) hit his 1st homer; Sal P. (3-for-5,2 runs, 4 RBIs) hit his 1st and Vinnie P.’s still done nothing.
Royce Lewis – Hit the IL with “Royce Lewis legs.” There’s no real cure for this obviously, but Lewis says he thinks it’ll be a short stay on the IL and he’ll be working with the Twins’ new strength and conditioning coach, Grady Sizemore.
Bailey Ober – 1 1/3 IP, 8 ER. Seeing Ober and reaching for my Remote Control.
Who do you like as an add?
Oswaldo Cabrera, Martini, Canha, JD Davis, Michael Taylor, Connor Joe, Olivares, Duvall, Marsh, Kris Bryant, McNeil, Joc Pederson, Meneses, Wallner, Chris Taylor, Velazquez, Brenton Doyle
Overreaction Monday
We still holding Pepiot redraft pts league or dropping for any of Lugo Whitlock Meyer Detmers Mize next week?
Has Yordan Alvarez shown up for baseball yet?
So…Blanco on the Astros. Anything to see here or a flukey good start?
Hi Grey,
Sorry to bother you – not sure if you sure my question
1. whether you prefer Garrett Crochet or Zack Lindel?
2. would you waive Puk to get either Crochet or Lindell or hold?
Thanks!!!
Good Lord Oakland/Vegas wherever ….. it’s insanely early I know …. What do I frickin do with Ruiz?? Also do I drop Rengifo?.. grrrrrr … Let’s Go Bucs!
Yeah, lose both
Is Pepiot pronounced PooPy?
It might, it’s French
Hi Grey,
Would you pick up Garrett Crochet or Zack Lindell? If yes, i was going to drop Puk.
Thoughts?
Thanks!!!
Morton was down 1.7 mph today on his fastball. It was cold and it is still early. I know he was one of your targets. Not attempting to take away anything he did today, but he faced the White “Sux” who are about as bad as you can get and that was sans Eloy. Should we be concerned?
I’m not after one start
Whitlock or Lugo?
Whitlock
omg – the A’s sent down estuary Ruiz to AAA. The dude is hitting 429. WTF?
HAHA
I don’t have him anywhere but Jesus fuck the A’s are the worst franchise of any sport and it’s not close. They envy the panthers for competence.
Haha
At what time do we believe Alexis is broken, and this is a wasted year (he was bad in ST also).
When he’s removed from the role
@Grey: gotta roll with one of these closers this week. who has the better shot and lasting through the week?
kenley – 3 @ oak, 3 @ laa
a diaz – 3 @ phi, 3 vs nym
thanks.
Diaz
Clevinger on the sox or Cole Irvin?
Clevinger
Ruiz optioned to minors. You telling me the steals leader from a year ago isn’t good enough to play for the freakin’ A’s!
HAHA
Gotta watch Moneyball again, Billy B. never did like steals….
Haha
Looking for a quality bench bat. Would you add Benson or Ward? Thanks!
Benson
Hi Grey,
In three of my leagues, Ober has been dropped after the one bad start. Am i missing something?
Thanks!
Mike.
Luckily you are missing 8 runs dropped on your team, ruining your season
HA
Report I read suggested he may have been tipping his pitches. Dude had a lights out spring. I’m holding. I’d make a speculative add if you have a back of the bench spot to use for it & need pitching.
Nope
Wow. ATL couldn’t give Morton one more out? Against freakin’ Gavin Sheets?!?
Asking for my QS league.
Damn
Did Your boy Nolan forget how to play defense?
Haha, helps Shota, I’m good with it
Oh he shoved today it was vs shit Rockies but still. Wish I grabbed more of him!
I love him
Shota looked great out there. Some of those fly balls will probably turn into home runs this summer but his stuff looked filthy today.
filthy, love him
Gore paints the outside at 99. Ump calls it a ball.
Popup but that shoulda been a K. Let the robot K-zone revolution begin, these guys are all bums.
Gore falling apart. gets 2 strikes & gets way too much of the plate on Taylor & Cruz. Then gets Connor Joe & drills him. Bags chucked, ground ball, no attempt at a DP. Brutal.
Yes!
Looking better this evening. I think he got a talking to. Or maybe the adrenaline wore off a little bit.
Seems okay
*inning, not evening.
But yeah, F these Umps!
Man, this Nats lineup is sad. How do they let Treat get away? Madness.
Treat, Soto, Rendon–kidding!
lol
Man, 0-2 on ‘cutch, drills him.
Cmon.
Ha, I know
Cruising now. 8 in a row, 3 by K. Filthy curve, 97-98 mph heater. I’m excited about him this year. He’s got 2 plus plus pitches there.
Yup, he looks dope
Someone dropped Thairo Estrada in my league
Drop Colt Keith, Jackson Merrill or Frelick for Estrada?
Keith
Would you prefer Estrada over Gorman @2b?
Ty
Sure
Had a Jupiter sized hole in my dynasty lineup at 1B. Got Walker for a song at $16…..meanwhile Goldy went for $26. I love that for me.
Nice!
Save pick up. Robertson or Y. Garcia?
Robertson
Woo, Baz, Singer, Varland, Kikuchi, Lugo seem like the correct order at this point?
Sure
I dropped Leclerc for one of the Dodgers set-up dudes. It’s SV+HLD, so who cares. Just mad i burned a 17th on Leclerc.
Imma monocle Yates. S+HAGNF, amirite?
Haha, yeah
I love the tweet. It probably doesnt help morale to have your worst player, who’s making $35 million to suck and whine, hit leadoff and be 0/11. I wonder how long it takes him to realize what we already know.
Also, it probably doesnt help team morale to lose Ohtani, then have the reigning NL Cy Young practically beg to be signed by your team, refuse, then watch him sign a one year contract up in SF.
Outside of Detmers and Silseth, the rotation is a mess. Even if Wash gets his head on straight, there’s nothing he can do to overcome the horrible pitching development in the system. Two college aces picked in first round is all we can muster to perform adequately. 70 wins is the ceiling. The floor is a bottomless pit.
Haha, it’s amazing, right? It is so bad, I can’t believe what they’re rolling out there
really can’t make up the Royce stuff (now the strain is officially “severe” which, how many times do you ever read that adjective in there?!). His 2024 is going to go down as the Royce Lewis caricature…
Yeah, same, it’s kinda amazing
When the clubhouse attendant clears out Royce’s locker, I am sure the attendant will find a Monkey’s Paw among Royce’s possessions
HA
Hello there Grey!
Would you start J. Merrill over J. Walker in a Yahoo 12 Team H2H 6X6 League with OPS and Holds? I know Walker is supposed to be better, but…
Thanks much Grey.
So Jones passes the eye test. The stuff is legit. The walks are still a concern for me. The other is efficiency since I am in a qs league. Just curious where you’d slot him in your top 100 sp list now. He should be able to pitch 150 innings this year based on what he did last year.
Yeah, totally
Benson, McCormick or Siri for this week in OPS league? What about ROS?
Benson
Which side in a points league? Paredes or CES?
Paredes
what are your thoughts on Jose Caballero? do you see any upside?
Yeah, maybe, flyer for now
i was thinking the same. Thank you!
No problem
Hey Grey!
I was just looking at Colorado’s lineup… are we starting Away-team pitchers in Colorado this season?
Thanks!
Haha, I think we might
Oneil Cruz batting 7th today. Probably because of the pitching matchup, but that’s less than ideal.
I took rice bowl over him in the early
4th mostly because I already had Bichette but it’s kinda weird that he’s been batting 6th or 7th so far this year.
Yeah, I hear ya
Yo Grey!
Need to drop one to pick up Steele/Woo replacement for April. Who are you dropping? Thanks!
– C. Keith
– Varsho
– Chris Martin (sagnof)
– Leasure (sagnof)
– DL Hall
Leasure
Grey
1) Would you drop Bryant for either Ward, Varsho or Haniger
2) Would you drop Bo Naylor for either Ruiz, Moreno or O’Hoppe
Ward
2. Keibert
yea that’s where I was leaning
Thanks
No problem
Hey Grey! I’m in a 10 team mixed redraft league.
Please rank the top 3 of following:
Singer,Stone, Varland, Stone, Flaherty, Paxton, Detmers, Severino
You did
Doh, I put Stone on the list twice. Should he be before or after Varland?
Thanks for your help!!!
No problem
Where would Pepiot rank in that list?
Webb and Valdez just a push ? Was offered one for one, though like Houston as a team more
Webb
Start 2, h2h QS, IP, and total Ks categories:
Mize @NYM
Crochet vs ATL & @KC
J. Jones vs BAL
Stone @Cubs
Could also start 3 of them with Crochet as RP over Estevez, Alvarado, or R. Suarez.
Not Mize…
hey mang-
dump Ober to stash Sonny Gray or Senga or hold?
thank u
Gray
A . Garcia and tatis go acuna?
Acuna
Morning & Happy Boomer Bonus Day!
(apparently a real holiday, not an April Fools one… who knew?)
Onto my question(s) – Is Alex Lange worth holding in 12-team (non-holds) leagues or is he toast?
I have 2 shares of Lange. 1 league I need a bench bat, the other, I need SP. Please help with your wisdom to pickup the best in each:
OPS League – need bat (or RP):
OBP League – need SP (bunch of bums available):
Thank you as always!!
Has it been a year already? Lose Lange
Benson
Assad
thank you!
No problem
Forgot to include Reynaldo Lopez on the “streamers” list.
U like Lopez @ CWS or Assad v. COL?
Thanks again kind sir!
Lopez
Look at you and the fancy formatting!
I’m fancy…
HAHA
Lynn (mid $20s SON) against Miami? Or Pepiot’s tough 2start (Tex then @COL)?
Thanks!
Lynn
Thanks!
PS – would be amazing if tomorrow you said April fools I gave everyone the exact opposite advice to what I think yesterday
Haha
Why the hell are the pirates hitting Oneil Cruz 6th or 7th? And sitting him the 4th game of the season?? I need to find out where Derek Shelton gets coffee so I can have a word
He faced 4 lefties, I think
20 team standard roto
start
Zack Litel in Col vs Gomber
or
Severino in Cinci vs Greene
Littel
@Grey: weekly roto. need to pick one of the following for this week. who do you like?
buxton – 2 @ mil, 3 vs cle
stanton – 3 @ ari, 3 vs tor
castellanos – 3 vs cin, 3 @ was
soler – 3 @ lad, 3 vs sd
also, one of these guys:
keller @ was
bryce miller @ mil
stone @ chc
varland @ mil
thanks!
Cast
Keller
Hey Grey,
I have to SIT two of these guys this week. What you thinking?
Bibee (@MIN)
Civale (TEX)
Lugo (CWS)
Olson (OAK, @NYM)
Sanchez (CIN, @WAS)
Civale, Bibee
KC scored a total of two (2) runs in their first two games. They teed off on Ober. I usually think injury when i see a something this ugly. His velocity was fine. Maybe he just didnt have it. The pitch Salvy hit was pretty good. The other ones not so much. It was almost like they knew what was coming.
I am trying to be optimistic. If he pitches 150 innings of 3.0 era baseball, he’ll get his era down to 3.45. I tried. I cant do it. I don’t think this way.
He has great command usually…seemed off tho, so hopefully he fixes it
I texted with my son this am and we put ober back in. Giddy up!
Braver than I
Hey Good people… who are your top 3 out of max Meyer, Luis gil, Brady singer, logan allen , and Louie Varland
Varland, Gil, Singer
Vinnie P or Will Benson?
VP
Hi Grey,
I have a couple of pitching questions
1. would you start or sit Christopher Sanchez at home versus Cincinnati?
2. I was leaning to yes to starting Casey Mize on the road at the Mets tomorrow. do you agree?
3. I’m on the fence about starting Reagan at. Baltimore.what do you think?
4.for the question of the day -would you start or sit AJ Buick at home versus the Angels?
5. would you pick up Zack Lindell and cut Puk?
#
thanks again for all your help!!!
1. Start 2. Sure 3. Sounds fine 4. Nope 5. Yes
Thanks!!
PS thanks again for helping to resolving my iphone issue!
No problem
No problem
DROP one: Ober Singer or Jared Jones?
Jones
Beat me to it! Was going to ask a similar question but will free-ride off your question instead. Was considering dropping Jared given his next two starts are tough (BAL, @PHI) but maybe BAL at home isn’t that bad …
.
HAHA
Greetings, Grey! Still can’t sit down after Ober’s start yesterday. Ouch.
Doing some rosterbation – drop Andrew Vaughn for Cronenworth? Jake doesn’t have the position eligibility bonus he once did, but he’s hitting in the three-hole on a decent team and Vaughn. . .is on the White Sox
Haha….Sure, go Jake
Thanks for the help, as always
No problem
SON loves Manaea vs DET today — but do you trust him to start in an RCL?
Sure
Start Severino in Cinci
or
Zack Littel in Col
20 team standard Roto
If there are any Tanner Scott owners worried out there, I’m here to help.
Haha
His inning started with the ghost runner. He failed to field a bunt, gave up a 100 foot high chopper to ke’bryan after he clearly had strike 3 on the 2-2 pitch. no ball was hit past the pitchers mound and he struck out the side and has recorded 5 of his 6 outs via the k and he looked filthy.
Yeah, he seems fine
10 Team Dynasty 6×6 QS/K-BB/IP – 40 players – no IL. I suffered through the Ober start but the rest of my pitching has been great so my overall ERA (2.92) and WHIP (0.936) are still fine. Here are my current pitchers:
Webb
Glasnow
Skubal
Kirby
Gilbert
Ryan
Sale
Ober
E. Phillips
Munoz
BENCH
King
Harrison
E. Perez
Baz
D. Williams
Uribe
I speculated and picked up Payamps when Williams went down but pivoted and picked up Uribe when he got the first two saves.
QUESTION #1
Did Payamps get the save yesterday because Uribe was unavailable or do you believe this will be a committee? I am planning to replace Ober with Uribe this week.
QUESTION #2
Senga was just dropped in our league. I am planning to drop Langeliers as soon as H.Davis gets C eligibility (10 games). I feel like I have enough pitching despite carrying multiple injured pitchers to pick up Senga and stash him. Would you drop Langeliers for Senga?
As always, thank you for your help.
1. unavailable 2. Yes
Hi Grey,
Should I start Kutter Crawford or Jared Jones this week?
I dont know matchups
Kutter is at LA Angels against G. Canning. Jones is home vs. Grayson & Orioles.
Kutter
Pick one to stash on my bench for the year — Whitlock, T.Wells, Flaherty, Singer
Wells
Suwinski or Conforto in an OPS league?
Suwinski
They sit him vs lefties even a piece of shit like Gore today
Haha
Grey,
I wish I started O’Neil instead Castellanos. Ugh.
Singer may finally break out. You wrote a sleeper on him and Detmers so maybe year off. Taking out my monocle for those 2 guys.
Was about to grab Stone but decided to hold off. Hicks is another one who I find intriguing, but I am only in 10 team keeper league.
Turang is sparking some interest for speed.
Kwan and Garcia both still on waivers.
James Wood on waivers.
Kopech could be a Monster for ratios he is SP in our league. He’s avail.
Anyone you would consider?
Hitters
Logan O’Hoppe C | LAA
Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Spencer Steer 1B,2B,3B,OF | CIN
Gunnar Henderson 3B,SS | BAL
Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Corbin Carroll OF | ARI
Nick Castellanos OF | PHI
Jordan Walker OF | STL
Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Bench
Edouard Julien 2B | MIN
Nolan Gorman 2B,3B | STL
IL Matt McLain 2B,SS | CIN
Tyler O’Neill OF | BOS
Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Starters
Hunter Brown
MacKenzie Gore SP | WAS
George Kirby SP | SEA
Jesus Luzardo SP | MIA
Joe Ryan SP | MIN
Edwin Diaz RP | NYM
Andres Munoz RP | SEA
Bench
Kutter Crawford SP | BOS
Kyle Harrison SP | SF
IL Nick Lodolo SP | CIN
Eury Perez SP | MIA
Don’t see who you’re dropping
Morning Grey!
Which iffy 2-start guy would pick in a H2H weekly lineup that locks today:
Gil – @ARI, vTOR
Crochet – vATL, @KC
Streamonator does not particularly like either… I could always start an extra RP just to be safe..
Gil
Can only pick up one
Jared Jones or Stone?
Jones
Should I leave Ober in my rotation or demote him temporarily and bring up Varland?
I’d want Varland for this week, but I don’t know what ‘bring up’ means
Sorry I was unclear. Varland was on my reserve team. You answered my question. Thanks.
You wrote a sleeper post on cabrera last year. Could it have been a year early? Are you buying what he is doing? 2b,ss,3b,of is very helpful if he plays and can produce.
You skipped this one. You are going too fast today. Lol
I bought Oswaldo everywhere I could
Ok. I had to ask. I did this on my own like a big boy without asking.
Haha
Keep an eye on Flaherty or just one good outing?
He’s about to have another this week, I think his matchup is good
buy all tigers pitchers other than maeda and lange. they have secret sauce this year.
Of course Maeda is the one I drafted.
Looking for some quality relievers who have help in categories and have opportunities for saves as next guy up in 10 team standard 5×5 NL only roto.
i have room for 3 of these 4 so please rank: A.Bender, L. Sims, M. Leiter, Y. Matsui.
Matsui, Leiter, Sims, flip a coin
Which do u prefer
Meyer home vs Angels or Bello at Oakland?
Bello
Great weekend recap! “Royce Lewis Legs” would be even funnier if I didn’t own him!
Need to start 1 for the week from the following group. Could be an RP or SP:
Mason Miller (BOS/@DET)
Civale TEX
Jared Jones BAL
Thanks!
LG
Ha, Civale
ESPN Points….ROS Closer, please rank top 3:
Jansen
Alexis Dias
Holmes
Kimbrel
Suarez
Thanks, good luck this year!
Holmes, Kimbrel, Suarez
12 team H2H Piching +5 win -5 loss
+3/innings -1 hits, -1 ER, -1 BB +1KO
SP
M Kelly
Skubal
Maeda
Ragans
Nola (yuck)
M Keller
Gore 2ST
T Mckenzie 2 ST
Silseth 2 ST
Meyer2 St
Question I currently have Ragan as RP trying to decide on SP
Skubal
Gore
Mckenzie For sure
Question is other 2 SP
Do you trust Silseth and Meyers in 2 start weeks over Kelly(Streamo does not like his next start -7), Maeda (Streamo likes his start $34), or Nola (again Streamo likes start $28)
thanks as always
Meyers over Kelly sounds fine…not sure what you’re asking in Question 1
Sorry, I can start 5 SP, I am good to go for Skubal, Gore, Mckenzie. was torn on starting Meyers and Silseth in place of the other SPs, Kelly, Maeda, and Nola. Thanks for the help
I don’t know matchups
Grey no mention of Bichette missing yesterday with… neck spasms ?? I’m hoping for good news as I do not have a back up SS
Sounds day to day
Deep league, ESPN points…ROS
Payamps or Trevor Rogers? (Have Devin Williams stashed on IL)
Payamps
How you feeling about our boy Luis Gil?
I’m starting him, away we go!
12 team H2H -1 for SO 4 OF 1 DH
O’Neill over who?
Evan Carter
Jarran Duran
Chase McCormick
Yelich
DH Which one to start?
Andrew Vaughn
Rizzo
would you drop Vaughn or Rizzo for Varsho?
Thanks!
None
Varsho
thank you
No problem
Also – Gavin Stone’s first inning last night was simply filthy all the way around. Batters had no clue and there were more than a few terrible swings that missed by a foot. If he can keep pitching like that all season he’s going to stick in that rotation even after they get some injured guys back.
First 2 innings, really.
One of the nastiest changeups I’ve seen. Whoever called his pitches did him a disservice in the 4th.
Totally
sometimes they out-think themselves. He threw the 95 mph heater down the pipe & dude spit on it.
They thought, “oh, I bet he’s sitting on that changeup” so they threw another heater. throwing the same pitch at the same speed is probably not the best way to keep a hitter off-balance.
Ha, yup!
Agreed, change was nasty
Do you see Curtis Mead elbowing in for some playing time or drop for a schmato
Depends on the league
It is Deep 26 keeper
looking at martini or fraley for UT option
Fraley
Thank you as always.
You are the best!
No problem
Any thoughts on Michael Busch so far? He has not done much at the plate but is hitting the ball hard, per the Statcast data. Would you drop K Bryant (currently 0 for 10 with 7 K’s) for M Busch? Thanks.
Hold
It’s hard to believe how bad Bryant has been this season, not to mention his entire time with Colorado. He should pay about 90% of his contract back to the team.
Yeah, awful
Hey Grey!
Was offered Choriou and Rodon for Yamamoto and Gurriel.
What do you think? Pull the trigger or reject with a quickness?
My other pitchers are: Gausman, Webb, Musgrove, Pivetta, McKenzie, and Verlander (when he comes back)
Thanks!
I’d want Yamamoto
I was given a 10 game Marlins package from my son as a birthday gift. The first game was Saturday vs Pitts and I watched Jones mow them down. He’s legit. I heard he had control issues but nothing was evident. He tired at about 80 pitches and gave up a walk and a hit before they took him out ( leading to the reliever letting in the guy on second).
My feeling is that he’s a buy but he’s still a rookie and this was the Marlins.
That’s my scouting report!
My question today
I can pick up Brebbia, Chris Martin or Lucas Sims. I already have Adam. It’s a saves plus hold league where a hold is 1/2 a save. Do I keep Adam or get one of the others?
Also, can you rank the 3? Thanks as usual.
That’s awesome! Yeah, I watched Jones on TV, he looked great, I will say the Marlins have a ton of guys who swing at everything (Arraez, Anderson, Jazz)
Martin, Adam, Sims
Which 2B and SS tandem would you want for a roto redraft (6×6 AVG & OBP)?
Albies/Gunnar
Altuve/Lindor
Altuve/Turner
I have Altuve and Lindor now. A manager wants to trade Albies to me for Lindor. Another manager will consider moving Turner for the right price. Considering Albies, because Altuve has durability concerns.
Regarding Morel, I believe he’s only struck out once or twice so far and will have 2B/3B/OF eligibility soon!
Hold
Thoughts on Keaton Winn…definitely sitting him today against The Dodgers….
Sit, watch, see
Sounds like a horror movie title
Haha
did you see the pitch that Fried threw to Castellanos that was called a ball? Jesus christ we need robo umps ASAP
I saw, but as I said below, he shouldn’t have been in that circumstance
12tm pts league that scores IP Ks, Hits, Walks, Homers. Starting Max Meyer vs. LAA?
Yes
Great write up!
Gilbert looked sharp with a retooled arsenal:
7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks
Lodolo solid in rehab outing with AAA Louisville.
5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks on 77 pitches.
Could return on April 10 after one more outing.
Hope so on Lodolo!
Happy Monday Grey!
RP question:
Have Alzolay. G Jax and Foley are both available. Make a switch or hold for now? SV only league.
CI roundup: Bohm, Candelario, Mountcastle, Oswaldo (top 2 please?)
Also, bench upside options, how do you rank with a weekend’s worth of data:
Yoshida, Colt Keith, Benson, Carpenter, Rafaela (top 3 please!)
Thanks!
Sorry, this is 10 tm redraft OBP league.
Thanks again and all was right again in the world reading your great rundown this morning.
No problem!
Hold
Bohm, Jeimer
Ceddanne, Benson, Yoshida
ESPN Points, this week only..please rank top 4
1) Rodon @AZ
2) Pepiot vs Tex, @ Colo (2 start)
3) Flaherty vs Oak
4) Montas @ Phil
5) Ranger Suarez @ Wash
Thanks
Flaherty, Ranger, Rodon, Pepiot
Cole Ragans
Ryan McMahon
for
Jordan Walker
Colby Keith
12 team keeper/dynasty
Colby Keith doesn’t exist…prolly walker side tho
Drafted Daulton Varsho — too early to drop him for Tyler O’Neill?
Not too early
ESPN Points, please rank, today only:
Sanchez vs Cin
Pepiot vs Tx
Houck @ Oak
Thanks!
Houck, Pepiot
Perfect Hunter Greene analogy.
Thanks!
My tag tag pitching was cruising until Ober. Who was my SP2. Gah! Probably too early to drop, but I may give him a seat on the bench to get his head right. There was talk of tipping pitches.
No Lourdis blurb? Dude is my MVP so far & I got him in the 21st – tough room.
Dah! Lourdes is MVP thru 4 games
12 Team H2H 6×6 OPS
Duran or Benson?
Thanks
No idea who Duran is, prolly Benson
Sorry, Jarren
That’s who I figured
Big in the 80s. There were 2 of them. Girls On Film, Hungry Like the Wolf, the Reflex, etc.
Haha
Woo just got dropped in my 12-teamer. Would you grab and hold over Kikuchi, Olson, Lugo?
Over Reese
Hi Grey, I didn’t draft Nola, but I did keep him in my H2H league. It was him or Merrill Kelly and like any GM too proud to admit I made a bad trade, I kept the guy I traded for. This week I need to start 2 of these 4. Maeda v Oak. Gil listed as 2 starts @AZ/Tor, Hicks v SD, King @ Giants. Thank you in advance.
Gil, Hicks
Start Gore versus Pirates or Paxton versus Giants?
Gore
10 team 5×5 OBP.
Debated dropping Puk for Jones all weekend then snaked this morning. Don’t think Jones will ever go past 5 innings but he looked awesome.
Thoughts on Puk overall? His command wasn’t bad last year. You holding?
Drop Puk or Kikuchi for Lugo, Kremer, Abbott, Singer or Ober (just dropped).
Steals without demolishing OBP, please rank Scott, Turang, Frelick, Marte.
And again, thank you for everything, the site just continues to get better year after year.
Puk for Ober
Frelick, Scott — thanks!
20 team keep forever dynasty league, H2H, 5×5
A: Mookie Betts, Sal Frelick
B. Junior Caminero, Jordan Walker
Betts
Thanks, so hard to to trade Caminero
No problem
I may never financially recover from the Ober start Sunday
HAHA
Good morning
Who would you rather have
Max Meyer
Flaherty
Jared Jones
thanks
Jones
Morning Grey,
Don’t want to be over reacting after one weekend but also don’t want to miss out on the next breakout.
Drop: Nestor, Puk, or Mize for Pfaadt or Singer?
Puk for Pfaadt
Gabriel Arias. Good exit velo and hard hits, just too many grounders I guess?
Cleveland will play him all over and he’s so young that the upside with power meh speed, but plays many positions and appears to be one of the best fielders in baseball so I guess a longer leash than most.
Could be a guy to look closely that this week and if nothing happens quickly drop. Just throwing that out there, but could be trash.
Will be eying him!
Start 2 – N. Crawford @ Angels, J. Jones vs. Baltimore, Pfaadt @ Atlanta, Whitlock @ Angels.
Jones, Whitlock
I’m eyeing Conforto big time. He wants a pay day, has something to prove, and started the season strong.
Dominic Cazone is an early season drop to me. Started soooooo poorly after a GREAT spring and is probably now in a permanent time share in the next few days.
Yup!
Lipscomb out of “Tennessee”, Vol not a Husky, kid has a glove and wheels, could stick
I like him, I seem to be the only one
Picked him up to replace Lewis fingers crossed ?
AL Only 5×5 Weekly League:
If Luis Gil looks filthy tonight… should I drop Mason Miller for Luis Gil?
There are no IL spots in my league and these are my SP:
Reid Detmers
Casey Mize
Hunter Brown
Mason Miller
Max Scherzer(R)
Gavin Williams(R)
Bryan Woo(R)
Whoever I drop will get picked up in this league. I kind of hope Luis Gil just gets trashed? Lol.
Yes
Who would you rather have in your lineup in traditional roto — Vinnie P or Rizzo?
VP
We are back!
15 teams,
Got offered Pepiot for my Lodolo? Which side you like?
Also worth a stream start for HOU Blanco vs Jays?
Pepiot
Nah
Surprised you didn’t mention your boy Lourdes! (We don’t need to talk about who they faced haha). Glad I picked him up as a side piece in a trade a couple weeks back.
I love Lourdes
Please crystal ball this one for me. Would have to drop either Leclerc or Kopech for Foley. Thinking long term here. Dropping either for the seemingly apparent Tiger closer? Thanks & happy happy first reg season Monday!
Kopech
16team roto
c-naylor
1-pasquatino
2-hoerner
3-rengifo
ss-adams
MI-estrada
OF-jordan walker, nolan jones, chuorio, conforto
DH-yordan
Bench-oswaldo,westburg, neto, adell,delauter, marsh
P-civale, kutter crawford, luzardo, bryce miller, varland, edwin diaz, jansen, yimi
bench P-dunning, kikuchi, yuki matsui, megill, clarke schmidt, josiah gray
thoughts?
Looks solid on hitting, might light on RBIs and power…and pretty risky on pitching, but not terrible. I like the team, it’s a deep league, you’re gonna have to work it
Here’s how much of a nut job I am. I watched that Ober start. I had him in the line up in two NFBC leagues and I went back and I watched. I knew the result and still, I clicked the little tv icon and I watched. And it was terrible. Dear god was it bad. Fastball after fastball at 92 in the dead middle. And when I say middle I mean they could not be more in the middle if a team of scientists and engineers had calculated the precise, true middle and placed the ball there with the most finely calibrated of instruments. The horror…the horror.
Other than that, great weekend of baseball. The hope is not a strategy team survived the Ober start with huge positive vibes from Booby Miller, Jhicks, Gavin Stones and oh that Jared Jones (22 swings and misses!).
By the way, Ober has been terrible in every career start in KC. Baseball is weird. he’s out of my line ups this week so expect a PG with 27 k’s
Didn’t watch it, so good to know it was actually bad and not just a bad line…Can’t drop him yet tho, agreed
Catcher questions in 1..2..3
Drop OHoppe for Campusano?
Thanks!
Nah
het grey is it too early to drop ober like its hot in a 10 team roto? thanks to him and bibee ive got a mountainto climb in the era/whip department 4 days in.
aslo, im good on speed with cj abrams and corbin carrol. Would you drop duran in hopes of finding some power maybe nick martini or tyler oniel
thanks!
Hold
O’Neill
Thanks! I was able to pickup Montgommery after the draft but i dont like guys clogging up a roster spot for so long. Best case is he pitches in 3 weeks but reallistically I would want to see him get a start or 2 to ramp up.
This being a 10 teamer you think its safe to drop him and pickup some RP? staff is Luzrdo, Ragans, Skubel, Ober, Bibbee
Sure
greattt and he gone!
Royce Lewis cautions against Ryce Miller. I caution against Grady Sizemore. I thought the Twins were new school management!
Haha
Grady Sizemore is actually a coach with the Chicago White Sox now
https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/03/08/grady-sizemore-enjoying-transition-to-becoming-a-coach
Perfect coach for Eloy
LOL, who is already hurt on day 3 of the season
Haha
good day Mr. Grey.
For a streamer tomorrow, which of the following would you take (if either):
Casey Mize at Mets
Reynaldo Lopez at White Sox
Thanks
Lopez
Grey!! Fun opening long weekend of baseball. But i watched too much, too soon, and by last night I had to switch over to lifetime to watch the remake of Beaches. Gotta pace myself!
That sounds amazing!
Jared Jones is in the FA pool. I’ve got Keller and have stashed Skenes. Any concerns about over investing in PIT SPs?
I won’t worry about it. Just play the favorable matchups for PIT SP’s.
Agree with Greg
I’m not the most patient guy, and waiting for Kenta to figure it out seems wrong…
I’m leaning Littel over Ranger, how about you?
Much appreciated
Works for me
Ober made me stop watching all baseball instantly yesterday! Still mad right now, will just work all week and think about my comic books
Singer added a new pitch and changed his pitching style, you sure nothing to see here ROS?
I remember seeing that Singer only threw 2 pitches last year….if he is throwing a 3rd pitch that could be helpful.
I’d stream Singer for next start, and go from there
NL only Roto 5×5 ROS:
Lipscomb or Burleson?
Thanks!
Lips
Great work Grey!
16-team H2H weekly points league…
My current RPs are G Jack and Ginkel (picked up off the wire because SAGNOF), should I move one of them for Payamps or Foley?
Also, Maikel García (SS/3B) or Jeremy Peña for my SS?
And for my only bench bat, Nelson Velasquez, Oswaldo Cabrera, Rafaela or Outman?
Thanks
**Typo with my RPs G Jax and Ginkel
Ah, I’d hold
Don’t know what a G Jack is
Maikel
Outman
bad weather in Chi-town. Monday thru Wednesday. On Wednesday possibly of snow flurries with highs of 38 degrees and gust up to24 mph. Do I bench Strider for either Bassitt at Houston against Javier or Ragans @ Baltimore which I don’t like. Or stay with Strider? Thanks in advance. If it matters they have an open day on Thursday
Never bench Strider
Bailey Ober, W T F
First start of the season…Hold
Brutal
Jared Jones or Kutter Crawford as DL replacement for Justin Steele?
Forgot about Gavin Stone as a 3rd option here. So, Stone, Jones, or Kutter?
Not Stone!! Think Grey will like Kutter as I would if I could!!
Kutter
Yup, just missed out on Lugo on the wire. Feeling like a dummy. On the flip side, someone in my league dropped Musgrove. What percentage of FAAB would you spend on him? 14 team QS H2H league. Thanks!
7%?
Grey,
too many Injuries to my pitcher dynasty team
who would you drop if i wanna add Singer?
my young bench is :
Nolan Gorman : i only have Jazz @2B in fantrax!!
Colt Keith : wait and see ? 2B 3B
Riley Greene : avg killer? OF
Ceddanne Raf : wait and see? OF
is Pressly a drop for Foley? surely
is Hunter Harvey a fixture in WAS for 24? 1W 1hold in 2 games
Keith
Yes, lose Pressly
I like Harvey, but they keep going Finnegan
COLD KiTH Doesn’t exist ,, only HOT KISS
Haha
Grey!!!
Great write-up!!!
a. Former smoker, smoked my last cigarette November 5, 1994. In my mind’s eye, I smoked 4 packs when I saw Ober’s line.
b. Trying not to drop every player I drafted. For now, just Maeda. Standing pat for the rest to see how it pans out.
c. Awesome April fool’s Eloy reference. He’s so brittle it’s like he’s made out of Shriver’s salt water taffy from your home state of NJ (The Garden State).
d. Chris Rock quote of the day for April 1, 2024
People want comedians to be funny. I mean I love Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) but it ain’t a better performance than in Dumb and Dumber (1994). I can do serious roles sometimes in other people’s movies but not in one of my own. I don’t wanna ask my fans to come and not laugh at me: “Hey! Come on, let’s go see Chris Rock not be funny!”.
Cheers,
Ante
A. Haha, same B. I hear ya, but Maeda might be cooked C. Ha
Frelick, Scott or J. Fraley in 5 outfielders, 12 teamers? Thank you.
Frelick
Grey,
Two QUESTIONS/comments:
1) In BO, Neto replace Rendon now?!!!
2) Please crystal ball, assuming Garcia has improved launch angle.
Ha, hope so
Yep. Fried’s 4-seamer sat @ 97 and he pitches for the Braves. yep, he will be absolutely terrible. Also he struck out Castellanos to end the inning scoreless but unfortunately the umpire is human.
I saw that. It wasn’t even close to being a ball.
he actually walked Castellanos pal !
I watched the game, and saw the pitch in question…the thing is, he shouldn’t have been in that circumstance
Payamps or Carlos Estevez?
Estevez
Jared Jones or Gore?
Gore
People may have been worried about Schneider’s 0 for 31 stretch with 13 strikeouts Sept 13 – 29.
Yeah, true
Hi Gray who would you start in standard roto
L Gil with starts@AZ and home against Tor or R Suarez one start @ Wash ? thanks gumball
Suarez
thank u