*walks into a Moroccan marketplace* I got me some Marra-CASH to spend! Hoo-ah! Wow, I sound a little like Al Pacino in my own head. Okay, I’m going to go over to that table that is filled with players to buy low. “Hello…*reads name tag* Djibooti, I see you’re selling slow-starting hitters for a deal.” “Good deal! Good deal!” “Well, I’ll be the judge of that.” *picks up Justin Upton* “This smells like skunk.” “No skunk! Good deal!” *goes through crates filled with albums that have a player’s face on them, lifts Lorenzo Cain* “How much?” “Djibooti need to check MLB Statcast.” Djibooti looks at his iPad, looks up and snatches Cain out of my hands. “No longer for sale!” “Damn, Djibooti, don’t put your emotions in a tagine and get them all heated.” So, Lorenzo Cain obviously was struggling mightily going into yesterday’s game, and, now, not so much — 3-for-5, 5 RBIs with 3 HRs (3, 4, 5). This is why I rarely sell low on struggling top 50 hitters. There was a reason they were drafted there in the first place. Now the buy low is going to be much more difficult too. “Djibooti, how much for David Price?” “You take for free! He’s yours!” Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Raul Mondesi – Suspended for 50 games due to cold medicine he took contained banned substance, Clenbuterol. The medicine was called Nykilltheball.
Chris Young – Will have an MRI on his forearm. They’re going to a zoo to use the 18-foot long MRI machine.
Mike Minor – Ready for rehab games. He’ll need to work on his pitches on Medlen’s day off since they share a UCL.
Cheslor Cuthbert – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. Cheslor hopped on that Tanaka pitch so fast, I’m gonna call him Cheslor Q-Bert! What? No? Okay. Yeah, homers are rarely a part of Cuthbert’s game.
Mark Teixeira – Out with neck spasms. Spasms is such an ugly word. Can we say he’s out with neck epileptics?
Masahiro Tanaka – 7 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 3.11. Racist!
Aaron Hicks – 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI. Sorry if you own Ellsbury, but can he never return? Please.
Carlos Beltran – 2-for-5, 1 run, coming a day after a two-homer game. This Zombino is starting to find his groove, like when the Yankees clubhouse DJ, A-Rod, plays any Nickelback.
Michael Bourn – Signed a deal with the Diamondbacks. It’s not a huge move, but I can say for certain it won’t be the worst move the Diamondbacks have made in the last six months. Bourn will report to Double-A Mobile, which, ironically, gets no cell reception.
David Peralta – Seeing a doctor about his wrist. I hear he’s going to see the doctor who treated the wrist of Steve Wiebe from King of Kong.
Paul Goldschmidt – 1-for-5 and his 7th homer. Au Shizz!
Rubby de la Rosa – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 6 Ks in Coors. Rubby can’t fail! Well, he can, but he does have solid peripherals — 9.3 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, 3.50 xFIP. I can’t recommend grabbing him in 12 team mixed and shallower, but in deeper leagues there could be some value here.
Brendan Ryan – Angels acquired him to fill-in for Andrelton. If Ryan gets hurt, they will replace him with a roomba especially designed to mirror the Angels’ shortstops skills. This will require significant development to suck in baseballs and to fire them to the correct base, but very few tweaks for hitting.
Jhonny Peralta – Cleared to swing a bat. Though, for him, it should be shwing.
Mike Leake – 8 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.10. Apparently, he was just waiting until the last of his fantasy owners dropped him.
Matt Carpenter – 2-for-4 and two homers (5, 6). Carpenter nailed ’em!
Randal Grichuk – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer. Let’s see if this gives him a little more rope. The good kind of rope, not the bad kind of rope, though, they might be the same kinds of rope just with different intentions.
Matt Holliday – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. He hit that homer off the Angels’ A.J. Achter, who should be another out-of-work L.A. Achter.
Nick Castellanos – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, .378. As Brando would call him, CaSTELLLLLLLLAnos!
Victor Martinez – 4-for-5, 2 runs with four singles for the Juan Pierre cycle! Surprised V-Mart is getting hot again. Actually, surprised anyone over the age of 45 can get hot again without standing by a furnace. Cougs’ toes are like ice cubes!
Joe Ross – 6 IP, 5 ER, ERA up to 2.29. *JB watching the game* Okay, fine, maybe he’s the 23rd best starter! Sadly for JB, right after Ross gave up the home run to Castellanos, the camera went into the dugout for the high-fives and there, leaning against the water cooler, in the shadows, out stepped…Shane Greene!
Bryce Harper – 0-for-3, 1 run. Might be suspended for returning to the field on Monday to celebrate the walk-off win after being ejected, as Harper also continued to yell at the home plate ump. What? Harper’s just trying to make baseball fun again. He just never said who he was making it fun for.
Ryan Zimmerman – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd and 3rd homers. He’d need to get hot for about a month before I’d consider him. For’serious.
Jimmy Rollins – 3-for-4, 4 runs as he hit 2nd. Four runs and Jose Abreu (1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI) is hitting right behind Rollins but Frazier (1-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs), Melky Cabrera (2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs) and Brett Lawrie (2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs) all drove in more runs. Abreu’s like a BBQ Pitmaster. Stop sharing the ribbies and take some yourself!
Carlos Rodon – 6 2/3 IP, 6 ER. Sorry, I need to make excuses for him. The first two runs should’ve been unearned because Austin Jackson was playing freeze on a popup, and then the game went into an hour delay and he should’ve been replaced. He needs time to get into a groove and there’s no groove when you get delayed for an hour. Serious BS for Rodon yesterday.
Rougned Odor – 3-for-5, 1 run. Odor and Rodon should form a comedy troupe for dyslexics called, ¿Huh, Rodo’n Odor, Huh?
Bryan Holaday – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 1st homer. His last name sounds like a peppy Spaniard you get stuck in a hostel with when you’re backpacking around Europe. “Hola day!” Oh, shut up, I’m hungover!
Ryan Rua – 3-for-5, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Rua platoon player? Rua is are.
Delino DeShields – 1-for-4, 1 run as the Rangers scored 13 runs and everyone in the lineup seemed to have three hits. I’d say ticker tease, but it’s been more like ticker season.
Ian Desmond – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 4th homer. Shine on you crazy Desmond!
Logan Forsythe – Didn’t start yesterday due to sore shoulder from a HBP. Fun fact! It was once said that Don Baylor had the HBP virus.
Steve Pearce – 2-for-3 and two homers. Now has four homers in the last five games. Unfortch, there’s been like six games for the Rays in that time. Cash rules everything around the Rays clubhouse and he’s platooning Pearce.
Drew Smyly – 5 IP, 6 ER vs. Wade Miley – 6 IP, 4 ER, 2 baserunners, 5 Ks. It turned out the idiom, he who Miley’s last, Miley’s the longest, is correct. I guess if Smiley would’ve pitched better, he’d be Happ-y (8 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 2.05 vs. the Giants).
Dae-Ho Lee – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 5th homer. Not to sound totally ignorant, but does every Korean have a ho in their name? Is that some kind of Korean coming of age thing? When a Korean becomes a man, do they get a ho between their two names to remind them bros before hoes?
Franklin Gutierrez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 1st homer. A Big FraGu sighting! Where’s Potsie?
Ketel Marte – 2-for-4, 1 run, hitting .303 and leading off. So hot schmotato I can’t even.
Troy Tulowitzki – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .178. What comes first? Him hitting .220 or an injury? I’m going injury.
Matt Cain – 8 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 6.69. Last night, the universe said, let’s make all Cains able. In related news, while watching Wheel of Fortune at home, Herman Cain figured out the clue, “You Big Dumm_!” before the contestant.
Jacob deGrom – 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.12. Is it possible to be underwhelmed with a 2.12 ERA? C’mon, deGrom, vajazzle me!
Alex Guerrero – Ready for his rehab assignment. Since all he ever does is sit on the bench, he should rehab his ass.
Alex Wood – 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 4.58. Stream-o-Nator was right about that start, too bad it also told me to start Hector Santiago. Oy gevalt!
Jonathan Villar – 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and two steals (10, 11). I just called…*looks at Villar on my fantasy teams*…to say, I love you. And I mean it…*makes heart hand signal that all 60-year-old women make*…from the bottom of my heart.
Hernan Perez – 2-for-3, 2 runs with two steals (2, 3). That reminds me of my baby boo, Villar.
Aaron Hill – 3-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs and has been hitting since his big game this weekend. Hot schmotato alert!
Adam Conley – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA up to 3.72. Well, they can’t all be near-no hitters. For Conley, they won’t even all be near-Quality Starts.
Marcell Ozuna – 3-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI. I don’t know if it’s Bonds, what’s in Bonds’ special supplements or if OZUNA is just finding himself like a John Hughes character, but OZUNA is locked in.
Sean Manaea – 2 2/3 IP, 8 ER. Hey, I’m gonna leave my drink on the counter here. Will you watch it, Man Who Looks Like Danny Trejo But Scarier? Thanks! *five hours later* Is that a vending machine with human organs? Are those my human organs?! AHHHH!!! ROOFIE!!!
Mookie Betts – 2-for-5, 2 runs and his 5th homer. To go with 7 steals, 26 runs and 19 RBIs. I.e, Betts you ain’t minding Mookie.
Travis Shaw – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 5 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .322. Who said he can’t hit for power? Pshaw!
Hanley Ramirez – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer. He hit the ball so hard that Statcast didn’t show how many feet it was hit, it showed three cherries and made a jackpot sound. Though, that might’ve been a Foxwoods tie-in.
Sean O’Sullivan – 6 IP, 4 ER, 12 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 6.43. Sean O’Sullivan is the Bostoniest-named pitcher for the Sawx since Fitzy Brownstone in 1948.
Lance McCullers – Said he’s ready to go. Finally, Ice T can show off his fantasy team’s name McCullers-Cullers-Cullers.
Trevor Bauer – 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.86. I told someone in the comments yesterday that I wouldn’t own Bauer, and, while that is true, he gets the Twins in his next start, and I’d be his huckleberry for that start. I wouldn’t run out to grab Bauer though as if it were do or die with a ticking clock.
Ben Zobrist – 4-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, hitting .305. When Zobrist told his wife that he went 4-for-4, she said, “I will pray to Jesus to suppress your stutter.”
Addison Russell – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs. He’s raised his average to .255 from .214 on April 29th (that’s nine games, Einstein bagels). I hate where he bats in the Cubs lineup, but it’s kinda like the Rockies in that there’s counting stats to go around for everyone.
Melvin Upton – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, hitting .257. I liked it better when the other Upton was hitting. They pull some kind of Parent Trap trick? Revert back to right Upton being good now!
Adam Morgan – 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.94. Stream-o-Nator said–Oh, it doesn’t matter it was vs. the Braves.
Maikel Franco – 3-for-4, 2 runs and his 7th homer. Ring that, Maikellllllllll-elllllllll-elllllllll, ring that, Maikel! In my head, just there, I was on The Voice.
Matthew Wisler – 8 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.27. I have a feeling that we’re gonna get to September and Wisler will still have a sub-3.50 ERA. Few reasons: A) He faces the NL East. B) Matchups. C) There was really no B, so obviously there’s no C. Is Wisler, therefore, worth owning, you say, pulling out the ‘therefore’ to make yourself sound all smart. Nah, he’s a streamer, deep league play.
Freddie Freeman – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer. Guess how many RBIs he has. Go ahead, I’ll wait. *twiddles thumbs, scratches ass, smells finger* Nine! Excuse me while I stifle a laugh. How many do you think he finishes the year with? 60? Too generous?
Jose Berrios – 5 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 6.28. I’m all for trying out rookie pitchers. I’m a total whore for them! If you want to open a whorehouse, hire a Dolly Parton look-a-like and me as a young Burt Reynolds, I’m there for you! But, at a certain point, you gotta say to yourself, “Am I carrying this guy just because he’s a rookie pitcher?” I dropped Berrios three starts ago and haven’t looked back.
Trevor Plouffe – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 3rd homer. Plouffe goes the dynamite!
Kevin Jepsen – 1 IP, 2 ER. Sometimes the regret runs very deep for how quick I am to pick up replacement closers. With that said (Grey’s turning the ship around!), I’d grab Trevor May, who should be the closer.
Adam Jones – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .210. Not to gang up on Freddie Freeman, but Jones is hitting sixty points less than Freeman, has twenty less ABs than Freeman and has more RBIs.
Manny Machado – 3-for-3, 2 runs and his 10th homer. Macho, macho Machado!
Kevin Gausman – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 2.16. See what I said about Berrios? I was saying that about Gausman when he first came up too. At some point, Berrios will be Gausman and Gausman will be deGrom only not this deGrom that can’t shutout NL West teams.
Raisel Iglesias – Said his shoulder is 100% pain-free. Well, that’s a pleasant surprise. I’d say raise the church roof, but that might’ve been how he hurt his shoulder in the first place.
David Freese – Was set to leadoff when the game was postponed. Even as I write that now, as I look at the projected lineup, as I think back on my life, and how I was told to trust my instincts and my eyes and not to read too much into things, I don’t really believe Freese was going to hit leadoff. What I believe is going on, we are all figments of Clint Hurdle’s imagination. He’s conjured us. And, to prove this to us, he’s given us hints along the way. Not huge, flashing signs that say, “You don’t exist, you’re in Clint Hurdle’s mind.” No, not like that. Small hints that Hurdle is our master, our overseer, the glass on this snow globe we call life. A hint like batting Freese leadoff just to see if we’d notice. We noticed, Hurdle, we noticed.
Thanks for the writeup!
In the lineup in which freese lead off, where did polanco and marte hit?
@Baseball Fan 2000: They hit in the Sargasso. It’s all part of His plan.
@Long Bawls: Haha
@Baseball Fan 2000: Since Kang came back, we are seeing zig-zag lineup.
2nd Cutch – 3rd Polanco – 4th Marte -5th Cervelli – 6th Kang.. IMO, it could be longer than we think.
@Piranhaman: The rotowire app I use for lineups deletes lineups if the game gets cancelled i guess… That’s pretty stupid if you ask me. I get the game never happened, but I’m sure I’m not the only guy that wants to reference this kind of thing. Time to look elsewhere maybe.
@knucks: http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups/2016-05-10
@knucks: sounds like something stalin would engage in.
@Baseball Fan 2000: http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups/2016-05-10
@Malicious Phenoms: Thanks MP, appreciate that. I use that one on my desktop sometimes, but the Rotowire app for the phone is pretty key/clean. Just hate that they delete lineups.
Looking to move hamels before his periphals and his home park catch up to him.
10 team 6×6 OBP / QS league
1) trade him straight up for all of these 2b in this order odor, dozier, lemahieu, segura, pedroia
2) could trade him straight up for j upton his k rate is overy 35% and his wall rare is half his career….but guys like adam jones are on waivers
@Big league choo:
my two cents:
1. only one i would trade him for there is odor. you can get more for hamels then the rest based on his name value, strong offense backing him up, and solid era thus far (even if it is a mirage).
2. also a good trade. would prefer this one to odor tbh but depends on team needs
@Baseball Fan 2000: Agreed with BF, yea move him while you can. JB and Grey talked about this on the pod. Sounds like maybe where you got the idea? If not, give it a listen. Offer him for Upton first, then Odor, if neither of them work, seek elsewhere. You can do better than some of those MI on that list, like BF said. Good luck!
@knucks: BEST site for lineups and they never delete:
http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups/2016-05-10
Id take Upton
@Big league choo: I’d take J-Up for Hamels.
@Big league choo: 1) Odor, Segura, Dozier 2) I’d take Upton
Wow. 1 wrapup, 3 Trevors. Takes me back to when Domingo and Carreras were starry-eyed comers on the diamonds of Iowa and Pavarotti was a simple shopkeeper sneaking ground-up greenies into the meatballs of his godson Chris Colabello.
@Long Bawls: Those were the days!
sell low on fielder? if so, mind tossing out a target.
@newbvick:
I think you should ask Djibooti if he’ll trade him for a couple of Camels.
@newbvick: Maybe Carrasco? Likely more like Samardzija
Hi, Grey. what a nice article :)
Finally, should I drop Berrios? I’ve benched him since his first outing. Unfortunately, he will face series of tough matchups for a while. I better just add and drop streamers than owning him?
Plus, can I feel free and drop Deshizz now? Inciarte is on waiver wire. Grab him?
@Piranhaman: lol if you read his nice article you’d see that he dropped Berrios several starts ago…so id assume he’d also recommend you’d do the same and stream
@Jason E.: Def cut loose Berrios and let someone else wait it out if they want. Of course I say this after I started him yesterday… But its a deep league, not much I can do about it really.
@Piranhaman: Stream…Delino over Ender
Great work my man, i traded justin upton for matz in a h2h category league where i also have trout and springer and picked up odubel. Average and odp are two categories and he is a top 5 option at of so far. What do you think of the trade and also Eaton is out there as well and I’m keeping an eye on him in case he gets hot. Do you like eaton or odubel ros? Thanks and keep up the good work.
@TobiasFunkeAnalRapist: Thanks! I would’ve wanted Upton, hopefully it works out for you
Grey!!
Thanks for the write-up, man! It made my day. Now I can go kick butt in Farchana, USA!
a. Good work on the Zobrist blurb! There’s a similar joke in the Swedish dialect (called Skånska) spoken in Malmo.
Swedish version: Får får får? You reply yes. Nei, Får får lamm. You have to know Skånska and use it to make sense.
English version: Sheep gets sheep? You reply yes. No, sheep gets a lamb. It’s a play on words, får is sheep and får is the number 4 in Skanska.
b. SNAFU #1 from yesterday. I wrote up everything, cut and paste from my saved Horatio Caine text document and the Internet collapsed. So, I was forced to take today’s quote for yesterday. The universe is in complete disarray because of this.
c. SNAFU #2 from yesterday. So, using the same network I’m able to access this beautiful site in my container/accommodation but using the same network in my office space (only 100 feet away), I cannot access this beautiful site. The message was too many redirects. The cure was kill the cookies, which I did but to no avail. So now I have no cookies and still unable to access in my office. Tough times indeed in Chad (Not Chad Lowe, Chad the country.).
d. Horatio Caine (aka CSI Miami) quote of the day (May 11)
Doctor Alex Woods: ‘Horatio? What is it?’
Horatio: ‘I found the seat of detonation and something else. Another victim of the blast. (queue the sunglasses) Or the cause of it.’
Cheers,
Ante
@Ante GALIC: I had the same issue state side until 11 or so EDT
@Ante GALIC: I really don’t think you were forced to do anything with these quotes brutha…
But anyways, Rudy and the team was all over fixing the site yesterday as soon as he found out. I know there are plenty of us out there that had similar issues yesterday. As I’m sure you will agree Ante, you really can’t beat the quality of this site for the price we are “forced” to pay (aka nadda).
@knucks: lighten up brutha. He probably thought it due to being in a disadvantaged country. We all appreciate Rudy’s and others work on this site. #firstworldproblems
@Scott: I see now that this may have come off a little harsh. My b guys, that SNAFU is on me. Props to Ante for being so involved with the game from so far away.
@Ante GALIC: A. Ha B. That sucks C. We were having problems with the site yesterday, hoping it’s cleared up today d. Nice!
This is a 10 team 5×5 h2h league. Had a great draft and have pulled off a lot of trades is how my team is stacked at pitching. Very active league so not a lit in eaivers. Feel like my team is good enough to go with only 1 stream spit until my prospects get called up or am I wasting too many spors having turner, glassnow, and aj reed? Do you think reed outpreforms prince? Do u think turner outpreforms schoop? Also id glassnow going to be a top 30 pitcher or so.l? Any other input I would really appriciate. This site is the reason my team looks the way it does. Please help me out. Thanks to everyone who writes ablnd comments on this site, by far the best one out there
C (empty)
1B Paul Goldschimdt
2B Jonathan Schoop
3B Maikel Franco
SS Corey Seager
2B/SS Brian Dozier
1B/3B Eric Hosmer
OF George Springer
OF Starling Marte
OF Ryan Braun
OF Christian Yelich
OF Marcell Ozuna
UTIL Prince Fielder
Bench AJ Reed
Bench Trea Turner
P Clayton Kershaw
P Chris Sale
P Max Scherzer
P Jose Fernandez
P Chris Archer
P Roberto Osuna
P Luke Gregerson
P Arodys Vizcaino
P Santiago Casilla
P (stream spot)
Bench Tyler Glasnow
DL Tyson Ross
@Jordan Wolfhope: damn that team is good.
@apoxonbothyourhouses: Yea great team JW. And you aren’t kidding when you say its due to this site. Biggest indicator… “C (empty)”. Love it. You really don’t need all the prospects you have, but I can’t find a need anywhere, so why not roster them for now. I guess at some point maybe roster a Catcher… hahah
@knucks: I guess maybe if there is some cheap speed out there on the wire, you might want to consider plugging in some of that, but I dunno who you take out of your lineup when you do.
@Jordan Wolfhope: Great team man. I would leave it alone for now..
@Jordan Wolfhope: Agree with others
I have a need for speed cuz Segura, JUp, ain’t doin what they supposed to. Also Sano’s (ut) cold as ice so a balanced player (ie,not Sagnof) might help, but then. …ah fo shizz.
Available: Burns, Odubel, Danny Santana, Maybin.
I’m leaning Maybin or Herrera, but Burns will get me most steals and runs you think?
Also re: Freeman. Noticing I have too many players on low-scoring teams, ie, Franco, Freeman, Sano. When no-one is getting on, rbis are tough to get. And if there is no protection, then even when you DO get hot they will walk you.
Any buy low 1b men you think I could move Freeman for? While he’s hot.
Thanks as always.
G
@greg: Burns… Fielder prolly, which I wouldn’t do…
@Grey: I’m trying Freeman and Rodon for Abreu….
Rubby or Bauer for a hot pitcher add?
@Swfcdan: I like Bauer
@Swfcdan: Bauer
ROS: Drop any of following for Glasnow – J Ross, A Sanchez, Gausman
@Eric: Sanchez
@Eric: Hold
@Mrs.Featherbottom:
Thanks. Would you drop Eovaldi for Glasnow. Was at Yankee game last Sunday and Eovaldi was throwing 100 mph in the 7th
inning with good control.
@Eric: I hate Evoldi, I have never owned him longer than a start or 2
@Eric: I think Eovaldi is a streamer – if you have the room for Glasnow to occupy a bench spot for the next month go for it.
@Eric: Drop Eovaldi
Should I drop Rendon for K Marte? He’s currently riding the pine as my bench bat
Redraft 12 teamer
@Fleeced: i guess. Bench bats don’t really matter anyway
@Fleeced: Nah
Loving me some Sugar Cain this morning. In a 10 teamer points league, would you drop Kipnis for either Villar or Marte for my MI spot?
@MyHerreraBurns:
Villar on fire to start but fear drop off or Arcia promotion
@Big D: Villar can play third or 2nd
@MyHerreraBurns: Villar
@Grey: and AA ron over the hill can get benched when he goes on back to hitting the under .220 with nearly no XBH he was hitting before and nobody good would get benched at all.
Hey Grey,
A) I have Schoop and I know he’s been starting to hit better lately.. ROS do you like Dietrich, hill, or Pearce more? Or hold?
B) my bottom 2 arms in my rotation are Robbie Ray and Sean manaea. Do you like devenski, Duffey, or Bauer more than either, or both of them?
Thanks as always!
#1
@Josh-NYC: Dude get rid of Manaea!!!! He gave up like 20 earned runs in 10 innings
@Josh-NYC: A) Hold B) Bauer over Manaea
Literally yesterday I received and accepted an offer for Cain and Aaron Sanchez for Scherzer and throw in OF Kiermier. Is there a name for stats accumulated in the period between an accepted trade offer and when it goes through? Like a going away present? Didn’t want to move Cain but couldn’t help the buy low on Max. I think the month of May is my favorite part of fantasy baseball as it is prime buy low season.
@The Biz: I prefer the Cain side. Don’t like that trade for you.
@Toe Knee Arm Ass: This early in the season I’m still in talent acquisition mode, and I thought Scherzer is the best player in the deal. I’m also set at OF with JD and Braun. Didn’t like the odds of Sanchez keeping up his current pace in the AL East and home park with his periphials and walk rate, while Scherzer has looked unlucky. I also figured my odds of replacing a good OF are higher than finding a stud SP at reasonable cost when I fall in the camp of refusing to draft them due to price.
@The Biz: I agree with your assessment and think Max is the best player as well in the deal and he will be better than Sanchez.
@The Biz: You got bombs voyage
@The Biz: FWIW, I think Max is not who he once was
Grey perhaps I should heed your advice and drop Jose the rook.
C-Vogt
1b-Belt
2b-Dietrich
Ss-Seager
3b-Lamb
IF-Piscotty
OFs-Stanton, Bautista, Starling Marte
Util-Ozuna
SP-Harvey, Cole, Tijuan, Corbin, Maeda, C-Mart, J-Ross, Conley, Nelson, and Berrios
RP-Jansen, Gregerson
Should I add a bench bat such as Ho Park, Tomas, Panik, Hill, Moss, Duda, Avisail or Souza? Available pitching is real weak which is why I have no bench bats. I usually keep my pitching staff in good times and in bad.
@Tony C: Tomas isn’t owned? 8 team league?
It’s a 12 teamer league. Tomas was just dropped yesterday.
@apoxonbothyourhouses: Grey’s advised people to drop tomas in clearly deeper leagues than 8 team since at least 2 days back (when similar or better options abound)
@Tony C: who would you drop for Tomas.
Possibky Berrios. Or Ozuna/Lamb depending on how you rank them to Tomas.
@Tony C: Drop Berrios for Tomas
@Tony C: Duda over Berrios
@Tony C: the heck wit Tomas go get duda and drop berrios or maeda
Rizzo / villar for springer upton?
@David: Springer/J Upton.
@David: Don’t trade Rizzo
@David: Rizzo
selling or buying castellanos? he walked twice yesterday…
@Andrew: he’s been talking about Castellanos breaking out since January. I’m assuming buying, but I doubt it’ll be cheap like last year when he was on waivers most of the year
@Andrew: Depends what you need and can get
10 team 6×6 OBP / QS
Kang/hamels or Dozier/pomeranz (1)
Lemahieu/santiago (2)
@Big league choo:
Kang part timer/ waiver guy and Hamels gonna meet regression fairy soon so dump while u still can. I’d move Hamels for almost any arm at this point before u r left holding bag
@Big league choo: Don’t understand what you’re asking
drop lamb or khris davis for calhoun or hold
@crushbombs: Meh
Greetings Grey. Monocling Wood yet (in a straight way) in 12 teamers? Tempted to pull the trigger now while on the wire, but Sunday is vs. the Cards. Maybe that start is the tipping point? Is he around a A. Sanchez or Smyly tier, or likely below both? Please advise. & great work as always.
@zombie: Depends on who you are dropping for Wood. Personally I would hold until after the Cards start. Wood is below the two SP you mentioned.
@zombie: He’s below those guys… I’m still simply streaming Wood
Saw your blurb on Rodon. Do you start him or bench him in a 12-team, 5×5 league? His ERA (5) and WHIP (1.5) and Wins (1 on a team that does nothing but win) are killing me. Pick two please:
Rodon @Hou (SON $3.7)
Karns vLAA (SON $6.7)
Wood vSTL (SON $9.9)
@Five-On-One: Wood, Karns
Would you drop Daniel Norris or Nate Karns to grab Ruby de la Rosa? I don’t know how much longer I should be holding Norris. It is a 14 team rotisserie league…
Thank you!
@JimmySuitcase: I’d lose Norris for Rubby
Nice write up, as always.
Pick two of Karna, Iwakuma or Hendricks in a 10 team league with QS/K/Whip/era/S
@Timothy Taylor: let me add Ian Kennedy to that mix
@Timothy Taylor: Kennedy, Hendricks
Dynasty trade #1
i get: R.Braun and Greinky +3rd draftpick
i give: JDMart +YVentura +1st draftpick
really tempting …
else the guy offers me J.Upton for JD ! trading low!
@Nick: I’m not sure why you’d do either to be honest. The first one is especially poor considering its a dynasty. JD will come around. As Grey said in his post, too 50 hitters were drafted there for a reason
@Nick: I agree with Jason.
@Nick: JD side
Was offered Harper for deGrom or Lester. Which should I deal?
@Chin Music: I trade Lester for Harper.
@Malicious Phenoms: What?!? Brian Harper? Travis Harper? Doesn’t matter which pitcher your giving up, your getting back the likely #1 fantasy bat for this year. Obviously Lester first, but the question isn’t should I do the deal. It’s likely a statement…
“I should have did the deal, but I took too long and the nine year old that offered it to me figured out how to internet and clicked cancel.”
@Chin Music: find a competitive league
@Bye Felica: The guy offering is 0-5 and has horrendous SPs. Dumpster fire so I will take advantage.
@Chin Music: Bryce side, not close
C Perez
1B Rizzo
2B Odor
3B Franco
SS Machado
2B/SS Segura
1b/3B PUjols
OF Marte
OF Springer
OF Heyward
OF Braun
OF Polanco
Util Desmond
P Strasburg
P Britton
P Robertson
P Matz
P Walker
P Rodon
P Jeffress
P Gregerson
P Neris
Bench
Raisel
Dee Gordon
Nola
DL Lance McCullers
10 team 5×5 roto. i just traded braun for blubber. thoughts on how i did?
@Baseball Fan 2000: Who is blubber,Moby Dick?
@Baseball Fan 2000: Only because my phone does that autocorrect, I think you’re saying Kluber… Trade is fair, depends on needs
@Grey: haha yeah it happens every time. thanks. i’m doing well right now in all categories but pitching projects to be a much bigger need than hitting for me
@Baseball Fan 2000: blubber lol are u making soap like brad Pitt in fight club?
Hey Grey,
Do think Lindor, Odor, Eaton, Hanley, Grichuk (las two marginal, of course) are enough piecemeal SB to lose Deshields in 12-Tm 5×5 h2h?
Need streaming spot as my pitching needs a lot of help . For the record, J. Dyson also on the wire so the speed-only guys are a little available.
thanks!
@jon: lose Grichuk. He’s been on waivers in my league since the middle of April
@jon: You can lose DeShields or Grichuk, depends on your needs
Would you bench (not drop) Fielder for any of Lamb, Dannys, Domingos, Dietrich, Plouffe or Rickard?
@Five-On-One: play the hot hand and see how that goes, Prince will heat when it starts to warm up..
@Malicious Phenoms: Who would be the ‘hot hand’ for now?
@Five-On-One: LOL, after reading those names again I think I stick with Prince.
@Malicious Phenoms: Yeah – The only ones I am tempted by are either Lamb (he faces seven righties this week) or Dannys (I could use a SB or two). Tired of Prince and leaning toward lamb, but all others’ input is welcome.
Lamb most likely. I also have Fielder, just waiting it out.
@Five-On-One: Lamb
Great stuff Grey! Living off your blurbs. What do you think of my Freeman and Daniel Murphy for his Crush Davis and Granderson? Too much? Too little? Murphy’s soooo hot but bound to regress some. Would replace his MI spot with Cozart/Marte…and Granderson would take Souza’s spot…
Thanks man, as always!
@Gregarious: Make the offer and see what he says.
@Gregarious: Ha, thanks! Davis side
Did I overreact by dropping Rodon? If so, why does it feel soooo good!
@Rusty: Ha, in most shallow leagues, it likely won’t matter
Dynasty trade #2
i get SS Segura + Archer + “i can choose a rookie” (SP Cody REED?)
i give Lindor
(remember i already gave up Corey Seager last week for Abreu + Rendon +Gio! )
Nick
@Nick: I’d take that trade.
@Nick: I’d want Lindor
Ok. Trade help. H2H OBP league. Any feedback appreciated!
Team:
C Castillo
1B Rizzo
2B Odor
SS Correa
3B Machado
OF Harper
OF Betts
OF Cain and Polanco (platoon)
U Donaldson
Arrieta
Syndergaard
Matz
T Walker
Nola
Britton
Familia
Gausman
Rodon
Pomeranz
Conley
Iglesias (DL)
Some ok pitchers on waivers, nothing special.
Trade offer just received: Just Dong for T Walker and Matz. In a vacuum I take JD, but worried about my pitching taking a hit and having too much hitting and bench bats. I know one team that is very interested in Donaldson who has Sale and Strasburg. If I swing the trade for JD and then follow up with a Donaldson for Strasburg, do you like?
@Warren: You don’t need Dong.
@Malicious Phenoms: I wouldn’t even play in this league. My team wouldn’t have a shot at winning. This has to be a lonely league lmao
@Warren: I wouldn’t do either. That team is primed to win now.
How did you get Harper, macho, Correa, Betts, Donaldson, Cain Arietta, Synderguard, and Rizzo on the same team? Is this a 4 team league or are you playing with a bunch of schmos?
@Bye Felica: some schmos and its a keeper that I have drafted well over the years. 10 teams.
@Warren: JD side, take it, figure out pitching later
@Grey: forgot this guy has JD super cheap in auction value too. Doing it. Not bad to buy low on a guy who almost hit 40 dongs last year! Let’s hope the Tiger O heats up now.
Maikel Franco today? Or Brandon Drury? Hittertron call says Drury, but my gut says Franco. Hopefully it’s not my Llyod McClendon or Sociopath gut….
@JohnnySquid: Drury
Check out this quartet of starts yesterday:
Ross
Rodon
Berrios
Smyly
I’m gonna have to sit on a special cushion for the next few days my ass is so sore….
@Phil of the Future: OUCH!
@Malicious Phenoms:
I had Ross, Smyly, Conley, Jepsen
I feel your pain
@Phil of the Future: That’s not a cushion!
@Grey:@Grey: Well i’m already sitting down and now I’m stuck. Screw it.
Damn
@Grey: I might need to trade for an arm in this league. 16 team, nothing on the wire. Think I could get anything worth a damn for Souza? Schoop? If need be I could trade Carter, but you know how I feel about him….
I’d be looking for a dependable SP 2/3
Doubtful, maybe a Gausman type if owner doesn’t believe him? Maybe Rodon?
@Grey: I was thinking Gausman actually. Or Taijuan.
Worth a shot
@Grey: No if I could only get up to reach my computer….
@Phil of the Future: *now
Haha
I read your post every morning…Grey…Who do you like to follow on twitter for fantasy news/updates/insight?
Thank you.
@ChrisL: Also Grey, I was proposed: Std 12 team 5×5
Brandon Belt and Dexter Fowler for Cespedes and Wil Myers…Thoughts?
@ChrisL: decline that trade if you own Cespedes and Myers
@Malicious Phenoms: How about Fowler and Belt for Cespedes and Duvall?
@ChrisL: I’d want Cesoedes over those other 2. Dude is gonna have a monster year in NY.
@ChrisL: I don’t look at Twitter
@Grey: there is ONE good thing on twitter.
https://twitter.com/nihilist_arbys?lang=en
Hahaha
Grey,
JBJ or Ozuna ROS?
Also, what pitching tiers would you put Gaus and Smyly in now?
Thanks
@Test Kitchen: can I call sloppy seconds on the JBJ or Ozuna question?
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS
@Test Kitchen:
JBJ over Osuna
Gaus and Smyly staying in top 20 for ROS
@Test Kitchen: Ozuna…They’re around Matz’s level
I just received Max Scherzer for Mark Trumbo & Raisel Iglesias. I was pretty surprised he accepted. Think that was a good move?
@swatty06: I like it. good move.
@swatty06: Sounds decent
Great writeup as always! Re: Dae Ho Lee, recall this unfortunate fellow for the Korean WBC team way back when?
http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/102210/102210-15070559Bk.jpg
@boognish: HAHAHA
Is Miller droppable if I’m in 5×5 league without HD?
I love his productivity and stable but he can’t grab SV after Chapman’s back.
@Wilson: He’s good for ratios and Ks
Good Morning.
1) Please pick 2 ROS. JBJ, Reddick, Ozuna, Pederson, Or Drury.
2) Who gets the boot when McCullers comes back? Thanks as always.
Arrieta
Roak
Porcello
Gausman
Liriano
Rodon
Nola
Nelson
(DL) Iglesias
Throw in K. Davis in the first question.
@Zach:
2)Nelson
@Zach: Davis, Joc….Nelson
Which side wins this trade in a H2H redraft points league?
Goldschmidt for Quintana, Nola, Trumbo.
I really need to move these two pitchers before Darvish comes off of the DL and to open a spot to pick up Glasnow. Thanks!
@PED Inc.: I’d want Goldy there.
@PED Inc.: take Goldschmidt
@PED Inc.: Goldy
Is Hanley Ramirez a sell high candidate or should I just enjoy the ride? I’ve shopped him around but there doesn’t seem to be much interest. Normally I hate having three players from one team but Betts, Bogaerts, and Hanley have been great so far. Should I be benching Pujols for Hanley until the weather warms up and he shows he’s not really 50 years old? He’s not even showing his vetard strength right now.
@RePete: Bench Pujols for Hanley, sell Hanley if you can
JBJ over Krush, Grichuk, Parra (?) in a 12 team mixed dynasty? Trying to get a sense for where his potential falls in the spectrum.
Thanks!
@Matty: Hold
@Grey:
Thanks.
Re: Your comment the other day about The Americans- piece from The Guardian about the children of the Russian spies they rounded up in Cambridge a few years back.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/07/discovered-our-parents-were-russian-spies-tim-alex-foley
Who should I drop to make room for McCullers? Fiers, Conley, Nelson, Eovaldi, Karns
@Jon:
I would drop any of them.
@Jon: I’d look at their upcoming matchups
Sup Grey!
Gonna buy the Roto Deluxe this weekend when I get my check. You deserve some daiquiris with all the great content you put out!
We trusting Eickhoff @ Atlanta? Looking to lower that ERA after Conley and Ross took a dump on it
@Here Comes the Pizza: start Eickhoff
@Here Comes the Pizza: Yea deserves more than a few dacks tbh
But if your doing pay day correctly… its babes, booze, ludes, then roto-delux
And start your sister vs. ATL at this point. Looks like we are watching the kind of history you would think a front office wouldn’t want
@Here Comes the Pizza: Thanks! Yeah, start Eick
You’d trade J-Zim and Cozart to get Greinke, right (even if Greinke is struggling)? Also, would you drop Corbin to stash Glasnow?
@Joe Cool: Yes to both.
@Joe Cool: yes and yes
@Joe Cool: i wouldn’t trade for Greinke
@Joe Cool: Sure on both
12 team 5×5 h2h
You starting Pomeranz @ the Cubs today?
SON has it as a -5.5.
I could really use the stats with a tight matchup but wondered what you thought?
Thanks!
@Bobbo: You need counting stats or average stats more? ERA and WHIP could be difficult to come by, but some Ks could be in the cards….
@Bobbo: I am thinking I will sit him, Cubs are rolling lately. and I HATE sitting pitchers cuz my league has no innings limit so we need all the W and K we can get.
@Bobbo: nope
@Bobbo: I wouldn’t start him
Hey Grey, great stuff as always. Which side you like better in a standard 12 team roto? Goldy + Cain or Rizzo + Marte? Thanks!
@dizzystpizzy: Goldy side
@Malicious Phenoms: Rizzo/Marte for me
@dizzystpizzy: Rizzo side if it’s Starling Marte
@Bye Felica: Great point
@dizzystpizzy: Agree with others
@Grey: Thanks all, that’s where i was leaning too. What if it’s Goldy + Just Dong for Rizzo and S Marte?
@dizzystpizzy: Maybe give this another few and then try this at the bottom as a new Comment to see if Grey changes his mind? We really like Rizzo though, I dunno why you wanna move him. Or are you trying to get him?
12 team H2H 6×6 OPS
Lawrie, Russell, Panik or Schoop?
@TOGMAN: Lawrie
Hey Grey,
I picked up Wisler for his start last night – worked out according to plan! I had planned on dropping him after for another streamer, but now I’m looking at his schedule and he’s set to face the Royals in KC on Sunday – you starting him? (12-team H2H with QS)
Thanks!
@Eric: Drop him
Rodon should have had the W too…then the 7 run 8th inning happened. Crazy game. I had Mazara and Fielder…who got a bus boy’s tip from the 13 runs scored.
@Pu$$y Control: Yeah, I would’ve been fine not getting the win and having Rodon pitch two scoreless innings then not get up again after the rain, was just a bad game
Will I ever hit a homerun?
@Heyward My Power Go?: Today, one in each game of the doubleheader.
@Heyward My Power Go?: Worried about your wrist
@Heyward My Power Go?: It’s like Heyward plays on a planet with higher gravity than the Earth and the balls just go down down down into the ground
Upton vs sherzer or Ketel marte vs archer
@Best: Upton
So, hopefully you can view this but Grey, I have to ask, what’s up that this is the 4th image that pops up on Google when I enter ‘Grey Albright’ to a search?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3jfh7a2g8w2lcv/Grey-Albright-Sr-300×215.jpg?dl=0
@Clint: That’s actually what he looks like. Isn’t it?
@Clint: Yeah, that’s my pops
Should I drop Ozuna or Chris Carter for Ben Revere?
@Mike: Neither
@knucks: I drafted Deshields for speed and had to get rid of him. In a head to head league I’ve had 2 stolen bases over last 3 weeks. Figure I need to give my team some kind of shot to make that up.
I could pick up Villar instead but I have Castro at short and nowhere else to play him.
Ive heard that Djibooti recently moved to Djibouti, Djibouti. [email protected]Mike: 2B?
@Scott: 2nd base has Odor or Carpenter and third as Carpenter or Franco. It’s been a pretty good problem to have over last few weeks.
@Matt: ? is a lot more valid knowing all these details. Interested myself who the drop is now. It might be Villar over Castro…
@Mike: Nah
Pence or JD rest of season? (5×5 roto)
How close is it too?
Thanks!
@Cousin Vinny: JD.
@Cousin Vinny: JD, not terribly close.
@Cousin Vinny: JD
Is it possible Altuve and Villar are in fact one person? I call him Altuvillar.
@Thomas Dodson: I think you’re on to something
@Grey: probably why he’s on the Brewers now – Villar can’t be seen the same place as Altuve or people will start catching on…
A$$ Blood in my league offered me Aledmys Diaz for my Carlos Correa. I rejected and responded wtf? He took exception to my response and offered me the same trade again saying that Diaz has a higher ranking YTD than Correa. I rejected again and said Diaz will be in a time share soon and he might as well drop him to waivers now. This is serious drama yo!
@Pu$$y Control: see below
@Pu$$y Control: Sounds like a trump voter
@Bye Felica: nah, I think he is more likely a Ted Cruz write in kinda guy hah
PC, what you need to do is locate is 1st rounder and offer up your mousepad for him. If he doesn’t get it at that point, try the mousepad AND the mouse… with a comment “2 for 1? I’m hesitant but could use some counting stats”
@knucks: MP your ‘See Below’ comment is even more appropriate right now then you might have thought hah
@Pu$$y Control: How’s D$$K Hole doing? Still battling?
@Grey: 11 team league. I am in 6th at 58 pts and he is in 8th at 55.8. I have been dealing with Gomez, Heyward and Adrian G. Those are my excuses anyways.
That $uck$
Salutations Grey!
Crass 10 team keeper NL only 5×5 trade question here: his Josh Harrison for my Kyle Hendricks and Socrates Brito?
I’m very much competing for first this year and need the R’s and SB’S but my pitching staff looks like this without Hendricks-
J-Fer
Maeda
Papelbon
Nicasio
Glasnow
Jeanmar
Jose DeLeon
J. Jeffress
Matz
Conley
@Woodrow the Impaler: Works for me if you need Harrison
Love the Tombstone reference.
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Thanks!
sounds like A$$ blood is just an ASS!
@Malicious Phenoms: Amen!
Guess my Trumbo & Velasquez for Sugar Cain trade last weekend isn’t looking too bad huh guise?
Guise?……Where are you guise? Hahaha
@Bye Felica: NICE trade BF!
@Bye Felica: Nice!
My Heyward and Cole for his Herrera and Emoticon.
It’s lopsided, but do I ride the hot hands? Heyward’s wrist troubles me.
@Jeebers: HOLD
@Malicious Phenoms:
Now he’s offering a 2-for-1: Smyly or Jamie Garcia and Herrera for Cole.
@Jeebers: These are not good
@Grey: Imma tell him to take a long walk off a short pier.
HA
H2H points league RoS, pick 2: L, Cain, Chris Carter, Wil Myers
@Swaz: I’d go Cain & Myers
@Swaz: Cain, Myers
Grey, in defense of Joe Ross the inning where he gave up the lead should have ended in a double play. Gose was way out of path and didn’t even touch second base. He should have been out. Somehow the ruling stood. He did give up a 2 run shot to Castellanos who has been the hottest hitter in the league. Line should have been 6IP 3 ER.
@Jedimasters: Stop disguising yourself, JB!
@Grey: moves down to ROS 27th best SP on this.
Cheslor Cuthbert is really Elisha Cuthbert.
She always wanted to be the first openly trans mlb player.
@Bye Felica: Then…rawr!
I am also a Rodon owner and was watching the game and was dumbfounded when they sent the kid back out after 90 min rain delay (Holland too for that matter). I mean duh, he already has problems with command. When he threw strikes it seemed like they were all over them, I think he needs a better pitching coach, says the dumbass armchair loser (me). He has been a little unlucky with singles and shit, and his K rate is great.
Hey if things remain as they are with Kendrys is he a drop for Reed when he gets the call?
@peacecoast: better pitching coach? The white sox have one of the best pitching coaches in baseball. Hold Rodon, I’m telling you he will be better.
@peacecoast: Yeah, for Reed… How about that Austin Jackson play in center with no error being called
@Grey:if they charged Jackson the error it still woulda been an ER for Rodon though right?
Baseball/fantasyrules make no sense sometimes:
like I had velasquez once with two outs and no one on then an error gets a guy on. ends up loading the bases and they all score. and he gets charged 0 ER, I was laughing all the way to the scoreboard (I think that’s how it happened)
or if your batter knocks in an RBI on an error he doesn’t get a RBI for itbut if he scores a R on an error he gets the R right?
Nope, there was a double play right after so no earned runs
Thanks for another great write up. Could use a bit of help deciding to drop Rodon for Glasnow or if I should hold off and wait to see what happens with Rodon in his next start. I guess I could also drop Steven Wright, but I hate to drop him on the sweet run he is having.
@Bmiles: No, you have to give Rodon a little bit longer leash. He’ll be better.
@Bye Felica: Dropped Rodon in my $0 home league so that he would get his shizz together and I can secretly reap the bennys in my big money league. Anyone else ever do this kind of thing? I just did this with Berrios as well. I’d imagine this is one of the more sad and pathetic strategical comments in a while.
@Bmiles: Thanks! Hold
ETA for Glasnow? Are we talking within a couple of weeks or sometime in June?
@Steve D.: https://razzball.com/fantasy-prospects-update-tyler-glasnow-misses-11-bats/
@Steve D.: June 3rd is the a close estimate, imo
Would you add K Hendricks, Conley, Eickhoff, or Karns over Liriano, Nelson or Berrios?
@Jon: Hendricks over Berrios
Alright, I’ve been thinking about this trade proposal for a couple of weeks now. Just looking for some outside advice! My league settings are 12 team, 18 keeper league (no cost or limitations). 9×9 hitting/pitching categories. Hitting: H, R, RBI, HR, SB, BB, K, AVG, OPS. Pitching: W, L, SV, ER, BB, K, ERA, WHIP, QS. The deal being proposed to me is Yu Darvish for Carlos Gonzalez. Its always hard for me to trade a solid bat for pitching, but I’ve been considering this deal given the nature of Yu’s abilities. I have a lot of Outield depth. My current roster is as follows;
C- Lucroy
1b- belt
2b- matt duffy
3b- Kris Bryant
SS- B. Crawford
OF- Trout
OF- Justin Upton
OF Springer
UTL- Mookie
UTL- CarGo
UTL- Adam Eaton
I also have David peralta, Dee Gordon, Orlando Arcia, Jose reyes, and Devon travis on my team (Most of which are obviously unavailable at the time).
I don’t have any true Aces for pitching, but I have some solid guys in Stroman, Garrett Richards (who I lost for the year), Ian Kennedy, Aaron Sanchez, Jaime Garcia, Smyly, Eduardo Rodriguez, edinson volquez and Wain-o. The deal would be me giving up Cargo straight up for Yu Darvish. Again, just looking to et some other thoughts on this deal. Thank you!
@Tyler: Can’t move Eaton for him? You don’t need CarGo, you’re paying a lot for Yu
@Grey: I’ve tried offering eaton in several deals for him. He was in my initial offers. He likes eaton, but not for Yu, says he’d rather sit on darvish for anything less that Cargo, so I more than likely won’t do it. Think I could get a bigger return for cargo. Just wanted your opinion!
Hey what is your take on Villar or Elvis Andrus ROS?
My league does count K’s (Elvis K’s rarely, Villar K’s a lot)
The ROS tool isn’t buying Villar keeping this up. It thinks Andrus will be way more valuable ROS. What do you think?
Thanks for your help!
@Hmmm: Villar never had a full time gig before and Elvis has. I think I go with Villar ROS. Elvis will leave Texas this summer when Profar arrives.
@Hmmm: I’d prefer Villar in leagues shallower than 14 team
My Segura and JBJ for his Salazar? Good for me, right?
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS, W, QS, SV, KS, KS/9, ERA, WHIP
@Wilsonian: make the trade.
@Malicious Phenoms: I made the offer. Guy is in dead last, has Castro at SS and his OF is a mess after McCutchen.
@Wilsonian: Salazar
@Grey: what if it was Kennedy or Rich Hill instead of Salazar, still SP side? I would pickup Ozuna at that point, too.
Gut call – Will Ellsbury hit the DL this week because of the hip? I haven’t seen any real news on this.
@Five-On-One: I hope so
Bradley for Corbin… Which side?
@Goldschmidt:
Jackie Bradley Jr. I should clarify.
@Goldschmidt: JBJ
@Goldschmidt: JBJ
Should I be dropping Ventura for R. Hill at this point?
thanks.
@bebop: I think I’d hold a little longer.
@bebop: i would
@bebop: Yes
I know Manaea got knocked around last night but given my league is a dynasty contract league and given that we don’t have a innings limit and 27 total players on the team (everyone hoards as many pitchers as possible) the SP quality and guys available is ridiculously bad. The top guys on the waiver are:
R.A. Dickey
Derek Holland
Buchholz
Phil Hughes
Matt Wisler
Wade Miley
Jeremy Hellickson
Would you rather pick one of those guys up or just pick up Manaea and sit on him till I see better results? What is his upside?
@AMolnar: Wisler
Hola Grey,
In a 12-team league, an owner is offering me Aaron Nola and a choice of Wacha/Stroman/Roark/Chapman for Jacob deGrom.
Are any of those secondary pitchers worth trading away deGrom?
Also, I have Allen, Cishek, Jepsen and J.Smith as my current closer crop, to give you context about acquiring Chapman.
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Also, we dropping Neil Walker in a 12-team OBP league? I have Rendon who’s slowly come back to life.
@The JoGarza: id take Nola & Chapman for Degrom
@The JoGarza: deGrom, don’t trade him for two lesser pieces…. Hold Walker
Ive heard that Djibooti recently moved to Djibouti, Djibouti. Triplo!
@Scott: Ha
Grey, I got a couple questions for you
1. Do I still hold Pujols as a rotation bench player?
2. Should I pick up Villar (on waivers) to rotate with Sano who’s been struggling, get a guy like Cuthbert if Villar is claimed by another owner, or just hold?
3. Who’s the better hold Betances or Miller? I enjoy the ratio boost, but they both have hardly played recently. Phelps is available and gets the random save ops, is he an option over either of them?
@Sean: Elisha is a better trans gender NHL lover than heshe is MLB player
@Sean: 1. Yes 2. Sure 3. MIller
1. “¿Huh, Rodo’n Odor, Huh?” – I believe the word you’re looking for is “palindrome” – and this is a good one! Dyslexia is different. As Robin Williams (RIP) once quipped, “I was the only kid on my street at Haloween saying ‘trick or trout'”
2. Thanks for the vote of confidence in grabbing Ozuna – dude’s been en fuego.
3. Why is it every time I pick up Schoop (or, gulp, trade for him) he goes back to sucking?
4. I kinda miss old Coors – not the beer, that always sucked. I mean, my opponent started Rubby. I remember a day when I could look at my opponent’s matchups and see that they’re starting a pitcher at Coors and think, “you poor bastard. You don’t even know.” Yesterday? Yeah, notsomuch.
5. I’ll be happy when Au Shiz is hitting over .235 – though there are signs of life. Multi-hit game on Monday, HR yesterday. Kinda feel like he’s going to go on a tear soon. And not the Tulo kind where his soft tissue is in jeopardy. His last month gave me soft tissue. I’m just sayin.
5. Mookie is another dude I think is about to go off – the cold weather isn’t helping. He hit a ball on the screws on Monday that, had it been a little warmer/less windy/humid would have gone out. By seasons end I think he’ll easily justify his 2nd round price – he’s close now, but I think he’s a superstar.
6. Still on the BoSox, wouldn’t it make better sense to bat JBJ lead off and Mookie 2nd, and drop old guy Pedroia to 5th behind Ortiz? Seems silly to have someone who’s that hot batting 8th or 9th all the time, though I guess it does give Mookie someone to knock in (which would also happen, and more often, if they hit 1-2 rather than 9-1)
7. sticking with Boston, I’m starting to get a little suspicious of Pedroia. It occurred to me that if he gets popped he’s got the best name ever since you could go with PEDroia, Pedroidsa, or both, PEDroidsa!
@Lucky Dog: 1. Ha 2. Nice! 3. Ha 4. Ha 5. Yeah 6. True 7. HA
Another classic roundup from the G himself. Potential trade question: Get Bumgarner, give Hamels + Castellanos. 12-team points league, have Freeman at 1B, Frazier at 3B and could plug in Pujols at CI, plus Reynolds sitting on waivers. Current SPs are Salazar, Hamels, Walker, Matz, Rodon, Sanchez, and McCullers soon to be off DL. Selling Castellanos worth the upgrade over Hamels?
@crumbelievable: I’d take Bum
Yo Yo Grey!!
Great write-up. Words going around one of my leagues that someone wants to unload Correa. Going to give him Frazier/Lindor/VincentVelasquez for his Correa/Matz.
Pray for mojo!!
Were those 311 concerts back in the day just Klan gatherings?
@HolyGhostClaw: Thanks! Ha, yup! I’d take Correa
give fowler & salazar to get posey & kluber?
currently streaming c spot (casali) and have these at OF:
mccutch, betts, heyward, brantley
thx
@a bag of sand: Sure
May or Dyson for speculating on saves?
@Five-On-One: FWIW i have May and would switch him out for Dyson if I could. Just think Tolleson is out before May gets a chance in a murky situation.
@knucks: Agree with knucks. I’m kinda hoping to poach Dyson soon but need to figure out if I can make room for him.
@Five-On-One: May
@Grey: Yay!!
@Five-On-One: i’m seeing, the under on june 2nd may has this job, loses it for 10 days to perkins, gets it back again…..
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: Reasonable… I did just see that the first bullpen for Perkins is scheduled for 23rd of this month. So I’m hoping that Jepsen is out immediately. He should be at least. May can then get it, run with it a bit, then like you said, either hold it or win it back when Perkins is back and sucking it up. The real problem is can the Twins even get a couple save chances in the next 2 weeks?
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: Oh and Murder By Death > Murder City Devils but I don’t imagine many see life the way I do.
Carlos Gomez straight up droppable?
@TheCactusMan: Nah
Haha, that lead followed by the final David Freese gem is why I start my day with a cup of coffee and open my browser to Razzball. Bravissimo.
@Todd25: Thanks!
Some of the shine off of Danny Santana when he’s batting 9th. Any of these you like better in a 12 teamOBP/SLG league?
Enciarte
Deshields
Rickard
Duvall
@Q: Add Rajai to list with Naquin sent down
@Q: Nah
so JA happ, stream or keep, 12 team standard roto
@joe: Stream
Morning grey
Guy came to me with a blockbuster of a deal
I give up Harvey Scherzer Marte and Forsythe along with my two fourth rounders
I get Fernandez Salazar cargo (COL) Kipnis and his two 2nd rounders
Would you make it? I am seriously thinking about making it
grey
We reworked the deal. I give Donaldson Marte Scherzer and Harvey along with my second and 2 4 th rounders and I get Fernandez Salazar Kipnis cargo a first andtwo second rounders would you do that
@Scott Kimmel: That’s worse than the first offer.
@Scott Kimmel: Scotty. You make way too many trades.
@Scott Kimmel: i’m still very curious as to how people send you these constantly, are these RCL’s and these opp’s have a reason to think you are a mark due to seeing other offers you are close to doing?
@Scott Kimmel: Why would you ever give up the two best players in a deal? That makes no sense. The draft picks are just fluff to make it look like a better deal. I seriously mean no offense by this, but back off of the trades. Ride your roster a bit.
@Scott Kimmel: Agree with Noisewater
Hey Grey,
First off, as a Jepsen owner, the play by Arcia in LF was the cause of the earned runs. He botched it huge. That being said….
Which RP would you grab first
T.MAY(ahem)
T.CINGRANI
J.DYSON
I was all set to grab Dyson before Tolleson got the uneventful save last night.
@JJ: May
@JJ:
Also, which one sits here
J.BAUTISTA @ Bumgarner
B.DOZIER vs T.Wilson(bal)
C.SEAGER vs Sydergaard
N.MAZARA vs Latos
M.SANO vs T.Wilson
Sano
@Grey:
On his birthday? Now thats just cruel
Ha!
@Grey:
And…he homers on his first AB. Good thing I was busy with work and didn’t notice the early start time quickly enough to take him out.
Ha, nice!
I drafted two teams this year… and did an experiment. One team I followed Grey’s advice. One team, I drafted guys who fell and looked for value, many guys who Grey warned against.
My grey-stars are in 1st place. My “value” schmohawks are in last place.
But I did manage to trade Sonny Gray for Lorenzo Cain a few days ago. So I’ve got that going for me.
@Game of Throws: This is pretty interesting, albeit expected results. Thanks for sharing. Always wondered but never took the time to actually do this.
@Game of Throws: Ha
10 team H2H points where in the main scoring for starting pitching is:
Innings Pitched (IP) 1.5
Earned Runs (ER) -2.5
Wins (W) 3
Losses (L) -2
Strikeouts (K) 2
Hits Allowed (H) -0.5
Walks Issued (BB) -0.5
Quality Starts (QS) 3
Would you take Jaime Garcia or Sonny Gray ROS? For realistic-ness-ism-ish sake, let’s assume Jaime will have one 15-day DL stint that costs him 3 starts.
@K-Rich: Gray
Grey, Berrios worth holding onto as a 19th round Keeper for next year? Can only keep 5 and already have 5 good keepers…could he be a stud next year ya think? thanks!!
@JohnnyBeGood: Prolly not
SON seems to like Pineda at home tonight v the world champs..
Dude has been awful in the Bronx this year. Would you start him?
@Malicious Phenoms: I’m not starting him
@Grey: agreed, SON be banished..
@Malicious Phenoms: I’m streaming him.. and then Volquez vs ATL on friday (also not an SON favorite, he’s at $2.4 right now). Times is tough man. At least we can come here and all laugh when my streamers leave steamers on my ratios.
@knucks: Shouldn’t have said also… just commenting in the spirit of battling the bots right now
Re: the Blubber comment above, one of my favorite autocorrects is Mark Triceratops for Texiera, and “Toe is Vespers”
@Mrs.Featherbottom: That is a solid one too!
Heyward + Iwakuma for Vmart + Wade Davis. Fair trade?
@Pumpkin pie: It’s fair
Thanks as always for the great write-up!
Hmmm…Eickoff or Chen at Crayola against the Brewers tonight?
@Alex: Eickhoff
@Grey: Thanks!
Please help with this team!!
Yan gomes
Rizzo
Harrison
Castellanos
Suarez
Piscotty , cain , marte Kris Davis JUp
Rickard
Gattis
Reyes
Scherzer Carrasco quintana Cmart mcCullers Bauer tropeano desclafani
Robertson Perkins may street smith
This team is a mess. Any ideas how to fix it?
Is it worth holding Reyes?
Is Gattis with C better option than Gomes?
Who should I sell? Any names to target?
Appreciate it fellas.
@Jonathan A: Lose Reyes, lose Gattis, Rickard can prolly be topped off waivers
@Grey: just got an offer Carrasco and Castellanos for Bryant… take it?
Bryant side
need some trade help. we start 4 OF. I have JD, Yoenis, Mazara, Odubel, Joc, and Revere. My starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole, Hamels, Maeda, Joe Ross, Velasquez, Nola, Porcello, with Yu and Cobb on my DL. 12 team league to give you a basic idea of streamability.
I have been offered Justin Upton and Matt Duffy for my Hamels and Joc. I currently have no backup infielders (no CI or MI positions) but am stashing Trea and Reed on my bench waiting for the call ups. Would you take the deal? Is the Upton upgrade worth leaving myself without a top 25ish starter after Gerrit Cole?
@joe: Upton side
League counts Saves and Holds as separate categories. Currently have Wade Davis, Kenley Jensen, Osuna, Ramos, Betances, Kelvin Herrara in the 2 RP and 4 P spots we have available daily.
Drop any of them for Neris?
Looking at SP, I have Berrios toward the back of my rotation, but its a keeper league and he could be a late round pick next year. Is his potential moving forward worth holding onto? 8 team keep up to 10 players.
@B the Esq.: Herrera
jesus, one day after leading off, they’re playing freakin’ rua over him. was about to grab him over dannys antana everywhere (flip flopping about) and now this garbage. against a righty too.
@A Wesley Snipes Life: Ha
Grey,
Which side in a 10-team 6×6 (add OBP and Holds) H2H:
Danny Salazar for Gregory Polanco.
I have a fairly balanced and deep roster
Thanks!
@Alcibiades Escobar: Polanco
Thanks Grey.
Which side?
My Brantley, Eaton, Keuchel, Volquez Cingrani or his Strasburg, Cain, Mcgee
@rick carmichael: Stras
Drop any of these for Aaron Hicks (AL-Only)?
DeShizz
Leonys
Keirmaier
Dannys Antana
@omar: Kiermaier
Will Trevor May be closing?
Who is the drop of these 3? Wisler, Manaea, Berrios
@Don Majikowski: Hope so… Manaea
I have Adam Jones on my bench. For the last month for obvious reasons. Got a guy offering me Price for him. Price destroyed this guys pitching stats and Jones has put me in a offensive hole too !!! So going forward do you believe Price get’s fixed and starts pitching like he can or hang on to Jone’s and wait until he starts hitting in that super Baltimore line-up. Thought’s please !!!
@Stickball Al: I’d take Price
Grey, SON hates Hamels start today at WSox, would u start him?
@Cohen: Yeah, start or drop
Pedro not playing today. Lose him for Mark Reynolds who is?
@Scott: Sure
Cozart or Villar?
@Burt: It was Villar yesterday. And last night helped the cause
@Burt: Villar
Justin Upton or Charlie Blackmon
@crock: Blackmon
wats good Grey, thank u for the write. on point.
10team h2h 6x5cats.
worried about Sano, Sonny? is it time to trade them? smh
@740: I wouldn’t have drafted them
Dietrech or Panik? Need a 2B, R and AVG
Panik is slumping right now and Dietrech is hot, but looking ahead at their next matchups
Panik 4 games @ AZ
Dietrech 4 games @ WAS
@joe: Dietrich
Dee got dropped. It’s a H2h league so would u recommend putting in a claim and using up a bench spot for 3 months? 6 bench spots and Sam Dyson is the guy I would drop(chasing saves). I’m confident in making the playoffs so he’d be a huge boost but just not sure it’s worth a bench spot for 3 months.
@Funny Name: Dozier currently at 2nd for me.
@Funny Name: Sure
Which deal would you rather have
My Kang/hamels for Dozier/pomeranz
Kang/hamels for j upton/pedrioa
@Big league choo: Kang…Upton
Hey Grey,
Wanted to get thoughts In my team, lots of trades going on as the top teams bulk up. Was thinking of offering Mad Max and Kemp for JDMart and JZimm
15 team Obp roto keep 11
C Molina
1 Rizzo
2 Dozier
3 Beltre
Ss Villar
Lf Braun
Cf Blackmon
Rf Kemp
U Mazara
Bn Pujols
Sp : Scherzer, Harvey, Lester, McCullers(dl), Shields, Chen, Hill, Pom, Roark
Rp: Davis, J Gomez, Box (dl)
H2H ROS for a Util: Ozuna or Myers?
Ozuna
here’s an ugly one for you, AL only, lowrie hit the DL, got DL room (thank god) but here’s my choices to replace, as always at bats are what’s up (unless strange upside exists in any of these, but it doesn’t), OBP over AVG, total bases added.
clense colon
pennington
ackley/torres (NYY)
coghlan
goins
this is sooooo coghlan it ain’t funny, BUT i can’t use a waiver on him as i have the #2 waiver (so 2nd best choice of players coming over from NL), so who’s 2nd choice. looks like it’s gotta be pennington at least till b.ryan shows up (we do 2 day waivers from date of it being noticed that b.ryan is becoming AL player)
@Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey: only good news is that even if i don’t get coghlan, the guy who message boarded the b.ryan news seems to want b.ryan more than giavotella, so i’d get him later, at least he’s a starter.
Ackley
Still working on that Abreu deal from yesterday…This is where it’s at…I get Abreu, Eaton and LeMahieu I give Polanco, Matz and Glasnow. ..This team I took over has no power H2H Dynasty
Don’t love it
@Grey: Yeah I hear ya..Just having a real hard time getting some power on this team and feel I could replace the pitching easier..don’t love dealing Polanco but to get a bat like Abreu may be worth it…Helps that I got Heyward yesterday.
Fantasy value wise Abreu and Polanco may not be all that different after this year
@Grey: True but position wise OF is a bit easier to fill than the corner spots, feels like 1st and 3rd get thinner every year….Dont forget Polanco has a “Hurdle” to contend with lol
Yeah, agreed on both counts
Odubel over Pillar right now?
Sure
14 team keeper, keep 7 or 8… Should Manaea be held onto in this league??
Nah
So they are saying McCullers is going on Fri. Who do you think loses their spot in the rotation?
Devenski
I’m going to Marrakesh for the honeymoon, I’ll tell Dijibooti you said what up!
I should go with you and the bride!
@Grey: Can you be my carry-on?
Yes, I just need to be carried on in a giant Contact Lens solution bottle
@Grey: That’s where I store my Xanax and hashish
I’ll squeeze you in with the wife’s undergarments!
That works!
Do you think i need an upgrade? Considering shipping Scherzer and Kemp for JDMart and JZimm.
15team Obp
C Molina
1 Rizzo
2 Dozier
3 Beltre
Ss Villar
L: Braun
C: Blackmon
R: Kemp
U: Mazara
Bn: Pujols
Sp: Scherzer, Harvey, Lester, Hill, Pom, Roark, Chen, Shields, McCullers (dl)
Rp: Davis, J Gomez, Box (dl)
@Nightpandas: keep 11 and going for it this year
@Nightpandas: Works for me
I’d take JD
14-team H2H league. I am leading the league in HR, but lacking in SB. Trade Semien for Villar? Any concern that Semien breaks out, and Villar loses at bats when Arcia gets called up? Thanks…
@Big Al: do it
@Big Al: Villar most likely goes to 3rd when Arcia comes up.
Sure
My line up wound up having a good night last night after our prayer session…Made one mistake, I left Smyly out of the prayer and apparently he didn’t like it.
Yeah, Smyly should’ve streamrolled the M’s
@Grey: Yeah i didn’t see him having a bad night last night….Next time the ” 7 Line ARMY” is on the west coast you need to get in on that…its an awesome time..Ive done it twice at home…feels like your at a soccer game in Europe type atmosphere.
I’m going to see the Mets and Bartolo tomorrow night with royce! and SteveNZ
@Grey: Take your seismometer.
Ha
@Grey: Nice nothing like Big Sexy
Vs. Kershaw no less
@Grey: Too bad it didn’t work out to be Thor vs Kershaw
Yeah, Bartolo is entertaining though
@Grey: Oh yeah it will be worth it
I’m pumped…Plus, it’s SteveNZ!
Kendrys, Jaso, C Dick rotating around UTIL spot so thinking I drop one to stream pitching. No trade interest at all when I fished. Thoughts on who to drop if any?
I guess part 2 of the equation is whether I keep these guys and drop J Ross to stream. 12 team, H2H with guys like Hill, Estrada on the wire.
Jaso
Normally I’m anti-veto, but the last place team in my league is trading away Miggy & Felix for Castellanos and Kemp. This entirely vetoable, no?
I don’t veto
@Rob: I dont Veto either…the names look bad in that trade but i bet the numbers arent as off as you think
Agree with F
AL onliers and other deepish leaguers here’s our savior at SP
“Tigers recalled LHP Daniel Norris from Triple-A Toledo.
Norris is going to pitch out of the Detroit bullpen initially, per Chris Iott of MLive.com. The left-hander opened the season on the disabled list because of a back injury and had registered a brutal 8.44 ERA in 21 1/3 innings (six starts) this season in the minors. Norris can go ignored in standard fantasy leagues.”
my ass he’s in the bullpen for long with pelfrey floating about.
Nice
@Eli Man Penguin Boy: VAN POWER!
picked up Cozart recently in a league and now realize I have him and Suarez, and Josh Harrison as my MIs in one league, and it is my most productive MI in any league by far….go figure
Ha
Ok so Ozuna clears waivers tomorrow. Is it time to drop C.Gomez for him? Just picked up Gomez 2 weeks ago but he still hasn’t shown any sign of life.
Sure
good god, how is freese playing over jaso against righties?! dis some boosheeit
@Montezuma’s Revenge…right now: I think the Pirates manager has proved his ineptness at creating lineups by now.
Insanity
Geez, the Trumbone just keeps hitting those long notes. Its like him and Crush are having their own little HR derby.
True
@Todd25: playing against cain sugar and trumbone since last night my HR lead (and most of bases lead) has dried up.
@I don’t want to brag but i have irritable bowel syndrome: hahahaha, frazier and lawrie got that HR and bases lead back suckers.
@I don’t want to brag but i have irritable bowel syndrome: realizes i have lawrie/frazier together in at least 4 leagues…..
@I don’t want to brag but i have irritable bowel syndrome: SOB wacked his jaw leaning over rail or something.
Favorable news on Domingo’s shoulder. Pick him back up over:
1)Duvall
2)Grichuk
3)DeShields
4)Saunders
DeShields or Saunders, depends on needs
I’m holding my breath (and my nose) and starting Cole Hamels today. Eep!
Good luck!
same AL only as above, QS over wins, chacin (if he gets through waivers, clearly not worth a #2) over holland or no? better park anyway, SON liked his @ ATL games, LAA similar park values.
1) Yeah
Belt is sitting…you have been warned
Thanks!
@JeF WiTh 1 F: update: belt has flu
Kepler or Soler as a minors keeper? 12-team 5×5 h2h
thanks!
Soler
Salazar’s first inning performance is simply quintessential:
1IP; 3K; 2BB; 30 pitches.
Guy will never make it into the 7th inning.
@Mrs.Featherbottom: tell me about it
Ha, totally
That’s Carrasco too, unfortch
@Grey: There should be a term for pitchers like that – high K potential, rarely pitch deep into games, and have a fairly high WHIP – – -WHIPed KKKKKream
@Mrs.Featherbottom: andddd the final line 5 in 1 er 10 runners (6 BBs) 10 Ks, 106 pitches (56 strikes)… geez
I think there is
Kzar is such a love-hate relationshit. 1st inning loads bases including 2 walks, then Ks 3 in a row! have mercy on my blood pressure!
Salazar just went single, walk, walk in the first inning before setting down the next 3 on swinging K’s. Thanks Swinging Astros!
Yup
This is simultaneously the most 2016 Salazar and most 2016 Astros half inning ever:
DANNY SALAZAR PITCHING FOR CLEVELAND
Altuve singled to center.
Springer walked, Altuve to second.
Correa walked, Altuve to third, Springer to second.
Rasmus struck out swinging. 0 0
González struck out swinging. 0 0
Valbuena struck out swinging. 0 0
@abdoozy: so far this is more 2014 salazar here. but yeah on HOU.
Just read something on JD about his ground ball rate is really high and he’s been affected by the shift. Do you still think he’s a top 15-20 overall guy? I know he’s not this bad, but who’s the real JD?
I think he’s going to be fine
Do you like Rubby or Jon Gray ROS?
Rubby
Sell high on Villar, or am I thinking beyond my brain size? He has dominated this column for weeks!
@Great White North: YES
Sell high for what?
@Grey: stuff
Trade question @grey
Was offered Noah syndergaard and maikel Franco for Giancarlo and Carlos Martinez
It’s a 12team dynasty league.
Aside from Stanton I have arenado Braun cutch piscotty hosmer to hold down the offense
my best pitcher is David price with cmart as my number 2 with really number 4s as my next options such as mchugh smyly gausman leake
Meh, it’s fair, I’d want Stanton
Grey
My Tanaka and Desmond or his Gray and Hamilton in a 5×5? Thanks!
Tanaka
goooood night, salazar gotta calm down this ricky vaughn day here. at least so he can go longer than 4 innings, even if he doesn’t somehow allow any runs.
Would you do a Mookie for Odor?
@muskysmell: Mookie
Betts
Bogaerts for J-Fern – team needs aside. What side do you prefer?
Fer
Frazier Fraz!!! Yeahhhhhhhh boy for all that couldn’t understand it, Terminator X!!!
@Mello Yello: Frazier Faceeeee. Noooooooo!
@Mello Yello: just hope he used to play hockey and we’re fine.
@I don’t want to brag but i have irritable bowel syndrome: He is from Jersey. Hopefully he is a Jersey tough guy not a Jersey Nerd!
But yea, hopefully he can strap on one of those Giancarlo masks and nut up. He has been awesome the past few days. I’ll be sad if he hits the 15 day DL. Hate to see that at all, let alone when guys start to heat up. You gotta love a guy going all out like that. Though I still maintain in my circle of friends that Jeter didn’t need to be diving into the stands… but he sure did win over alot of fans for doing so. Difference is, he made the play. Doesn’t hurt that it was in a big game of course so its really not comparable to what just happened.
Hoover or Dyson, in a vacuum?
Dyson
HA!
Best add in a 5×5 Roto w/ OBP? Markakis, Leonys Martin, or Hicks? Need OBP, Runs, SB. (My drop is Michael Taylor, hold or make the move?) I start 5 OF + U. Currently Taylor is my 6th OF. Thanks!
@Can’t Cutch This: Id take Hicks until Ells is back
Martin
Drop realmuto for Gattis when he gets the call?
@Best: Im not
Sure
Kzar turning into BBzar. What’s up with his walk rate this year?
Ha, seriously
Hey Gray,
Just wanted your take on this trade I made. Traded Ryan Braun for G. Cole. I made the deal due to the fact my OF are Trout, Betts, JD. It’s a 10 man h2h points league. Pitching is currently struggling. Thoughts?
@Illuminatty: Good deal
It’s fair, depends on needs
10 team, h2h standard 5×5 (keeper).
1) Hamels/Span for J Upton/Robertson
2) Hamels/Beltre for Mookie/Britton
3) Hamels/Beltre for CarGo/Robertson
4) Hamels/Beltre for McCutchen
Which side on each? And which is the best deal (for the Hamels side?)
@Slowmez: Upton , Mookie, Cargo, McCutchen…All not close
Upton….Mookie….CarGo…Cutch
another homerun for Todd Frazier, dude has done nothing but hit since you traded him..As an owner of Frazier, I’d like to say THANKS!!
@Malicious Phenoms: Yea but check the replay of that dive he just made for a foul into the stands….
No problem
My Puig and Tulo for big Papi???
Am I giving Too much?
I’ve got Villar
Hold
@Everyone: What happened to Toddfather? I saw he was replaced in the 4th inning…
@William Hung: dove for a foul ball and smashed his face
@William Hung: dove into stands after a foul popup, went to the t with glove on face. hopefully will be fine tmw.
@Todd25: Not sure if your watching but did you hear hawk dip out of the booth? Is he some kind of surgeon or something?? The hell is he gonna do about it? I think there is a more qualified option to snap his nose back into place or reset his jaw in that clubhouse. Maybe he ran down to collect some teeth out of the front row. Wish that guy didn’t move out of the way like that. Dammit!
@knucks: that i thought that was weird too.
Batty call: Feelin’ the Raburn. go go super LLAMAS.
10 team h2h OBP
C Grandal
1B Rizzo
2B Odor
3B Franco
SS Lindor
OF Betts
OF JDong
OFJUp
UTL Belt
BN Mazara
SP Archer, Kuechel, Stroman, Wacha, CMart, Aaron Sanchez, Hill, Berrios, Roark
CL Jeffress, McGee, Colome
DL Iglesias
1) Just accepted a trade for my Kuechel for his Smyly. Good move?
2) Same guy wants to pull off another trade and is looking to possibly move Puig, Sano, Moore, Velasquez, Kennedy. Who do you prefer between Puig and Sano?
3) He’s already offered Moore for Colome…that’s a no brainier, right?
4) Any trade you would suggest based on my roster and players he is offering. Maybe Upton and Colome for Sano and Velasquez?
Or maybe shoot for something smaller like Mazara and Colome for Puig and Moore?
Thanks Grey!
1) Nice 2) Sano 3) Sure 4) Upton side
Hey Gray God, I chimed in yesterday with a question about getting rid of Zimmermann for Sano..
I think I managed to get him down finally.
Zimmy and Pearce
for
Sano and Nolasco
You run with it, right?
@J_Ceol: Yes take Sano
Sano side
Grey
I know we discussed this in a previous chat. But Boxberger is supposed to be back next week. Who should I drop to activate him next week? My choices are:
Tolleson
Carson smith
Siegrist
I’m leaning towards either Carson Smith or Siegrist. What do you think?
@Scott Kimmel: Siegrist for me, its basically a coin flip between him and smith…very similar
which one has more upside jef
@Scott Kimmel: flip a coin, this isn’t winning your league.
@Wilsonian: Scotty flips coin… it lands on the edge… returns for more answers…
Thanks guys
Smith
H2H points keep up to 5 as long as you want.
SS Seager and Votto for Correa.
Which side you want, is it fair?
Thanks
@Can’t spell wRONg without Ron: Correa
Correa
For lunch I went and rented some Chinese food from PF Chang’s. Forty-four minutes later a shite shaped like Yan Gomes went all hashtag – Vesuvius!
So, yeah, I dropped Yan Gomes.
HA!
AJ Reed with a pulled hammy.
@ashtray: To the minors DL. Of course not in Yahoo. I’m dropping him.
Oh well
Who you got at UTIL today (pick 2):
JBJ v. Surkamp
Castellanos @ Scherzer
Franco @ Williams Perez
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS
@Wilsonian: Cast sitting today
@Todd25: just saw that. Makes my decision easier.
Franco
12 team 5×5 h2h
blech… Dickerson @ SEA (walker) or Werth vs. DET (zimmermann)?
@Bobbo: sorry, disregard. lineup locked for dickerson already. werth it is…
Dickerson
@Grey: yep. And he gets a hr 4 RBI and 1 run but I missed the chance to plug him in. Damn job, interfering with what’s important…
No excuses!
Think I paid too much for votto? Gave up odorizzi jean Mar and Travis shaw
@Papa Jean Segura: I’d have done this too, easily. SAGNOF of course. Plus I’m sure whatever you scoop off waivers to replace the two lineup spots isn’t that far off from what you gave up. Good stuff Papa
Sounds fine
Drop Jepsen for May? Or will Mollitor stick with him for a bit?
@henncoop: Tough to say, hard to drop the guy getting saves for the spec. Nothing else to get rid of? Perkins is due for his first bullpen on 23MAY so Trevor def has time to earn some rope if he gets the job soon.
Hold
15 team Roto keeper, super competitive – my lineup is stacked and have Story at SS with a late round ref. Would you trade my current keeper Tulo (4th rd) for Gregerson/Giles stack with saves being a major need and being hard to come by? Thanks Grey!
Sure
ToddFather injury update
Sox beat writer Daryl Van Schouwen tweeted 5 stitches to lower lip, day to day.
@Los Putos: this is great news, thanks LP
@knucks: Yur telling me, just traded for him rt before he started his tear.
@Los Putos: yay
Ouch
Oh cool, our boy Archer has 2 strikeouts in the first inning……………
And like 5 ER
WTF Ausmus??? how you give Cast a day off when he’s ripping the cover off the ball? 2 hr in last 2 days, and 5 hr in last 11.
@Todd25: Because… Brad. This was the plan going into the weekend… Give each of Miggy, Vmart, and Nick a day off. Today was Nick’s day. He’ll pinch hit, without a doubt, so he could still net you an AB.
Seriously
Looking to trade for a 1B in 12 Team Dynasty Roto 5×5 League w/ OBP. Targets are Jose Abreu, Encarnacion, or Votto. Looking to deal a SP. My SP’s: Strasburg, Cueto, Joe Ross, Maeda, Quintana, Smyly, Nicasio & SP on the DL w/ E-Rod & Yu Darvish. Thoughts on which 1B to target or best order in dynasty? Which SP to send in deal?
Abreu
Sigh. 10K, 1.80ERA, 2.00 WHIP and 0 W for Salazar.
@Scott: 6 walks, just be happy he didn’t murder your ERA!
@CMUTimmah: youyou mean like Walker just did? LOL
12 Team H2H:
Offensive Categories (1B, 2B, 3B, HR, R, RBI, SB, BB, K, AVG, OBP)
Pitching (IP, W, L, SV, ER, HR, BB, K, WHIP, ERA, QS, CG)
Drafted Rendon and Olivera as my 3B.
Offered:
Kyle Seager (to me)
for
Pomeranz and Nola
My rotation after:
Scherzer
JFer
Cole
Aaron Sanchez
Corbin
Berrios
Severino
DL – Darvish
DL – Ryu
DL – Cobb
Yay or Nay?
Take it
Flipped Tulo and Aaron Sanchez for Xander based on your blessing from yesterday. I think Tulo’s big day yesterday pushed him over the edge. Selling point for me was that Xander can be kept for 2017.
In a 9 team AL Only 5×5 Standard league, do you see Awesome-X as a keeper for 2017? Each team keeps 3. Others vying for the three spots as of now are Mookie (obvious), J-Up, Carlos Gomez, Park (I never keep pithcers). Hoping Xander finds his power stroke. Looks like he’s made an effort to run more so far this year too.
Nice
10 team 7×7 (total bases + obp), thoughts on boegarts, Frazier and Nola for Donaldson? I presume everyone would take Donaldson?
Yup
@Letsgobravos: For me, it would depend on what the alternative SS option is, Bogaerts will be a stat machine this year.
@Todd25: cozart is on the wire so I’d grab him.
Add Domingo and drop justin upton?
No
Hi Grey,
Adisson Russel has just been dropped. I have Castro, Schoop, Altuve and Santana as my MI options. Took santana for his speed. Drop him for Russel or stand put? My team is doing more then well in hitting.;-)
Thanks,
Bas ( the guy from Holland)
I’d hold
Down goes Frazier!
@SteveNZ: there it is.
Up goes Carlos Sanchez!
14 team redraft league
Someone just dropped A-rod…is he worth adding with the hope that he repeats last years performance?
Nah, hold
Hmmm is asking Melvin to “revert back” grammatically redundant, or intentional to emphasize that the confusing parent trap thing they’re pulling!?
But I’m with you, with Abreu, Freeman and the right Upton on my team, the reverting can happen anytime now.
Haha, I know!
I usually put no value on waiver order since I make a buttload of moves. That being said, I still have the number 2 spot. Should I waste it on saves from Colome for a week or two? He hit waivers.
Nah, he’s out as closer very soon
Lawrie has like a 30% K-rate. I hate that my league counts Ks for batters
Ouch
My bet of the day is a Royal w/ cheese. I’m taking the Royals moneyline +130 over Pineda and the Yankees. Probably could take the over as well 7.5. Pineda is good for giving up 7 runs per start you know.
Sounds like smart money $$
Grey I haven’t done this in years bro…
NOMAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!…(Mazara) haha
HAHA
Luke Gregerson you had one job…ONE JOB!!!
Haha
Wait so picking up Strop on the day the Cubs have a double header against a crappy Padres team to bring down my era/whip add some strikeouts and have a chance to vulture a win was a bad idea?
Haha
@Grey:
Oh no problem. T.Walker is mowing em down in Seattle…..wait a minute….WHAT? Corey Dickerson?!? a .188 hitter?!?
@JJ:
My whole pitching staff got roofied this week.
Jepsen
Smyly
Strop
Conley
Ross
I could almost add Gausman and T.Walker for their giving up late homers to ruin good games. This is excruciating.
Ha, ugh
I grew tired of Archer not being able to throw strikes. Traded him and Kendrys for J Upton and Holt. Holt is not a big deal but I like the flexibility he provides given I have Schoop and Semien too at MI. (I also have Villar so all is not lost)
Thoughts on the trade and would you drop Schoop for a pitcher like Hill or Estrada or are they streamer so?
I like it, sure, Hill
@Grey:
Thank you
Grey two questions
1) Forsythe, Neil Walker,Phillips or Santana (Carlos)
2) is something wrong with Votto? Not in the lineup vs RHP
Santana….2) Don’t think so
Only reason I ask is because Votto usually rakes RHP and he is out
Grey I forgot about Mauer in the list
Has Tolleson lost the closer gig to Dyson? Is he worth stashing
Can stash if you like, Tolleson is still the closer
forsythe C Santana or Mauer
Santana
Ok thanks grey
I’ve been offered denard span for Ben revere? Standard 5×5 league. Really agonizing. Grey, can I get a brief run down of the pros and cons of these disparate talents?
HA!
@Grey: Typed that on my phone while trying not to lose my mind this afternoon in a long afternoon of court. Put a ? on the first sentence by accident, but I guess it’s funnier if you read that as a question. As if I’m not sure that it has actually happened.
I don’t need a closer as I have Robertson,Joe Smith with perkins on DL street on DL
But do I drop Reyes for Dyson?
Sure
Follow up to my comment above. Which of these trades would you offer up
Justin Upton for Sano and Velasquez
Mazara and Colome for Velasquez
Mazara, Aaron Sanchez, Colome for Puig and Velasquez
Mazara and Colome for Puig and Moore
I’d take Upton
Walker got CDick’d
Ha
For a utility spot ROS, who to pick, C Dickerson, C Santana, C Rasmus, N Mazara or R Grichuk?
Maz
Cool, thanks!
For what it’s wurtz….hawk was saying on the sox broadcast last night that Desmond is gonna be the starting CF when choo comes back :(
Hawk’s an idiot, but I don’t disagree fully
@Grey: such a bummer. If deshields has started hot he’d have been fine.
At least there’s always revere and span to get some of those steals back. Just gotta choose one……
Haha, no!
After trading Kuechel for Smyly, trying to work out another trade with the same owner.
My pitching staff: Kuechel, Archer, Stroman, Wacha, Cmart, Aaron Sanchez, Hill, Berrios, Roark, Iglesias (DL)…Jeffress, McGee, Colome
His pitching staff: Thor, Felix, Maeda, Kennedy, Smyly, Velasquez, Moore…Jansen, O’Day, Street (DL), Boxberger (DL)
So he is offering Matt Moore for my Colome, which seems like a win for me considering Boxberger is taking the closer role back. However, he also said that this is my chance to buy low on Boxberger. So we have been discussing trading a starter for his Boxberger.
Maybe something like Aaron Sanchez for Boxberger and Moore or Berrios for Boxberger straight up is what I was thinking. Or I could just take Moore for Colome and call it a day. However, that leaves me with only two weak closers. Do you see a better match or idea for me?
Thanks again Grey
Trade him Moore or Berrios for Box
@Grey:
He actually has Moore. Here are three options I am considering:
My Colome for his Moore
My Berrios for his Boxberger
My Aaron Sanchez for his Boxberger and Moore
if……he says no to those last two, would you trade Aaron Sanchez for Boxberger straight up or is that too much?
Thanks!
Berrios deal
12 team dynasty. Someone recently dropped starlin castro. Drop kolten wong for castro? I also have lawrie and stashed d. Travis.
Sure
@Grey: better speculative sagnof add, may or dyson? (Fwiw my autocorrect changed dyson to dysentery)
Thanks.
Dyson
Haha
My league uses SV+H as a category – so setup men and closers are basically equally valuable.
My offense is stacked (first in every category) and my SPs should come around (Jo-Fer, Matz, Porcello, CMart, Gausman, Roark, McCullers) but I’m having a real hard time getting SV+H and good K-rates (dead last in SV+H and bottom third in Ks, ERA and WHIP).
I have the potential to trade away Parra for Betances
My remaining OF/UT (3 OF, 2 UT) would be five of: Cespedes, Polanco, Pillar, Belt, Fowler, Castellanos, Piscotty
My current RPs are Tazawa, Baez, Vizcaino, Peralta and Barraclough
I hate paying for SV(+H)s, but I feel like I have some serious depth that I need to put to use. Literally every other position I’m good – Ramos, Rizzo, Odor, Arenado, Lindor, etc.
What do you think?
@Bobbo: He also has Herrera, Madson, Papelbon, O’Day and Melancon. He said I could have any one of those guys I want.
Not good
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), NH (+10) PF (+15)
Start or sit McCullers Friday @BOS in my H2H Points matchup?
Start
@Grey: Is he the best starter option out of these guys also pitching Friday:
Tomlin vs. MIN (6.5)
Severino vs. CHA (2.5)
Volquez vs. ATL (2.4)
Tomlin’s safer
Dyson or neris for speculative saves?
Dyson
Just coming here to vent because I’m not sure where else to go. But have a big match-up in my H2H league and BOTH my fu**ing my closers–Gregerson and Casilla–blew save chances.
Holy cow!!!
Ouch
Who is the better keep if I have a roster spot available? Thinking this season but also potential keeper material for next season…AJ Reed of Houston or Berrios of Minny?
Thanks!
Reed
@Grey: thank you!
Grey, I need to drop one of my three bench bats. Which one would you drop? Position doesn’t matter.
Logan forsythe, rendon, corey Dickerson
Julio urias worth stashing in 12 team mixed league?
Thank you!
Logan…Forget Urias
Just saw that Matz’s next start will be skipped because of elbow issues. Sigh
Damn
I’ve been offered Koons and Haring for Warhol – which side do you like?
I love the Michael Jackson and chimp Koons, so gotta go him
Kershaw Mookie
Price goldy who wins
Ops league
Kershaw
Is it time to stash Jameson Taillon?
In some leagues
Grey, wow Pineda sucks! It not even warm yet on the east coast. That dude is a bp pitcher.
Drop him?
Guys available
Roark
Moore
Corbin
Happ
Karns
Del la rosa
Yup….Roark
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. finally come to terms with moving on from Tyson Ross. I know there all streamers but who do you like between colon, Bauer, rubby or erasmo?
Bauer for next start
We’re not gonna even get close to seeing the Chris Archer of last year are we…
Not looking that way
This is like trading places of the Uptons. Melvin became the rich trader and Justin became the funny bum.
This is insane how Melvin Justin has become.
Haha
It’s a matter of time before Rodney implodes right? This can’t be real life.
Likely
I actually enjoyed watching Pineda and Ventura tonight…they reminded me why I dropped them 3 weeks ago
Ha, totally
One week later and I still have the terrible trio of Pineda, Corbin and Severino stinking it up in my 12-team league.
Who needs to get the boot the first? Trying to make that streamer spot.
Lose the Yanks
@Grey:
I just dropped Pineda and feel so much lighter.
Nice
There’s nothing more frustrating than owing a player who’s underperforming so badly u can’t even trade them becasue nobody will give u anything worth while.
We saw chris davis and carlos gonzalez go from being undesirable to being amongst the most valuable players in fantasy last year so I know things can turn quick. But Upton feels like a guy who could hit 250 this year with 20 homers.
@the swinging:
I was feeling that with Rendon earlier this year. Luckily he’s turned it around. At this point, bench Upton for good.
Gotta hope your players do what you expect of them
Grey
Is the Suarez break out over lol? Drop him for Bradley?
Sure
Sunavabench Saunders! Doesn’t start but gets 4 ABs and a HR
Yeah
Grey , im betting Hicks will be in your buy column Friday, 3-3
tonight so far and getting regular playing time.
Yeah, liking him, but Ells is due back
Inciarte or Ozuna? I am struggling for speed have solid power. Or do I just get the hot player and grab another speed guy eventually?
Ozuna
Nice k/9 going tonight….Scherzer 18, Chen 12, Pom 8
Insane!
1.
12 team roto, deep bench bat
Deshields or dee gordon
2.
12 team roto (SPs are weak but every expert is concerned about the king)
King felix or corey seagar
DeShields…. Seager
You think Pomerz can keep it up the ros ? Maybe going to offer Jake Lamb . 6×6 mixed roto.
Pom is solid, yeah
Kudos to “Savvy Stevie Matz”! He saw the @Colorado on his own fantasy team and thought…well damn, my elbow. Good on ya’ Steve! Good on ya’! We’ll see you against the slim hitting Nats or the low ABV Brew Crew. Well played, young sir.
Ha! Very sly!
Hicks or DeShields? Hicks just a shamato or potentially legit sleeper?
Hicks
@Grey: thanks
Hey Grey, for a bench spot who would you rather Roster between Baez and Drury?
Baez
What do you think of this trade Aldemys Diaz and Odorizzi for Kinsler? Which side would you rather have?
Kinsler
Hi Grey,
Marcus Semien or Ketel Marte RoS?
Or let’s say …
Troy Tulowitzki and/or Marcus Semien and/or Ketel Marte – two of three RoS?
It is killing me in some leagues that Ketel Marte is on my wire.
Also, do you drop Starlin Castro or Russell Addison for Marte?
Thanks!
Mike.
Marte
Rodney hot-rodding his way to two saves. Shine on your crazy diamond.
@Mrs. Kimmel: you*. no you
Ha!
Shallow 12 tm yahoo h2h. Drop Kang for Pomeranz? I have Kang (3B/SS) as a bench bat, also own Bogaerts at SS, Bryant at 3B and Shaw and Franco as UTIL.
Yeah, go for it
@Grey: Eh, I might as well wait. This league has so many players on the wire, it’s silly…Villar, Ozuna, Hamilton, Lamb, Ketel, V Mart…it’s the Paradox of Choice League…
My Odubel and Jaso for his M Ozuna and Lackey?? I was dropping Jaso for a pitcher anyway so looking at it. I have Marte, Polanco, Betts and. Villar so solid on steals. I don’t hit for average so Ozuna doesn’t hurt me there. Thoughts?
I want to make a buddy flick with Fernando Rodney. I could keep doing stupid stuff. Rodney could sweep in and save the day, again and again. Then he could give me a signature wink and hearty chuckle. It’d be a road journey flick. We could do karaoke in Taos: Ebony and Ivory. JBJ could have an unexpected cameo or two.
Damnit, Maeda gives up 2 HRs and 4 RBIs to Thor. Shitty way for his hot streak to end.
Kluber or Salazar ROS