Travel back in time with me if you will, to a place where fanny packs, male ponytails, and Jordache jeans were all the rage. A time when Bruce Jenner was a symbol of masculinity, and O.J. Simpson was America’s favorite star! Travel with me to the age of Nintendo, a time when video games had two buttons and you didn’t need a degree in molecular biology to play. That last sentence made me sound very old, oh well. Anyway the theme of this week’s two start pitchers soiree is Nintendo! No not Super Nintendo (which was awesome BTW, #GoldenEye4life) or Wii, just plan old “blow on the console” to clean it NES. If you were anything like me then you played your fair share of Zelda, Super Mario, Duck Hunt, Tecmo Bowl, Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, RBI Baseball, Double Dribble, Blades Of Steel, the list goes on and on. [Jay’s Note: Where’s Excite Bike and Battle Toads?] Aww the good old days when video games had easily exploitable glitches, like throwing to the outside of the plate with Nolan Ryan. Or pressing the Duck Hunt gun against the screen because that damn pooch kept laughing at you. Don’t look at me swan! Anyway, this week we have one of the deeper rosters of two-start pitchers in recent memory, and arguably the four best arms in the game double dipping. Not to worry if you don’t own one of the four horsemen there’s plenty of other great options in week number 9. So get up off of that thang and take a gander at this week’s two start madness.

 

Super Mario Brothers (Aces) – Was this the greatest game in the history of Nintendo? Maybe, maybe not, who knows, but it was their flagship game so that wacky Italian plumber and his brother Luigi get the nod for the Aces tier. Plus they had a really bad  yet amazing movie that starred Dennis Hopper (R.I.P big homie). The Ace tier is a cakewalk this week so there really isn’t much need to justify anyone’s inclusion. But because I’m a verbose windbag I’ll elaborate…The top two start pitcher for this week is Mad Max. Hell the man is back in theaters and he’s dominating the senior circuit. He gets a Toronto team at home which means Joey Bats will return to the outfield. Señor Bats has not started in the field since April 21st. So that shoulder of his will be put to the test. Max’s second start is against the strikeout happy Cubs and that’s a matchup to like…. Next up is the King, he’s going to burn til he can’t burn no more, shine til he can’t shine no more, til the earth can’t turn no more, he’s the KING! He gets the Yankees and Rays at home and I like both of those matchups for El Rey…. Chris Archer was sweet heavenly butter last time out vs the Mariners. He went 8 shutout innings striking out 12, and in the process outpitched the aforementioned King. He’s on the West Coast all week, hitting up Anaheim and Seattle while he’s there. Neither matchup scares me much, he looks as good as any two start option….  Rounding out this tier is Dodgers twin aces Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke. They begin their week at the dreaded Coors field, but how can you drop these guys below the ace tier? Greinke has been arguably one of the top 5 pitchers in baseball and Kershaw is rebounding from a (by his standards) rough start. There second turn is against the Redbirds at home.

Max Scherzer, (vs. Toronto, vs. CHC); Felix Hernandez, (vs. NYY, vs. Tampa Bay); Chris Archer, (@LAA, @Seattle); Clayton Kershaw, (@Colorado, vs. St. Louis); Zack Greinke, (@Colorado, vs. St. Louis)

Zelda (Great Starts) – Everyone remembers this little guy, hell he’s in front of Razzball reader’s eyes every week as the avatar of our very own MalaMoney.  It was a great game and if you were 8 in my neighborhood and hadn’t beaten Zelda you were pretty much nothing. You were equal with the kid that threw like a girl and the kid who had weird parents that wouldn’t allow anyone into their house. I always wondered what those parents were hiding….Drugs probably drugs….. Jacob DeGrom, the Mets ace. Can I say that? Or is it sacrilegious? His 9 K per, and sub 2 walk per says he is. Diggey Jake travels to San Diego, and Arizona, both good matchups. There was major consideration for the Ace tier but he just misses…. I’ll take Gerrit Cole and his starts at San Francisco and Atlanta by a hair over Jon Lester’s two. Lester heads to Miami and Washington and has a 1.76 ERA in the month of May. His 4.17 FIP over that time period doesn’t support it, and his 91% strand rate is a red flag, but as a Lester owner I’m not complaining. The Washington start worries me a bit, but there’s a lot to like with the Miami start. Then again he does have an ugly 1.32 May HR per, and he will see the two best power hitters in the game next week…. Garrett Richards is coming off his two worst starts of the season against the Red Sox and Padres. He’ll see Tampa at home and then The Yankees at the stadium…. Jordan Zimmermann was supposed to take two trips to the mound in Week 8 but they added Tanner Roark to the rotation and that meant he only had a single start. He sees the Jays and Cubbies at home, I have every confidence that Scherzer can handle these matchups, I don’t feel that way about Zimm. Something tells me one of these starts will be less then desirable, you know like a 6 innings and 4 earned kind of outing…. I struggled to choose between Carlos Carrasco and Michael Pineda next, so I went Andrew Cashner. That bearded Padre is a tough one to figure. Has he been lucky, unlucky, or is this what he is? Here’s my take, he’s been unlucky in the win – loss arena, but lucky when it comes to his ERA. His FIP/xFIP is 3.87/3.37, while his ERA is just 3.00. His K/BB is 4 which is very solid but he’s allowing too many home runs (1.29 per 9) to be fully trusted. Still a very solid fantasy 3 in most leagues. This week he eeks ahead of Carassco, McHugh, and Pineda due to the better matchups. He faces the Mets at Petco on Monday and then travels to the “Nati” to face the Reds…. I’ll take Pineda next, he rebounded nicely this week against the Royals after back to back subpar turns. On Monday he returns to the very teet that nurtured his Major League career, and then faces the Angels at the Stadium on Sunday. Both are solid matchups for the righty…. Carlos Carrasco has been much better than his 4.24 ERA suggests with a FIP/xFIP of 2.67/2.66 and a K per of 10.36 to a BB per of 2.04. Good God that’s Ace peripherals, but he faces two tough starts this week in Kansas City and Baltimore. The Royals have the 5th highest wOBA vs RHP, while the Orioles have been on cold streak the past few weeks but are still capable of an explosion at any time. Carrasco is worthy of a start against anybody but I wouldn’t go as far as to say he’s matchup proof…. Collin McHugh screws me all up with that second L in his first name. That’s weird right? Moving on, I don’t like the matchups for McHugh this week. He faces Baltimore at home and then travels to the Rodgers Centre to face the Blue Jays. I’m not a huge McHugh fan myself which explains why I don’t own him anywhere…. Lance Lynn gets no respect he’s like the Rodney Dangerfield of starting pitchers. His 9.94 K per makes me want to smoke a cigarette and cuddle, but his 3.12 BB per makes me wish I wore a condom. His first turn against the Brewers is solid, but the Dodgers against any righty scare me, and their league leading wOBA of .354 vs. RHP justifies it. The Dodgers aren’t to be played with at home either. Not sure you avoid that start but if you’re locked in a ratio battle come next Sunday I might bench him…. The Shark is getting it together lately, with three consecutive solid outings. He travels to Arlington to take on the Rangers and then has a home date against the always scary Tigers. I wouldn’t avoid the Tigers start though, Samardzija has already handled them rather well so far only allowing 3 earned over 15 total frames.

Jacob DeGrom, (@San Diego, @Arizona); Gerrit Cole, (@San Francisco, @Atlanta); Jon Lester (@Miami, @Washington); Garrett Richards, (vs. Tampa Bay, @NYY); Jordan Zimmermann, (vs. Toronto, vs. CHC); Andrew Cashner, (vs. NYM, @Cincinnati); Michael Pineda, (@Seattle, vs. LAA); Carlos Carrasco, (@ Kansas City, vs. Baltimore); Collin McHugh, (vs. Baltimore, @Toronto); Lance Lynn, (vs. Milwaukee, @LAD); Jeff Samardzija, (@Texas, vs, Detroit)

 

Mike Tyson’s Punchout (Good Starts) – I probably could have done the whole post on Mike Tyson’s Punchout but I didn’t even think about it until just now. Damn I missed the boat on that one. This game was awesome, say what you will but no boxing game has ever come close. If you disagree I will have you immediately blocked from the site. I have that power. Seriously I’m very powerful! This tier is shorter (Like Mac!) then usual and it’s mostly because the great starts were aplenty this week. Clay Buchholz kicks us off just missing out on the great starts. He’s been very good of late and his stats have been skewed by the 9 run diarrhea episode against the Yankees on April 12th. He gets two very startable turns against the Twins and A’s at Fenway…. Alfredo Simon isn’t going to win you strikeouts in any given week, but he can help with the wins and won’t kill your ratios, he gets the A’s at home to start the week and finishes against the White Sox. I don’t love the White Sox start but I don’t think it’s a must avoid…. It’s going to come crashing down to earth for Mike Pelfrey eventually but I’m willing to stream him until it does. He’s at Boston and then at home against the Brewers. Neither start scares me but you’re playing Russian Roulette with your ratios each time you start him. It’s mostly paid off so far though…. I consdiered Alex Wood and Phil Hughes for this tier but Hughes has been iffy and Wood faces a Diamondback team that crushes LHP…. Archie Bradley is having major control issues, but his matchups are tasty as he draws two home starts vs the Braves and Mets. I’d start him and hope that he worked out the kinks since returning from being hit by a comebacker…. Josh Collmenter is historically better at home but that’s not the case this season. He has no strikeout upside, and he hasn’t been unlucky he’s just been bad. I’m willing to throw all that out the window this week and live dangerously. Take a shot on him as a streamer if you’re looking for starts in a H2H league.

Clay Buchholz, (vs. Minnesota, vs. Oakland); Alfredo Simon, (vs. Oakland, @CWS); Mike Pelfrey, (@Boston, vs. Milwaukee); Archie Bradley, (vs. Atlanta, vs. NYM); Josh Collmenter, (vs. Atlanta, vs. NYM)

 

Multi-Cart (One Good Start/One Bad Start) – Everyone had a few of these, the cartridge that came with one good game and one (maybe multiple) bad or mediocre games. These pitchers are sort of the same. Some are the matchups (Alex Wood @Arizona, Kyle Hendricks @Washington, Ubaldo Jimenez @Cleveland), others just aren’t to be trusted each time out (Phil Hughes, Jaime Garcia, Alex Colome, Ryan Vogelsong). As always green means go and red means run away, very fast. Or you could just drop/bench them, I know most of our readers are sweat adverse.

Alex Wood, (@Arizona, vs. Pittsburgh); Ubaldo Jimenez, (@Houston, @Cleveland); Kyle Hendricks, (@Miami, @Washington); Phil Hughes, (@Boston, vs. Milwaukee); Jaime Garcia, (vs. Milwaukee, @LAD); Alex Colome, (@LAA, @Seattle); Ryan Vogelsong, (vs. Pittsburgh, @Philadelphia)

Deadly Towers (Stay Away) – Truthfully I never player this game but I Googled Worst NES games and this came up. It also had the perfect name for this tier. Just avoid these starts no ifs, ands, or buts.

Colby Lewis, (vs. CWS, @Kansas City); Mike Wright, (@Houston, @Cleveland); Rick Porcello, (vs. Minnesota, vs. Oakland); R.A. Dickey (@Washington, vs. Houston); Scott Feldman, (vs. Baltimore, @Toronto); Eddie Butler, (vs. LAD, vs. Miami); Jason Vargas, (vs. Cleveland, vs. Texas); Severino Gonzalez, (vs. Cincinnati, vs. San Francisco)

As always Two-Start Pitcher are subject to change. If the roster changes we’ll discuss in the comments.

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Dem Bums
Dem Bums
7 years ago

I know they both have a tricky one but Fiers two starts or J. Garcia’s two this week (weekly lineup changes only in this league)?

Dem Bums
Dem Bums
Reply to  Dem Bums
7 years ago

@Dem Bums:

Or Yordano’s one start instead of either of these twos?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Dem Bums
7 years ago

@Dem Bums: I think I’d go Jaime.

Gio
Gio
7 years ago

Rest of season….k/9 and bb/9 are two additional categories for pitching.

vogelsong (SF), burnett (PIT), weaver (LAA), kendricks (CHC) or santiago (LAA)?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Gio
7 years ago

@Gio: I’d go Burnett, Hendricks, Santiago, Weaver, and Vogelsong.

Stewy Mook
Stewy Mook
7 years ago

Looks like Cueto will get two starts now. Where do you rank him with him Philly and SD matchups?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Stewy Mook
7 years ago

@Stewy Mook: Hey Ya Mook!

I’d say he’s probably first as long as he has no limitations. Those are excellent matchups.

Stewy Mook
Stewy Mook
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

Thanks for the input!

FreeDiRo
FreeDiRo
7 years ago

Love the video game version this week!

I know Grey told us to sell Keuchel a few weeks ago, well I still got him. Would you sit him this week at home against Balt and start either M Gonzlaez at Hou or Bolsinger at Col?

BambooLounge
BambooLounge
7 years ago

Fires just torn his start pushed up to Monday bc Garza pitched today. Where would you rank him?

BambooLounge
BambooLounge
Reply to  BambooLounge
7 years ago

@BambooLounge: And that’s why we don’t post on an iPhone.

Fiers now has a 2-start week since Garza pitched in the extra inning game last night. Where would you rank him?

Scott
Scott
Reply to  Geoff
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: You are the man!

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Scott
7 years ago

@Scott: no you are!

PhrasingBackInTheMix
PhrasingBackInTheMix
7 years ago

Syndergaard is starting Tues, but no one has mentioned him as a 2-start guy… is it possible that he will be?

PhrasingBackInTheMix
PhrasingBackInTheMix
Reply to  PhrasingBackInTheMix
7 years ago

@PhrasingBackInTheMix: Sorry, I am dumb, it didn’t register with me that NY has a 6-man rotation. Thanks for this article as always, it’s such a great tool.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  PhrasingBackInTheMix
7 years ago

@PhrasingBackInTheMix: Thanks happy that it helps! Yeah stupid 6 man rotation!

Salad Czar
Salad Czar
7 years ago

Wow that’s awesome. I haven’t thought about those games in forever. I loved Mike Tyson’s punch out. That brings back some memories… Glass Joe, Piston Honda, King Hippo, Soda Popinski. You could have definitely rated the pitchers by fighter haha. I remember I only made it to Tyson once and got destroyed in like 15 seconds.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Salad Czar
7 years ago

@Salad Czar: It was an awesome game with a really shitty climax. I know there were people who claimed they beat Tyson but I never saw it last longer than 15 seconds

goodfold2
goodfold2
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: it wasn’t that hard to not get hit by Tyson with practice but it was near impossible to knock him required amount of times in the time you had, and he won every decision, even if he landed not one hit on you. I’ve beaten him before (that game wasn’t nearly as hard as Battletoads, which i still can’t beat)

The Nappy Dugout
The Nappy Dugout
Reply to  Salad Czar
7 years ago

@Salad Czar: You could also compare hitters to who they actually resemble in the game. Altuve: Little Mac, Stanton: Don Flamenco, Butler: King Hippo, Aoki: Piston Hondo, Pujols: Bald Bull.. and so on.. Have no idea why I wrote this, but I vote for a Punch Out post too! That would be awesome.

Robert
Robert
7 years ago

Next week: Wada, Anderson, Fiers?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Robert
7 years ago

@Robert: I’ll take Anderson against the Mets.

Robert
Robert
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: got it

J-FOH
J-FOH
7 years ago

Cole should be a Mario Brother

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  J-FOH
7 years ago

@J-FOH: I’d bump DeGrom up first. I’m not convinced that the San Fran start is going to be so easy. The Giants are a team I really hate to bet against

J-FOH
J-FOH
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: they are hot right now but Cole is so redonk this year. Foly shut them down pretty hard

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  J-FOH
7 years ago

@J-FOH: Cole is awesome. A many good two start pitchers this week. Even the guys who’s matchups I don’t like (I.E McHugh) I’d still be happy starting them.

Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo
Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadoo
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: now that i finally own cole somewhere this year (everywhere first day he was called up in every league 2 years ago) i’m seeing just how true this is.

The Great Knoche
The Great Knoche
7 years ago

Nice work. Wasn’t Goldeneye Nintendo 64?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  The Great Knoche
7 years ago

@The Great Knoche: Once I finally realized it was too late

Spider Crabs
Spider Crabs
7 years ago

need to replace Khris Davis (deep league)…best available is Alex Guerrero, Justin Turner, Nick Markakis, Yelich, BButler, or BLawrie

Please rate ROS….thank u!

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Spider Crabs
7 years ago

@Spider Crabs: I’d go Yelich and then Guerrero. Markakis is probably next and then Butler, Lawrie, and Turner are all grouped together. Lawrie has the most upside of those final four.

Adam
Adam
7 years ago

Wada vs KC or
Cmart vs LAD
Need to steam today
Thx!

Ron
Ron
7 years ago

What order would you rank these pitchers for today?

Chase Anderson @ MIL (Wagner)
Shoemaker vs DET (Price)
Roark @ CIN (Lorenzen)
C-Mart vs LAD (D. Anderson)

Thanks.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Ron
7 years ago

@Ron: Roark, Anderson, C-Mart, Shoemaker. I don’t want any part of those last two. Good chance either of those get destroyed

Buge Hoobs
Buge Hoobs
7 years ago

Isn’t Hammel a two-start option this week? What tier would he fall under? Ultimately, Hammel or cAnderson for my weekly?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Buge Hoobs
7 years ago

@Buge Hoobs: Hammel gets two now due to the rainout yesterday. I’d rank him right behind Buchholz

M
M
Reply to  Buge Hoobs
7 years ago

@Buge Hoobs: yes Hammel has 2 starts, would go Hammel over Anderson

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  M
7 years ago

@M: Lester gets pushed back to Wednesday. Wada goes today

JimmyBond
JimmyBond
7 years ago

Feldman is on the DL so won’t be making those two starts!

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  JimmyBond
7 years ago

@JimmyBond: Must have missed that.

JimmyBond
JimmyBond
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@JimmyBond: @Ralph Lifshitz: also may I add that this is my favorite theme yet for the 2 starts…awesome.

slimbo
slimbo
7 years ago

What’s up

Do you think gio gonzalez or fowler is droppable in a 8 team keeper?

Could grab belt plouffe grandal moss or rios?

Tucker is also available

The pitching on the wire is deep, who would you grab? Santiago simon quintana bucholz walker mcculers

Thanks :)

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  slimbo
7 years ago

@slimbo: Probably would grab Buchholz for this week. I think in 8 team Gonzalez is droppable

Mike
Mike
7 years ago

Drop rubby for any of these guys.. Kendricks,karns,shoemaker,Tillman,

Are any of the guys must adds or just streamers? 12 team h2h

Holding Strasburg on bench if no dl slot?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Mike
7 years ago

@Mike: Kyle Hendricks for sure.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: I think you need to hold on Strasburg and see where he’s at in two weeks.

jal179
jal179
7 years ago

Blue Marlin— grossly addicting fishing game where you drove around in a boat trolling your hook into schools of fish… hoping to snag the great Blue Marlin… Zebco reel…. pick your lures… pick your fishing line strength… telling you it was unreal excilirating to land the massive trophy fish

Anyhoo, dealt Pujol for Carrasco and really regretting it…. figured Teix and Yasmany could platoon at CI but Teix is on one of those 0-12 runs…

Wacha for Hosmer fair? Feeling like I need to reverse my decision to lean on Teix… after this week will have a 71-25-4 recored in my weekly H2H so cant complain

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  jal179
7 years ago

@jal179: Yeah I don’t mind Wacha for Hosmer. I’ll take Hosmer and Carrasco over Wacha and Albert.

I remeber that game a rented it from the local video store a few times.

jal179
jal179
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz:

Thanks boss.

Good insight on the Carrasco Hosmer combo bit…makes me feel better

wjessereid
wjessereid
7 years ago

DeGrom has been way better at home than has on the road this year. He’s been fortunate to only have had 3 starts awy from Citi so far this year. But he’s been dealing recently and staying down in the zone so hopefully he can take it with him on the road.

Great write up as always.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  wjessereid
7 years ago

@wjessereid: I’ve liked what I’ve seen from him. Citi certainly helps.

Chupacabraj
Chupacabraj
7 years ago

Come on, buddy! Get it together. GoldenEye was for Nintendo 64, not Super Nintendo. Those were groundbreaking 64-bit graphics!

Otherwise, excellent work.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Chupacabraj
7 years ago

@Chupacabraj: Haha wow I can’t believe I forgot that! Oops!

Jordan KC
Jordan KC
7 years ago

In a 10-keeper NL only league, I was just offered Billy Hamilton for my Alex Guerrero. Who would you rather have long term?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Jordan KC
7 years ago

@Jordan KC: I’d say Alex Guerrero. I’m not a huge Hamilton fan especially if he’s not hitting leadoff.

David
David
7 years ago

Keeper league, Harper or Stanton? Thanks.

David
David
7 years ago

Keeper league, Harper or Stanton?

Mike
7 years ago

You rock with these themes Ralph.

I got a little choked up the first time I beat Blades of Steel. The black and white photos, the sad/triumphant midi music…it really got to me.

True NES story…one time I was blowing so hard trying to get a game to work I feinted and hit my head on my old school big ass wood television haha.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Mike
7 years ago

@Mike: Lol! That and the Olympics game forget it’s name. I always felt like I needed to do a victory lap in my living room.

RBI baseball was the best though, if you didn’t pinch hit Tony Armas for Spike Owens when using the Red Sox you were a clown.

Jesus I hope it didn’t leave a mark! Blowing builds character!….. Wait that came out wrong

Mike
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

haha…for real RBI was the shizz. I played a lot of Bases Loaded too

no harm done(I think) I don’t really remember 3rd – 5th grade come to mention it

jal179
jal179
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz:

Was the olympics game Olympic Gold?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  jal179
7 years ago

@jal179: I can’t remember I’ll have to look.

goodfold2
goodfold2
Reply to  Ralph Lifshitz
7 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: that fainting story is funny as hell. baseball stars was first game ever with trades, and hidden god-like team the pink ladies. Battletoads hardest game ever, unless those literally unbeatable games like Gauntlet count.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  goodfold2
7 years ago

@goodfold2: Haha gauntlet was the bane of my older cousins existence. I remember a lot of thrown controllers

Cole
Cole
7 years ago

Dickerson and Gordon for Yelich, Guerrero and Harvey

Which Side?

Cole
Cole
Reply to  Cole
7 years ago

@Cole:
Thats Dee Gordon

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Cole
7 years ago

@Cole: I like the Harvey side. Who knows with Dickerson, Plantar is tricky there’s no magic cure. Time and healing is what he needs. No chance he’ll return on Wednesday when he’s eligible.

Don
Don
7 years ago

Won’t Ed Ramirez in BOS get 2?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Don
7 years ago

@Don: Rodriguez goes Wednesday. Kelly Sunday, Clay Monday, Porcello Tuesday.

Brian
Brian
7 years ago

Jordan Zimmerman for Joc Pederson. Fair trade?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Brian
7 years ago

@Brian: Yeah if one guy needs pitching and has surplus of outfielders and the other needs outfielders and has a surplus of pitching. Trades are always need based.

Double H
Double H
7 years ago

I’m in a 15 team root keeper and need to drop someone to bring Alex Rios off my DL – better to part with Osuna (Cecil is my 4th closer) or Torii – I have Kemp, Pence, Trumbo, Burns and Rios as other OF.

Thank you and keep up the good work!

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Double H
7 years ago

@Double H: Osuna

Malicious Phenom
Malicious Phenom
7 years ago

I am not sure I understand where you are coming from, you have McHugh listed under great starts and they you say you don’t like his 2 starts??

So what are you recommending for McHugh?? start him or sit him, I have him in a weekly lock H2H points..

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Malicious Phenom
7 years ago

@Malicious Phenom: Fair enough. I should have said that he’s still a player you don’t skip, even if the matchups aren’t the best. I don’t love his two starts but I don’t think he’s a guy you pick and choose with. I suppose if I dropped him behind Buchholz it would have been more appropriate.

Malicious Phenom
Malicious Phenom
7 years ago

I am not sure I understand where you are coming from, you have McHugh listed under great starts and they you say you don’t like his 2 starts??

So what are you recommending for McHugh?? start him or sit him, I have him in a weekly lock H2H points..

tals23
tals23
7 years ago

I want to pick up Preston tucker in a weekly points league…. I would be dropping rusney Castillo for him because it’s starting to look like Castillo won’t play enough in a bad lineup on a bad team…. Is this advisable or do I hang onto Castillo?

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  tals23
7 years ago

@tals23: I’m not writing off Rusney yet. He’ll play and there will be a player available in three weeks equal to Preston Tucker. Hold…

assy
assy
7 years ago

Greinke over Cole, really? especially with those matchups, don’t get me wrong…. but I’d much rather run out Cole in Sf and Atlanta over a start in Denver and another against the Cards (whom Dodgers can’t seem to beat)… and Greinke is my favorite! anyways, good week

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  assy
7 years ago

@assy: That’s not a knock on Cole in anyway. Greinke is matchup proof 9 straight quality starts and I don’t expect a so-so Rockies lineup to do enough damage to deflate him. It’s more likely he spins a gem then gets hit. Cole’s great but Greinke is out-pitching everyone from a real baseball standpoint.

Zeus
Zeus
Reply to  assy
7 years ago

@assy: dude he’s not saying to start one of the other. If you’re possibly in a league where it’s so shallow you have to choose between the two it might be time to get more than three teams

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  Zeus
7 years ago

@Zeus: U done been Zeused!

A Wesley Snipes Life
A Wesley Snipes Life
Reply to  assy
7 years ago

@assy: was thinking same exact thing with cole being below greinke.

Geoff
Ralph Lifshitz
Reply to  A Wesley Snipes Life
7 years ago

@A Wesley Snipes Life: I mean it’s close Cole is a good start this week obviously. I’m just not ready to give him the keys to the kingdom.