Hold the Internet presses (which is just posting a silly video; that makes the internet stop)! Jonathan Villar isn’t owned in more than 50% of leagues? That feels like a personal slight against my manhood. And my manhood is already slight! Hey, Previous Sentence Grey, not cool! My bad, Next Sentence Grey, but you set yourself up! This is like a Yo Momma episode on MTV where everyone called in sick so they had one schizophrenic guy play both sides. Yo, Momma is so fat her blood type is gravy! *same guy runs to other side* Oh! Oh! Okay, well, your Momma is so dumb she drafted A.J. Pollock! Snap! *runs to the other side, but pulls hammy* Yo Momma, shoot, can we pause? My hammy’s torn. *collapses onto ground* Don’t think MTV didn’t consider the one man Yo Momma show. Insider talk, they are one of the cheapest channels. It’s no surprise all of their shows star unknowns. Okay, this is neither funny nor that illuminating. I love Villar because SAGNOF. I hear ya, prematurely balding man, what happens when Arcia is called up? Well, we don’t know when Orlando Arcia will be called up and Villar can play 3rd (since everyone is over Hill, especially Aaron) or Villar can play 2nd, and Scooter’s a platoon guy that can’t always get it out of first. Villar has 40-steal speed and should not be on waivers anywhere. *pulled hammy Yo Momma guy pokes his head up* Yo Momma is so ugly…Yeah, I can’t continue, my hammy is killing me. Anyway, here’s some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Evan Gattis – Osso Buco was sent down to the minors to get a veal for catching. When he returns, they’re not going to have him Milanese on the bench. Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t write these with Giada on in the background.
Steve Pearce – This guy reminded me of Guy Pearce, which reminded me of one of my cheapest Halloween costumes ever. I wrote in magic marker on my body, “Brush teeth,” “Comb hair,” “Go to the bathroom,” and other inane things to be the Memento guy. As for Steve Pearce, yeah, he’s hot.
A.J. Reed – Arenthal James is going to be the lede in about two weeks when he’s healthy again. At that point, it’s going to be hard to get him in competitive leagues, so act now. Though, this admittedly could make it hard now too.
Aaron Hill – I mentioned Hill earlier as bound to lose playing time to Villar, and, yes, that’s true, but Arcia is not up in the majors now and Hill is schmotato’ing.
Derek Dietrich – His last name is the subject of 98% of all late-night informercials. Lose weight or get rich.
Javier Baez – I like Baez a lot as a bench bat that you can play when he’s playing, but you will get an aneurysm trying to figure out when Maddon is going to play him and when he’s not.
Trea Turner – The hype will become more fevered as we get closer to June, so it depends on how quickly you need to react to pick up Turner. He won’t be up for a month. In some leagues, you can wait until the day he’s called up. In my leagues, he’s owned already. You just need to react appropriately, unlike that time your girlfriend asked if she looked fat in that dress.
Jonathan Schoop – You know Schoop hits homers just for the smell of it, just for the yell it gets, right? That does make you want a Schoop, doesn’t it?
Cheslor Cuthbert – He has playing time for likely the next month, has started hot, and has the Bat Signal on his chin!
Zack Cozart – Odd how long people are taking to grab Cozart. I mean, he’s not the meow’s cat, but he’s hitting around .340 with power and batting leadoff. With Cozart, what are you so concerto’d about?
Ketel Marte – Who’s house?! This guy can run’s house!
Danny Santana – What’s funny (not funny), I still call him Dannys Antana and the reason I do that isn’t even a factor anymore. Though, I guess Kendrys is still around. The real reason was Kennys Vargas.
Marcell Ozuna – OZUNA not owned in 50% of leagues? OZUNA has the feels. OZUNA wonder if this is manopause.
Ryan Raburn – The Hitter-Tron pledged its love to Raburn this weekend. It also rubbed Pledge on its metal naughty bits and humped a Ford Escort.
Avisail Garcia – I contemplated not even putting Avisail here because he’s so passive aggressive that once I mention him, he’ll stop hitting.
Adam Duvall – Great supporting player that just melts into any role you need him in. And Adam Duvall’s solid too.
Steven Moya – Moya? Oh boya! He was called up on Thursday to face righties in the Tigers outfield. *you thinking for longer than you should* You, “Hey, there’s more righties than lefties!” That’s right, you. Moya should play a good amount of time. So, why do we care? He had nine homers in 31 Triple-A games. Well, hello there! Not a hirame, either. He had 20 homers in Triple-A last year, 35 homers in Double-A and ZiPs projects him for 17 homers in the majors this year. I don’t think there’s any fantasy leagues where he can’t at least be a flyer for power.
Jackie Bradley Jr. – Here’s my dog, Ted, with some JBJ news: Ted Talks!
Aaron Hicks – His playing time is going to suffer when Ellsbury returns, but there’s at least a 60% chance that Ellsbury returns and realizes he shouldn’t have returned and needs a DL stint.
Hector Neris – Jeanmar’s not very good. Is Neris that great? Well, said Ronald Reagan, I wouldn’t go that far. But the Phils seem to want to work Neris into the closer role.
Trevor May – Jepsen is hot garbage under the seat of your car while it’s parked in the Mojave, and Perkins has arm issues, so I’d stash May.
Brad Boxberger – He’ll be the closer when he returns next week. Nobody puts berger in a box! Nobody puts Brad in a Boxberger? Hmm, I’ll work on it.
Sam Dyson – It’s only a matter of time until Dyson is the closer in Texas. By the power vested in me by the state of Calli-forn-ya, I now pronounce Dyson SAGNOF worthy. You may kiss your cheap saves.
Jameson Taillon – Word on the streets of Pittsburgh, Pee Aye, is that Taillon will be up before Glasnow. Wouldn’t surprise me. Niese is garbage that you shape in the form of a nose and Locke is no, uh, lock. Right now, Taillon is dancing through Triple-A like it’s Powderpuff baseball — 1.69 ERA, 4 walks in 37 1/3 IP. I’d stash him now in deeper leagues.
Kevin Gausman – When it comes to picking up a guy, y’all have the reaction time of Robert De Niro from Awakenings.
Nathan Karns – Prolly too late to get him for his start today in many leagues, but, assuming that goes well, he gets the Orioles in B-More next and that’s an awful start. Okay, in deep leagues, stash Karns for when he’s at home, but he’s still a streamer in shallower leagues.
Clay Buchholz – I hate ‘hholz. A true hate ‘hholz’er. A severe dislike. But the Stream-o-Nator likes him tomorrow, and I could see streaming him in an H2H league where you need starts for the week. I need a dentist/proctologist because I have caveats with my Butthurtz!
SELL
Dallas Keuchel – Ah, yes, the patented sell low. It was patented by the Native Americans when they sold Manhattan for $24, but, since they invested that $24 wisely, it’s now worth over one-point-two billion in accrued interest. Can you get that sorta return from Keuchel? Aw, hellz no, Unkie Biscuitpants, as my 14-year-old nephew texts. Keuchel’s garbage. His stats aren’t screaming for a turnaround. Sure, he’s prolly not a 5.58 ERA pitcher, but his velocity’s down, walks are up, Ks are down, ground balls are down, but not in the way you want them so actually up. It’s all bad news. If you can finagle like a lousy bagel and sell him for anything, I would do it. Let him be someone else’s problem.
Daniel Murphy – A sell couldn’t happen to a nicer guy! We’ll leave aside his salt of the earth qualities, and I mean salt there like how when you have too much of it and it gives you the Gas Face and makes you pucker like your dog farted into your mouth. Let’s not even take into account my feelings on Murphy’s rest of the season projections. ZiPS has him down for 11 homers, 7 steals and a .300 average. Um, Yunel called and said stop stealing his trademark bleh stats. Steamer has Murphy down for 8 HRs and 5 SBs with a .311 average and Yunel called and said, “Hey, that’s me when I’m hurt!” I know, Yunel should mind his own bee’s wax. You know who never minds their own bee’s wax? Bumblebees. You say ironic, I say, I don’t know what ironic is because I’m not British. If you are British, go set up a limeade stand on your front porch and fight neighborhood scurvy. Murphy is also hitting near-.400, and it’s silly to even point out how obscenely lucky he’s been, but he has been obscenely lucky, and, yes, I’m silly. Would I trade Daniel Murphy for a pair of Ewings by Villa? Nope! Ewings worn by Bob Vila? Well, maybe, and I’d try to sell him high.
14 mph wind out to RightCenter @CHC. You benching Hammel & Liriano today??
@dem ribbies: I’m not
Are you worried at all about the injunction by Ike Turner’s estate? Apparently they’re arguing scorers should only be able to say that Trea “allegedly got a hit.”
@Long Bawls: I think it’s a winnable lawsuit
Gattis Vogt Yasmani in OBP lg?
@Herecomecatcherquestions: Yasmani
@Grey:
Over Salty too?
Yeah, over Salty
obligatory catcher question:
Realmuto, Grandal, or Gattis
@Todd25: Grandal
Grey,
Tommy Joseph getting called up by the Phillies today, C eligibility. Worth a pick up and stash?
@primetime: Any relation to Caleb? Worth a pickup, sure, not over 95% of catchers though
@Grey: Nope no relation. Asked this myself. Saw him play a few times this year for the Ironpigs. While he was exciting to watch down there, I don’t even think Ralph brought him up the other day. The only part that’s even remotely interesting right now for fantasy is the catcher thing. He’ll split time with howard and this question is better served if/when he starts out hitting the ball in the next week or so… Unless your in some kind of super deep format. You have no idea how great a pork themed minor league baseball team is by the way!
Haha, yup, makes sense
My team desperately needs strikeouts. Would I be crazy to trade my grossly underperforming Justin Upton for the grossly underperforming Zack Greinke?
@Gonzo_The_Great:
@Gonzo_The_Great: I’d want Upton
I promise to drop the pork roll thing after this, but I just want to put it out there. The bar I’m headed to after work serves “dirt burgers”. More easily identified as a burger with, you guessed it, pork roll on top. Is this new to you or just me?
Also the Ted link is downright priceless. The only way that could possibly be any better is Ted’s buddies in the background for support, wearing gold chains and kangol hats. Will use this to try to convince my sig other that we need a dog. It will not work. May actually work against me being allowed to fantasy baseball so hard.
That sounds delicious… The great thing about pork roll is it’s absolutely impossible to ruin, so you can go to a place where the cook has 15 minutes of experience, and it’s delicious… I remember getting it at church bingo games with my grandmother when I was a kid, it was so good… You need a mutt that can talk baseball though, as Ted
@Grey: Yea the cat is more of an opera connoisseur. Have a tough time relating recently. Hopefully just a phase
Hate to generalize, but sounds like most cats
@Grey: Its okay, they are not people. You can def make plenty of comments/generalizations over the internet that you wouldn’t about a person.
This cat’s name is David Bowie, due to the lightning shaped stripe across is one eye. Pretty bad ass. Him and his opera buds do a killer rendition of starman that rivals yesterday’s Prince link. Which was phenomenal. And yes we got him prior to it being almost as cool to love Bowie as it was in the 80s.
Not a cat person, but that does sound like a good one
@Grey: So much less of a cat person than you. I guarantee it. Although that doesn’t really make sense if there is one that I’m expected to feed (that I also named) sitting on top my car at 7am every morning before I go to work.
Cats. The only downfall about the woman of my dreams. At least I got a David Bowie out of it.
Haha, yeah, we all have to make sacrifices
Whats happen’ Grey…hope alls razztastic your way. Question based on your buys, I have one bench spot open…better add for this team? Ozuna, stash AJ Reed, Gattis or handcuff Dyson…closers are not available in this league on the wire…like never. Additionally I could drop Chen who I streamed this week and add 2 of them, but after trading Vizcaino and Gausman for Melancon, I’m worried about the overall quality of my staff.
ESPN 12 team HTH 5×5 with OBP and QS daily moves and 4 keepers per season
C Molina
1B Cabrera
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Seager
SS A. Russell
OF Stanton
OF Springer
OF Polanco
UTIL OF Burns
UTIL OF/DH Sano
Bench 2B/SS Castro
Bench
DL Pollock
SP Salazar
SP Corbin
RP Kimbrel
RP Melancon
P T. Walker
P Odorizzi
P C.Rodon
P Chen
Bench SP Kennedy
Bench RP McGee
Bench RP Tolleson
DL SP E-Rod
Grab Dyson, hold Chen
@Grey: Thanks Grey, kinda how I was leaning but my O looked better on paper pre-season than it has performed, so I was on the fence on Ozuna or Dyson as the cuff.
No problem
Awesome writeup as always FML.
Trade Hosmer/Lawrie for Odor/Taijuan Walker in a dynasty? I have Rizzo and Hosmer taking up my 1B and Util slots and I own AJ Reed. Thanks.
@WalleyWorld: Thanks! Odor
Don’t feel bad Grey, I picked up Villar earlier this week per your recommendation. I’m one of the 50%. I almost pulled the trigger on Reed, but then he got hurt. I think you’re right though. Now may be the time to move.
PS. Rudy says he can write better Titles than you. Them’s fightin words! For what it’s worth, I would have went Brooke Shields…
Rudy writes all the titles, I’m fine with that…He wrote the one for this post too
@Grey: Haha. Had no idea. So which comes first? The title or the write up? Does he choose a title based upon your blurbs? #teamwork
I say to him, I wanna do a buy on Villar, need title
@Grey: Kepp up the great work. Best fantasy site on the information super highway!
@Mickey Maloney: Thanks!
Someone dropped Archie Bradley in my keeper league – do you like him Grey – should I pick him up and also would your dog pick him up
Ted would, so would I
Better watch out Grey – Ted might want to take your job
He could too!
Gardner Tomas Ozuna Parra
Which 2 in OBP lg?
Ozuna, Parra
@Grey: My pitching is really slumping – my staff currently:
SP: Archer, Salazar, Walker, Cole, Berrios, Hendricks
RP: Allen, Rodney, Tolleson, Colome, Cingrani, Jepsen
DL – Eduardo Rod
1. Do you know when E-Rod will be activated from the DL? Should I drop Cingrani or Jepsen for Raisel Iglesias as my new DL stash when this happens. Jepsen hasn’t had a save opp in what feels like a month.
2. Are my guys just slumping or is something else going on? Archer and Cole have not been good relative to expectations. I’m riding Berrios one more time before jumping ship. I already cut bait on Carlos Rodon.
3. I’m cursed with my pitching – I feel like Hendricks might be my best starter and I just picked him up as a FA before his last start, which the Cubs blew and cost me a win.
1. I’d lose Cingrani…E-Rod I think within the week 2. I’d lose Berrios before Cingrani 3. Just slumping
@William Hung:
Cut Jepsen and pick back up Rodon for his upside.
Grey with Peralta expected back soon what do u c Diaz playing time to be and production? Worth holding in shallow lg?
Nope, can lose him
Great work Grey,
What do you think is Taillon’s ETA?
Daniel Norris was sent down, Is he worth stashing? 14 team H2H points league.
Thanks man!
June 7th, not yet on Norris
Grey, is it finally time to dump Delino? Which OFs from this week’s Buy are good bets for solid ROS results, Hot Schmo’s are nice, but someone who could sustain for the long run would be better.
Ozuna
@Grey: Derp, he’s not available. All others are available, just confirmed.
JBJ
Grey!
Great buy column! Already have a few of your buys and will be keeping them until they expire!
Have a great weekend.
Going to the farewell party of a colleague who is leaving the mission, going to Sitwe in Myanmar (to bad he couldn’t go to JeanMar). Anyway, with his departure the % of white folk in the office goes from 6% to 4% as his replacement is from northern Uganda. Hard to get anyone qualified to come out here to work because of the isolation so no one asks any questions such as:
a. Are you single?
b. Are gay or straight?
c. Are you lactose-intolerant?
d. Are you going to pull a Caitlyn?
e. Are you a psychopath / sociopath?
f. What is your socio-cultural-ethnic background?
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks! You too! Ha, Jeanmar! C’s a good question for any occasion
@Ante GALIC: Ante this is my favorite post of yours!
Murph/Pujols for Sale/Kang
Sale
@Grey: What if it was Thor instead?
@dk: Sure
Trade Marte and Thor for goldy? Have Carrasco and darvish coming back soon
Sure
@Bosox: A guy offered me Goldy last night for Prince and Adrian Gonzalez, I hit accept with lightening quick speed.
Hey Grey,
someone dropped Buchholz (14 team H2H points league) is he worth picking up? or Stream…
thanks again
Stream
Starlin or Ketel, ROS?
Castro
Just c/p the Ketel blurb into every Friday afternoon column until he is 100 % owned. Alright I may be slightly overstating my love for him. Which started last August-ish thanks to you.
He was just dropped in my most competitive league by the guy who drafted him… For Will Harris!! I get he could maybe be kinda useful or whatever, but we don’t even do Holds. Time to bust out the FAAB wallet. Though i dunno where he play with Villar in my SS slot. It’ll figure itself out eventually.
Will Harris? Oy
Good afternoon, Grey. Carlos Gomez is making that crystal ball of yours look valuable. Dropped in many of our 12 Team leagues would you gamble (nice job this morning Rudy, btw) on a waiver grab over 4-5th OFs like Souza and Parra? Or would maybe a Moya (or AJ Reed @ Util) be a wiser stash?? Thanks & happy Friday the Thirteenth!
I’d stash Gomez over Souza
thanks!
Gary Sanchez called up. Drop Drury for him if I plan to trade Lucroy? Drop Salty for Gary?
drop Schoop for Castro?
Drop Salty…Yes, Castro
Quetchun:
Got Trea in my N/A (sounds dirty). I have Odor and Correa and Segura that can man my 2B/SS positions. Glasnow is gone already. The Irish Whiskey himself, is still available. Would you lose Trea for Taillon to stash him?
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS, W, QS, SV, KS, KS/9, ERA, WHIP
Nah, hold
@Grey: Think the lovechild of Ike and Tina could at least get me something valuable in trade? I’ve already tried shopping Segura. He has ZERO value in this league.
Try it, maybe
@Grey: thanks man.
No problem
Hahah. Yo Momma was great. I always felt bad for the d list towns that Wilmer didn’t bother showing up for. It was the equivalent of being a celeb Punk’d without an Ashton Kutcher appearance. I was pleasantly surprised that Yo Momma lasted three seasons.
Haha, totally
Who do you think gets to close first? Tyson or Neris? I have Neris, but I would have to drop Giolito for Dyson.
Dyson
Would u sell carlos Gomez who has been riding my bench for any of Nola, joe Ross, Hendricks or McCullers? Or hold? If so, in what order. Have a great weekend Grey.
Sure, McCullers, Nola, Ross
I’m feeling a Ted & Odie compilation coming in the near future.
Haha, yes!
Drop Andrew Miller for one of Neris or May?
My other closers are Paplebon and Madson.
May
Would you drop Sonny Gray to stream Tanner Roark tomorrow against Mia?
Yeah
@Grey:
Thanks… Is Gray washed up? Or do you think he bounces back at all?
He’ll be okay, but if Roark is still on waivers in your league there’s no reason to hold Gray
Top two for ROS -Joe Ross, Iwakuma, Happ, Tomlin, Kennedy, Karns, Colon?
Kennedy, Ross
Buchter,Nate jones, siegrist, for holds
Which one
Siegrist
Need one all pretty close
Graveman @rays
Adleman @ Phillies
Peralta vs Padres
Gee vs braves
Chacin @mariners
Gee
Better overall speculative pickup, Hicks or Moya?
Thanks
Hicks
Duffey @indians
Straily @phillies
Morgan vs reds
Davies vs Padres
Danny Duffy vs braves
Need one
Straily
Drop Jepsen for Dyson?
Meh
Cerveli (current C) or grandal ROS?
Dozier (current 2B), Lawrie, Schoop ROS?
Would you drop Ventura or Pineda or Leake to stash Trea or considering the 2Bs available above, not necessary to stash him as sole bench bat?
Thanks.
Yasmani….Lawrie…Pineda
Gee or straily
They are terrible, Straily
As noted by Todd25 a short time ago in the previous post, Peraza up. For the short term it looks like.
Just trying to do the responsible thing and help my razzball brethren out here. In case anyone is in fastest finger leagues. Which was changed in my leagues because I’ve dominated so hard the past few years. You can skip me Grey. Unless you have anything nice you wanna add about cats or pork roll!
Yeah, as you said, he’s likely just up for a few days
Hey Guys, wondering your thoughts – I’m down a 3B for at least a week or two while Moistasskiss is on the DL. Assuming any of these guys are better than an empty roster spot, who would you prioritize as a waiver claim?
Prado
Yunel Escobar (though now I see he hurt his thumb)
Freese
Sean Rodriguez
Aaron Hill
@GoJays: why not try cheslor?
Prado, Hill
@Grey: Thanks! I could do Cheslor, but my worry is that it would be useful to use whoever I pickup as a 3B backup moving forward also (I had Adonis, but he’s now in the minors).
No problem, forget Cheslor
GREY hi there,
re: Trevor May, is that team so bad that he has not recorded a single hold??
Justin Wilson was so good and now is blowing up I need a replacement for holds.
The Twins are indeed awful
Drop Ketel marte to platoon schoop with Mazara
Nope
Starling Marte/Smyly/Velasquez for Trout/Shields/Corbin?
OBP league
Trout
Abreu or Votto, ROS?
Nola or Quintana, ROS?
Abreu + Nola vs Votto + Quintana
What say you?
Abreu…Quintana…Abreu
Robbie Ray or Luis Severino ROS?
Ray
I’m in all keepers 10-team league with 5×5 including QS.
My pitching scores are weak but trade isn’t popular in the league.
Learnt Giolito is good to be an ace so I want him to join my team.
Is it too early to stash Giolito ? When will he called up you think?
Too early, Nats have no use for him
@Grey:
When do you think him be called?
June
@Grey:
i can wait if it’s June.
People in my league love starters so much, i have only two starters and then streamer but usually stream nothing (even i follow SON)
How do you think Giolito worthy stashed or not in one month in all keepers league? (which means i can keep him forever if he will be that good like an ace)
It won’t be June
@Grey: thanks for your answers to this and my another question in the post.
How do you think if I stash Glasnow in the same situation? All keepers 10-team league with QS and W. I need good starters and my pitching scores are weak…
Likely June too
@Grey:
Worthy to stash Glasnow in that case?
How do you think Glasnow ranked in March 2017 pre-season next year? (I’m in all keeper league)
Top 60 SP
Ozuna or Gardner?
Ozuna
@agarthered: Also you’d stash taillon over Glasnow? Currently have glasnow.
Yup
Dyson 0r May?
Dyson
Mets are in Coors this weekend – need some HR’s and RBI’s to catch up in a H2H
who do we (royal we) like for the weekend?
Granderson, Wright or the Duda Bides?
Duda
Trade Hosmer/Lawrie for Odor/Taijuan Walker in a dynasty? I have Rizzo and Hosmer taking up my 1B and Util slots and I own AJ Reed. Thanks.
Sure
Looking for utl/bench bat that can fill in at ci
Carter or Tomas
Thanks Grey
Carter
Well here’s to the weekend…just pulled this one off in keeper league…I give T. Rosenthal, J.Jeffress and Realmuto….I get Harvey and Mazara…got the alert on my phone and couldn’t hit accept fast enough. Im fucked for saves for the time being but have Dyson, Strickland and Giles on the squad with Perkins on my DL…hopefully these guys close sooner than later but there was no way i was passing up that deal for the bag of shit i gave up.
That’s insane, why would someone do that?
@Grey: No idea man…but im glad he did
Yeah, I’d say, that’s a double rainbow trade
@Grey: All the way
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Wow, I’d like to get into your league next year
@muskysmell: Its actually a competitive league and the guy is in first that made the deal with me…i was shocked when i saw it…he was getting nervous about saves for some reason and nobody in this league will give up a closer if their life depended on it…Knowing this I raped him with no lube.
L’chaim Grey!
10 team NL only keeper where I’m seriously competing for 1st this year.
I get Kershaw, Blackmon, Cozart, and Nola
for
Seager, Maeda, Drury, Winker, and Conley
Pull the trigger?
Sounds solid
How do you find the time for all of the work that you do on Razzball?
Time machine
Welp, Delino’s been optioned to Triple-A
Doh
@Grey: RIP Deshizznit
Rangers optioned OF Delino DeShields to Triple-A Round Rock.
Bye bye Delino
Liriano or F-Her ROS
QS & W lg
Prolly Liriano, but I’ll go F-Her
@FHer cooked?: Don’t look at the scoreboard!
my Abreu for MadBum
Have Rizzo/Altuve/Frazier/Segura/Cutch/C.Davis/Blackmon and Cain. w/ Abreu or Sano in the DH.
Arms are Stras/Salazar/Liriano/Hammel/Kennedy/Garcia/Berrios (w/ Carrasco/T.Ross on DL)
Abreu side, trade lesser piece for less SP
@dem ribbies: You golden dem ribbies, go for it baby…that’s a good deal
When will you and JB start the Hendricks or Hammel game in the podcasts?
Haha
Quick follow-up – I need either a 3B to fill in for Moustakas (Prado and Hill are available), or a C to fill in for d’arnaud (guys like Navarro, Salty, Hermann, Casali, Plawecki are available). I only get one claim this week, and my thinking is that I’m better off prioritizing 3B since they should produce more over a one week period. Make sense given the guys that are available?
Prado
Any chance Cheslor Cuthbert sticks around in any meaningful role when Moustakas comes back?
Nope
Just poured out my 40 for DeShizz
DeLater
@Grey: Is Dexter Fowler a good buy with Delino ousted? Or would Cuthbert be a better add for now?
@J_Ceol: Fowler is a good buy regardless of Delino
@J_Ceol: Agree with Musky
@Grey: To follow up on that, would you grab Cuthbert, Moya, or Fowler? Like anyone a bit more than the other I guess is the best way to phrase that?
@J_Ceol: I’m real slow and have been saying Fowler when I’ve meant to be talking about Stubbs… Cripes!!!
Fowler
@JeF WiTh 1 F: He is such a DeNice guy this one makes me feel bad. Bet you he comes back and has a good second half. Grey let us know when he gets back in the BUY column.
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Saw it coming when they signed Stubbs. Hope the kid goes down to AAA and works hard but I think he ends up getting traded.
@mauledbypandas: yeah definitely a possibility. ..Brinson will be the next one to watch
@mauledbypandas: Agreed
May and Dyson on waivers … drop Joe Smith and/or Alex Colome for either/both.
Is Chris Archer a buy low? Trade Cole Hamels for Archer?
Thanks for your work!
Hold… Yes on Archer
@Grey:
Thanks; drop Berrios for SAGNOF? If yes, Dyson or May?
@Dr. Sauce: Dyson
12 team 5×5 Roto Keeper League
C- Castillo
1B – Rizzo
2B – Murphy (1B,2B,3B)
3B – Machado
SS – Lindor
IF – Arenado
OF (4) Harper, Springer, Marte, Calhoun
UTL – Belt (1B/OF)
Bench – Andrus (SS), Lawrie (2B,3B), Ozuna (OF), Soler (OF)
ML – Brinson (OF), Zimmer (OF), Benintendi (OF)
SP (5) Archer, Carrasco, Lester, Greinke, Rodon
RP (3) Gregerson, Melancon, Strickland
P – Quintana
Bench – Giles (RP), Fiers (SP), Dyson (RP), May (SP,RP)
ML – Stephenson
In 1st in all Off cat’s except SB. In the middle of the pack in W, ERA, WHIP, K.
Would you trade Springer for Price?
Nope
SoN isn’t sold on Tropeano’s start against Karns… would you trust him? Outside of Cano, Cruz and Marte no one else is really hitting for them an their lead off guy Martin loves to chase.. I feel another high K game coming on.. do you buy it?
I wouldn’t
Funny you mention Cuthbert’s Bat symbol. Marwin Gonzalez’ beard looks like an actual bat! Check it out. It’s freaky!
Hahaha
I have a trapper keeper with Jason Hammel’s name scribbled all over it, with large loopy hearts
@muskysmell: I just hope he doesn’t completely flame out like he did last year.
@Wilsonian: Hammel is historically a good 1st half, bad 2nd half pitcher. look at his yearly and career splits. If i had him, I’d shop him around the All-Star break.
@Todd25: This is really good information, I have him for $1 in my keeper league, he might be really enticing for my league mates… thanks!
@Todd25: last year he had a hamstring injury he stupidly (and team let him also stupidly) play through.
Drop Big FraGu for which of the following in an AL only roto with OPS? Also, how much to bid out of $100 FAAB (min $5)?
Pearce
Moya
Cuthbert
Rua
@Harrison Ford in Air Force One: Moya $6, Rua $5, Pearce $5, Cuthbert $5, that order
@grey, would you trade Velasquez for Justin Upton in a keeper league? My LF right now is DeShields and my pitching is relatively deep.
@jaybo: Yup
The Liriano bomb fest has begun…
@Todd25: Need to borrow Grey’s time machine and put Liriano back where he was all morning. On the bench! He’ll get it going and be who we need him to. But def not at Wrigley with wind blowing out like this. EFF!
@knucks: yeah he scared me off today, and for once i was right. haha.
@knucks: Ya for real, there are like 3 arms in the game you can start @CHC in those conditions, and one of them is the staff ace for CHC.
I’ve got a feeling Hammel is about to get lit u p in the 6th
@dem ribbies: Its aight. Streaming Edinson tonight. He’ll bring the ratios back down, right guys? Yuckkk.
Gonna be drinkin’ a lot harder than usual for a Friday night it looks like. And I just put in a few waiver claims to hopefully get through overnight. Hoping to wake up and find Jameson and Ketel on my roster. I’ll be wasted all weekend!
@Todd25: That shizz was gnarly
HR to the Bryant just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
@Scott: Haha
Ted knows whats up. JBJ for MVP!
Who knew Ted was fluent in jive, he’s street like a pitbull, but cute enough for the ladies. He’s the Too Short of dogs.
@Ralph Lifshitz: TrusTed
@Todd25: HaTed
@Ralph Lifshitz: Too Short of dogs — ha! Awesome
Grab Choo for any of these guys or hold?
Khris, Holt, C Dick?
@John: Holt
Stream Josh Tomlin vs. the Twinkies today?
@Scott: Yeah
Man, I love Grandpa Rossy.
@Wilsonian: Ha
Rangers sign Kyle Lohse. That’ll end well.
@Todd25: Yeah, they love those Colby Lewis types
Someone in my league dropped R Martin in my league one week into the season. “Sweet free catcher!” I thought as I dropped meso my last round pick to pick up Martin. One month later I am not as thrilled…
Would you take Gattis or R Martin Ros in obp league?
How about Realmuto or R Martin?
Thanks
@Wacha wacha: I’d just hold Martin, sadly
Liriano Line today: 7 strikeouts, 2.78….
…WHIP.
@muskysmell: Ha, ouch
delino’s finally completely F’ed. gotta hold in 2/3 of the dynasties i traded for him in l suppose (16 and 20 team leagues, had already dropped (in a 12’er where burns was around)). had a window of about 2 days in which i could’ve dropped him in an AL only for hicks, but not now. best replacement option (clearly some speed and certainly playing time is a big concern)
reimold, guyer, e.carrera, byrd (doesn’t play enough at all), tucker (no speed, but probably best overall hitter), rosario (losing playing time), stubbs, rua. i grabbed guyer for today (OBP over average, net steals over steals, 7 moves per week h2h)
@Montezuma’s Revenge…right now: krispie young an option also, but only plays lefties.
@Montezuma’s Revenge…right now: Guyer
Wow Liriano. It’s like he sharted, and then decided ef it they’re dirty, I’ll just blow this shiz out.
@dem ribbies: HA
Drop Pineda for EROD or Tailon?
My current staff 10 team keeper, K/9
Kershaw
Strausburg
Salazar
Hammel
Gausman
Kimbrel
Betances
Bench
Odorizzi
Pineda
Berrios
@primetime: E-rod
@primetime: E-Rod
would you trade away Carlos Gonzalez and Price for JD and Fernandez? Is this a wash trade? Or is there value in receiving JD and Fernandez over the other two?
@Jason: JD side
Hey Grey,
I was offered Brandon Phillips for cingrani and Schoop. I don’t care much about cingrani but that’s a no brainer right? Schoop is my starting 2B. Thanks!
@Josh-NYC: Sounds fine
So I guess the rule is don’t ever start pitchers going against Cubs, Red Sox, and in Colorado.
Well, I have Lance McCullers going tonight so I’ve shat all over my own rule.
Gotta check that wind on Wrigley day games. It’s gusting at 18 MPH today. Not sure how Hammel is avoiding it’s wrath, but it was a risky start for both today I think.
@MattTruss: while that is absolutely true about the wind in Wrigley (it turns into Coors real quick), I think this Cubs team can light it up anywhere at anytime.
@muskysmell: and don’t ever get into a land war in Asia.
@muskysmell: Cubs will get scarier in the summer when balls are really flying out
@Grey: just like at a Frat party… wait, what?
HA
I’m in a 16-team, 28-man MLb roster dynasty. What in the world do I with DeShields now? Suck it up and roster him? Drop him?
@The JoGarza: It’s a dynasty, surely you have guys that are in the minors. Surely part 2, there’s someone better to pick up?
@The JoGarza: Agree with Cram
I’m in the worst training meeting ever. I need suggestions, bets, things to say. Feed me some funny stuff to say.
@Ralph Lifshitz: when giving feedback, pepper in the phrase “suck it”
@Todd25: Hahaha too many females….
@Ralph Lifshitz: See how many times you can saw “blow me” under your breath while you are talking. It is crazy how many you can get away with. Extra points for full volume BELOW ME type comments that are in context.
@Ralph Lifshitz: even better use the term SAGNOF and see if anyone challenges you on what it means
@peacecoast: I just used SAGNOF! Haha sold accounts got no face!
@Ralph Lifshitz: That is incredible hahah
Less cool but I end nearly all Friday emails with “… but most importantly, have a great weekend!”
Except earlier this afternoon. “Sorry, but we’ll need to have this finished tonight.”
Its prob gonna take the guy until 830. Can’t exactly finish that one with my usual Friday email blurb. I’m not the devil, right guys?
@Ralph Lifshitz: Use the knife hands when making a point.
@Todd25: Hahaha! It’s not in person it’s over the phone.
@Ralph Lifshitz: use as many prospect terms as you can when describing something like: glove-first, gap-to-gap power, toolsy, plus-plus… or even grade things on a 80 scale. ;)
@Todd25: Challenge accepted
I need a plus plus carrier with more than gap to gap power. I want a home run hitter someone with 8- grade pop….
@Ralph Lifshitz: hahaha. I really need someone that can chokeup on the bat, pinch hit in the clutch, hit through the shift, give me that go-ahead single in the late-innings…
@Todd25: Some one on the call’s name is Cody. I asked “last name Reed?”
@Ralph Lifshitz: ask him to control the strike zone
@Ralph Lifshitz:
I teach maths (math to you guys) to 11-16 year olds.
Today one of my questions had a three parts of the question which read c) there is no C.
@Another Dan: Yes!
@Another Dan: BTW maths? Do you teach in Rhode Island?
@Ralph Lifshitz:
No, in England.
@Ralph Lifshitz: “Do we have to feed all the prisoners every day?” Wait, training for what?
@Grey: It’s a call with a bunch of younger (1-5 years) insurance agents. It’s painful and full of boiler plate sales cliches like, “what’s your compelling business reason?” “Share with us a struggle you overcame”, etc. I usually have it on speaker put the phone on mute.
The real question is what the hell do I do with Delino in my dynasty league where he already has an MLB contract.
Sorry I dozed off in the middle… A seminar for what? Share with them your Delino struggle…
@Grey: I did, they told me to write down a list of goals.
Pros and Cons? Cons I’m here; Pros I’m doing something that’s helping me ignore all of you people
@Grey: Haha!
Franco or Fielder?
Pineda or Corbin?
@Five-On-One: Franco
@Five-On-One: Franco, Corbin
Friday afternoon n the buy column! A great combo.
10 team full keeper trade offer: my MFranco, Xander, & Tim Anderson for his Machado & Archer?
Thanks!
@Chud: Machado
@Chud: Agree with Cram
JUpton + VV for David Price? H2H redraft…
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: Upton
As Wilmer Valderrama would say, selling Kuechel this week was “Cash Money”!
How would you rank these pitchers: Berrios, Moore, Wood, Roark, Corbin
Have a great weekend!
@bossmanjunior333: HA…. Roark….streamers
OOF – deshields just optioned down! DeShucks. Any reason to hold onto him in 12 teamers?
@Duda Want to Build a Snowman?: DeMoted, lose him
@Grey: HA! Winner right there
Herrro!
Ok so trying to get rid of kike-L
Asking for Rosenthal is reasonable?
@Dark-o: Try it, doesn’t seem reasonable
c- Grandal
1- Rizzo
2- Neil Walker
SS- Corey Seager
3- Machado
OF- Marte, Braun, Desmond
Util- Pujols, Mazara
Bench- Heyward
Peralta (once he’s back), Villar, or Morales over anyone above, or hold?
Reyes worth an add w/the recent news he will be back end of this month?
thanks g! Happy friday man
@ryanoger: You have Seager, you don’t need Reyes.
@ryanoger: Agree with Cram…There’s a lot of Peraltas
my tanaka, aaron sanchez, and pujols for his strasburg and either liriano or ozuna, thoughts?
@Sean: Stras side
General Question –
Will what we probably get from Snell, Glasnow, Taillon be better then what we are going to continually see from Pineda, Corbin, etc.
@Negatto: Prolly not
One more. 16-team dynasty, OBP, have ESPN-size roster.
Worth stashing Jose Reyes? He was dropped
@The JoGarza: Sure
What’s the best stash here. aj reed, taillion, or glasnow?
@Jaone: Apples, oranges, oranges. I’d go apples.
@Jaone: Agree with Cram
@Jaone: It’s Reed. I have a crazy theory that Taillon comes up first maxes out his innings and that prompts Glasnow’s promotion. They could overlap a bit but it’s like fraken-rookie. Kinda cray
Which side you like in 12 team redraft where Strikeouts and Walks are hitting cats:
Price, JUpton, Park, Holt (2B eligible)
Archer, Pujols, Cast, Kendrys
@John: Archer
which arm would you target as a buy low in a 16-team H2H-Points league?
Sonny Gray or Greinke?
@Commish Cauda: Neither
@Commish Cauda: Agree with Cram, Greinke
Delino was sent to AAA what the hell. Im in a rotisserie league season long points league. I should keep him right. Theres not much out there mallex is available
16 teams
@gangreen: oh and you meant every time I mention avisail name he drops below the mendoza. In the last 3 years ive dropped and picked up minny miggy like 15 timez. Im being modest it was probrably more.
@gangreen: Ha, I hear ya with Mini Miggy… I’d go Mallex
@Grey: mallex,hicks, matt adams,pearce. I dont need stolen bases. Id be dropping deshizz.
Hicks
@gangreen: ok but consider its 16 teams and its a season long points league. I have drury ,mookie,will myers , corey dickerson and avisail already. So I feel I could wait. With seager at 3rd and pujols and cron to plug in at first. Corey seager has got my utility on lock because boagarts is my shortstop. Im falling down to 6th place in homeruns should I bench c seager out of the utility and play one of the above for a few days. Maybe tonite
Anyone starting Harvey @Coors?
@letsgobravos: Nah, not worth it
@Grey: Of course I will.
Haha
Hah so they are talking about the Shelby Miller trade on the radio today after someone called it ‘one of the worst trades in the last 25 years’…I have a hard time disagreeing, I hated the trade then and now it only looks worse. WTF were they thinking, Shelby Miller sucks, I wouldn’t have traded Swanson for him straight up let alone throw more into the deal. That was pretty much the final straw for me ever caring about that idiotic team again, it’s been one moronic trade after another for like the last decade. I can root for bad but I can’t root for stupid. All I can say is I hope they keep losing so everyone sells their seats for dirt cheap later in the year. Maybe then I’ll go to the game to get drunk and boo their sorry asses.
@Elijah: I remember you saying the Diamondbacks pitching is gonna be good
@Grey: *grabs fire extinguisher*
Haha
@Grey:
I don’t recall that, I thought the team overall looked like it could compete mainly because I wasn’t really high on the other teams in the division. I did think Greinke would be (and will be) better but I hated the Shelby Miller trade…in any case I have zero desire to watch any of their games this year and likely the rest of the decade.
Haha, yeah, not sure, giving you crap is all
12 team head to head mixed
I have to drop two of the following three players. Which player do I keep?
Which
Nomar Mazara, Brandon Philips, Steven Souza
@Richard Tracy: Maz
(In my best Annie Wilkes’ voice)
“Grey, you dirty bird, how COULD YOU?! Delino DeShields cannot be optioned to the minors!! And don’t tell me he’ll be back later because I don’t want him then, I want him NOW!! I thought you were good Grey..but you’re not good. You’re just another lying ol’ dirty birdy.”
@Clint: I will tie him to the major league bedpost
Some random crap:
Miggy’s career BA against the Orioles coming in to yesterday: .391
Brett Cecil was the first pitcher ever to lose 5 games in April.
Mickey Mantle had a legendary knuckleball. Threw it in warmups all the time.
Chipper Jones hit so well against the Mets that he named his son Shea.
The Cubs run differential is +99. If the Atlanta Braves had a team ERA of 0.00, they would have a run differential of +102.
Jose Altuve has 22 HR+SB. Nobody else has more than 15 (Harper).
Yadier Molina and David Ortiz have more steals than Ben Revere.
The Reds lead MLB in HRs allowed 1.9 per 9 and BB per 9 @ 4.33. So if you’re looking for a place to stream hitters…
Jake Arrieta’s ISO is .188…or .001 better than Edwin Encarnacion.
Delino optioned to AAA. Hate to say I told me so. Sent down for SS converted to reliever and Matt Bush, whose history reminds me of one of my favorite trivia questions: What 5 former Cy Young award winners have been convicted of a felony: Denny Mclain, Fergie Jenkins, Vida Blue, Lamar Hoyt and Doc Gooden.
Speaking of Dallas Keuchel (we weren’t) the worst ERA in history for reigning Cy Young winner was Mark Davis, Padres reliever (also the worst Cy Young recipient of all time) at 5.11. Keuchel currently sitting at 5.58.
@OaktownSteve: Happy Friday the 13th.
@OaktownSteve: another pitcher convicted of a felony, Ricky Vaughn
@OaktownSteve: I don’t know if this is the same MIggy as previous 12 years…. Arrieta — Edwin — ha!…. Wait until Kershaw starts dealing crack in ten years… Big Papi with more steals than Revere is awesome
General Question: 12 team 4 person keeper point league. Someone has offered me Heyward, Chapman, Osuna & V Martinez for Trout, Casilla and Snell. I don’t have any interest in trading Trout but should I actually be looking at this closer?
@Spencer: Hold
Good stuff!
Would you drop Pujols for any of the following:
-A. Gonzalez,
-O. Herrera,
-J. Villar
In major need of steals and I already have Belt, C. Carter, and V. Martinez.
@PhillyPhanatic19: In major need of steals and Villar is available….hmmmm. What to do? What. To. Doooo…
@PhillyPhanatic19: V-Mart for Villar
Grey
Carlos Santana or Melky Cabrera
@Scott Kimmel: Who else is available?
@Scott Kimmel: Santana
So where as earlier I was trying to ship offdeGrom in my 12-team league, now other managers are clawing for him.
Got offered Nola and Wacha. Pass or take it? Current SP are Thor, deGrom, Hendricks, Aaron Sanchez, Conley and Vince Velasquez
@The JoGarza: Could work out for you, it’s fair
Grey
Who would you rather have Albert or Prince
@Scott Kimmel: Who else is available?
@Scott Kimmel: Pujols
@Grey: A Prince Albert *snigger*
Hehe
Souza or Holliday ROS?
@Jaone: Holliday
Need to pick up a bat after a 2-for-1 trade in my 12-team points league. Position doesn’t really matter. Dudes I’m looking at include ARod (I can wait for him to come off DL), Gattis, Pearce, Dietrich, Cozart (already dropped him once for K-Mart), Moya, or could stash AJ Reed (though I’m already stashing Turner). Any preference, either short-term or ROS?
Also, positions aside, is Reed or Turner the better stash for this season? Many thanks.
@crumbelievable: Try Moya, Turner
Lenoys Martin or Danny Santana ROS?
Please tell me is it close?
@Jim: Martin, close, tossup
Mazara hitting 3rd for the second day in a row.
I’m lovin’ it.
@Todd25: You and Ralph
Are we starting Shark @ARI tonight?
@Brickroad: Yeah
Prince/Waino for Big Papi – crazy question but which side do you like in a roto?
@JimmyJackJames: Prince, likely a toss up
Top closer in waiting (most likely to take and stick the role) . . . May, Neris, or Dyson?
Thanks!
Dyson
Great post, Grey!
You like Gausman or Odorizzi more going forward?
Thanks, homie!
Thanks! Gaus
@Grey: Much respect, Homie.
That’s a good pup!
Ha
@Grey: early lineup question for next week. need to start two of these guys?
rodon – vs hou, vs kc
manaea – vs tex, vs nyy
a wood – @ sd
gausman – @ laa
gracias.
Gausman, wood
need help
my hitting is very good
my pitching stinks
i am looking to make a trade for Scherzer
someone wants harvey and either carlos santana or baez for scherzer.
We do net wins instead of just wins. Along with era, k’s and whip.
what do you think i should do
Holld or sell
am i giving too much
Sure, Santana
Happy Friday Grey! Glad we got a post from you today. The week days are not complete without them.
NL-Only H2H (OBP) Keeper.
I’m still looking to make my team stronger, but am unsure if I really need to do much given a poor FA pool and other teams over/undervaluation of players when making deals.
My offers of Nicasio/Drury and Nicasio/Lamb were recently rejected. He’s worried about Nicasio’s innings limit. He would be “more inclined” to deal Lamb($8) if it were Hendricks or Pomz.
Of the following options, which do you think make my team better overall?
A) Make a play for Drury first with Pomz, followed by Lamb. Although, I’m really beginning to like Pomz.
B) Try Finnegan, then Nicasio for Dietrich.
C) Hold and try to make a deal for Pollock in a Month or so once teams are out of the race and are looking for a keeper.
D) See how Finny does tonight in Philly. If he doesn’t do well enough to earn another start on my team, dump him for Matt Adams and roll with a full roster.
I’m leaning toward B and C because they seem safer and allow me to roll with 8 starters, but I also like the risk of A and D.
Ca Castillo
1B Goldschmidt
2B LeMehieu
3B Franco
SS Villar
INF Piscotty
OF Ozuna, Santana, Duvall, Pollock
Util. Scooter
SP Arrieta, Cole, Hendricks, Velasquez, Pomz, Nicasio, Eickhoff, Finnegan
RP Rondon, Vizcaino, Strickland, Neris
Thanks!
C… Maybe B with Finnegan I’d wait for his start though
@Grey: Definitely will wait for Finny’s start. I can see Adams playing 2/3 games for the foreseeable future, and batting in the 4/5 spots.
Thanks!
No problem
@Grey: I think I’m going to cut Finny. He’s too wild and just doesn’t throw hard enough to blow people away. I’ll trade Pollock for an arm if I end up needing one later.
Go for it
Eugenio, Kang, or Villar
Villar
Cuthbert’s beard looks more like the Wu-Tang symbol to me, but that’s just my high as balls, hip-hop loving opinion.
Haha
Eugenio, Kang, or Villar at SS in a 7×7 with OPS and BB???
Ops? Go Kang
Looking to buy low on C. Seager and Archer. Who would you trade from my team?
Thanks!
10 Team Roto Non-Keeper
C-Castillo
1B-Rizzo
2B-Castro
3B-Duffy
SS-Segura
OF-Stanton
OF-S Marte
OF-Mookie
UT-Trumbo
UT-Heyward
Bench-Carter
Bench-Mazara
Bench-Kang
Bench-Reed
SP-Arrieta
SP-Jaime G
RP-Kenley
RP-Ohlendorf
SP-Lackey
SP-Hill
SP-Smyly
SP-J Ross
SP-Ar. Sanchez
SP-Rodon
SP-Berrios
DL-Iglesias
Trumbo for both?
@Grey: I like that but don’t want to give up Trumbo’s power and replace him with Carter for Seager (R and AVG), Archer K’s but only 10-13 wins. Carter and Mazara?
This is his team:
Lineup: Vogt Freeman Murphy Seager Sano Braun Jones Reddick Granderson Hamilton
Bench: LeMaheui Parra Duda DL-Choo
SP-Kershaw Archer Jose Fernandez Felix Hernandez Greinke
RP-Papelbon and holds guys
What?
@Grey: is Carter and Mazara for Seager and Archer fair? Not really, but trading Trumbo is a big power loss.
Archer side, not really fair but can try
@Bells’ll Ring dingle aling: sry: meaning: what can i add to Carter and Mazara to make asking for C. Seager and Archer a fair deal? Thanks Grey
Why not ask the owner what they want?
@Grey: will do, thanks for the help Grey
No problem
Is it ok to drop DeSheilds now?
Yup
It’s really funny how fantasy baseball works…
I drafted Conforto late thinking “what the heck, I’ll take a flyer, he has major potential”
– Starts off 5 for 20 with no hr and 3 rbi. So I drop his ass.
– Proceeds to destroy baseball and goes 22/54 with 4 hrs, 15 rbi
– Pick him back up and then he goes 5/38 with 1 hr.
What I’m trying to say is I’m sorry guys for screwing things up
Haha
@Grey:
On that note Grey who would you compare Conforto to ROS?
Young Holliday
@Grey: Chris Young? Would u take Ozuna or Reddick over him?
Ozuna
Hey Grey/Guys/4Girls
15 team waiver best 2-3 ROS adds out of:
Jon Jay, Gallo, Gary Sanchez, Scooter, Nick Ahmed, Brett Wallace, Jose Ramirez
I need counting stats!
@Mr. Snrub: holy hell those are really gross options lol
Scooter, Jon Jay?
I think you’re better off just monitoring the waiver wire looking for the latest hot schmotato than ROS comparisons
We’re up to six girls now… Scooter
Krush completely destroyed that stinky Odorizzi offering.
@The Great Knoche: Valencia’s was even more impressive..Off the ceiling for a home run.
Nice!
my Khris Davis just homered off my Jake Odorizzi
I dunno how i feel about this musky on musky crime
@Grey: Here’s a move I’ve been pondering – Drop Chris Carter for Khris Davis. Or do I just bench Carter until he gets hot again? Charlie Blackmon is my current UTIL so I can ride Carter as my lone bench bat.
@William Hung: C. Carter seems to be slowing down a bit. I go with Krush.
Yup
Grey,
Do we dare switch out M. Franco for Villar? I have him on both my 12 Team H2H with OPS and my 10 Team H2H Points. By the by, my offense on my H2H (12 Team) is absolutely putrid.
One more please – drop Severino or Tolleson to make room for McCullers.
Thanks much Grey.
@Yankee My Wanky!: Come to think of it, I’m thinking dropping both would be a good move. Severino sucketh!
No need to respond to that part of the question. Thanks Grey.
Nope
I feel like Gob from Arrested Development starting Lance vs the Red Sox: “I’ve made a huge mistake.”
HA
Grey
You think it’s time to cut Rich Hill loose and get a different SP that won’t walk the park
No
Grey,
12-team H2H OBP keeper league. 2017 round value listed next to names
Got offered Stras (1), JUp (3) and Pomeranz (23) for my George Springer (17).
I do need SP but I’m always hesitant to trade away such a big bat. Current SP are Kershaw, Aaron Sanchez, Hendricks, Wood, Estrada and Corbin. My other OF are Betts, Belts and Braun
I’d take Stras to win this year if that gets you there
McCullers or Berrios ROS? And then Hill over both correct?
Have a great weekend Grey! Thank you!
McCullers, yeah, Hill, you too!
Dozier or Kinsler ROS?
Have a solid weekend.
Kinsler
Should Jason Hammel owners be looking to sell high to avoid a complete second half implosion?
Sure
Hey Grey,
Happy Weekend. Could you rank your top 3, regardless of position, in a 12 team keeper league(keep 10)
K.Davis
S.Souza
C.Gomez
Y.Puig
B.Lawrie
B.Burns
K.Pillar
M.Saunders
K.Morales
Z.Cozart
@JJ:
Oh and that Tedtalks was awesome.
Thanks!
Davis, Gomez, Puig
@Grey:
Hmm. well i have Gomez right now on the bench. Would you drop him for Davis? Or hope for a resurgence from Puig
Puig
@Grey:
Sorry to beat a dead horse. But Buxton and W.Myers were just dropped. Do you like either of those two more over Puig in a keeper?
Hold
Da fuq Delino here. 12 team, 5×5 roto. I’m in 2nd place and its my ERA and WHIP holding me back (albeit a lot more today because I started Liriano). Would you make a move for an arm at this point or hold? I think I could trade my Upton for Scherzer. Relevant parts of team looks like:
OF- Marte, Upton, Belt, UTIL- Pujols BN- Khris Davis
SP- Kluber, Liriano, J. Ross, Rodon, (stream spot), DL- E-Rod
So, I would slot Khris Davis in as everyday starter.
Upton for Carrasco?
Of course I’d take Scherzer first but that seems unrealistic
welp, McCullers night is over…didn’t see anything that was wrong with him…just the case of the Big Red Sox Machine doing the usual…that was dumb starting him *doh*
Jesus, Justin upton 0-3 tonight woth 3 ks vs a guy with a 6ish career k rate.
6 years 133mm for upton and this is what he’s doing year 1?
Good signing Detroit
@the swinging: Don’t worry a hot streak will come…he’s like the black Duda. ..he’s either on or off but at the end of the year they both wind up with 25 – 30 Homers and a decent avg. With potential for more…Type of players that can drive you nuts
@JeF WiTh 1 F: yea idk he sucks and is overrated
Ha
What’s ur take on Marwin. Looks like he is seeing full time play now?
He’ll be a bench player in a few weeks
@Grey: weekly roto redraft, rizzo/j-up for abreu/just dong?
@herschel: I think it’s fair but I’d want Rizzoli
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Ha …which is his full name by the way
Rizzo
Keep an eye on Plawecki. ..I picked him up earlier this week…he’s heating up and he’s a better hitter than he has shown early…Now that he’s getting the at bats it’s starting to show…He was always known for his hitting, not his catching..which I don’t have to tell you. Seeing him every day though it’s obvious he’s more comfortable at the plate
@JeF WiTh 1 F: Talk to your damn boy Conforto , willya
@muskysmell: Yeah he’s in a funk but he’ll adjust…Kid can hit and he’s smart…he’ll turn it around
@JeF WiTh 1 F: yea just messin’, he looks like the real deal…super high on the kid
@muskysmell: He just Tripled lol
Yeah, I have him on 2 teams where I drafted d’Arnaud
from a guy who’s owned Abreu all 3 years he’s been in the league, he sure doesn’t look the same….it’s hard stomaching this up-and-down-but-mostly-down season
Hope he comes out of it
They better hurry up and make May the closer because he blows as a setup guy.
Ha
did anyone watched Tillman’s start today?
It’s getting harder to ignore the dude…
@muskysmell: I think he’s gotta be owned in 10 team leagues or more, at this point. I was streaming him in my 8 team league, but someone claimed him, so he’s not there anymore.
If anyone in h2h has any matchups against any pitchers they need to suck, just let me know. Cause the moment I pick one up they suck!!!! Eff you Trevor may.
Stubbs, Cuthbert, or Moya?
Moya
Current roster
1b Abreu
2nd segura
SS tulo
3rd villar
OF–Sano, polanco, springer
Util v martinez
Bench j upton
Sp-Scherzrt, estrada, nola, smyly, aAron sanchez, cmart, berrios, karns, Kennedy corbin
2 trade options. Bautista for Cmart
Or My abreu and berrios (15th rd keeper for his Braun (8th rd keeper) and Wacha. Slide v martinez to 1st and pull the trigger?
Braun deal is fair
was offered kershaw/ JD/ Lawrie for my Bryce/Franco and/ D Hernandez– I need SP, is this a smart move trading away Harper?
@jb: No I’d keep Harper.Look for Cheaper pitchers
Hold
Abreu and berrios for braun and wacha?
Braun, it’s fair
Can I drop Ken Giles in 12 team league? Or do you think he will regain the closer role at some point?
@Jonah: I’d drop him and let someone else wait for that to happen, if it ever even does. May have been jumped by Will Harris even…
@Knucks: should mention too that he never even had the closer role. Unless you count when he played for a diff team.
Drop
In a h2h points league Justin Upton has been sitting on my bench most of the season. I would like to trade him and I could use a solid closer. Is offering upton for Wade Davis or Kimbrel reasonable or what is a fair RP for him? Thanks.
Nope
Puig hit waivers. Would you make a claim on him over any of these guys:
Piscotty
JBJ
Franco
Castellanos
8 Team H2H – H, R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBPS
Over Cast
Which side?
Aaron Sanchez for Wade Davis
Davis
I need some TP for my Byung Ho.
HA
@Grey: Battling it out in ERA and I need a winner here: Do I roll with Clay or Iwakuma for Saturday?
Iwakuma
Tallinson or Snell?
Taillon
is it time to sell on eugenio suarez?
@Jeff: What are you gonna sell him for? Bus fare to the waiver wire?
Sure
My current 2B is Schoop and I’m thinking to stash Turner.
Will Turner be better than Schoop when he’s called up?
Yeah
Who in SP is worthier to be stashed? all keepers 10-team league
Glasnow, Giolito, Urias . Snell
Glasnow
10 team (3 keeper) ESPN H2H Points (weekly 12 start pitcher limit)
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), NH (+10) PF (+15)
(4) SP: Scherzer, Salazar, Matz, Walker
(3) RP: Gregerson, Jeffress, Betances
Bench: (Hill, Gausman, Odorizzi, Rodon, McCullers)
(1) DL: Carrasco
Available SP (% owned): Volquez, Iglesias*, Teheran, Pineda, Chen, McCullers, Fiers, Corbin, Anibal Sanchez, Berrios, Conley, McHugh, Moore, Colon, Leake, Severino, A. Wood…
Yikes this matchup with the only 0-5 team is wayyy tooo close for comfort! I asked yesterday about who to stream and who to drop for a streamer … I’m now up by like 5 points and my opponent will starting deGrom @COL and Lester vs. PIT on Sunday while my plan was to just start Gausman vs. DET (6.8) on Sunday.
In this close of matchup should I pickup and stream Buchholz vs. HOU today and then also stream Wood on Sunday? IF yes, is Rodon still the best drop or maybe Odorizzi/McCullers ? FWIW Rodon is vs. HOU (5.4) next while Odorizzi is @TOR (1.9) and not sure about McCullers…
Sure, drop Rodon for Buchholz
Hi, in a 20 tm league, got offered teix and lackey for my c.carter? I have pujols at 1b. Thanks
It’s fair
Jon Gray is making it hard for us to stay away from him. Does your outlook change after his gem tonight? Or still an away streamer?
I wouldn’t mess with a Coors pitcher at home, doesn’t pay unless it’s NL-Only
Hey, you think it’s a good idea to cut any of Velasquez, Lamb, Brandon Crawford for Taillon or AJ Reed stash?
On that note, I got Duda and Votto as my 1B and UT. Is it still worth gettin Reed?
Not sure how valuable he would be. I’m in a redraft league with no CI spot.
@ragingson: im assuming Crawford is a bench bat. If so, you can lose him for the Reed stash. Lamb is probably droppable too for Jame-O
Lamb, Crawford
Marte Diaz Semien for MI spot
Marte
Got to this late. Since you got the mtv thing going, I did a yoga class with Simon Rex last night. Yea, yoga. Only in LA man.
HA! Nice
Hey Grey,
I currently have casali.. Do you like one or more of these guys over him? If so, how do you rank them so I can set waivers. Thanks!
Weiters, yan gomes, Gary Sanchez
Thanks!
Gomes
Puig or Bradley Jr in a keeper league? Thanks.
Puig
16 team dynasty with OBP over AVG, total bases added, net steals over steals. this team got 3rd last year but it’s pitching is pretty shit so far this year, and delino/upton of course.
C salvy
1B au rizz
2B kipnis
SS alcides
3B bryant
LF upton
CF leonys (streamer)
RF jd mart
util mini donkey (streamer)
util saunders
BN ellsbury/d.peralta
NA delino/benintendi/dahl/jab placenta crawford (PHI, guessing at that name there)
dropped f.wall (2B COL) to stash delino
got an offer of a.diaz for saunders. even with the playing time concerns of superfluous H coming back due to dynasty this is an easy yes right? team is in 8-10th this year. superfluous H’s contract runs out this year as well, and i’m betting it’s likely diaz steals at bats from wong at 2B coming up.
I’d take Diaz
Would you drop Jepson for (need saves…at some point):
May
Dyson
Cingrani
Also, better prospect-arm for Twenty-16:
Blake Snell
Jameson Taillon
Cheers
@DancinHomer:
Just read some more of the above comment and see that my 2nd question was already answered (Taillon > Snell). So, no need to answer that one a 2nd time.
Thanks
@DancinHomer: it’s hard to drop the guy getting saves for the guys who might get them down the road… Twins are so bad. Peacecoast noted earlier that May doesn’t even have a hold! I would forget the Reds pen for now.
@DancinHomer: need saves find a way to add all 3 but without dropping jepsen. Read smokes bullpen report may is very good regardless of if he has a hold or not. Hell be closing games at some point this year. Same with dyson, I still believe in cingrani skill set as well.
Dyson….Taillon
hearing some not so optimistic comments about ERod and his rehab and whether he comes back right away…
Would you rather have Jon Gray or Rubby over ERod right now or ROS? or stash Taillon? Who else would you replace on my SP staff?
12T mixed my staff is: Carrasco (DL), Stroman, Matz (elbow), Rodon, Velasquez, Chen, Pomeranz, Iglesias (DL), Karns, ERod (DL)
Thanks!
Taillon
Morning Grey,
Would you drop YGomes now and pick up Gattis? What are your thoughts on dropping Keuchel to stash Taillon or Glasnow? In 10 team H2H points league. Thx much!
I’d hold
That was amazing. If I wasn’t inter-webs dumb, I would post a comment from my dog Alice saying how Ozuna “is tha shit yo!”
-her words.
HA
I’d like to pick up villar, ozuna, or shaw ….see anyone I can drop? 5×5 10 man yahoo, keeper
C posey
1b encarcion
2b odor
3b Franco
Ss boegarts
Of jd, Bautista, Braun
Util a- parra, fowler
Bench – heyward, Castro, Brantley
Sp – sale, matz, Felix, Nola, jeffress, Liriano, hammel, odorizzi, shields, j. Garcia, walker, Chen
Rp – vizcaino, Joe smith, jeffress,
Thanks
Castro for Ozuna, but don’t know where you’re playing any of these guys
Someone drop J Upton in my 10-team league. (Not sure what’s thinking..)
I’m waiver rank 1 so Upton is mine as long as l claim him.
Who should I drop for Upton?
Heyward, K Davis, Mazara,
Furthermore,are you worry about J Upton?
He has not been good so far this season….
@Wilson: yea we’re worried but you don’t drop or trade him with such a low value at where you drafted him. Bench and try to ride it out. Painful, I know. GL Wilson.
@Knucks: my b, reading from bottom up. Tough to drop production for him. More valid q than I realized. Hope you get a better/more helpful answer than mine!
@Knucks: Thanks for answers!
@Wilson: I’d have to say k davis but I wouldn’t feel great dropping any of them for upton right now. But u need to find a way to add him somehow. Drop ur 7th or 8th sp for him or a rp that isn’t closing if u got it. If u have a back up c as well drop that over them
@Troy:
Thanks for answers.
I can drop a unstable closer (eg, McGee) for J Upton.
But my OF is crowded… I also have Springer, Polanco, JD (and Heyward, K Davis, Mazara)
Except JustDong, My OFs are with leg and few power, so I want a power guy.
That’s also why I actually don’t want to drop K Davis, especially Heyward sucks this year…and Mazara seems not that special.. (?)
Tough call. Thoughts appreciated.
Davis
@Grey: Thanks.
Are you worry about J Upton ? He has been not good so far…
Not too worried
Grey!
What to do with Russel Martin? Hold and ride out this prolonged slump? Or drop for the catcher schmo-hawk of the week? He has been putrid. A catching question – yer favorite!
@Carlos: CAGNOF!
I’d drop him
Would you move Dozier and Shields in an Obp keeper for:
A – Zobrist
B – Murphy
C – Hold
Mostly this year I In mind….
Zo
Dynasty keep forever H2H, trade Buxton for struggling CarGomez or hold?
Trade
I just traded keuchel for mazara Rodney and street and I strangly feel good about it (closers are colome and cingrani) good riddance keuchel. Have a good rest of ur weekend grey.
Grey,
I was just looking at Keon Broxton’s AAA stats since his demotion, and he’s been en fuego (still a ton of Ks though). At what point do you see him being brought back up? He’s keeper eligible ($3) in our NL-Only league, and while he’d be my 4th Brewer, there’s always a chance for lightning in a bottle that I could flip come the trade deadline or my keeper while I flip a different Brewer.
Thanks!
When an injury happens, he’ll return
@Grey: *Cue Braun’s wrist* Do you have magic powers?
@Pugs & Slugs: *Queue*
Nah, it’s cue
Haha, yes!
@Pugs & Slugs: except presley and captain kirk both producing in MIL town now.
Hey Grey,
On iPhone and Mac the webpage seems to be glitched by an ad, it keeps automatically going from the top of the page to the bottom sporadically and making it difficult to comment. Just thought you should know
Thanks for the heads up!
Sit marte vs arrieta or Corey Seager vs c-mart
Seager
You buying Jose Peraza @ all? Or you think he goes back down once Hamilton returns?
He’ll be sent right back down
@Grey: thought so.
Grandal dropped in league.
Need a catcher. Have Castro now
Have 1st wavier worth it
I’d take Grandal
Grey,
I need your guidance. After this week, I’ll be .500 and I’ve got a couple trades on the table. Which would you choose:
A. I trade Tulo and get Cole Hamels and the current closer for TB (era help would be nice)
B. I trade Tulo, Mookie, Duda and J. Upton and get Cespedes and Autuve (AVG and steals would be a big plus for my offense.
I’m leaning towards option A and trying to shop elsewhere for a bat/steals
These aren’t great
Ketel marte vs chacin or marte vs arrieta
Starling
Grey,
10-tm H2H keeper (keep 12) balanced stats
My weak links in my team are (do you see anyone worth swapping out with waiver below):
C- J.T. Realmuto
2B- B. Dozier
SS-M. Semien
MI – J. Schoop
On the wire:
B. Lawrie, J. Villar, E. Gattis, B.H. Park, J.Castro, K. Marte, B. Phillips, E. Nunez, S. Vogt, F. Cervelli
I’ve got DeSheilds on my bench (to drop for a waiver guy) but I think I’d prefer to keep Schoop & Semien (hoping they get better)
thanks in advance
Villar over Schoop
@Grey: thanks, what do you think about DeSheilds, worth dropping for any of the other waiver guys ?
Drop DeShields
Grey, My low end Pitching is struggling (ruining all my good starts), you see any solutions:
Low end SP’s: B. Finnegan, Jerad Eickhoff & Empty bench spot
Waiver: N. Karns, A. Wood T. Chatwood, A.J. Griffin, A. Colome, S. Kazmir, C. Bucholz, N. Eovaldi, W. Miley, E. Ramirez, M.Perez, R.A.Dickey, D. Fister, B. Colon, A. Cashner, T Bauer
I don’t mind waiting for SP’s to develop if there is potential (I’ll just stash them on my bench) as I have B. Snell on my bench and Homer Bailey on my DL. I don’t need to turn around my pitching in a day but more less have something to work with for the second half.
thanks man
These are streamers, you should be looking at matchups… Wood, Karns, Buchholz over your two plus bench
@Grey: Sorry, I should have mentioned we have a limited number of moves (25 moves for the year, but only have used 2 so far). Do you think for the time being those three you mentioned are worth swapping out for bench, Eickhoff and finnegan ?and in that order (wood, karns, buchholz)
thanks Grey
Don’t waste your moves
grey,
Is Harvey worth trading to get Salazar?
No
10 team h2h redraft
Dozier was dropped. Lose Neil Walker for him or hold?
Castro is a FA as well.
Thanks Grey!
Ryan
Hold
DeShields in the minors and Gose getting bench time – do either of these deserve to be dumped for AJ Reed in an AL only league?
Yes, DeShields
@Grey: ouch, that’ gonna leave a mark.
c carter and t walker for ortiz who wins?
Carter
Just picked up Danny Valencia. He was hyped going into the season (and rightly so, he mashed last year, showing huge improvement vs Righties) then got injured and had a slow start. I’m expecting good things going forward and picked him over other options like Hicks, Saunders, Leonys ….
I’m expecting him to be in next week’s Buy column :)
Cool
Alex wood vs stl or straily vs philly
Wood
Grey, whos next in line for saves after Gregerson, Harris or Giles?
Why?
@Grey: [email protected]Grey: Gregerson blew the save today,2nd time in 3 outings
Ah…Giles
Stream any of the following today/tomorrow: Kazmir, Woods or M. Moore? Thanks
Wood
Grey I like Taillion as well watchin closely….Really tough offer i got….Somone offered L.Cain for my Segura….OPS 6×6 league…what u think?
RO! I’d take Cain
@Grey: Grey your killing me Im really torn. obvious regress fairies coming for Segura, but is cain really that much more valuable? I do have desmond to slot at SS. no brainer in that case? or does it require a littl emore thinking
Yes he’s much more valuable
Giles or dyson
Dyson
Will Harris or dyson
Dyson
longterm plan is to pick up gattis and stash until he gets his 5 games at C then drop norris for him. Do you think he is back with the team next week?
Likely
Harper drops his appeal between games of the doubleheader. That is funny.
That is hilarious
Hey Grey,
In a H2H obp league, do you like soon to be catcher Gattis over OBPeast Grandal?
Not right now
AL only was finally able to dump holland for duffy (KC) as he’s starting again, and actually has good numbers this year so far.
duffy/d.norris/porcello/bauer/kennedy/hill/pineda/berrios
DL carrasco/cj wilson
had been thinking to drop holland for chacin (comes off waivers middle of night). drop d.norris for chacin or hold on him, as it doesn’t seem possible that pelfrey keeps that job too long. QS over wins.
Hold
Grey
Who can I ask for that is fair trade value for Harvey?
Don’t trade a starter for another starter
Wasn’t planning on asking for a pitcher what big bat can I get for him
Abreu?
Possibly him. Who else?
Hey Grey,
Ten-team roto ROS:
Starling Marte & Hector Rondon for Eric Hosmer & Nelson Cruz. Which side…?
Thanks a lot!
Marte, fair
Thinking Jon Gray might be real deal after last night? Strand rate only 60.9%, WHIP at 1.15 with 3 of 5 starts at Coors. 36 Ks in 29 IP, xFIP at 2.17 which in Coors can be deceiving using the league average HR portion of the equation, but still, If he can put up a low 3 ERA, his offense should rack him up some wins as well.
Love to see a series of upcoming starts outside of Coors to get excited about him, but he was a top prospect
Looking ahead to streaming next week and see some nice opportunities. I ranked them in order of preference. Your thoughts?
Hill v Rangers
Tillman v Mariners
Chen. @ Philly (they torched him last time but like him best long term)
That order makes sense
Hi Grey, thanks for nice articles.
Who will you start tomorrow? Pick one thanks.
Duffy vs ATL Wisler $20.2
Straily @ PHI Morgan $19.7
Bauer vs MIN Duffey $10.1
Wood vs STL Leake $9.6
Straily, Bauer
Who Has more risks to keep closer? Tolleson or McGee?
Tolleson
Please pick one side in a redraft:
C. Davis / VV / Aroldis
or
Goldy / Darvish/ Jeffress
Thanks for your thoughts.
Goldy
OPS and hits added 14 team h2h with 4 moves per week. noticing rasmus not good for a while (except RBI’s), roster is this (keep 6 total, i have thor as the SP keeper, 5 hitters)
C psycho killer
1B goldy
2B odor
SS segura
3B torenado
OF (3) upton/saunders/dannys
Util (2) c-santana/sano
BN rasmus
DL hundley/pollack
options over rasmus would be: duvall/grandy man/marwin/avisail (Tron weekly likes duvall for next 7 days (including today)
Duvall
I got BOXBERGER and Carrasco on the DL. Would you drop Brantley for Schoop? Sliding down the standings in a 10 team H2H. HELP!
Nah
Roark a streamer in an 8 team H2H league? Still don’t trust him even though he’s been Solis.
Yeah, I’d lose him
How would you rank these 3 SPs:
Odorizzi, McCuellers (Cuellers-Cuellers), Rodon
Did McCuellers outing prove anything, other than he wasn’t ready for Boston?
10 team H2H and with Colors back I need to drop one of them due to SP ownership limit. All of them had last outings like they all want to be dropped. Odorizzi had been decent overall and Rodon has the upside, plus he had those strange runs charged to him in his last, and rain-delayed, outing.
Thanks, Grey!
McCullers, Odor
Should I pick you duval and drop cron or avisail. I own pujols and wil yers.
Drop Avisail for Duvall
My two closers Gregerson and Cishek have gone to absolute shit this week…UGH
Yeah, got them too
I think i recall it was discussed at some point here not too long ago, but is Papi a first ballot hall of famer? Or maybe he gets in within a few years of eligibility? Soooo crazy how good hes been
Oh he gets right in
Grey,
Like either of these deals ? Keeper, 15 teams Obp
1. Give McCullers get Zobrist
2. Give Box and Roark get Piscotty
@Nightpandas: I like getting piscotty for Roark and Box
2
Kemp Shields for Waino Souza
Which side ya got ? Partial keeper but doubt any of these guys would be kept
Kemp side
Hi, are you worriedabout Heyward?
My OFs are Springer, J Upton, JD, Balckmon, Mazara, Heywad, but i’d want to lose Heyward.. he really sucks..
Yeah
@Grey:
If worried about Heyward. will you drop him if you were me? (Tried trade , but prolly trade for nothing)
Nope
Thoughts on Matt Andriese? Has potential to shine, or potential to roofy? I havent seen much positive scouting reports or minor league stats on him.. but he is saying how his relief appearances last year “really helped him.” Worth holding onto over a guy like Sean Manaea ? Thanks.
Roofie
Hey Grey,
Who do you like better today, Joe Ross vs Miami (J-Fer) or Gausman vs Detroit (Fulmer)?
Thanks!
Gausman
@Grey: Yikes. Rough outing so far.
Woke up to a couple of trade offers from an owner this morning, still groggy –
His – Polanco, Hendricks and D Santana for my Desmond, Eickhoff and Martin
or
His Darvish, Souza and D Santana for my Desmond, Eickhoff and Peralta
Do you like either one?
Take Polanco
@Grey: Thanks!
No problem
Need wins/quality starts/ and era/whip
Starting gausman vs Detroit?
Sure
chris carter or khris davis Ros ops league
Davis
So do you like manaea, straily or dickey over my andriese or devenski, or hold?
I know most of these guys are hot garbage but it’s a deep league and these are bottom end guys.
Hold
franco vs straily or valenica vs moore. valncia crushes lefties
Valencia
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), NH (+10) PF (+15)
(4) SP: Scherzer, Salazar, Matz, Walker
(3) RP: Gregerson, Jeffress, Betances
Bench: (Gausman, Hill, McCullers, Odorizzi, A. Wood)
(1) DL: Carrasco
Okay Grey what’s the better strategy today… I’m up by 24 and my opponent will be starting deGrom @COL and Lester vs. PIT while my plan was to just start Gausman vs. DET …
I picked up Alex Wood yesterday to potentially stream him tonight vs. STL (9.8) and that game is late so is it better to wait to see how the day games pan out and then only start Wood if I’m losing tonight? Or should I drop Wood now and instead stream Straily @PHI (6.9) during the day games and hope he doesn’t get me negative points and/or outscores what Wood would score?
Yeah, don’t start anyone until you see how your opponent does… So hold Wood, hehe
Give Pujols and Pom get E5
Works for me
Grey
Two roster moves
1) drop Roark for hill
2) drop Carson smith for Verlander
Thoughts on high moves? Thanks in advance
Sure…Okay
I expect Plawecki to have a good day, if for no other reason than I dropped him for Jason Castro (yuk) because I didn’t expect him to catch the day game after a night game.
I bet he doesn’t play today
@Fred Garvin MP: wait to make the moves when you see the lineups.
Happy Sunday, Grey!
Better stash for a 12-teamer with QS: DeSclafani or ERod?
Also, same league has OBP instead of AVG. Drop Carter, Duda or Ozuna for Choo?
Prolly DeSclafani…. Nah on Choo there
Bench Cole today at Chicago in 12 team roto?
Nah
@Grey: thanks. good day for revenge from the last cubs outing.
No problem
Grey, i dropped Hicks for batty call Guyer, 2 bombs 4 rbi, YIPEE!!!
Nice!
Grey,
Can you rank Holliday, Inciarte, Saunders? Thanks
You did
Grey,
How do you see the reyes situation working out? Will he be able to play on June 1? Does he get traded soon? Sure you will discuss tomorrow, but curious what your thoughts are?
He’ll be traded
My Schoop and Joe Ross for his Sale? I’d have to pick Semien up off of waivers to fill MI.
On the subject of the brother Ross, dump Tyson to stash Taillon? I already have two DL spots filled with Iglesias, Darvish, and Moustakas.
Sale, not close
And yes stash Taillon
terrible game by Gausman today…looks nothing like his past starts.
strangest thing is his lack of Ks…I mean, you throw 96+, how do you not bump in to at least one strikeout the whole outing.
@muskysmell: and finally K’s one there. whooptie do.
@muskysmell: Well said. Even ice-cold Upton was 2 for 2 with a walk against him. Didn’t see this coming.
@GrassyKnollRedding: Yea, and he gave up a double to Upton on an 0-2 count…ugh
But the hilarious thing is that Gausman may end up winning this thing lol
Agreed
Alex wood vs cards or degrom @rockies?
Brandon drury vs cain or guttierez vs santiago?
Wood….Drury
What is a Warwick Saupold?
Haha
Better stash Reyes or tailon
Taillon, apples and oranges
Trying to pick up a batty call for tomorrow, several options looking mighty delicious. OBP league. Thoughts?
K.Davis vs. Holland (Holland has been extraordinarily bad)
D.Valencia vs. Holland (Same deal, but Valencia is white hot)
Bour vs. Eickhoff (Has a couple hits off him, does well in PHI)
Steven Moya vs. Berrios (power lefty facing a rookie RHP)
Valencia
Damn Valencia is on a tear! Pick him up over Drury or Moya?
Over Moya
12 team 5×5 h2h
Drop Straily to pick up Manaea who’s got a decent two start week at home facing the Rangers and the Yankees?
Sure
Grey can you help me pick the best 12 starts for my H2H points matchup next week out of the following:
Pitcher Scoring: WIN (+3), LOSS (-3), IP (+3), K (+1), BB (-1), SAVE (+3), HOLD (+1), ER (-2), HIT (-1), NH (+10) PF (+15)
5/16
Conley @PHI (8.8)
Salazar vs. CIN (23.3)
Eickhoff vs. MIA (4.2)
5/17
Chen @PHI (12.4)
Manaea vs. TEX (9.7)
Nicasio vs. ATL (4.1)
5/17
Scherzer @NYN (27.7)
Salazar vs. CIN (22.7)
Rodon vs. HOU (-1.6)
5/18
Hill vs. TEX (15.3)
Walker @BAL (1.2)
Colon vs. WAS (10.1)
Tomlin @CIN (5.4)
Odorizzi @TOR (-0.3)
5/20
A. Wood @SD (14.6)
McCullers vs. TEX (14.1)
Anibal Sanchez vs. TB (4.9)
J. Gray @STL (4.4)
Straily vs. SEA (3.1)
5/21
Gausman @LAA (5.2)
5/22
Scherzer @MIA (28.6)
Eickhoff vs. ATL (10.3)
Nicasio vs. COL (3.2)
Salazar vs. CIN (23.3)
Chen @PHI (12.4)
Manaea vs. TEX (9.7)
Scherzer @NYN (27.7)
Salazar vs. CIN (22.7)
Hill vs. TEX (15.3)
Walker @BAL (1.2)
A. Wood @SD (14.6)
McCullers vs. TEX (14.1)
Scherzer @MIA (28.6)
Eickhoff vs. ATL (10.3)
Gausman
@Grey: Thanks boss!
Bit of a brawl in Texas. Bautista, Gibbons, and Odor probably getting suspensions.
@VinWins:
Joey Bats got his clock cleaned by Odor.
Absolutely beautiful.
Odor’s getting suspended for a very long time
@Grey: Damnit. How many games do you think it will be?
gdamn….my pitchers this week:
55.1 innings
34 earned runs
4 blown saves
went from dominating pitching all year with a 2.7 ERA ytd to 4th in ERA at 3.3
– all in one week.
Chavez, too, now.
Donaldson, Bautista, Chavez all ejected. Gibbons had been tossed earlier.
Jays on their 3rd manager of the day.
how long of a suspension we looking at for odor?!
@ebudz: 10 games.
@ebudz:
Doing the quick math on my Nolan Ryan Abacus gives a result of 5 games – before dividing by zero.
@Kid A: You really think he gets no suspension?
@VinWins:
More of a comment on proper justice considering the slide into the base and Jose’s had it coming for awhile.
I think 10 is the over/under.
@Kid A: Ah, I see.
Guessing 20 games
@Grey: So , I should be trading him, I guess.
@Grey:
Before we rush to judgment we need to look at intent and whether Odor was pissed at the slide or was just looking for an excuse to knock those stupid fucking Oakleys off his face.
Former = 10 games.
Latter = Pay raise.
Haha… Agreed, hoping for 10 games only, but it was such big news they might throw the book at him due to the publicity it caused…Just speculating of course
@Grey: Damn, 20 games would be a serious blow to Odor owners.
12 team 5×5 h2h
Rostering Snell and someone dropped Glasnow. Glasnow’s the better stash right? How long until he gets called up you think? Wire’s full of junk so I’m not missing out in anything there.
@Bobbo: That’s debatable…Snell and Glasnow both have huge upside but we have no idea how each will turn out this year so the difference is negligible.
Taillon is expected to be up first fwiw and has the best control out of the 3 albeit with less strikeouts (so not as sexy). You may want to give him a look.
Yeah
HOLY SHIT, I just saw the punch….OMG, that’s gotta be at least 20 games…I’ve never seen anything like it in baseball.
The only thing that comes to mind is the Nolan Ryan demolition of Robin Ventura’s face with the headlock of death
@muskysmell: that punch was epic, Bats had it coming. Definitely at least 20 game suspension for Odor.
@muskysmell: Wow! That is a widowmaker. My favorite part is how Beltre is rushing over as if he’s got to save Odor from big bad Joey Bats and then Odor unleashes hell.
Totally agree
Hey Grey,
I’m one of the many unlucky Odor owners today; who would you say is the better pickup to use in my 2B slot until Odor’s done serving his suspension? Schoop or Walker?
Thanks!
He won’t be suspended for at least a month
I’m guessing that Odor will get 5 games max – dude was protecting himself from that well-manicured, fairly douchey beard..
Also, just made this move in a redraft:
I got Donaldson and Revere
I gave Mazara, Castelanos, Nola, and Joe Ross.
I will miss Nola, but pretty stoked on the return.
Nice trade! I think the suspension is gonna be longer, sadly
@Grey: You think that means we see some Profar?
Grey, either of these tickle your fancy ?
1. Give Pujols and Shields for Duda and Waino
2. Lester and Pujols for E5
1. Nah 2. Sure
man, in an AL only i thought i was screwed when delino got minored and i missed hicks by less than 1 day to somebody else, but instead i got some guyer, who’s been awesome in my lineup so far (small sample of course)
good god baseball players have a LOT of kids, how about if they have to knock people up (the ones they are willing to admit are their’s and take off games for anyway) they do it between the months of january- july, so the kid will come out in the offseason months. these guys have half the year for this, if they absolutely have to add to clogging up the earth, not too much to ask.
12 team 5×5. better stash: taillon or urias?
@L-Boogie: taillon, urias is going to bullpen, ala price or sale when they came up.