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First off, we have to acknowledge we heard the news:

U2 was right, it is a Beautiful Day. Though, I think U2 was talking about the new iPod. I don’t know, U2 sucks. Everyone with taste knows. Sorry, I am a natural born hater. So, to add to the uplifting White Sox news, they’ve called up their top prospect, Kyle Teel. Wonder what his favorite color is. [audience member throws a tomato] Geez, tough crowd. Teel was the pie contest sash color for the winner, and the prize of the trade between Soxes. Soxii? Red sent Teel to White and White sent back yarn. That’s from ChatGPT, so not sure. Here’s what Itch said about Teel when he ranked him in his top 75 prospects, “A lefty who takes a controlled approach at the plate, he really knows himself as a hitter and will probably look like a major league option in spring training. In 112 games across two levels last year, he slashed .288/.386/.433 with 13 home runs and 12 stolen bases. I’d like to control Grey’s head with a left-left and uppercut.” What? In Triple-A, Teel went 8/7/.295 with a 25.4 K% and a .380 BABIP. Looking like a 10/8/.250 hitter for this year. It’s nuts how catchers are much deeper than 2nd basemen. In one catcher leagues, I could see trying Kyle Teel if you’re struggling at catcher, but he’s mostly gonna be for two-catcher leagues. [pulls straw from mouth] I Teel you something, I ain’ biddin’ but I could see some of y’all if ya needin’. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Wenceel Perez – 2-for-4 and his 3rd homer, and 2nd homer this week. He’ll be in this afternoon’s Buy column, and I can’t imagine a more tantalizing teaser.

Casey Mize – 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, ERA at 2.91. Not to freak out everyone, but Mize has a lot more regression on the road ahead. Not sure there’s a fork in the road he can take to avoid, please spoon me.

Noah Cameron – 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 0.85. Already gave you a Noah Cameron fantasy. There I declared 15-team mixed and now I’m saying everywhere, but his underlying numbers do look awful, so regression will come fast and hard — rawr!

Jonathan India – 3-for-9, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Royals have India leading off as a nod to Season 4 of The Crown.

Cole Ragans – 3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.18, as he was activated from the IL. I’m so super glad I decided to trust him this year. Two thumbs up. Very enjoyable time.

Maikel Garcia – 2-for-8, 4 runs, 2 RBIs and a slam (6) and double legs (12, 13). More like Maikel Gracias! High cinco me! Nada? Bien.

Ivan Herrera – 3-for-7, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .337. Currently, the 9th best catcher on the Player Rater, and has roughly 100 less plate appearances than everyone else close to him. Has been around the top 20 in $/game and basically Elly De La Cruz, in that respect. This is me giving Ivan-Herr flowers.

Miles Mikolas – 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.96. It might be confirmation bias or some other psych 101 phrase, but it feels like there’s more starters this year with god-awful strikeout ratios than I remember from recent, past years. Mikolas is at 5.3 K/9, which is goofy bad. Any hoo! Streamonator hates his next, and likely won’t ever like him.

Matthew Liberatore – 4 IP, 7 ER, ERA at 3.82, and left with the trainer, as if his start alone wasn’t enough to have me dropping him everywhere. Begone, you louse!

Nolan Arenado – 2-for-8, 2 runs, 3 RBIs and his 7th homer, hitting .228. At auction, I bought the birthday card Eleanor Roosevelt gave to her mistress where she wrote, “I won’t F FDR.” Here, I’ll show you, I put it haphazardly by this open window–NOOOO!!! Torenado!

Robbie Ray – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks. This year’s numbers: 77 1/3 IP, 87 Ks, 1.07 WHIP, 2.44 ERA. Eight straight Quality Starts. He’s so beautiful! Not talking about his pants (this time)!

Dylan Cease – 5 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.72. Every start I’m waiting for him to figure it out, and every start I’m left with a long, slow sigh.

Manny Machado – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, 2nd homer in a week, hitting .317. Machado hit his 350th homer. Not this year, that would be a record, I think, some of those steroids years were crazy.

Xander Bogaerts – Says he’s dealing with soreness in the same shoulder he fractured last year. This is bad news for people who don’t have him in any leagues, and good news for your opponents, who do have him, if they’re able to bench or even drop him.

Jesus Luzardo – 2 1/3 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 4.46. Wish I accidentally slipped, hit my head and had an apparition telling me to drop this schmohawk two starts ago. Stupid, useless, non-existent apparition! I dropped Luzardo before this game was over. Get off my team forever, you Loserdo! You gave up an effin’ homer to Bo Bichette! I hate you!

Chris Bassitt – 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.56. Bassitt is one of the few starters who actually should have positive regression (aggression?).

Bo Bichette – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 8th homer, 2nd homer in a week. Almost accidentally wrote his name as Bob Ichette, and now I want to call him that.

Gunnar Henderson – 1-for-4 and 8th homer. A home run? Wow, I didn’t think it possible from Grounder Henderson.

Zach Eflin – 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 hits, zero walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 4.47. Was expecting to not love what I saw in his stats, but a 1.2 BB/9 can play in deep enough leagues. Streamonator in most shallower ones, though, since he has a 6 K/9.

Adley Rutschman – 3-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 7th homer, and his 2nd homer in as many games. Guess there was no further the O’s could go down.

Bryan Woo – 6 IP, 4 ER, 6 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.07. Thought he was only capable of a Woo or Boo start, but this is somewhere in the middle. A Moo?

Cal Raleigh – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 24th homer. Narrator, “What they didn’t know was in March, Raleigh accidentally sat on Barry Bonds and he’s been controlling his arms ever since.”

David Festa – 3 2/3 IP, 8 ER, ERA at 5.40. You go into Bing Bong Stadium and you will be Bing’d or Bong’d.

Matt Wallner – 1-for-3, 2 runs and his 3rd homer, and his 2nd homer in four games. He won’t be in this afternoon’s Buy column, but he’s here now, so do what you will with a schmotato.

Tyler Soderstrom – 2-for-5, 6 RBIs and his 13th and 14th homer, hitting .257, and his 3rd homer this week. Thank you for your sparkling water and bat, Soderstrom!

Jacob Wilson – 3-for-5, 3 runs and his 8th homer, hitting .363. Could Wilson be a 20-homer, .350 hitter this year? That’s a top 30 bat. How does that fall much further than that in next year’s drafts? Not to answer but to ruminate.

Max Muncy – 2-for-5, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .195, as he was recalled two days ago by the A’s. Did he get new glasses too? He has solid power, some speed and seems incapable of making contact. If he can figure out that last part, he could be worthwhile in mixed leagues, but more of an AL-Only play for now.

Shane Bieber – Will not be making his next rehab start and will be going to see Dr. Keith Meister instead. If a guy goes and has the requisite Tommy John surgery, then has problems with his elbow, it’s as bad as you could imagine. Wonder if he said to the doctor one too many times, “Keith Meister…The doctornator…Keitharino…The Tendon Guy…”

Max Fried – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 2 walks, 7 Ks, ERA at 1.78. He’s one of the best pitchers in baseball and I avoided him like the plague. Lisa Simpson grumble.

Cody Bellinger – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 9th homer, hitting .257. I find it amusing that Cody goes to one of the best parks for a lefty and continues almost exactly the same pace as he was doing last year. Amusing, not funny.

David Peterson – 7 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.80. Sonavabench! Didn’t have the pants grapes to start him in Dodger Stadium, but I did start Luzardo, so compliments to my brain.

Francisco Lindor – Has a broken pinky toe but doesn’t think he’ll need an IL stint. Who was the wise guy who put Mookie’s night table in Lindor’s hotel room?

Brandon Nimmo – 1-for-4 and a slam (10) and legs (3). Nimmo found and stole one!

Starling Marte – 3-for-4, 2 runs and his 4th homer, 2nd homer in a week. Yesterday was a Marte parte!

Pete Alonso – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 15th homer, 3rd homer in two games. Albombso!

Michael Kopech – Could return this weekend along with Kirby Yates. Mean’s while, Tanner Scott (1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 4.40) secured his 11th save yesterday. Or securrred, if Chingy is reading. Could Kopech or Yates get saves? Yes. Will they simply because they’re back? No, that’s not how any of this works. They’re not gonna get thrust into the 9th repeatedly simply because they’re back. If I had to guess, I’d go Yates over Kopech for more saves, but first they have to stay healthy.

Kumar Rocker – Optioned to Triple-A Round Rock. No relation.

Marcus Semien – 3-for-4, and his 5th and 6th homer, 3rd homer this week. You won’t find him in this afternoon’s Buy column, or find me suggesting you pick him up, but Semien might be hot (like a hotel towel).

Jake Burger – 2-for-4 and his 8th homer, as he hits 8th because Bochy has to hit Alejandro Osuna 5th? A corgi pushing colored balls into a basket would be better than some of these managers.

Robert Garcia – 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 3.28. The closerpocalypse has no let up.

Jack Leiter – 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.48. Only one walk, and he recently said he realized he was tipping his pitches, and tried to curb that, so, I don’t know, it’s at least positive news. I do not trust him, yet, but monocle’ing.

Ryan Pepiot – 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.20. Like an electric car, petty lackluster under the hood — 7.6 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, 4.00 xFIP, and a 37.7% ground ball rate that could lead to him getting punished. Yes, I’m trying to figure out how I can be negative here while rocking Ragans with a 5+ ERA.

Junior Caminero – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 15th homer, and 37th homer in the last week. Like a Sopranos fan club might say, we love Junior!

Pete Crow-Armstrong – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer. The haters are awaiting a regression. Let the haters keep awaitin’!

Ian Happ – 3-for-6, 4 RBIs and his 4th homer. Guy is so overdue. [other side of my brain screaming] Ya think?! He’s on pace for nine homers!

Isaac Paredes – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 13th and 14th homer, and three homers in three games. How much for Paredes to fart in Christian Walker’s pillow and give him conjunctivitis of the slugger?

Framber Valdez – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 3.07. I’m too lazy but I could go back and look at old comments from the first two weeks of the season, where people asked if they should drop Framber. His ERA since 4/20 is 2.43. Smoking!

Mitch Keller – 6 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 4.13. [opens a trench coat and reveals his true self, a terrible pitcher]

Brandon Pfaadt – 3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 5.51. Two starts ago, before his 1st blow-up, I told a few people in the comments to drop Pfaadt. I feel those people should name their firstborn after me. At least a middle name!

Ketel Marte – 2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer, and his 3rd homer in three games. Raising a Ketel to toast him not being toast.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – 1-for-4 and his 9th homer, hitting .253. Recently had to drop Lou-Gu-Ju in my RCL league and the entire team started falling apart at the exact same moment. Lou-Gu-Ju was my ancient artifact that triggers a trap door. I need him back or a same-sized sand bag!

Alek Thomas – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer, hitting .260. For a brief moment, I saw Thomas in the box score and thought it was Lane Thomas. Then I saw Alek’s stats and realized there’s no way. Lane Thomas wishes he were doing as well as two homers and .260.

Austin Riley – 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 11th homer. Sell! The entire Braves team is polluted like Michelle Pfeiffer’s womb in Scarface.

Ronald Acuña Jr. – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 4th homer. Tildaddy tells you it’s time for dessert!

Drake Baldwin – 1-for-5, 2 runs and his 7th homer, hitting .310, and his 2nd homer in three games. You know the Yin and Yang of Confucius? Well, imagine the Yin is the positive force of Baldwin doing well, and in direct opposition is the Yang of the Braves sucking.

Grant Holmes – 3 1/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 3.99. Streamonator hates his next one, and I see no reason why you have to hold in most mixed leagues.

Raisel Iglesias – 2/3 IP, 3 ER, ERA at 6.75. Braves pen is so bad they have a dedicated guy to blow wins and a Bummer. “Bummer, Blewett?” Yeah, no kidding! After the game, Braves manager Brian Snitker said, “I didn’t see the game from the 8th inning on, I was watching the 2nd season of Nine Perfect Strangers. It’s crazy how they’re still strangers.” Wait, it gets better, to stop the pen from blowing wins, the Braves called up Craig Kimbrel. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA–breathe, Grey, God damn it, breathe!–HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! So, to back up Raisel, I guess you can try Pierce Johnson, how painful could that be? [slowly crosses legs]

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gargamel04
gargamel04
21 hours ago

How about positive regression = progression

Hebrew Hammer
Hebrew Hammer
23 hours ago

14 team h2h league

Can only start one today.

Schwellenbench @ SF
or
Ober vs TOR

Thankyou!

LFG
LFG
23 hours ago

Looking for good pitchers on winning teams (what a concept) and tired of good pitchers that can’t get wins. Who would you bet on to deliver?

Yarbrough (NYY), Nelson (ARI), or Canning (NYM)?

Homer'Got the Runs
Homer'Got the Runs
23 hours ago

hey Grey, growing tired of Wells. Would you drop him for any of Stevenson, Teel or Baldwin? I guess my question is will Wells get hot lol.

joe trix
joe trix
23 hours ago

Grey, any from below to replace Luzardo?

McCullers
T Bradley
S Lugo
Birdsong
C Holmes
……all of the above?

Thanks

Scoboticus
Scoboticus
1 day ago

Start Warren vs Boston today?

Lala land
Lala land
1 day ago

Hey Grey, RCL style. Cags/doyle/or Hader/Swanson/Rice

Yankee My Wanky!
Yankee My Wanky!
1 day ago

Ok, now a question Grey.

Roupp or McColors over Bryce Miller in a Yahoo 12 Team H2H League with OPS and Holds?

Thanks.

Yankee My Wanky!
Yankee My Wanky!
1 day ago

Excellent recap Grey! Kinda glad I hung onto Leiter, but we shall see.

Funny story, I was watching one of the 8,000 Baseball shows they have on MLB and they had an interview with Robbie Ray. The guy said he was not going to ask him about his tight pants. I figured that was a Razzball thing only (I know he does have them), but it was good to see Robbie chuckle. And he said that Skubal (who they were kinda comparing him too) also wears tight pants. Very funny exchange.

Have a great weekend.

hondo
hondo
1 day ago

WTF on the Edwards BS call. So they’re just gonna manipulate the games and say fuck the fans? Viva Las Vegas.

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
Reply to  hondo
1 day ago

I’m glad I’m not the only one who saw that and commented. My opponent has littel and I’m in a close h2h match. That infuriated me. Idk how many people are watching this game

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
Reply to  hondo
1 day ago

I hate MLB umpires. Their egos are too much. Just get the calls right

hondo
hondo
Reply to  patdaddy1985
1 day ago

Manfred is the Vegas bag man, the umps are just following his orders.

rhodyballer
rhodyballer
1 day ago

Scraping the bottom of the barrel here…

Luis Ortiz v CIN, @ SEA or Sawyer Gipson-Long @ BAL, v CIN in a 12-teamer?

Or neither?

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
1 day ago

Dang what kind of favor do these umpires owe Zack littel. They just made an absolutely horrible baserunning call in his favor

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
Reply to  patdaddy1985
1 day ago

Sorry I realize probably no one cares unless you’re crashing out like me because your opponent started Littell

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  patdaddy1985
1 day ago

i streamed him so, to quote luke skywalker (obscurely), “I care.”

Newbvic
Newbvic
1 day ago

Would you do a Heliot for Seager swap?

Newbvic
Newbvic
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Thank you

Daze
Daze
1 day ago

Would you drop Will Warren depending on how he does tonight at Bo Sox for
Please pick top 2 thanks (assuming there are 2)

Dustin May
Zebby Mathews
Zack Littell
Lance McCullers
Landen Roupp

mattdips
mattdips
1 day ago

Hey Grey! Happy almost-weekend!

I am playing a game of chicken- Eury still on the wire and I have one move left this week, but the guys I would drop for him are both starting today – Bryce Miller and Will Warren. I doubt it would cost me my h2h matchup to make the move and miss the start. Would you pull the trigger on one of those now, or risk it and make the move tomorrow after I bank the starts?

mattdips
mattdips
Reply to  mattdips
1 day ago

B Miller @ LAA, Warren v. BOS. This is 10 team 5×5 h2h

Bback
Bback
1 day ago

He wants sody and Riley but he’s got Hunter brown, semien, cease, Jose Ramirez see any
Trade worth making? My teams pretty balanced

Mex
Mex
1 day ago

need to drop one. who goes?

Ben Brown or Luis Ortiz

Gotime
Gotime
1 day ago

H2H weekly pts if you had to start 1 which:
Bryce Miller @ LAA or Fedde vs Dodgers
Scores +7 IP +2 K – 3 hit -3 BB -12 HR against

Norman Ginsberg
Norman Ginsberg
1 day ago

If Naylor -> IL, who’s the prefered replacement — Soderstrom or Jac Cagliarone?

Freedminds
Freedminds
1 day ago

Luzardo has a 3.4 SIERA and a 2.90 FIP… Would you try to buy him low or you worried he’s hurt ?

The Talented Mr. Dope Man
The Talented Mr. Dope Man
1 day ago

Need saves – AL only. Rest of season who do you like more : Cade Smith or Chris Martin?

Joed1414
Joed1414
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Really? Clase baby…he’s been lights out since regaining the role. Teodo is the guy you want when he comes up on Texas for saves. Once he learns to stop walking peopleszzzz

Last edited 1 day ago by Joed1414
Squid & The Gang
Squid & The Gang
1 day ago

10 team 6 Keeper forever, H2H w/ OBP. How would you rank the following for both the short- and long-term:

– PCA
– Soto
– Wood
– Carroll
– Gunnar
– Elly

Thanks!

Squid & The Gang
Squid & The Gang
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Any bonafide preference to Soto vs. PCA? I have been offered the kitchen sink for PCA, but can’t pull the trigger. Currently Soto + Duran

Last edited 1 day ago by Squid & The Gang
Squid & The Gang
Squid & The Gang
Reply to  Squid & The Gang
1 day ago

Add J. Duran to the mix.

Thanks!

Norman Ginsberg
Norman Ginsberg
1 day ago

I have Westburg (2B, 3B) in almost every league. Lots of decisions, including how he will fit in. Hopefully these will help me.
(1) Westburg or Jung?
(2) Top-2. Westburg; Albies; Gleybar; Edmann
(3) Westburg or Albies?
(4) Please rank: Maikel Garcia; Westburg; Stott
(5) Please rank: Brandon Lowe; Nico; Westburg

7474505B
7474505B
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

What’s got you so low on Westburg? Injury + bad O’s vibes?

knucklez
knucklez
1 day ago

5×5 H2H

Tylor Megill
Matthew Libertore
Hayden Birdsong
Will Warren

Which 2 on the list would you keep?

fausto
fausto
1 day ago

alright who broke luzardo? undo whatever you did!
grey drop Liberatore for G.Canning? Liberatores velo and spin was WAY down. they say it’s fatigue not sure I’m buying that.

FireRobManfred
FireRobManfred
Reply to  fausto
1 day ago

Max Muncy stole his magical seeing glasses

lwomack58
lwomack58
1 day ago

Need to drop one Parker or J. Lowe? Who’s your drop?
Thanks

Rat boy
Rat boy
1 day ago

I did a great job drafting SPs this year:

Cole Ragans
Roki Sasaki
Blake Snell
Taj Bradley
Chris Sanchez
Tanner Houck

And then I traded for Eovaldi 2 starts before he got hurt lol…

I did have Crochet as a keeper, but needless to say I am beyond last place in ratios. Not even mad its just kind of amusing how wrong we can all be in preseason

Rupert Pumpkin
Rupert Pumpkin
1 day ago

Guten Tag Grey!

12tm H2H cats. Keeper league. Trying to make a run, YOLO.

Send: Bubba Chandler + Birdsong
Receive: Westburg + Weathers

Thoughts?

Dancin Homer
1 day ago

Morning & Happy National Donut Day! mmmm…. donuts!!

ok, back to baseball.

JP Sears – SON likes him todayvs. BAL but he’s been less sprinkles & sunshine and more fluffy pillow of dough on the mount.

You trust him to get the Bear Claw out and mow down some birds or will he serve up some long johns and give me food guilt?

thanks as always!

foxman
foxman
1 day ago

Who do you like little corgi? Which ball will you choose?
Yordan & Jac or Wood & Kurtz

Bat Flip
Bat Flip
1 day ago

Rasmussen or Cease. Ras only pitches every 6th day, but those ratios are great. Lacks QS though, but so Cease lacks QS and W…1 win all season!

dan
dan
1 day ago

would a trade of william contreres for de grom make sense ? if so who to replace contreres out of jeffers, narvaez,dingler as available options ? baldwin is there,but i dont want a platoon. thanks. sorry about the catcher question lol

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
1 day ago

For closers how do you rank
Megill
Fairbanks
Scott
Martinez
Pagan

patdaddy1985
patdaddy1985
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Thank you kindly

rangerfan
rangerfan
1 day ago

would you target Paul Goldschmit for ROS? do you think he is good hitter to have.

one trade i can accept is to send senga for him.

Spencer
Spencer
1 day ago

Also, start or sit Sonny Gray tonight at home vs Dodgers?

Spencer
Spencer
1 day ago

Are Doyle or Mayer drops for any of these guys? (Redraft league):

Pavin Smith (Naylor potentially headed to IL)
Miguel Vargas
Can Smith

Jogon
Jogon
1 day ago

Hi,
12 teams dynasty league.
Can you rank these pitchers
B.Miller
Liberatore
Roup
Bassitt
Cabrera
Matthews
Baz

packers2018
packers2018
1 day ago

Are we holding M. King? Sounds like he’ll be out awhile. Could use his spot for streamers in a 12er.

Gordeon
Gordeon
1 day ago

Which one of these future Hall of Famers would you pick up to replace McLain?
-Jon from India
-Andres “I now bat 9th” Gimenez
-Caballero
-Schneemanen

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  Gordeon
1 day ago

this is probably stupid, but i am ride or die with mcclain. takes a little time for the shoulder to heal. but if he has two hot months in that park, works his way back to the top of the order, the end of season numbers will look good. in 2023 he went 16/14 with 115 RuBis in 89 games and they have 100 games left. that being said there hasn’t been much to suggest he’s coming out of it. still none of the pick up guys on your list have that upside. scouting has consistently loved this guy so the talent is there.

Gordeon
Gordeon
Reply to  OaktownSteve
1 day ago

Wasn’t clear, I’m not dropping McLain, just want a temporary reprieve from the daily sucking

Bat Flip
Bat Flip
1 day ago

Sonny or Cease for the long haul. Roto redraft with Wins and Quality Starts.

caile39
caile39
1 day ago

Wheeler not pitching this week. I have an opening roster spot but have the maximum number of starts for the week and looking for a reliever. I picked up Randy Rodriguez and got a save. He’s pitched two days in a row so unlikely to pitch today.

Who is the best phillies reliever for today’s game outside of Ross? Or is there another suggestion for bulk relief today?

Thanks!

lennydykstraisjustmisunderstood
lennydykstraisjustmisunderstood
Reply to  caile39
1 day ago

There were people on the local talk radio calling saying Wheeler should have planned the baby better so he didn’t miss time…..lol only in Philly

caile39
caile39
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Walker pitched yesterday. Do you still feel like he will be available? Thanks

Perfect Game
Perfect Game
1 day ago

AVG & OBP league – Caminero or A. Riley for 3B

moneeman
moneeman
1 day ago

Need saves -Would you drop Iglesias for either Yates or Miller

harry reid
harry reid
1 day ago

Sv/Holds – Pierce Johnson or Brad Keller?

Lets Play Two
Lets Play Two
1 day ago

What order between Ray, Cease and Bubic for ROS? Bubic SIERA is 3.35

Chucky
Chucky
1 day ago

Any truth to the rumor that the Orioles are waiting for Westburg to walk on water first before clearing him from rehab?

FMFU
FMFU
1 day ago

Getting a little worried about Kirby, should I get out of a potential bust and trade him for Happ ?

Keegan Aiakn
Keegan Aiakn
1 day ago

Dead last in steals, would you move Swanson for Stott ? Have Pena at SS atm

ROTO OVERLORD
ROTO OVERLORD
1 day ago

drop luzardo or f peralta for bassitt ROS?

herrera or goodman ROS?

Five-on-One
Five-on-One
1 day ago

Please rank the following 2-start SPs for next week:

Zebby vTEX, @HOU
Sawyer Gibson Long @BAL, vCIN
Sean Burke @HOU, @TEX
Cade Povich vDET, vLAA

TY!

Kitt Yerg
Kitt Yerg
1 day ago

Kitt Yerg, Fantasy Attorney-at-Large, responds:

Your Honor, esteemed members of the roto-court, and to Grey—my dear friend who once called Brett Cecil a sleeper and lived to regret it—I rise today not to object, but to defend.

Sean Burke.

Yes, that Sean Burke. The 6’6” hurler from Maryland, now residing on the South Side, whose ESPN roster rate sits lower than the budget for a Waukegan motel. But if you’re dismissing this man because you don’t see fireworks, then I must ask:

When did we stop appreciating a good damn lighthouse?

Look at the game log:

  • Last 6 starts: 35.2 IP, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 32 K
  • Only one rough outing—in Wrigley, where even the most seasoned mariner has been known to wander into a bad decision involving five earned runs and a meatball slider.

But peel back the curtain and what do we find?

  • K% rising, BB% stabilizing
  • Average exit velo: 88.1 mph (Top 25th percentile)
  • Ground ball rate: up, hard-hit rate: down
  • Extension? 92nd percentile. The man throws like he’s reaching from a skyscraper window.

Sure, the xERA looks uglier than a gas station egg salad, but context matters. The command is settling, the arsenal is working, and most importantly, the dude’s dealing—quietly, efficiently, like a hitman with a two-seamer.

So let me ask the fantasy community this:

If Sean Burke wore pinstripes or had a funky mustache, would he already be rostered in 80% of leagues?

Instead, he wears black and white and works in a city whose offense treats run support like it’s a precious metal.

But he’s out there, unclaimed in 97% of ESPN leagues, just waiting to anchor your staff while the rest of your league drafts hype and hemorrhages ERA.

You don’t need an ace. You need a lawyer.
And I just gave you both.

Sean Burke — Case Closed.

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OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  Kitt Yerg
1 day ago

nice work

BigEasy
BigEasy
1 day ago

Morning Grey.

Need to replace Pablo in a dynasty league. Who do you like best out of Luis Ortiz, Zebby Matthews, Edward Cabrera and David Festa?

Thanks!

martinrostoker
1 day ago

Good Morning Grey,

1. I might have overreacted. After seeing that Lindor is DTD, and Liberatore’s poor performance and the report of his fatigue, I cut Liberatore and picked up Jeremy Pena. Thoughts?

My streamers for Friday and Saturday are intriguing. I have to admit that Liberatore’s poor performance of -21 points has probably made me too conservative and need your excellent perspective!

I was going to start the following:
Seth Lugo at CWS
Wacha at CWS
Gavin Williams at Houston

The razz dollars for these three are all over 9.9$.

1. Would you start all three?

2. I also have Cabrera at TB.. TBR has won 3 straight and 7 out of their last 10. Would you start or sit Cabrera?

3. Would you start or sit Warren of the Yankees at home vs the Red Sox?

4. Are any of these 5 starters (Lugo, Wacha, Williams, Cabrera and Warren) a little risky?

5. Which ones of the five are you most confident?

Your help is always appreciated!!

martin rostoker
martin rostoker
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Thanks so much!!

BondJoshuaBond
BondJoshuaBond
1 day ago

Hello! I’m in a 12-team H2H weekly league. Hitting side is pretty solid, but need some pitching help. Currently have an offer from someone of Lugo for Nimmo…thoughts? Current OF is Nimmo, Tucker, Soto, Buxton

Bback
Bback
1 day ago

Pierce Johnson, Luke Jackson, king, Leiter jr, Kimbrel which one?

Bback
Bback
Reply to  Bback
1 day ago

Add Chris Martin

shermanator
shermanator
1 day ago

Cory Seager was just dropped. Would you drop McLain or Albies for him? 5×5 roto obp

Bback
Bback
1 day ago

Drop mize or lib for sugano, Edward Cabrera, Ben Brown , Ortiz

BAC
BAC
1 day ago

11 team 5×5 OBP.

Is Mize a streamer now?

Lodolo -2 today home vs Arizona start?
Birdsong -16 home vs ATL start?

Bback
Bback
1 day ago

Yanier diaz or gabby Moreno

Perfect Game
Perfect Game
1 day ago

Looking for a SP.

Gore or Sale ROS in 6×6 with QS and W

Ratios important

VinWins
1 day ago

The Top 25 on the RAZZBALL PLAYER RATER with their RCL ADP March17-26 (24 drafts):

1 Aaron Judge 3.5
2 Shohei Ohtani 1.5
3 Pete Crow-Armstrong 122
4 Cal Raleigh 111
5 Elly De La Cruz 4

6 Hunter Brown 109
7 Corbin Carroll 10
8 Carlos Rodon 144
9 Max Fried 103
10 Kyle Tucker 8

11 Kyle Schwarber 43
12 James Wood 39
13 Jose Ramirez 25
14 Tarik Skubal 21
15 Pete Alonso 33.5

16 Francisco Lindor 11
17 Robbie Ray 157
18 Rafael Devers 35.5
19 Bobby Witt Jr. 2
20 Garrett Crochet 41

21 Zack Wheeler 28
22 Kris Bubic ND
23 Paul Skenes 19
24 Nathan Eovaldi 206(23)
25 Trea Turner 25

Lindor and Witt return after a week on the outside.

The 6 newcomers (BOLD) pushed out:

27 Seiya Suzuki
28 Fernando Tatis Jr.
33 Joe Ryan
34 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
46 Andres Munoz
48 Teoscar Hernandez

Rojo
Rojo
Reply to  VinWins
23 hours ago

It’s so satisfying to see a player playing in line with their ADP

Bleacher Bard
Bleacher Bard
Reply to  VinWins
23 hours ago

Was Jose Ramirez ADP really 25? Could it have been 5?

VinWins
1 day ago

Fried now has 3 entries on the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list:

28 Apr 9 @DET
49 May 2 vs TB
72 Jun 5 vs CLE

Luzardo now has 2 of the bottom 20 starts this season.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
1 day ago

Kodai at Coors today. Get out your easel.

Dave
Dave
1 day ago

A. I have another owner interested in Xander. Thinking of offering Xander and Zebby for Jasson Dominguez. Otteneu dynasty points league, all players involved are $1×2 after this year.

If that fails, drop Xander? IL him in case he gets another injection like last year?

B. How long would you roster Hyeseong Kim before dropping him for lack of playing time?

Dave
Dave
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

I added him off the WW literally for name value and the hope that he’d have another 2nd half like 2024. But my 2B/SS eligibility is fine without him: B. Lowe, Aranda, Xavier Edwards, Hoerner, O. Cruz, both Kim’s.

Bleacher Bard
Bleacher Bard
Reply to  Dave
23 hours ago

Xander and Zebby sounds like a kids show with hand puppets.

ray
ray
1 day ago

Grey, what are your thoughts on Luzardo? Rotoworld doesn’t seem too concerned given his velo was fine and there wasn’t a lot of hard contact…seems like, at least in the start last night, he was just kind of BABIPed to death.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  ray
1 day ago

pretty sure he rended his garment at luzardo up above

ray
ray
Reply to  OaktownSteve
1 day ago

I interpreted the suggestion of dropping him as sarcasm, but if it isn’t, I’m definitely not there yet.

ray
ray
Reply to  ray
1 day ago

I am probably benching him for his next outing agains the Cubs, though…I don’t mean to imply that was all BABIP luck…it wasn’t. He was missing his spots..command was awful, but he also didn’t catch any breaks, either.

ray
ray
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

How deep of a league?

ray
ray
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

LOL It was an honesty inquiry….I’m not passing judgement, but the context helps to gain an understanding of just how little you value him…which was the intent of my intial inquiry. I am holding in a 14 team league….

ray
ray
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

I figured. Appreciate your advice, as always.
Thank you.

joe trix
joe trix
Reply to  ray
1 day ago

I have him too and now wondering what to do myself. Just read that his last two outings are the worst stat line for a starting pitcher in MLB history for back to back starts.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  joe trix
1 day ago

so he gave pffffffffffffaadt the old hold my beer. is it possible that pfffffadt has the second worst two start run? that would be pretty wild.

chairmanguy
chairmanguy
Reply to  Grey
1 day ago

Oooh. I see what you’re saying. “Pick up Kimbrel”. Roger Roger.

reilljt0
reilljt0
1 day ago

Bryce Miller was dropped in my standard 14 team 5×5 roto league. Should I drop either of these losers for him despite the elbow issues? Grant Holmes or Casey Mize. Both not great so it probably doesn’t matter but appreciate the advice!

Thanks!

knucklez
knucklez
1 day ago

5X5 OBP H2H. I’ve been looking for a 2B w/ a pulse all season lol. It’s been my only weak position all season

Would you trade Noah Cameron + Jackson Holliday for Gleyber Torres? or ride it out with Holliday?

Thanks Grey!

Jake
Jake
1 day ago

I feel your pain on cease and ragans. Kept those two and then drafted gallen. Pitching was suppose to be the backbone of my team ?. Was atleast able to swap gallen for ward

los locos
los locos
1 day ago

Everybody getting called up with Roman Anthony. Dude must have pictures of the owner wife or something.

ray
ray
Reply to  los locos
1 day ago

I have a feeling they may be waiting until near the deadline when they deal an OF.

alecleamas
1 day ago

Everything after “Achtung Baby” is kinda tired and lame. But up ‘til then they were terrific. At a certain point some people are no longer burdened with self-awareness. Or maybe I have it all backwards and they think it’s only about themselves and that’s why they become kinda tired and lame. Anyhow, “Achtung Baby” on heavy vinyl is one of my Desert Island Discs and The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and especially Daniel Lanois are in my own Rock ‘n Roll Hall Of Fame. Sadly, Bono lapsed into self parody many years ago. But that’s gonna happen to those who surround themselves with sycophants and wallow in self-adulation.

OaktownSteve
OaktownSteve
Reply to  alecleamas
1 day ago

south park destroyed bono

Joed1414
Joed1414
Reply to  OaktownSteve
1 day ago

Hello hellooooo!

Bradley Kukenberger
Bradley Kukenberger
1 day ago

Was offer Jesus Luzardo, Andres Munoz, Jameson Taillon, and Raisel Iglesias for Freddy Peralta and eury Perez.

12 team 6×5 category league
Ks, wins, sv, era, whip

Current staff
Garcia (Tex) Rp
Kahnle
Hader
Palencia
Sonny gray
Drew Rasmussen
Joe Ryan
Robbie Ray
Tanner bibee
Will Warren
Glasnow IL

Would you do this trade?

tigres
tigres
1 day ago

Hey Grey! Closerpocalypse, indeed… Garcia was doing great til I picked him up, them bam! Could be worse, though – my buddy had Luzardo and Liberatore going – a week after Luzardo and Pfaadt… Great thing about awful RP performances is they come in small portions. Hey, I’m giving Doyle one more homestand to get his shizz together, sound fair?

NittanyChris
NittanyChris
1 day ago

Good stuff, as usual!
Rank these MIs, ROS only 5×5 Roto League with OBP instead of AVG. Thanks!
Andrés Gimenez
Jordan Westburg
Brandon Lowe
Matt McClain
Kristian Campbell

Vash
Vash
1 day ago

Drop Burleson or S. Steer.

los locos
los locos
Reply to  Vash
1 day ago

Both.

Vash
Vash
Reply to  los locos
1 day ago

I agree but I need a back up really. Deep league so….

Ante
Ante
1 day ago

Grey!!!!

Awesome!

Have a good weekend.

Rodney Dangerfield quote of the day for June 6, 2025

No respect in my neighborhood. I went to buy rat poison. The clerk asked me if I wanted to eat here or if she should wrap it up to take home.

Cheers,
Ante

jmoncs
jmoncs
1 day ago

Shea likely hurt. If so, Baldwin or Teel as replacement?