People will tell you with a straight face that pitching is predictable. Is it though? A pause so distant that the person pausing stops to watch the entire coastline recede and homes being forced to move back 500 feet off the shoreline. I say pitching is unpredictable. I don’t say you don’t need top pitching. I merely say it’s unpredictable. This seemingly understandable statement gets push back. Shrugs, I don’t know what to tell ya. Tarik Skubal is having elbow surgery to remove loose bodies, and his timeline is unclear. I’d guess August/September. Sorry to be so matter of fact, we see some version of this every year. We have Gerrit Cole coming back in a month or so, and he was a top starter before that surgery. Spencer Strider was a top pitcher, and now people aren’t sure if they can start him. Did I screw up Kyle Bradish as a cheap number one? Yes, clearly, but at least you drafted a top hitter in the 1st round, instead of Skubal. Oh, you drafted Tatis? Oops. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Dillon Dingler – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs, hitting .257. Just wanted to say he hit third yesterday. That’s a three-hole Dingler! Repeat! We have a three-hole Dingler! We are so close to the greatest lineup decision ever by a manager — the two-hole Dingler!
Payton Tolle – 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 8 Ks, ERA at 2.04. Can’t believe he shut down the three-hole Dingler. The three-hole Dingler? There’s no way, man. How? The bottom of the Tigers’ lineup by the way: Keith, Short. Clearly, someone’s forgotten the greatest R&B singer ever. It’s Keith Sweat, my good man! Tolle is good, in case you didn’t know. I told you he’s a pickup everywhere. Ain’t repeating shizz, I’m inventing new nonsense to say!
Roman Anthony – Hurt his wrist on a swing, and left the game. X-rays were clean of fractures, but will have further imaging today. Hopefully, Roman doesn’t need to be 49’d.
Jarren Duran – 3-for-5, 3 RBIs and a slam (4) and legs (6), and third homer since someone asked if they should drop him for, like, Brooks Lee.
Chris Paddack – Sounds headed to the IL with who cares. Is Robby Snelling being called up? Is that what The Rock is Snelling? Maybe it’s Braxton Garrett? Does The Rock smell Braxton’s cooking? Either of those two called up would be interesting for mixed leagues, but Snelling will be huge interesting. Big interesting. Braxton will be interesting, but lightweight interesting.
Janson Junk – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.82. Saw John King followed him in this game, making the box score read Junk/King, and I called into the Protest Department at Columbia University to see if I could get the game shut down, because the correct term is Picker or Scavenger. They didn’t answer; left a message. So, Junk is not an ace, and he’s not even a safe number five, but he’s exactly kind of backend starter you want in deep leagues, and pretty Streamonatory in shallower.
Bryce Harper – 3-for-4 and his 7th homer, hitting .271. That’s seven homers vs. his 12 recorded TikToks. Catching up!
Aaron Nola – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 5.06. If it’s any consolation, if you started him, he would’ve went 5 IP, 6 ER.
Brad Keller – 1 IP, 0 ER, ERA at 4.30, and a save. Finally, I picked up the right replacement–Oh, Jhoan Duran’s returning today. Forget it.
Nick Martinez – 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.71. Was gonna say Streamonator, but a sub-2 ERA in May from a pitcher who’s been in majors all season should be an auto-start until further notice.
Bobby Witt Jr. – 1-for-4, 2 runs and a slam (3) and legs (11). Please go on one of those 10-homer in 12-game streaks. Please, I’m begging over here on my hands and knees.
Jac Caglianone – 1-for-3 and his 4th homer, and 2nd homer in four games, hitting .257. This was on his bobblehead night, or as they call it in Italy, bobblehead-a night. Jac hasn’t exactly knocked the cover off the ball, but what’s it gonna take for Sal Perez (1-for-4,1 run, 1 RBI, hitting .207) to get moved out of the cleanup spot? It’s time, guys.
Michael Wacha – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.05. Looked at his peripherals yesterday, due to a commenter question, and, wow, he looks hideous under the hood.
Tanner Bibee – 4 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 4.58. Not much better than Wacha, if being honest, and — eff it — I’m gonna be honest!
David Fry – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, 2nd homer in two games, i.e., two Fry flies. You would not believe your eyes, if ten million Fry flies…That would be a schmotato, though.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto – 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.09. Mentioned this briefly yesterday, but Yamamoto is a Sell. No one is saying sell him for Janson Junk. (Though, Junk looks fine. That Junk, not junk junk.) Yoshi looks like a 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 baserunners, every start out, which isn’t bad. He just wasn’t a top five starter as he was drafted.
Kyle Tucker – 2-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 4th homer, hitting .242. This home run came in Houston, where Tucker first came up and now as he fades out his career–Wait, he’s only 29? He reminds me of Cody Bellinger. Tucker’s fading career numbers look like he’s a 34-year-old George Springer. Not a 35-year-old or 36-year-old George Springer though. (That’s a good joke if you’re a nerd.)
Zach Cole – 1-for-4 and his 1st homer. I remember distinctly battling with myself whether I wanted Cole or Jake Meyers higher in the rankings. Boy, that mattered!
JJ Bleday – 1-for-5 and his 3rd homer, 2nd homer in three games. Hot schmotato alert!
Ke’Bryan Hayes – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 2nd homer. Ke’Bryan should be one of those guys, who if they hit a home run off you, a trap door opens and the pitcher is sent back to the minors.
Edward Cabrera – 6 IP, 3 ER, 11 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 3.27. It’s crazy how quickly pitcher’s stats stabilize and, as for EdCab, not in the best of ways.
Seiya Suzuki – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 6th homer. Seiya ball!
Michael Conforto – 1-for-1 and his 1st homer. Fun fact! Conforto retired three years ago.
Logan Gilbert – 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.30. Heaven forbid one of my M’s starters throws a lights-out game.
J.P. Crawford – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, and his 2nd homer in a week, and a little schmotato action for Just Peachy.
Sean Murphy – 0-for-3 as he was activated from the IL. Sean didn’t follow much Braves news while away for the last year, preferring to just focus on getting back on the field. First thing he said upon arrival was, “Who is Drake Baldwin?” Drake Baldwin (1-for-4) hit his 9th homer. Murphy said, “Wow, gonna suck to bench him, huh?” After a ten-minute pause, where no one said anything, he said, “Right?”
JR Ritchie – 5 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners (6 BBs), 2 Ks, ERA at 3.63. If my beautiful boy Didier had six walks, he would’ve gave up 7 ER. But, no, not this Ritchie guy!
Austin Riley – 2-for-4 and his 5th homer, hitting .213. Not as bad as that .213, maybe, but he’s not hitting the ball anywhere near how he once did. He looks very much like the 20-23-homer, .250 hitter he’s been the last few years, and not the Tiptoeing in my Jawdins to near-40 homers guy.
Ozzie Albies – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer. Also, in this game, Matt Olson (1-for-3) hit his 12th homer. 23 more! And let say that for Albies too! LFG!
Jose Soriano – 4 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 1.74. Mess with the Shite Sox and you get crapped on!
Munetaka Murakami – 3-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and his 14th homer. Actually, I roster Murakami in lots of leagues, so I’m being sincere when I say, I like how teams can’t figure out a way to get him out and don’t seem like they want to try.
Miguel Vargas – 2-for-5 and his 7th homer, hitting .228. He’s near a top five 3rd baseman on the Player Rater. Yes, 3rd base is the worst position. Oh, easily worse than catchers.
Davis Martin – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 10 Ks, ERA at 1.64. His ERA is below Soriano’s. Fantasy Baseball, a game you can master if you got no marbles left, and think you can master it. Martin’s perfs — 8.8 K/9, 1.6 BB/9 — are totally fine, but far from an ace. Well, I wouldn’t mind if that’s how Woo’s looked. Not to be confused with Woos-Look, which sounds like a made-up place in a sitcom where teens go to make-out.
Jackson Merrill -2-for-4 and his 4th homer. One of those guys who people seem to want to sell low, so I could see buying low.
Ramon Laureano – 1-for-4 and his 5th homer. As the ball sailed out of the stadium, Tatis said, “Is that allowed?”
Randy Vasquez – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 3.20. He’s slowly finding his level, which is a 3.80 ERA pitcher with meh Ks.
Casey Schmitt – 1-for-3 and his 5th homer. He is the team’s hottest hitter (worth grabbing too), so I didn’t really understand how Bryce Eldridge would play (because Schmitt is their DH). Turns out they decided to bench Chapman. Hahahahaha, okay. Yo, Posey and Vitello are dumb, huh? What is this galaxy braining they’re doing? Chapman’s arguably the league’s best defensive 3rd baseman, which why they signed him, and now they’re benching him? Stop making me laugh.
Trevor McDonald – 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, as he was called up, but sounds like a spot start, and, if it’s not, his ERA in Triple-A last year was 5.31, so open the weather app for a raincheck.
Caleb Kilian – 1 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 1.13, and his 1st save. Love when a team gets a new closer every week. Very cool stuff. Not all frustrating. Kilian’s been good, but just you wait until he starts closing games and sucks. Would I grab him? SAGNOF, my beloved.
Jordan Westburg – Shut down from throwing. Turns out torn UCLs don’t magically heal for position players either.
Shane Baz – 5 2/3 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.99. In the tenses of Baz, Baz’ing, Bazung, he’s Bazung badly.
Anthony Volpe – Activated from the IL, and optioned to Triple-A. Missed this on Sunday, but good on the Yanks for making the right move.
Aaron Judge – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 14th homer. AND HE HITS IT TO DEEP LEFT! …. HEEP GOES BACK!….. IT IS GONE!.. HOLY COW!!!… OH MY GOODNESS!!!… I DON’T BELIEVE IT!… I DON’T BELIEVE IT!!!…. RICK CAMP!… RICK CAMP!!! RIP John Sterling.
Cam Schlittler – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 1.52. If we were redrafting, Cam’s inside the top five starters.
Kyle Leahy – 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.93. Didn’t think much of it when McGreevy was pitching well, or Pallante, but now, holy crap, it’s the Ghost of Dave Duncan!
Brice Turang – 3-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .304. Brice should pay a social media intern to Photoshop his face on B. Rice’s rice ads. I should be paid for smart ideas like this one.
Jackson Chourio – 4-for-4, 1 run as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “Sorry to hear Joe in HR passed away. He owed me $35.”
Andrew Vaughn – 0-for-4 as he was activated from the IL. Kevin continued, “If you could relay that to Joe’s family, but tell them, I wouldn’t dream of collecting interest.”
sorry Old thread.
Got offered Elly and Keaschall for Yordan and Otto. Thoughts? Is it close?
Elly, it’s close
Was so happy to slot a healthy Duran back into my RP slot… right up until the manager decided to use him in a blowout, and he walked three guys and gave up a run. How is that a good use of highly skilled manpower? I’ve gotten over a lot of my pet peeves, but getting irked over the whole “manager using a closer in a non-closing situation” is dying hard. Welcome back, Jhoan.
Have fun.
Paredes (if/when he gets 2nd base eligibility) or kechall?
To quote the poet blurber at Rotoworld
That did not look good
Pagan done
Hi Grey,
Perhaps too late but who are the top two:
Bradish vs ATH
Henderson vs NYY
Harrison vs NYY
Snelling vs WSH if called up
Holmes @ARI
Martin vs SEA
are you starting sonny gray tomorrow vs tigers ?
long term who do you prefer barger or cortes from a’s ? thanks
Seems fine to start Gray
Barger
Has anyone else had the problem wher you click on “more articles” on the homepage and it logs you out?
Immediately changes from ad free to ads in the process
Just curious
I’ll ping Rudy, we thought we fixed this
Yes, I am still having this same issue too.
What’s good Grey? I had Chourio being activated in my 12-team keeper league (small amount of keepers) and don’t like carrying bench bats. Ended up trading Bryan Reynolds and Connelly Early FOR Nick Lodolo and Logan Henderson. Did poop do good? Hi to Ted!
Also is Sean Burke better than any of the following pitchers for the ROS: Bubba Chandler, Emmett Sheehan, Andrew Abbott, Noah Schultz or Max Meyer?
Better than Abbott
Poop did good! Ted says hi!
THX
Hey Grey. 12 team, H2H, 7×7..Would you add Soler- dropping any of these, Schmitt, Keaschal, Lile, Julian. Ty
Can lose Julien
Please pick the one best ros ?
Max Meyer
Lugo
Boyd
Soroka
Boyd
Michael Soroka vs Paul Skenes – sit or start – thanks
Start
That’s a bold question.
Haha
Keeper league
Acuna 4 Konnor Griffin & Roman Anthony
Acuna
Getting a littler wrapped up in the speculative call-up for Braxton Garrett and Robby Snelling.
Would you cut Max Meyer and/or Connelly Early for Garrett and/or Snelling?
thanks as always!
Early for Snelling is fine
Agustin dilemna. I’m assuming he was sent down for short-term (2-4 weeks) and will return to get PT (1b/DH). I’m currently rostering him.
12 team league (deep. 33 player roster; 2 catcher). FAAB ($100 budget; $60 remains). I also have Kyle Teel on IL (ETA 1-June but continually slipping).
Options.
(1) Do nothing (my current plan)
(2) Drop Agustin for Murphy ($1-2 claim)
(3) Drop my extra bat Lile ($1-2 claim).
(4) Drop Agustin or Lile, but with a more aggressive bid?
Murphy isn’t worth dropping anyone
So now it sounds like Ryan’s elbow is fine. Guess Tony Massarotti’s sources aren’t what they used to be—he was saying last night that it was going to be TJ.
Lurves!
Braxton Garrett is in the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp lineup tonight
Ok
Rumors of Robby Snelling getting called up on Friday. Would you drop Soroka, Sheehan, or Arighetti for him?
Arri
Are you selling Murakami?? I’ve got some good offers, I love the ride I’m on and never want it to end.. Do I sell and run away before my hearts in too deep?
Gausman and Altuve for him enough?
I’m just going to keep my golden ticket.
Cheers!
Gausman/Altuve sounds fair
Yates or Killian for saves ?
Kilian
Hey Grey – Elly and Matt Olson or Yordan and Turang?
Elly
Elly
Please help!
Skubal and Anthony go down yesterday (both were keepers) and trying to figure out how to navigate the aftermath.
A. Skubal will still be relatively affordable for me as a keeper. Should I hang tight and keep him around or should I consider cutting bait early? If I somehow make it to the playoffs, maybe Skubal could help?
B. I’ve been restraining myself from straight up dropping Anthony. Should I drop, explore trades, or home tight till he hopefully gets right?
C. I’m tempted to trade some hitting for pitching with Skubal going down but I feel like finding pitching on the wire is easier than hitting. Can you give me an overall assessment of my team – what should I be doing in light of these injuries?
12 team points league, svhld
Offense: Basallo, Kurtz, Keaschall, EDLC, Maikel, Tucker, Anthony, J Walker, Treaturner, Pasquantino, Jung bench
Pitching: Lodolo, Warren, Tolle, Roupp, Brax Ash, Dollander, Harrison, Bradish, Iglesias, O’Brien, varland, Soto, Skubal IL
A. you can’t cut bait on them in a keeper — when did you pick up Tolle?
Just before his first start of the year
So that’s not a deep league, lose Bradish and pick up better starter on waivers
Ok so you think my team is solid enough to weather the injury storm
Grey
who would you rather have
Bazzana or Antonacci,
Antonacci
Thanks
Earlier I asked if you would take Chase D over B. Garrett and you said Chase
Now I hear that Snelling might get the call
So would you still take Chase or now Snelling
Thanks for the help
Who is saying Snelling is getting the call? Chase DeLauter or Snelling is apples/oranges
Roto Baller is saying Garrett is still listed to pitch tonight. If he does than I would imagine Snelling gets the call
And it was Chase Dollander or Snelling not DeLauter
Sorry I wasnt clear
Keep Dollander for now until we hear something
12 team h/h points redraft
Was offered OCruz for my Tucker
You say ?
Meh, don’t love it, but it’s more than fair
12 team redraft h/h points…
You trade C Sanchez & E Cabrera for Woo & McLean
My SPing .. start 5 per week
Sanchez
Ragans
G Williams
Sandy
Lodolo
Bradish
E Cabrera
Ashcraft
Early
Hancock
Richie
No
Hi there…Logan henderson over M. soroka, N shultz, , L Roupp? But are we taking experience over unproven?
Which one is the experienced one an which is the unproven?
I guess shults is only unproven, soroka is experienced but on the comeback ?
Hold for now
Understood ty
My Emerson Hancock for his Ivan Herrera (currently plugged in Jeffers once Agustin left)?
Works for me
Hello Grey! I read your opening paragraph and it hit on so many levels.
Here are my first 4 rounds in our Yahoo 12 Team H2H League with OPS and Holds:
Round 1 – Witt (Kinda Ugh!)
Round 2 – Tatis (Very Ugh!)
Round 3 – Acuna (Kinda Ugh and now hurt, so Very Ugh!)
Rounds 4 – Bradish (and the piece de resistance – Very Very Ugh!)
Gausman in Round 5 was pretty good. Ah well, I didn’t want to win this year anyway.
Thanks Grey.
Ha
I have some guys coming off IL.
Had to drop Tolle.
Now I need to choose between Warren and Boyd. Who’s the drop in a small 7×7 using W, ERA, WHIP, QS, OBPA?
Warren
@Grey: weekly roto redraft. warren and perkins for ragans? ragans a decent buy low target?
Sure
Pick one to drop:
Braxton Garrett
Edward Cabrera
Jose Soriano
Payton Tolle
Randy Vasquez
Parker Messick
Chase Burns
Michael King
Kyle Harrison
Noah Schultz
Kris Bubic
Braxton
drop Doĺlander for Snelling or Garrett? Im leaning yes for Snelling but not for Garrett.
Sure, Snelling if called up
Ashcraft or Lugo ?
Ash
In a 12-team H2H, which NYY OF do you prefer, Grisham or Dominguez? Thanks.
Jasson
Rank-
Keaschall, BLowe, MVargas
Lowe, Vargas
How about Keaschall, Julien, Brooks Lee, or Casey Schmitt?
Luke or Julien depends on if you can switch guys out
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Senor Gris,
Thank you for the festivities of fantasy baseball knowledge. It’s like hitting the pinata and getting candy, only better for this old man😉.
Been stashing Kondor Griffin, also have Julien as a bench bat. Is the K man eventually, this year, going to be better than Mr Ed?
I have Lodolo coming back and would like to drop one of those two.
Gracias y Buen dia mi amigo!
CCC
Aw, thanks! Can lose Julien
@Grey: 12 team weekly roto redraft. is jared jones someone worth stashing? would you drop any of colt emerzon, bazaana (bench bat), bradish or schultz for him?
Lose Emerson
Soriano or Nick Martinez
Soriano
hi there
who do I want..
Dollander, Taj, Max Meyer, Schultz, Lugo, Early
thanks
Lugo
Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
John Sterling Yankees’ radio broadcaster 36 seasons in the booth – past away at 87
IT IS HIGH – IT IS FAR – IT IS GONE – Alex Rodriguez – “It’s an A-Bomb! From A-Rod!”
RIP
Points Redraft
How about Casey Schmitt over either McLain and/or Scheenman for MI?
Sure, Schneemann
So another pitching question. Too many leagues. Weathers or Tolle? Qs league. Do you think weathers could move to the pen if cole and rodon return? Thanks
Weathers
No, Elmer will
Elmer is the first guy out of the rotation, but when they both (Cole and Rodon) either Weathers or Warren will have to go – probably Weathers.
or 6 man, or someone else is injured in a month when Cole returns
Barger sitting out there in FA. I cut him earlier. Now that he appears to be on his way back would you kick the tires on him again or pass? I would be cutting heliot ramos. Barger has dual eligibility 3b/of. Thanks
I’d try Barger
Barger over Busch or Julien?
Over Julien
Wow!
Grey – Just to clarify, did you actually say earlier you would drop Bradish ahead of Sheehan? Thanks, man …
Yes
It sucks. I hate giving up on him but had no choice. He is doing the reverse of what guys do after surgery. He was fine and good last year, i.e., after he returned. You’d think he would build on that. Instead he looks like a guy who just got back from surgery. No command, can’t locate, unable to hold velocity, etc. So disappointing
Yeah, it’ll click at some point, but can’t wait around
7×7 W, QS, ERA, WHIP, OBPA daily roto.
Need to drop one:
Boyd, Tolle, C. Burns, Warren
Sorry, meant who’s the drop between Tolle and Warren.
Tolle
Tolle
10 team, 4 player max keeper league. Need to drop 1 of Keaschall, Bazzana, Josh Jung, or Christian Walker.
Luke
Can you rank these three: Leiter, Bradish, Braxton Garrett
Brax, Leiter
Questions for another league (Redraft, 12 team, standard 5×5 roto):
Thank you.
1. taj, Bubic 2. Seager, Pena
Please rank these SP for ROS: Keller, Prielipp, Martinez and Foster. Thank you
Martinez, Foster, Connor
Tolle cracked the top 10 on the 100 Best Fantasy Starts list. McDonald (#17) and Martin (#21) had the other top starts Monday. Houston’s opener, Steven Okert, had a bottom 10 start after allowing a run and 4 baserunners in two-thirds of an inning.
McDonald would’ve been nice stream in RCL
how would you rank these SPs for ROS: Dollander, Arrighetti, Logan Henderson, Cavalli, Early. May eventually need to drop one to open up roster spot. Thank you
Chase, Cava, Logan, Arri
Jj Bleday or Jake Bauers?
Bauers
Jax thoughts?
In a H2H keeper league which counts AVG and OBP, Im thinking of both this season as Im in first, and the future, and wondering if I should target Ben Rice who would be a 10th rounder if kept for next year, losing a round each year. The two players I would have to consider offering would be Corbin Carroll (6th round next year) or Julio Rodriguez (4th round next year). If I give up one of these OF, Im still left with the remaining one (Julio or Carroll), Wood, Trout, Moniak, Yellich for this year.
So basically would you do Julio or Carrol for Rice (keeping in mind the keeper values above)? Yankee fan over here so never feel fully objective in analyzing trades with any Yankees. Thanks
Nope
Pick 2:
Daylen Lile, Jasson Dominguez, Bryce Edlridge, Logan Henderson.
Jasson, Logan
Lile or Jason Dominguez in a H2H cats 6×6 with OPS?
Jasson
Morning & Happy National Hoagie Day (Don’t mind if I do)!!
I, like you, finally got a replacement closer right in Keller.. but sadly my league only has Saves (no Holds) for RP’s.
I assume there’s no reason to hold Keller with Duran back, right?
Haha, there’s not
that’s what I thought. How would you rank these “Closer replacements”:
Thansk again,
Kilian, Garcia
(1) Util. Lile or Idamar Vargas?
2) Saves. Hoffman or Ryan Walker?
1. Vargas 2. Walker
Should I proactively pick up Dingler to replace Raleigh in case he goes to the IL? I would have to drop my one bench bat, Jasson Dominguez.
Sure
Hi Grey! Pick two of three to start tonight in an OBP roto league: Grisham vs deGrom, Stott vs Severino, Troy Johnston vs Peralta
Not Grisham
wins are an awesome category. kyle leahy has 4.
ashby has 5
Haha
Thoughts on Cedanne Rafaela? Upgrade over McClain?
Ceddanne > McClain
12 team OBP League. Drop Gleyber Torres for Colt Keith? Do you think he continues to sit against lefty pitching altho he did start against the last one the Tigers faced. Career splits say he can hit lefty pitching but with much less power.
Sure
Randy Vasquez drop him for Tyler Mahle? Keeper league with ks
No
M Meyer or Early?
Thanks!
Meyer
Tolle over B-RAD’ish?
What do you think of Spencer Steer this season.
Seems to be the same hitter statistically but underlying stuff seems to indicate more?
Seems heads for almost exactly same season as the last 3 years, minus SBs of 2024
I think Riley gonna approach 30….
Seems to be homering the past 2 weeks again…. Only time will tell because he missed so much time past could years.
Gotcha
RP question for 5×5 league. Please rank:
Perkins
Jansen
Santana
King
Kilian
Fauchner
TY
Jansen, Perkins
If Braxton Garrett is promoted, would you drop Detmers to pick him up?
Sure
Could you rank the top 3 in order out of these starting pitching options?:
Lodolo
Edward Cabrera
Eovaldi
Ashcraft
Kyle Harrison
Logan Henderson
Seth Lugo
Davis Martin
Matthew Boyd
Ober
Soroka
Max meyer
I’m in a 12 team espn Roto league where wins, WHIP, ERA are counted if that helps, thanks!
Eovaldi, Harrison, Boyd
(1) Betts returning: Drop Lile or Idamar Vargas?
(2) Duran returning: Drop Hoffman or Ryan Walker?
Saw a question further down about some mid level arms and you had Soroka ranked above all of them. You think he’s a legit hold in like a 10 team 5×5? Feels uncomfortable after that last nuke session but the Ks have been good. What are you thinking on him?
Soroka is legit
So he’s an easy start tomorrow vs PIT for you
Yes
Please rank top 2 closers (standard 5×5, redraft): Uribe, Soto, Rico Garcia, Palencia
Thank you.
Palencia, Uribe
Grey
Assuming Garrett gets the call
Would you pick him up or Dollander
Chase
It sounds like Garrett is going to get the call, with that being said is Bradish a drop for Braxton or just hold?
Drop
Points Redraft H2H.
Drop either of McLain or Schenmann
for Antonacci to cover MI?
Nah
antonnacci hit leadoff the last couple games
I saw, and meh, I guess Schneemann’s nothing special
you know what antonnacci is? classic sparky anklebiter
4020
Are K’s down for starters across the board right now? Will K numbers go up as the weather heats up?
I don’t know if they’re down, haven’t researched it
Questions are within a deep 5×5 12 team mixed league long rosters.
1. Willy Adames and Kyle Bradish dropped. Should I make meaningful efforts to grab and hold them? Would be dropping streamer level players, but streamers have value on day to day management.
2. Start Bryce Elder @SEA tonight? He’s been great but one can wonder if he’s an impending nuke. I do need the innings though. Start?
3. We starting Woo vs ATL tomorrow? Feel Ike you gotta, he’s matchup proof if he’s good, but maybe something is wrong? Do we bench and watch?
Grey – last trade question: Yordan and Otto or Elly and Seiya? H2H OBP 12 teamer.
Elly
Gunnar + Tolle for Witt? Which side?
Not your Father’s Gunnar anymore.
Witt
Thanks–his K rate is freaking me out. Hopefully the Witt owner accepts, he’s a Sox fan so trying to prey on his homerism.
No problem
12-team H2H league. My weakest OF’s are Marlins Stowers and Marsee. Do you see improvement coming or go with guys like Daylen Lile and/or Cam Smith? Thank you!
Smith, Stowers, Lile
You have to be kidding me. Per the Athletic:
“However, while playing catch Sunday, something felt off. It was revealed Monday that small, persistent issues have been bothering Skubal all season, perhaps even dating back to the winter. As Tigers manager A.J. Hinch phrased it, Skubal’s arm “locked up” at some point Sunday, leading to the decision to get medical scans.”
and
“If you go watch my outings, there’s been some abnormal arm-shake stuff,” Skubal said Monday. “I’ve been dealing with some stuff, but I thought it was progressing and getting better. Yesterday, I had something that was different than what I had been dealing with, which led to having some conversations with the training staff and A.J., trying to figure out what’s going on. … So that ultimately led to getting the scan and seeing what’s going on, then making a decision after that to proceed and get surgery as soon as possible, so that way I can be back as soon as possible.”
So they never looked at him after his last start. Just when his arm literally locked up over the weekend.
So how long before teams start requiring a full scan of a pitcher after every game? Maybe they can add it to the next cba….. mri machine right next to the ice tubs in the lockers…
Do they want to know
That sucks
Prielipp or Bradish?
Bradish
Hey good people,3 things..1. thoughts appreciated on this offer in a 12 team 5×5 category league w 3 keepers. My Jordan Walker, and Acuna for Chourio, Rooker, and Hunter Greene.
2. Also is Jack Leiter droppable in 12 teamers? 3. Is Joey Cantillo an upgrade?
On the trade offer I potentially could swap out Greene for Keaschall if I want… but 2 months of an ace down the stretch intrigues me.. lmk ..what you think.. thx again .. you’re a great man!
Walker/Acuna side still
Acuna 2. Yes 3. Meh, not really
How bout if I trade Acuna for Chourio and Greene?
I think acunas legs are toast for this year
works for me
I am intrigued since I have Acuna. Which Green are you referring to?
Thanks so much!!
The one in the original comment
It’s Riley Greene.
Correct?
I have Wilyer Abreu in LF and Trout in CF and Acuna in right. While Acuna is out, I am playing Jackson Merrill in CF and Trout.
Would you propose the Acuna trade for me to get Chourio and Greene?
Thanks!!
It’s not Riley Greene
sorry which Greene? Thank you!
Hunter
whattup Grey. paddick is out. should i drop Palante and grab Baxton Garrett ? i already have Snelling as my minor leaguer. just curious if it is Garrett who gets the call if he is an upgrade over Palante ??
if you say hold Palante are you starting him vs the brew crew at st lou tonight ?
thanks
Sure
Hey Grey – Elly and Seiya or Turang and Bux? Is it close? 12 TM H2H OBP. Thanks!
Elly
It is a bit weird with Soriano. He is very good at HR supression. He gave up 12 all of last season.
He has given up 4 HR to CWS and 1 to everyone else this year.
Could be just baseball or maybe he does something in his sequencing they noticed. I don’t think he is outright tipping but Murakami was sitting on that pitch he hit for a HR.
https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2026/2026-05/04/d4e86c30-981f6dd5-7f4f894f-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4
Or maybe teams think they can blow it past him from scouting reports?
Maybe Soriano just threw his 4-seamers in a place he shouldn’t have
JJ bleday or A. Vaughn?
Vaughn
Bradish or sheehan who would drop first? And this would be for tolle in a 10 team league that has qs. 6×6 roto
I did get Logan Henderson in this one over the weekend by dropping a hitter. This time I have to cut a pitcher if I proceed. Thanks
Bradish
Of these three which one would you jettison?
Dollander, foster griffin or Jeffery springs.
Springs
Hey Grey!
Great job today…Yeah, I agree. Pitching is UNpredictable. So much in fact, that you can find guys in mid-draft rounds that will be just fine. Why would you draft early/pay big FAAB for a guy that plays every 5 days and could be good, could be not…
Also, i have been sitting on Duran (umm…sounded creepy) so I am glad he is alive. Esp since my Acuna went out. Now tell that guy who commented on Duran to do the same for Adames! Ugh! that guy!
Anyhoo..How much Do you like Tolle? Dontcha thinkBoston is kinda disfunctional right now. (eventhough I have Whitlock/Chapman and am happy with them)
1) As much as/better than Ashcraft?
2) Would you start him (Tolle) next up vs TB?
Well said!
Gracias!
No problemo
would you buy low on devers
He looks headed for a career low year
he was worse than this last april
Yeah, it is hard to hold out hope, but agree
Good morning, Grey!
Jared Jones’ first rehab start has me wanting to roster him before the hype gets louder.
My drop options are:
Trev Rogers (currently on the ineffective list)
Weathers (rumored to be going to the pen after Rodon and Cole get back)
Gore (Ks are nice but he’s a whip killer right now and firmly on my bench)
Who is the drop of those options in your sage opinion? Thanks!
Rogers
12 team, 5×5 roto
1) Now that Chourio is back, I have two bench bats. Who would be your drop out of Adell, Cam Smith or Carlos Cortes?
2) How would you rank these available SP?
Burke, Soroka, Taj, Christian Scott, Cantillo, Braxton Garrett
I think this is obvious, but, just in case, would you rather start Seth Lugo at home vs CLE or Lodolo at home in his first start off of IL against HOU?
Lugo
Love the Judge blurb. Excelkent work.
Thanks!
I picked up Nola yesterday and started him. “I had bad feeling about it” little May 4th humor from yesterday.
Ha
Hicks
Kurtz
Bazzana
Caminero
Henderson
Murakami
McLain
Benge, Caglianone, DeLauter, JulRod, Rooker
Ohtani (hitter and pitcher)
Bench Abrams, Anthony
Minors Max Clark
SP Burns, Harrison, Henderson, McLean, Misiorowski, Ragans, Rodon, Scott, Snell, Tolle, Woo, Yesavage
RP Chapman, Williams
IL Jared Jones
Minors Kade Anderson
Grey,
Love you more than I can tell.
In an 8-team, keep 10 forever no inflation with a draft every year roto league with no IP limit, who’s the missing link? I am first in Ks, middling ratios and in need of W. I am 2nd in saves. I need all offensive categories but hopefully some of these guys will wake like Roman Anthony.
Question: In such a shallow league, who is my weakest hitter? Who is my weakest pitcher? Just signed up Ragans for information after his 11K performance, just an indication of how shallow the league is. Also dropped Ritchie after his second start and the walks are going to catch up soon.
Cheers,
Ante
Ante! Benge is weakest hitter and pitcher is Snell if no IL or Scott
GM. 11-team 5×5 league with weekly line-ups.
1) Yesterday I asked for two to sit from:
Lodolo (vHOU)
SonnyG (@DET)
2-start Cantillo (@KC and vLAA)
2-start Severino (@PHI and @BAL)
Bradish (vATH)
Tolle (vTB)
Dollander (@PHI)
You advised Tolle, Bradish. Does Tolle’s performance yesterday change your view? TB is red-hot, Tolle has had two great starts and one clunker.
2) Drop Ritchie? His control is non-existent (unless he is trying not to throw strikes).
3) Scrambling for Saves (along with everyone else). Hard to identify the closer on so many teams – advice/thoughts on the following teams?
Cubs – Last five save went to five different pitchers – wtf?
Marlins – Fauchner? He got the last save, but 12 BB in 13 IP is scary.
Angels – Last save was April 6, so does it matter? Romano still? Or grab Joyce?
SF – You covered Kilian above. Is he the guy? or just a guy?
ATH – Is Perkins the guy?
DET – Still Jansen? Or grab Finnigan?
PIT – Santana has not been good, while Soto has been much better.
So many more…
4) Speculating for saves – Please rank Perkins, Joyce, Fauchner, Kilian, Finnigan.
5) Go Chourio!
Bradish, Cantillo and Severino are your weakest, but 2 starts are better than one so I said Tolle and Bradish…None of these are slam dunks, can sit Gray and Lodolo for 1st start back, I suppose… 2. drop 3. Palencia is back from the IL https://razzball.com/bullpen-chart/
Thanks –
Surprised Bradish isn’t a “sit until he shows something halfway decent”. But take your point that all these guys in question 1 above are all kind of meh. Where does Braxton Garrett (vWSH) fit amongst my guys? Just another meh arm?
BTW, saw a fantasy article that basically said all Bradish has to do is pitch better. Writer acknowledged easier said than done… but really?
Braxton’s always been decent
OK – So I am definitely sitting Bradish vATH. And starting my 2-start guys (even though they are less good). Need to sit one more from
Lodolo (vHOU)
SonnyG (@DET)
Tolle (vTB)
Dollander (@PHI)
Leaning Lodolo because of HOU, but I’ve been waiting so long for his return.
Doh! And BraxtonG (vWSH)
So need to sit 2 from:
Lodolo (vHOU)
SonnyG (@DET)
Tolle (vTB)
Dollander (@PHI)
Braxton G (vWSH)
Braxton was called up?
Lodolo
Grey,
Schwarber or Tatis in a pts league?
Schwarber will more than double Tatis HR output this season
Schwarber
roster crunch to activate chourio, have accumulated too many RP as well going sagnof
h2h 5×5 cat league which 2 are you dropping?
Mason Miller(for reference)
Erceg
Latz
Tanner Scott
Seranthony
Dollander
Chandler Simpson
Carlos Cortes
Might be overthinking it but in a head to head category league im trying to plan ROS with my closers which is why im avoiding dropping LATZ. Is planning anything with closers this year pointless? 2 weeks ago id have easily dropped Erceg but he locked in.
Appreciate any opinions
Cortes, Latz
I hear ya on Latz, btw, but I don’t know who else you’re dropping
would you trade skubal for clay holmes or maybe ashcraft ?
Who is taking Skubal as he heads for surgery and out 3-4 months?
Going to have to make a cut here. How would you rank these CI options:
Busch
Vaughn
Steer
You did
Kevin from ESPN must have been referring to the song Tom T. Hall sang,
“The year Clayton Delaney Died”. Only that was 20 bucks.
I believe you are thinking of the Tom T. Hall song, “Ballad of Forty Dollars.” Love that the $40 isn’t mentioned until the last line.
Tom T. has a lot of great songs!
That’s How I Got To Memphis plays when the trap door opens for a Cardinals pitcher coughing up a Ke’Bryan homer
Ha! Another good song.
Never heard of Tom T. Hall but you never heard of A Tribe Called Quest, so we’re even now
haha, not surprising we don’t like the same music! Hall recognized as one of the great songwriters.
Tribe is in Rock n Roll HOF
Posted without comment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey_That_Became_President
Never heard of this guy
I’m vauely awre of him but actually got him mixed up with R. Dean Taylor of “Taos, New Mexico” and “Indiana Wants Me” fame.
Don’t recognize one single song from this guy
You might not be old enough lol. I bet you might have heard at least one of them – probably from when you were a kid in the car with your parents ;-)
Haha
i mentioned a couple days ago to you that i was going to reserve Witt Jr on my team this week and that should kick start him…. huh. spooky
Haha
Hi Grey,
1. Would you drop Foster Griffin to pick up Aaron Nola?
2. Would you try and trade Kyle Stowers to pick up Jason Dominguez?
3. Would you try and trade Stowers to pick up Jac Caglianone?
Thank you!
Welcome to the Triple No Ranch, here’s your goody bag of bag balm, cowboy beans, and musk-ox cologne
Haha
1-3. No
Thanks! always appreciate your help!
No problem
I’m going to be laughing about the Laureano and Murphy blurbs all evening…
haha