It’s doubtful that Chicago will start singing, ‘Baby, what a big surprise,’ when Garza’s traded. I don’t imagine there will be that many that are left holding their Putz when the Diamondbacks trade for a closer. Every fifteenth rumor you hear between now and July 31st has at least a two percent chance of happening. So, that rumor about how your old lady is sleeping with your mechanic? Still unlikely no matter how many times you tell her, “Quiet, the game is on.” This Buy is about a rumored trade of yours for Yoenis Cespedes that you can make happen. Cespedes was touched on briefly by JayWrong yesterday, which caused Boras to call Razzball HQ and ask that Yoenis stop being touched on now and fo’ever more. I’m here to say I concur — JayWrong shouldn’t touch on people, and I also concur Cespedes is a solid buy low with enough reasons to count on all 100 of Cespedes’s feet. With regards to his BABIP, he’s been getting unlucky. He’s been hacking a bit less, but saying a hitter hacking less is a bad thing is a stretch for even Rubber Boy Daniel Browning Smith. Yoenis has been swinging at less pitches outside of the strike zone, but more aggressive at pitches inside the strike zone. Cespedes is the kind of hitter who could have a huge 2nd half and suddenly be in the MVP conversation as Who. As in, Trout, Miggy and who? The only drawback is Cespedes won that stupid long ball hitting contest, so he might not be as low on the radar as he should be. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy and sell this week in fantasy baseball:
BUY
Erasmo Ramirez – I’m glad I started him in his first game this year, because I always wanted a 2nd anus. “Hey, Grey, why are you sticking your hand out the window?” “Because that’s where my 2nd anus is.” Do you see how much that would come in, um, handy? So, his first start wasn’t great, but Erasmo is a mixed league capable talent that you should give another start.
Edwin Jackson – His song is “FIP don’t kill my vibe.” He’s been perhaps the unluckiest pitcher so far this year. I say ‘perhaps’ because it makes me sound smart and I don’t have to actually research the specifics.
Ivan Nova – Science tells us that this Nova shines bright for short periods of time and baseball is the sweet nerd science. Nerd changes it from the sweet science, which is boxing. Boxers don’t mind sharing with that addition.
Bud Norris – The Stream-o-Nator is back for the 2nd half and ready to do some work. SON, “Speaking of work, I still haven’t been paid for May.” Moving on!
Felix Doubront – He gets the Yankees today and the Yankees can’t hit lefties. (Or righties really either; or guys name Drew P. Bewbies.)
Scott Kazmir – He’s penciled into his first two starts vs. the Twins and the Mariners. That gives me a Kazgasm.
Corey Kluber – This excites me: Kluber is owned in 17% of ESPN leagues, but owned in 59% of our hosted leagues. It should be 100% for Saturday’s start but I ain’t hatin’, I’m pontificatin’, which was also a line in the late eighties by the Pope when the Catholic Church tried to bring in more 18 to 25 males.
Carlos Martinez – I’m listing him more because you people are thirsty for rookie upside sex appeal. Brothers on C-Mart’s jock for the way he stands on a piece of rubber. So what cha sayin’? I get it; he’s going to be filthy, but at this point he might not see more than three starts all year. He could have solid middle reliever type value. Mentioning him does allow me to throw Chris Carpenter‘s name out without focusing on him. Done and done!
Brad Ziegler – Him and David Hernandez give you a chance for saves prior to the Diamondbacks trading for a closer. Ziegler also gives you a chance to own a guy that sounds like he’d be a background dancer in the Springtime for Hitler number, and Hernandez is what a Nazi changed his name to when he moved to Argentina.
Andrew Bailey – Wouldn’t be totally surprised to see the Sawx go back to Bailey at some point only to see him get hurt again and go back to Uehara. Worth a speculative add in deep leagues for those that are jonesing, which isn’t a portmanteau of Grace Jones singing.
Josh Phegley – Has solid power and has been seeing everyday catching at-bats for the “who cares if you strikeout just hit a home run” White Sox. Also, he has no relation to Josh Ptooey.
Evan Gattis – He’ll be back on the field in a utility/backupcatcherman role. Gattis has a bit more recognizable name because he was living off of the cheese found on the inside of discarded pizza boxes for a year, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Phegley show more fantasy value.
Justin Smoak – Smoak’s best attribute for fantasy owners and Seattle is he makes you feel much better about owning a guy like Kendrys. Smoak has hit .333 in the last week with 2 homers in the last ten days. For three years, he’s excelled in away games, so that’s where I’d prefer to use him until Smoak shows fire.
Brett Wallace – I’m going to point you to my Brett Wallace fantasy. I wrote it while holding my nose.
Matt Adams – I love Adams like Adams likes cake, but don’t really have huge expectations for him if he’s a utility man. By the by, we just traded him in one league for Trevor Rosenthal. I love when people include a line or two with the trade to convince you like, “You need innings and have offense to spare. Win/win.” Does this really help? If anything, I’m more inclined to decline a trade if they’re selling it too hard. When I send a trade, I write, “Any interest?” Or if I’m offering a trade to Rudy, I’ll write something like, “Accept this,” knowing he won’t. Do you need to explain to people why they should accept a trade? I know I need innings and have offense to spare, don’t I? Are the standings only available to the other person? Why do people do this?  My absolute biggest pet peeve is when someone writes, “You’re not going to win if you don’t trade for some hitting/pitching/whatever.” I won’t accept that trade.
Luke Scott – Our fantasy football writer, Sky’s last creeper, but I’m owning Scott until he’s no longer swinging a hot bat. Luke, you aren’t my waiver wire fodder. Yet.
Gordon Beckham – He’s at 49.8% owned in ESPN leagues, which means he just made the cut-off. I’m fully expecting 49.8% of ESPN owners to wonder why they own Beckham by this time next week.
Kelly Johnson – He lost his everyday job (did he ever have one?), but he has started hitting again. I could see platooning him into your lineup for today and tomorrow when he faces righties.
Pedro Ciriaco – After he was designated for assignment yet again this year, he landed in KC. If you had a major league team, you too could own Ciriaco for the low, low, low price of a roster spot! With Fist Pump Giavotella being optioned to Triple-A, Ciriaco could see reps in Kansas City’s middle infield, which is nicknamed, Peasantville.
Brad Miller – Nick Franklin‘s ownership plummeted almost 30% in the last week because he was nursing a small injury. You people never would’ve been able to own Glass Chipper! Miller, mean’s while, hasn’t even shot up in ownership and he too is at the top of a major league lineup with some speed and power.
Brett Lawrie – Has gone from a guy that’s owned in 100% of leagues to less than 50%. Amazing what a year and a half of being on and off the disabled list will do– Excuse me, the health-challenged list. While he’s healthy, no reason why he shouldn’t be owned everywhere.
Jonny Gomes – This is a strictly Hitter-Tron call for today, which is a lot less awkward than the Hitter-Tron’s call to the appliance department in Sears that he made from a pay phone in the mall without wearing pants. Hopefully, Hitter-Tron’s community service is painless.
David Murphy – This is a roller skating jam named Saturday’s Hitter-Tron call.
Nate Schierholtz – My Magic 8-Ball says start Schierholtz in Saturday and Sunday’s game at Coors. Outlook: cloudy with a chance for long balls.
Eric Young – SAGNOF!
Carlos Quentin – I’d happily be sans Quentin because of what he did to Greinke, but then I’d be locking myself in a prison of my own hang-ups. Hey, Grey’s Shrink, I’m making progress!
Jose Tabata – Hitting over .300 with two steals in the last week. 2009 called and they want their sleeper back! But maybe they’ll take Nolan Reimold instead.
Dayan Viciedo – One of the game’s streakier hitters is currently hot. So, let’s go streaking!
Darin Ruf – He’s got pop in his bat and I don’t mean he can uncork his bat and drink Dr. Pepper from the handle.
SELL
Shin-Soo Choo – He locks horns with a series of righties and things are all right to Choo’s neighborhood, which isn’t probably in Texas. Reds see a large batch of lefties and things are less promising. He really shouldn’t even be playing against lefties since he carries a .175 average and zero homers in 114 ABs against those that use the weird scissors. He’s hitting near .400 in July, so now that his value is back up, it wouldn’t be a bad time to start thinking about whether you really want to Choo-Choo-choose Choo.
Jordan Zimmermann – The Buysellatops has helped open my eyes about lots of different views. Like selling Chris Davis, Josh Donaldson and global warming. So far, none of those things have done me much good, but I’m coating my feathered hair with my aerosol hairspray while I paddle around in my raft made of plastic six-pack carrier rings in a dolphin fertility bay. Zimmermann is no different than Davis or Donaldson. I don’t necessarily dislike him, but the numbers don’t fully add up. Zimmerman2 has a 6.46 K-rate and a 1.22 BB/9. That walk rate is cream of the crop, rise to the top, never eat a Puig because a Puig is a Dodger outfielder. His K-rate and walk rate are comparable to Hiroki Kuroda and Doug Fister. If you were to trade Zimmermann for a top hitter, you could probably get Fister as a throw-in or off waivers in some leagues. They’re not quite the same, but they’re not as different as you think. I’m not saying trade Zimmermann for blue raspberry Fla-Vor-Ice, but I’d explore offers.
grey do you recomend me to trade evan longoria for clayton kershaw…. does longoria is going to have a great second half or DL?
@jose: do you need pitching or a 3rd baseman?
@jose: In a vacuum I’ll take Kershaw
@jose: He’s going to have a great 2nd half then DL then great 2nd half…A be-DL’d sandwich…
“You’re never going to have a truly great moustache unless you accept my trades.”
That’s gotta work right?
@Alky Sobrera:
Oh, also, like a jzimm-zobrist for tulo sound pretty right? Or just jzimm for tulo straight up?
@Alky Sobrera: Sounds pretty close, you could always try JZimm 1-for-1 first
@JB Gilpin:
Thanks jb
@Alky Sobrera: No prob
@Alky Sobrera: Yes, that will close all trades…
Trade Choo. Get Cespedes… thoughts?
@Heizenberg: I don’t mind it at all
@Heizenberg: Interesting. I bet I could get Cespedes for my Choo…
@Moose Out Front: Yea a lot of people seem to be thinking this trade
@JB Gilpin: No I… I have them both! I actually considered trading Choo but couldn’t really get much out of him and unless I’m getting a proven top 5-10 player I’m just not going to do it.
Even if Choo is gimp vs Lefties he still has a .312 OBP vs them, not great but good enough to justify leaving him in the lineup most of the time. The Cincy ballpark & offense should account for some uptick vs previous seasons and he has a pretty good history of producing. According to my league’s stats:
2013 Choo 366, 9th overall, 5th outfielder
2012 Choo 548, 28th overall, 15th outfielder
2011 Choo Injured
2010 Choo 575, 22nd overall, 9th outfielder
2009 Choo 595, 26th overall, 11th outfielder
@Wudaben: Wow Choo is 9th overall in points? – Yeah maybe ask Tehol, not in any points leagues in recent memory for me
I call bulls**t on Beckham….I just bought him his own candle, so please, knock this negative crap off, I need this
@Jack Full of Hate: Me and you both brotha.
@Jack Full of Hate: @TobiasFunkeAnalRapist: Haha sorry guys, I don’t see it keeping up either…
@JB Gilpin: you keep it up
@Jack Full of Hate: :/
@JB Gilpin: sorry, it’s the not having baseball thing…other distractions suck
@Jack Full of Hate: No baseball makes you really full of hate!
@JB Gilpin: among many other things….Yes
So do beer dorks, word snobs/grammar hammers, and chicks that want to “fix” you.
@Jack Full of Hate: Don’t you mean “amongst”?
@JB Gilpin: if you were in front of me right now I would pull that jersey over your head and beat you hockey style!
@Jack Full of Hate: “amongst” many other things…
@Wake Up: Great minds!
@Wake Up: *looks at you with shame*
@Wake Up: HAAA!!! Good to see you guys picking up where you left off…
@Jack Full of Hate: You’d have to be pretty mother effin tall!
@JB Gilpin: that’s hilarous! I hadn’t refreshed the screen yet…
@JB Gilpin: oh thats right you’re like 7 feet tall and i’m only 6’2….I’ve fought with bigger
@Jack Full of Hate: I keed, of course…I’m with you on Beckham…hopefully he can keep it up for awhile…
@Wake Up: I pray he is the shining star in White Sox land when it’s all said and done. Maybe everyone gets traded and he bats 3rd and becomes Markakis-esque in the numbers at 2nd base
@Jack Full of Hate: Scented? Could backfire…
@Grey: but it’s lavender sage…..LAVENDER SAGE!!!!!
That’ll drive anyone away
@Grey: what do you suggest?
Uncle Junk’s Beck’s Ham, beer-cured ham flavor…
Good advice. I’ve been guilty of saying “I need this, you need that” in a trade offer. In hindsight this does seem condesending.
“Any interest?” Nice and simple. No agenda, pandering or arrogance. I like it.
Could also work in the dating world (why do I picture larry david in this scenario?)
@gareth: You can definitely get to a few more “dates” aherm, “trade offers” that way!
@gareth: Every walk of life… Selling your used car? Any interest *Jedi mind trick* Sold!
Deep weekly points league… Plug Cashner into RP slot (away from PetCo) or start Putz hoping he gets some save opportunities? Thanks!
@2 Giant rings: Don’t see Putz getting more than say 2, with even 1 not very likely, Cashner is a fine play – who against though?
@2 Giant rings: I wouldn’t start Cashner in away games
Greetings…
12 team roto.
My J. Zimmerman for his Butler/Perkins
Scoring;
R, hr, rbi, sb, bb, ops
Era, saves, holds, k’s, whips, k/bb
Thanks
@The Flayed Man: Sorta depends on needs, probably ask for more though, I don’t buy Butler having a huge 2nd half
Lucroy or Perez for rest of season? thx
@Ernie: I’ll take Lucroy
@JB Gilpin: i just asked this same thing like 2 days ago, picked up lucroy and even got a steal! from catcher!
I have a stacked outfield so choo would be expendable for a solid pitching upgrade.
Are we talkinh about this range of guys?
Shields
Latos
Cain
Weaver
Zimmerman
Minor
Kuroda
Who do you like most out of that list?
@gareth: Think I like Zimmermann despite Grey’s sell label. Shields is pretty close too. Maybe ask for one of those guys and Cain or Minor, see if you can get someone with it,.
@gareth: Latos, Zimmermann and Shields
Weekly roto really kills choos value if he’s facing 4 lefties in pitchers parks in a particular week. You can’t play the daily matchups.
If you look at his career his splits were actually ok for a while :-(
@gareth: Yea someone mentioned a possible point in time that made it worse was when a lefty hit his hand…
@JB Gilpin: curse you jonathan sanchez “shakes fist”
@gareth: Shakes broken fist!
@JB Gilpin: Ha
My SP is struggling… I’m in a 12 team H2H League. W, K’s, ERA & Whip are the categories.
Need an overhaul. WHICH PLAYER(S) WOULD YOU DROP AND WHO WOULD YOU PICK UP?
Here is my staff: Smardzja, Minor, Colon, Maholm, Dempster , Gallardo, Doubront and Wheeler. Cobb & Carpenter on DL.
Here are the top available: Gaudin, Kazmir, Straily, Dickey, Kendrick, Arroyo, Tillman, Chacin, Stultz
Thanks!
@RussB: Drop Gallardo and Maholm and do a little streaming, I like Kazmir tonight
@RussB: Agree with JB
Apparently Rangers are close to trading for Garza. Ugh…absolutely the worst case scenario for Garza owners. Garza has shown he could succeed in the AL when he was with the Rays in the AL East, but then again he pitched in a pitchers park. Hopefully another team swoops in at the last second.
@bossmanjunior: Yea I saw that too, he would be a good sell high in deep leagues where he has some value
Stupid long ball contest? How dare you say that, I watch it every year!
Pissed that Davis or Harper didnt win though, I had money on them to win.
@TheNewGuy: Yea a lot of people had Harper… Knew Chris Davis wasn’t gonna win it, the best HR hitter at the break almost never wins…
@TheNewGuy: They should’ve put Ike Davis in, would’ve been the first strikeout recorded by Tony Pena…
Braun/Shelby Miller for E5/Sale. Which side do you like more, ROS and keeper league?
Thanks!
@jordan73: Like left side much more in keeper, narrowly lean right side this season
Aoki/Cole for Kluber.
Gracias mustacho!
@Chicken Dinner: I love Kluber and don’t mind it – but you may be able to get him for less, unless you’re trading him
@Chicken Dinner: Kluber
Need one starter for this weekend in 5×5 mixed league. S-O-N says Kennedy. Which would you pick:
Kennedy (at SF; StreamONator = $12.0)
Miley (at SF; SON = 6.0))
Kendrick (at NYM; SON = 6.1)
Kazmir (at MIN; SON = 6.6)
Thanks!
@FilthyRich: I like Kazmir. Pitched well against them before, best hitters are lefties.
@FilthyRich: Agree with JB, Kendrick is safer, but will only K 4 guys…
Sooo, the Beckham thing seems like a contradiction. Do you think his injury is serious enough to keep him out or what? He’s been good lately and a solid average is all I really need out of my second baseman. Thanks.
@TobiasFunkeAnalRapist: I don’t think so, but I do think the average falls
Just started watching The Wire last week, and now I’m halfway through the 2nd season. In the words of Captain Obvious, “It’s a great show”. When I read your stuff immediately following an episode, I can’t help but see you and Rudy as Fantasy Baseballer Detectives. So tell me, Grey McNulty — any leads on who killed BJ Upton?
@LA Sound Guy: Where’s Wallace Yo?
@LA Sound Guy: I’ve always been told I need to watch the Wire… I think it was Carlos Pena – “Just swing at anything kinda close, kid”
@LA Sound Guy: The shame is that it may be contagious. RIP J-Up. :(
@Moose Out Front: Contagious or addictive…?
@LA Sound Guy: He just had to go.
Hey hey Grey!
I dont see Billy Butler in buy column? Come on Bro!
-____-
@Natural Born Champs: Hah, yea I wouldn’t put him there either…
@JB Gilpin: why not?
@Natural Born Champs: Love the walks, think the average comes up a tad, but home run pace is right, anemic runs, I won’t be buying him anywhere at asking prices
Finally baseballs back, it seemed like forever!
Gambling on Shark in Coors today?
@TheNewGuy: Ugh… Probably not.
@TheNewGuy: Shark-nada
@Grey: sharknado
In Coors it’s Shark-nada
Start the Shark @ COL tonight?
Ah – someone beat me to the Q by two minutes… I should finish reading the comments before typing…
@Tigres: SON says no. I agree.
@Tigres: I’m staying away
@Tigres: Agree with above, benching
CJ or Wallace at 3rd?
@chunk: CJ2K
Trade Choo and Gardner for cespedes? Obp 12team league
@Edward Scherzer Hands: Seems a little steep
@Edward Scherzer Hands: I’d take Cespedes
@Edward Scherzer Hands: Keep Choo. Cesp’s OBP is terrible.
How about Prince/Choo for Crush?
@chunk: Like that one a lot
@JB Gilpin: Which way?
@chunk: That’s a bit much, depends on league/team depth…
I’m in a 2 catcher league and currently have Perez and Martin. On the bottom-of-the-barrel waiver wire are Ramos and Phegley. Should I do any dropping and adding?
Enjoy your weekend.
@Lob Ball: I think you stand pat
@Lob Ball: Hold… You too!
Grey
Stephen Drew or Jose Tabata ROS?
Also (and I know you hate talking about middle relievers – sorry) …
Alex Torres or Sergio Santos ROS?
Thanks!
@Racehorse: No position need? Tabata probably, Drew can’t stay healthy and isn’t producing. Torres
@JB Gilpin: Oops, yeah it’s for my UTIL spot (didn’t have my coffee yet)…
Thanks!
@Racehorse: Hah no prob, luckily I was on my first cup :)
Grey
Just a couple of trade scenarios in a H2H points league: Verlander/Allen Craig for Weaver/Beltre/Granderson (although I might be able to sneak Dunn in for Craig since the guy is a huge Dunn fan) or Craig/Dunn/Parker for Beltre/Grandy. Are you buying Grandy when he comes back? I’d like to improve my OF a little for the playoffs, but I also don’t know if I like Weaver enough to make the first deal.
@Ryan741: Yea I like the 2nd deal much better, I do buy Granderson to be solid when returning.
Grey: need a 1B… IKE, Ruf, or Morrison H2H pts league??
@Josh Freeman: LoMO right now
Does Henry Urrutia give you the tingles anywhere?
@Urr-outa-here: Besides in my spell check? Hah, not really this year, could see him being a nice sleeper next yr
@Urr-outa-here: Agree with JB, he doesn’t have a full-time job
Should I trade Harvey, Gardner, and Frazier for Chris Davis, Matt Cain, and Brett Lawrie?
@Sully: Yea I’d do that
@JB Gilpin:
yeah , but would you do it if you were the other guy ?
@costaricanchata: Well since I like the left side, I guess I wouldn’t do it on the right side, but close enough to offer
@JB Gilpin: update! He wants Heyward instead of Frazier. Should I still do this? My OFs would be Ellsbury, Stanton, De Aza, Martin. SPs would be Gio, Liriano, Teheran, and Fernandez. All other spots I just stream for SP. this is a head to head points league. Sorry for the novel, thoughts?
@Sully: Haha no prob, love it, you’ll lose Harvey for playoffs, gain elite hitter
Erasmo or Tillman as a guy to roster and not stream?
and
Scott or Carter?
Thanks man!
@Sixto Lezcano: Erasmo and Carter
Standard PTs espn league. Pick two for this week
Kuroda at Boston and at Texas
Fister at kc. Home vs Philly
Burnett at wash and at cincy
Throw colon at angels then. Home vs angels in there too. Pick 3
@Jorge: Tough one. I’ll go Fister and Kuroda, I know rough matchups for Kuroda, but gonna roll with him
Morning guys… I got C-Mart in as a RP now. So that means I have Mujica and him. Do you think that’s fine. I don’t have room for him to stash cause I need a streamer. I’m scared to let him go though cause he might ba a starter right, or when Carpenter comes back there’s no way he can start??
@Frank White: Stream
Well i have room for him as a second RP.. SHOULD I DO THAT our get closer instead???
@Frank Lynch: Depends on who’s avail, if a close to full time closer or full time one yes
I totally hear ya… I’m just scared to drop him then he’ll start pitching full time and someone else grabbing him ya know… Why did Grey put him in the buy list to keep when he said he’ll end up only starting maybe 3 times??? Wouldn’t that put him in the sell list?? Cause Joe Kelly or not, Carpenter is coming back. Idk
@Frank Lynch: Yea it’s a mess, since you’re in a 10-teamer, I think you can cut for a closer if ones out there
Do you know of any new closers on any teams that I can check for availability?? Also Kevin Gregg is still available
Oh also, Did you say that you liked the trade where I give Matt Holliday for Chen and Carpenter??
Nope
Would you trade Matt Holliday for Chen and Carpenter?? If not then how about Chen n Ryu??
Nope
I don’t understand your question
Sorry Grey… Before that question I was talking to JP and I was asking him if HE was the one that said that HE liked the trade. When you said nope I thought you meant you never said it…. Just forget it… LOL
Deal pence for cespedes?
@Schlitzy: Yea I like that, buy a bounceback for Ces
Could use another closer… Could either wait for the trade deadline to shake up the group or make a move myself…
Thoughts on sending:
Gomez and Harvey
For Heyward, Verlander, and Parnell?
Good stuff as always
@Chadillac: 10 teamer Roto 5 x 5
@Chadillac: Seems like too much to me…
@JB Gilpin: dang, don’t have any other sell high guys at the moment… the other players in my league can be a little stingy too.. guess i’ll just hope for harvey to ball and gomez to be hot coming out of the gate and reach for gold before the deadline..
@Chadillac: Sounds like a plan, yea I like Gomez to keep it up – all out on Heyward
@Chadillac: Get a cheaper closer
Short bench keeper league. Trying to hang on to profar but gyrocompass (<—- auto correct for Gyorko) has to get activated off DL. Profar is not on this list so I assume you don't see him helping much in the second half?
@Schlitzy: I think he’ll be decent, no problem cutting for Gyorko though
@Schlitzy: Ha… Agree with JB
I have Miley and Gaudin for the pst week or 2. Do you think I should drop one or both of them for Porcello, Edwin J or Kluber?? If so then who??
@Frank White: Porcello and Kluber
Promise last one – erasmo or kluber?
@Schlitzy: Def Kluber
Give up Goldy, Zobrist and Swisher for Cano and Freeman?
16 team h2h 8×8 (H, BB, SLG)
@Cheese: I think I like that one
@Cheese:
am worried about cano not seeing many good pitches to hit .
@costaricanchata: Worth monitoring, but I think he’ll be fine
@costaricanchata: Why did he get good pitches in the 1st half?
@Grey: Travis Hafner protection!!!!!
Grey,
Great stuff. Love these buy/sell posts. I know it’s a bit early but I need some keeper help. I don’t like to keep pitchers unless I have to. I am considering keeping Jose Fernandez because he seems to be a generational talent. He is only 20! Anyway, I keep 5 in my QS, K/BB, OBP, XBH league. Can you help me pick? I want to make trades to win this year. My best options are:
– Miggy (duh)
– Chris Davis (also duh?)
– McCutchen
– Justin Upton
– Jason Heyward
– Matt Kemp
– Yasiel Puig
– Scherzer
– Greinke
– Gio
– Jose Fernandez
– Profar
Which 5 do I keep? No penalty.
@Tom Thumb: Miggy, Crush, Cutch, JoFer, and still Upton right now… but close. Someone will scream “NO PUIG?!?!” at me. Sell Puig to a bottom team giving them a big-name keeper for someone good
@Tom Thumb: Thanks! Miggy, Davis, McCutchen, Kemp, Upton
Who should I put in my utility spot tonight? Dunn (Hudson) in Chicago or Trumbo (Griffin) in Anaheim. Enjoy the weekend alls you’s guys’s
@Bitchesbeshoppach: Dunn crushes Hudson, 4 career homers at .355. He’s my pick.
@Bitchesbeshoppach: What does Hitter-Tron say?
Hittertron told me to suck a lemon. I do check hittertron but sometimes what it says has me all like “whaaa” and he’s going “whaaaa” and every day it’s the same thing, just one of us barking about being underneath the sofa. Wait, was the question? Yeah Dunn over trumbo.
Ha
@Grey: that he likes to hide under the oil change ramps and stare up at the chassis..
Haha… Love the chassis on that vroom vroom…
15 team, mixed, 5×5. Should I trade Cuddyer for Cespedes?
Thanks.
@Peter: I think I would, scared of injury, get a little speed
PS To the last post. I am looking to upgrade in power.
@Peter: Gotcha, and yea just looking at it Cuddyer has more steals! Think I might hold Cuddyer actually
trade my Choo/Shelby for his Yoenis ? Good trade?
@Shawn of the livid: Seems a bit too rich for me
@JB Gilpin: Yeah I know. This league is a bunch of tight asses that never prop trades, always reject yours and never counter. Never post to boards, never trash talk. BORING people! I would like to hop into some kind of H2H razzball affiliated league next year. I’m in first in this one but the people I’m playing with are lame
@Shawn of the livid: Hah yea it’s always more fun when everyone is into it, even if it’s harder to win
@Shawn of the livid: I’d take Yoenis
Ryu’s on the waiver wire. In 31.1 innings over last 30 days he’s only got 1 w 18 k’s 3.73/1.44. He has a 4.00 Siera. Your new ROS has him at $2.7. Do I:
1) drop any of Kluber (-11.9), Lackey (-.8), or Nolasco (6.1) for him
2) drop any of the 3 and stream the spot ROS (250 players rostered in 5×5 H2H)
3) hold tight to what I got
@Tom: I think I take Ryu over Nolasco, all 4 I think need to be owned, so I’d hold those 3
@ Grey :
don’t understand what the fuzz is all about .
preseason , you ranked choo # 14 with this projection : 108/23/79/.296/20
he is now at 100/348 66 13 31 11 .287
seems like he is right on target .
are you saying , now , that those projections are not good enough for a top 15 OF ranking ?
who would i sell him for ??
@costaricanchata: I like the move for Cespedes that a lot of people are asking
@costaricanchata: Don’t think he’s falling into a sewer, just think he’s prone to huge long stretches of bleh and it should be considered and possibly moved off a team… If you’re in a H2H league and you’re in the playoffs and Choo gets 4 lefties at the wrong time it could be a problem….
also was propped a trade he wanted my Cano for Dom brown/Marte. Should I accept that?
@Shawn of the livid: That seems too much too. Too much a premium on MI
Alexei Ramirez or Rajai Davis ROS? Mitch Moreland or Brett Lawrie?
@MikeZ: No position need? Davis. Same position need caveat – Moreland, if need 3B Lawrie
@MikeZ: Alexei, Moreland
Those were a long 5 days
Bench Samarzdja tonight @ Colo, right??
@Jamiehov: Hah yup they were! Yea I’d bench
@Jamiehov: Shark-nada
Lose one OF: Gardner, Reddick or Leonys?
@Jon: Power/steals need, whichever you need more, drop Reddick or Leonys
@Jon: Leonys
I have been streaming one of SP spots for a few weeks now, But I am looking to just roster a guy until the playoffs start. I am just not a huge fan of streaming, but I do it when the match up calls for it and I need a win. If you were going to roster one guy and leave him there, who would it be? League only counts QS, ERA, WHIP, K/9, IP
Lackey
Kluber
Chacin
Nolasco
Doubront
Hellickson
Archer
J Fernandez
Erasmo
C Carpenter (stash until we see where he is)
@Spencer: Since only until the playoffs start, gotta be JoFer
Heyward has been terrible most of the season, and since Grey recommended we run and get him a few weeks back, he still hasn’t exactly been tearing it up. Given Grey’s projections for ROS he doesn’t seem like a break-out candidate for the 2nd half either (the enthusiasm from a few weeks back seems to have died).
At this point, in a 10 team mixed league, is he worth a hold?
@Malarkey: Probably, but can’t fault a drop if you need the spot. Another lost season
@Malarkey: Yeah, hold him, season isn’t lost in July…
Scherzer and Altuve for Lynn and Pedroia?
@zach: I’d take Pedroia side
@JB Gilpin: Thanks
Eaton or Crawford ROS? Playing time is important as we have no bench. 8×8 (H, BB, SLG)
@Cheese: Crawford
Brett Lawrie or Juan Francisco at the hot corner ROS? 10 team league, and I just dealt Hanley for pitching. Both these guys are sitting free and clear on the wire.
@Steve D.: Lawrie
@JB Gilpin:
I need to drop someone to get him. Problem is, it will have to be one of Werth, Leonys Martin or Jeff Locke. Have tried to peddle Locke since before the break, with no takers. I do have a good number of starters on my team as it is:
Latos, Kuroda, Cingrani, Nolasco, Archer, Lincecum, Greinke.
OF is:
Harper, Cespedes, Eaton, Werth, Holliday, Car Go Lite, Leonys Martin with Morse on DL.
As much as I’d hate to straight out drop Locke, I’m giving it serious thought. I’d hate to start the second half with an empty 3B slot. The plan was to swing a follow up deal to open a spot for a 3B, but people in my league are either asleep or not interested.
Who gets the ax?
Grey, If you had the number wavier in a keeper league would you pick up Herny Urrutia or Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. Based on just overall value down the stretch?
Thanks
@Jsimps: Number 1*
@Jsimps: I’d say Gonzalez… but not thinking either will do much this year, but he’s worth that #1 spot if deep # of keepers
@Jsimps: This is who you’re waiting for with a number one waiver spot? Gonzalez
Trade my Choo for his Cespedes?
@Charlies: Yea I would
as much love as i have for jzim, i agree with you and have been looking to sell. would you do any of these – trade jzim for price/jzim for yoenis/jzim and pedroia for kimbrel and cano (need saves)? league has k/bb and ops. thanks man, have a nice weekend
@bb: I’d look to do the last one, seems like a home run to me
@bb: All are them are solid… I’d take Kimbrel if I needed saves, should be able to get cheaper saves though
Got his Joey Bats and Holland for my Puig. How’d I do?
@BK: Love it, you did well
we made it through the worst 4 days of the year!! Welcome back, real baseball.
@mauledbypandas: Except for the prolonged series of 4 days over and over again during the offseason!
@JB Gilpin: Good point, but at least those days have Basketball and Hockey and Football and other things that arent the ESPYs
oh, and it’s not god awful hot!
@mauledbypandas: Hah true, nothing is worse than no major sports on and the ESPYs… Yikes!
@mauledbypandas: About time!
@grey….Beltran for Lackey/Anibal, or Beltran for Anibal/ Hellickson or Teheran, or AGonz for CC/ Anibal?
@Pipa: Probably first one, don’t mind any of them looking for pitching help
For ROS, in a 10×10 league that scores almost everything, is trading Choo for Price or Greinke worth it and/or reasonable?
@nucappy: Both are reasonable, probably do it on Price not on Greinke
@nucappy: Yep…Price
Grey- Is there any reason to hold onto Ryu at this point if I have F-Her, Greinke, Bailey, Minor, Garza, Teheran, and Samardzija, and am currently projecting +63 innings over a 1450 IP limit, so have to pick and choose my starts going forward? Was going to drop Ryu or D Hernandez for N Franklin, figure I don’t want to drop D-Her until it’s clear if he’s in the SV mix or not, and can’t see many spots where I’d start Ryu given his low K rate and the innings crunch (although haven’t studied schedule to see how many potential starts he could make against patsies/padres)(12-TM standard espn rosters, 5×5). Also, Viciedo, Lough, or Ethier going forward, best overall?
@JMT: Well I think I’d drop Garza with an impending trade to the AL. Don’t mind losing one for Franklin to save innings. I’ll go with the upside of Lough, he’s pretty fast, may have a big SAGNOF month
@JB Gilpin: Yeah, definitely worried about Garza (assuming he goes to Arlington), but he’s been too lights out over the past month to drop. Samardzija’s been a mess lately, but like his upside too much in favorable matchups. See Ryu as having the lowest ceiling, and most likely to regress given his peripherals.
@JMT: Yea I hear ya, just liked what I saw outta Ryu early, haven’t seen him pitch recently maybe offenses/film are figuring him out.
@JB Gilpin: Was leaning Lough, thinking Viciedo is too much of an AVG drain when he cools off.
@JMT: He’s also too much a food drain at buffets, look out Golden Corral!
Archer nova or erasmo for the foreseeable future? Currently rostering archer but not thrilled about his start at Toronto. I’m not desperate for that start either do I could drop archer for one of the others.
@Jason: Since not desperate I’d hold and see how he does on your bench.
For this upcoming week with everyone 2-starting, I’m for sure rolling out Fister, Bailey, Liriano, Corbin and Lackey. My 6th spot SHOULD be CC Sabathia, but I’m not thrilled w/ him @ Boston.
Am I insane to want to start Kluber or Doubront over CC? Kluber has MN and TX…
Who would you start as your #6?
@Rodney: Youre not insane, #KluberNation!
Hey all,
Deep weekly set-up points league…my DH rotates between Ellsbury and Beltre (the one having the better week is invariably on my BN for that week of course ;) Without going on at length about exact scoring points but hopefully giving enough info, SP and younger players are valued. I need SP, SS, (and C, somewhat).
Should I try to trade Ellsbury or Beltre for any needs or stand pat? In a vacuum (10c FBB phrase of the week), what sort of return would either of these guys get, as far as SP, SS or any player are concerned? I’ve also got Alvarez stuck behing both of them at DH and Miggy at 3B.
Thanks as always for the input!
Active Players:
Ellis, A.J.
(C) LAD
Goldschmidt, Paul
(1B) ARI
Kipnis, Jason
(2B) CLE
Cabrera, Miguel
(3B) DET
Cozart, Zack
(SS) CIN
Soriano, Alfonso
(LF) CHC
McCutchen, Andrew
(CF) PIT
Pence, Hunter
(RF) SF
Beltre, Adrian
(3B) TEX
Bench:
Chisenhall, Lonnie
(3B) CLE
Braun, Ryan
(LF) MIL
Alvarez, Pedro
(3B) PIT
Ellsbury, Jacoby
(CF) BOS
Buxton, Byron
(LF) MIN
Active Pitchers:
Eovaldi, Nate
(SP) MIA
Greinke, Zack
(SP) LAD
Harvey, Matt
(SP) NYM
Lohse, Kyle
(SP) MIL
Milone, Tommy
(SP) OAK
Holland, Greg
(RP) KC
Bench:
Ball, Trey
(SP) BOS
Cashner, Andrew
(RP,SP) SD
Gausman, Kevin
(RP,SP) BAL
Gonzalez, Miguel
(SP)
Otani, Shohei
(SP)
Doolittle, Sean
(RP) OAK
Cobb, Alex
(SP) TB
Estrada, Marco
(RP,SP) MIL
Barnes, Matt
(SP) BOS
Ventura, Yordano
(SP) KC
@Dem Bums: Man, stacked team… I’d try like a Beltre for Posey or Ellsbury for like a Reyes
Trade Fowler/S.Perez/Kluber for Cespedes/Mauer (or VMart)? 12 team redraft h2h points.
@smegma: Definitely ASAP!
@smegma: Duh. Yes.
Got another one:
Nickmundo Franklin or Gyroko.
In general are you guys worried about Franklin and his injury? Would you bail on him? I guess the same could be asked of Jedd. Thanks!
@Sixto Lezcano: Yea equal on injury front, I’ll lean Gyorko
Hey JB, looks like I’ll have to replace Cano for a couple games. Hitter-Tron really likes DJ LeMahieu at home against righties all week. Beckham, Weeks, and Profar are all available also. Who would you roll out? Thanks
@AB: Yup, that damn Harvey… I just have a feeling Weeks breaks out of it a tad and he’s best shot at a homer, I might roll dice on him
Lots of trade talk about Garza and Texas prospects. If Martin Perez and/or Mike Olt get moved to ChiTown, how much value would they have ROS and going forward? Getting out of the Texas heat should help Perez, and Olt should have a clearer path to playing time.
@Tuco Salamanca: Never been a huge Perez guy, NL should help, but I wouldn’t buy a great 2nd half there. I think Olt will get more seasoning too and not do much this year. Think Olt has a little more upside, neither I’m too high on past this year either
Got countered with my Chris Davis for his Bautista/Cuddyer…decent deal or not? Davis is the best player in the deal by 100 points in my league over Bautista at this point. Could attempt a counter offer with JUpton or McCutchen and Iwakuma for Bautista/Cuddyer. FWIW Bautista and McCutchen have about the same amount of points right now. The move would put Bautista in OF and Cuddyer over my Fowler at UT.
My team:
C: S.Perez
1: Goldy
2: Pedroia
ss: Franklin
3: Machado
IF: Rizzo
OF: McCutchen/JUpton/CDavis
UT: Fowler
B: Crisp/Aramis (DL)
@smegma: I’d try to counter with the Upton one and maybe you get lucky
@JB Gilpin: Should I throw in Crisp to the JUpton deal to make it more reasonable?
@smegma: Yea that sounds like a winner idea
Leonys or EYJ? Need steals more but runs too…
@The Thumb: Martin
@The Thumb: Young
I was thinking about moving Jean Segura, as I am stuck in second place and don’t see a way to move up without adding some power/rbi. I can add Alexei RamÃrez to replace Segura.
Is Longo a good target? Who would you advise?
@sanfran1966: Yea can’t hurt to offer that one up, I’d take Longo
12-team, 6×6 H2H cats (includes L), redraft.
(1) I need to drop at least two SPs from my staff to activate healthy DL guys:
Milone,
Straily,
Nolasco,
Erasmo,
Cingrani,
Teheran,
Jo-Fer,
Fister,
Lester,
Wheeler,
Kluber,
Peavy.
(Notable free agents are:)
Porcello,
Cashner,
Gee.
Basically, I need the best ten of the above fifteen.
(2) I have only one closer (Perkins), I’m thinking about dropping the bottom two of the above top ten to speculate on post-trade new closers. Who would the bottom two of the best ten be, and are they droppable for guys like Bastardo and Brothers?
Thank you!!
@YouKnowMeAldo: I’d drop Milone and probably Cingrani? Then Erasmo and Wheeler are the bottom two past that for RP speculation – both droppable but I’d wait and see how both look in their first start back before making those moves
ESPN weekly lineup league. Drop Rajai Davis for Will Venable? I’m worried Rajai is about to become a part time player.
@Crumpy: I’d leave Rajai in this week
MLB.com reported that the Braves may move Alex Wood to their rotation by month’s end. Think he’s worth a speculative add?
@Moth: I watched one of his spot starts and dude has a seriously funky delivery that can rack up Ks… Don’t know how the Braves would have room though with Beachy coming back. In NL only I think so, but not past that.
@JB Gilpin: Thought the same thing. Maybe they’ll move Medlen to the pen and trade Maholm? Doesn’t seem likely…
@Moth: They must already know one is moving… Fishy, yea maybe they do try to move Maholm…
@JB Gilpin: Maybe there are some legs to the Hudson trade rumors.
@Wudaben: Interesting yea I thought that was just rumor and no one really wants him, but hey maybe some teams want a vet presence.
H2H points league: Verlander/Craig or Weaver/Edwin/Grandy?
@Ryan741: Probably left side narrowly
@Ryan741: Verlander/Craig
Great Stuff.
5×5 Mixed, 10 team. Most desirable SS (in a fantasy, err baseball sorta way): B Miller, Rutledge or Gregorious? Thx!
@Fantasy Phil: Hah, I’d say Miller
many thanks!
@Fantasy Phil: No prob!
Should I add Edwin Jackson or Bastardo with this staff:
Scherzer
Hamels
Weaver
Kluber
Lackey
Nolasco
Cobb (DL)
Balfour
Janssen
Perez
Henderson
Ziegler
@JASON KATNIP: Nah probably not
@JB Gilpin:
Which one?
@JASON KATNIP: I was saying neither
@JASON KATNIP: Bastardo
@Grey: probably bastardo over ziegler
D. Holland / J shields -ros
milone/ Gallardo- ros
@chopy: Shields then… ugh, Gallardo I guess
Please rank the top 5 from these SPs for ROS … Thank you!
Milone
Nolasco
Porcello
Archer
Kluber
Wheeler
Erasmo
Strailey
Cashner
@Alex In SoCal: Kluber, Nolasco, Porcello, Erasmo, Straily
@JB Gilpin: Cashner be a man you’re down on I see. Steamer still likes him ROS, but I’m thinking he’s getting pretty close to beoming a streamer for me with guys like Straily, Wheeler, Gee, and Erasmo available on my wire.
@Moose Out Front: Yeah just not buying Cashner, obviously great spot starter @ home but doesn’t look like the big K games are comin…
Erasmo just got dropped. Should I drop any of Garza, J Parker, or Milone for him? Thanks again, JB
@AB: heh, looks like everyone is pretty much in the same spot re: eraser
@AB: Yea a lot of similar pitcher weights, I might pick him up for Milone, I know I’ve jumbled probably a couple pitchers in rankings this morning, just so many meh ones!
6X6 Keeper league. Hanley/Beltran for my Gomez/Scherzer. Which side you like best? My SP other than Mad Max are Garza, Samardzija, Shields, Leake, Liriano, Gio Gonzalez, Cingrani.
My OF/DH are De Aza, Gomez, E Young, Eaton, Werth and Josh Hamilton. We use LF, CF, RF not just 3 OF starters.
@Cubs Win: I guess I’ll add this is a H2H league if that makes a difference
@Cubs Win: And while I’m at it, I have Castro and Beltre at SS and 3B. I think this would make Hanley my regular DH, Beltran my CF and Hamilton my RF and De Aza my LF with Werth, Eaton and Young backing up in my OF and DH spots.
@Cubs Win: I’d hold Gomez and Scherz. Way too much upside, and for keeper. And without dire SS need, I think you stand pat
@JB Gilpin: Thanks a bunch! I think you are right (as usual). I wouldn’t trade Gomez for Beltran or Scherzer for HanRam. These multi-player deals confuse my small brain.
@Cubs Win: Haha thanks man, I don’t know about usually right but appreciate it…
@JB Gilpin: Homeboy just added Adrian Gonzalez to this offer. Does that change your opinion? So now I get HanRam, AGon and Beltran for my Gomez and Scherzer.
@Cubs Win: whewwww…. pretty close. I still might actually hold, Max is your ace, and Gonzalez doesn’t have much additional keeper upside for ya
First off thanks for the advice last week. Archer over Locke turned out to be a homerun, especially when Locke was scratched. This week I have a few issues. I’m in a h2h league. Do I take a chance on Freeman and his thumb or go with Fransisco against three Marlins rhp’s. Next of these players which 4 would you suggest…J. Upton, Fowler, C.Gomez, E.Young JR. , M.Brantley, Puig. Actually I need 3 of them in the outfield. One as the utility guy. So you can add Rendon and Prado as possible U’s.
thanks again.
@Harris: I think you stick with Freeman. Puig Up Gomez and probably Brantley depending on matchups and need, if you need steals EYJ
@Harris: No problem, agree with JB
I give Shin-Soo Choo and Mike Minor for Yoenis Céspedes and Stephen Strasburg
I give Shin-Soo Choo and Mike Minor for Yoenis Céspedes and Chris Sale
Are either of these trades close ?
@RalphW: Love it and love it. Would try top one first, both are close enough to offer
Stream-o-Nator really likes Gallardo and Kennedy. do you see them turning it around 2nd half?
also, Dickey, Gallardo, and Kennedy have all been dropped would you drop any for Erasmo and Kluber?
Thanks as always!
@Pager24: also would you do Andrus for jeter straight up?
@Pager24: More Gallardo than Kennedy, but not to the extent you’d hope… I think you stand pat… No prob! And I’d rather have Andrus still
@Pager24: I have no hope for YoGa or Kennedy, Dickey over Erasmo
Good to see some underachievers on my squad on the buy list…
Question though,
drop Pineda to add Kazmir?
If so start 3 of 4: CJ Wilson, Kluber, Kazmir, Cingrani
(or bench 1 of 4 =D )
@ThaDeez: Yea I would for this start tonight then stream. Depending on matchups, bench Wilson
@JB Gilpin:
Probably should’ve mentioned it’s weekly lock, 14 team,h2h points, heavy on QS’s
@ThaDeez: Lose Pineda
Hey buddy,
Who would run out for the ESPN two-week start week:
Wheeler – 7/20-PHI (Hamels), 7/25-ATL (Maholm)
or
Erasmo – 7/23-CLE (McAllister), 7/28-MIN (Deduno)
Thanks!
@Crumpy: Erasmo, no prob!
What ranking top hitter would you expect in a 1 for 1 for J Zimmerman?
Would Zimmerman/Bruce for Goldschmidt/Cespedes be too much?
12 team mixed points keeper league (7 keepers)
@Joel: Yea I don’t think you could land that, but can’t hurt to offer and see where counters go.
12 team mixed league, non-keeper- OPS instead of AVG. Leading in all batting cats but middle of the road pitching. In 3rd place within striking distance of first:
Just traded Bautista, Zobrist, and Shelby for Price, Minor, and Starling Marte. Thoughts?
@JoeBoo: Seems a little steep, does fir your pitching needs though. Just gotta cross your fingers Price is healed up fine then it’ll do well
Who would you rather have at SS ROS, all things considered as well as injuries, in league that counts OBP, SLG, HR, R, SB, RBI.
Rollins
Tulo
Reyes
Segura
@Spencer: Still Tulo
@JB Gilpin: Would a package deal of my Rollins/Garza be too much for Tulo? Plenty of SP available in this league.
@Spencer: Probably too little, but can’t hurt offering
I just dealt Bruce, Choo, Seager and Krod for Fielder, Ryan Zimmerman, Austin Jackson and R. Betancourt. Hoping for a surge in the second half. Decent move?
@Boomer19: I’d say so looks great
What’s the fuss about Franklin’s health? All I can find is that he bunted a ball off his knee and sat out a couple game a few days later. Sounds like a deep bruise. Can’t find a word about a hip anywhere on the interwebs. Links?
@OaktownSteve: Where did you see “hip”? Yea just the knee injury, I think Grey was just sayin that explaining an ownership drop
@JB Gilpin:
The hip thing was me hallucinating. Seems weird that a minor injury would cause people to drop a guy eligible at both MI spots who has been super productive.
@OaktownSteve: Yea I agree… I think Grey was slamming that notion as well, especially with ASB coming for additional rest.
@OaktownSteve: Yeah, I was just saying it made no sense everyone was dropping him… He has dropped to 61% owned from 90-something a week ago
@Grey:
People are potty. Daft, I tell you.
Daft punks that get lucky…
Theme: the selling of Choo
My Choo / J-Up for his Adam Jones
My Choo / Mujica for his Starburg or his Price
Thoughts?
@Moose Out Front: Hah definitely has become the theme of today… Don’t mind either, would go for Jones
@Moose Out Front: Both are good, depends on needs
@Moose Out Front: first one seems too expensive
Got offered my Minor for his Greg Holland, I need saves and have a rotation of Max Max/Greinke/Shark/Burnett to fall back on (Kluber and Erasmo on waivers too if needed). Royals wont trade Holland in the next couple weeks will they? Seem like a good SP for closer trade?
@Fireball Feliz: Yea that seems fine, yea I don’t see that happening they like Holland a lot there
Looking to drop Ike Davis due to Collins saying he is going into a platoon. Who should I slot into my IF spot out of these? Lawrie, Brandon Moss, Chris Carter, Belt, ARod, or Kelly Johnson..or hold Ike.
@Wheeler of Fortune: Probably Lawrie, I’d play matchups and can lose Ike
Rick Porcello is the true “FIP don’t kill my fibe” 3.5 FIP 3.00 XFIP maybe we should all add him.
@JASON KATNIP: I’ve been all over Porcello almost the whole season!
@JASON KATNIP: Ha
so Leonys Martin has treated me well… but I just got an offer: Travis Wood for Leonidas. 12 team mixed, H2H w/ OBP, QS, K/9. What say you? Other steals guys on my team aren’t really stealers… just Goldy, Brad Miller, Pence, and Joey Bats
@Paul: I wouldn’t change it up, see regression for Wood
Okay then Bastardo or Nova?
@JASON KATNIP: Depends on needs and roster comp/room
grey or anyone who can help.
keeper league!
justin upton (round 3), oscar taveras (round 15), wil myers (27), bogaerts (27), yelich (26), rizzo (23)
can you rank em?
@the tone ranger: Rizz, Up, Myers, Tav, Yelich, Bog
BASEBALLS BACK! Only thing to make it better would be day baseball. I’m hoping for big 2nd halfs from cespedes and stanton.
@Goldschmidt On Her Chest: They could do it! Glad to see you looking at some other sports though in the down time :)
@Goldschmidt On Her Chest: Agreed!
Would you start samarzdja against Rockies today?
@peely: Nope
Who would you rather have ROS, Cashner or Cole? Keeper league but we only keep 4 so I can’t imagine keeping either.
@Be The Ball: Probably Cashner, although they’re kinda twins… High velocity and terrible Ks
Parker or Bastardo the better closer stash right now?
@Jon: Bastardo
SON really likes Bailey v PIT (Locke) ($17.1) and kinda likes Zimmermann v LAD (Kershaw) ($9.8), but I’m a little more apprehensive. Would you start either over Kluber @MIN (Correia) ($7.8) in a weekly where W, L and QS count?
@Steve Stevenson: You know I love Kluber, but I think you start the top two guys over him
@Steve Stevenson: Start your top guys
I usually have Altuve and Marte for steals however I just made a trade for Segura so I’m wondering (since Altuve is just a steals catagory guy) would any of these options starting at 2B be better overall? ( I can still keep Altuve on my bench)
Gyorko, Franklin, K. Johnson? Thanks!
Oops meant @Kyle: Nah still like Altuve, I might try to trade him to another team needing MI and speed for a cheap arm and pick one of those guys up since you seem to have SB locked up.
Nah still like Altuve, I might try to trade him to another team needing MI and speed for a cheap arm and pick one of those guys up since you seem to have SB locked up.
I can’t find anything on the site about Henry Urrutia. Has anyone witnessed these numbers he’s putting up?
Dude is getting called up.
67 minor league games, .365/ .427/ .531, 7 HR, 43 RBI
@YoMommaSoUggla: INteresting, yea no homers in AAA though, splits time with McLouth I’d think, however both are lefty hitters
Not so much a question, but listen to this effed up trade that went down in my h2h points keeper league
Bumgarner, Tulo, and Trumbo for Clay Bucholz (that’s the “keeper” in rd. 11 next year), Carl Crawford, Jonny Peralta and Liriano…..
Is it just me or….
@sange_da_man: Yea smells fishy but not the worst I’ve ever seen… Definitely worth asking trading partners what the hey
For a 12 team Yahoo! 5×5 league should I trade Price Fielder, Shelby Miller, Matt Carpenter for Cespedes, Darvish, Utley, Lind (Lind would be dopped as he is redundant with Adams)?
I’ve currently got
C: Weiters
1B: Fielder
2B: Carpenter
3B Alvarez
SS: Starlin Castro
OF: Adam Jones
OF: Stanton
OF:Heyward
UTL: Choo
UTL: Adrian Gonzalez
Bench: Matt Adams, Uggla, Aybar,
DL: Aramis Ramirez
SP: Zimmerman, Miller, Scherzer, Gallardo, Porcello
RP: Benoit, Street, Melancon, Alex Torres, Oliver Perez (I cycle through those three middle relievers for streamers)
@Keter Ping: Yea I think I’d do that
Is trading J.Zimm, Andrus & D.Jennings way too much for Strasburg?
@BrewerFan: I like DJ, I think I hold
Hey Grey!
Wanted to get your thoughts on this trade. It’s total points ESPN league with 10 players.
I send Sandoval & Grienke for Harvey & D. Brown
Another one, R. Zimmerman & Grienke for Harvey & Cepedes.
Thoughts on both please. Thanks in advance!
@bryan: Like them both, as long as you can handle losing a 3B which if both are same team, you can.
@JB Gilpin: I am stacked at 3b right now so need to deal one of my four guys….right now I have Encarnacion, Sandoval, Zimmerman, and Donaldson. So trying to get an OF in return.
Thanks!
@bryan: Harvey & Cepedes
Markakis or De Aza, who do you like ROS? League counts, R, HR, RBI, SB, strikeouts, OPS
@ManuteBologna: De Aza
@JB Gilpin:
By a lot, by a little? Seems common sense to me since Sparkakis only beats De Aza in K’s (half as many) but Jaywrong had Markakis listed as a buy and went the other way.
@ManuteBologna: De Aza
12 team roto.
Tulo/Kershaw/Pedroia go to one team and keepers (rd) Cueto (8), Lawrie (9), Prado (12), Ryu (2) go to the other.
Collusive and vetoable?
@Blue: Ryu (20)
@Blue: Also, only keep 3 players.
@Blue: so the first three can’t be kept? If so then it’s fine, someone playing for now and someone ditching non-keepers to rebuild.
@Blue: Trade’s terrible, but I don’t know if it’s collusive… I wouldn’t veto it either
@Grey: Thanks
Hi someone dropped Josh Johnson in my league. i want to pick him up, who would you recommend that i drop for him? Gyorko or Nick Franklin? i have rendon & headley for 3b, rendon & cano for 2b , and only reyes for SS… i really like rendon & don’t want to drop him. thanks alot!
@nathan: I’s probably lose Franklin even though he might bring most value, maybe use him in a 2-1 trade if you have time.
@nathan: I prefer Franklin
@Grey: are you saying you’d rather have Franklin or you’d rather cut him?
I’d prefer Franklin
Have
@Grey: Word thanks.
Should I send Pujols/Sale/Castro for Ortiz/Wain?
Castro is backup to Tulo. I could also do Rendon instead of Castro, also backup.
10 team redraft.
@Kevin: Close… yea I think I would
@Kevin: Eh, it’s fair, I wouldn’t
Settle this argument for me…Brad Miller and Nick Franklin…two different players?…same human being?…just anagrams of eachother?…I’ll call them Brick Frankller…(this is also happens to be the real name of the guy who sits at the door on Pawn Stars)
@Wake Up: I thought the Pawn Stars bouncer was a big black guy, not Steve Carrell… barely different, but so the same…
@JB Gilpin: that amongst thing…up there…really cracked me up!
@Wake Up: Haha yea me too… We are amongst the wittiest commenters…
@JB Gilpin: No. You are!
@JB Gilpin: Steve Carrell was the bouncer at my all-girl kindergarten…wait, I’ve said too much…
@Wake Up: I just went to Pawn Stars in Vegas, 115 degree heat is the bouncer…
@Grey: 98 degrees “Heat” was the first album that gave me diarrhea…but it was a “dry” diarrhea…
98 Degrees were all about their videos
@Grey: You were all about their videos! they gave me 115 degree-dry-heat-diarrhea…
Yeah, they did the same for me, I just on a weird diet at the time
@Grey: You and me both…get anything at the Pawn Shop? Just the usual feeling of desperation?
HA… I actually bought a Chumlee is my homeboy tshirt for Cougs…
@Grey: Nice! I heard he died from ODing on the weed…
In the passenger seat of his Ferrari on Hollywood blvd as tried to get spotted by tourists…
@Grey: You might want to take the shirt to a pawn shop to see if that increases the value…
I pawned it for two t-shirts of Cake Boss…
Good to see you back in mid-season form!
@Wake Up: Ha!
you think brad miller is a suitable replacement for Scutaro at the middle infield position?
@Paz: Yup
Grey,
I’m in a 14-team Keeper League–what do you think of this trade now and for the future?
I give: Wil Myers
I receive: Yoenis Cespedes
Thanks for the advice!
@Chris: Sounds good
16-team keeper league. I’m in contention but I need pitching. I have offense to spare.
What do you think about Domonic Brown and Josh Donaldson for James Shields and Zack Greinke?
I’d replace Brown with Alfonso Soriano or Wil Myers, and Donaldson with Arenado or another IF off waivers.
@kalone: Sounds good
J-Zimm is one of my favorite players in real life, so it’s going to be tough to trade him. I do have a pretty solid pitching staff, though: Mad Bum, Nat Gio, J-Zimm, Christian Bailey, Travis Wood, and Erasmo.
I have Machado / Panda platooning third and Giancarlo, Heyward / Frazier, Choo / Werth in the outfield. Would you prioritize an outfielder or third baseman? J-Zimm for Beltre? Encarnacion? Jones? McCutchen? Thanks!
@vohnie: OF… I’d take Jones or McCutchen
Why are so many people asking about starting Smardj @COL. Dude has been unownable in standard leagues. Why do people keep acting like he’s about to turn into Scherzer any day now?
Shark-nada
I dropped Carl Crawford during the AS break. I feel better now.
Ha
I am glad baseball is back, I almost had to get a life….
Anyway drop B.J for Nova or Archer?
Thanks!
Whew! Nova
Bj Upton was dropped… Him or Eaton?
Eaton
Which two guys would you sit this week?
Moreland, Markakis, Ellsbury, Yonder Alonso, Heyward, Gardner
Alonso, Moreland
Longo for Felix
H2Hpoints league. Have Arenado on bench.
I’d take Felix if I needed pitching, it’s fair
Jerko, Johnson or Frazier best 3b option?
Jerko…
Thoughts on trading Zimmerman for posey? I have Perez as my catcher as of now.
@G: Posey’s the better hitter and he’s a catcher….no brainerrrr
Sounds fair
I hate Kemp so much, first year I get him after killing my teams in the past, and he stinks.
As bad as he’s been, should I try and sell him anyway? If he doesn’t run when he comes back, he’s gonna be entirely useless as he’s not hitting for power this year is he.
What tier OF would you take straight up for him. As low as his value is now I feel it can only get lower.
Any OF above him in my 2nd rankings…
Hey there- my roster locks for the week at the first game tonight, which pitchers would you roll with? Right now I have David Price, Cole Hamels & Matt Harvey as my starters & Jordan Zimmerman & Zack Greinke on the bench. Would you keep starters as is or move someone from bench up to starter?
since my roster locks tonight & Matt kemp won’t be activated til Sunday (7/21) would you leave him on the bench until he shows me something ? I can afford to do that because I’m deep at OF- I also have Giancarlo Stanton, Alex Rios, Dominic Brown , Puig, Jason Heyward & Ben zobrist who is OF eligible (by other 2b is Aaron hill)
Last question- short & sweet for the infielder spot on my roster who do you like better Mike Napoli(who will face Yankees , rays & Baltimore)
Or Adam Dunn (who will face braves, tigers, royals)
Thank you
Keep as is with SPs… Bench Kemp… Napoli
Struck a deal… My Braun/Choo/Locke for his Stanton/Cespedes/Kluber… I did good right (fishing for compliments…)?
Sounds solid
I trade Braun and J Zimm and get Kershaw. Who wins? MY OF is Adam Jones, J Up, and Myers
Kershaw
trade advice, i give Davis and either Miller, Burnett, Moore, or Samardjiza for Kershaw and Moobies?
He wants one of those arms, I need a SP upgrade and have no need for Davis, I have ridiculously huge leads in HR’s, RBI’s and Runs.
Depends on needs.. I’d take Kershaw for pitching
Beltran for anibal/hellickson or Beltran for lackey/ hellickson? Or Beltran for cc straight up?
Beltran for Lackey/Hellickson
ROS? Crisp, De Aza, Rasmus, Moss, L. Cain
De Aza, Crisp
Quentin or Reddick? Its a keeper league, but if I’m keeping Reddick there’s a good chance I’ll kill myself before next season. So this is really about squeezing value out for the next 3 months and most of all having a guy I can start as my 4th OF come playoffs. What do you think?
Reddick
How did I do in my 14 team, H2H 5×5 keeper league, when I’m trying to win THIS year? (The moves were made because of keeper considerations for the other guys, but I need to win now (I’m in 1st place but have suffered back-to-back 2nd place finishes last two years)):
I send: Jordan Zimmermann, Dom Brown, Matt Garza, Tony Cingrani
I receive: Justin Verlander, Allen Craig, and Lance Lynn.
The only 1B I’ve had the past month has been Adam Lind. I needed an upgrade badly.
I’m banking on a big 2nd half from Verlander to hopefully carry me in the playoffs. Thoughts?
Sounds solid
Beltran for lackey and hellickson? Beltran for anibal and hellickson? Or Beltran for cc straight up?
Which 2 pitchers this (10 day) week:
Kluber (@Min, Tex)
Hudson (@ChW, @NYM) good matchups
Burnett (@Cin, @Wash) goes against Latos/Gio but ESPN still likes him
G.Cole (@Was, @Mia)
Also, would you start Santiago (Det, KC) or Grilli at the RP spot? League rules favor QS but Detroit could be ugly.
Kluber, Hudson… Grilli…
francisco, Lind or Reynolds?
Francisco
Is Ike Davis droppable again? Or would you wait a little bit? If I did drop Davis was looking into either Manny Ramirez, A-Rod or the mets Eric Young jr
Droppable for Young if you need steals
Week 17 – I need to sit 2 in my CBS Weekly ROTO:
Bailey @LAD
Gallardo SD
Gio PIT
Felix MIN
Lynn PHI
Teheran @ NYM, STL
Burnett @ WAS
Jo-Fer @COL, PIT
G. Holland Home: 4 (BAL), Away: 3 (@CHW)
Benoit Home: 3 (PHI), Away: 4 (@CHW)
Frieri Home: 3 (MIN), Away: 4 (@OAK)
My two start pitchers are a Good/bad Matchup conundrum. Jose Fernandez is a 2 starter, but one of them is @ Coors. Teheran is also a 2 starter, but one start is against a potent ST. Louis lineup.
I’m leaning sitting Jo-fer and Gallardo. However Lynn and Bailey have been bad of late. Also – Nationals improving, and AJ Burnett is just off the DL. May be Dicey.
Your Thoughts on the right move?
Jo-fer and Gallardo
Hey Grey,
What do you think about offering Choo for Kemp straight up in a 12 team H2H? Would I be giving up too much or is it a risk worth gambling on?
It’s about even, you’d be taking on a lot more risk…
If Garza gets traded to Tex try to trade ASAP? How does Puig/Garza sound for Lee? Too much?
I’d take Cliff Lee
@Grey: or I can always just drop Garza and pick up the poor mans Lee in Klubs..
was offered this trade this morning…which side wins? (Total points league)
I send off Greinke and Sandoval…get D. Brown and Harvey in return?
He also sent same offer but asked for R. Zimmerman instead of Sandoval.
Thoughts please…thanks!
@Bob wetlands: guess my first question is would you do either of those ?
Redraft league? Not great
@Grey: it’s not a keeper league.
@Grey: I am stacked @ 3b right now too…have encarncion, Donaldson, Zimmerman and Sandoval…so trying to trade one of them to get another OF…he wont deal cespedes but willing to with BRown.
Would I be smart to try and do Sandoval and grienke for Harvey and brown…or just pass and try for better deal?
Thanks
It’s not good
So I made 2 big trades over the all star break
1. Jordan Zimmerman and Butler and I got Au Shizz!
2. Segura and Cruz for Cliff Lee and Salty
I have brad miller to fill in at SS and Salty was a huge upgrade at Catcher I essentially didn’t have one. I have a roster spot till Kemp comes back so which not specific hitter would you pick up from this buy most are available except like adams, franklin maybe some others.
Thanks
Sounds good… Scott
12 tm H2H 7×7 (includes OBP & K for hitters. QS & L for pitchers)
Thinking of proposing:
Give: Choo, Harvey & Jim Johnson
Get: Cespedes, Kershaw & AJ Pierzynski
Good deal for me? Am I going to get cussed out for even proposing it?
Sounds good
I have 1 UTIL spot where I want to stream EY (steals) and and a power guy. I picked up Gattis, and figured to also use him in combination with Sal Perez at Catcher & also stream Gattis with Young.
Is Gattis a good RBI/HR guy in this scenario or should I look towards Moreland, Lind, Frazier (on roster), M Reynolds, or Byrd?
Byrd
wow, I got Stanton for Lind…
Now I have these guys for 6 spots (5 OF, 1 Util) and I am in first in all hitting categories. 12 team standard league.
McCutchen
Cruz
Pence
Choo
Cuddyer
Kemp
Stanton
EY2
Puig
Time to go after an ace? I Could use some help on the pitching side. Which 6 would you keep. You can leave out EY2, I know SAGNOF, but damn that kid can run.
Dear god I need baseball games to start ASAP
Nice
I really want to pick up Kluber for his start tomorrow but I don’t know who to drop from:
Heath Bell
Evan Gattis
Adam Eaton
David Freese (I have Cabrera and Panda at 3B already)
Help!
Gattis
Is my patience with Mr.Davis advisable or is he forever brandishing the L on his forehead rendering him just.. Ikeable.
Don’t think there’s anything there until he starts hitting
@Grey: Sad…Thanks
No problem
Andrew Bailey to the DL. I’m shocked! Koji owners feel better.
Yellich or E-Young ROS?
Shocking… Young
Grey if Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez signs next week, RUN and PICK him up ASAP?
A million kudos to Razzball for its work…..Harvey for McCutchen (both under team control for next 3 yrs) 10tm h2h….which side?
Thanks! I’d go McCutchen, it’s fair…
Great Buy/Sell Grey…really appreciate the time you spent on the mid-season rankings as well..helpful to read a comment about the guys you picked instead of a list of names
I’ve got 3 pitchers that I’m on the fence with going into second half…
Eovaldi, Kennedy, and Pineda
Most interesting guy on the wire is Charlie Morton, any of those three worth cutting for Charlie or should I just roll with the birds in hand? (12 team mixed 5×5)
Thanks, Mike! Go with the birds in the hand…
erasmo or wheeler?
Erasmo
@Grey: is it close?
It costs me $25 to cut a player but Phil Hughes gotta go. Who do you like best for rest of season – Edwin Jackson, stults, kluber or doubront? Ks is not a category.
Jackson
smoak or francisco?
Can try Smoak, it’s close…
@Jack Full of Hate: parappa the rappa?
Keeper wise Jose Fernandez over a greinke type?
Nope
CBS points league. Who do u like ros? Rendon or gyorko. Unfortunately have to part with one as I roll Aaron hill out 2b and don’t want to part w pitching in a points lge
Gyorko
Would you move Leonys for Panda in a keeper? I know they do different things, but overall value goes to Sandoval, correct?
Yup
Pick the keeper to add to Votto Stanton longo Strasburg
The adverb, greinke, hamels, cespedes, heyward
Cespedes
12-team H2H 6×6 (OBP, QS)
Start Griffin @LAA tonight?
I wouldn’t
@Grey: Thanks Grey
No problem
Crappy news on Bailey. In a 14-teamer where I can really use saves, I had been holding into him thinking they;d go back to him once he pitched a half dozen more clean innings.
Who do you like most as a replacement might-become closer between Bastardo, Tazawa, Pestano, Gregerson, James Russell, and Blake Parker? The potential for saves is the top priority, and ratios and Ks are secondary.
Thanks!
Bastardo
Haven’t heard any details of Garza to Rangers… any chance Texas could clear up their MIF situation? More PT for Profar?
I doubt it, but maybe…
Do you like any of these streamers this weekend: Straily @LAA, Delgado @SF, Quintana vATL, Lyles vSEA, Nicasio vCHC, Hellickson @TOR
What does SON say? Straily looks okay…
Hey Grey, hope you had a good All-Star break stint at the Biogenesis clinic getting prepared for the second half. I’m in the Draft Kings Midsummer Classic today and was interested in your take on my starting lineup, particularly the pitching matchups.
P: Bud Norris (home v. Sea) (based on the S-o-N), Scott Kazmir (at Min, good ballpark, K upside). I am also considering Dubront (home vs. Yanks) or Weaver (home vs. Oak), but Weaver is a little pricey. As you note, the Yanks are terrible vs lefties, so Dubront is an enticing option. He is slightly more pricey than Norris, but could be more reliable. That said, Norris has generally been pretty solid at home. Any thoughts?
1B: Chris Carter ($4,100)
2B: Ian Kinsler
SS: Castro
3B: Francisco
OF: Cruz
OF: Moss
OF: Victorino
C: Gattis
If you have any reactions or recommendations, I’d love to hear them. I need to win my fortune. Thanks!
I did, thanks! I don’t play Draft Kings so not familiar with the set up… Doubront over Weaver, Norris over Doubront…
My OF is overloaded, need to bench 2, but who? Currently have Braun, Puig, Jones, Beltran locked in, need to decide who to sit from Pence, Myers, Bourn, EYJ, thinking of Benching Pence, Myers…maybe I can get a jump on steals HTH
Myers, Young
Is Berkman worth a stash?
@Chicken Dinner: I need to drop someone, figured I’d fill my extra DL. $6 an add. Probably just gonna save the cash. Also, either way, who to drop. Murphy(TEX) or Cole. H2H points. I like having pitching depth but Cole doesn’t go many innings. Plus the inevitable shut down. Start 5 OFs. Have Bryce,Aoki,Quentin,EYJ,Ruf. Just picked up Ruf so feel the need to at least give him a shot. Murph doesn’t seem to be turning it around. Plus crackman loves to do the shuffle. What say you?
Cole
Sure
I hate Kemp so much, first year I get him after killing my teams in the past, and he stinks.
As bad as he’s been, should I try and sell him anyway? If he doesn’t run when he comes back, he’s gonna be entirely useless as he’s not hitting for power this year is he.
What tier OF would you take straight up for him. As low as his value is now I feel it can only get lower.
Answered above
Would you take Erasmo over Cole or Wheeler?
Thanks!
Over Wheeler
Streamers per SON:
Straily 6.6
Hellickson 2.8
Nicasio .6
Lyles 5.5
Delgado 2.6
Quintana 2.1
Still like Straily the best?
Yup
Chris Davis, Jason grilli, anthony rendon for justin upton, justin verlander and jedd gyorko. Perfect but low sell high or too risky? Really need help here this is killing me
Sounds solid for you
A few questions if you could help…
Should I trade J. Zimmerman, Mariano Rivera, Martin Prado and Morse for Beltran, Gardner, Uehara, and Rendon?
I have Harvey, Price, Hamels, Iwakuma, Buchholz, Lincecum, Chapman, and Kimbrel so my pitching is pretty solid and I need hitting badly.
2nd Question – I have Carlos Gomez, Edwin Encarnacion, and Chris Davis and have been shopping them for a few weeks. What are reasonable 1 for 1’s for these guys? Noone seems to want to give proper value and everyone knows they would be “buying high”.
Thanks!
1. Not a great trade 2. Depends what you need, go to the 2nd half rankings and find guys ranked around them…
Grey,
I’m in a 12-team H2H OBP Keeper where we can keep five players up to three years, and each successive year they go up 3 rounds. We also incur other player’s contracts.
I have 7 potential keepers right now. The year next to them is the last year they can be kept. The other numbers are the round they’ll be in until that year.
Votto (2014, 1st round)
Wil Myers (2016, 18,15,12)
Dom Brown (2016, 20,17,14)
Matt Moore (2014, 16)
Strasburg (2014, 15)
Rizzo (2015, 20, 17)
S.Miller (2016, 18, 15, 12)
I have an offer on the table to trade away Felix and Ryan Zimmerman (both not worth keeping) for Bryce Harper (can be kept through 2015 in round 20 and 17) and Iwakuma (round 20 this year, can be kept 3 more years) or Corbin (last round keeper, can be kept for three years).
Now, I can part with Felix if I’m getting Corbin/Iwakuma.
But I have no replacement for Zimmerman. Pool has Chris Johnson, Juan Francisco, Chisenhall, Moustakas, among the other schmos.
Do I pull the trigger? I am in first place this year, definitely gunning for a championship.
If so, whom do you prefer for rest of season (and possibly as a keeper), Corbin or Iwakuma?
Pull the trigger, grab Iwakuma and Johnson
Need saves. Rendon for Betancourt fair?
@gareth:
rendon won’t get you any saves .
@costaricanchata: thats rondon
Yup
@Grey: no. I give anthony rendon. I acquire closer rafael betancourt.
I know
Any other players like Aoki who have are full time, never K, good amount of BB and solid BA?
@danny almonte: or maybe the K some, but walk a lot ala zobrist, c.Santana
Scutaro, Kinsler, Molina
I just entered the Draft Kings mid summer 500K contest. FUGGIN’ PYSCHED
Damn, that’s real money right there
12 tm H2H… I was offered Kimbrel and Medlen for Darvish….I could use some help in saves, I have Mujica, Wilhelmsen and Ziegler, my pitching staff is Hefner, Liriano, M. Gonzalez, T. Wood, M. Moore, H. Bailey, Jin-Ryu, Wheeler, Cobb, Ogando…..Im thinking my pitching can still be good without Darvish..Any help? Thanks
Not great, get cheaper saves
1) If the Rangers/Cubs deal goes through, its being speculated that Garza would start tomorrow against the Orioles. Sit or start?
2) Continue to hold Rollins or drop for: Aybar, Alexi, Alcides, Franklin
1) Sit 2) Alexei if you need steals
Get: Matt Carpenter; Matt Garza
Give: Kenley Jansen; Jake Peavy
Thoughts? Three pieces on info below if it helps…
(1) It’s a keeper league and there’s an arms race going on between the 3 most competitive teams. Jansen and Carpenter’s keeper value basically washes out. If I take this deal I’d probably look to flip my Iwakuma for Mariano Rivera/Joe Johnson.
(2) I’m building a R/SB/Avg offense. I hit some HR, but that’s not the point really, hence Carpenter being an ok fit. Also I like the hedge against Everth being suspended.
(3) Roster:
C: Joe Mauer
1b: Joey Votto
2b: Jason Kipnis
3b: Hanley Ramirez
SS: Everth Cabrera
OF: Andrew McCutchen
OF: Jose Bautista
OF: Alex Rios
UTIL: Michael Brantley
UTIL: Matt Adams
Bench: Yoenis Cespedes
Bench: Coco Crisp
SP: Steven Strasburg; Max Scherzer; David Price; Iwakuma; Medlen; Wood; Erasmo; Cingrani
RP: Joe Nathan; Kenley Jansen; Glen Perkins
DL: Jake Peavy
Not great
Porcello or Salazar ROY?
Porcello
Thoughts on Aoki going forward? In a league with XBH instead of runs, he’s been brutal. AVG good, but only 10 for 20 on steals so far. Slugging percentage way down from last year & hitting 63% grounders.
Has the league adjusted to him or what?
Just not stealing yet, not sure why… Rest of the numbers are probably around what I’d expect…
Better keeper: Bogaerts or Yelich? Thanks
Bogaerts
Please help with a trade offer. Thanks in advance!
Hitters: Wieters, Fielder, Zobrist, Rollins, Longoria, AJones, Heyward, Marte, McLouth, Eaton, Lind
Pitchers: Hamels, Bumgarner, Liriano, HBailey, Cingrani, Lester, Kluber, Erasmo, Grilli, Beachy (DL)
I’m in 3rd out of 15. 3rd in R, tied for 4th in HR, RBI,& SB, 14th in AVG. Tied for 5th in W, 6th in SV, 3rd in K, 10th in ERA, 6th in WHIP
A guy in my league has offered Headley and either Gio or Sale for Longoria.
That’s quite a hit at 3B, but it would give me a pretty good SP to help catchup in the pitching categories.
Any thoughts? Thanks so much again!!
I’d do it and take Gio…
@Grey: Thanks! I’d have to drop a SP to do it. Lester, Kluber, Cingrani, Erasmo?
Lester’s actually been the worst, but Erasmo hasn’t proven anything yet.
Thanks again!
Erasmo
Fowler/Iwakuma for Cespedes/Mauer? Mauer would take over for S.Perez and Cespedes would be for Fowler. He currently wants bum but that’s not happening.
@smegma: and do u like the above Cespedes trade more than this: my Rizzo/Iwakuma for Stanton/Werth? Thanks for all the help!
Cespedes side
I hate asking ROS, but here it goes, looking at Rudy’s projections, Moore and Corbin are lower than Burnett and Miller, which of these four would you not trade?
@Jack Full of Hate: maybe I crazy but I’d hold on to Corbin
@FrankGrimes: my gut says the same thing, an I like my NL arms
I’d rank them ROS: Moore, Burnett, Corbin… Your avatar still kills me…
@Grey: what about Miller and thank you
New Juice day for Jack!
Miller’s at the end of the list… What juices you get?
@Grey: really? below Corbin? so are you saying Rudy’s projections are wrong? he has Miller as a $13.50, Corbin at $5, and Moore at $10.80
That’s the way I’d go with them… I don’t trust Corbin at all… He was a sell last week, and JayWrong concurred yesterday… Effin’ David Price today, dammit!
@Grey: Kendrick would have been an easy W today, I offered Corbin and Davis for Butler and Kershaw, he said in e-mail he would take that deal
That’s a great deal for you! Yeah, I have too many teams, totally dropped the ball on Kendrick in my NL-Only…
@Grey: oh and I got Pink Starburst and Melon Ball
Did I tell you I just got the pink starburst? Literally three days ago… I forget if I told you…
@Grey: I’ve heard about that flavor from quite a few already….we puff in similar tastes
We puff in similar circles, agreed… I’m liking it at 3.8, btw… I can’t really tell the difference between 3.8 and 5.0 and it doesn’t taste burnt…
@Grey: who makes that one? how good is it?
Pink Starburst? Vape Supreme
@Grey: how do you like the size of it. I was going to buy but haven’t held one yet.
It’s impractical when going out, especially if you wear skinny jeans… Really any jeans or pants… Only really works in baggy shorts… I like that I can chuck it in my truck and charge my phone since I don’t have a car charger and when I was in Vegas it was great that my phone was charged when I was gambling for three hours…
@Grey: ah the candy duh
thanks for the info guess I need to hold one before I buy I just spent some money at fasttech trying out some different tanks and bought a drip atty. maybe soon I’ll be making my own coils. all thanks to you!
Oh and did outplay 22 inside? Any luck?
I won a few hundred on craps, didn’t use your method though… I gave back a few hundred elsewhere… Walked away even, was happy to be even…
@Grey: mine is from e liq cube
Ah… Mine might too, I just Googled pink starburst vape… The bottle they gave me is generic…
@Grey: interesting, I wonder if they re-package others juice, thats shady
Yeah, maybe they water it down… They always do that at my place…
@Jack Full of Hate: maybe they buy in bulk and then sell smaller portions
That’s what it appears they do, they have giant gallon jugs of it…
@Grey: that messes with the integrity of the juice
Yeah, the uncle junk that came in one small bottle was stronger, wonder if that’s why…
@Grey: for real makes me laugh every time
hefner’s appeared to have turned back into himself. not cool dude.
@goodfold2: this smell’s like he’s getting yanked in the 2nd.
@goodfold2: starting to look like i’ll win 2 or 3 cats this week instead of 5 or more. thanks hefner, blowing era/whip
@goodfold2: turned a .35 lead in era into .03, whip .1 into.05. Not that dramatic on the 8th day of the week. Hard to move stats when they have that much depth.
@goodfold2: this obv got worse in the 3rd inning. Gotta hope to win 3 cats now with a lock on steals/k’s. Runs barely winning, needs to hold up. outside chance at saves/avg. before hefner had outside chance at 7 cats. damn.
Not pretty
Yup
@Grey: wow, it’s been 17 starts for him since he allowed even 5. 10 since he allowed more than 3 earned runs. Wow!
dejesus back sooner than i thought. who’s best out of
urrutia/yelich/span/saunders/dejesus?
Span, Saunders
Looking for two start streamers next week pick two please?
12 team H2H points
Santiago vsDet vsKC
Cosart. vsOak @Tor
Gee vsAtl @Wash
Nova @Tex vsTB
Gibson @LAA @Sea
Haren vsPit vsNYM
Ulbaldo @Sea. vsTex
Blanton vsMin @Oak
none look so sexy SON likes Blanton n Haren best (for first starts)
Blanton, Cosart…Grimey!
@Grey: jeez Blanton scares the $h!t outta me
next week is a must win H2H is very unforgiving haha
Yeah, he scares me too, but that’s about the best you got… Grimey!
phew almost picked up Hefner for tonight
Yup
Gomes! C’mon, that’s just ridiculous Hitter-tron.
Ha!
Hey, Grey. Great job on the second half rankings, and a buy sell too. Trying to digest it all. Need these games to start to get back in the groove. I’m holding Choo for now. For the only reason that I also drafting Beltre in every league, and you traded choo for him so it’s a sign.
Hi Grey! Suzuki or Brantley ROS? Thanks.
@Bay of Puigs: PS…same team as above, with Luke Scott on Waivers, Chris Johnson and Michael Cuddyer on my team…Should I hold on to LaRoche ROS? I know he can get hot…but I have seen nothing yet. Thanks! (Standard H2H yahoo btw)
I’d go Scott for right now if you can switch players easily…
@Bay of Puigs: PS…same team as above, with Luke Scott on Waivers, Chris Johnson and Michael Cuddyer on my team…Should I hold on to LaRoche ROS? I know he can get hot…but I have seen nothing yet. Thanks! (Standard H2H yahoo btw)
Brantley
Thanks to you, I’m now pursuing Cespedes in my leagues. With that being said, in a Yahoo H2H with hits, OPS for hitting and QS, k/9 pitching, which side do you like better?
my choo/Shelby/phillips or his pedroia/cespedes?
Cespedes side
@ Grey :
here’s something this old guy never noticed/considered :
reyes on 1st base , price on the mound , and dwayne murphy
the 1st base coach is timing price’s throws over to 1st
with a stop-watch .
doesn’t seem kosher .
@costaricanchata:
i know they time that shizz .
more fair , imo , would be to do it in the dugout
and not report back to the base-runner after each toss .
Yeah, I always see it in the dugout, don’t think I’ve ever noticed it in the 1st base box…Freakin’ Dwayne Murphy, what can’t he do?
Does JCastro stay a top 10 catcher ROS? He’s not a trade candidate for the ‘stros right?
Yeah, he should stay in the top 10…
first day i’ve benched jackson to put in wil myers. Doing good with that.
I was all pissed off because CHW activating Peavy today prevented me from spot starting Hefner…now I’ve got that eerie “I was supposed to be on that plane” feeling…whew.
@royce!: the sick thing is the guy i’m playing just picked up kendrick for this start (i’ve owned kendrick most of year and only recently dropped him due to him having 2 bad starts in a row, hefner took his place).
@goodfold2: somehow kendrick is tripling his K rate in this game as well with 6 after 3 innings.
I forgot to start him… Stupid mistake…
HA! Hilarious
@royce!: yeah, why would you bench a guy whose’s been great for the last 10 starts in a pitcher park so a DL’ed guy can start on his first start u? You really should have been sitting next to me on that plane.
anybody else seeing some goofed up DL next to Aaron Hill in yahoo? he’s not injured.
@goodfold2: another yahoo glitch it went away.
Harper hitting 4th. As a Harper owner where would you like to see him hit? He’s had auditions now in the top 4 spots. I’d like to see the bags I drafted him for at some point. I could live with lead off actually. Doesn’t hurt the HRs or the SBs, ups the runs potentially.
@OaktownSteve:
That’s the Frankie Liriano we know and love.
About time…
I’d take 2nd… Get me some steals, runs, RBIs and power…
@Grey:
I just wonder if he could give you some Trout like 2nd half numbers like 20-20 rest of season out of the lead off spot. Don’t know if he’d run enough lower down. But don’t think it matters much anyway. He’ll probably stay middle of the order. Might drop LaRoche down to 6th with Werth between to break up the lefties.
I don’t think he can get that many homers… Not within 5 of that… Steals, maybe if he goes crazy…
@Grey:
He could hit 15 no problem. Hit 13 in 58 game pre-ASB.
I don’t know, feels a bit high, but if he gets in a groove, I guess anything’s possible…
My Reed, Betancourt and Aybar for his Kinsler? I’ve been rostering set up guys for closers who may be traded.
Kinsler side
Good deal, thanks.
this week’s pitching is hard to stomach. in 2 league’s all of these guys have had at least 1 bad start
ryu
lee
scherzer (both leagues)
bailey (both leagues)
hefner
samardzija
liriano
medlen
milone
eraser
I’ve had weeks where 1 or none of the majority of those guys have bad starts.
Not bad names most of them, but yeah…
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: in the 16 teamer kendrick has made my hefner-ridden team competitive again in era/whip. He has these starts for rest of week:
garza @COL
latos vs PIT
Maholm @WSOX
vs my
bailey vs PIT
Kluber @MIN
1.Due to opp’s kendrick eventually looking pretty bad as well, losses being lost, wins down by 1, K’s locked up by me, still winning era by .12 and whip by .03 should I activate peavy for tomorrow? I wasn’t going to when i was winning era by .35.
I still wouldn’t
Thoughts on Alex Wood? And if you’ve already given them blame the ipad for its lack of a search feature…
damn, I just watched Puig gun down Harper, not even that close and MLB refers to it as nearly throws out Harper….can’t ever say your umps screwed up can you MLB
I don’t think I’ve seen any Dodgers games live other than highlights b/c of the stupid blacked out restrictions…
@Grey: there’s a way to hide your IP kinda like telling MLB your somewhere else. I can’t remember exactly where I saw that. I was going to do it for football last year but never did.
If you find it, let me know…
@Grey: on mlb homepage…son of a bench samardjiza. I thought the rockies would be bichetter at home
Yeah, not sure where that came from… Oh well, no way you could’ve started him there…
@Jack Full of Hate: only those of us down by a run or more in era would’ve ever put him in. I did though. also had hefner in a what seemed to be great spot in a league where i was winning era. So win some, get massively shit on in some.
@Aubrey Plaza’s Pillow: he just kimbrel’d the good hitters (cargo,tulo,cuddyer) in the 7th!
There was once where I wrote an EPIC message for a trade offer about why is was a great deal and ended up convincing myself to cancel the deal. That’s how awesome my exposition skills are.
dump bailey for bastardo, melancon or brothers?
Bastardo
W.Y. Chen is solid. That’s a good 5 so far down in Arlington.
Yeah, sonavabench for us…
@Grey:
It’s a tough one to pull the trigger on, no doubt. It was a little whippy and only 3 k’s so you didn’t miss much.
By the way, I am in Hawaii. Never been here before. My boy has been asleep for the last 3 hours so I thought I’d check in with Razz. This place is both incredible and a little weird, but mostly the former. Best thing to do is snorkel.
I didn’t love my time there, bit too low key for me… Enjoy your time though!
@Grey:
It’s borderline boring in a way. I like being in the ocean. If you don’t, you kinda don’t want to be here.
I love the ocean, but at night I was bored stiff…
@Grey:
Not a nightlife place. I’m staying with friends in Pearl City. Might as well be El Paso except for the ocean. But the ocean is enough. I got kids. What am I going to do at night?
Yeah, I hear ya… Oaktown Kids are enjoying it? Then it’s all good…
Please rank: Mipples, LoMo, Lind, Smoak, Francisco
Mipples, Smoak
@Grey: thanks…is that only if Holliday hits the DL or either way?
Only if he hits the DL…
@Grey: oh and sonavabench from Ervin…vs DET, really?
Yup
Crazy town
@Grey: Barnes just hit for the cycle…
Priscilla is so proud of her boy…
@Grey: *Gaudin pokes head in* “Did somebody just mention Priscilla? Mr. Groper at your cervix!”
Ha
Erasmo or Kluber?
@Clive: kluber
Kluber
Mariners going to give Ollie a shot to close full time?
@OaktownSteve: remember this was the same guy they put in twice last week in back to back days while losing by 8 and 5. That’s the kind of thing teams do when they want to trade a guy, not make him the closer. But if Wilhelmsen goes back to shitty, then it’s possible.
@goodfold2:
Wilhelmsen doesn’t need to go back to shitty. He’s living there. In fairness he had an ok stretch before giving up runs in two of his last three outings. If the score holds, we’ll see who it’ll be in a couple minutes.
@OaktownSteve: perez just came in with a 5 run lead. If you think closer’s generally do that, good luck with those saves. also because of perez, Kaiser will now have a save opp. wilhelmsen’s 2 bad outings were not save situations. He did look terrible in a tie game and got a loss. His last 3 save opp’s resulted in 1-2-3 innings.
I sure hope so, need those saves…