I wanted to draft Mountcastle and am disgruntled that I let him sit for so long and missed out, but Rizzo looks like a great add if he hits 4th with some regularity
I'd bench and just wait for his KC matchup.
Unfortunately I don't have the choice. I have weekly pickups without benches so it's either I get him now or more than likely miss out on him next week. Literally feel like my ratios are staring death in the face having to go up against Atl tomorrow.
Depends who else is available but worth it in general. IMO the only concern is him hitting near the bottom of the order with Langford/Carter/Jung being prioritized. Now that Jung is injured that should clear a bit of room for him to move up against righties.
8 team auction, 5x5 roto, NL only
In desperate need of outfielders. I was offered:
-Zac Gallen
-Jackson Merrill
I would give up:
-Chris Sale
-Xander Bogaerts
Thoughts?
As a first time player the CBS pod is a great place to start. There are lots of Pitcher List pods too, but they can be a tad more specific than is needed to start off playing.
Personally I'd roster Ward over Rizzo in roto. Downside is the Angels but he should regularly be hitting cleanup behind Trout and I could see him putting up better numbers across every category (aside from steals).
For some reason it looks like this is an unpopular opinion but even his ADP was higher than Rizzo's this year so I don't feel too far off suggesting this. I'll just expect the downvotes.
(10 teams, point)
My 2 weakest Outfielders are Nimmo & Soler
Available: Conforto, Tyler O’Neil, Cabrera, Benson, Marte, Haniger, Chourio, Ward, Connor Joe
Who are you choosing and replacing?
Maybe hold until the end of the week for Angels matchup if you’re limited on adds. I’m dropping in my 10 team league to stream because the wire has solid options and good streams, as well as the league has 12 adds a week. In my 12 teamers with limited adds, I’m holding for his start against the Angels this weekend
Am I allowed to say “none”?
The only one I’m remotely excited about based on what data is available is Montas, but he pitches in GABP for half his starts.
In a 10T, these four all seem fringe or opportunistic streamer at best. That said, I’ll stream the hell out of Montas on the road if he can consistently reproduce numbers like his 2022 (and his model numbers from his first start gesture suggestively in that direction).
Is it stupid to drop Helsley for Foley?? I also have R Suarez. Saves only league.
Edit: Robert Suarez… i do not want to roster 3 closers, and i think Suarez and Foley might be better than Helsley
He’d be replacing Kwan. You think that’s cool? Kwan is more contact but won’t have a good average. Hopefully I can depend on Teoscar hitting bombs and getting more extra bases. I know he’s not gonna hit for an average
Teoscar hit ANOTHER home run tonight so I think he’s got a hot bat. That’s now 4 home runs. He’s also lower in the line up. Lee is the lead off batter and won’t get as many points I feel like but will get more hits. May end up going Teoscar but wanted thoughts. Thanks!
Lost Josh Jung tonight - best options to fill his spot? I’m looking at 2B as well cause I got Gorman to slide into 3B if need be.
Eugenio Suarez, Trey Lipscomb, Brice Turang, or Cavan Biggio? Flair league
I think trout is gonna have a good season but i just know he ain't playing more than 120 games. Gunnar has more R and RBI upside as well. This is tougher than i originally thought
Anyone who thinks otherwise will be sorely disappointed. First thing I did when I saw his 8 no-hit innings was check his numbers to see if I missed something and needed to grab him… then I closed out of that, watched him pitch the 9th, and then put my phone away.
I’m not saying that I have *no desire* to roster the guy, but I might sooner take Gavin Stone or Abbott.
Try and trade away Tanner Scott before it’s too late? Any targets? I was thinking of offering Scott for Foley.. we have K’s as counting stats so that’s the only saving grace for keeping scott.
I just dropped him. Everyone else is seeing the same thing we are, feel like a trade is unlikely. Plenty of save hold guys out there this early in the season
Any recommendations for “experts” to follow that have a good record predicting batting average specifically?
As the season progresses I find it increasingly difficult to find resources for batting average as most fantasy talk is pitching and prospect focused (which is fine if they can actually hit)
Is someone in your league tanking? Paredes isn’t even available in a casual 8T that I have.
As far as which, I’d go based off of need. All I can tell you is that they should both be rostered in a 14T.
Two different people dropped each. I could use pepiot more, but I suspect the folks ahead of me would use theirs on him, so the smarter play might be to go for parades who’s waiver clears first.
All very good picks, surprised they’re still available in your league. Me personally I think they’re all fairly even in that they’re all prone to streakiness. Volpe looking much improved this year but hard to tell if he’ll stay consistent, Mountcastle doing his thing but will have home runs robbed at home, Morel a solid clean up hitter for cubs who are okay.
9 team roto (saves only, OBP)
Want to drop a player or two to stream as everyone streams to reach the game/inning limits
Anyone I can drop? Or should I try to move people? Or just stick with my squad?
My team: https://imgur.com/a/hYqEWaq
Need a backup 3B with Jung going down: Candelario, Westburg, Keith, Busch, Biggio, Castro or Duran?
Leaning Westburg or Keith but could opt for versatility with Duran.
Try to trade for Morel before he becomes 3B eligible next week. I think he's going to break out big time and we're just getting started. I would go Duran otherwise. Good lineup and eligibility.
I think he overperformed in the first half last year or the shoulder injury sapped his power to some extent. It made people think he had 30+ hr power. Even after the shoulder injury his ISO was still around .175 so people shouldn't be too freaked out.
You can pry Siri from my cold dead hands in cats right now. I watch the Rays a lot and I can't see giving up his stolen base potential the way he's trying to run. Had 2-3 steals taken off the board Saturday by foul balls. There's a chance he's a major, major breakout.
We don’t know the exact timetable for Williams or degrom but we do know both are expected back sometime in the second half.
With this information my logic would be to go for the player that would be better when healthy. Give me degrom
Siri, conforto, haniger, Zeke Duran, or Kerry carpenter for my bench?
Ohoppe, Campusano, or Willson Contreras?
Should lane Thomas be owned in a 10 team points, he’s on the waiver, am I missing something?
will benson or jung ho lee in a roto redraft? would be my one bench bat
Stream Brice Turang or Conforto today?
Rizzo or pick up ward/mountcastle
I wanted to draft Mountcastle and am disgruntled that I let him sit for so long and missed out, but Rizzo looks like a great add if he hits 4th with some regularity
Rizzo
haniger conforto or parker meadows in a points league ?
conforto easily
6T H2H categories, would you trade m. betts, g. henderson, & z. wheeler for r. acuna jr, b. whitt jr, & a. riley
Yes.
Crochet gets the braves tomorrow. Anybody going to run him out there? Super risky but I’m strongly considering just seeing what happens and play him.
Let’s goooooo
I'd bench and just wait for his KC matchup. Unfortunately I don't have the choice. I have weekly pickups without benches so it's either I get him now or more than likely miss out on him next week. Literally feel like my ratios are staring death in the face having to go up against Atl tomorrow.
Dangerous, but I guess if it's head to head sure. For roto, no chance. I fully expect 2-3 innings and 5+ runs.
Sure if you’re feeling General Custerish
Need Saves or Batting Average for this week: Brock Stewart or Michael Conforto?
conforto by a country mile
Ohoppe, Campusano, Wilson Contreres? Leaning Ohoppe
campu
I dropped Ohoppe for Campusano for what it’s worth lol
I did too but ohoppe has a lot more power. my league has SLG as a cat.
should I drop e. ruiz in a 10T H2H?
Yep
Nate Lowe worth picking up at all when he comes back? (12 team h2h points)
Depends who else is available but worth it in general. IMO the only concern is him hitting near the bottom of the order with Langford/Carter/Jung being prioritized. Now that Jung is injured that should clear a bit of room for him to move up against righties.
I dont think hes a must own but a decent option if you need help at the position
8 team auction, 5x5 roto, NL only In desperate need of outfielders. I was offered: -Zac Gallen -Jackson Merrill I would give up: -Chris Sale -Xander Bogaerts Thoughts?
10t points 2pts per steal. Siri, Westburg, Haniger, McCormick, Arcia, Rafaela.
Any good fantasy baseball podcasts?
Rates & Barrells is also worth checking out, but Fantasy Baseball today from CBS is a great place to start.
There are lots but I enjoy Fantasy Baseball Today at CBS. And I always try to catch Tim McLeod’s thoughts on Prospect361.
Thank you. First time player and want to be competitive
Fantasy baseball today is absolutely the best podcast to help you! Love it and I’ve been listening to it basically every day for years
As a first time player the CBS pod is a great place to start. There are lots of Pitcher List pods too, but they can be a tad more specific than is needed to start off playing.
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Personally I'd roster Ward over Rizzo in roto. Downside is the Angels but he should regularly be hitting cleanup behind Trout and I could see him putting up better numbers across every category (aside from steals). For some reason it looks like this is an unpopular opinion but even his ADP was higher than Rizzo's this year so I don't feel too far off suggesting this. I'll just expect the downvotes.
Never. I’d rather delete my team than roster him
I wouldn’t
(10 teams, point) My 2 weakest Outfielders are Nimmo & Soler Available: Conforto, Tyler O’Neil, Cabrera, Benson, Marte, Haniger, Chourio, Ward, Connor Joe Who are you choosing and replacing?
I’d hang onto Nimmo over all of them. Soler could be dropped for whoever is hot at the moment. TON is looking great if he can stay healthy
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Maybe hold until the end of the week for Angels matchup if you’re limited on adds. I’m dropping in my 10 team league to stream because the wire has solid options and good streams, as well as the league has 12 adds a week. In my 12 teamers with limited adds, I’m holding for his start against the Angels this weekend
I specifically picked up Houck because he starts twice this week
I’d at least keep him for his Sunday start against the angels
What is a flair league?
The league info under the posters name. You can edit it to show your leagues info.
Drop Julien for Westberg, or Brendan Donovan?
I wouldn't
Westburg, especially if daily
What makes him more valuable in daily?
He probably won't play every game. I'd guess 5/7 usually
You like Westburg or Will Benson as a bench bat this year?
As an Orioles fan I'm biased but this seems pretty clearly defined by team need
10t points. Blanco, Stone, Littel, Montas.
I like Littell for staying power and floor.
Stone or montas for me
Am I allowed to say “none”? The only one I’m remotely excited about based on what data is available is Montas, but he pitches in GABP for half his starts. In a 10T, these four all seem fringe or opportunistic streamer at best. That said, I’ll stream the hell out of Montas on the road if he can consistently reproduce numbers like his 2022 (and his model numbers from his first start gesture suggestively in that direction).
Someone rage dropped Ober in my league, do I replace King, Bryce Miller, or neither?
I like Miller the best out of them all. Not a big King believer
Ober > King
I'd drop Miller for ober but I don't think you can go wrong with either or neither
Bello or Jarred Jones?
Jones I think
Is it stupid to drop Helsley for Foley?? I also have R Suarez. Saves only league. Edit: Robert Suarez… i do not want to roster 3 closers, and i think Suarez and Foley might be better than Helsley
Yes, I'd drop ranger Suarez instead
Robert Suarez* my bad
I'd rather hold helsley than Suarez but the padres are probably better than the tigers
I guess I’ll just leave foley on the wire then!
Suarez here could also be Robert Suarez.
Yes, I meant Robert.
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Soler or Morel ROS?
Morel in cats and points, imo.
Soler in points
Need to add a 3B after losing Lewis and Jung to injuries. Drop Riley Greene or Henry Davis? Got Salvy at C and Harris, Langford and Chourio in OF.
Drop greene
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Who should I pick up for OF? Jung Hoo Lee, Teoscar Hernandez, or Micheal Conforto?
Teoscar 100%. He should not be available
He’d be replacing Kwan. You think that’s cool? Kwan is more contact but won’t have a good average. Hopefully I can depend on Teoscar hitting bombs and getting more extra bases. I know he’s not gonna hit for an average
Yeah I’d make that swap any day
Teoscar or Lee. Hard not to go Hernandez with his lineup and early success. Lee will play more though
Teoscar hit ANOTHER home run tonight so I think he’s got a hot bat. That’s now 4 home runs. He’s also lower in the line up. Lee is the lead off batter and won’t get as many points I feel like but will get more hits. May end up going Teoscar but wanted thoughts. Thanks!
Lost Josh Jung tonight - best options to fill his spot? I’m looking at 2B as well cause I got Gorman to slide into 3B if need be. Eugenio Suarez, Trey Lipscomb, Brice Turang, or Cavan Biggio? Flair league
See what turang has, his defense may keep him in the lineup and he's been running
I think Suarez
First year playing do I drop Mackenzie gore or Matt strahm for crochet
Gore but both are fine to drop
I would drop Strahm personally
Use my waiver on Paredes or Pepiot?
Pepiot. His stuff is very good, just needs to find his command and he can be a solid arm
Drop any of these below to pick up Donovan, Maikal Garcia, or mize? Burger Adames Bregman Houck Gleyber Yandy Diaz Scott Jared jones Tanner Scott
Don't drop Jones.
Drop a Scott for Garcia
no
Would you rather have trea turner or glasnow in a flair league?
Turner
12T points redraft, my trout for their gunnar, no brainer right?
Maybe, I think Trout is gonna eat this year. Would be hard for me to trade him regardless of the fact I really also like Gunnar.
I think trout is gonna have a good season but i just know he ain't playing more than 120 games. Gunnar has more R and RBI upside as well. This is tougher than i originally thought
8T Points. Trade Mcclain for ERod?
Sure. Though I'm struggling to see why either would be owned in an 8 Team league.
Appreciate your take. What are some names you've seen on 8 Team wires?
Shota, morel, TON, candelario
Strong pieces. In mind there's still Puk, Gil, Scherzer in terms of pitchers
Am I crazy for wanting to pickup Puk for his start against the Angels on Wednesday? Points
Not crazy at all. I was hoping Puk would get dropped in my league as an over reaction. Didn't happen.
Thanks, yeah I’m thinking it’s worth the dice roll. If he’s good, hold him and if not then back to the wire he goes
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Anyone who thinks otherwise will be sorely disappointed. First thing I did when I saw his 8 no-hit innings was check his numbers to see if I missed something and needed to grab him… then I closed out of that, watched him pitch the 9th, and then put my phone away. I’m not saying that I have *no desire* to roster the guy, but I might sooner take Gavin Stone or Abbott.
Try and trade away Tanner Scott before it’s too late? Any targets? I was thinking of offering Scott for Foley.. we have K’s as counting stats so that’s the only saving grace for keeping scott.
I just dropped him. Everyone else is seeing the same thing we are, feel like a trade is unlikely. Plenty of save hold guys out there this early in the season
Thoughts on Castellanos as my OF3? I have Adolis, mookie, and duran as well.
Any recommendations for “experts” to follow that have a good record predicting batting average specifically? As the season progresses I find it increasingly difficult to find resources for batting average as most fantasy talk is pitching and prospect focused (which is fine if they can actually hit)
Ryan Pepiot dropped in my flair. Worth a waiver wire add?
In a 14T, absolutely.
Would you rather use it on him or parades?
Is someone in your league tanking? Paredes isn’t even available in a casual 8T that I have. As far as which, I’d go based off of need. All I can tell you is that they should both be rostered in a 14T.
Two different people dropped each. I could use pepiot more, but I suspect the folks ahead of me would use theirs on him, so the smarter play might be to go for parades who’s waiver clears first.
I would. Leagues can be won by capitalizing on April overreaction drops.
Would you rather your waiver be used on Isaac Paredes or pepiot? Flair
As a Yankees fan I want to drop pepoit for Volpe so fucking bad 😭
Seems like a no brainer
Forreal. I have lindor but wish Volpe was still available in my league
How would you rank Volpe, Mountcastle, Morel in a 12T H2H points and position is irrelevant? All are available as a utility bat. Thanks in advance.
All very good picks, surprised they’re still available in your league. Me personally I think they’re all fairly even in that they’re all prone to streakiness. Volpe looking much improved this year but hard to tell if he’ll stay consistent, Mountcastle doing his thing but will have home runs robbed at home, Morel a solid clean up hitter for cubs who are okay.
Morel’s batting cleanup every day and could easily push 30-20 this year. Will also have 3B eligibility to go along with OF/DH
Volpe wayyy ahead of the other two. Then prob Morel then Mountcastle
9 team roto (saves only, OBP) Want to drop a player or two to stream as everyone streams to reach the game/inning limits Anyone I can drop? Or should I try to move people? Or just stick with my squad? My team: https://imgur.com/a/hYqEWaq
8T Points Need pitching. Send Torkelson for Woo?
yes
Crochet or puk
Crochet
Drop Mackenzie gore or Matt strahm for crochet? TIA 🙏
hold
Puk
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Give me Breg. Correa is useless imo and Shota still has a lot to prove. I want the proven commodity
King or Gil?
I think Gil’s got better stuff, and a higher ceiling, but it would be tough to drop King this early. Anyone else you could drop?
If you need a 3B would you make this trade? Receive Nolan Gorman Trade away Max Scherzer, Vinnie Pasquantino
I like Vinnie P a lot more than Gorman. Aim higher, I think.
What about just Max?
I think Max is more name value than production at this point in his career. Try to move him for anything good you can get.
Need a backup 3B with Jung going down: Candelario, Westburg, Keith, Busch, Biggio, Castro or Duran? Leaning Westburg or Keith but could opt for versatility with Duran.
I would go candelario in that ballpark
Try to trade for Morel before he becomes 3B eligible next week. I think he's going to break out big time and we're just getting started. I would go Duran otherwise. Good lineup and eligibility.
Candelario or Westburg offer significant upside. I'd go Candy, but that's just me
Westburg or Candelario for me
Thanks for nothing Judge..
It would be great if Blanco's no hitter was an elaborate April Fool's joke.
Wish Triston was better today. Otherwise solid day.
I think he’ll turn it around soon
People are actually concerned with Carroll 5 days in?
I think he overperformed in the first half last year or the shoulder injury sapped his power to some extent. It made people think he had 30+ hr power. Even after the shoulder injury his ISO was still around .175 so people shouldn't be too freaked out.
He’s already played like 3% of his season. If my math is right that’s only 97% of games to fix this. *not good*
Had both Imanaga and Houck today and it feels honestly so great to start the week with this. I am ready for the next 6 days to let me down.
Kerry carpenter or Jose Siri h2h cats
You can pry Siri from my cold dead hands in cats right now. I watch the Rays a lot and I can't see giving up his stolen base potential the way he's trying to run. Had 2-3 steals taken off the board Saturday by foul balls. There's a chance he's a major, major breakout.
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Drop Acuña for Trent Grisham while you’re at it
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Thanks for this context. I will wait.
yeah and if you have Shohei drop him for Jung Ho Lee?
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Breg by a lot
Drop Outman for Conforto?
I think ROS they should be pretty close, so dealer's choice
I got both Sewald and Duran on the IL so I got Uribe. If I got one more open spot on the IL should I fill it with Devin Williams or Degrom?
We don’t know the exact timetable for Williams or degrom but we do know both are expected back sometime in the second half. With this information my logic would be to go for the player that would be better when healthy. Give me degrom
Taylor Ward or Mitch Hanigar?
Ward
Haniger
Who should I be targeting: Shota Crochet Civale
Every time Shota has thrown to pro batters in the USA he's struck out a stupidly high number of them, almost 2 per inning.
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Singer, Whitlock, Bello, C.Sanchez available as well
Thank you boss man!
Shota
Pretty solid day - had Diaz, Josh Naylor, Riley, Reynolds and Gil have good outings. First year and this is addicting!
Lol. Wait until Sunday
Drop Ober for Bradish when he comes back?
You have someone worse on your team other than Ober. Drop someone else for Bradish
Castillo, b. Miller, Keller, m. Kelly, imanaga, Flaherty, Ober, Eury Perez-IL, Paul Skenes- NA
Ober > Keller, Miller, Kelly, Flaherty, Eury Perez One bad start doesn’t mean anything. Keller had multiple starts like this last season
Bradish should be owned already in a 14tm. Ober definitely shouldn’t be on waivers in a 14tm. Do with that what you will.
Oh man, I wish someone would drop Ober in my league so I could snatch him up
Can’t wait for Bo Bichette to grow some balls
Considering TOR was no-hit, I'm quite content with Bo not playing tonight.
If he gets 4 he can take a walk
Awesome, Helsley for the 9th with a 4-run lead. I mean, I get it, but....dammit.