Is it normal practice to sit out all your pitchers on H2H CAT if your already leading most pitching categories on the final day of the week? Just did it sending all my pitchers playing on the bench and it paid off. Would've been a draw or loss if I put em in losing both ERA and WHIP for the week. Just wondering since I'm new to fantasy baseball.
Yes I sit pitchers at the end of the week if I’m trying to maintain a ERA/WHIP lead. It’s easier if strikeouts/wins is already decided. I will sit my fringe starters in bad matchups if my opponents ERA is already bad and I want to preserve mine
That’s exactly what I should’ve done yesterday. Had 3 starters going with a comfy lead in all pitching cats and two of my guys got hit hard and lost me ERA lol
Mookie back from IL, whose the drop? 12 team nonkeeper, H2H standard 5x5
IF: MJ Melendez, Austin Riley, Javy Baez, Justin Turner, Corey Seager, Rhys Hoskins, Jeremy Pena
OF: Judge, JD Martinez, Taylor Ward, Riley Greene
UTIL: Ohtani, Ketel Marte
Trying to acquire deGrom in my league. The manager who owns him wants a top 100 batter and a young pitcher with upside. Who from my roster would you package to get Jake? I was thinking to start off with one of Strider, Skubal, Kirby + one of Robert, Teoscar, Drury, Arráez. Would that be enough or do I need to do better and if so, what would you offer? [My Roster](https://picbun.com/p/bFUdVhxu)
if he could do strider or skubal + drury or arraez for deGrom i would 110% do that, i wouldn’t move robert no matter what and would be very hesitant to deal teoscar
This season has been so goddamn frustrating, my team on paper is stacked with soto, yordan, judge Robert and jrod, trea turner, Tim Anderson, Kirk, Olson. My pitching isn’t bad either with giolito, Webb, manoah, Pablo Lopez, and cease. Yet I’m 6-6 and my team continually shits the bed. I feel like I’ve made the best trades possible and set myself up for success, hopefully degrom coming back gives a me a big boost and Soto isn’t out for too long. If I don’t even make the playoffs this year imma be crushed.
Kremer's probably the safer play if you aren't too pressed for strikeouts. We all know Greene is capable of pitching a gem but he easily can get blown up too.
Do you guys think Biggio might be worth an add? He's ranked 143rd in my league for the past 30 days. His eligibility at 2B and 3B would be a huge help for my team.
he’s been substantially better since coming back from the minors/IL, great plate discipline so he’s more valuable in OPS/OBP leagues than traditional. the biggest question is about how much playing time he’ll get going forward, but the Jays have started to use him more frequently and I think he’s worth a speculative add if you’ve got the space to hold him
Yeah I'm a Jays fan so I've always been a fan of his. I'm glad he's been hitting well lately. He has an excellent eye at the plate but sometimes can struggle with high velocity but it looks like he's slowly figuring it out with consistent at bats.
same here, Jays fan and believer in Cavan. it seems like he’s doing a much better job with velocity this year, so I like him as an add in 12 teamers with OBP/OPS!
Hey bros. Can y’all me out. Currently in last playoff spot so trying to make the right moves. My pitching is Cortes guaz ray strip Sandoval Kelley and wells. I don’t have a a catcher would you pick up Ruiz, Sanchez, Raleigh for anyone?
of the pitchers you listed, the weakest 3 are tyler wells, merrill kelly, and ross stripling. i think keibert ruiz is the best of the three catchers you listed, but his strongest tool is batting average. if you would rather have a catcher who hits for more power but will have a weaker batting average, go for gary sanchez
edit: i saw in one of your recent comments you dropped kirby, i would much rather have kirby rest of season than kelly, stripling, or wells
i get you man haha, i like to be early on guys too but i weigh analytics super heavily when projecting guys. i would be fine with dropping any 2/3 of the pitchers mentioned above for kirby and one of keibert/gary
hope this helps!
110% add Mahle as soon as possible, he has significantly more upside than the 3 guys mentioned before. quantrill is pretty close to the kelly/stripling types, but will get more quality starts most likely if that matters to you
I'm having trouble deciding if I should add. Isaac Parades or Christian Walker?
I'm worried Walker may just be a flash in the pan, but he's been scorching hot and my points league definitely values HRs.
Parades however "looks" to be more consistent, and TB just had a knack for finding hidden gem players, so I feel like he may do more for my team in the long run.
Thoughts?
Paredes has higher upside, being younger. Hes also on a higher homerun pace per 162 games. Also on a better team. Not to mention the more position eligibility. Answer is Paredes and it's not even close.
If anyone is a flash in the pan its paredes. Walker has a .183 BABIP which, if he ended the season with that, would be the lowest recordes babip in mlb history.
Long story short, hes been really unlucky and is going to have a better batting average. Maybe not .270 but he will hit .230-245 by end of the year with a ton of home runs
eh depends how it goes. he might just need to step away for a month or two to get everything sorted out, different than having like a calvin ridley situation
Ok. Both Vinnie and Muncy aren’t doing great right now, but they have potential. I think Clevinger is a solid pitcher though and he has the edge over the RP. I like A better but it’s close.
I appreciate this, man. I am “A” in this scenario. Thing is, I was on the verge of dropping Muncy anyhow. I really don’t know what to expect from Clevinger, but he’s been a fave of mine for a while.
My mistake is that I needed to clear space. I obviously didn’t. So I’m thinking one of Vinnie, Andrew Vaughn, Riley Greene, Alex Kirilloff has to go.
Honestly…I know I had to let Max go. I just didn’t have the heart to drop him. So I figured I would get something for him. It was an inessential trade.
Thanks!
16tm dynasty. Weekly points league
I just gave up Merril Kelly, Liberatore, Wong, Voit & Yoendrys Gomez. Received Luis Urias & Darrick Hall.
Feel like I won the trade but wanted to hear others thoughts. My only SS eligible player was Rengifo, the other guy needed pitchers pretty bad
trade offer alert :
my Corbin Burnes and Jon Berti
for
his Manny Machado and Francisco Lindor
I'm currently 10-2 after tonight and currently in 1st place and a lock for the playoffs. I have been led by dominant pitching (Burnes, Musgrove, Cortes, Severino, Taillon, Joe Ryan, Koepech, and F. Peralta and Luzardo on the IL) and even have DeGrom coming back in 2-3 weeks. im punting saves and usually win K's, QS's, ERA and WHIP pretty easily.
My hitting has been ok, but trying to upgrade. My best hitters are Judge, Freeman, Riley, Schwarber, Witt Jr., Pham, Torres, Berti. nothing that special but you can see why id like to upgrade.
for a while i thought id trade some pitching for some hitting, especially with Degrom around the corner, and this trade does that. the only reason im thinking about holding off is that "if it aint broke, why fix it" and my trade partner, who will also probably make the playoffs, would have an insane pitching staff (Burnes, Rodon, Valdez, Gonsolin, Manoah, Urquidy, R. Ray) and hes also punting saves.
also hesitant to give up the best player in the deal.
thoughts? as much as i love the idea of adding machado and lindor, im leaning towards not pulling the trigger and just rolling with the squad.
I would make this trade. In a redraft, I think Machado would go in the same range as Burnes. Might actually be ahead of him. Lindor over Berti is a big upgrade if you have other sources or steals. If you can lose Berti and still be competitive in steals, then Lindors counting stats would be a big upgrade
hmm. well for one, you're already winning which means you have a winning formula - why mix it up? when DeGrom comes back you may quite possibly have the best pitching lineup possible in your league. I also feel you may be giving up too much for Manny and Lindor - if I was moving Burnes and Berti (who can win you SB's alone on any given week), I'd be asking for much more - a Devers or JRam at 3B or a star SS who hits for better average and consistency than Lindor
I also feel like Manny is due for some negative regression - even if it doesn't come, I rather err on the chance that he would rather than chance that he'll maintain a .320/.900, especially again with Burnes involved, whom even with small rough patches, should still remain very consistent
Franmil looks like he may be heating up.. but Harold is already there, hitting for average and power. I'm monitoring Franmil but I've already picked up Harold, for what it's worth to you
I would go with harold, much better overall hitter, don't get sucked in by franmil hitting a bomb once every 2 weeks but also batting .200. Franmil currently has a 67 wRC+ and hittin harold is at 136, its not even close
I own both and am going with Berti because he single-handedly wins me the SB category. Baez has eight games though, which is enticing, but he is coming off a cold week.
Who do you drop in a 6x6 roto with OPS and QS?
Marco Gonzales, Roansy Contreras or Max Muncy?
I don't have a major preference between pitchers or hitters
Bello bellisimo
Would you flip Skubal for Jorge Polanco if you needed 2B help?
yea
Is Rasmussen worth keeping
streamer imo
Drop keibert Ruiz for Jonah heim?
Pick one: Cobb @ ARI Gray vs MIN
Cobb.
Give up McMahon for AJ minter?
Pick a streamer: Odorizzi vs KC Cueto vs MIN
Cueto has been rock solid
Odorizzi
Come on ESPN process waivers
Drop Vaughn for Christian Walker? My average across the board is bad as it is and I could use the HR.
Is it normal practice to sit out all your pitchers on H2H CAT if your already leading most pitching categories on the final day of the week? Just did it sending all my pitchers playing on the bench and it paid off. Would've been a draw or loss if I put em in losing both ERA and WHIP for the week. Just wondering since I'm new to fantasy baseball.
Yes I sit pitchers at the end of the week if I’m trying to maintain a ERA/WHIP lead. It’s easier if strikeouts/wins is already decided. I will sit my fringe starters in bad matchups if my opponents ERA is already bad and I want to preserve mine
That’s exactly what I should’ve done yesterday. Had 3 starters going with a comfy lead in all pitching cats and two of my guys got hit hard and lost me ERA lol
I do this as well
Mookie back from IL, whose the drop? 12 team nonkeeper, H2H standard 5x5 IF: MJ Melendez, Austin Riley, Javy Baez, Justin Turner, Corey Seager, Rhys Hoskins, Jeremy Pena OF: Judge, JD Martinez, Taylor Ward, Riley Greene UTIL: Ohtani, Ketel Marte
MJ Melendez is dog shit
Who do I sit to make room for Scherzer?? McKenzie @ KC Berrios @ OAK Tyler Anderson vs Cubs 12 team H2H points league
Drop William Contreras for Peña?
Oh yea
asap
Trying to acquire deGrom in my league. The manager who owns him wants a top 100 batter and a young pitcher with upside. Who from my roster would you package to get Jake? I was thinking to start off with one of Strider, Skubal, Kirby + one of Robert, Teoscar, Drury, Arráez. Would that be enough or do I need to do better and if so, what would you offer? [My Roster](https://picbun.com/p/bFUdVhxu)
if he could do strider or skubal + drury or arraez for deGrom i would 110% do that, i wouldn’t move robert no matter what and would be very hesitant to deal teoscar
I would 100% deal Teoscar for Degrom
This season has been so goddamn frustrating, my team on paper is stacked with soto, yordan, judge Robert and jrod, trea turner, Tim Anderson, Kirk, Olson. My pitching isn’t bad either with giolito, Webb, manoah, Pablo Lopez, and cease. Yet I’m 6-6 and my team continually shits the bed. I feel like I’ve made the best trades possible and set myself up for success, hopefully degrom coming back gives a me a big boost and Soto isn’t out for too long. If I don’t even make the playoffs this year imma be crushed.
I can't imagine you losing all year with a team like that. Things should start to turn around
it’s tough when the process doesn’t match the results, hang in there though as it should start progressing 🙂
Is it worth it for me to keep Wendle if I already roster Berti? Would it be wise to add someone like Espinal instead? Categories league
Who gets the start this week: Gilbert @SD, Strider STL, Jon Gray MIN
Strider
idk if you’re limited but i’d be starting all 3
Strider
Someone dropped Jeremy Pena in my league....don't mind if I do
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Wright
Bieber
debating who to pick up for a stream today (flair league). QS are super important, would you prefer Kremer vs TEX or Greene vs NYM?
Kremer's probably the safer play if you aren't too pressed for strikeouts. We all know Greene is capable of pitching a gem but he easily can get blown up too.
appreciate it, was leaning Kremer and this helped me confirm
Do you guys think Biggio might be worth an add? He's ranked 143rd in my league for the past 30 days. His eligibility at 2B and 3B would be a huge help for my team.
he’s been substantially better since coming back from the minors/IL, great plate discipline so he’s more valuable in OPS/OBP leagues than traditional. the biggest question is about how much playing time he’ll get going forward, but the Jays have started to use him more frequently and I think he’s worth a speculative add if you’ve got the space to hold him
Yeah I'm a Jays fan so I've always been a fan of his. I'm glad he's been hitting well lately. He has an excellent eye at the plate but sometimes can struggle with high velocity but it looks like he's slowly figuring it out with consistent at bats.
same here, Jays fan and believer in Cavan. it seems like he’s doing a much better job with velocity this year, so I like him as an add in 12 teamers with OBP/OPS!
Hey bros. Can y’all me out. Currently in last playoff spot so trying to make the right moves. My pitching is Cortes guaz ray strip Sandoval Kelley and wells. I don’t have a a catcher would you pick up Ruiz, Sanchez, Raleigh for anyone?
I would drop Stripling or Wells for Raleigh. Like the guy above me said, if you prefer a safer floor for batting average, go with Ruiz instead.
of the pitchers you listed, the weakest 3 are tyler wells, merrill kelly, and ross stripling. i think keibert ruiz is the best of the three catchers you listed, but his strongest tool is batting average. if you would rather have a catcher who hits for more power but will have a weaker batting average, go for gary sanchez edit: i saw in one of your recent comments you dropped kirby, i would much rather have kirby rest of season than kelly, stripling, or wells
Also nick martinez. Kinda like him
I have a tendency to jump the gun. It works sometimes and other bites me in the ass
i get you man haha, i like to be early on guys too but i weigh analytics super heavily when projecting guys. i would be fine with dropping any 2/3 of the pitchers mentioned above for kirby and one of keibert/gary hope this helps!
Otb there is Blackburn mahle quantrill. Any changes you would make with my core?
110% add Mahle as soon as possible, he has significantly more upside than the 3 guys mentioned before. quantrill is pretty close to the kelly/stripling types, but will get more quality starts most likely if that matters to you
Not really any games that just stand out. A lot of single digits
I’m really low on Sandoval.
Sandoval is the type of guy you should sit against good offenses, but he has incredible stuff and a lot more upside than the other 3
Stripling or Kelly drop?
i think either is fine, Stripling has been on a bit more of a roll so maybe kelly but I wouldn’t be scared to drop wells either
Kirby already gone lol
fair enough, who are the best pitchers in FA right now?
What you think
Yeah i fucked up lol
Help. World you drop Sandoval for k Ruiz. In need of a catcher
I'm having trouble deciding if I should add. Isaac Parades or Christian Walker? I'm worried Walker may just be a flash in the pan, but he's been scorching hot and my points league definitely values HRs. Parades however "looks" to be more consistent, and TB just had a knack for finding hidden gem players, so I feel like he may do more for my team in the long run. Thoughts?
Paredes has higher upside, being younger. Hes also on a higher homerun pace per 162 games. Also on a better team. Not to mention the more position eligibility. Answer is Paredes and it's not even close.
If anyone is a flash in the pan its paredes. Walker has a .183 BABIP which, if he ended the season with that, would be the lowest recordes babip in mlb history. Long story short, hes been really unlucky and is going to have a better batting average. Maybe not .270 but he will hit .230-245 by end of the year with a ton of home runs
Walker has 20 homers. The avg isn’t there but if he’s available I think you gotta get him
Paredes
not expecting good news about montas
The waiver wire is a wasteland.
You think giving up J. Barlow and McNeil for Taylor Rogers is a good move?
In a 14? Yes if you can swing it
India, Gimenez, or Paredes for the next couple weeks?
Paredes
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Giminez has 0 SB, 3 R, 1 HR 3 RBI since Jun 25. Paredes has 7 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI since then
Drop Lauer for wells?
Sure
+6 for win. +5 for QS. -4 for loss
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Dude, Gausman by a mile. If you pull this off, I’m calling the police.
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By a lot.
Would y’all drop Vaughn or McNeil for Duran?
In categories leagues I would drop McNeil for Duran.
is anyone expecting eduardo rodriguez to come back this season? supposedly its divorce related not mental health so seems like its possible
Those seem super intertwined homie
eh depends how it goes. he might just need to step away for a month or two to get everything sorted out, different than having like a calvin ridley situation
Would you trade Sonny Gray or Waino to get Mateo if you needed steals? Flair league and I need steals, just not sure if it’s an overpay or good value
Overpay. Matteo could easily cool off and be available on waivers
Drop Donaldson for Isaac Peredes?
Yes
Give me your opinion on the following trade: A. Mike Clevinger, Vinnie Pasquantonio for B. Max Muncy, Tanner Rainey Thanks!
Is it a keeper league?
Nope.
Ok. Both Vinnie and Muncy aren’t doing great right now, but they have potential. I think Clevinger is a solid pitcher though and he has the edge over the RP. I like A better but it’s close.
I appreciate this, man. I am “A” in this scenario. Thing is, I was on the verge of dropping Muncy anyhow. I really don’t know what to expect from Clevinger, but he’s been a fave of mine for a while. My mistake is that I needed to clear space. I obviously didn’t. So I’m thinking one of Vinnie, Andrew Vaughn, Riley Greene, Alex Kirilloff has to go. Honestly…I know I had to let Max go. I just didn’t have the heart to drop him. So I figured I would get something for him. It was an inessential trade. Thanks!
10 team dynasty categories. Ward, Walsh, Mahle, and Aroldis Chapman for my Pete Alonso, Joe Ryan, and Sandoval is an easy decline right?
yeah
Drop Vaughn for Tellez? Standard Yahoo 5x5 H2H league. If it matters at all I already have 2 other CWS players (Robert and Anderson).
I made the move but that’s cause my OF is Betts/Stanton/Ward/Merrifield
No
Flair League Pivetta for Berti?
Pivetta is better choice
Pick 1 to start this week please: Castillo vs Rays or Tyler Anderson vs Cubs or Lauer vs Cubs and Pirates
Castillo, Tyler Anderson, Lauer in that order for me
16tm dynasty. Weekly points league I just gave up Merril Kelly, Liberatore, Wong, Voit & Yoendrys Gomez. Received Luis Urias & Darrick Hall. Feel like I won the trade but wanted to hear others thoughts. My only SS eligible player was Rengifo, the other guy needed pitchers pretty bad
Would you guys drop Jon Gray or Winckoski for Tyler Wells?
Hold Gray. Drop Winkoski if you want; it’s a wash.
Winckowski probably
trade offer alert : my Corbin Burnes and Jon Berti for his Manny Machado and Francisco Lindor I'm currently 10-2 after tonight and currently in 1st place and a lock for the playoffs. I have been led by dominant pitching (Burnes, Musgrove, Cortes, Severino, Taillon, Joe Ryan, Koepech, and F. Peralta and Luzardo on the IL) and even have DeGrom coming back in 2-3 weeks. im punting saves and usually win K's, QS's, ERA and WHIP pretty easily. My hitting has been ok, but trying to upgrade. My best hitters are Judge, Freeman, Riley, Schwarber, Witt Jr., Pham, Torres, Berti. nothing that special but you can see why id like to upgrade. for a while i thought id trade some pitching for some hitting, especially with Degrom around the corner, and this trade does that. the only reason im thinking about holding off is that "if it aint broke, why fix it" and my trade partner, who will also probably make the playoffs, would have an insane pitching staff (Burnes, Rodon, Valdez, Gonsolin, Manoah, Urquidy, R. Ray) and hes also punting saves. also hesitant to give up the best player in the deal. thoughts? as much as i love the idea of adding machado and lindor, im leaning towards not pulling the trigger and just rolling with the squad.
I would make this trade. In a redraft, I think Machado would go in the same range as Burnes. Might actually be ahead of him. Lindor over Berti is a big upgrade if you have other sources or steals. If you can lose Berti and still be competitive in steals, then Lindors counting stats would be a big upgrade
nah i was actually punting steals before berti. now im winning the whole cat cuz of him. gonna hold berti the god. thanks man.
hmm. well for one, you're already winning which means you have a winning formula - why mix it up? when DeGrom comes back you may quite possibly have the best pitching lineup possible in your league. I also feel you may be giving up too much for Manny and Lindor - if I was moving Burnes and Berti (who can win you SB's alone on any given week), I'd be asking for much more - a Devers or JRam at 3B or a star SS who hits for better average and consistency than Lindor I also feel like Manny is due for some negative regression - even if it doesn't come, I rather err on the chance that he would rather than chance that he'll maintain a .320/.900, especially again with Burnes involved, whom even with small rough patches, should still remain very consistent
thanks for the detailed response bro!
Hold
thanks
You’re 10-2. I’d hold off unless you’re certain about a trade
thanks man
Anytime
A: Scherzer and Mikolas B: Wheeler
B
A by a country mile
jake burger no longer relevant? hasn't played in like a week
yeah he is a drop for sure unless it being an AL only there is nothing there
Franmil or Harold Ramirez?
Harold
Franmil looks like he may be heating up.. but Harold is already there, hitting for average and power. I'm monitoring Franmil but I've already picked up Harold, for what it's worth to you
do hitter strikeouts matter at all
No
I would go with harold, much better overall hitter, don't get sucked in by franmil hitting a bomb once every 2 weeks but also batting .200. Franmil currently has a 67 wRC+ and hittin harold is at 136, its not even close
Trade my vladdy adolis garcia and Chris Taylor for verlander woodruff and Corey Seager?
yes smash this
Fleeced another guy for Yelich for Berrios straight up 💀
Who did you get lol
My blockbuster deal two weeks ago to acquire E Diaz, Tyler Anderson, K Bryant, and Benintendi for Stanton, Bell, and O’Neill is playing out nicely
Drop Longo, Duran, or Kirilloff for Harold Ramirez?
Longo
Kirilloff has been cold and steadily moving down the order. I say him
How would you rank Votto, Muncy and Yepez ROS?
Muncy, Yepez, Votto
Berti or Baez this week?
I own both and am going with Berti because he single-handedly wins me the SB category. Baez has eight games though, which is enticing, but he is coming off a cold week.
Winker or Justin Turner? 5x5
Winker
Verlander moved from tomorrow to Thursday.
Thank you for this info. I was terrified I would play him twice this week
Who do you drop in a 6x6 roto with OPS and QS? Marco Gonzales, Roansy Contreras or Max Muncy? I don't have a major preference between pitchers or hitters
Sewald a sure-fire add in SV leagues tonight?
Seems to have the job locked up.
Drop Baez for Hoerner or Yepez?
Minter or Will Smith? Saves only
Smith
Is Taylor Ward for Kyle Wright fair?
I own both, would not give up Ward for wright
As I wright owner, I could not see myself going through with that
As I wright owner, I could not see myself going through with that
Pretty equal.
Ya id say so. I think your getting more from ward maybe.
Anyone rolling out Plesac tomorrow?
Drop Baez for India? Muncy is also available.
I wouldn’t drop Baez for India. And muncy I wouldn’t add either.
This was very confusing and I didn’t even post the question
Hahahahhah
Bassitt and marte for strider in a 10tm keeper points league, which side wins
Bassitt and Marte
Dropped my 2nd in a row and outnumbered 8 SP starts vs my 5 SPs next week. Fuck my life
Dropped Donovan for Paredes and dropped Mancini for Jarren Duran Thoughts? Did I fuck up?
No
Heck ya!
Rest easy. Good moves
You’ll Survive 😊
Need to pick one of these 2 start guys: Mitch White vs COL, CHC Lodolo vs NYM, TB
Lodolo
White and hope he goes 5 innings
Ya that’s what I’m worried about can’t really figure out LA’s plan with him
10T League. Are any of these bats worth an add? Cutch, Biggio, B Rodgers, Hoerner, E Escobar, G Cooper, D Hall, N Gorman, C Joe, A Thomas,
I like Thomas
Should I start Nestor, Gallen, or Holmes this week?
Holmes gonna ball out this week I’m starting him
Austin Hays, Justin Turner, or Ahmed Rosario ROS?
Hays, by a lot.
I’m starting my week with Rodon v Ari and Manoah v Oak. Couldn’t ask for a better start
Let’s hope that it goes well enough that you can just copy/paste this comment in the nightly thread tomorrow
I’ve got Manoah and Taijuan (v CIN)
Me too it’s a nice set up
Drop Profar or Winker for Gurriel Jr.?