OFFICIAL 2018 FANTASY BASEBALL THREAD

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Thought I had a chance today until I read that @ChampCruThik  had 5 starters playing today 

3-1 here I come.

 

[JCMojica24]

Kershaw!!!

 

[nomnom]

Kershaw!!!

Both of us took L's this week though =(

 

[nomnom]

That feel when you are out of matchup pickups and wait til 12:00 AM to pick someone up for Monday but it wont process until Tuesday 

That's Yahoo for ya though 

 

[AgentZero]

Kolten Wong has been disappointing so far and I'm thinking of dropping either him or Matt Duffy.

Some of the best free agents available:

Carlos Gomez

Joe Panik

Yasmany Tomas

Josh Reddick

Billy Burns

Joe Mauer

Chris Carter

I could use some more power in my lineup so I'm tempted to add a player like Carter, but I'm worried about the drop in steals and pulling the plug too quickly on Wong or getting rid of the all-around Duffy.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Wong only steals 15-20 bases a year not like you'll lose Dee Gordon.

 

[AgentZero]

Wong only steals 15-20 bases a year not like you'll lose Dee Gordon.

True. Would you go after Carter then or someone else?

 

[johnnyredstorm]

I own Carter in two of my leagues. Gomez is intriguing because he could give you the best of both worlds (power and steals) but he's been bad. Reddick is a consistent 15-20 hr guy, low K rate. Mauer looks good contact wise but won't give you much pop. If you don't have a lot of guys who strike out, give Carter or Gomez a shot.

 

[champcruthik]

Thought I had a chance today until I read that @ChampCruThik
 had 5 starters playing today :x

3-1 here I come.

Had to take your 0, man. Nobody survives the season undefeated.

Would've been 6 starters going Sunday had Iglesias not been scratched. Arms getting killed with injuries: Iglesias, Carrasco, DeSclafani.

Kolten Wong has been disappointing so far and I'm thinking of dropping either him or Matt Duffy.

Some of the best free agents available:
Carlos Gomez
Joe Panik
Yasmany Tomas
Josh Reddick
Billy Burns
Joe Mauer
Chris Carter

I could use some more power in my lineup so I'm tempted to add a player like Carter, but I'm worried about the drop in steals and pulling the plug too quickly on Wong or getting rid of the all-around Duffy.

Carlos Gomez is the easy answer for me. Too much upside and value as a FA. He's definitely been disappointing in Houston and the power numbers have essentially disappeared since being traded from Milwaukee. The allure is Gomez was a top-50 fantasy asset on most boards leading into the season. We've seen the worse, the best has more potential than the other names you listed. Carter is safe power but his BA will continue to be lowly. Tomas is showing a lot more in his second season in the States. Wong's slow start has shocked me. He's only owned in 53% of Yahoo leagues currently. Burns makes sense if you're dire about preserving SB. He might steal 30+ bags in Oakland this year.

Gomez is my first choice hands down. Burns second if you purely want steals. Carter third if you need cheap power.

 

[JCMojica24]

Gomez has been pure trash so far this year and he will continue to remain on my bench until he starts doing something

 

[checks grossman]

Gomez has been buns since being dealt over to HOU 

 

[stick]

Have a couple of trade scenarios swirling around in my head. Gonna throw them out there and see what happens. Any insight/reassurances?

I have mediocre bats and several middle-of-the-pack-but-overachieving arms. I'm looking to move 2 of the pitchers to upgrade a bat and an arm. Here's my team:

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Trade 1:
One of my league mates has all three of Clayton Kershaw, Jake Arrieta, and David Price, and absolutely no bats. I'm thinking about trying to pry away one of those guys from him by offering Rick Porcello or Drew Pomeranz and Hunter Pence. He's expressed interest in Pence, and Porcello/Pomeranz are pitching really well so I'm hoping they'll be easy sells.

I figure David Price would be the optimal sell high/buy low guy out of the trio. I'm thinking he probably won't budge on Kersh or Arrieta with my offer. If it takes any of my other pitchers to make a deal happen, would you go for it?

Trade 2:
Another one of my league mates is in the opposite situation. He has bats and is willing to move the underperforming Edwin Encarnacion, but needs pitchers. He's already made it known to me that he has the hots for Hunter Pence and Jeurys Familia (and Yu Darvish, but I'm not open to moving him). He's expressed interest in Pomeranz as well. I tried to package Pence/Pomeranz to him last week but he couldn't pull the trigger. His pitching was dreadful again this week though so maybe he'll have a change of heart.

Similar sell high/buy low situation here. I'd love to package a Mike Moustakas/Familia/and either Porcello or Pomeranz for Encarnacion. Is this giving up too much?

It's a keeper league, and without getting into the intricacies of it, all of the guys who I'm giving up would have much better keeper status than the guys I'd be getting in return.

In a perfect world, if both of those trades panned out I feel like I'd have a really nice team. Here's hoping .

 

[AgentZero]

Carlos Gomez is the easy answer for me. Too much upside and value as a FA. He's definitely been disappointing in Houston and the power numbers have essentially disappeared since being traded from Milwaukee. The allure is Gomez was a top-50 fantasy asset on most boards leading into the season. We've seen the worse, the best has more potential than the other names you listed. Carter is safe power but his BA will continue to be lowly. Tomas is showing a lot more in his second season in the States. Wong's slow start has shocked me. He's only owned in 53% of Yahoo leagues currently. Burns makes sense if you're dire about preserving SB. He might steal 30+ bags in Oakland this year.

Gomez is my first choice hands down. Burns second if you purely want steals. Carter third if you need cheap power.

Well my choice was made a little easier; someone just added Carter. Only reason I hadn't pulled the trigger yet is because Gomez is still on waivers and can't be added till tomorrow. You think he's worth using a waiver on? I'm waiting to see if he plays tonight, he's trying to test his rib injury and avoid the DL. If I add him I won't take a hit in steals, which is good.

 
Gomez has been buns since being dealt over to HOU 

Gomez has been pure trash so far this year and he will continue to remain on my bench until he starts doing something

Do you think his statistical drop in Houston will be a lasting trend?

Thankfully my league requires at least one bench batter so I'm fine with rostering one instead of using the roster slot on another pitcher.

 

[checks grossman]

Meh, I'm not seeing anything that says he digging himself out of the slump, it's more like a steady regression. I can understand being hesitant on name value alone and while things CAN click for him, I think the days of Milwaukee Gomez are gone.

 

[run.lmc]

Waino smh

 

[JCMojica24]

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Carlos Gomez is the easy answer for me. Too much upside and value as a FA. He's definitely been disappointing in Houston and the power numbers have essentially disappeared since being traded from Milwaukee. The allure is Gomez was a top-50 fantasy asset on most boards leading into the season. We've seen the worse, the best has more potential than the other names you listed. Carter is safe power but his BA will continue to be lowly. Tomas is showing a lot more in his second season in the States. Wong's slow start has shocked me. He's only owned in 53% of Yahoo leagues currently. Burns makes sense if you're dire about preserving SB. He might steal 30+ bags in Oakland this year.


Gomez is my first choice hands down. Burns second if you purely want steals. Carter third if you need cheap power.

Well my choice was made a little easier; someone just added Carter. Only reason I hadn't pulled the trigger yet is because Gomez is still on waivers and can't be added till tomorrow. You think he's worth using a waiver on? I'm waiting to see if he plays tonight, he's trying to test his rib injury and avoid the DL. If I add him I won't take a hit in steals, which is good.

 
Gomez has been buns since being dealt over to HOU 

Gomez has been pure trash so far this year and he will continue to remain on my bench until he starts doing something

Do you think his statistical drop in Houston will be a lasting trend?

Thankfully my league requires at least one bench batter so I'm fine with rostering one instead of using the roster slot on another pitcher.

I sure as hell hope it doesn't become a lasting trend

 

[macbk]

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Cody Allen man :x hope he gets it together soon.

Cool with dropping Beltran also because Kris Bryant now has OF eligibility and not just 3B.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Allen has been very disappointing. K/9 are way down. Peripherals are atrocious. Hopefully he figures it out.

 

[stick]

^ Surprised Jeanmar Gomez was still available. I'm hoping the Phillies trade him mid-season and insert Hector Neris into the closer role .

 

[champcruthik]

Trade 1:
One of my league mates has all three of Clayton Kershaw, Jake Arrieta, and David Price, and absolutely no bats. I'm thinking about trying to pry away one of those guys from him by offering Rick Porcello or Drew Pomeranz and Hunter Pence. He's expressed interest in Pence, and Porcello/Pomeranz are pitching really well so I'm hoping they'll be easy sells.

I figure David Price would be the optimal sell high/buy low guy out of the trio. I'm thinking he probably won't budge on Kersh or Arrieta with my offer. If it takes any of my other pitchers to make a deal happen, would you go for it?

Trade 2:
Another one of my league mates is in the opposite situation. He has bats and is willing to move the underperforming Edwin Encarnacion, but needs pitchers. He's already made it known to me that he has the hots for Hunter Pence and Jeurys Familia (and Yu Darvish, but I'm not open to moving him). He's expressed interest in Pomeranz as well. I tried to package Pence/Pomeranz to him last week but he couldn't pull the trigger. His pitching was dreadful again this week though so maybe he'll have a change of heart.

Similar sell high/buy low situation here. I'd love to package a Mike Moustakas/Familia/and either Porcello or Pomeranz for Encarnacion. Is this giving up too much?

I would do both trades if you can. It's going to take Pomeranz, Porcello, and Pence to land Price. He's a top-25 fantasy commodity and Boston's unquestioned workhorse. There's questions about Price in the playoffs but fantasy is the regular season and he's a beast, even in the AL East.

Moose/Familia has a chance of going through for Encarnacion. It would be worth it. Encarnacion is off to a slow start by his standards but he's still good for 35+ HR in Toronto's high-octane lineup.

Well my choice was made a little easier; someone just added Carter. Only reason I hadn't pulled the trigger yet is because Gomez is still on waivers and can't be added till tomorrow. You think he's worth using a waiver on? I'm waiting to see if he plays tonight, he's trying to test his rib injury and avoid the DL. If I add him I won't take a hit in steals, which is good.

I would wait for Gomez to clear waivers and save your priority.

^ Surprised Jeanmar Gomez was still available. I'm hoping the Phillies trade him mid-season and insert Hector Neris into the closer role .

24 Ks in 15 innings of work. 5 holds and a save. Nasty.

 

[stick]

Still working on the David Price trade that I mentioned the other day. It's a no-go on the Edwin Encarnacion trade though; his owner is delusional .

Just got this offer though:

I send:
Marcus Stroman
Hunter Pence
Rick Porcello
Mike Moustakas

I receive:
Manny Machado
Stephen Piscotty

Seems like I'm overpaying a little bit, but I'm thinking its a good deal. My rotation would take a bit of a hit but I'll have Darvish returning at the end of the month (he actually requested Darvish at first but I said I didn't wanna move him). Any opinions? Should I try for someone other than Piscotty? He has Mark Trumbo and Yasmany Tomas, maybe ask for one of them instead?

 

[macbk]

stick at that point ask for Trumbo also. He just hit a bomb a few minute sago, 7th on the year. His pop is certainly there so far this season for the O's.

 

[stick]

No dice on Trumbo or Tomas :\. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger anyway.

 

[macbk]

No dice on Trumbo or Tomas :\. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger anyway.

Homered again I think for his 8th I can see why he wouldn't want to part ways.

 

[AgentZero]

I would wait for Gomez to clear waivers and save your priority.

Ended up getting Gomez without using a waiver which was good.