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the_american_dream posted:Anyone here have an Athletic subscription? I really miss Eno Sarris’ stuff and am not sure if he even does fantasy baseball ranks anymore I just looked and he wrote a list of the top 175 pitchers for this season earlier this month.
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I had my draft today, and afterwards, I tried trading with my buddy. However, after I offered Rizzo & Strausburg for his Soto & Marquez, I talked myself out of making the deal. Anyways, here's my team. It's a 5x5 league that counts OBP instead of AVG. I also went in with no prep. 1. (10) Bryce Harper (Phi - OF) 2. (11) Jose Altuve (Hou - 2B) 3. (30) Gerrit Cole (Hou - SP) 4. (31) Anthony Rizzo (ChC - 1B) 5. (50) Trevor Bauer (Cle - SP) 6. (51) Eugenio Suárez (Cin - 3B) 7. (70) Stephen Strasburg (Was - SP) 8. (71) Blake Treinen (Oak - RP) 9. (90) Eloy Jiménez (CWS - OF) 10. (91) Willson Contreras (ChC - C) 11. (110) José Peraza (Cin - SS) 12. (111) Kirby Yates (SD - RP) 13. (130) Nomar Mazara (Tex - OF) 14. (131) Josh Hader (Mil - RP) 15. (150) Tyler Glasnow (TB - SP,RP) 16. (151) Cody Allen (LAA - RP) 17. (170) Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD - SS) 18. (171) Will Smith (SF - RP) 19. (190) Gregory Polanco (Pit - OF) 20. (191) Kyle Freeland (Col - SP) 21. (210) Mychal Givens (Bal - RP) 22. (211) Austin Meadows (TB - OF) 23. (230) Sean Newcomb (Atl - SP) I drafted pitching higher than I usually do. I also tried to do IcePhoenix's strategy of a few strong starters mixed with strong relievers. Tried is the key word. I closed my eyes as I picked Bauer.
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Mar 23, 2019 23:38
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I am pretty on Soto, too. I talked myself out of it because while Rizzo had a bit of a down year, he still could be a valuable player. Mind you, he is entering his age-29 season. It's trying to balance whether Soto is still going to continue improving and whether you think Rizzo is going to stay where he is. To me, it's a gamble, especially considering I'd be giving up Stras for Marquez. Stras has his issues, but then I scared myself out of trading for a Colorado pitcher (even though I picked up Freeland late). The 1B position WW is dire. Braun just got dropped. Jose Martinez is the next highest ranked player.
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Mar 24, 2019 15:32
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the_american_dream posted:Oooof got offered Archer and Matt carpenter for Bauer. Interesting but I think that’s a no right? 10 tm h2h points league. Won’t post the full scoring but Pitchers matter a bunch Bauer is the best player in the deal, and I am a little nervous about Archer. So, no from me.
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Apr 5, 2019 19:09
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Someone dropped Jon Gray, and I was wondering if he's worth picking up. I thought about drafting him, but his start to the season hasn't filled me with much hope.
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Apr 9, 2019 15:24
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I was going to come and brag about my pitching on Sunday, and then Freeland and Strasburg had to go ruin my elation. Never think you've solved pitching.
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Apr 10, 2019 18:46
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So, sometimes drafting a ton of closers works out. Someone in my league offered a 1B for a closer, so I threw out Freeman for Treinen, and it was accepted. I still have Yates, Hader, Allen, Smith, and Greene.
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Apr 14, 2019 15:34
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[quote="ROCK THE HOUSE M.D." post="494233927i Good luck getting that Treinen for Freeman deal to go through. [/quote] It went through.
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Apr 17, 2019 12:14
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Someone is offering Matt Chapman as a buy-low player, which is weird because he's not even doing poorly, and the only player I could really offer is Austin Meadows. Tell me why I should/shouldn't make this offer.
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Apr 20, 2019 13:06
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fawning deference posted:What is the consensus on Correa? Aside from injury risks? Seems to me like he is quietly putting up an OPS around .850 and hitting more line drives and less grounders. Still K's a ton but I feel like he is a good buy-low. He's coming off a down year, but he's doing better this year. I am just not sure if 2017 is a blip, or if he can get back to that level.
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Apr 22, 2019 21:53
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ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:I really hope this Christian Walker dude is for real. I am not sure how much stock to put into it, but he has the hardest hit ball rate in the league.
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Apr 23, 2019 23:59
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yourdadsbestfriend posted:Is a platoon of Christian Walker, Miguel Cabrera, and Matt Olson good enough to cover 1B in a 12 team league? It was an autodraft so the computer didn't pick one until late, and I'm currently dead last in RBI and near there in HR. I have some decent trade pieces, but no one's biting now and I'm wondering if I can just wait. It'd also be real nice if Kluber and Nola could get right soon. Thanks! You may be playing 1B roulette the rest of the year. I like Walker, but I am not sure how he holds up. Miggy is 36 and on the decline phase of his career, so you can't expect much from him. Olson is  .I just don't think anyone has a definitive answer for you. Maybe it's just me, but I do find 1B not as deep/good as other years, so I do think other teams are feeling this.
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Apr 24, 2019 15:54
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I haven't even had much to complain about with Rizzo because I am in a OBP league. Sure, for where I drafted him, he could be doing better, but he's not really an issue.
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Apr 24, 2019 21:37
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Should I burn my #1 WW spot on Flaherty? Someone also dropped Mikolas.
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Apr 26, 2019 14:04
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It’s a league with friends!!
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Apr 26, 2019 17:00
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Earlier in the season, I was able to trade Treinen for Freeman, which meant that I had both Freeman and Rizzo as my 1B. I tried to revisit an offseason deal, by offering Rizzo for Soto, but obviously that didn't go anywhere. I was just able to trade Rizzo for Scherzer. I now have Strasburg, Cole, and Bauer, to go along with Scherzer, with Glasnow, Flaherty, Freeland, and a rotating cast of WW pick-ups. I think the smart thing to do would be to try and trade one of Bauer and Stras, and hope to shore up my offense. My pitching has been the only thing keeping me in weekly match-ups. Any thoughts? It's a typical 5x5 league, except we count OBP over AVG. e: Not sure if Bauer/Stras for Chapman would be too much to give. Twin Cinema fucked around with this message at 17:15 on May 3, 2019 |
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May 3, 2019 17:05
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Well, you were a good waiver wire pick-up last year, Freeland, and I liked drafting you. But it’s now time to say goodbye.
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May 5, 2019 02:01
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My team has been carried all year on the strength of my pitching. So, of course, the one week where my hitting starts to do something, my pitching goes to poo poo. Fantasy baseball is fun.
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May 10, 2019 20:54
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That's a pretty good buy-low on Lindor, even if I am not super high on Folty and Votto going forward.
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May 10, 2019 21:11
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Bregor posted:
Guess who has both Glasnow AND Altuve? 
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May 11, 2019 12:23
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Doltos posted:Also Eloy isn't making me hate life anymore!! I drafted him in the top-100 in a redraft league, and he really had me doubting myself.
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May 24, 2019 16:57
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In depressing news, in the most vivid dream I have had in months, I dreamt that I picked up a young Japanese player off the waiver wire who was ranked 43rd for the season.
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May 29, 2019 17:12
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Even though I was higher on Rizzo than most, I traded him for Scherzer. Scherzer has been good, but even I didn’t expect this out of Rizzo. His bat is sorely missed out of my line-up. Right now I am trying to trade Stras for Soto. A deal that was originally Stras/Rizzo for Soto/Marquez in the offseason that was declined.
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May 30, 2019 16:42
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Doltos posted:Caleb Smith was cut should I bet on a bounceback after his last few outings? Depends on how deep the league is, but I am not entirely convinced after his hot start. I am getting sick of Bauer.
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Jun 7, 2019 19:23
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Spoeank posted:Thank you for this btw Yeah, everyone that dropped Jimenez -- thank you. fawning deference posted:YORDAAAAAAAAAANNNNN Glad I was so quick with the add button.
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Jun 12, 2019 14:06
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I think they announced Scherzer’s start late. I don’t have him in my line-up because it wasn’t a green check mark when I checked this morning. Great, now I’m missing out!
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Jun 19, 2019 21:34
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Glad I held onto Keston Hiura. Not sure why he was ever sent down, other than ~reasons~
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Jun 28, 2019 16:11
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Simpsons Reference posted:Is he that good? His OPS was .865 and hit 5 home runs in his 69 (lol) PAs. He has been killing it in the minors.
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Jun 28, 2019 17:54
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I look like a genius trading Rizzo for Scherzer in early-May with the string of games Scherzer’s has had.
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Jun 30, 2019 21:58
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Chief McHeath posted:Randomly checked and I have 5 of the top 25 overall players in my league. Plus seven others in the top-100. I looked and I have 4 of the top-25 (Yates just missed out at #27), and 8 more in the top-100. Only 3 of these players are hitters. the_american_dream posted:Hey Suarez waking up is a pretty nice boost. I was considering trying to find his replacement, but these past 3 games have made me like him again.
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Jul 3, 2019 01:00
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Simpsons Reference posted:Adjusting to what? .290 and 12 home runs was quite alright. March/April/May: .354/.451/.673 with 12 home runs and 35 RBIs June/July: .223/.299/.315 with 0 home runs and 7 RBIs (until the last two games) The only reason I didn't drop him was because of his strong start.
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Jul 18, 2019 00:52
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Doltos posted:I think it's weird that I never deal with one injury at a time, it's always like 4-5 guys that go down simultaneously. Yeah, I just had Scherzer, Contreras, and Jimenez go down within a week. They join Glasnow, who has been keeping the IR spot warm for some time. Luckily, my league moved to having 3 IR spots a few years ago.
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Jul 19, 2019 17:29
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I dropped Flaherty, but saw him as a possible streaming option today. Then I saw Houston and passed. I am not going to that well again, especially against Houston.
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Jul 26, 2019 19:57
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I grabbed him as a flyer.
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Jul 29, 2019 01:03
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Someone dropped Marquez in my league, a pitcher I really wanted at the draft, and I should be fine as long as I start him on the road, correct?
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Aug 4, 2019 17:50
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A story as old as time... I am playing a team that has been inactive all season. I am winning 7-3, and my hitters have combined for a OBP of .403, so far. Any other week, this would be an automatic win. However, her team is hitting .433. I have run up against >.500 hitters of Turner, Bregman, Abreu, and Castellanos.
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Aug 10, 2019 16:25
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On April 17th, I traded Blake Treinen for Freddie Freeman. I think this is the best trade I have ever made. At the time of the deal, Treinen was at a 0.79 ERA. Since, he's posted a 6.05 ERA. Freeman had a .323/.443/.462, and has put up .309/.398/.595 since. I think the guy only did the deal because Goldschmidt was doing well in the first few weeks. He added Alonso off of waivers in the preseason, too, so he's not hurting. But man oh man. Twin Cinema fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Aug 16, 2019 |
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Aug 16, 2019 19:22
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Bauer has been the most frustrating pitcher I have owned, I think. There never seems to be any middle ground.
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Aug 25, 2019 21:11
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When can I drop Bauer?
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In the last 16 weeks, I’ve lost only once. Excited to see how my team loses badly in the playoffs.
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