Fantasy Baseball Today - 08/13: Weekend Roundup - Glasnow, Prospects and More (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

Episode Date: August 13, 2018

Starting with some hitters (2:00) to add including a couple of Rays and an underrated STL OF. Then we've got SPs to add (4:10) for both this week and rest of season as we give our thoughts on Tyler Gl...asnow and some two-start streamers. If you want some one-start streamers, we've got that for you too (6:35)! ... Big MLB news (11:20) as Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling are in the bullpen but with different outlooks rest of season. We also have some interesting call-ups (17:15) to discuss. Do we have any interest in Kyle Tucker this time around? How about the two guys TOR called up? Then it's on to Buy or Sell (20:40) with some SPs who have excelled lately. Find out why Dereck Rodriguez can't be this good ... Bullpen notes (26:00), Most Added list (34:10), more hitters to consider (43:41) and soooo much SP talk (45:10) to end the show ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Welcome to the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast from CBS Sports. Got a fantasy question? Email Fantasy Baseball at CBSI.com. Get ready to win your league. Now here's Adam, Scott Heath and Chris. All right, we are into Fantasy Week 21, and we've got haters and pitchers for you to add. We've got to look at the most out of this. You know what we do on Mondays.
Starting point is 00:00:32 Welcome everybody to Fantasy Baseball today. I hope you had a glorious weekend. I'm Adam Azer, here with Mr. Scott White at CBS Scott White. Why am I giving out Twitter handles? I don't know. Hey, Scott. Hey, Adam. You should follow me on Twitter.
Starting point is 00:00:46 I do. You're out there listening and don't already. I do. So that's why you're giving out my Twitter handle. Yeah. I am at Adam Azer, A-I-Z-E-R. And making his way back to the podcast is Heath Cummings. We haven't heard from him in a little while.
Starting point is 00:00:58 At Heathcoming, Senior, at Heathcomings, SR on Twitter. Hi, Heath. Hey Adam, how was your weekend? I did the flex draft for fantasy football. Yeah? It was so, I did such a terrible job. Like, such a terrible job. It was an Adam Azer draft?
Starting point is 00:01:17 No, it was my first Superflex ever. It was, you know, it was not, that's a topic for a different show. Terrible job. And even the projections had me doing terribly. So there's that. Other than that, it was a very nice weekend. I am halfway through the documentary, the staircase. Have you guys seen it? No.
Starting point is 00:01:38 Nope. Unbelievable. Is it a true crime documentary? I love those. It's amazing. Probably my favorite kind of documentary. I have changed my mind on innocence and guilt so many times. And I'm only halfway through, so nobody's spoil it.
Starting point is 00:01:53 All right. One hitter to add. One hitter to add. Heath Cummings. Who's it's going to, who's it's going to, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who's, who, who's, who's, who, who. Who is it, Heath? What in the world is going on with you? Three hours of sleep. Rough night last night. That is, that was rough. I gave a couple names in the pre-show.
Starting point is 00:02:15 I'm going to go with the guy I actually did add, though. I'll go with Harrison Bader. I really like the matchups this week, trying to pull those up to say exactly what they are, but they are fantastic. And listen, it was tough. I have a couple different leagues where I, didn't necessarily like my hitting options, had some five game guys, and wanted to go add somebody else.
Starting point is 00:02:39 Bader and Gritchick were the two outfielders that I added. Oh, yeah, I added Gritchick, too. I'm not sure I'm going to start him, but I added him as a bench spot in one league. Scott, do you have a hitter for us to add? Yeah, I am getting more interested in Malick Smith, who continues to play for the raise, continues to that leadoff for the raise. has had a very aggressive month stealing bases, which top 10 and stolen bases, that alone's enough to own him in a Roto League.
Starting point is 00:03:09 But you look at his point production from the last couple weeks, it's scoring a lot of points. If he continues to have a leadoff and he continues to run, that's going to remain true. He's only 54% owned. I think that could stand to go up, maybe 20%. All right. So that is Malik Smith.
Starting point is 00:03:26 And then I was going to talk about another ray that juggernaut of a lineup, the Tampa Bay race. Willie Adamas is batting toward the bottom of the order, but he went two per four with an RBI on Sunday. Entering Sunday, he was having a great August, batting 394 with two home runs and three steals and two doubles. So Willie Adamas is getting it going a little bit. He is 24% owned.
Starting point is 00:03:50 Does anybody have interest in Willie Adamas? I have, if you're beyond the point, where Catele-Marté's own, because Catele-Marté's been in that 50-60 no-man's land for weeks, even though he's been like a top-five shortstop since the beginning of June. So if Cotel-Marte's gone, then I could think about adding Willie Adama. Sure. All righty. How about a pitcher to add?
Starting point is 00:04:15 Scott will go to you first. Who's a pitcher to add? Well, I was scooping up Hermann Marquez this weekend everywhere I could find him. He's still available in a third of CBS Sports Leagues. Obviously two starts coming up this week, both on the road. And I think we may be looking at a breakthrough for him. He made a slight tweak to his mechanics, really just been figured out how to be more consistent with his mechanics,
Starting point is 00:04:40 and it's helping his curveball play up in a way that's generating a ton of swinging strikes, and the rest of the numbers are falling in line. So Hermann Marquez, I think, should be must-owned at this point. It's only owned in two-thirds of CBS Sports Leagues. Armand-Marquez. All right, Heath, how about you? Give me a pitcher to add. A couple weeks ago, I think I pooh-poot on the idea of starting Tyler Glass now.
Starting point is 00:05:01 I said Start him Glass later. Well, now it's Glass later. He went five innings in its most recent start. He's up to 79 pitches. I think he's at 45% owned. I expect he's just going to keep working his way up, up in those innings and pitch count totals and be very valuable in the last month of the season. Yeah, but I did have him as my pitcher to add, too, but there is a but, right?
Starting point is 00:05:24 There's always a butt. There's always a butt. There's always a butt. At Boston this week. You didn't say, you didn't say give me a pitcher to start. Okay. No, I'm adding him. I'm adding Tyler Glass now everywhere that unless I already had,
Starting point is 00:05:37 which was the case after his previous start. Yeah. But six strikeouts in five innings in this start against at Toronto. I'm not starting at Boston. All three of his starts for the race have been one run on two hits, and it's been like an increase in inning every time. The thing I'll point out about this most recent start Sunday is that he threw 60% of his pitches for strikes, which was about where he was with the Pirates. It was closer to 70% his first two starts.
Starting point is 00:06:06 70% is really high, right? Yeah, 70%'s really high, 60% is low. You know, it's hard to make anything of that by itself, especially since it was a good start. It's not like I canceled my claims for him based on that, but just want to point – just want to throw it out there. Sure. Yeah, always something to monitor with Tyler Glass now. All right. So let's say you want a one-start streamer.
Starting point is 00:06:29 It's time for Scott White's favorite section. Tell me how you feel about starting these guys this week. Kyle Gibson against Detroit, 76% owned. Start him. Yeah, that's an easy one. Kevin Gossman coming off a great start, eight strikeouts and eight innings with one run against Milwaukee. He gets the Marlins this week,
Starting point is 00:06:51 and two of his next three starts are against the first. the Marlins if he stays on turn, but you never know with the Braves, so that, you know, it's a little risky with Gosman. 68% owned. Are you going to start Gosman against Miami? It's not going to be a top priority, but I wouldn't have a problem with it. Gosman's available in a couple of my leagues, like you said, 68% owned, and I wanted to add him, but I just couldn't find a spot for him, so obviously I'm not starting him in those
Starting point is 00:07:18 leagues. And I could see a scenario where I just have too many good pitchers, too many two start options to start Gosman. But haven't started. Haven't we all learned that any time Kevin Gosman looks this good and looks unhittable, he's just figured things out and you don't have anything to worry about anymore? I mean, I keep pointing back to the final 19 starts he had last season, where he was basically Lance McCullors, I guess.
Starting point is 00:07:47 That's who he was. Over 10 strikeouts per 9, low 3 ZRA, with B. about round 1.2. So I think he could get back to that. I think it's possible. All right, Gosman against the Marlins. How about Clay Buckholtz at San Diego? No.
Starting point is 00:08:08 No. Okay. How about Matt Boyd at Minnesota? He has faced Minnesota three times this year. He has allowed one or two runs in all three of those starts in only four, only five, and then six innings finally. But that was actually his last start. It was on Sunday.
Starting point is 00:08:23 six innings three runs. I guess the twins again this week. Matt Boyd, 53% own. I saw on Friday four different fantasy baseball analysts talk about how much they like Matt Boyd. It was all part of the same thread, but still, I don't get it. I don't get the Matt Boyd enthusiasm. His velocity's up a little. That's one thing they point to. It hasn't really impacted the effectiveness of his pitches, so I'm not sure why it matters. He still had a lot of Babbitt luck and had a lot of home run luck, and I would rather not place my trust in him unless it was a two-star week, and it's not. Yeah, I started him last week on two starts, and it worked out okay because one of those starts was good. I think what it comes down to here, like, you don't have a great pitching staff if you were considering one-star streamers.
Starting point is 00:09:16 Correct. So I would much rather start Kyle Gibson. I would rather start Kevin Gosman. I would start Boyd over buckles, though. And then the last one, I don't know if you're interested in this one, Jake Junis at the White Sox this week. Last one starts been good. Yeah, he recently faced the White Sox,
Starting point is 00:09:33 and he gave up four runs in five and two thirds. And he, his biggest problems here has been the long ball. And I don't know if at Chicago in August is the best place for a guy that struggled with that. So I'm, I would rather start Boyd than Junis. I'd rather start Junis than Buckholtz. Fair enough.
Starting point is 00:09:51 I got a playoff spot on the line in the podcast league. Bad luck last week. This two-starred streaming approach worked last week for me. I started Wei Yan Chan. I started Matt Boyd. I started junk. And I scored, I think, the second most points, and I lost the week. But this week, you know what?
Starting point is 00:10:11 I've been lucky most of the years, so I can't complain. This week, this is my pitching staff. Zach Godley, Zach Wheeler. They both have a good match. It's both been great. The Zach's attack. Zach attack plus Matt Boyd. Two-start Brad Keller.
Starting point is 00:10:27 Two-starred Rinaldo Lopez. So there are some teams out there. Yeah, there are some teams out there that need one-start streamers. Good luck to you all. I tried to add Rinaldo Lopez in a different league, and I was beat to him. Someone else added Rinaldo Lopez, and I couldn't get him for a two-start week. Because his matchups are phenomenal. Kansas City and at Detroit.
Starting point is 00:10:50 thinks, though, this is not going to work well for me. Brad Keller, on the other hand, might, Toronto, and at the White Sox. But wish me luck, everybody. I am going to need it. All right, the big news. Mike Trout is on the deal with a wrist injury. Now, I needed to clarify something that a couple of emailers, listeners, brought to my attention. I said it was a head first slide.
Starting point is 00:11:08 It was not. It was a feet first slide, and he hurt his wrist. What? Yes. You can't hurt yourself on a feet first slide. That's what I thought all along. That's what I thought. But no, not true.
Starting point is 00:11:18 You can. Okay. Follow this one under this sucks. Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling are going to the bullpen. And it seems more permanent for Maeda, although he could get saves. But I knew it when I traded for him. I knew this was a possibility, and it has happened. We got to expect this going forward because I didn't realize this.
Starting point is 00:11:42 I had it pointed out to me on Twitter and verified it. There are incentives in his contract tied to not. number of innings and number of starts. So, you know, the cheap approach is to move him to the bullpen when he starts to come close to that. And so that, I think, is how the Dodgers are going to handle him for as long as they have the rotation depth that they have anyway. So that stinks.
Starting point is 00:12:09 And, you know, Kaz I was wondering, because he's actually really good the third time through the order, Kintama'a. His numbers are really good as good as the first two times through the order. So I wondered why this kept happening to him. and apparently that's why. Dave Roberts said stripling probably will get another chance. He's deserved it. So I wouldn't drop stripling, but Maida,
Starting point is 00:12:29 I guess there's a chance he could factor into the saves mix with Jamson out a month. But unless saves aren't super scarce in your league, then you can probably drop them. Here's the thing I don't like about this whole situation. First off, like pulling him out of the rotation, because you're going to have to pay him more money when you signed a contract with him saying
Starting point is 00:12:53 if you make this many starts and we control your starts you're going to get more money, that's crap. Yeah, that's not in the spirit of the incentive clause. And then second, the statement of Maeda's going to stay there, but Stripling should be bad. He's earned it. Kinta Maeda's earned it. He's been phenomenal this year. He wasn't a jerk. He wasn't an all-star like Stripling. Stripling's been even better.
Starting point is 00:13:14 But, yeah, I mean, my Ada would be starting for, I'm sure, I don't know, 27, 28 of the other teams. I'm officially cheering for the Dodgers to miss the playoffs. Here's the thing. Well, okay, you're right. It does stink that they do that to Maeda, but they are, you know, I believe right up against the, like, super luxury tax. And they needed to reset. Oh.
Starting point is 00:13:38 No, I'm just saying. A small market L.A. I'm just saying. Can't pay too much money. Also, when you say Maeda's been phenomenal right now, that is a little bit of, like, fantasy and analysts speak because he's got a 380 ERA and a 1-2-7-5 whip. That's not phenomenal, but he has a 327 FIP and he's better than his numbers. So personally, from a fantasy standpoint, I think he's going to be a great sleeper next year.
Starting point is 00:14:03 I'm not sure. Wow. Until August, right? I don't know. I don't know what's going to happen, but he's better than his numbers. Unfortunately, the entire industry is going to be all over him in that regard. But right now he's a sleeper until everyone. else cause it was sleeper.
Starting point is 00:14:19 And then, yeah, the thing about Jansen being out a month, like, I did not go to, I went to med school, let's just say that. Like, how can anybody diagnose him with a timetable right now, just because it's been kind of like that in the past? I haven't, they said there's no timetable.
Starting point is 00:14:36 But whether it's a month or longer, you know, my head's got a chance for some saves, so I wouldn't drop him just yet, but, you know, Scott said, you know, it's... Yeah, I did. Even if, like, I don't see him just becoming the closing. Right, right.
Starting point is 00:14:50 Maybe it happens, but I think it would be part of the mix. And Alex, can we go, let me rewind for just one second. About my med school thing? No, no, back to when I gave a picture to start. I want to give one more real quick. Oh, okay. And it's important I want it to be towards the top. Okay.
Starting point is 00:15:07 Because this is somebody that I picked up, and it's Highmeabria. Oh, that's, uh, why? Two starts at the Padres and against the Rangers. and he's been pretty good lately. I fear the Rangers a little bit. They're tough. They've been hot. They've been hot.
Starting point is 00:15:23 I think if I'm going to go budget two-star pitcher, I'd go Keller. Yeah, now the Yankees actually, like Lance Lynn pitched well against the Rangers, C.C. Sabathia pitched well against the Rangers. Tanaka certainly did not. So I was a little surprised by that. Maybe they're not as good as I thought. I don't know. But yeah, they've been good. And the Padre is like, if we believe it all in Fram El Reyes, we believe it all in Will, in
Starting point is 00:15:44 in Hunter Renfro and Will Myers is coming back this week Are they still such an easy match? I don't. I mean, saying you believe, I don't believe it all. I mean, I'm hopeful that Fran Mill Reyes and Hunter Renfro are making themselves into something. But to say I believe it all is going too far. Yeah, okay. Trevor Bauer was hit by a comebacker, but he should be fine.
Starting point is 00:16:12 Justin Bore Are we dropping Justin Bore Now that he's on the Phillies? Yep He's a bench hitter Extraordinaire May steal occasional starts from Santana But he didn't know for the weekend, right?
Starting point is 00:16:26 Santana started every game Almost positive Shohei Otani threw a bullpen session And what I saw yesterday was maybe Mid to late September for Otani So you can You know It's super helpful
Starting point is 00:16:38 Yeah exactly Tyler Skaggs back on the DL Super helpful. And I am going to start Nolan Aronado. How about you guys? He's got a couple of American League Park games coming up so he can DH there. He's pinch hit on Saturday and Sunday. He's got a shoulder injury that's affecting his fielding.
Starting point is 00:16:59 What do you guys think about starting Aronado? Hmm. Yeah. It would probably have to be a pretty shallow league for me not to start him. Right. Okay. And finally, Edwin and Kernan. is on the DL with a biceps injury.
Starting point is 00:17:16 We did get a number of call-ups over the weekend. Cedric Wellens for the Orioles, center fielder. The Blue Jays are calling up a lot of players, but not Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who entering Sunday had homered four times in his last four games. But Sean Reed Foley is going to start at Kansas City today, starting pitcher. And they called up catcher Danny Jansen. Also, Casey Kelly could make a start for the San Francisco Giants. and the Astros recalled Kyle Tucker.
Starting point is 00:17:46 Scott, who's the most interesting one of them all? Probably Danny Jansen, because I think he'll get the majority of the starts at catcher, and he's a really good plate discipline guy who profiles to hit for average at least. Little pop, too. Russell Martin's apparently going to be playing a lot of third base. That's right.
Starting point is 00:18:12 They have a need at third base, and they're still not calling a Vladimir Guerrero. Yeah. Gant Harvest Salarte just joined Brandon Drury on the DL, so their infield is short-handed there. So Martin's going to be joining it, and I think Jansen's going to play a bit. And obviously everybody, well, there's at least somebody in your league who needs a catch or even one catcher league, I'm sure. So would you rather have Danny Jansen or Austin Hedges? I would rather take a chance on Jansen, I think.
Starting point is 00:18:40 Okay. Heath, anybody else interests you? Cedric Mullins for Baltimore. Sean Reed Foley, Casey Kelly for Toronto and San Francisco, and then Kyle Tucker's back. Well, yeah, I mean, Kyle Tucker is the best player of this group. We don't know. He did not fare well at all in his short cup of coffee earlier, but he went back down to AAA and just started absolutely raking again. I don't expect he's got an opportunity in the first week that he's back to play on a regular basis. But if he gets a spot start and has a good game, it may just start a hot streak and he may just start the rest of the year.
Starting point is 00:19:12 Scott? Yeah. Do I have your permission to drop Mark Trumbo for Danny Jansen? Yeah, I'm fine with that. All right, thank you. Cedric Mullins does look like he's an everyday player with Baltimore. I just question whether he has standard mixed league upside, but certainly deep release.
Starting point is 00:19:33 That's somebody you can look into. Sean Reed Foley was considered a big prospect a couple years ago, was terrible last year, has been great again this year, with big strikeout rate, ERA below three, and he's starting today. If it goes well, he's a two-star pitcher, and we'll see what happens from there. But there's definitely upside there. It's just always, you know, unless you're talking about Michael Kopek or the tip-top of the pitcher prospect rankings, I lean against these guys making immediate impact and fantasy because there's so many factors
Starting point is 00:20:12 working against them in today's environment. I do think if I was in one of those situations where I was actually considering starting Clay Buckholz, I might take the upside of Reed Foley with the matchup against the Royals and the chance of a second start this week. Okay, guys, so let's do some buy or sell. And basically I have some pitchers
Starting point is 00:20:29 who performed well over the weekend or performed very poorly over the weekend. And I want to know, like, basically, right now, are you buying them as must-starts? Or are you buying them as must-starts? or are you selling them? Let's not get too literal and say, well, I'm not buying this good, blah, blah, blah,
Starting point is 00:20:45 but you know what I mean. In general, buy or sell. Zach Godley. Zach Godley, buy or sell. Buy. Godley is back. And as good as ever, he has been, I mean, control was such a big problem for him early on,
Starting point is 00:21:05 but he seems to have fixed that. Six of his past seven starts, one walk. with six strikeouts or more in all of them. He's been getting a lot of swinging strikes. Not so much in this most recent start, but it's been a long trend of double-digit swinging strikes for him. That curveball seems to be working like it was last year, too,
Starting point is 00:21:24 and he's always been a great ground ball pitcher. So I buy him. He's back. Pretty much must start. All right, Zach Godley. Heath agree? Yes. Question for you guys. When was the last time,
Starting point is 00:21:36 Zach Godley allowed a home run? May. Ground ball pitcher. He probably allowed it in mid-June. Late June. It has been eight straight starts, nine straight appearances, homerless for Zach Gowley. Next up, Derek Rodriguez, buy or sell as a must-start pitcher. I sell that he's a must-start pitcher.
Starting point is 00:22:01 He's been kind of an enigma. He throws a lot of strikes, and that's allowed him to pitch six-plus innings very consistently. but I'm not sure he can continue to avoid hits the way he has, and he's not really much of a strikeout pitcher at all. So I don't, I have questions about how long this is going to last, but obviously it's lasted, what, two and a half months now? Derek Rodriguez has a 225 ERA and a one whip. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:22:35 I got to tell you, if it were earlier in the season, he'd be my favorite sell-high candidate. right now. Yeah, I mean, I don't necessarily disagree with that, but I want to make sure because we didn't have any expectations for him when he got called up. And as the things Scott said are right, but he also has a 3.08 FIPP, even his ex-fip is only four. And if you have a pitcher that throws six innings every start and seven innings on
Starting point is 00:23:03 occasion, and he has a four ERA, and he pitches half of his games in San Francisco, that's a guy that should definitely be on rosters in every league. Here's the problem with that. I think that he's been very home heavy. In fact, I know he has. Seven of his last 10 starts have been at home, and I think he's got a lot of road starts coming up. If he stays on schedule, he's at Cincinnati, at the Mets,
Starting point is 00:23:26 home against Arizona, at Colorado, at Milwaukee. Four of his next five would be on the road. Three of them would be in pretty extreme hitters parks. So actually that is the reason why. Because I trust Derek Rodriguez at home, I trust him enough on the road. I think, I mean, he's earned it. But I still think, like, I would love to see what I could get for him. Sure.
Starting point is 00:23:49 And I actually think – I mean, I wouldn't leave him available, that's for sure. Right, right, right. I'm not trying to trash him. I just – I don't think he's this good. Well, I mean, he gives up a lot of hard contact. His line drive rate is 25.8, which would be elite, top of the line for a hitter. and yet he has a 250 Babbitt. Even if you say, okay, he really is this good at avoiding home runs,
Starting point is 00:24:16 which he's not a ground ball pitcher on the level of Zach Godley. So I feel like he's had some home run luck there contributing to the FIP and everything else. But just the fact that he gives up so much hard contact, so many line drives, it's kind of scary to put too much trust in him. All right, Heath, I'll throw to you in the next one. Sean Newcomb, are you buying or selling? right now. I'm still buying.
Starting point is 00:24:41 It was not a good start against the Brewers. The Brewers are good. I'm not afraid of him at home against the Rockies. There might be, like if he was pitching at Coors, I'm not going to start him.
Starting point is 00:24:49 Pitching at Boston, I'm not going to start him. But that's true for 90% of starting pitchers. And this was a home start against Milwaukee. He gave up five runs and four innings.
Starting point is 00:24:59 He is home against Colorado this week. Scott Byersell Sean Newcomb? I sell Sean Newcomb. I just don't think he's enough of a bat misser. push comes to shove, especially since he has control issues. Last one. Heath, I'll start with you.
Starting point is 00:25:15 Tanner Roark, gave up nine hits yesterday. They were all singles. Actually, Saturday. They were all singles. Last four starts. He has a 121 ERA, two walks, 27 strikeouts in 29 and two thirds, and he's at St. Louis this week. Buy yourself, Tanner Roark is a must-star pitcher. Yeah, I wouldn't go as far as must start with Tanner Roark. But I do – he went through a bad stretch. Now he's going through a good stretch. I think he's pretty much Tanner Roark.
Starting point is 00:25:42 And I'm starting him more often than not. He seems like this guy whose mechanics get thrown off pretty easily. And then he straightens them out and looks great again. You know, it's feast or famine with him. And it seems to be mechanics-related. But while he's on a good run like this, seems like somebody to use. Let's look at the bullpen right now. There was a lot.
Starting point is 00:26:04 There was a ton of bullpen stuff over the weekend. This was one of those weekends where I feel like almost everything was fantasy relevant. It was like every single box score I went through. The pitching performances in particular were just interesting. And the bullpen, too. All right, a roll of his Chapman has six walks on his last three appearances. He's still the closer, but struggled, you know, got through it but left the bases loaded on Saturday. Josh Hader got a save.
Starting point is 00:26:34 Hector Rondone still performing. still being used as the closer. Both he and Ozuna struggled as they got swept by the Mariners this weekend. Meanwhile, in that series, Edwin Diaz recorded four saves in four games. He might break the record. He might. The single season record.
Starting point is 00:26:53 He's at 46 now. Scott Alexander. Well, why don't we go one by one? All right. Brewer's bullpen, Heath. Jeremy Jefferson did not get the save chance on Friday. It was disappointing. on Saturday rather
Starting point is 00:27:06 Yeah I mean I still think there will be a few moments like this where Hader gets a two-inning save especially when he's going well It doesn't really concern me that much So you still think Jeffress is Yes Okay
Starting point is 00:27:21 Scott Hector Rondone blew a save in the ninth And then Roberto Ozuna blew the game of the 10th You're reading there Yeah Hector Ron don't blew a save Because he allowed a solo home run Which is liable to happen to any pitcher whether they're going well or poorly.
Starting point is 00:27:38 And then the fact that Ozuna pitched the 10th and Kiev run himself took the loss. I don't think a switch is on the verge of happening here. The Dodgers went crazy on Saturday. Scott Alexander pitched a third of an inning. He struck out Carlos Gonzalez, and then he gave up a double to Trevor Story. And then he was lifted for J.T. Chagua, who gave up a home run, and they lost. So they didn't leave Alexander in.
Starting point is 00:28:06 is left-handed Alexander. They brought him in for a left-e, then he gave up a double to a right. They didn't leave him in. I was surprised by that. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, maybe they will next time after the way this one went.
Starting point is 00:28:18 Or maybe they're just going to keep experimenting, and that's how Midea gets involved. I would not be making a heavy bid on Alexander. I still think he's the front-runner. But would you drop Maida in the Categories League? Well, it just depends on how available, saves are in your league how much they mean to you. I would rather own Alexander than my adep if we're just talking saves. Seth Lugo got a save on Sunday. So now three different
Starting point is 00:28:46 Mets have gotten their last three saves. Annoying. Drew Steckenrider was used as a closer would be. He struck out the side in a tie game in the ninth on Saturday. He's 12% owned. We believe he's the best guy to own in the Marlins bullpen. Ryan Mattson was pitching kind through an injury last night. And it wasn't the worst outing until the Grand Slam. It was an infield single, two-hit batsman, and then a walk-off Grand Slam. Very, very exciting finish in that Cubs game. But Madsen was pitching through an injury.
Starting point is 00:29:17 So that's something to keep an eye on. Coda Glover, maybe, if Madsen gets hurt. I can't even think what it would be. Drop in like flies. Yeah. I should have been in on that Rodney trade. Adamadovino was bad in the eighth inning on Sunday, and Wade Davis pitched the night, so it looks like Wade Davis is the close.
Starting point is 00:29:36 right now. Trevor Hildenberger got a save for Minnesota. Would he be the guy to own? It was ugly. It was. Trevor May pitched a score less inning before that, so I'd still want to be surprised if he got involved here. Heath Ken Giles, a perfect inning with a strikeout against Tampa Bay. I think it was a perfect inning. No runs, no hits, no walks. And he still is perfect and save chances. Well, let's hope this is one of those Ken Giles' stretches where he makes us over-draft him in 2019. 39% owned.
Starting point is 00:30:12 Cody Allen used as the closer this weekend, and Blake Parker got a save. It took about a month, but the Angels finally got a save. Parker got it. And then he pitched when they were trailing 8-7 on Sunday in the 9th. Whatever, dude. Most important bullpen development over the weekend, was there anything that really jumped out? I think the biggest thing I think the biggest
Starting point is 00:30:38 There was Beyond this now I mean I guess maybe the brewers and the Rockies And the And the Astros situations Are the one I'm watching the closest Because I think there's the best chance Somebody could emerge there
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Starting point is 00:32:53 Very excited to have Stamps.com as a sponsor. I want to thank Stamps.com for supporting the show. And it's going to help the listeners quite a bit. Fellows, who did you add and drop over the weekend? Heath Cummings. Well, we've talked about most of the guys I added, I think. I definitely added Harrison Bader, added Randall Gritchick. Struggling to think of...
Starting point is 00:33:15 Okay. I added Jaime Berea, who you poo-poohed. No, I... Well, he's not that good, is he? he's fine he's the type of guy you start when he has two starts and one of them's at the podres Keith i don't really think i can poo poo hi me barria when i'm starting when all the lopez matt boyd and brad keller in the podcast league so i don't think you can't either baria it up scott any interesting ad drops for you
Starting point is 00:33:40 i feel like the most interesting one we're in weekly leagues where obviously they're there's guys we've been talking about already to add um Yeah, I mean, like I said, I wanted to add Gosman, but Herman Marquez was a higher priority, so he just didn't make it on my rosters. Okay. And I really did take a long look at Malik-Smith, like I said, at the start of the show. I think even in three outfielder points leagues, he could be surprisingly productive. 54% own Malik-Smith, and that brings us to the most added list.
Starting point is 00:34:17 Let's look at the most added players in CBSPorts.com leagues. Here we go. Scott Alexander is one Pedro Strope is two And Strope is more owned than Alexander Would you rather own Stroke or Alexander Strope? Strope Tyler Glass now is three
Starting point is 00:34:32 He's 51% own now Rinaldo Lopez is number five Ryan Madsen's number four There are a lot of closers on this list So the three most added starting pitchers Are Glass now who's at Boston Rinaldo Lopez and Jaime Berea and those two guys have two starts.
Starting point is 00:34:51 Would you start Glass Now over either of those two, Lopez or Burrio? I would not. I'd rather own Glass Now. That wasn't the question, Scott. No, it wasn't the question. No, I think we're all on the same page. The problem for Glass Now is you can't count on a quality start. He hasn't had, you know, as excited as we've been about the last three,
Starting point is 00:35:16 he hasn't gotten to the point here where he can do that. Maybe this next one will be, but, you know, the Red Sox obviously are going to try and keep that from happening. Scott's trying so hard to not say that he'd whether start Rao Lopez or Jaime Berea. Well, listen, I mean, Lopez and Berea, they're the kind of pitchers I would only start in a points league, two starts or otherwise, just a points league. I expect them to not, you know, I don't want them doing double the damage to my ERA and whip in a categories league. So they wouldn't even be a consideration for me in that format. Yeah, and I'm just going to make a bold prediction. And I'm not going to act on it because I'm 100% sitting Tyler Glass now.
Starting point is 00:36:02 But I think he's going to have a quality start. I think he's going six innings two runs at Boston. And the only reason I'm saying this is so if it happens, people can be like, hey, good call, Adam. And if it doesn't happen, I told you to sit him. So this is a just-for-fun segment. He's going to go six-in-s-dix-in two runs. I will always take a good pitcher over a good lineup. Oh, I don't know about this lineup.
Starting point is 00:36:27 It's just a question of whether or not you believe Glass Now is legitimately as good as he's shown these first three starts to race. And that's still a big question. I'm not sure there are 15 pitchers I'd start at Boston. Well, like the difference between you and me, I guess. I wouldn't start Jose Barrios at Boston. Okay, I would. Because he was like, I think he was okay at Boston.
Starting point is 00:36:52 They're just, they're so good. They're incredible. They are good. I hate them. I want everyone to know. Really hate them. All right, more on the most added list. Ryan Zimmerman, okay.
Starting point is 00:37:05 Ryan Zimmerman since coming off the D.L. Before Sunday's game, he's batting 356 with four home runs, five walk, seven strikeout, six doubles. Everything looks great. That's in 14 games, 11 starts since coming off the DL. Heath, I feel like you're more excited about Zimmerman than Scott is. I know Scott's worried about the playing time, very genuine concern. What do you think about Zimmerman, 58% owned?
Starting point is 00:37:30 Well, I mean, we've seen him on hot streaks before, and he's clearly in the middle of one right now, and I think I'd probably just write it. I expect the nationals will probably just write it as well. Looking at his schedule for this week, he has, I think, one lefty on the schedule, but he has seven games. So I think you're probably getting five games worth of play the appearances out of them. Okay. So worth starting this week and hitting well, all right? Yeah, I'd start him certainly if I needed a corner infielder and in points leagues.
Starting point is 00:37:59 It's just going to depend on what you have on your team. Well, who do you like better? Jake Bowers or Ryan Zimmerman? I'd start Bowers this week, and that's tough for me to say, but that's barely. Okay. Heath, would you start Jose Perrios and a fictional start at Boston? Well, if I had your pitching staff, I would. If I had Scott's pitching staff, I would not.
Starting point is 00:38:23 Okay. See, Scott has a hard time relating to the everyday man who has good hitting and suspect pitching. I thought I had good pitching. Maybe. Well, you traded DeGrom away. That didn't help. I traded DeGrom for Goldschmidt. I got Carlos Martinez and Tyler Skaggs on the DL, and this is what I'm left with.
Starting point is 00:38:42 Boy, Skaggs. I feel bad for Skaggs because he has such. a good year. And these last two starts where he was obviously contending with injury. Yeah. We're so ugly. So bad. That is ERA's up near four now.
Starting point is 00:38:55 It rose a full run. Sleeper. Sleeper. 2019 Sleeper, Tyler Skaggs. Yeah. All right. More on the most added list. Austin Hedges.
Starting point is 00:39:06 Ryan Burucky. What's up with Ryan Burrucky? Is he a two-star pitcher? Yucky Baraki? Yeah. At Kansas City and then at the Yankees. So, you know. He's only 36% out.
Starting point is 00:39:19 Hunter Renfrolo Lopez. Yeah. Hunter Renfroframi Reyes, they're still both under 25% owned. Oh, Tuki Toussant. Is he going to start this week for the Braves? He is. He's starting part of their doubleheader today. And I don't...
Starting point is 00:39:37 Well, I guess Annabal Sanchez, they determined he's okay. He had a bruised calf, I believe, that got him removed from his last start. So I guess there probably isn't an opening if Tucson pitches well. But he's a guy who, like, you probably remember a couple years ago, there was a jiff making the rounds of this minor league pitcher throwing this ridiculous curveball, and that was Tuki Toussaint. He's the pitcher the Braves famously got from the Diamondbacks. They basically took on, brought the rest of Bronson-Aroyo's contract,
Starting point is 00:40:11 to get Tuki Toussaint from the Diamondbacks. And he's had a really good minor league season with a lot of strikeouts, Control has always been an issue for him, but it hasn't been as bad this year. Definitely interesting. If he dominates, maybe they find a spot for him. It's a little premature to pick him up, though? Yeah. Okay.
Starting point is 00:40:30 And let's take a look at the news and notes here. Oakland centerfielder Ramon Luriano made an unbelievable defensive play. He made a running catch in the basically like left center field. It's closer to center. But kind of in the gap. Then he made a 321-foot throw to first base for a double play. Best play I saw this weekend. Amazing. That was an incredible throw.
Starting point is 00:40:50 Like a strike. Yes. Like the first basement was catching a ball from, you know, the second basement, basically. I am totally on board with saying this was the greatest throw I've seen all year. Just let's not go too far and say it's the greatest throw of all time because we all knew that. Who said that? Who said that? Oh, it was on Twitter this weekend.
Starting point is 00:41:12 Oh, Twitter. Who had the greatest throw of all time? Bo Jackson? It's clearly Bo Jackson throwing out. Harold Reynolds from the wall at home. I am trying to find... Did you guys see... Did you see...
Starting point is 00:41:25 No, forget it, forget it. Josh Donaldson ramping up intensity of his workouts. He's almost ready. No, he's not. Hold on for one more week. You're on Herbis-Larthe... He's got to need a lengthy rehab assignment, right? He's got to get some of the bats in.
Starting point is 00:41:40 Yeah, yeah. But he's ramping it up. You had Herbert Salarday on the deal. Will Myers played some third base in his rehab assignment. Francisco Cervelli So we dropped Scott and I You just heard it on the air We dropped Trumbo to pick up Danny Jansen
Starting point is 00:41:53 The catcher for the Blue Jays Probably to start him over Cervali Possibly to start him over Cervilli Because Cervelli took a foul tip off the face mask They sat him on Sunday for precautionary reasons He's dealt with concussions You got to be careful if you're the Cervill owner You might need a backup plan
Starting point is 00:42:08 Luke Weaver Did you happen to hear that Max Mac Williamson went back on the minor league deal with concussions That's When he was was getting all that momentum early on. It was a concussion that derailed him, and now he's back with a concussion. And Clint Frazier's had troubles with that all year.
Starting point is 00:42:24 It's sad. Yeah, it is. Scary stuff. Luke Weaver was scratched from his Sunday start with a cut finger, and he's got one start against the Brewers, so he's on my bench. Brandon Bell expected back on Tuesday. Anthony Rendon has missed two straight games with a sore wrist. I think he pinch hit yesterday, Rendon.
Starting point is 00:42:41 Marcus Stroman's interesting. He pitched very well, but he removed himself from the game because of his blister. He didn't want it to flare up. He couldn't throw his breaking pitches. And now, you know, and now Stroman, I'm trying to find his matchup. He's got, oh, he's at the Yankees, right? Yeah, I think it's easy to get away from him this week at the Yankees. Let's see. Zach Eflin was sent to AAA, but he will not miss a start. They did some clever maneuvering there for Eflin. Don't worry about that. Wilson Ramos began a rehab assignment. You might want to pick up Eduardo Rodriguez. He's making good progress. He threw a bullpen session, and Eduardo Rodriguez might be able to help you
Starting point is 00:43:16 late in a year. Hunter Strickland is eligible to come off the DL in five days. Don't know what that means for Will Smith. And Danny Duffy is pitching through an injury. He has shoulder stiffness. He may not make his next start. His velocity has been down. He's being a trooper, but Danny Duffy's got Toronto this week, and you can't trust them with the injury situation. Nope.
Starting point is 00:43:39 Other hitters, are you interested in adding? Well, let's just give a hat tip to Ronald Guzman, who homered three times on Friday, but he just doesn't play enough. He's not fantasy relevant. Is he all Guzman better than Greg Bird? Yes, everybody is. But did you know that Guzman is, his parents, or his dad was at the game on Friday? I didn't know that.
Starting point is 00:44:01 The first game his dad ever saw him play in person. He had three home runs. Dad needs to show up more often. He's afraid of flying. But it's a very cool story. Let's see. Jackie Bradley, he's been. very good. Jackie Bradley. Any interest?
Starting point is 00:44:21 Still hitting around 210, right? 218, Scott, give him credit. Oh, man. Not a lot of interest. Are you going to sit, Scooter Jeanette? Are you going to sit D. Gordon this week? Well, certainly if you're looking for steals, you're not going to sit D. Gordon. D. Gordon sat on Sunday. He's been batting ninth. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:44:47 I mean, I can see sitting Scooter Genet if you had a really good alternative at the second base. I don't think his shoulders right. He's just been awful since the All-Star break. So that's something I could see doing. If you have the depth for it, which, you know, second base isn't the deepest of the infield positions. Maybe not. And Studs being Studs, Part 1. Man, I got a lot of pitchers to talk about.
Starting point is 00:45:14 Here we go. Max Scher and Chris. Tale, amazing. Carlos Carrasco, since coming off the DL, the guy's been on fire. And he gets Baltimore this week, and he's got an awesome schedule down the stretch. So he's going to finish strong. Yeah. Do you trust Blake Snell this week, Keith, at the Yankees.
Starting point is 00:45:37 He might pitch six or seven innings in this start if he gets there. I'm probably starting Blake Snell, but I don't know if trust is the right word. I mean, at the Yankees, it's a little bit better when you're a left-handed starter than it is when you're a righty, but it's still not a good place to pitch, and you've got the concerns over how deep he's going to pitch. They're still without two of their biggest hitters. Yeah, they're a line-ups. I don't feel like they're that tough of a matchup right now. And Snell was perfect in five innings in his return.
Starting point is 00:46:06 I'm definitely starting him. He was perfect. That was crazy. They just didn't feel quite comfortable extending him yet, but hopefully six or seven innings at the Yankees. Is this a second start back? Yeah. First start back. It was a second start back, right?
Starting point is 00:46:21 Dallas Keikle. Seven or more innings in five of his last eight starts. He's been pretty good lately. Anything to say about him? He's at Oakland this week. Dallas Keikle. Start him. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:46:35 Okay. Yeah. That works. Yeah. We haven't been starting him very often in the For the People podcast league at him. Yeah, I know. And it's been working. I bet you wish you had.
Starting point is 00:46:46 No, we couldn't possibly be on a better run right now. Because starting pitching is useless in this league. But we do happen in the light up this week. Like, if it's starting pitching that doesn't get strikeouts feels pretty close to useless in a head-to-head categories league. I mean, he doesn't get strikeouts. So I don't know. I don't know that they call him must start.
Starting point is 00:47:11 Let's see. All right, Studs being Studs Part 2. How many of these guys do you consider must-starts? Kyle Freeland, Cole Hamels, Jack Flaherty, Kyle Hendricks, and David Price. Kyle Freeland, Cole Hamels, Jack Flaherty, Kyle Hendricks, and David Price. Must-starts?
Starting point is 00:47:28 Yeah. Flaherty and Price. Yep. Okay. Amels? Pretty interesting. He's maybe another good starter too away from joining that group as a member of the Cubs. All right, well, let's play starter sit for Week 21.
Starting point is 00:47:43 Kyle Freeland at Atlanta. Be inclined to sit. Cole Hamels at Pittsburgh. I'd start him. Yep. Jack Flaherty at Washington, yes. Kyle Hendrix at Pittsburgh. I'll probably start him.
Starting point is 00:48:00 Yeah, probably. And David Price's revenge game against the Rays, we're starting it. Yep. Studs being Studs, Part 3. Yeah, a lot of pitchers. Zach Wheeler, Carlos Rodon. They have great matchups. Wheeler's at Baltimore, Rodon.
Starting point is 00:48:15 at Detroit. Walker Bueller, staying in the rotation at Seattle this week. And Julio Turan gets Colorado at home. Wheeler, Rodan, Beuler, Tehran. Oh, like the rhyming there. How would you rank them rest of season? I will go. Wheeler, Rodan, Beuler, Tehran.
Starting point is 00:48:39 Hey. Yeah, and the three at the top of that list are in a different tier for me than Tehran is, for sure. So is Zach Wheeler really, really good? He's got a 260 ERA and more than a strike operating in his last 10 starts. I don't think he's really, really good, but I think he's really good. All right. I think he's good. How do you like that distinction?
Starting point is 00:49:05 Studs being Duds, part one. Tanaka! That's Tanaka for you. Three home runs allowed against Texas on Friday, six runs in five innings. Jake Areietta and John. John Lester were both terrible this weekend, and Lester, in his last nine starts, has a 751 ERA. What is going on with John Lester and Arieta and Tanaka? That's Tanaka for you.
Starting point is 00:49:30 It is. Sounds like a good name for like a sitcom. That's Tanaka. Yeah, I see. Yeah, you see it. You see that. That's Tanaka. I mean, that's the analysis of Tanaka, right?
Starting point is 00:49:43 Yeah. Like, for me. Some days he just gets burned with home runs Some days he strikes out the world But I do rank him ahead of his other two Yeah, but he's number one on the list For sure Yeah
Starting point is 00:49:56 Can you start Arietta against the Mets? You can't start Lester You can't start Lester against a minor league team right now Lester's the low man And Tanaka's the high man All right Studs being Duds part two These guys are all 84%
Starting point is 00:50:14 or 80% owned or more. Should they be less than that? Nate Avaldi, Chase Anderson, Freddie Peralta, and Dylan Bundy. I don't think Nade Avaldi should be 90% owned. He's either really, really good or terrible. He is the one I want second on this list, though, and the one I want most is Bundy.
Starting point is 00:50:39 So what does that say? I go Bundy Avaldi, Anderson, Peralta. I'll go Bundy, Peralta. I wonder if Peralta is going to get bumped from the rotation. Davies is maybe one rehab start away from coming back. He may be pitching for his job in the rotation against the Cardinals this week. Peralta? There hasn't been a lot to like about Peralta recently.
Starting point is 00:51:05 Are you going to start Dylan Bundy at Cleveland this week? I do not want to. No. Studs being something in between studs and duds. Only two guys here. Aaron Nola and Robbie Ray. Nola with six scoreless innings. Just want to point out,
Starting point is 00:51:20 strikeouts are down lately. Last five starts, 232 ERA for Nola, which is almost exactly what he is this season. 23 strikeouts and 31 innings. He did similar thing. The first six games of the year, he had 28 strikeouts and 38 and a third. The next 19 starts,
Starting point is 00:51:36 he was at 126 strikeouts and 123 innings, and now he's back to not striking guys out so much. I don't know if that means anything to you for Nola. And then Robbie Ray, he's at San Diego this week, week. He was okay this past weekend. Talk about him. Just not good enough, even when he's good. Robbie Ray to really get back to must-start territory for me. A lot of red flags there still. Yeah, I wouldn't call him must-star, but I'd probably start him at San Diego this week.
Starting point is 00:52:07 What do you think about Nola and the strikeouts? Is this a concern? I'm not worried about him at all. All right. Fringy starting pitchers part one. Zach Eflin, Sabathia. I'm going to take Stroman and Duffy off this list, because we don't want to start them this week. Luis Castillo, Kyle Gibson, Lance Lynn, Shane Bieber,
Starting point is 00:52:31 Kevin Gosman. Ethlyn, Sabathia, Castillo Gibson, Lynn Bieber, Gosman. I'm going to make a statement. You tell me if you agree. Okay.
Starting point is 00:52:45 The two players, on this list that I would cut first out of Eflin, Sabathia, Castillo, Gibson, Lynn, Bieber, and Gosman are Sabathia and Castillo. I would say the two Yankees, Sabathia and Lynn. I agree with Heath. But Castillo would be next. Okay. Yeah, you know what?
Starting point is 00:53:10 Lynn would have been third. So then let's look at the rest of the group. Eflin, Gibson, Bieber, and Gosman. What do you think about that group? I'm more excited about Beaver and Gosman than I am, Eflin, and Gibson, but Gibson is the one that I feel most confident in just being good enough to be in your lineup. Okay. I think they all could be worth starting.
Starting point is 00:53:37 Eflin's got the Mets this week. Gibson is Detroit this week. Gossman has Miami. Beaver's at Cincinnati. Yeah. They all sound startable to me. I mean, Cincinnati's without... I mean, Jeanette's not looking good anymore,
Starting point is 00:53:53 Envato's been banged up, so there may not be much in that lineup to fear anymore. Yeah, Evado's back, but he's just not playing well. Yeah. Fringy starting pitchers part, do you want any of these guys on your team? Joe Musgrove, Trevor Cahill, Clay Buckholtz, Mike Leak, Trevor Williams, Matt Boyd, Wade Leblanc, Leigh, Cahill, Buckholt,
Starting point is 00:54:16 Leak, Trevor Williams, Boyd, and LeBlock. there's to me two names that stand out here apart from the others and that's musgrove and kehill in spite of his struggles against the angels doesn't completely crush my enthusiasm for him because he should he should be really good at two of the three things a pitcher can control which is home runs by way of ground balls and well i shouldn't say really good but pretty good at strikeouts. Yeah, Musgrove is the only one that I'd really be excited about having my lineup this week, and that's just because I can start him as a spark.
Starting point is 00:54:54 I do agree Cahill has the most upside. Every time he does something like this, I start to think he's going to finish like he did last year. Cahill said he did not have his change up in this start on Sunday, and that's a very important pitch for him. He got knocked around. He gets Houston at home this week. All right, French he starting pitchers part three.
Starting point is 00:55:12 Joey Lucasey, Mike Minor. Tyson Ross, Jake Junis, and Matt Harvey. Lucchase, Minor, Ross, Junis, and Harvey. Do you want any of these guys? I really don't. Maybe Minor is a spart, but he's kind of been on a run reminiscent of Derek Rodriguez. Not quite as good as Derek Rodriguez,
Starting point is 00:55:33 but a lot of quality starts in a way that doesn't seem sustainable. I will start Minor against the Angels this week as a spark, especially without trout. Okay. And Lucchese has three starts this year of six innings. So never more. This was the first one since April 15th. And Harvey just had his first quality start and seven starts.
Starting point is 00:55:55 Deep leagues, owned in less than 30% of leagues. Edwin Jackson again. Derek Holland was bad. He's been pretty solid this year. Jordan Zimmerman, Anthony DiSglafani, Alex Cobb, Austin Gomber, Wei and Chen, and Jacob Nix. Jacob Nix, I don't think, is entirely somebody to ignore. Nix?
Starting point is 00:56:22 Nix. Nix. Like, you get Nix. Oh, yeah, right? Yeah, I set myself up for a nice pun there. Yeah, you did. I finished it. Team Scamp.
Starting point is 00:56:30 Really a good control pitcher in the minors. Doesn't miss a lot of bats. So, you know, four strikeouts and six innings. I don't know that that's going to change too much. but if you're as good of a strike thrower as he is, there's at least a chance you could be decent. So that's who I'm monitoring of this group. Jacob Nix, and I just want you to know, Heath,
Starting point is 00:56:52 Edwin Jackson has not given up a run in his last three starts. Thank you for informing me of that. You don't care? Fun facts with Edwin Jackson. All right, real quick on these emails, Shane and Dallas, dear Iron Man, Ant Man, and Spider-Man. I would clearly be Ant-Man in this group. I'm in a points league.
Starting point is 00:57:10 Evan Gaddis was 0 for 15 with four strikeouts last week. What are we going to do about this guy? Evan Gaddis. We're going to keep starting him because his upside for the catcher position is so much higher than most. I have a slight fear with Evan Gaddis. Not for this week. They did sit him and DH Tyler White for one game this weekend. If he continues to struggle, I wonder if they do that.
Starting point is 00:57:39 more and more, not every day, but more when Altuva gets back. It's fair to be worried about that, but if it happens, if he's sitting two out of every five games at D.H., then he's on par with most catchers. This is an email from no name. Rest of season, pick two from this group. Strowman, Cahill, Weaver, Bueller, Eflin, Glassnow. Stroman Cahill, Weaver Bueller, Eflin Glass Now, Points League.
Starting point is 00:58:14 I'll take the two Sparps, Bueller and Glassnow. I'll take Eflin and Bueller. Eflin Bueller. And I just want to say, like, Marcus Strowman, not this week at the Yankees, but if he's healthy, he's really, really good in a points league. He is getting so many ground balls. He's pitching great.
Starting point is 00:58:33 It's a shame with this blister. Not that I'm disagreeing with you guys. I just want to point. I don't want to completely shut. down Marcus Stroman. I know I removed him from the previous group, but just because of it I think, I think Strowman, Bueller, Eflin, and Glass Now should be owned in almost all points leagues. And Cahill and Weaver, they're the two fringies. Dylan from Michigan. Should I drop Wilson Contreras for Austin Hedges?
Starting point is 00:58:59 No. No. Jason in Windsor, dear hamburger fries and soda. Ah, combo. I've had like one soda in the past five years maybe. Wow. I only have soda when I get a hamburger and fries. Fast food is the only time I have soda, and I try to do it as little as possible. Someone in my league wants to trade Bryce Harper.
Starting point is 00:59:20 Should I offer him Stanton for Harper? Basically, who would you rather have Stanton or Harper? I would rather have Harper. Harper. False. Fault? Come on. Do you guys seeing what Stanton's doing?
Starting point is 00:59:34 Well. He is pretty hot in the second half himself. Yeah, they're both incredibly hot right now, but they're so handsome right now. This is from No Name Again. Rank these first baseman rest of season. Muncie, Olson, Will Myers, Bauer, Bours. Bore Bowers, pardon me. Muncie, Olson, Myers, Bore Bowers.
Starting point is 01:00:04 We'll check. The, okay, Muncie, Muncie homered a couple times this weekend. I know one was off the bench. He started three straight games at first base and four out of five. So that's good. I will go, I will go, I think I still want Muncie most of this group. And then I'll go Myers second in a Roto League. I'll go Bowers second at a point.
Starting point is 01:00:28 This is a weekly points league. Okay. So I will go Muncie, Bowers, Myers, and Olson. and who cares about Boar because he's not going to play much anymore. Boring. He's such a bore. Yep, yep.
Starting point is 01:00:41 Heath, you cool with that order? I am cool with that order, yes. I might consider Olson Overs. And last thing I want to say before I send everybody away, just check out the play that D.D.W. Gorgias made on Delano to Shields's ground ball. It was amazing. Didi's the best.
Starting point is 01:00:58 Goodbye. We'll talk to you on Tuesday, everybody. Oh, I forgot to mention. Thank you for helping us. get nominated on podcast awards.com. You're the best. See ya.

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