Fantasy Baseball 2019: Encarnacion Trade, Modica Monday

for the show. What do you think? Greg? All right, and there we go and welcome back to the Fantasy best Friends Forever. How you doing? Greg? Doing well? Man? How are you? I'm doing all right? How do you sleep? Slept pretty well? I had a good, nice se if. I even said that to Judy, like I slept well. It's good to hear anything eventful this weekend outside of

these trades. No, we were doing over doing a bunch of Father's Day stuff um with Judy's family this week and went around to playing some miniature God went to the range yesterday shopping about that man, pretty pretty normal weekend. I hear some scuffling in the background. That can only mean one thing, Greg that Maddie mo how you doing, Maddie. I'm doing all right. It's still a little angry about

were transpirted to this night. I had no opportunity to win your Don Alvarez came close in one of my twelve team league's only will stout by twenty one dollars. That was the only legitimate chance I had. But I made some I made a boo boo. All right, perfect, Okay, we didn't. We didn't hear anything you said we were We're switching back. We're switching back. I'm sorry you missed that on your Don Alvarez, and I'm sorry some other things all we all missed out on your Don Alvarez.

Do you have any shares? I have zero shares. We are the we are officially now the anti. You're Don Alvarez. Show boo boo, You're not Alvarez. This kidding warning. The only silver learning in it is you had what you know, four homers this past week and bad at almost four hundred, while nobody in the that's uh, that's absolutely true. That's that is that is a good point four home runs in his first six games. Crazy, Oh, so he wasn't. It wasn't available in NFBC. He was available other places.

He wasn't available in NFBC until he plays his first game, so he couldn't. You couldn't pick Hmo like Crisica. No, you could unless he was drafted, right, so if he was drafted and then dropped, then you could have added him. But an NFBC if a player has not played a game yet, and I realized he played last Sunday, but he would have to play before Sunday to be added into the player pool to be added. So he wasn't available last week in NFBC. So that's why everyone last

night was bidding on him. He went for uh, he went for over five dollars in both my Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and in our main event league that Matt Modica and I played in together. But that was not the biggest name on the board last night, Greig, that was being bit on. Who was the biggest name on the board that was being bit on? Frank. So there was actually this this picture for the San Francisco Giants. His name is Andrew s Mares. Uh. He he was

he was the biggest name on Waivers last night. I haven't been things about Young Andrew. Yeah, yeah, and Uh. I think Matt Modiko was one of the first people on Andrew Swarres. So let's go to Modecan now for for his thoughts on Andrew. Yes, Young Andrew. Uh. I pretty much put in for Jose Suarez of the Los Angeles Angels everywhere, you know anyway, from like seven to seventeen dollars in that kind of arrange, and the other

picture that was available that I wanted was Sean Alexander. Uh. This team needed two pictures that those two fit perfectly. Have kimbro on the bench, Paddock and Glass. Now hopefully we do see Glass now at some point. And unfortunately, you know, the first bit I had was Jose Suarez, then Sean H. Anderson. The conditional bid was I guess I had or I guess I had Suarez, and on top of some unknown reason, but it was Andrew Suarez not Jose Suarez, and I would have gotten uh short Andrewson.

She went seven dollars and I had him in for sixteen. So I wasted sixteen valuable dollars in a league where me and Andy Saxton are very poor, and I am. You know, I just started cushion, and you know, I just went on a tirade last night. My mom, who's who stayed over, was quite shocked and appolled, and I apologized. That is hilarious. Andrew Suarez on the season two starts nine point zero zero er a two point zero zero with do not pick up Andrew Suarez. But I thought

that was hilarious. I saw the tweet from Matt Modica went into a profanity lace tirade when I realized I wasted sixteen precious dollars on Andrew Suarez. I apologized to my mom last night and this morning for it. That was hilarious. I was cracking up when I read that, so it was like cracking when he just told me, what do you got? Mat? I would would like to apologize to uh Andy Saxton as well my seen well hopefully Jose Smarrez. You know, isn't all it's cracked up

to be. I guess Greg. We actually did have a big trade code down for the weekend. We had to um, I'm not sure we're gonna get into the Anthony Davis trade all that much on this ship. I'd like to we'll get into it at some point this week, definitely on the NBA twitch Sholad. We probably should you know what, We probably should actually film something that we could play as a commercial. Ideally, Yeah, maybe later on today, let's

do that. But ed Win Incarnacione caught us soft guard randomly on Saturday evening randomly comes across and Karnacion trade to the Yankee. I send it over to you and Sandra, and we're just like, huh, can you pitch? So it's really interesting, so much like the Odell Beckham trade. I was not like sitting in front of my TV, were like on my phone. I was like, I was out to dinner on on Saturday with Judy's family where Anthony's

cole fired pizza and no clue. You know what Anthony's is? Now, you know what, Athons, Maybe you should take me there. You know what Anthony's is? Oh my god, that's so crazy big. We don't all a rich establishments. Like she's not rich establishment dude, it's not just it's very clear that Matt and myself have not been there. We're you know, pretty normal guys. Greg, high class dude. Of course you've

never been Anthonies. Well, what are you talking about? Told me you know, fifty bucks of pizza downstairs, Brian, can you help me out here, dude, please, that's a rich spot, Alex. Nothing, all right, work for me. You're clearly not You're clearly not paying attention. You're you're clearly not paying attention. Isabella. Have you been Anthony's and she's gone where there's Anthony. It's a chain. It's a chain restaurant. It's a chain restaurant.

All I mean in Jersey it's a Saturday. I was at teaching, telling a story a normal, you know, middle class restaurants. This could not be more middle class. And pizza, all right, it's just a coal of it. They've a pat to okay, So aside from the pizza, what about anyway? So my phone's buzzing while I'm sitting there eating my meatballed pizza, and I'm like, what does it happen with? What is going on? I saw it was you and Saunders. I'm like what? And e what? And I saw winning

a cornassion coming to the Ankes. I was trying to figure out how he fits because now it means San Carlos stand is gonna play the outfield every day and when a Carnassion who leaves American leagues in home runs the d H every day, I want to say, I H is hysterical. Um, it's like d L because the I L. I want to say, it's like I H. I had to think about it. She's a d H every day. And the long lasting effects and fantasy isn't

even so much. Winning Cornassion, who you were excited about because he's a better ballparks to play every day, you're pokes about the lineup. That's all great, but you have him, you're starting him. Everything's gone well for Edwin and Carnassion, outside of the injury that he's suffering with his back right now, so that doesn't really change all that much. The one big thing that changes here is Matt your boy Clint Fraser. You liked him last year, you love

him this year. The question you we had early was you want to spend all this money on him because you don't know when either to be sent down and you are always aggressive when it comes to prospects. You always say you'll figure it out later. Well later has arrived. It's now June sixteenth, and we don't know when Clint Fraser was we'll be back if everybody comes back healthy next weekend, Matt Aaron Judge being the last piece, he

could be back literally as soon as Friday. And if that's the case and everybody says healthy, Fraser is not coming back any time soon. So as somebody that has a ton of shares of Clint Frasier, what do you do? Uh? What you do is you just hold him right now as you have to assume he is going to be put in a package and traded for that picture that they did not get. Look the lineup looks, you know, terrifying if everybody is healthy, But come playoff time, they're

gonna need pitching. I don't know what to expect from Severno. You know, if you want to be the optimists and say he's gonna be fine and be the Savarino that was lights out, that's great, but I think that's getting ahead of yourself here. You want to see him actually pitching the game first. And you know, her mind was

really good early. So as far as Fraser goes, you know, up until two days ago, the last twenty games, he was betting three thirty five homers, eyes six three slug you know, and he's no longer on this team, so I get his frustration. I know the defense was suboptimal. Nothing you can do. I wouldn't drop him in a twelve teams or above right now. Grosse Cashman made it known this team deserves more from from the way they played, So in arms coming, I would think Trevor Bauers somebody

they're really gonna make a push at. I don't think it's a bump guard. I think they want like a Bauer type guy, So I think that would be a package kind of deal. Yeah, God, Fraser, I saw this yesterday. He's batty, batting average with runners and scoring position three D five on the year, he has eleven home runs. He's he's been a major part of the Yankees success. He's slumped, cut off the eye of everybody slumps at some points during the year, and I think that's what

that was. It was a slump. Overall, he's been a major, major contributing factor to these Yankees team. And you can tell Frank yesterday in the when he sat there at his locker this time giving his thoughts. He's piste off and he's just like it's a tough fiddle swallow. He he thought that he would go down probably when Judge came back. I assumed he thought he would be the last one standing. But having an option I heard him this time, and yeah, and I said this to you yesterday.

The only reason they sent Frasier down yesterday round today is tonight they're gonna either start maybe or talking, and that's gonna be hit. They didn't want Fraser for tonight because when Stanton came back, we all knew maybe it was gonna stay because they have the d f M and and ultimately Fraser was would go down and potentially they didn't want to fly him back to New York, just fly right back to the scran bro. Yeah. I understand his frustration because he for the most part, has

played well this year. And you know, Matt was talking about what he's done recently. In the month of June. He had turned it around three twenty batting average at home run six ribbys this month, so he was playing well. But you you talked about it, Greg, he had an option left and Cameron, maybe they're gonna keep him around for a little while, uh defense, and he could be, you know, a pinch runner, but you know, one Stanton and Judge are back they're expecting standing to be back

tomorrow and then judge hopefully over the weekend. Someone's gotta go, and because he has the options, I think, I think it makes sense that he got sent down. And it seems like I don't know if he's the most likable guy. Like we've talked about that before he talks. He attributed to it, and I don't. I don't think he has many friends on the team. I don't think so either. But I do agree with Matt that I would try to keep him around on my team, especially in deeper leagues,

because if they make a trade. When they make a trade, I think there's a good chance he could be part of that. Now, if he ends up in San Francisco, obviously that's suboptimal. Toronto wouldn't be so bad if it's for Stroman. Are the the Indians if they trade Bauer, do they want Clint Fraser back? They created him for a reason, so you want Andrew Miller. That's why they traded him. Like like to me, I agree with Matt

when it comes to Clint Frasier. I think he's proven that even hitting the major's correct, and I don't think for a guy like Madison bum Garner, who's a rental or even got like Marcus Stroman and in the division. I don't think they trade Frasier under those deals. I think Matt's right where if you're going to go out and get a Trevor Bauer or you got a Corey Kluber, like, it's a little bit different, and that's a trade you move Fraser in. I don't think Fraser goes in a

deal for Stroman or bum Garner. Uh interesting enough. I tweeted out something yesterday just to show, uh how Clint Fraser has done this year. And it's not a mocker on labor tours. I'm a big labor guy. He helped me win a lot of money last year. But outside of the Orioles, we have both of those players excelled in the games they played versus Baltimore. Clint Fraser has been a better hitter than labor twitters versus teams not

named or reels. Yeah, it makes sense. So I would try and hold on to my agree with Matt that they're gonna make a trade and he's probably gonna land into some full time playing time if we get to the trade deadline and he's not moved, and I would say at that point you might be able to drop Clint Fraser unless another injury occurs. But I bring that up because there are ripple effects with this Edwin and

Karnacion trade. Now that Stanton is gonna be expected to play the outfield every day, the fact that he's already dealt with shoulder injuries and bits of injuries and and a calf injury, I think he puts himself at a risk for a higher risk for re injury. The fact that he's gonna have to play the outfield every day. We've seen this with guys like Nelson Cruise in the past, Will Myers where you know, once Nelson Cruz became an

every day d H, he wasn't as injury prone. All of a sudden, the year that Will Myers played first base every day, he wasn't as injury prone. When those guys were in the outfield, they were more prone to injury. And I think that might be the case for John Carlo Stanton. So I do have some more you there too as well. Greg, Yeah, I think it's reasonable. I think the fact that we're gonna count on Stanton to play the outfield every day something he didn' not do

last year. It's a bit nerve wracking now, Frank, It's not like this dude in his thirties right like he's in the prime of his career. He came off playing in the NL where he played the outfield every single day. I know last year he didn't necessarily do it, but when Judge went down, he was in right field every day. So I don't want to make a big thing out of if you remember he was playing through Hampshire injury too because he had to play the outfield. Yes he was,

but he said three months off. At this point it feels like, you know, like get out there and play, dude. I hope, I hope you're right, But I mean the defense is gonna stuffer as well, which could affect the starting that's correct. Let me get over to the Seattle side of things though, for a moment, with everyone a Cornacion now out of town, it seems like anybody that makes any money in Seattle, he's not gonna be there soon enough, then Bogol Box gonna play every single day

like he has been the Bogo Box in there. But it also called up Aaron Nolan's brother, Austin Nola who has eligibility of a leave in Yahoo for instance, like three different positions. I know, Um, was it in GDD where he had shortstop eligibility or something along those lines, our Austin know. It seems like it's gonna get a chance here Matt in fifteen team leagues? Is there any interest? You know? I wasn't looking at him this week. I'm gonna be honest with you. Um, I thought the most

interesting thing about that trade? What's that guy one? Then? Yes, the Yankees, Yes, the Prospect, Yes, yes he was. He was acquired last year's nineteen nineteen years old and now he's gone again. Yeah. So, I mean, I guess that was like Fomo on Jamy Depoto's park, that he had to have him back. And the Marine is just one quick thing. The Mariners will have zero dollars on their payroll right now, commitment wise, And I think, but that's

pretty crazy. And one last note of the clip praisers, I believe he unfollowed everybody on Instagram and social media except to DV and somebody else. I forget it with that one's true unfollowed the Yankees at Yankees is out on Instagram as well but Frazer mature, he bake. We'll find out about the way we wire in the n

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Back with you on the BFS. Frankie Stample, Greg Sussman here hanging out with you, Maddie mo on a Monday as well, to take a look at the two Stark pitchers. I was tweeting at matt Um about it, so we'll get to that a little bit as well. But let's go over some of the waiver wire players that were picked up this week, not named Andrew Suarez. You mentioned you're Don Alvarez. He was the highest price play here to go pretty much everywhere NFBC and your main event guys.

He went over five hundred dollars. It makes sense. If you have the money, probably where you spend it. Yeah, absolutely went for over five hundred dollars in the main event and in the Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Those are both fifteen team mixed roto leagues. I saw some results from twelve team online championships in the NFBC, and he went for considerably lower, anywhere from like two hundreds and

three hundred dollars. And that makes sense because they're twelve team leagues and there's there's obviously a higher demand in a fifteen team league, but small sample size so far, fifty seven point one percent hard hit rate. The bat and Steamer projections on fan Graphs have him for between a two sixty two and two seventy four batting average the rest of the way, and like fifteen sixteen home

runs over forty runs and RBI. So I would expect like a two seventy plus batting average, fifteen twenty home runs something like that out of your Don Alvarez the rest of the way, mad I saw you tweeting last night. You just barely missed out on him in a few twelve team leagues, right, Yeah, in the league, I had a hundred and dollars left. I did one eight nine

and he went for so I was pretty pitched about that. Yeah, I mean, you can't beat yourself up for it, because even if you maxed out with the rest of the money you had left, you still wouldn't have got him. So, um, I guess just uh, you know, it depends who you picked up throughout the rest of the season. Hopefully you picked up some guys that were worth it. But uh, yeah, I mean I'm pretty much in the same boat in

a lot of leagues. I'm, you know, under two hundred dollars out of a thousand left and pretty much all my fifteen team league shout out to car Key Boom, never forget. But um yeah, I'm I'm I'm with you, Matt. I don't I don't have a lot of I don't have a lot of money left, and that's why I ended up with zero yr Don alvaage shares. I do have to home leagues. They are twelve team head to head points leagues where we have minor league spots, and I chose to roster Kyle Tucker over your Don Alvarez.

So kicking myself a little bit over that as well. But we'll be all right, great, we'll push through. No doubt about it. Now. The other high bid here in your main event, and it makes sense people are talking about it. Who's Colorado? No time is able to return to the Rays, so there saves up for grabs when it comes to Tampa Bay, whether it's Milio Pegan or Diego Costillo. Castio was available in You Made a bet? He goes for fifty seven dollars to clerk another closer option.

We talked about him last week. He went for forty seven dollars. Um. I want to move on to Giorgi Allomoto though, because Amoto Yellomodo and made his debut his really well against the Cardinals and went for thirteen dollars. I know he's on the Marlins, so winds are going to be tough to come by. But how interesting should fantasy owners be in acquiring Yellow Moodo here? Matt For me, I recommended to to not start him this week. He was very extremely impressive. He got the call he was

lined up for that day. I'm not saying he doesn't have a future in their rotation. I'm not biased against Marlon's pitchers. I have Caleb Smith that futis him as well as Pablo Lopez. But I think Zach Gallon should be coming very soon. Uh. If it's not this week, I gotta think maybe the following Hernandez is another option. I'd rather have her Nandez than Yamamoto, uh for fantasy purposes here, and I had him as a conditional bid Hernandez,

but that unfortunately went to UH. Andrew Suarez. Alright, Yellow Motor was really impressive, and I get it. He was lined up to start. That's why you got the call Zach Gallant. Ultimately, he's coming, but I don't want to ignore I don't want to ignore the facts. He just really well, Frank, I know the matchup. It wasn't necessarily the Red Sox for the Cardinals. Despite struggling, there's no pushovers by any means. I don't think are you starting

Yellomotor this week? Are you going out there picking him up? I picked him up in one of my home leagues, one of those twelve team points leagues, and it's because in the head to head points league, you know, you try and get as many starts as you possibly can. Now that can backfire because if he goes out there and has two starts where he gets blown up and I get negative points, then yeah, I'm gonna suffer and

it's not gonna be worth it. But I'm I'm a little bit closer to Matt here, Like I wasn't aggressive in any of the any of my deeper leagues, because I do worry about the two starts on the road. His first start was at home. Obviously, we like when the Marlins pitchers are pitching at home a little bit more because it's a big spaces park. And again I don't think it's a knock on Yamamoto. We talked about him last week, Greg and we gave him high praise.

I mean, seven shutout endings, three hits, two walks, five strikeouts. I want to see more swinging strikes and more first pitch strikes from him. But he has an interesting mix of pitches. He has an interesting arsenal. But I do worry a little bit about the spots here with the two starts on the road at St. Louis and at Philadelphia.

But if you do pick him up and he pitches well on your bench, I wouldn't be so mad because then maybe you know that gives you confidence in him moving forward, and you know you can potentially have like a back end of your you know, fantasy rotation starting pitcher there. But this week I would I would probably leave him on the bench. Greg Rodeo, according Matt and Frankie both leave him on the bench. For me personally, two starts, kind of want to take my chance. He's

like all the dice. I thought he was pretty good last week. I was impressed. Let's see, it's two starts. You get an opportunity to see him here twice. The only other name I want to mention that was picked up in your NFBC Gentleman was A J. Pollock. There's five bucks spent apollog. I saw Pollock go in another league um that I was in, and it didn't cost

all that much there either. The Dodgers are rolling right now, Alex Verdugo playing center, Bellinger on one side of him, Jock on another, and this outfield has been pretty good for the Dodgers. Now, when Pollock was back, he's going to play then that's you know, if he comes back, it's always like a chance that he re injures himself before he gets there. Would are you upset that you didn't get a J. Pollock here, Matt. Yeah, actually I am. Last week in a couple of leagues, I acquired him

for probably the same five dollars or less. Ah, he was on the bottom of Mike shittle Bidge. The only reason I did not get him in this league is I needed to get I needed to have pictures this week, and you know, you got to feel that you have to feel the full roster each week. So I couldn't really afford to uh put him on this team. But

I did get some shares last week. I think now is about the time to get him, and I think that second half he could be a guy where if he steps into that lineup, you know he can really help you in those final two plus months. Yeah, especially in deeper leagues. Two we saw last year, we were reminded of the power speed combination at a J. Pollock possesses, and according to the r to the World, he was able to play catch in the field and take part in light agility drills on Friday. And it's still a

few weeks away. So me personally, and it's just me speculating, I would imagine second half of the season, post All Star break, we see a J. Pollock and Alex Verdugo. In the month of June he is hitting two fifty but a six o ps. He slowed down a little bit. In the month of May, he zero home runs. He only has one home run since the beginning of May. He hit nine doubles in the month of May. And if you look at Alex Verdugo's numbers in the minors, that's that's more of the hitter that he was. He

was more of a gap to gap doubles hitter. And we're hoping that the older that he gets, he that kind of grows into home run power. And there's still definitely a chance that it can happen when it comes to Alex Verdugo, but this is closer to the player that he's been gap to gap doubles hitter. So the power has slowed down for Alex Verdugo. And I think you know, once Pollock is ready to return second half of the season, that could be the end of everyday

playing time for Alex Verdugo. Yeah, it could be despite um him being a young player himself, growing in, going into himself and ultimately need a playing time to get better. When Polic comes back, that couldn't spell the end. Indeed for Alex Verdugo, speaking all of players coming back, Hayes's

Lozardo is amping up the rehab. He's at four innings yesterday in single A ball that was Class A High A, and his next start, it's gonna come in Triple A as Lazaro continues to build up that arm strainth in single A ball yesterday, pitch well, nine strikeouts over four innings, a lot of four hits and just a single run. Now the next star, as we said, it's gonna be in Triple A, and okay, you've got a couple of starts there. You're looking at run around the All Star break.

I would think for Hazer's lazarder to be up for Oakland and try to make that push for an Oakland E's team. They have to figure out, gentlemen, if they are a buyer or a seller and they don't want to certainly be in the middle. They need to figure out, and I think they're gonna use that time after the

All Star break to determine this. With a guy like Hazer's Lazardo, it's almost a blessing in disguise, and he was out for the first half because you don't have to worry about an innings limit now in the second half, this guy can be four bore right now. Oakland sits twirled back in the Al West against behind the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers in the wild card chase. They're just two and a half games back over the

Rangers for the second wild Card. The Rangers in the Red Sox, I should say for the second wild Card, they sit a uh two games back the Indians. All those teams are ahead of them. They are in the thick of things here. They need to figure out what they are going to be as they sit at exactly

five hundred. If until Lazardo gets back, well they're gonna determine that, they determine the thing you gonna push or not and then sell off, and that could change things for Lazardo going forward if they rush them, if they don't, so on and so forth. That they need to try to win, if they try to just you know, develop players. Lazardo's coming back, He's out there in leagues, Frank picking them up. Yeah, absolutely, And we spoke about this last week as well. There's a lot of starting pictures to

stash right now. Obviously, Chris Paddock was sent down. We spoke about that. You're holding onto Chris Paddock, but I would say right next to him Hayes' Luzardo and Zack Gallant, Matt's book about Zach Gallen a little bit. I think those are the top stash pictures right now. I mean I would move them ahead of Alex Reyus mad I star you're tweeting about Alex Rays over the weekend as well. He's struggled mightily in his rehab, struggling a lot with walks,

giving up a ton of runs. So I personally have moved Lazardo and Zack Gallan ahead of Alex Rays and of starting pitchers that they want to stash, and I think Brendan McKay is getting pretty close to that level as well. So Lozardo someone that was regarded as highly as Paddock coming into draft season and then he suffered the injury. But I mean rightfully, so the hype is real when it comes to Lozardo. He's got a hundred and eighty eight strikeouts in a hundred and fifty nine

and two thirds and he's pitched in the minors. He got a two point four eight e r a over thirty seven appearances. That's thirty four starts in the minors. This kid is absolutely legit, Matt out of everything. I just said, what do you agree with? What do you not agree with? Are you stashing these pictures? Would you move them ahead of Alex Rays? How do you feel about these guys? I would move them ahead of Alex Rays. You know. Unfortunately I dropped Alex Rays now for Andrew

Suarez just to get back on that. But I'll i'll love i'll uh. The thing here is Brandon McKay looks lights out. He looks like he can be a different to maker in this a least, you know, coming down the stretch or in the wild card race. So I think you're definitely gonna see him at some point in the second half. Alan's been tremendous Lizardo. Here's the one thing. I have him on a lot of drafting whole teams. He's never really gone beyond that like five inning mark.

So for baseball they have to use him as a traditional starter for his growth. For fantasy, you kind of want him to be the follower that would really boost his stock. But regardless, you know, even if he gives you that just a five innings. The talents there. Pitching is so thin, so beat up. But his teammate is also, I believe, one step away from going on a rehab assignment, and that's showing Mania. Who can you know, also help fantasy owners in that second half, So you know, Lizardo

and Mania, I'd be keeping an eye on. You know, if if you have that, it depends on you know, it depends on your bench right now and where you stand and what you can afford to do. Yeah, I wanted to mention Mania as well, so I'm happy you brought him up. Yeah, he's getting close to rehab and we saw last year trail off in the second half of the season, but his first half was phenomenal. Remember he threw a no hitter against the Boston Red Sox sum and I had a phenomenal first half of the

season last year. So the attention to him, you know, the the the reinforcements are coming for the Oakland Age because you know, they've been throwing a bunch of names out there. Chris Bassett was all right for a while. He's certainly slowed down. They have Mike Fires there, but they really really need as much help as they could get on the pitching side, Chris Davis getting healthy, hopefully

they get Piscotti back. So these next couple of months are gonna be interesting for the Oakland A's as they figure out whether or not they're gonna go for that wild card push. I would expect them to do so since they were there last year. I would expect them to to be around around that race once again. But yeah, the reinforcements are coming in the form of Shalmaniah and Hazel Czardo, so pay attention to both of those guys,

especially Mania in deeper leagues as well. Speaking of reinforcements, last night, the White Sox called up prospect Zach Collins. He's a catcher, which is interesting for James McCann and for beef cast steal. What should we know, Matt when it comes to Zach Collins. I think thing here is a nick catch. Steel is injured again and I think the ascension of Collins UH is signaling a guy we should have mentioned in this last uh little segment. We were talking about Dylan Cease, who is a tremendous um.

The White Sox have always kind of been aggressive with their young talent, so he's another guy. You're gonna see another name to write down, you know too, maybe Stash just Uh. I really like this kid for the long term. You know, it might be a bumpy road, uh in twenty nineteen. But right now I'm throwing a net at pretty much anybody and giving people opportunities. We know about Collins, Zach Collins. If there was ever a free, true outcome prospect,

it is Zach Collins. You look at his his walk rate this year seventeen and a half percent, strikeout rate thirty two percent. He has nine home runs in fifty games. He also does have a season of nineteen home runs as well as a catcher, so he does have big power. But he's gonna strike out a lot, He's gonna walk

a lot. This is really just someone to attendant to a a O only for sure if you start, you know, two catchers there or uh you know in deeper leagues fifteen team mixed leagues as well, you know, if your second catcher is struggling and you need some help. I think that we're gonna see a lot of either Zach Collins at catcher and James McCann a d H or vice versa. James McCann has actually been d h and quite frequently recently. I think Yonder Alonso is pretty much

on the way out here for the White Sox. So uh to catcher leagues, deeper leagues specifically, pay attention to Zach Collins if you need some pop as well, all right, Zach Collins to catcher league specifically, you look at the pot which we kind of all are your second catcher struggling, which they always are. Zach Collins, if he gets playing time, could wind up being an option. Matt. We obviously need

to get to start pitchers. So let me get to my personal question before the break, and then let the break and we'll hit on all of these guys. But when we did this on Friday with Floria Frankie, there's a name that kind of stood out to me if somebody was interested in, and that was Brent Anderson. To home games four, the a's first ones against Baltimore, second one home against Tampa Bay. We've spoken a lot now about the Oakland Athletics thus far on this program, Matt.

You sent to me on Twitter you never want to be the Bred Anderson guy. What about this week? I think there's maybe the exception to the rule. Uh. As I mentioned before, the just the landscape of pitching has been so miserable. You know, you're getting burned by everyone pitched. Well, you were looking at matchups here, it's a two start, so I'm kind of with you. He's a guy that I would never really in certain to my lineups, but

he would be UH an option this week. Yeah, I think, especially in deeper leagues, twelve teamers probably not gonna be able to do with there, but fifteen teamers anything deeper than that, AO only as well. I could get behind it. You look at the matchups to Raise in terms of Whoba waited on base average against left handed pitching this year, they are fifteen in baseball, while the Baltimore Orioles are

twenty second. So not really terribly tough matchups here for Baltimore Orioles in terms of how teams have fared against left handed pitching. I could see it in deeper leagues great, but in twelve teamers, I can't get behind it. Damn. Sorry, buddy. You know I have a personal question I want to ask Matt. It actually affects both of us. Before the break, we got about a minute left here Maddie. But Zach Wheeler, Man, Zach Wheeler at the Braves at the Cubs. I mean

these are tough matchups. The Braves are the hottest team in baseball. You starting Zack Wheeler. I I have to start him. I'm I'm a guy that's gonna stood with the Studs. He's from uh, Georgia, so I'm gonna go with that. Look the match having Mets did not help him out in that game verse the Yankees. That defense was terrible, probably shouldn't have been too earned runs. You gotta go eat Studs. I do worry though, you know, Greg, I worry man. I have him in a few twelve

team leagues and Braves hottest team in baseball. Both starts are on the road. You know, if the wind is blowing out and Wrigley, I mean that could turn into it his actress start. He struggled with home runs too, teams. This is one of those two starts where you just need everything to define logic. You need the baseball gods to support Zach Wheeler. We're crossing our fingers, We're throwing in there. He's a Met. They don't support. We'll come back.

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the way you were twitting about. And I actually got text from my friends that now follow you saying they love when you're tweeting about Meryl Kelly, who's got a two start week at home for both against the Rockies and the Lands. Yeah, I mean Merrill Kelly at home especially his pitch is really well even again some really good competition. The thing is, if you split his season in half, these last seven starts, he made a dramatic change with his He altered the pitch mix. Here he

cut the sinker in half. The cutter has become a prominent pitch that has paid dividends for him. So those are the two main things. I kind of highlight that in my article. Him and a couple other guys like a Lance Lynn with the pitch mix and how it's kind of changed their game and really affected him. But at home especially, you get the road Rockies here, Rockies are a totally different team, and he's he's a guy that I am targeting San Francisco at home as well,

so he's a must for me. Yeah, Meryl Kelly. At home, it's here two point three five e r A. While on the road four point nine five. You gotta love that start against the San Francisco Giants as well, and you get the Rockies outside of course field, so I can get behind that as well. And Matt, I've noticed a trend, you know, whenever guys are struggling, he starts to use this cutter more. And I've really noticed this with you Darvish as well. It's look, you start to

use the cutter more. If your fastball is ineffective, if you're sinker, if you're fourth seamer is an effective, you start to use the cutter more. And it's working well for Merrow Kelly. It's also working well for you, Darvish, So I can get behind you because of that, that that pitch mix change when it comes to Kelly. Yeah, I mean he's not the only one. Looked what Lance Lynn is doing in Texas. I've never been a lance Ling guy. I even stated that my article. You know,

it's it's been it probably maybe a personal bias. I call him fantasy blind spots. We all have them. I don't care. We can say. I try not to, but uh, lance Lynn has been terrific of late his last seven starts as well. Has it been a different picture? And I never like recommending Texas pictures, but he's one along with teammate, Uh, Adrian Sampson. Look what Mike Miners done this season, So you know, as crazy as you did to say that there's some good pitching going on in

Texas as far as starters. Yeah, I'm happy you brought up Adrian Sampson too, because we put out a poll before the show asking which to star pitcher do you like most? Adrian Sampson, Mary Kelly, Tyler Skaggs, and Michael Panetta. Mary Kelly, with the help of you, of course, Mattie Modica at CTM Baseball is winning the vote. Adrian Samson number two percent of the vote. Here he gets the

Cleveland Indians and the White Sox. The matchups are pretty good, matt and he liked Mery Kelly has pitched much better at home. A little surprising because Global Life Park in Arlington more so regarded as a hitters park. But he got a two point seven o e r A at home compared to a six point nine to E r A on the road. So I'm seeing a little bit Merrill Kelly here as well when it comes to Adrian Sampson. Two pretty good matchups at home. Do you like Sampson

this week? Oh? Yeah, I do. Unfortunately I don't own him. I didn't win him anywhere. I did put in for him over the last two weeks, but I would be starting man. Look at the matchups, even with that blow up against the Red Sox last week. Uh, Merrill Kelly. I mean in America Adrian Sampson, where he still had the six best ear A among pictures with the thirty innings pitched over the list thirty days. So that's telling

you how he's been successful. I can't explain it. I would at the pitch mitch and everything else like that, pretty much throwing the slighter, same rate and all that, but maybe it's a different grip or something. I'm not really sure, but at this point I'm not gonna argue with it. I'm gonna roll them out and you know, if if he gets blown up twice this week, then it's time to move off. Yeah, I could get I could agree with that. And I was looking at some

June splits yesterday. The leaderboard so far for the month of June starting pitchers and Adrian Sampson ranks in the top fifteen and K percentage minus walk percentage, So uh, he's limiting the walks. He's getting some strikeouts as well, pitching well at home. I can get behind it. I like it um when it comes to Adrian Sampson. This week the Indians and White Sox. Not really scared off

by those matchups, Matt someone else in that pole. Tyler's Skaggs going up against the Toronto Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals, two teams that you have been able stream against. I know that you like streaming against the Blue Jays all season long. The St. Louis Cardinals have been a little bit cold here in the month of June, but both starts are on the road. Tyler Scaggs has a six point one one e r A on the road

this season. A lot of people like Scags coming into the year, but hasn't really been able to figure it out this year. Matt, do you like him this week with the two starts? You know what, as much as I love talking to Toronto, and that lineup is actually getting much better with these kids, Uh, you know, everybody getting called up lords Gouriel on his return is played really well. You've got Bigio, you know, the top the line up now too. So I don't know if I

can justify going with Scatch this week. And I've been a Scatching supporter, but on the road he just has been atrocious, and I'm probably gonna pass on Sat for this two steps. I think in deeper leagues I might be able to do fifteen teamers. The Cardinals and the Blue Jays are seventeen and twenty six respectively against left handed pitching in terms of BOBA this year, so they

all are good matchups on paper. But Skaggs has hasn't pitched wall on the road, so you gotta break out your triple being balance here and kind of way the pros and cons when it comes to Skags. But I think in a fifteen team I can get behind the Greig. Anything shallower than that, I can't do it with Skags. You know I'm doing it. I'm doing two star a week. May wait until you come in on Wednesday and you're

just like, why did I do Tyler Skags? It feels Wednesdays to me brutal with Tyler Skags and Brett Anderson. Co oh Man, you are living life dangerously here, Greg, you got a man in June. It's fantasy baseball. What am I gonna do? Not start Brett Anderson and Tyler Skags?

Good answer. This is gonna be one of those at the end of the week where you can't blame me because I told you not to do it, just like some other things that you've done in leagues, and you're like, well, you told me I could do it, so I do it. This is what he said don't do Admittedly, all right, but I want to do it. Hopefully we get we gets our best bets. Hopefully they go better for you this week they did last year, last week. Frank, Yeah,

hopefully hopefully you're right. Matter there any other to star pitch trus that we haven't mentioned that you can get behind, Michael Pinata, Danny Duffy, uh Freddy for all, I don't know why anyone would do that. But is there anyone else you know why? As far as Freddy Parole, he goes. Look, I get it. You don't know what's gonna happen with you the You know the possibilities are in favor of a blow up. But you know Cincinnati strikes out a ton. Uh,

San Diego strikes out a ton. So in a deeper league, if you, if you would desperate and you had to do it, I could see an argument for it. I'll put it that way. A Field expain. Here is uh somebody on this list that I do like? Uh, he's that he plays that follower role, which is perfect for him. I know he got blown up like a week or so ago, really bad. I mean, it was an atrocious performance, but he's he's a good picture. I get behind him. Pinata, I'm really gonna try to avoid him. I'm I'm not

a Pinata guy. I know he can strike people out, but he gives up the home runs. You know, the Red Sox are playing better, and you know Kansas City has got some power on that team too. So is not a guy for me. Danny Duffy is an absolute uh no bueno for me. No Bueno. When it comes to Danny Duffy, I do like the like if you're playing a daily league where you could set you could, you know, pick players up and and and start them there.

I actually have Danny Duffy, I could get behind the Mariners start, but uh, the other start is against the what we got here, the Minnesota Twins. I can't do that. So that's why you know the two start, it's you know, it's one okay matchup the Mariners trading away in Karnacion. They're gonna start and trade away, starting to trade away more of their other pieces. You can start to stream pitchers against the Mariners, but against the Twins, that's why

I don't really like it. So in a daily transaction league, I like Dan Duffy for that first start at Seattle, but against the Minnesota Twins, I don't really like that same thing. When it goes to Pineta, It's like I can't really trust him against Boston at Casey. Maybe he could perform all right there, Remember it was it was against the City like a couple of years ago when he was in the Yankees, had like some crazy fifteen

strikeout performance against the Royals. Obviously a different team then, but it's randomly popped into my mind, Greg speaking of things randomly popping into our minds. And I just saw this actually this morning. I did not see it on Friday, and Matt I wanted to throw it to you here. Did you see the intentional bok on Friday night? I did not see it, but I was all over Twitter and I don't know. He said he walked in the island third base. Yeah it was. Did you see his

intentional box? Yeah? So, so what happened is is the it's the bottom of the ninth inning or top of the ninth inning rather. The Dodgers are up five three over the Cubs. Jason Hayward gets on base. I guess he hit. I guess he hit a double or somehow he got the second base whatever. There are two outs and Victor Karattini is up. Okay. He was so petrified, was Kenley Jansen of Jason hey Wards stealing signs at second base of the five three games, So the home

run home run will tie it. Hayward did not matter if he scores a run whatever. He was so petrified. All the club's stealing signs are second base, Kenley Jansen committed an intentional book to move Heyward to third to make sure those signs were stolen. That is insane, I guess. I mean that's like some next level like baseball logic. I mean, I could see why he would want to do it. Really that scared. It's like Henley Jansen they were talking about this last night on the ESPN broadcast,

who clearly hasn't been himself. He's not like the Kenley Janson of old. He's more of like a mid three's e r a closer now. But I don't even see, man, you're that worried about you know, if they if the if the hitter knows the difference between a sinker or a cutter, if he knows what's coming, then maybe could square it up more. I mean, I could see some of the logic, but man, I've never heard of an intentional BOK. How about you, Maddiemo, No, I've never heard

of it before. I agree. I thought it was really interesting, but I didn't even know you what you know? I guess because he said I'm gonna do I'm gonna intentionally do he he literally looked to his infielders. I'm looking at it, turned back. I'm gonna balk. I'm gonna balk, I'm gonna balk. And he just sat there. I don't know how this is a book, but he just sat there, like playing with his necklace. Yes, on the rubber, maybe just playing with his necklace until the umbuyer said, buck,

it's interesting. Wild wild that is that is insane. That is insane. Yeah, I've never seen anything like Yeah, I've never seen anything like that as well, Maddiemo. Any pony words, my friend. Now, just you know we're in for, you know, another great week of baseball. So you know, everybody good luck, and you know, hopefully pitching is better this week than it was last week, at least for me. Follow Maddiemo

at CTM Baseball on Twitter. You can also read his read what he has to say on the Athletic Listeners podcast each and every week. Maddiemo, we appreciate the time, sir. I'll talk to you next week. Oh is pleasure, gentleman. Madam. I'm excited to you soon enough, our conversations turning to football and figure out how you likeking football. Oh yeah, no, that's gonna be fun. I'm I'm starting my prep to you. You know you gotta get you started a couple of

weeks ago. You gotta get involved, you know. J Absolutely, I'm excited to start looking as well. With that, we're gonna say goodbye on YouTube for now. Come up next, Shawn Lostamakia will have you covered at the window, at the betting window. Let you know where to place those NFL futures. Take a look and would happen this past weekend. I'm sure opine on that Anthony Davis trade right for you,

the best bets forever we want. We take a minute and I guess discuss the Anthony Davis trade from our perspective. What do you think? I thought it was a win win for both sides. You can't you have to decide what you want to do with Lebron James. You can't have him on this team with another year of developing young players around him. When you have Lebron James on your team age thirty four thirty five season, you have to win. You have to put yourself in position to

win now. And I think the Lakers did just that. The New Orleans Pelicans ended up the massive haul. They get Alonzo Ball, they get Brandon Ingram, they get Josh Hart, They get three first round picks, and I believe they have the ability to swap picks in every year that they don't have one of those first round picks from the New Orleans Pelicans. So just a massive haul here for that team. And now they have a young nucleus

of Alonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Zion Williamson. They have the fourth overall pick as well in this draft, which they've talked about potentially moving, so they're getting some interest there. So, um, they're very busy, very busy down in New Orleans. But uh, they might put themselves in position to be a really good defensive team with Alonzo Ball and Drew Holiday playing together. And look, the Lakers

are now the favorites to win the NBA Finals. They are three to one favorites Lebron and Anthony Davis, and they're looking at bringing in potentially a Kemba Walker or a Kawhi Leonard. You get your third superstar in there. And the West is wide open next year because we know the Golden State Warriors will be without Kevin Durant and likely Klay Thompson for the entirety of the season, So the Western Conference is open for the Yes Western Conference.

He's out there given all the injuries in Golden State. I also thought it was a win win. I get a lot of credit David Griffin because some have that offer um that we heard about from the Lakers to the Pelicans mid season, it got better. I mean, he got Do you think so, I think they should have taken it. No, the Lakers were offering Kuzma too. They

didn't want Kuzma. They wanted the picks because not because now they have this year's number four pick, which you know at the time obvious she had the number four pick, and then you get two other first round picks, plus the ability to swap with the Lakers at one point in there through our potential first round picks from the Lakers there, and there's a bunch of protections that make sure that the pick is gonna be good, right like they if they don't take a pick one year, they've

taken another year. It's it's really really impressive. I thought what Griffin did the only thing that does scare me. Because I was talking to Dr Mitchell Rosalind about there on Doc Jock. He said Ingram was untradeable because these blood plots, because if it's as bad as like Chris Bosh, his career is over, so he was a little bit concerned about Ingram. I've see the Pelicans and their doctors were not make the trade happen. I agree they had to do it because you have the the young players,

the young draft picks and twenty next year. It doesn't matter you got. I got a guy in his prime right now. And that's why Anthony Davis is a blockbuster trade and ultimately sets up the Knicks to once again to be a disaster. Come on, great, trust the process, man, they're building through the draft. Let's not do anything too crazy. And now we got reports over the weekend they could be interested in Julius Randall. Honestly, downs he's my guy.

I mean, come on, let's let's uh, Let's continue to build this team from the ground up, a young team. Julius Randall is young in that regard as well. If you have a lineup of Dennis Smith, R. J. Barrett, Kevin Knox, Julius Randall, and Mitchell Robinson, at the least, they'll be fun to watch at the least. All right, let's do our best bets forever. Frank, it was not a great week for you. Maybe we'll make this week better.

Let's let's start keeping tracking these two as well. I mean, I mean, I believe I'm like undefeated astime, So yeah, we honestly, for your sake, we should have been keeping track a long time ago so that we can tell everyone that Greg's like, I don't know, twelve and two over the past two weeks. Man, he's absolutely crushing it. So Greggy, he's uh, he's getting it done. I have not been as formidable as Greg admitted. It doesn't matter

those a little bit more research this morning. I'm taking an underdog money line that I feel very good about Greg and if the Houston Astros going to Cincinnati against Louise Castio. The Astros have performed very well against right handed pitching so far this year. The Reds, on the other hand, have not performed well against left handed pitching. We know how good the Houston Astros are. I don't care that they're on the road. They're an underdog in

this spot plus one oh six money line. I'm taking Wade Miley and the Strows against the Reds. Gregg. For me, I looked to Washington as Patrick Corbyn taking on Jake Arietta. I'm looking at the under here, Frank. Ten runs a lot of runs. I thought it a lot. I thought I thought ten was a lot. You got Corbyn, you got Arietta. Uh the under here mnus one oh six. That's what we're gonna take tonight with like under ten runs in the Gnats and the Phillies. The only other

Lean I had was Wade Miley and the Astros. I thought that was a clear You get the astros A plus money say, no brainer for me. I love what you're doing there, Frank, so give me that as well. One other one I like. I'm not I'm not taking it. I like xact whel in the best of time, like zac whe An Island. It's all right. I'll be there, I think Matty Mo and I want to think everybody downstairs for all their help. As we said, y'all guash the macchia and at the window comes your way next

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