Nah, you're team is pretty solid. I think mpas has the best team, I have the most consistently good team, and you are right there as well. Neither of our teams seem like they're going to put up a bazillion points like mpas' does sometimes, but we're usually in the top 3 scoring weekly.
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For football....I've always seemed to like the ESPN format better. However I have leagues on both, so I am flexible.Comment -
Last year's fantasy football here was a hoot. I won, but what's more memorable was phillyguy endearing himself to the league with his claims of fixed scheduling, drafting, waiver wire order, corrupt commissioner, etc.Comment -
Tip for the future: Don't ever use Zach "F'en" Eflin.
Mf'er gets a MINUS 16 against the freaken Braves!!
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Jesus f Christ....Wisler is trying to out do Eflin from last night.
He's only gotten one out and he's at -15.
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I saw you picked up Wisler.. I was very confused why anyone would think that's a good idea. I guess I'm spoiled since I don't have to stream any pitchers and can afford to pick up someone like Skaggs and not use them until after they face the Red Sox.
Wondering if either of the 2 SS's I dropped get picked up off waivers tonight. Both were pretty solid but really cooled off and I'd rather have someone like Turner that has some hitters around him. The only player I've really regretted dropping is Roark, but was able to snatch Davies a week or two later who has pitched just as well.Comment -
Two in a row...didn't think it was possible.
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I see mpas hopped on the SS's I dropped. Turner and, especially, Dahl have been doing well so works for me. Just need Bregman to start picking it up. Skaggs has been very good as well and couldn't let someone else get Travis so decided to pick him back up and just wait for Turner to get OF eligibility, still not sure why no one decided to grab him while he was available, but also don't understand why and how I was able to just claim Jake Lamb off waivers. Tons of talent available but can't work out a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 deal to open up space to pick them up.
Offered up Pomeranz and Harris to a few people on the outside of the playoffs that need help but guess they'd prefer to just hold on to their players and fight for 5th place
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I am not looking in from outside the playoffsI see mpas hopped on the SS's I dropped. Turner and, especially, Dahl have been doing well so works for me. Just need Bregman to start picking it up. Skaggs has been very good as well. Tons of talent available but can't work out a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 deal to open up space to pick them up.
Offered up Pomeranz and Harris to a few people on the outside of the playoffs that need help but guess they'd prefer to just hold on to their players and fight for 5th place
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I lost 2 closers this week. Chapman cannibalized Rendon and Papelbon lost his spot, deservedly so for being waste of a roster spot and all around human garbage.Comment -
Haha not you, sending you an offer was just desperation from getting so many denials from others, granted they probably weren't the best offers long term but short term they would have kept them alive moreso than who I was asking for. But I can send you 2 closers for Aroldis, so you get one back Then you can pick up Kintzler and, BOOM, problem solved!
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I picked up the shortstops as rentals until Story/Carpenter get back. Maybe they will perform so well I can't drop them.Comment -
Thanks for the tip, I picked up Kintzler. I also picked up Street completing a dynamic quartet of 4 closers on awful teams and then there's chapman. In terms of a trade, I would prefer a starter and closer as I feel a need for one more starter. Pomeranz has looked like a steamy pile since moving to the AL though.Haha not you, sending you an offer was just desperation from getting so many denials from others, granted they probably weren't the best offers long term but short term they would have kept them alive moreso than who I was asking for. But I can send you 2 closers for Aroldis, so you get one back Then you can pick up Kintzler and, BOOM, problem solved!Comment -
Yeah, dropped Kintzler because the Twins have so few save chances (then he happened to blow his first save the day I dropped him). Figured Nate Jones was a better option as he averages as much/more than Kintzler and if Robertson is traded he'll become the closer.
As for Pomeranz, yeah he hasn't looked great but he could give up an extra couple of hits and run per game over what he did in SD and should still do just as well since he'll actually have offense on Boston. I just don't have any other SP's I'm willing to trade, maybe Davies but that's about it.Comment -
Not going to lie, getting turned down offering Pomeranz and Harris for Betances really surprised me. Especially when that team is 9-7, but needs to continue winning, and they're stuck to streaming terrible pitchers.
Is there some reward for finishing 5th? I feel like I'm throwing bones to teams on the outside looking in and they'd rather just lose instead.
Oh well, I'll just laugh at them when they don't make it or when these players I offered end up more than doubling who I was asking for.Comment -
No big deal to me, I'm in 2nd and 4 games ahead of 5th place (due to owning the tiebreaker against dan) with only 5 weeks left. Britton is good, very good, but he doesn't have the chance to post 50+ points like Pomeranz. Sure, Pomeranz has had 2 bad starts but when you can't afford to lose another game the rest of the year, have to take some chances.
That said, I get not wanting to move Britton. The Pomranz/Harris for Betances rejection blew my mind, especially since Harris could outperform Betances himself, and Pomeranz is a big step up from streaming AAAA players.Comment -
Danny Duffy and Max Kepler putting on a show in the 13-3 vs 12-4 matchupComment -
Has everyone rejected your offers? You do make a good point about streaming these potential gas can pitchers. That's why I haven't rejected the offer.Comment -
Yeah, some of them weren't the best of offers but they provided immediate needs for teams that can't afford to lose. I don't understand it, but oh well.
I actually canceled all the offers as some trades didn't happen that I expected so no need to clear space. With my pitching it gives my team a floor of ~300 each week with the potential for 400-450+ depending on my hitting. I'll let others worry about streaming #5 starters.Comment -
why didn't i get any offers???Comment -
I was looking for a pitcher for Harris and Pomeranz, you didn't have any that I wanted besides Osuna, deGrom, Darvish, and Fernandez. Figured all of them were going to be too expensive for me. Also tried to focus more on people who were in need of immediate help, where a loss meant they were pretty much done. Figured they'd be more willing to take chances, but, obviously, I was incorrect in that assumption.
Oh, and not sure I want to make your team better as I feel like your team is the only one I might lose to in a 2 week series
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Fair enough....although I think one of my strengths is guys like Porcello, Lackey and Roark. The aren't superstars, but 4 out of 5 of their starts are usually solid.
I'm still just trying to scrap to get in. Hopefully these new closers can pay off.Comment -
Yeah they're pretty solid, hell I had Roark for most the year, but no one to really get rid of for any of them.
McCullers and Archer are starting to pick things up, so that pretty much leaves only Davies and Pomeranz as trade bait. Arrieta, Scherzer, Verlander, and Kluber would be dumb to move and I like what Skaggs has done in AAA and now the majors so hoping I was able to get another top 15-20 SP for the stretch run.
Since I'm about 99% guaranteed to get in, I have time to ride some players out and see how they do. Someone like Bregman and his .035 average would have been dropped if I didn't have that luxury. Can also have a hitter short while I wait out Turner getting OF eligible. Don't really want to lose to chico, but it doesn't really matter much if I do.
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i wanted to go the year with no reds or rangers but bailey plays pirates this week. He has no hit them twice so thought he would be an asset. No offense paschal but it helps my team if you finish 3rd or not make playoffs. Provided I get luck enough to be the stros. I didn't take pomeraz because I benched him in 2 other leagues. He would only be a spot starter now that he is in boston. He has the ability to be lit up in that band boxLast edited by chico2663; 08-02-16, 03:33 PM.Comment -
Chico....first step of your wish just came true. Story is out for the year.
Real kick in the nuts because I have him in 3 money leagues that are all 16 team leagues. Was looking like a genius taking him at the end of the draft. Now I'm in a world of hurt. Also sucks that I have Teheran on two of those teams.
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Well, since I started offering up Harris, he blew 2 saves and lost his job. Hmmm.
It works out tho as I prefer my closers to be strikeout guys, so picked up Giles last night and he was named closer earlier today. Then was able to drop Harris for Cam Bedrosian, who is the player I wanted to clear a roster spot for when I was offering up Pomeranz/Harris. Figured Street would get traded so Bedrosian would take over that way, but Street hitting the DL works all the same.
So it all works out in the end! Glad I was able to hold on to Pomeranz as I don't view him as a spot starter and believe he'll put up more points for the Red Sox because he'll actually have some run support. Plus Fenway, per park factors, was actually more of a pitchers' park last year than PETCO and Pomeranz has posted better numbers on the road this year anyway.Last edited by astro61200; 08-03-16, 12:35 AM.Comment -
I went looking for Giles....but was about 10 minutes late.
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Pomeranz, who only threw 79 pitches, allowed five earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 5 1/3 innings in the Red Sox’s 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He’s now 0-2 with a 7.54 ERA in 14 1/3 innings since being traded to the Red Sox.
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2016/07/drew-pomeran...-with-red-sox/
Good luck with that. Guy on cbs said that was horrible trade for bsn. He cost me 4 games in two weeks. era and whipComment