Every Monday during the season, I will be releasing “The List” where I rank the current value of the Top 100 pitchers in fantasy baseball for the rest of the...
Every Monday during the season, I will be releasing "The List" where I rank the current value of the Top 100 pitchers in fantasy baseball for the rest of the season. Use these rankings to help understand what to expect from pitchers for 2017 and as a tool to gauge trade value in your fantasy leagues. Note: These rankings have been made with H2H 5x5 12-teamers in mind.
Let's see how the SP landscape has changed:
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Hey Nick, hate to be that guy, but I have add/drop questions for both of my leagues.
League #1 current rotation: Sale, Verlander, Fulmer, McCullers, Duffy, Quintana, Tanaka.
Nola, Severino, Manaea, Samardzija, Rodriguez, and Matz are FA’s. I’ve tried endlessly to trade Quintana (as per your previous advice) and Tanaka, but no one is biting. Therefore, would you drop Quintana/Tanaka for Nola/Severino? I’m hesitant because Quintana just delivered against the Mariners, and you talked on your podcast about having faith that Tanaka to make adjustments and turn it around.
League #2 current rotation: Verlander, Duffy, Nola, Manaea, Matz, Lackey, Triggs, Karns.
Shoemaker, Walker, and Clevinger are FA’s. Would you drop Triggs/Karns for Shoemaker/Clevinger? (since Walker is on the DL). Again, I’m hesitant because of your “don’t you dare drop [Triggs]” comment not too long ago, and for the fact that you have Karns in your league even though he got SPOIL’D his last start.
Thanks in advance my dude, appreciate all that you do!
Thanks for your patience!
I would grab Nola/Severino for Tananka/Quintana. No reason to wait when you have two guys producing right now.
Well, that “don’t you dare” comment was geared moreso that I imagined people would be scared starting him against the Sawx and I expected a better outing there. I think Triggs is better long term than Shoe and Clevinger, but I don’t like his next start against the Nationals and short term, Clev/Shoe may be better. Up to you there.
I think you’re okay dropping Karns for Shoe for now as I’m starting to believe Karns is going to be affected by this injury in some regard. Really sucks, but so it goes.
Thoughts on Hoffman’s start? That’s 2 good ones in a row, versus one good and one bad team.
I’m intrigued, the Phillies are bad, though.
Unfortunately he won’t always get a bad offense and pitch outside of Coors when he does come up…
He would #2 in that staff, with Gray as the #1.
That’s what I was thinking, his curveball is something though.
If i’m reading this correctly, you would trade Jake Arrieta for anyone in the top 20?
Correct!
Lester/CarMart/Arrieta are all super close and I wouldn’t have any problems with someone prefer one over the other.
You really rather have nola than A Wood? Im debating between the two. Wood has been unreal, but I guess the threat of losing his rotation spot is always on the table?
We’ve only seen Wood perform well for a short period, Nola has the skillset and repertoire and history of good command.
Do you have any concerns about Duffy’s rough peripherals and declining velo? Hard for me to see him as a top 20 SP.
Of course I do, I’ve been preaching those concerns all year.
Problem is with so many injuries and plenty of arms that have been all kinds of dissapointing, Duffy gets elevated to Top 20 status as he has been healthy and performing better than expected.
It’s a weird season.
Aaron Nola Top 22????
I was offered Nola and Wieters for Realmuto. Good trade?
I’m leaning take Nola/Wieters, but if you’re all set on starters and your offense is middling, it might be best to hold Realmuto.
In a vaccum, I take Nola.