finally on his way to that 20/20 club we all want him to get into

Oh **** off.

Brewers control Carter through the 2018 season (he did sign a 1 year deal this year but the Brewers get to pick up his remaining arbitration years). He could very well get traded but I wouldn't be surprised to seem him stick around for a year or two either before being traded.

As a fan I want him to keep mashing but feel it's too good to be true as well. He has said he has made adjustments to focus on hitting the ball the other way this past off-season and he has been doing that well so far, so there could be something there. I have not watched him prior to this year other than looking up his numbers, so I can't speak to whether those adjustments look real or not.

He's had stretches before. The last couple of months of 2014 he was unbelievable.

The Neris window is closing.

As much as I wish Gomez could go on forever doing what he's doing, deep down we all know he's mediocre and will lose the job after no more than two bad outings.

watching neris' last few outings, his split is legit nasty.

I didn't realize how good Neris has been.... is there talk of him replacing Gomez already? He has been pretty good too?

There isn't talk of straight replacing Gomez since he's pitched well, he's just more of a contact pitcher, which isn't normally what you want in a closer. I do think Gomez has a longer leash now than he did 2 weeks ago though

It's not like Chris Carter is anything different than what he's always been.

Carter is like McDonald's french fries, only good while they're hot.

When he gets cold he's unplayable.

He's been known to be streaky, this is nothing new for him.



y = cos x where 0 = 33% K rate

/nerd

I somewhat agree but it's how it all averages out and has nothing to do with hot/cold streaks (unless you are add/dropping based on recent performance which is probably not a good idea, as decisions should be made on expected future performance, which is what we are trying to figure out). It also depends on if you believe he has made adjustments/improvements since 2014, which is certainly possible he has, as there has been talk about it before this season started, but it is also certainly possible his current performance has been a mirage. I don't think anyone saying he is suddenly a superstar but I'm saying it might be possible he has improved enough to be fantasy relevant. This will be interesting to review by the end of the season.

Goldy was your #1 player a week ago?

I know. I guess I have to recant that now :/

Although part of it is the sense that people will overpay badly for the new hotness and even if goldy is better than Arenado ROS (and he almost certainly is), it almost feels like selling low just taking goldy on his own for him

Not that it's relevant in terms of this trade because my eyes were playing tricks on me but looking at it in a general sense I think looking strictly in a vacuum in an avg league Altuve v bro comes down to how you value certain categories

Homers are up and you can get them in a lot of places. Steals are definitely at a premium, especially steals that come with a .300 avg. Now that gordon is a roider (lol) how many people in baseball can you count on for a .300+ avg and 35+ steals? Just Altuve. Marte will get the 35 steals but im not sold he'll get a .300 avg. Probably close enough

That doesn't on its own make him more valuable than harper but it does put him among the handful of most valuable players in baseball even if he doesn't hit a single homer (if gordon weren't a 2b he's still a top 25 adp imo instead of 16th or whatever it was from the 2b)

And now altuve's homering too, which is where in a vacuum he's surpassing bro. In the last 3 seasons counting this one you're seeing the same year to year exponential growth rate of power that you're seeing with machado. It's on a smaller scale, sure, but it's the same general idea of 'holy ****, this guy might actually have grown into a power hitter now.' Everyone (including myself) dismissed the 18 homers last year as a fluke he won't repeat and now he's on pace to crush it. At some point, like with machado, and like Arenado before him, you have to dismiss history and accept that he's adapted and developed as a hitter and value accordingly

Team makeup also matters a lot depending on who your other potential 3b is

I think 20/40 is more valuable than 40/20 because I think the 20 steals are harder to make up than the 20 homers

is Shelby Miller ownable in a 12 team league?

I'd say no. Bad ballpark and streaming is more important than ever because of the fearsome NL five. No need to clog up that roster slot for the four days between when you'll find similar quality pitching facing weaker opposition on the waiver wire.

Edit to add: Obv depends in part on roster depth though.

Btw, CarGomez went 2/3 with two doubles yesterday, both pretty legit (power alley, one off the wall, one bounced just in front of it). I've picked him up in my 12-teamer and think it's pretty good prospecting to hold him for the next few days to see if he'll keep that up. If he's out there, I'd say get him.

Categories : R XBH TB RBI SB OBP QS W ERA WHIP K/9 SVHD

A: C. Allen + CarGo + MadBum
B: Goldy + Corbin

which?

Goldy side

goldschmidt side although i think corbin's kind of droppable

Yeah that's what I was thinking. Was prob just gonna drop him. The guy who proposed it was gonna drop Conley so maybe i can get him included as well.

Corbin has been a disaster thus far

i'd much rather have conley. i don't see any silver lining on Corbin. happy to be convinced otherwise tho

I got Conley and Corbin. Too bad I miss Conley start tomorrow

are we buying villar's walk rate