MoFo Fantasy Baseball '16 - The Regular Season
 

Here's the thread, and stuff.

Also:

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I can't wait to see who tramples on my soul this year! Yay baseball!

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I shoulda been at the top of that list....gah!
I wish Id grabbed more power from the draft (HRs), but Im stronger with my SPs. Its a darn good thing to not have ERA & Whip concerns. K rate could be better but I think itll do.

I admit to drafting HanRam due to past achievements, but Im guessing hes not going to be as bad as last year. (There really should be a "fingers crossed" smiley.) Hoping Tulo does better too.

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How would you guys rate the computers selections for The Empire?

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I think I had a good draft, considering that I missed the first five picks. The only guy who I don't love is Braun, and hopefully I can get a solid middle infielder in a trade for him. Hopefully going with 5 relievers doesn't bite me back.

Maybe a C, but you can improve that in bunches by working the waiver wire and seal any holes in your lineup, like a complete lack of Holds.

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Mmm, I think the computer gave The Empire a team that can be worked with. The first five or six picks are pretty good, but I don't like the whole roster.

To tell you the truth you have some holes and some injury risks but what I have learned in fantasy baseball that you won't know till the season is a couple of weeks in. Sometimes the teams that look the worst(not saying your team looks the worst)end up being the best and vice versa.

Nice pickup on Brandon Phillips there Mike. He was back last year, playing strong, and then got hurt. Still had a respectable season so should be better this year.

Nervous about HanRam & Tulo. If someone comes across anything good said about them please link me. Yeah, my gut hunch on draft day vs fantasy baseball experts entire, yeah...

Eager to see Keuchel, Scherzer, and Grays Opening Day! http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/want/t2801.gif

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Looks like I may need a new SS

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Desmond is a big question mark for me, hence the Phillips stash.

Ive got some offensive risks, some needs, but not for my pitching. Oh baby...

Max Scherzer
Dallas Keuchel
Sonny Gray
Yu Darvish (back at end May/beginning June)
Steven Matz
Jason Hammel
Erasmo Ramirez (Hes been incredible)

Perhaps the best starting rotation in our league? Not bragging, Im really asking.

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I think it's either you or the Nine. I like the top of his rotation a little bit more than yours (Felix, Sale, Carrasco), your starters—as a whole—I think are better, and he has the better bullpen, in my view. That said, I'd be very happy to have either of your staffs. Not at the expense of my hitting, though.

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I waz going to say mine but didn't want to jinx myself. Sale and Felix will obviously be having Tommy John by June.

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Reddick the hottest hitter so far this spring, which of course means I can look forward to him sitting .194 on the season. :P

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I never realized how much March moves like a snail

I would say Maikel Franko is the hottest hitter but Reddick is doing very good as well.

Franco was sweet last season. He was doing the job Longo was supposed to be doing for me, and it was his first season!

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HanRam is wanting to stay in spring training games longer to improve at playing first base. Good to see hes not a sloth. The entire Red Sox had a turnaround a few seasons ago when they all maned up, focused, and worked harder. Maybe thisll be a comeback season for Hanny?!

Ortiz hitting 35 bombs and knocking in 100 is all I want to see from the Red Sox this year. The rest of the lineup can hang out near the Mendoza line for all I care.

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I think the 2016 Red Sox are going to score 1,000 runs this year. I'm unbiased in saying as much.

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Let the Marte Par-tay begin! I feel this is one of my best drafted teams in awhile. I welcome the jinx.

Heading to Bradenton for the final week of Spring Training. Let's Go Bucs!

Looking forward to seeing you man. :up: Youll be the first person from the forum Ive met in real life, hm. Other than ones ive Ive known already and tried to get to join the forum, which never has worked out.
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The 2016 Naturals

Catcher Devon Mesoraco
First Base Miguel Cabrera
Second Base Rougned Odor
Third Base Manny Machado
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki
Outfield Randal Grichuk
Outfield Corey Dickerson
Outfield Ender Inciarte
Utility Albert Pujols
Utility Delino DeShields

Starting Pitchers
Dallas Keuchel
Sonny Gray
Yu Darvish
Steven Matz
Jason Hammel
Joe Ross
Erasmo Ramirez

Bullpen
Mark Melancon
Jeurys Familia
Keone Kela
Kelvin Herrera
Pat Neshek

:yup:

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A little bit of history is going to be made tomorrow. President Obama is visiting Cuba, and tomorrow the Rays are going to Havana to face the Cuban National baseball team. Both leaders will be there watching. WAR RAYS!!!! :D

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Tongo are you running another league this year? Or has there been any talks of running a money league? I have a friend that is interested in getting into one, as well as myself.

Im not in any other baseball leagues besides this one. Usually theres enough football interest to get 2-3 leagues going but baseball not so much (though its more rewarding). I can give you some ideas for where yall can go join, but there are hundreds out there. You looking for mixed or NL only?

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What am I doing, I can just text him now :facepalm:

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When you guys meet up, don't forget to take pictures! :)

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Hunter Pence is on fire. 5 Home runs already this spring. :eek:

Yeah Yodas outfield is something to behold - Pence, Bautista, Adam Jones, vedy vedy mighty! :yup:

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My outfield is good too, guys :(

Speaking of, if anybody wants any of them, I'm sure we could work something out.

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Heck, if anything I might have to trade them; I've got Choo and Span right behind them, and both should probably be in somebody's lineup nearly every day.

Your outfield is great! Almost as good as mine! ;)

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If everyone's outfield is great, nobody's is.

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Dont worry, all your outfields are great cause heres mine - Corey Dickerson, Randall Grichuk, and Ender Inciarte. That just screams of Waivers.

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So Yoda got Lucroy..fine! I dont need Lucroy anyway, Im gonna use Nick Hundley instead, he'll be just as good! hmph ....he will he'll be just as good..:yup:

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Lucroy was on waivers? Dang!!!! I should have picked him up. :mad:

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I had the first priority, so it wouldn't have mattered. I hesitated a teeny-tiny bit before deciding to use it on him, but yeah, pretty good chance nobody that good will be up for grabs any time soon.

He can be had, for what it's worth. ;)

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;)

Actually you need to drop Marcus Stroman to waivers. Id really hate to see him hurt your team :D

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I'm pretty cranky that Lucroy was available on waivers because he projects to be a top-5 catcher this year; half of said crankiness is that I was 4th on the waiver wire.

Yeah I was 2nd. Who knew Yoda would go after him?! I thought Yadier Molina was grandfathered onto his roster each year or something.
Bah! My Hundley/Mesaroco will beat his McCann/Lucroy, just watch.

:laugh: :up:

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Guess who Mikes gonna drop to waivers...

"Brewers reliever Will Smith could end up needing surgery for an injury that he suffered in one of the most embarrassing ways ever. The left-hander found out Friday he has a torn lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, which he sustained while attempting to take off his shoe."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/...SSU?li=BBnbfcL

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Adam made it to Bradenton safely, suggesting some food spots. I didnt know Cracker Barrel was in PA too?! Im hoping the weather stays good as McKechnie Field will be packed for easter.

Here we go... I saw this one coming!

Oh wait...no I didn't. :facepalm:

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I guess how he got injured was when he was shooting some b-ball outside of the school. When a couple of guys who were up to no good. Started making trouble in his neighborhood. I think I read that on ESPN somewhere. :D

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He got in one little fight and his GM got scared.

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Blimey...

Some weirdness with Matt Harvey now...not what I want to hear!

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At least my top 2 pitchers aren't starting the season facing the World Champs or anything.

Oh.

Within a week the regular season is finally gonna start.

We have full rosters ready to earn.

Theres a changed category where great pitchers will be boned less.

Soon we will see if our teams really are gold, or a complete bust.

HIT IT!

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Adam went down to Bradenton to see the Bucs in Spring Training, and he met up with TONGO. Pictures!

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Yeah he and his wife are super cool. Meeting them shortly at McKechnie to see the Buccos play the Red Sox. Its the last game there plus Boston so the place should be packed.

Watching David Price pitch for the Red Sox....its like Santa Clause peeing on a christmas tree, it should not be! :bawling: The worst part is, watch him get his first no-hitter vs the Rays! :nope::bawling: Oh you know its true, the Rays have made good pitchers look great for years. Damn Felix was so fat he could barely jump at the end of his.

Liking how the seasons looking otherwise, good mojo in the air meeting Adam, TONGO gonna break this northeastern stranglehold thats been put on the MoFo FBB Championship. 2016 its going south baby! :yup::up:

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I miss living in Florida around spring training time. Like the beach, I didn't take enough advantage of it at the time. I went a bit but feel like I would live at the parks now.

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The flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing, and Tongo is tinkering away on his roster: Spring is in the air!

Going with Logan Forsythe. Rougned Odor is available on waivers.

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^^^ That was a flat April Fools joke. :)

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It genuinely did not occur to me for even a moment that that might have been a joke.

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Darn I missed the joke.

Everybody missed it.

Gonna roll with David Hernandez in Philly as my Melancon replacement (yeah I know someone laughed at that one). Hernandez might be healthy now and back to his old form, also theres the fact hes better than nothing

There might be a lesson there. :laugh:

Also: BASEBALL IS SO CLOSE.

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They are playing baseball this year still?

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Thankfully the Rays play on Sunday.

Not hearing anything good on Corey Dickerson since hes arrived from Colorado. He was such a terrific earner, I mean, thin airs one thing but hes batting a .158 avg in the spring. Im thinking slump. ;) Hopefully he'll adjust from the open aired mountain stadium to the closed fishbowl under a sunlamp environment hes in now.

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Bad news for The Empire :( http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/bas...-elbow-friday/
His Outfield was already pretty thin and he is waiting on Michael Brantley.

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Broken elbow? Is that bad?

Rub some dirt on it, A.J.

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Baseball...TODAY

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Baseball... NOW! St Louis @ Pittsburgh just started. Go Grichuk go!! :)

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Grichuk got nothing! Tulo and Dickerson got some homers though :)

In a few months Ill hopefully have just the most ridiculously awesome pitching starters in the history of ever! EVER!

Yu Darvish
Alex Cobb (Hes my fav Ray right up with Longo)
Cole Hamels
Jon Lester
Drew Smyly
Steven Matz (pretty sure he'll be the real deal this season)

Until the Cobb/Darvish arrival, Jason "get no respect" Hammel & Joe Ross have to tide me over.

Ross is strong for K's, can be incredibly dominant for a stretch of games, then one he'll just gets obliterated. Hes young. No guarantees at all Cobb and Darvish will even be good when they return, but its alot more fun thinking so at least :)

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Chris Archer pitches 5 innings and gets 12 K's yes sir! :) No I aint gonna get him I already tried.

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There was only one 1pm game scheduled for today and it's rained out? How am I supposed to not work today?

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I hear the internet is good for distraction.

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My first 2 pitchers go today, Cal Handle and Drew Smyly. Poor Drews pitching vs the Toronto Blue Jays. What a complete lawnmower that batting order is. -fingers crossed-

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Boston/Cleveland and NYY/Stros all postponed. Eight of my players are sitting out now :( :( :(

That made my afternoon. I have Felix and Sale going. Hoping for a great jump on the season.

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FINALLY done with the MoFo Survivor! Now I can focus solely on baseball, and no my move count wont go thru the roof thank you very much! :D

Who won?

Its between Daniel, Camo, Rauld, Cobpyth, and maybe CiCi but he said he quit, who knows.

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Coin flip on which guy to start. Guy I bench goes deep, knocks in five runs.

I'm already in midseason form on guessing wrong!

THE worst feeling in fantasy.

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QS switch already making me happy. I saw Felix's line and got bummed until I remembered the switch. Gitty up

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And then after waiting a whole extra day, my Red Sox go 0-4 the first time up. Now I wish the game was rained out again haha

Greinke pitching with the flu. Great start! Great start!

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Miggy finally is gonna play. Really hope now that hes healthy he'll improve overall

tri-ple crown, tri-ple crown, tri-ple crown!

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Rays win on a walkoff reversal. 9th inning, 1 out, bases loaded. Bautistas arm interfered with our 2Bs throw to first for the double play, and the 2 runs they score were reversed. The Rays get the double play and the win. Its a new rule! Torontos gonna be pissed! :D

There goes their undefeated season...

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I went up 21 points yesterday. This is in no way a product of the hectic first week of the season and we can only assume this will continue unabated, perhaps even exponentially, until my ranking improvement has to be expressed in factorials.

Word

Two pitchers going again today. Weird day yesterday, had pretty decent power numbers but my team hit near.100 Maybe my team should be called the Dave Kingmans

Dave Kingman the old Cubs slugger, havent heard that name in a loooong time. Loved watching the cubs on WGN when I was a kid listening to Harry Carey. The home run war between Kingman and Mike Schmidt. They were my favorite ball team back then. Turner was trying to get all of Florida to love the Braves, constantly airing and updating that team, but it was the Cubs for me :)

Since Maddon is their manager now, I betcha Loney will end up playing 1B with the Cubs. Rizzo can ride the bench :D Joes done stuff like that, but no that is a joke.

You sound like such a baseball nerd! :D I love it!

There, I fixed it for you. :D

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My team is off to a hot start.

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First-rounder pulls up lame with a strain last night.

Boooooooo

Like the Mandelbrot Set

Yeah were neck and neck on that hot start.

Happened again! Even played the guy with the clearly better matchup.

Maybe I should just roll a die or something.

If you do this, I'd be interested in the outcome.

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I'm actually considering it. Remember a few years ago, when I settled all tough football lineup decisions by having my wife and/or cats help me pick? That went pretty well.