Eno Sarris RotoGraphs Chat
I bet you lost a closer. I’m here to help at 12:30.
Eno Sarris manages the RotoGraphs blog when he's not asking players about stats. Follow his misadventures in writing on Twitter @enosarris or www.enosarris.com. You can chat with him here about baseball (real and fantasy) and beer at FanGraphs most Thursdays at noon eastern time, if you like.
Eno, the Nazis that run my league don’t allow waiver claims. The only time you can pick up a free agent is when you have to DL someone. Stupid, I know. It’s a 10 team, 5X5 mixer, and I’m not too upset about Gamel’s misfortune, but who should I grab? My pitching is lacking compared to my hitting. I could have Bedard, Sale, Alvarez, Chen, Milone, Parker, Ross, or Saunders or grab Fernando Rodney to platoon with Marshall and Betancourt. Or I could grab an extra bat like Chris Davis, Altuve, Middlebrooks, Parra, or Schafer. Considering the few chances I will get for a pickup – what to do? Sorry for the novel, but please, HELP!
Dude, quit that league. Waiver and free agent pickups is like 60% of fantasy baseball.
Sale!
SaleSale!
No Beavis, those men are Nihilists, there’s nothing to be afraid of.
Well, the good news is, it sucks equally for everyone. I was leaning towards Sale, so I guess I go with him.
UPDATE: With Sale moving to the pen, I opted to grab Altuve. Probably could have used another closer, but currently shopping Altuve or Pedroia for another quality arm.
Eno,
What are you thoughts on Adam Lind?
BB%: 10.8%
K%: 17.2%
BABIP:.227
SwStr%: 5.7% !!!
Contact%: 87.1 % !!!
PA: 93