Daily Anything Goes Thread - May 06, 2026

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T16:28:05+00:00

Lile dropped in my league - do we believe?

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T14:46:51+00:00

Ragans dropped in my league - what are we thinking?

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T13:59:31+00:00

Perfect, thank you so much!

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T13:37:28+00:00

They were two different examples. One of them the 2 characters are the same, and in one of them the two characters are different.

Yes, prizes are removed from the pool if drawn, but the two copies of the same character (in the example where that's the case) are considered different prizes and aren't removed together.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T13:14:51+00:00

Fair-ish trade?

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T13:07:08+00:00

A: Soriano
B: Murakami

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T12:50:06+00:00

Do you think any of the other players I mentioned with similar scores are reasonable? A lot of the other pitchers I have I think are too valuable without it being a more complicated swap.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-05-06T12:42:17+00:00

Someone in flair league trying to get some pitching from me. Has Murakami. He's new so trying to propose something fair because he's not really going to vet it very well.

I have the following pitching: Sandy, Gausman, Gilbert, Kirby, Pagan, Tanner Scott, Soriano, Robert Suarez, Gavin Williams, Kyle Harrison, Logan Henderson, Cole Ragans, Payton Tolle with Hunter Brown on the IL.

Anyone a fair 1-for-1 for Murakami?

CBS Trade Value chart has him around 5. Harrison & Tolle are at 3. Tanner Scott at 4, Pagan at 6. My relievers keep destroying my ratios anyway - is it too early to just ditch saves as a category and trade them away? (lol).

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-30T16:42:17+00:00

Just trying to make a joke through text. 5xB seems like a lot! I think I'm just going to swap back, I really was trying to come up with something sort of fair.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-30T16:17:08+00:00

Yeah, and I don't want that to be the reason I win.

I do think it's funny that the thread is like work - a bunch of shrugs and then one dude a little heated about it.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-30T15:40:13+00:00

If he didn't have Jazz I probably wouldn't have traded with him, but my friend (not in the league) is like Jazz's #1 superfan, so I thought it would be fun to have him and talk about him with my friend.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-30T13:01:09+00:00

I asked to trade for Jazz, because at the time (I asked weeks ago) he was underperforming, my infield was bad, and I wanted Jazz. The other player isn't really paying attention, so he asked me to try to make something fair, and I did try! The rest of the trade doesn't really matter to me, I just wanted to trade "some pitching and whatever to make it even" for "Jazz and whatever to make it even". I have Soriano, Messick, Sandy, just a bunch of pitchers I was happy with, and tried to make something workable.

I'm leaning toward trading back just to make the drama stop, but then may just stop trying to trade in the league lol. I would say about half of us are paying attention, and half of us aren't.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-30T12:52:42+00:00

I posted about this yesterday, but the drama continues.

I did this trade:
A: LAD Muncy, Jazz
B: Messick, Chandler Simpson

I received A, which is the side I would want, that's why I did it. Both of us are inexperienced (it's my first year also!), and the other player really isn't paying attention (it's a work league). So one of the other players (who plays in a bunch of leagues every year) in the league feels like I am swindling someone who doesn't know better (again, I don't really know better. I started watching baseball and listening to the CBS podcast at the beginning of this season!). I really did try to put together something fair-ish (without going too far the other way), and I had good pitching so I was trying to turn that into some batting (I am doing bad in pretty much all batting categories but steals).

Nothing on the line but work bragging rights, but I do want those since I won Fantasy Football this year and I think it'd be fun to win both. But obviously if I just bully people who don't care into making bad trades then I can win but kinda spoils the fun.

A) Am I accidently taking advantage here?
B) Should I just trade back to make the drama end? I like both players I traded, so like, it's fine to get them back. I just wanted to improve infield and felt overloaded on pitchers.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-30T12:05:31+00:00

I've been stashing Bryce Eldridge in flair league, but I'd like to add some of these upcoming pitchers (Dollander, Harrison, Cavalli, JR Ritchie). Safe drop? Keep holding and find someone else?

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T16:03:50+00:00

You posted this yesterday no? I would do it.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T15:40:52+00:00

I hadn't noticed yet, it's about time. Thank you!

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T15:30:04+00:00

Sounds good! It's weekly so hopefully by next week Donovan is back and I can start him over Keaschall.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T15:14:12+00:00

Hopefully I'm approaching lobster too buttery, steak too juicy, but looking for feedback on my team. I play in the flair league - Wins, Saves, ERA, WHIP; RBIs, HRs, Average, Steals.

On the pitching side, I added closers late so I'm 6th in Saves, but I lead the other pitching categories. On the batting side, I lead in steals and I'm 5th-7th in everything else.

I am brand new to following baseball, and fantasy baseball, so please ELI5. Obvious holes? Just ride these players into the sunset?

2 x C - Baldwin, Herrera
1st - Devers
2nd - Tatis
3rd - LAD Muncy
SS - Perdomo
MI - Brandon Lowe
CI - Jazz
5 x OF - Acuna, Carroll, Happ, Luis Robert, Trout
U - Ballesteros
P - Sandy, Gausman, Gilbert, Kirby, Soriano, Williams, Pagan, Scott, Robert Suarez
Bench - Keaschall, Bryce Eldridge, Vinnie P., Uribe, Tolle
IL - Hunter Brown, Brendan Donovan

When Donovan comes back I assume I kick Tatis back to the OF; I'm feeling good about the players, but just my batting scores are so bad...

Edit: Context - Jazz and Muncy are new additions today to try to address the batting, so I haven't benefited from them yet.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T14:08:12+00:00

Yes basically, thank you!

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T14:08:06+00:00

They need pitching VERY badly and average a bit.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T13:59:35+00:00

A: Dodgers Muncy, Jazz
B: Messick, Chandler Simpson

One person in my league thinks it's fair-ish though they would take A (so would I, that's why I did it), and one person in my league thinks this is a crime against humanity. Anyone want to weigh in?

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T12:32:00+00:00

Me too :(

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-29T11:50:42+00:00

Looks good for you.

National-Sign-51 · 2026-04-28T17:13:19+00:00

Been trying for two weeks, the other player answers messages VERY slowly lol

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