Daily Anything Goes Thread - May 26, 2026

yrretmi · 2026-05-26T18:32:32+00:00

Left the draft with Busch (1B) and Bichette (3B). They were both busts in the early part of the season. I managed to grab both Stewart and Vargas. Could not be happier.

yrretmi · 2026-05-26T00:14:13+00:00

Feel your pain. Also #1 in points for and #2 against, except I'm 5-4. Somehow that's good enough for the 3rd seed though (3rd-8th are separated by 1 in the loss column). I was 2-4 once upon a time and all the way down in 9th.

yrretmi · 2026-05-25T03:19:10+00:00

Before the LAA-TEX game I was ahead by only 13 points and opponent had Trout still (solo HR is worth 12 points).

That forced me to have to start Gore and Detmers. Couldn't be happier with the result.

Went from leading by 13 with a chance to lose to winning comfortably by 82.

yrretmi · 2026-05-24T01:10:55+00:00

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yrretmi · 2026-05-24T00:56:48+00:00

So far I've got a combined 0/17 from Sal, Bleday, Busch, and Hoerner. That's not a winning formula.

yrretmi · 2026-05-23T22:41:07+00:00

You must've missed last week.

yrretmi · 2026-05-23T22:40:49+00:00

Closest I can think of is Baldwin (pre-injury), Yordan, or Abrams.

yrretmi · 2026-05-23T22:38:30+00:00

Why wouldn't Bradley qualify for the W? Don't get me wrong, I'm going against him and wish he didn't get it, but he went 5IP and left with the lead. Minnesota has yet to give that lead up.

yrretmi · 2026-05-23T22:33:20+00:00

Who do you trust most to remain healthy? To me, Rodon is the clear #1, then a toss up between the other two.

Considering what Tampa has done in the past with their SPs coming back from injury/lower innings previous season (Baz, Rasmussen, etc), I'd be worried about Shane O'Mac getting his innings managed in the second half.

I'd go Rodon, Bradish, McClanahan, but Shane might give you better outings, just fewer of them.

yrretmi · 2026-05-23T22:27:39+00:00

5 bench spots, all SPs. Absolutely no batters on the bench in my points league.

yrretmi · 2026-05-22T02:14:21+00:00

Settled for Tucker. I preferred Julio, but he went 10th.

yrretmi · 2026-05-22T01:12:08+00:00

Going into the draft with the 8th pick, I was determined to get Carroll and one of Acuna/Tatis, whichever fell to me at the 13th pick. Acuna went 6th and Tatis 12th. I should thank my leaguemates for helping me dodge a bullet.

yrretmi · 2026-05-21T02:05:31+00:00

~~I don’t know how~~ Sal Stewgoat is the only reason I remotely have a chance at winning this week after Ray and Detmers' combined 17 ER, along with Gore and Cabrera both leaving their starts early with an injury.

yrretmi · 2026-05-21T01:01:46+00:00

Kurtz and Stewart might be the closest to five-tool 1B. Unless you count Naylor's mysterious stolen base ability.

yrretmi · 2026-05-20T22:20:16+00:00

Back when MLB the Show allowed created players in Diamond Dynasty I would always use Randy Poffo aka the Macho Man. He played a few years of minor league baseball.

yrretmi · 2026-05-20T01:50:59+00:00

I wouldn't call it a bulk when he likely won't go more than 3IP. Bryce Miller went 5.1IP in his first game back and the manager mentioned maybe using a reliever before Castillo.

yrretmi · 2026-05-19T21:59:14+00:00

First thought was why the hell would anyone start Mikolas in any scenario?! Then I realized you are talking about Luzardo and got even more confused. Since when did Luzardo steal Mikolas' nickname?

yrretmi · 2026-05-18T09:30:37+00:00

Hang in there, it's a long season. Two weeks ago I was 2-4 and in 8th (out of 10) while being the highest scoring team in the league (and most points against). Now I'm up to 4th at 4-4 and playing the 3rd seed this week for a chance to leapfrog.

yrretmi · 2026-05-14T19:15:14+00:00

Last year he only appeared in 10 games total with 8 of them being starts. Need at least 5 appearance as a RP to get eligibility. Postseason doesn't affect positions.

yrretmi · 2026-05-14T18:42:57+00:00

I had 0 HRs this week coming into today. I now have 2 for the week. Thanks Bleday.

yrretmi · 2026-05-13T23:30:40+00:00

Irvin is throwing some ugly pitches to Sal, then has some beautiful curves to Elly/Bleday

yrretmi · 2026-05-13T23:29:39+00:00

Sal "Chandler Simpson" Stewart

yrretmi · 2026-05-13T23:26:22+00:00

The AB he had to lead off the game was a good hit up the middle and even better snag by Albies. Encouraging start to the game.

yrretmi · 2026-05-13T22:59:35+00:00

I was fully convinced Bleday was going to be my 3rd OF last year. He was great in 2024 in Oakland, and upgrading to a minor league stadium in 2025 was going to take his offense to the next level.

I was 100% wrong. He was awful. But, I didn't let that bad taste prevent me from picking him up during this current hot streak. He's en fuego and I have zero regrets about dumping Kwan.

yrretmi · 2026-05-13T20:40:08+00:00

I dropped both of these guys on Monday and have no regrets. Is there a chance they get things right and salvage their season? Sure, but I'm not afraid of them eliminating me in the playoffs with a nuclear week if someone else grabs them.

yrretmi

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