Who Do You Now Consider to be "For Real"?

[Pauly]

how about that JOSE ALTUVE?!??! Guy is carrying me.

[Pauly]

I think we can put Raffy Betancourt on this list too.

[cool hand]

bartolo colon.
for about half a season, anyway.
or until he eats the bay area out of doritos locos tacos.

[rotogod]

Lance Lynn?

[Sour Masher]

I like the three "others" you have named, but not Worley. But I am terrible on pitchers.

I'm in trade talks to acquire Worley. I know he doesn't have the pedigree, but he just seems to pitch well nearly every time he's out there. Anyone else see hidden flaws here, or has he shown you enough that he is a good 3/4 starter?

[Gregg]

I'm in trade talks to acquire Worley. I know he doesn't have the pedigree, but he just seems to pitch well nearly every time he's out there. Anyone else see hidden flaws here, or has he shown you enough that he is a good 3/4 starter?

In deep leagues we expect 3/4 starters to have some flaws. I traded Worley in the off season. I have some regrets. Now I can't get him back without overpaying.

[revo]

how about David Freese? He's been every bit the stud he was in the post-season.

[revo]

at what point do fantasy players take Kyle Lohse seriously as a solid starting pitching option? At 14-2, he has to be right in the Cy race, and this without Dave Duncan!

[Moonlight J]

It will be a crime if Cueto isn't the Cy Young winner

[chancellor]

at what point do fantasy players take Kyle Lohse seriously as a solid starting pitching option? At 14-2, he has to be right in the Cy race, and this without Dave Duncan!

It'd be foolish not to take him seriously. He's now put up very good numbers two years running, and as you've noted, without Duncan directly guiding him during games. In fantasy terms, he's not as strong in 5x5 since he's not a big K pitcher, but he helps everywhere else.

Agree with Jason about Cueto - the guy's been a beast, and put up great numbers even in that bandbox.

[DMT]

at what point do fantasy players take Kyle Lohse seriously as a solid starting pitching option? At 14-2, he has to be right in the Cy race, and this without Dave Duncan!

I'm certainly enjoying my 5th round reserve pick! Right after my 4th round pick I realized Lohse was still out there and my staff was pretty weak coming out of the auction so Lohse was exactly the type of player I needed...I was sweating those last few picks since he was by far the most-owner player remaining (~ 30% higher than anyone else IIRC).

[DMT]

Melky Cabrera

This is funny.

[Don Quixote]

Ex-Yankee-doing-well-so-he-must-be-on-PEDs-because-I'm-Brian-Cashman-and-any-ex-Yankee-doing-well-must-be-juicing A J Burnett.

Not CY-worthy but darned solid since that one disaster months ago against the Cards. Got him as a 3rd-round reserve pick, too.

[Gregg]

This reminds me of someone's team name. They had Eric Byrnes and Jake Peavy so their team name was "It Byrnes when I Peavy"

Not sure how I missed this. Very funny.

[Gregg]

I think Jason Heyward is proving himself to be real.