Exploring Randal Grichuk as a Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

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00:00Let's start off with one of mine, who's basically completely off the radar,

00:04not being drafted in any fantasy league because he's not guaranteed a starting spot.

00:08George, that's Randall Gritchuk, who to me, if you look at his ADP, it's 687, okay?

00:18So this is not a player, if you drafted a fantasy league and then just kept going forever into the night,

00:24he still would not get drafted.

00:26But he did hit 12 home runs, he drove in 46 runs.

00:28And so what are we doing here with Randall Gritchuk?

00:31My point of being a sleeper is look what you got for that ADP.

00:34You would take that right now if you thought you would get that for this ADP.

00:39By the way, if it was 500, you would take it right now.

00:42So I think that they paid him enough money where I think he's going to play a little bit.

00:47And every player like this is one injury away from getting some more playing time.

00:52I don't think he's going to hit 30, and I don't think he's going to hit 300.

00:57But it seems, George, like everywhere he goes, he puts together a 100-game season

01:02of 10 to 15 home runs and 50 runs driven in.

01:05And if he gets more playing time, he does more with it.

01:07Can you count on that? No.

01:09But that's the point of the segment.

01:12You know, it's funny.

01:13When I saw your picture, I'm like, oh, Gritchuk's still in baseball.

01:15Good for him. Professional baseball player.

01:18That's what he is.

01:19Good for him.

01:20He needs an injury to get in there, right?

01:24Corbin Carroll, McCarthy, Gariel, Pilot Smith's your DH.

01:28He needs an injury.

01:29Maybe he'll be the second.

01:30He can be part of a platoon with Pilot Smith, but it's the wrong end of a platoon, right?

01:33He needs the lefty batters there.

01:35So NL only?

01:37Okay.

01:38Because he's an NL only guy.

01:39I don't see him being drafted in most—you know, in mixed leagues, I don't.

01:44The question we got was 18th round or later, guys, not 180th round or later.

01:50So that's really—I don't have much hope for Gritchuk.

01:53I think if you told me he was going to get playing time, like McCarthy goes down, he's going to play every day,

01:58I think he would actually outdo those numbers.

02:00I think he'd hit 20-plus home runs.

02:01I do.

02:02I think the guy could still play.

02:03He's just not a good situation there.

02:05But I think he will be the wrong end of that platoon at DH where he'll face some lefties,

02:11but he's going to need an injury probably to get to where you want to go.

02:17I would probably be a little bit more interested if that stolen bases wasn't a donut.

02:21Once again, I don't have bases.

02:23That's always my problem there.

02:24The average is good, though.

02:25He'll actually help you there.

02:26And the power, we know the power is legit here, but you need an injury.

02:30Yeah.

02:31No, I would agree on all fronts.

02:32All right.

02:33It was one year ago.

02:34I think it was last week, one year ago, maybe it was even further than that,

02:38that John Birdie was traded during spring training to the Yankees,

02:41and his ADP is even higher than Randall Gritchuk.

02:45Birdie was hurt all of last year.

02:46They moved him to the Cubs.

02:48And the Cubs, George, did not sign Alex Bregman,

02:51and they have handed over this job to Matt Shaw.

02:54What happens if Shaw is not that good?

02:57John Birdie is going to play.

02:59Everybody last spring training was like, how many bases is Birdie going to steal?

03:02How many bases is he going to steal?

03:03Is he going to steal 40?

03:04Is he going to steal 50?

03:05I mean, he's not going to do a lot else,

03:07but in leagues where you're playing NL or you just need stolen bases,

03:11an undrafted player in fantasy, to me, it's a pretty good stash.

03:16Now, he's got to be healthy, and he's getting older, okay?

03:18John Birdie is not 28 anymore.

03:20I think he's closer to 38, by the way.

03:22But, again, I'm going for a little upside here with the Cubs,

03:26banking on some things going his way.

03:29I'm going to guess John Birdie steals 20 bases, maybe more, this year, George.

03:32And if that's the case, his ADP shouldn't be 844.

03:35It should be like 644, 544.

03:38You just named the reason why I am interested in Birdie.

03:40Plus, Horner's out, right?

03:42Now, he might start opening day, might not.

03:44He might come back with surgery there.

03:45So, there's a chance Birdie starts right away.

03:47He's sort of a super utility guy.

03:49He can play a number of different positions.

03:51Now, even if Matt Shaw is a complete bust, Birdie's not going to be your everyday third baseman.

03:54He'll play third base at times, but he's not that guy who can play third every day.

03:58I like Birdie.

03:59I thought he'd be much better than Yankee last year.

04:01I kind of like that addition because I like the speed that he gives the team.

04:05So, yeah, I agree with you.

04:06I think he can get you bags, which is why I'm interested because I have trouble with bags.

04:09Perfect middle infielder for me.

04:11You know, a guy who's probably not going to hurt my average.

04:13His running categories aren't going to be there, but I wasn't relying on him for home runs and RBIs.

04:17I want the bags.

04:18And I think by the end of the year, you said 20, I would go with that.

04:21I might put the over under more like 17.5, but I would probably put the over there.

04:25So, I kind of like the bags he can give you as well.

04:27And I think he will play enough to matter.

04:29Like I said, even if he doesn't start, let's just say if a giggles Horner is back,

04:32I think he's that guy that's going to play three days a week, you know, and steal a bag a week.

04:37That's all I'm asking.

04:38That's 26 stolen bases a year.

04:40I get my number right there.

04:41So, I kind of like what Birdie can give you.

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