Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 4/10/2018
by Brad Johnson
April 10, 2018
The Nick Senzel edition of Brad Johnson Present Chatting About Baseball is complete. See transcript.
| 3:57 |
: Let’s get rolling in a minute or two. I’ll be off on twitter to scrape some competition for ya.
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| 3:58 |
: I have Alex Reyes, Dinelson Lamet and Greg Bird on the DL but only two DL spots so one of them is taking up a bench spot. Drop one of them for Albers in a 12-team 5×5 roto league? My closers are Iglesias, Kela and Soria right now.
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| 3:59 |
: Could drop Lamet. I don’t think you have to go out of your way for another part time closer.
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| 3:59 |
: I’d probably save that move for a more meaningful addition
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| 3:59 |
: You’re a daily guy, right? How do you decide when to pay up for a top pitcher instead of running with a cheaper guy? I usually go for the cheapest starter that I’m comfortable with in order to get as many top bats into the lineup as possible, but on nights like last night I get burnt when Scherzer and Kluber are predictably dominant.
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| 3:59 |
: I only play GPPs so for me it comes down to expected ownership rates.
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| 4:00 |
: and those can be hard to guess correctly
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| 4:00 |
: but basically, I’ll use expensive guys if I think they’ll be unpopular and vice versa
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| 4:00 |
: usually looking for people to overreact to a matchup like Godley vs. the Dodgers
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| 4:01 |
: it’s not a good matchup, but it’s not so terrible that you can’t use him
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| 4:01 |
: RotoQL’s super expensive version has a tool that predicts ownership pretty well
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| 4:01 |
: Brad! Brad. What to do with Addison Russel in a ten team dysnasty? Hold?
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| 4:02 |
: If you have a MI slot, probably yes. Otherwise, no need to worry about holding him
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| 4:02 |
: Nick Senzel worth a stash even in 10-team?
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| 4:02 |
: I think so. I expect him to be activated very soon
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| 4:02 |
: Blackmon or Ohtani in a 15 team 5×5 dynasty with OBP and (W+QS)? It’s a daily league so I’d have the flexibility to have Ohtani hit when he’s in the lineup?
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| 4:03 |
: If you’re contending now, I’d go Blackmon. If you’re just hoping to get lucky or flatout rebuilding, it’s Ohtani.
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| 4:03 |
: One issue with Ohtani is injury risk. Of supposedly healthy players, he has to have some of the highest risk in the entire league.
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| 4:03 |
: So that could really hurt his dynasty value.
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| 4:04 |
: 5×5 QS instead of wins 10 team, D Price for Gallo a fair deal?
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| 4:04 |
: Smells fine to me
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| 4:04 |
: Need a SS in 12 team mixed (OBP, SLG). Rosario, Aledmys, Asdrubal, Dansby, Marte, Solarte, Beckham. Any of them excite you enough to own and hold or should I just play the wire and matchups?
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| 4:04 |
: Rosario has 5 cat monster potential
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| 4:04 |
: with SB the best and most important
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| 4:04 |
: Solarte’s a nice patch. Batting cleanup.
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| 4:05 |
: Robles or Tucker as a stash in a 12 team standard? The injury is starting to scare me…
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| 4:05 |
: Robles until we learn more
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| 4:05 |
: just two? slacker! ; p
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| 4:05 |
: Justin Mason had the first chat. I have no idea if this is going to become a regular thing.
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| 4:05 |
: I have two young players on my team. Who do you think will have more value this year. Ozzie Albies or Trey Mancini?
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| 4:05 |
: Albies all day
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| 4:06 |
: 12 team mixed, OBP, SLG. Would you do Jose Mart or Smoak for Puig?
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| 4:06 |
: So I wouldn’t, but there’s nothing wrong with doing so
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| 4:06 |
: Either option is a fair swap
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| 4:06 |
: It may even be smart to do the Martinez one due to playing time concerns
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| 4:06 |
: he legit can’t field anywhere
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| 4:07 |
: if he hits enough to play anyway, you’ll be sad
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| 4:07 |
: but fair trades are always risky
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| 4:07 |
: Snell, Corbin, Berrios, Taijuan, Godley, Stroman and Bauer are my fungible starters. Who should I drop if/when a closer becomes available on the wire?
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| 4:07 |
: Snell is my first drop there
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| 4:07 |
: followed by Bauer and Stroman probably
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| 4:08 |
: Can’t you trade Berrios for a good closer instead of taking a waiver scrub?
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| 4:08 |
: Like clockwork and regardless of experience, people forget how long the fantasy baseball season is.
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| 4:08 |
: Joe Mauer has put up a sneaking .850 OPS over his last 600 PAs. Not a stud, but worth taking a look at.
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| 4:09 |
: I’ll go one farther, Joe Mauer is a borderline stud in ottoneu FGpts. And he consistently costs nothing.
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| 4:09 |
: which side of this trade do you want to be on? Getting Acuna + Grienke or Bryce Harper (OBP dynasty league)
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| 4:09 |
: Harper me please
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| 4:09 |
: Not that I think the Acuna side is “losing”
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| 4:09 |
: especially if they need an arm now and have surplus OF studs
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| 4:09 |
: What kind of production are you expecting from Kyle Tucker this year?
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| 4:10 |
: Hard to expect him to break into the lineup. Needs a few injuries to clear a path.
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| 4:10 |
: For 2018, am I going to be a top 30 pitcher in QS leagues?
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| 4:10 |
: Possibly. A’s are showing no qualms with using their SP
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| 4:10 |
: which is becoming a serious issue for QS leagues
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| 4:11 |
: David Peralta 10-team worthy? His absence of speed or power has me batting an eyelash…
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| 4:11 |
: nope, he’s an injury patch
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| 4:11 |
: if and when Kingery gains SS eligibility, hold him and move/drop Chris Taylor? or hold both? 10 team H2H 5×5. I like to keep a deep bench of SP’s. Thanks!
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| 4:11 |
: Hold both
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| 4:11 |
: Scott Kingery value if he gets SS, 3B, and OF elg? Pretty appealing. (FYI: he already is 2B elg. in Yahoo)
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| 4:12 |
: Certainly doesn’t hurt. He’s playing most days too. I’ve been saying poor man’s Byron Buxton since he signed the contract. I’m starting to think he might outperform Buxton (mostly because Buxton isn’t reliable)
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| 4:12 |
: Neris and Paxton on the wire and I could use both. Should I waste my high WW claim for the average closer Neris or hold off and hope he clears to use it and grab Paxton?
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| 4:12 |
: Have to take Paxton. That’s a potential top 10 pitcher when he’s right.
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| 4:12 |
: I doubt Neris is closing by end of season
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| 4:13 |
: Nothing against him, he’s just the fifth or seven best reliever in that system.
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| 4:13 |
: Hi Brad- thanks for the chat. I’m in a league with a DH- who would you rather have ROS- Evan Gattis or Nomar Mazara? Both expected to be my primary DH (Posey at C).
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| 4:13 |
: Mazara
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| 4:13 |
: Who is the next Nick Senzel? Besides Acuna, Flaherty, and other highly owned players.
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| 4:13 |
: How deep can I reach?
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| 4:14 |
: I’m super in on Jhailyn Ortiz.
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| 4:14 |
: That’s going to take awhile though
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| 4:14 |
: If you’re looking more near-term, I think you’re asking about Vlad Jr. Bo Bichette, Luis Urias, or Fernando Tatis Jr. Not in that order.
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| 4:14 |
: Brendan Rodgers perhaps
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| 4:15 |
: what ways are there to access your opinions about our fantasy problems?
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| 4:15 |
: Check out the signature at the bottom of the post.
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| 4:16 |
: I try to walk a line between promoting it and not beating everybody over the head with it. Not easy.
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| 4:16 |
: And just a general note: Ivan Nova batting is the best
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| 4:16 |
: Trade Beltre for Margot? Not particularly desperate for speed, just as an upside play. standard 5×5
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| 4:16 |
: I like the buy low attempt
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| 4:16 |
: I also really like Beltre
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| 4:16 |
: works for me though based on your stated need
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| 4:17 |
: Kingery could be another option with better utility and a similar offensive profile
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| 4:17 |
: Worried about Ryan Zimmeran? He’s just been an .800 OPS-ish guy since May 1 of last year. That doesn’t play as a 1B-only guy who doesn’t run…
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| 4:17 |
: Not worried so much as I was never in on him
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| 4:17 |
: I’ll buy him as a stud bat when healthy. When is he healthy?
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| 4:18 |
: Have to grab a closer or two off the heap. How would you rank Ziegler/Albers/Parker/Yates for a team that needs S but not so much ratio help?
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| 4:18 |
: Ziegler, Parker, Albers, Yates
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| 4:18 |
: Is Colin Moran an add in 12 teamers? Think he can .280/20?
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| 4:18 |
: Fringe and basically yes
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| 4:18 |
: Maybe closer to .270
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| 4:18 |
: Re: next Nick Senzel question. I was looking for guys not universally owned, and for 2018.
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| 4:19 |
: Let me think about that a moment
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| 4:20 |
: Austin Hays, Urias, Alex Verdugo, Jake Bauers, Francisco Mejia
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| 4:20 |
: Urias is the best of those but maybe the least close to the majors
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| 4:20 |
: Is Abreu + grandal enough for Hoskins in 12 team H2H 10×10. I would pick up Barnes for catcher
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| 4:21 |
: No…
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| 4:21 |
: Go ahead and try it though
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| 4:21 |
: Just lost Suarez. What do you expect from Brian Anderson this year? OBP league. Thanks
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| 4:21 |
: Similarish to Suarez. Much more volatility in the projection.
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| 4:21 |
: Should I be rushing to pick-up Nick Senzel? What does the ROS return look like?
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| 4:22 |
: Probably yes, if only to re-sell him right away
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| 4:22 |
: Expect some five category production early in his career
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| 4:22 |
: Would you drop either of Ian happ or schwarber for senzel?
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| 4:23 |
: Maybe Happ. Probably not rushing to do that
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| 4:23 |
: I just saw that Pivetta was traded to the phils for papelbon back in 2015. that trade is looking pretty good now for the phils!
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| 4:23 |
: The Nationals can’t have nice things. At least when it comes to developing their own pitchers in recent years
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| 4:23 |
: they’re all traded away
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| 4:24 |
: Domingo Santana: beast or bust this season? I’m growing concerned.
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| 4:24 |
: In between?
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| 4:24 |
: Still the less popular version of George Springer to me. Will usually have some playing time.
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| 4:24 |
: Selling Kimbrel?
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| 4:25 |
: Considering it. Not forcing the issue though. The red flags are worrisome
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| 4:26 |
: Last year was as good as it was due to career best velocity and command. Right now he’s showing career worsts of both
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| 4:26 |
: Am I better than a streamer in 12-team mixers? Maybe with the 8-1 start for NYM someone believes.
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| 4:26 |
: I don’t buy it
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| 4:26 |
: I know it’s early, but have you noticed Maikel Franco doing anything different this year to fuel his hot start?
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| 4:26 |
: Very obvious changes actually
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| 4:26 |
: Let’s see…
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| 4:28 |
: Those aren’t great
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| 4:28 |
: Working quickly 🙂
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| 4:28 |
: But try to pay attention to the setup
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| 4:28 |
: He’s closed off that unnecessary open bullshit
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| 4:28 |
: I think it’s quieted him down and helped him to get more lift while staying through the middle of the field better
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| 4:29 |
: Can Colin Moran be a decent fill in at 3B for me (once he gains eligibility in 2 games) in a 12 team roto? Lost Suarez and Lamb to the DL. Thanks!
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| 4:29 |
: Yes
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| 4:29 |
: Are Albert Almore and Austin Barnes going to ever be released from the shackles of wrong-side platooning?
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| 4:29 |
: Probably not Almora
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| 4:29 |
: Although their OF defense is so bad
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| 4:29 |
: Happ is responsible for 2 of the 5 runs today
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| 4:30 |
: Failed to catch an easy fly ball, turned into a double instead
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| 4:30 |
: How much of a second piece should I have to add to Willy Contreras to land Sanchez in a 10-team mixer?
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| 4:30 |
: Pretty serious.
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| 4:30 |
: Because the format is so shallow, it’s hard to beat replacement level with a second piece.\
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| 4:31 |
: Better to look 2-for-2
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| 4:31 |
: What are we expecting from Senzel this year? Next year?
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| 4:31 |
: What kind of a pacing 5×5 stat line are you expecting from Senzel for 2018 only?
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| 4:31 |
: Senzel or Chris Taylor? Also, is Senzel a SB guy or no?
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| 4:31 |
: Senzel never played above AA. Why is there so much hype?
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| 4:31 |
: What are the chances that all this Senzel hype is misplaced, the Reds dont care about our fake teams, and he doesnt sniff the Show until rosters expand? Looking for a % pulled out of thin air plz.
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| 4:31 |
: Senzel a priority pickup?
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| 4:32 |
: So I’ve received a few questions about Nick Senzel
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| 4:32 |
: What’s Hoskins hr/ba/avg upside?
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| 4:32 |
: All of them
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| 4:32 |
: 🙂
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| 4:32 |
: Okay okay, I’ll go back to Senzel
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| 4:32 |
: Yes, Senzel can steal bases. Like 10 to 25. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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| 4:33 |
: I’m sticking with Taylor over Senzel for now
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| 4:33 |
: Would like to see Taylor get going since his breakout was kind of not supported by his peripherals
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| 4:33 |
: I’ll say 20 HR pace, 15 SB, .275 average for 2018
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| 4:34 |
: Could be a very wide range of outcomes though
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| 4:34 |
: Same for next year.
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| 4:34 |
: What do you think the Padres do with Myers if he continues to prove what we all knew – that he seems to break frequently if asked to be an outfielder?
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| 4:34 |
: Probably have to trade him
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| 4:34 |
: What other choice do they have?
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| 4:35 |
: Stick with Mr Kipnis in the early going, or go with… Panik, Villar, Wong, uh… Devon Travis… Logan Forsythe…
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| 4:35 |
: With those options, I’ll stick with Kipnis
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| 4:35 |
: Are Junis and Estrada worth keeping over a streamer in 12-team mixers?
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| 4:35 |
: Stream Estrada still
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| 4:35 |
: You probably wind up streaming Junis too, but you might as well get a better look at him
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| 4:36 |
: Sleeper hitters for RBIs that might be on the waiver wire in a 12-team league?
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| 4:36 |
: Solarte bats cleanup!
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| 4:36 |
: Really, just look for everyday guys who bat 3 to 5
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| 4:36 |
: For help with ratios and holds with a rp in the sp slot do you prefer Jordan hicks, gsellman, or bud norris?
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| 4:36 |
: Hicks
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| 4:36 |
: How can Joey Votto, who is almost certainly the best pure hitter in the game, go through such extended periods of incompetence? I just don’t get it.
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| 4:37 |
: So the thing about Votto is that he’s aging
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| 4:37 |
: The wheels will eventually fall off
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| 4:37 |
: but he seems to be elite when it comes to making adjustments
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| 4:37 |
: had all kinds of red flags last year and was a monster
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| 4:37 |
: I’ll keep buying an adjustment until it doesn’t happen
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| 4:37 |
: Also, baseball is hard
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| 4:38 |
: Any sleeper prospects you expect to come this year and make a big fantasy impact?
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| 4:38 |
: Roman Quinn is probably my favorite. His batting profile is basically OF-only Trea Turner
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| 4:38 |
: plus a lot older and always injured
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| 4:39 |
: Re: Franco “He’s closed off that unnecessary open bullshit.” I love when there’s cursing in the responses. Also, I swear a lot so I’m glad I’m not the only one who swears in normal conversation
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| 4:39 |
: Our guidance here at FanGraphs is basically “don’t fucking overdo it with the cursing”
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| 4:39 |
: Is it a fair bet to say the minor leaguers called up will have less of an impact than last year’s crop? 2017 seems unusually strong for call ups.
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| 4:40 |
: Last year was unusually productive. I mean, Aaron Judge…
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| 4:40 |
: He wasn’t supposed to be much of anything
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| 4:41 |
: Hoskins and Olson were supposed to maybe struggle too
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| 4:41 |
: instead they basically were the 3 best power rookies ever
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| 4:41 |
: Javy Baez is having a day
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| 4:41 |
: likes this Ivan Nova dude
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| 4:41 |
: Also ruining my ottoneu H2H stats for Nova
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| 4:41 |
: Thoughts on Mikolas…stay the course or drop for guys like T.Ross, Ryu, E-Rod, or Newcomb?
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| 4:41 |
: Stay!
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| 4:42 |
: I haven’t watched Ross yet
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| 4:42 |
: but he’s probably at least a standard deviation better than those alternatives
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| 4:42 |
: Hoskins HR yesterday was easy … so easy. Like, wowza, it was hot.
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| 4:43 |
: 10 team, OPS & AVG. Traded Stroman & Shane Greene for Eddie Rosario and Gausman. Think I did okay?
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| 4:43 |
: It’s fine
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| 4:43 |
: None of those players are difference makers in the format. Rosario may be the most likely to carry you of the 4
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| 4:43 |
: I just dealt Paxton and upton for Stanton. Think I did ok but should I have traded price and upton for Stanton and a closer (treinen maybe)?
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| 4:44 |
: Looks fine to me
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| 4:44 |
: I can’t find anybody to trade me Stanton
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| 4:44 |
: How valuable is someone like Touki or Yadier Alvarez in a dynasty league? Is having someone boring but producing right now (Trevor Williams, for example) worth trading for to shed the risk?
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| 4:44 |
: I prefer Williams to them
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| 4:44 |
: I’m starting to feel like that guy from Being John Malkovich, except everyone in the restaurant is saying ‘Senzel Senzel Senzel?’
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| 4:44 |
: I’ve been in my league for a very long time. My team for the past two years has been trash and once again I am noncompetitive. I really hate what this does to me. Ever take a hiatus from fantasy baseball? I’m the commish and the person who knows everyone in the league. What do I do?!
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| 4:45 |
: First off, it’s April 10
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| 4:45 |
: You’re not drawing dead.
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| 4:45 |
: Start approaching this incrementally
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| 4:46 |
: Work on fixing your biggest problems while waiting on positive regression where applicable
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| 4:46 |
: Don’t worry about getting to 1st all at once, just try to climb a spot at a time
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| 4:46 |
: Stream when applicable
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| 4:46 |
: Colin Moran. Picked him up over Brian Anderson to cover MI with Suarez on the DL. Yay or nay? I just think I like his bat more.
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| 4:46 |
: Same asset class
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| 4:46 |
: When presented with the same choice in two similar leagues, I picked one of each
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| 4:47 |
: Taijuan Walker is such a tease. Hold or stream in 10-team?
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| 4:47 |
: Hold
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| 4:47 |
: Look in to your crystal ball and spit out what becomes of Gregory Bird? Lifetime DL’er or something more?
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| 4:47 |
: I think he’ll have average health going forward
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| 4:47 |
: Whether he hits enough to remain a Yankee is another matter
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| 4:48 |
: And leaving Yankee Stadium won’t be good for his career
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| 4:48 |
: Has Reynaldo Lopez earned a promotion from streamer (12 team)? @Min?
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| 4:48 |
: Not yet for me
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| 4:48 |
: aside from patreon and here, where else do we see your writing? and no, I am not brad johnson using a fake chat name
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| 4:48 |
: Rotoworld – I do DRAFT DFS picks 3 days a week, Saves and Steals and Homer Report on the main page, and The Fringes behind their season paywall
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| 4:49 |
: I also do streaming picks 3 days a week at Rotoballer
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| 4:49 |
: best guess on when torres comes up? my middle infield is awful and I was wondering if I should stash him now. Problem is – its a small bench
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| 4:49 |
: If the Yankees continue to have health issues, we could see him soon. Probably temporarily
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| 4:49 |
: The Yankees aren’t worried about Super 2 cash
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| 4:50 |
: They’ll get the extra year of club control then make decisions purely on need and developmental considerations
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| 4:50 |
: Would you trade Michael Conforto for Chris Sale’s Dad?
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| 4:51 |
: Only if they throw in a zoot suit
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| 4:51 |
: Ok, so that Blue Jays offense isn’t going to cut it if they want to pretend to be a wild card contender. If Guerrero continues to destroy all humans in AA, they really need to see what he can do for them before the season gets out of hand, right?
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| 4:51 |
: I dunno. Teams are so risk averse these days, and this is a Shapiro-run org.
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| 4:51 |
: I imagine they want him to develop step by step
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| 4:52 |
: Oh, hi there. Help a brother out and tell me what you think about these trades: gives Gary Sanchez and gets Gattis and Hamels | gives Lindor and gets Baez and Aaron Sanchez. I mean, these are impossible to justify, right?
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| 4:52 |
: Gross. Gross. Gross
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| 4:52 |
: The second one is like vaguely excusable
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| 4:52 |
: I can see being a Lindor pessimist and saying Baez is 80% of the way there
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| 4:53 |
: Then if you also think Sanchez can be a surprise Cy candidate, it’s a reasonable swap
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| 4:53 |
: the Sanchez deal is almost enough to make me click veto
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| 4:53 |
: I never veto anything
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| 4:53 |
: Chris Archer for Reds SP Luis Castillo + Edwin Diaz a fair trade? Not retired Marlins 2B Luis Castillo.
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| 4:53 |
: I like it.
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| 4:54 |
: Also, I like that you’re asking my advice and also felt the need to identify that you don’t want to trade for a long-retired player.
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| 4:54 |
: You dropping a mediocre known quantity like Yonder Alonso to take a swing on Senzel’s upside in shallow 10-team?
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| 4:54 |
: I don’t hate that plan
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| 4:54 |
: I really like Alonso 🙁
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| 4:55 |
: His production is very much replaceable though
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| 4:55 |
: And if you need the SBs, he ain’t gonna give ’em
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| 4:55 |
: i traded jose Martinez for willie Calhoun before the season (worried about PT)…..and i going to be upset about this or very upset about this?
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| 4:55 |
: If it’s dynasty or keeper, you’ll come out ahead
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| 4:55 |
: otherwise, very upset
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| 4:55 |
: Reason for optimism for Dansby Swanson? Would you want him or A. Simmons as a replacement for Bogaerts?
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| 4:55 |
: Simmons for me
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| 4:56 |
: At the end of the day, a good Swanson season is like 14 HR, 6 SB, and a .270 average.
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| 4:56 |
: That’s a GOOD season
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| 4:57 |
: Simmons actually bats 6th so he’ll get some run production to go with his 12 HR, 15 SB, and .280 AVG
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| 4:57 |
: Judge is 0-12 with 10 Ks vs Sale. Do him and Giancarlo combine for over/under 5.5 Ks tonight?
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| 4:58 |
: I almost put Judge in my DFS lineup for the lulz
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| 4:58 |
: Trading closers for like 50th ranked SPs is typically a no-brainer move, right? Like a Greg Holland for Chase Anderson/Lance Lynn?
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| 4:58 |
: Well, you’ve named some unattractive options there
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| 4:59 |
: I wouldn’t call it a no brainer
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| 4:59 |
: more like par value
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| 4:59 |
: Since saves are such a constrained stat, I like to extract a premium when possible
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| 4:59 |
: 7×7 dynasty 12t QS and W. trade Estrada for Faria or AAron Sanchez?
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| 4:59 |
: Sanchez
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| 5:00 |
: does fangraphs have an office, or do you guys just all work from home
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| 5:00 |
: The corporate offices are located in Cistulli’s Basement
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| 5:00 |
: Cistulli’s Basement also happens to be a very popular nightclub
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| 5:00 |
: I benched Baez for Franco today. This is why I hate this game..
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| 5:00 |
: Votto has a 43% LD rate but a BABIP of only .300. Also only walking 5% also small sample size? Right? RIGHT??!?!?!?
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| 5:01 |
: Do you think it’s smart to be super selective / cautious with starting pitching early and wait for peripherals to stabilize before making decisions? Yea, you’ll miss out on the pickups of the year. But you also won’t have to cope with the busts who destroy your ratios.
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| 5:01 |
: I take the other approach and go all in
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| 5:01 |
: April ERAs are the lowest, although you’re right that they’re the least predictable
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| 5:01 |
: Let’s talk Willie Calhoun. When’s his callup? ROS projections?
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| 5:02 |
: I don’t see any reason for the call to wait past April 20th or so
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| 5:02 |
: I’m not as hugely in on Calhoun as the projection systems
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| 5:02 |
: 20+ HR .265 average no speed in 450 PA?
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| 5:02 |
: Good run production, assuming a decent lineup role
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| 5:03 |
: Liverpool just knocked City out of the Champions League.
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| 5:03 |
: I’m stoked for Bratwurst versus Worcestershire tonight.
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| 5:03 |
: Should I trade Estevan Florial in a 14 team dynasty points league? I’m in win now mode, have a loaded OF with Robles still in the minors, and Florial has super high variance, and is probably 2+ years away. Also, did I just answer my own question? Thanks!
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| 5:03 |
: I think you got there
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| 5:04 |
: There are always more Florials
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| 5:04 |
: I swear his name grade is half his fantasy trade value
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| 5:04 |
: Do you like Miguel Andujar?
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| 5:04 |
: I do
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| 5:04 |
: It’s time for me to start wrapping this up
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| 5:04 |
: How many at bats until the batted ball info becomes more or less ‘stable’?
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| 5:04 |
: Depends on each stat. Most of them are a season or more 🙂
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| 5:05 |
: That’s why it can be better to hunt for confirmable changes like Alonso last year (and a billion others)
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| 5:05 |
: You starting Josh Reddick or Benintendi right now? I keep running out Benintendi for the upside and SB’s, but damn Reddick is playing well.
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| 5:05 |
: Benintendi
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| 5:06 |
: You’re asking a FanGraphs writer to decide between the better player and the hot hand
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| 5:06 |
: I’m contractually obligated
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| 5:06 |
: Kevin Gausman. Appealing enough upside to hold in a 16 team keeper franchise, or just a 27 y/o decent arm in a bad park?
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| 5:06 |
: Yea, hold
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| 5:06 |
: Better stash in 5×5 catagories league, Gleyber Torres or Willy Calhoun? Position doesn’t matter, most likely will be slotted into Util slot.
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| 5:06 |
: push
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| 5:06 |
: Do you think it’s easier to win at dfs in contests with more or fewer people? What about with a full slate of games vs a short one?
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| 5:06 |
: Smaller is easier in my experience
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| 5:07 |
: But then you get $20 instead of $4,000
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| 5:07 |
: Need a replacement for Odor at 2B. Lowrie, Panik, Solarte, Beckham, who do you like?
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| 5:07 |
: Solarte bats cleanup!
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| 5:07 |
: I sure cooled off quickly. Everyone’s favorite breakout player of the year no more.
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| 5:07 |
: just went 0/5…breakout season isn’t happening, folks.
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| 5:07 |
: Haters gone hate
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| 5:08 |
: Can you talk more about managers pulling starters early and the reduction in QS across the league? Are the top 25 SP more valuable than ever in QS leagues?
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| 5:08 |
: Yes. I hate QS leagues because there’s only one strategy to SP. Roster a bunch of the best ones.
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| 5:09 |
: Garrett Richards has had command issues. Think maybe he’s droppable in a 14 teaser?
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| 5:09 |
: Not that deep
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| 5:09 |
: 10 team, yes
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| 5:09 |
: I find myself with 8 SP and 4CL (and Knebel on DL) in my 9-team mixed league. So 3 SP are taking up all my bench spots and – though I have no glaring holes on offense – I want to rebalance, at least to have someone to plug in when a hitter gets a day off. But it’s early and I don’t see any clear trading partners. In a league this shallow, is there shame in dropping a good SP (MFulmer/Morton/Manaea level) to scoop up a reasonably decent hitter off the wire?
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| 5:09 |
: Can’t drop Morton
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| 5:10 |
: I guess the other two could be cuttable. That’s a shame though
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| 5:10 |
: In a 14 team redraft Roto league, how late is too late to get a second closer? I have Allen only. I don’t want to spend half of my FAAB again this year chasing potential or fill-in closers. Thinking about offering a high level SP like Archer for a top closer (I have good strikeout pitchers). Who’s the best I could hope to get?
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| 5:10 |
: Maybe Osuna?
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| 5:10 |
: Should I trade Acuna and CMart for Blackmon in a keep forever?
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| 5:10 |
: No
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| 5:10 |
: Acuna alone should be sufficient if you’re going for it now
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| 5:10 |
: Are you buying Matt Chapman’s plate discipline gains early on? Huge if it’s sustainable.
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| 5:10 |
: Not sure, but I really like Chapman
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| 5:11 |
: Trade Javy Baez after his 2 HR day if I have Semien? I’d package Baez in a 2-for-1 to upgrade a SP, let’s say.
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| 5:11 |
: Sure?
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| 5:11 |
: J. Montgomery a streamer in 14T 6×6 H2H, or is he worth a hold?
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| 5:11 |
: Hold for me
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| 5:11 |
: In a holds league I’m noticing Ottavino. Dude has been filthy so far.
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| 5:11 |
: Yes!
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| 5:11 |
: Grab him. He just showed up on Jeff Z’s “healthy” list too
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| 5:12 |
: Ok, it’s time now
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| 5:12 |
: Good day folks
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| 5:12 |
: How many RBIs do you think Jose Martinez accumulates this year?
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| 5:12 |
: 18,000
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| 5:12 |
: Hey Brad, I just lost Suarez, while Justin Turner sits on my DL. Should I stream 3B until Turner gets back, or try to make a trade for one?
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| 5:12 |
: Stream
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| 5:12 |
: Willie C or Shin Soo Choo ROS?
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| 5:12 |
: Pretty torn about this one. I feel like Choo is the right, super unsexy answer
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