Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 7-10-2018
by Brad Johnson
July 10, 2018
Today’s chat transcript which features some Hosmer shade and lots of premature keeper questions.
| 4:01 |
: An announcement: for fans of the old version of The Daily Grind (streaming picks), I’ve brought back that format. It’ll be attached to the end of The Daily Grind and will be called Streaming Wars. https://www.patreon.com/posts/19980968
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| 4:01 |
: Now, onto your business.
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| 4:02 |
: What kind of haul would you be looking to get back for Kershaw in a 12 team keep forever dynasty? Machado, Bryant, Harper types or 2/3 solid pieces
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| 4:02 |
: I would be using Kershaw and whatever I needed to include to target elite players.
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| 4:03 |
: Can’t directly acquire a Harper, but Kershaw+a Votto could maybe get a young stud.
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| 4:03 |
: Are you a believer in Zac Eflin?
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| 4:04 |
: More or less
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| 4:04 |
: The velocity is up and nothing looks out of place in his results.
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| 4:04 |
: RIP Ken Ravizza. He changed the way baseball was played. If you have ever wondered why players look at the label on their bat when they take a breath, it was because of him. Everyone should read āHeads Up Baseballā ā it applies to life as much as it does baseball. The greatest thing about Ken is that he didnāt care if you were in t-ball or a MLB All-Star, he gave you the time of day and wanted to help you become a better ball player and person. He will be missed
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| 4:05 |
: Bryant, Correa, Acuna, and Buxton for Trout and Ray in a keep 10 forever h2h 7×7 with OPS and TB. Who wins?
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| 4:05 |
: That’s…
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| 4:05 |
: too much to process
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| 4:06 |
: It’s hard to lose when getting Trout, but this might test that rule of thumb
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| 4:06 |
: 10 team, keep 3 forever, points league. My Judge, M. Brantley, and G. Richards for his T. Turner, J. Gallo, J. Soto, and J. DeGrom/A. Nola? I’m currently in 4th place.
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| 4:07 |
: I like it for you, I assume you need SB and an ace
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| 4:07 |
: How much time should owners give Daniel Murphy?
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| 4:07 |
: A lot
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| 4:07 |
: Like the rest of the season. Although don’t be shy about pushing him to the bench or exploring swaps
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| 4:08 |
: Worried about Lindor falling off? 10tm roto can keep 5 forever. In 2nd and need runs & avg. Trade Correa and JFlaherty for Lindor? Worried about Correa streaking and Lindor falling back.
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| 4:08 |
: You should maybe get some kind of flier SP back for that swap to add up
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| 4:08 |
: They project pretty similarly ROS, but it helpsthat Lindor doesn’t have a back injury
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| 4:09 |
: Hi Brad! Thanks for the chats you do! I have Jose Peraza and Solarte as my 2B/SS combo. Should I shop around for an upgrade(s) or are they legit to keep for the ROS? 12 tm H2H OBP league
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| 4:09 |
: Always hunt for upgrades. Peraza is best used as a bench piece
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| 4:09 |
: I like Solarte fine, but there are better players out there
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| 4:09 |
: What do I do with Joey Gallo in a keep forever OPS and TB league>
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| 4:09 |
: Keep ‘im
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| 4:09 |
: Can’t sell low
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| 4:09 |
: He’s known for making adjustments
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| 4:10 |
: 5×5 Keeper league, (QS and OBP instead of AVG and Wins) 5 year limit on keepers, keeper price increases by $6/year. Trying to win now. Would you trade Conforto and Devers for Upton and Justin Turner?
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| 4:10 |
: Probably not. I need a sharper upgrade to ditch keeper years. Assuming Devers has 3 more years and Conforto 2?
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| 4:10 |
: Brad, your colleague Justin Mason has continued to express concern about Corbin’s velocity in his chat earlier, but since Corbin’s velo dropped in early May, he’s got a 3.50 ERA with a 10.63 K/9 and a 2.84 FIP. Is this really something we should still be worried about?
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| 4:11 |
: It’s worth bearing in mind
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| 4:11 |
: That said, it’s clear he can succeed without the heat – I’d just feel a lot better if he was more than a slider only SP
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| 4:11 |
: We saw with Godley what can happen when a one breaking ball SP loses his mojo
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| 4:11 |
: Spotify Discover Weekly really flopped this week
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| 4:12 |
: In non-baseball news…
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| 4:12 |
: my last 3 trades:
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| 4:12 |
: I understand your desperation and confusion
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| 4:12 |
: Hi Brad Starting Cueto vs the Cubs? Thanks
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| 4:12 |
: I really can’t get behind that…
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| 4:12 |
: He was so bad last week and has a tougher opponent tonight
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| 4:13 |
: Situationally, it can make sense.
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| 4:13 |
: Hi Brad
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| 4:13 |
: Hi Lance
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| 4:13 |
: Muncy or Aguilar ROS?
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| 4:13 |
: Muncy for me. Aguilar has 10 grade speed on the 20-80 scale
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| 4:13 |
: and while that’s not especially important, I just don’t like guys who can’t move at all
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| 4:14 |
: nooo i clicked enter by accident! find my name again lol
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| 4:14 |
: lel
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| 4:14 |
: fine fine
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| 4:14 |
: my last 3 trades: Matt Carpenter for Carlos Carrasco, Jack Flaherty and Rafael Devers for Nelson Cruz, and Max Muncy for Yasiel Puig (obviously that looks bad now). 10 team h2h, OBP. Did I do good?
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| 4:15 |
: Yes, yes, no
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| 4:15 |
: Do you think maeda is underrated?
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| 4:15 |
: No
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| 4:16 |
: He’s a good pitcher who makes short starts, misses plenty of starts, and in the words of one industry contact “has the worst medicals I’ve ever seen.”
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| 4:16 |
: The same contact has said the same about Masahiro Tanaka and a few other pitchers
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| 4:16 |
: I think he just hates pitchers
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| 4:16 |
: Almost got busted by my boss for laughing at your Aguilar speed comment. Thanks a lot Brad!
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| 4:17 |
: I do my best
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| 4:17 |
: Joey Gallo is known for making adjustments?
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| 4:17 |
: It’s counterintuitive because he whiffs nearly everything, but if he hadn’t adjusted in literally every season of his career, he would have a 90% strikeout rate.
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| 4:18 |
: Everyone who works with him gushes over his baseball acumen
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| 4:18 |
: Get Pivetta or Gibson over C. Anderson or Wheeler? Or both?
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| 4:19 |
: I’d do either over Anderson. I’m fuzzy on Wheeler. I can’t tell if he’s good now or lucky
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| 4:19 |
: What do you make of CarMart? He’s had bumps recently but do you think he’s good to go for ROS?
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| 4:19 |
: Some risk, lots of reward
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| 4:19 |
: Be careful short term. Bench him if you can afford to (I can’t)
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| 4:19 |
: Thoughts on Y. Guriel ROS? Can he be my everday 1B or should I just ride him while hot?
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| 4:19 |
: So he was showing some signs of a breakout late last year on the power front
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| 4:20 |
: then he had the injury this spring
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| 4:20 |
: I forget if it was a thumb or hamate
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| 4:20 |
: either way, he returned SUPER early
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| 4:20 |
: So it’s not surprising his power is finally starting to show up
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| 4:20 |
: I think he can work as an everyday 1B in 12 team or deeper
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| 4:20 |
: I have to drop Pivetta or Cahill soon when the latter comes off the DL. Is this a ceiling/floor thing or do you like 1 better ROS?
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| 4:20 |
: Cahill has had like 4 different injuries in the last calendar year
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| 4:21 |
: And after at least one of them, he returned considerably worse
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| 4:21 |
: I think Pivetta may be a hair safer. It’s basically a coin flip though
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| 4:21 |
: MY last 3 trades:
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| 4:21 |
: New meta
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| 4:21 |
: My last 3 trades: Manaea for Matt carpenter, Alex Reyes for Xander Bogaerts, Hunter Strickland for Choo. 14 Team h2H points, no keepers. Did I do good?
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| 4:22 |
: Very goo
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| 4:22 |
: very goo
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| 4:22 |
: Ummm is this 2013 or something? Anibal Sanchez and Jordan Zimmerman forgot they are supposed to be unrosterable
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| 4:22 |
: Still off Anibal personally. Zimm is streamable but the numbers aren’t so good that you have to roster him
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| 4:22 |
: or concern yourself with somebody else doing so
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| 4:23 |
: Nick Williams has been sneaky good since May 1st. Are you buying in most leagues?
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| 4:23 |
: Ish. Some concern he’ll lose playing time at the deadline to a trade acquisition
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| 4:23 |
: Quite possibly indirectly
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| 4:24 |
: If they get a 3B, then maybe we see Kingery take more OF reps
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| 4:24 |
: Any waiver wire type Catchers you like?
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| 4:24 |
: Astudillo if your leagues are as deep as mine
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| 4:24 |
: What are your thoughts on Jake Bauers in a dynasty format? Top 100 overall players too aggressive?
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| 4:24 |
: Extremely too aggressive
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| 4:24 |
: Might be a 110 wRC+ hitter as presently constructed
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| 4:25 |
: might be a 90 wRC+ hitter
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| 4:25 |
: Not very exciting
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| 4:25 |
: Thoughts on Enyel De Los Santos? Good stash in deep NL only, or trade to someone who likes shiny new toys?
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| 4:25 |
: Ooh! Hold on!
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| 4:25 |
: Dia De Los Santos: https://www.patreon.com/posts/19958215
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| 4:26 |
: So . . . long term keep forever dynasty . . . what do you do with Aden Rosario? How long do you hold onto a hyped prospect before you move on?
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| 4:26 |
: A very long time… depending on league depth
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| 4:26 |
: Eovaldi or Porcello?
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| 4:26 |
: I like Porcello’s consistency
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| 4:26 |
: I worry Eovaldi’s going to become a Yankee and drown at his new/old home park
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| 4:27 |
: Is castillo the future closer in TB?
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| 4:27 |
: Seems like the best candidate on the roster
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| 4:27 |
: Remember, the Rays find every excuse to use crappy veterans instead
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| 4:27 |
: Colome got the job by mistake
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| 4:27 |
: Box wasn’t young
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| 4:27 |
: True or false: Eddie Rosario will hit above .300 with 40 homers
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| 4:27 |
: Well, false
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| 4:27 |
: but it’s not implausible
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| 4:28 |
: proud to have picked Rosario for 40 HR in late April
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| 4:28 |
: O. Herrera, B. Nimmo, or I. Desmond ROS?
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| 4:28 |
: Nimmo can you hear me
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| 4:28 |
: Is Hosmer even a top 12 1B now?
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| 4:28 |
: Nah
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| 4:29 |
: I do think he’s a good buy low target in certain formats
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| 4:29 |
: If you need AVG
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| 4:29 |
: 12 team roto – Choo and Dietrich or Carpenter and Pillar? Thanks!
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| 4:29 |
: I think I’d go with Carp
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| 4:30 |
: Odor showing signs of life. Do you like him more than Jorge polanco ros? Obp league
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| 4:30 |
: OBP DOOOOOOM
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| 4:30 |
: That said, probably a coin flip. Odor’s other categories can flat out crush Polanco
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| 4:30 |
: When Odor isn’t ice cold at least
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| 4:31 |
: Can Nick Goodrum be a top 10 player next season with a .250 avg and 20/20?
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| 4:31 |
: You mean at a position, right
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| 4:31 |
: I don’t think so
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| 4:31 |
: That seems like a 90th percentile projection to me
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| 4:31 |
: Do you have any thoughts on Harper’s mediocre season? Is his second half better than his first?
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| 4:32 |
: Well, I’ll observe that he has a long history of incredible hot streaks followed by long stints of mediocrity
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| 4:32 |
: pick up herrera with doolittle on the DL
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| 4:32 |
: Sure, temporarily
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| 4:32 |
: Doolittle will be back soon and we have the ASG coming up too
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| 4:33 |
: What would you estimate M. Confortos dynasty value to be?
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| 4:33 |
: Very high, according to everybody I’ve tried to buy low from
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| 4:33 |
: And honestly I don’t really disagree
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| 4:33 |
: Hosmer has been unsuseable. Do you think he rebounds in H2? Or do you like cron more? Obp league
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| 4:33 |
: I’ll take Hosmer over Cron
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| 4:33 |
: Are you starting Corbin at Coors tonight? Roto league. Everyone talks about sell high, but his fip is lower than his era
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| 4:34 |
: I think I’m playing most of my shares tonight, but I’m avoiding in DFS
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| 4:34 |
: Who are you cutting for Tanaka? Castillo, Gibson, Rich Hill, Lester, Mikolas…
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| 4:34 |
: Castillo or Gibson
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| 4:34 |
: Would you trade Muncy and S. Newcomb for Soto in an Ottoneu points league? Hard to know how much to ask for Muncy…
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| 4:34 |
: Depends on the price tags
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| 4:34 |
: I assume they’re all $3 and under
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| 4:35 |
: in which case I may just stand pat
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| 4:35 |
: Muncy has all those eligibilities
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| 4:35 |
: tasty tasty eligibilities
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| 4:35 |
: Team A: Muncy/Mazara Team B: Mikolas/Story…Which side do you like in a keeper league?
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| 4:35 |
: Team A, but I can see a use case for preferring Team B right now
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| 4:36 |
: Is Giles worth holding?
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| 4:36 |
: I have been
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| 4:36 |
: He’s lost his job a few times with the Astros. Always gets it back
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| 4:36 |
: This time kinda feels different
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| 4:36 |
: Like he has some kind of injury that rest won’t help
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| 4:36 |
: Would you sell Max Muncy in a dynasty league? If so, who would you target?
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| 4:37 |
: I’d aim pretty high. Now is a great time to sell though if somebody is overeager
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| 4:37 |
: On the rotissere SS in a OBP league…who do I want our of Profar, Solarte, K Marte, D Robertson, Semien, Addy, etc? Kinda feel like the Profar breakout may be legit…
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| 4:37 |
: Those are all pretty good SS
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| 4:37 |
: Profar isn’t near the top of my list though
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| 4:37 |
: I like Addy, Semien, and Marte most in some order
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| 4:38 |
: I’m a sucker for Marte
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| 4:38 |
: is Choo for real or a sell high candidate?
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| 4:38 |
: Both!
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| 4:38 |
: Old and injury prone means sell high
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| 4:38 |
: If somebody will pay “high”
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| 4:38 |
: My cheap Aguilar, Conforto, Luis Robert, and Pivetta for Cole and Edwin in a keeper a solid offer?
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| 4:39 |
: Encarnacion, Diaz, Jackson?
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| 4:39 |
: I’ll assume EE
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| 4:39 |
: I think I like that for you
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| 4:39 |
: keeper to me means 12 team or less, 10 keepers or less per team
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| 4:40 |
: Some deeper formats with fewer keeps
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| 4:40 |
: Assuming those conditions are roughly true, I like the win-now package
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| 4:40 |
: As you edge closer to dynasty, that price gets to be rough for an aging DH and a pitcher
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| 4:41 |
: Do we yell at the Dodgers for Austin Barnes not being a breakout player, or at Austin Barnes himself?
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| 4:41 |
: Very good question
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| 4:41 |
: Trying to pry Vlad Jr. away from a fringe contender. 15-team AL only and I’m out of it. My big keepers are Bregman, Springer, Ohtani, Archer, M Chapman. Lesser are Buxton -shudders-, F Mejia, Honeywell, T McKenzie. Rest of the roster is basically the whole Astros bullpen and trash. Is there anyone you wouldn’t move in a Vlad Jr. deal? I’m thinking hold Bregman/Ohtani and be open to moving pretty much any combo of the others.
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| 4:41 |
: Yea, Bregman’s the only one I’m marking untouchable
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| 4:42 |
: Obviously, it would be best to hang onto Ohtani and Springer
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| 4:42 |
: What’s your favorite league format to play in?
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| 4:42 |
: I think ottoneu FGpts
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| 4:42 |
: Would you cut Chris Taylor for Kyle Tucker?
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| 4:42 |
: I would not
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| 4:43 |
: The conditions necessary for that to be a yes would also ensure Tucker was owned at least 2 years ago
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| 4:43 |
: Better shameful stash w/ 2018 in mind, Cano or Sano?
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| 4:43 |
: Cano, seemingly
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| 4:45 |
: Sano’s difficult to read at the moment
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| 4:46 |
: How good can Jesse Winker be?
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| 4:46 |
: Ooh!
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| 4:46 |
: I’ve just switched this to public access: https://www.patreon.com/posts/19864474
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| 4:47 |
: Battle of the ottoneu utility men, Camargo or Gyorko?
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| 4:47 |
: Camargo?
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| 4:47 |
: Jose Abreu is in a deep slump, can he turn it around or is age getting to him?
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| 4:47 |
: No reason both can’t be true
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| 4:48 |
: He slumped early last year if memory serves
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| 4:48 |
: then went nuts
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| 4:48 |
: He has been unreal and apparently has made some serious changes, but is he a perfect sell high right now in a keeper league?
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| 4:48 |
: Yes, sell
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| 4:48 |
: Obviously for a good return
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| 4:48 |
: Tyler Anderson a good start tonight?
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| 4:48 |
: Good? No
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| 4:48 |
: Super scary usable? Yes
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| 4:49 |
: What do you think of Victor Robles ROS?
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| 4:49 |
: I think he’s super blocked in the majors
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| 4:49 |
: and only just started playing again
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| 4:49 |
: Which side in dynasty keep forever: Alford and A.Russell or Daniel Murphy?
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| 4:49 |
: Think I have to pick the youths
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| 4:50 |
: Do you think the HRs will come down for Garrett Richards? He’s easily running a career high HR/9 this year
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| 4:50 |
: Yea, probably
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| 4:51 |
: Catcher is a barren wasteland. Any hope for Wieters? I’ve gone through Zunino, Hedges, and Cisco already. Stashing Mejia and Jansen but not real optimistic they’ll matter this year.
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| 4:51 |
: That’s rough
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| 4:51 |
: I’ve had good luck with catchers this year
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| 4:51 |
: Invested heavily in Grandal, Suzuki, and Chirinos
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| 4:51 |
: And by “heavily” I mean I bought damned low
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| 4:52 |
: Minter is Coming
4:42 Would you cut Chris Taylor for Kyle Tucker? Brad Johnson 4:42 I would not 4:43 The conditions necessary for that to be a yes would also ensure Tucker was owned at least 2 years ago What does this mean? Playing in a keeper league where I won the bid but only way I can afford is by dropping Taylor. Thinking Tucker would be a better trade piece because Taylor rides pine for me now |
| 4:52 |
: Tucker is only the better player in super deep dynasty formats
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| 4:52 |
: Will Lucchesi or Bieber ever be top 25 pitchers?
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| 4:52 |
: Maybe Bieber. Probably not though.
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| 4:53 |
: Lucchesi looks way too much like a Tyler Anderson clone
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| 4:53 |
: Which is swell but not toppy
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| 4:53 |
: Musgrove comes off the DL today. I have to drop a pitcher. Do I drop Eovaldi, or just drop Musgrove?
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| 4:54 |
: Ooh, good question. Looks like a coin flip to me. I like the NL Central and PNC Park more than Eovaldi’s opponents/road parks
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| 4:54 |
: But Eovaldi might be a little more talented
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| 4:54 |
: Should I feel safe holding on to Teheran, Quintana, and Keuchel?
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| 4:54 |
: Safe is not the word I’d use
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| 4:54 |
: Aside from maybe cutting Teheran, I don’t know what else you can do with them
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| 4:55 |
: Are there any players you refuse to own just because you don’t like them (whether they hit women like Aroldis or just have a jerky face like Utley)?
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| 4:55 |
: Chase Utley is my favorite player š
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| 4:55 |
: You are a… Mets fan?
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| 4:55 |
: Not for reasons like that
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| 4:56 |
: There are definitely players I discount so much that I’ll never win them for reasons that might not be purely defensible
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| 4:56 |
: peak Jose Reyes was an example
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| 4:56 |
: Should I drop Ohtani (pitcher only), didn’t matter much when I could stash him on the DL, but now he’s taking up a roster spot.
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| 4:56 |
: Oh that’s confusing
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| 4:56 |
: yea I guess you have to, huh?
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| 4:57 |
: Unless Yahoo changes his status
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| 4:57 |
: I offered up a trade in a 14team league for his injured Cespedes, I would give up Nimmo, Wood & Jimenez, is it worth it for me?
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| 4:57 |
: That’s a lot for Cespedes
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| 4:57 |
: I think I said 2 months ago that Nimmo was the best Mets hitter, including Cespedes
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| 4:58 |
: Pretty sure I still stand by that
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| 4:58 |
: Package 2 of Bradley Zimmer/Ian Happ/E-Rod/Jon Gray enough for Tatis, Jr. – 12tm Keep forever
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| 4:58 |
: Should be more than enough
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| 4:58 |
: Blow my faab on a recently dropped Jon gray? 12 Team dynasty keep forever
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| 4:58 |
: Coors Field is always going to be a problem
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| 4:58 |
: I might put in a price enforcing bid and let somebody else go wild
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| 4:59 |
: How are you feeling about B Dozier in the 2nd half? Would you trade C Hernandez plus a Clevinger or Flaherty?
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| 4:59 |
: I like the buy low on Dozier play
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| 4:59 |
: I’ve used it two years in a row to excellent effect
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| 4:59 |
: Unless you don’t need any SB, I think I prefer Hernandez RoS
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| 4:59 |
: And maybe Clevinger too
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| 5:00 |
: Do you think I should acquire Godley in a H2H points? My pitching needs help
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| 5:00 |
: Godley is not the first place I’d look for “help”
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| 5:00 |
: I like the buy low play if he basically costs nothing
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| 5:00 |
: Degrom for Goldschmidt, how close is that?
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| 5:00 |
: Spot on to my eyes
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| 5:00 |
: in a dynasty NL only league, how much value does an $11 seager have?
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| 5:00 |
: Massive
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| 5:01 |
: Robbie Ray’s xFIP the last 3 years, 3.45, 3.49, 3.52, while his ERA has been 4.90, 2.89, and 5.23… Will his ERA match his xFIP ROS, or is he just so volatile because of his walks / general inefficiency? Thanks!
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| 5:01 |
: I wish I had an answer for you
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| 5:01 |
: Ray is… frustrating
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| 5:01 |
: I would bet on improvement ROS
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| 5:01 |
: Playing Roto for the 1st time in a million years, (QS instead of Wins) and figured I would max out my 200 GS pace ASAP and then trade/dump all my starters for ratio relievers and saves. WITHOUT ANY CONTEXT, RECKON THIS COULD WORK?
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| 5:02 |
: So, this is a strategy I think about using all the time
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| 5:02 |
: Then the draft happens and I find myself holding 4 SP and 5 relievers
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| 5:02 |
: I find when the format pushes you in this direction, everybody overpays for pitchers early
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| 5:02 |
: So, I haven’t really tested it often
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| 5:03 |
: The other thing I’ve discovered over the years is that it’s very hard to sell good, non-elite SP for any kind of return
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| 5:03 |
: Thoughts on Stripling? Like him or Luis Castillo in roto dynasty leagues?
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| 5:03 |
: Gimme Strip over Castillo
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| 5:04 |
: He’s regressed somewhat in recent weeks, and I think that’s a good representation of what to expect going forward
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| 5:04 |
: For Castillo, you’re waiting for a breakout
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| 5:04 |
: which is always uncertain
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| 5:04 |
: Would you trade for Ray as a buy low?
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| 5:04 |
: Yes
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| 5:04 |
: How do you feel about Paxton ROS? Getting close to his innings from last yr.
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| 5:04 |
: No more concerned about him than any other SP
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| 5:04 |
: Why do people play AL or NL only fantasy? Seems odd. Is it because they only follow their fav team closely and therefore largely only see/follow players in their fav team’s league?
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| 5:05 |
: I think it’s a legacy thing. I tried a few years ago, and it’s not for me
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| 5:05 |
: They tend to be weekly lineups too, and I think that’s the height of bullshit
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: Speaking of, that’s a natural segue to my article on how to fix weekly leagues – https://www.patreon.com/posts/19840762
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: Hold or sell Moncada in a 10 team OBP keeper if Iām competing?
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: Sell
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: Format is stupid shallow. You can find a non-name brand replacement in the future
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: You indicate in the Winker article “minimal soft contact “. What’s the % youd consider ideal?
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: 0%?
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: I like to see low-teens
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: When a player starts pushing 20% then it’s a sign there could be some problems in the profile
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: Stuff that maybe isn’t showing up in other common peripherals
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: Not an automatic issue, some guys can make that work – especially speedsters
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: Just something I pay attention to
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: Would rather a hitter smash everything. Obviously
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: Donaldson & Kemp for Thor fair trade?
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: That’s a tricky one to parse
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: I need a lot more context
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: League size, keeper or not, team needs/strengths?
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| 5:09 |
: Pivetta + Vlad Jr (reasonable keeper price) for Strasburg + Morton in a 12-team keeper league. Need pitching. Thoughts?
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: eh, I’m having trouble seeing that win you the league
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| 5:09 |
: Trade Vlad for the league title
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| 5:09 |
: Or keep him
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: Worth taking a shot on Donaldson in a 14 team dynasty points league (points favor power/obp guys)? Would you trade Nimmo, Conforto, Archer, or Robles for him? Thanks!
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: I might trade Archer for him
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: That smells reasonable
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: The others, I’d keep
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| 5:10 |
: Love the write up on weekly leagues. Part of the reason I tune out 90% of the NFL leagues I join. Weekly is just boring.
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| 5:10 |
: grazi
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| 5:12 |
: Re: the donaldson trade – 10 team h2h obp redraft, pitching mediocre. Strong on offense
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| 5:12 |
: It’s a can-do gamble in that case
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: Don’t be shocked if it backfire. Sounds like you need to take a chance, and you might not find a better SP using those assets
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| 5:13 |
: Time to wrap it up, thanks for playing.
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| 5:13 |
: A few more before the shop closes for the day
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| 5:13 |
: Should I sell Blake Snell while he has his highest value? What should I look to get in exchange?
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: Don’t force it. Let be known that somebody made you a competitive offer for Snell and you want to see if anybody else is interested
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| 5:14 |
: That’s usually the best way to shop a “sell high” candidate as long as you don’t overuse it
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| 5:14 |
: Dynasty 15 team keeper league: Moncada+Segura+ how many closers to get a chance at Ozzie Albies?
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| 5:14 |
: For a chance? 1?
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| 5:14 |
: Not sure that’s a good use of resources
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| 5:14 |
: Why not target a better player?
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| 5:15 |
: Albies has so much value tied up in his name brand
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| 5:15 |
: Alex Bregman, for example, is 25% better and probably costs the same-ish as Albies
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| 5:16 |
: And yea, he’s older, but he has a lot of prime years left in the tank
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| 5:16 |
: Am I crazy for Rostering a ton of young players? I just realized average age on my team is probably in the 24-26 range.
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: Nah, MLB teams are doing it too
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: All that matters are the stats. As long as you’re not overpaying for age, it’s fine
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| 5:16 |
: Which of these 4 guys will I end up keeping in a 12 team standard H2H, keep 4 forever: Freeman, Harper, Albies, Soto, Correa, Kershaw, Nola, deGrom, Paxton, Snell, Bauer? Thank you!
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| 5:17 |
: Freeman, Correa, Harper… uh… Soto?
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: That’s rough though
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: Good game folks!
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