Paul Sporer: Welcome everyone! Thanks for coming out!!

Rocco: Hey Paul- Kepler has cooled off….is this just a funk or he was playing over his head?

Paul Sporer: He’s been a zero against lefties and that’s where he made his gains last year. That said, he is handling righties so at worst you can platoon him and maybe consider a sit if a rush of lefties comes up

Rocco: Do you think Berrios and JDM can turn it around this year?

Paul Sporer: They certainly can, but time is running out.

TJ: Thanks for the chat!  What do you think about Gallo?  I didn’t expect him to hit .300, but seems like he’s dropped off and this isn’t the year to wait on guys.  Permission to drop, sir?  12 team roto scoring this year.

Jeff Zimmerman: I’ll start in about 5 minutes-jeff

Jeff Zimmerman: Back

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are this week’s Tout Wars mixed league FAAB results

Jeff Zimmerman: Mixed draft

Jeff Zimmerman: LTaveras: $216
RRodriguez: $126
GSoto: $126
TRogers: $125
IAnderson: $123
SHaggerty: $53
VCaratini: $45
RTellez: $38
BDalbec: $37
DDunning: $37
MGivens: $37
JLester: $27
DHudson: $14
YHirano: $13
ROHearn: $11
JCandelario: $7
BMiller: $6
CAnderson: $5
AlYoung: $5
YKikuchi: $5
JStaumont: $4
CCasali: $3
AKay: $2
ABarnes: $2
JFleming: $2
DWilliams: $0

Jeff Zimmerman: Mixed auction

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Welcome to the chat, let’s talk some baseball!

Gio: Randy Dobnak – sell high or ride things out?

Paul Sporer: I’m riding it out as I doubt anyone is really going to give you a mint for him. Most probably think he’s going to collapse. There will be some regression, but I don’t see collapse

Scott: How worried should I be about a staff with Scherzer, Carrasco and Montas?

Paul Sporer: A bit bc it seems Montas’ back is bothering him. Two duds after being scratched screams that he’s not right and might require a 10-day. The tough part though is that there’s nothing particularly actionable w/these three. Benching Max & Carrasco isn’t possible IMO and without any real news on Montas, I’m keeping him in under the assumption that he’s getting better and they trust he’s healthy enough to keep pitching

Bart Simpson: Time for me to drop Stripling in 12 tm mixed roto. Options are Brett Anderson, L. Weaver, Dakota Hudson, Gonsolin and Pineda. What order should I prioritize? Thanks Paul!

Jeff Zimmerman: Hi, here are the Tout Wars Mixed bids

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction:

Jeff Zimmerman: EPagan: 213
TMcKenzie: 177
JBart: 147
RMountcastle: 131
MBarnes: 98
TSkubal: 77
BMiller: 69
JProfar: 67
BReynolds: 48
LWebb: 45
CMullins: 42
TAnderson: 42
DHudson: 39
KPillar: 33
DBard: 31
FGalvis: 27
MPerez: 26
CSisco: 22
JTrevino: 22
MagSierra: 22
JBeeks: 22
AAvila: 21
JNaylor: 20
AMorejon: 19
BreAnderson: 18
DFowler: 12
CAnderson: 12
MZunino: 11
RTellez: 11
AFrazier: 5
RRodriguez: 2
TAntone: 0
BCrawford: 0
AHedges: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft:

Jeff Zimmerman: EPagan: 265
TMcKenzie: 245
SSanchez: 129
JBart: 117
TSkubal: 88
RTapia: 87
JUpton: 76
MBarnes: 75
JMcGee: 73
MMoreland: 70
BreAnderson: 62
CMullins: 58
CPache: 37
SHilliard: 35
NMazara: 24
MRojas: 19
AHedges: 17
JRomano: 12
CSisco: 9
ESogard: 6
JJeffress: 4
LGarcia: 4
RQuinn: 3
SBrault: 2
MPerez: 1
DMendick: 1
JReddick: 1
SBarlow: 1
CRoe: 0
MShoemaker: 0
DBard: 0
JStallings: 0

Chad Cool: Now that Kuhl has built up his pitch count, is he looking like a keep ROS? That CSW was pretty low last outing and the K’s weren’t there so I’m worried

Paul Sporer: What’s up everyone? Hope y’all are having a good day, let’s talk some baseball!

Big Tuna: Do you like Means or are cutting him because he’s not built up?

Paul Sporer: Love the arsenal improvements, but that division is a bear so I can really only see him as a streamer in most formats

Big Tuna: Buying into Lindblom in 12 tms?

Paul Sporer: Yes, he’s at least a bench streamer (meaning I’m not cutting him after using him, but also not starting him regardless). The Ks are nice and I think he’ll start to settle in and could play his way into all-formats viability

Guest: 5×5 roto 10 team please pick 2: Pollock, Tucker, Verdugo, Happ, Tauchman, Carlson. Thanks!

Jeff Zimmerman: Sorry for the delay

Jeff Zimmerman: First, here are the Tout Wars bids from tonight

Jeff Zimmerman: 15-team mixed auction

Jeff Zimmerman: ABohm: 205
CFrazier: 201
RGrossman: 181
AMiller: 88
KGibson: 81
JLyles: 77
TGonsolin: 76
ASlater: 73
DDuffy: 73
JTomlin: 57
NMarkakis: 52
ASenzatela: 47
SRomo: 44
TWilliams: 42
KRuiz: 37
DDeShields: 37
LGarcia: 35
JMcCann: 33
JDunn: 31
DCastano: 31
DSmeltzer: 31
CKuhl: 26
DDietrich: 23
NAhmed: 20
CQuantrill: 18
ADuvall: 17
AlYoung: 15
APlutko: 14
RGrichuk: 12
PSandoval: 9
TWebb: 6
ESogard: 4
TONeill: 4
SMurphy: 3
JCandelario: 2
TCahill: 2
JCamargo: 2
ABarnes: 2

Jeff Zimmerman: 15-team mixed draft

Jeff Zimmerman: AMiller: 150
ZDavies: 137
CFrazier: 123
RRuiz: 113
WCastro: 109
JStaumont: 89
TGonsolin: 78
KKiermaier: 71
MGonzalez: 68
NMarkakis: 51
ZEflin: 47
ASlater: 43
KRuiz: 38
CKuhl: 21
EHernandez: 21
PSandoval: 14
EFedde: 11
EThames: 10
MFoster: 7
JGant: 6
JKipnis: 6
APlutko: 5
TKemp: 4
MPina: 3
ELongoria: 2
KAllard: 2
YGomes: 0
DVarsho: 0
JTomlin: 0
MBumgarner: 0
JSoria: 0

Paul Sporer: Welcome everyon, thank you for coming out!!

Doug: You would definitely trade Kyle Lewis for Xander Bogaerts in fantasy, right?

Paul Sporer: 10000000000%

snid: Hansel Robles getting that velocity back? Worth a pickup in a 12 tm dynasty.

Paul Sporer: Ehhhh, maybe if you’re DESPERATE for saves, but I’m not trying to get into that situation right now

Jake: Gausman for real???  How do you see Votto doing ROS ??

Jeff Zimmerman: Here the bids from the two 15-team Tout Wars leagues.

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: RMontero: $314
FValdez: $217
CEdwards: $166
KDavis: $136
EHernandez: $128
TButtrey: $128
TAlexander: $92
DMoore: $82
MKemp: $75
KBubic: $72
MStassi: $71
BTaylor: $67
AGimenez: $62
JLester: $52
EGonzalez: $44
JCronenworth: $44
MFord: $44
AWojciechowski: $42
LGarcia: $36
JSoria: $33
MCastro: $33
ZGodley: $30
DCease: $30
AVoth: $28
KAllard: $27
BBielak: $27
JArrieta: $23
TWilliams: $22
JBrubaker: $18
BKeller: $18
FCervelli: $12
TMilone: $11
HRenfroe: $6
ADickerson: $3
JStaumont: $3
CTromp: $2
JWendle: $1

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Jeff Zimmerman: RMontero: $500
RWick: $254
TMilone: $191
MTauchman: $152
DMoore: $114
ASenzatela: $93
JChoi: $78
MKemp: $57
CEdwards: $57
ACobb: $56
AGimenez: $55
JBruce: $50
DPomeranz: $46
SRomo: $33
BBielak: $21
BGamel: $16
TAlexander: $7
HRobles: $6
ARomine: $3
MStassi: $2
JCronenworth: $2
LWebb: $1
BPhillips: $0
CEstevez: $0
RGrossman: $0
ADuvall: $0
RHelsley: $0

Guest: All things being equal, Yaz or Aguilar?

Paul Sporer: Hey yall, what’s up? Let’s talk some baseball!!

Fazio: Paul, I traded away some SP to build a lineup full of studs and streaming pitchers. What is your thought on the bad starts and potential turnarounds for Bumgarner, Ray, Boyd and Minor?

Paul Sporer: I have some concerns about the two D’backs (though not enough to cut them right now) and feel like Boyd & Minor will be just fine.

Roy: Thoughts on Kingery as Phillies resume play? Been terrible so far this year in small sample, but has one of the biggest xWOBA underperformances

Paul Sporer: I’m barely moving on 11 game samples at this point so I can’t really do anything about 4 games

Vegan Man!: Cut DeJong in 12 team? IL filled with JV and Yordan, and Albies on IL on bench as well… thanks!

Jeff Zimmerman: As usual, waiver wire and FAAB questions will take priority.

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the bids for the 15-team Tout Wars auction league:

Jeff Zimmerman: CJavier: 257
JPCrawford: 153
TGott: 124
JJeffress: 123
JDiaz: 114
DPeterson: 88
JJones: 83
KFreeland: 80
TRosenthal: 77
CSulser: 75
MHarrison: 68
RRuiz: 65
BZimmer: 64
NHoerner: 64
NGoody: 59
DVarsho: 57
DSolano: 51
BBelt: 42
MGonzalez: 42
WFlores: 32
CEstevez: 32
JReddick: 30
AFrazier: 30
RWick: 27
MAdams: 22
ROHearn: 22
BAbreu: 16
KGausman: 13
DomSmith: 11
TToussaint: 11
JHernandez: 8
TFrazier: 7
DPoncedeleon: 7
ChGonzalez: 2
NWittgren: 1

Jeff Zimmerman: And from the Tout Wars 15-team draft:

Jeff Zimmerman: CJavier: 311
MHarrison: 247
TWalker: 222
JDiaz: 181
CMoran: 161
DPeterson: 104
JKarinchak: 96
TToussaint: 76
JJeffress: 73
CMize: 72
NGoody: 70
JFamilia: 61
TRosenthal: 57
CSulser: 57
BZimmer: 57
MFranco: 51
AMills: 48
DSolano: 47
BGoodwin: 42
ANola: 32
TWilliams: 31
KFreeland: 25
ELongoria: 9
DomSmith: 8
TButtrey: 6
TFrance: 5
JIglesias: 5
THeineman: 1

Slapshot: Are either Zack Britton or Sergio Romo a likely source of saves for the rest of the season?  My bullpen is hurting (Osuna DL, Diaz struggling, Kennedy stuck in limbo) and it needs a shakeup.