Paul Sporer: Good afternoon, everyone! Let’s talk some baseball!!!

Big L > Jay Z: Say it’s ok for me to trade May and Eloy as keepers for a chance to win my league. Bless me please.

Paul Sporer: If you’re getting the pieces to greatly aid your title chances, then yes, I’m down with it

Paul Sporer: Y’all remember when Matt Holliday went 28-for-30 in SBs?!?! https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1873&position=OF

Willa Ford: Will Smith or Mitch Garver ROS? It’s a weird format: Standard cats + OBP + Hits.

Paul Sporer: I’ll take Garver by a hair

Brad Johnson: We’ll get started in a few moments

Brad Johnson: A note: I’d like to *not* field many keeper questions if you don’t mind. I know there’s an interest in looking ahead at the offseason around this time of year, but there’s plenty of present action to discuss

Billy B: How do you like the Brewer version of J.Lyles?

Brad Johnson: Less than the Pirates version so far. Command and SwStr% have been worse.

Brad Johnson: I’ve been trying perhaps a little too hard to make Lyles work as a fantasy contributor over the last calendar year – mostly in 20-team formats.

Brad Johnson: As a Brewer, he’s leaned on a .143 BABIP through 3 starts

Jeff Zimmerman: Sorry for the short delay.

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the Tout Wars mixed league bids from tonight

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: ACivale: 77
MMelancon: 73
DLaw: 61
MKeller: 54
DPeters: 27
JRoss: 23
MFoltynewicz: 23
AAvila: 22
WFont: 21
JMercer: 18
MMontgomery: 18
BDixon: 16
MZunino: 16
JArrieta: 16
ARomine: 12
JOsuna: 9
PReyes: 5
DSmeltzer: 5
JSuarez: 2
MAlbers: 2
MBeaty: 1
TLopes: 1
TPannone: 1

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Jeff Zimmerman: AAquino: 164
MFoltynewicz: 70
JOsuna: 49
JLyles: 47
IHapp: 38
JBerti: 38
ABass: 35
TDemeritte: 34
MMontgomery: 33
SCastro: 32
MMelancon: 27
DLaw: 23
TGrisham: 23
JVanMeter: 20
JRoss: 16
MKeller: 16
DPeters: 16
DSmeltzer: 15
WAdames: 12
EFedde: 11
YKikuchi: 9
AHouser: 5
AFrazier: 4
STravis: 3
JRogers: 2
CCulberson: 0
NCortes: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Sorry about the change in time. It has been a busy day

Jeff Zimmerman: Here the bids in Tour Wars this week (15 team mixed)

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: ABass: 99
ABradley: 83
IDiaz: 73
JDDavis: 49
KNewman: 41
DMay: 33
VCaratini: 28
AAquino: 23
INova: 18
JarGarcia: 17
TGuerrero: 17
DanNorris: 14
AKittredge: 12
JRogers: 12
CMaybin: 12
JLyles: 11
BTreinen: 11
BStarling: 10
YGomes: 8
MThaiss: 6
TGonsolin: 5
TDemeritte: 3
TGrisham: 3
SArmstrong: 2
EFedde: 2
TThornton: 2
JHicks: 1
MAdams: 1
JNaylor: 1
TShaw: 1
RGrichuk: 1

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Jeff Zimmerman: ABradley: 104
ASanchez: 70
CCuthbert: 54
IDiaz: 45
SLugo: 33
DCease: 32
SPiscotty: 30
DMay: 28
CDickerson: 23
MThaiss: 19
TGonsolin: 17
VCaratini: 12
AlYoung: 11
JArrieta: 11
ANola: 7
MTauchman: 6
MWacha: 4
APujols: 4
DFisher: 4
HRamirez: 4
PSeverino: 2
LRobert: 1
GLux: 1
CMaybin: 0
AAvila: 0

Paul Sporer: Good afternoon, everyone! I’m back after a week off, let’s talk some baseball!!!

Zipp: I hate catchers, that is all

Paul Sporer: But Will Smith is an absolute monster!

Don Juan: What do you think the upside for Aaron Sanchez is?

Paul Sporer: I mean it’s hard not to be excited about what the Astros could do for him given their recent successes. It might not click until next year, but I’m willing to bet on spec in most leagues that he can be a low-4.00s guy with solid win probability

Rickey H.: A Duvall in Nl

Brad Johnson: We’ll get started in a few moments.

Zach: Is Sergio Romo safe to drop, i.e. have the Twins officially said they’re sticking with Rogers at closer?

Brad Johnson: I’ve seen nothing to that effect. I always would be outright stunned if they didn’t add a closer. I’d hang onto Romo just a little longer to play it safe.

Brad Johnson: Though if you wanted to speculate on someone like Bummer, you could. Losing Romo the Closer isn’t a big deal even if he retains the job.

fast eddie: This is the end of any Ty Buttrey spec, right?  We can all stop stashing him now?

Brad Johnson: You’re referring to his recent slump, right?

Jeff Zimmerman: Hello

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the FAAB bids in the two 15-team mixed Tout War leagues

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: WSmith: 112
AWojciechowski: 37
ChMartin: 37
KWong: 27
YMunoz: 17
IHapp: 12
JVanMeter: 11
DSmyly: 8
MLeake: 5
MTauchman: 5
HAlberto: 4
ADuvall: 3
GAllen: 3
JJunis: 3
JBarria: 2
MWieters: 2
YLopez: 1
SLugo: 1
AHedges: 0
EHernandez: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Jeff Zimmerman: WSmith: 102
JUrquidy: 78
JKipnis: 71
NAnderson: 58
AWojciechowski: 58
EInciarte: 53
YLopez: 40
AWood: 25
SVogt: 22
DSmyly: 21
PPayano: 18
PErvin: 16
AJurado: 13
JBarria: 11
ADuvall: 11
YHirano: 8
TBarnhart: 7
ChMartin: 3
TRosenthal: 3
GHampson: 1
CCarrasco: 0
JVanMeter: 0
TButtrey: 0

Paul Sporer: Welcome to my weekly chat! Let’s talk some baseball!!!

Kiley: will you really wait in line with me for Franklin’s

Paul Sporer: When we doin it?

zzxzx: I need to activate Wheeler. Who do I drop: Pagan, Eovaldi, C Martin or Bummer. I have a tenuous grasp on 1st place and there’s a cluster of teams with similar Saves as me. Thank you!

Paul Sporer: I’d probably get rid of Martin

Kiley: don’t tease me bro

Brad Johnson: We’ll get started in a few moments.

Nathan: I’m on the cusp. Should I go for it?

Brad Johnson: I’m generally pro always going for it. But then sometimes I don’t follow my own advice.

Al Gone Quinn: So you think a $7 Jasson Dominguez is too expensive, based on your Discord forum comment? The man has 2 S’s in his name. Worth the money.

Brad Johnson: This is specifically related to ottoneu where any prospect over $1 is questionable.

Brad Johnson: Dominguez is a years and years from the majors