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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.

Paul Sporer: Welcome, everyone! Pardon the late start, but we’re here and ready to chat!!

ScottTINSTAAPP: Baseball!

Paul Sporer: Woooo!!!!

ScottTINSTAAPP: Sight unseen on two of them, but do you have a preference between Javier, Ponce de Leon and Sandoval?

Paul Sporer: I prefer Sandoval, but I’m keeping an eye on Javier. I actually learned of him via MLB The Show interestingly enough. I realize video game success doesn’t equal real life success, but it put him on my radar so I’m eager to see how he does tonight.

McP: Garrett Hampson barely seeing the field. How many times am I going to get the Rockies wrong before I learn my lesson?

Jeff Zimmerman: I hope all is well

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are this week’s 15-team mixed team bids from Tout Wars

Jeff Zimmerman: Name: Total
AMills: 215
SSanchez: 121
EHernandez: 120
ACobb: 87
GHolland: 69
EHernandez: 65
JLester: 59
ZPlesac: 59
CMize: 42
ABass: 36
TWolters: 33
TWilliams: 32
KWright: 28
CRodon: 28
KGraveman: 25
ODrake: 22
KPillar: 17
EOlivares: 17
THeineman: 11
JBradley: 3
RMcGuire: 2
LGarcia: 2
JIglesias: 1
JRomano: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Those were from the auction league

Jeff Zimmerman: These are from the draft league

Jeff Zimmerman: Name: Total
GHolland: 216
ABass: 180
EHernandez: 138
TGott: 136
BSinger: 120
EHernandez: 83
MAdams: 75
ODrake: 69
ZEflin: 60
FCervelli: 60
WFlores: 50
FValdez: 37
RDolis: 11
TWilliams: 8
HAlberto: 6
RDobnak: 5
MWacha: 4
MRojas: 3
AGordon: 2

Paul Sporer: Hey yall, sorry for the mess ups. I mis-timed my post, but let’s get this party started!

mokajige: Josh James or Jesus Luzardo? (Roto:W,L,K,SV,ERA)

Paul Sporer: I’d go Luzardo by a hair

Ray: Paul! I can’t stop watching Twitter vids of Kyle Lewis hitting bombs in intrasquad games. Had a nice oppo taco last night. Can you see a breakout in 2020? I want to drop Renato Nunez for him in my dynasty points league but I need your blessing.

Paul Sporer: Do ittttt

Zach: Pick 2: Matt Magill, Austin Adams, Diego Castillo, Jose Alvarado, Tyler Rogers, Nick Burdi, Kyle Crick

Jeff Zimmerman: Hello everyone. The focus of this chat is to discuss FAAB and Waiver Wire adds. I answer those first and then go back to answer any others.

Guest: Can you rank these bench bat OFs for an OC:  Santander (on roster), K Calhoun, Piscotty, or Kyle Lewis.

Jeff Zimmerman: This one is pretty tough. I like Santander with the Red Sox the first week and the Marlins in week2

Jeff Zimmerman: then I’d go Lewis (upside), Calhoun, Piscotty

Ryan: Houser or Sandy A

Jeff Zimmerman: Neither right now.