Jeff Zimmerman: I’ll go ahead and get this week’s chat started.

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the FAAB bids from Tout Wars 15-team leagues

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: TWard: 56
ROrtega: 49
DBote: 33
KGlover: 28
AGomber: 19
JJunis: 17
TAustin: 12
YSanchez: 8
LForsythe: 7
RMcMahon: 6
WMiley: 4
RYarbrough: 4
TBlach: 4
TWilliams: 3
KPlawecki: 3
SGonsalves: 2
BreAnderson: 1
MMoore: 0
HNeris: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Jeff Zimmerman: TWard: 45
NWalker: 24
MWieters: 24
LForsythe: 16
ELongoria: 15
ADeSclafani: 14
JLucchesi: 10
BBrach: 7
TBlach: 1
RMcMahon: 0

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Thanks for coming out! Lemme throw my DraftKings (not sponsored) league for tonight out there in case anyone wants to join –

Daniel Castro: Can’t wait to be back in September to mash some fat taters!

Paul Sporer: Fat taters incoming!

Gerald: Do you like prospects? Baseball prospects to be clear.

Paul Sporer: I do

Dusty: What’s the latest on Wander Javier? Do you like his upside?

Jeff Zimmerman: Sorry about no chat last week. I’m back to answer as many questions as possible.

Jeff Zimmerman: As always, I’ll select all the FAAB and waiver questions first and then go back for general fantasy questions.

Jeff Zimmerman: Here’s this week’sFAAB bids in the two 15-team Tout Wars leagues

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: RLopez: 111
FReyes: 57
ADiaz: 57
SAlexander: 55
THildenberger: 54
MGivens: 47
RMadson: 45
JNix: 42
CMullins: 39
BJohnson: 37
CIannetta: 31
JJeffress: 26
MMinor: 22
JGant: 22
AFrazier: 21
RErlin: 18
SReidFoley: 17
JIglesias: 17
GAllen: 17
TWhite: 13
PLopez: 11
DTravis: 7
TToussaint: 6
TMay: 6
CFerguson: 4
BKennedy: 4
WCastillo: 2
MBarnes: 2
TWard: 1
EDiaz: 0
AGordon: 0
YPetit: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft:

Paul Sporer: Happy Friday! Let’s talk some baseball!!

Dusty (Colorado): Thoughts on Wander Javier? What’s his upside?

Paul Sporer: Dusty!!! Where ya been??

Eldridge Cleaver: Kenta Maeda – the shut down closer?!?!?

Paul Sporer: Justin and I speculated on Walker Buehler maybe sliding in there in the pod we just recorded (up later today)

hscer: Hello, I was getting my saves from Jansen, Rodney, Minter, and Yates. I feel so lost.

Brad Johnson: Good afternoon folks. We’ll get things started in a minute.

Kev: How am I supposed to trust BABIP with the shift? If a player like, Carlos Santana has a career low BABIP in 2018, do I chalk it up to bad luck or is it the result of shifting? How would I know?

Brad Johnson: It sounds like you’re oversimplifying your concept of BABIP.

Brad Johnson: The shift isn’t the only factor to consider. Santana is hitting more fly balls and infield flies with fewer line drives. All are significant changes that lead to a lower expected BABIP

Brad Johnson: Even before looking at shifts, I would expect a career low BABIP with these numbers.

Brad Johnson: Will his batted ball profile regress in a positive way? Perhaps.

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

Jed: Better keeper going forward: Mikolas or Stripling?

Paul Sporer: I prefer Strip

Elvin: Mallex Smith a 10-team play for the SB-needy?

Paul Sporer: If you’re starving, yes

Lars: So we can move on from Jose Martinez in 10-team, right?

Brad Johnson: We’ll start in a moment here. By your silence, I assume you’re also staring at twitter waiting for surprise last-minute deals.

Dan: Hi!  Best new holds guy after the deadline?

Brad Johnson: Let me digest. Holds guys are already difficult to pin down

Brad Johnson: Mostly the guys who were good for holds before the deadline.

Brad Johnson: Pressly gets a boost

Watty: ROS?  Chris Taylor or Ian Kinsler for 2B?  (Position flexibility not a factor)

Jeff Zimmerman: Sorry for the small delay

Jeff Zimmerman: A reminder I will be focusing on FAAB and waiver wire questions and will come back for general fantasy questions

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

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: JFry: 69
RZimmerman: 68
LGurriel: 46
BGoodwin: 44
NDelmonico: 43
DHolland: 42
SPearce: 22
LMorrison: 12
RQuinn: 11
NTropeano: 11
JMauer: 9
DFreese: 8
ARomine: 6
MCanha: 5
LTrivino: 5
FArcia: 2
OArcia: 2
LGarcia: 1
DValencia: 1
YChirinos: 1
JBeeks: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Paul Sporer: Hellloooo!!! Early chat this week (Thur instead of Fri), how’s it goin?

Good Steve: Ketel Marte or Paul DeJong ROS?

Paul Sporer: I’m going DeJong. I know Marte’s had a power surge, but I still prefer DeJong’s power

Eldridge Cleaver: Hello Dr. Paul!!!  Can you diagnose the monthly trend in Stanton’s flyball %?  He’s gone from ~38% to ~29% from May through July.  His career average is 40%!  Should we expect less home runs from him ROS?  Or are monthly swings like this normal and we should expect him to revert back to his career norms?  Seems like a fairly material change for a power hitter like him.

Paul Sporer: It is a difference, but I’m not sure it’s one that’s going to impact him *greatly* because he also doesn’t need as many flyballs for HR success given his park change

Larry Hutz: This time of year is the worst for closers, almost none are safe, fear strikes the heart of every owner. Which of these closers are most likely to be traded still: Kela, Greene, Yates, Rodney?

Brad Johnson: Hey folks

Brad Johnson: Let’s get this started with a bad trade

Phamtastic: Brad I try to be open to all trades in my league but I cant help get a little irritated about this one. N.Goodrum, Eduardo Escobar, and N.Castellanos for Alex Bregman and Javy Baez. Am I just being overly dramatic here?  (14 team, H2H, 5×5, redraft) Thanks!

Brad Johnson: No, that’s an unconscionable trade

Brad Johnson: I assume the guy trading for Casty and Goodrum is a Tigers fan?

Brad Johnson: If not, then it’s extra super unconscionable