Archive for Chat

Paul Sporer: Good afternoon everyone!! Hope the day finds you well, let’s talk some baseball!!

Tony: Pick 1 to drop: Cody Allen, Kenta Maeda, Jose Alvarado

Paul Sporer: Allen

Farmer: What team has most impressed you this year?

Paul Sporer: Oakland. I picked them to make a wildcard spot, but that included Jharel Cotton & AJ Puk being instrumental and obviously they were done before the season started. Also impressed w/ATL & PHI staying viable all year

Mrs. Wojadubakowski: Paul, thanks as always. Last week, you were kind enough to advise keeping S. Gennett ($9) in my 12tm mixed roto keeper league ($260 budget). That said, I forgot I could have Matt Chapman for $10 also. Would you prefer Gennett or Chapman in this situation?

Jeff Zimmerman: Good evening everyone

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the Tout Wars 15-team mixed league FAAB reports

Jeff Zimmerman: Auction

Jeff Zimmerman: RLaureano: 58
MMaldonado: 28
JBruce: 21
MMelancon: 21
CMartinez: 21
SGaviglio: 13
ASenzatela: 7
PNeshek: 7
ROHearn: 6
BMcKinney: 6
IKinsler: 3
WLeBlanc: 3
BLowe: 2
LVoit: 2
CaJoseph: 0
KWong: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Draft

Jeff Zimmerman: LGiolito: 100
JJunis: 100
MKopech: 72
CMullins: 25
CStratton: 21
ERamirez: 18
MCabrera: 17
ONarvaez: 12
BreAnderson: 12
RQuinn: 8
THildenberger: 0

Paul Sporer: Hellllooooo!!! Let’s talk some baseball!!

Alex in Austin: Over under for Joe Ross mlb starts-3?

Paul Sporer: Cop Out Alert: Even!

Sun: What level of pitcher do you think Pivetta will be?

Paul Sporer: So I comped him to Eovaldi in passing in a piece earlier this week and someone on my Twitter mentioned Pineda so we know the flaws that those guys had, but they also showed put it together in spells. If he gets the HRs in check, he’s a top 30-type guy IMO, but that is easier said than done

Cool: Do you start Mikolas at Coors tonight?

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, we’ll get started here in a minute

zurzles: Let’s say Vlad comes up in September and hits his Steamer projection (.300/.364/.490). Does he go top 30 next year?

Brad Johnson: Here’s my take on Vlad. At this point, he wouldn’t be in the minor leagues if there was any chance in hell he was going to be on major league roster before ~April 15. It’s not happening

Brad Johnson: The dream is over. I’m sorry.

yojiveself: Does the Matt Adams trade now mean Zimmerman will get most of the at-bats at 1st for the Nationals?  I’m surprised to see he is actually worse vs RH pitching than Reynolds!

Brad Johnson: Yea, Zim should play most days when healthy with Reynolds clearing about a third of the reps.

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.