Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat
7:30 |
: Welcome
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7:31 |
: Not Tout Wars FAAB results since the leagues will run their FAAB on Wednesday
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7:31 |
: Add Lawrence Butler for Trevor Larnach? Other option is add Butler for DJ LeMahieu and wait for IKF to return for DJs spot. AL Only. Thx
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7:32 |
: Take a chance on Butler
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7:32 |
: Ignoring coors, would you take toglia or Lawrence butler? H2h standard categories
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7:32 |
: Toglia
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7:32 |
: Any faith in Detmers when he gets healthy? Read he’s changing one of his pitches. Any incite on this work?
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7:32 |
: No excitement here
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7:32 |
: How much should Schwellenbach be going for in an NL-only league?
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7:33 |
: At 25% of the original budget
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7:33 |
: Do you think it is time to drop Darvish in OCs?
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7:33 |
: I already did last week. There are other IL stashes at this point.
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7:33 |
: Think yepez keeps playing once gallo is back?
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7:33 |
: Yes
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7:34 |
: would you drop any of Schwellenbach, Heaney, Berrios or Baz for Luis Ortiz?
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7:34 |
: If any, Heaney
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7:34 |
: How do you feel about middle relievers and set-up men vs marginal SPs? Is there anyone on this list that you don’t like in AL-only roto – Weaver, Leclerc, Alcala, Joyce, Sands? Favorite?
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7:35 |
: LeClerc and Sands. I use MR quite a bit if I don’t like the weekly matchup. Two guys to consider are Butto and Bubic because they could move into a starters role
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7:36 |
: How much FAAB for Bryan Woo in 12 team NFBC?
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7:36 |
: Someone will spend $50
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7:36 |
: Is eugenio suarez good now? He’s been cooking recently
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7:36 |
: I doubt he’s good. Just a hot streak
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7:36 |
: Hinds, Hinds, Hinds… Expectations for the rest of the season?
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7:37 |
: No idea. His bids are going to be interesting tonight. I suspect they will be all over the place.
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7:37 |
: Thoughts on Pete Crow-Armstrong rest of season? Was today’s double dong a fluke?
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7:37 |
: I have no faith in him to be a major league hitter.
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7:38 |
: Do either Maurico Dubon have any 12 team mixed viability rest of season? (AVG, SB, RBI, R, HR)
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7:38 |
: None since he’s only playing about half the time.
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7:38 |
: BTW, you’re July 4th pic was 80 grade
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7:38 |
: Thanks, I had to break out the fancy clothes
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7:38 |
: Do you see Juan Yepez holding down the job at 1st for the Nats the rest of the year?
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7:39 |
: Possibly.He’ll be cheap and they maybe a league average hitter.
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7:39 |
: currently have realmuto stashed and would like to drop jansen. is it too risky to drop tonight? realmuto might be back friday but i suppose theres a chance i take zeros for three days at C2. thoughts?
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7:40 |
: I held a third catcher.
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7:40 |
: Brenton Doyle, Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker are available in the pool. I’m running Riley Greene, Randy Arozarena and Jackson Merrill with Josh Lowe as backup. Do I dump Lowe, grab one of the free agents and bench Merrill? He’s cold rn but could get hot. hth 12 team
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7:40 |
: Dump Lowe for Doyle
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7:40 |
: Who to drop Peterson, A. Suarez, Pallante or Woods-Richardson? Wins/Ks more relevant than ratios
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7:40 |
: Peterson
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7:40 |
: Rank these guys for steals ROS: PCA, Edman, Butler
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7:41 |
: Butler, PCA, Edman.
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7:41 |
: brb …
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7:42 |
: Already stashing Springs & Ray. Are Cobb or Montgomery worth a grab ? 12T roto
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7:43 |
: Cobb at least. I am not sure about Monty. I might prefer Trevor Williams.
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7:43 |
: Jake Irvin or Mitchell Parker?
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7:43 |
: Irvin but I like both
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7:43 |
: Sosa or Schanuel in 14 team OBP league?
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7:43 |
: Schanuel
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7:43 |
: Any interest in River Ryan coming out of the break? Guessing he garners some attention since he’s a Dodgers starter pitcher?
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7:44 |
: A little. Depends on his role
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7:44 |
: How much % of FAAB are we dropping on a guy who really is just Joey Gallo without the defense to keep him on the roster?
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7:45 |
: It’s going to be a ton in some leagues. I’m going with keep everyone honest bids
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7:45 |
: How much faith are you putting in Senga for the second half upon return? Ive had him on IL in dynasty all season and am viewing him as an upside FA/Trade aquisition but am keeping hopes tempered
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7:45 |
: none, I ignore most pitchers who take way longer to return from the IL.
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7:45 |
: you buying into the Carson Kelly revival in Detroit in two catcher leagues?
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7:46 |
: I think he could be rostered in them. It’s not a high bar to cross
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7:46 |
: These chats are fantastic. Thanks. 12 team roto, I’ve got bogaerts coming off the il. Drop dansby, Brendan Rodgers or bogaerts? Drop them all and try for colt keith as MI? Main need is sb and avg.
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7:48 |
: This league seems shallow, at least at second base. I’d just stream the position. Hold Swanson and use Rodgers in the next two home series’s
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7:48 |
: Time to cut Merrill Kelly? Getting harder to stash.
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7:48 |
: As always, depends on your WW options.
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7:48 |
: Is Ernie Clement a flash in the pan?
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7:49 |
: Probably but he’s playing and qualified at 3B. I have him in several bid lists.
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7:49 |
: would you drop Yoshida or Scheumann to chase Hinds? or let someone else blow their wad on him?
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7:50 |
: I’d drop Scheumann for him but just go with an honest bid. Who knows.
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7:50 |
: I stashed Gavin Williams on the IL for three months and since then he’s looked awful. He’s never been good in MLB. OK to drop in my 10-team 5×5 with max 200 starts? This works out to 7 guys and without him I have woo, ranger, crochet, reese o, nestor, pfaadt, and someday springs
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7:50 |
: Feel free to drop
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7:51 |
: Take a shot on Joyce for closer before Angels ship Estevez out?
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7:51 |
: Joyce in my choice there. Garcia might be traded also
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7:51 |
: Drop Christian Scott in 12s? think mets will play it safe pitch count + lacking some punchout prowess
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7:52 |
: Who is his replacement?
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7:52 |
: Best bet for more saves ROS: Chad Green or Hector Neris?
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7:52 |
: Might be Green. Yimi trade rumors are smoking so Green may lose the closer’s role and then get it right back.
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7:52 |
: Lance Lynn or Andrew Heaney?
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7:53 |
: Heaney, not close
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7:53 |
: Is it time to drop Yamamoto in 12’s? Sounds like he’s not coming back until end of August at the earliest and then I worry the Dodgers will baby him until the end of the season
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7:54 |
: Probably
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7:54 |
: Does Robles get any run with Calzone on the shelf? How do you rank him along with Wallner, Butler, Noel and Angel Martinez in and AL Only for ROS upside?
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7:54 |
: Take those four, then a huge pile of shit, then Robles.
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7:55 |
: McCarthur or Harvey for Saves in KC?
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7:55 |
: McArthur. There is a quote in my WW piece saying so from the GM
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7:56 |
: I have Seth Brown — 1 C / 12 tm / H2H cats — and he frustratingly seems to only play every other game. Hold or swap for WW options Stephenson, Heim, Higashioka?
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7:56 |
: There has to be better options in a 12 teamer than three catchers. What are they 150-man benches.
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7:56 |
: LeMahieu or IKF ROS – ugh..
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7:58 |
: I feel this comp. IKF is a better hitter but DJLM is healthy and contribute. I’d role with IKF unless you need a bat in the lineup.
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7:58 |
: ROS how would you compare an up and coming Ben Rice to a good but declining JT Realmuto?
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7:58 |
: JTR by a mile
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7:58 |
: Any interest in Jhonkensy Noel?
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7:58 |
: Not much, doesn’t play enough
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7:59 |
: OBP league, who is the drop out of Joey Ortiz, Spencer Horwitz, and Colt Keith?
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7:59 |
: Keith
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7:59 |
: Hinds or Butler. Who goes for more?
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7:59 |
: Hinds
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7:59 |
: Thanks for doing this. Would you drop Kim for Winn, Lee or Morel?
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7:59 |
: Lee?
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8:00 |
: wong or langeliers rest of season?
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8:00 |
: Wong
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8:00 |
: Cleveland seems to constantly look for switch hitters like J. Ramirez to breakout and find power. Angel Martinez is their most recent iteration. Any chance we are seeing this or has been the last couple weeks been a mirage for Martinez?
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8:00 |
: It seems like Martinez can get on base. He’s perfect to stick at the top of a lineup to get driven in
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8:01 |
: Has there been anything more concrete said about buehler’s return? Could drop him for Alex Cobb or Luis Ortiz
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8:01 |
: Drop for Ortiz
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8:01 |
: Do you pay attention to the MLB Draft?
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8:02 |
: No. I used to when I covered local prospects to see who got drafted
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8:02 |
: Better injury stash kershaw or springs?
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8:02 |
: Springs
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8:02 |
: Is Alvarado a drop, grab Hudson or Joyce for speculative saves?
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8:03 |
: Hold for now on Alvarado. Add Joyce, don’t add Hudson
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8:03 |
: If I only have $30 faab of 100 original left in an nl only is hinds a big enough upgrade over Carlson or arcia to use it?
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8:04 |
: You can try. You should be outbid
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8:04 |
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8:04 |
: What is the origin of the “Big Kid Adds” name? And who are the Big Kids: MLB players or fantasy players?
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8:05 |
: It’s from the entry fee’s bein $2.5K or more to be in the leagues analyzed.
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8:05 |
: 10-man 5×5. I’m #1 in steals but need help in all the other categories. Caballero’s expected stats stink, he doesn’t play every day anymore, but 24 SB is a lot. WW options are Schuemann, Clement, Lenyn, Bogaerts—what’s the play?
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8:05 |
: Bogaerts for now
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8:06 |
: hinds>yepez in a points league?
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8:06 |
: yes
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8:06 |
: Hi Jeff! If you felt you had a playoff spot sewn up in a 12 team H2H, how would you change the following priority order…Schmidt, Springs, L Ortiz, R Ray, Jobe
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8:06 |
: Ray, Springs, Ortiz, Jobe, Schmidt
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8:06 |
: Jeff – would you drop Davis Schneider for max scheumenn or Angel Martinez in 14 tm OBP league ?
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8:07 |
: Most likely, Schneider doesn’t play enough
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8:07 |
: Would you call Christian Yelich’s resurgent season: shocking, somewhat surprising, not very surprising, or yeah, I saw this coming?
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8:07 |
: Somewhat surprising
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8:07 |
: Is it worth spending a pretty penny on Bogarts? $29 remaining out of 100
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8:08 |
: No, maybe $2
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8:08 |
: Close out my pitching staff with Heaney, Bello or Quintana? Or Adam or Abreu? S+h league
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8:08 |
: Heaney, Abreu
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8:08 |
is rice going to keep playing every day once rizzo is back?
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8:08 |
: Rizzo’s coming back?
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8:09 |
: TIme to cut berrios? Options are schwellenbach, civale, wacha, Luis Oritz. Thanks!
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8:09 |
: Yes, for all but Civale
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8:09 |
: Vaughn or Nate Lowe?
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8:09 |
: Vaughn
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8:09 |
: AL-only league. Would you drop any of Siri, Schneemann, or Wenceel Perez for Butler, Wallner, Brooks Lee, or Angel Martinez? Got two DH slots open so position doesn’t matter
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8:11 |
: Add Wallner, drop Schneeman.
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8:11 |
: Trust Schwellenbach over an SP/RP reliever like Strahm, Weaver, or Puk?
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8:11 |
: Yes I trust him
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8:11 |
: ok to drop trevor megill a bit early? or wait for devin activation?
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8:12 |
: Wait until it happens
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8:12 |
: Am I wrong to think that Ben Joyce seems like a must grab now before the angels deal away Estevez?
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8:12 |
: Not a horrible idea
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8:12 |
: Jordan Montgomery was dropped in 15 team nfbc league, he’d top your pitcher list this week? Is this a giant bid situation?
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8:12 |
: Probably not at the top and probably a $20 to $30 bid.
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8:14 |
: Prefer gelof of rodgers? Rodgers splits are nice at home but seems like gelof takes speed and power
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8:14 |
: Rodgers.
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8:15 |
: That’s it for this week. Talk to everyone next week.
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Jeff, one of the authors of the fantasy baseball guide,The Process, writes for RotoGraphs, The Hardball Times, Rotowire, Baseball America, and BaseballHQ. He has been nominated for two SABR Analytics Research Award for Contemporary Analysis and won it in 2013 in tandem with Bill Petti. He has won four FSWA Awards including on for his Mining the News series. He's won Tout Wars three times, LABR twice, and got his first NFBC Main Event win in 2021. Follow him on Twitter @jeffwzimmerman.
Nice info. I would put very little on Jordan Montgomery.