Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat
| 7:49 |
: Welcome
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| 7:51 |
: Here are the winning bids for the two 15-team Tout Wars redraft leagues.
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| 7:52 |
: Austin Riley was dropped in my 10 team dynasty league. Do I go all in on FAAB for him? Or let him be someone else’s headache? I’m fine at 3B so not a need, unless he gets back to 2023 levels.
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| 7:52 |
: Go with a keep them honest bid.
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| 7:52 |
: Thanks as always Jeff – What percent on Sean Keys in a 12 team AL only keeper league would you spend? (If the league has a lot of “prospector” types who will bid a couple bucks extra, would that make a difference to you?)
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| 7:53 |
: I think around 10%. I’m worried about his playing time this year, but the keeper aspect ups his value
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| 7:54 |
: 2 SPs improving in June , who do you like the rest of the way: B Chandler or B Sproat ? Thank you !
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| 7:54 |
: right now I’m team Sproat by quite a bit
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| 7:54 |
: If Matt Shaw isn’t going to start daily ( and now has wrist soreness). Do you like Heliot Ramos better ? Especially this week in AZ & Coors ? 12T mix roto. Thanks
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| 7:54 |
: yes, drop Shaw for Ramos
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| 7:55 |
: Looking at catcher in 5×5 obp instead of avg: drop K Ruiz for E Rodriguez? Thanks!
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| 7:55 |
: Or for Cooper Ingle
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| 7:55 |
: God help me, Denzer Guzman, Josh Bell, or Kyle Karros for 12 team 5×5? (FA pool is toast and injuries are hitting me)
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| 7:56 |
: That’s the order
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| 7:56 |
: Time to cut bait on Geno Suarez in 12 mixed, especially now with the injury? Please rank these WW options: Denzer, Blaze Alexander, Clement, Sean Keys
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| 7:57 |
: With Suarez, know that he can have a 15 HR month before cutting him. He’s done it before.
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| 7:57 |
: I would go BLAZE, Guzman, Clement (bad week), Keys
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| 7:58 |
: Is Y. Gomez as good as most new closers that will be created by trades ?
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| 7:59 |
: He’s for sure the closer which goes a long ways. I think Boston could have a new, good closer but I’m not sure who. I could see Whitlock get traded.
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| 7:59 |
: any love for Jack Perkins? He seems somewhat similar to Jax. His BotERA and SIERRA have been good since moving to the rotation and he’s been at 5IP each of his last 3 starts. Considering grabbing him or Melton. Leaning Perkins for the Ks and the start vs MIA this week
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| 8:00 |
: I think he is a solid option, I wish he had more of history.
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| 8:01 |
: Is Ian Seymour a add in a deep 12T Roto KC this week
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| 8:01 |
: Yes, some team should add him
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| 8:02 |
: JJ Bleday has had an awful June. Just a rough patch or something more concerning?
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| 8:04 |
: Yes, two of the three factors I look at on the surface are trending the wrong way. His strikeouts have doubled since Apri and his ISO has plummeted. I don’t have time to dive in now, but I would like to know why
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| 8:04 |
: Hi Jeff! Should I drop McLain for Lile, DeLauter, Edman, H. Hernandez or Soler in 12 team NFBC? I’m desperate for power. Little nervous to drop McLain after I dropped Cags a few weeks ago before he got hot.
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| 8:04 |
: Scared money don’t make money.
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| 8:05 |
: Even if McLain gets hot, he’s not going to help you in home runs. Add one of the power bats (not Edman)
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| 8:05 |
: Thanks for all you do, Jeff! 5*5 AL-only keeper league, where would Evan Carter rank and what percentage of FAAB do you recommend?
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| 8:06 |
: I’m not a Carter fan, given all the injuries and lack of production.
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| 8:06 |
: Believing in Jake Bennett? Rest of season: him or Imai?
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| 8:08 |
: Bennett over Imai. This is more that I have little faith in Imai
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| 8:08 |
: AL Omly. Drop Brandon Young for Jake Bennett?
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| 8:08 |
: yes
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| 8:08 |
: In deep NL-only, Kapler or Gurriel ROS?
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| 8:08 |
: Gurriel
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| 8:08 |
: Will either Glasnow or crochet contribute this year?
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| 8:09 |
: I’m out on Glasnow. Maybe with Crochet
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| 8:09 |
: Saves+Holds format – Speier or B King?
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| 8:09 |
: Spier
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| 8:09 |
: How do you value closers in 10 team leagues. I have a Roto lead by 30 saves with Smith, Durran, Baker and Varland. I want to trade one of them for a hitter, but I’m unsure on what quality hitter to be targeting from a saves desperate team. Michael Harris Jr? Bryan Reynolds? Better? Worse?
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| 8:11 |
: First, see if there is any history of closer for hitter trades to get a frame of reference. Second, don’t worry if you will win the trade. Does the trade make your team better? Then do it. In some leagues, teams with too many closers just have to release them to the wire with no return.
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| 8:12 |
: Jeff, appreciate these chats, and your Sunday waivers column is must-read for anyone to plays this game. Are you willing to share who some of your favorite non-closing relievers are? Guys we might find on any of your teams, for instance?
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| 8:13 |
: Must be a subscriber, but I covered how I find them and some of the current top choices
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| 8:14 |
: Is Caleb During on a heater or has he unlocked something this month?
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| 8:15 |
: If only someone had written about his recent changes … https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/mining-the-news-6-24-26/
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| 8:15 |
: has Sproat turned the corner? still don;t trust him?
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| 8:15 |
: In some leagues, I don’t have the choice but to trust him
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| 8:15 |
: Would you cut bait on either Jose Soriano or Shota Imanaga for Griffin Jax or Sproat? QS league
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| 8:16 |
: The QS aspect is tough with Jax
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| 8:17 |
: I’m holding Imanaga, but I could see dropping Soriano
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| 8:17 |
: Currently rostering Manaea, Burke, Gasser. Should Roupp/Buehler/Castillo/C Scott/Cantillo replace any of them? (14 team 5×5) Thanks–
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| 8:17 |
: Get rid of Gasser for Roupp or Buehler
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| 8:17 |
: Gasser or Rangel do this week and ROS
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| 8:17 |
: Rangel
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| 8:17 |
: Cut Salvador Perez for Francisco Alvarez or Yainier Diaz?
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| 8:17 |
: Sure
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| 8:18 |
: I need to add an OF from the waiver wire. Which one would you suggest? Bolte, AJ Ewing, Edman or K.Watson
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| 8:18 |
: Botle or Ewing. I don’t care for the other two.
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| 8:18 |
: Am I allowed to drop Ragans yet? please? no IL
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| 8:18 |
: Yep
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| 8:19 |
: Also, am I dropping wmarsee for willi castro? 7 in coors vs 4 in coors and 3 in Sacramento
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| 8:19 |
: Feel like you’re rearranging deck chairs. I’d try to start both this week.
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| 8:20 |
: 10-team NL only. Has the clock struck midnight in Cinderella Elder? Drop for Christian Scott?
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| 8:20 |
: Sure. Elder is toast. Drop Elder for anyone.
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| 8:20 |
: AL Only, OBP league. Trade Meidroth and Braden Montgomery for Yesavage and Bolte? I’m not desperate for pitching but could use a bump (Ginn and Cantillo are my worst arms and there is a start limit); losing 2 bats would mean relying on the likes of Jacob Gonzalez and Denzer Guzman, at least until Grisham comes back. Is it selling Montgomery too early? Is a decent bat more valuable than a more than decent arm in a very deep league?
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| 8:20 |
: I’d make he trade
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| 8:21 |
: Why do the nats insist on using a different closer every game. Is that good for their development?
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| 8:21 |
: They hate fantasy managers
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| 8:21 |
: sorry, queue sent too early. My question is (12 team with OPS) is Murakami for Konnor Griffin fair or am I not getting enough or too much?
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| 8:21 |
: For this year, I like the Murakami side
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| 8:22 |
: If Boyd and Cecconi were available where would you rank them? Thanks
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| 8:22 |
: Boyd, SLADE
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| 8:23 |
: Flaherty interesting?
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| 8:24 |
: With so few WW options, yes. Don’t forget Kremer coming back
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| 8:24 |
: I picked up Joshua Baez in my redraft league. Worth holding onto or will the strikeouts keep him in the minors?
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| 8:25 |
: I think they need to bring him up at some point to see if he can cut in the majors or what he needs to work on in the offseason
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| 8:26 |
: Tyler Mahle is back. Do I want him on my NL 10 team 5×5 league? Or should I watch from a very great distance?
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| 8:26 |
: I’d watch from a distance
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| 8:26 |
: E Valdez on the Pirates seems to be able to hit the ball very far – over the heads of the other team’s Outfielders. Should he be on my team instead of T Troy or M Shaw?
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| 8:28 |
: Lots of Valdez questions. He’s started six times in the last 14 games. That unuseable. He has now started in three of the last four games, that’s better.
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| 8:28 |
: Also, he has a 61% Contact% and 40% K%. That’s not good at all.
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| 8:28 |
: I’d stay away
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| 8:29 |
: Need a catcher, which is best one for next week or two: Mack, Diaz, Caratini or Kirk? Thanks
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| 8:29 |
: Diaz or Caratini
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| 8:29 |
: Is Brendan Donovan worth holding onto still in 12tm 5×5 roto? Is the pipe-dream leadoff hitter for SEA make it worth it?
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| 8:29 |
: A drop
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| 8:30 |
: That’s it for tonight. Sorry for the delay. Hopefully, everything runs better 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.
Hi Jeff, thanks for the help…What are your thoughts on Emmet Sheehan? Is he ahead of Taj Bradley and Ian Seymour?
Hi Jeff, thanks for the help…What are your thoughts on Emmet Sheehan? Is he ahead of Taj Bradley and Ian Seymour?