Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat
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: Welcome.
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: Here are the winning bids for the two 15-team Tout Wars redraft leagues.
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: Hi Jeff just want to say thank you for your articles and chats this year.
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: You’re welcome
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: can you rank this options with regards to protecting ratios: ray, peterson, bassitt and foster griffin?
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| 7:32 |
: Ray, Peterson, Griffin, Bassitt
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: trust kade anderson for his final start or better off with a rp like morejon or headrick?
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| 7:32 |
: Against the Angels? Hell yea I’m starting him
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| 7:33 |
: Replace G Torres (5 games) – Bogaerts (6 games) or Volpe (7 games)? Thanks
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: Volpe
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: Standard cats league. All stats important but closest in AVG and RBI in this matchup. Among these, which 3 would you prefer to start? Jazz, Heriberto Hernandez, L. Butler, M. Clark, Canzone, Carrig, or Bazzana?
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| 7:34 |
: Hernandez, Butler, and … Cazone … maybe Jazz
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| 7:34 |
: Eldridge in concussion protocol. Drop him for another bat? Take a chance he plays? Don’t want zeroes for the week. Available FAs – Ramos, Nootbaar
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: Add Nootbaar
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| 7:34 |
: Do you see deGrom, Gilbert, and/or Wheeler making their final starts this week? Thanks as always, Jeff.
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| 7:36 |
: deGrom for sure if the game matters. Gilbert, why not? Wheeler is the one I’m worried about as the Phillies set up their postseason rotation.
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| 7:36 |
: whitlock or gaucher for saves this week?
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: Whitlock
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: Please rank – Ramos (7 games), D Harris (6 games), Nootbaar (6 games incl 3 games @ COL). Needs Runs
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| 7:37 |
: Nootbaar, Harris, Ramos
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| 7:37 |
: Where are you on Angel Genao heading into next year? He had moments, but was it enough to make him a consideration for ‘27?
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: It’ll come down to cost. If available halfway through the draft, why not? Just drop him at that point.
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: who do you trust most – Q Mathews (@ MIL) or Gasser (STL)? need QS and Ks
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: Gasser of the pair
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| 7:38 |
: Just wanted to say, thanks for the help all season. Dead heat for first and second in my OC with me one of three teams in the mix, and your insight helped a ton all season. Now…I just need my team to remember how to hit.
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| 7:39 |
: You’re welcome, make sure to check of Pages is available
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| 7:40 |
: Thanks for all the insight, have a good winter!
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| 7:40 |
: Jeff – Yes…thank you very much for the chats. Most helpful. Hope we have a 2027 season to analyze.
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| 7:40 |
: No question. Just wanted to say thanks for doing these chats and the waiver column all year. They are incredibly helpful. Cheers!
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| 7:40 |
: Jeff, I’m going to miss you!! Hope you pull out some last season standings moves!
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: Thanks.
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| 7:41 |
: I’m going to try to set a chat time during the offseason. I just need to find a time to slot in
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| 7:41 |
: Pages is supposed to come off the IL on Tuesday. Is a cold Pages worth considering over Canzone?
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: I might stick with Canzone
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: Will Wacha be over or undervalued next year? He was quietly very goos this year and *could* be repeatable but will also be 36
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: Until, nice DC or best ball add
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: Would you play Hunter Goodman this final week? Rutchsman and Alvarez are both available. Thanks
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| 7:42 |
: Anywhere I have Goodman, I’m adding a 3rd C. Three games at COL helps.
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| 7:42 |
: Thanks for all your advice (on baseball and whiskey) this year–I’m very close to clinching my home league this week. Even if we don’t end up to the same solution, i appreciate the clarity of your approach to different problems or decisions. Hope you have a great off-season!
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: Thanks
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: Thanks for these Jeff. I have 1st locked up (!) these are always helpful heading into a new week. What to make of River Ryan heading into next year? Are Jobe-Melton-Ryan their big three? Also, do the Rays call up Theo Gillen for playoff reinforcement
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: I think Ryan will get every chance to start. I just expect him to get babied like Chase Burns.
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| 7:43 |
: Austin Wells and his 5 o’clock shadow at noon are OPSing 4 digits the last couple of weeks. Would you start him this week over Bernal? Heim in Sac.?
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| 7:45 |
: No. The smallest hitting sample I’d use is six weeks (when walks, strikeouts and some EV values stabilize).
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: g. kirby or d. may for last stream?
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: Kirby
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| 7:45 |
: Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki – both are allegedly pitching one more time. Are you willing to start either one in a 12 team roto league if you have to decide Monday (weekly lineups) and take the risk?
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: I think both will start, I’m just they will throw
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: Chiefs TD
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: Can I just vent about adding Sheehan last Sunday, then watch him get sent down Monday, then watching him dominate today on my bench? Thanks Dodgers….
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: I’m even more pissed since I added that week before sucking up a roster spot.
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: Roster Resource has Robbie Ray starting Wed and Sun. That’s gotta be Tue and Sun, right? Trying to decide between Ray and C Javier in a weekly points league Final. Thanks Jeff.
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: First, we pull over the projected starters from Rotowire. Their won’t be two starts. King is verified for Tuesday, so just one start for Ray this week
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: Last SP: Pivetta @LAD or C Javier @SEA and maybe @ LV? (roto)
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: Javier
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| 7:50 |
: Is next year the year Devin Williams finally beats the bad luck?
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: I’m not sure the Mets help players breakout
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: Final week, please pick one. M. King at LA, C Preliepp vs TEX, or S. Manaea two road starts?
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| 7:51 |
: It depends if you need rations (King or Preilipp) or counting stats (Manaea)
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| 7:51 |
: Jeff, first and foremost, thanks so much for doing these all season. Its been a tremendous help and one of the reasons im in the running for a title. Greatly appreciate your wisdom and advice. 5*5 10 team AL only keeper league. $260 salary. Pitching stats have QS+W and Sholds. How do you rank $5 Peter Lambert, $5 Wesnewski and $14 Baz as keepers. All potential keepers? Need cuts to help my roster make a final push in other areas as SP cats are pretty firm.
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: Wesneski is the best arm, especially for $5, I have Baz next but with the higher cost is iffy
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: 8 SB from gaining another point in the category. Any guys you think might be available in a 14 teamer that could give me a few this week?
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| 7:54 |
: Harris (SD), Cox, Volpe,
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| 7:55 |
: One sec, a key cracked in half, I need to replace it with the Alt key
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| 7:57 |
: Thank you for everything this season.
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: You’re welcome
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| 7:57 |
: Need wins. Last week of season bench risk a concern. Pls rank top 3-4:
Messick (@Bos, @KC), Boyd (@Bos), A Alvarez (@NYM), Gausman (Mia, @Bos), Javier (@Ath), Painter (TB), Prielipp (Tex) |
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: Messick, Gausman, Javier, Preilipp
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| 7:58 |
: So a follow up on Sheehan, would you start him this week? Looks like he may go vs SF on Sunday? But again, Dodgers.
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: Exactly. No … maybe.
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: Melton (DET) seems spent. Need Ks and WHIP. Grab good middle reliever – J Martinez (AZ), J Hicks (CWS), or E Diaz (LAD – yes he was dropped)?
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: I’d go with a middle reliever but I’m not a fan of any of those options. I’d take Miles over all them. Whitlock. Morejon
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: Would you cut basabe or vaughn to activate samad taylor? Or stay put?
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: That’s a deep NL league
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: I’d stay.
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: Bolte or Carigg for the final week. Thanks!
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: Bolte, isn’t Carigg hurt?
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: Nope it’s Karros
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: Grant Holmes @ MIA over the guys on your list in the article?
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| 8:03 |
: Holmes for sure
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: Edman, Norby, Amador, or D Walton at 2B for the final week. Thanks
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: Norby Amador, Edman, Walton
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| 8:05 |
: Well, no more questions in the chat. I’ll stop it early if that’s it.
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: Do you think Roden gets more at bats after today? Him or sogard in al only obp?
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: Sogard of the pair
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| 8:07 |
: Made it to the championship in my 14 team head to head league. Stay with Jordan Walker in an OF spot or replace with Max Clark, Moniak , G Mitchell, Angel Martinez, S Kwan? Thanks for all the help this year!
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: It’s tough to know without knowing whether it’s a roto league or a points league. Kwan might be the answer.
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: The Miz was pulled after 3 innings tonight. Expect the same workload limits next weekend?
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| 8:08 |
: Yes, they want to win the playoffs
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: Looking for saves in nl only do you want Webb or Dylan smith?
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: Smith, but I don’t like it
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: Would you want bubic as a flyer in an nl only keeper, maybe for next yr?
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: Next year
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: Is the cubs closer next year on the roster right now? Trying to line up some keepers in nl only for next yr
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: I like Zeferjan for now
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: Follow up to my Jordan Walker OF question…it’s a OBP categories league. 😬
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: Kwan
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: Is Jordan Lawlar the next Jarred Kelenic; can’t-miss prospect that misses?
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: Totally different paths. Kelenic was never good. Walker has been around a few years.
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| 8:13 |
: Looks like it may be down to you and me in this chat, lol. Thanks for doing this all yr. You and this chat are the main reason I have my membership. Appreciate all of it! Waiver article is the best also!
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: Thanks
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| 8:15 |
: Llike everyone else here just want to say thanks for everything this year, the waiver wire report and the chat are invaluable to my FAAB process.
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: You’re welcome
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| 8:15 |
: For what it’s worth, I had trouble logging in to Jotcast tonight on most browsers. Finally got Brave on mobile to let me in. Might be the reason for the slow chat?
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: Are you a member?
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| 8:16 |
: Yes, member since 2016.
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: OK, not sure then
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| 8:16 |
: You prefer grabbing any of Angel Martinez, Volpe, Cox over Amado or Emmanuel Rodrigues
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| 8:16 |
: Cox, Volpe over the pair, but it’s close
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: Trusting Zebby tomorrow vs the giants?
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: Yes
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: also tough log in for me
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: OK, I’ll let the powers know
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| 8:17 |
: Is Ohtani going to get any at bats this week to shake of rust for the playoffs? Or is he a dropper?
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| 8:18 |
: He’ll get some. My guess is 3 games.
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| 8:18 |
: Any interest in these streamers for Wins …Drew Anderson home vs Wash • Ethan Pecko at Sea • A.Kay at KC •Fedde at KC -It’s seems unless these White Sox have openers They won’t go 5 innings
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: Anderson
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: bourbon or rye or other?
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| 8:19 |
: I love a bourbon with some rye like Four Roses and New Riff
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| 8:19 |
: Jeff , thanks for all your help this season. 1st with 7 days togo !!
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| 8:19 |
: You’re welcome
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| 8:19 |
: That’s going to be it for tonight
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| 8:20 |
: Good luck for everyone to finish up the season
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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.