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Paul Swydan

9:15

Oh I see it. Gambling, action, I see what you did there.

Let's hope he's innocent.

Sam

9:15

Your favorite book regarding fantasy baseball(trading bases, winning fantasy baseball, fantasyland etc etc)?

Paul Swydan

9:16

I honestly can't say that I've ever read a whole book about fantasy baseball, but if I was going to it'd be Mike Podhorzer's "Projecting X." I tend more toward fantasy magazines or services, like Lindy's Fantasy Baseball Magazine.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:17

Not sure I have a favorite, I probably personally reference Winning Fantasy Baseball the most

Paul Swydan

9:17

Oh, also, The Fantasy Fix does a good PDF for preseason leagues.

JWK

9:17

What are some players that aren't really good, but you're attached to?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:17

Lindy's had an awesome drafter this year

Paul Swydan

9:18

Guys that I liked on the Rockies when I worked there - Franklin Morales and Jeff Baker stick out. Ubaldo Jimenez, depending on how you feel about his qualities as a player. Also Daniel Nava, Scott Atchison.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:18

I love me some AAAA players. Dean Anna. Jose Martinez. Brake Treinen.

and Bartolo Colon

JWK

9:19

Wilin Rosario is going to the KBO, will he ever have another AB in the majors?

Paul Swydan

9:19

I want to believe that he will. It seemed like he washed out of the league far too quickly.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:19

Maybe, hard to tell

Rick

9:19

What is the most unreasonable fan-based projection so far? (My vote for now goes for Panik at 5.5 WAR)

Paul Swydan

9:20

I haven't really explored them yet, but I certainly wouldn't be pegging Panik for a 5.5 WAR season.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:20

I haven't looked at them yet.

Paul Swydan

9:21

Perusing them real quick right now, Addison Russell at 5.2 WAR strikes me as overly optimistic.

As does Kevin Gausman at 4.1 WAR.

Zigs

9:22

What are your thoughts on Cingrani? Now that it looks like his time with the rotation is done, any chance we see him as a late innings reliever?

Paul Swydan

9:22

Sure. I loved him before he got hurt.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:22

I have a feeling he will end up being the Reds closer at some point this season.

marlinfan

9:23

Would it make sense for the Marlins to sign Desmond to a three year deal and use him at 3rd? This would give them a 3rd baseman next year when they lose Prado and allow them to use Prado to fill in all over the diamond this season.

Paul Swydan

9:23

It might make sense for them, but I'm guessing Ian Desmond doesn't want to move over to third just yet.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:24

Desmond's free agency has been on the weird side. I have a feeling he is asking the world and not getting it.

Ulysses

9:25

Do the White Sox need Cespedes in order to compete for the AL Central crown?

Paul Swydan

9:26

They need more than him. Their pitching staff projects to have the ninth-highest WAR in the game, but their offense just 25th. Cespedes will help for sure, but they have more work to do, or they'll have to win every game 3-2.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:26

They need something more, but I think Fowler could be just as good

mapsamountainrange

9:27

Have you played a fantasy league with a defensive category like DRS? What platform did you use?

Paul Swydan

9:27

I have not. To be honest, that'd be frustrating to play in, because our defensive stats only update once a week.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:27

Sort of with scoresheet. I was not a fan of scoresheet one bit.

Paul Swydan

9:28

Oh, ya, I guess that's true. Scoresheet's defensive ratings though were static throughout the year.

And I LOVE Scoresheet. Wish I had more time to play.

Oneear

9:28

If you played Fangraphs' "The Game" and won, and never were contacted about getting your prize, how you let them know you were disappointed?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:29

Not sure, Paul?

Paul Swydan

9:29

What's your email? Paste it in a comment. I won't publish it, but I'll email you and we can hash it out.

Marvin

9:29

If we had robot umpires, would catchers, by market necessity, become better hitters?

Paul Swydan

9:30

That's an interesting thought experiment. I would think that evolution would have to wait until we could conclusively tell whether catchers could "beat" the robots with their framing ability.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:31

No, not really. I think catchers will still get consideration based on how they handle the running game. I am constantly amazed on how much people value pop times.

Fes

9:31

I'm calling Cespedes to the Padres. Ownership approves the deal because Cespedes gives them the All-Star rep they want since they're hosting the game this year.

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