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Paul Swydan

9:31

Unfortunately, like the old Hawaii Baseball League - which I was a big fan of - it is unlikely to be a destination for top flight talent, because the teams don't want to send them so far away from home. Teams are risk averse.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:31

Also I think the league as a limit of MLB players

Paul Swydan

9:31

Right, that too.

Deep Keep

9:31

I'm in a deep Keeper league I need to choose 4/5 SP, from best to worst these 5 (Smyly, Pomeranz, Mchugh, Descalfani, Lynn) , GO

Jeff Zimmerman

9:32

Pomeranz, Descalfani, McHugh, Smyly, Lynn

Paul Swydan

9:33

Well, do we know that Pomeranz is definitely a SP this year? I don't think we definitely know that yet. So, that could make your decision real easy. Assuming they're all SPs, I agree with Jeff, Lynn is a risky bet coming off of TJ.

John

9:33

Ben Lindbergh wrote a fantastic piece for The Ringer yesterday where he asserted that competitive advantages between front office analytical staffs have significantly dropped. Where is the next market inefficiency? Is there one? Because if not that would be boring.

Paul Swydan

9:33

It would also be boring if we could predict the next market inefficiency, no?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:34

I think taking care of MILB players is one.

Paul Swydan

9:34

Yeah, that'd be nice.

Curtis

9:34

Who is the worst position player currently on a 25 man roster?

Paul Swydan

9:35

The Dbacks signed Daniel Descalso today. He'd have to be in the conversation.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:35

Is Matt Garza still on it?

Paul Swydan

9:36

Yonder Alonso has gotta be in the convo too. No idea why he's still in the majors.

magicarpenter

9:36

I've always thought Lost and the OC had two of the best pilots I've ever seen

Jeff Zimmerman

9:36

Paul Swydan

9:37

I'd support this statement. Of course, the OC went downhill a lot faster.

Of course, both shows had the fantastic Alan Dale. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197638/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t33

Jeff Zimmerman

9:38

I never followed either

Paul Swydan

9:38

Shocker.

The Cincinnati Kid

9:38

Could you spitball a little bit on how you would approach a league that has the following settings: QS, IP, WHIP, ERA, K, and Net Saves + Holds (6 cats total)

Paul Swydan

9:39

I'd probably focus on SPs and set-up guys.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:39

Stud starters for QS and some great setup man. Also, depends on daily or weekly lineups.

Sonny

9:39

Chris Carter made so much sense for the Red Sox that the Yankees signed him! feels like 2003 all over again

Jeff Zimmerman

9:40

E5 made sense for the Red Sox even more

Paul Swydan

9:41

Are we comparing Chris Carter to the A-Rod trade?

Even comparing it to the Tom Gordon signing seems like a stretch...

David Ortiz

9:41

am I pulling a Brett Favre/MJ this year?

Paul Swydan

9:42

No. Also, I don't remember Bret Favre unretiring?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:42

No, I think he is done. He has nothing to prove on his non-existing knees.

Paul Swydan

9:43

Feet. It's his feet that really hurt.

Well, maybe knees too. Who knows.

Luda

9:43

I'm in a 10 team $260 cap Only 6x6 league (holds and TB+BB) where we keep 8. The first 6 rounds of draft are snake draft (we use an auction calculator and you get the player for whatever his auction calculator or book value is) and the rest of the roster is filled out by auction. What would your strategy be during those first 6 rounds. There's decent options in the auction but none of the top tier talent will be left, would you worry about how much you had left going into the auction? We also have a 5 round "reserve" draft to select our bench after the main draft is over, cap doesn't count towards this. Is the reserve draft where you would draft your holds guys?

Paul Swydan

9:43

This wins for longest question of the night.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:45

I would keep the best players. Holds for sure in the reserve round as long as some are available.

Paul Swydan

9:45

First, I would just try to get the best guys available in the first six rounds, I wouldn't sweat the cap $$. Second, I generally think of reserve drafts as the place where you draft prospects. I suppose that if you are gunning for a title you could make an exception and use a couple of those slots for holds guys, but I would make sure you save at least 2 picks in the reserve draft for prospects. If nothing else, having prospects at the ready gives you chips to make midseason trades without breaking up your core team.

Pragmatist

9:47

Doesn't it make sense to expect some regression from Lester, Jake and Hendricks?

Paul Swydan

9:47

It does indeed. Don't tell the Cubs fans.

Whoa Nelly

9:47

Is there any reason for the Dodgers to ever be bad again, aside from mismanagement? Doesn't seem like they have a window in the same way other teams do anymore. Also, can the Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs, and other big money teams reach a similar status?

Paul Swydan

9:48

They all could, but you could have said that through eternity. Life rarely cooperates, unfortunately. We're just human.

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