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Nicklaus Gaut
10:59
Hello, friends
11:00
I'll be right with you -- just have to finish googling "what's a polite way to ask an opposing softball player to prove she's eight?"
11:02
Okay, ready. Apparently, the answer is "doesn't exist".
Ben
11:02
Marcus Semien and Salvador Perez are killing me.  When should I start looking for other options?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:02
Not been great!
11:03
If you're talking about finding a replacement from the wire, the leash has to be super long in all but the shallowest leagues
11:04
In trade leagues, I'm super loath to trade at bottom value unless really confident in the dip being permanent
11:05
I'd be more worried about Semien but the problem is that he's never been a particularly fast starter, and most of his value lies in his super-compiler power of attrition via mass PAs
AKA - I think you have to ride it out for now
11:06
I'm not worried about Perez - still hitting the ball crazy hard
Has a .299 xBA, .550 xSLG, and .397 xwOBA
Things will turn
Pete
11:06
What do we do with Dylan Crews? It wouldn’t be terrible if they send him down, right?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:07
No, it wouldn't be. Looks totally lost right now
11:08
Five singles and 17 K in 45 PA isn't generally considered "good."
Eduard Julien
11:09
I already picked him up (maybe you’ve noticed that your chats are on Monday, which is after FAAB runs on Sunday) but curious if I’m crazy to be bullish on Eduard “Half Vape Half ET” J(u)ulien? Former prospect, very red statcast page.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:10
He's still tantalizing but he still needs to prove he can make consistent contact.
11:11
32% K% entering this season (709 PA) and while it's at 24% so far this year, his 13.8% SwStr% is higher than ever
I'd still rather have him over Rodgers, though
Eduard Julien
11:12
(I was chosing between him and Brendan Rodgers in my OBP league, fwiw)
Rae
11:12
Any interest in Luis L Ortiz?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:13
Yes!
He said staring at the 22-team dynasty league where he has Ortiz
The stuff's always been good and I'm willing to believe in magic Cleveland pitching dust
Rae
11:15
How would you rank Conforto, Polanco, France and Stowers?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:15
Conforto > Polanco > Stowers > France
Catching Carousel
11:15
I’m in a one C league and I’ve currently rostering both O’Hoppe and Murphy. I figure I should probably only have one C on my roster so assume Murphy is the drop?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:16
yeppers
Rae
11:17
Are Roupp and Wesneski just streamers or something more?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:18
Still streamers but I'm not rushing to drop if I have the room
yo Nicky you so fine
11:18
rate my setup, 7x7 h2h hitters: R,Hr,RBI,SB, TB, avg, ops, pitchers: ip, w, k, ERA, WHIP, QS, S+H. deep roaters
Nicklaus Gaut
11:18
That what my wife says?
I mean, about the name, not the setup.
11:19
she doesn't play roto
11:20
After spending another preseason doing hundreds of custom rankings over at RotoBaller, I've seen how a lot of systems shake out
11:21
with that said, setups like yours that have double counting in significant categories (TB and OPS, W and QS) usually make for some extreme values at the top
11:22
Any time I did a custom set for someone (using ATC projections) that had OPS in addition to any other rate stat (AVG, OBP) or TB, would make the value of the best hitters just blow up
yo Nicky you so fine
11:23
Steele replacement options: Abbott, fedde, e-rod, little etc available on wire
Nicklaus Gaut
11:23
ehh, probably Fedde
Grimace
11:24
Austin Wells torpedo bat is running out of gunpowder. Sean Murphy and Carson Kelly (who seems fine after HBP) are available. Do I jump ship in my 12 team 12-cat points league?
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