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Fantasy Baseball Chat with Nicklaus Gaut: 8/19/24
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Nicklaus Gaut
11:08
What's up y'all?
Little bit of a late start but I'm still here for all of your questions
and possibly angst?
Steve Adams
11:10
Hey all -- Steve here. Sorry for the late start and for not getting the chat link up for advance questions this week. We'll have it back out for early questions next week again. Thanks as always, and I'll turn things over to Nicklaus from here!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:12
No problem, Mr. Steve!
Guest
11:13
Volpe or Masyn ROS? Keeper for'25? Thanks for your chats!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:13
I'm a big fan of what Winn has done this season but I'd still rather have Volpe, both for ROS and as a 2025
And you're welcome!
MLBTR fan
11:15
can players like Xavier Edwards, Zach Neto, and Jake burger be counted on for the playoff stretch? Or is regression coming? (10 team Points league)
Nicklaus Gaut
11:15
I'm bullish on all three but would have the most concerns about Burger (depending on your scoring system)
11:16
Regression is coming for Edwards because a .415 BABIP won't last forever but it won't sting nearly as much in most points formats given his elite plate discipline
11:17
And Neto has been remarkably steady all season and there's not much in his underlying metrics to suggest a big cliff is coming
besides being on the Angels, that is ; )
Idiotic Failson
11:18
Is Musgrove rosterable? I have him cheap in fantasy but found myself pretty gunshy starting him...
Nicklaus Gaut
11:18
Rosterable? Yes. But I'm being re-eaal careful about the matchups
11:19
even if he did just pull off some Coors witchcraft
Trade Review
11:20
A month ago I landed James Wood, Jackson Chourio, Royce Lewis, & Junior Caminero for Paul Skenes - how'd I do?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:21
I mean, the results are pretty good (in a vacuum) considering the "knowns" you were trading in Skenes
Deyvison De Los Santos
11:21
While I'd love to know when he's getting promoted because I've been stashing him, my question more broadly is - why would a non-contending team - like the Marlins - continue to keep prospects down in Triple A at this point since no prospect will gain service team for the rest of the year?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:22
I'm with you - usually team "get 'em late season looks" for guys on non-contenders
11:24
I suspect your answer is somewhere in the field of "non-contending teams stay non-contending because they are shit at player development/properly timed promotions"?
riegs
11:24
Who would you want as your catcher heading into the fantasy playoffs? O’Hoppe, Langeliers, A Kirk or K Ruiz?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:25
O'Hoppe overall
11:27
but he's not a crazy amount in front of Langeliers, so if you're extra focused on power, I'd understand taking him instead
Old School
11:27
4x4 AL only, 23 man roster: any keeper value for next year in Adell $1, Toro $1, Ty Anderson $1, Sears $1, Moniak $1  Thanks!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:28
Depends on how squeezed your other keepers are looking but Adell at a buck is a worthwhile lotto ticket for AL only
Junior's Caminero
11:29
What do you expect from Caminero? Any early comparisons after he gets settled?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:31
Realistically? Probably ~150 PA with 5ish HR and 30+ R+RBI with a .260ish AVG?
riegs
11:31
Do you still like/trust Lodolo ros? If his rotation turn remains unchanged he has a lot of matchups coming up against teams who haven’t been kind to LHP (Oak, Hou, NYM, Min, Atl)
Nicklaus Gaut
11:32
Yeah, color me pretty worried.
11:33
Like you pointed out, the schedule is extra tough coming up with lefty-killing teams and is coming at a time when his control has been bumpy
Not a great combo
Dano
11:34
This week, my last SP spot is between Logan Gilbert (@LAD) or Nick Lodolo (@ PIT)
Nicklaus Gaut
11:34
But not for @PIT!
11:35
I'd rather have Lodolo - like I said, he's got some lefty-killers coming up but PIT is certainly not that.
Really good matchup for him
Ben
11:36
Who are some waiver wire targets that I should be targeting as keepers next year?  My league allows up to four keepers.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:36
Not sure of your league size but given something normal (8-15 teams) and only four keepers, I'm not sure you'll find much on the wire worthy of a keeper slot.
riegs
11:37
How would you rank JD Martinez, McMahon, J Sanchez, A Vaughn and S Marte ros?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:38
Marte > McMahon > the Jesus > Vaughn > JD
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