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Dan Harris
12:20
Don't overthink it too much. I would be fine punting saves, but I would focus on pitching early. I think you can stream hitters a bit easier this year than pitchers, so I would feel ok about needing to find the right options on a weekly basis there.
jgeeeeee
12:20
Other than catcher, what positions are best to draft late in a snake draft?
Dan Harris
12:22
There are a lot of outfielders I like REALLY late, but only when I have a decent baseline early. That's the only other position I feel comfortable knowing there will be quality options really late in the draft. Well, and upside SP, too. If you want to practice your late-round strategy, do some mocks at fantasypros.com/draftwizard and make the settings SUPER deep. You'll get a good sense of who is available once you get past pick 300.
Todd B
12:22
Have you ever played in a league with Ottoneu-like scoring? Did you like it?
Dan Harris
12:22
You know, I actually haven't Todd. Wanna start one up? Who is with us?????
Matthew
12:22
Should I buy into Ke'Bryan Hayes as my starting 3B?
Dan Harris
12:23
Yeah, took me awhile but I'm in now. It is hard to buy into players who outperform their minor-league statistics so easily, but that's kind of the norm now. Nothing in Hayes's underlying profile suggests too much regression, and I like his batting average floor in a world where batting average is just an absolute killer category. I'm a believer.
dave in slc
12:23
who are the guys you find yourself drafting the most of? guys you love at the price you are getting them and think will outperform it?
Dan Harris
12:25
I am completely in on Marcus Stroman and have been all year, for sure. I love me some Austin Riley and Frankie Montas, think Benintendi is good for a bounceback, like both Mancini and Mountcastle for the Orioles. And I think the hate is coming too hard for Cavan Biggio.
Guest
12:25
In a 10-team auction with $260 budget,  what would you bid for Jared Walsh, Andrew Vaughn and Jaimer Candelario?
Dan Harris
12:25
$1, $1, $1! No reason to go higher in a 10-team league.
Tim
12:25
It's a daily lineup league too, so lots of work keeping up on it which I think gives me an edge. Where do you draft Ohtani in that format?
Thanks, Dan! Listening to the podcast all the time. Enjoyed the mock draft shows
Dan Harris
12:27
Oh, man. So, I still have my doubts about Ohtani because of the health, but in a daily format where you can switch him between hitter and pitcher every day, I'm bumping him to within my top 90, pretty easily (he's in the 180s otherwise). There's a ton of risk with the guy, so I'm not going NUTS. But yeah, probably somewhere in the 75-90 range
Guest
12:27
Josh Bell seems to be a guy experts are a little divided on. Do you like his current ADP?
Dan Harris
12:28
I am totally back in on Josh Bell (though it would be nice if Ryan Zimmerman also stopped hitting!). I wasn't in the offseason, but now I am. If you watched him last year, you saw the CONSTANT change of the stance and swing as he looked to correct some poor habits caused by the long layoff. But his swing and stance look pretty tight right now, he's in a great spot in that batting order. I'm absolutely buying at the ADP.
Gabe
12:28
I’m in a 10 team, H2H categories league with one single keeper. My keeper is Bauer at a 9th round cost. I have the 9th pick in the first round and 12th in the 2nd. Should I go with Bieber and get beat available with the 12th? Or should I go with Yelich and reach on a pitcher like Darvish with the 12tb pick? Thanks Dan. Love the pod.
Dan Harris
12:29
Thanks! I have Yelich a spot higher than the Biebs in my rankings, so I would go Yelich and Darvish there, especially with Bauer. But really no issue if you go Bieber if you prefer. Think I'm on an island with Yelich over Bieber.
Edd
12:29
Need help deciding order of these pitchers Civale , Means, Heaney, B. Keller , Pineda, Antone , Urquidy 8x8 keeper (HR,QS,K/9) and thanks for all the rock solid advice
Dan Harris
12:30
You got it! There are a lot of name there in the same general tier, so I think I have them Civale, Heaney, Means, Pineda, Urquidy, Keller, Antone. So that's how I'd go!
John
12:30
When do you think Wander Franco will make an impact?  Is this a simple case of him getting called up post-Super2 deadline?
Dan Harris
12:31
The day I pretend to understand how the Rays think is the day I can probably work in baseball professionally! But yeah, my guess is June-ish. He is just a baby still.
Michael C
12:31
Hey Dan!  I am pick 12- in a H2H Roto league.  Is it crazy to reach for a Bauer or Giolito type to ensure I get pitching?  Or should I take the 2 hitters and hope for the best!  Thanks in advance and love your stuff!
Dan Harris
12:32
I might go one hitter, one pitcher there, but you CAN make it work if you go hitter-hitter. It's going to be uncomfortable, I'm warning you. That wait till your 3rd and 4th is tough. But a Freddie/Ramirez start or something would probably be too enticing.
Guest
12:33
Is it worth holding on to Chris Sale and Noah Syn....(sp)...lol on IL? We have 4 IL slots.
Dan Harris
12:33
I am fine to draft those guys and stash them on my IL. But, especially with Sale, I'm cutting them when I need to keep other guys on my IL. They're just low priority, so only stashing when I feel comfortable I am not costing myself anything.
Guest
12:33
Keeper league for 3 years. Who would you take with the 1st overall pick this year.
Dan Harris
12:33
Acuna. Same as redraft.
Zack
12:33
After keepers our H2H draft starts in round 5.  Already have Trout, Harper, Trea and Cole.  Was going to try targeting 2nd base.  Lots of people seem to be on the Ketel train.  Would you rather Merrifield or Marte?
Dan Harris
12:35
Oh Merrifield. and not close for me. Ketel is a player who I really try to fight against my personal bias (and not against the dude personally, of course! I mean just that in my head, I don't believe, so find it hard to ignore any evidence that supports my opinion!), but he's really got one year of being a superstar player, and I'm not sure why analysts still want to credit it so much. Merrifield offers a floor of 20-25 steals with the same position flexibility, so I am taking it!
Angelusnovus
12:35
Are you buying the Robbie Ray renaissance?
Dan Harris
12:36
Nope. Did it last year against my better judgment. Not doing it this year. Nope nope nope. Increased velocity or not. NO AND YOU CANNOT MAKE ME!
Kevin
12:36
Late draft love for any of these guys in particular: T Edman, N Solak, D Fletcher? (poiints league, no negative points, so getting lots of AB's is huge)
Dan Harris
12:37
Yeah, all of them are fine picks. I'm more in on Edman than the rest because you can pretty much play him anywhere, but I have found myself drafting Solak more and more lately. You have them ranked in the correct order.
Working Hard In Chitown
12:37
Are categories like ERA, WHIP and OBS an average of of the individual averages or does it compile it for my team?
Dan Harris
12:38
I mean, your ERA is going to be your team's total ERA? Unless you're in a funky league with Joey P. or something. Then, all bets are off!
Guest
12:38
Your thoughts on my RP closer staff: J. Soria, A. Bradley, G. Soto, T. Scott.  Who's gonna have a job, lose their job, take the job?
Dan Harris
12:40
Any or all of them! Ok, so, I think Soria will probably wind up the guy in AZ. I don't think they signed him to keep Crichton as the closer. I think Bradley and Neris will split, I thin Soto might steal some saves but ultimately more when lefties are up, and I'm just not trusting anyone in Baltimore. But I'd probably rank them in that order.
Slice
12:40
What do you think of Ty France as a later round guy?
Dan Harris
12:41
Love him. I mean, I don't think we can count on him being a superstar, but man, when you want some late-round potential, especially with what we've seen in the spring, you gotta grab him. And he still isn't getting enough love.
Angelusnovus
12:41
The first week i have room to start three of these five: Lux, Senzel, Robles, Carlson & Gimenez. Who do you have? Standard 5x5
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