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Brent Hershey
12:41
  1. I think Lopez starts out; would be surprised if he lasts all year. Ferrer is a fave of mine for some saves this yr
  2. Fantasy value: Herz, Parker, Irvin, Williams. Super tricky to know which way WAS goes, though.
  3. Think they are all NL-only relevant (even Williams). Obv the later your auction, the better, to try and get a handle on who will make the rotation.
Rooney
12:42
How much do you value (or devalue) ratios in weekly H2H cats leagues? Given its a weekly sample would it be wise to deprioritize those categories and favor players that have the ability to amass higher hr/sb k/w totals?
Brent Hershey
12:42
Yeah ratios are so volatile from week to week, I think your approach holds some merit.
Dave
12:48
Hi Brent,                                                                                               I am proud to say that I won my league last year AND I still have problems with decisions on keepers for this year.              Our league is a 6X6 Rotisserie style with 12 teams where we can each keep up to 3 keepers before the draft at 50% inflation with $260 budget.                                                          I will not be keeping Shohei Ohtani who would cost $60 (the easy decision), but on the other end of the spectrum I have at minimum ($10) Dylan Crews, James Wood, Xavier Edwards, Jasson Domínguez, Hunter Brown, Trevor Williams, Bowden Francis.  And I have Julio Rodriguez at an affordable $22.50, Yainer Diaz $21.                                       Our sixth category (other than the usual) is Slugging Pct. on offense and Holds on Pitching.  We can drop one keeper at the draft.  I am leaning toward keeping the three kids (Crews, Wood and Dominguez), but I would appreciate help.  Thanks
Brent Hershey
12:48
Interesting setup ... I THINK I would keep Julio as a known 5-cat superstar, then Hunter Brown who I like a lot this year then .... maybe Diaz, actually (?). I see the allure of the three kid OF ... but none of that trio are proven over a whole season, and $10 in a 12-tm mixed still seems like a high bar. With only 3 keeps, I think — again, this is a new exercise — I would lean more towards paying up for top, proven talent. And I'd be very happy with J-Rod, Yainer and Hunter Brown as my keeper core from a pure talent perspective.

Fun question; thanks.
Snowed in
12:52
Hi Brent,
I have to submit my protection list in two weeks. I am in a standard fantasy (10 categories) league. Based on the most recent information, could you rank in order of preference the following players L Butler, B Woo, Edwards, J Burger, B Reynolds, M Vientos, R Ray, B Francis, M Fried for their 2025 performance?
Same question for the following minor leaguers based on their potentiel (not just for the 2025 season): Walcott, De Vries, A Miller, L Montes?
Thank you for your collaboration
Brent Hershey
12:52
MLB: Burger, Butler, Reynolds, Vientos <small gap> Fried (tho injury risk scares me some), Ray, Woo, Edwards, Francis
MiLB: Walcott, Miller, De Vries <big gap> Montes
Guy
12:57
In 2023, it was very possible to have drafted Acuna, Olson, and Seager in the first three rounds. All had monster, league winning seasons. Last year it was Ohtani, Elly, and Gunnar. Pick 3 guys from the first 3-5 rounds of ADP that could ride similar waves in 2025. Thanks!
Brent Hershey
12:57
Assuming all hitters: Tucker, Chourio, Harris.
Kyle
12:58
Thoughts on Max Meyer?
Brent Hershey
12:58
  1. Has to stay healthy/upright.
  2. Interested to see if these new pitches are any good. FB/SL already winners, but if he trusts and can use a third or fourth pitch, then his ceiling has risen.
Don Dringus
12:59
Will soderstrom get any catcher reps are is he done there?
Brent Hershey
12:59
Almost positive he'll be 1B/DH only going forward
Peter
1:01
Thank you Brent (&, now Ray & Ron) for these chats. 6x6. Mixed $260 auction. 15 teams. Who do you see as some "buy high" OFs & MIs this year?
Brent Hershey
1:01
Chourio, Merrill, Westburg
Don Dringus
1:06
Any AL prospects on the hq 100 that get a big bump in obp leagues?
Brent Hershey
1:06
Emmanuel Rodriguez and Kevin McGonigle. Our new Org Report Datatable (if you're a HQ subscriber) is amazing tool for questions like this. (Filter by AL, sort by OBP rating, cross-reference those on HQ100)
Brent Hershey
1:07
On that note ... thanks, y'all! Ray will be back chatting on Friday at noon; I'll be back next Monday. Best!
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