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Justin Mason

10:24

In fantasy, Busch. In real life baseball, Vargas.

Jed

10:24

Sale vs Astros, Abbot vs Giants, Montgomery or Gray vs Mets?

Justin Mason

10:24

Montgomery

Adenolith

10:26

Playoff matchup starts for us this week. I’m a lower seed in a standard 8-team H2H Cat league so I’ll lose ties. Opponent is starting Framber, JV, Wheeler, Darvish, Kershaw, Giolito, Castillo, Keller, Assad with Romano at RP.

I have Ober, Bibee, Sale, Eury, Skubal, Paxton, Webb, Sandoval, Woo, Garrett with Raisel, Alzolay, Williams, Bednar, Munoz, and Y. Cano at closer.

Would you start just 2 or 3 closers to take the category and cross your fingers you don’t blow up and can compete in everything else then adjust when week 2 comes? Or just go hard on relievers from the start (I’ll have to pitch 2 starters so it’s probably Eury and Logan Webb), bank on Sv, ERA, WHIP, and pray you take 3 hitting cats too? It’s not normal for me to punt cats entirely, seems like I’m giving myself fewer outs, but I don’t have a lot of faith in my starters.

Justin Mason

10:27

Depends on how strong your hitters are. If you feel pretty good about taking enough hitting categories, then I would go strong relievers and just crush the ratios and saves. If you don't feel as strongly about your offense, then go 2-3 relievers and try and see if you get lucky in wins and K's

O’stradamus

10:27

Ruiz worth starting in 10 team leagues? Been hurting for steals since I lost wander

Justin Mason

10:27

Yeah, I think so. Beggars can't be chosers

Jole

10:28

Kodai Senga vs SEA or Bobby Miller vs ARI, ATL?

Justin Mason

10:28

Senga

Atlanta scares the crap out of me

Jed

10:28

Do you start Arraez over Encarnacion-Strand this week?

Justin Mason

10:28

Only if I need batting average

Adenolith

10:28

Regarding the pitching Q, our offenses are #1 & #2. It's every even.

Justin Mason

10:28

I think I go 2-3 relivers then

Adenolith

10:28

Weekly lineups, are you starting Bichette or rolling with a guy like Royce Lewis?

Justin Mason

10:28

If Bichette is in the lineup today, then I roll with him.

Ian

10:29

20 team dynasty 1 C slot- Francisco Alvarez or Yainer Diaz long term?

Justin Mason

10:29

Alvarez

arthur

10:29

would you hold onto will smith for upcoming h2h playoffs or jump ship to yanier diaz, garver or heim?

Justin Mason

10:29

Hold

arthur

10:29

any interest in brantley coming off the I.L?

Justin Mason

10:30

Not really. Brantley is the type of player that only really helps when he can accumulate. There is just not enough time left in the season

Colton

10:30

In my 8 team league, we currently have one guy at 12-8, four of us at 11-9, two at 10-10 and a guy at 4-16. There's so much parity this week it's exciting haha

Justin Mason

10:31

I think people think that fantasy baseball is boring at the end of the season because the season is so long, but a lot of us have a ton to play for. This is why I remind people to keep grinding out your leagues, anything can happen. I am literally tied with a guy for the last playoff spot in the Sleeper and the Bust H2H categories league. This is a big week!

HappyFunBall

10:31

Bryan Woo ... the skills are tremendous but with an innings cap looming large I have trouble starting guys who I don't think will go deep enough to earn a QS. Do you think he's going to be allowed to approach 100 pitches in an outing at all the rest of the year?

Justin Mason

10:32

I think that is going to be really close, but I do. The Mariners are in a heated race and I think they will do what they need to in order to make the playoff/win the division.

billy

10:32

Shouldn’t Ohtani ‘s agent force him to get TJS now? It seems not worth putting off to play this season

Justin Mason

10:33

I think so, but I am sure they want to see if he can rehab so they can pitch to buyers in the off-season that he is good to do both right away. That rarely actually works, but it worked out for deGrom not getting surgery before free agency.

10:33

Specific question, but who would you rather have in a 12 team auction league for next year (roto): $9 Bobby Miller, $19 Yelich, or $4 Heim. I'm a big believer in Miller but not sure if the opportunity cost is too high

Justin Mason

10:34

I think I lean Yelich, but that Miller price is enticing because I am a big believer in him as well.

I also think there is a chance that Miller is really hyped up in the off-season. So I don't know that he is that affordable come draft day.

ha-seong him

10:34

hey justin, are bautista and musgrove both droppable in redraft? have to assume neither comes back this year

Justin Mason

10:35

I held Bautista this week just to see if we get any more info, but I dropped Musgrove weeks ago. I think Musgrove returns at some point, but it is likely as a four inning guy at best.

Colton

10:35

What's your approach to people who deal in bad faith in a fantasy league?

Justin Mason

10:38

I don't deal with them. If I think a person is a bad faith actor, I will tell them that I will not be trading with them in the future. I had an issue with a guy that years ago sent me an offer via text and I accepted it because I was busy and didn't have the time to negotiate. He then tried renegotiate the terms because he thought my instant acceptance was a sign that he could bleed me more. I told him that not only would I not renegotiate, but not to offer me trades in the future. trading is like romantic relationships, if you screw over your partner, you will end up alone.

Dfan

10:38

Start Wicks this week against CIN? (if he gets the start)

Justin Mason

10:38

Outside of deep leagues, I am sitting him.

Trading draft picks

10:38

when will mlb add the ability to trade draft picks? I feel like it’s long overdue

Justin Mason

10:39

I don't think it happens. They don't want teams mortgaging their futures like that.