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Justin Mason
12:16
Nola and Albies for sure. If Seminole is supposed to be Semien, I would buy low on him too
White Sox
12:16
Is there a reliever in the White Sox pen worth owning?
Justin Mason
12:16
nope
I literally just dropped Clevinger in a league yesterday
Beano
12:16
NL 10 team 5x5 - Is Harrington a worthy pickup or is he a "next year" guy?
And if I may, please rank these FA hitters: J Rojas, T Tawa, T Saggase, A Call, S Marte

Thanks!
Justin Mason
12:17
I grabbed him for cheap in a bunch of leagues. I think they are going to give him a few more chances.
Marte, Rojas, Call, Tawa, Saggase
Al
12:17
Looks like Jason Foley has thrown 3.2 perfect innings with 4 Ks at AAA. Think there’s a chance he gets called back up somewhat soon and works his way back into the closer role?
Justin Mason
12:18
He could but I think it will be a fluid situation in Detroit all season long
I Sing of Arms and Troubles
12:18
AL Only league. Could you rank these arms? Povich, Wesneski, Shane Smith, Woods Richardson? Which are below the Middle Reliever threshold? (Think Will Vest or the Booser)
Justin Mason
12:18
Wesneski, Smith, Povich, SWR. I would say the last two are below the MR threshold.
Guest 000
12:19
Roman Anthony up soooooon to move Cedddane to util/4th OF?
Justin Mason
12:19
I really hope so. I am stashing in a bunch of leagues. I think he is up in the next 2-3 weeks.
Hot Bats
12:19
Trent Grisham (embarrassingly) leads my AL Only OBP team in homers. Should I hold him or move on to a steadier bat (Malloy, Oswaldo Cabrera, Ty France are the sorts of bats out there)?
Justin Mason
12:19
Just ride the hot streak
Borbin Burnes
12:20
Have you looked at Burnes’ pitch velocity graph? His cutter suffers a really noticeable dip in velocity in August and doesn’t recover at all. It’s honestly kind of concerning
Justin Mason
12:20
I haven't dug into it, but I think I will now. He is a good enough pitcher to make it work without the velo, but that is concerning.
Curious George
12:21
My easiest 15 second check on a hitter I haven’t been watching closely is usually xwOBA and wOBA. This is a bad heuristic when it comes to players who succeed by pulling the ball in the air. Do you have any quick checks you use for contact quality for players in that category? (Paredes, Arenado, Altuve, etc)
Justin Mason
12:22
I am looking to see if there is anything out of line in Z-Contact, O-Swing, EVs, IFB, GB, FB among others, but remember that we don't have enough data to draw much from anything yet.
Rob
12:22
Wondering if you would start Ben Rice over Xander Bogaerts (at UT) in a 15-team mixed points? Seems like upside versus safety.
Justin Mason
12:23
I think that is the right analysis. I would look and play schedules right now.
Guest
12:23
am I probably giving Bleday too much rope? sacramento and coors and he still hasn't hit ish
Justin Mason
12:24
Underlying numbers look fine. Just a few too many groundballs. I think he will be fine.
Cold Bats
12:24
MJ Melendez. Even in my AL Only league, I’m getting an itchy trigger finger for a hotter bat like Brendan Rodgers. Anything I can point to, other than it being April, for hope?
Justin Mason
12:24
I am fine making that move. He isn't a bat I would feel tied to.
Oof
12:24
Would you drop the Martian, Santander, or Jung Hoo Lee in a shallow points league for Noot?
Justin Mason
12:25
I would entertain dropping Lee for him but not the other two
TORPEDO MAN
12:25
hey justin! are there any early season trends you're seeing (ie, less/more steals, less/more Ks) that can give any insight to fantasy strategy? thanks partner!
Justin Mason
12:27
Right now I am mostly just watching game and enjoying them while we are waiting for sample sizes to normalize. Definitely looking at team SBs to see if there are teams being more or less aggressive on the bases. For instance, the Pirates are on an unreal SB pace right now, so I am streaming their hitters in. For the most part, just enjoying baseball being back and staying on top of news and watching a ton
Chris
12:27
When do you see nick Kurtz getting up? Before elridge?
Justin Mason
12:29
I don't think Kurtz is up until late summer, if at all this season, but I do think Eldridge could be if he is healthy. Right now the latter is hurt so that could push him back as well.
Guest
12:29
What do you think of Wilyer Abreu's hot start? Did you see him gun down Noot at 3rd yesterday?
Justin Mason
12:29
He has been so impressive. I think he will slow down a ton, but you have to ride this hot streak as long as it goes.
Matt
12:30
So is Wilyer Abreu just peak Mike Trout now? Even everything under the hood looks great.
Justin Mason
12:30
lol. If this was happening in July we probably wouldn't give it much thought. That being said, ride it for now
Coco Vandi
12:31
Hi Justin.  6x6 roto obp & qs dynasty, no cost.  who should i be targeting for ss if looking to trade bryce miller?  thanks in advance
Justin Mason
12:31
McLain? Volpe? Seager?
Beano
12:32
Brewers patching together their pitching staff with C Patrick, T Alexander -- and these guys have looked pretty good. In a vacuum (which I know is a dark and dusty space) would you roster either of these two guys?
Justin Mason
12:32
Probably not outside of the deepest of leagues.
Guest
12:32
Ben Rice or Torkelson?
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