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Nicklaus Gaut
11:00
Morning, y'all
Studs n Duds
11:01
Were you named after Jack Nicklaus?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:01
Winner winner!
Good catch - I've been asked about the spelling of my name a hundred times but only a handful have connected it to Jack right away.
11:02
The family story goes that my Dad wanted to name me Moses but was immediately rejected by my mom after which he went to the "backup" of his favorite golfer
But I say "backup" because I've come to believe this was always his plan
11:03
Mostly because I tried the same ruse on my wife, offering up a terrible name and trying for my "backup" - Hansgruber
Didn't work - flew too close to the sun
okay, now for baseball
George
11:03
I probably shouldn't believe in Rengifo as much as I do since he doesn't know how to take a walk, but it felt like he was turning a corner last year into above average utility guy. Maybe even a 20/20 guy with regular ABs? Is he replacement only or does he have value in a 12 team points league?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:04
Confession - I always seem to believe in Rengifo too much, too.
But bias aside, I still believe he can return startable value if in a true everyday role (which he should have now with Rendon out), especially in point leagues - and double especially in leagues with a strikeout penalty, given his elite eye/K%. And even before Rendon went down, Rengifo was already on a five-game start streak.
Even assuming mostly full-time at-bats, 20 HR might be pushing it but think 20 SB is doable - it’s not like Rengifo can’t steal because we saw it plenty in the minors. And Ron Washington came in with a “more running” attitude and it already shows with Rengifo - he’s already tied his career-high with 6 SB in six attempts.
Ron
11:04
What do you foresee as the conditional timeline for the following players to be on the mlb roster:  gasser (mlw), bae (pit), mason black (sfg) ?  What would be your best guess as to activation date?  Thank you.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:05
Gasser: post ASB - still not back from bone spur, I’m not sure they’ll rush him.
Bae: before May - should be now. Maybe Bae is just a utility guy in the long-term but he’s been going off in Triple-A and it’s not like the Pirates bench is jammed with studs.
Black - post-June, pre-ASB - he’s mowing at Triple-A but needs Keaton Winton to be a true hole in the rotation or for an injury to open up a spot. I’d bet on it being the former.
Dano
11:05
12 team H2H points, weekly lineups with 2 C, 4 OF, 2 UT and only 3 IL slots.  I am getting killed with injuries (Robert, Albies, Jung, and now Casas and Francisco Alvarez (and started with Gavin Williams on IL), as well as playing Devers.  I have 9 SPs on my roster, we start 5 per week.  I recently was able to grab Luzardo off waivers (dropping Montas), so my starting staff is Luzardo, Bello, Gilbert, Kirby, Lodolo, Pepiot, Crawford, H Greene and Gavin Williams.  I'm able to patch the lineup holes with Henry Davis and Alec Bohm that were already on my roster.  Am I better off dropping Hunter Greene and trying to upgrade my offense or upgrade Greene's spot (options available include Bibee, Crochet, E. Cabrera)?  Which of the hitters do I drop if Devers goes on IL?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:06
I’d rather have Hunter Greene than the other options - though, E. Cabrera would be pretty close. I don’t know what hitters are on your wire but Henry Davis would be my first drop.
YankeeFan
11:08
I was offered Devers straight up for Volpe, should I do the trade?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:08
I'd take it
LetsPlayTwo
11:09
12 team, 5x5 PLUS OBP/TB & QS/HLD  H2H league
have tough decisions to make when Woo and Braxton Garrett come of IL
need to drop 2 of these players if I'm going to keep Woo & Garrett
-Jared jones
-nestor Cortes
-Bailey Ober
-Edward Cabrera
-Jordan Hicks
Nicklaus Gaut
11:09
Yeah, that's impossibly hard
11:10
HIcks first
and I'd probably keep the rest and drop Garrett as the second
11:11
Good problem to have though
Ron
11:11
Will yelich be activated this week?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:12
Never bet on Yelich returning early from a back injury. Give me the over
Bottom of the barrell
11:12
I'm trying to find a top of the bottom of the barrel replaccement for bottom of the barrell failures who have been demoted (Lenyn Sosa, Darell Hernaiz). Can you please ran the hitting prowess and chances for at-bats of Max Schuemann, Garrett Hampson, Nick Allen, Niko Goodrum, Danny Mendick, Braden Shewmake, and Pablo Reyes. (Allen's the only regular, but will he ever get more than one hit a month?)
Nicklaus Gaut
11:12
You are correct - that's the bottom of the replacement barrel lol
11:14
Schuemann > Mendick > Goodrum > Allen > Shewmake/Reyes
LetsPlayTwo
11:14
5x5 PLUS OBP/TB & HLD/QS H2H league
continue holding Ke'Bryan Hayes hoping he heats up?
also holding on to Wyatt Langford for potential breakout and have Jackson Merrill in Starting lineup
would you bail on any of these?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:16
I'd hold on all - too early to bail on the veteran, I'm sure he'll end up with the same numbers he always does. Not that it's exciting
11:17
You might have to go down with the Langford ship for now but Merrill's OBP and speed should be enough to carry him until the rest heats up
LetsPlayTwo
11:17
traditional 5x5 roto, deep bench 30 roster spots total
keep holding India and CES? both seem like playing poorly and playing time will go down in future when Reds get healthy
would you bail on Brendan Donovan and Michael Conforto?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:19
Hold on the Reds for now - I'm not a big CES guy but with that deep of a bench, I'm not sure you'll find better than him on the wire. I still like Donovan quite a bit and Conforto kind of the same position as CES - if there's something a lot better on the wire, sure, but you can probably wait until you need the spot for juicy stream
Randy G
11:20
Thank you for fielding questions! Who eventually wins the closer job in Colorado? If Montas goes on the IL, who do the Reds use for that rotation spot?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:21
You're welcome!
I'm team Nick Mears
And not just because I'm also Team Nick
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