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Nicklaus Gaut
11:21
But just to be clear, I definately consider my spelling to be the ultimate Nick
11:22
Nicholas's should be forced to go by Nich
gbs42
11:22
Hey, Nick. 5x5, NL-only. Would you go with Snell (home vs NYM), Stone (@ TOR), or pass on both and hope for a hold or.two from Taylor Rogers? Yep, those are my best options...
Nicklaus Gaut
11:25
Ble-eeh - I'm a known Snell hater and the Mets have been leftie killers so far - top 7 in wOBA, ISO, and wRC+, with the lowest K%. Stone is risky but I'd still go with him over Snell or the RP punt
South Side!
11:26
Streaming any lefty starter that plays the White Sox has been a super effective strategy for me in the early season.  Are there any teams with surprising ‘must stream against splits’?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:26
Always!
The Nationals are the early leader in lopsided splits - top-5 offense vs RHP and bottom-3 vs LHP
11:27
This one of my favorite areas to attack and we'll discuss more as we get deeper into the season
Huge area to find advantages
Guest
11:27
NL only. OBP. Yaszstremski and Winker are available on the FA board. Would you replace Senzel with either of them?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:28
I'd rather have Winker
Just be aware you might have to eat some tough stretches when they're seeing a lot of lefties
The curse of Winker
LetsPlayTwo
11:29
any news on Christian Yelich?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:29
none that I can find
No men clature
11:30
I’ve got too many OF’s and need an SP. who would you give up on at this point between E. Ruiz, N. Velásquez and W. Langford? Thanks for your input.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:30
Velasquez. Such a big whiffer and is being carried right now by an absurd babip
Bob
11:31
First time Roto player, playing in a draft and hold format so I cannot modify my team, but having a rough start so far. This early is there any strategy besides playing my best players and the best matchups and hope things improve?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:31
Welcome to the obsession!
11:32
In draft-and-holds, you just gotta stay the course in the case of any underperforming studs. Bench-level hitters tend to make less of an impact and it's not worth trying to get too cute this early
11:33
Pitching will likely be your biggest area for strategy bringing about gains. IE doing some micromanaging is ideal
11:34
You don't have to start everyone - if things are looking really shaky when going down your rotation, don't be afraid to sit out dicey matchups.
LetsPlayTwo
11:35
5x5 roto, deep 30 spot league
I picked up Orelvis Martinez to hold, good use of roster spot?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:36
With a deep roster? Definately. I doubt we see him before June but they can't keep him down forever, right?
Dude is just destroying Triple-A
Matt
11:37
Should I keep Kyle Harrison and Edward Cabrera or switch them out? Potential options are Mize, Montas, Pfaadt, Lugo, and Mike Clevenger
Nicklaus Gaut
11:37
I'd rather have Mize over Harrison (but not Cabrera).
Darragh McDonald
11:38
How do you pronounce your surname?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:38
Gaut rhymes with caught ; )
thank you for asking. literally no one ever gets it right
riegs
11:39
How would you rank Luzardo, E Cabrera, Lodolo, K Crawford and Gore? Thanks again for these chats!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:41
Lodolo > Luzardo > Gore > Cabrera > Crawford
Darragh McDonald
11:41
Thanks! Now I can properly hype your content on the podcast.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:41
You're welcome - and thank you!
Guardians of Lake Erie
11:43
Nolan Jones a drop at this point?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:43
Nah, gotta hold.
11:44
I mean, he's been god-awful but you can't drop that much potential in that ballpark this early.
11:45
I give a lot of slack to hitters in April - especially when they're young, in cold weather, and constantly having to adjust to different pitch movements between home and on the road
11:46
Good news: .234 BABIP and 6% HR/FB are likely to continue and the gaudy 38% K% is backed by a 10.3% SwStr% that's actually down a couple of points from his previous stints
11:47
Also, home stand this week, y'all! Literally anything could happen lol
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