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Nicklaus Gaut
11:23
Pepiot and Scott
And thank you!
Dynasty Guy
11:23
I’m in a 12 team H2H category dynasty leagues and my current shortstop/MI are Masyn Winn and Ceddanne Rafaela. We have Minor league slots.   I am looking at upgrading and trading for a SS prospect .   How do you feel about the following as both a short term and long term asset.   Marcelo Mayer, Colsen Montgomery, Jacob Wilson, or Jefferson Rojas.    I think you suggested Austin Charles as a long term sleeper.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:24
I did suggest Charles - big fan
But I like Mayer the most out of that group, by a lot
riegs
11:25
Have you given up on any of M Busch, G Torres, M Chapman or R Detmers? I like each of those guys but man have they been bad lately
Nicklaus Gaut
11:25
Yeah they've been brutal
forking Detmers, man
luckily I benched him for his last two
11:26
Unfortunately, all of those guys are of the level that you're unlikely to find much better on the wire. Ideally, you could bench 1-2 and stream from the wire until they pick it back up but that's easier said than done
riegs
11:27
Who's your favorite IL stash between T Casas, E Cabrera, J Dominguez, E Rodriguez, G Whitlock and M Kelly?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:28
In a vacuum, Dominguez but Whitlock if you're struggling for pitching.
riegs
11:28
Would you bench J Hicks tonight against LAD? They've been crushing RHP so far this year
Nicklaus Gaut
11:29
Yeah, I'm Team: Look for a reason to avoid LAD
Benching him as long as you still get him vs COL
riegs
11:30
What do you think of Davis Schneider? His savant page looks pretty legit so far
Nicklaus Gaut
11:32
I've never been super high and while the improvement in discipline and hard contact are encouraging, none of the roto skills stand out
We'll see how he adjusts if he stops seeing so many fastballs
riegs
11:32
Thanks again for doing these! Mondays are more bearable with fantasy chats haha
Nicklaus Gaut
11:32
And thank you for coming by!
Shocked Oakland Fan
11:33
The AL West is arguably the weakest division in MLB, and it looks like the A's are about to get 3 solid bats in the next week or two (Zach Gelof, phenom Jacob Wilson, and Miguel Andujar).  They are currently 3.5 games out of 1st place.  If they were to somehow win the division, would that be the biggest story of the year?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:34
Yes. Talk of a real-life(ish) "Major League" playing out would be overwhelming
11:35
If Mason Miller doesn't cut his hair and start coming out to Wild Thing, I will be SORELY disappointed
DodgerDog
11:36
14 team H2H league.  Categories R-HR-SB-RBI-BA-OPS.  My catchers are d'Arnaud and the underperforming Keibert Ruiz.  Mitch Garver is a free agent.  Would you drop Ruiz and pick up Garver?  Wait until (unavailable) Sean Murphy comes back from the IL and drop d'Arnaud and hope Garver is still available. Drop d'Arnaud now and go with Ruiz/Garver.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:37
Drop d'Arnaud now and go with Ruiz/Garver
Will in Westport
11:38
Any idea when Zack Gelof and Jonathan Aranda might be coming off the IL?  When they do, what do you think their potential to help in a 5x5, AL-only, Rotisserie Auction, league might be?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:39
Both of them should back this week
11:40
Aranda will probably be of limited value given uncertain playing time
11:41
But Gelof should be super useful - like top-75ish hitter in AL-only?
Will in Westport
11:41
Also, what is the tolerance of the Tigers with Colt Keith?  He has been stinking up the joint for a while.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:43
They want to have a high tolerance and Keith does at least have some hits recently (though empty) but if he nosedives again soon I can't see how they keep him up much longer
MLBTR Fan Stan
11:43
Any deep dynasty advice for getting a first baseman? Traded goldschmidt last season and couldn't get my hands on Manzardo this winter
Nicklaus Gaut
11:44
Don't stress about getting an MiLB stud - good first baseman are always popping up and the position is also super deep right now. It's not a position I tend to try and get a superstar at.
Detmers vs Sandlin
11:45
I have Pete Fairbanks off the IL who I need to activate—but need to permanently drop another player before I do so. Who's going to be least helpful going forward: Reid Detmers (who gets torched periodically), Nick Sandlin (who's been brilliant but with limited innings that don't move the pendulum as much), or Fairbanks (good when healthhy, but health is an issue)?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:45
Sandlin
outfielders
11:46
So Dominic Canzone is returning from the IL soon and I must drop either him, Esteury Ruiz, Mitch Haniger, or Wenceel Perez. Who should be the odd man out?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:46
Canzone
A's bullpen
11:47
So the peanut gallery likes Lucas Erceg a lot—but he doesn't seem to get a lot of holds or saves. What's his future? Should I keep him in case Mason Miller gets injured (at the expense of Yariel Rodriguez, when he returns)?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:48
He's a great setup guy who can be used in deeper leagues as a non-closing RP for ratios and Ks
But he'll need Miller to get hurt in order to be anything more
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