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Guest
11:52
30 team dynasty league. I want to add a high end starting pitcher for second half. Is Logan O’Hoppe a fair offer for Bryce Miller? Miller’s owner is deep at starting pitcher but needs a starting catcher. Both player’s have 5 years control. I am in first place and he is out of playoff picture.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:53
It's a fair offer given the other owner's roster position but it might need a sweetener since he's out of the playoff picture and probably isn't desperate to acquire a catcher
RAGBRAI
11:56
Cecconi has a great WHIP and a bloated ERA. Which is the true indicator of what he is? You’re allowed to take the cop out answer of somewhere in between but I won’t like it.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:58
He's a better pitcher than his ERA but the lack of a true "out" pitch will continue holding him back. Until his slider gets back to getting a lot more whiffs, he'll be riding a thin line
small samples but his slider Whiff% is down 20 points from last year
RAGBRAI
11:59
Stallings or Higashioka for second catcher if you had to pick one.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:59
Stallings
Dead Cats
12:00
Any deep obp league interest in Willie Calhoun or Jon Singleton? Cut would be Andrew Vaughn.
Nicklaus Gaut
12:00
Long-time Vaughn-hater here but I still wouldn't cut him for either of those two
Dano
12:00
Alejandro Kirk worth hanging on to in a 18-team, 35 man roster league?  I have a couple of guys better than him coming off IL in the next couple of days and it's probably coming down to him or Max Schuemann.  And I have 3 other C-eligible players on the roster (Murphy, Davis, Raleigh).  Kirk just isn't showing signs of coming around.
Nicklaus Gaut
12:01
Never been much of a believer - can be cut as needed
Spot Starting
12:01
Cooper Criswell or Arrighetti?
Nicklaus Gaut
12:01
Arrighetti
Guest
12:02
Would Jordan Leasure be enough to sweeten the O’Hoppe for Miller offer?
Nicklaus Gaut
12:03
In theory, yes. But it'll come down to the owner's thoughts on catcher value in dynasty, which often vary from manager to manager
Personally, I generally won't give up much for a dynasty catcher but a 30-team league is so deep that it should bump O'Hoppe's value up
12:04
But you just never know with teams who are already out of contention
Steve E
12:04
I had Christian Scott on my NL-only roster and loved him, but as we all know, he was sent down. So I grabbed up Spencer Schwellenbach this morning with very little preparatory homework. What can I expect from him, if anything? I'm usually not such an impulsive clown.
Nicklaus Gaut
12:05
Don't be so hard on yourself!
12:06
I like Scott more but Schwellenbach isn't exactly a scrub. Big time stuff with a ton of whiffs. You could do worse
Jackson Chourio
12:06
I'm beginning to figure out the details - a little.
Yes?
Nicklaus Gaut
12:07
Sshhh..Be very, very quiet
We don't want to frighten anyone off
Guest
12:07
What’s your take on Ryan O’Hearn’s value in a 30 team dynasty league? He is eligible at 1B and OF.
Nicklaus Gaut
12:08
It's good but volatile given his splits/lack of playing time vs LHP
But in 30-team leagues, you can't be too picky
RP Sleepers
12:09
My bullpen should be closed permanently. Any sleepers on the horizon I can watch out for?
Nicklaus Gaut
12:09
lol I really like the idea of clicking on your roster and your bullpen just has a big "Closed until further notice" sign
12:11
I don't know how deep your league goes on rostering the top setup men but I always start with high-K middle RP guys on teams unlikely to compete/could see their bullpen emptied out via trades.
Chip
12:11
Re: catcher value - I've come to believe that catchers are the relievers of hitters. With the exception of maybe 3-5 guys the performance is so volatile and interchangeable that I don't spend a ton of resources there.
Nicklaus Gaut
12:12
Yeah, I'm there with you in single catcher leagues. I have found a lot of success in my two-catcher leagues with investing in two top guys but I refuse to stress about the position in single catcher
30 Parks
12:12
Thanks for answering my questions. Always appreciated.
Nicklaus Gaut
12:13
Absolutely! Thanks for coming by
JohnO
12:14
Is Luis Garcia's renaissance for real?
Nicklaus Gaut
12:16
He's not going to have a big power breakout but could be a 15 HR guy, which along with the rest of his well-rounded categories, will give him more value than you think. IE whole is more than sum of parts
12:17
I've always really like Garcia, simply because he's gotten so many big league at bats. I mean the dude has seemingly been around forever but only just turned 24 and has 1500 PA
Guest
12:17
Bryce Miller and Ryan O’Hearn for Logan O’Hoppe, Jordan Leasure, Bradley Blalock O’Hearn and Ross are controllable for next season but Ross is a little cheaper. Maybe I need to add a
Nicklaus Gaut
12:17
That's a good feeling out offer. Might take it, might have to add a little
12:18
Alright, y'all - gotta run
Thanks to everyone, as always, for all of the questions.
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