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Live Chat With Fantasy Baseball Expert Nicklaus Gaut

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Nicklaus Gaut

11:52

Del Castillo > Chaparro > IKF for both

These Sox don't Run

11:53

I over-invested in Red Sox pitching (Houck, Kutter, Pivetta) and it's starting to get ugly. How deep a league is needed to start vs. Texas and @BAL: a 12, a 15, AL only, red sox only?

Nicklaus Gaut

11:54

I'd start Houck/kutter in a 12, Pivetta in a 15/AL

Carroll of the Bells

11:54

Is Carroll still a keeper in a 10 player keeper league? He would cost $52 (out of $500) in 3 OF, H2H Categories with OBP instead of Avg. My other OF's right now are Wood ($8 next year), Soto ($87), Cowser ($8), and Yelich ($33)

Nicklaus Gaut

11:55

Nope. 10-team and 3 OF + the price combination is far too much

Bo Naylor

11:55

Is there hope for me?

Nicklaus Gaut

11:55

I mean, you've had a pulse lately, man.

And that's something!

Rick

11:56

Dynasty League with 2 Starting Catchers. Which 2 would you want of Ruiz, Bailey, Campusano, Diaz? Maybe want isn't the best choice of words. Keep?

Nicklaus Gaut

11:57

lol *want*

Gimme Diaz and Bailey

Re: Artful Dodger

11:57

The Dodgers fired their head of training after last season because he and Kershaw didn't see eye-to-eye. I'm not saying he was right, but it does seem like every Dodger pitcher has been hurt this season. For what it's worth, he's with the Cubs now

Nicklaus Gaut

11:57

good info

11:58

As an STL liver, I'm happy he found a new home in CHC

Weekly Andrew Vaughn Check

11:58

Thank you! I don't know why all my players have V. names

Nicklaus Gaut

11:58

Are you also heavily into V for Vendetta cosplay?

Dynasty league with farm

11:59

Who would you put your money on for best career? Crews, Wood, Jenkins, Rodriguez, Roman, Dominguez, and Caminero?

Nicklaus Gaut

11:59

Crews

otispdriftwood

12:00

Is A Call for real???

Nicklaus Gaut

12:00

What I wrote in my WW piece at RotoBaller yesterday:

12:01

It's Alex Call's world, I guess? Call has started 12 of 14 games since being recalled from Triple-A, leading off or batting second in each of the past five, while finishing with a 24 APR in Week 19 and a 30 APR in Week 20 headed into Sunday. Unfortunately, there's also the matter of a .511 BABIP fueling this outburst, as well as the .209/.314/.331 he slashed over 570 PA in 2022-2023. So, simma' down now.

So my answer is no ; )

Dano

12:01

How are you doing in your leagues this year? Any interesting unexpected success stories or total collapses?

Nicklaus Gaut

12:01

The mid-est of mid

So many 6th/7th place teams

12:02

Also a couple of absolutely brutal teams that drafted Spencer Strider

15 teamers btw

I'm somehow worked my way up to 3rd/4th in the EARTH industry league but I don't think it'll go anywhere

Rick

12:03

If Dodgers put Betts back to right field, what happens with Pages? Short side Platoon this year? Good enough to be starting CF next year?

Nicklaus Gaut

12:03

I think it'll be more than a short-side but will still be a big dip in overall PA

12:04

While I do think he's good enough for CF next year, I suspect the Dodgers will go shopping for a better one if Pages if doesn't finish this season strong

Rick

12:04

Nootbaar, Pages, Nolan Jones. How would you rank them in Dynasty?

Nicklaus Gaut

12:04

Jones > Nootbaar > Pages

And that's my time!

12:05

Thanks for all of the great questions, as always. We'll be back next week, 12 EST/11 CST

Have a great week!

12:08

Also RIP Joe Ryan - you were literally on every team