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Zebby Mathews
11:33
I grabbed Zebby when he first came up because - based on something you mentioned in a previous chat - I started tracking K/BB rate to evaluate pitchers.  But in another chat you ranked Mathews as the least talented of the Twins pitching prospects.  Do you still feel their other prospects are ultimately better to the point where Zebby could get pushed out the rotation down the road?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:33
I still like Zebby quite a bit but think he has the widest range of outcomes.
11:34
The command is ridiculously elite and has transferred to the majors but his bat-missing ability has dropped off a cliff after blowing through people in the minors
dilemma
11:36
Aaargh. I have a choice of rookie pitchers to keep or dump: Joey Estes, Cade Povich, Yariel Rodriguez, Zebby Matthews. Who's best for next year? Who's best for the rest of this year? Please rank
Nicklaus Gaut
11:36
this year: Zebby > Yariel > Estes > Povich
11:37
next year: Zebby > Yariel > Povich > Estes
Sorrry messed up -- flop Estes with Yariel for ROS
duran duran
11:38
Is Ezekiel Duran a one-year wonder? Does he have any value at all on a fantasy team going forward?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:38
flash
little value going forward besides waiver wire filling fodder
riegs
11:39
How would you rank D Williams, R Walker and L Erceg ros? I'm looking decent on SVHDs and I may need to drop one of those 3 to address other needs
Nicklaus Gaut
11:39
William > Walker > Erceg
rank my over 30 pitchers
11:40
Keeper league, looking forward to next year and beyond how would you rank these just over 30 pitchers for Wins/K/ERA - Eovaldi, Fedde, Matthew Boyd, Paul Blackburn
Nicklaus Gaut
11:41
Eovaldi >>> Boyd > Fedde >>>>> Blackburn
Blackburn, Jared Jones and DeGrom
11:41
Any of them worth holding this year? Or are they all likely done for the year and wasting roster space?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:42
Blackburn no and deGrom is the same lotto ticket he's been
but Jones for sure.
11:43
Carved rehab and should be returning to MLB soon
GBS42
11:44
NL-only, 5x5 weekly league: Because of injuries, my 1B/CI are down to J. Yepez and L. Wade.  Any chance C. Walker is back early this week?  If so, who should I bench between Yepez and Wade?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:44
I wouldn't bet on Walker until late in the week/early next week
Gimme Wade - decent setup for him
Grimace
11:45
Redraft league - 12 team 6x6 points - how would you attack the first 3 round of 2025? I think you need to land elite middle infield/OF early and worry about pitching later (I also subscribe to zero closers ever). Thoughts?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:46
Boring answer but it really depends on your scoring system. I tend to swamp early/elite starting pitching in points and then count on going on a giant hitter run in the mid rounds
If you know your scoring well, I find it much it easier to find competitive advantage with later hitting.
11:47
I do a TON of custom point ranking work over at RotoBaller
points is my wheelhouse ; )
GBS42
11:47
Same NL-only, 5x5 weekly league: MH2 seems to have avoided serious injury with Sunday's HBP.  I have L. Thomas and T. Estrada as two other options.  Which 2 of those 3 would you start this week?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:49
I would eagle-eye the Harris news all day until lock...If he's good to go, I'm going with him but if the news is wishy-washy about the timetable, I'd rather have Thomas
Good matchups for him this week
GBS42
11:50
Last NL-only, 5x5 weekly league question:  I have R. Ray and K. Gibson.  Ray's hammy injury seems minor enough that's he seems to be scheduled to start Saturday.  Gibson has a two-step vs. SD and @ NYY, which terrifies me.  I plan to put K. Finnegan on for Gibson, considering using Ta. Rogers (SV+HD league) for Ray in case he misses a start.  What do you think?

Also, why won't the Dodgers let Landon Knack stay in the rotation?!?!?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:50
That is a good plan
No chance I'm touching Gibby's two-step
11:51
at this point in the season, I'm not making dicey reaches for two-steps unless I'm trying to desperately spam K's
GBS42
11:51
Thanks for all the assistance throughout the season!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:51
Absolutely!
Ben
11:51
How did it all go so wrong?!?!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:51
For me?
Probably starts with the Strider/Ryan combo that littered my portfolio
Just Venting
11:53
H2H Categories, I'm top 5 in every category except RBI (7th) and Saves (6th) and yet I'm sitting in 8th place. All year long I've been putting up strong numbers, but when I win it's been something like 5-4-1 or 6-4, and when I lose it's been something like 2-8. On the bright side I've got Holliday, Wood, Skubal, Ragans, Brown, and Alcantara for super cheap next season, along with Gunnar at a decent cost of $70 ($500 budget)
Nicklaus Gaut
11:53
This venting...is accepted
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