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Nicklaus Gaut
11:00
Hell, friends
As in, "coming to you live from the hellish heatdome that is St. Louis"
11:01
Let's talk ball
Rank 3Bs
11:01
I’m in a 12 team rotisserie scoring keeper league. Rank these 3B: Mayer, Jung and House and why your first choice is well your first choice.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:01
Jung > Mayer > House
11:02
Its Jung by a large margin for me. Safe ROS value, even if power has been down
Mayer will have his flares of hotness but I worry he'll get abused by non-fastballs
The Ditto
11:03
How toxic is the environment in PIT? I'm sitting on O Cruz who seems to keep getting benched for lack of effort and I can't figure out if it's a 'one player' type thing or general state of the team. Thanks!
Nicklaus Gaut
11:03
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Umm, both?
11:04
Putting aside that I'm a longtime Cruz-hater/STL fan who has a lifelong love of making Pirates jokes..
It is, has been, and will be, the general team.
Lpleary
11:05
Why haven't red soxs traded for Rowdy Tellez yet?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:06
I don't know why they wouldn't pick him up -- it'll cost them less than a million for, at min, some decent pop against RHP. Granted, he's totally worthless vs LHP but what do the Sox really have to lose?
Besides more Abraham Toro playing time, that is
Ginancraysfan
11:06
The Rays are in their usual position to compete for the postseason. What should they target if they move Yandy Diaz?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:08
I think he's pretty hard to move if they're making a "contender" play, considering they'd be trading what I think they already need more of (good right-handed bat)
I think the Rays are actually mad they're doing so good
11:09
You know they so-ooo wanted to be shipping the more expensive guys out right now
RAGBRAI
11:09
I have Crews and N Marte coming off the IL soon. Will either be productive enough in the second half for my NL only 5x5?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:09
Dicey for mixed leagues, but I say for sure in NL-only
Caleb Durbin
11:09
Am I a buy low candidate? June:  .266 (.240 X-BA) 8% BB, 31% Hard Hit, 85 EV....
Nicklaus Gaut
11:10
I think so -- the Durbin we've seen in June looks a lot like the one from April, and that version is playable
one sec
11:11
Yeah, that useable
Cole Ragans Enthusiast
11:13
In a dynasty league would you deal Cole Ragans and Bryson Stott for Seth Lugo and Jose Caballero if you're contending your primary need was QS and steals? I have Gilbert, Castillo, Pepiot, Boyd, Kelly, Priester and Tyler Anderson. and have traded for Littell, Wacha and Schmidt. Also have Scherzer, Verlander, Casparius Buehler (hard to rely on them) and Glasnow/Dobbins are injured. A
Second part, was trying to edit! I my team currently has 41 QS as I've been smashed by injures... I'm in 11th out of 14 teams, so ten points could be had with very achievable movement. First place is 57 QS. Do I have enough fire power that I should wait and play matchups or is dealing Ragans worth it/necessary?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:14
I wouldn't do it
11:15
That's a really risky play for marginal improvement - you're not gaining an absolute ton on steals and while I like Lugo (certainly more in QS), Ragans is too steep of a price
RAGBRAI
11:16
What do I do with Gallen. WW is bare. Ride it out? Hope for a trade/change of scenery? Or cut and pick up Soroka type? NL weekly league so can’t stream.
dumboldman
11:17
Would you ax Gallen for Warren/Ortiz/Kikuchi/J.Lopez or Soriano?
Nicklaus Gaut
11:17
I'm not sure you can start him again until he shows a sign of life
Like Kikuchi the most in the latter question
11:18
And for the former; I'm a know Soroka-hater but you at least know he'll give you K's and five innings
worth it in NL-only
Grimace
11:20
Thanks, Nicklaus! I am in a 12 team points league...do I hang onto Neto or just look for the current hot SS...Perdomo is available and I'm not sure why. Also thoughts on Brice Turang? I don't care that he steals less since not a cats league but seems like he provides middling value at times.
Nicklaus Gaut
11:20
I would hang on to Neto
11:21
I do a weekly points article over at RotoBaller, using an average platform ranking between the five major platforms...
Perdormo has a higher APR for the year but has really struggled the last four periods, for the most part
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