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wiseoldfool
1:18
Keeper League. Will Smith or Drake Baldwin?  Thanks NG. Look forward to your wise words each week!
Nicklaus Gaut
1:18
baldwin baby
and thank you!
Will in Westport
1:19
Good afternoon Nicklaus,  as always, the world is better now that Opening Day has occurred.  Draft in my AL-only, 5x5 keeper lease was last weekend.  I think that I did well, but (in one way) have an abundance of riches.  Right now, my hitting roster is:  C Dingler, 1B Murakami, 2B Chisholm, 3B Okamoto, SS Witt, MI Keith, CI Walker, OFs Carpenter, Donovan, Rafaela, Soler, and Springer, with U McGonigle.  RESERVES are: McNeil (ATH), Meadows (DET), and J. Bell. 

INJURED list: Casas

MINORS
SS Leo De Vries SS • ATH 
SS George Lombard SS • NYY
Damn Return button; I apologize.  The question is:  do I have the best line up, from your perspective, or would you activate any of my reserves in place of active players?  Thanks.  And I will look forward to the next 27 weeks of conversations.  All the best!!
Nicklaus Gaut
1:20
Nope, you have it right. closest would be Bell for Walker, but I still much prefer walker
to a great 27!
Roki Sasaki
1:20
What are the chances he's a post hype sleeper? I got him for $4 in a $400 auction.
Nicklaus Gaut
1:21
that's a great price to find out
Joey Votto
1:22
Easily offended Reds' fan here: Many pundits picked the Reds to finish last or next to last. But with a full season of Lowder and Burns (Greene's injury hurts to be sure, but he missed a good bit of time last season, too), the addition of Suarez and Stewart, and in my mind a slightly improved bullpen, is the sentiment that last season's wild-card berth was just a fluke? I think the 2026 team is better than last year's club, but you're the expert, so what do you think?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:22
they won't finish last
that's the cardinals
and i think they
1:23
they're better than the Pirates
while I think the lineup is better, the Greene injury did some murdering
Jorge Polanco
1:24
Extremely dark horse NL RBI leader candidate? Who else makes that list?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:24
Andy Pages
Keep it down, Canzone!
1:24
Hey Nick. I'm drafting Sunday. How do I keep my target players from going off before then and driving their prices up?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:24
Never (never!) nominate someone you actually want
1:25
nominate whoever you think will cause the biggest bidding war because of hype, performance, whatever..
cool 1
Keep it down, Canzone!
1:26
Can you rank the hot young arms? Early, Abel, Taj (4ever young), Leiter, Rocker? Thanks!
Nicklaus Gaut
1:26
Early > Leiter > Rocker > Taj > Abel
Orioles
1:26
Do Gunnar and Adley bounce back?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:26
yes and (relatively) yes
Bucs fan
1:27
Ughhh, what do the Pirates do with Oneil Cruz?  He contributed much to the poor performance of Paul Skenes yesterday.  If those two fly balls are caught, they’re outs…and prevents 4 runs from scoring.  In hindsight, too bad the Pirates didn’t work Cruz at 3rd base during spring training.  He’s clearly not situated to play center field.
Nicklaus Gaut
1:27
what a disaster
I've been making jokes about his whiffing so long, it feels like piling on to mock his fielding
bwtaf?
cool 1
1:28
He's just lucky that Paul Skenes mustache wasn't so motivated by hate that it popped of his face and strangle Oneil in the night
Angels Fan
1:28
Bubba Chandler, Jose Soriano, or Injured McKenzie Gore?  All are available to me.  I am leaning Soriano, I guess, because I think he is a better pitcher but am unsure about the supporting casts in LAA and PIT.  H2H 10 team.
Nicklaus Gaut
1:29
big Soriano fan here
I choose him
Grand Romano
1:29
Is Romano worth a pickup atop the pecking order in LA? And can I therefore call it the Pecorino Order?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:30
yes and yes
he's got his flaws, but it's still cheddar than the rest
Of the Lauter
1:30
Chase DeLauter, O/U 324 home runs?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:30
gotta smash the over
1:31
high leverage play
Keep it down, Canzone!
1:31
What about the old fellas. Can you give relative interest for Eflin, Matz, Scherzer?
Nicklaus Gaut
1:31
slight creaking interest in Eflin
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