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Nicklaus Gaut

1:01

Hello, friends

Let's baseball!

Trader vs Traitor

1:01

AL Only, OBP league. Trade Meidroth and Braden Montgomery for Yesavage and Bolte? I'm not desperate for pitching but could use a bump (Ginn and Cantillo are my worst arms and there is a start limit); losing 2 bats would mean relying on the likes of Jacob Gonzalez and Christian Moore, at least until Grisham comes back. Is it selling Montgomery too early? Is a decent bat more valuable than a more than decent arm in a very deep league?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:02

I'm not doing it. Don't love it on paper anyway, but especially if you're not particularly desperate for pitching

the deeper the league, the more I tend to favor bats over arms

Guarded Indian

1:03

I lost Murikami, Rooker, DeLauter and Judge and just recently Gelof yet I'm staying afloat with Mead and Schmidt. Not killing it but keeping in the race. Any suggestions on some unsung targets that may be available on the waiver wire?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:03

yikes brutal run of hurts

if boom or bust is your flavor, Noelvi Marte is only like 30% rostered

last week has been the bust version tho

1:04

sub-10% guys, I like Cooper Pratt and Blaze Jordan

Young Blud

1:05

Can you rank these youngsters: Christian Moore, Jacob Gonzalez, Kahlil Watson? (AL only, OBP league)

Nicklaus Gaut

1:05

Gonzalez > Moore > Watson

Dave

1:06

Giants send Matt Chapman to Phillies in exchange for Aaron Nola. Who says no?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:06

Stop trying to bait their respective fanbases into an all-out city war

1:07

god i almost forgot Nola only signed that in '24

lol

RAGBRAI

1:07

Roster crunch ROS , who do I cut, Rincones or Mauricio?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:08

Rincones

Bill the Cat

1:09

Who wins? ROS, non-keeper league: Christopher Sanchez and Jackson Chourio for Cal Raleigh, Max Meyer and Max Fried.

Nicklaus Gaut

1:09

Sanchez/Chourio

by a lot

Pride and Prejudice

1:10

Is Jake Bennett more of an Elizabeth or a Lydia? Do you think he can sustain some MLB success?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:11

You might want him to be an Elizabath

but that's a Lydia all the way

Stargell

1:11

What's the chances of Ryan Sloan being in the majors this year? Traded for a bat? Thanks

Nicklaus Gaut

1:12

talent says yes but I think it's unlikely

like 25%

be careful/slow with him speaks more to Seattle's general philosophy

Is Rogers back?

1:13

Trevor Rogers was great in his last start which was a tough matchup. Could he be on the upswing now?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:14

yeah, can't discount a great start against LAD

but it's also been a pretty good stretch

2.22 ERA (3.06 FIP) over his last four

I'm buying the upswing

Holding

1:15

Is it worth holding onto Jose Soriano? My other pitchers are doing well and I would like to have an additional streaming spot on my roster?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:15

I think you have to hold him barring an extreme roster crunch

wiseoldfool

1:16

Who debuts 1st this year River R. or Roman?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:17

I'll say river but that's more about pessimism over Roman's health than it is optimism over the Dodgers actually calling him up soon (barring injuries)

RAGBRAI

1:18

Do you see Pivetta returning post AllStar break and what can we expect when he does return?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:19

I think early to mid-august is his most likely timeframe, but I'd bet more toward the latter

1:20

Assuming health, I assume we'll get (mostly) same ol' Pivetta

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