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Nicklaus Gaut

1:01

Hello, friends

1:02

I don't know about you, but here in the STL, El Niño remains on a rampage

just getting cooked

so...let's baseball!

Slagathor

1:02

Why did Baldwin, Olson, and Acuna all decide to suck at the same time, immediately after I traded for Olson? Will trading away Sale in July (for Yordan) come back to bite me in the playoffs? Will Ketel Marte continue to skip games randomly, thus justifying trading him away last month? WILL I FINALLY WIN THE SHIP THIS YEAR???

Oh, and thanks the chats all season! These are my favorite part of Friday afternoons...well, aside from clocking out and not thinking about accounting or financial reports for a couple days.

Nicklaus Gaut

1:03

Timing can be the ultimate sob fantasy

My answers, in particular order

1:04

A. They're clearly conspiring against you. Especially Baldwin. Stay strong

B. I'm an optimist, so I'll say no! Sale's gotta stop being an absolute monster, at some point, right?

1:05

C. Oh man, you should feel right fine about sending Ketel back to the bar

D. You're welcome! Glad I can bring a little non-boring to the Friday proceedings

1:06

Damn it. I skipped the most important one...

Of course, that SHIP IS YOURS!!!

You're clearly the smartest guy in your league

Putting on the miles

1:06

What's your take on Spencer Miles for next year? The Jays have been using him as a utility pitcher—opener, closer, starter, leverage reliever, middle reliever. What's his future in 2027—assuming there is a 2027.

Nicklaus Gaut

1:06

My bet is starter

1:07

"—assuming there is a 2027."

sigh

not an optimist there lol

Base balls

1:07

When Joshua Kuroda-Grauer returns next year after his ruptured testicle, I'm pretty sure that he'll wear a cup. But I'm unsure as to how the A's see him. Will he be a regular or utility player?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:07

gotta wear a cuppa, right?

like a titanium one?

1:08

Is regular/utility that still ends up with 500+ PAs an option?

1:09

I think they want him to play most every day but where the PAs come is going to depend on where they most want Geloff/how soon/if De vries forces his way up

Jax

1:10

Griffin Jax' first game off the IL was brutal. I need to decide whether to activate him or drop him. What say you?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:10

ehh, would depend on rest of rotation/cat needs but I'd lean no

if he was looking at better matchups, I could see it

1:11

but you just know he's gonna get blown up by Boston just in time to lose you a title

Heliot Hell

1:11

Heliot Ramos hit a homer on Sunday, right before I was going to cut him. Did he do it to help the Yankees or to trick me into holding him for another week of not starting?

Nicklaus Gaut

1:11

Oh it's the latter

1:12

sorry checking matchups

1:13

yeah the Yankees look like they'll only face one LHP in the next 7 games

pre-Prielipp

1:13

I can’t have any more starters, but I would love good bulk relief ratios. Is it too risky to hope Connor Prielipp gets an opener again? (Either risky re rules or re ability…)

Nicklaus Gaut

1:14

Yeah, I'd risk it for a chance at an opener @DET

Titanic Deck Chairs

1:15

Hello! Can you give me a top one/two bench bats for my AL OBP league from this dross? Jeff McNeil, Luis Robert, Lazaro Montes, Myles Straw, Hao Yu Lee, Tommy White, John Peck, Christian Moore, Victor Mesa Jr….

Nicklaus Gaut

1:15

the dregs!

Robert with a bullet

floss that dross

McNeil 2nd

Oy, what a relief it is...

1:16

Can you help me pick a relief arm or two from this morass? Andrew Kittredge, Ricky Tiedemann, Luis De Leon, Hagen Smith, Sean Newcombe, Samy Natera

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