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Paul Sporer

4:53

I do think S+H is better than splitting them for sure. I'd love to do a league with Shutdowns (the WPA stat: https://library.fangraphs.com/pitching/sd-md/). I think Fantrax would do it as they often work with custom stats. The only downside is you can't really watch a game & know you just got a Shutdown

Daniel Bardo Pond

4:53

Gabriel Moreno has played at C, LF, 2B, and 3B in today's Jays-O's doubleheader. Varsho 2.0?

Paul Sporer

4:54

I could see it. He's not a great C and I'd loooove to see him get everyday burn in the lineup!

Dave

4:59

I won my 2 NFBC main event qualifier leagues. Do you have any advice for someone new to the main event?

Paul Sporer

5:01

Congrats!! If you're scooping 2 qualifiers, you're ready for the Main. I don't know how the Qualifier drafts are, but in the Main you definitely want to attack the draft if you have specific targets. Waiting on them will cost you repeatedly.

Jeff Zimmerman

5:01

Come in with a FAAB plan and stick to it. It's fine to miss on a guy than limit your team for the rest of the season

Mr. Bulldops

5:01

Thanks for the chat, fellas. 12tm 6x6 with a $275 budget, pick 3:

A. Kirk - $8
M. Olson - $27
W. Adames - $10
S. Alcantara - $35
S. McClanahan
J. Musgrove - $31
N. Lodolo - $6

I'm not wild about expensive pitching keepers, but threw them in there just for the full scope of options

Paul Sporer

5:02

Kirk, Lodolo, Adames for me

Jeff Zimmerman

5:03

I might replace the hitters with one stable SP like Alcantra

Stats5

5:05

That's an interesting logjam at C the Jays have....if Moreno can do that on the regular, they might be able to keep all three.

Jeff Zimmerman

5:06

I think Jansen is gone

Paul Sporer

5:06

I agree, no shot they have all 3 next year IMO

Guest

5:07

As of now, Davis Martin costs me a championship because of WHIP (Had I not started him, I would have had a 1.085 to first place's 1.089 WHIP.)

and, Scott Servais leaving Marco in might cost me a tie for 2nd!

Paul Sporer

5:07

Oh wow, that is brutalll

Jeff Zimmerman

5:08

That's rough

Calder

5:08

Oops, this is Calder from Twitch btw

Paul Sporer

5:09

I'm so sorry, such a nightmare!

Daniel Bardo Pond

5:11

Do you think Graham Ashcraft did anything as the season went on to assuage concerns that he belongs in the pen? I need to choose a keeper - either him or Keegan Thompson, who seems the safer choice, but I like betting on upside. Just not sure how much is actually there with Ashcraft.

Jeff Zimmerman

5:12

The groundball rate is a nice base to go with the low number of walks. With a groundball pitcher, a team needs at least a good defense

Stats5

5:13

Head to head categories, 10 team, 5 keepers. JRod, Acuna, Adley set, BWit, Gunnar, Manoah, KWright....of those four, which 2? I'm leaning BWit and Manoah...am I crazy?

Paul Sporer

5:13

Same 2 for me!

Jeff Zimmerman

5:14

I might go Whit and Gunnar

Paul Sporer

5:14

Just bc pitching is easier to manage in a 10 team?

5:15

Maybe I'm underrating Gunnar, you've advocated for him twice now

What are we thinking for next year? 20/20?

Jeff Zimmerman

5:15

Besides Harris, I might be the highest on him of the other rookie hitters

5:16

I will find out in a week or two once Dave and you require me to get my hitter rankings out

Stats5

5:18

Watching Gunnar every day, he just feels special....but I don't know if that's better than BWit.

Jeff Zimmerman

5:20

I worry Whit might turn into Baez with the plate discipline

5:21

Sewald with a K

If he could get the Win

Paul Sporer

5:22

Bobby Witt, right?

Jeff Zimmerman

5:22

Yes

Paul Sporer

5:22

I didn't figure you meant Whit Merrifield, but had to check

Jeff Zimmerman

5:22

Tons of skills but some swing-and-miss

Paul Sporer

5:23

Absolutely

That was my concern this year but I still took the plunge

Jeff Zimmerman

5:24

Sewald with the K's. Now Seattle score and TGFBI is mine

Stats5

5:25

Thanks for clearing all that up guys...I'll just go with Gunnar and Manoah, and face the "homer" trash talk at the draft. :)

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