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6:37
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In a 14-team keep forever (no penalty) league, someone offered me their Ben Rice for my Matt Olson. I'm trying to win this year, but I also have a very young team that should be competitive for a long time. So, would you trade Olson for Rice? Thanks!
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Foss-Q
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5:59
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For my AL Only OBP Bench Bat, do you like any of of Foscue, Taveras, Osuna, Cowser? Thanks!
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Robbie Ray Jay Johnson
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6:00
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I know that when you draft Robbie Ray, you're willingly signing up for the good and the bad, but after his last two disasters and with generally bad peripherals, is it time to cut ties? (I'm in a 10T roto with McLean, Luzardo, Eovaldi, Harrison, Imanaga, Rodon, Bryce Miller, Ryne Nelson and Jared Jones, so I'm definitely not hurting for arms.)
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BDubs
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6:00
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Mixed 4x4 12 team traditional Roto - ERA, K/9, W, Sv.

Current SP's: Messick, Wheeler, Woo, Tolle, Rasmussen, Lodolo. When Webb (this week) and Boyd (later) come off IL, which 2 to drop in what order?
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RWFTF
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6:01
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shallow H2H points league - do I give up any of Roupp, Will Warren, Bryce Miller for Emmet Sheehan? as an aside, any red flags with Imanaga's two starts?
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Dave
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6:03
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Tatis man... boy, I don't know... are you trying to buy low?
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Houzer
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6:04
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better IL stash- Snell or Woodruff?
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W
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6:05
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Who are your favorite AVG-focused buy-low targets? Especially curious about your thoughts on Bo Bichette
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Guest
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6:06
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Colt Keith…..what are your expectations ROS?
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G
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6:07
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I've been riding the hot hands of Braxton Ashcraft and Emerson Hancock all season just waiting for them to turn back into pumpkins before moving on. So far, so good. Is there any hope they continue to be top-25 SPs rest of season, or should I be selling ASAP for a Gausman type of safe SP?
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Brent Rooker
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6:08
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He's now been benched for two of the last four games. When will he turn it around?
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Eric
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6:11
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5x5 Roto. 12 teams. Currently in first. Have a starting rotation of Elder, Arrighetti, Mitch Keller, Cavalli, McLean, Yamamoto, Roup, with R. Vasquez and Alcantara on bench. Hunter Brown on IL. Also have two relievers but not overly concerned about saves. Will need to drop a pitcher when Brown comes back and was just offered DeLauter for Alcantara. Thoughts?
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Maikel
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6:12
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pulling 5% less with 1deg less launch, but everything else seems pretty normal. still, it feels like 10/15 will be good at this point. how worried?
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Fant’sy Feast
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6:12
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Benching an underperforming Ward next week as my 5th OF in a 12 in favor of Garrett Mitchell who has 7 games including a trip to Coors. What’s up with Ward? Would you hold as a reserve? Cut or try to trade? I picked up Crews as well, but I’m in 1st on solid hitting and wanting to stay strong
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Broken Bar
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6:12
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4x4 15 T couple of ?’s
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Guest
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6:15
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Does Bohm's hot May keep him in Philly through the deadline? I Don't see him getting a deal this offseason if he stays in Philly.
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AW
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6:15
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Thoughts on Ryan Waldschmidt looking like a solid player? High BABIP but I think the profile looks similar to his minor league numbers so far. Traded Salvy Perez for him in a keeper with expectation he'll be a long-term piece.
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Salty
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6:16
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Considering buy lows on 3B like Machado and Riley. Bloomfield @HQ just wrote a paragraph throwing caution Machado’s way. What are your thoughts?  Are they trending towards cooked or is there still juice left in either?
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Broken Bar
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6:16
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4x4 15 t. Contender this year. ROS..: need Sb and average: Tovar or Swanson, Keuschall or McLain * McLain fwiw  eeds 1 more game to qualify SS. And finally Warren or Preilipp
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HappyFunBall
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6:16
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Trying to find a dime's worth of difference between Keaschall and Antonacci. They look like the same player to me, give or take position eligibility. Should I have a preference?
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Maikel
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6:19
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looked a little closer and revising: every peripheral seems just slightly worse but no one dramatically obvious factor. does this more indicate being just a bit off, or a lot of things to fix?
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Adenolith
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6:19
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Shallow cats league - have a free roster spot. Does anybody stand out to you from the group of Sheets, Rafaela, E. Duran, Horwitz? I'm primarily concerned with HR/RBI/AVG.
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Dave
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6:20
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AL only (and Nats) roto to replace Bello…rank Zebby, Cavalli and Melton. Thanks!
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Kevin
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6:22
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I'm absolutely desperate for steals. Who gives me the best chance for consistent SB without tanking OPS as well? Nunez, Justin Crawford, Crews, Hamilton, Keaschall, Marsee, Gelof, McCarthy.
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R
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6:22
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How many 20/20/.230-240 types do you tend to carry without it significantly hurting BA? Think Dansby, Matt McLain, etc.
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Dave
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6:22
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Your favorite buy low bat right now.. Have a ton of great pitching (Skubal, Schittler, Lodolo, McLanahan, Ashcraft, Rouppe, Ragans) and need batting help. 10 teamer 5x5 and not a lot of trades.
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SchmidtHappens
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6:23
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when do the projections get updated for players who have been called up and how does it vary by projections system?   Thinking of players like Bazzana and Waldschmidt (among others).
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Cade Cavalli
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6:23
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Where would you rank me in 12 team mix with QS instead of W?
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Kevin
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6:24
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9-team 5x5 roto. Someone offered me McLean for Fairbanks and I jumped on it immediately. Now I'm having some buyer's remorse because I'm in good shape in W and K whereas SV are so hard to come by. Did I screw up?
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John
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6:24
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10-teamer excess SBs and SVs and not enough HR and avg.  Ewing, Waldschmidt and Williams for M Harris II too much?  Feels to
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Dave
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6:25
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What's your interest level in Carrigg as a stash in 12-team mixed?
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Waylon
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6:26
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In daily leagues when Ohtani is penciled in at SP and DH, do you hit him, pitch him or do your best to play the team/park/opposing pitcher matchups?
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6:26
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Curtis Mead: solid MiLB pedigree, still relatively young (25), on base machine, hits RHP even better than lefties, now hitting near the top of a good lineup and on nobody's radar. What gives?
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Dave
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6:26
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Bryson Stott or Brayan Rocchio RoS?
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Dave
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6:27
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I know you're generally hesitant on TJ-returners; did you see anything in Gerrit Cole last week to either confirm or move you off of your priors?
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Jesse
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6:27
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10 TM AL Only Keeper - My pitching is hammered with Ragans, Cease, Abel and Shultz (maybe this one is ok) on the IL. Make sense to trade $2 Abel for non-keepable Arrighetti or Jax?
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Dave
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6:28
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Miguel Vargas-- solid 12-team mixed starting 3B?
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Idiotic Failson
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6:29
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Pick a side in a dynasty auction points league with 40 man rosters: Jeremy Pena and Tork for Devers and Luzardo and a loan to make it salary neutral
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The 6ix
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6:29
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Does Ben Joyce become the closer for the Angels when he returns from the IL?
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Blue Rodeo
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6:30
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The Joey Cantillo whiplash is really something. Luzardian.
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Blue Rodeo
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6:37
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Please rank ROS: Soderstrom, Canzone, Vinnie P, Jac Cag.
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JJ
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6:37
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Jared Jones back this weekend maybe! What is the proper level excitement.
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Will Carroll
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6:38
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Health is very much a skill.
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Baseball Learner
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6:38
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Between Payton Tolle, Schlittler, the Miz, it seems like we are seeing a Renaissance of the just throw gas fastballer. Can this last? Will these guys fall off if they don't learn more pitches?
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Eric
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6:39
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In an AL only league (12 teams) and have Crochet hopefully returning soon.  When he comes back I'll need to decide between Walbert Urena and Shane Baz.  Who would you keep?
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Smitty
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6:40
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In a 5x5 standard roto league. Salary cap of $300.00.  I have Cade Smith at $3 for this year and next year. An owner has offered me Bryce Miller at $4 this year and will go up each of the next 3 years. This owner also wants Waldschmidt who will be $4 next year and for the following 2 years. I think this combo is worth more than Miller. He has Messick at $7 for the next 3 years. Is Messick worth it? Or should I shoot higher?
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Blue Rodeo
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6:43
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Your preferred ballpark food and drink. Seating: Right Field line, Left Field Line or behind Home Plate?
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Phi
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6:44
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Is it fair to say that Andrew Painter is still trending toward a 55FV player?
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Mets panic
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6:44
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Is the worst over with Bo Bichette? The entire team has just been pathetic at the plate sans Soto and the signs of life seem to have completely regressed. Not fantasy related but hard to imagine him opting out; what should I look for to determine when if ever Bo should be benched
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Doc Estes
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6:45
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Is Waldschmidt cemented as a major league regular for the next few years?
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InsertWittyNameHere
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6:45
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Eury dealing, and hurts himself stretching before coming out to the 5th
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Gary, Keith and Ron
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6:46
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They’re getting sick and tired of the Mets shoddy play. But few in the broadcast media seem to have the courage to call out Stearns’ shoddy roster build. Will this Mets team with a $340 million payroll lose 100 games?
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JWargs
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6:46
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Thank you. It helps me know that I'm not crazy not knowing what to do haha
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The 6ix
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6:46
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Merrill is 23 years old. People need to have some perspective.
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Mets panic
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6:47
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Is Marcus Semien cuttable everywhere at this point? 10 team NL only league and being at the bottom of a dreadful Mets lineup + hitting somehow getting worse from last year with underlying metrics to match makes me want anybody else with a pulse; maybe I just hope Sal Stewart gains 2B eligibility to backfill 1B
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Tim
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6:50
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Any concerns about the sustainability of Curtis Mead’s improved numbers? I added him
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More like Worst Base
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6:50
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I went cheap on first basemen and am now paying the price. ROS Cags, Torkelson, Burger ranked? OPS dynasty league
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Dave K
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6:51
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Anyone you're loving buy low bat wise? Loaded at SP and need to make some moves in a league that trades little.
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Wheeling & Dealing
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6:51
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Are potential trades reasons to be high on pitchers like Freddy Peralta, Patrick Sandoval, Kris Bubic rn? All 3 are upcoming free agents on surprisingly terrible teams and there are so many contenders that want pitching help
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Dan
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6:51
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You a baty guy (in a 12 h2h)? What’s a reasonable stat line look like for him come year end?
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Colton
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6:52
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Very sad, Eury taken out after cruising through 4 innings with 9k's. Hopefully it's not injury related and McCullough is just being dumb
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OF
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6:52
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Deeper 12 team 5x5 with OBP - when is it time to give up on Cags and Kwan?
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Harle
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6:53
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Is Xavier Edwards a sell high? He can’t keep this hitting pace up can he? (Ottoneu scoring)
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Gage Jump
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6:54
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Where would you slot me into your SP ranks tentatively? The stuff is enticing but the potential drops on my roster would be Eury/Weathers/Hancock (12 teamer)
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How to end a punt
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6:55
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Pet 6x6 league with the additional categories being FRV and QS. Had intended to punt on FRV with Luis Arraez, Pete Alonso but both have been way better than advertised on that side of the ball and I’m suddenly middle of the pack for my league; is it worth actively pursuing this or should I just assume this is noisy and keep to the original plan?
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OF
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6:55
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For cags and Kwan - the best replacements available are Marsh, Crews, Cam Smith, Troy Johnston or maybe Bolte
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Matt
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6:56
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I dunno what kinda 15 teamers JT Ginn is sitting on waivers in for streaming, but in my 16 team league, he's been owned since March!
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Dos Muncys
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6:56
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Please rank ROS: Imai, Burke, Urena, Prielipp
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Daily moves league
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6:56
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What happened to Rob Refsnyder? He was absolute gold against lefties for years and this year it’s like an impostor took his place. Is this just getting too old or is something else amiss?
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Rick
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6:56
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Long-term would you rather have Colt Keith or Marcelo Mayer ?
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Matt
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6:57
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How nervous are you in trying to buy low on Tatis? I'm pretty sold on the idea that he's underperforming...but also that his ceiling is not what it used to be and the power might be sapped
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Dos Muncys
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6:59
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What the heck are the Guardians doing with Manzardo? He's 7-22 vs lefties and they insist on trotting out the ghost of Rhys Hoskins.
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Re: Eury
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7:02
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To "Flon is sad", Eury Perez just came out of his start with a hamstring spasm.
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Junior caminero
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7:02
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Are there any concerns about long term positional eligibility in dynasty formats? Bottom-of-the-barrel 3B defense on a team that very recently gave regular playing time to Taylor Walls has me thinking he might be 1B/DH only in two years, and positional scarcity at 3B is a pretty big deal at least right now
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Flon is sad
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7:03
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Eury left in after the 4th with an apparent stretching injury.  He's a rollercoaster and I don't have the stomach for it.
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Fant’sy Feast
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7:04
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RE Seiya above, would you keep Ward in the lineup and bench Seiya for Mitchell?
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Harle
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7:05
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who do you like as my last two team streamers: Lambert, Mlod, Zebby, Junk. I’m finding ways to talk myself into each of them! (12tm H2H Ottoneu scoring)
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Jay
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7:05
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Young Speedster Vlad Jr with ANOTHER SB today. O/U 10.5 for 2026, which side ya got?
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Ellen
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7:09
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Who finishes higher at the end of the season: Acuna or Arozarena?
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Matt
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7:10
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Next week: Warren vs BOS, McLannahan @MIA, Painter vs CHW, Zebby vs KC or McGreevy vs Cin & TEX
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May Day
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7:12
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No hitter going for May...  am I going to regret using faab on him?
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Jay
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7:12
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About to get Jones back, 10 teamer, drop Elder, S. Gray, R. Ray, Sheehan, or Hancock?
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Guest
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7:12
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Do you have any thoughts on Okamoto? He was on a real heater for a minute but that feels like forever ago now!
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Colton
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7:13
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Update on my Eury comment, he left with right hamstring spasms according to the broadcast. Crisis averted for now
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Jane
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7:13
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Hi Paul, Manzardo or Rumfield and Jump or Z. Matthews in dynasty? Thank you.
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12T H2H 6x6 (OBP,SLG)
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7:14
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Leaguemate dropped Austin Riley, I picked up because he seems too good to leave on waivers, but now I have a Devers/Vargas/Suarez/Riley logjam with Schwarber eating my UTIL slot. Which of these would you try to ship off for MI help?
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Jane
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7:15
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Please rank Stott, Baty, and Colt Keith in h2h 5x5. Thanks Paul.
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