Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 4/2/15
by Eno Sarris
April 2, 2015
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| 10:58 |
: no fear I’ll be hear shortly
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| 12:00 |
Where does Eno see Rusney Castillo starting the season? If your answer is in the minors, what are your overall thoughts on that? |
| 12:00 |
: Rehab assignment? When he’s healthy I think he’s up.
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| 12:00 |
How worried should we be about David Robertson right now? Should Robertson owners be scooping up Zach Duke just in case? |
| 12:01 |
: Not if it means dropping a starter or an actual closer. If you dropping someone like Ken Giles, then yeah, do that. Safety first.
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| 12:01 |
Of everyone you’ve ever seen play, who was/is/has been your favorite hitter to watch? |
| 12:01 |
: Sorry not sorry Barry Bonds. Though I hated him, Chipper Jones, too.
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| 12:01 |
What concerns are you having about Shoemaker? Do they change how you are valuing him now? |
| 12:02 |
: Strikeout rate totally bottomed out this spring, which is a bit worrisome. It’s as if he spent his first four starts of the year striking out 12 guys combined. I’m a little worried. Yes his K-BB last year was great, but that doesn’t mean both numbers will be as great this year.
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| 12:03 |
: I still like him as a mid-tier starter, but might push him down below Liriano for example, maybe even a Paxton type. More 50 than 40.
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| 12:03 |
I got shut out @ 2b and had to go with Brandon Phillips. Micah Johnson or Devon Travis will be eligible after their MLB debuts. Are either an upgrade? |
| 12:04 |
: Not an upgrade, but maybe worth getting on your bench in case lightning strikes. Travis over Micah.
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| 12:04 |
Agree or Disagree. In a league with a pitching start limit (194 to be exact), it’s best to use as many as possible (within reason) in April while the weather is still cold. |
| 12:04 |
: Velocity also peaks in August, so yes, but not at an amazing rate.
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| 12:04 |
As of April 2, who are the most under-the-radar players that could have a solid fantasy impact this season? |
| 12:05 |
: I was able to get Jorge Soler for $15 in an auction recently, Arenado for $24. Travis Snider is an interesting bench piece in daily leagues. This is a vague question!
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| 12:05 |
Jose Fernandez have more value in H2H? bc playoffs? |
| 12:05 |
: Yah, a bit more.
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| 12:05 |
Hi Eno…I know you did a pitchers ranking about a month ago but wanted to see if your rankings for the following pitchers has changed at all. I’m looking at Shelby Miller, F. Liriano, TJ House, Porcello, Carlos Martinez, DeSclafini and Z. McAllister. What would be your current order? Thanks! |
| 12:06 |
: House way up. Didn’t have innings in my first ranking. Liriano, House, CMart, Porcello, Miller, DeScla McAllister, all mixed-league relevant, though the last two deeper mixed.
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| 12:06 |
My pitching staff has a lot of injury concerns. Alex Wood, Anibal sanchez, Paxton, Pineda and Cashner are the ones I’m nervous about. Not much I can do now, but should I be concerned? |
| 12:06 |
: Yes, I guess I’d hope that most of your bench is pitching.
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| 12:06 |
Please, please, please give me your handcuff picks in Toronto, Houston and Baltimore. You’re the best!!! |
| 12:08 |
: Toronto… I don’t think it’s the lefty Loup, and Estrada seems very unlikely. I’ll go dark horse and say Osuna. Houston is everyone but I guess I’ll go Neshek Qualls Fields. Baltimore has Brach, who is a righty with velocity and good K numbers. Could be him.
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| 12:09 |
Thoughts on JUpton this year? He wasn’t on my radar at all but he fell to me at 55. I had no idea he’s only 27! |
| 12:09 |
: Yeah he’s actually falling too far IMO. He has the no doubt kind of power that will play in Petco. Maybe not the greatest BA, but .270+ can’t be that hard.
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| 12:09 |
In terms of an AL-only league, is Medlen or Nova a better DL stash for a team looking to win this season? |
| 12:10 |
: Nova. First surgery, role waiting for him.
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| 12:10 |
Draft tonight. I am looking to grab four of the following pitchers in a 10 team h2h: Gerrit Cole, Harvey, DeGrom, Wood, and Carrasco. My league doesn’t value pitchers highly and they should drop until their APD. Should I do it? |
| 12:10 |
: Yes because you’ll get probably five or six hitters before you get that bunch, and you’ll be stacked everywhere.
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| 12:10 |
When a player is injured and suspended at the same time, can he be placed on the DL or is he ineligible for the duration of his suspension? For instance, will fantasy owners be able to place Josh Hamilton on the DL? |
| 12:10 |
: This actually gets determined on a case by case basis if I’m right, and that’s super weird.
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| 12:11 |
Who would you prefer as your 5th outfielder in a H2H 5×5 league: Desmond Jennings or Michael Taylor. What about your final SP: Zach McAllister or Derek Holland? |
| 12:11 |
: In a redraft, I’m taking Jennings. I think he’ll be a really good bench piece, giving some homers and steals in extra days and backing up injured guys. I guess I’ll go Holland there, though I’m worried about a fastball/slider lefty as the velocity goes down.
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| 12:12 |
Bought Micah Johnson for a buck, backed him up in the reserve with Jose Ramirez and Jace Peterson. Is this enough? Or should I pick up crusty vet Omar Infante off the waiver wire? |
| 12:12 |
: Don’t worry about Infante. One of your guys / lotto tickets will hit.
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| 12:12 |
If you could be so kind, please rank the following pitchers as I would like to find an SP with potential upside to round out my rotation: McAllister, Warren, Kelly. Thanks! |
| 12:12 |
: I like Warren, but I’ll take McA first because best fastball.
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| 12:12 |
get yer motor runnin' /eno's chat is startin'! |
| 12:12 |
Does Erasmo to Tampa do anything for you? |
| 12:13 |
: A few starts early in the year, worth a bandaid pickup in AL-onlies, with a small chance of sticking if his command is better than Karns’.
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| 12:13 |
Any value in rostering a guy like Ubaldo or Nolasco in an AL-only league? |
| 12:14 |
: I’m looking at a +1K/9 uptick on Nolasco which is slightly interesting, but it’s only to 7K9 so… maybe.
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| 12:14 |
Where does Jimmy Rollins finish for shortstops in a points league? |
| 12:14 |
: top 10, maybe top 8.
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| 12:14 |
Hey Eno. I’m working on a couple of creating a couple of pitcher and batter metrics for funsies and I’m wondering what the best way to weight inputs into this summarizing metric would be. Any input? |
| 12:14 |
: Correlate all the inputs to a single thing, like ERA or RA/9, that could give you weights.
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| 12:14 |
How worried are you about Betances? |
| 12:15 |
: Might drop him one rank. He wasn’t great last spring, if I remember right.
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| 12:15 |
Eno! Ever since my second baby was born three months ago, I can’t drink more than one beer without getting a raging hangover the next day. Is my drinking career effectively over at 33? |
| 12:16 |
: It’s about the sleep baby. You’ll eventually get more sleep, says the guy who went to bed at 11, woke up at 1 for the baby, and woke up again at six for the toddler.
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| 12:16 |
You buying Collin McHugh to repeat last year? |
| 12:16 |
: yes, until the arm falls off from the breaking balls
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| 12:16 |
Should us Mariners fans be concerned about Farquhar at all? If he falls out of favour, who would be next in line for Rodney’s 9th inning gig, Medina or Wilhelmsen? |
| 12:16 |
: Guessing Wilhelmsen has moved ahead of Farq just a bit.
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| 12:16 |
Hanley will have more, less or the same number of errors as an average outfielder? |
| 12:17 |
: I think he can be average. Plus arm, decent range, bad routes probably, since he hasn’t been out there much.
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| 12:17 |
how man PA for Werth? |
| 12:17 |
: 400 manly PAs!
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| 12:17 |
The A’s have the worse outfield with Crisp healthy? |
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Or: The A’s have the worse outfield in MLB without Crisp? |
| 12:18 |
: Hey Crisp is pretty good. And actually those are all major leaguers, and you can count Zobrist a bit out there. Atlanta and Philly are coughing and shuffling their shoes.
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| 12:18 |
Thoughts on Micah Johnson being like Dee Gordon last year? |
| 12:18 |
: Not that many steals.
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| 12:19 |
JV starting the season on the DL. Any pitchers who are clearly top 40 who you would ID as potential to go all JV this year and crap all over a team’s ERA? |
| 12:20 |
: So hard to spot these before they get here. I guess it happens more with older pitchers in the American League. How about Jeff Samardzija? Reminds me a little of Tim Lincecum, maybe the velocity dips again and the command isn’t good enough at lower velocity? If Hughes regresses to 2.8 BB/9 and gets a little homer unlucky…
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| 12:20 |
Deep league MI stuff here, but I’m curious as to your thoughts on the Dilson Herrera timetable. Any chance Murphy is moved at the deadline?, and does Matt Reynolds also pose a threat to Herrera PA’s in 2015? |
| 12:21 |
: yes Murphy is as good as gone for me, and I’m okay with it because his D isn’t going to play at second much longer and his bat isn’t great at first or third. Herrera has to be ahead of Reynolds if only because Reynolds still in the mix at short.
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| 12:21 |
I know spring is spring but King Felix’s rocky spring a concern? |
| 12:21 |
: Weird that he lost weight too. I don’t think so though.
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| 12:21 |
Jace Peterson: leading off for the Braves sooner or later? What’s his competition, Eric Young Jr.? B.J. Melvin Upton? |
| 12:22 |
: I think he could .260/.330/.380 with 25 steals. Seems… fringy for mixed leagues, but of any depth, with MI…
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| 12:22 |
How much are you buying into McAllister being able to keep the velocity gains long term? |
| 12:22 |
: Past this year? Maybe not so much. But maybe by then he’ll trust his change, which has good shape.
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| 12:22 |
I’m representing for the gangstas all across the world. |
| 12:22 |
Duda is the new Michael Brantley. |
| 12:22 |
Over / Under : Duda posts a 10.2 WAR this year. I’ll take the over. |
| 12:22 |
: one man interlude
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| 12:22 |
The Yankees sent down two of my favourite sleepers today, in Refsnyder and Whitley. Will either become fantasy relevant this year? |
| 12:23 |
: Lots of injury risks in the rotation, and Drew could crap out. I’m going with yes on both.
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| 12:23 |
G’day Sarris. Curious which Texan you like more (player, not ice cream buddy): Mitch Moreland or Ryan “No, Don’t Say it like Al Pachino in Scent of a Woman” Rua? |
| 12:23 |
: Moreland? He’s the lefty, has some track record.
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| 12:24 |
Is my excitement for a mid summer Sano debut misplaced, or on par? |
| 12:24 |
: Doesn’t come across as unreasonable.
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| 12:24 |
5×5 plus OBP & TB – rank Pollock, Choo, A Garcia, K Davis |
| 12:24 |
: Garcia Choo Pollock Davis
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| 12:24 |
what do you think of this real life hypothetical trade: Francisco Lindor and Bradley Zimmer for Paul Goldschmidt? (Carlos Santana moves to DH). |
| 12:25 |
: Better shot if the last GM was still there, he loved getting shortstops. Not happening though.
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| 12:25 |
Looking for upside, I end-gamed my draft with Taijuan, Greene, and House. Pomeranz is available. Do you like him over any of those three? How would you rank the four of them for this year only? |
| 12:25 |
: you have the ceilings
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| 12:25 |
Do you have a beer cellar? Got links to your stash? A spreadsheet? CellarHq? |
| 12:26 |
: I don’t have the patience. I have an Enjoy After down there, and maybe a Mirror Mirror because I don’t want to drink it. The rest is just overflow, which will be flowing into my mouth this weekend.
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| 12:26 |
Do you project a minor or drastic uptick in walks this season based on the “shrinking the strike zone” talk? |
| 12:26 |
: Minor uptick in walks? Have a feeling the low strike will get called a bit less.
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| 12:26 |
I'm hoping that either Leonys Martin or AJ Pollock really breakout this year. You should too. |
| 12:27 |
: They are both decent, but hard to see a Brantley type power breakout coming.
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| 12:27 |
Outside of Mujica, is there someone else perhaps a prospect that may take the closer’s role in his absence? Is Uehara pretty much only good for 20 some saves because he won’t be “overused”? |
| 12:27 |
: I like Tazawa better than Mujica if this turns into a long term issue for Uehara actually. More Ks more velocity.
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| 12:27 |
I own billy hamilton in a dynasty league. I just want to sell this guy because i dont see him hitting more than 250. So he basically contributes to SB and R (if he was in a good lineup, not this year) right? |
| 12:28 |
: I’d give him this year. He only start switch hitting in the minors.
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| 12:28 |
pick one: tj house or zach mcalister with his added heat |
| 12:28 |
Lower era this year, Paxton or McAllister? |
| 12:28 |
: I like McAllister but I’m pumping the brakes here. Even with his velocity bump, McA is about three ticks short of Paxton. And House has more proven secondary pitches.
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| 12:29 |
Dave said yesterday that he’s convinced Gallo will be the Rangers’ LF by the mid summer. Is that overly optimistic? |
| 12:29 |
: Rua doesn’t look that good. Below average patience, contact, defense. Average power. not crazy.
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| 12:29 |
What do you think about Wil Myers this year? |
| 12:30 |
: I actually like Myers this year. Played through injury and a .200 ISO does not seem impossible, even in San Diego.
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| 12:30 |
do you see the potential for randall delgado to take over as dbacks closer this season? |
| 12:31 |
: Great idea. He’s doing really well this spring, retaining velocity, still has good secondary pitches. I’m interested in him, will find a way to get him on my deepest league rosters, but otherwise just watch him.
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| 12:31 |
byron buxton sticks to the majors when? |
| 12:31 |
: Next year.
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| 12:31 |
Latest projection for Kang? |
| 12:31 |
: I still think he can hit .260 with 20 homers, but playing time was always the question. Might only get 300 PA now, unless someone gets hurt.
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| 12:32 |
Waited on 2B and ended up with Micah Johnson and Semien. Lawrie on the wire. Should I make a move? |
| 12:32 |
: In a batting average league, I’ll take Lawrie over either. I guess I’d drop Micah.
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| 12:32 |
Can you periodically post some funny cat .gifs? |
| 12:32 |
: I never have those on command but there’s this
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| 12:33 |
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| 12:34 |
I know weve only seen a little of him so far, but at his peak, best comp for Tomas? |
| 12:34 |
: Viciedo
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| 12:35 |
: I don’t even think it’s a lazy comp. Dude looks like he’ll walk 6%, strikeout 30+% and have some okay right-side power. Don’t see him sticking at third.
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| 12:35 |
Are you named after Brian Eno? |
| 12:35 |
: yes.
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| 12:35 |
Just had a big draft where guy in league punted saves. I always in such a hurry to find my next pick I never noticed until after the draft. Now, many teams have 3 closers while I have 1 and 1 that’s hurt right now. |
| 12:35 |
: Work the wire.
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| 12:35 |
: You’ll get there.
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| 12:36 |
Any deep SP picks put themselves on your radar either through results or jobs opening? Looking for really deep guys here – think guys that weren’t on your Top 100. |
| 12:36 |
: Nate Karns got the job and I bet they find a way to give Rafael Montero the job in New York.
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| 12:36 |
who do you like more to roster early season: Gregerson (better P) or Cecil (better team)? |
| 12:36 |
: Cecil (more Ks, velocity)
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| 12:37 |
How concerned are you about Smyly? How many IPs this year? |
| 12:37 |
: 170? It’s the shoulder, but it’s *just* tendonitis.
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| 12:37 |
SEASOOOOOOOOOOOON!!! is STAAAAAAAAAAAARTING soon! |
| 12:38 |
did you see that allen craig hit an inside the park homer yesterday? weird man, weird |
| 12:38 |
what Mookie wants, Mookie Getts |
| 12:38 |
: Had to search for that one.
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| 12:38 |
R.A. Dickey for my SP5 or pick up Carlos Martinez instead? (H2H) |
| 12:38 |
: C Mart first.
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| 12:38 |
Hi Eno! How would you anticipate the A’s using Zobrist this year? Any guess on # of games he starts? |
| 12:38 |
: He’ll be all over, but he’ll start as every day as anyone in Oakland.
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| 12:39 |
A lot of Jose Ramirez buzz… is this all in the K-rate and potential for SB’s? What is a projectable ceiling for him? |
| 12:40 |
: He’s only 22 but I don’t see him as having a ton of projection left. Maybe a bit more power, maybe a bit more patience, but never much more than .315/.320 OBP, be surprised if he ever slugs .400
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| 12:41 |
Do Pedro’s comments about Tanaka (essentially, he’s not healthy and he won’t be healthy all year) worry you any more than you were already worried? |
| 12:42 |
: One thing about what Pedro said: Tanaka’s breaking ball was never that great. So if he’s hanging them, he was hanging them. His manager says it’s just the working on the two seamer on the velocity bit, but his manager is paid to say things like that. Just about same worried.
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| 12:42 |
: I have a couple shares that came cheaply or are in dynasty leagues.
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| 12:43 |
Looking at the Blue Jays rotation it seems like a make or break staff, I’m a proud Drew Hutchinson owner and I believe in him, who else do you think will be a productive starter on a very unpredictable jays rotation? |
| 12:43 |
: I like Norris a bit more than Sanchez because of depth of arsenal.
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| 12:43 |
Headley/Cron in my 3B/IF spot good enough to hold it down until Rendon returns? |
| 12:43 |
: yes
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| 12:43 |
Harper is six months younger than Kris Bryant. |
| 12:43 |
Hi Eno, |
| 12:43 |
: Yes
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| 12:44 |
Hi Eno, Having a good day? |
| 12:44 |
: yes
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| 12:44 |
Verlander worth stashing on DL in mixed leagues? |
| 12:44 |
I don’t trust playing time projections. With fantasy valuation, + – 50 PA has huge effect, so I just assume 600 for everyone. Fair or foul? |
| 12:44 |
: well you have to use your dome about depth charts in the draft then
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| 12:45 |
: Yes to Verlander, I had like eight Yesses queues and Cover it Live published like two of them.
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| 12:45 |
You + Sporer = killing it on these podcasts. Thanks for all the time you guys devote to us!!! |
| 12:45 |
: Thanks!
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| 12:45 |
Would you consider Anthony Rendon an injury prone player? |
| 12:45 |
: Starting to look like it, huh.
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| 12:45 |
how many ticks short of Paxton is Daniel Norris? |
| 12:46 |
: About four on the gun.
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| 12:46 |
holdzkom was sent down, when will he be up? |
| 12:46 |
: noooooooooooooooooooo
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| 12:46 |
: there goes the palm ball. He’ll be back up shortly, I’d guess.
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| 12:46 |
I kept Stras going into the season. I just drafted Jose Fernandez and Homer Bailey. Am I, like, a huge idiot or are those guys going to be okay? |
| 12:46 |
: Might as well pick the guys that are good when they in.
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| 12:46 |
By when will we start calling Kluber-Carrasco-Bauer-House the best 1-2-3-4 punch in the AL? |
| 12:46 |
: I think we’ve written something like that a couple times on FG this year!
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| 12:46 |
Thoughts on Garrett Jones this year? Worth a bench spot in an AL-only league? |
| 12:47 |
: If A-Rod healthy, and he looks it, just don’t see many PA for him.
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| 12:47 |
Yelich or Betts in a H2H OBP league? |
| 12:47 |
: Betts
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| 12:47 |
Thooughts on Keone Kela? Can he overtake Feliz if something happens to him? |
| 12:47 |
: I’m still interested in Fujikawa and Scheppers.
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| 12:47 |
What’s a realistic line for Bogaerts this year? I just don’t unerstand the love for him in fantasy. |
| 12:48 |
: Better in OBP/OPS leagues, but I think he can .260/18/5, which is Peralta esque. Plus he has upside beyond in BA and power.
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| 12:48 |
I dig the article on called vs. swinging strikes! I realize the conclusion is: we need more data. But did the info make you lean in one direction or the other on the question of whether swinging strikes are more valuable than called strikes? |
| 12:48 |
: Oh very much on the swinging strike side now. I think it was one more tick in the box of whiffs.
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| 12:48 |
what do you make of tai walker, i feel like we still don’t really know who he is |
| 12:49 |
: I want to see the changeup more. Has the stuff. Spent an extra dollar to get him on a staff that was full of iffy cheap veterans the other day.
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| 12:49 |
Eno: In a dynasty league, rank ‘em: Anderson/Greene/Desclafani/Gravemen/Warren/Mccalister? |
| 12:49 |
: Greene Anderson ……….. Desclafani, McAllister, Warren, Graveman. All very different pitchers.
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| 12:49 |
I suspect you have a vested interest in the outcome, so what do you think happens in Baltimore with J.J. Hardy? Any chance he’s hurt for a significant period of time and Everth reaps the benefits? |
| 12:50 |
: yeah JJ is starting to get hurt and old. Everth will get 450+ I think.
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| 12:50 |
I got the entire starting NYY outfield for a total of 27 bucks. Good or bad? |
| 12:50 |
: Good! I like Ellsbury! Gardner underrated.
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| 12:50 |
How predictive is prior infield flyball percentage? Asking for Machado… |
| 12:50 |
: I think PU% (IFFB*FB) is .67 year to year.
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| 12:51 |
Could we see a Francisco Cervelli breakout this season? |
| 12:51 |
: I actually have two shares in deep leagues! They OBP leagues, where yeah I think he could OBP .360 or so with 10 homers. That would be a breakout and still irrelevant in most leagues.
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| 12:51 |
Betancourt, Ottavino, or does even Boone Logan have a shot if Hawkins falters? Thoughts on Boone? |
| 12:51 |
: Ottavino for me.
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| 12:51 |
Is Joey Gallo as exciting of a prospect as Kris Bryant to you? Also what do you think a good trade offer would be for him in Dynasty Leagues? Alex Gordon sadly was not enough. |
| 12:52 |
: Huge boom or bust for Gallo. One of him and Baez is going to make it and be a star, but I have no idea which one and so I usually just pass on these guys.
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| 12:52 |
i keep having great prepared budgets for all my leagues and then it all goes out the window and i overpay immensely for mookie and soler iiiii’m sooooo exciiiiited |
| 12:52 |
: I had $10 down for a pitcher and $5 for a utility hitter in one league and ended up with a $1 Ian Kennedy and a $15 Soler lol.
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| 12:53 |
MAXXXXAMUZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!! |
| 12:54 |
Which Oakland SP do you like the best: Hahn, Pomeranz or Graveman? |
| 12:54 |
: Hahn, like his combo of stuff and change and command best.
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| 12:54 |
What could we get out of Alex Meyer this season? Any chance he ends up being Minny’s closer one day? |
| 12:54 |
: I still have hope for him as a starter. Has the pitches. Just needs the command.
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| 12:54 |
any chance urias see the bigs this year? |
| 12:54 |
: no
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| 12:54 |
Why do you think Osuna will be a better pitcher and better dark horse handcuff than Castro in TOR? |
| 12:55 |
: Good spring, great minor league K rates, like his stuff.
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| 12:55 |
maxamuz is a lude picasso |
| 12:55 |
I know who you is, Maxamuz |
| 12:56 |
So next year we will get S&B position podcasts in-time for our drafts? Tiers? |
| 12:56 |
: The depth chart discussions will have to be different next year I guess.
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| 12:56 |
Just had my fantasy draft. Grabbed Marisnick and Keirmeier in the later rounds but can only keep one, who would you prefer this season? |
| 12:57 |
: Kiermaier. Better bat, less crowded OF.
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| 12:57 |
How many PAs for Brandon Moss? They platooning him? |
| 12:58 |
: I don’t think a full platoon. They’ll need him to play at DH some too.
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| 12:58 |
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| 12:58 |
Thoughts on Shelby Miller this year? 2nd half was much better, but still a 5% drop in K% rate compared to 2013. |
| 12:59 |
: I want him to find his curve again. The cutter is decent, the fastball is good, command needs to come back a bit, but the curve was once great.
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| 12:59 |
Lots of fantasy pros were high on Brad Miller last year. Do you think he redeems himself this year? Do you like him better than Segura as a dark horse at SS? |
| 12:59 |
: Redeems himself, but Segura has more speed, and that’ll make up the difference in the power department and then some.
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| 1:00 |
“Inside Mujica, it’s too dark to read” |
| 1:00 |
My name has never been mentioned more than it has in this chat!!! |
| 1:00 |
Hi Eno, I need to grab a backup for Hanley at SS. In a points league, do you prefer Stephen Drew or Wilmer Flores? Any other deep sleepers I should look at? |
| 1:00 |
: I don’t usually roster backups, there’s always the wire. I pick Flores there.
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| 1:00 |
Is John Jaso a good late sneaky catcher pick in 2 catcher leagues? Surely, he’s DH’ing too. |
| 1:01 |
: yes!
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| 1:01 |
: he’s DHing only
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| 1:01 |
We really dropped the ball when this chat was running at lower capacity in Jan to setup an Eno chatter league. |
| 1:01 |
: next year!
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| 1:01 |
Are we seeing a new Kyle Gibson? Will velocity and Ks be there this year? Breakout? |
| 1:02 |
: Yeah he’s moving up my rankings. I might move him all the way to 85 or so. He always had good pitches, he just needed to throw his change more, and tha’ts all he’s talking about doing this spring. Massive K jump this spring. Former top 40 prospect.
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| 1:02 |
Choose two of Tazawa, Marshall and Ottavino? |
| 1:02 |
: Marshall Ottavino (have multiple leagues with this duo)
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| 1:02 |
Some other cheap NL-only pitching targets in addition to desclafini? |
| 1:04 |
: David Buchanan, Rafael Montero, Patrick Corbin
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| 1:04 |
Will Daniel Hudson hold any value this year? Can he become a starter again or perhaps even the closer? |
| 1:04 |
: I’m rooting for him, but it’s a long shot. They’ll probably have to baby the arm.
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| 1:04 |
:
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| 1:04 |
I have this crazy theory that Roark will get some save opportunities this year. Crazy like dumb or like a fox? |
| 1:05 |
: I like Treinen’s massive velocity better as a dark horse there.
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| 1:05 |
Would you rather Horchata Victory at Sea or Vietnamese Speedway Stout? Hmmmm… |
| 1:05 |
: Vietnamese Speedway, no hesitation.
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| 1:05 |
Any significant departures from your SP ranks? |
| 1:06 |
: House Gibson B Anderson Pomeranz up
Verlander Gausman Cingrani Elias Heaney down |
| 1:06 |
Very shallow Yahoo league drafted Rendon and Wong to play 2nd base, with Rendon missing time to start the year should I add Lawrie or Odor. |
| 1:07 |
: Odor, might as well go for the ceiling, might turn into trade chip
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| 1:07 |
Your response to Adam’s question about being concerned about Felix’s rocky spring didn’t get posted |
| 1:07 |
: Weird that he lost weight, but otherwise not that worried.
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| 1:08 |
Play some Dispatch Eno! |
| 1:08 |
:
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| 1:08 |
Gregerson a bankable 20 saves? |
| 1:08 |
: nothing bankable about that bullpen
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| 1:08 |
Shallow lg someone dropped Rusney, keep hold Joc or swap? |
| 1:08 |
: hold
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| 1:09 |
Ghandi Bot or Sip of Sunsine, both high ranked on beergraphs, I had a preference for Sip of Sunshine |
| 1:09 |
: haven’t had either but WANT
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| 1:09 |
Does Billy Burns keep OF job all year? |
| 1:09 |
: no
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| 1:09 |
I can’t wait for the day that everyone knows that you are named after Brian Eno. |
| 1:09 |
Hey Eno! I can grab one “minors” guy and keep him next year for the next 3 years. Who should I grab? Buxton, Correa or Seager? |
| 1:10 |
: Seager best bat, Correa going to stick at short, Buxton closest. I think I’ll go with Seager.
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| 1:10 |
I have plenty of relief. Would you trade Hector Rondon, Benoit, or Cecil? |
| 1:10 |
: Rendon probably best return, no? Unless it’s Benoit. I’d just trade the guy they want, because top two both have decent injury risk.
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| 1:10 |
did you see the fangraphs article about lucroy being the first batter in spring training with this many PA and no Ks since 1908 or something? This is a truely underappreacited fact. That is all. |
| 1:11 |
can you punt saves in an AL only 5×5? i have felix, sale, hughes, and Iwakuma, and some solid ratio RP like Wade Davis and its deep so none of the other 10 teams have very good SP |
| 1:11 |
: I don’t usually punt completely in roto. If you can use your FAAB for the next new closer, I would.
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| 1:11 |
There have been a lot of questions about closers today. If possible, can you give us your strategy for how to get ahead of the game? Basically, how do I target the right guys and get them via free agency before the rest of my leaguemates catch on? |
| 1:12 |
: The only thing I’ve seen linked to closer change is velocity and strikeout rate. Plus, lefties picked to close half as often as you’d expect given the population. So I’d look for righties with big velocity and K numbers. In Houston, for example, that’s Fields!
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| 1:12 |
Hoffman already throwing at 93mph. What do you see as his upside? |
| 1:13 |
: Nice to see. Let’s wait a bit longer to figure this one out.
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| 1:13 |
Vicideo is one comp for Toma’s, but couldn’ths be Nelson Cruz esque? .240 with 25-30 HR and aweful OF defense. I mean. Awful real life player, but not terrible in fantasy |
| 1:13 |
: Yeah and since he’s paid more than Viciedo, his team more likely to keep running him out there, huh.
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| 1:14 |
Are you buying Chris Davis stock this year? What % would you give him hitting 40+ this year? |
| 1:14 |
: 20%, but 35+ the meat, probably 40%.
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| 1:14 |
Craig hit the inside-the-parker because Bautista fell down… |
| 1:14 |
: There you go
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| 1:14 |
What can we expect from Napoli this year? Enough to warrant trading Duda so that I can get him in my lineup? FYI, it’s an OBP league. |
| 1:15 |
: Yah that’s probably a decent idea. I think Napoli can put up same/better OBP with 25+ homers, which… is either same/better than Duda.
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| 1:15 |
I just traded Frazier and Blackmon for Panda and Dickerson. Good move in a vacuum? I really like it |
| 1:15 |
: Yeah I don’t think Frazier going to steal much more than 10 this year.
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| 1:15 |
Brett Anderson: the best 25th round pick going. |
| 1:15 |
: While he’s in there, sure.
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| 1:15 |
Karns or Erasmo in Al only league? |
| 1:16 |
: I think Karns is ahead of Erasmo in that rotation, so that’s how I have them.
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| 1:16 |
I’m making the jump from one league I’m really invested in/care about to three this year. I know you manage many, many more. What’s your advice for staying on top of different league formats (I’m playing in one deep mixed keeper, one shallower mixed, and one NL only with just two keepers) and also staying competitive wherever possible? |
| 1:17 |
: Designate days for each league, like Sundays I’ll do a good rogering for the deep league. Then when you hear something, categorize it and just go run to one league waiver wire. And then time each night for lineup setting goes up a bit.
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| 1:17 |
How do you think Matt Cain will do this year? |
| 1:17 |
: eh
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| 1:17 |
Victorino or billy burns in that same AL only? |
| 1:17 |
: Shane company
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| 1:17 |
What Michael wants, Michael Gettys. |
| 1:17 |
Weyerbacher – Heresy. Get it. |
| 1:17 |
Who’s more likely to return to their old selves? Votto or Fielder |
| 1:17 |
: Votto
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| 1:18 |
dammit Maxamusz we had 40 mins of no Kris Bryant Talk! |
| 1:18 |
Ian Desmond has a 40% K% this spring. Up from 28% last year. Any concerns? |
| 1:18 |
: A bit. Last year was high too. Still only like 12 days of bad numbers though.
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| 1:18 |
How much should I pay for Evan Gattis? |
| 1:18 |
: Two catcher? one? Hey how about using the http://www.fangraphs.com/au…
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| 1:18 |
The big thing for me with Tanaka is that if the velocity is down, than 80% of his pitches are the same velocity. That seems bad |
| 1:19 |
: Yeah the gap between fastball and splitter is important. But the splitter moves a lot!
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| 1:19 |
He was my favorite player to watch hit. Man, brings back the good ol' days of my 20's. |
| 1:19 |
Is Porcello worth holding onto in an 11 team mixed? I like him for some reason but not sure if he is a guy to drop for a stream in week 1 |
| 1:20 |
: probably very fungible, with a 3.9/4ish ERA and not great K numbers.
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| 1:20 |
Agree with Big Fan on the podcast – absolutely the best podcast in Fantasy Baseball… I know there are awards for these sorts of things, can readers / listeners vote on them or is it just best to rate / review in iTunes? |
| 1:20 |
: Rate on itunes! We were FSWA runners up last year, hopefully we’ll win this year!
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| 1:20 |
What will Michael Taylors numbers look like this year? |
| 1:21 |
: Bad Ks, bad BA, good power and speed, 300 PAs.
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| 1:21 |
say nice things about tulo, cause i just traded rizzo for him. |
| 1:21 |
: if you’re in a 12 team or shallower league, the waiver wire injury replacement will be good and your SS production will be awesome.
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| 1:21 |
Eno! I’m off tomorrow, and it will be the warmest day of the year! (12 Celsius). What beer should be used to celebrate this? |
| 1:22 |
: Some sort of wheat/hefe?
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| 1:22 |
Is Matt Cain someone you think can “bounce-back”? To clarify, he is a #?? fantasy starter this year? |
| 1:22 |
: Lackey Cain Fister McCarthy take your pick
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| 1:23 |
Everyone check out today’s Effectively Wild. Two of the best guys in predicting pitcher injuries in Jeff Zimmermann and Doug Thorburn trying to predict who won’t get TJS |
| 1:23 |
The Mookie hype is at an all time high. Arent the odds better that he struggles a bit in his first full year in the majors than lights it up? I mean if you go and watch spring training, it aint like a real game. Soler too? |
| 1:23 |
: I like Soler and Betts for a whole lot more reasons than spring training.
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| 1:23 |
What % of your chat audience do you think are students actually in class pretending to pay attention? |
| 1:23 |
: We used to get updates from one dude about what his professor was doing.
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| 1:23 |
:
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| 1:24 |
Joe Wieland could be interesting as Dodgers #5, no? |
| 1:24 |
: NL only interesting yes.
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| 1:24 |
: Command, full arsenal, bad velocity, bad injury outcomes.
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| 1:24 |
Why did Atl sign Markakis??? Can you find one logical angle on this? |
| 1:25 |
: they thought he’d be undervalued with respect to his contract, possibly valuable to a better Braves team in year three, and at worst be a trade chip?
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| 1:25 |
Adam Warren in deep leagues? |
| 1:26 |
: yes. Has starters’ arsenal, good command, and decent velocity. Fastball’s a little straight.
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| 1:26 |
Comments on Roughned Odor? |
| 1:26 |
: I think he can .260/20/10 this year. The power is on the come. Pitchers pitched scared of him in the second half.
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| 1:26 |
Is Odubel Herrera a viable bench bat in a 12 team mixed? What are your projections for him over a full season of AB’s? |
| 1:27 |
: Deep league. .260/2/25 at best.
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| 1:27 |
Shallow League Problems. I’m in a 10 team mixed league, is my rotation of Cueto, Kluber, Zimmermann, Hughes, Smyly, and Lackey enough? I received a trade offer of my Arenado for his Alex Ross. |
| 1:28 |
: Tyson Ross I’m guessing, but hold your Arenado. Your staff is fine.
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| 1:28 |
My backend starters are McCarthy, Paxton, Gausman, S.Miller. Make a move for House/Bauer/Hahn/Green on waivers, or sit tight? Thanks! |
| 1:29 |
: Might be time to drop Gausman. Headed for bullpen. I think I’d pick up Greene, but Hahn and House close.
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| 1:29 |
is hunter strickland worth hanging on to now that he’s been sent to AAA? a reliever in the minors, no matter the skillz, still seems tough to justify for a roster spot since he’s so far off from saves or holds. |
| 1:29 |
: Yeah you can turf him. Watch for news.
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| 1:29 |
Yelich hit 4 pop ups all last season – that’s pretty amazing when you think about it. |
| 1:29 |
: Votto-ian
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| 1:30 |
Ackley have a chance to rebound and be a useful OF3? Or should I try to move him on a potential hot start? |
| 1:30 |
: He’s going to platoon, so he’d have to be in a daily league. But I think he could .260/15/8
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| 1:31 |
I own Mes and Grandal in a one catcher, no bench NL only league. Currently using my UTL slot for Mes, should I seek to deal him for 1B/SP or keep Mes and roll with the hopes someone needs him throughout the year? |
| 1:31 |
: Probably can get a better bat if you trade for a 1B. so, unless you have a deep league and can get more PA from C by carrying two and playing someone else at 1B when you play Grandal at C…
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| 1:31 |
How aggressively would you pursue Rodon in a dynasty format? |
| 1:32 |
: I don’t usually go after prospects because the guy who got them got them for a reason and loves them to death.
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| 1:32 |
why don’t other pro sports use WAR as a metric? Or if they do why don’t we hear more about it? |
| 1:32 |
: Availability is pretty different from league to league, IMO.
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| 1:32 |
What do you think of the strategy of scooping up pitchers like Darvish, Noore and Medlen during the auction and (better yet) inreserve rounds? Darvish will still probably go $15 in my league even with TJS |
| 1:33 |
: Kinda puts you in rebuild mode right away.
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| 1:33 |
Man, Duda was ranked really high in my auction calculator-created spreadsheet (OBP/SLG league). Is he awesome?! (I hope so. He’s on my team.) |
| 1:33 |
: He’s my tout OBP mixed league first baseman so I know what you were looking at. Risk is platoon, so if you can get a 1b on your bench…
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| 1:33 |
Carlos Rodonkulous |
| 1:34 |
When does Addison Russell get his chance to join the Show? |
| 1:34 |
: Late this year once the other guys in that Iowa infield have busted or found a position?
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| 1:34 |
Why do the Orioles seem to think Alejandro De Aza is good? |
| 1:34 |
: Because he’s not that bad!
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| 1:34 |
What’s your opening day beer of choice? I’ve been saving my Bourbon County Coffee for the Sox opener on Monday. |
| 1:35 |
: I’ll be covering the Oakland game so if I sneak out it’ll probably be a Lagunitas Sucks or a Green Flash.
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| 1:35 |
Do you think Hutchinson could have a HR rate below 1 per 9 now with the addition of the slider? |
| 1:35 |
: Well he had a slider before, but the better one could do it. That’s the breakout buy there.
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| 1:35 |
I like to think I have a cult following that I don’t know about. |
| 1:35 |
Dude, just found out my wife’s pregnant with #2. I shouldn’t be scared, right? I’m scared! |
| 1:35 |
: My wife wants three, I’m terrified.
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| 1:35 |
Am i too late for the orgy? |
| 1:36 |
: um
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| 1:36 |
:
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| 1:36 |
If both healthy, do you go Scheppers or Fujikawa? |
| 1:37 |
: Fuji looks like Texas Uehara, who didn’t close much, so maybe Scheppers. Maybe they worry about homers.
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| 1:37 |
My fantasy league is being run by a guy whos never run a baseball league before and he sorta invented the points-based scoring system off the top of his head. Denard Span projects to be one of the most productive players in the league. Is this awful or awesome? |
| 1:37 |
: both
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| 1:37 |
I’ve currently got Tulo with no viable backup in a deep 20 team league. Would you trade Justin Upton for Yelich/Alcides Escobar to cover that backup SS spot? |
| 1:38 |
: No, but if you could go get Ahmed, Owings, Kang, someone like that, I might try to beef up your bench. On the other hand, I love love Yelich, and if it really was that deal, and you’e got decent power beyond, it’s not terrible.
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| 1:38 |
I think people are hyping up Graveman a little too much, but if you get big K guys early on, isn’t he a great option as a late rounder just to help with your ERA/WHIP rates? He’s basically going undrafted in 12 team leagues… |
| 1:38 |
: I’d rather have Hendo Alvarez in 12 teamers in the same role.
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| 1:38 |
I took a chance on Heyward in my auction dynasty league. What do you expect from him this year? Is the power coming back? How ’bout them SBs? |
| 1:39 |
: .270/18/10?
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| 1:39 |
Alfredo Simon or T.J. House in a 12-tm annual points league? It’s all about wins and innings. |
| 1:39 |
: Still taking House
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| 1:39 |
Tout and LABR are great, but are there any well known industry 5×5 roto auction keeper leagues? I find while the redraft prices are instructive, just adjusting for league inflation isn’t always a perfect comp. |
| 1:39 |
: NFBC? Or is that all snake?
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| 1:39 |
: Oh keeper. yeah. Huh. There’s our ottoneu leagues, and TGDX, and…
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| 1:40 |
You never answered the A’s rotation question. You as high on Hahn as most seem to be? |
| 1:40 |
: Dammit Coveritive. I’ve been high on Hahn and low on Gray since last year. I like the shape of Hahn’s change and like his arsenal better overall than Pomeranz. I dunno about Graveman. Shape of pitches okay, but history of Ks is bad.
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| 1:41 |
With his foot/ankle seemingly healthy, can we treat Miggy as we usually would in drafts this weekend? (top 3 pick) |
| 1:41 |
: I have been
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| 1:41 |
T-shirt launcher to your head, who will be the Mets closer on May 1st, Mejia or Parnell? |
| 1:41 |
: Mejia
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| 1:41 |
Taking all statistics aside, and ignoring past and future history, and allowing for a .500 BABIP, can Duda beat Barry Bonds in a bunt contest? |
| 1:41 |
AM I ON TIME? |
| 1:41 |
Drafted last night and my team is basically the Eno Sarris all-stars: Kang, Soler, Kipnis, Lawrie… |
| 1:41 |
I find it odd that people like posts about dead people on FB. |
| 1:42 |
Last pick in a Sv+Holds league. Do you go with Osuna or Duke? |
| 1:42 |
: Duke guaranteed late spot in pen.
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| 1:42 |
Closer in waiting to own: Soria or Rondon? |
| 1:42 |
: Rondon
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| 1:42 |
ENO!!! Baseball soon!!! You like Jose Ramirez for the 1st half of this season? Need to replace Baez for however long he takes to outperform a ceiling fan. Thanks!! |
| 1:42 |
: Sure
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| 1:42 |
Better 2B sleeper: Micah Johnson or Odubel Herrera? |
| 1:42 |
: Micah
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| 1:42 |
jaso over norris? |
| 1:42 |
: hmm maybe! OBP? then yes
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| 1:43 |
Always done H2H points drafts. How would you suggest getting into roto/auction/dynastly leauges slowly or all at once? Also, any good places to suggest to help me prepare for the switch |
| 1:43 |
: roto’s no problem really. Auctions take forever, so only do one. keeper/dynasty? I prefer dynasty, go all the way.
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| 1:43 |
Roberto Clemente was a rule 5 draft pick. Odubel Herrera was a rule 5 draft pick. Odubel Herrera is the second coming of Roberto Clemente! |
| 1:43 |
Hey Eno, you like Evan Marshall? Tough WHIP, but maybe finds his command? |
| 1:43 |
: I like him best in that pen unless Delgado starts setting up.
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| 1:44 |
Whats your favorite range of abv in beer? |
| 1:44 |
: 7-9
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| 1:44 |
Everyone was high on Salazar so I thought I got him as a steal in the 19th round, will he pitch his way back up soon? |
| 1:44 |
: If you have more than four bench spots, I’d hold for a while. Still has nasty stuff.
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| 1:44 |
Does Cingrani hold any value as a RP due to the fact that he’s SP eligible? Often times a SP spot is taken by a guy that isn’t playing, but Cingrani could change that right? Right?? |
| 1:44 |
: SP eligible holds for sure
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| 1:45 |
Giles, Storen or Allen AFTER this season? |
| 1:45 |
: Allen now, Allen then
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| 1:45 |
Whiffed on SS in my 10-team draft with OBP and TB but stacked everywhere else. Help! Lowrie, Everth or Semien? |
| 1:45 |
: AL Only I hope. Semien.
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| 1:45 |
I need outfield assistance (10 team head to head matchups league). I have Bautista, Harper, Marte, CarGo. But I really want to nab Pederson just in case he blows up. Am I crazy? And who would I drop to do that anyways? |
| 1:45 |
: You don’t need OF assistance.
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| 1:45 |
Owings or Kang for backup SS? |
| 1:46 |
: If they need to play a lot, Owings. If it’s about upside play, Kang.
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| 1:46 |
In all my drafts and auctions you can get Lawrie for nothing. I see a young former top prospect who has displayed skills in the majors that has 3b/2B eligibility and a quarateed job. What’s not to like at this price? |
| 1:46 |
: Yes. Power speed contact, he’s done them all. If he was healthy and only did what he’s done, he could .275/18/8 this year.
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| 1:46 |
: At second.
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| 1:47 |
Gibson over Bailey if Bailey cant be put on DL? You expect Bailey back by mid April? |
| 1:47 |
: I think Bailey will be back mid April. even if I like Gibson.
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| 1:47 |
Can’t understand why you’re allowing the posting of garbage and not answering my actual baseball questions. |
| 1:47 |
: 1:11
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| 1:47 |
Rhinoceroses are just fat unicorns |
| 1:47 |
Shane Greene’s ceiling? |
| 1:48 |
: If he figures out the change, massive. Like last year with a 1.2 whip. Change has good shape too.
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| 1:48 |
Who helps Ks/Ratios the most of these starters now coming out of the Pen? (have a starts cap but can use them in the SP slot): Cingrani, Gausman, Maurer, Delgado |
| 1:49 |
: Maurer Cingrani Gausman
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| 1:49 |
Eno … what is your general philosophy when it comes to dynasty leagues … win now and worry about tomorrow tomorrow or continually plan for tomorrow with the smaller hope of winning today? |
| 1:49 |
: win today
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| 1:49 |
WOAH. You never NEVER trade DUDA. |
| 1:49 |
to stay invested in more than one or two leagues, there has to be money involved for me. |
| 1:50 |
: about half my leagues are money, half are industry. I think I’m in one league that’s neither, and it’s the dynasty league I started in like 03 and have won like 10 times.
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| 1:50 |
Girliest beer you’re not afraid to admit loving: |
| 1:50 |
: That fruity gose from Anderson Valley
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| 1:51 |
RE: Miller’s Curveball, it was 2.4 mph slower last year, but had more movement. Looks like he’s not getting guys to chase as often (22.9% vs 30.2%) and even when guys do chase, they’re making contact 12% more. |
| 1:51 |
: Yeah I think it needs to be faster. And the chase thing is about command, fastball command likely.
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| 1:51 |
10:20 am |
| 1:51 |
: ALMOST THERE
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| 1:51 |
Better combo, Dozier and Lamb or Pedroia and Pablo? |
| 1:51 |
: Pedroia Pablo
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| 1:52 |
What do I do with Gausman in Keeper format? I used a 23rd round keeper on him and now hes in bullpen. Hold and use the ratio help? |
| 1:52 |
: Hold for a bit. Guess the breaking ball never showed.
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| 1:52 |
Thoughts on C-Mart? Man those whiff rates and velocity… |
| 1:53 |
: Change is pretty bad, and platoon splits have been horrid. I think it might just manifest with iffy WHIP and HR/9 numbers.
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| 1:53 |
Should I be panicking now about my weak pitching or wait 6 weeks for things to resolve a littie bit |
| 1:53 |
: Panic always! (no, wait a bit first. let the cake settle)
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| 1:54 |
What do you expect from Desclafani this season? He seems to unofficially be your guy. |
| 1:55 |
: I’m just hoping he beats that HR/9 projection. Spring wasn’t good for that, but that’s AZ too. And if he throws the change more, could beat the K/9 projection. Fringey mixed leaguer, but decent last pitcher because of upside.
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| 1:55 |
Headley. Bounce back year or no. |
| 1:55 |
: I think he’s going to love hitting there. Good year.
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| 1:55 |
Favorite boring vet in OBP league: Granderson, Morse, Butler |
| 1:55 |
: Granderson!
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| 1:56 |
Need a early season replacement for Richards. Gravemen, House or Zach “Attack” McAllister? |
| 1:56 |
: house
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| 1:56 |
need speed in the OF: Gose/Dyson/Burns/Pagan/Stubbs. |
| 1:56 |
: Pagan when healthy and hey maybe he is
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| 1:56 |
I prefer “Vottonian” |
| 1:56 |
Crushed an Odell Trellis Ale last night. Criminally underrated on BeerGraphs. That is all. http://beergraphs.com/leade… |
| 1:57 |
Can I be your personal assistant at next year’s LABR? (mostly serious question) |
| 1:57 |
: Dunno I think Zimmerman enjoyed kicking me under the table
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| 1:57 |
Why do people value Paxton far higher than Taijuan Walker? Steamer has Walker with more Ks and fewer walks than Paxton. |
| 1:58 |
: Paxton has MLB stats behind him.
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| 1:58 |
HUTCHISON HUTCHISON HUTCHISON |
| 1:58 |
Sorry, it’s just one of those weird pet peeves. |
| 1:58 |
Everyone in the Cleveland rotation seems to be a sleeper. I read somewhere on this site that TJ House could have a Kluberesque season. Thoughts on that? |
| 1:58 |
: I don’t think he has the standout pitch like Kluber’s breaking ball.
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| 1:59 |
Point of clarification, Maximusz definitely does NOT have a cult following he doesn’t know about. |
| 1:59 |
Is there a link for an update of Eno’s Starting Pitcher Rankings? I hear you moving guys around on the podcast, but would love an up to date list for my draft tonight. |
| 1:59 |
: going to have to combine with my updates today
http://www.fangraphs.com/fa… |
| 1:59 |
Too early to draft Castro or Osuna in dynasty? |
| 2:00 |
: Took Osuna for SP-eligible holds in the 38th round or so of my 18 team league.
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| 2:00 |
Have there been studies on what kinds of stats you get by streaming SP for matchups outside of the top 50 or so? Like, what kind of pitcher does that achieve? |
| 2:00 |
: Warne tracks how his two-start picks do!
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Favorite day drinking beer? |
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: AleSmith X
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1:48 – take that BOB |
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: WANT TO CATCH UP
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Rondon is injured. |
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: Yeah I’m hoping it’s nothing. OH. on DL today. Damn.
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McAllister or Greene? |
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: Greene
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What’s keeping Jimmy Rollins from having a change of scenery late career breakback to his MVP glory days? Is .260/100/20/60/30 that unrealistic? |
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: Age. Also ballpark change.
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If you are name after Brian Eno…is your name actually Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno Sarris? |
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: No but my middle name is Kama
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Hey everyone, welcome to this chat where Eno said he’d beat Sporer’s record! |
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: No I am not
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That’s true, I did say that. 3 more hours everybody!!! |
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: no
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FYI Eno…. Never try and do a live auction and an ESPN auction at the same time. Not pretty. |
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: yeah
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one spot left: Jeurys Familia or Chase Anderson.?Could use saves, so leaning Familia |
With a phone full of pictures of pitchers' fingers, strange beers, and his two toddler sons, Eno Sarris can be found at the ballpark or a brewery most days. Read him here, writing about the A's or Giants at The Athletic, or about beer at October. Follow him on Twitter @enosarris if you can handle the sandwiches and inanity.
Please pick 2 for backend NL only:
Descalfini, Iglesias, AJ B, R Montero, Hellickson, Depaigne, Wandy.
Thanks!