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Paul Swydan

9:53

Yeah I'm a Rodon believer.

Milk Trout

9:53

Can only keep one of Desmond, Story or Justin Upton in an OBP/SlG league -tearing my hair out!

Paul Swydan

9:53

I'd probably keep Story.

Dr Evil

9:54

How many MLB IF's are better defensively than the Dutch WBC team (Bogaerts/Simmons/Schoop/Profar)?

Paul Swydan

9:54

Zero?

Dee's nutz

9:54

What positions are you most comfortable punting on until mid/later rounds

Paul Swydan

9:54

Usually OF.

9:55

While it's always best to let the board come to you, my general trend has always been to make sure I fill up the C/2B/SS/3B/1B positions before the 10th round.

Kevin

9:55

Follow up to proliferation of power question: But if I can draft guys like Trumbo in the 7th round instead of cruz in the 4th, wouldn't it be wise to take a top pitcher in the 4th? I feel like I can find hitters more easily (beltran types) late than solid pitchers late

Paul Swydan

9:56

I guess it depends on whether you think Trumbo is going to be that good again. I don't think he will be. Paul Sporer's article tomorrow at The Hardball Times covers the topic of waiting on elite starting pitchers. Definitely check it out.

Matt

9:56

Well, it's that time of year again - you buying Stanton?

Paul Swydan

9:57

Stanton is a guy I usually don't draft, but maybe try to trade for in the middle of the season if he hasn't impaled on Billy the Marlin yet.

impaled himself

Ethan

9:57

How many questions do I need to ask before I get an answer? ( this is my 5th)

Paul Swydan

9:57

A lot more with that negative attitude, mister!

Ethan

9:57

Cesar Hernandez, .300avg, 10 HR's and 30 steals ..........lalaland?

Paul Swydan

9:57

Yeah, I think that's asking for a little too much.

Fleer

9:58

When will the braves be good again?

Paul Swydan

9:58

Conservatively, 2019 or 2020.

python-r

9:58

What happened to Jeff Z?

Paul Swydan

9:58

Jeff is in Phoenix for the SABR Analytics Conference. If you're there or going there, be sure to say hi to him!

TheLastSuperPower

9:58

I'm a little surprised Castellanos isn't getting more love as a sleeper this year. Good prospect with good hit tool. Put up good numbers last year until hurt. Only 23. Is there something specific you see, or don't see, that stands out when watching him?

Paul Swydan

10:00

He isn't capable of taking his walks, so his value is more dependent on his BABIP. When he runs a .345 BABIP like he did last year, he looks like a good hitter. When he runs a .326 or .322 BABIP like he did in his first two seasons, he looks like a scrub. That's not the kind of player I want as my starter.

Zach

10:00

Very funny Paul! But was I foolish to make that Goldschmidt/Russell for Machado trade?

Paul Swydan

10:01

Foolish is a strong word. It depends on what you think of Russell. If you think he's going to become a good fantasy player, then it's probably not a trade you should make. But if you think he's going to hit .250 and not get to 10 steals, then he's just a guy, and the trade becomes a lot more defensible.

Robb

10:02

AL only league, I can bump up David Robertson to $9 for the next 3 seasons or keep him at $6 but lose him after this year. Leaning towards keeping him at $6, worried he's on his way to the NL at some point this season. Thoughts?

Paul Swydan

10:02

Yeah he's not good enough to have domain over a closing job for 3 more years. Go with the $6 option.

10:03

OK folks, I'm going to call it a night. Thanks for hanging out and for making the Netflix poll super close. Looks like Stranger Things squeaked out the victory.

Until next week!

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