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Jeff Zimmerman

9:16

I think Reyes, there are no guarantees on Gurriel. I think I would wait and see if you can use it on someone else.

Billy from CO

9:16

Votto/Desmond for Stanton/Nola in an OBP dynasty, which side wins?

Paul Swydan

9:17

Hard to trade Votto in an OBP league. He literally has the 15th best OBP in major league history: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=1871&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=14,d

Jeff Zimmerman

9:17

Stanton's. I think I would take just Stanton for the other two

Paul Swydan

9:17

If you limit the time period to the time since the color barrier was broken, Votto is fourth in OBP - http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=1947&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=14,d

9:18

If you believe in Desmond's resurgence even a little bit, I'd hang on to Votto/Desmond.

DISAGREEMENTS!

9:19

4 years of my JBJ for 4 years of Taillon plus non keep Sale. Thoughts?

Paul Swydan

9:19

If Sale is going to put you over the top for the pennant this year, do it. If not, stick with JBJ.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:20

This is close. I am not sold on JBJ in fantasy. He is better real life than fantasy. Really based on needs

Jim Lonborg

9:21

Surgery for Swihart. Does that make an offseason trade out? Is he a Pawtucket left-field in 2017, at least until trade deadline time, or is catcher still a possibility?

Paul Swydan

9:22

I think if they are not able to trade him this winter it's a clear message that he no longer has any trade value, and we can put him out of our minds. Unless the Sox put him back behind the dish, it would appear his Red Sox career is over.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:22

A huge disappointment so far in his career.

Paul Swydan

9:23

Sort of. He had a lot of help on the way to disappointment from John Farrell, who jerked him around as best as he could.

vztaxes

9:23

So, does the impending end to Prince's career, due to injury, mean an insurance claim for the Rangers or are they on the hook for all future salaries?

Paul Swydan

9:23

I read that the Rangers' insurance policy on him covers 60% of his remaining salary.

9:24

Not sure if that is confirmed or if it will BE confirmed, but if true, that's great news for them.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:24

I don't know his contract situation and I thought the Tigers were paying some of it.

The Kid

9:24

Should Dan Warthen be considered a threat to young arms? "Hold the ball like this and throw it hard as shit."

Paul Swydan

9:25

I think pinning things solely on Warthen would be grossly unfair, as for the most part he is just marching to the beat of the team's drum.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:25

Anything the answer is "Throw hard as shit", there is a threat to anyone's arm.

Kevin

9:26

how many teams are starting a centerfielder worse defensively than all three Red Sox outfielders?

Paul Swydan

9:26

Oooh, good question.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:26

I am not sure, the Padres probably

Paul Swydan

9:27

2 or 3 probably

9:27

In auction leagues, is it ever a good idea to keep one player over another because he's a better value? Or do you want to always keep your best players assuming they are below or at market value.

Paul Swydan

9:28

That is an awesome philosophical question. Unfortunately the answer is that you need to balance it out. You can't just keep a bunch of $1 players if they're not going to be really good players, and you can't always keep a bunch of $50 players just because they're awesome.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:29

This is a tough question because all teams are keeping valued players, the price you will pay for non-keepers sky rockets. I usually try for my best values on $20 or more players

Josh

9:30

Is it weird that Hill is currently penciled into start on Friday without having thrown a bullpen or thrown off a mound in a month?

Paul Swydan

9:31

No because he couldn't pitch because of the blister issue. Also, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not banking on him pitching until he's pitching. He was supposed to start a couple of times now and couldn't go because the blister hadn't healed.

Note - Benintendi is 3-for3 tonight.

Jays Fan

9:32

A 64-49 record is mehhhhhhh? You have quite the high standards!!!

Paul Swydan

9:32

I do indeed.

9:33

Jeff will be back in a minute.

trackvoice

9:33

When infields shift, do all/most teams just move everyone left, or does it vary by teams? Tigers seem to move 3B to deep 2B at times

Paul Swydan

9:33

It definitely varies by teams, and it mostly involves whether they shift over the 3B or SS.

9:34

And then also where the players shift to. As the guys from BIS noted in last year's THT Annual, some teams do the full Ted Williams shift, and some teams don't.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:34

Varies a ton. The Royals love the SS behind 2B

KurtThomas

9:34

Keep 10 roto league: Chapman + Myers (and a rental player for the team in the race) for K. Byrant, who wins or is it a fair swap?

Paul Swydan

9:35

In my opinion, the team that gets Bryant wins that trade by a lot. Especially since we don't know where Chapman will pitch next year.

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