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#2 is worth about $40 while #19 and #21 combined in the low $50s so a ninth rounder is "fair". Anything you get back sooner, "on paper" is a good deal for you.

It was my idea - I think it's genius.

It's worked fine. Most will use 14H/9P but it's nice to have the spot for another arm when injuries strike.

Several years ago, AL and NL Tout Wars adapted the third option, making OF5 to be a hitter/pitcher utility.

Looks to me like you can overwrite the AB column in the hitting with hits, just summing up 1B, 2B, 3B and HR then everything else is there. With pitching, all that's missing is HRA which you can use vlookup to pull into the HBP column and you're all set. If that doesn't work (it should), I'll take y...

How good are you with Excel?

What are your league specs (#teams in particular)?

Have you plugged the league specs into the Customizable Points League file? It does it for you.

To be honest, I don't think drafting changes much. It's still about identifying market inefficiencies, reading the room, etc, The main difference is in-season where 12-teamers require more churning while 15-teamers require a little more patience since the available player pool is significantly weake...

HOSKINS MONDESI YELICH ARENADO KLUBER I'll admit Mondesi is a risk and steals aren't worth as much in 10-teamers, but i want ceiling in a league this shallow and he has first round potential. Not saying he gets there, his floor is lower than most keepers in this format, but I'm OK with the foundatio...

I'm sorry, but I don't understand 5x5 points. Is it 5x5 roto or a points league? If it's points, what is the scoring system. Thanks.

How many teams in the league? What's the format (5x5, points, etc). Details/context matters.

If there's no cost involved, prefer Jean Segura over Michael Conforto - though adding OPS makes it a little closer. Somewhat depends on the league as Segura is hugely underappreciated and is often available at a discount. But yeah, in a vacuum, Segura.

Saw Martinez in the AFL. Given, I don't take notes and often misremember things, but if I recall correctly, he had a little Ichiro in him as he was already on the way to first base when he slapped an infield grounder. It wasn't a scout, but someone I know and trust that sees a ton of AFL games said ...

That's technically a 15 team league. Rankings for 12 would be similar, with SB guys dropping a little. There is a tab for MIX 12 with top to bottom rankings. I don't post them until drafts start in earnest, but part of the content is color coded drafting tiers. There will be a 12-team version. Like ...

You probably won't like this answer, but considering it's a keeper league, using the standard 12-team rankings will be fine, just consider the next 12 hitters and next 12 pitchers starting at $0 to be $1 players. Draft dynamics in a keeper league are such you don't need to customize with the extra h...

Sorry, I don't have your password. Your log in name is the same as the forum. There should be link to recover your password.

Can Excel on an IPad handle Excel macros? Do you have another platform you can use?

If you're talking about the CVRC's, they're functional.

Are you on a PC or Mac? The Excel programs may not be Mac compatible.

Can you post your league specs in as much detail as possible? The directions are a bit outdated.

This really should be up to the league and what you want the league to be. A true dynasty league allows everyone to be kept with cuts up to the owner, no limit. That is, don't force any, but allow as many as the owners desire.

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The final eight 43.654 Erik Kratz 44.657 Blaine Hardy 45.684 Chris Stratton 46.687 Josh Phegley 47.714 Erik Swanson 48.717 Stephen Gonsalves 49.744 Austin Slater 50.747 Caleb Ferguson C Lucroy/Garver/Flowers/Kratz/Phegley 1B/3B Encarnacion/Turner/Olson/Healy/Freese 2B/SS Altuve/Andrus/ACabrera/Wong/...

I still don't think it will happen but if it does, I'd have to see if it was worth it. I have the necessary data to look.

Next 10 33.504 Brandon Crawford 34.507 Craig Stammen 35.534 Merrill kelly 36.537 Brian Goodwin 37.564 David Freese 38.567 Ehire Adrianza 39.594 Jose Pirela 40.597 Austin Dean 41.624 Nicky Delmonico 42.627 Bryan Mitchell C Lucroy/Garver/Flowers 1B/3B Encarnacion/Turner/Olson/Healy/Freese 2B/SS Altuve...

Todd excellent projections Have determined that batting average is a premium. what do you think of a strategy of high batting average / rbi early. provides a cushion, if needed, to fill out categories later in draft when the available list is flooded with .230 and .240 players. This is a common plo...

you have some strong #s projected for gregory polanco which would suggest a late april early may return as opposed to the june arrival that i have seen elsewhere. Optimism or inside skinny? If his shoulder comes back strong he could be a monster. Check the most recent set, I cut back on PA. As for ...

The next several picks... 23.344 Kole Calhoun 24.347 Ryon Healy 25.374 Chase Anderson 26.377 Yonny Chirinos 27.404 Dustin Fowler 28.407 Kolten Wong 29.434 Tyler Flowers 30.437 Joe Kelly 31.474 Jose Castillo 32.477 Lou Trivino C Lucroy/Garver/Flowers 1B/3B Encarnacion/Turner/Olson/Healy 2B/SS Altuve/...

Adding 15.224 Sean Newcomb (mispick on my part, still tilting a little) 16.227 Jackie Bradley Jr. 17.254 Trevor May 18.257 Ty Buttrey 19.284 Asdrubal Cabrera 20.287 Ryan Yarbrough 21.314 Jonathan Lucroy 22.317 Mitch Garver C Lucroy/Garver 1B/3B Encarnacion/Turner/Olson 2B/SS Altuve/Andrus/ACabrera O...

Next six picks, the pace has slowed considerably, but that's OK, no one is abusing the clock, it's all good. 9.134 Matt Olson 10.137 Charlie Morton 11.164 Dallas Keuchel 12.167 Elvis Andrus 13.194 Jake Arrieta 14.197 Ross Stripling So far... C 1B/3B Encarnacion/Turner/Olson 2B/SS Altuve/Andrus OF Bl...

1.14 Jose Altuve 2.17 Charlie Blackmon 3.44 Starling Marte 4.47 Tommy Pham 5.74 Mike Foltynewicz 6.77 Jose Berrios 7.104 Edwin Encarnacion 8.107 Justin Turner Pitching wasn't by design. Well, it ended up being so because I didn't want to take the plunge with what was left at the 3/4 turn. In a highe...

I must be missing something. If there are 18 teams with 11 man pitching staffs then 189 pitchers must be active so the 3/4/5 SP have to be on a roster -- unless the same player can be on multiple rosters.

Really depends on how the league wants the SP and RP breakdown. Based on 1100 IP, that requires around a 6SP/3RP split. To account for shorter starts, dropping to 1000 would work. If the league wants to adjust for the increasing importance of relievers, dropping to 900 or 950 makes sense. In general...

1. Why would I want to use an arbitrary set of rankings when I generate my own? 2. I've been writing about the underutilized middle reliever for years - the Moneyball of fantasy. Coming into this season, I wrote a feature for both ESPN and Rotowire on the topic, specifically with respect to needing ...

Would drop for Bauers in a NY second, especially in OBP - honestly don't know why he's available.

Sort of a keeper-dynasty hybrid.

Verlander is silly cheap - losing Soto obviously hurts but winning eases the pain. You'll likely be able to flip Verlander for prospects down the road.

Sounds more like a keeper league than dynasty -- how long can you keep players? Is there salary escalation?

Pretty sure the answer is if the improves chances of winning this season, do it -- but slight chance it could be something else based on league parameters.

It's clear Houston doesn't trust Giles to close. If saves are a need, I'd look elsewhere. Melamcon may take over, but at least for now, I like Will Smith.

Even with those lesser numbers, Posey is still a top-five option at his position. I still like Margot long term, but I can find his stats in the outfield a whole lot easier than matching Posey behind the plate.

While team context is important, I think more would say you'd be crazy not to make the deal.

Players like Trout lay a foundation. The whole 20 percent profit on every player is BS. I don't want a ROI with Trout, I want him to come close to cost then I'll rely on the rest of my team to provide positive earnings.

Holding or dropping Castillo completely depends on how much you need the roster spot to stay alive. There's really no secrets here, everyone is flummoxed. While not as solid as last season, Castillo's K and BB percent have settled into a serviceable area -- its homers that are crushing him. Homers a...

Welcome aboard! League size and format? Which Crawford? I don't look at trades in terms of players - it's about the affect on your roster. Assuming Brandon Crawford, there's a downgrade. How many points is that likely to cost, given we don't know for sure the deal with Correa and his shoulder. Who d...

Maybe this is what you're looking for, maybe not but on average, a league champion's roster accrues about $325 of value. Obviously it depends on the stat distribution, so it's a little more than that, but as a jumping off point, $325 is what it takes. One of the more popular services used to preach ...

I should just set up a macro to answer Fulmer. He's a negative in your format.

I bought into Schoop's new approach -- I chose poorly. Improvement is likely, really can't get worse. Landing point likely isn't as high as I initially expected for this season (what's done is done, talking rest of season numbers won't prorate to full season expectations).

Can't say 100% for sure w/o knowing the category math, but on the surface - Stroman easy drop (low K/9) then either Lucchesi or Roe.

Absolutely no way I'd keep Sano - especially since you can keep Andujar at the same position. Your team, your call. If you can win this season, I'd deal Kershaw. You're fine with pitching - Max, Severino and Nola are fine keepers. I might even move MadBum for a top level hitter. i like the deal - on...

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How any can you keep? Who are your expected keepers?

Are you trying to win this season?

Context is everything. A trade isn't about the players involved but the affect on your roster.

Seems reasonable -- Hicks has a history of producing when healthy, of course he also has a history of not being healthy. Not sure you can expect anything more for Rodney. LeBlanc's been on a decent run but his history, and mediocre skills, say the chariot is turning into a pumpkin, maybe sooner than...

Parallel move

Happy to help with player analysis -- only you know your team's situation, sorry, but I can't micro-manage on that level. Do what gives the best chance of winning. Maybe be willing to sacrifice this week if it means releasing players you want in future weeks.

Personally would put Betts on DL, drop Darvish and pick up Nimmo.

I'd want more -- your team, your call.

Ok, was working before - have a few minutes before I have to be working again. Let's take Kid's line of thinking and turn it around back on the other team. When I see a deal like that, I think, "this person really wants to buy low on Giancarlo Stanton." Why not find out how much? You have ...

ROS projections come out tomorrow. Look at the projections - decide if you agree/disagree then calculate points based on your scoring system. Negative for Ks obviously hurts Stanton, but he should far outperform Cain. Falefa won't crack your lineup and is a placeholder until Beltre is back. Gallo ca...

No brainer? It's a no-brainer to reject.

Hanley won't be traded - more likely picked up after formally released.

Your team, you call, depends on how you want to manage - for me it's Harrison, Godley or Quintana

Cool - now find another shortstop so you can have max guys playing.

What's the size/format of the active roster - maybe that's what I'm missing.

The closer idea to protect against streamers is for roto leagues. However, loading up a staff with closers in points is never a bad idea. Points trades are easier to assess since all you need to do is estimate how many points you're adding versus how many you lose. I may be missing something in the ...

Daily or weekly moves?

IP max?

First off, you probably won't agree but I'd release Guerrero Jr. -- waste of a roster spot. I can't just say yes or no. You need to look at your roster before and after the deal, including the balancing moves (who replaces Albies, which pitchers do you drop) then decide which gives you a better chan...

Quintana isn't close -- and the relievers provide the foundation for ratios, not just two starters.

Use DeSclafani's roster spot to stream in pitchers with favorable matchups - that's the second part of the ploy when stocking up with MR. It's a mindset - don't look for guys to keep all season. Pitch and ditch. Don't get blinded by a good start - it was supposed to be good. Dump and grab the next g...

Honestly? No way I stash him in your format. You need the bench to keep hitters as filled as possible on Monday and Thursday.

Probably Kingham

Without knowing the rules, this would take a major reshaping of the roster, but in daily move leagues, loading up pitching with solid high-K relievers lessens the burden of streaming, opening up a roster spot for more hitting to keep Monday and Thursday as full as possible.

Daily or weekly moves? Which player are you least likely to use?

Your team, your call. I'm not picking up Puig. The baseline expectations for all three is close. Currently, we know Hernandez is leading and Soler is hitting second every day. We don't know how much Puig will play and when he does, it will be in the lower third. Even if Puig plays full time, we're l...

That's really not for us to decide. The question is who are you willing to give up and whether the other party is interested. Trades aren't about value, but points potential before and after the deal.

Not sure Darvish has ever been elite - he's been a fantasy stud from high K totals. Current illness aside, he's having command and control issues. Barring injury, he and the Cubs should figure it out, maybe even while he regains health if something mechanical can be spotted or perhaps looking at pit...

I don't recommend bids. It's not about 'value" but what's necessary to pay. This is based on your league's bid history in context with how many others need the same player(s) and what they're likely to pay.

You answered your own question -- see what you can get. Brantley's injury history scares me and until I see someone consistently defeat Coors Field, I'm reticent to trust a Rockies pitcher since I don't like streaming mostly road starts as that mitigates the organic skills bump enjoyed at home. In o...

I've been saying to drop Fulmer from the beginning. He's a drain in K and W in this format. As mentioned a few posts ago, this league SCREAMS having high-K relievers active so you can be more judicious with spot starters. This allows dropping (or trading) some back-end starters to free up bench spac...

Fulmer

Treinen - not really close for me.

I'll repeat, your team, your call, I can only give you some things to think about. If there's an innings maximum, I'm more prudent with starts. If there no innings max, I'm more aggressive, confident I can make up for a poor effort later in the season. I don't worry about standings now; I try to sur...

I haven't given a blanket recommendation -- it's contextual to the league, format, alternatives, etc. My general philosophy is do I trust the guy or not? If yes, I use him, I don't want to have the bad stuff on the bench. In this case, I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Castillo struggled...

Can't say no-brainer, to many contextual aspects. Can you get more for Robert? You'll be up against the cap at some point, are there more/better players out there you can logically acquire? What are trade chips do you have, what are they likely to bring back? If just Trout gets you close to the cap,...

Regardless of what's happened, this format screams for a bunch of high K relievers active all the time, then be judicious with spot starters. Plus - everyone is technically a match up in this format. Sure, you'll almost always use the aces, but in paper, everyone is a matchup play. Re: Gray, I go by...

They're all matchup plays in a league this shallow.

Personally, I would have already had a couple of high K relievers that stay in your lineup all the time so you can pare down the number of streaming starters, availing more reserves to make sure hitting is full on Monday and Thursday.

Points are points

How many points are added/lost with the replacement pitcher versus how many Hechavarria will add? I can't say for sure without knowing the scoring or it is a daily league, but Hechavarria doesn't strike me as a player to be envied in a points league.

Points are points - really don't need to improve pitching at the expense of hitting or vice versa. In fact, in points leagues, it's much easier to take advantage of pitching matchups to bully up points than it is to do the same for pitching. Best way to analyze a points trade is estimate the expecte...

Lucchesi or Stratton, they're both back end steaming options

Sorry, may bad - but still, in my opinion, FAR too early to manage categories ESPECIALLY batting average.

How many H2H matchups have you lost because of losing the BAvg category?

Story is helping in four categories -- plus is now hitting .253 -- I'll take that in categorical H2H, especially since Coors hasn't been Coors yet.

Neither?

Pretty much where I was coming into the season -- 3.80-4.00 ERA with a bunch of whiffs on a team with a poor offense.

Point league trades are straightforward - estimate gained versus lost, incorporating all affected roster spots. No need to worry about pitching versus hitting, etc.

Not a fan of riding hot streaks since they're non predictive, however, Cron playing every day, hitting second justifies making the switch. If Cron is available now, chances are there will be someone available to replace Cron if necessary.

Lopes is in the streaming tier along with the others listed. Best approach is playing matchups.

The question should be answering itself - anyone you're not comfortable playing on a Monday or Thursday shouldn't be on your bench, regardless of impending injury returnees.

We can help evaluate players - are there players you want to compare? Especially in a daily league, we can't really do roster management, too much we don't know on a day to day basis.

What upside? Reports have Lourdes Gurriel's power and speed potential very tepid. Points leagues are all about counting stats - I don't see it. Twins have been crushed by weather and travel. Lynn will get innings, whiffs and wins, all integral to points.

Your team, your call.

I obviously feel it's OK for the losing bids and contingencies to be pubic knowledge. Tout Wars and LABR are different in that we're supposed to be providing information for the masses so it makes sense for bids to be available to everyone. In the reports I write, I often point out ways to use the i...

Kid - maybe I'm missing something, wouldn't be the first time, what's the reason all teams shouldn't be privy to everyone's bids?

Running a league with a 4-digit entry fee, I want 100 percent transparency.

No, not a question of an advantage - for one reason . as commissioner, you have to know. if an illegal bid is the winning bid, you have to know who the player should have been awarded to. You lose that ability with CBS. Right - and if I know, I want everyone to know. I can't have the advantage of k...

unless your are the league commissioner, that's info you should not be privy to. I disagree with this. As league commissioner, especially in high stakes leagues, I didn't want to have an advantage - seeing the losing bids, getting an idea of what everyone else is thinking. If I know, everyone knows...

I'll ask Tim from Fantrax to answer the transfer question - but yes, Fantrax, as well as OnRoto shows all bids. When I used to run leagues on CBS, the only way I could capture all the bids was before processing, I'd copy and paste everything into a league-side e-mail. Just one of the many reasons th...

There isn't any reliable data point on any of this stuff. It's all backwards looking. This has been a goofy season -- cold weather, postponed games, etc. Teams are playing the same teams twice, facing better or worse rotations in a cluster. Bruce started OK, he's now in a slump. It's baseball. Maybe...

We're all still learning about the predictive capability of the data. We're really good at reverse-engineering what happened, not so good at applying that to the future. Some of it is a leap of faith -- so and so worked with a swing coach and is getting results. The problem with that is we only hear...

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