JotCast | Sunday Night Fantasy Baseball Chat

Sunday Night Fantasy Baseball Chat

Jeff Zimmerman

8:01

I'll go ahead and get started.

Jeff

8:01

Who is the better young catcher...Jansen or Mejia? Who would you prefer to have in a keep forever league?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:02

This is close .... Mejia who I think as more upside. It's catcher, so a replacement can be found if he flops.

Vic

8:03

Please rank for 2019-2023 total value: Peraza, Odor, Andersen, Mazara, Laureano, Hampson, Profar.

Jeff Zimmerman

8:03

I need a ton more information like the league details to answer questions like this one.

Adam

8:04

Do you change anything about the way you calculate auction values in a H2H league as opposed to Roto? I figured using z-scores made more sense than SGP.

Jeff Zimmerman

8:05

Either is fine. Depending on the league score (roto vs points), I like to only pay for 7 to 9 categories and dominate those for the weekly win.

Adam

8:05

What's the best way to convert a set of auction values into draft rounds? Just order them from highest to lowest and that's your pick value per round?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:06

Yep and then compare to current ADP for deals

Johnny5Alive

8:06

woo-hoo sunday night chat! Either of these reasonable/keepable prices in a 13 team NL only league with $270 cap: $29 Greinke, $22 Wheeler?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:07

Both seem fine. I could see both going for quite a bit more depending on the league's inflation.

Chris Paddack, SD

8:07

Are you targeting Chris Paddack (SD) for your Whip strategy? I see steamer has him top 20 in both WHIP and ERA. They could promote him 3-weeks in and he could throw 120ish innings total. Very interesting statistically.

Jeff Zimmerman

8:08

He's on my radar to own late in drafts (453 APD). I think I'll go for other arms before him.

bobbo

8:08

Next 2 years: A) Gerrit Cole, Brandon Nimmo - B) Juan Soto, German Marquez, Jose LeClerc

Jeff Zimmerman

8:09

B but close

John

8:10

Dynasty league with OBP as 6th roto cat and just need 1 more utility. Waivers tonight and I need power and OBP, put a bid in for Ji-Man Choi or Dexter Fowler? Thanks!

Jeff Zimmerman

8:10

Daily moves= Choi, weekly = Fowler

8:11

What do you think about Zach Eflin? He was lights out in the first half of the season but really struggled in the second half. Should I look to sell high in a keeper league?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:11

I like him. I just moved him up in my own rankings tonight after looking into his pitch mix.

8:12

I'm checking on some numbers of his.

8:14

The walks are a concern. If you sell, I'd not fault you as the other owner may not know of the 2H struggles

Magnum pi's Mustache

8:14

Any chance Berrios ends the year with a whip close to last year. Those offenses in that division are brutal.

Jeff Zimmerman

8:15

Maybe near 1.20 to 1.25. It's tough to maintain a .270 BABIP

8:16

In a 16-team, 5x5, $300 league with 13 hitters (normal but 1 C) and 11 pitchers (6 SP, 5 RP, all who are remotely SP's are SP only per the rules) and a rule that provides that keepers are locked in your starting lineup except when on the DL, I have the following SP's worth keeping potentially: Bauer $24, Taillon $13, Flaherty $6, Foltynewicz $6. Is Folty too dangerous locked in my lineup? Even assuming some regression, I figure he is worth $6. And, with that group at $49 can I just focus on hitting at the auction? I think it is good enough with some upside guys who won't go for more than $5. Or should I look for one more big SP?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:16

Folty is fine. I made some changes last season and they should stick

Max

8:17

FGpoints inaugural draft, 24 team dynasty, Keep forever - Where should Vlad and Eloy be going?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:17

Vlad, top 10, Eloy, top-30

BigTuna

8:17

Which 3 would you keep in 12 tm OPS league? Devers (8th rd), Robles (14th), Bichette (26), Christin Stewart (27). Thanks

Jeff Zimmerman

8:17

Not Stewart

Scott

8:18

Do you agree with the projections that Jurickson Profar is a ~109 wRC+ player for 2019? Do you think theres more upside there?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:19

I wrote him up here: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/projection-adjustment-turner-profar-rosa...

Basically, I'd give him a power boost from his projections.

Barry

8:19

How do you feel about Luis Robert? 12 team Dynasty (H2H,daily) league and I have J.Urias, Sixto and Sheffield. Feel like I need to shed a prospect.

Jeff Zimmerman

8:20

I'd do Sixto in a heartbeat. Take the hitting prospects over a pitcher who could blow out his arm at any time.

Jimmy

8:21

Do you tend to fade pitchers in keep-forever dynasty drafts? Hitters seem more reliable year to year and have a longer shelf life. Where would you draft the elite (but older) pitchers? (Sale, Scherzer, DeGrom).

Jeff Zimmerman

8:21

I wouldn't at all. Maybe in the 10th round

8:21

Thanks re: Folty. But is that group (Bauer, Taillon, Folty, Flaherty) enough that I don't have to spend more on SP?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:22

Maybe, I'd take a few more upside arms

8:22

Hi Jeff, final keeper decision for 12 team, 5x5 roto. Who do you prefer of Ozuna ($18), Conforto ($11), or Osuna ($11)?

Jeff Zimmerman

8:22