| 2020-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Always scrounging for filling out the team. Based on ADP I see the following players undervalued by the market, your thoughts? Alex Dickerson, Anthony Santander, Nicky Lopez, Hanser Alberto, Miguel Rojas, Brandon Belt, Adam Frazier (ugh), Victor Reyes, Avisail Garcia, Leury Garcia, Mauricio Dubon, Nomar Mazara, and why not Josh Donaldson?
(pauls121 from Madison) | Based on ADP, I like Mazara (of course) and Donaldson. I am not in on the others mostly due to lack of impact offensive ability (Lopez, Alberto, Rojas, Frazier, Reyes, L. Garcia), lack of consistent playing time (Dickerson, Avisail Garcia, Mauricio Dubon), and simply proper pricing of the talent (Santander and Belt). (Jesse Roche) |
| 2020-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat) | I'm looking for multi position player to target after pick 350....Vanmeter, Peraza, Happ? Yes, or do you have better options?
(Vic from Baltimore) | Of those 3, Happ by far, though I have doubts he will be eligible anywhere except OF this year. I doubt VanMeter or Peraza are anything more than utility pieces this year. Going strictly off NFBC ADP, I'd maybe target Nicky Lopez (2B/SS) who is dirt cheap after his disastrous 2019 debut yet locked into a starting role with David Fletcher type upside. After that, maybe Eric Sogard who should see time all over the infield for the Brewers and surprised last year with his bat. (Jesse Roche) |
| 2019-08-02 16:00:00 (link to chat) | What's the deal with Trent Grisham?
(Jerry Seinfeld from New York, NY) | Helllllo, Jerry. Grisham's call-up was dealt with expertly by Keanan Lamb and J.P. Breen, but my take is: be very suspicious of AAA breakouts this year. I think Grisham is an exciting player, but he'll need a Cain injury (hardly stretching the imagination, I know) to find regular playing time, and if he does? The speed looks like it will play, but less so if he's low in the order. The plate discipline is nice, but I don't trust the average. Unrelatedly, does anyone have any good ideas for transforming my Nicky Lopez sleeve tattoo into something less embarrassing? (Jon Hegglund) |
| 2019-06-19 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What's an inappropriate length of time to hold on when hugging an acquaintance?
Also, who are you higher on from a fantasy perspective: Shed Long or Nicky Lopez?
(Adam from Durham) | if you have to ask, it's too long. Not particularly high on either from a fantasy angle. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-05-10 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Nicky Lopez has a mere 4 Ks in more than 100 ABs. Mountcastle also playing well. Will they be up soon?
(Vic from Baltimore) | I'm a sucker for guys like Lopez. I love the contact profile and think the use of the MLB ball will unlock *some* power so he's not a zero there. I'm a fan.
I like Mountcastle less. He doesn't walk much and doesn't really have a defensive position, although I guess that matters less in Baltimore than pretty much anywhere else. (Mark Barry) |
| 2019-05-29 13:00:00 (link to chat) | In a salary cap dynasty league, with a middle infield roster crunch. I have Segura, Tim Anderson & Villar as MI starters, all on long-term contracts, and Kingery on the bench. But Cole Tucker and Nicky Lopez are going to hit their 100-AB minimums, and i don't have spots for all 5. Who is/are odd man/men out? Thanks
(Slappy from NC) | Lopez easily. Probably Tucker as the other guy, assuming you're in a roto and steals are a category. Villar is a big value there and less so in points league and the like. (Craig Goldstein) |
| 2019-05-24 15:00:00 (link to chat) | Luis Arraez off to an amazing MLB start. Seeing lots of people saying swing comps to Tony Gwynn’s. Did he just make his way into top 100 prospects?
(Fightingmoose from Manitoba) | Nah, don't think so. But if he could get regular playing time, he could be Slow Nicky Lopez, maybe. (Jon Hegglund) |
| 2019-05-24 15:00:00 (link to chat) | Luis Arraez off to an amazing MLB start. Seeing lots of people saying swing comps to Tony Gwynn’s. Did he just make his way into top 100 prospects?
(Fightingmoose from Manitoba) | Nah, don't think so. But if he could get regular playing time, he could be Slow Nicky Lopez, maybe. (Jon Hegglund) |
| 2018-08-29 19:00:00 (link to chat) | What's the difference in Nick Madrigal and Nicky Lopez the profiles seem similar yet all the love for madrigal and you rarely hear about Lopez?
(bphil2712 from The Ozarks ) | Madrigal's hit tool is more than a grade better than Lopez's and Madrigal has more speed. Not to mention the lack of strikeouts (4 in 146 PA). And I think we've all come to agree that short guys with elite bat control are worth more than we think, which is why Madrigal gets the hype. I agree that no one talks about Lopez. He can take a walk, something Madrigal is still learning to do, but otherwise is a little uninspiring. (Eddy Almaguer) |
| 2018-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Do you think Nicky Lopez can be an average regular for the Royals, and if so, how soon?
(dave from bama) | We had a spirited discussion on Lopez last offseason in the context of the Royals list and he definitely had his backers. With the way he's hit at Double-A he may just be awaiting a Whit Merrifield deal. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
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