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Paul Sporer

2:19

No, I wouldn't

Bob

2:19

Outlook for skubal? Future ace?

Paul Sporer

2:21

I'd tab veeeerrrryyyy few guys with an ace future. It's just SO rare. But I think he's a future fantasy frontliner (which is a top 3 guy that you virtually never take out) with the excellent K upside. I think we'll continue to see some volatility this year but then a big step forward in '22

Carl

2:21

Buying Harold Ramirez, can it last?

Paul Sporer

2:22

In deeper 5 OF leagues, yes. Worthy AVG asset w/double-double potential

Josh

2:22

Who would you pick ROS Villar or odubel herrera?

Paul Sporer

2:24

I'll take Villar for the extra positional flexibility but they are pretty similar overall

Better Call Paul

2:24

Can someone tell me who that is in the burger picture?!

Paul Sporer

2:24

Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy

Jon Matlack

2:24

Percent chance Witt gets the call before August?

Paul Sporer

2:25

Jon Matlack

2:25

Forgot to mention, I appreciate and enjoy your work on FG.

Paul Sporer

2:25

Thank you!

Jake

2:25

When are we seeing Bruhan? Worth stashing in 12 team limited bench?

Paul Sporer

2:28

I wish I knew! It's just hard to say because any plan can get disrupted by an injury. Lowe getting back on track and Walls more than capably holding his own has Franco completely blocked off, IMO, but Brujan could finagle his way into the OF and be up soon-ish. He's played 21 gms there (18 starts) and Brett Phillips might not be able to fend him off much longer

Ken R

2:28

What are your thoughts on Kirilloff? I have been hearing he is having issues with his wrist, but he is still hitting for average.

Paul Sporer

2:29

My concern was that the wrist injury would sap some power upon return and it's playing out so far. The question is whether it's temporary or will linger the rest of the year. I'm reluctant to cut bait given his upside and as you mention, he's at least still hitting for AVG.

Guest

2:29

haniger/Donaldson/yarb too much to give for judge in a 12 team?

Paul Sporer

2:31

That feels a bit heavy, espec. w/the way Haniger is raking. I like the idea of consolidating to get a superstar, but I'd want to drop down from Haniger to a lesser piece w/JD and Yarbs

League offense

2:31

Can we really blame the decrease in league offense on stick stuff? Or are the hitters just bad this year? Vlad, Tatis, Winker, Acuna, Xander, Devers and many more tend to prove the stars are still starts so maybe the average player is just worse? Thoughts?

Paul Sporer

2:35

Well no one is blaming it solely on sticky stuff so the premise is flawed from the jump, but also no, hitters aren't just bad. Pitching has a massive edge right now leading to an all or nothing game. Attacking the use of egregious substances like spidertack is something they can do to actually address the sky-rocketing K rates. It's not a perfect smoking gun and it won't drasticallyyyyy change the game, but it can help curb the unending rise in K% a bit

Matt

2:35

Hey Paul! Just joined so forgive if this has been asked, but what’s your view on Brujan/Franco getting a promotion - if/when? ROS forecast?

Paul Sporer

2:35

Ctrl-F :)

Better Call Paul

2:35

agree or disagree: The Show is unplayable if you only have time for two or three games a week because hitting is so damn hard and a lot of practice is needed to be good.

Paul Sporer

2:38

It depends what you want to do. If you're trying to be competitive on the World Series level in ranked seasons, then yeah, but that doesn't make the game unplayable. There are many modes and different ways to play. Even w/a day or 2 off in between, getting back into the swing of things on All Star difficulty isn't too bad, so Battle Royale is still super playable. There's the v CPU modes that are a ton of fun, including March to October. If you have a group of friends sharing the same time crunch for playing, y'all could start a custom league and use your Diamond Dynasty tms there. etc.. So no, it's not unplayable if you can only play a few times a week. 1000s of players are in that situation and love playing

justin's burner

2:38

So Mason has Cedric Mullins as huge W, who's been your successful breakout candidate

Paul Sporer

2:38

Probably Jared Walsh

Kate

2:39

Think Kirk ends up with the lion's share of the PT behind the plate for the Jays once he's back? Or is it more of a time share?

Paul Sporer

2:39

I think he can take a bigger share if he's hitting like he was pre-injury

Catching Smoke

2:39

Thanks for answering! Really thought you'd go with Jake Rogers because of Tigerness and mustache. But it's true he's not raking.

Paul Sporer

2:40

The mustache is fantastic, but he's rough at the dish

Bauers

2:40

Jake Bauers is hitting somewhat better in SEA. I remember him being a target of yours way back when. Any interest? OBP league too.

Paul Sporer

2:43

Yeah, I can see a bench spot for him in OBP leagues. One of the reasons I liked him was his potential to run as a 1B so it'll be interesting to see if SEA lets him flex his (relative) wheels

Prospector

2:43

Corner infielder rest of season: Matt Chapman vs. Joey Votto (OBP league).

Paul Sporer

2:45

I gotta go Votto, which really surprises me. But he looks like the better power asset with a muuuch better K%

Dan

2:46

Jonathan India has two hits with EVs over 110mph just this week. Think he's going to start showing some more pop as the season goes on, especially in that ballpark?

Paul Sporer

2:49

Yeah there's a grade/grade and a half of power he can tap into and become a solid-average HR hitter. There's 20-20 upside

Horace Clarke

2:50

Unsuccessful finding a trade partner. Must cut one: Lourdes Gurriel, Eddie Rosario, Yaz, Schwarber

Paul Sporer

2:51

Gotta be Rosario for me

James

2:51

do you foresee any chance we can get meaningful ABs out of Adley Ruthschmann this year? Thinking he could be a sneaky stash for production at C