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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:33

Chat time! It'll be a little shorter this week, but I didn't want to skip entirely!

Andrew

1:38

I have 4 possible keepers and can only keep 3, which of these players would you keep for next year? Javy Baez (Round 11), Spencer Torkelson (Round 21), Teoscar Hernandez (Round 10), Marcus Semien (Round 12)

Paul Sporer

1:38

It's down to Baez v. Tork for me. I think the 10 rounds are enough to take the gamble on Tork despite him having not debuted yet. He'll likely go higher than rd 21 if thrown back so let's go w/him!

chilly

1:38

something about rengifo that i really like. is bat speed something thats measured here at FG? something about that left handed swing i really like. anyways, u feel he could breakout next yr ala josh rojas this yr? nothing crazy but solid streaky. or u think laa will continue playing 30yo like mayfield, gosselin, etc

Paul Sporer

1:44

No I'm with you on liking him a bit. He's shown strong plate skills in the minors and while we haven't seen them pay dividends in the majors yet, he's still quite early in his career (700 career PA). Playing time should definitely be available for '22 as well

Henry

1:44

How about them Sox!

Paul Sporer

1:45

Respect to the Sox. I had them missing the playoffs after the trade deadline and they not only made it, but won the WC game. I still don't trust their pitching for a series, but I'll take my L on predicting them to be out of the playoffs altogether, I was wrong!

Rickey H.

1:45

12 team league, only allowed three keepers but keep forever. After Acuna must choose from Cole, Semien, Mullins and Castellanos. Assuming Semien lands in a neutral or positive hitting environment, he seems like a definite. Prefer not to keep pitchers so maybe trade Cole and keep Mullins? Or is Castellanos better bet to retain value? Or just bite bullet with "elite SP" in Cole? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:46

I'd keep Mullins and Semien. Three guys w/power & speed laying a great foundation for your offense & then you can buy your pitching at the draft table

Steve

1:46

Projections for Yordan Alvarez next year?

Paul Sporer

1:46

Not really going to veer far from the .270s-30-100 of this year. He's a monster and still has upside, too

Henry

1:47

Can we talk about the fact that the #1 team in the AL is starting rookies in both game 1 and game 2, and also their lineup may have the Rookie of the Year AND Wander Franco.

Paul Sporer

1:48

Double barreled Shanes off the top! This team is just so fully loaded and they still have studs in the minors who haven't debuted yet or barely got going (Brujan)

chilly

1:48

1-10 w 10 being catastrophic how concerned should a bieber owner be concerned? gotta bad feeling he benefited a lot from the sticky. he was topping out at 91 and all over the place these last couple starts. or chalk it up to maybe coming back too soon for the sake of coming back.

Paul Sporer

1:53

I'd be around a 4 max. It's hard to make too much of the 3-IP stints to close the year. I'm sure the sticky stuff helped, but I don't think it created him out of whole cloth. I still like Biebs as a frontliner (top 12-15, not exactly sure where I'll have him for '22 yet)

Four Square

1:53

Keep Correa or Reynolds in a 10 Team keep forever league with OBP, K, R, SB, HR, RBI; three OF, 2 UTIL, no MI or CI slots. My other keepers are Trout, Machado and Marte. I have a hard time trusting Correa to stay health another year, but am hesitant to keep three OFs.

Paul Sporer

1:55

I'd lean Correa. I know he's had some injury years, but I still see him as a better fit for you here. He'll almost certainly be on a new team and I desperately hope it's my Tigers, but regardless I think he's a lock 25-85 even on a lesser team w/30-100-100 capability and plenty of AVG upside

BringBackDeSpanielHair

1:56

Very sad Yankees fan here. Sick of them not going and getting the goods in the offseason. They had money and didn't spend it, and we ended up in a wild card game in Fenway... with Brett Gardner starting in center!

Paul Sporer

1:57

Frustrating season if you're a Yankees fan but it's not a full teardown. I don't think getting rid of Cashman is the right move, though I suspect Boone will be fall guy'd (not sure that's right, either, tbh). The team isn't bad, especially as a collection of a talent, but how that talent meshes isn't great so they need to re-work the way the talent fits together (fewer all or nothing hitters, more athleticism and defense).

BringBackDeSpanielHair

1:58

On a less dismal note, Buster Posey is still playing baseball!

Paul Sporer

1:59

And doing so very well! I love that Posey exploded this year. Hard not to wonder how much the season off helped. We've seen it with running backs in NFL missing a yr in their 30s only to return like they're mid-20s again. I wonder if we'll ever see that incorporated as a thing. I'm not sure how it'd work exactly as guys aren't going to WANT to take a year off just for fun, but I have to think it'd prolong careers more often than not

chilly

2:03

u feel sheets and vaughn have done enough to each get 500abs in the corners next yr? decent bb reasonable ks, nice ev. or u think old school T will have yermin flashbacks and encourage some vet acquisitions

Paul Sporer

2:05

Vaughn is a lock IMO and I'll be targeting him everywhere. Sheets is someone I really like but I'm not sure he'll be gtd the playing time. I think he has great pwr and strong plate skills so if they can find 450+ PA for him, he has some deeper league value for sure. He'll be a reserve pick for me in many lgs if he is tracking to make the team

Guest

2:06

Adolis Garcia or Jared Walsh for next season?

Paul Sporer

2:09

Walsh. Garcia has like a 22/15 floor w/600 PA, but will Texas guarantee the 29 yr old that much PT if he plays like the June 1st & on guy? (.667 OPS, .224 AVG) I just think the downside from Garcia is cutting him in May whereas Walsh is a legit 30-100 guy to me (basically got there this yr at 29-98) and I believe in him. He had a brutal July, but closed brilliantly w/an .876 OPS, 7 HR after he returned from the IL in mid-Aug (191 PA over 47 gms)

Guest

2:09

Are Trout and deGrom top-10 picks next year?

Paul Sporer

2:10

Not guaranteed, no. They will go there at times, but their range is like 6 to 15

Go Yankees!!!!! :(

2:10

What round does wander go in next year?

Paul Sporer

2:10

3rd/4th

2nd if he goes offff in the playoffs

Don

2:10

Do you mind non-fantasy questions?

Paul Sporer

2:10

No problem at all!

2:11

Anything baseball-related works, I often field MLB The Show questions, too. Baseball and even some pop culture (movies, tv, music, etc...) works

Pat Listachio

2:11

Oneil Cruz. No question. Carry on.

Paul Sporer

2:12

Speaking of MLB The Show, he had a card in the gm last yr that was awesome so I've become a fan of his via the video gm and now can't wait to see how he does next yr in Pittsburgh. I'll definitely write about him at some pt in the offseason

2:13

BTW, quick FYI that there won't be a guaranteed chat every Wednesday in the offseason. Still going to do plenty, but there will some Wednesdays I have to skip.

Guest

2:13

Where would you rank Gerrit Cole among SPs, given his uneven second-half (post-sticky stuff bad) performance?

Paul Sporer

2:13

Still top 5 for sure

Four Square

2:13

Do you think Jesse Winker can repeat his performance in 2022? He looked like a top 10 outfielder for most of the season.

Paul Sporer

2:14

Yes, but I wouldn't extrapolate it over 600 PA or anything. I think he will remain a stud on a per PA basis, but injuries and ineffectiveness vL will continue to curb his volume

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