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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:43

Hello everyone, welcome to my chat!!

Scotty

1:46

Codi Heuer goes down with TJS... pushing up Rowan Wick at all?

Paul Sporer

1:50

It secures him a bit more. I had Wick as the guy coming in, but was keeping tabs on Heuer.

Kyle

1:50

Traded my Bryce for his Mookie in a 15 team 5x5. How worried should I be about Moookie's hip?

Paul Sporer

1:50

It's not 0% concern, but I'm not terribly worried about it and have been drafting Betts this season

Greg

1:50

Bregman or Albies in dynasty?

Paul Sporer

1:51

Albies for sure, but I will point out that I'm in on a Bregman rebound

Guest

1:54

Tyler Alexander DET SP had 4-5 great starts to close the 2021 season. Why no preseason love?

Paul Sporer

1:54

27 yr old soft-tosser w/a home run issue. Might offer some AL Only value, but not much else

FTLT

1:55

What does a shift ban do for Gallo's value?

Paul Sporer

2:00

He has hit .136 on pulled GBs in 236 PA since '17. It's probably a safe bet that he will hit better than that on those batted balls this year w/no shift, but I don't think it automatically makes him a .250+ hitter or anything (unless his BABIP hits a crazy spike, but that happened in a shift year before, too)

Dave

2:00

Based on what's been publicized so far-- do you think the new CBA impacts the arrival time of Tork or Greene at all?

Paul Sporer

2:01

Can't recall seeing much that would change the fate of minor lg'ers for '22

Greg

2:03

12-team keep forever points league - would you keep Kiriloff, Andrew Vaughn or Riley Greene?

Paul Sporer

2:04

Ooh that's tough. I'm nervous about Kirilloff's wrist, Greene hasn't debut, and Vaughn was just OK in his debut. That said, I haven't changed my future outlook on Vaughn so I'm gonna actually pick him in this group. He was learning a new position as a rookie and that was tough. Even still, he showed flashes of the high end capability his prospect status suggested. I don't actually see a wrong answer here, but I'd go Vaughn, Greene, Kiri

Pat Listachio

2:05

Why do players not have moustaches anymore. Talk me off my ledge Paul.

Paul Sporer

2:05

lol I'm not sure, they're more rare as they seemed to be of an 80s and 90s thing and these days it seems when someone does have one, they get showcased for it

Greg

2:06

Will there be player profiles added to the player pages this year? I don't think I've seen any since 2020 but it was a long standing tradition at Fangraphs.

Paul Sporer

2:06

We will not have them this year. I'm not sure if there are plans to bring them back in the future.

PB&Js

2:07

If a deal is struck today, how long do you anticipate until FA signings occur? Minutes later, hours? Wait a day or two for "propriety"?

Paul Sporer

2:07

I wouldn't be surprised if deals came in hours after a deal is reached

Mike

2:07

Interested to see you're in on a Bregman rebound. Can you expand on why? I'm a concerned dynasty owner.

Paul Sporer

2:07

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-case-for-alex-bregman/

2:11

(it's primarily a health bet)

Bob

2:11

How do you think the shift-less infields will impact pitching stats?

Paul Sporer

2:11

Minimally. In the end, the shift can have a big impact on a particular player in a given year, but the overall impact isn't alll that high

MJR

2:12

When do you anticipate updating your SP rankings. (I realize you’ve had nothing to work with of late!)

Paul Sporer

2:13

I'm working on the comments version right now and I'll post them once they are finished even if it's "out of order" from the normal C-1B-2B-SS, etc... I could see them being done before OF, but those pieces can take a while because while the comments are just a sentence, I dig into every profile to try & find a good tidbit (sometimes there isn't much)

Ian

2:13

I know you have pitching rankings, but since they're 2+ months old, any change in how you'd rank Montas, Manoah, McClanahan?

Paul Sporer

2:18

I have Montas 22, Manoah 32, and McClanahan 25 in my live rankings. We do have a Patreon where our live rankings are available at all tiers if you want to support the pod and get access to the rankings before they are published, but all the rankings will be out by next week regardless. https://www.patreon.com/TheSleeperandtheBust

Paddy

2:19

How do you handle inflation in dynasty leagues and whether it is worth it to "overpay" to keep a player?

Paul Sporer

2:20

I calculate the inflation so I see how the salary stacks up and then make the choice that way. The inflation rate isn't my exact cut off or anything if I like the player enough, but I obviously don't want to be paying 20% more ON TOP of inflation or anything

Ben

2:20

Are you in on either Kiriloff or Andrew Vaughn as a post-hype guy?

Paul Sporer

2:20

Both, tbh! Again, I have some concerns about Kirilloff's wrist until we see on the field again, but I'm still buying in and I loove Vaughn!

Scottie W. A.

2:21

Under-the-radar SP arms in AL Only? Looking for some guys not currently slotted in rotations that could make some starts later on in the summer. In a QS league

Paul Sporer

2:23

Cody Morris CLE, Daniel Lynch & Jackson Kowar KC, Glenn Otto & Cole Winn TEX, Reid Detmers LAA, Daulton Jefferies OAK

2:24

QS could be tough for any rookie, but those are some fun summer arms for me

Dave

2:24

12-team mixed, keep-5 OPS league... for my last two spots, I'm picking two of: Bregman, Bellinger, Julio Rodriguez, Robbie Ray, Carlos Rodon (all at roughly the same price)... I know you usually lean hitter (as do I), but... any thoughts here?

Paul Sporer

2:25

I don't think you can go Julio Rodriguez w/four much more established guys available. I'd go Bregman and Belly, tbh.

Salty

2:26

If comparing MLB to the stock market, I'd consider "buying low" on the Tigers, thinking they should see some very strong growth over the next few years. Any thoughts on a team you would "sell high"? I was thinking maybe the Dodgers, but their farm system is so loaded they may not suffer too much of a dropoff.

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