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Tork Vader

2:44

I have Andres Gimenez as my starting SS in a 12 team until Tatis is back. Am I in trouble?

Paul Sporer

2:44

You're no doubt weaker than the rest of the league, but there is some upside w/Giménez. Anyone on the wire?

Don Von Handburger

2:44

I am in the bargain bin when it comes to closers. Should I drop Dillon Tate and add Daniel Bard?

Paul Sporer

2:44

Yeah I would

Steve

2:44

Is there any reason to avoid loading up on players from the same team? I have 3 marlins pitchers but that division makes me nervous

Paul Sporer

2:45

I've never been particularly concerned about it. If those are the best guys available to me, I'll take em

Uncle Hulka

2:45

I think Robertson is gonna end up closing for the Cubs. Am I insane?

Paul Sporer

2:47

Not insane, no. He will need to regain his form a bit at age-37, but he looked sharp in spring & that job is open

Anthony

2:47

Who will be closing games in Miami by mid-season?

Paul Sporer

2:47

Dylan Floro

Saul P'porer

2:47

How worried should we be on Melancon's ability to hold down a closing gig after his terrible spring?

Paul Sporer

2:48

Ian Kennedy wasn't any better. Was Melancon bad in all 4 outings or was it 1 bad outing dragging down the whole line?

SMan

2:48

Buying into David Peralta swing change as a depth OF3-4 type in deeper Roto leagues? Debating Cano or Stott for last spot as well.

Paul Sporer

2:49

I've always been a Freight Train fan and we just discussed him on Tuesday's pod based on his great spring numbers. I didn't even realize it was fueled by some changes until someone mentioned it to Justin and I on Twitter so now I'm even more excited. I'm kinda bummed that info slipped my radar bc I'd have definitely made him a reserve OF priority. He was in my list of considerations, but I consistently wound up w/others

Akil badoo

2:50

Sir Anthony Dominguez in a league with saves and holds as cats is his upside worth dropping pierce Johnson for?

Paul Sporer

2:50

Excited by Dominguez's return, but w/Holds counting, I don't see too much difference b/w these two

2:50

12 team, keep 20, OBP & QS league: Laureano and Skubal for Gurriel and Mize — who says no?

Paul Sporer

2:51

Probably the person getting Laureano if they don't want to wait a month on him. I know you didn't put Jr. so I imagine it's Yuli, but I do wanna say that if you just forgot the Jr. and it's Lourdes, I greatly prefer that side. If it is indeed Yuli, I find it pretty even on talent, just have the hangup about Laureano's missed time

Henry

2:52

Thank you for these chats! Are you more in on Jesus Luzardo or Mitch Keller given the gains both seem to have made this spring?

Paul Sporer

2:54

I know I answered a question regarding these two earlier but I posted this one just to highlight that they are essentially the main pitchers on this chat. There were several questions about both, often related to one another. I'm buying Luzardo a bit more based on his previous success and Miami's SP development, but I'm excited by the potential breakout of both and definitely think they are both fantasy viable across most formats (10s would probably require a pretty deep reserve, but keep them watchlisted at the very least).

Shaggy

2:54

H. Greene or R. Detmers?

Paul Sporer

2:54

Detmers, I'm a really big fan of his!

Votto TikTok

2:54

Will you do the same dance tiktok as votto to celebrate the meadows acquisition?

Paul Sporer

2:59

My knees hurt just watching it, but it was super impressive by both him and the girl who was also doin the dance on the right, lol.

For the unaware:

guys wtf is joey votto doing

2:59

Love anybody who has opportunity now in Oakland? Tony Kemp? Kevin Smith? Neuse? Seth Brown? Anyone else who’s going to play a lot with the selloff?

Paul Sporer

3:04

You hit on all the ones I like most! Big Seth Breezy fan. Definitely has AVG downside, but I think he can hit 30 HR for sure. Smith can be a solid pwr/spd contributor in deeper formats. Neuse returns to OAK and should finally get a shot. Saw him rake at Fall League back in '17 and have followed him since. He could become fantasy viable if he makes the most of this opportunity. And Kemp has been confounding for me. I *WANT* to be super excited based on those excellent plate skills last yr (more BB than K; 8 HR/SB in 397 PA). But he had like 3 barrels all year and I wonder if he might just be challenged a ton since he's not a pwr threat and then that BB rate comes down. I think he's a cheap double-double (10+ HR/SB) as a full-timer and could be a true fantasy gem if he runs wild & swipes 20

Jacob

3:04

Who is someone that looking back on it you wish you had more shares of?

Paul Sporer

3:04

Kemp if you can believe it! Like I said, I was confounded by him and ended up being too passive to get him in drafts bc I was like one foot in, one foot out.

3:08

Wish I'd have trusted my read on the Josh Lowe situation more, too. Scooped him in multiple Draft & Hold leagues, but tapped the brakes once my waiver lg drafts started up bc TB hadn't cleared a spot for him. I was saying in winter that they'd find a way to trade KK's contract to clear a spot for Lowe. The player was wrong, but they were clearly motivated to trade an OF so they didn't just let Lowe AND Brujan both sit in AAA. I try not to take guys set for the IL or minors in those lgs bc in the NFBC we just get 7 reserves and those spots are precious so I laid off Lowe. He is available in a couple lgs, though, so I can remedy that via FAAB, albeit at a much higher cost than the mid-20s draft pick he'd have cost

Jacob

3:08

What’s your approach to early season trading? How do you appropriately react while trying to leverage people who over/underreact?

Paul Sporer

3:10

I usually wait 3-5 wks before really seeking trades unless situation requires otherwise. I usually identify some slow starts I'm 0% worried about and try to buy them at a discount while also being open to paying "full" price if the trade makes sense bc I do believe in them. I wouldn't necessarily give a discount off a month of poor work if I believed in someone so I don't expect my leaguemates to do so which is why I will still buy at market price if I can't get the discount

Mike

3:10

Torkelson & Witt will be in FAAB this week. What % of FAAB would you allocate if trying to obtain one of them?

Paul Sporer

3:15

BTW, not going to ignore this in case the chatter isn't here to add league settings. Assuming something like 12 tms and $0 bids are allowed, I'd be upwards of 50-60%. A full season of these guys could be huge and I'm willing to take the shot. If $0 bids aren't allowed, I'd be a bit more cautious and be open to just not getting them. I can't put myself in a position where I can't replace injured guys in a 12-teamer. So if you spend 60% and can't do $0 bids, you could be broke by July. Just can't take 0s in a 12-teamer. Hard to anywhere, but it'll kill ya in 10s and 12s.

Paul Sporer

3:10

how many tms and can you make $0 bids

please include league settings and $0 bid allowance when asking FAAB Qs, y'all!

Aaron

3:11

Art Warren or Robert Suarez? 12 team 5x5 h2h categories

Paul Sporer

3:12

Suarez for me

Lopez

3:15