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Armadillofury

1:26

What's up with Santander's 22.2% walk rate? His career walk rate is 5.7%?

Paul Sporer

1:27

SwStr and K rates down, too. Could be a new approach. Definitely worth keeping an eye on

bushupking

1:27

If you were in charge of playing time for the Royals, would you be letting Kyle Isbel play every day? Why aren't the real life Royals letting Kyle play every day, either at the majors or in the minors?

Paul Sporer

1:30

I understand why he isn't getting everyday burn given their MLB setup, but then he should be playing everyday in AAA. He's a good player but deserves more than 4th OF status

Armadillofury

1:30

I'm not trolling but WAR since sticky stuff ban- Gerritt Cole - 4.37 ERA, 3.73 FIP and 2.0

Kyle Gibson - 4.44 ERA, 3.86 FIP and 2.0 WAR since sticky stuff ban

Paul Sporer

1:30

Go trade Cole for Gibson :)

Alex

1:31

Thoughts on Kyle Gibson? Had a blah start in coors last night but peripherals look good

Paul Sporer

1:32

Honestly that was a great start for Coors, but of course I sat him! He's a team streamer for me meaning I don't cut him for the starts I don't want him bc he's too valuable to throw back into the pools in 12s and above. 10s probably still standard streamer status.

bushupking

1:33

Jo Adell will be sent down to the minors to work on defense and contact by (fill-in-the-blank) date?

Paul Sporer

1:34

May 1st if that K rate isn't sub-35%

Tony

1:35

I know you love fried. Would you trade b.lowe for him ?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Yes, that's a fair deal

NateDogg

1:35

What will the Rockies decide to do with their OF and is Grichuk a hold in a 10 teamer? Batting 2nd today without Connor Joe

Paul Sporer

1:37

Definitely holding Grichuk. I think Grichuk, Blackmon, Bryant, and Joe are the primary 4. Joe just getting a day off

Armadillofury

1:37

Jeremy Pena is a top 50 hitter right?

Paul Sporer

1:37

On the Astros, sure

NateDogg

1:37

Jesus Sanchez breakout?

Paul Sporer

1:39

I'm in on Sanchez for sure!

Tony

1:40

What do you make of manaea and his 89mph fastball? Would you try and sell high

Paul Sporer

1:43

Velo down a bit from last year, but he's lived w/89-91 for most of his career. If you can sell high, by all means, but I'm not trying to get out from under a pending collapse or anything

1:44

BTW, I want to make clear that I'm not an anti-Peña guy w/that response. He's not a top 50 hitter, but I do think he's a double-double (10+ HR/SB) kinda guy w/a good AVG

Steve

1:44

Thanks. One additional question, do you think Ozuna's production is sustainable. Someone tried to trade me Rodon for him which I wasn't interested but I am curious to watch him.

Paul Sporer

1:46

Yeah Ozuna is a really good hitter. That trade would be fine if needs match

John

1:46

I know Voit was a BOLD prediction of yours for 2022 and it's definitely still early, but boy does he look absolutely lost. Think he turns it around quickly enough to get enough ABs to even be relevant?

Paul Sporer

1:48

I think he'll be fine. HIs Ks are mostly in line w/last year (which I did want to see improvement on, but I'm not buggin too much), but his BABIP and power should regress. He fits that mold I mentioned earlier wherein I understand cutting in 10s and 12s for a flavor of the month bc it's hard to wait on later round guys to come around in those formats, but if you do that just keep him on your watchlist bc he will be worth re-adding at some pt

Kyle

1:48

Should the Braves let Strider be a starter or continue to use in bullpen role?

Paul Sporer

1:49

I think they are trying to keep him stretched for a potential SP role down the line

Asher

1:49

Any idea of when we may see Roansy Contreras get a shot at the rotation?

Paul Sporer

1:49

Team need could drive it sooner than later, but otherwise I think sometime by early-June

1:50

He still has plenty of fantasy value in this role, as does Strider, btw. If they are going to be limited to 2-4 IP, it's better to have them in the middle of the gm instead of as starts so we can maybe finagle some wins!

Ricky H.

1:50

Is Tanner Rainey good? Got him as a $1 keeper in an NL-only league where closers usually go for more than $20. Trade him while he's getting saves or think of him as "real" long-term keeper. Thanks, Paul!

Paul Sporer

1:51

BB% down a ton and boosted SwStr% suggests more Ks could be coming. If he keeps the HRs in check, I think he could be a closer all year. If you have SVs surplus, shop him around, but otherwise I'm holding

Guest

1:51

Thanks for the chat! Would you pick up Merrill Kelly for Eduardo Rodriguez?

Paul Sporer

1:52

Gahh, can you cut anyone else? Also, please include league type for these, y'all. It is SO important. # of teams, league type, other pertinent info to make the decision

I'd hold E-Rod and really try to cut someone else for Kelly, who I do like

Crone Zone

1:52

Austin Meadows running a babip that’s unsustainable by triple digits, but xwOBA >.450 in the small sample size we have. Anything different there or he’s just hitting the ball hard for a nice streak?

Paul Sporer

1:54

He's just in the zone rn w/that gaudy BABIP and BB%. He will come down to earth, but he's a plus bat

Broken bat

1:55

Watching yesterday’s Met game with Megill pitching. Why is Cano playing defense? He can maybe cover 3 feet each way. His defense is a liability and oh by the way, forget the shift when MeGill,pitches. He was hurt by the Giants just tossing their hands at pitches to go opposite direction.

Paul Sporer

1:55

Yeah he should not be out there defensively. Another major key was SF attacking early. Keith Hernandez discussed this during the broadcast. They normally take pitches so it seemed Megill was trying to steal early strikes with some hittable pitches & they were attacking!

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