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Paul Sporer

1:27

I gotta go Ras, Strider, Meyer. Until Meyer is up, it's hard to really project him over anyone already in the league because we just never know with prospects.

1:28

Hey Paul, thanks for the chat. Hoping to get your opinion on something in my 12tm 6x6 roto... Last week I swung two trades that in total saw me send C. Correa, J. Berrios, and M. Semien away for J. Altuve, C. Bassitt, and W. Adames. How'd I do?

Paul Sporer

1:30

I think it's actually a solid sell low, buy high. Usually we aim to do the opposite, but I don't think you overbought on anything here. I think Semien will rebound into a decent enough season, espec. if he stays healthy, but I don't see anything close to last year. I had Adames over Correa to start the year so I like that and Bassitt & Berrios are pretty close for me.

Guest

1:31

Is Owen Miller anything or did he just have a crazy first 2 weeks?

Paul Sporer

1:32

I think he can hit .260 with like 10 more HRs rest of way.

Guest

1:32

I have Riley Greene and Oneiil Cruz for $2 in a keeper league with only 1 NA spot. Was hoping Cruz would be up to move Greene into that spot but right now I’m burning a spot. Should I hold out for now or move on from one?

Paul Sporer

1:33

Hold until you can't, but don't let it impact the starting team

Lorenzo

1:33

Will we see the 2021 version of AJ Pollock at some point soon or is he best left on the wire and not keepable as a bench bat?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Living in the air too much right so he's earning some of the .222 BABIP. Not even getting paid off on it, either with just a 5% HR/FB rate. He will be viable again at some point in the 10s and 12s where's on the wire, but do you want pickup and wait or just watchlist and wait?

Guest

1:35

should i try to hold on to Kyle Hendricks or Nick Pivetta in a 15tm roto?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Hendricks. Both will be similarly maddening, though

Steven

1:36

do you roster hybrid closers like Duran and Helsley? no doubting their talent but are they really worth a roster spot if they pitch 1-2x week? good for ratios but tough for counting saves or holds

Paul Sporer

1:38

Depends on league and team makeup. I'm playing primarily 15-tm mixers and I think they are definitely viable there. If you aren't chasing saves and have 2 lockdown guys, you can use them where you would use a 3rd RP in 10s and 12s to supplement the ratios and Ks

Steven

1:38

re: semien from last week...is your level of concern rising? would it be worth trying to move him for ?something palatable?

Paul Sporer

1:38

You can. I just think it's gonna be a meh season, but still pretty useful if he plays 150+

#notapril

1:38

ten Team, 1 C league, points league, deep bench. Stash Rutschman if I have Grandal as my catcher?

Paul Sporer

1:39

You cannn, but how does it play out? Do you cut Grandal? Do you have to trade him? Is trading done regularly in your league? You can't really start both. I'd probably only want to hold for a C I would definitely cut in favor of Adley and that's not Grandal for me. I think he's going to be fine

Matt Damon

1:40

MATT. DAMON.

Paul Sporer

1:40

True.

Steven

1:40

re: tellez- do you see him outperforming nelson cruz ros? we've seen glimpses from rowdy like this in the past. but also haven't seen the duds nellie has put up thus far

Paul Sporer

1:40

If they just commit to playing him, I think he does outperform Cruz ROS

Steven

1:41

era estimators putting ranger suarez ~4+ era. do you envision him as more of a 3.5 guy ros? are you starting him this weekend vs LAD?

Paul Sporer

1:41

That was a great rebound outing from Suarez. I'm sitting him v. LAD, but another gem would give me a lot of confidence that he's in full form

bob

1:41

I know there's a paucity of catchers who can hit. But I thought that if I used Narvaez against righties paired w Alejandro Kirk, I'd at least get by. They're killing me in my 12 team points league. Time to cut bait?

Paul Sporer

1:42

Who are you picking up? For a Jonah Heim? Sure. But there just might not be much to grab in their stead.

lilSTUDS

1:42

If/when Meyer gets the call, you like him over Kirby?

Paul Sporer

1:42

I don't have too much of a split between if they're both in the majors

The Don

1:43

Drop donaldson for suarez at this point? Don doing absolutely nothing.

Paul Sporer

1:43

Yeah, you can

Kevin

1:43

drop Franmil for Laureano in a deep 12-team OPS league? Franmil's BB/K is terrifying right now

Paul Sporer

1:45

You can def do that, especially if you need SBs, but I do wonder if Franmil might be comin out of it a bit. Just finish a 6-gm hit streak w/4 multi-hit efforts. Unfortunately went 0-8 w/5 punchies in the 2 gms since, but I'm keeping tabs on him. But yeah, Laureano for him is totally fine

#notapril

1:45

Some fool just dropped T. ONeil in my ten teamer, but I can’t see any place for him in my lineup over Stanton/Yelich/Alvarez… methinks I need a deeper league

Paul Sporer

1:46

Maybe that person wasn't such a fool, eh? :) Yeah it's a league depth situation. And if you prefer a deeper league, that's cool. Depth doesn't determine the quality, though. 10s and shallower present their own challenges. Yes the waiver wire if ripe, but it's almost TOO ripe and you have to stumble on the guys who become stars or are at least stars for weeks at a time because the level needed to sustain a lineup spot in a shallow lg is so much higher.

Buying low

1:46

Is Lourdes Gurriel off to another slow start and should I pick him up now that his owner has grown impatient? Choosing between two of McNeil, Gurriel, J. Pena or Gallo.

Paul Sporer

1:47

I'd favor Peña, but Gurriel is 2nd

Adam

1:47

OBP league, Pham vs. Winker? I have solid steals on my roster, but leaning Pham because of the ballpark

Paul Sporer

1:47

That is precisely why I'd lean Pham, too!

Guest

1:48

Worth holding Voit in 12 team roto?

Paul Sporer

1:48

You can. Like Tork, keep him watchlisted as he will be 12-team viable at some pt this yr, but he isn't now and I understand churning. He was a late enough pick to be part of the churn

Steve

1:49

Is Yelich back? The fundamentals look good.

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