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Paul Sporer

1:20

Alexis Diaz

Always stay tuned into the Bullpen Report, too! https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/bullpen-report-may-18-2022/

Kevin

1:20

Rutschman ever gonna get the call? Worth stashing in a 12-teamer? I have Perez who just went on the IL

Paul Sporer

1:22

He's only 17 gms. They are giving him the full scale rehab tour with stops at A+ and AA before settling in at AAA. He should be up by June.

LanceCT

1:22

Perez down, who is the pickup

Paul Sporer

1:22

You mean Sal Perez? Who's available?

Peter

1:22

Jose Urquidy strikeout numbers are down and he got hit pretty hard again yesterday. Any signs that he might turn things around?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Big time Urq guy, but it's been rough. 14% K/9% SwStr isn't getting it done. Just too much contact at that rate. I'm trying to hold in 12s and deeper, but it's not egregious to cut him

Insert Witty Name Here

1:23

re: Riley he just hit a 3 run dong off Burnes. Still selling?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Well yeah, why would that tangibly change anything?

1:24

If anything, that helps the sell

1:24

Thoughts on the outlook for Jesus Sanchez and Amed Rosario looking ahead? Is Rosario hitting dead-ball issues that are draining power? And is Sanchez's streakiness something we just have to deal with? (I may need to cut one of them).

Paul Sporer

1:26

Yeah I think your assessment of both makes sense. Sanchez is definitely gonna be streaky w/those plate skills and Rosario is also getting held back by a .269 BABIP. Neutral needs, I'd lean Sanchez, but if SBs are a bigger need, I'd easily favor Rosario over him

This or that

1:26

Abreu or Tellez?

Paul Sporer

1:28

I'm a big Tellez fan, but I really think there's a major heater coming for Abreu. I wouldn't cut either if that's the choice, but I'll still rank Abreu higher than Tellez

LanceCT

1:28

Perez down, who is the pickup and the alternate: MJ Molina Jansen Narvaez Bart. 10 team redraft, thank you

Paul Sporer

1:28

I'd just go with Melendez

Guest

1:28

Who would you start in OF ROS, Alek Thomas or Yelich?

Paul Sporer

1:28

Stop.

Rachel

1:28

Is Suzuki overhyped due to his hot first couple weeks? And is G Torres getting it together?

Paul Sporer

1:32

I meeean if anyone thought he was going to keep up a 1.000+ OPS the whole year, then he was probably overhyped. Butttt I think he can maintain a low-.800s OPS with plenty of pop. The 30% K rate will breed volatility, though

Logan

1:33

Are Mahle or Castillo worth buying low on given their hitter friendly part and abysmal offense?

Paul Sporer

1:33

I wouldn't juuuuuust because of that because banking on a trade is tough

Mg3

1:34

Voit. Dropping or snagging?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Snagging in 12+ for sure

Trader Jerry's

1:34

Would you prefer Stephenson and Schwarber or Julio and Kyle Wright in a points league?

Paul Sporer

1:34

I don't have a heavy lean there

Mike

1:35

Naylor or Vaughn?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Naylor

Pablo

1:35

William Contreras or Mitch Garver as Salvy replacement in 12 team league? Other options not so good (Maldanado, Barnhart etc)

Paul Sporer

1:36

Garver on rehab and working his way back, so I'd lean him

Kate

1:36

At what point do we become concerned with Josiah Gray's flyball / HR rates?

Paul Sporer

1:37

His homers are why I wasn't really chasing him in drafts

Brownie

1:37

Saw Jeremy Pena mentioned a couple times already, but does he look legit. Statcast says what we're seeing is based in reality...

Paul Sporer

1:40

I definitely think we've become overly-reliant on Statcast profiles wherein some wouldn't believe in Peña without a blood red set of Statcast bubbles, but I'm in on him. While he almost certainly won't maintain a 159 wRC+, I think we are clearly seeing why HOU wasn't afraid to sit out the SS free agent market

Kev

1:40

Should i start Logan Webb today in COL?

Paul Sporer

1:40

I meeean, you know what you're signing up for. The downside is probably more painful than the upside is helpful

Mario Mendoza

1:40

Avisail Garcia has amazing exit velo still, but he is whiffing all over the place. Do you think he can get back on track

Paul Sporer

1:42

He can, yes. Whiff guys are uber-volatile. And with him, Sanchez, and Soler, there can be some killer ebbs when they're all whiffing together, but the flows can be fruitful once they dial in (we've seen Sanchez dialed in a bit at the outset of the season and Soler still has 7 HRs... just not getting base hits to fall).

Aaron

1:42

How high can you sell Taylor Ward at this point? Or are you just straight holding?

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