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Wiffles > Pancakes

2:12

Is Tyler Mahle going to be good or should I drop him for someone like Liberatore / Silseth?

Paul Sporer

2:13

He's half a pitcher. You can't use him at home. I'm fine moving on

Jason

2:16

Am I going cuckoo looking at stat cast pages? Should I drop Castellanos for Kepler? 10 tm H2H standard cats.

Paul Sporer

2:21

OK I love Kepler, but I'm not cutting Casty for him, even in a 10-teamer. Casty hasn't really ramped up but still has 5 HR and a .255 AVG. Wait until he has the inevitable heater. Roster both, but still holding Castellanos in 10s

Dave

2:21

What's going on with Soto? To the eye it seems he's been too passive rather than attacking hittable pitches

Paul Sporer

2:23

I haven't been watching enough of their games to know, but I'd wonder how many hittable pitches he's seeing in a game... 2? He might need to shift a bit to address the fact that he won't get pitches to hit as teams just don't want to let Soto beat them.

Batty

2:23

Speaking of Springs...you got him or Eflin ROS?

Paul Sporer

2:25

They're pretty close. Eflin is probably a better full season bet because of volume, but in the short term (which is generally how I view pitcher pickups in-season bc things are so volatile), I prefer Springs

Constantine

2:26

Would you trade Realmuto for JRod in a points league? I already have Adley at catcher.

Paul Sporer

2:26

Yeah, no issues there

Zombie Sabean

2:26

Thoughts on Kyle?

Paul Sporer

2:26

He is thoughtful

quadrangular

2:26

Biggest disappointment/underachiever thus far: CWS, Det, Sea, Atl?

Paul Sporer

2:32

Detroit being horrible definitely sucks, but they were still a longshot to really do anything. White Sox have the injury excuse. Seattle is disappointing, but it's not terribly surprising. So that leaves Atlanta. They are the reigning champs and it seems like they should be better, but their offense seems all or nothing and they walk too many guys on the mound

Guest

2:32

Hicks. A failed starting experiment? Walks too many. Yet doesn’t give up HR’s-has 20 career saves. Reboot to minors?

Paul Sporer

2:32

I'd say just move back to the bullpen

ChoneFigginz

2:33

What kind of impact can Nate Pearson have once he is fully back? Sixth starter? Bulk? Set-up?

Paul Sporer

2:33

Just seems to fit premium RP

Bob

2:34

Looks like Merrifield is finally coming around, what is ailing Matt Olson?

Paul Sporer

2:36

I don't see anything beyond a traditional slump. Still getting to enough power w/3 HR this month. Not worried.

Char's #1 Fan

2:37

Do you think Ynoa gets another shot in the rotation this year? He's kind of struggled even after going down to AAA. Everything he did last year looked pretty legit, even under the hood numbers. Was this just a mirage?

Paul Sporer

2:40

Feels a bit like Lamet 2020. Great slider, little else. It was a legit run per the metrics, too, though that only justifies the run in question and doesn't always carry forward. I'm not 100% out or anything, but my expectations aren't high

Kaline's Ghost

2:40

Is Kepler a starter in a 10 team mixed (start 3 OF) league? Have Robert and J-Rod locked in to 2 spots, but the third has been a wasteland (thanks O'Neil!)

Paul Sporer

2:42

He has been thus far as a top 30 OF so I'm happy to run him out there. Great core skills, solid pop, some speed, and a locked in role

Bats in the OF

2:42

Who would you rather have in a points league ROS: Ward or JRod?

Paul Sporer

2:46

While the SBs don't have their same scarcity in a pts lg, they still add to the points so it's pretty close. I believe Taylor Ward as a plus bat, but not exactly +++ the way we've seen this year. I'll take JRod by a hair over Ward

Paul

2:46

Paul Blackburn is dominating so far. The underlyings don't alarm me enough that this isn't earned. However, I've picked him at the lowest price, and am wondering if now

's the best time to sell high and upgrade?

Paul Sporer

2:48

If you can actually sell high, I'm certainly open to it. I like Blackburn and think he has made some tangible changes to fuel his success, but sometimes these guys don't bring back a return much beyond their original cost. Definitely shop him though

Kevin

2:48

OK to drop Brandon Lowe in a 12-teamer? That injury sounds like it could linger and my IL is already full...

Paul Sporer

2:48

Yes, I'm OK with that

Brian

2:48

Kyle Lewis! Everyone's adding, but is the excitement warranted? Bat X projects ROS .250 / 11 / 3

Paul Sporer

2:50

And 124 wRC+! And that's only 73 gms for the counting categories so there is upside for quite a bit more if he can stay healthy. He is virtually an all formats pickup for me

Bob

2:50

Roansy looked pretty good last night. Think he gets to six innings for QS before long or will they coddle him and keep him to five innings?

Paul Sporer

2:50

Probably the latter especially if he has ups and downs

B'Ryce Hammer's Luscious Locks

2:50

Kyle Lewis "plus bat"

Paul Sporer

2:50

lol yeah

2:51

Are you suggesting otherwise?

Kingpin

2:51

What's going on with our boy Albies?

Paul Sporer

2:58

Maaaan, he just isn't striking the ball well and it's hurting. He's running a lot but just 3-for-8! I don't know if it's just a funk or something substantial. He was pretty good in April, well power-wise with all 6 of his HRs. I'm obviously holding through it, of course, but it's a bummer

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