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ERIC LAUER

1:24

Am I toast?

Paul Sporer

1:26

Off 2 crummy starts where he allowed 6 HR in 2 of the most HR friendly parks in the league? Seems rash.

1:27

Do you forsee Berti keeping consistent playing time when Anderson and Wendle return?

Paul Sporer

1:27

Maybe lose a gm here & there, but if he keeps hitting, he'll keep playing IMO

1:27

Optimal time to trade guys like MacKenzie Gore who will likely have innings limits if I get a decent offer?

Paul Sporer

1:30

Around now through July. Everyone knows they are likely to be limited so the price basically just starts going down around the trade deadline almost regardless of how well they pitch

Giolito

1:30

Sell me Low or Hold?

Paul Sporer

1:30

I'm open to taking what I can get

Life of the Tigers

1:30

Is it just me, or do you think adding Riley Greene is going to help turn things around (slightly, at least) for the Tigers offense? They seem to have a little more spark since the call-up, Baez is running. Just a better energy.

Paul Sporer

1:32

Part of it is that the offense is going to regress no matter what just because "baseball" but adding a bat like him no doubt helps. He'll likely get outsized credit if they really pop off and get everyone on track. I'm fine with it, though, I've already nicknamed him The Catalyst

Urq

1:32

Can I hope that last night's win over the Mets is a sign of an Urquidy turnaround?

Paul Sporer

1:33

Yes, the fastball was much better and that's the key, of course. I'm encouraged by both he and Aaron Civale, my finesse faves!

Char's Treat Dealer

1:33

Oscar Gonzalez PT safe with Franmil coming back? Looks like Owen Miller was the first to hit the bench, but I assume this will be some kind of rotation of several guys getting a day or two off per week?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Yes he seems safe and as long as he's producing, he's playing. I don't think he's super safe if he hits a major cold snap and that .403 BABIP will obviously come way down, but it could be replaced by power production turning up which would be a perfectly fine trade off

Dave

1:35

Would you hold Torkelson in a dynasty league or sell high-ish for playoff help this season?

Paul Sporer

1:35

I'd hold

Urq

1:35

BTW, you've been really delivering great stuff this year. The detail/frequency of the boxscore bits and in the recent pitching ranks are awesome.

Paul Sporer

1:37

Thank you so much! Some days I can't do BB due to time (today being one such day), but I'm trying to stay consistent on at leasttttt 3 a week if not all 5. It's a fun process deep diving every box score, but it can be time consuming on full slate days so sometimes I just can't get it done (Nick is a stud for doing Daily Roundup every. single. day!!). I might just start doing like a lite version on those days so there's at least something. Because there have been times that I wrote up 10-12 arms but then couldn't finish it due to other commitments and scraped it instead of at least posting that

Noah

1:37

So Isaac Paredes....should he be picked up. Side note do I use pitch info plate discipline or regular plate discipline. O-Swing% vastly different for Paredes between the two

Paul Sporer

1:38

Ehhhhhhh

In 12s and deeper perhaps, but I'm not sure I see the next big thing here

1:40

He is completely selling out for power with a 10-pt jump in flyball rate and a hot 21% HR/FB rate, but it's all or nothing.

mario

1:41

Start Skubal at Boston or Lauer vs STL? or neither and go for a random streamer later in week?

Paul Sporer

1:41

Skubal has earned auto start status for me

Luis

1:41

Does muncys power rebound? also a low line drive guy. Could move cease for him in an obp / qs league. No real needs on pitching or hitting side

Paul Sporer

1:43

Not until the elbow is healed, IMO. Hard to think it's anything but that and it just might not be back to 100% at any pt this year

Kirk

1:43

How long do I stay sad about trading Alejandro Kirk for Myles Straw last month?

Paul Sporer

1:44

Maybe until Straw steals like 6 bases in a 10-gm span... if he even does that at any pt this year

Tony

1:44

too early to tell if india will revert back to production levels similar to last year?

Paul Sporer

1:44

Indeed

1:45

Cookie running into some trouble in Houston...

Paul Sporer

1:45

Not terribly surprising... it's always tough to go to HOU

Buttcheex

1:45

Cobb or Blackburn ROS? Jeremy Pena or Polanco ROS?

Paul Sporer

1:45

Cobb and Peña

Michael

1:46

Thank you for all the great content and the chats you do! Question 1: Keeper points league, who do you see having more long-term value E. Duran (Tex) or L. Garcia (WSN), or for that matter are neither really difference makers and I should look to use the roster spot elsewhere (Javy Baez, A. Volpe, and Gunnar Henderson are available to name a few).
Question 2: Same league, do you think Soroka is worth a stash for short-term and/or long-term value?
*no really glaring need for short-term or long-term, more of a stash/upside situation

Paul Sporer

1:46

I prefer Garcia to Duran and I'm OK stashing Soroka if you have the free spot. If you need the IL spot later, he's an easy cut.

Char's Treat Dealer

1:46

Ezequiel Duran losing PT with Josh Smith returning from the IL? Does he get sent back down?

Paul Sporer

1:48

Part of why I prefer Garcia in the previous Q. Smith is the lefty so he gets that platoon preference, too. I could see him getting sent down if they aren't able to get him enough PT

Bill

1:48

Should I start Baz vs the Yankees in a points league?

Paul Sporer

1:49

Probably not. The Yankees are a team I try to avoid. PTs league makes it a little easier because high K guys can salvage starts when things go wrong

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