JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:02

Hello everyone! Thanks for coming to my chat!!

gerg

1:03

weekly skubal check in??

Paul Sporer

1:04

It's not good. I was not concerned after the first 3 with only Texas really standing out as problematic, but the other 2 v. BOS & TOR. Felt like standard regression. Now we're at 5 starts w/a 2.0 HR9, soaring walk rate, and big velo dip last time out v. KC. I'm not yet cutting him in most lgs (maybe a 10) but I'm benching him

Dylan

1:04

Who is to blame for the white sox

Paul Sporer

1:06

Everyone wants it to all be TLR, but that's not really the case. Mgrs. rarely have THAT much overall impact. I do think he is a net negative for sure and the hiring NEVER made sense (unless you know the personal friendships of TLR & Reinsdorf, but certainly no baseball sense). They've also been ravaged by injuries which isn't an excuse as all teams get hit, but it can be a reason for a team's shortcomings in a given season. Kopech looks off completely right now, too. I still can't rule them out of the Central bc of their core of talent, but they are far from the favorites

Holy Cannoli

1:06

Where do yo think Isaac Paredes's talent stabilizes? I know Statcast hates him. Can he be a 25 HR .800 OPS guy?

Paul Sporer

1:08

He caaaannn, but I'm not entirely sure how to process him, either. He has nice plate skills to go with the big time power but how real is the power?! I'm fine riding the wave right now, but monitor him so you don't get holding well beyond the drop point and look up only to see a 75 PA run of .100 AVG and 1 HR

Go Sawx

1:08

Outlook on Brayan Bello?

Paul Sporer

1:10

I'm excited for Bello - pronounced Bay-Oh - debuting later today. Kind of the standard upside pitching prospect with premium stuff and no real command of it. The richness of that stuff make him worth chasing immediately if it looks like he will get a multi-start opportunity

Insert Witty Name Here

1:10

In a shallow 8 team OBp league that starts four OF. I have Yordan, Luis Robert, Schwarber, Buxton, and Seyia. Any of them worth offering for a SP like Giolito?

Paul Sporer

1:12

Suzuki and maybe Schwarber. Giolito looks sharp in his last two and seems to be getting more consistent command of his stuff going again

Insert Witty Name Here

1:12

Shallow 8 team OBP league, can you please rank for 1B Hoskins, Abreu, and Schwarber?

Paul Sporer

1:12

In reverse order of the listing

bart

1:13

Patino vs Lorenzen in a 12?

Paul Sporer

1:14

take the upside shot on Patiño, I think we kinda know what's up with Lorenzen

Stoner's Pot Palace

1:14

Is Cody Bellinger droppable in 12 team mixed leagues? I'm getting Kyle Lewis off the IL soon, could I drop Cody or find someone else (like McMahon) to drop?

Paul Sporer

1:17

While he is pacing for a 20/20 season, I'm OK cutting given the horrendous .205 AVG and .265 OBP so far

Guest

1:17

Would you trade Wander Franco for Adolis Garcia in a standard 5x5 redraft league?

Paul Sporer

1:17

if you need the pwr/spd impact, yes

Insert Witty Name Here

1:17

When deGrom comes back, who gets cut? Strider or Cortes?

Paul Sporer

1:17

I guess Strider bc his second half IP could be limited

SamskiNYC

1:17

What’s up, Paul? Why do I still have faith in Josh Lowe? How can I stop?

Paul Sporer

1:18

He only has 123 career PA, we should all still have faith. I'm nowhere near quitting him!

Kevin

1:18

Max Kepler's statcast numbers continue to be outstanding but he continues to underperform. Is this just who he is?

Paul Sporer

1:21

Yeah I think so. We wanted more GB from him to tap into the potential BABIP upside but the 6 pt GB jump hasn't really driven much in BABIP with just a .250 mark (although that is a 25-pt jump from last year). I think we just accept him for the 20-something HR guy he is with some potential SBs and better in OBP lgs

Bruce in 2023

1:21

Looking to add a Hot Schoop. Drop Espinal, ARosario, LGarcia(Nats). Deep 12 Team daily roto

Paul Sporer

1:22

Probably Espinal. He doesn't have much category juice especially for a 12er

Big Tuna

1:22

What do you make of Darick Hall? First the power explosion and now a three hit game. Can his bat play consistently at this level?

Paul Sporer

1:25

We won't really know for a while. He has hit the ground running nicely but there is definitely some swing-and-miss in his game and I'll be interested to see how Hall adjusts when the league gets a real book on him

Guest

1:25

Out of Christian Walker, Corey Seager, Jeremy Pena, and Jared Walsh, I can play three on a day-to-day basis. Which of the four should I be sitting?

Paul Sporer

1:25

Probably Jared Walsh in that group

Steve

1:26

Franimal heatin up? Time to grab him?

Paul Sporer

1:28

I was just checking on this after his HR today. Now has 4 HR in 57 PA since returning from the IL. Only a .281 OBP in that time along with a 40% K rate, so I'm not sure he's back back just yet.

Vegetables in a storm

1:28

What do you make of Vaughns lack of power? He has elite contact skills but doesn't pull the ball very much. Is it an approach or bat speed issue?

Paul Sporer

1:30

Just his 2nd year. I think it's mostly the development process. He has 60-grade HR power upside but is at more of a 45-50 right now. I think sometimes we get a bit impatient with developing players. He's pacing for a .295 AVG, 19 HR, 96 RBI, and 72 R. That's great for what he cost at the draft table.

Jim Leyland Palmer

1:32

Who do you prefer for the rest of this season: Kyle Wright or Joe Ryan (5x5 cats)?

Paul Sporer

1:33

I have them in the same tier and pretty close. I lean Wright. https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/paul-sporers-updated-starting-pitcher-ra...

Freshbasil

1:34

I really want believe Josh Lowe is just going to turn it on one day, but should I drop him for Oliveras since he just popped up on my Waiver Wire?

Paul Sporer

1:34

I'm totally fine with that