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Hdizzle

1:58

What’s your ROS on Adell?

Paul Sporer

1:59

Should get the full-time burn, but it will be very volatile given those horrendous plate skills. We compared Michael Harris to peak Carlos Gomez... Jo Adell is like late-career Gomez, which isn't particularly flattering

Hdizzle

2:01

It’s Bellinger back?

Paul Sporer

2:01

Nahhh, just a good week

Hdizzle

2:01

Which of your pitching tiers would Rodon and Musgrove rank in currently?

Paul Sporer

2:01

Musgrove is an Ace, Rodon is Must Start - both Top 20 guys

Nucky

2:02

Who do you like better Ros Springs or Luzardo?

Paul Sporer

2:03

They're close, but I lean Luzardo. Springs hasssss to face an IP limit of some sort, right?

Perplexed

2:03

Charlie Morton is so frustrating. 4-run innings, along with 4 to 5 almost perfect innings seemingly every start. What causes pitchers to be so prone to big innings? Is he a 1-2 category pitcher at this point? (Wins, Ks)

Paul Sporer

2:05

Mostly command and for Morton, it is usually the performance of the curveball. Yesterday's outing wasn't great in BOS, but he's been pretty much back since early May with a 3.64 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 123 Ks in 99 IP since May 8th

Gunnar Henderson

2:06

Do I get anything more than a cup of coffee this year. I could help the O's in their playoff push, no?

Paul Sporer

2:12

Sorry was talking to the AC guys before they left

2:13

re: Gunnar - feels like he can get the call any day now as neither Odor nor Mateo should be blocking him off. I know Odor had the key homer yesterday, but he also had 2 errors. Once Gunnar is up, he's an insta-pickup for me. 174 wRC+ at AA, 151 at AAA

Honkus Wagner

2:13

Cruz or Pena in '23?

Paul Sporer

2:13

I'd go Cruz in that duel

burritoguy

2:17

How would you value O'Neill next season? hasn't shown an ability to stay healthy this year but numbers seem to have turned around since an abysmal/streaky start this year

Paul Sporer

2:19

Tyler O'Neill was a major fade for me this year at his price, but now that he's pretty much locked for a down year (unless he goes HAM the next two mos.), I'm definitely down for the rebuy next year.

Slapshot

2:21

Has Max Muncy shown enough lately to warrant being back in my starting lineup, or should I still hold some reservations?

Paul Sporer

2:23

While it is just a 2-week run, the pop is there! Hard hit rate up 14 pts to 54% with a 23% Barrel rate. This is probably the best power spike we've seen from him this year and hopefully it's a sign that the elbow is feeling better. I would definitely get him back in the lineup and ride the wave

Guest

2:23

Think Cronenworth bounces back next year? Have an offer on the table to get him for a third round pick in our minor league draft next season and wanted your thoughts. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:27

Great plate skills give him a nice foundation, but I do worry about the power output if the ball remains squishy next year. Guys like him with middling power seem to be taking the biggest hit this year especially because AVGs are also down so his best asset has also been undercut. I'm not averse to the trade, but I just want to be clear that he might have another similar season where he's good enough to start because of the flexibility and decent enough line, but not quite a clear top 100 guy (he's 116th so far this year)

John

2:27

Is Cal Raleigh being overlooked? He looks like a legit top-10 catcher - in both fantasy and real-life...

Paul Sporer

2:30

Yes he is!! Hits started to fall a bit more in June/July (.237) and it's still only a .204 AVG for the year, but he's 14th among Cs for the year and definitely 1 C viable lately! I love Cal Raleigh: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/boxscore-bits-august-5th-2022/

Service Time Impingement Syndrome

2:31

Given that Harris is 21, jumped from AA to MLB and has stuck, can't we expect improvement in plate skills?

Paul Sporer

2:32

Sure, though his minor league plate skills aren't SOOO much better than what we're seeing so far in the majors. Love the talent and there is a ton of upside, but gotta be honest about the plate skills we're seeing and understand that they do have the potential to hold him back

Eric

2:32

What can we expect from Josh Jung next year? Pencil him in as Tex starting 3B?

Paul Sporer

2:34

With health, I'd certainly think so. I was SO keen on him this winter coming into the season. Such a bummer to lose most of this season, but he is raking in the minors and should get a cup of coffee! I'd pick him up everywhere upon arrival because he has game-changer potential

OK y'all, I gotta cap it there! Thanks so much for coming out! Follow me on Twitter (@sporer), Twitch (sporer), and Instagram (p_sporer). I’ll be streaming on Twitch later today and you can definitely come by and ask questions about fantasy there. Have a good one, y’all!

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