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Coach McGuirk

2:10

I have two 1B and only room for one. Wuld you rather have AJ Reed or the warm corpse of Pujols? ROS only.

Paul Sporer

2:10

Still Pujols, I think

Stevie P

2:10

H2H OBP/SLG league: My Papi and Nola for his Marte and Bumgarner? Papi is a top 5 bat with our settings right now.

Paul Sporer

2:10

Papi rules, but gimme the Marte/Mad Bum

Roe Bott

2:10

Any reason to expect A-Gonz to start hitting again?

Paul Sporer

2:10

Track record

2:11

I'm not being flip, that's just the best we've got right now. And the fact that even his slow first 3 months is still about league average. Needs to get the ball back in the air

JalapEno

2:11

start taijuan vs. baltimore tonight in a 12-team quality starts league? or wait to see if he can pitch with this foot issue?

Paul Sporer

2:12

I'm OK passing espec bc that's a tough matchup even at full health

Young Jeezy

2:12

oh and I have those 3 in a league that only has 2 DL spots

Paul Sporer

2:12

NOOOOOO.

Coach McGuirk

2:12

I can trade Nelson Cruz for Tanaka or Hamels. Who would you rather? Should I be expecting more for cruz? 8 tm AL only. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:15

Neither of those is a bad return and if it's the best the market will return and pitching is your need, then I'd take Hamels. But I feel like he can get you just about any AL SP so I'd shoot higher. Maybe one of the Cleveland trio

Eric

2:15

How long is Kershaw going to be out for?

Paul Sporer

2:15

I heard 2 starts, but who knows. It's v early

Eddy

2:15

Paul do you play any boardgames? If so, which?

Paul Sporer

2:16

Not anymore. But I used to play Strat-o-Matic w/some regularity

Gary

2:16

Any chance Benitendi is up this year?

Red Sox LF is ugly.

Paul Sporer

2:16

Sure, there's a chance, but I could actually see him being traded for whatever big piece(s) they get

John

2:17

When do you see Berrios getting called up and what % chance do you think he has to put up ace numbers in the second half?

Paul Sporer

2:17

Ace numbers? Like 5% chance. But I think if he gets a second look, he'll ease in and start performing like we've seen w/Fulmer, Urias, and Manaea. They all struggled right away and got better as they got more reps

Chris

2:17

Including today, Pineda has a 3.27 ERA for the month of June and a 49/8 K/BB rate. I would say that he has actually helped his owners quite a bit.

Paul Sporer

2:18

if they picked him up after someone else cut him, otherwise Apr and May still count

2:19

I'm not new to Pineda. I've been on the train before... driving the damn train. Even a month isn't enough to convince me. I'm sleeping w/one eye open re: Pineda

Chris

2:19

Just wanted to say love the late-night streams

Paul Sporer

2:20

Thanks so much! Love playing MLB The Show. Were you there last night for "The Comeback"? https://www.twitch.tv/psporer24/v/75451544

Don

2:20

10 tm mixer - Danny Valencia, Melvin Upton Jr, or Leonys Martin?

Paul Sporer

2:20

Leonys for me!

Jaxck

2:20

Everyone seems to still be on board the James Paxton train despite his last three rough starts. What sayeth you?

Paul Sporer

2:23

The anatomy of those don't worry me. First off 6 IP/3 ER isn't rough. Spare me the "it's a 4.50 ERA" stuff. It wasn't a bad outing. Detroit outing wasn't even bad, either, tbh. He was rolling but the Tigers got him a bit late (as they often do that on that 3rd time through). And then StL was one bad inning. I watched chunks or all of those and don't see any reasons for major concern

Dave

2:23

5x5 ottoneu league: trade $8 Trea Turner & $3 Glasnow for $24 Zobrist and $16 K-Rod?

Paul Sporer

2:23

Looks like a go-for-it deal if you're getting the 2 vets and I like it

VVac Blows

2:23

Thoughts on AJ Reed's slow start?

Paul Sporer

2:24

It's 18 PA

It's not even a start yet, ya know? It's a blip. I know it's 0-for-18 so it can start to snowball as he presses for that first hit, but it's nothing to really worry about in the long term

Cat-Dog

2:24

Who do like more long term: Clint Frazier or Bradley Zimmer?

Paul Sporer

2:24

Zimm

Joel

2:24

Paxton or Bauer ROS?

Paul Sporer

2:25

I'm a huge Paxton fan, but his health record makes it tough to fully buy in over another pedigree arm putting it together, so I'll go Bauer