JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat | 10/5/2022

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Paul Sporer

3:04

The regular season finale is upon us! Good luck to those chasing titles today!

Jeff Zimmerman

3:05

Welcome. I will be following the White Sox - Twins game. I need a good game from Davis Martin in several leagues.

3:07

How many innings do you expect from Corbin Burnes today?

1-2 (4% | 1 vote)

3-4 (48% | 12 votes)

5-6 (40% | 10 votes)

As many as possible (8% | 2 votes)

Total Votes: 25

Pork N' Lean

3:08

Is Ohtani an Angel, a Giant, a Yankee, a Mariner, or the Field this time next year?

Jeff Zimmerman

3:08

I think it'll be a one-off for the playoffs. The Rays.

Honkus Wagner

3:09

Who's your favorite for MLB steals leader in 2023?

Jeff Zimmerman

3:09

Bobby Witt

Sean

3:10

What's up with all the late scratches lately e.g. Arenado Monday, Pham today, India today, Kelenic today, several others this week. Our league shouldnt be still going but because it is I've noticed it. It cant be a game planning thing with these games not being meaningful, so what is it?

Jeff Zimmerman

3:10

I wonder if these guys were dealing with an injury. It's such a tough stretch.

Sean

3:11

Re: scratches, wouldn't that be known ahead of time in the initial lineup?

Needed holds

3:12

Benched my closers and picked up Bryan Baker. And he gets the save for Baltimore..........

Jeff Zimmerman

3:12

Martin's windup kills me. It looks like he breaks wind before each pitch.

Paul Sporer

3:13

Damn, Baker thought you accidentally benched the closers lol

Jeff Zimmerman

3:15

There goes Baker's WHIP

Honkus Wagner

3:16

Do you see the Reds being aggressive in their prospect timelines next year? Specifically, will we see any of their SS/INF prospects pushed into the majors while they have some cheap controllable pitching?

Paul Sporer

3:17

Impossible to say on a individual basis, but we did just see one of the best rookie classes ever as teams on the whole were more aggressive & handsomely rewarded for it

Jeff Zimmerman

3:17

I think they will if the guy is dominating AAA.

3:18

fiddle farts

Jacob

3:18

Where will Rutschman rank among catchers next year?

Jeff Zimmerman

3:19

I think second behind Realmuto

Jacob

3:21

Which Oriole has more trade value, Ramon Urias or Jorge Mateo?

Jeff Zimmerman

3:22

Not much from either. Maybe a bullpen arm.

Matt Holliday

3:22

The Rockies should sign Bellinger and Gallo this off-season. Not exactly a question, but they should! I'd be happy

Paul Sporer

3:22

Probably Urias, but agree not much for either

JTR is the only I would 100% take over Adley, but Varsho & Smith have cases IMO

3:23

It's always a mystery what the Rockies will do, tbh

Jeff Zimmerman

3:24

I disagree. I think with that huge home field, you should spend on a decent contact guy.

Pork N' Lean

3:27

Does Yelich's power ever come back?

Paul Sporer

3:28

I'm skeptical. Back issues rarely get better with time so I think his 2018-19 will stand as his peak by a lot and he might meander back into the 20s w/his power, but no more 30+

Jon

3:29

looking ahead to 2023 keepers: is $18 too much for will smith (C) in a 10-team OBP league with a $260 budget? having a set-it-and-forget-it catcher is such a relief, and he's legit a top-100 player, but $18 just feels like a lot there

Paul Sporer

3:29

I'm definitely good with it. With inflation, he'd likely get into the low-$20s if you threw him back so while $18 isn't a major discount, it's still a good price

Jacob

3:32

Which player that excelled in 2022 do you expect to regress the most in 2023? And what about a player who struggled this year but you think will bounce back?

Paul Sporer

3:33

I'm not adjusting anything on Adolis Garcia. He was a full fade for me this year and I don't think it was a bad process given his terrible plate skills. Kudos to him for posting another strong season, but I think there will be a lot of unhappy buyers in 2023

Jeff Zimmerman

3:35

Judge is the easy regress option

Paul Sporer

3:35

Figured it was too easy

3:36

No shot I'd take him Top 5 but that's where he'll go

Nick Castellanos for my bounceback. I'm not sure I can be convinced that he wasn't playing compromised this year so assuming we don't hear anything negative about his health for '23, it's an easy re-buy

Jeff Zimmerman

3:37

The up guy will be someone staying healthy. Harper, Roberts, Mondesi

Mister Puppy

3:38

Not quite fantasy related, but someone at BR has to have a personal grudge against Hunter Dozier. This is the second year in a row (and third since ‘18) he has “earned” at least -1.3 bWAR (he was at least two wins below replacement in ‘18 and ‘21). That’s crazy, right? But maybe not as crazy as the fact that the Royals actually extended him two years ago…

Jeff Zimmerman

3:39

He's a horrible defender with a below-league average bat. These guys are cheap on the wire.

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