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Date, Marry, Kill

2:07

Paul Picks Edition: Hayden Wesneski, Wil Myers, Riley Greene

Paul Sporer

2:08

Oooh, that's tough! Dating Myers (still think he will eat in GABP), marrying Greene (long-term!), and I gotta merk Wes that means. We only started our relationship late last season so I can cut ties lol

No Catcher Strats

2:08

I usually play no catcher, in a 1C league 12 team, because their production is FAAAAR lower than a bench bat. O'Hoppe has been so good I'm contemplating dropping Baez for him. Is that the better play? I still think Baez can pull 20/10/.230 which imo is more valuable than the paltry 15/0/.230 catchers usually have

Paul Sporer

2:08

I'd be surprised if taking zeros is a positive EV play, tbh. Especially in 12-team. There are 12 viable catchers for sure

Speculator

2:09

Any guess Elly De La Cruz gets called up?

Paul Sporer

2:09

April... of next year

2:10

I'd be really surprised if he debuts this year. Tons of swing and miss in his game, only has 200 PA at AA, and hasn't even started playing yet this year

Kevin

2:11

Does Ha-Seong Kim continue getting regular playing time when Tatis returns?

Paul Sporer

2:11

For sure. Isn't Tatis going to the OF?

MikeB

2:12

Any worries about Roansy Contreras long-term in 15-teamers? He posted a ridiculous .600 BABIP in his last start (vs. HOU).

Paul Sporer

2:13

No additional worries. He was still a big time risk of a pick this year and hasn't been great to start. Still a volatile upside play

Alex Lange

2:14

Still looks like the closer, but he's been a nightmare. Worth holding?

Paul Sporer

2:14

Not if you can pluck some saves off the wire. Kind of a righty Soto and we know how volatile he was with the Tigers. Plus, a bad team that won't present many SV opps in the first place

Carson

2:14

Does fangraphs have somewhere to view league-wide data? I'm curious how many batters have been hit in total so far this year compared to this point in other years

Paul Sporer

2:14

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0...

Sad tigers fan

2:15

Paul can we get a prayer circle going for the Detroit bats and bullpen?

Paul Sporer

2:15

Yes, but it'll probably have to last all year

Jon

2:15

Victor Robles has improved plate discipine kind of similar to Josh Lowe. Robles has 50/60 SB upside if his is real, are you buying? He might be a post hype sleeper and I know he still doesn't hit the ball all that hard

Paul Sporer

2:16

I'm one of those suckers who's been in on Robles forever so you better believe I'm digging these early gains. Picking him up where available. Definitely one we have to monitor week-to-week to make sure he doesn't fall off the table, but I have some hope!

Nick Drake

2:17

Please rank Badoo, J. Lowe, A. Hayes ROS OBP league

Paul Sporer

2:17

Lowe, Hays, Baddoo

Summertime Sadness

2:17

Always prefer a guy in the majors and playing over a non-elite prospect in the minors? Debating cutting either baty or casas for outman

Paul Sporer

2:17

I'm a big Baty fan, but yes I'm cutting him for Outman. Giving Casas more than 2 wks

2:18

Oh shit, Buxton down after a collision with Sosa

2:20

Walked off under his own power, hopefully it's all good

Reid

2:20

Is Brandon Lowe going to hit 39 homers again? Or is he just having a hot start?

Paul Sporer

2:21

A healthy Lowe is an absolute G. He could definitely chase down another 35+ HR season

B'ryce Szymbobski

2:21

Franchy Cordero is dropping the hammer! I want to believe. Tell me he's gonna be the lefty reincarnation of Joey Bats?

Paul Sporer

2:22

Franchy week continues!!! Scooped him bc of the week of righties. Not getting over my skis on trusting him any more than a week at a time, but love watching him succeed vR

Vince

2:25

Not sure how your chat works! Haven’t been able to get ? answered for over hour? Just asking!

Paul Sporer

2:25

Answered a Q about Gunnar earlier so tend to move on from ones that are virtually the same, especially when it's the vague "thoughts on" which doesn't give me much

Vince

2:26

Hi! Thoughts on Gunnar Henderson, who was one of my biggest draft targets — .129 BA … 16/9 K/BB and seems to be in platoon vs LHP. Should I be waiver-wire-hunting (Paredes, Anderson)?

Paul Sporer

2:26

You can go for Paredes or Anderson to supplement things, but if you're already dropping Gunnar after 9 gms, you probably shouldn't have drafted him that early. It's just faaaar too small of a sample

CAL

2:26

Is there any hope at all for Fujinami?

Paul Sporer

2:27

Ehhh, he'll have some good starts here & there, but he's rockin 30-grade command

Kyle

2:27

Trevor Rogers worth holding on to see if he can figure things out? I drafted him last year and ended up holding too long. Now I feel like I bought into a good spring and will be burned again

Paul Sporer

2:29

I'm holding for now, but a muuuch shorter leash. 2 starts against one of the best teams in the game is a tough opening draw. Check back in around the 5-6 start range

Farhandrew Zaidman

2:29

Best baseball acronym: TOOTBLAN, FARTSLAM, or NOBLETIGER?

Paul Sporer

2:30

LOLOLOL what do the latter 2 mean? I know TOOTBLAN

Sean

2:30

With Conforto regularly batting 2nd, he is a top 30 OF? i.e. 12 team must roster?

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