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Paul Sporer

1:22

I think there is likely some strategy to it to help keep him healthier

A bummer for his fantasy output for sure

I Used to be Mel Clark

1:22

Spring Training is long past, but where do you find Pitcher Velocity from spring games? I had trouble finding the info at the time.

Paul Sporer

1:22

Might have to select the exact date for it on Savant & hope they have the data from that game

Guest

1:22

Who would you drop for Bryce miller. Boyd, Ty Anderson, canning or Ober? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:24

It's definitely Boyd v. Anderson... I'd probably outline their upcoming schedules & decide that way. Skillwise, it's a toss up IMO

Raleigh

1:24

Going forward, Rendon or Bregman? thanks.

Paul Sporer

1:24

Bregman for sure

Bob

1:24

Any change for a Heaney-Pfaadt pitcher's duel today? I've got both of them going.

Paul Sporer

1:24

I think they will have a helluva duel

Greg

1:24

You interested in rostering Griffin Canning this year, or is he more of a streamer type?

Paul Sporer

1:25

He's a team streamer for me... I don't want to cut him when I'm not starting him

Guest

1:25

When, if ever, will the Nationals move Victor Robles up in the order?

Paul Sporer

1:25

Not sure, but I guess it's working down in the order. If only he had ANY punch

1:25

Javy Baez just got his first HR in 101 PA. He now has a career 167 HR vs 188 BB.

Paul Sporer

1:25

Woooo!!!!!

Back-up SS

1:25

Should I bother getting A. Rosario to back-up Jorge Mateo in my 12 team 5x5? Between McNeil/Polanco/Rendon/Miranda but need one infielder

Paul Sporer

1:26

Mateo has made tangible changes that are worth buying into, but he's not a lock to stay this good all yr so I'd rather have Rosario than allll those 3B types

Suwinski

1:26

ok, Mason's point about the Z-Contact% is well taken, but if pitchers start consciously throwing him more strikes, won't those be more hittable pitches than the strikes he's getting now? he sure seems to be nailing down the plate discipline/pitch recognition part of hitting

Paul Sporer

1:26

I mean if they're just trash zone pitches, sure, but ideally they'd have some command and throw good strikes. It's no guarantee that Suwinski wouldn't just send em 400 ft the other way, though. Your pt is well taken

Valuing Bibee and Allen

1:27

Do I got after Bibee and L. Allen over berrios/eflin/sale/strahm/gRod?

Paul Sporer

1:27

Strahm has done some things so this isn't an overreaction to last night's dud, but I prefer both Guardians arms over him

Yuniesky Betancourt

1:27

In a draft and hold with biweekly lineup changes (Mon and Fri), what are you doing with Ohtani? I've been slotting him at pitcher for all of his starts and at UT for the periods he isn't starting. Is this the strategy?

Paul Sporer

1:27

Yes, that's exactly where I'm at with him right now

Walter

1:27

Paul - I have to dump one of these pitchers in a 12tm QS league, Mason Miller, Kikuchi, P. Sandoval or R. Detmers. Who gets the axe?

Paul Sporer

1:28

Jump off the Kikuchi train for that HR rate erases ALL the good he's done (it started last night)

Guest

1:28

Best chat in the business, Paul. Thanks for taking my question! Pick one from these groups: Bae, Bader or Brantley? JDD or Hayes? Keller or any of LT Allen, Cobb, B Miller, M Miller?

Paul Sporer

1:29

Ty for the kind words! I'd go Bader, Hayes, and then with the pitchers I think we gotta play schedules w/that group as they're close. Mason Miller likely gets eliminated due to near-non-existent W potential and then line up Keller, Allen, Cobb, and B Miller's next expected 3-4 starts & pick from there

omg_pwnasaurus

1:29

King or Holmes if I have to pick just one as the primary source of saves?

Paul Sporer

1:29

Think I'm actually leaning King

Frank Grimes

1:30

What are you looking for / expecting in Pfaadt's performance today?

Paul Sporer

1:30

Just wanna see how the stuff plays against a good team so I'll be looking at the basics: velo, movement, strikeouts, walks, swinging strikes. Nothing too complicated

Matt

1:30

What’s up with Arenado?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Bit of a power outage that might just be a slow start. I'm not acting on it right now, still just starting him everywhere

Buxton a Move

1:32

Is this finally the Byron Buxton break out? he's looking healthier and better as the weeks go on

Paul Sporer

1:32

We just can't judge it until the end of the yr and he actually stays healthy