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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:01

Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!!!

guest

1:01

18 teamer, ROS Matz or Blackburn?

Paul Sporer

1:02

Intrigued enough by Blackburn's K improvements to go with him

Jason

1:02

Good afternoon! I'm in a 10 team league and I'm wondering if you think I might be able to trade Verlander for either Christian Walker or George Springer. Would that be fair value?

Paul Sporer

1:02

Yeah I can get behind either of those

Sean

1:02

Think Julio improves at all 2nd half?

Paul Sporer

1:03

Yeah I think he's better than this... still pacing 24HR/41SB for fantasy, though, so hardly killing anyone's team

Greg

1:03

Is Bibee a Top 30 pitcher next year?

Paul Sporer

1:03

He can be, definitely have to see how this yr finishes

Greg

1:05

CJ Abrams about to explode in the 2nd half?

Paul Sporer

1:06

He appears to be pretty BABIP-dependent right now so I’d like to see him find a groove in the .300s instead of yo-yoing from sub-.300 to >.400

Katman

1:06

Sorry. Best bet for 2024? Lawler, Luciano, Amador, Chourios

Paul Sporer

1:07

Lean toward Chourio right now

Sean

1:07

Keeper league. Picking up Edwin diaz and putting in an IL spot make sense? Could keep him for 10 dollars ..

Paul Sporer

1:07

As long as you have the IL spots and it’s doesn’t cause you to make a move that hurts this year’s chances

MiamiWeiss21

1:07

Should I be looking to bail on a Detmers/JonGray in a 10tm mixed H2H for a Civale or Bradish? Worried first 2 may not be quite right heading into 2nd half?

Paul Sporer

1:08

I love Detmers so I’m holding him but Bradish is above Gray in my forthcoming SP ranking update

I Used to be Mel Clark

1:08

In a 16 team, keep forever, no cost, do you prefer Bibee or Hunter Brown?

Paul Sporer

1:09

Lean toward Brown (big fan of both)

Jarrett

1:09

Thoughts on Grayson Rodriguez in the second half

Paul Sporer

1:09

Still an auto pickup upon return where available bc he has the skills to be a game changer

Masa

1:09

10 team points, who would you cut out of Erod, Berrios, Glasnow or Bibee?

Paul Sporer

1:10

Tough cut but gotta be Bibee, I guess

Rickey

1:11

Do you think CJ Cron is worth pursuing for the 2H? Worried about both health and possible trade out of Coors, but could use some help at CI. Is he worth the gamble?

Paul Sporer

1:13

Valid concerns but as a pickup, he’s still worth it bc the other side is a healthy summer in Coors where he rakes. Might have to move on if he’s traded into some part time role in a pitcher’s park, too, but I like him to do well especially if he stays

Lance Lynn

1:13

Thoughts on him ROS? The numbers appear to indicate he’s a candidate for major positive regression?

Paul Sporer

1:14

I can’t quit him. It’s so frustrating bc it’s appears to be a curable HR problem bc we still see the glints of greatness within a lot of these bad starts. I kinda hope he gets traded to a contender and just shoves in the second half

C.M.

1:14

How long will that elbow effect Bryce Harper's power.

Paul Sporer

1:16

Probably the year? It’s great that he’s back and he’s doing enough beyond the power to be an easy value add for Philly but those who thought they were getting BRYCE HARPER this year have realized he’s not yet that guy again.

1:18

Could be in the second half and it’s worth holding to see if he is bc you’re getting a .290 AVG, but there may come a time where he’s a questionable hold in 10 teamers in need of power down the stretch so don’t let the name value fool you if the power doesn’t come back and you’re in that situation but that’s more of a late-August concern

I Used to be Mel Clark

1:18

Do you think we will see Andrew Painter this year?

Paul Sporer

1:18

I don’t think so

Matt

1:18

Chat post usually comes up earlier and when I didn't see it I went to your Twitter....are you off Twitter now?

Paul Sporer

1:20

I’ve been bad about tweeting much of anything lately but I’m still there and will likely get on Threads, too. I like many don’t love the state of Twitter rn but there is still fun, engaging baseball talk to be had on there and still a spot for news and update stuff such as announcing your weekly chat! 😂

Dan

1:20

I’ve been stashing CES for awhile now should I hold or do you think he gets called up too late to be fantasy relevant this season? Not many bench spots and getting harder to stash.

Paul Sporer

1:22

Fully a team needs decision. If he becomes too hard to hold, don’t be afraid to move on. He needs an injury at this point which can of course happen at anyyyy moment but if it’s actively hurting your team to use that spot, I’d find a better spec in the majors

Guillotine

1:22

Do you have any Guillotine lgs going in NFBC? Im doing it first time this year and I find myself obsessing over that league over some of my other bigger money leagues.

Paul Sporer

1:22

No I missed the boat this year but won’t miss it next, it seems like such a fun format to play!

Rick

1:22

Even though Varsho has been disappointing, I know as a catcher he is still one of the more productive ones. Since he will lose catcher eligibility at the end of this year, next year as an outfielder only in a dynasty league, he's pretty much replacement value, right? Or am I missing something? Thanks

Paul Sporer

1:32

If he is just this guy in the 2H, then he is definitely a replacement type in 3 OF leagues and close to it in 12tm 5-OFers. That said, I can see him improving on the .214 AVG in the 2H. His plate skills are in line with his career and his hard hit rate is up. But even if he only hits .240 rest of way, that does make him a good bit more viable w/20-20 production. I wonder how the market will adjust his OF-only value, though a lot will depend on how he finishes. There's a decent chance he rakes, ends up .245/25/25 and getting talked up as a stud OF

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