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wyatt

1:29

are you on the brandon drury train now that trout is back in front of him?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Yeah, I really liked Drury this yr at his price. Now that the lineup is whole again... well Trout & Ohtani are healthy, that's whole as far as I'm concerned!

Guest

1:34

I'm pretty much kidding here, but why would the Nationals cost themselves a year of the Crews-Wood-Soto outfield by bringing DC up to DC now?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Would they if he's up for a cup of coffee in Spetember?

O’stradamus

1:34

Safe to drop wander in redraft leagues at this point, Or should we be holding a little longer?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Yeah I'd move on

Rickey

1:34

Do you like Rooker, Nelson Velazquez, or Matt Wallner rest of the way? Take any of them over Bryan de la Cruz? OBP league.

Paul Sporer

1:36

Big Wallner fan!

wyatt

1:39

suzuki or keibert assuming all else equal? h2h ops league

Paul Sporer

1:39

Seiya

RAGBRAI

1:39

Everyone says NLC is a weak division but other than LA and ATL their top teams are right there with everyone else. Why the bad rap, no superstar team?

Paul Sporer

1:40

Yeah and the general carryover of both Centrals being underwhelming compared to the Easts/Wests for quite some time now. I hear you, though. Neither the NLE or NLW have lived up to their hype and while the Cards flopped in the Central, 2 unexpected teams rose up to be really competitive (CHC, CIN). Can't say much for the ALC, but the NLC's top 3 clubs are pretty solid

Paulie Eff

1:41

Re: Fraley - I’ve got Acuña, Yoshida and Mullins as my reg OF’s with Happ on the bench. So, would be tough to find a spot for Fraley, unless drop Happ for him?

Paul Sporer

1:41

I'm fine dropping in a spot where he's a bench guy for you

Just not sure what we're gonna get w/him still injured. Love Fraley and he panned out beautifully this year, but we might not get too much the rest of the way

Springer

1:41

I have to choose between George Springer and Lane Thomas and I'm leaning toward keeping Thomas. Am I crazy?

Paul Sporer

1:42

Not at all. Gimme the guy who is 6 yrs younger, especially when the players aren't that different right now (Springer's track record is exponentially better, of course, but that won't keep him healthy has he pushes further into his mid-30s)

NoPlanDan

1:42

Remember when Julio Rodriguez was 'ruining' people's fantasy seasons?

Paul Sporer

1:46

There's been some major cases that should really help remind ppl just how long the season actually is (Gunnar, Michael Harris, Casas and Torkelson... all on a different level than JRod, but instructive for sure). I know it's hard to see the big picture when you're in the midst of a slump w/a key player, but 6 months is sooo long.

You could make a case that fantasy baseball is a game that isn't necessarily enhanced by the up to the second stat delivery of the internet. Back before the internet when we got stats once a week, we probably made fewer overreactionary cuts (not that anyone was cutting J-Rod, just speaking generally about letting samples build).

bogart

1:47

CJ Cron owner. Thoughts on Nolan Schanuel. Will he be sent back down when CJ returns?

Paul Sporer

1:48

Schanuel will stick if he's hitting, IMO. Plus when are we expecting Cron back? I cut him in a 15-teamer. Just not as interested outside of Coors

Santos

1:48

Do you think Santos will close for the White Sox in 2024?

Paul Sporer

1:48

No clue. I wouldn't acquire him anywhere in anticipation of such. New regime and all, just no way to know with any real certainty

Bogart

1:48

Would you start Detmers tonight against Cincy?

Paul Sporer

1:49

Probably - https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/starting-pitcher-chart-august-23rd/

Helsley

1:49

Is he about to be Alex Reyes part 2?

Paul Sporer

1:51

With the injuries? It could be a problem. Suuuper live arm, but don't forget that he's already 28 and command has always been a problem. Love him when he's healthy, but he's tough to bet on in any sort of keeper/dynasty situation right now.

AndrewP

1:51

Kyle Bradish: Cy Young contender?

Paul Sporer

1:53

Fringe contender at best. The time missed stings as Cole is matching his ERA w/30 more IP

Old Man Yelling at Clouds

1:53

Anyone else remember getting a weekly stat/standing update in mail during the old days or just me? No longer have to add stamp $ to the league’s budget.

Paul Sporer

1:54

My first league was an AL Only 10 teamer run by my dad and his work friends so every OTHER week they would they run the stats using the USA Today. They'd run it after work on Wednesdays but sometimes he'd come home late on a Wednesday bc of actual work instead of the stats and I'd be so crestfallen when there wasn't 3 thick stat packs in his briefcase (one for me, him, and my mom... all of whom had teams in the league)

Dinner's ready

1:55

Is Javier cooked? Maybe the transition from RP to SP to SP with a clock was just too much for him?

Paul Sporer

2:01

No no, I wouldn't say cooked. Too soon for all that. He's struggling but don't forget he had 2.90 ERA as recently as June 15th. And even in this cold streak, it's not like he's bludgeoning you every 5th day. Since the 6 and 8 ER outings B2B, he hasn't allowed more than 4 ER in any of his L7 despite the 5.00 ERA

I can see myself buying him a bunch next year if he doesn't turnaround this yr and everyone sours on him

Pedro

2:01

Peraza or Pereira?

Paul Sporer

2:01

I'm a Peraza fan

Petey Bienel

2:01

JP Crawford or CJ Abrams for the next month in playoffs in a points league (very shallow - 8 teams) with no points for steals?

adding - replacing Wander.

Paul Sporer