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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:05

Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!

Andrew

1:05

with shallow league h2h playoffs starting next week, what to do with trevor story? if steals arent needed, would you drop for noot or brandon drury?

Paul Sporer

1:08

Yeah would definitely prefer either of those 2 to Story, especially w/the SBs not mattering as much. I lean Noot with him returning Friday

I Used to be Mel Clark

1:08

Are you fine with cutting Will Smith in a 16 teamer at this point? Seems like the job is Chapman's going forward. Similarly, any reason to keep holding Jose Alvarado? I have more than enough interesting SP arms to hold in their place ie. Verlander/Peralta/Glasnow/Ragans/Keller/Bibee/Rodon/Detmers/H. Brown/Kutter/Greene.

Paul Sporer

1:08

Yeah I have no issues cutting either tbh

Andrew

1:08

is kyle harrison a via steaming option in shallow leagues or is this fools gold and going to blow up in our faces?

Paul Sporer

1:11

It's kinda both. He's viable to stream, but he still has a tough command profile so there will be volatility. His start this week was super impressive, but he reminds me a bit of Cease in terms of that start to start volatility

Michael

1:11

how do you rank ROS for roto....Merrifield, Gleyber, K. Marte, Paredes??

Paul Sporer

1:13

Merrifield's value depends on how much you need the SBs so he's kinda off to the side w/this group. Paredes, Gleyber, Marte is my order for the rest

Walter Bishop

1:13

I've destroyed my league this year and I have the next week and a half off. However, I need to drop one K. Marte or Lane Thomas? 12tm OBP league, offensive K's are a category. Thanks Paul.

Paul Sporer

1:14

I lean Marte as the keep in that duo unless the 11 SB edge for Thomas is game-changing for you (prob gonna be about a 2-3 gap rest of the way)

I Used to be Mel Clark

1:15

Is Fraley done running the rest of the year? If so, is he still a viable starter in a 16-Team OBP?

Paul Sporer

1:16

If you can use the pop and OBP, yeah, but I'd be surprised if he runs at all

Chip

1:16

Is it time to drop Cease? Just not sure I can trust him for my playoffs. 12-team H2H league. Replacement would be in the Pfaadt-Braxton Garret range.

Paul Sporer

1:16

Yes I have zero issues dropping

Matt

1:16

Mervis should be back up on Friday, right?

Paul Sporer

1:16

You mean for September expansion? Yeah, he certainly could be but I don't think it's a lock

Murph

1:17

Sean Murphy is sittin an awful lot lately. Crazy to drop him in league playoffs for Garver?

Paul Sporer

1:19

Garver's been great, but I'm not cutting Murphy anywhere. He isn't sitting allll that much

Slim

1:19

I keep waiting for Sale to look like Sale. Glimpses here and there, but crickets mostly. Hold for KC or drop for someone like Wicks or Harrison?

Paul Sporer

1:20

Hold for KC but probably a do-or-die type game for me and if he flops again, it's cutsville

Matt

1:20

Ezequiel Duran - started on absolute fire but has cooled off since. But still seems above avg and has positional flexibility. Solid bench player in 2024?

Paul Sporer

1:20

Depends on his PT outlook, but yeah he certainly can be

Matt

1:20

Any thoughts on Curtis Mead after our brief view of him? Any worries?

Paul Sporer

1:21

No no definitely not worried. He didn't go off, but it's a tiny sample so even great numbers wouldn't have been worth making too much of right now. The modest output could push him down the board even more and I'll gladly buy back next yr

SP ranks

1:21

I may have hallucinated this, but in your last chat did you say you were doing another round of SP ranks? If so, where can I find them / are they forthcoming?

Paul Sporer

1:21

Today!!

1:22

Wanted 'em to be done before the chat, but I had 2 unplanned mtg calls this morning and then my boxscore stream after that. But just writing the last few commentary bits and posting shortly after this chat!

Guest

1:22

Cole Ragans for real?

Paul Sporer

1:24

I'm a fan and if I can brag a bit, I'll point out that he was a breakout candidate for me in the preseason:

1:25

He had major upside but injuries derailed him a bit until this year. This run will no doubt surge him up the SP rankings for 2024 but I'm open to paying the premium in a lot of cases.

Andrew

1:25

is garver worth a roster spot at this point even in 1C leagues?

Paul Sporer

1:25

Yes... just not for Sean Murphy like the previous Q

roy

1:26

We might have bumped into each other at the Jpegmafia/Danny Brown concert. You going to the Death Grips concert in October?

Paul Sporer

1:26

Yooo that's awesome. Seeing Death Grips at ACL!

phil

1:28

predictions on the waiver bonanza?

Paul Sporer

1:28

I think a couple get scooped

Certainly an easy case to place a lot of these guys w/contenders

Oh, Brrr

1:28

How temporary do you think the Ober demotion is? I was going to sit him vs. Texas anyway, but would love to have him for the run.

Paul Sporer

1:29

In the same situation and was also sitting him v. TEX. I could see him coming back, but the HRs were back in full force and it might be a couple weeks. Depending what's available this wk, I miiight be cutting him

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