JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:00

Hey y'all, thanks for coming out!

Guest

1:00

Who wins the AL West?

Paul Sporer

1:03

Seattle is fully in control of their destiny w/HOU & TEX series, but I think it comes to the state of Texas. I can't quit the Stros and think they get it done

Insert Witty Name Here

1:03

I have one last day to throw SPs and I need at least two QS and limited damage to my WHIP. Ragans @ DET, Kremer vs BOS, and Megill vs MIA. Do you like my odds and is Touki worth a spec add as well?

Paul Sporer

1:04

I like your trio and I wouldn't add Touki. Too scary, even after B2B solid starts... he could decimate your WHIP in a blink

Matt

1:06

No question, Paul, just a big THANKS for doing these chats all year!

Paul Sporer

1:06

Thanks so much for coming out. I enjoy doing these. If y'all missed the note, there will be no chats in October from me as I decompress a bit but back at it in November as baseball is year-round for me!

Yogi Brown

1:06

How real is this stretch for Reese Olson? and do you like him for next year?

Paul Sporer

1:07

Pretty real and I'm a fan of his for sure. Definitely behind Skubal on the young Tiger arms of intrigue, but I think he'll get plenty of offseason buzz as a breakout potential

Guest

1:07

for 2024: Colt Keith or Coby Mayo?

Paul Sporer

1:07

I lean Mayo. Even if the two skillsets aren't too far apart, I gotta go w/the better team

Hit Me Bibee One More Time

1:07

No question, just a thanks for answering questions and helping me to get a H2H championship this year!

Paul Sporer

1:07

Happy to help, congrats!!!

Kyle

1:07

Nolan Jones seems like a very boom or bust pick for next year. He sort of reminds me of Tyler O'Neill from 2022. Both players can hit 30 HRs with 20 SBs, had lots of injuries, and the pivotal aspect is the K ratio. You didn't buy TON - you buying Jones?

Paul Sporer

1:08

I'll buy Jones bc he won't cost anywhere near what TON cost coming off his breakout. The Coors security blanket helps w/Jones, too, but I agree that he will be boom/bust for sure. If the price gets TOOO crazy, I will bow out, but I was impressed by Jones this year

1:09

I think he ran a crazy high BABIP which is certainly possible in Coors, but I'd temper the AVG expectations for sure

Guest

1:09

Hi Paul. Pick 3 to keep in a 12 team roto: albies 3rd round, o. Cruz 10th round, Royce Lewis late round, or j walker late round. Thanks

Paul Sporer

1:09

Can't keep Cruz in the 10th off of air at this point. Even a modest season this year would have me more interested in him, but just not playing is so tough. Throw him back and might get him in the 10th again

Cedric Mullins

1:09

Justin Mason's favorite has had a rough year. Do we like him for next year and chalk most of this campaign up to nagging injuries?

Paul Sporer

1:12

I'm not averse to buying the dip depending on where that dip goes. He went 4th round in an early draft of 7 rounds run by Rob DiPietro... I'm probably looking for a little more of a discount than that

Scott TINSTAAPP

1:12

JV ended up being perfectly cromulent this season despite the low K rate. Where do you think his ADP settles next season?

Paul Sporer

1:13

Cromulent indeed! His age will keep the price down a bit, too, and as such, I think we could see something in the 7th-9th round range. Lotsssssssss of young arms going to get pushed up and could result in a bit of a bargain for JV

Guest

1:13

speaking of Tyler O'Neill, 2024 sleeper or done?

Paul Sporer

1:14

I'll buy the dip, especially if he's in a new environment which I do expect. His profile is one where you always wanna buy cheap. That's why I was so off on buying after his breakout... too volatile a profile both w/the swing & miss and injuries

David (formerly Sonoma State)

1:19

Yo! What’s the plan for Fall League?

Paul Sporer

1:20

I'll be at the Baseball HQ First Pitch Arizona conference! Unfortunately they're doing the All-Star game on Sunday and I'll be headed home beforehand, but I can't wait to hang out, do the pod, and talk baseball w/diehards!!

https://www.baseballhq.com/first-pitch-arizona

Bobby Miller

1:20

Am I pitching Sunday?

Paul Sporer

1:21

Sooo hard to know, but they're getting a bye so they don't necessarily need to hold him back

Could be a 3-inning kinda deal, though, too

Kyle

1:21

Does deGrom have more innings pitched or MRIs scanned in 2024?

Paul Sporer

1:21

Not sure how often you get MRIs while healing from TJ, but I don't expect many innings

Kyle

1:21

When do you expect to publish your 2024 SP rankings?

Paul Sporer

1:22

Should have just a ranking in October and then one with detailed commentary in November and then regular updates from there

Bruce

1:22

Thanks for the chat. First half Tyler Wells looked like an elite SP and great future value for those who got him cheap, second half...not so much. Do you see the Orioles giving him another shot at the rotation next spring and him possibly succeeding, or do you think his opportunity to start with the Orioles has come and gone?

Paul Sporer

1:23

I'd be surprised if they are done w/him as a starter. Maybe they're just slowly building his innings, but it was kinda odd to see him stopped cold and then back for one appearance this month

Guest

1:23

Royce Lewis = B Buxton 2.0?

Paul Sporer

1:24

Maybe