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Paul Sporer

1:02

Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!!

MochiBetts

1:02

Currently very deep in pitching for dynasty and have Skubal, was waffling a bit and leaning towards trying to trade him after your conversation with PitchersList but then I saw the tweet that he hit 100 on the gun yesterday. And then tweets about him re-working the slider/cutter a bit, so now what do I do? Because he 100% got that dog in him.

Paul Sporer

1:05

I love Skubes and definitely want to keep him where possible as I do see the full scale breakout coming this year. You could always leverage the rest of your pitcher depth to make a trade if you're looking to get some more hitting

Guest

1:07

Hey Paul, pick one keeper in 12 team roto: O. Cruz 12th, Casas 18th or Royce 22nd (already have a 3B and only one util spot with no CI). I have been having a real hard time picking. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:08

Dang, that extra context does make it tougher to keep Royce or he'd be my slamdunk choice. That said, I'm not averse to filling the UT spot if it's the best option for my team. I thiiiink it might still be, but if you just don't want to do that, then I'd go Casas and his big time pop

Brian

1:08

Should I keep Nathaniel Lowe at $10? The league is a points league (BBs count, Ks don't). 15 team mixed. $260 budget. Key rule: $5 minimum salary.

Paul Sporer

1:09

Without knowing the rest of the squad, $10 seems fine for Lowe. I feel like he's been a bit forgotten after coming back to earth from his 2022 breakout, but I still like him a lot and want as many piece of the TEX lineups as I can get

Tuberculosis

1:09

Who leads the TB infield in ABs and how close is it to a full season’s worth?

Paul Sporer

1:11

I'll say Yandy with upper-500s PA

Moving Fast

1:11

How high is the helium going to get on Rodon? Should I start shopping my $19 AL only share?

Paul Sporer

1:12

It depends how good he looks in Spring Training. You can play chicken a bit and wait to see how he looks in spring. A few good outings and his price will soar

Bill

1:15

A Rosario at 1.5 or IKF at 7.5, what signing do you like better

Paul Sporer

1:16

While I am a fan of defense, I'll take the $6 mil discount and go with Rosario despite his lack of a glove

KC Pain

1:16

6x6 keep 2 cut 2 at 1B, Drury, Naylor, Rizzo, Vaughn?

Paul Sporer

1:16

Think I'm cutting Vaughn and Rizzo. I think Rizzo can bounce back if healthy bc he was SO good before the head injury, but he's a bit of an unknown right now so him and Vaughn are the low men on the list for me

KC Pain

1:17

How do you think the CLE 1B situation shakes down? Was Naylor not good enough defensively there?

Paul Sporer

1:19

I think Naylor's glove is fine, but he has a sketchy health track record which might be why they've got a couple options who could take up some 1B reps in Manzardo and Rule 5 pick Deyvison De Los Santos. I doubt they get him out there much, but Naylor caannn play some OF, too. I think DLS gets a chance to shine with him and Naylor holding down 1B/DH to start so I'm not sure Manzardo breaks camp with the team

Mark

1:19

Hey Paul, 12 team head to head league where you can keep players for 3 years. Pick 2: Royce Lewis, CJ Abrams, or Wyatt Langford. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:20

Very nice trio to work with and I don't think there are any wrong answers, but I lean toward Royce and Abrams. Langford's upside is rich, but he's unproven and we don't even know if he will break camp so I'm less inclined to keep him in a 12-teamer

Brad

1:26

Rank ‘em (OBP): Friedl, Stott, Lane Thomas, Abrams…thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:29

Friedl is my #1 there followed closely by Abrams despite his lack of a standout and then Stott and Thomas are a bit behind those top 2

Boog Powell

1:29

Have you ever been in a situation in a keeper league where you have a player everyone knows your are not keeping ahead of the draft, and as a result will only get low ball offers on them? Do you kind of always have to eventually take the low offer or is it ever wise to just sit on the player, not hand an opponent an advantage, and just keep them in the draft pool?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Yeah I've definitely been there and if I can lowballed too much, I will throw them back and try to get 'em myself. Sometimes I will just take one of the deals to get something, especially if there is no chance the player is going to make it to me in the draft. It can be a rough situation bc you understand why your opponents aren't making huge offers, but it can be difficult to take the lowball

Queen Frostine

1:33

12 team standard roto, $160 budget auction league...Final keeper question...who you got: $2 Yanier Diaz, $2 Walker Buehler, $20 Jose Altuve, $2 Kyle Bradish?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Ooh that's an interesting group. I think it comes down to Diaz v. Buehler for me and I lean toward Diaz. At that price, you have plenty of room for him to fallback off his 2023 rates and still be solid while still having the major upside

Axe

1:34

Who do think has the best sophomore year: Eury Perez, Bobby Miller, or Grayson Rodriguez?

Paul Sporer

1:36

Suuuch an appealing trio. While I have interest in all of them, I'm definitely more of a Bobby Miller guy. I just think he has a great shot to take the ace leap this year (the other 2 do, too, but Miller is also on the best team of the 3)

Freddy

1:36

Suwinski as a 4th of in a 12 team league, thumbs up or down?

Paul Sporer

1:36

I'm a fan!!

Guest

1:37

Langford immediate fantasy stud?

Paul Sporer

1:37

It's hard to ever say for sure, but he looks like a ready made stud capable of deliver massive fantasy production immediately

Deep Cuts

1:39

Dipping my toes into DCs this year, and hooo boy are the late 30s - early 40s rough, particularly to find pitchers. Who are some arms you like in that range? I tried going arm heavy early, but am still wanting to add a few options in that range from RP to SP.

Paul Sporer

1:43

DL Hall is probably going higher now that he's in Milwaukee, but I like him. Gavin Stone & Michael Grove as key Dodgers backups, Michael Lorenzen, Hurston Waldrep, Brandon Williamson, Anthony DeSclafani, Joey Cantillo, Spencer Turnbull, Mitch Spence, Jake Eder, Cade Cavalli

1:43

Kiriloff career RC+: 104; Brendon Rodgers: 85 in almost twice as many plate appearances...I understand Kiriloff needs to show health but disagree with the premise that he hasn't performed when he's played thus far

Paul Sporer

1:43

Who said he hasn't performed when he's played? Was that Justin? He definitely performs when he plays, he just doesn't play because of his paper wrists!

Free Kyle Manzardo

1:44

Think Manzo wins the 1B job out of ST in Believeland?

Paul Sporer

1:45

I do not, no. Discussed CLE's 1B situation earlier if you wanna do a Ctrl-F for Manzardo, but I think they give Deyvison De Los Santos a shot. I'll be monitoring it in spring, but I could see Manzo headed back to AAA initially

lYLE

1:45

Which side would you rather have in dynasty keeper. Tucker/Jung or Riley/Kirby? H2H league

Paul Sporer

1:46

Ooooh that is tough. I generally lean toward hitters in dynasty situations, but I really like that Riley/Kirby combo. I thiiink that's my lean, but it's really close, good trade if it's a 2-for-2 we're looking at here

TheVeganPagan

1:46

Is Hunter The Man for Saves in WAS? Worth a $10 Keeper Gamble in 12 5x5 NL?

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