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Paul Sporer

1:19

Oof, that's brutal! I lost Cole, Eury, Devin Williams, TJ Friedl in Tout Wars draft & hold.. pain

Blow Jays

1:20

Went big on Blue Jays bats (Vladito, Kirk, Varsho) and all 3 are scuuuuffling. Nothing I can do but ride it, right?

Paul Sporer

1:20

Yeah, just gotta ride it out for a few more weeks (and even longer on Vlad Jr.)

Test Drive

1:20

Austin Martin starting 3rd straight with Kepler down. Surely he can take the starting gig from Manny Margot, right? Should I pick him up for Butler in AL Only OBP league?

Paul Sporer

1:21

Yeah AL Only is about the only format I'd be considering Martin right now

Mom's Arrighetti

1:23

Is the Seattle rotation washed? Big regrets right now on Kirby and Castillo, even if they are the last two SPs in the league.

Paul Sporer

1:23

Breathe!

The Fall of BeanLord

1:23

We out on T. McKenzie? His velocity and walks issues look bad. I scooped boring Wacha for him before all the pitchers in my league dried up (I lost Beiber as my SP3)

Paul Sporer

1:25

I'd have probably tried to hold McKenzie to see if he can work through it, but I like the Wacha scoop, just would've preferred a lesser cut. But yeah, T-Mc looks rough so far and it's hard not to have some concerns quickly bc of his injury history

Bob

1:25

What do you expect for Paul Skenes once he's up?

Paul Sporer

1:25

An all formats pickup upon arrival and then we go from there after we see how he does

Trade

1:25

How do you feel about Taylor Ward for Maikel Garcia?

Paul Sporer

1:26

No issues w/it on either end, tbh

Greg

1:26

How do you we feel about K.Crawford ROS? I lost Strider but still have Nola, Bobby Miller, and Skubal holding down my staff with Rodon sitting in my 4th slot. 10 team H2H

Paul Sporer

1:27

Really dig Kutter. Nola/Miller/Skubal/Rodon/Kutter is a viable top 5 (not listed in their order of quality there, but I don't mind the group)

Victor

1:31

What do you think of Conforto's hot start?

Paul Sporer

1:31

It's great to see!! I think his issues have all been health-related more than skill so I think he can remain a force if his body cooperates

Guest

1:33

I can't say I'm enamored with my OF options of Marsh, Yoshida, and KCarpenter; someone in my league (12 team 5x5) recently gave up on Outman. Is he a better option?

Paul Sporer

1:33

I prefer Outman to Marsh, yeah

Dang

1:34

Bobby Miller is struggling again today. Have you heard anything like possible underlying injury, tipping pitches...?

Fresh Basil

1:34

I need to stop watching Bobby Miller pitch. Gonhg back to last season anytime I do he blows up.

Paul Sporer

1:34

Turns out it's just Fresh Basil watching him!

Pitcher q’s

1:36

are you losing faith in Bobby miller?

Paul Sporer

1:39

No, I'm not. It hasn't been gamechanging but nothing actionable.

Guest

1:39

Think we might see Yates as the next man up for closer in Texas instead of Robertson?

Paul Sporer

1:39

No I think it's D-Rob's shot first if Leclerc flops. Yates is a deeep spec if you're desperate and have tons of reserves

Fresh Basil

1:39

David Fry or Darnaud?

Paul Sporer

1:42

I really want to be in on Fry, but the PT just isn't there right now so I think it's gotta be TdA. If Fry starts to get 3-4x a week, then I'm in.

Baseball!

1:42

Any insight on Spencer Arrighetti... 50% chance of throwing a no-no at least?

Paul Sporer

1:43

50% in that he does or he doesn't, lol. I like Arrighetti but would only pick up and reserve at this juncture so we can see something

Broken Bat

1:43

4x4, Nootbaar over Bleday? And is Kerkering coming off IL to close?

Paul Sporer

1:44

I want Noot over JJ, just a muuuch better team context. I don't think he'd jump right into the role, no

Woof

1:44

Too soon to call Gavin Lux washed?

Paul Sporer

1:44

Yes, but was probably drafted late enough in shallower leagues to possibly be cut. I'm a Lux fan and so I'm holding in my 15-teamers, but it's been underwhelming so far

Ragingrandle

1:45

Can you tell me everything is going to be ok with Luis Castillo? Thanks. Just essentially his normal cold weather struggles right? I kinda just want to sell all sp right now

Paul Sporer

1:45

Yeah I'm not worried, unless we come to find out he's hurt, I think he will be just fine

TOMatoes

1:47

thank you for pumping the brakes on all the early over reaction....BUT...pitching injuries got you rethinking draft strategy / player valuation moving forward? waiting on SP in your main isn't looking too bad right now...

Paul Sporer

1:51

It's a risk-reward proposition, though, bc while the injuries can really hurt, the upside of landing on one of the studs who does stay healthy is SOOO rich. So I don't think will completely take me off early SPs. Pitching is just inherently risky. Weirdly, these injuries further my resolve to backup studs with another gem or two so in the leagues I do take an early SP, I won't just leave him on an island until the middle rounds bc then losing him will hurt even more. So with my 2 Mains, I went Burnes/B Miller in 1 and then the later group in the other with Bibee/Darvish/Kutter/Imanaga

1:52

I usually have a premium closer too (Hader in 1, Diaz in the other), too, which I consider part of backing up my premium pitching bc they bring more than just SVs w/premium ratios & Ks

CK C2

1:52

As a Tigers fan, curious if you think Carson Kelly keeps getting all this PT. Him or non-catching catcher David Fry?

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