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Paul Sporer

1:55

No, it's some run-hot and beneficial scheduling for a solid mid-rotation type. I'd trust his 4.11 SIERA as indicator of what to expect going forward

Guest

1:55

Mike Trout is so back for the claim as the best player in baseball

Paul Sporer

1:55

Pllleeeeaaaasssseee stay healthy!!!!

Andy Pages

1:56

How much are you buying that I will be getting consistent PT? LAD seem to be saying the right things and I can definitely hit

Paul Sporer

1:57

Big Pages fan myself and this looks like a solid runway to play pretty regularly while Heyward is down. Taylor and Hernandez definitely aren't pushing too hard and all 3 are righties so if Pages hits, he'll keep playing. He's firmly on my 15-team radar and at least in the mix for 12s just depending on who's being cut and who all is available

Guest

1:57

Am I worried about Castillo? If not now how many more starts?

Paul Sporer

1:58

Luis Castillo? 0% worried. 23% K-BB and 3.06 SIERA... a .446 BABIP is insane and won't stay that high much longer

RE: starter chart

1:58

I love it too! The one-liners aren't totally necessary, so don't sweat it. The x's already provide a lot of nuance. But obviously fun to get more insight.

Paul Sporer

2:00

Awesome, thank you for the feedback! Sometimes I feel guilty when I skip the one-liners so it's nice to hear that the absence of them doesn't completely kill the usefulness. I figured the x's are draw to know whether or not I'd start 'em in the particular league types and then the one-liners are just seasoning to give some more insight. I've also considered skipping comments for some of the obvious guys bc sometimes I'll spend entirely too much time looking up something to say on someone like Corbin Burnes and I realize that time can be better spent elsewhere

Insert Witty Name Here

2:00

CES or Torkelson for my last UTIL slot?

Paul Sporer

2:01

Both are starting slowly so it's not Tork's poor line that has me leaning toward CES. I just prefer his park & lineup setup when all else is pretty equal

Guest

2:01

What are your thoughts on Jonatan Clase? Worth a spec add?

Paul Sporer

2:01

Parker Meadows HR!!!!! Woooo, he NEEEEEEDED that!

2:03

Re: Clase, he's a speed demo and SBs are always in demand for fantasy so he's on my radar. League size and who you're cutting matter a lot here, too. I think I'd go for Clase in 15s only right now. He could be Victor Scottian and just not hit enough to leverage the speed

Insert Witty Name Here

2:03

In an OBP league, position doesn’t matter, would you rather have Langford or Jackson Holliday?

Paul Sporer

2:03

Langford

The Pitch Man

2:03

Who are this year's top offenses you're sitting your "team streamer" pitchers against?

Paul Sporer

2:06

CIN & COL at home/ATL/LAD/TEX/BAL are the ones I regularly skip and then heavily consider dodging HOU/NYY/MIL/SDP depending who the pitcher is and how they've been pitching of late

Mike

2:06

Is Jared Jones for real? Could he be in your top 30 going forward?

Paul Sporer

2:11

I think he's pretty real, yeah. He's in the top 30-40 mix, but we know they are going to manage him so there could be some random skips coming up. I don't mind that they want to be careful, but setting an innings limit instead of pitch count limits is so stupid to me, especially since none of it has really been shown to actually work.

But it's kinda like punting in the NFL, you don't have to answer questions when you punt v. going for it and missing on 4th down. If you at least try these IP mgmt plans and they get hurt, you can say you tried and you avoid pushback if you were to just let them pitch (within reason, I'm not saying a rookie or ANYONE for that matter should be going 110+ pitches per gm when they're throwing up 90s) like normal and then they got hurt.

O'Real?

2:11

O'Hearn seems to be flashing a lot of signals that this production may be for real. Is it sustainable?

Paul Sporer

2:13

Building on some good work from last year, too, so I think there is some viability. Obviously nowhere near this level, but he can continue to be a plus power bat with nice power output vR

Bob

2:13

How long would you stick with Musgrove?

Paul Sporer

2:13

Quite a bit longer. Like I was saying earlier w/Rodon, you can maybe start sitting him in a few starts, but I am nowhere near cutting him

Nate

2:13

is it to early to start getting worried about Kevin gausman

Paul Sporer

2:16

I came into the season worried about him, but even w/that said, if you drafted him I think you have to stick w/him. A .406 BABIP and 21% HR/FB (>2x his '23 rate) has his numbers lookin silly bad right now. And while I do have some concern that he will fall short of ace expectations, I still can't see moving on him from right now. Solid proving ground here in the next 3 w/NYY-KC-LAD.

Bob

2:16

Do you think Yates will be the Texas closer?

Paul Sporer

2:18

It's probably still gonna be shared a bit, but I can see Yates emerging as the A-guy if he makes the most of this opportunity and stays healthy. I thought Bochy would go to David Robertson first if Leclerc flopped, but he looks like the clear setup guy, coming in for the 8th inning in each of his last 4 outings including right now in Detroit

Paul

2:19

Are you out on Hunter Brown? Or is the upside enough to hold on… Pretty brutal so far…

Paul Sporer

2:20

I was sitting him yesterday, but still really trying to avoid cutting him despite the horrendous start. So offff course he actually did something v. ATL of all teams, lol. He gets at CHC next wk... I might keep him benched and hope to see another solid start before diving back in, but if you're light on options in a deeper league then I can get behind starting him next wk

Commentary Appreciator

2:20

Yes, can confirm we appreciate the commentary even if brief

Invasive Kerry Carpenter

2:20

The more commentary on the Daily SP charts the better! I'll take it all! The one-liners are certainly helpful when you have time.

Paul Sporer

2:21

Awesome, thanks for the feedback! Definitely not punting the one-liners, but won't make myself feel so guilty on the random nights where I skip 'em to get to bed at a normal time or something!

Jesse

2:21

Should I try to trade Jared Jones bc his innings are going to be limited or is he worth holding on to? Not a dynasty league

Paul Sporer

2:21

I'm certainly open to it. If you can really help your team, you gotta at least explore it

Matt Damon

2:21

MATT. DAMON.

Paul Sporer

2:21

DATT. MAMON.

Brewers Saves

2:22

If Uribe isn’t the guy, is it safe to assume Payamps is? Potentially Megill when he gets back soon?

Paul Sporer

2:23

Yeah it seems Uribe is losing his hold on it, coming in for the 7th and 8th in his last 2 outings and Payamps closing today. It was 8-9-1 in the lineup today, too, so you can't even make the matchups argument. And I wouldn't be surprised if Megill finagles his way into some consideration, too. Might just be another shared job like so many around the league

Adenolith

2:23

RE: starter chart - love the commentary bits and one liners. Dream scenario? A Sunday edition that previews starters for the whole week ahead (even if without commentary) to be more useful to those of us in weekly leagues.

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