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Kate

1:30

I assume DJ Stewart is a drop once JD Martinez gets added to the roster for the Mets?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Yeah unless another injury opens up a window of PT for him

larry

1:31

can amed rosario keep up decent fantasy juice or is this just one of his hot streaks?

Paul Sporer

1:31

The answer is kinda both. This is a hot streak, but he can remain fantasy useful throughout the year w/HR & SB as long as he's playing regularly

Guest

1:31

Especially considering his background, Jack Suwinski's 49 wRC+/16.7 K% juxtaposition is objectively hilarious, but subjectively annoying AF. We used to mock "pitching to contact" but perhaps "hitting to contact" is just as bad for some guys? So far this season when he hits it hard, it’s not hit high; when he hits it high, it’s not hit hard.

Paul Sporer

1:35

You're not totally off here as his hard hit rate is down a good bit, but the .186 BABIP is pretty unlucky even acknowledging that he's contributing to it, too. I felt he was being a bit too passive last yr leading to the high K rate. He might have gone to the other end of the spectrum, now swinging at anything he can make contact with. He's gotta find that sweet spot! I'm sticking w/him, but I don't blame ppl for cutting in 10-teamers

Fred

1:35

Hi Paul, in a 10 team AL only league would you trade away Kimbrel/Haniger to get Jarren Duran? I would still have Hader as my only closer.

Paul Sporer

1:38

I don't hate the deal, but I'm wondering if Kimbrel can't get Duran straight up. I guess it depends how valuable closers are in your league. Hader should be fine, even if Houston doesn't completely turn it around so I'm not super worried about your SVs outlook

Kate

1:38

Feels like we've been waiting forever, but is this finally the year we see the Luis Garcia (Nats version) breakout?

Paul Sporer

1:38

LOL I was saying that to Justin on the pod recently. Garcia's been around foreverrrr seemingly and yet he's just 24 this year!

seth r

1:38

Vladdy or Seager, which side do you prefer? (16 team, 5x5 OBP)

Paul Sporer

1:38

I'm a big Seager fan!

Guest

1:38

Ok Little, but what about Pepiot? He's been ok, but in a meh kinda way.

Paul Sporer

1:41

On closer inspection, I think you'd find things a bit different. Pepiot has been better everywhere than Littel except ERA: 3.77/3.33 ERA | 0.98/1.37 WHIP | 28%/25% K rate | 2/1 Ws

Guest

1:42

I'm desperate for pitching help. Who do you like amongst Jose Soriano, Mitchell Parker, Clarke Schmidt, and Reese Olson?

Paul Sporer

1:42

I like that whole group, tbh! *WITHOUT* knowing schedules, I'd rank 'em Schmidt/Soriano/Parker/Olson and then review the schedules to maybe determine my short-term interest in them

Slapshot

1:42

Tarik! Tarik! Tarik!

Paul Sporer

1:43

Tear-ik! Tear-ik! Tear-ik! I have to get used to pronouncing it properly. I still revert back to Tuh-reek sometimes

Kate

1:43

I'm guessing the answer is no, but anything in the profile of Bregman or Lindor so far that has you at all worried?

Paul Sporer

1:44

No, not really. Nothing actionable at least. Just riding it out with studs like that and then I usually check in at the 250-300 PA mark to see if there's anything to be done if they're still sputtering

Ezikel

1:44

Stuck with a few struggling studs, shallow 10tm league, and have to trot out at least 1 or 2 of them every day. During these early struggles, what order would you prioritize playing these bats: Arozerana, Bogaerts, Langford, Vlad

Paul Sporer

1:44

Rozy, Vlad, Bogy, Langford

Shoe-Less Bo

1:44

Ben Brown any good this year going forward?

Paul Sporer

1:45

Very intriguing arm, just not sure how fantasy viable his role will be. If he jumps in the rotation, our interest spikes, but for now he's deep lg spec at best

Ryan

1:48

Would you trade Gallen ($10) for Luis Castillo ($20)?

Paul Sporer

1:49

Hmmmm, I was a little lighter on Gallen coming into the season but at half the price, I'm not sure I get there v. Castillo (who I love). My Gallen concerns were entirely workload related after last year's WS run. It's no guarantee that it'll hurt him, but I was just staying away at the top end prices. You're not paying top end price, so I'd hold at $10

Mary Kate Olsen

1:49

MARY. KATE. OLSEN.

Paul Sporer

1:49

ELIZA. BETH. OLSEN.

larry

1:49

can jack flaherty be a top 50 arm rest of season?

Paul Sporer

1:49

With these skills, absolutely!

Kate

1:49

What do you make of Albert Suarez? Two good starts so far. Our friend Nick Pollack had some interest in Spring Training due to the good fastball (though stuff+ doesn't seem to love it).

larry

1:49

what do you think of albert suarez in the short term? worth grabbing him if you need help? or is he destined for a blow up?

O's Factory

1:50

Thoughts on Albert Suarez? Picked him up for $2 FAAB in 12-team AL-only dynasty (10 man pitching staff, no bench, unlimited IL). Have Woo and Bradish coming back soon, so impending roster crunch. Obvs Suarez won't keep this pace up, but the movement on his pitches seems real?

Paul Sporer

1:56

OK, so let's talk Albert Suárez! I'm in. He caught my eye in Spring Training as well and I even thought he might break camp in the rotation w/the Bradish & Means injuries. I understand any skepticism of a 34-year old coming out of nowhere, but he seemed to really find something during his KBO stint and now looks like a solid swingman for one of the league's top teams.

Great control, enough swing-and-miss to have sold K outputs, and great win potential on the O's. Not some finesse kitchen sink-type, either, with a 95 mph heater. I loved him for this week's 2-step (OAK on the wknd), but we don't know if he'll even be in the rotation next week with Means on rehab. Scoop him for the Oakland start where available, but then I wouldn't immediately cut until we get word that he's being removed from the rotation.

Bucco

1:56

Skenes next year?

Paul Sporer

1:57

I imagine he'll be up in the next 6 weeks or so and could be a major summer standout w/him & Jones making a really sweet 1-2 combo atop their rotation

Idiotic Failson

1:57

Time for the weekly 'is Goldschmidt cooked?' question...

Paul Sporer

1:58

I can't say he's definitively not cooked, obviously, butttt I'm not moving out of lineups or off teams, nor am I particularly close to doing so yet, either. He just hit 100 PA for the season. I need at least 2x that if not 2.5-3x before really making that kind of decision

Scott

1:59

Cut bait on Merrifield 15 team mixed? Short side platoon and old?

Paul Sporer

1:59

Yeah there's gotta be something better out there. Can revisit if playing time opens up, but a cut for now

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