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Lesser of two weevils

1:28

Trading Arozorena for Pablo Lopez in a 10 tm H2H seem fair?

Paul Sporer

1:29

Yep, 2 sputtering studs who have both been better of late and might be turning a corner on their struggles

Matt

1:29

Is it worth it to drop Trout in 12-team redraft? Feels so wrong but given his history/last week's uninspiring injury update/Angels going nowhere I'm at least considering it

Paul Sporer

1:30

I think it's at least on the table like you say. I'm still trying my best NOT to, but if push comes to shove and you just NEED the spot w/no other obvious cut, I do get it

Only 12s and lower for now, though. Still holding firm in 15s despite the lack of good news

Crazy A's

1:30

Following up on the new A's starters (Estes, Harris, Spence, Medina): each has continued to be interesting and flawed. I think you've liked them at various points. Are you buying in on any of them or stepping back?

Paul Sporer

1:32

I have kind of had a flavor of week vibe jumping from one to another as you point out, but I stayed keyed on the group pretty consistently and find them to be useful streamers across multiple formats. At least the A's hit some HRs so when they're on, you can sneak a W... 2 of their starters already have 4 Ws last yr, 1 shy of last year's high. I am not kidding -- JP Sears and Shintaro Fujinami tied for OAK high of 5 Ws last year!

Can-oui or Can-non?

1:33

Looks like Cannon will get another start this week and maybe next week @MIA. Pick-up over Arrighetti @TOR or Mitch Spence v.LA for next week and beyond?

Paul Sporer

1:33

Spence/Arrighetti/Cannon is my ranking

Ryan

1:34

Trust Kutter against the Jays tonight?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Yes, though there is a tinge of finger-biting along w/it https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/starting-pitcher-chart-june-26th-2024/

1:35

Thankfully TOR isn't hitting HRs so they might not be able to leverage Kutter's biggest weakness of late (2.5 HR9 in his L7)

I have my Trouts

1:35

Any hope for Trout ROS?

Paul Sporer

1:36

I'm hoping he's back around the All-Star break/Trade Deadline area... it's tough holding, but doing so wherever I can for now

Nate

1:36

How high are you on Royce lewis

Paul Sporer

1:36

This insane run has only fueled my Royce love further!! He is just SO damn good when healthy... fitting to bring up Royce during a Trout convo

Mike

1:36

Any confidence in Bobby Miller or Buehler at this point. Love having someone pitching for a top team, and Miller was great at the end of last year.

Paul Sporer

1:38

I'm still holding, but open to sitting Miller if he flops at SFG this weekend. Buehler is an IL hold for now, but my outlook on both has no doubt dimmed given their health concerns this year

NoJo NoHope?

1:38

Is Nolan Jones broken?

Paul Sporer

1:40

It's like the bill came due on all his BABIP luck from last year! We knew the .401 mark wouldn't last, but .280 is touuuggghh!! I didn't see him being THIS bad so I'm not trying to victory lap or anything, but this is why he was such an easy bust call as a Top 75 pick. Allll that said, he's better than this so I'm not averse to speculative pickups, especially w/a full Coors week next week

B'Ryce Hammer, Smasher of Baseballs

1:40

What the heckin flip happened to G. Cole yesterday?

Paul Sporer

1:41

Not sure but it wasn't good! Nothing actionable for me, we'll see how the next 2-3 starts go before making any moves w/him (and the only move would be maybe some sits, I'm NOWHERE near cutting Cole)

Joyce is Noyce

1:41

I keep wanting to grab Ben Joyce as a closer spec but he keeps being shaky. Is it worth the stomach trouble?

Paul Sporer

1:42

His stuff just screams "elite closer!" when he's on, but he's just not on enough to gamble IMO. Probably more of a 2025/26 closer

Nate

1:42

What should I do with machado in a shallow league

Paul Sporer

1:43

It's a frustrating hold for me. He hasn't been great, but definitely not bad enough to cut, either

B'Ryce Hammer, Smasher of Baseballs

1:43

What do we make of Nick Pivetta, Kutter, Ober... are any of them Kuttable for streaming purposes in my 10 tm H2H points league? Pivetta is RP eligible in that format, which boosts value for two start weeks.

Paul Sporer

1:48

I'm holding firm all 3. Kutter gets a 2-step next wk and while it does include a trip to NYY, the other is at MIA. Pivetta gets MIA too, after this week's SDP start.

Ober's my favorite of the bunch and almost never leaves the lineup for me. He's got a 4.50 ERA on the year which isn't that considering he allowed 20% of his season's ER in that 8 ER debut at KCR. He has a 3.68 ERA since that start w/another KCR dud being his 2nd worst start. Hell, if you just look outside his KCR starts, he has a 3.21 ERA.

Now we can't erase those starts so I'm not saying to pretend we can, but really to highlight that Ober's essentially been great outside of a couple REALLY bad starts. His HR issues to leave him susceptible to worse bombs that other pitchers who keep the ball in the park, but I love him talent.

Mary Kate Olsen

1:48

MARY. KATE. OLSEN.

Paul Sporer

1:48

SCOTT. OLSEN.

Gerrit Cole

1:49

Gerrit Cole? Maybe you get into this with Nick on the FSC (I saw his name on the rundown, but haven't listened) but are you starting @TOR or doing a wait-and-see?

Paul Sporer

1:49

Sticking w/him this weekend!

erghammer

1:49

David Hamilton is now a top ___ shortstop in most fantasy formats?

Paul Sporer

1:50

I'd say 10 w/that SB! Plus, he isn't a power 0, so it might even be closer to Top 7-8

Re: Pablo Trade

1:50

Good, because I already did it right before Pablo's 14K game

Paul Sporer

1:50

Let's gooo!!!

Pirates Hurdles

1:50

Jones last starts vs TBR 7IP, 3H, 2R, 8K, hopefully that qualifies as back on track

Paul Sporer

1:52

Yes, definitely felt better about Jared Jones last time out, but I'm looking for a 0-2 BB game like we saw consistently early on. BBs have been a problem during this cold stretch w/a 12% mark that includes just 1 start of fewer than 3 BB

T(win)s

1:53

Not fantasy but mentioning Lewis and Trout in the same sentence, that's too much for a Twins fan! Just keep Lewis, Buxton, and Correa healthy the rest of the year

Paul Sporer

1:54

I know!! Even w/the Twins being a chief competitor of my Tigers, I still feel terrible for their health luck w/their studs. Plus I REEEEAAALLLLYY the Tigers to get Correa when they signed Baez so I always root for him

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