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Paul Sporer

1:04

Hello everyone! How's it goin?

Brad

1:04

Luis Garcia Jr or Angel Martinez for the next 3 years. Who ya got?

Paul Sporer

1:04

Garcia Jr. for me! But Angel Martinez has enough intrigue that it's at least close

Adenolith

1:04

What's up with Crochet? Are they just going to give him 4 innings at a time the rest of the year? This seems impossible to plan around.

Paul Sporer

1:05

74 pitches through 4 which doesn't mean he couldn't go 5, but he wasn't at his most efficient so they decided to pull the plug. Save some juice for a potential trading team, too, without just flat out sitting him. I actually don't mind this handling from the CHW standpoint

anthony

1:05

Is Nolan Jones worth a stash if an IL slot is available? does he return to any semblance of last year?

Paul Sporer

1:06

Yes worth a stash; as well as things went for him last year, they've gone equally as bad this year so I don't mind taking a shot for free

Luke S

1:06

Who would have thought a Mark Canha convo could get so spicy!

Paul Sporer

1:06

LOOOOL, right? That's why I love Justin, though, bc we can get at each other like that with ZERO animus. Love that guy... Justin and Canha, tbh!

BlueJayMatt

1:06

Should we be starting Kershaw this week or is he a still I'll candidate?

Paul Sporer

1:07

I like Nick's Still IL in this case. Plus we know LAD won't be shy about making it a shorter outing if need be

Roster Crunch

1:07

In a 10-team QS league, is Zac Eflin droppable for hitting? Options include Wallner, Winker, Toglia, Fitzgerald

Paul Sporer

1:08

Not insane, but I'd really try to hold Eflin. I don't think he's TOO far off last yr, tbh, so I could see a nice 2H run. Any other potential cuts?

anthony

1:08

Would you take brandon lowe or toglia for the rest of the year for power only?

Paul Sporer

1:09

Healthy Lowe for sure. Shift to Toglia off the wire if Lowe gets nicked up again

Corner Life

1:09

Hi! Can you pick favorite/least favorite among these corner bats? OBP league: Justin Turner, JH Malloy, Andrew Vaughn, Loperfido?

Feeling Cornered

1:09

Hi! Left off a name in my corner bat question: Favorite/Least Favorite, OBP league: Justin Turner, JH Malloy, Schneeman, Andrew Vaughn, Loperfido?

Paul Sporer

1:11

fave - JHM. If Turner was hitting for some AVG like normal, I'd probably lean a little closer to him, but I'll take the pure pop of JHM and hope he continues to pull up his AVG as he has this month. Least fave is Loperfido but mostly due to PT over skill. The deadline has a chance to crowd him out even more

1:11

Added River Ryan the other day as a stream, keep ( gets Astros next, if starts ) or drop to continue to stream ? - Which I would like . 12T deep roto

Paul Sporer

1:12

I like Ryan a good bit overall, but I'm still passing here bc it's at HOU this wknd and then a 5-day week next week meaning he could be skipped altogether. Keep him on the watchlist to pick up again later, though

1:13

One caveat would be if he's announced for next wk at OAK and they go Knack/Glas/Kersh/Stone/Ryan... so just stay tuned for news on Sunday/Monday after his at HOU start. I'd still cut now to stream someone else this wk, but just stay tight on his news in case he gets the OAK start and we immediately scoop him back up

1:13

Rank the following ROS: Wallner, Yepez, Angel Martinez, Young, Jesus Sanchez

Paul Sporer

1:17

Is Young the Nats Jacob Young? Speed is so its own thing that if you need it, he could be as high as 1 here. If needs are neutral or it's points, he goes to last place: Wallner/Yepez/Martinez/Sanchez/Young

B'Ryce Hammer, Smasher of Baseballs

1:18

Alec Burleson will outscore Corbin Carroll in standard points leagues ROS. Fight me!

Paul Sporer

1:18

Sounds like you're already fighting yourself and/or ghosts! Bc I'm not sure that's a super spicy take... big Burly rules!

Extra Crispy

1:19

Criswell looked solid in Colorado. Any preference between him and Heaney, or just play matchups?

Paul Sporer

1:20

I was impressed with Criswell even acknowledging that Colorado isn't a great team... 7 scoreless in Coors is always awesome! Unless you really need Heaney's K, I'm going Criswell here

Scuffy Mcgee

1:21

Is Jurickson Profar going to continue to be one of the best hitters in baseball ROS

Paul Sporer

1:23

No, that's very unlikely, butttt that doesn't mean I think he falls off a cliff, either. June-July have been a cut below Apr-May in terms of slash line, but he's still popping 3-4 HR/month so if the power sticks he should remain a strong player in all formats as long as he doesn't keep hitting .220 as he has in July (.196 BABIP after 3 mos. over .300 is kind of expected.. just how BABIP fluctuates over a 6 month period where the months are just arbitrary endpoints)

Murray

1:23

Who is the biggest name pitcher and batter you think will get moved at the deadline?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Garrett Crochet

logan Webb

1:23

Actually I'm the real problem. Time to cut?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Cut??? Who you gettin that's better?

1:24

10 teamers probably have some heat on the wire, but 12s and 15s have been fricken barren! and I'm not saying Webb's 1.27 WHIP isn't a problem, but I'm more inclined to bench. Not sure I even cut in a 10

Feeling Cornered

1:24

Thanks! I'm with you re JHM excitement. The K's are still worrisome, but he feels like he's figuring things out.

Paul Sporer

1:25

Watching my Tigers daily, I've been seeing his PAs get better and better with the results following suit. JHM and Keith emerging of late has dulled the sting of Tork's flameout

BIG OOF

1:25

Is Lawrence Butler a star now? Please excuse me as I cry for cutting a struggling $1 Butler in June... in my AL-only league.

Paul Sporer

1:28

A star? No. And don't beat yourself too hard on that even in a AL Only. He was at .179/.260/.269 thru June. That's just horrendous. And yes, the underlying power metrics were great and showed that he was smacking the absolute piss outta the ball on the rare occasions he made contact (31% K rate). So it's one of those where I understand both those who stayed the course in hopes the results would come and those who cut bc they had to get more production in the lineup spot.

After a .253 BABIP thru June, he has a .476 in July as his power is finally netting results. Obv a .476 won't hold, but he doesn't have to go back to .273 either. Biggest key for me and whether or not he can really push toward a star level player is if the 19% K rate from July can become the new norm. Or at least something around that. I'd take anything 25% and lower w/his metrics.

Jim Smath

1:29

Is Tucker coming back this year?

Paul Sporer

1:32

Maaaaybe? https://x.com/BLima790/status/1816123539126378815/quotes

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