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Sonny

4:08

Stashing one of Capps or Bedrosian in a 5x5 saves league?

Paul Sporer

4:08

Cam right now as Capps is still working back from TJ

Sonny

4:08

Marcel Ozuna's 2016 is how much of his peak? He was streaky and had some health issues is it realistic to see much more there?

Paul Sporer

4:08

The health really derailed him. He was headed for a breakout before that. I'm still in - http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/three-outfield-sleepers/

Yanny

4:09

are you a ceiling guy or floor guy in early rounds?

Paul Sporer

4:09

Usually more floor. I'm not trying to find the next big breakout in the first or second. Gimme boring ol' superstar Miguel Cabrera

Ryan

4:09

Will Weapon X (Xander Bogaerts) ever hit 30 plus bombs?

Paul Sporer

4:10

Not sure he goes that high. Think he stays a low-20s guy with great AVG

Sonny

4:10

someone took Trea #1 somewhere, if you believe the power surge was real can you make the case? Those numbers plus 2B/SS/OF eligibility is tempting

Paul Sporer

4:10

No, that's insane

Jake

4:10

Javy Baez: overrated due to playoff heroics/Cubs sheen, or just scratching the surface of what he can be?

Paul Sporer

4:11

Likely a bit overrated by the playoffs. Still plenty of upside, but I don't think it all comes out in '17

Ted

4:12

Keep 3: Springer, Goldy, Correa, Turner, and Villar

Paul Sporer

4:12

Goldy, Correa, Villar

Southpaw the fuzzy alligator

4:12

I am having trouble placing Harper this year. Part of me wants to take him like 3rd overall and believe in '15, and that '16 was all injury related. What take do you have on him? (I play in an OBP league)

Paul Sporer

4:13

I'd be OK with that, to be honest. I'm closer to 6-7 for him, but I fully support anything after 3 (Trout-Arenado are my 1-2 for sure)

Truckstop

4:13

Any AL Catchers we can target late?

Paul Sporer

4:14

Hmmmm.... not really. Ramos and take the missed the time early on? Maybe bet on a Yan Gomes rebound?

Southpaw the fuzzy alligator

4:14

How bad would it be to completely punt catcher? Never even putting a catcher in the C spot all year to protect rate stats (assuming you don't get one of the top guys). The counting stat loss would still make it stupid right?

Paul Sporer

4:15

Can't do that. The loss of counting would offset the AVG gains as you suggest. Gotta do something. Just play in that middle area - Vogt, Murphy, Castillo, Rupp, Norris

Hector

4:15

How much would you consider last-year overall rankings when comparing them to the next season's pre-season rankings?

Paul Sporer

4:16

Not much. It's just one year. I really try to look at three years and even then I'll still make adjustments based on how I perceive the talent.

Minty

4:16

Listening to the latest Sleeper and Bust. 31 is way too high, but am I wrong to drool over Reyes in a keeper?

Paul Sporer

4:16

No, he's a keeper gem, but redrafters are insane right now

that's Alex Reyes, btw

Tony

4:16

Thoughts on Sean manaea?

Paul Sporer

4:16

Big fan! Put some thoughts in here: http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/early-adp-thoughts-starting-pitcher-part-i/

Ant

4:17

We see players in all sports ball out in their free agency year, but does it work in baseball? Focus more? Work harder on details?

Paul Sporer

4:17

It's an overrated notion in all sports. Outside of some outliers, the biggest change is that players are more likely to push through injuries and keep playing so they're still accumulating numbers, even if they aren't peak numbers.

Connor

4:17

Bold prediction: Seattle will be the 2017 AL Champs. What say you?

Paul Sporer

4:18

I won't be projecting the same, but I don't think it's outlandish

LudeBurger

4:18

I hope no one is actually drooling

Paul Sporer

4:18

They have bibs

Babycakes

4:18

Top 3 veteran bats I can trust in the American League come auction day?

Paul Sporer

4:19

How about 5 instead? Altuve, Miggy, JD, Edwin, Cano

Dave

4:19

Dahl vs. Mazara, this year and the next 3?

Paul Sporer

4:19

for their costs, it's gotta be Maz as he's going way later. But in a vacuum, I prefer Dahl. Coors is just too great.

Ant

4:19

Pollock or Marte in 2017?

Paul Sporer

4:25

Marte

I didn't marinate that long on the question, lol. Had to pull up my rankings

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