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Paul Sporer

1:02

Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!

To have and to hold

1:02

Better keeper in AL only league: deGrom ($6) or G-Cole ($15)?

Paul Sporer

1:02

Cole for sure. I just can't trust deGrom's health, even at the great price

Guest

1:02

12 homers and 3 steals for Carroll since the Break... just like we all expected!

Paul Sporer

1:05

I've 9 HRs/3 SBs, but point taken... he's swinging much better and I stand firm that his shoulder was bothering him early on but not enough that he couldn't play through it and then he also suffered some bad luck compounding the issues

Spot Starter

1:06

Bowdin Francis, Matt Boyd or Bido? Or just follow the match-ups?

Paul Sporer

1:06

This will show you where I'm starting w/them and then follow the matchups from there: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/2024-in-season-starting-pitcher-rankings...

Matt

1:06

Injury aside, how are you feeling about Patrick Bailey? In my dynasty league, all the good catchers are young and cost controlled, so I scooped him for $1. Was thinking I had a good next year piece until the last 3-4 weeks happened.

Paul Sporer

1:07

I still feel good about him. Justin and I discussed him on today's pod which will be out later today and we both expressed our interest in for 2025

Boyjom

1:07

Trying to stream QS - should I be prioritizing matchup or how deep the pitcher typically goes?

Paul Sporer

1:09

Definitely a mix. If they are constantly 4-5 IP, then maybe even the best matchups don't get 'em to 6 IP. If they live in that 5-6 IP/start window, then the stronger matchups will likely be their best shots to land a QS. I'd also consider their bullpen support. I know that's a bigger deal for wins but you don't wan some reliever giving up an inherited 4th runner in the 7th inning to blow the QS. It's not the biggest consideration, but can be used as a tiebreaker

Nicholas

1:09

Just wanted to thank you and Justin for all the work this season and how annoying is it that they announced Eflin's injury on a Tuesday after it was too late to bench him since the Orioles played on Monday?

Paul Sporer

1:10

Thank you so much! And yes that was sooo annoying. And a big blow for Baltimore. Really not sure if they have enough arms to make an October run

Guest

1:10

Xavier Edwards has 18 of my team's 33 steals since I picked him up, including 9 of my last 12. Last night I picked up PCA's "August of Sudden Competence" and Merrifield, and am looking at Adell, but how can I balance this a bit without killing my OBP? Starling Marte?

Paul Sporer

1:11

Yeah you gotta be careful picking up too many OBP sinks. At least Edwards brings OBP, too. He doesn't have any pop, but his BB% rate keeps the OBP nice. I like going for Marte. He's not an OBP god, but he won't really hurt you there, either.

Spot Starter

1:11

Thanks! I love your ranks. I wasn't sure if Francis or Boyd had moved since Francis has looked good since they came out and Boyd has had a second start.

Paul Sporer

1:15

Oh right right right, that's actually really fair bc I think it was the podcast with Nick (The Fireside Chat) where I expressed that I under-ranked Francis. He's around 75 now. I worried Boyd would struggle in the Bronx so I'm not holding it against him too much. I like them both more than Bido so I'm probably playing the matchups b/w those 2

Its All a Fantasy

1:15

Kutter Crawford, Nick Pivetta, and Mitch Keller look pretty tired going down the stretch. Should I think about streaming through them during playoff time or do you still trust them. 12 h2h points league

Paul Sporer

1:17

Totally fine streaming them and being much choosier w/my starts on them. The Red Sox had such a great rotation in the 1H and now it's sketchy as hell. Keller still has his moments but deifnitely not a must-start.

Cleaning Up

1:17

Which cleanup Hitter on bad team: Andrew Vaughn or Spencer Horwitz. (OBP league)

Paul Sporer

1:17

I'm a big Horwitz fan!

Jay

1:17

Hi Paul. I lost Austin Riley in 2 leagues so I needed a 3B. I was able to grab Max Muncy in both. The problem is I now have 4 Dodgers on the roster Teoscar Hernandez, Muncy, Lux and Edman as a bench bat in one. Teoscar, Mookie, Muncy and Lux is replacing K. Marte for now in the other. I feel like that might be too much in a H2H league. What do you think?

Paul Sporer

1:18

I'm definitely not worried about it, especially on a team like the Dodgers. Love that you were able to scoop Muncy for Riley and have no problem w/all those Dodgers on your roster

Bradford

1:19

People are excited about the return of Bradford. Should I pursue him over Bryce Miller (wins evaporating in Seattle) or Pivetta (so unpredictable)?

Paul Sporer

1:21

Maybe over Pivetta. They are split a good bit on my rankings, but Bradford was absolutely someone I'd rank a good bit higher if I re-ranked everyone today. I slept on his return in my rankings and in my Main Event league where he went for just $2 unopposed! I keep kind of a rolling update of the rankings in between the times I post and both Bradford & Pivetta are in the 60s

Jace Jung

1:21

Intrigued?

Jace is the Place

1:21

Jace Jung or Spencer Horwitz in AL only OBP?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Intrigued by Jace, but not as much as Horwitz. Consistent report I've seen on Jace is a question about whether or not he can handle premium velo. If he can, I think he can be similar to brother Josh. But Horwitz is already a pretty strong bat with a great plate approach. Eager to deep dive him this offseason as I suspect Horwitz will be someone I'm high on for next yr

Teach me how to Duggy

1:23

Jace Jung's eye seems to have ported over from the minors. Is he a good OBP play over a more established but struggling bat like Verdugo?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Forgot to include that one w/the other Jung Qs

Devil Rays

1:23

Outlook on Taj and Springs ros? Taj has been soul crushing after that heater of a stretch and Springs still seems like he's on a short leash although b2b good starts is promising - do you think they are only startable at home?

Paul Sporer

1:25

At least home only works for me for both right now while still including select roadies. Like I'm not skipping Springs at SEA next wk. But then he's slated for at MIN after that and in a few weeks Taj has an at PHI/at CLE roadie that sounds terrifying right now

Guest

1:25

Reckless? I'm starting Cortes tonight in a 12t, 22 innings off the IP limit pace and 0.09 from gaining 2 ERA points but 0.07 from losing 2 points (and 0.23 ERA from maxing out at +6 points). K and QS are less fluid... assuming I get to the innings cap

Paul Sporer

1:31

No, I don't think it's reckless. I'm down to run him in a lot of spots

Guest

1:32

ho hum it's just Sean Manaea perfect thru 5 with 7 K on 61 pitches against BAL... (...what)

Paul Sporer

1:33

He's been pretty good this year but yeah this is shocking and incredible!

Guest

1:33

why do I have to go to ESPN.com box scores instead of MLB.com to find strikes broken into called/swinging/foul/in-play?