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JDubz

2:39

Hey Paul - who are you buying more stock in - Zach Davies or Tyler Anderson? Why?

Paul Sporer

2:40

It's close. I've got Davies a bit higher. As much as I like Anderson, he still has to combat Coors so even though he seems to have found some success tactics there, it's hard to consistently defeat that beast.

Drew

2:40

Which one would you drop in an 18 team, 5x5 (w/OBP) mixed league: Carpenter at $30, Rajai Davis at $5, Votto at $36, Solarte at $4? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:41

I like GOATlarte (his nickname from MLB The Show bc I absolutely rake with his card), but Carp and Votto are OBP game-changers and Rajai is an SB game-changer so RIP GOATlarte

Jeffrey

2:41

Paul love your chats! Do you see the Angels giving 500+ ABs to Luis Valbuena this year? What should we expect from him?

Paul Sporer

2:45

Thanks! He's only gotten 500+ PA once so I'd say no, not by design at least. He'll offer some punch on the platoon, but he's a 350-400 PA kinda guy

Unicorns

2:45

Is 3B the position with the most depth this year in fantasy? I can count up to 13-15 American League eligible players I would feel fine having start for me.

Paul Sporer

2:46

Or 2B, yeah. Oddly enough, 1B is the thinnest infield (minus C) position

Marc

2:46

Last Keeper spot 12 team league keep 10: Given Price's news (esp if bad) drop him for Tanaka Duffy or Taillon? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:46

I'd be OK keeping Duffy or Tanaka over him, even if it's not the TJ hammer.

Scuba Steve

2:47

I need a lottery ticket/potential ace on my AL Only bench and I don't care about this year. Would the right order be Honeywell/De Leon/Berrios/Giolito?

Paul Sporer

2:48

No, if it's long-term, then it's probably Giolito, Honeywell, Berrios, De Leon for me. Gio's stock has fallen, but let's not get tooooo crazy over last year. Still plenty of upside here.

Larry David

2:48

Hey Sporer, would you be able to rank these players in terms of "safety" and "awesomeness" in a points league keeper: AJ Reed, Reynaldo Lopez, Joe Musgrove, Matt Shoemaker, Robbie Ray (those K's though!). Think I can only hold on to 2 of them, afraid Lopez is going to be a reliever.

Paul Sporer

2:50

Shoe, Ray, Musgrove, Lopez, Reed - Musgrove and Lopez are v close, btw

Gest

2:50

If you could watch only 3 players this spring training, who would you choose?

Paul Sporer

2:51

Harvey, Cole, Rodon, looking for health from the first 2 and evolving FB command from Rodon

2:51

How much has the Eduardo Rodriguez stock risen in the last 24 hours?

Paul Sporer

2:52

Some for sure, but stay woke on his health risks, too

Marc

2:52

Struggling between Duffy (better numbers) and Taillon (i am a yinzer homer TBH) for my last keeper spot. Am I crazy for even thinking of keeping Jamo over Danny?

Paul Sporer

2:53

No, not crazy. I prefer Duffy, but I don't think you're out of bounds. I'm going to raise Taillon quite a bit in my March update. He just doesn't have the K upside of Duffy, but everything else is in place for a 190 IP strong season

Rebel IPA

2:53

Do you think there is a realistic path for Park breaking camp with the Twins? Or do you think they will keep him in AAA to get regular at bats in the beginning?

Paul Sporer

2:54

He probably has to keep raking all March to do so. They did DFA him after all

Frenchy

2:54

With Lawrie getting cut, does Moncada now get around 450 PA in the majors?

Paul Sporer

2:55

A firm maybe! LOL. I'm hearing speculation that this could be more than just on-field for Lawrie so it might not have been done just to clear room for Moncada

Bonjour, Paul

2:55

Would you be so kind as to share some late round fliers we should be targeting to round out our outfield? A few in both leagues would be dreamy. Merci!

Paul Sporer

2:57

Peralta, Puig, Conforto, Toles; Choo, Haniger, Revere, Joyce

Chris

2:57

Why don't teams like the Dodgers / Cubs / Astros turn their 5th starter spot over to young upside arms (Wood / Montgomery / Musgrove) with talent as opposed to older low ceiling experienced arms like it seems?

Paul Sporer

3:00

Because the relative certainty of inning fulfillment by the staid vets, plus they're all competing so they're more risk averse there. There's a lot to be said for having "done it" and while a McHugh or Fiers might not have a ton of fantasy viability, teams value the ability to go 6 IP regularly and not implode.

bl27

3:00

I don't know if Kang will be punished by MLB or his team, but last season he was on a very interesting pace. 318 AB, 21 HR - 62 RBI. Projected to finish with 34 HR - 101 RBI in (only) 550 AB. 30 HR 90 RBI possible ?

Paul Sporer

3:01

Can't just extrapolate, though, it doesn't really work that way. I've been pro-Kang's bat since he got here after reading Dan Farnsworth's piece and then talking to Dan further in Arizona that year, but I'm just skeptical on him avoiding trouble and I'm also concerned that he may not be right mentally given all this trouble. He's at a price where it's easy to gamble, but I've dimmed expectations

Bubba

3:01

How many leagues do you play in each season? I am in 5 (4 daily and 1 weekly) and trying to resist the urge to add another weekly. I normally have an hour or two each day to spend on fantasy sports.

Paul Sporer

3:01

Fight the urge!! I'm paring down this year and hoping to be under 15!

Prodigy

3:02

Thanks for answering my catcher question. One follow up if I may, do you prefer Vogt or Castillo?

Paul Sporer

3:02

Vogt

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/february-rankings-catchers/

John Wayne

3:02

Benintendi is a top 15 OF by end of season; buy or sell?

Paul Sporer

3:02

Sell hard

Connor

3:02

Could we see a change in the way teams use their pitchers in the next 5-10 years, especially given health concerns with pitchers today. I could see a scenario where teams will use a particular pitcher for a couple of innings once every couple of days. For example, for a particular game, the Cubs will use Lester for the first 3 innings, then get two innings from Carl Edwards Jr., then 2 innings from Kyle Hendricks, and so on. Thoughts?

Paul Sporer

3:05

We'll see. They could embrace this bullpenning method as advocated by Brian Kenny, but RPs get hurt plenty, too, so I don't think limiting to 2-3 IP stints will greatly curb injuries. It's not the innings, it's the all out effort for those innings that is causing the injuries.

I think we're more inclined to see a throwback to yesteryear where firemen will return and some RPs will be asked to go 2 IP more regularly as we saw in the playoffs. Probably need 2 guys to do it bc you can't run Miller into the ground for 162 and then expect him to pitch in the playoffs like he did last year.

NCKLM

3:05

12-team roto, 5x5 w/OBP & QS, $260 cap. Keep 3: Bryant ($24), Thor ($30), J. Turner ($4), Dahl ($4), Darvish ($5), A. Sanchez ($3), J. Gray ($3). The discount on Bryant almost certainly makes him a must keep IMO. Also probably stay away from Dahl w the back issue...

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