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Big Tuna

3:15

Who would you keep in 12 team ops: Pollock in 11th, Maikel in 15th, Salazar in 18th or Mazara in 19th?

Paul Sporer

3:15

Pollock

Greg

3:15

Can we expect Odorizzi to get any better?

Paul Sporer

3:16

*expect*? no; hope? sure. There's some room for growth and a career year, but he has been pretty similar these last three years

Chaz

3:16

Thoughts on Mike Montgomery this year?

Paul Sporer

3:16

I like him as a late-round gamble. Brett Anderson has had major health concerns throughout his career and Lackey is an aged fellow so opportunity could pop up for Monty

Marc

3:16

5x5 OBP league keep forever. Dahl Joc or K. Davis?

Paul Sporer

3:17

Joc

John

3:17

Will Meadows actually play this year in the majors? If so, any value?

Paul Sporer

3:17

Not without a major injury, but if so, yes

3:17

Keep Nola at $10 or McCullers at 11$? Can keep both or neither.

Paul Sporer

3:17

I'd keep McCullers. Only keep one as both have real injury risk

Jack's Smirking Revenge

3:17

Hey Paul, is getting Strahm plus a lotto ticket prospect bat worth dealing CJ Cron in a 20 team deep dynasty? not contending this yr

Paul Sporer

3:17

Yes it is

mark

3:17

Which arms after SP30 do you give the best chance of making the leap to SP1 this year? Gimme 5 in order of likelihood? thanks!

Paul Sporer

3:18

www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-leap-year-nl-edition/ www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-leap-year-al-edition/

John

3:18

I am holding on to Brett Honeywell in a dynasty league. Is he a legit fantasy pitcher in a couple years? What kind of upside?

Paul Sporer

3:18

Brent Honeywell has solid mid-rotation upside. I'm not sure he does much this year, but '18 and beyond looks good

Charlotte!!!

3:18

Thoughts on Harvey this season?

Paul Sporer

3:19

Waiting to see some spring starts. Thoracic outlet surgery is still pretty new and the results aren't great so far, but he's one of the younger ones to get it.

Chris

3:19

Strasburg or Darvish?

Paul Sporer

3:19

Darvish

3:20

All of our rankings are available in the sidebar labeled positonal rankings - http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/ and the spreadsheet is here: http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/rotographs-rankings-spreadsheet-update/

Connor

3:20

How will the Brewers rotation look after Guerra and Davies? They currently have 6 starters. Does Chase Anderson get moved to the pen?

Paul Sporer

3:20

Get a barf bucket

I have some NL-only love for Wily, but that's about it

John

3:20

It seems like Moncada is always criminally underrated, even as a keeper. Am I missing something? To me he seems like a no-doubter long term keeper and has huge upside.

Paul Sporer

3:22

How so? I definitely don't think so as a keeper, but I don't think in redrafts, either. Elite prospect for sure, but a 22 yr old with 45 gms at AA. Just not sure he's ready. But no one disputes his upside

Penguin

3:23

Also would you be able to link the article that helped find leagues here? Much appreicated

Paul Sporer

3:23

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/looking-to-fill-your-league-or-join-a-league-click-here-2/

Onslow

3:23

Who gets more innings: Gsellman or De Leon?

Paul Sporer

3:23

Gsellman

bernie

3:23

Would you trade Benintendi (5) for Diaz (10) and Fulmer (5)?

Paul Sporer

3:23

I could do that. Fair deal, IMO

Sonny

3:23

Re your Verlander/Lester question from the pod I expect the team around Lester to cover any gaps in performance. In 25 less IP and 40 less K he might get 3 or 4 more W (I know I know but it's still a category), plus better rate stats.

Paul Sporer

3:25

Virtually the same FIP, though, so without a repeat of 85% LOB, I'm not sure he has much of an ERA advantage. I mean, we did discuss the team around him, but we obviously saw regression where you don't.

Thomas

3:25

Do you shy away from buying players who are likely to be traded in-season at an -only auction? I've noticed that GMs generally back off, at least buy a few bucks, on guys they fear could be traded away from our league. Is that a buying opportunity for me, or should I be showing the same amount of caution? Free agent dollars have become of greater value in recent years, so worst case scenario I'd be getting a boost on that front mid-season.

Paul Sporer

3:26

I think we're really bad at predicting that stuff, so no, I don't. I think it can be a buying opportunity.

Just a few more. Gotta cap it at an hour and a half today, y'all!

big papi

3:26

14 teamer, H2h 5x5 - need 4 keepers...trout, Bergman, freeman, dan murphy, desmond, degrom? Thanks!

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