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Paul Sporer

1:03

Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!!!

Theodore

1:03

ROS would you add Hicks over Roupp or Mize?

Paul Sporer

1:03

I would not. I'm not a big Hicks-as-SP fan. Great start yesterday and there will be gems, but he started brilliantly last yr, too... I just don't trust him

Mike

1:03

Who do you like, if anyone, to add as a potential closer in Detroit?

Paul Sporer

1:04

I don't mind going for Kahnle or Brieske, just gotta know there isn't a lockdown A-guy right now and likely won't be under Hinch

Guest

1:04

Hi Paul, Toglia or J Walker in a roto league?

Paul Sporer

1:04

I loooove J Walk, but I'm a little higher on Toglia this year. Close call, though

comish4lif

1:04

What's up with Pirate's ex-closer, David Bednar. Whatever they are sending him to the minors to work on - shouldn't that have been done (attempted) during Spring Training?

Paul Sporer

1:06

It no doubt was, it didn't work unfortunately. Can't keep letting him get MLB outings and potentially cost your team games. Could be more of a clear your head send down than anything else

Arms Day

1:07

AL Only league. Could you rank these arms? Povich, Wesneski, Shane Smith, Woods Richardson? Which are below the Middle Reliever threshold?

Paul Sporer

1:08

All probably clear the MR threshold and then I rank 'em Wes, Pov, Smith, SWR

Baseball Sandwiches

1:08

Hi Paul, in 14-team H2H 5x5, can you rank Ortiz, Schanuel, Bell, and Cronenworth at CI? Thank you.

Paul Sporer

1:11

Is that Joey Ortiz? He's my #1 there. Really eager to see what he does this year. From there, it's Bell, Crone Zone, and Schanuel

Fantasy fan

1:11

Which would be better for a stats fantasy to have Tovar and Abraham, which would be better to use in Fantasy?

Paul Sporer

1:12

This feels like an auto-correct of Abrams. I've got him ahead of Tovar. I did like Tovar at his price point this year compared to the more expensive Abrams, but just straight up, I see Abrams out-earning Tovar by a little

Madison

1:12

I know it's early but are there any players you already believe have taken a step up in talent?

Paul Sporer

1:17

Not trying to be a homer, but my boy Spencer Torkelson! The plate skills look great. I know he has a 30% K rate, but a lottt of that is the amped up patience that has yielded a 22% BB rate. He only has a 5% swinging strike rate so the K rate isn't coming from being overmatched and having no idea what you're swinging at. It's veeerrrryyyy early, but I'm very excited about the early returns from Tork!

Guest

1:18

Where would it be best to make suggestions for additions to the site? I think it'd be useful to have records of the annual BaseRuns standings on Fangraphs but not sure who to speak to on that

Paul Sporer

1:18

I think you could hit up the support email --- https://blogs.fangraphs.com/contact/

Mike

1:18

Is Gleyber a keep or drop in a 12-team if no IL spot available?

Paul Sporer

1:19

No, I'm OK cutting here

Mike

1:19

do you think Ben Brown is worth rostering for an SP/RP streamer in points league? Or am I playing with Fire

Paul Sporer

1:20

Yes to both Qs tbh. You are playing with some fire, but it's a worthy risk. His upside is rich. I'd go for it

Guest

1:20

Lance Lynn retired. Isn't there a handful of teams that could use 100 innings of 4.25 ERA from him?

Paul Sporer

1:20

He might just want to be done. But ya I was waiting for him to get a call and I'm sure he got multiple calls.... that's why I tend to think he did want to keep playing

1:21

Hats off the Lynn on a great career! I was always a huge fan and while I ate some of his down seasons, I got lots of fantasy goodness over the years!!

Bleached Sox

1:21

Any reason to think Clevinger has any value as a closer? Obviously, none as a human….

Paul Sporer

1:22

Anyone getting SVs has soooome value, so ya I understand rostering him. And ya, I'm totally fine w/ppl who don't want to roster scumbags in fantasy but at the same time, I don't assume that someone rostering a scumbag is co-signing that person. I truly see it both ways on this topic.

Ashley

1:22

Philosophical question....how long do you hold on to post-10 round drafted players if they have a poor start? Theoretically I still believe in many of them but I'm also watching other managers pick up the hot starting non-drafted players and feeling the pain.

Paul Sporer

1:27

You should generally have a few spots you can rotate and they should be later round guys. I'm keeping the top half of my lineup for at least a month (barring a major injury or something). Most gms for any team is 7, nothing has happened to GREATLY change your statistical outlooks on a guy from draft season until now. Again, major playing time loss or big injury is one thing, but I truly couldn't care less about the stats right now and would def not be cutting anyone due to a low batting average or high ERA

Guest

1:27

I have a theory that Walcott is a sneaky redraft stash. Already in AA, and Jung/Seager aren't what you'd call locks to be healthy all year. Smith seems more appropriately a bench/util guy than a starter. Crazy like a fox or just crazy?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Won't completely rule it out bc he's a major prospect and once you're at AA, you're a phone call away, but I doubt I'd be stashing. I'm not sure how quickly he'd really come up or even if he'd be instantly successful upon arrival.... so not crazy, but not enough upside for me

Jhmmmm

1:31

Justin Henry Malloy goes from leading off (and doing it well) to the bench. Is he a preferable bench bat (AL, OBP league) to Trent Grisham, Ty France, or Kyren Paris?

Paul Sporer

1:34

He's back in the lineup today! But he's not gonna be an everyday guy v. righties if they can help it. I think that's a pretty similar group of players so I'd probably lean France as he is an everyday guy. Maybe Paris if you really need SBs

Mike

1:34

Take a name like Buehler or a good start pitcher like Megill or Meyer?

Paul Sporer

1:40

Buehler's stuff does not look back at all so he is someone I have made an early move on, though it's not just bc of 1 start. It's last year, uninspiring stuff in spring, and a bad opener. I've got Megill just ahead of him and Meyer not too far off, so I'd go Megill here

Sara

1:40

Toglia or Wallner rest of season?

Paul Sporer

1:41

Think I'm choosing Toglia again!! He's 2-for-2 today... chose him over Jordan Walker and now Matt Wallner... go Michael!!

JJP

1:41

I expected better things from Harrington yesterday. First day in the bigs jitters? Worth grabbing in an NL only?

Paul Sporer

1:41

Allllways temper debut expectations. Just never know how those games are gonna go. I try not to make too much of them positive or negative. Def worth an NL grab if he stays up

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