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Paul Sporer

1:29

I try to have 2-3 spots worth churning week to week

Guest

1:29

how often do "buy/sell high/low" trades actually happen? I guess they're decreasingly common as the league talent gets better

Paul Sporer

1:30

I think it's entirely lg dependent, tbh. Heavy trade leagues still have 'em

Insert Witty Name Here

1:36

Any updates on Kirby?

Paul Sporer

1:37

Haven't seen anything in a bit, but still holding firm on him

Sack of Suds

1:37

Matt Mervis gonna OPS over 1.000 all season?

Paul Sporer

1:37

I wish but highly doubt it

Joey Bag o'Donuts

1:41

Bailey Ober getting hammered every time out. Any reason to panic?

Paul Sporer

1:43

Not sure I agree w/the framing that he's getting hit EVERY time out -- 2.76 ERA, 0.98 WHIP in his L3 after the season opening dud for him. The homers are an ever-present issue but if he's keeping the bases clean as we've seen during the L3, it's not as big a problem. Hold the line!

Daniel

1:45

Would you be trying to sell high on Jung Hoo Lee in a 15 team Roto?

Paul Sporer

1:46

If you can improve your team, I'm not against it, but I believe in him as a plus bat. Not 205 OPS+, of course, but big AVG, good speed, and a bit o' pop. So feel free to test the market to see where it's at, but don't try to sell him bc you're worried about a collapse

linc

1:46

Festa or Zebby ends the season returning more value?

Paul Sporer

1:46

I'm a Zebby guy for sure. And one of the big reasons is I think he can go 5+ more consistently and....

Chucky

1:47

Festa can’t seem to make it into the 5th, 4.2, 4.1. Should I accept that Rocco is not going to allow this guy to throw more than 70 something pitches and move on to a Bido, Sears type?

Paul Sporer

1:47

As Chucky points out, Festa does not consistently make it through 5. He has a times-through-the-order issue for sure. And it's not just 3rd time through, the 2nd time through gives Festa trouble

JoJo

1:48

Does Alan Roden play once Varsho returns?

Paul Sporer

1:49

It could be dicey given how well Straw is playing so Roden almost certainly loses PT when Varsho returns

Not Colt Keith

1:50

Asking for a friend - is he in danger of getting sent down with Gleyber back and Tork on an absolute heater?

Paul Sporer

1:56

Not yet, no. There's room for all of 'em rn: Gleyber 2B, Tork 1B, Keith DH (at least vR, Keith has been sitting vL). He has to improve or PT might start drying up, though. He's taking a ton of walks, but that's really it. And we can't just point to the low BABIP and say it'll improve bc he's not striking the ball very well right now. They stuck w/him last yr and he got better so I think they'll give him a chance to come out of it again

Jrob

1:57

Strat o matic question! Trying to decide who to go with my top 5 starters moving forward. Will probably try to trade the rest. Of these which 5 do you like best?                                            Sandy Alcantara
   Shane Baz
   Taj Bradley
Garrett Crochet
Michael King
   Jesus Luzardo
   Shane McClanahan
Joe Ryan
Blake Snell.

Paul Sporer

1:57

Crochet, McClanahan, Snell, King, and Sandy? Deep group there but those are the 5 I gravitate toward!

Feather in Cap

1:57

Zac Veen looking lost. I cut bait. Gonna regret it?

Paul Sporer

1:57

Perhaps a little early after just 30 PA, but I fully expected a butt-ton of Ks so I'm not even surprised by the 37% K rate and I understand moving on, especially if it's a medium or shallow lg

Waylon

1:57

Tyler O’Neill just got dropped in my 12-team mixed - am I missing something.

Paul Sporer

1:59

What the heck?! That seems wild to me. I don't get it. I just checked news again, I don't see anything that backs cutting him

Insert Witty Name Here

1:59

Taylor Ward on fire this week. Him or Randy Arozerena in OBP

Paul Sporer

2:02

I liked Ward before the season over Randy so I'm sticking w/him. I found Ward to be underrated at the draft table, tbh

Izzy

2:02

How hard is it to have chats when we’re still in small sample territory? Or does it not matter for fantasy purposes? For a sabermetric site that understands SSD it seems weird that people are making decisions based on 1/10th of the season.

Paul Sporer

2:06

It's tough bc ppl wanna get in there and manage their rosters, but with the top 2/3rds of your roster, the best advice is to let it breathe for a month-plus (and longer for the top 1/3rd). This is one of the disadvantages of the internet age -- the up the second stats. We're still in that zone where you can go from 10th to 1st with a huge day.... and then right back down to 7th the next day. It's hard, but the best thing to do right now is beeee patient. That doesn't mean you don't do ANYTHING, but you should have 1-3 roster spots at the bottom of your order that you can churn and chase the hot hands, but if you're cutting guys in the upper half or top 2/3rds of your lineup based solely on performance, you're almost certainly making a mistake.

Kevin

2:06

Someone dropped Christian Walker in my 14-team H2H league. Would you drop Vinnie P or Yandy for him?

Paul Sporer

2:08

Maaaybe Yandy. I'm still in on Walker despite his slow start... I just hope the low #s aren't tied to the oblique so far. If you don't really need the AVG-focused profile of Yandy, I can see making the move, but it's not a slamdunk must-do given the 1B you have

Monopoly Moneyball

2:08

Heard on the radio last night that Justyn-Henry Malloy's nickname was ABS (for automated balls and strikes), was he actually that much of a plate discipline standout?

Paul Sporer

2:09

Oh ya, he's a laser eye. He almost pushes toward toooo patient sometimes as he seems to be seeking out the walk first and foremost

Mike

2:09

Is Uribe someone you are adding right now in case Megill is out?

Paul Sporer

2:12

I actually did end up getting him in a lg this past weekend, but I sort regretted it and kinda think Nick Mears could be the guy if Megill is merked. Uribe is getting used mid-game lately and hasn't been used later than the 7th yet. 3 of Mears' 5 outings have been in the 8th, I think he's the next guy up

Chucky

2:12

Despite their criticism, did the O’s make the right call in not offering Burnes the money and time he sought? Three starts in is roughly 10% of his starts and he certainly doesn’t look like he’s worth a buck three eighty

Paul Sporer

2:13

Maaaaybe on Burnes specifically, but definitely not in their decision to not go get a stud arm. I hate how they've handled things w/this build. And it's not like Grayson getting hurt was some grand shock. So once they lost him, it really exposed how thin they were and even his return won't do much to fix things IMO

Jim Leyland Palmer

2:13

Is Jesus Luzardo a sell-high guy to you or would you let it ride with him

Paul Sporer

2:14

I'm inclined to let it ride unless if I have pitching depth and need hitting. His talent is there, it's always been about health with him. So I'll gamble on him staying healthy and stick w/him

Guest

2:14

1/10 is a lot of banked stuff! just not necessarily telling

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