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Paul Sporer

1:39

Might make the Sandy for Olson swap right now w/Olson on tap for a 2-step next wk and Sandy slated for the Dodgers

Matt

1:42

Hi Paul! Need some SP insight. Stalewarts of Yamamoto, Webb, S Gray. Need to fill out 2 more spots for 12 team roto, weekly lineup QS. Can you rank Flaherty (2 start @HOU, @LAA), Ober @BOS and Rodon @BAL. This all assumes C Sanchez will not have a 2 start week (WAS, ARZ)

Paul Sporer

1:42

Prefer Flaherty and Ober over Rodon for sure

Mark

1:42

10 team roto league: should any of these be rostered, or should they just be streamed: Festa, Mize, Abbott, Irvin, Lodolo, Buehler, Wesneski, Taillon.

Paul Sporer

1:43

Pretty much a streaming group but Lodolo & Wesneski could be more team streamers where you keep em rostered when not using them. Mize could get there if his Ks rise but def not more than a streamer in 10s rn

Simpson mania

1:44

Is now the time to trade Chandler Simpson? AL Only, OBP league. Curious what kinds of names I might target.

Paul Sporer

1:46

It is usually a great time to explore trades with these hyped prospects right when they come up so unless you absolutelyyyy need the SBs, you should shop him. Not sure exactly who to target, but shoot high and look for a team that can truly use the speed

Axel Foley

1:46

Who's your preferred closer candidate to roster in Detroit: Kahnle, Vest or someone else?

Paul Sporer

1:46

Probably Kahnle but just know that Hinch is always gonna lean matchups and never have an unquestioned closer

Mochi

1:47

Obviously he's not cranking 40 but are we buying the Edman changes? Is he going to settle out way above what we thought or is there a super steep regression coming here at some point?

Paul Sporer

1:49

Full disclosure: I’m an Edman superfan but ya not hitting 40 or even 30 IMO. That said, I think we can def see 20+ with a new career high. Just loved him as a cheaper way to get into the Dodgers lineup and he’s gone ballistic so far

Jung and the Restless

1:49

Is Jace gonna get a real run in Detroit? AL Only obp league, wondering if he's steadier than a Julien or Oswaldo Cabrera type.

Paul Sporer

1:50

I think I prefer both Julien and Cabrera over Jace. Just haven’t seen enough so far that tells me he can really hit

Guest

1:51

What’s your season-long outlook on Butler? Overrated? Buy-low?

Paul Sporer

1:52

Lawrence Butler? Not sure you’re getting a buy low price on him, he’s been great thus far. I’m definitely a fan and think we could see a full season similar to his second half from last yr

Matt

1:54

Can Max Meyer continue to thrive being a slider-first guy? Velocity is up a tick too.

Paul Sporer

1:56

I think so, yeah. He's not gonna stay THIS good w/a 2.10 ERA, but we don't have to squint too hard to see a true breakout coming through for Meyer. Really like what we've seen thus far

Billy the Marlin

1:56

How about Agustin Ramirez? Worth rostering in shallow leagues right now?

Paul Sporer

1:57

Yes, even in a 1-C league, I'm willing to take a spin w/Ramirez especially as a catcher who can run a good bit. Let's see where this goes!

drplantwrench

1:59

as a frustrated Jo Adell believer, he is constantly teetering on stardum and bustdom. seems like his batting is a bit luck based (both positively and negatively), where do you think he ends up for this season?

Paul Sporer

2:00

He teases and tantalizes w/the power-speed profile, but the ugly plate skills keep pushing him back toward that bustdom outcome and unless we see substantive gains there, it's hard to see him more as a frustratingly streaky player. He's one of those guys where I root for him, but I no longer seek him out at the draft table the way I did for a few years

bdubs

2:00

You thoughts on the fantasy strategy of using one roster spot as a sort of ongoing 'speculative add' slot for players who you take a chance to on - a minor league call up, a player who's on a hot streak that may turn into something longer term, etc - and quickly move on if it doesn't work out and bringing in the next.

Paul Sporer

2:01

Absolutely! Ideally like to have 1-3 expendable spots. Now if you don't have any bc all of your guys are super rosterable, that's a GOOD thing, but moooosssstt ppl don't have 23 untouchable guys at all moments so usually can have at least 1 cuttable spot to play with week to week or day to day if it's a daily

Idiotic Failson

2:01

Someone dropped Semien in my league, and I picked him up at a slight discount to his preseason projections (points, auction, dynasty). How should I feel about this?

Paul Sporer

2:02

I'd feel pretty good. While I understand some of the concerns after last year's modest output, cutting him on mid-April is just silly to me. If you weren't going to give him a real run (6-8 wks for a guy at his draft price), why even draft him, ya know?

2:03

Thanks Paul for answering our questions. 2b dilemma in a 12-team 5x5 roto with weekly lineups. I have Hoerner, L Garcia, L Keaschall and K Parris (picked up on waivers). I feel like I'm throwing darts to figure out who to start. I look at how they've hit in the last 7 days and opponent pitching stats for the upcoming week. And that doesn't always work. Feedback on my strategy and/or what would you do?

Paul Sporer

2:06

You're doing the right thing by checking matchups. You won't always make the best pick, but it's a process over results thing. Think of it like poker, if you're getting your money in with the best chance to win consistently, eventually the cards fall your way over time. If you keep choosing the best matchups, it will eventually bear fruit.

Just to give you a quick real life example of this, I play a game called OOTP (Out of the Park Baseball) and there's a real life fantasy component to it called PT Live where you pick guys each day and get pts based on how they do. And you get ALL the pts of a doubleheader so when WAS/COL had that DH in Coors on Sunday, they were NO DOUBT the right pick for lineups that day... well it flopped results-wise as there were like 12 total runs, but I would never not load up on a Coors doubleheader in that situation

2:07

So that's a bit of an extreme example, but keep mapping out the schedules for your 2B clog and just play the best. Hoerner might take precedence even if matchups don't align as he's shown more historically than the others, but otherwise I'm def playing matchups

2:07

Hi Paul! What’s your take on Bibee’s performance so far?

Paul Sporer

2:11

Maybe just takes some time to ramp up? He got off to a slow start last year, too, with a near-5.00 ERA into May, howeverrrr his core skills much better as this year's BB% is elevated. 11 BB over the last 3 give me some pause that everything is fine and he'll figure it out, but at the same time, I don't think this slow start is terribly actionable meaning I'm riding it out. I'm certainly not cutting him and I'm not even benching w/a 2-step next week. Perhaps we start to sit him if the 2-step flops next week (MIN/at TOR)

Minatour!

Mike

2:11

are you buying Josh Smith longterm. A lot of position flexibility, but hard path to playing time and he doesn’t really excel in any category in H2H?

Paul Sporer

2:14

I feel like the only person who likes this guy, lol! He got NO spring buzz and I kinda get it bc he was blocked off everywhere and more of a super-utility guy, buuuutttt it's not like there aren't injury concerns throughout that lineup and he's already gotten in a bunch. He's a boring accumulator type perfect for deeper lgs which is my wheelhouse, so I understand 10 and 12-team players not going nuts for him, but he wasn't even getting run in the 15-team universe during draft season. In short, love me some Josh Smith -- does a bit of everything, playing a bunch, and on fire so far!

no "thoughts on"

2:14

Is Pepiot a hold or a streaming option for you in 12 teamers with Quality Start category?

Paul Sporer

2:14

He's a team streamer, don't cut him when you're not using him, but you don't have to blindly start him. Tough matchup coming to TB? Maybe it's a sit if you've got better options. I love Pep and most of the TB rotation, but that park is gonna be really tough on them and their fantasy production this year

2:15

I 100% buy in to your "let things play out" approach....but in a super shallow (8 teams) roto with svs+hlds, how long do you let someone like Clase figure things out?? He has been brutal and not getting better now with a dash of shoulder issues.

Paul Sporer

2:16

The shallower the league, the quicker you gotta be so I totally get it. I still wouldn't cut Clase, but I'd def scoop Cade Smith if he's still available and might consider a benching of Clase for a week or so until you see him string some things together. At leeeeast he's given ya 3 sneaky Ws as a trade off for the horrendous ratios, but ya, I can't say I have ZERO concerns. I do think Vogt will give him a very long leash before fully unseating him from the role, too

Dave

2:16

Do the Marlins intend to keep Ramirez up when Fortes comes back?

Paul Sporer

2:16

They're insane if not, unless he's hitting like .100 and just looks super overmatched, but I don't expect that

High5Ghost

2:17

how are you feeling about your Dylan Crews bold prediction? Let’s ride!!

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