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Mario

2:15

which of these late round OF could actually be good... Moniak, Cowser, Canzone, Carter?

Paul Sporer

2:16

Hat tip to Cowser who I like a good bit as well, but gotta pick Evan Carter from this group. It's more health than talent and while there are still no guarantees of health, I'll bet on the 23 year old's deep skills profile and hope he can swing at least 450 PA at pick-300.

Datt Mamon

2:16

Better long-term *fantasy* prospect: M. Clark or DeLauter?

Paul Sporer

2:20

Killer power can just deliver instantly for fantasy whereas Clark has a more well-rounded profile that might take a little time to start delivering big fantasy returns. At their 95th percentile, I'd take Clark as it'd be a .300-25-45 Corbin Carroll type beat, but looking more at 50-55th percentiles, DeLauter is a consistent 25+ HRs if he can find health. Speaking of, DeLauter's health has been a nightmare coming up, but I still don't think we can accurately predict long-term health enough push Clark ahead for me.

Taylor

2:20

What did Dominic Canzone bat against lefties last year? from what I found it was around around .275. is that correct? if so why is the assumption that he will be a platoon player?

Paul Sporer

2:24

Yeah he hit them well in 68 PA but that's a tiny sample. The rest of his MLB work vL have been brutal resulting in a .221/.312/.295 in 109 PA - which is also a tiny sample, but it tracks w/the heavy split he's shown throughout most of his minor league career. Meanwhile Rob Refsnyder's MO is just hitting lefties, so they are a perfect platoon.

Roster manager

2:25

Why don’t teams just dump dudes onto the 60 day the minute its available instead of waiting around to acquire a player to take that 40 man spot?

Paul Sporer

2:25

I don't really know, tbh!

cchase

2:25

Robert Garcia, Kevin Ginkel, Dennis Santana and Ryan Walker. Can you rank them for closers in a points league?

Paul Sporer

2:27

Santana | Walker || Garcia ||| Ginkel -- those extra bars are there for emphasis. Just not sure I trust Garcia/Ginkel to even hold the jobs through Spring. I have more confidence that Santana and Walker will get a month or so to show what they've got so I trust them as more bankable closers

Houzer

2:28

Dylan Crews - doesnt a 20/30 season with a .255 BA seem in the cards for Crews?

Paul Sporer

2:28

I'm still fully in on him for this year. Didn't launch last year, but no way I'm quittin off that -- so yeah, it's on the table for sure

Closer and closer

2:28

Hi Paul. Closer to keep (AL only) - Chapman ($10), Bednar ($10), or Kenley ($8)?

Paul Sporer

2:30

Chapman just doesn't age (38 yrs old) and somehow posted a career-best 7% BB% last year, too, so it feels like I'm maybe overthinking it to look elsewhere, but I have a lean toward 31-year old Bednar who fully rebounded from his ugly 2024 with an excellent season

Heart of Darkness

2:31

Who would you keep (AL only, OBP league): Kurtz 27, Buxton 21, Rooker 11?

Paul Sporer

2:31

I'm taking Rook at half the price!!

Curt

2:31

NL keeper...CJ Abrams for W Adames & C Horton. Who wins?

Paul Sporer

2:31

Pretty fair deal overall, but I lean toward the duo

Platoon Value

2:32

Is someone like Rob Refsnyder actually worth drafting in Yahoo points leagues with daily lineups? Obviously being a short-side platoon bat is severely limiting but his numbers vs lefties are so insanely good that by micromanaging him and only playing him vs lefty starters I'd think there's some value there based on his non-existent ADP

Paul Sporer

2:32

Better to strategically pick him up when a wave of lefties is coming v. drafting him or someone like him

Are we sure these aren't the same player

2:32

Given the relative cost to acquire each, which of PCA, Luis Robert Jr, Michael Harris II, Ceddanne Rafaela most interests you? All four are POTENTIALLY five category studs that will get playing time because of good CF defense, but in practice all 4 have had horrendous plate discipline so at best they're extremely volatile and at worst they're the incredulous 47 wRC+ that Harris put up in the first half of 2025 (and I don't buy the second half with its sky-high BABIP either). Is this player profile just generally not worth taking in standard 5x5 leagues despite the high ceiling?

Paul Sporer

2:35

Yeah, you're dead on that it's a remarkably overpriced profile type. The hits are excellent, but the misses really sting and are far more plentiful than I think we like to admit. I definitely try to avoid the high end guys like this. I know PCA is the easiest early fade candidate going after his 2nd half, but just bc it's popular doesn't mean it's wrong. I hope he can put up a whole year of 1st half PCA, but I just don't see it barring some major development at the dish. He could run crazy hot again like he did last yr, it's just so hard to bet on it w/out the plate skills behind it

2:36

OK y'all, I gotta get going! ICYMI at the beginning of chat I dropped my Re-Draft Prospect article and Top 200 Dynasty Prospect rankings (which are on The BOARD!) - https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/fantasy-update-2026-re-draft-and-dynasty... -- Got an SP rankings update coming very soon, too!!

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