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Paul Sporer

6:10

#SethRoasted

Catchers

6:10

Who’s the yankees 3B in 2018?

Paul Sporer

6:12

Headley is still signed through '18

TommyLasordid

6:13

Dodger outfield next year? Verdugo, Taylor, Puig, Hernandez?

Paul Sporer

6:13

What about Joc?

6:14

I have a hard time trying to predict LA's roster at this point because they have so much flexibility and money so they can go so many different ways

6:15

BRB, gotta feed Charlotte! (Only a couple questions in the queue, too, so hit me with your Qs!)

Seth

6:26

Can Chris Taylor come close to repeating this years performance? Is he more like Daniel Murphy, in the way that his changes are more sustainable or was it fluky. I always seem to believe in breakout years when it is caused by a swing change ha.

Paul Sporer

6:30

I think the BABIP will come back to earth a bit, but the K/BB is a solid foundation and he was super efficient on the bases. Maybe more of a .270 AVG/15 HR/20 SB guy, but I'm taking that all day with OF/2B and potential to add SS and/or 3B in-season

Sparks-ATX

6:30

Holding Miguel Franco in dynasty?

Paul Sporer

6:31

Ya, I just can't quit him. Great contact rate with that kind of power is too enticing at age-25 next year

Walt

6:34

Would you seriously consider keeping Alex Reyes in a 16 team 10 keeper league? No value attached (round or $) to keepers.

Paul Sporer

6:35

The full answer depends on the players in question that you could keep instead of him, but I'm OK with a high upside flier for my 10th in this case. I'm tempering expectations the first year back from TJ, but the talent is enticing

Sparks-ATX

6:35

ok to deal Franco and Piscotty this off-season. Or hold? 20 Team Dynasty.

Paul Sporer

6:36

Unless you've got a me or Eno in your league (Piscotty his guy he sold me on and Franco a guy I've loved that I sold him on a bit), you're likely selling too low to make it worth it. Hold tight.

Ewe Darvish

6:36

Where am I playing next year?

Paul Sporer

6:36

Probably LA

Big T

6:36

D. Lament or L. Castillo for 2018 & beyond and why? Thanks for the chat!

Paul Sporer

6:39

Castillo for me, but I do really like Lamet. He's got more to work on than Castillo and both will likely have bumps in their first full season, but Castillo has 3 pitches, including a sexy changeup already while Lamet still needs to develop that third pitch

Stop Short

6:39

Semien or J.Polanco. Who makes the cut as my starting SS in my deep keeper league (OBP, roto).

Paul Sporer

6:42

Gotta go Semien. Polanco's only got 2 months of success to build on right now. I will probably snag a share of Polanco as I don't expect him to be super expensive, but I'm taking Semien over him

Mr. Manager

6:42

Can only keep two for my bench among Healy, Happ, Zimmer, Pham and Tim Anderson. Advice please.

Paul Sporer

6:45

i'm going to answer as if it's 12 tm, standard 5x5, but if it's a vastly different format, let me know. I'm going with Happ and Pham. Big time prospect with major upside and a late-20s breakout who has the talent to stay great, but health has eluded him until this year (well, at least from a DL standpoint, he still had some nagging injuries), but since it's for bench I'll take a shot on him logging at least another 400 PA

Dylan

6:45

How much faith do you have in Schoop repeating his great season?

Paul Sporer

6:47

I didn't see a .293 coming this year, but I believed in the power so I wasn't shocked at the 32 taters, espec. in light of the HR explosion. I think he can remain a 30-HR threat. He held his K% improvements from '16 while slightly adding to his BB%. I still think there's a potential 7-8% BB% in there and while that's hardly elite, it's markedly better than his 4% career. In short, I'm buying. Maybe tamp down the #s a tick after the big season because that's just the prudent thing to do, but I don't see a major fall off at all

John

6:47

Do you know why Carlos Correa stopped stealing bases this year? 3 attempts total in 2017!

Paul Sporer

6:53

SBs can be so sketchy for the guys who don't do it for a living (those regularly logging ~25+ attempts/season) as we've seen with guys like Manny Machado when he went from 20 to 0 (and then back to 9 this year). I think it just isn't a priority for someone like Correa so it went to the backburner or off the stove completely to push the analogy further. He's not a burner, but he has the speed and acumen for a solid double-digit total each year (low to mid teens) if he wants, but it's kinda up to him. In short, don't bank on SBs from him, but I don't think he's automatically a single-digit guy now bc of this year

Futureman

6:53

Thoughts on Kevin Maitan?

Paul Sporer

6:55

Haven't seen him play so it's only what I've read, but he's supposed to be a total monster. I think it's 2020 at the earliest for him, but he checks all the pertinent boxes you want for a fantasy power stud and it should come at a good IF position even if he moves off SS

Bennybadatroto

6:55

Does Archer figure it out and go ACE next year? Or is this what he is? A great 2 that has amazing stuff but never quite closes the gap to stardom?

Paul Sporer

6:56

The stuff is there for more so I don't rule it out, but I'm more in the "this is who he is" camp, an excellent #2

6:57

Still can front a fantasy rotation, mind you, but not quite that bona fide, unquestioned ace he looks like at times

Bob

6:57

Hey, 10 team, 6 keeper, 5x5, roto. I've been offered Trout (1st round keeper price) for Arenado (1st) & Blackmon (3rd). Keeper prices escalate 3 rounds each year so Blackmon is essentially controlled for one year since he would cost a 1st in 2019 and wouldn't be kept over Trout/Arenado. If I make the deal I could keep Conforto (20th) or Albies (20th) in the last keeper spot. What do you think?

Paul Sporer

6:58

So it's basically those 2 for Trout and a 20th round up-and-comer... I don't know, I don't think I do it. In a 10-team league, you're trying to collect as much star power as possible and while Trout is still the #1, Arenado & Blackmon are both 1st round studs in their own right. I'm standing pat

6:59

OK y'all, it's game 6 time!

7:00

Follow me on Twitter (sporer), Snapchat (psporer), and Twitch (psporer24) -- I'll be streaming after the game tonight playing some MLB The Show! I think I'm going to be chatting twice next week, too! (not filling in for Eno, he'll be back -- but just 2 of my own!!)

And Eno, Justin, and I will be podding Monday with a World Series preview and more 2018 draft battles

Peace... go JV!

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