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Paul Sporer

5:13

I tend to think Bummy will be just fine and get back to his stable, excellent self. Lamet is interesting, but unless we see something to combat lefties, I think he will remain super-volatile

Trevor Story

5:13

How's my year going to look?

Paul Sporer

5:14

I think somewhere in between the first two - 30/10/.250

Eduardo

5:14

Grabbing Godley off waivers in May helped me jump from 9th to 2nd place in my dynasty league. Loved the Ks. What do you expect from him this year?

Paul Sporer

5:16

I think we'll see more of the same: Ks, GBs, tough to square up. Maybe he's even better at home and chases down a low-3.00s ERA if the humidor comes in as expected

James

5:16

Lambs 2nd half bb% went up contact % up and hard contact rate only slightly fell but hit% went down considerably. Also his babip was like .170s. Is there some bad luck in there? Or am I a noob at advanced stats?

Paul Sporer

5:17

Ya I see .227 in the 2H for his BABIP so I don't think it's unreasonable to say there was some bad luck, but he also got progressively worse over the final 3 months. Some of my 2017 excitement is tempered. I'll still have some shares, though

Mitch

5:18

I am getting Machado for Thor and Duvall. Am I giving too much? I do also have Kluber and an upside pitching staff outside of him.

Paul Sporer

5:18

No, it would make sense that you have to give an ace arm for a centerpiece like Machado. Duvall is thrown in to cover some of the Thor risk. Fair deal.

tacopocket

5:19

I think it's very easy. otani gets DH/P eligibility. He does not get hitting stats when you have him in as a pitcher. He does if you DH him. If the other pitchers are a concern - give them all DH/P eligibility....nobody's going to use them

Paul Sporer

5:19

Ya that's the method Fantrax is using

It was being suggested that you get his hitting stats when he's slotted in at P which I don't agree with

Tayne

5:19

Thoughts on Max Fried?

Paul Sporer

5:20

I'm a fan. One-time super prospect building his way back. Also mentioned him in that Braves piece - https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/sneaky-good-fantasy-team-atlanta-bra...

Swear Jar

5:20

My cup overfloweth :(

Paul Sporer

5:20

lol

Hannah Hochevar

5:21

Can't believe you finally came around on Buxton! I imagine your "look at the schedule" opinion still holds for Kyle Gibson, though...

Paul Sporer

5:21

Did I come around or did he finally not suck royally at baseball?

5:22

I just wanted the guy to not be terrible at baseball and do something to earn his hype. He made tangible changes and did just that!

Tayne

5:22

Odds of Miguel Andujar starting the season as the Yankees 3B?

Paul Sporer

5:22

Low, though maybe he's a worthy placeholder for Gleyber

Matt

5:23

I've been offered Samardzjia ($8, year 2) for JP Crawford in my minors. I know Shark is good for Ks, but I'm not sure how many QS's he'll get, and his rates won't beat a whole lot of other SPs. I should stay away from this trade, right?

Paul Sporer

5:24

I actually don't hate that deal. I think Shark is better than we saw last year. Yes, there are flaws (namely his penchant for giving up HRs), but he's one of the few workhorses we have and I can see 3.70ish ERA which would contain plenty of QS

Matt

5:29

Andujar placeholder for Gleyber? Gleyber is a 2B.

Paul Sporer

5:30

https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-gleyber-torres...

Tommy

5:30

Do you think now is a good time to deal Cole before he's moved to the AL? Guy has been a disappointment in the NL Central and I think a move to the AL will be terrible.

Paul Sporer

5:31

Analysis the other day when it looked like the deal was done had him getting some improvements in HOU based on that park's ability to foster Ks and the fact that the AL and NL gap has closed

5:32

OK y'all, I gotta roll. Thanks for coming out! I'll be on Twitch later playing some OOTP baseball so you can come chat there too (twitch.tv/psporer24). Also follow me on Twitter (@sporer) and Snapchat (@psporer)

Matt

5:33

Re Gleyber: That link is before Stanton trade. Yanks always believed him better at 2B, and now that Castro is gone, Cashman confirmed that he's a 2B. Admitted there's a possibility he wins job out of camp (interview on WFAN yesterday or the day before). FYI

Paul Sporer

5:33

Nah, looks like he's got a shot 3B, too - http://www.timesleader.com/sports/mlb/688600/brian-cashman-railriders-...

bleepbloop

5:33

What do you think about RE: Bonds and the Hall of Fame? Is the Hall a joke if he doesn't make it? Is the Hall a joke if he makes it?

Paul Sporer

5:33

It's a joke if he doesn't make it, IMO. Put the best players in.

Matt

5:33

Thanks for following up on Torres!