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Moltar

3:19

How has Brandon Morrow only faced one single batter all season???

Paul Sporer

3:19

That is correct!

JD15

3:19

Is Nimmo destined to be on the bench the rest of the year?? Why isn't Bruce at 1B an option?

Paul Sporer

3:20

it's only April 6th! opportunities will open up for Nimmo. Adrian Gonzalez is hitting right now. Any production they get from him is almost literally free as he's making the lg min. from NY

Pete

3:20

What type of pitcher would you target for Jose Martinez?

Paul Sporer

3:21

A good one. These questions are impossible bc centering on one guy doesn't really help. It's better to give some names you're targeting and then I can give thoughts on that

WormsleyCommonGang

3:21

Brad Hand has me concerned.

Paul Sporer

3:22

Me too and I was a big believer. But he's still getting swinging strikes and chases. It's still all of 2 bad outings and I think they'll give him time to figure it ut

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Manga

3:22

Is Taillon's huge strikeout total a fluke or is he doing something differently this year? Never struck me (no pun intended) as a high K/9 guy.

Paul Sporer

3:23

It's only 1 outing so we don't know yet. But I covered him here: https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/sporer-report-issue-1/

Toss

3:24

Do you think Aaron Sanchez's 2016 8% walk rate will be his career best? I love his stuff but he doesn't seem to be harnessing it and that was a concern on him early in his career.

Paul Sporer

3:25

May well be, yes, for the reason you state. Stuff is almost TOO nasty in terms of harnessing it so when hitters lay off, walks will be there

Andre

3:25

Sorry Paul. My cell phone keeps closing me out of the chat!!

Paul Sporer

3:25

No problem! I was just teasing, I hope you took it as fun :)

VardyParty

3:25

Any concerns with Yelich's oblique? Think he'll start stealing?

Paul Sporer

3:25

A little. I'm always nervous about obliques so I'm keeping a very close eye

3:26

Paul, we’re a week into the season. My team is decimated by injury. Saying my pitching is atrocious is a severe understatement — my K leader is Edwin Diaz. Do you think packaging Trout this early would be wise to shore up pitching, maybe get a plus OF as well in return? Or do I play the waiver game and hope a gem appears to help out?

Paul Sporer

3:26

Don't move Trout yet. Play the wire, let's get 2-3 more weeks before we start selling off Trout

dilemna

3:26

conforto off the dl means i have to drop someone... t walker, giolito or mikolas or chatwood? 12 team mixed.

Paul Sporer

3:26

Really close group so you probably go for personal preference. I think I have Mikolas rated lowest.

Tupac

3:27

Is it time for us as people to start making some changes, like the way we eat, we live, and the way we treat each other?

Paul Sporer

3:28

You see the old way wasn't workin
So it's on us to do what we gotta do to survive

Erik

3:28

Boxberger for Bour? I have four closers (14-team league) and crappy corner guys, and he has Bour on his bench with just one closer. Is that fair value or should I go for Kyle Seager instead, possibly with one of my better closers?

Paul Sporer

3:28

Dig it!

3:28

Should I hold onto Nick Pivetta in a 12 teamer? Was just streaming, but he looked good

Paul Sporer

3:29

Next 2 starts are v. CIN and at ATL so I'm down to hold!

Evan

3:29

Do you think injury is the only way Flaherty is back up and in the rotation? Are you holding in 12-team?

Paul Sporer

3:29

For now injury is the avenue and I'd probably move on in 12 teamers

tacopocket

3:30

i punted middle infield and now i'm left with scraps. Do you think almedys can be solid? I'm currently playing walker.

Paul Sporer

3:30

He was pretty dope in '16. Not a ton of difference between him and Neil Walker, though, so you gotta go with your favorite

Moelicious

3:30

Please remind me why I thought it was safer to draft Rizzo over Freeman...

Paul Sporer

3:31

Haha, it's v early. I'm sure lineup context made you think it was safer but otherwise they're the same. Freef is on one so far

Dan

3:31

Worried about Teheran and his dropping velocity- thinking about dropping him for Harvey. What do you think?

Paul Sporer

3:32

In 10 and 12 teamers, yes

Got

3:32

Reduce QS requirments to 5 innings

Paul Sporer

3:32

Can't. It's 6 IP/3 ER. That's coded into using the stat on sites

bryce

3:32

my donaldson and manaea for his jose ramirez and conforto-is that a fair trade?

Paul Sporer

3:32

Hmmmm, it'll be tough to get it done after Conforto beasted right off the DL but it's not unfair

zurzles

3:33

Best replacement for crappy W/QS stat I've come up with is "# of starts reaching a certain GameScore" (i forget what a good gamescore is, 60?) still sucks, but that category type is always going to suck at least a little

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