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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

12:35

Yooooo!!! Starting a little early today. Gotta keep it to about 90 mins, so let's get goin!

Lone

12:35

Keep the faith with Domingo Santana in 10-team now that Thames is out?

Paul Sporer

12:35

Oh for sure. You made it this far with the clustered OF, now is his time to shine

Chris

12:35

Is this Lorenzo Cain's career year?

Paul Sporer

12:36

Maybe! I love that he's already got 5 SB, that was my favorite thing about him going to Milwaukee

GGGarth

12:36

Continue to hold Luis Castillo in 10-team?

Paul Sporer

12:37

Yes, I'm riding out at least another couple starts in all formats

Greg

12:37

Which side would you take here: Charlie Morton and Shin Soo-Choo for Eugenio Suarez and Mike Clevinger.

Paul Sporer

12:37

Seems pretty fair, but I lean Morton/Choo

Pollo

12:39

Have you defeated the weed whackers yet?

Paul Sporer

12:39

Kyle finally left

Luis Castillo

12:40

Jeff Zimmerman posted a chart showing my dip in FB velo from 97.5 to 95.2. Is this concerning to you or am I a buy low candidate?

Paul Sporer

12:42

It's not insignificant, but he just hasn't looked like someone who is lost to me when I watch him. Struggling and often running into a tough inning, but not someone who I see as a total mess

Not Chris

12:42

Traded Corbin for Bregman. How'd I do?

Paul Sporer

12:42

Hell yeah, did well!

Matt

12:42

How would you attack a FA add limit of 5 per week, esp with the roster churning early in the season and the desire to stream pitchers?

Paul Sporer

12:43

That's what I have my in H2H and I usually do at least 3 pit to stream/2 hit to cover some Mon/Thu off days, but usually aim for 4/1

Joey

12:43

Who do you like more both for the rest of this season and as a keeper? Rd 6 Bregman or Rd 7 Albies?

Paul Sporer

12:44

I just don't see a major difference between, so I'll save the extra round and go Albies

Ted

12:44

Where do you have Pivetta ranked among SPs these days?

Paul Sporer

12:45

Top 50 for sure (I'll be doing an SP ranking update next week) https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/march-composite-rankings-starting-pi...

John

12:45

Hey paul recently started following you on twitter and enjoy your feed. Are you in favor of robo umps? I am but I just don't know how I feel about it, just hate seeing umps expand the zone on 3-0 and make game deciding calls that are incorrect.

Paul Sporer

12:47

Thanks and welcome! I'm not against it. I would like to see some long-term implementation at the minors or college level beforehand to try and work out the kinks and identify the unintended consequences, but I totally hear you on frustratingly awful calls and auto 3-0 strikes

Rick C

12:47

What do you do with Sanchez and Stroman at this ponit? I have both on multiple teams and have started sitting them.

Paul Sporer

12:48

Aaron Sanchez? He's been good and just had solid B2B quality starts at NYY and v. BOS. Stroman... I get sitting him

Mookie

12:48

Yonder or Miguel Andujar for my 10-ream CI?

Paul Sporer

12:49

Alonso, but I think it's close enough to lean personal preference.

James

12:49

How much should we trust Grandal's hot start? Is he really going to be a top shelf Catcher ros or is now the time to sell him?

Paul Sporer

12:52

I was the Grandal homer this year - https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/march-composite-rankings-catcher/ - so I dig the start ... I'm just hoping this isn't 2015 all over again w/the big start and impossibly bad finish where he had to be cut everywhere. The AVG will come down but I like the plate approach and he's always had power so I'd stay the course w/him

Billy

12:52

Are you surprised by how underwhelming Jordan Hicks' peripherals are?

Paul Sporer

12:53

He's just Exhibit 4,582,119 that velo doesn't guarantee success. Still has a lot to learn. Currently reminding me of Mauricio Cabrera, who always had that electric velo but didn't do much with it

Brendan

12:54

In a 12 team 6x6 OBP QS league I have a 3 man outfield of Hoskins, Pham, and Cruz. I have Conforto and recently acquired Gallo with OF eligibility. I DESPERATELY need a closer (only have Soria) and I am in a league where closers are impossible to find. What player would be able to net me a decent closer? Thank you very much

Paul Sporer

12:55

You gotta test your market because I really don't know what they'll yield so I can't really give you names, but any of the five should return a solid closer ranging Hoskins/Pham at the high end definitely requiring a stud to Gallo/Conforto at the end of the list who should still net a top 15 closer. Bottom line is any one of the five should give you someone a significant clip better than Soria

Flustered

12:55

What to do with Chris Archer?

Paul Sporer

12:55

Gotta ride it out, not much you can do. I really wouldn't bench him or even come close to cutting him

Elvin

12:55

Michael Taylor worth a grab even in 10-team?

Paul Sporer

12:56

Oh for sure. 9 SB already and a full on green light is an all format must