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Paul Spider

1:07

Paul, as you know, the sleeper and the bust has a huge following. Was wondering if you had seen the posts on reddit that break down sleeper and the bust into "cliff's notes" and if you were cool with it.

Paul Sporer

1:09

I have seen it and I'm cool with it! Hopefully it doesn't lead to a bunch of people unsubscribing (at least download like Matthew Berry & Nate Ravitz used to say!), but it's good work and I respect the hustle!

Willie hears ya,Willie dont care

1:09

Is R. Zimmerman droppable? 12 team H2H, OBP league

Paul Sporer

1:10

Ya I'm OK with it. That's one of those where you have to be comfortable knowing that it could burn you if he heats up, but if you like someone else on the wire and need to cut him, I totally get it

1:12

My point is that I think too many ppl are afraid to cut guys in 10- and 12-teamers because of the what-if, but that's the nature of leagues with more abundant waiver wires. You need to be churning a couple roster spots and you'll take some majors Ls here and there. It's a volume game, though. Hard to be patient with guys while this year's breakouts are being plucked off the wire. I used to sit on my hands way too long in those formats

Chippy

1:12

Delino is something else!

Paul Sporer

1:14

The Dentist!! My 2017 teams are killin it with him, Franco, Manaea, and Teheran goin off, lol. Always a year early!

Parts + Gleyber

1:14

Byron Buxton will be okay again, right?

Paul Sporer

1:15

Has he ever really been THAT good. He hasn't put up a .750 OPS season yet, let alone anything north of .800. OPS isn't EVERYTHING, espec. w/a speedster, but nothing is promised with Buxton

May regrets

1:15

I dropped Maikel Franco on Apr. 23 after *years* of awaiting a breakout. How bad should I feel?

Paul Sporer

1:15

I feel you. Had him everywhere last yr. Clinging to one share this season

Stretch

1:15

When will Conforto turn it around....testing all of our patience?

Paul Sporer

1:16

I was 100% out on Conforto this year with the shoulder so I'm not sure he'll turn it around - https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-547...

Bud

1:16

Tanner Roark: Does he keep it up?

Paul Sporer

1:16

Ya I think he'll continue to be a solid all-formats arm

John

1:17

I feel like there’s too much movement with expert rankings. One week someone is loved and being told to acquire and after a bad start or two the narrative changes. Its a natural thing but as followers we need to have you guys as the stability to say hey Price is great these two starts, but... as opposed to Price is great buy buy buy then this happens and the industry tanks him. Love your work but one thing I always find myself being discouraged with because we follow your advice.

Paul Sporer

1:18

It's a volatile market, things change. I personally don't think I move too wildly on the whole, but I can't just sit around as players change and not react. I also regularly give the boring "he's fine, don't worry" advice when it's needed

Guest

1:18

Seems like youre still holding out hope for David Price, what are forcasting ROS? He's ruined my pitching numbers YTD, trying to figure out if he's part of the solution moving forward.

Paul Sporer

1:20

Things have already changed since the May ranking. I'm far more concerned about him than I was too weeks ago (sorry, John). His 37 IP haven't *ruined* your team's performance, even at 5.11, but obviously he hasn't helped much. It's hard to give any sort of projection when the health is up in the air. He's still a very good pitcher when healthy, but numbess back in the fingers is worrisome.

H.E. Pennypacker

1:20

Jorge Soler or Dee Gordon OBP League rest of year?

Paul Sporer

1:21

That's a pwr v. spd question dependent on your needs. Gordon in a vacuum bc his speed can be traded at any moment, too

John

1:21

Is Garrett Richards going to be your new Wacha. For years you sold us on “he’s an ace” and maybe there are signs of it but it’s just not gonna happen.

Paul Sporer

1:22

Not really a new Wacha, I've been a huge fan of both for years. And I acknowledge it might just not come together. Richards is 30, though, so if we don't see a top-30 type season this year, I'll stop hyping him for a big breakout

Jake Junis Priest

1:23

Re: last week - when I said Drake's "turn the 02 into the 03" was trading Choo for Conforto, it's because the former has two 0's in his name and the latter has three.

Paul Sporer

1:23

Love it!!

Chris

1:23

Will Billy Hamilton get on base enough to steal this year? I'm in an BA/OPS league and I have DeShields/Pham for SBs. Thinking Hamilton's a drop?

Paul Sporer

1:24

Hamilton is a TERRIBLE hitter, so I wouldn't pin any hopes on him there. I still think his speed is good enough to trade, though, no? He's never been a good hitter so I'd be surprised if it all of a sudden killed his trade value

Paul Spider

1:24

What is the name of the site you use for injury history?

Paul Sporer

1:24

http://prosportstransactions.com/baseball/Search/Search.php

Mack

1:26

Do you prefer Seager or Chapman ROS?

Paul Sporer

1:26

Seager by a shred. Really like both, though

Shawn

1:26

Should Nick Pivetta be owned even in 10 teamers?

Paul Sporer

1:27

As a streamer, ya. We'll see if he plays his way into a full on must-start everywhere

Zorilla

1:27

Large jump in Sharks velo last outing

Paul Sporer

1:27

Let's hope he starts turning it around. I'll commit to watching some of his work this weekend/next week to see what I see

Michk54

1:27

Do you think Christin Stewart will hit the big club before September? He looks to have improved his plate discipline while keeping his power.

Paul Sporer

1:28

Yes, he's a 24 year old and while the Tigers are rebuilding, there's no need to let him just crush AAA all year.

Thanos's Nutsack Chin

1:28

Unless I am hallucinating, you guys loved Matt Chapman a couple of weeks ago. Still holding strong with the love in light of his recent horrible slump?

Paul Sporer

1:29

Yes, I do love him and I still think he's worth a hold in most leagues. He's basically where he was last year now after a hot start and cold snap to cancel it out. Let's see where he goes from here for a few weeks

Normal Al

1:29

Is Franchy Cordero a good bet for 30/20?

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