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Troutmaggedon

2:57

Where is Mike Trout in your starting pitching ranking?

Paul Sporer

2:57

0th... the absolute top!

Patty V

2:57

Is Morton a sell high? Or are his spin rates for realzies?

Paul Sporer

3:00

You can sell, but I don't think you need get out from under an impending collapse or anything. In other words, I totally buy the skills. He has a lengthy injury track record, but everyone knows that, too, and he's 34 so the ageist fantasy baseball community probably won't pay up majorly for him. I'm inclined to just ride it out. His price was such that he has a lot of wiggle room to still be a net value even if he regresses

Not a Phillies Fan

3:01

I've got both Gregory Polanco and Aaron Hicks as replacements for AJ Pollock in a 6x6 OBP league...tell me they aren't going to hit .220 forever....

Paul Sporer

3:02

Two big Sporer faves. I can't guarantee that they won't, but I am confident that both will improve. But also, it's OBP and both are walking a ton so at least their crappy AVG is mitigated some

Dewey

3:02

Is Kurt Suzuki just in a slump or has he revereted back to what he used to be?

Paul Sporer

3:04

Isn't it just like a 5-game stretch? Def just a slump. I buy into his skill changes dating back to last year's surge

Ilya

3:06

Hi Paul

Paul Sporer

3:06

Hola

3:06

Paul are you starting to worry about Aaron Hicks yet or do we trust his great plate discipline and chalk up these struggles partly to babip?

Paul Sporer

3:06

Still trusting him

Dewey

3:06

Thoughts on this trade: M. Fulmer, M. Chapman, and M. Semien for J. Berrios and A. Simmons?

Paul Sporer

3:07

Looks pretty fair. League context is needed for a firm thought, but looks fine

Tom

3:07

Who do you like better ROS: Devers or Candelario? Buxton, Santana or Cordero?

Paul Sporer

3:08

That 3B one is closer than we thought coming into the year, that's for sure. I still lean Devers, though. Buxton for the OF.

Justin

3:08

I know these are hard, but I'm trying to shop Donaldson in a points league. What level of pitcher would you be targeting?

Paul Sporer

3:09

It's impossible bc I have no idea what your market will yield. Shoot high, he was a top pick.

David B.

3:09

Vlad Jr worth stashing in 9 team roto redraft at this point? Over under getting called up before All Star Break?

Paul Sporer

3:10

Ehhh, I'd need quite a few reserve spots for that. As far as when he gets called up, I have no idea. It'd be a blind guess. The best prospect analysts don't know when these guys are coming up and they follow this stuff super closely. My blind guess is late-July

Not a Phillies Fan

3:10

Garrett Hampson just got called up to AAA. Plus hit tool, plus-plus speed, great eye, injured 2B in Colorado...am I the only one seeing the value here?? You've got to be all over him in a dynasty league!

Paul Sporer

3:11

There ya go, dynasty leaguers! They need something to jumpstart their offense!

Dbacks

3:11

How worried are you about goldy? And is descalso’s swing change worth picking up with his multi position eligibility?

Paul Sporer

3:13

Not worried about Goldy, tbh. Descalso is interesting as he's absolutely crushing the ball. I didn't know he made swing changes, I'll have to do some research on him

Cory

3:13

On the pod, when you say "a 12 team standard league", how many roster spots is that? 20 per team?

Paul Sporer

3:13

For me, standard is 2 C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, MI, CI, 5 OF, UT, 9 P bc I'm mostly roto

Terrence Newman

3:14

David Price do anything last night to push him up your ranks?

Paul Sporer

3:14

Not really. I consider myself higher on him than the market and I'm starting him pretty much all the time

B. Ryce Hammers Luscious Locks

3:17

I just did something I never do... added Vlad Jr in a 10 team redraft. Those numbers! Toronto can’t possibly leave him down past June, right? On that note, gonna have to cut Puig when D Murphy gets back... am I crazy Paul?

Paul Sporer

3:20

I definitely understand trying to stash and I don't think it's *crazy*

I was hesitant w/the 9-teamer doing it. But you know what, I'm actually fine with it in any format. Put him on your reserve and hold on as long as you can

He can be a major game-changer if/when he comes up

Jed Casey

3:21

Ozzie Albies is a top ____ fantasy player

Paul Sporer

3:21

Moltar

3:21

I asked this same question to Justin the other day but I'm curious about your take on it as well. I know before the season y’all were talking about The Glob, but I see a new glob this season: young, unheralded call-up pitchers. How do you differentiate between guys like Caleb Smith, Soroka, Suarez, Peralta, Barria, Eflin, Koch, Romero, guys like that? Guys who could provide strong value to pitching needy teams if they stay in the majors, but without the pedigree of a guy like Buehler.

Paul Sporer

3:22

Ya it's just a different portion of the glob. There isn't a TON of differentiation between that group so you have to pick your favorites. The bottom line on The Glob is that the talent is really close so you have to research 'em and find your reasons to pick one over another

Turgid

3:22

Remember Christian Villanueva? That was fun

Paul Sporer

3:24

Still in a division loaded with lefty SPs, so keep an eye on the schedule for divisional play. Think I said like .245-.250, 30 HR when he was raking in April and I stand by that. Might've been high on the AVG, but I buy the pop

Jim Bob

3:24

Haniger and Castillo or Stras in a 12 team h2h? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

3:25

That's really close as I still believe in Castillo. Haniger is picking up where his pre-injury time left off last year. I think I'd actually go for the duo despite it being a 12-teamer and I usually go for the best player, but this is a good deal on both sides

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