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Me, me, pick ME!

3:28

Eovaldi to the Sox - good for Eovaldi or bad? Better team and no longer has to face the Sox, but a worse ballpark.

Paul Sporer

3:28

Ballpark effects are often overstated in the fantasy community. Sometimes they are clearly a HUGE factor, but this is a net win still for Eovaldi

3:29

:watches Eovaldi allow 8 in his first Fenway start:

Kevin

3:30

I went and looked into Votto's profile out of curiosity, and the only two issues were Barrel % (down 24 points from 44 to 20), and FB% (down 9 points). So he's not hitting the ball as well, but still getting average. Is this something that normally improves, or should I sell to someone who believes?

Paul Sporer

3:32

With this sharp of a power drop, I wonder if he's playing through a nagging injury (or injuries) at this point. I know his insane second halves recently helped ppl keep the faith, but he's got 9 HR at 1B. I'm open to dealing him as I think you can still get a strong return

Mike

3:32

Odubel for Dietrich?

Paul Sporer

3:32

Fair. I'm a Dietrich fanboy so I'll lean his way

Big Tuna

3:32

Marcel Ozuna was dropped in my 12 tm OPS. I have $34 FAAB dollars left. Is $7-8 too much for him? He hasn’t been great

Paul Sporer

3:35

Ya that's a measured bid and about the highest I'd go. I know the last time I worried about a Cardinal's shoulder, he burnt me, but I'm worried about Ozuna's for sure

Jake Junis Priest

3:36

Zimmerman has been pumpkin again of late, maybe related to some back pain? Has been tweaking pitch mix. Would you trust vs. Cleveland tomorrow?

Paul Sporer

3:42

4 ER outings aren't too bad IMO, though the hits allowed and 2 HRs per have been something to keep an eye on. He's been throwing a few more changeups and the slider hasn't been as effective, but I'm starting him v. CLE in a league where he's worth rostering

Larry Bird

3:42

Would you move on from Moncada in a dynasty format or hold on?

Paul Sporer

3:42

Depends if the price is still good. If it's too low, ride it out

Trap Goin' Hamels

3:42

Jorge Bonifacio or David Fletcher (AL, OBP) - both pretty empty lines - Boni with a slight track record; Fletch seeming hotter. Opinion? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

3:43

I prefer Boni's power

AKA22

3:43

Would you give up Odubel Herrera, Jameson Taillon, and Kyle Barraclough to get Aaron Nola in a deep NL only league? Is Nola enough of an upgrade over Taillon to lose the bat and closer? Still competing in all 10 5x5 categories.

Paul Sporer

3:43

Not in a deep NL only, no

Bill

3:43

H2H categories dynasty league. Trying to win in the next couple years trade Eloy for Stanton?

Paul Sporer

3:45

Yes, bc I don't see any sort of big drop for Stanton even if Eloy emerges quickly

Nathan

3:45

Is Nick Pivetta turning into Ian Kennedy? He has a great FIP/xFIP, but he's giving up a lot of runs!

Paul Sporer

3:48

Homers account for the discrepancy and if Pivetta continues to struggle with them, then that might not be a bad comp. Remember, Kennedy had some really nice seasons

Wayne Champagne

3:48

with Soria now a Brewer, do I pickup Jace Fry, Brad Hand, Pedro Strop or (gulp) Wily Peralta? need saves.

Paul Sporer

3:48

Hand, I still think there's a plausible scenario where's the A-guy for saves. If 3 righties are due in the 9th, it'd make sense to go Allen, but otherwise it *should* be Hand

Vinbaka

3:48

Thoughts on Niko Goodrum in 12 team mixed?

Paul Sporer

3:49

Nah, there should be somebody better in 12

Henry

3:49

Does Happ going to NY change his value any?

Paul Sporer

3:49

Better team should aid win potential, but HR friendly ballpark (even more so than TOR) could exacerbate HR issue

James

3:50

Severino has struggled 3 starts in a row, any cause for concern?

Paul Sporer

3:50

None I can see. Still 14:3 K:BB in those 15 IP. A buncha hits and homers... seems like a standard rough patch that no pitcher can escape in a full season

Willie

3:51

It's been close to a month since your SP rankings, you still pretty high on Pivetta, Musgrove, Bieber and Gibson? These guys have been killing my ERA this month for the most part. =(

Paul Sporer

3:51

New ranks on Aug 1, wanna let the trade deadline settle some things

3:52

I've chilled on Bieber a good bit. Just not seeing consistent command and so living in the zone is getting him killed. Not too worried about the others

Charlie

3:53

Suarez has been going crazy. How much of this is real?

Paul Sporer

3:53

I'd say a good bit of it. I'm not seeing anything in his profile that screams fluke. He was VERY close to my top 30 for '19

Moelicious

3:54

In my 12 team league, one owner drafts 9 pitchers before taking a hitter and another owner tries to get three top 15 pitchers. This causes everyone to reach very far for pitching. What should my strategy be?

Paul Sporer

3:55

Stock up on elite hitting and work on pitching all year. It takes work, but you can manage. Plus, I'm not saying get NO pitchers in the first whatever number of rounds, but lean heavily on hitting if it keeps falling, get a top 25-30 type who you really love and go from there

baseballguy

3:55

have both morrow and doolittle on the DL in a H2H points league. already have herrera as a fill-in, and using musgrove as a SP/RP for morrow with 2 starts this week. however, minter and norris on waivers as well as strop. should i drop musgrove for any of them?

Paul Sporer

3:55

No, I feel like Musgrove can out do them in 1-start weeks, too, unless they get like 3-4 saves, right?

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe

3:55

OBP/W/L/QS Keep 5: I'm okay to give up Rizzo and a 10th rounder for Charlie Morton, Aaron Hicks, and a 5th rounder? I wouldn't keep Rizzo (he would).

Paul Sporer

3:55

Definitely

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