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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

2:34

Welcome everybody! Working on the pod and lost track of time, so pardon me on the delayed start. Let's talk some baseball!

Balker Wuehler

2:37

Hey Paul! Will there be a September SP Rankings released? Really looking forward to them. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:38

I'm debating. It's sooooo schedule specific, though, that I think I gotta come up with something besides a standard ranking

2:39

Should play regularly and I think he's halfway decent. AL only mostly, but can see some deep league streaming capability

Mike

2:39

What do you think about Mikie Mahtook down the stretch?

Paul Sporer

2:39

Cool to answer the question before posting it. Sweet life.

2:39

What's Raimel Tapia's future look like? Is he ever going to get an extended look in Colorado?

Paul Sporer

2:40

Gotta get one next year, right? Cargo and Parra are done in Colorado

Scott TINSTAAPP

2:40

What's up with Francisco Mejia being only UT eligible in NFBC?! Booo!

Paul Sporer

2:40

Blame Cleveland, he DH'd more than anything else last year

2:41

(in a tiny sample)

Jake Junis Priest

2:41

Hi! AL OBP: Melky or Gardner? (My biggest needs are OBP and RBI.) Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:43

Lemme get the Melk Man

Rudy

2:43

Hey Paul! 12 tm roto, in need of obp and rbi. Ok to drop Darth Bader for O’Hearn, Matt Davidson, or Matook? Thx

Paul Sporer

2:44

Maaaaaaybe for O'Hearn if you're desperate for punch, but otherwise no thanks

mike

2:44

would you start jon gray tonight in a shallow (8 team) league?

Paul Sporer

2:45

Mmmm, nah I'm gonna pass there

Parts + Gleyber

2:45

Framber Valdez: seems interesting but also like a 2-pitch guy who can't throw strikes consistently. Would you keep trusting ROS (AL only)? What pitcher is he next to in the pecking order? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:47

No, I'm jumping off that even in AL. A meltdown start is coming. Would rather speculate on Josh James even though he doesn't have a role right now

Ryan DC

2:47

What happened to Matt Olson this year? Nobody expected a 40% HR/FB to continue, but someone with his batted ball profile should at least be in the 20s. Jeff Sullivan promised me JD Martinez, and I barely got Matt Adams!

Paul Sporer

2:48

It's in the range of outcomes, but obviously on the lower end. I'm staying the course next year for sure, but I understand the disappointment that we didn't coast to 30+ HRs

Scott TINSTAAPP

2:48

Oh right I forgot he was up last year smdh

Paul Sporer

2:48

This is re: Mejia, and yes I'm sure it was a rude awakening for many who wanted to slot him in at C

Scott TINSTAAPP

2:48

did you map out the offseason? what's on your plate for previews, SP Guide, etc?

Paul Sporer

2:49

Rotographs staff meeting soon to outline our plan and then from there I'll formulate what I can add to the plate outside of RG. I'd like to run an SPG again, but it's not locked by any stretch

John B

2:49

Start Kershaw against the Rox tonight? How about Gausman against the slumping D Backs?

Paul Sporer

2:49

Oh for sure on Kersh. He never sits. Gotta keep going with Gaus, too, IMO

Playoff time

2:49

My hitting is struggling so far this week....Correa, Votto, and Altuve are partly to blame. Do you keep plugging guys like that in your lineup or play the hot hand in guys like Voit?

Paul Sporer

2:50

With superstars, I tend to stick with em and all three of those guys fit the bill. The more mid-tier guys, like the aforementioned Olson if he were in a slump could be moved out for hot hands in a given situation

2:51

I really dove in on a H2H league this year and it was TOUGH. I rallied for a 5-game win streak to end the year only to be on the losing end of a 3-way tie for the last playoff spot. Only 4 of 10 make it so it was tough. Eager to run it back next year and maybe even add another H2H league so I can continue to provide better insight for that league type

Scott TINSTAAPP

2:51

how much FAAB do you generally hold onto for the last week of the season, given there are so many playing time issues with guys rested, etc? Is $2 enough for leagues with no $0 bids?

Paul Sporer

2:52

Ya it all depends what I spent early based on injuries on such, but I feel good in a $0 if I have a few bucks ($2-6)

Chuck

2:52

You like Junis on Monday @ CWS in my 12-team H2H playoffs?

Paul Sporer

2:55

I do, he's been sharp as hell lately and keeping the ball in the yard. http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/8-second-half-sp-surgers/

Ryan DC

2:55

Where does Trea Turner get drafted next year? Where SHOULD he get drafted? If he's not single-handedly delivering the steals category it seems to me like he's a lot less valuable, since the gap between the top-end base stealers and everybody else is shrinking. The power has been nice, but kind of superfluous, and his woba has dropped every season. Late 2nd-round pick next year?

Paul Sporer

2:58

He's still a top 2 round guy and I'm good with it. Disagree that the power is superfluous. You need MORE power these days to compete bc it's so plentiful, so getting it from your primary SB source is excellent. He's still leading baseball in steals and even though he's "only" gonna have like 40 this year, he's still a fair bet to go 50+ in any given season. Total stud and I'll be happy to take him in the pick 12-20 range.

Ken

2:59

10-team H2H playoffs - You okay with dropping Dozier and/or Shaw? Apologies for the long list, but I could pick up: Peraza, Zobrist, Gurriel, Starlin, Wendle, Beltre, Kipnis, etc.

Paul Sporer

3:00

Ya, Dozier & Shaw definitely fit the realm of player than can be cut in the playoffs similar to what "Playoff Time" was asking earlier

3:01

That group is pretty similar so I'd just dig in on the schedules and go from there

Pine Needles

3:01

How would you rank these streamers: Ryu at CIN, Bieber at TB, RHill at CIN, Junis vs CHW, and Matz vs MIA?

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