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Paul Sporer

3:02

Junis, Hill, Matz, Ryu, Bieber

Tim

3:03

How are you feeling about Price and Paxton tonight? Any sense using them if I just need ratio help?

Paul Sporer

3:04

I meeeeaaannn if you can afford to sit 'em, I guess you can pass with the tough matchups and Price returning from a little layoff

yojiveself

3:04

is picking up Ohtani as a hitter for next week's 7 game slate too risky? I'm not sure if he will be sat in prep for the TJ surgery

Paul Sporer

3:04

No, I say go for it, I haven't seen anything to suggest he'll be benched

Tim

3:05

Think Wil Myers or AJ Pollock turn it on at some point here? Neither is really carrying his weight lately and all the zeroes are killing me (H2H league), but don't want to cut bait prematurely.

Paul Sporer

3:05

I prefer Myers. I'd be more inclined to leave him in the lineup

3:06

You like Wendle to keep doing the damn thing?

Paul Sporer

3:08

Ya I think he'll continue to be solid, He probably won't stay quite as hot as we've seen, but he'll be solid

Greg

3:08

Drop Odubel for Francisco Mejia? Need steals and RBIs.

Paul Sporer

3:09

Hmmmm, not sure either is gonna give you any real SBs so just ride Mejia for some ribbies

John W.

3:11

Thinking of acquiring Fiers or Happ for next week as a 2-start option. Have Marquez, Corbin, Nola, Clevinger, Tanaka and Freeland going. Stick and stay or go for one of those two? Someone else? Thanks Paul!

Paul Sporer

3:14

Is Fiers definitely getting 2 next week? I've got him going Wednesday at BAL. So it's Happ v. Freeland, but Freeland has a 2-start on the road after next week so I'd probably just ride it out with your guys

Bottom of the Barrel

3:14

As a matter of playoff survival, I need to cut one of the following (yes I own them all): Wily Peralta, Steckenrider, Givens. How I got here isn't important. Who do I drop?

Paul Sporer

3:15

Bye Wily

Griffey's Nerve Tonic

3:15

What happened to Severino? Drop or hold Severino for the playoffs (12 team H2H categories, daily lineups)? Likely opponents have more SPs than me so I don't want to use a roster spot to bench him - if he isn't playing I would rather use the scarce spot to stream SP or grab another RP for ratios/saves, so it's start or cut. I really thought he would have bounced back by now, but I also really don't want to drop him.

Paul Sporer

3:20

He just hasn't been himself since the break outside of Ks. The slider movement has been off and his fastball command has been very inconsistent. Seems soooo tough to cut him, but we gotta remove the name value and honestly assess the guy with a 6.95 ERA/1.59 WHIP combo.... I'm gonna say move on. His 2 start two weeks includes Boston, too. So if you're not going to bench him, I think it's goodbye

yojiveself

3:20

Who would you rather start at 1B next week - Tyler White or Ryan Zimmerman?

Paul Sporer

3:21

I'll go White mostly on the strength of facing DET

SparkyMcguffy

3:21

Hypothetical. You are in the playoffs. 1st round. Your once "studs" are no longer studs....they are killing you. IE: Muncy, Gallo, Markakis... or even someone like Rhys or Grandal who are having terrible months/multiple weeks. Even Altuve or W. Ramos who have been bad since coming off DL stints. Do you drop them for a waiver wire hot/warm dude or hold and hope you get by to next week?

Paul Sporer

3:26

Big topic today it seems. I don't think you can get rid of every struggling guy who'd been good before for a buncha hot hands bc then you're going to get the cooldown of those hot hands and your guys are going to surge again. Take a look at the core skills and batted ball profiles of your strugglers and pick the best to hang onto, maybe cut 1-2 for a hot hand whose skills profile you like

John Oleruds Helmet

3:26

Mr Paul! Oh wise one! Enlighten thou!! Would you drop Suzuki for Mejia??

Paul Sporer

3:27

I think that's fine, I don't see a ton of difference, but if you prefer Mejia, it's a perfectly acceptable move

yojiveself

3:29

Is Laureano a better play at Bal/Tb than Hicks at Min/home vs Tor?

Paul Sporer

3:29

Not better, no. Similar at best, but I still lean Hicks

Travis Sawchik

3:29

Josh JAMES

Paul Sporer

3:30

Yes

laura

3:30

still throwing glasnow out there with confidence next week despite his blow up? he faces CLE and OAK (at home)

Paul Sporer

3:31

I mean, I've been a Glasnow skeptic throughout. I'm not just going to pretend he's the guy from the blowup and ignore the strong work before that, but he's super volatile IMO and I don't like that 2-start setup

Steinbrenner's Ghost

3:33

Start hot O'Hearn or Franmil Reyes over slumping Hoskins in H2H-Points League playoffs?

Paul Sporer

3:33

Sure, but don't CUT Hoskins. His profile isn't so jacked that he can't come out of it and finish strong

Eldridge Cleaver

3:34

I've had some injuries down the stretch and need to pick off the waiver wire to fill my Utility position. Who is a better platoon UTIL player down the stretch: Kendrys Morales, Hunter Renfroe, or Luke Volt?

Paul Sporer

3:37

Only a 5-gm week for SD next week so that rules out Renfroe. Gimme Morales over Voit

Chuck

3:39

Cervelli or Mejia for the next two weeks in H2H playoffs?

Paul Sporer

3:39

Cervelli

3:42

What's the best way to prevent egregious service time manipulation like we're seeing with Eloy, Vlad Jr. & Buxton?

Paul Sporer

3:43

Probably got change the entire structure, tbh, bc as frustrating as it is, these teams are working in their best interest. And lol at Buxton in that group... he's not being held down for svc time, it's bc he's not good at baseball

TheLastWord

3:43

If I'm running a good bit ahead on my innings cap pace and I have a stacked rotation, is there any way I sit Kershaw in COL tonight? I need to protect ratios more than anything.

Paul Sporer

3:44

I just can't sit Kersh

Bernie

3:44

where does yelich get drafted next season?

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