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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

3:19

It's game time! I'm excited to be back with my weekly chats, let's roll!

Vern Rapp

3:22

I can keep one of McCutchen,H Bader or F Reyes in dynasty. OBP league. Who do you like?

Paul Sporer

3:23

I gotta go Cutch. I love Bader's real life talent (in other words, his defense), but the bat just isn't there yet... particularly vR.

Jay

3:23

In your pod with Justin and Jeff you guys mentioned about not punting catcher to save money elsewhere in drafts. I went $1 on Wellington Castillo and then rode Yan Gomes out the rest of the year in '18. I'm not spending on Contreras or Realmuto but do you have some second-tier guys in mind worth paying more than $1-$5 for in a 1-catcher, 12 team league?

Paul Sporer

3:26

We were talking more about 2 C bc Justin and I used to go w/2 $1 scrubs, but now we drop a $6-10 combined usually. But for a 1 C semi-punt, I like going back to the well with Beef, Alfaro, Jansen, Barnhart, and my boy Austin Barnes (loved him last year but he flopped, now he has the job)

anon

3:26

What do you find to be the most enjoyable way to play OOTP Perfect Team (without buying additional points)? Opening packs is fun but Auction House is flooded with talent now that we're a few seasons in.

Paul Sporer

3:28

Team No Money is super fun. I made Wildcard w/my TNM in Bronze league, but they've cratered in Silver so I'm rebuilding a defense and contact club. With TNM clubs, I usually like to focus on one aspect with hitters (power at the expense of everything else, contact & speed, defense, etc...) and then I make sure to adjust my team Strategies accordingly

Scott

3:28

Keep Jimmy Nelson for $3 or Jose Berrios for $16?

Paul Sporer

3:28

League context?

Paul Spider

3:29

Hi Paul

Paul Sporer

3:29

Hola

3:31

In a keeper league the salaries are structured so that I can keep Machado or both Marte and Mazara. Any argument to keep Marte and Mazara?

Paul Sporer

3:33

Hmm, I think you could. Starling Marte essentially matches Machado's value and you still get to keep Mazara. Plus the scarcity of SBs make Marte intriguing. I think I'd keep the duo.

Ham Porter

3:33

Do you prefer Roto leagues or Points Leagues? I prefer points leagues because I feel there are more inefficiencies to expose. I feel like most of you pros prefer roto because it is more traditional. Am I wrong?

Paul Sporer

3:34

I don't know that it is bc roto is traditional, but I do prefer it bc I'm not as into h2h, but I've come around on h2h pts and usually have a couple such lgs in my arsenal lately

3:35

RIP Austin Barnes. Just saw the Dodgers traded for Russell Martin.

Tommy

3:38

Khris Davis, Eugenio Suarez, AJ Pollock, Justin Turner, Matt Chapman, Daniel Murphy. I can only keep 1, standard 5x5. Thoughts?

Paul Sporer

3:41

Damn that's tough. I'm leaning Davis. If you're throwing 3 3B back, you can get one of them presumably so take the game-changing pop

Craig

3:41

If i’m Looking to compete this year, should my last keeper being someone with a higher floor like a $10 David Peralta or high ceiling like a $1 Alex Reyes? For future years, Reyes would be a more appealing keeper.

Paul Sporer

3:42

I'll go with Peralta, Reyes is too much of an unknown and since you're going for this year, Peralta has a muuuuuuch higher floor

OddBall Herrera

3:42

Everyone seems super bullish on Haniger (ESPN has him as a top 50 player!). Am I wrong to snort derisively at this because 10 of his 26 homers came in a ridiculous stretch in April? He was totally mediocre from that point out

Paul Sporer

3:49

I kinda get this because we see a big isolated sample and we tend to dismiss it, but I'm not so sure we should if the skills are being displayed. The fact is that months are arbitrary and the vast majority of players go through ebbs and flows.

As far as not wanting Haniger 50th, I'm OK with that, but I will point out that he had the amazing April, a dreadful May that essentially canceled it out, and then a very solid .293/.372/.485 line the rest of the way w/a 24 HR, 83 RBI, 101 R, 8 SB pace. Even if you include the May, it was an .815 OPS, which would essentially make him Cody Bellinger w/more AVG and less speed. Not exactly mediocre.

Franco

3:50

Which STL SP do you like best for this year outside their top 5? Gant, Hudson, Gomber, Poncedeleon

Paul Sporer

3:55

I have a hard time really separating them, but I'd lean Gomber if he got a shot

Don

3:55

Any thoughts on what we could see from Pablo Lopez this year if he gets a full season in the Marlins rotation?

Paul Sporer

3:58

He and a few others in that Marlins rotation are pretty interesting until you realize how devastating the rest of the division is which takes them down a bit for me. Lopez has some nice swing-and-miss ability and that really nice changeup (which always intrigues me w/a young arm)

3:59

For dynasty leagues - how many seasons in advance would you look when evaluating player values?

Paul Sporer

3:59

I don't go much than +1-2. I'm always trying to win if for no other reason than you just don't know how long a league will last!

Craig

4:00

My league is 13 teams, 12 keepers per team.

Paul Sporer

4:00

^^ in reference to the Peralta v. Reyes question... still preferring Peralta!

Bob Villar

4:02

Franmil Reyes or Austin Meadows in an OBP Keeper League?

Paul Sporer

4:02

I prefer Meadows

Russell

4:02

In your experience if you are in a draft where SPs start to go too early, should you follow the trend or should ignore it and get the best players and trade for the SPs later?

Paul Sporer

4:03

I know it's not the best answer, but it depends. If I'm only left with someone I don't really like during this run, I'll pass and figure it out down the line, but if I'm only jumping someone I'm already interested in a round or two bc the price has risen on that asset, I'll take the plunge

4:04

The rarity of premium SPs seems to grow year over year. We only had 13 200-inning arms last year!

Bob Villar

4:04

Talk to me about Ozzie Albies, people are down on him this year.

Paul Sporer

4:13

Sorry router decided to reset/update

4:16

RE: Albies, folks seem down on him bc he was quite bland in his slash after April at .254/.296/.409 but he still had 15 HR/11 SB (full season pace of 19/14 -- only 18 players exceeded both thersholds in '18). I'm still bought him, his pwr/spd give him some slash line leeway, but we could also see some growth, particularly w/his BB%

King Donko of Punchstania

4:16

Pleased to see Russ Martin exit TOR. What's your updated outlook for Jansen?

Paul Sporer

4:18

Pro-Jansen, but now his price will rise so I'm eager to see where it will go. He could put up his Triple-A line (.275 AVG, 12 HR, 5 SB) in a full season MLB campaign

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