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Paul Sporer

1:05

It's time to talk some baseball! Thanks for coming out, everyone!!

ke'bryan mays hayes

1:05

Joe Musgrove owns. Thoughts?

Paul Sporer

1:06

Agreed, but I really don't like "thoughts?" questions... it's not really a question. You had the benefit of being first in the chat. I love Musgrove, though.

John

1:07

When do GB rates stabilize for the year?

Paul Sporer

1:07

About 70 batted balls

John

1:09

Paul help me with Desmond. Is he droppable or should I ride this out? GB rate is down 20 points but all statcast measures look terrible.

Paul Sporer

1:10

The entire Rockies are trash right now. If it's a 10-teamer, I can see moving on, but anything else I'm riding out until we get some more home games

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe

1:10

5x5 (OBP) - Traded Chris Sale, Brandon Nimmo, Jordan Zimmerman for Mike Clevenger and Anthony Rendon in my office league. Am I going to get fired or is it more even than I am thinking?

Paul Sporer

1:11

That's totally fine

Acuna Matata

1:11

Drop Wacha for Pomeranz in standard 5x5?

Paul Sporer

1:11

I'm OK w/that

JupiterBrando

1:12

H2H 12-team contract league. traded Luis Castillo at 3/10 for Strasburg at 3/28 and Adalberto Mondesi at 3/8. big win or huge win

Paul Sporer

1:12

Pretty huge win

Biff Henderson

1:13

Narvaez, Alfaro or Phegley to replace dirty Sanchez while on the DL?

Paul Sporer

1:15

I'd go Narvaez

Jimbo

1:15

You see Dee Gordon's HR yesterday? Rabbit ball is back fo sho.

Paul Sporer

1:17

LOL yes, needed that HR from him

kobrien

1:17

I've got a few sluggers who are starting slow like Votto and Blackmon. How long do I wait until starting to panic a bit?

Paul Sporer

1:18

At least a month on first 5 rounders like that

1:18

Peter Alonso or Max Muncy in a league with AVG and OBP?

Paul Sporer

1:19

I'm still going Muncy, but I've absolutely boosted my outlook on Alonso

Kyle

1:20

What do you see as tyler O'Neil's path to playing time? I'm worried that Martinez will take over for fowler completely

Paul Sporer

1:21

I think you're right about Martinez going in over O'Neill. At this point O'Neill would need a major injury or big struggles from Bader to really carve out a spot

Matt

1:21

Need to replace Franmil on my team (can move some positions around). Do you think Renfroe or Adam Frazier has the better short term/long term future (for this season)?

Paul Sporer

1:22

Renfroe the best replacement for Franmil to emulate his profile

The Hanser the Better

1:22

Al only. Would you swap either Pineda/Thornton for either Astudillo/Jansen? Catcher would upgrade Vazquez. Pitcher I dealt would be replaced but a middle reliever or lance lynn type. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:22

I'd do Thornton for Astudillo

Matt

1:24

Is it time to drop Nick Pivetta? I was so hopeful, and hate to make rash decisions this early in the season (especially in a dynasty league)...but I can't start him, and could really use his roster spot...

Paul Sporer

1:25

In dynasty, I gotta hang tight. Bench him if you'd like, but don't cut just yet. It's been awful, but it can still flip

Puig My Friend

1:25

What do you think of trading Shane Bieber for Nick Senzel in a dynasty league?

Paul Sporer

1:26

If I needed the pitching right now and I'm competing, I could do it, but I'd rather not do it in a vacuum.

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe

1:26

Commissioner of a work league with a lot of casual baseball fans (but many new to fantasy). I've done a few primers and tried to help people at any point. But so far, people have dropped the likes of Starling Marte, Edwin Diaz, Miles Mikolas, and Mike Foltynewicz. What tools would you provide to the seven or eight new fantasy players to increase the competition for the four or five vets, without inundating people with too much information? My immediate supervisor is not in the league and I don't think he's happy with how many people come to ask me questions throughout the day (though I love it).

Paul Sporer

1:31

Can you institute a no-drop list on your league host? That would help somewhat. As for getting ppl to hang on long enough with their early players, I'd mention what I call the Cory Schwartz Rule (of MLB.com, formerly a big time fantasy player). With 26 weeks in the season and 23 players on your roster, you kinda work in reverse to decide whether or not you should cut someone. The idea is that you'd never really cut your first 3 rounders (barring some out-for-year injury or something) and so then you have 23 for 23. It doesn't have to be a 1:1, meaning you could cut your 21st rounder in the first couple weeks, but you don't really start considering your teens-round players until 8-10 weeks into the season, your top 10 pick until 13-15 weeks in, etc...

1:32

I hope that explanation isn't awful.

Jeffie

1:32

My Sale, Buehler, Corbin, Wheeler, Pivetta staff that I was excited about after the draft has been a dumpster fire. Any major concerns about any/all of them (besides Corbin I guess)?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Sale is a mystery, but we're just playing the wait-and-see, Buehler didn't really get a Spring Training, Wheeler only has the only truly bad start and they've identified some mechanical issues to tweak, and Pivetta has been brutal. I'm still holding the whole group, except maybe Pivetta in a shallower league where someone I really like is available for pickup. It is still pretty early, though I understand the frustration

Mike

1:34

When do the Twins move Buxton up in the order? It appears he has made the jump up in proformance but they keep hitting him 9th.

Paul Sporer

1:37

Has he made a real jump in performance? He has a .400 BABIP, 0 HR, and a poor plate profile (27% K, 3% BB). I think it's fine to keep him down in the order for now

Prospector

1:37

DeShields BB% and K% both at 19.5%. Just a BAPIP correction from a free rabbit on the waiver wire?

Paul Sporer

1:38

Ya I'm hanging tight and buying DeShields wherever I need speed

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