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Paul Sporer

1:16

I'm not sure they wouldn't also be rather bummy, but if you want to see if Cron can carry his minor league insanity over, that's fine

Jasmine

1:16

If you have to own one Mariners’ RP right now for saves ROS, who do you roll with?

Paul Sporer

1:16

JJ Putz? Kaz Sasaki?

1:17

Honestly, I'd go Elias or Brennan

Bob

1:18

Trade for the future vs. now: I trade Trout, Moustakas, and Arrieta. Receive Soto, G Torres, and M Gore. Thoughts?

Paul Sporer

1:19

Two young bats who've shown premium talent at the big league level is what you want for Trout, so this seems viable. The thing too is that this could feasibly be better for rest of season, too, depending how Moose does

Vladito Burrito

1:19

Eugenio Suarez for Alfredo Simon—who says no

Paul Sporer

1:19

Not Detroit lol

Rocco

1:19

What do you think about a couple guys who started off hot, but have recently cooled -- H. Dozier, A. Meadows? Are they strong starters from here on out?

Paul Sporer

1:20

We knew they'd have cool down periods, but I still like both ROS. The season has ebbs and flows. I don't think either is a stone cold fraud, so I'm not looking to run away based on their cold spells after elite starts

que paso

1:20

house swap for two weeks, you in Toronto, me in Austin. I have three kids, their bedtime around 7. thanks looking forward to it

Paul Sporer

1:21

LOL, they're staying up to 10 watching baseball and playing MLB The Show with me. Charlotte is annoying and will try to eat everything you have, if you so much as move in bed after about 4 AM, she'll sprint to the kitchen thinking it's breakfast time lol

Penn, Teller

1:21

$1 giolito and $1 Yandy too much to give up for unkeepable Moncada in al only obp, right?

Paul Sporer

1:22

Ya I don't really think Moncada is going to out-earn them rest of season.

Luke

1:22

Marcell Ozuna and Gerrit Cole are both due for some positive regression right? Was offered a deal involving both recently.

Paul Sporer

1:23

Ya I have zero concerns about Cole, easy buy if anyone's selling. Ozuna's StatCast box is blood red, so I like him too... open to scooping both

BTW, what I mean by StatCast box is the little snapshot in the upper right of their Savant page: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/marcell-ozuna-542303?stat...

Pitching sucks

1:24

Would you drop Turnbull for Lance Lynn this week?

Paul Sporer

1:25

For Lynn's 2-start? I dunno... I know Turnbull isn't a sub-3.00 ERA guy, but I don't want to just outright cut him

Tucker

1:25

You had Pablo Lopez 71st in your May ranks. I'm curious: how different would your ranks look if you ignored wins/losses (which I'm assuming you're not)? Skills wise (K, ERA, WHIP, etc) Pablo's gotta be higher than 71st, right?

Paul Sporer

1:25

Couldn't tell you his W-Ls to save my life

1:28

I think around May 1st, I saw him as a near-auto start at home and spot-start depending on the road matchup. Now I'm more inclined to usually start Lopez, but he was only 5 spots from the US tier

Stick to Sporer-tzball

1:28

Last night I received a trade offer in a fairly deep 12 team mixed keeper league ($150 of player contracts can be saved) of my $9 Marquez for Goldy and Hamels (neither of which is keepable). I jumped out of bed and hit accept before I can do any research. Am I missing anything?

Paul Sporer

1:30

No I think I'd be accepting that pretty easily, too. The key is if you believe Goldschmidt will be better and I absolutely do. If he's a high-.800s OPS guy rest of way, I think he matches or bests Marquez in overall value and then Hamels is essentially a throw-in

Frank

1:30

Does Tapia play every day when Blackmon is out?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Knowing their dumb asses, they'll bring Cargo back or something. But ya if the calf is a longer term situation, it seems Tapia would eat up some of that time and go from platoon to full-timer

Daniel

1:31

You have Mike Minor at 45 in those May SP rankings, where would you put him right now?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Not sure yet, but I'm re-ranking in a week

Scott

1:32

Hey Paul, just wanted to let you know first that my buddy is getting into OOTP because of your boosting it, so well done there. Second, I'm at my wit's end with Joey Votto. I can slot Bellinger at 1st so I don't need him to improve, but I don't think I can move him either. At this point, is it wise to drop him and grab a keeper prospect off waivers?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Yesss, I love OOTP. Perfect Team mode has been a game-changer. I totally understand the frustration with Votto. I'm not sure there's a major rebound incoming. If it's a 10- or even 12-teamer, I understand cutting him

Pooh Bear

1:34

If you can buy low on Matt Carpenter, are you?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Ya I would give it a go - http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-10-biggest-fallers-in-2nd-chance-... and https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/whats-up-with-matt-carpenter/

John

1:35

Hey Paul - would you buy low on E. Rod? Or are you frustrated with his inconsistency?

Paul Sporer

1:35

He is absolutely maddening and yet I can't seem to quit him. I'm certainly down to buy if the price is right. Skills are strong and team context definitely works!

Dave

1:35

How much of what Woodruff is doing is sustainable?

Paul Sporer

1:37

A fair bit. I think his mid-3.00s ERA/low-1.20s WHIP is absolutely sustainable. Misses bats, doesn't walk too many guys, three pitches. Sign me up. I was a fan coming into the season and have seen nothing to push off from him

rancho relaxo

1:37

commish in my league (kind of a prick) grouses on our league message board to no end every time I make a trade, chastising the other manager for getting hoodwinked or whatever. He's in fourth, I'm in second, so it's clearly strategic. Advice?

Paul Sporer

1:38

Ewwww that's lame as hell. My advice would be to win this year and bounce. A commish who does shit like that seems like he could be down for any amount of shady shit (including vetoes)

Seth

1:39

Who do you prefer between Bieber and Berrios on DraftKings?

Paul Sporer

1:39

Gotta go Berrios for matchup, IMO.

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