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Paul Sporer

1:25

If I can pick which one, it'd be Minor, but I wouldn't be against trading any of the 3 if my trade partner balked at Minor or German and demanded Marquez

weezy

1:25

Live and die with JoRam! Plenty of bats w/ track record (Carpenter last year, for instance) have been bad this far into the season to turn it around

Paul Sporer

1:26

I hear you, though let's remember that this struggle started late last year and he sputtered to the finish line. I can't say I saw this coming at all, but I was very surprised that he was the unmitigated #3 for much of draft season until about late March

Jimmy

1:26

Are Statcast and I the only ones who are taking Howie Kendrick seriously?

Paul Sporer

1:27

Loooooong time Howie Kendrick fan so whenever he gets going, I usually hop in somewhere (he's on a couple mixed benches for me). Dude just hits. Remember, he was supposed to win like 38,281 batting titles. Hasn't ever gotten one, but a career .292 in 6000+ PA is nothing to sneeze at

Porcho Villa

1:27

Dropping Votto in 10-team OBP? E.g. for someone like Matt Carpenter?

Paul Sporer

1:27

Yes, I can do that :(

g4baseball

1:28

Is it time to stick a fork in Darvish?

Paul Sporer

1:28

I can't fully quit him, but he's fallen way down on my rankings and I can understand 10- and maybe even 12-teamers cutting him

Ryan

1:28

What do you think of Miles Straw RoS? Just picked him up in a deep league.

Paul Sporer

1:28

I can't really see much impact as I'm not sure what kind of PT he'll get long-term, but he's a true burner and they don't always need major PT to impact fantasy lgs

Ryan

1:29

What's up with Christian Stewart, I was a big believer preseason, but I'm starting to worry. Will he turn it around?

Paul Sporer

1:31

He's still walking, but just a 7% HR/FB has snuffed out the power. I do think he'll be fine and still be a low-AVG, solid-OBP power guy, but you can move on for now in shallow leagues until he starts to heat up

Jay Bruce is not afraid

1:31

Do you think Eloy will bust out at some point?

Paul Sporer

1:32

I do, yes

The Electrician

1:32

Meg said in her recent chat that you're essential to keeping the staffs average height up.

Are you ever inclined to just pick up the other fangraphs writers and put them on top of filing cabinets and have your run of the place? (I mean, if hypothetically fangraphs was office based, WOULD you be inclined?)

Paul Sporer

1:32

LOL, I'd be very inclined to do exactly that!

Brad B

1:32

How afraid should we be about Soroka's workload being limited? Should I be looking to trade him, and who might some hitter targets be?

Paul Sporer

1:33

I tend not to get too hung up on these things because we just don't know. If you can get a big bat to help your squad, then consider the deal. But I'm not actively running from my Soroka and Paddack shares in fear of the shutdown

Jay Bruce is not afraid

1:33

Drop Tortuga for Garver?

Paul Sporer

1:33

You can, yeah

Killer E's

1:33

Eickoff or Eflin RoS?

Paul Sporer

1:33

Think Eflin by a smidge (new SP rankings out early next week!)

Mike G

1:34

What are your thoughts on Griffin Canning long-term and what do you think his line will look ROS?

Paul Sporer

1:34

I will defer to the recently posted pod: https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-698...

Jacob DeGrom

1:34

Am i a top 10 SP at seasons end?

Paul Sporer

1:34

Yes

Pike Trout

1:34

Could Duplantier be a stud this season?

Paul Sporer

1:35

Sure he cooooouullldd, but I wouldn't make a huge bet on it. I'm a fan and so I've got a few shares and eyeing more if this is more than a spot start, but he has command issues and I imagine we'll get some bouts of inconsistency if he sticks in the rotation. The 2-3 IP RP role might be his best slot, tbh

1:36

OK, y'all. I gotta get going. Thanks so much for coming out! Follow me on Twitter (@sporer), Twitch (sporer), and Snapchat (psporer). I’ll be streaming on Twitch (twitch.tv/sporer) later today and you can definitely come by and ask questions about fantasy there. Have a great weekend!

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