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Paul Sporer

12:21

Good afternoon, everyone! Let's talk some baseball!!

Zig

12:21

Mercado worth a look?

Paul Sporer

12:22

Ya, for sure. Speed guy who has shown some pop, too. I really like him.

Zac Gallen

12:22

What did you think of my start yesterday, and prospects for ROS? Hold? Sell?

Paul Sporer

12:24

Dug the start for sure. Mixed four pitches well, solid velo, and really handled the Cards. They ran up his count a bit, but I was impressed. My only concern is the crunch of pitchers once Lopez & Smith get healthy, but I'd scoop Gallen anywhere and let it play out bc you never know w/injuries

12:24

Jorge Soler: hold or stream in 10-team (5 OF)?

Paul Sporer

12:25

Both? Meaning you stream him from reserve to lineup instead of letting him go after streaming him

Rick Honeycutt

12:25

who do you like ROS segura or dejong? I would say speed vs. power, but both have shown same SB. I need overall 5x5 performance

Paul Sporer

12:26

I prefer DeJong. He went through a funk recently, but he's coming out of it and I really love the plate approach improvements he's made

Wardo

12:26

In a weekly H2H categories league, is Blake Treinen worth the risk anymore? When he's bad, he torpedoes my ratios for the whole week, and its starting to feel like the bad and good come in equal doses

Paul Sporer

12:27

The ratios are a lot worse than many prob realize (4.08 ERA/1.53 WHIP), but he does still have 16 SVs. I guess if you're getting the saves elsewhere, you can move on, but otherwise I think you have to ride it out and look at him as a third tier kinda closer instead of your top tier one

12:27

How many guys end the season with 50+ HRs this year?

Paul Sporer

12:27

Dave

12:27

I'm getting nothing out of Votto and I there doesn't seem to be much on the waiver wire. Do you like Bauers, Santana, or McMahon better?

Paul Sporer

12:28

Make sure to include league context, y'all, bc it's critically important. This seems like a shallower lg, 10-12 teams, if Carlos Santana is on the wire. I'd prefer him to Votto. He's been amazing this year

Thomas

12:28

Should I hold Clint Frazier in my minor league slot? Yanks media just announced they won't trade him for a rental. Do you think he sees the big leagues again this year?

Paul Sporer

12:29

I'd hang onto him. There is still tons of injury risk on that team and I'd bet on him getting back to the majors before Sept.

Lance

12:29

Your boy Laureano has been beasting. Is he too fringy for shallow formats or should be be owned?

Paul Sporer

12:30

Took him a while, but he's got a .298/.329/.536 line w/8 HR & 5 SB over his last 40 games and I do think he's viable all over at this point. Might be more of a streamer/reserve in 3 OF setups, but his skills are diverse enough to roster

Phil

12:30

Hill is droppable for roto, right? Who's it going to be in the rotation, Urias or Stripling?

Paul Sporer

12:31

Definitely droppable. I love Stripling, but it looks like they might let the two share outings as they did yesterday. I think they want Urias to be the guy, but then pair him up with Stripling for 2-3 IP in those outings.

Lars

12:31

Howie Kendrick's efficiency has been off the charts this season, and yet his manager has him on the bench quite a bit. Is he worth holding in my MI slot in a 10-teamer?

Paul Sporer

12:33

It's maddening to see him not play full-time which makes it tough to have him in a 10-teamer, but I think he's been so good that we can get away with it... I say we bc he's my MI in a 10 teamer (H2H pts)

Cory

12:33

15 team keeper league, would you move Martin Perez for Gallen, Yamamoto, Valdez, Mahle or Lynn? Or stick with Perez. I am still trying to win this year

Paul Sporer

12:34

If I'm going for it this year, I think Lynn is the only one I'd favor over Perez with Gallen close, but tough to rely on without a guaranteed long-term spot and a terrible supporting cast.

12:34

What can we expect from Keuchel tonight and this season?

Paul Sporer

12:35

Who knows for tonight, but for the season I think he can be a little better than last year, particularly with his WHIP. Maybe something like: 3.70 ERA/1.25-1.30 WHIP? Should be able to improve his 18% K rate just by virtue of facing the SP twice a game

MIcah

12:35

10-team redraft challenge trade!: Matt Chapman for Rafael Devers. Who ya got?

Paul Sporer

12:36

Loooove Matt Chapman, but I gotta go Devers here. I think his AVG will be better and while he won't necessarily drop another 8 SBs, I think he'll get a handful (4-5) which is more than Chapman and enough to be the difference

Chase

12:37

This team has struggled in 16tm H2H so far but I'm remaining patient. Who should I be looking to deal to upgrade at 1B or bolster pitching depth? We play OBP/TB/QS/SV+H/K:BB besides the usual counting stats.

C - Roberto Perez (have been streaming)
1B - Votto (Lowe - NA)
2B - Torres (Ramirez)
3B - Ramirez (Guerrero Jr, Riley, Kingery)
SS - Lindor (Torres, Kingery, Kieboom - NA)
LF - Soto (Jimenez, Riley, Pence)
CF - Trout (Kingery)
RF - D. Santana (Pence)
Util - Cruz

SP - Snell, Nola, Soroka, Smith (IL), Flaherty, Hamels, Darvish
RP - Vazquez, Ottavino, Britton

Paul Sporer

12:37

Best bet is to flip some youth to strengthen 1B and/or pitching. Guys like Riley, Vlad, Jimenez, and Kingery will play well in the trade market and should be able to get you some goods

12:38

At this point in the season, if I'm 10/12 in an NL only roto and really haven't been over 8th all season, is it time to pack it in and look to next season? I still like my talent, but I feel like I've dug too deep a hole

Paul Sporer

12:39

It really depends on the standings. You have to analyze the categories and do an honest assessment of how many pts you can get if things pan out well for you. If there are major gaps just to get a pt or two in several categories, then you're probably toast, but if you're a small jump from multiple pts in many categories, it's worth continuing to grind it out

Doctor Pelotas

12:39

First time poster, long-time reader. In a 10-team mixed points league: Laureano or Franmil? Yamamoto or Gallen?

Paul Sporer

12:40

I'll go Laureano and Gallen here. Reyes has fantastic pop, but I imagine he's challenged in pts lgs w/his poor AVG/OBP combo. I see Yamamoto as more of a deep lg option right now: http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/a-closer-look-at-jordan-yamamoto/

Logan

12:41

6x6 roto, flipped Kimbrel for Caleb Smith and Joe Musgrove, how'd I do?

Paul Sporer

12:41

Not a bad gamble there. Smith has a rehab slated soon so he should be back soon and I still believe in my boy Musgrove (at least for now)

averagejoe

12:44

Is there going to be a point where Carp is droppable or if I've waited this long so I may as well ride it out now that hes been 'better'?

Paul Sporer

12:44

Man I'm having flashbacks to last year when I advised cutting him and then he went offffffff