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Paul Sporer

1:20

Yes, you've ranked them as I would . I like Manaea in general, but not super-confident he will do much this year

Ryan

1:20

Loved Christin Stewart coming into the season. What happened? Is he going to bounce back? Droppable in a 15-team 5x5?

Paul Sporer

1:23

Ya I thought he could do something like what Franmil Reyes is doing on the high end. He's simply not hitting the ball well right now. His K% and BB% rates are actually fine and the Ks are markedly better than I expected, but his power profile is a disaster. Maybe he's just learning the bigs, but until we see better contact, it's hard to have any hope.

John

1:23

Even in this era of amazing shortstops, Semien is amazingly overlooked. He's top 10 in R, RBI, HR and OBP in a terrible park, without lucky peripherals propping up his stats ...

Paul Sporer

1:23

Peak Glue Guy -- not a superstar, but solidifies a lineup so nicely

Nathan

1:23

Is Whit Merrifield going to get to 30 SB this season? I shouldn't complain about another year of excellent production, but I mainly drafted him for speed.

Paul Sporer

1:25

He swiped 28 in the 2H last year. And that's the thing with SBs, they can come in extreme bunches. He hasn't run as much as expected and he's been caught the most, but it doesn't take THAT much improvement to get to 30, even without a full half of the season left. So I'll lean yes

Sal

1:25

I needed a big upgrade at pitching and have plenty of bats. I traded Trout for Kris Bryant and Luis Castillo, good trade?

Paul Sporer

1:25

I'm cool with that. That's what you need to trade Trout: premium arm and big time bat

Follower the leader

1:26

I know you only brought up Wade theBlanc as a joke on your pitcher podcast, but if I'm shopping for followers how does he compare with Beeks and Yarbrough?

Paul Sporer

1:27

Skills-wise, they're all similar, so I'll use team factor to break the tie up and put the two Rays ahead of him. Leblanc could be dealt, but I'm not sure what role it'd be for - true starter, follower, or 1-3 IP reliever

Ghost of Prospects Past

1:27

With Giolito struggling in his last 4 starts, does this mark his fall from OMG ACE to normal mid tier starter?

Paul Sporer

1:28

Not necessarily, no. Not every bump is the beginning of the end, sometimes it's just a blip. The break probably hit at a perfect time and we'll have to look at these next 3 or so starts to see where we're at

Trades

1:28

12 Team dynasty: I've been offered Yoan Moncada for Luis Castillo. Pull the trigger?

Paul Sporer

1:28

If that matches needs, I can get behind it

Ryan

1:28

Who closes for SF after the deadline? I'm stashing Moronta, what do you think?

Paul Sporer

1:29

Wrote a little about that in the intro of this piece - https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/potential-deadline-beneficiaries/ Moronta is the play for me

Nelson

1:29

Do you expect Montas to be ranked top 30 SP before the start of next year? Would you trade for him as a buy low?

Paul Sporer

1:30

No, not top 30 coming into the season if I had to guess. I would deal for him, though

Goldy's Lumber

1:30

Hi Paul, Thank you for the chats!!!

Paul Sporer

1:30

You're welcome!

Pat's Bat

1:30

Is there a reason Michael Pineda didn't make your last pitcher ranking? He's looked much better his last two starts.

Paul Sporer

1:30

It was a miss. I still don't trust him, but he should've been on the list

Mark Wahlberg

1:31

Why do you take stupid comments like Matt Damon?

Paul Sporer

1:31

So I can take even worse ones like this!

Philipto

1:31

Khris Davis home runs ROS: over under 28?

Paul Sporer

1:32

Under for me

bob

1:32

JRam for Thor. 8 team keeper. H2H categories.

Paul Sporer

1:32

Buy low for buy low

1:33

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

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