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Paul Sporer

12:55

Hey y'all, let's get this party started!

12:56

I regret saying get this party started, I'll leave

Christian

12:58

Willy Adames or Nick Ahmed ROS?

Paul Sporer

12:59

They're more or less a coinflip, but I'll lean Ahmed

Salty

1:00

Paul - what kind of impact do you think J Urias will have fantasy-wise in the stretch run? Could he be pitching 5+ inning starts when the suspension ends, or is that pushing it?

Paul Sporer

1:00

That's pushing it. I'd think 3-4 IP appearances

Chatt Mapman

1:01

Is there another level to Matt Chapman?

Paul Sporer

1:02

I still think a Josh Donaldson trajectory is a legitimate path

Dave

1:02

Was there any consideration given to McCullers for your 2020 top-30 SP piece?

Paul Sporer

1:03

No, I can't really get him into the top 30 straight off of TJ

Greg

1:03

Would you rather have scherzer as a 2nd round keeper or bieber as a 10th round keeper in a k/9 roto league where everyone keeps 3 players?

Paul Sporer

1:04

I really think I'd take the 8 rounds and Biebs

Steve

1:04

is Miles Mikolas worthy of a roster spot for playoffs or is there someone else I should try to snag?

Paul Sporer

1:06

It'd really depend who is available for you

zwibi

1:06

What are your thoughts on Hunter Harvey? Prospect star has faded. But he's healthy and throwing gas in the bullpen. Averaging 99 and dominating when no one else in that pen can. Plus the hair is fantastic

Paul Sporer

1:07

Ya he's an interesting story and I wonder if he could perhaps be a major pen piece next, maybe even ascending into the closer's role

Jim

1:08

I would like to see Juan Soto and his career .400+ OBP hit first or second in that lineup. He runs better than he gets credit for. Thoughts?

Paul Sporer

1:09

He could definitely excel there, but Turner/Eaton works as a pretty good 1-2, so I guess they don't see a real need to put Soto up there

Matt

1:09

Starling Marte's average exit velocity increased every month of the season up to 91.4mph in August. I know he is 30, but is there a chance he adds power to make up for declining speed and stays a borderline 2nd rounder as a 30HR/20SB guy?

Paul Sporer

1:11

I think he already added that pop last year (.182 ISO) so then a handful of extra homers from the bouncy ball puts him in the 30-HR potential range. We discussed him on our 2020 draft pod and acknowledged that he's a bit underrated as that early pick who just does a lot for teams: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-729-202...

vcoheda

1:11

AL only league. Need to replace D. Santana (IL). Which do you prefer for both short term and ROS: Jake Fraley, Brett Philips, Abraham Toro-Hernandez. Thanks.

Paul Sporer

1:12

I'd go for Fraley

DeusVoit

1:12

What’s the realistic upside of Ohtani(H) in 2020?

Paul Sporer

1:13

It really depends on the playing time distribution between hitting & pitching. I imagine it'd be around 350ish PA, so then you could look at his 18 and 19 for that kind of workload delivers.

Kevin

1:14

Is Franmil Reyes droppable? Rest of my outfield includes Soto, Pham, Robles and Willie Calhoun.

Paul Sporer

1:14

Sure, in shallower 3-OF leagues, I can see it

Nate

1:14

Hunter Pence or Mike Yastrzemski RoS? (5x5 AVG)

Paul Sporer

1:17

I'd probably assess the upcoming schedule to make a pick between them as they're really close. I'll lean Pence

mm43

1:17

Puk have Hader potential down the stretch here?

Paul Sporer

1:18

Ya that's the easy comp bc they even kind of *look* the same. I'm a big fan of Puk and still think he can do a great job as a starter next year

Slapshot

1:18

I know that keeping catchers can be a crapshoot, but in a dynasty, keep forever, 2 catcher league, can I reasonably consider keeping either of Fransisco Mejia or Christian Vazquez?

Paul Sporer

1:19

There's probably a way to justify Mejia depending on the amount of keepers, but I'm not sure I trust this Vazquez breakout

Gila Monster

1:19

Ryan McMahon has quietly had an excellent 2nd half. He is hitting .292/.376/.585 with 10 HR in just 38 games. He has premium exit velocity and hard-hit rate (91st percentile), but hits way too many grounders(51% GB-rate). Is there a chance the Rockies ever tell him to put the ball in the air and he breaks out?

Paul Sporer

1:21

It'd be great to see him get some lift, but ya it's been nice to watch him actually do some damage over the last two months. I'm not sure how it works with teams just going to someone and saying "lift the ball" or whatever that process would be, but it'd be interesting to see McMahon add some flyballs and perhaps explode

FGM

1:22

Who takes over for the Astros with Sanchez out? Valdez, Urquidy, bullpen?

Paul Sporer

1:23

It's really hard to pick between Valdez and Urquidy because they are both on schedule to be available so I think we have to wait until tomorrow or Sunday for that answer

( ´_ゝ`)

1:23

Paddack seems to be running out of steam and has an imminent cap. You still holding and would you start him today? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:24

I would start him, but he does appear to be a bit wobbly here in August. I'm taking all the starts SD gives me, though

Matt

1:25

Eduardo Escobar...droppable?

Paul Sporer

1:25

What??! No