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HappyFunBall

2:30

I vastly prefer trying to fill my lineup with 10-SB guys and aiming for 3/4 place, rather than paying oodles for a couple speedsters and hoping they stay healthy. Those guys who do other things well and also kick in the odd SB are not coveted for their speed, but they add up!

Paul Sporer

2:31

Ya that's a viable method that many go with. I understand the health piece, though with many of the guys like Turner, they still offer a ton of SBs even in seasons where they don't play all year so I think that injury risk is largely overstated

Hill

2:31

Why all the love for Muncy. Steamer hates his BA and plenty of contingincies for power, even mouse at 2nd base?

Paul Sporer

2:34

Back to back 35 HR seasons, triple eligibility, in a great lineup, 2 RBI shy of 100/100 last year, hit .263 and .251 so I'm not sure why Steamer is coming in at .241, but even if he's down at that level, it doesn't kill his value. I like Moose, too, but they're not even a full round apart, so it's not like Moose is some bargain version of Muncy

Scott TINSTAAPP

2:34

Nice one on the Main, good luck!...my co-manager and I are going back in this year (online), we finished 82nd overall (no thanks to Stanton & Severino!), hoping to get in those sweet money positions!

Paul Sporer

2:35

That's awesome, man, well done. My team was a disaster. Just never got going in the right direction. I'm shaving my league load down further again this year and really zeroing in on a tighter group of leagues, though attention had nothing to do with my Main Event failings last year. I spent tons of time on it and it was still shit lol

HappyFunBall

2:35

Considering an offer of Nelson Cruz + (minor things) for DJ LeMahieu in a keep forever. Dare I trust Gavin Lux as my 2B?

Paul Sporer

2:36

I love Lux so I'm cool trusting him and thus I'm cool with this trade. (I also love LeMahieu, but Cruz is a total stud, too)

2:36

So good to have you back in the chatroom, Paul. $260 budget, 12tm 6x6 roto... Keep 2: W. Buehler ($20), L. Castillo ($20), J. Bell ($6). I feel like that Bell price is a can't miss, but I love the thought of shoring up my rotation out of the gate (my third keeper is Juan Soto for $20, figured that was a no-brainer)

Paul Sporer

2:37

Ya you gotta go Bell at $6, just too juicy. As for the SPs, I have Buehler ranked higher so at the equal price, I gotta go with him

solerpower

2:37

After 48 jacks and a 136 wRC+, I get the feeling that people are leery of Soler this year. In a 12 team hth 5x5 (OBJ) league, is he worth one of my 5 keeper (at 23rd round value) over someone like Nola (7 rd)., Meadows (11th), or CMart (17th)?

Paul Sporer

2:39

There's some trepidation with Soler off just the one year of excellence, but I could see him as a spring riser (currently around 85-90 ADP... could move to 65-70 IMO), especially if he pops a few Cactus League homers right off the rip. You should def keep him at that price over all those guys with Meadows being closest, but 12 rounds being too juicy to pass up

Phil

2:39

Hey whats your favorite auction strategy? Star and scrubs or more balanced?

Paul Sporer

2:39

It definitely depends on size and format, but I generally lean stars & scrubs

Guest

2:39

NL only 10 team keeper league. Last keeper spot up for grabs. $12 Josh Bell, $1 Lamet, or $1 Hampson?? Thanks!!

Paul Sporer

2:40

Bell is once again priced too nicely to pass up

Bookie Metts

2:40

Rank them: Canning, Keller, Kopech

Paul Sporer

2:40

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/top-125-sp-for-2020

Eduardo

2:40

Am I wrong to push Walker Buehler above Scherzer and Verlander? I just feel like THIS is his year. Get your guys early, right?

Paul Sporer

2:41

I don't have a problem with it. He's 5th for me which is right there and their ages adds some uncertainty to the mix

Rocco

2:41

At similar value do you have a preference for Greinke or Kershaw?

Paul Sporer

2:41

I'd lean Kersh if priced similarly

Jono

2:41

Am I crazy to want to keep Mallex Smith at 5% of my budget in a 5x5 Roto? 40 SBs aren't easy to come by despite the drain in the other categories.

Paul Sporer

2:42

Not crazy, no. I'm not a fan, but I get it... the SBs are locked and there's even a reasonable case that he improves his wretched AVG from last year

Hank

2:42

Any new features you're hoping to see in MLB The Show 20?

Paul Sporer

2:42

The defensive and hitting features they covered yesterday were tops on my list. They're listening to the community and attacking our biggest fixes. Also the triple legend reveal of Maddux/Smoltz/Glavine was pure fire

cavebird

2:42

You are clearly all in on Frankie Montas. Care to give a guesstimate projection for him to plug into my program to make me feel better about trading for him? (IP; ERA, WHIP, K, W)

Paul Sporer

2:46

190, 3.27, 1.14, 206, 15

Drew

2:46

Homer Bailey in Minnesota / Rick Porcello in New York - who's going to disappoint me more? Say neither. ;)

Paul Sporer

2:46

Porcello... that defense behind sooooorrrkkss

champ

2:46

Should I keep J. Bell over Kluber or Bauer in 16 team H-H league? Keeping Montas, Bieber already at SP

Paul Sporer

2:47

Yes, it's the Keep Josh Bell chat!

Anonymous

2:47

Sharps keep laughing at us for using ADP, but like... what's the alternative? Learn everyone in the player universe's projected stat line?!

Paul Sporer

2:47

People are lying if they say they don't use ADP is some capacity. Don't get married to it and only draft off of it, but you NEED to know where the market is. It'd be totally foolish to purposely ignore it going into a draft

2:50

OK, y'all, great 2020 debut, but I gotta get going. Again, chats will be on Wednesdays going forward! 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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