JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:30

Welcome to the chat. Thanks so much for coming out!

Nick

1:33

When drafting in a keeper where players are kept at various round values, do you just cross the keepers off your list and move the leftovers up? Or do you weight the positions based on who's left and rank accordingly?

Paul Sporer

1:33

I usually just move the leftovers up and make assessments based on what I have and who's available

Nick

1:37

Just rewatched game 1 of the '88 WS, and if you simulated that season 100 times how many times to the Dodgers even make the playoffs, let alone win against Oakland??

Paul Sporer

1:40

That's a really good question. So much of their excellence came out of the bullpen (5 guys with a sub-2.75 ERA) and RPs are the most volatile. You can actually simulate the 1988 season in OOTP and see how it goes!

Not Van Lee

1:40

How bad do you guys plan to lose to Launch Angle tomorrow?

Paul Sporer

1:41

We gotta beat PitcherList first:

Pick a winner!

Scott

1:41

I've never done OOTP, but I saw Eno's article about being GM of the Reds and it looks interesting. What's it like? What's the time involvement like? I'm guessing it's not a substitute for fantasy, but I'm looking to learn more.

Paul Sporer

1:45

It's incredible. You can play the franchise mode which is what Eno and Co. are doing or the Perfect Team mode which is a card collecting mode where you build you team online. The time involvement can be as high as you want, tbh. It's really, really fun. Come through at Twitch if have more questions as there's a lot more to say but better done on audio instead of typing: twitch.tv/sporer

Bobby

1:45

Hope you're well, Paul. Using this free time to consider new rules for a dynasty league. Do you think SVs+ Holds will be the eventual norm? Any thoughts on the dying art of stolen bases? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:49

I could see that because more teams are going to committees and there are so many good middle relievers that don't have a ton of a fantasy value without Holds being included. A lot of things are cyclical in baseball, but I don't know that SBs will ever become a phenomenon again

1:50

Hey Paul... thoughts on dansby swanson’a upside? Does he get to 25/15 over a full season with a solid ba? If so, how soon? You like his dynasty prospects? Thanks!

Paul Sporer

1:54

He certainly could. I'm kind of intrigued by him because he's not terribly expensive relative to his potential upside. He was having a great year before the injury last year.

Andrew

1:56

Who is the best pitcher ever in your opinon?

Paul Sporer

1:59

It's really hard to narrow it down, but if forced to pick, I'd go with Pedro Martinez. Other candidates include Maddux, RJ, Gibson, Clemens, and Seaver. I'm probably underestimating the likes of Grove, Feller, Mathewson, and others

Not Van Lee

2:01

Nick's the man but you guys got this. Either way, it's been fun and good luck if you can make it

Paul Sporer

2:01

Thanks, this has been a blast!

Jon

2:03

Which players would you target in Roto keeper leagues that you feel will be elite (Round 1 or 2) in the coming years (2022/2023) but are currently undervalued (maybe Round 9/10 today)?

Paul Sporer

2:06

Correa, Ohtani, Sano, Franmil, Mercado, Biggio, and with the power and speed capability, I'd have to say Buxton if he can ever stay healthy

Jon

2:08

Since we might not see any minor leagues this year, do you think that teams will carry their important prospects on the MLB roster rather than have them lose a year of progression/development? Guys like Kelenic, Franco, Bart, Adell. Any particular prospects you like in this scenario?

Paul Sporer

2:09

You highlight a group of em, also Manning, Mize, Pearson, Kieboom, R.Lewis jump to mind, too

Pablo Sanchez

2:09

If you had a startup dynasty league drafting tomorrow, do you think the value of prospects moves up or down due to COVID-19?

Paul Sporer

2:11

I'm not sure they'd move up that much more as they're also so valued in dynasty leagues

Scott TINSTAAPP

2:11

Paul, can you tell me the exact date baseball will be back? K thx bye.

Paul Sporer

2:11

March 25, 2021

John

2:11

I am in a AL Roto only redraft league that benefited by finding sleepers like Shane Bieber and Ramon Laureano who blossomed. What AL players do you see blossoming in 2020?

Paul Sporer

2:15

Franmil Reyes, Luke Voit, Willie Calhoun, Brandon Lowe, Oscar Mercado, Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Aaron Civale, Luis Arraez, and Dylan Cease

Roger

2:15

Why isn’t Josh Bell getting more love? He was a top 4 1B in 2019 (which is unusually shallow this year). The narrative that he fell off a cliff after a hot start doesn’t hold up as he had a productive Aug/Sept. His poor monthly splits came in June and July where he put up a BABIP in the .220s

Paul Sporer

2:16

Ya I think you hit the nail on the head that it's the narrative about falling apart after a fast start and like you said, it doesn't really check out

Harry

2:17

A debate has raged in my keeper league about our yearly buy in, it is a fairly high one and some guys do not want to pay if the rosters are expanded or players do not play. Any advice? Or have you heard other people discuss this? I wouldn't want my almost 20 year old league to disband on a issue like this..

Paul Sporer

2:18

I can understand not wanting to pay the same fees if it's a remarkably different setup especially if it disproportionately affects some over others, so I think leagues need to be open to amending and adjusting based on what, if anything, is decided for a 2020 season

YNWA

2:18

Being up 25 pts with only 1-2 wins away fromm clinchinng the Premiership, you have to give the title to Liverpool even if they cancel the season. Right?!?

Paul Sporer

2:20

It's certainly feasible because EPL doesn't have a playoff system like American sports. But like for the NBA, there's no way I'd recognize the Bucks as the 2020 champ

Phillip

2:20

Was A Knight's Tale considered in your Sports Movie draft?

Paul Sporer

2:20

Ooh I hadn't thought about that

2:20

Paul! Why didn't you tell me you were chatting? I almost missed it!

Paul Sporer

2:20

I tweeted it out!

Alex