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Paul Sporer

2:18

Welcome to this week's chat, thanks for coming out!!

Andrew D

2:18

Would it make you more happy or sad that the Tigers won't play 162 games this year?

Paul Sporer

2:19

Sad. They still weren't going to have a great season, but I just miss baseball. Plus, I wanted to see a full season trajectory that would've eventually led to some of their prospects coming up in the summer

ER34

2:19

POTM Mondesi, POTM Didi and FOTF Gleyber -- who gets the boot?

Paul Sporer

2:19

Oooh that's tough. I haven't used Gleyber yet, so I'm leaning toward booting him and keeping Mondesi/Didi

Joe

2:19

If they adopt the radical realignment proposal, do you think that softens the ground for a permanent realignment/universal DH?

Paul Sporer

2:19

Yes I think there's a major chance we see DH everywhere at least for this year, whatever we get

Windy

2:19

Austin Hays or Domingo Santana?

Paul Sporer

2:19

Gimme Hays

Jesse

2:20

Tell me something about Carlos Martinez that'll make me excited to own him this year.

Paul Sporer

2:21

He'll be starting and he's pretty much always been good. Outside of a wobbly debut in 2013, he has a 3.30 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 836.3 IP. He's a beast.

wes

2:23

Do you think Austin Riley has an adjustment in him? Saw something about him working on swing in Spring. Or is he .230 power like a bad Uggla?

Paul Sporer

2:25

I think he could definitely make an adjustment. He's PROBABLY going to be a power-only guy who struggles to reach .240, but there is a path where he tightens things up and keeps the power while trimming the Ks and pushing up toward .270-.280 with his AVG

Chris

2:26

Kris Davis gonna bounce back in a dh league? Or should I stay clear?

Paul Sporer

2:27

I think he's priced to buy. If he doesn't rebound, you're not out a major investment unlike like last year when he was a high pick

Enlightening Round

2:27

Hey Paul, if we do see a season I’m thinking this is the best year to go all stars and scrubs, 11 team NL only but I feel the elite talent is the way to go, agree?

Paul Sporer

2:29

I like stars & scrubs even in a full season, but I can definitely get behind it for this shortened season. The smaller samples will breed more volatility and some of the "scrubs" could pop off and the shortened season might not offer enough time for their numbers to regress.

Stephen

2:29

Who do you like more? Evan White or Ryan Mountcastle going into 2020? Assuming Mountcastle come up early in the season.

Paul Sporer

2:30

I prefer White. I'm really intrigued by him after not knowing a TON about him until this offseason. Love the athleticism and think he could overachieve expectations, especially on the fantasy landscape

Windy

2:30

Are you a fan of Austin Voth winning the 5th starter spot??

Paul Sporer

2:30

I think Ross will probably get the spot, but I'm favoring Voth overall and like him as a deep stash in leagues where drafting 6th SPs is viable

GraphsFan

2:32

Keep 6 Forever. 4 locks: Bellinger, Soto, Rendon, Meadows. Last 2 spots between: Correa, Benintendi, Lux, Adell, Senzel, Gallen.

Paul Sporer

2:36

Hmm, that's a nice group. I think I'd lean toward Correa and one of Lux/Adell. The amazing top 4 gives you some flexibility and allows you to take a chance on one of the young prospects with that last spot. I'll take Adell, but I'm at a coinflip between the two. I think Adell will run more and the value of SBs has me leaning his way

Windy

2:36

J Kelenic or D Carlson for dynasty?? 5x5 h2h

Paul Sporer

2:38

I don't have a major split between these two but I'm leaning Carlson as he's on the verge of making the bigs whereas Seattle won't rush Kelenic

Timothy

2:38

I have a bunch of prospects in a H2H dynasty league that might not be able to be kept due to salary constraints. Would be able to rank these guys: Julio Rodriguez, Kiriloff, Kyle Tucker, Madrigal, Gorman, Dylan Carlson?

Paul Sporer

2:39

Helluva group. Here's my list; Carlson, Tucker, Kiriloff, Rodriguez, Gorman, Madrigal

Don Juan

2:39

If they are forced to go with DH for all teams, how could they ever go back?

Paul Sporer

2:39

Hopefully they wouldn't go back. Pitchers batting is remarkably stupid.

Chris

2:39

Who are your favorite players who don't currently have eligibility at a position but you expect them to gain it in the first few weeks?

Paul Sporer

2:39

Austin Nola at C in Seattle is my top guy here

Don Juan

2:43

Sorting by career wRC+, Mark McGwire comes in at #11, with 157, right below Jimmy Foxx and Stan Musial. The only active player higher than him is Trout. Is he underrated?

Paul Sporer

2:48

He may well be. He's a top 15 1B by WAR and there are several below him who are in the HOF. PEDs are definitely hindering his HOF chances, but that's of course remarkably stupid considering how selective voters are about that. I think he's probably a worthy HOFer

Joe

2:48

Would you rather them try and have a truncated season or do some kind of wild shit with round robin playoffs? Give me the latter, tbh

Paul Sporer

2:48

I imagine we'll get both, right? A shortened season plus a weird playoff setup

Quadrangular

2:48

The situation in COL is a bit of a conundrum, isn't it? Are you higher on any of the younger guys in particular for this season or the long term? Speaking about Dahl, McMahon, Hampson, Hilliard, Rodgers etc.

Paul Sporer

2:49

It always is and they're idiots so that always complicates things further. I prefer the youngsters, but the Rockies rarely do so I'm sure Desmond will play every day even if he has a 5 wRC+

Brian

2:49

Is Nimmo a starting OF in a 12 team 5x5 OBP league with 5 OFs?

Paul Sporer

2:50

No, I think he's a reserve in that format. There's some upside, but I can't go top 60 right now

Jared

2:51

Need MI and have a few extra 3Bs. Is Betts and Chapman for Mondesi, Stanton and Kyle Tucker ok? Its a keep forever league?

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