JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

3:34

What's up everyone? Hope y'all are having a good day, let's talk some baseball!

Big Tuna

3:34

Do you like Means or are cutting him because he’s not built up?

Paul Sporer

3:35

Love the arsenal improvements, but that division is a bear so I can really only see him as a streamer in most formats

Big Tuna

3:35

Buying into Lindblom in 12 tms?

Paul Sporer

3:37

Yes, he's at least a bench streamer (meaning I'm not cutting him after using him, but also not starting him regardless). The Ks are nice and I think he'll start to settle in and could play his way into all-formats viability

Guest

3:37

5x5 roto 10 team please pick 2: Pollock, Tucker, Verdugo, Happ, Tauchman, Carlson. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

3:38

Happ & Verdugo for me. Pollock is close, but Verdugo has a playing time edge over him (though Pollock is playing quite regularly, just not every single day)

Jim

3:39

How hard should I be fading Yordan Alvarez in Dynasty? The knees really worry me..

Paul Sporer

3:40

Ya I'm not so hot on him in dynasty as DH-only even before the knee issues. I don't want to overreact to the here & now and completely fade him, but I'm not running out to buy in dynasty, even at a discount

Bob

3:41

Matt Boyd 15 team Mixed roto. Drop him??

Paul Sporer

3:41

Certainly droppable, yes

3:41

Hi Paul, thanks as always for chatting! How likely do you think it is that Pablo Lopez is for real?

Paul Sporer

3:44

I'm a big fan, he was someone I was buying heading into the season, too. Love the amplified usage of the changeup and subsequent K gains

Fever

3:44

Bieber has improved into the top tier of SPs, but can you add context to just how good he can be?

Paul Sporer

3:44

He's quite Kluberian at this point and that's a realistic upside

Bob

3:44

Other than your awesome S&TB podcast, can you recommend another good one?

Paul Sporer

3:45

3:45

Would you start Javier at Coors tomorrow?

Paul Sporer

3:46

matt

3:46

Thoughts on Chad Kuhl?

Paul Sporer

3:46

Y'all, let's avoid the "thoughts on" questions... it's too vague and doesn't really give me an opportunity to give any good advice

3:47

If I go equally as vague and just say "he's good", it doesn't add much. Let's aim for pointed questions with context of league and setup, too. Kuhl will be in my 10 Tidbits piece this week. I love his arsenal and now that he's ramped up, he's pretty viable in most formats

Scott

3:48

You ranked Mondesi at #8 in your preseason SS rankings - do you still believe?

Paul Sporer

3:49

I didn't really believe that much coming into the season as 8 was low compared to the consensus. This is why I don't like drafting rabbits who are bad baseball players outside of their speed. He's been a dreadful hitter a big league hitter and Matheny has wisely moved him down in the lineup. I'm not much of a fan

Spencer Howard

3:49

Am I droppable?

Paul Sporer

3:50

Maybe hold in NL only, otherwise yah

MadBum's Dirt Bike

3:50

So. . . .at what point does Altuve become a cut? I'm hanging in there, especially with a 2 game set in Colorado, but he is so lost I'm seriously considering cutting bait soon. In a regular season I would figure it will work itself out but it's not at all impossible that his slump lasts for 2 months.

Paul Sporer

3:52

Think you gotta bench first before the outright cut, but I totally get the frustration. A .188 BABIP and spike in K% are hurting quite a bit so I don't think it's just a case of bad luck. The season may just run out before he gets back on track, but don't cut just yet

Muncy Smile

3:52

Is it time to dump Bryan Reynolds? McCutchen heading up and Luis Garcia on waivers. Roto 10

Paul Sporer

3:53

I'm totally fine cutting. He was supposed to be an AVG asset, but he's hitting .185 with a 31% K... byyyeeee

Vader

3:53

Hi Paul!
Seems everyone is bringing up the young starting pitching, so when do the Padres make the call for Gore?

Paul Sporer

3:54

Hard to say bc he's been passed over for Patiño and Morejon so it seems they want him to show some things before the call up, plus he's not on the 40-man so it requires an extra move to get him up. I wouldn't hold in redraft mixers

Peter

3:54

Confidence level in Nick Solak, Dom Smith and Garrett Hampson continuing fantasy success? Letter grades would be perfect.

Paul Sporer

3:55

A-, A-, B

RMR

3:56

How long am I going to have to wait for Solak to get the 1 more game he needs at 2B to get double eligibility?

Paul Sporer

3:56

Could be a while with Dietrich now in the mix and Solak settling into the OF

Tom W

3:56

We're nearly half way through the season, so if you're languishing down the standings the only chance you have is for several guys to go on hot streaks... so is the best tactic to target struggling stars with previous track record?

Paul Sporer

3:57

It's a viable tactic, I don't know that it's the only one, though. But ya you're hoping to get 6-7 guys clicking all at once to make up for lost time. Ideally your own struggling studs turn it around plus another couple you pick up on the wire or via trade

Big Tuna

3:57

Too early to cut bait on guys like Suarez, Joc, Robles in 12 tm leagues?

Paul Sporer

3:58

Yes, No, Yes-ish. I'm torn on Robles, but if you're getting someone else w/speed to replace him, I'm OK w/it

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