JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

1:03

Hello everyone, welcome to this week's chat!

Nate

1:09

It’s still April for Kelenic and Brendan Rodgers, right? Lol

Paul Sporer

1:09

It is, but I understand moving on in shallower formats

Jason

1:09

Hi Paul, thanks for doing this! Couple questions.

Has Nick Pratto been surpassed by Vinnie P as KC next 1B?

Paul Sporer

1:10

For the short-term, I think so. Was just discussing it on my stream this morning bc we were looking at Santana's struggles. Vinnie Pasquantino is raking while Pratto hasn't been so I think he'd get the first call

Paul Snorer

1:10

How much longer until we can worry about Joey Votto? Swinging strike rate is through the roof (relatively, for him), although it's still early, it's not great!

Paul Sporer

1:10

hey wait, is your name making fun of me?!

1:12

I think he can be cut in 10s and 12s if there is a 1B you're eyeing

Mary

1:12

You worried about Josh Donaldson?

Paul Sporer

1:15

A smidge, but not enough to cut in deeper formats. In shallower leagues, I'm OK moving on. The thing is in shallower formats like 10s and 12s, the talent clusters are such that you don't really have to wait out all the slow starters. You obviously wanna make sure you're not chasing the hot hand all the time and you never get good stats, but I'm sure there are multiple viable 3Bs worth picking up for Donaldson

Frank Thomas the Tank Engine

1:16

Is Paddack good? At least for deep leagues?

Paul Sporer

1:19

Still a streamer for me. He's kept the ball in the park so far this year which has kept the ERA down, but even still it's 3.68 and the HR suppression won't last forever. You can elevate to team streamer for now, but keep a close eye on him

Andrew Vaughn

1:19

Do you think I can be top 100 this year?

Paul Sporer

1:19

You can, yes. I'm a big Vaughn fan and the Eloy injury ensures his full-time role (though he was playing pretty much full time anyway)

Erik

1:19

Tommy Edman is off to a hot start, and it's come with a suddenly above-average barrel rate (8.7%). But it's also come with a very low hard-hit rate (26.1%). Are you thinking of him any differently than how you did in March?

Paul Sporer

1:21

I thought his spring training lineup spot was an overreaction (he was hitting 8th/9th) and dropped the price too much. Now Carlson is struggling & Edman is back up atop the order. I've always liked him and stayed interested due to the speed component. I still see him as a low double-digit pwr source w/25+ SBs

matt

1:21

Hi Paul, thanks for these chats! I've got Taylor Ward on the wire -- is it worth dropping any of kwan / k marte / a vaughn for him?

Paul Sporer

1:21

I prefer Ward to Kwan

Farmer Ted (not actually a farmer)

1:21

When you talk about “a 12 team league”, how many roster spots / total rostered players does this usually mean to you?

Paul Sporer

1:22

Generally assuming a "standard" setup which is usually 2C, 1B, 3B, CI, 2B, SS, MI, 5 OF, UT and 9 P. But this is why I always need league setup when asking Qs because roster setup and rules are so important to answering anything

Mickey Rivers Cuomo

1:22

What happened to deep league reliever rock Chad Green?

Paul Sporer

1:24

RPs are SO volatile that it's hard to ever really call any of em a rock, but Green's HR rate has always been a sword of Damocles that is really getting him early, espec. when paired with a .360 BABIP and 12.3 H/9

1:24

Hey Paul, thanks as always for the chat. Before his suspension, Ramon Laureano was flirting with a possible 20/20 season. With him due back shortly, do you think we see the same production and if so, is he viable in 12s? And I guess to go further, do you still see him ranked around 100 in your OF rankings, or does he move up significantly now that he's back?

Paul Sporer

1:26

Definitely like him in 12s and even 10s with 5 OF because of that speed. He was only ranked so low bc of the guaranteed missed month so I wasn't drafting him bc I didn't want to deal w/the headache. But now that's almost back, he will move up my OF rankings quite a bit. (I should have positional ranking updates out in the first week or two of May, but after that it'll just be pitchers every month)

Matt

1:26

Thoughts on Luis Campusano?

Paul Sporer

1:26

Need a bit more than that. In what capacity? for what league type?

Maris

1:26

Just traded for Jesus Sanchez after losing Eddie Rosario. Your opinion of him ROS? Thanks. I see a lot of upside.

Paul Sporer

1:27

Agree on the upside. I really think he's got 30 HR upside. He is somewhat comparable to teammate Soler in terms of hitting profile. His plate skills will breed volatility, but the power is absolutely legit

Nittanychris

1:27

Will the Red Sox make some call-ups in May to address their offensive woes. If so, who comes first, Duran or Casas?

Paul Sporer

1:28

I'm a big Casas fan and not so keen on Dalbec so I lean there, but JBJ's glove might not be enough to keep him in the lineup if Duran keeps raking in AAA

Lance

1:29

I know you are not an injury guy per se, but have you heard any whispers that Heaney is supposed to have a shoulder arthroscopy?

Paul Sporer

1:30

They aren't going to rush things and he hasn't even picked up a ball yet so it's not looking great. Keep him on the IL where you can, but if you've got multiple injuries already taking up your IL spots, Heaney is a cut

Mickey Rivers Cuomo

1:30

Who's the Boston reliever to own in two weeks?

Paul Sporer

1:30

Garrett Whitlock!

Salty

1:30

Any truth you moved Spencer Strider up in your ranks due to that killer 'stache on his (formerly) Rotoworld page? And would you rather see him as a starter or Yarborough-style reliever?

Paul Sporer

1:31

Completely true! Same reason I am a Miles Mikolas fan, lol!! I always prefer these guys in Yarbrough-style roles because it gives them a MUUUUCH better chance to garner some wins

Mickey Rivers Cuomo

1:31

Blackburn or Zimmerman?

Paul Sporer

1:32

Blackburn - velo up 2 mph, secondaries looking strong.

Pedro

1:32

Thoughts about Grandal? Any cause for concern? Thx

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