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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

3:05

Hey everybody! Let's talk some baseball

Hannah Hochevar

3:05

With Rasmus joining Dickerson in TB, is it fair to say the Rays outfield is 'hardcore-y'?

Paul Sporer

3:05

Get out.

lol kidding, I did laugh at that

Buff

3:07

12 team NL only 5x5. Rebuilding this year, playing for 2018/2019. Please rank: Drury, Toles, Hernan Perez.

Paul Sporer

3:07

I think you just did. I just don't buy Perez so I'd prefer the other 2

roger

3:09

Do you think Josh Bell will split playing time with Jaso and Freese?

Paul Sporer

3:09

Ya he'll lose some time because despite being a switch hitter, he doesn't hit lefties too well

Chris

3:09

Austin Meadows is fantasy relevant in ___________ .

Paul Sporer

3:10

NL-only leagues? It's less about him and more about their outfield being really good (I think Cutch bounces back)

Ron

3:10

Should I trade away Hosmer & Gallo for Gary Sanchez?

Paul Sporer

3:10

I'd be OK with that, though it'd be helpful to know league context

Bob

3:11

What are your thoughts on Andrew Triggs? Deep league sleeper?

Paul Sporer

3:12

Ya I think so. Solid base skills, good GB%. Deserved better than his 4.31 ERA

Hannah Hochevar

3:14

Hi Paul. Really enjoying your ADP stuff but stymied by being in auction leagues. Is there a standard (if uneven) ADP-to-Auction$ conversion? I'm especially interested in only leagues, though that's perhaps too many kettles of fish removed. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

3:16

I can't find anything immediately. Just pinged Jeff Zimmerman and he has done some work on it, but not in a particular piece. I think he's going to do something in the near future for us, so stay tuned.

Buff

3:16

How much of a plus is the trade for Dan Straily? How do you rank him as NL only starter over the next 2/3 years?

Paul Sporer

3:17

I don't think his ERA is really going to improve, but rather that he'll have a good shot at "earning" a similar ERA (in other words, his ERA/FIP will be much closer as Marlins Park should help stifle his HR issue)

Rick

3:17

Is Schwarber's true talent avg/obp 250/350?

Paul Sporer

3:18

Projections are closer to .265/.355 but the difference is negligible between .250 and .265, so essentially yes.

Ian

3:18

Hi Paul - based on what you saw in 2016 can you rank for 2017: Matz, JGray, MMoore & Taijuan Walker? I like them all but trying to get a feel for valuation...thanks!

Paul Sporer

3:21

I like all four, too. I actually have them all within about a 12-spot clump - Gray, Matz, Walker, Moore.

Slamboni

3:21

Which C should I pick up for my dynasty league: Meija, Collins or Sisco?

Paul Sporer

3:21

Mejia

Rick

3:21

Dynasty H2H - Nate Jones better choice than Benoit or N Felix? Thinking Jones has a better shot of getting saves later in year, given Feliz and Benoit likely traded if they're good?

Paul Sporer

3:23

With Robertson there, I'm just not sure Jones will thwart him. Love Jones if D-Rob is moved, but until then I think I prefer the two guys expected to close

Octavia

3:23

At what point do you invest in elite non-closer relievers vs Starting Pitchers? Quintana too high?

Paul Sporer

3:23

I'd much prefer Quintana. I probably get at least 60 SPs deep before preferring stud non-closers

MetsFanInUtah

3:24

Any worries about Lester losing grandpa rossy?

Paul Sporer

3:25

A smidge, but I think he'll be good still

Golden Streamers

3:28

What's Ryon Healy's future value? I know he's a hot commodity right now, but if I invest in a dynasty I want him to have a moderately high ceiling

Paul Sporer

3:29

I don't think his ceiling is massive. I'm a big fan as I've mentioned at every turn this offseason, but I think the ceiling is a .285/30 season which is v good, but not *elite*

Twoseaming Action

3:31

Dynasty $120M budget - I have room for Freddie Freeman and estimate winning the auction at $20M or I could keep Carlos Santana for $10M. Rest of team is stacked, no holes and quality depth everywhere. They'd fill the UT slot. Is there enough difference in projections (5-year deals) to justify the cost?

Paul Sporer

3:32

It's a pretty sharp AVG difference, but I'm not sure it's worth 2x. If you have AVG coverage elsewhere on the team, I'd just go with Santana

Ant

3:32

How many of these players can/should I offer to land Trout? Correa, Springer, Polanco, Stanton, Freeman, Hosmer, Villar, Bird and Sano..

Paul Sporer

3:33

Love Trout, but I wouldn't want to decimate my team. My guess is that someone trading would want Correa to start and go from there. I have no idea what would get accepted, but if you really want Trout, you could offer Correa, Stanton, and Hosmer.

Jc36

3:33

Is Tanaka the most forgotten-about Top 20 starter in baseball?

Paul Sporer

3:34

He's a bit underrated right now and has been since news of his UCL tear came out. It's a partial tear, though, and I think many have it in their mind that he WILL get TJ sooner or later and we can't know that. I think some fail to realize that many pitchers have some kind of partial tear, but that can be 5% or 55%, we just don't know. I still love Tanaka.

Yuk Yuk Puk

3:37

Should I be selling Jackie Bradley right now? Asked another way, is his value at it's apex right now?

Paul Sporer

3:38

It's probably in the upper reaches, ya. I'm a JBJ honk, but I recognize that plateauing is his best bet as opposed to getting markedly better at this point. V good real life player, but just a solid fantasy player

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