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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

2:13

Let's chat!!

2:13

Peraza: do you think he gets 500+ ab's?

Paul Sporer

2:14

I'm not a HUGE Peraza guy, but I think he's close. 480-520 range

Gest

2:14

Is there an order to your team-by-team breakdowns on the podcast?

Paul Sporer

2:14

No, not really

2:14

I know you're super high on Colorado guys (pun intended), is Jon Gray included in that?

Paul Sporer

2:14

Absolutely! My favorite SP out there. I'm taking him early double-digit rounds which is high for a Rockie

Bored

2:14

Do you think the news that Chris Davis' played with a dislocated thumb last season means there is a little bounce back for him this year?

Paul Sporer

2:15

Certainly could be. Seems he always has an excuse behind poor play and I'm not even saying that entirely to shade. Remember the one down year was because he didn't have exemption to use Adderall. He got it back and then went off. I personally don't mess with him bc of the volatility and because his power is no longer scarce

Jared

2:16

Brad Johnson recently wrote about how being rational in an auction is basically a death sentence for your season. A few years ago I went the Ultra-Value route, bidding no higher than $1 under what I had a player valued at. Finished 4th of 12. What strategy have you found the most success with?

Paul Sporer

2:17

I often employ the "get my guys" strategy. Obviously you have to do it within reason, but I'm not afraid of going harder for players I really believe in. So it's a more proactive auction strategy

Zigs

2:17

Maikel Franco posted 25 hr and 88 RBI last year with no one else around him. With the emergence of Odubel and the signings of Saunders and Kendrick could you see 32+hr 100rbi .345OBP? Have to love his low strikeout rate for OBP leagues.

Paul Sporer

2:18

I'm a big Francophile, but not so much bc I think players around him will elevate him, but rather bc I believe in his talent. They should be a bit better, which of course helps the R/RBI, but I think he'll make improvements regardless of that

Jays Fan

2:18

Hi Paul. Hope all is well. Starting pitching will be ever so scarce in my AL-only keeper league this season, so I was quite pleased to be heading into the season with my $25 Verlander. That is until I was offered a $1 Gary Sanchez for him today. I'm torn on what to do. I don't want to struggle finding SPs I'm comfortable with at the auction, yet I love shiny new toys like Sanchez so very much. Please help.

Paul Sporer

2:19

That's a really fair deal that I think you have to strongly consider (as you are). In the end, if you can't get yourself to be comfortable with a pool of SPs that you think could pop, you might have to pass

Tony

2:19

As it stands right now, Mazara, Kiermaier and Holliday are three guys I'm gunning for at my draft as I expect that they will be undervalued by my leaguemates. How would you rank them and do you like them all to deliver next season?

Paul Sporer

2:21

I like all three actually and find myself with a little star by them as well. Maz has the huge upside, Kiermaier can do a bit of everything while having his PT guaranteed by defense, and I think Holliday flourishes as this year's former superstar Yankee (they always have at least one). Think it's KK, Maz, Holliday for me

Hannah Hochevar

2:21

Give your Chance affiliation, are you into D.R.A.M.'s similar-sounding Broccoli? I cannot get enough...

Paul Sporer

2:21

Broccoli was dominating my Twitch streams in the summer. It has been moved down the list, but yes I dig it

Shady

2:25

As it stands right now in my NL-only league, 9 of the 15 tentative closers will be kept going into the auction. There are at least 6 teams going into the auction without closers, and a few with one already looking to add more. Given the past trends in my league, it looks like the cost of the available closers will go through the roof at the auction. Do I overpay big time for one of the available guys, or stock up on 3-4 handcuffs and hope for early season injuries?

Paul Sporer

2:26

Depends who is available. I don't mind paying for stud closers, but I'm not going to overpay the mid and backend tiers. If a Jansen is available, fork over the huge cash

Bones

2:26

Pick two of these four in anew 11-team, 5x5, $280-auction league: $35 Sale, $13 Tanaka, $11 Salazar or $5 Hill. Also, I'm an idiot and asked you about Milton Bradley in a recent chat...I meant Jackie Bradley.

Paul Sporer

2:26

What's ol' Milton up to these days? I'd take Tanaka and Hill, btw.

Rosy Cheeks

2:26

Do you expect 2017 Jose Ramirez to have a better, worse or similar year to this past season?

Paul Sporer

2:28

Similar.

Hyon Realy

2:28

I currently own Ryon Healy @ $9 in my 11-team, $260 AL-only league, and I'm not sure what to do with him going into 2017. I don't think many of my league members will target him at the auction, so there's a good chance he could fall through the cracks and be scooped far cheaper. I definitely want him on my team next season, so do I simply keep him at $9 or roll the dice and hope to save a few bucks (obviously risking that he might go for more than $9 if I underestimated my competitors)?

Paul Sporer

2:29

I'm obviously a big fan, but $9 saps a lot of the upside out of him so I'd throw him back. Worst case is you pay another $9 if gets helium and you really love him. Otherwise, you can prob get him for $6-8

Mark

2:29

Does Jesse Winker get a meaningful opportunity in Cincinnati this year?

Paul Sporer

2:31

Ya I can see it. I don't see Scott Schebler blocking anyone

Chaco Chicken

2:31

What's the value of a healthy Josh Reddick in Hou?

Paul Sporer

2:33

He's a platoon bat who could go .280-20-7

Mark

2:33

In a fantasy league that heavily weighs batting average, is Aledmys Diaz for Devon Travis a fair trade?

Paul Sporer

2:33

Ya that's fair

Blake

2:33

Hey Paul! I've got a Keeper question for my 10 team league with extra categories of OPS, hitter Ks, K/BB and L's. Keeping Betts, Rizzo, CSeager, Miggy and need to pick one of the following for my 5th and final keeper: Polanco @ $15, Urias @ $9, Moncada @ $6. We have $5/yr keeper salary inflation. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:34

10 team makes it tough to keep Urias or Moncada, especially since your core is ready to win in '17. I think I gotta go Polly.

Sable

2:36

What would you pay for Pablo Sandoval in an 11-team $260 AL-only league?

Paul Sporer

2:36

Jay

2:36

As a general auction strategy, does it make sense to overpay for a quality catcher because of scarcity (keeper league with a lot of the top options already owned) or just allocate money to be better everywhere else and live with an average/below average catcher?

Paul Sporer

2:37

I don't think so, no. I'll pay up at scarce full-time positions, but very few catchers put in 600+ PA

Rich

2:39

Standard scoring, 12 team, keep forever two of the following J. Ross, D. Norris, R Ray, Folty, Giolito Thanks

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