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TheREALrobdeer

3:08

Final keeper in a 14 team h2h- Keon Broxton, Smyly, Eduardo R

Paul Sporer

3:09

Brox

Sonny

3:09

Is Daniel Murphy worth sliding ahead of Goldy, Marte, Blackmon, Posey, Darvish? Light on pitching but also 2B in 5x5 ops

Paul Sporer

3:09

2B is hella deep, so no. Fully in on Murph train, but I don't think you need to leapfrog him over that group. In a vacuum, I'd take him over Posey, but 2B's depth changes it to Posey for me

Yuk Yuk Puk

3:10

Is Mike Zunino worth keeping at a league minimum in an AL only? Catching just so thin beyond Lucroy, McCann, Sanchez

Paul Sporer

3:10

At league min, sure, even though I'm not a fan at all

Curtis

3:10

Who hits more homeruns in 2017...Altuve or Judge?

Paul Sporer

3:10

Atluve

or Altuve

I Love Paul

3:10

I really do not understand all the love Ian Desmond is getting... he is 31 years of age threshold (ie. speed is likely to diminish at a quicker pace), has league average power, and had a BABIP that inflated his BA for the most of last year. Does Coors really make him a fantasy stud, worth a 5th or 6th round pick?

Paul Sporer

3:11

He was a fantasy stud last year and he's going to the best hitting park ever, so I think it does. I get your point about age and speed, but he's been one of the healthiest guys in the league during his career so I just don't see a major drop-off. Love Desi this year

David

3:11

Who emerges a the A's closer?

Paul Sporer

3:12

I think Madson keeps until maybe getting dealt, then Doolittle, but Doo is the only lefty projected in the pen

Virgin Islander

3:12

Cobb gets traded in June to the Cubbies-you heard it here from the Virgin Islands first!

Paul Sporer

3:12

Ooh interesting. Love Alex Cobb so being on an elite team would be fun to see

Connor

3:12

Upside for Moustakas? 280/30/100?

Paul Sporer

3:13

Top flight upside, yeah. You can see the path to that from the .270/24/80 projections

Rick

3:13

Who has a better season.... Kelvin Herrera or Wade Davis?

Paul Sporer

3:14

Herrera and not because I'm DOWN on Davis, either. I just love Herrera.

Ben

3:14

Is keeping a $16 Dozier a no-brainer over $13 Yelich or $8 Piscotty?

Paul Sporer

3:15

Ya because even if he's 30 HR-10 SB, it's better than what the other two offer. Yelly makes up some of the HR/SB deficit with AVG for sure, but Dozier is the pick for me

Martin

3:15

I mapped starting pitcher costs in my league over the past three seasons. Costs are going up and more and more starters are being kept. Should this influence my decision to keep a third starter (Lester) over Springer? 16 team h2h 6x6 Keep 4 (and 2 rookies) league.

Paul Sporer

3:16

with visuals!!! love it!!! This is exactly the kind of stuff people should do to best understand their league. In a vacuum, I'd say Springer all day, but with this knowledge, I agree that Lester is the way to go

Steve

3:16

Springer for Pollock+ what type of secondary piece in an OBP keeper?

Paul Sporer

3:16

Are you giving Springer? I'd take whatever I could get with Pollock as I just don't see the two far apart at all

bl27

3:16

last year I selected Carlos Santana, Jonathan Schoop and Jon Gray very late in the draft (16 teams). Do you have ideas for 2017 ?

Paul Sporer

3:18

Looking at the same positions, I'd say: Bour, Panik, and Cotton or Cobb

Don

3:18

What do you project for Orlando Arcia this season, and what does peak Arcia look like?

Paul Sporer

3:19

If he gets the time, I think a 10 HR/20 SB season is possible, but I'm not sure the triple slash will be much to look at. I see a .260 AVG on the high end this year and I'd probably project something closer to .240

Bobby

3:19

12 Team keep forever HTH points league: Dansby Swanson or Max Kepler and Danny Salazar?

Paul Sporer

3:19

Gimme the duo of Kep and Salazar

Curtis

3:20

How about a surprise 40HR guy this season?

Paul Sporer

3:21

Joc Pederson and Jonathan Schoop

CMo

3:21

Who is this year's surprise breakout mid to late round SP in a 12 team draft?

Paul Sporer

3:22

Gave a few AL and NL - http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-leap-year-al-edition/ http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-leap-year-nl-edition/ also check my ADP thoughts at SP: http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/early-adp-thoughts-starting-pitcher-part-i/ http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/early-adp-thoughts-starting-pitcher-part-ii/

Jay

3:22

Are you a little more conservative in auction leagues with pitchers participating in the WBC? Should we be in general or is it generally just case by case?

Paul Sporer

3:23

I'm not. I wonder if anyone has done research on previous WBCs. Problem is that samples are small, both in terms of how many IP they throw in a WBC as well as the # of WBCs to analyze

dave in slc

3:23

top non closers you would target in hopes they do get saves at some point?

Paul Sporer

3:24

This is from October so it's a little dated (Ottavino will start as closer in COL) - http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/five-relievers-who-could-close-in-2017/ few other names: Nate Jones, Matt Bush, Cam Bedrosian

CMo

3:24

Jean Segura or Jonathan Villar for 2017?

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