JotCast | Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

2:02

Baseball is on my tv! Let's goooo!!

BL27

2:02

I'm not enterely sold on Jose Peraza yet. What do you expect from him this season ? 80+ runs ? 35+ SB ? ,290 AVG ?

Paul Sporer

2:02

I'm not entirely sold, either. I rarely am sold on those speed-focused guys. I think it'd be an amazing season if he reached those numbers. That feels like an upside.

Yuk Yuk Puk

2:02

Saves and Holds AL only 10 tm roto. I can't keep Miller at $18 or Britton at $23, right? I feel like that's way too expensive in a saves+holds league

Paul Sporer

2:03

Ya that's too much cash locked up in those. One or the other.

Meat

2:03

In 12 team mixed auction leagues that emphasize offense do you feel that stars and scrubs works better or do you routinely spread the risk?

Paul Sporer

2:03

I'm always good with Stars n Scrubs in 10/12 tm leagues bc the waiver wire will be relatively rich

B-Wall

2:03

In a H2H 6x6 w QS and K/9, who do you prefer between Jake Odorizzi and Kevin Gausman?

Paul Sporer

2:04

Gausman. I do like Odorizzi, but Gausman still has sky-high potential

Rum Ham

2:04

In a league that uses OBP and TB instead of HR and AVG, do you like the combo of Arrieta/Daniel Murphy or Kluber/Dozier?

Paul Sporer

2:04

Kluber/Dozier for me. It comes down to the SPs to be honest

John

2:04

Have you found that breakout stud SP through your research this offseason? If you had to plant your flag to one SP to take a HUGE step forward, it would be?

Paul Sporer

2:04

I haven't fully completed my work, but James Paxton is up there (I know it's not original, but I love him)

Arthur

2:04

So many opinions out there on Buxton and G. Cole... pick one for a dynasty keep forever league

Paul Sporer

2:05

I generally lean hitters, but I think I'd go Cole, tbh

Benny the Jet

2:05

10tm H2H dynasty. Would you trade Rizzo, Sano, and McCullers for Arenado and Bregman? Think it's a fair deal?

Paul Sporer

2:05

Ya I think that's fair for sure. I'd do it.

Peanut

2:05

Last keeper in a DEEP NL-only. Peraza at 15 or Iglesias at 10. With Philips gone, Peraza seems like the right choice... I worry that Iggy ends up in a save-share situation. And, of course, the shoulder.

Paul Sporer

2:06

Ya I know I just said I'm not super sold on Peraza, but he's the choice here

Murphy's Injured Booty

2:06

Who's the prospect you're drafting most in non dynasty keeper leagues?

Paul Sporer

2:07

Beni or Swanson. I don't go too heavy on prospects in redraft so I'm sticking with the upper tier

Slamboni

2:07

First base is stupid thin, especially in an al only. What should I pay for a top tier guy like Miggy, Abreu, EE or Hosmer?

Paul Sporer

2:07

Ya it's thinner than most realize. I'd pay up in AL only, but only for the first 3. I'm meh on Hos

John

2:07

How do you value need vs production in a trade... need a MI so is Pedroia for Adam Jones a poor short-term move?

Paul Sporer

2:08

that's a perfectly fine trade regardless of need, IMO

before the season, I wouldn't value need TOO much bc we don't really know what we truly need

Bored

2:08

Would you be comfortable with Edwin Diaz as your #1 closer and then a guy like Jim Johnson much later with Barraclough too. Or would you scoop up Diaz and Colome if you could?

Paul Sporer

2:09

I can get behind a Diaz/JJ combo, but I would want a spec pick like Barraclough. I usually invest in one of the high end of closers (meaning top 5), but absent that, I like this.

Rum Ham

2:09

If the price is the same, who should I take as my 2nd starter: DeGrom or Tanaka?

Paul Sporer

2:10

Tanaka for me http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/february-rankings-starting-pitcher/

big boy

2:10

$51 Harper or $1 Bregman??

Paul Sporer

2:10

Probably need more info on league type and size, but I'd go Breg and just try to buy Harper back. Probably won't go for MORE than $51. Meanwhile Bregman obv has no chance to go $1

OttoNeu

2:10

Moncada, Odorizzi for Eloy Jimenez, Kyle Lewis, and JP Crawford?

Paul Sporer

2:11

Prob prefer side A. All the risk is tied up in Side B. Seems fair, though

Bill

2:11

Sano v. Franco - Who do you like this year and long term?

Paul Sporer

2:11

Franco. I'm not a huge Sano guy