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Paul Sporer

2:02

Woo, it's chat time!

mtsw

2:02

11 players in to a new league ottoneu draft and I only have $60 left (draft currently paused). How screwed am I to have to essentially fill the rest of the roster with $1 guys?

Paul Sporer

2:03

It kinda depends how the rest of the crew looks. I'm an Otto newb so I'm just finishing up my first auction. I took on a team midseason a couple years back, but I'm learning as well

Dannyel Vogelencia

2:03

How good/bad of an idea is it to target Vogelbach and Valencia as a 1B duo at my upcoming $260 AL-only keeper league auction? I can probably get both for cheap, versus having to pay huge dollars for one of the top 3 options, or overpaying on guys I'm nervous about like Hosmer or Pujols.

Paul Sporer

2:04

I assume you can move them daily to account for matchups and when they're in the lineups? That could be OK. 1B actually isn't a terrible place to save money in AL bc it's not deep

Troy

2:04

How much do I incorporate team defense when evaluating starting pitchers for fantasy purposes?

Paul Sporer

2:04

A bit, but be careful not to get too crazy with it bc it varies so much year to year.

Jib Jib

2:04

Hey Paul! Loved the SP article! In a 12t H2H dynasty, would you trade away Benintendi/L. Cain for JD. Martinez? Additional scoring cats are BB, K, OPS, TB.

Paul Sporer

2:05

Thanks so much. BTW that SP piece here for those who missed it: www.hardballtimes.com/fading-aces-why-the-non-kershaw-studs-arent-worth-it/ ... as for your question, I could do that if I'm a major contender for '17. JD should be a beast in that scoring system.

Jason

2:05

With recent research on closers and turnover is it foolish to keep non elite ones (even cheap ones) in dynasty leagues? Shouldn't they be leveraged for a offensive player or SP?

Paul Sporer

2:06

Sure, I'm always looking to instability and few things are more unstable than middle-backend closers

Vandelay Industries

2:06

11 team roto w/ (Avg & OBP), how good is my line-up? C:Grandal, 1b: Rizzo, 2b: Pedroia, 3b: K.Seager, SS: Story OF: Betts, CarGo, S.Marte, DH: A. Eaton ..

Paul Sporer

2:06

That looks like a solid lineup. Good mix of AVG and OBP

Tito Santana

2:06

I get to call the first player into my AL-only auction this season. I'm having a surprisingly hard time deciding which direction to go in. Faced with such a situation, do I call in a super high-priced player I don't want in order to get money off the board, a lower end player I'm hoping to get on the cheap, etc.? How do you generally act in such a situation?

Paul Sporer

2:07

I never do the latter, doesn't mean I'm right, but I never try to sneak a guy through. I feel more often he ends up going a buck or two more than he should unless it's truly some $1 dreg, but then you're rostering someone you don't have to at the very beginning and cutting yourself off from other potentially better pieces. If you don't want to call someone you like, call someone who will set a market.

2:07

What is the max you would pay for kershaw and trout in a standard draft?

Paul Sporer

2:08

low-$40s for Kershaw, mid-to-upper $40s for Trout

Cronut Burger

2:09

Please rank: Saladino, J. Polanco, Alcides, Simmons. Thanks!

Paul Sporer

2:10

Saladino, Alcides, Simmons, Polanco,

seth

2:10

Would you keep Bour at $12 with the possibility of no longer platooning? Domingo Santana @$13? 16 team 5x5 with $260 budget

Paul Sporer

2:12

Both are keepable, IMO, but I'd go Bour

John

2:12

You in on Eduardo Nunez this year as a cheap SS where eligeable? And how deep of a mixed league would you be willing to do that in?

Paul Sporer

2:13

I'm not sure he goes 16/40 again, but I'd roster him in virtually any league. I prefer him as MI in 10 team, but he could be a starter in 12, 15 team or of course NL Only

Coop

2:13

Hey Paul. 12-team H2H roto. Keep Kelvin Herrera at $4 or Roberto Osuna at $3. Am I just nitpicking between the two and should go with simple math and save a buck?

Paul Sporer

2:13

They're pretty close, but I love Herrera so I'd go with him personally

Larry Bernandez

2:14

Hi Paul! 10 team dynasty league with 40 man rosters, and if I'm competing for anything this year, it's third. I've been offered my Bellinger, Hader, and a draft pick for deGrom. If I had a real shot at first I think I'd do it, but since I don't, I'm leaning no. What do you think?

Paul Sporer

2:15

I think you've laid out your answer. Go ahead and pass.

rf_haymaker

2:15

6x6 roto (standard 5 + OBP & Holds). My 5 keepers are Bryant, Rizzo, Turner, Story, & Darvish. Best available bat for my first pick could be Odor. Pass because of poor OBP combo of him and Story? Take a guy like Lucroy instead?

Paul Sporer

2:16

I'm just not huge on Odor so I'd lean toward Lucroy personally, but I don't think you automatically have to because of the OBP. Bryant and Rizzo certainly cover some OBP flaws from other guys for you

Patrick

2:17

Who has you most excited so far this spring?

Paul Sporer

2:20

I don't get too hung up on spring numbers either way, but seeing Archer and Liriano throw strikes and miss bats and Bird smash homers have stood out to me

Bad Predictions

2:20

In a 12-team mixed keeper league (6SP, 2RP, standard categories), Carlos Martinez / Aaron Sanchez / Julio Urias are a good: 2nd / 3rd / 4th starter? 3rd / 4th / 5th? 4th / 5th / 6th?

Paul Sporer

2:21

I'd prefer 2-3-5 for those three

Cath Carroll

2:21

Do you prefer Danny Duffy or Carlos Martinez? Rotisserie 6x6 (QS)

Paul Sporer

2:22

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

GianMarlo Stanfield

2:22

Draft strategy question. 10 Team (Shallow) Auction $260 cap Mixed - Max Keep 4. I've got Correa ($11), Daniel Murphy ($8), Story ($13), and Bregman ($6). About 50% of premier bats are available and 95% of pitchers. What sort of tactic would you go with? OK with Daniel Murphy being my 1B? Thanks Paul love the chat and trying to catch you on TWITCH!

Paul Sporer

2:24

Nice quartet there. I am OK with Murphy at 1B and I think you've built up enough savings to attack pitching and roster a couple aces. I'll be on Twitch this weekend. I've been eye-deep in editing player caps to release on the profile pages for Monday so I haven't even looked at the PS4 for a little while, let alone turn it on, but I'll take a couple hour break Saturday or Sunday for sure.

Darth Vader

2:25

In a mock draft earlier today Bryant went to me at 8. Are those other people crazy?

Paul Sporer

2:25

Haha, no. I just think there are enough opinions on players in the first that someone like him can fall.

2:25

Who would you take for your final two keepers in an NL-only 5x5: Velasquez $17, Eickhoff $11, Owings $6, Chen $6. Already keeping Blackmon $16, Bryant $13, Seager $7, Gsellman $6. Thanks.

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