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Paul Sporer Rotographs Chat

Paul Sporer

2:22

Yoooo!! It's the final regular season chat for me!! Let's talk some baseball

Dave

2:24

Name the fantasy-relevant pitcher whose 2018 ranking you are most unsure of right now. Why?

Paul Sporer

2:27

Luis Castillo. I love him, but want to be careful not to overrate him. The Luis Severino comps seem to forget that Sevvy flopped after his debut before exploding this year. Prospect growth isn't linear!

Luke

2:27

Who's winning the World Series?

Paul Sporer

2:28

No clue, of course. I think it's a wide open playoff and should be a lot of fun, but I'll go Nats. They'll finally win a series and then take off to the World Series

Moltar

2:28

Sigh, Quintana's going to throw a gem against me in my insanely tight h2h points championship. Here's trying to jinx him out of a no hitter at least

Paul Sporer

2:30

It's only the fourth inning!

2:30

With some good money on the line and 1 roster move remaining, do you like Chacin, Bridwell, or Mengden if I need to nab one more start this weekend? Bonus points for Wins and ERA

Paul Sporer

2:33

SF is one of the road spots where Chacin has actually pitched pretty well. I'd go the order you list bc Mengden in Texas is tough

Dat Dude

2:33

Up 6 points with 3 days left in Roto, just wanted to say thanks for the help all season!

Paul Sporer

2:34

You're welcome! Good luck bringing it home!!

Al Gone Quinn

2:34

Tanaka ended the season with a gem. Where does he rank going into next season?

Paul Sporer

2:37

I'm not sure I can commit to better than top 50 right now before diving in. I'm going to run away from him as I'm sure many are, but I won't overdraft him, either

YKnotDisco?!

2:37

Which hit mode do you use while playing MLBTS17? What about pitching?

Paul Sporer

2:37

Zone hitting and Analog pitching. Analog can be tough to get used to, but it's well worth the growing pains

Gruf

2:37

Hi Paul

Paul Sporer

2:38

Hi Gruf

Ethan

2:38

I feel like Donaldson is going to be a massive value in drafts next season because people are going to see his line and not realize he missed a third of the year. His full season pace would leave him just shy of 50 home runs

Paul Sporer

2:39

I think he's going to go no later than the 3rd round with regularity which is definitely nice for what he can do, but I'm not sure it's a huge discount

Slapshot

2:40

It's the end of the FY at work. I should be focusing on work, instead I'm watching the Sporer chat before heading off to the Nationals game. Thanks for making my Friday better, Paul!

Paul Sporer

2:40

hey no problem!

JhayDhee

2:40

Gonna put in the Events grind for that PS Verlander?

Paul Sporer

2:40

Hell yessss

2:45

My league mates forced me to keep JD for $22 after the preseason injury (despite a clause in the league rules that says you can back out of keeping a player if injured in preseason), and now I just laugh as he destroys their hopes and dreams in the playoffs. Thanks for the help this year, Paul!

Paul Sporer

2:45

Hahahaha, karma for ignoring the rules!

Congrats on your success!

Moltar

2:45

Win or lose, I'm gonna be so sad next week when fantasy baseball is over :(

Paul Sporer

2:45

Always, but we've got a playoff coming and then offseason coverage!!!

khaaan

2:45

Thanks for the fantasy help all year. I dropped Miggy for David Wright on the last day to give the Captain another ring.

Paul Sporer

2:46

Congrats!! I love it. Did your team vote to give him a full share of the winnings? :)

Gruf

2:46

+1 Moltar

Hi Paul, 3 Keepers for next season who to select from Santana, Moncada,Buxton, Conforto,C Taylor,Bogaerts and Moose. Normal Cats+OPS. Help me Sporer, your me only hope.

Paul Sporer

2:51

I assume that's Domingo. I mean, I think you gotta go Moncada and Buxton just bc of their upside and market value. You might consider trading one for a more established young bat if you see fit. After that, it's kinda open. Hearing Conforto will be healthy and ready to go, but still tough to trust for me. I like Taylor's diverse profile with positional flexibility. I'm leaning to him among this group.

2:52

As far as Bogaerts goes, I think he'll be overlooked next year and can be drafted back at a nice price instead of kept. Santana had a tremendous season in line with Taylor's from a HR/SB standpoint, but OF is so deep and he still Ks 30% of the time

Moltar

2:52

I can keep Jansen at roughly market rate. Even if there's no surplus value there, is it worth it just to have an elite reliever locked down?

Paul Sporer

2:53

Ya I personally go for the upper tier of closers regularly. They can flop as any player or position can, but I like that advantage of not having to devote in-season resources to chasing saves

Minty

2:53

Luis Castillo, Albies, or Pham as my last keeper? Have OF depth and thinking flip Pham and keep Castillo

Paul Sporer

2:53

Ya I think you should do that. Don't completely sleep on Albies, though. Pair him and Pham perhaps for a big piece

2:54

Yo Paul, I know it's waaaay early to start thinking about next year, but in a 14 team H2H OPS league, you can keep two of Bellinger, Hoskins, Mookie, Bryant. Who are you rolling with?

Paul Sporer

2:54

Mookie and Bryant still

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