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2/1/22
TOUGH SP RANKS
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Approximately 54 minutes of joyous analysis.
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Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Thanks for coming!
Sabey Sabes: What’s a realistic expectation from Judge this year? Have him as a keeper at #10 overall, but oh the trade options, too.
Paul Sporer: Something like .285/40/100/100
Paul Sporer: And that’s conservative, tbh
Nate: If you can keep either Nate Lowe or Tristan Casas in a 16 teamer…think they’ll be roughly similar this year? And moving forward? Or am I over/underestimating Casas?
Paul Sporer: Probably overestimating Casas right now. I’m a big Lowe fan so it’s easily him for me
1/30/22
OF RANKINGS 81+
1/27/22
OF RANKINGS 31-80
The Hot Corner is tough this year. There is a pack of stars atop the heap, but then a substantial drop-off where things completely open up. You could find yourself behind the 8-ball if you wait too long. Meanwhile, you could aim to make things worse for your leaguemates by taking some multi-eligible players and slotting them throughout your lineup.
NOTES:
The lack of premium talent at the Hot Corner makes José Ramírez a legit 1.1 consideration for me. Make no mistake, his skills alone do that, too, but there are a handful of candidates for that top spot and when trying to parse through them, his eligibility at 3B is a big selling point for me.
Manny Machado is just as rock solid as it gets and almost feels like a bit of a bargain as a wheel pick, going regularly in the 14-18 range in 15-team leagues. He has even gone as late as 20 during January which is a steal with his ironclad production and dearth of premium 3B.
The transcript is now available!
Paul Sporer: Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!
Nate: Hey Paul, quick breakdown of the Mondesi deal? Thanks!
Paul Sporer: He is still SUUUUCH an injury risk that it’s hard to get too excited, but just him being in the news will probably raise his price. I’m OK taking the shot anything past pick-200 as he can make an impact in as few as 75 games, but don’t put all your SB eggs in his basket!
ScottTINSTAAPP: Vegas Main Event Saturday is officially 2 months away, can’t wait!
Paul Sporer: I am so excited already!!!
Oil Can Baggins: Hey Paul, if you had any hints for market manipulation on OOTP in advance of your new set dropping on Thursday – could you very cryptically hint at it? If I should load up on historical Tigers, blink twice.
1/24/22
OF RANKINGS 1-30
1/20/22
SS RANKINGS
A day late, but hopefully not a dollar short!
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Paul Sporer: I inexplicably forgot yesterday was Wednesday… no joke. I’m an old idiot. Anyway, didn’t want miss this week so let’s rock!
Guest: hey, paul!
in an obp league with slg added. trying to choose between keeping nootbaar at $5 and jorge polanco at $5. thoughts?
Paul Sporer: I lean toward Noot as I have the pair pretty close, but Noot having more upside. My HR/SB/AVG for them are close while Noot gets a healthy OBP boost and then close again on SLG. We have Noot batting 6th rn, but if he moves back up, then his R/RBI can exceed Polanco for sure
Larry: What’s your confidence level in Acuna returning to the stud he was before the knee injury?
Paul Sporer: Pretty high. He’s my #1 overall by projection, barely over Judge and J-Ram (all of whom I can take at 1.1) and I think a year removed from the injury should help Acuña get back some pop while hopefully continuing to run. 40/40 is very much in play, though obviously that’s the upside, not the projection/expectation
Guest: Jordan Walker for Marcelo Mayer and Henry Davis. Who says no?