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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 994 – Shortstop Debates

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December 18, 2021

12/18/21

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Paul Sporer’s 2022 SS Rankings

by Paul Sporer

December 17, 2021

I’ll be releasing my first run of positional rankings over the next week or so. My rankings with the individual comments will come after the new year, but these will lay the groundwork and show you where I’m at to start. These are for 5×5 15-teamers with a 20-game eligibility threshold.

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Paul Sporer’s 2022 1B Rankings

by Paul Sporer

December 16, 2021

I’ll be releasing my first run of positional rankings over the next week or so. My rankings with the individual comments will come after the new year, but these will lay the groundwork and show you where I’m at to start. These are for 5×5 15-teamers with a 20-game eligibility threshold.

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Paul Sporer’s 2022 2B Rankings

by Paul Sporer

December 15, 2021

I’ll be releasing my first run of positional rankings over the next week or so. My rankings with the individual comments will come after the new year, but these will lay the groundwork and show you where I’m at to start.

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – December 15th, 2021

by Paul Sporer

December 15, 2021

Transcript is now available!

1:06	Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Let’s talk some baseball!

1:09	Jon: What are you thinking on Patrick Sandoval for next season? I was floating some trade offers out there and it seems no one realizes how good he was before the season ending back injury… So I’m trying to figure out if I should just keep him

1:14

Paul Sporer: I’m a big fan! It stinks that injury cut down his breakout season and it is definitely causing people to overlook him, though in fairness, I also share some wariness when a pitcher ends the season injured and we’re flying a bit blind on him going into the following season. He is very fairly priced (87th pitcher – including closers) in early drafts and obviously we’ll get more clarity as the offseason moves forward & his price will rise w/any good news. I’d probably just keep him bc I doubt anyone is paying big bucks for him in the trade market

1:14	Eric: How good is Julio Rodriguez going to be this year? Next year?

1:19

Paul Sporer: I obviously can’t say for sure. ZiPS loves him after the brilliant two-level season at A+/AA but it’ll be a big leap to the majors. He’ll need some AAA time, too, of course. Kelenic’s failures in his debut season don’t really impact how I see Rodriguez (I only bring that up bc I have seen some ppl reference Kelenic as a reason to worry about J.Rod) for ’22, but I’m not going to go too crazy in drafts just bc of the wait. I’d be surprised if he’s up before May and I’m not holding for a month in most formats.

1:21	8675309: Odds Alvarez goes 300 with 40 and 110 next year?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 993 – Second Base Debates

by Paul Sporer

December 14, 2021

12/14/21

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IN FOCUS: Justin’s 2B Rankings

Javier Báez at 5th (3:40)
Jonathan India at 12th (9:40)
Ketel Marte at 13th (16:47)
Chris Taylor at 16th (23:20)

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2022 FanGraphs Draft Kit

by Paul Sporer

December 13, 2021

Welcome to the RotoGraphs 2022 Draft Kit!

It is a bit different than the standard kit as it will be a landing page for all our fall and winter articles pertinent for your spring drafts. In the past, it has been difficult at times to recall an article from early in the offseason when it comes time to applying the information in March, but this will remedy that and give you a one stop shop to find the best offseason info we have to offer. It will be updated multiple times a week with the necessary articles in the categories listed below. If there is something you would like to see that isn’t included, please let us know in the comments.

Last updated: 4/7/2022

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 992 – Outfield Debates Pt. 3: The Unranked

by Paul Sporer

December 10, 2021

12/10/21

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2021 Roster Review: New York Yankees

by Paul Sporer

December 9, 2021

92-70 (3rd in Division; 7th in MLB)

[PREVIOUS REVIEWS]

SP Wins: 44 (14th)

RP Wins: 48 (3rd)

Saves: 47 (6th)

1+ Save: 7 (Aroldis Chapman 30, Chad Green 6, Jonathan Loáisiga 5, Wandy Peralta 3, Lucas Luetge, Albert Abreu, Zack Britton 1)

100+ Ks: 4 (Gerrit Cole 243, Jordan Montgomery 162, Jameson Taillon 140, Nestor Cortes 103; 3 super-close ones: Green 99, Domingo Germán 98, Chapman 97)

.260+ AVG (min. 350 PA): 4 (Aaron Judge .287, Giancarlo Stanton .273, DJ LeMahieu .268, Gio Urshela .267)

65+ Runs: 2 (Judge 89, LeMahieu 84)

65+ RBI: 2 (Judge 98, Stanton 97)

10+ HRs: 10 (Judge 39, Stanton 35, Gary Sánchez 23, Rougned Odor 15, Urshela 14, Joey Gallo 13 [total: 38], Luke Voit 11, LeMahieu, Brett Gardner, Kyle Higashioka 10)

5+ SBs: 4 (Tyler Wade 17, Gleyber Torres 14, Judge 6, Greg Allen 5)

BEST BUY: Giancarlo Stanton

It felt a little odd to land on Stanton here, but he basically replicated Judge’s season and he is about 60 picks cheaper. He also regained OF eligibility after being UT-only in most formats last season. Obviously he comes with higher health risk than an average hitter, but he is still one of the strongest bets for 30 HR in a given season.

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