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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – December 16th, 2020

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December 16, 2020

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1:40

Paul Sporer: Gooooood afternoon, y’all!
1:41

Hooha: Am I crazy for thinking Trent Grisham should be a top 35 player in OBP leagues for 2021?
1:43

Paul Sporer: I can’t get behind that, especially as top 35 overall, though even top 35 hitter is tough for someone who we can’t quiiiite trust vL just yet. I like Grisham as a power-speed combo, but not as much as you
1:44

Pete A: Paul I can seem to find the Ariel Cohen Beat the Shift podcast on iTunes. Where can I find it?
1:45

Paul Sporer: It might not be on iTunes yet, you can ask Ariel directly on their Twitter acct for the show https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/beat-the-shift-podcast-teaser/
1:45

stonecold: I feel like you’ve said you have DeGrom as your 1.01, is that still true for you?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 874 – McCann, Dahl, Lowe Moves + 3B Pt. 3

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December 15, 2020

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Any Hope for These 2020 Flops? Part 2

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December 14, 2020

Calling someone a flop in two-month season requires some serious caveats, air quotes around “flop”, or both. That doesn’t mean there weren’t several disappointing players that deserve a deeper look to see what’s going on. This will be a running series this winter, check it out the other installments below.

Joey Gallo | TEX – OF – 77 wRC+

Gallo has been a fantasy darling for a while now spurred by back-to-back 40 HR seasons in 2017-18. The catch was a combined .208 AVG in those seasons so you had to plan around that deficiency if you wanted the power. Then in 2019 his BABIP soared to a career best .368, fueling a .253 AVG in the process, though it was just 70 games as injuries limited him. What I think was lost on many was that a .500 BABIP against lefties really drove the gains for Gallo.

In other words, it was fraudulent.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 873 – Lots of 3B Talk; Santana to KC

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December 10, 2020

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 872 – White Sox Improve; Start of 3B Preview

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December 8, 2020

12/8/20

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2021 THIRD BASE, PT. 1

The King

The Stars

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Any Hope for These 2020 Flops?

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December 7, 2020

Calling someone a flop in two-month season requires some serious caveats, air quotes around “flop”, or both. That doesn’t mean there weren’t several disappointing players that deserve a deeper look to see what’s going on. We will investigate some of them today and if you find this exercise worthwhile, we can make it a series!

Victor Robles | WAS – OF – 65 wRC+

Robles had the standard “better in fantasy” season in 2019 as his 17 HR and 28 SB overshadowed his uninspired .255/.326/.419 line. His proponents (of which I am one) acknowledged the poor batted ball profile but felt that it was premature to lock the 23-year old into his 2019 levels. Oh, he wasn’t locked in… turns out he could get worse!

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 871 – Non-Tenders and More SS Talk

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December 3, 2020

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 870 – Minor & Taylor to KC + SS Preview Pt. 2

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December 1, 2020

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – November 25th, 2020

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November 25, 2020

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1:31

Paul Sporer: Welcome everybody! A bit of an abbreviated chat on this holiday week, let’s talk some baseball!
1:33

Daniel: Paul, JD Davis to Colorado for Jon Gray. Davis becomes the Rockies 1b. Who says no?
1:34

Paul Sporer: Probably the Rockies and honestly, rightfully so. Gray hasn’t been a stud by any stretch, but they need to keep any developed pitching they can. Ryan McMahon SHOULD be able to replicate J.D. Davis or come damn close, but getting pitching has been this franchise’s issue forever.
1:35

Daniel: Thoughts on the Mets hiring Chris Young as GM. Seems like an unnecessary risk given his complete lack of experience.
1:35

Paul Sporer: Did they hire him? I thought it was only an interview. He is remarkably smart and obviously wouldn’t be working by himself. I don’t think it’s that big of a risk, I like the move
1:35

Paul Sporer: (espec. since it’s only an interview, but I’m not against them hiring him)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 868 – Morton Signs + SS Preview Pt. 1

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November 24, 2020

11/24/20

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