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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – June 21st, 2019

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June 21, 2019

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12:21

Paul Sporer: Good afternoon, everyone! Let’s talk some baseball!!
12:21

Zig: Mercado worth a look?
12:22

Paul Sporer: Ya, for sure. Speed guy who has shown some pop, too. I really like him.
12:22

Zac Gallen: What did you think of my start yesterday, and prospects for ROS?  Hold?  Sell?
12:24

Paul Sporer: Dug the start for sure. Mixed four pitches well, solid velo, and really handled the Cards. They ran up his count a bit, but I was impressed. My only concern is the crunch of pitchers once Lopez & Smith get healthy, but I’d scoop Gallen anywhere and let it play out bc you never know w/injuries
12:24

Cookie: Jorge Soler: hold or stream in 10-team (5 OF)?

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Planning Ahead with Pitching (Jun. 24-Jul. 7)

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June 20, 2019

Looking at team batting performance by handedness to identify some potential pitching pickups to exploit the matchups. This is using a probable starter schedule from June 24th – July 7th. It is subject to change (obviously!) so stay tuned, especially with the later ones.

Worst offenses against righties all season through June 19th by wRC+:

  • Tigers – 74 wRC+
  • Marlins – 75
  • Giants – 77
  • Blue Jays – 78
  • Orioles – 81

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A Closer Look at Jordan Yamamoto

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June 19, 2019

Jordan Yamamoto was ranked 23rd on the site’s 2019 Marlins prospect list, given a 40-grade future value as a potential backend starter. The right-hander, who came over in the Christian Yelich deal, was credited for his pitchability and depth of arsenal that would allow him to carve out a role in the backend of a rotation or as a multi-inning reliever. A 12th-round pick back in 2014, Yamamoto has put up a 26% strikeout rate, 7% walk rate, 3.75 ERA, and 1.24 WHIP in 463 innings. He put up a 3.58 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 14% K-BB in 12 starts at Double-A which earned him the call.

His prospect profile highlighted his four-pitch arsenal (FB, CB, SL, and CH), but may have sold him short as he’s also shown a cutter in his two MLB starts (though the CH has been relegated to a show-me pitch). The scouting report was AFL-focused as he threw 26 solid innings back in October/November so it was the freshest look at Yamamoto. His fastball was high-80s, with dips down to 86 mph, though there was a high end of 94 (not sure if that was done at AFL or during the 2018 season). This capped some of his upside per Eric and Kiley:

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 706 – Sweet Swinging Hitters

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June 18, 2019

6/1/19

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 705 – Struggling Star Hitters

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June 17, 2019

6/17/19

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS (8:42)

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – June 14th, 2019

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June 14, 2019

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12:20

Paul Sporer: Gooood afternoon everyone, let’s talk some baseball!!!
12:21

Chuck: Paul, is Chance Sisco good now? Is he worth taking a chance on in a categories H2H over Alfaro?
12:22

Paul Sporer: Sisco might actually be panning out a bit??? I think I might stick with Alfaro, though, tbh
12:22

Joe: I need to cut one: Carpenter or Donaldson?
12:23

Paul Sporer: Ugh, that’s tough. I guess Donaldson
12:23

NOT MACKEL: Is it time to drop Joey Votto? I’ve playing for a couple weeks without a catcher, 12 team h2h.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 704 – Position Player Check-Ins

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June 13, 2019

6/13/19

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Where Pitching Has Come From

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June 12, 2019

The general assessment of the 2019 season thus far is that pitching studs have disappointed while a throng of underrated arms have come to save the day. But is that true? We know the likes of Noah Syndergaard and Aaron Nola have fallen well short of expectations and gems like Mike Soroka and Matthew Boyd have picked up the slack. What does the whole picture look like, though?

I used the NFBC average draft position for the Main Event as a starting point and then compared that to where the pitchers are in our Auction Calculator.

THE TOP 20 DRAFTED

Let’s start with the studs. Guess how many of the top 20 drafted starters are still there thus far according to the Auction Calculator?

Ready?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 703 – Examining Sputtering Starters

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June 11, 2019

6/11/19

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Useful Hitters on Bad Teams

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June 11, 2019

While I’d love to pepper my offense with Twins, Astros, Dodgers, and Brewers, the guys from the best offenses are hard to acquire, whether at the draft table or once an offense takes off in-season. The dregs of the league are still going to play 162 games, though, and not every poor team is down in the standings because of their offense so there are gems to be found.

I wanted to highlight someone from each of the poor teams (at least a couple games below .500) and see if they are someone you might want to roster the rest of the way. Oakland, New York (N), St. Louis, and San Diego weren’t included because I don’t see them in line with the rest of these poor teams.

Hanser Alberto, BAL | 2B/3B

Alberto is hitting .384/.408/.493 over his last 18 games with 1 HR and 3 SB. He has nine multi-hit games and he has batted leadoff in 12 of his 17 starts. Batting average will drive this profile with a few homers and steals, but I like that he’s atop the lineup.

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