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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – November 10th, 2017

November 10, 2017

Thanks for comin’ by!

2:36	Paul Sporer: Can’t believe the season is officially done, but the Hot Stove is already heating up. Let’s talk about it!!

2:38	Sox: Would a Rusney Castillo–Matt Kemp trade make sense for the teams?

2:41	Paul Sporer: I think the Sox want to do something else at DH so while in theory it might line up, I don’t think it’s plays in practice

2:41	Paul Sporer: Curious if we ever see Rusney get a real shot, though

2:41	Wes: Former Austinite here. Better Taco, Torchy’s or TacoDeli? For baseball purposes: Do you think Otani ditches the bat for pitching full time in a few years or could he be the first legit two way player we have seen in a long time?

2:42

Paul Sporer: I’m ride or die with Torchy’s. I just love it. The tacos I had at Galaxy Taco in San Diego were amazing and better than Torchy’s, but for local, I’m Torchy’s all day. All I’ve read re: Ohtani is that he wants to be somewhere he can hit. Obv can’t play the field every day he’s not pitching, but maybe 1-2x plus his ABs as SP

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Four FA Relievers Who Could Close

by Paul Sporer

November 9, 2017

The offseason begins with a decent bit of uncertainty in the closer’s role for many teams. The free agent and trade markets could shuffle a lot of 9th inning plans across the league for contenders and pretenders alike. Looking at the free agent market, I’ve identified four middle relievers who I think have a real shot at landing a closer gig this winter.

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Don’t Pay for Starling Marte

by Paul Sporer

November 7, 2017

Starling Marte had an incredibly disappointing 2017 season, fueled by his PED suspension that limited him to just 77 games. While on the field, he had his lowest batting average (.275) since his 47-game debut in 2012 (.257), a solid .333 OBP that wasn’t too far off his .344 career mark, and a career-worst .379 SLG (has a .439 career and was at .456 last year). He did go 21-for-25 on the bases which would’ve netted around 35 had he played his average 568 PA from the last four seasons. He was the 23rd overall pick in NFBC leagues last year, but the rough season hasn’t even cost him a round as he went 35th on average in Justin’s draft and then 45th in my NFBC draft-and-hold from Friday night in Arizona.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 505 – Live from AFL!

by Paul Sporer

November 5, 2017

11/05/17

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Special Thanks to James Gale who produced the live show in Arizona!

Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

Justin Upton back to LAA (1:30)
- Pursuing Mike Moustakas, too?
Masahiro Tanaka opts in (6:38)
Miguel Sano leg surgery (10:06)
Dustin Pedroia knee surgery (14:55)

Playoff Stock Watch

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Brewers Show Faith in Chase Anderson… And You Should, Too

by Paul Sporer

October 31, 2017

Chase Anderson had shown glimpses of upside over his first three seasons as a major leaguer, during which he netted a 4.26 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and 12% K-BB in 418.7 IP. He even caught the eye of our very own Eno Sarris, who heralded him as a solid deep league option for those first two seasons. Unfortunately, he (Anderson, not Sarris… though Sarris has given up some bombs) had a home run issue as well (1.3 HR/9) only exacerbated by playing first in Arizona then Milwaukee.

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – October 26th, 2017

by Paul Sporer

October 26, 2017

Filled in for Eno, thanks for coming out!