Author Archive: Paul Sporer

Don’t Pay for Starling Marte

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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!

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November 5, 2017

11/05/17

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Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

Playoff Stock Watch

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

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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

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October 26, 2017

Filled in for Eno, thanks for coming out!

11:53

Paul Sporer: Hola, everyone! Eno’s at his gall bladder appointment. I had to have mine removed a couple years ago and he seems to be going through the same thing, so we’ll see what’s what after this appt.
11:54

D.B. Sweeney as Shoeless Joe: What on earth are the Yankees thinking? Georgia Roddy is the best man for the job.
11:54

Paul Sporer: This is REALLY shocking that he’s out. There were grumblings on Twitter last night, but I wasn’t sure if it was sourced or not
11:54

Tim: JOOOEEEEEEE!!!!!!
11:54

Paul Sporer: Very surprising
11:55

Michael: Josh Fields was definitely the right choice, right?

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World Series Game 1 SP Matchup Notes

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October 24, 2017

Here is a look at some of the performance data for each team based on tonight’s matchup: Dallas Keuchel v. Clayton Kershaw. Links to the data where available.

The Dodgers v. Dallas Keuchel

  • After a disastrous year vs. lefties in 2016 where they finished dead last in wOBA (.275) with a 22.4% K rate (13th-highest), they’ve soared to 5th in wOBA (.337) while standing pat in K rate at 22.3% (10th-highest).
  • They’re 12th in wOBA (.281) against lefty sliders, Keuchel’s most-used secondary pitch (19%).
  • They’re 6th in wOBA (.334) against lefty changeups, Keuchel’s best secondary by pitch value (6) which he used 13% of the time.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 504 – World Series Preview

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October 24, 2017

10/23/17

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Strategy Section: 2018 Draft Battles

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat- October 20th, 2017

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October 20, 2017

Thanks for coming out to chat ahead of Game 6 of the ALCS! Go JV!

5:30

Paul Sporer: Almost time for Game 6 of the ALCS! Let’s talk some baseball!!!
5:31

CT: Hey Paul, thanks for doing this, hope all is well. In my 6×6 12 team roto w/ $260 budget and 3 keepers, my best options (because I don’t wanna keep SPs) are C. Seager $35, C. Bellinger $10, T. Mancini $10, and R. Devers $10. Thoughts?
5:32

Paul Sporer: Bellinger and Dever for sure. I like what Mancini did, but I still think I’d rather pay the freight on Seager
5:33

Mike: 18 team H2H point Auction league only 2 keepers –  who do you keep.
5:33

Paul Sporer: Ideally Trout and Harper 😉
5:35

Mike: Who do you keep?   Betts for $13 with 1 year left or J.Ramirez with 2 yrs left.   Other keeper is Bellinger for $4 for 3yr

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – October 19th, 2017

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October 19, 2017

Filling in for Eno today!

11:02

Paul Sporer: Gooooood morning (for me, at least), everyone! Eno is a little under the weather so I’m filling in!
11:02

hscer: so what do you got that eno don’t
11:02

Paul Sporer: Health, currently
11:02

RonWeasley: Edwin or Jake Lamb next season?
11:03

Paul Sporer: Gimme Rake Lamb, maybe ’18 is the year he dominates for a whole season instead of a 2H swoon again
11:03

Jaime: Any Padres worth drafting next year?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 503 – Jason’s Lessons

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October 19, 2017

10/18/17

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  • AL LCS Review
  • NL LCS Review

Strategy Section

  • Jason’s Lessons from ‘17

Events

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 502 – LCS Previews

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October 14, 2017

10/13/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is brought to you by Out of the Park Baseball 18, the best baseball strategy game ever made – available NOW on PC, Mac, and Linux platforms! Go to ootpdevelopments.com to order now and save 10% with the code SLEEPER18!

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