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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – March 5th, 2025

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March 5, 2025

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1:00

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!
1:00

Frank: In a keep forever, would you rather have Jared Jones or Bryan Woo?
1:01

Paul Sporer: I lean Jones there in part due to Woo’s injury history, though I freely admit that any pitcher is super susceptible to injury and it’s not like Jones didn’t have a big injury of his own last yr
1:02

Mochi: Even if Luis Robert doesn’t return to the dizzying heights of yesteryear, he’s still a top 10 CF for how many years providing reasonable health?
1:03

Paul Sporer: Still just 27 yrs old, so at least the next 3-4 yrs I’d think
1:03

ObliqueSoChic: 12T 5×5 12 spot keep forever – can I trust Christian Walker as a keeper with his age and oblique history? I guess I have to?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1384 – OF Preview Pt. 2

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March 4, 2025

3/4/25

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

AL EAST DEEP-DIVE:

Tier 3

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1382 – Team-by-Team Prospect Review: AL East ft. Eric Longenhagen

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February 28, 2025

2/28/25

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NOTE: This will serve as Friday’s episode. Justin & Paul will return on Monday. I also don’t know why I thought Toronto is ahead of Tampa Bay alphabetically, lol.

AL EAST DEEP-DIVE:

Players Mentioned

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1381 – OF Preview Pt. 1

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February 28, 2025

2/27/25

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OUTFIELD PREVIEW PT. 1:

Jeff’s Tiers

Tier 1

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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – February 26th, 2025

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February 26, 2025

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1380 – 3B Preview Pt. 3

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February 24, 2025

2/24/25

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THIRD BASE PREVIEW PT. 3:

Tier 7

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1378 – 3B Preview Pt. 2

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February 22, 2025

2/21/25

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THIRD BASE PREVIEW PT. 3:

Tier 4

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1377 – 3B Preview Pt. 1

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February 21, 2025

2/20/25

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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – February 20th, 2025

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February 20, 2025

Transcript is now live!

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Paul Sporer: Thanks so much for coming to the chat! This Thursday time is just a one-off to coincide with my Prospect Week contributions.

Check out my Re-Draft Prospect article: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/fantasy-update-2025-re-draft-and-dynasty… and Top 150 Dynasty Prospect rankings: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2025-fantasy-rankings?so… — and feel free to ask any questions about it here today. We got run a tight 50-55 minutes bc I have back-to-back podcasts lined up today, including my prospect deep-dive with Eric Longenhagen!!
1:02

Austin: Hey, Paul. I have two keeper spots remaining for a number of players. Who would you pick of Michael Toglia, Robbie Ray, Brayan Bello, Lars Nootbaar, Heston Kjerstad, Noelvi Marte and Heston Kjerstad? Lot of options in a 16-keeper league.

Thanks!
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Paul Sporer: Ooh interesting group. I do love Kjerstad, but he’s still on the outside looking in and I’m not sure where he breaks into the lineup without an injury. I’m leaning toward Nootbaar and Toglia here with Marte & Ray getting heavy consideration right behind them. Tough choices to be sure, but that’s where I land
1:06

Cory: Hey Paul, 14 team H2H keeper league.  40 player rosters with 10 player minors.  Keep 26.  I left myself with Turang as my SS last year and now I’m stuck.  Been offered Bogaerts for my Arozarena.    Thoughts?   Should I squeeze for a little more?
1:08

Paul Sporer: I really have no problem with it as a 1-for-1, but if you can squeeze an extra little nugget, that’d obviously be great, too. Don’t push too hard that they take it off the table, though bc it’s solid straight up to address your SS depth
1:08

Guest: When will the Athletics finally bench Seth Brown, and who will fill his spot in LF?

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Fantasy Update: 2025 Re-Draft and Dynasty Prospects to Know

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February 20, 2025
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Prospect Week 2025

Prospects have become increasingly important to winning re-draft fantasy leagues. Of course, they have always been major in-season acquisitions, but now they’re making their presence felt at the draft table, too. With more fantasy managers aware of the prospects who are likely to have an impact in a given season, the battle for their services has become much more fevered, leading some managers to stash desirable prospects for a month or two rather than try to pluck them off the wire once they are called up and risk missing out.

These guys aren’t draftable in every format, but I cast a wide net so that the list has utility across many formats and can be revisited when those players who don’t break camp on a big league roster are called up. All of them should be in the majors for a substantial portion of the 2025 season. It is worth familiarizing yourself with them so that you’re ready to bid on the ones who aren’t draftable in your particular league.

These rankings are now available on the 2025 Fantasy Rankings tab of The Board, where you can also see the Top 150 Dynasty Rankings! Read the rest of this entry »


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