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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – November 22nd, 2023

November 22, 2023

Y’all really showed out on this day-before-Thanksgiving chat!

Transcript is now available:

1:00	Paul Sporer: Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out!!!

1:02	James: What prospects do you see making an impact on the ‘24 Mets

1:06

Paul Sporer: I still have confidence in Brett Baty. I like Mark Vientos as a power-only guy. Drew Gilbert, who they got from Houston in the JV trade is interesting. Ronny Mauricio has an appealing pwr-spd profile, it is undercut by a rough plate profile that includes too many Ks and not nearly enough BB.

1:07	Ben: Confidence in Framber next year? Seems to have faded a bit down the stretch…what tier of pitcher would you rank him with?

1:12	Paul Sporer: Yeah I’m not going anywhere with him. He had a brutal July and then a few roadbumps the rest of the way with several gems still mixed in, including the August 1st no-hitter. I’d love for the rough playoff to drop his price a bit, I’ll gladly buy

1:12	Pete Rose Jr.: Can you see the Reds trading India to Seattle for a young SP?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1231 – Surprising Steamer Statlines for 2024

by Paul Sporer

November 20, 2023

11/20/23

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!

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@sporer – Host
@justinmasonfwfb – Co-Host/Producer

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

Aaron Nola stays in PHI
Lance Lynn back to StL
Reynaldo López signs in ATL
Kyle Wright/Jackson Kowar deal
Brandon Woodruff non-tendered
Nick Senzel non-tendered

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1230 – Sleeper Pick Review

by Paul Sporer

November 17, 2023

11/17/23

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!

Follow us on Twitter

@sporer – Host
@justinmasonfwfb – Co-Host/Producer

PATREON

Join our Patreon for live video feeds of each show
Watch the video feed replay on YouTube

INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

Our Gladiator draft
Cal Quantrill trade
Aaron Bummer trade
- Jared Shuster/Michael Soroka

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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – November 15th, 2023

by Paul Sporer

November 15, 2023

Chats are back! Check out the transcript from today:

1:05	Paul Sporer: And we’re back! The chats return! (Might still have one-off misses around the holidays, but no longer on planned hiatus)

1:07	Eds: Thoughts about a Sleeper & the Bust Gladiator league?

1:07	Paul Sporer: We gotta do that!!! I’ll mention it to Justin, he’s elite at arranging things like that

1:08	John: Can you explain the Matt Damon references I always see in these chats? Always feel like I’m missing out on a joke

1:10	Paul Sporer: I think it just started as a reference to Team America and has just kinda stuck around since —

1:10

jack: Keeper league where you keep two players and lose a draft pick one slot above where they were taken. Already keeping Carroll (7th round, so forfeiting 6th round pick) but have to choose between Altuve (14th) and Torkelson (21st) – Altuve obviously is better overall but Tork plus the 13th rounder might be better than Altuve plus the 20th?

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Breakout Breakdown: First Base

by Paul Sporer

November 14, 2023

Last spring, I wrote up a group of first basemen who I saw as valuable picks in the draft. Let’s review the initial projection, see what happened, and grade these suckers!

2023 Breakout 1B

1B

Wil Myers | CIN

My Projection: .265/.343/.493, 24 HR, 66 R, 71 RBI, 7 SB in 505 PA
Final Result: .189/.257/.283, 3 HR, 11 R, 12 RBI, 2 SB in 141 PA

What Happened: OK, we’re starting off hot!! Well, hot vomit. Let’s not beat around the bush, this is a massive F-. Myers completely flamed out and was eventually run out of Cincinnati altogether as they called up a bevy of premium prospects, most of whom clicked upon arrival. He managed a meager 43 wRC+ in his tiny sample and was let go in late-June.

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