Paul Sporer: Goood afternoon, y’all!

MochiBetts: Think Jared Walsh can play himself into a spot/trade somewhere this spring?

Paul Sporer: Did he get merked from Texas? He was an NRI for them

Daro: Jhoan Duran or Dw in Williams in dynasty league?

Paul Sporer: Pretty much a coin toss for me, so let’s just go w/the guy 3 yrs younger in Duran

Daro: Devin Williams*

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

MochiBetts: Currently very deep in pitching for dynasty and have Skubal, was waffling a bit and leaning towards trying to trade him after your conversation with PitchersList but then I saw the tweet that he hit 100 on the gun yesterday.  And then tweets about him re-working the slider/cutter a bit, so now what do I do?  Because he 100% got that dog in him.

Paul Sporer: I love Skubes and definitely want to keep him where possible as I do see the full scale breakout coming this year. You could always leverage the rest of your pitcher depth to make a trade if you’re looking to get some more hitting

Guest: Hey Paul, pick one keeper in 12 team roto: O. Cruz 12th, Casas 18th or Royce 22nd (already have a 3B and only one util spot with no CI). I have been having a real hard time picking.  Thanks!

Paul Sporer: Dang, that extra context does make it tougher to keep Royce or he’d be my slamdunk choice. That said, I’m not averse to filling the UT spot if it’s the best option for my team. I thiiiink it might still be, but if you just don’t want to do that, then I’d go Casas and his big time pop

Brian: Should I keep Nathaniel Lowe at $10?  The league is a points league (BBs count, Ks don’t).  15 team mixed. $260 budget.  Key rule:  $5 minimum salary.

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GZ: put a bet on Rocco Baldelli manager of the year, money in the bank

Paul Sporer: You like Minnesota big this year? I feel like there could be some stiffer competition in the Central this year

E: I feel like the hype on Evan Carter is a little out of control. Is he not pretty similar to TJ Freidl except that Freidl just did it for a full season? Am I way off here?

Paul Sporer: You’re not way off, no. He is a platoon threat which is tough for a Top 150 pick. I’m a big fan of his game, but some of that is more about his real life game (excellent eye and defense) so I understand being cautious about his rising draft price. He is definitely the big Playoff Tax guy this year. Always seems to be 1-2 a year

MS: In an 8 team, 5×5 roto, keep 10/20, who is a more valuable trade assest: Adolis Garcia or Randy Arozarena?

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Kyle B: How high are you on Bryan Woo this season and in a dynasty format? I thought he showed some real promising signs last year and has good stuff, but he’s still in the 40s-50s in a lot of predraft lists.

Paul Sporer: I’m a fan! He’s in the 50s for me, essentially paired w/teammate Bryce Miller where I will take one once the first one is selected. He is being fairly priced after a solid debut so even if he doesn’t take a major step forward, you’re not being pinched at the draft table to take the shot on him

Clayton’s back: Hey Paul.  In a 12 team roto with 3 OFs and no CI or MI pick two to keep: L. Webb 5th, O. Cruz 11th, Casas 19th and Royce 22nd.  None of my other keepers are pitchers and my first pick will be in the 5th round (unless I keep Webb).  Thanks!

Paul Sporer: I gotta go Royce at that price. It really neutralizes the risk to pay a 22nd rounder for him so he’s the easy choice for me even w/the other 3 being strong players

Greg: Hey Paul, thanks for the chat. I’m in a head-to-head points league, daily lineup changes and we start 11 hitters. I have Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker as three of my keepers. I added Yainer Diaz last season and am now considering keeping him as well. Is four guys from the same lineup – even a lineup that good – too much in that type of league? Thanks!

Paul Sporer: Welcome everyone, thanks for coming out! Tomorrow is February… we are so close to pitchers & catchers reporting, y’all!!!!

Too Many Mooks: How has Acuna not been on the cover of The Show?

Paul Sporer: Not sure, but a lotttt goes into that stuff, so maybe they’ve tried? Thankfully for someone like him, he’s got time. I imagine he’ll have many more great seasons that merit a cover

Matt W.: Does Sam Huff get a majority of the DH ab’s for at least the first half of the season?

Paul Sporer: I think he’ll have a chance. He’s C-eligible again and while I don’t think he’s a great catcher, I love a non-catching catcher for fantasy. Huff has some big time power that he can tap into, especially if he can improve his plate skills a little and cut down the whiffs. I’ve speculated on him in a couple 50-round leagues over the winter bc of that catcher eligibility and the departure of Garver

Pedro: Hi Paul.  Thoughts on Eflin?  I can keep at $15 in an AL only 5×5 league, but odds for a repeat seem long, Rays wont have Franco etc.  Thanks

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Richard: Paul it’s 2024 not 2023!!!!

Paul Sporer: And I put the podcast pic on the tweet. Y’all, I’m losing my mind!! https://twitter.com/rotographs/status/1750231733855740220

Kyle: Was surprised to hear you used to smoke cigs- how’d you quit? Was it rough?

Paul Sporer: Some chest pain during softball was the turning point and did a pretty solid cold turkey run after that. Maybe 2-3 more in the following week, but otherwise done. Kinda crazy that I even started bc both my parents did/do and I never liked it. Just got caught up w/it as a freshman in college bc I liked the people who hung out in the smoking area, lol. The dumbest reason to start something like that, but thankfully got out before it had too much of a grip on me bc I know quitting is NOT easy

Loop: Hi Paul, Thoughts on Hoskins landing in Milwaukee?