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

Luke: Is Jorge Mateo’s hot start just a fun product of a small sample size or does Mateo have potential to be a roto breakout star this year?

Paul Sporer: Nothing is real yet for anyone, but I’m keeping a close eye on Mateo’s improved K & BB rates. His swinging strike rate is down massively to 8% and if he makes real improvements there, we could see a true breakout season. We need a few weeks before those numbers start to stabilize, though.

Bill: Dude, you better be watching deGrom vs Gray Rod during this. I do expect slower than normal response times from you.

Paul Sporer: Of course, I am! HUUUUUGE set of day games, I love it!!!

RAGBRAI: When Grichuk returns I have to cut either him, Moustakas or B Johnson (SF). Do I have to cut Johnson based on playing time or will he outperform Moose by the end of the year?

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!

Oil Can: I tailed your love of Andrew Vaughn and Hunter Brown, reasonable expectations this season for both?

Paul Sporer: If Vaughn stays healthy, I can definitely see another power and AVG jump… something like 23-25 HRs and a .280 AVG. Brown also needs his back to hold up, but if so, I think he can drop 130 IP with a 3.60 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 145 Ks

Quarantino Martinez: Opening Day!!!! I thought I was maximally procrastinating at work already but they ain’t seen nothing yet.

Paul Sporer: Bout to hit another level with day baseball games!

Guest: What do you think of Julio Urias for JT Realmuto (current catcher is William Contreras).

Paul Sporer: Good morning, y’all! Thanks for coming out

John: Paul great job pointless end of draft question. Backup 2B Segura or Wong? Thanks

Paul Sporer: Not necessarily pointless, those guys can always pop off a level beyond their normal. They’re close, but I go with Segura there!

Dusty: What are your thoughts on Wander Javier and what’s his upside ?

Paul Sporer: Unlimited!

Rick: its been a while since I’ve been on here, are there updated positional ranks?

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone!!

Ted: Trade Jazz Chisholm for Brandon Woodruff in a keep forever? My offense is loaded, but I need arms.

Paul Sporer: I’m good with that given your context especially

Craig: Looks like Rodolfo Castro will win the 2B job in PIT, with 3B eligibility. For NL only leagues, do you think he’s a viable option? See upside in him?

Paul Sporer: Oh I’m a Dolfo fan!! https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/3-breakout-second-basemen-for-2023/

Greg: Jeff Zimmerman recently tweeted some concerns about Jordan Walker’s swing and miss (

 

Jeff Zimmerman

@jeffwzimmerman

 

During yesterday’s pod, I mentioned Jordan Walkers’ propensity to swing and miss.

During ST so far, he has a 23% SwStr%. Here are the SwStr% and K% rates from Apr last year (min 30 PA).

Once he starts facing Major league pitching, a .200 AVG is absolutely in play.

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as they continue on @TheNFBC ADP:
P: H.Brown, Sonny Gray, Cobb, Lange, E.Cabrera, Berrios, E.Phillips
B: Jordan Walker, Miguel Vargas, Laureano, J.Naylor, Josh Rojas, Segura, Arraez, Seth Brown, Stott
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9 Mar 2023

Do you have any concerns about that? I have him in a super cheap keep forever league, but that was the first time I’ve seen that concerned mentioned about Walker and I’m wondering if it would be better to sell high. What do you think?