Paul Sporer: Hey yall, what’s up? Let’s talk some baseball!!

Fazio: Paul, I traded away some SP to build a lineup full of studs and streaming pitchers. What is your thought on the bad starts and potential turnarounds for Bumgarner, Ray, Boyd and Minor?

Paul Sporer: I have some concerns about the two D’backs (though not enough to cut them right now) and feel like Boyd & Minor will be just fine.

Roy: Thoughts on Kingery as Phillies resume play? Been terrible so far this year in small sample, but has one of the biggest xWOBA underperformances

Paul Sporer: I’m barely moving on 11 game samples at this point so I can’t really do anything about 4 games

Vegan Man!: Cut DeJong in 12 team? IL filled with JV and Yordan, and Albies on IL on bench as well… thanks!

Jeff Zimmerman: As usual, waiver wire and FAAB questions will take priority.

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the bids for the 15-team Tout Wars auction league:

Jeff Zimmerman: CJavier: 257
JPCrawford: 153
TGott: 124
JJeffress: 123
JDiaz: 114
DPeterson: 88
JJones: 83
KFreeland: 80
TRosenthal: 77
CSulser: 75
MHarrison: 68
RRuiz: 65
BZimmer: 64
NHoerner: 64
NGoody: 59
DVarsho: 57
DSolano: 51
BBelt: 42
MGonzalez: 42
WFlores: 32
CEstevez: 32
JReddick: 30
AFrazier: 30
RWick: 27
MAdams: 22
ROHearn: 22
BAbreu: 16
KGausman: 13
DomSmith: 11
TToussaint: 11
JHernandez: 8
TFrazier: 7
DPoncedeleon: 7
ChGonzalez: 2
NWittgren: 1

Jeff Zimmerman: And from the Tout Wars 15-team draft:

Jeff Zimmerman: CJavier: 311
MHarrison: 247
TWalker: 222
JDiaz: 181
CMoran: 161
DPeterson: 104
JKarinchak: 96
TToussaint: 76
JJeffress: 73
CMize: 72
NGoody: 70
JFamilia: 61
TRosenthal: 57
CSulser: 57
BZimmer: 57
MFranco: 51
AMills: 48
DSolano: 47
BGoodwin: 42
ANola: 32
TWilliams: 31
KFreeland: 25
ELongoria: 9
DomSmith: 8
TButtrey: 6
TFrance: 5
JIglesias: 5
THeineman: 1

Slapshot: Are either Zack Britton or Sergio Romo a likely source of saves for the rest of the season?  My bullpen is hurting (Osuna DL, Diaz struggling, Kennedy stuck in limbo) and it needs a shakeup.

Paul Sporer: Welcome, everyone! Pardon the late start, but we’re here and ready to chat!!

ScottTINSTAAPP: Baseball!

Paul Sporer: Woooo!!!!

ScottTINSTAAPP: Sight unseen on two of them, but do you have a preference between Javier, Ponce de Leon and Sandoval?

Paul Sporer: I prefer Sandoval, but I’m keeping an eye on Javier. I actually learned of him via MLB The Show interestingly enough. I realize video game success doesn’t equal real life success, but it put him on my radar so I’m eager to see how he does tonight.

McP: Garrett Hampson barely seeing the field. How many times am I going to get the Rockies wrong before I learn my lesson?

Jeff Zimmerman: I hope all is well

Jeff Zimmerman: Here are this week’s 15-team mixed team bids from Tout Wars

Jeff Zimmerman: Name: Total
AMills: 215
SSanchez: 121
EHernandez: 120
ACobb: 87
GHolland: 69
EHernandez: 65
JLester: 59
ZPlesac: 59
CMize: 42
ABass: 36
TWolters: 33
TWilliams: 32
KWright: 28
CRodon: 28
KGraveman: 25
ODrake: 22
KPillar: 17
EOlivares: 17
THeineman: 11
JBradley: 3
RMcGuire: 2
LGarcia: 2
JIglesias: 1
JRomano: 0

Jeff Zimmerman: Those were from the auction league

Jeff Zimmerman: These are from the draft league

Jeff Zimmerman: Name: Total
GHolland: 216
ABass: 180
EHernandez: 138
TGott: 136
BSinger: 120
EHernandez: 83
MAdams: 75
ODrake: 69
ZEflin: 60
FCervelli: 60
WFlores: 50
FValdez: 37
RDolis: 11
TWilliams: 8
HAlberto: 6
RDobnak: 5
MWacha: 4
MRojas: 3
AGordon: 2

Paul Sporer: Hey yall, sorry for the mess ups. I mis-timed my post, but let’s get this party started!

mokajige: Josh James or Jesus Luzardo? (Roto:W,L,K,SV,ERA)

Paul Sporer: I’d go Luzardo by a hair

Ray: Paul! I can’t stop watching Twitter vids of Kyle Lewis hitting bombs in intrasquad games. Had a nice oppo taco last night. Can you see a breakout in 2020? I want to drop Renato Nunez for him in my dynasty points league but I need your blessing.

Paul Sporer: Do ittttt

Zach: Pick 2: Matt Magill, Austin Adams, Diego Castillo, Jose Alvarado, Tyler Rogers, Nick Burdi, Kyle Crick

Jeff Zimmerman: Hello everyone. The focus of this chat is to discuss FAAB and Waiver Wire adds. I answer those first and then go back to answer any others.

Guest: Can you rank these bench bat OFs for an OC:  Santander (on roster), K Calhoun, Piscotty, or Kyle Lewis.

Jeff Zimmerman: This one is pretty tough. I like Santander with the Red Sox the first week and the Marlins in week2

Jeff Zimmerman: then I’d go Lewis (upside), Calhoun, Piscotty

Ryan: Houser or Sandy A

Jeff Zimmerman: Neither right now.

Paul Sporer: Welcome to this week’s chat! Hope y’all are doing well, let’s talk some baseball!

Slapshot: Yoenis Cespedes says he’s healthy and ready to go.  Would you consider him stash worthy in standard 5×5 roto formats, and in so, in what league size would you consider him worth getting?

Paul Sporer: I’m starting to consider him in 12ers. The DH is playing a big role in that consideration, of course

Julio Urias: How much does my value increase in 2020, without an “innings cap”?

Paul Sporer: A little, but let’s not just assume the Dodgers are gonna let Urias go 6+ every time all of a sudden. I’m a huge fan of the skills, but let’s not get toooo outsized in our expectations of the volume

Kyle: Hi Paul, I hope you are doing well these days! I have an OOTP/MLB The Show question for you. I grew up playing MVP Baseball 2005, and the franchise mode on that was very deep, as I know you are aware. It was really awesome to be able to have that extensive sim/management side, but still be able to “play” in the games with realistic gameplay when I wanted to. Have you ever desired there to be a hybrid game where OOTP and MLB The Show were combined? For example, the franchise mode would have the super in-depth management aspect of OOTP, but still give you the ability to jump in and play some (or all) games in an MLB The Show fashion. I feel like the closest things we’ve ever gotten to that is MVP Baseball 2005, and I long for that all-encompassing game again…

Jeff Zimmerman: Sorry for the delay, I was catching up on the Puig news

Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome everyone. About one week to the season’s start.

Bobby: Where can we see updated 60 man rosters? Players from the 2020 draft are only eligible in my league if they make the 60 man.

Jeff Zimmerman: https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/blue-jays All the players in the projected 30-man plus those listed in the “Player Pool”

Kevin: Concerns about Juan Soto? Info on his self-isolation has been pretty light.

Jeff Zimmerman: Some. I just have to get him at some discount

Paul Sporer: It’s time to chat! I had a mock draft hence the hour delay on start time, btw.

Owen: You predicted Hampson to lead the league in steals. I love it. But where do you think he will get most of his PT? Is that a prediction that Hilliard and Rodgers don’t get much action?

Paul Sporer: I think he’ll be the primary 2B and spot into the OF

Paul Sporer: Though I know the Rockies cannot be trusted to be smart

Bobby: Considering letting Nate Lowe ($4) go in a dynasty and trying to get him cheaper in the draft + keeping Eric Thames 테임즈 ($3) and his playing time instead. Wise gamble or foolish?

Paul Sporer: No, I can get behind this move for sure. Thames should have full-time against righties and it’s hard to guess at Lowe’s PT at all

JP: Who’s one player you were off on in a full season but are now targeting in the abbreviated season?

Jeff Zimmerman: It’s more to do with the DH, but Braun

Jeff Zimmerman: I thought I might like RP more but the market jumped on them.

Chris: Are you grabbing treinen or someone else as a speculative add?

Jeff Zimmerman: No speculation but more of handcuff for my closer. If I get Diaz, I might also add Lugo.

Jeff Zimmerman: Over the past 6 seasons, on average 5 closers have lost their jobs in the first two months