Archive for Chat

Paul Sporer: Yoooo!! It’s the final regular season chat for me!! Let’s talk some baseball

Dave: Name the fantasy-relevant pitcher whose 2018 ranking you are most unsure of right now. Why?

Paul Sporer: Luis Castillo. I love him, but want to be careful not to overrate him. The Luis Severino comps seem to forget that Sevvy flopped after his debut before exploding this year. Prospect growth isn’t linear!

Luke: Who’s winning the World Series?

Paul Sporer: No clue, of course. I think it’s a wide open playoff and should be a lot of fun, but I’ll go Nats. They’ll finally win a  series and then take off to the World Series

Moltar: Sigh, Quintana’s going to throw a gem against me in my insanely tight h2h points championship. Here’s trying to jinx him out of a no hitter at least

Paul Sporer: It’s chat tiiiiimmmeee!!! I can’t believe the regular season is almost over 🙁

Eric: For next year: Olson or Hoskins and how close is it?

Paul Sporer: Hoskins, but it is close. I just prefer Hoskins w/the much better K%. Olson will struggle to hit .263 in a full season at a 28% K rate

Guest: Will Dahl play next year and if so, will he be any good?  Or is he just never going to be able to stay healthy?

Paul Sporer: I mean, I certainly *think* he’ll play next year, but I don’t know for sure. I expect him to be a solid OF when healthy

weezy: When starting a league, what’s your keeper format philosophy? Increase in cost/draft round per year? # of keepers? And is snake or auction a preferred format?

Brad Johnson: Good afternoon folks. Let’s save keeper questions for the offseason and focus on the remainder of the season.

JD15: How many points can I realistically make up in the last two weeks of FGPts if my competitor and I both have innings and games to use?

Brad Johnson: A superb week is something like 1,200 points – 700 for hitters and 500 for pitchers

Brad Johnson: A bad week is around 250 points (lots of negatives). So perfect coincidence gives you a 950 point upside. More realistically, probably about 300 points per week if almost everything breaks your way

League Champ?? : Start McHugh/Marquez today? Junis/Chatwood tomorrow? 14tm H2h categories

Brad Johnson: Yes, pending need.

Paul Sporer: Good afternoon, everyone!

Castillo: L Castillo was just dropped and I’m playing for next year…all the FAAB?

Paul Sporer: Ya for next year consideration, I’m definitely scooping him

Dylan: Should I drop Hamels or Bundy for McCullers?

Paul Sporer: Hamels

Denny: Thanks for the chat, Paul! So you think it’s safe to drop Harrison and Brantley in re-drafts at this point?

Paul Sporer: Good afternoon, everyone!! Let’s talk some baseball!!

Cory: No brainer right?  Drop Cron for Bird?  May be able to keep either one for next year too.

Paul Sporer: Ya, I’m down for that. I was in on a healthy Bird, unfortunate that he was hurt so much this year

AD: My hitters drafted in the first 15 rounds, in order, were Harper, Miggy, Story, Lucroy (2C), Kinsler, Longo, Hanley, Peraza, Desmond, Forsythe. No question, it’s just been a long year…

Paul Sporer: I’d have done backflips for that draft, so I feel you. Have shares of just about that entire crew except Peraza (just never been a fan)

DreamingofWeek24: Could you give me any insight for 2 starts pitchers, teams with advantages or disadvantages? Any help would be awesome. Thanks

Brad Johnson: Ahoy there!

Jim: Hi Brad!

Brad Johnson: With most fantasy trade deadlines slipping past last week, we’re getting down the the stretch run

Brad Johnson: I’d like to avoid questions about keepers today. Please solve those at a more appropriate time. Dynasty topics are fair game though, like…

JD15: How does your valuation of Conforto change after last week’s injury in a dynasty league?

Brad Johnson: The nice thing about dynasty is that a player’s value isn’t greatly affected by an injury unless it changes his skill level

Brad Johnson: Howdy folks. Let’s get started, shall we?

JD15: With Darvish and Salazar (didn’t see that until 10 mins ago) on my DL along with RPs A. Miller and Rosenthal, how do I hit my innings limit without overpaying in a trade? (currently on the wire: Trevor Williams, Urena, Vargas, Bridwell, Richard)

Brad Johnson: Well, yea, you’ll have to stream. You’ll probably be moving on from Miller and Rosenthal, but try to wait for a little clarity on their issues

Spreadsheet Scout: What tier of OF do you see Nomar Mazara settling into for 2018 and 2019? Trying to decide whether to keep him

Brad Johnson: It’s not really a matter of tier, it’s a decision on whether or not to roll the dice

Brad Johnson: He’s a candidate to break out in a massive way