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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – April 9th, 2025

Thanks for coming out, transcript is below:

1:02

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!

1:02

Lord Thunder: Will Max Muncy or Michael Conforto reach 120 games played for LAD this season?

1:04

Paul Sporer: They will get the chance to if healthy, but I have no idea if either will stay healthy enough

1:04

Eye of the Tiger: Hi Paul, in 14-team H2H 5×5, do you like Moreno or Murphy at C and Cronenworth or Bell at CI rest of season? Thanks again!

1:05

Paul Sporer: Moreno/Bell for me w/those duos

1:06

Guest: Jesus but it feels like MLB should be sponsored by IcyHot or something right now

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Roto Riteup: April 9, 2025

PLEASE STOP RUNNING INTO WALLS!

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Starting Pitcher Chart – April 9th, 2025

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Welcome back to the Daily SP Chart! I figure the first weekend was pretty straightforward which is why I didn’t fire it up on Thursday. Now that we’re in the swing of things, it’s time to get it going again.

The chart includes their performance for 2024 until we get some actual data for this year (I changed over in late-April last year), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (not a perfect solution as teams change in the offseason, but better than using just a few days of data from this year), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s basically a riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto.

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Big Kid Adds (Week 2)

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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even larger entry fees ($2.5K to $15K). They are named “High Stakes Leagues,” and there are eleven of them. With so much money on the line, these fantasy managers try to gain any advantage. Most of the time, these managers will be a week or two ahead of everyone else on their adds. Here are the players and some information on the ones added in five or more leagues. Read the rest of this entry »


Position Player Playing Time Changes: April 8, 2025

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Here are the latest developments in position player playing time projections for the rest of the season. Now that the season is in full swing, we’re unfortunately seeing the injuries roll in, as well as a big PED suspension for Jurickson Profar.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – April 8th, 2025

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Welcome back to the Daily SP Chart! I figure the first weekend was pretty straightforward which is why I didn’t fire it up on Thursday. Now that we’re in the swing of things, it’s time to get it going again.

The chart includes their performance for 2024 until we get some actual data for this year (I changed over in late-April last year), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (not a perfect solution as teams change in the offseason, but better than using just a few days of data from this year), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s basically a riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto.

Another gem for Hunter Greene, coming an out shy of a shutout. I won’t run from my L if he pops off this year, not conceding after three starts, either. He does look amazing, though… does Sugarfree Red Bull go well with crow?

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Justin Mason’s Baseball Chat – April 7, 2025

Here is today’s chat transcript:

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Starting Pitcher Chart – April 7th, 2025

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Pardon my tardiness this morning, I was on the Rotowire Fantasy Baseball podcast last night and wasn’t able to finish up the boards before crashing out. I’m working on a new format so the comments show up underneath the player data, but my first few attempts went south so I got frustrated and just went back to the normal setup. If and when I get it working properly, it’ll look like this:

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Welcome back to the Daily SP Chart! I figure the first weekend was pretty straightforward which is why I didn’t fire it up on Thursday. Now that we’re in the swing of things, it’s time to get it going again.

The chart includes their performance for 2024 until we get some actual data for this year (I changed over in late-April last year), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (not a perfect solution as teams change in the offseason, but better than using just a few days of data from this year), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s basically a riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto.

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Roto Riteup: April 7, 2025

Turnabout is fair play:

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Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome. I had some tech issues setting up the chat. Hopefully all are resolved.

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman:

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Jeff Zimmerman: Here are the winning bids in the two Tout Wars mixed leagues.

7:32
Erick: Have a draft this weekend and have the 4th pick. After a couple of weeks in the books, who do you think should be the top 4 selected and in what order.? Ty

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Same four with Judge #3

7:32
Bog: Would you drop Eflin or Gavin Williams for Ober?

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