Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fangraphs' Paul Sporer (@Sporer) about some pitchers he and Eric ranked differently in their Top 100 Starting Pitcher articles. They also review some recent news that will impact SP rankings and discuss their favorite arms heading into the 2022 season. 

All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify

TimeStamps

News and Notes

7:30 - Where do you move Manaea up in your rankings after the trade?

11:00 - What does this do to your rankings on MacKenzie Gore?

13:00 - Where do you move Tylor Megill up after the deGrom news or does he stay the same?

Paul’s Higher (SPs who Paul ranked higher than Eric)

15:30 - Trevor Rogers (Paul 15, Eric 25) → Paul making the case for him as a top-20 guy

20:30 - Eduardo Rodriguez (Paul 27, Eric 39)

26:20 - Tanner Houck (Paul 38, Eric 56)

Eric’s Higher (SPs who Eric ranked higher than Paul)

32:15 - Shane Bieber (Eric 10, Paul 20)

39:10 - Luis Castillo (Eric 37, Paul 56) Plus a digression on whether the Reds may actually be good

48:10 - Sonny Gray (Eric 30, Paul 45)

Shared Concerns

52:45 - Tarik Skubal (Paul 67, Eric 61) ADP is SP 53

LoveFest (SPs who Paul and Eric are both “in” on)

58:30 - Logan Gilbert (Paul 36, Eric 34)

1:00:30 - Bailey Ober (Paul 44, Eric 68)

Favorite Arms

1:06:00 - Paul’s three favorite arms not mentioned above

1:09:30 - Sami’s two favorite arms not mentioned above

1:14:50 - Eric’s two favorite arms not mentioned above