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• Who is the most like top 10 starter to bust this season? 
• Who is your favorite starter going after pick 300? 
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  • Paul Skenes vs Tarik Skubal vs Garret Crochet
  • Corbin Burnes vs Zack Wheeler vs Logan Gilbert
  • Chris Sale vs Cole Ragans vs Jacob deGrom vs Blake Snell vs Dylan Cease
  • Yoshinbu Yamamoto vs Michael King vs Framber Valdez vs Pablo Lopez
  • Shoto Imanaga vs Bryce Miller vs Bailey Ober vs Aaron Nola vs Luis Castillo vs Spencer Schwellenbach

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Shortstop Overview

Shortstop is a fun position with a lot of big drop offs. The top of the tiers make up half of the first six picks in the ADP and there are 10 shortstops in the top 100 pick. While there are a lot of interesting players at the position that present a lot of upside, the drop offs are pretty severe and in deeper leagues you can find yourself pretty weak at the position if you wait too long.

Changelog

• 3/10/2025 – Gunnar Henderson injury and projections/ADP Update
• 2/18/2025 – Projections and ADP Update
• 1/29/2025 – Projections and ADP Update
• 1/13/2025 – Projections and ADP Update
• 12/12/2024 – Adames signs in San Francisco
• 12/5/2024 – First Release

Ranking Methodology

• ADP is based on 30-day rolling NFBC Draft Champions Leagues.
• $ Values are based on standard 5×5 12-team league using the FanGraphs Depth Charts and these Auction Calculator settings. They default to a player’s most valuable position, so if the first base list includes a catcher, it will show that player’s value at catcher.
• ADP and $ Values are updated as of the last update date on this post.
• 5-game eligibility was used for these lists to cast the widest net.

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Catcher Overview

Catcher is a much better fantasy position than it used to be, but it still has pretty big drop offs that fantasy managers need to be aware of. The position is filled with a plethora of interesting young players and older vets to pick from, but the deeper the league you are in, the tougher the position becomes.

Today’s Discussion

New year, new catcher ranks!

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Justin Mason is joined by some of the best fantasy analysts in the industry to raise money for Fantasy Cares.

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3/2/25

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2/23/25

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!

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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors

• Mark Canha & Manuel Margot to the Brewers (Minor league deals)

EARTH Draft Breakdowns

• WHARF
  • Strategy coming in
  • How the team came together
  • Biggest reaches in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
    • David Robertson 313 vs 429 (116)
    • Hunter Goodman 288 vs 372 (84)
    • Jhonkensy Noel 318 vs 388 (70)
  • Biggest bargains in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
    • Taj Bradley 223 vs 198 (25)
    • Ranger Suarez 283 vs 263 (20)
    • Yoshinobu Yamamoto 78 vs 60 (18)
• BARF
  • Strategy coming in
  • How the team came together
  • Biggest reaches in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
    • Jeffrey Springs 233 vs 276 (43)
    • Jose Berrios 203 vs 241 (38)
    • Cody Bradford 308 vs 340 (32)
  • Biggest bargains in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
    • Roman Anthony 323 vs 301 (22)
    • Liam Hendriks 263 vs 243 (20)
    • Emmanuel Clase 53 vs 34 (19)

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