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It is a bit different than the standard kit as it will be a landing page for all our fall and winter articles pertinent for your spring drafts. In the past, it has been difficult at times to recall an article from early in the offseason when it comes time to applying the information in March, but this will remedy that and give you a one stop shop to find the best offseason info we have to offer. It will be updated multiple times a week with the necessary articles in the categories listed below. If there is something you would like to see that isn’t included, please let us know in the comments.

Last updated: 4/7/2022

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 992 – Outfield Debates Pt. 3: The Unranked

by Paul Sporer

December 10, 2021

12/10/21

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IN FOCUS: Unranked OFs

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2021 Roster Review: New York Yankees

by Paul Sporer

December 9, 2021

92-70 (3rd in Division; 7th in MLB)

[PREVIOUS REVIEWS]

SP Wins: 44 (14th)

RP Wins: 48 (3rd)

Saves: 47 (6th)

1+ Save: 7 (Aroldis Chapman 30, Chad Green 6, Jonathan Loáisiga 5, Wandy Peralta 3, Lucas Luetge, Albert Abreu, Zack Britton 1)

100+ Ks: 4 (Gerrit Cole 243, Jordan Montgomery 162, Jameson Taillon 140, Nestor Cortes 103; 3 super-close ones: Green 99, Domingo Germán 98, Chapman 97)

.260+ AVG (min. 350 PA): 4 (Aaron Judge .287, Giancarlo Stanton .273, DJ LeMahieu .268, Gio Urshela .267)

65+ Runs: 2 (Judge 89, LeMahieu 84)

65+ RBI: 2 (Judge 98, Stanton 97)

10+ HRs: 10 (Judge 39, Stanton 35, Gary Sánchez 23, Rougned Odor 15, Urshela 14, Joey Gallo 13 [total: 38], Luke Voit 11, LeMahieu, Brett Gardner, Kyle Higashioka 10)

5+ SBs: 4 (Tyler Wade 17, Gleyber Torres 14, Judge 6, Greg Allen 5)

BEST BUY: Giancarlo Stanton

It felt a little odd to land on Stanton here, but he basically replicated Judge’s season and he is about 60 picks cheaper. He also regained OF eligibility after being UT-only in most formats last season. Obviously he comes with higher health risk than an average hitter, but he is still one of the strongest bets for 30 HR in a given season.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 991 – Outfield Debates Pt. 2

by Paul Sporer

December 8, 2021

12/8/21

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IN FOCUS: Justin’s OF Rankings Pt. 2

Brandon Nimmo 62nd (1:46)
Lane Thomas 66th (7:00)
Andrew Benintendi 71st (12:25)
Austin Hays 72nd (20:06)

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – December 8th, 2021

by Paul Sporer

December 8, 2021

My chat is back!

1:11	Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Thank you for coming out!

1:13	Jim Leyland Palmer: What are your overall thoughts on the Baez signing for us?

1:15

Paul Sporer: He wasn’t my top choice, in fact he was quite literally my last choice among the premium SS available, buuuttt I’m not going to pretend it’s complete flop of a move that doesn’t add to the team. The concerns come with how that profile will age, but in the short-term (next 2-3 yrs), he should remain an above average bat with excellent defense & speed. That should keep him a consistent 3-5 WAR player (depending on variance of the bat).

1:15	Paul Sporer: And as a Tigers fan, I’m gonna root like hell for him

1:15	fantasy baseball player: Manoah or Gallen for 2022 and why? Thanks, Paul

1:24

Paul Sporer: I lean Gallen – he’s at 31 w/Manoah at 35. I had to really dig in with Manoah because I love him and I wanted to make sure I wasn’t just overrating him. I ended moving him down out of my top 30 and down to 35 bc he’s still mostly a 2-pitch guy (the 3rd pitch has potential, but isn’t fully there) with shaky command in the toughest division in baseball. Gallen’s injury-riddled season ended on a high note (3.19 ERA/1.13 WHIP) and he has a deep arsenal w/strong whiff history. He also plays in a better division even w/the Dodgers & Coors. So I favor him

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2021 Roster Review: Boston Red Sox

by Paul Sporer

December 6, 2021

92-70 (3rd in Division; 8th in MLB)

[PREVIOUS REVIEWS]

SP Wins: 50 (11th)

RP Wins: 42 (8th)

Saves: 49 (5th)

1+ Save: 10 (Matt Barnes 24, Adam Ottavino 11, Hansel Robles 4, Garrett Richards 3, Garrett Whitlock 2, Nick Pivetta, Tanner Houck, Josh Taylor, Phillips Valdez, Matt Andriese 1)

100+ Ks: 4 (Nathan Eovaldi 195, Eduardo Rodriguez 185, Pivetta 175, Richards 115)

.260+ AVG (min. 350 PA): 2 (Xander Bogaerts .295, Alex Verdugo .289, J.D. Martinez .286, Rafael Devers .279)

65+ Runs: 6 (Devers 101, Martinez 92, Bogaerts 90, Hunter Renfroe 89, Verdugo 88, Enrique Hernández 84)

65+ RBI: 5 (Devers 113, Martinez 99, Renfroe 96, Bogaerts 79, Bobby Dalbec 78, Verdugo was close at 63)

10+ HRs: 7 (Devers 38, Renfroe 31, Martinez 28, Dalbec 25, Bogaerts 23, Hernandez 20, Verdugo 13)

5+ SBs: 4 (Christian Vázquez 8, Verdugo 6, Devers, Bogaerts 5)

BEST BUY: J.D. Martinez

Martinez re-acquired OF eligibility, got back on track v. righties, and was on the cusp of the fabled 30-100-100 season (missed by 2 HR, 1 RBI, 8 R). He did lead baseball with 42 doubles and while most leagues don’t directly count doubles, it’s part of his power output and obviously makes driving in runs easier. Martinez was another case of overrating the shortened 2020 and this isn’t just hindsight, either, as I wrote him up last December saying as much. He is definitely worth his pick-91 ADP and even his high end (min pick of 72) still has plenty of profit potential.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 990 – More Moves Before the Lockout

by Paul Sporer

December 3, 2021

12/3/21

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

Marcus Stroman to CHC (3:11)
- Carlos Correa/Trevor Story markets (6:00)
Chris Taylor to LAD (13:22)
Raisel Iglesias back to LAA (21:13)
Hunter Renfroe traded to MIL (22:52)
James Paxton & Rich Hill to BOS (33:00)

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2021 Roster Review: Toronto Blue Jays

by Paul Sporer

December 2, 2021

91-71 (4th in Division; 9th in MLB)

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SP Wins: 61 (4th)

RP Wins: 30 (24th)

Saves: 34 (24th)

1+ Save: 9 (Jordan Romano 23, Rafael Dolis 3, Julian Merryweather 2, Tim Mayza, Adam Cimber, Tyler Chatwood, Anthony Castro, Tommy Milone, A.J. Cole 1)

100+ Ks: 4 (Robbie Ray 248, Steven Matz 144, Hyun Jin Ryu 류현진 143, Alek Manoah 127)

.260+ AVG (min. 350 PA): 6 (Vladimir Guerrero Jr. .311, Bo Bichette .298, Teoscar Hernández .296, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. .276, Marcus Semien .265, George Springer .264 in 342 PA)

65+ Runs: 5 (Guerrero Jr. 123, Bichette 121, Semien 115, Hernández 92, Gurriel Jr. 62)

65+ RBI: 6 (Hernández 116, Guerrero Jr. 111, Bichette, Semien 102, Gurriel Jr. 84, Randal Grichuk 81)

10+ HRs: 8 (Guerrero Jr. 48, Semien 45, Hernández 32, Bichette 29, Grichuk, Springer 22, Gurriel Jr. 21, Jansen 11)

5+ SBs: 4 (Bichette 25, Semien 15, Hernández 12, Santiago Espinal 6)

BEST BUY: Bo Bichette

I had some questions about Bichette’s speed or just one question, but it was: does he really have it? He was 8-for-13 as a major leaguer but had managed 30 per 600 PA in the minors. I was concerned about getting burned by minor league SB totals again as I had with George Springer and Joc Pederson. Springer had a 40 SB/600 PA rate in the minors and Pederson was at 33 SB/600 PA. They have a combined 71 SBs in 6907 PA. But Bichette took off, going 25-for-26 in a dream season and now he’s a firm 1st-rounder as a do-everything middle infield stud.

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