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What’s Up with Matt Carpenter?

May 7, 2019

For the second straight season, Matt Carpenter is off to a rough start and has fantasy managers questioning whether they should hang on or cut bait. At this time last year, he had an impossibly bad .165/.320/.320 line and when paired with a preseason shoulder injury, he seemed ripe for a cut. At least, my dumbass thought so. Despite some positive underlying metrics, I was concerned that his shoulder would prevent him from really breaking through and thus suggested benching or cutting him in 10- and 12-team formats.

Whoops.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 683 – Buy Low Hitting Tandems

by Paul Sporer

May 7, 2019

5/7/19

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS, INJURIES, RUMORS

David Price to IL (3:45)
Matt Olson back Tuesday? (6:15)
Shohei Ohtani back Tuesday! (11:58)

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The 10: My Biggest SP Ranking Moves and Why

by Paul Sporer

May 2, 2019

Pardon my delay on “The 10” this week, but we’ve got a good one today! I recently released my May SP rankings and today I’ll highlight 10 of the biggest movers and explain their move in more detail.

5 UP

Jerad Eickhoff, PHI | 56 spots to 51

When I released my previous SP rankings on April 18th, Eickhoff didn’t have a rotation spot just yet. He had a fantastic 4-inning relief appearance two days earlier and joined the rotation three days later with a start in Coors Field. He held his own with a 6 IP/4 ER outing that did see him allow 11 base runners (7 H, 4 BB), but also net eight strikeouts. He followed it up with seven shutout innings against Miami. Obviously beating up the Marlins isn’t exactly a huge feat, but those innings count in all formats!

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 682 – Fixing Baseball with Joe Pisapia

by Paul Sporer

May 2, 2019

5/2/19

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FIXING BASEBALL

ON FIELD CHANGES

The Shift
DH for all
Hitters in Batter’s Box
Automated Strikezone
Replay
Bat Flips & Beanballs
The Ball

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May Starting Pitcher Rankings

by Paul Sporer

May 1, 2019

We are a month into the season and the pitching landscape is a mess. The top tier has been shaken to its core with several studs struggling their way through the month while streaming feels damn near impossible with they way the ball is flying out of parks. Of course, there have been bright spots and I do my best to highlight those while also being careful not overreact too much.

I look at my in-season rankings in 4-6 week blocks so the potential innings limits facing some of the younger arms rated highly aren’t really that important right now. Given that so much is going to change in the next month let alone the next five, I don’t see the point in pretending that these updates are viable for the rest of the season.

Pay attention to the tier! If I didn’t rank someone as high as you thought I should, but they are still a must or usually start, then it’s probably not worth freaking out too much. Those tiers mean they are in the rotation pretty much all the time. I’m open to debating slotting, too, but worrying about a 4-spot difference between two guys in the same tier is probably a waste of time.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 681 – Fireside Chat: May Rankings Debate

by Paul Sporer

April 30, 2019

4/30/19

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RANKINGS DISPUTES

Jameson Taillon/David Price (3:40)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 680 – Buy-High Starting Pitchers

by Paul Sporer

April 29, 2019

4/29/19

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS, INJURIES, RUMORS

Nate Lowe called up for TB (4:44)
Tyler Glasnow dominant again (7:24)

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Paul Sporer Baseball Chat – April 26th, 2019

by Paul Sporer

April 26, 2019

Transcript is now live!