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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1076 – Reviewing Spring Fades

7/12/22

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KEY FAAB PITCHERS FROM THE MAIN EVENT

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1074 – NFBC Key FAAB Pitchers Review

7/7/22

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KEY FAAB PITCHERS FROM THE MAIN EVENT

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Boxscore Bits: July 7th, 2022

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Sorry for the lack of BB this week, some time constraints were the primary culprit, but I’m back with a few thoughts on the pitchers from Wednesday’s games:

FOR STARTERS

Wednesday’s Starters
# Name Team IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF ERA WHIP W vFA (pi) vSI (pi) SwStr%
1 Corbin Burnes MIL 7 3 0 0 0 1 10 24 0.00 0.57 0 96.8 25%
2 Shohei Ohtani LAA 7 2 1 0 0 3 10 27 0.00 0.71 1 97.8 99.5 20%
3 Corey Kluber TBR 6 3 0 0 0 0 5 22 0.00 0.50 1 88.7 13%
4 Max Fried ATL 6 5 0 0 0 1 4 23 0.00 1.00 1 94.4 94 10%
5 Luis Severino NYY 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 22 0.00 0.67 1 95.6 95.9 6%
6 Mitch White LAD 5.2 1 1 0 0 4 6 22 0.00 0.88 0 94.3 94.6 9%
7 Spenser Watkins BAL 6.2 4 1 1 0 1 3 25 1.35 0.75 1 90.7 11%
8 José Ureña COL 6.2 5 1 1 0 3 2 26 1.35 1.20 0 97.1 96.3 5%
9 José Berríos TOR 6 4 1 1 1 1 6 23 1.50 0.83 0 93.6 93.1 9%
10 James Kaprielian OAK 6 5 1 1 1 4 1 25 1.50 1.50 0 93.7 5%
11 Adrian Sampson 샘슨 CHC 5.2 4 1 1 1 0 5 20 1.59 0.71 0 92.6 92.3 7%
12 Glenn Otto TEX 5 3 2 1 0 3 5 20 1.80 1.20 0 93.1 93.5 10%
13 Merrill Kelly 켈리 ARI 6.1 2 2 2 0 3 6 24 2.84 0.79 0 91.9 92.1 16%
14 Josiah Gray WSN 6 4 2 2 2 1 11 23 3.00 0.83 1 95.1 21%
15 Graham Ashcraft CIN 6 10 2 2 0 0 1 28 3.00 1.67 0 97.8 95.8 5%
16 Aaron Nola PHI 7.2 7 3 3 0 1 3 29 3.52 1.04 0 92.8 92.3 8%
17 Michael Pineda DET 5 5 2 2 1 2 2 20 3.60 1.40 1 90 5%
18 Miles Mikolas STL 6 5 3 3 2 1 4 24 4.50 1.00 0 93.3 93.3 11%
19 Joe Ryan MIN 4 5 3 2 1 2 3 19 4.50 1.75 0 90.8 7%
20 Trevor Rogers MIA 4.2 4 3 3 0 2 5 21 5.79 1.29 0 95.4 12%
21 Mitch Keller PIT 6 10 4 4 2 1 7 26 6.00 1.83 0 96 94.8 14%
22 Alex Cobb SFG 6 7 4 4 0 1 3 26 6.00 1.33 0 94.7 8%
23 Brad Keller KCR 5.2 5 4 4 1 3 3 24 6.35 1.41 1 94.9 93.3 11%
24 David Peterson NYM 3.2 4 3 3 1 5 7 19 7.36 2.45 0 93.4 92.6 13%
25 Shane Bieber CLE 5.2 7 5 5 0 3 6 27 7.94 1.76 0 91.4 15%
26 Cristian Javier HOU 5 4 5 5 3 3 7 22 9.00 1.40 0 94.2 13%
27 Lance Lynn CHW 5 6 5 5 1 2 4 23 9.00 1.60 0 92.5 91.1 12%
28 Brayan Bello BOS 4 6 4 4 0 3 2 21 9.00 2.25 0 97.2 96.8 8%
Sorted by ERA

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Paul Sporer’s Weekly Chat – July 6th, 2022

Transcript is available below!

1:02

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Thanks for coming to my chat!!

1:03

gerg: weekly skubal check in??

1:04

Paul Sporer: It’s not good. I was not concerned after the first 3 with only Texas really standing out as problematic, but the other 2 v. BOS & TOR. Felt like standard regression. Now we’re at 5 starts w/a 2.0 HR9, soaring walk rate, and big velo dip last time out v. KC. I’m not yet cutting him in most lgs (maybe a 10) but I’m benching him

1:04

Dylan: Who is to blame for the white sox

1:06

Paul Sporer: Everyone wants it to all be TLR, but that’s not really the case. Mgrs. rarely have THAT much overall impact. I do think he is a net negative for sure and the hiring NEVER made sense (unless you know the personal friendships of TLR & Reinsdorf, but certainly no baseball sense). They’ve also been ravaged by injuries which isn’t an excuse as all teams get hit, but it can be a reason for a team’s shortcomings in a given season. Kopech looks off completely right now, too. I still can’t rule them out of the Central bc of their core of talent, but they are far from the favorites

1:06

Holy Cannoli: Where do yo think Isaac Paredes’s talent stabilizes?  I know Statcast hates him.  Can he be a 25 HR .800 OPS guy?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1073 – NFBC Key FAAB Hitters Review

7/5/22

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KEY FAAB HITTERS FROM THE MAIN EVENT

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1072 – Surprise Hitters ROS Outlook: National League Edition

7/1/22

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STANDOUT HITTERS & THEIR FUTURE – NL EDITION

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1071 – Surprise Hitters ROS Outlook: American League Edition

6/30/22

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STANDOUT HITTERS & THEIR FUTURE – AL EDITION

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Paul Sporer’s Weekly Chat – June 29th, 2022

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1:03

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Let’s talk some baseball!!

1:03

Mac: Strider or Roansy long-term?

1:04

Paul Sporer: Strider for me! He looks every bit like a legit SP

1:05

Jake: think snell figures it out this year? under the hood doesn’t look that far off from career numbers but he’s been tough even in shallow leagues

1:05

Paul Sporer: The tough part is when command goes in and out, he can be great for 3-4 IP and then off for 1-2 and those 1-2 can be killer

1:06

Slurve: Hi Paul! Would you rather start Gonsolin vs SD or Javier vs LAA?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1070 – Reviewing Justin’s SP Rankings

6/28/22

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STANDOUT STARTERS & THEIR FUTURE

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Boxscore Bits: June 28th, 2022

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

A few thoughts on the pitchers from Monday’s games:

FOR STARTERS

Monday’s Starters
# Name Team IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF ERA WHIP W vFA (pi) vSI (pi) SwStr%
1 Chad Kuhl COL 9 3 0 0 0 0 5 29 0.00 0.33 1 92.6 7%
2 Kevin Gausman TOR 7 4 0 0 0 2 10 27 0.00 0.86 1 94.9 15%
3 Adam Wainwright STL 7 7 0 0 0 1 9 27 0.00 1.14 1 89.2 13%
4 Sonny Gray MIN 7 3 0 0 0 1 3 23 0.00 0.57 1 92.5 92.1 5%
5 Miguel Yajure PIT 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 18 0.00 1.75 0 92.6 5%
6 Tyler Wells BAL 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 17 1.80 0.20 1 94.4 18%
7 Lucas Giolito CHW 6 6 2 2 0 1 6 24 3.00 1.17 0 93 16%
8 Erick Fedde WSN 5 3 2 2 1 2 4 20 3.60 1.00 0 92.9 4%
9 Noah Syndergaard LAA 7 6 3 3 0 1 7 27 3.86 1.00 1 94.7 94.3 22%
10 Paul Blackburn OAK 5 5 3 3 2 2 7 21 5.40 1.40 0 91.3 92 9%
11 Martín Pérez TEX 6 7 4 4 0 2 6 27 6.00 1.50 1 93.4 92.9 7%
12 Tyler Anderson LAD 6 10 4 4 1 1 2 27 6.00 1.83 0 91.1 90.3 9%
13 Jordan Montgomery NYY 6.2 6 5 5 0 1 6 29 6.75 1.05 0 92.3 92.7 13%
14 Pablo López MIA 5 6 5 5 2 1 5 22 9.00 1.40 0 92.2 91.8 12%
15 Kris Bubic KCR 4.2 9 7 5 1 3 2 25 9.64 2.57 0 90.8 7%
16 Triston McKenzie CLE 6 8 7 7 2 1 7 27 10.50 1.50 0 93.7 14%
17 Connor Seabold BOS 4.2 9 7 7 3 1 7 25 13.50 2.14 0 92 20%
18 George Kirby SEA 4 9 7 7 4 1 2 23 15.75 2.50 0 95.9 11%
Sorted by ERA

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