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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1056 – Fixing Your WHIP

Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

5/25/22

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Boxscore Bits: May 24th, 2022

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

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

(lighter edition due to some unforeseen schedule changes on my end)

FOR STARTERS

Monday’s Starters
# Name Team IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF ERA WHIP W vFA (pi) vSI (pi) SwStr%
1 Tyler Anderson LAD 8 5 0 0 0 0 8 28 0.00 0.63 1 90.1 88.8 21%
2 JT Brubaker PIT 6.2 5 1 0 0 2 4 27 0.00 1.05 0 92.7 92.7 7%
3 Triston McKenzie CLE 7 3 1 1 1 1 3 24 1.29 0.57 1 93 12%
4 Adrian Houser MIL 6 3 1 1 0 2 4 22 1.50 0.83 0 94.8 93.8 6%
5 Chad Kuhl COL 4.1 5 1 1 0 4 1 20 2.08 2.08 0 92.8 92.3 3%
6 Chris Archer MIN 4 3 1 1 0 2 4 18 2.25 1.25 0 93.7 11%
7 Zack Wheeler PHI 6.2 8 2 2 0 0 10 26 2.70 1.20 1 96.2 95.4 17%
8 David Peterson NYM 6 3 2 2 1 1 6 22 3.00 0.67 1 93.1 92.3 10%
9 Nick Martinez SDP 5 5 2 2 0 3 5 23 3.60 1.60 0 93.1 93.1 9%
10 Luis Garcia HOU 5 5 4 2 1 2 4 23 3.60 1.40 0 93.8 9%
11 Jordan Lyles BAL 6.2 5 4 3 2 2 8 28 4.05 1.05 1 91.6 90.8 13%
12 Miles Mikolas STL 6.2 4 3 3 1 2 5 27 4.05 0.90 0 93.5 92.5 10%
13 José Berríos TOR 6.1 7 3 3 1 0 7 25 4.26 1.11 0 93.4 93.1 9%
14 Drew Smyly CHC 5.2 4 3 3 2 2 5 24 4.76 1.06 1 91.2 15%
15 Gerrit Cole NYY 8 7 5 5 1 0 11 32 5.63 0.88 0 97.5 16%
16 Elvin Rodriguez DET 5 4 4 4 1 3 4 21 7.20 1.40 0 93.5 5%
17 Marco Gonzales SEA 5.1 8 5 5 1 0 3 24 8.44 1.50 1 87.9 13%
18 Alex Cobb SFG 6 10 6 6 1 0 7 27 9.00 1.67 0 94.6 94.3 11%
19 Vladimir Gutierrez CIN 4 4 4 4 1 2 5 18 9.00 1.50 0 93.5 7%
20 Zach Davies ARI 3.2 8 5 4 3 2 2 21 9.82 2.73 0 88.9 7%
21 Joan Adon WSN 4.2 7 6 6 0 4 4 25 11.57 2.36 0 94.3 94.5 4%
22 Zach Logue OAK 4.2 6 7 7 3 4 6 24 13.50 2.14 0 89.5 12%
23 Tucker Davidson ATL 2.2 4 5 5 0 4 2 16 16.88 3.00 0 93.6 11%
24 Zack Greinke KCR 3.2 5 7 7 2 4 5 20 17.18 2.45 0 88.6 10%
Sorted by ERA

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Boxscore Bits: May 23rd, 2022

Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

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

FOR STARTERS

Weekend’s Starters
# Name Team IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF ERA WHIP W vFA (pi) vSI (pi) SwStr%
1 Sandy Alcantara MIA 9 6 3 0 0 2 7 35 0.00 0.89 1 97.4 96.8 19%
2 Martín Pérez TEX 9 8 0 0 0 1 5 32 0.00 1.00 1 92.4 92.6 11%
3 Michael Kopech CHW 7 1 0 0 0 2 6 24 0.00 0.43 1 97.1 16%
4 Taijuan Walker NYM 7 5 0 0 0 2 6 27 0.00 1.00 1 93.5 92.2 11%
5 Luis Severino NYY 7 8 0 0 0 0 5 30 0.00 1.14 0 96.1 15%
6 Eric Lauer MIL 7 5 0 0 0 0 5 26 0.00 0.71 1 93 4%
7 Joe Musgrove SDP 7 4 0 0 0 3 4 27 0.00 1.00 1 93.7 93.4 6%
8 Brady Singer KCR 7 4 0 0 0 3 3 26 0.00 1.00 0 93.9 7%
9 Aaron Civale CLE 6.1 3 1 0 0 1 3 23 0.00 0.63 1 92.1 92.7 8%
10 Justin Verlander HOU 6 6 0 0 0 0 8 24 0.00 1.00 1 95 16%
11 Michael Lorenzen LAA 6 3 0 0 0 2 5 23 0.00 0.83 1 95 93.9 10%
12 Johnny Cueto CHW 6 6 0 0 0 2 5 25 0.00 1.33 0 92.5 92.1 6%
13 Hyun Jin Ryu 류현진 TOR 6 6 0 0 0 0 3 23 0.00 1.00 1 89.3 89.6 8%
14 Jeffrey Springs TBR 5.2 1 0 0 0 4 7 21 0.00 0.88 1 91.8 18%
15 Justin Steele CHC 5 1 0 0 0 2 9 18 0.00 0.60 0 92.4 92.3 12%
16 Kyle Wright ATL 5 2 0 0 0 3 6 19 0.00 1.00 1 96.8 95.7 10%
17 Julio Urías LAD 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 17 0.00 0.40 1 91.8 10%
18 Tarik Skubal DET 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 17 0.00 0.80 0 94.9 95.9 8%
19 Jalen Beeks TBR 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0.00 1.00 0 94.9 11%
20 Frankie Montas OAK 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0.00 0.60 0 96.7 96 17%
21 Steven Matz STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0%
22 Alek Manoah TOR 8 7 1 1 0 0 4 29 1.13 0.88 1 94 92.4 15%
23 Patrick Sandoval LAA 7.1 4 1 1 0 1 7 27 1.23 0.68 1 92.7 93.3 8%
24 Jameson Taillon NYY 7 5 1 1 0 1 7 27 1.29 0.86 0 94.2 93.6 10%
25 Adam Wainwright STL 7 4 1 1 1 3 3 26 1.29 1.00 1 88.9 88.6 5%
26 José Urquidy HOU 6.2 6 1 1 1 1 10 27 1.35 1.05 1 94.3 20%
27 Cristian Javier HOU 6 3 1 1 1 1 9 21 1.50 0.67 0 93.1 18%
28 Tony Gonsolin LAD 6 3 1 1 1 1 7 20 1.50 0.67 0 93.4 16%
29 MacKenzie Gore SDP 6 3 1 1 0 2 6 22 1.50 0.83 1 96.3 12%
30 Hunter Greene CIN 6 4 1 1 1 2 6 25 1.50 1.00 0 99.7 12%
31 Brandon Woodruff MIL 6 5 1 1 1 0 6 22 1.50 0.83 1 95.8 95.4 9%
32 Joe Ryan MIN 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 6 24 1.59 1.24 1 92 10%
33 Carlos Carrasco NYM 5.1 7 1 1 0 0 4 24 1.69 1.31 1 93.4 92.3 15%
34 Devin Smeltzer MIN 5.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 20 1.69 1.13 1 88.9 7%
35 Elieser Hernandez MIA 5 3 1 1 1 1 5 18 1.80 0.80 0 91.8 92.3 13%
36 Bailey Ober MIN 5 3 1 1 0 1 4 18 1.80 0.80 0 92.8 15%
37 Zach Thompson PIT 5 5 1 1 0 1 2 20 1.80 1.20 0 92.7 92.4 8%
38 Zach Eflin PHI 7 4 2 2 2 2 12 27 2.57 0.86 0 92.9 93.4 18%
39 Shane Bieber CLE 7 6 3 2 0 2 10 28 2.57 1.14 0 90.9 23%
40 Austin Gomber COL 7 7 2 2 0 0 2 26 2.57 1.00 0 91.4 6%
41 Nathan Eovaldi BOS 6.2 4 2 2 1 1 11 25 2.70 0.75 0 96.4 17%
42 Carlos Rodón SFG 6 5 2 2 1 4 6 27 3.00 1.50 0 96.7 13%
43 Luis Castillo CIN 6 7 2 2 0 0 5 25 3.00 1.17 0 96.1 96 6%
44 Cole Irvin OAK 6 8 3 2 1 2 4 28 3.00 1.67 0 91.6 90.3 12%
45 Jon Gray TEX 6 6 2 2 0 2 4 25 3.00 1.33 0 95.9 12%
46 Erick Fedde WSN 5.2 4 2 2 1 3 4 24 3.18 1.24 0 92.5 5%
47 Alex Faedo DET 5.1 6 2 2 1 2 2 22 3.38 1.50 1 92.5 6%
48 Aaron Sanchez WSN 5 7 2 2 1 2 1 21 3.60 1.80 1 91.8 91.3 8%
49 Logan Gilbert SEA 7 5 3 3 2 2 4 28 3.86 1.00 0 96.4 14%
50 Paul Blackburn OAK 4.2 6 2 2 0 2 5 22 3.86 1.71 0 91.7 92.5 12%
51 Michael Wacha BOS 4.2 4 2 2 1 3 3 20 3.86 1.50 0 93.2 93 11%
52 Yusei Kikuchi TOR 4.1 2 2 2 0 3 7 19 4.15 1.15 0 94.2 11%
53 Graham Ashcraft CIN 4.1 4 2 2 0 2 3 21 4.15 1.38 0 97.1 96.9 4%
54 Wade Miley CHC 6 6 3 3 0 2 3 25 4.50 1.33 0 89.4 88.8 6%
55 Jose Quintana PIT 3.2 7 5 2 0 1 4 20 4.91 2.18 0 90.9 91.7 16%
56 Humberto Castellanos ARI 5.1 5 3 3 2 1 5 22 5.06 1.13 1 90.9 91.1 11%
57 Charlie Morton ATL 5.1 7 3 3 1 1 5 24 5.06 1.50 1 95.1 94.3 10%
58 Madison Bumgarner ARI 7 5 4 4 2 0 7 26 5.14 0.71 0 91 10%
59 Brad Keller KCR 7 5 4 4 0 3 4 28 5.14 1.14 0 93.2 92.3 4%
60 Nestor Cortes NYY 5 6 3 3 1 0 7 22 5.40 1.20 1 90.9 10%
61 Merrill Kelly 켈리 ARI 5 5 3 3 0 3 2 23 5.40 1.60 0 91.9 90.8 2%
62 Tyler Wells BAL 4.2 2 3 3 1 2 4 18 5.79 0.86 0 92.9 10%
63 Robbie Ray SEA 6 5 4 4 1 2 8 25 6.00 1.17 0 94.1 20%
64 Germán Márquez COL 6 11 5 4 1 1 7 30 6.00 2.00 0 95.5 95.1 13%
65 Ian Anderson ATL 6 7 4 4 0 2 6 27 6.00 1.50 0 93.1 12%
66 Sean Manaea SDP 6 5 4 4 2 2 5 25 6.00 1.17 0 91.9 17%
67 Jakob Junis SFG 6 7 4 4 1 0 2 24 6.00 1.17 0 91.2 7%
68 Corey Kluber TBR 3 5 2 2 0 2 2 17 6.00 2.33 0 90 88.9 11%
69 Ty Blach COL 3 6 2 2 0 1 0 15 6.00 2.33 0 90.2 2%
70 Chase Silseth LAA 4.1 6 3 3 2 2 6 23 6.23 1.85 0 96.2 94.6 14%
71 Aaron Nola PHI 5.1 5 4 4 2 1 9 22 6.75 1.13 0 93.2 92.7 14%
72 Matthew Liberatore STL 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 3 22 7.71 1.93 0 93.2 92.8 5%
73 Taylor Hearn TEX 4.2 6 4 4 1 2 2 22 7.71 1.71 0 94.4 94.1 9%
74 Kyle Bradish BAL 5.1 5 5 5 2 2 5 22 8.44 1.31 0 11%
75 Patrick Corbin WSN 5 8 5 5 2 1 3 25 9.00 1.80 0 91.3 92.3 11%
76 Trevor Williams NYM 4 3 4 4 2 0 2 16 9.00 0.75 0 90.8 88.9 2%
77 Ranger Suárez PHI 3 5 3 3 0 2 5 15 9.00 2.33 0 93.6 92.9 12%
78 Daniel Lynch KCR 3.2 5 4 4 0 2 2 20 9.82 1.91 0 93.7 6%
79 Trevor Rogers MIA 4 8 5 5 3 2 5 22 11.25 2.50 0 93.8 10%
80 Chris Flexen 플렉센 SEA 4 8 5 5 2 3 2 22 11.25 2.75 0 91.8 9%
81 Mitch White LAD 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 11 11.57 1.71 0 94.2 4%
82 Kyle Hendricks CHC 5 8 7 7 4 2 3 24 12.60 2.00 0 87 86.5 10%
83 Dallas Keuchel CHW 4 6 6 6 1 3 0 21 13.50 2.25 0 87.1 5%
84 Alex Wood SFG 3 8 5 5 0 2 4 19 15.00 3.33 0 91.7 8%
85 Garrett Whitlock BOS 3 10 5 5 0 0 3 19 15.00 3.33 0 95.1 6%
86 Freddy Peralta MIL 3 6 5 5 0 1 2 17 15.00 2.33 0 92.1 10%
87 Spenser Watkins BAL 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 27.00 3.00 0 91.2 15%
88 Bryse Wilson PIT 1.2 6 7 7 0 2 2 13 37.80 4.80 0 93 92.9 13%
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1054 – Buy Low or No Go: Pitchers

5/21/22

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Boxscore Bits: May 20th, 2022

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

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

FOR STARTERS

Thursday’s Starters
# Name Team IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF ERA WHIP W vFA (pi) vSI (pi) SwStr%
1 Yu Darvish SDP 7 6 0 0 0 0 5 26 0.00 0.86 1 95 94.4 11%
2 Framber Valdez HOU 7 6 1 1 0 2 7 29 1.29 1.14 1 95.5 94.7 14%
3 Cal Quantrill CLE 7 5 1 1 1 0 5 23 1.29 0.71 0 94.1 93.8 7%
4 Tyler Mahle CIN 6.1 2 1 1 0 2 4 23 1.42 0.63 0 93.7 4%
5 Zac Gallen ARI 5 2 1 1 0 3 4 21 1.80 1.00 1 94.4 7%
6 Glenn Otto TEX 6 7 2 2 0 3 2 27 3.00 1.67 0 92.3 92.4 12%
7 Kyle Gibson PHI 5.2 8 2 2 0 0 7 25 3.18 1.41 0 91.7 91.6 13%
8 Marcus Stroman CHC 5 5 3 2 1 0 6 20 3.60 1.00 0 93.1 92.3 13%
9 Jordan Montgomery NYY 5 7 3 3 1 0 3 21 5.40 1.40 0 92.7 93.9 15%
10 Chris Bassitt NYM 6.1 9 4 4 2 1 3 29 5.68 1.58 0 93.5 92.6 9%
11 Vince Velasquez CHW 5 6 4 4 1 1 3 22 7.20 1.40 0 93.9 91.8 10%
12 Dakota Hudson STL 4.2 5 4 4 0 2 2 20 7.71 1.50 0 92.2 92.4 10%
13 George Kirby SEA 5 8 5 5 2 1 3 23 9.00 1.80 0 95.6 9%
14 Bruce Zimmermann BAL 5 7 5 5 1 1 2 21 9.00 1.60 0 91.4 91 1%
15 Carlos Hernandez KCR 3 5 3 3 0 5 3 19 9.00 3.33 0 94.3 13%
16 Rich Hill BOS 2 6 4 4 1 1 2 13 18.00 3.50 0 88.9 84.3 7%
Sorted by ERA

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Boxscore Bits: May 19th, 2022

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

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 Zack Wheeler PHI 7 4 0 0 0 0 9 24 0.00 0.57 1 96.4 95.8 20%
2 Drew Rasmussen TBR 5 4 0 0 0 0 7 19 0.00 0.80 1 95.5 22%
3 Nick Pivetta BOS 9 2 1 1 1 0 8 29 1.00 0.22 1 94 14%
4 Marco Gonzales SEA 6 5 1 1 0 3 2 23 1.50 1.33 1 88.1 4%
5 Max Scherzer NYM 5.2 7 2 1 0 0 4 24 1.59 1.24 1 93.8 13%
6 Jordan Lyles BAL 7 5 3 2 0 0 8 26 2.57 0.71 0 92.4 91.9 11%
7 Gerrit Cole NYY 7 6 2 2 0 0 5 27 2.57 0.86 1 97.7 13%
8 Shohei Ohtani LAA 6 6 2 2 0 2 7 26 3.00 1.33 0 98.4 14%
9 Dane Dunning TEX 6 3 2 2 2 3 6 23 3.00 1.00 0 89.1 12%
10 Sonny Gray MIN 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 24 3.00 1.00 1 92.2 92.4 5%
11 Zack Greinke KCR 5.2 7 2 2 0 1 4 25 3.18 1.41 0 88.6 88.7 9%
12 Lucas Giolito CHW 5 7 2 2 1 2 7 22 3.60 1.80 0 92.8 9%
13 Walker Buehler LAD 5 6 2 2 0 2 4 22 3.60 1.60 1 95.3 13%
14 Kevin Gausman TOR 5 7 2 2 1 1 3 22 3.60 1.60 0 94.2 8%
15 Logan Webb SFG 7 4 3 3 1 2 6 27 3.86 0.86 0 93.3 92.5 11%
16 Kyle Freeland COL 6 7 3 3 0 2 8 28 4.50 1.50 0 91.5 90.9 15%
17 Josiah Gray WSN 6 6 3 3 1 0 7 25 4.50 1.00 0 94.5 18%
18 Max Fried ATL 6 7 3 3 0 2 6 26 4.50 1.50 0 94.4 93.6 13%
19 Jordan Hicks STL 4 3 2 2 0 3 5 19 4.50 1.50 0 99.5 11%
20 Wil Crowe PIT 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 8 4.50 1.00 0 94.7 94 6%
21 Corbin Burnes MIL 6 7 4 4 2 0 5 27 6.00 1.17 0 95.6 17%
22 Drew Smyly CHC 4.1 6 3 3 1 1 5 20 6.23 1.62 0 92.6 12%
23 Luis Garcia HOU 4 5 5 3 1 3 4 21 6.75 2.00 0 94.2 11%
24 Blake Snell SDP 3.2 3 3 3 1 3 5 17 7.36 1.64 0 96.1 14%
25 Pablo López MIA 3 4 3 3 0 3 2 16 9.00 2.33 0 92.1 92.4 11%
26 Zach Davies ARI 4 7 5 5 1 0 2 19 11.25 1.75 0 89.7 3%
27 Daulton Jefferies OAK 4 7 6 6 0 3 5 22 13.50 2.50 0 92.3 92.8 10%
28 Eduardo Rodriguez DET 0.1 4 3 3 0 2 0 7 81.00 18.00 0 90 89.4 4%
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Boxscore Bits: May 18th, 2022

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

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

FOR STARTERS

Tuesday’s Starters
# Name Team IP H R ER HR BB SO TBF ERA WHIP W vFA (pi) vSI (pi) SwStr%
1 Brady Singer KCR 7 4 0 0 0 0 9 24 0.00 0.57 1 94.5 17%
2 José Berríos TOR 7 6 0 0 0 2 4 26 0.00 1.14 1 93.3 93.6 4%
3 Adrian Houser MIL 6 4 1 0 0 2 6 24 0.00 1.00 0 95.3 94.2 6%
4 Dylan Cease CHW 5.2 7 0 0 0 2 9 25 0.00 1.59 1 97.3 19%
5 Keegan Thompson CHC 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 17 0.00 0.80 1 94.2 5%
6 Mike Clevinger SDP 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 17 0.00 0.20 1 94.2 4%
7 Tucker Davidson ATL 5 3 0 0 0 3 3 21 0.00 1.20 1 93.8 9%
8 Cody Poteet MIA 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 15 0.00 0.43 0 94.1 94 11%
9 Trevor Williams NYM 4 4 0 0 0 0 6 16 0.00 1.00 0 91.6 89.8 19%
10 Dylan Bundy MIN 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 13 0.00 1.33 0 89.8 89.4 4%
11 Shane McClanahan TBR 7 4 1 1 1 0 7 25 1.29 0.57 1 96.8 17%
12 Zach Eflin PHI 6 5 1 1 0 0 5 23 1.50 0.83 0 92.7 92.3 6%
13 Davis Martin CHW 5 5 1 1 0 1 7 22 1.80 1.20 0 94 15%
14 Joan Adon WSN 4.2 5 1 1 1 0 2 20 1.93 1.07 0 96.1 7%
15 Connor Overton CIN 7.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 27 2.35 0.52 0 91 90.9 8%
16 Tyler Anderson LAD 7 7 2 2 2 0 7 27 2.57 1.00 1 89.6 88.3 12%
17 Miles Mikolas STL 6 7 3 2 0 1 5 27 3.00 1.33 0 92.4 91.8 9%
18 Zach Plesac CLE 6 6 2 2 1 2 3 24 3.00 1.33 0 92.8 3%
19 James Kaprielian OAK 5.1 4 2 2 2 1 6 21 3.38 0.94 0 94.1 15%
20 Steven Matz STL 5 3 2 2 2 0 7 18 3.60 0.60 0 95 5%
21 Logan Gilbert SEA 7 6 3 3 0 2 9 29 3.86 1.14 0 96.3 15%
22 Spenser Watkins BAL 4 4 2 2 1 3 1 19 4.50 1.75 0 91.8 6%
23 Taijuan Walker NYM 5 7 3 3 0 2 4 24 5.40 1.80 0 94 93.3 9%
24 Jameson Taillon NYY 5 6 3 3 1 1 2 22 5.40 1.40 1 94.2 94.4 12%
25 Jonathan Heasley KCR 5 4 3 3 0 3 1 23 5.40 1.40 0 94.4 6%
26 JT Brubaker PIT 5.2 6 6 4 1 3 10 26 6.35 1.59 0 93.9 94.3 20%
27 Ryan Pepiot LAD 4 2 3 3 1 3 5 17 6.75 1.25 0 94.2 12%
28 Taylor Hearn TEX 4 5 3 3 2 3 2 20 6.75 2.00 0 94.7 93.4 5%
29 José Urquidy HOU 5 12 4 4 2 0 1 27 7.20 2.40 1 94.2 7%
30 Reid Detmers LAA 3.2 3 3 3 2 2 4 15 7.36 1.36 0 92.3 13%
Sorted by ERA

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Paul Sporer’s Weekly Baseball Chat – May 18th, 2022

Transcript is below!

1:07

Paul Sporer: Goood afternoon, y’all!

1:07

Don Juan: Drury or Bohm?

1:07

Paul Sporer: Drury delivers more fantasy goodness w/the pop

1:07

Bob: Hello. How much longer can we wait on Semien? His EV is down big, still zero HR, batting 157. We knew he wouldn’t repeat but, dang.

1:07

Paul Sporer: I’m OK benching him, but I still have a hard time cutting him in a shallow format

1:07

Don Juan: Did Tony Gonsolin turn the corner, or is this just a head fake?

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1053 – Buy Low or No Go: Hitters

5/17/22

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

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Boxscore Bits: May 17th, 2022

Jay Biggerstaff-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 Freddy Peralta MIL 7 2 0 0 0 1 10 24 0.00 0.43 1 92.4 15%
2 Wade Miley CHC 7 1 0 0 0 0 6 22 0.00 0.14 1 89.8 89.1 15%
3 Yusei Kikuchi TOR 6 1 0 0 0 3 6 22 0.00 0.67 1 94.7 11%
4 Johnny Cueto CHW 6 2 0 0 0 2 7 21 0.00 0.67 0 92.3 91.9 6%
5 Antonio Senzatela COL 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 0.00 1.00 0 94.2 6%
6 Sandy Alcantara MIA 8 3 1 1 0 1 5 30 1.13 0.50 1 97.3 96.9 11%
7 Luis Severino NYY 6 1 1 1 1 2 7 22 1.50 0.50 1 96.6 15%
8 Ian Anderson ATL 6 4 1 1 0 2 3 25 1.50 1.00 0 94 9%
9 Alex Faedo DET 5.2 4 1 1 1 1 4 21 1.59 0.88 0 93.3 13%
10 Jake Odorizzi HOU 5 3 2 1 0 1 4 19 1.80 0.80 0 93.4 11%
11 Chris Archer MIN 4 2 1 1 0 2 2 16 2.25 1.00 0 92.7 10%
12 Corey Kluber TBR 6 4 2 2 1 0 8 24 3.00 0.67 0 89.2 16%
13 Tony Gonsolin LAD 6 3 2 2 1 2 7 23 3.00 0.83 1 93.1 11%
14 Garrett Whitlock BOS 5 3 2 2 1 2 3 21 3.60 1.00 0 95.6 11%
15 Brad Keller KCR 7 8 3 3 1 0 3 29 3.86 1.14 0 93.8 93.4 9%
16 Zach Logue OAK 4.1 5 2 2 0 2 2 20 4.15 1.62 0 90 9%
17 Chris Flexen 플렉센 SEA 5.1 6 3 3 2 2 7 25 5.06 1.50 0 91.4 13%
18 Madison Bumgarner ARI 5 6 3 3 0 2 1 23 5.40 1.60 0 91 6%
19 Alex Wood SFG 4.1 6 3 3 0 1 5 21 6.23 1.62 0 92.8 6%
20 Jon Gray TEX 5.2 8 4 4 0 1 8 26 6.35 1.59 1 95.8 15%
21 Kyle Bradish BAL 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 6 23 8.31 2.54 0 8%
22 Aaron Sanchez WSN 3.2 8 4 4 1 3 2 19 9.82 3.00 0 92.9 92.3 12%
23 Noah Syndergaard LAA 0.2 4 6 4 0 2 1 9 54.00 9.00 0 94.3 93.9 10%
24 Dillon Peters PIT 0.2 4 5 5 0 1 0 7 67.50 7.50 0 94.1 93.5 0%
Sorted by ERA

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