Archive for Podcast – The Sleeper and the Bust

4/6/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Leading Off:

• How do you handle April in fantasy baseball?
  • Paul’s ESPN Insider piece

Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

• Garrett Richards biceps cramp cuts start short
• Junior Guerra strained calf out 6 weeks
• Seth Lugo has UCL tear
• Roberto Osuna cervical spasm

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3/30/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Leading Off:

• Who are you most invested in?

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3/28/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Strategy Section: Tout Wars Preview & Review

• Breakdown of Paul’s H2H Team
• Review of Jason’s AL-Only gameplan

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3/22/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Strategy Section: Team-by-Team Breakdowns – Oakland A’s

• Lockdown Studs: The True Aces (2:30)
  • Clayton Kershaw (3:04)
  • Max Scherzer (5:08)
  • Madison Bumgarner (5:54)
  • Noah Syndergaard
  • Chris Sale (9:05)
  • Corey Kluber
• Fantasy Aces: Are all these aces to you? Any belong in group above? (11:10)
  • Jake Arrieta
  • Justin Verlander
  • Johnny Cueto (11:40)
  • Stephen Strasburg (12:30)
  • Yu Darvish (14:30)
  • Jacob deGrom (16:40)

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3/19/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

• Jason Kipnis out 4-5 more weeks (3:00)
• Michael Brantley joining CLE Mon
• Carlos Carrasco to pitch in minors gm Mon
• Cody Anderson TJ surgery
• Drew Pomeranz leaves with triceps tightness (16:00)
• J.D. Martinez has a foot issue, seeking 2nd opinion (19:20)
• Martin Prado hamstring strain, out at least April (28:00)

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3/17/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Leading Off: Waiver Wire Whisperer  

• Who’s getting cut next now that Derek Norris was DFA’d?

Strategy Section: Team-by-Team Breakdowns – Cleveland Indians (4:00)

• What’s next for Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez?
• The Michael Brantley conundrum
• Any real chance of a rebound from Yan Gomes after 2 hideous seasons?
• Does Tyler Naquin hold his job all year?
• Worried about Carlos Carrasco?
  • Carrasco or Danny Salazar at their costs?
• Where do you land on Trevor Bauer?
• How many saves does Andrew Miller rip from Cody Allen?
• PROSPECTS
  • Hitters: Bobby Bradley
  • Pitchers: Rob Kaminsky, Adam Plutko, Ryan Merritt

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3/13/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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LABR links:

• AL results
• AL sequential order

Leading Off: Question of the Day

• What was your plan going in?

Strategy Section: AL LABR Breakdown

• How did the gameplan turn out?
• Gary Sanchez
• Youth movement: Sanchez, Rougned Odor, Tim Anderson, Miguel Sano, Francisco Lindor, Greg Bird, Edwin Diaz, Michael Fulmer, Jharel Cotton
• Pedro Alvarez gamble pays off
• Favorite buy
• Biggest regret
• The Enoiest pitching ever
• Reserve plan or best available?

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3/8/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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• SPECIAL GUEST: @dougdennis41

Doug is on the phone so it’s phone-soundy, but that’s just the risk/pitfall of a phone call. It’s still quite listenable, especially because the content is lit. Yes… it’s lit.

Strategy Section: NL LABR Breakdown

• Gameplan going in
  • Catcher focus
  • Low-dollar pitching
• Billy Hamilton and his in-season tradeability
• David Dahl’s injury
• Favorite buy on your team
• Biggest regret
• Favorite buy leaguewide
• League Trends
  • Cheap Reliever market
  • Corner Infielders
  • Middle Infielders
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3/6/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Strategy Section: AL LABR Breakdown

• Speed market
• Closer market
• Shiny new toys
• David Price
• Positional review

LABR Links

• AL results
• AL sequential order
• NL results
• NL sequential order

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3/2/17

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

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Leading Off: Question of the Day

• How do you utilize Spring Training for fantasy gain? (1:15)

Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

• David Price scratched w/elbow (5:20)
• Hanley Ramirez out of WBC bc of shoulder
• Andrew Cashner shut down w/bicep injury (16:00)
• Nats could release Derek Norris

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