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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 315 – OBP v. AVG Leagues

by Paul Sporer

February 29, 2016

2/29/16

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Moves

Chris Coghlan to Oakland (4:15)
Ian Desmond to Texas (13:40)

Strategy Section:

OBP v. AVG Leagues (17:00)
Preference? (17:28)
Do we overrated OBP? (21:22)
Players Who Get a Boost:
- George Springer (26:15)
- Chris Iannetta (27:55)
- Delino DeShields (31:13)
- Lucas Duda (37:55)
- Joc Pederson (41:54)
- Carlos Santana (45:13)
Sinker Usage & Injury (52:45)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 314 – Fowler to the Cubs

by Paul Sporer

February 28, 2016

2/28/16

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Moves

Dexter Fowler to the Cubs, actually (2:10)
Ian Desmond to Texas (9:26)

Emails

Post-Break Players (20:02)
NFBC First-Timer (33:20)
Keeper Depth (40:04)
OBP/SLG Leagues (46:26)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 313 – Fowler to the Orioles

by Paul Sporer

February 24, 2016

2/24/16

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Moves & News

Dexter Fowler/Yovani Gallardo (4:30)
Jay Bruce trade talks (10:04)
Carlos Santana leading off? (13:38)
Pablo Sandoval has a belly (16:55)
Josh Hamilton hurt. Weird. (22:53)

Strategy Section

Getting the Most Out of Spring Training (27:12)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 312 – Guestisode: Greg Ambrosius, NFBC Founder

by Paul Sporer

February 19, 2016

2/19/16

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Interview w/Greg:

Intro (0:00)
Interview w/Greg starts at 7:55
Using NFBC’s ADP data (8:55)
ADP Costs Greg Doesn’t Like (11:50)
ADP Costs Greg Does Like (16:05)
What is Min/Max Pick Good For? (18:35)
New Game Types at NFBC (22:03)
Kentucky Derby Style Draft Slotting (27:00)
Beat Paul Sporer league (31:45)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 311 – LABR Raw Feed During Draft

by Paul Sporer

February 17, 2016

2/17/16

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DRAFT BOARD

This is our raw feed for about 1.5 hours discussing our picks back and forth. It’s not like the normal podcast, but I think it’s still an interesting listen. Definitely let me know what you think in the comments or Twitter as I may consider something similar for other drafts I have coming up next month.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 310 – LABR Review

by Paul Sporer

February 17, 2016

2/17/16

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Strategy Section

LABR Talk – it’s all about the draft and not particularly segmented so no timestamps, sorry!
DRAFT BOARD

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 309 – Pick a Hitter

by Paul Sporer

February 14, 2016

2/14/16

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Strategy Section

Pick a Hitter
- J.T. Realmuto (172 ov, 10th C) v. Yan Gomes (176, 11th) (3:30)
- Carlos Santana (187, 16th 1B) v. Byung-ho Park (188, 17th) (6:49)
- Starlin Castro (196, 14th 2B) v. Ben Zobrist (200, 15th) (11:45)
- Adrian Beltre (99, 9th 3B) v. Maikel Franco (106, 10th) (14:05)
- Xander Bogaerts (60, 4th SS) v. Francisco Lindor (64, 5th) (17:25)
- Starling Marte (24th, 7th OF) v. George Springer (25, 8th) (20:45)
- Billy Burns (153, 39th) v. Kevin Pillar (156, 40th) (26:28)
LABR Talk (35:28)
Email
- Shea – Keepers (46:30)

We have a new email address for questions: sleeperpod@gmail.com. Send your fantasy-relevant questions. You can send keeper questions, but those are much better for Twitter. Questions most likely to get selected are those that apply more broadly, as opposed to specific trade or keeper queries. However, if you do ask a league-specific question, please include the league size and categories.

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Approximately 57 minutes of joyous analysis.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 308 – Eno’s SP Ranks

by Paul Sporer

February 11, 2016

2/10/16

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Notable Transactions/Rumors

Yovani Gallardo to Baltimore (6:55)

Strategy Section

Eno’s Starting Pitcher Ranks (<–click that to see all the rankings) (15:13)
- Eno is Higher on (top 100 edition):
  - Zack Greinke 7 v. 12 for RG (18:14)
  - Jerad Eickhoff 79 v. 105 (28:10)
- Outside top 100:
  - Brandon Finnegan 104 v. 155 (39:15)
  - Drew Pomeranz 129 v. 184 (43:07)
- Eno is Lower on (top 100):
  - Corey Kluber 12 v. 7 (47:10)
  - Jake Odorizzi 50 v. 34 (51:34)
- Outside top 100 (well, outside Eno’s top 100 at least):
  - J.A. Happ 124 v. 82 (56:47)
  - Josh Tomlin 140 v. 104 (1:01:30)
- Emails
  - Michael – Team Stacking (1:05:47)
  - Jim – Mat Latos (1:08:47)

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 307 – NL SPs Outside the Top-25

by Paul Sporer

February 8, 2016

2/8/16

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Revisiting SP Ranks – Discussing Outside the Top-25
- Carlos Martinez ended the season ailing w/a shoulder (3:08)
- James Shields spiked his Ks, but doubled his 2014 BB%, what happened?! (9:56)
- Andrew Cashner also spiked his Ks, but everything else regressed, why? (14:20)
- Steven Matz is 30th in ADP, but 56th in our ranks (27:50)
- Is there more to Jimmy Nelson or is this (3.75-4.25 ERA kind of SP) it? (32:00)
- Will Mike Leake get a sprinkling of Cards Devil Magic or be his solid-but-boring self? (36:55)
- Battle of Young-ish Lefties: Robbie Ray (24 y/o) or Alex Wood (25 y/o)? (40:10)
- John Lamb had a 5.80 ERA last year, yet is drawing some deep-league interest? (45:04)
- The Backend of SF’s rotation: Jake Peavy, Matt Cain at 4, 5 and Chris Heston on-deck (54:46)
- Are you drafting Lucas Giolito and/or Tyler Glasnow in mixed leagues? (59:59)

Emails

Joe – New Auction League (1:06:17)
TJ – International Players (1:12:27)

Off-Topic

Super Bowl ads and beer (1:16:00)

We have a new email address for questions: sleeperpod@gmail.com. Send your fantasy-relevant questions. You can send keeper questions, but those are much better for Twitter. Questions most likely to get selected are those that apply more broadly, as opposed to specific trade or keeper queries. However, if you do ask a league-specific question, please include the league size and categories.

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Approximately 81 minutes of joyous analysis.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 306 – SPs Outside the Top-25

by Paul Sporer

February 5, 2016

2/5/16

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Strategy Section

Revisiting SP Ranks – Discussing Outside the Top-25
- Adam Wainwright is only lagging in Ks; what do you see in ‘16? (3:00)
- Michael Pineda had a flashy K-BB% (20%), but ugly ERA; better in ‘16? (10:10)
- The AL Pitching Market (16:40)
- Yu Darvish’s TJ return (20:10)
- Collin McHugh or Mike Fiers in 2016? (29:07)
- Jesse Hahn has two nice half-seasons, but inj.-shortened ‘15 leaves questions (40:09)
- Is there another level for Andrew Heaney? (44:22)
- Post-hype sleepers: Matt Moore & Trevor Bauer (48:26)
- Martin Perez was a legit big-time prospect, but just 15% K as MLBer (1:01:20)
- I say “cat pajamas”… on purpose (1:01:29)
- Matt Shoemaker’s ERA jumped almost a run and a half despite v similar skills; what gives? (1:06:42)