Archive for Podcast – The Sleeper and the Bust

RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 7/14/2015 – Second Half Pitching Studs

Episode 251

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In this episode, Paul Sporer is by himself discussing pitchers! More specifically, he has a list of pitchers he thinks are primed to be top ERA assets in the second half of the season. He has nine pitchers ranging from ace-level to waiver wire-fodder who could put up huge summers and lead your pitching to the promised land.

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RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 7/10/2015 – Listener Topics!

Episode 250 – I said 249 on the episode accidentally!!

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris take a scattershot approach today with a bunch of topics sent in by y’all! We cover some second-half breakouts, offer some mea culpas, and decide that we still love Jorge Soler and Yasiel Puig quite a bit.

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RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/10/2015

Episode 70 – This Podcast Is Going To Come Crumbling Down

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Brayan Pena’s viability, admitting flaws in fantasy baseball knowledge, Matt’s avoidance of Wrigley Field, Erasmo the Enigma and more pitchers with many faces, being embarrassed by picking Clint Barmes, Andrelton Simmons’ mystery matchup, identifying “the trifecta,” looking for left-handed DFS options in the Twins lineup, considering time-of-day splits, struggling with a changing calendar, John Lackey versus A.J. Burnett, and crowdsourcing ideas for an All-Star break podcast episode.

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RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/09/2015

Episode 69 – Never Really Going To Go James Loney

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss signups for the mid-season redraft leagues, Brad’s technical difficulties, breaking fantasy baseball rule No. 1 to hear about Brad’s team, remembering the brave souls that tried to go with a Trout/Harper/Bautista outfield on Wednesday, breaking down Cody Anderson, Don Mattingly’s lineup card antics, Jose Fernandez’s (eventual) return to fantasy stardom, Mike Trout matching up against Felix Hernandez, Zack Greinke’s obviousness, and the debut of Yahoo!’s DFS system.

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RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/08/2015

Episode 68 – Slap On His Way On Base

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss signups for the mid-season redraft leagues, Enrique Hernandez’s specific role, comprehending the concept of CC Sabathia ever going to the bullpen, Dylan being the opposite of trendy, “over-the-radar” picks, Francisco Lindor’s present and future fantasy potential vs. real baseball potential, Dylan avoiding Matt Harrison for the wrong reasons, Curtis Granderson’s boring dependability, and Matt dropping some trivia.

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RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 7/7/2015 – Trade Benefactors

Episode 249

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris discuss several guys who could benefit when better players are traded away from their teams before diving into Eno’s piece about wide arsenals.

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RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/07/2015

Episode 67 – Old Tommy Boxer

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt avoiding walking out on a no-hitter, two early games to be skipped on the slate, Robbie Ray’s potential, a classic boxing lesson, Brandon Crawford’s strange splits, Brock Holt’s All-Star selection, Logan Forsythe’s snubbing, Matt’s missing neighbor, and signups for mid-season redraft roto leagues.

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RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/06/2015

Episode 66 – Nick Markakis Homer Watch

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss Brad’s vacation, matching up against the Mets, Cesar Hernandez and finding useful hitters in the Phillies lineup, Nick Markakis’ crazy batting line, J.D. Martinez’s crazy hot streak, one of the best pitchers to pick against, a weird matchup of lefties between the Blue Jays and White Sox, and signups for mid-season redraft roto leagues.

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RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 7/5/2015 – Buchholz… Rules?

Episode 248

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Jason Collette wrap up the holiday weekend with a free-form episode of the show. We jump around a bit from player to player, topic to topic, including but not limited to Clay Buchholz, J.D. Martinez, Marcell Ozuna, Stephen Strasburg, Asdrubal Cabrera, and second-half expectations. Even without a setlist, we find plenty to talk about.

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RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 7/03/2015

Episode 65 – @dylanhigginshouseboatcaptain

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt going 2-for-2 in yoga, Matt’s neighbor and verified Twitter accounts, a weird early game, Drew Hutchison’s nightmare matchup, Salvador Perez’s lack of patience, remembering David Murphy, Chris Parmelee’s upside, Matt’s plans for 4th of July, checking in on Bobby Jenks, declaring the worst teams in terms of fantasy value, searching for gold in the White Sox lineup, and a reach of an analogy regarding grocery store member cards.

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