Archive for Podcast – The Sleeper and the Bust

Episode 260

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris discuss a pair of rookie arms who had vastly different starts on Monday night, then dive into Eno’s Tuesday piece before heading to the other end of the spectrum and talking about some more established pitchers who are on the rise after a rough start including Chris Tillman, Gio Gonzalez, R.A. Dickey, and Matt Shoemaker.

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Episode 83 – Not Much Explanation Needed

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss user error, Mark Teixeira’s resurgence, a pitcher-heavy DFS day, Ketel Marte being quickly trusted in center field, the Marlins’ inability to hit lefties, being nervous about Marco Estrada (still), and Eddie Butler being a reason not to be too confident about pitching prospects.

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Episode 82 – I <3 Logan Forsythe

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Dylan’s struggles with scheduling, checking out Tyler Wilson, welcoming Logan Forsythe to U.S. Cellular Field, remembering Crede’s Crew, balancing competing split advantages in a matchup, the arrivals of Henry Owens and Luis Severino, and Matt’s rants about grocery store queue etiquette.

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Episode 259

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Jason Collette tour the league talking a little bit about every game on Sunday including the drama in Toronto, some debuts for traded players, a poor team on a run, a middling team capable of making a run, and an older outfielder making a huge impact.

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Episode 81 – Juan Uribae

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss recording during Matt’s lunch hour, keeping an eye on team bullpens in a matchup, Juan Uribe being welcomed in New York, Rays right-handers facing off against southpaws, Matt giving his thumbs up or thumbs down, the short-lived trio of heroes in Pittsburgh, and not being overwhelmed by the trade deadline in DFS.

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Episode 258

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris talk about traaaaaaddddeeesss!!! What else?! The plan to discuss on the rise pitchers was pushed because this deadline has been amazing. Unfortunately the real Carlos Gomez deal took place after they recorded.

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Episode 80 – Aaron Harang Has Remembered That He’s Aaron Harang

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss two early games, Tyler Saladino’s modest emergence, Troy Tulowitzki’s new home, Dylan breaking rule No. 1 by rambling about his fantasy team, an interesting comparison for the top of the Phillies lineup, skipping over mainstream baseball news, the impact of Chris Bassitt’s recent success, and how hugwatch can affect DFS picks.

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Episode 79 – Rubby De La Rosa is Living in a Big House

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss attempts to assess the Blue Jays facing Jerome Williams, a bad A.J. Pierzynski joke, Matt rubbing his chin in approval, Francisco Liriano’s strong matchup, Chris Tillman’s possible turnaround, running on Tyson Ross, Erasmo Ramirez being continually underrated, and Matt selling his comic books.

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Episode 257

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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris talk about the two big trades of the past 24 hours involving Troy Tulowitzki and Ben Zobrist. They touch on Rusney Castillo getting a chance at a full-time plate appearances after the Shane Victorino deal and briefly hit the Jonathan Papelbon-to-Washington rumors. Their central topics focuses on five hitters on the rise after awful starts: Carlos Gonzalez, Rougned Odor, David Ortiz, Melky Cabrera, and Matt Kemp.

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Episode 78 – A Japanese 34

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In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss a recap of some of Monday’s picks, Kris Bryant trying to turn things around, Alex Rodriguez’s birthday heroics, Matt’s jokes causing Dylan to be speechless, Jeff Samardzija attempting to escape from Chicago, Dylan rambling about the volatility of batted ball types, the non-crispy and crispy Chris Youngs, and Matt’s dog declaring its fan allegiance.

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