RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 06/08/2014

Episode 126

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is now live! Thank you to special guest Derek Carty of Fantasy Insiders for joining Nicholas Minnix to discuss Kevin Gausman, Tony Cingrani and Mat Latos, the Rockies’ rotation with Jordan Lyles hitting the disabled list, the Orioles’ bullpen, the Indians’ bullpen, Travis d’Arnaud, Eugenio Suarez, Kendrys Morales to the Twins, Max Scherzer, Didi Gregorius, Gerrit Cole, Mitch Moreland, Matt Adams and the Cardinals’ pending roster crunch, and Nick Swisher.

As usual, don’t hesitate to tweet us any fantasy questions you have so that we may answer them on our next episode.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via the feed.

Thanks to Ian Miller, aka Teen Archer, for the intro music. Approximately 63 minutes of joyous analysis.

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Nicholas Minnix oversaw baseball content for six years at KFFL, where he held the loose title of Managing Editor for seven and a half before he joined FanGraphs. He played in both Tout Wars and LABR from 2010 through 2014. Follow him on Twitter @NicholasMinnix.

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TM
12 years ago

Can you discuss ROS expectations for Jake Arrieta next episode?

James Thome
12 years ago

First let me say, audio quality is much better and has been for a while, so thank you for that. Also nice job since joining the podcast team Nick. Some potential questions for the next podcast, Danny Duffy ROS? What in the hell are the Braves doing with Alex Wood, do they not see they took something that wasn’t broke and “fixed it”? Any chance Mookie Betts sees everyday at bats in the MLB this year and what is a good MLB comparison? What is Joc Pederson’s MLB comparison? Use as many or as few of these as you like.

mymaus
12 years ago

I second the Alex Wood request. What’s the best guess on when he’ll be back in the rotation?

Asking for a Friend
12 years ago

Great job, guys. Really enjoying the podcast these days.

How much should I buy into Springer, long term? Would a Harper (bought for $23) for Springer ($1 free agent add) trade make sense?