RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 08/24/2014
Episode 158
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Jason Collette and Nicholas Minnix discuss, among other items, Rusney Castillo and his impact on the Boston Red Sox’s roster; the Arizona Diamondbacks’ infield; the Oakland Athletics’ recent bevy of transactions, including the acquisition of Geovany Soto and deactivation of Sean Doolittle; Mike Fiers; Justin Verlander, as well as the mess at the back end of the Detroit Tigers’ rotation; Tim Lincecum; Jacob Turner; Manny Machado; and, of course, a few two-turn pitchers.
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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.
Great stuff as always. An idea for your next show — you mentioned in this podcast how the Brewers COULD go to a six man rotation with expanded rosters. How about doing some speculation around the league about some possible PT changes for big names (including things like skipping a rotation slot and 6 man rotations). For example,
Do you think LA will give HanRam more rest when they bring up Guerrero?
Will Rizzo take a seat a time or two for the Cubs young studs.
Will Pujols sit some for Cron?
Any others come to mind?
Another topic – surprise productivity from the DL for September. For example will Molina be a better catcher than Russel when he comes back? Will Votto be more productive than Carter (in an OBP league)?
^ Russel Martin