RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 09/30/2014
Episode 172
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!
Eno Sarris and Nicholas Minnix, in the first offseason edition, with an emphasis on keeper decisions, discuss:
Alex Rodriguez, Tanner Roark, Jon Lester, James Shields, Sonny Gray, Derek Norris, Eric Hosmer, Billy Butler, Brandon Moss, Madison Bumgarner, Edinson Volquez, Gerrit Cole, Starling Marte, Pablo Sandoval, Brandon Belt, and a listener’s keeper dilemma that involves Max Scherzer, Dee Gordon, Cole, Mookie Betts, Carlos Carrasco, and Travis d’Arnaud.
As usual, don’t hesitate to tweet us or comment with fantasy questions so that we may answer them in our next episode.
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Thanks to Ian Miller, aka Teen Archer, for the intro/outro music. Approximately 93 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.
I’ll stand by my statement earlier this year. Other than what Eno wrote about about Lester’s cutter, he found a consistent release on the Curveball. There is no doubt this is a big difference, moving from 29% to 40% Whiffs/Swing on the Curveball. I can’t find any other difference
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