RotoGraphs Audio: The Sleeper and the Bust 5/17/2015 – Bryce Harper is Untradeable
Episode 230
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In this episode, Paul Sporer and Jason Collette discuss the injury news with Corey Dickerson, Jorge de la Rosa, Justin Morneau, Chris Tillman, and Mat Latos. Next they discuss Bryce Harper, Brandon Belt, Josh Harrison, Clay Buchholz, Anthony DeSclafani, Carlos Rodon, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Pineda, Maikel Franco, Mike Wright, Addison Reed, and the TB closer situation.
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fml traded harper for keuchel and dickerson and then harper catches fire
Hah, you entirely deserve it.
I traded Bryce for Garrett Richards on April 26th. There is a slight bias towards pitching in my league and, in a vacuum, I would have been ecstatic with Richards. Harper had to reach rarefied heights as soon as I traded him. Home run in first plate appearance following the trade.
I think you mean to write “Bryce Harper is Untouchable“
As much as I like him I’m starting to think about trading Corey Dickerson. Curious who you think good targets would be?
I was thinking of asking for Jose Bautista. Would I just be trading one injury headache for another?
I doubt you’d get Bautista for Dickerson.
I’d do that in a keeper league in a heartbeat if Dickerson was healthy.
The Dave Bush comparison you were thinking about, Paul, I believe was Phil Hughes. If it wasnt it should have been. But I heard that too, cant remember where, may have been HQ.
RE: Arizona pen
How about Enrique Burgos? Whats the chances he takes over at some point? Power arm whos been a minor league closer.
Can you talk Betts on the next podcast. Seems to have a high IFFB%. Is that hurting his BABIP and everything else? Also, 4 Red Sox players are in the top 22 in IFFB%. Green Monster getting into their heads?
Any plans to construct separate feeds for field of streams and sleeper and the bust? As someone who doesn’t play DFS, I’d love this! Thanks and great work as always!