The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1030 – Starting Pitcher Preview

3/22/22

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STARTING PITCHER PREVIEW

QUESTIONS FOR TOP TIER GUYS:

• Was Gerrit Cole/sticky stuff overblown? (7:15)
• Is Shohei Ohtani (SP30 last yr) underutilized as a pitcher? (8:00)
• Any workload concerns re: Corbin Burnes? (9:29)
• Which Met are you trusting: Max Scherzer or Jacob deGrom? (11:03)
• Is there any real difference between Burnes and Brandon Woodruff? (12:48)
• Does Walker Buehler’s ERA/ERA indicators split bother you? (13:55)
• Are you buying Shane Bieber to stay healthy? (15:28)
• Is Julio Urías underrated? (17:15)
• Are you moving Zack Wheeler down off the shoulder news? (18:35)

• Who do you prefer: Aaron Nola or Lucas Giolito? (20:42)
• Is Sandy Alcantara the next big thing? (24:25)
• What does Robbie Ray do for a follow-up? (26:24)
• Do you trust Freddy Peralta as a fantasy ace? (27:55)
• What does Kevin Gausman look like back in the AL East? (31:25)
• Do Max Fried and Logan Webb take the next step toward ace-hood in ‘22? (33:12)
• Is there more injury risk to Lance Lynn than we think? (36:32)
• Are you buying the Dylan Cease hype train? (38:20)
• Crusty stud you trust more: Justin Verlander or Charlie Morton? (40:40)
• Is there another level to José Berríos? (43:35)
• Buy a Florida-based breakout: Trevor Rogers or Shane McClanahan? (46:00)
• Will Frankie Montas be dealt before the season? (48:18)
• Which Padre do you prefer: Blake Snell or Yu Darvish? (50:00)
• Are Alek Manoah’s risks being glossed over? (51:21)

MID/LATE TIERS GROUPINGS:

Mid-Tier Gems (53:00)

• Luis Castillo, Tyler Mahle, Nathan Eovaldi, Sean Manaea, Luis Garcia, Framber Valdez, Jordan Montgomery, John Means

New Faces in New Places (58:05)

• Carlos Rodón, Chris Bassitt, Sonny Gray, Eduardo Rodriguez, Yusei Kikuchi

Injury Scares (1:04:30)

• Noah Syndergaard, Pablo López, Chris Sale, Shane Baz, Jack Flaherty, Mike Clevinger, Zac Gallen, Luis Severino

Young Arms Looking to Make the Leap (1:09:44)

• Michael Kopech, Logan Gilbert, Ian Anderson, Tarik Skubal, Patrick Sandoval, Ranger Suárez, Tanner Houck, Triston McKenzie

Ol’ Reliables? (1:17:00)

• Clayton Kershaw, Adam Wainwright, Marcus Stroman, Alex Wood, Alex Cobb, Hyun Jin Ryu 류현진, Steven Matz

WHIP Studs (1:22:09)

• José Urquidy, Joe Ryan, Bailey Ober, Anthony DeSclafani

Young Gambles (1:25:05)

• Huascar Ynoa, Garrett Whitlock, Luis Patiño, Drew Rasmussen, Josiah Gray, Tylor Megill, Jesús Luzardo, Carlos Hernández

Pick 3 – Anyone past SP100 not listed that you want to discuss (1:30:03)

• Justin: Kyle Gibson, Zack Greinke, Wade Miley
• Paul: Reid Detmers, Nestor Cortes, Tony Gonsolin

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