The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1379 – EARTH Leagues Recap
2/23/25
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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors
- Mark Canha & Manuel Margot to the Brewers (Minor league deals)
EARTH Draft Breakdowns
- WHARF
- Strategy coming in
- How the team came together
- Biggest reaches in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- David Robertson 313 vs 429 (116)
- Hunter Goodman 288 vs 372 (84)
- Jhonkensy Noel 318 vs 388 (70)
- Biggest bargains in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- Taj Bradley 223 vs 198 (25)
- Ranger Suarez 283 vs 263 (20)
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto 78 vs 60 (18)
- BARF
- Strategy coming in
- How the team came together
- Biggest reaches in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- Jeffrey Springs 233 vs 276 (43)
- Jose Berrios 203 vs 241 (38)
- Cody Bradford 308 vs 340 (32)
- Biggest bargains in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- Roman Anthony 323 vs 301 (22)
- Liam Hendriks 263 vs 243 (20)
- Emmanuel Clase 53 vs 34 (19)
| Round | Justin | BARF | WHARF | W vs B | Last 2 weeks ADP | Justin Diff | Jason | WHARF | BARF | W vs B | Last 2 weeks ADP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Soto | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Vlad Guerrero Jr | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | |
| 2 | Trea Turner | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | -3 | Bryce Harper | 18 | 28 | -10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 38 | 39 | -1 | 36 | 2 | Dylan Cease | 43 | 43 | 0 | 48 | |
| 4 | Emmanuel Clase | 53 | 35 | 18 | 34 | 19 | CJ Abrams | 48 | 44 | 4 | 48 | |
| 5 | Pablo Lopez | 68 | 55 | 13 | 67 | 1 | Robert Suarez | 73 | 104 | -31 | 83 | |
| 6 | Bailey Ober | 83 | 88 | -5 | 80 | 3 | Yoshi Yamamoto | 78 | 61 | 17 | 60 | |
| 7 | Kyle Schwarber | 98 | 70 | 28 | 80 | 18 | Marcus Semien | 103 | 92 | 11 | 102 | |
| 8 | Royce Lewis | 113 | 141 | -28 | 131 | -18 | Riley Greene | 108 | 110 | -2 | 106 | |
| 9 | J.T. Realmuto | 128 | 152 | -24 | 141 | -13 | Lane Thomas | 133 | 185 | -52 | 174 | |
| 10 | Steven Kwan | 143 | 155 | -12 | 147 | -4 | David Bednar | 138 | 144 | -6 | 136 | |
| 11 | Cristopher Sanchez | 158 | 158 | 0 | 169 | -11 | Jeremy Pena | 163 | 168 | -5 | 168 | |
| 12 | Zack Eflin | 173 | 185 | -12 | 189 | -16 | Brandon Pfaadt | 168 | 148 | 20 | 168 | |
| 13 | Maikel Garcia | 188 | 211 | -23 | 214 | -26 | Josh Jung | 193 | 194 | -1 | 216 | |
| 14 | Jose Berrios | 203 | 232 | -29 | 241 | -38 | Sean Murphy | 198 | 214 | -16 | 214 | |
| 15 | Colt Keith | 218 | 257 | -39 | 245 | -27 | Taj Bradley | 223 | 205 | 18 | 198 | |
| 16 | Jeffrey Springs | 233 | 273 | -40 | 276 | -43 | Nick Lodolo | 228 | 228 | 0 | 246 | |
| 17 | JJ Bleday | 248 | 299 | -51 | 275 | -27 | Nolan Jones | 253 | 227 | 26 | 253 | |
| 18 | Liam Hendriks | 263 | 222 | 41 | 243 | 20 | Jo Adell | 258 | 258 | 0 | 291 | |
| 19 | Jacob Young | 278 | 287 | -9 | 285 | -7 | Ranger Suarez | 283 | 276 | 7 | 263 | |
| 20 | Aroldis Chapman | 293 | 306 | -13 | 280 | 13 | Hunter Goodman | 288 | 310 | -22 | 372 | |
| 21 | Cody Bradford | 308 | 290 | 18 | 340 | -32 | David Robertson | 313 | 412 | -99 | 429 | |
| 22 | Roman Anthony | 323 | 277 | 46 | 301 | 22 | Jhonkensy Noel | 318 | 404 | -86 | 388 | |
| 23 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | 338 | ND | #VALUE! | 335 | 3 | Daulton Varsho | 343 | 316 | 27 | 341 | |
| 24 | Jacob Wilson윌슨 | 353 | ND | #VALUE! | 338 | 15 | Jason Adam | 348 | 369 | -21 | 346 | |
| 25 | Pavin Smith | 368 | 441 | -73 | 380 | -12 | Jose Miranda | 373 | 367 | 6 | 354 | |
| 26 | Max Meyer | 383 | 363 | 20 | 426 | -43 | Austin Hays | 378 | 416 | -38 | 428 | |
| 27 | LaMonte Wade Jr | 398 | 415 | -17 | 439 | -41 | Richie Palacios | 403 | ND | #VALUE! | 521 | |
| 28 | Freddy Fermin | 413 | 345 | 68 | 376 | 37 | Ryne Nelson | 408 | 370 | 38 | 377 | |
| 29 | Mike Tauchman | 428 | ND | #VALUE! | 492 | -64 | Andrew Kittredge | 433 | ND | #VALUE! | 579 | |
| 30 | Trevor Rogers | 443 | ND | #VALUE! | 720 | -277 | Chase Meidroth | 438 | ND | #VALUE! | 618 |
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The comment about not drafting to ADP is spot on. While these drafts certainly aren’t models to base your draft around, I do think they’re a great reminder of how weird drafts can go that no one can predict. A guy taking 6 starters in a row is going to happen. Heck, I’ve been that guy before (It doesn’t end well).
So seeing a draft be messy in even the expert leagues is some good insight into what happens when things go sideways.