The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1414 – $100+ FAAB Buys in the Main Event

5/13/25

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$100+ NFBC PICKUPS SO FAR

• Mar 23 WK 0: none – still before the season started
• Mar 30 WK 1:
  • Luke Jackson – 37 lgs: 216 AVG, 379 hi, 122 lo | Results: 6 SVs, 4.22 ERA/1.47 WHIP
• Apr 6 WK 2:
  • Zac Veen – 19 lgs: 199, 333, 77 | Results: .118 AVG, 1 HR/SB
  • Dennis Santana – 16 lgs: 181, 411, 84 | Results: 3 SVs, 1.50 ERA/0.67 WHIP
  • Heston Kjerstad – 20 lgs: 99, 156, 37 | Results: .190 AVG, 3 HR, 9 RBIs
  • Tommy Kahnle – 13 lgs: 118, 201, 48 | Results: 4 SVs, 0.77 ERA/0.98 WHIP

• Apr 13 WK 3:
  • Chase Dollander – 55 lgs: 120, 338, 38 | Results: 1 W, 7.71 ERA/1.60 WHIP
  • Zac Veen Pt. 2 – 19 lgs: 183, 404, 105 | Results: .083 AVG, 1 HR/SB
• Apr 20 WK 4: Chandler Simpson – 15 lgs: 301, 571, 140 | Results: .262 AVG, 6 SBs, 9 R
• Apr 27 WK 5:
  • Nick Kurtz – 47 lgs: 341, 557, 145 | Results: .278 AVG, .357 OBP, 0 HR
  • Agustín Ramírez – 52 lgs: 263, 493, 153 | Results: .160 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI
  • Jordan Beck – 53 lgs: 109, 335, 49 | Results: .268 AVG, 1 HR, 2 CS
  • Will Vest – 36 lgs: 120, 313, 38 | Results: 5.40 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, W, SV, BS in 3 app.
  • Camilo Doval – 16 lgs: 131, 207, 77 | Results: 5.7 scoreless, 4 Ks, 4 HDs
• May 4 WK 6:
  • Tony Gonsolin – 46 lgs: 166, 313, 77 | Results: 1.80 ERA/1.10 WHIP, 21% K-BB, W
  • Shelby Miller – 14 lgs: 96, 190, 39 | Results: 3 scoreless, SV, HD
  • Ben Casparius – 17 lgs: 97, 137, 34 | Results: 4 IP/1 ER/5 K follow for W, but back to 1 IP role

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