The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1442 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 22

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August 16, 2025

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2-START PITCHERS FOR WEEK 22

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Gho5tRun3rMember since 2016
3 months ago

Boy, it has been rough owning Sleeper and the Bust in my podcast league. I remember the days I could get a three step from them and now I’m not even getting the two steps consistently. I’ve had to patch them with CBS, which no disrespect, they do good work, but it’s only ratios with them. No strikeouts or power.

I’m out here grabbing niche plays like Bubba and the Bloom and James Schiano. Great fellows, but boy are they just not the same as peak Sleeper. Got a buddy who is killing me with Rates and Barrels this week even if he gets these weird starts where they run off on some real world baseball tangent for an hour. Still going deep enough to get him the dub.

I’m still holding as I’m hoping for a late season turn around.

Last edited 3 months ago by Gho5tRun3r
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