The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1479 – BARF and WHARF League Drafts
2/22/26
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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors
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- Pablo Lopez to get Tommy John surgery 3:04
- Zac Gallen back to the Diamondbacks 5:07
- Lawrence Butler out until “mid-spring” 6:52
- Joe Ryan scratched – inflammation in back 9:07
- Edwin Uceta dealing with a shoulder injury 12:30
- Jackson Holliday, Corbin Carroll and Francisco Lindor all get hamate surgery and are aiming for being ready for Opening Day 15:27
- Sal Stewart starts at second??!! 17:44
| Jason | Pick | Pick | Pick | Justin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker, Kyle | 1 | 10 | OF | 7 | Skubal, Tarik | P |
| Chisholm Jr., Jazz | 2 | 21 | 2B | 24 | Lindor, Francisco | SS |
| Rooker, Brent | 3 | 40 | OF | 37 | Duran, Jhoan | P |
| Williams, Devin | 4 | 51 | P | 54 | deGrom, Jacob | P |
| Valdez, Framber | 5 | 70 | P | 67 | Goodman, Hunter | C |
| Bradish, Kyle | 6 | 81 | P | 84 | Merrill, Jackson | OF |
| Seager, Corey | 7 | 100 | SS | 97 | Seager, Corey | MI |
| Snell, Blake | 8 | 111 | P | 114 | Hoerner, Nico | 2B |
| Jax, Griffin | 9 | 130 | P | 127 | Glasnow, Tyler | P |
| Doyle, Brenton | 10 | 141 | OF | 144 | Santana, Dennis | P |
| Rutschman, Adley | 11 | 160 | C | 157 | Ward, Taylor | OF |
| Tovar, Ezequiel | 12 | 171 | MI | 174 | Kwan, Steven | OF |
| Baz, Shane | 13 | 190 | P | 187 | Torkelson, Spencer | 1B |
| Lewis, Royce | 14 | 201 | CI | 204 | Muncy, Max | 3B |
| McClanahan, Shane | 15 | 220 | P | 217 | Boyd, Matthew | P |
| Manzardo, Kyle | 16 | 231 | 1B | 234 | Nelson, Ryne | P |
| Castro, Willi | 17 | 250 | 2B | 247 | Simpson, Chandler | OF |
| Leiter, Jack | 18 | 261 | P | 264 | Vaughn, Andrew | CI |
| Ford, Harry | 19 | 280 | C | 277 | Matthews, Zebby | P |
| Messick, Parker | 20 | 291 | P | 294 | Messick, Parker | P |
| Rengifo, Luis | 21 | 310 | UT | 307 | DeLauter, Chase | OF |
| Mullins, Cedric | 22 | 321 | OF | 324 | Robles, Victor | UT |
| Sterner, Justin | 23 | 340 | P | 337 | Holmes, Clay | P |
| Eflin, Zach | 24 | 351 | P | 354 | Mayer, Marcelo | 3B |
| Bell, Josh | 25 | 370 | 1B | 367 | Sewald, Paul | P |
| Thomas, Lane | 26 | 381 | OF | 384 | Eldridge, Bryce | UT |
| Moncada, Yoan | 27 | 400 | 3B | 397 | Eflin, Zach | P |
| Mlodzinski, Carmen | 28 | 411 | P | 414 | Mayo, Coby | 1B |
| Baker, Bryan | 29 | 430 | P | 427 | Sands, Cole | P |
| Melton, Jacob | 30 | 441 | OF | 444 | Rushing, Dalton | C |
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Justin is the co-host on The Sleeper and The Bust Podcast and writes for Rotographs covering the Roto Riteup as well as other periodic articles. In addition to his work at Rotographs, Justin is the lead fantasy writer/analyst and co-owner for FriendswithFantasyBenefits.com, and the owner of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. He is also a certified addiction treatment counselor. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinMasonFWFB.