The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1499 – Week 4 FAAB

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April 19, 2026

4/19/26

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Upcoming Hitter’s Schedule
PLAYER MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
Sanchez OFF Montero Mize Skubal Skenes Keller Mlodzinski
Rushing Quintana Mahle Roupp Webb Taillon Rea Imanaga
Jackson Lugo Bubic Wacha OFF Crochet Gray Early
Peraza Cease Corbin Lauer OFF Cameron Ragans Lugo
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Arrighetti CLE BAL/BOS next week
Montero MIL CIN? JV may be back
Reliever Results Last Week
RP – LAST 7 DAYS MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT NOTES
Suarez 21 (W) 5 (H) 14 (SV) Iglesias slept on shoulder wrong
Keller 15 21 Duran “mild” oblique
Uribe 20 (H) 12 (SV) 18 (W) 4 (SV) It has begun
Kuhnel 24 (SV) 14
De Los Santos 5 (SV) 14 (SV) Hader 60-Day IL
Hoffman 32 (BS) 26 (L) Lots of Ks, but issues
Rogers 17 16 (BS,L) 9
Varland 19 (W) 13

 

Listener Questions

  • Comparing 2026 AAA to 2025 AAA It looks like the Giants/Bryce Eldridge are working on his chase and pull air%, but I don’t think anyone, especially @Justin Mason would be happy with his plummeting zone contact%. Do you think he can recapture his zone contact% or is it going to be one or the other? (56:39)
  • With the annual repeated success (lately) of mid tier pitchers (Schlittler/Imanaga/Roupp/CSanchez25/Hunter Brown 25/etc.) I feel like I am buying more into the no SPs in top 6/7 rounds of my DCs … hitters and closers early – SPs in the middle. What do you think? (1:00:30)

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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.

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