The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 444 – Spending a Bundle for Bundy

4/8/17

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Leading Off:

• How’d those Charlotte Knights look?

Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play

• Collin McHugh shutdown for 6 weeks
  • Joe Musgrove 34% Y!, 18% E, 54% C
• Rich Hill to DL w/blister
  • Alex Wood at CHC, v. ARI 3% Y!, 2% E, 20% C

Strategy Section: Pitcher Pickups

• Two Start
  • Dylan Bundy at BOS, at TOR 53% Y!, 45% E, 91% C
  • Jharel Cotton at KC, v. HOU 63% Y!, 30% E, 73% C
  • Charlie Morton at SEA, at OAK 9% Y!, 7% E, 51% C
  • Antonio Senzatela v. SD, at SF 1% Y!, 3% E, 13% C
  • Wily Peralta at TOR, at CIN 3% Y!, 2% E, 12% C
  • Matt Boyd v. MIN, at CLE 4% Y!, 4% E, 22% C
  • Rookie Davis at PIT, v. MIL 1% Y!, 1% E, 9% C
• One Start
  • Kendall Graveman 34% Y!, 21% E, 57% C
  • Amir Garrett 8% Y, 4% E, 25% C
  • Kyle Freeland 3% Y, 1% E, 9% C

Strategy Section: Hitting Pick Ups

• Catcher
  • Sandy Leon 27% Y!, 21% E, 47% C
  • Geovany Soto 2% Y!, 1% E, 7% C
• Outfield
  • David Peralta 41% Y!, 18% E, 37% C
  • Manuel Margot 34% Y!, 41% E, 50% C
  • Jayson Werth 11% Y, 9% E, 32% C
  • Steven Souza 4% Y, 6% E, 25% C
• Infield
  • Chris Owings 26% Y!, 22% E, 62% C
  • Yangervis Solarte 31% Y!, 52% E, 67% C
  • Travis Shaw 50% Y!, 37% E, 63% C
  • Ryan Zimmerman 11% Y!, 11% E, 32% C
  • Mark Reynolds 32% Y!, 34% E, 26% C
  • Joe Panik 16% Y!, 45% E, 46% C

Strategy Section: Who to Cut

• Jedd Gyorko
• Delino DeShields
• Tommy Joseph
• Michael Conforto
• Byron Buxton
• Jacoby Ellsbury
• Michael Pineda
• Francisco Liriano
• Mike Foltynewicz
• Zach Davies
• Steven Wright
• Zack Wheeler
• Luis Severino

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Approximately 92 minutes of joyous analysis.

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