The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 447 – Getting SMART w/Glenn Colton
4/17/17
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Leading Off: Question of the Day
- How are your industry league teams doing?
Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles/Game Play
- Michael Pineda thoughts (saw your tweet ribbing Howard)
- Jose Abreu concerns
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Strategy Section: SMART System
- Scarcity
- Management
- Anchors
- Relievers
- Team
- Rules of Engagement:
- Age
- Injuries
- Big FAs
- Velocity
- Upside
- Hype
- Ratio Protection
- Home Park
- Speed
- Which are most important?
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Just got offered Rizzo and Kluber for Kershaw and Matt Carpenter in a 12 team standard. I’m leaning no, but what do y’all think?
Hell no!
Great Sleeper and the Bust Episode with Glenn. Top Notch! Thanks Paul!
Last episode y’all smashed Buxton. I want to see how far he has fallen. I own in a 20 team league that keeps 18 year to year without penalty. If I drop him then i would be able to pick up (Util) Vogelboch, Cron, Markakis, Valencia, Eddie Rosario or Yuli Gurriel
5×5 add OBP and SLG
Hey SatB crew- I’ve been offered Addison Russell for Wacha in a 14 team mixed, 6×6 (standard with 6th cats being OPS and QS). Just lost Semien for foreseeable future. Only start 9 batters each week (3 OF and no CI/MI), and 9x P’s. SPs on wire are very thin. Picked up Cozart for the interim at SS. If I trade away Wacha my next in line pitchers are currently Cobb/Boyd/Feliz.
I’m inclined to accept due to my biased love of Russell but am hoping for some perspective from a non-invested party.
Thanks!