The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 455 – Live from Sporer Manor!!
by Paul Sporer
May 10, 2017
5/10/17
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Leading Off: Question of the Day
- How many HRs is Yonder Alonso going to hit this year? (5:05)
Strategy Section: Differences at the Dish
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Fewer Fastballs
- Andrew Toles (15:00)
- Jose Ramirez (18:40)
- Carlos Beltran (20:05)
- Chris Owings (23:30)
- Elvis Andrus (30:50)
- John Jaso (35:50)
SF Bullpen & general closer tangent (38:15)
Launch Angles
- Trevor Story (46:30)
- Kyle Schwarber (50:25)
- Tim Anderson (1:03:05)
- Travis d’Arnaud (1:07:25)
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Would it be crazy to try and sell high on Gallo to buy low on Schwarber? Obviously the BB% and power from Gallo is great but man that 41% K rate still spooks me.
Not at all, that’d be very prudent.
Thanks Paul! Appreciate all of the work you put in, Rotographs deserves a majority of the credit whenever I do well in fantasy.