The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 457 – Saves on the Market
5/13/17
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Strategy Section: Differences at the Dish
Shallow (4:50)
- Derek Holland – at LAA, at SEA 81% C, 60% Y!, 60% E ()
- Sean Manaea – at SEA, BOS 77% C, 56% Y!, 33% E
- Zack Wheeler – at ARI, LAA 75% C, 22% Y!, 18% E
- Jerad Eickhoff – at TEX, at PIT 74% C, 62% Y!, 30% E
- Chase Anderson – at SD, at CHC 63% C, 38% Y!, 39% E
Deep (11:15)
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- Dan Straily – HOU, at LAD 50% C, 16% Y!, 12% E
- Kyle Freeland – at MIN, at CIN 47% C, 18% Y!, 16% E
- Hyun-Jin Ryu – at SF, MIA 41% C, 13% Y!, 8% E
- CC Sabathia – at KC, at TB 40% C, 13% Y!, 16% E
Super-Deep (15:35)
- Joe Musgrove – at MIA, CLE 36% C, 22% Y!, 7% E
- Matt Boyd – BAL, TEX 31% C, 8% Y!, 8% E
- Jason Hammel – NYY, at MIN 26% C, 11% Y!, 10% E
- Matt Cain – LAD, at STL 26% C, 12% Y!, 15% E
- Jaime Garcia – at TOR, WAS 25% C, 7% Y!, 5% E
- Luis Perdomo – MIL, ARI 23% C, 2% Y!, 4% E
- Zack Godley – NYM, at SD 21% C, 2% Y!, 2% E
- Phil Hughes – COL, KC 21% C, 7% Y!, 11% E
- Clayton Richard – MIL, ARI 21% C, 8% Y!, 7% E
- Jesse Chavez – CWS, at NYM 19% C, 3% Y!, 4% E
- Jimmy Nelson – at SD, at CHC 18% C, 5% Y!, 5% E
- Chad Kuhl – WAS, PHI 14% C, 3% Y!, 3% E
Other Arms (22:00)
- Eduardo Rodriguez 82% C, 54% Y!, 54% E
- Alex Wood 81% C, 54% Y!, 39% E
- A.J. Griffin 76% C, 32% Y!, 45% E
- Jose Berrios 55% C, 29% Y!, 9% E
- Nate Karns 37% C, 16% Y!, 13% E
- JC Ramirez 36% C, 24% Y!, 21% E
- Zack Godley 21% C, 2% Y!, 2% E
- Mike Clevinger 16% C, 15% Y!, 6% E
- Eddie Butler 13% C, 9% Y!, 2% E
- Joe Biagini 12% C, 10% Y!, 4% E
Closers w/New Jobs, Timeshares, & Potential Closers (32:15)
- Justin Wilson 64% C, 66% Y!, 44% E
- Addison Reed 67% C, 70% Y!, 41% E
- Brad Brach 78% C, 82% Y!, 66% E
- Derek Law 20% C, 32% Y!, 10% E
- Ryan Madson 19% C, 41% Y!, 13% E
- Archie Bradley 24% C, 18% Y!, 10% E
- Corey Knebel 31% C, 38% Y!, 13% E
Outfielders (42:50)
Infielders (45:00)
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I own Bruce Chen in a 20T H2H Keeper league add QS and K/BB. Not sure what to do with him with this news re: his injury. I have been killed with injuries (as has everyone) and demotions and need to drop someone to get a healthy arm. Drop Chen, McCarthy, or Conley? OR do I hold all of them and wait for health?
Still holding Nola, Cotton, Kluber on bench/IR with Quintana, Shoemaker, Graveman, Wheeler healthy.
Guess i should add that WW has names like Dickey, Richard, Koehler, Butler
Love the pod. Don’t be too hard on Brad Brach. I think he was just getting overworked during this last stretch. (He even showed up high in the recently posted “fatigue” list.) Could be psychological too, but I’d reserve that judgment for now.
Could you guys do a deep dive on Eduardo Nunez on the next podcast please? I have reason for optimism going forward looking at his underlying metrics, would love your take on him, though. Thanks
Verlander or Greinke ROS?