The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 465 – Tons of Two-Starts!

6/4/17

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Strategy Section:

OWNED BUT DO YOU START? (7:20)

• Gio Gonzalez at LAD, TEX
• Jose Quintana at TB, at CLE
• Masahiro Tanaka BOS, BAL
• Robbie Ray SD, MIL

SHALLOW (14:25)

• Adam Wainwright at CIN, PHI (15:02)
• Sean Manaea TOR, at TB (17:05)
• Antonio Senzatela CLE, at CHC (18:40)
• Drew Pomeranz at NYY, DET (18:34)
• JA Happ at OAK, at SEA (18:14)

DEEP (18:50)

• Dan Straily at CHC, at PIT (19:44, 20:50)
• Kevin Gausman PIT, at NYY (20:18)
• Junior Guerra SF, at ARI (22:11)
• Chase Anderson SF, at ARI (22:36)
• Dinelson Lamet at ARI, KC (22:44)
• Ty Blach talk – he’s not a 2-start guy, but he was discussed (22:55)
• Aaron Nola at ATL, at STL (23:10)

SUPER DEEP (27:15)

• Jaime Garcia PHI, NYM (27:54)
• Mike Foltynewicz PHI, NYM (27:54)
• Ian Kennedy HOU, at SD (28:36)
• Daniel Norris LAA, at BOS
• Joe Musgrove at KC, LAA (29:10)
• Hector Santiago at SEA, at SF
• Jharel Cotton TOR, at TB (30:42)
• Hyun-Jin Ryu WAS, CIN

HAIL MARY (32:10)

• Jesse Chavez at DET, at HOU
• Mike Fiers at KC, LAA (32:57)
• Bartolo Colon PHI, NYM (34:15)
• Jeff Locke at CHC, at PIT (34:45)
• Matt Cain at MIL, MIN
• Eddie Butler MIA, COL

CATCHERS (35:50) – on the smaller groups, I just list where they start

• Russell Martin
• Alex Avila
• Travis d’Arnaud
• Wilson Ramos

MIDDLE INFIELD (40:55)

• Andrelton Simmons (42:27)
• Whit Merrifield (43:16)
• Josh Harrison (45:00)
• Chad Pinder (45:30, 46:37)
• Jed Lowrie (45:35)
• Chris Taylor (46:00, 47:11)

CORNER INFIELD (49:17)

• Justin Smoak
• Logan Morrison
• Matt Adams
• Lucas Duda

Austin Hedges = someone else (52:00) — just a tangent when discussed hitter changes

OUTFIELD (52:28)

Speed group

• Cameron Maybin (55:00, 55:55)
• Aaron Hicks (56:34)
• Kevin Kiermaier
• Domingo Santana

Power-focused

• Max Kepler (57:55)
• Hunter Renfroe
• Steven Souza (57:30)
• Matt Holliday (59:44)

Solid bats

• Melky Cabrera (1:00:28)
• Gerardo Parra (1:01:08)
• Jorge Bonifacio (1:01:36)

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