The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 586 – Top 10 Surprises at Each Position
by Paul Sporer
August 10, 2018
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Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles
- Lance McCullers out a month (5:06)
- Kenley Jansen out a month (10:50)
- Aaron Judge unsure when he’ll swing a bat (15:00)
- Fernando Rodney to OAK (17:20)
- Felix Hernandez to the pen (21:12)
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Sneaky Top 10s
- C: Isiah Kiner-Falefa (24:00)
- 1B: Ian Desmond (26:40)
- 2B: Jose Peraza (29:20)
- 3B: Jurickson Profar (32:24)
- SS: Tim Anderson (35:15)
- OF: Whit Merrifield (37:45)
- OF2 (top 20): Mallex Smith (41:50)
No real Top 10 surprises in pitching
- SP (top 20): Sean Manaea (46:33)
- SP2 (top 30): Kyle Freeland (52:50)
- RP (top 20): Lou Trivino (59:00)
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I so, so, ,so, so badly wanted to talk myself into Kiner-Falefa because I have nothing going on at C, but his Statcast numbers are just so, so, so, so utterly horrible I just couldn’t do it. Now I’m in a fairly shallow 1 catcher league so that probably makes a difference, but all his peripheral numbers scream short-term fluke.