The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 645 – 2B Preview Pt. 1
by Paul Sporer
February 15, 2019
2/15/19
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Catching Up:
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Positional Previews: Second Base
- Does Jose Altuve rebound from modest 2018? (13:40)
- What is your expectation for Javier Baez’s follow up? (25:08)
- Is Whit Merrifield a fantasy superstar? (27:36)
- Does Ozzie Albies improve upon 2018? (29:40)
- Why is Justin avoiding Gleyber Torres? (34:57)
- How good is Daniel Murphy gonna be in COL? (37:51)
- Is Jonathan Villar just a bargain Adalberto Mondesi? (41:08)
- Is Travis Shaw better at 2B or 3B? (47:37)
- Dee Gordon has hit .268 w/30 SB 2 of last 3 years; what’s 2019 look like? (53:31)
- Is Scooter Gennett a bargain Daniel Murphy? (59:00)
- Can Brian Dozier rebound all the way? (1:06:50)
- Does good Rougned Odor ever come back? (1:11:27)
- Are you drafting Robinson Cano in NY? (1:13:00)
- Cesar Hernandez added pop in lieu of AVG, which do we get in ‘19? (1:15:51)
- What % chance does Yoan Moncada have for the full breakout? (1:21:00)
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Approximately 88 minutes of joyous analysis.
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Hey Paul, these have been great this offseason. You, J & J’s banter has been funny, you’re remembering to say names not just ‘he’, and the insight has been interesting. I know you said Jake Bauers is a guaranteed HOFer, but do you think he’s first ballot?
One question, what site do you use for the ADPs? Perhaps I’m missing it when you say it and you always mention the parameters that you set in terms of dates and draft types, but I don’t think you are saying the site that you use. Thanks, keep up the good work.
They use NFBC. https://playnfbc.shgn.com/adp
LOOOOOL I think it’ll take a couple years for Bauer to get HOF, but he’ll make it!
I try to mention NFBC at least once per show, but yes as BCEagles mentioned, that’s what we use. I set it to 2/1/19 and use Draft Champions