The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 648 – 2B Preview, Pt. 2
by Paul Sporer
February 21, 2019
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Notable News
- Trea Turner to attempt 75-80 SBs? [source] (4:50)
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Positional Previews: Second Base, Part 2
- Which Jonathan Schoop: ‘16, ‘17, or ‘18? (13:22)
- Does 29 y/o Joey Wendle have upside? (18:10)
- How much PT does DJ LeMahieu get? (20:46)
- Are you in on the Ketel Marte hype? (25:20)
- What’s Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s real upside? (31:40)
- Now that DET is out, where does Marwin Gonzalez go? (36:33)
- B2B good seasons from Jed Lowrie, but we getting 14 or 23 HR w/NYM? (43:58)
- Josh Harrison is a yr removed from fantasy relevance, can he do it in ‘19? (47:27)
- Does Harrison’s presence temper your Niko Goodrum interest? (50:30)
- Is Starlin Castro super-underrated? (53:30)
- Will Adam Frazier build on his ‘18 (55:05)
- Does Machado’s presence cut into Luis Urias’s time at all? (56:50)
- Favorite veteran gamble: Jason Kipnis, Ian Kinsler, or Dustin Pedroia? (1:00:10)
- Can Jeff McNeil be fantasy-relevant as a super-utility? (1:02:44)
- Does Moose’s presence push Keston Hiura to the summer at earliest? (1:04:47)
- Best deep lg buy: Kolten Wong, Eduardo Nunez, Ben Zobrist? (1:08:32)
- Will Chad Pinder find enough time to break out? (1:12:08)
- Or do you prefer Franklin Barreto? (1:16:10)
- Any breakouts here: Joe Panik, Devon Travis (as OF?), David Fletcher? (1:18:54)
- Better Rays bet: Daniel Robertson or Brandon Lowe? (1:21:52)
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The answer to the Marwin question is, Minnesota. Pretty good signing for the Twins.
Agreed, heckuva scoop!