The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 648 – 2B Preview, Pt. 2

2/21/19

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Notable News

• Trea Turner to attempt 75-80 SBs? [source] (4:50)

Positional Previews: Second Base, Part 2

NFBC ADP

• 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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Approximately 87 minutes of joyous analysis.