The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 653 – OF Preview Pt. 2 w/”In This League”

3/5/19

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TGFBI Check-In (1:40)

• What round are y’all in?
• How are the teams looking?
• Favorite pick of yours?

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OF Pt. 2

Using ADP from 2.1.19 – present on Draft Champions

To preempt some comments, I’ll mention that one guy I missed who I 100% meant to include was Jackie Bradley Jr. I’m a fan and I’m definitely drafting him. I was a bit under the weather putting this rundown together and missed him.

• Are we getting the Victor Robles breakout? (16:30)
• Favorite rabbit: Dee Gordon (105), Billy Hamilton (152), Greg Allen (301), Delino DeShields Jr. (338)? (24:05)
• Is Justin Upton underrated because he’s boring? (35:15)
• Is Eloy Jimenez (124) a sneak-tip bargain compared to Robles & Vlad Jr.? (37:25)
• Are you buying an Andrew McCutchen bounceback in PHI? (42:42)
• Favorite pwr-spd combo: Wil Myers (106), A.J. Pollock (108), Aaron Hicks (125), Ian Desmond (146)? (44:55)
• How do you approach drafting Joey Gallo? (55:33)
• Is pairing him w/Michael Brantley the move? (1:00:07)
• Which lefty – Michael Conforto (106) or David Peralta (135)? (1:03:29)
• Are concerns of Ender Inciarte’s batting spot overblown? (1:13:10)
• Is this the year for Byron Buxton? (1:21:50)
• Another pwr-spd combo pick: Harrison Bader (172), Brandon Nimmo (177), Austin Meadows (178), Ramon Laureano (182)? (1:29:20)
• Better breakout bet at their cost: Nomar Mazara (160) or Max Kepler (236)? (1:31:33)
• Better injury gamble at their cost: Ryan Braun (196) or Matt Kemp (326)? (1:33:46)
• Best later-round AVG pick: Corey Dickerson (192), Jesse Winker (207), or Jose Martinez (234)? (1:37:27)
• Favorite pwr pick: Stephen Piscotty (159), Hunter Renfroe (188), Kyle Schwarber (213), Franmil Reyes (226)? (1:44:35)
• Assuming he misses a month, how are you approaching Gregory Polanco (251)? (1:50:46)
• Another pwr pick: Trey Mancini (228), Randal Grichuk (238), Jay Bruce (274), Daniel Palka (315)? (1:54:40)
• Why is a guy who went 30 HR/15 SB in 2017 going 235th (Domingo Santana)? (1:58:50)
• Buying back in on Ian Happ (261)? (2:04:35)
• Is Cedric Mullins II (273) a sneaky late gamble? (2:06:44)
• Favorite “where are they gonna play?” gamble: Kyle Tucker (272), Tyler O’Neill (349), or Franchy Cordero (349)? (2:09:25)
• Everyone pick 2 post-300 OF we haven’t discussed (2:13:20)
  • Paul: Christin Stewart, Lewis Brinson
  • Welsh: Avisail Garcia, Steven Souza Jr.
  • Justin: Willie Calhoun, Teoscar Hernandez
  • Bogman: Jorge Soler, Adam Jones

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