The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 657 – Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 2

March 12, 2019

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SP Pt. 2

The latest on Luis Severino (4:00)
The latest on Mike Foltynewicz (9:00)
The latest on Andrew Heaney (12:30)
Thoughts on Patrick Corbin in WAS? (16:30)
What are your expectations for Masahiro Tanaka? (21:00)
Can 35-yr old Charlie Morton pop another 150 IP? (24:04)
Will Luis Castillo’s spring push the price down? (27:00)
Are you buying low on Chris Archer? (29:00)
Favorite lefty vet: J.A. Happ or Cole Hamels? (31:35)
Another vet lefty debate: Rich Hill or Jon Lester? (34:00)
Betting on a Jose Quintana rebound + Dallas Keuchel talk? (36:10)
Best IP-challenged breakout: Yusei Kikuchi, Kenta Maeda, or Nathan Eovaldi? (46:55)
Injury-addled Carlos Martinez or role-challenged Ross Stripling? (51:40)
Pick a lefty: Alex Wood, Joey Lucchesi, or Kyle Freeland (55:15)
Pick a Tyler: Tyler Glasnow or Tyler Skaggs (58:30)
Pick one: Jon Gray upside or Marco Gonzales floor (59:47)
Best mid-20s gamble: Joe Musgrove or Steven Matz? (1:05:18)
Diving in on Anibal Sanchez at a nothing cost? (1:08:00)
Favorite White Sock: Reynaldo Lopez or Carlos Rodon? (1:10:00)
Kyle Gibson or an empty spot on your team? (OK fine, how about Michael Wacha?) (1:12:51)
Upstart young gun: Alex Reyes or Julio Urias (1:15:52)
Favorite prospect bet: Jesus Luzardo or Chris Paddack (1:18:47)
Better rebound: Dylan Bundy or Zack Godley (1:22:04)
Do you prefer Sean Newcomb or Jimmy Nelson? (1:24:24)
Best boring bet: Jhoulys Chacin or Julio Teheran? (1:25:38)
Favorite Blue Jay: Marcus Stroman or Aaron Sanchez? (1:26:46)
Pick one: Matthew Boyd, Trevor Williams, Dereck Rodriguez, or Zach Eflin? (1:29:23)
Gambling on either baby Astro: Joshua James or Forrest Whitley? (1:34:15)
Pick an RP-to-SP conversion: Matt Strahm v. Brewers 5th (Corbin Burnes/Brandon Woodruff)? (1:35:55)
Pick an RP-to-SP Astro conversion: Brad Peacock or Collin McHugh (1:37:27)
Pick an injury-riddled Giant: Jeff Samardzija, Derek Holland, or Drew Pomeranz (1:40:20)
Pick a Royal: Brad Keller or Jakob Junis (1:44:50)
And finally, pick a Baby Brave: Touki Toussaint, Luiz Gohara, Michael Soroka, or Bryse Wilson (1:46:36)

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