The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 657 – Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 2
3/12/19
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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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Meaty. Looking forward to seeing the big updated list.
In favor of the ‘Keuchel change’ where you list guys where you’d pick ’em, not where they should theoretically go.
Kang is going to RAKE, and he will start over Moran. JHK= crazy value. Pgh’s line-up is not as weak as their projections claim. A full year of AF batting lead-off = automatic 5% improvement across the board… that’s assuming Clint Hurdle minimizes his Hurdleness.
Off-field issues? The DUIs are ancient history, Kang stopped drinking, and the SA accusation was exactly that – an accusation… the accuser declined to offer evidence or press charges… so let’s stop with the guilty-until-proven-innocent charade. There are zero moral/ethical reasons to knock Kang, period.
Relax. The DUIs aren’t ancient history. He has 3 and the last was December 2016. He’s probably still dealing with repercussions of it. No one tabbed him guilty on the sexual assault accusation, either. I’m glad he’s sober and hope he remains so but let’s stop with the “there’s zero moral/ethical reason to knock Kang, period” charade. You’re embarrassing yourself with that.
What about Kyle Wright as a Braves Baby? He’s having a great spring training.
Trying to figure out how to value my cheap/young hitters vs. reliable pitchers. Would you guys rather Treinen and Nola for $17 total or Robles and Matt Chapman for $6 total? We could keep them next season at this year’s preseason ESPN values, but I’m serious about competing this year.
I think either pair could be better depending on rest of roster, format, etc. I generally lean to total savings on keeper cost versus projected value in that specific league when making decisions with the goal to compete this year, rather than build a long-term contender. In my league the first pair project to about $45 and the other two to about $26, so I’d lean the “studlier redraft” former pair, without more info on which to base the decision.
Yes, there is absolutely a universe where Charlie Morton getting an opener is a bad thing. It’s called quality starts leagues.