The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 662 – Buzz-Less Top 100 Players
by Paul Sporer
March 25, 2019
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS
- Miami rotation – Wei-Yin Chen to pen; Dan Straily optioned (6:15)
- Atlanta rotation – Bryse Wilson, Kyle Wright and Max Fried make it (22:30)
- Kevin Gausman on IL
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- Ronald Acuna Jr. to hit cleanup (36:52)
- Justin Upton toe sprain (39:30)
- Greg Holland closing (41:51)
- Jose Ramirez X-rays negative (46:53)
- Yandy Diaz to start at 3B (51:47)
- Renato Nunez to DH (54:35)
- Eric Lauer is SD’s OD SP (57:33)
- Steven Duggar in SF (1:06:50)
Buzz-Less Top 100 Players
- Charlie Blackmon (1:11:00)
- Ozzie Albies (1:13:27)
- Xander Bogaerts (1:20:14)
- James Paxton (1:24:33)
- Kenley Jansen (1:29:14)
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Approximately 100 minutes of joyous analysis.
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Good episode but I would have enjoyed even a brief discussion of Max Fried. He seems like a forgotten man, but the Braves seem to be providing him an opportunity. Their upper level LH SP’s are Newcomb, Fried, Allard, Gohara and ?