The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 763 – First Episode of 2020!
1/2/20
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS
The White Sox
- Dallas Keuchel to CWS (1:30)
- Edwin Encarnación to CWS (8:10)
- Luis Robert signed to extension by CWS (14:25)
Hitters
- Corey Dickerson to MIA (23:44)
- Shogo Akiyama to CIN (31:33)
- Kole Calhoun to ARI (45:50)
- César Hernández to CLE (52:44)
Pitchers
- Homer Bailey & Rich Hill to MIN (58:12)
- Dellin Betances to NYM (1:11:30)
- Domingo Germán suspended 81 games (1:12:33)
- Julio Teheran to LAA (1:17:07)
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I think Senzel is trade bait, perhaps as part of a deal for Lindor?
I actually like Senzel as a buy low in fantasy.
He’s got injury concerns, and he relatively underwhelmed last year, but this is the former #2 overall pick. He’s raked when healthy in the minors and he’s just 24 years old. Don’t forget that he came up with a profile very similar to Keston Hiura; he trades some pop for speed, but also has displayed more of a hit tool overall than Hiura, albeit in a small sample of MiLB ABs.
I don’t believe that Aquino will hold him off, and there’s enough risk in Winker / Akiyama that I’ll bet on 475 ABs from Senzel as his floor assuming (gulp) he’s healthy.