The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 840 – Rising Hitters ft. Ellen Adair

08/11/20

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• @sporer – Host
• @justinmasonfwfb – Co-Host/Producer
• @Ellen_Adair – Ellen Adair – Guest

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Mike Clevinger & Zack Plesac being cool & unselfish
• Offense way down (AVG down 19 pts, SLG down 34)
• Aaron Nola dominant again
• Dustin May w/another QS
• Randy Dobnak now has MLB-best 0.90 ERA

• Kirby Yates dealing w/soreness; Drew Pomeranz closes Monday night
• Rafael Devers dealing w/ankle & struggling prior to that
• Josh Donaldson’s calf not progressing
• Giancarlo Stanton has grade 1 hamstring strain
• Jose Abreu has a hip issue
  • Andrew Vaughn?

RISING HITTERS

• JaCoby Jones
• Dylan Moore
• Kyle Lewis
• Donovan Solano
• Jake Cronenworth

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Approximately 95 minutes of joyous analysis.

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