The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 655 – Fireside Chat: Constructing a Pitching Staff
Paul asks Nick to explain how he builds and manages pitching staffs in different league types. Source
Mar 06, 2019•27 min
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 654 – SP Pt. 1 w/Eno Sarris
Paul & Justin are joined by Eno Sarris of The Athletic to cover part 1 of the starting pitcher pool! Source
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 54 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 653 – OF Preview Pt. 2 w/”In This League”
Paul & Justin are joined by the guys of In This League - Chris Welsh & Scott Bogman - to discuss their #TGFBI clubs and then dive into the second half of the OF pool. Source
Mar 05, 2019•2 hr 27 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 652 – Harper to Philly ft. Ellen Adair
Paul, Justin, and Jason are once-again joined by Ellen Adair for her thoughts on the Bryce Harper signing, a few other small moves, and the recently-held AL LABR auction. Source
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 22 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 651 – Prospect Chatter with Matt Thompson
Paul & Justin are joined by Matt Thompson of Prospects Live to discuss a host of potentially impactful prospects in 2019 including Vlad Jr., Robles, Kikuchi, Paddack, Adell, Diaz, and many more! Source
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 22 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 650 – OF Pt. 1: Trusting Your RotoGut (ft. Vlad Sedler)
Paul and Justin welcome Fantasy Guru's Vlad Sedler to discuss the latest on Clayton Kershaw, their early rounds of #TGFBI, and then go through part 1 of the Outfield preview. Source
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 17 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 649 – Fireside Chat: SPs to Watch in Spring Training
Paul and Nick each highlight five arms to watch in Spring Training. Source
Feb 22, 2019•44 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 648 – 2B Preview, Pt. 2
Paul and Justin run deep on the 2B pool in the second half of their position preview. Source
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr 27 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 647 – Manny on the Move ft. Joe Pisapia
Paul & Justin are joined again by Joe Pisapia of the Fantasy Black Book to discuss Manny's big move, Moose back to Milwaukee, some spring training news, and then dive back into the Black Book for some auction and commissioner tips. Source
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 19 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 646 – Fireside Chat: Volatile SPs by ADP
Paul and Nick discuss 6 pitchers within the Top 75 toting major pick splits and where they land within that volatility. Source
Feb 18, 2019•42 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 645 – 2B Preview Pt. 1
Paul and Justin dive into the 2B preview with discussion about Jose Altuve, Whit Merrifield, Daniel Murphy, Travis Shaw, Yoan Moncada, and many more! Source
Feb 16, 2019•1 hr 28 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 644 – Paul’s Valentine’s Day Pitchers
Paul discusses 10 of his favorite SPs for 2019. Source
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 3 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 643 – LABR Mixed Live Draft Show
The 4th annual live feed of Paul and Jason discussing their pick-by-pick strategy through the LABR Mixed Draft. Source
Feb 13, 2019•2 hr 57 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 642 – 1B Preview Pt. 2
Paul and Justin discuss the Francisco Lindor injury and how it impacts his value and then finish their dive into 1B, looking at the deep league options including Ryan O'Hearn, Eric Thames, Justin Bour, Jay Bruce, and Ryan McMahon among many others! Source
Feb 12, 2019•2 hr 17 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 641 – Fireside Chat: SP Rankings Breakdown
Paul and Nick discuss their recently released SP rankings. Source
Feb 09, 2019•2 hr 1 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 640 – 1B Preview — “Apparently, I Love Jake Bauers”
Paul and Justin are joined by Jason for the intro to celebrate their FSWA victory and breakdown the Realmuto deal. After that, Paul and Justin analyze the Boxberger deal, discuss a potential Realmuto deal, and do a breakdown of the top 25 1B. Source
Feb 08, 2019•2 hr 35 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 639 – Third Base Preview Pt. 2
Paul and Justin continue their deep dive into 3B. Source
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 46 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 638 – Reliever, Congressman, or Prospect w/Ellen Adair
Paul, Justin, and Jason are joined by actor Ellen Adair of Homeland and The Sinner to talk Harper/Machado, Phillies baseball, Rules for Cheering, and play the game: "Reliever-Politican-Prospect" Source
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 14 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 637 – Third Base Preview Pt. 1
Paul and Justin get started on a robust 3B preview that will require two parts! Source
Feb 02, 2019•1 hr 40 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 636 – Paul’s Preview: Catcher
Paul missed the J&J catcher preview so he did his own! Source
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 41 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 635 – The Fantasy Black Book w/Joe Pisapia
Paul and Justin bring Joe Pisapia on to discuss the 2019 Fantasy Black Book including the RPV system and players the system likes and dislikes. Source
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 22 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 634 – Positional Preview: Catcher
Justin and Jason breakdown the game's weakest position in Catcher as it appears to be worst it's ever been! Source
Jan 28, 2019•50 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 633 – Positional Preview: Shortstop
Paul and Justin cover the A.J. Pollock-to-LA move plus a couple small pitching moves. Then they go deeeep on arguably the infield's best position, shortstop. Source
Jan 26, 2019•2 hr 10 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 632 – Fireside Chat: Potential K Rate Risers
Paul and Nick analyze a group of starters capable of adding to their strikeout rate in 2019. Source
Jan 23, 2019•59 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 631 – “Call Your Shot” Ep. 9: Hall of Fame Edition
Paul solicits your ⚾️ baseball-related ⚾️ unpopular opinions, scorching hot takes, and thought-provoking questions **about the Hall of Fame** and responds to them! Source
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 10 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 630 – Post-300 ADP Breakout Hitters
Paul and Justin discuss the Garcia, Ottavino, Allen, and Flores moves, check in on Gray trade rumors, and then analyze a group of potential breakout hitters being drafted 300 or later in early drafts. Source
Jan 19, 2019•1 hr 16 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 628 – Drafting UT-Only Players w/Ian Kahn
Ian Kahn returns to the show and joins Paul & Justin to discuss the recent moves and the thought process in drafting UT-Only players. Source
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 1 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 629 – Fireside Chat: SPs Outside the Top 50
Paul and Nick continue down the NFBC ADP highlighting starting pitchers they like from the 50-125 range (excluding RPs). Source
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 16 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 627 – “The Process” with Jeff Zimmerman
Paul and Justin welcome colleague Jeff Zimmerman to the show to discuss a few recent moves and dive into his new book called "The Process". Source
Jan 10, 2019•54 min
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 626 – Fireside Chat: Top 50 SP Fades
Paul and Nick discuss the top 50 SPs they're running away from at their current price. Source
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 3 min
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