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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1054 – Buy Low or No Go: Pitchers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 80:02

    Paul and Justin cover 2 major call-ups for St. Louis, discuss some potential buy-low starters, and identify some potential timebombs on the mound

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1053 – Buy Low or No Go: Hitters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 60:58

    Paul and Justin check in on some major slow starters and decide if they are buying low or passing on these hitters.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1052 – FAAB and 2-Start Pitchers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 66:58

    Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss news, FAAB, and 2-Start pitchers!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1051 – Pitcher Hot Streaks: Buy or Sell?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 67:57

    Paul and Justin look at some recent hot streaks on the mound and determine their viability going forward including the Baltimore trio of Kyle Bradish, Tyler Wells, and Bruce Zimmermann

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1050 – Hitter Hot Streaks: Buy or Sell?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 44:37

    Paul and Justin discuss the long-term viability of some recent hot hitters including Eric Hosmer, Brandon Drury, Andrés Giménez, Josh Naylor, and more!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1049 – Prospect Pickups ft. Ian Kahn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 73:13

    Paul is joined by Ian Kahn from AMC's Turn and The Athletic's Under the Radar podcast to discuss the wave of prospects recently joining the majors and a few on their way up soon!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1048 – Keep or Cut: Pitchers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 49:03

    Paul and Justin play Keep or Cut with pitchers including Berrios, Morton, Mahle, Plesac, and more!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1047 – Keep or Cut: Hitters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 64:11

    Paul and Justin discuss some news on injuries & key call-ups before diving into a round of Keep or Cut with slow start hitters.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1046 – Guestisode ft. Michael Govier

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 80:13

    Paul is joined by guest Michael Govier from the Pallazzo Podcast & Fantrax to discuss his early Main Event success, slow starts from our Tigers, the rise Connor Joe, and more!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1045 – Fireside Chat – 4 Arms to Watch (+ a bonus 5th!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 39:35

    Paul and Nick sit by the fire for the first time this regular season and discuss 4 interesting arms plus a bonus 5th who might be the latest Giants gem.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1044 – Young Guns on the Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 66:25

    Paul and Justin discuss some key young arms who are excelling and gives thoughts on how they will perform going forward

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1043 – Shallow League Drop Candidates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 92:04

    Paul and Justin discuss some big names who are potentially cut-worthy in shallower formats

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1042 – Assessing Key Waiver Pickups

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 61:02

    Paul and Justin discuss the viability of several key adds from this weekend's FAAB run including Taylor Ward, Josh Naylor, Hector Neris, Jhoan Duran, Andrew Heaney, and more!!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1041 – Two Birds, One Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 81:08

    Paul and Justin discuss another group of early standout hitters and then give their thoughts on who to pick up among 2-start SPs for next week. Paul also battles 2 birds,

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1040 – Early Standout Hitters & Call-ups ft. Clay Link of Rotowire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 56:03

    Paul is joined by Rotowire's Clay Link to discuss a handful of early standout hitters and recent call-ups of note.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1039 – Early Intriguing Pitchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 32:29

    Paul and Justin discuss a big group of available starters from Monday night including Paul Blackburn, Matt Manning, Nick Martinez, and more!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1038 – 2 Start Pitchers and Closer Chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 76:21

    Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss some two start pitchers and interesting closer situations to target in FAAB!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1037 – Opening Day Musings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 73:49

    Paul and Justin cover some Opening Day tidbits including some key closer news

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1036 – Fireside Favorites

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 76:02

    Paul and Nick hang out by the fire and discuss their favorite starters in a series of categories.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1035 – Spring Standouts: Hitters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 43:12

    4/5/22 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!! Follow us on Twitter @sporer – Host @justinmasonfwfb – Co-Host/Producer PATREON Join our Patreon for live video feeds of each show Watch the video feed replay on YouTube INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS Austin Meadows trade Josh Lowe […]

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1034 – First FAAB Run ft. Matt Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 121:14

    Justin Mason is joined by Matt Williams of The Athletic and the Turn Two Podcast to discuss recent news and the first FAAB run of the season!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1033 – Fireside Chat: SP Split Rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 61:18

    Paul and Nick rendezvous by the fire to discuss some of their biggest ranking splits including the man who started it all: Luis Castillo.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1032 – Main Event Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 68:04

    Paul and Justin discuss some Spring news including the Pittsburgh closer role and then dive into their Main Event draft from Saturday!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1031 – Relief Pitcher Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 80:09

    Paul finishes the positional previews by running through every team's closer situation... except Boston's, which he forgot, but then wrote about in the body of this post!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1030 – Starting Pitcher Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 104:01

    Paul and Justin preview the starting pitcher pool and make some severe ranking changes on the fly. Will Aaron Nola's ERA rebound? Is Alek Manoah more worrisome than we realize?

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1029 – Outfield Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 135:15

    Paul and Justin cover the outfield in a mega Sunday episode! Find out why Justin won't draft Aaron Judge and why Paul thinks Akil Baddoo can build on his solid rookie campaign.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1028 – Another Transaction Bonanza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 69:04

    Paul and Justin cover another flurry of moves including Chapman, Freeman, Schwarber, Bryant, and much more!!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1026 – 2022 Third Base Preview Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 106:14

    Paul and Justin discuss the hit Winker takes in Seattle, Cruz's upside in Washington, Olson in Atlanta, and more before finishing up their 3B preview

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1026 – HOT STOVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 89:37

    Justin Mason and Jason Collette get you up to date with all the recent MLB moves!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1025 – 2022 Third Base Preview Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 98:46

    Paul and Justin have actual moves to discuss as Rodon & Kershaw have signed!! Then they start their tour around the hot corner, one of the thinner positions this year.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1024 – 2022 Shortstop Preview Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 75:46

    Paul and Justin cover some news regarding Kim's departure, an interesting Freeman offer, and more. Then, they finish up the shortstop preview focusing on prospects and up-and-comers!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1023 – ADP Disparity ft. Chris Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 92:19

    Chris Torres of Torre Takes joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss some big differences in ADP in TGFBI!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1022 – 2022 Shortstop Preview Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 95:04

    Paul and Justin jump into the early tiers of shortstops - Can Lindor rebound? Are they buying the Wander hype? Will TEX hamper Semien/Seager? That and more in part 1 of SS!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1021 – 2022 Second Base Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 64:07

    Paul and Justin hit the keystone as they continue their position previews

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1020 – Need for Speed ft. Jenny Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 112:06

    Jenny Butler of Fantrax and RotoBaller joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss stolen base options!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1019 – 2022 First Base Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 126:17

    Paul and Justin get into their 1B season breakdown and realize how much they both like the position's depth

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1018 – 2022 Catcher Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 94:03

    Paul and Justin dive into the 2 position on the diamond on Tuesday, 2/22/22!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1017 – Getting SMART with Glenn Colton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 71:02

    Paul is joined by Glenn Colton of the Colton & The Wolfman fantasy tag team and SiriusXM Show by the same name to discuss their strategies and keys to a success fantasy partnership.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1016 – Draft Strategies ft. Lauren Auerbach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 79:52

    Laurean Auerbach of SP Streamer and Fantrax joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss draft strategies!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1015 – Fades at Every Position

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 129:42

    Paul and Justin go over a couple fades at every position

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1014 – Gold Diggin': Gems After Pick-400

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 79:43

    Paul and Justin dive deep into the ADP to find some gems after pick-400

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1013 – Q&A ft. Michael Simione

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 73:17

    Michael Simione of SP Streamer joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to answer listener questions!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1012 – Players Who Benefit from the NL DH

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 104:41

    Paul and Justin tour the NL for the candidates that benefit most from the DH coming back

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1011 – SPs Who Could Make The Leap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 63:21

    Paul and Justin look for some potential breakout pitchers in the mid rounds of winter drafts

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1007 – Live from PitchCon Fireside Chat w/Nick Pollack & Jake Ciely

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 55:43

    Paul and Nick are by the fireside once again with Jake Ciely joining them to discuss some favorites. This episode was broadcast live at PitchCon on Twitch.

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1010 – Late Targets ft. Marty Tallman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 94:04

    Marty Tallman of Triple Play Fantasy joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss some late targets for speed, average, starting pitching, and relievers for 10, 12, and 15 team leagues!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1009 – 8 Players Who Could Make “The Leap” in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 108:07

    Paul and Justin highlight 8 hitters capable of taking a major step forward in 2022

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1008 – Potential Fades via The BATX

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 53:51

    Paul and Justin flip the script on their last pod by looking at players The BAT X is down on relative to their market value

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1006 – Would You Rather? Outfielder Edition ft. Carlos Marcano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 89:11

    Carlos Marcano of Pitcher List joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss some outfielder at similar ADPs!

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1005 – Potential Gems via The BATX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 57:50

    Paul and Justin review the recently released BAT X projections for some potential gems relative to ADP and Steamer

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    The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1004 – Would You Rather? ft. Corbin Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 94:13

    Justin Mason and Jason Collette are joined by Corbin Young of Fantrax to discuss some starting pitchers at roughly the same ADPs.

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