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Paul and Justin look at some pitchers who can help your WHIP both on the waiver wire and via the trade market <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1056-fixing-your-whip/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette are joined by Eric Samulski of Rotoball, Tailgate Sports and the Catcher's Corner podcast to discuss this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1055-rays-corner-and-sunday-faab-ft-eric-samulski/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1054-buy-low-or-no-go-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin check in on some major slow starters and decide if they are buying low or passing on these hitters. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1053-buy-low-or-no-go-hitters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss news, FAAB, and 2-Start pitchers! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1052-faab-and-2-start-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1051-pitcher-hot-streaks-buy-or-sell/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the long-term viability of some recent hot hitters including Eric Hosmer, Brandon Drury, Andrés Giménez, Josh Naylor, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1050-hitter-hot-streaks-buy-or-sell/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1049-prospect-pickups-ft-ian-kahn/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin play Keep or Cut with pitchers including Berrios, Morton, Mahle, Plesac, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1048-keep-or-cut-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some news on injuries & key call-ups before diving into a round of Keep or Cut with slow start hitters. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1047-keep-or-cut-hitters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1046-guestisode-ft-michael-govier/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1045-fireside-chat-4-arms-to-watch-a-bonus-5th/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some key young arms who are excelling and gives thoughts on how they will perform going forward <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1044-young-guns-on-the-rise/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some big names who are potentially cut-worthy in shallower formats <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1043-shallow-league-drop-candidates/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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!! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1042-assessing-key-waiver-pickups/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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, <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1041-two-birds-one-stone/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul is joined by Rotowire's Clay Link to discuss a handful of early standout hitters and recent call-ups of note. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1040-early-standout-hitters-call-ups-ft-clay-link-of-rotowire/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss a big group of available starters from Monday night including Paul Blackburn, Matt Manning, Nick Martinez, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1039-early-intriguing-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss some two start pitchers and interesting closer situations to target in FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1038-2-start-pitchers-and-closer-chaos/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover some Opening Day tidbits including some key closer news <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1037-opening-day-musings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick hang out by the fire and discuss their favorite starters in a series of categories. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1036-fireside-favorites/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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 […] <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1035-spring-standouts-hitters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1034-first-faab-run-ft-matt-williams-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick rendezvous by the fire to discuss some of their biggest ranking splits including the man who started it all: Luis Castillo. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1033-fireside-chat-sp-split-rankings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some Spring news including the Pittsburgh closer role and then dive into their Main Event draft from Saturday! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1032-main-event-review/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1031-relief-pitcher-preview/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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? <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1030-starting-pitcher-preview/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1029-outfield-preview/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover another flurry of moves including Chapman, Freeman, Schwarber, Bryant, and much more!! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1028-another-transaction-bonanza/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1026-2022-third-base-preview-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette get you up to date with all the recent MLB moves! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1026-hot-stove/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1025-2022-third-base-preview-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1024-2022-shortstop-preview-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Chris Torres of Torre Takes joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss some big differences in ADP in TGFBI! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1023-adp-disparity-ft-chris-torres/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1022-2022-shortstop-preview-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin hit the keystone as they continue their position previews <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1021-2022-second-base-preview/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Jenny Butler of Fantrax and RotoBaller joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss stolen base options! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1020-need-for-speed-ft-jenny-butler/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin get into their 1B season breakdown and realize how much they both like the position's depth <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1019-2022-first-base-preview/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin dive into the 2 position on the diamond on Tuesday, 2/22/22! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1018-2022-catcher-preview/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1017-getting-smart-with-glenn-colton/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Laurean Auerbach of SP Streamer and Fantrax joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to discuss draft strategies! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1016-draft-strategies-ft-lauren-auerbach/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin go over a couple fades at every position <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1015-fades-at-every-position/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin dive deep into the ADP to find some gems after pick-400 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1014-gold-diggin-gems-after-pick-400/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Michael Simione of SP Streamer joins Justin Mason and Jason Collette to answer listener questions! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1013-qa-ft-michael-simione/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin tour the NL for the candidates that benefit most from the DH coming back <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1012-players-who-benefit-from-the-nl-dh/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin look for some potential breakout pitchers in the mid rounds of winter drafts <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1011-sps-who-could-make-the-leap/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1007-live-from-pitchcon-fireside-chat-w-nick-pollack-jake-ciely/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1010-late-targets-ft-marty-tallman/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin highlight 8 hitters capable of taking a major step forward in 2022 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1009-8-players-who-could-make-the-leap-in-2022/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1008-potential-fades-via-the-batx/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>