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Paul and Justin discuss the latest flurry of small deals, the outlook C Will Smith, and then make some guesses about Wednesday's impending Trade Deadline. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-721-trade-deadline-eve/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are joined by Baseball HQ's Ray Murphy to discuss where the deadline pitching candidates could go or if they'll be dealt at all. Plus, Ray highlights the benefits of attending FPAZ. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-720-deadline-pitchers-w-ray-murphy-of-baseballhq/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin look at the exciting rookie class we've had and discuss their outlook the rest of the way while looking at the 2020 draft costs of many including Yordan Alvarez, Vlad Jr., Pete Alonso, and Keston Hiura, among others! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-719-the-rookie-review/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick discuss a quartet of pitchers throwing well of late and potentially interesting going forward. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-718-fireside-chat-arms-on-the-rise/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason discuss the week's biggest potential FA pickups. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-717/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul, Justin, and Jason discuss the two small SP trades over the weekend, the latest interesting pickups, and a group of Unsung Heroes thus far including Max Kepler, Jorge Soler, Lance Lynn, and Taylor Rogers among others! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-716-unsung-heroes/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick sit by the fire to discuss a group of second half buy low candidates including Griffin Canning and Zack Wheeler. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-715-fireside-chat-2h-buy-low-candidates/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin identify a group of bouncebacks and fades for the 2nd half including the likes of A.J. Pollock, Blake Snell, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Zack Greinke among others! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-714-bouncebacks-fades/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason cover the latest transactions and then deep-dive the best pickups of the week. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-713-crossing-streams-with-a-j-slater/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Some thoughts about the recently-released SP rankings. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-712-july-sp-rankings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick break down the struggling ace to calm the fears of those worried about his 5.01 ERA. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-711-fireside-chat-the-blake-snell-situation/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul peruses the bottom of the ERA leaderboard looking for this year's potential second half studs. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-710-finding-2h-gem-sps/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover all the recent closer news including Jordan Hicks' torn UCL and then dive into the week's top waiver wire pick-ups, highlighting Zac Gallen, Ross Stripling, Logan Allen, Zach Davies, and Chris Taylor among others. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-709-wild-waiver-weekend/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick discuss the young Marlins arms fighting for rotation spots and then they get hit with a bombshell late in the episode! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-708-fireside-chat-gone-fishin-a-bombshell/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are joined by Ariel Cohen to discuss some key players including Zac Gallen, Lorenzo Cain, Adalberto Mondesi, Michael Chavis, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-707-chatting-with-ariel-cohen/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin look into some of the hottest hitters over the last month and discuss their outlook over the remainder of the season. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-706-sweet-swinging-hitters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul runs down some of the latest news including Edwing to New York, Clevdog's return, Logan Allen's debut, and more! Then, he breaks down struggling star-level hitters, who were taken within the top 100 this past spring. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-705-struggling-star-hitters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul looks over each position's player rate and checks in on some key players <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-704-position-player-check-ins/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover some pitching news regarding Reyes, Cease, Keuchel, Puk, and Luzardo. Then they look at the recent struggles of several SPs including Fried, Lester, Marquez, and Bieber. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-703-examining-sputtering-starters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick get by the fire to discuss some recent prospect call-ups including Plesac, Smeltzer, Lambert, and Suarez. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-702-fireside-chat-prospect-arms/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin check in on a group of interesting hitters who aren't quite performing as expected and then Justin challenges Paul on some key SPs from his recent rankings. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-701-hitter-check-ins-sp-disputes/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the latest news and moves before breaking down a group of big SP movers into Paul's Top 50. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-700-starting-pitchers-moved-into-top-50/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Sammy Reid joins the show to discuss the latest news and notes as well as this week's FAAB pool. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-699-daniel-vogelgoat-and-domingoat-santana-w-sammy-reid/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick highlight the biggest movers in the NFBC's 2nd Chance Leagues <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-698-fireside-chat-biggest-movers-from-2cls/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul finishes part 3 of his rotational check-ins. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-697-rotational-check-ins-pt-3/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some big news surrounding Luke Weaver, Charlie Blackmon, Pedro Strop, and Mychal Givens and then break down their NFBC 2nd Chance League drafts from this past weekend. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-696-2nd-chance-league-breakdown/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin welcomes Ian Kahn from Rotowire and AMC's "Turn" to discuss the latest news and his updated dyanasty rankings. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-695-dynasty-talk-with-ian-kahn/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are joined by FantasyAlarm's Glenn Colton to discuss the SMART system and how remains successful in today's changing environment. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-694-talking-smart-with-glenn-colton/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul continues his tour around the league with rotation check-ins on the next teams, spanning Houston through Oakland. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-693-rotation-check-ins-next-10-teams-hou-oak/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin review the aftermath of this weekend's huge FAAB. They also discuss some player draft spots for this weekend's 2nd Chance Leagues. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-692-faab-fallout/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason are back to discuss a host of topics including the surging Twins and two intriguing arms working their way back. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-691-the-return-of-j-and-j/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick discuss two struggling studs in Aaron Nola and Trevor Bauer <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-690-fireside-on-nola-bauer/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul is joined by PitcherList's Alex Fast to discuss some of the sizzling hot hitters so far this year as well as Alex's pet pitcher, Caleb Smith. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-689-breakout-hitters-ft-alex-fast/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin breakdown the prospect rush available in FAAB this weekend. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-688-prospect-faabstravaganza/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

In part one of a 3-part series, Paul checks in on the current rotation of each team, starting with the first 10 ranging from Arizona to Detroit. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-687-rotation-check-ins-first-10-teams/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss a group on interested call-ups including Nicky Lopez, Oscar Mercado, and J.P. Crawford, among other! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-686-another-batch-of-call-ups/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick assess two problem starters in Darvish & Musgrove <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-685-fireside-chat-assessing-darvish-musgrove/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin highlight a surprising player in the Top 10 of each position and call on a special guest to illuminate how one is performing so well. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-684-surprising-top-10s/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover some of the biggest injury news including Ohtani & Olson returning and then they breakdown 5 buy-low hitting tandems. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-683-buy-low-hitting-tandems/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Vlad Sedler returns to the show and joins Justin to discuss the latest news and notes as well as some key FAAB pickups for this week. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-682-gut-check-with-vlad-sedler/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are joined by Joe Pisapia to discuss potential on- and off-field changes they'd like to see considered in baseball. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-682-fixing-baseball-with-joe-pisapia/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick fire up the ol' rankings lists to find their biggest disputes as we head into May. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-681-fireside-chat-may-rankings-debate/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some big news and performances on a light week for pickups and then their main topic focuses on 5 Buy-High SPs including Luis Castillo and Domingo German. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-680-buy-high-starting-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason discuss a new flyball metric created by guest Mike Alexander before getting into the Carter Kieboom call-up, some hot & cold players, and 2-start arms for next week. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-679-j-and-j-joined-by-roto_wan/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin gush over the arrival of Vlad Jr., cover some news, and then jump into the idea of redrafting for the rest of the season and what changes they'd make to their draft board. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-678-he-arrives/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul breaks down some of the bigger changes in usage per pitch and highlights some of the names in each group. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-677-reviewing-arsenal-changes/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin run down the series of injuries on Justin's Main Event team - this is NOT a repeat episode! They also discuss the big pickups across the NFBC industry and assess their future outlook. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-676-the-new-york-justin-masons-sustain-another-injury/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick break down the early starts of two mid-tiers arm: Sonny Gray & Luke Weaver. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-675-fireside-chat-on-sonny-gray-luke-weaver/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some Braves-centric news regarding Soroka, Vizcaino, and Kimbrel, the return of Lindor, and injury to Stewart. The main topic focuses on the SP rank splits between the two. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-674-sp-ranking-disputes/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the issues with Cleveland stars Kluber & Carrasco, a couple send downs and injuries, and also the latest FAAB pickups including Vogelbach, Dozier, Toussaint, Lyles, Margevicius, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-673-vogelvicius-faab-pickups/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>