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Paul and Justin run through news & notes including Luzardo's injury, the Brewers rotation, Kimbrel's latest, Eloy & Lowe signing, and much more. Then, they dissect the two games from the Japan Series. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-660-news-notes-roundup/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul highlights 13 late-round hitters he's buying in drafts. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-659-late-round-hitters-to-target/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin review an action packed draft weekend in the Big Apple! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-658-draft-weekend-in-nyc/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin finish off their SP preview diving deep including debates between Happ and Hamels, Hill and Lester, and Martinez and Stripling. Who's the most intriguing White Sock? Jay? Young Astro? Baby Brave? All that and much more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-657-starting-pitcher-preview-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason discuss the ins and outs of auction strategy as they both head into Tout Wars this weekend. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-656-auction-strategy-w-jj/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul asks Nick to explain how he builds and manages pitching staffs in different league types. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-655-fireside-chat-constructing-a-pitching-staff/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul & Justin are joined by Eno Sarris of The Athletic to cover part 1 of the starting pitcher pool! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-654-sp-pt-1-w-eno-sarris/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-653-of-preview-pt-2-w-in-this-league/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-652-harper-to-philly-ft-ellen-adair/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-651-prospect-chatter-with-matt-thompson/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-650-trusting-your-rotogut-w-vlad-sedler/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick each highlight five arms to watch in Spring Training. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-649-fireside-chat-sps-to-watch-in-spring-training/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin run deep on the 2B pool in the second half of their position preview. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-648-2b-preview-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-647-manny-on-the-move-ft-joe-pisapia/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick discuss 6 pitchers within the Top 75 toting major pick splits and where they land within that volatility. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-646-fireside-chat-volatile-sps-by-adp/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin dive into the 2B preview with discussion about Jose Altuve, Whit Merrifield, Daniel Murphy, Travis Shaw, Yoan Moncada, and many more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-645-2b-preview-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul discusses 10 of his favorite SPs for 2019. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-644-pauls-valentines-day-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

The 4th annual live feed of Paul and Jason discussing their pick-by-pick strategy through the LABR Mixed Draft. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-643-labr-mixed-live-draft-show/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-642-1b-preview-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick discuss their recently released SP rankings. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-641-fireside-chat-sp-rankings-breakdown/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-640-1b-preview-apparently-i-love-jake-bauers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin continue their deep dive into 3B. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-639-third-base-preview-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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" <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-638-reliever-congressman-or-prospect-w-ellen-adair/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin get started on a robust 3B preview that will require two parts! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-637-third-base-preview-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul missed the J&J catcher preview so he did his own! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-636-pauls-preview-catcher/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-635-the-fantasy-black-book-w-joe-pisapia/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason breakdown the game's weakest position in Catcher as it appears to be worst it's ever been! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-634-positional-preview-catcher/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-633-positional-preview-shortstop/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick analyze a group of starters capable of adding to their strikeout rate in 2019. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-632-fireside-chat-potential-k-rate-risers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul solicits your ⚾️ baseball-related ⚾️ unpopular opinions, scorching hot takes, and thought-provoking questions **about the Hall of Fame** and responds to them! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-631-call-your-shot-ep-9-hall-of-fame-edition/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-630-post-300-adp-breakout-hitters/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Ian Kahn returns to the show and joins Paul & Justin to discuss the recent moves and the thought process in drafting UT-Only players. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-628-drafting-ut-only-players-w-ian-kahn/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick continue down the NFBC ADP highlighting starting pitchers they like from the 50-125 range (excluding RPs). <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-629-fireside-chat-sps-outside-the-top-50/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

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". <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-627-the-process-with-jeff-zimmerman/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick discuss the top 50 SPs they're running away from at their current price. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-626-fireside-chat-top-50-sp-fades/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover a few transactions including Tulo in the Bronx and Kikuchi landing stateside. Then they dive in on six buyback pitchers carrying a 200+ ADP. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-625-buyback-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul runs through the best pitches of 2018 using Pitch Values and Nick Pollack's "Money Pitch" theory. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-624-best-pitches-of-2018/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason are back for a near-2 hr epic remembering our friend Lawr Michaels, discussing the latest transactions, and introducing a new segment called "Jason's Judgments"! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-623-jj-hot-stove-jasons-judgments/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick finish their review of the PL Experts Mock, diving in on the likes of Hunter Renfroe, Tyler O'Neill, Mike Soroka, Ryan O'Hearn, Joshua James, Cole Hamels, and many others! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-622-fireside-chat-plexpertsmock-review-17-23/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin break down the Hot Stove moves and finish up the Post-Hype Hitters analysis. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-621-winter-meetings-moves-post-hype-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul solicits your ⚾️ baseball-related ⚾️ unpopular opinions, scorching hot takes, and thought-provoking questions **about the MLB offseason (signings, trades, HOF, etc...)** and responds to them! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-620-call-your-shot-ep-8-winter-edition/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are back to dissect a bevy of Hot Stove moves and then dive into part 1 of their Post-Hype Hitters for 2019. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-619-post-hype-hitters-pt-1/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin and Jason run through the latest Hot Stove moves and give their thoughts. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-618-jj-hot-stove-chatter/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick review rounds 10-16 of the PitchersList Expert Mock draft and discuss players including Jose Leclerc, Max Muncy, J.A. Happ, Kyle Freeland, Ender Inciarte, Ramon Laureano, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-617-fireside-chat-plexpertsmock-review-10-16/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

It's Justin's birthday and we celebrate by discussing his team in the PitcherList mock and then dive into a group of pitchers from the backend of my Top 100 SP ranks. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-616-happy-birthday-justin/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Nick review the first 9 rounds of the on-going PitcherList Mock Draft. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-615-fireside-chat-mock-draft-review-rds-1-9/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Ian Kahn (TURN, Billions, Homeland) returns to discuss the offseason with Justin and Jason, including thoughts on Harper, Machado, Corbin, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-614-ian-kahn-returns/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are back together talking about some league news before diving into some more draft chatter including thoughts on Kyle Freeland, Corey Seager, Jonathan Villar, Miguel Cabrera, and many more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-613-paul-cries-about-a-twitter-poll/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

The band is back together! Paul, Eno, and Jason are live from the AFL talking baseball!! They're joined by Emily Waldon to discuss prospects, then get into some interesting draft picks from Paul's draft earlier that night. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-612-live-from-the-afl/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin get together to discuss some SPs that Justin found most interesting in Paul's Top 100 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-611-more-top-100-sp-chatter/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>