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Paul keeps Justin from discussing the Jarred Kelenic deal for 2 straight hours, but they do give their thoughts about him in a new venue and then move onto a group of rising draft prices since October <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1234-biggest-draft-risers-since-october/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss Luis Severino to the Mets and Jackson Chourio to the Brewers and then discuss the concept of drafting zero experience rookies in leagues <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1233-drafting-zero-experience-rookies/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some recent transactions and then dive into a group of small sample studs with an eye on the 2024 outlook <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1232-small-sample-gods/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some recent moves including Nola staying in Philly and Lynn's return to St. Louis before diving into some Steamer Projection statlines that caught their eyes. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1231-surprising-steamer-statlines-for-2024/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin review their sleeper picks at every position from back in March with some interesting results, including a few major hits by Justin! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1230-sleeper-pick-review/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the several young hitters on the Yankees capable of making a significant impact in 2024 before turning their attention to the Guardians pitching factory that includes the three rookies from 2023 and picks for who could be their next big arm <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1229-rising-yankees-bats-and-clevelands-pitching-factory/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Live from Arizona, the boys let it fly in the desert during the First Pitch Arizona conference. Paul, Justin, and Jason are joined by several special guests throughout the episode as the group discuss the players with the biggest min pick/max pick splits within the Top 100. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1228-live-from-the-afl-2023/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss 9 team duos of young hitters going pick-300 or later in early drafts and highlight their favorites <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1227-on-the-rise-hitter-duos-w-post-300-adps/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin a handful of 2nd half pitching studs and their 2024 outlook <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1226-2nd-half-stud-pitchers-2024-outlooks/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin return after a little time off to discuss the 2024 outlook for some key 2nd half hitters who tore it up down the stretch! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1225-2nd-half-stud-hitters-2024-outlooks/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the 2024 rising prices of the best bargains among the Top 50 starters from 2023 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1224-pitcher-bargains-in-the-top-50-rankings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss a group of Top 50 hitters who represented the best bargains by Main Event ADP <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1223-hitter-bargains-in-the-top-50-rankings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the 2024 outlook for a group of pitchers who failed to meet expectations from their Top 100 ADP in the Main Event <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1222-pitcher-flops-in-the-top-100-adp/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss a group of hitters taking within the Top 100 who failed to meet expectations and assess their outlook for 2024 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1221-hitter-flops-in-the-top-100-adp/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette are joined by Jake Crumpler of Pitcher List, The Athletes Hub to cover the last weekend of FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1220-the-final-faab-of-2023-ft-jake-crumpler/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss standout Rays prospect Junior Caminero after his call-up and then dive into the final week of 2-start arms <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1219-final-week-2-start-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the 2024 outlook of the emerging Tigers arms, rising Reds bats, and Braves stars outside of assumed #1 overall pick Ronald Acuña Jr. <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1218-tigers-rising-arms-and-reds-dynamic-bats-in-2024/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

9/17/23 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!! Follow us on Twitter @justinmasonfwfb – Host/Producer @jasoncollette – Cohost @backpickfantasy – Guest PATREON Join our Patreon for live video feeds of each show Watch the video feed replay on YouTube Notable Transactions/News/Rumors Shohei […] <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1217-week-26-faab-ft-tyler-london/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the backlash to George Kirby's comments and also discuss the idea of cutting three big pitchers who haven't been effective for quite some time including Cristian Javier and Aaron Nola <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1216-letting-go-of-big-names/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1215-week-25-faab/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin another group of prospect call-ups before diving into a spicy pool of 2-step starters with several tough decisions! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1214-more-call-ups-and-week-25-2-start-sps/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are joined by Ray Murphy from BaseballHQ to discuss some intriguing call-ups in the Big Apple before diving into the 7-round Pull Hitter Pod draft for 2024 conducted a few weeks ago <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1213-pull-hitter-pod-2024-draft-review-ft-ray-murphy-from-baseballhq/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul Sporer and Justin Mason discuss Waiverpolooza, September Call-Ups, and 2-Start Pitchers on the Friday episode of The Sleeper and the Bust <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1212-waiverpolooza-and-september-call-ups/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some big closer news, Teoscar's recent surge, Chapman's swoon, and then play Hold or Fold with Cease, Greene, and others <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1211-should-we-cease-rostering-dylan/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin are joined by Nick Pollack who is on the west coast staying with Justin! The three of them discuss a bunch of pitchers and probably could've gone 3 hours on Cole Ragans alone <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1210-a-list-of-pitchers-ft-pitcherlists-nick-pollack/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the many call-ups from the weekend including 2023 draftee Nolan Schanuel and then review some of the key pickups from this weekend's FAAB run <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1209-call-up-fest-and-waiver-review/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss Lance Lynn's rise in LA and the rise of both Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene in Detroit <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1208-lynn-surging-tigers-rising-and-wk-22-2-start-sps/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss Matt Olson's utter dominance, the price of Closers for 2024, and some recently struggling SPs <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1207-olsons-dominance-and-valuing-closers-in-2024/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1206-week-21-faab/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss a couple Red Sox arms set to return, a pair of key Cs on their way back, play 3 up/3 down, and then highlight key 2-start arms for Week 21 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1205-kikuchi-surging-key-cs-returning-and-interesting-2-start-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss MLB news and this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1204-fights-and-week-20-faab/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some nice debuts from recently traded arms and 2-start arms for Week 20, then dive into whether or not Elly de la Cruz is a 1st rounder next year <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1203-is-elly-de-la-cruz-a-2024-1st-rounder/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin break down the moves from an active Trade Deadline on Tuesday <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1202-trade-deadline-review/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss recent MLB trades and this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1201-week-19-faab/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin cover some key moves made ahead of Tuesday's deadline, play 3 Up/3 Down, and highlight some key 2-start arms <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1200-deadline-deals-begin/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin analyze some hot and cold pitchers in 3 Up/3 Down before diving into some surprising hitter ranks <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1199-surprising-hitter-rankings/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss news and this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1198-week-18-faab/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some key injuries, play 3 up/3 down, and recommend some intriguing 2-step arms <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1197-kelenic-v-the-cooler-yordan-coming-back-and-some-2-start-recos/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin return from the All-Star break to discuss some 2nd half breakouts and bust by of 3 Up and 3 Down. They also cover several call-ups including Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1196-several-prospect-call-ups-and-2nd-half-risers-and-fallers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss Manoah's return, Carroll's injury, Bradish's breakout, the outlook for some of the bigger ASG surprises, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1195-manoah-returning-bradishs-breakout-and-surprising-all-stars/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin briefly discuss some news tidbits before diving into a group of potential buy low SPs, breaking down the #1 overall candidates for 2024 at this point, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1194-buy-low-sps-2024s-1-pick-3-up-3-down/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1193-week-15-faab/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some key SPs dominating of late, the rise of young Cs, notable 2-step arms for Wk 15 and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1192-sps-on-the-rise-young-cs-and-wk-15-2-start-sps/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin the unfortunate first minor league start for Alek Manoah, the surprising return of C.J. Cron, some struggling studs at the dish, and three rising lefties on the mound <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1191-underperforming-studs-manoah-mashed-and-detmers-rising/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Ryan Bloomfield of Baseball HQ joins Justin Mason to discuss this week's FAAB pick ups! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1190-week-14-faab-ft-ryan-bloomfield/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin get together a day early to discuss some sputtering studs, rookie gems, 2-step considerations, and more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1189-struggling-aces-rookie-gems-and-2-start-sps-for-wk-13/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss Gunnar Henderson's surge, a pair of Dodger rookies sputtering, several available catchers to look at and much more! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1188-gunnar-rising-speedy-samad-and-sneaky-cs/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss the key 2-start pitchers for Week 13 <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1187-week-13-2-start-pitchers/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Justin Mason and Paul Sporer are joined by ESPN Senior Writer Tristan Cockcroft to discuss under rostered players on ESPN! <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1186-under-rostered-players-ft-tristan-cockcroft/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>

Paul and Justin discuss some former big names inking minor league deals before diving into the week's key pickups <p><a href="https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-sleeper-and-the-bust-episode-1185-week-12-key-pickups/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>