RotoGraphs Fantasy Baseball
RotoGraphs Fantasy Baseball is a podcast dedicated to fantasy baseball analysis and strategy. It provides insights, player evaluations, and tips for fantasy baseball enthusiasts. The show covers both daily and season-long aspects of the game.
Episodes
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1541 – NFBC Postseason Contest Preview
Paul, Justin, and Joe discuss the NFBC Postseason Contest and ask Joe what led him to the win in last year's event
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1540 – First Look at the 2027 Closer Pool
Paul and Justin take their first look at the 2027 closer pool
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1539 – Week 26 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1538 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 26
Paul and Justin are back for the penultimate week of 2-start boards!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1537 – Week 25 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1536 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 25
Paul and Justin through the 2-start pitchers for next and the options are thin!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1535 – 2027 Meatball Draft Review Pt. 2
Paul, Justin, and Joe are back to continue discussing the first 2027 draft of the year, this time deep-diving the biggest fallers from this year's Top 40 ADP
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1534 – Week 23 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1533 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 23
Paul and Justin review the 2-start pitchers list for next week which is light on volume and high impact
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1532 – 2027 Meatball Draft Review Pt. 1
Paul, Justin, and Joe get together to discuss some key takeaways from an early 2027 draft conducted with several top players
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1531 – Week 22 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1530 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 22
Paul and Justin work through next week's board of 2-start arms
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1529 – Week 21 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1528 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 21
Paul and Justin run through next week's 2-start board and look deeper into the future for some of this week's arm, including some 2027 outlooks
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1527 – Trade Deadline Aftermath
Paul, Justin, and Jason run through each team's additions and assess their fantasy value
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1526 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 20
Paul and Justin discuss a lot of Trade Deadline tidbits while working their way through the 2-start SPs for next week
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1525 – Week 19 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss last night's trade and this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1524 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 19
Paul and Justin are back to discuss a robust list of 2-start pitchers for next week
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1523 – Week 18 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1522 – Two Truths & A Lie: 2H Breakouts & Fades
7/14/26 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live! Follow Our Socials Paul Sporer | Twitter | Bluesky – Host Justin Mason | Twitter | Bluesky – Co-Host/Producer Joe Orrico | Twitter | Bluesky – Co-Host YOUTUBE Join our Discord for live video feeds of each show and more! Watch the video […]
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1521 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 15
Paul and Justin discuss the 2-start pitchers for next, but be careful committing too heavily with All-Star break waiting on the backend
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1520 – Week 15 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1519 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 14
Paul and Justin break down next week's board of 2-step pitchers
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1518 – June Swoons for Hitters
Paul, Justin, and Joe discuss a group of June Swoon hitters and where they go from here, especially the ones who've been struggling all year and not just June
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1517 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 13
Paul and Jason review next week's two-start arms to find some potential gems
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1516 – Week 12 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1515 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 12
Paul and Justin go over a very interesting board of options for next week's 2-start pitchers
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1514 – Regress to What?
Paul, Justin, and Joe discuss some pitching riding high and where they will land as they regress from current heights
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1513 – Week 11 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1512 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 11
Paul and Justin discuss Aaron Judge's injury and if he's cuttable in non-IL league before diving into the 2-start pitchers for next week
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1511 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 10
Paul and Justin take a deep look at next week's 2-start pitchers
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1510 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 9
Paul and Justin run through a robust list of 2-start options for next week
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1509 – Hitter Player Rater Debates
Paul, Justin, and Joe look at the Player Rater and debate the merits of fast-starting surprise studs v. lagging should-be bankable stars for the rest of the year
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1508 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 8
Justin Mason and Paul Sporer discuss 2-Start pitchers for Week 8!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1507 – Questioning Early Pitching Performances
Paul and Justin wonder aloud if Ohtani's best fantasy spot is SP, pick their favorite new ace between Schlittler & Soriano, explain why Warren's Ks might have staying power, and more!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1506 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 7
Paul and Justin discuss a very interesting 2-step board with a lot of debatable choices with tough start-sit choices
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1505 – Slow Start or Just 2 Weeks After All?
Paul and Justin run the opposite of Monday's show this time looking at hitters who had lagging numbers through 2 weeks only to run hot of late
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1504 – Fast Start Fades: Where Are We Now?
Paul, Justin, and Joe discuss a group of hitters who've had the biggest drop-offs from their first two weeks (though not all are in trouble despite their regression)
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1503 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 6
Paul and Justin break down an intriguing 2-start slate for next week including
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1502 – Week 5 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1501 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 5
Paul and Justin look at next week's list of 2-start pitchers which is loaded with question marks and potential pitfalls
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1500 – Studs Looking Like Duds ft. Eno Sarris
The whole gang gets together with Paul, Justin, Joe, and Jason joined by Eno Sarris for Episode 1500!!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1499 – Week 4 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB and answer listener questions!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1498 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 4
Justin Mason and Paul Sporer discuss 2-Start pitchers!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1497 – Mid-Round Starter Check-Ins
Paul, Justin, and Joe check in on a host of mid-round pitchers who were drafted with some expectations of success
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1496 – Early Max Exit Velocity Standouts
Justin Mason, Paul Sporer and Joe Orrico discuss Max EV Risers!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1495 – Week 3 FAAB
4/12/26 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!! Follow Our Socials Justin Mason | Twitter | Bluesky – Host/Producer Jason Collette | Bluesky – Co-Host 1:18:24 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1494 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 3
Paul and Justin dive into next week's 2-start board
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1493 – Early Velocity and Bat Speed Risers
Paul and Justin cover the biggest risers in velocity and bat speed early into the season to see if there's anything to the surge
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1492 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 2
Paul and Justin go through a robust 2-start board for week 2
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1491 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 1
Paul and Justin begin their season-long review of the 2-start pitchers each week!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1490 – Potential Gems to Pick Up
Paul, Justin, and Joe look for potential hidden gems rostered under 50% in the Rotowire Online Championship
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1489 – The Beat Justin Mason Livestream
Justin Mason takes on Paul Sporer, Joe Orrico and others in the Beat Justin Mason Online Championship!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1488 – 2026 Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 6
Paul, Justin, and Joe finish off their SP discussion wading through several more tiers ahead of the final big draft weekend
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1487 – 2026 Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 5
Paul and Justin run through a big group of lefties and an even bigger group of righties, finding several potential strong upside plays along the way
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1486 – 2026 Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 4 ft. Eric Samulski
Paul, Justin, and Joe are joined by Eric Samulski of NBC Sports to discuss another group of pivotal pitchers ranging from heavy injury concerns like Blake Snell to MLB newcomers like Tatsuya Imai
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1485 – 2026 Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 3
Paul, Justin, and Joe dive into another group of 10 arms to assess if the juice is worth the squeeze given the various risks accompanying these appealing arms
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1484 – LABR Review and RP Preview
Justin Mason and Jason Collette preview the closer landscape and discuss their LABR auctions!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1483 – 2026 Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 2
Justin Mason, Paul Sporer, and Joe Orrico continue to SP Preview!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1482 – 2026 Starting Pitcher Preview Pt. 1
Paul, Justin, and Joe being their extensive breakdown of the starting pitching pool, covering the Top 15
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1481 – 2026 Outfield Preview Pt. 6
Paul and Justin finish their massive dive into the outfield with part 6 where they still had a lot to say about 30+ OFs
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1480 – 2026 Outfield Preview Pt. 5
Paul, Justin, and Joe dive into another pair of OF tiers in the penultimate episode of preview for the position, highlighting some key guys to target for bankable output and premium power
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1479 – BARF and WHARF League Drafts
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss their EARTH League Drafts!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1478 – 2026 Outfield Preview Pt. 4
Paul and Justin dive into another segment of the OF pool, focused on power-speed options
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1477 – 2026 Outfield Preview Pt. 3
Paul is joined by approximately 712 cohosts with a J name to continue discussing outfielders as Joe Pisapia joins Justin and Joe to ensure Paul never says the right name all show!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1476 – News and Notes
Justin Mason and Jason Collette catch up on recent offseason moves!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1475 – 2026 Outfield Preview Pt. 2
Paul and Justin continue their way through the OF with two robust groups of talented bats, but flaws are starting to peek through for some
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1474 – 2026 Outfield Preview Pt. 1
Paul, Justin, and Joe lead off the OF preview with the news of Nick Castellanos being cut by Philadelphia and then they dive into Tier 1, loaded with 1st rounders
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1473 – 2026 Third Base Preview Pt. 2
Paul and Justin finish up their hot corner preview which just so happens to include Caleb Durbin who was traded the day of recording!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1472 – 2026 Third Base Preview Pt. 1
Paul and Justin start their look at the hot corner, another position short on premium talent at the top
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1471 – 2026 Second Base Preview Pt. 2
Justin Mason and Joe Orrico finish the second base preview!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1470 – 2026 Second Base Preview Pt. 1
Paul, Justin, and, Joe get together to discuss the first three tiers of Joe's 2B rankings and already things got thin at what might be the toughest position in the game this year!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1469 – NL Sophomores
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss news and NL Sophomore players!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1468 – 2026 Shortstop Preview Pt. 3
Paul and Justin finish their shortstop preview with one last tier of deep-dives plus some broader takes on the best of the rest for the suuuuper deep leagues
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1467 – 2026 Shortstop Preview Pt. 2
Paul and Justin explore the middle of the shortstop pool filled with bankable talent and high upside risks
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1466 – 2026 Shortstop Preview Pt. 1
Paul and Justin discuss the two big pitchers deals featuring MacKenzie Gore and Freddy Peralta before starting their SS preview
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1465 – AL Sophomores
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss news and AL Sophomore players for 2026!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1464 – 2026 First Base Preview Pt. 2
Paul and Justin discuss the Kyle Tucker signing and Lowe-Lux trade before finishing up their 1B preview during which the Bo Bichette signing news broke!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1463 – 2026 First Base Preview Pt. 1
Paul, Justin, and Joe take a look at the first five tiers of 1B, diving deep on what Kurtz can do for a follow up and how Alonso will do in Baltimore, plus much more!
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1462 – Talking The Process ft. Jeff Zimmerman
Justin Mason and Jason Collette are joined by Jeff Zimmerman of FanGraphs to discuss recent MLB moves and his book The Process!
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