The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1540 – First Look at the 2027 Closer Pool
Sep 26, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min · 10 segments
Paul and Justin take their first look at the 2027 closer pool Source
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Paul SporerHostJustin MasonHost
Sep 26, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min · 10 segments
Paul and Justin take their first look at the 2027 closer pool Source
Paul SporerHostJustin MasonHost
Now this has taken place quite a while ago, but I still want to talk about one aspect of it, the closer pool, because there were 10 closers who went in the top 100.
I want to dive in on those kind of get your thoughts on where they're at and talk about the closer pool in general, because I think when you look at the leaders.
Depending on which side of it you're on, you can say don't pay for saves and pay for saves.
But right behind him, the next two are very strongly in the don't pay for saves camp.
as as your next five and that's back right back into the uh excuse me next four that's right back into the pay for saves group uh yohan duran's there at 33 uh sitting ninth trevor mcgill jacob latz out of nowhere with 30. so again as you go up and down the list here you can say pay for saves or not pay for saves i know we do pay has anything dissuaded you from that this year with these risers? I think Louis Varlin would be on the side of like, don't pay because he kind of rose up because Hoffman was the guy there and he ended up taking that job.
I do think that, like, especially when we talk about the top of the pool, which is Mason Miller, I think he's going to be well worth the money, as long as he is healthy, right? Same with
I mean, let's talk about maybe the top 10 guys in terms of saves or in terms of where they were in ADP.
Now this has taken place quite a while ago, but I still want to talk about one aspect of it, the closer pool, because there were 10 closers who went in the top 100.
I want to dive in on those kind of get your thoughts on where they're at and talk about the closer pool in general, because I think when you look at the leaders.
Depending on which side of it you're on, you can say don't pay for saves and pay for saves.
But right behind him, the next two are very strongly in the don't pay for saves camp.
as as your next five and that's back right back into the uh excuse me next four that's right back into the pay for saves group uh yohan duran's there at 33 uh sitting ninth trevor mcgill jacob latz out of nowhere with 30. so again as you go up and down the list here you can say pay for saves or not pay for saves i know we do pay has anything dissuaded you from that this year with these risers? I think Louis Varlin would be on the side of like, don't pay because he kind of rose up because Hoffman was the guy there and he ended up taking that job.
I do think that, like, especially when we talk about the top of the pool, which is Mason Miller, I think he's going to be well worth the money, as long as he is healthy, right? Same with
I mean, let's talk about maybe the top 10 guys in terms of saves or in terms of where they were in ADP.
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