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Brad Johnson

1:38

I'm not a big fan of Only leagues, but I do enjoy leagues where the waiver wire is dry

Johnny5Alive

1:37

I agree. I don't generally make moves unless they seem right to me, but about this time every year I just get so frustrated with my team. Usually it works out, but sometimes I just want to blow it up. My league rules are quirky, it's a 13-team NL only so almost every player is owned and its not really easy to use the waiver wire to make changes. (PS, while I've only been in the league for 11 or 12 years, the league turned 30 this year!)

Brad Johnson

Uh yea, he ranks dead last in EV among pitchers with 10 or more IP

1:36

95.4 EV is pretty wild

It's worth noting that he's getting SMOKED

1:35

It should come as no surprise that the Rays had a plan for getting something out of Wacha. That said, I think hoping for Top 60 is a stretch.

Michael Wacha

chance at top 60 SP production?

1:34

Looking pretty good so far....

Brad Johnson

1:34

I've said it many times, I'd rather get nothing for a player than sell for peanuts. Peanuts feel like "something," but they're not going to help you win anything.

There's a common "take anything" mentality for older players/expiring contracts, and that really isn't profitable

1:32

Dollars I really had no right earning. That said, you have to gauge the quality of offers.

1:31

I've chased down a lot of dollars over the years just by playing a full six months.

1:30

I'm a fan of retooling rather than going full rebuild. Especially if the payout structure skews flat (a lot of dynasty leagues pay top 25% or more to "encourage contending")

Johnny5Alive

1:28

If you are in a long term, dynasty type league, how long before you decide to pull the plug? Like it's still super early, I get that. But when you leave your auction and think that literally everything needs to go right to finish first, or top 3 even, and everyone gets off to a slow start... It is a roto league, so it's easy to get behind quickly

Brad Johnson

Another thing to watch is his command, it's been absent since the start of last season

1:28

He might be a very good RP if he can find a jolt of velocity in short bursts

1:27

I won't write it off, but I'm increasingly convinced he's a reliever. His fastball isn't good, his changeup doesn't play, and his breaking stuff isn't enough to stymie left-handed hitters

Guest

1:26

Does Mitch Keller still have SP2/3 upside?

Brad Johnson

1:26

So, while concerned, it's a passive sort. Keep using him and don't sell unless it's for a mountain

1:25

To date, he has his career-worst O-Swing and highest Z-Swing

Sometimes players come into a season determined to be more/less aggressive. That tends to regress to normal by May 1.

1:24

Yes! Definitely concerned about the increase in whiffs and declining plate discipline

Guest

1:23

Ohtani has been raking but the k/bb rates are ugly -- any concern there?

Brad Johnson

1:23

Horrific results aside, I think Quintana probably offers the best of both worlds - about a strikeout per inning, 4.50 ERA, passable 1.30 WHIP.

1:22

By comparison, Richards is a spin rate god who never seems to figure it out. Pivetta offers a strikeout per inning, a similar ERA projection, and a painful WHIP

1:21

He's kind of a typical depth lefty. Four pitches, none better than average, projects for like 4.75 ERA and 7.0 K/9

1:20

I agree Irvin isn't really any different than those others (I don't like Dunn though)

Quarantino Martinez

1:19

Cole Irvin seems to be ok. Anything more than a match-up play in AL Only? Pivetta/Garret Richards/Quintana/Dunn also hanging out on the wire, but I don't see much separation yet.

Brad Johnson

The 1000th lesson to simply play the best play and stop being clever

1:19

DeJong was my first choice, but I felt I had more leverage with Brandon Crawford.

1:18

I'm a bit mad about that one myself. I originally had Gregorius but had to tinker the lineup when he was ruled out.

Johnny5Alive

1:18

How lucky was the DeJong pick last night? I actually thought I had replaced him in the line up and was pissed at myself when I first looked at some of the box scores last evening. I guess I was planning to and ended up not doing it!

Brad Johnson

1:17

Queue is empty!

1:15

I'm taking him out of my active lineup and looking for a couple appearances without a walk.

The changeup doesn't really work if he's not hitting spots at least some of the time.

1:14

Command has been an issue for Williams in the past and boy is he struggling with it right now.

Spencer Byers

1:13

How concerned are you with Devin Williams slow start? If you own shares of him anywhere are you just going to ride this stretch out?

Brad Johnson

1:13

It never hurts to peek around to see if somebody would overpay, but I wouldn't push him out the door.

At some point, he'll also adjust to throw more offspeed stuff - he's always thrown way too many fastballs (he has 3 varieties)

1:12

I won't say I'm worried yet. I think with the long postseason ride, he's probably on a bit of a delayed throwing program.

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