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Johnny5Alive

1:11

Any reason to be worried about Buehler - came into NL only dynasty with him as my anchor and even extended him for a couple years. He is down in velo and not missing bats. What do you think?

Brad Johnson

Right now, he's batting third in a bad lineup which is solid production for a "free" player

1:10

And he's probably only a 95-110 wRC+ guy who really needs to be platooned

That's not to say he's some kind of stud, I think the game has also changed a lot since he was good in 2016-18

1:09

His swing is back, I believe. You can see it in the launch angle and SwStr%

1:08

I disagree!

The Wuerling Darvish

1:08

I’m not sure “selling high on Travis Shaw” is a thing, but go ahead and move him if anyone thinks he’s back to where he was a few years ago in the middle of the Brewers lineup, right? The early performance doesn’t really look legit although he will likely get a long leash due to lack of options

Brad Johnson

The Rays do have a knack for getting the most out of their guys though. Perhaps they're picking the right matchups for him?

1:07

I'm not convinced it'll hold, one of his issues is that he's possibly the most aggressive hitter in the league on pitches out of the zone.

Anywho, Mejia has halved his swinging strike rate in a tiny sample

1:06

Seems I clicked something dumb in the setup that can't be undone. We'll just have to deal with it this time.

I'll elaborate after I see if there's anything I can do about reversing the order of the messages

1:04

I would throw a dart at Mejia

Quarantino Martinez

1:04

Luis Torrens had me excited, but has fizzled. Swap out for Mejia, Zunino, or La Tortuga? OBP league.

Brad Johnson

1:03

Since you have a GS constraint, that's a little extra incentive to give him a look first. That said, wouldn't surprise me if he came out throwing bullets for a shortened outing. He honestly probably should be an Opener/bulk reliever.

1:02

While it's a friendly matchup, I'd like to get a sense of where he's at stuff-wise before using him.

Quarantino Martinez

1:01

Excited to have Turnbull back on my AL Only club, but worried that he's going to be an opener for a while. Should I start him Wednesday vs. Pirates, even though it might only be a couple innings? We have a games started cap in the league, though not a severe one.

Brad Johnson

12:51

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12:50

Hello, we'll get going once I grab some water. And once some questions are asked!

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