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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat 1-30-2018
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Brad Johnson
3:27
I do think the Phillies will prioritize him over Altherr. I expect a platoon of Altherr facing hard lefties and righties with Williams facing the easy ones
Don
3:27
Can Michael Taylor fend off Robles for the entire season?  If he does are we looking at a potential 20/20 from him?
Brad Johnson
3:28
No, but I don't think that's what he has to do. He just needs to be the guy who doesn't suffer an injury. One of them will hit the DL, then you'll see Robles
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
3:28
starting to freak out with JD not signing yet, should I still hold him as my 5th keeper or should I keep ONE of Madbum, Bellinger or Hoskins? (its an OPS league 5x5)
Brad Johnson
3:28
JDM
Slamboni
3:28
Should I keep a $4 Acuna over a $26 Kluber in my standard 10 tm 5x5? I feel like if I let Acuna go, the Braves homer in my league will grab him and never let him go
Brad Johnson
3:29
That is a really difficult position to be in. As much as I like Acuna, there's reasons to expect some early-career scuffles. Kluber is elite now. Acuna may someday be elite. But for a shallow format, will you really miss a 2nd outfielder?
If he happens to go full Trout, then yea, you'll be pissed. But it's more likely to be Buxton-ish.
Daniel Castro Fan Club
3:30
What address should we send your shirt to?
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Brad Johnson
3:30
oh god...
Sonny
3:30
Not finding much a market for my 3y of Posey. He's a borderline keep right now but I'd be taking a risk of pulling a Zunino out of the draft where no other C will be available
Brad Johnson
3:30
Just stick with Posey. He's been the best for so long. He's still top 5.
Turp
3:31
5 keeper forever, 12 team, 6x6 league (ops).  Benitendi or Acuna?  Not sure Acuna would make it to me in the first round of draft (11th pick).  Fair to say acuna has a higher ceiling?
Brad Johnson
3:31
Definitely a higher ceiling.
But... the median outcome is probably Benintendi with more power and less OBP.
Another really tough Acuna decision.
Dusty
3:32
What can you tell me about Twins SS Prospect Wander Javier?
Brad Johnson
3:32
Not a whole lot off the top of my head
I don't have any scouting reports for him internalized.
3:33
by the stats, looks like a future power hitter with plate discipline. Don't know if he's athletic enough for SS
Big whiff rate, but that's not uncommon with teenagers
Nick
3:33
After seeing ZiPS projection for Derek Fisher he's got to be the eventual starter for Houston right? 30% K rate seems a bit drastic, so maybe that projected .243 average seems like a floor right?
Brad Johnson
3:33
I don't know. I think he's an injury backup only at this point.
3:34
I like him a lot for a year or two from now though
FreeAgentsGalore
3:34
To give you a little more info on my obp question above, I'll be keeping Trout, T. Turner, Bellinger, and Bregman. I feel like 2b might be the hardest position to fill in this league. Votto is such an OBP monster though. Is Albies safe enough to plug in a forget about 2b?
Brad Johnson
3:35
Going back to a previous question. Don't worry about 2B too much, it may be the deepest position this season.
Go Votto to complement those guys.
Erlich Bachman
3:35
Does Senzel actually get the job this year? The Reds lineup is unspectacular, but has no holes. Can he possible win the job from Eugenion Suarez? If so, what time is he up?
Brad Johnson
3:35
He'll play his way onto the roster, role unknown
Suarez is going to play, he's their best non-Votto hitter
3:36
but he could slide back to being a bad defense SS, bump Scooter, or go full super utility mode
Senzel may get bumped around a little too if they don't want to upset Suarez
Tom
3:36
First overall pick in keep forever draft: Acuna, Ohtani, or Hoskins?
Brad Johnson
3:36
Ah!!!
3:37
You didn't say OBP so I'll go Acuna
Pepper
3:37
Philosophical question.   You have dominant team and three consecutive league titles.   Run this team again OR take Bryce Harper from that team and take over horrible team that we can't get an owner to adopt.   Which would you prefer?
Brad Johnson
3:38
I guess it depends on the league quality. If this is a home league where you're just levels above the others, grab the bad roster for a challenge
With some college friends, I once auto-drafted my team alphabetically. (took Nick Adenhart about a week after he died :(
3:39
Wound up finishing second with waiver wire adds
I think Bobby Abreu was my only real player
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