JotCast | Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 10-16-2018

Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 10-16-2018

Brad Johnson

3:47

We'll get started in 10 minutes or so. Try not to spam the queue. I'd like to have a little back and forth which is more easily achieved with fewer questions and more responses to those questions.

3:48

In other words, just ask one or two questions at a time.

CaptBaldy

3:57

What do you think J Aguilar does next year? Also, have him for $1 in 12 team NL only 4x4 weekly league, should I be looking to trade him for something maybe more “stable” or keep him?

Brad Johnson

3:58

Well, I think you approach this in two ways. 1. You definitely plan to keep Aguilar for $1. 2. There's nothing wrong with seeing if somebody else will buy high on his power.

Choose 3

3:59

T. Turner (NR), JoRam (3), JDM (4), Benintendi (NR)

Brad Johnson

3:59

So Benintendi costs no pick?

4:00

I think we have to look beyond 2019 on this one, and that means cost inflation matters.

4:01

If Benintendi is permanently "free," then he's probably a better asset than JDM. But if I'm only focusing on the next couple years, I'd go Turner, JoRam, JDM.

Pat Reon

4:01

What version of Jonathan Villar is the real one?

Brad Johnson

4:01

I think we'd all like to know that

4:02

I would project a pretty wide range of outcomes for him

4:03

450 to 650 PA, 6 to 21 HR, 20 to 45 SB, and between .235/.280/.350 to .270/.335/.415

run production should be reasonably decent batting between 1st and 3rd most of the time

Rico Suave

4:04

What two players are going to be most surprised when they are traded this off-season?

Brad Johnson

4:04

This is a fun question, but I need to think about it...

Miguel Andujar comes immediately to mind

Unless the Yankees think he can figure out defense. I'm not sanguine...

4:05

I feel like the Phillies will trade an OFer. Nick Williams seems the obvious choice.

But it could be Odubel Herrera if they think Roman Quinn won't break

4:06

I don't know why they'd think that though...

Stephen Strasburg?

HappyFunBall

4:06

Early trading season is upon us! I hate early trading, as the big margins are (IMHO) in guys who stand to gain or lose real playing time over what we think today. Of course so much of that is dependent on trades and FA signings. So who do you think are a few guys who are undervalued today, because you think that they're going to find themselves much more playing time in 2019?

Brad Johnson

4:07

This is a great question, and one I'm woefully underprepared to answer

I'll just quickly leaf through division by division

Roman Quinn, JP Crawford, Garrett Cooper/Peter O'Brien

4:08

Can't think of anybody in the NL Central. Maybe Adam Frazier?

4:09

Garrett Hampson

I know I have to be missing a Padre though

4:10

Ok, AL... Austin Meadows, Greg Bird/Luke Voit?, some random Oriole I haven't thought of

4:11

Bradley Zimmer, Byron Buxton finally post-hype?

Tony Kemp

hscer

4:12

Voit+ to ARI for Goldschmidt?

Brad Johnson

4:12

DBacks can't take that

4:13

Even if they liked the valuation which they wouldn't, it's not salable

Tim

4:13

If Arizona embarks on a rebuild, will any of their prospects suddenly have a shot for major league playing time next year? And will any of them be fantasy relevant?

Brad Johnson

4:13

From memory, I'm not coming up with any meaningful prospects on the cusp

I know I've liked Socrates Brito forever

4:14

He could get a chance with Pollock gone

4:16

I just went hunting for anybody I might be missing and didn't find any

Wowza

4:16

In a vacuum: A moderately priced Mookie for a cheap JRam and inconsequential kicker/filler piece. Which side you got?

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