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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 11-6-2018
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Brad Johnson
4:41
Lemme pull up some lists
There's a case to be made that he's top 1
We have two competing profiles which are difficult to grade side-by-side
4:42
older aces like deGrom, Scherzer, Verlander, and Kluber
They're better now, but they probably won't last as long as Buehler
Then there are the younger guys like Nola, Cole, and Snell
4:43
They... might not be better than Buehler. I'll call 'em same asset class. And they're still older than Buehler too
Then there are some tweeners
Sevvy, Marquez, Taillon, and Bauer are in the conversation somewhere too
4:44
Might be missing a Kershaw or Corbin, but that about rounds it out
twinmh
4:44
BONDS for fantasy HOF.
Brad Johnson
4:44
yes
obviously
OddBall Herrera
4:46
I'd actually nominate Braun for fantasy HOF, just on the strength of his rookie season.  Ridiculous to get those numbers out of a callup - that guy single handedly ruined expectations for rookies for years to come
Brad Johnson
4:46
I'll allow it
except that he's active
I assumed active players weren't really eligible
twinmh
4:46
Mondesi = Tim Anderson, but 8 rounds earlier.
Brad Johnson
4:46
It's a pretty tight comp
4:47
I compare him to pre-breakout Javy Baez
it's probably fair to put him on an Anderson to Baez spectrum
Henry
4:47
Do I keep Yelich at $43/260 instead of Franmil Reyes $3/260 or Ross Stripling $3/260?
Brad Johnson
4:47
It's going to depend on opportunity costs
4:48
He's obviously much better than those guys. But is he $40 better? Maybe. Could you get more with $40 in draft and Reyes/Strip on your roster. Also maybe.
4:49
Sorry I can't be more helpful, that's one of those "too many inputs" for me to give a nice tidy answer
OddBall Herrera
4:49
In my defense, Braun is only nominally active these days.  I think he just strained an oblique merely contemplating baseball activities
Jeff
4:49
Does Garrett Hampson get enough playing time to hit his Steamer projection of 25 steals?
Brad Johnson
4:49
If the Rockies don't sign a second baseman, yes!
4:50
I think it may be DJLM or bust for them too.
Then again, the Rockies consistently confuse the shit out of me
Tony Kemp is religion
4:50
Rian Watt wrote a very positive piece on Miguel Andujar today. Can we get the first ever fangraphs presidential-style (but friendlier) debate--Rian vs Brad on Andujar? Even though it'd probably only last two min...on a slightly more serious note, do you think fantasy debates would be entertaining for readership? I'd be excited to read/watch them!
Brad Johnson
4:50
I advertised the post a fair bit on twitter. It was well written.
4:51
The language was very positive, but he also said Andujar might just be blah
It was a very bipartisan post :)
Jeff
4:51
So then Hampson is next year's Mondesi? Book it now?
Brad Johnson
4:51
Not quite, but people could get pretty aggressive once they look at the combo of counting stats he'll produce
4:52
while being like a 2 WAR player
Quinn
4:52
Ottoneu question: keep Arenado for $55? I also have Chapman for cheap.
Brad Johnson
4:52
That's about par value, maybe a few bucks over
which is fine
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