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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat 12-12-2017
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Brad Johnson
4:04
since you keep so few players, no mistake will have more than a couple years or repercussion
Matt
4:05
Justin Bour worth hanging onto after the firesale happens in MIami?
Brad Johnson
4:05
Without any other context, sure
He's a solid hitter. If you're paying a serious amount to keep him, consider $1 alternative like Alonso or LoMo
Dub
4:05
How can I stop bad owners from continually making awful trades? The best team in the league continues to give nothing for something with the worst owner in the league. There's no commish, Scoresheet run public league. Ive been in the league for 7-8 years and don't want to just walk away from my team but terrible owners make me debate it.
Brad Johnson
4:06
Ugh, sounds like you don't have any recourse
Ideally, I would boot the bad owner, sounds like they either don't care or are actively colluding
usually, what looks like collusion is actually laziness
4:07
since you can't boot the bad owner, maybe try getting together a cohort of other long standing owners and threaten the guy who's taking advantage of him
Just say he needs to stop exploiting that owner or else you'll all quit
then his league is dead. Could slow him down
4:08
feels like a bad option, but without a commish, what else can you do?
Pete
4:08
Shouldn't Cleveland be in on Machado?  Seems like a great fit, and the Tribe have the farm to get it done.
Brad Johnson
4:08
Probably. Don't rule them out either. The O's only started soliciting offers a couple hours ago
Anthony
4:08
I love that Donaldson got traded twice in one day, that's awesome. Thanks for the story...and I understand the sensitivity of the league as well, that's totally fair!
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
4:09
Hey Brad, youve helped me a ton before so thanks in advance. Im in a 5x5, keep 5 league (heavy weight on SLUG and OBP). I can keep 5 of Hoskins, Judge, Ramirez (Jose), Bumgarner, Bellinger, JD Martinez, Gary Sanchez, Corey Seager.
Brad Johnson
4:09
Let's see...Judge, Ramirez, and Sanchez are no-brainers
I'd probably do JDM and Seager, but wait to see where JDM signs
JOE
4:10
Would you trade JDM and Giancarlo for Scherzer and Votto in a dynasty OPS and TB league? Seems like too much power to give up in that format but it's intriguing to me.
Brad Johnson
4:10
Nope
Have had a standing offer of Scherzer for JDM since the start of the offseason. I'm not taking it. I may reconsider on April 1 depending on my roster composition
Dub
4:10
Re: Bad Owners- This owner doesnt care, or is just bad at fantasy baseball. I guess I just need to work harder to beat them but it drives me nuts, feels like Im up against a stacked deck
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
4:11
Re: Where would he sign that makes you go "forget it"?
Brad Johnson
4:11
San Fran, Pittsburgh, or any offense with a very low run projection
None of which are especially likely
Tony P
4:12
Since Machado wants to go back to SS, which side says no to Machado+reliever for Schwarber and Russell?
Brad Johnson
4:13
From the queue - the Cubs say no to this
The Cubs say no to Schwarber OR Russell alone for Machado and an arm
If they were getting 2 or more years of Machado, then there might be some traction
4:14
It's hard to justify moving that much future value for just one shot at a WS. The more shots, the easier the justification
Angus
4:14
What are your thoughts on Tapia and Verdugo for 2018?  Do either of them crack the line-up full time?  400 at bats?
Brad Johnson
4:15
I like them both in a general sense. I worry about Tapia's fantasy profile though
He looks like Alcides Escobar as an outfielder at Coors Field with less speed
4:16
He's more likely to play a lot this year than Verdugo
4:17
Verdugo is a much better prospect and well equipped to thrive in the majors. He's just dealing with a lot of depth ahead of him
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
4:17
I love Tapia next year, if cargo gets traded he will play almost everyday right?
Brad Johnson
4:18
He's an aggressive, high whiff rate hitter with no plate discipline, no fly balls, and poor SB success rates in the minors
He'll bat eight while providing almost no fantasy fuel
Desperate, confused Marlins fan
4:19
Re: well now I dont
mike sixel
4:19
You are arguing the Yankees have no advantage, right after they add Stanton? If there was no, no trade clause, how many teams could take that on, and still add more talent?
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