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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 12-18-2018
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Brad Johnson
4:44
This league is designed to discourage tanking - but it's not explicitly banned
4:45
there just aren't any major benefits to finishing last, and it's relatively easy to have a shot at making money
4:46
So I decided to zig (or zag or whatever) by going young. At least in the early game, I'm only competing for resources with a couple teams. Everybody else is fighting for MLBers
4:47
now that we've dug past guys like Lewis, Bichette, Rodgers, and Adell, most of the owners who selected MLBers will look at the available minor leaguers and decide to stick with big leaguers
And that pattern should continue
4:48
In a year or two, I'll have traded my way out of the basement with some long term monsters locked in
Slurve
4:48
Who's a good zag (to the zig) target to throw out into an auction early - a guy you don't want for yourself but hype, etc. will create overzealous bidding?
Brad Johnson
4:48
Speaking of...
You probably want Mondesi, but I can't wait to throw him in the first round
Pie Eaton Contest
4:48
Keeping Rosario in the 8th round or Nimmo in the 17th, 6x6 obp/slug replace avg?
Brad Johnson
4:48
I consider them to be pretty similar. Might go for Nimmo as a result
georgehermanski
4:49
Have you read Baseball Cop? What do you think about the idea  that a LOT of players are still taking PEDs?
Brad Johnson
4:50
i think that comes down to how loosely you define PEDs. Everybody is taking supplements.
It's just a matter of if they're league approved/trip the testing parameters
4:51
PED usage is most rampant in players before they sign with a club
Both for international and US-based player
4:52
Most high profile college players are an exception - Pretty sure NCAA has some testing rules they have to dodge
DJ Tanner
4:52
Does the fact that Realmuto and Kyle Tucker went next to each other in your dynasty draft suggest they are about to swap teams?
Brad Johnson
4:52
That adds up! Except the Astros only get 2 years of Realmuto.
CobraKai
4:52
25 team dynasty 5x5 roto classic...I am soooo annoyed with you right now.
Brad Johnson
4:53
The guy who first picks Ronald Acuna is mad at me?
Flip
4:53
What’s your strategy for going all prospects? This seems counter to your usual stance on rostering very few prospects?
Brad Johnson
4:53
Yes!
I'm trying something different
4:54
The thought process is that, so long as I'm not over-competing for young resources, I should easily emerge from the draft with the most long-term value - at the expense of all present value.
4:55
It's already too late for other teams to adjust. A few are using a similar approach so we'll fight over the youths.
4:56
but a good 21 of the 25 teams are locked into picking MLBers now or getting stuck in a netherland of neither competitive now nor possessing enough big long term assets.
Zesty Sauce
4:56
Who ya got in a dynasty - Chapman or Andujar?  I'm worried about an Andouille position-change.
Brad Johnson
4:56
I liked today's news that Andujar is working with Beltre
Though that doesn't mean he'll improve defensively
At least they're trying
And he's athletic enough that he COULD improve
4:57
As most of you know, I'm very bearish on Andujar on the basis that his defense is unplayable for a team named the New York Yankees
Zesty Sauce
4:57
You think Profar is a starter in a 12-teamer that uses a MI slot?  No steals in this league and OBP instead of AVG.
Brad Johnson
4:57
Yes, he's a starter
Just a core performer type
4:58
Probably a $1-3 guy tbh
Ham
4:58
Re: your strategy in DTBNL, was that reactive to how the draft was going, or were you planning on that going in?
Brad Johnson
4:58
A little of both. This was Plan A because I expected the draft to go this way.
It helped that Soto was available to me at pick 9
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