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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 2-12-2019
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JR
4:13
Any SPs outside the top 20 who would provide a boost in the K/BB category?
Brad Johnson
4:14
Many. I'll go find a few besides Nick Pivetta.
Morton, Folty, Heaney, Gray, Porcello, Bundy, Marco Gonzales
Question
4:15
I’m on the fence between being a steady contender and a quick re-tooling in a points dynasty. Got offered Adell, Alex Reyes, Porcello and Gennett for Kershaw, Corbin, and Doolittle.
Brad Johnson
4:17
I like the idea of turning pitchers into young bats, but this isn't the right offer. Adell still comes with a wide range of fantasy outcomes. I'd want an even bigger bat. I'm assuming this is a fairly shallow league too (i.e. 12 team?)
reardon
4:17
What do you make of Barreto this year?
Brad Johnson
4:17
Blocked but interesting.
I'll have late fliers on him in deep formats
Moltar
4:18
After the Lindor news broke (he is my best keeper at the best price by far), I was presented with a very fair offer of some surplus draft picks for Carlos Correa. Do I take it? I was hoping to use those picks to package together for a frontline starter (h2h points league after all).
Brad Johnson
4:18
I don't see any reason to panic over Lindor's injury if you want to explore some alternatives.
dale
4:19
Is it a year too early to draft Wander Franco (late round) in a keep 5 league? We can keep in an NA slot, but I don't want to burn that through 2022
Brad Johnson
4:19
Probably, but he's so hyped that somebody else will grab him
Which is fine unless he's a guy you simply must have
I like letting my rivals inefficiently use their roster space and keeper slots
Karen Yost
4:20
Thanks for debunking Merrill Kelly been confounding me all offseason. Are you also willing to shoot down Astudillo who doesn't yet have a catching job, while his adp is starting to drop among C in NFBC he is still being drafted as a C1.
Brad Johnson
4:20
I too worry about Astudillo's role, but the skill set is so unique that it's hard to completely abandon the wagon
LittleTuna
4:20
Jimmy Nelson, yay or nay?
Brad Johnson
4:20
Meh
4:21
It was never assured that he'd repeat his good 2017 last season. Now we have that uncertainty and a linger injury
Mr. Fister
4:21
Dynasty farm pick...would you rather have Jazz Chisholm or Jarred Kelenic.  I'm not worried about position, just about offensive upside.  Thanks!
Brad Johnson
4:21
EZ Kelenic for me
LittleTuna
4:21
Seems like everyone is hedging and splitting projections. No one has given a real hardline stance yet.
Brad Johnson
4:22
I mean, they'll probably use 3 catchers with a lot of rotation
And Garver still has options if I'm not mistaken
Mr. Fister
4:22
Brujan or Lux?
Brad Johnson
4:22
Vidal
zurzles
4:23
What did people call the relievers-only strategy in the old days? I feel like it had a handy 4-letter acronym back in the 00s but I can't find it. Also is that strategy a good look now that SPs throw 4 innings and lose their jobs because they went through a single bad stretch and they play for the Dodgers?
Brad Johnson
4:23
That was part of the LIMA strategy (Low Investment Mound Ace)
That was when nobody rostered good non-closing relievers
And it was possible to own ALL of them because there were only 4 in the league
4:24
It's not an effective strategy in a league with 100 relievers throwing upper-90s with wipeout offspeed stuff
Mr. Fister
4:24
Kristian Robinson or George Valera?
Brad Johnson
4:24
Robinson for me. But we're talking about two very young players with a wide range of outcomes still
Jim
4:24
Does Carter Kieboom make any impact with the Nats this year? 150PAs?
Brad Johnson
4:25
I wouldn't bet on it. Needs an injury to open the door.
Mr. Fister
4:26
Too early to pop Jasson Dominguez in long term dynasty minors?
Brad Johnson
4:26
Not at all
Ramblin' Gamblin'
4:26
R. Lovelady or Enyel de los Santos?
Brad Johnson
4:26
I'll take Enyel as there's at least still a chance for a SP outcome.
Ken Giles Right Hook
4:27
Gun to your head and you have to take pitching prospects. What type of pitching prospects intrigue you more? Stuff or athletic/command pitchers?
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