JotCast | Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 2-5-2019

Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 2-5-2019

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dee's nutz

4:15

Is Altuve worth a second round pick? In other words, was his year last year mainly a product of injuries or has he peaked and is on the decline?\

Brad Johnson

4:15

I think you can sneak him into the 1st round tbh. That you don't have to is a complete gift.

resumeman

4:16

Hi Brad, who do you prefer the next few years, Mazara or Piscotty?

Brad Johnson

4:16

Ooh, tough pairing. I'll investigate

I think I own zero combined shares across my 11 active leagues.

4:17

though I did once trade a much younger Mazara for Story, Donaldson, and Aaron Sanchez

I'll hesitantly say Piscotty. Mazara could break out, but he's shown no signs of it despite plenty of reps.

Definitely not Justin Mason

4:17

Which is more: Games Vlad Jr starts or Orioles team losses?

Brad Johnson

4:18

Vladito for sure.

There's almost no chance they'll keep him down beyond mid-April

Jamie Lee Curtis' Diarrhea

4:18

May I have ten minutes of your time to tell you about my lord and savior, pro-biotics?

Brad Johnson

4:19

I tire of this pro- versus anti- biotics debate

Wildtsunami

4:19

Tyler O'Neil going to play much this year...

Brad Johnson

4:19

He'll have to wait for an opportunity.

My understanding of the Cardinals depth chart is that Ozuna and Bader are locked in starters with Martinez and Fowler sharing RF.

4:20

So that means O'Neill is parked in Triple-A.

If you get a chance to check out O'Neill's performance against fastballs and sliders, you'll discover he's exactly Pedro Cerrano.

Moose

4:20

Do you have a general strategy for deep league dynasty start up leagues?

Brad Johnson

4:20

Several. It's kind of a flow chart really.

4:21

The first few rounds are spent locking in long term value - studs 26 and under. From there, I figure out how many teams are punting for prospects and how many are shooting for the year 1 win.

4:22

I tend to skew prospects early, knowing I can make up ground later if too many people are competing for those resources.

It's always easier to add PV than FV for some reason

Mr. Fister

4:22

Josh James or Touki?

Brad Johnson

4:22

I'll say James with a caveat that neither is a perfectly fine answer. Both volatile assets.

Yusei My Kuchi

4:23

Paddack or Patino long term?

Brad Johnson

4:23

That's Luis Patino for those not fully versed in the Padres system

4:24

My understanding is Patino is by far the better prospect, but there is something to be said for being MLB-adjacent (Paddack). I think you could flip a coin.

Personally, I'd trade 'em for a hitting prospect.

Mr. Fister

4:24

Alonso or Bart in dynasty minors draft?

Brad Johnson

4:24

Alonso in most cases

4:25

Catchers, even premo-ones like Bart, make for bad fantasy prospects

I do have some reservations about Alonso. He's not as can't miss as people act.

25-minutes in, I feel like the moral of today's chat is "expect less from that guy"

Keeps

4:26

In ottoneu leagues where most prospects are kept (26 of top 30 in mine), do you tend to see the remaining go for way more than they're worth from inflation or stay around typical prospect price (like $2-7)?

Brad Johnson

4:27

I'm not sure I'm working with a large enough sample to speak authoritatively.

But I would expect them to be cheap

For one, it's hard to squeeze direct value out of prospects without trading them

in ottoneu that is

Ryan

4:28

Bounce back or fall flat for Darvish this year?

Brad Johnson

4:28

I'm betting on Darvish when I have a chance