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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 3-19-2019
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Brad Johnson
4:05
If so, Hampson might be a solid play
Personally, I'd stick with Polanco in most situations
4:06
I prefer a plug and play guy in H2H. With Taylor and Hampson likely platooning, you'll have days where neither start.
Simon
4:06
we're having a Quality Starts vs Wins debate in our Dynasty Points league. Someone suggested making wins 5 instead of 10 and QS 5 as well.
Brad Johnson
4:06
That's not unreasonable
It is slightly more difficult to manage though
KeepBangin24/7
4:06
Good afternoon Brad.   I took Caleb Smith, Anthony Descalafani and Merril Kelly late in my draft.  Any chance any of them hit and become strong starting pitchers for me this season?
Brad Johnson
4:08
I'm mostly over DeSclafani unless something changes. Smith and Kelly are popular sleepers in the industry. I have a few shares of both even though I wouldn't describe them as "my guys." I think Smith will be pretty bland with strikeouts as a potential plus category
wins an easy negative, ERA and WHIP probably negative
Kelly is obviously more of a black box, we'll just have to suck it and see.
4:09
(that's a real thing Brits say. With a straight face.)
Max Scherzer
4:09
With fewer starting pitchers going distance, what are your thoughts on going early on top SP in a 10 team snake draft.  Our league counts QS among standard 5x5 categories.  H2H league.
Brad Johnson
4:09
In shallow H2H, I LOVE building super rotations
4:10
If you can control the SP categories, pick up 75% of the saves wins, and focus on dominating SB/R/AVG, you can easily win almost every week
You might seed in as the 2nd or 3rd team, but you'll be hard to beat
Pike Trout
4:11
Would you trade Hoskins for Berrios and Corbin in 12 team keep forever OPS league? Your odds of him ending up a top tier fantasy player?
Brad Johnson
4:11
Seems reasonable. I do like Hoskins a lot and would only go for the swap if I botched my rotation.
chet
4:12
digging deep in dynasty. mainly concerned about 2019...domingo german, freddy peralta or...teheran? Teheran's velo is up this spring.
Brad Johnson
4:12
If you're not focusing on future considerations, I might lean Teheran with a plan to stream that spot
If it's a weekly league, then go looking for 2-start guys
MookieBestt
4:13
Is Steven Duggar anything with the leadoff job in SF and high end sprint speed? I'm looking very deep for some steals.
Brad Johnson
4:13
Like 20 SBs? I'm more concerned about him holding that role. He's... not a good hitter.
chet
4:14
worth holding kingham in dynasty? shallow benches
Brad Johnson
4:14
Briefly, especially if you're streaming that Teheran spot we discussed
Daniel Castro
4:14
Do you love me any more now that I'm a Dodger?
Brad Johnson
4:15
I'll look a few times to see if anything is happening. But only because you harass me :)
You should have jumped ship for Willians
Dave
4:15
Do you fundamentally change your auction strategy in a H2H league?
Brad Johnson
4:15
Absolutely. I usually try to go very heavy on pitching if the league is 12 team or shallower
Avon Barksdale
4:16
Will Tyler O'Neill be relevant this year?
Brad Johnson
4:16
Yes. If only as a streamer versus against fastball-centric pitchers.
Look at his performance against fastballs on BrooksBaseball
He's Pedro Cerrano
Matt Klentak
4:16
Mike Trout is the first player in baseball history to leave 100M on the table in consecutive deals. Does he have the worst agent in baseball? Im sure the MLBPA hate the news this morning
Brad Johnson
4:17
I doubt they're upset. Personally, I think it was a slam dunk deal for Trout.
More words on the topic: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25479527
Turgid
4:17
What do you think about this auction strategy? The elite talent is in SS, 3B, and OF, so spend to get a top guy in each. 1B and 2B are deep, but not so elite, so don't spend here, just grab the cheap guys that falls.
Brad Johnson
4:18
Typically, the approach is to go elite at the shallow spots, and take advantage of the higher rep level at deeper positions
That said, I'm not seeing 1B or 2B play shallower than the others.
Yankmee honk
4:19
I just read where Clint Frazier will amount to nothing more than a 4th OF.  I seem to think he has more potential than that given opportunity.  Thoughts?
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