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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 4-17-2018
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Brad Johnson
4:00
Hey folks, let's get started.
4:01
Did anyone else see that Marlins Man found John Coppalella working at the Marlins Teamco office?
Kaush
4:01
Hey Brad! I want to sell high on Lucchesi and/or Porcello. Who are some good buy low SP's to target? Or do you think I should just keep them? Thanks!
Brad Johnson
4:02
I have a feeling you're just not going to find the kinds of players you'll want to buy. Passable closers or 3-category batters make sense
Thinking like Neris or Yonder
4:03
Not very exciting, I know.
Kyle
4:03
Franchy!
Brad Johnson
4:03
Franchy!
Contact is going to be a serious issue
Kind of like a more athletic Avi Garcia
jd
4:03
Start Nick Pivetta today? He's looked awesome so far but that braves offense has me iffy
Brad Johnson
4:03
The Braves offense?
4:04
You mean Freddie Freeman?
Yea, you can start Pivetta. It's not foolproof, but it's a pretty decent and even matchup.
Jimmy
4:04
Would you drop Inciarte for Mallex Smith? OBP, SB, R, HR, and RBI are the offensive categories.
Brad Johnson
4:05
Probably not. They're pretty similar if Mallex plays well.
and that's not a small if
I do REALLY like Mallex, but I expect some inconsistency
Anthony
4:05
Does Gallo hit 50 HRs this year?
Brad Johnson
4:05
Possibly
Definitely 40
Adam
4:05
Are you starting McCullers and Pivetta tonight?
Brad Johnson
4:05
Yes
4:06
Though my first draft lineup didn't have room for both so I went Wheeler instead of Pivetta. https://www.patreon.com/posts/18241684 (patron-only)
yojiveself
4:06
I know its only April, but I was sorta expecting Matt Olson to be doing what Gallo is doing.  I guess we have to believe the projections (roughly 30hrs)?
Brad Johnson
4:07
Olson's kind of crazy so far
Lost a ton of fly balls and pulled contact which was his bread and butter last year.
Still plenty of hard contact. I think it all regresses back towards pull- and fly-heavy
Worried about his Gallo-ian whiff rates
RyutheDay
4:08
Best "buy low" SP, McCullers, Quintana, or Archer?
Brad Johnson
4:08
McCullers
Looks 100% ok
Fool me once
4:08
What are your thoughts on Tyson Ross?  He shows as adequate from time to time, but we’ve been burned before
Brad Johnson
4:08
The short version - best case scenario is he's something like peak Ross. And I don't think peak Ross plays well in the 2018 run environment
4:09
He was a minus fastball, plus slider guy. Back then, it was just Ross and a handful of relievers who threw a billion sliders
Now everyone is doing it
And hitters have adjusted
JD
4:09
Corbin or Morton ROS?
Brad Johnson
4:09
I'll take Morton. Like 'em both
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