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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 5-1-18
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Brad Johnson
4:26
last one is hard... Greinke, Carrasco, Nola, Arrieta, and maybe Snell
Nuke Laloosh
4:27
Any concerns about Justin Upton’s early struggles? Are we just seeing regression from what was a career year in 2017?
Brad Johnson
4:27
He's always been super inconsistent. Seems like normal Upton
Mr. Freeze
4:27
Are you a fan of any/all of Jarlin Garcia, Matt Koch, or Eric Lauer going forward (in NL only league)?
Brad Johnson
4:27
Hard no. I do need a moment to investigate Lauer though
Hard no
Kyle
4:28
Hey, Brad! Thank you for all the work you do on RG/FG. How would you define "fantasy stud"? It seems like that phrase gets bandied about like the President's love-life at the National Press Correspondents' Dinner, but no one seems to be able to clearly define it.
Brad Johnson
4:28
It's entire subjective based on the writer. I use it to describe anybody who can carry categories or contributes above average across the board
Mark
4:29
15 team: Bregman and Marco Gonzales or DeGrom and Swanson? Thanks!
Brad Johnson
4:29
Redraft, deGrom. keeper, Bregman.
Sean
4:29
Are you bogfella?
Brad Johnson
4:29
I am not
there are two of us...
Matt
4:30
Currently starting Cordero while I wait for Conforto to...well, be useful. Andujar in my minors. I'm a Yankees fan, but having trouble filtering out my bias that says Andujar will rake and be the starting 3B for the Yanks in perpetuity. Is it time to call him up, or wait a little while more to see how that shakes out?
Brad Johnson
4:30
Might as well wait, Drury is back any day now
Taylor
4:30
When do we see V. Robles this year? Will he be in contention for ROY?
Brad Johnson
4:30
Probably August/September and thus, no
Breezy
4:30
What do you see from Arrieta that makes you optimistic?
Brad Johnson
4:31
He seems to be trying to figure out a right-handed Dallas Keuchel thing. And he has the stuff to make it work. He'll get good run support too.
Stan
4:32
Is Eaton for Morton fair? I have marte,Blackmon, Teoscar, Franchy and Margot in the outfield and need pitching help
Brad Johnson
4:32
Yea seems to make sense for you
4:33
Just a general PSA, I don't do rankings. If I seem to be ignoring your "Please Rank Player X - Top ____ SP?" type question, it's only because I don't find any value in that information
And it kinda takes a lot of effort to compile.
4:34
My philosophy is to know/scout the players and then assess who best fits my needs.
Hot Streaker
4:34
Albies is probably the sole reason I'm sitting in third place, with slow starts from Yelich, McCutchen, Votto, Bregman, Zunino. He won't hit 40 HRs, but do you think 25hr/20 SB with a .290/340 line is doable?
Brad Johnson
4:35
He has 10 HR, right? 25 is an undersell. SB might fall short.
Would You Rather
4:35
Stream Caleb Smith at CIN Saturday?  Overall thoughts on him?
Brad Johnson
4:36
Shocking volume of Caleb questions so I'll take a moment to look deeper. I've been dismissive of him to date
Ok, so I think the thing I was missing is a good breaking ball with a fairly hefty use rate.
Kind of a poor man's Corbin
4:37
Probably looking at 1.50 HR/9 with otherwise okay-ish numbers. Can stream at home against weak opponents. Wouldn't own him outright in 12 team or shallower
Ahem, note the edit *wouldn't*
Stan
4:38
Trade Olson for Santana? Feel like Santana is a buy low and high babip and strikeouts for Olson is worrisome
Brad Johnson
4:38
Can do, nice challenge trade with Thames sidelined
HappyFunBall
4:38
Sell/hold Sean Manaea?
Brad Johnson
4:38
Yea, one of those. If you have to ask, you should be feeling around for offers
Let somebody overpay if they want to, don't force the trade
Laura
4:39
What are your expectations for Souza when he returns to the lineup?
Brad Johnson
4:39
2017 minus 25%
MD
4:39
what do you think of Newcomb, ROS and long term
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