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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 6-19-2018
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Brad Johnson
4:39
Those are both really great positions from which to build
I think you should recognize your strengths as a fantasy player and go from there
4:40
Basically, if you're even slightly good at find breakout value on the waiver wire/in draft, I'd go Trout
The Severino option is good for someone who always struggles to manage pitching stats
Smokey
4:40
Any high upside SPs to target in a deal with Greinke straight up or with a truly small piece added in? (i.e. like an Alex Wood and Smoak for Greinke)
Brad Johnson
4:40
Taillon jumps to mind
4:41
Let me see if I can find a few more
4:42
Clevinger, Newcomb, Porcello, Gray, Morton, Stripling, Pivetta, Snell - I'm betting somebody will overpay for Greinke's past
I don't think you really need to reach for an underperformer
Miles from somewhere
4:43
I Flipped E5 for Whit as a way to jump up from 6 pts in steals (1st in HR and RBI). I appreciated your advice last week about losing the trade but winning the league.
Brad Johnson
4:43
Hope it works!
4:44
I remember the time I traded prime Michael Brantley for Dee Gordon in an expert league. Hated the valuation on the trade but ended up winning the league by like 2 or 3 SB.
4:45
Didn't have more points to gain in Brantley's categories. Granted, I think that was an early August trade. Mid-June gives you some time to make up or lose ground
Al
4:45
Should I drop Tyson Ross for Loaisiga in a 10 team H2H league where replacement level is pretty decent and I'm looking for upside? Worried that the bottom is going to fall out of Ross as soon as he's traded to a better hitter's park (90 mph fastball, 40% hard contact, only 9.8% swstr and 44% GB)
Brad Johnson
4:45
Perhaps take a quick peek around the league to see if there are similar players you could trade for first
Though maybe don't announce you're shopping Ross right before cutting him
4:46
That signals to owners that all they have to do is wait for your players to be free
I usually don't advertise a guy as on the block unless I plan to keep him for awhile yet
Matt D
4:46
What SP is a realistic/good return in a trade for Nomar Mazara? 12 team H2H 5 cat
Brad Johnson
4:46
McCullers-class?
Mazara's name value should bring back a little more than his stat line is worth
Homey
4:47
Is Pivetta a streamer-only?  His home-road splits are pretty bad.
Brad Johnson
4:47
No, he's just inconsistent
I don't buy it as a home/road thing. That's all small sample
I mostly only believe in home/away splits for Coors pitchers and HR rates
Shaun
4:48
Looking to replace Grichuk and/or Kepler in my OF, best stash?  Buxton, Avisail, Souza?
Brad Johnson
4:48
Keep Kep as a platoon bat. If you need SB Buxton. If you need power, cast a wider net
If those players are available, that means there are even better temporary resources to stream
Dexy's Midnight Fowlers
4:49
In my 5x5 H2H league, some managers have pretty much abandoned starting pitching and are using high K/9 relievers to punt QS but usually win K, ERA, WHIP. Think this is a legitimate strategy? (We have a minimum 25 IP per week)
Brad Johnson
4:49
If you're the only team doing it, yes
4:50
If ANYBODY else is doing it, the tactic fails. Not only are you competing for elite relievers of which the supply is small for the reliable ones - you're also splitting categories any time you face one another. And those categories are still vulnerable in vanilla matchups if just one of your guys has a melt down
fortuan t
4:50
Thoughts on Hou closer?  Tepera or Rondon ros; 10 team AL, w, era, svs, ratio
Brad Johnson
4:51
You really can't find a roster spot for both? Or a trade?
Those are top 125 assets in AL Only right now. I think Rondon basically has the job, but Giles usually gets it back eventually
Tepera, I think, might get traded as a cheaper alternative to a guy like Hand
4:52
In both cases, they'll get saves now, maybe later, and possibly lose their jobs
Rondon has better ratio projections
Crazy Joe M
4:53
Justin Wilson just gave up 2 runs in the 9th against mostly RHB. Morrow no where around. Any idea what's going on with the Cubs pen?
Brad Johnson
4:53
Well they have a doubleheader so perhaps they're trying to manage their resources carefully
Sax
4:53
Pivetta or Tanaka ROS?
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