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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 8-21-2018
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Brad Johnson
4:01
Hey folks, we'll get started here in a minute
zurzles
4:02
Let's say Vlad comes up in September and hits his Steamer projection (.300/.364/.490). Does he go top 30 next year?
Brad Johnson
4:03
Here's my take on Vlad. At this point, he wouldn't be in the minor leagues if there was any chance in hell he was going to be on major league roster before ~April 15. It's not happening
The dream is over. I'm sorry.
yojiveself
4:03
Does the Matt Adams trade now mean Zimmerman will get most of the at-bats at 1st for the Nationals?  I’m surprised to see he is actually worse vs RH pitching than Reynolds!
Brad Johnson
4:04
Yea, Zim should play most days when healthy with Reynolds clearing about a third of the reps.
They're both old and probably injury prone. Getting them rest is best long term.
yojiveself
4:04
I’m running out of room on my roster – who should I keep – Dee Gordon or Adelberto Mondesi?  Thanks to a month long slump for Dee, Its closer than you think!
Brad Johnson
4:04
Dee
brood550
4:04
Is Gio droppable after his last few starts?
Brad Johnson
4:05
That's going to depend on format. He was always a good, brand name streamer in 12 team mixed
Trevor Cahill and Kyle Gibson have been obviously better than him all year with lower ownership
yojiveself
4:05
Does Tyler White have an every day role when everyone is healthy on the Astros?  Shouldn't he?
Brad Johnson
4:06
No and no
He's not very good.
I could see some breakout potential
upon a closer glance
4:07
He needs his fly ball rate to increase to where it was in the minors and last season. That combination would make him look like a RH Muncy/Nimmo
With the current GB rate, he's just a 110 wRC+ 1B
twinmh
4:08
How confident are you in Odor's improvements?  Would you try to trade him for Correa in dynasty?
Brad Johnson
4:09
ok so I've looked at his last two months...
4:10
And I'm not see much difference from earlier in the season.
4:11
What I think happened here is that he made some adjustments between season, stuck with them, and is finally getting rewarded. He's been more selective this year and that looks real
And now he's getting some benefits from the selectivity
I'll say he's somewhere in between the early-season scrub and the monster he's been lately
So maybe a 120 wRC+ 2B with shapely fantasy production
Reach
4:12
Most fun team to watch in baseball this year?
Brad Johnson
4:12
Lately, the Athletics. Overall, the Astros
Cleveland would be up there if their lineup wasn't so top heavy
And if Bradley Zimmer were around to make LOL catches in CF
Ryan from Pittsburgh
4:13
Are there any mid-season tools that you recommend for calculating Roto points projections for current points vs. end of season?
Brad Johnson
4:13
Gotta hand calc that stuff
It's not worth the effort. Focus on managing your talent.
4:14
We all obviously love projections here at FanGraphs but they're difficult to leverage with 1/4 of a season left
rpo
4:14
First time Ottoneu player taking over a team midseason. Are JD Martinez at $44 and Sale at $50 keepers?
Brad Johnson
4:14
That's going to depend on your roster construction.
For a typical abandoned team, yes.
Jrad Bohnson
4:15
Safe to drop Rondon now? Need room for Jansen coming off the DL
Brad Johnson
4:15
Yes
deez nutz
4:15
Is Yu Darvish done for the year?  I'd like to go ahead and drop him to free up a roster space.
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