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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 8-21-2018
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Brad Johnson
4:46
I was asked if he's real. And yea, I poked him once.
SP's
4:47
Starting Kopech tonite or wait one??
Brad Johnson
4:47
I have one share, and I'm using it
Granted, it's a ottoneu FGpts league where I'll probably finish 5th
Kelly
4:47
What are your thoughts on Nick Williams?
Brad Johnson
4:47
I like him. He's often the best OF streamer on the waiver wire in 12 team mixed
4:48
I love him in that role, filling in as needed
He's good enough to be owned outright too.
He's improved steadily throughout the season
I like that his SwStr% is down from 19! percent to 12.8 percent
AKA22
4:48
What's wrong with Carlos Correa? Should I be benching him for Willy Adames until he shows something?
Brad Johnson
4:49
No, play Correa
Kris B.
4:49
With Bryce Harper inevitably leaving, where do you rank Victor Robles for next year?
Brad Johnson
4:49
I don't rank period let alone in mid-August
For more on that, I'll write about it plenty over the winter
My yearly tirade about rankings
4:50
I think you're hoping for something like Starling Marte from Robles with the understanding that it could take a couple years to really come together
Not everybody can be Juan Soto
Wisc
4:50
Is there any utility in trying to predict what positions will be weak in the next 5 years, or is that fluid? Could be helpful in looking towards prospects to trade for if out of it, but at the same time, 5 years ago ss was horrible.
Brad Johnson
4:51
It's really not helpful. It's even harder to predict where prospects will end up.
Alex Bregman wouldn't have SS eligibility if Correa stayed healthy
4:52
Mookie Betts would be a 2B if not for Pedroia
Guys get pushed around pretty often
Vladdy
4:52
Hey Brad - thanks for the chat - have a question about an issue thats come up in my dynasty league...in years past some non competing teams would ignore the present so much they wouldn't have enough active players to fill out a roster, instead using the roster spots to stash prospects.  We've tried to combat these tanking efforts by enforcing a rule that every starting roster spot must have an active, healthy major leaguer but this has caused tensions both with non-competing teams and competitive teams who simply may not want to have a catcher or favor an extra SP over a RP so we're trying to figure out another solution.  Any ideas on how to combat the tanking issue?
Brad Johnson
4:54
The best way is to build rules encouraging nearly every owner to contend. In my home league, I do this with credits. The last two teams owe $40 dues, 10th place owes $35, and so on until the teams that win actual money
It's effectively a $20 league
4:55
Forcing owners to play a certain way is a slippery slope.
4:56
I was warned for sitting Alex Bregman in a 20 team dynasty league I joined over the winter. Playing him and a couple others has pushed me from 19th to 14th which has cost me a shot at Acuna/Soto/Ohtani (can't roster a player until the season after they debut)
Zac
4:56
That answer on top three for dynasty hurts my heart.  I traded Soto and Vlad for Goldy last year.  I won my league, but ultimately did not need Goldy to do so.
Brad Johnson
4:57
I drafted Vlad as a 15-year-old then traded him the January before the scouting report switched from "bad bodied 1B, possibly without enough bat" to "he's the second coming"
4:59
I got a pick for him, I think I used it on Sean Doolittle, Pat Corbin, or Jae-gyun Hwang
In any case, ouch
GoLeafsGo
5:01
Do you have a favourite hockey team?
Brad Johnson
5:01
The Fliers I guess?
I haven't watched hockey in ages
Bob
5:01
Thoughts on Profar?  Future 25/15 guy?
Brad Johnson
5:02
I dunno about all that
I did trade Justin Turner for him and Jose Peraza in the aforementioned weird 20 team dynasty league
5:03
It's a possible outcome, but I see him more as a 20/10 guy
54
5:03
Dammit I always queue up the chat a few minutes early then forget about the tab and return to my WORK and then remember it a few minutes before it ends. Anyway, I clinched a playoff spot and dropped Ketel Marte for Luis Urias thinking the latter might make more noise. THOUGHTS?
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