JotCast | Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9/17/2019

Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9/17/2019

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Rick

4:16

Will Smith, Christian Vasquez, or Travis d'Arnaud for the next week?

Brad Johnson

4:16

I'm betting Smith when I have the option. I'll take talent over reps at C

All the Marbles

4:17

Will Keston Hiura return and earn me a couple digital pennants next 1.5 weeks, or will he sit there and be a useless roster spot (daily lineups)?

Brad Johnson

4:17

I don't think he's going to fully return

stever20

4:17

would a good comp for Vlad Jr. for next year be Juan Soto? Really similar stat lines for first year.

Brad Johnson

4:17

Pretty close

Let's put a pin in it for now

Franimal Style

4:17

From Rotoworld via Twitter "Indians manager Terry Francona said Franmil Reyes could be a late scratch Tuesday night against the Tigers because he's dealing with "personal stuff." " -- Any idea what this is about?

Brad Johnson

4:17

No idea.

Nick

4:18

Tom Murphy (against the Pirates and Orioles) or Carson Kelly (against the Marlins and Padres) for the rest of this week?

Brad Johnson

4:18

Kelly unless you need to prioritize HR-only

Bill

4:18

How do you deal with a couple early blowups in playoffs? Just stream a ton right away to guarantee the counting stats?

Brad Johnson

4:18

Usually, yes.

In 2019, I might be a little more careful

Odds are, your opponent will have blow ups too.

Lyle

4:18

Vlad., Jr., has the same wRC+ this year as Manny Machado and Nick Markakis? How crazy is that (on several levels)?

Brad Johnson

4:19

I think we could do Vladito facts for the rest of the hour

Kyle

4:20

Lost Giolito in H2H semis. Gonsolin have a reasonable chance to go 5 innnings tomorrow?

Mike

4:20

Just lost Giolito! Who's worth grabbing to replace him?

Just lost Giolito! Who should I grab to replace him? 15 team mixed

Brad Johnson

4:21

Some Giolito panic...

First to Mike, you can shoot some names into the chat and I'll see if any look rosterable.

4:22

I think the answer is to look for favorable spot starts or closers like Shaun Anderson

In a league of that depth, you're not going to have the best options.

As for Gonsolin, I think I'd set the 50th percentile at just under 5 innings

4:23

Where are you drafting Zac Gallen next year? Can he outpitch his FIP forever?

Brad Johnson

4:23

The repertoire is pretty attractive, but that could be a very tough division to work in. I think he'll be hyped beyond where I'm willing to take him

Let's put it this way, the Nick Pivetta hype this spring was pretty spicy, and his platform/skills weren't half as good as Gallen

4:24

I imagine every league will have an owner who "has to have him"

roster headaches

4:24

no rockies available that I can see. Available Mets: Nimmo, Amahed Rosario

Brad Johnson

4:24

Those are both solid adds depending on the stats you want.

They have Coors Field and GABP this week

Kdog

4:25

Ever do dumb stuff in your playoffs like forget how many season transactions you have and then use the last one right before your finals begin?

Brad Johnson

4:25

Sure do. When your attention is as divided as mine, bonehead mistakes become par for the course

Not Brad

4:25

So do I drop Starling Marte? Or hang on and hope he plays or gets moved the IL? Times are tough in the h2h playoffs

Drop or Not Drop?

4:25

Am I allowed to drop Starling Marte if I'm roster-crunched & in the semifinals (5x5 H2H)? I just don't see him returning to action but he's still 95% owned.

Brad Johnson

4:26

Yes, I think you can/should drop him.

Not Brad

4:26

It's so exciting to be relying on guys like Mark Canha in the h2h playoffs

Brad Johnson

4:26

That's doing playoff the right way. Even better to lean on Seth Brown hitting 4 magic HR.

Joe

4:27

Who to stream and who to bench today? Canha, Urshela, Heyward, the Gurriels, Pham, Chapman (choose 2 to bench)