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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9-24-2019
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Brad Johnson
4:36
Franco IS the best prospect since Vladito
4:37
And quite possibly better
Cito's Mustache
4:37
In a roto league my ERA sits at 3.50 and the guy ahead of me at 3.46. Bailey has a good matchup tonight vs LAA but I should probably sit him anyway, right?
Brad Johnson
4:38
Unless that guy is using Eric Skoglund, you're unlikely to catch him. Especially with a passive strategy. I'd probably use Bailey.
But it also depends on other categories
Dustin
4:40
If youre a major league GM, who would you rather build around, acuna or soto. I feel like soto is a much better hitter and younger
Brad Johnson
4:41
They're both so young that age is scarcely a consideration
And if we get to consider contract, the Braves stole Acuna's future for a song.
BravesBaseball4Life
4:42
If I package more players together to get eight Acuno or Betts, who should I trade between Mondesi and Bogaerts?  Thanks
Brad Johnson
4:42
The answer might just be "whoever lets you complete a deal most efficiently"
4:43
My instinct is to keep Mondesi's league-leading SBs with solid power
Chas
4:43
Any players you're targeting in 2020? So far, I've got Buxton, Yarbrough, Montas, Puk and Luzardo on my notepad.
Brad Johnson
4:43
I haven't gotten that far. I have ideas I'm targeting.
And we'll talk about them in due time
roster headaches
4:43
in a 14tm H2H final, would you drop Eric Hosmer for Trent Grishim, mainly for the brewer's weekend series at Coors?
Brad Johnson
4:43
Yes
Ryan
4:43
Im a firm believer in the $1 reliever strategy, but a 3$ Pressley, Anderson and T. Rodgers all have to be kept in an fangraphs points league right?
Brad Johnson
4:43
They are keepers
4:44
But that doesn't mean YOU have to keep them
Roy
4:44
Hi, looking at keepers for next year, is it worth keeping Yordan Alvarez with Shohei Ohtani? Worried about clogging my 1 utility slot with them, when I could keep someone like Kepler or Conforto or W. Calhoun. Also Lucas Giolito or Jose Berrios? Espn points league similar to ottoneu
Brad Johnson
4:44
You have to keep Yordan
4:45
He has 10 games in the OF. Is ESPN's cutoff 20 games?
Ham
4:45
Brad, thanks for doing these chats! In your mind, what are the odds that MLB de-juices the ball next season?
Brad Johnson
4:45
I think it's better than 50%
But that's just one man's guess
4:46
Going back to the Alvarez/Ohtani question, you could consider taking Conforto, Kepler, or Giolito over Ohtani.
And if you're allowed to trade, then I would trade.
Ryan
4:46
Joe Altuve played himself to being worth 40$ next season if you still have over 120$ in cap space correct?
Brad Johnson
4:46
Yea, I'd keep him
4:47
Barring a better alternative
Anonymous
4:47
How big of a bump does Biggio get in OBP? (Votto / Gallo or more Carpenter / Choo tier)  Also, does his late-season surge torpedo lock rational bidders out when helium sets in
Brad Johnson
4:47
Carp/Choo is a better example. Although Votto's there too now.
I think Soto/Gallo/Harper are the elite examples
4:48
I do think there's a chance he'll shoot beyond rosterable ADP
But... being a Blue Jay could help us
My guess is industry leagues and similar will be all over Biggio but he'll fall through the cracks in home leagues
OddBall Herrera
4:49
Do you believe Meadows' home run totals are legit and not the product of a couple super hot streaks?  I'm inclined to bet on his HR numbers going down in 2020 rather than up
Brad Johnson
4:49
Regression is the safe bet, yes
It might be that he's just a streaky hitter. Kinda Conforto-like.
4:50
Or maybe he adjusts and turns into a superstar (if he isn't already)
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