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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9-25-2018
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Marte
4:18
How confident are you cutting Marte now? Unlikely he returns?
Brad Johnson
4:18
If he returns, I doubt he'll steal. And that's why you own him.
And yea, the Pirates have no reason to take a risk.
shaloo
4:18
Hey Brad, I play in a re-draft 5x5 - standard categories (QS in place of W & OBP in place of AVG). Would like to revise categories next season to make middle relievers and TB openers/long relievers fantasy relevant. Any suggestions on what to add? Have considered Holds, SV + Hold, switching K to K/9 but I see limitations with each approach. Also unsure what offensive category to add (if needed) to balance out. Thank you.
Brad Johnson
4:19
Well, the category that most favors Followers is Ws. I'm opposed to QS in place of W and this new trend only adds to the ammo.
4:20
I'd suggest replacing QS with W and leaving it 5x5 OBP
Angelus Novus
4:20
Do you like Josh James tonight in Toronto? Think he gets another start this week?
Brad Johnson
4:20
I do like him in a general sense. He's a volatile play though.
4:21
As for the second start, I wouldn't bet on it. Maybe 33% chance?
Bob Villar
4:21
I'm in the same league as King Donko, I'm grabbing Kingery TONIGHT
Angelus Novus
4:21
Who do you think hits more bombs next year, Franmil or Renfroe?
Brad Johnson
4:22
Renfroe is my pick.
I stand by this article from early August.
Coach K
4:22
Crystal ball... Pivetta, Rodan, Grey, Velasquez, and MusGrove for 2019. Rank and why?
Brad Johnson
4:23
For the record, I have an aversion to ranking players. It's distracting
The point of fantasy is to manage categories. Ranks are only helpful because people slavishly follow them. Which means an awareness of them can help with resource planning
4:24
I'm not a big fan of Velasquez as a fantasy asset. The others are great dart throwers from the upper end of the Glob.
DJ Tanner
4:24
Which Glasnow should we expect in 2019? The high 4's ERA guy, or mid 3's with K upside he has been since the trade.
Brad Johnson
4:24
4.00 ERA, lots o' Ks.
micah
4:24
Can you recommend any sneaky hitters or pitchers as some teams give their guys extra rest over the last few days of the regular season?
Brad Johnson
4:24
Roman Quinn is a personal favorite of mine.
I need to publish on him soon to establish myself as The Quinn Guy
4:25
He's definitely going to start next season.
Barring injury. He's always injured.
hscer
4:25
"But he needs to learn how to pitch better now that the league can handle velocity." Severino having this problem too? The league learned in almost an instant if this is the case though.
Brad Johnson
4:26
Eh, not really. Severino walked into the league not able to beat anybody with heat. Then he broke out with better breaking ball command. I think his slump was just a temporary command blip.
When everything isn't working together, he's just a guy
Anonymous
4:26
Is Walker Buehler the Dodger's ace next year?
Brad Johnson
4:27
Probably still Kershaw, but Buehler looks to be among the few pitchers above the Glob
DJ
4:27
Are you targeting any sort of under the radar hitters for the next 5 days? The Hicks injury may force me to turn to Grossman or Josh Bell (hot, volume plays) or Gyorko (who gets some LHP). Thanks.
Brad Johnson
4:28
I have a Gyorko claim out too. Voit, Quinn if you need SB, Palka for HR, Tony Kemp appears to have some starts coming his way
My wish for this postseason is Tony Kemp going wild.
Bob Villar
4:28
Jesus Aguilar or Matt Olson OBP league for 2019?
Brad Johnson
4:28
I like Olson more than Aguilar. I might be alone.
Willie hears ya,Willie dont care
4:28
any streamer recommendations for this week?
Brad Johnson
4:29
I write a daily streamer column which I link in The Daily Grind.
It's right at the very top of the post.
Shenanigans
4:29
Paul DeJong didn't quite maintain this season, but his counting stats don't seem too abysmal. I'm inclined to believe his injury slowed him down even while active, but is he worth keeping around when I've got Merrifield/Mondesi at 2b/SS in 12-team H2H league (Keep 10)?
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