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Brad Johnson
1:07
Hiya!
RAGBRAI
1:07
Who has a better season and career. Barrero in Cin of Cruz in Pitt?
Brad Johnson
1:07
I'm betting on Cruz. So is the marketplace.
Auction league
1:07
I never seem to spend all my money at our draft.  Is there a surefire way to make sure I do?
Brad Johnson
1:08
You're probably being too cautious early. If your league is a 12-team mixed format, you have no need to fear rostering many $1 players. They will still be good or else easily replaced on the wire with guys who are good.
So go get those top guys early even when they're bad values.
1:09
Much of auctioning is picking the right guys to overpay and the right positions to patch for $1.
RAGBRAI
1:09
Is Carasco worth $12 in a NL only 11 team 5x5 keeper league?
Brad Johnson
1:09
That seems high to me
But I have to admit, I don't have NL auction values internalized
1:10
Only formats sometimes surprise me for certain guys like Carrasco
CJ
1:10
Mitch Garver a sleeper candidate for a bounce back season?
Brad Johnson
1:10
Not even sure it qualifies as a bounce back - he was quite good when healthy last year. I'm signing up.
Aris B.
1:10
any chance a rockies reliever scores big fantasy points? sweat_smile
Brad Johnson
1:10
A chance, yes, certainly
I wouldn't delve into that pool if you can avoid it
RAGBRAI
1:11
We have debated our pitching stats. Is Wins still the way to go? Should Holds be included somehow? As their own stat or thrown in with saves?
Brad Johnson
1:11
I think Ws are the way to go, yes.
I prefer to use just saves and make everyone deal with the pain of inconsistent usage
1:12
But I'm also amenable to 2SV+Hd
Don't separate them. Nobody wants to roster 8 RP in fantasy trying to chase 2 categories.
Who
1:12
Who has name value that I can try to bid up to get other teams in my league to spend more money early?
Brad Johnson
1:12
Be careful about price enforcing
1:13
You should always be willing to win a bid you make
I like to put up the top prospects early. JRod, Witt, Tork, Greene, etc.
My leaguemates know that too and sometimes let me have them for cheap.
But usually you'll see things get out of control for at least a couple of them
Guest
1:14
What is the thinnest position you would recommend targeting early
Brad Johnson
1:14
2B really bears watching
The wild card right now is Max Muncy - he's very affordable but the recent positive-ish news is changing that.
There aren't many other good options after Polanco/India range
Mitch
1:15
if  you're in an NL/AL only what would your plan be for the big names that haven't signed yet? avoid at all costs? take a late flyer if you think you know where they're going? talk your league into taking the top 10-15 FAs off the the the table and auction them off after they're all signed?
Brad Johnson
1:15
Depending on your platform, you might be able to grandfather them in. Pretty sure I've seen some FanTrax leagues doing that.
So your league will play a little deeper than normal
The Fonz
1:15
Bounce-back year for Kyle Lewis?
Brad Johnson
1:15
It's a solid bet, I have my eye on him
1:16
Really nice barrel rates and launch angle
RAGBRAI
1:16
My corner option for keepers is Tellez or Beer?  Worried Mil makes a pickup that negates Tellez’s AB but Beer doesn’t get much opportunity in AZ? Both are at a dollar. Thoughts?
Brad Johnson
1:16
ah, I need to stop picking your questions!
I don't look at the names because I'm trying to get to as many as possible :)
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