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Fantasy Baseball Chat with Brad Johnson

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Brad Johnson

1:34

Renfroe imo

KC Royals

1:34

Bubic looks great so far and is up 2 mph and new slider - mini breakout ?

Brad Johnson

1:35

Lot of Bubic comments and, admittedly, I haven't watched his outings yet! Velo bumps are always encouraging. I've liked him a long time and finally gave up this spring. Figures.

Jose Alvarado

1:35

He’s struck out the last 10 batters he’s faced including Judge. When does he get his chance to close and will he eventually claim the role? Been dominant since the tail end of last season.

Brad Johnson

1:36

I think he'll get roughly half the save opps pretty much immediately. But they'll keep him in a fireman role.

1:37

Prior to last year, they've had a lot of ninth inning troubles because they seemed committed to using their best reliever in the 7th/8th. There's merit to this approach when you have an offense like Philly's.

1:38

Save the game in the 7th, extend the lead, reduce the pressure. It's proven an inconsistent approach for them.

Nick Gonzales

1:38

What do the Pirates do to replace Cruz?

Brad Johnson

1:38

I think their 2B logjam spreads over the middle infield

Bae gets a longer leash

Trades

1:38

I just dealt Hunter Brown for Francisco Alvarez is a keeper league. Worth it? I needed a young C and other team needed some SP

Brad Johnson

1:39

Looks good to me!

Nice win-win swap

Scott McGough

1:39

Time to drop? Seems like he failed his chance and Miguel Castro/Chafin have jumped him in the trust tree with Lovullo

Brad Johnson

1:39

Yes

LFGM

1:39

Drop Torkelson for Rowdy Tellezz?

Brad Johnson

1:40

Yea, I think so. Tork's so frustrating. He's also making good contact so I see him as a buy low.

But I still prefer Tellez.

Prospects

1:41

I have Norby/Cowser/Frelick/Carter. Do you see any or all making the jump

Brad Johnson

1:41

That's an interesting batch of guys. You have a type!

I think they're all big leaguers with fantasy utility. I also don't see a building block in that group.

1:42

Pretty good sell-high moment for all four

Joe

1:42

How long is your leash on Jose Berrios? He's gotta turn it around, right?

Brad Johnson

1:42

I lost that leash like 11 months ago

1:42

Roasney Contreras vs St Louis or Mikolas vs Pirates

Brad Johnson

1:43

I'd go Roansy

MJ Melendez

1:43

Where do you see his batting .avg finishing at?

Brad Johnson

1:43

Low. Around .200-.225

High walk, high K guy

ZekeL

1:43

Duvall is tweeting his wrist feels good, any thoughts between Stott,Josh Rojas or Arroyo?

Brad Johnson

1:44

Not Arroyo

I prefer Rojas, but we know he won't start against LHP.

Another Brad

1:45

Is Seth Lugo worth adding?

Brad Johnson

1:45

Temporarily. Could be this year's Stripling.

Redbird Nation

1:46

is Wiemer someone that can be built around in a deep-ish dynasty league. Seems to me to have an interesting mix of power and speed - all the usual suspects are gone

Brad Johnson

1:46

Scouting opinions skew negative, but he keeps on performing. He's one of those high effort guys who could turn out to be injury prone.

1:47

And the tools might be fringy if he learns to play more controlled.

That said, yes, I'd give him a whirl for now.

Far from a blue chip, but there's potential for a Top 100 player there.

Kyle Nance

1:48

H2H points league 10 teams, I have springs, should I look to sell high for an underperforming ace? If so, what names do you like?

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