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Fantasy Baseball Chat with Brad Johnson: 8/15/22
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Szymchak
12:54
Has Vlad Guerrero lost his luster?  I’m not sure he’ll be a top 10 pick, next year.
Brad Johnson
12:55
I'm not sure either. I could see him in the 8-15 range if I had to make a list today
Greg
12:55
How concerned should Verlander owners be about him hitting a wall?
Brad Johnson
12:55
I have a ton of Verlander shares, and I'm not doing any special planning to adjust for that.
12:56
He's an experienced veteran.
Ryan
12:56
Mateo has been incredible.  That is all
Brad Johnson
12:56
We have different standards for incredible. I will say this, that he salvaged his season over the last few weeks is incredible. As in, I cannot credit it.
12:57
I don't really get it tbh. He's a very bad hitter.
But, I guess Freddy Galvis snuck in a couple good roto seasons too.
Is Mickey fine?
12:57
Any reason to pick up and get excited about Mickey Moniak?
Brad Johnson
12:58
Not really. I think he can be a 1 WAR type irl. He's showing some signs of hitting for decent AVG and power. Like .255 and 20 HR per 600 PA perhaps? Still a wide range of outcomes, but the likeliest are... bland.
X. Curry
12:59
Worth picking up and keeping for next year or just get him in the draft next year? Good reliable SP is always hard to acquire
Brad Johnson
12:59
Without knowing more about your league, I'm not going out of my way to acquire/protect him.
Profile reads to me like he'll need a couple years to adjust in the Majors.
Dipoto's Double
1:00
Who has the higher offensive ceiling over the next 5 years - Jose Miranda or Jeremy Pena?
Brad Johnson
1:00
I prefer Pena, but I'm also including that Miranda remains mostly positionless which affects his ability to garner PA
Ryan
1:00
Tyler wells worth a flyer down the stretch.  Not much on fa market
Brad Johnson
1:00
Yea, that's a fine flier
Tatis’ Ringworm
1:00
Will any potential Padres playoff games count towards Tatis’ suspension?
Brad Johnson
1:00
No
Vinnie Barbarino
1:00
What's the worst fantasy trade you ever made?
Brad Johnson
1:01
Haha, I still have nightmares about this one.
1:02
Bradley Zimmer came up around the beginning of July. I needed SBs without giving away too much in the other categories if I wanted to win my 20-team dynasty. So I traded Eugenio Suarez, Carter Kieboom, and Jesus Sanchez for Zimmer on August 1.
1:03
He went on to hit .143/.218/.198 then absorb one of my keeper selections for a couple years thereafter (we keep 28 of 45)
Cost me a championship and probably some future dollars too.
1:04
Kieboom and Sanchez haven't actually hurt that much yet - and this deal was made 5 years ago.
But, the league had several managers shift into a rebuild mode that offseason. They sold good MLBers at a discount. But I didn't have Kieboom and Sanchez to market.
Kyle
1:05
Does Volpe make the team right away next year?
Brad Johnson
1:05
I kinda suspect Peraza opens while Volpe tests the waters in Triple-A.
1:06
I also suspect Volpe will get a brief promotion at the end of this season - perhaps if Peraza is brought on as a September callup.
Royal Blue
1:06
Is Mike Massey the next Whit Merrifield?  Seems like a contact specialist.
Brad Johnson
1:07
Not sure I'd comp them too closely personally.
His strikeout rate will probably double over a larger sample
Currently 11.4%, was 21.8% in Double-A and 24.5% in Triple-A
1:08
He does have a high-BABIP approach
Oh, and he won't touch Whit's SB totals
D. Hamilton
1:08
Put me in coach, I’ll steal you that important bag when you need it the most
Brad Johnson
1:08
Not a great sign that he's remained stranded in Double-A. With a 84 wRC+ to boot
1:09
And that's after a really hot start to the season.
He might have had a pinch runner role if the Red Sox were contending. Which... they're not dead yet.
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