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Brad Johnson
1:36
The closer market has gotten pretty annoying to scrounge through in-season.
Your options are to "overpay" or plan to dedicate a lot of time to bullpen monitoring.
As a professional bullpen monitor, I don't blame anyone for making choices to avoid that.
Loren
1:37
Sneaky NL closer that I can pay very little in auction?
Brad Johnson
1:37
Finnegan
Diamond Talk
1:37
Jacob deGrom...it's been an exhausting few years.  How many innings do you expect from him this season?
Brad Johnson
1:37
I've penciled in 155
I don't know if I'll pull the trigger on that bet though
A Brad Penny for your Thoughts
1:38
Any musings on the new position player pitching rules? Also, is that in effect for this season?
Brad Johnson
1:38
Yes, it's in effect.
I think in the medium term, we'll see more bad teams carrying a "two-way" player like Ronald Guzman
Miles
1:39
Graveman closing for White Sox?
Brad Johnson
1:39
I believe so, but there's competition
No Name
1:39
Switching my strategy, and going starting pitcher twice in the first 3 rounds. Who should I be targeting the most?
Brad Johnson
1:40
In that case, I'd probably aim for hitter, Barnes, deGrom/Strider.
Mike
1:40
can Trevor Story be dropped in dynasty leagues?
Brad Johnson
1:40
Like the very first question, it depends what dynasty means to you. I don't think so. If we're talking 12 or 10-team, keep less than 15, you probably could without too much regret.
Guest
1:41
Ahhh Brad, so good to hear your voice again! Is Carroll worth the hype or just a shiny new toy? He's routinely off the board in our 14T H2H OBP before the end of the 2nd...
Brad Johnson
1:42
That's early imo. He could still offer a positive ROI. I'm reminded of early career Mookie Betts.
1:43
Not as a player comp, back in the day of new Mookie, I remember getting mocked for taking him in the 2nd or 3rd round. He was a top 10 player that year
I think that was the year before he went truly wild
Dr. Durango
1:44
Soderstrom or Wells going to stick at catcher or will they strictly be CI options once they reach the show?
Brad Johnson
1:44
I kinda think that depends on how the robo-ump is implemented
1:45
Teams don't really like to suffer poor defensive catchers anymore, and I do think they'll both be pretty fringy
But if catcher framing is mostly out the door, then it matters less
Guest
1:45
Fried or Strider in a keeper league?
Brad Johnson
1:46
Strider, much as I like Fried as a high floor/high ceiling combo
David
1:46
Volpe first 162 game projections if you had take a guess?  How many of those games are played this year (also if you're just taking a guess)?
Brad Johnson
1:47
Wanna say somewhere in the range of 25/30 .200/.300/.460. Like 120 games this year.
1:48
I might be overprojecting the influence of Yankee Stadium on his profile
Guest
1:48
Who should I target for steaks?
Brad Johnson
1:48
I like the Highland Tap in Virginia Highlands with Parker's on Ponce as a backup.
1:49
(assuming you meant steals), I like so many guys it's hard to name just a few. Mondesi is going after Jorge Mateo
1:50
Esteury. Really, it's looking like a good year for swipes. Not just the rule changes, we have a lot of real speedsters hitting The Show.
I Fear the Reaper
1:50
Is it crazy to say that I think Vinnie Pasquantino is a .300/.400/.500 hitter?
Brad Johnson
1:50
Nope. He probably is more in the .285 AVG range as a 50th percentile, but that means he hits .300 like a third of the time.
Sidney Ponson
1:51
Mountcastle tends to linger in my mock drafts - Walltimore is a problem but given lack of quality 1B options past the first three rounds, what do you think of platooning him?
Brad Johnson
1:51
I like Mountcastle. Really nice hitting attributes even with the unfavorable home park.
He's a good backup plan in redraft and perfectly fine in dynasty
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