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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 8/21/2018

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August 21, 2018

Here is today’s chat transcript.

4:01

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, we’ll get started here in a minute
4:02

zurzles: Let’s say Vlad comes up in September and hits his Steamer projection (.300/.364/.490). Does he go top 30 next year?
4:03

Brad Johnson: Here’s my take on Vlad. At this point, he wouldn’t be in the minor leagues if there was any chance in hell he was going to be on major league roster before ~April 15. It’s not happening
4:03

Brad Johnson: The dream is over. I’m sorry.
4:03

yojiveself: Does the Matt Adams trade now mean Zimmerman will get most of the at-bats at 1st for the Nationals?  I’m surprised to see he is actually worse vs RH pitching than Reynolds!
4:04

Brad Johnson: Yea, Zim should play most days when healthy with Reynolds clearing about a third of the reps.

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The Daily Grind: Probably Don’t Run To First Base

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August 21, 2018

Streaming Wars will probably return tomorrow. Bonus content is always the first cut to the sweaty demands of time.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Soft Contact King

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The Daily Grind: Horribly Truncated

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August 20, 2018

No, the headline is not a misnomer. Upon the resolution of an internet outage at 11:00am, it was discovered that my router also fried during last night’s storm. So here we are, late and rushed. Today’s post is mostly meant to disseminate the Invitational link.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…

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The Daily Grind: Underpriced Aces

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August 17, 2018

Who wants to take a trip to Plutko? Check in with Streaming Wars to learn how.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. A Solution

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The Daily Grind: Sloppy Pitching

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August 16, 2018

Streamists in the crowd will want to look for Kyle Gibson tomorrow. And if you must dig deeper, I have you covered there too in Streaming Wars.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Not Intended

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The Daily Grind: MOAR Cookies

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August 15, 2018

A Phillies-Mets doubleheader tomorrow opens up some nice opportunities in today’s Streaming Wars. Plus the entire Blue Jays lineup. Again.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. MOAR Cookies

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The Daily Grind: Jose’s Favorite Cookies

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August 14, 2018

And we’re back! Over six starters and (nearly) the entire Blue Jays lineup are my top waiver wire targets for tomorrow. Check out all my picks in Streaming Wars.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Cookies

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The Daily Grind: Friday Night Glob

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August 10, 2018

I begin my rehab assignment today. But first, puns about Ketel Marte in today’s Streaming Wars.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…

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The Daily Grind: Thin Thursday Report

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August 9, 2018

Want a choice of 13 streamable pitchers? Check out Streaming Wars. Is 13 an unlucky number? Does this mean any player you pick up is damned to fail. Of course.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. A Trio

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The Daily Grind: Laughter Ensues

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August 8, 2018

In today’s Streaming Wars (picks for tomorrow), the Rays Form the Head. I see only one startable waiver pitcher, and even he’s a little iffy.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Laughter Ensues

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