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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 1/7/2020

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January 7, 2020

The chat is completed. Below is a transcript for your pleasure.

3:58
Brad Johnson: We’ll get started in a few moments. We’ll probably only run for a prompt hour because I’m fighting a silly cold (it’s not that bad).
4:01
Daniel: I think I last saw J.D. Davis just inside the top 100 for hitters, how far do you think he would shoot up the rankings if the Mets declared him an every day starter?
4:03
Brad Johnson: It’s ’bout that time of year when I get to explain I don’t use rankings and therefore am not a good resource for related questions.
4:03
Brad Johnson: That said, I have a little trouble with his projections because he’s a high ground ball rate guy. That’s a blind spot for me.
4:04
TeHe: Please let me know your strategy for the prospects 365 best ball draft, as we are in the same league
4:05
Brad Johnson: I have yet to consider a strategy! I’ll whip something together on the fly. Slow drafts are good for that.

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With The First Pick, You Select…

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January 6, 2020

There’s a debate going around Twitter. If you want some cheap likes and retweets, try dropping this poll:

Who would you pick first overall?

Mike Trout

Christian Yelich

Ronald Acuna

Other

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Further Adventures In A Deep Dynasty

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December 20, 2019

If I had a Game of Thrones style house mantra, it would be “Retool, not Rebuild.” I had just such an opportunity in The Devil’s Rejects, a long-running 20-team, deep roster dynasty league filled with industry folk. We have 45-man rosters and keep 28 players at no cost. Scoring is 5×5 OBP roto.

In my opinion, the results of my retool were mixed. Shall we?

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Stealing Signs in Fantasy Baseball

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December 19, 2019

Make no mistake, the Houston Astros are not the only baseball team stealing signs. They’re simply the most cavalier with their flaunting of convention. They chose to be confident about their narrow reading of the rules. They allege their actions to steal signs were legal because they used an already existing outfield camera. Basically, they claim to have misinterpreted the rules. Clearly they broke the spirit if not the letter. We’ll see if they’re truly punished or merely slapped upon the wrists.

This, of course, isn’t about real teams stealing signs. I want to focus on the fantasy equivalent. Whether you think of it as sign stealing or “reading” an opponent like a poker player, there is indisputable value to predicting and anticipating the actions of your rivals. The comments are open for you to share the ways you steal signs.

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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 12/17/2019

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December 17, 2019

The chat is complete. See you in the New Year!

3:46
Brad Johnson: Welcome. Let’s kick this off.
3:47
Dave F.: When will the ATC projections be released?
3:48
Brad Johnson: You should ask @ATCNY on twitter. Or otherwise harass Ariel.
3:49
Brad Johnson: Some “hot” takes while we wait on some questions.
3:50
Brad Johnson: 1. The Diamondbacks are addicted to playing in the pricey end of the pitching pool. And, as they didn’t regret the Greinke signing, I don’t think they’ll come out on the wrong end of the Bumgarner signing
3:50
Brad Johnson: Granted pitcher injuries are always a risk

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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 12/10/2019

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December 10, 2019

Today’s chat is complete. Check out the transcript below.

3:58
Brad Johnson: Let’s kick this thing into gear!
3:59
Nick: Just out of curiosity, what time of day does Fangraphs get the most traffic?  And is it indeed (as I suspect) a time during which most people (like me) should be working instead?
4:00
Brad Johnson: The writers haven’t had access to traffic data for a good half decade. And the last thing was turned off because the numbers were just crazy wrong.
4:00
Brad Johnson: So… I don’t know. I suspect the answer to your question is yes.
4:00
Trent: What is the best fantasy landing spot for Rendon?
4:00
Brad Johnson: Well, Colorado

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Screw Cancer Ottoneu League: Co-Owner Wanted

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December 9, 2019

It’s time for our annual donation drive in the Screw Cancer ottoneu league. Originally founded by erstwhile FanGraphist Dave Cameron, the league has raised over $30,000 for cancer-related charities since its inception in 2012. Dave was forced to leave the league by the screwheads at Major League Baseball, but we continue to carry out his mission of raising important money via the silly game we play.

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Slapdick Prospects: Three Different Ones

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December 6, 2019

Welcome to the inaugural and in all probability final episode of Slapdick Prospects, your source of all things Blake Snell might conceivably label “slapdick.” In the event this phrase means nothing to you in a 30-50 Feral Puigs kind of way, I refer you to the following brief PSA.

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Highly Custom League: Home Team

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December 5, 2019

Last winter, I debuted the Highly Custom League series with nine unique and unusual league designs. Entries in this series covered 2×2 Roto, Split Auctions, Roto-to-Head, Rotating Divisions, WAR wars, Category Wars, Public Trade Negotiations, If Only, and Elimination.

I implemented the Roto-to-Head format in Dynasty To Be Named Later (aka DTBNL, my patron 25-team dynasty league). We used the extensible platform provided by FanTrax to hack it together. While we didn’t have any major upsets, everybody seemed to really enjoy the wrinkle on the standard roto format.

Also via my patrons, we ran an elimination league named Top Tout (Beta). At some point, I’ll post a full breakdown with lessons learned. A second beta season may be required.

Today, we return with the 10th custom league. This one comes courtesy of Ariel Cohen. I’ll let him introduce it.

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Nominations For Best New Fantasy Baseball Team Names

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December 4, 2019

We all love goofy fantasy baseball team names. Earlier this morning, I was singing one to myself while washing dishes.

~who lives, who dies, who’s Trevor Story~

-Hamilton the Musical

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