Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 6/11/2019
by Brad Johnson
June 11, 2019
Here is a transcript of today’s chat which covered many things. Things I no longer remember covering.
| 3:40 |
: Hey folks, we’ll get this kicked off in a few moments. I need a quick snack first.
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| 3:45 |
: Hiya! Yarborough has been (mostly) better since his demotion. Would you trust him vs. the Angels this week (al only league)?
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| 3:46 |
: First, my occasional plug of “Players Aren’t Trustworthy”
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| 3:46 |
: “Players aren’t things to be trusted. All you can do is manage them such that they’re in the best possible positions to succeed. In roto and points-based formats, it’s easier to take the long view. Every player comes with lumps, but they usually even out over the course of 162 games. Sale had a couple rocky starts and missed time late in the season. He also posted a 2.11 ERA and 237 strikeouts in 158 innings. His owners got what they paid for.”
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| 3:46 |
: https://www.patreon.com/posts/players-arent-21821938 – full post
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| 3:46 |
: I do think you can use Yarbrough in AL Only. Just expect a bland outing.
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| 3:47 |
: Adam Eaton seems very replacable this year…has he become exposed now that he’s actually been healthy enough to get a book on him?
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| 3:48 |
: I disagree, He’s having a nice season and has a pretty decent shot at 15 HR, 15 SB, a. 280 AVG, and 100 R
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| 3:49 |
: I think that Nats offense will start to click and bit more too which will only help his run production
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| 3:49 |
: Is Soto + Kyle Gibson a fair return for Gioloto + Mazara? 12 team redraft (5×5 + OPS & holds)
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| 3:49 |
: Would love to be getting the Soto side. Huge win in my opinion.
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| 3:49 |
: Is Frankie Montas a top 30 arm ROS?
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| 3:50 |
: I don’t track rankings, but I suspect yes.
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| 3:50 |
: Outlook on Tapia ROS?
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| 3:50 |
: Typical good fourth outfielder + Coors Field.
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| 3:51 |
: I don’t see any reason for the Rockies to play him over Blackmon/Dahl/Desmond
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| 3:51 |
: Is Clint Frazier just in audition mode until everyone’s healthy and he gets traded for pitching?
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| 3:53 |
: It’s possible, but only in a perfect swap. I think the Yankees prefer to have ludicrous depth. And their outfield isn’t exactly a healthy group over the last year-plus.
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| 3:53 |
: Sano for Peacock in a standard 12 team 5×5, who says no?
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| 3:53 |
: Seems a reasonable challenge trade
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| 3:53 |
:
Which in 12-team mixed?
Sano (33.0% | 34 votes)
Peacock (66.9% | 69 votes)
Total Votes: 103
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| 3:53 |
: What are you doing with Jo-Ram in 12-team redraft leagues? Would you trade him for Benintendi (or similar)?
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| 3:54 |
: A swap at that level is reasonable, but I’m mostly still trying to acquire Ramirez shares.
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| 3:54 |
: Looking to upgrade my OF in a 14tm H2H league, I just offered up Jack Flaherty/Josh Reddick for Andrew Benintendi, do you think its enough?
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| 3:54 |
: Should be. Flaherty’s are much harder to find than Benintendi’s
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| 3:55 |
: I just agreed to my G Cole, S Gray, and J Donaldson for his Bauer, Moncada, and Bieber (Contingent on Moncada not hitting DL). 12 TM OBP/QS(instead of wins) league where I was lacking pitching depth (Cole,Gray,Giolito,Kikuchi,Darvish pre trade). Do you think I couldve gotten more for cole?
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| 3:56 |
: Probably, but only with a lot of effort. Sometimes it’s better to accomplish a goal rather than drag things out for a month digging for the best value.
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| 3:57 |
: I say that as somebody who always tries to squeeze the last drops out of every asset.
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| 3:57 |
: Colin Poche is up for the Rays and has brought his swing-and-miss stuff with him. Given his eye-popping K/9 numbers in the minors, could he potentially be a Hader-lite?
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| 3:58 |
: It’s probably a little early to get too emphatic, but if you’re in a league where it makes sense to use non-closers with crazy K-rates, then Poche should be rostered.
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| 3:58 |
: $3 Hunter Dozier for $3 Mallex Smith in Ottoneu 5×5 lg thoughts?
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| 3:58 |
: Depends on team needs.
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| 3:58 |
: I like Dozier a lot more than Mallex, but those 40+ SBs are very valuable.
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| 3:58 |
: Framber Valdez or Zach Plesac for the rest of the season?
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| 3:59 |
: I’m more convinced Plesac will get regular turns.
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| 3:59 |
: I think I like Framber a tad more in terms of repertoire and expected results.
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| 3:59 |
: Overall, I’d bet Plesac by a narrow margin.
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| 3:59 |
:
Which?
Plesac (70.4% | 50 votes)
Framber (29.5% | 21 votes)
Total Votes: 71
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| 3:59 |
: Hold on LeClerc? Upside plus the contract makes me think he’ll be closing again soon
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| 4:00 |
: Yes, they said he would close soon about 2 weeks ago. He’s pitched reasonably well even though there have been a couple negative blips.
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| 4:00 |
: Recently that is. Obviously he was trash early on.
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| 4:01 |
: Brad – thanks as always for your time. How much faith do you have in Christian Walker being a reliable source of value in the coming years? I’m rebuilding in a 20-team, 5×5 (w/OBP) keeper league w/$260 cap and am considering trading my Hector Neris + Justin Smoak (expiring) for a $2 Walker that I’d have for the next two seasons.
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| 4:01 |
: I do not think Walker will finish 2019 as a MLB regular let alone have future value.
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| 4:01 |
: I would look for other targets.
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| 4:02 |
: Stanek has been a good opener for me in Ottoneu league. Is Bedrosian worthwhile to pick up as a 2nd opener?
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| 4:02 |
: Not a bad idea. What I like about Stanek is that he makes a lot of Opener appearances so you can just stuff him in a SP slot. Bedrosian might not open enough to justify the roster spot long term.
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| 4:03 |
: What on Earth should I do with Puig? 12-team H2H categories.
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| 4:03 |
: Hang on or, if you find something you believe to be an upgrade, don’t fret about moving on
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| 4:03 |
: Puig’s skill set is fairly common
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| 4:03 |
: At what point does Polanco’s breakout become real enough and Machado K issues concerning enough that you’d have them similar ROS? End of June, ASB, never???
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| 4:03 |
: This requires some squinting…
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| 4:04 |
: I’ll be back
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| 4:05 |
: Maybe ASB?
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| 4:05 |
: Machado’s always had these ebbs and flows although the Ks are sort of new.
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| 4:06 |
: Polanco regression is also a risk. Although I happen to REALLY like Polanco. I picked him as a 30 HR threat early in the year.
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| 4:06 |
: Hey brad would you trade clevinger and murphy for trevor bauer right now, fantasy help only for this season
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| 4:06 |
: Yes
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| 4:07 |
: Was banking on Segura for steals but seems like that’s not a Kapler method. What’s his value without steals?
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| 4:07 |
: good source of AVG and runs. Kind of like Adam Eaton but without the extra OBP juice
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| 4:07 |
: Marco Gonzales droppable in 12-teamers?
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| 4:07 |
: Yes, he was always a streamer. A good one.
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| 4:08 |
: If you do not think Walker will finish as a regular, I assume you are long on Kevin Cron?
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| 4:08 |
: I like Cron. And remember Jake Lamb is a person who exists too.
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| 4:08 |
: Peter Lambert: 1) Is he going to get a few starts to show his stuff? 2) Does he have much “stuff” to show? |
| 4:09 |
: I wrote Lambert up as a deep league target on rotoworld. I came away pretty unconvinced. I basically said, “use him in favorable sea level matchups”
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| 4:09 |
: I think he’d be in the same asset class as Trent Thornton without Coors Field ruining half his starts
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| 4:10 |
: I do think he’ll get a decent shot of action.
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| 4:10 |
: You expecting Huira back anytime soon? I need some more power, and there’s nothing on the wire…thinking my best option is a stash, but there’s a limited bench.
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| 4:10 |
: It’s a really hard read tbh.
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| 4:10 |
: The Brewers, I’m sure, would love to get normal Travis Shaw back
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| 4:11 |
: Hiura was a strikeout and whiff disaster despite getting away with it.
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| 4:12 |
: The club is better off with 2018 Shaw than Hiura. They also can’t afford to be too patient waiting for a good Shaw to return.
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| 4:12 |
: Near as I can tell, whatever was mysteriously wrong with Shaw earlier this season wasn’t magically solved over his injury layoff.
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| 4:13 |
: Is Kole Calhoun suddenly an acceptable starting OF in 14 team?
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| 4:13 |
: Suddenly as of like August 2018…
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| 4:13 |
: B-rad from the bu! How would you rank Plesac, Valdez and Duplantier ROS in roto format?
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| 4:13 |
: You’ve got it already.
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| 4:13 |
: Same asset class
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| 4:14 |
: You’re a bot
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| 4:14 |
: Can’t stop the bot
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| 4:14 |
: Time to move on from Straw at SS (24 starting SS in the league, no reserves)?
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| 4:14 |
: Uh, yes.
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| 4:15 |
: The SBs are lovely, but there’s not a lot of playing time in his future.
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| 4:15 |
: Would Bell/Tatis get somebody like Freeman in an OPS league in your opinion? Looking to sell high on Bell.
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| 4:15 |
: Probably not
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| 4:16 |
: And at the same time, I’d rather have Bell and Tatis
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| 4:16 |
: Jimmy Nelson worth a bench spot in redraft league, looking for a good second half?
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| 4:16 |
: Yes, definitely can stash him
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| 4:16 |
: Is Zach Plesac the next big Indians arm?
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| 4:16 |
: I don’t think so. He looks like he’ll be quietly competent.
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| 4:17 |
: Who do you expect more out of ROS as a power/speed threat; Kiermaier or Laureano?
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| 4:17 |
: Laureano
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| 4:17 |
: (he’s also heating up)
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| 4:17 |
: Hi Brad, thank you for the chats!
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| 4:17 |
: You’re welcome!
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| 4:17 |
: Hey bro trying my best to kill the wire, plesac fried, canning are available how do you rank em
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| 4:18 |
: I don’t know their upcoming matchups offhand. Investigate those to see if any have a squishy schedule.
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| 4:18 |
: I like Canning most and Fried least.
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| 4:18 |
: Is it time to get ahead of the trend and start dropping Lorenzo Cain for a more promising OF like Bryan Reynolds? Cain is 33, not running, declining exit velo, etc. But where most analysts may advise “hold,” aren’t there enough signs there to drop/trade him and move on?
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| 4:19 |
: Depends on league depth. Also, if we’re getting ahead of things, Corey Dickerson’s been chilling in Triple-A for awhile. He has to be activated soon at which point he’ll play. Partially at Reynolds’ expense.
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| 4:19 |
: Mostly even
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| 4:19 |
: Do you see Mackenzie Gore making a Jose Fernandez like jump from A ball to the majors? He’s absolutely dominating and they have yet to promote him to AA
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| 4:20 |
: No, but the Padres have proven completely inured to doing things by the book
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| 4:20 |
: I think the thing that will prevent them from doing this is their 40-man roster.
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| 4:20 |
: By aggressively promoting and evaluating some other guys (like Margevicius), they’re now a little clogged with young players who aren’t quite good and also shouldn’t be discarded.
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| 4:21 |
: If memory serves, Alex Dickerson was their last easy cut.
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| 4:21 |
: I’ll take a look because I’m curious…
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| 4:23 |
: ok, they need a spot for Jose Castillo at some point. Their next line of cuts are Adam Warren, Ty France, Greg Garcia, Javy Guerra, Ian Kinsler, and Jose Pirela
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| 4:23 |
: Soooo, yes, they could find some room for Gore. I think they have to feel really good about a playoff push.
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| 4:24 |
: They’re firmly in the WC mix so why not…
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| 4:24 |
: Any hope that Mookie starts looking more like his 2018 self instead of 2017ish?
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| 4:24 |
: Hope? Sure.
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| 4:24 |
: I wouldn’t bet money on it, but we know for certain it’s in the range of plausible outcomes.
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| 4:25 |
: At this point in the season, its kinda crazy to think that I can content from a fluctuating 8th-11th place in 12-team roto, even if Altuve & Stanton come back healthy and quickly, and Cain picks it up to a top 75 player, right? Time to sell?
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| 4:26 |
: Winning the league is probably a bit of a pipe dream, although that really depends on a lot of factors I don’t have access to. However, if you stick with it, you may have a shot at 2nd or 3rd.
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| 4:26 |
: Is there any hope to hold Maikel Franco in a 12 team, deep bench, keep forever dynasty league?
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| 4:27 |
: I think it makes sense to roster him in that format. And I’d be hoping the Phillies finally discard him. Desperately needs a change of scenery. He’s still fairly young and has some nice skills at his disposal. Just hasn’t been able to make them work.
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| 4:27 |
: Do you see Cavan Biggio as a MLB-ready fantasy relevant starter for 2019? Or should I try to cash in on upside and trade him in dynasty?
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| 4:27 |
: I’d hold him
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| 4:27 |
: I see shades of Alex Bregman in his stats.
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| 4:27 |
: Obviously, the scouting report is much less gushing
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| 4:28 |
: But there’s potential for home runs, some SBs, and plate discipline
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| 4:28 |
: They say the stats don’t normalize until Mike Trout is the WAR leader. That just happened today
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| 4:28 |
: Competing for a title, strapped for BA, time to move on from Michael Chavis? Even w/o Petey looming, I’m wondering if he’s sent down when Moreland is healthy.
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| 4:28 |
: Chavis’ success caught me flatfooted. I was so certain he’d bomb.
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| 4:29 |
: So this slump makes a lot of sense to me. A demotion is definitely possible, although I think it will come after Pedroia is both healthy and producing.
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| 4:29 |
: What do you make of Astudillo? Such high hopes for him.
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| 4:30 |
: Still a joy to watch. He’s 6-for-8 with a walk and a homer since returning to Triple-A.
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| 4:30 |
: He’ll be back at some point.
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| 4:30 |
: The fantasy utility was always questionable.
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| 4:31 |
: Easy to dream on a high average from the C-slot, but a low BABIP was always a risk.
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| 4:31 |
: Time to cut bait with Kikuchi in a weekly lineup league (QS)? He’s got some real tantalizing starts peppered into a bunch of horse crap.
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| 4:31 |
: I might try to trade him, but I find him too frustrating to bother owning him
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| 4:31 |
: I also auto-skip him in DFS.
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| 4:31 |
: Have an offer to acquire Nola for J Polanco in a 12 team 5×5 OBP, QS league. I could use a replacement for Carrasco and I have Lindor at SS (Polanco has been in the utilities spot). What do you think? Fair value for Polanco?
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| 4:32 |
: It’s a bold risk. Nola has to rebound for this to work out
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| 4:32 |
: There’s maybe a 20% chance Nola rebounds, Polanco regresses, and you come out looking like a genius
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| 4:33 |
: And probably a 35% or so that they stay about the same and you got an expensive Kevin Gausman
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| 4:33 |
: If you could manage a fantasy pitcher perfectly and avoid their negative starts, who would have the highest boost in value?
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| 4:33 |
: This is a fun question… any submissions?
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| 4:34 |
: Tanaka comes immediately to mind
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| 4:34 |
: Had Judge stayed healthy, he would have ___ home runs right now…. Over/Under 18.5?
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| 4:34 |
: Under, barely.
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| 4:34 |
: like 16
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| 4:34 |
: is luke jackson someone i can continue to start at RP until glasnow is back? 12 team H2H points league and glasnow is RP/SP eligible. got vazquez as my other RP.
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| 4:34 |
: Yes, I like Jackson
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| 4:35 |
: can my SP rotation of berrios, bieber, marquez, giolito, canning, minor, with alex reyes and german/clevinger/glasnow on IL carry me to a title in a 12 team points league? they feel like all in the same ‘tier’ of SP almost.
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| 4:35 |
: Yes, but you need to stay on top of looking for upgrades
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| 4:35 |
: Pitching is such a nightmare this year…
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| 4:35 |
: So Tim Anderson hasnt regressed. All he has changed is going from 73% contact to 79%, and cutting K% from 26% to 19%. Is it possible a 80 point jump in AVG just by that???
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| 4:36 |
: I know it FEELS like we’ve seen a lot of baseball, but we haven’t.
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| 4:36 |
: I think a part of it is some terribad pitching staffs in the ALC
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| 4:36 |
: And the other part of it is some BABIP fortune
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| 4:37 |
: Notably, Anderson’s quality of contact is pretty terrible.
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| 4:37 |
: Re Huira: Dropping him for Colin Moran, then?
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| 4:37 |
: That’s quite reasonable.
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| 4:37 |
: i had yordan alvarez up until last week and decided to drop since i already have harper, meadows, franmil, eloy, and puig in a 12 team H2H points league. did i make a mistake holding onto them instead of yordan???
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| 4:37 |
: Yes. These things happen. I had just mentally given up too, although I didn’t have anywhere it made sense to cut him
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| 4:38 |
: I figured if the Astros hadn’t called him up with all their studs on the IL, they were committed to it not happening.
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| 4:38 |
: re: the perfectly managed fantasy pitcher – Reynaldo Lopez
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| 4:38 |
: PABLO LOPEZ
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| 4:38 |
: DJ LeMahieu and Alex Reyes for Flaherty?
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| 4:39 |
: You’re going to get laughed out of the room if you propose that.
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| 4:39 |
: But by all means, offer it. Gotta start somewhere.
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| 4:39 |
: While some of my rivals hate me for it, I see little benefit to opening a trade discussion with a competitive offer.
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| 4:40 |
: If Ohtani is healthy going into spring training, where do you think he gets drafted in standard leagues? He’s always tough to pin down.
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| 4:40 |
: Higher than I’m willing to take him.
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| 4:40 |
: In every draft room, there will be somebody willing to bet on him reaching his 75th percentile as a hitter AND as a pitcher.
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| 4:41 |
: Which would be a fringe 1st round quality return. But it’s also unlikely to happen.
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| 4:41 |
: Kevin Cron’s statcast data, albeit for only 19 batted balls, is kinda insane (31.6% barrel rate, 92.6 mph exit velo, 57.9% hard hit rate). Of course he has a 31% k rate, but with a 9.8% BB rate. You think he’s worth stashing now in a 12 team H2H categories league (OPS, AVG)? His video game #s suggest he deserves the playing time…
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| 4:42 |
: That league might be a little shallow for stashing him
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| 4:42 |
: I do want to see him get more action.
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| 4:42 |
: Moustakas is at 20 HRs already and all the FG projections have him hitting 40 on the year. Does that seem realistic?
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| 4:42 |
: Yes, given that he’s halfway there in 40% of the season
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| 4:42 |
: Can I trade Muncy away if I have access to Brian Dozier on the wire? Splashdown power is sexy right now
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| 4:42 |
: That’s a large downgrade.
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| 4:43 |
: But if you’re profiting in the Muncy trade, then you can surely find a solution to 2B later.
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| 4:43 |
: Time to let Castellanos go? Bruce, Renfroe, K. Calhoun and Laureano all available.
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| 4:43 |
: Yes, I’d grab any of them.
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| 4:43 |
: I’m always the most bearish about Castellanos though.
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| 4:44 |
: I just don’t see a MLB starter – mostly because of the defense.
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| 4:44 |
: He’s exactly the sort of player who serves his 6-7 years then disappears immediately
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| 4:44 |
: As teams realize he’s only interesting if he’s unpaid (i.e. close to minimum)
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| 4:45 |
: The original team is always the slowest to realize this.
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| 4:45 |
: If I were running the Tigers, I would have nontendered him.
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| 4:45 |
: I assume they pursued all possible trade avenues.
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| 4:46 |
: Dynasty, 12-tm, H2H most categories How much is it worth Wander Franco? I’m about to offer D. German OR Mike Moustakas as an initial offer. Am I crazy? |
| 4:46 |
: How much bench space do you have?
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| 4:47 |
: Because he looks like a future monster with a 2022 debut. That’s a LONG wait.
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| 4:47 |
: In a deeper dynasty, those would be laughably light offers fwiw.
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| 4:48 |
: There’s not a lot of gray area between the formats where he’s too far away to roster and where he’s worth like Kris Bryant+
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| 4:48 |
: who is the better 2b stash for this season only: luis urias or hiura? who is the better 2b to start now: chavis or brandon lowe?
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| 4:48 |
: I think Hiura
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| 4:48 |
: And Lowe
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| 4:48 |
: Someone once offered me an expiring Darvish contract and a 4th round pick in a deep prospect league for my Soroka on a rookie deal (with the option to sign for 4 more years). I can’t believe I even entertained a response with that
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| 4:49 |
: We can revisit that if/when Soroka has his next arm injury. He’s already had what? 3?
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| 4:49 |
: What do you expect out of Mitch Haniger when he returns from injury?
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| 4:49 |
: You mean when he returns from his raptured testicle?
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| 4:50 |
: I’m unsure if an undead testicle adds to or subtracts from performance.
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| 4:50 |
: But I also see no reason to expect him to change.
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| 4:50 |
: He’s a streaky guy
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| 4:50 |
:  Have a roster crunch coming with IL playeres returning (Giancarlo, Gallo, JUpton, Carrasco, Kuechel) in Ottoneau style scoring points dynasty league.
Have a lot of SP depth, who are my 3-4 drops I should make to make room. Do I even bring Upton back? My lineup in great shape in OF (Trout, Soto, Blackmon) right now |
| 4:52 |
:  Here are my bats, for full context.
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| 4:53 |
: Suarez and Nelson for starters
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| 4:53 |
: You might find you don’t need more spots with others hitting the skids
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| 4:53 |
: Does Eloy concern you long-term? I know its still a small sample, but the highly rated hit tool has looked great, and he’s never been a walker
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| 4:53 |
: Not long term, no
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| 4:53 |
: just for the next year or so
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| 4:53 |
: Saves only league, should I be holding Alvarado or picking up another guy? Parker/Rogers, Kelley/LeClerc available.
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| 4:53 |
: I’d probably move on
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| 4:54 |
: I think I’d prefer a raptured testicle than the ruptured one that Haniger is suffering from.
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| 4:54 |
: Doesn’t that mean the dead one will rise to judge the living one
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| 4:55 |
: Re: Machado – he’s always been an infield pop up guy, but he’s taken them to a whole new level this year. He’s also down 10% on O-contact. Makes for a very yucky profile this year
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| 4:55 |
: I’m still willing to handwave that away as small sample noise
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| 4:55 |
: have chirinos at C in my 12 team H2H categories league, with Posey on the IL. should I trade posey and ride the chirinos wave ROS?
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| 4:55 |
: I think that’s reasonable
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| 4:56 |
: If something goes wrong with Chirinos, decent patches exist.
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| 4:56 |
: Alrighty, time to start wrapping up.
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| 4:56 |
: Would you rather have Giolito or Alonso in a 12 team standard 5×5 roto, where each player can be kept for next 3 years at $5-$9-$13 values?
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| 4:56 |
: I assume that’s not Yonder Alonso :0
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| 4:56 |
: And I would prefer 1 Alonso to 3 Giolitos
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| 4:56 |
: Best fantasy career in an OPS – Acuna, Guerrero, Tatis
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| 4:57 |
: I’ll bet on Guerrero
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| 4:57 |
: With perfect management, you definitely was Carrasco. He gave 40 of 72 runs last year in 8 of 32 games. Throw those out and he’s at a 1.83 ERA on the year. This year half his runs have come off 3 starts.
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| 4:58 |
: 12-team roto Dynasty League, is this a fair base for a trade: My $4 Mondessi (goes to $6, 12, 14, 16, 32…) and $8 Nola (16,18,20) for his Tatis (minors, starts at $4 when called up) and $14 Rizzo ($16, 32, 34, 36). I’d be selling off, he’s in contention, needs pitching and SBs, has plenty of power.
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| 4:58 |
: I’m not super confident about Rizzo holding up for much longer
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| 4:58 |
: Would prefer a different second piece.
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| 4:59 |
: Especially with SBs so rare. But I do think it’s a reasonable proposal.
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| 4:59 |
: Interesting that Mookie’s “down” seasons coincide with the juiced ball seasons
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| 4:59 |
: Who do you consider to be the top 5 pitchers following an Opener?
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| 5:00 |
: Are there 5? It’s basically only Jalen Beeks, Ryan Yarbrough, and some random matchup avoidance
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| 5:01 |
: That Bedrosian appearance we discussed was for a Noe Ramirez spot start. Then Noe Ramirez opened for Dillon Peters a few days later.
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| 5:01 |
: In short, there’s not really a follow in LAA
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| 5:01 |
: Pena is the only other one I was thinking of. Thought maybe OAK had one
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| 5:02 |
: They messed with Mengden a bit last year.
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| 5:02 |
: Felix Pena is starting (excuse the pun) to be more of a follower.
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| 5:03 |
: Right, that first Noe Ramirez one I mentioned was actually Bedrosian to Pena to Ramirez
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| 5:03 |
: My Paddack for his Blackmon in a Keep 4 league was turned down. On the surface, this a reasonable proposal?
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| 5:03 |
: Yes
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| 5:03 |
: Let’s end on this note: evaluating any pitcher for hitter scenario is more broken than usual.
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| 5:04 |
: Paddack in particular is confusing because it’s assumed he’ll be shut down later.
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| 5:04 |
: OK, what about Muncy and Alex Reyes for Flaherty?
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| 5:04 |
: Yes, that’s better.
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| 5:04 |
: That was the first time I have had a question answered in a chat. Thanks!
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| 5:05 |
: Can we expect better from Smoak RoS based off his stellar statcast data or is the statcast under performance just due to him being a really slow runner (ex. – Pujols, Kendrys Morales)?
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| 5:05 |
: A little of both. I think he’ll get a decent shot of positive regression.
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