Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9/11/2018

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, I’m going to get started a little early today and end right at 5:00pm.

Jake Junis Priest: AL Only: Would you start either/both Shoemaker vs. SEA or Yonny Chirinos (not starting but likely to pitch the bulk of the innings) vs. OAK this week? Thanks!

Brad Johnson: I think they’re both playable in the right situation. Whether that applies to you is another matter. Are you behind pace for IP or need to out-volume in a H2H matchup?

Brad Johnson: If not, they probably project to slightly below average in every category. Which is fine for volume plays but not if you need to improve your stats.

Brad Johnson: Opportunity cost matters too. If you’re using Shoemaker now instead of a trashpile later, then do it.

Al Kaline: Streamer for tomorrow: Joey Lucc @ Sea, Felix Pena vs. Tex , or Vargas vs. MIA

Brad Johnson: Pena’s my pick

Brad Johnson: I like the chance for a win. https://www.patreon.com/posts/21347180

Parts + Gleyber: Nate Jones coming off the DL. Think he gets some saves ROS? I realize that requires the White Sox winning games…

Brad Johnson: I don’t think you’re looking at more than say 2 saves

Brad Johnson: even in a sunny scenario

Brad Johnson: Jace Fry is legitimately decent

Brad Johnson: Jones was struggling before hitting the skids so he has to actually pitch well, probably share the role with Fry, AND get the opportunities

Brad Johnson: You’re risking ratios for those couple saves

Parts + Gleyber: Do you think Buttrey might get saves in LAA?

Brad Johnson: Enough of a chance that he should be stashed where still available – assuming you have a place for a reliever who may or may not get saves.

Brad Johnson: Not everybody will

Al Kaline: Bregman or Springer in 6 player Keeper? Already have Trout, Goldy, Judge, Sale, Vlad Jr.

Brad Johnson: EZ Bregman

Finding Forrester: Drop who for O’Hearn: Olson, Voit, or Villar? Going into H2H playoffs and I’ve been streaming 1B/Util for the past couple weeks.

Brad Johnson: Voit is probably the only one I’d consider because of the back

Brad Johnson: otherwise, those players are better than O’Hearn. If you’re swimming in MI depth and/or don’t need SB, then can be Villar too

Monsieur Le Pew: Hi Brad, Jameson Taillon hasn’t allowed more than 3ER in a start since he started using his new slider in May (2.88 ERA). Is he emerging as an ace? If not what would you like to see from him?

Brad Johnson: I’m not sure I’m calling him an ace. I’m not sure I’m NOT calling him an ace though.

Brad Johnson: He’s pretty damned good and consistent.

Brad Johnson: I’d like to see more strikeouts

Brad Johnson: But that’s nitpicking.

DJ Tanner: German Marquez entering top 20 SP status? You buying the hot couple months for next year?

Brad Johnson: He showed this last year too. I think we need to be very mindful of the whole

Brad Johnson: There are plenty of pitchers out there who regularly post a strong 15 start streak almost every year and struggle for other chunks of the season.

Brad Johnson: He’s done this two years in a row so I’m looking at him more like a high quality Kevin Gausman with Coors Field stripping some value

RMR: Looking ahead at possible keepers in a shallow OBP keep forever roto league.  How hard should I be trying to keep guys like Votto, Rendon, Clevinger, Hoskins, Kyle Tucker and Senzel?  These guys are all kind of iffy and fighting for four spots.  Thinking of trying to make a trade or two to consolidate talent, but that tends to be difficult in this league.

Brad Johnson: Consolidating is always the right answer. Since it’s a shallow league, I wouldn’t worry about clinging to any of them in particular – especially the prospects

Brad Johnson: There are always more prospects

Brad Johnson: Present value is king in shallow leagues. If you can trade say Tucker, Senzel, and one of the others for an upgrade at the same position, do it.

Brad Johnson: Careful with pitchers, of course

Chris: OBP 5×5, would you move Olson to get Mallex Smith if you need speed for 2019?  Olson is losing OF eligibility, and with Goldschmidt and P.Alonso, I got to imagine my 1B power situation is good enough right?

Brad Johnson: I would move Olson for Mallex in almost any scenario. SB are so much more valuable than HR.

Stewzilla: Thoughts on Harrison Bader next year?  20/20 possibility with full time AB’s?

Brad Johnson: Fourth outfielder

Brad Johnson: He’s that tweener profile that can start on a good. A first division club is always going to want him in a frequently used part-time role.

Brad Johnson: This winter may be your best chance to sell

RMR: Think Kyle Tucker makes the OD roster next year?  Or do they keep him down to suppress service time?  If he’s up, is he a FT starter or sharing time?

RMR: Assuming health, do you think the Reds bring up Senzel next year after they’ve gotten the extra year or are they cheap enough to keep him down until super 2 passes?

Brad Johnson: A couple service time questions here

Brad Johnson: I think clubs generally don’t give a crap about the Super 2 deadline. If the player is “ready” in April, they’ll just take the extra year. If they finally decide he’s ready in late-May/early-June and they don’t have a pressing need, then the might keep him down for some cost savings

Brad Johnson: But it’s not something teams are super careful about anymore.

Brad Johnson: A few small market clubs being the exception – neither the Reds nor Astros though

Brad Johnson: I think we’ll see Senzel ~April 15 and/or when ready

Brad Johnson: Tucker may get pushed into May to get the extra year (he already has some service time so it pushes back that deadline). But Houston is mid-playoff window so they’ll mostly do whatever best helps their playoff odds.

Pat G: Hey Brad, meg suggested I ask this of you “Kluber torched my ratios yesterday. Do I just run everyone out there to get W/K/QS, or do I try and manage my way back in. In that thread, do you pitch both Chacin and Quintana today?”

Brad Johnson: Well then, I better answer this one since you’ve asked twice!

Brad Johnson: I’m in the same boat, I usually pivot to volume when this happens. I wouldn’t be completely unmindful of your ratios, but I do think Chacin and Quintana are good enough as long as the wind isn’t 15mph out to CF

Brad Johnson: Let’s check that…

Brad Johnson: 7 mph to LF

Brad Johnson: keep an eye on it

Braut: Will Stripling have any value in a 10 teamer down the stretch?

Brad Johnson: I’d love to give you better than “perhaps”

Brad Johnson: but that’s kinda where we’re at. Let’s see how he looks tomorrow

RMR: Is Story a sell high this offseason?  The reduced whiff % would seem to support the improved K rate, but his profile for some reason makes me nervous that he could go backward quickly with a ton of whiffs.

Brad Johnson: I think this is going to be one of those “sell high” scenarios where you won’t actually get a truly high offer

Brad Johnson: I have him in a 20-team dynasty

Brad Johnson: My co-owner had the same thought

Brad Johnson: My approach is to very carefully not say anything about him

Brad Johnson: If somebody comes to me and says they must have him, I won’t stop ’em.

Brad Johnson: Don’t force a trade just because he’s likely to regress.

RMR: Kluber is (1) going to be fine going forward, (2) entering a gradual decline phase in which he will still be very useful or (3) angling for a major decline with the decreased whiff rate and hittability of his FB?

Brad Johnson: I need to pay attention to who is asking the question, no more for you RMR!

Brad Johnson: I think #2 is the likeliest but #3 is an ever-looming threat for EVERY pitcher

Brad Johnson: There isn’t a single pitcher in the league who is guaranteed to be more than 10 days away from the end of his fantasy usefulness

Brad Johnson: Pitchers are such fragile assets in general, be wary

The Kid: B. Anderson a fine volume play in a double-header tomorrow? Vargas + Wheeler

Brad Johnson: Si

Trap Gone Hamels: I’m sort of curious about Daniel Norris’s K numbers since coming back to the show. Is he worth streaming AL Only or is it a train wreck coming?

Brad Johnson: The swinging strike rate is there, but we’re dealing with tiny samples. Way too much noise to say anything with confidence

Brad Johnson: And I didn’t happen to catch either outing so I can’t offer any scouting takes

Brad Johnson: The null hypothesis is “no change”

Ampersand: I can start two of the following in my weekly finals next week: Justin Turner, Eugenio Suarez, Matt Chapman, Shohei Ohtani. The first two?

Brad Johnson: Yes

Pat G: Can you make a team too strong in a keep forever dynasty? Such that it makes the league not fun for anyone else and it disbands?

Brad Johnson: Yes

Brad Johnson: And in such a case, you should either join a better league or – if you like the current league – try to help your rivals to level the playing field

Brad Johnson: You didn’t build a monster roster by mistake, you leveraged some shortcoming in league design or owner quality

Brad Johnson: So fix those issues

Brad Johnson: If you succeed by being on the wire more often than your opponents, make it a nightly FAAB

Yea Buddy: Filling empty roster for ABs on Thursday, who do you like most out of Moreland, Kepler, O’Hearn, Mauer

Brad Johnson: O’Hearn (or a DBack at Coors)

Angelus Novus: 25th round keeper, in what order would you put Wheeler, Marquez and Rodon?

Brad Johnson: Well, Rodon third

Brad Johnson: Do you need to decide soon for some reason? I’d sit on this all winter and digest.

Brad Johnson: Wheeler, I like better right now. He’s got the better home park – could get traded though

Brad Johnson: Also has all that injury history

Brad Johnson: Marquez has been healthy, but there’s more to fear for non-injury reasons

Brad Johnson: Jon Gray is a good lesson on what can happen when you’re not quite sharp at that park

Brad Johnson: Like, he’s legit pitched well in a real sense and also has lethal fantasy numbers

RMR: Thoughts on Albies going forward?  He’s so young that I feel pretty comfortable projecting some solid growth in the coming years, but I also feel like his shift in swing/approach to create more power could hinder his OBP going forward.  Seems safe to at least expect more steals going forward, right?

Brad Johnson: Whoops, picked another of yours…

Brad Johnson: Yes, he’s young and talented and not as good as everybody thought he was in April

Brad Johnson: that should not come as a surprise though

Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free: My league is switching to a dynasty format next year.  Any recommendations on rules/strategy for a first time dynasty player?

Brad Johnson: Oh

Brad Johnson: That’s a LONG topic

Brad Johnson: I will definitely write on that and similar topics very often over the offseason

Brad Johnson: If your league is willing to be patient about setting rules

B. Ryce Hammers Luscious Locks: Brad! Assuming I win this week, do I ditch Muncy for Ramona Laureano or marcel ozuna in my H2H points league championship?

Brad Johnson: Ozuna, assuming there aren’t major keeper considerations

Brad Johnson: Ozuna is quietly hitting very well since July

DBRuns: Hi Brad, I picked up a $2 Amed Rosario and $4 Aaron Sanchez off Ottoneau Waivers. Would you see these two as keepers for next year?

Brad Johnson: Probably keep Rosario for $4 and cut Sanchez for $6

Brad Johnson: Rosario isn’t returning $4 of value, but there’s enough breakout potential to justify it

Brad Johnson: However, he’s not a must-keep by any means

Brad Johnson: And I think you’ll find he carries almost no trade value

Brad Johnson: He’s hot right now so see if he keeps it up

Brad Johnson: Could get a bounce in value that way

Dave: 12-team Mixed, keep 12. Is Harper a keeper at 33$ next year? Have Mookie at 17$, Pollock 16$, Bellinger 10$.

Brad Johnson: Absent more info, I can only say that it smells like par value

JR: Deep league (18 teams, 40 player roster, $260).  Is B Ham worth keeping at $21, he has been okay the second half?

Brad Johnson: Oof, that hurts

Brad Johnson: Probably yes. Kinda depends on what you could do with $21 in the draft

Really?: What game do you have to be watching to even ask Bregman v. Springer in a keeper?

Brad Johnson: According to Bill James, anybody who ever thought Carlos Correa was better than Bregman is a fool

Brad Johnson: Bill James is often silly

Jim James: Best categories for a H2H league, in your opinion? Trying to make some proposals during my league’s upcoming winter’s owner meeting

Brad Johnson: Honestly, 5×5 or 6×6. Go any deeper and it gets weird

Brad Johnson: Can use OPS or OBP instead of AVG in 5×5 same for SV+HD over SV and/or QS for W

Brad Johnson: Personally, I’d keep it standard. That’s the least correlated combination of manageable statistics

Brad Johnson: Which is the best way to maximize the importance of management

Alex: Hey, thanks so much for doing this chat. What’s your take on Ramon Laureano? Worth riding ROS, or would you exchange him for a guy like Camargo or Keirmaier for the stretch run? I’m also wavering on Cesar Hernandez, though he’s been so dependable I’m inclined to keep him.

Brad Johnson: Honestly, they’re all the same asset class with slightly different distributions of stats

Brad Johnson: so figure out which stats you need then figure out which guys are most likely to supply them

El Zilcho: Any early thoughts on 2019 breakouts or surgers?

Brad Johnson: I’m just trying to get through 2018…

Brad Johnson: These are LONG seasons. This is the first time I’m not feeling hopelessly burnt out – probably because I’ve been using patreon to write about more interesting topics than player picks (i.e. what I’m paid to do in-season)

here goes nothing: How do I avoid getting prospect fever as we round into the offseason? (I had a team that was competitive in points but went about 500, so targeting 2019/2020 arrivals.) I just snatched Kirilloff and am jonesing for Riley and Madrigal, who are both on the board. I know I have to pay a $1 tax, basically, if I grab them before the draft…but it seems worth paying the premium to be able to grab them when others in league are preoccupied with playoffs?

Brad Johnson: Depends on your settings, league depth, etc.

Brad Johnson: If those are the better keeper values than guys already on your roster, then you should grab them

Alex: Some keeper questions…

Brad Johnson: Indeed?

Alex: Andujar or Gleyber?

Brad Johnson: EZ Gleyber

Brad Johnson: Andujar is just the latest example of Ryon Healy. Sometimes those turn into Ryon Healy.

Alex: And what’s your take on Buehler next season? Is he a must-keep pitcher if I’ve got him for cheap?

Brad Johnson: Probably. As always, hard to say without knowing your exact settings. Big upside, not a ton of risk he implodes (sans injury)

April: Any chance Vizcaino or Morrow have value left this year? Next?

Brad Johnson: Wasn’t Morrow ruled out? Thought I saw that. I do my reliever deep dives on Wednesday morning so I’m going to put off confirming that 🙂

Brad Johnson: Viz will be back Friday, but I doubt he recovers the job.

Galileo: Do you have any strong opinions on Danny Jansen?  He’s looked great so far in small sample

Brad Johnson: Wish I’d seen more of him. Just from the stat page I LOVE the contact rate and plate discipline. He’s made terrible contact so far, but I think that will correct. And he’s skewed towards fly balls this year which should be good for HR

Brad Johnson: There’s a reason he’s viewed as a premium prospect. Could be a top catcher. Still a risk he’s just a guy who makes a lot of bad contact

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: Starting Luis Castillo tonight at Dodgers? It’s the H2H playoffs and I am terrified. But I probably will need the Ks (and had Kluber and Wood blow up my ratios yesterday anyway).

Brad Johnson: In that case, yes. Chase down those K

Alex: FWIW I traded Story for Berrios midseason and regret it something awful. I’d planned to keep Berrios, but now I’m not so sure. Do you see him continuing to improve next season?

Brad Johnson: Berrios still has ace upside, but he’s settling in as more of a mid-tier workhorse

Brad Johnson: Gonna depend on your keeper rules

Cheese: Is Kris Bryant’s power zapped?  I benched him for Muncy in a weekly lineup (6 RHPS vs LAD this week).  Am I insane?

Brad Johnson: I dunno what’s up with Bryant. Gonna wild ass guess he’s been hurt all season.

Brad Johnson: I’d probably still use him over Muncy, but I wouldn’t fuss over it if you want to go the other way

RMR: Probably the most questions I’ve every had answered in one chat!  Thanks for all your insight!

Name #3: The trick is to change your name so it doesn’t look like you get all your questions answered

Brad Johnson: Or you could just do this and hope I don’t notice

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: Is Max Muncy a drop in a H2H format (daily roster moves)? They are platooning him hard, but he is productive when he plays.

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: Need to drop a hitter to free up a streaming spot. Who would you drop– Muncy (platoon limbo), Voit (back injury), or E. Rosario (not 100% and in an extended 2H slump)?

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: Ohtani (batter) is on an insane tear. While it seems unsustainable, this is his first time playing every day and he seems to have something to prove. Will he maintain something close to this pace through end of season?

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: Playoff crunch time, so I dropped Andrus to roll with A. Mondesi. You on board?

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: Is Alex Wood a hold? He looked terrible yesterday and it wouldn’t be the first time he got gassed late in the season.

Brad Johnson: Those were five of six questions ejaculated in a row

Brad Johnson: I like the Mondesi play

Brad Johnson: I had things to say about Mondesi. For example, he is not Francisco Lindor. He might be a different MVP quality infielder.

Brad Johnson: https://www.patreon.com/posts/21272371 (not free!)

Brad Johnson: PS, that’s all you’re getting there Dex 🙂

Buff: What do you make of Zach Eflin’s lousy second half after his breakout first half. And what do you make of his prospects for next year?

Brad Johnson: This was the only question in the Dexy sandwich

Brad Johnson: Or is it a Buff sandwich

Brad Johnson: We name sandwiches for the fillings, not the bread

Brad Johnson: Anywho…

Brad Johnson: Remember how we always talked about The Glob during draft season?

Brad Johnson: It’s going to be back

Brad Johnson: And Eflin’s gonna be smack dab in the middle of it

Al: Is Billy McKinney for reals? In a short sample size, dude is doing everything well – contact, plate discipline, batted ball profile, hitting lefties.

Brad Johnson: It would not be the first time a once-hyped prospect disappeared for awhile and then reemerged.

Brad Johnson: Before freaking out, let’s let the league adjust to him and his 31% LD rate and .400 BABIP

Brad Johnson: In particular, I’m confused why his swinging strike rate declined by over four points between the minors and the majors. That usually happens in the opposite direction

Brad Johnson: And the improved contact rate is a big part of his success. If that regresses to his minor league norms, he’s not a starter

Joe: Wheeler for real? Top 30 SP next year?

Brad Johnson: As long as nothing happens on the injury front and he’s still at cavernous CitiField in a semi-weak NL East, I think yes

Brad Johnson: Kinda around where we found Luis Castillo and Zack Godley this spring

Josh: Framber Valdez. Start today or not?
H2H most categories, no GS limit
K-QS-W-L-ERA-WHIP-K/9-K/BB are the stats in play. No IP

Brad Johnson: I’d play him. Watch out for a low K rate and bad K/BB

Brad Johnson: Also probably doesn’t hit 6 IP

Cheese: I need to choose between 2 of these OF’s in a keep forever league : Springer, Conforto and Haniger.  Leaning Mikey and George.

Brad Johnson: That’s a difficult trio

Brad Johnson: Lemme go smell some stats

Brad Johnson: Upon further review, damn them’s some similar outfielders

Brad Johnson: Conforto has the benefit of youth, but also he’s a Met and that’s always a bad thing for fantasy hitters

Brad Johnson: I really like Haniger

Brad Johnson: In a present value sense, I think I like him most

Brad Johnson: but the margin is small

Brad Johnson: Springer has an insane supporting cast

Brad Johnson: which helps his above average ability play WAY up

Dexy’s Midnight Fowlers: In his chat earlier today, Justin called Muncy a drop in a 12-team format. Agree?

Brad Johnson: Negatory

Brad Johnson: I think you CAN drop him if you’re going to add a better player

Brad Johnson: I have 12 team leagues where that is possible

Brad Johnson: I have 12 team leagues where I have 6 players I could cut before Muncy

Brad Johnson: (I have a lot of Muncy stock)

Matt: Now that my season is over (crashed out in the first round of the h2h pts playoffs) i have some keeper decisions on the brain. What’s your outlook on Corbin? I know his landing spot will make a big difference, but I have him for a low cost going in to next year. he’s a keeper, right?

Brad Johnson: Yes. Or sell high. I’m hoping to sell high personally. Need to find a high buyer though.

Brad Johnson: That’s always a challenge

Brad Johnson: Hardest part of the buy low sell high advice is everybody knows EXACTLY what you’re doing

Brad Johnson: and often refuse to play along

Brad Johnson: grumble

Matt: Is Gary Sanchez still the #1 catcher going in to next season? Worth keeping at a low cost?

Brad Johnson: Yes and yes

Brad Johnson: He might have some challengers. I don’t really see it, I just know everybody is antsy after this season

Rasta: Waivers process on Wednesday. Any projected 2 start pitchers you’re looking to add in 12 teamers for next week’s head to head finals?

Brad Johnson: Lemme check the list

Brad Johnson: I usually hold off until Thursday

Brad Johnson: Just cuz so much changes – especially this late in the season

Brad Johnson: Framber, Pena, DeSclafani, Glasnow, Castillo, Anibal, Musgrove, Gomber, Bieber, Chacin

Brad Johnson: Those range from about 10 to 75% owned

Brad Johnson: Maybe Daniel Norris if he’s still K-ing the world

IchiroIchiro: Brad your the person I need to talk to now. I need to drop either Correa or Donaldson in my 15 team h2h league for salary cap reasons. He will go to my hardest playoff competitor who has the top spot. Which of these guys is going to make me feel the least regret of the two?

Brad Johnson: That’s a hell of situation

Brad Johnson: Assuming there aren’t really keeper considerations at play, I’d lean towards broken-looking Correa

Brad Johnson: If you’re really lucky, you’ll nuke your opponent’s stats

Brad Johnson: so high risk

Brad Johnson: The case for Donaldson is that he’ll probably only play 2 of 3 days for awhile

Brad Johnson: I kinda expect to see him rake against by AL Central clubs

Brad Johnson: We’re nearing the end so I’m going to skip forward a bit. Sorry if I missed ya today

Brad Johnson: Blame RMR

Jim James: Who the hell is this Erik Fedde guy?

Brad Johnson: A longstanding pitching prospect

Brad Johnson: Could be decent some day

Andy: Who hits better, Amed Rosario or Camargo for next year?

Brad Johnson: Gonna bet on Camargo

Larry Hutz: What do I do with Chris Sale? I have this week and next week for playoffs and it doesn’t seem like he’s gonna be able to help all that much. I’d have to drop someone like Junis or Minor to keep him around. Feels odd to potentially drop Sale though…

Brad Johnson: The playoffs force some weird decisions. Since we know he’s only going to throw a couple innings tonight, perhaps delay your decision until you see the outing?

Brad Johnson: He might make it easy on us

Ghost of Ned Yost: Lewis Brinson could be a big asset in 15 team redrafts ros. He is barely rostered in NFBC leagues yet I’m playing him over Nick Williams, Manuel Margot, Sano and Solarte this week. I’m making that play on a First place team with a 2.5 point lead. Call me crazy but the power and playing time is fantastic!

Brad Johnson: The playing time sure is

Brad Johnson: Cheap cleanup hitters are nice

Brad Johnson: I found a free Ji-Man Choi in a 20-team league today (we’re not allowed to roster rookie or younger)

Matt: I know flags fly forever, but last year I traded Bregman for Justin Upton, and while I won the league after that, now my team is hurting for young building blocks and I miss Breggy 🙁

Brad Johnson: Yes. This happens and it hurts

Brad Johnson: I traded Eugenio Suarez and couple prospects for Bradley Zimmer’s steals last summer

Brad Johnson: My worst deal ever

Brad Johnson: but I did miraculous recover from 12th to 3rd place (top 5 paid)

Jay: Re: Muncy – take a look at all of the lefties they’re facing over the next 3 weeks.  I get  your point because it does depend on who you’re dropping him for, but in a week-long playoff, if he’s sitting 3-4 days, it hurts pretty badly.

Brad Johnson: Sure, like I said, there are situations where he’s dropable. He’s not a must-drop though

hscer: at least that trade worked, Matt

Pat G: In a 16 team dynasty keep forever is this too strong: Acuna, Soto, Bregman, Albies, Correa, Devers, Freeman, Happ, Kiriloff, Snell, Taillon, Rodon, Puk, Honeywell, A Reyes?

Brad Johnson: No

Brad Johnson: You’re going to have years where you kinda fizzle with that group

Brad Johnson: You’ll be annoying because you’re always in the picture, but you’ll only dominate once in awhile

Griffey’s Nerve Tonic: Peacock now has hand foot & mouth disease. Starting to wonder if some clubhouse kid is the vector spreading this weirdly specific ailment.

Brad Johnson: So… I figured this one out.

Brad Johnson: Turns out it’s more prominent this year than in the past. Between the player’s kids and signing autographs, there are plenty of vectors. And baseball players are NOT hygenic

Larry Hutz: In a 30 player keep 9 scenario, would you absolutely be keeping Eloy if he cost something in the neighborhood of 20th or later round to keep? Is he going to have the impact of a Soto or Acuna next season?

Brad Johnson: 30 teams? or 12 teams of 30 players?

Brad Johnson: If it’s 30 teams, you can’t dream of cutting Eloy. I’d probably keep him regardless, subject to the opportunity cost.

Matt: Oddly enough, I drafted Suarez to fill my Bregman-less 3B hole and it worked out pretty well, but his salary is too high to keep and he kinda fell off over the last month or so/in the playoffs

Ghost of Ned Yost: Just want to plug the Jose LeClerc hype train real quick!!

Brad Johnson: He’s climbed to #6 closer – http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/mlb/81962/235/saves-and-steals

Brad Johnson: And that’s as of last Wednesday

Brad Johnson: Although I can say with certainty that he won’t leapfrog any of the 5 ahead of him

Puper: Would it be completely bananas to keep Acuna over Bryant in a 14team keep forever league?

Brad Johnson: It would be completely bananas to not keep Acuna

Brad Johnson: Over anybody not named Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, or Jose Ramirez

Brad Johnson: Pretty sure those are the only three who might be better keepers than Acuna

Tom: Who gets move MVP votes in the rest of their careers: Story and Arenado, or Bregman and Correa?

Brad Johnson: The Astros

Brad Johnson: Coors Field kills award voting

Brad Johnson: And on that note, I bid you adieu