Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9/18/2018
by Brad Johnson
September 18, 2018
Here’s today’s chat transcript. It was a good one.
| 4:01 |
: Hey folks, we’ll get started in a moment or two.
|
| 4:03 |
: Aroldis: is he a quick activate or wait and see? He can kill a ratio but might get saves off the bat…
|
| 4:03 |
: I think he’ll quickly return to the 9th inning, and there isn’t much risk to your ratios
|
| 4:04 |
: Obviously there is SOME risk, but he’s more likely to help than hurt
|
| 4:04 |
: Have to start either Josh James or Touki Toussaint this week. Who would you risk going with?
|
| 4:05 |
: This is a tough one. They’re the same asset class – precocious, unestablished talents. They’ve both avoided hard contact in tiny tiny samples
|
| 4:05 |
: James has the better whiff rate, but again, the sample were working with is so small
|
| 4:06 |
: I’d lean towards James I think
|
| 4:06 |
: They’re both almost 50% likely to pitch fewer than 5 innings
|
| 4:06 |
: Which 5 current 2018 rookies have the best chance for a HOF career?
|
| 4:07 |
: Pitchers are always a poor bet, and we don’t know what HOF is going to mean when this current class retires
|
| 4:07 |
: They won’t be used like existing HOFers
|
| 4:07 |
: So let’s focus on the bats
|
| 4:08 |
: Acuna and Soto obviously
|
| 4:08 |
: I honestly wouldn’t bet on any others getting there. Gleyber, Ohtani, and…
|
| 4:09 |
: I’m trying to find somebody I might have overlooked
|
| 4:09 |
: Mejia, Meadows, Urias? Somebody like them.
|
| 4:09 |
: Willians Astudillo, obviously
|
| 4:10 |
: Who did I miss?
|
| 4:10 |
: Uh, did Fangraphs just get rid of the ability to look at a player’s splits for non-members?
|
| 4:10 |
: I doubt it
|
| 4:10 |
: I can check
|
| 4:11 |
: Nope, I’m looking at the splits page for Meadows right now
|
| 4:11 |
: hi brad! it’s the finals in my league, and i need saves this week! who of shane greene/nate jones/mychal givens seems like my best bet? plz help!!
|
| 4:11 |
: What about Buttrey?
|
| 4:11 |
: Start bieber vs Boston this week? Ratios more important than counting stats.
|
| 4:11 |
: Kinda lean against it in this case
|
| 4:12 |
: Bieber, btw, is my pick for most likely rookie pitcher to have a HOF career
|
| 4:12 |
: Excluding Ohtani
|
| 4:13 |
: I thought that might be controversial, but he’s actually the WAR leader among pitcher rookies (FIP-based, not RA9-WAR).
|
| 4:13 |
: I’m looking at 1 week replacements for T Story in the finals: Profar, Cano, McNeil, Muncy. 5 cat plus BB and TB. Thanks
|
| 4:13 |
: Those are very high quality replacements. Can you stream to target specific stats as needed?
|
| 4:13 |
: For example, McNeil is great for R and AVG, but doesn’t HR or SB at all
|
| 4:14 |
: Profar is more rounded. Muncy is a pure HR play.
|
| 4:14 |
: LAD faces way too many LHP though
|
| 4:14 |
: so you need to target him for specific days
|
| 4:14 |
: Do you believe the Cards will keep Jose Martinez with his weak defense or do you think he actually gets dealt to the AL to become the DH he should be? Keepers are due at the end of the year and he is only valuable in my league as a 1st baseman.
|
| 4:15 |
: Unfortunately, it won’t be this simple
|
| 4:15 |
: They’re not going to trade him for nothing so it comes down to finding a partner
|
| 4:16 |
: And in a league where Matt Adams, Mark Reynolds, and Adam Lind are completely free, I have trouble imagining a good return for Martinez
|
| 4:16 |
: I traded E5 for Whit months ago on your tip about winning league not trade. I’m currently in 1st a lot of which is that trade. Thanks!
|
| 4:17 |
: Glad to here it!
|
| 4:17 |
: See, I occasionally give good advice
|
| 4:17 |
: Ryan O’Hearn: Fluke, or actual coming out party? What do you see for his value?
|
| 4:17 |
: Lemme look a little closer, I’ve been putting off worrying about sustainability with him
|
| 4:17 |
: I’ve assumed he’s exploiting a broken scouting report like many rookies do
|
| 4:18 |
: Ok, the thing to watch is his line drive rate. He sucked in the minors because he didn’t hit liners. In the majors, he’s been league average (~21%)
|
| 4:19 |
: If that drops back to his MiLB rates (11.2% and 16.5% in two Triple-A stints)
|
| 4:19 |
: Well, that could get messy
|
| 4:19 |
: Outcomes range from unplayable to Matt Olson
|
| 4:20 |
: Hey Brad (moving over to here from Twitter), do you think people should consider weather and umpires more for their streams or is that sort of obsessive behavior totally unnecessary?
|
| 4:20 |
: Here’s my take on that: if you have the capacity, you should absolutely look into that stuff. I do, but I also do this as a profession
|
| 4:21 |
: And even I don’t always have time to fuss about these smaller details because I’m managing too many leagues
|
| 4:22 |
: For example, I used to put in way more time managing against my opponents stats. For example, I used to scrounge up extra CL then trade them at the deadline for nothing to non-contenders who could catch my rivals but not me.
|
| 4:22 |
: I don’t have the time to get that involved anymore
|
| 4:22 |
: But if you do have time and enjoy these very marginal metagames, you should play ’em
|
| 4:22 |
: H2H playoff match-up. My opponent has 13 pitcher starts this week. I have 7. What do I do if I have my rate stats blow up? I have a better bullpen by far (he just has two guys) but I don’t think I’ll be able to compete with counting stats.
|
| 4:23 |
: The good news is your opponent is unlikely to post nasty-good ratios
|
| 4:23 |
: So you’ll have some margin for error
|
| 4:23 |
: You need to either win them or trounce on offense
|
| 4:24 |
: Would you drop Wil Myers for Ryan Zimmerman season long. Standard 5×5 scoring? Balanced offense, I have plenty of steals.
|
| 4:24 |
: I prefer riding Myers
|
| 4:25 |
: I know he’s chilly, but he’s as likely as anyone (from the waiver wire) to go on a homer binge
|
| 4:25 |
: How do you expect Norris to fare tonight vs MIN?
|
| 4:25 |
: I’m hoping he does well since I’ll be using a couple shares. I expect 4.2 innings with a home run and 4.5 K
|
| 4:26 |
: In a 12 team, everyone must keep 3 league, I’m torn between Stanton, Yelich, Soto, and Hoskins. Kluber’s late struggles and Paxton’s lack of health (nothing new there) soured me on keeping a starter. Somehow I see more potential in the younger guys than Stanton … am I nuts?
|
| 4:26 |
: Yelich seems must-keep these days
|
| 4:26 |
: I can’t imagine cutting Stanton is the right move
|
| 4:26 |
: I love Soto, but his lack of SB limits him to 4 category upside
|
| 4:26 |
: Today, I lean towards cutting Hoskins
|
| 4:27 |
: He’s the least obviously top 36 player of the bunch
|
| 4:27 |
: Do you have one pitcher and one hitter you’ll be targeting in late rounds of drafts next year?
|
| 4:28 |
: Too soon, too soon (he went down on Madonna too soon)
|
| 4:28 |
: I have some vague notions, but I’m not ready to share
|
| 4:28 |
: Do you think Velasquez is worth dropping either James or Toussaint? I could use him instead of either of those 2 for this week but he has only gone 5 innings in each of his last 6 starts and a couple ended after 2 innings.
|
| 4:28 |
: Same asset class
|
| 4:28 |
: You going with TB stack or MIL stack tonight? Or a combo?
|
| 4:29 |
: I haven’t really dug into it that far yet. TB stack looks tasty tasty though
|
| 4:29 |
: In a deep H2H categories w/ OPS keeper league (20 teams w/ 20 keepers each) where real life contracts matter (players become FA at end of contract unless resign with team) do you keep Yo Cespedes even given his injury? What do you think is his most likely fantasy impact next year?
|
| 4:30 |
: I can’t imagine you have 20 players with a better median than Cespedes
|
| 4:30 |
: We’re obviously looking at a range of outcomes from nothing to mid-lineup monster
|
| 4:30 |
: In deeper leagues with 400+ players kept, is it worth keeping young pitching prospects like Cease/Gohara/Gore/Keller/etc who are somewhat close to the majors? Too much risk or worth the upside?
|
| 4:31 |
: Depends on the opportunity cost. They probably fit better on a roster that spent a lot of resources aggregating talent
|
| 4:32 |
: Hi Brad,
|
| 4:32 |
: Hi Joe
|
| 4:32 |
: Thanks for the chat. Please rank these deep league starters for 2019. Gausman, Minor, Bucholz, Fiers.
|
| 4:32 |
: Paul Sporer is our pitcher rankings guy. I’ve actually stopped using rankings altogether.
|
| 4:32 |
: re: story replacement. it’s a 10 tm where most teams aren’t making move so I can mix and match. thanks for the advice, i’ll stream as stats are needed.
|
| 4:33 |
: In that case, you definitely should stream until you find something too good to cut
|
| 4:33 |
: What happened to the MASH report?
|
| 4:34 |
: Good question. It would be better to ask Jeff Zimmerman. He chats Sunday nights and can be found on twitter.
|
| 4:34 |
: Not a scientific analysis but Villar seems to thrive on bad teams that let him run wild. Assuming he’s back in Baltimore next year, do you think he can have a similar year to two years ago?
|
| 4:34 |
: I wouldn’t pay for it happening, but I’ll be keen to land a few late-round fliers just in case
|
| 4:34 |
: What’s going on with Villar? He’s been going nutso ever since he got to Camden Yards. Think he could come close to repeating his 2016 next year?
|
| 4:34 |
: ok ok, I’ll look closer
|
| 4:35 |
: Ok, I have tasted his stats and they’re basically the exact same as prior to the trade
|
| 4:35 |
: There is one very large difference
|
| 4:36 |
: He’s traded nearly 20 points of GB rate for nearly 20 points of FB rate
|
| 4:36 |
: I’d like to think that’s sustainable and intentional, but I kinda doubt it
|
| 4:36 |
: Any tips for trying to stream AVG?
|
| 4:36 |
: Jeff McNeil for days
|
| 4:37 |
: In general, you’re looking for hard contact line drive hitters against crappy low strikeout pitchers
|
| 4:37 |
: Is Austin Meadows going to get called up? Added him two weeks ago and I feel like a fool. Like I did when I added (and finally dropped) Willy Calhoun.
|
| 4:37 |
: I assume so. The Bulls made the Triple-A final which I think was to be played today… or sometime soon if not today
|
| 4:38 |
: Ironically, the final game of the International League playoffs was supposed to be in Durham. But they moved it to Scranton PA in deference to Florence
|
| 4:39 |
: And I just so happened to have fled half an hour from Scranton so I got to see the game anyway
|
| 4:39 |
: Who would you start tonight: Josh Bell or Choi?
|
| 4:39 |
: EZ Choi
|
| 4:39 |
: Would you start Derek Holland today against the padres in a playoff h2h against the biggest streaming team in our 12 team league?
|
| 4:39 |
: Yes
|
| 4:39 |
: In the semi-finals of my H2H 7×7 (obp, not avg) 12-team redraft league. Slightly worried about the recent power outages from Suarez, Carpenter, Realmuto and Zimmerman. Would any of the following be suitable replacements (assuming I can slot them into positions) or do I ride it out: Astudillo & Meija for Realmuto; Choi, Davidson or Bour for Zimmerman or Suarez (using CI position); Polanco, Mondesi, Profar or Wendle for Carpenter; Schebler, Cave, Laureano or Dahl if I could move some current guys on my team from OF to other spots? Thanks!
|
| 4:40 |
: Of those you listed, I would only actively try to replace Zimmerman. Choi, Mondesi, and Laureano are the best options with which to do it
|
| 4:40 |
: Choi if you want pure power, Mondesi if you need to optimize for SB, Laureano if you want a mix of the two
|
| 4:41 |
: Berrios or Walker B for a keeper?
|
| 4:41 |
: This might be against consensus, but I kinda like Buehler’s future a little more
|
| 4:41 |
: Shame to have to choose
|
| 4:41 |
: After last night’s performance, does it look like Kris Bryant broke out of his slump
|
| 4:41 |
: I mean, one game is just one game
|
| 4:41 |
: But I was never really too worried about him
|
| 4:42 |
: Isn’t trading CL to non-contenders to goose your own standings collusion? I don’t generally veto trades, but I’d vote that down in a heartbeat
|
| 4:43 |
: I don’t see it as such because there’s no agreement for the other party to behave in a certain way
|
| 4:43 |
: Everybody’s acting in their own best interest
|
| 4:44 |
: There’s nothing preventing the other guy from re-trading the reliever (which is why I wait for the deadline). Or cutting him (that’s happened too)
|
| 4:44 |
: Is Rodon a good start in 5×5 league today. Need to hold my place in counting stats and ratio (about a 3.65 ERA and 1.20 WHIP).
|
| 4:44 |
: I think I’d have him projected slightly worse than those rates
|
| 4:45 |
: Not that a 4.00 ERA and 1.25 WHIP over 5+ IP would have ANY affect on 1450 IP of ratios
|
| 4:45 |
: I think you can play him
|
| 4:45 |
: How does the White Sox outfield shake up next year? Avi Garcia showed some power when healthy this year but with Eloy, Palka, Engel, and others it seems crowded and playing time doesn’t seem guaranteed.
|
| 4:46 |
: Well, I doubt Engel really factors into anything
|
| 4:46 |
: but Delmonico might so your point kinda stands
|
| 4:46 |
: I figure you get Eloy around April 15, Avi starts daily, and they sign a veteran CF of some kind
|
| 4:47 |
: lemme refresh myself on options
|
| 4:47 |
: Span would be a really nice fit in that no OBP lineup
|
| 4:48 |
: Cutch, Jones, and Jay seem like plausible fall backs
|
| 4:48 |
: All but Cutch should be very cheap – like 1yr/$5MM tops
|
| 4:48 |
: And Cutch shouldn’t be too pricey either
|
| 4:49 |
: The other guys are semi-interesting, but they’re not really MLB starters
|
| 4:49 |
: at best second division
|
| 4:49 |
: and the White Sox should be pivoting out of that side of the pool
|
| 4:49 |
: Brad,
|
| 4:49 |
: Who’s a better keeper: Jorge Polanco or Tyler White?
|
| 4:49 |
: White
|
| 4:50 |
: Real breakout. Right-handed Max Muncy-ish
|
| 4:50 |
: re: Jackson B and Soto: If you don’t believe Soto is going to be a God, someone else in your league does. Make that trade!
|
| 4:50 |
: Very true
|
| 4:50 |
: And another reason to keep Soto over Hoskins
|
| 4:50 |
: Even if you have doubts, you should get a huge haul after the draft but before the start of the season
|
| 4:50 |
: Which cheap team has more upside tonight (excluding ownership): Mariners or Rangers?
|
| 4:51 |
: EZ Seattle
|
| 4:51 |
: in my 2-week championship. Do you drop Abreu/Benintendi/E5 for someone producing/playing? replacement options are White/Renfroe/Mazara
|
| 4:51 |
: I’d probably grab White for Abreu
|
| 4:51 |
: not so sure he’ll bounce back from abdominal surgery
|
| 4:51 |
: With regards to daily stacks, do you always have a minimum number of players. 3? 4? Or is just rolling with 2 enough?
|
| 4:52 |
: I’m flexible
|
| 4:52 |
: This season, I’ve found stacks to be very ineffective
|
| 4:52 |
: So I’ve been forcing myself away from those big four and five person pairings
|
| 4:53 |
: That’s just me though, and I often do weird things like intentionally replace the best player in the stack with somebody unexpected (Tony Kemp is a favorite for this)
|
| 4:53 |
: What have you seen with Alcantara? Has his MLB success been legit?
|
| 4:53 |
: Honestly, all I’ve seen are some video highlights
|
| 4:53 |
: which, given they’re all of him striking out somebody, look very promising
|
| 4:54 |
: My read of the stats is that he might be a max effort starter like McCullers (i.e. good short outings) or a premium reliever on a team that doesn’t have enough pitching to move him into the right role
|
| 4:54 |
: Is McNeil gonna be overrated or underrated in drafts next season? Such an interesting case
|
| 4:55 |
: Interesting indeed. I think we’ll find a VERY wide range of pick on him.
|
| 4:55 |
: The problem with AVG only guys like him (or Joe Mauer) is that there’s so much pressure on them to never slump.
|
| 4:55 |
: A Stanton can slump for half the season and still whomp 35 HR
|
| 4:56 |
: The other issue is that it’s really hard to visualize their contributions to the stat sheet. So they don’t develop appropriate trade value
|
| 4:57 |
: He’ll probably be undervalued long term, I’m just unsure about 2019
|
| 4:57 |
: Do you see the Rays making a run for the WC spot next year? Do you see them landing any FA?
|
| 4:58 |
: 1. I think it could happen 2. Maybe a catcher and an assortment of retread arms
|
| 4:58 |
: Matt Wieters has shown some hints of life. It would be so Rays for them to sign him to a $1.5MM contract and get a 3 WAR season in return
|
| 4:59 |
: Two studs in tough positions this week: Price @nyc and Paxton coughing through maybe Houston. Start either if ratios matter most?
|
| 4:59 |
: Can’t do Price against the Yankees
|
| 4:59 |
: I buy into that narrative
|
| 4:59 |
: Also, Yankee Stadium doom
|
| 4:59 |
: I’d reserve judgment on Paxton until later
|
| 4:59 |
: Does Adam Duvall play in Atlanta next year? Bench bat right now but Markakis’ contract is up after this season.
|
| 5:00 |
: Kinda figure he’s gone unless they see something they think they can fix
|
| 5:00 |
: Is there any batting average upside in Aaron Hicks? Switch hitter, good walk and strikeout rates but only a .245 hitter. Or is he just a victim of shifts?
|
| 5:00 |
: I don’t really see upside. It’s a downside of being a patient hitter.
|
| 5:00 |
: Please pick two keepers: Hoskins, Torres, Correa, Bogaerts, Ozuna, Suarez
|
| 5:00 |
: Woof
|
| 5:01 |
: I don’t think I can do that for you without a LOT more information.
|
| 5:01 |
: Not Ozuna
|
| 5:01 |
: Looks like the standings portion of the site is broken!
|
| 5:01 |
: Someone else mentioned an issue with the splits page. I think they’re probably trying to implement some changes in the backend
|
| 5:02 |
: Shhh
|
| 5:02 |
: I’m probably not supposed to share that
|
| 5:02 |
: Jeff’s article about Acuna got me thinking…how high do you think he goes on the board next year? Would top 10 be foolish?
|
| 5:02 |
: Foolish but possible
|
| 5:02 |
: Remember Mookie Betts the year after his debut
|
| 5:02 |
: I seem to recall him going in the 8 to 14 range
|
| 5:02 |
: It was a bad bet. It also paid off
|
| 5:03 |
: Acuna is probably less risky than Betts was back then
|
| 5:03 |
: Seeing a lot of Story replacement questions. Are you definitely dropping? I’ve been debating what to do and this chat and making me lean drop. Just didn’t sound like he was definitely out for the year.
|
| 5:03 |
: Oh, I wouldn’t drop him just yet
|
| 5:03 |
: But I would move in a temporary filler. I dumped Justin Wilson to do it
|
| 5:03 |
: In a dynasty league with farm players, you think Vidal Brujan is a future top 50 fantasy guy? 70 speed with a high walk rate and sneaky pop
|
| 5:04 |
: I’m never going to say a prospect is a future top 50 guy – at least not until they’re doing late-minors Acuna or Vlad type things
|
| 5:04 |
: I wouldn’t even say Eloy is a future top 50 guy yet
|
| 5:05 |
: That’s just how I treat prospects. I’d rather focus my resources on players who don’t require a breakout to be valuable.
|
| 5:05 |
: Plenty of my colleagues feel otherwise
|
| 5:06 |
: The upside is pretty impressive with Brujan. You’ll want to swat away all those pesky flies trying to trade you for him over the winter
|
| 5:06 |
: Brad, I agree with you regarding trading of a CL. As long as you get something of equal value (or close to equal value) in return for the CL, I don’t see what the problem is.
|
| 5:06 |
: Mr Brad!! May your wisdom grace the cosmos! Enlighten thee!! Going forward is Goodrum a guy that will improve, decline or is this what he is??
|
| 5:06 |
: I see him as a second division starter at best. He’s not showing any signs of improvement, but that doesn’t mean he can’t improve
|
| 5:07 |
: Playing time is very important to development. You never really know who will see the light and who will just keep flailing
|
| 5:07 |
: Can Godley be trusted later this week?
|
| 5:07 |
: You can never trust Godley. His results are seemingly unrelated to quality of competition
|
| 5:08 |
: Lewis Brinson worth keeping
|
| 5:08 |
: Without knowing a lot more about your league, I’d venture a no
|
| 5:08 |
: If we’re talking 20 team, keep 28 or something, then yes
|
| 5:08 |
: Josh James, Toussiant, Bryse Wilson, more likely to start 20+ games next season?
|
| 5:08 |
: One of the Braves for sure
|
| 5:09 |
: Wilson might not be stretched out for much more than 20 starts, but I’m not sure Toussaint is quite good enough to pitch regularly on a contender
|
| 5:09 |
: We’ll see how quickly he adjusts to the majors
|
| 5:09 |
: I kinda smell a bullpen future for him
|
| 5:10 |
: My doubts were about Stanton and not Soto, but I did not mention that this is a ‘keep so long as you wish’ league, which is where Hoskins comes in. I fear Giancarlo’s injury history in years past clouds my judgment … many of those could have been pure bad luck.
|
| 5:10 |
: Stanton’s only about 3 years older than Hoskins
|
| 5:10 |
: Honestly, I would expect them to both phase out of keeper relevance around the same time
|
| 5:11 |
: Do you think Rosario plays again this year?
|
| 5:11 |
: Y’all need to be more specific sometimes.
|
| 5:11 |
: I assume you mean Willin Rosario, and no, I do not think he’ll play again
|
| 5:12 |
: And no, I’m guessing Eddie Rosario will be sent home. Maybe he’ll DH a couple days at the end
|
| 5:12 |
: Amed Rosario is fine btw
|
| 5:12 |
: There are obviously no guarantees with TJ surgery, but would it be crazy to keep Ohtani (in a league where he is two way eligible) over a more established pitcher (Nola) with the hope that Ohtani can rake for a good part of next season then return to 2-way glory in 2020?
|
| 5:12 |
: If you could come up with a “more established pitcher” who isn’t also a top 10 SP
|
| 5:12 |
: then yes
|
| 5:13 |
: Charlie Morton for example
|
| 5:13 |
: h2h, traditional stats, weekly lineups (not day by day) – this week is the finals, so I just want max production from my 1B over these last 7 days: was I wrong to start Tyler White over Jose Abreu?
|
| 5:13 |
: Nope, you made the right call in my opinion
|
| 5:13 |
: thanks for chatting, Brad. apologies if you’ve already answered this. why l
|
| 5:13 |
: I did not answer that yet
|
| 5:13 |
: thanks for chatting, Brad. why did you list Josh James as a stack target tonight? thanks!
|
| 5:14 |
: because he’s a volatile unestablished pitcher and it’s not unusual for such pitchers to throw a few too many juicy fastballs right down the pike
|
| 5:14 |
: I’m not saying he’s definitely going to have a bad game. I’m just saying there’s a real chance he allows something like 7 runs in 3 innings.
|
| 5:15 |
: And that’s what you’re chasing with a stack, that chance.
|
| 5:15 |
: Is a stack against Yovani Gallardo more likely to bear fruit? Absolutely. But you’ll also share that stack with practically half the GPP field
|
| 5:16 |
: So going after James instead gives you similar upside, more downside risk, and a chance to really separate from the pack if Gallardo happens to pitch well.
|
| 5:16 |
: My ERA and WHIP are both 0.85 right now. Am I perfect?
|
| 5:16 |
: Perfect would be 0.00, no?
|
| 5:17 |
: I just read the Abreu/White question that I wrote (but you didn’t publish) in a different form, written by someone else. Is that more a case of great minds thinking alike, or fools rarely differing?
|
| 5:17 |
: I don’t know. You’ve fooled me though. Or I’m confused.
|
| 5:17 |
: Is the stolen base dead? Who is our next 60-steal savior?
|
| 5:17 |
: Mallex Smith is my pick
|
| 5:18 |
: After kinda lagging to start the season, he’s really picked it up after making some adjustments at the plate
|
| 5:18 |
: Mallex is going to be one of the biggest ADP growers between whatever first drafts are published and middle of March
|
| 5:18 |
: Royce Lewis or Wander Franco?
|
| 5:18 |
: Do I have to pick?
|
| 5:18 |
: They’re both so good
|
| 5:19 |
: Lewis probably climbs faster which has value
|
| 5:19 |
: Mondesi will probably go 20 HR/50 SB next year, right?
|
| 5:19 |
: “probably” isn’t the word I’d use
|
| 5:19 |
: It’s certainly in the solution set
|
| 5:19 |
: And he’s going to be the reason Mallex climbs so much
|
| 5:20 |
: Mondesi’s going to be very expensive, and people are going to realize Mallex has a better all-around 5×5 profile for less
|
| 5:20 |
: Eric Thames: do I draft him next season? even as a flyer?
|
| 5:20 |
: Yes. As a flier
|
| 5:20 |
: Choi over Muncy ROS, or is that getting too cute? Muncy has a lot of left handed match-ups…I’m worried he’s going to ride the pine too much to help.
|
| 5:20 |
: Can you play matchups. I’d like it more if you can mix and match
|
| 5:21 |
: How many more of seasons of .260, 30HR, 170 R+RBI seasons are left in this bat? I’m not getting any younger.
|
| 5:21 |
: 2.5?
|
| 5:21 |
: Brandon McKay, Triston McKenzie, MacKenzie Gore – which of these three would you rather have shares of in a former keeper league with one pitcher and one batter minor league slot
|
| 5:22 |
: I think I like Brenden McKay most. I’m also intrigued by the two-way profile
|
| 5:22 |
: Is Bryce Harper a top 15 pick next season (redraft)? What if he signs with SFG?
|
| 5:22 |
: He’ll sign with the Phillies or Yankees and everybody will freak out about all the extra homers that will never happen because he doesn’t hit “just enough” home runs
|
| 5:22 |
: Matt Strahm a starter next year?
|
| 5:23 |
: Kinda doubt it. They had every opportunity to make him one this year
|
| 5:23 |
: Could be an Opener or Follower
|
| 5:24 |
: I opened up your blog and was accosted by Fernando Rodney shooting an arrow. I feel like you need to disclaim something like that. That image burns my eyes.
|
| 5:24 |
: We’re in your face over on Patreon 🙂
|
| 5:24 |
: Is devers a decent buy low in a deep dynasty? Or is he gonna go full Mazara and forever underperform the prospect hype?
|
| 5:25 |
: I kinda doubt anybody will sell low. They’ll be more willing to sell at cost which wasn’t true in the past, but it won’t be cheap
|
| 5:25 |
: I’m not too worried about him
|
| 5:25 |
: Though I don’t really think he’s underperformed my expectations either
|
| 5:26 |
: So it could be a matter of the market at large overestimating his performance
|
| 5:26 |
: Ok, I’m way over my normal allotment. Thanks for playing everyone
|
| 5:26 |
: Drop D. Holland or Skaggs for tomorrow’s streamer?
|
| 5:26 |
: Skaggs I think
|
| 5:26 |
: Is Trevor Story a first round pick next year?
|
| 5:26 |
: No. There’s just too many good players. The difference between 2017 and 2018 Story is too minute to take the chance.
|
| 5:26 |
: In an otherwise traditional h2h league that counts both, is Hader or Treinen the better pick next season?
|
| 5:26 |
: Treinen. We don’t know how pitchers will hold up in Hader’s role. History tells us they breakdown.
|
You can follow me on twitter @BaseballATeam