Paul Sporer: We out here! Let’s talk some baseball!!

Go Dills!: Cubs need to make a counter move?  What should it be?  Darvish enough?

Paul Sporer: Projections strongly disagree that they need a counter http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=Standings

Abomb: Paul! Does an Adam Jones/Taillon/Franklin Perez for Upton/Albies pass the eye test in a dynasty league?

Paul Sporer: Not for the Upton/Albies giver IMO

Connor: I would LOVE a Create a Team option in MLB 18 The Show, maybe like an expansion draft mode where you make your own team.

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, I received SO many questions already so I definitely won’t get to all of them. If you asked a bunch, I’m likely to only answer the one that most interests me. Let’s get started.

Overpaying: How much would you be willing to give up for Shohei Ohtani if you can win this year? 2 Top 10 prospects? 3 Top 20?

Brad Johnson: That’s so context dependent. In a 20 team dynasty, you can trade one top prospect (Acuna) for something like Paul Goldschmidt and Corey Kluber

Brad Johnson: In a 10 team format, prospects are super fungible.

Brad Johnson: That said, Ohtani is just an older top prospect. I wouldn’t pay more than one top 10 guy and some sweetener.

Biscuit: Seems like Berrios is a good bet to outperform his FG projections, no?

Paul Sporer: Wooo, it’s baseball chat time!

Dan: Heya, Paul! Hope you’re enjoying the off-season. So next year I’m doing my first head-to-head fantasy leagues. What are the major differences, strategy-wise, from a roto? I figure punting a category is less advisable, but what else should I be aware of?

Paul Sporer: It depends if it’s points or categories h2h. In pts leagues, SPs are usually pushed up a bit. SBs mean less since you can get pts from any avenue and don’t specifically NEED SB.

Jumanji Laurasia: What are your expectations for Glasnow this season?

Paul Sporer: I’m not a huge fan so he’s gotta show me something. He made some mechanical changes that bore some fruit in the minors, but did nothing for him in his last MLB stint with 15 BB in 7.7 IP.

Luke: Please help the Giants outfield, please Paul

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, we’re going to get started here in a few minutes. Paul and I are trying a little something different – I think it’s been a very long time since RotoGraphs had a two person chat

Brad Johnson: Just to set some expectations and ground rules, we’re planning on having more back and forth discussion rather than rapid firing through everyone’s questions. Sadly, if you need our help on deciding your 11th keeper, this may not be the chat for you!

Brad Johnson: Disclaimer aside, I think this is going to be a lot of fun! We’ll begin once Paul checks in.

Brad Johnson:

BK: Always Bartolo

Brad Johnson: No contest, right?

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, let’s get started once I spam twitter a little

Bobopedia: for the next 4 years, Brian Dozier or Yoan Moncada? Competitive window is ajar this year, but the following three years will have a more open window

Brad Johnson: Ooh, I’m a sucker for present value, but Dozier isn’t likely to be productive 3 or 4 years from now

Brad Johnson: Moncada could look something like Dozier as soon as 2018. I’d bet on Moncada to be better by 2020.

Brad Johnson: Given that you don’t seem too keen about 2018, I’d lean Moncada

kolten wong: Should I be worried about max schrock?

Christian Yelich: Odds i’m traded? Might see a HR spike away from Marlins Park?

Brad Johnson: Oh, hi there folks, let’s begin

Brad Johnson: Yelich is very likely to be traded by midseason. Given his consistently high HR/FB ratio, I don’t think we’ll see more homers in another venue.

Duncan: Where does Machado end up? And what do the Orioles get in return?

Brad Johnson: A little early to get a clean read on this. I’ll say St. Louis or San Francisco. Package led by Jack Flaherty or Tyler Beede plus another decent but unexceptional prospect. One year of Machado is valuable, but it’s not worth a monster haul.

Kristaps: Francisco Mejia… Will he start 2018 in the Minors or as Cleveland everyday catcher? Trade possibility?

Brad Johnson: Hi folks, I’m going to start a little early and work through the queue. Once it’s 3:00, I’ll skip ahead to the present

Brad Johnson: Put another way, you should probably hold your questions until 3:00

Brad Johnson: And here’s a great way to kick things off…

Geebs: What the hell are you?

Geebs: I meant that in the nicest way possible

Brad Johnson: Visual evidence suggests I am a human male of indeterminate age

Paul Sporer: Good afternoon, everyone! Get your questions in and we’ll get going very soon

Don Mattingly’s Sideburns: Draft and hold rankings: Ohtani, Paxton, Keuchel, Quintana to pair with Darvish.

Paul Sporer: Still want to see where Ohtani lands, but he’s right in the area of those 3. I have all four top 25 with Darvish at 11

Silly Beane: Does Ahmed Rosario have any fantasy value in keeper leagues, or does he project as too glove-reliant for IRL value?

Paul Sporer: Depends on league type, but he definitely strikes me as someone who will be a better real life player than fantasy for at least the first couple years of his career

Jordan: Let’s say you’ve already got Ohtani in a dynasty league. Do you shop him? Is he the rare guy that’s simply more fun to have, regardless of outcome?

Brad Johnson: Hey folks, I’ll start with a couple from the queue than switch back to real time. If we’re short on questions, I’ll go back to the queue.

Jim: Trade Rizzo for Ohtani in an OBP dynasty if I️ have Bryant/Arenado/Bellinger/Hoskins for 1B/3B/CI?

Brad Johnson: I know the Ohtani hype is big, but I would not trade for him at this point.

Brad Johnson: To me, his unique profile just reads as risk, and some sites are talking about treating him as two players – far from ideal for roster management

Brad Johnson: Moreover, Ohtani at his very best is probably comparable to Rizzo. You’d be taking on a ton of downside.

Tim: I feel like Robbie Ray is one of the more divisive pitchers heading into 2018. Where do you fall on him for next year?

Paul Sporer: Yo yo yoooo!!! Let’s talk some baseball!!!

Jordan: Akil Baddoo has some pretty incredible stats for an 18 year old in the Appy league. Think he’s the type of prospect that can really shoot up lists in dynasty circles?

Paul Sporer: :Googles Akil Baddoo:

Paul Sporer: Ohhhh THAT Akil Baddoo

Paul Sporer: I’m sorry, I know literally zero about him and I don’t wanna pretend and mislead you

Dusty: Anything to report on Twins SS Prospect Wander Javier?