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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 8-22-2017
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Brad Johnson
4:12
He's a streamer, one you might roster every other day
Matt
4:12
Doolittle, Colome, Kimbrel going to get me through ROS? I had Chapman in their over Colome, but...
Brad Johnson
4:13
I don't see why not
another bad dynasty manager
4:13
Is Chisenhall really going to be in reserve role once he gets back?  His ISO was great before he got injured.
Brad Johnson
4:13
No, he'll start once he's fully healthy
he'll probably be part time until then
Zimmer's playing time is not safe
Although his ability to play CF helps
August Don
4:13
Reggie Jackson is the only HOFer with more Ks than base hits.  Jim Thome is likely to be the second.  Could Aaron Judge follow this path?  Anyone else?
Brad Johnson
4:14
A whole slew of the current generation. Basically whoever lasts long enough. And before you start writing Judge into the HOF, he's already 25. A player needs 5 elite seasons and 5 more good ones to make the HOF
4:15
Chase Utley makes a good comparison point
He's a top 5 2B All Time and he probably won't garner more than a couple votes from Philly writers
Actually Mike Stanton
4:16
Last 3 bats are Wong Kiermaier Kendrick - two of them bench bats. 12tm 5x5. Who's a dropper?
Brad Johnson
4:16
I think I'd lean Wong. Playing time in STL is so fluid
seth
4:16
Thames or Josh Bell for this season? next?
Brad Johnson
4:16
Thames then Bell
Ham Porter
4:17
In a vaccuum, who do you keep next year; Conforto or Jimmy Nelson?
Brad Johnson
4:17
Conforto
Nelson reminds of Sonny Gray in the sense that he has to be absolutely on top of his game to be this good
4:18
I think the difference between a 3.50 ERA and 5.00 ERA for those two is only half a grade of command
To be clear, they aren't comparable pitchers in any other way.
JD15
4:18
1-10 how in are you on Hoskins? Seems like writers at Fangraphs (Dave & Eno at least) love his profile
Brad Johnson
4:18
10
+
He's going to be a fantasy monster for years and years
Hannah Hochevar
4:18
Is it poor etiquette to trade a player solely to help another team accumulate counting stats? I'm in a roto league, standard 5x5. I'm in 2nd place overall, but blowing everyone away in SV; I've locked up that category. The guy in 1st place overall is in 2nd place in SV, bunched up with a few other teams. I want to trade a closer to the teams in 3rd and 4th place in SV to help them overtake him. There's no one on either team that I can really use, so I'd knowingly be trading my closers for droppable players.
Brad Johnson
4:19
Absolutely not! Back when I used to write more interesting content during the season, I'd advise readers to look for these opportunities.
Manage the scoreboard, including where other teams perform
The easiest category to manipulate is saves
seth
4:20
Josh Donaldson: SS
Brad Johnson
4:20
A few years ago, we'd freak out. I kinda figure he's more useful as a 3B.
I mostly see Machado used as a 3B
Be interesting to...
4:21
Machado Owners, Do you use him mostly as a 3B, SS, or 50/50 split
SS (68% | 17 votes)
 
3B (16% | 4 votes)
 
50/50 (16% | 4 votes)
 
Total Votes: 25
Wes
4:21
Rivero Greene Ramos Ziegler ans only 3 RP slots - worried last two lose jobs. Who's dropper?
Brad Johnson
4:21
Forced to make a move now? Why not wait?
4:22
If you have to, definitely Ziegler
Bleh
4:22
I dumped Trumbo for David Peralta.  Smart?  Trumbo has just killed me all year with that low average
Brad Johnson
4:22
It's fine
Peralta's a higher floor, lower ceiling asset
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