JotCast | Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9-12-2017

Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 9-12-2017

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Brad Johnson

4:00

Hey folks

4:01

Let's talk about some baseball

JD15

4:01

From 1-Hoskins how much are you buying Matt Olson? Like Dave said in his article earlier today he’s been very powerful and recently been increasing his contact % since becoming a regular. Both good things, but still a small sample size as his track record doesn’t match the performance.

Brad Johnson

4:02

Olson is interesting, but I still view him as a power hitting streamer. Maybe similar to a healthy Lucas Duda. He's around 10-15% owned.

Keith Hernandez

4:02

Matt Olson or Trey Mancini ROS?

Brad Johnson

4:02

Mancini's also in that same power-streamer bucket. I prefer Olson right now

Jake

4:02

Hey Dave - are you willing to drop Xander for Reyes? Kind of crazy considering rankings, but I'd be playing the hot hand...

Brad Johnson

4:03

Hi Ben, if you're in need of SB, I'd consider it

Orange WHIPs

4:03

Not worried about the 0 Ks from Gibson last time out? Seems like it could be a sign of regression ...

Brad Johnson

4:03

I mean... it's Kyle Gibson. I worry in general about him. He could have had 16 Ks last time out and I'd be just as worried.

Pham Sandwich

4:04

For fantasy purposes, is there an all-encompassing non-park adjusted statistic to rank batters? OFF comes close, as it accounts for hitting/BsR/steals, but has the downside of park adjustment. wOBA/wRAA/wRC don’t adjust, but omit BsR/steals. I’d like a stat that accounts for all forms of offensive contribution while also rewarding/identifying your Blackmons and Arenados for hitting in Coors-like environments, since I don’t care about (and should really take advantage of) context when it comes to my roto team. Or do I just sort by OFF and apply a rough Coors/Chase/Arlington fudge factor? Thanks!

Brad Johnson

4:05

Why not just use a few stats? I'm usually more interested in the components since I'm looking to accomplish very specific things - especially late in the season.

Orange WHIPs

4:05

Is Zach Davies an every start guy now? Made it through some very tough matchups, but the Ks and peripherals still aren't there.

Brad Johnson

4:05

It's going to depend on your IP cap and where you stand in relation to it

4:06

if you're ahead of pace, no. If on or behind pace, you'll need 'em all

ATarg

4:06

Delino Deshields interest you as a target this week over T. Pham?

Brad Johnson

4:06

Yes, although Willie Calhoun may eat into his playing time a tad.

Minty

4:06

Before his shoulder injury it was easy to pick 2 of Conforto/Hoskins/Robles in an OBP keeper. Robles still the odd man out

Brad Johnson

4:07

Ooh, that's tricky. If you have offseason trading, I wonder if you could package the pair for something a little safer. I think you still have to keep Conforto though

Jake

4:07

Thanks for your help Dave!

Brad Johnson

4:07

No problem Samwell

Isaac

4:07

Are you confident that Justin Smoak will turn things around this week, or are you giving up on him?

Brad Johnson

4:08

It's a week, absolutely anything can happen. I'm holding/starting him on my rosters if that helps

Michael

4:08

Peraza or JP Crawford? I need runs. Also, Glasnow worth a shot?

Brad Johnson

4:09

I think I'd lean Peraza. Or even Phil Ervin.

I don't have much faith in Glasnow's terrible command/control

I just saw him pitch a week ago in Durham. Great stuff, no ability to locate

Frenchy

4:09

Dynasty Kopech or Buehler and Vlad Jr or Eloy?

Brad Johnson

4:10

Buehler and Vlad seem to be the consensus. Would take me some time to dig in

Moelicious

4:10

Is Bumgarner a top 25 pick next year or closer to top 40?

Brad Johnson

4:10

I'd guess somewhere around pick 25-35

There's going to be an overemphasis on ace pitching next year

I can already see it happening

HappyFunBall

4:11

They both list at 5-9/180 and hit for more power than their frame would suggest. They were born a mere three weeks apart. They are both among the elite in MLB this season despite neither being a much heralded prospect. They both came up as 2Bs, but only one of them still plays there. Is that positional difference enough to dare to keep Jose Ramirez over Mookie Betts?

Brad Johnson

4:11

You really can't keep both?

If not, I'm still on Mookie

4:12

The h2h playoffs stress me out, nothing I can really do at this point though, right? My team more or less is what it is save for some waiver wire streamers…

Brad Johnson

4:12

true

Minty

4:12

So if Conforto is still the choice, Hoskins or Robles as the last in OBP?

Brad Johnson

4:12

Oh Hoskins is the best of the 3

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