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Brad Johnson RotoGraphs Chat - 5/3/16

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Brad Johnson

1:57

Ayup.

I comped him to Edwin Encarnacion with fewer walks. I stand by it

Young Jeezy

1:58

No love for Five Guys and Fries? Their burger is pretty amazing!

Brad Johnson

1:58

Come on. You all get so excited about the worst hamburgers

Zack OKC

1:58

How long before Arcia replaces Villar for the Brewers and Urias was switched to come out of the pen Friday night, seems like that call up will be rather soon if they are trying to limit his innings , no?

Brad Johnson

1:59

It's hard to get a read on the Villar/Arcia situation.

Probably whenever they think Arcia is ready to go - sometime after the Super-2 cutoff. And Villar will continue to start at 2B or 3B. Because he's good too.

Uncle Vito

1:59

I have chapman coming back. good idea to deal Miller & E. Suarez for Lindor?

Brad Johnson

2:00

Seems light. You already have a good SS, upgrade elsewhere.

Joc Pederson

2:00

Am I going to be relevant this year?

Brad Johnson

2:00

Sure. In a streaky sort of way

RAP

2:00

Who do you like ROS- Todd Frazier or Maikel Franco?

Brad Johnson

2:01

Franco in terms of actual talent

But don't sleep on Frazier having a supporting cast

Tom

2:01

Will AJ Reed make his major league debut at some point in May?

Brad Johnson

2:01

I think Singleton might get the call first. Almost identical numbers to Reed. Depends how panicked they are in Houston

JRick

2:02

It's obviously a super small sample, but Hyun-soo Kim is 9-15 this year while Joey Rickard's hot start has slowed down. Any chance Kim takes over the job soon?

Brad Johnson

2:02

Kim should start to play more, not necessarily at Rickard's expense (at least not always at his expense). I just grabbed him off waivers in ottoneu the other day

Justin

2:02

What in the holy h. e. double hockey sticks is wrong with Howie Kendrick? Career 291. hitter-batting .143 w/o an xbh in 58 abs. Is he hurt? Cuz he's killing me!

Brad Johnson

2:03

He missed spring training

Matt

2:03

I traded away an affordable Cespedes for a VERY cheap Corbin plus a full round upgrade in the minor league draft this offseason. Right now, I'm regretting it, but I was initially afraid of Ces' OBP. He's not going to keep this up all season, is he?

Brad Johnson

2:03

I'd hazard a no, but I was saying that last year too. Cespedes is a weird one - he's been terrible just about every time I've watched him

2:04

and that's a lot. I only see him play poorly. And when he does drive a ball, it's because a terrible pitcher threw a cookie.

You all ask a lot of questions. Everything I've answered was posted from 1:45 to 1:48

and I even skipped a couple

2:05

Trying to consolidate assets...who is a realistic target to package Manaea/M. Fulmer for?

Brad Johnson

2:05

Assuming a redraft, Jose Quintana?

Oliver

2:05

Who to cut when Kang comes off the DL 5x5 OBP (10 Keepers no $): Lamb Panik HanRam Joe Ross Manaea

Brad Johnson

2:06

Probably manaea but reevaluate based on the latest info. Could be anybody but a healthy Panik

bmitch

2:06

Will Matz finish the year a top 25 SP?

Brad Johnson

2:06

top 30-35

definitely could be top 25, but I'd want more wriggle room

keuchel

2:06

what should i do with keuchel? look for a trade? or hold him? do you think he will back on track?

Brad Johnson

2:07

ugh. I loved him going into this season. Sometimes that works out in my favor. He was stolen from me in EVERY league.

For you, I'd try for a trade

Keuchel and another good player for an ace

Matt

2:07

Why would the Astros possibly call up Singleton over Reed!? Haven't we already seen how that plays out? Reed looks like a better player presently, is two years younger and doesn't have a long history of failing miserably against Major League pitchers.

Brad Johnson

2:08

Well, 40-man rosters, super-two deadlines, and projections will all come into play.

2:09

They can give Singleton a short trial at almost no cost. If he hits well, he reestablishes his value. If he doesn't, they can dump him with more confidence.

Coke Gobbler

2:09

Does Ortega stay in LAA lineup when Nava comes back?

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