Dan Szymborski: ITS PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME

Dan Szymborski: Well, may not. I never liked peanut butter and jelly. Mostly because I only like peanut butter by itself

I watch the rockies: it is “April” but is Kyle Karros better than Ryan McMahon right now?

Dan Szymborski: PROBABLY a stretch, but I don’t think the gulf is as big as the Rockies may think

Dan Szymborski: Especially if ZiPS is correct in loving his defense

Miggy: Is PCA ready for a break out?

Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks!

Jay Jaffe: After spending most of the past 24 hours in bed with a low-grade fever and stomach bug, I have returned to the land of the living

Jay Jaffe: Before I went under, I wrote about the weirdness of Sunday’s Yankees game, with the official scoring change regarding Max Fried’s no-hit bid and the umps appearing to mess up a call on a potential Aaron Judge home run https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-no-hit-bid-and-home-run-that-wasnt/

Phil: There’s been a lot of justified caution tempering expectations about Trevor Story. Can we finally start to feel like, yes, the Red Sox have their shortstop at long last?

Jay Jaffe: He’s off to a great start, and it’s certainly nice to see. I don’t expect him to stay this hot but I think he can be a force in that lineup if he stays healthy. The thing is, health is a skill, and he’s had a hard time staying available. Fingers crossed he can do so

Idiotic Failson: Is Semien cooked? He’s been awful.

Eric A Longenhagen: Hey everyone, welcome back to another Friday prospect-y chat. It’s a perfect day here in Tempe. Let’s roll through your questions as I prep for the Dodgers list.

ransofast: do you think chase burns will be pitching in cincinnati in august/september?

Eric A Longenhagen: I think there’s a good chance, yes. I picked them to win the division in part because they’ve got such a great combination of pitching depth and impact waiting around in Louisville and Chattanooga, I think they’ll have the incentive to promote him pretty aggressively and he has the innings foundation to work deep into the season.

Buff: You’ve generally been low man on Robby Snelling. Anything in his strong start, increased velo to bump him up a bit?

Eric A Longenhagen: He’s sitting 93 now, so it’s not like it’s a huge bump in which he suddenly has plus velo or anything. Changeup looks okay. Still more 45 type for me rather than an impact guy. Big league rotation piece, though.

David: It’s only been 4 innings across two outings, but Ryan Sloan’s stuff is seems very real. Certainly three years away from the majors but where is his biggest area to improve? Control/Command?

Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning, everyone. Your boy woke up with a fever so there’s a chance I cut things short depending on how I trend over the next hour.

Eric A Longenhagen: Quickly, some links:

Eric A Longenhagen: O’s! Baltimore Orioles Top 50 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball

Eric A Longenhagen: Giants tweaks and other stuff: Prospect Notes: Giants List Updates, the Quinn Priester Trade, and More | FanGraphs Baseball

Eric A Longenhagen: White Sox list is next! Very exciting.

Billy: Is Christian Oppor a dude? Looks like Hjerpe with more velo to my eye