Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to another edition of my weekly chat!

Jay Jaffe: My look at the impact of the wave of spring injuries that’s hit the Yankees roster, taking out DH Giancarlo Stanton, the MVP of last year’s ALCS, and starter Luis Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, just went live https://blogs.fangraphs.com/injuries-to-stanton-gil-and-lemahieu-will-…

Jay Jaffe: Yesterday I took a look at the recent sighting of Kyle Schwarber playing first base for the Phillies https://blogs.fangraphs.com/first-sign-of-spring-kyle-schwarber-dabbli…

sliptoad: If Altuve sticks at left for a few years before becoming a pure DH, does that meaningfully change his HoF outlook? Would it be easier staying as a bad 2B until the DH move, or even moving to DH now?

Jay Jaffe: No, I don’t think it changes anything. Regardless of what happens throughout the remainder of his career, he’ll wind up having played more games at, and accrued more value at second base than any other position.

Jay Jaffe: if the changes help him boost his career totals, it’s probably a net positive (barring the additional injury risk created by a move). I don’t see him doing much DHing in Houston so long as Yordan Alvarez is there, though

Eric A Longenhagen: Hey, y’all. Howdy from Tempe, where I’ve got yesterday’s Combine rolling as we chat (Stewart and Pearce, wowzers) about the Rays, and whatever else you want. I might cut things a little short today because I have to go scoop my car from the shop before today’s games. Let’s get after it.

Jays Fan: Who’s the next team that will drop?

Eric A Longenhagen: Tigers and Braves next two, depends on whether James and I write fast together (Tigers) or I sprint on my own (Braves)

Jason: Former prospect question, do you expect Corbin Caroll to have a more normal season after last year’s rollercoaster?

Eric A Longenhagen: Yeah

Cubs: Is 2nd base best fit for James Triantos long term? If the Shaw experiment at 3rd works out then they may already have Nico’s replacement in-house.

Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to another edition of my weekly chat. I’m back from my Salt Lake City ski trip with my daughter (now a beginning intermediate skier!).

Jay Jaffe: Yesterday, I published a roundup of the top position players remaining on the free agent market. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/still-on-the-shelves-part-i-top-remaining-…

Jay Jaffe: The companion piece, on pitchers, is in the editorial pipeline as we chat and should go live soon.

Jay Jaffe: Speaking of my daughter, she spotted a new species of squirrel in our backyard this morning: the Brooklyn Pizza Squirrel https://bsky.app/profile/jayjaffe.bsky.social/post/3liyvdf5ux22l

Jay Jaffe: Pitter patter, let’s get at ‘er…

Gaijin: Well, since you mentioned it, are there any players you’re watching for in the NPB this year? Obviously Murakami, any others?

Dan Szymborski: And away we go!

Wrights_Back: What would the Mets have to give up to get Cease – if he is available?

Dan Szymborski: I think the closer we get to the season, the more the Padres will hang onto him.

Dan Szymborski: The Mets would certainly have to give up something real. YOu can probably fatten the offer a bit with guys the Padres have more reason to like than the Mets.

Dan Szymborski: Like Clifford, who is probably more useful to San Diego, but you’re not going to land him with JUST Clifford

Dan Szymborski: I kinda get the idea that the mets are happyw ith their rotation, and not likely to meet a rich price

Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning from overcast Tempe, it’s Top 100 Prospects day. I hope everyone is enjoying this year’s tome. Thanks for coming to the chat. I’m going to do my best to get to as many questions as possible for about an hour…

JB: Besides Sasaki, which T100 guys without MLB experience have the best shot at making Opening Day rosters?

Eric A Longenhagen: Shaw I think is likely. Maybe the Chander, Dollander, Sproat group…

Eric A Longenhagen: I’d say non-zero chance Kurtz and Freeland. Kurtz I imagine years of control will matter to LVofSAC…

Eric A Longenhagen: One of the Guardians 2B, Brito or Bazzana…

Eric A Longenhagen: Maybe one of the ChiSox catchers…