Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning from Tempe

Kiley McDaniel: And good early afternoon from Orlando!

Eric A Longenhagen: This will likely be Kiley’s regular chat spot moving forward but we’re both here today as I missed my spot yesterday to see Luis Robert and others.

Eric A Longenhagen: Let’s get to it…

THE Average Sports Fan: If the Reds deal Hamilton, who benefits more: Winker or Ervin?

Eric A Longenhagen: I suppose Ervin because it means he gets more of an opportunity with Hamilton gone and it looks like Winker is already going to have a significant role, even with Hamilton there. But Winker is the better prospect and I don’t think it’s very close.

Eno Sarris: god I love the Hammond organ

Chad: The Giants’ outfield woes aren’t exaggerated, are they?

Eno Sarris: 1.4 win projection for the whole outfield. Worst in the big leagues. By almost a win behind the Royals. And it’s all in a bounce back from Pence, who looked pretty toasty last year.

Chris : The Mets need to shake this roster up. Would a Lagares/Wheeler/Nimmo for Herrera and Merrifield be doable? At least start the conversation.

Eno Sarris: I’d like them to keep Nimmo, but this would be interesting. They still need an infielder, and I’m not sure how much they have left to spend.

Mark: ENO! It’s still like a month until mock drafting on Yahoo! Where can I get my fix?

Travis Sawchik: This is my first chat of 2018, Happy New Year …

Travis Sawchik: I wish there was more to report http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/#month=1&year=2018

Travis Sawchik: The stove is ice cold

Travis Sawchik: But we’ll talk our way through this lull …

Corey: Is “solving” pitch sequencing a feasible goal for teams looking to gain a new competitive advantage?

Travis Sawchik: I think there is something there to be mined … changing eye levels, disrupting timing, creating anxiety, are real things and can probably be quantified

Eno Sarris: sometimes you long for a time that came before even though you know that time was rife with its own troubles and

Eno Sarris: I am HERE for this. sorry for being late. Kids are home, so if there’s an extended absence, one is running around naked or one is trying to climb the tree again.

Jimmy Ballgame: Whats the fantasy outlook for Josh bell this year?

Eno Sarris: If he regresses on the power a bit, I bet he improves the batting average and retains aobut the same overall value.

Bort: If I put on my Scott Boras thinking cap, it seems to me that a heavily front-loaded deal with an opt-out after two years with Colorado makes a bunch of sense for Hosmer. It incentivizes him to opt-out (good for Colorado, which might need the $$$ to resign Arenado) after 2019, and gives him an opportunity to pump up his numbers a bit and re-enter the market at a reasonable age. For Colorado, it gives them a short-term option to fill a short-term hole.

Eno Sarris: If he’s already gotten two seven year $147 offers as the rumors say, he doesn’t need to do this.

Dan Szymborski: Hey guys!

Dan Szymborski: The chat has started.

Jimmy Ballgame: Thoughts on delino deshields going forward?

Dan Szymborski: I think a lot of it comes down to how good he is full-time defensively in center

Dan Szymborski: The results have been mixed – I don’t think long-term he’ll contribute enough in a corner.  Luckily he has a clearer path

Beni and the Betts: You teased the Yankee list today.  When is it coming out?

Dave Cameron: Happy 2018, everyone.

Dave Cameron: I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays.

Dave Cameron: We’ll start a few minutes late today, but should be chatting in about five minutes.

Dave Cameron: Alright, let’s get this party started.

Desperate, confused Marlins fan: Finally! a chat!

Dave Cameron: That’s right! We’re back, even in MLB is still apparently on vacation.

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

Jeff Sullivan: My last Friday baseball chat for a while!

ToMcN: Hey Jeff! what’s the hold up with Otani being added to the player pages/projections?

Jeff Sullivan: We have an Ohtani player page and projection now. I added him to the Angels’ depth chart about an hour ago but those can take a little while to update on the public-facing side

Jeff Sullivan: Here’s the player page: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=19755&position=P

Eno Sarris: …

Broseph: You pointed me toward Sam dyson in 2016, and James Paxton in 2017. Whose your 2018 difference maker who can be acquired cheaply now?

Eno Sarris: Yo I am here

Eno Sarris: I’ve been into Walker Buehrler (best curve by movement and velo, opportunity, going back to starting), Carlos Rodon (third best starter’s changeup by movement and velo last year), and I still like Treinen and Manaea as lower cost back end pitchers at their positions.

Art Vandelay: Gordon, Granite, and a couple lower Twins’ prospects for Archer. Do the Rays hang up?

Eno Sarris: probably not enough for a pitcher getting paid less than ten mill a year.

Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday, everyone.

Dave Cameron: Will begin the chat as soon as I finish this InstaGraphs post on Longoria trade.

Dave Cameron: Back in a few!

Dave Cameron: Okay, hi everyone.

Dave Cameron: Let’s talk some baseball for the last time in 2017.

Jay: Why do the Giants want Longoria when they didn’t get Stanton or Ohtani? The Dodgers aren’t going away the next few years.