Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody! FYI you’re all underrating pecan pie!

hscer: There’s more than one kind of “cranberry sauce” y’know!

Paul Swydan: Ah touche.

Eric A Longenhagen: Mornin’. Let’s get right to it….

Dan: Assuming he comes over this winter, will Ohtani be the #1 prospect in baseball?

Eric A Longenhagen: Yup, I noted he’d be #1 on last year’s 100. Did have some injury issues in the past year, though.

Tommy N.: What do you think of Cal Quantrill now after his first year? Seemed like his breaking pitch needs a lot of refinement

Eric A Longenhagen: Agreed, that’s been the book on Quantrill for a while. Velo, command, changeup all in place. How much can the curveball progress?

Bobv: Anyone not protected from the Rule 5 draft that surprised you?

Travis Sawchik: Greetings, folks

Travis Sawchik: Please let me know one thing you are thankful for before submitting your next question! Tis the season

Travis Sawchik: Let

Travis Sawchik: ‘s get started …

dominik: regarding context neutral: would you like to go fully context neutral and use xWOBA for WAR (and possibly also awards)? I can somehow understand james argument, if you consider other luck based factors on award votings (BABIP and HR/FB …) why not go fully context dependent and use leveraged stats? you would need to normalize for team strength but that shouldn’t be hard to do.

Travis Sawchik: I think award voting and player skill are two different things

Eno Sarris: old school, well titled

emlazar: What kind of market is out there for Stephen Piscotty?

Eno Sarris: I bet there’s a decent one among the rebuilders. He’s shown the ability to hit for power and the fly ball drop last year was not so precipitous that you can’t see it coming back.

BK: Judge or Altuve tonight?

Eno Sarris: Guessing Altuve, people going to talk about how well rounded he is.

emlazar: Could you see TOR or SEA targeting someone like Joc Pederson? What kind of a return would LAD be looking for?

Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday, everyone.

Dave Cameron: Since it comes up from time to time, a book recommendation for others with toddlers: Ella and Penguin is our current favorite book. Definitely worth checking out. Dragons Love Tacos is a close second.

Dave Cameron: And on that note, let’s talk some baseball!

Ned Yost: I understand the hype behind Ohtani. But let’s be real: even the surest of sure things in baseball go bust. I haven’t seen one person even suggest there is any possibility that he turns into merely, say, a number 4 starter rather than a franchise changing mega-star. Listen, there is nothing wrong with being a number 4 starter! Nothing! That’s still a good outcome. But why does it seem like everyone has predetermined stardom for a kid who is coming off an injury riddled season in a completely different atmosphere in Japan?

Dave Cameron: Maybe we’re reading different things, but I haven’t seen anyone say there’s no risk here. People are talking about him passing up a $200M contract if he were a free agent; $200M free agents still come with downside, as J.D. Martinez currently illustrates.

Dave Cameron: Of course there’s a chance he’s not as good as the hype. I think there’s a real chance the two-way thing doesn’t work and he’s just a pitcher in a few years.

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Beni and the Betts: Being a Red Sox fan, I can’t say I’m too upset with this, but it seems like Judge is being slighted in the MVP race, no? He leads Altuve in most relevant categories (both old fashioned and sabermetric) and yet most writers are acting like Altuve is a no doubter.  What say you?

Paul Swydan: I don’t think either of them are no doubters, but I would agree that the media narrative has landed on Altuve’s side. We’ll see Thursday I guess. I honestly don’t care either way.

Eric A Longenhagen: Hi everyone, give me like 2 min (I’m wrapping up a call about Cubs prospects)

Eric A Longenhagen: (sorry)

Eric A Longenhagen: Okay, thanks.

Eric A Longenhagen: The Cardinals list is up on the site (but you probably already knew that)

Eric A Longenhagen: Let’s begin

Bloop and a Blast: Any chance Senzel moves to MI in the MLB? My fantasy team needs a SS…..

Travis Sawchik: Greetings and salutations

Travis Sawchik: And happy Ohtani season

Hank: What kind of moves to you expect Anthopoulos to make in his first offseason with the Braves?

Travis Sawchik: AA has a reputation as an aggressive trader but I wonder if he will be a little more conservative early on as he does some inventory and gets acquainted with the Braves …. So maybe some smaller-type transactions

Creg: Where do you put the odds that Otani signs with an NL team? It seems like the teams, Otani’s agent and probably he himself will recognize that it’s better if he just DHs.

Travis Sawchik: I’d be surprised if he lands in the NL … unless he really wants to play in the field on days he’s not pitching. But i think he’s going to land with an AL club

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

Creg: Does Cozart continue hitting enough to be a realistic 3B option for someone?

Jeff Sullivan: I imagine he’s going to stay at shortstop, and I imagine he’s going to stay with the Reds

Jeff Sullivan: I don’t think that’s anything like a guarantee, but it’s my current best guess

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe: We’re a long way out from the MLB All-Star Game, but should there be a substitution rule where one [1] player can be reentered into the game? It’s an exhibition and we all want to see the best players in the tightest spot anyways, right?

Eno Sarris: you, me, this chat here, it’s a

Guest: Hate to be that guy who suggests the JBJ trade, but is him (to be replaced by JD), Groome, and Chavis enough to make the Rays consider trading archer

Eno Sarris: Is that a great fit? I mean in terms of assets, maybe it’s enough, but it depends on what rankings either team has on the prospects. In terms of fits, though, they have a center fielder and a third baseman…

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe: Eno, I was just visiting the west coast with the intention of a move soon; however, how do west coasters handle the 9am Fangraphs chats? These chats are a godsend midday here for those on the east coast.

Eno Sarris: Gotta show early, do some email responses that cc the whole office and let you know you’re there, close the door, and talk into the phone intermittently like you’re on a conference call. solved.

Rufus T. Firefly: With the change in use of mediocre starters (i.e. likely fewer innings and chances at wins and K’s) is it time to focus more on power long relievers for fantasy?