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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 4/9/18

2:01
Dan Szymborski:

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Dan Szymborski: Carson didn’t start the queue up early, so quickly ask like 50 stupid questions so that we can get some padding.

2:03
Dan Szymborski: All by myself

2:04
Dan Szymborski: Don’t wanna be

2:04
Dan Szymborski: All by myself

2:04
Dan Szymborski: That’s all the lyrics I know

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Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

12:03
Travis Sawchik: Howdy

12:03
Travis Sawchik: How was your week?

12:03
Travis Sawchik: How was Ohtani’s (and Bryce Harper and Didi’s) week?

12:03
Travis Sawchik: Let’s talk about it …

12:04
Chris: Is there anything you see, besides bad luck, behind the Indians miserable BABIP?

12:04
Travis Sawchik: Mostly bad luck and awful weather

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 4/6/18

9:07

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:07

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

9:07

Bork: Hello, friend!

9:07

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friend

9:08

Daniel Vogelbach: By how much do I have to outperform Healy to become the starter or at least platoon full time?

9:08

Jeff Sullivan: Not sure you’ll even get the chance, at first. The Mariners appear committed to giving Healy a long leash, and they won’t replace him until it’s clear that he’s bad or that Vogelbach is amazing

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Meg Rowley Chat – 4/5/18

2:00
Meg Rowley: Hello, and welcome to the chat!

2:01
Meg Rowley: As those of you who read Eric’s Tuesday chat may have noticed, we are going to be swapping days starting next week to make sure the prospect chats are broken up by non-prospect chats.

2:01
Meg Rowley: Though you should all feel ok asking Eric and Kiley non-prospect questions. They know a lot about this baseball thing.

2:01
Nostradamaso Marte: How’s your Ichiro reunion feeling?

2:02
Meg Rowley: That home run rob may have justified the whole deal, honestly. And then he followed it up with an infield single!

2:02
Meg Rowley: Such Ichiro! I still think that signing is going to end uncomfortably, but it has been ok so far.

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Kiley McDaniel Chat – 4/4/18

12:04

Kiley McDaniel: I’m here, ready to chat and the pupper is taking a nap behind me no one wake her up

12:04

MD: Does Miguel Andujar’s glove project to anywhere off the hot corner? How would his bat project for those positions?

12:05

Kiley McDaniel: He can basically play a competent version of any spot on the field, tools-wise, but he hasn’t played many others places. I’m sure he’ll be fine in a corner outfield but long-term he should play 3B.

12:05

josh: do you think kyle tucker is ready for the majors now? how should the astros shuffle their OF when he’s up?

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Kiley McDaniel: I’d like to see a little more upper level reps but he’s closer than you think. Stealth ROY candidate, though he’ll need a spot to open up since there isn’t really one right now.

12:06

JJJones: What do you think about Jahmai Jones going back to second base?  Does he have the skill set to handle it?

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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 4/3

12:05
Eric A Longenhagen: Hi, everyone. Sorry I’m a few ticks late.

12:05
joe: What’s Vogelbach’s ultimate ceiling if his swing changes actually help?

12:05
Eric A Longenhagen: Hold on, looking to see exactly what he’s changed

12:07
Eric A Longenhagen: My main issue has been: He doesn’t hunt pitches he can drive. If he starts doing that, sure, that’ll be better

12:07
Tacoby Bellsbury: Nice FG article on Jordan Hicks today. Does he have a future in the rotation, or is high-end bullpen role his destiny at this point?

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Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

12:03
Travis Sawchik: Greetings!

12:03
Travis Sawchik: Since we last spoke, real baseball games have been played

12:04
Travis Sawchik: I think we are all feeling better …

12:04
TMW: Miguel Sano’s hands look higher again like they were in 2016. K rates back this up (8K in 14PA). He’s gotten two hits (HRs) but was pretty late on one of them. Am I imagining it?

12:05
Travis Sawchik: I will have to take a look, but for Sano to truly be an offensive force he needs to get those K rates down a few ticks

12:05
James: Could Altuve and Correa be the best middle infield combo ever?

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 3/30/18

9:08

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:08

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to delayed Friday baseball chat

9:08

Jeff Sullivan: Podcasting before this chat is my new excuse

9:08

Charlie: When do the 2018 stats go up?

9:08

Jeff Sullivan: Should be up already. I was browsing a few of them earlier

9:09

Matty P: Cruz homerun off Kluber was an 88mph Cutter. This concern you or just first start of the year?

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2018 Opening Day Very Long Chat

12:16
Craig Edwards: Happy Opening Day everyone. We’ve got Cubs Marlins starting shortly and Carlos Martinez against Noah Syndergaard also coming up. The queue is open for questions and comments. Meg Rowley will be here for the early games as well. We will get started very soon. Baseball.

12:18
Meg Rowley: Baseball!

12:30
Meg Rowley: Hello! We are back! Thank you for chatting with us! Exclamation point! We have a full day of chat ahead. Craig and I have you covered for the early games.

12:30
Meg Rowley: Travis and Jay will sub in for the midday games.

12:30
Meg Rowley: Sheryl Ring and Roger Cormier will take the late shift.

12:31
Meg Rowley: And Jeff Sullivan and Eric Longenhagen will make appearances at some point as well.

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Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat 3/27

12:03
Eric A Longenhagen: Morning, everyone. Sorry I’m a few minutes late, was having HTML issues with the Phillies list. Let’s get right to it…

12:03
Jed: What have you heard from Hunter Greene this spring? Has he started throwing? Was a bit of a mixed back last summer.

12:03
Eric A Longenhagen: Upper-90s, better breaking ball than last year.

12:03
Don: Is Joey Lucchesi a viable option in San Diego this year?

12:03
Eric A Longenhagen: Yes

12:04
Tommy N.: What distinguishes Kingery from Urias and Hiura and who do you personally prefer between the three?

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