Eno Sarris: when your long time friend says she’s working on more conscious world neo soul, you wonder what she means

Henry: What does that even mean

Eno Sarris: it’s that kind of music!

ChiSox2020: Do the Nats add to their bullpen before opening day?

Eno Sarris: Maybe in season. David Robertson is the obvious one, but maybe the asking price is too high? Joe Blanton is the obvious free agent.

Eno Sarris: Sorry for the delay! Some sort of connectivity thing.

TP: Do you think Alex Reyes is going to open the season in the rotation?

Dave Cameron: Whoops; guess we’ll answer that question before I say hi.

Dave Cameron: My guess would be no; he’s going to be on an innings limit, and has options, so the easiest way to handle their crowded rotation is to let him work in Triple-A for a month or two.

Dave Cameron: Anyway, hi everyone. Happy Wednesday.

Erik: Which division favorite requires the fewest things to go wrong in order to miss the playoffs completely?

Dave Cameron: Probably Houston. A couple of injuries to guys like Correa, Altuve, or Springer, and they might be sunk.

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Dave in London: Love your chats Paul! Have you seen any studies on the success or failure of unusually tall hitters (6’5″ or taller)? As an example, I’ve heard some analysts say that pitchers will prey on Judge because of his huge strike zone — do you agree?

Travis Sawchik: We need to talk

Travis Sawchik: So let’s get started …

Bork: Would the MLBPA be wise to fight for a payroll floor more than anything?

Travis Sawchik: An article I researched related to this very subject was just published on the Site so please check it out….But, yeah, I’m surprised the MLBPA has not fought for a floor given where the owners’ share of revenues has gone, given there is a tax on payroll spending.

Travis Sawchik: While it’s not a perfect comparison, if MLB had an NBA-style soft cap and floor, there would have been 19 MLB teams under the floor in 2015

Erik: What happens first, an MLB expansion or an MLB relocation?

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

Bork: Hello, friend!

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friend

WannabeBork: Sup Bro

Jeff Sullivan: Sup friend

Eno Sarris: This feels like music that has come before but, unlike War on Drugs or others I’ve heard, I don’t hate it for that fact. Kinda love it.

Five tool: Eno the baseball guy! Ludes ludes ludes ludes ludes ludes!

Jack: Hey Eno – where do you see Franklin Gutierrez ending up? Do you think an unexpected team like the Dodgers, even with their OF log jam, could swoop in and get a guy who they can platoon vs Lefties?

Eno Sarris: Unexpected: Boston. More expected, especially after Mahtook trade: Tampa.

Jason: What’s the highest you see Cotton going in terms of SP this year? Top 40? Is keeping him in 17 team league for 8 bucks a solid price?

Eno Sarris: I’d keep him there. I bet he goes in the top 60 unless I’m inflating him too much.

Dan Szymborski: I THOUGHT TODAY WAS TUESDAY!

Bret: How does the Jays offseason look after the Jose Bautista signing?

Dan Szymborski: Decent, not specatular.

Chris: How much fun is it to check out TalkingChop and see so many people adamantly fight against the validity of sabermetrics. We have some heated Matt Kemp discussions going on if you want a “fun” read

Dan Szymborski: I’ve been in some of those. I already flamed that guy with the weird metaphysical post.

CarrotJuice: Over/under on number of strokes you expect to have tonight

Dave Cameron: Sorry about the delay!

Dave Cameron: I’m here.

Dave Cameron: I had to finish up a Tim Raines piece before starting the chat, which you can read here. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-would-a-modern-tim-raines-look-like/

Edgar Martinez Hype Man: Ad Free Fangraphs is so much better. Does Edgar Martinez get in next year?

Dave Cameron: Ad-free FanGraphs is so much better. If you haven’t signed up yet, you really should. Better for you, better for us, better for the planet.

As for Edgar, I think his last ballot in two years will be his shot. He’s going to need the Raines “are you sure you don’t want to vote for me?” pressure.

Erik: What do you think of the Saunders signing? Combined with the Kendrick trade, it looks like the Phillies have taken a lot of plate appearances away from their recently arrived or soon-to-arrive young outfielders like Altherr, Quinn, Williams, and Cozens. Will they have enough game time available to give those guys looks to see if they’ll be valuable future pieces?

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Guest: If The Avengers were a baseball team, who would play where, what would their WAR be?

Paul Swydan: Oh my gosh, I’ve thought about writing this up before.

Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning, everyone. Let me tweet a link to this thing and we’ll get started.

Eric A Longenhagen: Okay, just a heads up that my Diamond Mind draft is currently going on. If I step away for a minute it’s because I’m aggressively trying to move up.

Eric A Longenhagen: Also, Cubs prospect list is done and being edited so expect that in a day or so. Brewers are next. That system is fun.

JimLindeman15: Have you scouted Jordan Hicks, RHP in the Cardinal organization? If so, thoughts? Made two League Top 10 lists, but doesn’t crack anyone’s Cardinal Top 10-20 lists.

Eric A Longenhagen: I haven’t seen him but it’s 90-93, will show you 95 and it comes in at kind of a funky angle. Flashes above average slider. Good body, delivery is okay. He’s a solid prospect, 45 FV type of arm.

DR: How much does age of a player factor into your draft ranking? Looks like more and more HS players are 19+ at the draft. Do teams discount for age?