| 9:11 |
: Hello friends
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| 9:11 |
: Sorry about that delay, had an actual work phone call!
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| 9:11 |
: I got to say words out loud! In the morning!
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| 9:12 |
: How much value will Tyson Ross hold when he comes off the DL?
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| 9:12 |
: Very very little
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| 9:13 |
: First of all, he’s still not particularly close. And then other teams need to see him pitching effectively. That’s impossible for him to do before this year’s deadline
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| 12:01 |
: Happy Wednesday, everyone. It’s Trade Value week, so we’ll probably chat about that to a large degree, but with the deadline a few weeks away, plenty of trade rumors to digest as well.
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| 12:01 |
: So let’s get to it.
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| 12:01 |
: I know you aren’t a prospect guy, but as a concerned Braves fan, I see Dansby Swanson as a solid player, not a great one. Am I missing something?
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| 12:02 |
: This was basically the Diamondbacks rationale for trading him, so no, I don’t think you’re that far off. He doesn’t have the upside of some of the other top prospects in the game, it doesn’t seem.
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| 12:02 |
: It sounds like Alex Bregman will FINALLY be called up this weekend. Everything I have read has him playing 3B once he gets called up, but do you eventually see him taking over SS and having Correa move over to 3B?
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| 12:03 |
: My guess is they’ll stick with Correa at short. It probably doesn’t matter enough to make a story out of it.
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| 8:11 |
: Hi everybody!
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| 8:11 |
: Sorry I’m a little late!
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| 8:11 |
: Well, the game hasn’t started yet
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| 8:12 |
: And Altuve was only slightly taller than the girl he ran out with…
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| 8:13 |
: Awesome.
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| 11:52 |
: here comes a baseball chat
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| 11:54 |
: chat soundtrack is Bryson Tiller – Trapsoul, which I’ve really been feeling the past couple days
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| 11:55 |
: if you’re not into the new wave of R&B stuff, I’ve also been revisiting Cold War Kids’ “Robbers & Cowards” which is excellent
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| 11:55 |
: Gonna let questions roll in for another few minutes and we’ll start at the top of the hour
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| 12:01 |
: Think Moncada debuts in ’17? What do you think his HR/SB combo will be? High SBs in the minors can be skewed.
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| 12:02 |
: Sure seems he’s on that track. Any HR/SB prediction from me at this time would be irresponsible, but the kid is gonna be good
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| 11:59 |
: Free of tiresome culture wars but not free of tiresome Dan Szymborski: The Dan© Szymborski© FanGraphs© Chat©.
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| 12:00 |
: Stolen bases can skewed in the low minors. Where do you think Moncada’s power/speed will end up in the majors?
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| 12:00 |
: Yeah, stolen bases do tend to go wacky in the low minors.
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| 12:01 |
: I expect him to still be a good SB player in the majors, but more in the 25-35 range when he does reach the majors. The power is interesting he does have the build that he should develop more.
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| 12:01 |
: Since AJ Reed is struggling, could you see the Astros calling up Bregman to slide in at 1st?
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| 12:01 |
: No
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| 9:05 |
: Hello friends
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| 9:05 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 9:05 |
: Hello friend
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| 9:06 |
: Welcome to a baseball chat that feels kind of weird to conduct
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| 9:06 |
: But we will conduct it nevertheless!
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| 9:06 |
: For it is required of me!
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| 1:26 |
: oh man this takes me back… to 1993
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| 12:01 |
: How much has Vizcaino’s trade value fallen? He’s been pretty bad the past couple weeks.
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| 12:01 |
: Hopefully it’s more his injury history in the past that’s keeping buyers away more than the last few appearances.
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| 12:01 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 12:01 |
: hello, friends!
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| 12:01 |
: I recently found out I’m going to be a father. What are some names that are sure to guarantee the child will be a success in life? I’m looking for 80 grade baseball names that I can use while Borkwife is drugged up after giving birth.
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| 12:02 |
: Alright, we’re a little over three weeks from the trade deadline, and a week away from that All-Star Game thing, so let’s go ahead and chat about either or both of those things. Or other things.
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| 12:03 |
: How good are the Indians? Related: What trade deadline changes would you suggest for them?
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| 12:05 |
: Maybe I’m being overly stubborn, but I still don’t see them as an elite team; they look like a solid average-to-above-average club that is getting some nice performances that won’t last. Rajai Davis is playing at a +4 WAR pace, Tyler Naquin even better than that. I wouldn’t want to count on those guys in October. They should be looking for outfield upgrades.
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| 12:05 |
: Trade idea? Tigers send Ian Kinsler to the Dodgers for Howie Kendrick and Willie Calhoun. Kinsler and Kendrick make about the same and are both FA’s after next season. So the Tigers get a MLB stopgap until Calhoun is ready, and the Dodgers get an upgrade for this season without taking on new salary.
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| 12:06 |
: Kinsler is worth more than that.
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| 12:06 |
: do you have any players in mind you expect to get traded during the waiver trade month after aug 1?
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| 9:01 |
: Hi everybody!
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| 9:01 |
: Who has the bigger (fantasy) impact in 2016, Bregman or Benintendi? Who is the better long term, dynasty pick?
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| 9:01 |
: I’ll say Bregman, for the simple fact that I don’t see Benintendi coming up this season.
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| 9:02 |
: Bregman
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| 9:03 |
: What is your reaction to the Jung Ho Kang news? What should the league do with these unusual circumstances?
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| 9:03 |
: First of all, I don’t think we should think of these as unusual circumstances.
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