august fagerstrom: Nearly forgot I had this! Week of vacation plus a Monday holiday has me all screwed up. Let’s start around 12:10.

august fagerstrom: Alright! Let’s do it

Bork: Hello, friend!

august fagerstrom: Hi, Bork!

Bork: I might be biased but was the Indians/Jays game the other day the worst example of the umpshow this year? Carapazza was straight up awful.

august fagerstrom: It was really bizarre. I’m not sure about “Ump show” — every Blue Jays player that was thrown out deserved it. But it’d be hard not to get thrown out with the calls they were dealing with

Eric A Longenhagen: Happy Independence Day, everyone. Put down that M80 and come talk about baseball for an hour.

leprekhan: With the influx of position talent, in particular Kevin Maitan, how do you think the Braves’ farm system stacks up against the rest of the league?

Eric A Longenhagen: I thought it was baseball

Eric A Longenhagen: I thought it was baseball’s best entering the seasons and still think it’s the best.

Stenzy: Who would you say is the closest to being untouchable in a trade with the Giants? Arroyo ?

Eric A Longenhagen: If I’m calling the shots there, the last guy I’m parting with is Fox.

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Let’s Friday baseball chat

james: Jeff,

Jeff Sullivan: Good start

Houzer : If the Tigers become sellers- do you think there is a match with the Mariners for VMArt?

Jeff Sullivan: I have difficulty accepting the premise. The Tigers are better than the Mariners are! And, of course, it’s hard to picture the Tigers selling again.

Eno Sarris: Listen I heard this on Jason Schwarzman’s show and it’s some sort of Doobie Brother cover played on like a casio and I know that sentence is way up its own ass but I dunno I like it.

Bork: Hello, friend!

Eno Sarris: Hello!

Bob Dobolina: Worried about Samardzija? Dude’s getting knocked around.

Eno Sarris: here’s the weird thing, if you look at his peripherals, they are exactly the same as last year. The balls in play results are different.

Eno Sarris: I think he’s a highish ERA okay WHIP meh strikeouts guy basically. 3.75/1.25/7k9

Dave Cameron: Sorry for being a few minutes late today. With the trade deadline just a month away, I’m guessing most of the questions we’ll get to today are about who is going where, Or about the adorable golden retriever puppy who just left his owner and picked me at the local Starbucks…

Dave Cameron: If I don’t answer for a few minutes, it’s because I’ve decided petting the dog takes priority.

Frank: If the Red Sox were to deal for Teheran and Vizcaino, what’s a realistic expectation for what we’d have to give up? Would Benintendi be necessary with Dombrowski’s history of giving up young players?

Dave Cameron: I’m guessing Benintendi is off limits. Steamer projects him as an above-average big league hitter right now, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they saw him as their Michael Conforto. I know they’re saying the right things about leaving him down right now, but if he gets hot and they are still struggling to get LF production in left, I bet he finishes the year in Fenway.

Dave Cameron: That said, Coppy has made it pretty clear he wants big league talent back, not low level guys, so if they say Benintendi is off the table, I’m not sure the fit there is as strong as everyone assumes.

Matt: Schwarber and good not great prospect for Miller and Chapman. Who say no?

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: First chat in a few weeks!

Jeff Sullivan: Let us baseball chat, posthaste

Frank: Is Teheran wearing a Red Sox uniform come August?

Jeff Sullivan: Think of it kind of like World Series odds — the Red Sox might be the team with the greatest probability, but that actual probability is likely no higher than, say, 20%

Jeff Sullivan: So few decent pitchers out there. So many teams looking. Dombrowski might be the most willing to overspend to get what he wants, but I wouldn’t exactly count on that

Eno Sarris: was going to use their song about subways because it was cool to be in the New York subway again last week but this song’s video is just too weird to not post

Bork: Hello, friend!

Eno Sarris: Hello!

Alex: Hey Eno– what do you think of keuchel ROS? can he return to last season form? Being offered finnegan and duffy for him and not sure what to do…

Eno Sarris: Don’t love Duffy but Finnegan’s velocity is down and the change has ifffy movement. Duffy is interesting but has so many injuries in the past. Doesn’t move the needle for me.

mathenging ’16: you lika da moss?

Nick: If you were Coppy, how would you handle Atlanta’s trade deadline?

Dave Cameron: I would absolutely trade both Teheran and Vizcaino for the best packages on the table. The risks of keeping both and seeing their value decline are simply too high. Moving both now for the best package of talent they can get is the right move for where the Braves are at.

Greg: What kind of return could Vizcaino give the Braves? I don’t think anyone expects a Giles-like return, but what’s reasonable?

Dave Cameron: It won’t be a Giles-type package, but he’ll be in high demand. I could see him going for more than any other non-Miller reliever available.

James Dean: Do you think a Beltran to the Astros trade makes sense, and what type of prospect would he fetch?

Dave Cameron: That could be a decent fit, though I imagine a bunch of teams will be looking at Beltran.

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

TheDudeofNY: Paul, have you seen Alien yet?

Paul Swydan: I have not. Might be awhile, going on a trip with the kids next week.

Paul Swydan: Oh, which probably means no chat next week. Sorry about that.

CJ: Who’s better Kershaw or Arrieta? Mike Wilbon on ESPN – Arrieta.. (Followed by a bunch of post season stats as his proof. Also mentioned that’s all that matters.) Was that a real opinion? My god the mainstream sports media. Do they not realize this is history in the making for Kersh???!!??

Paul Swydan: Mike Wilbon’s opinion on basketball or boxing is to be taken seriously. On baseball, I think he’s proven time and again that he is not to be taken seriously.