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: I am here!
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: Let’s chat!
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| 12:05 |
: This week’s soundtrack, is of course, all the new Frank Ocean material
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| 12:05 |
: All of it is great. I’m actually partial to Endless right now, though Blond is growing on me. Interested to hear y’alls thoughts
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| 12:05 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 12:05 |
: Hello, Bork!
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| 2:01 |
: What’s up, everyone? I published the first of an obviously multi-part series on the prep summer showcase stuff I’ve been seeing. Part 1 is here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2017-draft-summer-showcase-series-left-handed-pitchers/ |
| 2:01 |
: And time to chat… |
| 2:01 |
: How would the top of the 2015 draft go today? Bregman/Benintendi/Swanson? |
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: Too early to go back and re-do that sort of thing and definitely too early to imply that mistake up top were made. Like I wouldn’t fault the Rockies for taking Brendan Rodgers at 3 if he’s there, even with Benintendi on the board. |
| 2:02 |
: What’s your future value for Yohander Mendez? |
| 2:03 |
: Stuff is really good, has a chance to be an above average Major League starter, maybe make an All Star team or two at peak. |
| 9:12 |
: Hello friends
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| 9:12 |
: Welcome to Friday baseball chat
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| 9:12 |
: This has been awfully inconsiderate of me
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| 9:12 |
: Hello, friend!
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: Hello friend
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| 9:12 |
: The rick roll has not started yet
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Chat will start around 12 PM central!!
| 12:02 |
: Happy Wednesday, everyone. After taking last week off to go to Oregon and buy a house, I’m back in the sweltering heat of the east coast. Summer is the worst.
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| 12:02 |
: Summer on this side of the country, anyway. It was 68 in Oregon last week. I’m excited to move.
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: Anyway, let’s talk baseball, not miserable weather.
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| 12:03 |
: Can you explain the Swanson call up? His Double A numbers are just alright, Braves are going to be bad next year, and it starts his clock. Why are they doing this?
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| 12:04 |
: There’s no difference in service time between calling him up now and having him start at SS on Opening Day next year. If we assume they weren’t going to leave him down to delay his service time next year — and given that they’re going to be opening a new stadium, leaving him down seemed unlikely, since they’ll need to put a real product on the field next year — this gives him some experience ahead of time. I don’t think he’s ready to come in and perform well right away, but it’s better to have him slump at the end of this miserable year than the start of next year.
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| 12:04 |
: Given that it difficult at best to parse the intentions of front offices, are the Braves Promoting Swanson for the right reasons, or is this a desperate attempt to generate ticket sales during a season when revenue has been down?
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| 9:01 |
: Hi everybody!
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| 9:01 |
: The visitors score three in the first, and as we go to the bottom of the first, the visitors are approximately 80% likely to win by Win Probability, but a portion of that 80% includes situations where the home team hits a grand slam in the 6th and the visitors still come back to win. Is there any way to tell what the probability is that the visitors will never relinquish the lead?
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: Wow, uh, probably, but I’m not sure that I’m the person equipped to tackle that equation. Jeff?
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| 9:03 |
: Not sure, doing 2 runs is somewhat easy
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| 9:04 |
: Peralta or Didi ROS?
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| 9:04 |
: Survey says it’s a wash – http://www.fangraphs.com/projections.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&type=rfangraphsdc&team=0&lg=all&players=l28959
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| 12:01 |
: West coast chat!
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| 12:01 |
: Coming to you live from a coffee shop in Los Angeles, three hours earlier than I’m used to chatting
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| 12:02 |
: soundtrack: Portishead – Dummy
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| 12:03 |
: which record I purchased at the most insane record store I’ve ever visited yesterday (Amoeba Records in Hollywood)
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| 12:03 |
: was so overwhelming walking in there
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| 12:03 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 12:00 |
: Another Monday at noon, so I’m coming home to you guys, with my own blood in my mouth.
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| 12:00 |
: Can the Orioles keep pace in the AL East? Will 3 AL East teams make the playoffs?
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| 12:01 |
: I think they can – other teams have weak spots too. It won’t help though if Miley is execrable instead of lousy.
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: I think the two AL East runners-up end up being the wild card, though it’s obviously quite uncertain.
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: Are these baby Bronx bombers or whatever the hell the media calls them, the real deal for seasons to come? Or do the Yankees trade as usual for a quality player that washes out in 2 years
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| 9:12 |
: Hello friends
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| 9:12 |
: Welcome to baseball chat
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| 9:12 |
: delayed by ESPN stuff. everybody has wonderful timing!
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| 9:12 |
: Hello, friend!
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: Hello friend
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| 9:12 |
: Andrew McCutchen HOF odds: over/under 50%?
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| 1:35 |
: I’m going to be gone next week, no chat from me, and I’m going to:
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| 12:00 |
: Hola Amigo!
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| 12:01 |
: What do you see from Benintendi in a keeper? Is he a 20-homer guy?
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| 12:01 |
: Yes! Probably no more than 10 stolen bases despite good speed though.
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| 12:01 |
: Thoughts on Eugenio Suarez – think he becomes a Jonathan Schoop-esque player or is this what he is?
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| 12:02 |
: I think there’s a bit more in there. More patience, maybe a better K%, better average, and he does steal bases! I like him.
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