august fagerstrom: here comes a baseball chat

august fagerstrom: chat soundtrack is Bryson Tiller – Trapsoul, which I’ve really been feeling the past couple days

august fagerstrom: 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

august fagerstrom: Gonna let questions roll in for another few minutes and we’ll start at the top of the hour

Minty: Think Moncada debuts in ’17? What do you think his HR/SB combo will be? High SBs in the minors can be skewed.

august fagerstrom: 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

Dan Szymborski: Free of tiresome culture wars but not free of tiresome Dan Szymborski: The Dan© Szymborski© FanGraphs© Chat©.

Minty: Stolen bases can skewed in the low minors. Where do you think Moncada’s power/speed will end up in the majors?

Dan Szymborski: Yeah, stolen bases do tend to go wacky in the low minors.

Dan Szymborski: 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.

Dan: Since AJ Reed is struggling, could you see the Astros calling up Bregman to slide in at 1st?

Dan Szymborski: No

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Bork: Hello, friend!

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friend

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to a baseball chat that feels kind of weird to conduct

Jeff Sullivan: But we will conduct it nevertheless!

Jeff Sullivan: For it is required of me!

Eno Sarris: oh man this takes me back… to 1993

Kilgore: How much has Vizcaino’s trade value fallen? He’s been pretty bad the past couple weeks.

Eno Sarris: Hopefully it’s more his injury history in the past that’s keeping buyers away more than the last few appearances.

Bork: Hello, friend!

Eno Sarris: hello, friends!

Bork: 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.

Dave Cameron: 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.

Slew: How good are the Indians? Related: What trade deadline changes would you suggest for them?

Dave Cameron: 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.

Houzer : 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.

Dave Cameron: Kinsler is worth more than that.

Seth: do you have any players in mind you expect to get traded during the waiver trade month after aug 1?

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Rated Rookie: Who has the bigger (fantasy) impact in 2016, Bregman or Benintendi? Who is the better long term, dynasty pick?

Paul Swydan: I’ll say Bregman, for the simple fact that I don’t see Benintendi coming up this season.

Jeff Zimmerman: Bregman

Brendan C. : What is your reaction to the Jung Ho Kang news? What should the league do with these unusual circumstances?

Paul Swydan: First of all, I don’t think we should think of these as unusual circumstances.

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.