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.

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?