Paul Swydan: HI EVERYBODY!!!!

Paul Swydan: Last week of the offseason. Who’s psyched?!?!?

Jeff Zimmerman: Woo Hoo

Paul Swydan: Hey, so you guys know I don’t usually pimp my stuff too hard, but if you’re so inclined to read a music article, I had the chance to write one for Pitchfork last week. http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1068-why-a-tribe-called-quests-phife-dawg-was-sports-fans-favorite-rapper/

Charlie: After dark? I’m on the east coast, and it isn’t even dark yet.

Paul Swydan: It is now, sucka.

august fagerstrom: Heyyo! Chat begins at noon. Soundtrack: Mogwai — Mogwai Young Team

august fagerstrom: Alright, let’s do this

Bork: Is Joey Votto’s new uh…batting stance…the best thing ever?

august fagerstrom: Yes, yes it is.

august fagerstrom:

august fagerstrom: “I’m thinking.” is the greatest response he could’ve possibly given. I love the idea that he thinks so hard he has to bend over

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to baseball chat

Jeff Sullivan: To think, one week from now, we will finally still have spring training

Jeff Sullivan: Also, it feels weird to me that on Sunday, April 3, we’ll have three home openers, and one spring-training contest

Jeff Sullivan: Anyway. Chatting!

Josh: Please tell me the D’Backs have a Plato and Aristotle coming through the pipeline as well!

Eno Sarris: dedicated to the baby child, or his song dedicated to me I guess.

Chad: Masterson gonna pitch in majors this year, and will he have any value at all?

Eno Sarris: Doubt it.

Chad: Floyd or Sanchez get the 5th spot? I can see arguments for both

Eno Sarris: Sanchez. If you put him back in the pen one more time it’s the last time.

Guest: How nervous are you about Grandal’s injury?

Dave Cameron: Alright, let’s do some chatting.

Dave Cameron: The Positional Power Rankings are underway, we’re 10 days from the start of the season, and we’re probably about to see some contract extensions announced in the next week.

Dave Cameron: So plenty to talk about.

BakedBean: Jeff and Paul laughed at my questions about Joe Kelly potentially putting it together this year and having a breakthrough. Will you do anything other than laugh at this notion? Is it really so absurd to think Joey might reach his potential?

Dave Cameron: It’s not absurd at all. The stuff is good, the peripherals are good. He won’t be an ace, but he could very well be a perfectly capable mid-rotation starter.

Biscuit: Any chance Tyler White ends up with 450 AB’s this year?

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Also Paul: Paul – I just swapped Odorizzi for Puig (same $ values). I have pitching depth, but Odorizzi was cheap and prime keeper material. Tell me that was (at least a little) smart?

Paul Swydan: I like it. I like Odorizzi, but I’m not in love with him.

Jeff Zimmerman: Good move. Puig could be a top 12 talent, not Odorizzi

Spyro: 6×6 Keeper League (OBP replaces average+BB)….we get to keep 4. Who do you leave out in this list: Altuve, Machado, Sale, Fernandez, Springer?

Paul Swydan: Gotta be Springer.

august fagerstrom: happy Tuesday!

august fagerstrom: chat soundtrack: El-P – Fantastic Damage

august fagerstrom: be back in 10!

august fagerstrom: sorry guys, need a few more minutes before I begin. will go extra today

august fagerstrom: ok! apologies. lets begin

Bork: How crushed would Cleveland be if Lebron opted out and signed somewhere else? HE UNFOLLOWED THE CAVS TWITTER!!

Dan Szymborski: Chatting has started. My lateness is due to the villainy of Carson.

Kyle: Help me Dan. I’m hungover at work and need a lot of baseball

Dan Szymborski: MORE L’AFFAIROCHE!

Ben: John Farrell has recently said that Sandoval will have to compete for the starting 3B job, leaving it a possibility that Travis Shaw could start on Opening Day. Do you think there’s any truth in that, or just another way to push the Panda to work harder?

Dan Szymborski: I think Panda’s job hold is very tenuous, but would be surprised if they don’t let him suck for a month before pulling the plug.

Tank: Chances the Diamondbacks win the Shelby Miller trade ?

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

Jeff Sullivan: This one isn’t going to go as long as usual because of other work stuff. Apologies in advance

Brian: Kyle Seager looks like he has to practice high-fives

Jeff Sullivan: I have to imagine he wakes up every single day flabbergasted that he somehow managed to survive the Mariners’ player-development system

florida man: Jeff, which do you think is the most accurate projection system out there? Zips? Steamer? other?

Eno Sarris: No idea where this floated to me from. I gather they were popular around when I was born.

Brian: Your pitcher rankings suggest you’re lower on Verlander than most. I know Sporer is a believer. What are you seeing that he isn’t?

Eno Sarris: I think I’ll revise that up. Apparently he’s got the best fastball spin rate, and when seen in tandem with the fact that he found his rise again last year, I think a lot of his struggles were release point related. If that’s true, and he’s healthy, it all seems fixable. I’ll move him up above Shields, maybe into the low 30s. I should update those.

Bork: Can you get a free agent to get an Eno clause in his contract in which you get to be around a team 24/7 like Laroche had?

Eno Sarris: Judging how Greinke gave me an hour last week after he told the beats that they had to pool their questions, I might have a chance.

Astro Boy: Who’s leading the way for the Astros’ 1B job as of today?