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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 3/29/16

9:00
Paul Swydan: HI EVERYBODY!!!!

9:00
Paul Swydan: Last week of the offseason. Who’s psyched?!?!?

9:01
Jeff Zimmerman: Woo Hoo

9:02
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/

9:02
Charlie: After dark? I’m on the east coast, and it isn’t even dark yet.

9:02
Paul Swydan: It is now, sucka.

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August Fagerstrom FanGraphs Chat — 3/29/16

11:49
august fagerstrom: Heyyo! Chat begins at noon. Soundtrack: Mogwai — Mogwai Young Team

12:02
august fagerstrom: Alright, let’s do this

12:03
Bork: Is Joey Votto’s new uh…batting stance…the best thing ever?

12:03
august fagerstrom: Yes, yes it is.

12:04
august fagerstrom:

12:04
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

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 3/25/16

9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:05
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to baseball chat

9:06
Jeff Sullivan: To think, one week from now, we will finally still have spring training

9:06
Jeff Sullivan: Also, it feels weird to me that on Sunday, April 3, we’ll have three home openers, and one spring-training contest

9:07
Jeff Sullivan: Anyway. Chatting!

9:07
Josh: Please tell me the D’Backs have a Plato and Aristotle coming through the pipeline as well!

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Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 3/24/16

1:22
Eno Sarris: dedicated to the baby child, or his song dedicated to me I guess.

12:00
Chad: Masterson gonna pitch in majors this year, and will he have any value at all?

12:00
Eno Sarris: Doubt it.

12:00
Chad: Floyd or Sanchez get the 5th spot? I can see arguments for both

12:01
Eno Sarris: Sanchez. If you put him back in the pen one more time it’s the last time.

12:01
Guest: How nervous are you about Grandal’s injury?

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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 3/23/16

12:04
Dave Cameron: Alright, let’s do some chatting.

12:04
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.

12:04
Dave Cameron: So plenty to talk about.

12:04
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?

12:05
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.

12:05
Biscuit: Any chance Tyler White ends up with 450 AB’s this year?

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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 3/22/16

9:02
Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

9:03
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?

9:03
Paul Swydan: I like it. I like Odorizzi, but I’m not in love with him.

9:04
Jeff Zimmerman: Good move. Puig could be a top 12 talent, not Odorizzi

9:05
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?

9:05
Paul Swydan: Gotta be Springer.

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August Fagerstrom FanGraphs Chat — 3/22/16

11:52
august fagerstrom: happy Tuesday!

11:52
august fagerstrom: chat soundtrack: El-P – Fantastic Damage

11:52
august fagerstrom: be back in 10!

12:06
august fagerstrom: sorry guys, need a few more minutes before I begin. will go extra today

12:14
august fagerstrom: ok! apologies. lets begin

12:16
Bork: How crushed would Cleveland be if Lebron opted out and signed somewhere else? HE UNFOLLOWED THE CAVS TWITTER!!

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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 3/21/16

12:05
Dan Szymborski: Chatting has started. My lateness is due to the villainy of Carson.

12:05
Kyle: Help me Dan. I’m hungover at work and need a lot of baseball

12:06
Dan Szymborski: MORE L’AFFAIROCHE!

12:06
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?

12:06
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.

12:06
Tank: Chances the Diamondbacks win the Shelby Miller trade ?

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 3/18/16

9:04
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:04
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

9:04
Jeff Sullivan: This one isn’t going to go as long as usual because of other work stuff. Apologies in advance

9:05
Brian: Kyle Seager looks like he has to practice high-fives

9:05
Jeff Sullivan: I have to imagine he wakes up every single day flabbergasted that he somehow managed to survive the Mariners’ player-development system

9:05
florida man: Jeff, which do you think is the most accurate projection system out there? Zips? Steamer? other?

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Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 3/17/16

12:46
Eno Sarris: No idea where this floated to me from. I gather they were popular around when I was born.

12:01
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?

12:02
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.

12:02
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?

12:03
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.

12:03
Astro Boy: Who’s leading the way for the Astros’ 1B job as of today?

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