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: Hello friends
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: Welcome to baseball chat
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: Uncharacteristically on time this week!
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: Don’t get used to it
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: You sell your house to bet on baseball: which team do you bet on to win the AL pennant?
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: Red Sox
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: I’ll be here in a few. Here’s a good song.
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| 12:00 |
: it’s time, it’s time!
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: Kershaw is gonna be suuuuuuuuper expensive to keep this year, like $70 ($300 budget). But jeez man, he’s been my anchor! Do I really risk throwing him back and trying to get him at auction? I’m keeping Lester and Stroman as well.
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: Geez. Projections, WAR, everything has him as clearly the best pitcher. I’ve seen a $60 challenge bid from Lawr Michaels in an NL-only league that went unchallenged, and that was in a $260 budget. I think I’d throw him back, personally. What the most expensive pitcher last year?
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: Sup Eno
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| 11:44 |
: Alright, the queue is open. Feel free and get your questions in now.
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| 11:59 |
: Alright, let’s get this thing started.
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| 11:59 |
: Interested in your thoughts on the Nats offseason, it seems they’ve done a lot of settling for second, third, and forth options.
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| 12:00 |
: I think that’s probably true. But that’s also a hallmark of a disciplined organization, to some degree; teams that decide they want a guy at any cost do things like trade the farm for Shelby Miller.
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| 12:01 |
: Inciarte, Teheran, and Markakis for Soler and Contreras. Who says no?
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| 12:01 |
: Both sides. Cubs don’t need Markakis, and Braves probably not looking to give up that much present talent.
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| 9:01 |
: Hi everybody! OK let’s do this thing.
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: Why was George Steinbrenner villainized for spending so much money on free agents, while Mike Ilitch is praised for it? Is it because the Tigers are lost money last year, but Ilitch is spending anyway?
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: Probably because Steinbrenner spent his money on bonafide stars and did it with a sneer on his face, while Ilitch spends his money on second tier guys and mostly stays in the shadows.
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: I think the Steinbrenner issue was how much he out spent people. The Yankees are still outspending the Tigers.
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: That too.
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: What does Blanton in relief look like in 2016 for the Dodgers?
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| 11:33 |
: Good morning! And soon-to-be afternoon! As always, I’ll be back around the top of the hour to kick things off, so let’s start filling up the queue
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| 11:34 |
: Today’s chat soundtrack: Boards of Canada – Music Has the Right to Children
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: alright, let’s begin
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: Mike Ilitch seems crazy. As in spend all his money on the Tigers while he’s still alive crazy. It’s awesome right now, but further on down the line could it really hurt the Tigers financially?
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: Wow, the Tigers are headed for a financial train wreck! But Ilitch can’t take it with him, and Detroit isn’t going to throw a parade to Mike Ilitch’s fiscal prudence. Are the Tigers Exhibit A in how an owner can drive strategy in ways that doesn’t always make long-term baseball sense?
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: These two go hand-in-hand
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: Fritter away one of your remaining hours of existence in fancy-but-futile fashion! It’s the Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat!
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: The most regrettable FA signings of the offseason might be the two made over the weekend. Do you think that’s the case?
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: I think Davis is overpaid, but I don’t think that’s the big regret – the issue with Davis contract is more the O’s other issues.
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: But Kennedy seems to be a source of possible regret
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: There really aren’t many awful signings this winter.
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: If I am Brian Ashman, should I try to convince Doug Fister to sign for 1 year as a swingman to attempt replacing Warren? If not, where does he end up?
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: Hello friends |
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: Welcome to baseball chat |
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: As far as I know this is the only baseball chat |
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: Right now |
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: Fun Fact : Jeff, you once wrote about Christian Guzmans rookie season. David McCarty’s rookie season was also worth -3.1war but he did it in an astounding 98 games/471 PA. Wow! |
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: Here’s to the bad ones! |
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: I’ll be here shortly. In the meantime
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: Hey you people.
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: With there still being buzz about the Rays moving a starter, what do you see Erasmo Ramirez’s role being in ’16? Thanks!
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: Mostly a starter, but I might project for 175 innings or something to reflect some of the risk that their young guys provide. If he gets moved to NL, great!
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: Does Braves interest in Cespedes make sense? There’s not a lot in the next few FA classes as far as offense, so maybe getting a big guy that that now makes sense for them.
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| 11:32 |
: heyyo! back online. we’ll start this thing up around the top of the hour
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| 12:11 |
: I’m here!
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| 12:11 |
: Was putting the finishing touches on my post. Apologies. Will run longer than usual to make up for it
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| 12:13 |
: Chat soundtrack: all things Bowie
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| 12:14 |
: Who has the most long term value: Daniel Norris, Aaron Nola, Raisel Iglesias or Chi Chi Gonzalez?
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: Iglesias/Nola are in a tier for me, then Norris and then Gonzalez
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| 9:01 |
: OK, let’s do this! I’m very disappointed in those of you who claim you don’t listen to Kanye West, btw.
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: Is this the State of the Union live chat?
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: No, no it is not.
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: No … hell no.
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: We’re what’s known as the counterprogramming.
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: And I guess I’m a bad American, because I’m watching the Celtics game.
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