Dave Cameron: Welcome to pre-draft Wednesday.

Dave Cameron: We’ll chat for an hour or so, and then I’ll have to go get ready to prep a piece that ties in to a pretty fun MLB announcement today.

Dave Cameron: So this should be a fun afternoon.

Tom: What was the point of the Nats calling up Trea Turner if they were going to hardly play him?

Dave Cameron: Ryan Zimmerman went on paternity leave, so they needed an infielder for the weekend.

Q-Ball: Has Cub pitching had unusual batted ball luck? BABIP against is .251. While Cubs have a couple noted contact managers (Arrieta, Hendricks) and play good defense, that seems high. Thoughts?

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Jeff Zimmerman: Hi

TheDudeofNY: Peanuts are not nuts.

Paul Swydan: Picky, picky, picky.

Dave in London: Thoughts on Leonys Martin this year and going forward? Is he due for a significant regression, or is he as good as he’s looked this year?

Paul Swydan: Well, he’s on the shelf right now, but I think he has a good chance to be this good, assuming he comes back healthy.

august fagerstrom: hello, all!

august fagerstrom: chatting at the top of the hour

august fagerstrom: chat soundtrack, in celebration of a new Avalanches track, is The Avalanches — Since I Left You

august fagerstrom: also, that new track in question, which is different but good:

august fagerstrom: let us begin!

Bork: Hello, friend!

Dan Szymborski: BOOM

Dan Szymborski: MIC

Dan Szymborski: I don’t have one. Because you need one of those boom guys and I’m not hiring someone to stand around my office with one.

Uther: Do you know of a metric that addresses disruption? That is, does having a pesky baserunner like Billy Hamilton (assuming he can get on base) affect a pitcher’s performance?

Dan Szymborski: Generally speaking, hitters do worse in at-bats in which there is a pickoff attempt than when there is not and the more pickoffs, the worse the batters do.

Mark: If Joey Gallo were called up today to play regularly for the rest of the year, where would you set the over/under for his K%?

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Let’s baseball chat

Bork: Hello, friend!

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friend

Ben: Dae-Ho Lee vs RHP: 189 wRC+
Dae-Ho Lee vs LHP: 130 wRC+

Jeff Sullivan: I don’t care about the splits as much as I care about the overall line. Lee works! Kang works! Kim works! Park works!

Eno Sarris: Days from turning 37 and I’m not yet a but I will chat with you

Bork: Hello, friend!

Eno Sarris: Hello, Bork!

Lars: Danny Valencia: what’s true talent here?

Eno Sarris: .280/24?

Crunchy Black: Hyun Soo Kim: Legit? ROS Projections?

Dave Cameron: Welcome to June. This is the month where we’ll probably start separating out some of the teams that wanted to contend but can’t, and after the draft next week, we’ll start to see some real traction pick up in trade talk.

Dave Cameron: Or we can just talk about Mookie Betts the whole time too. That works as well.

David: Who would you rather sign as a FA, Machado or Harper?

Dave Cameron: Well, depends entirely on cost, but Harper is the safer choice. Machado is amazing, but he does also have two knee surgeries under his belt already.

Jake: Why do you think the Mariners are calling up Paxton this early in the season

Dave Cameron: Either Felix is hurt (certainly possible) or they’re shuffling the rotation to have him pitch this weekend against Texas.

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody! Let’s start the chat with a Simpsons reference. This is what I was thinking of when I put “Someone else!” in the third poll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9g4YsGpO-A

William Wallace : Deep league, was offered Margot and Wisler for Guyer…I should probably do that right? Thanks

Paul Swydan: I would try to get a better pitcher in the deal, but I’d lean yes, especially if you’re not competing this season. Guyer is into his second season of hitting well, but he’s never played a full season and is 30.

Pablo’s Belt Buckle: Seems like the Red Sox really screwed up by not trading for Cole Hamels. Swihart has been mishandled and lost value, and Kilbrel has been less than perfect. Assuming they’d still signed Price, they’d be in great shape, now. Am I wrong, Paul, AM I WRONG?

Paul Swydan: Well, if you’ll recall, we never really got the full breadth of what Philly wanted. They wanted Swihart +++, and while some of those guys undoubtedly went in the Kimbrel deal, he has been just fine since the Houston debacle. I haven’t checked since last Monday, but as of last Monday he had 17 straight scoreless outings. And Swihart is at least back to playing, and showing flashes offensively.

Paul Swydan: Also Hamels is running a career worst BB% and HR/FB, so who knows.

august fagerstrom: Hello! I feel like crap. This one probably won’t go for more than an hour. Nevertheless, we chat!

august fagerstrom: Music: Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77

august fagerstrom: Going to put some food in me before we start. Be back in 10

Bork: Hello, friend!

august fagerstrom: Hi, Bork! Your presence was sorely missed in last week’s chat. Glad we can get off on the right foot this time.

Zonk: I was critical of the Indians for their patchwork approach to filling the OF. Apparently I was wrong! Davis-Byrd-Ramirez-Chisenhall on pace for 12 WAR! The Indians are smarter than me, aren’t they?

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Let’s every last one of us baseball chat

Snowflake: Happy 21st Birthday Yoan Moncada

Jeff Sullivan: Julio Urias’ grandfather

Slippin Jimmy: I was watching MLB Network the other day, and the two analysts ran down their top 5 pitchers in baseball. One of them said Rich Hill. Not joking.

Jeff Sullivan: It’s…hard…to argue against? I mean, there are varying definitions of “best” but if you’re looking for someone to win a game tomorrow…