Dan Szymborski: Here we are, face to face, a couple of Silver Spoons.

Dan Szymborski: Hoping to find, we’re to of a kind, making a go, making it grow

Dan Szymborski: Together, we’re going to find a way.

Dan Szymborski: Also, I misspelled two.

Comment From Professor Ross Eforp
Who might be the next Wade Davis? Is there any way to identify these guys ahead of time?

Dan Szymborski: To this degree, not really. He always had a good strikeout rate in relief, but his velocity has improved in an off the charts way in relief

Paul Swydan: Hi!

Paul Swydan: 9 pm ET, just me tonight. Get your questions in. See you soon!

Paul Swydan: Just want to note quickly here that Andrew Cashner was the 45th pitcher ever to allow at least 11 hits and strike out at least 12 batters in a game last night, but became the FIRST to do so in less than five innings. Sort of cool?

http://www.baseball-referen…

Paul Swydan: OK, enough polls, let’s chat!

Comment From Not Big Trouble in Little China too!
Do you think Jose Berrios gets the call any time soon?

Paul Swydan: Heading into the season, KIley had his present grades as pretty close to his future grades, and he has done nothing but impress thus far. The good news is that the Twins don’t NEED him right now, so they have the luxury of keeping him down another two weeks past the Super 2 deadline. But if he stays hot, I would expect him soon thereafter.

Dave Cameron: It’s a Monday, but you’re stuck with me this week, as Dan Szymborski and I flipped days this week. You can bug Dan on Wednesday, but today, you get my hazy post-vacation musings.

Dave Cameron: The queue is now open, and we’ll get started in about 15 minutes.

Dave Cameron: (And after I typed all that out, I forgot to actually open the queue. So now we’ll push the start time back a little bit to let you guys get some questions in while I finish this piece about the Twins.)

Dave Cameron: Alright, let’s get this party started.

Comment From dom
Is becoming Joe Panik a best case scenario for Rob Refsnyder’s development? How likely is that to happen

Dave Cameron: Panik is a weird comparison for Refsnyder, who might actually have some power but probably is a negative defender at the position. I’d guess he’s more Kelly Johnson or something.

Jeff Sullivan: Boy! It’s a chat

Jeff Sullivan: And you’re invited!

Comment From Trader Joe
Is Strasburg broken or a good buy low opportunity?

Jeff Sullivan: While I recognize this as a fantasy question, it’s also a real-baseball question, so I’ll let it slide. The stuff is there. There’s no clearly obvious indication of injury, and the Nationals do have some depth to use if they were more genuinely concerned. I think what we’re seeing is mechanical, and I think Strasburg straightens it out. Look for a far, far better second half

Comment From Jeff
A lot of people probably expected more out of Phil Hughes this year, just based off what he did last season. Safe to assume he won’t return to last years form? Ks are down, and HR/FB % has doubled from last year. Time to drop, and move on?

Jeff Sullivan: He is still doing the same thing in one way: he’s getting ahead in the count crazy often. He’s pounding the zone with strikes, like never before, save for 2014

Eno Sarris: Doing a thing today. My parents’ music that I remember, and then stuff I listen to today that is somehow related.

Eno Sarris:

Comment From RK
Remember when I took issue with you calling Polonco’s rookie year “outstanding” and you doubled down saying you wanted all my (imaginary) shares?

Eno Sarris: I’ll still take your shares! I still see above average speed, patience and contact and I think the power will develop.

Comment From Maxamuz

I paid $18 for Harper. Trout went for $42.

Eno Sarris: He was surprisingly interesting to interview. Maybe I shouldn’t say surprising, but Trout’s so terrible, so I figured some of the very top just wouldn’t tell me anything.

Comment From Brian
Trade Axford for Burnett in Roto league?

Paul Sporer: Definitely

Paul Sporer: Hello everybody! I’m filling in for Dave. Trying to stay dry in Austin, Texas. And crushing some Drake: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Comment From Graham
Would you trade Stanton for Harper?

Paul Sporer: Sure. They aren’t too far apart, even with Harper’s madness

Comment From Graham
Guess on when Correa gets called up?

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody! I will be here at 9 pm ET to talk some baseball. Jeff will likely be along as well, and we’ll aim to have our usual spate of outstanding disagreements. So get your questions in and we’ll see you soon!

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody, we’ll get started in a minute.

Comment From Fake GM
Hey Jeff! Could you rank the following players in terms of fantasy value ROS: Alex Gordon, Ryan Zimmerman, Josh Harrison, Lucas Duda, Jhonny Peralta. Thanks!

Paul Swydan: Duda, Peralta, Zimmerman/Gordon, Harrison for me, even though you didn’t ask me. (cries in the corner)

Jeff Zimmerman: Hi, sorry for the delay in showing up

Jeff Zimmerman: Gordon, Duda, Zimmerman, Harrison Peralta

Kiley McDaniel: I’ll come back to start the chat in 22 minutes but you can leave some questions here ahead of time

Comment From Whitman
What sort of scouting grades would you put on high school Kiley McDaniel?

Kiley McDaniel: Lots of 20s

Comment From George is Curious
What were your thoughts on Preston Tucker prior to him being called up? Think he has the skills to stick in the majors going forward?

Kiley McDaniel: All my thoughts are here (or linked to here) and that goes for almost all prospects, by the way: http://www.fangraphs.com/st…

Comment From Anon
Do you see the Jays signing any other July 2 guys aside from Vlad?

Jeff Sullivan: Welp, no good excuse today

Jeff Sullivan: Literally slept through my alarm for the first time in years!

Jeff Sullivan: So just think, this could’ve started *even later*

Comment From Bret
How long can Anthony Gose sustain this BABIP?

Jeff Sullivan: You mean the BABIP that starts with a 4 and where the 4 is followed by a 6?

Jeff Sullivan: I can buy him as a high-BABIP type — I can’t buy him as Ichiro on line-drive steroids.

Eno Sarris: went here last weekend, couldn’t get the song out of my head

Eno Sarris:

Comment From smashinunicorns
AHHHHH STOP HITTING ENTER

Eno Sarris: morning

Comment From Shawn
Got my hands on some Sip of Sunshine. What are your thoughts on it? If I remember correctly you like over Heady Topper?

Eno Sarris: Yes! And that Fiddle beer, I like it over Heady too. I think Heady might be the sixth or seventh best beer in Vermont after I get my hands on some Hill Farmstead.