Neil Weinberg: Hey all. Going to assume that most questions will focus on wheeling and dealings out of San Diego, but you’re also welcome to fire off any and all questions about stats/metrics/data/FG. We’ll start at 3pm and I’m @NeilWeinberg44 on Twitter if you’re looking for me otherwise.

Neil Weinberg: Alright, let’s do the thing where we chat.

Comment From Guest
What would Trumbo cost the Mariners?

Neil Weinberg: Not a ton. Prospect at the back end of a team’s top 10 or less. He’s not a great player and he’s getting pricey.

Comment From Zach
Is Dan Duquette ever going to do anything? I know he’s deliberate, but sheesh. Sign Melky and Morse and be done with it!

Neil Weinberg: I would expect them to make a Morse type deal soon, maybe trade for Byrd. I know it’s really unlikely, but I think they stand to gain a lot from a Scherzer deal. No one has come off the board that the O’s should have signed, really, so they’re still in good shape

Dave Cameron: It’s a busy Wednesday, so let’s talk Chicago pitching upgrades, or Boston non-pitching upgrades, or other things.

Dave Cameron: Also, I think I got rid of the big terrible cover photo, so feedback on how the CIL format is working this week is appreciated.

Comment From Houzer
Okay really … how much better would the Tigers be by swapping Porcello with Shields? Can you quantify in wins?

Dave Cameron: Porcello and Shields are both probably ~3 WAR starters next year, so that would essentially be a push, and the upgrade would come from whatever they got for Porcello. If it was Porcello for Cespedes, you’re probably looking at a roughly two win upgrade in the outfield. Given the cost of signing Shields, not sure that’s worth it.

Comment From Houzer
What could the Tigers fetch for a RF’er for Price?

Dave Cameron: Probably not as much as you might think. Not a lot of teams out there looking to take on $20 million in salary, and you saw what one year of Samardzija just brought back.

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody! WINTER MEETINGS!!!!

Jeff and I will be here at 9 pm ET to talk all the sexy rumors that you want to talk. Well, Jeff might be a little late, but we’ll allow it because he’s special.

In any case, fill up the queue and I’ll pop off a few polls, and we’ll rendezvous here soon! Ciao!

Paul Swydan: OK, enough trying to catch up on rumors, let’s get to this. Jeff will be along after he makes a bloody mary.

Comment From Park Chan-hos Beard
Should the rockies try to trade for McCann? is that feasible? would the yankees give him up, considering his less than stellar year last year?

Paul Swydan: It’s definitely feasible from the standpoint of “do the Rockies have enough talent to land McCann.” From a “should they try,” ….. I can see where you’re going, but I think there’s probably a better solution for the Rockies. They can’t afford to pay a lot in trade for McCann and then have him be bad again. Or rather, not as good as expected.

Jeff Zimmerman: I think they could, but wouldn’t be able to make a reasonable trade to get the Yankees to move. McCann is in NY for a while longer IMO.

Comment From Ethan
Will we see the flood gates open on trades and signings this year like we did last year in the week before the winter meetings?

Jeff Sullivan: Who among us is ready to baseball chat?

Jeff Sullivan: I feel like I’m probably ready but I don’t know

Comment From Jaack
The picture thing tells me this will be a chat about football. WIll this be a chat about football?

Jeff Sullivan: It sucks

Comment From adam
Does Lindor start in 2015 and what is a realistic slash line?

Jeff Sullivan: He does start but I don’t believe that he starts in the majors

Dan Szymborski: Boom.

Comment From S
How much better would a Tulo return be than Donaldson?

Dan Szymborski: Should be better. Even with the contract, Tulo is very valuable. Plus, I expect that the Rockies wouldn’t move him unless they were blown away, so if he *gets* a return, it woudl be a lot

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Kiley McDaniel: You thought I would start having snappy intros now?

Kiley McDaniel: A couple timely things to point out. I wrote a feature for my last employer about how the Yankees drafted RHP Shane Greene off a a JV team from a Florida Junior College: http://sbb.scout.com/story/…

Kiley McDaniel: Also, we have video on the FG YouTube Page of new Tiger Shane Greene https://www.youtube.com/wat… and new D’Back Domingo Leyba (which should finish processing in moments) https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Kiley McDaniel: And here’s Dave’s thoughts on the deal: http://www.fangraphs.com/bl…

Kiley McDaniel: Okay now to your questions

Comment From Mike
Just curious (I know there was a holiday in there), but it’s been a bit since the last organizational list came out. Who’s next and when (about)?

Eno Sarris: Be here soon! In the meantime, for the two people who don’t know about my namesake in his full glory:

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Comment From American League Hustle
The key to a great offseason is often the moves you do not make. As a die hard Jays fan, I have been thrilled by the additions of Martin, Donaldson and Saunders, and yet the fact we did not sign Markakis is by far my greatest joy. That is all.

Eno Sarris: Have yourself an offseason, Toronto. Only one shoe left to drop: second base? I’m sure it’ll be a filler type. Everth?

Comment From Tony G.
Will Derek Norris be a top-5 catcher in AL-only leagues this season? Would keeping him at $8 be good value, market value or too expensive? Thanks!

Eno Sarris: About market value. There’s still Vogt, he’s still right-handed. Not sure he’ll be top five unless Vogt plays all over and Jaso leaves/doesn’t catch.

Neil Weinberg: Hi all, we’ll begin at 3pm. Load up the queue with stat/data/FG/any other baseball related questions and we’ll chat. See you then

Neil Weinberg: Alright, let’s get started. FYI I am @NeilWeinberg44 on Twitter if you have inquiries throughout the rest of the week.

Comment From Ceej
Am I correct in understanding that while both are great prospects, Buxton is the better real life and Sano is the better fantasy prospect?

Neil Weinberg: That’s probably fair to say.

Comment From Pale Hose
Hi Neil. Is Rendon going to get time at second next year or has he become a third baseman exclusively? Chase Headley would make a lot of sense for the Nationals if they move Rendon back to second.

Neil Weinberg: Would expect Rendon at 3B.

Dave Cameron: It’s Wednesday, so let’s chat.

Dave Cameron: To note: we know that CIL’s new design hasn’t been especially well received, and we’re open to trying to tweak things to make the interface more user friendly. To start out, I’m testing out a reverse chronological order for the chat.

Dave Cameron: We might experiment with some things during the chat today, so feedback is appreciated.

Comment From CecilFieldersButtPlug
Hey Dave. Just read your article about righ handed power. Want to note the part about the guys who throw righty and bat lefty. I myself am one of them, and i was never taught to hit lefty. I just naturally threw righty and hit lefty. might be something to think about…

Dave Cameron: Someone mentioned this on Twitter as well, so it’s worth noting. That said, if you’re a natural right-hander in everything else in life, and a natural right-handed thrower, my guess is you probably could hit right-handed, or at least could have at some point in your life.

Comment From BlueJay Birdie
Dexter Fowler – what kind of return could he net?

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Jeff and I will be here at 9 pm ET to cram some baseball straight down your cramholes. So get ready. You can prepare by pumping the queue full of questions. See you soon!

Paul Swydan: Hi guys! Working feverishly to get our next book, When the Sparrow Sings, by Jason Linden, ready for purchase.

Comment From Pale Hose
Hey everybody. Go buy Hardball Times. It is excellent!

Paul Swydan: Thanks Pale Hose!

Comment From Nick
First, can we get rid of this damn mountain.

Paul Swydan: I feel like this is a pop culture reference that I’m not getting.