Dave Cameron: It’s the first Wednesday of the regular season, so let’s chat right up until the Tigers start pummeling the Twins.

Comment From speed
can you forsee the orioles making a mid-season trade? if so, what do they go after?

Dave Cameron: Their rotation still isn’t very good. If they’re going to make a postseason run, they need better pitching.

Comment From Vslyke
Any expectation of what the Braves will do with all the future payroll they freed up in the Upton/Kimbrel trade? Do you think they go get some FAs or spend it on the farm system?

Dave Cameron: Seems like they’re stockpiling young arms who should be cheap for a while, so if they can assemble a rotation out of the guys they’ve traded for, should be plenty of money to go buy themselves a new outfield. And a third baseman. And maybe a catcher.

Comment From Anthony
How frustrating is this part of the year for you from a writing/editing standpoint? Obviously you can’t just ignore that real games are being played, but there’s so little data to do meaningful Fangraphs-style analysis of.

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Paul Swydan: Not sure who is with me tonight, but we’ll start at 9 pm ET. BASEBALL IS BACK! Let’s talk about it.

Paul Swydan: OK, let’s do this. I never spoke with Jeff, so I think I’m flying solo tonight.

Comment From Guest
Baseball!

Paul Swydan: INDEED!

Comment From Tom Jones
In terms of an AL-only league, is Medlen, Nova or Matt Moore a better DL stash for a team looking to win this year?

Jeff Sullivan: Hey guys, welcome to live baseball chat

Jeff Sullivan: Usually my late excuses are a bunch of bullshit, but this time I’m late because I had to go and jump a friend’s car battery

Jeff Sullivan: So I’m basically a hero. No criticism allowed

Comment From John
are you going to chat for 6 hours like sporer?

Jeff Sullivan: Dear god that sounds like an absolute nightmare

Jeff Sullivan: Although we will chat, as a staff, for like 13 hours on Monday

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Eno Sarris: no fear I’ll be hear shortly

Comment From John Farrell
Where does Eno see Rusney Castillo starting the season? If your answer is in the minors, what are your overall thoughts on that?

Eno Sarris: Rehab assignment? When he’s healthy I think he’s up.

Comment From Rob
How worried should we be about David Robertson right now? Should Robertson owners be scooping up Zach Duke just in case?

Eno Sarris: Not if it means dropping a starter or an actual closer. If you dropping someone like Ken Giles, then yeah, do that. Safety first.

Dave Cameron: It’s the final Wednesday before we have actual baseball, so let’s do our last offseason chat of the year.

Dave Cameron: Alright, let’s fire this thing up.

Comment From dom
Carlos Martinez has a ___ % chance of becoming a very good MLB starter

Dave Cameron: 25

Comment From Pale Hose
If you are the Cubs 25th guy would you have beef with the union supporting Bryant?

Dave Cameron: I wouldn’t look at it that way. Their statement was a PR move as both sides seek to gain public ground supporting their positions in the upcoming CBA negotiations.

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

I haven’t talked to Jeff yet, but assuming he is in, tonight will mark the glorious return of the Menage a Chat! That’s right, Chris Cwik, newly of Yahoo! Big League Stew but always a FanGraph’er at heart, will e back in the building!

So get your questions in, and we’ll see you at 9 pm ET. And remember, this time next week there will be baseball on. As Luke Cage/Power Man would say, Sweet Christmas!!!

See you soon.

Paul Swydan: Hi guys! The menage a chat is back!

Chris Cwik: What’s up, nerds?

Jeff Zimmerman: Who let Chris in?

Comment From Dylan
Oh god, not Cwik.

Comment From charles darwin
micah johnson? next big 2B??? whats your take???

Kiley McDaniel: Hello. Kiley is here.

Comment From Nick
Nick is here.

Kiley McDaniel: Good to hear from you Dr. Nick. Hi everybody.

Comment From Jared
Can you remember a draft class where so many top prospects have suffered injuries?

Kiley McDaniel: I can’t, but it always bothers me when Bill Simmons announces every NFL/NBA season is the craziest one he can remember, so I don’t want to fall into that trap. Maybe it’s the normal amount of injuries, but since this class kinda sucks, we’re just noticing it more since top 10 guys are going down instead of fringy first rounders.

Comment From sir nerdlington
How do you see an international draft being implemented?

Dan Szymborski: I am here, LIVE FROM SUPLEX CITY

Comment From RotoLando
I’m here for the free breadsticks

Dan Szymborski: Crap, was I supposed to get breadsticks?

Dan Szymborski: I’m saving the complete non-baseball Qs for the Lightning Round

Comment From Xander
I’m not well versed in statistics but is there some measure of confidence that zips or steamer calculates with each player’s projection? If so, is this published on the internets somewhere?

Dan Szymborski: I publish probabilities of various levels and milestones on the spreadsheet, but not a specific 95% confidence interval or something

Paul Sporer: Hey y’all, we’ll get going soon! I know there are a number of drafts coming up this weekend, so I’ll be here for quite a while taking your questions today!

Comment From Jon
Who do you like more for this year and forever Shane Greene or Chase Anderson in a deep dynasty league?

Comment From Baseball Lover ATX
Cant wait!

Paul Sporer: Probably Greene, but it’s really close between those two.

Comment From neal
more WAR in 2015: Bartolo Colon, or Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, and Brandon Phillips combined?

Paul Sporer: Hahaha, that’s a great question. Gimme Sizemore & Phillips (I’m not expecting anything from Lee).

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Eno Sarris: be here at noon ET

Comment From Alex
I know you love Hutchison, but unless I’m missing something, he jumped over 100 innings last season. is that a concern?

Eno Sarris: When you have TJ, it’s inevitable. It’s not like a rookie going from 60 to 160.

Comment From Shawn
Thoughts on Kendall Graveman? The next Doug Fister?

Eno Sarris: Not a lot of Doug Fisters, so I’d rather I knew his stuff was good. I know his command is good, and the shape of his pitches look good in PFx, but he’s thrown two changeups. I’m going to wait to see more.