Dan Szymborski: OK Let’s do this. DAAAAAN SZYMBOOOOORSKI!

Dan Szymborski: At least I have chicken.

Comment From mtsw
Are there any historical analogues to a prospect of Tavares’s potential tragically passing away so young? The only thing that comes to mind is Len Bias (wrong sport though, obviously).

Dan Szymborski: In baseball, I can’t think of any. Even Hubbs got a couple seasons in.

Comment From semperty
Maybe Conigliaro? I know he didn’t pass away, but he was (effectively) removed from the game

Dan Szymborski: Yeah, but lots of injuries happen.

Mike Petriello: More baseball. Let’s baseball.

Comment From Guest
Predictions for tonight’s game?

Mike Petriello: At least one manager will do something infuriating and have it work out perfectly against all reason.

Comment From Sgt. Pepper
Did American Ringo Starr get the lyrics wrong?

Mike Petriello: I don’t know! FOX was showing football highlights until 10 seconds ago.

Comment From Guest
Bumgarner O/U for runs allowed tonight?

Kiley McDaniel: So I spent four days watching July 2 guys and now I’m in Jupiter watching the huge high school prospect tournament. Got a break between games and some WiFi courtesy of Perfect Game, so bring the questions, people.

Comment From Guest
Hi Kiley, thanks for the chat.

Kiley McDaniel: You forgot to say you’ll hang up and listen

Comment From Big Pete
Provide content already!

Kiley McDaniel: Gimme a minute!

Comment From RotoLando
Hello, and thanks for the Friday chat! Who is your favorite hitting prospect and your favoirte pitching prospect?

Eno Sarris: Guess we’re going to do this in real time!

TVOnTheRadioVEVO:

Comment From john
dammint eno, i have been working so much this past few weeks i cant enjoy your chats! i just wanted to say hi before i have to go back to work… and do these chats continue after the WS?

Eno Sarris: I’ll do some chatting! From the winter meetings, and regularly on Thursday, as long as people show up.

Comment From Terrible Ted
Good, I hate fake time.

Dave Cameron: It’s Game 2! It can’t be worse than Game 1!

Dave Cameron: “Billy Butler is Miguel Cabrera!” *everyone laughs*;*

Comment From Guest
Will Yost even consider switching up his “roles” in the bullpen if he gets 5 solid innings out of Ventura?

Dave Cameron: He did in the ALCS.

Comment From Jaack
It can always be worse. You underestimate the power of the Giants to suck fun out of baseball.

Dave Cameron: Pablo Sandoval is the Reggie Jackson of our generation? Let’s go to the numbers.

Neil Weinberg: Afternoon, all. We’ll get started at 3pm. Fill up the queue with your stats, data, FanGraphs type questions and then anything else related to baseball that might be on your mind.

I’m @NeilWeinberg44 on Twitter if you want to get in touch that way, too.

Neil Weinberg: Alright, let’s get started.

Neil Weinberg: Remember that we have live blogs during each world series game if you need more of this kind of thing. I will likely be hosting Saturday/Game 4.

Comment From mtsw
If AL teams were given the option to forego having a DH (their pitcher must bat) in exchange for being able to play an extra fielder (giving them 10 men in the field at once) would it be worth the tradeoff to do so?

Neil Weinberg: Let’s do some quick research

Neil Weinberg: AL DH: .327 wOBA
AL P: .101 wOBA

Dan Szymborski: Afternoon, personages of baseballiary interests.

Comment From Los
I want your opinion on this more than anyone else since you actually do projections. I started asking this last week when the Royals were up 3-0 against the Orioles and it has picked up some steam. At what point would the Royals (specifically because of circumstances and resources) trade their current playoff position for Mike Trout’s contract? They were about 60% WS favorites then and 40% now. If not, what is the line where you would take the players?

Dan Szymborski: That was some quicik typing.

Dan Szymborski: I don’t think they would. Winning the World Series is just a really big deal among fans.

Dan Szymborski: Dunno, never really thought much about it. It’s actually a bit tougher for me to not make this trade than most, but I’m glad it’s not a realistic one to have to do.

Comment From Guest
Brawledge?

Dave Cameron: It’s the World Series!

Dave Cameron: Come hang out with Jeff and I. We promise jokes, and some analysis, and mostly fun.

Comment From Nate
NotGraphs live chat is going strong, you guys are slackers over here!

Dave Cameron: They have to get all their comments out before they die.

Comment From Pale Hose
Cameron is promising fun and Cistulli is promising melancholy. Still don’t know which to choose

Dave Cameron: If the team you’re rooting for starts losing, melancholy is probably your best bet.

Jeff Sullivan: All right, so the queue should be sufficiently built up

Jeff Sullivan: Everybody got World Series fever?

Jeff Sullivan: Everybody got World Series delay fatigue?

Jeff Sullivan: Sure feels like forever since baseball!

Comment From GSon
Right on time.. only 8 minutes past..

Jeff Sullivan: Which is basically right on time, for Tuesdays

Dave Cameron: So, due to a scheduling conflict, you won’t get your regular Monday Szymborski fix. He and I traded days this week, though, so if you’re missing your Dan time, you don’t have to wait another week. That does mean you’re stuck with me today, though.

Dave Cameron: Okay, we’ll get this chat started.

Comment From a Guest
Thanks for chatting Dan! What can we make of Jake Peavy’s free agency after a bifurcated year? 3/40 about right, and if so who bites at that price?

Dave Cameron: I’m not Dan, and I don’t think Peavy will get anything close to 3/40. Steamer projects him as about a +1 WAR pitcher for 2015, and he just posted the worst xFIP of his career.

Dave Cameron: Wild guess: I’d probably think he’s in line for something like the 2/20ish deal that Arroyo/Hudson/others got last winter.

Comment From _David_
Does your discussion of the Royals and the value of mediocrity make the Cano signing look any better for the Mariners?