Jeff Sullivan: Stilllll getting the hang of this new CiL

Comment From jocephus
provide content!

Jeff Sullivan: I’m trying!

Comment From Dave
Definitely read that as ‘still getting over this hangover’

Jeff Sullivan: On a Tuesday?

Jeff Sullivan: I’m not Eno

Dan Szymborski: And boom goes the Danimite.

Comment From Jack
Better signing for the Nats: Burnett or Morales

Dan Szymborski: Morales probably better than Burnett – the Nats are one of the teams that have the least need for Burnett and I wouldn’t go after Morales in their position

Comment From Harjit
What do you think happens with Stephen Drew? This has to end at some point right?

Dan Szymborski: Have a little bit about Drew in an upcoming piece. I think that some of the QO decliners made a big tactical mistake.

Dan Szymborski: The cost of losing even a 2nd rounder is magnified when it’s a player of the type likely to be signed to a 1-or-2 year deal.

Jason Collette: I’m still battling walking pneumonia, but at least I’m not in Sochi. Let’s chat!

Comment From Perplexed Fantasy Owner
Hey Jason. Thanks for doing the chat today. I’m in an 11-team AL-only league, and I need your guidance. I own Brandon Morrow and Scott Kazmir on the cheap this year, but they both terrify me! What do you expect out of each of them in 2014? Should I hang on to them or cut bait before the season starts?

	Jason Collette: I have Kazmir myself and not terrified as I really liked what I saw from him as the season progressed. Morrow would terrify me as health is a problem that does not go away and Toronto, for whatever reason, seems to have more injury issues than most teams.

Comment From jesse
pneumonia, that sound like an excuse, man up and rub some dirt on hit!

	Jason Collette: I’ll paste what I said last week when someone else asked the same thing – I’ve been writing about fantasy baseball since 1999 where I got started at the old RotoJunkie.coom (now rjbullpen.com). In 2008, Fanball plucked me from there and then I was split between BP and Rotowire in 2011 when Fanball was shut down by Liberty Media. I’m still doing a lot of work at Rotowire and also do monthly contributions to BaseballHQ.com and guest spots on the ESPN Sweetspot blog. Lastly, I’ve been writing about the Rays since 2007 between time spent at DRaysBay, Dock of the Rays (now in the hands of the talented Jason Hanselman) and now write with R.J. Anderson & Tommy Rancel at TheProcessReport.net. I believe in the DH, roofed stadiums, fake grass, and yoga pants.

Comment From Zach
I see this is only your third chat and you’re a fairly new FG contributor. What’s your brief bio? What do you like to chat about?

	Jason Collette: well, this is the question I meant to reply to previously. I blame the meds

Comment From Brad
Pitcher keeper: Pick one: Bailey, A. Sanchez or Teheran and why? Thanks.

	Jason Collette: I’m a big Homer Bailey guy. You want my non-Kershaw pick for the NL CY, there it is.

Comment From Brian
I just traded for Mike Trout as a 15th round keeper for the rest of his career. I can’t come up with a way to celebrate that lives up to this moment.

	Jason Collette: Streaking in the quad while holding a large growler of a Russian River brew would work for me

Eno Sarris: Here at the top of the hour. WITH CHANGES

Comment From dude
David Bowie.

Eno Sarris: so instead of lyrics of the day, we’re going to do CLIP OF THE DAY because who knows lyrics anyway. and lest you mock my music taste, remember my mother named me after Brian Eno and my father met my mother because he was in Jamaica for The Grateful Dead playing at Sunsplash with Bob Marley, and I like so many different types of music that eventually I’ll like something you like.

That said, today’s CLIP is educational. As in, I never knew this guy sang!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCXhtfVc6oQ

Comment From juan pierres mustache
wait is that the lyrics of the day? it’s david bowie, “Changes”. My question is A) did you cut your hair and B) did you keep all the cut-off hair to make a sweet fake beard for your child?

Eno Sarris: I couldn’t do it. Same style, just shorter.

Comment From Fish
I HATE CHANGE

Dave Cameron: The queue is now open. Fire away.

Dave Cameron: Going to start a few minutes late today so I can finish this Freeman extension post.

Dave Cameron: Okay, Freeman post is up. Short version: it’s expensive, but Freeman is young enough that this is the rare eight year deal that probably won’t end with the player being an albatross.

Comment From Oren
What’s taking so long? (You know… with all the players not signing contracts and such)

Dave Cameron: Tanaka killed the pitching market for a month. It will get sorted out in the next week.

Comment From EC
Which Nats pitcher has the best chance for a Cy Young?

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Chat at 9 pm ET with Jeff and I. Get your questions in now, and we’ll answer them then!

Paul Swydan: Sorry, we’re here.

Paul Swydan: I got caught up in something.

Comment From Kev
Hey guys, which three out of the following would you want to make up your bench in an OBP league? Weeks, Ross, Ruggiano, Schierholtz, Moreland, Ludwick and Dominguez. Thanks!

Jeff Zimmerman: None

Paul Swydan: I’ll say Ross, Schierholtz and one of Moreland/Ruggiano. I can’t shake the feeling that one of them is going to have a big year at some point. Gun to my head – Moreland.

Jeff Sullivan: Hey guys. The usual!

Jeff Sullivan: This is probably going to be my shortest chat ever. Will have to wrap up in time to get ready for a Clubhouse Confidential bit

Jeff Sullivan: Thankfully there’s nothing to talk about!

Comment From _David_
Okay Mariners, now that I know what that feels like, YOUR TURN.

Jeff Sullivan: And it won’t be as good no matter what because now the Seahawks have broken the curse!

Comment From Guest
Who gets Bonafacio?

Dan Szymborski: OH GOD WE’RE LATE TYPE 3% FASTER!

Dan Szymborski: NO TIME TO UNCHECK CAPS LOCK

Comment From Dave Cameron Diaz

Comment From Los
No. Don’t type faster. Extend chat for four hours!!!

Dan Szymborski: Cannot do! One, nobody should have to listen to me for four hours and I have a piece to finish!

Comment From zack
So Strasburg’s top comp is Mark Prior. How depressing.

Jason Collette: As the President of the Wilson Betemit fan club, it is a great day today. Let’s chat!

Comment From Mitch
Is there any hope Carlos Quentin can become relevant again?

	Jason Collette: Guys do not get healthier with age. Ideally, he’d be in the AL as a DH, but the fact he has exceeded 100 games played just 3 times in his career is not good.

 

Comment From Sandy Alderson
Am I going to actually pull the trigger on Stephen Drew?

	Jason Collette: You would have done it already if you were doing to do so. Milking it out only gives more leverage to he and his agent as the open market could create new opportunities with injuries that happen during camp.

 

Comment From Kev
Hey Jason, what do you think we can expect from Miguel Gonzalez?

	Jason Collette: No more than what he’s done so far, maybe a bit less.

 

Comment From Brad
If aj burnett signs with Orioles, who gets bumped from rotation?

	Jason Collette: Inserting the required “assuming he passes the physical” comment, one would have to think that adding Burnett does not initially bode well for Gausman opening the season in the rotation.

 

Comment From Earl
I’ve always been a fan of betemit, back when we he was a great platoon option in video games (it’s been a while for me). Anywho, what do you see him doing for the Rays this season?

	Jason Collette: For now, providing depth assuming he’s willing to report to Durham as it is tough to see him making the 25 man roster as it looks today. Ideally, he would give up switch hitting as he is simply a poor hitter from the right side but platooned effectively, I’ve always seen some hidden value in his bat from the left side.

 

Eno Sarris: Will be here shortly!

Eno Sarris: Lyrics of the day, might be easy for some, but very many bonus points if you get the version I’m listening to

You tell me this town ain’t got no heart. Well, well, well, you can never tell.
The sunny side of the street is dark. Well, well, well, you can never tell.

Comment From Chris
What tier in Firestone Walker in?

Eno Sarris: One, of course, I made the rules up for the Fantasy Beer League.

Comment From Justin
ENO ENO ENO ENO ENOOOOO

Eno Sarris: Yes?