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Neil Weinberg: Hey everyone. We’ll get started at 3pm, but the queue is open. Remember, I focus on questions about our data/features/sabermetrics/etc, but regular questions are always welcome.

I’m @NeilWeinberg44 on Twitter if you’re looking for me and I publish updates to our Library on Fridays.

Hope you’re recovering nicely from last night!

Neil Weinberg: Afternoon, everyone who isn’t west of the pacific time zone. Morning to those of you who are.

Neil Weinberg: Let’s see about some baseball. I probably won’t run the usual two hours because there will be like 8000 hours of chats this week, but if you ask good questions I will go until my dog starts bugging me to play.

Comment From 1990JaromirJagr
Woof. the hardest part of my day was choosing my player of the year ballot. thank god the choice was easy with my pick of Mike Morse MVP!

Neil Weinberg: I don’t have a vote, which I’m a little relieved about. Picking the down ballot spaces is very hard. Which I guess is why we have the grading part. Lucroy or Cutch? How would you separate them?

Comment From Guest
it seems like this fall is the ideal time to trade Jose Bautista. He had a .404 OPS, 35 HR, 100+ RBIs ect, but he will be 34 shortly and will have a no-trade right as a 10 year player. What is a reasonable to Toronto, assuming they decide to sell high, ignoring the hole his trade would leave.

Dave Cameron: Alright, so, apologies for the delay.

Dave Cameron: In my defense, I’m still exhausted from last night. Maybe that’s no defense at all.

Dave Cameron: So get mad about the late start, but we’ll go long to make up for it, assuming I don’t pass out first.

Dave Cameron: Chat will kick off in 5-10 minutes, once I get a few more things squared away.

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

Comment From Guest
Brewers’ brass are believing they had too many swing for the fences type hitters in the lineup which was the demise of their offense as the season progressed. Your assessment of that perspective?

Jeff Sullivan: Time for someone’s dream to die! It’s the AL wild-card playoff!

Jeff Sullivan: A’s

Jeff Sullivan: A’s

Comment From Henry
Hey Mariners fans–your bandwagon team of the postseason?

Jeff Sullivan: For some reason I always end up pulling for the A’s. Dave’s hardly a Mariners fan and he can’t speak for himself yet

Comment From Sgt. Pepper
I’m on antibiotics and painkillers for an infection so I can’t drink so if you would drink extra for me it would be greatly appreciated.

Jeff Sullivan: Everybody ready to baseball chat?

Jeff Sullivan: One minute late this time! New recent record!

Comment From Jim
Is Fangraphs looking at replacing FIP with SIERA as the main ingredient to pitcher WAR?

Jeff Sullivan: I don’t think we’ve ever even discussed SIERA in our meetings for years

Jeff Sullivan: Granted, Dave and Dave talk about things I’m not privy to, but I haven’t heard anything to that effect

Comment From Xolo
Best team that didn’t make the playoffs?

Dan Szymborski: It’s party time!*

Dan Szymborski: * Any promises of a party to not indicate that there will be a party

Dan Szymborski: First up though, our usual business. Presidents fighting for some strange reason!

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Comment From Xolo
The Fangraphs profile last week made it seem like Tomas is going to be a +3ish WAR player. Does that sound right?

Kiley McDaniel: I’m here and you know it’s me because I don’t have a zinger

Comment From Keith Law
How dare you try to steal my thunder…like you ever could.

Comment From Guest
ZINGGGGG

Comment From CW
Hi Kiley, have you had a chance to see Manuel Margot? His numbers certainly look solid, are you as high on him as other? If you have seen him what do his grades look like?

Kiley McDaniel: Saw him yesterday for the first time and I liked what I saw. Easy plus runner, advanced bat and a little pop too

Comment From Max
What non-baseball things do you 20-80?

Eno Sarris: I’ll be here soon. Full Disclosure.

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Comment From Compton
Brandon Moss seems like the kind of baseball player that I’d like to have a beer with. What beer pairs well with a Brandon Moss?

Eno Sarris: Something bubbly because he’s a maniac. So much energy.

Comment From Lenard
Eno, can I just say that you’ve been absolutely killing it with these interview articles.

Eno Sarris: Hah. Thanks! This one was just a ton of fun.

Neil Weinberg: Hey all. We’ll get started at 3pm. This chat specializes in answering stat/data/FG features questions but any and all baseball questions welcome.

I’m @NeilWeinberg44 on Twitter if you’re looking for me other times. It’s Fall now, so my dog stopped sleeping all day, which means he may attempt to type answers. Can’t really vouch for their quality.

Neil Weinberg: Alright, let’s chat! My dog doesn’t want to chill, so this may run shorter than normal, we’ll see. So get good questions in early! Also, person who always asks about catcher DRS, today is your day. I can answer that question!

Comment From Fronk
What do you think of Felix’s implosion last night? Kluber for Cy Young?

Neil Weinberg: I was a Sale supporter until his bad outing last week, but I think it’s Kluber at this point. I don’t know if he’ll win – that depends on the quality of the specific voting group. But Kluber’s got the best case.

Comment From Vslyke
If I’m trying to calculate a pitcher’s total WAR by adding in his hitting and defense, am I counting the positional adjustment twice?

Neil Weinberg: If you’re adding their WAR as a pitcher and their WAR as a position player, you are not double counting anything.

Dave Cameron: It’s the final Wednesday of the regular season, so we can look forward to the postseason, talk about the awards races, speculate about winter moves, or just talk about my dog. Fire away.

Comment From DoffBHoya
what do you think happened to BJ Upton? why the major collapse?

Dave Cameron: He stopped hitting for power. The rest of his game is basically the same, but he had to drive the ball when he made contact to make the skillset work, and he doesn’t do that anymore. Why? I don’t think anyone knows.

Comment From Jake
Did you expec the Brandon Moss/Eno Sarris transcript to end with them getting coffee sometime, maybe seeing a movie?

Dave Cameron: We’re going to have a regular weekly series now called Eno Hanging With Brandon Moss.

Dave Cameron: (We’re not. But that would be fun.)

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody! Join me, and possibly Jeff, tonight at 9 pm as we potentially bid a couple of teams adieu, and see if anyone really wants to win the AL Central as well.

We can also talk anything else on your mind! See you soon!

Paul Swydan: OK, let’s do this. I think you’re stuck with just me tonight, you guys. Sorry about that.

Comment From Guest
Best matchup tonight: STL at CHC

Paul Swydan: I mean, not really, but I like your spirit!

Comment From Salvo
I can keep three of these five as cheap starters in 2014: Paxton, McHugh, Duffy, Fiers, and Derek Holland. Which two get the ax?

Paul Swydan: Assuming you mean 2015, I would give Fiers and Holland the ax, as I believe they have the least upside.