| 12:03 |
: On your mark, get set, terrible.
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| 12:03 |
: (How I feel about the last 18 hours of Tigers moves)
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| 12:03 |
Which is the better signing: Dioner Navarro or AJ Pierzysnki? |
| 12:03 |
: Dioner kebab.
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| 12:04 |
Brock Holt! |
| 12:05 |
The Orioles did something! The Orioles did something! The Orioles *falls asleep* |
| 9:06 |
: All right! Whew! This delay was caused by Willie Bloomquist
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| 9:07 |
: Although you could argue I’m still a day early since I’m usually going on Tuesday mornings. This is a one-time switch to correspond with the ZiPS roll-outs
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| 9:07 |
: So in the future, back to ordinary chat scheduling. For now, let’s do this
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| 9:07 |
huray!!. only five minutes late… |
| 9:07 |
: Six
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| 9:07 |
Thoughts on Willie Bloomquist? |
| 11:36 |
: Opening up the queue a little early today because I’m not sure how many people are actually going to be around for the chat, given holiday travel. We might not go the whole hour, depending on the number of questions, but you have a better chance of getting your question answered this week compared to most.
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| 12:00 |
Who’s on your HOF ballot? |
| 12:01 |
: Too many to name. I’d probably have ~15 guys on there.
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| 12:01 |
Do you think the Rays would consider trading Price to another AL East Team? |
| 12:01 |
: Sure, if the deal were so lopsided that they were both helping themselves and harming their division rival. I’d say that’s unlikely though.
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| 12:01 |
After signing a bargain in Chris Young, what do you think the Mets will do next in free agency? Continue signing low cost low risk players are try to make a big splash? |
| 11:58 |
: We…are…live…
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| 11:59 |
: Can’t…type…words…any…faster…than…this.
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| 11:59 |
: Must…run…whole…chat…this…way…or…maybe…not
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| 11:59 |
Why didn’t the Angels just go after Peralta??? Seems stupid when they had to trade Bourjos for Freese |
| 11:59 |
: When you can get a worse player for your main trading chip and one of your top prospects, YA GOTTA DO IT
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| 12:00 |
most under rated signing of this hot stove so far.. David Murphy? |
| 11:42 |
: See you at the top of the hour
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| 11:59 |
: Lyrics of the day are from a song dedicated to the simulations being run on the Rangers and Tigers right now
And I know I can leave in the night |
| 11:59 |
Please justify the Reds signing of Skip Schumaker with something other than he can play multiple positions (but not well)…and why two years? |
| 12:00 |
: I… I can’t. Well… it’s cheap! And he’s got a glove. I suppose it gives them leverage perhaps in negotiations: we HAVE a second baseman to backup Phillips, we don’t need a second baseman back. Or Skip is the backup plan to Billy Ham at second base…
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| 12:00 |
Thanks for the chat despite the busy day you got going on. |
| 12:01 |
: Oh man I want to write about three posts right now. Going to write YET ANOTHER post about THE TRADE.
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| 11:42 |
: I’m very excited to spend the next hour talking about David Murphy and Marlon Byrd. Early free agency is the best.
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| 11:42 |
: If you want to ask about players other than those two, you can do that as well.
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| 11:42 |
: I suppose.
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| 11:59 |
That David Murphy signing is pretty good for Cleveland right? He’s a good off the bench player that will add depth to that lineup. |
| 12:00 |
: Pretty sure they’re not signing him to be a bench guy. Steamer projects him as a +2 WAR player, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be their regular right fielder against RHPs. He’s a perfectly suitable platoon OF, much like David DeJesus.
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| 12:00 |
If Cano can’t get a big $/term deal, would it be in his best interest to take a 1 or 2 year deal for $25-$30M a year, and try again? Or just take as much money now as he can get? |
| 11:59 |
: Ah, Ruben Amaro Jr. Making the moves that other NL East GMs would make for the Phillies.
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| 12:00 |
#AnalyticsPlant strikes again! |
| 12:01 |
How similar/dissimilar are corner infielders Will Middlebrooks, Mark Trumbo and Mark Reynolds? Salaries aside, whom would you choose for 2014 production at the plate? |
| 12:01 |
: Middlebrooks has the upside.
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| 12:02 |
ruiz deal has a limited no trade clause too |
| 12:02 |
Which job would be harder, to get RA, Jr to adopt any sort of analytics or getting an orca to play baseball? |
| 11:42 |
: Here at noon! or nine am, if you live on the right coast.
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| 12:00 |
: Lyrics of the day from a band that sounds like an updated Beatles in a good way.
This time I’m just gonna take or I’m never gonna shake it, |
| 12:00 |
Left coast, Eno. Left coast. |
| 12:00 |
: Right as in correct.
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| 12:00 |
Guess I’m on the wrong coast….. |
| 12:01 |
: you and something like 85% of the population.
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| 11:40 |
: Its awards week, so we can talk about those if you’re interested in such things. Or we can talk trade rumors, or free agent pricing, or anything else that tickles your fancy and isn’t related to your fantasy team.
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| 11:40 |
: The queue is now open.
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| 12:01 |
: Just a quick note before we start; today’s chat might be a little truncated, since I’m doing Clubhouse Confidential this afternoon.
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| 12:01 |
: And tomorrow, actually. Tune in for Blink Watch 2013.
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| 12:01 |
What do you see Veras getting on the open market after DET penny-pinched and declined his $3m option? Sox need a right-handed reliable righty reliever. |
| 12:02 |
: I think he’ll get about $3-$4 million on a two year deal.
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| 6:14 |
: Hi everybody!
Long time, no see. If you’re wondering why we haven’t chatted lately, then check out my other post from today: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/hark-the-hardball-times-baseball-annual-2014/ Jeff Zimmerman and myself will be here at 9 pm ET tonight to tackle all of your hot stove questions. We can also argue about the Awards voting if you like. So get in all of your favorite 11-12-13 nominees, and we’ll see you soon! |
| 8:59 |
: Hi guys, we’ll get started in one minute. I have to get a fresh beer so that Jeff doesn’t yell at me.
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| 9:00 |
: FYI: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2014, which Jeff contributed an awesome article to, and which I helped edit, is now available on Amazon:
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| 9:00 |
: Please buy it and help keep us employed. Thanks!
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| 9:02 |
: OK, let’s get started. Going to begin with an old school Red Sox 11-12-13:
Bill Mueller, Ellis Burks and John Valentin. BOOM! |
| 9:02 |
Pick 3 keepers of Lawrie, Boogarts, Billy Hamilton, and Cueto? |
