Jeff Sullivan: Well would you look at that. It’s a live sports chat, on FanGraphs!

Comment From Sean
You’re 2 minutes early. What’s your excuse?

Jeff Sullivan: Still finishing the last bites of my breakfast!

Jeff Sullivan: All right, let’s see what we’ve got for baseball talk

Comment From Brady
This is a super serious question. Why are you such a goofball?

Jeff Sullivan: Other roles are already occupied

Dan Szymborski: Announcing, for your amusement, bemusement, and possible cemusement, Time’s Person of the Year for 2006, a man who drinks so much beer that he *literally* provides revenue to bars and breweries exactly equal to the amount he spends on beer, Daniel John Jacob Jingleheimer Szymborski!

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Comment From GSon
Can we make this an ARod Free Zone for the next hour?

Dan Szymborski: YOU ALREADY DONE BROKEN IT!

Comment From Jon
Would trading for Justin Morneau help the Pirates? He could take over for Jones’ side of the 1B platoon and push Jones into a RF platoon with Tabata.

Dan Szymborski: Honestly, very marginal upgrade. Morneau’s toasty.

: We’ll get started in 10-15 mins so get your prospect/rookie questions in now…

Comment From Rick
who has more of an impact next year, springer or lindor?

: I’m going to go with Springer… if we’re talking about offensive impact. He’s going to have speed and power (but probably a low batting avg) while Lindor will provide most of his value on defense in the early going.

Comment From Mike
Robert Stephenson is making his first start in AA tonight. He looked great in his last start in the California League. Will you be watching tonight and how long until he could realistically be ready to pitch in the Majors in a rotation.

: If I have a chance, I’ll tune in to MiLB tv and watch some of it… I would imagine he probably needs 3-5 months in AA/AAA before he’s ready.

Comment From Jimbo
Mike Olt: Starting 3B for CHC next year? Called up this year?

Eno Sarris: Hey! Will be here at top of the hour.

Eno Sarris: lyrics of the day, just because a little German is involved

She’s been dreaming
Relocation
From monastic
Regulations

Now she’s working
At the station
As a VJ
On rotation

Comment From bdhudson
eno! fix your chat so the whole transcript is available when it closes. it’s very sad every week when it just stops after a certain point

Eno Sarris: If you mean by ‘fix’ email Appelman complaining about it… done.

Comment From Dr. Met
In a dynasty league where you are more than likely going into the playoffs, do you do a Nelson Cruz for Brandon Belt deal?

Eno Sarris: Yes.

Dave Cameron: It’s Wednesday, so let’s go ahead and talk some baseball, or puppies, or baseball playing puppies? The queue is now open, and the chat will start in 15 minutes or so.

Comment From Greg
Starlin Castro – obviously he’s not this bad, but the shine has kind of worn off, hasn’t it?

Dave Cameron: Sometimes, it takes guys a while to develop, but yeah, at some point, Castro’s going to have to get better.

Comment From Dave
I’m a Pirates fan, do you blame me for panicking every time they drop 3 or more games?

Dave Cameron: No, being a fan isn’t rational. Your team is good, and you shouldn’t worry too much.

Comment From JEB
How many years before the White Sox are good again? They seem to be in full rebuild mode right now.

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

Join Jeff Zimmerman and myself tonight at 9 pm ET and we’ll talk some baseball. Be forewarned – Jeff is in a good mood tonight, so expect there to be a fair amount of Royals talk.

See you at 9!

Paul Swydan: Quick reminder – if you’re in Boston on Friday, come join a bunch of FanGraphs writers, myself and some special guests out at Mead Hall for beer and baseball!

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fangraphs-meetup-in-boston-august-16th/

Paul Swydan: Hey let’s do this thing, shall we?

Comment From Hell
It seems the Twins manage to receive some semblance of a prospect in return for Drew Butera. How? Why? Whither?

Jeff Zimmerman: Sounds good Paul

Jeff Zimmerman: Poop happens

Jeff Sullivan: Ahhh, late again. Just like old times!

Jeff Sullivan: Last week was weird and unsettling.

Comment From Brian S
9:03. Right on time.

Jeff Sullivan: 9:04. Marching to the beat of my own tardy drum

Comment From Leighton
Will Cabrera win the triple crown?

Jeff Sullivan: One up in RBI, six down in homers, 36 up in average. I don’t love his odds, but he has significant odds of doing this two years in a row

Dan Szymborski: For your mild amusement, here is the Satrap of Snark, the Plenipotentiary of Persiflage, the Mesomedes of Metaphors, and the Dan Szymborski of Self-Delusion: Dan Szymborski!

Comment From Tom
Universal DH – yay or nay?

Dan Szymborski: I’m that rare person that doesn’t have a strong opinion. I grew up watching both AL and NL games, and I’m not violently for or against the DH like 99% of other people.

Dan Szymborski: But purely on a “does it make sense?” standpoint, with interleague play every day, it makes sense to have a universal DH, given that the scattershot nature of needing a DH prevents NL teams from stashing fill-ins at AAA for the set, planned DH run

Comment From Tom
If you could make one change to MLB, what would it be?

Dan Szymborski: Change the revenue sharing so that 1% goes to Dan Szymborski

: I’m running a couple minutes behind but we’ll get started in about 10-15 minutes… Get your prospect questions in now!

Comment From Camp
I traded Jose Fernandez and Granderson for Kershaw in a year to year mixer. Good deal for me?

: It’s hard to get better than Kershaw and if your league uses wins then he’s definitely more likely to help you than Fernandez…

Comment From Anthony
Do you expect the Pirates will call up Lambo any time soon, and, if so, will he be a valuable contributor?

: I mentioned this last week, too… Lambo is more of a quad-A guy and possible bench contributor at the big league level than true starting marterial

Comment From Roger
Is Bogaerts ready for a major-league trial? And is there any risk to his development by bringing him up?

Eno Sarris: For some reason I want to write ola because when I see hola I read “HOLLA.” I’ll be here at the top of the hour.

Comment From bdhudson
When a buddy of mine met my another friend named Halla, he didn’t realize she was introducing herself and yelled HOLLA! It was endlessly amusing

Eno Sarris: Lyrics of the day! Themed to my high ankle sprain:

You come down, holding tight , to the railing on the side
You stayed up, left to dry, Now you’re crumbling

It’s not complex, see all of the signs flashing on
You’re just paying, for all of the bad you have done

Comment From Joe
ENOOOOOOO! Should I stash Salazar for when Fernandez hits his IP limit?

Eno Sarris: Salazar coming up on his own limit. Once Cleveland out, he’s out I bet. Also, he’s pitched 105 or so innings, last year he was at like 85. So he could really get shut down whenever.

Comment From Oscar
Chances that Carlos Martinez stays in rotation are __ and if he does he is a top __ pitcher.