Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 5/12/16

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May 12, 2016
1:36
Eno Sarris: this is p chill beginning for a no chill chat

12:01
Art Vandelay: HOT DAMN WAS THAT A START LAST NIGHT OR WHAT?
12:01
Eno Sarris: MAX POWER
12:01
MikefromTO: What are your thoughts on Bauer? is this the year he finally realizes his potential? or will his control issues keep him down.
12:01
Eno Sarris: Best combo of movement and velocity from him in his career. Really consistent two-seam movement. Going to set career high in gB% and keep the homers down, if not the walks.
12:02
The Cincinnati Kid: What are some positive signs you’re looking for from Price in his start today?

12:02
Eno Sarris: Maybe a tick or two of velocity, no homers would be nice.
12:02
Art Vandelay: of course I’m talking about the Tai fighter.
12:02
Eno Sarris: oh
12:02
The Cincinnati Kid: Can the Rangers just yank Tolleson finally? I know Dyson got the vulture yesterday, but come on man
12:02
Eno Sarris: Gotta be a sign.
12:02
Bork: Hello thank you for taking my message I’d like to complain about the lack of poo emoticons that have been in recent chats can you please add them back.
12:02
Eno Sarris: WHERE ARE THE POO EMOTICONS
12:03
The Cincinnati Kid: (Good) beer suggestions from the ATL, and GO!
12:04
Eno Sarris: I wrote that chapter to the Craft Beer Lover’s Guide to Baseball!! Sweetwater is fine, but Orpheus is the prize jewel. Wild Heaven for Belgian, Monday Night for IPAs, and The Porter bar in Five Points.
12:04
Eno Sarris: (there’s more in the chapter)
12:04
hscer: Would serious enforcement of the pitcher-comes-set rule help offenses significantly or are we still on the road to a lower mound or some other drastic solution?
12:05
Eno Sarris: I think that would help the guys with longer swings, so could bring more power in. The strike zone is the easy solution if there is need of one. Screw f’ing with the mound though. Not that noise.
12:05
Al: Is it possible to get a setting on the auction calculator to use ROS projections? It would be kind of handy for evaluating trade value. It’s entirely possible such a thing already exists and I don’t know about it. Thanks <3
12:05
Eno Sarris: Should happen soon. We’re looking into it.
12:05
Martin Russell: Is Russell Martin done for? He could be acquired for peanuts in fantasy leagues right now and yet I don’t even know if that would be too rich a price to pay?
12:06
Eno Sarris: Neck thing was bothering him, I think he’s back to himself. More or less, probably less on the power front.
12:06
MikefromTO: i dropped Carlos Rodon for Alex Wood… couldn’t wait on Rodon to turn it around while his ERA weighs on my team. what do you think?
12:06
Eno Sarris: I’m feeling better about Wood these days. Rodon obviously has more ceiling, but Wood’s floor is higher, and even though his arm slot was falling, it’s not where it was. I think he can put together a decent year.
12:06
Bork: Did you get a chance to talk to JA Happ at all and ask him what the hell he’s on or is doing?
12:06
Eno Sarris: Not allowed to talk to pitcher on day of start.
12:07
Erik: Hector Neris seemingly jumped from okay to excellent by doing nothing other than throwing his best pitch significantly more often. That sounds so easy, but it can’t be, otherwise everyone would do it, right? Why is that harder than it sounds?
12:07
Eno Sarris: Not every pitch can survive the jump from unpredictability to predictability.
12:08
Sid: How likely is it that Lewis Brinson has any significant fantasy impact this year? Is he likely to start for Texas next season?
12:08
Eno Sarris: Rangers are going to move on from Deshields at some point, IMO, but I don’t know where that point is.
12:08
OnSight: Why has Eickhoff abandoned his slider? It was his best pitch by whiffs last year, is a better pitch mix the key to his success?
12:09
Eno Sarris: He should bring that back but fastball command is probably more key for him. Can’t give up the homers or fall behind.
12:09
Eno Sarris: So this is weird

12:09
Bork: Which pitcher would be hurt the most if umps started calling balks on the pitches Donaldson described?
12:10
Eno Sarris: Cueto? Lackey? Colon does some of this. And according to Donaldson, most relievers.
12:10
Young Jeezy: Travis Shaw on the wire. Currently have Myers at 1st. Drop Myers for Shaw? 12 H2H points league.
12:10
Eno Sarris: Shaw at home is still real, but I want Myers.
12:10
Gary W: Eno!! In a Roto OBP, would you trade Sonny Gray for JUp? I could use some more hitting.
12:10
Eno Sarris: Yes.
12:11
I Love Beer!!!: I have a friend coming back from France this week and they asked me if I wanted them to bring anything back. Are there any local beers you recommend that would be worthy of going through the trouble?
12:12
Eno Sarris: Our leaderboards point to this beer which I haven’t seen in America personally — Cuvée des Jonquilles / Blonde Ale / Brasserie Bailleux Au Baron. Looks like it might be an interesting blond sour…
12:12
Brad: What’s up with Salfino giving you and Paul crap about Conforto? Neither of you said you would gladly trade Conforto. You were just spit balling a response to an e-mail question.
12:12
Eno Sarris: Man gets worked up.
12:13
Nate: Shoutouts to those that didnt start Rubby de la Rosa in Colorado!
12:13
Eno Sarris: I mean who would.
12:13
Dude Abides: The middle man in an all male threesome is called a lucky pierre. Thought lude like to know.
12:13
The Cincinnati Kid: You’ll need: bread (1-2 slices), peanut butter, and jelly. Stir your peanut butter beforehand to soften it and make it easier to spread. Spread peanut butter evenly onto one slice of bread using a knife. Go “nuts” with however much you prefer. Spread jelly onto the other slice of bread. Press the two slices together. For a fun treat, put Eno in the middle of the slices! Mmm
12:13
Art Vandelay: breaking in new work boots is a pretty terrible experience
12:13
Eno Sarris: Up and down and middle interlude.
12:14
mtsw: Am I crazy to still think the Phillies are the second-worst team in the league? How much longer do they need to keep winning before we need to change how we think about them?
12:14
Eno Sarris: I like their rotation too much to call them that.
12:14
Mike: What do the Angels do with Pujols? I don’t care if his exit velocity is good. He is not good. He is an anchor. I am just not sure they have the guts or desire to do anything.
12:14
Eno Sarris: They penned in to trying to compete when they should really probably blow it up.
12:14
Dickie Thon: I’d say the Royals’ rotation looks like it has a lot of leaks. Given how well Duffy has been pitching in relief do you think they’d consider stretching him out and installing him in the rotation. Lots of good numbers to back up the possibility.
12:15
Eno Sarris: Except that, when he was a starter, none of his pitches ranked as above-average in either GB or whiffs. He needs that plus velocity and to not have to throw that change.
12:15
Tony: Brandon Belt is the new Joey Votto, or not enough power?
12:16
Eno Sarris: Maybe a step below on power or maybe the home park is a factor there in our appraisal. Belt does not have the same brain, but the experience has finally gotten him to a point where he can go oppo and also pull for power when he needs to.
12:16
adam: what’s up with pineda right? AMIRITE!? im dying
12:17
Eno Sarris: Cutter’s changed movement and he’s not commanding it. That sound simple, but knowing wether or not he’ll fix it is not. I’ll buy if it’s as simple as picking him up off wire, and I’ll hold on my bench, for a bit. He used to have good command!
12:17
Rob: I’ve hit the point where I like everyone on my roster better than dudes on free agency, but I still want to add people. The trick is to do 2-for-1s and clear room, but owners havd caught on to the “always get best player” mantra. How do we get above and beyond this, Eno? What’s the next step in boning the competition and winning our leagues?
12:18
Eno Sarris: Push it so that you’re just barely improving a player and throwing away the second player, basically? You have to throw in their second player so it’s not an obvious two for one, and then make the margins so close that they think, hey, I can get this player for free because I like his ‘best player’ better than my ‘best player.’ The other way is to stream, even position players.
12:18
Rubby Dub Dubby: Rubby DLR had a nice one against COL @ COL….I’m not wanting to swallow my own throw up.
12:18
Eno Sarris: Fewer changeups has been the key, amazingly.
12:18
Tony: Is Yasmany Tomas the real deal? Upside of a Betts with the bat but lack of steals?
12:19
Eno Sarris: No, I see him more Ozuna like. .270 with 20-25 homers.
12:19
Biscuit: Set up my first happy hour at new job. Chose Cloudburst on your rec…
12:19
Eno Sarris: Nice! Great location, really good beers.
12:19
Existential Fan: Is this going to be a lost season for Michael Brantley?
12:19
Eno Sarris: no.
12:19
Xolo: Is Drew Pomeranz for real?
12:19
Eno Sarris: Yes. He’s Rich Hill.
12:19
adam: scherzer is better at striking people out than i am at not striking people out
12:19
Dug: Who has the worst offence in baseball?
12:19
Eno Sarris: Bravos.
12:20
Johnny5Alive: THOR! But also, he had his elbow “checked” a couple weeks ago? And Matz has “elbow discomfort” or “forearm tightness” depending on who is asked. Oh and David Wright can’t make throws and its hurting him. I said they should have moved him off third, and yet I was scoffed at. Yes, they are currently in first, but the Mets are screwed!
12:20
Eno Sarris: It’s all going to happen to every team. Baseball is all like

12:20
DUDEwhoLOVESaLUDE: If you had one shot to try to improve BA (only category not top offense – still working on pitching) and had surplus R/SB. Who would you target? Papi, VMart, Votto, or ?? Or just get a stud P?
12:20
Eno Sarris: VMart cheap and a really good bet for BA.
12:21
Marty: In a 20 teamer where I have Posey and TDA, what do I do? So many people mail-in their C spot, I don’t know if I can pry a good OF or Corner IF. Thoughts?
12:21
Eno Sarris: Wait till both healthy and then approach the worst teams, it’s all you can do really. Not a problem right now.
12:21
adam: if jon hamm was a ham and he was starving do you think he would eat himself? i sure would
12:21
THE MAN WITH THE PLAN: Much much Lude could a LUDE-LUDE lude if a LUDE-LUDE could lude Lude?
12:22
RP: Bang the Kang, get it on ban the Kang!
12:22
Eno Sarris: I see what kind of day this is.
12:22
JJ: If you drafted Yu, you’re holding now unless it’s a crazy offer, right?
12:22
Eno Sarris: Yeah I mean yu so close to yu right now. It’s like a force field.
12:22
steviek: So I’m actually hopeful on McCullers, a sub 3.25 era & over 8k/9 kind of hopeful. Feel free to tell me I’m out of my mind.
12:23
Eno Sarris: He’s basically hot fire incarnated, so why not. HIs projections aren’t actually that far off of that, it’s just about his walks.
12:23
Scooby: Are you in on Eovaldi in a shallow 12-team mixed? Aside from Ks, his numbers don’t look so hot (kind of like Pineda), but some experts are saying he’s had bad luck and it will turn around (kind of like Pineda). What say you? Thanks, Eno!
12:23
Eno Sarris: He’s still got a straight fastball that will give up homers sometimes, but his problems are not as bad as Pineda’s. I like him.
12:23
Gee whiz!: Dillon Gee worth a pick up while dropping Phil Hughes?
12:23
Eno Sarris: Yes on the second part but only yes on the first if there’s not much better.
12:24
EC: So which contract ends up better for Nats: Scherzer or Stras?
12:24
Eno Sarris: Max.
12:24
adam: on a scale of 10-10 how hillbilly is donaldson?
12:24
Eno Sarris: Nah, that’s more Reddick. Donaldson might be hipsterbilly though.
12:24
weber: What do we do with Soler in a dynasty league? I feel like if Maddon would just play him it would work out. Hope for a trade?
12:25
Eno Sarris: Hope for trade. I don’t think Maddon trusts him and I think Baez headed for more playing time.
12:25
Jason: Hey Eno, in your last chat you said you watch swing strike rate, first pitch strike rate, velocity, and three-pitch pitching mix when looking for positive trends in pitchers. How about hitters? What trends do you look for in them?
12:26
Eno Sarris: Swing rate, Reach rate, GB/FB mix in that order.
12:26
Jorge: What’s up with the feud between you and Grey from Razzball? Do you guys have some sort of storied past?
12:26
Eno Sarris: Feud? Has he written something recently? We just had beers this spring! I have no feud with him.
12:27
Zorak: I currently have too many 1Bs, with Belt, Duda and Freeman, trying to swap for some saves. Sold Rosenthal’s owner on Duda-for-Trevor straight up, now he’s getting cold feet and wants Belt instead. Should I cave or hold firm?
12:27
Eno Sarris: No, you can move on, too. You in driver’s seat. If batting average, sell Duda.
12:28
E5: Maybe Pablo needs to get back into dancing for conditioning
12:28
Eno Sarris: He’s an underrated clubhouse presence. Bought super hero shirts for everyone, had these things, and a smile for everyone.
12:28
Biscuit: Bus drama yesterday involving an open window. Racial tension involved. I just turned around and dug into the bad fastball bucket with Sarris.
12:29
Eno Sarris: Don’t make eye contact, turn up the earphones, not your problem. I’m not being sarcastic. City life is too much to try and deal with everyone’s crap.
12:29
Anthony Bourdain: Where in Jamaica would you send someone that’s never been? Kingston? Or is that like me (from IL) saying go to Chicago, and assuming you know where not to go in Chicago.
12:30
Eno Sarris: Definitely do NOT go to Kingston. Sorry if people love that place, but I do not. I’d go to my hometown Negril. It’s touristy, but it’s lush, and surrounded by awesome hiking and beaches and cliffs and food and fun.
12:30
Johnny5Alive: ATL BEER – MONDAY NIGHT BREWERY!
12:30
knapfel: Watching the Red Sox — A’s series:

12:30
RP: Adam Duvall buying or nah?
12:31
Eno Sarris: Deep leaguers, though you have to have already bought like I did. I won’t claim to know a ton about him, but I bought for these reasons: he’s at peak age and projections loved his butt off.
12:31
E5: Beltre refuses to yield to age
12:31
Eno Sarris: Gotta be one of the most fun players on the field. Love expressive, emotional human being players.
12:31
Roddy: Also re: ATL beers, try Creature Comforts. It’s actually from Athens, GA – but they’re the jam.
12:32
Eno Sarris: Tropicalia is great. If you go to Athens you can also do Terrapin.
12:32
EC: Verducci hates the Strasburg deal because of the risk. Is it possible that once you get past the 4.91 years after TJ where 2nd injury risk peaks that it might be relatively smooth sailing? After all, Tommy John himself played for a pretty long time.
12:33
Eno Sarris: There is actually a danger zone, and I think given his pitching past — didn’t pitch a ton as a kid — he might be okay. And as another commenter said, how many pitchers are going to be available that haven’t had TJ in the future?
12:33
Zorak: Think Fulmer sticks in the rotation? Worth keeping around over a stash like Glasnow/Urias or a spot starter like Wood?
12:33
Eno Sarris: I like Fulmer. The movement on the change is good, if he can command it even a tiny bit, he’s got velocity and a plus slider…
12:33
Ricky: Stroman for Grichuk/Darvish. Thoughts? Concerns on an innings limit for Stroman that would prevent it?
12:34
Eno Sarris: It was a leg thing I doubt they limit Stroman. But since much of Yu’s IP limit is behind him, I dunno. I might prefer that isde.
12:34
DB: Total speculation of course but do you think first up for Pirates is Taillon or Glasnow?
12:34
Eno Sarris: Taillon showing more polish right now.
12:34
Marty: Sweetwater is totally overrated. There are better beers in the same category including Victory and Founders.
12:34
Eno Sarris: Yes but they *are* in Atlanta.
12:35
CamdenWarehouse: What current meh starters do you think would be excellent in the pen?
12:36
Eno Sarris: Most of them! Well… okay, I’ll cheat. Juan Nicasio. How about someone weirder… deception guy might be Ben Lively with Phillies, velocity guy might be Archie Bradley.
12:37
Josh: Who are some candidates out there with the potential to be in the mold of an “Arrieta” like acquistion? In other words who may be available at less than an exorbitant price that has potential to be a top of the rotation starter with some control left?
12:38
Eno Sarris: Rubby *might* be following that map. Gausman too late. You do want velocity if you want an Arrieta guy, so maybe Wily Peralta (I doubt it), Cody Anderson, Mike Wright… Shane Greene?
12:38
JotCast Support: The peanut gallery and emoticons (including poo) were turned off in the chat settings because they were deemed too distracting. You can re-enable them for future chats if you like. We’re also working on ways to allow them while preventing abuse.
12:39
Eno Sarris: Interesting. I can control the poo! My chats are the embodiment of distracting, so maybe the poo will return next week.
12:39
Bob: What’s a good beginner Belgian style beer?
12:39
Eno Sarris: Saison.
12:39
Ben: I offered Cole for Matz and CarMar and it was accepted literally one minute before the news of Matz’s elbow broke. FML or cautiously optimistic?
12:40
Eno Sarris: The guys you are getting have equal upside and more injury risk than the guy you gave up, but you got two!
12:40
Hamburglar: Yo Eno… should I pull the trigger on this trade? I trade a Hopslam and Kentucky Breakfast Stout for two Grapefruit Sculpin and two Sculpin IPA.
12:40
Eno Sarris: Not enough. You can get those beers in most markets.
12:40
Curtis: Who is the best defensive player in baseball right now, regardless of position?
12:40
Eno Sarris: Kiermaier? He can see the frigging signs between the catcher’s legs!
12:41
Erik: In regards to the Trout trade conversation, do we know how much of an effect a superstar has on attendance? Is there a model for how much attendance money the Angels would lose if they lost both their superstar and the wins he would bring? And does this affect the price of players in trades?
12:41
Eno Sarris: It’s my understanding that the only thing that works is winning. I don’t think I’ve gone to see *one* guy unless that was Barry, and Barry’s teams were usually good. I mean, I went to see Braves games when Murphy was there, but not for him.
12:41
Todd: Following up on the Brinson question, would they go with one of the OF on their current roster in CF before calling up Brinson? Or does a Deshields demotion likely mean the arrival of Lewis?
12:42
Eno Sarris: They were aggressive with Mazara, and Brinson has kept his strikeout gains, so though I thought we wouldn’t see much Brinson this year, I’m softening on that.
12:42
Mack: Worried about Matz? Thoughts on him overall? Is he this good?
12:42
Eno Sarris: A little worried, sure. Also find the swinging strike rate and strikeout rate discrepancy weird, because I don’t see him as a command guy stealing strikes like a Kyle Hendricks.
12:42
Mike: McCullers or Gausman rest of season?
12:42
Eno Sarris: McCullers.
12:43
JBJ Fan Club: You might’ve seen this floating around yesterday, but Jackie Bradley Jr has basically been Mike Trout over his last 400 plate appearances. Mike Trout, JBJ over their last 81 games – AVG: .302, .298 RUNS: 42, 60 HR: 15, 13 RBI 44, 60 XBH: 38, 45. And this was before Jackie’s 2 HR last night. Lineup and opportunities play a factor for JBJ, but when do we accept Bradley is an all-around stud?
12:43
Eno Sarris: Too many strikeouts, don’t believe in this power.
12:43
Brett Lawrie’s Empty Redbull Can: Who do you think has the least fantasy value ROS – Mazara, Grichuk, Heyward?
12:43
Eno Sarris: Grichuk. Nice handle but needs an S.
12:44
Neil: Can we choose a date to be “stabilization day” wherein most MLBers would have the requisite PA/AB/BIP needed to reach the stabilization numbers mentioned a lot? It seems like we spend the first month and half saying “sample size” every day – we need to celebrate when the data starts getting juicy. A stat nerd holiday.
12:44
Eno Sarris: I’ve been doing that with my column on RotoGraphs, really.
12:44
Listen to Kaytranada: Have you ever felt bad sending a beer you really don’t like through a trade? I just shipped a box with two beers I absolutely hated and I feel like I should have put a disclaimer in there or something.
12:44
Eno Sarris: I’ve added beers I don’t love but were either desired or unique tasting. As long as they aren’t the headliner.
12:44
Mayor Quimby: Do you like Lagunitas?
12:45
Eno Sarris: Yup. Sucks is good.
12:45
Some other guy: Is there a term for IPAs that are pine-flavored or (ideally) NOT pine-flavored? I love IPAs, but I hate the ones that taste like Pine-Sol, and to my knowledge there’s no way to know the difference beforehand.
12:45
Eno Sarris: Look for fruity or floral in the descriptors, or hops like Mosaic, Galaxy, Simcoe, Nelson on the bottle.
12:46
conboy: Saddled myself with Felix, no one naive enough take him and his deceptive ERA. Best offer I’ve had is AJ Reed (AL only keeper). Abandon ship or ride out the storm?
12:46
Eno Sarris: Only sell right now if you’re rebuilding. I think he’ll keep things mellow enough that you can sell later to someone more desperate. Reed’s decent return if you keep a ton of players.
12:47
Jason: Do you think Moya was called up to steal AB’s away from Upton? Should Upton owners be concerned this is more than just his usual slow start?
12:48
Eno Sarris: I saw that in a blurb and I just can’t believe it. Moya strikes out as much as Upton does in his worst month of his career, so I don’t think he’s really going to steal much.
12:48
Dave: How concerned are you with Salazar’s walk increase this year? Thanks.
12:48
Eno Sarris: He doesn’t have great innate command. You shrug and enjoy the Ks.
12:48
Mayor Quimby: Wood, Rubby DLR, Nicasio, Folty- is that your rank?
12:48
Eno Sarris: yes.
12:48
Jake: Hold onto Severino in a 10 team keeper? Could moderately use the spot.
12:49
Eno Sarris: I think you can move on. If it was a deeper league, or a dynasty, maybe not, but if you’re keeping ten or so in a ten-teamer, even if he turns it around, he’s not a lock for top 100 keepers.
12:49
Jake: Thoughts on new Radiohead?
12:49
Eno Sarris: Only heard daydreaming and found it boring.
12:49
Roddy: You buying Quintana as a borderline ace?
12:49
Eno Sarris: Sure, for now. I’m a little nervous about later, when velo drops, and the lack of change starts to hurt him more.
12:50
Taylor: Favorite Texas beers?
12:50
Eno Sarris: Jester King mostly. Liked some Blue Owl. Had an Oddwood sour that was the business.
12:51
The Cincinnati Kid: WE NEED MORE BONING THE COMPETITION!!!
12:51
Brett Lawrie’s Empty Redbull Can: Trout for my half eaten ham sandwich and a free frogurt -WHO SAYS NO?
12:51
humphrey: some guy flips you off and makes a pass at your mom

this has been a lewd crude rude dude lude
12:51
Eno Sarris: You said it man.
12:51
E: Here are some guys that played baseball: Marcus Giles, Brett Tomko, Wilson Betemit, Placido Polanco, Ian Snell, Julio Lugo. Those guys.
12:51
Eno Sarris: Yup.
12:52
Guest: a woody guthrie song about how eno used to answer all my chat questions
12:52
Eno Sarris: sad song!
12:52
Eno Sarris: Am currently at 12:19.
12:52
Candy: Does Chacin have any value in an AL-only?
12:52
Eno Sarris: Yes. Three above-average pitches and an average sinker right now, got the curve back now that he’s out of coors. He’ll be okay. Not great, but okay.
12:52
Young Jeezy: Yu Darvish ROS? Is he a top 10 arm?
12:53
Eno Sarris: Lower, given the command risks coming back from TJ.
12:53
Mack: What are your thoughts on Javier Baez this season?
12:53
Eno Sarris: Bout to take the job and run with it, even as the batting average dips going forward.
12:53
Mayor Quimby: Is that-ah New York-er Mets pitcher elbow stuff a Warthen Slider result? Its Chowda!
12:54
Eno Sarris: Higher velocity is higher risk for TJ, and they all throw everything hard. I don’t think the Warthen Slider is to blame.
12:54
Mike: Can Saunders keep it up? And if he does is he comeback player of the year?
12:55
Eno Sarris: I talked to him about all his injuries and as long as the oblique holds (they train for peak trunk rotation and it’s a common injury) and the shoulder (He used to pitch) and he doesn’t step on a sprinkler, the thinks the knee should be fine going forward. BA will drop a bit but if he can stay in there, I like him.
12:55
JP: Have you ever been to “Libertine” in Morro Bay? They make a bunch of sours and are right on the bay. Beer with a view.
12:55
Eno Sarris: Oh man, I was down there and wanted to, but family life got in thew ay.
12:55
Mikey: I can’t seem to quit Jesse Hahn, but the A’s really seem to be giving him the Gausman jerk around treatment, despite having a rotation that is generously labeled “terrible”. He’s gotta get a sustained shot here soon, no?
12:56
Eno Sarris: I think they just playing around with their options, like they do. He’ll be up again. Lost velo late in the last game, though.
12:56
2-D: What do you like to see out of changeup movement in relation to how it plays off the fastball?
12:56
Eno Sarris: More sink, more fade, more velocity gap, in that order.
12:56
Eno is Eno, No?: Give me your favorite IPA, that a guy can find at, like Binny’s in Bloomington, IL.
12:57
Eno Sarris: You might be able to find Zombie Dust or Ninja vs Unicorn there.
12:57
Buck: Any chance you want to elaborate on why Scherzer’s contract will be better than Stras?
12:57
Eno Sarris: I think he’s a slightly better pitcher with a better injury past.
12:58
Matt: What is Jake Lamb, avg hr wise?
12:58
Eno Sarris: .280/20
12:58
Matt: I’m thinking about trading Posey for Strasburg and Cervelli in a 14 team 1 catcher league. I’d drop Dickerson. Thoughts?
12:58
Eno Sarris: If OBP, fine.
12:58
Von Schloss: Is Country Breakfast completely done?
12:58
Eno Sarris: Looks like it.
12:58
SB: Can someone put a source on the Donaldson comments about pitchers coming set? Cant find anything.
12:58
Eno Sarris: My piece yesterday. “Let’s Watch a Pitcher Break the Rules and (Sorta) Get Caught”
12:59
Austin : Has Lawrie taken the next step? Top 6-8 2b for the rest of the season?
1:00
Eno Sarris: I liked him as top ten coming into the season, but I don’t get this strikeout rate. I like that he’s swinging and reaching less, but that ba is going to come down.
1:00
Brett: I’m a miserable Braves fan. Tell me some reasons I should feel better.
1:00
Eno Sarris: Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, Kiley McDaniel
1:00
Slide’nURdms: Can we put up a road block for the Domingo Santana hype train? He has the lowest fly-ball rate in all of baseball at 15% (among qualified hitters) and has a K% of 32%. The hard hit rate is nice, but hard hit balls into the dirt, with a heavy amount of whiffs isn’t really all that valuable a package, is it?
1:02
Eno Sarris: Launch angle is super important, yes. But .242/.339/.411 seems sustainable to me, with power upside beyond shown by past power outputs and different FB rates in past.
1:02
Thwerve: Chris Devenski’s changeup has a 19% SwStr rate and is running at 11% overall with his mix. You interested?
1:03
Eno Sarris: thrown 155 of them, has great movement off his riseball, and would explain iffy K% in the minors, because changeup swSTR has the lowest correlation to overall swSTR among the pitches. It’s often used for soft contact. I like him, yes, with only caveat being that things about to get crowded and he might get on the shuttle.
1:03
John Stamos: You know when I’m down to my socks it’s time for business
1:03
John Stamos: That’s why they’re called business socks
1:03
Bork: Can you have a feud with Votto? Like, move to CIN and get a seat along the 1B line and just lay it into him each game. I’d donate like, $5 to the cause.
1:03
Eno Sarris: I love him though.
1:03
CecilFielder: when does Matt Cains contract enter ryan howard levels of terribleness? it seems like its been a total waste, and I don’t see it getting any better
1:04
Eno Sarris: He’s improved the command of his non-fastballs and is pitching backwards, so maybe he can be an okay five.
1:04
Slow Sano: Franco or Sano? Was relying heavily on these 2 this year. Both doing decent but not what I was hoping for.
1:04
Eno Sarris: Franco.
1:04
Mike: So you could say that Pablo had veteran…presents!
1:04
Eno Sarris: Literally!
1:04
Mattingly’s Sideburns: Do you like Folty at all? He’s got pitches. He’s got so many pitches. The best pitches.
1:05
Eno Sarris: Lol. Except a changeup. If he focuses on two breaking balls, maybe.
1:05
Art Vandelay: are there going to be any sellers this year? It doesn’t feel like Braun and Lucroy are going anywhere, I’m no longer confident Terry Ryan is capable of making smart trades, and the Braves/Angels are kind of a mystery.
1:06
Eno Sarris: Well the Braves will sell anything not nailed down, but how much do they have left. Inciarte might actually be able to stick around until they are good again.
1:06
Eno Sarris: I get a Grateful Dead vibe from this, am I nuts?

1:06
MikefromTO: is Adam Conley the real deal?
1:06
Eno Sarris: I think so.
1:06
ctw: are you worried at all about Maeda? I am thinking of trying to sell high, packaging him with Eugenio for Betances in a holds league
1:08
Eno Sarris: The change has been better than I thought, the curve worse. He’s not this good. I think he’ll be more 3.5/1.2 going forward.
1:08
boo: do you have any worry about Manaea? Is he mixed-league relevant in shallow leagues in the near future? have him hanging out on my minors list right now
1:09
Eno Sarris: He can’t command the change and loses command of the slurve late in games, and then always comes with a fastball (which he can command) when he’s behind. Whiffs not the problem, grounders even okay, it’s the homers. I think he’ll adjust at some point.
1:10
Kevin: Was his last start the beginning of summer serious Joe Ross regression?
1:10
Eno Sarris: Still a mixed leaguer through regression imo.
1:10
throatkilmer: Obligatory Bumgarner question. Are you done worrying about him? I traded him basically straight up for Greinke in the one league I had him in based on your worries.
1:10
Eno Sarris: 93s in last game… I’m feeling better about him. But I’m not out on Greinke either.
1:11
No Regrets: Dealt the King and Tyler White for Archer right before he looked so lovely yesterday. AL Only. Did I muff?
1:13
Eno Sarris: Archer. Lots of questions. I have few answers for you. Maybe he’s throwing too many changeups, that’s giving up the most homers. But the slider line drive rate is up, and it’s flatter than its ever been. Needs a mechancial adjustment. Release point steady, though, and velo not down a ton. I still like him.
1:13
A ROBOT: I ALSO LOVE EMOTIONAL HUMANS
1:14
Bart: Pick up Bauer and drop either Finnegan, Eovaldi, Fiers, Eickhoff or Severino?
1:14
Eno Sarris: Fiers
1:14
Mike Francersa: Lucas Dooder
1:14
Nelson: Whats the big deal with Mexican Cake, just a hot stout, no?
1:14
Eno Sarris: I prefer Prairie Bomb for a stout with some chile in it.
1:14
Guest: lamest thing in beer is weed puns ugh sweetwater terrapin breaking bud
1:14
Eno Sarris: Breaking Bud is the worst name/label vs taste discrepancy in beer.
1:15
throatkilmer: I just blew my nose, and liquid squirted out of my eye. Am I dying?
1:15
Eno Sarris: Stings.
1:15
Mattingly’s Sideburns: Can Jeanmar Gomez stick?
1:15
Eno Sarris: Sometimes a man gets lucky.
1:15
Eno Sarris: I mean that, he’s not a great pitcher, but there are other not-great pitchers that have survived the year.
1:16
Bork: So this is kind of morbid, but do you think there will be a spike in highschoolers getting TJ surgery trying to push themselves to get peak velocity and trying to get into the MLB? It’s already happening in Japan but that’s more of the training workload.
1:16
Eno Sarris: Yeah I think we need to get some better best practices down into the high schools, maybe even mandatory offseasons for those kids.
1:17
Jamaica?!: I once went to Jamaica, on my honeymoon…came back literally messed up in the head. Brain was swollen for like 3 weeks. Wouldn’t talk and cried a lot. Poor wife. And no drugs! Although we were offered some on the bus from airport to resort, by the driver. Good ole Jamaica.
1:17
Eno Sarris: I came back once with both my feet all swole up and some sort of thing that was eating a trail in my foot. The tropics, man. Sorry to hear.
1:18
Guest: ill chat you every creed song
1:18
Eno Sarris: Please don’t.
1:18
Moore: John Lamb (@CLE, SEA) or Tyler Wilson (SEA, @LAA)?
1:18
Eno Sarris: Lamb.
1:18
The Kid: Moving to Denver this summer. What’s the ludedown on the beer scene? Also, am I gonna lose Matz?
1:18
Eno Sarris: Crooked Stave and Funkwerks are where I’d head.
1:18
Eno Sarris: It’s a really good beer town though.
1:18
Smoo: Who concerns you more right now… Price or Keuchel?
1:19
Eno Sarris: Keuchel.
1:19
Chester: Addison Russel has been a BEAST last 1/2 weeks. Is this maybe one of the quietest breakouts on the horizon? Any reason he can’t go .270/20hr/75r/75rbi/10sb? Even consider that a safe proj?
1:19
Eno Sarris: He’s doing everything I thought he would except hit homers and steal bases, so I’m super happy with his growth.
1:19
Guest: ETA for the craft beer book?
1:20
Eno Sarris: Early June. I said it, so it has to happen now. Aiming for it to be done so I can pimp it on MLBNow June 16.
1:20
Smoo: As someone interested in Colby Rasmus, is now the time to buy, should I wait, or run away?
1:20
Eno Sarris: Buy, make them think they selling high. I like his swing rate changes, and talked to his hitting coach about him. Hudgens was almost giddy.
1:21
Beer Here: Ever had a Not Your Father’s Root Beer?
1:21
Eno Sarris: Meh.
1:21
Inquiring Monde: What do I do with Prince Fielder in a 15 team roto league?
1:22
Eno Sarris: Hold. Power comes and goes in bunches sometimes and his GB/FB is the same as last year. swing rates similar, just a few too many reaches. Could be a sneaky buy.
1:23
Trea Turner: Please God get me out of Syracuse
1:23
Eno Sarris: June approaches!
1:23
klof: Lactobacillus or Brettanomyces?
1:23
Eno Sarris: ooooooooohhhhh Lacto. Jammy sours ftw.
1:23
Casknowsroto: Severino ??a lost cause as a SP? Thinking about dropping and getting Rubby
1:24
Eno Sarris: In a redraft league… neither of Severino’s secondary pitches rates as above average on whiffs or grounders so he’s missing two tools.
1:25
CecilFielder: have you noticed less players using dip since the mlb cracked down on it? I would imagine not
1:26
Eno Sarris: Actually I’m more surprised by it, so maybe.
1:26
Nate: Eovaldi as an Arrieta candidate? Got the speed, finally getting the K’s…
1:26
Eno Sarris: ah, good one actually.
1:26
Ajay: Did you really go to Cellarmaker and not get the BA Vastness of Space? Best beer made in SF.
1:26
Eno Sarris: Wasn’t on when I was there. I had a BA version of their Mexican Stout, which was good.
1:28
klof: How much does Carson usually edit your prose?
1:28
Eno Sarris: Not a ton. He edits for clarity and error, I’m *usually* okay there. If he started adding flourish it would be so obvious.
1:29
hscer: The trick to selling tickets for star players is actually really easy. 1 Draft a massively hyped starting pitching prospect, 2 find a way to make every home start his first ever career start. The Nationals got the first part done with Strasburg but unfortunately could not accomplish the second part.
1:29
LUDER: Is beer trading a real thing?
1:30
Eno Sarris: Yah. It’s fun, but a bit expensive. I just find people on the Friday BeerGraphs chat, but Beer Advocate has a forum I think, and there’s something called the Beer Exchange I think.
1:30
Mattingly’s Sideburns: Run the best Small Sample stats by me for hitters and pitchers? Looking for reliability.
1:31
Eno Sarris: pitchers: velocity, movement, swSTR, now K/BB in that order.
1:31
Eno Sarris: hitters: swing rate, contact rate, K, GB/FB.
1:31
Czarcasm: It’s nudey magazine day!!!
1:31
Eno Sarris: There’s literally a day for everything.
1:31
Guest: Quads are great belgian starter beers imo, just bc they’re so delicious no matter who you are you gotta enjoy the decadence
1:31
Eno Sarris: I don’t like them! And so much alcohol for a first timer.
1:32
Willie: Do you play DFS? I’ve given it a legit shot (few hundred $$ worth, a few different projection tools, etc) and find it like bleeding to death from paper cuts. Win, win, lose, win,lose, lose, etc… Can the average fan make money at it?
1:32
Eno Sarris: I don’t love it. I don’t need to render a decision on it for the industry, but myself, I’m more in the dynasty bucket.
1:32
Kevin: In a dynasty, how would you rank Conforto, Joc, Nomar?
1:32
Eno Sarris: Conforto Nomar Joc
1:33
Guest: also trading trout is so dumb omg, the angels have him for enough time to completely turn over their roster a la the cubs who built this team without any big time trades
1:33
Eno Sarris: Sure. By blowing up I meant more, trade the other pieces around him for whatever.
1:33
Eno Sarris: (if there are any pieces. could think about trying to get a small haul for Calhoun)
1:33
Maxamuz: There’s a rumor going around that Paul Goldschmidt is on PEDs and expected to be suspended June 1st. Interesting.
1:33
Eno Sarris: The first rumor was that more names were coming but no superstars though. RUMOR ON RUMOR BATTLE.
1:34
Sample in a Bar: Anthony Rendon. He’s heating up – which is good – but more specifically: Think he can be a 100r/15hr/65 rbi dude with .800+ ops this year? Not even worry about those steals, but he looks good, seems to move well. Curious.
1:34
Eno Sarris: Hell yeah I think he can do that stuff other than the 100 runs maybe, but even that.
1:35
Jack: Would you trade Cody Allen for Odubel Herrera in dynasty? What is Herrera’s batting line in his prime?
1:35
Eno Sarris: True talent .280/.370/.400 seems about right. With 25-30 steals. That’s pretty nice. Yeah I’d do that deal.
1:35
Reginald Denton III: Eno, wait a sec…you’re not old enough to have seen Dale Murphy play with the Braves! Or were you like a little kid back then?
1:36
Eno Sarris: I was a kid. Moved to America, and Atlanta, in 1985 or 6.
1:36
Jack: You plugging Carrasco right in as soon as he’s off the DL? Gotta be next couple weeks, right?
1:36
Eno Sarris: yes.
1:36
Kylo Ren: How do I find out what “average” is for a stat like swinging strike % or GB or hard hit%?
1:36
Eno Sarris: Go to the leaderboards and click ‘league stats’ and it’ll all come into focus. You may want to hit “NP” to remove pitchers from the sample, or ‘starters’ to remove relievers.
1:36
James: Part of me wonders if MLB drug testers write “Gee Whiz!” on Dillon Gee’s urine sample.
1:36
Eno Sarris: Oh! Gee!
1:37
Diamond Joe Quimby: Hey Eno, I just found a bottle of KBS from this year. Would you wait on drinking it for a while or is it good to go?
1:37
Eno Sarris: I’d wait if you have the patience.
1:37
Rick: Tons of breweries to hit where I live in San Diego but need a driver. When does Eno`s Taxis service open?
1:37
Eno Sarris: I did a Societe/Stone Liberty Station/Pizza Port Ocean Beach / Monkey Paw crawl with uber!
1:38
Schlitzy: From Razzball Grey : Ha, Eno’s good people, that’s ridiculous
1:38
Eno Sarris: yah. No feud.
1:38
Khris Davis: Who am I?
1:38
Eno Sarris: .250/28.
1:38
Rizz: Speaking of balks, why is there a balk rule? Isn’t the whole point to deceive the runner? Isn’t deception allowed in other plays, e.g. deeking?
1:38
Eno Sarris: There is specific language against deceiving the batter though.
1:39
JB: Do you sit there and laugh at some dumb questions you see that people submit?
1:39
Eno Sarris: Actually y’all are fine. Nothing too silly.
1:40
Andy5: Jumping in late, sorry if this has already been asked. On a scale of “Not Very” to “Where’s the Panic Button!?” how worried should we be about Matt Harvey?
1:40
Eno Sarris: Way closer to not very. Looked way better last time.
1:40
Mattingly’s Sideburns: Do you see similarities between LCD Soundsystem and Talking Heads? I mean, that’s generous, but vocally, percussive, etc. I think the guy is a little into himself.
1:40
Eno Sarris: Hah, not great vocals. I hear more Brian Eno in LCD.
1:41
Paul: Still think Wacha is an ace? LOL
1:41
Eno Sarris: 3.12/1.27 with nearly 8k/9 and a good ground-ball rate? It’s not a top half ace, but he’d be an ace on at least ten teams…
1:42
Eno Sarris: LOL
1:42
Mystery Shopper: Going to karaoke tonight. Which should I go with: Kyrie by Mister Mister or Somebody by Bryan Adams?
1:42
Eno Sarris: Kyrie.
1:42
Buff: Please! No emoticons! So distracting, no informational value
1:42
Eno Sarris: Well you just described half the chat.
1:42
Hipolito Pichardo: Is it time to drop Erasmo in my AL only? I was so happy I got him for only $2 at the draft 🙁
1:43
Eno Sarris: Not starting but has six wins… I’d hold for a bit.
1:43
T. Berry: How is Peter O’Brien not starting in OF for the DBacks? (sorry if question’s already been asked)
1:43
Eno Sarris: Can’t play center, Peralta probably shouldn’t.
1:43
Chuncey Wiggins: Team A requests Team B, who says “no” and who hangs up first? Also there is a gun to your head.
1:43
Eno Sarris: I say NO GUNS TO MY HEAD PLEASE first.
1:43
High School Musial: Is Klubot starting to wear down or are these minor malfunctions normal?
1:44
Eno Sarris: Not a great fastball, losing velocity, it’s the start of downward turn but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a good year this year.
1:44
Gardy: Rougned Odor…sell high or hold?
1:44
Eno Sarris: Hold.
1:44
Pay Attention: Dyson getting the save yesterday wasn’t “a sign”. Tolleson had pitched two days in a row. Come on man, you guys are so matter of fact on here without knowing details
1:44
Eno Sarris: Dude. I knew that. I just think Tolleson’s going to lose the job! Thanks for SETTING ME STRAIGHT.
1:45
Johnny5Alive: Taillon showing more polish? Glasnow with 22 ks and 2 walks in his last 2 starts?
1:45
Eno Sarris: … which has gotten his walk rate down to worse than average instead of bad.
1:45
Please: Please if you job is to talk baseball, please learn to pronounce names. Imagine political analysts continuing to butcher names? Please, its your job.
1:45
Eno Sarris: Hey I thought I was getting better.
1:46
Eno Sarris: Listen if we gonna get chippy I’ve got work to do.
1:46
ssf: Hey this isn’t a question but the general feeling in TX is that Desmond is likely to get the nod in CF if DDJ gets demoted. Brinson’s had some weird shoulder issues and they probably don’t want to rush him
1:47
Eno Sarris: Yeah I saw that shoulder note, and Desmond playing in center. Good point. CF not super easy to just pick up, though, with the fact that the ball cuts in both directions . Expect some bad routes… then again Deshields not really known for good routes.
1:47
Guest: is it time we appreciate billy beane as a big deal 15 years ago but a bit overmatched today?
1:47
Guest: and following up re: beane, that’s hardly an insult. we all run our course, and now a former baseball player who stumbled into statistics is working against folks with business and stat training.
1:47
Eno Sarris: It’s not a crazy idea. They have one analyst in that front office. One!
1:48
Daniel: I’m a big fan of sour beers. I’ve been to the Night Shift Brewery in Boston and like their stuff. Any suggestions for beers for me to try?
1:49
Eno Sarris: Allagash has some good sours that you can find. Grimm might? Then there are the national sours. The Bruery, Almanac is getting national, their hoppy sours are the best, Lips of Faith is pretty good, the series from New Belgium. Favorite easy to find for me are Halia and Juliette from Goose Island, but they expensive.
1:49
ssf: Can Odor keep up what he’s doing with such a low walk rate?
1:49
Eno Sarris: Walk rate not really correlated to batting average.
1:49
Johnny5Alive: I saw a relief LHP from University of North Florida yesterday. Comes out of the pen and is throwing 65mph changeups. And nobody was making contact. The first contact was on a bunt attempt an inning later. 65! Thats about the only speed I might be able to hit!
1:49
Eno Sarris: Guys like us would get in there and sit changeup.
1:49
marxist baseball fan: why do we baseball fans have such sympathy for the billionaire bureaucrats who broker between us and the sport we love as against the less well-compensated entertainers for whom we actually turn on the TV?
1:50
Eno Sarris: I’m super pro player. Maybe we just know exactly what the players are making and the owners are just billionaires with a b and we don’t see their salaries in the paper.
1:50
Matt: You are going up against the Klaw chat, was that planned?
1:50
Eno Sarris: No I’m just lucky.
1:50
Drink: Modern Times Apricot. So good.
1:51
Eno Sarris: nice, will check it out.
1:51
Eno’s Beer Cellar: Your take on Aledmys, batting average/HR?
1:51
Eno Sarris: I believe in his bat, but the glove iffy and where does he play when Peralta back? Pushes Wong off second or in the short side of a platoon?
1:51
Guest: true or true: its not real food if you dont sweat and get a runny nose and maybe cry a little bit while you eat it
1:51
Eno Sarris: My acid reflux says no, but I hear you.
1:52
Paul: LOL you guys will stand pat on your predictions no matter how terrible they turn out to be, but a guy like Jackie Bradley hits incredibly well between end of last season and beginning of this one and just blow him off. But your predictions no matter how bad, you stick by them
1:52
Eno Sarris: Hey man you can believe in short-sample ISO, no skin of my back. Domingo? I made no predictions about him.
1:52
Chris: On the podcast, Paul and Jason went through their thoughts on buying low on Justin Upton. What are your thoughts?
1:53
Eno Sarris: Gonna be his worst batting average of his career, but I think he’ll have a 7 homer month again, he usually does.
1:53
Guest: you much of a gardner, eno? trying it for the first time, damn those things are tougher to keep alive than mammals
1:53
Eno Sarris: My wife is and I’m in awe.
1:53
Paul: JBJ K’s too much but boy you loved Baez for last two seasons so just gonna stick with it and let your readers suffer!
1:54
Eno Sarris: HAHAHAHAHAAH oh lord. You are new around here, aren’t you. Javy Baez? I loved him? HAHAHAHAHAA
1:54
Eno Sarris: And really, nobody asked one vs the other. If you are in a league that your’e choosing between the two, take Jackie. He’s freaking playing every day. Jesus.
1:54
Sean: Yasmany Tomas has some fantastic batted ball numbers… average exit velocity is top 10 and currently ahead of Stanton. He’s been a great hitter all season; walking too. His issue at this point is defense and defense-only.
1:55
Eno Sarris: Yeah I was wrong about him. Changed his body a bit, too. Really surprised. I will say that his swing rates have gone back to normal, so I think he’s a BA/K% risk.
1:55
Chuncey Wiggins: Would you rather speak like a robot or smell of rancid meat?
1:55
Eno Sarris: wow. Uh, i could probably make my living better with the second, but would be tough on the wife.
1:56
Rich: Going to Portland/Seattle soon. Please guide me to the beer spots, Eno. Should I save my binge drinking for Portland?
1:56
Eno Sarris: Cascade. Gotta go there. Bend is really the hot spot up there, though. Cloudburst and Holy Mountain are the best of Seattle, and I’ve actually been there, so.
1:56
2-D: So for guys like Pomeranz and Joe Ross who have very little separation in movement on their FB/CH, do you expect/hope for them to gain more separation in the future as they hopefully start throwing it more?
1:57
Eno Sarris: No, I’d hope they throw the f out of it and get more movement. Every pitcher I talk to says they want more separation and they not going to get that from more throwing. Maybe a new grip.
1:57
Jeff: Can Aaron Nola keep up his good start?
1:57
Eno Sarris: Yes. Love that dude.
1:57
TH: how do you determine WAR leaders by a player’s first MLB season? I’m trying to see if any player has ever opened with a WAR greater than Trout’s 10.3
1:58
Eno Sarris: If you click ‘rookies’ and then ‘split seasons’, you get their first season.
1:58
Pops: On Piney vs. non-piney IPA’s, are the terms and hops you mention ones to look for or to avoid if you dislike piney?
1:58
Eno Sarris: Look for.
1:58
Stan: Aaron Sanchez keep this up?
1:59
Eno Sarris: He put on weight to improve command, but pitchers, especially skinny ones like him, lose weight over season. I could see the command flaring up like it has. I do like the pitches though. He’ll be usuable but not this good all year.
1:59
John: deGrom or Price ROS?
1:59
Eno Sarris: deGrom.
1:59
John: Well I know someone can blow their nose out of their eye, but didn’t find out much about how much regression you see from Gregory Polanco. Baseball chat.
2:00
Eno Sarris: This is just a whinier version of you didn’t answer my question. I answer about one in 20. Whining wins: I think he can improve again going forward, as he has improved incrementally every year he’s been in the league. So I’ll take .270/.350/.450, which is an improvement over his projections.
2:00
2-D: High schoolers getting TJ… It sure seems like a lot more kids are exclusively pitchers these days too.
2:00
Eno Sarris: yeah I don’t love that.
2:01
Drew: Favorite Big Island dining establishments?
2:02
Eno Sarris: Oh man there’s a Poke spot… crap. It’s just in a hotel parking lot, but it was so good… Sorry man, been once. I’ll probably know more in a couple years after I’ve been three or four more times to see family.
2:02
klof: If 12:45 wants to avoid piney hops, Mosaic-boil beers won’t solve his problem…
2:02
Eno Sarris: I consider that more of a vegetable problem.
2:02
Otesanek: Start Cueto tonight?
2:02
Eno Sarris: Of course.
2:02
Pat Tabler: Feelings on Marcus Stroman going forward? Has he proven enough to you yet?
2:03
Eno Sarris: Yeah I think the added depth on the breaking balls will serve him well.
2:03
Heute ist Meine Geburtstag! : Throw up an old school Roots tune for my birthday…
2:03
Eno Sarris:

2:04
Joe Beimel: I’M BACK BABY, and I’m gonna let Barry know everyday that he was 1-19 career against me.
2:04
JimmyJack: So, any thoughts on who replaces Jeffress as closer in Milwaukee if he’s traded?…. Smith, Knebel come to mind, but not sure who wins.
2:04
Eno Sarris: Smith. That team strikes me as one that will try to keep Knebel cheaper.
2:04
Drew: The “Warthen Slider” requires supination and max arm speed. Those things make me feel weird about my elbow.
2:05
Eno Sarris: He claims no supination. Throw it like a fastball and only flick the seams with the fingers at the end.
2:06
L7 Weenie: Prove me wrong on both: Todd the Axe Man is the best IPA in the USA, and Carlos Gomez is droppable in a 10 team mixed points league.
2:06
Eno Sarris: You are at least close on the first, and correct on the second.
2:06
Halp: Interesting to see all the debates with FB velocity this year. When does it become ok to use a guys previous season velocity vs April velocity in comparison to this year?
2:06
Eno Sarris: Three starts.
2:06
Roddy: Have you ever been approached by any MLB teams?
2:07
Eno Sarris: yes and I never thought it would happen! but I doubt it ever does.
2:07
El Guapo : I know Casilla blew SV yesterday but do you still see Strickland getting that job? Casilla now has more Ks and has been pretty good all year. Is that higher velo enough to keep the faith or time to look elsewhere for spec saves? Thanks Eno!
2:07
Eno Sarris: Bochy gonna keep his guy in the role for a while, sadly. I like Strickland, but he’s behind Dyson and others in the trade speculation line.
2:07
McDillo: Re: If She Wants Me–you’re not nuts. The verse is basically Bertha by the GD, both in terms of chords and the beginning of the melodic line. Throw in very Bobby-like rhythm guitar and a Hammond organ, and you’re a good way there.
2:07
Eno Sarris: There you freaking go.
2:08
John: Rate the following pitchers from most concerned to least concerned: Price, Kluber, Keuchel, Archer, Gray
2:08
Eno Sarris: Kuechel Kluber Gray Archer Price at least for this year.
2:09
aj: 5) Shelby Miller will make me happy I didn’t trade him
2:09
Eno Sarris: Yeah those bold predictions beget some real duds.
2:09
Ampersand: I just dropped an embarrassing amount of money on a bottle of Cascade Sang Noir… drink immediately or stash for a while? Never had a Cascade before
2:09
Eno Sarris: It’s amazing. Really good. A Russian River Consecration clone.
2:09
E5: Eno’s getting chippy! As a fellow father of 2 I would warn everyone to back off or he might go all postal. I know I would.
2:10
Eno Sarris: Man the nerves get frayed with two toddler boys around haha.
2:10
Richie: Maybe ‘Pay Attention’ didn’t set you straight, but he just helped anybody who was thinking about picking up Dyson this weekend in hopes of his getting the job quickly. Sure how I interpreted your response.
2:11
Eno Sarris: I still think it can happen quickly! But I’ve thought that since March. What can you do. People acting like bullpen divining is some exact science that’s super easy. We have a nightly report detailing guys down to the third spot! Everyone’s trying to do it. I’ve got my way and I’ve detailed it ad nauseum.
2:11
Eno Sarris: Man. I don’t think I made 1/20 of today. Gotta go! Had fun. Thanks.





 

With a phone full of pictures of pitchers' fingers, strange beers, and his two toddler sons, Eno Sarris can be found at the ballpark or a brewery most days. Read him here, writing about the A's or Giants at The Athletic, or about beer at October. Follow him on Twitter @enosarris if you can handle the sandwiches and inanity.

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whiptydojoe
7 years ago

Who pissed in Pay Attention’s Cheerios? I literally typed that he got a vulture save. Chillax man

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Brians Sticky Sock
7 years ago
Reply to  whiptydojoe

(RAISES HAND)

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