Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 5/7/15
by Eno Sarris
May 7, 2015
| 11:30 |
: welcome to my college hip hop collection
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| 11:35 |
: Shoot… YouTube embed might be broken.
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| 11:35 |
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| 12:01 |
according to the probables leaderboard, the a’s starter for today is… ike davis. should i start him? |
| 12:01 |
: eh. okay two-seamer but lacks repeatability and a great second offering.
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| 12:01 |
Who would you prefer as a bench player in an AL only league: Saunders or Bourn? |
| 12:01 |
: Saunders has more upside, which is something I look for in bench pieces.
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| 12:02 |
: Miss you too.
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| 12:02 |
Pregame music: Ive heard that locker rooms are mostly hip-hop or latin, but do you know any players that prefer classical, or the dead, or something to calm/relax rather than amp them up? |
| 12:03 |
: AT&T Park plays the Dead and some more calm music way early in the day, but then gets to pop and more upbeat stuff as game approaches. I *have* heard reggae in the clubhouse, but it was Spring Training, which is a different beast.
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| 12:03 |
Please commision a RG post on Miguel Gonzales. Is he as good as his quietly effective stats for the past 2 season? |
| 12:03 |
: I don’t think so, but I think I did notice some improvement on the movement on one of his pitches, so I’ll take a look sometime soon.
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| 12:03 |
So which of these 3 trades will be/should be deemed the best trade Theo has made for the Cubs? Feldman/Clevenger for Arrieta/Strop, Cashner for Rizzo, or Shark/Hammel for Russell/McKinney? |
| 12:03 |
: I’ll take the Rizzo one because masher in middle of lineup.
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| 12:04 |
My friend is getting married in SF next weekend, what brewery should we go to Eno? |
| 12:04 |
: Cellarmaker.
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| 12:04 |
: (and if you can go to a second and go across the water, The Rare Barrel for sours.)
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| 12:04 |
CIL only leaves room to see only about 2 1/2 comments now…how do we avoid these chats eventually becoming a “leave your questions before noon and come back when the full archive is posted” occasion? |
| 12:04 |
: I think lightning might be the ticket.
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| 12:04 |
I see that cheesy bread box in your BG article. Making me hungry. |
| 12:04 |
Regarding that article though, what’s the most lopsided trade you’ve ever done? |
| 12:05 |
: Well that one was lopsided the wrong way until I realized that I missed some cans… which are now on their way back to the owner… http://www.beergraphs.com/b…
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| 12:05 |
: But people have sent me some beer without wanting beer in return (Heady Topper even), so I guess that counts as the *most* lopsided.
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| 12:06 |
When do you think MLB will have its first openly gay player? |
| 12:06 |
: You know, the way clubhouses are in baseball — actually sort of private, especially the Giants one, where your locker has wings and privacy — I think it might be the first sport.
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| 12:06 |
Your thoughts on Drew Pomeranz change any after the first month? |
| 12:07 |
: Still sucks. He’s still 12-team useful at home, less so on the road.
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| 12:07 |
How many bombs does Mookie end up with in 2015? In 2018? |
| 12:07 |
: 19. 26.
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| 12:07 |
How do we know this is really you chatting? |
| 12:07 |
It’s sexy time! |
| 12:07 |
is Natalie Portman talking to Benjamin Netanyahu in that GIF? |
| 12:07 |
Kyle Farnswoorth, Where is he now? http://nypost.com/2015/05/0… |
| 12:08 |
: Asked, answered by lude.
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| 12:08 |
And, if I’m in SF with an opportunity to day-drink for a bit, what’s the one beer bar I should go to? |
| 12:08 |
: City Beer Store. Because you’ll be tempted to take home. If money is no object, Mikkeller.
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| 12:08 |
Heading to Russian River country for a week with the inlaws later this month. Pliny I know, but what are the sours I should be eyeing at the brewery? |
| 12:08 |
: Consecration. Sanctification.
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| 12:08 |
Hey, Weren’t you in on Chase Whitley before all the cool kids were in on him? |
| 12:10 |
: And then I was out and now I’ve got a toe in the water. Here’s the thing: the fastball is iffy, especially for the AL and that park. But he’s added a curveball, and if he does a little backwards pitching — maybe by stealing strikes with the curve — I think he could be a good starter. Having a change *and* a slider that are above-average is rare, actually.
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| 12:10 |
Drop carson smith for Scribner in a holds league? |
| 12:10 |
: Carson had one blow up, right? I think I prefer him unless it’s been more than one.
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| 12:10 |
Lincecum: same pitcher as last couple years or better? |
| 12:10 |
: Worse. He’s down to like 86 average and he’s just throwing it to the heart of the plate. The homers are coming.
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| 12:10 |
Fangraphs Chicago Meetup: When is it, and do I get to pick the bar again? 🙂 |
| 12:11 |
: The Thursday before Pitchfork Fest and yes! Although the last one was pretty good, we could just do that again.
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| 12:11 |
Chris Archer has been fantastic so far this year. With the slider usage jumping up to 38(!!)% how great is injury concern for him? Appears he has started at least 26 games all the way back through 2008. How aggressive would you be in shopping him? |
| 12:11 |
: Not that aggressive unless I was out of it and could get some young position player(s) for him.
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| 12:11 |
So Carlos Correa will play 3 months in the majors this year, 0-100% chance? |
| 12:11 |
: 15%
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| 12:12 |
Tell Me Carlos Gonzalez will pick it up soon. What’s wrong with him? |
| 12:12 |
: It’s not great that he’s hitting so many balls on the ground, but mostly it’s the power that’s missing (I doubted he’d steal more than 10 this year anyway), and that can still come.
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| 12:13 |
Seen anything from Choo to have hope? |
| 12:14 |
: Got some hits, has some ISO, just needs to level out that hitting plane a bit to get his BABIP up. At least he’s playing and we aren’t hearing about health problems.
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| 12:14 |
ROS value highest for Colome, Hahn, or Chavez? |
| 12:14 |
: Hahn.
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| 12:14 |
Have you tried Sierra’s IPA Hop Hunter? |
| 12:14 |
: Yes and it’s about 80% as good as real wet hop beers, which means it’s a damn fine option.
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| 12:15 |
Do you see any worrying trends in Adrian Beltre’s profile or is he just having a bad start with a good chance of turning things around (which he had last year and ended up having a great year)? |
| 12:15 |
: Turning into a contact hitter, but that should be okay for a good batting average and 15-20 homers as he finishes up a great career.
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| 12:15 |
do any of inciarte, span or lagares intrest you |
| 12:15 |
: Inciarte and Span as extra outfielders to plug in for a few stolen bases, that’s fine.
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| 12:15 |
Im participating in the Worlds Largest Taco Tour today. Tacos all around the city and it’s fantastic. |
| 12:16 |
Grabbed Kang late in my draft based on your hype and I have to say he looks legit. I’m worried that he won’t get enough RBI/R due to the Pirates crap offense. Are you concerned? |
| 12:16 |
: Just be happy they finally talking about playing him more. Our tickets might still cash in.
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| 12:16 |
How many bombs does Bryce end up with in 2015? In 2018? |
| 12:16 |
: 32. 41.
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| 12:17 |
How do you avoid people selling in May in a dynasty league? Hard salary cap ever work for you? I like 12+ team leagues but they inevitably turn into 4 or fewer team leagues by July. (Thinking Ottoneu in particular) |
| 12:17 |
: Could try a salary floor, I guess. Other people give awards / bonuses for second-half performance.
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| 12:17 |
Eno! Should I start Desclafani at Pittsburgh, or Hughes at Cleveland? I only have a little faith in both of them. |
| 12:17 |
: I’d start both.
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| 12:17 |
Did you see the Joey Votto ejection last night? he did not show up the ump and players throw there helmet or bat down every single game. In my opinion MLB gives its umps WAY too much rope to do as they please, and never reprehend them. (The Pineda vs Jays the other day was the worst strike zone I have ever seen, and I bet you Ed Hickox didn’t even hear about it). |
| 12:18 |
: The first ejection part was bad on the ump, the second bump part was bad on Joey. And he knew it.
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| 12:18 |
Sir, it’s the reactor. It seems to be…malfunctioning. All other systems are go. |
| 12:18 |
3 hours before Harpers 3 HR 5 RBI game my league was trying to buy him off me for cheap citing his “awful” stat line. I laughed in there faces. Now no one is saying his stat line is bad. Gotta love early season baseball. |
| 12:18 |
What is a beer? |
| 12:18 |
: Well done.
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| 12:18 |
Would you trade Cargo for Ian Desmond? (I have Rollins) |
| 12:18 |
: Yah that’s fine.
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| 12:19 |
Casa Agria: the brewery you havent heard of yet, that you’ll regret not having joined their club. They make amazing stuff, and are a dark horse for 2015 ROY. |
| 12:19 |
Please rank these SPs ROS, this year ONLY, and thanks! Alex Colome, Marco Gonzalez, Shane Greene and Carlos Rodon. |
| 12:19 |
: Marco Greene Rodon
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| 12:20 |
Do MLB players drink regularly after game during the season? |
| 12:20 |
: I don’t actually do a lot of post-game unless it’s the playoffs, and then yes, when they win, there’s drinking.
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| 12:20 |
I’ve got an open roster spot after the news on Cobb. thinking about picking up Rodon, stashing him on my bench and waiting to see Saturday’s outcome. Smart play? |
| 12:21 |
: Sure, as much as I’m unsure he’ll light the world on fire in his first try, he does have nice upside. Just don’t start him.
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| 12:21 |
Puppies. |
| 12:21 |
Which young Mets pitcher in Vegas do you want? And which one gets called up first? |
| 12:21 |
: I want Thor (Syndergaard) because he’ll be up first.
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| 12:21 |
the hell is happening with chris sale? |
| 12:21 |
: Seems like injuries.
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| 12:21 |
Eno! What is up with Ian Kinsler’s power outage? Where are those sweet sweet home runs? |
| 12:22 |
: Someone should tell him to stop going oppo. The BABIP return is not good enough.
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| 12:22 |
K. Bryant hits his first HR today batting in front of Rizzo (MVP) |
| 12:23 |
: You’re joking a bit, but if I could get good odds on both MVP and NLROY coming from the Cubs, I’d put some gummi bears down.
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| 12:23 |
Should I get a life-size cutout of Bartolo? |
| 12:23 |
: Swinging the bat.
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| 12:23 |
How awesome was fantasy baseball during the steroid era? |
| 12:23 |
: 30/30 shortstops meant you *had* to get a shortstop in the first round.
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| 12:24 |
Over under zips ros 15/5/.259 for reddick? |
| 12:24 |
: He’s making a crapton of contact. I’ll take the over on the BA, the line on HR, and the under on SB.
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| 12:25 |
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| 12:25 |
: (yes we really are going to do my college hip hop today)
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| 12:26 |
Also – baseball related. I bought hard into Tulo this year (the z scores man, the z scores), but it seems he doesn’t want to walk. His normal peripherals look OK, but he’s swinging the bat way more… Do you think there’s something wrong with him, or just finding his way at the plate? |
| 12:26 |
: How weird would it be if he was healthy all year and just hit .280 with 22 homers…
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| 12:26 |
Can you tell us what you think of Bud Lite Lime or is that not fancy enough to make it in the chat? |
| 12:26 |
: I mean I guess I could try it.
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| 12:26 |
Thoughts on making a trip to Toronto? I would recommend Mill Street Brewery when you’re here. Their new 100th Meridian is fantastic |
| 12:26 |
Which side wins, H Ramirez/J Familia or C Yelich/A Sanchez for ROS and keeper? |
| 12:27 |
: ROS, Hanley side wins clearly. keeper…. it’s closer.
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| 12:27 |
Gutentag! Eno, I’m dumping Odor and watching. He’s failed long enough that playing time could be an issue. Lawrie is my replacement of choice. |
| 12:27 |
: Yeah it’s true. And that’s an okay switch if you can make it.
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| 12:27 |
Lets take a second to admire the fact that Johan Santana once held hitters to a .148 .203 .240 .443 line over 22 starts (159 innings with 204 K). In 2004 when the MLB line was 266 .335 .428 .763 |
| 12:27 |
Carlos Peguero in 5 words or less |
| 12:27 |
: whiff / boom
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| 12:27 |
What is best style of beer for 100+ degree weather? |
| 12:28 |
: Lager / Session Pale
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| 12:28 |
Opinion on Trevor Story ? Thanks |
| 12:28 |
: Could be a decent second baseman.
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| 12:28 |
The projections seem to really like Werth. Do you? |
| 12:28 |
: He’s pretty old and that’s a bad shoulder. Slight under on them.
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| 12:28 |
OMFG JOC WTF |
| 12:28 |
What the heck? re: Andrelton Simmons k% |
| 12:28 |
Is Chase Anderson a start every game dude? Even in that ballpark? |
| 12:28 |
: For me, he is. Worked on two-seamer all spring and it’s showing.
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| 12:29 |
I watched Robbie Ray hit 97 a couple times yesterday for the dbacks? |
| 12:29 |
: yeah but the change doesn’t look great, right?
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| 12:29 |
how does your strategy alter in roto where you can only change lineup weekly vs daily |
| 12:30 |
: Can’t platoon players, so guys that play every day are huge. Injuries factor in a bit more.
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| 12:31 |
college hip hop didnt include J-5? |
| 12:31 |
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| 12:31 |
why not metal? that amps everyone up! |
| 12:32 |
: Haven’t really done that in my life, but could put together a punk day.
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| 12:32 |
Hey Eno. The Mesoraco situation has been incredibly frustrating. Don’t understand the Reds organization at all. It seems like he’s unable to catch, right? Surgery inevitable…is he just a DH and pinch hitter now? Should he be universally dropped in fantasy? |
| 12:32 |
: I wouldn’t call surgery inevitable. Otherwise he’d be having it. All you can do is hold until the news comes.
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| 12:32 |
Rank these MI options ROS: Kang, Flores, Simmons, Russell. |
| 12:33 |
: Kang Simmons Russell Flores (Flores bat okay but will he survive the year at short)
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| 12:33 |
What do I do with Shane Greene? Bench him v. better offenses? |
| 12:33 |
: Yes, unless it’s 12-14 team, in which case, he’s probably droppable by now. Don’t know why he won’t throw the cutter more this year.
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| 12:34 |
Does it seem fair that owners/MLBPA should split revenues equally? Players don’t share in risk or costs associated with owning a team, and 33% of owners revenues go straight to player salaries anyway… seems a lot fairer than a lot of articles make it out to be |
| 12:35 |
: The players have plenty of share of risk, it’s just a different form. The fans pay to watch them, we’ve seen what happens with replacement players. I absolutely think 50/50 is the way to go. It’s a big pie, and the teams are making money.
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| 12:35 |
I think you are underestimating the chances of Correa coming up for 3 mos. or more. The Astros haven’t had any success forever it seems. And the need is definitely there. |
| 12:36 |
: But he’s had so little time at Double-A! I hear you, but I think they’ll mix and match until Lowrie comes back.
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| 12:38 |
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| 12:38 |
LoMo or Chisenhall? Or are they the same guy in diff uniforms? |
| 12:38 |
: LoMo a better hitter, Chisenhall more healthy. I think Chis more like a Chris johnson.
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| 12:38 |
What are the chances Randall Delgado gets a chance to close for the D-Backs? |
| 12:39 |
: Decent. Marshall not showing it yet, Reed homer-prone. I’d put Delgado behind Tazawa, AJ Ramos, Watson, but maybe ahead of Caminero, or even with him.
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| 12:39 |
I still remember the day I stood in line at the A’s game behind Eno. When the wind shifted, his hair flowed like a golden wheat field. I caught the scent, it was, like a warm summer breeze over a majestic field of Barley. Those were the days man… those were the days. |
| 12:39 |
: This is the weirdest thing that’s happening in chats these days.
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| 12:39 |
What kind of conditioner do you use? |
| 12:40 |
: Deva Curl, actually, and I rec it hard for curly haired dudes.
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| 12:40 |
: (and dudettes)
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| 12:40 |
Dilson Herrera has lightning quick wrists. What do you think they do with him upon Wright’s return? |
| 12:41 |
: I can’t imagine they make Murphy a backup. I think Dilson goes down. He’s not a shortstop, and Murphy’s not an outfielder.
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| 12:42 |
if you were a professional baseball player, would you be embarassed that you cant touch Colon’s “heater” |
| 12:42 |
: not embarrassed but *very* frustrated
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| 12:42 |
Thoughts on Foltynewicz? That slide piece is filthy. Does he have enough command to be successful in 2015? |
| 12:42 |
: The change is not great, the fastball is straight. I think this guy is going to tease us forever. I saw him throw four straight balls to Cameron Rupp.
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| 12:43 |
What’s your avg ranking in your fantasy leagues right now, and overall, what is your avg ranking at years end? |
| 12:43 |
: Not doing great, probably around 50% in most of my leagues. By the end of the year, I usually average 20-%.
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| 12:43 |
What’s up with Chase Utley? |
| 12:43 |
: The end is coming.
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| 12:43 |
Hey Eno!! Are you buying Alex Guerrero? Could get him (keep for 5y) plus Archer (3y) for Rendon (3-5 years dependent on exercising a prospect tag) in a 15 tm dynasty league with deep benches…. All players on cheap contracts and could do with extra help on my pitching staff |
| 12:43 |
: No thanks.
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| 12:44 |
Does Hanley provide much more value than Arenado ROS that I shouldn’t make the deal in a keeper (arenado is a 14th rounder – Hanley, 2nd) ? |
| 12:44 |
: I love Arenado enough to make this deal. You also stay in the infield and get healthier.
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| 12:44 |
Colome, Whitley, Eovaldi – how would you rank them? |
| 12:44 |
: Eo Whitley Colome. Colome is so wild.
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| 12:44 |
Bellwoods > Mill St. for Toronto breweries IMHO. |
| 12:44 |
Watched Bartolo pitch two nights ago, and was wondering, how long do you think he can/will pitch, and what do you think of a very poor man’s Greg Maddux as a comp for him? |
| 12:45 |
: It’s not bad. The pitch actually kinda looks a bit like Maddux’s, and he has similar control.
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| 12:45 |
Thoughts on Eric Hosmer? Are we seeing a sustainable breakout? |
| 12:46 |
: Lowest ground ball rate of his career! BA will come down, but I bet he hits 20+ homers for the first time.
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| 12:46 |
The correct answer for which beer is best in X weather/season is always saison. |
| 12:46 |
: Yes but it’s such a great style that you could go with a ‘clean’ saison in the summer and a ‘dirty’ one in winter and a ‘sour’ one in the fall.
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| 12:46 |
re: Robbie Ray – he hit 97 in the first, but couldn’t hold velo at ALL. was mostly 91 when he finished in the 6th |
| 12:46 |
Is there any correlation between a low walk rate and high BABIP? |
| 12:47 |
: There might be, but it probably would just be a survivor thing. If you have a low walk rate and a low BABiP, you’re not going to stick around long.
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| 12:47 |
Are Bumgarner’s workload concerns from last year overrated at this point? |
| 12:47 |
: Yeah Zimmerman did a good piece that showed that there are virtually no workload concerns for pitchers like him.
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| 12:47 |
greatest hip-hop rapper of all-time???? |
| 12:48 |
: this guy in discussion
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| 12:48 |
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| 12:48 |
metal day: BARABRABWRBAWRBAWBARBWABRBA DUNDUNDUNDUDNUDNDUDNUDND POW POW BARBARBABRABRBARBBAWW POW POW DUNDUDNUDND |
| 12:48 |
I just ran down to the vending machine and got 3 bags of chips for 1. OH HAPPY DAY. |
| 12:49 |
so if the mets could only play middling opponents and only at home, that would be great |
| 12:49 |
Wil Myers has a 119 wRC+ and 338 wOBA so far and has been worth 0 WAR. I’m not sure this CF thing is gonna work out. |
| 12:49 |
: He’s got a soft landing at first base waiting for him.
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| 12:49 |
Odor is stinky….drop for Micah Johnson in AL-only? |
| 12:49 |
: Sure.
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| 12:49 |
re:owners – especially since they dupe idiot local politicians and voters to publicly fund all their shit, their profit margin is incredible |
| 12:50 |
: “My name is Lucas Duda and I’d like you to build my house for me, please. It’ll create jobs like the guy who cuts my lawn and the person who fixes my pipes.”
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| 12:50 |
Has your hair ever gotten to Sideshow Bob levels of verticality? |
| 12:51 |
: Yes. I used to fro my hair out for every other halloween, even.
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| 12:51 |
How much longer should we wait before cutting bait on Hutchison? |
| 12:51 |
: Depends on depth of league. I dropped him in my 12 teamer.
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| 12:51 |
Hi Eno, they were talking about swing differences from each side of the plate for switch hitters last night during the red sox broadcast. Has anyone looked at platoon splits for same handed and opposite handed hitters? For example, comparing lefty throwing lefty hitter vs LHPs and righty throwing lefty hitter vs LHPs. |
| 12:52 |
: Yeah, I’ve also wanted to look into guys that have totally different approaches from each side, because that happens a lot. Conger told me he’s two completely different hitters from each side.
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| 12:52 |
You like what you see from Rubby this year? |
| 12:52 |
: Sorta. The slider is better! Still looks like he’s going to hurt himself to me.
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| 12:53 |
Kang or Crawford? B Craw been swingin a good pole lately.. |
| 12:53 |
: Kang… if he got the job for good. I think Craw going to settle around .260/15 at best, and I think Kang has a tiny bit more power.
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| 12:53 |
Does Rosario stick when Arcia returns or is this just a fill in? |
| 12:53 |
: Not that into Rosario myself.
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| 12:53 |
when doolittle comes off DL, who are you dropping? (saves and holds) A. Ramos, A. Barrett, Y. Garcia, T. Clippard |
| 12:54 |
: Garcia because Jansen close too.
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| 12:54 |
Talking about hair-care products #NERDS |
| 12:55 |
: Someone was yelling at me on twitter about being a nerd and said something about comic books and gaming and I was like nah not really I don’t do those things but we can talk hair care, Anime, and Downton Abbey if you want.
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| 12:55 |
When I get Reyes back do I drop Forsythe or Kang? |
| 12:55 |
: Forsythe.
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| 12:55 |
Will Jansen be a top 5 closer when he comes back? |
| 12:55 |
: Yes
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| 12:55 |
Mesoraco is killing me. Three man bench. I’ve got Zobrist, Bauer, and Castillo on it now. Grandal just got dropped. Do I hold or drop one of these or even Mesoraco for Grandal for him? |
| 12:55 |
: Actually that’s lateral enough that, especially with that short a bench, I make that move.
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| 12:56 |
I don’t see a problem with Utley, he has a .389 OBP…oh wait that’s his OPS no no no |
| 12:56 |
Would you try to sell Dickerson because of his plantar fasciitis? |
| 12:56 |
: no
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| 12:56 |
Do you like Chase Anderson over Hughes or Fiers? |
| 12:56 |
: Over Fiers
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| 12:56 |
Saw this on the interwebs today: Phillies send $49M and Hamels to the Royals for Mondesi + Almonte + Cuthbert + Lottery arm. Yay on either side? |
| 12:57 |
: Hey that might actually make sense. Mondesi looked really iffy from left side to me, I’d make that trade if I was the Royals.
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| 12:57 |
Is Matt Shoemaker going to give up too many home runs to be consistent? Is he a match ups play? |
| 12:57 |
: Got a nice home park to avoid the homers, so at least a 2/3 starter IMO. Just turfed CC for him in a deep 12-teamer.
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| 12:57 |
What should the Pirates do about McCutchen? |
| 12:58 |
: Rest him a day or two, wait for him to get right. Make sure his knee is fine. I’m sure they’re doing all of this.
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| 12:59 |
Du yu even Wu tho? |
| 1:00 |
: Of course.
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| 1:00 |
: Even watched all the Wu movies as a kid in Jamaica.
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| 1:00 |
Do you think Kang will play everday now? Drop Jose Ramirez for Kang? |
| 1:00 |
: They talking about playing him *more*. That’s not every day yet.
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| 1:00 |
Any idea about sample size for stabilization of soft/hard contact? |
| 1:01 |
: No. It’s a little more year to year sticky for hitters than pitchers, and it’s better than line drive rate, but it’s not the solution for BABiP, not yet.
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| 1:01 |
Think Joc’s K rate keeps him from being a superstar? Who would you compare him to past and present? Springer? |
| 1:01 |
: Yeah I think he’s Springer esque.
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| 1:01 |
Yo Eno! East coaster heading to Pasadena for a wedding next weekend. What kickass west coast brews can I reasonably hunt for out there, do you think? |
| 1:02 |
: Get some El Segundo IPAs. Anything from The Bruery, Russian River, Pizza Port, Modern Times, Alpine… those are the easiest breweries that will be great no matter what you get.
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| 1:02 |
Have you had anything from Night Shift? best beer in the Boston area, would take it over Trillium. |
| 1:03 |
: I had Whirlpool and liked it, four-stars or so, but not a five-star for me. Loved Trllium, but had similar reaction. Maine is still boss from that region for me.
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| 1:03 |
Is Desclafani a big shutdown candidate in September? Only 135 total innings in 2014… |
| 1:03 |
: I bet they skip some days. Shutdown possible if team out of it.
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| 1:03 |
Jorge Soler….where have you gone? |
| 1:04 |
: Into the whiffs. As bad as he looks, he’s made major adjustments in the past. I think he has a bright future in front of him and this is a good time to buy in keeper leagues.
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| 1:05 |
Will Carlos Rodon’s command prevent him from being a useful starter in fantasy? |
| 1:05 |
: He’s got to find that or a good/great changeup. One or the other.
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| 1:05 |
Heard a friend describe his problems with plantar fascitis yesterday. I have no idea how an athlete is able to perform with it. |
| 1:06 |
: Yeah but I’ve had a high ankle sprain recently and I was barely able to walk without visible limp for three months, and Terrel Owens came back like what two weeks later? They have guys dedicated to making you feel good. Imagine that.
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| 1:06 |
: (Plus cortisone)
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| 1:07 |
Xander Bogaerts, Addison Russell and Alex Guerrero for ROS. Thanks Eno! |
| 1:07 |
: That order
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| 1:07 |
The next closer will be ___________? Tony Watson? Keone Kela? Zach McAllister? |
| 1:07 |
: AJ Ramos
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| 1:07 |
Shane Greene or Drew Hutchison ROS? |
| 1:07 |
: Greene
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| 1:07 |
Sir we’ve secured the perimeter around your hair. Permission to speak freely? You’re wonderful. |
| 1:07 |
Utley should choke up on the bat more. Isnt that what the tell the terrible kids in little league? |
| 1:07 |
Is JA Happ Mixed leagueable? |
| 1:07 |
: If you only start him at home… maybe.
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| 1:07 |
Better stash…..Jarrod Parker or Corbin? |
| 1:08 |
: corbin a better pitcher for me.
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| 1:08 |
: (plus first surgery)
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| 1:08 |
:
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| 1:08 |
Ridiculous proposal for DH: Let’s meet halfway, literally. Each team is allowed to use the DH 81 times in the regular season. Managers can pick when to use them (game by game) and it does not matter what the other team chooses. Playoffs are automatically DH all games. |
| 1:08 |
: Weird.
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| 1:08 |
I saw an ODB show once. It was…… strange |
| 1:09 |
: Wish I had. Have seen a few Wu and former Wu guys shows and they a bit strange. Strangest for me was Kool Keith, who threw his hype man into the crowd once, looked like it was going to be a fight, and then threw chicken at us (“CHICKEN BREAK, CHICKEN BREAK”).
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| 1:09 |
Eno are you a Steven Souza fan? What do we expect this year |
| 1:11 |
: Joc/Springer lite. Big long stretches of nothing and big breakout type weeks/months in between. The way of the whiff.
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| 1:11 |
:
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| 1:12 |
Do you believe that the ability to get runs in support is a skill for pitchers? |
| 1:12 |
: um no
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| 1:12 |
I miss the 80 cent pirated movies I used to get in Kingston. |
| 1:13 |
: Man I used to watch movies as they were coming out in America, threw someone’s camcorder transferred to VHS.
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| 1:13 |
Have you had the chance to get any Wicked Weed Brewing out of Ashville, NC? If not I highly suggest you do. Excellent sours and hoppy ales |
| 1:13 |
: yes I want pretty badly
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| 1:13 |
When should I pick up Matz in my 15 teamer? Guy looks to be an ace. |
| 1:13 |
: I love him, but is he coming up before Thor? I don’t think so.
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| 1:14 |
At what age is it acceptable to curse within earshot of a kid if he’s the only person under 18 in your section at a baseball game? |
| 1:15 |
: Well you hit fifth grade at around 11… I think that’s fine. What, those kids aren’t going to go out into the world?
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| 1:15 |
What’s going to happen to Javier Baez this year, and is Byron Buxton next year’s news? |
| 1:15 |
: He might get a shot if Russell tanks.
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| 1:15 |
Whoa, reality check time. I got told to choke up on the bat all the time in little league. Didn’t realize it was because I was terrible 🙁 |
| 1:15 |
: Sorry dude. It’s everyone else’s two-strike approach.
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| 1:16 |
You worried about Archie Bradley post line-drive? |
| 1:16 |
: Not because of the line drive. Because he didn’t throw a change and also his pitch type peripherals aren’t great.
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| 1:16 |
:
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| 1:17 |
What do you make of Adam Jones out of nowhere K and BB rates this year? |
| 1:17 |
: Swing rates in and out of zone totally unchanged. Just a blip.
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| 1:17 |
re: gay players, when you say MLB might be the “first sport,” you know the NBA already had a gay player, right? |
| 1:18 |
: Yeah, is true. For like a half season? I guess I mean an ‘every-down’ guy, but yeah, won’t be first.
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| 1:18 |
we have been saying AJ Ramos is the next in line for years, is it possible the marlins FO just doesnt like him? |
| 1:18 |
: They giving him holds, so I doubt it.
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| 1:18 |
Michael Pineda is the best pitcher in New York City. |
| 1:18 |
: No.
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| 1:18 |
Eno, are you a John Phillips Sousa fan? What can we expect ROS? More Sousaphone? Or are you a timpani guy. |
| 1:18 |
: MORE TIMPANI
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| 1:19 |
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| 1:19 |
Thoughts on Jimmy Paredes? Rosterable on a 12 team league? Would you drop him for Castillo? |
| 1:20 |
: Rather have Castillo.
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| 1:20 |
Bucholz – 2.95 FIP || 11.49 K/9 || .407 BABIP. Opinions on him ROS? |
| 1:20 |
: Says he found something with the change. I’ll put him in the Morrow camp: maybe, barely, but won’t count on it or buy it.
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| 1:21 |
Breaking: Juan Nieves fired as Red Sox pitching coach – not shocked. |
| 1:21 |
: MAKE MASTERSON THROW HARDER
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| 1:21 |
Based on your Ramos comment, I’m guessing you don’t have much faith in Cishek? Read that he looked more like himself in his last outing. Thoughts on Cody Allen? |
| 1:21 |
: Velocity still way down. Him and Melancon worry me.
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| 1:22 |
Polanco still K’ing too much and has become major worm killer. Not seeing any adjustments from last year. Worried yet? |
| 1:22 |
: At least he’s stealing bases. I think he could .270/10/30 this year.
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| 1:22 |
i got here late and you seem to be caught up? |
| 1:22 |
: 1:17!!
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| 1:22 |
Do you think getting a ball hit directly at them is a skill for fielders? |
| 1:22 |
: No?
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| 1:23 |
also re: gay players, MLS has had an openly gay player for a while now. Not one of the “big four” sports, but still counts. |
| 1:23 |
I own Axford and don’t want to play him, but no one will give me anything valuable for him. I can’t just drop him can I? 10 tm league |
| 1:23 |
: You know, there are closers in 10-teamers that maybe should be on the wire. Maybe if you add Axford to your player and buy low and try to get a very slight upgrade, to the team with the least saves… maybe?
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| 1:23 |
At what point during the season is the sample size large enough for you feel comfortable just looking at a players current season stats without also looking at previous year? |
| 1:24 |
: It goes stat by stat. We’re sorta there for Ks and GB/FB. Power by ISO comes in a month or so.
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| 1:24 |
The Yard at Mission Rock by ATT is pretty awesome. Got my Senor Sisig on yesterday. |
| 1:24 |
: Is that place good? Maybe I’ll get dinner there next time.
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| 1:24 |
: HEY GUYS
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| 1:24 |
: IT”S TIME FOR
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| 1:25 |
: HEY
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| 1:25 |
: SOMEONE PICK ME UP
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| 1:25 |
Bolts of |
| 1:25 |
LIGHTNING |
| 1:25 |
: Lightning round!
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| 1:25 |
TACOS |
| 1:25 |
McCann or Perez ROS? |
| 1:25 |
: Perez
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| 1:25 |
Do you think a lack of thunderstorms is a skill for meteorologists? |
| 1:25 |
15 teamer… Dump Odor for Dilson Herrera? I’m concerned with what happens when |
| 1:26 |
: Odor
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| 1:26 |
Bucholz / Hutchinson / Duffy / Green / P. Hughes |
| 1:26 |
: Hughes Greene Clay
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| 1:26 |
Carlos Gonzalez is literally figuratively killing me. Should I trade him for Soler Power in a 12 team keep 6? |
| 1:26 |
: is okay
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| 1:26 |
Best food at AT&T park? |
| 1:26 |
: behind home plate meat sandwiches
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| 1:26 |
Trade Chris Davis and Derrik Norris for Chris Archer? |
| 1:27 |
: no
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| 1:27 |
Please rank cozart, peralta, crawford, aybar, kang! |
| 1:27 |
: peralta aybar kang crawford
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| 1:27 |
Trade Strasburg for Votto? |
| 1:27 |
: yes
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| 1:27 |
Ozuna or Reddick ROS? |
| 1:27 |
: reddick
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| 1:27 |
cron or swish? |
| 1:27 |
: cron
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| 1:27 |
Shelby Miller, yay or nay |
| 1:27 |
: yay
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| 1:27 |
When do you interview Harper and talk about hair? |
| 1:27 |
: nay
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| 1:27 |
Do you think the ability to get pitchers is a skill for run support? |
| 1:27 |
Despaigne/Collmenter/Miley |
| 1:28 |
: reverse order
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| 1:28 |
Bench Cutch for Fowler? |
| 1:28 |
: no
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| 1:28 |
will revere steal another base this year? |
| 1:28 |
: yes
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| 1:28 |
Senor Sisig is awesome. Votto and Wacha for Freeman/Kluber/Boxberger in OBP/SLG and HOlds league? |
| 1:28 |
frias! |
| 1:28 |
: meh
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| 1:28 |
: yes on Votto deal
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| 1:28 |
Seems like there’s no longer fascination around the potential for long hit streaks. Think this is more due to people realizing how random it is or people realizing that DiMaggio’s record will probably never be caught? |
| 1:28 |
: not lightning
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| 1:29 |
Justin Turner or Paredes |
| 1:29 |
: Paredes
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| 1:29 |
rank pomeranz, kelly, hendricks, whitley |
| 1:29 |
: Kelly Pom Whit Hend
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| 1:29 |
Travis or Wong |
| 1:29 |
: Travis
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| 1:29 |
Dickerson for wacha and schwarber in a dynasty league? |
| 1:29 |
: nah
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| 1:29 |
sell dickerson now while his plantar hasn’t totally sunk his value? |
| 1:29 |
: no
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| 1:29 |
Teixeira over/under 30 bombs? |
| 1:29 |
: over
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| 1:29 |
Drop Cargo for Choo? |
| 1:29 |
: no
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| 1:29 |
Loreznen, you buying? |
| 1:30 |
Any place to find data on which players wear contacts or have had LASIK? Is Sogard the only bespectacled active position player? |
| 1:30 |
: no place, no on Lorenzen
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| 1:30 |
Hughes or a big bag of crap? |
| 1:30 |
: Hughes who wants a big bag of crap
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| 1:30 |
Stick a fork in Wilin Rosario’s career? |
| 1:30 |
: wait till Morneau gets hurt first
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| 1:31 |
Hahn or Greene |
| 1:31 |
: Hahn
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| 1:31 |
Fiers: Yay or Nay? |
| 1:31 |
: mmm yay sorta (streamer in 12)
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| 1:31 |
Drop Hahn or Hammel for Alex Wood? |
| 1:31 |
: Hammel
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| 1:31 |
Cargo or Springer |
| 1:31 |
: springer!
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| 1:31 |
Travis keeps at least 90% of this going forward? |
| 1:31 |
: 80% or so
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| 1:32 |
Has Galvis hit his ceiling? |
| 1:32 |
: yes
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| 1:32 |
Trade Gardner & Pence for McCutcheon? |
| 1:32 |
: yup
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| 1:32 |
Werth or Choo |
| 1:32 |
: Choo
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| 1:32 |
date of belt’s first home run? o/u 10 for the year |
| 1:32 |
: may 11, over by two
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| 1:32 |
Jay Jaffe calls the Yankees beer ofering Toilet Beer. He is correct. |
| 1:32 |
: yes
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| 1:32 |
Kevin Pillar: 10/30 guy? |
| 1:32 |
: no, wrong side platoon, old
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| 1:32 |
Bad year for sneaky pitching so far? |
| 1:33 |
: sorta, still got some hits
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| 1:33 |
Man I really want to try Heady Topper, but I like like 1500 miles from VT. How do I go about acquiring some? |
| 1:33 |
: trade
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| 1:33 |
Alex Wood ROS? |
| 1:33 |
: gonna find the command imo
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| 1:33 |
does moustakas having so many soft-hit balls worry you? |
| 1:33 |
: yes because he’s also going oppo a lot. should steal power.
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| 1:33 |
ARod over/under 21 bombs? |
| 1:33 |
: over
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| 1:33 |
Justin Upton: o/u 20 steals? 30 HRS? |
| 1:33 |
: under
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| 1:34 |
Broga or Yoga? |
| 1:34 |
: uh?
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| 1:34 |
baby lets you sleep 8 hours or baby lets you eat un-interrupted dinner? |
| 1:34 |
: SLEEEEEEEEEEP
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| 1:34 |
whats ros? |
| 1:34 |
: rest of season
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| 1:34 |
Which prospects do you have stashed right now? |
| 1:34 |
: None other than in dynasty leagues
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| 1:34 |
Reddick or Moss ROS? |
| 1:34 |
: Moss
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| 1:35 |
Just gonna say you should do an article saying what it is you like in each different pitches “shape/movement” and maybe what you look for on Pitch FX movement charts |
| 1:36 |
: Not lightning, but I’ve done this some and it’s a decent spot to stop.
Curve http://www.foxsports.com/ml… Change Peripherals |
| 1:36 |
: Okay guys! thanks for the chat!
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| 1:36 |
later cutie |
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.
What are your thoughts on Carlos Rodon? He’s supposed to start Saturday. Does he have the kind of stuff to have a Jose Fernandez type of rookie year?