JotCast | 2019 Opening Day Very Long Chat

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Craig Edwards

1:32

I like your attitude.

Wire Fan

1:32

Did ESPN just say 121mph on the Stanton single?

Craig Edwards

1:32

yes. he hit it hard

Paul Sporer

1:32

Sounds accurate

Cashner doin his thing

Mountie Votto

1:33

JOEY VOTTO GETS TO HIT BASEBALLS TODAY

Dave

1:33

Staff Ace Andrew Cashner is already in trouble

Jay Jaffe

1:33

years ago, I read about World War II necessitating people in some European country (Poland?) resorting to making vodka distilled from newspaper pulp. "Staff ace Andrew Cashner" turns my stomach almost as much

Al Gone Quinn

1:33

On a scale of 1 to 10, how prepared do you think Harper is in dealing with Philly fans, i.e. their rowdiness, booing, heckling and even propensity to use fisticuffs occasionally? (I'm not a Philadelphia sports fan but have encountered many at various venues. They have earned their reputation.)

Paul Sporer

1:33

Even in a chat, Jay weaves brilliant prose. I was wondering where that was going and loved how it turned out. Then vomited as Cashner allowed ANOTHER hit.

Craig Edwards

1:33

He's played a lot of games in Philly. I think he's plenty ready

Mad Max

1:34

Over/under on Scherzer 300 Ks?

Paul Sporer

1:34

9.5, he's been getting undeserved hate forever since that SI cover. He can handle his own fans being insane.

Matt

1:34

What's the deal with Mesoraco? Did I miss something?

Jay Jaffe

1:34

Sheryl Ring covered the Mesoraco situation quite ably here https://blogs.fangraphs.com/devin-mesoraco-the-mets-and-the-dangers-of...

Craig Edwards

1:34

I'll take the under.

Matt

1:35

Did you guys see the tweet with Votto's shirt yesterday? It had an image of the aging curve. We do not appreciate what we have in Joey Votto.

Paul Sporer

1:36

Under is the safe bet re: Max Ks just because 300 is so hard

Craig Edwards

1:36

It was a a great shirt.

Paul Sporer

1:36

So good.

we don't deserve Joey Votto

Jay Jaffe

1:36

Under on Scherzer 300 K. It's incredibly difficult to do once, let alone twice in a row — I think J.R. Richard and Curt Schilling are the last two to do it back-to-back.

On that topic, I'm very much hoping Verlander notches at least 294 to get to 3,000 for his career this year. I think that could seal the deal regarding his Hall of Fame bid.

1:36

Charlie Blackmon mentioned the removal of the Marlins sculpture leaves a white background behind the pitcher which makes it more difficult to see the ball. Do you anticipate that's a real issue?

Jay Jaffe

1:36

oh that's an awesome shirt

Paul Sporer

1:37

And I resent not appreciating Votto. I absolutely love him.

Craig Edwards

1:37

I think if it is an issue, they will get it resolved. It's already hard enough to hit there.

Paul Sporer

1:37

Agree with Craig

Alan

1:38

Cubs, Cardinals, and Brewers are all separated by 3 games, per ZIPs. Reds aren't far behind. Surely these teams' respective internal projections show something similar. All could use pitching help to help separate from the pack. Why on earth aren't Keuchel and/or Kimbrel playing in the NL Central yet?

Paul Sporer

1:38

I'm just a clown who plays MLB the Show, but there can be some tough backgrounds making virtual hitting very hard. I cannot fathom adding that degree of difficulty to real life hitting.

Wire Fan

1:38

And Voit was the secondary piece.... For Chase Shreve!

Jay Jaffe

1:38

Who was just DFA'd by St. Louis

Craig Edwards

1:39

Good question. Cubs are out of money apparently. Cardinals got burned by Holland last year but Keuchel could make sense. Unfortunately, we still don't know what the contract demands are.

Paul Sporer

1:39

Great question, Alan. Given the rumblings of Kimbrel to Milwaukee that then died down, I'm starting to believe more that his asking price is just too high for teams. Not necessarily the 6/100 we heard in December, but maybe even 3 years when teams want to give 1-2.

Jay Jaffe

1:39

I really think it's going to take creativity to sign either of those two (Kimbrel and Keuchel) 1 + player option along the lines of the Cespedes deal or something with opt-outs and escalators like the Arrieta deal

zurzles

1:40

the removal of the marlins sculpture leaves a void in my heart more importantly

Andy

1:40

If anyone cares, FP Santangelo just accidentally merged Jake Arrieta and Aaron Nola on-air and said "Arreola" on a live broadcast. It got a solid chuckle out of me.

Craig Edwards

1:40

at you have the memories

Jay Jaffe

1:40

In the tradition of Bennifer and J-Rod. I love it

Henry

1:41

I thought teams had given up hitting the pitcher in the 8th spot?

Jay Jaffe

1:41

I hate the removal of the Marlins' sculpture. Really, that organization can just be swallowed by the sea or moved to Montreal at any moment AFAIC

Craig Edwards

1:41

It still makes sense to do it with some players, so we'll still see it occasionally. Because the benefit isn't great, it's hard to make a great case for it most of the time over the status quo.

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