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Eno Sarris
12:29
He should be, yes. I guess the Padres are asking for a lot.
Wes
12:29
Stanton is great and everybody but I don't want him, and mainly that contract, on my team. Am I wrong to think this?
Eno Sarris
12:30
I just don't think it's that onerous by AAV any more. Someone is going to get $25m a year this year that will make you gag for a second.
Rockie Dangerfield
12:30
New rule proposal: right-handed hitters run the bases the other way (3B->2B->1B->H).  You keep the part where you can't have two runners on the same bag, thus heightening the tactics of baserunning.  Runners moving in opposite directions must high-five as they pass each other.
Eno Sarris
12:30
could get on board. but then there would be even *more* shifts!
John
12:30
How much should we expect from Otani? How many innings? Is the difference between the juiced balls and Japanese balls great?
Eno Sarris
12:31
I wonder if, in some ways, the ball has become more like the Japanese one. Pitchers coming from that country have told me they found more movement on their splitters because the seams where higher here.... no pitch has lost more movement since 2014 than the splitter, and we've shown by drag and ball evidence that the seams are lower.
Dominic
12:31
What do you make of Amed Rosario having the 5th highest statcast sprint speed in the majors?  His .330 BABIP helped him achieve a 16.9% infield hit percentage.
Eno Sarris
12:32
Makes me think even more that we've got an early Elvis Andrus on our hands. People were mad about that, but Elvis is a good player.
botchatheny
12:32
chester the cheetah or tony the tiger
Eno Sarris
12:32
chester got a little mean streak to him, a little devious, gotta be him
Jay Bruised
12:33
Should I unload Lester with EE or Murph (could only keep 1) for a bigger pitching upgrade in a keeper league?
Eno Sarris
12:34
You should do it. Edwin like three years older and has a package that seems easier to find on the market if it's not an OBP league.
BartMan
12:34
I'm doing my first dynasty, 12 tm H2H categories, what kind of core would you want to start your dynasty with? As in, hitter heavy? pitcher heavy? mix?
Eno Sarris
12:34
Hitter heavy. Pitching projections are worse year to year, pitchers get hurt more often, and stay hurt longer.
RunawaYEM
12:34
Are you a believer in Austin Riley and Alex Jackson?
Eno Sarris
12:35
100% in on Austin Riley. Talked to him, liked the makeup, and the sound off the bat was awesome. Gap to gap ringing liners in both games I saw.
Clambake
12:35
Have we reached the bottom of the barrel for clever beer names?
Eno Sarris
12:35
If it means fewer stupid blonde joke blonde ales, I'm into it.
CamdenWarehouse
12:36
But is 3 years/$24m really better than 1 year/$17.5m plus the chance for another deal?
Eno Sarris
12:36
If you Wade Davis, you getting better than 3/24, and your agent is pumping you up right now.
Roadhog
12:37
Could the A's swing a package for all three of Ozuna, Realmuto, and Barraclough? Which would be most likely?
Eno Sarris
12:37
I think the Marlins are mostly cutting costs for prospects, and I don't think those second two are expensive. Maybe they get one outfielder.
Hooha
12:37
Did you ever get a chance to interview Halladay?
Eno Sarris
12:37
I didn't, and that makes me sad.
Guest
12:38
How bad is it for the Braves to be heading in to winter meetings with no GM, and Hart's future unclear?  I'm wondering if the FO is functional enough to do things like make major signings/trades
Eno Sarris
12:38
I think Hart and Schuerholz have always had say and will continue to do so after they hire a GM.
Guest
12:38
If you weren't a baseball journalist, what field would you see yourself in?
Eno Sarris
12:39
I was in educational publishing, but there are some serious underlying problems in that one, particularly in textbooks. I could see myself in some sort of role where I connect between data teams and implementation teams here in Silicon Valley.
Zach
12:39
Is matt Moore good?
Eno Sarris
12:40
Unfortunately, no. Yes, in that he's a major leaguer, but not an ace. I'm hoping he can recover some form and be a decent league average, slightly above guy.
Tommy Lasordid
12:40
If the Dodgers sign Addison Reed and Brandon Morrow, would that be plenty for a return trip to the post season? Do they need another starter or a LF bat?
Eno Sarris
12:41
I might want a number two to put next to Kershaw more than a bat. Toles, Adrian Gonzalez, Kiké, there are some options in LF/1B to move Bellinger around.
Tony
12:41
I seem to remember you not completely buying into Smoak... xStats says 268/354/543, 39 HR, Steamer has him at 247/335/474, 30 HR - split the difference?
Eno Sarris
12:42
I think I like Steamer. That's still a big improvement, but it bakes in more discipline regression, which was the source of his breakout.
Jay
12:43
Keep seeing several writers/reporters reference that the Giants might move Belt and pick up some of his contract to move him. Why would they do that and what kind of return would they be looking for since they're really not in a rebuilding mode it seems.
Eno Sarris
12:44
I do think that the Giants may surprise us with a move. I've been looking at the cap situation, and they can spend a little, but free agency will be tough for them. So if they want to trade, they'll have to come up with an idea.
12:45
dog scientist electronica time
Dan
12:46
Should Sox fans really be afraid of Hosmer? He would've led the team in all three slash categories this season, and I don't think anyone's gonna give him more than 7 years. Zero injury history, too. Feel like they could use stability at first
Eno Sarris
12:47
He's so BABIP-dependent because of his ground ball rate. And another $150m burnt on a guy that had serious question marks (Pablo, Hanley)... I'd be afeared.
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