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Paul Swydan

9:57

It obviously makes a good deal of sense, but the trick is in the application.

Darius

9:57

Darvish at $12 or Andrew Miller at $3?

Paul Swydan

9:57

You can't have both? I'll say Darvish, but that is damn close.

Minty

9:57

Forget Don. I've only ever heard them called shirsey

Paul Swydan

9:57

Cool.

Johnny5Alive

9:58

whats your take on conforto - bruce... all the projection systems like conforto significantly better - but bruce is getting paid and alderson hinted at conforto starting in AAA. dave doesnt think its a problem, because if bruce sucks, conforto will be up. but how long they going to give him? divisions may not be won in april, but is it really worth the risk?

Paul Swydan

10:00

Look, Dave is right in the sense that over the course of the season this will work itself out. My issue is the psychological damage they're doing to Conforto with all the yo-yoing. Joe Sheehan had a great piece last year around May or June about how Conforto was quite adept at hitting lefties until one day Terry Collins decided Conforto needed to be platooned, and then all of a sudden one day when he let Conforto hit against lefties, he couldn't hit them anymore. So I worry about stuff like that. I'm not sure Jay Bruce is good enough to merit dicking around with one of your best young players, but the Mets are going to Mets are going to Mets.

Cam

10:00

I can smell spring training. Literally, smell it. It excites me.

Paul Swydan

10:01

My sense of smell is pretty poor - allergies - but I like the sentiment.

On that note, I'm going to call it a night. Thanks for hanging out, everyone! See you all next week!

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