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Paul Swydan

12:44

What is tonight's best 7-8 pm ET matchup?

CHW (Gonzalez) vs. NYY (Severino) (7.3% | 14 votes)

BOS (Johnson) vs. TOR (Stroman) (13.5% | 26 votes)

BAL (Gausman) vs. CIN (Arroyo) (4.7% | 9 votes)

DET (Fulmer) vs. TB (Andriese) (10.9% | 21 votes)

PHI (Eflin) vs. NYM (Wheeler) (4.1% | 8 votes)

WAS (Scherzer) vs. ATL (Foltynewicz) (59.6% | 115 votes)

Total Votes: 193

12:47

What is tonight's best 8 pm ET and later matchup?

MIL (Nelson) vs. CHC (Anderson) (3.9% | 7 votes)

CLE (Tomlin) vs. MIN (Hughes) (5.1% | 9 votes)

LAA (Nolasco) vs. HOU (Musgrove) (2.8% | 5 votes)

PIT (Kuhl) vs. STL (Leake) (5.1% | 9 votes)

SF (Cain) vs. KC (Hammel) (2.2% | 4 votes)

TEX (Darvish) vs. OAK (Triggs) (66.3% | 118 votes)

ARI (Miller) vs. SD (Cosart) (4.5% | 8 votes)

COL (Freeland) vs. LAD (Ryu) (8.4% | 15 votes)

MIA (Chen) vs. SEA (Gallardo) (1.7% | 3 votes)

Total Votes: 178

12:49

What is your favorite work by Lendrick Lamar

C4 (0% | 0 votes)

The Kendrick Lamar EP (0% | 0 votes)

Overly Dedicated (0% | 0 votes)

Section.80 (2.6% | 5 votes)

good kid, m.A.A.d city (20.9% | 40 votes)

To Pimp a Butterfly (9.9% | 19 votes)

untitled unmastered. (0% | 0 votes)

DAMN. (3.1% | 6 votes)

Don't make me choose! (7.3% | 14 votes)

I have never listened to Kendrick Lamar (56% | 107 votes)

Total Votes: 191

9:01

Hi everybody!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:01

Andrew

9:01

How quickly are projections updated? Do depth charts playing time allocations take some time to catch up? How about ZIPS/Steamer?

Paul Swydan

9:02

Not sure about ZiPS/Steamer, but the depth charts projections update usually within 30-60 minutes of when they're changed.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:02

Depth charts as news comes out.

Dres

9:02

Was offered Goldy and Porcello for sale and Thames. What to do?!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:02

Steamer gets updates, but not sure when. I will ask

Paul Swydan

9:02

I'd hang on to Sale and Thames, personally.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:03

I will take the Goldy side. I'll hold onto the best hitter, but this is close

Paul Swydan

9:03

I worry about the effect of the humidor - shameless plug for Alan Nathan's THT article yesterday.

If Goldschmidt is about to lose 25% of his home runs at Chase Field, it's going to be harder to justify him as a top tier hitter.

Six Ten

9:04

Lendrick?

Paul Swydan

9:04

You know what I meant damnit!

Edwin

9:04

Does Adam Frazier get solid playing time w/ Marte out? How soon before we see Meadows?

Paul Swydan

9:05

I believe the prevailing opinion earlier today was a mix of Frazier, Meadows and McCutchen in center. Meadows, I think, will be up the second he gets hot at Triple-A.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:05

I'm not sure how the playing time will work but the Pirates should have a plan. They would have know the suspension was coming

Paul Swydan

9:05

So far, he's got a 35 wRC+ at Triple-A.

Yup, that's true.

Dakota McKee

9:05

Why do so many players who test positive for PEDs feign ignorance or their using? Do they feel only their teammates are owed an apology? Afraid of backlash from the media? Just getting obnoxious from their agent/lawyer? What gives?

Paul Swydan

9:07

To be honest, the player doesn't owe anyone other than his employer an explanation. But please don't underestimate a) how much is lost in translation at a cultural level and also b) how dumb/shortsighted some of these guys are.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:07

I think some is lawyer/agent talk. It may leave some doubt with someone.

Paul Swydan

9:07

Also, feigning ignorance the way people like Andy Pettitte did has proven to be a successful strategy. If it's not baroque...

mjt

9:07

Do you buy the Tigers as a division leader?

Paul Swydan

9:07

Sure.

9:08

They just have very little margin for error.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:08

If healthy, they could win the division. I just don't see the health hold. Also, they are getting J.D. back

benj

9:08

Am I looking at this wrong or are Keon Broxton's plate discipline stats going in the wrong direction? Looks like he's missing more strikes and biting at more balls.

Paul Swydan

9:08

Too early to worry about that.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:09

maybe

Zonk

9:09

Is Avisail Garcia finally forcing us to pay attention to him?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:09

swing rates stabilize in ~60 opportunites

9:10

No ... don't follow the league leader in singles

Paul Swydan

9:10

He is, yes. The question is whether he can hold our attention now that he has it.

You never followed Ichiro?

Lightning

9:10

Pretty bad night for pitching matchups eh

Paul Swydan

9:11

Yeah, though I thought Freeland vs. Ryu would be getting more heat than it is. SMDH Rockies fans.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:11

Ichiro never posted a .543 BABIP

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