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Kevin Goldstein
1:31
Thanks! Having a blast with it. Be sure to check out my ridiculously long 3.5 hour season preview with Ben Clemens that came out this morning.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:32
We are almost deliriously happy to be doing this again
Thank you for following along!
Guest
1:32
Trevor Story, Yankees shortstop?
Kevin Goldstein
1:32
Fun question, getting back to Gleyber. Who is the Yankees shortstop in 2021?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:32
Well, it ain't gonna be Lindor
Estevão
1:33
Simmons for 2/25 wouldn't be much for the Yankeees, right.
Kevin Goldstein
1:33
They're going to go bigger than that.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:33
Simmons has two injury-wracked seasons in a row and the league-average bat he showed seems to be fading so no, i don't see them moving Gleyber for that
Kevin Goldstein
1:33
If I had to bet, I might go with Correa, which would be an awfully fun day on Twitter.
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:33
Torey Lovullo was just asked if the team reaches an 85% vaccination rate. He said that he hopes so, and while they're not quite there, they're close.
Me Growley
1:35
I'm a Brewers fan onto my fifth vodka of the day already. What are the odds that the next 45 minutes will be my happiest of the season? How long until the inevitable hangover of self-loathing and underwhelming infield play brings clouds of depression into view?
Kevin Goldstein
1:35
It's the NL Central my friend. Any of four teams could win and it just might be the team that stays the healthiest.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:35
I mean, we do have the Brewers favored in the Central
Whoa Bacon
1:38
Do you have multiple TVs set up so you can watch more than 1 game at the same time?  If not, why?  Once you go 2 screens you'll never go back.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:43
Just fired up my phone for a 3rd screen (desktop computer and TV being the other 2)
Kevin Goldstein
1:38
I have CLE/DET on my lovely TV and NYY/TOR on the iPad.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:39
Cole laboring to get out of the 2nd without allowing another run, retires Tellez and Grichuk (you know, the guy drafted before Mike Trout) then K's Jansen looking at a 98.6 mph heater
1:40
Wow, just saw the Cabrera homer... in the snow!
Estevão
1:42
I understand the value in maintaning assets but at what point does LAD think about trading Keibert Ruiz or you just wait for a need to pop up and explore his value then
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:42
I suspect he gets dealt this summer when the need arises.
Big Fly
1:42
I would love for home runs to drop a little this year.  Do you think the ball will make any difference?
Kevin Goldstein
1:42
We don't really know yet, but early indications are NO.
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:43
Watching the Tigers' TV feed and there was zero play-by-play in the last half inning, only audio and an in-game interview with the owner.  Not a fan of that.
Appa Yip Yip
1:45
Vladdy's single was the hardest hit ball Gerritt Cole has given up in the statcast era
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:46
114.1 mph, but nope, he had a 115.2 mph GIDP off the bat of Nelson Cruz on 4/30/2019, as well as a 114.8 mph grounder off of Giancarlo Stanton
Andrew
1:45
I really hope RSNs don't start to copy ESPN's format of Talk Show While Baseball Happens
John
1:46
David, adding on to your point, I think in-game player/manager interviews significantly take away from the entertainment product. I want the people on the field to be locked in, not talking to ARod.
Kevin Goldstein
1:46
mlb.tv on some platforms you can switch to the audio of radio feed if you want more play by play.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:47
Gleyber Torres dunks a one-out single into left field
Kevin Goldstein
1:48
First K-safe at first of the year? Victor Reyes swings at a slider in the dirt that gets away and then scores on a JaCoby Jones double in the corner. Aggressive send by Chip Hale, but I'm a big fan of aggressive sends.
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:48
AJ Hinch has been saying all spring that he wants the Tigers to be aggressive on the base paths. That just happened, and the result was a run.
Kevin Goldstein
1:48
He just had Gary Pettis as his third base coach -- the human windmill.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:49
He was in Houston while you were there, right Kevin?
Kevin Goldstein
1:49
Pettis? oh yeah.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:50
oh, he's still there, I had read your response to mean he was now in Detroit.
Guest
1:49
What division this year do you think will be the most competitive from top to bottl
Kevin Goldstein
1:50
First time I met him I told him he was one of the best defensive centerfielder I ever saw.
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:50
NL East will be super competitive.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:50
two-run homer for Gary Sanchez! Take that, haters
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