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Chip

2:50

Which Gurriel steals more bases rest of season? Yuli and Lourdes are tied at 1.

Ben Clemens

2:50

I'll take Yuli based on putting no thought into this at all

I mean, that's not a great answer

But also it's a meaningless race so I don't feel too bad about it

Guest

2:50

On August 1, where will Ketel Marte and Trevor Story be playing?

Ben Clemens

2:51

I still like Story to the Yankees

It just makes too much sense

2:52

Marte? I guess I'll go with the Giants? Feels like his flexibility would go well there and they could also just play him every day at second

2:53

It's also the kind of trade you could make wiht an eye to the future, so seems like a move they could make

Ham

2:53

I wouldn't believe me either, but it looks like it happened in the 4th yesterday and in the 9th thursday

Ben Clemens

2:53

Shocking. I didn't realize Winker had ever stopped at first

Cole

2:54

So Shane Baz has only walked 2 of 105 hitters to start his season. His command has pretty much been the only knock on him since he's been in the minors and he seems to be overcoming it in a big way. If he keeps this up could he be in the "best pitching prospect in baseball" conversation by the end of the season?

Ben Clemens

2:54

Yeha, if he keeps the strikeouts with this level of command, absolutely

Jim

2:54

Hi Ben, any idea what the Twins do? Buyers? Sellers? the construction of that team with upcoming free agents the next 2 years makes them an interesting case. Would love to hear your thoughts and what you think they should do

Ben Clemens

2:54

In the interests of time I'm going to defer to Dan on this. He wrote a nice piece about it last Friday

2:55

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-twins-are-running-out-of-time/

I'd be a seller if I were them but I'm a coward

Cito's Mustache

2:55

Danny Jansen has great abilities as a catcher: elite blocker, calls a good game, good enough framer. But that 49 wRC+ is no bueno. What's the offensive bar he needs to clear to catch every day?

Ben Clemens

2:55

I dunno, like 80?

75?

ROBOCOP

2:56

My Cubby friends are all very conflicted. Will the North Siders be buyers or sellers at this year's deadline?

Ben Clemens

2:56

I think they'll mostly stand pat

Maybe pick up a fifth starter, who would probably be their second starter (boom burn)

They're in a weird flux situation, though, so if they're five games up in the NLC, maybe they buy more strongly

Guest

2:56

Who will be the first pitcher suspended under MLB's new invigorated enforcement of the rules against use of foreign substances?

Ben Clemens

2:56

I think the favorite in the clubhouse has to be Gallegos

2:57

Although I feel like we would have heard something by now if there was some REALLY sticky stuff on his hat

I'll put Michael Pineda in second place because that would just be hilarious

Appa Yip Yip

2:57

Jays should trade for Asdrubal Cabrera, slide Cavan Biggio into the Joe Panik role, and wish Joe Panik the best in his future endeavours. Thoughts?

Ben Clemens

2:57

Very Canadian of you to include wishing Panik well in the list

2:58

That feels like too limited of a role for Biggio to me

But if you want to curtail Cabrera's playing time as well, then I suppose I could see it

2:59

Panik is definitely not what the Jays should be doing, though

So I'm with you in general concept

Matt

2:59

When is the Super 2 deadline?
Does Wander Franco get called up when it passes?
Which Ray(s) get traded to make room for him and Brujan?

Ben Clemens

2:59

It varies

3:00

I think Franco will get called up when they're comfortable it passes, though?

It's been in the neighborhood of 115 days of service time in recent years, I believe

So calling him up in July seems like it would be safe unless I'm interpreting the league year wrong

Jacques Pederson

3:00

Do you ever encourage a colleague to write about a topic because you don't want to?

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