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Eno Sarris
12:19
I think it's worth more on the big contracts than the little ones. The Mets clubhouse atmosphere was poor even though Granderson was Mr. Presence -- I just don't think that everyone was looking to the 'okay veteran' to set the tone. Your top two guys lead.
botchatheny
12:20
if you love a hammond you must love jimmy smith, eh?? -
Eno Sarris
12:20
should we have a hammond day?
cardsjason
12:21
Would you add a left fielder if you were the Astros? Who would you target?
Eno Sarris
12:21
Derek Fisher projects to be league average basically, and Marwin can play there. I think it's something you're okay with until July, and you look who's out there at the deadline for cheapish.
HDosFTW
12:21
Who's more likely to take the next step towards ace-dom: Chris Archer or Carlos Martinez?
Eno Sarris
12:22
Martinez younger, trusts more of his pitches.
Rick
12:22
I found out the other day that Parker Bridwell was in the 95th percentile in vertical break. Every single one of his pitches is above average to elite in that particular area. He is also in the 66th and 72nd percentiles in location and low rise, respectively.
Eno Sarris
12:24
I don't see that at all. Brooks has 9.3 for his 4s ride, 9 is average. Curve is -3, below average. Cutter is 6, below average. changeup movement way below average in both quadrants. I'd say he has a decent curveball, boring fastballs, and okay command.
Jeremy
12:24
RE: your article about neuroscience. Do you see this research being more useful for scouting and identifying players with a certain skillset, or for developing the skillset of players already in your organization?
Eno Sarris
12:25
Obviously the hardware stuff is important, but if you're talking about scouting other team's players or before the draft, I don't think that's going to happen. Internal scouting? Maybe. But if you're doing it internally, you might as well try to develop them all, and developing the software is where I'd personally be more interested.
adam
12:25
i miss the idea of smash mouth
Eno Sarris
12:25
but not the actual smash mouth
Alec Asher Wojciechowski
12:27
This seems to be lost in the Astros pursuit of a starter,  but isn't Collin McHugh a pretty darn good pitcher? Are the Astros expecting one of their starters to start the year on the DL or something?
Eno Sarris
12:28
Teams need a ton of pitchers, they've got some veteran starters that have been hurt recently, and McHugh is 30 with some history of homer problems... plus Peacock might go in the trade and keep McHugh right where he is.
Magic 8 Ball
12:29
Can trades be one-way other than salary relief? For instance, could the Dodgers package Kemp with a high prospect or two with the Dodgers only getting salary relief?
Eno Sarris
12:29
Touki Touissant went for cash. Yes.
Bryan
12:30
Do you think the cold stove is due to teams being more fiscally conservative?  Or front offices being more analytically minded when regarding the "peak" years of a player and wanting to pay players for their future and not their past performance?
Eno Sarris
12:32
Let me rank the reasons I see:
1) 3/4 top teams trying to reset luxury tax penalties and not jumping in with their considerable resources
2) not the most amazing free agency period, probably at least partially brought on by the trend of buying out free agency years in young player extensions
3) some gathering of talent at the top and separation between haves and have nots
4) ongoing 'coming together' of analytics capabilities of the different teams
5) ongoing reticence to pay for post peak years.
I put 4) and 5) where they are because they're ongoing and I"m not sure why they'd be a huge change from last year.
Jimmers
12:33
Hypothetical: If the yankees sign Darvish and every starter stays healthy, what do they do? With Severino, Gray, Tanaka, CC, Montgomerry, and Darvish. Do they all make 27 starts? (Obviously, chances are some will get hurt)
Eno Sarris
12:34
Montgomery goes to minors to start, CC to long relief if he flags, or JMont up to replace injury guys.
adam
12:34
Sandwiches require a sauce.  I'll hear no arguments to the contrary.
Eno Sarris
12:34
Does need something wet, definitely a goal every time, but I'll settle on aoli.
Jim
12:34
If the Rays convert Eovaldi to a RP, how does his stuff translate?
Eno Sarris
12:34
100 mph with a 90 mph splitter? Well.
Matt
12:34
Anything pointing to a Kepler breakout this year?
Eno Sarris
12:35
Not really. He doesn't hit the ball that hard, and his homers are all pulled straight down the line. He's 24, so I guess age says the arrow is pointing up.
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
12:35
If we're talking about blind baseball players, in addition to making a dozen variants of the same joke about umpires, you might also learn about Beep Baseball, an adaptation of the game for the visually-impaired. http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/21356616/beep-baseball-wor...
Eno Sarris
12:35
Mind. blown.
E
12:35
Ever dabble in Brew Kettle’s White Rajah IPA?
Eno Sarris
12:36
Of course! Very good fresh.
Jim
12:36
Where do you expect Chris Archer and Gerrit Cole to be pitching when the season starts?
Eno Sarris
12:36
LA and Houston?
James
12:36
What do you think is going down with the Astros and Cole?
Eno Sarris
12:36
regular ole haggling.
12:38
Ros
12:38
Alright Eno, as the primary backer of Albies. Who do you like for the next 5 years: Albies or Moncada?
Eno Sarris
12:38
Albies for me. Give me contact. Put that ball in play, good things will happen.
Hannah Hochevar
12:38
If your neuroscience is so smart, what am I thinking right now?
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