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Eno Sarris
12:49
sucker for a good voice
Plato
12:50
Is it time to jump off the Daniel Norris train or do you think he'll figure it out relatively soon?
Eno Sarris
12:50
No idea if he will, but the stuff is still there. If we're talking dollar days I'm still into it.
John
12:50
Eno, what's the deal with baseball twitter trying to rehab Barry Bonds public reputation? I understand it's HOF season so he's gonna be talked about, but there sure is a lot of "if you don't love Barry you are an old grump" out there for a dude very credibly accused of years of spousal abuse.
Eno Sarris
12:51
Asked the dude for an interview and he asked me if I had a check for him. He's a problematic dude. I think most people arguing for him are trying to separate the play from the man. It's tough to make an argument for keeping Schilling out based on his views and actions and for putting Bonds in, though.
toki
12:52
Is a Swanson La Stella comp off base?  Other than the k/bb difference it seems fair.
Eno Sarris
12:52
Wait you think Swanson has bricks for hands?
Tony Eusebio
12:52
If Wilpon grew a stache he would look like the Pringles guy
Jieful Utterance
12:52
Is there anything your readers could do to make your work more enjoyable?
Eno Sarris
12:54
I would think I should ask that of you, not the other way around. You people are a source of great joy. I suppose if I was picking the nits, I could say that, you know I read the comments, if you have a complaint about something, it's better if it comes with a suggestion about how to do it another way than just complaining. But I have no complaints.
Dr. Funk
12:54
So are you high on Flaherty and Weaver?   You've written interesting pieces on both which seem to to indicate that.
Eno Sarris
12:54
Yes. Flaherty less so because his fastball lacks movement and is only okay in velocity, but yes I'm interested in both guys. If Weaver's curve gets better, watch out.
hscer
12:54
Moose was already taken by Mussina. I propose we refer to Moustakas as Mousse.
Eno Sarris
12:54
Done.
12:55
As a Stanford guy I should've been all over that.
Al Gone Quinn
12:55
With the 1/31 Ottoneu cut deadline looming, I'm always fighting that impulse to cut the final 3 or 4 guys from my roster to free up auction budget. Do you use any tricks to motivate yourself to wield the axe?
Eno Sarris
12:55
I think you should cut. I've been struggling with a few players and I think I'll just do it.
Sonny
12:56
Passan's article made me rethink my stance on team signings. I've always advocated for big market teams to sign players bc the money paid out is mostly irrelevant to them, but the fetishizing of Oak, TB, etc kind of comes to an end. Can MLB reach 55% of revenue to players with the current ownership cohort?
Eno Sarris
12:56
Not under the current rules/CBA.
Stumped in Texas
12:56
Criminally under rated tune with fabulous harmonies --about a gorgeous part of the country  
Johnny5Alive
12:56
whats your thoughts on rivero as a closer vs. renfroe's pop? nl only league, can trade a $10 rivero for a $5 renfroe.  Would then keep a $27 doolittle and a $5 morrow for saves
Eno Sarris
12:57
Good lord that seems like a lot for Doolittle?
capconstrained
12:57
How would you weight the bust/breakout cases for Jordan Montgomery?  He's all about deception so I worry that it could go away but his command was not great last year and if he improved it he could become a 4-5 WAR pitcher.
Eno Sarris
12:57
I like his floor. Maybe like 50% about the same, 20% breakout, 30% bust?
12:59
No idea if I need to buy LCD tickets the minute they go on sale, but the Berkely greek is a great venue and my wife says she wants to go, so you may miss me for a second here.
hscer
12:59
From 1927-31, Ruth and Gehrig combined for 451 home runs. I am too staggered for comment.
stever20
12:59
what do you expect from Kluber this year?  Does his LDS performance with the possibility of injury concern you a lot?
Eno Sarris
1:00
I think there's a decent amount of collapse possibility for a 30+ year old pitcher, and then one who has had fastball issues in the past makes me a bit nervous, but I've been too early on Kluber decline in the past, so I'll shut my mouth I guess.
No, Your Name
1:03
Feels like The giants have provided the most entertainment this offseason?  Both for the Haters and the supporters?  Is that worth anything on its own?
Eno Sarris
1:03
Should buy them some early season filled seats at least
North Side Nihilists
1:03
I'm now picturing Oprah charging and barehanding a slow roller at 3rd. Her strong arm overcomes the sloppy footwork.
CamdenWarehouse
1:03
What do you think of Rodon this year?
Eno Sarris
1:03
The shoulder thing bothers me. Otherwise, he's perennially on my list because of the plus slider, good velocity, and great change by move and velo.
Larry
1:04
You go for floor??  You want a bunch of replacement lvl grindy try hard players??  Give me ceiling baby!!!
Eno Sarris
1:04
I want guys that will make the big leagues!
I mean, this is among the top prospects. I'm not necessarily looking for the next reliever.
Corey
1:05
Do you have any 2018 Zack Godley/Jimmy Nelson pick?
Eno Sarris
1:05
Godley. Shoulders suck.
Dr. Funk
1:05
Did you happen to read the baseball prospectus article on Dominic Leone? It showed how he increased his spin rate on all his pitches in 2017.  I'm still trying to figure out the spin rate stuff. How does one have across the board increase in spin? Is spin rate the only factor for increase vertical separation on a fourseamer? Was 2017 for real based on spin alone?
Eno Sarris
1:06
Year to year spin is very sticky, but there's also a Cubs Related article that says that it's related to extension. So perhaps he increased his extension and changed his mechanics some? Otherwise, I've seen spin related to health, so maybe it was health.
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