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Eric A Longenhagen
6:17
A's who were arrow up for me this spring are Guedez, Bolte, Kade Morris, Fien
Ben Clemens
6:17
as for myself, I thought it'd be fun to pick a Blue Jays/Dodgers rematch with the Jays winning, and kinda worked backwards from there
Eric A Longenhagen
6:19
Meg and I will huddle and decide if we need to pick a team or player here or there to cover our collective butts. Like for a couple years we alternated picking Jose Ramirez as AL MVP because it felt wrong for none of us to pick him, he's always in the mix.
War2D2
6:21
Jon - any idea what the value was on the Hoerner deal? What wpild
AvatarJon Becker
6:22
Depends on if it starts this year or next but something like $108M for the six years feels directionally correct, especially if it overwrites this year. He's got a weird profile that's always gotten undervalued
Gust
6:21
This TBR-STL game is getting ridiculous
Ben Clemens
6:22
extreme 'well that escalated quickly' energy there
Eric A Longenhagen
6:22
Tastykake being the mound sponsor in Philly warms (and clogs) my heart.
Oaktown Blues
6:22
Btw, I agree that you guys do a ton of chats. The frequency has gone up in the past couple years too. I really appreciate them, even if they're a nightmare for my work productivity
Gust
6:22
Just my two cents, but I don't think it's a good idea to do game chats unless it's major events like OD/last day, the big DS day, etc. Even during something like this you can see the games themselves pulling sometimes in an opposite direction from the conversation...it's nice but kind of muddling. Live reactions are nice but they're a lower form than analysis, which is what I think this site tends to be for. And they demand much more from writers and can steal takeaways from the actual writing
Ben Clemens
6:22
the Reds/Red Sox game is excellent, meanwhile
Eric A Longenhagen
6:23
Stewie looks lighter
Christian Walker ringing double off hard-throwing enigma Walbert Urena
Ben Clemens
6:24
I'm very excited to hear Barry Larkin on Eugenio Suarez this year. Larkin is such a 'choke up and try to swinging bunt for a hit' guy but he also surely loves Suarez for coming back
Gust
6:24
Whitlock vs Suarez, again
5 Run Homer
6:24
Broadcast said Stewart lost like 20lbs over the winter
AvatarJon Becker
6:25
Angels using Walbert up a run in the seventh
Alrighty then
johndarc
6:26
With Hoerner getting the bag and Brendan Donovan getting traded, who is the new infielder who is constantly in tradebait discussions?
Ben Clemens
6:26
CJ Abrams
6:27
he was kinda co-featured with those guys already, so he'll just get a bump now. Isaac Paredes, perhaps, if the Astros decide they don't want injury insurance
Key Jangler
6:29
Burleson CRUSHED a 2 strike heater from Jax
Guest
6:30
Rays - Cardinals 6th inning will be the craziest inning of the season for a little while
bosoxforlife
6:30
Which blockage is worse? The Astros situation with Paredes or the Red Sox with 4 outfielders and Yoshida?
Ben Clemens
6:31
the Houston one feels worse to me b/c of their greater holes on the rest of the roster. Like with Boston, yeah they have too many outfielders, but it's depth, and they don't have too many holes anyway. With the Astros, they could REALLY use an outfielder and a starter
Stieben Strausburg
6:31
im laughing so hard, my fantasy opponent sat Mike Trout in favour of Belli (Not even playing today)
Eric A Longenhagen
6:31
my squad
Ben Clemens
6:31
Robert looked really good today
Eric A Longenhagen
6:32
He was my last pick
AvatarJon Becker
6:32
I'm gonna tap out to eat dinner, might pop back in if people are still chatting in 20ish!
Ben Clemens
6:35
cya later, Jon
Ben Clemens
6:32
Roman Anthony showing that he understands the challenge system there
3-2 in the ninth? challenge!
6:33
whether or not you think it was a strike, no cost in getting it right
Tim
6:33
Your 1st Phillies ABS trivia answer: Zach Pop challenged and lost on a ball call
6:34
Tbf to him it missed by 0.1
Guest
6:35
Jacob Young oppo homer, are the 2019 balls back?
Ben Clemens
6:35
good news for Jon's prediction that Chandler Simpson will hit an out-of-the-park homer this year
Key Jangler
6:37
Griffin Jax is Shroedinger's reliever to me. His peripherals are elite but every time I look, he's melting down.
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