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Paul Swydan

7:11

Which player acquisition do you care most about?

Giancarlo Stanton (7% | 11 votes)

Shohei Ohtani (59.5% | 94 votes)

Both equally! (11.4% | 18 votes)

Neither, I just want them to move so other stuff starts happening!!!!!!! (22.2% | 35 votes)

Total Votes: 158

7:13

What is your favorite Star Wars movie?

Episode I: The Phanton Menace (3.8% | 6 votes)

Episode II: Attack of the Clones (1.9% | 3 votes)

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (4.5% | 7 votes)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (5.1% | 8 votes)

Episode IV: A New Hope (12.2% | 19 votes)

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (30.8% | 48 votes)

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (15.4% | 24 votes)

Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2.6% | 4 votes)

Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (even tho I haven't seen it yet!) (3.2% | 5 votes)

NONE, STAR WARS IS TRASH! (20.5% | 32 votes)

Total Votes: 156

9:00

Hi everybody!

9:01

Just me tonight. Jeff is out of pocket.

MattyB

9:01

Does Keynan Middleton have a reasonable shot at taking over the Angels' closer role during the 2018 season?

Paul Swydan

9:02

His chances probably depend on 1) can he cure his home run problems? and 2) Who gets hurt in front of him. But certainly not impossible.

Bones

9:02

Hey, thanks for chatting tonight. Fantasy questions, who you take in a 11-team 5x5 with $280: Rendon ($21) and Bogaerts ($16) or Stanton ($42)? Already keeping Ozuna at $12.

Paul Swydan

9:03

If you can wait until Stanton is traded and then we can revisit I could give you a more definitive answer. But for now, I'd say roll with Rendon and Bogaerts. Stanton is a full 15% of your cap right now. That's a lot for one player.

9:04

Especially one player who's almost certainly just had his best season ever.

Srhkthew2

9:04

Hey Paul, at what point would Kershaw lose the mantle of #1 SP to Scherzer?

Paul Swydan

9:04

I'm not sure he'll ever lose it to Scherzer. Both have had nagging injuries the last couple of years.

ThatsNotMyMonster

9:05

Best guess at chronological order of these events: A) Otani signs, B) Stanton is traded, C) Yankees hire a manager

Paul Swydan

9:05

B, C, A ?

None of the other permutations would surprise me though.

Dominic

9:05

Based on Ohtani's criteria, wouldn't the rangers seem best positioned to accommodate those needs? They have 'a strong scouting presence' in Japan and experience with cultural assimilation with Darvish of course. They've got over $3 million in international budget room to offer. All other factors being equal, why not the Rangers?

Paul Swydan

9:06

Because it's in Texas and his endorsement opportunities figure to be more limited there? That'd be my guess.

John

9:06

How likely is this offseason. Giants are able to trade for Giancarlo Stanton. They also sign Shohei Otani. Later they trade away Belt to the Cardinals.

Paul Swydan

9:06

All three of those things happening would seem like a fairly low probability.

Trade Maker

9:06

San Francisco Giants Get: Giancarlo Stanton, Martin Prado, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Sam Travis Boston Red Sox Get: Marcell Ozuna, Brandon Belt Miami Marlins Get: Denard Span, Tyler Beede, Chris Shaw, Jason Groome, Michael Chavis Giants fill all of their holes and only have to take about $20m in excess luxury tax numbers, this would create a hole at 1st base, but Posey gives them flexibility to work with. Red Sox fill first base and don't have to enter the Hosmer sweepstakes, plus, get the premiere bat in Ozuna, both of them for only about $20m. Marlins get nearly $40m in payroll relief and a pool of prospects from both teams.

Paul Swydan

9:07

I guess I'm unclear on why the Marlins want to trade Ozuna.

In general, I don't think this deal works. Sorry.

I also can't see the Red Sox agreeing to be part of a Stanton trade in which they *don't* acquire Stanton.

Rule 5 Draft

9:08

Have you thought of doing an article building a team out of Rule-5 eligible players? Not that they would be a great team, but it would work as a great primer for the draft.

Paul Swydan

9:08

It would if the rules were still the same. Under the new rules of the last five years or so, it'd be a pretty bad team, and would just reinforce the point that the Rule 5 Draft is no longer all that meaningful.

Mr. Fister

9:09

I can't wait until Eno's chat on Thursday. Can we talk about sammiches?

Paul Swydan

9:09

Sure?

Pete

9:09

What do you expect from Luke Weaver and Chase Anderson this coming season? Weaver was rocked hard his last two starts....tired?

Paul Swydan

9:09

I wouldn't read anything into him getting rocked in any two consecutive starts, or being lights out in any two consecutive starts, for that matter.

9:10

I'm not expecting either to be as good as they were in 2017, but I still expect them to be solid players.

Guest

9:10

It's too early for a major media outlet to host a mock draft, correct? We want to know were some of the free agents will play before we put a value on them!

Paul Swydan

9:11

Pretty sure the RotoGraphs guys have already done some mock drafts, so I'll say no.

Mister Puppy

9:11

"Sith" is so underrated. I feel like I and II put people off so much that they just disregarded what turned into a solid film.

Paul Swydan

9:12

I mean, Anakin gets literally cut in half and sits smoldering on the shores of a lava river for like 30 minutes and somehow still lives. That scene was just so completely ridiculous.

Guest

9:12

Is there any team Elsbury would accept a trade to? Or is he just an expensive backup at this point?

Paul Swydan

9:13

I think the latter. I can't see why he would accept a trade that gets him more playing time, and I can't see a team wanting to play him for more than 300 PA anyway.

Slumpbuster

9:13

It has been discussed that the Cubs are no longer in the same tier as the Dodgers and Nationals.

Paul Swydan

9:13

Not sure I believe anyone is on the Dodgers tier in the NL, but I would put the Cubs and Nationals on relatively equal footing.

Seth

9:14

Pick a side: $14 J Turner or $7 Brinson + $10 Moncada. $260 5x5 roto 15 teams, deep rosters. Thanks!

Paul Swydan

9:15

Gotta stick with Turner there. That's a good price for a star player. I like both Brinson and Moncada, but until the Brewers move Braun, I'm not sure how much playing time is available for Brinson.

bosoxforlife

9:15

When I first heard that Maitan was now a free agent I was expecting a feeding frenzy almost equal to Ohtani, then I read, in multiple articles, that he is no longer seen as anything special and maybe nothing at all. I am confused.

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