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Paul Swydan

9:56

If you want me to pick one, I'll say Correa.

Ben

9:56

Will King Felix rebound?

Paul Swydan

9:57

Sadly, I am no longer expecting him to rebound. I hope he does though!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:57

I'm betting on yes in drafts so far. Price is so low

Michael J

9:57

Will the Dodgers regret letting Morrow (and most likely Watson) walk? It seems like a huge loss, but Friedman has figured out ways to get bullpen options for cheap.

Paul Swydan

9:57

Yeah, I don't think they'll regret it.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:57

The only have 26 pitchers to choose from now

Hunky Dory

9:58

Was consoling a Nats fam friend last night and found myself explaining that the only competition in the division (Mets) were no competition at all. How sad are those loyal to the orange and blue, and how can we as a nation get the Mets respectable ownership?

Paul Swydan

9:58

Well that's easy. Stop going to Citi Field. Stop buying merch. Stop watching on TV. Stop talking about them unless it's to formally protest them.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:58

What Paul said.

Paul Swydan

9:59

The Wilpon's are leeches, and you have to bleed them dry. You have to make it clear to their sponsors that you won't purchase their products if they sponsor the Mets. You have to make the name "Mets" sound like poison when it falls out of someone's mouth.

But none of that is going to happen organically. So if you really want new owners, you gotta get organized.

Moody

10:00

Hey Paul...keep 2: Strasburg $41, Thor $37, Drew Pomeranz $6. Thx!

Paul Swydan

10:00

I'd keep Strasburg and Pomeranz just because I'm too risk averse to keep Thor.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:01

Assuming $260 league, Stras and Pem. Stras's price is a little high be may be lower than the free agent inflation amount because it is a keeper league.

ChiSoxMatt

10:02

Eloy Jimenez vs Rafael Devers: Who has a better career?

Jeff Zimmerman

10:02

Jimenez

Paul Swydan

10:02

Tough one, but I'll say Eloy. I hope I'm wrong though!

Trent

10:02

With no cheap extensions, how do the Rays compete in the years ahead?

Paul Swydan

10:03

To behave like the team that gets ~$200M in BAM money, revenue sharing and national TV contract money before they sell a ticket that they are?

Jeff Zimmerman

10:03

They don't really, the need to reset.

Paul Swydan

10:03

Getting a new ballpark would probably help. They could always try to stop extorting their local governments, and work WITH them. A novel concept, I know.

Timmy

10:04

Is Roy Halladay a first-ballot hall of famer?

Paul Swydan

10:04

Whether he was before or not is irrelevant, he certainly will be now.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:04

Probably now

Bill

10:04

If the Red Sox sign JD Martinez, would it make sense to release Hanley?

Jeff Zimmerman

10:05

Yes but they may save face and trade him for nothing and let the other team release him.

Paul Swydan

10:05

It depends on how risk averse the team is. His 2019 option vesting would be very bad news for the Red Sox, but he's usually hurt, so you could just rely on him getting hurt. But you never know.

10:06

You also never know what'll happen in the FanGraphs After Dark Chat, which is what makes it so much fun. That's going to do it for us tonight, and also for this year.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:06

Bye

Paul Swydan

10:06

Thanks for hanging out with us this year. You all are the best in our eyes. See you in 2018!

Happy Holidays!

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