JotCast | FanGraphs After Dark Chat

Paul Swydan

3:29

What is your favorite Simpsons Valentine's Day episode

Season 4 - "I Love Lisa" (Choo-Choo-Choose Me) (69.1% | 94 votes)

Season 10 - "I'm With Cupid" (Elton John) (15.4% | 21 votes)

Other (15.4% | 21 votes)

Total Votes: 136

3:30

Is the Alex Reyes news a death blow for the Cardinals' playoff hopes?

Definitely (6.3% | 16 votes)

Probably (31.4% | 80 votes)

Maybe (28.6% | 73 votes)

Probably not (25.5% | 65 votes)

Definitely not (6.7% | 17 votes)

Who's Alex Reyes? (1.6% | 4 votes)

Total Votes: 255

3:32

Who should start the majority of the games at catcher for the Cubs this season?

Victor Caratini (1.2% | 3 votes)

Willson Contreras (89.3% | 225 votes)

Miguel Montero (6% | 15 votes)

Kyle Schwarber (3.6% | 9 votes)

Total Votes: 252

3:34

What preseason event is most exciting to you?

Truck Day (1.2% | 3 votes)

Pitchers and catchers reporting (10.2% | 26 votes)

First intra-team scrimmage (0.4% | 1 vote)

First Spring Training game (33.7% | 86 votes)

Your fantasy baseball draft (52.5% | 134 votes)

Other? (2% | 5 votes)

Total Votes: 255

9:00

Hi everybody!

9:01

Flying solo tonight, because Jeff and his wife still do Valentine's Day, the poor guy.

One sec.

9:02

OK, let's have some fun tonight. I started a Valentine's Day depth chart. Help me fill it out!

9:03

If you right click on that image, you should be able to open it in a new tab and see a large version of it.

We need some slugger help.

ChiSox2020

9:03

Does the Alex Reyes issue have any impact on the Quintana market?

Paul Swydan

9:04

I don't think so. I don't think the Cardinals were ever going to give the White Sox enough to land Quintana before or after Reyes' injury, especially because it seems as though they knew he had a slight tear before he reported.

ChiSox2020

9:04

People saying Cards should go after Odorizzi, are the Rays really selling right now? They seem to be going for it.

Paul Swydan

9:05

So, again, maybe the Cardinals will surprise me, but they don't really strike me as the type of team to make a deal like this. We went through this with them last year when Peralta got hurt, and their response was to get Ruben Tejada on the cheap, and then they turned to Aledyms Diaz. I don't see them doing anything different now.

Doug Frazier

9:05

Should the Cardinals replace Alex Reyes with Luke Weaver? If no, what is their next best option?

Paul Swydan

9:06

It would seem that his innings will go to a combo of Wacha and Weaver - the Dubs, if you will - at least at the outset. I'm sure they have some 17th round pick who will end up being an All-Star this year.

Ron Gant

9:06

Have Desclafani, Inciarte, and AJ Ramos all for the same cheap price as keeper options in a deep NL Only... am not keeping any other pitchers or OF. Need to pick 1 of them to drop.. who would you suggest letting go?

Paul Swydan

9:07

I would drop Ramos. He's not that special, and relievers are always easier to replace.

Mike

9:07

I have the second pick in my draft this year. Do I take Bryant given his positional versatility (1B/3B/OF), or do I look elsewhere (Kershaw, Altuve, etc.) ? It's a Yahoo H2H with R, HR, RBI, SB, OBP as the categories.

Paul Swydan

9:08

When I did a mock draft recently, I had the third pick. Trout and Kershaw went 1 and 2, leaving me with Bryant or Mookie at 3. I went Bryant.

I would probably take Bryant over Kershaw.

9:08

Mazara for a 26th or Hendricks for a 14th? CBS H2H pts, 10 teams. Thanks.

Paul Swydan

9:08

Going to go Hendricks here.

Vic

9:08

13 team 4 OF, 1 C 5 x 5.....heavy keepers with only $2 bump each year. My McCullers($9) for his A Eaton ($11).....also my Manaea ($5) for his A Eaton ($11). Seems like I should accept one of the two and get Eaton. Which pitcher should I trade?

Paul Swydan

9:09

I'd trade Manaea. More upside perhaps, but also more downside.

9:10

This is a good time to remind you all that you can make these kinds of comparisons concretely by using our "Custom Teams" feature, which allows you to see player comparisons by both actual major league stats as well as projections.

Here's McCullers vs. Manaea. http://www.fangraphs.com/projections.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&type=steamer&team=0&lg=all&players=l28959

Steamer likes McCullers a lot more.

Bojack Horseman

9:11

We never did a poll of best Netflix show. And now all we're going to talk about is stupid Valentine's day and the stupid Simpsons, instead of me, BoJack Horseman, the MOVIE STAR.

Paul Swydan

9:11

Shut up Bojack.

Billy Beane

9:11

Why is Joe Blanton still a free agent? I can think of about 30 teams that could use him as either an addition to their team or a deadline trade chip.

Paul Swydan

9:11

No se. Maybe he's being choosy.

Paul

9:12

Normally I rule out keeping a guy for first-round cost, but this year I could keep Arenado and wonder if I should since I'm picking last in the first round (10 team, H2H, 5x5 OBP). Worth it over guys like Salazar (9th rd), Carlos Martinez (14), Matz (16), or Aaron Sanchez (20)?

Paul Swydan

9:12

Arenado is fair. His ADP right now is 4-5. https://www.fantasypros.com/mlb/adp/overall.php

I think I ride with Arenado over your other choices. Salazar and Matz make me nervous.

Kiermaier's Engaged Green Eyes

9:13

I will be hearing back from graduate schools soon and will have to decide where to spend the next 5 years of my life. What's the best timezone to watch baseball from? (I support a team on and currently live in the east coast.)

Paul Swydan

9:14

I'm biased since I lived in it for 8 years, but the Mountain time zone was fantastic. When you get home from work around 5:30, it's the bottom of the first/top of the second, and on summer nights, the game is over with plenty of time to go out for the night. It's also great for football. Games start at 10 am, which is the perfect time, I think. 9 am on the west coast is too early. You're not really awake yet.

bl27

9:14

Do you expect a strong season for Kendrys Morales ? ,275-30-90 ?

Paul Swydan

9:15

Morales has only hit 30 homers in 2 of the last 8 years. I wouldn't bank on that from him, no.

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