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Matt Harvey

9:25

I get it everyone is sick of me. Especially those who are asked questions about me every 10 minutes. I might as well have a debilitating disease instead of just control issues. That's all it is though right? If I told you when I hit the DL that it'd take a while for my control to come back you'd be like, "yeah sounds about right," .... right?

Paul Swydan

9:26

Nah dude, I think you're broken. Sorry.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:27

Overhyped and just not elite pitcher anymore.

brb

Roman

9:27

Jonny Cueto is trash.

Paul Swydan

9:28

He certainly hasn't had his best season, but he's been pretty good so far tonight. 5 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 7 K. The 3 homers hurts obviously, but if the wind is blowing out at Wrigley, ... shrug emoju.

emoji

9:29

When will more people know how good Miguel Sano is?

Paul Swydan

9:29

When he makes the All-Star team?

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9:29

Will Jon Lester ever hit a home run?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:29

maybe not but some how Colon did

Paul Swydan

9:30

I'll say no.

He's 12-for-209 in his career. TBH, I'm surprised he has 4 doubles.

9:30

What's the main stat you look at when looking at relievers? FIP? K-BB%? WPA?

Paul Swydan

9:31

K%, BB% and K-BB%, yeah.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:31

K-BB, and GB% (must be extreme)

Paul Swydan

9:31

WPA is great, but it's not predictive. It's a story stat.

El Tiant

9:32

Hey Paul. What's up w JBJ? I know you don't have a chrystal ball, but how do you see him playing rest of year. I remember he carried Boston for 6 to 8 weeks last year then became as cold as he was hot for the remainder. Next, what's you feeling on Colorado's Gray who is due to be back in about 3 weeks? Finally. I need SP's in my 16 team redraft. If I aim for Gray should I offer JBJ, Trey Mancini, or David Peralta?

Paul Swydan

9:32

1. I still like JBJ. Farrell needs to stop benching him against lefties.

2. I still really like Jon Gray.

9:33

3. I'd try to part with Mancini, though I doubt he gets you Jon Gray.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:33

JBJ will just have ups and downs. Production is BABIP centered. Jon Gray better than all three IMO

9:33

If you're the Dbacks, would you trade Greinke at the TDL?

Paul Swydan

9:34

Hell no, the Dbacks -- as I wrote a couple of weeks ago, and Dave wrote today -- are one of the best teams in baseball.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:34

Depends if they can find a taker for the contract and where they are in the standings

Paul Swydan

9:34

If anything, they should be adding pieces.

ZACH

9:34

SOMEONE TALK TO ME ABOUT MICHAEL CONFORTO

Paul Swydan

9:34

MICHAEL CONFORTO IS VERY GOOD AT BASEBALL AND THE METS WERE FOOLISH TO EVER DICK AROUND WITH HIS PLAYING TIME.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:34

He plays for the Mets

Murdoc

9:35

True or false, the Rockies will eventually fade because of their dependence on young starters and lack of depth behind them?

Paul Swydan

9:36

False. They actually have more starter depth than it seems. They don't really have room for Jeff Hoffman right now, and that is with Jon Gray still on the DL. And they've had most of their success this season without Gray, and he's their best pitcher.

9:37

The middle relief needs to be addressed, but that's the easiest thing to address in-season.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:37

False, I think they had some pieces come together rather quickly. The MLB club makes some head scratching moves but their scouting and development has been outstanding.

Hugh

9:38

Hello, Paul. How many games does a MLB team needs in order to get pass by the "its too early" threshold?

Paul Swydan

9:38

We are in that zone now. By mid-June we're more or less past it, though there are some teams who will fade hard after even mid-June. It's a long season.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:39

I am almost an All-Star game guy. Some crazy scheduling can happen.

David Wiers

9:39

I don't have a question, I'm just hopping in to say I miss you guys <3

Paul Swydan

9:39

Miss you too, David!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:40

How did you get out of the locker?

Johnny5Alive

9:40

How come every says hi Paul. Why doesn't anyone respect Jeff?

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