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Jared

9:16

Is it time to part with everyone's favorite chubby cubby kyle In fantasy?

Paul Swydan

9:16

If you're counting on him in the OF or UTIL, then yes. If you have him at C, I think it's OK to hold. Bar is lower there.

Brian Kelder

9:16

Archie Bradley, Devenski, or Betances? Just some love, have all three. Made up for poor starters

Paul Swydan

9:17

Love all three, but I'll take Betances.

Big D

9:17

Markakis closing in on 2,000 hits. He's not too old, is 3000 out of the question?

Paul Swydan

9:17

I think 3,000 is absolutely out of the question, yes.

9:18

But hey, only 282 players have gotten to 2,000 hits. That's a pretty good career.

Zock Jr.

9:18

Hey, Guys! Is his Chris Taylor worth my Clint Frazier and a draft pick. I'm desperate at 3rd base :(

Paul Swydan

9:18

If you're desperate, that seems OK, yes.

Smoky Joe Wood

9:19

I saw very little of Sandoval when he was with the Giants. Did he swing at pitches as far out of the strike zone then as he does now? Was he just better at reaching for those? I'm assuming the latter, since his walk rate is actually a tiny bit better now but his strikeout rate is much, much worse.

Paul Swydan

9:19

He did, and he was. He was/is the sort of player who doesn't have much margin for error, and he gained just enough weight that it threw off his whole game. I think he's probably done, unless he makes some dramatic changes.

Brad

9:20

How pissed was Paul listening to maddon's explanation of rizzo's slide?

Paul Swydan

9:20

I actually didn't get a chance to dig in on that, but I likely would have been plenty pissed. :-)

Sterling Mallory Chris Archer

9:20

Can we have a none of the above option for the best 7pm games? Yikes.

Paul Swydan

9:20

Oh Sterling.

Eric

9:20

Does anyone have a logical reason for why Amed Rosario is not in the majors? I believe super 2 has passed, Jose Reyes has been bad on both sides of the ball. Why would they not want to likely improve their team?

Paul Swydan

9:21

Logic and the Mets are mutually exclusive.

Kevin

9:21

(maybe an idea for an article or for Dave or Eric but...) Do you think with the rapid proliferation of infield shifting we will see a re-calibration or re-assessment of the value of each position on the defensive spectrum? For example, is the recent boon of offensively gifted short stops an anomaly or perhaps a symptom of infield play becoming easier, or at the very least requiring less range. Furthermore, could this potentially lead to say Catchers or Centre Fielders becoming more highly valued than Shortstops if it's determined there is less to be done by way of shifting to affect those positions?

Paul Swydan

9:22

I think all of that is fair game, yes. I would think it would affect second basemen more than shortstops, simply because that side of the field is shifted to more frequently.

Ice Cubicle

9:23

Cutch really looks good right now. Would you sell him or you think he's back to that studly behavior? Someone sent me an offer of Chris Archer for him.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:24

Hit

Paul Swydan

9:24

I think the point is moot. If you can nab Archer, you do it. McCutchen may be back for real, but given the risk that he might not, Archer is a great value for him.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:25

The trade is fair. Go ahead if you need pitching and not OF help.

Paul Swydan

9:25

Hey Jeff!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:25

Hey

Paul Swydan

9:25

You got home just in time to see the Sox open up on the Royals! :-)

Jeff Zimmerman

9:26

I haven't even checked the score

2-1 Sox

Paul Swydan

9:26

It was 1-1 until 5 minutes ago. Now it's 4-1 and Strahm is taking an early shower.

StL Steve

9:26

You good with trading a late round stud keep (think Betts, Seager, or Machado) for Cano, Encarnacion, Bumgarner, and Chapman? Trying to win this year and this would fill holes. Also have other great keepers.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:26

My score keeper must be behind

Paul Swydan

9:27

Must be!

Hi Steve, I don't mind that trade, but why Bumgarner? You need to maximize your return if you're doing that, and he isn't back for another couple of weeks at least.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:28

I've done it before and go for the win. Also, this move keeps those players off other teams.

Morris Buttermaker

9:28

As regards the all star sp poll. Fans should have a say but a lot is decided by the pitcher in questions schedule for his team.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:29

Paul Swydan

9:29

Well, I think that would work just like the player vote with DL players. If the No. 1 pitcher isn't going to pitch, then the No. 2 vote getter pitches, etc. Also, giving the fans more of a say might coerce teams to manage their schedules for the greater good, heaven forbid.

9:30

MLB allowing teams to torpedo their jewel events is something that should stop happening.

Slurm

9:30

This is a pet-peeve of mine, so bare with me. When someone asks an "over/under" question for something like HR's/SB's/wins/etc., shouldn't the over/under be set at a half number (like for wins, 80.5)? For example, I see people ask for an over/under on HR's and set it at 30. Shouldn't the over/under be set at 29.5 or 30.5? Thanks for letting me vent.

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