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Paul Swydan

9:18

There's always a chance, but they'll need a couple of players to have a Judge-like breakout.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:19

Scioscia(sp?) and his meddling have to go.

Paul Swydan

9:20

Yeah that'd be great.

I think you actually spelled it right, btw.

Lids

9:20

How do all these draft picks post photos with their new team's hats!?!? Do their agents have a bunch on hand? Do they floor it to the nearest Lids? It's like these kids have monogrammed team underwear 30 seconds after getting picked.

Paul Swydan

9:21

There's this new program the kids are using called Photoshop. And by kids, I mean MLB. I'm sure there is a coordinated effort by the league to get these kids pics with their new team hat on.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:21

Most kids probably have an idea of where they are going, at least the ones in the first couple rounds.

Paul Swydan

9:21

But sure, I imagine some of them just go to Lids or wherever and buy a few hats in advance. I know I would, and just return the rest.

Taylors Mother

9:21

I'm swimming with OF in start 3 OF pts keeper lg. Of Schwarbs, Conforto, Haniger, Santana-which is most expendable? Trades are rare in this league. Would it be worth offering any of them for Godley?

Paul Swydan

9:22

It'd be worth offering all of them for Godley, though certainly you should be able to do better than Godley. Conforto and Haniger bear watching for the next couple of weeks.

Conforto because he's maybe hurt/maybe the Mets are screwing around again, and Haniger because he's just coming back after missing a bunch of time.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:23

Depends on the Santana but Scharbs is the only one I'd keep

Paul Swydan

9:23

I dunno, I really like Domingo Santana, and he's been on fire.

Rob

9:24

Can Tom Murphy take over the catcher position in Colorado?

Paul Swydan

9:25

He can, but the best arrangement is probably a job share with Wolters. Also, how long it will take Murphy to get back into the mix depends on how the team feels about Hanigan. I think Hanigan is past his expiration date, but pitchers seem to love him.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:25

It might be a while, Wolters hasn't horrible and Murphy has been out.

HappyFunBall

9:26

So long as the Nats continue to run out their Choose-Your-Own-Adventure bullpen every one of their games is must see TV, just to see how they'll bomb it that day.

Paul Swydan

9:26

I mean, yeah, if you really love disaster movies.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:26

They're impersonating the Tigers of years past.

brb

Terence

9:27

Which is a bigger problem : Astros starting rotation or Nationals bullpen?

Paul Swydan

9:27

Nationals bullpen. Not even close.

Astros SPs rank 7th in WAR. Nationals RPs rank 29th.

9:28

Even if you don't like WAR, that's a huge difference.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:28

Nats bullpen

Trent

9:28

I'm already sick of the fawning over Aaron Judge. Am I in for a long 15+ years of baseball coverage?

Paul Swydan

9:28

Well, let's be conservative and say 5+ years. Who knows if he'll be a Yankee for life.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:29

Jeter will steal the headlines at some point

Paul Swydan

9:29

Yeah, once he finds a partner to buy the Marlins. I still hope he goes in on it with A-Rod.

Travis

9:30

What do you make of Faria? Seems like he's underhyped, considering his MiLB success. Looks like he has some BB issues, but has put up quite a nice combined line in 2017. Another "good at everything, great at nothing" oversight?

Paul Swydan

9:30

Well he's certainly having a great game tonight!

9:31

As for the oversight, scouting is hard.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:31

It's been 6 innings and had home run issues in the minors. Those could come back.

Paul Swydan

9:31

And he was 17 when he was drafted.

9:32

But, yeah, so far so great.

As I said last week, the Rays have a lot of SPs right now, so I'm not sure if he'll have the rotation spot permanently, but he's certainly making his case for it.

Albert Pujols

9:32

Is my 2017 wRC+ of ~80 just who I am now? Can I be dropped in mixed leagues?

Paul Swydan

9:32

You probably never should have even been picked up in mixed leagues.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:33

Depends on the league's depth. Thrity HRs are hard to turn down.

5 Run Homer

9:33

Best album of all time? Hint: it's Foo Fighters' Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace

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