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Paul Swydan

9:19

Something more! Love Domingo Santana.

Rusty Dusty

9:20

Hypothetical, say Blake Swihart was still considered a prospect. Where would you rank him in the Red Sox farm system?

Paul Swydan

9:20

Say, if he had never graduated to the majors, and was just a 25-year-old catcher with a 62 wRC+ in Triple-A? That's not a top prospect.

Bruce Bocce

9:21

Do you think eno's Tanaka as vampire idea is credible?

Paul Swydan

9:21

I don't think it's UN-credible, but I can't buy it as the sole reason he's sucked at night.

Hannah Hochevar

9:22

For fantasy (but no saves) do you prefer Britton or Stroman?

Paul Swydan

9:22

If there's no saves, I'd have to take Stroman, since he throws significantly more innings.

Curtis

9:22

What are a couple of names other than Verlander you think will be traded before August 31?

Paul Swydan

9:22

Jay Bruce and Jose Bautista

9:23

Not as certain on Bautista, might be wishcasting. Wouldn't it be fun to see him end up on Colorado and see if he can regain his swing in time for the playoffs?

I think it'd be fun.

mirrors

9:23

Do you also believe in the conspiracy of the official mlb ball?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:23

Hi everyone, sorry for showing up late

Paul Swydan

9:24

That the ball has been juiced? Yeah, but like Travis pointed out today (and Dr. Alan Nathan did over the weekend), I don't think it's the sole reason for the uptick in homers.

Hi Jeff!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:24

No conspiracy, I think they changed companies and then it changed.

9:24

Which pitching line tonight was more surprising- German Marquez 6IP 0R (CLE) or Vance Worley 6IP 1R (WSH)?

Paul Swydan

9:25

Oh, Worley for sure. Marquez has been pretty good lately.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:25

Worley. He is barely replacement level

Smoky Joe Wood

9:25

Can we talk about how great Don Baylor was? One of my favorite players as a kid.

Paul Swydan

9:26

Yes, yes we can. Don Baylor was everything to the Colorado Rockies. He was the team's first manager, led them to their first playoffs, and was the hitting coach when they went to the postseason in 2009.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:26

I never really followed his career. Sorry.

Paul Swydan

9:26

He always carried himself with class and grace, always set a good example, and was certainly nice to me the one time I had to interview him.

Furthermore, he helped integrate Austin, TX, schools, no easy feat. He will be sorely missed.

Tom

9:27

Bautista's swing isn't coming back. His bat speed is gone. He could play on the moon and it wouldn't matter.

Paul Swydan

9:27

Wow Tom. Just wow. Way to be a buzzkill.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:28

For this instance, I would love to have multiple years of exit velocity to compare. We are 10 years away from answering these types of questions.

Jake Umphreys McGee

9:28

Allegedly, Bonds began juicing after the 1998 offseason. If, theoretically, he never took PEDs, what would his final numbers estimate to be and when would he retire? Through his age 34 season, he was averaging around 30-40 homeruns and 25-35 stolen bases along with a 6-9 WAR

Paul Swydan

9:29

I mean, I don't need to calculate that out for you, you can do it one your own, you're a smart person. Certainly, he still would have been an inner-circle Hall of Famer.

He also would have probably not been blackballed and have played for another season or two, which would have helped mitigate some of the difference.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:30

The stolen bases were likely done but otherwise, he continues to produce

HOF for sure

Bones

9:30

Fantasy keeper question: My $21 Rendon for $7 Moustakas. Worth trading Rendon for the $14 savings next year?

Paul Swydan

9:30

Not to me, but I'm usually the low man on Moustakas.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:31

No for now but Moose could really see a HR spike if he gets out of KC and to a small home park.

Korey Cluber

9:31

Tommy Pham attributes much his recent success both offensively and defensively to having his vision corrected. He probably isn't going to continue to play as good as he has, and he's 29, but how valuable will he be going forward?

Paul Swydan

9:32

I'd say he's a solid 2-WAR player going forward. Maybe 2.5. That's pretty good, considering he had a total of 1.6 WAR entering the season.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:32

1 to 2 WAR player. I have limited expectations

Curtis

9:32

If the change of scenery myth was true, who would be a good match for Buxton?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:33

Anyone

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