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Jeff Zimmerman

9:35

I love the Bryant side

Paul Swydan

9:35

Chapman is probably less dependent on his team than most relievers, but if he say, signs with the Padres or Braves or something weird, he might not get as many save opps.

cheese

9:36

Is kazmir opting out? 2 for 32 left.

Paul Swydan

9:36

Given this winter's market, I think it's likely he opts out, yes.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:36

Normally, I would say no, but like Paul said, this year's pitching market is going to be crazy

gee

9:37

Is there any data available to see which teams have the best fielding fans.. on foul balls, home runs and such?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:37

None I know of

Paul Swydan

9:37

No but you should bug Tango and Petriello about that. It seems like the sort of thing Statcast could track!

Or at least the ball boys/girls.

Barves

9:37

Can you explain to me why Braves fans still hate the Markakis signing? Team is way under budget and isn't he worth 11MM per year? Trade chip to a contender in the offseason?

Paul Swydan

9:38

Because he's terrible and they're only keeping him around so that Tony Clark and the PA don't yell at them for not spending enough money on major league players?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:38

What Paul said.

Paul Swydan

9:38

Well, maybe not terrible, but the rest is true.

Jim Lonborg

9:38

I gather you're not a big Farrell fan, Paul. Is it Lovullo in '17 no matter what?

Paul Swydan

9:39

Oh no, they're doing too well now to fire Farrell in a vacuum. He'll have to have a Grady Little moment to get fired.

Or the team would have to collapse.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:39

There is hope, Ned Yost got fired with a 1st place team

Kevin

9:39

follow up: which outfield would you rather have long-term - Red Sox or Marlins?

Paul Swydan

9:39

That's a poll question!

9:40

Which team's outfield would you want moving forward?

Red Sox (Betts, Bradley, Benintendi) (63.2% | 24 votes)

Marlins (Ozuna, Stanton, Yelich) (36.8% | 14 votes)

Total Votes: 38

Jeff Zimmerman

9:41

Red Sox for me. Bend's potential make the difference

Paul Swydan

9:41

I'll say Red Sox, but I'm biased.

Jordan

9:41

what do you see Mondesi's ceiling as? He has great tools, I've seen people saying his ceiling could be Jose Reyes in his prime

Paul Swydan

9:42

Well, it'd sure be nice if he'd draw a walk. 41 plate appearances isn't the record, I don't think, but he's gotta be getting close.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:43

High K's, Low power, no BB's. He needs to do something offensively.

Paul Swydan

9:43

Given Jose Reyes' lack of plate discipline at 20 though, the comparison is apt. For now at least.

Tengopreguntas

9:43

Kyle Hendricks article plz

Paul Swydan

9:44

Neil Weinberg wrote one on 6/2, but you're right, it's probably time for another. Dave is on vacation this week. Might let him do it when he gets back. He loves Hendricks.

Barves

9:45

Who wins a home run derby, Michael Jordan or Tim Tebow? We can move the fences in like they do during celebrity softball.

Paul Swydan

9:45

JORDAN

Jeff Zimmerman

9:46

I think Tebow right now. Give Jordan a month or two to work out, it may be him

Paul Swydan

9:46

haha

Michelle

9:46

Can you tell me anything good about the Dbacks? Anything at all...

Jeff Zimmerman

9:47

You have a really good first baseman signed to a decent contract.

Paul Swydan

9:47

They still have Paul Goldschmidt. Jake Lamb has been great this year. Jean Segura has been a pleasant surprise. They were smart to trade away what few pieces they didn't need for the rest of 2016-2017. Yasmany Tomas hasn't been a total disaster. And they still have Zack Greinke.

9:48

Buried it.

confused about most things

9:48

Question that may be boring for everyone but me: is offering Bregman, Benintendi, & McCullers fair for Bryant in a dynasty?

Paul Swydan

9:48

That's probably more than fair, yes. I'd start with just one of the B's + McCullers and see if that gets it done.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:49

Fair, but I like the three side especially if the league is really deep

Tengopreguntas

9:50

It was reported that lastella would retire if traded. If that's the case, I'm not sure he'd really want to be released or traded.

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