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Simon Hampton
11:17
Ha! I think I agree, it was a hasty look through the Rockies' roster for a DJ Moore comp
Ken
11:18
STL seems to have an abundant # of OFS, but short on SP. Ideas on who might be a trading partner?
Simon Hampton
11:19
Am I missing something with STL? Wainwright, Mikolas, Montgomery, Flaherty and Matz is a fairly solid five. Matz obviously wasn't great last year and Flaherty has had injury issues, but I think it's a good place to start the year, and I don't see them adding a pitcher that'd bump anyone out of that rotation between now and Opening Day
Rodeo clowns are athletes!
11:20
"Tomato sauce"? Do you mean ketchup?
Simon Hampton
11:20
No I mean tomato sauce
Panaeolus Cyanescens
11:20
Will giants be sellers at this years deadline or will they hold their valuable trade chips like in 22?
Simon Hampton
11:21
I think they'll be in a position where it'd make sense to sell. They don't have a ton of obvious candidates - Alex Wood and Joc Pederson are the two obvious ones
Tomato sauce
11:22
I have never heard someone say something so outlandish as tomato sauce on hot dogs. Where’d you learn that and just why?
Simon Hampton
11:22
It's the same as ketchup
Tom Kelly's blues
11:22
Can the Twins win the central? If not, what's missing?
Simon Hampton
11:22
I think so! Probably not the favorites (that's the Guardians), but they're definitely in the mix
Trade deadline
11:23
Which team do you think will be buyers at the trade deadline that most people are expecting will sell
Simon Hampton
11:24
Good question, I think Miami could be in the hunt to a point where they're pushing for a wild card spot. The Diamondbacks are another
Rare A’s Fan
11:26
What Yankees player benefits to most with all the injuries
Simon Hampton
11:27
Albert Abreu was probably getting DFA'd but seems likely to make the Opening Day roster
Phil - Milwaukee
11:27
The Dodgers don't make the postseason?
Simon Hampton
11:27
The Dodgers will comfortably make the post-season again
Perry
11:28
Ohtani for pages, pepiot, and May at the trade deadline
Simon Hampton
11:29
It's a no from me
Jorge78
11:29
Are you a fan of 2 hour chats as I am?  Or do you have to take over the site at a certain time?  Yesterday was a blast because Anthony ran out of questions 7 minutes before the end so-hot dog questions!
Simon Hampton
11:31
I'm keeping an eye on the feed for any news at the same time. Usually will go for 90ish minutes, depends how things are going. Best to keep it light with the odd non-baseball question thrown in.

There's a lot of questions leftover here - most of which are just confused comments about tomato sauce - so I certainly won't get to all of them
Phil - Milwaukee
11:31
If LA is WC3, who doesn't make it? NYM MIL PHIL?
Simon Hampton
11:32
My NL playoff teams are the Mets, Cardinals and Padres + Dodgers, Phillies, Atlanta in the WC. Brewers, Marlins, Diamondbacks all in the mix but not enough to get over the line
Frank
11:33
Miami ? I don't see them playing close to 500. Too many holes.
Simon Hampton
11:34
Sure I think a lot has to go right but they've boosted their offense (it could do with more help) and are starting with a very good rotation
Guest
11:34
Worst record Rockies..not Nationals??
Simon Hampton
11:35
Colorado's pitching is a mess. Nationals won't be great at all, but think Colorado is last
11:36
Couple more then I've got to bounce
Guest
11:38
If their were Trades at Draft then ESPN/MLB Network would have their Insiders live and all rounds live on TV.
Simon Hampton
11:38
Baseball draft picks are a lot less projectable than NFL and NBA which makes it a little less exciting, but it'd still be a good way to add a bit more hype imo
Barbarino
11:38
Love the White Sox to rebound and win 90+ games this year. Your thoughts?
Simon Hampton
11:39
I just don't see it. Think they'll be solid enough but too many holes on the roster to feel confident with 90+ wins
Draft picks
11:41
Yes great idea but not like the nba! Limits for maybe three years? Some nba teams wont have a first roynd pick till2029
Simon Hampton
11:41
Yeah but what can you do if you don't have any draft picks until 2029? Spend money!
WBC
11:41
How would you make the WBC better?
Simon Hampton
11:41
Give New Zealand direct qualification every time
11:42
On that note, thanks so much for joining everyone! Back next Saturday at 10am CT, but in the meantime you can find me on Twitter @simonmhampton.

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