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BK
1:02
Who's the best first baseman in the NL? Goldschmidt, Freeman, Votto, Rizzo? What about in 5 years?
Travis Sawchik
1:02
I love Goldy and Votto about equally at the moment ... Freeman in 5 years
Luck Dragons
1:02
Is Buxton a top 30 OF ROS?
Travis Sawchik
1:03
I'd roll the dice on his upside
Mike
1:03
A big part of Bellinger's improvement in K rate is that he finally adopted a separate 2 strike approach where he cuts down a bit on the power swing, improving his contact.   He's become particularly adept at using that swing to take outside pitches just to the SS side of up the middle where no one is ever playing in the shift.
Travis Sawchik
1:03
Special talent, obviously
Josh
1:03
How did Nelson Cruz end up aging so much better than V-mart?  Obviously Cruz had a longer history of elite power and has largely avoided all the health issues of vmart has suffered (catching knees, recent cardiac issues, etc.), but then V-mart was always better on plate discipline and more access to DHing over the past five years
Travis Sawchik
1:04
I thought Cruz would be slowing down at this point. No idea. Each individual players follows a different track
Pennsy
1:04
Now that it's nearly over, how would you rate the Werth deal for the Nationals? 14 WAR over 7 years for $126m.
Travis Sawchik
1:04
When factoring in inflation, seems like a slight overpay
1:05
But not terrible
Marc
1:05
True or false: Kenley Jensen is more dominant than Mariano Rivera always was. At this point it's just a matter of how long he keeps it up before he catches up with Rivera.
Travis Sawchik
1:06
Rivera was never as dominant in a single season as Jansen has been this season (30 ERA-, 29 FIP-)
Different era, but Jansen is special and getting better at his craft. I enjoyed interviewing him
Richard
1:07
I've frequently heard that the challenge with an electronic strike zone is the ability to correctly call the height of the pitch.  Assuming this is due to the 3-dimensional strike zone, wouldn't a very easy solution be to just convert the strike zone to a 2-dimensional plane?
Travis Sawchik
1:08
It's my understanding that it is the 3-D nature of the zone, rather the individual north-south dimensions for hitters. I suspect a machine would do a better job of calling a 3-D zone
BigStyx
1:08
I know I am dreaming BUT.... I would love to see Stanton in a Yankee uniform playing along side Judge and Cashman forgetting about Harper! What a lineup card Girardi would be filling everyday!
Travis Sawchik
1:08
Well, the Yankees could save $200m or so by pursuing Stanton over Harper
toki
1:08
What's keeping Honeywell at AAA?
Travis Sawchik
1:09
Service time? I want to see the screwball and the whole skillset at the major league level right now
CubFan
1:09
Care to gaze into your crystal ball for 2018 and tell me if Marwin Gonzalez has done enough to warrant an everyday job and does Treinen have enough talent to be the A's closer?
Travis Sawchik
1:09
yes and yes
Joe Douglas
1:09
Certainly some super hot takes on Hoskins, but even just looking at the projections, you're around .360-.370 wOBA (I believe Camerson said only Steamer is baking in the AAA improvements this year). So,  if you want a unbiased Hoskins opinion, there you go. Don't think anyone is saying he will run a .490 wOBA for a year.
Travis Sawchik
1:10
Most of us are only interested in dreaming, Joe
bleepbloop
1:10
Can I just say how amazing it is to see someone use Marquis instead of Marquee in a baseball chat
Travis Sawchik
1:10
Thumbs Up
benj
1:10
Is this what Xander Bogaerts is now? A sort of "empty" .280-ish guy?
Travis Sawchik
1:11
He's only 24 so I suspect there is more power in there
All the Hoskins Fans
1:11
Just let us have this for a little while
Travis Sawchik
1:12
It's always sunny in philly
toki
1:12
Donaldson is on pace for SS eligibility and Machado has it already.  What year is this and how did this all happen while Bautista is playing 3b?
Travis Sawchik
1:12
I'll be curious to see if teams want Machado as a SS or 3B when he enters FA. He is, or was, a natural SS
BK
1:12
Better player next year: Acuna or Hoskins?
Travis Sawchik
1:13
Hoskins
jdrizzle
1:13
What should i research for a class i am designing for myself this school year?
Travis Sawchik
1:13
Injury prevention and clubhouse chemistry
Jackson
1:14
Hey man, big fantasy dynasty question. Rank these SPs in terms of keeper options going forward:

Luis Castillo/Jameson Taillon/Alex Wood/Aaron Nola
Travis Sawchik
1:14
Let's see how healthy Wood is at the end of 2017
Brian Cashmon
1:15
Stanton would hit approx. 400 HRs in Yankee Stadium
Travis Sawchik
1:15
Stanton would love the RF dimensions there for sure
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