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Travis Sawchik

12:44

I will, too. But I wouldn't expect immediate stardom

Hans Gruber

12:46

10 team h2h keep forever. Who should i drop to pick up Jose Martinez: Verdugo, Mejia, Salazar, T. Walker (I have 6 solid starters), Honeywell, J. Urias?

Travis Sawchik

12:47

Shoulder surgery terrifies so probably Urias

12:47

Do you see Jack Flaherty sticking in the rotation past Wainwrights return?

Travis Sawchik

12:48

Flaherty can pitch his way into remaining there

Welcome to Salazar

12:48

Thoughts on Matz start yesterday?

Travis Sawchik

12:49

Stay healthy, Mr. Matz

Randy

12:49

Are you high or giolito? Do you think he can be mid rotation arm this year or ever?

Travis Sawchik

12:50

He's a guy I'm going to follow closely early this season. As Jeff noted, Paxton made a similar arm slot change and has had great results

Patrick

12:51

what are your thoughts for how many ABs Neil Walker can get with the Yankees this year? And will Bird ever live up to potential or is he just too injury prone?

Travis Sawchik

12:51

The foot is a concern for Bird, no doubt.

I should say that I really like Bird -- major qualifier -- if he's healthy

Walker is a good insurance policy on the right side

Pumper

12:53

Will Blake Snell breakout this year and provide ERA under 3.5 and whip under 1.20 ?

Travis Sawchik

12:53

Possible. Although in the AL East, and with this ball and swing change environment, you can breakout with numbers above those benchmarks

Pumper

12:54

Thoughts on Austin Barnes ABs, over or under 450?

Travis Sawchik

12:54

Under ... but around 400

Q-Ball

12:54

What do you expect from Ohtani, and how has that changed from 2 months ago?

Travis Sawchik

12:56

Expectations were insane entering the spring. I don't think we're looking at an immediate 9 win player! But there's probably some overreacting going on this spring

12:57

Whatever happens, Ohtani's best year is probably not going to be 2018. This is still a rookie player adjusting to majors and new culture

Doug

12:57

Has Giolito figured it out? Or was last Sept and this spring just smoke?

Travis Sawchik

12:57

Really curious to find out

Adam

12:57

How would you rank these young pitchers, Gohara, Musgrove, Flaherty and Lamet?

Travis Sawchik

12:59

There are some injury issues in there. I like Flaherty's floor

mike

1:00

What will happen if every player bought in to adding more launch to their game?

Travis Sawchik

1:00

Well, we might find out in 2018

If this becomes widespread and effective, it's really going to warp the run-scoring environment

Especially if the ball is/remains juiced

Mike Wazowski

1:01

Here's a counterintuitive theory I can't get out of my head. Tell me if I'm crazy - the stiff luxury tax penalties have had an opposite effect than intended. Now big money teams have been forced to be smarter, reducing the only advantage the small markets had. And rich teams don't have the detrimental effects of big contracts for aging players because the fans won't be super upset if the team doesn't go well into the tax. There's no pressure to pay aging vets like there had been.

Travis Sawchik

1:02

I think big money teams were going to think more like lower budget teams but the tax increased incentive to figure out ways to be more efficient

Uncle Rico

1:02

McMahon going to open the season in Colorado?

Travis Sawchik

1:02

Rockies need corner help. I suspect McMahon is going to get a long look

Nicole

1:02

Expectations for Brad Zimmer?

Travis Sawchik

1:03

He's got an unreal skillset and I think he's going to keep improving in 2018 with stardom potential down the road

GERB

1:03

10 Players have had 3000+ PA before age 25 Season with a 130 or higher wRC+ prior to Trout and Harper. They were worth on average 50.6 WAR from ages 26-35. Harpers got a 141 wRC+. He should get PAID

Travis Sawchik

1:03

Yep

BSun

1:03

How come no one loves Zack Cozart? Good GB/FB ratio, good BB/K ratio, huge discipline improvement, maybe babip was a bit on the high side, but i think he's the next daniel murphy. Agree?

Travis Sawchik

1:04

There should be more Cozart love in fantasy. He did appear to change his batted ball profile last season and he plays on left side of infield

Joey Boom Bats

1:05

How bad will the Jays have to be for Vlad Jr. or Bo Bichette to see MLB playing time this year?

Travis Sawchik

1:05

Or how good will Bo and Vlad have to be?

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