JotCast | FanGraphs After Dark Chat

Paul Swydan

5:19

Did you miss us?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha (12.2% | 27 votes)

A little bit (19% | 42 votes)

Who are you? (27.1% | 60 votes)

Make with the questions, chat boys (41.6% | 92 votes)

Total Votes: 221

5:22

Do you like the Mets resigning Yoenis Cespedes?

YES! (56.1% | 156 votes)

Meh (38.5% | 107 votes)

NO! (5.4% | 15 votes)

Total Votes: 278

9:16

Oh, hi

Crap, I spaced on my own chat.

Deez

9:16

Whur you is? Yous late holmes!

Paul Swydan

9:16

SO LATE!

Ed in Iowa

9:17

Hello!

Paul Swydan

9:17

Hi Ed! Hi everybody!

It really is good to be doing these again. I missed you guys.

Did you buy our book yet? Please buy our book so I can keep my job, thanks!

9:18

https://www.amazon.com/Hardball-Times-Annual-2017-Swydan-ebook/dp/B01N546AYO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1479491215&sr=1-1

Mike

9:18

If the new CBA does away with draft pick compensation for free agents with QO's attached, do you think it goes into effect immediately, or not until 2017, thereby hurting the FA's from this year who turned down their QO's?

Paul Swydan

9:18

I think it'll go into effect for next offseason. This offseason is already too far along.

9:19

Can you imagine being the dude who had to tell Jeremy Hellickson that he really could have had a 4-year deal all along? ha.

mtsw

9:19

Now that Yo is back on the Mets, do the Orioles make sense as a landing spot for one of their other corner OFs? What exactly is Curtis Granderson or Jay Bruce's trade value?

Paul Swydan

9:20

Granderson's value is a LOT higher than Bruce's, and to be honest, I wouldn't trade Granderson at all. In fact, if I worked in the commish's office, I would demand that a great ambassador for the game like Granderson stay on a New York team.

DiBoto

9:20

With the trading away of Taijuan, are the Mariners heavily relying on a Felix Hernandez revival? I'm afraid that without a big addition the rotation becomes James Paxton and a bunch of back of the rotation types. Or do you think a rotation of that fashion can work?

Paul Swydan

9:21

Well, I think no matter what they do this winter they have to count on a big revival from the King simply because of what they're paying him. Having said that, I think Dipoto can fashion together a workable rotation, yes.

Chris

9:21

New phone, who dis?

Paul Swydan

9:21

Chris Cwik, ladies and gentlemen.

James

9:21

Would any teams bite at Kazmir 2/32 or McCarthy 2/20?

Paul Swydan

9:21

All of the teams, yes.

Doug

9:22

Angels look surprisingly ok as of now according to the fangraphs projections and say they want to contend next year. What are some moves they should look at?

Paul Swydan

9:23

Color me skeptical of this projection. 2B, 4th OF, SP and RP.

Having 8.6 WAR forecasted for Trout helps any team, but the Angels are paper thin.

9:24

They could use a good utility infielder too.

Adam

9:24

How is Steven Matz and Michael Conforto for AJ Pollock? Too much? Not enough?

Paul Swydan

9:25

Given the way the Mets dicked around with Conforto, I would say not enough, but that's one trade where the medical team would carry a whole lot of weight. I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable trading for Pollock without an emphatic thumbs up from the medical team.

A FanGraphs Member

9:25

Hey, Paul...is FanGraphs going to offer The Hardball Times and a FG subscription as a renewal offer? That is how I signed up at this time last year.

Paul Swydan

9:25

We aren't, no. The Dark Overlord decided he didn't want to do that this year.

Cole

9:25

Shouldn't the White Sox sell high on Eaton this winter? STL WAS TEX DET HOU are all competitive and could use CF help

Paul Swydan

9:26

I guess the question with the White Sox is how another rebuild will be tolerated. Can they afford to rebuild while their crosstown rivals are king of the hill? I don't know the answer to that.

klamath

9:27

Would Kansas City be a decent landing spot for Chris Carter, whose 2016 on-base percentage trailed Kendrys Morales by only six points (and topped those of Khris Davis and Mark Trumbo, who joined Carter in the 40-homer club)?

Paul Swydan

9:27

I think any AL team is a decent landing spot for Chris Carter.

Chris G

9:27

What are your thoughts on the rumors of Justin Turner to the Cardinals? Any real merit to them? Would it be a good fit to an already crowded infield?

Paul Swydan

9:28

Yeah, I was confused by that report. I don't see where he would play without a trade.

Buddy the Elf

9:29

Astros continue to show they will spend money. Sign EE, Sign Hill....do they sign 1 or both?

Paul Swydan

9:29

They can certainly afford to trade for both, though if the theory that says they want to sign hitting and trade a prospect for a top-line pitcher is accurate then they'd want to sign EE first.

EbenezerBatflip

9:30

Expectations for Benintendi in 2017? Is he really the left handed Mookie?

Paul Swydan

9:30

Left-handed Mookie might be a bit much, but I expect him to be a 3-4 WAR player.

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