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MLBTR Chat Transcript: Yelich, Mets, Ellsbury, Shaw, More

By Jeff Todd | January 18, 2018 at 2:03pm CDT

Click here to read a transcript of today’s chat with host Jeff Todd.

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  1. Ironman_4life

    7 years ago

    I think you have to be on Facebook or something to get a question answered. I still been trying for like three months

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    • lowtalker1

      7 years ago

      Ive gotten some answered. It really depends on the time and how deep you go. Too deep and they won’t touch it. Simple ones and it’s game on

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      • Jeff Todd

        7 years ago

        We’d love to have time to answer deep questions, but it’s a constant balance: is this something I can reasonably think up and write up an answer to while people are sitting there waiting for a response?

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        • lowtalker1

          7 years ago

          Exactly

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    • Ironman_4life

      7 years ago

      Yeah

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    • Jeff Todd

      7 years ago

      I’m not even on facebook! Do my best, it’s just impossible even to read a small portion of the questions that come in.

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  2. southi

    7 years ago

    I loved the comment about Mets pitchers.

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  3. BusterMove

    7 years ago

    Everyone needs to chill. Chat hosts should not be giving power to all these people who b***h and moan about not getting their questions answered. I rarely get one answered and I’m totally fine with it. Quit bringing down the people who appreciate what they do FOR FREE.

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    • bravesiowafan

      7 years ago

      Well if every chat they didn’t respond to 3 or 4 non baseball questions or respond to why don’t you ever answer me we wouldn’t hear about it. Seriously love this site and the work they do including the chats but how often do we see the stupidest most ridiculous questions or the same questions about the same player over and over? It burns ppl out they came here for quality baseball questions and responses relating to mlbtr and you spend a quarter of a chat on the same question being answered or the same person being answered. There is work that could be done to this chat. They’ve had these chats for years a little change doesn’t hurt. Like having standards of not answering the same ppl over and over or answering why don’t you respond to my question when they could respond to a legitimate baseball question. Again absolutely love this site and the crew just wish they take these more serious for the serious fans on here.

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      • BusterMove

        7 years ago

        Half agreed. I said in my original comment that they shouldn’t respond to the people whining about not being picked, because that just gives them power to continue throwing fits.

        I like the non-baseball questions, though. They don’t take over the chat, but they still keep things fresh, and often give us a look at the human side of these hosts on a non-baseball level. Nothing wrong with that, as long as it’s not the only stuff they answer!

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      • Jeff Todd

        7 years ago

        We do take them seriously. And appreciate feedback.

        Re responding to complaints, in part I do it just as a note to those who are curious. Not everyone is aware of how many readers we have participating and may just feel slighted. Really, it’s a total free-for-all in there.

        If the same questioner is getting answered, that’s likely just also random chance. Or perhaps that we want to allow some opportunity for follow-up of sorts.

        Re answering a few nonsensical questions … well, everyone’s taste is different. To an extent, the chats are designed to put a little personality into the site since we spend so much time doing things by the book. From the perspective of the “chatter,” it’s also tough to keep going without an opportunity to break things up a bit. Today I think I went for over 90 minutes, so tossing in a few asides doesn’t take away from the bulk of the conversation, I don’t think. But I understand why it can induce eye rolls, too.

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        • BusterMove

          7 years ago

          Love what you all do, Jeff. Thanks!

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        • bravesiowafan

          7 years ago

          Agreed thanks for your hard work mlbtr team!

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        • Ironman_4life

          7 years ago

          TY Jeff. Keep up the good work

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    • Ironman_4life

      7 years ago

      I asked a question. Wasnt complaining. Work on your comprehension a little bit

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  4. xabial

    7 years ago

    Someone asked about Bautista getting a MLB contract and you answered “Hey, Granderson got some cash”

    But Granderson was much more valuable — worth +2.1 WAR with 2 teams, 2017 to Bautista’s -0.5 WAR.

    Sorry Jeff, I’m a big fan of Grandy^

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    • Jeff Todd

      7 years ago

      No doubt. Grandy’s overall level of play was higher and perhaps it stands to reason he’d earn more. I just meant to refer to the older demographic and the fact there’s still some demand for these guys. In Bautista’s case, it’s more of a pure bounceback gamble; as recently as 2016, he put up a 120-ish wRC+. Also depends on roster need, of course.

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      • geejohnny

        7 years ago

        No doubt….Bautista to the Rays. Too much common sense not to happen. Lives locally, chance for revenge…etc, all that has to happen is for him to nudge closer to the minimum wage then the Rays will pounce.

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  5. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    7 years ago

    “Jeffrey Todd
    3:18 I don’t think the sky is falling in Pittsburgh.”

    The sky is always falling in Pittsburgh sports. They want to fire the coach of a 13-3 football team and spent a month talking about how the two time defending champion hockey team should focus on next year. Just how it is.

    “Generally, though, I’m stunned that so many people were stunned by the Cutch trade. It seemed pretty danged likely, no?”

    The media here uses the “mushroom management” equivalent of sports talk/ journalism on the fans. They keep them uniformed so it’s easier to rabble rouse them. Just how it is.

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  6. sam 17

    7 years ago

    If you’re having a fistfight by an east coast stadium, of course you’re going to be accused of east coast bias.

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