Weekly Chats

We try and participate in all the chats we can on Baseball Prospectus and ESPN.com . We submit questions and hope they're insightful/witty enough to catch the attention of the chatter so they'll answer them. Christina Kahrl and Jim Callis were chatting at the same time on BP and ESPN.com respectively. Later on in the day we even got a quick word in with ESPN's Around The Horn panelist J.A. Adande. It turned out to be a good day.

Jules(thestatpack): Do you think the '09 Rays can be te '07 Dbacks?

Jim Callis: '10 Rays. I'm on that bandwagon.

Awesome, that makes 3 of us on this wagon.

This one wasn't from us but it was about the Rays so I thought I'd include it.

Pedro Alvarez (Vandy): Please compare my offensive *potential* to that of past elite 3B prospects coming out of college like Gordon, Braun & Zimmerman. Will I be manning LF for Tampa in 2 years?

Jim Callis: More comparable to Gordon, who was considered a cut above Braun and Zimmerman. I do see Alvarez moving off 3B, and not just because Evan Longoria will be in Tampa.

Tommy(thestatpack): There is a report on mlb site saying David Price is a contender for making Rays rotation out of Spring Training. Is there anything to that? Could Price jump straight to the Majors without anytime in the Minors?

Jim Callis: He could, but why rush him? I bet he's up in August or September. Not like he's going to push the Rays over the top in '08.

Tommy asks this same question to Ms. Kahrl later.

Jules(thestatpack): What size shirt do you wear? I'm printing '10 Rays playoff shirts tonight.

Jim Callis: XL.

I've heard his voice, there's NO way Callis needs an extra large anything.

Tommy(Thestatpack): 2008 AL ROY Longoria or The Field

Jim Callis: The field. A lot of times the rookies come out of nowhere. I wouldn't have picked Ryan Braun or Dustin Pedroia, the likely 2007 winners, at this time a year ago.

Jules(thestatpack): 2009 Rays rotation: Kazmir, Shields, Price, _____, _____

Jim Callis: Jake McGee, Wade Davis.

I think Mr. Callis has a man crush on the Rays/us.

Here's the question that Tommy asked Callis originally

Tommy (TheStatPack): There is a report on mlb site saying David Price is a contender for making Rays rotation out of Spring Training. Is there anything to that? Could Price jump straight to the Majors without anytime in the Minors?

Christina Kahrl: I can't say it's *that* surprising. They tolerated Casey Fossum for so long I was beginning to wonder if they were simply forgetting to keep score in his starts.

Tommy (TheStatPack): Am I the only one that thinks Cal Ripken Jr. and Steve from Jerry Springer were seperated at birth?

Christina Kahrl: Has anyone ever seen them in the same place at the same time?

If you've seen the TBS playoff coverage you'll understand.

Tommy (TheStatPack): Will you be attending any of the ballpark events next year or do they have you locked in a cage like Goldstein.

Christina Kahrl: Maybe the best way for us to bust out of our cages is to do an event at Kane County next spring? Seriously, though, I had the privilege of co-hosting the ballpark event in RFK that Stan Kasten and company were willing to make happen, for which I haven't problem thanked them (or Maury Brown for his assist, for that matter). I look forward to doing more next season.

Tommy(TheStatPack): What is the seating capacity at Adande lounge?

J.A. Adande: Fire marshall caps it at 800. Huge dance floor. Exclusive
VIP section with bottle service

Its pretty much a given that The Stat Pack members are on that VIP list

Fantastic. As you can see...we're kind of a big deal.