Toboni's first Hot Stove Luncheon

[Natsinpwc]

Young put on a ton of muscle last offseason and did it get him even 1 mph better velocity off the bat?

Hopefully this is all fat.

[tomterp]

Hopefully this is all fat.

So, Dmitri Young > Jacob Young

[Slateman]

Hassell is up 25 lbs.

So he got fat

[Slateman]

Young put on a ton of muscle last offseason and did it get him even 1 mph better velocity off the bat?

Almost 2

85.8 to 87.6 mph. 4th to 16th percentile

[IanRubbish]

Mistaken identity, some think you resemble the notorious Zimmm.   

I used to think the same, but beyond the point of caring anymore, especially when unlike the Angelos years, the Orioles are a much better run franchise than this one.Still the mlb.com censors struggled with all the accounts he created after bans, and the impressive reuse of Marion Barry image logos. 

[rileyn]

Only Kolko asked the questions, which was a big disappointment, I was hoping the new guys would be willing to bring back fan direct questions.

Agree, but the fact is, most fans ask dumb questions. 

[nobleisthyname]

If you want him at catcher, he needs to be in Triple A. He is not good behind the plate

Yeah the reason Ford is a top-100 guy or borderline top-100 is because catcher is a ridiculously shallow position, not because Ford projects to be a star. IIRC he's projected to be an average to slightly below average bat (relative to all hitters, e.g., a low .700s OPS) and his defense projects about the same (relative to catchers specifically).

So you got a slightly below average hitter/defender. Not super exciting, but that would still be better than about half of the catching regulars out there right now (and certainly better than Ruiz).

[blue911]

Was a BoSox fan as a kid in new Orleans. Dad was in Red Sox organization so followed them. Favorite player - Dustin Pedroia

I hope he doesn’t think that analytics made Pedroia.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

One other thing that's more noticeable by the complete silence: Not one  mention of a pitcher who will be on the team. Ferrer, Gore were talked about  in  the deals, as was Rosario who we acquired, but not even a mention of a single member of the projected rotation or bullpen. Not even Cavalli or Griffin. Nothing about Susana, Sykora, Clemmey, or even the Bennett for Perales deal.