JotCast | 2018 Opening Day Very Long Chat

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K-Man

4:51

Remember when Opening Day Starts were an argument in Jack Morris' HoF-case? Then look around at the absolute goobers getting the nod today

Jay Jaffe

4:51

I mentioned Morris in this piece, More Than You Wanted to Know About Opening Day Starters http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/more-than-you-wanted-to-kno...

Travis Sawchik

4:51

STANTON ALERT

K-Man

4:53

Hey Eric, wrong chat maybe, but is there anyone with pedigree on Un. of Washington's roster?

Eric A Longenhagen

4:53

Tony Graffanino's kid and Willie MacIver are gonna be drafted this year. Both Jones kids were interesting in high school but haven't done anything in college yet.

Six Ten

4:56

If the concern isn't just too many Ks but also too many home runs (pace of play, lack of interesting plays in the field, etc.), how would tightening the bottom of the zone help?

Jay Jaffe

4:57

Different people have different concerns. The low pitches and relatively newly expanded zone are harder to hit so the thinking is that raising it back up would result in more balls in play and fewer homers. Whether that's actually true is something that would need a closer look.

Guest

4:59

Flaherty just bunted to beat the shift. It looked like there was a fair amount of that in ST.

Travis Sawchik

4:59

Can Gallo bunt? He might want to try today.

Joe

5:00

Bundy 7 scoreless with 7 strikeouts

Eric A Longenhagen

5:00

Quiet nerd. Gallo hit ball far, hit ball too space

Jeff

5:01

Forgive me for not following a lot of AL East games, but when did JA Happ get good?

Travis Sawchik

5:01

BUNDY ALERT

Gallo could slug .500 on bunts vs. Astros

Jay Jaffe

5:02

Happ's strung together three seasons of around 3.0 WAR in a row. His 9.4 WAR over the past 3 years ranks 24th in the majors. Very solid midrotation guy

Eric A Longenhagen

5:03

Aaron Nola has been nails so far. 89-93, K'd the side in the third on curveballs

Travis Sawchik

5:04

I was present for Happ's 2015 turnaround in Pittsburgh, well, the part that occurred in Pittsburgh. I think Eno found he has greatest four-seam, two-seam movement separation amongst starters. Unusual approach that works

Jimmy

5:05

Aaron Nola just struck out 3 hitters with that curveball <3

Travis Sawchik

5:05

Nola kind of already broke out, but he might break out again to ace-level

Changeup coming around, too, I think

Erik

5:05

Gallo slugged .537 on non-bunts last year...

bonnie

5:05

.500 is less than 1.000 #dingerz

5:06

.500 is less than 4.000 #dingerz

Travis Sawchik

5:06

Got it!

tb.25

5:09

Any good comps for Verlander, in terms of aging with such velocity?

Travis Sawchik

5:09

He's such a freak

K-Man

5:10

Whenever I click on the tab of the Angels-A's game, it shows a split-second laggy still of Albert closing in on first base with the infielders already moving off their positions. Weird that this lag would be such a recognisable moment of Angels baseball these days

Jay Jaffe

5:10

Albert Pujols has been unstuck in time since 2012.

Daniel

5:11

Dylan Bundy certainly seems to fly under the radar a lot

Travis Sawchik

5:12

Bundy and Gausman -- who was better down the stretch when he leaned on the split -- could give the Orioles a solid 1-2 punch. They'll need both to be good, obviously

Simon

5:12

Nolan Ryan held his velo late into his career. Still pumping gas at 40 if I recall correctly.

Travis Sawchik

5:12

Wish we had PITCHf/x on Nolan Ryan

Jay Jaffe

5:12

oh lordy, yes.

Travis Sawchik

5:13

Smoltz averaged 93 mph in Age 41 season

Jay Jaffe

5:13

The pitch he threw that was measured CROSSING THE PLATE at 100.9 mph in in 1974 was estimated to have been around 108 where f/x would have measured it.

OddBall Herrera

5:14

Didn't Pedro keep up his velo pretty well?

Eric A Longenhagen

5:14

Petey got loose at 86-89 and then would max out 90-93 in the second and third innings with Philly in '09.

Travis Sawchik

5:15

5:16

If 20 years, an Advil commercial will be centered around a pitcher gassed after going twice through the opposing lineup

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