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Craig Edwards FanGraphs Chat--11/14/2019
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Craig Edwards
3:00
I don't know what you are talking about for the most part, but deGrom had an 11-8 or whatever won-loss record and that's not something that really happened a lot before the last 10 years and team record and a pitcher record are often linked so it would be hard for a CY winner to be on a team that wasn't good to begin with. ROY seems somewhat random in terms of winning teams so probably wouldn't really signal much anyway.
JB
3:00
Who would you put in the Hall off the modern era ballot ?
Craig Edwards
3:01
Simmons and Miller for sure. Then Whitaker, then maybe Munson.
andy
3:02
where on maslow's hierarchy of needs is the cardinals' need for some bulk SP innings? i feel safe saying it's somewhere between the need for physical safety and the need for full self-actualization, but that's a lot of territory.
Craig Edwards
3:02
belonging and loving, probably, but maybe esteem. close call.
Bad Bill
3:03
The worst-team article was interesting, notably the fact that two teams (A's and Jays) had their worst post-WWII seasons, in the same league, in the same year (1979).  Any chance that that happens again soon?  One wonders about Baltimore and Detroit.
Craig Edwards
3:05
It can't be Detroit because it should be impossible to beat their 2003 team and hopefully the Orioles can't do worse than they did in 2018. Reds-Giants in the next couple of years might be a possibility.
Chardo
3:07
Why are the Cardinals so cheap re: FAs? DeWitt claims that their operations don't make as much as everyone thinks they do, but it seems like to me like he's pleading poverty while he and his cohorts are really manufacturing money trees. What do you think?
Craig Edwards
3:11
Dewitt is just saying the company line. The Cardinals make a lot of money. What is "wildly profitable" to use his language leaves a lot of wiggle room. The Cardinals have missed out on some big free agents that don't look like terrible decisions, but then they've used that money on mid-tier free agents and relievers to the point where they would have been better off just signing the bigger deal. That they then go around and give away huge, unnecessary extensions, makes it less about the money and more that they are just bad in free agency and the uncertainty that comes with it.
Assistant TO the GM
3:11
What do you think happens with Miguel Andujar? The Yankees seem to have a enviable logjam at 3B with the emergence of Gio Urshela last year, and it's hard to ignore how much of an upgrade he is defensively over Andujar (even if Gio's advanced defensive metrics are below average). Is Andujar's bat real enough to secure him a spot at say, 1B?
Craig Edwards
3:12
It should be, but it is really hard to tell until he starts playing a bunch. There's also the issue of whether he could handle first base. He might be better in the outfield or just at DH. He might be a better fit on another team, but the Yankees would have to sell low relative to a year ago.
Gway
3:13
Hello Craig and thank you for the chat! The Cardinals are in an interesting position this offseason, there are a couple of FA options who would be clear upgrades, but they are beyond what the Cardinals typically spend. The mid-tier free agents offer less of an upgrade or are at a position where the Cardinals have a younger player or prospect they may want to have a look at. What would you say is the theme of the Cardinals offseason?
Craig Edwards
3:14
Cardinals 2020: Internal Improvements on Offense and Rolling the Dice on back-end starting pitching like its week-old leftovers in the back of the fridge.
Jason N
3:16
If the Padres use their farm to acquire Whit Merrifield, Kris Bryant and unload the  Myers contract, plus sign a Tier 2 arm (Wheeler/Ryu type) how far away from the Dodgers does that leave them?
Craig Edwards
3:16
One more good player, probably. Unless the Dodgers get better this offseason.
Buccpocalypse
3:16
The Pirates have still yet to name a full-time GM.  How much of a set-back is not having a GM until 2+ weeks after the World Series for their offseason trades or signing(s)?
Craig Edwards
3:17
For free agent signings and trades, probably not that much given their position, but rule five guys and minor league free agents, non-tender candidates, etc., I would think they will have to cram a ton of work in at the last minute.
robert
3:18
why are the cardinals so down on tyler o'neil?  he got no playing time down the stretch despite not being injured, was left off the october roster and isn't factoring into their plans for next season
Craig Edwards
3:18
Maybe he was injured? I think he should get a shot next season, so we'll see what he can do then.
Bebo, Sr.
3:18
If Odorizzi does take the QO, does Wheeler’s value blow up?
Craig Edwards
3:18
I don't think it affects it much.
Trent
3:19
Suppose deGrom wins a third Cy Young at some point in his career?  Does that make him a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate even though his counting stats and overall WAR total--because of his age--will be lackluster at best?
Craig Edwards
3:21
I think three Cy Youngs will be pretty tough to overlook. I wonder if Johan Santana's case would be any difference if he had won three instead of two. I think deGrom still might get overlooked for a while given some other great pitchers in this era.
3:22
That's all the questions I can get to today. Thanks everyone.
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