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Josh Nelson
12:31
Your boy Avisail Garcia keeps hitting.
Eno Sarris
12:31
Who knew that all he had to do was lose 20 pounds. Also, I nearly puked at 'your boy.'
Webster
12:33
Is Mike Montgomery a few more ks/9 away from being a good mid rotation piece? And how could he get there?
Eno Sarris
12:34
Hard to say. You could say 'command' but that's not easy to change. He told me that he's willing to walk a guy in relief appearances because he's just got to get through one inning, so I guess maybe he could be better as a starter because he'd have a different mindset.
Steve O
12:34
Where do you stand on the "Aaron Judge is the most unclutch player ever" spectrum?
Eno Sarris
12:35
It's weird because a) he's league average in clutch situations, so we're penalizing him for being so damn good in other situations and b) I'm not sure that clutch has adjusted to the new reality in baseball, the fifth/sixth inning reliever, and how that affects the leverage of each moment later in the game.
J.D. Martin
12:35
Alonso had posted K rates of around 13% the last 4 years before this, where he's at 23% with the new swing.  Am I wrong to think there's some nice upside there for next year if he rediscovers some of contact ability?
Eno Sarris
12:35
Trying to nail this down in research, it's tough, but I do think that there's something about his new launch angle and contact point that does create more swing and miss.
Oddball Herrera
12:36
Speaking of Albies, you've probably got a clear tier 1 at 2B of Altuve, Rizzo (and his black magic 2B eligibility), Dozier, Murphy, J. Ramirez.  Is Albies in the Gordon/Merrifield/Schoop/Cano tier 2?  Lower? Higher (tier 1.5)?
Eno Sarris
12:37
I think I might go Altuve Rizzo Ramirez as one tier, then the next tier is Murphy Dozier ... guess that's a half tier, the real next drop is your Gordon Merrifield Cano Schoop section. What I'd want to do is peace out after Ramirez and hope to get Albies or Merrifield later on.
Corey
12:37
Do Yankees just try again with Bird in 2018, or is his injury history predictive?
Eno Sarris
12:38
Nothing predicts future injury like past injury, but nothing predicts future injury all that way, particularly in position players. They held on to him for a reason and even in a bad year, his walk, strikeout, Iso, and GB/FB numbers suggest he can be a fine bat.
Game of Crons
12:39
Pick one to regress, one to repeat performance and one to improve: Elvis Andrus, Chris Taylor, Travis Shaw.
Eno Sarris
12:40
Taylor repeat/improve, Andrus repeat/regress, Shaw regress.
Kuhl man
12:40
Is Chad Kuhl showing potential for you or is he still a backend starter?
Eno Sarris
12:40
He's been a lot better since he added the curve. I'll put him in the 60-75 area.
JJ
12:41
Are you into Jake Junis for next year? What's his upside?
Eno Sarris
12:42
He's pretty boring, but in a good way. I could see him being a league average starer next year, maybe a little better except for the homers.
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
12:43
Who is your pick for the next guy to come out of nowhere - by luck or peak - to win a Cy Young or MVP, then never compete for it again?  I'm talking about guys like Rick Porcello last year, Jimmy Rollins in '07, Pat Hentgen in '96.
Eno Sarris
12:44
I'd look in the 15-30 range for staring pitchers, there are a ton: Michael Wacha, Gerrit Cole, Drew Pomeranzy, Dylan Bundy, Kevin Gausman.... those guys all have the stuff to put together a nasty season.
80 grade question asker
12:44
was tex, soriano, young, blalock the greatest infield ever assembled?
Eno Sarris
12:44
It was supposed to be the Mets with John Olerud, Edgardo Alfonzo, Robin Ventura and Rey Ordonez haha
Dookie Howser, MD
12:45
Thoughts on Sweet Baby Jesus by Duclaw?
Eno Sarris
12:45
Peanut butter milk stout! Would love to have four ounces of that, but always feel overwhelmed by the end of a full bottle/pint.
Batflips for BB
12:46
At what age, in general, would you say that a prospect should be moved on from? I'm particularly thinking about Maikel Franco
Eno Sarris
12:47
Age? Or number of PA in the major leagues? Dude is only 25, so I don't think he's reached the give up age yet. But he's had 1200+ plate appearances since he was last better than average, so I'm giving him next season and that's it.
Jsal
12:47
Does J-Up stay with the Angels?
Eno Sarris
12:48
I've heard SF but he told me specifically he doesn't like to hit in AT&T park because of batter's eye issues.
Big Joe Mufferaw
12:48
Why does it seem like Judge isn't getting the MVP love he deserves?? The guy is a STUD! in both metrics and counting stats
Eno Sarris
12:48
It's him or Altuve, and I don't think it's an easy decision at all.
Jimmy Ballgame
12:48
Quick question....How many games would a team filled with 0 WAR players win?
Eno Sarris
12:49
I forget exactly, you can google Dave Cameron replacement level baseball reference and you'll find that we aligned our replacement levels, and I think it mentions how many wins. I think it's around 40.
Kris
12:49
Sorry - I meant do you see Albies putting up numbers next year like Merrifield did this year?  That's like top 40 production from a 21 year old, if so
Eno Sarris
12:50
It's probably his 75th percentile projection, for Albies, since he didn't steal right away and getting to 18 homers requires some power projection, but that sort of season wouldn't surprise me at all. I'm in the tank for Albies.
Steve O
12:50
Is Andrew Benintendi overrated? He's 5th in WAR among rookies behind Haniger and Chapman and half a win behind Montgomery, yet most see him as a future star.
Eno Sarris
12:50
I think there's more power coming, and an all around game like his, right out of the gate, is very enticing.
Bird
12:51
I have been looking pretty good recently. Are my last 2 weeks the real me?
Eno Sarris
12:51
Just look at bb, k, gb, fb. There's something to like here.
Nic
12:52
Curious for your take on the MVP race and why?
Eno Sarris
12:52
Man, it's just a little sliver between the two. I might pick Altuve because I get more of a well-rounded feel from him. There's no minuses on his record, really.
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