JotCast | FanGraphs After Dark Chat

Paul Swydan

6:29

What is tonight's best matchup?

MIL (Guerra) vs. PIT (Nova) (19.7% | 15 votes)

TEX (Ross) vs. BAL (Bundy) (11.8% | 9 votes)

ARI (Ray) vs. CIN (Romano) (18.4% | 14 votes)

TOR (Happ) vs. BOS (Johnson) (7.9% | 6 votes)

CHC (Lackey) vs. ATL (Newcomb) (10.5% | 8 votes)

NYY (Cessa) vs. MIN (Colon) (14.5% | 11 votes)

SEA (Gaviglio) vs. HOU (Peacock) (1.3% | 1 vote)

TB (Snell) vs. OAK (Smith) (2.6% | 2 votes)

WAS (Jackson) vs. LAA (Chavez) (2.6% | 2 votes)

Other (10.5% | 8 votes)

Total Votes: 76

6:32

With Carlos Correa now out, there is one fewer AL MVP candidate. Who is the favorite right now?

Mike Trout (18.3% | 19 votes)

Aaron Judge (55.8% | 58 votes)

Jose Altuve (3.8% | 4 votes)

Chris Sale (5.8% | 6 votes)

Mookie Betts (3.8% | 4 votes)

Jose Ramirez (3.8% | 4 votes)

George Springer (5.8% | 6 votes)

Corey Kluber (0% | 0 votes)

Still Carlos Correa! (1.9% | 2 votes)

Other (1% | 1 vote)

Total Votes: 104

8:58

Who's having the best night?

Dbacks (60.5% | 26 votes)

Tigers (4.7% | 2 votes)

White Sox (25.6% | 11 votes)

Yankees (9.3% | 4 votes)

Total Votes: 43

8:59

Who's having the worst night?

Red Sox (29.3% | 12 votes)

Rockies (24.4% | 10 votes)

Any non-CHW/DET team looking to sell (26.8% | 11 votes)

Other? (19.5% | 8 votes)

Total Votes: 41

9:01

Hi everybody!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:01

Paul Swydan

9:01

Just another night in Jul-OH MY GOD TRADESZZZZZZZZZ

Minty

9:01

This is probably the shiny new toy problem, but Moncada or Acuna in an OBP dynasty?

Paul Swydan

9:01

Moncada.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:02

Yea, I think so.

MR G

9:02

DISASTER!! I just lost Correa. Picked up Arcia - only good option on waivers. Should I wait and see or get aggressive with trade offers?

Paul Swydan

9:02

Arcia has been better lately. I'd inquire about trades, but I wouldn't be aggressive.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:03

So many factors in play, just test the market and see if someone bites

Scoop

9:03

How far apart (or how close) are Kris Bryant and Miguel Sano. Both are eligible for 1B, 3B and OF in Yahoo!

Paul Swydan

9:03

In real life, maybe not that far apart. I think Bryant's got a real life defensive edge, but you probably don't care much about that in fantasy.

9:04

I mean, in fantasy, maybe not that far apart. Sorry.

I changed that sentence mid-stream.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:04

I like Bryant more based on the R and RBI chances. Otherwise, I think they have similar talent

Caffeinated Mayonnaise

9:04

With a Todd Frazier trade seeming immanent, should we expect to see the White Sox trade Jose Abreu? Or has the league wide surge in HRs diminished his trade value?

Paul Swydan

9:05

I think Abreu is probably the hardest player for him to trade. But now he has the next two weeks to focus on exclusively trading Abreu, so anything is possible.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:05

Not much demand for 1B at the trade deadline ... ever. Might be best to move in the offseason.

9:06

Is the White Sox farm the best ever?

Paul Swydan

9:06

I'm not qualified to really say that definitively, but they were already building an amazing farm system even before the season started. They're definitely gearing up for something fantastic.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:07

The Cubs had a pretty good one a few seasons back. It really depends on how the pitching prospects produce.

Caffeinated Mayonnaise

9:07

Oh, did I mess up? I asked a regular baseball question and all I'm seeing are fantasy Q's! I need to lay off the caffeinated mayonnaise.

Paul Swydan

9:08

No, you're fine. We answer both types. But yes, caffeinated mayonnaise is probably best consumed in moderation.

Smoky Joe Wood

9:09

Thoughts on Tzu-Wei Lin? Defense looked good, plate discipline looked good--obviously that OBP is a sample-size distortion, but still, could he be a candidate to be a late bloomer?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:09

I haven't seen him much but seems like a 0 to 2 WAR player.

Paul Swydan

9:09

I've really liked what I've seen so far. Having said that, they need to give Brock Holt a shot to re-claim his job. But I'd be happy to see Deven Marrero leave and never return.

CarrotJuice

9:10

Wasn't Aaron Judge already the favorite, even before Correa's injury?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:11

I think so, especially with Trout not playing.

Paul Swydan

9:11

Maybe? Houston has been a lot better than New York, and some people think that is important.

Judging by the poll results, not the majority of people, but still.

Thundaar

9:12

If you are the Nationals are you done with your bullpen or are you still getting Robertson, etc?

Paul Swydan

9:12

Seems like a moot point now re: Robertson, but I think they should still try to upgrade, yes. Not like Ryan Madson is going to turn into Dennis Eckersley.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:13

They could still use a couple elite relievers. Their bullpen still reminds of the one the Tigers kept taking to the playoffs.

Smoky Joe Wood

9:14

Is it fair to say the reviews of the Kimbrel trade (e.g. on this site) were too tough on Dombrowski? So far it looks pretty great, between Margot's slow development and Kimbrel's awesomeness. I have mixed feelings myself about some of DD's deals (and I didn't like the Thornburg deal when it was made, much less now), but I also feel like his prior reputation for undervaluing prospects has affected the judgment of some trades that were actually fine (including the Sale trade). I will not be defending him if he trades Devers, but I don't think he will.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:16

I think others think DD could have gotten more in his prospect trades. No one knows for sure. DD is trying to win it all and tries to get the best pieces he can. Even this time he got a good bullpen piece.

Paul Swydan

9:17

No, I don't think we were too tough on Dombrowski. The results of the players traded matter some, but that's not the total factor. The prevailing opinion at the time was that Kimbrel shouldn't have cost that much. Also, Margot still has a chance to be a 3 WAR CF for the next 5 years. That's plenty of value, to say nothing of the other players.

Logan Allen has a 1.97 ERA and 100 Ks in 87 IP between A and High-A this year. That's pretty good, I think.

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