JotCast | FanGraphs After Dark Chat

Paul Swydan

3:15

What is tonight's best matchup?

CHC (Quintana) vs. PIT (Cole) (58.1% | 54 votes)

NYY (Gray) vs. BAL (Gausman) (11.8% | 11 votes)

WAS (Gonzalez) vs. MIA (Peters) (3.2% | 3 votes)

ARI (Walker) vs. LAD (Maeda) (19.4% | 18 votes)

HOU (McCullers) vs. SEA (Moore) (6.5% | 6 votes)

Other (1.1% | 1 vote)

Total Votes: 93

3:16

What's the longest you have stayed at a baseball game as a fan?

Never make it to the 9th inning (2% | 2 votes)

Regulation 9 innings (13.9% | 14 votes)

10-12 innings (31.7% | 32 votes)

12+ innings (23.8% | 24 votes)

15+ innings (15.8% | 16 votes)

18+ innings (6.9% | 7 votes)

21+ innings (1% | 1 vote)

I never go to games, people are the worst (5% | 5 votes)

Total Votes: 101

9:01

Hi everybody!

9:02

How's everybody doing on this fine evening? Well, I hope.

Cena

9:02

What is the yanks biggest weakness?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:03

Lack of top end starters for the playoffs

Paul Swydan

9:03

I'd say it's clearly defense.

They're top 10 in most everything, but not defense. They rank 23rd there.

Michael Brand

9:04

Which Mitch Haniger is the real Mitch Haniger?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:05

The 4th outfielder one. Tough to really say. Maybe one with many ups and downs is the real one. We just don't know yet.

Paul Swydan

9:05

If you're forcing me to pick between 132 wRC+ first half Haniger and 81 wRC+ second half Haniger, I'll take second half, but I think it's probably a combo.

Or rather, he's in between those two players.

Hannah Hochevar

9:06

If the Verlander package was what Houston offered for Britton, should I be more or less upset than I already was that the O's didn't deal him?

Paul Swydan

9:07

Has that been reported? I have a hard time believing that. But, if it was, then yeah, you should be more upset with the O's.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:07

If it was the package, I would be upset.

Michael Brand

9:07

Do you think McCullers' issues have been from fatigue?

Paul Swydan

9:07

Jeff would have a better read on this than me.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:08

No, I don't think his entire arm can hold up to how hard he throws. Every arm will eventually give out.

Minty

9:09

How excited for Kopech should we be, and is June realistically the earliest that we see him

Paul Swydan

9:09

You should always be excited when a prospect graduates to the majors. That's always a happy day, whether the player goes on to become a great player or not.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:10

Fairly excited and tough to tell on an arrival time.

Paul Swydan

9:10

I would say your guess on arrival time is correct though. The White Sox won't compete next season, so no reason to rush him.

Mac

9:11

Assuming maximum efficiency and done as often as possible, how much value could the Red Sox have gotten out of their sign stealing?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:12

A few runs, the hitters still need to make solid contact.

Paul Swydan

9:12

A game, two games tops. Not an insignificant amount in a tight division race, but...shrug.

That's not to say I condone Boston's behavior. I'd take away the next first-round selection they can actually make.

Dan

9:13

You guys believers in Javy Baez as a 30 homer, 15 steal guy in 2018?

Paul Swydan

9:13

Nope.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:13

Rhys

9:14

Hoskins, over/under 35 homers, .280 ba, in 2018?

Paul Swydan

9:14

Under

Jeff Zimmerman

9:14

Under on both, but he may be close to the home runs. Everyone seems to hit 30 with the juiced ball

another bad dynasty manager

9:15

A question about protecting a team's future assets: why would the Phillies keep starting Nola when they're a last place team? He's already thrown 32+ more IPs than last year, and he's scheduled to start vs. the Nats this week. I don't get it. IMO he's clearly the best starter they have. If you were the GM would you shut him down after one more start?

Paul Swydan

9:15

Nope.

9:16

You want him to be able to build up that arm strength, build up that durability.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:16

Depends on their plan and most teams don't count IP, it will be pitches counted.

Mike

9:17

Yankees first base situation, bird gets the another chance but who do they bring in for insurance

Paul Swydan

9:17

Well that's what Headley and Holliday are for.

9:18

I imagine they could bring Holliday back for next year, if you mean next season.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:18

Just trade for one if needed or move an outfielder there. 1B will take care of itself. Easy to fill

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