JotCast | FanGraphs 2022 Wild Card Series Chat

FanGraphs 2022 Wild Card Series Chat

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Jay Jaffe

12:00

Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to our Wild Card Game 1 chat-a-thon

12:01

I'lll be joined here shortly by Dan Szymborski and David Laurila, and then at some point, the bullpen will open up and we'll get some fresh arms in here as well

David Laurila

12:02

Greetings all. Happy postseason baseball.

Jay Jaffe

12:03

it's time to play "Which Channel is That Game On Anyway," and if you're asking about the Rays and Guardians opener about to begin, it's on ESPN

troybruno

12:03

is it too early to start enjoying an adult beverage with your postseason baseball?

Jay Jaffe

12:04

For me? Yes, but that's because I'm working. you're free to crack one open but I suggest pacing yourself

Dan Szymborski

12:04

Gafternoon!

William

12:05

Am I correct that this is the shakiest a Yankee playoff bullpen has felt in ages? Feels like that was always the Yankee’s biggest strength, and now it’s a buffet of injuries and wild cards.

Jay Jaffe

12:06

With Chapman shaky, Green and King out, and now Marinaccio out and possibly Holmes as well, yes I think this is a very shaky bullpen unless the last two get healthy in a hurry.

David Laurila

12:06

Sciambi-Glanville is an outstanding broadcast duo, arguably the best of the four postseason pairings, which is good news for folks watching this particular series.

Dan Szymborski

12:06

Yeah, the injuries really knock them down, as does the mediocrification of Chapman

Jay Jaffe

12:07

if not for the injuries, Chapman might have been DFA'd

Alex W.

12:08

A speculative question I just had: Which of the 8 starting pitchers in today's games will finish with the highest game score?

David Laurila

12:08

Bieber

Jay Jaffe

12:10

I'll go with Darvish

12:11

my first impulse was to choose Nola but he's not starting until tomorrow

and I'm not convinced Scherzer will go deep enough

David Laurila

12:12

I was in Cleveland last weekend for their penultimate series of the year, then saw Tampa Bay finish their season at Fenway. With the caveat that such things need to be taken with a large grain of salt, the Guardians looked more engaged and ready for the postseason than did the Rays.

Dan Szymborski

12:14

There's a challenge pulling Scherzer from games, due to the risk that he might murder you.

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

12:14

No nerdcasts this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:15

I don't know, I hadn't heard anything about that? David, Jay, you guys know for sure?

Jay Jaffe

12:15

i don't know, go ask Mike Petriello

Grant

12:15

ESPN couldn't have a pregame show? Had to be talking football until 10 minutes before first pitch?

Jay Jaffe

12:16

it's a long postseason and pregame shows are overrated to begin with, can't imagine that there's enough to justify the ratings before noon ET

TooDamnTall

12:16

David, I have always been interested in your work. Would you say that you have an efficient process, or do you get a lot of interview answers that don't end up being useful?

David Laurila

12:16

I won't claim to have a particularly efficient process (with any aspect of my life, really) but by and large, I tend to get good answers to my questions. That said, a few things inevitably get edited out.

Trader Jerry's

12:17

On a scale of 1 to good vibes, how excited are you all about the Mariners being back in the playoffs?

Jay Jaffe

12:18

As somebody who has family on both sides in Seattle (not to mention some colleagues past and present such as Meg), I'm very happy they're in. that drought was excruciating

Guille

12:18

Woke up today to the sad fact that MLB.TV is blacking out all postseason games for international subscribers (this didn't happen before). This specifically sucks because most of us don't have an aternative way to see MLB games. So I guess Manfred can just eat shit and die

David Laurila

12:18

Not a good look, nor a smart decision, if the goal is to grow the game. Bad on MLB.

ArraezUp

12:19

Over/under on # of times a national broadcaster accidentally refers to the Guardians by their old name?

Jay Jaffe

12:19

It's ESPN, these guys aren't just parachuting in for the first time this season, I don't think, so I'd set the over/under at 1.5

and as I say this there's a photo of Jose Ramirez wearing last year's jersey LOL

Farhandrew Zaidman

12:20

Guards hit change ups really well. McClanahan’s best pitch is his cambio. Something to watch today.

David Laurila

12:20

FWIW: The one time Shane McClanahan faced the Guardians this year (on July 31), three of the seven hits he allowed were to Alex Call, Ernie Clement, and Franmil Reyes — none of whom remain in Cleveland.

Chris

12:21

There’s been a lot of talk about the Mets saving DeGrom for game 3 if they win game 1 and whether that’s the right move or not, but isn’t the Padres starting Snell in game 2 over Musgrove kind of similar in that Musgrove had the better year?

Jay Jaffe

12:21

The Mets have as many as 6 lefties in their lineup (including switch-hitters) and a weak RH DH situation, and Snell has been on a roll lately, so i think it's a defensible strategy

Jeff

12:22

Why isn't Eric doing his Friday at noon prospect chat?

Jay Jaffe

12:22

because playoff chats take precedence.

Dan Szymborski

12:22

Back, sorry, had to reboot my modem.

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