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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat - 10/18/18
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Dusty
1:40
Thoughts on Twins prospect Wander Javier? Whats his upside?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:40
My thought is ask the right person for this, either Kiley or Eric.
Glib Torres
1:41
If this WS ends up Boston v. LAD, does that just crush the dreams of small payroll teams?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:43
Given what the Brewers have already done, and how they're situated for more in the next few years? That the Rockies and A's made the postseason?
Beasy Bee
1:44
Jay, you have any life coach in you?  I'm not so good at actively making friends, but excel in passively doing it.  By that I mean that I'm on the shy side so tend to grow relationships with more outgoing types who show interest in and interact with me.  I want to change that and am finding it difficult.  My old go-to’s of being friendly, a good active listener, and eye contact just don’t take me out of my comfort zone enough.  Any tips on how to make it clear that you like someone and are down to spend more time with them?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:48
Dunno that I'm a great life coach but having gone through this a bit in the midst of my own divorce and my friends having families on a timeline ahead of me, I've found that the key to making friends outside of your circle is common interests. Let's go get a beer/watch a ballgame/see a band is a great approach. Also, for whatever the multitude of ills that social media has caused us, you can find folks with similar interests a lot more easily.
Dystopian Future
1:48
Correct me if I'm wrong, but could it be that relievers aren't as good in the postseason because teams actually pay far more attention to them in the playoffs than in a three-game set? Do more video work, study them, etc.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:49
that and repeated exposure in a short timeframe. I don't have the data skillz to study this myself but somebody else must.
My god
1:49
Stanton is fine. He was also apparently injured for much of the second half.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:50
Yes. played through a hamstring thing at a time that the lineup around him was crumbling. That meant more to the team's evaluation of him than a lukewarm ALDS performance, I can promise you.
Tim
1:51
Re: Schwarber: the idea of an ex-catcher patrolling the expansive Coors outfield raises my hackles, but Schwarber's defensive numbers have actually been quite solid.  Do you have an opinion on his defense?  Does he belong in the AL as a DH, as many fans seem to think?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:54
I used to make jokes about it (see here by Rian Watt, who's now a contributor here http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/29/circling-...) but the numbers and my own eyes tell me he's improved, and good for him.

Also we have yet another data point regarding a "he's still a catcher" deke. Any time a team has to publicly maintain that, the guy's done there for all intents and purposes (see Jesus Montero and Pete O'Brien, for example).
Irregardless
1:54
We knew a Yelich regression was incoming, but dang.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:54
Some of his plate appearances yesterday were pretty terrible, 1 and 2 pitches long. I get being aggressive, rather than passive, but dang, as you say.
Glib Torres
1:55
Does Schilling's ideological thuggery delay his entry into the Hall?  On merit he's an easy choice, I'd think, but, yuck, man.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:58
I think he continues to do damage to his chances with his ongoing, lunatic diatribes, and I've reached the point of total indifference as to his fate. If you want to vote for him, I've got plenty of data that supports the choice, but if you've decided that he's not worthy of the honor, or, uh, the 11th-best candidate that year, hey, that's fine.
Glib Torres
1:58
Thoughts on Jose Reyes being the Mets Marvin Miller Award nominee? What the hell, Mets?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:00
An abomination, but one that has less to do with the Mets — he was first on the team from among players around the league — than the culture within the game. If I'm the Miller family, I'm threatening to take Marvin's name off the award if Reyes isn't disqualified. Shery Ring had a good look at just how unqualified he was with regards to any off-field contributions: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jose-reyes-has-been-honored-for-his-of...
And with that, I've reached my pitch count and emptied the tank if not the queue. Thanks for stopping by today!
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