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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 10/28/25
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AvatarJay Jaffe
12:58
I think Dave Dombrowski has his work cut out for him to remake the Phillies' outfield, but it absolutely has to be done. They're not high enough on Crawford's defense to put him in center full time, so figure he's in left, and i don't think it's out of the question that Harper moves back to right, with Castellanos playing elsewhere after being released.
12:59
that said, not sure why DD tried to piss Harper off with his recent comments https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6749605/2025/10/25/bryce-harper-phill...
Jeff
12:59
True of false: Dodgers might be ruining baseball (regardless if this statement is true or not), but if that cost is watching Ohtani in the postseason has been worth it.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:00
I think Ohtani in the World Series is about the best advertisement the sport can offer.
1:02
Highly recommend Marc Normandin's recent piece at Baseball Prospectus regarding the Dodgers-ruining-baseball  nonsense and its connection to the prospect of a 2027 lockout https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/102481/stop-falling-fo...
ct
1:02
thoughts on davis/smoltz in direct comparison with the blue jays booth? feels much harder to defend the fox broadcast when there is a much more interesting alternative (even as someone who likes davis' calls in big moments, alvarez' HR in 2022 g6, for example)
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:04
I enjoy Joe Davis in the Dodgers booth but Smoltz is one of my all-time least favorite broadcasters, so the national pairing is, uh, less than ideal. I'd love to have the option to easily hear Dan Schulman and Buck Martinez but when I went looking for alt audio during the ALCS all I could get was the radio team (which has Dan's son Ben Schulman doing pbp).
Jason
1:04
What is the most iconic moment of the World Series so far for you? How does it get better (excluding game 7)?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:05
Not to take anything away from Ohtani or Vladito but so far
I think it's still Yamamoto going the distance in Game 2 since that's such a rarity these days.
1:06
I don't know how this could get better unless we get as little contribution from both bullpens as possible the rest of the way, but I just don't see it happening that way.
Stu
1:06
On the Jays TV team: Even if you like Dan Shulman (I do), you still have to listen to Buck Martinez.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:07
His voice is an acquired taste, for sure, but I genuinely like Buck as a personality and as a broadcaster, particularly when directly contrasted with the alternative.
Toronto
1:08
I understand the logic behind the moves, but maybe don't take ALL your good hitters out of the game? Going through the order several times with backup players bc you pinch ran for Bichette and Kirk (on top of Springer getting hurt) really hurt them.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:12
Obviously the Springer injury was beyond their control but I can't fault the Blue Jays for their caution with Bichette given the stakes of his upcoming contract and his career; for as much as he surely wants to be out there, he's not close to 100%. I guess that makes pinch-running for Kirk the easiest move to second-guess, and in the context of being down two top hitters, it's fair to think that keeping him in there was the better call — though keep in mind that he's now better rested than his opposite number (Smith) for Game 4.
Guest
1:13
Thoughts about an increasing IBB penalty? The first time you IBB  a guy in a game, it’s 1 base. The second time in that gameyou IBB him, 2 bases, etc.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:13
i like it.
Freeman
1:13
Re: Freddie and the HOF. If he wins another ring with the Dodgers, does he go in as a Dodger or Brave? Played for the Braves longer and got a ring there but two rings (maybe more) with LA and the two signature WS walk offs ... feels like more people will remember his as a Dodger.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:15
I'd say let's wait and see where it all lands, count-the-rings-wise. A blank cap avoiding the choice wouldn't surprise me given that he clearly valued his time in ATL so highly
Naptim3
1:15
Was I justified in being stressed out when I saw Kershaw wasn’t coming back out for a clean inning? That was when I started worrying about the Dodgers running out of pitching. Should he have come back out? Or was 0.1 IP the right call?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:17
Kershaw would have had to face Guerrero to start the 13th, and I don't think that would have been a good idea at all; as it was, I wasn't wild about Roberts bringing him in with runners on base.
Guest
1:18
O Cruz to the Mets? Realistic? Would it cost one of McLean, Sproat, Tong?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:19
I don't really see the motivation for either side at a point when Cruz is coming off a .200/.298/.378 line and question marks about his defense in center. Pirates shouldn't sell low on him, Mets need a stronger solution in CF.
randall
1:21
Varsho maybe could've robbed it if he didn't jump so early? but i'm sure he was gassed at that point
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:21
just watching the video again, I don't think Varsho had a shot at that without a ladder or a dog-catcher net.
1:22
I think that's as good a note to end the chat on as any. Thanks for stopping by, folks! Enjoy the World Series!
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