Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 6/23/26
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AvatarJay Jaffe
1:15
I think for the most part teams focus mainly on the talent at hand and rely more on the player to do his due diligence about whether he can handle the specifics of a given locale, whether it's NY, Boston, Philly or whatever. I don't know that Castellanos' issues were particularly obvious at the time he signed with the Phillies or became more manifest as his play slipped and his conflicts with Thomson were exacerbated.
But you're right in that I do think teams could do better here. Especially the Giants.
souldougie
1:16
Do you see any active players as someone who may have a hard time getting elected to the HOF with the metrics that we have now, that perhaps would've been a shoo-in with "old voters"?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:16
Sal Perez, at least if anyone cares about on-base percentage and pitch framing.
mike sixel
1:17
Twins and Dodgers had no issue playing while the vendors were on strike last night, so I'm having a hard time sympathizing with the union at this point (though the owners make it easy to hate the owners.....and I generally support labor).
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:18
I haven't had time to look at this particular instance, but the MLBPA generally publicly expresses solidarity with striking stadium workers. I know they did when Dodger Stadium workers struck a few years back.
wwins
1:21
Endy Rodriguez has played well, alot of what's made him good so far has been everything he was more or less expected to be good at before the injuries. He's pretty clearly their starter, for now. A finally healthy player or fluke? Is it enough to dissuade a possibly buying pirates team from seeking C help?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:24
I don't expect him to keep posting a 134 wRC+ but I do think Rodriguez should be the starter. I'm surprised the team traded Joey Bart when Henry Davis is the alternative because man, has that been a disaster. The Pirates are going to need a better backup than him, i part because there's generally some value to having an experienced and successful catcher helping a younger one learn the ropes.
hamiltonthebabeporter
1:24
The Pirates constructed a pretty solid starting lineup (even as Ozuna has been disappointing and they've solved(?) it by just not playing him) but their lack of depth has been revealed with Cruz and Griffin on the IL. Do teams actually keep good players on the bench to plan ahead for this scenario? Should they have actually brought in a bigger name SS/3B over the offseason and benched Gonzales or not brought up Griffin if needed because of another injury? Or is this scenario just something that happens that fans should just accept and realize that Triolo is a serviceable bench player that has been thrust into a starting role for the time being?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:29
One thing that separates the best teams from the rest is depth, and the Pirates don't have that, not that many teams can easily overcome the simultaneous loss of both their starting shortstop and starting center fielder. As with Davis, I think it's important for the Pirates to upgrade over guys like Triolo if they're going to sustain this bid for a playoff spot.
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4:05
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HOF chances for third baseman Leody Taveras?
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Auswan_Kletin
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4:14
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How if at all do you anticipate the trade deadline changing this season with the looming CBA negotiations and potential/likely lockout?
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mackhartin
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4:17
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How do you feel about Hinch's bullpen/bench usage strategy? This also made me wish I knew of more ways to monitor manager tendencies - maybe there's a page I miss?
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Daniel Eck
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4:21
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Sale ranks even higher by era-adjusted JAWS!
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jonerici
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4:35
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Hey, Jay! There's been attention brought to the baseballs being that of the 2019 variety lately. Do you think there's any intention to that and if there's a correlation between boosted ratings from bigger offense this Summer and the looming lockout next year? I can't help but put the tinfoil hat on and think the MLB's trying to make some extra bread because they know we're losing a big chunk of next year. I'll hang up and listen.
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tjcook87
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4:37
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(Exclusively talking about baseball on field performance, of course)
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cosmichero
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5:13
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do you think the next generation of young hitters (wood, Kurtz, Witt, etc) will be more consistent than the last?
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Philip Christy
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5:20
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The owners really are happy to make the game worse in order to make a buck. It's disgusting.
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NicklePickers
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5:27
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Do you have a favorite among these young arms: Yesavage, Early, and Gore? They seem to have mismatching stats...
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